What is the appropriate clothing for a bride to wear on her wedding day?
Assalaamu Alaykum my dear brothers and sisters. May Allah Subhan'Allahu'Wa'Tala bless us all Insha'Allah with good health and all the best.
Insha'Allah I am making strong plans for marriage, and I just had a question in mind, which I couldnt find the answer through the internet.
Insha'Allah when I do get married, I am well my partner and I have made this decision together, to have a wedding under halaal environmet, but I was just wondering what would a Muslim bride wear on the day?
Sorry i dont have the hadith now to type on here, but i have read and heard that wedding gowns are not allowed in islam. Im Turkish, but born and raised in Britian, us turkish lot wear the wedding gown, and obviosly my asian friends wear their own traditional clothing, so if both of these are not appropriate, then what is appropiate to wear?
What could be worn on the day? A jilbaab is what a muslim woman would wear daily, so you cant actually wear that on your most special day can you? Me and my partner kind of had an argumental talk over this, because he was telling me whats wrong in wearing a jilbaab on the wedding day.
Can anyone please tell me what could be worn that is not eye catching and leading to haraam, that is not cultural - traditional.
Also, if jilbaab is what is appropriate to be worn, i will definately wear it I wouldnt mind wearing it, but what is the appropriate clothing for a bride on her wedding day? Please advise me about colours as well, as I know bright colours are not also appropriate to wear either.
please kindly advise me. May Allah the Almighty reward you all Insha'Allah. Jazak'Allah
MuslimSister.
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Sister, there is nothing about appropriate and not appropriate expect that it covers your body. If you are with females only you can show your hair.
But if you are in a mixed crowd, wear your hijab and a free flowing gown- whether it be turkish, indian sari, white dress, asian, who cares! As long as you feel beautiful. Dont get too bogged down in these details sister and enjoy your day.
Assalamualaikum,
Right. No clothing is Haraam, until it resembles other religious dresses or what has the other Religious symbols printed.
It is not allowed if it is so tight that it reveals the shape of your body. And it should cover all your 'Awrah before the non Mahram men (this includes your entire body except your face and hands). Among the Mahram men, you can only show your hands, your arms, your feet, your hair... Before your husband, there is no restriction on dressing.
It should not even be of color specific to a particular religion, such as saffron for Hinduism.
If you follow there norms, and if your dress follows there norms, you can in sha Allah wear it for your wedding day.
One comment about the 'Indian Saree' that sister Samira mentioned. By design, it reveals the woman's belly. It can be very much provoking. For this reason, I personally dislike it.
Enjoy your wedding and thank Allah for it.
Muhammad Waseem
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Salaams,
Speaking personally, I can tell you what I did. I grew up in the US, so naturally I wanted to have the "white dress" that I grew up dreaming of. These days, most western, traditional wedding dresses come strapless or short-sleeved, which would obviously not meet the requirements of being halal. I commissioned a seamstress to sew the wedding dress I wanted (based on a photo of an older style, long-sleeved gown I had kept for nearly 20 years lol). The dress was gorgeous and halal, and the seamstress even used an extra yard of the same satin for me to use as a hijab. So I was fully covered and looking beautiful. Even if you decide to wear a jilbab, you can still commission someone to do it in a style and color you like.
Since I'm not sure what type of style or dress you had in mind, I can't really tell you where the best place to look for that style of dress is. While Islam does teach modesty and not being flashy in general, I don't know anyone who would say that having a wedding should follow that idea in the sense that the wedding party should be frumpy and plainly dressed. Everyone understands that brides want to look beautiful and enjoy such a special day, and that's why each culture has it's own style of dress to commemorate that. Choose whatever you like, so long as you are fully and loosely covered.
-Amy
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I like Amy's example, as well I just went to a bridal store I found a dress i liked and the store custom made me a jacket and a matching hijab.
Also, i have heard of sister who knew seamstresses and asked them to fancy up a Jilbab and make it really pretty for a wedding occasion.
Also the reason i said saree or even the lahanga types of dresses is that you can find some with long sleeves (and belly covering =) ) and they are already decorative and all you have to do is buy a matching hijab and use the extra fabric for a loose body coverage.
Hope that helps.
The dress must cover all body parts except hand and feet.but indian sarie is not allowed in islam,it does not covers all parts
wear what is commen in your tradition, or colour or dress that you always dreamt of. just keep in mind the the islamic dress code. ofcourse you are not going to wear jalbaab or abaya as a wedding dress( i mean you can but i think this is not your question) . see yasmin mogahe photo from her valima its on google images . you can have some idea from it. also google muslim brides, you will get lots of ideas. enjoy your wedding day.may Allah bless you.
try searching for nicole queen. she s a muslim potographer , she has many muslim wedding photos with proper islamic dress code.
brother waseem,
asalamalikum,
not all sarees are revealing, infact some are more covering the body than any other dress. they are loose and do not show your body shape. also every area/country has a colour for wedding. like wise flowers. just wearing saffron, or red or white doesnot mean you are copying or following a religion.
allah has created us in groups so that we identify each other through diversity. if we all ( muslims) were to dress identically, it will be like wearing uniform.
your concept of wearing a specific colour , depicting a religon is wrong, and certainly you should not advise this .this is a misconception that is quite prevelent in muslim community..
i have always seen christians wearing white at wedding does that mean that if one wear white gown( ofcourse with islamic dress code in mind) make them a christian or copying christian.ofcourse not!
if not saffron than can you please tell what is the islamic colour for wedding?
Wa Alaikum as Salam friend,
There is no specified color in Islam for a wedding dress. The color white is preferred by many because it is pure. And it was also recommended by Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, as it appears in a Sahih Hadith:
"Wear white garments, for they are the best and the cleanest and you enshroud dead in them"
By saying saffron is a color of the Hindus, I was referring to the following Hadith:
Abd Allah bin `Umar Radiyallahu Anhu said: “The Prophet peace be upon him saw me wearing two garments dyed with saffron, so he said: “These are the clothes of the unbelievers, so do not wear them.” [Sahîh Muslim (2077)]
By wearing a particular color, what I meant is the color which has a religious significance, such as saffron in Hinduism. And if you see in India, the color saffron is worn by the Hindu priests and their likes.
Of course, if anyone wears white then it has got nothing to do with imitating people from another Religion. On numerous occasions, when I have a meeting or something, I wear a black suit and a tie, which is worn by people of most faiths in the corporate place. This has nothing to do with Religion, so, isn't forbidden.
Only that is Haraam which is specified to be Haraam, just like in the Hadith I mentioned above. And hence, we do not have to have a uniform. Infact, the Sahaabah themselves word clothes of different colors, as we find in the Ahadeeth. But if anything was forbidden by the Rasool Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, they kept away from it.
Secondly, I am not aware of the sarees you mention. There maybe some different kind. But all those I have seen are designed in the way I mentioned. I don't know if there are some sarees that don't reveal the belly. If there are, then in sha Allah, I should get some for my sisters and some for my wife in the future in sha Allah 🙂
Before I end, could I request you to write Allah's Name with a capital 'A'?
Thanks,
Muhammad Waseem
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Abd Allah bin `Umar Radiyallahu Anhu said: “The Prophet peace be upon him saw me wearing two garments dyed with saffron, so he said: “These are the clothes of the unbelievers, so do not wear them.” [Sahîh Muslim (2077)]
i think this applies to dressing up like monks or wearing a collar or cross like priests, or wearing a small cap like jews , not the color specifically. atleast this is how i have interpreted it.
i would never write Allah with small a intentionally , it was a mistake (typo) i only noticed it once i had pressed the send button and couldnt change it. please dont take it the other way.I fear Allah.
Assalaam'Alaykum,
Thank you for your posts above, now i kind of have a better understanding about the topic. Somehwere on the net i remember seeing a hadith which said white wedding gowns was not allowed in Islam for the muslim women to wear because it will be as if we are imitating the non believers.
i really want to get clear on this part if im not asking for too much.
I know when its females only i can show my hair, but that is not what im asking for, just say if there will be a small gathering from both sides of family, too much sparkle or anything on the garment that catches the eye, wouldnt that come under dressing unapropriately? I am also aware of the seamstresses available, for extra coverage, by the way i study the course my self (sewing and textiles). but that is not what im asking for, i have searched on the net but havent come across with any i like so far. I kind of need some advise please. Thankyou 'friend' for mentioning two names for me research, insha'Allah it will help me to come up with a design. Jazak'Allah
Salam Sister,
So you are asking 2 questions from my understanding....
1) if a white dress is allowed?
You might need to ask a sheik as I am not a scholar- but from my understanding- if you wear a white dress with a hijab and long sleeves- i really dont think you are imitating anybody. You are dressing like a muslimah.
2) Is wearing something too sparkly inappropriate?
Its your wedding- you choose how blingy you want to be. Generally you are not allowed to wear makeup, but its your wedding! You are allowed to look like its your wedding. There is nothing that says look plain and do not dress up on the day of your wedding. Wear a bit of makeup and put a bit of bling- dont go crazy but everything in moderation is not harmful.
But Allah knows best, this may not be the best place to ask if you are looking for scholarly proof sister. Hope you find what you are looking for.
Salam
can we wear red dress on our wedding according to islam ??? or white clr is neccessary ???
White is not necessary. I don't see a reason why red should not be worn.
Abu Abdul Bari
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Walaikumassalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked:
What is the ruling on a woman wearing white for her wedding as it is known that this is an imitation of the kuffaar?
He replied:
It is permissible for a woman to wear white so long as it is not in the same form as men’s clothing. With regard to it being an imitation of the kuffaar, that is no longer the case, because now all Muslim women wear such clothes when they are getting married. The ruling depends on whether the reason for it is present or not. If it is no longer an imitation of the kuffaar and this has now become something that is common to both Muslims and kaafirs, then the ruling no longer applies, unless something is haraam in and of itself and not because it is an imitation of others. Such things are haraam in all cases.
Majmoo’at As’ilat tahumm al-Mar’ah, p. 92.
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you wear ANYTHING you want that covers you boo!! be gorgeous and halal! dont show your awrah and you will be fine! these guys will tell you about colors... lol. the only thing for sure we know is cover your body for women so please just follow that and you will be fine.
you can wear makeup idk why thats a problem, then again im not a scholar haha but yeah just wear some but in moderation :))
you shine on your day!!
love,
amal <3
When Muhammed Saw Asked Hazrat Ali for meher. Hazrat Ali gave it to Muhammed saw .He SAW sent some of the money to spruce Fatima RA and by rest money He SAW arrange ,some livings material.
Well in sprucing the girl we can take the Gown (joda). But its not compulsory. And not mandoob. It will be mubah obviously.No sin,no rewards.Azab sawab free. But buying a extremely expensive joda will be Tabzeer.And Tabzeer is haram.So plz see this point.You can hire for that day or else. Set up new trends dont copy your neighbor.
Terrible addictive given on this. And on other sites too. It is an imitation of the kuffar and should not be worn. Just as Hindus wear red and gold it’s a different people. Wrong is wrong even if every Muslim woman is doing it. My advice would be don’t particularly look for one. But if one appeals to you and properly covers you’re awrah then enjoy you’re day.