A glance at a rule and two exceptions related to hijab

Hijab is a jurisprudential principle and a religious necessity proposed for Muslim women, though it has exceptions too. In this paper, first, the primary principle of hijab is studied from two aspects: one, the advisability of the arguments for the obligation of hijab; two, the advisability of practical principles to which one has to refer when in doubt. Since disregarding hijab results in corruption, some jurisprudents consider the practical principle as a discretion whereas others rely on the principle of barā’a [distance]. An exception is the case of slaves and the question is whether one can consider the slaves as servants and adopted children. Another exception is the case of emasculated men, which is very controversial among jurisprudents.