On the authority of Sa'id ibn Abi al-Hasan, he said: The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was of silver. (1)

‌‌122 - Chapter: The prohibition against sitting on purple silk saddle-cloths (al-mayathir)

5376 - Muhammad ibn al-'Ala' informed us, saying: Ibn Idris narrated to us, saying: I heard 'Asim ibn Kulayb, on the authority of Abu Burdah, on the authority of 'Ali, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: "Say: O Allah, make me steadfast and guide me," and he forbade me from sitting on al-mayathir. Al-mayathir are garments of silk (2) that women used to make for their husbands to place on the saddle, like quilted covers of purple silk (3).

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(1) Authentic due to its supporting witnesses, and it has been mentioned in the annotation of the preceding narration. This chain consists of trustworthy narrators, except that it is interrupted (mursal). Hisham is Ibn Abi 'Abdullah al-Dastuwa'i, and Sa'id ibn Abi al-Hasan is the brother of al-Hasan al-Basri. It is found in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (9728).
It was also narrated by Abu Dawud (2584) via the chain of Mu'adh ibn Hisham, from his father, with this chain.

(2) In (R) and (M): tukan (as recorded in the margin of M), and in its margin what has been mentioned as a variant reading.

(3) Its chain is strong due to 'Asim ibn Kulayb, and the rest of its narrators are trustworthy. Ibn Idris is 'Abdullah, and Abu Burdah is Ibn Abi Musa al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him. It is found in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (9739) in a longer version, but it includes the prohibition of wearing a ring on the little finger, which contradicts what is authentically established from the hadith of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the ring of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was on his little finger, as previously mentioned under number (5282). The hadith has previously been narrated through trustworthy chains from 'Asim ibn Kulayb under numbers: (5210), (5211), (5212), (5286), and (5287) concerning the prohibition of wearing a ring on the index and middle fingers.
It was also narrated by Muslim (2078): (64) following hadith (2095) - and (2725) from Abu Kurayb Muhammad ibn al-'Ala', with this chain, and in the first narration he paired Abu Kurayb with Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn Numayr, and it is longer than this one, while the second narration is abridged.
It was also narrated by Ibn Majah (3648) from Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, from 'Abdullah ibn Idris, with it, =