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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.
Dear questioner, thanks for your question, and we implore Allah to guide your friend to the best way through which he can better utilize his talent in a way that is lawful.
Islam encourages the Muslim to utilize his talents and God-given gifts in the best possible way. Part of using his talent in obeying Allah is to avoid using it in an unlawful way. Thus, your friend is permitted and even encouraged by Islam to use his talent as a fashion designer but he should encourage that which is morally acceptable and avoid that which is immoral.
Responding to the question, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Shinqiti, Director of the Islamic Center of South Plains, Lubbock, Texas, states:
The way we thank Allah for the talent He gave us is to use it properly according to His teachings. People of faith, like Prophet Sulaiman (peace and blessings be upon him) attribute everything they have to Allah and understand they are put to a test by Allah, saying: "This is by the grace of my Lord! to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of All Needs, Supreme in Honor." (An-Naml 27: 40)
On the other hand, people who have no faith attribute everything they have to their mind and intelligence. Qarun is an example of this as he said: "This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge which I have." (Al-Qasas 28:78)
Your friend is a man of faith as he said Allah gave him this talent, so all what he needs to do is to use it in a way that pleases Allah and shows gratitude to Him. Designing clothes that are not permitted in Islam is not the way your friend should express his gratitude to Allah. I would advise him to use his talents in making or designing Islamic clothing that would be attractive to people and make them like the Islamic style of dress. In this way, he will be combining both his own personal mission and business.
You can also read:
A Muslim Woman Working as a Fashion Model
Designing Fabrics for Sportswear Companies
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to write back!
May Allah guide you to the straight path, and guide you to that which pleases Him, Amen.
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