A Word in Support of Sister Asma

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.

This is a supportive word for our sister, the nurse Asma Abu Jamei. For those who do not know her story, she is a nurse who graduated a year ago from the Jordanian University of Nursing, a memorizer of the Book of Allah, and known for her faith and morals, as we see it. She was asked at the hospital where she works to give up wearing the jilbab and to limit herself to modest clothing according to the opinion of the Director of Nursing.

Asma refused and insisted that it is her religious duty to wear the jilbab, and that she does not violate safety rules or professional work ethics with it. Then, under pressure, she preferred to submit her resignation. The Jordanian people, who love their religion and are close to their nature, interacted with her, and it was suggested to her to pressure the hospital to take her back, and other job opportunities were offered to her. But Asma refused because she wanted to focus at this stage on supporting the cause of the correct hijab and striving to preserve the right of every Muslim woman who might be exposed to what she was exposed to.

Here, we have four stops, brothers:

First Stop: Standing Firm on the Truth and Refusing to Compromise

First, we say to our sister Asma, may Allah reward you for your steadfastness, patience, and pride in this ritual of the rituals of the religion of Allah, which is the correct hijab. And may Allah reward you for not being silent and not thinking only of yourself, but turning the issue into support for the correct hijab and for the girls who wear it.

And one of the best things Asma insisted on repeating in her speech about the matter is that the jilbab is a religious duty, meaning that the original ruling is that all girls should wear it. Because we often hear in such cases that someone comes to support the hijab-wearing girls and says: "This is a personal freedom, and no one should prevent the girl from wearing the hijab or the jilbab as long as she chooses it."

No, dear ones, the hijab is not a personal freedom but a divine commandment. The slogan of rights and freedoms is used by the international system and the United Nations to enslave man in the name of human rights. We, as Muslims, view ourselves and man in general as a servant of Allah alone, and the right is what Allah has described as a right regardless of man's desires, and dignity and honor are in following the command of Allah, while everything that contradicts the command of Allah is null and void and disobedience, and disobedience only comes with humiliation and servitude to other than Allah.

Allah says: {The only statement of the believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We hear and obey." And those are the successful. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him - those are the successful.} (Surah An-Nur 24:48-49)

Our sister Asma did not use the slogan that we sometimes hear that the hijab or the jilbab is a personal freedom, but she was clear that it is a divine commandment. And she said words that I wish all the girls of the Muslims would hear, she said: "Principles are not divisible, constants do not change, values are not sold or bought, and the reward and sustenance are written and known to the Lord of the Worlds. My sisters, the girls, I beg you, do not give up your rights for anything, and Allah is our Lord, Great and Rewarder."

Second Stop: Not Being Distracted from the Original Issue

Second, it is necessary in such situations, dear ones, not to be distracted by interventions and comments that divert our actions from the original issue. Meaning, some girls wrote in response to Asma something like: "The jilbab is not the only hijab or the religious clothing, you can wear very wide pants and something covering over it" to others who say this talk that imposes on women what they wear and what they do not wear without regard to the command of the Lord of the Worlds, but rather to achieve the desires and wishes of the capital owners, which has led the woman to very low levels in Western societies.

And this is a dangerous entry that must be confronted. Opening this door is an entry to prevent you, who do not see that the jilbab is the only religious clothing, from wearing your clothing that you see as religious or compromising on it, and it is an entry gradually to prevent the hijab in the end.

Third Stop: Supporting the Hijab-Wearing Sister is a Duty for Everyone

Third, it is possible that girls who are not hijab-wearing or do not wear the jilbab may sympathize with Asma but say to themselves: "I will not get involved in the matter, how can I support Asma when I myself do not wear a jilbab?" No, my sister, wearing the religious clothing is a duty, and your support for your sisters who want to adhere to this religious clothing is also a duty. If you fall short in the first duty, this does not mean that you do not perform the second duty, nor does it mean that your support for your sister is not acceptable, but it is acceptable, God willing, you will be rewarded for it.

And you are in need of the mercy of Allah and His forgiveness for your sins, and your support for your sisters is a reason for Allah to help you to adhere to His command and to bless you with love for the rituals of His religion and submission to His command, including the correct hijab. So do not deprive yourself of this duty on the pretext that you are deficient, and do not allow anyone to object to you with this objection.

At the same time, what happened to Asma and what happens to others must make you realize that when you do not adhere to the religious hijab, it gives some capital owners the opportunity to demand that those who adhere to it give up some of the rituals of the religion on the pretext that it contradicts the general custom in society, and that you should not wear your clothes like other hijab-wearing girls. So, my sister, giving up some of the controls is a general harm and not limited to you.

Fourth Stop: A Message to the Owners of Institutions and the Muslim People

Fourth, we say to the owners of institutions and hospitals: Do you follow the global war not only on Islam but also on human nature and morals? It is known that some business owners are preoccupied with the growth of money, profits, and financial and administrative problems, so that supporting the causes of Muslims and confronting the enemies of nature and religion is, unfortunately, terms that can be heard only in hearing for years. Is it reasonable that after this, some of you accept to become part of a system that tightens the noose on religion, nature, and morals?

And finally, to the Jordanian people and the rest of the Muslim peoples: No incident of this kind has happened to any brother or sister of your Muslim sisters except that you supported them. Call the hospital, tell them loudly: "We do not accept that you tighten the noose on our sisters or prevent anything from the rituals of our religion."

Do not let the multitude of our cases as Muslims discourage you, brothers, nor let some of them distract you from others. Our dignity, our elevation, the life of our souls, and the pulse of our hearts is to support every cause for our religion and our brothers as much as we can, and whenever we hear the call of the Merciful: {Be supporters of Allah}, we respond until we meet Allah while He is pleased with us, so that He rewards us with a paradise in which there is no toil, no sorrow, no worry, and says to us: {And that is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do}.

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.