The ruling on wearing trousers.
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The questioner : They say regarding the sarwal, regarding the pants, that this is like the sarwal, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wore the sarwal?
The Shaykh : How did he wear the sarwal? Are we imitating them? Do you know the Lebanese sarwal? It is loose.
The questioner : We call it a balteem. The people of Balteem wear this.
The Shaykh : I think this name is truly more fitting for this garment, hehehe. I mean, the point is, we say to these people, "Subhan Allah, do the disbelievers wear this balteem?" Since this is like the pants, do they wear this kind of sarwal or shirwal? No, this is different from that. This is the dress of the disbelievers, and this is the dress of Islam. Then how can it be said, "Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wear pants that fit the thighs and fit the buttocks?"? Glorified and Exalted is He above what they say, greatly. This is, as came in the authentic hadith, when some of the Islamic sects reached the point of the disease of the dog runs in its companion until it kills him, it destroys him.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, the hadith you mentioned in "The Muslim Woman's Hijab" regarding imitation, where you mentioned that the Jews wear sarwals, you said .
The Shaykh : Yes, to oppose the Jews. The Jews wear sarwals, so you added to them by wearing a sarwal to negate the similarity. But that sarwal is not the pants.
The questioner : Even more so.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : I mean, if they wear a balteem, you added to their balteem.
The Shaykh : How did he wear the sarwal? Are we imitating them? Do you know the Lebanese sarwal? It is loose.
The questioner : We call it a balteem. The people of Balteem wear this.
The Shaykh : I think this name is truly more fitting for this garment, hehehe. I mean, the point is, we say to these people, "Subhan Allah, do the disbelievers wear this balteem?" Since this is like the pants, do they wear this kind of sarwal or shirwal? No, this is different from that. This is the dress of the disbelievers, and this is the dress of Islam. Then how can it be said, "Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wear pants that fit the thighs and fit the buttocks?"? Glorified and Exalted is He above what they say, greatly. This is, as came in the authentic hadith, when some of the Islamic sects reached the point of
Desires run among them as the dog runs in its companion
تتجارى فيهم الأهواء كما يتجارى الكلب في صاحبهThe questioner : Our Shaykh, the hadith you mentioned in "The Muslim Woman's Hijab" regarding imitation, where you mentioned that the Jews wear sarwals, you said
Wear sarwals and wear sarwals
تسرولوا واتزرواThe Shaykh : Yes, to oppose the Jews. The Jews wear sarwals, so you added to them by wearing a sarwal to negate the similarity. But that sarwal is not the pants.
The questioner : Even more so.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : I mean, if they wear a balteem, you added to their balteem.
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