48/92. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5312 — Small Amount of Silk Exception
Concession for Wearing Silk
Hadith About a Small Amount of Silk on Clothing
Sunan an-Nasai : 5312
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5312
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ فَجَاءَ كِتَابُ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَلْبَسُ الْحَرِيرَ إِلاَّ مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ فِي الآخِرَةِ إِلاَّ هَكَذَا " . وَقَالَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ اللَّتَيْنِ تَلِيَانِ الإِبْهَامَ فَرَأَيْتُهُمَا أَزْرَارَ الطَّيَالِسَةِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الطَّيَالِسَةَ .
Abu 'Uthman A-Nahdi Narrated from:
We were with 'Utbah bin Farqad when the letter of 'Umar came, saying that the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'No one wears silk except one who has no share of it in the Hereafter, except this much.'" And Abu 'Uthman gestured with the two fingers that are next to the thumb. And I saw the two of them pointing to the borders of the Tayalisah, so that I could see the Tayalisah.
[1] That appears to be the statement of Sulaimān. Tayālisah is plural of Tailsān a type of shawl or cloak ( Burd ) and they say that it is black.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5312In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 273English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5314
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5312
This hadith mentions a letter from Umar quoting the Messenger of Allah. The message says that no one wears silk except one who has no share of it in the Hereafter, except this much. Abu Uthman then gestured with the two fingers next to the thumb. The narration also says those fingers pointed to the borders of the Tayalisah. For people searching for small amount of silk hadith, silk border exception hadith, or two fingers silk hadith, this report is directly on point. It gives both the warning and a small measured exception in the same narration. The safest explanation is to keep both parts together: the warning remains serious, while the small amount is described by the gesture.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith repeats a strong warning about wearing silk.
- A small exception is shown by a two-finger gesture.
- The narration connects the exception to borders of garments.
- Both the warning and the measured allowance should be read together.
