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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Brother, we really hold your question in high esteem, for it reflects your care to earn your living via lawful means. May Allah help you lead a righteous life and support you with abundant halal provision!
In response to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:
“If the designs you are making are mostly flowers and abstract designs without any erotic, or sensuous, or undesirable overtones or messages, then there is nothing in them that would render them as haram or unlawful. This is regardless of the fact it is used by males or females, or by companies to make sportswear or bathing suits.
Like any other product or service, this service or product of yours can be used either for a good or a bad purpose. You are not deemed responsible for what the consumers would do with it unless you know specifically that you are rendering this service for a company that uses it specifically for unlawful purposes. So long as that is not the case, you are not accountable for what others would do with your product or service.
According to one of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, “that which is hidden from us, we are not accountable for.” In other words, you are not accountable for what the buyers of your product would do with it, so long you are not selling it to people who specialize in haram products.
In this case, your situation is not different from anyone selling any other product or service. Since it is possible that someone may buy it and use it for haram purposes, and you are not accountable for it, likewise, you are not accountable for the wrong use made of your service or product.”
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from: www.muslims.ca
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