Chapters on Dress
كتاب اللباس
Chapter 43: Wearing rings on the thumb
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbademeto wear a ring on this and on this,” meaning the little finger andthe thumb.
Chapter 44: Images in the house
“Theangelsdo not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.”
Chapter 45: Images on items that are stepped on
“I covered a small room closet ofmine, meaning, from the inside, with a curtain on which there wereimages. When the Prophet (ﷺ) came, he tore it down, so I made twopillows from it, and I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reclining on one ofthem.”
Chapter 46: The saddle cushions that are red
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbaderings of gold and Al-Mitharah,”* meaning the red ones.
Chapter 47: Riding on leopard skins
“I heard Abu Raihanah, theCompanion of the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) used toforbidriding on leopard skins.’”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto forbid riding on leopard skins.”
Chapter 13: How long should the end woman’s garment be?
“A hand span.” ‘Aishahsaid:“This may show her calves.” He said: “Then a forearm’slength.”
Chapter 14: Black turban
“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering a sermon on the pulpit,wearinga black turban.”
Chapter 16: The disdain of wearing silk
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadewearing silk and gold. He said: ‘They are for them in thisworldand for us in the Hereafter.’”
Chapter 19: Wearing silk and gold for women
“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.’”
Chapter 21: Clothes dyed with safflower are undesirable for men
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade Al-Mufaddam.”
Chapter 23: Wear whatever you want, as long as you avoid extravagance and vanity
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat anddrink,give charity and wear clothes, as long as that does notinvolve anyextravagance or vanity.’”
Chapter 25: Wearing the skins of dead animals when they have been tanned
“I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: ‘Any skin that has been tanned has been purified.’”
“Why don’t they takeitsskin and ten it, and make us of it?” They said: “O Messenger ofAllah, it is dead meat.”* He said: “It is only unlawful to eatit.”
“One of the Mothers of theBelievers hada sheep that died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passedby it andsaid: ‘It would not have harmed its owners if they had madeuse ofits hide.’”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded that use should be made of the skins of dead animals, ifthey were tanned.”
Chapter 30: Putting on sandals while standing
“The Prophet (ﷺ) forbadeputtingon sandals whilst standing.”
Chapter 32: Dyeing (hair) with henna
“TheJews and the Christians do not dye (their hair), so differ fromthem.”
“I entered upon UmmSalamah and she brought out for me a hair of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), which was dyed with henna and Katam.”
Chapter 35: One who does not dye his hair
“Anas bin Malik was asked: ‘Did theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) dye his hair?’ He said: ‘He did not haveanywhite hair apart from approximately seventeen or twenty hairs atthefront of his beard.’”