Riyad as-Salihin, 1631
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed those men who are effeminate, and women who imitate men. Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed men who copy women and cursed women who copy men. <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المخنثين من الرجال، والمترجلات من النساء. وفي رواية: لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء، والمتشبهات من النساء بالرجال. ((رواه البخاري)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 121
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) Prohibition of men imitating women and women imitating men, which is one of the major sins due to the mention of "curse" associated with it.<br>
2) The second Hadith is an example for imitation in clothes, but, in general, forbidden imitation includes all that is peculiar to a gender, like movements, clothes, way of speaking, and appearances.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
Men who are effeminate: men who imitate women in the way they move, dress, and speak.<br>
Women who take the similitude of men: women who imitate men in the way they move, dress, and speak.