Is the dispensation for men to use silk in the amount of two or three fingers for necessity, or is it used absolutely?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, regarding the statement of 'Umar about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih Ibn Hibban 44:40, is it said that this amount is not used except for necessity, or is it said that a person should use it?
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. Two, three, or four, up to four fingers. This is if it is a design, meaning a line. But if it is not a design, but rather double, meaning four fingers, then followed by cotton or wool, then four fingers, then here one looks at what is most prominent.
The questioner : Shaykh, is it not said that its limitation to this small amount indicates that it is for necessity and use?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate that... He permitted it to us absolutely. Yes.
That he forbade us from silk except like this, he pointed with his two fingers.
أنه نهانا عن الحرير إلا هكذا أشار بأصبعيهThe Shaykh : No, absolutely not. Two, three, or four, up to four fingers. This is if it is a design, meaning a line. But if it is not a design, but rather double, meaning four fingers, then followed by cotton or wool, then four fingers, then here one looks at what is most prominent.
The questioner : Shaykh, is it not said that its limitation to this small amount indicates that it is for necessity and use?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate that... He permitted it to us absolutely. Yes.