What is the ruling on women wearing short sleeves?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on women wearing short sleeves? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : I see that a woman should adhere to modesty and wear a loose, wide garment. The Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the clothing of the women of the Companions in their homes was a shirt that covers from the hand to the ankle. This is what befits the Muslim woman, to be far from immodesty that may lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). It was reported in a hadith narrated by Muslim that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2128.
On this occasion, I advise my Muslim sisters to refrain from adopting every fashion trend that comes from outside this country in clothing, for it either comes from disbelieving peoples, or from peoples who were colonized by disbelievers for a long time and they influenced their customs. And we, praise be to Allah, are in this Peninsula in the best state regarding clothing, so let us stick to it and stay away from these fashions. Also, some ignorant women, whenever a new fashion comes, they buy it and leave the old one, even if it is new. I warn women against reading magazines that display these outfits, for there is no good in them. Satan beautifies them in the heart of the woman until she makes something like that, or hires someone to make something like that for her. And when women see her, they follow this new fashion.
The Shaykh : I see that a woman should adhere to modesty and wear a loose, wide garment. The Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the clothing of the women of the Companions in their homes was a shirt that covers from the hand to the ankle. This is what befits the Muslim woman, to be far from immodesty that may lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). It was reported in a hadith narrated by Muslim that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Two are the types of the denizens of Hell whom I did not see: people having flogs like the tails of the ox with them and they would be beating people, and the women who would be dressed but appear to be naked, who would be inclined (to evil) and make their husbands incline towards it. Their heads would be like the humps of the bukht camel inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise and they would not smell its odour whereas its odour would be smelt from such and such distance.
صنفان من أهل النار لم أرهما : قوم معهم سياط كأذناب البقر يضربون بها الناس ، ونساء كاسيات عاريات مميلات مائلات رؤوسهن كأسنمة البخت المائلة ، لا يدخلن الجنة ولا يجدن ريحها ، وأن ريحها ليوجد من مسيرة كذا وكذاOn this occasion, I advise my Muslim sisters to refrain from adopting every fashion trend that comes from outside this country in clothing, for it either comes from disbelieving peoples, or from peoples who were colonized by disbelievers for a long time and they influenced their customs. And we, praise be to Allah, are in this Peninsula in the best state regarding clothing, so let us stick to it and stay away from these fashions. Also, some ignorant women, whenever a new fashion comes, they buy it and leave the old one, even if it is new. I warn women against reading magazines that display these outfits, for there is no good in them. Satan beautifies them in the heart of the woman until she makes something like that, or hires someone to make something like that for her. And when women see her, they follow this new fashion.