What is the ruling on wearing a tight dress and trousers for a mature woman in front of her mahrams?
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The questioner : A question regarding the ruling on wearing a tight-fitting dress and a tight dress that reveals the body shape for a mature girl; what is the ruling on this at home?
The Shaykh : I do not know what promptedThe questioner : him to specify the ruling for the girl, even though he qualified her as being of age... and there is no difference in this matter between a mature married woman and a married mother with children; the ruling is the same. First, regarding all mature women, it is not permissible for them to wear clothes in their homes that reveal their 'awrah, whether they are mature girls, married women, or mothers; none of this is permissible. Rather, it is not permissible for young men - either - or for all men to wear tight clothes in their homes; because it is also a condition for the clothing a man wears to cover his 'awrah that it not be transparent or tight-fitting. The ruling is the same for men and women. I take this opportunity - especially since the mu'adhdhin is calling to prayer - to narrate to you a hadith that is considered a scientific, unseen miracle among the hadiths of the Messenger - (peace and blessings be upon him) - as if he is describing to us what we see today sometimes in some occasions. That hadith is his saying - (peace and blessings be upon him) : . This is a hadith from the wonders of the hadiths of the Messenger - (peace be upon him) : .
The saddle that is placed on the camel, and on which the howdah is placed, and on which many people can ride. These are men, and in the full description of them he says:Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:202 . Look at two situations today; this hadith applies to them perfectly, one of them being clearer than the other. You find the funeral coming out of its house on a car, and the cars following it - they claim! - behind it to the door of the mosque. The funeral is unloaded from the car and some of the mourners enter with it, and the crowd is at the door of the mosque. The funeral is a funeral of Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:202 . What is the matter with these men who are like men? How will their women be? Their women are Muwatta Malik 48:8 . In another hadith: . In this hadith, perhaps I forgot to say: to the end of the hadith.
The point is: These men - unfortunately - are counted among us as Muslims. They come out on cars to follow the funeral, they do not enter the mosque, and they do not know the mosque. They sit on their cars, . What does this statement mean? . Here is a reference to the fact that just as the Messenger - (peace be upon him) - is the Seal of the Prophets, his ummah - the Muslim community - is also the Seal of the nations; therefore, he is the Prophet of the entire ummah. The Muhammadan ummah, in that he was sent to it, is divided into two parts: the ummah of the call, and the ummah of the response: [Saba 34:28] ; so he is sent to all people, and they are all called to believe in him - (peace and blessings be upon him) - as a Prophet and Messenger. In that they are called, they are the ummah of the Messenger - (peace be upon him) . So the attribution here is an attribution of the call. But among them are those who respond - as is the case with Muslims - and they are the ummah of the response. So there is no other ummah after the ummah of the Messenger - (peace be upon him) . He says: If there were an ummah after the Messenger - (peace be upon him) , if there were an ummah after you, the ummah of the Messenger - (peace be upon him) , this ummah would enslave you and curse your women, and they would use your women as you used to use their women before. But Allah - (Blessed and Exalted is He) - willed, as a mercy to this ummah, that it be the Seal of the nations; just as He willed for our Prophet, or for the Prophet of this ummah, to be the Seal of the Prophets.
In summary: Wearing tight clothes over the 'awrah - whether the 'awrah of men or women - is not permissible in Islam. And if we complain of our weakness, humiliation, and lowliness despite our large numbers, remember that if we were truly Muslims, Allah - (Blessed and Exalted is He) - would have supported us. So the cure is easy and difficult. The cure is first: that we understand our religion correctly, and this is what we constantly and eternally emphasize in our lessons. And second: that we act upon what we learn, and do not cast our knowledge behind our backs. Otherwise, we will continue to regress, lag behind, and be humiliated until our Lord - (Mighty and Majestic) - brings guidance, and thereby we will deserve the mercy of Allah and the support of Allah - (Blessed and Exalted is He) . And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : I do not know what promptedThe questioner : him to specify the ruling for the girl, even though he qualified her as being of age... and there is no difference in this matter between a mature married woman and a married mother with children; the ruling is the same. First, regarding all mature women, it is not permissible for them to wear clothes in their homes that reveal their 'awrah, whether they are mature girls, married women, or mothers; none of this is permissible. Rather, it is not permissible for young men - either - or for all men to wear tight clothes in their homes; because it is also a condition for the clothing a man wears to cover his 'awrah that it not be transparent or tight-fitting. The ruling is the same for men and women. I take this opportunity - especially since the mu'adhdhin is calling to prayer - to narrate to you a hadith that is considered a scientific, unseen miracle among the hadiths of the Messenger - (peace and blessings be upon him) - as if he is describing to us what we see today sometimes in some occasions. That hadith is his saying - (peace and blessings be upon him) :
The Hour will not come until there are men who ride on saddles like the backs of camels - which are cars - and they will dismount at the doors of the mosques. Their women will be clothed yet naked, leaning and causing others to lean. If there were an ummah of the nations after you, your women would serve them as their women served you.
لا تقوم الساعة حتى يكون رجال يركبون على سروجٍ كأشباه الرِّحال - هي السيارات - ينزلون بها على أبواب المساجد ، نساؤهم كاسيات عاريات مائلات مميلات ، لو كان بعدكم أمَّة من الأمم لَخدمتهم نساؤكم كما خدمتكم نساؤهمThe Hour will not come until there are men who ride on saddles like the backs of camels.
لا تقوم الساعة حتى يكون رجال يركبون سروجًا كأشباه الرِّحالThe saddle that is placed on the camel, and on which the howdah is placed, and on which many people can ride. These are men, and in the full description of them he says:
They will dismount at the doors of the mosques.
ينزلون على أبواب المساجدThey will dismount at the doors of the mosques.
ينزلون على أبواب المساجدnaked even though they are wearing clothes, go astray and make others go astray
كاسيات عاريات ، مائلات مميلاتTheir heads will be like the humps of camels.
رؤوسهنَّ كأسنمة البختTheir women will be clothed yet naked. Curse them, for they are cursed. If there were an ummah of the nations after you.
نساؤهم كاسيات عاريات العنوهُنَّ فإنَّهنَّ ملعونات ، لو كان بعدَكم أمة من الأممThe point is: These men - unfortunately - are counted among us as Muslims. They come out on cars to follow the funeral, they do not enter the mosque, and they do not know the mosque. They sit on their cars,
They descend upon the gates of the mosques, their women are clothed yet naked, so curse them, for they are cursed. If there were a nation after you
ينزلون بها على أبواب المساجد ، نساؤهم كاسيات عاريات ، العنوهنَّ فإنهنَّ ملعونات ، لو كان بعدكم أمة من الأممIf there were a nation after you, your women, O Muslims, would serve them as their women served you
لو كان بعدكم أمة من الأمم لخدمَتْهم نساؤكم - يا معشر المسلمين - كما خدمَتْكم نساؤهمAnd We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِIn summary: Wearing tight clothes over the 'awrah - whether the 'awrah of men or women - is not permissible in Islam. And if we complain of our weakness, humiliation, and lowliness despite our large numbers, remember that if we were truly Muslims, Allah - (Blessed and Exalted is He) - would have supported us. So the cure is easy and difficult. The cure is first: that we understand our religion correctly, and this is what we constantly and eternally emphasize in our lessons. And second: that we act upon what we learn, and do not cast our knowledge behind our backs. Otherwise, we will continue to regress, lag behind, and be humiliated until our Lord - (Mighty and Majestic) - brings guidance, and thereby we will deserve the mercy of Allah and the support of Allah - (Blessed and Exalted is He) . And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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