Clothing

Ikrima reported: I saw Ibn Abbas wrap his lower garment so that its front edge rested on the top of his foot while he raised it at the back. I asked, “Why do you wear your lower garment this way?” He replied, “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wear it this way.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Ubada, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Wear turbans, for they are a distinguishing sign of the angels, and let their tails hang behind your backs.” Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it.

Aisha reported: Asma bint Abu Bakr came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing thin clothes. He turned away from her and said, “Asma, when a woman reaches puberty, it is not proper for anything of her to be seen except this and this.” He pointed to his face and hands. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Abu Matar reported: Ali bought a garment for three dirhams. When he put it on, he said, “Praise belongs to Allah, who provided me with adornment with which I may look presentable among people and cover my nakedness.” Then he said, “This is how I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say it.” Ahmad transmitted it.

Abu Umama reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, put on a new garment and said, “Praise belongs to Allah, who clothed me with what covers my nakedness and makes me presentable in my life.” Then he said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever puts on a new garment, praises Allah for clothing him with what covers his nakedness and makes him presentable, then gives the worn-out garment in charity, will remain in the care, protection, and covering of Allah, alive and dead.” Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Al-Tirmidhi said, “This is a rare hadith.”

Alqama ibn Abi Alqama reported from his mother: Hafsa bint Abd al-Rahman came to Aisha wearing a thin head covering. Aisha tore it and gave her a thick head covering instead. Malik transmitted it.

Abd al-Wahid ibn Ayman reported from his father: I came to Aisha, who was wearing a Qatari garment worth five dirhams. She said, “Look at my servant girl and notice how she is too embarrassed to wear it even at home. I had a garment like it during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and every woman in Medina who adorned brides would send to borrow it from me.” Bukhari transmitted it.

Jabir reported: One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wore a brocade cloak that had been given to him, but soon he took it off and sent it to Umar. Someone said, “You had only just taken it off, Messenger of Allah.” He replied, “Gabriel forbade it for me.” Umar came weeping and said, “Messenger of Allah, you disliked wearing it, yet gave it to me. What am I to do with it?” He replied, “I did not give it to you to wear; I gave it to you to sell.” Umar sold it for two thousand dirhams. Muslim transmitted it.

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade garments made entirely of silk. As for a decorative stripe or silk in the garment weave, there is no harm in that. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Abu Raja reported: Imran ibn Husayn came out to us wearing a mantle of khazz fabric and said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When Allah bestows a blessing on someone, Allah loves to see the effect of His blessing upon His servant.” Ahmad transmitted it.

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said, “Eat what you wish and wear what you wish, as long as you avoid two things: extravagance and pride.” Bukhari cited it in a chapter heading.

Amr ibn Shuaib reported from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Eat, drink, give charity, and wear clothes, so long as neither extravagance nor pride is mixed into it.” Ahmad, al-Nasai, and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Abu al-Darda reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The best thing with which you come before Allah in your graves and your mosques is white clothing.” Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported: The Prophet ﷺ acquired a gold ring. One version says he wore it on his right hand. Then he cast it aside and acquired a silver ring engraved with the words “Muhammad, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “No one should engrave anything like the engraving on this ring of mine.” When he wore it, he placed its bezel toward the inside of his palm.

Ali reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade wearing qassiy cloth and safflower-dyed garments, wearing a gold ring, and reciting the Quran while bowing. Muslim transmitted it.

Abdullah ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a gold ring on a man hand, pulled it off, and threw it away. He said, “Would one of you take a live coal from the Fire and put it on his hand?” After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had left, someone said to the man, “Take your ring and make use of it.” He replied, “No, by Allah. I will never take it back after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ threw it away.” Muslim transmitted it.

Anas reported: The Prophet ﷺ intended to write to Khosrow, Caesar, and the Negus. He was told that they would accept a letter only if it bore a seal. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then had a silver ring made, with the words “Muhammad, Messenger of Allah” engraved on it. Muslim transmitted it. A version from Bukhari says the engraving was in three lines: “Muhammad” on one line, “Messenger of Allah” on another, and “Allah” on the third.

He reported that the ring of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ was made of silver, and its bezel was also silver. Bukhari transmitted it.

He reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wore a silver ring on his right hand, set with an Abyssinian stone, and he would keep its bezel toward the inside of his palm.

He reported: The ring of the Prophet ﷺ was on this finger, and he pointed to the little finger of his left hand. Muslim transmitted it.