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ahmad:18595 – Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Isrāʾīl or Ghayruh > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

[Machine] "A silk garment was presented to the Prophet ﷺ, and we would touch it and marvel at it and say, 'We have never seen a better garment than this, so soft.' The Prophet ﷺ then asked, 'Do you like this?' We said, 'Yes.' He replied, 'The handkerchiefs of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in Paradise are even better and softer than this.'"  

أحمد:١٨٥٩٥ – حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ

أُهْدِيَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثَوْبٌ حَرِيرٌ فَجَعَلْنَا نَلْمِسُهُ وَنَعْجَبُ مِنْهُ وَنَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْنَا ثَوْبًا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ وَأَلْيَنَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَيُعْجِبُكُمْ هَذَا؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَلْيَنُ  

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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad
bukhari:5836 – ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

The Prophet ﷺ was given a silk garment as a gift and we started touching it with our hands and admiring it. On that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you wonder at this?" We said, "Yes." He said, "The handkerchiefs of Saʿd bin Muʿadh in Paradise are better than this."  

البخاري:٥٨٣٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ؓ قَالَ

أُهْدِيَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثَوْبُ حَرِيرٍ فَجَعَلْنَا نَلْمُسُهُ وَنَتَعَجَّبُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا  

muslim:2468a – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

Do you admire the softness of this (cloth)? The handkerchiefs of Sa'd b. Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this.  

مسلم:٢٤٦٨a – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُلَّةُ حَرِيرٍ فَجَعَلَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَلْمُسُونَهَا وَيَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ لِينِهَا فَقَالَ أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ لِينِ هَذِهِ لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا وَأَلْيَنُ  

tirmidhi:3847 – Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

"A garment of silk was gifted to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so they began to marvel at its softness, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Do you marvel at this? Indeed, the handkerchiefs of Sa'd bin Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this.'"  

الترمذي:٣٨٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ

أُهْدِيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَوْبٌ حَرِيرٌ فَجَعَلُوا يَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ لِينِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ  

ahmad:13188 – Sulaymān b. Dāwud > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ was brought a silk garment, so they started touching it and looking at it. He said, 'Are you amazed at this? The handkerchief of Sa'd or the handkerchief of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in Paradise is better than this or softer than this.'"  

أحمد:١٣١٨٨ – حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِثَوْبٍ حَرِيرٍ فَجَعَلُوا يَمَسُّونَهُ وَيَنْظُرُونَ فَقَالَ أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدٍ أَوْ مِنْدِيلُسَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ أَلْيَنُ مِنْ هَذَا  

ahmad:13938 – Abū Dāwud > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was brought a silk garment, so they began touching it and looking at it. He said, "Are you amazed by this? The handkerchiefs of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this, or smoother than this, or he said from a handkerchief like this."  

أحمد:١٣٩٣٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِثَوْبٍ حَرِيرٍ فَجَعَلُوا يَمَسُّونَهُ وَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا؟ لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ أَلْيَنُ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ قَالَ مِنْدِيلُ