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a debt."
When it came to such things as clothing, housing and welfare, the Prophet was content with just what was necessary and went without. He wore whatever was at hand and dressed himself in either a cloak, a coarse garment, or a thick outer garment. When the Prophet was sent robes of brocade, or with embroidery he would give them to whosoever was in his company or send them to others. That was because pride and adornment are not among the qualities of men of nobility and honor found in those close to Allah, rather, they are amongst the qualities of women.
When it came to such things as clothing, housing and welfare, the Prophet was content with just what was necessary and went without. He wore whatever was at hand and dressed himself in either a cloak, a coarse garment, or a thick outer garment. When the Prophet was sent robes of brocade, or with embroidery he would give them to whosoever was in his company or send them to others. That was because pride and adornment are not among the qualities of men of nobility and honor found in those close to Allah, rather, they are amongst the qualities of women.