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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What are the colors that men are forbidden to wear?

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Question:
In the last of the questions from al-Kahf, he asks: What are the colors that are permissible to wear and those that are not? Is there anything specific about wearing black or red for men?

Answer:
He said: It is customary for them to wear it in their country and according to their custom, whether it is black, white, yellow, or other colors, except for pure red, which is not permissible for men to wear. Pure red is not permissible for men to wear. Likewise, saffron-colored, meaning dyed with saffron or safflower, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this. As for everything else, the default ruling is permissibility, provided it does not involve imitating women. Men do not wear clothing specific to women, and vice versa; women do not wear clothing specific to men, because this is imitating one gender with the other. And the Prophet
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of men.صلى الله عليه وسلم المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء، والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال،
Sahih al-Bukhari 5885
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5842- ما الألوان المنهي عن لبسها للرجال ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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