Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #473
Compassion
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَتْ: أَمْسِكْ حَتَّى أَخِيطَ نَقْبَتِي فَأَمْسَكْتُ فَقُلْتُ: يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، لَوْ خَرَجْتُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ لَعَدُّوهُ مِنْكِ بُخْلاً، قَالَتْ: أَبْصِرْ شَأْنَكَ، إِنَّهُ لاَ جَدِيدَ لِمَنْ لاَ يَلْبَسُ الْخَلَقَ.
Kathir ibn 'Ubayd said, "I visited 'A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin,
may Allah be pleased with her. She said, 'Wait until I sew up my garment.'
So I waited and said, 'Umm al-Mu'minin, when I go out, I will tell them
that your enemy is miserliness.' She said, 'Look to your own business.
There are no new clothes for anyone who does not wear shabby clothes.'"
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This hadith is #473 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Compassion.