Woman Between Islam and Western Society
10. Hijab in Islam
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one of the traditions he has quoted to this effect:
The Prophet has condemned men who imitate
women and women who imitate men.
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From this tradition the writer comes to the
conclusion that a garment which in most parts
resembles those of men is not permissible for
women, even if it covers her adequately.
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The seventh rule of
hijab
is that it should not
resemble
that
worn
by
non-believers.
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani says that any
similarity to non-believers must be avoided, in
matters of worship, festivals and dress.
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The
Qur’an states this briefly, but the
sunnah
provides
the detail. One of the verses of the Qur’an on
which he bases this argument states that it is “so
that they may not be like those who were given
the scriptures before this…”
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He quotes Ibn
Taymiyya and Ibn Kathir who construe this verse
as meaning that imitation of non-believers is not
allowed in Islam.
Then he quotes the tradition in which the Prophet
forbade adopting the ways of non-believers in’
