Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

Firstly:

You should

advise your sister and explain to her the rulings on hijab and that it is

haraam to make a wanton display of one’s beauty (tabarruj). May Allaah guide

her and open her heart to the truth.

It is important

to be wise and patient, and to show love, mercy and compassion towards your

sister when you speak to her. You should choose the most suitable ways and

times for that. You could also use some books and tapes that will encourage

her to wear hijab and will dispel her doubts.

As for going

out in the street with her when she is adorned, that is not permissible

except in cases of necessity, because her going out like that is an evil and

it is not permissible to help her in that, because Allaah says

(interpretation of the meaning):

“Help you

one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but

do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily,

Allaah is Severe in punishment”

[al-Maa’idah

5:2]

You should

advise your parents and explain to them that it is haraam for a girl to go

out in the street wearing adornment openly, and that they are responsible

for that, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“O you who

believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose

fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and)

severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from

Allaah, but do that which they are commanded”

[al-Tahreem

66:6]

And the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“Each of you is a shepherd

and each of you is responsible for his flock. The ruler of the people is a

shepherd and is responsible for his flock. A man is the shepherd of his

household and is responsible for his flock. A woman is the shepherd of her

husband’s house and children and is responsible for her flock. The servant

is the shepherd of his master’s wealth and is responsible for it. And I

think he said: The man is the shepherd of his father’s wealth and is

responsible for his flock. Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is

responsible for his flock.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari

(893) and Muslim (1829).

It is not honouring one’s

parents to obey them with regard to tabarruj or going out with a woman who

is showing her adornments openly, because there is no obedience to any

created being if it involves disobedience towards the Creator.

Secondly:

There is no suggested

annual schedule for reading, rather each person should work it out according

to his work and free time, and the level of his comprehension, and other

factors. What matters is that you should organize your time and have the

desire to acquire and increase knowledge, as well as seeking the help of

some Shaykhs to determine your priorities in reading, to solve problems and

to explain difficult matters.

If you cannot contact any

of the shaykhs who are qualified to teach, then you can make use of tapes

which explain the books of different disciplines, as well as seeking the

help of one of your righteous brothers with whom you can study and organize

regular appointments for getting together and studying which is one of the

greatest means of attaining blessing.

Thirdly:

Reading books requires

awareness, insight and the ability to make good choices, as well as methods

that will help one to continue and succeed. With regard to this, we advise

you to read a book called Kayfa Taqra’ Kitaaban (How to Read a Book),

which you will find via this link (in Arabic):

http://audio.islamweb.net/audio/index.php?page=audioinfo&audioid=102290

We ask Allaah to help and

guide us and you.

And Allaah knows best.