Clothing

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Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade me to wear a ring on this finger or this one, and he pointed to the middle finger and the one next to it. Muslim transmitted it.

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Abdullah ibn Jafar reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to wear a ring on his right hand. Ibn Majah transmitted it. Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it from Ali.

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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to wear a ring on his left hand. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet ﷺ took some silk and placed it in his right hand, then took some gold and placed it in his left hand. He said, “These two are forbidden to the men of my community.” Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Muawiya reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade riding on leopard-skin coverings and wearing gold except in small pieces. Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Burayda reported that the Prophet ﷺ said to a man wearing a copper ring, “Why do I smell the odor of idols from you?” The man threw it away, then came wearing an iron ring. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Why do I see on you the adornment of the people of the Fire?” The man threw it away and asked, “Messenger of Allah, what should I make a ring from?” He replied, “Silver, but do not let it reach a mithqal in weight.” Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Ibn Masud reported: The Prophet ﷺ disliked ten practices: wearing yellow perfume, meaning khaluq; dyeing gray hair; letting the lower garment trail; wearing a gold signet ring; a woman displaying adornment where it is not appropriate; playing dice; using incantations except for the protective Quranic chapters; tying amulets; withdrawing before ejaculation; and having intercourse with a woman who is nursing a child. He disliked these but did not prohibit them. Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Ibn al-Zubayr reported: A woman in their household took the daughter of al-Zubayr to Umar ibn al-Khattab while she had bells on her leg. Umar cut them off and reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said, “With every bell there is a devil.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Bunana, the client of Abd al-Rahman ibn Hayyan al-Ansari, reported: I was with Aisha when a girl wearing tinkling bells was brought to her. Aisha said, “Do not bring her in to me unless you cut off those bells. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that the angels do not enter a house containing bells.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Tarafa reported that his grandfather, Arfaja ibn Asad, had his nose cut off at the battle of al-Kulab. He made a replacement nose from silver, but it began to smell bad, so the Prophet ﷺ instructed him to make one from gold. Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever wants to put a ring of fire on a loved one, let him give him a gold ring; whoever wants to put a collar of fire around a loved one, let him give him a gold necklace; and whoever wants to put a bracelet of fire on a loved one, let him give him a gold bracelet. Use silver instead, and enjoy it.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Asma bint Yazid reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Any woman who wears a gold necklace will have a similar necklace of fire placed around her neck on the Day of Resurrection. Any woman who puts a gold earring in her ear will have a similar one of fire placed in her ear by Allah on the Day of Resurrection.” Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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A sister of Hudhayfa reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Women, do you not have silver with which to adorn yourselves? Any one of you who adorns herself with gold and displays it will be punished with it.” Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Uqba ibn Amir reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prohibit people from wearing ornaments and silk, saying, “If you wish for the ornaments and silk of Paradise, do not wear them in this world.” Al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ acquired a ring and wore it. He said, “Since I put this on today, it has distracted me: one glance at it, then one glance at you.” Then he cast it aside. Al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Malik said: I disapprove of boys wearing anything made of gold, because it has reached me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade wearing gold rings. I therefore disapprove of it for men, whether they are adults or children. It is transmitted in al-Muwatta.

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Ibn Umar reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing sandals without hair on them. Bukhari transmitted it.

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Anas reported: The sandals of the Prophet ﷺ had two straps.

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Jabir reported: During one of the expeditions he took part in, he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Have plenty of sandals, for a man remains like a rider as long as he is wearing sandals.” Muslim transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When one of you puts on sandals, let him begin with the right. When he takes them off, let him begin with the left, so that the right is the first to be shod and the last to be unshod.”