What is the ruling on women wearing sarawil and pants, and the Shaykh’s warning against imitating the disbelievers?
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The questioner : Regarding sarawil for women.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Sarawil.
The Shaykh : Sarawil for women is permissible.
The questioner : Long and short.
The Shaykh : Absolutely, long and short, but a woman should not wear pants.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You say sarawil, people, look at this statement, and then tomorrow he goes to the people and says, “Ibn Uthaymeen said sarawil is forbidden.” I seek refuge in Allah. A woman should not wear pants because it is imitating men. This is a characteristic of men’s clothing, even in the presence of her husband. And if we open up the pants now, some women say, “Absolutely, I wear wide and loose pants, and I don’t know what.” We say, this is fine. But after a few days, the pants become tight. After a few days, the pants are made of a leather-like material, because now there is fabric, yes, exactly like leather. Now there is a drink sold in the market that is exactly like leather, and then the woman comes later in pants that are the color of leather and tight, and she walks among the women as if she is completely naked. So we say the issue is based on imitating men. And on another matter, which is blocking the means to harm, because blocking the means to harm is required by the Shari'ah. Then, a person becomes distressed and his chest tightens when he sees people seizing every import from others. People have now started seizing every import. Some women, every woman, has taken all the burdahs. Do you know what burdahs are? A burdah is a fashion magazine. A fashion magazine. Every woman gets these magazines in order to adopt for herself, from these clothes, a garment. This is wrong. We must remain upon our religion in belief, worship, and character.
How can we love every import? This is not correct. Now they have started even with names. Even the names, especially women’s names. The world has become narrow with names. They start bringing any name, whether it is a name of disbelievers, a name of communists, any name, bring it. As long as it differs from the old names, welcome and it is fine. This is also wrong. I see that the Muslim people should preserve their custom, unless there is a custom that is not forbidden and is more beneficial than their current custom. In that case, Islam permits benefits. But as long as the matter is the same, a person remaining on his custom is more controlled for himself, more preserving of his religion, and more honorable for his personality. Because when a person imitates others, he feels that he is what? That he is below them, and the other person he imitated feels that he is above him and higher than him.
And we ask Allah to guide us and you to the straight path. And let us stop here, and until we meet, if Allah wills, after the night prayer. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : The people of the recordings ask when the lessons are, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Be patient, people. I turned off the microphone. I turned off the microphone.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Sarawil.
The Shaykh : Sarawil for women is permissible.
The questioner : Long and short.
The Shaykh : Absolutely, long and short, but a woman should not wear pants.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You say sarawil, people, look at this statement, and then tomorrow he goes to the people and says, “Ibn Uthaymeen said sarawil is forbidden.” I seek refuge in Allah. A woman should not wear pants because it is imitating men. This is a characteristic of men’s clothing, even in the presence of her husband. And if we open up the pants now, some women say, “Absolutely, I wear wide and loose pants, and I don’t know what.” We say, this is fine. But after a few days, the pants become tight. After a few days, the pants are made of a leather-like material, because now there is fabric, yes, exactly like leather. Now there is a drink sold in the market that is exactly like leather, and then the woman comes later in pants that are the color of leather and tight, and she walks among the women as if she is completely naked. So we say the issue is based on imitating men. And on another matter, which is blocking the means to harm, because blocking the means to harm is required by the Shari'ah. Then, a person becomes distressed and his chest tightens when he sees people seizing every import from others. People have now started seizing every import. Some women, every woman, has taken all the burdahs. Do you know what burdahs are? A burdah is a fashion magazine. A fashion magazine. Every woman gets these magazines in order to adopt for herself, from these clothes, a garment. This is wrong. We must remain upon our religion in belief, worship, and character.
How can we love every import? This is not correct. Now they have started even with names. Even the names, especially women’s names. The world has become narrow with names. They start bringing any name, whether it is a name of disbelievers, a name of communists, any name, bring it. As long as it differs from the old names, welcome and it is fine. This is also wrong. I see that the Muslim people should preserve their custom, unless there is a custom that is not forbidden and is more beneficial than their current custom. In that case, Islam permits benefits. But as long as the matter is the same, a person remaining on his custom is more controlled for himself, more preserving of his religion, and more honorable for his personality. Because when a person imitates others, he feels that he is what? That he is below them, and the other person he imitated feels that he is above him and higher than him.
And we ask Allah to guide us and you to the straight path. And let us stop here, and until we meet, if Allah wills, after the night prayer. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : The people of the recordings ask when the lessons are, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Be patient, people. I turned off the microphone. I turned off the microphone.