Some claim that relics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), such as his hair and some of his clothes, exist today!

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some claim that relics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), such as his hair and some of his clothes, exist today, and that people seek blessing from them. Is this prescribed? And is it true?

Answer:
This is not true. Nothing remains of a dead person that lasts; it may remain for a short time and then perish. This is from the illusions and superstitions by which they seek to take people's money. They bring hair and say, "This is the hair of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)." They say, "This is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)." In his death and in his grave, the earth does not consume the bodies of the prophets. So he is as he was (peace and blessings be upon him), as he was in his grave. The earth does not consume the bodies of the prophets, nor their hair. As for something remaining from him, it is narrated that some of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had some of his hair, but we say this was in a time close to his passing (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for it lasting, who proves that this is the hair of the Messenger? Who proves that this is the garment of the Messenger or this is the cloak of the Messenger? This is all from superstitions. Yes.