The Ruling on Embroidered, Decorated, and Tight-Fitting Abayas
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Question:
The questioner says: Recently, many embroidered, decorated, and tight-fitting abayas, among others, have appeared. When we advise those who wear them, they reply that the important thing is that it covers the body. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
The intention is not merely to cover the body with the abaya; it is not intended that it only covers the body. Rather, it must be free from adornment. If it contains adornment, this becomes tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment). Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Ahzab 33:33] And tabarruj is displaying adornment in the markets. I hear one person speaking; if someone wants to speak, he should leave the mosque. May Allah reward you with good. The purpose of the abaya is covering and being free from adornment. If it contains adornment or embroidery, it is never permissible. Yes.
The questioner says: Recently, many embroidered, decorated, and tight-fitting abayas, among others, have appeared. When we advise those who wear them, they reply that the important thing is that it covers the body. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
The intention is not merely to cover the body with the abaya; it is not intended that it only covers the body. Rather, it must be free from adornment. If it contains adornment, this becomes tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment). Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance
وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ
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الحياة السعيدة — alfawzan.live (53:27)
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