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nasai-kubra:3642Abū al-Ashʿath Aḥmad b. al-Miqdām > Yazīd / Ibn Zurayʿ > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

'What should we wear when we enter Ihram?' He said: 'Do not wear a shirt, or an 'Imamah, or pants, or a burnouts, or Khuffs unless you cannot find any sandals. If you cannot find any sandals, then wear something that comes beneath the ankles. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2676)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٦٤٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْأَشْعَثِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَادَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَا نَلْبَسُ إِذَا أَحْرَمْنَا؟ فَقَالَ «لَا تَلْبَسِ الْقَمِيصَ وَلَا الْعِمَامَةَ وَلَا السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلَا الْبُرْنُسَ وَلَا الْخُفَّيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ لَا تَجِدَ نَعْلَيْنِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِ النَّعْلَيْنِ فَمَا دُونَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad
bukhari:5805Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Jūwayriyah > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh > Qām a man

A man got up and said, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What do you order us to wear when we assume the state of Ihram?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Do not wear shirts, trousers, turbans, hooded cloaks or Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather), but if a man has no sandals, he can wear Khuffs after cutting them short below the ankles; and do not wear clothes touched with (perfumes) of saffron or wars."  

البخاري:٥٨٠٥حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَلْبَسَ إِذَا أَحْرَمْنَا قَالَ لاَ تَلْبَسُوا الْقَمِيصَ وَالسَّرَاوِيلَ وَالْعَمَائِمَ وَالْبَرَانِسَ وَالْخِفَافَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ نَعْلاَنِ فَلْيَلْبَسِ الْخُفَّيْنِ أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَلاَ تَلْبَسُوا شَيْئًا مِنَ الثِّيَابِ مَسَّهُ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَلاَ وَرْسٌ  

nasai:2667Muḥammad b. Manṣūr > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > Sālim from his father

"The Messenger of Allah was asked what clothes the Muhrim may wear. He said: 'He should not wear a shirt, or a burnous, or pants, or an 'Imamah (turban, or any garment that has been touched by (dyed with) Wars or saffron, or Khuffs except for one who cannot find sandals. If he cannot find sandals, then let him cut them until they come lower than the ankles, (sahih)  

النسائي:٢٦٦٧أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا يَلْبَسُ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ قَالَ لاَ يَلْبَسُ الْقَمِيصَ وَلاَ الْبُرْنُسَ وَلاَ السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلاَ الْعِمَامَةَ وَلاَ ثَوْبًا مَسَّهُ وَرْسٌ وَلاَ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَلاَ خُفَّيْنِ إِلاَّ لِمَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ نَعْلَيْنِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ نَعْلَيْنِ فَلْيَقْطَعْهُمَا حَتَّى يَكُونَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ  

nasai:2676Abū al-Ashʿath > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

'What should we wear when we enter Ihram?' He said: 'Do not wear a shirt, or an 'Imamah, or pants, or a burnouts, or Khuffs unless you cannot find any sandals. If you cannot find any sandals, then wear something that comes beneath the ankles.  

النسائي:٢٦٧٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَشْعَثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَادَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَا نَلْبَسُ إِذَا أَحْرَمْنَا قَالَ لاَ تَلْبَسِ الْقَمِيصَ وَلاَ الْعِمَامَةَ وَلاَ السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلاَ الْبُرْنُسَ وَلاَ الْخُفَّيْنِ إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ تَجِدَ نَعْلَيْنِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِ النَّعْلَيْنِ فَمَا دُونَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ  

nasai:2677Abū al-Ashʿath Aḥmad b. al-Miqdām > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Ibn ʿAwn > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

"A man came to the Prophet and said: 'What should we wear when we enter Ihram?' He said: 'Do not wear shirts, or 'Imamahs, or burnouses, or pants, or Khuffs unless there are no sandals; if there are no sandals, then wear Khuffs that come beneath the ankles. And (do not wear) any garment that has been dyed with Wars or saffron, or has been touched by Wars or saffron.  

النسائي:٢٦٧٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَشْعَثِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَادَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَا نَلْبَسُ إِذَا أَحْرَمْنَا قَالَ لاَ تَلْبَسِ الْقَمِيصَ وَلاَ الْعَمَائِمَ وَلاَ الْبَرَانِسَ وَلاَ السَّرَاوِيلاَتِ وَلاَ الْخِفَافَ إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ يَكُونَ نِعَالٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ نِعَالٌ فَخُفَّيْنِ دُونَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَلاَ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا بِوَرْسٍ أَوْ زَعْفَرَانٍ أَوْ مَسَّهُ وَرْسٌ أَوْ زَعْفَرَانٌ  

abudawud:1823Musaddad And ʾAḥmad b. Ḥanbal > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > Sālim from his father

‘Abd Allaah bin Umar said A man asked the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ What clothing one should put on if one intend to put on ihram? He said He should not wear shirts, turbans, trousers, garments with head coverings and clothing which has any dye of waras or saffron; one should not put on shoes unless one cannot get sandals. If one cannot get sandals, one should wear the shoes, in which case one must cut them to come below the ankles.  

أبو داود:١٨٢٣حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا يَتْرُكُ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ فَقَالَ لاَ يَلْبَسُ الْقَمِيصَ وَلاَ الْبُرْنُسَ وَلاَ السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلاَ الْعِمَامَةَ وَلاَ ثَوْبًا مَسَّهُ وَرْسٌ وَلاَ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَلاَ الْخُفَّيْنِ إِلاَّ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ النَّعْلَيْنِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدِ النَّعْلَيْنِ فَلْيَلْبَسِ الْخُفَّيْنِ وَلْيَقْطَعْهُمَا حَتَّى يَكُونَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ  

ahmad:4482Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar > a man

‘Abd Allaah bin Umar said A man asked the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ What clothing one should put on if one intend to put on ihram? He said He should not wear shirts, turbans, trousers, garments with head coverings and clothing which has any dye of waras or saffron; one should not put on shoes unless one cannot get sandals. If one cannot get sandals, one should wear the shoes, in which case one must cut them to come below the ankles. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1823)   

أحمد:٤٤٨٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا يَلْبَسُ الْمُحْرِمُ؟ أَوْ قَالَ مَا يَتْرُكُ الْمُحْرِمُ؟ فَقَالَ لَا يَلْبَسُ الْقَمِيصَ وَلَا السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلَا الْعِمَامَةَ وَلَا الْخُفَّيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ لَا يَجِدَ نَعْلَيْنِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ نَعْلَيْنِ فَلْيَلْبَسْهُمَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَلَا الْبُرْنُسَ وَلَا شَيْئًا مِنَ الثِّيَابِ مَسَّهُ وَرْسٌ وَلَا زَعْفَرَانٌ  

ahmad:5325ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Ayyūb > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

“He should not wear a shirt, or turbans (or head cover), pants or pajamas, hooded cloaks and no leather socks, unless he cannot find sandals, in which case he may wear leather socks but should cut them to below the ankles. And he should not wear any clothes that have been touched (dyed) with saffron or Wars.”* (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2929)   

أحمد:٥٣٢٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا نَلْبَسُ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ إِذَا أَحْرَمْنَا؟ قَالَ لَا تَلْبَسُوا الْقَمِيصَ وَلَا السَّرَاوِيلَ وَلَا الْعِمَامَةَ وَلَا الْخُفَّيْنِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ لَمْ يَجِدْ نَعْلَيْنِ فَلْيَلْبَسْهُمَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَلَا الْبُرْنُسَ وَلَا شَيْئًا مِنَ الثِّيَابِ مَسَّهُ وَرْسٌ وَزَعْفَرَانٌ