Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hijab wa al-Sufur

Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hijab wa al-Sufur (Collection of Treatises on the Veil and Unveiling) is an Islamic legal compendium comprising four individual treatises by classical and modern scholars on the obligations of women's dress, the covering of the face and body (hijab), the prohibition of unveiling (sufur), and related interactions with non-mahram men Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hija….

Contents and Structure

The work gathers four separate treatises focused on the jurisprudence and proofs surrounding female modesty and seclusion Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hija…:

1. Hijab al-Mar'a wa Libasuha fi al-Salah (A Woman's Veil and Her Dress in Prayer) by Ibn Taymiyyah: Examines the legal distinction between the covering required during prayer as a divine right and the covering mandated outside of prayer in front of unrelated men, detailing Quranic verses such as the jilbab and khimar directives, the scope of apparent and hidden adornment (al-zinah al-zahirah wa al-batinah), and the historical revelation of the veil verses Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hija…+1.
2. Hukm al-Sufur wa al-Hijab (The Ruling on Unveiling and the Veil) by Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz: Addresses the widespread emergence of unveiling and display of adornment (tabarruj), arguing for the legal obligation of women to cover their faces and bodies before non-mahrams to prevent moral corruption and societal harm Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hija…+1.
3. Hukm Musafahat al-Mar'a al-Muslima li al-Rijal al-Ajanib (The Ruling on a Muslim Woman Shaking Hands with Unrelated Men) by Muhammad Taqi al-Din al-Hilali: Analyzes the textual proofs concerning physical contact between non-mahram men and women, establishing the prohibition of handshakes with unrelated men even with barriers Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hija…+1.
4. Risalat al-Hijab (Treatise on the Veil) by Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin: Sets forth scriptural and rational evidences from the Quran and Sunnah requiring women to veil their faces and cover areas of attraction when in the presence of unrelated men, presenting modesty (haya) as an integral branch of faith Majmuat Rasail fi al-Hija…+1.

Publication

The collection was printed in Riyadh under the auspices of the General Presidency of the Administrations of Scientific Research, Ifta, Da'wah and Guidance (al-Riasah al-Ammah li Idarat al-Buhuth al-Ilmiyyah wa al-Ifta wa al-Dawah wa al-Irshad) Nadrat al-Naim fi Makarim….