Wearing Clothes that have the Names of Kuffar on them

Wearing Clothes that have the Names of Kuffar on them

In one of his lessons on Tathir Al-I'tiqad, Shaykh Salih b. Fawzan Al-Fawzan - Allah protect him, was asked the following question:

[What about] a person who wears what the unbelievers wear, and on the back [of the clothing] is written the name of a Kafir player (sportsman) when the wearer does not intend to copy this player or the unbelievers?

The Shaykh replied:

This is to be considered respect and esteem for the Kafir. As long as he is wearing clothes upon which is written the name of the Kafir, or a picture of him, this is respect and esteem for the Kafir. It is not allowed to do this; the least that can be said about it is that it is haram (forbidden in Islam). If [the wearer really does] respect and esteem [the Kafir], he is in danger of apostasy (leaving the fold of Islam). Yes.

Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan

Translated by: Abu Abdillah Owais Al-Hashimi