Hadith #537
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ لَبِسَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبَاءً مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهُ وَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقِيلَ قَدْ أَ
وْشَكْتَ مَا نَزَعْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ نَهَانِي عَنْهُ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَاءَهُ عُمَرُ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرِهْتَ أَمْرًا وَأَعْطَيْتَنِيهِ فَمَا لِي فَقَالَ لَمْ أُعْطِكَهُ لِتَلْبَسَهُ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَبِيعُهُ فَبَاعَهُ بِأَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمٍ
Isnad Chain
ابن جريج
أبو الزبير
English Translation
Rawh narrated to us, Ibn Jurayj narrated to us, Abu al-Zubayr informed me that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما) saying: the Prophet ﷺ wore a cloak of brocade that was gifted to him, then he quickly took it off and sent it to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه). It was said: 'You took it off so quickly, O Messenger of Allah!' He ﷺ said: 'Jibril prohibited me from it.' 'Umar came weeping and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you disliked something and gave it to me — what about me?' He ﷺ said: 'I did not give it to you to wear it; I gave it to you to sell it.' So 'Umar sold it for two thousand dirhams.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 537
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14575
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50965