Appendix: Further References

As mentioned previously, here is a list of additional Islamic references which demonstrate that the terms used in the hadiths that we sourced prove beyond any reasonable doubt that Muhammad was wearing the clothes, robes, dresses of his wives.

Our dear brother Dimitrius compiled and translated all of the following quotes, may the risen Lord Jesus richly bless him and his family.

All red, bold, capital and underline parts will be our emphasis.

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Tuhfatu Al-Ih’wathy written by Mubar Kafoury

The Section of ‘Gathering’, chapter of ‘The detestation of praying in women’s coverings

It was narrated by Muhammad ibn Abd Al-A’la, narrated by Khalid ibn Al-Harith, narrated by Asha’t ibn Abdel Malik, narrated by Muhammad ibn Sirin, narrated by Abdallah ibn Shafiq, narrated by Aisha who said, ‘The prophet did not pray in his wives’ coverings (Luhuf’).’

Abu Issa related that this is a true and correct hadith. It was narrated about the prophet that he also gave exception to this.

Commentary: The saying, ‘did not pray in his wives’ coverings (Luhuf’), is also found in the narration of Abu Dawud as ‘in our shi’rina or luhufina’ which shows doubt on the part of the narrator. The hadith shows the legitimacy of avoiding WOMEN’S CLOTHES that are thought to have been defiled (by women’s emissions) as well as all other clothing that are feared likewise…

As for his saying ‘It was narrated about the prophet also gave exception to this,’ this was in reference to Aisha’s hadith, ‘I was with the prophet and on us was our shi’aar and above it we threw on a kisa. When the prophet woke up the next morning, he took the kisa’ AND WORE IT and went out and prayed the noon prayer.’ This hadith was narrated by Abu Dawud. Both Abu Dawud and Muslim narrated from Aisha, ‘The prophet was praying the evening prayer while I was beside him and menstruating. I had upon me a mirt and part of it was also on him.’ Al-Kadi Al-Shawkani stated that all this indicates that it is not an obligation for one to avoid (touching) WOMEN’S CLOTHING (thiyab), rather it is done out of caution only. This is how the two hadith are reconciled.

 

 

THAWB

 

القاموس المحيط، الإصدار 2.01 - للإمام الفيروزآبادي
باب الباء >> فَصْلُ الثَّاء

 

والثَّوْبُ: اللِّباسُ،
ج: أَثْوُبٌ وأَثْؤُبٌ وأَثْوَابٌ وثِيَابٌ،

 

Al-Muheet Dictionary written by Imam Al-Kayrawani Abadi

Chapter of the letter ‘Ba’, Section of the Letter ‘Tha’

 

Thawb: Clothing

Plural: Athwab, Athwaab and Thi’yab

 

 

لسان العرب، الإصدار 2.02 - لابن المنظور الإفريقي.
المجلد الأول >> (ب) >> حرف الباء الموحدة >> فصل الثاء المثلثة

 

 

والثَّوْبُ: اللِّباسُ، واحد الأَثْوابِ، والثِّيابِ، والجمع أَثْوُبٌ، وبعض العرب يهمزه فيقول: أَثْؤُبٌ، لاستثقال الضمة على الواو، والهمزةُ أَقوى على احتمالها منها، وكذلك دارٌ وأَدْؤُرٌ وساقٌ وأَسْؤُقٌ، وجميع ما جاءَ على هذا المثال.

 

 

From the Tongue of the Arabs (Lisan al-Arab) by Ibn Al-Manthour al-Ifriki

Volume One, Entry of the letter “Ba” in singular, subsection the letter “Tha” in triplicate

 

Thawb: Clothing (Libas). Singular is Athwab. Plural is Athwaab and Thiyab.

Some Arabs add a hamza to pronounce it Athwabun…

 

 

النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر. الإصدار 2.04 - للإمام ابن الأثير
المجلد الأول >> حرف الثاء >> باب الثاء مع الواو

 

وفيه <مَن لَبس ثوب شُهْرةٍ ألْبَسه اللّه ثَوْب مَذَلّة> أي يَشْمله بالذُّل كما يَشْمل الثَّوبُ البَدَن، بأن يُصَغِّره في العيون ويُحَقِّره في القلوب.

 

The End in the Strange Hadith written by Imam Ibn Al-Athir

Volume One, chapter of the letter “Tha”, entry of letter “tha” followed by the letter “wow”

 

Thawb is a gown or garment. For it is said “He who wears a gown (thawb) of fame, Allah will clothe him with a gown (thawb) of humiliation,” meaning he will be completely covered with humiliation just as a thawb completely covers the body…

 

 

مفردات ألفاظ القرآن. الإصدار 2.03 - للأصفهاني
نص القَاموس


بُرْد: ثَوْب
gown, garment

 

Meaning of the Nouns Pronounced in the Koran written by Al-Asfahani

 

Burd is a Thawb which is a gown or garment.

 

مفردات ألفاظ القرآن. الإصدار 2.03 - للأصفهاني
نص القَاموس


بـِزّة: ثَوْب، ثِيَاب

Uniform; suit; costume; dress; clothes, clothing, apparel, attire

 

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Meaning of the Nouns Pronounced in the Koran written by Al-Asfahani

Dictionary Section

 

Singular ‘Thawb’ and plural ‘Thiyab’ means uniform; suit; costume; dress; clothes, clothing, apparel, attire.

 

 

 


مفردات ألفاظ القرآن. الإصدار 2.03 - للأصفهاني
نص القَاموس



ثَوْب garment; dress, gown, robe; costume, suit; cloth, fabric, material; garb, cloak, guise, covering, external appearance
ثِيَاب clothes, clothing, attire, garments, apparel

 

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Meaning of the Nouns Pronounced in the Koran written by Al-Asfahani

Dictionary Section

 

Thawb in the singular  ثَوْب   means garment; dress, gown, robe; costume, suit; cloth, fabric, material; garb, cloak, guise, covering, external appearance

 

Thiyab in the plural   ثِيَاب   is clothes, clothing, attire, garments, apparel

 

 

الجامع لأحكام القرآن، الإصدار 2.02 - للإمام القرطبي
الجزء 7 من الطبعة >> سورة الأعراف >> الآية: 31 {يا بني آدم خذوا زينتكم عند كل مسجد وكلوا واشربوا ولا تسرفوا إنه لا يحب المسرفين}.


دلت الآية على وجوب ستر العورة كما تقدم. وذهب جمهور أهل العلم إلى أنها فرض من فروض الصلاة. وقال الأبهري: هي فرض في الجملة، وعلى الإنسان أن يسترها عن أعين الناس في الصلاة وغيرها. وهو الصحيح لقوله عليه السلام للمسور بن مخرمة: (ارجع إلى ثوبك فخذه ولا تمشوا عراة). أخرجه مسلم. وذهب إسماعيل القاضي إلى أن ستر العورة من سنن الصلاة، واحتج بأنه لو كان فرضا في الصلاة لكان العريان لا يجوز له أن يصلي لأن كل شيء من فروض الصلاة يجب الإتيان به مع القدرة عليه، أو بدله مع عدمه، أو تسقط الصلاة جملة، وليس كذلك. قال ابن العربي: وإذا قلنا إن ستر العورة فرض في الصلاة فسقط ثوب إمام فانكشف دبره وهو راكع فرفع رأسه فغطاه أجزأه قاله ابن القاسم. وقال سحنون: وكل من نظر إليه من المأمومين أعاد. وروي عن سحنون أيضا: أنه يعيد ويعيدون لأن ستر العورة شرط من شروط الصلاة، فإذا ظهرت بطلت الصلاة. أصله الطهارة. قال القاضي ابن العربي:

 

Compendium of the Law of the Koran written by Imam Al-Qurtubi

Volume seven,

 

Sura number 7 A’raf verse 31 – “O Children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters.”

 

This verse shows the necessity of covering genitals awra. A group of those with knowledge stated that it is one of the obligations of prayer…

 

This is correct as the prophet said to Miswar ibn Makhrama, “Return to your garment (thawb), take it and no longer walk naked,” as narrated by Muslim…

 

Ibn Al-Arabi said, “If we say that covering the genitals (awra) is one of the obligations for prayer and an imam’s cloak (thawb) falls off while he is prostrating and his anus is revealed, then as Sahnoon stated, both the imam and anyone who looked at the imam’s anus must repeat the prayer…

 

 

 

 

 

جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن. الإصدار 1.13 - للإمام الطبري
الجزء الثاني >> سورة البقرة >> القول في تأويل قوله تعالى: {هن لباس لكم وأنتم لباس لهن}


يعني تعالى ذكره بذلك: نساؤكم لباس لكم، وأنتم لباس لهن.
فإن قال قائل: وكيف يكون نساؤنا لباسا لنا ونحن لهن لباسا واللباس إنما هو ما لبس؟ قيل: لذلك وجهان من المعاني: أحدهما أن يكون كل واحد منهما جعل لصاحبه لباسا، لتخرجهما عند النوم واجتماعهما في ثوب واحد وانضماها جسد كل واحد منهما لصاحبه بمنزلة ما يلبسه على جسده من ثيابه، فقيل لكل واحد منهما هو لباس لصاحبه، كما قال نابغة بني جعدة:
إذا ما الضجيع ثنى عطفها تداعت فكانت عليه لباسا

 

Compendium to the commentary of the verses of Koran written by Imam Al-Tabari

 

Volume 2, Chapter of Sura 2 Al Bakara,

Verse 187 – “Permitted to you, on the night of the fasts, is the approach to your wives. They are your garments and ye are their garments.”

 

… If one asks ‘How can our women become garments (libasan) to us and we become garments (libasan) to them when a garment is something that is worn?’ The response is there are two meanings. One of them is that each person has become a garment to his partner, to be worn at sleep time and when they come together in one thawb and their bodies are joined to each other in the same way that a person wears clothes (thiyab) on his body….

 

 

 

جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن. الإصدار 1.13 - للإمام الطبري
الجزء السابع >> سورة المائدة >> القول في تأويل قوله تعالى: {أو كسوتهم}


9728 - حدثت عن الحسين بن الفرج، قال: سمعت أبا معاذ الفضل بن خالد، قال: ثنا عبيد بن سلمان، قال: سمعت الضحاك يقول في قوله: {أو كسوتهم} قال: الكسوة لكل مسكين: رداء وإزار، كنحو ما يجد من الميسرة والفاقة. وقال آخرون: بل عنى بذلك: كسوتهم: ثوب جامع، كالملحفة والكساء والشيء الذي يصلح للبس والنوم. ذكر من قال ذلك:

 

 

Compendium to the commentary of the verses of Koran written by Imam Al-Tabari

 

Volume 5, Chapter of he table,

Verse 89 – “or clothe them kiswa-tihim.”

 

Kiswa from kisa’a is for every poor person. A kisa’ is a cloak and what a person wraps around them as he is able to afford. Other said, rather Kiswa means thawb such as a cover. The kisa is something that may be worn to sleep in.

 

 

 

 

 

Al-Katabi said: the murhal is something that is striped.

An unsown striped kisa’a (mirt, thawb) worn ONLY BY WOMEN as used. This is an example of one worn by women in the Indian subcontinent.

 

 

 Traditional Dress of Muslim Women: 19<sup>th</sup> Century

 

Al-Nudair said: It is only a cloak, worn by women ONLY and is green in color. An unsown Kisa’a (mirt, thawb) used in the 19th century worn by women only.

 

 

A model displaying modern Kisa’a, unsown thawb worn by women only.

 

 

Ihram – Muslim clothing worn during Hajj pilgrimage. Ihram is the distinctive garb of the male pilgrim worn during Umra or Hajj. It consists of two pieces of white, plain and unsown cloth. One of the pieces (izaar) is wrapped around the midriff to cover his body from just above his navel to his ankles, and the other (reda) is draped around his shoulders to cover the upper body.

 

 

 

Un-sewn garments are very familiar to Muslims. Today, they are specifically used for clothing purposes. These cloths are NOT used as towels to dry the body or blankets to sleep under; they are specifically used for clothing.


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