Amr bin Huraith quoting his father said: I saw the Prophet ﷺ on the pulpit and he wore a black turban, and he let both the ends hang between his shoulders.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The use of the turban is recommended (mustahabb). Since ancient times, people of nobility have worn turbans, to the extent that it is mentioned in narrations that even angels have been seen wearing turbans.
Its forms can vary, and there is also no harm in wearing black-colored clothing. However, it is necessary to avoid wearing black clothing during the days of Muharram and at times of calamity, because black color and black clothing have been made a symbol of mourning. This is as some people do during the first ten days of Muharram, whereas there is no Shar‘i (Islamically legislated) basis for expressing mourning in this manner.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4077
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Wearing a Black or White Turban
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr ibn Huraith radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam delivered a sermon to the people while he was wearing a black turban. [صحيح مسلم: 1359، دارالسلام: 3311]
Note: A white turban is also permissible, as it is established from the hadith that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam tied a white turban on the head of Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman ibn Awf radi Allahu anhu. See: [المستدرك ج4 ص 540 ح 8623، اتحاف المهرة 8/590ح 10015، وهو حديث حسن لذاته اور ص598]
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Wearing a cap is also permissible.
See: al-Tarikh al-Kabir by al-Bukhari [1/ 428] «عن ابي موسيٰ الاشعري رضى الله عنه موقوفاً عليه وسنده صحيح»
. . . For the original article, see . . .
Monthly al-Hadith, Issue 75, page 17
and Ilmi Maqalat, Volume 3, page 157
Source: Research and Scholarly Articles by Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 157
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Standing on the pulpit (minbar) for the sermon (khutbah) is Sunnah.
➋ Wearing black-colored clothing is permissible. However, in our country, a certain sect wears black clothing as a symbol of mourning and as their distinctive sign. To avoid resembling them, it is better to refrain from wearing completely black clothing, especially in the month of Muharram. However, merely wearing a black turban does not constitute resemblance. Therefore, it is permissible.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1104
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
"Blackish": In Arabic, the word "harqaniyyah" has been used, which is derived from "harq." Its meaning is to be burned in fire. Thus, it refers to a color similar to that of something that has been burned in fire. It is called "blackish" because it is not necessary for it to be pure black.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5345
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
The permissibility of wearing black clothing is established from this hadith. It is not correct for some people to adopt certain specific colors as their distinguishing mark, for example, for someone to make green, black, or red a particular sign for themselves. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would wear whatever color was available to him. It is not permissible to wear such a color that resembles women’s clothing.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 576