Musnad Ahmad

Musnad Ahmad 301

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اتَّزِرُوا وَارْتَدُوا وَانْتَعِلُوا وَأَلْقُوا الْخِفَافَ وَالسَّرَاوِيلَاتِ وَأَلْقُوا الرُّكُبَ وَانْزُوا نَزْوًا وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمَعَدِّيَّةِ وَارْمُوا الْأَغْرَاضَ وَذَرُوا التَّنَعُّمَ وَزِيَّ الْعَجَمِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَرِيرَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ نَهَى عَنْهُ وَقَالَ لَا تَلْبَسُوا مِنْ الْحَرِيرِ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ‏.‏

Translation

Yazid narrated to us; ‘Asim narrated to us, from Abu ‘Uthman al-Nahdi, from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: ‘Wear the izar and the cloak, wear sandals, and take off the boots and trousers. Cast away the stirrups, leap onto your mounts, and take up rough riding. Practice archery at targets, and leave luxury and the dress of non-Arabs. Beware of silk, for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade it and said, “Do not wear silk except as much as this”—and the Messenger of Allah gestured with his two fingers.’