New Converts and Dressing Properly
- From: "All praise is due to Allah Lord of the Worlds, the Owner of all of the creation" <almared_alarabi@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:23:30 -0700
New Converts and Dressing Properly
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be
upon His Messenger.
First of all, it should be clear that Islamic dress code for women is
primarily intended to safeguard their modesty, dignity, and honor.
Though Islam doesn't force women to wear a specific style or type of
clothes, it declares some conditions that the Muslim woman dress
should meet. While abiding by these Islamic ethics, a woman can still
choose good-looking and comfortable clothes.
New Muslims should try their best to adopt Islamic ethics and morals.
They will be greatly rewarded by Allah for their patience and
forbearance.
Wael Shihab, a Shari`ah researcher at Al-Azhar University, states,
We welcome you to Islam among your Muslim brothers and sisters.
New Converts, as a Muslim, should wear proper clothes that meet the
Shari`ah conditions. You will be greatly rewarded by Allah for abiding
by these ethics. Following are the requirements that your clothes
should meet:
1. They should cover all your body with the exception of the hands and
face.
2. They should not be transparent or revealing.
3. They should not be tight in a way that shows your body features;
the clothes should be loose-fitting.
4. They should not be clothes that are peculiar to men in your
community; women should not wear clothes that are known to be worn
only by men and vice versa.
Having stated the above, it should be clear that Islam does not ask
women to wear a specific style or type of clothes. Hence, any clothes
that you wear which meet the above requirements-whether it is one,
two, or three pieces, or it is made of jeans, cotton, or polyester-are
acceptable.
Sisters, if you don't have the means to buy new clothes that meet the
above conditions, then you can easily choose from your clothes what
could meet these conditions. I am sure that you can successfully do
that in a convenient way.
Moreover, avoid clothes that don't meet the above conditions; they are
not proper for you.
Sisters, though it might be difficult, especially at the beginning, to
make that shift in your dress style, bear in mind that you will be
greatly rewarded and blessed by Allah for abiding by the Islamic
ethics.
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