Title

Can a male study fashion design?

Question

I would like to find out is it permissible for a male to study fashion design with an intention to design clothes that would not be open or short.  Please assist urgently.

Answer

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to study fashion design in order to become a fashion designer and design clothing compliant with the Sharī’ah.  This includes clothing that properly covers all required parts of the body, is not tight fitting, is not see-through, does not resemble the clothing of the opposite gender, and does not imitate the clothing of the non-Muslims and immoral people. 

And Allāh knows best.

Muftī Abrar Mirza
Chicago, IL (USA)

Under the Supervision of Muftī Ebrahim Desai (South Africa)

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