Question:

Is it permissible to wear unisex clothing?

Answer:

Shaikh Abdul- Muhsin al-‘Abbad hafidhuhallah was asked:

Question:

There are shoes made of wood that are used for the washrooms. They are used by both men and women. So what is the ruling?

Answer:

“There is no harm in this because it is not specific for men nor specific for women. They are what is used to enter the washroom”.

[Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 460]

Also Shaykh Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbaad was asked:

Question:

In some lands the adornment of the women is similar to the adornment of the men and they resemble. There is no difference between them except the women veil [so what is the ruling on this type of clothing]?

Answer:

If you find something like this, and this is a reality, then the imitation [between women and men] is in other matters. That is in regards to the thawb. If such and such a color is specific to the men or specific to the women and the people of the land know it, then a man does not come to wear something known to be specific to the woman or is well known to be from the specific clothing of the woman. Likewise the opposite”.

[Taken from Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 460]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan