Forbidding Men Trying to Look Like Women and Women Trying to Look Like Men in Clothing, Movements, Etc.

783. Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The Messenger of Allah cursed men who made themselves look like women and women who made themselves look like men.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Libas, 61).

784. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two categories among the people of Hell that I have not seen: a people who have whips like the tails of cattle with which they beat people, and women who are both dressed and naked, who are deviant and make others deviant. Their heads resemble the humps of Bactrian camels. They will not enter Paradise nor even smell its scent, and its scent can be discerned at such-and-such a distance.” (Sahih Muslim, Jannah, 52).
Annotation: It can be said that the people that fall into the second group mentioned have the following characteristics: the ungrateful ones who do not offer thanks to Allah in spite of enjoying His blessings, those who wear clothing but use tight fit or transparent clothes that expose their body, and those who are outwardly covered but (morally) naked at heart. In addition, those who try to induce other women to behave like themselves since they do not have concerns about chastity, those who are inviting toward men, those who try to assume masculinity, and those whose hairstyle (with a bun) resembles the hump of a camel. Here we both see the pithy nature of the Prophet’s sayings and his predictions about the future by telling about two types of people to appear in future.

 

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014