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| widad |
| 10/04/00 at 15:39:56 |
| slm One of the sisters wanted to know what were the requirements of muslim men's clothing so here it is from the book"The Muslim Woman's Dress"by JAmal Badawi: Within the definition of awrah for men and women,all the four basic requirements discussed in this paper are essentially the same: 1-Man should completely cover his awrah. 2-Men's clothing should be loose enough so as not to describe what he is covering(awrah). 3-They should be thick enough so as not to describe the colour of the skin or the parts required to cover. 4-They should not be designed in a way to attract attention.The basic rule of modesty and avoid show-off applies to all believers men and women. **The three other additional requirements discussed under the women's dress code apply to men's clothes also: 1)They should not be similar to what is known as the female dress. 2)They should not be similar to what could be identified as the dress of unbelievers. 3)They should not be clothes of fame pride or vanity. **In addition to all the above limitations on the muslim man's clothing,men are not allowed to wear silk nor gold(this does not apply to women). |
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| Kathy |
| 10/04/00 at 18:31:44 |
| slm Exactly what I wanted! With no cultural bias! Jazaka Allah Khirun |
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| assing |
| 10/06/00 at 17:59:35 |
| As salaamualykum, one should also not forget amonst the things that a man should not do is to "yusbil thawbahu" as sheikh Munnajid pointed out in his risalat on "Prohibitions taken lightly"; Isbaal - wearing clothes that come down below the ankles One of the things which people treat as insignificant, although it is serious in the sight of Allaah, is isbaal, which means lengthening one's clothes below the ankles; some people let their clothes touch the ground, and some allow them to drag on the floor behind them. Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are three to whom Allaah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at nor praise: the one who wears his lower garment below the ankles; the one who reminds others of his gifts or favours; and the one who sells his product by means of lies and false oaths." (Reported by Muslim, 1/102). The one who says, "I am not wearing my clothes below my ankles out of arrogance" is in fact praising himself in a way that is unacceptable. The warning against isbaal is issued to all, regardless of whether they do it out of arrogance or not, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whatever part of the lower garment is below the ankles is in Hell." (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 6/254; see also Saheeh al-Jaami', 5571). The person whose isbaal is the result of arrogance will be more severely punished than the one who has no such intention, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever trails his garment out of pride, Allaah will not even look at him on the Day of Resurrection." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, no. 3465, al-Bagha edition) - this is because he is combining two sins in one action. Wearing any clothes below the ankle is haraam, as is indicated in the hadeeth reported by Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father): "Isbaal may be done with an izaar (lower garment), qamees (shirt or upper garment) and 'amaamah (turban); whoever drags any part of them on the ground out of pride, Allaah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection." (Reported by Abu Dawud, 4/353; see also Saheeh al-Jaami', 2770). Women are permitted to lengthen their garments by one or two handspans to cover the feet or as a precaution against anything being uncovered by the wind, etc., but it is not permitted to do more than that, as is done with some wedding dresses which may have a train several metres long, which has to be carried behind the bride. |
| NS |
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| Learner |
| 10/11/00 at 03:37:36 |
| Assalaamu alaikum [quote]Exactly what I wanted! With no cultural bias![/quote] I know exactly what you mean Kathy. In addition to what Widad and Hisham have stated, I would also mention that doing anything that Rasoolullah (saw) said or did would be regarded as sunnah as long as the scholars do not state it to be a khusoosi (specific) action of Rasoolullah (saw). Hence I would also draw your attention to the attire of Rasoolullah (saw) which consisted of a thorb/jubbah, 'amamah (turban) and the skullcap. A very good book has been written by Sheikh Fadhl-ur-Rahman from South Africa, published by the Revival of the Sunnah Academy. This book details most of the ahadith available from sound evidences to establish the sunnah dress code for men. I must make it clear that I have stated the above to be a sunnah - a deed which if carried out one will gain immense reward from Allah (swt) but if not carried out then there is no sin in it. This is distinct from something being wajib (compulsory) like the keeping of the beard. And Allah knows best. Wassalaam. |
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| Kathy |
| 10/11/00 at 08:09:37 |
| Is there any hadith regarding the skullcap? |
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| Learner |
| 10/11/00 at 17:24:19 |
| Assalaamu alakium [quote]Is there any hadith regarding the skullcap? [/quote] Yes, Insha'Allah I'll give you the full details tomorrow. Wassalaam. |
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| Arsalan |
| 10/11/00 at 17:32:05 |
| What's a "skullcap"? A kufi? |
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| assing |
| 10/13/00 at 16:28:13 |
| Is there any hadith regarding the skullcap? Bismillah, what has been reported from the rasul (saw) about his dress, as ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah, describes in his magnificent book Zad Al-ma'ad "he (saw) used to wear an i'mamah {what we call a turban nowadays} and under it he used to wear the Qalansuwah {what is known as a "Taaqiyah"in the Arabian penninsula, "kufi" here in America or a "taj'" for us in Trinidad}, he used to sometimes wear the "Qalansuwah" without the "i'mamah" and he used to sometimes wear the "i'mamah" without the '"Qalansuwah" (vol 1. pg.88) and in another hadeeth narrated by Jaabir in saheeh Muslim "rasul (saw) entered Makkah and he was wearing a black i'mamah", thus this is why shaikh Saalih ibn Uthaymeen when asked is it considered the "sunnah'" for one to wear an "i'mamah" or "izar"? he replied "the sunnah is to wear what ones' people normaly wear, so if your people normaly wear i'amamh and thawbs, then in this case this will be the sunnah {for you}, if not, then what your people are accustomed to wearing will be considered the sunnah" (Shrah Zad Al-Mustaqna' chapter of zakat), the reason he said this is because there is a difference in what the rasul (saw) did as a "sunnatu aadeyah" - sunnah of customs i.e. he (saw) came and found his people eating a particular type of food and dressing in a particular way, ect... which did not contradict the commands of his lord, so he did it because this was his culture and the "skull cap" falls under this category, to give an example the rasul (saw) loved dates and milk, if some one does not eat these food would you say he is not following the "sunnah"?, then you have "sunnatu' ibadah - sunnah of worship" i.e. covering ones' awrah, eating with the right hand, beard, lower garments above the ankle, and the whole 9 yards - you know. All this is commands from Allah for the rasul (saw) and his ummah to do, i.e. wajib, regardless if the mushrikeen did it or not. However, one should understand it is still highly recommended to identified as a Muslim, for indeed the rasul (saw) "be different from the jew and the christians" As for all the ahadeeth that mention the merits of wearing an i'mamah (turban) like "always wears an i'mamah, for indeed it is the sign of the angels and let down behind your back", "two rakats with an i'amamah is better than 70 rakats without one", "salat with an i'mamah is multiplied 1000 times than salat with out one" and other ahadeeth like encouraging one to wear an i'mamah are all mawdoo {fabricated} as Al-Albani made clear in his book Silsilat Ahadeeth Da'efah. wallahu a'lam. "Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire." (Yusuf:41) |
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| Arsalan |
| 10/13/00 at 17:37:25 |
| Jazak Allahu khairan assing for that. Once again, the wisdom of Shaikh Uthaimeen leaves me muttering "subhan Allah" repeatedly! Many shuyookh have the knowledge, but few are endowed with wisdom (hikmah). Indeed it is Allah who grants hikmah, whereas any man can obtain knowledge (ilm) using his efforts. May Allah give the Shaikh health. Wassalamu alaikum. |
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| assing |
| 10/14/00 at 09:45:54 |
| Allah huma ameen! |
| NS |
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| Learner |
| 10/16/00 at 06:53:04 |
| Assalaamu alaikum Jazakallah khair Hisham for the reply. Wassalaam |
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| Anonymous |
| 02/04/01 at 18:41:11 |
| The Prophet (SAW) also forbad men to wear fabric decorated with large, loud, or bold designs. In his Sahih, Muslim reported 'Ali as saying, "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) forbade me the wearing of a gold rign, a silken garment, and clothing with bold desighs. Muslim also reperots a hadith from Ibn 'Umar, who said, "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) saw me wearing two garments having bold designs, and he said, "This is what unbelievers wear. Do not wear such things." |
| NS |
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| destined |
| 02/05/01 at 16:19:46 |
| [quote]Isbaal - wearing clothes that come down below the ankles Women are permitted to lengthen their garments by one or two handspans to cover the feet or as a precaution against anything being uncovered by the wind, etc., but it is not permitted to do more than that, as is done with some wedding dresses which may have a train several metres long, which has to be carried behind the bride.[/quote] slm, so the prohibition of Isbal is for women too? Is it as strict as it is for the guys, because it can get rather hard to do this especially if you're wearing a jilbab. |
| NS |
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| assing |
| 02/06/01 at 11:25:56 |
| "slm, {i guess this means salaams ???} so the prohibition of Isbal is for women too? Is it as strict as it is for the guys, because it can get rather hard to do this especially if you're wearing a jilbab?" Probably the following hadeeth may answer your question, for Umm Salamah asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as similar question to yours as has been narrated in the sunan of An Nasi from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, who said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever trails his garment on the ground out of pride, Allaah will not look at him.’ Umm Salamah said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, what should women do with their hems?’ He said, ‘Let them go down a handspan.’ She asked, ‘What if their feet show?’ He said, ‘Let them lengthen it by a cubit, but no more.’" (al-Nisaa'i, Kitaab al-zeenah, Baab dhuyool al-nisaa’). |
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