Is it permissible to wear clothes containing a proportion of silk that is less than half?
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The questioner : Suppose that in these clothes we wear, there is actually a proportion of silk, but it is not, or may not reach, half, for example?
The Shaykh : If the proportion is small.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The ruling follows the majority. As long as the predominant material is the permissible one, there is no harm in it. However, if the silk is gathered together, it is not permissible to have more than four fingers' width of it.
The questioner : If it is in one place.
The Shaykh : Yes, if it is, for example, gathered on the collar of the pocket, it is not permissible to have more than four fingers' width. Likewise, if it is embroidered with lines, and these lines include broad lines that reach more than four fingers' width, it is not permissible.
The questioner : In a case of dire necessity, such as a person who has a skin disease, is it permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In a case of dire necessity, is there no harm in it?
The Shaykh : If the proportion is small.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The ruling follows the majority. As long as the predominant material is the permissible one, there is no harm in it. However, if the silk is gathered together, it is not permissible to have more than four fingers' width of it.
The questioner : If it is in one place.
The Shaykh : Yes, if it is, for example, gathered on the collar of the pocket, it is not permissible to have more than four fingers' width. Likewise, if it is embroidered with lines, and these lines include broad lines that reach more than four fingers' width, it is not permissible.
The questioner : In a case of dire necessity, such as a person who has a skin disease, is it permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In a case of dire necessity, is there no harm in it?