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Women Imitating Men and Vice Versa


The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) declared, "Allah curses men who imitate women and women who imitate men.”1

In another narration, "May Allah curse the masculine woman.” 2

It means that the woman who behaves like men. He (pbuh) also said, "May Allah curse the effeminate man and the masculine woman.” 3

On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Allah curses a woman who wears a men's clothing and a man who wears a woman's dress.”4

When woman wears a man's clothing, she will incur Allah's curse upon herself and her husband as long as he does not rebuke her or try to discipline her character. The husband, in Islam, is responsible about disciplining and teaching his wife as the Glorious Qur'an commands, {O ye who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones.] (AI- Tahrim: 6)

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) stressed this fact saying, "Each of you is a guardian and responsible about his subjects: The man is a guardian over his household and will be asked about them on the Day of Judgment.”5

He (pbuh) said further, "Men would be perished because they obeyed women (in vanity).”6

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "!t will not be a witness for two types of people who are destined for the Hell-fire: People with whips like the tails of cows, who beat the people (i.e., tyrannical rulers who are the enemies of their own people), and women who although clothed, are yet naked, seducing and being seduced, their hair styled like the tilted humps of camels. These will not enter the Garden nor its fragrance even reach them, although its fragrance reaches a very great distance.” 7

The hadith depicts these women with clothed and naked ones meaning that although they are clothed by Allah's gifts, they are naked because of their ingratitude. Other scholars hold that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) described such women as being clothed, yet naked, since they wear clothes which fail to cover the body and which are transparent, revealing what is underneath.

Such women are further described as seducing and being seduced, meaning that they behave and walk in seductive and sensuous manner. They disobey Allah and call others to do so.

The Messenger (pbuh) likened their hairstyle to the humps, special breed of camel which has very large humps, because they put up their hair in a beehive shape from the middle of their heads.

Nafi' said, " Once Ibn `Umar and 'Abdullah Ibn `Arnr were sitting with Al-Zubair Ibn `Abdul-Muttalib when a woman driving a flock of sheep and shouldering an arrow came to them. 'Abdullah Ibn `Umar asked, "Are you man or woman?" She said, "A woman." Thereupon 'Abdullah said to his companions, "Surely, Allah curse the women who imitate men and men who imitate women.”1

Thus, the display of women's attractions is a cause for incurring Allah's curse. This display may take various forms like exposing the ornament such as gold and pearls from under the head-covering, wearing revealing and sexy clothes, using of fragrant perfumes, etc. unfortunately, most of women today are accustomed to these immoral fashions.

By the same token, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) stated, "I looked at Hell-fire and saw the majority of its inhabitants are Women. "He (pbuh) disclosed further, "I left no harmful trial to men than women.”2

1 Reported by AI-Bukhari.

2 Reported by Abu Dawud.

3 Reported by A1-Bukhari.

4 Reported by Abu Dawud.

5 Reported by AI-Bukhari.

6 Reported by Ahmad.

7 Reported by Muslim.

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1 Reported by AI-Bukhari.

2 Reported by Muslim.

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Chapters (74)
  1. 1Acknowledgment
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Imam Dhahabi
  4. 4Definition:
  5. 5Ascribing Associates To Allah, the Most High (Shirk)
  6. 6Killing A Human Being
  7. 7Sorcery
  8. 8Not Performing the Prayer
  9. 9Not Paying Zakat
  10. 10Breaking One's Fast During Ramadan Without An Excuse
  11. 11Not Performing The Hajj When Able To
  12. 12Showing Disrespect To One's Parents
  13. 13Severing the Ties of One's Relatives
  14. 14Adultery
  15. 15Sodomy
  16. 16Accepting Usurious Gain
  17. 17Wrong Consuming an Orphan's Property
  18. 18Lying About The Prophet (pbuh)
  19. 19Fleeing From The Battlefield
  20. 20The Leader Who Misleads His Followers, The Tyrant And The Oppressor
  21. 21Arrogance, Pride, Conceit, Vanity And Haughtiness
  22. 22Bearing False Witness
  23. 23Drinking Alcohol
  24. 24Gambling (Qimar)
  25. 25Accusing A Woman Of Adultery
  26. 26Misappropriating Spoils of War, Muslim Funds or Zakat
  27. 27Theft
  28. 28Highwaymen Who Menace the Road
  29. 29The Engulfing Oath
  30. 30Taking People's Property Through Falsehood
  31. 31Collecting Taxes
  32. 32The Consumption Of Haram
  33. 33Suicide
  34. 34Telling Lies
  35. 35The Dishonest Judge
  36. 36Bribery
  37. 37Women Imitating Men and Vice Versa
  38. 38The Pimp And The One Who Permits His Wife To Fornicate
  39. 39Marrying Solely to Return to the Previous Husband
  40. 40Not Freeing Oneself of All Traces of Urine
  41. 41Showing off in Good Work
  42. 42Learning Sacred Knowledge for the Sake of This World, or Concealing It
  43. 43Breach of Faith
  44. 44Reminding Recipients of one's charity to them
  45. 45Disbelieving in Destiny (Qadar)
  46. 46Listening to People's Private Conversations
  47. 47The Talebearer Who Stirs up Enmity between People
  48. 48Cursing Others
  49. 49Breaking One's Promise Or Pledge
  50. 50Believing Fortunetellers and Astrologers
  51. 51A Wife's Rebellion Against Her Husband
  52. 52Picture-making
  53. 53Loudly Lamenting For The Dead Or When Afflicted With An Adversity
  54. 54Excess Against Others
  55. 55Overburdening And Arrogance Against Others
  56. 56Hurting One's Neighbor
  57. 57Hurting or Reviling Muslims
  58. 58Harming the Servants of Allah
  59. 59Dragging the Hem Of One's Garment Out of Conceit
  60. 60Men Wearing Silk or Gold
  61. 61Fleeing of the Slave
  62. 62Slaughtering in Other Than Allah's Name
  63. 63Falsely claiming someone is One's Father
  64. 64Arguing, Picking Apart Another's Words, and Quarreling
  65. 65Withholding Excess Water From Others
  66. 66Stinting When Weighing or Measuring Out Goods and Similar Merchandise
  67. 67Feeling Secure from Allah's Devising
  68. 68Despairing of the Mercy of Allah and Losing of Hope
  69. 69Forgoing the Congregational Prayer to Pray Alone Without a Legal Excuse
  70. 70Constantly Missing the Friday and Congregational Prayer Without a Valid Excuse
  71. 71Bringing Loss to the Bequest
  72. 72Deception and Evil Schemes
  73. 73Spying on the Muslims and Revealing their Weaknesses
  74. 74Disparaging the Companions of the Prophet