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Periwinkle18
i'm confused because some say its necessary and some say its not which scholar should i listen to??
The reason y i'm asking is cuz someone said i'm sinning if i'm not covering them. :S
:salam:
You can contact a local, respected scholar from your own madhab if you seek clarification.
They sometimes have their own websites that allows you to contact them on-line.
If this is not possible, you can also phone your local jamiat, and enquire directly in this manner (alhamdulillah, I have always received a very warm and helpful reception when I have sought any type of advise in this manner).
Personally, whenever I am in doubt, I seek the opinion from our local muftis, including Mufti Ebrahim Desai (as quoted above).
His fatwas (in the hanafi madhab) are trusted not just by locals, but also those abroad (his site attracts many queries from around the world). He is also not known for being 'liberal'. (hence for myself, i no longer have any doubts in this regard, alhamdulillah)
I hope that Allah (subhanawataála) places your heart at ease with regards to this matter, in shaa Allah.
Whenever we have the intention of seeking only that which is pleasing to Allah, He will, in shaa Allah make this path easy and clear for us.
BarakAllahu feekum