It is prohibited for men to wear pure red clothes
بسم الله والحمد لله
والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
Al-Baraa’ ibn `Aazib رضي الله عنه narrated: “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was of a modest height.
I saw him wearing a red Hullah* (mantle or cloak),
and I did not see anything better than him.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3551, 5848)
and Saheeh Muslim (5770)]
*Note: Hullah is a
suit of two Yemeni garments which are woven with red and black stripes, or red
and green stripes. It is described as red because of the apparent red stripes
in it.
Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Saaleh al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
❝The most
preferred choice of color, in clothes, is white but if a person wears some other
color then there is nothing wrong with that - except for the red color because
the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
prohibited the red color, i.e. if it is made entirely of red color. But if it
is red and it contains white, then there is nothing wrong with that. This is what
the author (Imaam al-Nawawee) mentioned (in his book, Riyaadh al-Saaliheen)
that “the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
was of a modest height and that he was wearing a red Hullah (mantle or cloak)…”
The red Hullah doesn’t mean that it was entirely made of
red color, but it means that the most obvious color in it is red – like how one
says: “the red Shimaagh” (the head scarf), whereas it is not entirely made up
of red, but rather, it has a lot of white in it as well (i.e. it is woven or stitched
with red and white threads); but it is still referred to as red because the
points and the patterns are made with red (colored threads). Similarly, the red
Hullah, meaning: the most obvious color in it is red. But as for men wearing
clothes made purely in red, in which there is no white color, such clothes have
been prohibited by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.❞
[Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen of Shaikh Ibn
al-`Uthaymeen (4/270-271)]
Note: The Ahaadeeth
which forbid wearing plain red:
1. Al-Baraa’ ibn `Aazib
رضي الله عنه
said: “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
forbade us to use red Mayaathir (saddlecloths or mattresses) and Qasiy (garments
with woven stripes of silk).” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5838, 5863)]
2. Ibn `Abbaas رضي الله عنهما said:
“I was forbidden (to wear) red garments and gold rings, and to recite the Qur’aan
in Rukoo`.” [Sunan al-Nasaa’i, (5266) and Shaikh al-Albaanee said: “its Isnaad
is Saheeh”]
3. Ibn Hajr reported in al-Fath al-Baaree that whenever `Umar رضي الله عنه saw someone wearing clothes dyed red with safflower, he would pull him side and say: “Leave this for the women.” [al-Fath al-Baaree (10/305)]
3. Ibn Hajr reported in al-Fath al-Baaree that whenever `Umar رضي الله عنه saw someone wearing clothes dyed red with safflower, he would pull him side and say: “Leave this for the women.” [al-Fath al-Baaree (10/305)]
Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah, Two questions:
ReplyDelete1. Is it that any individual piece of clothing worn should not be red, as in an all red shirt while the pants is a different colour? Or is it that a complete outfit should not be all red?
2. Is it also forbidden for women to not wear all red clothing?
Jazaak Allahu Khairan
Wa `alaikum assalaam wa rahmaullaahi wa barakaatuh.
ReplyDelete1. It is any individual piece of clothing either be it a shirt / T-shirt or trousers.
2. As for women, they are permitted to wear red clothing, as this prohibition is limited to men only. Kindly see the narration of `Umar رضي الله عنه which was added later to the post.
Baarak Allaahu feek.