Why and since when is the Ka'bah covered in black cloth
Question
Why is the kaba covered with black cloth and from when it is covered like so?
Answer
Mamoon ar-Rasheed initially covered it with white silk. After some time, Naasir Abbasi changed the colour of the ghilaaf to black which is practice till today. (Fatawaa Mahmoodiyah, vol. 6, p. 557)
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وذكر الفاكهي أن أول من كساها الديباج الأبيض المأمون بن الرشيد واستمر بعده وكسيت في أيام الفاطميين الديباج الأبيض وكساها محمد بن سبكتكين ديباجا أصفر وكساها الناصر العباسي ديباجا أخضر ثم كساها ديباجا أسود فاستمر إلى الآن (فتح الباري 3/ 537)
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