Is it right to perform an act of ‘ibadah purely for the sake of avoiding punishment? McPagal asks the question, in relating an incident from her early university years.

“The reason we wear hijab, is because it’s a small sin to show your face, but it would be a big sin not to cover your hair at all’. She then proceeded to tell me all the punishments that would be brought upon the women who don’t wear hijab.” [...] Well, the story, however factual, had resulted in something good in the end. Who am I to argue?