Is it considered imitating men for a woman to place her abaya on her shoulder during prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. I say that I heard from one of the sisters that placing the abaya, the woman's abaya, on the shoulder during prayer is imitating men and is not permissible. Is what she said correct?
Answer:
This does not appear to me to be imitating men, because the abaya is a woman's abaya. Imitating men would be if she wore what men wear, such as the shurt or what is specific to men. That is the imitation of them. But if she wears what women wear, that is not imitation. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. I say that I heard from one of the sisters that placing the abaya, the woman's abaya, on the shoulder during prayer is imitating men and is not permissible. Is what she said correct?
Answer:
This does not appear to me to be imitating men, because the abaya is a woman's abaya. Imitating men would be if she wore what men wear, such as the shurt or what is specific to men. That is the imitation of them. But if she wears what women wear, that is not imitation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4940- وضع المرأة للعباءة في الصلاة على الكتف هل يعتبر من التشبه بالرجال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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