Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2221
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا أَبَا صَفْوَانَ بْنَ عُمَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رِجْلَ سَرَاوِيلَ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ فَوَزَنَ لِي فَأَرْجَحَ لِي .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar and Muhammad ibn al-Walid narrated to us. They said: Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us; Shuʿbah narrated to us, from Simak ibn Harb, who said: I heard Malik, Abu Safwan ibn Umayrah, say: “I sold a pair of trousers to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) before the Hijrah. He weighed out the payment for me and gave me a little extra.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ بِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رِجْلَ سَرَاوِيلَ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ فَوَزَنَ لِي فَأَرْجَحَ لِي .
Rijl sarawil is rendered as a pair of trousers; the idiom describes the garment sold before the Hijrah.
Does “a pair of trousers” accurately convey rijl sarawil in this report?