What is the ruling on wearing trousers if they are tight and stick to one’s body, or if they are baggy in order to imitate the westerners, what if a person wears a different style from what the westerners wear?
What is the ruling on wearing suit and tie and other clothes usually used by the unbelievers? Is it acceptable because it became of Muslims’ habits and that an average Muslim will not think that they are worn to resemble the unbelievers? What should a Muslim wear nowadays?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The basic principle with regard to clothes is that they are
permissible, except those which Islam has definitely excluded, such as gold
and silk for men, except in the case of scabies and the like. Wearing
trousers is not something that is unique to the kuffaar, but wearing tight
trousers which show the shape of the body, even the ‘awrah, is not
permissible. Loose pants are permissible, unless the wearer intends to
resemble those of the kuffaar who wear them. The same applies to wearing a
suit and tie. These are not garments that are unique to the kuffaar, so they
are permissible, unless the wearer intends to imitate them.
To sum up, the basic principle with regard to clothes is that
they are permissible, unless there is shar’i evidence to show that they are
not allowed, as stated above.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send
blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
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Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd
al-Razzaaq al-‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah
ibn Qa’ood.
