Clothing, Dress & Adornment

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade wearing silk and gold. He said: ‘They are for them in this world and for us in the Hereafter.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“O Messenger of Allah, why don’t you buy this two piece suit (to wear for meeting) the delegations, and on Fridays?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “This is only worn by one who has no share in the Hereafter.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) granted a concession to Zubair bin ‘Awwam and ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf, allowing them to wear silk shirts, because of a rash they were suffering from.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

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.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“I saw Ibn ‘Umar buying a turban that had some markings, then he called for a pair of scissors and cut that off. I entered upon Asma’ and mentioned that to her, and she said: ‘May ‘Abdullah perish, O girl!...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of some silk in his left hand and some gold in his right, then he raised his hands and said: ‘These two are forbidden for the males of my nation, and permitted to...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“O Messenger of Allah, what should I do with these? Shall I wear them?” He said: “No, rather make them into head-cloths and give them to the Fatimahs.”**

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“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...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

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

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

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

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and Hasan and Husain came forward, wearing red shirts, stumbling and getting up again. The Prophet (ﷺ) stepped down, picked them up and put them in his lap. Then he...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade Al-Mufaddam.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“I heard ‘Ali say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade me – and I do not say that he forbade you – from wearing clothes dyed with safflower.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“We came with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was Thaniyyat Adhakhir. He turned to me, and I was wearing a thin cloak dyed with safflower, and said: ‘What is this?’ And I realized that he disliked it. I came to...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us and we gave him some water with which to cool down. He bathed, then I brought him a yellow blanket, and I saw the traces of Wars (the yellow dye) on the folds of...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Eat and drink, give charity and wear clothes, as long as that does not involve any extravagance or vanity.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity, Allah will clothe him, on the Day of Resurrection, in a garment of humiliation.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity in this world, Allah will clothe him in a garment of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection, then set it ablaze.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

“Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity, Allah will turn away from him until he takes it off.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters on Dress

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