Some Muslims believe that the color black represents poverty. They also say that using black objects can cause harm. Is this belief correct?
3375 – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِىُّ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِىُّ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِىُّ عَنْ أَبِى الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِىِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-
دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ – وَقَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ دَخَلَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ – وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ بِغَيْرِ إِحْرَامٍ. وَفِى رِوَايَةِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ.
The Prophet (PBUH) entered Makkah wearing a black turban during the conquest of Makkah. Announcer: Jabir (RA)
Text: Muslim 2638
3377 – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ مُسَاوِرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-خَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave a speech to the people wearing a black turban.
Text: Muslim 2639
1782 – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَهُوَ السَّالِحَانِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ قَالَ سَمِعتُ أَبَا مِجْلَزٍ لَحِقَ بْنَ حُمَيْدٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَتْ رَايَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَوْدَاءَ وَلِوَاوُهُ أَبْيَضَ.
Abu Isa said: This is a good hadith, strange from this aspect from the hadith of Ibn Abbas.
The flag of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was black.
Narrated Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
Book: Tirmidhi 1604
1809 – Qutaybah bin Saeed told us that ‘Abd al-‘Azeez narrated from ‘Umar ibn Ghaziyyah from ‘Abid ibn Tameem from ‘Abdullah ibn Zayd:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed for rain wearing a black garment.
Narrated by: Abdullah Bin Zayd (RA)
Text: Nasa'ee 1490
6414 – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ – وَاللَفْظُ لَبِى بَكْرٍ – قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّاءَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ
خَرَجَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- غَدَةً وَعَلَيْهِ مِرْطٌ مُرَحَّلٌ مِنْ شَعْرٍ أَسْوَدَ فَجَاءَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ فَأَدْخَلَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَأَدْخَلَهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَلِىٌُ فَأَدْخَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ (إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ (Abomination is upon you, O people of the House, and He purifies you with purification)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wore a black cloak. He included Hasan, Husayn and Fatimah in it.
Text: Muslim 4450
4074- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ, أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ, عَنْ قَتَادَةَ, عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ, عَنْ عَائِشَةَ, رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا, قَالَتْ :صَنَعْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بُرْدَةً سَوْدَاءَ , فَلَبِسَهَا , فَلَمَّا عَرَقَ فِيهَا وَجَدَ رِيحَ الصُّوفِ , فَقَذَفَهَا – قَالَ : وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ : – And the sweet smell of the wind was pleasing to him.
I prepared a black garment for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He wore it. When he started sweating, he took it off because he felt the smell of wool.
Narrated by Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her)
Narrated by Abu Dawood 3552
There are many hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wore black garments and black wool.
From this it can be understood that the belief that black things cause poverty is a superstition. All colours are permissible in Islam except for saffron.