What is the ruling on a woman wearing a short skirt in front of women?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Have you issued a ruling on the permissibility of wearing short clothing, specifically a short skirt, for a woman in front of women of her own sex?

Answer:
I say that a woman, in the presence of women, wears what covers her. Nothing of her is visible except what is customary to uncover among women, provided there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among the women, such as the face, the hands, and the feet. This is what a woman uncovers in the presence of women. As for wearing short clothing in front of women, whether short-sleeved or short of the feet, such that the legs are visible, this is not permissible, neither in front of women nor in front of others, because this is fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). And this woman becomes a role model for women, a bad role model for women. So she should not display in front of women anything other than what is customary to uncover from her face, her hands, and her feet.