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75 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Salih al-Qurashi related to us; Abu al-Yaqzan narrated to us; Abu ʿUmar al-Madini narrated to me from Husayn ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿAbbas, who said that ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿAbbas said to his nephew:
“For your garment to be seen on your companion is better than for it to be seen on you, and for your mount to be seen beneath your companion is better than for it to be beneath you.”
٧٥ - حدثنا عبد الله حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَقْظَانِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُمَرَ الْمَدِينِيُّ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ [قَالَ قَالَ] عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لِابْنِ أَخِيهِ لَأَنْ يُرَى ثَوْبُكَ عَلَى صَاحِبِكَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَى عَلَيْكَ وَلَأَنْ تُرَى دَابَّتُكَ تَحْتَ صَاحِبِكَ أحسن أَنْ تُرَى تَحْتَكَ.