Amir al-Sha'bi عامر الشعبي · Chapters on Dress

Ishtimalus-Samma’ and Ihtiba’, exposing one’s private part to the sky.

“The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us and haggled with us over the price of trousers.”

Then he gestured with his finger, then a second, 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.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us, and in one of his hands was a garment of silk and in the other was some gold. He said: ‘These are forbidden to the males of my nation and permitted to the females.’”

“I saw Zainab the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing a shirt of Siyara’ silk.*

“I never saw anyone more handsome then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), with his hair combed, wearing a red two-piece suit.”

“Umm Hani said: ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered Makkah he had four braids.’”