Sunan Abi Dawud

Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas)

كتاب اللباس

Chapter 14: Regarding Silk For Women

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Anas b. Malik said that he saw a striped garment over Umm Kulthum, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said

The word "siyara" means striped with silk.

Chapter 16: Regarding White Garments

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Wear your white garments, for they are among your best garments, and shroud your dead in them. Among the best types of collyrium you use is antimony (ithmid) for it clears the vision and makes the hair sprout.

Chapter 17: Regarding Worn Out Clothes, And Washing Clothes

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Abu al-Ahwas quoted his father saying

I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) wearing a poor garment and he said (to me): Have you any property? He replied: Yes. He asked: What kind is it? He said: Allah has given me camels. Sheep, horses and slaves. He then said: When Allah gives you property, let the mark of Allah's favour and honour to you be seen.

Chapter 20: Regarding Red

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw me. The version of AbuAli al-Lula' has: I think I wore a garment dyed with a reddish yellow colour. He asked: What is this? So I went and burnt it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: What have you done with your garment? I replied: I burnt it. He said: Why did you not give it to one of your women to wear?

Abu Dawud said: Thawr transmitted it from Khalid and said: "Pink (muwarrad)" while Tawus said: "Reddish yellow colour (mu'asfar)".

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Narrated Rafi' ibn Khadij

We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey, and we had on our saddles and camels garments consisting of red warp of wool. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do I not see that red colour has dominated you. We then got up quickly on account of this saying of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and some of our camels ran away. We then took the garments and withdrew them.

Chapter 1: What Is To Be Said When Putting On A New Garment

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The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Jariri to the same effect though a different chain of narrators.Abu Dawud said

Abu Dawud said: The hearing of this tradition by Hammad b. Salamah and Thaqafi is of the same nature.

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Narrated Mu'adh ibn Anas

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone eats food and then says: "Praise be to Allah Who has fed me with this food and provided me with it through no might and power on my part," he will be forgiven his former and later sins. If anyone puts on a garment and says: "Praise be to Allah Who has clothed me with this and provided me with it through no might and power on my part," he will be forgiven his former and later sins.

Chapter 5: A Garment Of Fame And Vanity

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone wears a garment for gaining fame, Allah will clothe him in a similar garment on the Day of Resurrection.

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Musaddad transmitted the tradition mentioned above from Abu 'Awanah saying

Garment of disgrace.

Chapter 7: Wearing Clothes Of Superior Quality

Chapter 10: What Has Been Reported About Wearing Silk

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The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has

He said: A robe of silk brocade. He then sent him a Jubbah of brocade and said: You may sell it and fulfill your need.

Chapter 11: Whoever Regarded Silk As Disliked

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Narrated Abul Husayn, that is al-Haytham ibn Shafi I and a companion of mine called Abu 'Amir, a man from al-Ma'afir went to perform prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). Their preacher was a man of Azd called AbuRayhanah, who was a companion of the Prophet (ﷺ). Abul Husayn said

Abu Dawud said: The solitary point in this tradition (not supported by other traditions) is the report about the signet-ring.

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Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) once prayed wearing a garment having marks. He looked at its marks. When he saluted, he said: Take this garment of mine to AbuJahm, for it turned my attention just now in my prayer, and bring a simple garment without marks.

Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Jahm b. Hudhaifah from Banu 'Adi b. Ka'b b. Ghanam

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A similar tradition has also been transmitted by 'Aishah through a different chain of narrators. But the former is more perfect.

Chapter 19: Regarding Green

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Narrated AbuRimthah

I went with my father to the Prophet (ﷺ) and saw two green garments over him.

Chapter 20: Regarding Red

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As

A man wearing two red garments passed the Prophet (ﷺ) and gave him a greeting, but he did not respond to his greeting.

Chapter 21: Regarding The Concession Allowing That (Red)

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Narrated Amir

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Mina giving sermon on a mule and wearing a red garment, while Ali was announcing.

Chapter 24: Regarding Turbans

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Narrated Ali ibn Rukanah

Ali quoting his father said: Rukanah wrestled with the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) threw him on the ground. Rukanah said: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: The difference between us and the polytheists is that we wear turbans over caps.

Chapter 25: Regarding Wearing As-Samma' (A Solid Wrap)

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Narrated AbuHurayrah

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade wearing clothes in two styles: that a man sits in a single garment with his hands round his knees and uncover his private parts towards heaven and that he wears his garment while one of his sides is uncovered, and puts the garment on his shoulders.

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Narrated Jabir

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man should wrap himself completely in a garment with his hands hidden it, or sit in a single garment with his hands round his knees.