Is there imitating the disbelievers in wearing a short jacket over the thobe?

The questioner : But now there is a question: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and we do not mean now that this is in a specific area, but in most Islamic countries there is imitation. The one who raised this question one day was a brother of ours from among the Muslims who wore a jacket, meaning a short jacket over his thobe, and he said, "O my Muslim brother."

The Shaykh : The jacket, meaning.

The questioner : The jacket. He said, "O my Muslim brother, you have imitated the enemies of Islam." And, glory be to Allah, I had worn a thobe and worn this jacket over it. So what do you say about the one who wears the pants, the jacket, and the shirt? He said, "This is complete imitation, but you have come close to imitation." So we want to know: is this imitation, this clothing that is worn now, does it mean that they have exited the religion of Islam, or that they have imitated the enemies so they are from the enemies? Clarify this hadith for us, knowing that Muslims are now falling into this problem?

The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you = -- Please, take a seat -- = No, it does not mean that he has exited the circle of Islam.

The questioner : Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh : And there are many hadiths that came in this manner and in this way, for example or , . Many of the hadiths were cited by Imam Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi in his book "Mushkil al-Athar," and then he interpreted them to mean that the intended meaning of such an expression is that the person is not on our guidance and our way, and it does not mean that he has committed disbelief and apostatized from his religion, may Allah protect us from that. This is first. Second: Imitation has degrees in terms of the strength of the appearance of imitation. So the stronger and more obvious the appearance of imitation is, the more it is forbidden. And the weaker this appearance is, the further it is from being forbidden, fluctuating between permissibility and being disliked. Let us give some examples of this: The Muslim who wears the beret, the hat, this is placing the emblem of disbelief and the covering of disbelief on his head, so this is from the forbidden imitation.