حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَأَى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي سُوقٍ ثَوْبًا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ ابْتَعْتَ هَذَا الثَّوْبَ لِلْوَفْدِ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَلْبَسُ الْحَرِيرَ أَوْ قَالَ هَذَا مَنْ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُ قَالَ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَاكَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِثَوْبٍ مِنْهَا فَبَعَثَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَكَرِهَهُ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ بَعَثْتَ بِهِ إِلَيَّ وَقَدْ قُلْتَ فِيهِ مَا سَمِعْتُ إِنَّمَا يَلْبَسُ الْحَرِيرَ أَوْ قَالَ هَذَا مَنْ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَبْعَثْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ لِتَلْبَسَهُ وَلَكِنْ بَعَثْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ لِتُصِيبَ بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَالَ سَالِمٌ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَكْرَهُ الْعَلَمَ فِي الثَّوْبِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5095
It was narrated that Abdullah ibn 'Umar said: 'Umar Ibn al-Khattaab saw a garment of silk in the marketplace. He said: 0 Messenger of Allah, why don’t you buy this garment (to wear when you meet) the delegations? He said: "Silk - or this - is only worn by one who has no share in the Hereafter." He said: Later on, some garments like it were brought to the Prophet (PBUH) and he sent one of them to 'Umar. He got upset and he came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said: O Prophet of Allah, you sent this to me when you said what I heard: "Silk is only worn by one who has no share in the Hereafter"?! He said: "I did not send it to you for you to wear it; rather I sent it to you so that you could earn some money (by selling it)." Saalim said: Because of this hadeeth, Ibn 'Umar disliked silk embroidery on garments.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020