The title of today's meeting is; The wear.
as in the verses of the Noble Qur'an..
And to begin with.. Allah, Almighty, said:
"O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment.. " 7:26
".. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best.."
Allah, Almighty, has admitted, our father Adam in Al-Jannah..
and he ordered him not to eat from a certain tree..
Then, As-Shytan whispered to him..
and he ate from the tree..
So, eating from the tree caused that..
his private parts were exposed.
Allah, Said..
About Iblis..
".. to show them their private parts.. " 7:27
Then, Adam was sent down to the Earth.
And, as it was clear in Qur'an..
and Allah knows best..
We say as in the direct meaning of Qur'an
When Adam was sent down to earth..
He came down, wearing a form of clothing.. covering his body..
So, this is how people learned to make..
as that was Adam wearing.
They've made their wear similar to that was on Adam..
From this, we can understand the verse:
".. O children of Adam.. "
".. We have bestowed upon you clothing.. "
".. to conceal your private parts and as adornment.. " 7:26
And this same verse was interpreted in many other ways..
So, the meaning of; to conceal your private parts
As from Fiqh point of view..
The wear..
is governed by the 5 Fiqh rules..
What are these 5 governing provisions?
The obligated.. [Wajib]
Recommended.. [Mandoob]
Disliked.. [Makrooh]
Allowed.. [Mobah].
And
Prohibited.. [Tahreem]
These are the 5 rules..
Let's apply these rules on the subject of; Wear
What is that obligatory, in regards to wear?
It is covering the body [Al-Awrah= the parts that must be covered according to religion]
So, the believer is obliged to cover his [Awrah].
He, SAW, said to some of his companions..
'Do not look at the [Awrah] of a living person..
nor of a dead person'.
So, covering of Al-Awrah is a must..
for both..
males and females.
That was about the rule of obligation [Wajib].
About prohibition[ At-Tahreem]..
The silk wear, for men.
Because, the prophet, SAW..
He has forbidden gold and silk, for men..
So, a man must not wear clothes made of silk..
How many Fiqh rules are left?
Three!
That which is recommended [Mandoob]..
That is wearing adornments and beautiful wear..
At Jummah prayers.. and gathered Salat.. and Eid occasions..
And festivals..
Because, The prophet, SAW..
he used to get well dressed at both Eids..
and at Jummah Salat..
And he used to have a special wear for meeting delegates..
May Salat and Salam from Allah be upon him.
That was the third rule..
The fourth Fiqh rule..
Aftar Al-Mandoob, we have; The hated.. [Makrooh]..
e.g. When a wealthy person..
a rich person.. wears..
a worn-out wear..
By Shar'a, we are not allowed to do so..
And, the prophet, SAW, said:
to a man who was wearing a worn-out.. ragged clothes..
he said to him: 'Do you have money?'
he said: 'Yes, messenger of Allah.'
He said: 'I have camels. cows and goats.'
He said to him: 'Allah loves to see..
the trace of His grace upon His servant."
So, this is unacceptable behavior..
from a wealthy person..
the wearing of ragged clothing..
Al-Imam Malik, may Allah put mercy upon him..
and he was a person who cares a great deal about his clothes..
And, they've said more about him.. but, I don't think it is proper to mention that..
But, we can understand from that.. he, may Allah put mercy on him..
he was caring about his look.. a lot!
And, he used to say;
it is distasteful, to know the Deen of the person from his clothes!
it is unpleasant, to know the Deen of the person from his clothes!
i.e. the righteousness of the believer should be known from his virtues..
the level of his deen, is known by his..
[Taqwa].. fearing Allah!
his Deen is valued according to the level of his fearing Allah[Khashiah]!
Not by wearing ragged clothes..
to give an impression that he is.. fearing Allah.
That was the conveyed concept from Malik.
And still, we can have an opinion upon this statement.. from Malik.
But, here..
I'm just telling you what Malik has said..
I'm explaining it to you.
The fifth rule is.. Allowing.. [Mobah].
i.e. the everyday clothing, that people are used to wear..
In this case..
Man, shouldn't deviate from the wear, that his people are used to..
And we can divide this situation into two divisions..
situations concerning nationalities..
and situations concerning professions..
about nationalities..
and about professions.
e.g. of nationalities are..
We are talking about the Islamic world..
these communities..
Some of them are living in the western countries..
there, people are having a specific outfit..
that is different from people living at the east..
that is different from people living at the south..
that is mostly different from northern nations..
So, a person shouldn't be excessively proud of his attire..
this matter is governed by traditions.. by customs..
And when you see that, you can recognize the nationality of the person.
and his country..
But, we can't say that this person is more pious..
and that person is less pious.
these clothing are related to traditions and customs..
and they have nothing to do with the piety of the servant or not!
That was about nationalities.
Coming to professions..
Sometimes.. and it is not a necessity..
for each profession, there is a specific wear or a uniform..
As, we have, nowadays..
The Doctors have their wear..
and skilled professionals have their uniforms..
etc..
So, this is not governed by Halal or Haram..
unless, something is added to it..
and it is frankly prohibited by Allah..
and we have an evidence of that prohibition..
from Hadith.. or Qur'an.. that proves..
prohibition[Tahreen].
These were general rules about clothing.
The prophet, SAW..
he wore a long shirt[Kameez]..
most of the time.
And [Al-Kameez] is not made of wool..
usually it is made of linen..
And it was narrated that he , SAW..
but, we don't know if he was like that most of the time or not..
sometimes, he doesn't close the neck of his wear..
And, once, one Sahabi from Muzaynah was with the people sitting with the prophet, SAW.. he saw that..
So, he introduced his hand through the opening of the collar of the shirt..
the opening through which the person wears his shirt..
It is called; Jayb.
So, the man introduced his hand..
till he touched the site of the prophet's honored seal..
that is on his back.
may Salat and Salam be upon him..
And, to begin with..
this is a bit disrespectful..
A person does so to a master..
as he, SAW, was sitting in his meeting..
then, he introduces his hand inside his shirt down on the back till reaching the seal of prophethood.
But, the scholars said, to explain that..
From the aspect of the prophet, SAW, it indicates his modesty..
because, he didn't express disapproval of the action..
done by the Sahabi.
and from the side of the Sahabi..
it means that the Sahabi was seeking..
a blessing, by touching the body.. of him, SAW.
And definitely, he, SAW..
has a blessing that was very clear at Dunya..
may Salat and Salam be upon him..
and we've explained how was that.. so many times..
e.g. On his way.. coming back from the battle of Tabuk..
he met children from the city, Al-Madinah..
and among them was Al-Saib Bin Yazid, may Allah be pleased with him..
and at that day, he was a child..
Then, he, SAW, put his hand on the head of Al-Saib..
He asked him: Who are you?
He said: I'm Al-Saib Bin Yazid, O messenger of Allah
And it seems that he had made Dua'a for his benefit..
and he put his hand on..
the head of Al-Saib.
This honored Sahabi, has lived a long life..
to the age of 90 years..
and the hair of his head became gray..
and the hair of his eyebrows, too..
of his beard..
and of his Mustache..
except the site of his hand, SAW..
there, the hair remained black as it was..
because, he was blessed by the hand of the prophet after he put it on that place..
may Salat and Salam be upon him.
The point is..
to give you their explanation..
why did that Sahabi act like that!!
That was about the Fiqh rules in relation to clothing.
Allah, Almighty, has mentioned..
the wear of the people in Jannah..
May Allah make us all, inhabitants of Jannah..
He, Almighty said:
".. and their garments therein will be silk." 35:33
And He said: ".. and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade.. " 18:31
".. reclining therein on adorned couches.. "
All that in Jannah..
is luxurious..
and this luxury is for pleasure..
more than for a need!
they are just for pleasure rather than for need.
So, people in Jannah do not feel hungry..
No feeling of hunger in there.
and yet, they eat.
And, no feeling of thirst in it..
Yet, they dink..
And because sleeping is synonymous to death.. his brother!
there is no sleeping in it!
And it is not logical..
as in Jannah, peoples have no duties.. obligations..
that, no one in Jannah would look at [Awrah] of others.
Yet, they wear nice garments..
Our Lord said:
".. and their garments therein will be silk." 35:33
And He said:
".. and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade.. " 18:31
So, they will wear green garments..
and that is from..
a mercy of Allah upon them..
and because He honores them..
In Qur'an, it is mentioned..
these kinds of garments that cover [Al-Awrah]..
for hiding and for beauty..
in addition to mentioning other kinds of wear..
e.g. the wear of wars..
He said about Dawood, peace be upon him..
"And We taught him the fashioning of coats.. " 21:80
What are these?
they are the armor.
So, this is an example of the wear of wars.
And the prophet, SAW..
at the Day of Uhud, he came out wearing two armors..
i.e. he, SAW, wore two armors during the battle of Uhud..
Because, Islam recommends working our minds..
to supervise application of instructions..
So, the conveyed instructions are the basics..
and the minds..
they help man to weigh matters.
Look at this, Allah said to His prophet:
".. And Allah will protect you from the people.." 5:67
And, Sahaba, won't let anyone come near the prophet, SAW
during the battle..
And, in spite of that..
logically, he must wear a protective armor..
to protect himself from the swords of enemies.
The point is..
a person should count on Allah..
and work his mind..
as Allah taught him.. as a favor..
then, he weighs matters!
That was about the verse; "And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor.."
And, in Qur'an, it was also mentioned..
something that is greater than all of that..
and that is the wear of..
At-Taqwa..
Allah, said:
".. We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment[Rishan].. " 7:26
the word; [Rishan] is used to express luxury.. extra accessories.
that comes with money..
all these meanings are included in this word..
Then, our Lord said:
".. But the clothing of righteousness[Taqwa] - that is best.."
Why the clothing of virtuousness[Taqwa] is best?
The wear of humans..
it covers the apparent body parts[Awrah]..
but, Taqwa..
it hides the internal Awrah!
The meaning is..
When a person is righteous..
he will not have a scandal at the Day of Resurrection, in front of all people..
So, the wear of Taqwa..
and by a mercy from Allah..
Allah has made it for the person, to conceal some matters.
And, the person who wasn't virtuous..
he has nothing of Taqwa to cover him..
then, he will be dishonored, in front of the crowd..
For that reason, Allah, Almighty, said:
".. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best.. "
And when a person adds nice accessories to his wear.. that were allowed by Allah..
to have a beautiful external appearance..
And he beautifies his soul with Taqwa, as an internal adornment..
this is the person who has attained the definition of perfection..
And, the truthful Yusuf, peace be upon him, was..
beautiful in his countenance..
virtuous in his intentions..
peace be upon him.
righteous from inside.
And, the person who has..
beautified himself with Taqwa..
Allah, Almighty, will make him beautiful in the eyes of His other creations..
So, people will see him beautiful..
because he beautified himself with Taqwa!
Our Lord said:
" .. And the clothing of righteousness - that is best.."
Some people from Quraish used to..
.. do [Tawaf] around Al-Bait[Al-Kaaba.. naked!
So, the subject of this verse came basically about this meaning..
and that is to prevent them of doing [Tawaf] around Al-Bait..
naked!
to prevent them of doing [Tawaf] around Al-Bait naked.
And as I've said at other occasions..
in a narration about Abu Musa Al-Ashari.. and other.. companions..
that, after they finish washing the body[Ghusul]..
after finishing having a bath..
he bends down.. with his body..
while gathering his clothes or whatever..
to cover his body right away..
feeling shy to stand naked..
in between the Hands of Allah..
This feeling of shyness is internal..
As, man..
his soul is as he trains it..
So, the rational person..
he trains himself to be perfect.
And anyone..
would never gain anything.. an apparent gain..
until he trains himself to have it.. internally..
until he trains himself to have it.. internally.
So, you should cover yourself.. feel shy of Allah, while you are alone..
and this feeling of shyness..
of Allah..
while you are alone..
Allah, will cover you.. not to have a scandal.. at the Day..
you meet Him!!
And, people will be gathered..
at the Day of Resurrection.. naked..
and the first person to get dressed..
is Khaleel of Allah.. Ibrahim!
Then other people will be dressed..
every person depending upon the level of his Taqwa..
and if each one..
just sat with himself..
he can determine the level of his Taqwa.. when he is alone..
And it was said: be with yourself.. exposed to the Book of Allah..
then, you would know, where are you going to be at Resurrection DAy!
"Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure," 82:13-14
"And indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire."
The point is..
Allah..
the greatest thing that He gives His servants..
a thig that lasts in their hearts..
is to give them the feeling of shyness of Him!
And shyness of Allah is not only..
when a person is naked..
But, feeling shyness of Allah has many ways..
and, I will mention some of them..
e.g. a believer, is feeling shy to eat food..
in front of a person.. looking at him..
without giving him some of this food.
a believer.. is feeling shy..
to have.. under his command..
a person who can't find..
a supporter against him, other than Allah.
yet.. he oppresses him!!
to explain this situation more..
Suppose there is a man..
he has a worker who does him some work..
and he is a lonely person.. a stranger..
and this worker is in a situation..
e.g. financial..
or let's say.. legal..
he is in a situation that he can't get his rights..
so, he has no supporter..
other than Allah!
maybe because he doesn't know Arabic to communicate..
to get help from here or there!
in such case..
if a person knows Allah.. truly..
he should feel shy of Allah to oppress this person..
because he knows..
this person doesn't have a supporter..
only.. Allah!
So, don't put yourself.. without realizing..
in a position against.. who..
against your Lord!!
And..
If..
each person..
treats others.. who come to him..
as he likes to be treated..
by his Lord..
when he comes to Him.
he would be safe!
And this is a kind..
of feeling shy of Allah.
Another example..
a person should be rational..
and we hear a lot about.. may Allah forgive us and all Muslims..
about a person who hurts his wife in front of her sons..
or humiliate her in front of her daughters..
Because, the fact is that, she should be great and honored..
in the view of her sons and her daughters.
And this is not a shyness of Allah..
to humiliate her in front of her sons and her daughters..
because, Allah has given you a power over her..
And even if you had to..
you may discipline her..
away from her sons and her daughters..
Same situation is the teacher..
He shouldn't come to a student..
and because his father is not in an important position..
not a prince.. not a minister.. not an official person.. not a rich person..
then he humiliate him in front of.. who?
his peers!
If you want to teach him a lesson.. to discipline him..
So, discipline him in privacy..
not in public!
that is, to be having shyness of Allah.
What..
Allah have..
you can buy it with..
kindness to His creations!
can be bought with [Ihsan] to His creations.
Allah, said:
"So he watered [their flocks] for them.. " 28:24
".. then he went back to the shade.. "
".. and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.". "
If a person..
wants to have from that which Allah have..
for that he is kind to this and that person..
not expecting.. totally..
to have from this or that person..
any reward..
But, he is waiting to have it, from Allah.
And, man must save this..
for a Day..
when he meets Allah, Almighty..
then, he will need this.. badly..
he will need it very much..
and this begins to be clear..
when the person is alone with his deeds..
in his grave..
May Allah fills my grave and yours with light..
Indeed, my Lord is hearing all Dua'a.
And praise to Allah Lord of the worlds.