"And he strips off sewn garments and enters the state of ihram in a white izār and a white rida'"

The Shaykh : Then the author said "It is recommended to strip off sewn garments". Stripping off sewn garments, how does one do this? It is recommended to strip off sewn garments, and stripping off sewn garments during the state of ihram is obligatory because wearing sewn garments is forbidden for one in ihram. How does this statement reconcile? The meaning is that when taking the ritual bath, one removes the sewn garments, then takes the bath, and then puts on the garments of ihram. One strips off sewn garments, and a condition of this stripping is that it must not necessitate exposing the private parts before people. If it necessitates that, it is forbidden. But what should one do? We say: put on the rida' first, then tie it around yourself, then take off the shirt. Then put on the rida'. One puts on the izār first while wearing the shirt, then takes off the shirt and puts on the rida'.
His statement "white" is because they are the best of garments. Is it recommended that they be new, or is it a condition? It is not a condition, but the cleaner they are, the better. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when they asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about a man who likes his garment to be good and his sandal to be good, he said . So, the cleaner it is, the better. And this is a recommended practice for all people, men. It was in this manner because of the consensus of people on this attire, so that no one would take pride over another. For if the reins were left loose for people, they would compete in pride, and one would wear a very beautiful garment and another a poor garment, and another would have a poor garment on, and people would differ, and Islamic unity would not appear. And some people, when they saw someone wearing a garment that far exceeded their own, their hearts would be troubled, and they would say, "How is it that he has such and such, and I have such and such?" Then perhaps they would go and borrow money to wear what others wear. For this reason, people in the garments of ihram are on an equal footing. And therefore, it is not befitting for a person to exaggerate in the garments of ihram, but rather he should be of the same kind as people in a white izār and a white rida'.