Chapters on Dress
كتاب اللباس
Chapter 22: Yellow for men
“The Prophet (ﷺ) came tousand we gave him some water with which to cool down. He bathed, thenIbrought him a yellow blanket, and I saw the traces of Wars (theyellow dye) on the folds of his stomach.”
Chapter 24: One who wears a garment of fame
“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity in thisworld, Allah will clothe him in a garment of humiliation on the DayofResurrection, then set it ablaze.’”
Chapter 26: Those who say that untanned skins and sinew of dead animals should not be made use of
“There came to us aletter from the Prophet (ﷺ) (saying): ‘No not make use of theuntanned skin and sinew of dead animals.’”
Chapter 27: Description of sandals
“The sandals of theProphet (ﷺ) had two thongs doubled around their straps.”
Chapter 29: Walking in one sandal
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said;“None of you should walk in one sandal or in one leather sock.Lethim take them both off or walk in both of them.”
Chapter 30: Putting on sandals while standing
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade putting on sandals whilst standing.”
Chapter 31: Black leather socks
It wasnarrated from Ibn Buraidah, from his father, that an-Najashisent apair of pure black Khuff as a gift to the Prophet (ﷺ) of,which hewore.
Chapter 32: Dyeing (hair) with henna
“Thebest things with which you change gray hair are henna andKatam.”*
Chapter 39: Inscriptions on rings
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)worea ring of silver, then he had engraved on it (the words)‘MuhammadRasul Allah’ (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah). And he said:‘Noone should have his ring engraved like this ring of mine.’”
Chapter 41: One who wears a ring with the bezel towards his palm
It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to wear(hisring) with the stone nearest his palm.
Chapter 16: The disdain of wearing silk
“Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in theHereafter.”
Chapter 21: Clothes dyed with safflower are undesirable for men
“We came with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasThaniyyat Adhakhir. He turned to me, and I was wearing a thin cloakdyed with safflower, and said: ‘What is this?’ And I realizedthat hedisliked it. I came to my family when they were heating theiroven andthrew it (in the oven). Then I came to him the following dayand hesaid: ‘O ‘Abdullah, what happened to the thin cloak?’ Itold him (whatI had done) and he said: ‘Why did you not give it tosome of yourfamily to wear, for there is nothing wrong with it forwomen.’”
Chapter 24: One who wears a garment of fame
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity, Allah will clothehim, on the Day of Resurrection, in a garment of humiliation.’”
Chapter 33: Dyeing (hair) black
“Abu Quhaifah was brought totheProphet (ﷺ) on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and his headwas all white. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Take him to someofhis womenfolk and let them change this, but avoid black.’”
Chapter 35: One who does not dye his hair
“I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), and this part of his hair was white” – meaning the tuft ofhairbetween the lower lip and the chin.
“The white hair of the Prophet(ﷺ) numbered approximately twenty.”
Chapter 36: Wearing one’s hair down to the shoulders and wearing braids
“The People of the Book used tolet their hair hang down, and the idolaters used to part their hair.The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked to be more like the People of theBook. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) let his forelock hang down,thenafter that he parted it.”
“The hair of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)was wavy, and (hung down) between his ears and his shoulders.”
Chapter 38: Prohibition of Qaza`
“The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) forbade Qaza’.” He (Nafi’) said: “What is Qaza’?”He said:“It means shaving part of a child’s head and leavinganother part.”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade Qaza’.”