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Sunan an-Nasai 5308 — Ibn Umar on Silk Being Forbidden
Stern Warning Against Wearing Silk, and That Whoever Wears it in This World Will Not Wear it in the Hereafter
Hadith About Asking Ibn Umar for a Ruling on Silk
Sunan an-Nasai : 5308
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5308
أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، سَنَةَ سَبْعٍ وَمِائَتَيْنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الصَّعْقُ بْنُ حَزْنٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ الْبَارِقِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ تَسْتَفْتِينِي فَقُلْتُ لَهَا هَذَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ . فَاتَّبَعَتْهُ تَسْأَلُهُ وَاتَّبَعْتُهَا أَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ . قَالَتْ أَفْتِنِي فِي الْحَرِيرِ . قَالَ نَهَى عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
'Ali Al-Bariqi Narrated from:
A woman came to me to ask a question, and I said to her: 'There is Ibn 'Umar.' So she went after him to ask him, and I went after her to hear what he would say. She said: 'Tell me about silk.' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] forbade it.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5308In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 269English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5310
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5308
This hadith is built around a simple question and answer. A woman came to Ali Al-Bariqi to ask a question. He pointed her to Ibn Umar, and then followed so he could hear the answer. She asked Ibn Umar about silk. Ibn Umar answered that the Messenger of Allah forbade it. The report is short, but it is useful for anyone searching for hadith about silk being forbidden, Ibn Umar ruling on silk, or Islamic clothing hadith. It also shows a good learning habit: when someone did not answer himself, he sent the questioner to a Companion known for knowledge. The main teaching stays with the text: silk was described here as something the Prophet forbade.
What we learn from this hadith
- A question about silk was taken to Ibn Umar.
- Ibn Umar answered by referring to the Prophet's prohibition.
- Ali Al-Bariqi directed the questioner to someone more suited to answer.
- The report shows the value of seeking a clear answer.
