The Book of Dress

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The lower garment of a believer should be half way below the knees. He is guilty of no sin if they are up to the ankles. That which is below the ankles is in the Fire (of Hell). Allah will not look at one who allows his lower garment to trail out of vanity. <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

My lower garment was trailing as I passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) so he said, "Raise your lower garment, Abdullah." I lifted it up and he told me to raise it higher. I complied with his orders and as I was still trying to find the best place (for it), one of the people asked where it should reach and he (ﷺ) replied, "Half way down the knees." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will not look at the one who trails his lower garment out of arrogance." Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) asked: "What should women do with the hem of their clothes?" He (ﷺ) said, "They might lower them a hand's span." She said: "But their feet would still remain exposed." He said, "Let them lower them equal to arm's length but not more than that." <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

Mu`adh bin Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whoever gives up wearing elegant and expensive garments out of humbleness, when he can do so, Allah will call him on the Day of Resurrection, before all of creation, He will give him the choice to wear whichever garment of Iman he would like to wear." <b>[At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

`Amr bin Shu`aib on the authority of his father and grandfather reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah loves to see the sign of His Bounties on his slave." <b>[At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

`Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not wear silk (clothes). For whoever wears (them) in this life will be deprived of them in the Hereafter." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Silk (clothes) are worn only by he who has no share in the Hereafter." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>. Another narration is: "Who has no share in the Hereafter."

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who wears silk clothes in this life shall not wear them in the Hereafter." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) holding a piece of gold in his left hand and a silk (cloth) in his right hand. Then he said, "These two are forbidden for the males of my Ummah." <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The wearing of silk and gold has been made unlawful for males of my Ummah and lawful for the females." <b>[At-Tirmidhi]</b>.

Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited us from eating or drinking from gold or silver utensils and from wearing silk and brocade, or sitting on (anything made from) them. <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>.

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) permitted Zubair and `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf (May Allah be pleased with them) to wear silk because they were suffering from an itch. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

Mu`awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not ride on saddles made from silk or leopard's skin." <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.

Abul-Malih on the authority of his father reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the use of the skins of wild animals. <b>[Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and An- Nasa'i]</b>. Another narration in At-Tirmidhi is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the use of the skins of wild animals in making firash (i.e., something to sit on or lie down on, such as cushions, pillows, covers, spreads, saddles, etc.).

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a new garment, he would name it. For instance, a turban, shirt, or cloak and would supplicate: "Allahumma lakal-hamdu, Anta kasautanihi, as`aluka khairahu wa khaira ma suni`a lahu, wa a`udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni`a lahu (O Allah, all the praise is for You that You have given it to me to put on. I ask You its goodness and the goodness of the purpose for which it was made, and I seek Your Protection from its evil and the evil of the purpose for which it was made).'' <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].</b>