Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2811
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَوَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي لَيْلَةٍ إِضْحِيَانٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَإِلَى الْقَمَرِ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدِي أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْقَمَرِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الأَشْعَثِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir ibn Samurah reported: On a clear, moonlit night, I looked at the Messenger of Allah and at the moon. He was wearing a red hullah, and to me he was more beautiful than the moon.
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan gharib hadith; we know it only through the narration of al-Ash‘ath ibn Sawwar.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Hullah is a two-piece garment or robe. The Arabic describes a clear, moonlit night and says the Prophet appeared more beautiful than the moon to the narrator.