77/22. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5823 — Kindness to Um Khalid
The black Khamisa
Hadith About Um Khalid and the Black Khamisa
Sahih Bukhari : 5823
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5823
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَعِيدِ بْنِ فُلاَنٍ ـ هُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ ـ عَنْ أُمِّ خَالِدٍ بِنْتِ خَالِدٍ، أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِثِيَابٍ فِيهَا خَمِيصَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ صَغِيرَةٌ فَقَالَ " مَنْ تَرَوْنَ نَكْسُو هَذِهِ ". فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ قَالَ " ائْتُونِي بِأُمِّ خَالِدٍ ". فَأُتِيَ بِهَا تُحْمَلُ فَأَخَذَ الْخَمِيصَةَ بِيَدِهِ فَأَلْبَسَهَا وَقَالَ " أَبْلِي وَأَخْلِقِي ". وَكَانَ فِيهَا عَلَمٌ أَخْضَرُ أَوْ أَصْفَرُ فَقَالَ " يَا أُمَّ خَالِدٍ هَذَا سَنَاهْ ". وَسَنَاهْ بِالْحَبَشِيَّةِ حَسَنٌ.
Um Khalid bint Khalid Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was given some clothes including a black Khamisa. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "To whom shall we give this to wear?" The people kept silent whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fetch Um Khalid for me." I (Um Khalid) was brought carried (as I was small girl at that time). The Prophet (ﷺ) took the Khamisa in his hands and made me wear it and said, "May you live so long that your dress will wear out and you will mend it many times." On the Khamisa there were some green or pale designs (The Prophet (ﷺ) saw these designs) and said, "O Um Khalid! This is Sanah." (Sanah in a Ethiopian word meaning beautiful).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5823In-book reference : Book 77, Hadith 40USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 72, Hadith 713
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5823
This hadith about Um Khalid and the black Khamisa shows the Prophet’s gentle way with a young girl. Some clothes were brought to him, including a small black Khamisa. He asked who should be given it, then called for Um Khalid. She was brought as a small child, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم placed the garment on her himself. He then made a kind statement that she may live long enough for the dress to wear out and be mended many times. When he saw the green or pale design on it, he said “Sanah,” meaning beautiful in the Ethiopian language. The report shows kindness, personal care, and a warm word to a child.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم personally gave the small Khamisa to Um Khalid.
- He used kind words when making her wear it.
- He noticed the design and called it beautiful.
- The hadith shows gentle treatment of a young child.
