The Ruling on Wearing the Clothing of Disbelievers

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, some people distinguish in the clothing used by disbelievers between what touches the body of the disbeliever and what is outer clothing, meaning what is on the outside. Is this distinction correct?

Answer:
This will come, if Allah wills. Yes. The one whose book we are discussing says, "Even if it touched my private parts, it is permissible, even if I came into contact with my private parts." This is the default, and the default is purity, and praise be to Allah, except for what we know to be ritually impure, in which case we wash it. Otherwise, the default is that it is pure. And before the Shaykh arrives, he might say, "Even if it turned toward my private parts." The wording of the text says, "Even if it turned toward my private parts." The word "even if" points to a disagreement, because if it had been a simple "if," that would be evidence that there is a disagreement in the issue.