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Fatwa ID: 05520<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Mufti Naieem Mohammad<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There is a hadith that says Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam cursed women and men who imitate each other by wearing the opp. gender’s clothes. Is it haram for me, a Muslim girl to wear men’s apparel for the sake of modesty as men’s clothes are baggy?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a very intelligent question; may Allah keep guiding you.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hadeeth that you have mentioned is found in more than one source, a few variations are quoted below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) cursed the man who wears women’s clothes and the woman who wears men’s clothes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another Hadeeth mentions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas r.a.:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Messenger of Allah s.a.w. cursed the women who imitate men and the men who imitate women.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allah has created men and women with individual traits and qualities and characteristics that identify each gender. There are many similarities between genders but there are also many distinctions such as physical make-up, beauty traits, the capability of childbirth, even the voices of women are different from that of men most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The above Ahadeeth tell us that Allah curses the people who imitate the opposite gender by either way of dress, habits, etc. because this shows a great disregard for the decree of Allah and it is a bold opposition against the decision of Allah to place a person into one of the gender categories. Such a curse falls upon the person who shows displeasure with their birth-assigned gender and tries to be identified as the other gender.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If however, a woman uses men\u2019s clothing such as baggy pants or loose shirts with the intention of properly covering their awrah[3]<\/a> this will be permissible but with certain conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n