The Difference Between Khas and Silk in the Hadith
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “There will certainly be people from my Ummah who will consider khas and silk to be lawful,” is there a difference between khas and silk in this hadith?
The Shaykh:
Khas is a type of silk. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is, as mentioned before, wool; a specific, fine type of wool. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “There will certainly be people from my Ummah who will consider khas and silk to be lawful,” is there a difference between khas and silk in this hadith?
The Shaykh:
Khas is a type of silk. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is, as mentioned before, wool; a specific, fine type of wool. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب اللباس — islamhouse.com (1:04:32)
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