The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the man who we…
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Hadith narrated by Narrated by An-Nasā’i in Al-Kubra and Ibn Mājah with a similar meaning and by Ahmad
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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Hadith text: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings…
Explanation of the hadith: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings…
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated with expulsion and dismissal from Allah's mercy for any man who imitates women in their peculiar clothing, whether in appearance, color, style, manner of dressing, adornment, or anything else. Or for a woman to imitate men in their peculiar clothing as well, and this is considered a major sin.
Lessons: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings…
- Ash-Shawkāni said: The prohibition of women imitating men and men imitating women because there is no curse except for prohibited acts.
- Ibn ‘Uthaymīn said: What is common between them, like certain shirts worn by both men and women, is permissible, i.e., it is fine for both men and women to wear it, as it is common.
Categories :
Forbidden Emulation
· Family Jurisprudence
· Clothing and Adornment
· The Creed
· Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles
· Allegiance and Dissociation
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