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Sunan Abi Dawud 4097 (Book 34, Hadith 78) #24387
Imitating the Opposite Gender

SUMMARY: The Prophet cursed those who imitate the opposite gender.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet cursed women who imitate men and men who imitate women.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ لَعَنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ وَالْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ

TOPICS
imitation  *  gender  *  cursing  *  tashabbuh  *  jins  *  lanah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your own and other people’s genders; Accept yourself as you are; Do not mock people’s choices regarding their own genders; Do not try to imitate another person’s gender identity/expression .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how it is wrong to imitate the opposite gender. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, cursed those who do so. This means that it is a very serious sin and should not be done. It is important to remember that Allah created us as men and women for a reason and we should respect our genders by not trying to act like someone of the opposite gender. We should also respect each other's genders by not making fun of or mocking someone for being different from us in terms of their gender identity or expression.

This hadith teaches us that we must accept ourselves as Allah has created us and not try to change our natural state by imitating someone else's gender identity or expression. We must also respect others' choices in this regard, even if they are different from ours, because everyone has been given free will by Allah and we must honor that choice out of love for Him.

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