English translation
4039. ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin Ghanm Al-Ash’arī narrated: “Abū ‘Āmir or Abū Mālik narrated to me – and by Allāh, (and) another oath – he did not lie to me, that he heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: “There will be people among my Ummah who will regard as permissible Khazz and silk” and he mentioned his statement, and said: “and some of them will be transformed into monkeys and pigs until the Day of Resurrection.” (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū Dāwūd said: And twenty or more of the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ wore Khazz, including Anas and Al-Barā’ bin ‘Āzib.
