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Sunan Ibn MajahBook 32

Chapters on DressPage 2

كتاب اللباس

107 hadith in this book; 107 translated into English.

Chapter 20Chapter: Wearing red for men

Authentic No. 3600

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and Hasan and Husain came forward, wearing red shirts, stumbling and getting up again. The Prophet (ﷺ) stepped down, picked them up and put them in his lap. Then he said: “Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. ‘Your wealth and your…

"‏ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ‏‏{إِنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلاَدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ}‏ رَأَيْتُ هَذَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَصْبِرْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ

Narrated by Buraydah + 6 other versions

Chapter 21Chapter: Clothes dyed with safflower are undesirable for men

Differing grades No. 3601

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade Al-Mufaddam.”

ـ عَنِ الْمُفَدَّمِ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَزِيدُ قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ مَا الْمُفَدَّمُ قَالَ الْمُشْبَعُ بِالْعُصْفُرِ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Good (hasan) No. 3603

“We came with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was Thaniyyat Adhakhir. He turned to me, and I was wearing a thin cloak dyed with safflower, and said: ‘What is this?’ And I realized that he disliked it. I came to my family when they were heating their oven and threw it (in the oven). Then I came to him…

"‏ أَلاَ كَسَوْتَهَا بَعْضَ أَهْلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ لِلنِّسَاءِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 1 other version

Chapter 22Chapter: Yellow for men

Weak No. 3604

“The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us and we gave him some water with which to cool down. He bathed, then I brought him a yellow blanket, and I saw the traces of Wars (the yellow dye) on the folds of his stomach.”

أَتَانَا النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَوَضَعْنَا لَهُ مَاءً يَتَبَرَّدُ بِهِ فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِمِلْحَفَةٍ صَفْرَاءَ فَرَأَيْتُ أَثَرَ الْوَرْسِ عَلَى عُكَنِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Qays ibn Sa‘d

Chapter 23Chapter: Wear whatever you want, as long as you avoid extravagance and vanity

Chapter 24Chapter: One who wears a garment of fame

Good (hasan) No. 3607

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever wears a garment of pride and vanity in this world, Allah will clothe him in a garment of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection, then set it ablaze.’”

"‏ مَنْ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَ شُهْرَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَلْبَسَهُ اللَّهُ ثَوْبَ مَذَلَّةٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ أَلْهَبَ فِيهِ نَارًا ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 5 other versions

Chapter 25Chapter: Wearing the skins of dead animals when they have been tanned

Authentic No. 3610

“Why don’t they take its skin and ten it, and make us of it?” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, it is dead meat.”* He said: “It is only unlawful to eat it.”

"‏ هَلاَّ أَخَذُوا إِهَابَهَا فَدَبَغُوهُ فَانْتَفَعُوا بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا حَرُمَ أَكْلُهَا ‏"

Narrated by Maymūna bint al-Hārith + 3 other versions

Chapter 26Chapter: Those who say that untanned skins and sinew of dead animals should not be made use of

Chapter 27Chapter: Description of sandals

Chapter 28Chapter: Putting on sandals and taking them off

Chapter 29Chapter: Walking in one sandal

Chapter 30Chapter: Putting on sandals while standing

Chapter 31Chapter: Black leather socks

Chapter 32Chapter: Dyeing (hair) with henna

Chapter 33Chapter: Dyeing (hair) black

Chapter 34Chapter: Dyeing (hair) yellow

Weak No. 3627

“The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man who had dyed his hair with henna and said: ‘How handsome this is!’ Then he passed by another who had dyed his hair with henna and Katam, and said: ‘This one is more handsome than that one.’ Then he passed by another who had dyed his hair yellow and said: ‘This one…

"‏ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِآخَرَ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِآخَرَ قَدْ خَضَبَ بِالصُّفْرَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 2 other versions

Chapter 35Chapter: One who does not dye his hair

Chapter 36Chapter: Wearing one’s hair down to the shoulders and wearing braids

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 3632

“The People of the Book used to let their hair hang down, and the idolaters used to part their hair. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked to be more like the People of the Book. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) let his forelock hang down, then after that he parted it.”

فَسَدَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَاصِيَتَهُ ثُمَّ فَرَقَ بَعْدُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 13 other versions

Chapter 37Chapter: The disdain of having much hair

Authentic No. 3636

“The Prophet (ﷺ) saw me when I had long hair. He said: ‘Bad news, bad news!’ So I went away and cut it short. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) saw me and said: ‘I did not mean you, but this is better.’”

"‏ ذُبَابٌ ذُبَابٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَرَآنِيَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ ‏"

Narrated by Wā’il + 3 other versions

Chapter 38Chapter: Prohibition of Qaza`

Chapter 39Chapter: Inscriptions on rings

Chapter 40Chapter: Prohibition of gold rings

Chapter 41Chapter: One who wears a ring with the bezel towards his palm

Chapter 42Chapter: Wearing rings on the right hand

Chapter 43Chapter: Wearing rings on the thumb

Chapter 44Chapter: Images in the house

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