—only the dots and streaks in it are red. In the same way, a “red mantle” simply means that its decorative bands are red. As for a man wearing a garment of pure, solid red with no white at all, the Prophet ﷺ prohibited that.

782 – Abu Juhayfah, Wahb ibn ʿAbd Allāh (may Allah be pleased with him), said: “I saw the Prophet ﷺ in Mecca, at al-Abṭaḥ, inside a red leather tent. Bilāl came out carrying his ablution water; some people sprinkled it on themselves while others drank from it. Then the Prophet ﷺ emerged wearing a red ḥulla (two-piece garment); I could almost see the whiteness of his shins. He performed wuḍūʾ, and Bilāl called the adhān. I followed the movement of his mouth—here and there—as he turned right and left, saying, ‘Come to prayer, come to success.’ After that a small spear (ʿanza) was planted for him; he stepped forward and led the prayer, and a dog and a donkey passed in front of him without his preventing them.” Agreed upon. ʿAnza, with the n pronounced openly, is a short staff like a walking stick.

783 – Abu Rimtha, Rifāʿah al-Taymī (may Allah be pleased with him), said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing two green garments.” Related by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī with a sound chain.

784 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered one day