Wearing clothes or shoes made from pig skin
Question
Is it permissible to wear the Adidas Samba or shoe because some say its made out of pigskin?
Answer
This is not permissible. Wearing clothes or shoes which are made from pig skin is haraam.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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