Can I Wear a T-shirt That Has Eyes and Nothing Else on It?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question

Can I wear clothing that has facial features, for example, a t-shirt that has a picture of just the eyes but no mouth, face, nose, ears etc? For example, the Fendi Cat Eye T-shirt for men?

Answer

Thank you for your question. To the best of my knowledge, I understand that it is makruh (disliked). One is rewarded for avoiding that which Allah dislikes.

Please see these links as well:

• Is Salah valid with pictures/eyes on clothes
• Is it permissible to pray in clothes with pictures without eyes?

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied aqidah, fiqh, tajweed, tafsir, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin and completed her Master’s in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She later moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.