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Sunan Abu Dawud 4042

Chapter: What Has Been Reported About Wearing Silk

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4042

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ كَتَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى عُتْبَةَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ

الْحَرِيرِ إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا أُصْبُعَيْنِ وَثَلاَثَةً وَأَرْبَعَةً ‏.‏

Narrated Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi:

'Umar wrote to 'Utbah b. Farqad that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (wearing) silk except so-and-so, and so-and-so, to the extent of two, three, or four fingers.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4042).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِلَى عُتْبَةَ بْن فَرْقَد ) صَحَابِيّ مَشْهُور سُمِّيَ أَبُوهُ بِاسْمِ النَّجْم وَكَانَ عُتْبَةُ أَمِيرًا لِعُمَر فِي فُتُوح بِلَاد الْجَزِيرَة ( إِلَّا مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا إِصْبَعَيْنِ وَثَلَاثَة وَأَرْبَعَة ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى أَنَّهُ يَحِلّ مِنْ الْحَرِير مِقْدَار أَرْبَع أَصَابِع كَالطِّرَازِ وَالسِّجَاف مِنْ غَيْر فَرْق بَيْن الْمُرَكَّب عَلَى الثَّوْب وَالْمَنْسُوج وَالْمَعْمُول بِالْإِبْرَةِ , وَالتَّرْقِيع كَالتَّطْرِيزِ , وَيَحْرُم الزَّائِد عَلَى الْأَرْبَع مِنْ الْحَرِير وَمِنْ الذَّهَب بِالْأَوْلَى , وَهَذَا مَذْهَب الْجُمْهُور وَقَدْ أَغْرَبَ بَعْض الْمَالِكِيَّة فَقَالَ يَجُوز الْعِلْم وَإِنْ زَادَ عَلَى الْأَرْبَع. وَرُوِيَ عَنْ مَالِك الْقَوْل بِالْمَنْعِ مِنْ ا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4042
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4042
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (5829) Sahih Muslim (2069) The hadith No. 4042
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4042

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2257)نَهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلا مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ، أُصْبُعَيْنِ وَثَلاثَةً وَأَرْبَعَةً

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