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Is it permissible for women to wear anklets?

Published as Women Wearing Anklets

· 22 Rabiʻ I 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for women to wear anklets?

Answer

It is permissible for women to wear anklets as long as they do not emit a noise that attracts attention.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

أحكام القرآن للجصاص ط العلمية (3/319)

وقَوْله تَعَالَى: {وَلا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِنْ زِينَتِهِنَّ} رَوَى أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: “هُوَ الْخَلْخَالُ”، وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ: “إنَّمَا نُهِيت أَنْ تَضْرِبَ بِرِجْلَيْهَا لِيُسْمَعَ صَوْتُ الْخَلْخَالِ” وَذَلِكَ قوله: {لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِنْ زِينَتِهِنَّ} . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: قَدْ عُقِلَ مِنْ مَعْنَى اللَّفْظِ النَّهْيُ عَنْ إبْدَاءِ الزِّينَةِ وَإِظْهَارِهَا لِوُرُودِ النَّصِّ فِي النَّهْيِ عَنْ إسْمَاعِ صَوْتِهَا; إذْ كَانَ إظْهَارُ الزِّينَةِ أَوْلَى بِالنَّهْيِ مِمَّا يُعْلَمُ بِهِ الزِّينَةُ، فَإِذَا لَمْ يَجُزْ بِأَخْفَى الْوَجْهَيْنِ لَمْ يَجُزْ بِأَظْهَرِهِمَا

رد المحتار (6/420)

( ويكره ) للولي إلباس ( الخلخال أو السوار لصبي )…

( قوله الخلخال ) كبلبال ويسمى خلخلا ويضم قاموس ( قوله للصبي ) أي الذكر لأنه من زينة النساء

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Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/women-wearing-anklets/27624/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/azaadville-27624

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