Question:
Is it Mustahab or Sunnah to wear a turban, and what are the rewards of donning a turban?
Answer:
Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah states that it is Sunnah to wear a turban. However, by persisting upon a Mustahab act (such as regarding it as necessary to always wear an Amaamah), the act becomes Makrooh.
قال صاحب السعاية الإصرار علي المندوب يبلغه الي حد الكراهة (السعاية ص265 ج2)
Further it is recorded in Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah,
1. To wear a Turban is Sunnah.
2. The turban was worn as a habit of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam and not as an act of Ibaadah.
3. It is Mustahab and better to perform Salaah whilst wearing a turban.
4. To perform Salaah without an Imaamah is not Makrooh.
5. It is also proven from the Hadith that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam performed Salaah without a turban.
6. It is not permissible to join a Mustahab act to the rank of a Waajib act.
7. At times one should act upon that which is Mubah and permitted in Shariah and omit the Mustahab, particularly where people persist on the Mustahab as this will lead to an act that is Makrooh. [Re:- Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah Pg.456 Vol.27]
It was the habit of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam and the Sahaabah to wear a turban with a tail most of the time. However, it is also proven that they would sometimes wear a turban without a tail, hence both ways are correct, but it is better and virtuous to wear a turban with a tail.
ALLAH TA’ALAH KNOWS BEST!!!
ANSWERED BY:
Mufti Mohamed Desai
Date: 26 Shabaan 1445 / 08 March 2024
