A Description of the Prophet

handsome in red clothing than the Messenger of All\h.’
at-Tirmidh| in ash-sham\’il
Mugh|rah ibn Shu`bah t narrated, ‘The Messenger of All\h r wore a
Roman (Byzantine) Jubbah (long shirt) which had narrow sleeves.’
at-Tirmidh| in ash-sham\’il
Anas t reports, ‘The garment most liked by the Messenger of All\h r
which he wore was from Yemen.’
al Bukh\r| and Muslim
Lower Garment
Ab[ Burdah t reports, ‘I visited `¬’ishah y who showed us a coarse,
lower-garment sheet of those made in Yemen and an upper-garment
sheet from what you call al-Mulabbadah.’
Muslim
Salmah ibn al-Akw\ t said ‘`Uthm\n t used to wear his lowergarment
sheet (draping) to mid-shin length and said, ‘This is how my
companion’s (i.e. Ras[lull\h’s r) lower-garment sheet was.’
at-Tirmidh| in ash-Sham\’il
White Clothes
Samurah ibn Jundub t narrated that Ras[lull\h r said, ‘Wear white
clothes and shroud your dead in them because they are clean and
pure.’
al *\kim
Leather Socks
Buraydah t relates, ‘Negus t the king of Abyssinia sent two simple
black coloured leather socks as a gift to the Messenger of All\h r. The
Messenger wore them, and when he performed Wu}[ he did Mas#
(passed wet hands) on them.’
Ab[ D\w[d
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