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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 203

2. Musnad Umar ibn Khattab

مسند احمد

203
Musnad Ahmed
Sahih (Darussalam) [ al-Bukhari (5828) and Muslim (2069)]
It was narrated that Qatadah said:
I heard Abu "Uthman an-Nahdi say: the letter of ‘Umar came to us when we were in Adhrabeejan with "Utbah bin Farqad, or in Syria, (saying). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade silk except so much - two fingers. Abu "Uthman said: We had no doubt that he meant silk borders.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 356
Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 356