37/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2071c — Silk Garment for the Fatimahs
The Prohibition Of Using Vessels Of Gold And Silver For Men And Women, And Gold Rings And Silk For Men, But They Are Permissible For Women. Permissibility Of Silken Borders On Garments For Men, But It Should Not Be More Than Four Fingers Wide
Silk Garment Hadith: Making Head Covers for the Fatimahs
Sahih Muslim : 2071c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2071c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ الْحَنَفِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ أُكَيْدِرَ، دُومَةَ أَهْدَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَوْبَ حَرِيرٍ فَأَعْطَاهُ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ " شَقِّقْهُ خُمُرًا بَيْنَ الْفَوَاطِمِ " . وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ " بَيْنَ النِّسْوَةِ " .
'Ali Narrated from:
Ukaidir of Duma presented to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) a silk garment, and he presented it to 'Ali. and said: Tear it to make head covering for Fitimas out of it. This tradition is transmitted on the authority of Abu Bakr, and Abu Kuraib said: Among the women.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2071cIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 37USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5161
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2071c
This narration says that Ukaidir of Duma presented a silk garment to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave it to Ali and told him to tear it into head coverings among the Fatimahs. Another wording says among the women. The main topic is again the proper use of a silk garment. The report does not present the garment as something for Ali to wear. It presents it as material to be divided and made into head coverings for women. This hadith is useful for searches like Ali silk garment hadith and silk head coverings women hadith. Its teaching stays practical: when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed a different use for the cloth, that was the use to follow.
What we learn from this hadith
- The silk garment was a gift presented to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Ali was told to tear it into head coverings.
- The narration mentions the Fatimahs, with another wording saying women.
- The cloth’s use was redirected rather than wasted.
