Malik bin Umair says that I was present in the service of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when suddenly Sa’sa’ah bin Sawhan arrived and, after greeting, said: O Commander of the Faithful! Prevent us from the things from which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade you. He (Ali) replied: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from using gourds, green jars, wooden vessels, and vessels made by hollowing out wood (because wine used to be distilled in them), and also forbade silk, red saddle cloths, pure silk, and gold rings. Then he said that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gifted me a silk garment. I wore it and went outside so that people could see that I had worn the garment given to me by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he ordered me to take it off, and sent one part of it to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and tore the other part and distributed it among his women.