The Ruling on Women Wearing the Moroccan Abaya
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: There is an abaya for women called the Moroccan abaya. Many women have become infatuated with it because of its beautiful appearance. It is an abaya worn over the shoulder, and it has something like a cap at the back with which the woman covers her head when going out. Is it permissible to wear this abaya, given that it resembles the clothing of Moroccan men?
Answer:
The abaya must be loose, not tight, and it must cover the entire body from top to bottom, over the clothes. It is to be worn over the clothes, covering them, when going out. So an abaya is only what has these characteristics: it is loose, it is not thin, it is not thin, it is not beautiful, and it has nothing that draws attention, because it is not for adornment, but rather for covering. And it is not permissible to play with the abaya. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: There is an abaya for women called the Moroccan abaya. Many women have become infatuated with it because of its beautiful appearance. It is an abaya worn over the shoulder, and it has something like a cap at the back with which the woman covers her head when going out. Is it permissible to wear this abaya, given that it resembles the clothing of Moroccan men?
Answer:
The abaya must be loose, not tight, and it must cover the entire body from top to bottom, over the clothes. It is to be worn over the clothes, covering them, when going out. So an abaya is only what has these characteristics: it is loose, it is not thin, it is not thin, it is not beautiful, and it has nothing that draws attention, because it is not for adornment, but rather for covering. And it is not permissible to play with the abaya. Yes.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد 06-06-1433هـ — af.org.sa (1:11:43)
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