The Ruling on Praying in Trousers
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to pray in trousers, given that I have heard some students of knowledge say that covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) should be done in a way that preserves its natural form?
The Shaykh:
Some scholars.
The questioner:
I have heard some students of knowledge say that covering the 'awrah should be done in a way that preserves its natural form.
The Shaykh:
Yes, trousers are not suitable clothing for men or women. Why? Because they are tight and reveal the dimensions of the body, and they are more of a temptation than other garments; they are more of a temptation than others. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that the one praying cannot perform the prayer as required because they are tight and constrict him, and he may not be able to perform the prayer in the required manner due to the tightness of this item. Allah has made things easy for you, my brother, so why do you make things difficult for yourself? Therefore, trousers are not suitable for men or women, but they are more severe for women because they are more of a temptation with them than with anything else.
Because if a woman wears tight clothing, even if it is not tight trousers, all tight clothing, even a tight dress, but trousers are more severe; they reveal the dimensions of her buttocks and the dimensions of her private parts, so their temptation is greater than that of exposed skin. The inner part is not beautiful, neither its color nor its size, but this is what makes the trousers beautify it and make it an attractive appearance, and it may have no value on the inside. So avoid trousers for men and women, and women are more severe. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Is it permissible to pray in trousers, given that I have heard some students of knowledge say that covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) should be done in a way that preserves its natural form?
The Shaykh:
Some scholars.
The questioner:
I have heard some students of knowledge say that covering the 'awrah should be done in a way that preserves its natural form.
The Shaykh:
Yes, trousers are not suitable clothing for men or women. Why? Because they are tight and reveal the dimensions of the body, and they are more of a temptation than other garments; they are more of a temptation than others. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that the one praying cannot perform the prayer as required because they are tight and constrict him, and he may not be able to perform the prayer in the required manner due to the tightness of this item. Allah has made things easy for you, my brother, so why do you make things difficult for yourself? Therefore, trousers are not suitable for men or women, but they are more severe for women because they are more of a temptation with them than with anything else.
Because if a woman wears tight clothing, even if it is not tight trousers, all tight clothing, even a tight dress, but trousers are more severe; they reveal the dimensions of her buttocks and the dimensions of her private parts, so their temptation is greater than that of exposed skin. The inner part is not beautiful, neither its color nor its size, but this is what makes the trousers beautify it and make it an attractive appearance, and it may have no value on the inside. So avoid trousers for men and women, and women are more severe. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : وقد كان المسلمون في عهده وعهد أصحابه — islamhouse.com (41:33)
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