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Wearing a shawl

· 11 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I see many Qaris and imaams wearing a shawl over their shoulders and some use the Saudi scarf and put it over their shoulders. I wanted to ask if this is part of the Sunnah dressing of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and why do they wear this shawl / scarf?

Answer

Wearing a shawl is proven in the Hadith. Hence it is a Sunnah. As for the Saudi scarf, how can it be considered a Sunnah when it only commenced from the time of the Saudis.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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