Islamic teaching regarding dress code and adornment is clearly defined in the Book of Allah, Exalted is He, and the Sunnah of His Prophet ﷺ. The Islamic Laws of Islam has set general guidelines that must be taken into account regarding men’s and women’s clothing. In this hadeeth, ‘Alee ibn Aboo Taalib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺgave him a silken garment as a gift. The Arabic word used in the hadeeth is Hullah, which was a suit of two garments (woven with silk stripes). The Prophet ﷺ had forbidden men from wearing silk. When he ﷺ saw ‘Alee (may Allah be pleased with him) wearing it, anger was written all over his face! When he (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the signs of anger on his face, he cut it into pieces and distributed it among his womenfolk, because he (may Allah be pleased with him) did not take another wife besides Faatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) during the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ. This was further clarified by the version recorded in Saheeh Muslim reading: “Divide it among the Faatimahs (i.e., your womenfolk) to make head covers,” meaning Faatimah, the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, Faatimah bint Asad, the mother of ‘Alee ibn Aboo Taalib, and Faatimah bint Hamzah ibn ‘Abd Al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with them). It is inferred from the hadeeth that it is allowable to give gifts from one’s property even if it is prohibited or disliked to wear such a gift, because the owner is entitled to dispose of it by means of sale or gift to whomever he wishes from those who are allowed to wear or use it, like women and young boys in this case. .