Clothing
كتاب اللباس
Chapter 7: Sandals - Section 1
Jabir told that he heard the Prophet say on one of his expeditions, “Make a general practice of wearing sandals, for a man keeps riding as long as he wears sandals.” (The meaning is that wearing sandals makes movement easier and protects the feet lrom toughness or thorns on the road. So it is here compared with riding on an animal.)Muslim transmitted it.
Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “When the thong of a man’s sandal is cut off he should not walk with one sandal till he repairs his thong ; he should not walk with one shoe, or eat with his left hand, or support himself when sitting with a single garment wrapped round his knees, or wrap himself up completely leaving no opening for the arms.” Muslim transmitted it.
Chapter 9: Combing the Hair - Section 1
Ibn ‘Umar told that when the Prophet saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven he forbade them to do that, saying, ‘‘Shave it al or leave it all." Muslim transmitted it.
God has cursed the women who tattoo and the women who have themselves tattooed, the women who pluck hairs from their faces and who make spaces between their teeth for beauty, changing what God has created. When a woman came and told him she had heard he had cursed such and such he asked why he should not curse those whom God’s messenger had cursed and those who were mentioned in God’s Book. She told him she had read it from cover to cover and had not found in it what he had been saying, to which he replied that if she had read it she would have found it, and asked her whether she had not read, “What the apostle has brought you accept, and what he has forbidden you refrain from.” (Qur’an, 59, 7). On her replying that she had, he said he had forbidden what he had been talking about.(Bukhari and Muslim.)
Anas said the Prophet forbade men to use saffron. (Mirqat, iv, 461, says this applies to their clothing and their bodies, as it is a female custom but does not prohibit a small use of it.)(Bukhari and Muslim.)
Chapter 10: Combing the Hair - Section 2
Ibn ‘Abbas said the Prophet used to clip or take something off his moustache, and Abraham the friend of the Compassionate One used to do it. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
‘Amr b. Shu'aib; on his father's authority, said his grandfather told that the Prophet used to take something off the side and the bottom of his beard. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “The perfume for men is that whose odour is apparent but whose colour is hidden, and the perfume for women is that whose colour is apparent but whose odour is hidden. Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it.
Anas said God’s messenger had sukka (A perfume made from ramik, a black substance mixed with musk. After an elaborate process of pounding and moistening it was left for a year before being used. Its perfume is said to have improved with age. Cf. Mirqat, iv, 463 f.) with which he perfumed himself. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
‘Abdallah b. Mughaffal said God’s messenger forbade combing the hair except every second day. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.
Chapter 1: Section 1
We shall mention ‘A’isha’s tradition, “The Prophet went out one morning ...” in the chapter on the virtues of the members of the Prophet’s family. (Book 30, Ch. 37).
Al-Mughira b. Shu'ba said the Prophet wore a Byzantine cloak with narrow sleeves.(Bukhari and Muslim.)
He reported God’s messenger as saying, “While a man was trailing his lower garment he was swallowed up by the earth, and he will be tossed about in it till the day of resurrection."Bukhari transmitted it.
Anas told that God’s messenger gave licence to az-Zubair and ‘Abd ar-Rahman b. ‘Auf to wear silk because of an itch which they had.(Bukhari and Muslim.)In a version by Muslim he said they complained of bugs and he gave them licence to wear silk shirts.
Chapter 2: Section 2
Abu Huraira said that when God’s messenger put on a shirt he began with the right side.Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudrl told that he heard God’s messenger say, "The way for a believer to wear a lower garment is to have it halfway down his legs, and he is guilty of no sin if it comes halfway between that and the ankles, but what comes lower than that is in hell (saying that three times). On the day of resurrection God will not look at him who trails his lower garment conceitedly." Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
I came to the Prophet with a company of Muzaina who swore allegiance to him, and as his buttons were open I put my hand inside his shirt and felt the seal.Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Abu Umama lyas b. Tha'laba reported God’s messenger as saying, “Listen, listen! Wearing old clothes is a part of faith, wearing old clothes is a part of faith.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.
‘ Amr b. Shu'aib, on his father’s authority, told that his grandfather reported God’s messenger as saying, “God likes the mark of His favour to be seen on his servant.” (People whom God has prospered should wear clothes suitable for their station, for the poor may recognise them as people able to give charity. The learned should not conceal their learning, so that others may benefit from it)Tirmidhi transmitted it.
‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr told that when a man wearing two red garments passed the Prophet and gave him a greeting he did not respond to his greeting. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
sharpening the ends of the teeth, tattooing, plucking hairs, men sleeping together without an under garment, women sleeping together without an under garment, men putting silk at the bottom of their garments like Persians, or putting silk on their shoulders like Persians, plundering, riding on panther skins, wearing signet-rings, except in the case of one in authority.Abu Dawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.