Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3560

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Yahya ibn Musa and Sufyan ibn Waki‘—with the same meaning—said: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us; al-Asbagh ibn Zayd narrated to us; Abu al-‘Ala’ narrated to us, from Abu Umamah, who said: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) wore a new garment and said, ‘Praise be to Allah, who clothed me with something that covers my nakedness and adorns me in my life.’ He then took his old garment and gave it in charity. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘Whoever wears a new garment, praises Allah for clothing him with something that covers his nakedness and adorns him in his life, then takes his worn garment and gives it in charity, will remain in Allah’s care, protection, and concealment, both alive and dead.’ He said: ‘This is a gharib hadith. Yahya ibn Ayyub also narrated it from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Zahr, from ‘Ali ibn Yazid, from al-Qasim, from Abu Umamah.’