Clothing

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Aisha reported that the Prophet ﷺ forbade men and women from entering public baths, then later permitted men to enter wearing waistcloths. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu al-Malih reported: Some women from Homs came to visit Aisha. She asked, “Where are you from?” They said, “Syria.” She replied, “Perhaps you are from the region where women enter public baths?” They said, “Yes.” She said that she had heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that a woman who takes off her clothes anywhere other than her husband home has torn the veil between herself and her Lord. Another version says that anywhere other than her own home, she has torn the veil between herself and Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abdullah ibn Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Persian lands will be opened to you, and you will find there houses called public baths. Men must not enter them except wearing waistcloths, and keep women out of them except when they are sick or postpartum.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Jabir reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day must not enter a public bath without a waistcloth. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day must not take his wife to a public bath. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day must not sit at a table where wine is passed around.” Al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Thabit reported: Anas was asked about the Prophet ﷺ dyeing his hair. He replied, “If I wanted to count the gray hairs on his head, I could do so.” He said that the Prophet ﷺ did not dye his hair. Another version adds that Abu Bakr dyed his hair with henna and katam, while Umar dyed it with pure henna.

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Ibn Umar used to dye his beard yellow until his clothes were stained with yellow. When asked why he dyed it yellow, he replied, “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dye with it, and nothing was more beloved to him.” He used to dye all his clothes, even his turban. Abu Dawud and al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Uthman ibn Abdullah ibn Mawhab reported: I went in to see Umm Salama, and she brought out for us some hair of the Prophet ﷺ that had been dyed. Bukhari transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayra reported: An effeminate person who had dyed his hands and feet with henna was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked, “What is the matter with this person?” They replied, “He imitates women.” The Prophet ﷺ ordered that he be banished to al-Naqi. Someone asked, “Messenger of Allah, will you not kill him?” He replied, “I have been forbidden to kill those who pray.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Al-Walid ibn Uqba reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ conquered Mecca, its people began bringing him their children so that he would pray for blessings for them and wipe their heads. I was brought to him with khaluq perfume on me, but he did not touch me because of it. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Abu Qatada asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, “I have a full head of hair. Should I comb it?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, “Yes, and take good care of it.” Abu Qatada would sometimes oil it twice in one day because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said, “Yes, and take good care of it.” Malik transmitted it.

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Al-Hajjaj ibn Hassan reported: We entered to see Anas ibn Malik. My sister al-Mughira told me, “You were a boy then, and you had two locks or two braids. He stroked your head, prayed for blessing for you, and told them to shave or cut these two locks because this was the style of the Jews.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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Ali reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade a woman to shave her head. Al-Nasai transmitted it.

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Ata ibn Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in the mosque when a man came in with disheveled hair and beard. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured to him with his hand as if telling him to groom his hair and beard. The man did so, then returned. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Is this not better than one of you coming in with disheveled hair, looking like a devil?” Malik transmitted it.

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Ibn al-Musayyab reported that he heard: “Allah is good and loves what is good; He is clean and loves cleanliness; He is generous and loves generosity; He is munificent and loves munificence. So clean your courtyards”—I think he said—“and do not imitate the Jews.” I mentioned this to Muhajir ibn Mismar, and he said that Amir ibn Sad reported it to him from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ, with the same wording except that he said to clean your courtyards. Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it.

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Yahya ibn Said reported that he heard Said ibn al-Musayyab say: Ibrahim, the close friend of the Most Merciful, was the first person to host a guest, the first to be circumcised, the first to trim his mustache, and the first to see gray hair. He said, “My Lord, what is this?” The Lord, Blessed and Exalted, replied, “Dignity, Ibrahim.” He said, “My Lord, increase me in dignity.” Malik transmitted it.

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Abu Talha reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The angels do not enter a house containing a dog or images.”

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Ibn Abbas reported from Maymuna: One morning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was troubled and said, “Gabriel promised to meet me tonight, but he did not come. By Allah, he did not break his promise.” Then he realized that a puppy was beneath a tent of his. He ordered that it be taken out, then took water in his hand and sprinkled the spot. When evening came, Gabriel met him. The Prophet ﷺ said, “You promised to meet me last night.” Gabriel replied, “Yes, but we do not enter a house containing a dog or an image.” That morning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that dogs be killed, to the point that he ordered the killing of a small enclosure dog but spared a large enclosure dog. Muslim transmitted it.

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported: The Prophet ﷺ would not leave anything containing crosses in his house without dismantling it. Bukhari transmitted it.

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She reported: I bought a cushion bearing images. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw it, he stopped at the door and did not enter. I saw disapproval on his face and said, “Messenger of Allah, I repent to Allah and His Messenger. What have I done wrong?” He replied, “What is this cushion?” I said, “I bought it for you to sit and recline on.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that the makers of these images would be punished on the Day of Resurrection and commanded to bring to life what they had created. He also said, “The angels do not enter a house containing an image.”

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It is related from her that she had a curtain bearing images on a raised platform. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) tore it down. She then made two cushions from it, and they were in the house for people to sit on.