Is it permissible to design modest clothing—neither tight nor loose—or that reveals the arm up to the bicep, or below the knee, with the intention that women wear it only among other women? And what is meant by the clothing specific to disbelievers? Does this include ancient traditional clothing from India, China, and Japan? And is it permissible to design "libas al-shuhrah" (clothing of fame) that is publicized to become well-known and then worn?

If the predominant use of the clothing is permissible, then there is no harm in designing and selling it; otherwise, it is forbidden. Imitating disbelievers means that a Muslim dresses in their specific attire such that an observer would believe him to be one of them. However, what is common among Muslims and disbelievers is not considered imitation. Among the blameworthy forms of imitation is wearing traditional clothing specific to disbelievers. If these clothes are worn outside their own countries, the dispraise of imitation is joined by the dispraise of clothing worn for ostentation. As for designing a different type of clothing and propagating it to remove it from the category of ostentation, this is a strange idea, because if one does not permit a certain type of clothing for himself, how can he permit its propagation among people? By doing so, he shares in the sin with those who initiated wearing it, especially if the clothing is specific to disbelievers.