Chapter 5

Remembrance 1 from Chapter 5

What to say to one’s companion when seeing him in new clothes

Arabic
Arabic text from the source edition
Romanisation

Albis jadīdā, wa ‘ish ḥamīdā, wa mut shahīdan sa‘īdā.

Context

We relate in the books of Ibn Mājah and Ibn as-Sunnī that Ibn ‘Umar Honorific symbol narrated that the Messenger of Allah Honorific symbol saw a garment on ‘Umar and asked: “Is this new or washed?” He said: “It is washed.” So he Honorific symbol said: “Wear new things, live laudably, and die as a shahīd, blessedly.” [2].

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References
[2] Ibn Mājah (3558) and Ibn as-Sunnī (269). Ibn Ḥajar grades it as ḥasan gharīb.

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