The Ruling on the Tight and Embellished Abaya for Women
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on tight and embellished abayas?
Answer:
The abaya for a woman is intended for covering, not for adornment. The intention is for it to be a covering that contains no adornment; it is a loose garment worn over the clothes, like the jilbab or a sheet, to cover the woman and conceal her adornment. That is the intended purpose. However, if a woman wears the abaya for the sake of adornment, decorating and embellishing it, that is not an abaya; it is a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and it is not permissible to wear it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on tight and embellished abayas?
Answer:
The abaya for a woman is intended for covering, not for adornment. The intention is for it to be a covering that contains no adornment; it is a loose garment worn over the clothes, like the jilbab or a sheet, to cover the woman and conceal her adornment. That is the intended purpose. However, if a woman wears the abaya for the sake of adornment, decorating and embellishing it, that is not an abaya; it is a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and it is not permissible to wear it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ - 2 — islamhouse.com (23:14)
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