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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Woman Imitating a Man

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Question:
This questioner is also asking, saying: What is the ruling on a woman imitating men? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: “May Allah curse the woman who wears a man’s sandal”?

Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
cursed men who imitate women and woman who imitate menلعن المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء، ولعن المتشبهات من النساء بالرجال
Sunan Ibn Majah 1904Sahih (Darussalam)
, and the hadith is authentic, so it is not permissible for either gender to imitate the other, neither in their clothing nor in anything else. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/274 — archive.org (6:09)

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