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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Sunan An-Nabi Chapter 5: On The Adab of clothing and anything pertaining to it From al-Ghazali in al-Ihya’: The Holy Prophet (S) used to wear whatever was at hand, from a waist-wrap or a cloak*,* a long shirt or an upper gown with full sleeves or any other garment, and he used to particularly admire green clothing.

Most of his clothes were white and he would say: “Clothe your living and shroud your dead with it.” He wore a padded tunic for battle and other occasions. He (S) had a tunic of fine silk brocade that he sometimes wore and its green color contrasted beautifully with his white complexion. All of his garments were tucked up above his ankles and his waist-wrap would be above this, reaching the middle of his shanks.

His long shirt was fastened by buttons, which he sometimes unfastened during prayer and on other occasions. He had a cloak dyed in saffron which he sometimes wore as he led the prayer. He sometimes wore only a single-piece garment. He had a felted garment which he used to wear saying: “I am only a slave. I dress as the slave dresses.” He had two special garments for Fridays, other than the garments which he wore at other times.

Sometimes he wore the waist-wrap only*,* tying the two ends between his shoulders, and so dressed, he at times led the people in funeral prayer. Sometimes he prayed in his house wearing the single waist-wrap, tying its two ends crosswise. At times he prayed during the night in a waist-wrap, wrapping himself with the end part of the garment, which was in his reach, and laying the rest over his wife.

The Holy Prophet (S) had a black cloak that he gave away*.* Thereupon Umm Salamah said: “May my father and mother be your ransom! What happened to that black cloak?” He answered: “I clothed someone with it.” Then she said: “I never saw anything which was more becoming than your whiteness against its blackness.” Anas said: “I sometimes saw him lead us in the Dhuhr prayer wearing a cloak, the two ends of which were tied in a knot.” He used to wear a ring on his finger ...

and sometimes used it to put his seal on letters saying: “The seal on the letter is better than suspicion.” He used to wear a cap under his turban and (sometimes) without a turban. At times he took off his cap and made it a covering before him and prayed towards it. At times, when he had no turban, he tied a black head-cloth over his head and forehead.