Hadith #240
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ
خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَسُوا مِنْ ثِيَابِكُمْ الْبِيضَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ خَيْرِ ثِيَابِكُمْ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ وَإِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ أَكْحَالِكُمُ الْإِثْمِدَ إِنَّهُ يَجْلُو الْبَصَرَ وَيُنْبِتُ الشَّعْرَ
Isnad Chain
عفان
وهيب
عبد الله بن عثمان بن
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Wuhayb narrated to us, 'Abdullah ibn 'Uthman ibn Khuthaym narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنهما who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad) is from Paradise. It was whiter than snow, but the sins of the children of Adam turned it black.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 240
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2878
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39268