He had three robes that he wore in battle; these are said to have included a robe of fine green silk. What is known, however, is that ‘Urwa ibn al-Zubayr had a padded coat (1) of silk brocade, lined with fine green silk, which he wore in battle (2). According to one of the two opinions transmitted from Ahmad, wearing silk in battle is permissible (3).

He had a black banner called al-‘Uqāb. In Sunan Abī Dāwūd (4), a Companion reported: “I saw the Messenger of Allah’s banner, and it was yellow.” His standards were white, and he sometimes included black in them.

He had a tent called al-Kinn, and a staff about a cubit long or longer, which he used when walking and riding and would hang in front of him on his camel. He also had a walking stick called al-‘Urjūn, and a rod of shawhat wood (5) called al-Mamshūq. It is said that this was the rod passed down among the caliphs.

He had a cup called al-Rayyān, also called Mughīth (6), and another cup bound with a silver chain.

He had a glass cup and a palm-wood cup that was kept beneath his bed, in which he would urinate