Tudung as a safety net.

Assalamu'alaikum..

At first, I didn't know and didn't understand why people said that 'tudung' will keep us safe from bad things. I mean like, I see lots of people who are wearing 'tudung' holding hand with their boyfriend which is clearly HARAM as they are not married yet, and other stuff.

Well, until one moment when I was chatting with my friend, then I realize that actually, I am safe by wearing 'tudung'.

I have boy friends. Best boy friends I have in my whole life. We were so closed that even when we were out for dinner or lunch, we'll be sitting next to each other in a very short distance. It is quite rare that we will be sitting far from each other. Not only that, we'll be punching and slapping on each other body as we crack joke. 

I am that close to them until I was no longer treated as a woman. There are times when they came out seeing me only wearing boxers. Oh, how we have no respect for each other. And I must said, we were stupid at that time.

After I have changed. Quite a few months later, I met my boy friend. We had dinner together. Yes, we were still sitting next to each other, but we kept our boundary. We sit far from each other. Before we were heading home, my friend take a picture of us. We stand far from each other. 

Then my friend said 'Closer dude.'

Unexpectedly my boy friend said "No. She is not my mahram. It is haram."

Oh, how it touch my heart. How he respect me as a woman. How he kept our friendship while still holding on to the Do's and Don't's of Islam. Only by wearing 'tudung', he realized the dignity of woman in Islam and how woman should be treated according to Islam.

But of course, only the proper wear of 'tudung' can keep us safe. Not by putting a piece of cloth on top of your head while you are wearing some kind of skinny jeans and tight cloth.

O' Allah, bless our friendship. Keep us safe from the evil and grant us Jannah.