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[5403] 7 - (...) It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "Umar saw 'Uṭārid At-Tamīmī standing in the market selling a Hullah of striped silk. He was a man who used to meet with kings and get gifts from them. 'Umar said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I have seen 'Uṭārid standing in the market selling a Hullah of striped silk.
Why don't you buy it and wear it when the delegations of the Arabs come to you?" I think he said: "And wear it on Fridays." The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to him: 'Silk is only worn in this world by one who will have no share in the Hereafter.' Some time after that, some Hullahs of striped silk were brought to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he sent one Hullah to 'Umar and one to Usâmah bin Zaid, and he gave a Hullah to 'Alî bin Abî Tâlib. He said: 'Tear it and make head covers for your womenfolk.' Then 'Umar came, carrying his Hullah, and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, have you sent this to me, when you said what you said previously about the Hullah of 'Uṭârid?' He said: 'I did not send it to you for you to wear it; rather I sent it to you so that you could benefit from it.' As for Usâmah, he put on his Hullah and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ gave him a look whereby he realized that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ disapproved of what he had done, and he said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, why are you looking at me when you are the one who sent it to me?' He said: 'I did not send it to you for you to wear it, rather I sent it to you so that you could cut it up and make head covers for your womenfolk.'"
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