Women Dress code in Islam

The Islamic Dress Code
promotes modesty and seeks to minimize vice and
immorality in society. One of the ways it does so is
by requiring modest dress. Islam sets the standards
of decency for both men and women.
In most Western countries there are laws defining
what is decent. This usually amounts to the male
having to cover his genitals and the female having
to cover her genitals and her breasts. If this
minimum requirement is not met, the most a person
can be charged with is indecent exposure. The reason
cited for the difference in required clothing between
men and women in this matter is the difference in
their anatomies.

"Say to the believing men that they
should lower their gaze and guard
their modesty: that will make for
greater purity for them: And Allah
is well acquainted with all that they
do. And say that the believing
women that they should lower
their gaze and guard their modesty
that they should not display their
beauty and ornaments except what
(must ordinarily) appear thereof;
that they should draw their veils
over their bosoms and not display
their beauty except to their
husbands, their fathers, their
husband's fathers, their sons, their
husbands' sons, their brothers or
their brothers' sons, or their
sisters' sons, or their women, or
the slaves whom their right hands
possess, or male servants free of
physical needs, or small children
who have no sense of the shame of
sex; and that they should not strike
their feet in order to draw
attention to their hidden
ornaments. And O ye Believers!
turn ye all together towards Allah,
that ye may attain Bliss."
—Sura 24 (An-Nur ), ayat 30-31,
Qur'an

The Qur'an admonishes Muslim women to dress
modestly and cover their breasts and genitals.[5]
The Qur'an explicitly states that "O wives of the
Prophet, you are not like anyone among
women" [6] and as such has separate rules
specifically for the wives of the Prophet. Wearing
hijab, or al-khimar , is obligatory in Islam, as the
quote states "Tell the believing women to put
their khimar over their bosoms", all the major
Arab translations and dictionaries agree that
"al-khimar" means a veil or scarf that a woman
uses to cover her head, and "over their bosoms"
implies women should cover their breasts, necks
etc.

"O Prophet ! Tell thy wives and thy
daughters and the women of the
believers to draw their cloaks close
round them. That will be better, so
that they may be recognized and
not harassed. Allah is ever
Forgiving, Merciful."
—Sura 33 (Al-Ahzab ), ayah 59,
Qur'an

God, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful, insists on
making His religion easy, practical and enjoyable for
His true believers. God also told us that those who
reject Him or His books are making life miserable for
themselves and for their loved ones who follow in
their footsteps.

He reminds us in the Quran that He has placed no
hardship on us in practicing our religion:
[Quran 22:78] You shall strive for the cause of God
as you should strive for His cause. He has chosen
you and has placed no hardship on you in practicing
your religion - the religion of your father Abraham.
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