Metrosexuals and Islam

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TiLK

Junior Member
Hello.

In one thread around concerning about homosexuality and Islam somebody said that also metrosexuality is a sin as well as homosexuality. That thread was locked already so I made a new one.

If we understand meterosexuality as a kind of behavior, which is typical for the high interest of man for his appearance, clothes, skin and so on, while he is still straight (heterosexual).

So do you think meterosexuality is really a sin in Islam? If yes, what exactly is prohibited by Islam in this way of behavior? (Can you also please quote Koran or Hadith if possible?)
 

A Kashmiri

Junior Member
This is the first time i have heard such a thing.....:):)

However if a man or a women gives so much attention to clothes, appearane, skin etc and it becomes some sort of an obsession, then one can imagine that it would lead so many bad things, like being proud, racist, selfish, etc etc etc....

Rest Allah knows, i will be searching for this new thing to read and understand this all MESSY SITUATION.................
 

Mazhara

Junior Member
"Metrosexual"
means:
"young straight stylish urban man: a young, straight, sensitive urban man who is unashamed to enjoy good clothes, stylish living, the art of decorating, and improving his personal appearance"
 

TiLK

Junior Member
I see I should better post some more informations before I start any discussion. In my 1st post I was talking about this thread:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27820&highlight=homosexual
Mabsoot said there:
"There are many problems which are the exclusive domain of non-Muslim countries. Particularly those in the West. For example, alcohol related problems, hooliganism, depression etc. These are societal ailments to do with how people are raised and the cultural norms in which they live. - Likewise, now you have new generation of so called "men", now known as metrosexuals. Those are men, who like wearing creams, spend time thinking about their appearance in an over the top way, which would have been deemed non-mascular and effeminate a few years ago. However, now it is seen as normal. It is society which learns its ethics and morals increasingly via the media - be it TV, cinema, newspapers, magazines etc."

Metrosexual - Wikipedia.org
Metrosexual is a neologism generally applied to heterosexual men with a strong concern for their appearance, or whose lifestyles display attributes stereotypically seen among gay men. The metro- (city) prefix indicates this man's purely urban lifestyle, while the -sexual suffix comes from "heterosexual," meaning that this man, although he is usually straight, embodies the heightened aesthetic sense often associated with certain types of gay men.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosexual
 

D.Ahmed

Believer
I see I should better post some more informations before I start any discussion. In my 1st post I was talking about this thread:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27820&highlight=homosexual
Mabsoot said there:
"There are many problems which are the exclusive domain of non-Muslim countries. Particularly those in the West. For example, alcohol related problems, hooliganism, depression etc. These are societal ailments to do with how people are raised and the cultural norms in which they live. - Likewise, now you have new generation of so called "men", now known as metrosexuals. Those are men, who like wearing creams, spend time thinking about their appearance in an over the top way, which would have been deemed non-mascular and effeminate a few years ago. However, now it is seen as normal. It is society which learns its ethics and morals increasingly via the media - be it TV, cinema, newspapers, magazines etc."

Metrosexual - Wikipedia.org
Metrosexual is a neologism generally applied to heterosexual men with a strong concern for their appearance, or whose lifestyles display attributes stereotypically seen among gay men. The metro- (city) prefix indicates this man's purely urban lifestyle, while the -sexual suffix comes from "heterosexual," meaning that this man, although he is usually straight, embodies the heightened aesthetic sense often associated with certain types of gay men.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosexual

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Salaam brother.
I know what you mean by Metrosexual it's just the word that sounds abit gay lol. Anyways i live in Manchester uk and there are alot of students here and most of the guys i would put in the metrosexual catorgory, Its just this type of dress sense that alot of guys adopt thats very fashionable also they spend alot of time with thier hair do's which can all be sometimes seen abit kinda gay but hey ive seen alot of people like that these days its very common including Muslim guys.
 

TiLK

Junior Member
Yes, I am from Slovakia and its kind of popular here too. Surely not as much as in UK I guess :) But I even saw some in Turkey, which could be considered to be metrosexuals (although, I know, its not easy to say who exactly metrosexual is), so thats why I wonder if being metrosexual is sinful in fact or no?
 

saffanah

speak good or silent
I try to give you more information about how a Muslim man should dress.
This short article I quoted from a website, may it explain:

Some may find it surprising to know that Muslim men are also required to observe Hijab. The conditions of a man's Hijab differs from a woman's due to the biological, physiological and physical differences between the genders. Here is what the Muslim man's Hijab must entail.

The Basic Requirements of a Man's Hijab
Islam dictates that a Muslim man's basic Hijab is the covering of his body from belly-button to below the knee. Though this sounds like a rather sparse and loose definition of modesty, there are pertinent reasons as to this ruling.

Just like women, men should wear loose, long and non-transparent clothing so as not to attract attention from the opposite gender to their physical appearance. Men are not required to cover their hair, but many Muslim men do, with turbans or keffiyahs. Scholars have agreed that it would be befitting for a Muslim man to wear long trousers and longer-sleeved shirts when in the presence of women whom they may marry. "Less is More" is the golden rule for Hijab. Men should also avoid dressing like women.


So, now you can draw a conclusion, if the metrosexual man wears clothes that against the shariah rule, then it is a sin.
Allah knows the best.
 

TiLK

Junior Member
Hmm, thank you. Your answer was simple and in fact so useful in this discussion. So if this is all what is sayd in Islam, than there is no reason for blaming metrosexuals for their behavior, until they do not go against rules, which you mentioned right now. And so the part of article about metrosexuals, which I showed here was probably only misunderstanding of Islam teaching. Anyway I wrote PM to Mr. Mabsoot, cause he knows best what he was reffering to and we can only guess.

Thanks for your answers. Have a nice day.
 

blackivy393

Junior Member
metrosexual is kind of when a guy would get his nails done professionsally like cut and shapened or he'll actually get his clothes tailored fit. so he does all the grooming things girls do but in a guy sort of way, which is more than a guy normally does
 

Steve940

Junior Member
:salam2:

Dawud :: Book 32 : Hadith 4081
Narrated AbuHurayrah:

A man who was beautiful came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him). He said: Apostle of Allah, I am a man who likes beauty, and I have been given some of it, as you see. And I do not like that anyone excels me (in respect of beauty). Perhaps he said: "even to the extent of thong of my sandal (shirak na'li)", or he he said: "to the extent of strap of my sandal (shis'i na'li)". Is it pride? He replied: No, pride is disdaining what is true and despising people.



However.


Muslim :: Book 24 : Hadith 5205
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There was a person who walked with pride because of his (fine) mantles and well pleased with his personality. Allah made him sink in the earth and he would go on sinking in that until the Day of Resurrection.

Muslim :: Book 24 : Hadith 5203
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said that there was a person who used to walk with pride because of his thick hair and fine mantles. He was made to sink in the earth and he would go on sinking in the earth until the Last Hour would come.


:salam2:
 

wonnee3

Trying 2 plz ALLAH
As Salaamu Alaikum, i would have 2 say that it becomes Haraam when vanity comesn 2 play, if u r a businessman i think u would like ur suits 2 fit... thus u go 2 a tailor 4 ur clothes, getting ur nails done i'm not going there, but if u can't do them himself i guess, but aren't we supposed 2 b well groomed as muslims? not like nail polish or buffed, but descent? who doesn't like 2 look nice when u go out? when we go 2 Mosque aren't we commanded 2 put on r best? may ALLAH guide us all
 

Kilani

New Member
Salam Alikom everyone!!

Okay after reading about this weird topic , which I first time know about such a thing, and thanks to TiLK for bringing up this topic and enlightening us. I would like to rise a quesion to everyone here:

In your point of view, What are the reasons that leads a Man to behave in such a way and leading him to Metrosexuals?

Thank you.
Best regards,
 

ShahnazZ

Striving2BeAStranger
lol well NYC is CRAWLING with those. The problem is although I don't believe it constitutes as a separate type of gender, these type of men put WAY too much effort into their appearance and too much vanity isn't good for a Muslim unless they're trying to please their spouse in which case they usually only do it at home. Metros tend to display gay tendencies in that department but they're usually straight. However, there is a Hadith that states that anything that causes there to be doubt about whether a Muslim is or isn't Muslim is something that should be EXTREMELY avoided.
 

um_mustafa

sister in Islam
salams every one , the way I see it, is the guys give too much time on their appearance , it doesnt make them not guys, it really is a fashion issue as the muslim girls have adapted their so called hijab to a more up to date way of dressing as well, the guys are only doing the same , the muslim youth seem to have an obession these days with the way they look which has all been imported for the West, HAIR GEL is a best seller, we can only advise them to have a more Islamic look , but I get told well it's not haram,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but alhamdulilah most do grow out of it!!
 

warda A

Sister
:salam2:

Well Tilki , i learnt a new word, thanks
when i read i thought you meant Narcissist-(Narcissism describes the character trait of self love, based on self-image or ego)
but i realized it has a different meaning, nowadays men groom themselves exactly like women, with full make up,like lip stick, they even trim their eyebrows,
this is all due to following the actors who are being shown daily (the sins of the media) they go as far as having manicures and pedicures.
 
Hello.

In one thread around concerning about homosexuality and Islam somebody said that also metrosexuality is a sin as well as homosexuality. That thread was locked already so I made a new one.

If we understand meterosexuality as a kind of behavior, which is typical for the high interest of man for his appearance, clothes, skin and so on, while he is still straight (heterosexual).

So do you think meterosexuality is really a sin in Islam? If yes, what exactly is prohibited by Islam in this way of behavior? (Can you also please quote Koran or Hadith if possible?)

As Salam Alaikum Brothers & Sisters

In the first place I did not know who or what the Metrosexual is but by reading and looking in the Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. I came to a conclusion that when you look at the a Metrosexual or a Homosexual, you cannot tell the difference, because of their appearance. Now let us see what Islam has to say about Metrosexual.

First of all we should see what the meaning of Islam & Muslim is.
The word Islam means "submission", or the total surrender of oneself to Allah.
The word Muslim means "one who does Islam (submission to Allah)".

If you are a Muslim you are supposed to know & follow the following:

First of all Muslim men have to cover their awrah (not Hejab) that is from the navel to below the knee. Now you have to know how to cover it. What is allowed and what is not. When you are covering your awra you have to make shore that, the shape of your awrah is not visible (like the Hejab for women). For more information on Men’s dress code go to http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/36891/dress

Second the Hair style.
We are allowed to cut our hair evenly. That means you cannot shave your hair from the sides or cut it short from the sides and leave them longer on top of your head.

Third Beard & Moustache
It is haraam to shave off the beard which means every time a muslim shaves his beard he is sinning. We muslims are also supposed to trim the moustache. For more details go to http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/1189/beard

Fourth cleanliness
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The fitrah is five things: circumcision, trimming the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking the armpit hairs and shaving the pubic hairs.” (Agreed upon). The trimming the moustache & cutting the nails should be done every Friday. And plucking the armpit hairs and shaving the pubic hair should be done within 40 days.

A muslim should not worry about the metro sexual. Muslims should worry about their own things as mentioned above and concentrate on it and try to be a Good Moamin.

May Allah show you all the right path.
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