Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ زَبْرٍ حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى مَشْيَخَةٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارٍ بِيضٌ لِحَاهُمْ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَمِّرُوا وَصَفِّرُوا وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَتَسَرْوَلَونَ وَلَا يَأْتَزِرُونَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسَرْوَلُوا وَائْتَزِرُوا وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَتَخَفَّفُونَ وَلَا يَنْتَعِلُونَ قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَخَفَّفُوا وَانْتَعِلُوا وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَقُصُّونَ عَثَانِينَهُمْ وَيُوَفِّرُونَ سِبَالَهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُصُّوا سِبَالَكُمْ وَوَفِّرُوا عَثَانِينَكُمْ وَخَالِفُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ.
English Translation
Zayd ibn Yahya narrated to us: Abdullah ibn al-Ala ibn Zabr narrated to us: al-Qasim narrated to me, who said: I heard Abu Umama saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to some elders of the Ansar whose beards had turned white, and said: "O company of the Ansar, dye your hair red and yellow, and be different from the People of the Book." He said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, the People of the Book wear trousers and do not wear waist-wraps." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then wear trousers and wear waist-wraps, and be different from the People of the Book." He said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, the People of the Book wear leather socks and do not wear sandals." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then wear leather socks and wear sandals, and be different from the People of the Book." He said: We said, "O Messenger of Allah, the People of the Book trim their chins (beards) and let their moustaches grow long." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Trim your moustaches and let your beards grow long, and be different from the People of the Book."