It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayedin a Khamisah* that had markings on it. Then he said: 'Thesemarkings distracted me. Take it to Abu Jahm and bring me anAnbijaniyyah.'"**
It wasnarrated that Abu Burdah said:
"I entered upon 'Aishah and shebrought out to me a thick waist wrap of the type made in Yemen, andone of these cloaks that are called Mulabbadah,* and she swore to methat the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had passed away in them."
It wasnarrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)prayed in a Shamlah tied with a knot.
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"I was with the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) and over him was a Najrani upper wrap with a thickborder."
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"I never saw the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) insulting anyone, and no garment was ever folded up forhim."*
It wasnarrated from Sahl bin Sa'd Sa'idi that a woman came to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) with a woven sheet – he said:
* "Whattype ofwoven sheet?" He said: "A Shamlah." She said: "OMessenger of Allah, Ihave woven this with my own hands for you towear." The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) took it, since he needed it. Hecame out to us wearing itas a lower wrap. So-and-so the son ofso-and-so." – a man whose namehe told that day – said: "OMessenger of Allah, how beautiful thissheet is! Let me wear it."He said: "Yes." When he went inside hefolded it up and sent itto him. The people said to him: "By Allah,you have not done well.The Prophet (ﷺ) wore it because he neededit, then you asked forit, and you knew that he would not refuseanyone who asked him forsomething." He said: "By Allah, I did not askfor it so that Icould wear it, rather I asked for it so that it couldbe my shroud."Sahl said: "And it became his shroud the day he died."
It wasnarrated that Anas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) worewooland sandals, and he wore coarse, rough garments."
It wasnarrated that Abu Umamah said:
"Umar bin Khattab put on a newgarment and said: Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi kasani ma uwari bihi'awrati, wa atajammalu bihi fi hayati (Praise is to Allah Who hasclothed me in something with which I conceal my nakedness and adornmyself in my life). Then he said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: "Whoever puts on a new garment and says: Al-hamdulillahil-ladhi kasani ma uwari bihi 'awrati, wa atajammalu bihi fihayati(Praise be to Allah Who has clothed me in something with whichIconceal my nakedness and adorn myself in my life), then takes thegarment that has worn out, or that he had taken off and gives it incharity, he will be under the shelter, protection and care of Allah,whether he lives or dies.' He said this three times."
It wasnarrated from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw`Umarwearing a white shirt and he said:
"Is this garment of yourswashedor a new one?" He said: "Rather it has been washed." He said:"Ilbas jadida, wa `ish hamida, wa mut shahida (May you wear newclothes, live a good life and die as martyr)."
It wasnarrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ)forbadetwo kinds of dress. Those two types of dress are Ishtimalus-Samma'*and Ihtiba' in a single garment, with no part of it upon hisprivate part.**
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadetwo kinds of dress:
Ishtimalus-Samma' and Ihtiba', exposingone'sprivate part to the sky.
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadetwo kinds of dress: Ishtimalus-Samma' and Ihtiba' in onegarment,when you are exposing your private part to the sky."
It wasnarrated from Abu Burdah that his father said to him:
"O myson, ifonly you could have seen us when we were with the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ), when rain fell on us; you would have thought that wesmelledlike sheep."
It wasnarrated that 'Ubadah bin Samit said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came out to us one day, wearing a Roman cloak of wool withnarrow sleeves. He led us in prayer wearing that, and nothing else."
It wasnarrated from Salman Farisi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)performed ablution, then he turned his woolen cloak that he waswearing inside out and wiped his face with it.
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"I saw the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) marking sheep on their ears, and I saw him wearing a cloakaround his wrist."
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The best of your garments are the white ones, so wear them andshroud your dead in them."
It wasnarrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said:
"Wear white garments, for they are purer and better."
It wasnarrated from Abu Darda' that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The best of that in which you visit Allah in your graves andyourmosque is white (garments)."*
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever lets his garment drag out of pride, Allah will not lookathim on the Day of Resurrection."
It wasnarrated from 'Atiyyah, that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever lets his lower wrap drag out of pride,Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection."
It wasnarrated that a young man of Quriash passed by Abu Hurairahwith hiscloak dragging. He said:
"O my nephew! I heard the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) saying 'Whoever let his garment drag out of pride,Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.'"
It wasnarrated that Hudhaifah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)tookhold of the lower part of my calf or his calf and said: 'This iswhere the lower wrap should come to. If you insist, then lower, andifyou insist, then lower, but the lower wrap has no right to (cometo)the ankle.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Ala bin 'Abdur-Rahman that his father said:
"Isaid to Abu Sa'eed: 'Did you hear anything from the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) concerning the lower wrap?' He said: 'Yes. I heardthe Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) say: 'The lower wrap of the believershould come tomid-calf, but there is no sin on him if it comesbetween that pointand the ankle. But whatever is lower than theankle is in the Fire.'And he said three times: 'Allah will notlook at the one who lets hislower wrap drag out of vanity.'"
It wasnarrated from Mughirah bin Shu'bah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"O Sufyan bin Sahl, do not let your garment hang, forAllah does not like those who let their garments hang below theankles.'"
It wasnarrated that Umm Salamah said:
There was no garment morebeloved tothe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than the shirt."
It wasnarrated from Salim, from his father, that the Prophet (ﷺ)said:
"Hanging down may apply to the waist wrap, shirt or turban.Whoeverlets any of these drag out of pride, Allah will not look athim onthe Day of Resurrection."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto wear a shirt that was short in the sleeves and length."
Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah narrated that his father said:
"I came totheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and gave him my pledge, and the buttonsofhis shirt were undone."
It wasnarrated that Suwaid bin Qais said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) came tousand haggled with us over the price of trousers."
It wasnarrated that Umm Salamah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wasasked about how long a woman's hem should hang down. He said: 'Ahand span.' I said: 'But then (her legs and feet) will beuncovered.'He said: 'Then a forearm's length, but no more thanthat.'"
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar:
"The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) wereallowed to let their hems hang down, so they used to come to us andwewould measure one forearms length for them with a reed."
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said toFatimah, orto Umm Salamah:
"Let your hem down one forearm's length."
It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, concerninghowlong a woman's hem should hang down:
"A hand span." 'Aishahsaid:"This may show her calves." He said: "Then a forearm'slength."
It wasnarrated from Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Huraith that his fathersaid:
"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering a sermon on the pulpit,wearinga black turban."
It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Makkahwearing ablack turban.
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered(Makkah), onthe Day of the Conquest of Makkah, wearing a blackturban.
Ja'farbin 'Amr bin Huraith narrated that his father said:
"It is asifI can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), wearing a black turban,withthe ends hanging down his shoulders."
It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in theHereafter."
It wasnarrated that Bara' bin 'Azib said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade brocade, silk, and embroidered brocade."
It wasnarrated that Hudhaifah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadewearing silk and gold. He said: 'They are for them in thisworldand for us in the Hereafter.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that 'Umar bin Khattab saw asilken two piece suit (being offered for sale). He said:
"OMessengerof Allah, why don't you buy this two piece suit (to wearfor meeting)the delegations, and on Fridays?" The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said:"This is only worn by one who has no share in theHereafter."
It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)granted a concession to Zubair bin 'Awwam and 'Abdur-Rahman bin'Auf,allowing them to wear silk shirts, because of a rash theyweresuffering from.
It wasnarrated from 'Umar that he used to forbid silk and brocade,exceptfor what was like this:
Then he gestured with his finger, thenasecond, and a third, and a fourth (i.e., the width of four fingers),and he said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid it."
It wasnarrated that Abu 'Umar, the freed slave of Asma', said:
"IsawIbn 'Umar buying a turban that had some markings, then he calledfor a pair of scissors and cut that off. I entered upon Asma' andmentioned that to her, and she said: 'May 'Abdullah perish, Ogirl!Give me the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' Agarment wasbrought that was hemmed with brocade on the sleeves,necklines andopenings (at the front and back)."
'Alibin Abu Talib said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold ofsomesilk in his left hand and some gold in his right, then he raisedhishands and said: 'These two are forbidden for the males of mynation, and permitted to the females.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Ali that a two-piece suit hemmed with silk,eitheron the wrap or the weft,* was given to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ),and he sent them to me ('Ali). I came to him and said:
"OMessenger of Allah, what should I do with these? Shall I wear them?"He said: "No, rather make them into head-cloths and give them totheFatimahs."**
It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) came out to us, and in one of his hands was a garment ofsilkand in the other was some gold. He said: 'These are forbidden tothe males of my nation and permitted to the females.'"
It wasnarrated that Anas said:
"I saw Zainab the daughter of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing a shirt of Siyara' silk.*
It wasnarrated that Bara' said:
"I never saw anyone more handsomethenthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), with his hair combed, wearing a redtwo-piece suit."
'Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father told him:
I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and Hasan and Husaincame forward, wearing red shirts, stumbling and getting up again. TheProphet (ﷺ) stepped down, picked them up and put them in his lap.Then he said: "Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. 'Yourwealth and your children are only a trial.' [64:15] I saw these twoand I could not be patient. Then he resumed his sermon."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade Al-Mufaddam."
It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin Hunain said:
"I heard 'Ali say:'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade me – and I do not say thatheforbade you – from wearing clothes dyed with safflower.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said:
"We came with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasThaniyyat Adhakhir. He turned to me, and I was wearing a thin cloakdyed with safflower, and said: 'What is this?' And I realizedthat hedisliked it. I came to my family when they were heating theiroven andthrew it (in the oven). Then I came to him the following dayand hesaid: 'O 'Abdullah, what happened to the thin cloak?' Itold him (whatI had done) and he said: 'Why did you not give it tosome of yourfamily to wear, for there is nothing wrong with it forwomen.'"
It wasnarrated that Qais bin Sa'd said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) came tousand we gave him some water with which to cool down. He bathed, thenIbrought him a yellow blanket, and I saw the traces of Wars (theyellow dye) on the folds of his stomach."
It wasnarrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Eat anddrink,give charity and wear clothes, as long as that does notinvolve anyextravagance or vanity.'"
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity, Allah will clothehim, on the Day of Resurrection, in a garment of humiliation.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: 'Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity in thisworld, Allah will clothe him in a garment of humiliation on the DayofResurrection, then set it ablaze.'"
It wasnarrated from Abu Dharr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whoeverwearsa garment of pride and vanity, Allah will turn away from himuntil hetakes it off."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: 'Any skin that has been tanned has been purified.'"
It wasnarrated from Maimunah that he (meaning the Prophet (ﷺ))passed bya dead sheep belonging to the freed slave woman of Maimunah,that hadbeen given to her in charity. He said:
"Why don't they takeitsskin and ten it, and make us of it?" They said: "O Messenger ofAllah, it is dead meat."* He said: "It is only unlawful to eatit."
It wasnarrated that Salman said:
"One of the Mothers of theBelievers hada sheep that died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passedby it andsaid: 'It would not have harmed its owners if they had madeuse ofits hide.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded that use should be made of the skins of dead animals, ifthey were tanned."
It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Ukaym said:
"There came to us aletter from the Prophet (ﷺ) (saying): 'No not make use of theuntanned skin and sinew of dead animals.'"
It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas said:
"The sandals of theProphet (ﷺ) had two thongs doubled around their straps."
It wasnarrated that Anas said:
"The sandals of the Prophet (ﷺ) hadtwothongs."
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"When anyone of you puts on his sandals, let him start with theright, and when he takes them off, let him start with the left."
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said;"None of you should walk in one sandal or in one leather sock.Lethim take them both off or walk in both of them."
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade putting on sandals whilst standing."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) forbadeputtingon sandals whilst standing."
It wasnarrated from Ibn Buraidah, from his father, that an-Najashisent apair of pure black Khuff as a gift to the Prophet (ﷺ) of,which hewore.
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ):
"TheJews and the Christians do not dye (their hair), so differ fromthem."
It wasnarrated from Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Thebest things with which you change gray hair are henna andKatam."*
It wasnarrated that 'Uthman bin Mawhab said:
"I entered upon UmmSalamah and she brought out for me a hair of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), which was dyed with henna and Katam."
It wasnarrated from Jabir that he said:
"Abu Quhaifah was brought totheProphet (ﷺ) on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and his headwas all white. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Take him to someofhis womenfolk and let them change this, but avoid black.'"
It wasnarrated that Suhaib Al-Khair said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: 'The best thing with which you can dye your hair is thisblack (dye). It makes your women desire you and creates fear in thehearts of your enemies.'"
It wasnarrated from Sa'eed bin Abu Sa'eed that 'Ubaid bin Juraijasked Ibn 'Umar:
"I see that you dye your beard yellow withWars." Ibn'Umar said: "As for my dyeing of my beard yellowwith Wars, I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) dyeing his beardyellow."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by amanwho had dyed his hair with henna and said: 'How handsome this is!'Then he passed by another who had dyed his hair with henna and Katam,and said: 'This one is more handsome than that one.' Then hepassed byanother who had dyed his hair yellow and said: 'This oneis morehandsome than all of them.'"
It wasnarrated that Abu Juhaifah said:
"I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), and this part of his hair was white" – meaning the tuft ofhairbetween the lower lip and the chin.
It wasnarrated that Humaid said:
"Anas bin Malik was asked: 'Did theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) dye his hair?' He said: 'He did not haveanywhite hair apart from approximately seventeen or twenty hairs atthefront of his beard.'"
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The white hair of the Prophet(ﷺ) numbered approximately twenty."
It wasnarrated that Mujahid said:
"Umm Hani said: 'When theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) entered Makkah he had four braids.'"
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The People of the Book used tolet their hair hang down, and the idolaters used to part their hair.The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked to be more like the People of theBook. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) let his forelock hang down,thenafter that he parted it."
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"I used to part the hair of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) behind his crown, and let his forelock hangdown."
It wasnarrated that Anas said:
"The hair of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)was wavy, and (hung down) between his ears and his shoulders."
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) hadhair that came between his earlobes and his shoulders."
It wasnarrated that Wa'il bin Hujr said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) saw mewhenI had long hair. He said: 'Bad news, bad news!' So I went awayand cut it short. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) saw me and said: 'I didnotmean you, but this is better.'"
It wasnarrated from Nafi' that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) forbade Qaza'." He (Nafi') said: "What is Qaza'?"He said:"It means shaving part of a child's head and leavinganother part."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade Qaza'."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)worea ring of silver, then he had engraved on it (the words)'MuhammadRasul Allah' (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah). And he said:'Noone should have his ring engraved like this ring of mine.'"
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)had a ring made for him, and he said: 'I have had a ring madeforme and had it engraved, and no one should make a ring with similarengraving.'"
It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wore aring of silver, in which was an Ethiopian gemstone and theinscription:
'Muhammad Rasul Allah' (Muhammad the Messenger ofAllah)."
It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbadewearing gold rings."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade gold rings."
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah the Mother of the Believers said:
"Najashisent some jewelry as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).Amongthat was a gold ring with an Ethiopian gemstone. The MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) picked it up with a stick – as if he found itdistasteful – or with one of his fingers, then he called for hisdaughter, Umamah bint Abul-'As, and said: 'Wear this, O mydaughter.'"
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to wear(hisring) with the stone nearest his palm.
It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wore asilver ring with an Ethiopian gemstone, and he used to ear thestonein towards his palm.
It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Ja'far that the Prophet (ﷺ) usedtowear a ring on his right hand.
It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbademeto wear a ring on this and on this," meaning the little finger andthe thumb.
It wasnarrated from Abu Talhah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Theangelsdo not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image."
It wasnarrated from 'Ali bin Abu Talib that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Theangels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image."
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"Jibril (as) promised theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) that he would come to him at a certain hour,but hewas late. The Prophet (ﷺ) went out and there was Jibrilstanding atthe door. He said: 'What kept you from entering?' He said:'Thereis a dog in the house, and we do not enter a house in whichthere isa dog or an image.'"
It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah that a woman came to the Prophet(ﷺ) andtold him that her husband was away on some militarycampaign. Sheasked him for permission to make an image of a palm treein herhouse, and he did not let her, or he forbade her.
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"I covered a small room closet ofmine, meaning, from the inside, with a curtain on which there wereimages. When the Prophet (ﷺ) came, he tore it down, so I made twopillows from it, and I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reclining on one ofthem."
It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbaderings of gold and Al-Mitharah,"* meaning the red ones.
It wasnarrated that 'Amir Al-Hajri said:
"I heard Abu Raihanah, theCompanion of the Prophet (ﷺ) say: 'The Prophet (ﷺ) used toforbidriding on leopard skins.'"
It wasnarrated that Mu'awiyah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto forbid riding on leopard skins."