It is prohibited to wear clothes on which there are images of animate beings, but praying while wearing such clothes is valid.

It is prohibited for men to imitate women and vice versa with regard to clothing that is unique to one’s sex, and the one who does that is subject to the threat of being cursed. So, if it is prohibited with regard to clothing, then imitating women in one’s movements and tone of voice is even more abhorrent.

The clothes of the disbelievers which the Muslims are forbidden to wear are those which are worn exclusively by the disbelievers and are not worn by anyone else. As for those which are worn by both disbelievers and Muslims, there is nothing wrong with wearing them and that is not disliked because they are not exclusive to the disbelievers.

1. There is nothing wrong with using things made from the skins of animals whose meat is permissible to eat. As for those things made from the skins of carnivores, it is not permissible to use them at all. 2. As for things made from the skins of animals whose meat is not permissible to eat, it is better not to use them, because there is a strong difference of scholarly opinion concerning that.

The prohibition on imitating the disbelievers applies only to that which is exclusively theirs and which is not common to them and the Muslims. Wearing pants and suits is permissible and there is nothing wrong with it because it is not exclusive to the disbelievers.

It is haraam for a man to wear natural silk, but it is permissible to wear it for the purpose of medical treatment. As for artificial silk, there is nothing wrong with wearing it. So he should look at the satin, and if it is made with natural silk, then it is haraam to wear it, but if it is artificial, then it is permissible to wear it.

It is obligatory for the man to cover his ‘awrah, which is the area between the navel and the knees, except from his wife or concubine. The ‘awrah is to be covered with that which does not show its colour or shape, because if either of these two can be discerned, then it is not covering and temptation could result from looking at it. The guideline on showing the shape of the ‘awrah, which is prohibited, is that this refers to wearing tight garments that show the shape of the ‘awrah and the details of the limbs, buttocks, penis and thighs. Some of these trousers are so bad that it cannot be imagined that any wise person could wear them in front of men or women. As for loose trousers that do not show that, there is nothing wrong with wearing them. For more details, please see the long answer.