Is it Forbidden to Buy New Clothes During Muharram?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas

Question

A lot of the Indo-Pak cultures have this rule, which forbids them from buying or wearing new clothes or household items, etc., in Muharram. What is the basis of this?

Answer

There is no evidence to support the claim that we are not allowed to wear new clothes, buy house items, celebrate marriages, and so forth during the month of Muharram. To abstain from these actions with the belief that it is religiously required is falling into blameworthy innovation.

For more details on the month of Muharram, its merits, and what the religion has sanctioned in terms of specific practices that are recommended to be performed during the month, please refer to the following answers:

• Virtues of the Sacred Month of Muharram, Its First Ten Days, and the Day of `Ashura
• Challenges and Choices: Lessons from the Great Day of Ashura (10th of Muharram) – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

[Ustadh] Salman Younas

Checked & Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani