Muhammad bin Yahya bin Hiban محمد بن يحيى بن حبان · Chapters on Dress

“The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were allowed to let their hems hang down, so they used to come to us and we would measure one forearms length for them with a reed.”

“Let your hem down one forearm’s length.”

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

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Any skin that has been tanned has been purified.’”

“One of the Mothers of the Believers had a sheep that died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by it and said: ‘It would not have harmed its owners if they had made use of its hide.’”