I was sitting with ʿAli ؓ and Saʿsaʿah bin Soohan came in and greeted him, then he said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, forbid to us that which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade you. He said: He forbade us to use gourds, green glazed pitchers, varnished jars and hollowed-out stumps, and he forbade us to wear a blend of linen and silk, to use red saddle cloths, silk and gold jewellery. Then he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me a suit of silk and I went out wearing it so that people would see me wearing a garment that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given to me. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw me and told me to take it off, so I sent one piece to Fatimah and I tore the other and shared it out among his wives.  

يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ انْهَنَا عَمَّا نَهَاكَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ نَهَانَا عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالْمُزَفَّتِ وَالنَّقِيرِ وَنَهَانَا عَنِ الْقَسِّيِّ وَالْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ وَعَنِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالْحِلَقِ الذَّهَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَسَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حُلَّةً مِنْ حَرِيرٍ فَخَرَجْتُ فِيهَا لِيَرَى النَّاسُ عَلَيَّ كِسْوَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَرَآنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَنِي بِنَزْعِهِمَا فَأَرْسَلَ بِإِحْدَاهُمَا إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ وَشَقَّ الْأُخْرَى بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ