Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father, who says that when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived in Syria, his shirt was torn at the place where he sat. It was a thick and coarse shirt. So, he (may Allah be pleased with him) sent that shirt to the owner of Azraat or Aylah. The narrator says that he washed the shirt, patched it, and a Coptic shirt was sewn for Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Then a man brought both shirts to him (may Allah be pleased with him) and gave him the Coptic shirt. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took the shirt and touched it, then said: "This is soft." Then he threw that shirt back to the man and said: "Give me my shirt, because it absorbs sweat better than both of these shirts."