Convince my husband that Hijab is good for me!

Question

I want to start wearing hijab. But my husband is un-willing to discuss about it. He thinks that as iI don't have a child and not working at the moment, I am just feeling depressed. As soon as I start working it will go away. I have covered myself with a long scarf when I went out on my own. But how do I approach him and convince him that it is my wish that I wear a hijab. pls help me in this issue.

Answer

May Allah SWT accept your efforts to practice on the laws of shariah and grant you success in this endeveor. Aamin. The prophet SAW has advised us on many occasions regarding the status and rights of our husbands. So keeping this in mind, we will have to solve any issues with alot of wisdom and tolerance. It may be that your husband doesnt understand the importance of hijaab at this time, however, you will have to be steadfast and keep wearing it, as it is not possible to break the laws of our creator in obedience of the creation. You should not argue with him on this topic at all or try to prove your point, unless he is a very open-minded individual with an easy going temperement. Just being practical on all the laws of Allah (not only this one) will make him realise your dedication to practising Islam in totality. Many fellow sisters went through the same issue but with a lot of love and tolerance towards their husbands, they have achieved successful marriages and homes. Your main weapon will be wisdom, and I cannot stress on this enough, your words to your husband can make or break your home. If your husband gets angry at you because you are wearing hijaab, allow him to calm down and only talk about it when he is not angry. Try to make up for his anger by doing something really nice for him that will show him that he is very important to you and that you want him to be happy with you. After some time he will insha-Allah,realise that you are doing the right thing and he will give in.

And Allah knows best.

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