Tag Archives: Clothing

1. One should not wear tattered and torn clothing.

2. If Allah Ta’ala has provided a person with wealth, then out of shukr to Allah Ta’ala he should wear clothing of a good quality.…

1. One should not adopt the fashions and trends of the kuffaar in one’s dressing.

عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص قال: رأى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم علي ثوبين معصفرين فقال إن هذه من ثياب الكفار فلا تلبسها  (مسلم رقم 2077)

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Amr (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports: Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) had seen me wear two yellow-coloured pieces of cloth.…

1. One should wear trousers or a lungi under one’s kurta. One should avoid wearing Bermudas/jammies under the kurta.…

1. The best clothing for one to wear is that which is worn by the pious and righteous.…

1. One should not feel ashamed to expose his identity as a Muslim and adopt the sunnah attire in his life.…

1. At the time of  wearing one’s clothes, one should recite the following duaa:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي هَذَا الثَّوبَ وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِن غَيرِ حَولٍ مِّنِّي وَلَا قُوَّة

All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala who has clothed me with this (clothing) and granted it to me without any effort or ability from my side.…

1. The clothes that one wears should not be tight fitting or body hugging. One should wear loose clothing.…

1. When wearing new clothes, one should recite the following duaa:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي مَا اُوَارِي بِهِ عَوْرَتي وَ أَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي حَيَاتِي

All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala who has clothed me with such clothing through which I am able to conceal my private parts, and through which I am able to beautify myself in my life.…

1. The kurta and topi is among the sunnah attire for men. It is reported in the Ahaadith that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the Sahaabah used to wear kurtas and topis.…

1. When wearing any new clothing, one should recite the following Duaa

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ

O Allah, for You alone is all praise.…