and how excellent is what al-Ḥākim narrated (2/455) from Ṣafwān ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān who said: "Saʿd sought permission to enter upon Ibn ʿĀmir, and beneath him were cushions of silk, so he ordered them to be removed. He entered upon him, and he was wearing a cloak of brocade. He said to him: You sought permission to enter upon me while beneath me were cushions of silk, so I ordered them to be removed. He said to him: You are a good man, O Ibn ʿĀmir, if you are not among those whom Allāh said about: 'You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life' (al-Aḥqāf, 20). By Allāh, to lie on the coals of al-Ghaḍā is more beloved to me than to lie on them." Al-Ḥākim said: "Authentic according to the conditions of the two Shaykhs." Al-Dhahabī agreed with him. Al-Mundhirī confirmed it!! And I say: It is only according to the conditions of Muslim alone, because Ṣafwān ibn ʿAbd Allāh was not included by al-Bukhārī in "al-Ṣaḥīḥ," but he did narrate from him in "al-Adab al-Mufrad." Know that the forbidden silk is the animal silk known in the Levant as local silk, whereas the plant-based silk made from the fibers of certain plants is not included in the prohibition. As for wine, it is prohibited in all its types and kinds, whether made from grapes, corn, dates, or anything else. It is all forbidden, with no distinction between a little or a lot, because the cause of prohibition is intoxication, not the substance that causes intoxication, as the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "Every intoxicant is wine, and every wine is forbidden." Narrated by Muslim. And he said: "Whatever intoxicates in large amounts, a small amount of it is forbidden."