When they found water in the bowl...

When they found water in the bowl, they drank from it and wiped their faces and bodies with it, hoping to receive blessing by this.[^1] It has been narrated that his turban was (the length of) three or five coils.[^2] In al-Awali: It is narrated that he (S) had a black turban which he wore while praying.[^3] In al-Ja’fariyat: In his narration from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his fathers from ‘Ali (as) who said: The Noble Prophet (S) used to wear a striped cap ...

and he had a coat of mail called ‘ Dhat al-Fudhul’ which had three silver rings, one in front and two behind.[^4] In al-Makarim: On the quality of the Holy Prophet’s (S) clothes: The Holy Prophet (S) would wear the ‘ shamlah’ and the ‘ namirah’ [^5] and the black color of the ‘ namirah’ would contrast well with the white of his shanks and feet.[^6] In al-Awali: The Holy Prophet (S) used to pray in a wide garment.[^7] From al-Karajiki in Kanz al-Fawa’id: The Prophet (S) had two woven garments especially for prayer, which he would not wear at any other time.

📌He would (always) urge his followers and instruct them to maintain cleanliness.[^8] In al-Kafi: Narrated from Abi Basir from Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: Amir al-Mu’minin (as) said: “Wear clothes (made) of cotton, for this was the clothing of the Holy Prophet (S) and it is our clothing (of choice).”[^9] From al-Saduq in al-Khisal: In his narration from ‘Ali (as) who said: “Wear cotton clothing for this was what the Noble Prophet (S) used to wear and he would never wear fur or wool unless there was a good reason (to do so).”[^10] Note: al-Saduq narrates this hadith in al-Khisal without mentioning the chain of narrators, as does al-Safwani in al-Ta’rif.[^11] We have seen in section two (on his relationship with the people) that the Prophet (S) would sometimes wear woolen garments but this hadith clarifies that he would have done so with good reason (so there is no contradiction).

In al-Manaqib: The Holy Prophet (S) had a belt made of tanned hide which had three silver rings and its buckle and edge was also made of silver.

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