The correct view is that a woman is obliged to cover her entire body, even the face and hands. This is supported by Quranic verses and Prophetic traditions.

It is not obligatory to wear Hijab in front of non-Muslim women because they are like all other women according to the more correct of the two scholarly views unless a woman fears that the non-Muslim woman may describe her to her husband or to any other non-mahram man.

Proper Hijab should: 1. Should cover all the body. 2. Should not be an adornment in and of itself. 3. Should be thick and not transparent or see-through. 4. Should be loose. 5. Should not be perfumed. 6. Should not resemble the clothing of men. 7. Should not resemble the dress of disbelieving women. 8. Should not be a garment of fame and vanity.

A woman’s mahram is a person whom she is never permitted to marry because of their close blood relationship or because of breastfeeding or because they are related by marriage.