If a women wants to wear the Niqab, it’s really none of anyone’s business. The Niqab is undoubtedly apart of Islam and some scholars consider it wajib like in the Shafi’i madhab (which most Somalis follow). Whatever opinion you follow, as long as you’re dressing modestly within Islamic boundaries, you’re good.
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Do i have to wear the niqab? - IslamQA
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari, SunniPath Academy Teacher Asalamu alaykum. My question is if it is fard for women to wear the niqab. I was told that the Sha'afi women of Tarim, Hadramawt,Yemen
