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AS SALAAM ALEIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATUH

I HAVE BEEN READING ALL YOUR WHICH ARE GOOD I AM A YR11 STUDENT I WANT TO KNOW WETHER YOU CAN BE A FASHION DESIGNER IN ISLAM

KHUDA HAFIZ

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Answer:

Fashion designer legal or not

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 no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Fashion designing is not amongst the acts or means of livelihood forbidden in Islam, thus there is absolutely no harm if one wishes to design clothes for people provided one strives to stay within the boundaries of Allah and His Messenger (saws).

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan