What is the ruling on a woman wearing pants in front of women, in public parks, and in front of her husband?
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Question:
Many questions have been asked about the ruling on a woman wearing pants in places where women gather and in public parks, and about the ruling on a woman wearing pants in front of her husband specifically.
Answer:
This is a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Pants are not part of women's clothing; in fact, they are not suitable for men either, because they reveal the size of the body and the private parts, and because they are tight on the Muslim who wants to pray, bow, prostrate, and sit. They are tight on him, as is known from those who wear them. So, they are not among the clothes of Muslim men; they are not befitting for them. How then for women? Women do not wear pants under any circumstances, not in front of their husbands and not in front of other women, because if she wears them, she becomes a bad example for women, and they will imitate her.
She has no need to wear them in front of her husband. She has no need to wear them in front of her husband; rather, it is only an increase in fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). She gets used to it, she gets used to it, and if she wears them in front of her husband, she will wear them in front of others. So, the woman should avoid them in all cases. The Muslim woman, yes.
Many questions have been asked about the ruling on a woman wearing pants in places where women gather and in public parks, and about the ruling on a woman wearing pants in front of her husband specifically.
Answer:
This is a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Pants are not part of women's clothing; in fact, they are not suitable for men either, because they reveal the size of the body and the private parts, and because they are tight on the Muslim who wants to pray, bow, prostrate, and sit. They are tight on him, as is known from those who wear them. So, they are not among the clothes of Muslim men; they are not befitting for them. How then for women? Women do not wear pants under any circumstances, not in front of their husbands and not in front of other women, because if she wears them, she becomes a bad example for women, and they will imitate her.
She has no need to wear them in front of her husband. She has no need to wear them in front of her husband; rather, it is only an increase in fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). She gets used to it, she gets used to it, and if she wears them in front of her husband, she will wear them in front of others. So, the woman should avoid them in all cases. The Muslim woman, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم لبس البنطال للمرأة أمام النساء وفي الحدائق العامة وأمام زوجها؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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