If wearing a shirt is considered a garment of fame, should one switch to trousers?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. We said that the customs in the lands of the disbelievers, if they become widespread, the established principle is...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : So we learned, O Shaykh, that something like trousers, and so on. We said it is better to wear them in the lands where they are worn. But O Shaykh, what is your opinion of the statement that this is the Sunnah? Because the Sunnah in the matter of custom is that the Sunnah is to wear trousers.
The Shaykh : Yes, if one wears a shirt in these lands, is it considered a garment of fame?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : If it is considered a garment of fame, yes, we said the Sunnah is to stick to trousers. But if it is not considered a garment of fame...
The student: It is not considered a garment of fame.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: It is not considered a garment of fame.
The Shaykh : I don't know, by Allah. In any case, I do not know this matter.
The student: Who wears it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Whoever wears the shirt wears it, and...
The Shaykh : It is not a garment of fame.
The student: Only in government offices.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Government offices.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the trousers.
The student: In some places, wearing trousers is considered a garment of fame.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt. We are here now; if there is no reason for wearing it, it is considered a garment of fame.
The student: And with us as well.
The Shaykh : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : So we learned, O Shaykh, that something like trousers, and so on. We said it is better to wear them in the lands where they are worn. But O Shaykh, what is your opinion of the statement that this is the Sunnah? Because the Sunnah in the matter of custom is that the Sunnah is to wear trousers.
The Shaykh : Yes, if one wears a shirt in these lands, is it considered a garment of fame?
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : If it is considered a garment of fame, yes, we said the Sunnah is to stick to trousers. But if it is not considered a garment of fame...
The student: It is not considered a garment of fame.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: It is not considered a garment of fame.
The Shaykh : I don't know, by Allah. In any case, I do not know this matter.
The student: Who wears it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Whoever wears the shirt wears it, and...
The Shaykh : It is not a garment of fame.
The student: Only in government offices.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Government offices.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the trousers.
The student: In some places, wearing trousers is considered a garment of fame.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt. We are here now; if there is no reason for wearing it, it is considered a garment of fame.
The student: And with us as well.
The Shaykh : Yes