حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْعَسْقَلَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رُکَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رُکَانَةَ صَارَعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَرَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رُکَانَةُ وَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فَرْقُ مَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْمُشْرِکِينَ الْعَمَائِمُ عَلَی الْقَلَانِسِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4078
Narrated Ali ibn Rukanah: Ali quoting his father said: Rukanah wrestled with the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ threw him on the ground. Rukanah said: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: The difference between us and the polytheists is that we wear turbans over caps.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020