What is the ruling on one who works in a shop that sells immodest clothing for women?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : For example, boutiques that sell immodest clothing to some women, is it permissible for him to work...
The Shaykh : I told you, you have already received the answer beforehand.
The student :[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] .
The questioner : I say, in the same shop, there is both lawful and forbidden items.Abu Layla : For example, it sells pants and it sells jilbabs.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Should I work for him?
The Shaykh : What do you do for him? What is the signboard?
The questioner : It means this shop is a boutique only.
The Shaykh : This question, after clarification, is good. We say: if the majority of what it sells is forbidden, then the answer is the previous one. And if the majority of what it sells is lawful, then you work for him. Is that clear?
The questioner : For example, boutiques that sell immodest clothing to some women, is it permissible for him to work...
The Shaykh : I told you, you have already received the answer beforehand.
The student :
cooperate in righteousness and piety
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىThe questioner : I say, in the same shop, there is both lawful and forbidden items.Abu Layla : For example, it sells pants and it sells jilbabs.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Should I work for him?
The Shaykh : What do you do for him? What is the signboard?
The questioner : It means this shop is a boutique only.
The Shaykh : This question, after clarification, is good. We say: if the majority of what it sells is forbidden, then the answer is the previous one. And if the majority of what it sells is lawful, then you work for him. Is that clear?
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