Prohibition of silk and brocade, and whether this includes carpets
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the prohibition mentioned in the hadith regarding silk and brocade specific to clothing, as stated in this hadith, or does it include using them as carpets and the like?
Answer:
It includes them. It is not permissible to make carpets out of silk, neither for men nor for women. Brocade is a type of silk, but it is coarse silk. Therefore, it is not permissible to make carpets, cushions, or chairs out of silk in all its types. The silk that is called silk. As for what is called silk but is not silk, but is synthetic, it does not take on the ruling. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the prohibition mentioned in the hadith regarding silk and brocade specific to clothing, as stated in this hadith, or does it include using them as carpets and the like?
Answer:
It includes them. It is not permissible to make carpets out of silk, neither for men nor for women. Brocade is a type of silk, but it is coarse silk. Therefore, it is not permissible to make carpets, cushions, or chairs out of silk in all its types. The silk that is called silk. As for what is called silk but is not silk, but is synthetic, it does not take on the ruling. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نجاسة لحم الحيوان الذي لا يؤكل إذا ذبح — islamhouse.com (53:22)
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