Is it permissible to sell clothes that women are likely to use for tabarruj (displaying their adornment)?
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The questioner: My brother wants to ask that he sells a suit for women, meaning a long suit reaching to the elbows, and also closed at the neck and in length above the ankles. But the issue is that he wants to sell this in the market to the general public, meaning women buy it there, both those who are observant and those who are not. Hello.
The Shaykh: I am listening to you, my brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. He is asking whether this sale is permissible, meaning religiously, or whether it is not permissible and he should stop?
The Shaykh: If this clothing in itself does not contain any violation of the religion, then it is permissible. But if this clothing is generally worn by the sinful woman who uses it for tabarruj (displaying her adornment), then it is not permissible to sell it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Perhaps you have clarified and understood?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: Meaning, this suit, he says it is long, but there is an issue regarding the colors.
The Shaykh: Yes, the question is not sufficient if it relates to the colors.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This question is not sufficient because I will ask.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Are these colors clothing she goes out in to the street, or does she not adorn herself with it inside the house?
The questioner: ... The women among us in Algeria do not mind going out in it, and so on, it is known that they do not adhere to the Shari'ah, generally speaking.
The Shaykh: Do they generally wear this and go out to the street?
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes, it is not permissible.
The questioner: It is not permissible, yes. So this brother, if this transaction is not permissible, then this brother made a contract, meaning a condition with one of the brothers that he would give him a quantity, for example, five hundred suits, and so on. Does he have the right to back out, knowing that this transaction is not permissible? Does he have the right to back out, or does he lose the transaction?
The Shaykh: I think the question is also wrong, because I will answer you with the correct answer.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you...
The Shaykh: And you will return to a third question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So I will tell him that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: He has that right.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay, are you finished?
The questioner: Yes, he says, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, my brother, you are saying "he says," "he says."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you get the answer to what he says, or not?
The questioner: I said he is now, he is now in front of me.
The Shaykh: He is in front of you?
The questioner: Yes, but the speech is not good, meaning he is confused in his matter. May Allah forgive us and you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Amen, okay.
The questioner: He is the one who... yes.
The Shaykh: What does he say?
The questioner: He says that if this transaction is not permissible, since the fatwa is that it is not permissible, do I have the right to lose the transaction I contracted with a person, a merchant, who sold to him in bulk?
The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, I gave you the answer. He has that right.
The questioner: What is it? Excuse me, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: He has, he has, he has that right.
The questioner: He has that right.
The Shaykh: Are you not saying whether he has that right?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I say he has that right.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
The Shaykh: I am listening to you, my brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. He is asking whether this sale is permissible, meaning religiously, or whether it is not permissible and he should stop?
The Shaykh: If this clothing in itself does not contain any violation of the religion, then it is permissible. But if this clothing is generally worn by the sinful woman who uses it for tabarruj (displaying her adornment), then it is not permissible to sell it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Perhaps you have clarified and understood?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: Meaning, this suit, he says it is long, but there is an issue regarding the colors.
The Shaykh: Yes, the question is not sufficient if it relates to the colors.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This question is not sufficient because I will ask.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Are these colors clothing she goes out in to the street, or does she not adorn herself with it inside the house?
The questioner: ... The women among us in Algeria do not mind going out in it, and so on, it is known that they do not adhere to the Shari'ah, generally speaking.
The Shaykh: Do they generally wear this and go out to the street?
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes, it is not permissible.
The questioner: It is not permissible, yes. So this brother, if this transaction is not permissible, then this brother made a contract, meaning a condition with one of the brothers that he would give him a quantity, for example, five hundred suits, and so on. Does he have the right to back out, knowing that this transaction is not permissible? Does he have the right to back out, or does he lose the transaction?
The Shaykh: I think the question is also wrong, because I will answer you with the correct answer.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you...
The Shaykh: And you will return to a third question.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So I will tell him that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: He has that right.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay, are you finished?
The questioner: Yes, he says, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, my brother, you are saying "he says," "he says."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Did you get the answer to what he says, or not?
The questioner: I said he is now, he is now in front of me.
The Shaykh: He is in front of you?
The questioner: Yes, but the speech is not good, meaning he is confused in his matter. May Allah forgive us and you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Amen, okay.
The questioner: He is the one who... yes.
The Shaykh: What does he say?
The questioner: He says that if this transaction is not permissible, since the fatwa is that it is not permissible, do I have the right to lose the transaction I contracted with a person, a merchant, who sold to him in bulk?
The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, I gave you the answer. He has that right.
The questioner: What is it? Excuse me, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: He has, he has, he has that right.
The questioner: He has that right.
The Shaykh: Are you not saying whether he has that right?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: I say he has that right.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
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