Fatwa ID: 06958

 

Answered by: Muftiyah Habiba Akhtar

 

Question:

 

Salam sorry to bother you, I have question my sister in law work as a fashion designer for a company and she dresses people who make go on TV and stuff and make commercials about alcohol and stuff, also they air stuff on CTV for summer and based on people going to wineries and stuff

 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

As dutiful Muslims, it is vital that the importance of Halal earnings is grasped. The Shariah law has laid out that which one may deal with and that which is impermissible to deal with.

 

Allah SWT says:

 

“Eat of what is lawful and pure in the earth, and do not follow in Satan’s steps.” (1)

 

The words ‘Eat of what is lawful’ pertains to consuming good and halal wealth.

 

Why must our earnings be pure?

Our wealth assists in our sustenance, provision and our consumption. If the root of our wealth is Haram, then that which follows will be evil.

 

It is stated in Hadith:

 

‘Abdallah b. Mas’ud reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Trying to earn a lawful livelihood is an obligatory duty in addition to the duties which are obligatory.” (2)

 

To work a role or job that involves something impermissible or leads to an impermissible act would be assisting in sin.

 

Allah SWT insists and commands we do not aid in sin:

 

Help each other in righteousness and piety, and do not help each other in sin and aggression. Fear Allah. Surely, Allah is severe at punishment. (3)

 

Thus, it is not permissible for one to commit to a job that assists in sin and alcohol is not permissible. (4)

 

Therefore, though a fashion designer is not an impermissible job in itself, the job entails sin and so, the job will not be appropriate.

 

 

Only Allah knows best

Written by Muftiyah Habiba Akhtar

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

 

1)

(یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَـٰلࣰا طَیِّبࣰا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَ ٰ⁠تِ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوࣱّ مُّبِینٌ)

[Surah Al-Baqarah 168]

 

 

2)

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «طَلَبُ كَسْبِ الْحَلَالِ فَرِيضَةٌ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ»

(Mishkatul Masabih, 2781)

 

 

3)

{ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُحِلُّوا۟ شَعَـٰۤىِٕرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهۡرَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلۡهَدۡیَ وَلَا ٱلۡقَلَـٰۤىِٕدَ وَلَاۤ ءَاۤمِّینَ ٱلۡبَیۡتَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ یَبۡتَغُونَ فَضۡلࣰا مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرِضۡوَ ٰ⁠نࣰاۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلۡتُمۡ فَٱصۡطَادُوا۟ۚ وَلَا یَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ أَن تَعۡتَدُوا۟ۘ وَتَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلۡبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَ ٰ⁠نِۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ }

[Surah Al-Mâ’idah: 2]

 

 

4)

لما فيه من الإعانة على ما لا يجوز وكل ما أدى إلى ما لا يجوز لا يجوز وتمامه في شرح الوهبانية

Raddul Mukhtar, volume 9, page 518, DKI