حَدَّثَنَا
زَيْدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى , حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ زَبْرٍ , حَدَّثَنِي
الْقَاسِمُ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
أَبَا أُمَامَةَ , يَقُولُ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى مَشْيَخَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارٍ بِيضٌ لِحَاهُمْ , فَقَالَ : " يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ ,
حَمِّرُوا , وَصَفِّرُوا , وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ " , قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَتَسَرْوَلَونَ وَلَا يَأْتَزِرُونَ ! فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " تَسَرْوَلُوا وَائْتَزِرُوا , وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ " , قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَتَخَفَّفُونَ وَلَا يَنْتَعِلُونَ , , قَالَ : فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَتَخَفَّفُوا وَانْتَعِلُوا , وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ " , قَالَ : فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَقُصُّونَ عَثَانِينَهُمْ , وَيُوَفِّرُونَ سِبَالَهُمْ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " قُصُّوا سِبَالَكُمْ وَوَفِّرُوا عَثَانِينَكُمْ , وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to some elderly men of the Ansar, "whose beards had turned white," and said: O group of Ansar! Dye your beards red or yellow and oppose the People of the Book. We said: O Messenger of Allah! The People of the Book wear trousers and do not tie the waist-wrapper? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You may wear trousers and also tie the waist-wrapper, but do oppose the People of the Book. We said: O Messenger of Allah! The People of the Book wear socks but do not wear shoes? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should wear socks and also wear shoes, and thus oppose the People of the Book. We said: O Messenger of Allah! The People of the Book shave their beards and grow their moustaches? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should trim your moustaches and grow your beards, and thus oppose the People of the Book.