The Authenticity of the Hadith Cursing Those Who Imitate the Opposite Sex
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Question:
He says: In a hadith, the Messenger of AllahMishkat al-Masabih 4429 Please inform us of the authenticity of this hadith.
Answer:
The hadith is authentic, and it contains the prohibition of one sex imitating the other, and that one deserves the curse. The curse is not for anything but a major sin among the major sins. Therefore, a man imitating a woman is forbidden and a major sin. A woman imitating a man is likewise forbidden and a major sin. This is based on this hadith and its like. Yes.
He says: In a hadith, the Messenger of Allah
the Prophet as saying, “God has cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن الله المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال.Answer:
The hadith is authentic, and it contains the prohibition of one sex imitating the other, and that one deserves the curse. The curse is not for anything but a major sin among the major sins. Therefore, a man imitating a woman is forbidden and a major sin. A woman imitating a man is likewise forbidden and a major sin. This is based on this hadith and its like. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/009 — archive.org (10:54)
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