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Sunan Abi Dawud 4042 (Book 34, Hadith 23) #24332
Prohibiting Wearing Silk

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) forbade wearing silk except for certain people, to a certain extent.

Narrated Abu 'Uthman al-Nahdi: 'Umar wrote to 'Utbah b. Farqad that the Prophet forbade (wearing) silk except so-and-so, and so-and-so, to the extent of two, three, or four fingers.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ كَتَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى عُتْبَةَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ نَهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا أُصْبُعَيْنِ وَثَلاَثَةً وَأَرْبَعَةً

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silk  *  prohibition  *  sayyal  *  nahy  *  libas  *  nabimuhammadi  *  umaribnalkhattabra

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow teachings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH , Be mindful towards clothing choices .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prohibition of wearing silk by the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, except for two, three or four fingers. Umar Ibn Al Khattab RA wrote to Utbah b Farqad that the Prophet PBUH forbade wearing silk except for certain people, to a certain extent. This hadith teaches us that we should follow the teachings of our beloved Prophet PBUH even if it means refraining from something we like or want. We should also be mindful of our clothing choices as they can reflect on our character as Muslims.

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