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ahmad:5717Isḥāq b. ʿĪsá > ʿAbdullāh b. Zayd b. Aslam from his father > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] He used to dye his clothes and anoint himself with saffron. He was asked, "Why do you dye your clothes and anoint yourself with saffron?" He replied, "Because I saw that it was the most beloved dye to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He would anoint himself with it and dye his clothes with it."  

أحمد:٥٧١٧حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصْبُغُ ثِيَابَهُ وَيَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ تَصْبُغُ ثِيَابَكَ وَتَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ؟ قَالَ لِأَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ أَحَبَّ الْأَصْبَاغِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَّهِنُ بِهِ وَيَصْبُغُ بِهِ ثِيَابَهُ  


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ahmad:6096Isḥāq b. ʿĪsá > ʿAbdullāh b. Zayd from my father > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] He used to dye his clothes and anoint himself with saffron. He was asked, "Why do you dye this with saffron?" He replied, "Because I saw that it was the most beloved dye to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he would anoint himself and dye his clothes with it."  

أحمد:٦٠٩٦حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ 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 اللهِ ﷺ يَدَّهِنُ وَيَصْبُغُ بِهِ ثِيَابَهُ