Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: When the Haruriyyah made a revolt, I came to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: Go to these people. I then put on the best suit of the Yemen. Abu Zumayl (a transmitter) said: Ibn Abbas was handsome and of imposing countenance. Ibn Abbas said: I then came to them and they said: Welcome to you, Ibn Abbas! what is this suit of clothes? I said: Why are you objecting to me? I saw over the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم the best suit of clothes. Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Zumail is Sammak bin al-Walid al-Hanafi.
Read More..Narrated Saad: I saw a man riding on a white mule and he had a black turban of silk and wool. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم put it on me. This is the version of Uthman, and there is the word akhbara in his tradition.
Read More..Narrated Abdur Rahman ibn Ghanam al-Ashari: Abu Amir or Abu Malik told me--I swear by Allah another oath that he did not believe me that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: There will be among my community people who will make lawful (the use of) khazz and silk. Some of them will be transformed into apes and swine. Abu Dawud said: Twenty Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم or more put on khazz. Anas and al-Bara bin Azib were among them.
Read More..Narrated Abd Allaah bin Umar: Umar bin al-Khattab saw that a striped robe containing silk was being sold at the the gate of the mosque. He said: Messenger of Allah, would that you purchased it and wore it on Friday and when a delegation came to you. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Only he who has no portion in the next world wears this (silk). Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم came in possession of some robes made of silk and gave one of them to Umar bin al-Khattab. Umar sai: Messenger of Allah, you are clothing me with it, but you said about the robe of 'Utarid what you said. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: I did not give it to you so that you may wear it. So Umar al-Khattab gave it to his brother who was a polytheist in Makkah to wear it.
Read More..The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Abdullah bin Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has: He said: A robe of silk brocade. He then sent him a Jubbah of brocade and said: You may sell it and fulfill your need.
Read More..Narrated Abu Uthman al-Nahdi: Umar wrote to Utbah bin Farqad that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade (wearing) silk except so-and-so, and so-and-so, to the extent of two, three, or four fingers.
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