Chapters on Dress

كتاب اللباس

Chapter 35: One who does not dye his hair

It wasnarrated that Humaid said

“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.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“The white hair of the Prophet(ﷺ) numbered approximately twenty.”

Chapter 36: Wearing one’s hair down to the shoulders and wearing braids

It wasnarrated that Mujahid said

“Umm Hani said: ‘When theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) entered Makkah he had four braids.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“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.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said

“I used to part the hair of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) behind his crown, and let his forelock hangdown.”

It wasnarrated that Anas said

“The hair of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)was wavy, and (hung down) between his ears and his shoulders.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) hadhair that came between his earlobes and his shoulders.”

Chapter 37: The disdain of having much hair

It wasnarrated that Wa’il bin Hujr said

“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.’”

Chapter 38: Prohibition of Qaza`

It wasnarrated from Nafi’ that Ibn ‘Umar said

“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.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade Qaza’.”

Chapter 39: Inscriptions on rings

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“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.’”

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)had a ring made for him, and he said: ‘I have had a ring madeforme and had it engraved, and no one should make a ring with similarengraving.’”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wore aring of silver, in which was an Ethiopian gemstone and theinscription

‘Muhammad Rasul Allah’ (Muhammad the Messenger ofAllah).”

Chapter 40: Prohibition of gold rings

It wasnarrated that ‘Ali said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbadewearing gold rings.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade gold rings.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah the Mother of the Believers said

“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 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.

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wore asilver ring with an Ethiopian gemstone, and he used to ear thestonein towards his palm.

Chapter 42: Wearing rings on the right hand

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far that the Prophet (ﷺ) usedtowear a ring on his right hand.

Chapter 43: Wearing rings on the thumb

It wasnarrated that ‘Ali said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbademeto wear a ring on this and on this,” meaning the little finger andthe thumb.