الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السرف فى البناءBook of Extravagance in Building
بَابُ التَّطَاوُلِ فِي الْبُنْيَانِChapter: Boasting in Construction
Hadith 450
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حُرَيْثُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ: كُنْتُ أَدْخُلُ بُيُوتَ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي خِلاَفَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَأَتَنَاوَلُ سُقُفَهَا بِيَدِي.
It is narrated from Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) that during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), I used to visit the houses of the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I could easily touch the ceiling with my hand.
