عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ قَالَتْ لَمَّا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ لُبْسِ الذَّهَبِ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَرْبِطُ الْمَسْكَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ قَالَ أَفَلَا تَرْبِطُونَهُ بِالْفِضَّةِ ثُمَّ تَلْطَخُونَهُ بِزَعْفَرَانٍ فَيَكُونَ مِثْلَ الذَّهَبِ
Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited wearing gold, we said: O Messenger of Allah! Can we tie its chain with thread? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why don’t you tie it with silver, then apply saffron to it, so it will become like gold.