48/87. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5301 — Gold, Silver, and Silk Warning
Mentioning the Prohibition of Wearing Ad-Dibaj
Hadith About Gold, Silver Vessels, and Silk in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 5301
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5301
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، وَأَبُو فَرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُكَيْمٍ، قَالَ اسْتَسْقَى حُذَيْفَةُ فَأَتَاهُ دُهْقَانٌ بِمَاءٍ فِي إِنَاءٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ فَحَذَفَهُ ثُمَّ اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ مِمَّا صَنَعَ بِهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي نَهَيْتُهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ تَشْرَبُوا فِي إِنَاءِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَلاَ تَلْبَسُوا الدِّيبَاجَ وَلاَ الْحَرِيرَ فَإِنَّهَا لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَنَا فِي الآخِرَةِ " .
'Abdullah bin 'Ukaim Narrated from:
Hudhaifah asked for some water and the chief brought water in a silver vessel. He threw it aside, then he apologized to them for what he had done, and said: 'I told him before not to do that. I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: Do not drink from vessels of gold and silver, and do not wear Ad-Dibaj or silk. They are for them in this world, and for you in the Hereafter.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5301In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 262English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5303
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5301
This hadith gives a direct warning about two kinds of luxury: drinking from vessels of gold and silver, and wearing Ad-Dibaj or silk. Hudhaifah was brought water in a silver vessel, so he threw it aside. He then explained that he had already told the man not to do that. He quoted the Messenger of Allah saying not to drink from gold and silver vessels and not to wear Ad-Dibaj or silk. The reason given in the hadith is clear: they are for them in this world and for the believers in the Hereafter. For people searching for a hadith about silk in Islam or gold and silver vessels, this narration gives a plain warning tied to the Hereafter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith forbids drinking from vessels made of gold and silver.
- The hadith forbids wearing Ad-Dibaj and silk.
- Hudhaifah corrected the action after he had already warned against it.
- The text links restraint in this world with hope for the Hereafter.
