Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
The Prophet (peace be upon him) had a turban called “al-Sahāb” that he used to wear underneath a head cap.
Ibn al-Qayyim said,
The size of the turban of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was neither too large so as to make it a burden on the head nor too small so that it could not protect the head from heat and cold. Rather, it was moderate in size and indeed the best of things are those that are moderate and balanced.
Al-Bajūrī said,
The headdress refers to the clothing of the head and it includes the turban, the head cap, and the mail coif etc. However, in this chapter it excludes the mail coif as it has been addressed in the previous one.
114. Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh narrated: “When Makkah was conquered, the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) entered the city wearing a black turban.” [132]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
It was mentioned in the preceding chapter that he (peace be upon him) was wearing a mail coif on his head whereas this hadīth mentions that he was wearing a black turban. There is no contradiction between the two hadīths as it is possible that he wore the mail coif underneath the turban or that he removed the mail coif and then wore the black turban to deliver his speech.
Al-Bajūrī said,
The reason why he preferred the black turban over the white colour (though the latter is a praised colour) on that day was because the black colour indicates that Islām has prevailed and that Islām does not change, similar to how the colour black does not change to another colour.
115. Amr ibn Huraith narrated: “I once saw a black turban upon the head of the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him).” [133]
116. Amr ibn Huraith narrated: “I had seen the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) address the people from the pulpit whilst wearing a black turban.” [134]
Alī al-Qārī said,
This hadīth proves that he (peace be upon him) wore a black turban more than once because there was no pulpit when he gave his speech in Makkah as he gave it while standing in front of the gate of the Ka’bah. The author of al-Masabīh included this hadīth under the chapter of “Friday Khutbah”.
Al-Nawawī said,
It is permissible to wear black clothing when delivering the Khutbah on Friday but wearing white clothing is better.
117. ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar reported: “Whenever Allāh’s Messenger (peace be upon him) wrapped his turban around his head, he made its loose end in the form of a tail that he hung down between his shoulders.”
Nafi says, “I saw ‘Abdullāh ibn Umar do it in the same manner.”
Ubaidullah, the student of Nafi, said, “In my time, al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Salim did the same.” [135]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
He (peace be upon him) used to keep the loose end of the turban hanging down between his shoulders, behind his back.
Al-Bajūrī said,
It can be concluded from this hadīth that wrapping the turban while leaving its loose end hanging down is recommended, and to have it hang down on the back between the shoulders is the best. However, if the tail was left to hang down on the front as Sufis and some people of knowledge do, it is debatable whether it is better to keep it hanging down from the left side or the right side. This is because there is a weak hadīth specifying that it should hang to the right side and the Sufis preferred the left side because it is the side where the heart is located (leaving it to hang on the left side is to remind them to keep the heart empty of everything but Allāh).
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
He (peace be upon him) made the tail of the turban of Abdul Rahman ibn ‘Awf to fall in front of him.
Abū ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Hāj said,
It is a surprise that some late scholars considered leaving the tail hanging down to the front an innovation while there are explicit authentic hadīths citing that the early salaf did this.
118. ‘Abdullāh ibn Abbās reported: “The Prophet (peace be upon him) was once delivering a sermon whilst wearing an oily headdress.” [136]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
There are no authentic hadīths from the Prophet (peace be upon him) regarding the virtues of wearing a turban. The only authentic hadīths mention him wearing turbans. Thus, a person should not oblige people to wear a particular dress. This is because a person should wear the normal clothes that are known in their society so long as the clothes are not unlawful to wear. A person should not wear that which makes him stand out because the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade people from wearing what would make an individual known or famous amongst people.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
This sermon was delivered whilst he was afflicted with the sickness of which he died.
Alī al-Qārī said,
Al-Haytamī in his commentary concerning the reason why the Prophet (peace be upon him) preferred to keep the tail of his turban hanging down behind his back, between his shoulders condemned and defamed Ibn al-Qayyim and Ibn Taymiyyah and accused them of advocating anthropomorphism! However, whoever reads the explanation of Manazil al-Sa’irīn will come to know that they (Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim) are from the esteemed major scholars of Ahlu al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah and from the pious ones of this nation. Shaykh al-Islām, ‘Abdullāh al-Ansārī al-Hanbalī explains the great status and merits of Ibn Taymiyyah and that he is innocent from the accusations made by his enemies that he was an advocate of anthropomorphism but it is the habit of the enemies of the people of hadīth and Sunnah to falsely accuse… These accusations are the heritage that those deviated people received from the enemies of the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) who called the Prophet and his companions apostates and claimed that they invented a new religion!