http://en.wathakker.net/lib_audio/view.php?id=166
Great short lecture from Sheikh Yusuf Estes about hijab.
Highlights
-notes that modesty is the reason everyone wears clothes so hijab is a religious extension of that and the logical reason behind it
-notes that Catholic nuns wear their habits all the time, regardless of who they are around and thus the Islamic hijab is not a burden by comparison.
Reflection
I appreciate the straightforward approach at hijab and how it is not a practice that is nonsensical or backward, but a blessed show of faith. I pray that I will keep this perspective in mind when observing hijab is more difficult on some days and when I feel the lack of support particularly strong, inshAllah
http://en.wathakker.net/lib_audio/view.php?id=561
Hijab- A Shared Responsibility
Highlights
-the men in a woman's life are responsible for guidance as a believer and will be punished for discouraging hijab
-modesty is required of men and women
-hijab is defined in great detail in the Quran to denote its significance
Reflection
I struggle with the 'shared responsibility' of hijab in my own life given my non-Islamic upbringing and my husband who is less observant than me. I pray for strength to uphold my modesty in the face of occasional outside opposition and at times frequent inner struggle- inshAllah
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