what is the Islamic view on men wearing womens clothing ?
I refer to Michael Jackson’s recent conversion and pictures showing him wearing what looks like to me womens attire. Surely the Imam who presided over his declaration of faith/intent would have said something ? A: Well this is the second time this has been asked and I hope this time more people search for this question instead of asking again, but I hope I can clarify this. Six criteria for Hijab: According to the Quran and the Sunnah, there are basically six criteria for observing hijab: 1. Extent: The first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face and the hands up to the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hij
