Is it considered a garment of fame if a young man wears the clothing of an elder, or vice versa?
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The questioner : The wearing of clothes... sometimes the elderly have a specific style of dress, and the youth have a specific style of dress. So, if one of the youth wears the clothes of the elders, or vice versa, is this considered wearing a garment of fame?
The Shaykh : And what do you say?
The student: It is criticized, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: It is generally criticized.
The Shaykh : Do you mean fame?
The student: I mean that people look down on the man.
The questioner : For example, some people, O Shaykh...
The student: Especially if it is exaggerated.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, suppose he says, what is it?
The questioner : No, some people... O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Shaykh ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Some people nowadays imitate, meaning the elders or such...
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : This is a clear example...
The Shaykh : I mean, nowadays, I am telling you, people in the past used to put a cord around the neck, and they had a watch.
The questioner : Now, some of the youth...
The Shaykh : Have they started doing this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, like before.
The questioner : Like before.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : A white and black agal; the white agal... is not worn except by the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And some of the youth, meaning, they imitate and wear a white agal.
The Shaykh : By Allah, if we return the matter to fame and say that there is no fame, surprise, or disapproval among people, then it is not permissible. But sometimes the young man, some of the youth, use or wear what the elders wear to display dignity in himself, because he loves to have some dignity. As for the elderly man who acts like a youth, this is a problem, this is a problem.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : And what do you say?
The student: It is criticized, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: It is generally criticized.
The Shaykh : Do you mean fame?
The student: I mean that people look down on the man.
The questioner : For example, some people, O Shaykh...
The student: Especially if it is exaggerated.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, suppose he says, what is it?
The questioner : No, some people... O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Shaykh ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Some people nowadays imitate, meaning the elders or such...
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : This is a clear example...
The Shaykh : I mean, nowadays, I am telling you, people in the past used to put a cord around the neck, and they had a watch.
The questioner : Now, some of the youth...
The Shaykh : Have they started doing this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, like before.
The questioner : Like before.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : A white and black agal; the white agal... is not worn except by the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And some of the youth, meaning, they imitate and wear a white agal.
The Shaykh : By Allah, if we return the matter to fame and say that there is no fame, surprise, or disapproval among people, then it is not permissible. But sometimes the young man, some of the youth, use or wear what the elders wear to display dignity in himself, because he loves to have some dignity. As for the elderly man who acts like a youth, this is a problem, this is a problem.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?