His ﷺ practice in wearing the turban
112 – He likewise ﷺ wore the turban over a qalansuwa (skull-cap) (1), and so did his Companions. Despite that, they would ride horses, urge them on at full gallop, and fight in the cause of Allah (2); for this reason they would draw the ends of their turbans beneath their chins, a style known as talḥī.
The meaning of iqtiʿāṭ
113 – In Gharīb Abī ʿUbayd (3) it is stated that the Prophet ﷺ commanded talḥī and forbade iqtiʿāṭ. Abū ʿUbayd explained iqtiʿāṭ, citing Abū Nuʿaym, as “not bringing one’s turban under the chin.”
114 – It is reported from more than one of the Companions and Successors that this manner of wearing the turban is disliked (4).
115 – The people of Syria, because of their fighting the enemy and engaging him in battle, remained vigilant
(1) See Zad al-Maʿad, vol. 1, p. 135.
(2) See Al-Musannaf by Ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 5, p. 181; Musnad Ibn al-Jaʿd, vol. 1, p. 448; and Al-Muʿjam al-Kabir, vol. 4, p. 104.
(3) Gharib al-Hadith by Abu Ubayd, vol. 3, p. 120: Abu Ubayd explains, “This concerns the wearing of turbans: the turban is called al-maqaʿta; when one wraps it round the head without passing it beneath the chin, it is said ‘iqtaʿtaha’, and that is the forbidden manner. When he passes it under the chin, it is called ‘talahaaha talahhiyan’, and that is the prescribed way.” See also Gharib al-Hadith by Ibn al-Jawzi, vol. 2, p. 256; Al-Nihaya by Ibn al-Athir, vol. 4, pp. 88, 243; and Al-Faʾiq by al-Zamakhshari, vol. 3, p. 310.
(4) See Al-Jamiʿ by Maʿmar ibn Rashid, 11/80; Shuʿab al-Iman, vol. 5, p. 176; and Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma, vol. 3, p. 1280.