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the foods of the regions they conquered, putting on the clothes of those places. If anyone should imitate others in costumes and food, it was proper for the companions to follow the example of the Prophet in these fields. Likewise, the Prophet and Sahabah used to wear a wrapper and cloak, so wasn't it better for others to follow them and do the same. The religious authorities have different opinions regarding this issue, but I think it is unnecessary to refer to this subject."192
The limits and conditions that should be considered in regard of clothes are as follows:
1 . All the body except the face and two hands up to the wrist, should be covered.
2 . Fame clothes should be abstained from.
3 . Women's clothes should be totally different from those of men.
4 . Transparent clothes "incarnating the body" should be abstained from.
Following is a brief explanation of these five principles:
Limits of Clothing
It is known among Fuqaha that the woman should keep her body covered from the eyes of foreigners "unconsanguine men", except the face and two hands up to the wrist. Of course some "Fuqaha" go farther and believe that all the body even the face should be covered. And a few of them held the view to "covering" less than this limit "of the body".
There are skilfully made articles in Persian and Arabic about these fields, that strongly defended the wellknown opinion, giving firm and strong evidences for proving this view, regarding the two other views unacceptable. 193Taking all this into
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192 . Fatawa ibn Tamiyyah, vol. XXII, pp. 324- 326 .
193 . Mas'alah Hijaab, of Murtaza Mutahhari, pp. 181-219; As-Sitr Wan-Nazar, of Mohammed Mahdi shams Ad-Deen, pp. 79- 225 .
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consideration no necessity is seen to elaborate on this subject.
Abstention from Fame Clothes
In many traditions prevention is made to wearing clothes that make someone famous and distinguished; The Messenger of Allah"S" is reported to have said:
"Whoever wears fame cloak in this world, Allah will verily cloth him with a similar garment on the Day of Resurrection." 194
The fame garment is that one which being unsociable and incompatible to the common law of society, and should observe a norm or habit that is not being incompatible to the Islamic Shari'ah.
Adverse to Men's Clothes
In so many traditions, the Prophet"S" has damned and cursed those men and women who liken themselves to each other, one of them being the following:
"The Messenger of Allah"S" damned those men likening themselves to women and the women who liken themselves to men." 195
This narration prohibits any kind of simile and likening in all fields and grounds. And in respect of covering and clothes what is apparently intended is the public prestige of those women who liken themselves to men or vice versa, as if appeared a resemblance in a piece of clothes there would be no disapproval and prohibition.
Abstaining from Transparent Clothes
Usaamah Ibn Zayd says: The Messenger of Allah"S" has one day clothed a man a white thin garment, and that man gave it to his
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194 . Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. IV, p. 44, Ha 4021 and Wasa'il As-Shi'ah, vol. III, p. 354 .
195 . Saheeh Al-Bukhari. "Kitaab Al-Libaas," vol. VII, p. 205; vol. III, p. 246 .
