Men wearing safflower-dyed clothes, and those who permitted it

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I have not seen anyone with combed hair in a red suit of clothes more handsome than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Ishaq that his father said: I saw Nafi' bin Jubayr at al-Arj wearing a mu'asfar garment (that is, one dyed yellow).

It is narrated from al-Awwam that he said: I saw on both Ibrahim al-Taymi and Ibrahim al-Nakha'i a red wrap, on each of them.

It is narrated from Musa bin Talhah that Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to wear a mu'asfar garment (dyed yellow).

It is narrated from Amr bin Uthman that he said: I saw on Abu Ja'far a red wrap.

It is narrated from al-Ala bin Abd al-Karim that he said: I saw Ibrahim wearing a mu'asfar garment (that is, one dyed yellow).

Ibn Awn reports concerning Muhammad that he saw no harm in a man wearing a garment dyed with safflower or saffron.

It is narrated from Malik bin Mighwal that he said: I saw on al-Sha'bi a red wrap.

It is narrated from Asim bin Bahdalah that he said: I have met people who used to worship abundantly at night. They too used to wear safflower-dyed (mu'asfar) garments. Among them were Zirr and Abu Wa'il.

It is narrated from Nasr bin Aws that he said: I saw on Ali bin al-Husayn a red wrap.

It is narrated from Abu Ja'far that he said: We, the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), wear safflower-dyed (mu'asfar) garments.

It is narrated from Muhammad that he said: Safflower-dyed (mu'asfar) cloth was the clothing of the Arabs, and I do not know of anything that abolished it in Islam. He saw no harm in such clothing.

Hisham reports concerning his father that a garment would be dyed for him for one dinar, and then he would wear it.

It is narrated from Salamah bin Bakht that he said: I saw on Abu Ja'far safflower-dyed (mu'asfar) garments, or a safflower-dyed garment, and I saw on him a shirt of khaluq (a saffron-based scent).

Sufyan reports from his father that he said: I saw on Ibrahim a deep red wrap.

Abdullah bin Buraydah reports from his father that he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon to us when Sayyiduna al-Hasan and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) came, wearing two red shirts.