Hadith #55
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَاهِبًا أَهْدَى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جُبَّةَ سُنْدُسٍ فَلَبِسَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْبَيْتَ فَوَضَعَهَا وَأَحَسَّ بِوَفْدٍ أَتَوْهُ فَأَمَرَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْ يَلْب
َسَ الْجُبَّةَ لِقُدُومِ الْوَفْدِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَصْلُحُ لِبَاسُهَا لَنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَيَصْلُحُ لَنَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَكِنْ خُذْهَا يَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَكْرَهُهَا وَآخَذُهَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَلْبَسَهَا وَلَكِنْ أَرْسِلْ بِهَا إِلَى أَرْضِ فَارِسَ فَتُصِيبَ بِهَا مَالًا فَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ وَكَانَ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَى مَنْ فَرَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Isnad Chain
ابن لهيعة
أبو الزبير
جابر
English Translation
Hasan narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, Abu al-Zubayr narrated to us, from Jabir (رضي الله عنه): "A monk gifted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a garment of silk brocade (sundus). the Messenger of Allah ﷺ put it on, then went inside and took it off and sent it to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه). It was said: 'You took it off, O Messenger of Allah, as though you disliked it.' He said: 'I was forbidden from it.' 'Umar began to weep. It was said to him: 'What makes you weep?' He said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was displeased with it and he gave it to me — and I am not better than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' the Prophet 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 55
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14093
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50483