Is it permissible to wear a small French-style women's hat, knowing that it was not purchased with the intention of imitating disbelievers, but rather out of admiration for it? Would that be considered imitation of disbelievers?
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If the hat is worn by disbelievers and others, then it is permissible. However, if it is exclusive to disbelievers, then it is not permissible to wear it due to the prohibition of imitating them.
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