there is nothing wrong with it, based on the hadith of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him: “He did not grant concession regarding silk except when it was a stripe measuring four fingers or less.” (1) There is no difference whether it is a rectangular stripe on the garment or a patch on part of it.
If it is asked: How can this be reconciled with his earlier statement, “what is more visibly predominant”? For if we were to take the earlier wording at face value, we would say: If there is a stripe five fingers wide, and beside it a cotton stripe six fingers wide, then, based on the apparent meaning of what preceded, we would say that it is permissible. However, what preceded is qualified by what follows. Thus, his intent in the earlier statement is where the garment is patterned, or where it contains stripes narrower than four fingers, or numerous scattered stripes. In such cases, we consider what is predominant. But if there is one continuous stripe, then what is permissible is that which measures four fingers or less.
“Or patches, or the facing of the neckline, or the trimmings of fur garments. Safflower-dyed and saffron-dyed garments are disliked for men …”
His statement, “or patches, or the facing of the neckline”: patches is the plural of patch. That is, if a garment is patched with silk, this is permissible. However, it must be subject to the restriction that it measure four fingers or less. The same applies to “the facing of the neckline.” The neckline is the opening through which the head passes, and its facing is the silk placed around this opening, as is found on some garments today.
His statement, “and the trimmings of fur garments”: fur garments is the plural of fur garment, and its trimmings