Hadith 17512

Chapter 83

باب 83

(83) باب حِلْيَةِ السُّيُوفِ

(83) Chapter: The decoration of swords (with gold and silver etc.) (JA)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ حَبِيبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ، يَقُولُ لَقَدْ فَتَحَ الْفُتُوحَ قَوْمٌ مَا كَانَتْ حِلْيَةُ سُيُوفِهِمِ الذَّهَبَ وَلاَ الْفِضَّةَ، إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ حِلْيَتُهُمُ الْعَلاَبِيَّ وَالآنُكَ وَالْحَدِيدَ.

Narrated Abu Umama:
Some people conquered many countries and their swords were decorated neither with gold nor silver, but they were decorated with leather, lead and iron. (JA)

Reference (JA): Sahih al-Bukhari 2909 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 56, Hadith 122 (JA)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 157 (JA)