The Excellence of Wearing White Clothes and the Permissibility of Wearing Red, Green, Yellow and Black Clothes Made from Cotton and Linen but not Silk
باب استحباب الثوب الأبيض وجواز الأحمر والأخضر والأصفر والأسود وجوازه من قطن وكتان وشعر وصوف وغيرها إلا الحرير
Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Dress(view book)
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Put on white clothes because they are the best; and use them for shrouding your dead."
[At- Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].
وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: إلبسوا من ثيابكم البياض؛ فإنها من خير ثيابكم، وكفنوا فيها موتاكم" .
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Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Wear white clothes because they are the purest and they are closest to modesty; and shroud the dead in it."
[An- Nasa'i and Al-Hakim].
وعن سمرة رضى الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ :"إلبسوا البياض؛ فإنها أطهر وأطيب، وكفنوا فيها موتاكم" .
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Bara' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ was of medium stature. I saw him wearing a red mantle. I have never seen anything more graceful than that.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن البراء رضى الله عنه قال: كان رسول الله ﷺ مربوعاً ولقد رأيته في حلةٍ حمراء ما رأيت شيئاً قط أحسن منه . .
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Abu Juhaifah Wahb bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I saw the Prophet ﷺ by Al-Abtah valley in Makkah, in a red tent made from tanned skin. Bilal brought him ablution water. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out wearing a red mantle; and I can still remember looking at whiteness of his shanks. So he made his ablution, and Bilal ﷺ pronounced the call for prayer (Adhan). I kept following the movement of his (Bilal's) face to the right and to the left when he recited: 'Come to the prayer; come to the success.' Then a spear was fixed (as a Sutrah) in front of Messenger of Allah ﷺ who then stepped forward and led the prayer. Dogs and donkeys passed in front of him (beyond the spear) and no one prevented them from doing so.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن أبى جحيفة وهب بن عبد الله رضى الله عنه قال: رأيت النبي ﷺ بمكة وهو بالأبطح في قبة له حمراء من آدم، فخرج بلال بوضوئه، فمن ناضح ونائل، فخرج النبي ﷺ وعليه حلة حمراء، كأني أنظر إلى بياض ساقيه، فتوضأ وأذن بلال، فجعلت أتتبع فاه ههنا وههنا، يقول يمينا وشمالاً: حي على الصلاة، حي على الفلاح، ثم ركزت له عنزة، فتقدم فصلى يمر بين يديه الكلب والحمار لا يمنع. .
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Abu Rimthah Rifa'ah At-Taimi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing two green garments.
[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].
وعن أبى رمثة رفاعة التيمى رضى الله عنه قال: رأيت رسول الله ﷺ وعليه ثوبان أخضران. .
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Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered Makkah on the day of its conquest and he was wearing a black turban.
[Muslim].
وعن جابر رضى الله عنه ، أن رسول الله ﷺ دخل يم فتح مكة وعليه عمامة سوداء. .
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Abu Sa'id 'Amr bin Huraith (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
As if I am seeing Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing a black turban and both ends of it are falling over his shoulders.
[Muslim].
Another narration is: Messenger of Allah ﷺ was delivering a Khutbah wearing a black turban.
وعن أبى سعيد عمرو بن حريث رضى الله عنه قال: كأني انظر إلى رسول الله ﷺ وعليه عمامة سوداء، قد أرخى طرفيها بين كتفيه. . وفى رواية له : أن رسول الله ﷺ خطب الناس، وعليه عمامة سوداء. وفى رواية له : أن رسول الله ﷺ خطب الناس، وعليه عمامة سوداء.
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The body of Messenger of Allah ﷺ was shrouded in three white Yemeni cotton garments, among which was neither a gown nor a turban.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
وعن عائشة رضى الله عنها قالت: كفن رسول الله ﷺ في ثلاثة أثواب بيض سحولية من كرسف، ليس فيها قميص ولا عمامة.
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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
One morning Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out wearing a black blanket made of camel's or sheep's black hair with patterns of camels' bags upon it.
[Muslim].
- وعنها قالت: خرج رسول الله ﷺ ذات غداة، وعليه مرط مرحل من شعر أسود. .
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Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I was with Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a journey one night, and he asked me, "Do you have any water with you?" I said, "Yes." So he dismounted from his riding camel and walked away (to answer the call of nature) until he disappeared in the darkness. When he returned, I poured out some water from a vessel and he washed his face. He was wearing a long woollen cloak and could not take out his forearms from his sleeves, so he brought them out from below the cloak and then washed them, and then passed his (wet) hands over his head. I stretched out my hand to take off his Khuff (leather socks), but he said, "Leave them. I put them on after performing Wudu'," and he passed his (wet) hands over them.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Another narration is: Messenger of Allah ﷺ was wearing a Syrian cloak with tight sleeves.
Another narration is: This incident took place during the battle of Tabuk.
وعن المغيرة بن شعبة رضى الله عنه قال: كنت مع رسول الله ﷺ ذات ليلة في مسير، فقال لي: "أمعك ماء" ؟ قلت: نعم، فنزل عن راحلته فمشى حتى توارى في سواد الليل ثم جاء فأفرغت علي من الإداواة، فغسل وجهه وعليه جبة من صوف،فلم يستطع أن يخرج ذراعيه منها حتى أخرجهما من أسفل الجبة، فغسل ذراعيه ومسح برأسه، ثم أهويت لأنزع خفيه فقال:"دعهما فإني أدخلتهما طاهرتين" ومسح عليهما. . وفى رواية:وعليه جبة شامية ضيقة الكمين. وفى رواية: أن هذه القضية كانت في غزوة تبوك. وفى رواية:وعليه جبة شامية ضيقة الكمين. وفى رواية: أن هذه القضية كانت في غزوة تبوك.