English
Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited wearing silk except for this much, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his middle and index fingers and held them together. [Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim] In a narration by Muslim: He delivered a sermon at Al-Jabiyah and said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited wearing silk except for the space of two, 1 three, or four fingers.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5828 (unverified) 94% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2069h (unverified) 65% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: except for the space of two, three, or four fingers: It is said in Al-Marqah: This narration permits the use of silk markings on clothing if they do not exceed four fingers, and this is the opinion of the majority. Qadi Khan narrated from Bishr, from Abu Yusuf, from Abu Hanifah: There is no harm in silk markings on clothing if they are four fingers or less, and no disagreement is reported on this.
Note 1
(١) قوله: إلا موضع إصبعين أو ثلاث أو أربع: قال في (المرقاة): في هذه الرواية إباحة العلم من الحرير في الثوب إذالم يزد على أربع أصابع، وعليه الجمهور. قال قاضي خان: روى بشر عن أبي يوسف عن أبي حنيفة: أنه لا بأس بالعلممن الحرير في الثوب إذا كان أربعة أصابع أو دونها، ولم يُحكَ فيها خلافا.