Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 26335 — Those who disliked safflower-dyed

Amr bin Shu'ayb reports from his father, from his grandfather, that he said: We came with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the pass of Adhakhir, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at me. At that time I was wearing a sheet dyed with safflower, somewhat stronger than rose colour. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is this?" From this I recognised his (peace and blessings be upon him) dislike, so I went to my family. They were (at that time) heating their oven, so I threw the sheet into the oven. Then the next day I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Abdullah, what happened to the sheet?" I told him (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not give that sheet to one of your family to wear? For there is no harm in it for women."