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layout: post
title: "Wearing black clothes"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da'imah, Fatwa no. 5363, Question 2"
category: [fatwas,women]
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 14, 1441
date: 2020/08/8
locale: en
lang: en
note: true
group1: true
excerpt: "It is not obligatory for women to dress in black; they can wear any other color that is typical of women, provided that they do not attract attention or arouse temptation. "
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### Question: 
Is it obligatory for women to dress in black when going out, or can they wear any color as long as it is not an attractive color?

### Answer: 
It is not obligatory for women to dress in black; they can wear any other color that is typical of women, provided that they do not attract attention or arouse Fitnah (temptation).