Did the Prophet use underwear?

- What kind of underwear should we prefer to act in accordance with the Sunnah?

Dear Brother / Sister,

The clothes of the Prophet (pbuh) consisted of the following items: 

He wore a turban wrapped around a conical hat called qalansuwa on his blessed head.

The garments he put on were rida (upper garment), izar (lower garment) and qamis (shirt). The garments he put on usually consisted of two pieces: the upper garment was called rida and the lower garment was called izar. He also preferred to wear qamis, which was a long shirt whose front part was closed. When it was necessary, he put on something like a cardigan called jubbah (gown), aba (coarse woolen garment) and burdah (cardigan) on them.

The types of shoes that he put on were nalayn (sandals) and khuffayn (shoes).

According to the information given in the resources, all of the garments that the Prophet (pbuh) wore were the ones mentioned above. We should state that there is no reliable document stating that he did not put on socks.

There is no narration stating that he put on "sirwal" or "sarawil" (long underpants), which is derived from the Persian word "shalwar". However, the following is stated in a narration in Bukhari:

"Let him who cannot find an izar wear a shalwar (sarawil)." (see al-Jamius-Sahih VII, 38)

It is certain that during the time of the Prophet, there was no underwear like the ones used today. The underpants called sirwal were rarely used. What matters related to clothing is covering the awrah parts. 

 (see Prof. Dr. Ali Yardım, Peygamberimiz'in Şemaili, Damla Yayınevi, İstanbul-1998, p. 120-121)

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