Tajik clerics called to "avoid black color".

People of Tajikistan should not wear tight black clothes. This was stated in the Fatwa "On National Dress" issued by the Ulama Council of the Islamic Center of Tajikistan on July 26. According to the document, the scholars relied on the rules of the Hanafi legal school when issuing fatwas.

"It is not recommended for women to wear tight and black clothes, silk and other clothes that show their body parts, as black color is not obligatory from the point of view of our religion, and it does not correspond to our national characteristics and geographical conditions," says the fatwa.

According to scholars, women should wear shawls, dresses and trousers, "which Tajik women have worn since ancient times".

"In order to protect the stability and security of the society, to respect the religious and national standards of ethics, the population should refrain from wearing any clothes that are foreign to our culture, religion and nation, that are not compatible with morals, and are promoted for malicious purposes," reads the fatwa.

Tajik scholars emphasize that there are no restrictions on the style or color of clothing in Islam. It is acceptable to wear clothes of different colors and color combinations, but "black should be avoided". It is also not recommended to wear tight or revealing clothes.

Earlier, the country's president, Emomali Rahmon, called satr and hijab, a head and neck scarf for Muslim women, foreign to Tajiks. In June, the president of Tajikistan signed laws banning the wearing of "foreign clothes" and children's celebrations on Islamic holidays.

For information, in Tajikistan, there is a fine for importing, selling and wearing black religious clothes in public places. Violators of the ban may be fined 7,920 somoni or $733, and officials may be fined 39,600 somoni or $3,668.