Ahadith

Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet said: Wear white clothes for they are best and use them as shrouds for your dead (Tirmidhi).

Samurah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Wear white for that is purest and most elegant and shroud your dead in it (Nisai and Hakim).

Bra‘a relates: The Holy Prophet was of middle height. I saw him wearing a red mantle than which I have never seen anything more elegant (Bokhari and Muslim).

Wahb ibn Abdullah relates: I saw the Holy Prophet in Mecca at Batha. He was in a tent made of red leather. Bilal came out with water with" which the Holy Prophet had made his ablutions. Some people obtained a few drops of it and some had to be content with receiving the wetness off others. Then the Holy Prophet came out wearing a red mantle. I can recall noticing the whiteness of his shanks. He made his ablutions and Bilal recited the call of Prayer. I kept following the movement of his face to the right and left when he recited: Come to Prayer, Come to Prosperity. Then a short spear was planted in front and the Holy Prophet advanced and led the Prayer. Dogs and donkeys passed in front of him (beyond the spear) without Jet or hindrance (Bokhari and Muslim).

Abi Ramtha Rifa‘a Tamimi relates: I saw the Holy Prophet wearing two green garments (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi).

Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet entered Mecca on the day it fell wearing a black turban (Muslim).

Abu Sa‘id Amr ibn Hurais relates: I recall seeing the Holy Prophet wearing a black turban both ends of which fell over his shoulders (Muslim). Another version is: The Holy Prophet made an address and he was wearing a black turban both ends of which fell over his shoulders (Muslim). Another version is: The Holy Prophet made an address and he was wearing a black turban.

Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet was shrouded in three pieces of white cotton Yemeni cloth, which did not include a shirt or a turban (Bokhari and Muslim).

Ayesha relates that one day the Holy Prophet went out wearing a cloak made of black hair which bore representations of the saddle of a camel (Muslim).

Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah relates: | was with the Holy Prophet one night during a journey, when he asked me: Have you some water with you? I replied in the affirmative. Then he dismounted and walked away into the darkness. When he returned I poured out water from a vessel and he washed his face. He was wearing a woollen long coat and could not extract his arms from his sleeves’till he pulled them inside the coat and brought them out from below it and then washed his forearms. Then he passed his hands over his head. I stretched out my hand to take off his socks, but he said: Leave them. I put them on after I had washed my feet; and he passed his hands over them (Bokhari and Muslim). ; One version has it: He was wearing a tight-sleeved Syrian long coat. Another version says: This incident took place during the campaign of Tabuk.