Al-Shanqiti's Tafsir of Adornment in the Quran

For example, Al-Shanqiti— may Allah ﷻ have mercy on him.

The great scholar, exegete, and usuli was Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti.

He then addressed what seemed a disputed issue.

It was whether a woman's face was adornment that may be shown or not.

He said, "To understand this issue, we must examine each verse on adornment."

"Bring all verses on adornment, and study them; the Qur'an self-explains."

He said, "Bring all the verses: is the face part of the adornment?"

"They must not display their adornment except what ordinarily appears thereof."

He said: "Face and hands."

Is the face, for example, part of the adornment that may appear, or not?

He brought all the verses together, then led us to a conclusion.

He said all the Quran's verses on adornment point to the same thing.

Adornment in the Quran comes from outside the self to enhance it.

Allah ﷻ said, "Indeed, We made what is on the earth an adornment for it."

"An adornment for it."

Meaning, it is an adornment for it, something distinct from it.

And this is an adornment for it: something it adorns itself with.

Likewise, about the sky: "Indeed, We adorned the lowest heaven."

With stars as adornment.

Then he cited the verses and drew a conclusion.

In the Qur'an, adornment means something external.

Thus it does not support taking "what appears thereof" as face and hands.