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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Clothes and Adornment

Sahih Muslim 2069g

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Using Vessels Of Gold And Silver For Men And Women, And Gold Rings And Silk For Men, But They Are Permissible For Women. Permissibility Of Silken Borders On Garments For Men, But It Should Not Be More Than Four Fingers Wide

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2069g

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيَّ، قَالَ جَاءَنَا كِتَابُ عُمَرَ وَنَحْنُ بِأَذْرَبِيجَانَ مَعَ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ أَوْ بِالشَّامِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى

عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ إِلاَّ هَكَذَا إِصْبَعَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ فَمَا عَتَّمْنَا أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي الأَعْلاَمَ

Qatada reported:

I heard Abe 'Uthman al-Nahdi as saying: There came to us a letter of 'Umar as we were in Adharba'ijan or in Syria in the company of 'Utba b. Farqad (and the letter ran thus): After (usual praise and glorification of Allah) it is stated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden the use of silk btit to the extent of these two fingers, and Abu Uthman said: We at once understood by these words that he meant (silk) patterns on (the cloth).

Reported by Muslim (No. 2069g, 2069h), Al-Bukhari (No. 5828) and Ahmad (No. 337).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله ( فَمَا عَتَّمْنَا أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي الْأَعْلَام ) هَكَذَا ضَبَطْنَاهُ ( عَتَّمْنَا ) بِعَيْنٍ مُهْمَلَة مَفْتُوحَة ثُمَّ تَاء مُثَنَّاة فَوْق مُشَدَّدَة مَفْتُوحَة ثُمَّ مِيم سَاكِنَة ثُمَّ نُون , وَمَعْنَاهُ مَا أَبْطَأَنَا فِي مَعْرِفَة أَنَّهُ أَرَادَ الْأَعْلَام. يُقَال : عَتَّمَ الشَّيْء إِذَا أَبْطَأَ وَتَأَخَّرَ , وَعَتَّمْته إِذَا أَخَّرْته , وَمِنْهُ حَدِيث سَلْمَان الْفَارِسِيّ رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ غَرَسَ كَذَا وَكَذَا أَوْدِيَة , وَالنَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُنَاوِلهُ , وَهُوَ يَغْرِس , فَمَا عَتَّمْت مِنْهَا وَاحِدَة , أَيْ مَا أَبْطَأْت أَنْ عَلَّقْت , فَهَذَا الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ مِنْ ضَبْط اللَّفْظَة وَشَرْحهَا هُوَ الصَّوَاب الْمَعْرُوف الَّذِي ص…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5828

While we were with `Utba bin Farqad at Adharbijan, there came `Umar's letter indicating that Allah's Apostle had forbidden the use of silk except this much, then he pointed with his index and middle fingers. To our knowledge, by that he meant embroidery.

نَهَى عَنِ الْحَرِيرِ، إِلاَّ هَكَذَا، وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ اللَّتَيْنِ تَلِيَانِ الإِبْهَامَ

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2069h

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Qatada but there is no mention of the words of Abd Uthman.

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ - حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَوْلَ أَبِي…

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 337

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيَّ قَالَ جَاءَنَا كِتَابُ عُمَرَ وَنَحْنُ بِأَذْرَبِيجَانَ مَعَ…

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