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The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, preferred to wear a cotton thowb, which is a long gown. Sometimes the sleeves would be long, reaching as far as his wrist, but never covered his fingers. Other times the sleeves would be shorter, as for its length he would either wear one that reached to just above his ankles or one that reached halfway down his calf. He did not have two thowbs at the same time.
We are also told that the waist wrap he liked most was one made from printed Yemani cloth that is reported as being green. His waist wraps would never exceed the length of his ankles. It is also forbidden for a man to wear his clothes longer than this.
At another time he wore a red garment, however it was a color for him alone to wear because he forbade other men to wear red garments. As for garments dyed a saffron color, he forbade their wearing, however, if a saffron color garment becomes so very faded that no trace of the color remains, it can be worn, as the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, once wore such a sheet.
Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that one day the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, left the house in morning wearing a sheet made of black hair.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him said: "Choose white clothing, as it is the best clothing. White clothing should be worn whilst living, and the dead should be buried in white."
During an illness as he was assisted by Anas to leave his apartment he wore a patterned Yemeni shawl.
When he received a new garment he would supplicate saying: "O Allah, all praise and thanks to You for clothing me with this. I ask You for the good of it and the good of what it was made for, and I ask Your protection from the evil of it and the evil of what it was made for."
Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: " ... he possessed only one of each, a thowb, body wrap, shoes or any other clothing, he never had two of anything (at one time)."
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