Those who permitted wearing silk in war when one has an excuse, and those who disliked it

It is narrated from Marzuq bin Amr that Abu Farqad said: I saw brocade and silk on the horse armour (tajafif) of Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Hisham, who said: My father had a long coat (qaba) made of brocade, which he used to wear in battle.

Layth narrates concerning Ata that he said: If it is a long robe (jubbah) or weapons, there is no harm in it.

It is narrated from Ata, who said: There is no harm in wearing silk during battle.

It is narrated from Qatadah that Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) informed them that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) permission to wear silk shirts because of the itching ailment they had.

It is narrated from al-Walid bin Hisham, who said: I wrote to Ibn Muhayriz and asked him about wearing long coats (qaba) and silk in enemy territory (dar al-harb). The narrator said: He wrote: Whatever you dislike, dislike it all the more at the time of fighting, when you are offering yourself for martyrdom.

Abu Makin narrates concerning Ikrimah that he used to dislike it even in battle and would say: (The time of battle) is when the hope of martyrdom is greatest.

It is narrated from Ibn Awn, who said: I asked Muhammad about wearing brocade during battle, and he said: Where would they get brocade from?

It is narrated from Suwayd bin Ghafalah, who said: We were present at Yarmuk. The narrator said: We met Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) while we were wearing brocade and silk, and Sayyiduna Umar ordered that stones be thrown at us. We said (to ourselves): What has reached him about us? The narrator said: Then we took off those clothes, and we said: He did not like our appearance. Then when we met Sayyiduna Umar, he welcomed us and said: You came to me (earlier) in the appearance of the people of polytheism. Indeed, Allah Almighty was not pleased with brocade and silk for those before you either.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I saw Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), wearing a shirt of pure silk.