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Imitating the Opposite Gender

Dress, Grooming & Clothing

Modesty in dress, keeping garments above the ankles for men, clean grooming, and avoiding ostentatious clothing.

Hadiths: 12Topics: 6All Topics
5885
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ يَا كَافِرُ‏.‏ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِهَا أَحَدُهُمَا ‏"‏‏‏
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If anyone says to his brother, 'O misbeliever! Then surely, one of them such."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6104
In-book : Book 78, Hadith 131
USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 125  (deprecated)
5886
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِ كَاذِبًا فَهْوَ كَمَا قَالَ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَىْءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَلَعْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَقَتْلِهِ، وَمَنْ رَمَى مُؤْمِنًا بِكُفْرٍ فَهْوَ كَقَتْلِهِ ‏"‏‏‏
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e. if he swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim in case he is telling a lie), then he is as he says if his oath is false and whoever commits suicide with something, will be punished with the same thing in the (Hell) fire, and cursing a believer is like murdering him, and whoever accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6105
In-book : Book 78, Hadith 132
USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 126  (deprecated)
4097
Abu Dawood
Sahih in chain (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَأْتَزِرُ فَيَضَعُ حَاشِيَةَ إِزَارِهِ مِنْ مُقَدَّمِهِ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَيَرْفَعُ مِنْ مُؤَخَّرِهِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِمَ تَأْتَزِرُ هَذِهِ الإِزْرَةَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْتَزِرُهَا ‏.‏
Ikrimah said that he saw Ibn Abbas putting on lower garment, letting the hem on the top of his foot and raising it behind. He said:
Why do you put on the lower garment in this way? He replied: It is how I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do it.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4096
In-book : Book 34, Hadith 77
English translation : Book 33, Hadith 4085
4098
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ لَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ وَالْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ ‏.‏
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed women who imitate men and men who imitate women.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4097
In-book : Book 34, Hadith 78
English translation : Book 33, Hadith 4086
4099
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الرَّجُلَ يَلْبَسُ لِبْسَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْمَرْأَةَ تَلْبَسُ لِبْسَةَ الرَّجُلِ ‏.‏
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the man who dressed like a woman and the woman who dressed like a man.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4098
In-book : Book 34, Hadith 79
English translation : Book 33, Hadith 4087
2784
Jamiat Tirmidhi
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ مَا مِنْ نَفْسٍ تُقْتَلُ ظُلْمًا إِلاَّ كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ كِفْلٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا وَذَلِكَ لأَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَسَنَّ الْقَتْلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ‏"‏ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏"
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "No soul is wrongfully taken except that some of the burden of its blood is upon the son of Adam, because he was the first to institute murder."
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2673
In-book : Book 41, Hadith 29
English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2673
2785
Jamiat Tirmidhi
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُجُورِ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُهُ لاَ يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَمَنْ دَعَا إِلَى ضَلاَلَةٍ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الإِثْمِ مِثْلُ آثَامِ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُهُ لاَ يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ آثَامِهِمْ شَيْئًا ‏"‏ ‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏‏
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever calls to guidance, then he receives the reward similar to the reward of whoever follows him, without that diminishing anything from their rewards. And whoever calls to misguidance, then he receives of sin similar to the sins of those who followed him, without that diminishing anything from their sins."
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2674
In-book : Book 41, Hadith 30
English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2674
1904
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لَعَنَ الْمَرْأَةَ تَتَشَبَّهُ بِالرِّجَالِ وَالرَّجُلَ يَتَشَبَّهُ بِالنِّسَاءِ ‏.‏
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah:
that the Messenger of Allah cursed women who imitate men and men who imitate women.
Reference: English : Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1903
Arabic : Book 9, Hadith 1978
1631
Musnad Ahmed
Sahih Hadeeth and its isnad is Hasan when other isnads are taken into consideration]
It was narrated that "AbdurRahman bin al-Akhnas said:
al-Mugheerah bin Shu"bah addressed us and criticized "Ali (رضي الله عنه). Sa"eed bin Zaid stood up and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “The Prophet (ﷺ) will be in Paradise, Abu Bakr will be in Paradise, Umar will be in Paradise, "Uthman will be in Paradise, "Ali will be in Paradise, Talhah will be in Paradise, az-Zubair will be in Paradise, "AbdurRahman bin "Awf will be in Paradise and Sa"d will be in Paradise.” And if you wish, I shall name the tenth one.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 1631
Arabic/English book : Book 9, Hadith 1631
1632
Musnad Ahmed
Sahih (Darussalam) [ al-Bukhari (4478) and Muslim (2049)]
It was narrated that Sa"eed bin Zaid said: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say:
"Truffle are a kind of manna, and its water is a healing for the eyes."
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 1632
Arabic/English book : Book 9, Hadith 1632
1633
Musnad Ahmed
Sahih (Darussalam) [ al-Bukhari (2452) and Muslim (1610)]
It was narrated from Saeed bin Zaid that the Prophet (ﷺ) - Ibn Numair said:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)-said: "Whoever takes a handspan of land unlawfully, his neck will be encircled with it on the Day of Resurrection down through seven earths."
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 1633
Arabic/English book : Book 9, Hadith 1633
1515
Riyad us Saliheen
وعن أبي عبد الرحمن بلال بن الحارث المزني رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏‏إن الرجل ليتكلم بالكلمة من رضوان الله تعالى ما كان يظن أن تبلغ ما بلغت يكتب الله له بها رضوانه إلى يوم يلقاه، وإن الرجل ليتكلم بالكلمة من سخط الله ما كان يظن أن تبلغ ما بلغت يكتب الله له بها سخطه إلى يوم يلقاه”‏.‏ رواه مالك في الموطأ والترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح‏.‏"
Abu 'Abdur-Rahman Bilal bin Al-Harith Al-Muzani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A man speaks a good word without knowing its worth, Allah records for him His Good Pleasure till the day he will meet Him; and a man utters an evil word without realizing its importance, Allah records for him His displeasure till the day he will meet Him."

[Imam Malik and At-Tirmidhi].
Reference: Sunnah.com : Book 18, Hadith 6
Arabic/English book : Book 18, Hadith 1516