The Ruling on Women’s Tight and Transparent Clothing
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Question:
This questioner, Umm Abdullah, says: Some women wear clothes like skirts and blouses, and these clothes are somewhat tight and transparent. What is the ruling on these clothes? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
A woman must cover herself, and the entire body of a woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered), her entire body is 'awrah in the presence of men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). She must cover herself with what covers her body, such that nothing shows through it; it must not be transparent. It must be loose, not tight. It must be covering, concealing what is behind it. It must be loose, not tight.
She must heed this. She should fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), lest she be among the women about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed, who are as if they are clothed yet naked, leaning and causing others to lean, who will not enter Paradise and will not smell its scent.
As he said (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith:Sahih Muslim 2128 They enlarge their heads, gathering their hair and placing it behind the head as if it were another head, like the hump of a camel. The camel with two humps is the one with two humps, like this. Thus said the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), maintaining their covering, their life, and their chastity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner, Umm Abdullah, says: Some women wear clothes like skirts and blouses, and these clothes are somewhat tight and transparent. What is the ruling on these clothes? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
A woman must cover herself, and the entire body of a woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered), her entire body is 'awrah in the presence of men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). She must cover herself with what covers her body, such that nothing shows through it; it must not be transparent. It must be loose, not tight. It must be covering, concealing what is behind it. It must be loose, not tight.
She must heed this. She should fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), lest she be among the women about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed, who are as if they are clothed yet naked, leaning and causing others to lean, who will not enter Paradise and will not smell its scent.
As he said (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith:
Their heads would be like the humps of the bukht camel inclined to one side
الصحيح رؤوسهن كأسنمة البخت المائلةThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/031 — archive.org (11:01)
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