Is it permissible for a woman to wear a decorated abaya?

Question : The questioner says: Some women wear certain embroidered and decorated abayas. Is it permissible to wear them?

Answer : It is not permissible for a woman to wear anything decorated or adorned in the markets, whether it is the abaya or what is underneath it, if it is not covered. You have heard in the recitation of our imam tonight the words of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: , . By "garments" here, it means the abaya and its like, and what is beneath it, without displaying adornment. If the woman is among the older women and the condition for removing her garments is that she does not display adornment, what then about the young woman? You also heard the words of Allah the Exalted: . The adornment of a man is the anklet, and the anklet may have a sound that is not heard unless the woman strikes her foot. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, forbade the woman from striking her foot for fear that her anklet would be heard. What then about a woman who exposes her arms filled with jewelry, and people see them with their own eyes? Is this not more deserving of prohibition?
Answer the congregation: No, no, by Allah, it is more deserving of prohibition. So likewise, the embroidered and decorated garments. Perhaps Allah the Exalted will bring a night when we speak at length about this topic.