They are Dressed yet Naked

The Prophet may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, once told his companions about two categories among the inhabitants of Hell-fire, as narrated by the companion Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: the Prophet of Allah PBUH said:

صنفان من أهل النار لم أرهما بعد: نساء كاسيات عاريات، مائلات مميلات، رؤسهن كاسنمة البخت المائلة، لا يدخلن الجنة ولايجدن ريحها. ورجال بأيديهم سياط كأذناب البقر يضربون بها الناس

"There are two categories among the inhabitants of Hell-fire whom I have not encountered yet: women who are clothed yet naked, swaying, may be in the way they walk, or diverted from the straight path and enticing others, their heads look like the humps of swaying camels, they will neither enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance. the other category are men who carry whips like the tail of cows with which they beat people." (Sahih Muslim)

This post focuses on the first type which is the women who are dressed but naked. WE see these days Muslim girls or ladies who fulfil this description told by the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. Sadly, out of lack of religious knowledge these sisters wear head covers believing that this is the 'Hijab' that they are meant to wear. The truth is that either they are deceiving themselves or deceived by others who led them astray. Those sisters, without knowing it, give bad name to Islam and disfigure the whole concept of the Islamic dress for women. Non-Muslims would think that the Islamic dress is a symbol of the religion rather than its reality as a worship to Allah by being chaste.

I believe that part of this malpractice lies in the court of parents particularly mothers. I suggest the following steps for mothers who want their daughters to cover properly; the first step should be to encourage your daughter to wear modest clothes since her early childhood, such clothes must neither be skimpy nor revealing particularly as she reaches her teens; second step to train the daughter to behave modestly; it is important to take necessary measures to increase the daughter's Iman through reciting and learning the Qur'an and increasing her religious knowledge, then at the appropriate age, the mother encourages her daughter to cover her body and hair properly. And for sisters who want to cover, first thing please start by changing the style of your clothes into an appropriate outfit before covering your hair.


Muslim women who believe in Allah and love to be among the inhabitants of paradise should cover their bodies, and avoid attracting the opposite sex both in behaviour and appearance.

Please note that in this hadith, the description of women's heads is the sign for this category, not the reason for them being among the inhabitants of Hell. This description has nothing to do with the hair style a woman wears in her in her home, she can choose whichever hair style she wishes, so long the sister is not trying to imitate men.
Allah knows best



This illustration shows an example of what I am talking about.
The illustration is taken from an Arabic site, but I cannot remember exactly its address.