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Sensible Shoes
Kathy
12/22/01 at 21:30:05
slm

Yeah! No more excuses for me!- I love my sensible shoes!

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Title: What is the ruling on women wearing high heels?



What is the ruling on women wearing high heels?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.  

Wearing high heels is not permissible because it exposes women to the risk of falling, and we are commanded in sharee’ah to avoid danger in a general sense, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And do not kill yourselves”

[al-Nisa’ 4:29]

“and do not throw yourselves into destruction”

[al-Baqarah 2:195]

It also makes women look taller than they really are and makes their posteriors appear more prominent, and this is a kind of deception and showing the adornments which the believing woman is forbidden to show, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, headcover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband’s fathers, or their sons, or their husband’s sons, or their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islam)” [al-Noor 24:31]

From Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, Majallat al-Buhooth, 9/46.

Moreover, it also makes a woman lean forward (maa’ilah ila al-amaam), so there is the fear that the warning issued to those women who walk with an enticing gait (al-maa’ilaat al-mumilaat) may apply to her too [in the hadeeth which says that such women will never even smell the fragrance of Paradise from afar]. It also harms the back, as has been proven medically. The heels also make a sound which attracts the attention of men and is a temptation to them. We ask Allaah to keep us all safe and sound.



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Re: Sensible Shoes
Laboogie
12/23/01 at 11:53:22
wow---I dont know about that....interesting
Re: Sensible Shoes
BroHanif
12/23/01 at 19:15:47
So what if a sister had those platform boots you know they are like astranout boots.
Re: Sensible Shoes
mujaahid
12/24/01 at 12:40:33
<It also makes women look taller than they really are and makes their posteriors appear more prominent>


Posteriors appear more prominent? What does that mean? Iwish the scholars would use simple language!
Re: Sensible Shoes
Kathy
12/24/01 at 19:36:27
[quote]Posteriors appear more prominent? What does that mean? [/quote]

[color=blue][i] Kathy started to answer- but fell off her chair laughing...[/i][/color]


Re: Sensible Shoes
little1
12/27/01 at 21:11:54
slm

man, i luv ma heels, well i got wedges, they r gr8 2

wlm
hahah..
princess
12/28/01 at 00:04:53
as'salaamualikum ;-D

[quote]<It also makes women look taller than they really are and makes their posteriors appear more prominent>


Posteriors appear more prominent? What does that mean? Iwish the scholars would use simple language![/quote]

hahahahahahah..;-D this is really cute, mashAllah :) kathy, u rock man :) mashAllah ;-D hahahah ;-D mujjahid..u're just straight up silly man ;-D :)
Re: Sensible Shoes
abc
12/28/01 at 02:46:18
Assalamalaikum

The last part of this thread reminded me of this british program "Small Talk". It's basically a quiz show in which adults have to guess at answers given by 4-8 year old children to certain questions asked by the quizmaster.
Once a 6 year old girl was asked if ppl should be allowed to wear fashionable clothes. In the most british accent she replies "No I don't think ppl should wear fashionable clothes coz then they walk all funny and their bum sticks out"
;-D ;-D ;-D
Kids are so cute. They just say it the way it is!


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