What is the ruling on buying used clothing imported from disbeliever countries?
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The questioner :[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2] And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. As for what follows, the questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, there are used clothes for sale in some markets, and these clothes are imported from disbeliever countries. Is it permissible for us to buy and use these clothes, or not?
The Shaykh : I am in doubt about this question. Does the questioner establish for us that this exists in the markets? That they are old, worn-out clothes imported from disbeliever countries that they used to wear? If he establishes that for us, we will answer it. If he does not establish it, he is a liar and a sinner who wants to tarnish the country's reputation by claiming that the country tracks down people's worn-out clothes and sells them to the people. So let him establish this before he poses this question. I do not think he is anything but a liar and a sinner. We ask Allah to forgive us and him. A question like this should never be put in your mouth, O presenter of the questions.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What? He did not say "in some countries." The point is, do you know what he intends? Do you know what he intends? In any case, the bodies of disbelievers, their bodies, are pure; they are not impure. The evidence is that Allah has made their food lawful for us, the food of those who were given the Scripture, and they touch it with their hands. He has also made it lawful for us to marry their women, and it is known that a man touches his wife. So the bodies of disbelievers are pure. If you touched a disbeliever and your hand was wet, your hand would not become impure by that. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe Shaykh : I am in doubt about this question. Does the questioner establish for us that this exists in the markets? That they are old, worn-out clothes imported from disbeliever countries that they used to wear? If he establishes that for us, we will answer it. If he does not establish it, he is a liar and a sinner who wants to tarnish the country's reputation by claiming that the country tracks down people's worn-out clothes and sells them to the people. So let him establish this before he poses this question. I do not think he is anything but a liar and a sinner. We ask Allah to forgive us and him. A question like this should never be put in your mouth, O presenter of the questions.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What? He did not say "in some countries." The point is, do you know what he intends? Do you know what he intends? In any case, the bodies of disbelievers, their bodies, are pure; they are not impure. The evidence is that Allah has made their food lawful for us, the food of those who were given the Scripture, and they touch it with their hands. He has also made it lawful for us to marry their women, and it is known that a man touches his wife. So the bodies of disbelievers are pure. If you touched a disbeliever and your hand was wet, your hand would not become impure by that. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1418هـ - 17 — binothaimeen.net (53:23)
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