مسند أحمد بن حنبل
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Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Chapter: Musnad of Abū Ḥamzah Anas ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī, the Servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
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مُسْنَدُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ خَادِمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
Three-Narrator Ahadith 80
Ismāʻīl narrated to us:
ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz narrated to us, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter.”
Reference:
Musnad Aḥmad 80
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ لَبِسَ الْحَرِيرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَلَنْ يَلْبَسَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ»
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Musnad Aḥmad 3/101, no. 11985. Its isnād is ṣaḥīḥ according to the conditions of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.
The Prophet ﷺ was addressing men when he said this, for women are permitted to wear silk. It is recorded by al-Bukhārī (Ṣaḥīḥ, no. 5832) and Muslim (Ṣaḥīḥ, no. 2073). The prohibition concerns natural silk (ḥarīr), i.e., textile filament produced by silkworms. For adult men, wearing pure natural silk is prohibited except where a recognized necessity or need applies, whereas it is lawful for women; the Prophet ﷺ granted particular concessions for certain medical conditions. The warning is directed at one who wears silk unlawfully and persistently, not at women or at men covered by a legal concession. Modern synthetic materials marketed as “silk,” such as polyester, nylon, rayon, acetate, or artificial satin, are not ḥarīr in the juristic sense and are therefore permissible for men, regardless of their texture or commercial name. Where a garment contains genuine silk mixed with another material, its ruling depends on the proportion and predominance of the silk, with further details differing among the schools.
The Prophet ﷺ was addressing men when he said this, for women are permitted to wear silk. It is recorded by al-Bukhārī (Ṣaḥīḥ, no. 5832) and Muslim (Ṣaḥīḥ, no. 2073). The prohibition concerns natural silk (ḥarīr), i.e., textile filament produced by silkworms. For adult men, wearing pure natural silk is prohibited except where a recognized necessity or need applies, whereas it is lawful for women; the Prophet ﷺ granted particular concessions for certain medical conditions. The warning is directed at one who wears silk unlawfully and persistently, not at women or at men covered by a legal concession. Modern synthetic materials marketed as “silk,” such as polyester, nylon, rayon, acetate, or artificial satin, are not ḥarīr in the juristic sense and are therefore permissible for men, regardless of their texture or commercial name. Where a garment contains genuine silk mixed with another material, its ruling depends on the proportion and predominance of the silk, with further details differing among the schools.
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