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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Advice on Women Wearing Revealing Clothing at Celebrations

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Question:
We hope you will give us advice regarding a bad phenomenon among women, specifically wives and at weddings, which is wearing revealing clothing that covers nothing except the breasts and the buttocks.

Answer:
Women and those in authority over them should fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), for if women are neglected, they become a danger to the Muslim community. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I have not left behind me a trial more injurious to men than women.ما تركت بعدي فتنة أضر على الرجال من النساء
Mishkat al-Masabih 3085
. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So avoid the allurement of women: verily, the first trial for the people of Isra'il was caused by women.واتقوا النساء فإن فتنة بني إسرائيل كانت في النساء
Sahih Muslim 2742
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And Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
Men are in charge of womenالرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ
[An-Nisa 4:34]
Therefore, it is obligatory for those in authority over women to fear Allah regarding their women and to prevent them from doing what is wrong, from lacking modesty, and from wearing clothing that does not cover the body. And Muslim women should fear Allah in themselves. No one of them should follow customs or imitate such-and-such a person. She should fear Allah in herself, advise her sisters, and adhere to covering and hijab, as well as modesty and chastity when going out. They should keep away from men and not mix freely with men. They should avoid everything that involves trial, discord or temptation, and everything that involves evil. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11- — archive.org (54:30)

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