English translation
1772. 'Ubaid bin Juraij asked 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar: "O Abū 'Abdur-Raḥmān! I noticed you doing four things that none of your companions do." He said: "And what are they, O Ibn Juraij?" He said: "I saw that you only touch the two southern corners of the corners (of the Ka'bah),[1] and I saw that you wear Sibtiyyah sandals,[2] and I saw that you dye with yellow,[3] and I saw that when you are in Makkah, the people enter into Ihrām when they see the crescent, but you do not until the Day of Tarwiyah.”[4] So ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar said: “As for the cornens, then I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ only touch the two southern ones. And as for the Sibtiyyah sandals, then I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ wearing sandals without any hair on them, and perform Wudū in them, so I also love to wear them. And as for (dyeing) with yellow, I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ dye with it, so I too love to dye with it. And as for announcing the Ihrām, I did not see the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ enter into the state of Ihrām until his mount started traveling with him.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
