Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Imitating The Dress of The Opposite Gender

· 10 Rabiʻ I 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it Haraam for a male to dress as a female, for example, he wears a Hijaab or wig, even in jest? Would it be considered tantamount to Kufr?

Answer

It is Haraam for a male to dress as a female, and for a female to dress as a male, even if it is as a joke. However, it is not considered as committing Kufr.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ لَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ وَالْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ.

(سنن ابي داود 4097)

(والمتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء) بأن يلبس لبسة النساء ويتزيا بزيهن، قال النووي في الروضة»: والصواب : أن التشبه بالرجال للنساء وعكسه حرام.

(بذل المجهود 12/128)

Answered by
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
Checked & approved by
Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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