Full Hijab — Sharia Requirements from Al-Nur and Al-Ahzab

Two primary verses:
"And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not display their adornment except what ordinarily appears." (24:31)
"O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks over themselves." (33:59)

Sharia conditions for hijab (from the two verses and Sunnah):

1. Full coverage — encompasses the whole body except what ordinarily appears.
2. No ornamentation: "Not display their adornment" — hijab must not be showy or eye-catching.
3. No resemblance to men — the Prophet forbade women imitating men (Bukhari 5885).
4. No resemblance to non-believers — must not resemble the dress of non-Muslim women in notoriety or provocation.
5. Jilbab: In Al-Ahzab refers to a full outer garment drawn over home clothes.

The niqab question (face veil):

• Majority: Face and palms are among the exception in "except what appears" — uncovering them is permitted.
• Hanbali and some Hanafi: The face is awrah before unrelated men — niqab is obligatory.