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1. Authentic Hadith pertaining to
CLOTHING & ANIMAL HIDES
Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference
“The Gardens of Righteousness”
translated and presented by
Shaykh Ahmad Darwish, Anne (Khadeijah) Stephens
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BOOK 5
Allah, the Exalted says:
“Children of Adam,
We have sent down to you clothing
that covers your nakedness, and feathers.
But the clothing of piety – that is better.” 7:26 Koran
“… He has given you garments
to protect you from the heat,
and garments to protect you
from your own violence…” 16:81 Koran
THE PROPHET’S CLOTHING
WEARING RED
|H 789
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was of medium
height. I (Bra’a) saw him wearing a red cloak. I have never seen
anyone more elegant.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Bra'a who related this.
RED CLOAK
|H 790
“Wahb saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, in Mecca at
Batha in a tent made of red leather. Bilal brought some water for the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to make ablution. Some
people received a few drops of it and some had to be content by
receiving the dampness from others, then the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, came out wearing a red cloak – Wahb recalled
noticing the whiteness of his (the Prophet’s) calves – he made his

2. ablution and Bilal made the call of prayer.
Wahb watched the movement of his (Bilal's) face to the right and left
when he invited: ‘Come to prayer, come to success.’ Then a short
spear was placed in front of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, (as a demarcation line) and he went forward and led the prayer.
Dogs and donkeys passed in front of him (on the other side of the
spear) without hindrance.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Wahb, the son of Abdullah who related this.
THE PROPHET WORE GREEN
|H 791
“I (Abi Ramtha) saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
wearing two green garments.”
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abi Ramtha Rita'a Tamimi who related
this.
THE PROPHET WORE A BLACK TURBAN
|H 792
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, entered Mecca on the
day it was opened wearing a black turban.”
Muslim with a chain up to Jabir who related this.
THE TURBAN OF THE PROPHET
|H 793
“Abu Sa'id Amr recalled seeing the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, wearing a black turban the ends of which fell over his
shoulders.”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Sa'id Amr, the son of Hurais who related this.
LENGTH OF THE PROPHET'S TURBAN
|H 794
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, gave a sermon and
wore a black turban the ends of which fell over his shoulders.”
We are also informed:
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, gave a sermon and
wore a black turban.”
Muslim
THE PROPHET WORE COARSE FABRIC
|H 796
“One day the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, went out
wearing a cloak made of black hair that bore the imprint of the
saddle of a camel.”
Muslim with a chain up to the Mother of Believers, Lady Ayesha, may Allah be
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3. pleased with her, who related this.
A LONG WOOLEN COAT
|H 797
Mughirah was with the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, one
night during a journey and the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, asked, ‘Have you any water with you?’ Mughirah replied that he
had. Then he dismounted and walked away into the darkness.
When he returned he poured the water from a vessel and washed
his face. He was wearing a long woolen coat and could not roll up
his sleeves to uncover his arms so he pulled his arms through the
sleeves into the inside of the coat and washed his arms. Then he
passed his hands over his head. Mughirah reached out his hand to
remove his socks, but he said, ‘Leave them, I put them on after I
had washed my feet’ and he wiped his hands over (on top of) them.”
We are also informed:
“He was wearing a tight-sleeved Syrian long coat, and the
occurrence took place during the campaign of Tabuk.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Mughirah, the son of Shu'bah who related
this.
THE PROPHET PREFERRED A SHIRT
|H 798
“Of all the garments the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
preferred, he preferred a shirt most.”
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Lady Umm Salamah, wife of the Prophet,
Mother of Believers, may Allah be pleased with her, who related this.
THE PROPHET WORE LONG SLEEVES
|H 799
“The shirt sleeves of the Holy Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, reached down to his wrists.”
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Asma' the daughter of Yazid who related
this.
THE SHROUD OF THE PROPHET
|H 795
The shroud of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was
made from three pieces of white Yemeni cotton and did not include
a shirt or a turban.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Lady Ayesha, wife of the Prophet, may Allah
be pleased with her, Mother of Believers, who related this.
DRESS ETIQUETTE
WHITE CLOTHES
|H 787
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4. “Wear white clothes because they are best and use them as
shrouds for your dead.”
Tirmidhi with a chain up to ibn Abbas who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
USE WHITE CLOTH FOR SHROUDING
|H 788
“Wear white for that is purest and most elegant, and shroud your
dead in it.”
Nisai and Hakim – Samurah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said this.
CLOTHES WORN FOR THE SAKE OF PRIDE
|H 800
“Whosoever lengthens his loin cloth for the sake of pride will find
that on the Day of Judgement Allah will not look at him. Upon
hearing this Abu Bakr said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him, my loin cloth is apt to slip down unless I attend to it.’
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied, ‘You are not of
those lower it through pride.’"
Bukhari with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Prophet, praise and peace
be upon him, said this.
LENGTH OF A LOIN CLOTH
|H 801
“On the Day of Judgement Allah will not look upon one who has
lengthened his loin-cloth for the sake of pride.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
CLOTHES OF THE FIRE
|H 802
“The portion of a loin cloth worn below the ankles is condemned to
the Fire.”
Bukhari with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
THREE WHO ALLAH WILL NOT SPEAK TO ON THE DAY OF
JUDGEMENT
|H 803
“There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of
Judgement, nor will He look at them or purify them. He repeated this
three times. Abu Dharr said, ‘They are lost and ruined! Who are
they, O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him?’ He
replied, ‘One who lengthens his garments on account of pride, one
who boast of favors done to another and one who promotes the sale
of his merchandize with a false oath.’”
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5. We are informed:
“One who lengthens his loin cloth.”
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Dharr who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
DO NOT WEAR CLOTHES FOR THE SAKE OF PRIDE
|H 804
“On the Day of Judgement Allah will not look upon one who
lengthens his loin cloth, shirt or turban for the sake of pride.”
Abu Daud and Nisai with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
LENGTH OF A LOIN CLOTH
|H 805
“Jabir saw a man whose opinions were obeyed by everyone; no one
did other than that which he said. Jabir asked. ‘Who is he?’ And was
told, ‘He is the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.’
Twice Jabir said, ‘On you be peace O Messenger of Allah.’ He
replied, ‘Do not say: On you be peace. This is the greeting of the
dead, instead say, peace be on you.' Jabir asked, ‘Are you the
Messenger of Allah?’ He answered, ‘I am the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, and continued, ‘Who, when you are
afflicted and call on Him will remove your afflictions; who, when you
are afflicted with famine and call on Him will cause food to grow for
you; and who, if you lose your mount in a barren and desert land
and call on Him will restore it to you.’ Jabir said, ‘Instruct me.’ He
replied, ‘Do not abuse any one.’ After that Jabir have never abused
anyone, neither a freeman, slave, camel, nor a goat.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, continued: ‘Do not look
down upon doing the least amount of good; and talk to your brother
with a cheerful voice. That is part of goodness. Wear your loin cloth
to mid-calf or at least above the ankles because lengthening it is
because of pride and self-esteem, and Allah dislikes pride. If
someone swears and teases you with something he knows about
you - do not tease him with what you know about him because the
result of guilt will be upon him.’"
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Jabir, the son of Sulaim who related the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
CORRECT LENGTH OF A LOIN CLOTH
|H 808
“The loin cloth of a Muslim should be to the mid-calf, but there is no
harm if it is above the ankles. That which hangs below the ankles is
in the Fire. Allah will not look at one who lengthens his loin cloth
through pride.”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Sa'id Khudri who related that the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said this.
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6. MID-CALF LOIN CLOTH
|H 809
“Ibn Omar was walking near the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, and his loin cloth was long. He (the Prophet, praise and peace
be upon him) said to me, ‘Abdullah, shorten your loin cloth.’ So I
tucked it up. He said, ‘A little more.’ So I tucked it up a little more
and thereafter I always wore it higher. Someone from his tribe
asked, ‘How high?’ He replied, ‘To the mid-calf.’”
Muslim with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Prophet, praise and peace
be upon him, said this.
WHEN ALLAH DOES NOT ACCEPT A PRAYER
|H 806
“Someone prayed wearing a lengthened loin cloth, the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, told him, ‘Go and remake your
ablution.’ The man did this and returned. The Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, told him again, ‘Go and remake your ablution.’
A Companion who was present said to the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, you asked him to remake his ablution and then remained
silent.’ He replied, ‘He says his prayer wearing a lengthened loin
cloth. Allah does not accept the prayer of a man who lengthens his
loin cloth.’"
Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
LENGTH OF A MAN’S HAIR
|H 807
“There was a man in Damascus who was a Companion of the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, named ibn al-Hanzaliyyah.
He liked solitude and did not spend much time in the company of
people. Most of his time was spent in prayer, and when he finished
praying he occupied himself with the remembrance (zhikr) of Allah
with glorifying (tasbih) and magnifying (takbir) Allah, till he went
home. One day as we were sitting with Abu Darda' he passed by
and Abu Darda' asked him, ‘Tell us something which would be
useful to us and by its telling you will not be harmed.’ He replied,
‘The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, dispatched a
reconnaissance party. After they returned one of them went to a
group in which he found the Prophet, praise and peace be upon
him, and said to his neighbor during the course of conversation, ‘I
wish you had seen us when we engaged the enemy. One of them
(the unbelievers) took his spear and struck one of us and he
returned his attack saying, ‘Take this from me and know that I am
only a Ghifari slave. Now what do you think of that?’ His neighbor
replied, ‘I think he lost his merit because of his boasting.’ The man
said, ‘I see no harm in that!’ And they began to argue until the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, heard them and said,
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7. ‘Glory be to Allah, there is no harm in him being recompensed (in
the Everlasting Life) and praising him (in this world).’ Abu Darda'
seemed pleased with this and, raising his head began to repeat:
‘Did you hear the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say this?’
And ibn al Hanzaliyyah kept answering, ‘Yes, indeed’, till I said to
Abu Darda' ‘Why do you keep asking him?’
Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah passed by them another day and Abu Darda'
asked him, ‘Tell us something that would be useful to us and by its
telling you will not be harmed.’ He replied, ‘The Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, told us that he who spends on the upkeep of a
horse is like one who extends his hand in charity and does not
restrain it.’
He passed by them another day and Abu Darda' asked him, ‘Tell us
something that would be useful to us and by its telling you will not be
harmed.’ He replied, ‘The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
once said, Khuraim Usaidi would be an excellent person if it were
not for his long hair and his long loin cloth.' The news reached the
ears of Khurain and in haste he cut his hair to his ears with a knife
and shortened his loin cloth to mid-calf.
Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah passed by them on another occasion and Abu
Darda' asked him, ‘Tell us something that might be useful for us and
by its telling you will not be harmed.’ He replied, ‘I heard the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say when returning from an
expedition, ‘You are returning to your brothers so make your
saddles and clothes tidy so that your appearance is decent. Allah
does not like untidiness.’"
Abu Daud with a chain up to Kais, the son of Bishr Taghlibi who related that his
father, who kept company with Abu Darda' who told him that the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said this.
SAFFRON COLORED CLOTHING IS FORBIDDEN
|H 1849
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade a person to
wear saffron colored clothing.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related this.
SAFFRON COLORED CLOTHING IS FOR UNBELIEVERS
|H 1850
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, saw me (Abdullah,
son of Amr) wearing two saffron-colored garments and inquired, ‘Did
your mother ordered you to wear these?’ I asked, ‘Shall I wash
them?’ He replied, ‘Burn them. These are the garments of the
unbelievers therefore do not wear them.’"
Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah, the son of Amr, the son of Al 'As who related
that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
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8. WOMEN’S CLOTHING
WOMEN'S CLOTHES
|H 810
“On the Day of Judgement Allah will not look at he who trailed his
loin cloth through pride. Lady Umm Salamah, wife of the Prophet,
may Allah be pleased with her, Mother of Believers, asked, ‘What
should the women do with their skirts?’ He said, ‘They may lower
them by the span of the hand.’ She said, ‘Their feet would be
uncovered.’ He said, ‘Let them lower their blouses by an arm's
length but no more.’”
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to ibn Omar who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
SILK AND GOLD ARE LAWFUL FOR WOMEN
|H 817
“Wearing silk or gold has been made unlawful for the males among
my followers but they are lawful to females.”
Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abu Musa Ash'ari who related that the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said this.
SHOES
SHOES
|H 731
“When you put on your shoes you should start with the right foot,
and when you take them off you should start with the left; in order
that the right shoe should be the first to be put on and the last to be
taken off.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
DO NOT WEAR ONE SHOE
|H 1695
“You should not walk about wearing only one shoe; you should
either wear both or none at all.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
WEAR TWO SHOES
|H 1696
“When the strap of one of your shoes breaks do not walk about in
the other until you have repaired the broken one."
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
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9. DO NOT TIE YOUR SHOES WHILE STANDING
|H 1697
“The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, forbade a
person to tie up his shoe while standing.”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Jabir who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, said this.
EXPENSIVE CLOTHING AND MODEST
CLOTHING
THE REWARD OF CLOTHING WORN ON ACCOUNT OF
HUMILITY
|H 811
“The person, who, despite of having the means to wear expensive
clothes abstains from wearing them through humility will be called
before Allah on the Day of Judgement in preference to all others and
be given the choice of whichever cloak of faith he prefers.”
Tirmidhi - Mu'az, the son of Anas related that the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, said this.
THE BOUNTY OF ALLAH
|H 812
“Allah likes to see the mark of His bounty on His worshiper.”
Tirmidhi with a chain up to Amr, the son of Shuaib who related on the authority of
his father and grandfather that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said
this.
GOLD AND SILVER VESSELS, SILK AND BROCADE
|H 818
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade us to eat or
drink from gold or silver cups, to wear silk and brocade with gold or
silver threads or to sit upon them.”
Bukhari with a chain up to Huzaifah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace
be upon him, said this.
SILK CLOTHING
SILK IS PERMISSIBLE FOR A MAN WITH SCABIES
|H 819
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, permitted Zubair and
Abdur Rahman, son of Auf to wear silk because they suffered from
scabies.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related this.
PROHIBITION FOR MEN TO WEAR SILK
|H 813
“Do not wear silk, because he who wears it in this life will not wear it
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10. in the Everlasting Life.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Omar, the son of Khattab related that the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
HE WHO HAS NO SHARE IN THE EVERLASTING LIFE
|H 814
“Silk is worn by he who has no share in the Everlasting Life.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Omar, the son of Khattab related that he
heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say this.
SILK WORN BY MEN
|H 815
“He who wears silk in this life shall not wear it in the Everlasting
Life.”
Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related that the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, said this.
MEN SHOULD WEAR NEITHER SILK NOR GOLD
|H 816
“Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, saw the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, take a piece of silk in his right hand and a piece
of gold in his left and heard him say, ‘The wearing of these two is
unlawful for every male among my followers.’"
Abu Daud with a chain up to Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who related that he
heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, say this.
SUPPLICATION TO BE MADE ON
WEARING NEW CLOTHES
SUPPLICATION ON WEARING NEW CLOTHES
|H 822
“When the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, wore something
new he called it by its name, for example, turban, shirt or cloak and
would supplicate, ‘O Allah, Yours is the praise that You have given it
to me to wear. I beg of You its good and the good of the purpose for
which it has been made, and seek Your protection against its evil
and the evil of the purpose for which it has been made.’"
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abu Sa'id Khudri who related the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
PROHIBITION TO BEHAVE OR DRESS
AS THE OPPOSITE SEX
IMITATING WOMEN OR MEN
|H 1676
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11. “The Prophet of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, cursed
effeminate men and masculine women. The Prophet of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, cursed men who imitate women and
women who imitate men.”
Bukhari with a chain up to ibn Abbas who related this.
GAYS AND LESBIANS ARE CURSED
|H 1677
“The Prophet of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, cursed men
who dress like women and cursed women who dress like men.”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related this.
TWO OF THE TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT ENTER
PARADISE
|H 1678
“There are two types of the dwellers of the Fire whom I have not
seen: Men who hold whips like the tails of cows which they use to
punish people. Women who will be clothed but appear naked,
making others turn and walk provocatively. Their hair style will be
like the humps of the she-camel. They will not enter Paradise nor
perceive its fragrance though its fragrance is perceptible from such
and such a distance.’"
Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, said this.
PROHIBITION OF SITTING OR RIDING
ON THE HIDES OF WILD ANIMALS
SADDLES OF SILK OR LEOPARD SKIN
|H 820
“Do not ride on saddles made of silk or leopard skin.”
Abu Daud with a chain up to Mu'awiah who related that the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, said this.
HIDES OF WILD ANIMALS
|H 821
“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, prohibited the use of
the hides of wild animals.”
We are also informed:
“He forbade the hides of wild animals to be used as floor coverings.”
Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abu Malih who related this on the
authority of his father.
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12. INDEX
CLOTHING & ANIMAL HIDES
Extracted from Imam Nawawi’s Reference
“The Gardens of Righteousness”
BOOK 5
THE PROPHET’S CLOTHING
KORAN
WEARING RED
RED CLOAK
THE PROPHET WORE GREEN
THE PROPHET WORE A BLACK TURBAN
THE TURBAN OF THE PROPHET
LENGTH OF THE PROPHET'S TURBAN
THE PROPHET WORE COARSE FABRIC
A LONG WOOLEN COAT
THE PROPHET PREFERRED A SHIRT
THE PROPHET WORE LONG SLEEVES
THE SHROUD OF THE PROPHET
DRESS ETIQUETTE
WHITE CLOTHES
USE WHITE CLOTH FOR SHROUDING
CLOTHES WORN FOR THE SAKE OF PRIDE
LENGTH OF A LOIN CLOTH
CLOTHES OF THE FIRE
THREE WHO ALLAH WILL NOT SPEAK TO ON THE DAY OF
JUDGEMENT
DO NOT WEAR CLOTHES FOR THE SAKE OF PRIDE
DO NOT ABUSE ANYONE
LENGTH OF A LOIN CLOTH
CORRECT LENGTH OF A LOIN CLOTH
MID-CALF LOIN CLOTH
WHEN ALLAH DOES NOT ACCEPT A PRAYER
LENGTH OF A MAN’S HAIR
SAFFRON COLORED CLOTHING IS FORBIDDEN
SAFFRON COLORED CLOTHING IS FOR UNBELIEVERS
WOMEN’S CLOTHING
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13. WOMEN'S CLOTHES
SILK AND GOLD ARE LAWFUL FOR WOMEN
SHOES
SHOES
DO NOT WEAR ONE SHOE
WEAR TWO SHOES
DO NOT TIE YOUR SHOES WHILE STANDING
EXPENSIVE CLOTHING AND MODEST
CLOTHING
THE REWARD OF CLOTHING WORN ON ACCOUNT OF
HUMILITY
THE BOUNTY OF ALLAH
GOLD AND SILVER VESSELS, SILK AND BROCADE
SILK CLOTHING
SILK IS PERMISSIBLE FOR A MAN WITH SCABIES
PROHIBITION FOR MEN TO WEAR SILK
HE WHO HAS NO SHARE IN THE EVERLASTING LIFE
SILK WORN BY MEN
MEN SHOULD WEAR NEITHER SILK NOR GOLD
SUPPLICATION TO BE MADE ON
WEARING NEW CLOTHES
SUPPLICATION ON WEARING NEW CLOTHES
PROHIBITION TO BEHAVE OR DRESS
AS THE OPPOSITE SEX
IMITATING WOMEN OR MEN
GAYS AND LESBIANS ARE CURSED
TWO OF THE TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT ENTER
PARADISE
PROHIBITION OF SITTING OR RIDING
ON HIDES OF WILD ANIMALS
SADDLES OF SILK OR LEOPARD SKIN
HIDES OF WILD ANIMALS
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