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Sahih Muslim 2070 (Book 37, Hadith 34) #12519
The Gift of Brocade and its Sale

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was gifted a cloak made of brocade, but he quickly put it off and sent it to Umar b. Khattab. When asked why he did so, the Prophet said that Gabriel had forbidden him from wearing it. Umar then sold the cloak for two thousand Dirhams.

Jabir b. Abdullah reported that one day Allah's Apostle put on a cloak made of brocade, which had been presented to him. He then quickly put it off and sent it to 'Umar b. Khattab, and it was said to him: Messenger of Allah. why is it that you put it of immediately. whereupon he said: Gabriel forbade me from it (i. e. wearing of Ods garment), and 'Umar came to him weeping and said: Messenger of Allah you disapproved a thing but you gave it to me. What about me, then? Thereupon be (the Holy Prophet) Wd: I did not give it to you to wear it, but I gave you that you might sell it; and so he (Hadrat Umar) sold it for two thousand Dirhams.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ حَبِيبٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ لَبِسَ النَّبِيُّ يَوْمًا قَبَاءً مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ نَزَعَهُ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ قَدْ أَوْشَكَ مَا نَزَعْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ نَهَانِي عَنْهُ جِبْرِيلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَجَاءَهُ عُمَرُ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرِهْتَ أَمْرًا وَأَعْطَيْتَنِيهِ فَمَا لِي قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِكَهُ لِتَلْبَسَهُ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَبِيعُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَبَاعَهُ بِأَلْفَىْ دِرْهَمٍ

TOPICS
bay  *  brocade  *  gift  *  sale  *  alburdah  *  hadiyyah  *  addirham  *  khalat  *  mamnooa  *  aynun  *  dirhams

QUICK LESSONS:
Be humble in your dealings with others ; Share gifts with those who can benefit from them more than you ; Obey Allah’s commands without hesitation or question .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's humility and generosity in gifting away a beautiful cloak made of brocade which was gifted to him by someone else. He immediately put it off when Gabriel forbade him from wearing it, and instead gave it to his companion Umar b. Khattab with instructions to sell it for two thousand dirhams instead of keeping or wearing it himself as per Allah's commandment through Gabriel's revelation. This teaches us that we should always be humble in our dealings with others, even if we are given something precious or valuable as a gift; we should not keep such things for ourselves but rather share them with others who may benefit from them more than us, just like how the Prophet shared this gift with his companion Umar who could make use of its monetary value more than himself at that time. Furthermore, this also teaches us about being obedient to Allah's commands even if they may seem difficult or inconvenient at times; by following His orders without hesitation or question, we can be sure that He will reward us greatly in return for our obedience and faithfulness towards Him alone!

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