Why was my husband upset about my mascara at a women-only academy when I wear a full Niqab in Egypt and modest clothing in the UK, yet he wears Western attire? Why aren't men held to the same standards of modesty?
Why was my husband upset about my mascara at a women-only academy when I wear a full Niqab in Egypt and modest clothing in the UK, yet he wears Western attire? Why aren't men held to the same standards of modesty?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 9 months ago
Modesty of women comes from their human nature as females with specific characteristics which Allah The Glorious Has Created in them for the benefit of human life, such characteristics are different from the characteristics of males. Modesty of men also comes from their human nature as males. Since the characteristics of males are not typically same as the characteristics of female, the modesty norms are not the same. Islamic rules ask females to abide to their standards of modesty while asks males to abide to their standards if modesty.
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