table: the meat of a spiny-tailed lizard. He declined to eat it, saying:
“It is not forbidden, but it was not found in the land of my people, so I find it unappealing.”
The same applied to clothing. He wore a shirt and turban, a waist-wrapper and mantle, an outer robe and a farrūj (a type of robe). He wore cotton, wool, and other materials. While travelling, he wore a woollen robe. He also wore clothing brought from Yemen and elsewhere, most of which was made of cotton. They wore garments of Egyptian Coptic cloth, woven from flax. His Sunnah in this regard therefore entails that a man should eat and dress from whatever food and clothing Allah has made readily available in his land. This varies from one region to another.
A group of his Companions had agreed to abstain from eating meat and similar foods, and from marrying women. Allah Most High then revealed:
“O you who believe, do not forbid the good things Allah has made lawful for you, and do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not love transgressors.”
“And eat of what Allah has provided for you, lawful and good, and fear Allah, in whom you believe.”
The two Sahīh collections report that he learned of some men, one of whom had said, “As for me, I will fast without breaking my fast.” Another said, “As for me, I will stand in prayer without sleeping.” Another said, “As for me, I will not marry women.” Another said, “As for me, I will not eat meat.” He said:
“But I fast and break my fast, pray at night and sleep, marry women, and eat meat. Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me.”
Allah Most High has also said: “O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided for you, and give thanks to Allah, if you are