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Sunan Abi Dawud 4071 (Book 34, Hadith 52) #24361
The Prophet's Disapproval of Red Ochre

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) disapproved of a woman dyeing her clothes with red ochre, and she washed it off when she realized his disapproval.

Narrated Hurayth ibn al-Abajj as-Sulayhi: That a woman of Banu Asad: One day I was with Zaynab, the wife of the Messenger of Allah , and we were dyeing her clothes with red ochre. In the meantime the Messenger of Allah peeped us. When he saw the red ochre, he returned. When Zaynab saw this, she realized that the Messenger of Allah disapproved of what she had done. She then took and washed her clothes and concealed all redness. The Messenger of Allah then returned and peeped, and when he did not see anything, he entered.
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، - قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ وَقَرَأْتُ فِي أَصْلِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ضَمْضَمٌ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرْعَةَ - عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ حُرَيْثِ بْنِ الأَبَحِّ السَّلِيحِيِّ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ يَوْمًا عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ امْرَأَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَنَحْنُ نَصْبُغُ ثِيَابًا لَهَا بِمَغْرَةٍ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمَغْرَةَ رَجَعَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ زَيْنَبُ عَلِمَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ كَرِهَ مَا فَعَلَتْ فَأَخَذَتْ فَغَسَلَتْ ثِيَابَهَا وَوَارَتْ كُلَّ حُمْرَةٍ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجَعَ فَاطَّلَعَ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ

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dyeing  *  clothes  *  ochre  *  disapproval

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful & aware of our actions & strive to follow Islamic teachings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's disapproval of a woman dyeing her clothes with red ochre. Zaynab was dyeing her clothes with red ochre when the Prophet peeped in on them. When he saw the red ochre he returned and Zaynab realized that he did not approve of what she was doing. She then took and washed her clothes to remove all traces of the color before the Prophet returned again to check if she had done so or not. This hadith teaches us that we should always be mindful of our actions and be aware that they may not always be in line with Islamic teachings or what is approved by Allah SWT and His Messenger PBUH. We should also strive to follow Islamic teachings even if we do not understand why they are important at first glance because Allah knows best what is good for us in this life and in the hereafter.

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