باب استحباب الثوب الأبيض وجواز الأحمر والأخضر والأصفر والأسود وجوازه من قطن وكتان وشعر وصوف وغيرها إلا الحرير
Opening the Book of Dress, this chapter sets a gentle preference rather than a uniform. White clothing is praised as the best and purest, recommended for the living and for shrouding the dead, while red, green, yellow, and black are all shown to be allowed, with silk being the one exception for men. The eyewitness reports of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in different colours quietly make the case that the heart of dress is cleanliness and dignity, not a single shade.
Read across the hadith and you meet companions remembering exactly how he looked, in a red mantle, a black turban, green garments, plain Yemeni cotton at his burial. Their loving precision is itself a lesson: they watched him closely and treasured the detail. Buruja takes the through-line as modest beauty, look clean and respectable, lean toward white, and know that lawful colour and ordinary fabric are a wide and easy space.
Hadith 778
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
وعن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إلبسوا من ثيابكم البياض؛ فإنها من خير ثيابكم، وكفنوا فيها موتاكم".((رواه أبو داود والترمذي))
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "Put on white clothes because they are the best; and use them for shrouding your dead." [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].
In plain words
He recommended white clothing as the best, and for shrouding the dead. A preference for what is clean and pure.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 778 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 1
Hadith 779
Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن سمرة رضى الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "إلبسوا البياض؛ فإنها أطهر وأطيب، وكفنوا فيها موتاكم" . ((رواه النسائي والحاكم))
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'Wear white clothes because they are the purest and they are closest to modesty; and shroud the dead in it." [An- Nasa'i and Al-Hakim].
In plain words
Wear white, he said, for it is the purest and closest to modesty, and shroud the dead in it. Cleanliness and dignity in dress.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 779 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 2
Hadith 780
Bara' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن البراء رضى الله عنه قال: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مربوعاً، ولقد رأيته في حلةٍ حمراء ما رأيت شيئاً قط أحسن منه.((متفق عليه))
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was of medium stature. I saw him wearing a red mantle. I have never seen anything more graceful than that. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
A companion recalled the Prophet in a red mantle and said he had never seen anything more graceful. A loving memory that shows colored garments were worn.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 780 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 3
Hadith 781
Abu Juhaifah Wahb bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبى جحيفة وهب بن عبد الله رضى الله عنه قال: رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بمكة وهو بالأبطح في قبة له حمراء من آدم، فخرج بلال بوضوئه، فمن ناضح ونائل، فخرج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وعليه حلة حمراء، كأني أنظر إلى بياض ساقيه، فتوضأ وأذن بلال، فجعلت أتتبع فاه ههنا وههنا، يقول يمينا وشمالاً: حي على الصلاة، حي على الفلاح، ثم ركزت له عنزة، فتقدم فصلى يمر بين يديه الكلب والحمار لا يمنع.((متفق عليه))
I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) by Al-Abtah valley in Makkah, in a red tent made from tanned skin. Bilal brought him ablution water. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out wearing a red mantle; and I can still remember looking at whiteness of his shanks. So he made his ablution, and Bilal (ﷺ) pronounced the call for prayer (Adhan). I kept following the movement of his (Bilal's) face to the right and to the left when he recited: 'Come to the prayer; come to the success.' Then a spear was fixed (as a Sutrah) in front of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who then stepped forward and led the prayer. Dogs and donkeys passed in front of him (beyond the spear) and no one prevented them from doing so. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
An eyewitness recalls the Prophet in a red mantle, making ablution and leading prayer. Affectionate detail that preserves both his appearance and his practice.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 781 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 4
Hadith 782
Abu Rimthah Rifa'ah At-Taimi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبى رمثة رفاعة التيمى رضى الله عنه قال: رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعليه ثوبان أخضران.((رواه أبو داود والترمذي))
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing two green garments. [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].
In plain words
A companion recalled seeing the Prophet wearing two green garments. A simple record that green was among the colors he wore.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 782 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 5
Hadith 783
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن جابر رضى الله عنه ، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل يوم فتح مكة وعليه عمامة سوداء.((رواه مسلم))
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered Makkah on the day of its conquest and he was wearing a black turban. [Muslim].
In plain words
He entered Makkah on the day of its conquest wearing a black turban. A remembered detail showing black too was worn.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 783 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 6
Hadith 784
Abu Sa'id 'Amr bin Huraith (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن أبى سعيد عمرو بن حريث رضى الله عنه قال: كأني انظر إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعليه عمامة سوداء، قد أرخى طرفيها بين كتفيه.((رواه مسلم)) وفى رواية له : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خطب الناس، وعليه عمامة سوداء.
It was as if I am seeing the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing a black turban and both ends of it are falling over his shoulders. [Muslim]. Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was delivering a Khutbah wearing a black turban.
In plain words
A companion vividly recalled the Prophet wearing a black turban with its ends over his shoulders. Their loving precision preserves how he looked.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 784 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 7
Hadith 785
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
وعن عائشة رضى الله عنها قالت: كفن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في ثلاثة أثواب بيض سحولية من كرسف، ليس فيها قميص ولا عمامة.((متفق عليه))
The body of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was shrouded in three white Yemeni cotton garments, among which was neither a gown nor a turban. [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].
In plain words
He was shrouded in three plain white Yemeni cotton garments. A picture of simplicity and the value placed on white cloth.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 785 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 8
Hadith 786
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
وعنها قالت: خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات غداة، وعليه مرط مرحل من شعر أسود.((رواه مسلم))
One morning the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out wearing a black blanket made of a camel or sheep's black hair with patterns of camel's bags upon it. [Muslim].
In plain words
He once went out in a plain black blanket of camel or sheep hair. A glimpse of his unpretentious, ordinary clothing.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 786 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 9
Hadith 787
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
وعن المغيرة بن شعبة رضى الله عنه قال: كنت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات ليلة في مسير، فقال لي: "أمعك ماء" ؟ قلت: نعم، فنزل عن راحلته فمشى حتى توارى في سواد الليل ثم جاء فأفرغت علي من الإداواة، فغسل وجهه وعليه جبة من صوف،فلم يستطع أن يخرج ذراعيه منها حتى أخرجهما من أسفل الجبة، فغسل ذراعيه ومسح برأسه، ثم أهويت لأنزع خفيه فقال:"دعهما فإني أدخلتهما طاهرتين" ومسح عليهما.((متفق عليه)) وفى رواية:وعليه جبة شامية ضيقة الكمين. وفى رواية: أن هذه القضية كانت في غزوة تبوك.
I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a journey one night, and he asked me, "Do you have any water with you?" I said, "Yes." So he dismounted from his riding camel and walked away (to answer the call of nature) until he disappeared in the darkness. When he returned, I poured out some water from a vessel and he washed his face. He was wearing a long woolen cloak and could not take out his forearms from his sleeves, so he brought them out from below the cloak and then washed them, and then passed his (wet) hands over his head. I stretched out my hand to take off his Khuff (leather socks), but he said, "Leave them. I put them on after performing Wudu'," and he passed his (wet) hands over them. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was wearing a Syrian cloak with tight sleeves. Another narration is: This incident took place during the battle of Tabuk.
In plain words
On a journey he made ablution in a tight-sleeved cloak, drawing his arms out from below it, and wiped over his leather socks. A close memory of his care and ease in worship while traveling.
Reference : Riyad as-Salihin 787 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 10