People come to make their pants short. So I do I make their pants usually to the shoes
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
I work
in a business where I am a tailor. People come to make their pants short. So I
do I make their pants usually to the shoes, so it doesn`t drag on the ground.
In a hadeeth the prophet(sas) said below the ankles is in the fire. Is it haram
if I make their pants pass below the ankle?
Another
question
I also
fix holes and tear places on the clothes. Women bring me a pant to fix and a
clothing that you can see her body. Can I do these clothes?
Another
question
Men
bring me silk clothing and is it alright to fix them too?
Another
question
My
friend is a barbor and he cuts people`s hair fade like alot of hair on the top
and little hair on the sides. I know it is haram to cut one part and leave
another because the prophet sas said to cut all or leave all. SO it haram for
him to cut people fade?
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Answer:
Tailor and barber
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, when something is
declared unlawful in Islam (eg. Flesh of swine, prostitution, gambling,
alcohol, riba, etc.); then it would be absolutely unlawful for the believers to
deal or transact business in such products and services.
But when something is lawful in its essence in Shariah
(tailoring, cutting of hair by barber, etc.), then the responsibility is solely
upon the customer and not the vendor of how he wishes his clothes to be
tailored, or his hair being cut, etc.
Your Question: Is it
haram if I make their pants pass below the ankle? I also fix holes and tear
places on the clothes. Women bring me a pant to fix and a clothing that you can
see her body. Can I do these clothes?
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, a tailor is not the
guardian or ruler of society who is empowered because of his position to
implement the laws of Shariah upon others living in the society!
The responsibility of implementing the laws of Shariah are
on the individual who comes to the tailor; not the tailor himself! There is absolutely no responsibility on the
tailor if he fulfils the instructions of his customers and makes their pants
below their ankles; nor is there any responsibility on the tailor if he makes
the clothes according to the women customer’s choice, even if when worn it
reveals a part of her body. The tailor
is not the guardian of his customers, nor will he be held responsible for the
choices his customers make.
Your Question: SO it
haram for him to cut people fade?
As long as the barber (or the tailor) himself does not
transgress any of the boundaries of Shariah like touching or cutting the hair
of non-mehram women, etc., he is not responsible for the choice of style made
by the customer.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan