Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 2 of 3

THE LWES OF THE SAHABAH ~u.,~ (Vol-2)
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~ wore it, it reached halfway down his calves. Looking down to his right
and left, Hadhrat Ali ~ remarked, "I have not seen a better fit. How much is
this?" "Four Dirhams, 0 Ameerul Mu'mineen," the man replied. Hadhrat Ali
~ then untied the money from his loincloth, handed it over to the man and
then left. (1)
The Practices of Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf
~~, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~)j.1~ and
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ~~
With Regard to Clothing
Hadhrat Sa'd bin Ibraheem says, "I saw Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf ~~
wearing a shawl or a suit of clothing worth four or five hundred Dirhams." (2)
Hadhrat Qur'ah relates that when he saw Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~~
wearing coarse and stiff clothing, he approached him saying, "0 Abu Abdur
Rahmaan! I have brought you soft clothing made in Khurasaan and it would give
me great pleasure to see you wearing them because your clothing is extremely
coarse and stifC" "Show it to me so that I may see it for myself," Hadhrat
Abdullaah bin Umar ~ said. Feeling it with his hand, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin
Umar ~ asked, "Is this silk?" "NO, it is cotton," Hadhrat Qur'ah assured him.
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~ however said, "1 fear wearing this because I
fear becoming a boastful snob. verily Allaah detests the boastful snob." (3)
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Hubaysh relates that he saw Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar
~ wearing two cloths made by the Ma'aaflr (a tribe in Yemen), which
reached halfwaydown his calves. (4)
Hadhrat waqdaanreports that he once heard a person asking Hadhrat Abdullaah
bin Umar~, ''What clothing should I wear?" Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar
~ replied, "Clothing that will neither cause foolish people to ridicule you
nor cause intelligent people to criticise you (for being extravagant}." ''What type
of clothing is that?" the man asked. ''What costs between five and ten Dirhams,"
came the reply. (S)
Hadhrat Abu Is'haaq reports that he saw Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ~
wear his loincloth halfway down his calves. In another narration, he mentions
that he saw several Sahabah ~~ such as Hadhrat Usaamah bin Zaid ~,
Hadhrat Zaid bin Arqam ~, Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib ~,~ and Hadhrat
Abdullaah bin Umar ~ all wearing their loincloths halfway down their
calves.(6)
Hadhrat uthmaan bin Abu Sulaymaan reports that Hadhrat Abdullaah bin
Abbaas ~ once purchased and wore a garment worth a thousand
(1) Ahmad in his Zuhd. as quoted in Ai Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vol.3 Pg.8).
(2) Ibn Sa'd (VoL3 Pg.131).
(3) Abu Nu'aym in his Hi/ya (Vol. I Pg.302).
(4) Abu Nu'ayrn in his Hi/ya (Vol.l Pg.302). Ibn Sa'd (VolA Pg.17S) has reported a similar narration.
(5) Abu Nu'aym in his Hi/ya (Vol.! Pg.302),
(6) Abu Nu'aym in his Hi/ya (VolA Pg.341),