The Ruling on Importing Manufactured Goods from the Lands of Disbelievers

Question:
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. Our Shaykh here makes the Muslims' independence in their manufactured goods a religious requirement. Now, it is being promoted that fashion houses are made there, and fashion is a must. They are making the clothing and shoes of the Muslims, even the women's clothing.

Answer:
Manufactured goods are not a problem. Importing manufactured goods such as weapons, ships, fabrics, and the like. Manufactured goods are not a problem if they are permissible, permissible by default, so there is no harm in importing and using them, because they are not specific to them. The prohibition is only regarding things that are specific to them, which they use for themselves. This is what we are forbidden from imitating them in.