Gifts · A gift of clothes, wearing of which is disliked
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْتَ فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ عَلَيْهَا، وَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ عَلَى بَابِهَا سِتْرًا مَوْشِيًّا ". فَقَالَ " مَا لِي وَلِلدُّنْيَا ". فَأَتَاهَا عَلِيٌّ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ لِيَأْمُرْنِي فِيهِ بِمَا شَاءَ. قَالَ تُرْسِلُ بِهِ إِلَى فُلاَنٍ. أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ بِهِمْ حَاجَةٌ.
English translation
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) went to the house of Fatima but did not enter it. `Ali came and she told him about
that. When 'All asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it, he said, "I saw a (multicolored) decorated curtain on her
door. I am not interested in worldly things." `Ali went to Fatima and told her about it. Fatima said, "I
am ready to dispense with it in the way he suggests." The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered her to send it to such-andsuch
needy people. "
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab saw a silken dress (cloak) being sold at the gate of the Mosque and said, "O
Allah's Messenger! Would that you buy it and wear it on Fridays and when the delegates come…
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَهْدَى إِلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حُلَّةً سِيَرَاءَ فَلَبِسْتُهَا، فَرَأَيْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنَ نِسَائِي.
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet (ﷺ) gave me a silken dress as a gift and I wore it. When I saw the signs of anger on his face, I
cut it into pieces and distributed it among my wives."