Question:
Is it permissible to have silk bed sheets and pillow cases? I have read different opinions in the Hanafi school? Please explain?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
There was a difference of opinion in the Hanafi School. Imam Abū Hanīfah rahimahullah was of the opinion that sitting, reclining and sleeping on silk is permissible. His famous students, Imam Muhammad and Imam Abū Yūsuf rahimahumallah were of the opinion that it is not permissible.[1]
However, the preferred judgement regarding sitting, reclining and sleeping on silk is the view of Imam Abū Hanīfah rahimahullah.[2]
Thus, it is permissible to have silk bed sheets and pillow cases. One will not be sinful for using such bedding.
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Mufti Faraz Adam
www.darulfiqh.com
