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Why do contemporary scholars prohibit women from wearing tight trousers in front of other women or their maharim, yet permit it for men, even though a man's 'awrah is only from the navel to the knee?

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- It is not permissible for a man to wear trousers that define his 'awra (private parts).

- A woman is not prohibited from wearing trousers in front of other women, unless they are extremely tight.

- The prohibition of a woman's clothing is not limited to merely covering the 'awra; rather, it extends to preventing her body from being outlined in a way that causes fitna (temptation).

- The sayings of the jurists that restrict the dislike (karaha) of tight clothing for women refer only to prayer.

- The prohibition of a woman wearing tight clothing in front of non-mahram men is well-established among the jurists.

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