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Mufti’s Ruling on Using Mannequins for Clothing Display and Advertising.

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Q:

1. Is it permissible to use mannequins in order to display clothing in a store?

2. Is it permissible to use mannequins to display clothing in order to take pictures of the clothing for advertising purposes.

NB: mannequins are available in different variants, male, female, with face, headles, with or without the lower torso. Could Mufti Saheb please advise the ruling with regards to each option.

Bismillaah

A: They must be headless.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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