Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #27067

Muhammad bin Bashar told us, Abdul Rahman bin Mahdi told us, on the authority of Sufyan, on the authority of Mansour, on the authority of Ibrahim, on the authority of Al-Aswad, on the authority of Aisha, She said: I used to twist the necklaces of the guidance of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, all of them as sheep, and then he would not enter ihram. Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith. This is acted upon according to some people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and others who view imitating sheep.