# Sunan Abi Dawud - Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas)

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**2 hadith**

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## Hadith #4116

**Book:** Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, Anas bin Abi Aans, Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر, Safiyya bint Abi 'Ubaid al-Thaqafi صفية بنت أبي عبيد بن مسعود الثقفية | **Grade:** Hasan

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought some pieces of fine Egyptian linen and he gave me one and said: Divide it into two; cut one of the pieces into a shirt and give the other to your wife for veil. Then when he turned away, he said: And order your wife to wear a garment below it and not show her figure.
Abu Dawud said: Yahya b. Ayyub transmitted it and said: ‘Abbas b. ‘Ubaid Allah b. ‘Abbas

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4116/)*

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## Hadith #4198

**Book:** Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs bin 'Asim عبد الله بن عمر بن حفص بن عاصم, Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabi عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب القعنبي, Anas bin Abi Aans, Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر | **Grade:** Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The inborn characteristics of man are five. Another version says: Five things are of the inborn characteristics of man: circumcision, shaving the pubes, plucking out hair under the armpit, paring the nails and clipping the moustaches.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4198/)*

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