558. Which Color Is Forbidden For A Man And Woman ?

By Asma Bint Shameem

Women can wear any color. 

As for men, some of the scholars said they are not allowed to wear solid red or orange. 

Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-Aas said: 

“The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam saw me dressed in two saffron-colored garments and asked, 

“Has your mother commanded you to wear these?” 

I asked him, 

“Shall I wash them out?” 

He replied, 

“You had better set them to fire.” (Muslim)

Another narration says: 

“These are garments of the disbelievers. So do not wear them.” (Muslim)

However some of the ulama say that this ruling was only for clothes dyed with a specific kind of dye. 

Shaikh Assim al-Hakeem said:

“It is permissible for them to wear orange and yellow as long as it is

a norm also in their society. 

The Hadeeth refer to a particular dye that was prohibited such as using saffron.”

That’s why Saffron is forbidden for men to be used even as a perfume. 

Anas radhi Allaahu anhu said: 

“The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam forbade men to use saffron.” (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

At-Tirmidhi said: 

“What is meant by it being disliked for a man to use saffron is for him to perfume himself with saffron.” (Sunan at-Tirmidhi )

And Allaah knows best