Imitating The Dress of The Opposite Gender

QUESTION:

Is it Haraam for a male to dress as a female, for example, he wears a Hijaab or wig, even in jest? Would it be considered tantamount to Kufr?

ANSWER:

It is Haraam for a male to dress as a female, and for a female to dress as a male, even if it is as a joke. However, it is not considered as committing Kufr.

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.

(سنن ابي داود 4097)

(والمتشبهين من الرجال بالنساء) بأن يلبس لبسة النساء ويتزيا بزيهن، قال النووي في الروضة»: والصواب : أن التشبه بالرجال للنساء وعكسه حرام.

(بذل المجهود 12/128)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali

Date: 08 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1447 / 01 September 2025

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb