kˈɑːn wˈɛlkʌmd ðə kɚnˈɑːɾəkə hˈaɪ kˈoːɹts dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌphˈoʊldɪŋ ðætðə hˈɪdʒæb ɪz nˌɑːt ɐn ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ɡˈɑːɹmənt ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɪslˈɑːm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː kɚnˈɑːɾəkə hˈɪdʒæb ɹˈoʊ, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðæt ɛnfˈoːɹsɪŋ ðə wˈɛɹɪŋ əvə hˈɪdʒæb ɪz ɐ kənspˈɪɹəsi tə pˈʊʃ bˈæk mˈʊzlɪm fˈiːmeɪlz ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈoːɹ wˈɔːlz ʌv ðɛɹ hˈoʊmz ænd ɹᵻdˈuːs ðɛɹ kɚɹˈɪɹ pɹˈɑːspɛkts hiː ɡˈeɪv ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv ɪmˈædʒɪnɪŋ ɐ fˈiːmeɪl ˌaɪpˌiːˈɛs ˈɑːfɪsɚ hˌuː ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ kəntɹˈoʊlɪŋ lˈɔː ænd ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ɪn ɐ dˈɪstɹɪkt, hˌuː kænˈɑːt dˈuː sˌoʊ wˈɛɹɪŋ ɐ hˈɪdʒæb.
Khan welcomed the Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding that the hijab is not an essential garment according to Islam during the 2022 Karnataka hijab row, stating that enforcing the wearing of a hijab is a conspiracy to push back Muslim females into the four walls of their homes and reduce their career prospects - he gave an example of imagining a female IPS officer who is responsible for controlling law and order in a district, who cannot do so wearing a hijab.