Silk clothing that was permitted

Marzuq bin Amr (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Abu Farqad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "I saw silk on the armour of Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) said: My father, Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him), had a padded silk cloak which he used to wear in war.

Layth (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "There is no harm in it if it is a cloak or a weapon."

Hajjaj (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "There is no harm in wearing silk in war."

Al-Mundhir (may Allah have mercy on him) said that either Ilba bin Ahmar al-Yashkuri or Ibn Buraydah (may Allah have mercy on him), one of the two, said: Some of the Muhajirun said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): "When we saw the enemy, we saw that they had covered their weapons in silk, and we became alarmed at the sight of it." At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If you wish, you too may cover your weapons with silk and brocade."

Ibn Awn (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) about wearing silk in war, and he (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Where would they have found silk?"