<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) Men are prohibited from wearing saffron clothing, for it belongs to the disbelievers, whom we are forbidden from copying.<br> 2) It is obligatory to maintain the Muslim character within the members of this Ummah, which is distinct in all its affairs, including clothes.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b> In Iqtidā’ al-Sirāt al-Mustaqim, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said:<br> “Allah sent Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) with wisdom, which is his Sunnah. As part of this wisdom, He legislated for him such acts and statements that differ from the course of those with whom Allah is displeased and those who are astray. He ordered us to differ from them in outward things, such as clothes, for a number of reasons, including the following:<br> When they share outward appearances, this creates similarity and conformity between them, which in turn leads to conformity in morals and deeds.<br> Yet, when they differ in terms of outward appearances, this causes difference and divergence, which in turn leads one to keep away from the causes of misguidance and the reasons bringing Allah’s wrath and to join the people of guidance and Allah’s pleasure.<br> Moreover, when both share outward appearances, this causes outward mingling, which continues until the outward distinction goes away between the guided people and the misguided ones and those with whom Allah is displeased.”<br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> The use of saffron: to dye one’s garment or his body with saffron, which is a yellow plant used in dyeing.