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ahmad:13400 – Yūnus And ʾIsḥāq b. ʿĪsá > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿAlī b. Zaydʿan Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] He said, "The king of Rome gifted the Prophet ﷺ with a garment made of silk, and he wore it as if I am seeing its long sleeves swaying with his hands. So the people started saying, 'O Messenger of Allah, has this been sent down to you from the heavens?' He said, 'What makes you amazed by it? By the One in whose hand is my soul, a handkerchief from Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's handkerchiefs in Paradise is better than it.' Then he sent it to Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and he wore it. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'I did not give it to you to wear.' Ja'far asked, 'Then what should I do with it?' The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'Send it to your brother, Najashi.'"  

أحمد:١٣٤٠٠ – حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ مَلِكَ الرُّومِ أَهْدَى لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُسْتَقَةً مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ فَلَبِسَهَا كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يَدَيْهَا تَذَبْذَبَانِ مِنْ طُولِهِمَا فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَقُولُونَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْكَ هَذِهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ وَمَا يُعْجِبُكُمْ مِنْهَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ مَنْدِيلًا مِنْ مَنَادِيلِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَلَبِسَهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِكَهَا لِتَلْبَسَهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَصْنَعُ بِهَا؟ قَالَ أَرْسِلْ بِهَا إِلَى أَخِيكَ النَّجَاشِيِّ  

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abudawud:4047 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād > ʿAlī b. Zayd > Anas b. Mālik

The king of Rome presented a fur of silk brocade to the Prophet ﷺ and he wore it. The scene that his hands were moving (while wearing the robe) is before my eyes. He then sent it to Ja'far who wore it and came to him. The Prophet ﷺ said: I did not send it to you to wear. He asked: What should I do with it? He replied: Send it to your brother Negus.  

أبو داود:٤٠٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ مَلِكَ الرُّومِ أَهْدَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُسْتَقَةً مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ فَلَبِسَهَا فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يَدَيْهِ تَذَبْذَبَانِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى جَعْفَرٍ فَلَبِسَهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِكَهَا لِتَلْبَسَهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَصْنَعُ بِهَا قَالَ أَرْسِلْ بِهَا إِلَى أَخِيكَ النَّجَاشِيِّ  

ahmad:13626 – ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿAlī b. Zayd > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The king of Rome presented to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a piece of silk, and it was as if I saw his hands swinging it because of its length. So the people started seeking it and saying, "Was this sent down to you, O Messenger of Allah, from the sky?" He said, "What is it that amazes you about it? By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, a handkerchief from the handkerchiefs of Sa'd in Paradise is better than this." Then he sent it to Ja'far, who wore it. Then he came and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I did not send it to you to wear it." He said, "What should I do with it?" He said, "Send it to your brother, the Negus."  

أحمد:١٣٦٢٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ مَلِكَ الرُّومِ أَهْدَى إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُسْتُقَةً مِنْ سُنْدُسٍ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يَدَيْهَا تَذَبْذَبَانِ مِنْ طُولِهِمَا فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَلْتَمِسُونَهَا وَيَقُولُونَ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذِهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ؟ قَالَ وَمَا يُعْجِبُكُمْ مِنْهَا؟ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَمَنْدِيلٌ مِنْ مَنَادِيلِ سَعْدٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ فَلَبِسَهَا جَعْفَرٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي لَمْ أَبْعَثْ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَلْبَسَهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَصْنَعُ بِهَا؟ قَالَ ابْعَثْ بِهَا إِلَى أَخِيكَ النَّجَاشِيِّ