at night, and a small leather water vessel called al-Sādirah. It is said that he also had a stone basin in which he performed ablution (1), a brass bowl, a wooden cup called al-Sa‘ah, a copper washbasin, an oil vessel, and a square case (2) in which he kept his mirror and comb. It is said that the comb was made of ivory—that is, tortoiseshell. He also had a kohl container from which he would apply antimony kohl (3) at bedtime, three times to each eye. The case also contained scissors (4) and a tooth-stick.
He also had (5) a large serving bowl called al-Gharrā’, with four (6) rings by which four men carried it between them; sā‘ and mudd measuring vessels; a fleecy blanket; a bed with teak legs, given to him by As‘ad ibn Zurārah; and a leather mattress stuffed with palm fibre (7).
These details have been related separately in various hadiths.
Al-Tabarānī also related in his Mu‘jam (8) a comprehensive hadith concerning his equipment (9), on the authority of