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Is the trade of embroidered and form-fitting abayas, along with its earnings, the food and drink derived from it, and the acts of charity and obedience resulting from it, considered permissible (halal)?

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There is no objection to selling abayas, but if an abaya is embroidered in a seductive manner or is tight, revealing the body's allure, then it is not permissible to sell it if it is highly probable that it will be used for displaying oneself (tabarruj). This is because it falls under cooperating in sin, as Allah Almighty says: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression." If something used for unlawful purposes is sold, its price becomes unlawful. Whatever is given in charity from this money is given with the intention of getting rid of it, not as an act of charity, and one must immediately cease selling these abayas.

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