Explanation of the author's statement: "...and it is more apparent on men..."
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The Shaykh : The author said: "and it is more apparent".
"And it" — the "it" here is an indefinite noun with a description, meaning "and a garment that is the pronoun referring to silk is more," that is, this garment is more apparent, meaning more prominent to people. It means that a garment is forbidden if most of it is apparent, [i.e.,] silk. Yes, if most of the silk is apparent, it is forbidden for whom? For men.
An example of this is if there is a garment with patterns, meaning it has designs, two-thirds of which are silk and one-third is cotton or wool, then it is forbidden because most of it is silk. And the apparent statement of the author is that if the silk is less, it is not forbidden, such as if it has patterns, meaning I mean lines, and if we compare the silk to the cotton and wool with it, we find that it is one-third, then the garment is permissible in that case, considering the majority. If they are equal, the author's statement will come later that it is not forbidden, and there is another opinion that it is forbidden, and we will postpone the discussion on it until we reach it, if Allah wills.
He said: "and it is more apparent on men" on men, not women, due to the evidence and reasoning we learned previously. Now, is wearing silk from the category of minor sins or major sins? We say it is from the category of major sins because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5305Sahih (Darussalam) This is a warning, and the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on the meaning of this warning. Is the meaning that he will not enter Paradise because the garment of the people of Paradise is silk, and the necessary consequence of being deprived of the garment is that he will not enter? And on this, there is a severe warning that faith will peel off from the heart of this man until he dies in disbelief? Or is the meaning that even if he enters Paradise, he will not wear silk; he will be deprived of that? If someone asks, on this meaning, it is objected that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Az-Zukhruf 43:71] We say the answer, and knowledge is with Allah, is either that he is deprived of wearing this silk for a period that Allah knows best, or that his soul does not desire this silk, and this would be a deficiency in his pleasure, just as a sick person may not desire some type of food, and this would be a deficiency in his food. So this one who entered Paradise would not have a love for silk in his soul, and this is undoubtedly a sickness or a type of sickness in this world, or otherwise in the Hereafter there is no sickness, but it would be a deprivation for him from enjoying the full enjoyment in Paradise.
"And it" — the "it" here is an indefinite noun with a description, meaning "and a garment that is the pronoun referring to silk is more," that is, this garment is more apparent, meaning more prominent to people. It means that a garment is forbidden if most of it is apparent, [i.e.,] silk. Yes, if most of the silk is apparent, it is forbidden for whom? For men.
An example of this is if there is a garment with patterns, meaning it has designs, two-thirds of which are silk and one-third is cotton or wool, then it is forbidden because most of it is silk. And the apparent statement of the author is that if the silk is less, it is not forbidden, such as if it has patterns, meaning I mean lines, and if we compare the silk to the cotton and wool with it, we find that it is one-third, then the garment is permissible in that case, considering the majority. If they are equal, the author's statement will come later that it is not forbidden, and there is another opinion that it is forbidden, and we will postpone the discussion on it until we reach it, if Allah wills.
He said: "and it is more apparent on men" on men, not women, due to the evidence and reasoning we learned previously. Now, is wearing silk from the category of minor sins or major sins? We say it is from the category of major sins because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
