Question: Men’s luxury has spread amongst us, like using creams and other than it. Also following behind the West and blind-following them in fashion. As well, Women not wearing the adornment of Islam. What is its ruling?
Answer: “It is upon the People of Islam to be concerned with the Islamic adornment and the Islamic clothing which are concealing, not imitating the enemies of Allah. It is not allowed for them to imitate the enemies not Allah, not in their clothing, nor their characteristics, nor their style of dress, nor their style of walking, nor their style of speaking. Rather it is obligatory upon them to distinguish themselves from the disbelievers. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ
He who copies any people is one of them
[Reported in Sunan Abu Dawood and Graded Saheeh by Al-Albani in Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 4031]
So it is obligatory upon the people of Islam not to imitate the enemies of Allah and that they beware of following their characteristics. Likewise, the women. It is obligatory upon them to cover with the Hijab and stay away from the fashion of the disbelievers, the characteristics of the disbeliever, their nudity, and the display of their bodies. This is obligatory upon the men and the women of the Muslims. That they stay far away from adorning with adornment of the disbelievers and taking their characteristics. The woman should stay away from displaying her body and leaving of their Hijab because that is the style of the disbelievers and not the style of the people of Islam. As Allah says:
وَلا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى
And do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance”.
[33:33]
[https://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/18527 ]
Translated by
Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan
