Zakir Naik – It Is a Sunnah to Cover the Head
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For additional Australians,
we have another label.
I'm referring to the cap.
People mask me that is it a far
to wear a cap?
There is no worse than the glorious Quran
saying that it's a fard to wear a
cap. Neither did our prophet said that it's
a fard to wear a cap, so we
didn't say it's a fard.
But
it is a sunnah.
And if you read,
say Bukhari,
Word number 7 in the book of dress,
chapter number 16,
it's mentioned according
to the
beloved prophet,
when
he came, he wore a black turban.
The prophet,
whenever he went out,
he always covered that. Unless he was in
the state of He always covered that.
According
to Anas bin Malik, he said that when
the prophet came out,
he covered the head with a part of
his garment.
Further, if you read in Sahih Bukhari, volume
number 7, in the book of dress, chapter
number 17,
hadith number 699,
Anas bin Malik,
he said that in the year of the
conquest of Mecca,
when the prophet entered Mecca, he was wearing
a helmet.
The prophet
always covered his head. So it is a
sunnah to cover your head, whether it be
with a piece of cloth, or
like a head covering with the Arab's way
or
a cap.
And
the,
those who are experts
in the knowledge of Hadees.
If they have to verify whether the the
person who narrated
is a sicker, is true or not,
many of the Mohadees was staunch.
They do not regard the hadith
of a narrator who did not cover his
head. But if a narrator did not cover
his head, the staunch Modi say, we will
not accept his hadith.
So imagine it is a sunnah to cover
the head. And
the cap,
it is so cheap.
It is so cheap. You know, hardly cost
about 10 rupees, 15 rupees, or 20 rupees.
The 1 that I'm wearing,
it's made in China. Cost about 25 rupees.
It's a harmless thing.
It cannot even hurt a fly.
It is so harmless, but it can do
wonders.
It can do wonders.
And
I normally keep on traveling.
I keep on traveling
in various parts of the world,
and people, when they see me, especially when
I go to western country, who is this
man? You know, fine looking man wearing a
coat
coat and trousers and wearing a cap. It
looks a bit funny.
And many people who aren't aware, that's what
is this cap?
So I tell him, it's the sign. It's
my label.
I'm Muslim.
Oh, you're a Muslim.
An opportunity to dawah, where it is a
fard in Islam. An opportunity.
People wonder, what is this person, you know,
wearing a fine type of head gear?
They come and approach you.
They are giving you an opportunity
to open your mouth. It does wonders.
People start respecting you.
It's a harmless thing. It can't even hurt
a fly, but it
does wonders. And if suppose you're working
in office,
which is being owned by a non Muslim,
and if suppose he does not like you
wearing the cap,
it's very easy. Take it out and keep
it in your pocket.
But the moment
the office time is over,
you can wear a cap back.
It's
you're right.
He's only paying you for 8 or 10
hours that you're working for him. But the
moment you come out,
you can wear the cap. It's preferable to
wear it always, but suppose you have a
certain problem that you have to work in
that office, and if he doesn't allow you,
no problem. Take out the cap and keep
it in the pocket.
It does wonders. You know when we go
to the mosque,
we see that the majority of the Muslims,
they wear the cap. But when they come
out, most of them put it in the
pocket.
Why?
What's the problem?
Are you afraid to identify yourself with Muslim
outside? Are you afraid?
What are you afraid of? In the mask
wear the cap, but when you come out,
you put the label in your pocket.
See in the mosque,
people recognize they're a Muslim.
Alhamdulillah, I should even wear it there. But
when you come out, why do you keep
it in your pocket?
And if you ask your grandparents,
and those
elderly people,
they will tell you
that
people respected this label.
The cap and the beard. And the non
Muslims,
very often, when they wanted to hire a
taxi, a cab,
they searched for a driver who wore a
cap and a beard.
You know, so that, oh, these are Muslims.
You know, they're honest people. They will not
cheat us. They will not take us for
a
ride.