This month's Issue......."The SUNNA cloths, Imaamah (Turban), Kufi (cap), Izar (loincloth) and Thawb (long shirt or Qamis) in light of the Holy Quran and Sahih Hadith and in the Opinions of the great scholars....
We glorify Allah and ask blessing on and salute on His noble Prophet, his companions and those follow him in upholding the cause of the right religion. It is great Mercy of Allah (s.w.t.) that He has showered with most valuable treasure in this earth, that is Islam, a true guidance.
Contents..
Following the
Sunnah in the Light of Quran
The sticking
to the Sunnah from Sahih Hadith
The Imaamah
(Turban) in Islam
The Kufi
(cap) in Islam
The Izar
(loincloth) in Islam
The Thawb
(long shirt or Qamis) In Islam
Praying
bareheaded (without a turban or kufi)
The
sayings of great Ullima (scholars) on wearing the clothes of the unbelievers
In the Light of the Quran....(This tafseer is Agreed upon by Ibn Kathir, Al-Qurtabi and At-Tabari)
The
Holy Quran, Sura #3;Ayah #31
"Say
(O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "If you (really) love Allâh then follow
me (i.e. accept Islâmic Monotheism, follow the Qur'ân and
the Sunnah), Allâh will love you and forgive you of your
sins. And Allâh is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful."
The
Holy Quran, Sura #33;Ayah #21
"Indeed
in the Messenger of Allâh (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example
to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allâh and the
Last Day and remembers Allâh much."
The
Holy Quran, Sura #42;Ayah #52
"And
thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad SAW) Ruhan (an Inspiration, and
a Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is
Faith? But We have made it (this Qur'ân) a light wherewith We guide
whosoever of Our slaves We will. And verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) are
indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e. Allâh's religion
of Islâmic Monotheism)."
The
Holy Quran, Sura #59;Ayah #7
"And
whatever the Prophet gives you, ACCEPT IT and whatever he forbids
you, ABSTAIN (from it)"
In
the Light of the Sahih Hadith..
Sahih
Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92, Hadith # 401
Narrated Ibn `Umar
(Radhiallaahu
Án): Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) wore a gold ring
and then the people followed him and wore gold rings too. Then the Prophet
said, "I had this golden ring made for myself." He then threw it away and
said, "I shall never put it on." Thereupon the people also threw their
rings away. Note: Look at
hoe strict the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu Án) were
in following the Sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW) what ever he did they followed
him.
Abu
Dawud and Imaam Ahmad Bin Hanbal
On
the authority of Ibn `Umar (Radhiallaahu Án)
who said that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) said "Whoso resembles a people in appearance,
he is one of them." (Also
narrated by Ibn Abi Shayba in his Musannaf (5:313), Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari
10:274 [Dar al-Fikr ed.], and Ibn Kathir in his Tafsir (8:53). `Iraqi said
its chain is sound (sahih). al-Bazzar also relates it through Hudhayfa
and Abu Hurayra, Abu Nu`aym through Anas, and al-Quda`i relates it through
Tawus, a chain which Ibn Hibban declared sahih. Ibn Taymiyya in his Iqtida'
al-siratal- mustaqim (p. 82) calls Abu Dawud's and Ahmad's chain "a good
chain." )
Tirmidhi
(hasan), Book of knowledge; al-Baghawi, Sharh al-sunna 1:233.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) said "Whoever gives
life to one of my Sunnahs which was eliminated after my time will receive
the reward of all those who practice it without their reward being diminished"
Tirmidhi
(hasan gharib), Book of knowledge.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) Said "Whoever gives
life to one of my Sunnahs, he loves me: and whoever loves me is with me."
Al-Mundhiri,
al-Targhib 1:87; Al-Hakim
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) Said "The keeper
of my Sunnah at the time my Community has lapsed into corruption will receive
the reward of a martyr."
Al-Bayhaqi,
al-Sunan al-kubra 5:245; Ibn al-Athir, Usd al-ghaba 3:341; Dhahabi narrates
that Abdullah Ibn `Umar (Radhiallaahu Án),
used to dismount in order to walk on the exact same spot the Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) had put his steps.
Note: This is how strict
the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) were in following
the Sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW)! And they understood the deen better
than us.
The Imaama (Turban) in the light of Quran, Hadith and opinions of great scholars.....
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Volume #1 pg#536
Ibn
Abbas (Radhiallaahu Án)
reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) addresses the Shaba while wearing
a black turban.
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Volume #1, Book 4, Hadith # 204
Narrated
Ja'far bin 'Amr: My father said, "I saw the Prophet (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) passing wet hands over
his turban and Khuffs (leather socks)."
Sahih
Al- Muslim Book 2, Hadith # 0535
Narrated
Bilal ibn Rabah: Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) wiped over the socks (khufs) and
turban (Imaamah). In the hadith transmitted by Isa ibn Yunus the words
are: 'Bilal narrated it to me.
Sahih
Al- Muslim Book 7, Hadith # 3146
Narrated
Jabir ibn Abdullah: Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) entered Mecca. Qutaybah stated
that he entered Mecca in the Year of Victory, wearing a black turban,
but not wearing the Ihram. (also
reported by Tirmidhi vol.1 pg 304 and Ibn majah pg205)
Sahih
Al- Muslim Book 7, Hadith # 3148
Narrated
Amr ibn Hurayth (Radhiallaahu Án)
Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) addressed the people (on
the day of the Victory of Mecca) with a black turban on his head.
Sanan
Abu Dawood Book 1, Hadith # 0147
Narrated
Anas ibn Malik: I saw Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) perform ablution. He had a Qutri
turban. He inserted his hand beneath the turban and wiped over the
forelock, and did not untie the turban.
Sanan
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4027
Narrated
Sa'd: I saw a man riding on a white mule and he had a black turban
of silk and wool (not pure silk). He said: The Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) put it (the turban) on
me. This is the version of Uthman, and there is the word akhbara in his
tradition.
Sanan
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4068
Narrated
AbdurRahman ibn Awf: Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) put a turban on me and let the
ends hang in front of him and behind me.
Tirmidhi
from the book Shamaa'il Tirmidhi pg #108 Hadith # 109
Amr
bin Hurayth (Radhiallaahu Án)
relates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) gave the khutbah and he was wearing
a black turban on his head.
Abu
Dawood and Tirmidhi
Roknah
(Radhiallaahu
Án) reports that
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said "The distinction between us and the polytheists is the turbans
over our caps. "Note
: Also quoted by Al-Tabrizi in his Mishkat Al-Masabih and this clears up
the false notion that this was just the way of the arabs and not a particular
practice of Rasulullah (SAW) and this shows us that we should wear caps
under our Imaamas to differentiate from the sieks and other Kufar who wear
turbans but without caps under them.
Tabrani,
Haakim and Nahabi have mentioned this to be SAHIH Hadith
Ataa
bin Rabaah (Radhiallaahu Án)
that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
tied a white turban (Imaama) on the head or AbdulRahman ibn Auf (Radhiallaahu
Án).
MISHKAT
page #377 and also reported by Baihaqi in Shuabul Imaan.
Ubadah
(Radhiallaahu
Án) reports that
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
"Make a practice of tying Turbans since it is a hallmark of the angels."
Note: Here Rasulullah(SAW) is even advising others to wear the Imaama!
Tabrani
Musa
Ashari (Radhiallaahu Án)
narrates that Jibraeel would come to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) wearing a turban.
Haakim
cited in the book Mustadrak Haakim vol34 pg#540
Aisha
(Radhiallaahu
Ánha) reports a on the occasion of the
battle of the trench a man came to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) wearing a Turban and when
she asked Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) about this man he informed her
this was Jibraeel.
(Haakim
has declared this hadith to be SAHIH)
At-Tabrani
and Haakim reports this to be reliable Hassan
(Also
quoted in Tabarani's al-Mu`jam al-kabir (1:162), Bazzar's Zawa'id, al-Hakim's
Mustadrak (4:193), al-Khatib al- Baghdadi's Tarikh Baghdad (11:394), and
Ibn `Asakir's Tahdhib tarikh dimashq al-kabir (5:178). Also in the book
Turban Thowb and kufi by Maulana FazlurRahman on pg#24)
Ibn
Abbas (Radhiallaahu Án)
reports that Rasulullah(SAW) said "Adopt the Turban as it will increase
your Hilm ( good character, intelligence, patience)."
The opions of great Scholars on the Turban...
Al-Munawi
said in the commentary on Tirmidhi's al-Shama'il.
"The
turban is a Sunnah, especially for prayer and for self beautification,
because of the many narration's concerning it."
Shaikh-ul-hadith
Zakarriya Khandalwi (Rahimahullah)
"The
tying of the Turban is a "Sunnate Mustamirrah" (Prepetually adhered to
the practice of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) and Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) has enjoined the
tying of the turban upon us. It has been reported in the hadith that
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said "Tie the turban. it will increase you in forbearance."
Shaikh
Muhammad Ibn Jameel Zino (Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud
Islamic University) in his book Al-Shamail Al-Muhammadiyyah on page #106)
Headwear
are symbols of nations and many Muslims imitate the unbelievers by wearing
their head wear. In fact, covering their heads with a Turban, or
even a scarf, is better for them and further from resembling the unbelievers.
Maulana
Fazlul Karim
(This
is from his commentary of Mishkat vol#1 pg#630)
"The
holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
used to wear a Turban and he said that the angels also wear it in the heavens
and the turban protects the head and adorns the face."
Murtada al-Zabidi (Rahimahullah)
(In his commentary on Ghazali's
Ihya' `ulum al-din entitled Ithaf al-sadat al-muttaqin 3:253.)
"The turban is desired (mustahabb) on Fridays for both
the imam and the congregation, and Nawawi said that it is desired for the
imam to beautify his appearance (i.e. more than everyone else), wear the
turban, and wear a rida' (jubba, a loose outer garment or robe). The application
of the Sunnah consists in winding the turban on the head or on top of a
qalansuwa (kufi). It is preferable to wear it large, but it is necessary
to define its length and width by what fits the wearer's custom according
to his time and place. To add to this is disliked by the Law."
The Practice of the pious scholars...
Ibn
Hajar Al-Asqalani (Rahimahullah)
mentioned in FathulBaari pg#491 and 493
That
Imaam Bukhari and Imaam Muslim both wore Turbans.
Note:
that they were not arabs but took this practice as the Sunna of Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) .
Ibn
Al-Jawzi and Ibn Al-Qayyim
(In
Rawdat al-muhibbin p. 225.)
"Hasan
al-Basri (Rahimahullah) wore
a Black Turban"
Imaam
Nawawi (Rahimahullah)
(
quoted from the biographical notice for Imaam Nawawi in the Reliance of
the Traveller.)
"Imaam
Nawawi all his life possessed only a thawb (long shirt) and a turban"
The Izar (lungi or wait cloth) in the light of Quran, Hadith and opinions of great scholars.........
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Number 678:
Narrated
Abu Huraira (Radhiallaahu Ánhu):
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said, "The part of an Izar which hangs below the ankles is in the Fire."
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Number 681:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhiallaahu Ánhu):
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said, "While a man was dragging his Izar (lower cloth) on the ground (behind
him), suddenly Allah made him sink into the earth and he will go on sinking
into it till the Day of Resurrection."
Sahih
Muslim
Abdullah
Ibn Umar (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
said "I passed by the Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) while my lower garment was hanging down,
so he (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said ' Abdullah, raise your garment.' I raised it, and he told me to raise
it further, and I did so. As I was still trying to find the best
manner, someone from the people asked where it should reach, and he (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) replied ' Halfway down
the shins.' "This
hear clears up the feeble excuse of people saying that they hang their
pants and clothes down but not out of pride, here this is Ibn Umar (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) a famous and great sahabi, surely he has more ikhlas than
us but still Rasulullah(saw) told him to raise it. And Rasulullah(saw)
has shown us that our lower garment should reach the middle of the shin.
Tirmidhi
(from
the book Shamaa'il Tirmidhi pg #115 Hadith #114)
Salamah
bin Akwa (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
says "Uthman (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
wore his lungi (Izar) till the middle of his shin and said 'This is how
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
wore his Lungi"(We
should note on how the Sahaba were strict in following the dress code of
Rasulullah(SAW)! And they did not have pride but still stuck to the
Sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW)!
Tirmidhi
(from
the book Shamaa'il Tirmidhi pg #115 Hadith #114)
Hudhayfah
bin Yamaan (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
reports that "Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) caught the shin of my leg and said"this
is where the lungi should reach and if not then a little further
down but if not then it has no right on the ankle."(meaning
that it should be above the ankle!)
Abu
Dawood and Ibn Majah reported this hadith to be fully authentic.
Abu
Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
reprted that he heard Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) say "The way for a believer to wear
the lower garnent is to have it halfway down his shins, and he is not guilty
of sin if it comes halfway between that and the ankles, but whatever comes
lower than that is in hell (and he repeated this three times). On
the day of resurrescton, Allah (swt) will not look at him who trails his
lower garment conceitdly."(here
we should see the Rasulullah (SAW) has shown us the way for a believer
to wear the lower garnent is to have it halfway down his shins and then
Rasulullah(saw) aloud it to be from the middle of the shin half way to
the ankle but what excuse do we have to drag our pants past our ankles?)
Sahih
from Imaam Ahmed Bin Hanbal
The
Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
saw a man with a long waist-shirt (Izar) and ordered him to have his izaar
halfway up his shins; the man gave the excuse that he had a defect in his
ankles, so the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) said, "All of Allaah's creation is handsome."
(sahih-Ahmad
and again this shows the clothing can not go under the ankle even if it
is not out of pride!)
The opions of great Scholars on the Izar...
Ibn
Hajar (RA)
(Expresses
his veiw in the book Fath-al-Bari)
In
which he sates that it is not permissible for a garment to extend below
the ankles. He says: "Al-Qadhi Ayadh quoting the consensus of
the Muslim ummah, states that this prohibition is limited to men only."
Shaikh
Muhammad Naasir ad-Deen al-Albaani
On the subject of
people hanging their clothes past the ankle with the excuses like it is
not out of pride.....the Prophet (SAW)saw a man with
a long waist-shirt and ordered him to have his izaar halfway up his shins;
the man gave the excuse that he had a defect in his ankles, so the Prophet
(SAW) said, "All of Allaah's creation is handsome." (Sahih Imaam Ahmad
and others. This phrase is actually of Qur'anic origin from Sura Sajdah
#32 ayah #7)
Ibn
Qayyim(RA)
states
that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
bought and wore the Izar.
Shaikh-ul-hadith
Zakarriya Khandalwi(RA)
(says
in the commentary of Shamaa'l Tirmidhi pg #116 )
It
is Harram to cover the ankles when wearing a lungi (lower garment)
or pants etc..The Ullima say that only those persons are exempt who have
a medical condition.
Shaikh
Muhammad Ibn Jameel Zino
(Imam
Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in his book Al-Shamail Al-Muhammadiyyah
on page #106)
"It
is forbidden (to wear tight pants), because it reveals the persons private
parts; and it is a way of imitating the unbelievers."
The Thowb (long shirt or gown) in the light of Quran, Hadith and opinions of great scholars.........
Tirmidhi,
Abu Dawood
(and
in Mishkat Vol #1 pg# 643)
UmmeSalamah
(Radhiallaahu
Ánha) reports that the dress most liked
by Rasulullah(SAW) was the long gown (thowb). (Tirmadhi
has related this to be Hasan with a reliable and authentic chain of narraters)
Sahih
Al-Bukhari
(Can
be found in the book Mishkat vol #1 pg #630)
Anas
(Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) reports that the dress most pleasing
to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
for use was a green-coloured Thowb.
Tirmidhi
(In
the book Shamaa'il Tirmidhi Pg #61)
Asmaa
bint Yaseed (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
says "The sleeve of the Rasulullah(SAW)'s Thowb reached to the wrist."
AbuDawud
Book 28, Number 3869:
Narrated
Abdullah ibn Abbas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu):
The Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said: Wear your white garments, for they are among your best garments,
and shroud your dead in them. Among the best types of collyrium you use
is antimony (ithmid): it clears the vision and makes the hair sprout.(Abu
Dawud, Imaam Ahmad and other have transmitted this hadith to be sahih with
a authrntic and reliable chain of narraters.)
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Hadith # 717:
Narrated
Abu Dharr (Radhiallaahu Ánhu):
I came to the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) while he was wearing white clothes.
The Kufi (cap) in the light of Quran, Hadith and opinions of great scholars.........
Tabrani
And Imaam Suyuti
Ibn
Umar (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) used to wear a white cap (kufi).Tabrani
has reported this hadith to be Hasan (reliable) and Suyuti has classified
this hadith as highly authentic(Sahih) in the book Sirajul Muneer
vol #4 pg#112)
Sahih
Al-Bukhari Volume 2 pg #863
It
is mentioned that Anas Bin Malik (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) used to wear a kufie (cap).
Tirmidhi
Roknah
(Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) said "The distinction
between us and the poluthesists is the turbans over our caps."
Sanun
Abu Dawood Book 3, Hadith # 0948:
Narrated
Umm Qays bint Mihsan: Hilal ibn Yasaf said: I came to ar-Raqqah (a place
in Syria). One of my companions said to me: Do you want to see any of the
Companions of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam)? I said: A good opportunity. So we went
to Wabisah. I said to my friend: Let us first see his mode of living.
He had a cap (kufi).
Bazlul
Majhood vol#6 pg#52
Abu
Shaikh reports from Ibn Abbas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) had three caps in his possesion.
The opions of great Scholars on the Kufi...
Fatwaa
Thunaaiyya Vol #4 pg #291
"Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) always used to keep his
head covered during salah."
Fatwaa
Thunaaiyya Vol #1 pg #523
"to
intentionally remove the headgear (kufi or Imaama) and performing Salah
bare-headed is contrary to the sunna."
Maulana
Fazlul Karim
(This
is from his commentry of Mishkatvol#1 pg # 630 )
"There
are a few hadith about the use of the cap (kufi) by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam). It should be generally
round and even on top."
Statements
of Authentic ullima on praying bearheaded (without a Turban or Kufi)..
Shaikh
`Abd al-Qadir Jilani (Allah's mercy be on him)
(From
Ghunyat al-talibin 1:14)
"It
is the method or habit of orthodox or civilized virtuous men to keep the
head covered."
Hanafi
Fiqh
(Quoted
by Al-Shurunbali in Muhammad Abul Quasem p #91)
It
is
mustahab or praiseworthy to pray using "three of one's best clothes,
a Thawb, Silwar (Sunnah pants), and turban or kufi"
Shafi`i
Fiqh
(Quoted
by Al-Misri in Reliance of the Traveller p # 122)
"It
is mustahab to pray using an ankle-length Thawb and a turban"
Hanbali
Fiqh
(Quoted
By Ibn Qudama, al-Mughni (1994 ed.) 1:404-405)
"It
is mustahab to pray using a Thawb, Silwar (Sunnah pants) or a Izar
(loincloth) and a turban"
Malik
Fiqh
(Quoted
by Ibn Abi Zayd, al-Jami` fi al-sunan (1982 ed.) p. 228)
Imaam
Malik said "The turban was worn from the beginning of Islam and it did
not cease being worn until our time. I did not see anyone among the People
of Excellence except they wore the turban, such as Yahya ibn Sa`id, Rabi`a,
and Ibn Hurmuz. I would see in Rabi`a's circle more than thirty men wearing
turbans and I was one of them, and Rabi`a did not put it down until the
Pleiades rose (i.e. until he slept) and he used to say: "I swear that I
find it increases intelligence."
Allamah
Jauzi (Allah's mercy be on him)
(From
Fatawa Rahimiyya 3:202 #308.)
"To
keep the head bare before the people is an act which is looked down
upon and is against gentleness, humanness, etiquette, and gentlemanly decorum."
According
to the Hanafi school of
juristiction
(Al-Jazayri,
al-Fiqh `ala al-madhahib al-arba`a, Kitab al- Salat p. 280-28)
[among]
the disliked acts (al-makruhat) in prayer are:... i`tijar, which is to
tie a scarf around the head and leave the center bare;... [or] praying
bareheaded out of laziness. As for praying bareheaded out of humility and
submission, it is permitted (ja'iz) and not disliked.(16)
Shaikh
Albani
(Fromn
Al-Qawl Al-mubin fi akhta' Al-musallin by Mashhur Hussain on page # 58
of the 2nd edition)
"Praying
bareheaded is makruh (disliked)."
Shaikh
Albani
(Al-Din al-khalis (3:214) and
al-Ajwiba al-nafi`a `an al-masa'il al-waqi`a (p. 110)
"All acknowledge that it is desirable
for the Muslim to enter prayer in the most perfect Islamic appearance,
due to the hadith: "Allah is worthier of your self-adornment" [hasan].
And it is not part of excellent attire in the custom of the Salaf to habitually
bare one's head, and walk in that guise on the road and when entering places
of worship. Rather, it is a foreign custom which infiltrated many Islamic
countries at the time the disbelievers invaded them and brought their habits
with them. The Muslims began to imitate them in this, and they lost thereby
their Islamic personality as well as through other similar acts... Nor
is it established that the Prophet ever prayed bareheaded and without a
turban other than in the state of ihram, although there were plenty of
occasions to report it if he did. Therefore, whoever claims that he did,
let him produce the proof, for truth is more deserving to be followed."
wearing the clothes of the unbelivers
Umar
Ibn Khattab (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
(Quotes
by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih and Imaam Ahmad Bin Hanbal)
Abu `Uthman (Radhiallaahu
Án) said "Umar's letter reached us as we
were in Azerbaijan saying: "O `Utba Ibn Farqad, stay away from effeminacy
and
the clothing of idolaters (mushrikin)."
Ibn
Taymiyya (Allah's mercy be on him)
(Quoted
from Ibn Taymiyya's Iqtida' as-sirat al-mustaqim (1907 ed.) p #60)
In
tafseer of this hadith "Abu `Uthman (Radhiallaahu Án) said "Umar's
letter reached us as we were in Azerbaijan saying: "O `Utba Ibn Farqad,
stay away from effeminacy
and the clothing of idolaters (mushrikin).(Ibn
Hibban in his Sahih and Imaam Ahmad Bin Hanbal)" Ibn Taymiyya
interpreted it as an explicit prohibition for Muslims in non-Muslim
countries against wearing unislamic clothing: This is a prohibition on
the part of `Umar directed at Muslims against all that belongs to the manner
of dress of non-Muslims (mushrikun).
Shaikh
Muhammad Ibn Jameel Zino
(Imam
Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University) in his book Al-Shamail Al-Muhammadiyyah
on page #105
"It
is not permissible for a Muslim to wear the garments of the unbelievers,
or to adorn himself with their uniforms, as a result of the Prophet (SAW)
saying: 'Whosoever imitates a people becomes one of them." (Abu Dawud)
Shaikh
Muhammad Ibn Jameel Zino
(Imam
Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in his book Al-Shamail Al-Muhammadiyyah
on page #106)
"It
is forbidden (to wear tight pants), because it reveals the persons private
parts; and it is a way of imitating the unbelievers."
Note from
the Author.......
My respected
brothers after reading all these Hadith and with the explanations from
Authentic ullima we should understand that wearing the Turban, Tawob and
kufi was not just the way of the Arabs but the SUNNA of RASULULLAH (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) as Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam)said"Roknah
(Radhiallaahu Ánhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) said "The
distinction between us and the poluthesists is the turbans over our caps."(Imaam
Tirmidhi).
And in so many Hadith Rasulullah(SAW) ordered us to go AGAINST the ways
of Kufar and do opposite to them As Rasulullah(SAW) said "Whoever
imitaes a people becomes one of them." (Sahih Abu Dawud).
So if we chose the ethics, moral values life style and dress code of the
kufar then this hadith will pertain to us"Abu
Musa Ash'ari (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) relates that Rasulullah(SAW) said
"A person will be considered to be of those people whom he loves." (SAHIH
BUKHARI and SAHIH MUSLIM). So we should
see who do we love? And if we truly love Rasulullah(SAW) then we
should follow his Sunna in our morals, dealing, manners, dress code, eating,
sleeping and everything else in our 24 hour life. Not to say that
we have to ride camels because cars were not invented in the time of Rasulullah(SAW
but in the things that we can we should try to emulate the SUNNA way of
life as much as we can. May ALLAH(SWT) guide us and give us the true
love for ALLAH(SWT) and his Prophet (SAW) and raise us on the day of Judgment
with the company of Rasulullah(SAW) and the Sahaba, as Rasulullah(SAW)
said in the Hadith narrated by Anas (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) (it is a longer Hadith this is just a part of it)that Rasulullah(SAW)
said "(on the day of Judgment) You will be with those you love." (SAHIH
BUKHARI and SAHIH MUSLIM)."
And
ALLAH knows BEST!
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