حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَی أَبِي أُمَامَةَ فَرَأَی فِي سُيُوفِنَا شَيْئًا مِنْ حِلْيَةِ فِضَّةٍ فَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ لَقَدْ فَتَحَ الْفُتُوحَ قَوْمٌ مَا کَانَ حِلْيَةُ سُيُوفِهِمْ مِنْ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَلَکِنْ الْآنُکُ وَالْحَدِيدُ وَالْعَلَابِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْقَطَّانُ الْعَلَابِيُّ الْعَصَبُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2807
Sulaiman bin Habib said: "We entered upon Abu Umamah and he saw some silver ornaments on our swords. He got angry and said: 'People conquered lands and their swords were not adorned with gold and silver, but with lead and iron and 'Azabi.' Abul-Hasan Al-Qattan said: 'Alabi means a nerve. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020