Are women obliged to wear a long robe – shar’i jilbab? If so, how long should it be? Are baggy pants which do not cling to the body to disclose her shape acceptable? What if these are covered by a long, loose shirt? How long and loose would such a shirt need to be? Are long loose skirts permissible?

The basis of modest dress and headcovering – hijab – in Islam is modesty and the discouragement of lust. This means that jilbab, the term used in the Qur’an, must fulfil these objectives.
If it proves too difficult to wear a long robe, clothes should be long and loose enough not to reveal a woman’s physical form.