We heard a fatwa stating: It was the custom of Muslims to wear trousers, and this is not considered imitating the Jews.
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: We heard a fatwa stating that wearing trousers, since it was the custom of Muslims to wear them and they became accustomed to it, is permissible, and this is not considered imitating the Jews and Christians. Is this fatwa correct?
Answer:
Yes, this is correct. If Muslims in a certain country have become accustomed to men wearing trousers—meaning men—is there any harm in that? This is like wearing the izar and the rida; there is no harm. If they wear an izar or a rida, or if they wear a shirt and trousers, or wear a shirt according to the custom of the country, according to the custom of the country. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: We heard a fatwa stating that wearing trousers, since it was the custom of Muslims to wear them and they became accustomed to it, is permissible, and this is not considered imitating the Jews and Christians. Is this fatwa correct?
Answer:
Yes, this is correct. If Muslims in a certain country have become accustomed to men wearing trousers—meaning men—is there any harm in that? This is like wearing the izar and the rida; there is no harm. If they wear an izar or a rida, or if they wear a shirt and trousers, or wear a shirt according to the custom of the country, according to the custom of the country. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [773 -954] سمعنا فتوى تقول: كانت من عادة المسلمين لبس البنطال ولا يعتبر هذا من التشبه باليهود.. — youtube.com
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