´It was narrated that Anas said:` “I saw Zainab the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing a shirt of Siyara’ silk.*
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mentioned narration, according to our esteemed researcher, is weak in its chain of transmission (isnad), whereas other scholars have declared it authentic in its chain. Furthermore, regarding this hadith, it has been written that the mention of Zaynab (radi Allahu anha) in the aforementioned narration is rare (shadh); in the preserved narration, the name of Umm Kulthum (radi Allahu anha) is present, which our esteemed researcher has also affirmed.
For further reference, see: (Da‘if Sunan Ibn Majah by al-Albani, no. 789, and Sunan Ibn Majah, edited by Dr. Bashar Awwad, no. 3598)
➋ "Sira’" refers to that silk cloth in which there are straight lines.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3598