The Ruling on Wearing the Turban

Is wearing the turban a sunnah (recommended practice) established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?The Shaykh: No, wearing the turban is not a sunnah, but it is a custom. The sunnah for every person is to wear what people wear, as long as it is not forbidden in itself. We say this because if one wore something different from what people are accustomed to, that would be showing off, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the clothing of showing off. So, if we are in a country where people wear turbans, we wear turbans, and if we are in a country where they do not, we do not wear them. I think that Muslim countries differ today; in some, wearing turbans is more common, and in others, it is the opposite. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wear the turban because it was customary in his time. For this reason, he did not command it, but rather forbade the clothing of showing off, thereby indicating that the sunnah in clothing is for a person to follow what people are accustomed to, unless it is forbidden. If we suppose that people became accustomed to wearing silk and they are men, we would say: This is forbidden, and we do not agree with them. And if we were in a country where men are accustomed to wearing garments that hang below the ankles, we would say: This is forbidden, and we do not agree with them.