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muslim:2071aMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná > ʿAbd al-Raḥman / Ibn Mahdī > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Abū Ṣāliḥ > ʿAlī

A silk cloak was presented to Messenger of Allah ﷺ. and he sent it to me and I wore it. but then found some sign of disapproval upon his face, whereupon he said: I did not send it to you that you wear it, but I sent it to you so that you might tear it and make out head dream for your women.  

مسلم:٢٠٧١aحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ

أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُلَّةُ سِيَرَاءَ فَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَىَّ فَلَبِسْتُهَا فَعَرَفْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَبْعَثْ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَلْبَسَهَا إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ لِتُشَقِّقَهَا خُمُرًا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ  


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nasai:5298Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > al-Naḍr And ʾAbū ʿĀmir > Shuʿbah

"A Hullah of Sira' was given to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he sent it to me. I put it on, then I saw anger in his face. He said: 'I did not give it to you to wear it.' Then he told me to divide it among my womenfolk."  

النسائي:٥٢٩٨أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا النَّضْرُ وَأَبُو عَامِرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ الْحَنَفِيَّ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُلَّةُ سِيَرَاءَ فَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَىَّ فَلَبِسْتُهَا فَعَرَفْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِكَهَا لِتَلْبَسَهَا فَأَمَرَنِي فَأَطَرْتُهَا بَيْنَ نِسَائِي  

abudawud:4043Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Abū Ṣāliḥ > ʿAlī

A robe containing silk was presented to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He then sent it to me. I wore it and came to him. I saw him looking angry in his face. He then said: I did not send it to you to wear. He ordered me and I divided it among my women.  

أبو داود:٤٠٤٣حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ

أُهْدِيَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حُلَّةٌ سِيَرَاءُ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَىَّ فَلَبِسْتُهَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَرَأَيْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أُرْسِلْ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَلْبَسَهَا وَأَمَرَنِي فَأَطَرْتُهَا بَيْنَ نِسَائِي