The Ruling on Tight and Decorated Abayas
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on tight and embellished abayas?
Answer:
The abaya for a woman is intended for covering, not for adornment. Its purpose is to be a covering that contains no adornment; it is a loose garment worn over the clothes, like the jilbab or the malla, worn over the clothes to cover the woman and conceal her adornment. That is the intended purpose. However, if the abaya is adopted for the sake of adornment, decorated, and embellished, it is not an abaya; it is a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and it is not permissible to wear it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on tight and embellished abayas?
Answer:
The abaya for a woman is intended for covering, not for adornment. Its purpose is to be a covering that contains no adornment; it is a loose garment worn over the clothes, like the jilbab or the malla, worn over the clothes to cover the woman and conceal her adornment. That is the intended purpose. However, if the abaya is adopted for the sake of adornment, decorated, and embellished, it is not an abaya; it is a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and it is not permissible to wear it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
كتاب التوحيد [57] — alfawzan.live (23:17)
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