The Ruling on Wearing a Cap
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on wearing a cap?
Answer:
If it is in the style of the polytheists, do not wear it. If there is a difference between it and theirs, there is no harm. If it is a style specific to the disbelievers, of whatever kind, leave it off. But if the cap is common among people, worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, meaning it is shared, like the common styles, like the current trends, like the airplanes and the like, there is no falsehood in it. As for a cap that is specific to the disbelievers, having a special connection that distinguishes them, a Muslim does not wear it; he wears something else, other than changing it. This is a bit unclear. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on wearing a cap?
Answer:
If it is in the style of the polytheists, do not wear it. If there is a difference between it and theirs, there is no harm. If it is a style specific to the disbelievers, of whatever kind, leave it off. But if the cap is common among people, worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, meaning it is shared, like the common styles, like the current trends, like the airplanes and the like, there is no falsehood in it. As for a cap that is specific to the disbelievers, having a special connection that distinguishes them, a Muslim does not wear it; he wears something else, other than changing it. This is a bit unclear. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 (2) — archive.org (18:47)
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