Is it Wrong for Men to Wear Plain Red Clothes?

Shaykh al-Albaanee (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote:

Sometimes the Messenger of Allaah used to pray in red hullah[1] as stated by Aboo Juhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) came out tucking up his red cloak, and led the people in prayer and offered two rak’ah (facing the Ka'ba) taking a spear-headed stick as sutrah for his prayer. I saw the people and animals passing in front of him beyond the spear-headed stick,”[2]

This hadeeth contains proof of the permissibility of wearing red clothes and this is the view of the Shaafi’ees and others and it is the correct view, Allaah willing. There is nothing authentic of the ahaadeeth that prohibits wearing of red clothes. The explanation given by Ibn Qayyim that red hullah refers to a garment with red stripes in Zaad (1/48, 172) and other than it is contrary to the apparent meaning of the text as explained by ash-Shawkaanee. Whoever wishes to read further should refer to Nayl al-Awtaar 2/80-83

Source: Asl Sifah Salaah an-Nabiyy, vol. 1, p. 145 by Shaykh Muhammad Naasir ad-Deen al-Albaanee

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[1] That is, izaar and ridaa’

[2] Recorded by al-Bukhaaree, Muslim, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa’ee, at-Tirmidhee who graded it saheeh, and Ahmad on the authority of Awn bin Abee Juhayfah from his father.

The Sunnah of Reciting the Qur’aan aloud in Quiet Prayers

Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Umar bin Saalim Baazmool stated:

There is no problem if the Imaam recites aloud in quiet prayers sometimes in order to teach the people. It is established from the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) and some of his Companions that they recited Soorah al-Faatihah aloud in prayers in which it is recommended that the recitation be done quietly. The scholars stated that they did that in order to teach the people what should be recited in Salaah. Some of them used to recite adhkaar aloud in order to let people know that such adhkaar should be said in Salaah. So if this is done sometimes, there is no problem. And if a worshipper recites aloud in quiet prayer out of forgetfulness, prostration of forgetfulness is not binding on him.

While commenting on the hadeeth of Qataadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who narrated: ‘Allah’s Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) used to lead us in prayer and he would recite in the first two rak’ah of Zuhr and Asr prayers, Soorah al-Faatihah and two (other) Soorah. And he would sometimes let us hear the aayah. He would prolong the first rak’ah and would recite Soorah al-Faatihah (only) in the last two rak’ah;”[1]  As-San’aanee (may Allaah have mercy on him) stated in Subulus-Salaam: ‘In it is a proof of the legality of reciting Soorah al-Faatihah once in each of the four rak’ah prayer and reciting a Soorah along with it in the first two rak’ah, and that this was his habit as indicated  by the phrase: ‘He used to’ since it is an expression which implies continuance in most cases. And the fact that he made them to hear some verses sometimes is a proof that it is not obligatory to recite quietly in quiet prayers and it does not necessitate prostration of forgetfulness; and the phrase ‘sometimes’ as mentioned in the hadeeth, indicates that such reoccurred from him.”

However,  if the Imaam recites aloud in quiet prayer and performs the prostration of forgetfulness, it is permissible and not obligatory based on the general meaning of the saying of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) as reported by Thawbaan that he said: ‘There are two prostrations after the tasleem (salutation) for each forgetfulness.”[2]

Source: Sharhu Kitaabi Sifati Salaah an-Nabiyy min at-Takbeer Ilaa at-Tasleem Ka’annaka Taraaha of Shaykh al-Albaanee, p. 201-202 by Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Umar bin Saalim Baazmool

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[1] Recorded by al-Bukhaaree and Muslim

[2] Graded hasan by al-Albaanee in Saheeh Sunan Abee Daawood (1/193) and Irwaa al-Ghaleel (2/47)