salaamz does any1 knw where you can get a shahada headband from plzzzzzz

uh oh....

i ordered a keychain with "bismillah" and shahada written on it.. i better be extra careful now where i go oh:

You might want to read this before wearing one of those headbands.

Question :

Salam.
There are T-shirts currently available in my area with the word "Allah" written on it. The issue has been raised that this is wrong because people may abuse the T-shirt by wearing it or throwing it on the floor out of carelessness. Also, it has been asked whether it can be worn to the toilet.
What is your opinion on the matter ?
Jazakallah.


Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

It is not permissible to buy or wear these T-shirts, and the one who wears them should be denounced, because they involve disrespect towards the name of Allaah, which is bound to be mistreated by being printed on these shirts, whether they are thrown in places where Allaah’s name should not be put, such as in bathrooms (especially when they get dirty and need washing) or are mistreated in other ways. If you and other Muslims refrain from buying these shirts, this will narrow the market for them, which will force the producers – if their aim is merely commercial – to stop printing them. And Allaah knows best.


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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)

I suppose a headband would be about the same as a t-shirt since your wearing it on your body and it is bound to end up in unappropriate places.

anyone seen this site before: http://www.muslimgear.com/

or this for ladies: http://www.primomoda.com/

Salaam.

To the brother above, I really like what your doing here, but why would I as a Muslim want to wear something which says 'Muslim'? Wouldn't the beard on my face, the Sunnah dress I attire be enough?

Or are these tops for those beardless guys who so foolishly remove themselves from this great Ummah almost every morning to let the world know they are still Muslim.

its www.khalifahklothing.com u forgot the "H: in khalifah

format_quote Originally Posted by Z

Salaam.

To the brother above, I really like what your doing here, but why would I as a Muslim want to wear something which says 'Muslim'? Wouldn't the beard on my face, the Sunnah dress I attire be enough?

No, thats not always the case. I have a beard and have been dressed in "Sunnah attire" before (which I do wear from time to time) and have met or been talking to people and they still didn't have a clue that I was a Muslim. Not that I'm out there trying to prove to anyone who I am, which is not what those t-shirts are about if that's what you're thinking.

My question to you is what exactly is "Sunnah attire" anyway? Is it some cultural style of clothing worn by a relatively specific group of Muslims in a certain country. Is it something that was only worn by the Prophet (saws) and his companions. Or is it any type/style of clothing that fulfills the requirements of dress (such as making sure certain parts are covered) as set by Allah and His messenger (saws). I mean if I go to one part of the world I will see Muslims wearing clothing like this (shalwar kameez) and yet if I go to another part of the world it might look more like this (thobe) or what about this one or this shirt with these pants which are above the ankles those last two outfits pretty much just looks like a normal dress shirt and some pants....so is that still "Sunnah attire"? Also a lot of the Hadiths that I have seen talking about the Prophets (saws) clothing mention that he wore Izaars. Now I'm sure there are some brothers out there that wear an Izaar but I have yet to meet one.

My point here is that I don't think Allah is going to care what type/style of clothing we are wearing as long as it does the job of covering our bodies in the correct way. So why do some people get so bent out of shape when I wear a different style of clothing which is still doing the job correctly. Let me guess your going to say "because it's imitating the kufar", right? Well now days there really isn't much that you could wear that isn't being worn by some kufar somewhere in the world. For instance, some Christian women (such as the Coptic Christians) cover their heads with a scarf that looks almost identical to the hijab. Some non-Muslim men have beards too. I have seen some Hindu women who wear clothing that looks just like the shalwar kameez. There are also some non-mulsim youth in my country who have started wearing this little hats called "du rags" (or something like that) that looks just like some Kufis, and infact the Kufis that I wear have been mistaken for them by non-muslims. So it looks like there isn't much we can do that couldn't be compared to what the kufar are doing. I would also like to refer you to this:

Question :

What is the ruling on using clothing of the kuffar (unbelievers)?


Answer :

The use of clothing of the kuffar (unbelievers) which they have worn is permissible as long as there is no known najasa (impurity) regarding it, because the default for things in general is tahaarah (purity) and it is not overridden by mere doubt. Likewise, what they have woven and dyed and what has been imported from their countries are also permissible, as long as they do not comprise anything haram (forbidden), because the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his sahaba (his companions) wore items the kuffar had woven and made, and likewise the Prophet (peace be upon him) wore a Roman jubba (a long outer garment, open in front, with wide sleeves).


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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (www.islam-qa.com)

I'm not saying that there is something wrong with wearing so called "Sunnah attire", as I myself wear it on occasion, all I'm saying is let's try and be a little more accepting and not look down on brothers and sisters who choose to not wear clothing from somebody elses culture.

format_quote Originally Posted by Z

Salaam.

To the brother above, I really like what your doing here, but why would I as a Muslim want to wear something which says 'Muslim'? Wouldn't the beard on my face, the Sunnah dress I attire be enough?

Or are these tops for those beardless guys who so foolishly remove themselves from this great Ummah almost every morning to let the world know they are still Muslim.

I agree with brother Z. Whats the point of wearing this just to show off? i mean, your basically showing off wearing these kind of bandanas and clothes. Its better to just dress apporpriatly, beard, clean clothes, etc then to wear this kind of thigns.

I don't think those t-shirts draw anymore attention then wearing a thobe or shalwar kameez, if anything they probably draw less attention, but like I said I'm not wearing them to try and draw attention to myself. Anyway it's up to you to wear what ever you want so to you your way and to me mine.
Salam Alaikum.

It seems most of the members disagree with what I'm doing, which is fine by the way, but I'm just wondering if there are any members out there who agree with what I have been saying.

Salaam.

Sunnah attire is the way we have been told to dress. We haven't been told what to dress in, but how to dress I agree.

But why must we commercialise Islam? You know what happens when you begin to commercialise things? Over time the initial idea is lost, and we are left with nothing but what we do, not knowing why we do it.

Won't there be a time where the people will say 'I am a Muslim because my father was'? Yeah, this is the begining of it.