The Ruling on a Woman Praying in Trousers
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The questioner:
The virtue of a woman praying in trousers.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a woman praying in trousers if she wears a jacket over them?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to wear trousers, neither in prayer nor otherwise, because trousers reveal her limbs and private parts. This is not what the women of Muslims in this country wear. Who is the one who wears them? This is what is worn toward fame, toward fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), so it is not permissible for her to do so. Yes, the prayer is valid because her 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is covered; her prayer is valid, but despite that, she has missed the shirk (associating partners with Allah) along with it.
The virtue of a woman praying in trousers.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a woman praying in trousers if she wears a jacket over them?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to wear trousers, neither in prayer nor otherwise, because trousers reveal her limbs and private parts. This is not what the women of Muslims in this country wear. Who is the one who wears them? This is what is worn toward fame, toward fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), so it is not permissible for her to do so. Yes, the prayer is valid because her 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) is covered; her prayer is valid, but despite that, she has missed the shirk (associating partners with Allah) along with it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب إحياء الموات — islamhouse.com (59:17)
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