Not Wearing A Topee

Question

What is the ruling of not wearing a Topee?

Answer

To leave wearing the topi is the discarding of Sunnah. The common practice of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, SahabaRadiallahu Anhum, and the pious predecessors was to wear a Topee.

Checked and Approved By:

Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.

References

قال ركانة: وسمعت النبي – صلى الله عليه وسلم – يقول : “فرق ما بيننا وبين المشركين العمائم على القلانس”
(سنن أبي داود-ج ٦ ص ١٧٧ – دار الرسالة العالمية)

عن ابن عمر، قال: كان رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يَلْبَسُ فَلَنْسُوَةً بيضاء
( المُعْجَمُ الكَبِير للطبراني المُجَلَّدان الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ والرابع عشر -ص ٢٠٤)

كَانَ الْقَوْمُ يَسْجُدُونَ عَلَى العِمَامَةِ وَالقَلَنْسُوَةِ وَيَدَاهُ فِي كُمِّهِ
( صحيح البخاري – ج ۱ ص ٨٦ – دار طوق النجاة)

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