Malik bin Umair says: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when Sa’sa’ah bin Sawhan came. He greeted (with salam), then stood up and said: O Commander of the Faithful! Forbid us from that which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade you from. He (Ali) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from using vessels made of gourd, pitchers, and vessels coated with tar.