Hadith 3802

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : " أُهْدِيَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُلَّةُ حَرِيرٍ فَجَعَلَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَمَسُّونَهَا وَيَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ لِينِهَا ، فَقَالَ : أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ لِينِ هَذِهِ لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا أَوْ أَلْيَنُ " . رَوَاهُ قَتَادَةُ , وَالزُّهْرِيُّ , سَمِعَا أَنَسًا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Narrated Al-Bara: A silken cloth was given as a present to the Prophet . His companions started touching it and admiring its softness. The Prophet said, "Are you admiring its softness? The handkerchiefs of Sa`d bin Mu`adh (in Paradise) are better and softer than it."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب مناقب الأنصار / 3802
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
➊ The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was sent a silk garment as a gift by Akid Duma.
➋ (Sahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Gifts and Their Virtue, Hadith: 2616.)
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) specifically mentioned the name of Sa’d ibn Mu’adh (radi Allahu anhu) because he liked silk garments, or perhaps when the Ansar were astonished upon seeing this garment, he said: “Your leader has been presented with garments far superior to this.”
➌ The mention of a handkerchief was made because, compared to other garments, it is very light and is used for cleaning and similar purposes. In relation to other garments, it is as if it serves as a servant. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) described the excellence of a lowly garment so that the excellence of superior garments could be estimated.
(Fath al-Bari: 11/514)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3802
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Manadīl:
This is the plural of mandīl, which is derived from the word "ndal," meaning dirt or filth. Its meaning is towel.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6351