حَدَّثَنَا یَزِیدُ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ اَبِی عُثْمَانَ النَّھْدِیْ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَابِ رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہُ اَنَّہُ قَالَ اتَّزِرُوا وَارْتَدُوا وَانْتِعِلُوا وَاَلْقُوا الْخِفَافَ وَالسَّرَاوِیلَاتِ وَاَلْقُوا الرُّکُبَ وَانْزُوا نَزَوًا وَعَلَیْکُمْ بِلْمَعَدَّیَّۃِ وَارْمُوا الْاَغْرَاضَ وَذَرُوا التَّنَعُّمَ وَزِیَّ الْعَجَمِ وَإِیَّاکُمْ وَالْحَرِیرَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللہِ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدْ نَھَی عَنْہُ وَقَالَ لَا تَلْبَسُوا مِنْ الْحَرِیرِ إِلَّا مَاکَانَ ھَکَذَا وَأَشَارَ رَسُولَ اللہِ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہِ وَسَلَّمَ بِإِصْبَعَیْہ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 301
It was narrated from 'Umar bin al-Khattab (RA) that he said: Wear izars and rida's and wear shoes, but take off boots and pants; throw away the stirrups and jump onto your mounts. You should wear rough clothes and practise archery, and keep away from luxury and the dress of the non- Arabs. Beware of silk, for the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) forbade it and said: "Do not wear silk except this much" - and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) gestured with two fingers.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020