here is the link :

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6194032.stm

jazakum Allahu kharian

Ofcourse their going to support its ban. Those women wearing those things over their head are followers of osama and hezb allah!!!


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does it say anywhere in the qur'an or hadith that a woman must cover her face?
would a woman wearing hijaab be following her religion?
if yes, then you can't fight it on the grounds of religious freedom.

No need for sarcasm, it looks like you are right. 52% say no.

the answer : No, not at all gets 23.36% ...where are you guys ??

in reply 2 ur Q it does not say anywhere in the Qur'an dat u haf 2 wear a veil. the veil was 1st worn by the Prophets wives as it was obligatory upon them 2 wear it. Many women then started 2 copy them and that is how it all started. You dont get any sins if u dont wear it but u can get a lot of rewards 4 wearing it. Hijaab is compulsory upon every Muslim women and not wearing it would be disobeying one of Allah's important commands.
I fink dat its realli stupid 2 support dis ban cos we supposedly have da freedom 2 say wat we want (ie. da pictures of da Prophet [SAW]) but we dont have da freedom 2 wear wat we want. And we're supposed 2 be living in a democratic society. I mean wheres da sense in dat!
Wassalam

thanks for the answer.
i don't live in UK. my point was only that if it is not required by islam to wear the veil, and a hijaab is perfectly acceptable - they cannot protest the ban on the legal ground that it interferes with their right to practice their religion.
gov't can say it is because of security concerns.

what difference will this poll make anyway?

Yeah i understand wat u mean but it still interferes with the point that are we allowed 2 wear wat we want wen we want. I mean just because sum man at da top feels uncomfortable wid a woman wearin a veil doesnt mean dat u haf 2 ban it in public places. Sum Muslim men feel uncomfortable talkin 2 half naked women but they're not causin arguments (probs cos dey dont have da power!)
wassalam

i don't think its a problem of feeling uncomfortable - i think its a valid security concern. it is an effective way of hiding if you are going to commit a crime. a non-muslim could use it too, for that matter.
now the banning of hijaab does come from bigotry in my opinion, and unlike the veil (which is not mandatory) - it does deny people their right to practice their religion.
btw, i didn't vote on the issue.

In general, men are not feeling bad when see half naked women. They can very well turn their head to see them better.

sos sis but i dont know wat u mean.
If u mean dat alot of men r happy lukin at women lyk dat den i mujst refrase wat i said. i meant dat a lot of PRACTISIN muslim men feel uncomfortable lukin at half naked women especially on billboards. i feel sorry for dem wen deyre drivin!
wassalm

There is some, because great scholars have derived that if there is chance of desire by the face, it is better to cover it.

what is the majority consensus among scholars on covering the face?

^ As far as I know majority say it is waajib!