Is it permissible for women to wear high-heeled shoes?
Ans. That is not permissible. It involves resembling the
Disbelieving Women or the wicked women. It has its origin
among the Jewish women before Islaam. When one of them
wanted to attend a gathering where her lover was present,
then she would wear a pair of high shoes for him to see
her, being taller. Then after a time that became high-
heeled shoes! Further, this type of shoe changes a
woman's way of walking, causing her to tilt from left to
right and therefore the wicked and the unbelievers choose
this type of shoe. Therefore a Muslim woman following the
Sharee'ah should not wear high-heeled shoes - specially
since many times it causes her to fall.
