I have heard of covering head mostly hairs and hi Aurah parts.. IF a women is bound to cover his hand and feat and also his face too then why after entering in ALLAH house Khana Kaba Women only cover their head and body ....
If any one have a better answer then reply me with references....
Muslims in majority agree that women should cover all their bodies except their faces and hands.
This is the ruling in the four major Imams ( Hanafi, Maliki, shafi3i and Hanbali) .And whom ever a women wants to follow is (her) choice, and she will be at the right path.
These are the rules in Islam, and anything else is saying of people that has no agreement of the majority muslims and therefore we do not take in considerations.
example: One sheikh mentioned few years ago that Muslim women in western society attract more attention them than women who wear sleeveless ...... therefore they should not wear hijab.
He should have not said that.. because what he said goes against what is mentioned in the Quran.... and that is why no woman I know listened to him.
As for covering the face; Some people argue and claim that it is an obligatory. We know that it is true that wives of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him wore the burqa (face cover) and they were distinguished from rest of women in that way.
So if a woman wants to follow on the footsteps of Prophet's wives and cover their faces they will get more rewards for their discretion .. and that is a way for a Muslim woman to practice her freed of expression.
Now a day they say that Hijab and burqa is a sign of Islam oppression of woman, but the way I see it from this side.. They are the one's who are taking the woman's right to chose what to wear.
Kindly remember that according to surat azalzalah 99-7 and 8 in the Quran it says what is means,
7. So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.
8. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.
