What is the ruling on wearing pants?
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Al-Halabi : Shaykh, there is also the issue of pants?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : You said that wearing pants is forbidden!
The Shaykh : I am not saying it is forbidden; I mean it is disliked to the extent of prohibition, out of consideration for the scholars' statements. There is no explicit text prohibiting it, except for the aspect of imitating the disbelievers, and the fact that it covers the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) from another angle.
The questioner : Thank you, my teacher.
The Shaykh : What is the purpose of the question?
The questioner : The purpose of the question is that some of the brothers find this issue strange, and so on.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because, for example, the statement that praying in pants is forbidden, for instance.
The Shaykh : Disliked to the extent of prohibition—do you find that strange?
The questioner : Because, for example, he says the pants...
The Shaykh : You did not answer me. Do you find it strange that we say it is disliked to the extent of prohibition?
Al-Halabi : If he finds it strange that we say it is forbidden, what if we say it is disliked to the extent of prohibition?
The Shaykh : Do you find it strange?
The questioner : Of course, he finds it strange because he sees that there is nothing wrong with it. If we said it is disliked to the extent of prohibition, would he not find it strange?
The Shaykh : Well, what should he say if this is strange, and this is strange meaning it is permissible?
The questioner : Because there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it! And covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered)! Is there nothing wrong with that?
The questioner : They do not answer regarding covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered).
The Shaykh : What do we want them to do?
The questioner : As for the imitating the disbelievers, they respond by saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore this shirt or the dishdasha in his time, and that he participated in it with them, for they were wearing the same clothing.
Al-Halabi : He answeredThe Shaykh : about this in "The Garment of the Muslim Woman."
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a matter that does not end. When a person wants to discuss a topic from a scientific perspective, he has a path. But when he wants to discuss it to establish the reality and justify it, that has another path, which is completely deviated from the truth. First, why do they not answer the point you are mentioning? Why do they not answer it?
The questioner : They have no answer.
The Shaykh : They have no answer. If we say to them, "Describe this thing that you think you have an answer for, bring it so we can see," what is your opinion there? Because our goal in saying that pants are disliked to the extent of prohibition is to distance Muslims from this disgusting clothing, or to clarify it to them. If it convinces them because of the imitating the disbelievers,
The questioner : That is fine.
The Shaykh : That is fine. If it does not convince them, we take the second cause, which is that it covers the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). So, if the person is sincere, and by Allah, regarding the covering of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), this is sound speech and is accepted. Otherwise, if their purpose is to argue about the first cause, which is the issue of imitating the disbelievers, in order to justify this bad reality as we said, then their example is like that of some of the common people who were afflicted with smoking, and they hear long speeches about its prohibition.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : You said that wearing pants is forbidden!
The Shaykh : I am not saying it is forbidden; I mean it is disliked to the extent of prohibition, out of consideration for the scholars' statements. There is no explicit text prohibiting it, except for the aspect of imitating the disbelievers, and the fact that it covers the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) from another angle.
The questioner : Thank you, my teacher.
The Shaykh : What is the purpose of the question?
The questioner : The purpose of the question is that some of the brothers find this issue strange, and so on.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because, for example, the statement that praying in pants is forbidden, for instance.
The Shaykh : Disliked to the extent of prohibition—do you find that strange?
The questioner : Because, for example, he says the pants...
The Shaykh : You did not answer me. Do you find it strange that we say it is disliked to the extent of prohibition?
Al-Halabi : If he finds it strange that we say it is forbidden, what if we say it is disliked to the extent of prohibition?
The Shaykh : Do you find it strange?
The questioner : Of course, he finds it strange because he sees that there is nothing wrong with it. If we said it is disliked to the extent of prohibition, would he not find it strange?
The Shaykh : Well, what should he say if this is strange, and this is strange meaning it is permissible?
The questioner : Because there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it! And covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered)! Is there nothing wrong with that?
The questioner : They do not answer regarding covering the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered).
The Shaykh : What do we want them to do?
The questioner : As for the imitating the disbelievers, they respond by saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore this shirt or the dishdasha in his time, and that he participated in it with them, for they were wearing the same clothing.
Al-Halabi : He answeredThe Shaykh : about this in "The Garment of the Muslim Woman."
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a matter that does not end. When a person wants to discuss a topic from a scientific perspective, he has a path. But when he wants to discuss it to establish the reality and justify it, that has another path, which is completely deviated from the truth. First, why do they not answer the point you are mentioning? Why do they not answer it?
The questioner : They have no answer.
The Shaykh : They have no answer. If we say to them, "Describe this thing that you think you have an answer for, bring it so we can see," what is your opinion there? Because our goal in saying that pants are disliked to the extent of prohibition is to distance Muslims from this disgusting clothing, or to clarify it to them. If it convinces them because of the imitating the disbelievers,
The questioner : That is fine.
The Shaykh : That is fine. If it does not convince them, we take the second cause, which is that it covers the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). So, if the person is sincere, and by Allah, regarding the covering of the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), this is sound speech and is accepted. Otherwise, if their purpose is to argue about the first cause, which is the issue of imitating the disbelievers, in order to justify this bad reality as we said, then their example is like that of some of the common people who were afflicted with smoking, and they hear long speeches about its prohibition.
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