Ruling on Wearing a Cap
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What is the ruling on wearing a beret or the cap that young men wear?
I will give you a rule—may Allah reward you—the original ruling regarding wearing it is that it is permissible in terms of type and manner.So any person who says: This is forbidden clothing, either because of its type or its manner, and there is evidence for this. Wearing the beret falls under this category. If this is the custom of the Christians and disbelievers, then it is forbidden.Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever imitates a people is one of them) And if it is not their custom, but is widespread among people, worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, then there is no harm.
But I fear that the one wearing it has in his heart that he is imitating these Christians or disbelievers. In that case, it is prohibited from this angle, because he honors the disbelievers by imitating them.
I will give you a rule—may Allah reward you—the original ruling regarding wearing it is that it is permissible in terms of type and manner.So any person who says: This is forbidden clothing, either because of its type or its manner, and there is evidence for this. Wearing the beret falls under this category. If this is the custom of the Christians and disbelievers, then it is forbidden.Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever imitates a people is one of them) And if it is not their custom, but is widespread among people, worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, then there is no harm.
But I fear that the one wearing it has in his heart that he is imitating these Christians or disbelievers. In that case, it is prohibited from this angle, because he honors the disbelievers by imitating them.