Is it forbidden for a woman to wear short sleeves, or what is called non-covering, in front of other women?
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The questioner : The questioner, A.M.L. from Riyadh, says: May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh, is it forbidden for a woman to wear short sleeves, or what is called non-covering, in front of other women?
The Shaykh : What I see is that a woman should adhere to modesty and avoid tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment). As things progress, if women are allowed to expose something that is permissible, they will gradually move to what is forbidden. If we grant them a dispensation to expose the arm in front of women, the situation will progress to exposing the upper arm, and perhaps to clothing that reveals the shoulder, resulting in the condemned tabarruj. Therefore, a woman should be as the women were in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), covering from her hands in her arms to her ankles in her legs. The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that this was the dress of the women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and that is sufficient for them as a model and an example. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What I see is that a woman should adhere to modesty and avoid tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment). As things progress, if women are allowed to expose something that is permissible, they will gradually move to what is forbidden. If we grant them a dispensation to expose the arm in front of women, the situation will progress to exposing the upper arm, and perhaps to clothing that reveals the shoulder, resulting in the condemned tabarruj. Therefore, a woman should be as the women were in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), covering from her hands in her arms to her ankles in her legs. The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that this was the dress of the women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and that is sufficient for them as a model and an example. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.