Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَصْبُغُ ثِيَابَهُ وَيَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ تَصْبُغُ ثِيَابَكَ وَتَدَّهِنُ بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ قَالَ لِأَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ أَحَبَّ الْأَصْبَاغِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَّهِنُ بِهِ وَيَصْبُغُ بِهِ ثِيَابَهُ.
English Translation
Ishaq ibn 'Isa told us: 'Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam told us, from his father, from Ibn 'Umar, that he used to dye his clothes and anoint himself with saffron. It was said to him, "Why do you dye your clothes and anoint yourself with saffron?" He said, "Because I saw that it was the dye most beloved to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him; he anointed himself with it and dyed his clothes with it."