The ruling on wearing the tight turban and the suit and trousers
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, do you not wear the tight turban? And is wearing it considered a condition?
Another questioner:
Or is it part of the dress?
The Shaykh:
One does not wipe over the tight turban; there is no harm in wearing it, but one does not wipe over it at all. As for its permissibility, the default ruling for clothing is permissibility; the default ruling for clothing is permissibility, and nothing from it is forbidden except by evidence. One may wear the tight turban, the non-tight turban, or leave his head uncovered and wear nothing, or wear a cap, or wear a shemagh, or a ghutrah, or an iqal. All of this, praise be to Allah, is not a problem. The default for clothing is permissibility, unless there is evidence indicating its prohibition, or if it involves imitating the disbelievers specifically—clothing that is specific to the disbelievers—or imitating the opposite gender, such as men imitating women or women imitating men. This is prohibited because of the imitation. Yes.
The questioner:
And every form of styling.
The Shaykh:
Wearing the tight turban is not specific to the disbelievers, so it cannot be said that it involves imitation. In fact, most disbelievers have nothing on their heads; they have their heads uncovered. Yes. There is no harm in the suit and trousers. Unless one is in a country where people are accustomed to wearing thobes and shirts, in which case he should not go against the community; he should not go against what the community is accustomed to. But if he is in a community where people wear suits and trousers, then he wears them. This is not specific to the disbelievers. If the suit and trousers were once specific to the disbelievers, they have now become common, worn by Muslims and disbelievers alike, and the default for clothing is permissibility. Yes.
The questioner:
And his saying.
The Shaykh:
But observing the custom of the community is required. For example, if a person lives among people who wear thobes and shirts, should he go against them and wear a suit and trousers? No, he should not do so in the community, because this causes surprise among the people and there is no need for it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, do you not wear the tight turban? And is wearing it considered a condition?
Another questioner:
Or is it part of the dress?
The Shaykh:
One does not wipe over the tight turban; there is no harm in wearing it, but one does not wipe over it at all. As for its permissibility, the default ruling for clothing is permissibility; the default ruling for clothing is permissibility, and nothing from it is forbidden except by evidence. One may wear the tight turban, the non-tight turban, or leave his head uncovered and wear nothing, or wear a cap, or wear a shemagh, or a ghutrah, or an iqal. All of this, praise be to Allah, is not a problem. The default for clothing is permissibility, unless there is evidence indicating its prohibition, or if it involves imitating the disbelievers specifically—clothing that is specific to the disbelievers—or imitating the opposite gender, such as men imitating women or women imitating men. This is prohibited because of the imitation. Yes.
The questioner:
And every form of styling.
The Shaykh:
Wearing the tight turban is not specific to the disbelievers, so it cannot be said that it involves imitation. In fact, most disbelievers have nothing on their heads; they have their heads uncovered. Yes. There is no harm in the suit and trousers. Unless one is in a country where people are accustomed to wearing thobes and shirts, in which case he should not go against the community; he should not go against what the community is accustomed to. But if he is in a community where people wear suits and trousers, then he wears them. This is not specific to the disbelievers. If the suit and trousers were once specific to the disbelievers, they have now become common, worn by Muslims and disbelievers alike, and the default for clothing is permissibility. Yes.
The questioner:
And his saying.
The Shaykh:
But observing the custom of the community is required. For example, if a person lives among people who wear thobes and shirts, should he go against them and wear a suit and trousers? No, he should not do so in the community, because this causes surprise among the people and there is no need for it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب المسح على الخفين — islamhouse.com (40:15)
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