Clothing that contradicts the Shari'ah in its form: Is it permissible to donate it?
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The questioner : We are your sons, O Shaykh, from Hufar al-Batin. We have come to offer our condolences to you and to ourselves regarding the passing of the noble father, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him). The question, O Shaykh, is that some charitable associations receive certain aid, and among this aid is clothing that is fit for use. However, some of this clothing contains religious violations, such as the shoulder cloak or the French cloak, as they call it, or some garments that have an opening in the front and in the back. Is it permissible, O Shaykh, to deliver this clothing in its current form to those in need, or should it be destroyed, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I say: May Allah magnify the reward of everyone for the loss of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), and I ask Allah the Exalted to make good in his successor.
As for these clothes, if it is possible to modify them so that they become fit for wearing, that is good, and in this case, it is obligatory that they be modified to the correct, religiously sound form, and then given as charity. But if it is not possible, it is not permissible to give them as charity, because giving them as charity and wearing them is forbidden, as it is aiding in sin and transgression. And Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] In this case, it is obligatory for the one who receives these clothes to advise the one who brought them, because he may be ignorant and not know, saying: "My brother, this is not a means to draw near to Allah, for one does not draw near to Allah through His disobedience, never. Now you must destroy it, or take it apart and sew it in a sound form."
The questioner : They may come, O Shaykh, in bundled bags.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. If they come in sealed bags and you do not know who brought them, deal with them as I mentioned: if it is possible to modify them, modify them, and if it is not possible, burn them.
The Shaykh : I say: May Allah magnify the reward of everyone for the loss of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), and I ask Allah the Exalted to make good in his successor.
As for these clothes, if it is possible to modify them so that they become fit for wearing, that is good, and in this case, it is obligatory that they be modified to the correct, religiously sound form, and then given as charity. But if it is not possible, it is not permissible to give them as charity, because giving them as charity and wearing them is forbidden, as it is aiding in sin and transgression. And Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
but do not cooperate in sin and aggression
وَلا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِThe questioner : They may come, O Shaykh, in bundled bags.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. If they come in sealed bags and you do not know who brought them, deal with them as I mentioned: if it is possible to modify them, modify them, and if it is not possible, burn them.