اللِّباسُ

CLOTHING

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2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Wear white, for it is nicer and purer, and shroud your dead with it.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 445, no. 2]

3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Wear clothes of cotton, for it is the clothing of the Prophet (SAWA) and our clothing.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 450, no. 2]

4– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Linen is of the clothes of the Prophets, and makes one’s flesh grow.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 449, no. 1]

5– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He
[the Prophet (SAWA)] prohibited clothes that express notoriety (shuhra), both thin and thick, soft and rough, long and short. It should be something appropriate between these two and economical.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 41172]

6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, Ali (AS) delivered a sermon to the people and he was wearing a cover made of thick, white cotton, patched with wool, and he was asked about it, to which he replied, ‘The heart is humbled
[as a result of such clothes] and the believer imitates it.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 312, no. 14]

7– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Wealth belongs to Allah, and He entrusts it to man as a deposit. He permitted them to eat economically and dress economically.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 304, no. 17]

8– Hammad b. `Authman narrated, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdillah
[al-Sadiq] (AS), when a man said to him, ‘May Allah make you well, you mentioned that Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) would wear rough clothes, wear a shirt that was worth four dirhams, and other things like that. But we see you are wearing good clothes!’
[He said], ‘The Imam replied to him, ‘ Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) wore that in a time in which it would not be disapproved, and if he would wear those clothes today he would be defamed for it. Therefore, the best clothing of every time is the clothing of the people
[of that time]. However, when our al-Qa’im
[the awaited saviour Imam al-MahdÐ, may Allah hasten his appearance] reappears he will be wearing the clothes of Ali (AS) and will follow his way of life.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 444, no. 15]

9– Sufyan al-Thawri narrated, ‘I asked Abu `Aabdillah
[al-Sadiq] (AS), ‘You narrate that Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) wore rough clothes whilst you wear soft and fine clothes!’ He (AS) said, ‘Woe unto you! Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) lived in a time of difficulty, so if it is a time of ampleness the righteous deserve it more.’
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 220, no. 648]

10– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘The weak from among my followers want me to sit on wool and wear rough clothes, but this era cannot handle that.’
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 218, no. 642]

11– Abu ‘Abbad narrated, ‘al-Riza (AS) would sit on a straw mat in the summer, and on a sackcloth in the winter. He wore rough, thick clothes, and when he appeared in front of people he would adorn himself for them.’
[‘Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha (AS), v. 2, p. 178, no. 1]

12– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Turbans are the crowns of the Arabs.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 461, no. 5]

13– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Go to mosques without armour and with your heads covered, for the turbans are the crowns of the Arabs.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 41143]

14– Jabir narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAWA) entered Makkah in the year of the Conquest wearing a black turban.’
[Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 4076]

15– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAWA) attired Ali (AS) with a turban with his own hands. The Prophet (SAWA) lowered the turban down from the front and shortened it from the back the breadth of four fingers, then he said, ‘Turn around’, and he did so, then he said, ‘Turn to the front’ so he did, then the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘This is how the turbans of the angels are.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 461, no. 4]

16– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Clothings of silk and gold are forbidden for the males of my community and have been permitted for the females.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 41210]

17– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever wears clothes to show off so other people will look at him, Allah will not look at him until he takes it off.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 41203]

18– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A man must not wear silk and brocade except in war.’
[al-Kafi, v. 6, p. 453, no. 1]