(251) بَابُ الْكِبْرِ
Salih, the garment-seller, reported that his grandmother said,"I saw 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, buy fates for a dirham andput them in his blanket. I said to him (or a man said to him), 'I willcarry it for you, Amir al-Mu'minin.' He said, 'No, the father of the familyis the one who is the most entitled to carry it.'" (JA)
Reference (JA): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 551 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 30, Hadith 14 (JA)
English translation (JA): Book 30, Hadith 551 (JA)