Ruling on wearing pure red in a shirt or the like
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Question:
Similarly, a questioner asks about wearing colors: is it permissible to wear pure red, whether in a shirt or the like?
Answer:
Some scholars dislike it; because some narrations report that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade wearing red. The majority do not dislike it; because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wear a red garment. In the Farewell Pilgrimage, in the hadith of Abu Juhaifah, he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wearing a red garment. Those who disliked it responded that it was a garment with red stripes, not solid; to reconcile the narrations. Some of them attributed the prohibition to pure saffron color, which is what is forbidden, and there is no harm in anything else.
So the matter is broad in this, if Allah wills. But if it is deep red—meaning: pure red, intense red—containing saffron, and it has no white or black stripes or the like; it is better to leave it off to avoid the disagreement. As for if it has black or white stripes or dots or the like; the dislike is removed.
Similarly, a questioner asks about wearing colors: is it permissible to wear pure red, whether in a shirt or the like?
Answer:
Some scholars dislike it; because some narrations report that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade wearing red. The majority do not dislike it; because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wear a red garment. In the Farewell Pilgrimage, in the hadith of Abu Juhaifah, he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wearing a red garment. Those who disliked it responded that it was a garment with red stripes, not solid; to reconcile the narrations. Some of them attributed the prohibition to pure saffron color, which is what is forbidden, and there is no harm in anything else.
So the matter is broad in this, if Allah wills. But if it is deep red—meaning: pure red, intense red—containing saffron, and it has no white or black stripes or the like; it is better to leave it off to avoid the disagreement. As for if it has black or white stripes or dots or the like; the dislike is removed.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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