Does the hadith (Wear new, live with a good reputation, and die a martyr) apply specifically to a garment that is new in manufacture, or to one that is new by purchase and acquisition?
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, the hadith: Sunan Ibn Majah 3558Da’if (Darussalam) This is specific to a new garment, meaning—for example—sometimes nowadays you find a person buying a garment that is used, i.e., worn, and this supplication is said to him, even though the supplication is: meaning.
The Shaykh : There is no objection to saying it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is new relative to him.
The questioner : Ah, new relative to him.
Ilbas jadida, wa `ish hamida, wa mut shahida (May you wear new clothes, live a good life and die as martyr).
البسْ جديدًا ، وَعِشْ حميدًا ، وَمُتْ شهيدًاWear new
البسْ جديدًاThe Shaykh : There is no objection to saying it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is new relative to him.
The questioner : Ah, new relative to him.
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