Narrated Dihyah ibn Khalifah al-Kalbi: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was brought some pieces of fine Egyptian linen and he gave me one and said: Divide it into two; cut one of the pieces into a shirt and give the other to your wife for veil. Then when he turned away, he said: And order your wife to wear a garment below it and not show her figure. Abu Dawud said: Yahya bin Ayyub transmitted it and said: Abbas bin Ubaid Allah bin Abbas
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is not permissible to wear such a thin garment that reveals the hair of the head or the body, except if a special arrangement for covering the awrah (private parts) has been made.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4116