Chapters on Dress
كتاب اللباس
Chapter 36: Wearing one’s hair down to the shoulders and wearing braids
“Umm Hani said: ‘When theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) entered Makkah he had four braids.’”
“I used to part the hair of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) behind his crown, and let his forelock hangdown.”
Chapter 40: Prohibition of gold rings
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade gold rings.”
“Najashisent some jewelry as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).Amongthat was a gold ring with an Ethiopian gemstone. The MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) picked it up with a stick – as if he found itdistasteful – or with one of his fingers, then he called for hisdaughter, Umamah bint Abul-‘As, and said: ‘Wear this, O mydaughter.’”
Chapter 14: Black turban
It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered(Makkah), onthe Day of the Conquest of Makkah, wearing a blackturban.
Chapter 16: The disdain of wearing silk
“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 18: Concession with regard the emblem on a garment
“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
“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.”**
“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.’”
Chapter 20: Wearing red for men
“I never saw anyone more handsomethenthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), with his hair combed, wearing a redtwo-piece suit.”
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
“I heard ‘Ali say:‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade me – and I do not say thatheforbade you – from wearing clothes dyed with safflower.’”
Chapter 24: One who wears a garment of fame
“Whoeverwearsa garment of pride and vanity, Allah will turn away from himuntil hetakes it off.”
Chapter 27: Description of sandals
“The sandals of the Prophet (ﷺ) hadtwothongs.”
Chapter 28: Putting on sandals and taking them off
“When anyone of you puts on his sandals, let him start with theright, and when he takes them off, let him start with the left.”
Chapter 33: Dyeing (hair) black
“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: ‘The best thing with which you can dye your hair is thisblack (dye). It makes your women desire you and creates fear in thehearts of your enemies.’”
Chapter 34: Dyeing (hair) yellow
“I see that you dye your beard yellow withWars.” Ibn‘Umar said: “As for my dyeing of my beard yellowwith Wars, I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) dyeing his beardyellow.”
“The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by amanwho had dyed his hair with henna and said: ‘How handsome this is!’Then he passed by another who had dyed his hair with henna and Katam,and said: ‘This one is more handsome than that one.’ Then hepassed byanother who had dyed his hair yellow and said: ‘This oneis morehandsome than all of them.’”
Chapter 36: Wearing one’s hair down to the shoulders and wearing braids
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) hadhair that came between his earlobes and his shoulders.”
Chapter 37: The disdain of having much hair
“The Prophet (ﷺ) saw mewhenI had long hair. He said: ‘Bad news, bad news!’ So I went awayand cut it short. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) saw me and said: ‘I didnotmean you, but this is better.’”