This would mean that looking at other times is not permitted...

This would mean that looking at other times is not permitted but this is not the way it is. It is permitted for a suitor to look at the face and the hair of a woman even the outline of her form, things that effect the form of a woman's body. It is more extensive and it is clear that which is permitted for a man who is suitor is not permitted at other times. They have also said that if a suitor be a serious one, even if he looks with lust, there is no problem. 1."Salih Muslim", vol.4, p.142. 2.

"Jama' Tirmizi", p.175. 3. "Wasa'il", vol.12, p.58, "Wasa'il", vol.3, p.11, "Kafi", vol.5, p.365. OTHER EXCEPTIONS REFERRED TO IN THE HOLY QURAN Now we will discuss the other exceptions, some relates to the extent of the hijab. There is another exception which relates to the number of individuals. Some have no debate and othes require a bit of explanation. The phrase, "reveal not their adornment", appears twice and both times it is accompanied by an exception.

The first time it relates to the extent of the hijab and that which is not necessary to cover. The second relates to people before whom it is not necessary to cover, including those that are not exceptions, such as hair neck, chest, etc. It first says, "Reveal not their adornment except such as is outward", I have explained this. "To cast their veil over their bosoms." We have also explained this.

Again, "Reveal not their adornment except to their husband ..." There is nothing which is obligatory to cover before a woman's husband "..., their fathers, their sons, the sons of their husbands, their brothers, their brother's children and their sister's children." It is clear up to here. There is no debate about the relations mentioned. But, the, for more relations are mentioned and there is a discussion as to what is meant.

"Or their women or what their owned women or such men who attend to them not having sexual desire or children who have not yet attained knowledge of women's private parts." Does "or their women" mean all women? Or only Muslim women? Or women who live in their home and serve them? The third is highly unlikely and the possibility should not even be allowed that it be this because it makes no sense that among all women it only refers to women who work in their house.

It would mean they would need to cover before women who are not their servants and clearly this is not so. One of the things which is certain from the beginning of Islam is that a woman is mahram to another woman.