'Abdulkarim Abu Umuyyah came to Abu Al'aliyah and on him were wool clothes. So Abu Al'aliyah said "These are but the clothes of monks, as the Muslims, when visiting each other, would beautify themselves."
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, visited one of the houses of the Ansar and
ate some food with them. When he left, he asked for a place in the house
and some water was sprinkled on a carpet for him. He prayed on it and made
supplication for them.
'Abdullah, the client of Asma', said, "Asma' brought out to me a cloak of Tayalisah (a type of mantle) which had a collar border a span (wide) of brocade and verily it's two openings were hemmed with it (i.e. brocade). She said,
'This is the of the cloak of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He used to wear it for delegations and on Jumu'a.' "
Umm ad-Darda' said, "Salman came from al-Mada'in (Ctesiphon) to
Syria to visit us on foot wearing a shirt (kisa') and trousers." Shawdhab
said, "Salman was seen wearing a short with all his hair shaved off and
his large ears showing. He was told, 'You have made yourself ugly.' He
replied, "The real good is the good of the Next World.'"
