FatwaFederal TerritoriesDress, Awrah & Adornment
IRSYAD HUKUM KE-73: HUKUM PEREMPUAN BERPAKAIAN MENAMPAKKAN BENTUK TUBUH DAN HUKUM BAGI ORANG YANG SENGAJA MELIHAT AURAT ORANG LAIN
What is the ruling on women wearing clothes that reveal the shape of the body, and on deliberately looking at another person's awrah?
Short answer
Wearing clothing that reveals the body's shape is not permitted in Islam because it breaches the etiquette of dress, which requires loose clothing for women.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Wearing clothing that reveals the body's shape is not permitted in Islam because it breaches the etiquette of dress, which requires loose clothing for women. Deliberately looking at another person's awrah is sinful according to the Quran and hadith. A Muslim woman's clothing should cover the whole body except the face and both palms, and should not be thin, tight, resemble men's clothing, or be distinctive dress of non-Muslims. The ruling also states that, on the preferred view, a woman's voice is not awrah unless it is used in a way that attracts men's attention.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menampakkan tubuh dengan berpakaian seperti itu tidak dibolehkan dalam Islam kerana melanggar adab berpakaian yang yang sepatutunya longgar bagi perempuan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-73: HUKUM PEREMPUAN BERPAKAIAN MENAMPAKKAN BENTUK TUBUH DAN HUKUM BAGI ORANG YANG SENGAJA MELIHAT AURAT ORANG LAIN”, 18 August 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1915-irsyad-fatwa-ke-73-hukum-perempuan-berpakaian-menampakkan-bentuk-tubuh-dan-hukum-bagi-orang-yang-sengaja-melihat-aurat-orang-lain. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-women-clothing-revealing-body-shape/