Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 157

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ أُهْدِيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ سَرَقَةٌ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يَتَدَاوَلُونَهَا بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا لَهُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Hannad ibn al-Sari reported to us: Abu al-Ahwas reported to us, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Bara ibn Azib, who said: A piece of silk was presented to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace), and the people began passing it among themselves. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Do you admire this?’ They replied, ‘Yes, Messenger of Allah.’ He said, ‘By the One in whose hand is my soul, the handkerchiefs of Sad ibn Muadh in Paradise are better than this.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The Arabic has the plural ‘handkerchiefs’ (manadil), while the witness renders it as singular.