"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) prayedin a Khamisah* that had markings on it. Then he said: `Thesemarkings distracted me. Take it to Abu Jahm and bring me anAnbijaniyyah.'"**
"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 (Peach be upon him) had passed away in them."
It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd Sa'idi that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 (Peach be upon him) 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."
"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(Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) saw`Umawwearing 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 was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (Peach be upon him)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.**
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)forbadetwo kinds of dress: Ishtimalus-Samma' and Ihtiba' in onegarment,when you are exposing your private part to the sky."
It was narrated from Abu Burdah that his father said to him:
"O myson, ifonly you could have seen us when we were with the Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him), when rain fell on us; you would have thought that wesmelledlike sheep."
"The Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Salman Farisi that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)performed ablution, then he turned his woolen cloak that he waswearing inside out and wiped his face with it.
It was narrated that a young man of Quriash passed by Abu Hurairahwith hiscloak dragging. He said:
"O my nephew! I heard the MessengerofAllah (Peach be upon him) saying `Whoever let his garment drag out of pride,Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.'"
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)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 was narrated from `Ala bin `Abdur-Rahman that his father said:
"Isaid to Abu Sa'eed: `Did you hear anything from the Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him) concerning the lower wrap?' He said: `Yes. I heardthe Messengerof Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Salim, from his father, that the Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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."
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)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.'"
"The wives of the Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated 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 of Allah (Peach be upon him) said:"This is only worn by one who has no share in theHereafter."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)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 was narrated 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 (Peach be upon him) used to forbid it."
It was narrated 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 (Peach be upon him).' Agarment wasbrought that was hemmed with brocade on the sleeves,necklines andopenings (at the front and back)."
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from `Ali that a two-piece suit hemmed with silk,eitheron the wrap or the weft,* was given to the Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him),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."**
"The Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him) 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.'"
`Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father told him:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) delivering a sermon, and Hasan and Husaincame forward, wearing red shirts, stumbling and getting up again. TheProphet (Peach be upon him) 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."
"I heard `Ali say:`The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) forbade me - and I do not say thatheforbade you - from wearing clothes dyed with safflower.'"
It was narrated from `Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said:
"We came with the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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.'"
"The Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from `Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said:
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: `Eat anddrink,give charity and wear clothes, as long as that does notinvolve anyextravagance or vanity.'"
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said:`Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity, Allah will clothehim, on the Day of Resurrection, in a garment of humiliation.'"
"The Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him) said: `Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity in thisworld, Allah will clothe him in a garment of humiliation on the Dayof Resurrection, then set it ablaze.'"
It was narrated from Maimunah that he (meaning the Prophet (Peach be upon him))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 of Allah, it is dead meat."* He said: "It is only unlawful to eatit."
"One of the Mothers of theBelievers hada sheep that died. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) passedby it andsaid: `It would not have harmed its owners if they had madeuse ofits hide.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Ibn Buraidah, from his father, that an-Najashisent apair of pure black Khuff as a gift to the Prophet (Peach be upon him) of,which hewore.
"Abu Quhaifah was brought totheProphet (Peach be upon him) on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and his headwas all white. The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) said: `Take him to someofhis womenfolk and let them change this, but avoid black.'"
"The Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated 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 the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) dyeing his beardyellow."
"The Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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.'"
"Anas bin Malik was asked: `Did the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) dye his hair?' He said: `He did not haveanywhite hair apart from approximately seventeen or twenty hairs atthefront of his beard.'"
"The People of the Book used tolet their hair hang down, and the idolaters used to part their hair.The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) liked to be more like the People of theBook. So the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) let his forelock hang down,thenafter that he parted it."
"The Prophet (Peach be upon him) saw mewhenI had long hair. He said: `Bad news, bad news!' So I went awayand cut it short. Then the Prophet (Peach be upon him) saw me and said: `I didnotmean you, but this is better.'"
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him) forbade Qaza'." He (Nafi') said: "What is Qaza'?"He said:"It means shaving part of a child's head and leavinganother part."
"The Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)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.'"
"The Messenger of Allah(Peach be upon him)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 was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)wore aring of silver, in which was an Ethiopian gemstone and theinscription:
`Muhammad Rasul Allah' (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah)."
It was narrated that `Aishah the Mother of the Believers said:
"Najashisent some jewelry as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him).Amongthat was a gold ring with an Ethiopian gemstone. The MessengerofAllah (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (Peach be upon him)wore asilver ring with an Ethiopian gemstone, and he used to ear thestonein towards his palm.
"Jibril (as) promised the Messengerof Allah (Peach be upon him) that he would come to him at a certain hour,but hewas late. The Prophet (Peach be upon him) 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 was narrated from Abu Umamah that a woman came to the Prophet(Peach be upon him) 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.
"I covered a small room closet ofmine, meaning, from the inside, with a curtain on which there wereimages. When the Prophet (Peach be upon him) came, he tore it down, so I made twopillows from it, and I saw the Prophet (Peach be upon him) reclining on one ofthem."
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