The ruling on a woman wearing a white dress on her wedding night
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Question:
A message was received for the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asks and says: I have come to know that the Muslim woman must not imitate the West, because they are Christians or Jews. The question is: If a Muslim woman wears a white dress on her wedding night, does this fall under what is forbidden, even if it has become a custom?
Answer:
There is no doubt that imitating the enemies of Allah, the disbelievers, is not permissible, whether they are Jews, Christians, polytheists, communists, or others of the types of disbelievers. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) and other evidence that warns against imitating the enemies of Allah. This applies to both men and women.
Authentic hadiths have come that indicate the prohibition of women imitating men and men imitating women. It is not permissible for a woman to wear clothing that resembles a man’s clothing, and it is not permissible for a man to wear clothing that resembles a woman’s clothing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does so.
White clothing is different. If it is in the style that resembles men’s clothing, it is forbidden. If it is in a style specific to women, there is no prohibition. The same applies to black, red, yellow, and green. All colors: whatever is in the style of men’s clothing is forbidden for women to wear, and whatever is in the style of women’s clothing is forbidden for men to wear. This is the criterion for all colors. It is obligatory for the man to avoid resembling the woman in her attire, clothing, and the like. It is obligatory for the woman to avoid resembling the man in his attire, or his speech, or his gait, or the like.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the men who imitate women, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men. Therefore, if she wears a special outfit on her wedding night that women are accustomed to wearing, which does not resemble men’s clothing, there is no blame, whether it is black, green, white, or otherwise, provided it is from women’s attire and women’s clothing. However, Muslims must pay attention to a matter that some people do, which is escorting the woman in the manner now known, where she is placed on a raised platform with special clothing, and the husband and some of his relatives are present so that they sit with her among the women. Many of them are unveiled. This is not permissible; it is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). We have written about this, and what Allah has made pleasing, and published it to warn against this bad practice.
As for her sitting among them in special clothing so that she is known among the women, there is nothing wrong with that. However, it is not permissible to allow men to enter upon the women in this situation, neither the husband nor anyone else. The husband enters upon her in a private place, a special room, a private place, where he enters upon his wife.
As for placing her in a raised place where the husband comes and sits with her; perhaps he touches her, or perhaps his modesty is low and he kisses her in front of people, or perhaps his father, or his brother, or his brothers are present with him. This is a matter of great danger and is not permissible. It exposes him to seeing the women who are unveiled there, or who are nearly naked there. And perhaps this leads to a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for him that makes him lose interest in his wife and desire to turn away from her because of what he saw of the other women.
So the conclusion is that this is a munkar (what is wrong) and should not be done. Rather, this custom should be discarded and left behind. The woman should be in a private place where he enters upon her, not in the place among the women. As for her being among the women in a special manner, or special clothing, with no men present with them, there is no blame in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received for the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asks and says: I have come to know that the Muslim woman must not imitate the West, because they are Christians or Jews. The question is: If a Muslim woman wears a white dress on her wedding night, does this fall under what is forbidden, even if it has become a custom?
Answer:
There is no doubt that imitating the enemies of Allah, the disbelievers, is not permissible, whether they are Jews, Christians, polytheists, communists, or others of the types of disbelievers. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهمAuthentic hadiths have come that indicate the prohibition of women imitating men and men imitating women. It is not permissible for a woman to wear clothing that resembles a man’s clothing, and it is not permissible for a man to wear clothing that resembles a woman’s clothing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who does so.
White clothing is different. If it is in the style that resembles men’s clothing, it is forbidden. If it is in a style specific to women, there is no prohibition. The same applies to black, red, yellow, and green. All colors: whatever is in the style of men’s clothing is forbidden for women to wear, and whatever is in the style of women’s clothing is forbidden for men to wear. This is the criterion for all colors. It is obligatory for the man to avoid resembling the woman in her attire, clothing, and the like. It is obligatory for the woman to avoid resembling the man in his attire, or his speech, or his gait, or the like.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the men who imitate women, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men. Therefore, if she wears a special outfit on her wedding night that women are accustomed to wearing, which does not resemble men’s clothing, there is no blame, whether it is black, green, white, or otherwise, provided it is from women’s attire and women’s clothing. However, Muslims must pay attention to a matter that some people do, which is escorting the woman in the manner now known, where she is placed on a raised platform with special clothing, and the husband and some of his relatives are present so that they sit with her among the women. Many of them are unveiled. This is not permissible; it is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). We have written about this, and what Allah has made pleasing, and published it to warn against this bad practice.
As for her sitting among them in special clothing so that she is known among the women, there is nothing wrong with that. However, it is not permissible to allow men to enter upon the women in this situation, neither the husband nor anyone else. The husband enters upon her in a private place, a special room, a private place, where he enters upon his wife.
As for placing her in a raised place where the husband comes and sits with her; perhaps he touches her, or perhaps his modesty is low and he kisses her in front of people, or perhaps his father, or his brother, or his brothers are present with him. This is a matter of great danger and is not permissible. It exposes him to seeing the women who are unveiled there, or who are nearly naked there. And perhaps this leads to a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for him that makes him lose interest in his wife and desire to turn away from her because of what he saw of the other women.
So the conclusion is that this is a munkar (what is wrong) and should not be done. Rather, this custom should be discarded and left behind. The woman should be in a private place where he enters upon her, not in the place among the women. As for her being among the women in a special manner, or special clothing, with no men present with them, there is no blame in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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