Wearing the Turban: Is It Part of the Sunnah?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some people believe that wearing the turban is a sunnah (recommended practice)?
Answer:
These are ordinary matters. One wears the clothing of his community, the clothing of his country; because if he wears a turban and they do not, it becomes a distinction, it becomes something for which he is criticized. But he wears the clothing of his peers; because the turban, the izar (lower garment), the shirt, and the rida' (cloak) are all ordinary clothing. All of them, a person wears the clothing of his people.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some people believe that wearing the turban is a sunnah (recommended practice)?
Answer:
These are ordinary matters. One wears the clothing of his community, the clothing of his country; because if he wears a turban and they do not, it becomes a distinction, it becomes something for which he is criticized. But he wears the clothing of his peers; because the turban, the izar (lower garment), the shirt, and the rida' (cloak) are all ordinary clothing. All of them, a person wears the clothing of his people.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب الرخصة في اللباس الجميل واستحباب التواضع قيه — islamhouse.com (6:18)
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