with a hobble-rope (iqal), and it was reported similarly from Yazid ibn al-Asamm (70).
As for praying in a red garment, our companions said: It is disliked for men to wear it or to pray in it. 'Umar purchased a garment and saw a red thread in it, so he returned it. However, Abu Juhayfah narrated: The Prophet (peace be upon him) came out in a red hullah (set of garments), then a short spear ('anazah) (71) was planted for him, and he stepped forward and prayed the Dhuhr prayer. Al-Bara' said: I have never seen anyone with a shock of hair (limmah) in a red hullah more handsome than the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Both [Bukhari and Muslim] agreed upon these two [reports] (72). Abu Dawud (73) narrated from Hilal ibn 'Amir, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) delivering a sermon while riding a mule, wearing a red burd (striped garment), with 'Ali in front of him relaying his words (74). The justification for the dislike of this is what Abu Dawud (75) narrated with his chain of narration from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, who said: A man wearing two red burdahs entered upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) and greeted him, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not return his greeting. Also with his chain [of narration] (76) from Rafi' ibn Khadij, who said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) on a journey, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw upon our pack animals coverings containing threads of red wool ('ihn) (77)
(70) Yazid ibn al-Asamm al-'Amiri, the son of the maternal aunt of 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas; he settled in al-Raqqah and died in the year 103 AH. Al-'Ibar 1/126. (71) Al-'anazah: a staff shorter than a spear, having a metal spike at its lower end. (72) The first [report] is recorded by al-Bukhari in: "Chapter on prayer in a red garment," from the Book of Prayer, and in: "Chapter on the description of the Prophet (peace be upon him)," from the Book of Virtues (al-Manaqib). Sahih al-Bukhari 1/105, 4/231. And Muslim in: "Chapter on the sutrah (barrier) for the person praying," from the Book of Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/360. And al-Nasa'i in: "Chapter on prayer in red garments," from the Book of the Qiblah. al-Mujtaba 2/57. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 4/308, 309. The second [report] was previously mentioned in Part One, page 120. (73) In: "Chapter on the concession regarding red [color]," from the Book of Clothing. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/375, 376. It was also recorded by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 3/477. (74) Meaning he conveys his speech to the people due to their gathering and crowding. (75) In: "Chapter on red [color]," from the Book of Clothing. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/375. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: "Chapter on what has been reported regarding the dislike of a man wearing safflower-dyed garments and qassi (garments from a specific location)," from the Chapters of Adab (Etiquette). 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 10/250, 251. (76) Recorded in the previous chapter. It was also recorded by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 3/463. (77) Al-'ihn: wool in general, or dyed wool.
