Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1503
وَعَن عبد الله بن زيد أَنَّهُ قَالَ: اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ لَهُ سَوْدَاءُ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ أَسْفَلَهَا فَيَجْعَلَهُ أَعْلَاهَا فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَتْ قَلَبَهَا عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abd Allah ibn Zayd said: The Messenger of God sought rain while wearing a black khamisa of his. He wanted to take its lower part and make it its upper part, but when it was too heavy, he turned it over across his shoulders.
Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Khamisa is the name of the garment in the source. The English witness adds a description of its shape and decoration, which is not included in this Arabic block.
خَمِيصَةٌ لَهُ سَوْدَاءُ
The Arabic identifies the garment and its color. The English witness adds shape and decoration not given in the Arabic block.
Should the witness description remain separate from this translation?