Hadith 15107

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ , حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ , أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , يَقُولُ : لَبِسَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبَاءً مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ , ثُمَّ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهُ , وَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ , فَقِيلَ : قَدْ أَوْشَكْتَ مَا نَزَعْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ : " نَهَانِي عَنْهُ جِبْرِيلُ " ، فَجَاءَهُ عُمَرُ يَبْكِي , فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , كَرِهْتَ أَمْرًا وَأَعْطَيْتَنِيهِ , فَمَا لِي ؟ ، فَقَالَ : " لَمْ أُعْطِكَهُ لِتَلْبَسَهُ , إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَبِيعُهُ " ، فَبَاعَهُ بِأَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمٍ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore a silk garment which had been gifted to him from somewhere. Then he sent it, folded, to Sayyiduna Umar. Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Why did you take it off?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Jibril forbade me from it." Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Umar also came in, weeping, and said, "O Messenger of Allah! You dislike something and give it to me—what is my sin?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I did not give it to you to wear; I gave it to you so that you could sell it and use its price for your needs." So he sold it for two thousand dirhams.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 15107
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 2070