Question
People are increasingly coming to Musjid wearing Bermuda pants. They contend that the pants are well below the knees and high above the ankles. They therefore feel that it is proper to perform Salaat with this type of pants. Is it permissible?
Answer
It is Makrooh Tahrimi (sinful and forbidden) to perform Salaat attired with this kuffaar dress style. Below the knees and above the ankles are to the only requisites of an Islamic dress. Firstly, it is haraam to adopt a non-Muslim fashion dress. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that he who emulates a nation is of them. This type of pants is a style of the non -Muslims. It is therefore not permissible to wear it even outside Salaat. Will a man wear his wife's pants and dress in Salaat and out of Salaat? If the argument in favour of Bermuda pants is valid, then to a greater extent will a Muslim female's dress be permissible for a Muslim man. After all, the common denominator between them is Imaan while there is no common factor between the Muslim and the non-Muslim. But Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that a woman who emulates the dress style of males is accursed and vice versa. The curse applies to a greater degree when the dress style is of aliens. Salaat performed with such Makrooh Tahrimi garments should be compulsorily repeated attired in descent Islamic dress.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 18 No 12
- PDF page
- 4
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