Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2785

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Women Who Imitate Men

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2785

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، وَأَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالْمُتَرَجِّلاَتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed those men who behave effeminately and those women whose behavior is masculine."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2785), Al-Bukhari (No. 5885, 5886, 6834), Abu Dawud (No. 4930), Ahmad (No. 1878, 1902, 2016, 2177, 2984, 3279) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2535).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 5886

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنْ الرِّجَالِ ) بِفَتْحِ النُّونِ الْمُشَدَّدَةِ وَكَسْرِهَا وَالْأَوَّلُ أَشْهَرُ , أَيْ الْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ بِالنِّسَاءِ فِي الزِّيِّ وَاللِّبَاسِ وَالْخِضَابِ وَالصَّوْتِ وَالصُّورَةِ وَالتَّكَلُّمِ وَسَائِرِ الْحَرَكَاتِ وَالسَّكَنَاتِ مِنْ خَنِثَ يَخْنَثُ , كَعَلِمَ يَعْلَمُ : إِذَا لَانَ وَتَكَسَّرَ , فَهَذَا الْفِعْلُ مَنْهِيٌّ لِأَنَّهُ تَغْيِيرٌ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ. قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ : الْمُخَنَّثُ ضَرْبَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا مَنْ خُلِقَ كَذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّفْ التَّخَلُّقَ بِأَخْلَاقِ النِّسَاءِ وَزِيِّهِنَّ وَكَلَامِهِنَّ وَحَرَكَاتِهِنَّ وَهَذَا لَا ذَمَّ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا إِثْمَ وَلَا عَيْبَ وَلَا عُق…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2785
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 2785
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2785
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 2785

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5885

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners) of men.

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ بِالنِّسَاءِ، وَالْمُتَشَبِّهَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ بِالرِّجَالِ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5886

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the effeminate men and the masculine women. He said: Turn them out of your houses

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the effeminate men and the masculine women. He said: "Turn them out of your houses." Ibn ‘Abbās added: "So the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) turned so-and-so…

لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ، وَالْمُتَرَجِّلاَتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فُلاَنًا…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6834

The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the effeminate men and those women who assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said, "Turn them out of your houses." He turned such-and-such person out, and `Umar also turned out such-and-such person.

لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ، وَالْمُتَرَجِّلاَتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ، وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَأَخْرَجَ فُلاَنًا، وَأَخْرَجَ عُمَرُ فُلاَنًا‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4930

The Prophet (May peace be upon him) cursed effeminate men (mukhannathan) and women who imitated men, saying: Put them out of your houses, and put so-and-so out. (that is to say, the effeminate men)

لَعَنَ الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالْمُتَرَجِّلاَتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 1878