What is the ruling on wearing the hat that young people wear?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good: What is the ruling on wearing the beret or the hat that young people wear?
The Shaykh : I will give you a rule, may Allah bless you: The original ruling regarding clothing is that it is permissible in both type and manner. So if anyone says: This clothing is forbidden, either because of its type or its manner, he must provide evidence. Wearing the beret falls under this category. If this is the custom of the Christians and the disbelievers, then it is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) And if it is not their custom, but is widespread among people, worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, then there is no harm.
But I fear that the one wearing it has in his heart that he is imitating these Christians or disbelievers. In that case, he is prohibited from doing so from this aspect, because he honors the disbelievers by imitating them.
The Shaykh : I will give you a rule, may Allah bless you: The original ruling regarding clothing is that it is permissible in both type and manner. So if anyone says: This clothing is forbidden, either because of its type or its manner, he must provide evidence. Wearing the beret falls under this category. If this is the custom of the Christians and the disbelievers, then it is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهمBut I fear that the one wearing it has in his heart that he is imitating these Christians or disbelievers. In that case, he is prohibited from doing so from this aspect, because he honors the disbelievers by imitating them.