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3 – The Book of Clothing

117 – Chapter: The recommendation to wear white; the permissibility of red, green, yellow, and black; and the permissibility of garments made from cotton, linen, hair, wool, and the like—everything except silk.

Allah the Exalted says: “O children of Adam! We have sent down to you a garment that conceals (1) your nakedness and serves as adornment, but the garment of piety—that is best.” [al-A‘rāf 7:26]

And He says: “And He has made for you garments (2) that protect you from the heat, and garments that protect you in battle.” [an-Naḥl 16:81]

783 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Wear white from among your clothes, for it is among your best garments, and shroud your dead in it.” Related by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (sound and authentic).

784 – Samura (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Wear white, for it is purer and more pleasant, and shroud your dead in it.” Related by an-Nasāʾī and al-Ḥākim, who declared it ṣaḥīḥ (sound).

785 – al-Barāʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was of medium height (3), and I have indeed seen him

(1) That is, it covers your sawatikum (private parts), and reesh denotes the garments one wears for adornment. (2) Sarabil are long shirts, and ba’s refers to warfare. (3) He was of moderate stature—neither tall nor short, though tending toward tallness. A hullah (with the first ha vocalized with damma and a doubled lam) is a two-piece outfit whose outer and inner layers are of the same fabric.

٣- كِتَابُ اللِّبَاسِ ١١٧ - باب استحباب الثوب الأبيض وجواز الأحمر والأخضر والأصفر والأسود وجوازه من قطن وكتان وشعر وصوف وغيرها إلا الحرير قال الله تعالى : ﴿ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي (١) سَوَاتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ﴾ [ الأعراف : ٢٦ ] وقال تعالى : ﴿ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ سَرَابِيلَ (٢) تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ ﴾ [ النحل : ٨١ ] . ٧٨٣ - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما ، أن رسول الله ﷺ قال : « الْبَسُوا مِنْ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضَ ، فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ خَيْرِ ثِيَابِكُمْ ، وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ » رواه أبو داود ، والترمذي وقال : حديث حسن صحيح . ٧٨٤ - وعن سُمُرَةَ رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « الْبَسُوا الْبَيَاضَ ، فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ ، وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ » رواه النسائي ، والحاكم وقال : حديث صحيح . ٧٨٥ - وعن البراء رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله ﷺ مَرْبُوعًا (٣) ، وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ

(١) أي : يستر ( سواتكم ) أي : عوراتكم . ( وريشا ) : ما يتجمل به من الثياب . (٢) السرابيل : القمص ، و ( البأس ) : الحرب . (٣) أي : لم يكن طويلاً ولا قصيراً ، وكان إلى الطول أقرب . و ( الحلة ) بضم الحاء المهملة وتشديد اللام : ثوب له ظهارة وبطانة من جنس واحد .