Darussalam · Volume 4
24. The ChaptersOn JihâdSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2807 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 938
Source no. 2807 · Volume 6 · Page 307
Sahih chain
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2807. Sulaimân bin Habib said: "We entered upon Abu Umâmah and he saw some silver ornaments on our swords. He got angry and said: 'People conquered lands and their swords were not adorned with gold and silver, but with lead and iron and 'Alâbi.'" Abul-Hasan Al-Qattân said: 'Alâbi means a nerve. (Sahih)
2807 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، فَرَأَى فِي سُيُوفِنَا شَيْئًا مِنْ حِلْيَةِ فِضَّةٍ فَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ فَتَحَ الْفُتُوحَ قَوْمٌ مَا كَانَ حِلْيَةُ سُيُوفِهِمْ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ، وَلَكِنِ الْآنُكُ وَالْحَدِيدُ وَالْعَلَابِيُّ» قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْقَطَّانُ: الْعَلَابِيُّ: الْعَصَبُ
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a. Using iron and lead to strengthen a sword or any other weapon is allowed. b. 'Alâbi is the muscle that is between the neck and the shoulder of a camel. Arabs used to cover sheaths with this fresh muscle which becomes hard and strong after getting dry. Similarly, they used to mend a broken spear by wrapping this muscle on it; after it dried, it was used to fix the broken parts firmly. (An-Nihâyah, Ibn Athir)