239 – Abū ʿUmāra al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to do seven things and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to visit the sick, to follow the funeral procession, to respond to the one who sneezes, to honor the oath-swearer, to support the oppressed, to accept an invitation, and to spread the greeting of peace. He forbade us to wear gold rings, to drink from silver vessels, to use miyāthir (silk-covered saddle cushions), to wear qassī garments, and to wear silk, istabraq (heavy brocade), or dibāj (brocade).” Agreed upon.

In another wording: “and to announce a lost animal” is included among the first seven.

“Miyāthir” – the plural of mīthara – are pads made of silk, stuffed with cotton or the like, placed on a saddle or a camel’s pack-saddle for the rider to sit on.

“Qassī” – with a fatḥa on the qāf and a kasra on the doubled sīn – refers to cloth woven from a mixture of silk and linen.

“Inshād al-ḍālla” means announcing a lost animal so that its owner may identify it.

[Commentary]
The author (may Allah have mercy on him), in discussing the mutual rights Muslims owe one another, cites the ḥadīth of al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib in which the Prophet ﷺ said, “He commanded us with seven and forbade us from seven.” Five of the commands mentioned in this ḥadīth have already been discussed under the previous narration, so there is no need to