The Prophet ﷺ commanded us with seven things and forbade us from seven. He commanded us to follow funeral processions, visit the sick, accept invitations, support the wronged, fulfill oaths, return greetings of peace, and respond to the one who sneezes. He forbade us from seven things, silver vessels, gold rings, silk, brocade, qassi cloth, and istabraq.
أمرنا النبي ﷺ بسبع، ونهانا عن سبع: أمرنا باتباع الجنائز، وعيادة المريض، وإجابة الداعي، ونصر المظلوم، وإبرار القسم، ورد السلام، وتشميت العاطس. ونهانا عن سبع: آنية الفضة، وخاتم الذهب، والحرير، والديباج، والقسي، والإستبرق.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Funerals (1239), and Muslim in the Book of Drinks (2066), both from the hadith of Shuba, from Ashath bin Salim, who said, "I heard Muawiya bin Suwayd bin Muqarin," from Bara, and he related it. The wording is Bukhari's. Muslim also related it through other routes from Ashath, but did not give Shuba's wording, instead referring to the other version, which is similar to it. The seventh item in his version is "the mayathir," which is the plural of mithara (with the mim vowelled as kasrah). This was a cushioned covering that women used to make for their husbands to place on saddles, one of the riding accessories of the non-Arabs. It could be made of silk, or of wool, or other materials. When it was made of silk, it fell under the prohibition.As for "qassi" (with the qaf vowelled as fatha), these are striped garments interwoven with silk, made in Qass, which is a place in the land of Egypt.