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.