English translation
[5415] 14 - (...) It was narrated that Qatâdah said: "I heard Abû 'Uthmân An-Nahdî say: 'The letter of 'Umar came to us when we were in Azerbaijan with ‘Utbah bin Farqad, or in Ash-Shâm, (saying): ‘The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade silk except so much’” - two fingers. Abû ‘Uthmân said: “We had no doubt that he meant silk borders.”
