Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ لَبِسَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبَاءً مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ أُهْدِيَ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهُ وَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقِيلَ قَدْ أَوْشَكْتَ مَا نَزَعْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ نَهَانِي عَنْهُ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَاءَهُ عُمَرُ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرِهْتَ أَمْرًا وَأَعْطَيْتَنِيهِ فَمَا لِي فَقَالَ لَمْ أُعْطِكَهُ لِتَلْبَسَهُ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ تَبِيعُهُ فَبَاعَهُ بِأَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمٍ.
English Translation
Rawh told us, Ibn Jurayj told us, Abu al-Zubayr informed me, that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore a silk cloak that had been given to him as a gift, then he was quick to take it off and sent it to Umar ibn al-Khattab. It was said to him: You were quick to take it off, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Gabriel forbade it to me. Then Umar came weeping and said: O Messenger of Allah, you disliked something and yet gave it to me, so what is wrong with me? He said: I did not give it to you to wear; I only gave it to you to sell. So he sold it for two thousand dirhams.