and entering upon women!” A man from the Anṣār asked, “Messenger of Allah, what about the in-law?” He replied, “The in-law is death!” Agreed upon.

“Al-ḥamw” refers to the husband’s close male relatives, such as his brother, his brother’s son, or his paternal cousin.

1637 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “None of you must ever be alone with a woman unless she is accompanied by a maḥram.” Agreed upon.

1638 – Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The sanctity of the wives of those who are fighting for Allah’s cause, in relation to those who remain behind, is like the sanctity of their own mothers. Any man who stays behind and is entrusted with a warrior’s family, then betrays him concerning them, will be confronted by that warrior on the Day of Resurrection, and he will seize from the betrayer’s good deeds whatever he wishes until he is satisfied.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then turned to us and said, “What do you think?” Narrated by Muslim.

292 – Chapter: The prohibition of men imitating women
…and of women imitating men in dress, conduct, and other matters

1639 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed the effeminate men (1) and the masculinized women. In another narration: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

1640 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed the man who wears a woman’s attire and the woman who wears a man’s attire. Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain.