Wearing Silk by Men and Imitating Women
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wearing silk considered imitating women?
Answer:
Wearing it for medical treatment is permissible, and it is not considered imitating women. As for wearing it for luxury, it is not haram. It is haram. What is the point? That it is imitating women? The point is that it is originally haram for a man. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wearing silk considered imitating women?
Answer:
Wearing it for medical treatment is permissible, and it is not considered imitating women. As for wearing it for luxury, it is not haram. It is haram. What is the point? That it is imitating women? The point is that it is originally haram for a man. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب اللباس — islamhouse.com (54:58)
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