'Umar wrote to us when we were in Adharba'ijan saying: 'Utba b. Farqad, this wealth is neither the result of your own labour nor the result of the labour of your father, nor the result of the labour of your mother, so feed Muslims at their own places as you feed (members of your family and yourselves at your own residence), and beware of the life of pleasure, and the dress of the polytheists and wearing of silk garments, for Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the wearing of silk garments, but only this much, and Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his. forefinger and middle finger and he joined. them (to indicate that only this much silk can be allowed in the dress of a man). 'Asim said also: This is what is recorded in the lette., (sent to us), and Zuhair raised his two fingers (to give an idea of the extent to which silk may be used). (Using translation from Muslim 2069c)   

كَتَبَ إِلَيْنَا عُمَرُ ؓ وَنَحْنُ بِأَذْرَبِيجَانَ يَا عُتْبَةُ بْنَ فَرْقَدٍ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ كَدِّكَ وَلَا كَدِّ أَبِيكَ وَلَا كَدِّ أُمِّكَ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَشْبِعِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي رِحَالِهِمْ مِمَّا تَشْبَعُ مِنْهُ فِي رَحْلِكَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّنَعُّمَ وَزِيَّ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ وَلَبُوسَ الْحَرِيرِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلَّا هَكَذَا وَرَفَعَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُصْبُعَيْهِ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ عَاصِمٌ هَذَا فِي الْكِتَابُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited silk except like this and he pointed with his two fingers that were next to the thumb and said, "So we understood that he meant clothing."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلَّا هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ اللَّتَيْنِ تَلِيَانِ الْإِبْهَامَ قَالَ فَمَا عَتَّمْنَا أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي الْإِعْلَامَ  

[Machine] Regarding the wearing of silk, except for the area of two fingers.  

عَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade wearing silk except in an area equivalent to the width of two or three fingers or four fingers.  

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ أَوْ أَرْبَعَةٍ  

[Machine] This man, whose name is Abdullah, the servant of Asma bint Abi Bakr, told me. Ata said to him, "Tell me." He spoke in front of Ata, saying, "Asma bint Abi Bakr sent me to Abdullah bin Umar, informing me that she had heard that you prohibit three things: fasting the entire month of Rajab, wearing a silk cloak, and having a fringe on clothing." Abdullah replied, "As for what you mentioned about fasting the entire month of Rajab, how can someone fast forever? As for the fringe on clothing, Umar told me that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter.' So, I fear that the fringe on clothing might be considered part of wearing silk. As for the fringe dyed saffron yellow, this is Meethara, the son of Umar. I hope you can see it." Ata said, "Yes, I mean it." Abdullah went to Asma and informed her. Abdullah then brought me a cloak made of Tayaalisah fabric with a strip of Deebaj Khissrawani. The cloak had two broken pieces belonging to Muhammad bin Musa Khissrawani and their vulvas were sewn together. Asma said, "This is the cloak of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he used to wear. When he passed away, it remained with Aisha. When she passed away, I took hold of it, and now we wash it for the sick among us when they complain, and we seek healing through it."  

أَخْبَرَنِي هَذَا الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ مَوْلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَطَاءٌ حَدِّثْ فَحَدَّثَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ أَرْسَلَتْنِي أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَرِّمُ أَشْيَاءَ ثَلَاثًا صَوْمَ رَجَبٍ كُلِّهِ وَمِيثَرَةَ الْأُرْجُوَانِ وَالْعَلَمَ فِي الثَّوْبِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ صَوْمِ رَجَبٍ كُلِّهِ فَكَيْفَ مَنْ صَامَ الْأَبَدَ وَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ فِي الثَّوْبِ فَإِنَّ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ سَمَعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْحَرِيرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا لَمْ يَلْبَسْهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْعَلَمُ فِي الثَّوْبِ مِنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ وَأَمَّا مِيثَرَةُ الْأُرْجُوَانِ فَهَذِهِ مِيثَرَةُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَرَاهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ يَعْنِي فَذَهَبَ إِلَى أَسْمَاءَ فَأَخْبَرَهَا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَأَخْرَجَتْ إِلَيَّ جُبَّةً مِنْ طَيَالِسَةٍ لَهَا لَبِنَةٌ مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ خِسْرَوانِيٍّ وَفِي سَمَاعِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَى كِسْرَوَانِيٍّ وَفَرْجَيْهَا مَكْفُوفَيْنِ بِهِ فَقَالَتْ هَذِهِ جُبَّةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَلْبَسُهَا فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ كَانَتْ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ فَلَمَّا قُبِضَتْ قَبَضْتُهَا إِلَيَّ فَنَحْنُ نَغْسِلُهَا لِلْمَرِيضِ مِنَّا إِذَا اشْتَكَى وَنَسْتَشْفِي بِهَا  

Abdullah AbuUmar, client of Asma', daughter of AbuBakr, said: I saw Ibn Umar buying a Syrian garment in the market. When he saw that it had red warp, he returned it. I then came to Asma' and mentioned it to her. She said: Bring me, slave-girl, the mantle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She brought out a mantle of a course ornamented cloth, with its collar, sleeves, front, and back were hemmed with brocade. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4054)   

ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ أَبُو عُمَرَ مَوْلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فِي السُّوقِ اشْتَرَى ثَوْبًا شَامِيًّا فَرَأَى فِيهِ خَيْطًا أَحْمَرُ فَرَدَّهُ فَأَتَيْتُ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا جَارِيَةُ نَاوِلِينِي جُبَّةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْرَجَتْ لَهُ جُبَّةً طَيَالِسَةً مَكْفُوفَةَ الْجَيْبِ وَالْكُمَّيْنِ وَالْفَرْجَيْنِ بِالدِّيبَاجِ  

[Machine] Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked wearing clothing made entirely of silk. As for silk trim or patches on clothing, there is no harm in that, according to the narration of Yahya. In the narration of Amr, he prohibited it, instead of disliking it, and he said that there is no harm in wearing silk trim or patches.  

إِنَّمَا كَرِهَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ الثَّوْبَ الْمُصْمَتَ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ فَأَمَّا الْعَلَمُ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ أَوْ سَدَى الثَّوْبِ فَلَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى وَفِي رِوَايَةِ عَمْرٍو نَهَى بَدَلَ كَرِهَ وَقَالَ أَمَّا الْعَلَمُ مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ وَالنِّيرِ فَلَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ only prohibited wearing pure silk. As for a garment that has silk in its lining or in its thread, there is no harm in wearing it. This was narrated by Abu 'Asim from Ibn Juraij, and it was also said regarding this narration: As for a garment whose lining is silk but its exterior is not silk, it is not considered silk and there is no prohibition in it.  

إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ الْمُصْمَتِ فَأَمَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ سُدَاهُ أَوْ لَحْمَتُهُ حَرِيرًا فَلَا بَأْسَ يَلْبَسُهُ كَذَا قَالَهُ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَقِيلَ عَنْهُ فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ فَأَمَّا الثَّوْبُ الَّذِي سُدَاهُ حَرِيرٌ وَلَحْمَتُهُ لَيْسَ حَرِيرًا فَلَيْسَ بِمُصْمَتٍ وَلَا نَرَى بِهِ بَأْسًا  

[Machine] I saw good things in Zaid ibn Thabit, a talented teacher.  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى عَلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ جُبَّةً شَامِيَّةً قِيَامُهَا قَزٌّ قَالَ بُسْرٌ رَأَيْتُ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ خَمَائِصَ مُعَلَّمَةً  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ said, 'I do not ride in a red carriage, nor do I wear garments made of silk, nor yellow clothes, nor a shirt made of embroidered silk. It is possible that what he intended by 'red' was the brightly colored clothes of the non-Arabs made from Dibaj or silk. And what he intended by a shirt made of embroidered silk was that the quantity of silk should be greater than the size of a hand-span, which he had given permission for. Or perhaps he intended to avoid it. And the jubbah (long coat) that Asma bint Abi Bakr brought out, it is possible that he used to wear it in battle. For we have narrated that from her in another hadith. And Allah knows best."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا أَرْكَبُ الْأُرْجُوَانَ وَلَا أَلْبَسُ الْقَسِّيَّ وَلَا الْمُعَصْفَرَ وَلَا الْقَمِيصَ الْمَكْفُوفَ بِالْحَرِيرِ فَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَرَادَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ مَيَاثِرَ الْأُرْجُوَانِ الَّتِي هِيَ مَرَاكِبُ الْأَعَاجِمِ مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ أَوْ حَرِيرٍ وَأَرَادَ بِالْقَمِيصِ الْمَكْفُوفِ بِالْحَرِيرِ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْحَرِيرُ كَثِيرًا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِقَدْارِ الْعَلَمِ الَّذِي رَخَّصَ فِيهِ أَوْ أَرَادَ بِهِ التَّنْزِيهَ وَالْجُبَّةُ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْهَا أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ يُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ كَانَ يَلْبَسُهَا فِي الْحَرْبِ فَقَدْ رُوِّينَا ذَلِكَ عَنْهَا فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] And that the attire that was woven for the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was worth one thousand dirhams or more. The Sheikh said that the attire they wore was two pieces, an Izar and a Ridah, except that it was made of Qazz (a type of fabric).  

وَأَنَّهُ كَانَتِ الْحُلَّةُ تُنْسَجُ لِأَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تَبْلُغُ الْحُلَّةُ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَأَكْثَرَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ الْحُلَّةُ الَّتِي كَانُوا يَلْبَسُونَهَا ثَوْبَانِ إِزَارٌ وَرِدَاءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِنْ قَزٍّ