Is it forbidden for a man to imitate women in jest, such as wearing the hijab while joking with his friends?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it forbidden for a man to imitate women while joking, such as a man wearing the hijab while merely joking with his friends?
Answer:
This is not permissible. The ProphetSahih al-Bukhari 5885 cursed the men who imitate women and the women who imitate men, whether they are joking or not. This is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it forbidden for a man to imitate women while joking, such as a man wearing the hijab while merely joking with his friends?
Answer:
This is not permissible. The Prophet
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of men.
صلى الله عليه وسلم المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [412 /1350] هل يحرم على الرجل أن يتشبه بالنساء على سبيل المزح، كأن يلبس الحجاب وهو يمازح أصدقاءه؟ — youtube.com
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