Places Where Wearing Silk Is Permitted

Hazrat Marzuq bin Amr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Farqad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I saw brocade and silk on the coats of mail of Hazrat Abu Musa.

Hazrat Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that my father, Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah have mercy on him), had a voluminous silk cloak which he used to wear in battle.

Hazrat Laith (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm if it is a cloak or a weapon.

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

Hazrat Munzir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Alaa bin Ahmar Al-Yashkari or Hazrat Ibn Buraidah (may Allah have mercy on him)—one of these two—said: Some people from among the Muhajireen said to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): When we saw the enemy, we saw them in such a state that they had concealed their weapons in silk. Seeing this, we became anxious. Upon this, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you wish, you too may conceal your weapons with silk and brocade.

Hazrat Ibn Aun (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) about wearing silk in war. So he (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: Where would those people find silk?