Hadith #185
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصْبُغُ
ثِيَابَهُ وَيَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ تَصْبُغُ هَذَا بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ قَالَ لِأَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ أَحَبَّ الْأَصْبَاغِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَّهِنُ وَيَصْبُغُ بِهِ ثِيَابَهُ
Isnad Chain
إسحاق بن عيسى
عبد الله بن زيد
ابن عمر
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Ishaq ibn 'Isa, from 'Abdullah ibn Zayd, from his father — that Ibn 'Umar used to dye his garments with saffron and anoint himself with it. When asked: 'Why do you dye [your clothes] with saffron?' he said: 'Because I saw it was the most beloved of dyes to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ — he used to anoint himself with it and dye his garments with it.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 185
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5823
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42213