Volume 8 Book 73 Hadith 22

Volume 8, Book 73, Number 22:
Narrated Sa’id:
Um Khalid bint Khalid bin Said said, “I came to Allah’s Apostle along with my father and I was
wearing a yellow shirt. Allah’s Apostle said, “Sanah Sanah!” (‘Abdullah, the sub-narrator said, “It
means, ‘Nice, nice!’ in the Ethiopian language.”) Um Khalid added, “Then I started playing with the
seal of Prophethood. My father admonished me. But Allah’s Apostle said (to my father), “Leave her,”
Allah’s Apostle (then addressing me) said, “May you live so long that your dress gets worn out, and
you will mend it many times, and then wear another till it gets worn out (i.e. May Allah prolong your
life).” (The sub-narrator, ‘Abdullah aid, “That garment (which she was wearing remained usable for a
long