The Criterion for the Garb of Fame

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the criterion for the clothing of fame (shuhrah) for the one who wears it and the one who speaks of it?

Answer:
The clothing of fame is that which contradicts what the Muslim community is accustomed to. The clothing of fame is the clothing that contradicts the clothing of the Muslim community, provided that the community’s clothing is in accordance with the Sunnah. Does it not contradict them? Because if he contradicts them, they will look at him and find him strange, and he will become a subject of their surprise. Should he not avoid making himself a target for people’s gaze and surprise? However, if the community contradicts the Sunnah in their clothing, it is obligatory for him to contradict them and act in accordance with the Sunnah. But if the community is acting in accordance with the guidance of the Sunnah in their clothing, he does not contradict them, but rather walks with them.

The presenter:
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