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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of "Women Who Are Clothed Yet Naked"

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Question:
The possibilities mentioned regarding "women who are clothed yet naked"—namely, imitating men or seducing men—these possibilities are found in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, or in the hadith of Usamah: the prohibition of wearing the clothing of a man. In the hadith of Abu Hurayrah: that a man wears the clothing of a woman, and a woman wears the clothing of a man?

Answer:
This is according to its apparent meaning. In terms of clothing, one wears the other's attire until they are mistaken for a man, or vice versa. This is the meaning of the other hadith: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the effeminate men and the women who imitate men." He said: ...: Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it. So the meaning is this: either in clothing, or in something else such as gait or speech, or similar matters where these people imitate those people. It is obligatory for her to be distinguished from the man, and for him to be distinguished from her in his speech, gait, clothing, and other things; so that there is no confusion. Clothing is part of this. Clothing ... one may imitate him in his speech, imitate him in his walking.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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