The Book of Adornment

كتاب الزينة من السنن

Chapter 60: Wearing One's Hair Long

It was narrated from Anas that

The hair of the Prophet [SAW] came down to his shoulders.

Chapter 67: Dyeing the Beard Yellow with Wars and Saffron

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"The Prophet [SAW] used to wear Sibtiyyah sandals and dye his beard yellow with Wars and saffron." And Ibn 'Umar used to do that.

Chapter 68: Adding Extensions to the Hair

It was narrated that Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman said

"I heard Mu'awiyah say, when he was on the Minbar in Al-Madinah, and he brought out a hairpiece from his sleeve: 'O people of Al-Madinah, where are your knowledgeable ones? I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbid such things as this, and he said: "The Children of Israel were destroyed when their women started to wear things like this."

Chapter 69: Hair Extensions Made of Cloth

It was narrated that Mu'awiyah said

"O people, the Prophet [SAW] forbade you to give false impressions. He brought a piece of black cloth and threw it in front of them and said: 'This is what women are putting on their heads and covering it.'"

Chapter 72: Cursing the Woman Who Does Tattoos and the One Who Has That Done

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursed the woman who affixes hair extensions and the one who has that done, and the woman who does tattoos and the one who has that done."

Chapter 73: Cursing Al-Mutanammisat (The Women That Have Their Eyebrows Plucked) and Who Have Their Teeth Separated

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said

"May Allah curse Al-Mutanammisat and their teeth separated, who have tattoos done, changing the creation of Allah." A woman came to him and said: "Are you the one who said such-and-such?" He said: "Why should I not say what the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said?"

It was narrated that Ibrahim said

"Abdullah used to say: 'May Allah curse the women who have tattoos done and Al-Mutanammisat, and have the women who have their teeth separated. Should I not curse those whom the Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursed?'"

Chapter 75: Perfume

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said

"If perfume was brought to the Prophet [SAW], he would not refuse it."

It was narrated from Busr bin Sa'eed that Zainab, the wife of 'Abdullah, told him that

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to her: "If you go out to 'Isha' then do not touch any perfume."

Chapter 77: Prohibition on Wearing Gold

It was narrated from Abu Musa that

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Allah has permitted silk and gold to the females of my Ummah, and has forbidden them to the males."

Chapter 78: Prohibition on Wearing Gold Rings

It was narrated that 'Ali said

"The Prophet [SAW] forbade me from wearing gold rings, reciting Qur'an while I am bowing, and from Al-Qassi, and garments dyed with safflower."

It was narrated that 'Ali said

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade me from four things: Wearing garments dyed with safflower, and from wearing gold rings, and from wearing Al-Qassiyah garments, and reciting Qur'an while I am bowing."

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade gold rings.

Chapter 79: Description of the Ring of the Prophet [SAW] and its Inscription

It was narrated that Anas said

"The ring of the Prophet [SAW] was of silver, and its stone (Fass) was made of silver too."

Chapter 82: Discarding a Ring and Not Wearing it Anymore

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] took a ring and put it on, then he said: "This distracted me from you all day, shifting my gaze from it to you (and back again)." Then he threw it away.

It was narrated from Anas that

He saw a ring of silver on the hand of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] one day, and the people made and wore similar rings. Then the Prophet [SAW] threw his ring away and the people threw their rings away too.

Chapter 85: Concession Allowing Women to Wear Sira'

It was narrated that Anas said

"I saw Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet [SAW], wearing a Qamis of Sira'."

Chapter 91: Stern Warning Against Wearing Silk, and That Whoever Wears it in This World Will Not Wear it in the Hereafter

Khalifah said

"I heard 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair say: 'Do not let your womenfolk wear silk, for I heard 'Umar bin Al-Khattab say: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: Whoever wears it in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter.'"

Chapter 92: Prohibition of Al-Qassiyah Garments

It was narrated that Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] enjoined seven things upon us, and forbade seven things for us. He forbade to us gold rings, silver vessels, Al-Mayathir, Al-Qassiyah, Al-Istabraq, Ad-Dibaj, and silk."

Chapter 93: Concession for Wearing Silk

It was narrated from Anas that

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] granted a concession to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf and Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam allowing them to wear silken shirts because of scabies that they were suffering from.