Wearing silk and the dislike of wearing it

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear silk in the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Hubayrah; he said: A suit made of silk was given as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave that suit as a gift to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) then put it on. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that suit, he said: "Whatever I dislike for myself, I dislike for you too. Make it into head-coverings and give it out among the women."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Silk and gold are forbidden to the men of my Ummah and lawful for their women."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade dibaj (brocade), harir (silk) and istabraq (heavy brocade).

It is narrated from Abu Fakhitah; he said: Hubayrah bin Yarim narrated to me on the authority of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that a suit with silk threads (whose warp or weft was of silk) came as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent that suit to me (to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)), so I came (with it) to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what should I do with it? Should I wear it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No. What I do not like for myself, I do not like for you either. Rather, make this cloth into head-coverings and distribute it among the Fatimahs (Fatimah bint Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Fatimah bint Asad and Fatimah bint Hamzah)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from wearing brocade and silk, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These things are for the disbelievers in this world and for you in the Hereafter."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a hadith similar to the hadith of Abu Fakhitah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade wearing silk and gold, and he said: "These things are for the disbelievers in this world and for us in the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Nafi' that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) informed him that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a suit of pure silk and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what if you were to buy this suit for delegations and for Friday? At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Only one who has no share in the Hereafter wears this."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Maghrib prayer while he was wearing a long coat (qaba) of silk. When he had finished his prayer, he pulled it off with great force. At this I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You (just now) led the prayer while it was on you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, this is not fitting for the God-fearing.

Abu Uthman narrates concerning Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to forbid silk and brocade except this much. Then he pointed with one of his fingers, then a second finger, then a third finger and then a fourth finger, and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid us from it.

It is narrated from Abu Kanaf, who said: I went with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) until I arrived at his house. Then his sons came to him, and they were wearing silk shirts. Sayyiduna Abdullah tore them and said: Go to your mother so that she may clothe you in something other than this.

Al-Muhajir bin Shammas narrates from his paternal uncle, who said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw one of his sons wearing a silk shirt, so he tore the shirt and said: This is only for women.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Jubayr, who said: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from a journey, and his children had been clothed in silk. So he removed those garments from his male children and left those garments on his female children.

Sa'd bin Ibrahim narrates from his father, who said: Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) together with his son, and the son was wearing a silk shirt, so Sayyiduna Umar tore that shirt.

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Ka'b, who said: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon. He said: Beware! Do not clothe your women (too) in silk, for I heard Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not wear silk, for whoever wears it in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Zurayr al-Ghafiqi, who said: I heard Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took silk in his left hand and gold in his right hand, then raised his hands with them and said: "These two are forbidden to the men of my Ummah and lawful for their women."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyiduna Utarid bin Hajib (may Allah be pleased with him) came with a garment of brocade which Chosroes had clothed him in. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Shall I buy this garment for you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Only one who has no share (in the Hereafter) wears this garment."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade hantam (green-coloured jars), gold rings and wearing silk.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us with a silk garment in one of his hands and gold in the other. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, these two things are forbidden to the men of my Ummah and lawful for their women."

It is narrated from Ali bin Abdullah bin Ali, who said: My father informed me that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) say on the pulpit: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade wearing silk and gold.

It is narrated from Humayd, who said: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about silk, and he said: We seek refuge with Allah from its evil. We used to hear that whoever wears it in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter.

Layth narrates concerning Tawus that he used to consider wearing silk disliked.

Yunus narrates concerning al-Hasan that he used to consider silk disliked, whether little or much.

It is narrated from Husayn, who said: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz wrote a written order: Wear nothing of silk except a garment whose warp is of cotton or linen.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a suit of pure (silk), so I went out wearing it, and I saw signs of anger on his blessed face. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: So I divided that suit among my women.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear silk in the Hereafter.