What is the ruling on a mature woman wearing a tight, form-fitting shirt and trousers in her home in the presence of her mahrams?
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The questioner : A question regarding the ruling on a mature girl wearing a tight dress and trousers in front of her mahrams?
The Shaykh : What prompted the questioner to specify the ruling for the girl, even though he qualified her as mature? The mature unmarried woman, the mature married woman, and the married mother with children—there is, of course, no difference in this matter; the ruling is the same. First, regarding all mature women, it is not permissible for them to wear clothing in their homes that exposes their awrah, whether they are mature girls, married women, or mothers; none of this is permissible. Rather, it is not permissible for young men or all men to wear tight clothing in their homes, because it is also a condition of the clothing a man wears to cover his awrah that it not be transparent or tight. The ruling is the same for men and women. I consider this an opportunity... to narrate to you a hadith that is a scientific, unseen miracle among the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as if he is describing to us what we see today in some occasions. That hadith is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) ... This is a hadith among the wonders of the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) . The saddle that is placed on camels, upon which the howdah is placed, and on which many people can ride—these are men. In the complete description of them, he says Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:202. Look today; in both cases, the hadith applies perfectly to both, one clearer than the other. You see the funeral coming out of the house on a car, and the cars following behind it to the mosque door, where the funeral is taken down from the car, and individuals from the mourners and the public enter with it at the mosque door... What is the matter with these men who are like men? How will their women be? Their women are clothed yet naked, leaning and causing others to lean, in another hadith . In this hadith, perhaps I forgot to say to the end of the hadith.
The point is that these men, unfortunately, are counted among us as Muslims. They go out with the funeral in cars to the mosque, but they do not enter the mosque and do not know the mosque. They sit in their cars and stop them at the doors of the mosques. What does this statement mean? Here is an indication that just as the Messenger (peace be upon him) is the Seal of the Prophets, his Ummah 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 them, is divided into two parts: the Ummah of the Call and the Ummah of the Response [Saba 34:28]. He is sent to all people, so 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). The attribution here is the attribution of the Call. But some of them respond, as is the case with the Muslims, who are the Ummah of the Response. There is no Ummah after the Ummah of the Messenger (peace be upon him). He says, "If there were an Ummah after 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 were used by 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 the Prophet of this Ummah, to be the Seal of the Prophets.
In summary... wearing tight clothing 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. The cure is easy, and the difficult cure is, first, to understand our religion correctly, which is what we always and forever emphasize in our lessons. Second, to act upon what we learn and 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 : What prompted the questioner to specify the ruling for the girl, even though he qualified her as mature? The mature unmarried woman, the mature married woman, and the married mother with children—there is, of course, no difference in this matter; the ruling is the same. First, regarding all mature women, it is not permissible for them to wear clothing in their homes that exposes their awrah, whether they are mature girls, married women, or mothers; none of this is permissible. Rather, it is not permissible for young men or all men to wear tight clothing in their homes, because it is also a condition of the clothing a man wears to cover his awrah that it not be transparent or tight. The ruling is the same for men and women. I consider this an opportunity... to narrate to you a hadith that is a scientific, unseen miracle among the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as if he is describing to us what we see today in some occasions. That hadith is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Hour will not stand until there are men who ride on saddles like the saddles of camels—meaning cars—and stop them at the doors of the mosques. Their women are clothed yet naked, leaning and causing others to lean. If there were an Ummah after you, your women would serve them as their women served you.
لا تقوم الساعة حتى يكون رجال يركبون على سروج كأشباه الرحال - أي السيارات - ينزلون بها على أبواب المساجد ، نساؤهم كاسيات عاريات مائلات مميلات، لو كان بعدكم أمة من الأمم لخدمتهم نساؤكم كما خدمتكم نساءهمThe Hour will not stand until there are men who ride on saddles like the saddles of camels...
لا تقوم الساعة حتى رجال يركبون على سروج كأشباه الرحال ...They will dismount at the doors of the mosques.
ينزلون على أبواب المساجدTheir heads are like the humps of camels.
رؤوسهن كأسنمة البختTheir women are clothed yet naked. I curse them, for they are cursed. If there were an Ummah after you...
نساؤهم كاسيات عاريات ألعنوهن فإنهن ملعونات لو كان بعض أمة من الأمم ...The point is that these men, unfortunately, are counted among us as Muslims. They go out with the funeral in cars to the mosque, but they do not enter the mosque and do not know the mosque. They sit in their cars and stop them at the doors of the mosques
Their women are clothed yet naked. I curse them, for they are cursed. If there were an Ummah after you.
نساؤهم كاسيات عاريات إلعنوهن فإنهن ملعونات لو كان بعدكم أمة من الأممIf there were an Ummah after you, your women would serve them—O you Muslims—as their women served you.
لو كان بعدكم أمة من الأمم لخدمتهم نساؤكم - يا معشر المسلمين - كما خدمتكم نساؤهمAnd We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِIn summary... wearing tight clothing 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. The cure is easy, and the difficult cure is, first, to understand our religion correctly, which is what we always and forever emphasize in our lessons. Second, to act upon what we learn and 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.