
Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that, 'When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) fastened an Amama, he would put the shimla between his shoulders (i.e. Qutaybah (another sub-narrator) stated that he entered Mecca in the Year of Victory, wearing a black Amama, but not wearing the Ihram.' Jabir Ibn 'Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that, 'Allah's Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) entered Mecca. Saalim bin 'Abd-Allah bin 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) states that, 'I was present in front of my father 'Abd-Allah bin 'Umar when he was tying the Amama, when he completed tying, he looked at me and said, 'Do you keep the Amama as a friend'' I asked why not' He said, 'keep it a friend, you will be respected and when the devil looks at you he will turn his back, O son! Tie the Amama, as the angels on the day of Jumu'ah tie the Amama and until the sunsets they continue to send salaam.'Ībaado bin Samat states that, 'Make a practice of tying the Amama as it is the crown of the angels and hang it (the Shimla-tail) at the back.' Meaning between his shoulders on his back. Jabir bin 'Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that, 'Two cycles of Salaah with the Amama is more virtuous then seventy cycles without the Amama.'Īmr bin Hurais (may Allah be pleased with him) said that, 'I still have the scene before my eyes when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) delivered a sermon from the pulpit and that he was wearing a black Amama with its end hanging between the two shoulders.' Subhanallah! What more can be said about the reward of wearing the Amama. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that, 'A voltentry or obligatory Salaah with the Amama is better then twenty-five Salaah without the Amama and one Jumu'ah with a Amama is equivalent to seventy Jumu'ah without a Amama.' Subhanallah! If these rewards had been in the form of money, we will do anything to get at it, however, this is better then money and the reward will be seen in the hereafter, Insha-Allah! 'Abd-Allah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that, 'Tie the Amama your wisdom will increase.'Īnas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that, 'Salaah with an Amama is equivalent to 10,000 rewards.' 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that, 'When you enter the mosque wear a hat and tie the Amama, because the Amama is the crown of the Muslims.' Rakana (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, 'The difference between us and the polytheists is that we wear a hat under our Amama.'Īnas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that, 'The Amama is the crown of the Arabs, when they leave this, they will loose their respect.' He would wear an Amama, the length of which was minimum seven arms length and maximum twelve, and he would wear a white hat. His blessed shawl was four yards in length and a quarter in width to cover his blessed body. Respected brother! Try to practise this Sunnah as there are many virtues and benefits. To wear an Amama is a beautiful Sunnah, especially for Salaah as the reward is great.
