Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Are women allowed to wear trousers, provided they are loose and the shirt is long?
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,
The short answer: Yes, it would be permitted if they are loose, and one’s mid-area is modestly covered.
Please see the links:
What is the fiqh of clothing?
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00002382.aspx
Tight Clothing & Nakedness, And Leaving Wajibs
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00001256.aspx
Tight Clothing
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00000090.aspx
Women’s clothing in prayer
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00003040.aspx
Wassalam
Faraz Rabbani & Hanafi Fiqh Staff