Explaining the error of wearing short clothing and exposing the arms and hair at celebrations
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Sister Umm Ram says: I hope the Shaykh will give us advice. I have seen in some of the wedding celebrations of some of our sisters, may Allah guide them, that they wear short clothing and are lax in exposing their arms in front of other women and showing their hair. We ask for advice for them. May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This is a great calamity, and it is frequently mentioned and complained about in these gatherings among women. They should fear Allah and beware of the anger of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. They should declare what is wrong to be wrong and not be pleased with it. They should prevent their daughters from this evil. It is obligatory for men to take charge of the women and prevent them from this. This is a reprehensible phenomenon. A young woman or a girl comes having exposed what is not permissible to expose of her body: she exposes her back, her chest, her upper arms, and her legs. She is a Muslim woman. How can a Muslim woman do this? Allah, Exalted and Majestic, has made hijab obligatory upon her and has made covering obligatory upon her.[Al-Ahzab 33:59] That is better so that they may be recognized and not harassed. And let them draw their head coverings over their bosoms. And let them not display their adornment except to their husbands... to the end of the verse. So the Muslim woman fears her Lord, Mighty and Majestic, and is not carried away by blind imitation and Westernization, which has spread among women today, unfortunately. Now, most or all of the clothing is Arab clothing that does not cover and does not beautify the appearance. It has no beauty in it, and it does not cover the woman. So it is indecent and naked clothing. It involves imitating the disbelieving women and the open sinners. They should fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and some of them should take charge of others in declaring what is wrong to be wrong. And their male rulers also take charge of them. This is an ugly phenomenon, and we fear its punishment for the entire society. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Sister Umm Ram says: I hope the Shaykh will give us advice. I have seen in some of the wedding celebrations of some of our sisters, may Allah guide them, that they wear short clothing and are lax in exposing their arms in front of other women and showing their hair. We ask for advice for them. May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This is a great calamity, and it is frequently mentioned and complained about in these gatherings among women. They should fear Allah and beware of the anger of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. They should declare what is wrong to be wrong and not be pleased with it. They should prevent their daughters from this evil. It is obligatory for men to take charge of the women and prevent them from this. This is a reprehensible phenomenon. A young woman or a girl comes having exposed what is not permissible to expose of her body: she exposes her back, her chest, her upper arms, and her legs. She is a Muslim woman. How can a Muslim woman do this? Allah, Exalted and Majestic, has made hijab obligatory upon her and has made covering obligatory upon her.
O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7617- بيان خطأ لبس القصير وكشف الأيدي والشعر في الأفراح - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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