What is the ruling on wearing high heels or wedges in Islam?

LAW ON WEARING HIGH HEELS, WEDGES

Using high-heeled or high-heeled shoes (high heels) seems to have become a trend and a common occurrence among women, even though Muslim women.  

Not only the models on the catwalks or movie stars who are in action on the red carpet, but also in offices, on the streets, in shopping centers, at schools, even at study sites, many Muslim women wear these high shoes or sandals.  

Some wear high heels (shoes or sandals with a high heel), others use wedges, namely thick-soled shoes or sandals, so the height is evenly distributed at the bottom of the shoe.

Then, actually, what is the law in Islam to wear these high heels?

So in this matter, scholars such as Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Baaz and Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Utsaimin Rahimahumullah are of the opinion that wearing high heels is not permissible because women who use them are at risk of falling and endangering themselves when walking with them.  Meanwhile, our religion commands us to stay away from danger.

وَلاَ تُلْقُوْا بِأَيْدِيْكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ

"And do not throw yourselves into destruction."  (Al-Baqarah: 195)

وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوْا أَنْفُسَكُمْ

"And don't kill yourself."  (An-Nisa`: 29)

Wearing high heels also has a risk to health.  Such as swelling of the veins in the legs, degeneration of the joints of the feet, damage to the Achilles tendon, changes in spinal posture, etc.  So something that is self-harm or self-harm is unlawful.

And besides that, wearing high heels generally makes the way a woman walks differently, which is more wavy or makes beautiful calves visible and makes women appear taller.  So this is included in the tabarruj category, as well as having an element of fraud.  In fact, Muslim women are prohibited from showing their jewelery except to mahrams or people who have the right to see their beauty.

وَلاَ يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاء بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاء بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ

“And do not show their ornaments, except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husbands' fathers, or their sons, or their husbands' sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons,  or their sister's sons, or Muslim women."  (An-Nur: 31)

The habit of wearing high heels is one of the customs of Jewish and Christian women.  Their women use these high-heeled shoes to decorate and reveal their beauty to attract men's eyes.  So it is proper for a Muslim woman to protect herself from things that imitate (tasyabbuh) those who are infidels and ignorant.

وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ

"...and don't dress up and act like the old Jahiliyah people..." (Al-Ahzab: 33)

So the conclusion is, using high-heeled shoes, whether it's high heels or wedges, is not allowed by the Shari'a.  

Because even though wedges have a smaller risk of falling or slipping than high heels, and for some people judging from a health point of view they are better than high heels, they are still included in the tabarruj category when wearing them.

Source :

📚 Al-Jami’ li Fatawa Al-Mar’ah Muslimah

📚 Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Daimah

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