The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever imitates a people is one of them,” but our clothing is mostly from the disbelievers, and the household items as well, so what is the ruling in this?
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The questioner : She says, “O honorable Shaykh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in a hadith, the meaning of which is: Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). The question is that the matter has reached a great extent, so our clothing is mostly from the disbelievers, and the household items as well, so what is the ruling in this?”
The Shaykh : The meaning of imitation is that a person does something specific to the disbelievers, in the sense that whoever sees him thinks he is a disbeliever because his adornment and clothing are the adornment and clothing of the disbeliever. Not everything the disbelievers do becomes imitation if we do it, and not all the foods the disbelievers prepare become imitation if we eat them. The meaning of imitation is doing what is specific to the disbeliever,Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani).
Therefore, when it was considered imitation of the disbelievers for a man to wear trousers because the Muslims did not wear them, then it became widespread and common and was no longer specific to the disbelievers, it became permissible for men to wear them.
As for women, it is known that it is not permissible for them to wear trousers, even in the presence of their husband, because that falls under the category of imitating men.
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهمThe Shaykh : The meaning of imitation is that a person does something specific to the disbelievers, in the sense that whoever sees him thinks he is a disbeliever because his adornment and clothing are the adornment and clothing of the disbeliever. Not everything the disbelievers do becomes imitation if we do it, and not all the foods the disbelievers prepare become imitation if we eat them. The meaning of imitation is doing what is specific to the disbeliever,
He who copies any people is one of them.
فمن تشبه بقوم فهو منهمTherefore, when it was considered imitation of the disbelievers for a man to wear trousers because the Muslims did not wear them, then it became widespread and common and was no longer specific to the disbelievers, it became permissible for men to wear them.
As for women, it is known that it is not permissible for them to wear trousers, even in the presence of their husband, because that falls under the category of imitating men.