Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4366
Arabic hadith text
وَعَن دِحيةَ بن خليفةَ قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَبَاطِيَّ فَأَعْطَانِي مِنْهَا قُبْطِيَّةً فَقَالَ: «اصْدَعْهَا صَدْعَيْنِ فَاقْطَعْ أَحَدَهُمَا قَمِيصًا وَأَعْطِ الْآخَرَ امْرَأَتَكَ تَخْتَمِرُ بِهِ» . فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ قَالَ: «وَأْمُرِ امْرَأَتَكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ تَحْتَهُ ثَوْبًا لَا يَصِفُهَا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Dihya ibn Khalifa brought some Egyptian linen cloth to the Prophet ﷺ, who gave him a piece and said, “Tear it into two pieces. Make one into a shirt, and give the other to your wife to cover her head with.” When Dihya turned to leave, the Prophet ﷺ said, “Tell your wife to wear a garment underneath it so that it does not show her shape.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.