Colors that are Considered Adornment [zeenah]

Question

Assalamu alaykum,

What are the colors that are considered an adornment for women and (as such) are forbidden for them to wear?

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Answer 1

Waalykum assalam,

According to both Grand Ayatollahs Sayyid al-Sistani and Sayyid al-Khamenei (may the Almighty prolong their lives):

This matter is among the matters of the common understanding ['urf], as it is not possible to specify the colors which are considered adornment [zeenah] because this differs from country to country. Yellow, pink, and other colors may not be considered adornment in India, for example, but may be considered adornment in another country. Furthermore, color alone is not the criterion for adornment, as there may be two types of clothing that share the same color, but one is considered adornment due to being tailored in a specific manner, while the other is not.

May the Almighty grant you tawfeeq in all of your affairs.