lightofnur
Junior Member
Assalammualaikum all.
So I have a complicated question I need to ask, and it's pretty relevant to the Muslim community only because it's so widespread. I'm talking about the permissibility of women wearing pants/trousers in Islam. I was researching about this topic and I got two main answers: one is that it is permissible as long as one wears a long, wide something over it, and another is that it is not allowed for a number of reasons. The second opinion sounded more convincing and got more textual evidence than the first in my view, and the first opinion just said, "as long as it is this, as long as it is that." Now I've always worn my hijab, a long, loose shirt reaching the knees or just half an inch above it, and rather loose pants. But after hearing this, I've begun to wear a long skirt just to be on the safe side.
So here are my questions:
1)What do you all think about this? Do you have any reliable sources to back up your answers, and what would you do?
2)Being in a cramped place to live at the moment, I need exercise and fresh air. I can't do much exercise in the house and so I need to go up and down the stairs connecting the upper and lower levels of the building at most. But the other occupants on other levels of the house are non-Muslim women. Is it OK to let them see me wearing pants, if I go up and down the stairs (exercise or no)? Or if I visit them in their houses with pants and a hijab?
3)How do I exercise, do sports? I'll accept whatever it is, but does that mean I can't jog outside? My house is cramped and not suitable to move around. I guess I could walk outside in a skirt, but it's not practical that way, and for this very reason, when I go out, I wear the skirt and do no exercise. And my house is in a women's area, so exiting means non-Muslim and Muslim women would see me jogging. It gets pretty depressing when I keep rejecting offers to do things that require pants because a skirt would be unpractical for those things, but I'll accept whatever it is. Allah really knows best, right?
4)My father has finally begun to be religiously-inclined, but he still disallows me from wearing a skirt. Please don't suggest me to talk to him, because I have, and he thinks I shouldn't be too "extreme". Will I get any sin if he forces me to do something I don't? He gets angry whenever I wear the skirt.
I really don't want to cause distress by asking this question, but I really felt that it has to be asked because so many women wear pants nowadays. Lastly, may Allah heavily Bless whoever who takes the time to answer or even gives attention to this post. Thank you very much.
So I have a complicated question I need to ask, and it's pretty relevant to the Muslim community only because it's so widespread. I'm talking about the permissibility of women wearing pants/trousers in Islam. I was researching about this topic and I got two main answers: one is that it is permissible as long as one wears a long, wide something over it, and another is that it is not allowed for a number of reasons. The second opinion sounded more convincing and got more textual evidence than the first in my view, and the first opinion just said, "as long as it is this, as long as it is that." Now I've always worn my hijab, a long, loose shirt reaching the knees or just half an inch above it, and rather loose pants. But after hearing this, I've begun to wear a long skirt just to be on the safe side.
So here are my questions:
1)What do you all think about this? Do you have any reliable sources to back up your answers, and what would you do?
2)Being in a cramped place to live at the moment, I need exercise and fresh air. I can't do much exercise in the house and so I need to go up and down the stairs connecting the upper and lower levels of the building at most. But the other occupants on other levels of the house are non-Muslim women. Is it OK to let them see me wearing pants, if I go up and down the stairs (exercise or no)? Or if I visit them in their houses with pants and a hijab?
3)How do I exercise, do sports? I'll accept whatever it is, but does that mean I can't jog outside? My house is cramped and not suitable to move around. I guess I could walk outside in a skirt, but it's not practical that way, and for this very reason, when I go out, I wear the skirt and do no exercise. And my house is in a women's area, so exiting means non-Muslim and Muslim women would see me jogging. It gets pretty depressing when I keep rejecting offers to do things that require pants because a skirt would be unpractical for those things, but I'll accept whatever it is. Allah really knows best, right?
4)My father has finally begun to be religiously-inclined, but he still disallows me from wearing a skirt. Please don't suggest me to talk to him, because I have, and he thinks I shouldn't be too "extreme". Will I get any sin if he forces me to do something I don't? He gets angry whenever I wear the skirt.
I really don't want to cause distress by asking this question, but I really felt that it has to be asked because so many women wear pants nowadays. Lastly, may Allah heavily Bless whoever who takes the time to answer or even gives attention to this post. Thank you very much.