Whoever wears silk in the life of this world will not wear it in the Hereafter
Narrator in the source: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb reported that the Messenger of Allah
‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wears silk in the life of this world will not wear it in the Hereafter."- Grade in the source
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- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 2986 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ لَبِسَ الحَرِيرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا لَمْ يَلْبَسْهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that whoever among men wears silk in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter as a punishment for him unless he repents from it.
Lessons from the hadith
- Silk here refers to natural pure silk. As for artificial silk, it does not fall under the Hadīth.
- Men are prohibited from wearing silk.
- The prohibition of wearing silk includes using it as clothes and bedding or covering.
- Men are allowed to have some silk in their clothes as wide as two or four fingers, to be used as a design or trimming for the garment.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (7/ 150) (5834). صحيح مسلم (3/ 1641) (2069). منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان (4/ 207).