Hadith 1359

حدثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَإِسْحَاقَ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ مُسَاوِرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " خَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ " .
Amr bin Huraith (RA) reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed the people (on the day of the Victory of Makkah) with a black turban on his head.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الحج / 1359
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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وحدثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَالْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ، قَالَا : حدثنا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ مُسَاوِرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي ، وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الْحُلْوَانِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ قَدْ أَرْخَى طَرَفَيْهَا بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ " ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ .
Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Huraith reported his father as saying: As if I am seeing Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the pulpit with a black turban on his head, and its two ends hanging between his shoulders. Abu Bakr (RA) (another narrator) did not make mention of: "Upon the pulpit".
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الحج / 1359
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Wearing a Black or White Turban
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr ibn Huraith radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam delivered a sermon to the people while he was wearing a black turban. [صحيح مسلم: 1359، دارالسلام: 3311]
Note: A white turban is also permissible, as it is established from the hadith that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam tied a white turban on the head of Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman ibn Awf radi Allahu anhu. See: [المستدرك ج4 ص 540 ح 8623، اتحاف المهرة 8/590ح 10015، وهو حديث حسن لذاته اور ص598]
Number 33:
Wearing a cap is also permissible.
See: al-Tarikh al-Kabir by al-Bukhari [1/ 428] «عن ابي موسيٰ الاشعري رضى الله عنه موقوفاً عليه وسنده صحيح»
. . . For the original article, see . . .
Monthly al-Hadith, Issue 75, page 17
and Ilmi Maqalat, Volume 3, page 157
Source: Research and Scholarly Articles by Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 157
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The use of the turban is recommended (mustahabb). Since ancient times, people of nobility have worn turbans, to the extent that it is mentioned in narrations that even angels have been seen wearing turbans.
Its forms can vary, and there is also no harm in wearing black-colored clothing. However, it is necessary to avoid wearing black clothing during the days of Muharram and at times of calamity, because black color and black clothing have been made a symbol of mourning. This is as some people do during the first ten days of Muharram, whereas there is no Shar‘i (Islamically legislated) basis for expressing mourning in this manner.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4077
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

➊ Standing on the pulpit (minbar) for the sermon (khutbah) is Sunnah.

➋ Wearing black-colored clothing is permissible. However, in our country, a certain sect wears black clothing as a symbol of mourning and as their distinctive sign. To avoid resembling them, it is better to refrain from wearing completely black clothing, especially in the month of Muharram. However, merely wearing a black turban does not constitute resemblance. Therefore, it is permissible.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1104
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
"Blackish": In Arabic, the word "harqaniyyah" has been used, which is derived from "harq." Its meaning is to be burned in fire. Thus, it refers to a color similar to that of something that has been burned in fire. It is called "blackish" because it is not necessary for it to be pure black.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5345
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
The permissibility of wearing black clothing is established from this hadith. It is not correct for some people to adopt certain specific colors as their distinguishing mark, for example, for someone to make green, black, or red a particular sign for themselves. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would wear whatever color was available to him. It is not permissible to wear such a color that resembles women’s clothing.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 576