What is the ruling on the work of a tailor for women's clothing?
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The questioner : As for ...
The Shaykh : If there is free mixing of men and women, it is not permissible.
The questioner : No, it is not free mixing; it is all women's clothing. He sews in a workshop for women's clothing, meaning he makes jilbabs, skirts, and blouses.
Another questioner : He works within a factory. What do they give him? Do they cut a pant from the side, fully covered?
The Shaykh : No, we cut it. -The students laugh- If the clothing that this tailor sews is of the kind that it is permissible for women to wear, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. This naturally varies from one garment to another. If he cuts out some dresses that the tailor mostly believes are used by women when they go out of their homes, then in that case he is assisting in sin, and it is forbidden for him to do so. However, if it is what a woman uses in her home and in front of her husband, then it is permissible. Likewise, if he cuts out a jilbab known to be one that a woman would wear when she goes out, but this jilbab is tight and short, as some women affiliated with a certain group do, then he is also assisting in what is wrong. So this tailor is in a state of danger, and in my view, he is like a barber. The barber is exposed to shaving men's heads, and exposed to shaving beards. If he shaves beards, he commits a sin. If he shaves heads, he does something permissible. If he wants to specialize in not shaving beards, the customers will decrease and the shop will be closed. -The students laugh-
The Shaykh : If there is free mixing of men and women, it is not permissible.
The questioner : No, it is not free mixing; it is all women's clothing. He sews in a workshop for women's clothing, meaning he makes jilbabs, skirts, and blouses.
Another questioner : He works within a factory. What do they give him? Do they cut a pant from the side, fully covered?
The Shaykh : No, we cut it. -The students laugh- If the clothing that this tailor sews is of the kind that it is permissible for women to wear, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. This naturally varies from one garment to another. If he cuts out some dresses that the tailor mostly believes are used by women when they go out of their homes, then in that case he is assisting in sin, and it is forbidden for him to do so. However, if it is what a woman uses in her home and in front of her husband, then it is permissible. Likewise, if he cuts out a jilbab known to be one that a woman would wear when she goes out, but this jilbab is tight and short, as some women affiliated with a certain group do, then he is also assisting in what is wrong. So this tailor is in a state of danger, and in my view, he is like a barber. The barber is exposed to shaving men's heads, and exposed to shaving beards. If he shaves beards, he commits a sin. If he shaves heads, he does something permissible. If he wants to specialize in not shaving beards, the customers will decrease and the shop will be closed. -The students laugh-
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