Is what is forbidden for an adult to wear also forbidden for a child?
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The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this. The school of thought is that if it is forbidden to dress an adult in something, it is forbidden to dress a child in it. The second opinion is that children may wear what is customary, even if it reaches down to the ankles, and there is no harm in that. As for the issue of images, it is not permissible for children or adults to wear what has images on it. This is... I told you, by Allah, I am holding back on this because I fear that the child will grow up with it, meaning he will be raised on this. Otherwise, it is well known that this is not considered arrogance, nor is it an issue for his family or for him personally, but I fear he will grow up with it.
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this. The school of thought is that if it is forbidden to dress an adult in something, it is forbidden to dress a child in it. The second opinion is that children may wear what is customary, even if it reaches down to the ankles, and there is no harm in that. As for the issue of images, it is not permissible for children or adults to wear what has images on it. This is... I told you, by Allah, I am holding back on this because I fear that the child will grow up with it, meaning he will be raised on this. Otherwise, it is well known that this is not considered arrogance, nor is it an issue for his family or for him personally, but I fear he will grow up with it.