Wearing the white turban and white shirt, and whether clothing is a means of nearness to Allah
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wearing the white turban and white shirt part of the Sunnah? And when does clothing become a means of nearness to Allah?
Answer:
Clothing does not involve a means of nearness; it is merely permissible. It is among the permissible things. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged wearing white and said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 44:8
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wearing the white turban and white shirt part of the Sunnah? And when does clothing become a means of nearness to Allah?
Answer:
Clothing does not involve a means of nearness; it is merely permissible. It is among the permissible things. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged wearing white and said:
Wear white from your garments and shroud your dead in them
الْبَسُوا مِنْ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضَ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب اللباس — islamhouse.com (58:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.