What is the way of wrapping a headscarf around the head? Is it necessary for the headscarf to come down to shoulders?

I am sixteen years old and I want to wear a headscarf but I want to wear it in the form that is in accordance with our religion. How should the headscarf be wrapped around the head and how should we dress? Is it necessary to tie the headscarf a bit over the chin?

Dear Brother / Sister,

It is the order of both Allah and the Prophet (pbuh) for a Muslim woman to cover her head. That is, it is fard al-ayn to cover the head, the neck and the chest, leaving the face open. It is haram to open them since it is regarded as abandoning a fard. 

Headscarf existed in the Era of Jahiliyyah. However, they wrapped it around their necks and left it at the back. Their collars were open at the front and their throats and necks were left open. In order to correct this state, the verse said, “They should draw their veils over their bosoms.”

The form of this covering is to cover the head, neck and throat without leaving any parts of them open. Then, it is necessary to use a headscarf that is not thin and attractive. It is not appropriate to say it must be at these or those dimensions or this or that shape. (see Hamdi YAZIR, Hak Dini, Interpretation of verse 31of the chapter of an-Nur)

Accordingly, the wisdom behind covering the collars with the headscarf is to cover, the neck, throat and the chest.

What is essential for the woman is to cover her body. Therefore, the headscarf can be placed over the shoulders or tugged in the coat.

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