What is the ruling on praying in trousers? And what is the ruling on praying behind an imam who is wearing trousers?

The questioner : Ah, another question: what is the ruling on wearing trousers and praying in trousers, and what is the ruling on the person who wears trousers?

The Shaykh : Trousers have two calamities. The first is that they are not Islamic clothing; they are European clothing, and we can say they are professional, but their non-Islamic customs and morals have overcome them, so they have excelled in tailoring trousers as you know, and every few years they bring out a fashion that differs from the previous one. So this is from the dress of the disbelievers and not from the dress of the Muslims. The Muslims, until recently, used to wear loose trousers (sarwal). This is the first calamity, and it is that it is from the customs of the disbelievers, and it is not permissible for Muslims to imitate the disbelievers. Here I must remind you of something that is always mentioned on such an occasion. Some of them say that trousers have become a universal garment; all nations and all peoples wear trousers. We say that even if we assume that is the case, and it is not.