The Ruling on Wearing a Cap
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Question:
Allah informs you. This 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 form 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 hats, the caps, the aviator caps, and the like—there is nothing wrong with 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, except for the purpose of changing. Yes, what is it? Either he wears it, yes.
Allah informs you. This 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 form 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 hats, the caps, the aviator caps, and the like—there is nothing wrong with 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, except for the purpose of changing. Yes, what is it? Either he wears it, yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 — archive.org (18:49)
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