Wearing Silk and al-Dibaj (Silk Brocade)

لَا يَلْبَسُ الرَّجُلُ الْحَرِيرَ وَ الدِّيبَاجَ إِلَّا فِي الْحَرْبِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Men must not wear silk and clothes with brocades except during a war.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَسَا أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ حُلَّةَ حَرِيرٍ فَخَرَجَ‌[2] فِيهَا فَقَالَ مَهْلًا يَا أُسَامَةُ إِنَّمَا يَلْبَسُهَا مَنْ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُ فَاقْسِمْهَا بَيْنَ نِسَائِكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, made ‘Usamah ibn Zayd dress in silk (during a war). He (after the war) came out in public in that dress. He (the Messenger of Allah), said, ‘O ‘Usamah, wait. Those

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ لِبَاسِ الْحَرِيرِ وَ الدِّيبَاجِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا فِي الْحَرْبِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ تَمَاثِيلُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about dress of silk and brocades. He (the Imam) said, ‘During war it is not unlawful even if it has prints and pictures on it.’”

لَا يَصْلُحُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَلْبَسَ الْحَرِيرَ إِلَّا فِي الْحَرْبِ.

‘It is not proper for men to wear silk, except during the time of war.’”

قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا أَعْجَبَ إِلَى النَّاسِ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ الْجَشِبَ وَ يَلْبَسُ‌ الْخَشِنَ وَ يَتَخَشَّعُ فَقَالَ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ يُوسُفَ ع نَبِيٌّ ابْنُ نَبِيٍّ كَانَ يَلْبَسُ أَقْبِيَةَ الدِّيبَاجِ مَزْرُورَةً بِالذَّهَبِ وَ يَجْلِسُ فِي مَجَالِسِ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ‌[1] يَحْكُمُ فَلَمْ يَحْتَجِ النَّاسُ إِلَى لِبَاسِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا احْتَاجُوا إِلَى قِسْطِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا يُحْتَاجُ مِنَ الْإِمَامِ فِي أَ

He (the Imam) said, ‘Has it not come to your notice that Yusuf was a prophet and the son of a prophet who wore gowns decorated with brocades and buttons of gold. He would sit in the gathering of the pharaohs and issue judgments. People did not need his dress. They however needed his justice. What is needed of an Imam i

أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَلْبَسَ الْقَمِيصَ الْمَكْفُوفَ بِالدِّيبَاجِ وَ يَكْرَهُ لِبَاسَ الْحَرِيرِ وَ لِبَاسَ الْقَسِّيِّ الْوَشْيِ‌[2] وَ يَكْرَهُ لِبَاسَ الْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ فَإِنَّهَا مِيثَرَةُ إِبْلِيسَ‌[3].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), disliked shirts with borders decorated with silk as well as garments of silk, clothes with embroideries, and cushions of red color; he called them the cushion of Satan.’”

لَا يَصْلُحُ لِبَاسُ الْحَرِيرِ وَ الدِّيبَاجِ فَأَمَّا بَيْعُهُمَا فَلَا بَأْسَ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Silk garments are not proper, however, selling such garments is not unlawful.’”

النِّسَاءُ يَلْبَسْنَ الْحَرِيرَ وَ الدِّيبَاجَ إِلَّا فِي الْإِحْرَامِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Women can wear silk garments decorated with embroideries, except in the state of Ihram.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْإِبْرِيسَمِ وَ الْقَزِّ قَالَ هُمَا سَوَاءٌ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about abrisam and al-Qazz (kinds of silk from silk worm). He (the Imam) said, ‘They are the same.’”

لَا بَأْسَ بِلِبَاسِ الْقَزِّ إِذَا كَانَ سَدَاهُ أَوْ لَحْمَتُهُ مَعَ الْقُطْنِ أَوْ كَتَّانٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not unlawful to use a garments which are made of al-Qazz if its warp or weft is of cotton or kattan (linen, the fibers of certain plants).”’

سَأَلَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ قِيَامَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الثَّوْبِ الْمُلْحَمِ بِالْقَزِّ وَ الْقُطْنِ وَ الْقَزُّ أَكْثَرُ مِنَ النِّصْفِ أَ يُصَلَّى فِيهِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع مِنْهُ جِبَابٌ كَذَلِكَ.

“Al-Hassan ibn Qiyaman once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a garment with its weft of al-Qazz and cotton in which al-Qazz is more than half: if one can use for Salat (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful.’ Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), had such a gown.’”

لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَلْبَسَ الْحَرِيرَ الْمَحْضَ وَ هِيَ مُحْرِمَةٌ وَ أَمَّا فِي الْحَرِّ وَ الْبَرْدِ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for a woman to wear garments of all silk in the state of Ihram, however, in hot or cold weather it is not harmful.’”

سَأَلَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْخَمِيصَةِ[1] وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ سَدَاهَا الْإِبْرِيسَمُ أَ يَلْبَسُهَا وَ كَانَ وَجَدَ الْبَرْدَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَلْبَسَهَا.

“Abu Sa‘id once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Khamisah (a square-shaped gown with prints), when I was there, with its warp of abrisam (silk from silk worm); if it can be used in very cold weather. He (the Imam) commanded him to wear it.’”

إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ خِلْطٌ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

“About the case of a cloth which has silk in it abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If it is mixed with other fibers it then it is not unlawful.’”