Comparing the wearing of the 'imamah and the shemagh
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wearing the 'imamah better than wearing the shemagh? And which one is it?
Answer:
As a rule, do not go against the custom of the country. Do not go against the custom of the country. If the people of the country wear the ghutrah or the shemagh, do not go against them and wear the 'imamah. If, on the contrary, they wear the 'imamah, and they all do, do not go against them and wear the shemagh. Be like the Muslims in the country where you are, so that you are not accused of being an outlier, and so that people do not form a bad opinion of you, and so that you do not become a target for talk. Yes. And clothing is among the permissible things; nothing of it is a recommended practice. It is not said that this is better; it is all from the permissible things, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wearing the 'imamah better than wearing the shemagh? And which one is it?
Answer:
As a rule, do not go against the custom of the country. Do not go against the custom of the country. If the people of the country wear the ghutrah or the shemagh, do not go against them and wear the 'imamah. If, on the contrary, they wear the 'imamah, and they all do, do not go against them and wear the shemagh. Be like the Muslims in the country where you are, so that you are not accused of being an outlier, and so that people do not form a bad opinion of you, and so that you do not become a target for talk. Yes. And clothing is among the permissible things; nothing of it is a recommended practice. It is not said that this is better; it is all from the permissible things, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تعاهد الماقين وغيرهما من غضون الوجه — islamhouse.com (52:56)
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