Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Wear a waistcloth, drape a sheet, and wear shoes, and abandon socks and trousers; likewise, throw away (the stirrups from mounts) and mount by jumping, live like Ma'ad bin Adnan, shoot arrows at targets, avoid luxury and adopting the fashions of non-Arabs, and stay away from silk, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not wear silk, except this much. At the same time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with two fingers.