LessonsSincerity, Trust in Knowledge, Social Reform, and Responsibility (Hadith 229–238)Quiz

مَنْ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَ شُهْرَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا، أَلْبَسَهُ اللَّهُ ثَوْبَ مَذَلَّةٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Translation: Whoever wears a garment for ostentatious fame in this world, Allah will clothe that person in a garment of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection.

Source: أحمد وغيره

ثَوْبَ شُهْرَةٍ is a genitive construction: a garment worn to seek fame. لَبِسَ means “he wore,” whereas أَلْبَسَهُ means “He clothed him”; the derived verb expresses making another wear something. مَذَلَّةٍ means humiliation.

The warning is not against clean, attractive, or lawful clothing as such. Its focus is ostentation through dress: dressing primarily to attract notice, assert superiority, or collect admiration.

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Hadith 229: Clothing for fame and intention

Sincerity, Trust in Knowledge, Social Reform, and Responsibility (Hadith 229–238)

مَنْ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَ شُهْرَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا، أَلْبَسَهُ اللَّهُ ثَوْبَ مَذَلَّةٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Translation: Whoever wears a garment for ostentatious fame in this world, Allah will clothe that person in a garment of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection.

Source: أحمد وغيره

ثَوْبَ شُهْرَةٍ is a genitive construction: a garment worn to seek fame. لَبِسَ means “he wore,” whereas أَلْبَسَهُ means “He clothed him”; the derived verb expresses making another wear something. مَذَلَّةٍ means humiliation.

The warning is not against clean, attractive, or lawful clothing as such. Its focus is ostentation through dress: dressing primarily to attract notice, assert superiority, or collect admiration.