Chapters on Dress

كتاب اللباس

Chapter 16: The disdain of wearing silk

It wasnarrated that Bara’ bin ‘Azib said

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade brocade, silk, and embroidered brocade.”

It wasnarrated that Hudhaifah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadewearing silk and gold. He said: ‘They are for them in thisworldand for us in the Hereafter.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that ‘Umar bin Khattab saw asilken two piece suit (being offered for sale). He said

“OMessengerof Allah, why don’t you buy this two piece suit (to wearfor meeting)the delegations, and on Fridays?” The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said:“This is only worn by one who has no share in theHereafter.”

Chapter 17: One who is granted a concession allowing him to wear silk

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)granted a concession to Zubair bin ‘Awwam and ‘Abdur-Rahman bin‘Auf,allowing them to wear silk shirts, because of a rash theyweresuffering from.

Chapter 18: Concession with regard the emblem on a garment

It wasnarrated from ‘Umar that he used to forbid silk and brocade,exceptfor what was like this

Then he gestured with his finger, thenasecond, and a third, and a fourth (i.e., the width of four fingers),and he said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid it.”

It wasnarrated that Abu ‘Umar, the freed slave of Asma’, said

“IsawIbn ‘Umar buying a turban that had some markings, then he calledfor a pair of scissors and cut that off. I entered upon Asma’ andmentioned that to her, and she said: ‘May ‘Abdullah perish, Ogirl!Give me the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ Agarment wasbrought that was hemmed with brocade on the sleeves,necklines andopenings (at the front and back).”

Chapter 19: Wearing silk and gold for women

‘Alibin Abu Talib said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold ofsomesilk in his left hand and some gold in his right, then he raisedhishands and said: ‘These two are forbidden for the males of mynation, and permitted to the females.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Ali that a two-piece suit hemmed with silk,eitheron the wrap or the weft,* was given to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ),and he sent them to me (‘Ali). I came to him and said

“OMessenger of Allah, what should I do with these? Shall I wear them?”He said: “No, rather make them into head-cloths and give them totheFatimahs.”**

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) came out to us, and in one of his hands was a garment ofsilkand in the other was some gold. He said: ‘These are forbidden tothe males of my nation and permitted to the females.’”

It wasnarrated that Anas said

“I saw Zainab the daughter of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing a shirt of Siyara’ silk.*

Chapter 20: Wearing red for men

It wasnarrated that Bara’ said

“I never saw anyone more handsomethenthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), with his hair combed, wearing a redtwo-piece suit.”

‘Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father told him

I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and Hasan and Husaincame forward, wearing red shirts, stumbling and getting up again. TheProphet (ﷺ) stepped down, picked them up and put them in his lap.Then he said: “Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. ‘Yourwealth and your children are only a trial.’ [64:15] I saw these twoand I could not be patient. Then he resumed his sermon.”

Chapter 21: Clothes dyed with safflower are undesirable for men

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade Al-Mufaddam.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin Hunain said

“I heard ‘Ali say:‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade me – and I do not say thatheforbade you – from wearing clothes dyed with safflower.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said

“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 22: Yellow for men

It wasnarrated that Qais bin Sa’d said

“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 23: Wear whatever you want, as long as you avoid extravagance and vanity

It wasnarrated from ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat anddrink,give charity and wear clothes, as long as that does notinvolve anyextravagance or vanity.’”

Chapter 24: One who wears a garment of fame

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“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.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said

“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.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Whoeverwearsa garment of pride and vanity, Allah will turn away from himuntil hetakes it off.”