Prophet Muhammad warned of 'clothed but naked' women; who are they?

A hadith narrated by Abu Hurairah quotes Prophet Muhammad warning about two groups of people destined for hellfire, one of which includes women described as "kasiyatun 'ariyat," meaning "clothed but naked."

The hadith states: "And women who are clothed but naked, walking with a swaying gait, inciting others to sin or seeking to be seduced, their heads are like the humps of leaning camels. They will not enter Paradise, nor will they smell its fragrance, though its fragrance can be smelled from a distance of so many years."

Scholars interpret "kasiyatun 'ariyat" as women who cover parts of their body but expose others to show their beauty or form. Some also interpret it as women wearing thin, transparent clothing that still reveals the skin, thus failing to fulfill the Islamic requirement of covering the 'awrah (private parts).

The phrase "mā'ilātun mumīlāt" is understood as women who incline away from obedience to Allah and do not adhere to religious boundaries, or who influence other women to follow their behavior. Other interpretations suggest it refers to women who walk with an affected gait to attract the attention of the opposite sex. The description of their heads resembling "humps of leaning camels" is understood by scholars to refer to hairstyles that are excessively high or large.

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And women who are clothed but naked, walking with a swaying gait, inciting others to sin or seeking to be seduced, their heads are like the humps of leaning camels. They will not enter Paradise, nor will they smell its fragrance, though its fragrance can be smelled from a distance of so many years.