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English translation
3723. It was narrated that Ibn Abī Lailā said: Hudhaifah was in Al-Madā‘in and he asked for water, and a chieftain brought a vessel of silver. He (Hudhaifah) cast it aside and said: “I only threw it because I had told him not to do that, but he did not pay any heed. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade silk and Dībāj, and drinking from vessels of gold and silver. He said:
“They are for them in this world, and for you in the Hereafter.” (Sahih). «هِيَ لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَكُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ».
(Sahih)
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Footnotes
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[1] Abū Sa‘eed Ibn Al-‘Arābī is one of those who heard the text from Abū Dāwud. In our edition it is Mudd instead of Mudi but what is correct is Mudi. It is a tank used for water made of stone, it holds fifteen or more Makūk and one Makūk equals one and a half Ṣā’. See Lisān Al-‘Arab, An-Nihāyah and Gharīb Al-Ḥadīth by Al-Khaṭṭābī. And its meaning is that the Sultān had officiated a size for the Mudi and sent it around to be used for all measurements of that size, and he broke it with a rock. See Walāt Miṣr (1:23) by Al-Kindī. It appears that some of the copyists made an error in its spelling.
Commentary
According to the majority of scholars, wearing of silk clothes and gold is lawful for women and unlawful for men. Use of the utensils of gold and silver is prohibited for both men and women. Use of silken bed sheets is also prohibited for men.
