Is it compulsory for a female to remove her pant weither pure before prayers.
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assalamu
alaikum.is it compulsory for a female to remove her pant weither pure before
prayers.ma assalam
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Answer:
Pants dress women for prayer
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) himself, his chaste and
noble family, and his noble companions themselves wore the dresses which were
worn by their people of the times. Allah
and His Messenger (saws) have neither specified nor limited the believers to a
particular Islamic dress, but rather gave some conditions which the dress a
believer adorns himself/herself with must be fulfilled:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verse 26:
26 O ye children of Adam! We have bestowed clothing upon you to cover
your shame as well as to be an adornment to you; but the clothing of
‘taqwa’ (piety, righteousness, etc.) that is the best. Such are among the Signs of Allah that they
may receive admonition!
Provided that the below five conditions of apparel are not
violated, there is absolutely no restriction on the type or color of clothing
the believers are allowed to wear in Islam:
- Clothes
worn should not announce arrogance.
- The
‘satr’ of the person (man or woman) must be covered in the presence of
their non-mehrams.
- The
clothes worn must not be tight so as to display ones figure and curves, and
should not be transparent.
- The
clothes worn must not be an imitation of the pagans or disbelievers.
- Men
should not imitate women in their clothing; nor should women imitate men
in their clothing.
Thus if the culture or tradition of the people where one
resides is lose shirts and pants, lose skirts or blouses, saris, or whatever
else; there is absolutely no harm if the believers adorns themselves with their
prevalent cultural clothes, as long as none of the above listed conditions of
Islam are violated.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verse 31:
31
O children of Adam! Wear your
beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: but waste
not by excess, for Allah loveth not those who waste.
Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn 'Umar and 'Aishah report that
the Prophet (saws) said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of an adult
woman unless she is wearing a ‘jilbaab’ (khimar, hijab, head-cover)."
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
Shariah Law dictates that for the prayer of a believing
woman to be valid, she must cover her whole self completely with an outer
garment (abaya, burqa, chador, jilbaab, etc.) just as she would when in the
presence of non-mehram males; ie. only her face, her hands, and her feet upto
the beginning of her ankles my be left exposed. If the believing sister customarily wears lose
fitting pants as her normal attire, and she covers herself completely with an
outer garment as she is required to when in prayer, her prayer will be valid in
the Sight of Allah Subhanah, Insha Allah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister