The ruling on wearing the abaya over the shoulder, selling and buying it, and praying in it

Question:
This questioner, may Allah reward you, asks: What is the ruling on wearing the abaya over the shoulder, and what is the ruling on selling and buying it and praying in it? We ask Your Eminence to give advice to the sisters regarding wearing decorated and embroidered abayas and the sleeveless abaya. The woman's abaya is her covering; the woman's abaya is her covering.

Answer:
It must be loose and cover her entire body. She should throw it over her head when going out, not over her shoulders. She throws it over her head as a covering for her, and she should not imitate men in throwing abayas over their shoulders. That is the custom of men. So the woman throws her abaya over her head first because this is more covering for her, as her head needs to be covered. Second, this avoids imitating men.
As for the abaya being embroidered, this is not permissible because this is adornment, and the woman is prohibited from wearing adornment when going out. Wearing adornment when going out, or applying perfume, is part of the tabarruj (display of adornment) that is prohibited. Allah the Exalted said to the wives of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them): So she wears a plain abaya with no patterns and no embroidery. This abaya should also be thick, not just a trick. Because some abayas are just a trick of color, but there is no abaya; it clings to her body and does not cover her. This is not an abaya; this is a trick or a fitnah (temptation). So the abaya must have the prescribed characteristics: it must be covering, loose, and wide, with no adornment, and she must wear it in the manner of women when going out, not in the manner of men.