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Volume 1
Bk. 1: Revelation
1.1:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Deeds (their correctness and rewards) depend upon
intentions, and every person gets but what he has intended. So whoever emigrated
for worldly benefits, or for a woman to marry, his emigration is for what he
emigrated for."
1.2:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful
believers) Al-Harith
bin Hisham asked Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle!
How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?" Allah's Apostle replied,
"Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration
is the hardest of all and then this state passes off after I have grasped what
is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and
I grasp what he says." `Aisha added: Verily I saw the Prophet being inspired
Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the sweat dropping from his forehead (as
the Inspiration was over).
1.3:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of the
faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's
Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright day light,
and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion
in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many
days before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey
food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food
likewise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the
cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet replied,
"I do not know how to read. The Prophet added, "The angel caught me (forcefully)
and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more. He then released me
and again asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon
he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any
more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again I replied, 'I do
not know how to read (or what shall I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the
third time and pressed me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of
your Lord, who has created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read!
And your Lord is the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle
returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went
to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till
his fear was over and after that he told her everything that had happened and
said, "I fear that something may happen to me." Khadija replied, "Never! By
Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your Kith and
kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist
the deserving calamity-afflicted ones." Khadija then accompanied him to her
cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad [??] bin `Abdul `Uzza, who, during the pre
Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew
letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to
write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa,
"Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew!
What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had seen. Waraqa
said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had
sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your
people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they drive me out?"
Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said, "Anyone (man) who came with
something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I
should remain Alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would
support you strongly." But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine
Inspiration was also paused for a while. Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari
while talking about the period of pause in revelation reporting the speech of
the Prophet "While I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky.
I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira'
sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came
back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the
following Holy Verses (of Qur'an): 'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in
garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's Punishment),... up to 'and
desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation started coming strongly,
frequently and regularly."
1.4:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas in
the explanation of the Statement of Allah 'Move not your tongue concerning (the
Qur'an) to make haste therewith (75.16)' said "Allah's Apostle used to bear the
revelation with great trouble and used to move his lips (quickly) with the
Inspiration." Ibn `Abbas moved his lips saying, "I am moving my lips in front of
you as Allah's Apostle used to move his." Sa`id moved his lips saying: "I am
moving my lips, as I saw Ibn `Abbas moving his." Ibn `Abbas added, "So Allah
revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
It is for us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it
(the Qur'an) (75.16-17)' which means that Allah will make him (the Prophet )
remember the portion of the Qur'an which was revealed at that time by heart and
recite it. The Statement of Allah: And 'When we have recited it to you (O
Muhammad through Gabriel) then you follow its (Qur'an) recital' (75.18) means
'listen to it and be silent.' Then it is for Us (Allah) to make It clear to you'
(75.19) means 'Then it is (for Allah) to make you recite it (and its meaning
will be clear by itself through your tongue). Afterwards, Allah's Apostle used
to listen to Gabriel whenever he came and after his departure he used to recite
it as Gabriel had recited it."
1.5:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in
generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet
him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle was the most
generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in
readiness and haste to do charitable deeds).
1.6:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to
him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants
doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when
Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan
and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them
in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called
for his translator who, translating Heraclius' question said to them, "Who
amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu
Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group). Heraclius
said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind
him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that
he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that
if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me." Abu Sufyan added,
"By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar, I would
not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me
about him was: 'What is his family status amongst you?' I replied, 'He belongs
to a good (noble) family amongst us.' Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody
amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' I replied,
'No.'
He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.'
Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is
the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day
by day)?' I replied, 'They are increasing.' He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst
those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion
afterwards?' I replied, 'No.'
Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of
telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' I replied, 'No. '
Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' I replied, 'No. We are at
truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.' I could not find
opportunity to say anything against him except that. Heraclius asked, 'Have you
ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.'
Then he said, 'What was the
outcome of the battles?' I replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes
we.' Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to
worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to
renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the
truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.' Heraclius
asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you about his family
and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the
Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned
you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the
negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that
this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I asked you whether
anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it
had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take
back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of
telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So
I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a
lie about Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the
poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the
Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you
whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were
increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in
all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after
embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply
was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its
delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he
had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never
betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered
you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him
and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and
to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place
underneath my feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he was going to
appear but I did not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach him
definitely, I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would
certainly wash his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by
Allah's Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who
forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows:
"In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from
Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine.
Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to
Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your
reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin
by misguiding your Arisiyin (peasants). (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:)
'O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship
none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none
of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn away, say:
Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64).
Abu Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the
letter, there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out
of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha (the
Prophet Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani Al-Asfar
(Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he (the
Prophet) would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e.
Allah guided me to it). The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of
Ilya' (Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn
An-Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting Ilya' (Jerusalem), he
got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was
in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At
night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice
circumcision had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice
circumcision?' The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices
circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews). 'Just Issue orders to
kill every Jew present in the country.' While they were discussing it, a
messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah's Apostle to
Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news, he (Heraclius) ordered the
people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The
people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then
asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, 'Arabs also practice
circumcision.' (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the
Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was
as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in
Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend
who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the
fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the
Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered
that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O
Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want
your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e.
embrace Islam).' (On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the
gates of the palace like onagers [??] but found the doors closed. Heraclius
realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing
Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in audience. (When they
returned) he said, 'What already said was just to test the strength of your
conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before him and became
pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius' story (in connection with
his faith).
Bk. 2: Belief
1.7:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said:
Islam is based on (the following) five (principles): -1. To testify that there
is no deity (owing the right to be worshipped) but Allah and that Muhammad is
Allah's Messenger. -2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers
dutifully and perfectly. -3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . -4. To
perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca) -5. To observe fast during the month of
Ramadan.
1.8:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief)
consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya' (This word "Haya'"
covers a large number of concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them
are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, and scruple, etc. Its predominant
meaning is: pious shyness from committing religious indiscretions) is a part of
faith."
1.9:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "A Muslim is
the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir
(emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."
1.10:
Narrated Abu Musa: Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam
is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He replied, "One who avoids
harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands."
1.11:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Amr: A man asked the Prophet , "What sort of deeds or (what qualities of)
Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom
you know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).
1.12:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he
wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself."
1.13:
Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life
is, none of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his
children."
1.14:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said "None of you will
have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind."
1.15:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the
following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: - 1. The
one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. -2. Who
loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake. -3. Who hates to revert
to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the fire."
1.16:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith
and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy."
1.17:
Narrated 'Ubada
bin As-Samit: who took part in the battle of Badr and was a Naqib (a person
heading a group of six persons), on the night of Al-`Aqaba pledge: Allah's
Apostle said while a group of his companions were around him, "Swear allegiance
to me for: - 1. Not to join anything in worship along with Allah. -2. Not to
steal. -3. Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse. -4. Not to kill your
children. -5. Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation
among people). -6. Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deed." The
Prophet added: "Whoever among you fulfills his pledge will be rewarded by Allah.
And whoever indulges in any one of them (except the ascription of partners to
Allah) and gets the punishment in this world, that punishment will be an
expiation for that sin. And if one indulges in any of them, and Allah conceals
his sin, it is up to Him to forgive or punish him (in the Hereafter)." 'Ubada
bin As-Samit added: "So we swore allegiance for these." (points to Allah's
Apostle)
1.18:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "A
time will come that the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will
take on the top of mountains and the places of rainfall (valleys) so as to flee
with his religion from afflictions."
1.19:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever
Allah's Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something, he used to order them deeds
which were easy for them to do, (according to their strength endurance). They
said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are not like you. Allah has forgiven your past and
future sins." So Allah's Apostle became angry and it was apparent on his face.
He said, "I am the most Allah fearing, and know Allah better than all of you
do."
1.20:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the
following three qualities will taste the sweetness of faith: -1. The one to whom
Allah and His Apostle become dearer than anything else. -2. Who loves a person
and he loves him only for Allah's sake. -3. Who hates to revert to disbelief
(Atheism) after Allah has brought (saved) him out from it, as he hates to be
thrown in fire."
1.21:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said,
"When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell will go
to Hell, Allah will order those who have had faith equal to the weight of a
grain of mustard seed to be taken out from Hell. So they will be taken out but
(by then) they will be blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river
of Haya' (rain) or Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to which is the
right term), and they will revive like a grain that grows near the bank of a
flood channel. Don't you see that it comes out yellow and twisted"
1.22:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping I
saw (in a dream) some people wearing shirts of which some were reaching up to
the breasts only while others were even shorter than that. `Umar bin Al-Khattab
was shown wearing a shirt that he was dragging." The people asked, "How did you
interpret it? (What is its interpretation) O Allah's Apostle?" He (the Prophet )
replied, "It is the Religion."
1.23:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin `Umar):
Once Allah's Apostle passed by an Ansari (man) who was admonishing to his
brother regarding Haya' (pious shyness from committing religious indiscretions).
On that Allah's Apostle said, "Leave him as Haya' is a part of faith." (See
Hadith No. 8)
1.24:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said: "I have
been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle,
and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they
perform a that, then they save their lives an property from me except for
Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah."
1.25:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best
deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The
questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To
participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause." The questioner
again asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To perform Hajj
(Pilgrim age to Mecca) Mabrur" (i.e. accepted by Allah, performed with the
intention of seeking Allah's pleasure only and not to show off, without
committing a sin and in accordance with the traditions of the Prophet).
1.26:
Narrated Sa`d:
Allah's Apostle distributed (Zakat) amongst (a
group of) people while I was sitting there but Allah's Apostle left a man whom I
thought the best of the lot. I asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you left that
person? By Allah I regard him as a faithful believer." The Prophet commented:
"Or merely a Muslim." I remained quiet for a while, but could not help repeating
my question because of what I knew about him. And then asked Allah's Apostle,
"Why have you left so and so? By Allah! He is a faithful believer." The Prophet
again said, "Or merely a Muslim." And I could not help repeating my question
because of what I knew about him. Then the Prophet said, "O Sa`d! I give to a
person while another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on his
face in the Fire by Allah."
1.27:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A person
asked Allah's Apostle . "What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam
are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and
those whom you don't know."
1.28:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said:
"I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who
were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they
ungrateful to Allah?) He replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and are
ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you
have always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees something in
you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never received any good from
you."
1.29:
Narrated Al-Ma`rur: At Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was
wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. I asked about
the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother with bad
names." The Prophet said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Did you abuse him by calling his
mother with bad names You still have some characteristics of ignorance. Your
slaves are your brothers and Allah has put them under your command. So whoever
has a brother under his command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of
what he wears. Do not ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity
(power) and if you do so, then help them.' "
1.30:
Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin
Qais: While I was going to help this man (`Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra met me
and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that person."
He said, "Go back for I have heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'When two Muslims
fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer as well as the
murdered will go to the Hell-fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is all right
for the murderer but what about the murdered one?' Allah's Apostle replied, "He
surely had the intention to kill his companion."
1.31:
Narrated
`Abdullah: When the following Verse was revealed: "It is those who believe and
confuse not their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides Allah.)" (6:83),
the companions of Allah's Apostle asked, "Who is amongst us who had not done
injustice (wrong)?" Allah revealed: "No doubt, joining others in worship with
Allah is a great injustice (wrong) indeed." (31.13)
1.32:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: -1. Whenever he
speaks, he tells a lie. -2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his
promise ). -3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep
something as a trust with him, he will not return it.)"
1.33:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever has the following four
(characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following
four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until
he gives it up. -1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. -2. Whenever he
speaks, he tells a lie. -3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.
-4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting
manner."
1.34:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to
attain Allah's rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be
forgiven."
1.35:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The person who
participates in (Holy battles) in Allah's cause and nothing compels him to do so
except belief in Allah and His Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either
with a reward, or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he
is killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my
followers, then I would not remain behind any sariya (military unit) going for
Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's cause and then made
Alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His
cause."
1.36:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said: "Whoever
establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith
and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins
will be forgiven."
1.37:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and
hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven."
1.38:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Religion is very easy and
whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that
way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and
receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by
worshipping in the mornings, the nights." (See Fath-ul-Bari, Page 102, Vol. 1).
1.39:
Narrated Al-Bara' (bin `Azib): When the Prophet came to Medina, he
stayed first with his grandfathers or maternal uncles from Ansar. He offered his
prayers facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he
wished that he could pray facing the Ka`ba (at Mecca). The first prayer which he
offered facing the Ka`ba was the `Asr prayer in the company of some people. Then
one of those who had offered that prayer with him came out and passed by some
people in a mosque who were bowing during their prayers (facing Jerusalem). He
said addressing them, "By Allah, I testify that I have prayed with Allah's
Apostle facing Mecca (Ka`ba).' Hearing that, those people changed their
direction towards the Ka`ba immediately. Jews and the people of the scriptures
used to be pleased to see the Prophet facing Jerusalem in prayers but when he
changed his direction towards the Ka`ba, during the prayers, they disapproved of
it. Al-Bara' added, "Before we changed our direction towards the Ka`ba (Mecca)
in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we did not know what to
say about them (regarding their prayers.) Allah then revealed: And Allah would
never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. the prayers of those Muslims
were valid).' " (2:143).
1.40:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "If any one of you improve (follows strictly) his Islamic religion then
his good deeds will be rewarded ten times to seven hundred times for each good
deed and a bad deed will be recorded as it is."
1.41:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once the Prophet came while a woman was sitting with me. He said, "Who is
she?" I replied, "She is so and so," and told him about her (excessive) praying.
He said disapprovingly, "Do (good) deeds which is within your capacity (without
overtaxing yourself) as Allah does not get tired (of giving rewards) but
(surely) you will get tired; the best deed (act of Worship) in the sight of
Allah is that which is done regularly."
1.42:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and
has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be
taken out of Hell. And whoever said: "None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a wheat grain
will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an
atom will be taken out of Hell."
1.43:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Once a Jew said to me, "O the chief of believers! There is a verse in your Holy
Book Which is read by all of you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we
would have taken that day (on which it was revealed as a day of celebration."
`Umar bin Al-Khattab asked, "Which is that verse?" The Jew replied, "This day I
have perfected your religion For you, completed My favor upon you, And have
chosen for you Islam as your religion." (5:3) `Umar replied, "No doubt, we know
when and where this verse was revealed to the Prophet. It was Friday and the
Prophet was standing at `Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)"
1.44:
Narrated
Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle
and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he
came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's
Apostle said, "You have to offer prayers perfectly five times in a day and night
(24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more (praying)?" Allah's Apostle
replied, "No, but if you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can)." Allah's
Apostle further said to him: "You have to observe fasts during the month of
Ramadan." The man asked, "Is there any more fasting?" Allah's Apostle replied,
"No, but if you want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's
Apostle further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)."
The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to pay?" Allah's
Apostle replied, "No, unless you want to give alms of your own." And then that
man retreated saying, "By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this."
Allah's Apostle said, "If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e.
he will be granted Paradise).
1.45:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "(A believer) who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim
out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's reward and remains with it
till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will
return with a reward of two Qirats. Each Qirat is like the size of the (Mount)
Uhud. He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will
return with the reward of one Qirat only."
1.46:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (an evil doing) and killing him is Kufr
(disbelief)." Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: "Allah's Apostle went out to inform
the people about the (date of the) night of decree (Al-Qadr) but there happened
a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet said, "I came out to inform you
about (the date of) the night of Al-Qadr, but as so and so and so and so
quarreled, its knowledge was taken away (I forgot it) and maybe it was better
for you. Now look for it in the 7th, the 9th and the 5th (of the last 10 nights
of the month of Ramadan).
1.47:
Narrated Abu Huraira: One day while the
Prophet was sitting in the company of some people, (The angel) Gabriel came and
asked, "What is faith?" Allah's Apostle replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah,
His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His Apostles, and to believe in
Resurrection." Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Apostle replied,
"To worship Allah Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay the
compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan."
Then he further asked, "What is Ihsan (perfection)?" Allah's Apostle replied,
"To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of
devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you." Then he further
asked, "When will the Hour be established?" Allah's Apostle replied, "The
answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you
about its portents. -1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master. -2. When
the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in the
construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which
nobody knows except Allah. The Prophet then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone)
is the knowledge of the Hour--." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel) left and the
Prophet asked his companions to call him back, but they could not see him. Then
the Prophet said, "That was Gabriel who came to teach the people their
religion." Abu `Abdullah said: He (the Prophet) considered all that as a part of
faith.
1.48:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: I was informed by Abu Sufyan
that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you whether they (followers of Muhammad)
were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. And in
fact, this is the way of true Faith till it is complete in all respects. I
further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his (the
Prophets) religion (Islam) became displeased and discarded it. You replied in
the negative, and in fact, this is (a sign of) true faith. When its delight
enters the heart and mixes with them completely, nobody can be displeased with
it."
1.49:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are evident but in between them there are
doubtful (suspicious) things and most of the people have no knowledge about
them. So whoever saves himself from these suspicious things saves his religion
and his honor. And whoever indulges in these suspicious things is like a
shepherd who grazes (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone
else and at any moment he is liable to get in it. (O people!) Beware! Every king
has a Hima and the Hima of Allah on the earth is His illegal (forbidden) things.
Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the
whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and
that is the heart.
1.50:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I used to sit with Ibn
`Abbas and he made me sit on his sitting place. He requested me to stay with him
in order that he might give me a share from his property. So I stayed with him
for two months. Once he told (me) that when the delegation of the tribe of
`Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, the Prophet asked them, "Who are the people
(i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegate?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of
Rabi`a." Then the Prophet said to them, "Welcome! O people (or O delegation of
`Abdul Qais)! Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We cannot come to you except in the sacred month and there is
the infidel tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us. So please order us to
do something good (religious deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we
have left behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them)."
Then they asked about drinks (what is legal and what is illegal). The Prophet
ordered them to do four things and forbade them from four things. He ordered
them to believe in Allah Alone and asked them, "Do you know what is meant by
believing in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better."
Thereupon the Prophet said, "It means: -1. To testify that none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. -2. To offer prayers
perfectly -3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) -4. To observe fast during
the month of Ramadan. -5. And to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be
given in Allah's Cause). Then he forbade them four things, namely Hantam, Dubba,
Naqir-Muzaffat or (Naqir) Muqaiyar (names of pots in which Alcoholic drinks were
prepared, the Prophet used the names of the pots to designate the prohibited
drinks usually brewed in them). The Prophet further said (to them): "Memorize
them (these instructions) and convey them to the people whom you have left
behind."
1.51:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, "The
reward of deeds depends upon the intention and every person will get the reward
according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His
Apostle, then his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle. And whoever
emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for
what he emigrated for."
1.52:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "If
a man spends on his family (with the intention of having a reward from Allah)
sincerely for Allah's sake then it is a (kind of) alms-giving in reward for him.
1.53:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: Allah's Apostle said, "You will be
rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which
you put in your wife's mouth."
1.54:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: I
gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for the following: -1. offer
prayers perfectly -2. pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) -3. and be sincere and
true to every Muslim.
1.55:
Narrated Ziyad bin `Ilaqa [??] : I heard
Jarir bin `Abdullah (Praising Allah). On the day when Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba
died, he (Jarir) got up (on the pulpit) and thanked and praised Allah and said,
"Be afraid of Allah alone Who has none along with Him to be worshipped. (You
should) be calm and quiet till the (new) chief comes to you and he will come to
you soon. Ask Allah's forgiveness for your (late) chief because he himself loved
to forgive others." Jarir added, "Amma ba`du (now then), I went to the Prophet
and said, 'I give my pledge of allegiance to you for Islam." The Prophet
conditioned (my pledge) for me to be sincere and true to every Muslim so I gave
my pledge to him for this. By the Lord of this mosque! I am sincere and true to
you (Muslims). Then Jarir asked for Allah's forgiveness and came down (from the
pulpit).
Bk. 3: Knowledge
1.56:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While the Prophet
was saying something in a gathering, a Bedouin came and asked him, "When would
the Hour (Doomsday) take place?" Allah's Apostle continued his talk, so some
people said that Allah's Apostle had heard the question, but did not like what
that Bedouin had asked. Some of them said that Allah's Apostle had not heard it.
When the Prophet finished his speech, he said, "Where is the questioner, who
inquired about the Hour (Doomsday)?" The Bedouin said, "I am here, O Allah's
Apostle ." Then the Prophet said, "When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour
(Doomsday)." The Bedouin said, "How will that be lost?" The Prophet said, "When
the power or authority comes in the hands of unfit persons, then wait for the
Hour (Doomsday.)"
1.57:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Once the Prophet
remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution
for the prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet
(and not washing them properly) so the Prophet addressed us in a loud voice and
said twice or thrice: "Save your heels from the fire."
1.58:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves
of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree."
Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of
the date-palm tree but felt shy to answer the others then asked, "What is that
tree, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied, "It is the date-palm true."
1.59:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree,
the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that
tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I
thought of the date-palm tree. The others then asked, "Please inform us what is
that tree, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "It is the date-palm tree."
1.60:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: same as above Hadith 59.
1.61:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: same as above Hadith 59.
1.62:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: same as above
Hadith 59.
1.63:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While we were sitting with the
Prophet in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel
down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is
Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet was sitting amongst us (his companions)
leaning on his arm. We replied, "This white man reclining on his arm." The an
then addressed him, "O Son of `Abdul Muttalib." The Prophet said, "I am here to
answer your questions." The man said to the Prophet, "I want to ask you
something and will be hard in questioning. So do not get angry." The Prophet
said, "Ask whatever you want." The man said, "I ask you by your Lord, and the
Lord of those who were before you, has Allah sent you as an Apostle to all the
mankind?" The Prophet replied, "By Allah, yes." The man further said, "I ask you
by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to offer five prayers in a day and night (24
hours).? He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah!
Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year (i.e.
Ramadan)?" He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by
Allah. Has Allah ordered you to take Zakat (obligatory charity) from our rich
people and distribute it amongst our poor people?" The Prophet replied, "By
Allah, yes." Thereupon that man said, "I have believed in all that with which
you have been sent, and I have been sent by my people as a messenger, and I am
Dimam bin Tha`laba from the brothers of Bani Sa`d bin Bakr."
1.64:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once Allah's Apostle gave a letter to a
person and ordered him to go and deliver it to the Governor of Bahrain. (He did
so) and the Governor of Bahrain sent it to Chousroes, who read that letter and
then tore it to pieces. (The sub-narrator (Ibn Shihab) thinks that Ibn
Al-Musaiyab said that Allah's Apostle invoked Allah against them (saying), "May
Allah tear them into pieces, and disperse them all totally.)"
1.65:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the Prophet wrote a letter or had an idea of
writing a letter. The Prophet was told that they (rulers) would not read letters
unless they were sealed. So the Prophet got a silver ring made with "Muhammad
Allah's Apostle" engraved on it. As if I were just observing its white glitter
in the hand of the Prophet.
1.66:
Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi: While
Allah's Apostle was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two
of them came in front of Allah's Apostle and the third one went away. The two
persons kept on standing before Allah's Apostle for a while and then one of them
found a place in the circle and sat there while the other sat behind the
gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's Apostle finished his
preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One of them
betook himself to Allah, so Allah took him into His grace and mercy and
accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so Allah sheltered Him in His
mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah and
went away, so Allah turned His face from him likewise. "
1.67:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakra's father: Once the Prophet was riding his camel and
a man was holding its rein. The Prophet asked, "What is the day today?" We kept
quiet, thinking that he might give that day another name. He said, "Isn't it the
day of Nahr (slaughtering of the animals of sacrifice)" We replied, "Yes." He
further asked, "Which month is this?" We again kept quiet, thinking that he
might give it another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We
replied, "Yes." He said, "Verily! Your blood, property and honor are sacred to
one another (i.e. Muslims) like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month
of yours and in this city of yours. It is incumbent upon those who are present
to inform those who are absent because those who are absent might comprehend
(what I have said) better than the present audience."
1.68:
Narrated Ibn
Mas`ud: The Prophet used to take care of us in preaching by selecting a suitable
time, so that we might not get bored. (He abstained from pestering us with
sermons and knowledge all the time).
1.69:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters), and
do not make it hard for them and give them good tidings and do not make them run
away (from Islam).
1.70:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Abdullah used to give a
religious talk to the people on every Thursday. Once a man said, "O Aba
`Abdur-Rahman! (By Allah) I wish if you could preach us daily." He replied, "The
only thing which prevents me from doing so, is that I hate to bore you, and no
doubt I take care of you in preaching by selecting a suitable time just as the
Prophet used to do with us, for fear of making us bored."
1.71:
Narrated
Muawiya:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If Allah wants to do good to a
person, He makes him comprehend the religion. I am just a distributor, but the
grant is from Allah. (And remember) that this nation (true Muslims) will keep on
following Allah's teachings strictly and they will not be harmed by any one
going on a different path till Allah's order (Day of Judgment) is established."
1.72:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: We were with the Prophet and fresh dates of a
palm tree were brought to him. On that he said, "Amongst the trees, there is a
tree which resembles a Muslim." I wanted to say that it was the date-palm tree
but as I was the youngest of all (of them) I kept quiet. And then the Prophet
said, "It is the date-palm tree."
1.73:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:
The Prophet said, "Do not wish to be like anyone except in two cases. (The first
is) A person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (the
second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom (the Holy Qur'an) and he acts
according to it and teaches it to others." (Fath-al-Bari page 177 Vol. 1)
1.74:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That he differed with Hur bin Qais bin Hisn
Al-Fazari regarding the companion of (the Prophet) Moses. Ibn `Abbas said that
he was Al Khadir. Meanwhile, Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called
him, saying "My friend (Hur) and I have differed regarding Moses' companion,
whom Moses asked the way to meet. Have you heard the Prophet mentioning
something about him? He said, "Yes. I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While Moses
was sitting in the company of some Israelites, a man came and asked him. "Do you
know anyone who is more learned than you? Moses replied: "No." So Allah sent the
Divine Inspiration to Moses: 'Yes, Our slave Khadir (is more learned than you.)'
Moses asked (Allah) how to meet him (Khadir). So Allah made the fish as a sign
for him and he was told that when the fish was lost, he should return (to the
place where he had lost it) and there he would meet him (Al-Khadir). So Moses
went on looking for the sign of the fish in the sea. The servant-boy of Moses
said to him: Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed
forgot the fish, none but Satan made me forget to remember it. On that Moses
said: 'That is what we have been seeking? (18.64) So they went back retracing
their footsteps, and found Khadir. (And) what happened further to them is
narrated in the Holy Qur'an by Allah. (18.54 up to 18.82)
1.75:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Once the Prophet embraced me and said, "O Allah! Bestow on him the
knowledge of the Book (Qur'an).
1.76:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I came
riding a she-ass and had (just) attained the age of puberty. Allah's Apostle was
offering the prayer at Mina. There was no wall in front of him and I passed in
front of some of the row while they were offering their prayers. There I let the
she-ass loose to graze and entered the row, and nobody objected to it.
1.77:
Narrated Mahmud bin Rabi`a: When I was a boy of five, I remember, the
Prophet took water from a bucket (used far getting water out of a well) with his
mouth and threw it on my face.
1.78:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: that he
differed with Hur bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari regarding the companion of the
Prophet Moses. Meanwhile, Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him
saying, "My friend (Hur) and I have differed regarding Moses' companion whom
Moses asked the way to meet. Have you heard Allah's Apostle mentioning something
about him? Ubai bin Ka`b said: "Yes, I heard the Prophet mentioning something
about him (saying) while Moses was sitting in the company of some Israelites, a
man came and asked him: "Do you know anyone who is more learned than you? Moses
replied: "No." So Allah sent the Divine Inspiration to Moses: '--Yes, Our slave
Khadir is more learned than you. Moses asked Allah how to meet him (Al-Khadir).
So Allah made the fish a sign for him and he was told when the fish was lost, he
should return (to the place where he had lost it) and there he would meet him
(Al-Khadir). So Moses went on looking for the sign of the fish in the sea. The
servant-boy of Moses said: 'Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the
rock, I indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan made me forget to remember it. On
that Moses said, 'That is what we have been seeking.' So they went back
retracing their footsteps, and found Khadir. (and) what happened further about
them is narrated in the Holy Qur'an by Allah." (18.54 up to 18.82)
1.79:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of guidance and knowledge
with which Allah has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth, some of
which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and
grass in abundance. (And) another portion of it was hard and held the rain water
and Allah benefited the people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making
their animals drink from it and for irrigation of the land for cultivation.
(And) a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring
forth vegetation (then that land gave no benefits). The first is the example of
the person who comprehends Allah's religion and gets benefit (from the
knowledge) which Allah has revealed through me (the Prophets and learns and then
teaches others. The last example is that of a person who does not care for it
and does not take Allah's guidance revealed through me (He is like that barren
land.)"
1.80:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "From among the
portents of the Hour are (the following): -1. Religious knowledge will be taken
away (by the death of Religious learned men). -2. (Religious) ignorance will
prevail. -3. Drinking of Alcoholic drinks (will be very common). -4. There will
be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.
1.81:
Narrated Anas:
I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than I will tell you about
after it. I heard Allah's Apostle saying: From among the portents of the Hour
are (the following): -1. Religious knowledge will decrease (by the death of
religious learned men). -2. Religious ignorance will prevail. -3. There will be
prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse. -4. Women will increase in number
and men will decrease in number so much so that fifty women will be looked after
by one man.
1.82:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw that a cup full of milk was brought to me and I drank my fill
till I noticed (the milk) its wetness coming out of my nails. Then I gave the
remaining milk to `Umar Ibn Al-Khattab" The companions of the Prophet asked,
"What have you interpreted (about this dream)? "O Allah's Apostle ,!" he
replied, "(It is religious) knowledge."
1.83:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Amr bin Al `Aas: Allah's Apostle stopped (for a while near the Jimar) at Mina
during his last Hajj for the people and they were asking him questions. A man
came and said, "I forgot and got my head shaved before slaughtering the Hadi
(sacrificing animal)." The Prophet said, "There is no harm, go and do the
slaughtering now." Then another person came and said, "I forgot and slaughtered
(the camel) before Rami (throwing of the pebbles) at the Jamra." The Prophet
said, "Do the Rami now and there is no harm." The narrator added: So on that
day, when the Prophet was asked about anything (as regards the ceremonies of
Hajj) performed before or after its due time, his reply was: "Do it (now) and
there is no harm."
1.84:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Somebody said to the
Prophet (during his last Hajj), "I did the slaughtering before doing the Rami.'
The Prophet beckoned with his hand and said, "There is no harm in that." Then
another person said. "I got my head shaved before offering the sacrifice." The
Prophet beckoned with his hand saying, "There is no harm in that."
1.85:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(Religious) knowledge will be taken
away (by the death of religious scholars) ignorance (in religion) and
afflictions will appear; and Harj will increase." It was asked, "What is Harj, O
Allah's Apostle?" He replied by beckoning with his hand indicating "killing."
(Fath-al-Bari Page 192, Vol. 1)
1.86:
Narrated Asma':
I came to
`Aisha while she was praying, and said to her, "What has happened to the
people?" She pointed out towards the sky. (I looked towards the mosque), and saw
the people offering the prayer. Aisha said, "Subhan Allah." I said to her, "Is
there a sign?" She nodded with her head meaning, "Yes." I, too, then stood (for
the prayer of eclipse) till I became (nearly) unconscious and later on I poured
water on my head. After the prayer, the Prophet praised and glorified Allah and
then said, "Just now at this place I have seen what I have never seen before,
including Paradise and Hell. No doubt it has been inspired to me that you will
be put to trials in your graves and these trials will be like the trials of
Masih-ad-Dajjal or nearly like it (the sub narrator is not sure which expression
Asma' used). You will be asked, 'What do you know about this man (the Prophet
Muhammad)?' Then the faithful believer (or Asma' said a similar word) will
reply, 'He is Muhammad Allah's Apostle who had come to us with clear evidences
and guidance and so we accepted his teachings and followed him. And he is
Muhammad.' And he will repeat it thrice. Then the angels will say to him, 'Sleep
in peace as we have come to know that you were a faithful believer.' On the
other hand, a hypocrite or a doubtful person will reply, 'I do not know, but I
heard the people saying something and so I said it.' (the same). "
1.87:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I was an interpreter between the people and Ibn `Abbas.
Once Ibn `Abbas said that a delegation of the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to the
Prophet who asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the
delegates?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabi`a." Then the Prophet
said to them, "Welcome, O people (or said, "O delegation (of `Abdul Qais).")
Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "We have come to
you from a distant place and there is the tribe of the infidels of Mudar
intervening between you and us and we cannot come to you except in the sacred
month. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) and that we may
also inform our people whom we have left behind (at home) and that we may enter
Paradise (by acting on them.)" The Prophet ordered them to do four things, and
forbade them from four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah Alone, the
Honorable the Majestic and said to them, "Do you know what is meant by believing
in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." Thereupon
the Prophet said, "(That means to testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle, to offer prayers
perfectly, to pay Zakat, to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan, (and) to
pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's cause)." Then he
forbade them four things, namely Ad-Dubba.' Hantam, Muzaffat (and) An-Naqir or
Muqaiyar (These were the names of pots in which alcoholic drinks used to be
prepared). The Prophet further said, "Memorize them (these instructions) and
tell them to the people whom you have left behind."
1.88:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Abi Mulaika: `Uqba bin Al-Harith said that he had married the
daughter of Abi Ihab bin `Aziz. Later on a woman came to him and said, "I have
suckled (nursed) `Uqba and the woman whom he married (his wife) at my breast."
`Uqba said to her, "Neither I knew that you have suckled (nursed) me nor did you
tell me." Then he rode over to see Allah's Apostle at Medina, and asked him
about it. Allah's Apostle said, "How can you keep her as a wife when it has been
said (that she is your foster-sister)?" Then `Uqba divorced her, and she married
another man.
1.89:
Narrated `Umar:
My Ansari neighbor from Bani
Umaiya bin Zaid who used to live at `Awali Al-Medina and used to visit the
Prophet by turns. He used to go one day and I another day. When I went I used to
bring the news of that day regarding the Divine Inspiration and other things,
and when he went, he used to do the same for me. Once my Ansari friend, in his
turn (on returning from the Prophet), knocked violently at my door and asked if
I was there." I became horrified and came out to him. He said, "Today a great
thing has happened." I then went to Hafsa and saw her weeping. I asked her, "Did
Allah's Apostle divorce you all?" She replied, "I do not know." Then, I entered
upon the Prophet and said while standing, "Have you divorced your wives?" The
Prophet replied in the negative. On what I said, "Allahu-Akbar (Allah is
Greater)." (See Hadith No. 119, Vol. 3 for details)
1.90:
Narrated Abu
Mas`ud Al-Ansari: Once a man said to Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! I may
not attend the (compulsory congregational) prayer because so and so (the Imam)
prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it. The narrator added: "I never saw
the Prophet more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. The Prophet
said, "O people! Some of you make others dislike good deeds (the prayers). So
whoever leads the people in prayer should shorten it because among them there
are the sick the weak and the needy (having some jobs to do).
1.91:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A man asked the Prophet about the
picking up of a "Luqata" (fallen lost thing). The Prophet replied, "Recognize
and remember its tying material and its container, and make public announcement
(about it) for one year, then utilize it but give it to its owner if he comes."
Then the person asked about the lost camel. On that, the Prophet got angry and
his cheeks or his Face became red and he said, "You have no concern with it as
it has its water container, and its feet and it will reach water, and eat (the
leaves) of trees till its owner finds it." The man then asked about the lost
sheep. The Prophet replied, "It is either for you, for your brother (another
person) or for the wolf."
1.92:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet was asked
about things which he did not like, but when the questioners insisted, the
Prophet got angry. He then said to the people, "Ask me anything you like." A man
asked, "Who is my father?" The Prophet replied, "Your father is Hudhafa." Then
another man got up and said, "Who is my father, O Allah's Apostle ?" He replied,
"Your father is Salim, Maula (the freed slave) of Shaiba." So when `Umar saw
that (the anger) on the face of the Prophet he said, "O Allah's Apostle! We
repent to Allah (Our offending you).
1.93:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: One
day Allah's Apostle came out (before the people) and `Abdullah bin Hudhafa stood
up and asked (him) "Who is my father?" The Prophet replied, "Your father is
Hudhafa." The Prophet told them repeatedly (in anger) to ask him anything they
liked. `Umar knelt down before the Prophet and said thrice, "We accept Allah as
(our) Lord and Islam as (our) religion and Muhammad as (our) Prophet." After
that the Prophet became silent.
1.94:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever the
Prophet asked permission to enter, he knocked the door thrice with greeting and
whenever he spoke a sentence (said a thing) he used to repeat it thrice. (See
Hadith No. 261, Vol. 8).
1.95:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever the Prophet
spoke a sentence (said a thing), he used to repeat it thrice so that the people
could understand it properly from him and whenever he asked permission to enter,
(he knocked the door) thrice with greeting.
1.96:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Amr: Once Allah's Apostle remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while
we were performing ablution for the `Asr prayer which was over-due. We were just
passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them properly) so the Prophet
addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice, "Save your heels from the
fire."
1.97.1:
Narrated Abu Burda's father: Allah's Apostle said "Three
persons will have a double reward: -1. A Person from the people of the
scriptures who believed in his prophet (Jesus or Moses) and then believed in the
Prophet Muhammad (i.e. has embraced Islam). -2. A slave who discharges his
duties to Allah and his master. -3. A master of a woman-slave who teaches her
good manners and educates her in the best possible way (the religion) and
manumits her and then marries her."
1.97.2:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once
Allah's Apostle came out while Bilal was accompanying him. He went towards the
women thinking that they had not heard him (i.e. his sermon). So he preached
them and ordered them to pay alms. (Hearing that) the women started giving alms;
some donated their earrings, some gave their rings and Bilal was collecting them
in the corner of his garment.
1.98:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I said: "O
Allah's Apostle! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your
intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" Allah's Apostle said: O Abu Huraira!
"I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing
for the (learning of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who will have my intercession
on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of
his heart "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." And `Umar bin `Abdul
`Aziz wrote to Abu Bakr bin Hazm, "Look for the knowledge of Hadith and get it
written, as I am afraid that religious knowledge will vanish and the religious
learned men will pass away (die). Do not accept anything save the Hadiths of the
Prophet. Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does not
vanish except when it is kept secretly (to oneself).
1.99:
Narrated
`Abdullah Ibn Dinar: also narrates the same (above mentioned statement) as has
been narrated by `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz up to "The religious scholar (learned
men) will pass away (die).
1.100:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin
Al-`As: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Allah does not take away the knowledge,
by taking it away from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the
death of the religious learned men till when none of the (religious learned men)
remains, people will take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted
will give their verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead
the people astray."
1.101:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Some women
requested the Prophet to fix a day for them as the men were taking all his time.
On that he promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments. Once
during such a lesson the Prophet said, "A woman whose three children die will be
shielded by them from the Hell fire." On that a woman asked, "If only two die?"
He replied, "Even two (will shield her from the Hell-fire).
1.102:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: as above (the sub narrators are different).
Abu Huraira qualified the three children referred to in the above mentioned
Hadith as not having reached the age of committing sins (i.e. age of puberty) .
1.103:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Whenever `Aisha (the wife of the
Prophet) heard anything which she did not understand, she used to ask again till
she understood it completely. Aisha said: "Once the Prophet said, "Whoever will
be called to account (about his deeds on the Day of Resurrection) will surely be
punished." I said, "Doesn't Allah say: "He surely will receive an easy
reckoning." (84.8) The Prophet replied, "This means only the presentation of the
accounts but whoever will be argued about his account, will certainly be
ruined."
1.104:
Narrated Sa`id:
Abu Shuraih said, "When `Amr bin
Sa`id was sending the troops to Mecca (to fight `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair) I said
to him, 'O chief! Allow me to tell you what the Prophet said on the day
following the conquests of Mecca. My ears heard and my heart comprehended, and I
saw him with my own eyes, when he said it. He glorified and praised Allah and
then said, "Allah and not the people has made Mecca a sanctuary. So anybody who
has belief in Allah and the Last Day (i.e. a Muslim) should neither shed blood
in it nor cut down its trees. If anybody argues that fighting is allowed in
Mecca as Allah's Apostle did fight (in Mecca), tell him that Allah gave
permission to His Apostle, but He did not give it to you. The Prophet added:
Allah allowed me only for a few hours on that day (of the conquest) and today
(now) its sanctity is the same (valid) as it was before. So it is incumbent upon
those who are present to convey it (this information) to those who are absent."
Abu- Shuraih was asked, "What did `Amr reply?" He said `Amr said, "O Abu
Shuraih! I know better than you (in this respect). Mecca does not give
protection to one who disobeys (Allah) or runs after committing murder, or theft
(and takes refuge in Mecca).
1.105:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet
said. No doubt your blood, property, the sub-narrator Muhammad thought that Abu
Bakra had also mentioned and your honor (chastity), are sacred to one another as
is the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours. It is incumbent on
those who are present to inform those who are absent." (Muhammad the
Sub-narrator used to say, "Allah's Apostle told the truth.") The Prophet
repeated twice: "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's message to you.
1.106:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet said, "Do not tell a lie against me for
whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally) then he will surely enter the
Hell-fire."
1.107:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair: I said to my
father, 'I do not hear from you any narration (Hadith) of Allah s Apostle as I
hear (his narration) from so and so?" Az-Zubair replied. l was always with him
(the Prophet) and I heard him saying "Whoever tells a lie against me
(intentionally) then (surely) let him occupy, his seat in Hell-fire.
1.108:
Narrated Anas:
The fact which stops me from narrating a great number of
Hadiths to you is that the Prophet said: "Whoever tells a lie against me
intentionally, then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."
1.109:
Narrated Salama:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever (intentionally)
ascribes to me what I have not said then (surely) let him occupy his seat in
Hell-fire."
1.110:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Name
yourselves with my name (use my name) but do not name yourselves with my Kunya
name (i.e. Abul Qasim). And whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen
me for Satan cannot impersonate me. And whoever tells a lie against me
(intentionally), then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."
1.111:
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: Abu Juhaifa said, "I asked `Ali, 'Have you got any book
(which has been revealed to the Prophet apart from the Qur'an)?' `Ali replied,
'No, except Allah's Book or the power of understanding which has been bestowed
(by Allah) upon a Muslim or what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with me).'
Abu Juhaifa said, "I asked, 'What is (written) in this sheet of paper?' `Ali
replied, it deals with The Diyya (compensation (blood money) paid by the killer
to the relatives of the victim), the ransom for the releasing of the captives
from the hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim should be killed in
Qisas (equality in punishment) for the killing of (a disbeliever).
1.112:
Narrated Abu Huraira: In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of
Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in revenge for a killed
person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet about it. So he rode his
Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, "Allah held back
the killing from Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet said
"elephant or killing," as the Arabic words standing for these words have great
similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the believers over
power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in
Mecca was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone
after me. It (war) in it was made legal for me for few hours or so on that day.
No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not allowed to uproot its
thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqat (fallen things)
except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if
somebody is killed, then his closest relative has the right to choose one of the
two-- the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having the killer killed. In the
meantime a man from Yemen came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Get that written
for me." The Prophet ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man
from Quraish said, "Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O
Allah's Apostle, as we use it in our houses and graves." The Prophet said,
"Except Al-Idhkhir i.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked."
1.113:
Narrated Abu Huraira: There is none among the companions of the Prophet who
has narrated more Hadiths than I except `Abdullah bin `Amr (bin Al-`As) who used
to write them and I never did the same.
1.114:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin
`Abdullah: Ibn `Abbas said, "When the ailment of the Prophet became worse, he
said, 'Bring for me (writing) paper and I will write for you a statement after
which you will not go astray.' But `Umar said, 'The Prophet is seriously ill,
and we have got Allah's Book with us and that is sufficient for us.' But the
companions of the Prophet differed about this and there was a hue and cry. On
that the Prophet said to them, 'Go away (and leave me alone). It is not right
that you should quarrel in front of me." Ibn `Abbas came out saying, "It was
most unfortunate (a great disaster) that Allah's Apostle was prevented from
writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise. (Note:
It is apparent from this Hadith that Ibn `Abbas had witnessed the event and came
out saying this statement. The truth is not so, for Ibn `Abbas used to say this
statement on narrating the Hadith and he had not witnessed the event personally.
See Fath Al-Bari Vol. 1, p.220 footnote.) (See Hadith No. 228, Vol. 4).
1.115:
Narrated Um Salama: One night Allah's Apostle got up and said,
"Subhan Allah! How many afflictions have been descended tonight and how many
treasures have been disclosed! Go and wake the sleeping lady occupants of these
dwellings (his wives) up (for prayers). A well-dressed (soul) in this world may
be naked in the Hereafter. "
1.116:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Once
the Prophet led us in the `Isha' prayer during the last days of his life and
after finishing it (the prayer) (with Taslim) he said: "Do you realize (the
importance of) this night?" Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight
will be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night."
1.117:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt
Maimuna bint Al-Harith (the wife of the Prophet ) while the Prophet was there
with her during her night turn. The Prophet offered the `Isha' prayer (in the
mosque), returned home and after having prayed four rak`at, he slept. Later on
he got up at night and then asked whether the boy (or he used a similar word)
had slept? Then he got up for the prayer and I stood up by his left side but he
made me stand to his right and offered five rak`at followed by two more rak`at.
Then he slept and I heard him snoring and then (after a while) he left for the
(Fajr) prayer.
1.118:
Narrated Abu Huraira: People say that I have
narrated many Hadiths (The Prophet's narration). Had it not been for two verses
in the Qur'an, I would not have narrated a single Hadith, and the verses are:
"Verily those who conceal the clear sign and the guidance which We have sent
down . . . (up to) Most Merciful." (2:159-160). And no doubt our Muhajir
(emigrant) brothers used to be busy in the market with their business (bargains)
and our Ansari brothers used to be busy with their property (agriculture). But I
(Abu Huraira) used to stick to Allah's Apostle contented with what will fill my
stomach and I used to attend that which they used not to attend and I used to
memorize that which they used not to memorize.
1.119:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I said to Allah's Apostle "I hear many narrations (Hadiths) from you
but I forget them." Allah's Apostle said, "Spread your Rida' (garment)." I did
accordingly and then he moved his hands as if filling them with something (and
emptied them in my Rida') and then said, "Take and wrap this sheet over your
body." I did it and after that I never forgot any thing.
1.120:
Narrated
Ibrahim bin Al-Mundhir: Ibn Abi Fudaik narrated the same as above (Hadith...119)
but added that the Prophet had moved his hands as if filling them with something
and then he emptied them in the Rida' of Abu Huraira.
1.121:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: I have memorized two kinds of knowledge from Allah's Apostle . I
have propagated one of them to you and if I propagated the second, then my
pharynx (throat) would be cut (i.e. killed).
1.122:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat-al-Wida`: Let the people keep quiet and
listen. Then he said (addressing the people), "Do not (become infidels) revert
to disbelief after me by striking the necks (cutting the throats) of one another
(killing each other).
1.123:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I said to Ibn
`Abbas, "Nauf-Al-Bakali claims that Moses (the companion of Khadir) was not the
Moses of Bani Israel but he was another Moses." Ibn `Abbas remarked that the
enemy of Allah (Nauf) was a liar.
1.124:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: The
Prophet said, "Once the Prophet Moses stood up and addressed Bani Israel. He was
asked, "Who is the most learned man amongst the people. He said, "I am the most
learned." Allah admonished Moses as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to
Him (Allah). So Allah inspired to him "At the junction of the two seas there is
a slave amongst my slaves who is more learned than you." Moses said, "O my Lord!
How can I meet him?" Allah said: Take a fish in a large basket (and proceed) and
you will find him at the place where you will lose the fish. So Moses set out
along with his (servant) boy, Yusha` bin Noon and carried a fish in a large
basket till they reached a rock, where they laid their heads (i.e. lay down) and
slept. The fish came out of the basket and it took its way into the sea as in a
tunnel. So it was an amazing thing for both Moses and his (servant) boy. They
proceeded for the rest of that night and the following day. When the day broke,
Moses said to his (servant) boy: "Bring us our early meal. No doubt, we have
suffered much fatigue in this journey." Moses did not get tired till he passed
the place about which he was told. There the (servant) boy told Moses, "Do you
remember when we betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed forgot the fish." Moses
remarked, "That is what we have been seeking. So they went back retracing their
footsteps, till they reached the rock. There they saw a man covered with a
garment (or covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted him. Al-Khadir
replied saying, "How do people greet each other in your land?" Moses said, "I am
Moses." He asked, "The Moses of Bani Israel?" Moses replied in the affirmative
and added, "May I follow you so that you teach me of that knowledge which you
have been taught." Al-Khadir replied, "Verily! You will not be able to remain
patient with me, O Moses! I have some of the knowledge of Allah which He has
taught me and which you do not know, while you have some knowledge which Allah
has taught you which I do not know." Moses said, "Allah willing, you will find
me patient and I will disobey no order of yours. So both of them set out walking
along the seashore, as they did not have a boat. In the meantime a boat passed
by them and they requested the crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew
recognized Al-Khadir and took them on board without fare. Then a sparrow came
and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice in the sea.
Al-Khadir said: "O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased
Allah's knowledge except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the
sea with its beak." Al-Khadir went to one of the planks of the boat and plucked
it out. Moses said, "These people gave us a free lift but you have broken their
boat and scuttled it so as to drown its people." Al-Khadir replied, "Didn't I
tell you that you will not be able to remain patient with me." Moses said, "Call
me not to account for what I forgot." The first (excuse) of Moses was that he
had forgotten. Then they proceeded further and found a boy playing with other
boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the boy's head from the top and plucked it out with
his hands (i.e. killed him). Moses said, "Have you killed an innocent soul who
has killed none." Al-Khadir replied, "Did I not tell you that you cannot remain
patient with me?" Then they both proceeded till when they came to the people of
a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them. Then they
found there a wall on the point of collapsing. Al-Khadir repaired it with his
own hands. Moses said, "If you had wished, surely you could have taken wages for
it." Al-Khadir replied, "This is the parting between you and me." The Prophet
added, "May Allah be Merciful to Moses! Would that he could have been more
patient to learn more about his story with Al-Khadir. "
1.125:
Narrated
Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What kind of
fighting is in Allah's cause? (I ask this), for some of us fight because of
being enraged and angry and some for the sake of his pride and haughtiness." The
Prophet raised his head (as the questioner was standing) and said, "He who
fights so that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, then he fights in
Allah's cause."
1.126:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Ammar: I saw the Prophet
near the Jamra and the people were asking him questions (about religious
problems). A man asked, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered the Hadi (animal)
before doing the Rami." The Prophet replied, "Do the Rami (now) and there is no
harm." Another person asked, "O Allah's Apostle! I got my head shaved before
slaughtering the animal." The Prophet replied, "Do the slaughtering (now) and
there is no harm." So on that day, when the Prophet was asked about anything as
regards the ceremonies of Hajj performed before or after its due time his reply
was, "Do it (now) and there is no harm."
1.127:
Narrated `Abdullah:
While I was going with the Prophet through the ruins of Medina and he was
reclining on a date-palm leaf stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to
the others: Ask him (the Prophet) about the spirit. Some of them said that they
should not ask him that question as he might give a reply which would displease
them. But some of them insisted on asking, and so one of them stood up and
asked, "O Abul-Qasim ! What is the spirit?" The Prophet remained quiet. I
thought he was being inspired Divinely. So I stayed till that state of the
Prophet (while being inspired) was over. The Prophet then said, "And they ask
you (O Muhammad) concerning the spirit --Say: The spirit -- its knowledge is
with my Lord. And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a little)."
(17.85)
1.128:
Narrated Aswad:
Ibn Az-Zubair said to me, "Aisha used
to tell you secretly a number of things. What did she tell you about the Ka`ba?"
I replied, "She told me that once the Prophet said, 'O `Aisha! Had not your
people been still close to the pre-Islamic period of ignorance (infidelity)! I
would have dismantled the Ka`ba and would have made two doors in it; one for
entrance and the other for exit." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair did the same.
1.129:
Narrated Abu at-Tufail: The above mentioned Statement of `Ali.
1.130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: "Once Mu`adh was along with Allah's
Apostle as a companion rider. Allah's Apostle said, "O Mu`adh bin Jabal." Mu`adh
replied, "Labbaik and Sa`daik. O Allah's Apostle!" Again the Prophet said, "O
Mu`adh!" Mu`adh said thrice, "Labbaik and Sa`daik, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's
Apostle said, "There is none who testifies sincerely that none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is his Apostle, except that Allah, will
save him from the Hell-fire." Mu`adh said, "O Allah's Apostle ! Should I not
inform the people about it so that they may have glad tidings?" He replied,
"When the people hear about it, they will solely depend on it." Then Mu`adh
narrated the above-mentioned Hadith just before his death, being afraid of
committing sin (by not telling the knowledge).
1.131:
Narrated Anas:
I was informed that the Prophet had said to Mu`adh, "Whosoever will meet
Allah without associating anything in worship with Him will go to Paradise."
Mu`adh asked the Prophet, "Should I not inform the people of this good news?"
The Prophet replied, "No, I am afraid, lest they should depend upon it
(absolutely).
1.132:
Narrated Um Salama: Um-Sulaim came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "Verily, Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. Is it
necessary for a woman to take a bath after she has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual
discharge?) The Prophet replied, "Yes, if she notices a discharge." Um Salama,
then covered her face and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Does a woman get a
discharge?" He replied, "Yes, let your right hand be in dust (An Arabic
expression you say to a person when you contradict his statement meaning "you
will not achieve goodness"), and that is why the son resembles his mother."
1.133:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Once Allah's Apostle said, "Amongst
the trees there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim,
tell me the name of that tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of
the desert areas and I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy (to answer).
The others asked, "O Allah's Apostle! inform us of it." He replied, "it is the
date-palm tree." I told my father what had come to my mind and on that he said,
"Had you said it I would have preferred it to such and such a thing that I might
possess."
1.134:
Narrated `Ali:
I used to get the menstrual urethral
discharge frequently so I requested Al-Miqdad to ask the Prophet about it.
Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied, "One has to perform ablution (after it)."
(See Hadith No. 269).
1.135:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar
said: "A man got up in the mosque and said: O Allah's Apostle 'At which place
you order us that we should assume the Ihram?' Allah's Apostle replied, 'The
residents of Medina should assure the Ihram from Dhil-Hulaifa, the people of
Syria from Al-Juhfa and the people of Najd from Qarn." Ibn `Umar further said,
"The people consider that Allah's Apostle had also said, 'The residents of Yemen
should assume Ihram from Yalamlam.' " Ibn `Umar used to say, "I do not: remember
whether Allah's Apostle had said the last statement or not?"
1.136:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man asked the Prophet : "What (kinds of clothes)
should a Muhrim (a Muslim intending to perform `Umra or Hajj) wear? He replied,
"He should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, a head cloak or garment scented
with saffron or Wars (kinds of perfumes). And if he has no slippers, then he can
use Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather) but the socks should be cut
short so as to make the ankles bare." (See Hadith No. 615, Vol. 2).
Bk. 4: Ablutions (Wudu')
1.137:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "The prayer of a person who does Hadath (passes urine, stool or
wind) is not accepted till he performs the ablution." A person from Hadaramout
asked Abu Huraira, "What is 'Hadath'?" Abu Huraira replied, " 'Hadath' means the
passing of wind."
1.138:
Narrated Nu`am Al-Mujmir: Once I went up the
roof of the mosque, along with Abu Huraira. He perform ablution and said, "I
heard the Prophet saying, "On the Day of Resurrection, my followers will be
called "Al-Ghurr-ul-Muhajjalun" from the trace of ablution and whoever can
increase the area of his radiance should do so (i.e. by performing ablution
regularly).' "
1.139:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim: My uncle asked Allah's
Apostle about a person who imagined to have passed wind during the prayer.
Allah' Apostle replied: "He should not leave his prayers unless he hears sound
or smells something."
1.140:
Narrated Kuraib:
Ibn `Abbas said, "The
Prophet slept till he snored and then prayed (or probably lay till his breath
sounds were heard and then got up and prayed)." Ibn `Abbas added: "I stayed
overnight in the house of my aunt, Maimuna, the Prophet slept for a part of the
night, (See Fath-al-Bari page 249, Vol. 1), and late in the night, he got up and
performed ablution from a hanging water skin, a light (perfect) ablution and
stood up for the prayer. I, too, performed a similar ablution, then I went and
stood on his left. He drew me to his right and prayed as much as Allah wished,
and again lay and slept till his breath sounds were heard. Later on the
Mu'adh-dhin (call maker for the prayer) came to him and informed him that it was
time for Prayer. The Prophet went with him for the prayer without performing a
new ablution." (Sufyan said to `Amr that some people said, "The eyes of Allah's
Apostle sleep but his heart does not sleep." `Amr replied, "I heard `Ubaid bin
`Umar saying that the dreams of Prophets were Divine Inspiration, and then he
recited the verse: 'I (Abraham) see in a dream, (O my son) that I offer you in
sacrifice (to Allah)." (37.102) (See Hadith No. 183)
1.141:
Narrated
Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle proceeded from `Arafat till when he reached the
mountain pass, he dismounted, urinated and then performed ablution but not a
perfect one. I said to him, ("Is it the time for) the prayer, O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "The (place of) prayer is ahead of you." He rode till when he
reached Al-Muzdalifa, he dismounted and performed ablution and a perfect one,
The (call for) Iqama was pronounced and he led the Maghrib prayer. Then
everybody made his camel kneel down at its place. Then the Iqama was pronounced
for the `Isha' prayer which the Prophet led and no prayer was offered in between
the two . prayers (`Isha' and Maghrib).
1.142:
Narrated `Ata' bin Yasar:
Ibn `Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following way): He
ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose with it by
putting in water and then blowing it out. He then, took another handful (of
water) and did like this (gesturing) joining both hands, and washed his face,
took another handful of water and washed his right forearm. He again took
another handful of water and washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over
his head and took another handful of water and poured it over his right foot (up
to his ankles) and washed it thoroughly and similarly took another handful of
water and washed thoroughly his left foot (up to the ankles) and said, "I saw
Allah's Apostle performing ablution in this way."
1.143:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you on having sexual relations with his
wife said (and he must say it before starting) 'In the name of Allah. O Allah!
Protect us from Satan and also protect what you bestow upon us (i.e. the coming
offspring) from Satan, and if it is destined that they should have a child then,
Satan will never be able to harm that offspring."
1.144:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever the Prophet went to answer the call of nature, he used to say,
"Allah-umma inni a`udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khaba'ith i.e. O Allah, I seek
Refuge with You from all offensive and wicked things (evil deeds and evil
spirits).
1.145:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once the Prophet entered a
lavatory and I placed water for his ablution. He asked, "Who placed it?" He was
informed accordingly and so he said, "O Allah! Make him (Ibn `Abbas) a learned
scholar in religion (Islam).
1.146:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you goes to an open space for answering the
call of nature he should neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla; he
should either face the east or the west."
1.147:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: People say, "Whenever you sit for answering the call of nature, you
should not face the Qibla or Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem)." I told them. "Once I
went up the roof of our house and I saw Allah's Apostle answering the call of
nature while sitting on two bricks facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) (but there
was a screen covering him. ' (Fath-al-Bari, Page 258, Vol. 1).
1.148:
Narrated `Aisha:
The wives of the Prophet used to go to Al-Manasi, a
vast open place (near Baqi` at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night.
`Umar used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Allah's Apostle
did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam`a the wife of the Prophet went out at
`Isha' time and she was a tall lady. `Umar addressed her and said, "I have
recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of
Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah
revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).
1.149:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said to his wives, "You are
allowed to go out to answer the call of nature. "
1.150:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: I went up to the roof of Hafsa's house for some job and I
saw Allah's Apostle answering the call of nature facing Sham (Syria, Jordan,
Palestine and Lebanon regarded as one country) with his back towards the Qibla.
(See Hadith No. 147).
1.151:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Once I went
up the roof of our house and saw Allah's Apostle answering the call of nature
while sitting over two bricks facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem). (See Hadith No.
147).
1.152:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever Allah's Apostle went to
answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to accompany him with a
tumbler full of water. (Hisham commented, "So that he might wash his private
parts with it.)"
1.153:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever Allah's Apostle went
to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy from us used to go behind
him with a tumbler full of water.
1.154:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along with another
boy used to carry a tumbler full of water (for cleaning the private parts) and a
short spear (or stick).
1.155:
Narrated Abu Qatada: Allah's Apostle
said, "Whenever anyone of you drinks water, he should not breathe in the
drinking utensil, and whenever anyone of you goes to a lavatory, he should
neither touch his penis nor clean his private parts with his right hand."
1.156:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you
makes water he should not hold his penis or clean his private parts with his
right hand. (And while drinking) one should not breathe in the drinking utensil
."
1.157:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I followed the Prophet while he was
going out to answer the call of nature. He used not to look this way or that.
So, when I approached near him he said to me, "Fetch for me some stones for '
cleaning the privates parts (or said something similar), and do not bring a bone
or a piece of dung." So I brought the stones in the corner of my garment and
placed them by his side and I then went away from him. When he finished (from
answering the call of nature) he used, them .
1.158:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to bring three
stones. I found two stones and searched for the third but could not find it. So
took a dried piece of dung and brought it to him. He took the two stones and
threw away the dung and said, "This is a filthy thing."
1.159:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.
1.160:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: The Prophet performed ablution by
washing the body parts twice.
1.161:
Narrated Humran:
(the slave of
`Uthman) I saw `Uthman bin `Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was
brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his
right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by
putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face and
forearms up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed
his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone
Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak`at prayer during which
he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his
past sins will be forgiven.' " After performing the ablution `Uthman said, "I am
going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been
compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator `Urwa said: This verse is:
"Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent
down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution
perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will
forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he
offers it.
1.162:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever
performs ablution should clean his nose with water by putting the water in it
and then blowing it out, and whoever cleans his private parts with stones should
do it with odd number of stones."
1.163:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "If anyone of you performs ablution he should put water in his
nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private parts with stones
should do so with odd numbers. And whoever wakes up from his sleep should wash
his hands before putting them in the water for ablution, because nobody knows
where his hands were during sleep."
1.164:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
The Prophet remained behind us on a journey. He joined us while we were
performing ablution for the `Asr prayer which was overdue and we were just
passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them thoroughly) so he addressed us
in a loud voice saying twice , "Save your heels from the fire."
1.165:
Narrated Humran:
(the freed slave of `Uthman bin `Affan) I saw `Uthman
bin `Affan asking (for a tumbler of water) to perform ablution (and when it was
brought) he poured water from it over his hands and washed them thrice and then
put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth and washed his
nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. Then he washed his face
thrice and (then) forearms up to the elbows thrice, then passed his wet hands
over his head and then washed each foot thrice. After that `Uthman said, "I saw
the Prophet performing ablution like this of mine, and he said, 'If anyone
performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak`at prayer during which
he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his
past sins will be forgiven. '
1.166:
Narrated Muhammad Ibn Ziyad: I
heard Abu Huraira saying as he passed by us while the people were performing
ablution from a utensil containing water, "Perform ablution perfectly and
thoroughly for Abul-Qasim (the Prophet) said, 'Save your heels from the
Hell-fire.' "
1.167:
Narrated `Ubaid Ibn Juraij: I asked `Abdullah bin
`Umar, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! I saw you doing four things which I never saw being
done by anyone of you companions?" `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "What are those, O
Ibn Juraij?" I said, "I never saw you touching any corner of the Ka`ba except
these (two) facing south (Yemen) and I saw you wearing shoes made of tanned
leather and dyeing your hair with Hinna (a kind of red dye). I also noticed that
whenever you were in Mecca, the people assume Ihram on seeing the new moon
crescent (1st of Dhul-Hijja) while you did not assume the Ihlal (Ihram) -(Ihram
is also called Ihlal which means 'Loud calling' because a Muhrim has to recite
Talbiya aloud when assuming the state of Ihram) - till the 8th of Dhul-Hijja
(Day of Tarwiya). `Abdullah replied, "Regarding the corners of Ka`ba, I never
saw Allah's Apostle touching except those facing south (Yemen) and regarding the
tanned leather shoes, no doubt I saw Allah's Apostle wearing non-hairy shoes and
he used to perform ablution while wearing the shoes (i.e. wash his feet and then
put on the shoes). So I love to wear similar shoes. And about the dyeing of hair
with Hinna; no doubt I saw Allah's Apostle dyeing his hair with it and that is
why I like to dye (my hair with it). Regarding Ihlal, I did not see Allah's
Apostle assuming Ihlal till he set out for Hajj (on the 8th of Dhul-Hijja).
1.168:
Narrated Um-`Atiya: That the Prophet at the time of washing his
deceased daughter had said to them, "Start from the right side beginning with
those parts which are washed in ablution."
1.169:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes,
combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.
1.170:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: saw Allah's Apostle when the `Asr prayer
was due and the people searched for water to perform ablution but they could not
find it. Later on (a pot full of) water for ablution was brought to Allah's
Apostle . He put his hand in that pot and ordered the people to perform ablution
from it. I saw the water springing out from underneath his fingers till all of
them performed the ablution (it was one of the miracles of the Prophet).
1.171:
Narrated Ibn Seereen: I said to `Abida, "I have some of the hair
of the Prophet which I got from Anas or from his family." `Abida replied. "No
doubt if I had a single hair of that it would have been dearer to me than the
whole world and whatever is in it."
1.172:
Narrated Anas:
When
Allah's Apostle got his head shaved, Abu- Talha was the first to take some of
his hair.
1.173:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a dog
drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is essential to wash it seven
times."
1.174:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog
eating mud from (the severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled
it) with water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its
thirst. So Allah approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise." And
narrated Hamza bin `Abdullah: My father said. "During the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the mosques (come and go),
nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on it (urine of the dog.)"
1.175:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: I asked the Prophet (about the hunting
dogs) and he replied, "If you let loose (with Allah's name) your tamed dog after
a game and it hunts it, you may eat it, but if the dog eats of (that game) then
do not eat it because the dog has hunted it for itself." I further said,
"Sometimes I send my dog for hunting and find another dog with it. He said, "Do
not eat the game for you have mentioned Allah's name only on sending your dog
and not the other dog."
1.176:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "A person is considered in prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer
in the mosque as long as he does not do Hadath." A non-Arab man asked, "O Abu
Huraira! What is Hadath?" I replied, "It is the passing of wind (from the anus)
(that is one of the types of Hadath).
1.177:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim:
My uncle said: The Prophet said, "One should not leave his prayer unless he
hears sound or smells something."
1.178:
Narrated `Ali:
I used to
get emotional urethral discharges frequently and felt shy to ask Allah's Apostle
about it. So I requested Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad to ask (the Prophet ) about it.
Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied, "On has to perform ablution (after it).
1.179:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: I asked `Uthman bin `Affan about a
person who engaged in intercourse but did no discharge. `Uthman replied, "He
should perform ablution like the one for an ordinary prayer but he must wash his
penis." `Uthman added, "I heard it from Allah's Apostle." I asked `Ali
Az-Zubair, Talha and Ubai bin Ka`b about it and they, too, gave the same reply.
(This order was canceled later on and taking a bath became necessary for such
cases).
1.180:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle sent for a
Ansari man who came with water dropping from his head. The Prophet said,
"Perhaps we have forced you to hurry up, haven't we?" The Ansari replied, "Yes."
Allah's Apostle further said, "If you are forced to hurry up (during
intercourse) or you do not discharge then ablution is due on you (This order was
canceled later on, i.e. one has to take a bath).
1.181:
Narrated Usama
bin Zaid: "When Allah's Apostle departed from `Arafat, he turned towards a
mountain pass where he answered the call of nature. (After he had finished) I
poured water and he performed ablution and then I said to him, "O Allah's
Apostle! Will you offer the prayer?" He replied, "The Musalla (place of the
prayer) is ahead of you (in Al-Muzdalifa).
1.182:
Narrated Al-Mughira
bin Shu`ba: I was in the company of Allah's Apostle on one of the journeys and
he went out to answer the call of nature (and after he finished) I poured water
and he performed ablution; he washed his face, forearms and passed his wet hand
over his head and over the two Khuff (socks made from thick fabric or leather).
1.183:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That he stayed overnight in the
house of Maimuna the wife of the Prophet, his aunt. He added : I lay on the bed
(cushion transversally) while Allah's Apostle and his wife lay in the lengthwise
direction of the cushion. Allah's Apostle slept till the middle of the night,
either a bit before or a bit after it and then woke up, rubbing the traces of
sleep off his face with his hands. He then, recited the last ten verses of Sura
Al-`Imran, got up and went to a hanging water-skin. He then Performed the
ablution from it and it was a perfect ablution, and then stood up to offer the
prayer. I, too, got up and did as the Prophet had done. Then I went and stood by
his side. He placed his right hand on my head and caught my right ear and
twisted it. He prayed two rak`at then two rak`at and two rak`at and then two
rak`at and then two rak`at and then two rak`at (separately six times), and
finally one rak`a (the witr). Then he lay down again in the bed till the
Mu'adh-dhin came to him where upon the Prophet got up, offered a two light
rak`at prayer and went out and led the Fajr prayer.
1.184:
Narrated
Asma' bint Abu Bakr: I came to `Aisha the wife of the Prophet during the solar
eclipse. The people were standing and offering the prayer and she was also
praying. I asked her, "What is wrong with the people?" She beckoned with her
hand towards the sky and said, "Subhan Allah." I asked her, "Is there a sign?"
She pointed out, "Yes." So I, too, stood for the prayer till I fell unconscious
and later on I poured water on my head. After the prayer, Allah's Apostle
praised and glorified Allah and said, "Just now I have seen something which I
never saw before at this place of mine, including Paradise and Hell. I have been
inspired (and have understood) that you will be put to trials in your graves and
these trials will be like the trials of Ad-Dajjal, or nearly like it (the sub
narrator is not sure of what Asma' said). Angels will come to every one of you
and ask, 'What do you know about this man?' A believer will reply, 'He is
Muhammad, Allah's Apostle , and he came to us with self-evident truth and
guidance. So we accepted his teaching, believed and followed him.' Then the
angels will say to him to sleep in peace as they have come to know that he was a
believer. On the other hand a hypocrite or a doubtful person will reply, 'I do
not know but heard the people saying something and so I said the same.' "
1.185:
Narrated Yahya Al-Mazini: A person asked `Abdullah bin Zaid who
was the grandfather of `Amr bin Yahya, "Can you show me how Allah's Apostle used
to perform ablution?" `Abdullah bin Zaid replied in the affirmative and asked
for water. He poured it on his hands and washed them twice, then he rinsed his
mouth thrice and washed his nose with water thrice by putting water in it and
blowing it out. He washed his face thrice and after that he washed his forearms
up to the elbows twice and then passed his wet hands over his head from its
front to its back and vice versa (beginning from the front and taking them to
the back of his head up to the nape of the neck and then brought them to the
front again from where he had started) and washed his feet (up to the ankles).
1.186:
Narrated `Amr:
My father saw `Amr bin Abi Hasan asking
`Abdullah bin Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet. `Abdullah bin Zaid asked
for earthenware pot containing water and in front of them performed ablution
like that of the Prophet . He poured water from the pot over his hand and washed
his hands thrice and then he put his hands in the pot and rinsed his mouth and
washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out with three
handfuls of water. Again he put his hand in the water and washed his face thrice
and washed his forearms up to the elbows twice; and then put his hands in the
water and then passed them over his head by bringing them to the front and then
to the rear of the head once, and then he washed his feet up to the ankles.
1.187:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: Allah's Apostle came to us at noon and
water for ablution was brought to him. After he had performed ablution, the
remaining water was taken by the people and they started smearing their bodies
with it (as a blessed thing). The Prophet offered two rak`at of the Zuhr prayer
and then two rak`at of the `Asr prayer while a short spear (or stick) was there
(as a Sutra) in front of him. Abu Musa said: The Prophet asked for a tumbler
containing water and washed both his hands and face in it and then threw a
mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal),
"Drink from the tumbler and pour some of its water on your faces and chests."
1.188:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi` who was the person on
whose face the Prophet had ejected a mouthful of water from his family's well
while he was a boy, and `Urwa (on the authority of Al-Miswar and others) who
testified each other, said, "Whenever the Prophet , performed ablution, his
companions were nearly fighting for the remains of the water."
1.189:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: My aunt took me to the Prophet and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! This son of my sister has got a disease in his legs." So he
passed his hands on my head and prayed for Allah's blessings for me; then he
performed ablution and I drank from the remaining water. I stood behind him and
saw the seal of Prophethood between his shoulders, and it was like the
"Zir-al-Hijla" (means the button of a small tent, but some said 'egg of a
partridge.' etc.)
1.190:
Narrated `Amr bin Yahya: (on the authority of
his father) `Abdullah bin Zaid poured water on his hands from a utensil
containing water and washed them and then with one handful of water he rinsed
his mouth and cleaned his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out.
He repeated it thrice. He, then, washed his hands and forearms up to the elbows
twice and passed wet hands over his head, both forwards and backwards, and
washed his feet up to the ankles and said, "This is the ablution of Allah's
Apostle."
1.191:
Narrated `Amr bin Yahya: My father said, "I saw `Amr
bin Abi Hasan asking `Abdullah bin Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet.
`Abdullah bin Zaid asked for an earthenware pot containing water and performed
ablution in front of them. He poured water over his hands and washed them
thrice. Then he put his (right) hand in the pot and rinsed his mouth and washed
his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice with three
handfuls of water Again he put his hand in the water and washed his face thrice.
After that he put his hand in the pot and washed his forearms up to the elbows
twice and then again put his hand in the water and passed wet hands over his
head by bringing them to the front and then to the back and once more he put his
hand in the pot and washed his feet (up to the ankles.)"
1.192:
Narrated
Wuhaib:
That he (the Prophet in narration 191 above) had passed his wet
hands on the head once only.
1.193:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle
came to visit me while I was sick and unconscious. He performed ablution and
sprinkled the remaining water on me and I became conscious and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! To whom will my inheritance go as I have neither ascendants nor
descendants?" Then the Divine verses regarding Fara'id (inheritance) were
revealed.
1.194:
Narrated Anas:
It was the time for prayer, and
those whose houses were near got up and went to their people (to perform
ablution), and there remained some people (sitting). Then a painted stove pot
(Mikhdab) containing water was brought to Allah's Apostles The pot was small,
not broad enough for one to spread one's hand in; yet all the people performed
ablution. (The sub narrator said, "We asked Anas, 'How many persons were you?'
Anas replied 'We were eighty or more"). (It was one of the miracles of Allah's
Apostle).
1.195:
Narrated Abu Musa: Once the Prophet asked for a tumbler
containing water. He washed his hands and face in it and also threw a mouthful
of water in it.
1.196:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: Once Allah's Apostle
came to us and we brought out water for him in a brass pot. He performed
ablution thus: He washed his face thrice, and his forearms to the elbows twice,
then passed his wet hands lightly over the head from front to rear and brought
them to front again and washed his feet (up to the ankles).
1.197:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the ailment of the Prophet became aggravated and
his disease became severe, he asked his wives to permit him to be nursed
(treated) in my house. So they gave him the permission. Then the Prophet came
(to my house) with the support of two men, and his legs were dragging on the
ground, between `Abbas, and another man." 'Ubaidullah (the sub narrator) said,
"I informed `Abdullah bin `Abbas of what `Aisha said. Ibn `Abbas said: 'Do you
know who was the other man?' I replied in the negative. Ibn `Abbas said, 'He was
`Ali (bin Abi Talib)." `Aisha further said, "When the Prophet came to my house
and his sickness became aggravated he ordered us to pour seven skins full of
water on him, so that he might give some advice to the people. So he was seated
in a Mikhdab (brass tub) belonging to Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet. Then, all
of us started pouring water on him from the water skins till he beckoned to us
to stop and that we have done (what he wanted us to do). After that he went out
to the people."
1.198:
Narrated `Amr bin Yahya: (on the authority of his
father) My uncle used to perform ablution extravagantly and once he asked
`Abdullah bin Zaid to tell him how he had seen the Prophet performing ablution.
He asked for an earthenware pot containing water, and poured water from it on
his hands and washed them thrice, and then put his hand in the earthenware pot
and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing
it Out thrice with one handful of water; he again put his hand in the water and
took a handful of water and washed his face thrice, then washed his hands up to
the elbows twice, and took water with his hand, and passed it over his head from
front to back and then from back to front, and then washed his feet (up to the
ankles) and said, "I saw the Prophet performing ablution in that way."
1.199:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas said, "The Prophet asked for water and
a tumbler with a broad base and no so deep, containing a small quantity of
water, was brought to him whereby he put his fingers in it." Anas further said,
' noticed the water springing out from amongst his fingers." Anas added, '
estimated that the people who performed ablution with it numbered between
seventy to eighty."
1.200:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used to take a
bath with one Sa` up to five Mudds (1 Sa` = [??] Mudds) of water and used to
perform ablution with one Mudd of water.
1.201:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas said, "The Prophet passed wet hands over his Khuffs
(socks made from thick fabric or leather)." `Abdullah bin `Umar asked `Umar
about it. `Umar replied in the affirmative and added, "Whenever Sa`d narrates a
Hadith from the Prophet, there is no need to ask anyone else about it."
1.202:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Once Allah's Apostle went out to
answer the call of nature and I followed him with a tumbler containing water,
and when he finished, I poured water and he performed ablution and passed wet
hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather).
1.203:
Narrated Ja`far bin `Amr bin Umaiya Ad-Damri: My father said, "I saw the
Prophet passing wet hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or
leather)."
1.204:
Narrated Ja`far bin `Amr: My father said, "I saw the
Prophet passing wet hands over his turban and Khuffs (socks made from thick
fabric or leather).
1.205:
Narrated `Urwa bin Al-Mughira: My father
said, "Once I was in the company of the Prophet on a journey and I dashed to
take off his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather). He ordered me to
leave them as he had put them after performing ablution. So he passed wet hands
or them.
1.206:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah's Apostle ate a
piece of cooked mutton from the shoulder region and prayed without repeating
ablution.
1.207:
Narrated Ja`far bin `Amr bin Umaiya: My father said, "I
saw Allah's Apostle taking a piece of (cooked) mutton from the shoulder region
and then he was called for prayer. He put his knife down and prayed without
repeating ablution."
1.208:
Narrated Suwaid bin Al-Nu`man: In the year
of the conquest of Khaibar I went with Allah's Apostle till we reached Sahba, a
place near Khaibar, where Allah's Apostle offered the `Asr prayer and asked for
food. Nothing but Sawrq [??] was brought. He ordered it to be moistened with
water. He and all of us ate it and the Prophet got up for the evening prayer
(Maghrib prayer), rinsed his mouth with water and we did the same, and he then
prayed without repeating the ablution.
1.209:
Narrated Maimuna:
The
Prophet ate (a piece of) mutton from the shoulder region and then prayed without
repeating the ablution.
1.210:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
drank milk, rinsed his mouth and said, "It has fat."
1.211:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying
he should go to bed (sleep) till his slumber is over because in praying while
drowsy one does not know whether one is asking for forgiveness or for a bad
thing for oneself."
1.212:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "If
anyone of you feels drowsy while praying, he should sleep till he understands
what he is saying (reciting).
1.213:
Narrated `Amr bin `Amir: Anas said,
"The Prophet used to perform ablution for every prayer." I asked Anas, "What you
used to do?' Anas replied, "We used to pray with the same ablution until we
break it with Hadath."
1.214:
Narrated Suwaid bin Nu`man: In the year of
the conquest of Khaibar I went with Allah's Apostle till we reached As-Sahba'
where Allah's Apostle led the `Asr prayer and asked for the food. Nothing but
Sawiq [??] was brought and we ate it and drank (water). The Prophet got up for
the (Maghrib) Prayer, rinsed his mouth with water and then led the prayer
without repeating the ablution.
1.215:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once the
Prophet, while passing through one of the graveyards of Medina or Mecca heard
the voices of two persons who were being tortured in their graves. The Prophet
said, "These two persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid)." The
Prophet then added, "Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed, one
of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the other
used to go about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends). The Prophet
then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, broke it into two pieces and
put one on each grave. On being asked why he had done so, he replied, "I hope
that their torture might be lessened, till these get dried."
1.216:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever the Prophet went to answer the call of
nature, I used to bring water with which he used to clean his private parts.
1.217:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet once passed by two graves and
said, "These two persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid). One
of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine, while the other
used to go about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends)." The Prophet
then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into (pieces) and fixed one
on each grave. They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you done so?" He replied,
"I hope that their punishment might be lessened till these (the pieces of the
leaf) become dry." (See the footnote of Hadith 215).
1.218:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: The Prophet saw a Bedouin making water in the mosque and told
the people not to disturb him. When he finished, the Prophet asked for some
water and poured it over (the urine).
1.219:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A
Bedouin stood up and started making water in the mosque. The people caught him
but the Prophet ordered them to leave him and to pour a bucket or a tumbler of
water over the place where he had passed the urine. The Prophet then said, "You
have been sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult."
1.220:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said as above (219).
1.221:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Bedouin came and passed urine in one corner of
the mosque. The people shouted at him but the Prophet stopped them till he
finished urinating. The Prophet ordered them to spill a bucket of water over
that place and they did so.
1.222:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of
faithful believers) A child was brought to Allah's Apostle and it urinated on
the garment of the Prophet. The Prophet asked for water and poured it over the
soiled place.
1.223:
Narrated Um Qais bint Mihsin: I brought my young
son, who had not started eating (ordinary food) to Allah's Apostle who took him
and made him sit in his lap. The child urinated on the garment of the Prophet,
so he asked for water and poured it over the soiled (area) and did not wash it.
1.224:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Once the Prophet went to the dumps of some
people and passed urine while standing. He then asked for water and so I brought
it to him and he performed ablution.
1.225:
Narrated Hudhaifa': The
Prophet and I walked till we reached the dumps of some people. He stood, as any
one of you stands, behind a wall and urinated. I went away, but he beckoned me
to come. So I approached him and stood near his back till he finished.
1.226:
Narrated Abu Wail: Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari used to lay great stress
on the question of urination and he used to say, "If anyone from Bani Israel
happened to soil his clothes with urine, he used to cut that portion away."
Hearing that, Hudhaifa said to Abu Wail, "I wish he (Abu Musa) didn't (lay great
stress on that matter)." Hudhaifa added, "Allah's Apostle went to the dumps of
some people and urinated while standing."
1.227:
Narrated Asma':
A
woman came to the Prophet and said, "If anyone of us gets menses in her clothes
then what should she do?" He replied, "She should (take hold of the soiled
place), rub it and put it in the water and rub it in order to remove the traces
of blood and then pour water over it. Then she can pray in it."
1.228:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima bint Abi Hubaish came to the Prophet and said,
"O Allah's Apostle I get persistent bleeding from the uterus and do not become
clean. Shall I give up my prayers?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, because it is
from a blood vessel and not the menses. So when your real menses begins give up
your prayers and when it has finished wash off the blood (take a bath) and offer
your prayers." Hisham (the sub narrator) narrated that his father had also said,
(the Prophet told her): "Perform ablution for every prayer till the time of the
next period comes."
1.229:
Narrated `Aisha:
I used to wash the
traces of Janaba (semen) from the clothes of the Prophet and he used to go for
prayers while traces of water were still on it (water spots were still visible).
1.230:
Narrated `Aisha:
as above (229).
1.231:
Narrated
Sulaiman bin Yasar: I asked `Aisha about the clothes soiled with semen. She
replied, "I used to wash it off the clothes of Allah's Apostle and he would go
for the prayer while water spots were still visible. "
1.232:
Narrated
`Amr bin Maimun: I heard Sulaiman bin Yasar talking about the clothes soiled
with semen. He said that `Aisha had said, "I used to wash it off the clothes of
Allah's Apostle and he would go for the prayers while water spots were still
visible on them.
1.233:
Narrated `Aisha:
I used to wash the semen
off the clothes of the Prophet and even then I used to notice one or more spots
on them.
1.234:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: Anas said, "Some people of `Ukl or
`Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet
ordered them to go to the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and
urine (as a medicine). So they went as directed and after they became healthy,
they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all the camels. The news
reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent (men) in their pursuit and
they were captured and brought at noon. He then ordered to cut their hands and
feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron,
They were put in 'Al-Harra' and when they asked for water, no water was given to
them." Abu Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder, became
infidels after embracing Islam and fought against Allah and His Apostle ."
1.235:
Narrated Anas:
Prior to the construction of the mosque, the
Prophet offered the prayers at sheep-folds.
1.236:
Narrated Maimuna:
Allah's Apostle was asked regarding ghee (cooking butter) in which a mouse
had fallen. He said, "Take out the mouse and throw away the ghee around it and
use the rest."
1.237:
Narrated Maimuna:
The Prophet was asked
regarding ghee in which a mouse had fallen. He said, "Take out the mouse and
throw away the ghee around it (and use the rest.)"
1.238:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "A wound which a Muslim receives in Allah's cause
will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of infliction;
blood will be flowing from the wound and its color will be that of the blood but
will smell like musk."
1.239:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "We (Muslims) are the last (people to come in the world) but (will be) the
foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." The same narrator told that the Prophet
had said, "You should not pass urine in stagnant water which is not flowing then
(you may need to) wash in it."
1.240:
Narrated `Abdullah: While Allah's
Apostle was prostrating (as stated below).
1.241:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud: Once the Prophet was offering prayers at the Ka`ba. Abu Jahl was sitting
with some of his companions. One of them said to the others, "Who amongst you
will bring the Abdominal contents (intestines, etc.) of a camel of Bani so and
so and put it on the back of Muhammad, when he prostrates?" The most unfortunate
of them got up and brought it. He waited till the Prophet prostrated and then
placed it on his back between his shoulders. I was watching but could not do any
thing. I wish I had some people with me to hold out against them. They started
laughing and falling on one another. Allah's Apostle was in prostration and he
did not lift his head up till Fatima (Prophet's daughter) came and threw that
(camel's Abdominal contents) away from his back. He raised his head and said
thrice, "O Allah! Punish Quraish." So it was hard for Abu Jahl and his
companions when the Prophet invoked Allah against them as they had a conviction
that the prayers and invocations were accepted in this city (Mecca). The Prophet
said, "O Allah! Punish Abu Jahl, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Shaiba bin Rabi`a, Al-Walid
bin `Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, and `Uqba bin Al Mu'it [??] (and he mentioned the
seventh whose name I cannot recall). By Allah in Whose Hands my life is, I saw
the dead bodies of those persons who were counted by Allah's Apostle in the
Qalib (one of the wells) of Badr.
1.242:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
once spat in his clothes.
1.243:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram (forbidden to drink).
1.244:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi, was asked by the people, "With
what was the wound of the Prophet treated? Sahl replied, "None remains among the
people living who knows that better than I. `Ali [??] used to bring water in his
shield and Fatima used to wash the blood off his face. Then straw mat was burnt
and the wound was filled with it."
1.245:
Narrated Abu Burda: My father
said, "I came to the Prophet and saw him carrying a Siwak in his hand and
cleansing his teeth, saying, 'U' U'," as if he was retching while the Siwak was
in his mouth."
1.246:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Whenever the Prophet got up at
night, he used to clean his mouth with Siwak.
1.247:
Narrated Al-Bara
'bin `Azib: The Prophet said to me, "Whenever you go to bed perform ablution
like that for the prayer, lie or your right side and say, "Allahumma aslamtu
wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan wa
rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu
bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta wa bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta" (O Allah! I surrender
to You and entrust all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings
both with hope and fear of You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no
place of protection and safety except with You O Allah! I believe in Your Book
(the Qur'an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You
have sent). Then if you die on that very night, you will die with faith (i.e. or
the religion of Islam). Let the aforesaid words be your last utterance (before
sleep)." I repeated it before the Prophet and when I reached "Allahumma amantu
bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta (O Allah I believe in Your Book which You have
revealed)." I said, "Wa-rasulika (and your Apostle)." The Prophet said, "No,
(but say): 'Wanabiyika-l-ladhi arsalta (Your Prophet whom You have sent),
instead."
Bk. 5: Bathing (Ghusl)
1.248:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever the
Prophet took a bath after Janaba he started by washing his hands and then
performed ablution like that for the prayer. After that he would put his fingers
in water and move the roots of his hair with them, and then pour three handfuls
of water over his head and then pour water all over his body.
1.249:
Narrated Maimuna:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle performed
ablution like that for the prayer but did not wash his feet. He washed off the
discharge from his private parts and then poured water over his body. He
withdrew his feet from that place (the place where he took the bath) and then
washed them. And that was his way of taking the bath of Janaba.
1.250:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot
called 'Faraq'.
1.251:
Narrated Abu Salama: `Aisha's brother and I went
to `Aisha and he asked her about the bath of the Prophet. She brought a pot
containing about a Sa` of water and took a bath and poured it over her head and
at what time there was a screen between her and us.
1.252:
Narrated Abu
Ja`far: While I and my father were with Jabir bin `Abdullah, some People asked
him about taking a bath He replied, "A Sa` of water is sufficient for you." A
man said, "A Sa` is not sufficient for me." Jabir said, "A Sa was sufficient for
one who had more hair than you and was better than you (meaning the Prophet)."
And then Jabir (put on) his garment and led the prayer.
1.253:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet and Maimuna used to take a bath from a single pot.
1.254:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: Allah's Apostle said, "As for me, I
pour water three times on my head." And he pointed with both his hands.
1.255:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet used to pour water
three times on his head.
1.256:
Narrated Abu Ja`far: Jabir bin `Abdullah
said to me, "Your cousin (Hasan bin Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiya) came to me and
asked about the bath of Janaba. I replied, 'The Prophet uses to take three
handfuls of water, pour them on his head and then pour more water over his
body.' Al-Hasan said to me, 'I am a hairy man.' I replied, 'The Prophet had more
hair than you'. "
1.257:
Narrated Maimuna:
I placed water for the
bath of the Prophet. He washed his hands twice or thrice and then poured water
on his left hand and washed his private parts. He rubbed his hands over the
earth (and cleaned them), rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in
it and blowing it out, washed his face and both forearms and then poured water
over his body. Then he withdrew from that place and washed his feet.
1.258:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet took the bath of Janaba (sexual
relation or wet dream) he asked for the Hilab or some other scent. He used to
take it in his hand, rub it first over the right side of his head and then over
the left and then rub the middle of his head with both hands.
1.259:
Narrated Maimuna:
I placed water for the bath of the Prophet and he
poured water with his right hand on his left and washed them. Then he washed his
private parts and rubbed his hands on the ground, washed them with water, rinsed
his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and blowing it out, washed
his face and poured water on his head. He withdrew from that place and washed
his feet. A piece of cloth (towel) was given to him but he did not use it.
1.260:
Narrated Maimuna:
The Prophet took the bath of Janaba.
(sexual relation or wet dream). He first cleaned his private parts with his
hand, and then rubbed it (that hand) on the wall (earth) and washed it. Then he
performed ablution like that for the prayer, and after the bath he washed his
feet.
1.261:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet and I used to take a bath
from a single pot of water and our hands used to go in the pot after each other
in turn.
1.262:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle took a
bath of Janaba, he washed his hands first.
1.263:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot of water after
Janaba.
1.264:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet and one of his wives
used to take a bath from a single pot of water. (Shu`ba added to Anas' Statement
"After the Janaba").
1.265:
Narrated Maimuna:
I placed water for the
bath of Allah's Apostle and he poured water over his hands and washed them twice
or thrice; then he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his
private parts (with his left hand). He rubbed his hand over the earth and rinsed
his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and blowing it out. After
that he washed his face, both fore arms and head thrice and then poured water
over his body. He withdrew from that place and washed his feet.
1.266:
Narrated Maimuna bint Al-Harith: I placed water for the bath of Allah's
Apostle and put a screen. He poured water over his hands, and washed them once
or twice. (The sub-narrator added that he did not remember if she had said
thrice or not). Then he poured water with his right hand over his left one and
washed his private parts. He rubbed his hand over the earth or the wall and
washed it. He rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and
blowing it out. He washed his face, forearms and head. He poured water over his
body and then withdrew from that place and washed his feet. I presented him a
piece of cloth (towel) and he pointed with his hand (that he does not want it)
and did not take it.
1.267:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the
authority of his father that he had asked `Aisha (about the Hadith of Ibn
`Umar). She said, "May Allah be Merciful to Abu `Abdur-Rahman. I used to put
scent on Allah's Apostle and he used to go round his wives, and in the morning
he assumed the Ihram, and the fragrance of scent was still coming out from his
body."
1.268:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet
used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were
eleven in number." I asked Anas, "Had the Prophet the strength for it?" Anas
replied, "We used to say that the Prophet was given the strength of thirty
(men)." And Sa`id said on the authority of Qatada that Anas had told him about
nine wives only (not eleven).
1.269:
Narrated `Ali:
I used to get
emotional urethral discharge frequently. Being the son-in-law of the Prophet I
requested a man to ask him about it. So the man asked the Prophet about it. The
Prophet replied, "Perform ablution after washing your organ (penis).
1.270:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the authority of his father that he
had asked `Aisha about the saying of Ibn `Umar (i.e. he did not like to be a
Muhrim while the smell of scent was still coming from his body). `Aisha said, "I
scented Allah's Apostle and he went round (had sexual intercourse with) all his
wives, and in the morning he was Muhrim (after taking a bath).
1.271:
Narrated `Aisha:
It is as if I am just looking at the glitter of scent
in the parting of the Prophet's head hair while he was a Muhrim.
1.272:
Narrated Hisham bin `Urwa: (on the authority of his father) `Aisha said,
"Whenever Allah's Apostle took the bath of Janaba, he cleaned his hands and
performed ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his
hair, till he felt that the whole skin of the head had become wet, then he would
pour water thrice and wash the rest of the body." `Aisha further said, "I and
Allah's Apostle used to take a bath from a single water container, from which we
took water simultaneously."
1.273:
Narrated Maimuna:
Water was
placed for the ablution of Allah's Apostle after Janaba. He poured water with
his right hand over his left twice or thrice and then washed his private parts
and rubbed his hand on the earth or on a wall twice or thrice and then rinsed
his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out arid
then washed his face and forearms and poured water over his head and washed his
body. Then he shifted from that place and washed his feet. I brought a piece of
cloth, but he did not take it and removed the traces of water from his body with
his hand."
1.274:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the call (Iqama) for the
prayer was announced and the rows were straightened. Allah's Apostle came out;
and when he stood up at his Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he
ordered us to stay at our places and went to take a bath and then returned with
water dropping from his head. He said, "Allahu-Akbar", and we all offered the
prayer with him.
1.275:
Narrated Maimuna:
I placed water for the
bath of the Prophet and screened him with a garment. He poured water over his
hands and washed them. After that he poured water with his right hand over his
left and washed his private parts, rubbed his hands with earth and washed them,
rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out
and then washed his face and forearms. He poured water over his head and body.
He then shifted from that place and washed his feet. I gave him a piece of cloth
but he did not take it and came out removing the water (from his body) with both
his hands.
1.276:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever any one of us was Junub,
she poured water over her head thrice with both her hands and then rubbed the
right side of her head with one hand and rubbed the left side of the head with
the other hand.
1.277:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, 'The
(people of) Bani Israel used to take bath naked (all together) looking at each
other. The Prophet Moses used to take a bath alone. They said, 'By Allah!
Nothing prevents Moses from taking a bath with us except that he has a scrotal
hernia.' So once Moses went out to take a bath and put his clothes over a stone
and then that stone ran away with his clothes. Moses followed that stone saying,
"My clothes, O stone! My clothes, O stone! till the people of Bani Israel saw
him and said, 'By Allah, Moses has got no defect in his body. Moses took his
clothes and began to beat the stone." Abu Huraira added, "By Allah! There are
still six or seven marks present on the stone from that excessive beating."
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When the Prophet Job (Aiyub) was taking
a bath naked, golden locusts began to fall on him. Job started collecting them
in his clothes. His Lord addressed him, 'O Job! Haven't I given you enough so
that you are not in need of them.' Job replied, 'Yes!' By Your Honor (power)!
But I cannot dispense with Your Blessings.' "
1.278:
Narrated Um Hani
bint Abi Talib: I went to Allah's Apostle in the year of the conquest of Mecca
and found him taking a bath while Fatima was screening him. The Prophet asked,
"Who is it?" I replied, "I am Um-Hani."
1.279:
Narrated Maimuna:
I
screened the Prophet while he was taking a bath of Janaba. He washed his hands,
poured water from his right hand over his left and washed his private parts.
Then he rubbed his hand over a wall or the earth, and performed ablution similar
to that for the prayer but did not wash his feet. Then he poured water over his
body, shifted from that place, and washed his feet.
1.280:
Narrated
Um-Salama: (the mother of the believers) Um Sulaim, the wife of Abu Talha, came
to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Verily Allah is not shy of
(telling you) the truth. Is it necessary for a woman to take a bath after she
has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Yes, if
she notices a discharge."
1.281:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet came
across me in one of the streets of Medina and at that time I was Junub. So I
slipped away from him and went to take a bath. On my return the Prophet said, "O
Abu Huraira! Where have you been?" I replied, "I was Junub, so I disliked to sit
in your company." The Prophet said, "Subhan Allah! A believer never becomes
impure."
1.282:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to visit all
his wives in one night and he had nine wives at that time.
1.283:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle came across me and I was Junub He took
my hand and I went along with him till he sat down I slipped away, went home and
took a bath. When I came back. he was still sitting there. He then said to me,
"O Abu Huraira! Where have you been?' I told him about it The Prophet said,
"Subhan Allah! O Abu Huraira! A believer never becomes impure."
1.284:
Narrated Abu Salama : I asked `Aisha "Did the Prophet use to sleep while he
was Junub?" She replied, "Yes, but he used to perform ablution (before going to
bed).
1.285:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I asked Allah's Apostle "Can
any one of us sleep while he is Junub?" He replied, "Yes, if he performs
ablution, he can sleep while he is Junub."
1.286:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet intended to sleep while he was Junub, he used to wash
his private parts and perform ablution like that for the prayer.
1.287:
Narrated `Abdullah: `Umar asked the Prophet "Can anyone of us sleep while he
is Junub?" He replied, "Yes, if he performs ablution."
1.288:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab told Allah's Apostle, "I became Junub
at night." Allah's Apostle replied, "Perform ablution after washing your private
parts and then sleep."
1.289:
Narrated Hisham:
as the following
Hadith 290.
1.290:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When a man
sits in between the four parts of a woman and did the sexual intercourse with
her, bath becomes compulsory."
1.291:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid
Al-Juhani: I asked `Uthman bin `Affan about a man who engaged in the sexual
intercourse with his wife but did not discharge. `Uthman replied, "He should
perform ablution like that for the prayer after washing his private parts."
`Uthman added, "I heard that from Allah's Apostle." I asked `Ali bin Abi Talib,
Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam, Talha bin 'Ubaidullah and Ubai bin Ka`b and a gave the
same reply. (Abu Aiyub said that he had heard that from Allah's Apostle ) (This
order was canceled later on so one has to take a bath. See, Hadith No. 180).
1.292:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: I asked Allah's Apostle about a man who
engages in sexual intercourse with his wife but does not discharge. He replied,
"He should wash the parts which comes in contact with the private parts of the
woman, perform ablution and then pray." (Abu `Abdullah said, "Taking a bath is
safer and is the last order.")
Bk. 6: Menstrual Periods
1.293:
Narrated Al-Qasim: `Aisha said,
"We set out with the sole intention of performing Hajj and when we reached
Sarif, (a place six miles from Mecca) I got my menses. Allah's Apostle came to
me while I was weeping. He said 'What is the matter with you? Have you got your
menses?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'This is a thing which Allah has ordained
for the daughters of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims do with the exception of
the Tawaf (Circumambulation) round the Ka`ba." `Aisha added, "Allah's Apostle
sacrificed cows on behalf of his wives."
1.294:
Narrated `Aisha:
While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allah's Apostle .
1.295:
Narrated `Urwa:
A person asked me, "Can a woman in menses serve me? And
can a Junub woman come close to me?" I replied, "All this is easy for me. All of
them can serve me, and there is no harm for any other person to do the same.
`Aisha told me that she used to comb the hair of Allah's Apostle while she was
in her menses, and he was in I`tikaf (in the mosque). He would bring his head
near her in her room and she would comb his hair, while she used to be in her
menses."
1.296:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to lean on my lap
and recite Qur'an while I was in menses.
1.297:
Narrated Um Salama:
While I was laying with the Prophet under a single woolen sheet, I got the
menses. I slipped away and put on the clothes for menses. He said, "Have you got
"Nifas" (menses)?" I replied, "Yes." He then called me and made me lie with him
under the same sheet.
1.298:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet and I used
to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses, he used
to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle
me. While in I`tikaf, he used to bring his head near me and I would wash it
while I used to be in my periods (menses).
1.299:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman
bin Al-Aswad: (on the authority of his father) `Aisha said: "Whenever Allah's
Apostle wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses), he used to
order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her." `Aisha added, "None of you
could control his sexual desires as the Prophet could."
1.300:
Narrated
Maimuna:
When ever Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle any of his wives during
the periods (menses), he used to ask her to wear an Izar.
1.301:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla
(to offer the prayer) o `Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the
women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the
dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's
Apostle ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your
husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion
than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?"
He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?"
They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her
intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her
menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency
in her religion."
1.302:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with the
Prophet for Hajj and when we reached Sarif I got my menses. When the Prophet
came to me, I was weeping. He asked, "Why are you weeping?" I said, "I wish if I
had not performed Hajj this year." He asked, "May be that you got your menses?"
I replied, "Yes." He then said, "This is the thing which Allah has ordained for
all the daughters of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims do except that you do not
perform the Tawaf round the Ka`ba till you are clean."
1.303:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Fatima bint Abi Hubaish said to Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle!
I do not become clean (from bleeding). Shall I give up my prayers?" Allah's
Apostle replied: "No, because it is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So
when the real menses begins give up your prayers and when it (the period) has
finished wash the blood off your body (take a bath) and offer your prayers."
1.304:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr: A woman asked Allah's Apostle, "O
Allah's Apostle! What should we do, if the blood of menses falls on our
clothes?" Allah's Apostle replied, "If the blood of menses falls on the garment
of anyone of you, she must take hold of the blood spot, rub it, and wash it with
water and then pray in (with it).
1.305:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever
anyone of us got her menses, she, on becoming clean, used to take hold of the
blood spot and rub the blood off her garment, and pour water over it and wash
that portion thoroughly and sprinkle water over the rest of the garment. After
that she would pray in (with) it.
1.306:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once one
of the wives of the Prophet did I`tikaf along with him and she was getting
bleeding in between her periods. She used to see the blood (from her private
parts) and she would perhaps put a dish under her for the blood. (The
sub-narrator `Ikrima added, `Aisha once saw the liquid of safflower and said,
"It looks like what so and so used to have.")
1.307:
Narrated `Aisha:
"One of the wives of Allah's Apostle joined him in I`tikaf and she noticed
blood and yellowish discharge (from her private parts) and put a dish under her
when she prayed."
1.308:
Narrated `Aisha:
One of the mothers of the
faithful believers (i.e. the wives of the Prophet ) did I`tikaf while she was
having bleeding in between her periods.
1.309:
Narrated `Aisha:
None
of us had more than a single garment and we used to have our menses while
wearing it. Whenever it got soiled with blood of menses we used to apply saliva
to the blood spot and rub off the blood with our nails.
1.310:
Narrated
Um-`Atiya: We were forbidden to mourn for a dead person for more than three days
except in the case of a husband for whom mourning was allowed for four months
and ten days. (During that time) we were not allowed to put kohl (Antimony eye
power) in our eyes or to use perfumes or to put on colored clothes except a
dress made of `Asr (a kind of Yemen cloth, very coarse and rough). We were
allowed very light perfumes at the time of taking a bath after menses and also
we were forbidden to go with the funeral procession .
1.311:
Narrated
`Aisha:
A woman asked the Prophet about the bath which is take after
finishing from the menses. The Prophet told her what to do and said, "Purify
yourself with a piece of cloth scented with musk." The woman asked, "How shall I
purify myself with it" He said, "Subhan Allah! Purify yourself (with it)." I
pulled her to myself and said, "Rub the place soiled with blood with it."
1.312:
Narrated `Aisha:
An Ansari woman asked the Prophet how to
take a bath after finishing from the menses. He replied, "Take a piece a cloth
perfumed with musk and clean the private parts with it thrice." The Prophet felt
shy and turned his face. So pulled her to me and told her what the Prophet
meant.
1.313:
Narrated `Aisha:
In the last Hajj of Allah's Apostle I
assume the Ihram for Hajj along with Allah Apostle. I was one of those who
intended Tamattu` (to perform Hajj an `Umra) and did not take the Hadi (animal
for sacrifice) with me. I got my menses and was not clean till the night of
`Arafa I said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is the night of the day of `Arafat and I
intended to perform the Hajj Tamattu` with `Umra Allah's Apostle told me to undo
my hair and comb it and to postpone the `Umra. I did the same and completed the
Hajj. On the night of Al-Hasba (i.e. place outside Mecca where the pilgrims go
after finishing all the ceremonies Hajj at Mina) he (the Prophet ordered `Abdur
Rahman (`Aisha's brother) to take me to at-Tan`im to assume the lhram for `Umra
in lieu of that of Hajj-at-Tamattu` which I had intended to perform.
1.314:
Narrated `Aisha:
On the 1st of Dhul-Hijja we set out with the intention
of performing Hajj. Allah's Apostle said, "Any one who likes to assume the Ihram
for `Umra he can do so. Had I not brought the Hadi with me, I would have assumed
the Ihram for `Umra. "Some of us assumed the Ihram for `Umra while the others
assumed the Ihram for Hajj. I was one of those who assumed the Ihram for `Umra.
I got menses and kept on menstruating until the day of `Arafat and complained of
that to the Prophet . He told me to postpone my `Umra, undo and comb my hair,
and to assure the Ihram of Hajj and I did so. On the right of Hasba, he sent my
brother `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr with me to at-Tan`im, where I assumed the
Ihram for `Umra in lieu of the previous one. Hisham said, "For that (`Umra) no
Hadi, fasting or alms were required.
1.315:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "At every womb Allah appoints an angel who says, 'O Lord! A drop
of semen, O Lord! A clot. O Lord! A little lump of flesh." Then if Allah wishes
(to complete) its creation, the angel asks, (O Lord!) Will it be a male or
female, a wretched or a blessed, and how much will his provision be? And what
will his age be?' So all that is written while the child is still in the
mother's womb."
1.316:
Narrated `Urwa:
`Aisha said, "We set out with
the Prophet in his last Hajj. Some of us intended to perform `Umra while others
Hajj. When we reached Mecca, Allah's Apostle said, 'Those who had assumed the
lhram for `Umra and had not brought the Hadi should finish his lhram and whoever
had assumed the Ihram for `Umra and brought the Hadi should not finish the Ihram
till he has slaughtered his Hadi and whoever had assumed the lhram for Hajj
should complete his Hajj." `Aisha further said, "I got my periods (menses) and
kept on menstruating till the day of `Arafat, and I had assumed the Ihram for
`Umra only (Tamattu`). The Prophet ordered me to undo and comb my head hair and
assume the lhram for Hajj only and leave the `Umra. I did the same till I
completed the Hajj. Then the Prophet sent `Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr with me and
ordered me to perform `Umra from at-Tan`im in lieu of the missed `Umra."
1.317:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima bint Abi Hubaish used to have
bleeding in between the periods, so she asked the Prophet about it . He replied,
"The bleeding is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So give up the prayers
when the (real) menses begin and when it has finished, take a bath and start
praying."
1.318:
Narrated Mu`adha:
A woman asked `Aisha, "Should I
offer the prayers that which I did not offer because of menses" `Aisha said,
"Are you from the Huraura' (a town in Iraq?) We were with the Prophet and used
to get our periods but he never ordered us to offer them (the Prayers missed
during menses)." `Aisha perhaps said, "We did not offer them."
1.319:
Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama: Um-Salama said, "I got my menses while I
was lying with the Prophet under a woolen sheet. So I slipped away, took the
clothes for menses and put them on. Allah's Apostle said, 'Have you got your
menses?' I replied, 'Yes.' Then he called me and took me with him under the
woolen sheet." Um Salama further said, "The Prophet used to kiss me while he was
fasting. The Prophet and I used to take the bath of Janaba from a single pot."
1.320:
Narrated Um Salama: While I was lying with the Prophet under a
woolen sheet, I got my menses. I slipped away and put on the clothes for menses.
The Prophet said, "Have you got your menses?" I replied, "Yes." He called me and
I slept with him under the woolen sheet.
1.321:
Narrated Aiyub:
Hafsa said, 'We used to forbid our young women to go out for the two `Id
prayers. A woman came and stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and she narrated
about her sister whose husband took part in twelve holy battles along with the
Prophet and her sister was with her husband in six (out of these twelve). She
(the woman's sister) said, "We used to treat the wounded, look after the
patients and once I asked the Prophet, 'Is there any harm for any of us to stay
at home if she doesn't have a veil?' He said, 'She should cover herself with the
veil of her companion and should participate in the good deeds and in the
religious gathering of the Muslims.' When Um `Atiya came I asked her whether she
had heard it from the Prophet. She replied, "Yes. May my father be sacrificed
for him (the Prophet)! (Whenever she mentioned the Prophet she used to say, 'May
my father be sacrificed for him) I have heard the Prophet saying, 'The unmarried
young virgins and the mature girl who stay often screened or the young unmarried
virgins who often stay screened and the menstruating women should come out and
participate in the good deeds as well as the religious gathering of the faithful
believers but the menstruating women should keep away from the Musalla (praying
place).' " Hafsa asked Um `Atiya surprisingly, "Do you say the menstruating
women?" She replied, "Doesn't a menstruating woman attend `Arafat (Hajj) and
such and such (other deeds)?"
1.322:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima bint
Abi Hubaish asked the Prophet, "I got persistent bleeding (in between the
periods) and do not become clean. Shall I give up prayers?" He replied, "No,
this is from a blood vessel. Give up the prayers only for the days on which you
usually get the menses and then take a bath and offer your prayers."
1.323:
Narrated Um `Atiya: We never considered yellowish discharge as a thing of
importance (as menses).
1.324:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) Um Habiba got bleeding in between the periods for seven years. She
asked Allah's Apostle about it. He ordered her to take a bath (after the
termination of actual periods) and added that it was (from) a blood vessel. So
she used to take a bath for every prayer.
1.325:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) I told Allah's Apostle that Safiya bint Huyai had
got her menses. He said, "She will probably delay us. Did she perform Tawaf
(Al-Ifada) with you?" We replied, "Yes." On that the Prophet told her to depart.
1.326:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman is al lowed to leave (go back home)
if she gets menses (after Tawaf-Al-Ifada). Ibn `Umar formerly used to say that
she should not leave but later on I heard him saying, "She may leave, since
Allah's Apostle gave them the permission to leave (after Tawaf-Al-Ifada)."
1.327:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said to me, "Give up the prayer
when your menses begin and when it has finished, wash the blood off your body
(take a bath) and start praying."
1.328:
Narrated Samura bin Jundub: The
Prophet offered the funeral prayer for the dead body of a woman who died of
(during) delivery (i.e. child birth) and he stood by the middle of her body.
1.329:
Narrated Maimuna:
(the wife of the Prophet) During my menses,
I never prayed, but used to sit on the mat beside the mosque of Allah's Apostle.
He used to offer the prayer on his sheet and in prostration some of his clothes
used to touch me."
Bk. 7: Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
1.330:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) We set out with Allah's
Apostle on one of his journeys till we reached Al-Baida' or Dhatul-Jaish, a
necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allah's Apostle stayed there to search
for it, and so did the people along with him. There was no water at that place,
so the people went to Abu- Bakr As-Siddiq and said, "Don't you see what `Aisha
has done? She has made Allah's Apostle and the people stay where there is no
water and they have no water with them." Abu Bakr came while Allah's Apostle was
sleeping with his head on my thigh, He said, to me: "You have detained Allah's
Apostle and the people where there is no water and they have no water with them.
So he admonished me and said what Allah wished him to say and hit me on my flank
with his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain) but the
position of Allah's Apostle on my thigh. Allah's Apostle got up when dawn broke
and there was no water. So Allah revealed the Divine Verses of Tayammum. So they
all performed Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said, "O the family of Abu Bakr! This
is not the first blessing of yours." Then the camel on which I was riding was
caused to move from its place and the necklace was found beneath it.
1.331:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "I have been given five
things which were not given to any one else before me. - 1. Allah made me
victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's
journey. -2. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for
praying and a thing to perform Tayammum, therefore anyone of my followers can
pray wherever the time of a prayer is due. -3. The booty has been made Halal
(lawful) for me yet it was not lawful for anyone else before me. -4. I have been
given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection). -5. Every Prophet
used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all mankind.
1.332:
Narrated `Urwa's father: Aisha said, "I borrowed a necklace from
Asma' and it was lost. So Allah's Apostle sent a man to search for it and he
found it. Then the time of the prayer became due and there was no water. They
prayed (without ablution) and informed Allah's Apostle about it, so the verse of
Tayammum was revealed." Usaid bin Hudair said to `Aisha, "May Allah reward you.
By Allah, whenever anything happened which you did not like, Allah brought good
for you and for the Muslims in that." Al-Jurf and the time for the `Asr prayer
became due while he was at Marbad-An-Na`am (sheepfold), so he (performed
Tayammum) and prayed there and then entered Medina when the sun was still high
but he did not repeat that prayer.
1.333:
Narrated Abu Juhaim Al-Ansari:
The Prophet came from the direction of Bir Jamal. A man met him and greeted him.
But he did not return back the greeting till he went to a (mud) wall and smeared
his hands and his face with its dust (performed Tayammum) and then returned back
the greeting.
1.334:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Abza [??] : A man came
to `Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no water was available."
`Ammar bin Yasir said to `Umar, "Do you remember that you and I (became Junub
while both of us) were together on a journey and you didn't pray but I rolled
myself on the ground and prayed? I informed the Prophet about it and he said,
'It would have been sufficient for you to do like this.' The Prophet then
stroked lightly the earth with his hands and then blew off the dust and passed
his hands over his face and hands."
1.335:
Narrated Sa`id bin `Abdur
Rahman bin Abza: (on the authority of his father who said) `Ammar said so (the
above Statement). And Shu`ba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and
brought them close to his mouth (blew off the dust) and passed them over his
face and then the backs of his hands. `Ammar said, "Ablution (meaning Tayammum
here) is sufficient for a Muslim if water is not available."
1.336:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Abza: that while he was in the company of `Umar,
`Ammar said to `Umar, "We were in a detachment and became Junub and I blew the
dust off my hands (performed the rolling over the earth and prayed.)"
1.337:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Abza: `Ammar said to `Umar "I rolled myself in
the dust and came to the Prophet who said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face
and the backs of the hands is sufficient for you.' "
1.338:
Narrated
`Ammar:
As above.
1.339:
Narrated `Ammar:
The Prophet stroked
the earth with his hands and then passed them over his face and the backs of his
hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).
1.340:
Narrated `Imran:
Once
we were traveling with the Prophet and we carried on traveling till the last
part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is
nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it
was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up
was so and so, then so and so and then so and so (the narrator `Auf said that
Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth
person to wake up was `Umar bin Al-Khattab. And whenever the Prophet used to
sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we did not
know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, `Umar got up
and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said,
"Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till
the Prophet got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about
what had happened to them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be
harmful). Depart!" So they departed from that place, and after covering some
distance the Prophet stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution.
So he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced and he
led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he saw a man
sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and so! What
has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and there is no
water. " The Prophet said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is
sufficient for you." Then the Prophet proceeded on and the people complained to
him of thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator `Auf
added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and `Ali, and ordered
them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water and met a woman who
was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we
find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour
yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them.
She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Allah's Apostle ." She said, "Do you mean the
man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same
person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet and narrated the whole
story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The Prophet asked for a pot, then he
opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed
the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people were
called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their animals
and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last
of all the Prophet gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told
him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which
they were doing with her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the
looked like as if they were more full (of water) than they had been before
(Miracle of Allah's Apostle) Then the Prophet ordered us to collect something
for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal
that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that
cloth full of foodstuff was also placed in front of her and then the Prophet
said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She
returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?"
She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called
the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest
magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers
raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is
Allah's true Apostle." Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around
her abode but never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I
think that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to
Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam. Abu `Abdullah said: The
word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new
religion." Abul 'Ailya [??] said, "The S`Abis are a sect of people of the
Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms."
1.341:
Narrated Abu Wail: Abu
Musa said to `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, "If one does not find water (for ablution)
can he give up the prayer?" `Abdullah replied, "If you give the permission to
perform Tayammum they will perform Tayammum even if water was available if one
of them found it cold." Abu Musa said, "What about the statement of `Ammar to
`Umar?" `Abdullah replied, "`Umar was not satisfied by his statement."
1.342:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: I was with `Abdullah and Abu Musa;
the latter asked the former, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! What is your opinion if
somebody becomes Junub and no water is available?" `Abdullah replied, "Do not
pray till water is found." Abu Musa said, "What do you say about the statement
of `Ammar (who was ordered by the Prophet to perform Tayammum). The Prophet said
to him: "Perform Tayammum and that would be sufficient." `Abdullah replied,
"Don't you see that `Umar was not satisfied by `Ammar's statement?" Abu- Musa
said, "All right, leave `Ammar's statement, but what will you say about this
verse (of Tayammum)?" `Abdullah kept quiet and then said, "If we allowed it,
then they would probably perform Tayammum even if water was available, if one of
them found it (water) cold." The narrator added, "I said to Shaqiq, "Then did
`Abdullah dislike to perform Tayammum because of this?" He replied, "Yes."
1.343:
Narrated Al-A`mash: Shaqiq said, "While I was sitting with
`Abdullah and Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, the latter asked the former, 'If a person
becomes Junub and does not find water for one month, can he perform Tayammum and
offer his prayer?' (He applied in the negative). Abu Musa said, 'What do you say
about this verse from Sura "Al-Ma'ida": When you do not find water then perform
Tayammum with clean earth? `Abdullah replied, 'If we allowed it then they would
probably perform Tayammum with clean earth even if water were available but
cold.' I said to Shaqiq, 'You then disliked to perform Tayammum because of
this?' Shaqiq said, 'Yes.' (Shaqiq added), "Abu Musa said, 'Haven't you heard
the statement of `Ammar to `Umar? He said: I was sent out by Allah's Apostle for
some job and I became Junub and could not find water so I rolled myself over the
dust (clean earth) like an animal does, and when I told the Prophet of that he
said, 'Like this would have been sufficient.' The Prophet (saying so) lightly
stroked the earth with his hand once and blew it off, then passed his (left)
hand over the back of his right hand or his (right) hand over the back of his
left hand and then passed them over his face.' So `Abdullah said to Abu- Musa,
'Don't you know that `Umar was not satisfied with `Ammar's statement?' "
Narrated Shaqiq: While I was with `Abdullah and Abu Musa, the latter said to the
former, "Haven't you heard the statement of `Ammar to `Umar? He said, "Allah's
Apostle sent you and me out and I became Junub and rolled myself in the dust
(clean earth) (for Tayammum). When we came to Allah's Apostle I told him about
it and he said, 'This would have been sufficient,' passing his hands over his
face and the backs of his hands once only.' "
1.344:
Narrated `Imran bin
Husain Al-Khuza`i: Allah's Apostle saw a person sitting aloof and not praying
with the people. He asked him, "O so and so! What prevented you from offering
the prayer with the people?" He replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I am Junub and
there is no water." The Prophet said, "Perform Tayammum with clean earth and
that will be sufficient for you."
Bk. 8: Prayers (Salat)
1.345:
Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's
Apostle said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel
descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a
golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents into my
chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest
heaven, when I reached the nearest heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the
heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered:
'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad
I is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate
was opened and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a man sitting
with some people on his right and some on his left. When he looked towards his
right, he laughed and when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said,
'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He
replied, 'He is Adam and the people on his right and left are the souls of his
offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on his left
are the people of Hell and when he looks towards his right he laughs and when he
looks towards his left he weeps.' Then he ascended with me till he reached the
second heaven and he (Gabriel) said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The
gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said
and he opened the gate. Anas said: "Abu Dhar added that the Prophet met Adam,
Idris, Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did not mention on which heaven
they were but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ) met Adam on the nearest heaven
and Abraham on the sixth heaven. Anas said, "When Gabriel along with the Prophet
passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.'
The Prophet asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris." The Prophet
added, "I passed by Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious
brother.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Moses.' Then I
passed by Jesus and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and pious Prophet.' I
asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Jesus. Then I passed by Abraham and
he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?'
Gabriel replied, 'He is Abraham. The Prophet added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with
me to a place where I heard the creaking of the pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin
Malik said: The Prophet said, "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my followers
when I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me, 'What
has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers
on them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your
followers will not be able to bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested
for reduction) and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and
informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not
be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further reduction
and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and he said to me: 'Return
to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it. So I returned to
Allah and He said, 'These are five prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty (in
reward) for My Word does not change.' I returned to Moses and he told me to go
back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.' Then
Gabriel took me till we '' reached Sidrat-il-Muntaha (Lote tree of; the utmost
boundary) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I was admitted into
Paradise where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was
of musk."
1.346:
Narrated `Aisha:
the mother of believers: Allah
enjoined the prayer when He enjoined it, it was two rak`at only (in every
prayer) both when in residence or on journey. Then the prayers offered on
journey remained the same, but (the rak`at of) the prayers for non-travelers
were increased.
1.347:
Narrated Um `Atiya: We were ordered to bring out
our menstruating women and veiled women in the religious gatherings and
invocation of Muslims on the two `Id festivals. These menstruating women were to
keep away from their Musalla. A woman asked, "O Allah's Apostle ' What about one
who does not have a veil?" He said, "Let her share the veil of her companion."
1.348:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir: Once Jabir prayed with his
Izar tied to his back while his clothes were Lying beside him on a wooden peg.
Somebody asked him, "Do you offer your prayer in a single Izar?" He replied, "I
did so to show it to a fool like you. Had anyone of us two garments in the
lifetime of the Prophet?"
1.349:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al Munkadir: I
saw Jabir bin `Abdullah praying in a single garment and he said that he had seen
the Prophet praying in a single garment.
1.350:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi
Salama: The Prophet prayed in one garment and crossed its ends.
1.351:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: I saw the Prophet offering prayers in a
single garment in the house of Um-Salama and he had crossed its ends around his
shoulders.
1.352:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: In the house of
Um-Salama I saw Allah's Apostle offering prayers, wrapped in a single garment
around his body with its ends crossed round his shoulders.
1.353:
Narrated Abu Murra: (the freed slave of Um Hani) Um Hani, the daughter of
Abi Talib said, "I went to Allah's Apostle in the year of the conquest of Mecca
and found him taking a bath and his daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted
him. He asked, 'Who is she?' I replied, 'I am Um Hani bint Abi Talib.' He said,
'Welcome! O Um Hani.' When he finished his bath he stood up and prayed eight
rak`at while wearing a single garment wrapped round his body and when he
finished I said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! My brother has told me that he will kill a
person whom I gave shelter and that person is so and so the son of Hubaira.' The
Prophet said, 'We shelter the person whom you have sheltered.' " Um Ham added,
"And that was before noon (Duha).
1.354:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A person
asked Allah's Apostle about the offering of the prayer in a single garment.
Allah's Apostle replied, "Has every one of you got two garments?"
1.355:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should offer prayer in
a single garment that does not cover the shoulders."
1.356:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross its
ends (over the shoulders).
1.357:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Harith: I asked
Jabir bin `Abdullah about praying in a single garment. He said, "I traveled with
the Prophet during some of his journeys, and I came to him at night for some
purpose and I found him praying. At that time, I was wearing a single garment
with which I covered my shoulders and prayed by his side. When he finished the
prayer, he asked, 'O Jabir! What has brought you here?' I told him what I
wanted. When I finished, he asked, 'O Jabir! What is this garment which I have
seen and with which you covered your shoulders?' I replied, 'It is a (tight)
garment.' He said, 'If the garment is large enough, wrap it round the body
(covering the shoulders) and if it is tight (too short) then use it as an Izar
(tie it around your waist only.)' "
1.358:
Narrated Sahl:
The men
used to pray with the Prophet with their Izars tied around their necks as boys
used to do; therefore the Prophet told the women not to raise their heads till
the men sat down straight (while praying).
1.359:
Narrated Mughira bin
Shu`ba: Once I was traveling with the Prophet and he said, "O Mughira! take this
container of water." I took it and Allah's Apostle went far away till he
disappeared. He answered the call of nature and was wearing a Syrian cloak. He
tried to take out his hands from its sleeve but it was very tight so he took out
his hands from under it. I poured water and he performed ablution like that for
prayers and passed his wet hands over his Khuff (socks made from thick fabric or
leather) and then prayed .
1.360:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While
Allah's Apostle was carrying stones (along) with the people of Mecca for (the
building of) the Ka`ba wearing an Izar (waist-sheet cover), his uncle Al-`Abbas
said to him, "O my nephew! (It would be better) if you take off your Izar and
put it over your shoulders underneath the stones." So he took off his Izar and
put it over his shoulders, but he fell unconscious and since then he had never
been seen naked.
1.361:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man stood up and asked
the Prophet about praying in a single garment. The Prophet said, "Has every one
of you two garments?" A man put a similar question to `Umar on which he replied,
"When Allah makes you wealthier then you should clothe yourself properly during
prayers. Otherwise one can pray with an Izar and a Rida' (a sheet covering the
upper part of the body.) Izar and a shirt, Izar and a Qaba', trousers and a
Rida, trousers and a shirt or trousers and a Qaba', Tubban and a Qaba' or Tubban
and a shirt." (The narrator added, "I think that he also said a Tubban and a
Rida. ")
1.362:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A person asked Allah's Apostle,
"What should a Muhrim wear?" He replied, "He should not wear shirts, trousers, a
burnus (a hooded cloak), or clothes which are stained with saffron or Wars (a
kind of perfume). Whoever does not find a sandal to wear can wear Khuffs (socks
made from thick fabric or leather), but these should be cut short so as not to
cover the ankles.
1.363:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri Allah's Apostle
forbade Ishtimal-As-Samma' (wrapping one's body with a garment so that one
cannot raise its end or take one's hand out of it). He also forbade Al-Ihtiba'
(sitting on buttocks with knees close to `Abdomen and feet apart with the hands
circling the knees) while wrapping oneself with a single garment, without having
a part of it over the private parts.
1.364:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet forbade two kinds of sales i.e. Al-Limais and An-Nibadh (the former is a
kind of sale in which the deal is completed if the buyer touches a thing,
without seeing or checking it properly and the latter is a kind of a sale in
which the deal is completed when the seller throws a thing towards the buyer
giving him no opportunity to see, touch or check it) and (the Prophet forbade)
also Ishtimal-As-Samma' and Al-Ihtiba' in a single garment.
1.365:
Narrated Abu Huraira: On the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul-Hijja, in the year
prior to the last Hajj of the Prophet when Abu Bakr was the leader of the
pilgrims in that Hajj) Abu Bakr sent me along with other announcers to Mina to
make a public announcement: "No pagan is allowed to perform Hajj after this year
and no naked person is allowed to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba. Then
Allah's Apostle sent 'All to read out the Surat Bara'a (at-Tauba) to the people;
so he made the announcement along with us on the day of Nahr in Mina: "No pagan
is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no naked person is allowed to
perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba."
1.366:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Al-Munkadir: I went to Jabir bin `Abdullah and he was praying wrapped in a
garment and his Rida was Lying beside him. When he finished the prayers, I said
"O `Abdullah! You pray (in a single garment) while your Rida' is lying beside
you." He replied, "Yes, I did it intentionally so that the ignorant ones like
you might see me. I saw the Prophet praying like this. "
1.367:
Narrated
`Abdul `Aziz: Anas said, 'When Allah's Apostle invaded Khaibar, we offered the
Fajr prayer there yearly in the morning) when it was still dark. The Prophet
rode and Abu Talha rode too and I was riding behind Abu Talha. The Prophet
passed through the lane of Khaibar quickly and my knee was touching the thigh of
the Prophet . He uncovered his thigh and I saw the whiteness of the thigh of the
Prophet. When he entered the town, he said, 'Allahu Akbar! Khaibar is ruined.
Whenever we approach near a (hostile) nation (to fight) then evil will be the
morning of those who have been warned.' He repeated this thrice. The people came
out for their jobs and some of them said, 'Muhammad (has come).' (Some of our
companions added, "With his army.") We conquered Khaibar, took the captives, and
the booty was collected. Dihya came and said, 'O Allah's Prophet! Give me a
slave girl from the captives.' The Prophet said, 'Go and take any slave girl.'
He took Safiya bint Huyai. A man came to the Prophet and said, 'O Allah's
Apostles! You gave Safiya bint Huyai to Dihya and she is the chief mistress of
the tribes of Quraidha and An-Nadir and she befits none but you.' So the Prophet
said, 'Bring him along with her.' So Dihya came with her and when the Prophet
saw her, he said to Dihya, 'Take any slave girl other than her from the
captives.' Anas added: The Prophet then manumitted her and married her." Thabit
asked Anas, "O Abu Hamza! What did the Prophet pay her (as Mahr)?" He said, "Her
self was her Mahr for he manumitted her and then married her." Anas added,
"While on the way, Um Sulaim dressed her for marriage (ceremony) and at night
she sent her as a bride to the Prophet . So the Prophet was a bridegroom and he
said, 'Whoever has anything (food) should bring it.' He spread out a leather
sheet (for the food) and some brought dates and others cooking butter. (I think
he (Anas) mentioned As-Sawaq). So they prepared a dish of Hais (a kind of meal).
And that was Walima (the marriage banquet) of Allah's Apostle ."
1.368:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the Fajr prayer and some
believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer
with him and then they would return to their homes unrecognized .
1.369:
Narrated `Aisha:
the Prophet prayed in a Khamisa (a square garment)
having marks. During the prayer, he looked at its marks. So when he finished the
prayer he said, "Take this Khamisa of mine to Abu Jahm and get me his Inbijaniya
(a woolen garment without marks) as it (the Khamisa) has diverted my attention
from the prayer."
1.370:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, 'I was
looking at its (Khamisa's) marks during the prayers and I was afraid that it may
put me in trial (by taking away my attention).
1.371:
Narrated Anas:
`Aisha had a Qiram (a thin marked woolen curtain) with which he had screened
one side of her home. The Prophet said, "Take away this Qiram of yours, as its
pictures are still displayed in front of me during my prayer (i.e. they divert
my attention from the prayer).
1.372:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: The
Prophet was given a silken Farruj [??] as a present. He wore it while praying.
When he had finished his prayer, he took it off violently as if with a strong
aversion to it and said, "It is not the dress of Allah-fearing pious people."
1.373:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I saw Allah's Apostle in a red leather tent
and I saw Bilal taking the remaining water with which the Prophet had performed
ablution. I saw the people taking the utilized water impatiently and whoever got
some of it rubbed it on his body and those who could not get any took the
moisture from the others' hands. Then I saw Bilal carrying a short spear (or
stick) which he planted in the ground. The Prophet came out tucking up his red
cloak, and led the people in prayer and offered two rak`at (facing the Ka`ba)
taking a short spear (or stick) as a Sutra for his prayer. I saw the people and
animals passing in front of him beyond the stick.
1.374:
Narrated Abu
Hazim: Sahl bin Sa`d was asked about the (Prophet's) pulpit as to what thing it
was made of? Sahl replied: "None remains alive amongst the people, who knows
about it better than I. It was made of tamarisk (wood) of the forest. So and so,
the slave of so and so prepared it for Allah's Apostle . When it was constructed
and place (in the Mosque), Allah's Apostle stood on it facing the Qibla and said
'Allahu Akbar', and the people stood behind him (and led the people in prayer).
He recited and bowed and the people bowed behind him. Then he raised his head
and stepped back, got down and prostrated on the ground and then he again
ascended the pulpit, recited, bowed, raised his head and stepped back, got down
and prostrate on the ground. So, this is what I know about the pulpit." Ahmad
bin Hanbal said, "As the Prophet was at a higher level than the people, there is
no harm according to the above-mentioned Hadith if the Imam is at a higher level
than his followers during the prayers."
1.375:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once Allah's Apostle fell off a horse and his leg or shoulder got injured. He
swore that he would not go to his wives for one month and he stayed in a
Mashruba [??] (attic room) having stairs made of date palm trunks. So his
companions came to visit him, and he led them in prayer sitting, whereas his
companions were standing. When he finished the prayer, he said, "Imam is meant
to be followed, so when he says 'Allahu Akbar,' say 'Allahu Akbar' and when he
bows, bow and when he prostrates, prostrate and if he prays standing pray,
standing. After the 29th day the Prophet came down (from the attic room) and the
people asked him, "O Allah's Apostle! You swore that you will not go to your
wives for one month." He said, "The month is 29 days."
1.376:
Narrates
`Abdullah bin Shaddad: Maimuna said, "Allah's Apostle was praying while I was in
my menses, sitting beside him and sometimes his clothes would touch me during
his prostration." Maimuna added, "He prayed on a Khumra (a small mat sufficient
just for the face and the hands while prostrating during prayers).
1.377:
Narrated 'Is-haq:
Anas bin Malik said, "My grandmother Mulaika invited
Allah's Apostle for a meal which she herself had prepared. He ate from it and
said, 'Get up! I will lead you in the prayer.' " Anas added, "I took my Hasir,
washed it with water as it had become dark because of long use and Allah's
Apostle stood on it. The orphan (Damira or Ruh) and I aligned behind him and the
old lady (Mulaika) stood behind us. Allah's Apostle led us in the prayer and
offered two rak`at and then left."
1.378:
Narrated Maimuna:
Allah's
Apostle used to pray on Khumra.
1.379:
Narrated Abu Salama: `Aisha the
wife of the Prophet said, "I used to sleep in front o Allah's Apostle and my
legs were opposite his Qibla and in prostration he pushed my legs and I withdrew
then and when he stood, I stretched them.' `Aisha added, "In those days the
houses were without lights."
1.380:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah Apostle
prayed while I was lying like a dead body on his family bed between him and his
Qibla.
1.381:
Narrated `Urwa:
The Prophet prayed while `Aisha was
lying between him and his Qibla on the bed on which they used to sleep.
1.382:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to pray with the Prophet and
some of us used to place the ends of their clothes at the place of prostration
because of scorching heat.
1.383:
Narrated Abu Maslama: Sa`id bin Yazid
Al-Azdi: I asked Anas bin Malik whether the Prophet had ever, prayed with his
shoes on. He replied "Yes."
1.384:
Narrated Ibrahim:
Hammam bin
Al-Harith said, "I saw Jarir bin `Abdullah urinating. Then he performed ablution
and passed his (wet) hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or
leather), stood up and prayed. He was asked about it. He replied that he had
seen the Prophet doing the same." They approved of this narration as Jarir was
one of those who embraced Islam very late.
1.385.1:
Narrated Al-Mughira
bin Shu`ba: I helped the Prophet in performing ablution and he passed his wet
hands over his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather) and prayed.
1.385.2:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Malik: Ibn Buhaina, "When the Prophet
prayed, he used to separate his arms from his body so widely that the whiteness
of his armpits was visible."
1.386:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever prays like us and faces our Qibla and eats our
slaughtered animals is a Muslim and is under Allah's and His Apostle's
protection. So do not betray Allah by betraying those who are in His
protection."
1.387:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "I
have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla
and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to
us and we will not interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will
be with Allah." Narrated Maimun bin Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu
Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied,
"Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla
during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a
Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have."
1.388:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari: The Prophet said, "While
defecating, neither face nor turn your back to the Qibla but face either east or
west." Abu Aiyub added. "When we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories
facing the Qibla; therefore we turned ourselves while using them and asked for
Allah's forgiveness."
1.389:
Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: I asked Ibn `Umar,
"Can a person who has performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba for `Umra but has not
performed the (Sa`i) Tawaf of Safa and Marwa, have a sexual relation with his
wife?" Ibn `Umar replied "When the Prophet reached Mecca he performed the Tawaf
around the Ka`ba (circumambulated it seven times) and offered a two-rak`at
prayer (at the place) behind the station (of Abraham) and then performed the
Tawaf (Sa`i) of Safa and Marwa, and verily in Allah's Apostle you have a good
example." Then we put the same question to Jabir bin `Abdullah and he too
replied, "He should not go near his wife (for sexual relation) till he has
finished the Tawaf of Safa and Marwa."
1.390:
Narrated Mujahid:
Someone came to Ibn `Umar and said, "Here is Allah's Apostle entering the
Ka`ba." Ibn `Umar said, "I went there but the Prophet had come out of the Ka`ba
and I found Bilal standing between its two doors. I asked Bilal, 'Did the
Prophet pray in the Ka`ba?' Bilal replied, 'Yes, he prayed two rak`at between
the two pillars which are to your left on entering the Ka`ba. Then Allah's
Apostle came out and offered a two-rak`at prayer facing the Ka`ba.' "
1.391:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet entered the Ka`ba, he invoked Allah in
each and every side of it and did not pray till he came out of it, and offered a
two-rak`at prayer facing the Ka`ba and said, "This is the Qibla."
1.392:
Narrated Bara' bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle prayed facing Baitul-Maqdis for
sixteen or seventeen months but he loved to face the Ka`ba (at Mecca) so Allah
revealed: "Verily, We have seen the turning of your face to the heaven!" (2:144)
So the Prophet faced the Ka`ba and the fools amongst the people namely "the
Jews" said, "What has turned them from their Qibla (Baitul-Maqdis) which they
formerly observed"" (Allah revealed): "Say: 'To Allah belongs the East and the
West. He guides whom he will to a straight path'." (2:142) A man prayed with the
Prophet (facing the Ka`ba) and went out. He saw some of the Ansar praying the
`Asr prayer with their faces towards Baitul-Maqdis, he said, "I bear witness
that I prayed with Allah's Apostle facing the Ka`ba." So all the people turned
their faces towards the Ka`ba.
1.393:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's
Apostle used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding on his mount
(Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the compulsory
prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla.
1.394:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet prayed (and the sub-narrator Ibrahim said, "I do not know
whether he prayed more or less than usual"), and when he had finished the
prayers he was asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Has there been any change in the
prayers?" He said, "What is it?' The people said, "You have prayed so much and
so much." So the Prophet bent his legs, faced the Qibla and performed two
prostration's (of Sahu) and finished his prayers with Taslim (by turning his
face to right and left saying: 'As-Salamu `Alaikum-Warahmat-ullah'). When he
turned his face to us he said, "If there had been anything changed in the
prayer, surely I would have informed you but I am a human being like you and
liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me and if anyone of you is
doubtful about his prayer, he should follow what he thinks to be correct and
complete his prayer accordingly and finish it and do two prostrations (of Sahu).
1.395:
Narrated `Umar (bin Al-Khattab): My Lord agreed with me in three
things: -1. I said, "O Allah's Apostle, I wish we took the station of Abraham as
our praying place (for some of our prayers). So came the Divine Inspiration: And
take you (people) the station of Abraham as a place of prayer (for some of your
prayers e.g. two rak`at of Tawaf of Ka`ba)". (2.125) -2. And as regards the
(verse of) the veiling of the women, I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I wish you
ordered your wives to cover themselves from the men because good and bad ones
talk to them.' So the verse of the veiling of the women was revealed. -3. Once
the wives of the Prophet made a united front against the Prophet and I said to
them, 'It may be if he (the Prophet) divorced you, (all) that his Lord (Allah)
will give him instead of you wives better than you.' So this verse (the same as
I had said) was revealed." (66.5).
1.396:
Narrated Anas:
as above
(395).
1.397:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While the people were
offering the Fajr prayer at Quba' (near Medina), someone came to them and said:
"It has been revealed to Allah's Apostle tonight, and he has been ordered to
pray facing the Ka`ba." So turn your faces to the Ka`ba. Those people were
facing Sham (Jerusalem) so they turned their faces towards Ka`ba (at Mecca).
1.398:
Narrated `Abdullah: "Once the Prophet offered five rak`at in Zuhr
prayer. He was asked, "Is there an increase in the prayer?" The Prophet said,
"And what is it?" They said, "You have prayed five rak`at.' So he bent his legs
and performed two prostrations (of Sahu).
1.399:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet saw some sputum in the direction of the Qibla (on the wall of
the mosque) and he disliked that and the sign of disgust was apparent from his
face. So he got up and scraped it off with his hand and said, "Whenever anyone
of you stands for the prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord or his Lord
is between him and his Qibla. So, none of you should spit in the direction of
the Qibla but one can spit to the left or under his foot." The Prophet then took
the corner of his sheet and spat in it and folded it and said, "Or you can do
like this. "
1.400:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle saw
sputum on the wall of the mosque in the direction of the Qibla and scraped it
off. He faced the people and said, "Whenever any one of you is praying, he
should not spit in front of him because in the prayer Allah is in front of him."
1.401:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of faithful believers) Allah's
Apostle saw some nasal secretions, expectoration or sputum on the wall of the
mosque in the direction of the Qibla and scraped it off.
1.402:
Narrated
Abu Huraira and Abu Sa`id: Allah's Apostle saw some expectoration on the wall of
the mosque; he took gravel and scraped it off and said, "If anyone of you wanted
to spit he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right but he could
spit either on his left or under his left foot."
1.403:
Narrated Abu
Huraira and Abu Sa`id: Allah's Apostle saw some expectoration on the wall of the
mosque; he took gravel and scraped it off and said, "If anyone of you wanted to
spit, he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right but could spit
either on his left or under his left foot."
1.404:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "None of you should spit in front or on his right but he
could spit either on his left or under his foot."
1.405:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: The Prophet said, "A faithful believer while in prayer is speaking in
private to his Lord, so he should neither spit in front of him nor to his right
side but he could spit either on his left or under his foot."
1.406:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet saw sputum on (the wall of) the mosque in
the direction of the Qibla and scraped it off with gravel. Then he forbade
Spitting in front or on the right, but allowed it on one's left or under one's
left foot.
1.407:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Spitting
in the mosque is a sin and its expiation is to bury it."
1.408:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Prophet said, "If anyone of you stands for prayer, he should not
spit in front of him because in prayer he is speaking in private to Allah and he
should not spit on his right as there is an angel, but he can spit either on his
left or under his left foot and bury it (i.e. expectoration).
1.409:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw expectoration (on the wall of the mosque)
in the direction of the Qibla and scraped it off with his hand. It seemed that
he disliked it and the sign of disgust was apparent from his face. He said, "If
anyone of you stands for the prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord, (or)
his Lord is between him and his Qibla, therefore he should not spit towards his
Qibla, but he could spit either on his left or under his foot." Then he took the
corner of his sheet and spat in it, folded it and said, "Or do like this."
1.410:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Do you consider or
see that my face is towards the Qibla? By Allah, neither your submissiveness nor
your bowing is hidden from me, surely I see you from my back."
1.411:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet led us in a prayer and then got up on
the pulpit and said, "In your prayer and bowing, I certainly see you from my
back as I see you (while looking at you.)"
1.412:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle ordered for a horse race; the trained horses were to run
from a place called Al-Hafya' to Thaniyat Al-Wada` and the horses which were not
trained were to run from Al-Thaniya to the Masjid (mosque of) Bani Zuraiq. The
sub narrator added: Ibn `Umar was one of those who took part in the race.
1.413:
Narrated Anas:
Some goods came to Allah's Apostle from
Bahrain. The Prophet ordered the people to spread them in the mosque --it was
the biggest amount of goods Allah's Apostle had ever received. He left for
prayer and did not even look at it. After finishing the prayer, he sat by those
goods and gave from those to everybody he saw. Al-`Abbas came to him and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! give me (something) too, because I gave ransom for myself
and `Aqil". Allah's Apostle told him to take. So he stuffed his garment with it
and tried to carry it away but he failed to do so. He said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Order someone to help me in lifting it." The Prophet refused. He then said to
the Prophet: Will you please help me to lift it?" Allah's Apostle refused. Then
Al-`Abbas threw some of it and tried to lift it (but failed). He again said, "O
Allah's Apostle Order someone to help me to lift it." He refused. Al-`Abbas then
said to the Prophet: "Will you please help me to lift it?" He again refused.
Then Al-`Abbas threw some of it, and lifted it on his shoulders and went away.
Allah's Apostle kept on watching him till he disappeared from his sight and was
astonished at his greediness. Allah's Apostle did not get up till the last coin
was distributed.
1.414:
Narrated Anas:
I found the Prophet in the
mosque along with some people. He said to me, "Did Abu Talha send you?" I said,
"Yes". He said, "For a meal?" I said, "Yes." Then he said to his companions,
"Get up." They set out and I was ahead of them.
1.415:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa`d: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! If a man finds another man with his wife,
(committing adultery) should the husband kill him?" Later on I saw them (the man
and his wife) doing Li`an in the mosque (taking oaths, one accusing, and the
other denying adultery).
1.416:
Narrated `Itban bin Malik: The Prophet
came to my house and said, "Where do you like me to pray?" I pointed to a place.
The Prophet then said, "Allahu Akbar", and we aligned behind him and he offered
a two-rak`at prayer.
1.417:
Narrated `Itban bin Malik: who was one of
the companions of Allah's Apostle and one of the Ansar's who took part in the
battle of Badr: I came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle I have
weak eyesight and I lead my people in prayers. When it rains the water flows in
the valley between me and my people so I cannot go to their mosque to lead them
in prayer. O Allah's Apostle! I wish you would come to my house and pray in it
so that I could take that place as a Musalla. Allah's Apostle said. "Allah
willing, I will do so." Next day after the sun rose high, Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr came and Allah's Apostle asked for permission to enter. I gave him
permission and he did not sit on entering the house but said to me, "Where do
you like me to pray?" I pointed to a place in my house. So Allah's Apostle stood
there and said, 'Allahu Akbar', and we all got up and aligned behind him and
offered a two-rak`at prayer and ended it with Taslim. We requested him to stay
for a meal called "Khazira" which we had prepared for him. Many members of our
family gathered in the house and one of them said, "Where is Malik bin
Al-Dukhaishin or Ibn Al-Dukhshun?" One of them replied, "He is a hypocrite and
does not love Allah and His Apostle." Hearing that, Allah's Apostle said, "Do
not say so. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah' for Allah's sake only?" He said, "Allah and His Apostle know better.
We have seen him helping and advising hypocrites." Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
has forbidden the (Hell) fire for those who say, 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah' for Allah's sake only."
1.418:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to start every thing from the right (for good things)
whenever it was possible in all his affairs; for example: in washing, combing or
wearing shoes.
1.419:
Narrated `Aisha:
Um Habiba and Um Salama
mentioned about a church they had seen in Ethiopia in which there were pictures.
They told the Prophet about it, on which he said, "If any religious man dies
amongst those people they would build a place of worship at his grave and make
these pictures in it. They will be the worst creature in the sight of Allah on
the Day of Resurrection."
1.420:
Narrated Anas:
When the Prophet
arrived Medina he dismounted at `Awali-i-Medina amongst a tribe called Banu `Amr
bin `Auf. He stayed there For fourteen nights. Then he sent for Bani An-Najjar
and they came armed with their swords. As if I am looking (just now) as the
Prophet was sitting over his Rahila (Mount) with Abu Bakr riding behind him and
all Banu An-Najjar around him till he dismounted at the courtyard of Abu Aiyub's
house. The Prophet loved to pray wherever the time for the prayer was due even
at sheep-folds. Later on he ordered that a mosque should be built and sent for
some people of Banu-An-Najjar and said, "O Banu An-Najjar! Suggest to me the
price of this (walled) piece of land of yours." They replied, "No! By Allah! We
do not demand its price except from Allah." Anas added: There were graves of
pagans in it and some of it was unleveled and there were some date-palm trees in
it. The Prophet ordered that the graves of the pagans be dug out and the
unleveled land be level led and the date-palm trees be cut down . (So all that
was done). They aligned these cut date-palm trees towards the Qibla of the
mosque (as a wall) and they also built two stone side-walls (of the mosque). His
companions brought the stones while reciting some poetic verses. The Prophet was
with them and he kept on saying, "There is no goodness except that of the
Hereafter, O Allah! So please forgive the Ansars and the emigrants. "
1.421:
Narrated Abu Al-Taiyah [??] : Anas said, "The Prophet prayed in the sheep
fold." Later on I heard him saying, "He prayed in the sheep folds before the
construction of the, mosque."
1.422:
Narrated Nafi`:
"I saw Ibn
`Umar praying while taking his camel as a Sutra in front of him and he said, "I
saw the Prophet doing the same."
1.423:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
The sun eclipsed and Allah's Apostle offered the eclipse prayer and said, "I
have been shown the Hellfire (now) and I never saw a worse and horrible sight
than the sight I have seen today."
1.424:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet had said, "Offer some of your prayers (Nawafil) at home, and do not take
your houses as graves."
1.425:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "Do not enter (the places) of these people where Allah's
punishment had fallen unless you do so weeping. If you do not weep, do not enter
(the places of these people) because Allah's curse and punishment which fell
upon them may fall upon you."
1.426:
Narrated `Aisha:
Um Salama told
Allah's Apostle about a church which she had seen in Ethiopia and which was
called Mariya. She told him about the pictures which she had seen in it. Allah's
Apostle said, "If any righteous pious man dies amongst them, they would build a
place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it; they are the worst
creatures in the sight of Allah."
1.427:
Narrated `Aisha and `Abdullah
bin `Abbas: When the last moment of the life of Allah's Apostle came he started
putting his 'Khamisa' on his face and when he felt hot and short of breath he
took it off his face and said, "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they
built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets." The Prophet was
warning (Muslims) of what those had done.
1.428:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah's curse be on the Jews for they built the
places of worship at the graves of their Prophets."
1.429:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been given five things which
were not given to any amongst the Prophets before me. These are: -1. Allah made
me victorious by awe (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one
month's journey. -2. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a
place for praying and a thing to perform Tayammum. Therefore my followers can
pray wherever the time of a prayer is due. -3. The booty has been made Halal
(lawful) for me (and was not made so for anyone else). -4. Every Prophet used to
be sent to his nation exclusively but I have been sent to all mankind. -5. I
have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection.)
1.430:
Narrated `Aisha:
There was a black slave girl belonging to an
'Arab tribe and they manumitted her but she remained with them. The slave girl
said, "Once one of their girls (of that tribe) came out wearing a red leather
scarf decorated with precious stones. It fell from her or she placed it
somewhere. A kite passed by that place, saw it Lying there and mistaking it for
a piece of meat, flew away with it. Those people searched for it but they did
not find it. So they accused me of stealing it and started searching me and even
searched my private parts." The slave girl further said, "By Allah! while I was
standing (in that state) with those people, the same kite passed by them and
dropped the red scarf and it fell amongst them. I told them, 'This is what you
accused me of and I was innocent and now this is it.' " `Aisha added: That slave
girl came to Allah's Apostle and embraced Islam. She had a tent or a small room
with a low roof in the mosque. Whenever she called on me, she had a talk with me
and whenever she sat with me, she would recite the following: "The day of the
scarf (band) was one of the wonders of our Lord, verily He rescued me from the
disbelievers' town. `Aisha added: "Once I asked her, 'What is the matter with
you? Whenever you sit with me, you always recite these poetic verses.' On that
she told me the whole story. "
1.431:
Narrated Naf`a [??] : `Abdullah
bin `Umar said: I used to sleep in the mosque of the Prophet while I was young
and unmarried.
1.432:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle went to
Fatima's house but did not find `Ali there. So he asked, "Where is your cousin?"
She replied, "There was something between us and he got angry with me and went
out. He did not sleep (midday nap) in the house." Allah's Apostle asked a person
to look for him. That person came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! He (Ali) is
sleeping in the mosque." Allah's Apostle went there and `Ali was lying. His
upper body cover had fallen down to one side of his body and he was covered with
dust. Allah's Apostle started cleaning the dust from him saying: "Get up! O Aba
Turab. Get up! O Aba Turab (literally means: O father of dust).
1.433:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I saw seventy of As-Suffa men and none of them had a
Rida' (a garment covering the upper part of the body). They had either Izars
(only) or sheets which they tied round their necks. Some of these sheets reached
the middle of their legs and some reached their heels and they used to gather
them with their hands lest their private parts should become naked.
1.434:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I went to the Prophet in the mosque (the
sub-narrator Mas`ar thought that Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered
me to pray two rak`at. He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave
more than what was due to me.
1.435:
Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Aslami:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you enters a mosque, he should pray two
rak`at before sitting."
1.436:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The angels keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for anyone of you, as long
as he is at his Musalla (praying place) and he does not pass wind (Hadath). They
say, 'O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! be Merciful to him."
1.437:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the mosque
was built of adobes, its roof of the leaves of date-palms and its pillars of the
stems of date-palms. Abu Bakr did not alter it. `Umar expanded it on the same
pattern as it was in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle by using adobes, leaves of
date-palms and changing the pillars into wooden ones. `Uthman changed it by
expanding it to a great extent and built its walls with engraved stones and lime
and made its pillars of engraved stones and its roof of teak wood.
1.438:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas said to me and to his son `Ali, "Go to Abu
Sa`id and listen to what he narrates." So we went and found him in a garden
looking after it. He picked up his Rida', wore it and sat down and started
narrating till the topic of the construction of the mosque reached. He said, "We
were carrying one adobe at a time while `Ammar was carrying two. The Prophet saw
him and started removing the dust from his body and said, "May Allah be Merciful
to `Ammar. He will be inviting them (i.e. his murderers, the rebellious group)
to Paradise and they will invite him to Hell-fire." `Ammar said, "I seek refuge
with Allah from affliction."
1.439:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Apostle
sent someone to a woman telling her to "Order her slave, carpenter, to prepare a
wooden pulpit for him to sit on."
1.440:
Narrated Jabir:
A woman
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I get something constructed for you to sit on as
I have a slave who is a carpenter?" He replied, "Yes, if you like." So she had
that pulpit constructed.
1.441:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani: I
heard `Uthman bin `Affan saying, when people argued too much about his intention
to reconstruct the mosque of Allah's Apostle, "You have talked too much. I heard
the Prophet saying, 'Whoever built a mosque, (Bukair thought that `Asim, another
sub-narrator, added, "Intending Allah's Pleasure"), Allah would build for him a
similar place in Paradise.' "
1.442:
Narrated `Amr:
I heard Jabir
bin `Abdullah saying, "A man passed through the mosque carrying arrows. Allah's
Apostle said to him, 'Hold them by their heads.' "
1.443:
Narrated Abu
Burda bin `Abdullah: (on the authority of his father) The Prophet said, "Whoever
passes through our mosques or markets with arrows should hold them by their
heads lest he should injure a Muslim."
1.444:
Narrated Hassan bin Thabit
Al-Ansari: I asked Abu Huraira "By Allah! Tell me the truth whether you heard
the Prophet saying, 'O Hassan! Reply on behalf of Allah's Apostle. O Allah! Help
him with the Holy Spirit." Abu Huraira said, "Yes . "
1.445:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Once I saw Allah's Apostle at the door of my house while some
Ethiopians were playing in the mosque (displaying their skill with spears).
Allah's Apostle was screening me with his Rida' so as to enable me to see their
display. (`Urwa said that `Aisha said, "I saw the Prophet and the Ethiopians
were playing with their spears.")
1.446:
Narrated `Aisha:
Barira
came to seek my help regarding her manumission. I told herself you like I would
pay your price to your masters but your Wala' (allegiance) would be for me." Her
masters said, "If you like, you can pay what remains (of the price of her
manumission), (Sufyan the sub-narrator once said), or if you like you can
manumit her, but her (inheritance) Al-Wala would be for us. "When Allah's
Apostle came, I spoke to him about it. He said, "Buy her and manumit her. No
doubt Al-Wala' is for the manumitted." Then Allah's Apostle stood on the pulpit
(or Allah's Apostle ascended the pulpit as Sufyan once said), and said, "What
about some people who impose conditions which are not present in Allah's Book
(Laws)? Whoever imposes conditions which are not in Allah's Book (Laws), his
conditions will be invalid even if he imposed them a hundred times."
1.447:
Narrated Ka`b:
In the mosque l asked Ibn Abi Hadrad to pay the debts
which he owed to me and our voices grew louder. Allah's Apostle heard that while
he was in his house. So he came to us raising the curtain of his room and said,
"O Ka`b!" I replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "O Ka`b! reduce your
debt to one half," gesturing with his hand. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have
done so." Then Allah's Apostle said (to Ibn Abi Hadrad), "Get up and pay the
debt to him."
1.448:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A black man or a black woman
used to sweep the mosque and he or she died. The Prophet asked about her (or
him). He was told that she (or he) had died. He said, "Why did you not inform
me? Show me his grave (or her grave)." So he went to her (his) grave and offered
her (his) funeral prayer."
1.449:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the verses
of Surat "Al-Baqara"' about the usury Riba were revealed, the Prophet went to
the mosque and recited them in front of the people and then banned the trade of
alcohol.
1.450.1:
Narrated Abu Rafi`: Abu Huraira said, "A man or a
woman used to clean the mosque." (A sub-narrator said, 'Most probably a
woman..') Then he narrated the Hadith of the Prophet where it is mentioned that
he offered her funeral prayer at her grave.
1.450.2:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: "The Prophet said, "Last night a big demon (`ifreet) from the Jinns
came to me and wanted to interrupt (or confuse [??] ) my prayer, but Allah
enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten him to one of the pillars of the
mosque so that all of you could See him in the morning but I remembered the
statement of my brother Solomon (as stated in Qur'an): My Lord! Forgive me and
bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to anybody after me (38.35)."
The sub narrator Rauh said, "He (the demon) was dismissed humiliated."
1.451:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet sent some horsemen to Najd and
they brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal from Bani Hanifa. They fastened him
to one of the pillars of the mosque. The Prophet came and ordered them to
release him. He went to a (garden of) date-palms near the mosque, took a bath
and entered the, mosque again and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah an Muhammad is His Apostle (i.e. he embraced Islam).
1.452:
Narrated `Aisha:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (battle of the Trench' the
medial arm vein of Sa`d bin Mu`ad [??] was injured and the Prophet pitched a
tent in the mosque to look after him. There was another tent for Banu Ghaffar in
the mosque and the blood started flowing from Sa`d's tent to the tent of Bani
Ghaffar. They shouted, "O occupants of the tent! What is coming from you to us?"
They found that Sa`d' wound was bleeding profusely and Sa`d died in his tent.
1.453:
Narrated Um Salama: I complained to Allah's Apostle that I was
sick. He told me to perform the Tawaf behind the people while riding. So I did
so and Allah's Apostle was praying beside the Ka`ba and reciting the Sura
starting with "Wat-tur wa kitabin mastur."
1.454:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Two of the companions of the Prophet departed from him on a dark night
and were led by two lights like lamps (going in front of them from Allah as a
miracle) lighting the way in front of them, and when they parted, each of them
was accompanied by one of these lights till he reached their (respective)
houses.
1.455:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet delivered a
sermon and said, "Allah gave a choice to one of (His) slaves either to choose
this world or what is with Him in the Hereafter. He chose the latter." Abu Bakr
wept. I said to myself, "Why is this Sheikh weeping, if Allah gave choice to one
(of His) slaves either to choose this world or what is with Him in the Here
after and he chose the latter?" And that slave was Allah's Apostle himself. Abu
Bakr knew more than us. The Prophet said, "O Abu Bakr! Don't weep. The Prophet
added: Abu- Bakr has favored me much with his property and company. If I were to
take a Khalil from mankind I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr but the Islamic
brotherhood and friendship is sufficient. Close all the gates in the mosque
except that of Abu Bakr.
1.456:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: "Allah's Apostle in
his fatal illness came out with a piece of cloth tied round his head and sat on
the pulpit. After thanking and praising Allah he said, "There is no one who had
done more favor to me with life and property than Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafa. If I
were to take a Khalil, I would certainly have taken Abu- Bakr but the Islamic
brotherhood is superior. Close all the small doors in this mosque except that of
Abu Bakr."
1.457:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet
arrived at Mecca and sent for `Uthman bin Talha. He opened the gate of the Ka`ba
and the Prophet, Bilal, Usama bin Zaid and `Uthman bin Talha entered the Ka`ba
and then they closed its door (from inside). They stayed there for an hour, and
then came out." Ibn `Umar added, "I quickly went to Bilal and asked him (whether
the Prophet had prayed). Bilal replied, 'He prayed in it.' I asked, 'Where?' He
replied, 'Between the two pillars.' "Ibn `Umar added, "I forgot to ask how many
rak`at he (the Prophet) had prayed in the Ka`ba."
1.458:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent some horse men to Najd and they brought a man
called Thumama bin Uthal from Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the
pillars of the mosque.
1.459:
Narrated Al-Sa'ib bin Yazid: I was
standing in the mosque and somebody threw a gravel at me. I looked and found
that he was `Umar bin Al-Khattab. He said to me, "Fetch those two men to me."
When I did, he said to them, "Who are you? (Or) where do you come from?" They
replied, "We are from Ta'if." `Umar said, "Were you from this city (Medina) I
would have punished you for raising your voices in the mosque of Allah's
Apostle."
1.460:
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: During the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the mosque to pay the debts which he owed to
me and our voices grew so loud that Allah's Apostle heard them while he was in
his house. So he came to us after raising the curtain of his room. The Prophet
said, "O Ka`b bin Malik!" I replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle." He gestured
with his hand to me to reduce the debt to one half. I said, "O Allah's Apostle
have done it." Allah's Apostle said (to Ibn Hadrad), "Get up and pay it."
1.461:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "While the Prophet was on the
pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers. He replied, 'Pray two
rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of
the dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one rak`a and that
will be the witr for all the rak`at which you have offered." Ibn `Umar said,
"The last rak`at of the night prayer should be odd, for the Prophet ordered it
to be so.
1.462:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man came to the Prophet while he
was delivering the sermon and asked him how to offer the night prayers. The
Prophet replied, 'Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on
and if you are afraid of dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray
one rak`a and that will be the with for all the rak`at which you have prayed."
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man called the Prophet while he
was in the mosque.
1.463:
Narrated Abu Waqid al-Laithi: While Allah's
Apostle was sitting in the mosque (with some people) three men came, two of them
came in front of Allah's Apostle and the third one went away, and then one of
them found a place in the circle and sat there while the second man sat behind
the gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's Apostle finished his
preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One of them
betook himself to Allah and so Allah accepted him and accommodated him; the
second felt shy before Allah so Allah did the same for him and sheltered him in
His Mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah,
and went away, so Allah turned His face from him likewise.
1.464:
Narrated `Abbad bin Tamim: that his uncle said, "I saw Allah's Apostle lying
flat (on his back) in the mosque with one leg on the other." Narrated Sa`id bin
Al-Musaiyab that `Umar and `Uthman used to do the same.
1.465:
Narrated
`Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) I had seen my parents following Islam
since I attained the age of puberty. Not a day passed but the Prophet visited
us, both in the mornings and evenings. My father Abu Bakr thought of building a
mosque in the courtyard of his house and he did so. He used to pray and recite
the Qur'an in it. The pagan women and their children used to stand by him and
look at him with surprise. Abu Bakr was a Softhearted person and could not help
weeping while reciting the Qur'an. The chiefs of the Quraish pagans became
afraid of that (i.e. that their children and women might be affected by the
recitation of Qur'an).
1.466:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"The prayer offered in congregation is twenty five times more superior (in
reward) to the prayer offered alone in one's house or in a business center,
because if one performs ablution and does it perfectly, and then proceeds to the
mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for each step which he takes
towards the mosque, Allah upgrades him a degree in reward and (forgives) crosses
out one sin till he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque he is
considered in prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer and the angels keep
on asking for Allah's forgiveness for him and they keep on saying: 'O Allah! Be
Merciful to him, O Allah! Forgive him, as long as he keeps on sitting at his
praying place and does not pass wind. (See Hadith No. 620).
1.467:
Narrated Ibn `Umar or Ibn `Amr: The Prophet clasped his hands, by
interlacing his fingers. Narrated `Abdullah that Allah's Apostle said, "O
`Abdullah bin `Amr! What will be your condition when you will be left with the
sediments of (worst) people?" (They will be in conflict with each other).
1.468:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "A faithful believer to a
faithful believer is like the bricks of a wall, enforcing each other." While
(saying that) the Prophet clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers.
1.469:
Narrates Ibn Seereen: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle led us
in one of the two `Isha' prayers (Abu Huraira named that prayer but I forgot
it)." Abu Huraira added, "He prayed two rak`at and then finished the prayer with
Taslim. He stood up near a piece of wood Lying across the mosque and leaned on
it in such a way as if he was angry. Then he put his right hand over the left
and clasped his hands by interlacing his fingers and then put his J right cheek
on the back of his left hand. The people who were in haste left the mosque
through its gates. They wondered whether the prayer was reduced. And amongst
them were Abu Bakr and `Umar but they hesitated to ask the Prophet. A
long-handed man called Dhul-Yadain asked the Prophet, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have
you forgotten or has the prayer been reduced?' The Prophet replied, 'I have
neither forgotten nor has the prayer been reduced' The Prophet added, 'Is what
Dhul Yadain has said true?' They (the people) said, 'Yes, it is true.' The
Prophet stood up again and led the prayer, completing the remaining prayer,
forgotten by him, and performed Taslim, and then said, 'Allahu Akbar.' And then
he did a prostration as he used to prostrate or longer than that. He then raised
his head saying, 'Allahu Akbar; he then again said, 'Allahu Akbar', and
prostrated as he used to prostrate or longer than that. Then he raised his head
and said, 'Allahu Akbar.' " (The sub-narrator added, "I think that they asked
(Ibn Seereen) whether the Prophet completed the prayer with Taslim. He replied,
"I heard that `Imran bin Husain had said, 'Then he (the Prophet) did Taslim.")
1.470:
Narrated Fudail bin Sulaiman: Musa bin `Uqba said, "I saw Salim
bin `Abdullah looking for some places on the way and prayed there. He narrated
that his father used to pray there, and had seen the Prophet praying at those
very places." Narrated Nafi` on the authority of Ibn `Umar who said, "I used to
pray at those places." Musa the narrator added, "I asked Salim on which he said,
'I agree with Nafi` concerning those places, except the mosque situated at the
place called Sharaf Ar-Rawha."
1.471:
Narrated Hadith is about the
various places on the way from Medina to Mecca where the Prophet prayed and
their In locations impossible to translate.
Bk. 9: Virtues of the Prayer Hall (Sutra of the Musalla)
1.472:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I came riding a she-ass when I had just attained
the age of puberty. Allah's Apostle was offering the prayer at Mina with no wall
in front of him and I passed in front of some of the row. There I dismounted and
let my she-ass loose to graze and entered the row and nobody objected to me
about it.
1.473:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Whenever Allah's Apostle came out
on `Id day, he used to order that a Harba [??] (a short spear) to be planted in
front of him (as a Sutra for his prayer) and then he used to pray facing it with
the people behind him and used to do the same while on a journey. After the
Prophet , this practice was adopted by the Muslim rulers (who followed his
traditions).
1.474:
Narrated `Aun bin Abi Juhaifa: I heard my father
saying, "The Prophet led us, and prayed a two-rak`at Zuhr prayer and then a
two-rak`at `Asr prayer at Al-Batha' [??] with a short spear (planted) in front
of him (as a Sutra) while women and donkeys were passing in front of him (beyond
that stick).
1.475:
Narrated Sahl (bin Sa`d): The distance between the
Musalla of Allah's Apostle and the wall was just sufficient for a sheep to pass
through .
1.476:
Narrated Salama:
The distance between the wall of
the mosque and the pulpit was hardly enough for a sheep to pass through.
1.477:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet used to get a Harba planted in
front of him (as a Sutra) and pray behind it.
1.478:
Narrated `Aun bin
Abi Juhaifa: that he had heard his father saying, "Allah's Apostle came to us at
midday and water was brought for his ablution. He performed ablution and led us
in Zuhr and `Asr prayers with a short stpear (or stick) planted in front of him
(as a Sutra), while women and donkeys were passing beyond it."
1.479:
Narrated Anas Ibn Malik: Whenever the Prophet went for answering the call of
nature, I and another boy used to go after him with a staff, a stick or a short
spear (or stick) and a tumbler of water and when he finished from answering the
call of nature we would hand that tumbler of water to him.
1.480:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: Allah's Apostle came out at midday and offered a
two-rak`at Zuhr and `Asr prayers at Al-Batha and a short spear (or stick) was
planted in front of him (as a Sutra). He performed ablution and the people took
the remaining water left after his ablution and rubbed their bodies with it.
1.481:
Narrated Yazid bin Al `Ubaid: I used to accompany Salama bin
Al-Akwa` and he used to pray behind the pillar which was near the place where
the Qur'ans were kept. I said, "O Abu Muslim! I see you always seeking to pray
behind this pillar." He replied, "I saw Allah's Apostle always seeking to pray
near that pillar."
1.482:
Narrated Anas:
I saw the most famous
people amongst the companions of the Prophet hurrying towards the pillars at the
Maghrib prayer before the Prophet came for the prayer.
1.483:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: The Prophet entered the Ka`ba along with Usama bin Zaid, `Uthman bin
Talha and Bilal and remained there for a long time. When they came out, I was
the first man to enter the Ka`ba. I asked Bilal "Where did the Prophet pray?"
Bilal replied, "Between the two front Pillars."
1.484:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle entered the Ka`ba along with
Usama bin Zaid, Bilal and `Uthman bin Talha Al-Hajabi and closed the door and
stayed there for some time. I asked Bilal when he came out, 'What did the
Prophet do?' He replied, 'He offered prayer with one pillar to his left and one
to his right and three behind.' In those days the Ka`ba was supported by six
pillars." Malik said: "There were two pillars on his (the Prophet's) right
side."
1.485:
Narrated Nafi`:
"The Prophet used to make his
she-camel sit across and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra)." I asked, "What
would the Prophet do if the she-camel was provoked and moved?" He said, "He
would take its camel-saddle and put it in front of him and pray facing its back
part (as a Sutra). And Ibn `Umar used to do the same." (This indicates that one
should not pray except behind a Sutra).
1.486:
Narrated `Aisha:
Do
you make us (women) equal to dogs and donkeys? While I used to lie in my bed,
the Prophet would come and pray facing the middle of the bed. I used to consider
it not good to stand in front of him in his prayers. So I used to slip away
slowly and quietly from the foot of the bed till I got out of my guilt.
1.487:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said, (what is ascribed to him in
the following Hadith 488):
1.488:
Narrated Abu Salih As-Samman: I saw
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri praying on a Friday, behind something which acted as a
Sutra. A young man from Bani Abi Mu'ait [??] , wanted to pass in front of him,
but Abu Sa`id repulsed him with a push on his chest. Finding no alternative he
again tried to pass but Abu Sa`id pushed him with a greater force. The young man
abused Abu Sa`id and went to Marwan and lodged a complaint against Abu Sa`id and
Abu Sa`id followed the young man to Marwan who asked him, "O Abu Sa`id! What has
happened between you and the son of your brother?" Abu Sa`id said to him, "I
heard the Prophet saying, 'If anybody amongst you is praying behind something as
a Sutra and somebody tries to pass in front of him, then he should repulse him
and if he refuses, he should use force against him for he is a Shaitan (a
Satan).' "
1.489:
Narrated Busr bin Sa`id: that Zaid bin Khalid sent him
to Abi Juhaim to ask him what he had heard from Allah's Apostle about a person
passing in front of another person who was praying. Abu Juhaim replied, "Allah's
Apostle said, 'If the person who passes in front of another person in prayer
knew the magnitude of his sin he would prefer to wait for 40 (days, months or
years) rather than to pass in front of him." Abu An-Nadr said, "I do not
remember exactly whether he said 40 days, months or years."
1.490:
Narrated `Aisha:
The things which annul the prayers were mentioned
before me. They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if
they pass in front of the praying people)." I said, "You have made us (i.e.
women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him
and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away. for I
disliked to face him."
1.491:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to
pray while I was sleeping across in his bed in front of him. Whenever he wanted
to pray witr, he would wake me up and I would pray witr.
1.492:
Narrated
`Aisha:
the wife of the Prophet, "I used to sleep in front of Allah's
Apostle with my legs opposite his Qibla (facing him); and whenever he
prostrated, he pushed my feet and I withdrew them and whenever he stood, I
stretched them." `Aisha added, "In those days there were no lamps in the
houses."
1.493:
Narrated `Aisha:
The things which annual prayer were
mentioned before me (and those were): a dog, a donkey and a woman. I said, "You
have compared us (women) to donkeys and dogs. By Allah! I saw the Prophet
praying while I used to lie in (my) bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I
was in need of something, I disliked to sit and trouble the Prophet. So, I would
slip away by the side of his feet."
1.494:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the
wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to get up at night and pray while I
used to lie across between him and the Qibla on his family's bed.
1.495:
Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle was praying and he was
carrying Umama the daughters of Zainab, the daughter of Allah's Apostle and she
was the daughter of 'As bin Rabi`a bin `Abd Shams. When he prostrated, he put
her down and when he stood, he carried her (on his neck).
1.496:
Narrated Maimuna bint Al-Harith: My bed was beside the praying place
(Musalla) of the Prophet and sometimes his garment fell on me while I used to
lie in my bed.
1.497:
Narrated Maimuna:
The Prophet used to pray
while I used to sleep beside him during my periods (menses) and in prostration
his garment used to touch me.
1.498:
Narrated `Aisha:
It is not good
that you people have made us (women) equal to dogs and donkeys. No doubt I saw
Allah's Apostle praying while I used to lie between him and the Qibla and when
he wanted to prostrate, he pushed my legs and I withdrew them.
1.499:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun [??] : `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "While Allah's
Apostle was praying beside the Ka`ba, there were some Quraish people sitting in
a gathering. One of them said, 'Don't you see this (who does deeds just to show
off)? Who amongst you can go and bring the dung, blood and the Abdominal
contents (intestines, etc.) of the slaughtered camels of the family of so and so
and then wait till he prostrates and put that in between his shoulders?' The
most unfortunate amongst them (`Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait) went (and brought them) and
when Allah's Apostle prostrated, he put them between his shoulders. The Prophet
remained in prostration and they laughed so much so that they fell on each
other. A passerby went to Fatima, who was a young girl in those days. She came
running and the Prophet was still in prostration. She removed them and cursed
upon the Quraish on their faces. When Allah's Apostle completed his prayer, he
said, 'O Allah! Take revenge on Quraish.' He said so thrice and added, 'O Allah!
take revenge on `Amr bin Hisham, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Shaiba bin Rabi`a, Al-Walid
bin `Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait and `Umar a bin Al-Walid."
`Abdullah added, "By Allah! I saw all of them dead in the battle field on the
day of Badr and they were dragged and thrown in the Qalib (a well) at Badr:
Allah's Apostle then said, 'Allah's curse has descended upon the people of the
Qalib (well).
Bk. 10: Times of the Prayers
1.500:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: Once
`Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz delayed the prayer and `Urwa bin Az-Zubair went to him
and said, "Once in 'Iraq, Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba delayed his prayers and Abi
Mas`ud Al-Ansari went to him and said, 'O Mughira! What is this? Don't you know
that once Gabriel came and offered the prayer (Fajr prayer) and Allah's Apostle
prayed too, then he prayed again (Zuhr prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and
again he prayed (`Asr prayers and Allah's Apostle did the same; again he prayed
(Maghrib-prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and again prayed (`Isha prayer) and
so did Allah's Apostle and (Gabriel) said, 'I was ordered to do so (to
demonstrate the prayers prescribed to you)?'" `Umar (bin `Abdul `Aziz) said to
`Urwa, "Be sure of what you Say. Did Gabriel lead Allah's Apostle at the stated
times of the prayers?" `Urwa replied, "Bashir bin Abi Mas`ud narrated like this
on the authority of his father." `Urwa added, "Aisha told me that Allah's
Apostle used to pray `Asr prayer when the sunshine was still inside her
residence (during the early time of `Asr).
1.501:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
"Once a delegation of `Abdul Qais came to Allah's Apostle and said, "We belong
to such and such branch of the tribe of Rab'a [??] and we can only come to you
in the sacred months. Order us to do something good so that we may (carry out)
take it from you and also invite to it our people whom we have left behind (at
home)." The Prophet said, " I order you to do four things and forbid you from
four things. (The first four are as follows): -1. To believe in Allah. (And then
he: explained it to them i.e.) to testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and (Muhammad) am Allah's Apostle -2. To offer prayers
perfectly (at the stated times): -3. To pay Zakat (obligatory charity) -4. To
give me Khumus (The other four things which are forbidden are as follows): -1.
Dubba
-2. Hantam
-3. Muqaiyat [BR] -4. Naqir (all these are utensils
used for the preparation of alcoholic drinks).
1.502:
Narrated Jarir bin
`Abdullah: I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to offer
prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat regularly, and to give good advice to every
Muslim.
1.503:
Narrated Shaqiq:
that he had heard Hudhaifa saying,
"Once I was sitting with `Umar and he said, 'Who amongst you remembers the
statement of Allah's Apostle about the afflictions?' I said, 'I know it as the
Prophet had said it.' `Umar said, 'No doubt you are bold.' I said, 'The
afflictions caused for a man by his wife, money, children and neighbor are
expiated by his prayers, fasting, charity and by enjoining (what is good) and
forbidding (what is evil).' `Umar said, 'I did not mean that but I asked about
that affliction which will spread like the waves of the sea.' I (Hudhaifa) said,
'O leader of the faithful believers! You need not be afraid of it as there is a
closed door between you and it.' `Umar asked, Will the door be broken or
opened?' I replied, 'It will be broken.' `Umar said, 'Then it will never be
closed again.' I was asked whether `Umar knew that door. I replied that he knew
it as one knows that there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I narrated
a Hadith that was free from any misstatement" The sub-narrator added that they
deputized Masruq to ask Hudhaifa (about the door). Hudhaifa said, "The door was
`Umar himself."
1.504:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man kissed a woman
(unlawfully) and then went to the Prophet and informed him. Allah revealed: And
offer prayers perfectly At the two ends of the day And in some hours of the
night (i.e. the five compulsory prayers). Verily! good deeds remove (annul) the
evil deeds (small sins) (1
1.114). The man asked Allah's Apostle, "Is it for
me?" He said, "It is for all my followers."
1.505:
Narrated `Abdullah: I
asked the Prophet "Which deed is the dearest to Allah?" He replied, "To offer
the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in
goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents" I again asked,
"What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, 'To participate in Jihad
(religious fighting) in Allah's cause." `Abdullah added, "I asked only that much
and if I had asked more, the Prophet would have told me more."
1.506:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If there was a river
at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day would you
notice any dirt on him?" They said, "Not a trace of dirt would be left." The
Prophet added, "That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah blots
out (annuls) evil deeds."
1.507:
Narrated Ghailan:
Anas said, "I do
not find (now-a-days) things as they were (practiced) at the time of the
Prophet." Somebody said "The prayer (is as it was.)" Anas said, "Have you not
done in the prayer what you have done? Narrated Az-Zuhri that he visited Anas
bin Malik at Damascus and found him weeping and asked him why he was weeping. He
replied, "I do not know anything which I used to know during the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle except this prayer which is being lost (not offered as it should
be).
1.508:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you
offers his prayer he is speaking in private to his Lord. So he should not spit
to his right but under his left foot." Qatada said, "He should not spit in front
of him but to his left or under his feet." And Shu`ba said, "He should not spit
in front of him, nor to his right but to his left or under his foot." Anas said:
The Prophet said, "He should neither spit in the direction of his Qibla nor to
his right but to his left or under his foot."
1.509:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Do the prostration properly and do not put your forearms
flat with elbows touching the ground like a dog. And if you want to spit, do not
spit in front, nor to the right for the person in prayer is speaking in private
to his Lord."
1.510:
Narrated Abu Huraira and `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "If it is very hot, then pray the Zuhr prayer when it
becomes (a bit) cooler, as the severity of the heat is from the raging of the
Hell-fire."
1.511:
Narrated Abu Dhar: The Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) of
the Prophet pronounced the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer but the Prophet
said, "Let it be cooler, let it be cooler." Or said, 'Wait, wait, because the
severity of heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire. In severe hot weather,
pray when it becomes (a bit) cooler and the shadows of hillocks appear."
1.512:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "In very hot weather
delay the Zuhr prayer till it becomes (a bit) cooler because the severity of
heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire. The Hell-fire of Hell complained to
its Lord saying: O Lord! My parts are eating (destroying) one another. So Allah
allowed it to take two breaths, one in the winter and the other in the summer.
The breath in the summer is at the time when you feel the severest heat and the
breath in the winter is at the time when you feel the severest cold."
1.513:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: that Allah's Apostle said, "Pray Zuhr prayer when it
becomes (a bit) cooler as the severity of heat is from the raging of the
Hell-fire."
1.514:
Narrated Abu Dhar Al-Ghifar: We were with the Prophet
on a journey and the Mu'adh-dhin (call maker for the prayer) wanted to pronounce
the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer. The Prophet said, 'Let it become cooler."
He again (after a while) wanted to pronounce the Adhan but the Prophet said to
him, "Let it become cooler till we see the shadows of hillocks." The Prophet
added, "The severity of heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire, and in very
hot weather pray (Zuhr) when it becomes cooler."
1.515:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Allah's Apostle came out as the sun declined at midday and offered
the Zuhr prayer. He then stood on the pulpit and spoke about the Hour (Day of
Judgment) and said that in it there would be tremendous things. He then said,
"Whoever likes to ask me about anything he can do so and I shall reply as long
as I am at this place of mine. Most of the people wept and the Prophet said
repeatedly, "Ask me." `Abdullah bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi stood up and said, "Who is
my father?" The Prophet said, "Your father is Hudhafa." The Prophet repeatedly
said, "Ask me." Then `Umar knelt before him and said, "We are pleased with Allah
as our Lord, Islam as our religion, and Muhammad as our Prophet." The Prophet
then became quiet and said, "Paradise and Hell-fire were displayed in front of
me on this wall just now and I have never seen a better thing (than the former)
and a worse thing (than the latter).
1.516:
Narrated Abu Al-Minhal: Abu
Barza said, "The Prophet used to offer the Fajr (prayer) when one could
recognize the person sitting by him (after the prayer) and he used to recite
between 60 to 100 Ayat (verses) of the Qur'an. He used to offer the Zuhr prayer
as soon as the sun declined (at noon) and the `Asr at a time when a man might go
and return from the farthest place in Medina and find the sun still hot. (The
sub-narrator forgot what was said about the Maghrib). He did not mind delaying
the `Isha prayer to one third of the night or the middle of the night."
1.517:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When we offered the Zuhr prayers behind
Allah's Apostle we used to prostrate on our clothes to protect ourselves from
the heat.
1.518:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: "The Prophet prayed eight rak`at
for the Zuhr and `Asr, and seven for the Maghrib and `Isha prayers in Medina."
Aiyub said, "Perhaps those were rainy nights." Anas said, "May be."
1.519:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the `Asr prayer when the
sunshine had not disappeared from my chamber.
1.520:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the `Asr prayers at a time when the sunshine
was still inside my chamber and no shadow had yet appeared in it.
1.521:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet used to pray the `Asr prayers at a time when
the sunshine was still inside my chamber and no shadow had yet appeared in it.
1.522:
Narrated Saiyar bin Salama: I along with my father went to Abu-
Barza Al-Aslami and my father asked him, "How Allah's Apostle used to offer the
five compulsory congregational prayers?" Abu- Barza said, "The Prophet used to
pray the Zuhr prayer which you (people) call the first one at midday when the
sun had just declined The `Asr prayer at a time when after the prayer, a man
could go to the house at the farthest place in Medina (and arrive) while the sun
was still hot. (I forgot about the Maghrib prayer). The Prophet Loved to delay
the `Isha which you call Al- `Atama [??] and he disliked sleeping before it and
speaking after it. After the Fajr prayer he used to leave when a man could
recognize the one sitting beside him and he used to recite between 60 to 100
Ayat (in the Fajr prayer) .
1.523:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to
pray the `Asr prayer and after that if someone happened to go to the tribe of
Bani `Amr bin `Auf, he would find them still praying the `Asr (prayer).
1.524:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin `Uthman bin Sahl bin Hunaif: that he heard
Abu Umama saying: We prayed the Zuhr prayer with `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz and then
went to Anas bin Malik and found him offering the `Asr prayer. I asked him, "O
uncle! Which prayer have you offered?" He said 'The `Asr and this is (the time
of) the prayer of Allah s Apostle which we used to pray with him."
1.525:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to offer the `Asr prayer at a
time when the sun was still hot and high and if a person went to Al-`Awali (a
place) of Medina, he would reach there when the sun was still high. Some of
Al-`Awali of Medina were about four miles or so from the town.
1.526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to pray the `Asr and after that if one of
US went to Quba' he would arrive there while the sun was still high.
1.527:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever misses the `Asr prayer
(intentionally) then it is as if he lost his family and property."
1.528:
Narrated Abu Al-Mahh [??] : We were with Buraida in a battle on a cloudy day
and he said, "Offer the `Asr prayer early as the Prophet said, "Whoever leaves
the `Asr prayer, all his (good) deeds will be annulled."
1.529:
Narrated
Qais:
Jarir said, "We were with the Prophet and he looked at the
moon--full-moon--and said, 'Certainly you will see your Lord as you see this
moon and you will have no trouble in seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing
(through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before the sunrise (Fajr) and a
prayer before sunset (`Asr), you must do so.' He then recited Allah's Statement:
And celebrate the praises Of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before
(its) setting." (50.39) Isma`il said, "Offer those prayers and do not miss
them."
1.530:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Angels come
to you in succession by night and day and all of them get together at the time
of the Fajr and `Asr prayers. Those who have passed the night with you (or
stayed with you) ascend (to the Heaven) and Allah asks them, though He knows
everything about you, well, "In what state did you leave my slaves?" The angels
reply: "When we left them they were praying and when we reached them, they were
praying."
1.531:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone
of you can get one rak`a of the `Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete
his prayer. If any of you can get one rak`a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise,
he should complete his prayer."
1.532:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah: My
father said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'The period of your stay as
compared to the previous nations is like the period equal to the time between
the `Asr prayer and sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah and
they acted (upon it) till midday then they were exhausted and were given one
Qirat (of gold) each. And then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel
and they acted (upon it) till the `Asr prayer then they were exhausted and were!
given one Qirat each. And then we were given the Qur'an and we acted (upon it)
till sunset and we were given two Qirats each. On that the people of both the
scriptures said, 'O our Lord! You have given them two Qirats and given us one
Qirat, though we have worked more than they.' Allah said, 'Have I usurped some
of your right?' They said, 'No.' Allah said: "That is my blessing I bestow upon
whomsoever I wish."
1.533:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The
example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who
employed laborers to work for him from morning till night. They worked till
midday and they said, 'We are not in need of your reward.' SO the man employed
another batch and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be
the wages I had fixed (for the first batch). They worked Up till the time of the
`Asr prayer and said, 'Whatever we have done is for you.' He employed another
batch. They worked for the rest of the day till sunset, and they received the
wages of the two former batches."
1.534:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: We
used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet and after finishing the prayer
one of us may go away and could still see as Par as the spots where one's arrow
might reach when shot by a bow.
1.535:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The
Prophet used to pray the Zuhr at midday, and the `Asr at a time when the sun was
still bright, the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time) and the `Isha at a
variable time. Whenever he saw the people assembled (for `Isha' prayer) he would
pray earlier and if the people delayed, he would delay the prayer. And they or
the Prophet used to offer the Fajr Prayers when it still dark.
1.536:
Narrated Salama:
We used to pray the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet
when the sun disappeared from the horizon.
1.537:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet prayed seven rak`at together and eight rak`at together.
1.538:
Narrated `Abdullah Al-Muzani: The Prophet said, "Do not be influenced by
bedouins regarding the name of your Maghrib prayer which is called `Isha' by
them."
1.539:
Narrated `Abdullah: "One night Allah's Apostle led us in
the `Isha' prayer and that is the one called Al-`Atma [??] by the people. After
the completion of the prayer, he faced us and said, "Do you know the importance
of this night? Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight will be living
after one hundred years from this night." (See Hadith No. 575).
1.540:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Amr: We asked Jabir bin `Abdullah about the prayers
of the Prophet . He said, "He used to pray Zuhr prayer at midday, the `Asr when
the sun was still hot, and the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time). The
`Isha was offered early if the people gathered, and used to be delayed if their
number was less; and the morning prayer was offered when it was still dark. "
1.541:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle once delayed the `Isha'
prayer and that was during the days when Islam still had not spread. The Prophet
did not come out till `Umar informed him that the women and children had slept.
Then he came out and said to the people of the mosque: "None amongst the
dwellers of the earth has been waiting for it (`Isha prayer) except you."
1.542:
Narrated Abu Musa: My companions, who came with me in the boat
and I landed at a place called Baqi [??] Buthan [??] . The Prophet was in Medina
at that time. One of us used to go to the Prophet by turns every night at the
time of the `Isha prayer. Once I along with my companions went to the Prophet
and he was busy in some of his affairs, so the `Isha' prayer was delayed to the
middle of the night He then came out and led the people (in prayer). After
finishing from the prayer, he addressed the people present there saying, "Be
patient! Don't go away. Have the glad tiding. It is from the blessing of Allah
upon you that none amongst mankind has prayed at this time save you." Or said,
"None except you has prayed at this time." Abu Musa added, 'So we returned
happily after what we heard from Allah's Apostle ."
1.543:
Narrated Abu
Barza: Allah's Apostle disliked to sleep before the `Isha' prayer and to talk
after it.
1.544:
Narrated Ibn Shihab from `Urwa: `Aisha said, "Once
Allah's Apostle delayed the `Isha' prayer till `Umar reminded him by saying,
"The prayer!" The women and children have slept. Then the Prophet came out and
said, 'None amongst the dwellers of the earth has been waiting for it (the
prayer) except you." `Urwa said, "Nowhere except in Medina the prayer used to be
offered (in those days)." He further said, "The Prophet used to offer the `Isha'
prayer in the period between the disappearance of the twilight and the end of
the first third of the night."
1.545:
Narrated Ibn Juraij from Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Once Allah's Apostle was busy (at the time of the
`Isha'), so the prayer was delayed so much so that we slept and woke up and
slept and woke up again. The Prophet came out and said, 'None amongst the
dwellers of the earth but you have been waiting for the prayer." Ibn `Umar did
not find any harm in praying it earlier or in delaying it unless he was afraid
that sleep might overwhelm him and he might miss the prayer, and sometimes he
used to sleep before the `Isha' prayer. Ibn Juraij said, "I said to `Ata', 'I
heard Ibn `Abbas saying: Once Allah's Apostle delayed the `Isha' prayer to such
an extent that the people slept and got up and slept again and got up again.
Then `Umar bin Al-Khattab I, stood up and reminded the Prophet I of the prayer.'
`Ata' said, 'Ibn `Abbas said: The Prophet came out as if I was looking at him at
this time, and water was trickling from his head and he was putting his hand on
his head and then said, 'Hadn't I thought it hard for my followers, I would have
ordered them to pray (`Isha' prayer) at this time.' I asked `Ata' for further
information, how the Prophet had kept his hand on his head as he was told by Ibn
`Abbas. `Ata' separated his fingers slightly and put their tips on the side of
the head, brought the fingers downwards approximating them till the thumb
touched the lobe of the ear at the side of the temple and the beard on the face.
He neither slowed nor hurried in this action but he acted like that. The Prophet
said: "Hadn't I thought it hard for my followers I would have ordered them to
pray at this time."
1.546:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet delayed the
`Isha' prayer till midnight and then he offered the prayer and said, "The people
prayed and slept but you have been in prayer as long as you have been waiting
for it (the prayer)." Anas added: As if I am looking now at the glitter of the
ring of the Prophet on that night.
1.547:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet on a full moon night. He looked at the moon and said,
"You will certainly see your Lord as you see this moon, and there will be no
trouble in seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing (through sleep, business,
etc.) a prayer before the rising of the sun (Fajr) and before its setting (`Asr)
you must do so. He (the Prophet ) then recited the following verse: And
celebrate the praises Of Your Lord before The rising of the sun And before (its)
setting." (50.39)
1.548:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa: My father said,
"Allah's Apostle said, 'Whoever prays the two cool prayers (`Asr and Fajr) will
go to Paradise.' "
1.549:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Thabit said, "We
took the "Suhur" (the meal taken before dawn while fasting is observed) with the
Prophet and then stood up for the (morning) prayer." I asked him how long the
interval between the two (Suhur and prayer) was. He replied, 'The interval
between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty to Sixth 'Ayat."
1.550:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet and Zaid bin Thabit
took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing the meal, the Prophet stood up and
prayed (Fajr prayer)." I asked Anas, "How long was the interval between
finishing their 'Suhur' and starting the prayer?" He replied, "The interval
between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty 'Ayat." (Verses of the
Qur'an).
1.551:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I used to take the "Suhur" meal
with my family and hasten so as to catch the Fajr (morning prayer) with Allah's
Apostle.
1.552:
Narrated `Aisha:
The believing women covered with
their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with Allah's Apostle, and
after finishing the prayer they would return to their home and nobody could
recognize them because of darkness.
1.553:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever could get one rak`a (of the Fajr prayer) before sunrise,
he has got the (morning) prayer and whoever could get one rak`a of the `Asr
prayer before sunset, he has got the (`Asr) prayer."
1.554:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever could get one rak`a of a prayer, (in its
proper time) he has got the prayer."
1.555:
Narrated `Umar:
"The
Prophet forbade praying after the Fajr prayer till the sun rises and after the
`Asr prayer till the sun sets."
1.556:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Some people
told me the same narration (as above).
1.557:
Narrated Hisham's father:
Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not pray at the time of sunrise and
at the time of sunset.' " Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If the edge of
the sun appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it becomes high, and
if the edge of the sun disappears, delay the prayer till it sets (disappears
completely).' "
1.558:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade two
kinds of sales, two kinds of dresses, and two prayers. He forbade offering
prayers after the Fajr prayer till the rising of the sun and after the `Asr
prayer till its setting. He also forbade "Ishtimal-Assama [??] " and "al-Ihtiba"
in one garment in such a way that one's private parts are exposed towards the
sky. He also forbade the sales called "Munabadha" and "Mulamasa." (See Hadith
No. 354 and 355 Vol. 3).
1.559:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle
said, "None of you should try to pray at sunrise or sunset."
1.560:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is no
prayer after the morning prayer till the sun rises, and there is no prayer after
the `Asr prayer till the sun sets."
1.561:
Narrated Muawiya:
You
offer a prayer which I did not see being offered by Allah's Apostle when we were
in his company and he certainly had forbidden it (i.e. two rak`at after the `Asr
prayer).
1.562:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade the
offering of two prayers: -1. after the morning prayer till the sunrises. -2.
after the `Asr prayer till the sun sets.
1.563:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I
pray as I saw my companions praying. I do not forbid praying at any time during
the day or night except at sunset and sunrise.
1.564:
Narrated `Aisha:
By Allah, Who took away the Prophet. The Prophet never missed them (two
rak`at) after the `Asr prayer till he met Allah and he did not meet Allah till
it became heavy for him to pray while standing so he used to offer most of the
prayers while sitting. (She meant the two rak`at after `Asr) He used to pray
them in the house and never prayed them in the mosque lest it might be hard for
his followers and he loved what was easy for them .
1.565:
Narrated
Hisham's father: `Aisha (addressing me) said, "O son of my sister! The Prophet
never missed two prostrations (i.e. rak`at) after the `Asr prayer in my house."
1.566:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle never missed two rak`at
before the Fajr prayer and after the `Asr prayer openly and secretly.
1.567:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet come to me after the `Asr prayer,
he always prayed two rak`at.
1.568:
Narrated Ibn Abu Malih [??] : I was
with Buraida on a cloudy day and he said, "Offer the `Asr prayer earlier as the
Prophet said, 'Whoever leaves the `Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds
annulled." (See Hadith No. 527 and 528)
1.569:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada: My father said, "One night we were traveling with the Prophet and
some people said, 'We wish that Allah's Apostle would take a rest along with us
during the last hours of the night.' He said, 'I am afraid that you will sleep
and miss the (Fajr) prayer.' Bilal said, 'I will make you get up.' So all slept
and Bilal rested his back against his Rahila and he too was overwhelmed (by
sleep) and slept. The Prophet got up when the edge of the sun had risen and
said, 'O Bilal! What about your statement?' He replied, 'I have never slept such
a sleep.' The Prophet said, 'Allah captured your souls when He wished, and
released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and pronounce the Adhan for the
prayer.' The Prophet performed ablution and when the sun came up and became
bright, he stood up and prayed."
1.570:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On
the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of trench.) `Umar bin Al-Khattab came cursing
the disbelievers of Quraish after the sun had set and said, "O Allah's Apostle I
could not offer the `Asr prayer till the sun had set." The Prophet said, "By
Allah! I, too, have not prayed." So we turned towards Buthan, and the Prophet
performed ablution and we too performed ablution and offered the `Asr prayer
after the sun had set, and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
1.571:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "If anyone forgets a prayer he should
pray that prayer when he remembers it. There is no expiation except to pray the
same." Then he recited: "Establish prayer for My (i.e. Allah's) remembrance."
(20.14).
1.572:
Narrated Jabir:
`Umar came cursing the disbelievers
(of Quraish) on the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench) and said, "I could
not offer the `Asr prayer till the sun had set. Then we went to Buthan and he
offered the (`Asr) prayer after sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
1.573:
Narrated Abu-l-Minhal: My father and I went to Abi Barza
Al-Aslami and my father said to him, "Tell us how Allah's Apostle used to offer
the compulsory congregational prayers." He said, "He used to pray the Zuhr
prayer, which you call the first prayer, as the sun declined at noon, the `Asr
at a time when one of US could go to his family at the farthest place in Medina
while the sun was still hot. (The narrator forgot what Abu Barza had said about
the Maghrib prayer), and the Prophet preferred to pray the `Isha' late and
disliked to sleep before it or talk after it. And he used to return after
finishing the morning prayer at such a time when it was possible for one to
recognize the person sitting by his side and he (the Prophet) used to recite 60
to 100 'Ayat' (verses) of the Qur'an in it."
1.574:
Narrated Qurra bin
Khalid: Once he waited for Al-Hasan and he did not show up till it was about the
usual time for him to start his speech; then he came and apologized saying, "Our
neighbors invited us." Then he added, "Narrated Anas, 'Once we waited for the
Prophet till it was midnight or about midnight. He came and led the prayer, and
after finishing it, he addressed us and said, 'All the people prayed and then
slept and you had been in prayer as long as you were waiting for it." Al-Hasan
said, "The people are regarded as performing good deeds as long as they are
waiting for doing good deeds." Al-Hasan's statement is a portion of Anas's [??]
Hadith from the Prophet .
1.575:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The
Prophet prayed one of the `Isha' prayer in his last days and after finishing it
with Taslim, he stood up and said, "Do you realize (the importance of) this
night? Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight would be living after
the completion of one hundred years from this night." The people made a mistake
in grasping the meaning of this statement of Allah's Apostle and they indulged
in those things which are said about these narrators (i.e. some said that the
Day of Resurrection will be established after 100 years etc.) But the Prophet
said, "Nobody present on the surface of earth tonight would be living after the
completion of 100 years from this night"; he meant "When that century (people of
that century) would pass away."
1.576:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: `Abdur
Rahman bin Abi Bakr said, "The Suffa Companions were poor people and the Prophet
said, 'Whoever has food for two persons should take a third one from them (Suffa
companions). And whosoever has food for four persons he should take one or two
from them' Abu Bakr took three men and the Prophet took ten of them." `Abdur
Rahman added, my father my mother and I were there (in the house). (The
sub-narrator is in doubt whether `Abdur Rahman also said, 'My wife and our
servant who was common for both my house and Abu Bakr's house). Abu Bakr took
his supper with the Prophet and remained there till the `Isha' prayer was
offered. Abu Bakr went back and stayed with the Prophet till the Prophet took
his meal and then Abu Bakr returned to his house after a long portion of the
night had passed. Abu Bakr's wife said, 'What detained you from your guests (or
guest)?' He said, 'Have you not served them yet?' She said, 'They refused to eat
until you come. The food was served for them but they refused." `Abdur Rahman
added, "I went away and hid myself (being afraid of Abu Bakr) and in the
meantime he (Abu Bakr) called me, 'O Ghunthar (a harsh word)!' and also called
me bad names and abused me and then said (to his family), 'Eat. No welcome for
you.' Then (the supper was served). Abu Bakr took an oath that he would not eat
that food. The narrator added: By Allah, whenever any one of us (myself and the
guests of Suffa companions) took anything from the food, it increased from
underneath. We all ate to our fill and the food was more than it was before its
serving. Abu Bakr looked at it (the food) and found it as it was before serving
or even more than that. He addressed his wife (saying) 'O the sister of Bani
Firas! What is this?' She said, 'O the pleasure of my eyes! The food is now
three times more than it was before.' Abu Bakr ate from it, and said, 'That
(oath) was from Satan' meaning his oath (not to eat). Then he again took a
morsel (mouthful) from it and then took the rest of it to the Prophet. So that
meal was with the Prophet. There was a treaty between us and some people, and
when the period of that treaty had elapsed the Prophet divided us into twelve
(groups) (the Prophet's companions) each being headed by a man. Allah knows how
many men were under the command of each (leader). So all of them (12 groups of
men) ate of that meal."
Bk. 11: Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
1.577:
Narrated Anas:
The
people mentioned the fire and the bell (they suggested those as signals to
indicate the starting of prayers), and by that they mentioned the Jews and the
Christians. Then Bilal was ordered to pronounce Adhan for the prayer by saying
its wordings twice, and for the Iqama (the call for the actual standing for the
prayers in rows) by saying its wordings once. (Iqama is pronounced when the
people are ready for the prayer).
1.578:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When the
Muslims arrived at Medina, they used to assemble for the prayer, and used to
guess the time for it. During those days, the practice of Adhan for the prayers
had not been introduced yet. Once they discussed this problem regarding the call
for prayer. Some people suggested the use of a bell like the Christians, others
proposed a trumpet like the horn used by the Jews, but `Umar was the first to
suggest that a man should call (the people) for the prayer; so Allah's Apostle
ordered Bilal to get up and pronounce the Adhan for prayers.
1.579:
Narrated Anas:
Bilal was ordered to repeat the wording of the Adhan for
prayers twice, and to pronounce the wording of the Iqama once except
"Qad-qamat-is-salat".
1.580:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the number of
Muslims increased they discussed the question as to how to know the time for the
prayer by some familiar means. Some suggested that a fire be lit (at the time of
the prayer) and others put forward the proposal to ring the bell. Bilal was
ordered to pronounce the wording of Adhan twice and of the Iqama once only.
1.581:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: Anas said, "Bilal was ordered to pronounce
the wording of Adhan twice and of Iqama once only." The sub narrator Isma`il
said, "I mentioned that to Aiyub and he added (to that), "Except Iqama (i.e.
Qad-qamat-is-salat which should be said twice).
1.582:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When the Adhan is pronounced Satan takes to his
heels and passes wind with noise during his flight in order not to hear the
Adhan. When the Adhan is completed he comes back and again takes to his heels
when the Iqama is pronounced and after its completion he returns again till he
whispers into the heart of the person (to divert his attention from his prayer)
and makes him remember things which he does not recall to his mind before the
prayer and that causes him to forget how much he has prayed."
1.583:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman: Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri told my father, "I see you
liking sheep and the wilderness. So whenever you are with your sheep or in the
wilderness and you want to pronounce Adhan for the prayer raise your voice in
doing so, for whoever hears the Adhan, whether a human being, a jinn or any
other creature, will be a witness for you on the Day of Resurrection." Abu Sa`id
added, "I heard it (this narration) from Allah's Apostle."
1.584:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas bin Malik said, "Whenever the Prophet went out
with us to fight (in Allah's cause) against any nation, he never allowed us to
attack till morning and he would wait and see: if he heard Adhan he would
postpone the attack and if he did not hear Adhan he would attack them." Anas
added, "We reached Khaibar at night and in the morning when he did not hear the
Adhan for the prayer, he (the Prophet ) rode and I rode behind Abi Talha and my
foot was touching that of the Prophet. The inhabitants of Khaibar came out with
their baskets and spades and when they saw the Prophet they shouted 'Muhammad!
By Allah, Muhammad and his army.' When Allah's Apostle saw them, he said,
"Allahu-Akbar! Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is ruined. Whenever we approach a (hostile)
nation (to fight), then evil will be the morning of those who have been warned."
1.585:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever you
hear the Adhan, say what the Mu'adh-dhin is saying.
1.586:
Narrated `Isa
bin Talha: that he had heard Muawiya repeating the words of Adhan up to "Wa
ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasulul-lah (and I testify that Muhammad is Allah's
Apostle.)"
1.587:
Narrated Yahya as above (586) and added: "Some of my
companions told me that Hisham had said, "When the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Haiyi
`alas-sala (come for the prayer)." Muawiya said, "La hawla wala quwata illa
billah (There is neither might nor any power except with Allah)" and added, "We
heard your Prophet saying the same."
1.588:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever after listening to the Adhan says,
'Allahumma Rabba hadhihi-d-da`watit-tammah, was-salatil qa'imah, ati Muhammadan
al-wasilata wal-fadilah, wa b`ath-hu maqaman mahmudan-il-ladhi wa`adtahu' [O
Allah! Lord of this perfect call (perfect by not ascribing partners to You) and
of the regular prayer which is going to be established, give Muhammad the right
of intercession and illustriousness, and resurrect him to the best and the
highest place in Paradise that You promised him (of)], then my intercession for
him will be allowed on the Day of Resurrection".
1.589:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If the people knew the reward for pronouncing
the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in congregational prayers) and
found no other way to get that except by drawing lots they would draw lots, and
if they knew the reward of the Zuhr prayer (in the early moments of its stated
time) they would race for it (go early) and if they knew the reward of `Isha'
and Fajr (morning) prayers in congregation, they would come to offer them even
if they had to crawl."
1.590:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Al-Harith: Once on
a rainy muddy day, Ibn `Abbas delivered a sermon in our presence and when the
Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan and said, "Haiyi `ala-s-sala(t) (come for the
prayer)" Ibn `Abbas ordered him to say 'Pray at your homes.' The people began to
look at each other (surprisingly). Ibn `Abbas said. "It was done by one who was
much better than I (i.e. the Prophet or his Mu'adh-dhin), and it is a license.'
1.591:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah: My father said that Allah s Apostle
said, "Bilal pronounces 'Adhan at night, so keep on eating and drinking (Suhur)
till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces Adhan." Salim added, "He was a blind man who would
not pronounce the Adhan unless he was told that the day had dawned."
1.592:
Narrated Hafsa:
When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan for Fajr
prayer and the dawn became evident the Prophet ordered a two rak`at light prayer
(Sunna) before the Iqama of the compulsory (congregational) prayer.
1.593:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to offer two light rak`at between the
Adhan and the Iqama of the Fajr prayer.
1.594:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night, so keep on
eating and drinking (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan."
1.595:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "The Adhan pronounced by
Bilal should not stop you from taking Suhur, for he pronounces the Adhan at
night, so that the one offering the late night prayer (Tahajjud) from among you
might hurry up and the sleeping from among you might wake up. It does not mean
that dawn or morning has started." Then he (the Prophet) pointed with his
fingers and raised them up (towards the sky) and then lowered them (towards the
earth) like this (Ibn Mas`ud imitated the gesture of the Prophet). Az-Zuhri
gestured with his two index fingers which he put on each other and then
stretched them to the right and left. These gestures illustrate the way real
dawn appears. It spreads left and right horizontally. The dawn that appears in
the high sky and lowers down is not the real dawn) .
1.596:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night, so eat and
drink (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan."
1.597:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-Muzani: Allah's Apostle said thrice, "There is a
prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama)," and added, "For the one who
wants to pray."
1.598:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: "When the Mu'adh-dhin
pronounced the Adhan, some of the companions of the Prophet would proceed to the
pillars of the mosque (for the prayer) till the Prophet arrived and in this way
they used to pray two rak`at before the Maghrib prayer. There used to be a
little time between the Adhan and the Iqama." Shu`ba said, "There used to be a
very short interval between the two (Adhan and Iqama).
1.599:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to pray two light rak`at before the morning
(compulsory) prayer after the day dawned and the Mu'adh-dhin had finished his
Adhan. He then would lie on his right side till the Mu'adh-dhin came to
pronounce the Iqama.
1.600:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: The
prophet said, "There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama), there
is a prayer between the two Adhans." And then while saying it the third time he
added, "For the one who wants to (pray).
1.601:
Narrated Malik bin
Huwairith: I came to the Prophet with some men from my tribe and stayed with him
for twenty nights. He was kind and merciful to us. When he realized our longing
for our families, he said to us, "Go back and stay with your families and teach
them the religion, and offer the prayer and one of you should pronounce the
Adhan for the prayer when its time is due and the oldest one amongst you should
lead the prayer."
1.602:
Narrated Abu Dhar: We were in the company of
the Prophet on a journey and the Mu'adh-dhin wanted to pronounce the Adhan for
the (Zuhr) prayer. The Prophet said to him, "Let it become cooler." Then he
again wanted to pronounce the Adhan but the Prophet; said to him, "Let it become
cooler." The Mu'adh-dhin again wanted to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer but
the Prophet said, "Let it become cooler," till the shadows of the hillocks
become equal to their sizes. The Prophet added, "The severity of the heat is
from the raging of Hell."
1.603:
Narrated Malik bin Huwairith: Two men
came to the Prophet with the intention of a journey. The Prophet said, "When
(both of) you set out, pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the oldest of you
should lead the prayer."
1.604:
Narrated Malik:
We came to the
Prophet and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. We were all young and of
about the same age. The Prophet was very kind and merciful. When he realized our
longing for our families, he asked about our homes and the people there and we
told him. Then he asked us to go back to our families and stay with them and
teach them (the religion) and to order them to do good things. He also mentioned
some other things which I have (remembered or [??] ) forgotten. The Prophet then
added, "Pray as you have seen me praying and when it is the time for the prayer
one of you should pronounce the Adhan and the oldest of you should lead the
prayer.
1.605:
Narrated Nafi`:
Once in a cold night, Ibn `Umar
pronounced the Adhan for the prayer at Dajnan (the name of a mountain) and then
said, "Pray at your homes", and informed us that Allah's Apostle used to tell
the Mu'adh-dhin to pronounce Adhan and say, "Pray at your homes" at the end of
the Adhan on a rainy or a very cold night during the journey."
1.606:
Narrated `Aun bin Abi Juhaifa: My father said, "I saw Allah's Apostle at a
place called Al-Abtah. Bilal came and informed him about the prayer and then
came out with a short spear (or stick) and planted it in front of Allah's
Apostle at Al-Abtah and pronounced the Iqama."
1.607:
Narrated `Aun bin
Abi Juhaifa: My father said, "I saw Bilal turning his face from side to side
while pronouncing the Adhan for the prayer."
1.608:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin Abi Qatada: My father said, "While we were praying with the Prophet he heard
the noise of some people. After the prayer he said, 'What is the matter?' They
replied 'We were hurrying for the prayer.' He said, 'Do not make haste for the
prayer, and whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness, and
pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have
missed."
1.609:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When you hear
the Iqama, proceed to offer the prayer with calmness and solemnity and do not
make haste. And pray whatever you are able to pray and complete whatever you
have missed.
1.610:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said.
"Allah's Apostle said, 'If the Iqama is pronounced then do not stand for the
prayer till you see me (in front of you).' "
1.611:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin Abi: Qatada, My father said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If the Iqama is
pronounced, then do not stand for the prayer till you see me (in front of you)
and do it calmly.' "
1.612:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle went
out (of the mosque) when the Iqama had been pronounced and the rows
straightened. The Prophet stood at his Musalla (praying place) and we waited for
the Prophet to begin the prayer with Takbir. He left and asked us to remain in
our places. We kept on standing till the Prophet returned and the water was
trickling from his head for he had taken a bath (of Janaba).
1.613:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Iqama was pronounced and the people had
straightened the rows, Allah's Apostle went forward (to lead the prayer) but he
was Junub, so he said, "Remain in your places." And he went out, took a bath and
returned with water trickling from his head. Then he led the prayer.
1.614:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the day of Al-Khandaq (the trench), `Umar
bin Al-Khattab went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I
could not pray (the `Asr) till the sun had set." `Umar told this to the Prophet
at the time when a fasting person had done Iftar (taken his meals). The Prophet
then went to Buthan and I was with him. He performed ablution and offered the
`Asr prayer after the sun had set and then the Maghrib prayer.
1.615:
Narrated Anas:
Once the Iqama was pronounced and the Prophet was talking
to a man (in a low voice) in a corner of the mosque and he did not lead the
prayer till (some of) the people had slept (dozed in a sitting posture) .
1.616:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once Iqama was pronounced a man came to
the Prophet and detained him (from the prayer).
1.617:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to
order for collecting firewood (fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the
Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the prayer then I would go
from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the
(compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone
of them had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small)
pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would have turned up for the
`Isha' prayer.'
1.618:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer
offered by person alone."
1.619:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The
Prophet said, "The prayer in congregation is twenty five times superior to the
prayer offered by person alone."
1.620:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "The reward of the prayer offered by a person in congregation is
twenty five times greater than that of the prayer offered in one's house or in
the market (alone). And this is because if he performs ablution and does it
perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying,
then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in
reward and his one sin is taken off (crossed out) from his accounts (of deeds).
When he offers his prayer, the angels keep on asking Allah's Blessings and
Allah's forgiveness for him as long as he is (staying) at his Musalla. They say,
'O Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon him, be Merciful and kind to him.' And one
is regarded in prayer as long as one is waiting for the prayer."
1.621:
Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur Rahman: Abu Huraira said, "I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'The reward of a prayer in congregation is twenty five times
greater than that of a prayer offered by a person alone. The angels of the night
and the angels of the day gather at the time of Fajr prayer.' " Abu Huraira then
added, "Recite the Holy Book if you wish, for "Indeed, the recitation of the
Qur'an in the early dawn (Fajr prayer) is ever witnessed." (17.18). Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: The reward of the congregational prayer is twenty seven
times greater (than that of the prayer offered by a person alone).
1.622:
Narrated Salim:
I heard Um Ad-Darda' saying, "Abu Ad-Darda' entered the
house in an angry mood. I said to him. 'What makes you angry?' He replied, 'By
Allah! I do not find the followers of Muhammad doing those good things (which
they used to do before) except the offering of congregational prayer." (This
happened in the last days of Abu Ad-Darda' during the rule of `Uthman) .
1.623:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The people who get
tremendous reward for the prayer are those who are farthest away (from the
mosque) and then those who are next farthest and so on. Similarly one who waits
to pray with the Imam has greater reward than one who prays and goes to bed. "
1.624:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was
going on a way, he saw a thorny branch and removed it from the way and Allah
became pleased by his action and forgave him for that." Then the Prophet said,
"Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an Abdominal disease,
one who dies of drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is
killed in Allah's cause." (The Prophet further said, "If the people knew the
reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in the
congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots
they would do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early
(in its stated time), they would race for it and they knew the reward for `Isha'
and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would attend them even if they were to
crawl')
1.625:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas said, "The Prophet said, 'O
Bani Salima! Don't you think that for every step of yours (that you take towards
the mosque) there is a reward (while coming for prayer)?" Mujahid said:
"Regarding Allah's Statement: "We record that which they have sent before
(them), and their traces" (36.12). 'Their traces' means 'their steps.' " And
Anas said that the people of Bani Salima wanted to shift to a place near the
Prophet but Allah's Apostle disliked the idea of leaving their houses
uninhabited and said, "Don't you think that you will get the reward for your
footprints." Mujahid said, "Their foot prints mean their foot steps and their
going on foot."
1.626:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No
prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the `Isha' prayers and if
they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would
certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl." The
Prophet added, "Certainly I decided to order the Mu'adh-dhin (call-maker) to
pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then take a fire flame to
burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with
their houses."
1.627:
Narrated Malik bin Huwairith: Prophet said (to two
persons), "Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and
then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer."
1.628:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The angels keep on asking for Allah's
Blessing and Forgiveness for anyone of you as long as he is at his Musalla
(praying place) and does not do Hadath (passes wind). The angels say, 'O Allah!
Forgive him and be Merciful to him.' Each one of you is in the prayer as long as
he is waiting for the prayer and nothing but the prayer detains him from going
to his family."
1.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah
will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His.
(These seven persons are) a just ruler, a youth who has been brought up in the
worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood), a man whose
heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the
mosque in congregation), two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake
and they meet and part in Allah's cause only, a man who refuses the call of a
charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am
afraid of Allah, a man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand
does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has
given in charity), and a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes
are then flooded with tears."
1.630:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas was
asked, "Did Allah's Apostle wear a ring?" He said, "Yes. Once he delayed the
`Isha' prayer till midnight and after the prayer, he faced us and said, 'The
people prayed and have slept and you remained in prayer as long as you waited
for it.' " Anas added, "As if I were just now observing the glitter of his
ring."
1.631:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah will
prepare for him who goes to the mosque (every) morning and in the afternoon (for
the congregational prayer) an honorable place in Paradise with good hospitality
for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings.
1.632:
Narrated Malik Ibn Buhaina: Allah's Apostle passed by a man praying two
rak`at after the Iqama (had been pronounced). When Allah's Apostle completed the
prayer, the people gathered around him (the Prophet) or that man and Allah's
Apostle said to him (protesting), Are there four rak`at in Fajr prayer? Are
there four rak`at in Fajr prayer?"
1.633:
Narrated Al-Aswad: "We were
with `Aisha discussing the regularity of offering the prayer and dignifying it.
She said, 'When Allah's Apostle fell sick with the fatal illness and when the
time of prayer became due and Adhan was pronounced, he said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to
lead the people in prayer.' He was told that Abu Bakr was a softhearted man and
would not be able to lead the prayer in his place. The Prophet gave the same
order again but he was given the same reply. He gave the order for the third
time and said, 'You (women) are the companions of Joseph. Tell Abu Bakr to lead
the prayer.' So Abu Bakr came out to lead the prayer. In the meantime the
condition of the Prophet improved a bit and he came out with the help of two men
one on each side. As if I was observing his legs dragging on the ground owing to
the disease. Abu Bakr wanted to retreat but the Prophet beckoned him to remain
at his place and the Prophet was brought till he sat beside Abu Bakr." Al-A`mash
was asked, "Was the Prophet praying and Abu Bakr following him, and were the
people following Abu Bakr in that prayer?" Al-A`mash replied in the affirmative
with a nod of his head. Abu Muawiya said, "The Prophet was sitting on the left
side of Abu Bakr who was praying while standing."
1.634:
Narrated
`Aisha:
"When the Prophet became seriously ill and his disease became
aggravated he asked for permission from his wives to be nursed in my house and
he was allowed. He came out with the help of two men and his legs were dragging
on the ground. He was between Al-`Abbas and another man." 'Ubaidullah said, "I
told Ibn `Abbas what `Aisha had narrated and he said, 'Do you know who was the
(second) man whose name `Aisha did not mention'" I said, 'No.' Ibn `Abbas said,
'He was `Ali Ibn Abi Talib.' "
1.635:
Narrated Nafi`:
Once on a very
cold and stormy night, Ibn `Umar pronounced the Adhan for the prayer and then
said, "Pray in your homes." He (Ibn `Umar) added. "On very cold and rainy nights
Allah's Apostle used to order the Mu'adh-dhin to say, 'Pray in your homes.' "
1.636:
Narrated Mahmud bin Rabi` Al-Ansari: `Itban bin Malik used to
lead his people (tribe) in prayer and was a blind man, he said to Allah's
Apostle , "O Allah's Apostle! At times it is dark and flood water is flowing (in
the valley) and I am blind man, so please pray at a place in my house so that I
can take it as a Musalla (praying place)." So Allah's Apostle went to his house
and said, "Where do you like me to pray?" 'Itban pointed to a place in his house
and Allah's Apostle, offered the prayer there.
1.637:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin Al-Harith: Ibn `Abbas addressed us on a (rainy and) muddy day and when the
Mu'adh-dhin said, "Come for the prayer" Ibn `Abbas ordered him to say, "Pray in
your homes." The people began to look at one another with surprise as if they
did not like it. Ibn `Abbas said, "It seems that you thought ill of it but no
doubt it was done by one who was better than I (i.e. the Prophet). It (the
prayer) is a strict order and I disliked to bring you out." Ibn `Abbas narrated
the same as above but he said, "I did not like you to make you sinful (in
refraining from coming to the mosque) and to come (to the mosque) covered with
mud up to the knees."
1.638:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A cloud came
and it rained till the roof started leaking and in those days the roof used to
be of the branches of date-palms. Iqama was pronounced and I saw Allah's
Apostles prostrating in water and mud and even I saw the mark of mud on his
forehead.
1.639:
Narrated Anas bin Seereen: I heard Anas saying, "A man
from Ansar said to the Prophet, 'I cannot pray with you (in congregation).' He
was a very fat man and he prepared a meal for the Prophet and invited him to his
house. He spread out a mat for the Prophet, and washed one of its sides with
water, and the Prophet prayed two rak`at on it." A man from the family of
Al-Jaruid [??] asked, "Did the Prophet used to pray the Duha (forenoon) prayer?"
Anas said, "I did not see him praying the Duha prayer except on that day."
1.640:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "If supper is served, and
Iqama is pronounced one should start with the supper."
1.641:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "If the supper is served start having it
before praying the Maghrib prayer and do not be hasty in finishing it."
1.642:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If
the supper is served for anyone of you and the Iqama is pronounced, start with
the supper and don't be in haste (and carry on eating) till you finish it." If
food was served for Ibn `Umar and Iqama was pronounced, he never came to the
prayer till he finished it (i.e. food) in spite of the fact that he heard the
recitation (of the Qur'an) by the Imam (in the prayer). Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet said, "If anyone of you is having his meals, he should not hurry up till
he is; satisfied even if the prayer has been started."
1.643:
Narrated
Ja`far bin `Amr bin Umaiya: My father said, "I saw Allah's Apostle eating a
piece of meat from the shoulder of a sheep and he was called for the prayer. He
stood up, put down the knife and prayed but did not perform ablution.''
1.644:
Narrated Al-Aswad: That he asked `Aisha "What did the Prophet use
to do in his house?" She replied, "He used to keep himself busy serving his
family and when it was the time for prayer he would go for it."
1.645:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu Qilaba said, "Malik bin Huwairith came to this
Mosque of ours and said, 'I pray in front of you and my aim is not to lead the
prayer but to show you the way in which the Prophet used to pray.' " I asked Abu
Qilaba, "How did he use to pray?' " He replied, "(The Prophet used to pray) like
this Sheikh of ours and the Sheikh used to sit for a while after the
prostration, before getting up after the first rak`a. "
1.646:
Narrated
Abu Musa: "The Prophet became sick and when his disease became aggravated, he
said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the prayer." `Aisha said, "He is a softhearted man
and would not be able to lead the prayer in your place." The Prophet said again,
"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." She repeated the same reply but he
said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. You are the companions of
Joseph." So the messenger went to Abu Bakr (with that order) and he led the
people in prayer in the lifetime of the Prophet.
1.647:
Narrated `Aisha:
the mother of the believers: Allah's Apostle in his illness said, "Tell Abu
Bakr to lead the people in prayer." I said to him, "If Abu Bakr stands in your
place, the people would not hear him owing to his (excessive) weeping. So please
order `Umar to lead the prayer." `Aisha added I said to Hafsa, "Say to him: If
Abu Bakr should lead the people in the prayer in your place, the people would
not be able to hear him owing to his weeping; so please, order `Umar to lead the
prayer." Hafsa did so but Allah's Apostle said, "Keep quiet! You are verily the
Companions of Joseph. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer. " Hafsa
said to `Aisha, "I never got anything good from you."
1.648:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri [??]: Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari, told me, "Abu Bakr used to lead the
people in prayer during the fatal illness of the Prophet till it was Monday.
When the people aligned (in rows) for the prayer the Prophet lifted the curtain
of his house and started looking at us and was standing at that time. His face
was (glittering) like a page of the Qur'an and he smiled cheerfully. We were
about to be put to trial for the pleasure of seeing the Prophet, Abu Bakr
retreated to join the row as he thought that the Prophet would lead the prayer.
The Prophet beckoned us to complete the prayer and he let the curtain fall. On
the same day he died."
1.649:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not
come out for three days. The people stood for the prayer and Abu Bakr went ahead
to lead the prayer. (In the meantime) the Prophet caught hold of the curtain and
lifted it. When the face of the Prophet appeared we had never seen a scene more
pleasing than the face of the Prophet as it appeared then. The Prophet beckoned
to Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer and then let the curtain fall. We
did not see him (again) till he died.
1.650:
Narrated Hamza bin
`Abdullah: My father said, "When Allah's Apostle became seriously ill, he was
told about the prayer. He said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the
prayer.' `Aisha said, 'Abu Bakr is a softhearted man and he would be overpowered
by his weeping if he recited the Qur'an.' He said to them, 'Tell him (Abu Bakr)
to lead the prayer. The same reply was given to him. He said again, 'Tell him to
lead the prayer. You (women) are the companions of Joseph."
1.651:
Narrated `Urwa's father: `Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle ordered Abu Bakr to
lead the people in the prayer during his illness and so he led them in prayer."
`Urwa, a sub narrator, added, "Allah's Apostle felt a bit relieved and came out
and Abu Bakr was leading the people. When Abu Bakr saw the Prophet he retreated
but the Prophet beckoned him to remain there. Allah's Apostle sat beside Abu
Bakr. Abu Bakr was following the prayer of Allah's Apostle and the people were
following the prayer of Abu Bakr."
1.652:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d
As-Sa`idi: Allah's Apostle went to establish peace among Bani `Amr bin `Auf. In
the meantime the time of prayer was due and the Mu'adh-dhin went to Abu Bakr and
said, "Will you lead the prayer, so that I may pronounce the Iqama?" Abu Bakr
replied in the affirmative and led the prayer. Allah's Apostle came while the
people were still praying and he entered the rows of the praying people till he
stood in the (first row). The people clapped their hands. Abu Bakr never glanced
sideways in his prayer but when the people continued clapping, Abu Bakr looked
and saw Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle beckoned him to stay at his place. Abu
Bakr raised his hands and thanked Allah for that order of Allah's Apostle and
then he retreated till he reached the first row. Allah's Apostle went forward
and led the prayer. When Allah's Apostle finished the prayer, he said, "O Abu
Bakr! What prevented you from staying when I ordered you to do so?" Abu Bakr
replied, "How can Ibn Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr) dare to lead the prayer in the
presence of Allah's Apostle?" Then Allah's Apostle said, "Why did you clap so
much? If something happens to anyone during his prayer he should say Subhan
Allah. If he says so he will be attended to, for clapping is for women."
1.653:
Narrated Malik bin Huwairith: We went to the Prophet and we were
all young men and stayed with him for about twenty nights. The Prophet was very
merciful. He said, "When you return home, impart religious teachings to your
families and tell them to offer perfectly such and such a prayer at such and
such a time and such and such a prayer at such and such a time. And al the time
of the prayer one of you should pronounce the Adhan and the oldest of you should
lead the prayer."
1.654:
Narrated `Itban bin Malik Al-Ansari: The
Prophet (came to my house and) asked permission for entering and I allowed him.
He asked, "Where do you like me to pray in your house?" I pointed to a place
which I liked. He stood up for prayer and we aligned behind him and he finished
the prayer with Taslim and we did the same.
1.655:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah
Ibn `Abdullah bin `Utba: I went to `Aisha and asked her to describe to me the
illness of Allah's Apostle. `Aisha said, "Yes. The Prophet became seriously ill
and asked whether the people had prayed. We replied, 'No. O Allah's Apostle!
They are waiting for you.' He added, 'Put water for me in a trough." `Aisha
added, "We did so. He took a bath and tried to get up but fainted. When he
recovered, he again asked whether the people had prayed. We said, 'No, they are
waiting for you. O Allah's Apostle,' He again said, 'Put water in a trough for
me.' He sat down and took a bath and tried to get up but fainted again. Then he
recovered and said, 'Have the people prayed?' We replied, 'No, they are waiting
for you. O Allah's Apostle.' He said, 'Put water for me in the trough.' Then he
sat down and washed himself and tried to get up but he fainted. When he
recovered, he asked, 'Have the people prayed?' We said, 'No, they are waiting
for you. O Allah's Apostle! The people were in the mosque waiting for the
Prophet for the `Isha prayer. The Prophet sent for Abu Bakr to lead the people
in the prayer. The messenger went to Abu Bakr and said, 'Allah's Apostle orders
you to lead the people in the prayer.' Abu Bakr was a softhearted man, so he
asked `Umar to lead the prayer but `Umar replied, 'You are more rightful.' So
Abu Bakr led the prayer in those days. When the Prophet felt a bit better, he
came out for the Zuhr prayer with the help of two persons one of whom was
Al-`Abbas. while Abu Bakr was leading the people in the prayer. When Abu Bakr
saw him he wanted to retreat but the Prophet beckoned him not to do so and asked
them to make him sit beside Abu Bakr and they did so. Abu Bakr was following the
Prophet (in the prayer) and the people were following Abu Bakr. The Prophet
(prayed) sitting." 'Ubaidullah added "I went to `Abdullah bin `Abbas and asked
him, Shall I tell you what Aisha has told me about the fatal illness of the
Prophet?' Ibn `Abbas said, 'Go ahead. I told him her narration and he did not
deny anything of it but asked whether `Aisha told me the name of the second
person (who helped the Prophet ) along with Al-Abbas. I said. 'No.' He said, 'He
was `Ali (Ibn Abi Talib).
1.656:
Narrated Aisha:
the mother of the
believers: Allah's Apostle during his illness prayed at his house while sitting
whereas some people prayed behind him standing. The Prophet beckoned them to sit
down. On completion of the prayer, he said, 'The Imam is to be followed: bow
when he bows, raise up your heads (stand erect) when he raises his head and when
he says, 'Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah' (Allah heard those who sent praises to
Him) say then 'Rabbana wa laka l-hamd' (O our Lord! All the praises are for
You), and if he prays sitting then pray sitting."
1.657:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Once Allah's Apostle rode a horse and fell down and the right side
(of his body) was injured. He offered one of the prayers while sitting and we
also prayed behind him sitting. When he completed the prayer, he said, "The Imam
is to be followed. Pray standing if he prays standing and bow when he bows; rise
when he rises; and if he says, 'Sami`a l-lahu-liman hamidah, say then, 'Rabbana
wa laka l-hamd' and pray standing if he prays standing and pray sitting (all of
you) if he prays sitting." Humaid said: The saying of the Prophet "Pray sitting,
if he (Imam) prays sitting" was said in his former illness (during his early
life) but the Prophet prayed sitting afterwards (in the last illness) and the
people were praying standing behind him and the Prophet did not order them to
sit. We should follow the latest actions of the Prophet.
1.658:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
(and he was not a liar) When Allah's Apostle said, "Sami`a l-lahu
liman hamidah" none of us bent his back (for prostration) till the Prophet
prostrated and then we would prostrate after him.
1.659:
Narrated Abu
'Is-haq: As above.
1.660:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Isn't he who raises his head before the Imam afraid that Allah may transform
his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?"
1.661:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When the earliest emigrants came to Al-`Usba
[??] a place in Quba', before the arrival of the Prophet- Salim, the slave of
Abu Hudhaifa, who knew the Qur'an more than the others used to lead them in
prayer.
1.662:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Listen and obey
(your chief) even if an Ethiopian whose head is like a raisin were made your
chief."
1.663:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If the Imam
leads the prayer correctly then he and you will receive the rewards but if he
makes a mistake (in the prayer) then you will receive the reward for the prayer
and the sin will be his."
1.664:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
said to Abu-Dhar, "Listen and obey (your chief) even if he is an Ethiopian with
a head like a raisin."
1.665:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I passed the
night in the house of my aunt Maimuna. Allah's Apostle offered the `Isha' prayer
and then came to the house and offered four rak`at an slept. Later on, he woke
up and stood for the prayer and I stood on his left side. He drew me to his
right and prayed five rak`at and then two. He then slept till I heard him
snoring (or heard his breath sounds). Afterwards he went out for the morning
prayer.
1.666:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One night I slept at the house of
(my aunt) Maimuna and the Prophet was there on that night. He performed ablution
and stood up for the prayer. I joined him and stood on his left side but he drew
me to his right and prayed thirteen rak`at and then slept till I heard his
breath sounds. And whenever he slept, he used to breathe with audible sounds.
The Mu'adh-dhin came to the Prophet and he went out and prayed the morning
prayer) without repeating the ablution.
1.667:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once
I passed the night in the house of my aunt Maimuna. The Prophet stood for the
night prayer and I joined him and stood on his left side but he drew me to his
right by holding me by the head.
1.668:
Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal: I
used to pray the `Isha prayer with the Prophet and then go to lead my people in
the prayer.
1.669:
Narrated `Amr:
Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "Mu`adh
bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his people in prayer
Once he led the `Isha' prayer and recited Surat "Al-Baqara." Somebody left the
prayer and Mu`adh criticized him. The news reached the Prophet and he said to
Mu`adh, 'You are putting the people to trial,' and repeated it thrice (or said
something similar) and ordered him to recite two medium Suras of Mufassal."
(`Amr said that he had forgotten the names of those Suras).
1.670:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: A man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I
keep away from the morning prayer only because So and so prolongs the prayer
when he leads us in it." The narrator said, "I never saw Allah's Apostle more
furious in giving advice than he was at that time. He then said, "Some of you
make people dislike good deeds (the prayer). So whoever among you leads the
people in prayer should shorten it because among them are the weak, the old and
the needy."
1.671:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If
anyone of you leads the people in the prayer, he should shorten it for amongst
them are the weak, the sick and the old; and if anyone among your prays alone
then he may prolong (the prayer) as much as he wishes. "
1.672:
Narrated
Abu Mas`ud: A man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I keep away from the
morning prayer because so-and-so (Imam) prolongs it too much." Allah's Apostle
became furious and I had never seen him more furious than he was on that day.
The Prophet said, "O people! Some of you make others dislike the prayer, so
whoever becomes an Imam he should shorten the prayer, as behind him are the
weak, the old and the needy.''
1.673:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah
Al-Ansari: Once a man was driving two Nadihas (camels used for agricultural
purposes) and night had fallen. He found Mu`adh praying so he made his camel
kneel and joined Mu`adh in the prayer. The latter recited Surat 'Al-Baqara" or
Surat "An-Nisa", (so) the man left the prayer and went away. When he came to
know that Mu`adh had criticized him, he went to the Prophet, and complained
against Mu`adh. The Prophet said thrice, "O Mu`adh ! Are you putting the people
to trial?" It would have been better if you had recited "Sabbih Isma
Rabbika-l-A`la (87)", Wash-shamsi wa duhaha (91)", or "Wal-laili idha yaghsha
(92)", for the old, the weak and the needy pray behind you." Jabir said that
Mu`adh recited Sura Al-Baqara in the `Isha' prayer.
1.674:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet used to pray a short prayer (in congregation) but used to
offer it in a perfect manner.
1.675:
Narrated `Abdullah bin 'Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The Prophet said, 'When I stand for prayer, I intend to prolong
it but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut it short, as I dislike to trouble
the child's mother.' "
1.676:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I never prayed
behind any Imam a prayer lighter and more perfect than that behind the Prophet
and he used to cut short the prayer whenever he heard the cries of a child lest
he should put the child's mother to trial.
1.677:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet said, "When I start the prayer I intend to prolong it, but on
hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because I know that the
cries of the child will incite its mother's passions."
1.678:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: The Prophet, said, "Whenever I start the prayer I intend to
prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I cut short the prayer because
I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother's passions."
1.679:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Mu`adh used to pray with the
Prophet and then go and lead his people (tribe) in the prayer.
1.680:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the Prophet, became ill in his fatal illness,
Someone came to inform him about the prayer, and the Prophet told him to tell
Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer. I said, "Abu Bakr is a softhearted
man and if he stands for the prayer in your place, he would weep and would not
be able to recite the Qur'an." The Prophet said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the
prayer." I said the same as before. He (repeated the same order and) on the
third or the fourth time he said, "You are the companions of Joseph. Tell Abu
Bakr to lead the prayer." So Abu Bakr led the prayer and meanwhile the Prophet
felt better and came out with the help of two men; as if I see him just now
dragging his feet on the ground. When Abu Bakr saw him, he tried to retreat but
the Prophet beckoned him to carry on. Abu Bakr retreated a bit and the Prophet
sat on his (left) side. Abu Bakr was repeating the Takbir (Allahu Akbar) of
Allah's Apostle for the people to hear.
1.681:
Narrated `Aisha:
When
Allah's Apostle became seriously ill, Bilal came to him for the prayer. He said,
"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Abu Bakr is a softhearted man and if he stands in your place, he would not be
able to make the people hear him. Will you order `Umar (to lead the prayer)?"
The Prophet said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." Then I said
to Hafsa, "Tell him, Abu i Bakr is a softhearted man and if he stands in his
place, he would not be able to make the people hear him. Would you order `Umar
to lead the prayer?' " Hafsa did so. The Prophet said, "Verily you are the
companions of Joseph. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." So Abu-
Bakr stood for the prayer. In the meantime Allah's Apostle felt better and came
out with the help of two persons and both of his legs were dragging on the
ground till he entered the mosque. When Abu Bakr heard him coming, he tried to
retreat but Allah's Apostle beckoned him to carry on. The Prophet sat on his
left side. Abu Bakr was praying while standing and Allah's Apostle was leading
the prayer while sitting. Abu Bakr was following the Prophet and the people were
following Abu Bakr (in the prayer).
1.682:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once
Allah's Apostle prayed two rak`at (instead of four) and finished his prayer.
Dhul-Yadain asked him whether the prayer had been reduced or whether he had
forgotten. Allah's Apostle asked the people whether Dhul-Yadain was telling the
truth. The people replied in the affirmative. Then Allah's Apostle stood up,
offered the remaining two rak`at and then finished his prayer with Taslim and
then said, "Allahu Akbar." He followed it with two prostrations like ordinary
prostrations or a bit longer.
1.683:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
prayed two rak`at of Zuhr prayer (instead of four) and he was told that he had
prayed two rak`at only. Then he prayed two more rak`at and finished them with
the Taslim followed by two prostrations.
1.684:
Narrated `Aisha:
the
mother of the faithful believers: Allah's Apostle in his last illness said,
"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." I said, "If Abu Bakr stood in
your place, he would not be able to make the people hear him owing to his
weeping. So please order `Umar to lead the prayer." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to
lead the people in the prayer." I said to Hafsa, "Say to him, 'Abu Bakr is a
softhearted man and if he stood in your place he would not be able to make the
people hear him owing to his weeping. So order `Umar to lead the people in the
prayer.' " Hafsa did so but Allah's Apostle said, "Keep quiet. Verily you are
the companions of (Prophet) Joseph. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the
prayer." Hafsa said to me, "I never got any good from you."
1.685:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin 'Bashir: The Prophet said, "Straighten your rows or
Allah will alter your faces."
1.686:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
said, "Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back.'
1.687:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the Iqama was pronounced and Allah's Apostle
faced us and said, "Straighten your rows and stand closer together, for I see
you from behind my back.'
1.688:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Martyrs are those who die because of drowning, plague, an Abdominal disease, or
of being buried alive by a falling building." And then he added, "If the people
knew the Reward for the Zuhr prayer in its early time, they would race for it.
If they knew the reward for the `Isha' and the Fajr prayers in congregation,
they would join them even if they had to crawl. If they knew the reward for the
first row, they would draw lots for it."
1.689:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from
him, bow when he bows, and say, "Rabbana-lakal hamd" if he says "Sami`a l-lahu
liman hamidah"; and if he prostrates, prostrate (after him), and if he prays
sitting, pray sitting all together, and straighten the rows for the prayer, as
the straightening of the rows is amongst those things which make your prayer a
correct and perfect one. (See Hadith No. 657).
1.690:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet said, "Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is
essential for a perfect and correct prayer. "
1.691:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: I arrived at Medina and was asked whether I found any change since the
days of Allah's Apostle. I said, "I have not found any change except that you do
not stand in alignment in your prayers."
1.692:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Straighten your rows for I see you from behind my back." Anas
added, "Everyone of us used to put his shoulder with the shoulder of his
companion and his foot with the foot of his companion."
1.693:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: I prayed with the Prophet one night and stood on his left side.
Allah's Apostle caught hold of my head from behind and drew me to his right and
then offered the prayer and slept. Later the Mu'adh-dhin came and the Prophet
stood up for prayer without performing ablution.
1.694:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: One night an orphan and I offered the prayers behind the Prophet in
my house and my mother (Um Sulaim) was standing behind us (by herself forming a
row).
1.695:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One night I stood to the left of the
Prophet in the prayer but he caught hold of me by the hand or by the shoulder
(arm) till he made me stand on his right and beckoned with his hand (for me) to
go from behind (him). (Al-Kashmaihani [??] , Fath-ul-Bari).
1.696:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to pray in his room at night. As
the wall of the room was LOW, the people saw him and some of them stood up to
follow him in the prayer. In the morning they spread the news. The following
night the Prophet stood for the prayer and the people followed him. This went on
for two or three nights. Thereupon Allah's Apostle did not stand for the prayer
the following night, and did not come out. In the morning, the people asked him
about it. He replied, that he way afraid that the night prayer might become
compulsory.
1.697:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet had a mat which he
used to spread during the day and use as a curtain at night. So a number of
people gathered at night facing it and prayed behind him.
1.698:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Allah's Apostle made a small room in the month of
Ramadan (Sa`id said, "I think that Zaid bin Thabit said that it was made of a
mat") and he prayed there for a few nights, and so some of his companions prayed
behind him. When he came to know about it, he kept on sitting. In the morning,
he went out to them and said, "I have seen and understood what you did. You
should pray in your houses, for the best prayer of a person is that which he
prays in his house except the compulsory prayers."
Bk. 12: Characteristics of Prayer
1.699:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle rode a horse and fell down and the right side
of his body was injured. On that day he prayed one of the prayers sitting and we
also prayed behind him sitting. When the Prophet finished the prayer with
Taslim, he said, "The Imam is to be followed and if he prays standing then pray
standing, and bow when he bows, and raise your heads when he raises his head;
prostrate when he prostrates; and if he says "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah", you
should say, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamd.:
1.700:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle fell from a horse and got injured so he led the prayer sitting
and we also prayed sitting. When he completed the prayer he said, "The Imam is
to be followed; if he says Takbir then say Takbir, bow if he bows; raise your
heads when he raises his head, when he says, 'Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah say,
'Rabbana laka l-hamd', and prostrate when he prostrates."
1.701:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Imam is to be followed. Say the
Takbir when he says it; bow if he bows; if he says 'Sami`a l-lahu liman
hamidah', say, ' Rabbana wa laka l-hamd', prostrate if he prostrates and pray
sitting altogether if he prays sitting."
1.702:
Narrated Salim bin
`Abdullah: My father said, "Allah's Apostle used to raise both his hands up to
the level of his shoulders when opening the prayer; and on saying the Takbir for
bowing. And on raising his head from bowing he used to do the same and then say
"Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa laka l-hamd." And he did not do that
(i.e. raising his hands) in prostrations.
1.703:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: I saw that whenever Allah's Apostle stood for the prayer, he used to
raise both his hands up to the shoulders, and used to do the same on saying the
Takbir for bowing and on raising his head from it and used to say, "Sami`a
l-lahu liman hamidah". But he did not do that (i.e. raising his hands) in
prostrations.
1.704:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: I saw Malik bin Huwairith
saying Takbir and raising both his hands (on starting the prayers and raising
his hands on bowing and also on raising his head after bowing. Malik bin
Huwairith said, "Allah's Apostle did the same."
1.705:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: I saw Allah's Apostle opening the prayer with the Takbir
and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the
Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said,
"Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah ", he did the same and then said, "Rabbana wa laka
l-hamd." But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from
it."
1.706:
Narrated Nafi`:
Whenever Ibn `Umar started the prayer
with Takbir, he used to raise his hands: whenever he bowed, he used to raise his
hands (before bowing) and also used to raise his hands on saying, "Sami`a l-lahu
liman hamidah", and he used to do the same on rising from the second rak`a (for
the 3rd rak`a). Ibn `Umar said: "The Prophet used to do the same."
1.707:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The people were ordered to place the right hand on
the left forearm in the prayer. Abu Hazim said, "I knew that the order was from
the Prophet ."
1.708:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "You
see me facing the Qibla; but, by Allah, nothing is hidden from me regarding your
bowing and submissiveness and I see you from behind my back."
1.709:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Perform the bowing and the
prostrations properly. By Allah, I see you from behind me (or from behind my
back) when you bow or prostrate."
1.710:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar used to start the prayer with "Al hamdu li l-lahi
Rabbi l-`alamin (All praise is but to Allah, Lord of the Worlds).
1.711:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle used to keep silent between the Takbir
and the recitation of Qur'an and that interval of silence used to be a short
one. I said to the Prophet "May my parents be sacrificed for you! What do you
say in the pause between Takbir and recitation?" The Prophet said, "I say,
'Allahumma, baa`id baini wa baina khatayaya kama baa`adta baina l-mashriqi wa
l-maghrib. Allahumma, naqqini min khatayaya kama yunaqqa th-thawbu l-abyadu mina
d-danas. Allahumma, ighsil khatayaya bi l-maa'i wa th-thalji wa l-barad (O
Allah! Set me apart from my sins (faults) as the East and West are set apart
from each other and clean me from sins as a white garment is cleaned of dirt
(after thorough washing). O Allah! Wash off my sins with water, snow and hail.)"
1.712:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr: The Prophet once offered the
eclipse prayer. He stood for a long time and then did a prolonged bowing. He
stood up straight again and kept on standing for a long time, then bowed a long
bowing and then stood up straight and then prostrated a prolonged prostration
and then lifted his head and prostrated a prolonged prostration. And then he
stood up for a long time and then did a prolonged bowing and then stood up
straight again and kept on standing for a long time. Then he bowed a long bowing
and then stood up straight and then prostrated a prolonged prostration and then
lifted his head and went for a prolonged prostration. On completion o the
prayer, he said, "Paradise became s near to me that if I had dared, I would have
plucked one of its bunches for you and Hell became so near to me that said, 'O
my Lord will I be among those people?' Then suddenly I saw a woman and a cat was
lacerating her with it claws. On inquiring, it was said that the woman had
imprisoned the cat till it died of starvation and she neither fed it no freed it
so that it could feed itself."
1.713:
Narrated Abu Ma`mar: We asked
Khabbab whether Allah's Apostle used to recite (the Qur'an) in the Zuhr and the
`Asr prayers. He replied in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to know
about it?" He said, "By the movement of his beard."
1.714:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
(And Al-Bara was not a liar) Whenever we offered prayer with the
Prophet and he raised his head from the bowing, we used to remain standing till
we saw him prostrating .
1.715:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once
solar eclipse occurred during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle. He offered the
eclipse prayer. His companions asked, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you trying to
take something while standing at your place and then we saw you retreating." The
Prophet said, "I was shown Paradise and wanted to have a bunch of fruit from it.
Had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains."
1.716:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet led us in prayer and then
went up to the pulpit and beckoned with both hands towards the Qibla of the
mosque and then said, "When I started leading you in prayer, I saw the display
of Paradise and Hell on the wall of the mosque (facing the Qibla). I never saw
good and bad as I have seen today." He repeated the last statement thrice.
1.717:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "What is wrong with
those people who look towards the sky during the prayer?" His talk grew stern
while delivering this speech and he said, "They should stop (looking towards the
sky during the prayer); otherwise their eyesight would be taken away."
1.718:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked Allah's Apostle about looking hither
and thither in prayer. He replied, "It is a way of stealing by which Satan takes
away (a portion) from the prayer of a person."
1.719:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once the Prophet prayed on a Khamisa with marks on it and said, "The marks
on it diverted my attention, take this Khamisa to Abu Jahm and bring an
Inbijaniya (from him.)"
1.720:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet saw
expectoration in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque while he was leading
the prayer, and scratched it off. After finishing the prayer, he said, "Whenever
any of you is in prayer he should know that Allah is in front of him. So none
should spit in front of him in the prayer."
1.721:
Narrated Anas:
While the Muslims were offering the Fajr prayer, Allah's Apostle suddenly
appeared before them by living the curtain of the dwelling place of `Aisha,
looked towards the Muslims who were standing in rows. He smiled with pleasure.
Abu Bakr started retreating to join the row on the assumption that the Prophet
wanted to come out for the prayer. The Muslims intended to leave the prayer (and
were on the verge of being put to trial), but the Prophet beckoned them to
complete their prayer and then he let the curtain fall. He died in the last
hours of that day.
1.722:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: The People of Kufa
complained against Sa`d to `Umar and the latter dismissed him and appointed
`Ammar as their chief . They lodged many complaints against Sa`d and even they
alleged that he did not pray properly. `Umar sent for him and said, "O Aba
'Is-haq! These people claim that you do not pray properly." Abu 'Is-haq said,
"By Allah, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Apostle
and I never reduced anything of it. I used to prolong the first two rak`at of
`Isha prayer and shorten the last two rak`at." `Umar said, "O Aba 'Is-haq, this
was what I thought about you." And then he sent one or more persons with him to
Kufa so as to ask the people about him. So they went there and did not leave any
mosque without asking about him. All the people praised him till they came to
the mosque of the tribe of Bani `Abs; one of the men called Usama bin Qatada
with a surname of Aba Sa`da stood up and said, "As you have put us under an
oath; I am bound to tell you that Sa`d never went himself with the army and
never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal
verdicts." (On hearing it) Sa`d said, "I pray to Allah for three things: O
Allah! If this slave of yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a
long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials." (And so it happened).
Later on when that person was asked how he was, he used to reply that he was an
old man in trial as the result of Sa`d's curse. `Abdul Malik, the sub narrator,
said that he had seen him afterwards and his eyebrows were overhanging his eyes
owing to old age and he used to tease and assault the small girls in the way.
1.723:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever does
not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid."
1.724:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle entered the mosque and a person
followed him. The man prayed and went to the Prophet and greeted him. The
Prophet returned the greeting and said to him, "Go back and pray, for you have
not prayed." The man went back prayed in the same way as before, returned and
greeted the Prophet who said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." This
happened thrice. The man said, "By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot
offer the prayer in a better way than this. Please, teach me how to pray." The
Prophet said, "When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the
Holy Qur'an (of what you know by heart) and then bow till you feel at ease. Then
raise your head and stand up straight, then prostrate till you feel at ease
during your prostration, then sit with calmness till you feel at ease (do not
hurry) and do the same in all your prayers.
1.725:
Narrated Jabir bin
Samura: Sa`d said, "I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's
Apostle (the prayer of Zuhr and `Asr) reducing nothing from them. I used to
prolong the first two rak`at and shorten the last two rak`at." `Umar said to
Sa`d "This was what we thought about you."
1.726:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada: My father said, "The Prophet in Zuhr prayers used to recite
Al-Fatiha along with two other Suras in the first two rak`at: a long one in the
first rak`a and a shorter (Sura) in the second, and at times the verses were
audible. In the `Asr prayer the Prophet used to recite Al-Fatiha and two more
Suras in the first two rak`at and used to prolong the first rak`a. And he used
to prolong the first rak`a of the Fajr prayer and shorten the second.
1.727:
Narrated Abu Ma`mar: I asked Khabbab whether the Prophet used to recite the
Qur'an in the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers. He replied in the affirmative. We said,
"How did you come to know that?" He said, "From the movement of his beard."
1.728:
Narrated Abu Ma`mar: I asked Khabbab bin Al-Art whether the
Prophet used to recite the Qur'an in the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers. He replied
in the affirmative. I said, "How did you come to know that?" He replied, "From
the movement of his beard."
1.729:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My
father said, "The Prophet used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in
the first two rak`at of the Zuhr and the `Asr prayers and at times a t verse or
so was audible to us."
1.730:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (My mother)
Umu-l-Fadl heard me reciting "Wal Mursalati `Urfan" (77) and said, "O my son! By
Allah, your recitation made me remember that it was the last Sura I heard from
Allah's Apostle. He recited it in the Maghrib prayer. "
1.731:
Narrated
Marwan bin Al-Hakam: Zaid bin Thabit said to me, "Why do you recite very short
Suras in the Maghrib prayer while I heard the Prophet reciting the longer of the
two long Suras?"
1.732:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: My father said, "I
heard Allah's Apostle reciting "at-Tur" (52) in the Maghrib prayer."
1.733:
Narrated Abu Rafi`: I offered the `Isha' prayer behind Abu Huraira and he
recited, "Idha s-samaa'u n-shaqqat" (84) and prostrated. On my inquiring, he
said, "I prostrated behind Abul-Qasim (the Prophet) (when he recited that Sura)
and I will go on doing it till I meet him."
1.734:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet was on a journey and recited in one of the first two rak`at of
the `Isha' prayer "Wa t-teeni wa z-zaitun." (95)
1.735:
Narrated Abu
Rafi`: Once I prayed the `Isha' prayer with Abu Huraira and he recited, "Idha
s-samaa'u n-shaqqat" (84) and prostrated. I said, "What is that?" He said, "I
prostrated behind Abul-Qasim, (the Prophet) (when he recited that Sura) and I
will go on doing it till I meet him."
1.736:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I
heard the Prophet reciting wa t-teeni wa z-zaitun" (95) in the `Isha' prayer,
and I never heard a sweeter voice or a better way of recitation than that of the
Prophet.
1.737:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: `Umar said to Sa`d, "The
people complained against you in everything, even in prayer." Sa`d replied,
"Really I used to prolong the first two rak`at and shorten the last two and I
will never shorten the prayer in which I follow Allah's Apostle." `Umar said,
"You are telling the truth and that is what I think a tout you."
1.738:
Narrated Saiyar bin Salama: My father and I went to Abu Barza-al-Aslami to
ask him about the stated times for the prayers. He replied, "The Prophet used to
offer the Zuhr prayer when the sun just declined from its highest position at
noon; the `Asr at a time when if a man went to the farthest place in Medina
(after praying) he would find the sun still hot (bright). (The sub narrator
said: I have forgotten what Abu Barza said about the Maghrib prayer). The
Prophet never found any harm in delaying the `Isha' prayer to the first third of
the night and he never liked to sleep before it and to talk after it. He used to
offer the morning prayer at a time when after finishing it one could recognize
the person sitting beside him and used to recite between 60 to 100 verses in one
or both the rak`at."
1.739:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Qur'an is recited
in every prayer and in those prayers in which Allah's Apostle recited aloud for
us, we recite aloud in the same prayers for you; and the prayers in which the
Prophet recited quietly, we recite quietly. If you recite "Al-Fatiha" only it is
sufficient but if you recite something else in addition, it is better.
1.740:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet set out with the intention of
going to Suq `Ukaz (market of `Ukaz) along with some of his companions. At the
same time, a barrier was put between the devils and the news of heaven. Fire
commenced to be thrown at them. The Devils went to their people, who asked them,
"What is wrong with you?" They said, "A barrier has been placed between us and
the news of heaven. And fire has been thrown at us." They said, "The thing which
has put a barrier between you and the news of heaven must be something which has
happened recently. Go eastward and westward and see what has put a barrier
between you and the news of heaven." Those who went towards Tuhama came across
the Prophet at a place called Nakhla and it was on the way to Suq `Ukaz and the
Prophet was offering the Fajr prayer with his companions. When they heard the
Qur'an they listened to it and said, "By Allah, this is the thing which has put
a barrier between us and the news of heaven." They went to their people and
said, "O our people; verily we have heard a wonderful recital (Qur'an) which
shows the true path; we believed in it and would not ascribe partners to our
Lord." Allah revealed the following verses to his Prophet (Sura 'Jinn') (72):
"Say: It has been revealed to me." And what was revealed to him was the
conversation of the Jinns.
1.741:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
recited aloud in the prayers in which he was ordered to do so and quietly in the
prayers in which he was ordered to do so. "And your Lord is not forgetful."
"Verily there was a good example for you in the ways of the Prophet."
1.742:
Narrated Abu Wa'il: A man came to Ibn Mas`ud and said, "I recited the
Mufassal (Suras) at night in one rak`a." Ibn Mas`ud said, "This recitation is
(too quick) like the recitation of poetry. I know the identical Suras which the
Prophet used to recite in pairs." Ibn Mas`ud then mentioned 20 Mufassal Suras
including two Suras from the family of (i.e. those verses which begin with) Ha,
Meem [??] (which the Prophet used to recite) in each rak`a.
1.743:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, "The Prophet uses to
recite Al-Fatiha followed by another Sura in the first two rak`at of the prayer
and used to recite only Al-Fatiha in the last two rak`at of the Zuhr prayer.
Sometimes a verse or so was audible and he used to prolong the first rak`a more
than the second and used to do the same in the `Asr and Fajr prayers."
1.744:
Narrated Abu Ma`mar: We said to Khabbab "Did Allah's Apostle used
to recite in Zuhr and `Asr prayers?" He replied in the affirmative. We said,
"How did you come to know about it?" He said, "By the movement of his beard."
1.745:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, "The Prophet
used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first two rak`at of the
Zuhr and `Asr prayers. A verse or so was audible at times and he used to prolong
the first rak`a."
1.746:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father
said, "The Prophet used to prolong the first rak`a of the Zuhr prayer and
shorten the second one and used to do the same in the Fajr prayer."
1.747:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Say Amin" when the Imam says it and
if the Amin of any one of you coincides with that of the angels then all his
past sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab said, "Allah's Apostle used to Say
"Amin."
1.748:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If any one
of you says, "Amin" and the angels in the heavens say "Amin" and the former
coincides with the latter, all his past sins will be forgiven."
1.749:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Say Amen when the Imam says
'Ghairi l-maghdubi `alaihim wala d-daalleen' (not the path of those who earn
Your Anger (such as Jews) nor of those who go astray (such as Christians)); all
the past sins of the person whose saying (of Amin) coincides with that of the
angels, will be forgiven".
1.750:
Narrated Abu Bakra: I reached the
Prophet in the mosque while he was bowing in prayer and I too bowed before
joining the row mentioned it to the Prophet and he said to me, "May Allah
increase your love for the good. But do not repeat it again (bowing in that
way).
1.751:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: I offered the prayer with `Ali
in Basra and he made us remember the prayer which we used to pray with Allah's
Apostle. `Ali said Takbir on each rising and bowing.
1.752:
Narrated Abu
Salama: When Abu Huraira led us in prayer he used to say Takbir on each bowing
and rising. On the completion of the prayer he used to say, "My prayer is more
similar to the prayer of Allah's Apostle than that of anyone of you."
1.753:
Narrated Mutarrif bin `Abdullah: `Imran bin Husain and I offered the prayer
behind `Ali bin Abi Talib. When `Ali prostrated, he said the Takbir, when he
raised his head, he said the Takbir and when he got up for the third rak`a he
said the Takbir. On completion of the prayer `Imran took my hand and said, "This
(i.e. `Ali) made me remember the prayer of Muhammad" Or he said, "He led us in a
prayer like that of Muhammad."
1.754:
Narrated `Ikrima:
I saw a
person praying at Muqam-Ibrahim (the place of Abraham by the Ka`ba) and he was
saying Takbir on every bowing, rising, standing and sitting. I asked Ibn `Abbas
(about this prayer). He admonished me saying: "Isn't that the prayer of the
Prophet?"
1.755:
Narrated `Ikrima:
I prayed behind a Sheikh at Mecca
and he said twenty two Takbirs (during the prayer). I told Ibn `Abbas that he
(i.e. that Sheikh) was foolish. Ibn `Abbas admonished me and said, "This is the
tradition of Abul-Qasim." And narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever Allah's Apostle
stood for the prayer, he said Takbir on starting the prayer and then on bowing.
On rising from bowing he said, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah," and then while
standing straight he used to say, "Rabbana laka-l hamd" (Al-Laith said, "(The
Prophet said), 'Wa laka l-hamd'." He used to say Takbir on prostrating and on
raising his head from prostration; again he would Say Takbir on prostrating and
raising his head. He would then do the same in the whole of the prayer till it
was completed. On rising from the second rak`a (after sitting for at-Tahiyyat),
he used to say Takbir.
1.756:
Narrated Mus`ab bin Sa`d: I offered prayer
beside my father and approximated both my hands and placed them in between the
knees. My father told me not to do so and said, "We used to do the same but we
were forbidden (by the Prophet) to do it and were ordered to place the hands on
the knees."
1.757:
Narrated Zaid bin Wahb: Hudhaifa saw a person who was
not performing the bowing and prostration perfectly. He said to him, "You have
not prayed and if you should die you would die on a religion other than that of
Muhammad."
1.758:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The bowing, the prostration the
sitting in between the two prostrations and the standing after the bowing of the
Prophet but not qiyam (standing in the prayer) and qu`ud (sitting in the prayer)
used to be approximately equal (in duration).
1.759:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Once the Prophet entered the mosque, a man came in, offered the prayer
and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet returned his greeting and said to him, "Go
back and pray again for you have not prayed." The man offered the prayer again,
came back and greeted the Prophet. He said to him thrice, "Go back and pray
again for you have not prayed." The man said, "By Him Who has sent you with the
truth! I do not know a better way of praying. Kindly teach Me how to pray." He
said, "When you stand for the prayer, say Takbir and then recite from the Qur'an
what you know and then bow with calmness till you feel at ease, then rise from
bowing till you stand straight. Afterwards prostrate calmly till you feel at
ease and then raise (your head) and sit with Calmness till you feel at ease and
then prostrate with calmness till you feel at ease in prostration and do the
same in the whole of your prayer."
1.760:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet used to say in his bowing and prostrations, "Subhanaka l-lahumma Rabbana
wa bihamdika; Allahumma ghfir li.' (Exalted [from unbecoming attributes] Are you
O Allah our Lord, and by Your praise [do I exalt you]. O Allah! Forgive me).
1.761:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet said, "Sami`a l-lahu liman
hamidah," (Allah heard those who sent praises to Him), he would say, "Rabbana wa
laka l-hamd." On bowing and raising his head from it the Prophet used to say
Takbir. He also used to say Takbir on rising after the two prostrations. (See
Hadith No. 656).
1.762:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"When the Imam says, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah," you should say, "Allahumma
Rabbana laka l-hamd." And if the saying of any one of you coincides with that of
the angels, all his past sins will be forgiven."
1.763:
Narrated Anas:
The qunut [supplication before going down for prostration] used to be
recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.
1.764:
Narrated Rifa`a bin
Rafi` Az-Zuraqi: One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his
head from bowing, he said, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah." A man behind him said,
"Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu, hamdan kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi" (O our Lord!
All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises). When the Prophet
completed the prayer, he asked, "Who has said these words?" The man replied,
"I." The Prophet said, "I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first."
Prophet rose (from bowing) and stood straight till all the vertebrae of his
spinal column came to a natural position.
1.765:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet and while
demonstrating, he used to raise his head from bowing and stand so long that we
would say that he had forgotten (the prostration).
1.766:
Narrated
Al-Bara': The bowing, the prostrations, the period of standing after bowing and
the interval between the two prostrations of the Prophet used to be equal in
duration .
1.767:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu Qilaba said, "Malik bin
Huwairith used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet at times other
than that of the compulsory prayers. So (once) he stood up for prayer and
performed a perfect Qiyam (standing and reciting from the Holy Qur'an) and then
bowed and performed bowing perfectly; then he raised his head and stood straight
for a while." Abu Qilaba added, "Malik bin Huwairith in that demonstration
prayed like this Sheikh of ours, Abu Yazid." Abu, Yazid used to sit (for a
while) on raising his head from the second prostration before getting up.
1.768:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin `Abdur Rahman Ibn Harith bin Hisham and Abu
Salama bin `Abdur Rahman: Abu Huraira used to say Takbir in all the prayers,
compulsory and optional -- in the month of Ramadan or other months. He used to
say Takbir on standing for prayer and on bowing; then he would say, "Sami`a
l-lahu liman hamidah," and before prostrating he would say "Rabbana wa laka
l-hamd." Then he would say Takbir on prostrating and on raising his head from
the prostration, then another Takbir on prostrating (for the second time), and
on raising his head from the prostration. He also would say the Takbir on
standing from the second rak`a. He used to do the same in every rak`a till he
completed the prayer. On completion of the prayer, he would say, "By Him in
Whose Hands my soul is! No doubt my prayer is closer to that of Allah's Apostle
than yours, and this was His prayer till he left this world." And Abu Huraira
said, "When Allah's Apostle raised his head from (bowing) he used to say "Sami`a
l-lahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa laka l-hamd." He Would invoke Allah for some
people by naming them: "O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama bin
Hisham and `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a and the weak and the helpless people among the
faithful believers O Allah! Be hard on the tribe of Mudar and let them suffer
from famine years like that of the time of Joseph." In those days the Eastern
section of the tribe of Mudar was against the Prophet.
1.769:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle fell from a horse and the right side of his body
was injured. We went to inquire about his health meanwhile it was time for the
prayer and he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed while sitting. On
completion of the prayer he said, "The Imam is to be followed; say Takbir when
he says it; bow when he bows; rise when he rises and when he says "Sami`a l-lahu
liman hamidah," say, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamd", and prostrate if he prostrates."
Sufyan narrated the same from Ma`mar. Ibn Juraij said that his (the Prophet's)
right leg had been injured.
1.770:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He
replied, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a clear (not cloudy)
night?" They replied, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Do you have any doubt
in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?" They replied in the negative. He
said, "You will see Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On the Day of
Resurrection, people will be gathered and He will order the people to follow
what they used to worship. So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow
the moon, and some will follow other deities; and only this nation (Muslims)
will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, 'I am Your
Lord.' They will say, 'We shall stay in this place till our Lord comes to us and
when our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then Allah will come to them
again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our Lord.' Allah will
call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid across Hell and I (Muhammad)
shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody
except the Apostles will then be able to speak and they will be saying then, 'O
Allah! Save us. O Allah Save us.' There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa'dan
[??] in Hell. Have you seen the thorns of Sa'dan [??]?" The people said, "Yes."
He said, "These hooks will be like the thorns of Sa'dan [??] but nobody except
Allah knows their greatness in size and these will entangle the people according
to their deeds; some of them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will
receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and will get out of Hell, till when
Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of Hell, He will
order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Him alone.
The angels will take them out by recognizing them from the traces of
prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire to eat away those traces.
So they will come out of the Fire, it will eat away from the whole of the human
body except the marks of the prostrations. At that time they will come out of
the Fire as mere skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a
result they will grow like the seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then
when Allah had finished from the Judgments amongst his creations, one man will
be left between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man from the people of
Hell to enter paradise. He will be facing Hell, and will say, 'O Allah! Turn my
face from the fire as its wind has dried me and its steam has burnt me.' Allah
will ask him, "Will you ask for anything more in case this favor is granted to
you?' He will say, "No by Your (Honor) Power!" And he will give to his Lord
(Allah) what he will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his
face from the Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he will
remain quiet as long as Allah will. He then will say, 'O my Lord! Let me go to
the gate of Paradise.' Allah will ask him, 'Didn't you give pledges and make
covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more than what you
requested at first?' He will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched,
amongst Your creatures.' Allah will say, 'If this request is granted, will you
then ask for anything else?' He will say, 'No! By Your Power! I shall not ask
for anything else.' Then he will give to his Lord what He will of the pledges
and the covenants. Allah will then let him go to the gate of Paradise. On
reaching then and seeing its life, charm, and pleasure, he will remain quiet as
long as Allah wills and then will say, 'O my Lord ! Let me enter Paradise.'
Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son of Adam! How treacherous
you are! Haven't you made covenants and given pledges that you will not ask for
anything more that what you have been given?' He will say, 'O my Lord! Do not
make me the most wretched amongst Your creatures.' So Allah will laugh and allow
him to enter Paradise and will ask him to request as much as he likes. He will
do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then Allah will say, 'Request
more of such and such things.' Allah will remind him and when all his desires
and wishes; have been fulfilled, Allah will say "All this is granted to you and
a similar amount besides." Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, 'Allah's
Apostle said, "Allah said, 'That is for you and ten times more like it.' "Abu
Huraira said, "I do not remember from Allah's Apostle except (his saying), 'All
this is granted to you and a similar amount besides." Abu Sa`id said, "I heard
him saying, 'That is for you and ten times more the like of it."
1.771:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina: Whenever the Prophet used to offer
prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the whiteness of his
armpits was visible.
1.772:
Narrated Abu Wail: Hudhaifa said, "I saw a
person not performing his bowing and prostrations perfectly. When he completed
the prayer, I told him that he had not prayed." I think that Hudhaifa added
(i.e. said to the man), "Had you died, you would have died on a tradition other
than that of the Prophet Muhammad."
1.773:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet was ordered (by Allah) to prostrate on seven parts and not to tuck up
the clothes or hair (while praying). Those parts are: the forehead (along with
the tip of nose), both hands, both knees, and (toes of) both feet.
1.774:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "We have been ordered to prostrates
on seven bones and not to tuck up the clothes or hair."
1.775:
Narrated
Al-Bara' bin `Azib: (He was not a liar) We used to pray behind the Prophet and
when he said, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah", none of us would bend his back (to
go for prostration) till the Prophet had placed his, forehead on the ground.
1.776:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been ordered to
prostrate on seven bones i.e. on the forehead along with the tip of the nose and
the Prophet pointed towards his nose, both hands, both knees and the toes of
both feet and not to gather the clothes or the hair."
1.777:
Narrated
Abu Salama: Once I went to Abu- Sa`id Al-Khudri and asked him, "Won't you come
with us to the date-palm trees to have a talk?" So Abu Sa`id went out and I
asked him, "Tell me what you heard from the Prophet about the Night of Qadr."
Abu Sa`id replied, "Once Allah's Apostle performed I`tikaf (seclusion) on the
first ten days of the month of Ramadan and we did the same with him. Gabriel
came to him and said, 'The night you are looking for is ahead of you.' So the
Prophet performed the I`tikaf in the middle (second) ten days of the month of
Ramadan and we too performed I`tikaf with him. Gabriel came to him and said,
'The night which you are looking for is ahead of you.' In the morning of the
20th of Ramadan the Prophet delivered a sermon saying, 'Whoever has performed
I`tikaf with me should continue it. I have been shown the Night of "Qadr", but
have forgotten its date, but it is in the odd nights of the last ten nights. I
saw in my dream that I was prostrating in mud and water.' In those days the roof
of the mosque was made of branches of date-palm trees. At that time the sky was
clear and no cloud was visible, but suddenly a cloud came and it rained. The
Prophet led us in the prayer and I saw the traces of mud on the forehead and on
the nose of Allah's Apostle. So it was the confirmation of that dream."
1.778:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The people used to pray with the Prophet
tying their Izars around their necks because of their small sizes and the women
were directed that they should not raise their heads from the prostrations till
the men had sat straight.
1.779:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was
ordered to prostrate on seven bony parts and not to tuck up his clothes or hair.
1.780:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been ordered to
prostrate on seven (bones) and not to tuck up the hair or garment."
1.781:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to say frequently in his bowing and
prostrations "Subhanaka l-lahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ghfir li"
(Exalted [from unbecoming attributes] Are you O Allah our Lord, and by Your
praise [do I exalt you]. O Allah! Forgive me). In this way [??] he was acting on
what was explained to him in the Holy Qur'an.
1.782:
Narrated Abu
Qilaba: Once Malik bin Huwairith said to his friends, "Shall I show you how
Allah's Apostle used to offer his prayers?" And it was not the time for any of
the compulsory congregational prayers. So he stood up (for the prayer) bowed and
said the Takbir, then he raised his head and remained standing for a while and
then prostrated and raised his head for a while (sat up for a while). He prayed
like our Sheikh `Amr Ibn Salama. (Aiyub said, "The latter used to do a thing
which I did not see the people doing i.e. he used to sit between the third and
the fourth rak`a). Malik bin Huwairith said, "We came to the Prophet (after
embracing Islam) and stayed with him. He said to us, 'When you go back to your
families, pray such and such a prayer at such and such a time, pray such and
such a prayer at such and such a time, and when there is the time for the prayer
then only of you should pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and the oldest of you
should lead the prayer."
1.783:
Narrated Al-Bara': The time taken by the
Prophet in prostrations, bowing, and the sitting interval between the two
prostrations was about the same.
1.784:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas said,
"I will leave no stone unturned in making you offer the prayer as I have seen
the Prophet making us offer it." Anas used to do a thing which I have not seen
you doing. He used to stand after the bowing for such a long time that one would
think that he had forgotten (the prostrations) and he used to sit in-between the
prostrations so long that one would think that he had forgotten the second
prostration.
1.785:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Be
straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the
ground (in the prostration) like a dog."
1.786:
Narrated Malik bin
Huwairith Al-Laithi: I saw the Prophet praying and in the odd rak`at, he used to
sit for a moment before getting up.
1.787:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu
Qilaba said, "Malik bin Huwairith came to us and led us in the prayer in this
mosque of ours and said, 'I lead you in prayer but I do not want to offer the
prayer but just to show you how Allah's Apostle performed his prayers." I asked
Abu Qilaba, "How was the prayer of Malik bin Huwairith?" He replied, "Like the
prayer of this Sheikh of ours-- i.e. `Amr bin Salima." That Sheikh used to
pronounce the Takbir perfectly and when he raised his head from the second
prostration he would sit for a while and then support himself on the ground and
get up.
1.788:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Harith: Abu Sa`id led us in the
prayer and said the Takbir aloud on arising from the prostration, and on
prostrating, on rising again, and on getting up from the second rak`a. Abu Sa`id
said, "I saw the Prophet doing the same."
1.789:
Narrated Mutarrif:
`Imran and I prayed behind `Ali bin Abi Talib and he said Takbir on prostrating,
on rising and on getting up after the two rak`at (i.e. after the second rak`a).
When the prayer was finished, `Imran took me by the hand and said, "He (`Ali)
has prayed the prayer of Muhammad" (or said, "He made us remember the prayer of
Muhammad).
1.790:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abdullah: I saw `Abdullah bin
`Umar crossing his legs while sitting in the prayer and I, a mere youngster in
those days, did the same. Ibn `Umar forbade me to do so, and said, "The proper
way is to keep the right foot propped up and bend the left in the prayer." I
said questioningly, "But you are doing so (crossing the legs)." He said, "My
feet cannot bear my weight."
1.791:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Amr bin
`Ata': I was sitting with some of the companions of Allah's Apostle and we were
discussing about the way of praying of the Prophet. Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi said,
"I remember the prayer of Allah's Apostle better than any one of you. I saw him
raising both his hands up to the level of the shoulders on saying the Takbir;
and on bowing he placed his hands on both knees and bent his back straight, then
he stood up straight from bowing till all the vertebrate took their normal
positions. In prostrations, he placed both his hands on the ground with the
forearms away from the ground and away from his body, and his toes were facing
the Qibla. On sitting In the second rak`a he sat on his left foot and propped up
the right one; and in the last rak`a he pushed his left foot forward and kept
the other foot propped up and sat over the buttocks."
1.792:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Buhaina: (he was from the tribe of Uzd Shanu'a [??] and was the
ally of the tribe of `Abdul-Manaf and was one of the companions of the Prophet):
Once the Prophet led us in the Zuhr prayer and stood up after the second rak`a
and did not sit down. The people stood up with him. When the prayer was about to
end and the people were waiting for him to say the Taslim, he said Takbir while
sitting and prostrated twice before saying the Taslim and then he said the
Taslim."
1.793:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina: Once Allah's
Apostle led us in the Zuhr prayer and got up (after the prostrations of the
second rak`a) although he should have sat (for the Tashahhud). So at the end of
the prayer, he prostrated twice while sitting (prostrations of Sahu).
1.794:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: `Abdullah said, "Whenever we prayed behind the
Prophet we used to recite (in sitting) 'Peace be on Gabriel, Michael, peace be
on so and so. Once Allah's Apostle looked back at us and said, 'Allah Himself is
As-Salam (Peace), and if anyone of you prays then he should say, at-Tahiyatu li
l-lahi wa s-salawatu wa t-taiyibat. As-salamu `alalika aiyuha n-Nabiyu wa
rahmatu l-lahi wa barakatuh. As-salamu `alaina wa `ala `ibadi l-lahi s-salihin.
(All the compliments, prayers and good things are due to Allah; peace be on you,
O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings [be on you]. Peace be on us an on the
pious subjects of Allah). (If you say that, it will reach all the subjects in
the heaven and the earth). Ash-hadu al-la ilaha illa l-lah, wa ash-hadu anna
Muhammadan `Abduhu wa Rasuluh. (I testify that there is no Deity [worthy of
worship] but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and His Apostle).
1.795:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle
used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying "Allahumma inni a`udhu bika min
`adhabi l-qabr, wa a`udhu bika min fitnati l-masihi d-dajjal, wa a`udhu bika min
fitnati l-mahya wa fitnati l-mamat. Allahumma inni a`udhu bika mina l-ma'thami
wa l-maghram. (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave,
from the afflictions of the imposter-Messiah, and from the afflictions of life
and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sins and from debt)." Somebody
said to him, "Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allah from being in
debt?" The Prophet replied, "A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and
breaks promises whenever he makes (them)." `Aisha also narrated: I heard Allah's
Apostle in his prayer seeking refuge with Allah from the afflictions of
Ad-Dajjal.
1.796:
Narrated Abu Bakr As-Siddiq: I asked Allah's Apostle
to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer. He
told me to say, "Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman kathiran, Wala yaghfiru
dh-dhunuba illa anta, fa ghfir li maghfiratan min `indika, wa r-hamni, innaka
anta l-ghafuru r-rahim (O Allah! I have done great injustice to myself and none
except You forgives sins, so bestow on me a forgiveness from You, and Have Mercy
on me, You are the Forgiver, the Merciful).
1.797:
Narrated `Abdullah:
When we prayed with the Prophet we used to say, "Peace be on Allah from His
slaves and peace be on so and so." The Prophet said, "Don't say As-Salam be on
Allah, for He Himself is As-Salam, but say, at-tahiyatu li l-lahi wa s-salawatu
wa t-taiyibat. As-salamu `alaika aiyuha n-Nabiyu wa rahmatu l-lahi wa barakatuh.
As-salamu `alaina wa `ala `ibadi l-lahi s-salihin. (If you say this then it will
reach all the slaves in heaven or between heaven and earth). Ash-hadu al
la-ilaha illa l-lah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan `Abduhu wa Rasuluh.' Then
select the invocation you like best and recite it." (See Hadith No. 794, 795
& 796).
1.798:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I saw Allah's Apostle
prostrating in mud and water and saw the mark of mud on his forehead.
1.799:
Narrated Um Salama: Whenever Allah's Apostle finished his prayers with
Taslim, the women would get up and he would stay on for a while in his place
before getting up. Ibn Shihab said, "I think (and Allah knows better), that the
purpose of his stay was that the women might leave before the men who had
finished their prayer. "
1.800:
Narrated `Itban bin Malik: We prayed
with the Prophet and used to finish our prayer with the Taslim along with him.
1.801:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi`: I remember Allah's Apostle and also
the mouthful of water which he took from a bucket in our house and ejected (on
me). I heard from `Itban bin Malik Al-Ansari, who was one from Bani Salim,
saying, "I used to lead my tribe of Bani Salim in prayer. Once I went to the
Prophet and said to him, 'I have weak eyesight and at times the rainwater flood
intervenes between me and the mosque of my tribe and I wish that you would come
to my house and pray at some place so that I could take that place as a place
for praying (mosque). He said, "Allah willing, I shall do that." Next day
Allah's Apostle along with Abu Bakr, came to my house after the sun had risen
high and he asked permission to enter. I gave him permission, but he didn't sit
till he said to me, "Where do you want me to pray in your house?" I pointed to a
place in the house where I wanted him to pray. So he stood up for the prayer and
we aligned behind him. He completed the prayer with Taslim and we did the same
simultaneously."
1.802:
Narrated Abu Ma`bad: (the freed slave of Ibn
`Abbas) Ibn `Abbas told me, "In the lifetime of the Prophet it was the custom to
celebrate Allah's praises aloud after the compulsory congregational prayers."
Ibn `Abbas further said, "When I heard the Dhikr, I would learn that the
compulsory congregational prayer had ended."
1.803:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
I used to recognize the completion of the prayer of the Prophet by hearing
Takbir.
1.804:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Some poor people came to the
Prophet and said, "The wealthy people will get higher grades and will have
permanent enjoyment and they pray like us and fast as we do. They have more
money by which they perform the Hajj, and `Umra; fight and struggle in Allah's
Cause and give in charity." The Prophet said, "Shall I not tell you a thing upon
which if you acted you would catch up with those who have surpassed you? Nobody
would overtake you and you would be better than the people amongst whom you live
except those who would do the same. Say "Subhana l-lah", "Al hamdu li l-lah" and
"Allahu Akbar" thirty three times each after every (compulsory) prayer." We
differed and some of us said that we should say, "Subhan-al-lah" thirty three
times and "Al hamdu li l-lah" thirty three times and "Allahu Akbar" thirty four
times. I went to the Prophet who said, "Say, "Subhan-al-lah" and "Al hamdu li
l-lah" and "Allahu Akbar" all together [??], thirty three times."
1.805:
Narrated Warrad:
(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba) Once Al-Mughira
dictated to me in a letter addressed to Muawiya that the Prophet used to say
after every compulsory prayer, "La ilaha illa l-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu,
lahu l-mulku wa lahu l-hamdu, wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadir. Allahumma la
mani`a lima a`taita, wa la mu`tiya lima mana`ta, wa la yanfa`u dhal-jaddi minka
l-jadd. [There is no Deity but Allah, Alone, no Partner to Him. His is the
Kingdom and all praise, and Omnipotent is he. O Allah! Nobody can hold back what
you gave, nobody can give what You held back, and no struggler's effort can
benefit against You]." And Al-Hasan said, "Al-jadd' means prosperity [??]."
1.806:
Narrated Samura bin Jundub: The Prophet used to face us on
completion of the prayer.
1.807:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: The
Prophet led us in the Fajr prayer at Hudaibiya after a rainy night. On
completion of the prayer, he faced the people and said, "Do you know what your
Lord has said (revealed)?" The people replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He said, "Allah has said, 'In this morning some of my slaves remained
as true believers and some became non-believers; whoever said that the rain was
due to the Blessings and the Mercy of Allah had belief in Me and he disbelieves
in the stars, and whoever said that it rained because of a particular star had
no belief in Me but believes in that star.' "
1.808:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Once the Prophet delayed the `Isha' prayer until midnight and then came
to us. Having prayed he faced us and said, "The people had prayed and slept but
you were in the prayer as long as you were waiting for it."
1.809:
Narrated Um Salama: "The Prophet after finishing the prayer with Taslim used
to stay at his place for a while." Ibn Shihab said, "I think (and Allah knows
better), that he used to wait for the departure of the women who had prayed."
Ibn Shihab wrote that he had heard it from Hind bint Al-Harith Al-Firasiya from
Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet (Hind was from the companions of Um Salama)
who said, "When the Prophet finished the prayer with Taslim, the women would
depart and enter their houses before Allah's Apostle departed."
1.810:
Narrated `Uqba:
I offered the `Asr prayer behind the Prophet at Medina.
When he had finished the prayer with Taslim, he got up hurriedly and went out by
crossing the rows of the people to one of the dwellings of his wives. The people
got scared at his speed . The Prophet came back and found the people surprised
at his haste and said to them, "I remembered a piece of gold Lying in my house
and I did not like it to divert my attention from Allah's worship, so I have
ordered it to be distributed (in charity).
1.811:
Narrated `Abdullah:
You should not give away a part of your prayer to Satan by thinking that it is
necessary to depart (after finishing the prayer) from one's right side only; I
have seen the Prophet often leave from the left side.
1.812:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: During the holy battle of Khaibar the Prophet said, "Whoever ate from
this plant (i.e. garlic) should not enter our mosque."
1.813:
Narrated
`Ata':
I heard Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, "The Prophet said, 'Whoever eats
(from) this plant (he meant garlic) should keep away from our mosque." I said,
"What does he mean by that?" He replied, "I think he means only raw garlic."
1.814:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever eats
garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or should remain in his house."
(Jabir bin `Abdullah, in another narration said, "Once a big pot containing
cooked vegetables was brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the
Prophet asked, 'What is in it?' He was told all the names of the vegetables that
were in it. The Prophet ordered that it should be brought near to some of his
companions who were with him. When the Prophet saw it he disliked to eat it and
said, 'Eat. (I don't eat) for I converse with those whom you don't converse with
(i.e. the angels).
1.815:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: A man asked Anas, "What
did you hear from the Prophet about garlic?" He said, "The Prophet said,
'Whoever has eaten this plant should neither come near us nor pray with us."
1.816:
Narrated Sulaiman Ash-Shaibam [Shaibani??]: I heard Ash-Shu`bi
saying, "A person who was accompanying the Prophet passed by a grave that was
separated from the other graves told me that the Prophet once led the people in
the (funeral) prayer and the people had aligned behind him. I said, "O Aba `Amr!
Who told you about it?" He said, "Ibn `Abbas."
1.817:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for
every Muslim reaching the age of puberty."
1.818:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
One night I slept at the house of my aunt Maimuna and the Prophet slept (too).
He got up (for prayer) in the last hours of the night and performed a light
ablution from a hanging leather skin. (`Amr, the sub-narrator described that the
ablution was very light). Then he stood up for prayer and I got up too and
performed the ablution in the same way and joined him on his left side. He
pulled me to the right and prayed as much as Allah will. Then he lay down and
slept and I heard his breath sounds till the Mu'adh-dhin came to him to inform
him about the (Fajr) prayer. He left with him for the prayer and prayed without
repeating the ablution. (Sufyan the sub-narrator said: We said to `Amr, "Some
people say, 'The eyes of the Prophet sleep but his heart never sleeps.' " `Amr
said, "'Ubai bin `Umar said, 'The dreams of the Prophets are Divine
Inspirations. Then he recited, '(O my son), I have seen in dream that I was
slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice).") (37.102)
1.819:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: My grandmother Mulaika invited Allah's Apostle for a meal which
she had prepared specially for him. He ate some of it and said, "Get up. I shall
lead you in the prayer." I brought a mat that had become black owing to
excessive use and I sprinkled water on it. Allah's Apostle stood on it and
prayed two rak`at; and the orphan was with me (in the first row), and the old
lady stood behind us.
1.820:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I came riding a
she-ass and I, then, had just attained the age of puberty. Allah's Apostle was
leading the people in prayer at Mina facing no wall. I passed in front of the
row and let loose the she-ass for grazing and joined the row and no one objected
to my deed.
1.821:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once Allah's Apostle delayed the
`Isha' prayer till `Umar informed him that the women and children had slept.
Then Allah's Apostle came out and said: "None from amongst the dwellers of earth
have prayed this prayer except you." In those days none but the people of Medina
prayed.
1.822:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin `Abis: A person asked Ibn
`Abbas, "Have you ever presented yourself at the (`Id) prayer with Allah's
Apostle?" He replied, "Yes." And had it not been for my kinship (position) with
the Prophet it would not have been possible for me to do so (for he was too
young). The Prophet went to the mark near the house of Kathir bin As-Salt and
delivered a sermon. He then went towards the women. He advised and reminded them
and asked them to give alms. So the woman would bring her hand near her neck and
take off her necklace and put it in the garment of Bilal. Then the Prophet and
Bilal came to the house."
1.823:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once Allah's
Apostle delayed the `Isha' prayer till `Umar informed him that the women and
children had slept. The Prophet came out and said, "None except you from amongst
the dwellers of earth is waiting for this prayer." In those days, there was no
prayer except in Medina and they used to pray the `Isha' prayer between the
disappearance of the twilight and the first third of the night.
1.824:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "If your women ask permission to go to
the mosque at night, allow them."
1.825:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife
of the Prophet) In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the women used to get up when
they finished their compulsory prayers with Taslim. The Prophet and the men
would stay on at their places as long as Allah will. When the Prophet got up,
the men would then get up.
1.826:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's
Apostle finished the Fajr prayer, the women would leave covered in their sheets
and were not recognized owing to the darkness.
1.827:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin Abi Qatada Al-Ansari: My father said, "Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever I
stand for prayer, I want to prolong it but on hearing the cries of a child, I
would shorten it as I dislike to put its mother in trouble."
1.828:
Narrated `Aisha:
Had Allah's Apostle known what the women were doing, he
would have forbidden them from going to the mosque as the women of Bani Israel
had been forbidden. Yahya bin Sa`id (a sub-narrator) asked `Amra (another
sub-narrator), "Were the women of Bani Israel forbidden?" She replied "Yes."
1.829:
Narrated Um Salama: Whenever Allah's Apostle completed the prayer
with Taslim, the women used to get up immediately and Allah's Apostle would
remain at his place for someone before getting up. (The sub-narrator (Az-Zuhri)
said, "We think, and Allah knows better, that he did so, so that the women might
leave before men could get in touch with them).
1.830:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet prayed in the house of Um Sulaim; and I, along with an orphan
stood behind him while Um Sulaim (stood) behind us.
1.831:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the Fajr prayer when it was still dark
and the believing women used to return (after finishing their prayer) and nobody
could recognize them owing to darkness, or they could not recognize one another.
1.832:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah: My father said, "The Prophet said,
'If the wife of any one of you asks permission (to go to the mosque) do not
forbid her."
Volume 2
Bk. 13: Friday Prayer
2.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) saying, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will
be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations were given
the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (Friday) the celebration
of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave
us the guidance for it (Friday) and all the other people are behind us in this
respect: the Jews' (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. Saturday) and the Christians'
(is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday)."
2.2:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Anyone of you attending the Friday
(prayers) should take a bath."
2.3:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While `Umar bin
Al-Khattab was standing and delivering the sermon on a Friday, one of the
companions of the Prophet, who was one of the foremost Muhajirs (emigrants)
came. `Umar said to him, "What is the time now?" He replied, "I was busy and
could not go back to my house till I heard the Adhan. I did not perform more
than the ablution." Thereupon `Umar said to him, "Did you perform only the
ablution although you know that Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) used to order us to
take a bath (on Fridays)?"
2.4:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every
male (Muslim) who has attained the age of puberty."
2.5:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: I testify that Allah's Apostle said, "The taking of a bath on Friday is
compulsory for every male Muslim who has attained the age of puberty and (also)
the cleaning of his teeth with Siwak, and the using of perfume if it is
available." `Amr (a sub-narrator) said, "I confirm that the taking of a bath is
compulsory, but as for the Siwak and the using of perfume, Allah knows better
whether it is obligatory or not, but according to the Hadith it is as above.")
2.6:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Any person
who takes a bath on Friday like the bath of Janaba and then goes for the prayer
(in the first hour i.e. early), it is as if he had sacrificed a camel (in
Allah's cause); and whoever goes in the second hour it is as if he had
sacrificed a cow; and whoever goes in the third hour, then it is as if he had
sacrificed a horned ram; and if one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he
had sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had
offered an egg. When the Imam comes out (i.e. starts delivering the Khutba), the
angels present themselves to listen to the Khutba."
2.7:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: While `Umar (bin Al-Khattab) was delivering the Khutba on a Friday, a
man entered (the mosque). `Umar asked him, "What has detained you from the
prayer?" The man said, "It was only that when I heard the Adhan I performed
ablution (for the prayer)." On that `Umar said, "Did you not hear the Prophet
saying: 'Anyone of you going out for the Jumua prayer should take a bath'?".
2.8:
Narrated Salman-Al-Farsi: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever
takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair)
oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the
Jumua prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the
mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains
silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present
and the last Friday would be forgiven."
2.9:
Narrated Tawus:
I said
to Ibn `Abbas, "The people are narrating that the Prophet said, 'Take a bath on
Friday and wash your heads (i.e. take a thorough bath) even though you were not
Junub and use perfume'." On that Ibn `Abbas replied, "I know about the bath,
(i.e. it is essential) but I do not know about the perfume (i.e. whether it is
essential or not.)
2.10:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas mentioned the
statement of the Prophet regarding the taking of a bath on Friday and then I
asked him whether the Prophet (p.b.u.h) had ordered perfume or (hair) oil to be
used if they could be found in one's house. He (Ibn `Abbas) replied that he did
not know about it.
2.11:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin
Al-Khattab saw a silken cloak (being sold) at the gate of the Mosque and said to
Allah's Apostle, "I wish you would buy this to wear on Fridays and also on
occasions of the arrivals of the delegations." Allah's Apostle replied, "This
will be worn by a person who will have no share (reward) in the Hereafter."
Later on similar cloaks were given to Allah's Apostle and he gave one of them to
`Umar bin Al-Khattab. On that `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have given me
this cloak although on the cloak of Atarid (a cloak merchant who was selling
that silken cloak at the gate of the mosque) you passed such and such a remark."
Allah's Apostle replied, "I have not given you this to wear". And so `Umar bin
Al-Khattab gave it to his pagan brother in Mecca to wear.
2.12:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If I had not found it hard for my followers
or the people, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak for
every prayer."
2.13:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle I said, "I have
told you repeatedly to (use) the Siwak. (The Prophet put emphasis on the use of
the Siwak.)
2.14:
Narrated Hudhaifa: When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) got up
at night (for the night prayer), he used to clean his mouth .
2.15:
Narrated `Aisha:
`Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr came holding a Siwak with
which he was cleaning his teeth. Allah's Apostle looked at him. I requested
`Abdur-Rahman to give the Siwak to me and after he gave it to me I divided it,
chewed it and gave it to Allah's Apostle. Then he cleaned his teeth with it and
(at that time) he was resting against my chest.
2.16:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet used to recite the following in the Fajr prayer of Friday,
"Alif, Lam, Mim, Tanzil" (Surat-as-Sajda #32) and "Hal-ata-ala-l-Insani" (i.e.
Surah-Ad-Dahr #76).
2.17:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The first Jumua prayer
which was offered after a Jumua prayer offered at the mosque of Allah's Apostle
took place in the mosque of the tribe of `Abdul Qais at Jawathi in Bahrain.
2.18:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "All of you
are Guardians." Yunis said: Ruzaiq bin Hukaim wrote to Ibn Shihab while I was
with him at Wadi-al-Qura saying, "Shall I lead the Jumua prayer?" Ruzaiq was
working on the land (i.e. farming) and there was a group of Sudanese people and
some others with him; Ruzaiq was then the Governor of Aila. Ibn Shihab wrote (to
Ruzaiq) ordering him to lead the Jumua prayer and telling him that Salim told
him that `Abdullah bin `Umar had said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'All of
you are guardians and responsible for your wards and the things under your care.
The Imam (i.e. ruler) is the guardian of his subjects and is responsible for
them and a man is the guardian of his family and is responsible for them. A
woman is the guardian of her husband's house and is responsible for it. A
servant is the guardian of his master's belongings and is responsible for them.'
I thought that he also said, 'A man is the guardian of his father's property and
is responsible for it. All of you are guardians and responsible for your wards
and the things under your care."
2.19:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Anyone of you coming for the Jumua prayer should
take a bath."
2.20:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said,
"The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim who has attained
the age of puberty."
2.21:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said
"We are the last (to come amongst the nations) but (will be) the foremost on the
Day of Resurrection. They were given the Holy Scripture before us and we were
given the Qur'an after them. And this was the day (Friday) about which they
differed and Allah gave us the guidance (for that). So tomorrow (i.e. Saturday)
is the Jews' (day), and the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday) is the
Christians'." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) remained silent (for a while) and then said,
"It is obligatory for every Muslim that he should take a bath once in seven
days, when he should wash his head and body." Narrated Abu Huraira through
different narrators that the Prophet said, "It is Allah's right on every Muslim
that he should take a bath (at least) once in seven days."
2.22:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Allow women to go to the
Mosques at night."
2.23:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: One of the wives of `Umar
(bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr and the `Isha' prayer in congregation in
the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that
`Umar disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, "What
prevents him from stopping me from this act?" The other replied, "The statement
of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) : 'Do not stop Allah's women-slave from going to
Allah s Mosques' prevents him."
2.24:
Narrated Muhammad bin Seereen: On
a rainy day Ibn `Abbas said to his Mu'adh-dhin, "After saying, 'Ash-hadu anna
Muhammadan Rasulullah' (I testify that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle), do not say
'Haiya 'Alas-Salat' (come for the prayer) but say 'Pray in your houses'." (The
man did so). But the people disliked it. Ibn `Abbas said, "It was done by one
who was much better than I (i.e. the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ). No doubt, the Jumua
prayer is compulsory but I dislike to put you to task by bringing you out
walking in mud and slush."
2.25:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) The people used to come from their abodes and from Al-`Awali (i.e.
outskirts of Medina up to a distance of four miles or more from Medina). They
used to pass through dust and used to be drenched with sweat and covered with
dust; so sweat used to trickle from them. One of them came to Allah's Apostle
who was in my house. The Prophet said to him, "I wish that you keep yourself
clean on this day of yours (i.e. take a bath)."
2.26:
Narrated Yahya bin
Sa`id: I asked `Amra about taking a bath on Fridays. She replied, " Aisha said,
'The people used to work (for their livelihood) and whenever they went for the
Jumua prayer, they used to go to the mosque in the same shape as they had been
in work. So they were asked to take a bath on Friday.' "
2.27:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to offer the Jumua prayer immediately after
midday.
2.28:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to offer the Jumua prayer
early and then have an afternoon nap.
2.29:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet used to offer the prayer earlier if it was very cold; and if it was very
hot he used to delay the prayer, i.e. the Jumua prayer.
2.30:
Narrated
Abu `Abs: I heard the Prophet saying, "Anyone whose feet are covered with dust
in Allah's cause, shall be saved by Allah from the Hell-Fire."
2.31:
Narrated Abu Huraira: heard Allah's Apostles (p.b.u.h) saying, "If the
prayer is started do not run for it but just walk for it calmly and pray
whatever you get, and complete whatever is missed. "
2.32:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Abi Qatada on the authority of his father: The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Do not stand up (for prayer) unless you see me, and observe calmness and
solemnity".
2.33:
Narrated Salman Al-Farsi: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "Anyone who takes a bath on Friday and cleans himself as much as he can
and puts oil (on his hair) or scents himself; and then proceeds for the prayer
and does not force his way between two persons (assembled in the mosque for the
Friday prayer), and prays as much as is written for him and remains quiet when
the Imam delivers the Khutba, all his sins in between the present and the last
Friday will be forgiven."
2.34:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: I heard Nazi'
saying, "Ibn `Umar, said, 'The Prophet forbade that a man should make another
man to get up to sit in his place' ". I said to Nafi`, 'Is it for Jumua prayer
only?' He replied, "For Jumua prayer and any other (prayer)."
2.35:
Narrated As-Saib bin Yazid: In the lifetime of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and
`Umar, the Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced when the Imam sat on
the pulpit. But during the Caliphate of `Uthman when the Muslims increased in
number, a third Adhan at Az-Zaura' was added. Abu `Abdullah said, "Az-Zaura' is
a place in the market of Medina."
2.36:
Narrated As-Saib bin Yazid: The
person who increased the number of Adhans for the Jumua prayers to three was
`Uthman bin `Affan and it was when the number of the (Muslim) people of Medina
had increased. In the lifetime of the Prophet I there was only one Mu'adh-dhin
and the Adhan used to be pronounced only after the Imam had taken his seat (i.e.
on the pulpit).
2.37:
Narrated Abu Umama bin Sahl bin Hunaif: I heard
Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan (repeating the statements of the Adhan) while he was
sitting on the pulpit. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan saying,
"Allahu-Akbar, Allahu Akbar", Muawiya said: "Allah Akbar, Allahu Akbar." And
when the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Ash-hadu an la ilaha illal-lah (I testify that none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah)", Muawiya said, "And (so do) I". When
he said, "Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah" (I testify that Muhammad is
Allah's Apostle), Muawiya said, "And (so do) I". When the Adhan was finished,
Muawiya said, "O people, when the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan I heard
Allah's Apostle on this very pulpit saying what you have just heard me saying".
2.38:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid I : `Uthman bin `Affan introduced the
second Adhan on Fridays when the number of the people in the mosque increased.
Previously the Adhan on Fridays used to be pronounced only after the Imam had
taken his seat (on the pulpit).
2.39:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: I heard As-Saib
bin Yazid, saying, "In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, and Abu Bakr and `Umar,
the Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced after the Imam had taken
his seat on the pulpit. But when the people increased in number during the
caliphate of `Uthman, he introduced a third Adhan (on Friday for the Jumua
prayer) and it was pronounced at Az-Zaura' and that new state of affairs
remained so in the succeeding years.
2.40:
Narrated Abu Hazim bin Dinar:
Some people went to Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi and told him that they had different
opinions regarding the wood of the pulpit. They asked him about it and he said,
"By Allah, I know of what wood the pulpit was made, and no doubt I saw it on the
very first day when Allah's Apostle I took his seat on it. Allah's Apostle sent
for such and such an Ansari woman (and Sahl mentioned her name) and said to her,
'Order your slave-carpenter to prepare for me some pieces of wood (i.e. pulpit)
on which I may sit at the time of addressing the people.' So she ordered her
slave-carpenter and he made it from the tamarisk of the forest and brought it
(to the woman). The woman sent that (pulpit) to Allah's Apostle who ordered it
to be placed here. Then I saw Allah's Apostle praying on it and then bowed on
it. Then he stepped back, got down and prostrated on the ground near the foot of
the pulpit and again ascended the pulpit. After finishing the prayer he faced
the people and said, 'I have done this so that you may follow me and learn the
way I pray.' "
2.41:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet used to
stand by a stem of a date-palm tree (while delivering a sermon). When the pulpit
was placed for him we heard that stem crying like a pregnant she-camel till the
Prophet got down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it.
2.42:
Narrated Salim:
My father said , "I heard the Prophet delivering the
Khutba on the pulpit and he said, 'Whoever comes for the Jumua prayer should
take a bath (before coming).' "
2.43:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) used to deliver the Khutba while standing and then he would sit, then
stand again as you do now-a-days.
2.44:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
One day the Prophet sat on the pulpit and we sat around him.
2.45:
Narrated `Amr bin Taghlib: Some property or something was brought to Allah's
Apostle and he distributed it. He gave to some men and ignored the others. Later
he got the news of his being admonished by those whom he had ignored. So he
glorified and praised Allah and said, "Amma ba'du. By Allah, I may give to a man
and ignore another, although the one whom I ignore is more beloved to me than
the one whom I give. But I give to some people as I feel that they have no
patience and no contentment in their hearts and I leave those who are patient
and self-content with the goodness and wealth which Allah has put into their
hearts and `Amr bin Taghlib is one of them." `Amr added, By Allah! Those words
of Allah's Apostle are more beloved to me than the best red camels.
2.46:
Narrated Aisha:
Once in the middle of the night Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) went out and prayed in the mosque and some men prayed with him. The
next morning the people spoke about it and so more people gathered and prayed
with him (in the second night). They circulated the news in the morning, and so,
on the third night the number of people increased greatly. Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) came out and they prayed behind him. On the fourth night the mosque
was overwhelmed by the people till it could not accommodate them. Allah's
Apostle came out only for the Fajr prayer and when he finished the prayer, he
faced the people and recited "Tashah-hud" (I testify that none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle), and then said, "Amma
ba'du. Verily your presence (in the mosque at night) was not hidden from me, but
I was afraid that this prayer (Prayer of Tahajjud) might be made compulsory and
you might not be able to carry it out."
2.47:
Narrated Abu Hummaid
As-Sa`idi One night Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) stood up after the prayer and
recited "Tashah-hud" and then praised Allah as He deserved and said, "Amma
ba'du."
2.48:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: Once Allah's Apostle got
up for delivering the Khutba and I heard him after "Tashah-hud" saying "Amma
ba'du."
2.49:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once the Prophet ascended the pulpit
and it was the last gathering in which he took part. He was covering his
shoulder with a big cloak and binding his head with an oily bandage. He
glorified and praised Allah and said, "O people! Come to me." So the people came
and gathered around him and he then said, "Amma ba'du." "From now onward the
Ansar will decrease and other people will increase. So anybody who becomes a
ruler of the followers of Muhammad and has the power to harm or benefit people
then he should accept the good from the benevolent amongst them (Ansar) and
overlook the faults of their wrong-doers."
2.50:
Narrated `Abdullah Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet used to deliver two Khutbas and sit in between them.
2.51:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When it is a Friday, the
angels stand at the gate of the mosque and keep on writing the names of the
persons coming to the mosque in succession according to their arrivals. The
example of the one who enters the mosque in the earliest hour is that of one
offering a camel (in sacrifice). The one coming next is like one offering a cow
and then a ram and then a chicken and then an egg respectively. When the Imam
comes out (for Jumua prayer) they (i.e. angels) fold their papers and listen to
the Khutba."
2.52:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A person entered the
mosque while the Prophet was delivering the Khutba on a Friday. The Prophet said
to him, "Have you prayed?" The man replied in the negative. The Prophet said,
"Get up and pray two rak`at."
2.53:
Narrated Jabir:
A man entered
the Mosque while the Prophet was delivering the Khutba. The Prophet said to him,
"Have you prayed?" The man replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "Pray two
rak`at."
2.54:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was delivering the
Khutba on a Friday, a man stood up and said, "O, Allah's Apostle! The livestock
and the sheep are dying, so pray to Allah for rain." So he (the Prophet) raised
both his hands and invoked Allah (for it).
2.55:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Once in the lifetime of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) the people were afflicted
with drought (famine). While the Prophet was delivering the Khutba on a Friday,
a Bedouin stood up and said, "O, Allah's Apostle! Our possessions are being
destroyed and the children are hungry; Please invoke Allah (for rain)". So the
Prophet raised his hands. At that time there was not a trace of cloud in the
sky. By Him in Whose Hands my soul is as soon as he lowered his hands, clouds
gathered like mountains, and before he got down from the pulpit, I saw the rain
falling on the beard of the Prophet. It rained that day, the next day, the third
day, the fourth day till the next Friday. The same Bedouin or another man stood
up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed, our possessions and
livestock have been drowned; Please invoke Allah (to protect us)". So the
Prophet I raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! Round about us and not on
us". So, in whatever direction he pointed with his hands, the clouds dispersed
and cleared away, and Medina's (sky) became clear as a hole in between the
clouds. The valley of Qanat remained flooded, for one month, none came from
outside but talked about the abundant rain.
2.56:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "When the Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you
ask your companion to keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil
act."
2.57:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) talked about
Friday and said, "There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim
gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely
meet his demand." And he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of that time
with his hands.
2.58:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While we were
praying (Jumua Khutba & prayer) with the Prophet (p.b.u.h), some camels
loaded with food, arrived (from Sham). The people diverted their attention
towards the camels (and left the mosque), and only twelve persons remained with
the Prophet. So this verse was revealed: "But when they see Some bargain or some
amusement, They disperse headlong to it, And leave you standing." (6
2.11)
2.59:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle used to pray two
rak`at before the Zuhr prayer and two rak`at after it. He also used to pray two
rak`at after the Maghrib prayer in his house, and two rak`at after the `Isha'
prayer. He never prayed after Jumua prayer till he departed (from the Mosque),
and then he would pray two rak`at at home.
2.60:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
There was a woman amongst us who had a farm and she used to sow Silq (a kind of
vegetable) on the edges of streams in her farm. On Fridays she used to pull out
the Silq from its roots and put the roots in a utensil. Then she would put a
handful of powdered barley over it and cook it. The roots of the Silq were a
substitute for meat. After finishing the Jumua prayer we used to greet her and
she would give us that food which we would eat with our hands, and because of
that meal, we used to look forward to Friday.
2.61:
Narrated Sahl:
As above with the addition: We never had an afternoon nap nor meals except
after offering the Jumua prayer.
2.62:
Narrated Anas:
We used to
offer the Jumua prayer early and then have the afternoon nap.
2.63:
Narrated Sahl:
We used to offer the Jumua prayer with the Prophet and
then take the afternoon nap.
Bk. 14: Fear Prayer
2.64:
Narrated Shu'aib:
I asked
Az-Zuhri, "Did the Prophet ever offer the Fear Prayer?" Az-Zuhri said, "I was
told by Salim that `Abdullah bin `Umar I had said, 'I took part in a holy battle
with Allah's Apostle I in Najd. We faced the enemy and arranged ourselves in
rows. Then Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) stood up to lead the prayer and one party
stood to pray with him while the other faced the enemy. Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) and the former party bowed and performed two prostrations. Then that
party left and took the place of those who had not prayed. Allah's Apostle
prayed one rak`a (with the latter) and performed two prostrations and finished
his prayer with Taslim. Then everyone of them bowed once and performed two
prostrations individually.' "
2.65:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said
something similar to Mujahid's saying: Whenever (Muslims and non-Muslims) stand
face to face in battle, the Muslims can pray while standing. Ibn `Umar added,
"The Prophet said, 'If the number of the enemy is greater than the Muslims, they
can pray while standing or riding (individually).' "
2.66:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Once the Prophet (p.b.u.h) led the fear prayer and the people stood
behind him. He said Takbir (Allahu-Akbar) and the people said the same. He bowed
and some of them bowed. Then he prostrated and they also prostrated. Then he
stood for the second rak`a and those who had prayed the first rak`a left and
guarded their brothers. The second party joined him and performed bowing and
prostration with him. All the people were in prayer but they were guarding one
another during the prayer.
2.67:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the
day of the Khandaq `Umar came, cursing the disbelievers of Quraish and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have not offered the `Asr prayer and the sun has set." The
Prophet replied, "By Allah! I too, have not offered the prayer yet. "The Prophet
then went to Buthan, performed ablution and performed the `Asr prayer after the
sun had set and then offered the Maghrib prayer after it."
2.68:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) offered the Fajr prayer
when it was still dark, then he rode and said, 'Allah Akbar! Khaibar is ruined.
When we approach near to a nation, the most unfortunate is the morning of those
who have been warned." The people came out into the streets saying, "Muhammad
and his army." Allah's Apostle vanquished them by force and their warriors were
killed; the children and women were taken as captives. Safiya was taken by Dihya
Al-Kalbi and later she belonged to Allah's Apostle go who married her and her
Mahr was her manumission.
Bk. 15: The Two Festivals (Eids)
2.69:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: `Umar bought a silk cloak from the market, took it to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take it and adorn yourself with it during the `Id and
when the delegations visit you." Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) replied, "This dress
is for those who have no share (in the Hereafter)." After a long period Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) sent to `Umar a cloak of silk brocade. `Umar came to Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) with the cloak and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You said that
this dress was for those who had no share (in the Hereafter); yet you have sent
me this cloak." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Sell it and fulfill your needs by
it."
2.70:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my
house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about
the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before
Islam). The Prophet (p.b.u.h) lay down and turned his face to the other side.
Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, "Musical instruments of Satan
near the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ?" Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) turned his face towards
him and said, "Leave them." When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I signaled to
those girls to go out and they left. It was the day of `Id, and the Black people
were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) or he asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied in
the affirmative. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) made me stand behind him and my
cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, "Carry on! O Bani Arfida," till
I got tired. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked me, "Are you satisfied (Is that
sufficient for you)?" I replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave.
2.71:
Narrated Al-Bara': I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) delivering a
Khutba saying, "The first thing to be done on this day (first day of `Id ul
Adha) is to pray; and after returning from the prayer we slaughter our
sacrifices (in the name of Allah) and whoever does so, he acted according to our
Sunna (traditions)."
2.72:
Narrated Aisha:
Abu Bakr came to my house
while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar
concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said
protestingly, "Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Apostle !"
It happened on the `Id day and Allah's Apostle said, "O Abu Bakr! There is an
`Id for every nation and this is our `Id."
2.73:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik,: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of
`Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used
to eat odd number of dates.
2.74:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the `Id prayer, should slaughter
again." A man stood up and said, "This is the day on which one has desire for
meat," and he mentioned something about his neighbors. It seemed that the
Prophet I believed him. Then the same man added, "I have a young she-goat which
is dearer to me than the meat of two sheep." The Prophet permitted him to
slaughter it as a sacrifice. I do not know whether that permission was valid
only for him or for others as well.
2.75:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:
The Prophet delivered the Khutba after offering the prayer on the Day of Nahr
and said, "Whoever offers the prayer like us and slaughters like us then his
Nusuk (sacrifice) will be accepted by Allah. And whoever slaughters his
sacrifice before the `Id prayer then he has not done the sacrifice." Abi Burda
bin Niyar, the uncle of Al-Bara' said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered my
sheep before the `Id prayer and I thought today as a day of eating and drinking
(not alcoholic drinks), and I liked that my sheep should be the first to be
slaughtered in my house. So slaughtered my sheep and took my food before coming
for the prayer." The Prophet said, "The sheep which you have slaughtered is just
mutton (not a Nusuk)." He (Abu Burda) said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have a young
she-goat which is dearer to me than two sheep. Will that be sufficient as a
Nusuk on my behalf? "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Yes, it will be sufficient for
you but it will not be sufficient (as a Nusuk) for anyone else after you."
2.76:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet used to proceed to the
Musalla on the days of Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha; the first thing to begin with
was the prayer and after that he would stand in front of the people and the
people would keep sitting in their rows. Then he would preach to them, advise
them and give them orders, (i.e. Khutba). And after that if he wished to send an
army for an expedition, he would do so; or if he wanted to give and order, he
would do so, and then depart. The people followed this tradition till I went out
with Marwan, the Governor of Medina, for the prayer of Id-ul-Adha or Id-ul-Fitr.
When we reached the Musalla, there was a pulpit made by Kathir bin As-Salt.
Marwan wanted to get up on that pulpit before the prayer. I got hold of his
clothes but he pulled them and ascended the pulpit and delivered the Khutba
before the prayer. I said to him, "By Allah, you have changed (the Prophet's
tradition)." He replied, "O Abu Sa`id! Gone is that which you know." I said, "By
Allah! What I know is better than what I do not know." Marwan said, "People do
not sit to listen to our Khutba after the prayer, so I delivered the Khutba
before the prayer."
2.77:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
used to offer the prayer of `Id-ul-Adha and `Id-ul-Fitr and then deliver the
Khutba after the prayer.
2.78:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: `Ata' said, "Jabir
bin `Abdullah said, 'The Prophet went out on the Day of `Id-ul-Fitr and offered
the prayer before delivering the Khutba, Ata told me that during the early days
of Ibn Az-Zubair, Ibn `Abbas had sent a message to him telling him that the
Adhan for the `Id Prayer was never pronounced (in the life time of Allah's
Apostle) and the Khutba used to be delivered after the prayer. Ata told me that
Ibn `Abbas and Jabir bin `Abdullah, had said, "There was no Adhan for the prayer
of `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Aqha." `Ata' said, "I heard Jabir bin `Abdullah
saying, 'The Prophet stood up and started with the prayer, and after it he
delivered the Khutba. When the Prophet of Allah (p.b.u.h) finished (the Khutba),
he went to the women and preached to them, while he was leaning on Bilal's hand.
Bilal was spreading his garment and the ladies were putting alms in it.' " I
said to Ata, "Do you think it incumbent upon an Imam to go to the women and
preach to them after finishing the prayer and Khutba?" `Ata' said, "No doubt it
is incumbent on Imams to do so, and why should they not do so?"
2.79:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I offered the `Id prayer with Allah's Apostle, Abu
Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman and all of them offered the prayer before delivering the
Khutba.
2.80:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle, Abu Bakr and `Umar!
used to offer the two `Id prayers before delivering the Khutba.
2.81:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet offered a two rak`at prayer on the Day of
Id ul Fitr and he did not pray before or after it. Then he went towards women
along with Bilal and ordered them to pay alms and so they started giving their
earrings and necklaces (in charity).
2.82:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The first thing that we should do on this day of
ours is to pray and then return to slaughter the sacrifice. So anyone who does
so, he acted according to our Sunna (tradition), and whoever slaughtered the
sacrifice before the prayer, it was just meat which he presented to his family
and would not be considered as Nusuk." A person from the Ansar named Abu Burda
bin Niyyar said, "O Allah's Apostle! I slaughtered the Nusuk (before the prayer)
but I have a young she-goat which is better than an older sheep." The Prophet I
said, "Sacrifice it in lieu of the first, but it will be not sufficient (as a
sacrifice) for anybody else after you."
2.83:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
I was with Ibn `Umar when a spear head pierced the sole of his foot and his foot
stuck to the paddle of the saddle and I got down and pulled his foot out, and
that happened in Mina. Al-Hajjaj got the news and came to inquire about his
health and said, "Alas! If we could only know the man who wounded you!" Ibn
`Umar said, "You are the one who wounded me." Al-Hajjaj said, "How is that?" Ibn
`Umar said, "You have allowed the arms to be carried on a day on which nobody
used to carry them and you allowed arms to be carried in the Haram even though
it was not allowed before."
2.84:
Narrated Sa`id bin `Amr bin Sa`id bin
Al-`Aas: Al-Hajjaj went to Ibn `Umar while I was present there. Al-Hajjaj asked
Ibn `Umar, "How are you?" Ibn `Umar replied, "I am all right," Al-Hajjaj asked,
"Who wounded you?" Ibn `Umar replied, "The person who allowed arms to be carried
on the day on which it was forbidden to carry them (he meant Al-Hajjaj)."
2.85:
Narrated Al-Bara': The Prophet delivered the Khutba on the day of
Nahr (`Id-ul-Adha) and said, "The first thing we should do on this day of ours
is to pray and then return and slaughter (our sacrifices). So anyone who does so
he acted according to our Sunna; and whoever slaughtered before the prayer then
it was just meat that he offered to his family and would not be considered as a
sacrifice in any way. My uncle Abu Burda bin Niyyar got up and said, "O, Allah's
Apostle! I slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer but I have a young
she-goat which is better than an older sheep." The Prophet said, "Slaughter it
in lieu of the first and such a goat will not be considered as a sacrifice for
anybody else after you."
2.86:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said,
"No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten
days of Dhul Hijja)." Then some companions of the Prophet said, "Not even
Jihad?" He replied, "Not even Jihad, except that of a man who does it by putting
himself and his property in danger (for Allah's sake) and does not return with
any of those things."
2.87:
Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Al-Thaqafi:
While we were going from Mina to `Arafat, I asked Anas bin Malik, about Talbiya,
"How did you use to say Talbiya in the company of the Prophet?" Anas said:
"People used to say Talbiya and their saying was not objected to and they used
to say Takbir and that was not objected to either. "
2.88:
Narrated Um
`Atiya: We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of `Id and even bring out
the virgin girls from their houses and menstruating women so that they might
stand behind the men and say Takbir along with them and invoke Allah along with
them and hope for the blessings of that day and for purification from sins.
2.89:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the day of `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha a
spear used to be planted in front of the Prophet I (as a Sutra for the prayer)
and then he would pray.
2.90:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet used to
proceed to the Musalla and an 'Anaza used to be carried before him and planted
in the Musalla in front of him and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra).
2.91:
Narrated Muhammad: Um 'Atiyya said: "Our Prophet ordered us to
come out (on `Id day) with the mature girls and the virgins staying in
seclusion." Hafsa narrated the above mentioned Hadith and added, "The mature
girls or virgins staying in seclusion but the menstruating women had to keep
away from the Musalla."
2.92:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I (in my boyhood)
went out with the Prophet on the day of `Id ul Fitr or Id-ul-Adha. The Prophet
prayed and then delivered the Khutba and then went towards the women, preached
and advised them and ordered them to give alms.
2.93:
Narrated Al-Bara':
The Prophet went towards Al-Baqi (the graveyard at Medina) on the day of
Id-ul-Adha and offered a two-rak`at prayer (of `Id-ul-Adha) and then faced us
and said, "On this day of ours, our first act of worship is the offering of
prayer and then we will return and slaughter the sacrifice, and whoever does
this concords with our Sunna; and whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before that
(i.e. before the prayer) then that was a thing which he prepared earlier for his
family and it would not be considered as a Nusuk (sacrifice.)" A man stood up
and said, "O, Allah's Apostle! I slaughtered (the animal before the prayer) but
I have a young she-goat which is better than an older sheep." The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) said to him, "Slaughter it. But a similar sacrifice will not be
sufficient for anybody else after you."
2.94:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin
`Abis: Ibn `Abbas was asked whether he had joined the Prophet in the `Id prayer.
He said, "Yes. And I could not have joined him had I not been young. (The
Prophet came out) till he reached the mark which was near the house of Kathir
bin As-Salt, offered the prayer, delivered the Khutba and then went towards the
women. Bilal was accompanying him. He preached to them and advised them and
ordered them to give alms. I saw the women putting their ornaments with their
outstretched hands into Bilal's garment. Then the Prophet along with Bilal
returned home.
2.95:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: `Ata' told me that he had
heard Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, "The Prophet stood up to offer the prayer of
the `Id ul Fitr. He first offered the prayer and then delivered the Khutba.
After finishing it he got down (from the pulpit) and went towards the women and
advised them while he was leaning on Bilal's hand. Bilal was spreading out his
garment where the women were putting their alms." I asked `Ata' whether it was
the Zakat of `Id ul Fitr. He said, "No, it was just alms given at that time.
Some lady put her finger ring and the others would do the same." I said, (to
`Ata'), "Do you think that it is incumbent upon the Imam to give advice to the
women (on `Id day)?" He said, "No doubt, it is incumbent upon the Imams to do so
and why should they not do so?" Al-Hasan bin Muslim told me that Ibn `Abbas had
said, "I join the Prophet, Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman in the `Id ul Fitr
prayers. They used to offer the prayer before the Khutba and then they used to
deliver the Khutba afterwards. Once the Prophet I came out (for the `Id prayer)
as if I were just observing him waving to the people to sit down. He, then
accompanied by Bilal, came crossing the rows till he reached the women. He
recited the following verse: 'O Prophet! When the believing women come to you to
take the oath of fealty to you . . . (to the end of the verse) (60.12).' After
finishing the recitation he said, "O ladies! Are you fulfilling your covenant?"
None except one woman said, "Yes." Hasan did not know who was that woman. The
Prophet said, "Then give alms." Bilal spread his garment and said, "Keep on
giving alms. Let my father and mother sacrifice their lives for you (ladies)."
So the ladies kept on putting their Fatkhs (big rings) and other kinds of rings
in Bilal's garment." `Abdur-Razaq said, " 'Fatkhs' is a big ring which used to
be worn in the (Pre-Islamic) period of ignorance.
2.96:
Narrated Aiyub:
Hafsa bint Seereen said, "On Id we used to forbid our girls to go out for
`Id prayer. A lady came and stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and I went to
her. She said, 'The husband of my sister took part in twelve holy battles along
with the Prophet and my sister was with her husband in six of them. My sister
said that they used to nurse the sick and treat the wounded. Once she asked, 'O
Allah's Apostle! If a woman has no veil, is there any harm if she does not come
out (on `Id day)?' The Prophet said, 'Her companion should let her share her
veil with her, and the women should participate in the good deeds and in the
religious gatherings of the believers.' " Hafsa added, "When Um-`Atiya came, I
went to her and asked her, 'Did you hear anything about so-and-so?' Um-`Atiya
said, 'Yes, let my father be sacrificed for the Prophet (p.b.u.h). (And whenever
she mentioned the name of the Prophet she always used to say, 'Let my father be'
sacrificed for him). He said, 'Virgin mature girls staying often screened (or
said, 'Mature girls and virgins staying often screened--Aiyub is not sure as
which was right) and menstruating women should come out (on the `Id day). But
the menstruating women should keep away from the Musalla. And all the women
should participate in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the
believers'." Hafsa said, "On that I said to Um-`Atiya, 'Also those who are
menstruating?' " Um-`Atiya replied, "Yes. Do they not present themselves at
`Arafat and elsewhere?".
2.97:
Narrated Um-`Atiya: We were ordered to go
out (for `Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating women, mature
girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn `Aun said, "Or mature virgins
staying in seclusion)." The menstruating women could present themselves at the
religious gathering and invocation of Muslims but should keep away from their
Musalla.
2.98:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to Nahr or
slaughter sacrifices at the Musalla (on `Id-ul-Adha).
2.99:
Narrated
Al-Bara' bin `Azib: On the day of Nahr Allah's Apostle delivered the Khutba
after the `Id prayer and said, "Anyone who prayed like us and slaughtered the
sacrifice like we did then he acted according to our (Nusuk) tradition of
sacrificing, and whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, then that
was just mutton (i.e. not sacrifice)." Abu Burda bin Naiyar stood up and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I slaughtered my sacrifice before I offered the
(Id) prayer and thought that today was the day of eating and drinking
(nonalcoholic drinks) and so I made haste (in slaughtering) and ate and also fed
my family and neighbors." Allah's Apostle said, "That was just mutton (not a
sacrifice)." Then Abu Burda said, "I have a young she-goat and no doubt, it is
better than two sheep. Will that be sufficient as a sacrifice for me?" The
Prophet replied, "Yes. But it will not be sufficient for anyone else (as a
sacrifice), after you."
2.100:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle
offered the prayer on the day of Nahr and then delivered the Khutba and ordered
that whoever had slaughtered his sacrifice before the prayer should repeat it,
that is, should slaughter another sacrifice. Then a person from the Ansar stood
up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! because of my neighbors (he described them as
being very needy or poor) I slaughtered before the prayer. I have a young
she-goat which, in my opinion, is better than two sheep." The Prophet gave him
the permission for slaughtering it as a sacrifice.
2.101:
Narrated
Jundab:
On the day of Nahr the Prophet offered the prayer and delivered the
Khutba and then slaughtered the sacrifice and said, "Anybody who slaughtered
(his sacrifice) before the prayer should slaughter another animal in lieu of it,
and the one who has not yet slaughtered should slaughter the sacrifice
mentioning Allah's name on it."
2.102:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On
the Day of `Id the Prophet used to return (after offering the `Id prayer)
through a way different from that by which he went.
2.103:
Narrated
`Urwa on the authority of `Aisha: On the days of Mina, (11th, 12th, and 13th of
Dhul-Hijjah) Abu Bakr came to her while two young girls were beating the
tambourine and the Prophet was lying covered with his clothes. Abu Bakr scolded
them and the Prophet uncovered his face and said to Abu Bakr, "Leave them, for
these days are the days of `Id and the days of Mina." `Aisha further said, "Once
the Prophet was screening me and I was watching the display of black slaves in
the Mosque and (`Umar) scolded them. The Prophet said, 'Leave them. O Bani
Arfida! (carry on), you are safe (protected)'."
2.104:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet went out and offered a two rak`at prayer on the Day of `Id
ul Fitr and did not offer any other prayer before or after it and at that time
Bilal was accompanying him.
Bk. 16: Witr Prayer
2.105:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Once a person
asked Allah's Apostle about the night prayer. Allah's Apostle replied, "The
night prayer is offered as two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on and if
anyone is afraid of the approaching dawn (Fajr prayer) he should pray one rak`a
and this will be a witr for all the rak`at which he has prayed before." Nafi`
told that `Abdullah bin `Umar used to say Taslim between (the first) two rak`at
and (the third) odd one in the witr prayer, when he wanted to attend to a
certain matter (during that interval between the rak`at).
2.106:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I passed the night in the house of Maimuna (his
aunt). I slept across the bed while Allah's Apostle and his wife slept
length-wise. The Prophet slept till midnight or nearly so and woke up rubbing
his face and recited ten verses from Surat "Al-`Imran." Allah's Apostle went
towards a leather skin and performed ablution in the most perfect way and then
stood for the prayer. I did the same and stood beside him. The Prophet put his
right hand on my head, twisted my ear and then prayed two rak`at five times and
then ended his prayer with witr. He laid down till the Mu'adh-dhin came then he
stood up and offered two rak`at (Sunna of Fajr prayer) and then went out and
offered the Fajr prayer. (See Hadith No. 183, Vol. 1)
2.107:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar : The Prophet said, "Night prayer is offered as two rak`at
followed by two rak`at and so on, and if you want to finish it, pray only one
rak`a which will be witr for all the previous rak`at." Al-Qasim said, "Since we
attained the age of puberty we have seen some people offering a three-rak`at
prayer as witr and all that is permissible. I hope there will be no harm in it."
2.108:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to pray eleven rak`at
at night and that was his night prayer and each of his prostrations lasted for a
period enough for one of you to recite fifty verses before Allah's Apostle
raised his head. He also used to pray two rak`at (Sunna) before the (compulsory)
Fajr prayer and then lie down on his right side till the Mu'adh-dhin came to him
for the prayer.
2.109:
Narrated Anas bin Seereen: I asked Ibn `Umar,
"What is your opinion about the two rak`at before the Fajr (compulsory) prayer,
as to prolonging the recitation in them?" He said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used
to pray at night two rak`at followed by two and so on, and end the prayer by one
rak`a witr. He used to offer two rak`at before the Fajr prayer immediately after
the Adhan." (Hammad, the sub-narrator said, "That meant (that he prayed)
quickly.)"
2.110:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle offered witr
prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the `Isha' prayer)
up to the last hour of the night.
2.111:
Narrated `Aisha :
The
Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer his night prayer while I was sleeping across in
his bed. Whenever he intended to offer the witr prayer, he used to wake me up
and I would offer the witr prayer too.
2.112:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Make witr as your last prayer at night."
2.113:
Narrated Sa`id bin Yasar: I was going to Mecca in the company of
`Abdullah bin `Umar and when I apprehended the approaching dawn, I dismounted
and offered the witr prayer and then joined him. `Abdullah bin `Umar said,
"Where have you been?" I replied, "I apprehended the approaching dawn so I
dismounted and prayed the witr prayer." `Abdullah said, "Isn't it sufficient for
you to follow the good example of Allah's Apostle?" I replied, "Yes, by Allah."
He said, "Allah's Apostle used to pray witr on the back of the camel (while on a
journey)."
2.114:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet used to offer
(Nawafil) prayers on his Rahila (mount) facing its direction by signals, but not
the compulsory prayer. He also used to pray witr on his (mount) Rahila.
2.115:
Narrated Muhammad bin Seereen: Anas was asked, "Did the Prophet
recite Qunut in the Fajr prayer?" Anas replied in the affirmative. He was
further asked, "Did he recite Qunut before bowing?" Anas replied, "He recited
Qunut after bowing for some time (for one month)."
2.116:
Narrated
`Asim:
I asked Anas bin Malik about the Qunut. Anas replied, "Definitely it
was (recited)". I asked, "Before bowing or after it?" Anas replied, "Before
bowing." I added, "So and so has told me that you had informed him that it had
been after bowing." Anas said, "He told an untruth (i.e. "was mistaken,"
according to the Hijazi dialect). Allah's Apostle recited Qunut after bowing for
a period of one month." Anas added, "The Prophet sent about seventy men (who
knew the Qur'an by heart) towards the pagans (of Najd) who were less than they
in number and there was a peace treaty between them and Allah's Apostles (but
the Pagans broke the treaty and killed the seventy men). So Allah's Apostle
recited Qunut for a period of one month asking Allah to punish them."
2.117:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet recited Qunut for one month (in the
Fajr prayer) asking Allah to punish the tribes of Ral and Dhakwan.
2.118:
Narrated Anas:
The Qunut used to be recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr
prayers.
Bk. 17: Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
2.119:
Narrated
`Abbas bin Tamim's uncle: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) went out to offer the Istisqa'
prayer and turned (and put on) his cloak inside out.
2.120:
Narrated Abu
Huraira; Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the
last rak`a he used to say: "O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a. O Allah! Save
Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Walid bin Walid. O Allah! Save the weak
faithful believers. O Allah! Be hard on the tribes of Mudar and send (famine)
years on them like the famine years of (Prophet) Joseph ." The Prophet further
said, "Allah forgive the tribes of Ghifar and save the tribes of Aslam." Abu
Az-Zinad (a sub-narrator) said, "The Qunut used to be recited by the Prophet in
the Fajr prayer."
2.121:
Narrated Masruq:
We were with `Abdullah and
he said, "When the Prophet saw the refusal of the people to accept Islam he
said, "O Allah! Send (famine) years on them for (seven years) like the seven
years (of famine during the time) of (Prophet) Joseph." So famine overtook them
for one year and destroyed every kind of life to such an extent that the people
started eating hides, carcasses and rotten dead animals. Whenever one of them
looked towards the sky, he would (imagine himself to) see smoke because of
hunger. So Abu Sufyan went to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! You order
people to obey Allah and to keep good relations with kith and kin. No doubt the
people of your tribe are dying, so please pray to Allah for them." So Allah
revealed: "Then watch you For the day that The sky will bring forth a kind Of
smoke Plainly visible ... Verily! You will return (to disbelief) On the day when
We shall seize You with a mighty grasp. (44.10-16) Ibn Mas`ud added, "Al-Batsha
(i.e. grasp) happened in the battle of Badr and no doubt smoke, Al-Batsha,
Al-Lizam, and the verse of Surat Ar-Rum have all passed .
2.122:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: My father said, "I heard Ibn `Umar reciting
the poetic verses of Abu Talib: And a white (person) (i.e. the Prophet) who is
requested to pray for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian
of widows." Salim's father (Ibn `Umar) said, "The following poetic verse
occurred to my mind while I was looking at the face of the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
while he was praying for rain. He did not get down till the rain water flowed
profusely from every roof-gutter: And a white (person) who is requested to pray
for rain and who takes care of the orphans and is the guardian of widows . . .
And these were the words of Abu Talib."
2.123:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever drought threatened them, `Umar bin Al-Khattab, used to ask Al-Abbas
bin `Abdul Muttalib to invoke Allah for rain. He used to say, "O Allah! We used
to ask our Prophet to invoke You for rain, and You would bless us with rain, and
now we ask his uncle to invoke You for rain. O Allah ! Bless us with rain."(1)
And so it would rain.
2.124:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: The Prophet
turned his cloak inside out on Istisqa.
2.125:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Zaid The Prophet went towards the Musalla and invoked Allah for rain. He faced
the Qibla and wore his cloak inside out, and offered two rak`at.
2.126:
Narrated Sharik bin `Abdullah bin Abi Namir: I heard Anas bin Malik saying,
"On a Friday a person entered the main Mosque through the gate facing the pulpit
while Allah's Apostle was delivering the Khutba. The man stood in front of
Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the
roads are cut off; so please pray to Allah for rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with rain!
O Allah! Bless us with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain!' " Anas added, "By
Allah, we could not see any trace of cloud in the sky and there was no building
or a house between us and (the mountains of) Sila." Anas added, "A heavy cloud
like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Sila' Mountain). When it came in the
middle of the sky, it spread and then rained." Anas further said, "By Allah! We
could not see the sun for a week. Next Friday a person entered through the same
gate and at that time Allah's Apostle was delivering the Friday's Khutba. The
man stood in front of him and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying
and the roads are cut off, please pray to Allah to withhold rain.' " Anas added,
"Allah's Apostle I raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and
not on us. O Allah! On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the
valleys and on the places where trees grow.' So the rain stopped and we came out
walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas whether it was the same person who had
asked for the rain (the last Friday). Anas replied that he did not know.
2.127:
Narrated Sharik:
Anas bin Malik said, "A person entered the
Mosque on a Friday through the gate facing the Daril-Qada' and Allah's Apostle
was standing delivering the Khutba (sermon). The man stood in front of Allah's
Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle, livestock are dying and the roads are cut
off; please pray to Allah for rain.' So Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) raised both
his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain. O
Allah! Bless us with rain!" Anas added, "By Allah, there were no clouds in the
sky and there was no house or building between us and the mountain of Sila'.
Then a big cloud like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Silas Mountain) and
when it came in the middle of the sky, it spread and then rained. By Allah! We
could not see the sun for a week. The next Friday, a person entered through the
same gate and Allah's Apostle was delivering the Friday Khutba and the man stood
in front of him and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the
roads are cut off; Please pray to Allah to withhold rain.' " Anas added,
"Allah's Apostle raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and
not on us. O Allah!' On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the
valleys and on the places where trees grow.' " Anas added, "The rain stopped and
we came out, walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas whether it was the same
person who had asked for rain the previous Friday. Anas replied that he did not
know.
2.128:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas I said, "While Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) was delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon) a man came and said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Rain is scarce; please ask Allah to bless us with rain.' So he
invoked Allah for it, and it rained so much that we could hardly reach our homes
and it continued raining till the next Friday." Anas further said, "Then the
same or some other person stood up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to
withhold the rain.' On that, Allah's Apostle I said, 'O Allah! Round about us
and not on us.' " Anas added, "I saw the clouds dispersing right and left and it
continued to rain but not over Medina."
2.129:
Narrated Anas:
A man
came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "Livestock are destroyed and the roads
are cut off." So Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for rain and it rained from that
Friday till the next Friday. The same person came again and said, "Houses have
collapsed, roads are cut off, and the livestock are destroyed. Please pray to
Allah to withhold the rain." Allah's Apostle (stood up and) said, "O Allah! (Let
it rain) on the plateaus, on the hills, in the valleys and over the places where
trees grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off .
2.130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Livestock are destroyed and the roads are cut off. So please
invoke Allah." So Allah's Apostle prayed and it rained from that Friday to the
next Friday. Then he came to Allah's Apostle I and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the livestock are destroyed." So
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) prayed, "O Allah! (Let it rain) on the tops of
mountains, on the plateaus, in the valleys and over the places where trees
grow." So the clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off.
2.131:
Narrated Anas bin Malik I p man complained to the Prophet about
the destruction of livestock and property and the hunger of the offspring. So he
invoked (Allah for rain. The narrator (Anas) did not mention that the Prophet
had worn his cloak inside out or faced the Qibla.
2.132:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Livestock
are destroyed and the roads are cut off; so please invoke Allah." So Allah's
Apostle prayed for rain and it rained from that Friday till the next Friday.
Then a man came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The
houses have collapsed, roads are cut off and the livestock are destroyed." So
Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah ! (Let it rain) on the tops of the mountains, on
the plateaus, in the valleys and over the places where trees grow." So the
clouds cleared away from Medina as clothes are taken off.
2.133:
Narrated Masruq:
One day I went to Ibn Mas`ud who said, "When Quraish
delayed in embracing Islam, the Prophet I invoked Allah to curse them, so they
were afflicted with a (famine) year because of which many of them died and they
ate the carcasses and Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and said, 'O Muhammad! You
came to order people to keep good relation with kith and kin and your nation is
being destroyed, so invoke Allah I ? So the Prophet I recited the Holy verses of
Sirat-Ad-Dukhan: 'Then watch you For the day that The sky will Bring forth a
kind Of smoke Plainly visible.' (44.10) When the famine was taken off, the
people renegade once again as nonbelievers. The statement of Allah, (in Sura
"Ad-Dukhan"-44) refers to that: 'On the day when We shall seize You with a
mighty grasp.' (44.16) And that was what happened on the day of the battle of
Badr." Asbath added on the authority of Mansur, "Allah's Apostle prayed for them
and it rained heavily for seven days. So the people complained of the excessive
rain. The Prophet said, 'O Allah! (Let it rain) around us and not on us.' So the
clouds dispersed over his head and it rained over the surroundings."
2.134:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle I was delivering the Khutba (sermon) on a
Friday when the people stood up, shouted and said, "O Allah's Apostle! There is
no rain (drought), the trees have dried and the livestock are destroyed; Please
pray to Allah for rain." So Allah's Apostle said twice, "O Allah! Bless us with
rain." By Allah, there was no trace of cloud in the sky and suddenly the sky
became overcast with clouds and it started raining. The Prophet came down the
pulpit and offered the prayer. When he came back from the prayer (to his house)
it was raining and it rained continuously till the next Friday. When the Prophet
started delivering the Friday Khutba (sermon), the people started shouting and
said to him, "The houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off; so please
pray to Allah to withhold the rain." So the Prophet smiled and said, "O Allah!
Round about us and not on us." So the sky became clear over Medina but it kept
on raining over the outskirts (of Medina) and not a single drop of rain fell
over Median. I looked towards the sky which was as bright and clear as a crown.
2.135:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim that his uncle (who was one of the
companions of the Prophet) had told him, "The Prophet went out with the people
to invoke Allah for rain for them. He stood up and invoked Allah for rain, then
faced the Qibla and turned his cloak (inside out) and it rained."
2.136:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle who said, "The Prophet went out to
invoke Allah for rain. He faced the Qibla invoking Allah. He turned over his
cloak (inside out) and then offered two rak`at and recited the Qur'an aloud in
them."
2.137:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle, "I saw the
Prophet on the day when he went out to offer the Istisqa' prayer. He turned his
back towards the people and faced the Qibla and asked Allah for rain. Then he
turned his cloak inside out and led us in a two rak`at prayer and recited the
Qur'an aloud in them."
2.138:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim from his uncle
who said, "The Prophet invoked Allah for rain and offered a two rak`at prayer
and he put his cloak inside out."
2.139:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim from
his uncle who said, "The Prophet went out to the Musalla to offer the Istisqa'
prayer, faced the Qibla and offered a two-rak`at prayer and turned his cloak
inside out." Narrated Abu Bakr, "The Prophet put the right side of his cloak on
his left side."
2.140:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Ansari: The
Prophet went out towards the Musalla in order to offer the Istisqa' prayer and
when he intended to invoke (Allah) or started invoking, he faced the Qibla and
turned his cloak inside out.
2.141:
Narrated Anas bin Malik The Prophet
never raised his hands for any invocation except for that of Istisqa' and he
used to raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits became visible.
(Note: It may be that Anas did not see the Prophet raising his hands, but it is
narrated that the Prophet used to raise his hands for invocations other than
Istisqa. See Hadith No. 807 & 808 and also see Hadith No. 612, Vol. 5).
2.142:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle saw the rain, he
used to say, "O Allah! Let it be a strong fruitful rain."
2.143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) the
people were afflicted with a (famine) year. While the Prophet was delivering the
Khutba (sermon) on the pulpit on a Friday, a Bedouin stood up and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the families (offspring) are
hungry: please pray to Allah to bless us with rain." Allah's Apostle raised both
his hands towards the sky and at that time there was not a trace of cloud in
they sky. Then the clouds started gathering like mountains. Before he got down
from the pulpit I saw rainwater trickling down his beard. It rained that day,
the next day, the third day, the fourth day and till the next Friday, when the
same Bedouin or some other person stood up (during the Friday Khutba) and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed and the livestock are drowned.
Please invoke Allah for us." So Allah's Apostle raised both his hands and said,
"O Allah! Around us and not on us." Whichever side the Prophet directed his
hand, the clouds dispersed from there till a hole (in the clouds) was formed
over Medina. The valley of Qanat remained flowing (with water) for one month and
none, came from outside who didn't talk about the abundant rain.
2.144:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever a strong wind blew, anxiety appeared on the face
of the Prophet (fearing that wind might be a sign of Allah's wrath).
2.145:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I was granted victory with As-Saba
and the nation of 'Ad was destroyed by Ad-Dabur (westerly wind) .
2.146:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be
established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of
religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass
quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow
amongst you." (See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
2.147:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: (The
Prophet) said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and our Yemen." People said, "Our Najd
as well." The Prophet again said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and Yemen." They said
again, "Our Najd as well." On that the Prophet said, "There will appear
earthquakes and afflictions, and from there will come out the side of the head
of Satan."
2.148:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: Allah's Apostle
led the morning prayer in Al-Hudaibiya and it had rained the previous night.
When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) had finished the prayer he faced the people and said,
"Do you know what your Lord has said?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." (The Prophet said), "Allah says, 'In this morning some of My worshipers
remained as true believers and some became non-believers; he who said that it
had rained with the blessing and mercy of Allah is the one who believes in Me
and does not believe in star, but he who said it had rained because of such and
such (star) is a disbeliever in Me and is a believer in star.' "
2.149:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Keys of the unseen
knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allah . . . nobody knows what will
happen tomorrow; nobody knows what is in the womb; nobody knows what he will
gain tomorrow; nobody knows at what place he will die; and nobody knows when it
will rain."
Bk. 18: Eclipses
2.150:
Narrated Abu Bakra: We were with
Allah's Apostle when the sun eclipsed. Allah's Apostle stood up dragging his
cloak till he entered the Mosque. He led us in a two-rak`at prayer till the sun
(eclipse) had cleared. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The sun and the moon do
not eclipse because of someone's death. So whenever you see these eclipses pray
and invoke (Allah) till the eclipse is over."
2.151:
Narrated Abu
Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the
death of someone from the people but they are two signs amongst the signs of
Allah. When you see them stand up and pray."
2.152:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or
life (i.e. birth) of someone but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah.
When you see them offer the prayer."
2.153:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin
Shu`ba: "The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle on the day when
(his son) Ibrahim died. So the people said that the sun had eclipsed because of
the death of Ibrahim. Allah's Apostle said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse
because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see the eclipse
pray and invoke Allah."
2.154:
Narrated `Aisha :
In the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) the sun eclipsed, so he led the people in prayer, and
stood up and performed a long Qiyam, then bowed for a long while. He stood up
again and performed a long Qiyam but this time the period of standing was
shorter than the first. He bowed again for a long time but shorter than the
first one, then he prostrated and prolonged the prostration. He did the same in
the second rak`a as he did in the first and then finished the prayer; by then
the sun (eclipse) had cleared. He delivered the Khutba (sermon) and after
praising and glorifying Allah he said, "The sun and the moon are two signs
against the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse on the death or life of anyone.
So when you see the eclipse, remember Allah and say Takbir, pray and give
Sadaqa." The Prophet then said, "O followers of Muhammad! By Allah! There is
none who has more ghaira (self-respect) than Allah as He has forbidden that His
slaves, male or female commit adultery (illegal sexual intercourse). O followers
of Muhammad! By Allah! If you knew that which I know you would laugh little and
weep much.
2.155:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr : "When the sun eclipsed
in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle an announcement was made that a prayer was to
be offered in congregation."
2.156:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) In the lifetime of the Prophet the sun eclipsed and he
went to the Mosque and the people aligned behind him. He said the Takbir
(starting the prayer) and prolonged the recitation (from the Qur'an) and then
said Takbir and performed a prolonged bowing; then he (lifted his head and)
said, "Sami allahu liman hamidah" (Allah heard him who sent his praises to Him).
He then did not prostrate but stood up and recited a prolonged recitation which
was shorter than the first recitation. He again said Takbir and then bowed a
prolonged bowing but shorter than the first one and then said, "Sami`a l-lahu
Lyman hamidah Rabbana walak-lhamd, (Allah heard him who sent his praises to Him.
O our Sustainer! All the praises are for You)" and then prostrated and did the
same in the second rak`a; thus he completed four bowing and four prostrations.
The sun (eclipse) had cleared before he finished the prayer. (After the prayer)
he stood up, glorified and praised Allah as He deserved and then said, "The sun
and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of the
death or the life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see them make haste for the
prayer." Narrated Az-Zuhri: I said to 'Ursa, "When the sun eclipsed at Medina
your brother (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair) offered only a two-rak`at prayer like
that of the morning (Fajr) prayer." 'Ursa replied, "Yes, for he missed the
Prophet's tradition (concerning this matter)."
2.157:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) On the day when the sun Khasafat (eclipsed)
Allah's Apostle prayed; he stood up and said Takbir and recited a prolonged
recitation, then he performed a prolonged bowing, then he raised his head and
said, "Sami`a l-lahu Lyman Hamidah," and then remained standing and recited a
prolonged recitation which was shorter than the first. Then he performed a
prolonged bowing which was shorter than the first. Then he prostrated and
prolonged the prostration and he did the same in the second rak`a as in the
first and then finished the prayer with Taslim. By that time the sun (eclipse)
had cleared He addressed the people and said, "The sun and the moon are two of
the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse (Yakhsifan) because of the death or the
life (i.e. birth) of someone. So when you see them make haste for the prayer."
2.158:
Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Apostle said: "The sun and the moon
are two signs amongst the signs of Allah and they do not eclipse because of the
death of someone but Allah frightens His devotees with them."
2.159:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman: A Jewess came to ask `Aisha (the wife of
the Prophet) about something. She said to her, "May Allah give you refuge from
the punishment of the grave." So `Aisha ' asked Allah's Apostle "Would the
people be punished in their graves?" Allah's Apostle after seeking refuge with
Allah from the punishment of the grave (and thus replied in the affirmative).
Then one day, Allah's Apostle rode to go to some place but the sun eclipsed. He
returned in the forenoon and passed through the rear of the dwellings (of his
wives) and stood for the (eclipse) prayer, and the people stood behind him. He
stood up for a long period and then performed a prolonged bowing which was
shorter than the first bowing. Then he raised his head and prostrated. Then he
stood up (for the second rak`a) for a long while but the standing was shorter
than that of the first rak`a. Then he performed a prolonged bowing which was
shorter than the first one. Then he raised his head and prostrated. Then he
stood up for a long time but shorter than the first. Then he performed a
prolonged bowing but shorter than the first. Then he raised his head and
prostrated and finished the prayer and (then delivered the sermon and) said as
much as Allah wished. And then he ordered the people to seek refuge with Allah
from the punishment of the grave.
2.160:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr
When the sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and an announcement was
made that the prayer was to be held in congregation. The Prophet performed two
bowing in one rak`a. Then he stood up and performed two bowing in one rak`a.
Then he sat down and finished the prayer; and by then the (eclipse) had cleared
`Aisha said, "I had never performed such a long prostration."
2.161:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) . Allah's Apostle offered the eclipse prayer and stood for a
long period equal to the period in which one could recite Surat-al-Baqara. Then
he bowed for a long time and then stood up for a long period which was shorter
than that of the first standing, then bowed again for a long time but for a
shorter period than the first; then he prostrated twice and then stood up for a
long period which was shorter than that of the first standing; then he bowed for
a long time which was shorter than the previous one, and then he raised his head
and stood up for a long period which was shorter than the first standing, then
he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first bowing, and then
prostrated (twice) and finished the prayer. By then, the sun (eclipse) had
cleared. The Prophet then said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of
Allah. They eclipse neither because of the death of somebody nor because of his
life (i.e. birth). So when you see them, remember Allah." The people say, "O
Allah's Apostle! We saw you taking something from your place and then we saw you
retreating." The Prophet replied, "I saw Paradise and stretched my hands towards
a bunch (of its fruits) and had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long
as the world remains. I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a
horrible sight. I saw that most of the inhabitants were women." The people
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why is it so?" The Prophet replied, "Because of their
ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The Prophet
said, "They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful
to good deeds. If you are benevolent to one of them throughout the life and if
she sees anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, 'I have never had any good
from you.' "
2.162:
Narrated Fatima bint Al-Mundhir: Asma' bint Al Bakr
said, "I came to `Aisha the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) during the solar
eclipse. The people were standing and offering the prayer and she was also
praying too. I asked her, 'What has happened to the people?' She pointed out
with her hand towards the sky and said, 'Subhan-Allah'. I said, 'Is there a
sign?' She pointed out in the affirmative." Asma' further said, "I too then
stood up for the prayer till I fainted and then poured water on my head. When
Allah's Apostle had finished his prayer, he thanked and praised Allah and said,
'I have seen at this place of mine what I have never seen even Paradise and
Hell. No doubt, it has been inspired to me that you will be put to trial in the
graves like or nearly like the trial of (Masih) Ad-Dajjal. (I do not know which
one of the two Asma' said.) (The angels) will come to everyone of you and will
ask what do you know about this man (i.e. Muhammad). The believer or a firm
believer (I do not know which word Asma' said) will reply, 'He is Muhammad,
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) who came to us with clear evidences and guidance, so
we accepted his teachings, believed and followed him.' The angels will then say
to him, 'Sleep peacefully as we knew surely that you were a firm believer.' The
hypocrite or doubtful person (I do not know which word Asma' said) will say, 'I
do not know. I heard the people saying something so I said it (the same).' "
2.163:
Narrated Asma:
No doubt the Prophet ordered people to manumit
slaves during the solar eclipse.
2.164:
Narrated `Amra bint
`Abdur-Rahman: A Jewess came to `Aisha to ask her about something and then she
said, "May Allah give you refuge from the punishment of the grave." So `Aisha
asked Allah's Apostle, "Would the people be punished in their graves?" Allah's
Apostle asked Allah's refuge from the punishment of the grave (indicating an
affirmative reply). Then one day Allah's Apostle rode (to leave for some place)
but the sun eclipsed. He returned on the forenoon and passed through the rear of
the dwellings (of his wives) and stood up and started offering the (eclipse)
prayer and the people stood behind him. He stood for a long period and then
performed a long bowing and then stood straight for a long period which was
shorter than that of the first standing, then he performed a prolonged bowing
which was shorter than the first bowing, then he raised his head and prostrated
for a long time and then stood up (for the second rak`a) for a long while, but
the standing was shorter than the standing of the first rak`a. Then he performed
a prolonged bowing which was shorter than that of the first one. He then stood
up for a long time but shorter than the first, then again performed a long
bowing which was shorter than the first and then prostrated for a shorter while
than that of the first prostration. Then he finished the prayer and delivered
the sermon and) said what Allah wished; and ordered the people to seek refuge
with Allah from the punishment of the grave.
2.165:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud:
Allah's Apostle said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone's
death or life but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah, so pray
whenever you see them."
2.166:
Narrated `Aisha:
In the lifetime of
the Prophet the sun eclipsed and the Prophet (p.b.u.h) stood up to offer the
prayer with the people and recited a long recitation, then he performed a
prolonged bowing, and then lifted his head and recited a prolonged recitation
which was shorter than the first. Then he performed a prolonged bowing which was
shorter than the first and then lifted his head and performed two prostrations.
He then stood up for the second rak`a and offered it like the first. Then he
stood up and said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone's
life or death but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah which He shows
to His worshipers. So whenever you see them, make haste for the prayer."
2.167:
Narrated Abu Musa: The sun eclipsed and the Prophet got up, being
afraid that it might be the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment). He went to the Mosque
and offered the prayer with the longest Qiyam, bowing and prostration that I had
ever seen him doing. Then he said, "These signs which Allah sends do not occur
because of the life or death of somebody, but Allah makes His worshipers afraid
by them. So when you see anything thereof, proceed to remember Allah, invoke Him
and ask for His forgiveness."
2.168:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba : On
the day of Ibrahim's death, the sun eclipsed and the people said that the
eclipse was due to the death of Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet). Allah's
Apostle said, "The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the signs of Allah.
They do not eclipse because of someone's death or life. So when you see them,
invoke Allah and pray till the eclipse is clear."
2.169:
Narrated Abu
Bakra: In the lifetime of the Prophet the sun eclipsed and then he offered a two
rak`at prayer.
2.170:
Narrated Abu Bakra: In the lifetime of the Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) the sun eclipsed and he went out dragging his clothes till he
reached the Mosque. The people gathered around him and he led them and offered
two rak`at. When the sun (eclipse) cleared, he said, "The sun and the moon are
two signs amongst the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse because of the death
of someone, and so when an eclipse occurs, pray and invoke Allah till the
eclipse is over." It happened that a son of the Prophet called Ibrahim died on
that day and the people were talking about that (saying that the eclipse was
caused by his death).
2.171:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet led us and
performed four bowing in two rak`at during the solar eclipse and the first rak`a
was longer.
2.172:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) recited
(the Qur'an) aloud during the eclipse prayer and when he had finished the
eclipse prayer he said the Takbir and bowed. When he stood straight from bowing
he would say "Sami 'al-l-ahu Lyman hamidah Rabbana wa laka l-hamd." And he would
again start reciting. In the eclipse prayer there are four bowing and four
prostrations in two rak`at. Al-Auza'i and others said that they had heard
Az-Zuhi from 'Ursa from `Aisha saying, "In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the
sun eclipsed, and he made a person to announce: 'Prayer in congregation.' He led
the prayer and performed four bowing and four prostrations in two rak`at."
Narrated Al-Walid that `Abdur-Rahman bin Namir had informed him that he had
heard the same. Ibn Shihab heard the same. Az-Zuhri said, "I asked ('Ursa),
'What did your brother `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair do? He prayed two rak`at (of the
eclipse prayer) like the morning prayer, when he offered the (eclipse) prayer in
Median.' 'Ursa replied that he had missed (i.e. did not pray according to) the
Prophet's tradition." Sulaiman bin Kathir and Sufyan bin Husain narrated from
Az-Zuhri that the prayer for the eclipse used to be offered with loud
recitation.
Bk. 19: Prostration During Recital of Qur'an
2.173:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Mas`ud : The Prophet recited Suratan-Najm (103) at Mecca and
prostrated while reciting it and those who were with him did the same except an
old man who took a handful of small stones or earth and lifted it to his
forehead and said, "This is sufficient for me." Later on, I saw him killed as a
non-believer.
2.174:
Narrated Abu Huraira: On Fridays the Prophet used
to recite Alf Lam Mim Tanzil-As-Sajda (in the first rak`a) and Hal
ata'alal-lnsani i.e. Suratad-Dahr (LXXVI) (in the second rak`a), in the Fajr
prayer.
2.175:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The prostration of Sa`d is not a
compulsory one but I saw the Prophet prostrating while reciting it.
2.176:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The Prophet recited Surat-an-Najm (53) and
prostrated while reciting it and all the people prostrated and a man amongst the
people took a handful of stones or earth and raised it to his face and said,
"This is sufficient for me. Later on I saw him killed as a Non-believer. "
2.177:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet I prostrated while reciting
An-Najm and with him prostrated the Muslims, the pagans, the jinns, and all
human beings.
2.178:
Narrated `Ata' bin Yasar: I asked Zaid bin Thabit
about prostration on which he said that he had recited An-Najm before the
Prophet, yet he (the Prophet) had not performed a prostration.
2.179:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: I recited An-Najm before the Prophet, yet he did
not perform a prostration.
2.180:
Narrated Abu Salma: I saw Abu Huraira
reciting Idha-Sama' un-Shaqqat and he prostrated during its recitation. I asked
Abu Huraira, "Didn't I see you prostrating?" Abu Huraira said, "Had I not seen
the Prophet prostrating, I would not have prostrated."
2.181:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: When the Prophet recited a Sura that contained the prostration he
would prostrate and we would do the same and some of us (because of the heavy
rush) could not find a place for prostration.
2.182:
Narrated Ibn `Umar,
When the Prophet recited Surat As-Sajda and we were with him, he would prostrate
and we also would prostrate with him and some of us (because of the heavy rush)
would not find a place (for our foreheads) to prostrate on.
2.183:
Narrated Rabi`a:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday
on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got down from the pulpit
and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday `Umar bin
Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said,
"O people! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever
prostrates does the right thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not
prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar "Allah has
not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it."
2.184:
Narrated Abu Rafi`: I offered the `Isha' prayer behind Abu
Huraira and he recited Idhas-Sama' Un-Shaqqat, and prostrated. I said, "What is
this?" Abu Huraira said, "I prostrated behind Abul-Qasim and I will do the same
till I meet him."
2.185:
Narrated Ibn `Umar. Whenever the Prophet
recited the Sura which contained the prostration of recitation he used to
prostrate and then, we, too, would prostrate and some of us did not find a place
for prostration.
Bk. 20: Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
2.186:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas : The Prophet once stayed for nineteen days and prayed shortened prayers.
So when we travel led (and stayed) for nineteen days, we used to shorten the
prayer but if we traveled (and stayed) for a longer period we used to offer the
full prayer.
2.187:
Narrated Yahya bin 'Is-haq: I heard Anas saying, "We
traveled with the Prophet from Medina to Mecca and offered two rak`at (for every
prayer) till we returned to Medina." I said, "Did you stay for a while in
Mecca?" He replied, "We stayed in Mecca for ten days."
2.188:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: I offered the prayer with the Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar
at Mina and it was of two rak`at. `Uthman in the early days of his caliphate did
the same, but later on he started praying the full prayer.
2.189:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahab: The Prophet I led us in the prayer at Mina
during the peace period by offering two rak`at.
2.190:
Narrated `Abdur
Rahman bin Yazid: We offered a four rak`at prayer at Mina behind Ibn `Affan .
`Abdullah bin Mas`ud was informed about it. He said sadly, "Truly to Allah we
belong and truly to Him we shall return." And added, "I prayed two rak`at with
Allah's Apostle at Mina and similarly with Abu Bakr and with `Umar (during their
caliphates)." He further said, "May I be lucky enough to have two of the four
rak`at accepted (by Allah)."
2.191:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet and
his companions reached Mecca in the morning of the 4th Dhul-Hijja reciting
Talbiya (O Allah! We are obedient to your orders, we respond 4 to your call) . .
. intending to perform Hajj. The Prophet ordered his companions to assume the
lhram for Umra instead of Hajj, excepting those who had Hadi (sacrifice) with
them.
2.192:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "A woman should not
travel for more than three days except with a Dhi-Mahram (i.e. a male with whom
she cannot marry at all, e.g. her brother, father, grandfather, etc.) or her own
husband.)"
2.193:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "A woman should
not travel for more than three days except with a Dhi-Mahram."
2.194:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "It is not permissible for
a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for one day and night
except with a Mahram."
2.195:
Narrated Anas bin Malik : offered four
rak`at of Zuhr prayer with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) at Medina and two rak`at at
Dhul-Hulaifa. (i.e. shortened the `Asr prayer).
2.196:
Narrated `Aisha:
"When the prayers were first enjoined they were of two rak`at each. Later
the prayer in a journey was kept as it was but the prayers for non-travelers
were completed." Az-Zuhri said, "I asked `Urwa what made Aisha pray the full
prayers (in journey)." He replied, "She did the same as `Uthman did."
2.197:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: "I saw Allah's Apostle delaying the Maghrib
prayer till he offered it along with the `Isha' prayer whenever he was in a
hurry during the journey." Salim narrated, "Ibn `Umar used to do the same
whenever he was in a hurry during the journey." And Salim added, "Ibn `Umar used
to pray the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together in Al-Muzdalifa." Salim said,
"Ibn `Umar delayed the Maghrib prayer because at that time he heard the news of
the death of his wife Safiya bint Abi `Ubaid. I said to him, 'The prayer (is
due).' He said, 'Go on.' Again I said, 'The prayer (is due).' He said, 'Go on,'
till we covered two or three miles. Then he got down, prayed and said, 'I saw
the Prophet praying in this way, whenever he was in a hurry during the journey.'
`Abdullah (bin `Umar) added, "Whenever the Prophet was in a hurry, he used to
delay the Maghrib prayer and then offer three rak`at (of the Maghrib) and
perform Taslim, and after waiting for a short while, Iqama used to be pronounced
for the `Isha' prayer when he would offer two rak`at and perform Taslim. He
would never offer any optional prayer till the middle of the night (when he used
to pray the Tahajjud)."
2.198:
Narrated `Abdullah bin 'Amir from his
father who said: I saw the Prophet (p.b.u.h) offering the prayer on his mount
(Rahila) whatever direction it took.
2.199:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah, The Prophet used to offer the Nawafil, while riding, facing a
direction other than that of the Qibla.
2.200:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn
`Umar (while on a journey) used to offer the prayer and the witr on his mount
(Rahila). He said that the Prophet used to do so.
2.201:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Dinar: On traveling, `Abdullah bin `Umar used to offer the prayer
on his Mount by signs whatever direction it took. `Abdullah said that the
Prophet used to do so.
2.202:
Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi`a, I saw the
Prophet on his Mount praying Nawafil by nodding his head, whatever direction he
faced, but Allah's Apostle never did the same in offering the compulsory
prayers. Narrated Salim: At night `Abdullah bin `Umar used to offer the prayer
on the back of his animal during the journey and never cared about the direction
he faced. Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle used to offer the optional prayer on
the back of his Mount facing any direction and also used to pray the witr on it
but never offered the compulsory prayer on it."
2.203:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah The Prophet used to pray (the Nawafil) on his Mount facing east
and whenever he wanted to offer the compulsory prayer, he used to dismount and
face the Qibla.
2.204:
Narrated Anas bin Seereen: We went to receive
Anas bin Malik when he returned from Sham and met him at a place called
'Ain-at-Tamr. I saw him praying riding the donkey, with his face to this
direction, i.e. to the left of the Qibla. I said to him, "I have seen you
offering the prayer in a direction other than that of the Qibla." He replied,
"If I had not seen Allah's Apostle doing it, I would not have done it."
2.205:
Narrated Hafs bin `Asim: Ibn `Umar went on a journey and said, "I
accompanied the Prophet and he did not offer optional prayers during the
journey, and Allah says: 'Verily! In Allah's Apostle you have a good example to
follow.' " (3
3.21)
2.206:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : I accompanied Allah's
Apostle and he never offered more than two rak`at during the journey. Abu Bakr,
`Umar and `Uthman used to do the same.
2.207:
Narrated Ibn Abu Laila:
Only Um Hani told us that she had seen the Prophet (p.b.u.h) offering the Duha
(forenoon prayer). She said, "On the day of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet
took a bath in my house and offered eight rak`at. I never saw him praying such a
light prayer but he performed perfect prostration and bowing. Narrated `Abdullah
bin Amir that his father had told him that he had seen the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
praying Nawafil at night on the back of his Mount on a journey, facing whatever
direction it took.
2.208:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah: Ibn `Umar said,
"Allah's Apostle used to pray the Nawafil on the back of his Mount (carriage) by
signs facing any direction." Ibn `Umar used to do the same.
2.209:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet used to offer the Maghrib and `Isha'
prayers together whenever he was in a hurry on a journey. Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the Zuhr and `Asr prayers together on journeys,
and also used to offer the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together. Narrated Anas
bin Malik: The Prophet used to offer the Maghrib and the `Isha' prayers together
on journeys.
2.210:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: Salim told me, "`Abdullah bin
`Umar said, 'I saw Allah's Apostle delaying the Maghrib prayer till he offered
it along with the `Isha prayer whenever he was in a hurry during the journey.' "
Salim said, "Abdullah bin `Umar used to do the same whenever he was in a hurry
during the journey. After making the call for Iqama, for the Maghrib prayer he
used to offer three rak`at and then perform Taslim. After waiting for a short
while, he would pronounce the Iqama for the `Isha' prayer and offer two rak`at
and perform Taslim. He never prayed any Nawafil in between the two prayers or
after the `Isha' prayers till he got up in the middle of the night (for Tahajjud
prayer)."
2.211:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle used to offer these
two prayers together on journeys i.e. the Maghrib and the `Isha'.
2.212:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever the Prophet started a journey before noon,
he used to delay the Zuhr prayer till the time of `Asr and then offer them
together; and if the sun declined (at noon) he used to offer the Zuhr prayer and
then ride (for the journey).
2.213:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever
the Prophet started the journey before noon, he used to delay the Zuhr prayer
till the time for the `Asr prayer and then he would dismount and pray them
together; and whenever the sun declined before he started the journey he used to
offer the Zuhr prayer and then ride (for the journey).
2.214:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle prayed in his house while sitting during his illness
and the people prayed behind him standing and he pointed to them to sit down.
When he had finished the prayer, he said, "The Imam is to be followed and so
when he bows you should bow; and when he lifts his head you should also do the
same."
2.215:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) fell
down from a horse and his right side was either injured or scratched, so we went
to inquire about his health. The time for the prayer became due and he offered
the prayer while sitting and we prayed while standing. He said, "The Imam is to
be followed; so if he says Takbir, you should also say Takbir, and if he bows
you should also bow; and when he lifts his head you should also do the same and
if he says: Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah (Allah hears whoever sends his praises
to Him) you should say: Rabbana walakal-Hamd (O our Lord! All the praises are
for You.") (See Hadith No. 656 Vol. 1).
2.216:
Narrated `Imran bin
Husain: (who had piles) I asked Allah's Apostle about the praying of a man while
sitting. He said, "If he prays while standing it is better and he who prays
while sitting gets half the reward of that who prays standing; and whoever prays
while Lying gets half the reward of that who prays while sitting."
2.217:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Buraida: `Imran bin Husain had piles. Once Abu Ma mar
narrated from `Imran bin Husain had said, "I asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about
the prayer of a person while sitting. He said, 'It is better for one to pray
standing; and whoever prays sitting gets half the reward of that who prays while
standing; and whoever prays while Lying gets half the reward of that who prays
while sitting.' "
2.218:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: had piles, so I
asked the Prophet about the prayer. He said, "Pray while standing and if you
can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do even that, then pray Lying on
your side."
2.219:
Narrated Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful
believers) I never saw Allah's Apostle offering the night prayer while sitting
except in his old age and then he used to recite while sitting and whenever he
wanted to bow he would get up and recite thirty or forty verses (while standing)
and then bow.
2.220:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful
believers) Allah's Apostle (in his last days) used to pray sitting. He would
recite while sitting, and when thirty or forty verses remained from the
recitation he would get up and recite them while standing and then he would bow
and prostrate. He used to do the same in the second rak`a. After finishing the
Prayer he used to look at me and if I was awake he would talk to me and if I was
asleep, he would lie down.
Bk. 21: Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
2.221:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
When the Prophet got up at night to offer the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say:
Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta qaiyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna.
Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta
nurus-samawati wal-ard. Walakalhamd, anta-l-haq wa wa'duka-l-haq, wa liqa'uka
Haq, wa qualuka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq wannabiyuna Haq. Wa
Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq, was-sa'atu Haq. Allahumma aslamtu
Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa
ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a
lantu, anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-mu akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta (or la ilaha
ghairuka). (O Allah! All the praises are for you, You are the Holder of the
Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You
have the possession of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All
the praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth And all
the praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth; And all
the praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to
meet You is true, Your Word is the truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true
And all the Prophets (Peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad is true, And
the Day of Resurrection is true. O Allah ! I surrender (my will) to You; I
believe in You and depend on You. And repent to You, And with Your help I argue
(with my opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to judge
between us). Please forgive me my previous And future sins; And whatever I
concealed or revealed And You are the One who make (some people) forward And
(some) backward. There is none to be worshipped but you . Sufyan said that
`Abdul Karim Abu Umaiya added to the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwata illa billah'
(There is neither might nor power except with Allah).
2.222:
Narrated
Salim's father: In the lifetime of the Prophet whosoever saw a dream would
narrate it to Allah's Apostle. I had a wish of seeing a dream to narrate it to
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) I was a grown up boy and used to sleep in the Mosque
in the lifetime of the Prophet. I saw in the dream that two angels caught hold
of me and took me to the Fire which was built all round like a built well and
had two poles in it and the people in it were known to me. I started saying, "I
seek refuge with Allah from the Fire." Then I met another angel who told me not
to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to Allah's Apostle. The
Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good man. I wish he prayed Tahajjud." After that
`Abdullah (i.e. Salim's father) used to sleep but a little at night.
2.223:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer eleven rak`at and that
was his prayer. He used to prolong the prostration to such an extent that one
could recite fifty verses (of the Qur'an) before he would lift his head. He used
to pray two rak`at (Sunna) before the Fajr prayer and then used to lie down on
his right side till the call-maker came and informed him about the prayer.
2.224:
Narrated Jundab:
The Prophet became sick and did not get up
(for Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two.
2.225:
Narrated Jundab bin
`Abdullah : Gabriel did not come to the Prophet (for some time) and so one of
the Quraish women said, "His Satan has deserted him." So came the Divine
Revelation: "By the forenoon And by the night When it is still! Your Lord (O
Muhammad) has neither Forsaken you Nor hated you." (9
3.1-3)
2.226:
Narrated Um Salama: One night the Prophet got up and said, "Subhan Allah!
How many afflictions Allah has revealed tonight and how many treasures have been
sent down (disclosed). Go and wake the sleeping lady occupants of these
dwellings up (for prayers), perhaps a well dressed in this world may be naked in
the Hereafter."
2.227:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib One night Allah's
Apostle came to me and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and asked, "Won't you
pray (at night)?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the hands of
Allah and if He wants us to get up He will make us get up." When I said that, he
left us without saying anything and I heard that he was hitting his thigh and
saying, "But man is more quarrelsome than anything." (18.54)
2.228:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to give up a good deed, although
he loved to do it, for fear that people might act on it and it might be made
compulsory for them. The Prophet never prayed the Duha prayer, but I offer it.
2.229:
Narrated `Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers: One night
Allah's Apostle offered the prayer in the Mosque and the people followed him.
The next night he also offered the prayer and too many people gathered. On the
third and the fourth nights more people gathered, but Allah's Apostle did not
come out to them. In the morning he said, "I saw what you were doing and nothing
but the fear that it (i.e. the prayer) might be enjoined on you, stopped me from
coming to you." And that happened in the month of Ramadan.
2.230:
Narrated Al-Mughira: The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till
both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable
prayer) and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave."
2.231:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: Allah's Apostle told me, "The most beloved prayer
to Allah is that of David and the most beloved fasts to Allah are those of
David. He used to sleep for half of the night and then pray for one third of the
night and again sleep for its sixth part and used to fast on alternate days."
2.232:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked `Aisha which deed was most loved by
the Prophet. She said, "A deed done continuously." I further asked, "When did he
used to get up (in the night for the prayer)." She said, "He used to get up on
hearing the crowing of a cock."
2.233:
Narrated Al-Ashath: He (the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) used to get up for the prayer on hearing the crowing of a
cock.
2.234:
Narrated `Aisha:
In my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) )
never passed the last hours of the night but sleeping.
2.235:
Narrated
Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Zaid bin Thabit took
their Suhur together. When they finished it, the Prophet stood for the (Fajr)
prayer and offered it." We asked Anas, "What was the interval between their
finishing the Suhur and the starting of the morning prayer?" Anas replied, "It
was equal to the time taken by a person in reciting fifty verses of the Qur'an."
2.236:
Narrated Abu-Wail: `Abdullah said, "One night I offered the
Tahajjud prayer with the Prophet and he kept on standing till an ill-thought
came to me." We said, "What was the ill-thought?" He said, "It was to sit down
and leave the Prophet (standing)."
2.237:
Narrated Hudhaifa : Whenever
the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth)
with Siwak.
2.238:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : A man said, "O Allah's
Apostle! How is the prayer of the night?" He said, "Two rak`at followed by two
rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a
as witr."
2.239:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The prayer of the Prophet used to
be of thirteen rak`at, i.e. of the night prayer.
2.240:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked Aisha about the night prayer of Allah's Apostle and she said, "It
was seven, nine or eleven rak`at besides the two rak`at of the Fajr prayer (i.e.
Sunna). "
2.241:
Narrated `Aisha,
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to
offer thirteen rak`at of the night prayer and that included the witr and two
rak`at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
2.242:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Sometimes Allah's Apostle would not fast (for so many days) that we thought that
he would not fast that month and he sometimes used to fast (for so many days)
that we thought he would not leave fasting throughout that month and (as regards
his prayer and sleep at night), if you wanted to see him praying at night, you
could see him praying and if you wanted to see him sleeping, you could see him
sleeping.
2.243:
Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "Satan puts
three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. On every knot
he reads and exhales the following words, 'The night is long, so stay asleep.'
When one wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone; and when one performs
ablution, the second knot is undone, and when one prays the third knot is undone
and one gets up energetic with a good heart in the morning; otherwise one gets
up lazy and with a mischievous heart."
2.244:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundab: The Prophet said in his narration of a dream that he saw, "He whose head
was being crushed with a stone was one who learnt the Qur'an but never acted on
it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers."
2.245:
Narrated
`Abdullah : A person was mentioned before the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and he was told
that he had kept on sleeping till morning and had not got up for the prayer. The
Prophet said, "Satan urinated in his ears."
2.246:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes
every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night
remains, saying: "Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to
invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is
there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?"
2.247:
Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked `Aisha "How is the night prayer of the Prophet?"
She replied, "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to
pray, and then return to his bed. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he
would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would
perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."
2.248:
Narrated Abu
Salma bin `Abdur Rahman: I asked `Aisha, "How is the prayer of Allah's Apostle
during the month of Ramadan." She said, "Allah's Apostle never exceeded eleven
rak`at in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four rak`at-- do not ask
me about their beauty and length, then four rak`at, do not ask me about their
beauty and length, and then three rak`at." Aisha further said, "I said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before offering the witr prayer?' He replied, 'O
`Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake'!"
2.249:
Narrated
`Aisha:
I did not see the Prophet reciting (the Qur'an) in the night prayer
while sitting except when he became old; when he used to recite while sitting,
and when thirty or forty verses remained from the Sura, he would get up and
recite them and then bow.
2.250:
Narrated Abu Huraira: At the time of
the Fajr prayer the Prophet asked Bilal, "Tell me of the best deed you did after
embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise." Bilal
replied, "I did not do anything worth mentioning except that whenever I
performed ablution during the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much
as was written for me."
2.25
1.1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik Once the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) entered the Mosque and saw a rope hanging in between its two
pillars. He said, "What is this rope?" The people said, "This rope is for Zainab
who, when she feels tired, holds it (to keep standing for the prayer.)" The
Prophet said, "Don't use it. Remove the rope. You should pray as long as you
feel active, and when you get tired, sit down."
2.25
1.1:
Narrated
`Aisha:
A woman from the tribe of Bani Asad was sitting with me and Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house and said, "Who is this?" I said, "(She is) So
and so. She does not sleep at night because she is engaged in prayer." The
Prophet said disapprovingly: Do (good) deeds which is within your capacity as
Allah never gets tired of giving rewards till you get tired of doing good
deeds."
2.252:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: Allah's Apostle
said to me, "O `Abdullah! Do not be like so and so who used to pray at night and
then stopped the night prayer."
2.253:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: The
Prophet "Whoever gets up at night and says: -- 'La ilaha il-lallah Wahdahu la
Sharika lahu Lahu-l-mulk, waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa 'ala kullishai'in Qadir. Al hamdu
lil-lahi wa subhanal-lahi wa la-ilaha il-lal-lah wa-l-lahu akbar wa la hawla
Wala Quwata il-la-bil-lah.' (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. He
is the Only One and has no partners . For Him is the Kingdom and all the praises
are due for Him. He is Omnipotent. All the praises are for Allah. All the
glories are for Allah. And none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, And
Allah is Great And there is neither Might nor Power Except with Allah). And then
says: -- Allahumma, Ighfir li (O Allah! Forgive me). Or invokes (Allah), he will
be responded to and if he performs ablution (and prays), his prayer will be
accepted."
2.254:
Narrated Abu Huraira That once Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) said, "Your brother, i.e. `Abdullah bin Rawaha does not say obscene
(referring to his verses): Amongst us is Allah's Apostle, who recites His Book
when it dawns. He showed us the guidance, after we were blind. We believe that
whatever he says will come true. And he spends his nights in such a way as his
sides do not touch his bed. While the pagans were deeply asleep."
2.255:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "In the lifetime of the Prophet I dreamt
that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand and it flew with me to whichever part
of Paradise I wanted. I also saw as if two persons (i.e. angels) came to me and
wanted to take me to Hell. Then an angel met us and told me not to be afraid. He
then told them to leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my dreams to the Prophet and
the Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good man. Would that he offer the night prayer
(Tahajjud)!" So after that day `Abdullah (bin `Umar) started offering Tahajjud.
The companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to tell him their dreams that
(Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadan. The Prophet said, "I
see that your dreams agree on the last ten nights of Ramadan and so whoever is
in search of it should seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan."
2.256:
Narrated `Aisha;
Allah's Apostle offered the `Isha' prayer (and then got
up at the Tahajjud time) and offered eight rak`at and then offered two rak`at
while sitting. He then offered two rak`at in between the Adhan and Iqama (of the
Fajr prayer) and he never missed them.
2.257:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet used to lie down on his right side, after offering two rak`at (Sunna) of
the Fajr prayer.
2.258:
Narrated `Aisha :
After offering the Sunna
of the Fajr prayer, the Prophet used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake;
otherwise he would lie down till the Iqama call was proclaimed (for the Fajr
prayer).
2.259:
Narrated `Aisha:
After offering the two rak`at
(Sunna) the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake;
otherwise he would lie down.
2.260:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet was
never more regular and particular in offering any Nawafil than the two rak`at
(Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
2.261:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
used to offer thirteen rak`at in the night prayer and on hearing the Adhan for
the morning prayer, he used to offer two light rak`at.
2.262:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to make the two rak`at before the Fajr
prayer so light that I would wonder whether he recited Al-Fatiha (or not).
2.263:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to
teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one
to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he
taught us the Suras of the Qur'an. He said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing
any job he should offer a two rak`at prayer other than the compulsory ones and
say (after the prayer): -- 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka
bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika Al-`azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa
ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna
hadha-l-amra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati `Amri (or 'ajili `Amri
wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu
anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati `Amri (or fi'ajili
`Amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana
Thumma ardini bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power
from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am
not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that
this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or
said: If it is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it for me
and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that
this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the
Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)--Then keep
it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good
for me, And make me satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then the person
should name (mention) his need.
2.264:
Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rabi
Al-Ansari; The Prophet said, "If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not
sit until he has offered a two-rak`at prayer."
2.265:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik Allah's Apostle led us and offered a two rak`at prayer and then went away.
2.266:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar Abu, I offered with Allah's Apostle
a two rak`at prayer before the Zuhr prayer and two rak`at after the Zuhr prayer,
two rak`at after Jumua, Maghrib and `Isha' prayers.
2.267:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah : While delivering a sermon, Allah's Apostle said, "If
anyone of you comes while the Imam is delivering the sermon or has come out for
it, he should offer a two rak`at prayer."
2.268:
Narrated Mujahid:
Somebody came to the house of Ibn `Umar and told him that Allah's Apostles
had entered the Ka`ba. Ibn `Umar said, "I went in front of the Ka`ba and found
that Allah's Apostle had come out of the Ka`ba and I saw Bilal standing by the
side of the gate of the Ka`ba. I said, 'O Bilal! Has Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
prayed inside the Ka`ba?' Bilal replied in the affirmative. I said, 'Where (did
he pray)?' He replied, '(He prayed) Between these two pillars and then he came
out and offered a two rak`at prayer in front of the Ka`ba.' " Abu `Abdullah
said: Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) advised me to offer two rak`at of
Duha prayer (prayer to be offered after sunrise and before midday). " Itban (bin
Malik) said, "Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) and Abu Bakr, came to me after sunrise
and we aligned behind the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and offered two rak`at."
2.269:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I offered with the Prophet two rak`at before the Zuhr
and two rak`at after the Zuhr prayer; two rak`at after Maghrib, `Isha' and the
Jumua prayers. Those of the Maghrib and `Isha' were offered in his house. My
sister Hafsa told me that the Prophet used to offer two light rak`at after dawn
and it was the time when I never went to the Prophet."
2.270:
Narrated
`Amr:
I heard Abu Ash-sha'tha' Jabir saying, "I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, 'I
offered with Allah's Apostle eight rak`at (of Zuhr and `Asr prayers) together
and seven rak`at (the Maghrib and the `Isha' prayers) together.' " I said, "O
Abu Ash-shatha! I think he must have prayed the Zuhr late and the `Asr early;
the `Isha early and the Maghrib late." Abu Ash-sha'tha' said, "I also think so."
(See Hadith No. 518 Vol. 1).
2.271:
Narrated Muwarriq: I asked Ibn `Umar
"Do you offer the Duha prayer?" He replied in the negative. I further asked,
"Did `Umar use to pray it?" He (Ibn `Umar) replied in the negative. I again
asked, "Did Abu Bakr use to pray it?" He replied in the negative. I again asked,
"Did the Prophet use to pray it?" Ibn `Umar replied, "I don't think he did."
2.272:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila: Only Um Hani narrated to me
that she had seen the Prophet offering the Duha prayer. She said, "On the day of
the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet entered my house, took a bath and offered
eight rak`at (of Duha prayers. I had never seen the Prophet offering such a
light prayer but he performed bowing and prostrations perfectly .
2.273:
Narrated `Aisha:
I never saw the Prophet offering the Duha prayer but I
always offer it.
2.274:
Narrated Abu Huraira: My friend (the Prophet)
advised me to do three things and I shall not leave them till I die, these are:
To fast three days every month, to offer the Duha prayer, and to offer witr
before sleeping.
2.275.1:
Narrated Anas bin Seereen: I heard Anas bin
Malik al-Ansari saying, "An Ansari man, who was very fat, said to the Prophet,
'I am unable to present myself for the prayer with you.' He prepared a meal for
the Prophet and invited him to his house. He washed one side of a mat with water
and the Prophet offered two rak`at on it." So and so, the son of so and so, the
son of Al-Jaruid asked Anas, "Did the Prophet use to offer the Duha prayer?"
Anas replied, "I never saw him praying (the Duha prayer) except on that day."
2.275.2:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I remember ten rak`at of Nawafil from the
Prophet, two rak`at before the Zuhr prayer and two after it; two rak`at after
Maghrib prayer in his house, and two rak`at after `Isha' prayer in his house,
and two rak`at before the Fajr prayer and at that time nobody would enter the
house of the Prophet Hafsa told me that the Prophet used to offer two rak`at
after the call maker had made the Adhan and the day had dawned.
2.276:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet never missed four rak`at before the Zuhr
prayer and two rak`at before the Fajr prayer.
2.277:
Narrated `Abdullah
Al-Muzni: The Prophet said, "Pray before the Maghrib (compulsory) prayer." He
(said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can
do so." He said so because he did not like the people to take it as a tradition.
2.278:
Narrated Marthad bin `Abdullah Al-Yazani: I went to `Uqba bin
'Amir Al-Juhani and said, "Is it not surprising that Abi Tamim offers two rak`at
before the Maghrib prayer?" `Uqba said, "We used to do so in the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle." I asked him, "What prevents you from offering it now?" He
replied, "Business."
2.279:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-rabi' Al-Ansari, that
he remembered Allah's Apostle and he also remembered a mouthful of water which
he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house.
Mahmud said that he had heard `Itban bin Malik, who was present with Allah's
Apostle in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to lead my people at Bani Salim in
the prayer and there was a valley between me and those people. Whenever it
rained it used to be difficult for me to cross it to go to their mosque. So I
went to Allah's Apostle and said, 'I have weak eyesight and the valley between
me and my people flows during the rainy season and it becomes difficult for me
to cross it; I wish you would come to my house and pray at a place so that I
could take that place as a praying place.' Allah's Apostle said, 'I will do so.'
So Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came to my house in the (next) morning after the
sun had risen high. Allah's Apostle asked my permission to let him in and I
admitted him. He did not sit before saying, 'Where do you want us to offer the
prayer in your house?' I pointed to the place where I wanted him to pray. So
Allah's Apostle stood up for the prayer and started the prayer with Takbir and
we aligned in rows behind him; and he offered two rak`at, and finished them with
Taslim, and we also performed Taslim with him. I detained him for a meal called
"Khazir" which I had prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish
prepared from barley flour and meat soup)-- When the neighbors got the news that
Allah's Apostle was in my house, they poured it till there were a great number
of men in the house. One of them said, 'What is wrong with Malik, for I do not
see him?' One of them replied, 'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and
His Apostle.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen
that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah for Allah's sake
only.' The man replied, 'Allah and His Apostle know better; but by Allah, we
never saw him but helping and talking with the hypocrites.' Allah's Apostle
replied, 'No doubt, whoever says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
and by that he wants the pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save him from
Hell." Mahmud added, "I told the above narration to some people, one of whom was
Abu Aiyub, the companion of Allah's Apostle in the battle in which he (Abu
Aiyub) died and Yazid bin Mu'awiya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu
Aiyub denounced the narration and said, 'I doubt that Allah's Apostle ever said
what you have said.' I felt that too much, and I vowed to Allah that if I
remained alive in that holy battle, I would (go to Medina and) ask `Itban bin
Malik if he was still living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I
assumed Ihram for Hajj or `Umra and then I proceeded on till I reached Medina. I
went to Bani Salim and `Itban bin Malik, who was by then an old blind man, was
leading his people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and
introduced myself to him and then asked him about that narration. He told that
narration again in the same manner as he had narrated it the first time."
2.280:
Narrated Ibn `Umar, Allah's Apostle said, "Offer some of your
prayers in your houses and do not make them graves."
2.281:
Narrated
Quza'a:
I heard Abu Sa`id saying four words. He said, "I heard the Prophet
(saying the following narrative)." He had participated in twelve holy battles
with the Prophet. Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Do not set out on a
journey except for three Mosques i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's
Apostle , and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, (Mosque of Jerusalem)."
2.282:
Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "One prayer in my Mosque is
better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque excepting
Al-Masjid-AI-Haram."
2.283:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar never offered
the Duha prayer except on two occasions: (1) Whenever he reached Mecca; and he
always used to reach Mecca in the forenoon. He would perform Tawaf round the
Ka`ba and then offer two rak`at at the rear of Maqam Ibrahim. (2) Whenever he
visited Quba, for he used to visit it every Saturday. When he entered the
Mosque, he disliked to leave it without offering a prayer. Ibn `Umar narrated
that Allah's Apostle used to visit the Mosque of Quba (sometime) walking and
(sometime) riding. And he (i.e. Ibn `Umar) used to say, "I do only what my
companions used to do and I don't forbid anybody to pray at any time during the
day or night except that one should not intend to pray at sunrise or sunset."
2.284:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet used
to go to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walking and (sometimes)
riding." `Abdullah (Ibn `Umar) used to do the same.
2.285:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba (sometimes) walking and
sometimes riding. Added Nafi` (in another narration), "He then would offer two
rak`at (in the Mosque of Quba)."
2.286:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid
Al-Mazini: Allah's Apostle said, "Between my house and the pulpit there is a
garden of the gardens of Paradise."
2.287:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens
of Paradise, and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar)."
2.288:
Narrated Qaza'a Maula: (freed slave of) Ziyad: I heard Abu Sa`id Al-khudri
narrating four things from the Prophet and I appreciated them very much. He
said, conveying the words of the Prophet. (1) "A woman should not go on a two
day journey except with her husband or a Dhi-Mahram. (2) No fasting is
permissible on two days: `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha. (3) No prayer after two
prayers, i.e. after the Fajr prayer till the sunrises and after the `Asr prayer
till the sun sets. (4) Do not prepare yourself for a journey except to three
Mosques, i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my Mosque."
Bk. 22: Actions while Praying
2.289:
Narrated Kuraib Maula Ibn
`Abbas: `Abdullah bin `Abbas said that he had passed a night in the house of
Maimuna the mother of the faithful believers , who was his aunt. He said, "I
slept across the bed, and Allah's Apostle along with his wife slept lengthwise.
Allah's Apostle slept till midnight or slightly before or after it. Then Allah's
Apostle woke up, sat, and removed the traces of sleep by rubbing his hands over
his face. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surat-Al `Imran (2). Then he
went towards a hanging leather water-container and performed a perfect ablution
and then stood up for prayer." `Abdullah bin `Abbas added, "I got up and did the
same as Allah's Apostle had done and then went and stood by his side. Allah's
Apostle then put his right hand over my head and caught my right ear and twisted
it. He offered two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at,
then two rak`at, then two rak`at and then offered one rak`a witr. Then he lay
down till the Mu'adh-dhin came and then he prayed two light rak`at and went out
and offered the early morning (Fajr) prayer."
2.290:
Narrated `Abdullah:
We used to greet the Prophet while he was praying and he used to answer our
greetings. When we returned from An-Najashi (the ruler of Ethiopia), we greeted
him, but he did not answer us (during the prayer) and (after finishing the
prayer) he said, "In the prayer one is occupied (with a more serious matter)."
2.291:
Narrated `Abdullah The same as No. 290. from the Prophet.
2.292:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: In the lifetime of the Prophet we used
to speak while praying, and one of us would tell his needs to his companions,
till the verse, 'Guard strictly your prayers (2.238) was revealed. After that we
were ordered to remain silent while praying.
2.293:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa`d: The Prophet went out to affect a reconciliation between the tribes of Bani
`Amr bin `Auf and the time of the prayer became due; Bilal went to Abu Bakr and
said, "The Prophet is detained. Will you lead the people in the prayer?" Abu
Bakr replied, "Yes, if you wish." So Bilal pronounced the Iqama and Abu Bakr led
the prayer. In the meantime the Prophet came crossing the rows (of the praying
people) till he stood in the first row and the people started clapping. Abu Bakr
never looked hither and thither during the prayer but when the people clapped
too much, he looked back and saw the Prophet in the (first) row. The Prophet
waved him to remain at his place, but Abu Bakr raised both his hands and sent
praises to Allah and then retreated and the Prophet went forward and led the
prayer. (See Hadith No. 295 & 296)
2.294:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud: We used to say the greeting, name and greet each other in the prayer.
Allah's Apostle heard it and said:--"Say, 'at-tahiyyatu lil-lahi was-salawatu
wat-taiyibatu . Assalamu 'Alaika aiyuha-n-Nabiyu wa-rahmatu-l-lahi
wa-barakatuhu. _ Assalamu alaina wa-'ala 'ibadi-l-lahi as-salihin.. Ashhadu an
la ilaha illa-l-lah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan `Abdu hu wa Rasuluh. (All the
compliments are for Allah and all the prayers and all the good things (are for
Allah). Peace be on you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings (are on
you). And peace be on us and on the good (pious) worshipers of Allah. I testify
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His
slave and Apostle.) So, when you have said this, then you have surely sent the
greetings to every good (pious) worship per of Allah, whether he be in the
Heaven or on the Earth . "
2.295:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet
said, "The saying 'Sub Han Allah' is for men and clapping is for women." (If
something happens in the prayer, the men can invite the attention of the Imam by
saying "Sub Han Allah". And women, by clapping their hands).
2.296:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d, The Prophet said, "The saying 'Sub Han Allah' is for
men and clapping is for women.
2.297.1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While
Abu Bakr was leading the people in the morning prayer on a Monday, the Prophet
came towards them suddenly having lifted the curtain of `Aisha's house, and
looked at them as they were standing in rows and smiled. Abu Bakr tried to come
back thinking that Allah's Apostle wanted to come out for the prayer. The
attention of the Muslims was diverted from the prayer because they were
delighted to see the Prophet. The Prophet waved his hand to them to complete
their prayer, then he went back into the room and let down the curtain. The
Prophet expired on that very day.
2.297.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "A woman called her son while he was in his hermitage and said, 'O
Juraij' He said, 'O Allah, my mother (is calling me) and (I am offering) my
prayer (what shall I do)?' She again said, 'O Juraij!' He said again, 'O Allah !
My mother (is calling me) and (I am offering) my prayer (what shall I do)?' She
again said, 'O Juraij' He again said, 'O Allah! My mother (is calling me) and (I
am offering) my prayer. (What shall I do?)' She said, 'O Allah! Do not let
Juraij die till he sees the faces of prostitutes.' A shepherdess used to come by
his hermitage for grazing her sheep and she gave birth to a child. She was asked
whose child that was, and she replied that it was from Juraij and that he had
come out from his hermitage. Juraij said, 'Where is that woman who claims that
her child is from me?' (When she was brought to him along with the child),
Juraij asked the child, 'O Babus, who is your father?' The child replied, 'The
shepherd.' " (See Hadith No 66
2. Vol 3).
2.298:
Narrated Mu'aiqib:
The Prophet talked about a man leveling the earth on prostrating, and said, "If
you have to do so, then do it once."
2.299:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We
used to pray with the Prophet in scorching heat, and if someone of us could not
put his face on the earth (because of the heat) then he would spread his clothes
and prostrate over them.
2.300:
Narrated Aisha:
I used to stretch my
legs towards the Qibla of the Prophet while he was praying; whenever he
prostrated he touched me, and I would withdraw my legs, and whenever he stood
up, I would restretch my legs.
2.301:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
once offered the prayer and said, "Satan came in front of me and tried to
interrupt my prayer, but Allah gave me an upper hand on him and I choked him. No
doubt, I thought of tying him to one of the pillars of the mosque till you get
up in the morning and see him. Then I remembered the statement of Prophet
Solomon, 'My Lord ! Bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other
after me.' Then Allah made him (Satan) return with his head down (humiliated)."
2.302:
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais: We were at Al-Ahwaz fighting the
Al-Haruriya (tribe). While I was at the bank of a river a man was praying and
the reins of his animal were in his hands and the animal was struggling and he
was following the animal. (Shu`ba, a sub-narrator, said that man was Abu Barza
Al-Aslami). A man from the Khawarij said, "O Allah! Be harsh to this sheik." And
when the sheik (Abu Barza) finished his prayer, he said, "I heard your remark.
No doubt, I participated with Allah's Apostle in six or seven or eight holy
battles and saw his leniency, and no doubt, I would rather retain my animal than
let it return to its stable, as it would cause me much trouble. "
2.303:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once the sun eclipsed and Allah's Apostle stood up for
the prayer and recited a very long Sura and when bowed for a long while and then
raised his head and started reciting another Sura. Then he bowed, and after
finishing, he prostrated and did the same in the second rak`a and then said,
"These (lunar and solar eclipses) are two of the signs of Allah and if you see
them, pray till the eclipse is over. No doubt, while standing at this place I
saw everything promised to me by Allah and I saw (Paradise) and I wanted to
pluck a bunch (of grapes) therefrom, at the time when you saw me stepping
forward. No doubt, I saw Hell with its different parts destroying each other
when you saw me retreating and in it I saw `Amr bin Luhai who started the
tradition of freeing animals (set them free) in the name of idols."
2.304:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet saw some sputum on the wall facing the Qibla
of the mosque and became furious with the people of the mosque and said, "During
the prayer, Allah is in front of everyone of you and so he should not spit (or
said, 'He should not expectorate')." Then he got down and scratched the sputum
with his hand. Ibn `Umar said (after narrating), "If anyone of you has to spit
during the prayer, he should spit to his left."
2.305:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he is speaking in
private to his Lord and so he should neither spit in front of him nor on his
right side but to his left side under his left foot."
2.306:
Narrated
Sahl bin Sa`d: The people used to offer the prayer with the Prophet with their
waist-sheets tied round their necks because of the shortness of the sheets and
the women were ordered not to lift their heads till the men had sat straight.
2.307:
Narrated `Abdullah: I used to greet the Prophet while he was in
prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I
greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting,
and (after finishing the prayer) he said, "In the prayer one is occupied (with a
more serious matter)."
2.308:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's
Apostle sent me for some job and when I had finished it I returned and came to
the Prophet and greeted him but he did not return my greeting. So I felt so
sorry that only Allah knows it and I said to myself,, 'Perhaps Allah's Apostle
is angry because I did not come quickly, then again I greeted him but he did not
reply. I felt even more sorry than I did the first time. Again I greeted him and
he returned the greeting and said, "The thing which prevented me from returning
the greeting was that I was praying." And at that time he was on his Rahila and
his face was not towards the Qibla.
2.309:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The
news about the differences amongst the people of Bani `Amr bin `Auf at Quba
reached Allah's Apostle and so he went to them along with some of his companions
to affect a reconciliation. Allah's Apostle was delayed there and the time for
the prayer became due. Bilal came to Abu Bakr! and said, "O Abu Bakr! Allah's
Apostle is detained (there) and the time for the prayer is due. Will you lead
the people in prayer?" Abu Bakr replied, "Yes, if you wish." So Bilal pronounced
the Iqama and Abu Bakr went forward and the people said Takbir. In the meantime,
Allah's Apostle came piercing through the rows till he stood in the (first) row
and the people started clapping. Abu Bakr, would never look hither and thither
during the prayer but when the people clapped much he looked back and saw
Allah's Apostle. The Prophet beckoned him to carry on. Abu Bakr raised both his
hands, praised Allah and retreated till he stood in the row and Allah's Apostle
went forward and led the people in the prayer. When he had finished the prayer,
he addressed the people and said, "O people! Why did you start clapping when
something happened to you in the prayer? Clapping is for women. Whenever one is
confronted with something unusual in the prayer one should say, 'Sub Han
Allah'." Then the Prophet looked towards Abu Bakr and asked, "What prevented you
from leading the prayer when I beckoned you to carry on?" Abu Bakr replied, "It
does not befit the son of Al Quhafa to lead the prayer in the presence of
Allah's Apostle.
2.310:
Narrated Abu Huraira: It was forbidden to keep
the hands on the hips during the prayer. (This is narrated by Abu Huraira from
the Prophet.)
2.311:
Narrated Abu Huraira: It was forbidden to pray with
the hands over one's hips.
2.312:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: I
offered the `Asr prayer with the Prophet and after finishing the prayer with
Taslim he got up quickly and went to some of his wives and then came out. He
noticed the signs of astonishment on the faces of the people caused by his
speed. He then said, "I remembered while I was in my prayer that a piece of gold
was Lying in my house and I disliked that it should remain with us throughout
the night, and so I have ordered it to be distributed."
2.313:
Narrated
Abu Huraira, Allah's Apostle said, "When the Adhan for the prayer is pronounced,
then Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and
when the Mu'adh-dhin finishes, he comes back; and when the Iqama is pronounced
he again takes to his heels and when it is finished, he again comes back and
continues reminding the praying person of things that he used not to remember
when not in prayer till he forgets how much he has prayed." Abu Salama bin
`Abdur-Rahman said, "If anyone of you has such a thing (forgetting the number of
rak`at he has prayed) he should perform two prostrations of Sahu (i.e.
forgetfulness) while sitting." Abu Salama narrates this from Abu Huraira.
2.314:
Narrated Abu Huraira: People say that I narrate too many
narrations of the Prophet; once I met a man (during the lifetime of the Prophet)
and asked him, "Which Sura did Allah's Apostle s recite yesterday in the `Isha'
prayer?" He said, "I do not know." I said, "Did you not attend the prayer?" He
said, "Yes, (I did)." I said, "I know. He recited such and such Sura."
2.315:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina : Allah's Apostle once led us in a
prayer and offered two rak`at and got up (for the third rak`a) without sitting
(after the second rak`a). The people also got up with him, and when he was about
to finish his prayer, we waited for him to finish the prayer with Taslim but he
said Takbir before Taslim and performed two prostrations while sitting and then
finished the prayer with Taslim.
2.316:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina :
Allah's Apostle got up after the second rak`a of the Zuhr prayer without sitting
in between (the second and the third rak`at). When he finished the prayer he
performed two prostrations (of Sahu) and then finished the prayer with Taslim.
2.317:
Narrated' `Abdullah: Once Allah's Apostle offered five rak`at in
the Zuhr prayer, and somebody asked him whether there was some increase in the
prayer. Allah's Apostle said, "What is that?" He said, "You have offered five
rak`at." So Allah's Apostle performed two prostrations of Sahu after Taslim.
2.318:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet led us in the `Asr or the Zuhr
prayer and finished it with Taslim. Dhul-Yadain said to him, "O Allah's Apostle!
Has the prayer been reduced?" The Prophet asked his companions in the
affirmative. So Allah's Apostle I offered two more rak`at and then performed two
prostrations (of Sahu). Sa`d said, "I saw that 'Ursa bin Az-Zubair had offered
two rak`at in the Maghrib prayer and finished it with Taslim. He then talked
(and when he was informed about it) he completed the rest of his prayer and
performed two prostrations, and said, 'The Prophet prayed like this.' "
2.319:
Narrated Abu Huraira. Once Allah's Apostle offered two rak`at and
finished his prayer. So Dhul-Yadain asked him, "Has the prayer been reduced or
have you forgotten?" Allah's Apostle said, "Has Dhul-Yadain spoken the truth?"
The people replied in the affirmative. Then Allah's Apostle stood up and offered
the remaining two rak`at and performed Taslim, and then said Takbir and
performed two prostrations like his usual prostrations, or a bit longer, and
then got up.
2.320:
Narrated Salama bin 'Alqama: I asked Muhammad (bin
Seereen) whether Tashah-hud should be recited after the two prostrations of
Sahu. He replied, "It is not (mentioned) in Abu Huraira's narration . "
2.321:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet offered one of the evening
prayers (the sub-narrator Muhammad said, "I think that it was most probably the
`Asr prayer") and he finished it after offering two rak`at only. He then stood
near a price of wood in front of the Mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr
and `Umar were amongst those who were present, but they dared not talk to him
about that (because of excessive respect for him), and those who were in a hurry
went out. They said, "Has the prayer been reduced?" A man who was called
Dhul-Yadain by the Prophet said (to the Prophet), "Has the prayer been reduced
or have you forgotten?" He said, "Neither have I forgotten, nor has the prayer
been reduced." He said, "Certainly you have forgotten." So the Prophet offered
two more rak`at and performed Taslim and then said Takbir and performed a
prostration of Sahu like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer and then
raised his head and said Takbir and then put his head down and performed a
prostration like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer, and then raised his
head and said Takbir.
2.322:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina Al-Asdi:
(the ally of Bani `Abdul Muttalib) Allah's Apostle stood up for the Zuhr prayer
and he should have sat (after the second rak`a but he stood up for the third
rak`a without sitting for Tashah-hud) and when he finished the prayer he
performed two prostrations and said Takbir on each prostration while sitting,
before ending (the prayer) with Taslim; and the people too performed the two
prostrations with him instead of the sitting he forgot.
2.323:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When the call for prayer is made, Satan
takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when the
call is finished he comes back, and when the Iqama is pronounced, Satan again
takes to his heels, and when the Iqama is finished he comes back again and tries
to interfere with the person and his thoughts and say, "Remember this and that
(which he has not thought of before the prayer)", till the praying person
forgets how much he has prayed. If anyone of you does not remember whether he
has offered three or four rak`at then he should perform two prostrations of Sahu
while sitting.
2.324:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When
anyone of you stands for the prayers, Satan comes and puts him in doubts till he
forgets how many rak`at he has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he
should perform two prostrations of Sahu while sitting.
2.325:
Narrated
Kuraib:
I was sent to Aisha by Ibn `Abbas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and
`Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar . They told me to greet her on their behalf and to ask
her about the offering of the two rak`at after the `Asr prayer and to say to
her, "We were informed that you offer those two rak`at and we were told that the
Prophet had forbidden offering them." Ibn `Abbas said, "I along with `Umar bin
Al-Khattab used to beat the people whenever they offered them." I went to Aisha
and told her that message. `Aisha said, "Go and ask Um Salama about them." So I
returned and informed them about her statement. They then told me to go to Um
Salama with the same question with which t sent me to `Aisha. Um Salama replied,
"I heard the Prophet forbidding them. Later I saw him offering them immediately
after he prayed the `Asr prayer. He then entered my house at a time when some of
the Ansari women from the tribe of Bani Haram were sitting with me, so I sent my
slave girl to him having said to her, 'Stand beside him and tell him that Um
Salama says to you, "O Allah's Apostle! I have heard you forbidding the offering
of these (two rak`at after the `Asr prayer) but I have seen you offering them."
If he waves his hand then wait for him.' The slave girl did that. The Prophet
beckoned her with his hand and she waited for him. When he had finished the
prayer he said, "O daughter of Bani Umaiya! You have asked me about the two
rak`at after the `Asr prayer. The people of the tribe of `Abdul-Qais came to me
and made me busy and I could not offer the two rak`at after the Zuhr prayer.
These (two rak`at that I have just prayed) are for those (missed) ones.
2.326:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi : The news about the differences
amongst the people of Bani `Amr bin `Auf reached Allah's Apostle and so he went
to them along with some of his companions to affect a reconciliation between
them. Allah's Apostle was delayed there, and the time of the prayer was due.
Bilal went to Abu Bakr and said to him, "Allah's Apostle has been delayed
(there) and the time of prayer is due. So will you lead the people in prayer?"
Abu Bakr said, "Yes, if you wish." Bilal pronounced the Iqama and Abu Bakr, went
forward and said Takbir for the people. In the meantime Allah's Apostle came
crossing the rows (of the praying people) and stood in the (first) row and the
people started clapping. Abu Bakr, would never glance sideways in his prayer but
when the people clapped much he looked back and (saw) Allah's Apostle . Allah's
Apostle beckoned him to carry on the prayer. Abu Bakr raised his hands and
thanked Allah, and retreated till he reached the (first) row. Allah's Apostle
went forward and led the people in the prayer. When he completed the prayer he
faced the people and said, "O people! Why did you start clapping when something
unusual happened to you in the prayer? Clapping is only for women. So whoever
amongst you comes across something in the prayer should say, 'Subhan-Allah' for
there is none who will not turn round on hearing him saying Subhan-Allah. O Abu
Bakr! What prevented you from leading the people in the prayer when I beckoned
you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied, "How dare the son of Abu Quhafa lead the prayer
in the presence of Allah's Apostle ?"
2.327:
Narrated Asma':
I went
to `Aisha and she was standing praying and the people, too, were standing
(praying). So I said, "What is the matter with the people?" She beckoned with
her head towards the sky. I said, "(Is there) a sign?" She nodded intending to
say, "Yes."
2.328:
Narrated `Aisha the wife of the Prophet: Allah's
Apostle during his illness prayed in his house sitting, whereas some people
followed him standing, but the Prophet beckoned them to sit down. On completion
of the prayer he said, "The Imam is to be followed. So, bow when he bows, and
raise your head when he raises his head." (See Hadith No. 657 Vol 1 for taking
the verdict).
Bk. 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
2.329:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Someone came to me from my Lord and gave me the news (or
good tidings) that if any of my followers dies worshipping none (in any way)
along with Allah, he will enter Paradise." I asked, "Even if he committed
illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft?" He replied, "Even if he
committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft."
2.330:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone who dies worshipping
others along with Allah will definitely enter the Fire." I said, "Anyone who
dies worshipping none along with Allah will definitely enter Paradise."
2.331:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle ordered us to do
seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us: to follow the
funeral procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the
oppressed, to fulfill the oaths, to return the greeting and to reply to the
sneezer: (saying, "May Allah be merciful on you," provided the sneezer says,
"All the praises are for Allah,"). He forbade us to use silver utensils and
dishes and to wear golden rings, silk (clothes), Dibaj (pure silk cloth), Qissi
and Istabraq (two kinds of silk cloths).
2.332:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The rights of a Muslim on the Muslims are to
follow the funeral processions, to accept invitation and to reply the sneezer.
(see Hadith No 331)
2.333:
Narrated `Aisha :
Abu Bakr came riding
his horse from his dwelling place in As-Sunh. He got down from it, entered the
Mosque and did not speak with anybody till he came to me and went direct to the
Prophet, who was covered with a marked blanket. Abu Bakr uncovered his face. He
knelt down and kissed him and then started weeping and said, "My father and my
mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Prophet! Allah will not combine two
deaths on you. You have died the death which was written for you." Narrated Abu
Salama from Ibn `Abbas : Abu Bakr came out and `Umar , was addressing the
people, and Abu Bakr told him to sit down but `Umar refused. Abu Bakr again told
him to sit down but `Umar again refused. Then Abu Bakr recited the Tashah-hud
(i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's
Apostle) and the people attended to Abu Bakr and left `Umar. Abu Bakr said,
"Amma ba'du, whoever amongst you worshipped Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead, but
whoever worshipped Allah, Allah is alive and will never die. Allah said:
'Muhammad is no more than an Apostle and indeed (many) Apostles have passed away
before him ..(up to the) grateful.' " (3.144) (The narrator added, "By Allah, it
was as if the people never knew that Allah had revealed this verse before till
Abu Bakr recited it and then whoever heard it, started reciting it.")
2.334:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit: Um Al-`Ala', an Ansari woman who gave
the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet said to me, "The emigrants were
distributed amongst us by drawing lots and we got in our share `Uthman bin
Maz'un. We made him stay with us in our house. Then he suffered from a disease
which proved fatal when he died and was given a bath and was shrouded in his
clothes, Allah's Apostle came I said, 'May Allah be merciful to you, O Abu
As-Sa'ib! I testify that Allah has honored you'. The Prophet said, 'How do you
know that Allah has honored him?' I replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! Let my father
be sacrificed for you! On whom else shall Allah bestow His honor?' The Prophet
said, 'No doubt, death came to him. By Allah, I too wish him good, but by Allah,
I do not know what Allah will do with me though I am Allah's Apostle. ' By
Allah, I never attested the piety of anyone after that."
2.335:
Narrated
Al-Laith as above.
2.336:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : When my father
was martyred, I lifted the sheet from his face and wept and the people forbade
me to do so but the Prophet did not forbid me. Then my aunt Fatima began weeping
and the Prophet said, "It is all the same whether you weep or not. The angels
were shading him continuously with their wings till you shifted him (from the
field). "
2.337:
Narrated Abu Huraira, Allah's Apostle informed (the
people) about the death of An-Najashi on the very day he died. He went towards
the Musalla (praying place) and the people stood behind him in rows. He said
four Takbirs (i.e. offered the Funeral prayer).
2.338:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet said, "Zaid took over the flag and was martyred. Then it was
taken by Jafar who was martyred as well. Then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag
but he too was martyred and at that time the eyes of Allah's Apostle were full
of tears. Then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag without being nominated as a
chief (before hand) and was blessed with victory."
2.339:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas. A person died and Allah's Apostle used to visit him. He died at night
and (the people) buried him at night. In the morning they informed the Prophet
(about his death). He said, "What prevented you from informing me?" They
replied, "It was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble
you." The Prophet went to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer.
2.340:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "A Muslim whose three children die
before the age of puberty will be granted Paradise by Allah due to his mercy for
them."
2.341:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The women requested the Prophet,
"Please fix a day for us." So the Prophet preached to them and said, "A woman
whose three children died would be screened from the Hell Fire by them," Hearing
that, a woman asked, "If two died?" The Prophet replied, "Even two (would screen
her from the (Hell) Fire. " And Abu Huraira added, "Those children should be
below the age of puberty. "
2.342:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "No Muslim whose three children died will go to the Fire except for
Allah's oath (i.e. everyone has to pass over the bridge above the lake of
fire)."
2.343:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet passed by a woman
who was sitting and weeping beside a grave and said to her, "Fear Allah and be
patient."
2.344:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya al-Ansariya: Allah's Apostle came
to us when his daughter died and said, "Wash her thrice or five times or more,
if you see it necessary, with water and Sidr and then apply camphor or some
camphor at the end; and when you finish, notify me." So when we finished it, we
informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and told us to shroud the dead body
in it.
2.345:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya Allah's Apostle came to us and we were
giving a bath to his (dead) daughter and said, "Wash her three, five or more
times with water and Sidr and sprinkle camphor on her at the end; and when you
finish, notify me." So when we finished, we informed him and he gave us his
waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it. Aiyub said that Hafsa narrated to
him a narration similar to that of Muhammad in which it was said that the bath
was to be given for an odd number of times, and the numbers 3, 5 or 7 were
mentioned. It was also said that they were to start with the right side and with
the parts which were washed in ablution, and that Um 'Atiyya also mentioned, "We
combed her hair and divided them in three braids."
2.346:
Narrated Um
'Atiyya: Allah's Apostle , concerning his (dead) daughter's bath, said, "Start
with the right side, and the parts which are washed in ablution."
2.347:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya : When we washed the deceased daughter of the Prophet,
he said to us, while we were washing her, "Start the bath from the right side
and from the parts which are washed in ablution."
2.348:
Narrated Um
'Atiyya: The daughter of the Prophet expired, and he said to us, "Wash her three
or five times, or more if you see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me."
So, (when we finished) we informed him and he unfastened his waist-sheet and
told us to shroud her in it.
2.349:
Narrated Muhammad: Um 'Atiyya said,
"One of the daughters of the Prophet died and he came out and said, 'Wash her
three or five times or more, if you think it necessary, with water and Sidr, and
last of all put camphor (or some camphor) and when you finish, inform me.' " Um
Atiyya added, "When we finished we informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet
and said, 'Shroud her in it.' " And Um 'Atiyya (in another narration) added,
"The Prophet said, 'Wash her three, five or seven times or more, if you think it
necessary.' " Hafsa said that Um 'Atiyya had also said, "We entwined her hair
into three braids."
2.350:
Narrated Hafsa bint Seereen: Um 'Atiyya said
that they had entwined the hair of the daughter of Allah's Apostle in three
braids. They first undid her hair, washed and then entwined it in three braids."
2.351:
Narrated Ibn Seereen: Um 'Atiyya (an Ansari woman who gave the
pledge of allegiance to the Prophet ) came to Basra to visit her son, but she
could not find him. She narrated to us, "The Prophet came to us while we were
giving bath to his (dead) daughter, he said: 'Wash her three times, five times
or more, if you think it necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put
camphor, and when you finish, notify me.' " Um 'Atiyya added, "After finishing,
we informed him and he gave us his waist sheet and told us to shroud her in it
and did not say more than that."
2.352:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: We entwined
the hair of the dead daughter of the Prophet into three braids. Waki said that
Sufyan said, "One braid was entwined in front and the other two were entwined on
the sides of the head."
2.353:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: One of the daughters
of the Prophet expired and he came to us and said, "Wash her with Sidr (water)
for odd number of times, i.e. three, five or more, if you think it necessary,
and in the last, put camphor or (some camphor on her), and when you finish,
notify me." So when we finished we informed him. He gave his waist-sheet to us
(to shroud her). We entwined the hair (of the deceased girl) in three braids and
made them fall at her back.
2.354:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
was shrouded in three Yemenite white Suhuliya (pieces of cloth) of cotton, and
in them there was neither a shirt nor a turban."
2.355:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: While a man was riding (his Mount) in `Arafat, he fell down from it (his
Mount) and broke his neck (and died). The Prophet said, "Wash him with water and
Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth, and neither perfume him, nor cover
his head, for he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection saying,
'Labbaik,' (i.e. like a pilgrim)."
2.356:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While a
man was at `Arafat (for Hajj) with Allah's Apostle the fell down from his Mount
and broke his neck (and died). So Allah's Apostle said, "Wash him with water and
Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth and neither perfume him nor cover his
head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection and he will be
saying 'Labbaik."
2.357:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man was killed by his
camel while we were with the Prophet and he was a Muhrim. So the Prophet said,
"Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth and neither
perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of
Resurrection and he will be saying 'Labbaik' . "
2.358:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: A man fell from his Mount and died while he was with the Prophet at
`Arafat. The Prophet said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in two
pieces of cloth and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for he will be
resurrected on the Day of Resurrection saying, 'Labbaik'."
2.359:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When `Abdullah bin Ubai (the chief of hypocrites) died,
his son came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Please give me your
shirt to shroud him in it, offer his funeral prayer and ask for Allah's
forgiveness for him." So Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) gave his shirt to him and
said, "Inform me (When the funeral is ready) so that I may offer the funeral
prayer." So, he informed him and when the Prophet intended to offer the funeral
prayer, `Umar took hold of his hand and said, "Has Allah not forbidden you to
offer the funeral prayer for the hypocrites? The Prophet said, "I have been
given the choice for Allah says: '(It does not avail) Whether you (O Muhammad)
ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites), or do not ask for forgiveness for them.
Even though you ask for their forgiveness seventy times, Allah will not forgive
them. (9.80)" So the Prophet offered the funeral prayer and on that the
revelation came: "And never (O Muhammad) pray (funeral prayer) for any of them
(i.e. hypocrites) that dies." (9. 84)
2.360:
Narrated Jabir:
The
Prophet came to (the grave of) `Abdullah bin Ubai after his body was buried. The
body was brought out and then the Prophet put his saliva over the body and
clothed it in his shirt.
2.361:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet was
shrouded in three pieces of cloth which were made of Suhul (a type of cotton),
and neither a shirt nor a turban were used.
2.362:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was shrouded in three pieces of cloth and neither a shirt
nor a turban were used.
2.363:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was
shrouded in three pieces of cloth which were made of white Suhul and neither a
shirt nor a turban were used.
2.364:
Narrated Sa`d from his father: Once
the meal of `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf was brought in front of him, and he said,
"Mustab bin `Umar was martyred and he was better than I, and he had nothing
except his Burd (a black square narrow dress) to be shrouded in. Hamza or
another person was martyred and he was also better than I and he had nothing to
be shrouded in except his Burd. No doubt, I fear that the rewards of my deeds
might have been given early in this world." Then he started weeping.
2.365:
Narrated Ibrahim:
Once a meal was brought to `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and
he was fasting. He said, "Mustab bin `Umar was martyred and he was better than I
and was shrouded in his Burd and when his head was covered with it, his legs
became bare, and when his legs were covered his head got uncovered. Hamza was
martyred and was better than I. Now the worldly wealth have been bestowed upon
us (or said a similar thing). No doubt, I fear that the rewards of my deeds
might have been given earlier in this world." Then he started weeping and left
his food.
2.366:
Narrated Khabbab:
We emigrated with the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) in Allah's cause, and so our reward was then surely incumbent on
Allah. Some of us died and they did not take anything from their rewards in this
world, and amongst them was Mustab bin `Umar; and the others were those who got
their rewards. Mustab bin `Umar was martyred on the day of the Battle of Uhud
and we could get nothing except his Burd to shroud him in. And when we covered
his head his feet became bare and vice versa. So the Prophet ordered us to cover
his head only and to put idhkhir (a kind of shrub) over his feet.
2.367:
Narrated Sahl:
A woman brought a woven Burda (sheet) having edging
(border) to the Prophet, Then Sahl asked them whether they knew what is Burda,
they said that Burda is a cloak and Sahl confirmed their reply. Then the woman
said, "I have woven it with my own hands and I have brought it so that you may
wear it." The Prophet accepted it, and at that time he was in need of it. So he
came out wearing it as his waist-sheet. A man praised it and said, "Will you
give it to me? How nice it is!" The other people said, "You have not done the
right thing as the Prophet is in need of it and you have asked for it when you
know that he never turns down anybody's request." The man replied, "By Allah, I
have not asked for it to wear it but to make it my shroud." Later it was his
shroud.
2.368:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: We were forbidden to accompany
funeral processions but not strictly.
2.369:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Seereen: One of the sons of Um 'Atiyya died, and when it was the third day she
asked for a yellow perfume and put it over her body, and said, "We were
forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for our husbands."
2.370:
Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama: When the news of the death of Abu Sufyan
reached from Sham, Um Habiba on the third day, asked for a yellow perfume and
scented her cheeks and forearms and said, "No doubt, I would not have been in
need of this, had I not heard the Prophet saying: "It is not legal for a woman
who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for any
dead person except her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and
ten days."
2.371:
Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama : I went to Um Habiba,
the wife of Prophet, who said, "I heard the Prophets saying, 'It is not legal
for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for any dead person
for more than three days except for her husband, (for whom she should mourn) for
four months and ten days'." Later I went to Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother
died; she asked for some scent, and after using it she said, "I am not in need
of scent but I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'It is not legal for a woman who
believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for any
dead person except her husband, (for whom she should mourn) for four months and
ten days.' "
2.372:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet passed by a
woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be patient.
She said to him, "Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like
mine." And she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the
Prophet . so she went to the house of the Prophet and there she did not find any
guard. Then she said to him, "I did not recognize you." He said, "Verily, the
patience is at the first stroke of a calamity."
2.373:
Narrated Usama
bin Zaid: The daughter of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) sent (a messenger) to the
Prophet requesting him to come as her child was dying (or was gasping), but the
Prophet returned the messenger and told him to convey his greeting to her and
say: "Whatever Allah takes is for Him and whatever He gives, is for Him, and
everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and so she should
be patient and hope for Allah's reward." She again sent for him, swearing that
he should come. The Prophet got up, and so did Sa`d bin 'Ubada, Mu`adh bin
Jabal, Ubai bin Ka`b, Zaid bin Thabit and some other men. The child was brought
to Allah's Apostle while his breath was disturbed in his chest (the sub-narrator
thinks that Usama added: ) as if it was a leather water-skin. On that the eyes
of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) started shedding tears. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle!
What is this?" He replied, "It is mercy which Allah has lodged in the hearts of
His slaves, and Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful
(to others).
2.374:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We were (in the funeral
procession) of one of the daughters of the Prophet and he was sitting by the
side of the grave. I saw his eyes shedding tears. He said, "Is there anyone
among you who did not have sexual relations with his wife last night?" Abu Talha
replied in the affirmative. And so the Prophet told him to get down in the
grave. And so he got down in her grave.
2.375:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
'Ubaidullah bin Abi Mulaika: One of the daughters of `Uthman died at Mecca. We
went to attend her funeral procession. Ibn `Umar and Ibn `Abbas were also
present. I sat in between them (or said, I sat beside one of them. Then a man
came and sat beside me.) `Abdullah bin `Umar said to `Amr bin `Uthman, "Will you
not prohibit crying as Allah's Apostle has said, 'The dead person is tortured by
the crying of his relatives.?" Ibn `Abbas said, "`Umar used to say so." Then he
added narrating, "I accompanied `Umar on a journey from Mecca till we reached
Al-Baida. There he saw some travelers in the shade of a Samura (A kind of forest
tree). He said (to me), "Go and see who those travelers are." So I went and saw
that one of them was Suhaib. I told this to `Umar who then asked me to call him.
So I went back to Suhaib and said to him, "Depart and follow the chief of the
faithful believers." Later, when `Umar was stabbed, Suhaib came in weeping and
saying, "O my brother, O my friend!" (on this `Umar said to him, "O Suhaib! Are
you weeping for me while the Prophet said, "The dead person is punished by some
of the weeping of his relatives?" Ibn `Abbas added, "When `Umar died I told all
this to Aisha and she said, 'May Allah be merciful to `Umar. By Allah, Allah's
Apostle did not say that a believer is punished by the weeping of his relatives.
But he said, Allah increases the punishment of a non-believer because of the
weeping of his relatives." Aisha further added, "The Qur'an is sufficient for
you (to clear up this point) as Allah has stated: 'No burdened soul will bear
another's burden.' " (35.18). Ibn `Abbas then said, "Only Allah makes one laugh
or cry." Ibn `Umar did not say anything after that.
2.376:
Narrated
`Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Once Allah's Apostle passed by (the grave
of) a Jewess whose relatives were weeping over her. He said, "They are weeping
over her and she is being tortured in her grave."
2.377:
Narrated Abu
Burda: That his father said, "When `Umar was stabbed, Suhaib started crying: O
my brother! `Umar said, 'Don't you know that the Prophet said: The deceased is
tortured for the weeping of the living'?"
2.378:
Narrated Al-Mughira: I
heard the Prophet saying, "Ascribing false things to me is not like ascribing
false things to anyone else. Whosoever tells a lie against me intentionally then
surely let him occupy his seat in Hell-Fire." I heard the Prophet saying, "The
deceased who is wailed over is tortured for that wailing."
2.379:
Narrated Ibn `Umar from his father: The Prophet said, "The deceased is
tortured in his grave for the wailing done over him."
2.380:
Narrated
Shu`ba:
The deceased is tortured for the wailing of the living ones over him
.
2.381:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : On the day of the Battle of
Uhud, my father was brought and he had been mayhemed and was placed in front of
Allah's Apostle and a sheet was over him. I went intending to uncover my father
but my people forbade me; again I wanted to uncover him but my people forbade
me. Allah's Apostle gave his order and he was shifted away. At that time he
heard the voice of a crying woman and asked, "Who is this?" They said, "It is
the daughter or the sister of `Amr." He said, "Why does she weep? (or let her
stop weeping), for the angels had been shading him with their wings till he
(i.e. the body of the martyr) was shifted away."
2.382:
Narrated
`Abdullah: the Prophet said, "He who slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and
follows the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance is not one of us."
2.383:
Narrated 'Amir bin Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: That his father said, "In
the year of the last Hajj of the Prophet I became seriously ill and the Prophet
used to visit me inquiring about my health. I told him, 'I am reduced to this
state because of illness and I am wealthy and have no inheritors except a
daughter, (In this narration the name of 'Amir bin Sa`d is mentioned and in fact
it is a mistake; the narrator is `Aisha bint Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas). Should I give
two-thirds of my property in charity?' He said, 'No.' I asked, 'Half?' He said,
'No.' then he added, 'One-third, and even one-third is much. You'd better leave
your inheritors wealthy rather than leaving them poor, begging others. You will
get a reward for whatever you spend for Allah's sake, even for what you put in
your wife's mouth.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Will I be left alone after my
companions have gone?' He said, 'If you are left behind, whatever good deeds you
will do will upgrade you and raise you high. And perhaps you will have a long
life so that some people will be benefited by you while others will be harmed by
you. O Allah! Complete the emigration of my companions and do not turn them
renegades.' But Allah's Apostle felt sorry for poor Sa`d bin Khaula as he died
in Mecca." (but Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas lived long after the Prophet (p.b.u.h).)
2.384:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "He who slaps the cheeks,
tears the clothes and follows the tradition of the Days of Ignorance is not from
us."
2.385:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "He who slaps the
cheeks, tears the clothes and follows the traditions of the Days of Ignorance is
not from us."
2.386:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the Prophet got the news
of the death of Ibn Haritha, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha he sat down and looked sad
and I was looking at him through the chink of the door. A man came and told him
about the crying of the women of Ja`far. The Prophet ordered him to forbid them.
The man went and came back saying that he had told them but they did not listen
to him. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Forbid them." So again he went and came
back for the third time and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, they did not
listen to us at all." (`Aisha added): Allah's Apostle ordered him to go and put
dust in their mouths. I said, (to that man) "May Allah stick your nose in the
dust (i.e. humiliate you)! You could neither (persuade the women to) fulfill the
order of Allah's Apostle nor did you relieve Allah's Apostle from fatigue. "
2.387:
Narrated Anas:
When the reciters of Qur'an were martyred,
Allah's Apostle recited Qunut for one month and I never saw him (i.e. Allah's
Apostle) so sad as he was on that day.
2.388:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
One of the sons of Abu Talha became sick and died and Abu Talha at that time was
not at home. When his wife saw that he was dead, she prepared him (washed and
shrouded him) and placed him somewhere in the house. When Abu Talha came, he
asked, "How is the boy?" She said, "The child is quiet and I hope he is in
peace." Abu Talha thought that she had spoken the truth. Abu Talha passed the
night and in the morning took a bath and when he intended to go out, she told
him that his son had died, Abu Talha offered the (morning) prayer with the
Prophet and informed the Prophet of what happened to them. Allah's Apostle said,
"May Allah bless you concerning your night. (That is, may Allah bless you with
good offspring)." Sufyan said, "One of the Ansar said, 'They (i.e. Abu Talha and
his wife) had nine sons and all of them became reciters of the Qur'an (by
heart).' "
2.389:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The real
patience is at the first stroke of a calamity."
2.390:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: We went with Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) to the blacksmith Abu Saif, and he
was the husband of the wet-nurse of Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet). Allah's
Apostle took Ibrahim and kissed him and smelled him and later we entered Abu
Saif's house and at that time Ibrahim was in his last breaths, and the eyes of
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) started shedding tears. `Abdur Rahman bin `Auf said,
"O Allah's Apostle, even you are weeping!" He said, "O Ibn `Auf, this is mercy."
Then he wept more and said, "The eyes are shedding tears and the heart is
grieved, and we will not say except what pleases our Lord, O Ibrahim ! Indeed we
are grieved by your separation."
2.391:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar :
Sa`d bin 'Ubada became sick and the Prophet along with `Abdur Rahman bin `Auf,
Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and `Abdullah bin Mas`ud visited him to inquire about his
health. When he came to him, he found him surrounded by his household and he
asked, "Has he died?" They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." The Prophet wept and
when the people saw the weeping of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) they all wept. He
said, "Will you listen? Allah does not punish for shedding tears, nor for the
grief of the heart but he punishes or bestows His Mercy because of this." He
pointed to his tongue and added, "The deceased is punished for the wailing of
his relatives over him." `Umar used to beat with a stick and throw stones and
put dust over the faces (of those who used to wail over the dead).
2.392:
Narrated Aisha:
When the news of the martyrdom of Zaid bin Haritha,
Ja`far and `Abdullah bin Rawaha came, the Prophet sat down looking sad, and I
was looking through the chink of the door. A man came and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The women of Ja`far," and then he mentioned their crying . The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) ordered him to stop them from crying. The man went and came back and
said, "I tried to stop them but they disobeyed." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) ordered
him for the second time to forbid them. He went again and came back and said,
"They did not listen to me, (or "us": the sub-narrator Muhammad bin Haushab is
in doubt as to which is right). " (`Aisha added: The Prophet said, "Put dust in
their mouths." I said (to that man), "May Allah stick your nose in the dust
(i.e. humiliate you)." By Allah, you could not (stop the women from crying) to
fulfill the order, besides you did not relieve Allah's Apostle from fatigue."
2.393:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: At the time of giving the pledge of
allegiance to the Prophet one of the conditions was that we would not wail, but
it was not fulfilled except by five women and they are Um Sulaim, Um Al-`Ala',
the daughter of Abi Sabra (the wife of Mu`adh), and two other women; or the
daughter of Abi Sabra and the wife of Mu`adh and another woman.
2.394:
Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi`a:, The Prophet said, "Whenever you see a funeral
procession, stand up till the procession goes ahead of you." Al-Humaidi added,
"Till the coffin leaves you behind or is put down."
2.395:
Narrated
'Amir bin Rabi`a: The Prophet said, "If any one of you see a funeral procession
and he is not going along with it, then he should stand and remain standing till
he gets behind it, or it leaves him behind, or the coffin is put down before it
goes ahead of him . "
2.396:
Narrated Sa`id Al-Maqburi: That his father
said, "While we were accompanying a funeral procession, Abu Huraira got hold of
the hand of Marwan and they sat down before the coffin was put down. Then Abu
Sa`id came and took hold of Marwan's hand and said, "Get up. By Allah, no doubt
this (i.e. Abu Huraira) knows that the Prophet forbade us to do that." Abu
Huraira said, "He (Abu Sa`id) has spoken the truth."
2.397:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri The Prophet said, "When you see a funeral procession, you should
stand up, and whoever accompanies it should not sit till the coffin is put
down."
2.398:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : A funeral procession passed
in front of us and the Prophet stood up and we too stood up. We said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! This is the funeral procession of a Jew." He said, "Whenever you see a
funeral procession, you should stand up."
2.399:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman
bin Abi Laila: Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa`d were sitting in the city of
Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up.
They were told that funeral procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land
i.e. of a non-believer, under the protection of Muslims. They said, "A funeral
procession passed in front of the Prophet and he stood up. When he was told that
it was the coffin of a Jew, he said, "Is it not a living being (soul)?"
2.400:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri : Allah's Apostle said, When the
funeral is ready and the men carry it on their shoulders, if the deceased was
righteous it will say, 'Present me (hurriedly),' and if he was not righteous, it
will say, 'Woe to it (me)! Where are they taking it (me)?' Its voice is heard by
everything except man and if he heard it he would fall unconscious."
2.401:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Hurry up with the dead body for if
it was righteous, you are forwarding it to welfare; and if it was otherwise,
then you are putting off an evil thing down your necks."
2.402:
Narrated
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri The Prophet said, "When a funeral is ready and the men carry
the deceased on their necks (shoulders), if it was pious then it will say,
'Present me quickly', and if it was not pious, then it will say, 'Woe to it
(me), where are they taking it (me)?' And its voice is heard by everything
except mankind and if he heard it he would fall unconscious."
2.403:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle offered the funeral prayer for
An-Najashi and I was in the second or third row.
2.404:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) informed his companions about the death of
An-Najashi and then he went ahead (to lead the prayer) and the people lined up
behind him in rows and he said four Takbir.
2.405:
Narrated
Ash-Shaibani: Ash Shu`bi said, "I was informed by a man who had seen the Prophet
going to a grave that was separate from the other graves and he aligned the
people in rows and said four Takbir." I said, "O Abu `Amr! who narrated (that)
to you"? He said, "Ibn `Abbas. "
2.406:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah :
The Prophet said, "Today a pious man from Ethiopia (i.e. An Najashi) has
expired, come on to offer the funeral prayer." (Jabir said): We lined up in rows
and after that the Prophet led the prayer and we were in rows. Jabir added, I
was in the second row."
2.407:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
passed by a grave of a deceased who had been buried at night. He said, "When was
this (deceased) buried?" The people said, "Yesterday." He said, "Why did you not
inform me?" They said, "We buried him when it was dark and so we disliked to
wake you up." He stood up and we lined up behind him. (Ibn `Abbas said): I was
one of them, and the Prophet offered the funeral prayer.
2.408:
Narrated
Ash-Shaibani: Ash-Shu`bi said, "Somebody who passed along with your Prophet
(p.b.u.h) by a grave that was separate from the other graves informed me
(saying), "The Prophet led us (in the prayer) and we aligned behind him." We
said, "O Abu `Amr! Who told you this narration?" He replied, "Ibn `Abbas."
2.409:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar was told that Abu Huraira said,
"Whoever accompanies the funeral procession will have a reward equal to one
Qirat." Ibn `Umar said, "Abu Huraira talks of a too enormous reward." Aisha
attested Abu Huraira's narration and said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying like
that." Ibn `Umar said, "We have lost numerous Qirats."
2.410:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever attends the funeral
procession till he offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to
one Qirat, and whoever accompanies it till burial, will get a reward equal to
two Qirats." It was asked, "What are two Qirats?" He replied, "Like two huge
mountains."
2.411:
Narrated 'Amir:
Ibn `Abbas (who was at that time
a boy) said, "Allah's Apostle came to a grave and the people said, 'He or she
was buried yesterday.' " Ibn `Abbas added, "We aligned behind the Prophet and he
led the funeral prayer of the deceased."
2.412:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle informed about the news of the death of An-Najash (King of
Ethiopia) on the day he expired. He said, "Ask Allah's forgiveness for your
brother. " Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet made them align in rows at the
Musalla and said four Takbir.
2.413:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : The
Jew brought to the Prophet a man and a woman from amongst them who have
committed (adultery) illegal sexual intercourse. He ordered both of them to be
stoned (to death), near the place of offering the funeral prayers beside the
mosque."
2.414:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha said, "The Prophet in his
fatal illness said, 'Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took
the graves of their Prophets as places for praying."' Aisha added, "Had it not
been for that, the grave of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) would have been made prominent
but I am afraid it might be taken (as a) place for praying.
2.415:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab: I offered the funeral prayer behind the Prophet
for a woman who had died during childbirth and he stood up by the middle of the
coffin.
2.416:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab I offered the funeral prayer
behind the Prophet for a woman who had died during childbirth and he stood up by
the middle of the coffin.
2.417:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
informed about the news of the death of An-Najash on the day he died. He went
out with us to the Musalla and we aligned in rows and he said four Takbirs for
An-Najashi's funeral prayer.
2.418:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet
offered the funeral prayer of As-Hama An-Najash and said four Takbir.
2.419:
Narrated Talha bin `Abdullah bin `Auf: I offered the funeral prayer behind
Ibn `Abbas and he recited Al-Fatiha and said, "You should know that it (i.e.
recitation of Al-Fatiha) is the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad.
2.420:
Narrated Sulaiman Ash-Shaibani: I heard Ash-Shu`bi saying, "I was told by a
man who had passed with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) by a grave that was separate from
the other graves that he (the Prophet ) led them in the prayer and they prayed
behind him." I said, "O Abu `Amr! Who narrated that to you?" He replied, "Ibn
`Abbas."
2.421:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A black person, a male or a female
used to clean the Mosque and then died. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) did not know about
it . One day the Prophet remembered him and said, "What happened to that
person?" The people replied, "O Allah's Apostle! He died." He said, "Why did you
not inform me?" They said, "His story was so and so (i.e. regarded him as
insignificant)." He said, "Show me his grave." He then went to his grave and
offered the funeral prayer.
2.422:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"When a human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even
hears their foot steps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask him:
What did you use to say about this man, Muhammad ? He will say: I testify that
he is Allah's slave and His Apostle. Then it will be said to him, 'Look at your
place in the Hell-Fire. Allah has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.'
" The Prophet added, "The dead person will see both his places. But a
non-believer or a hypocrite will say to the angels, 'I do not know, but I used
to say what the people used to say! It will be said to him, 'Neither did you
know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Qur'an).' Then he will be
hit with an iron hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and that cry will
be heard by whatever approaches him except human beings and jinns."
2.423:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The angel of death was sent to Moses and when he went
to him, Moses slapped him severely, spoiling one of his eyes. The angel went
back to his Lord, and said, "You sent me to a slave who does not want to die."
Allah restored his eye and said, "Go back and tell him (i.e. Moses) to place his
hand over the back of an ox, for he will be allowed to live for a number of
years equal to the number of hairs coming under his hand." (So the angel came to
him and told him the same). Then Moses asked, "O my Lord! What will be then?" He
said, "Death will be then." He said, "(Let it be) now." He asked Allah that He
bring him near the Sacred Land at a distance of a stone's throw. Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) said, "Were I there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way
near the red sand hill."
2.424:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) offered the funeral prayer of a man one night after he was buried, he
and his companions stood up (for the Prayer). He had asked them about him before
standing, saying, "Who is this?" They said, "He is so and so and was buried last
night." So all of them offered the funeral prayer.
2.425:
Narrated
`Aisha:
When the Prophet became ill, some of his wives talked about a church
which they had seen in Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um Habiba
had been to Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty and
the pictures it contained. The Prophet raised his head and said, "Those are the
people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a place of worship at
his grave and then they make those pictures in it. Those are the worst creatures
in the Sight of Allah."
2.426:
Narrated Anas:
We were in the funeral
procession of the daughter of Allah's Apostle and Allah's Apostle was sitting
near the grave and I saw his eyes full of tears. He said, "Is there anyone
amongst you who did not have sexual relations with his wife last night?" Abu
Talha replied in the affirmative. And so Allah's Apostle told him to get down in
her grave and he got down in her grave and buried her.
2.427:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet collected every two martyrs of Uhud in one
piece of cloth, then he would ask, "Which of them had (knew) more of the
Qur'an?" When one of them was pointed out for him, he would put that one first
in the grave and say, "I will be a witness on these on the Day of Resurrection."
He ordered them to be buried with their blood on their bodies and they were
neither washed nor was a funeral prayer offered for them.
2.428:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: One day the Prophet went out and offered the
funeral prayers of the martyrs of Uhud and then went up the pulpit and said, "I
will pave the way for you as your predecessor and will be a witness on you. By
Allah! I see my Fount (Kauthar) just now and I have been given the keys of all
the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth). By Allah! I am not afraid
that you will worship others along with Allah after my death, but I am afraid
that you will fight with one another for the worldly things."
2.429:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : The Prophet buried every two martyrs in of
Uhud in one grave.
2.430:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "Bury
them (i.e. martyrs) with their blood." (that was) On the day of the Battle of
Uhud. He did not get them washed.
2.431:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah :
Allah's Apostle shrouded every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth and
then he would ask, "Which of them knew more Qur'an?" When one of them was
pointed out he would put him first in the grave. He said, "I am a witness on
these." Then he ordered them to be buried with blood on their bodies. Neither
did he offer their funeral prayer nor did he get them washed. (Jabir bin
`Abdullah added): Allah's Apostle used to ask about the martyrs of Uhud as to
which of them knew more of the Qur'an." And when one of them was pointed out as
having more of it he would put him first in the grave and then his companions.
(Jabir added): My father and my uncle were shrouded in one sheet.
2.432:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Allah has made Mecca a sanctuary
(sacred place) and it was a sanctuary before me and will be so after me. It was
made legal for me (to fight in it) for a few hours of the day. None is allowed
to uproot its thorny shrubs or to cut its trees or to chase its game or to pick
up its fallen things except by a person who announces it publicly." On that
Al-Abbas said (to the Prophet), "Except Al-Idhkhir for our goldsmiths and for
our graves." And so the Prophet added, "Except Al-Idhkhir. " And Abu Huraira
narrated that the Prophet said, "Except Al-Idhkhir for our graves and houses."
And Ibn `Abbas said, "For their goldsmiths and houses."
2.433:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle came to `Abdullah bin Ubai (a hypocrite)
after his death and he has been laid in his pit (grave). He ordered (that he be
taken out of the grave) and he was taken out. Then he placed him on his knees
and threw some of his saliva on him and clothed him in his (the Prophet's) own
shirt. Allah knows better (why he did so). `Abdullah bin Ubai had given his
shirt to Al-Abbas to wear. Abu Harun said, "Allah's Apostle at that time had two
shirts and the son of `Abdullah bin Ubai said to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Clothe
my father in your shirt which has been in contact with your skin.' ' Sufyan
added, "Thus people think that the Prophet clothed `Abdullah bin Tubal in his
shirt in lieu of what he (Abdullah) had done (for Al `Abbas, the Prophet's
uncle.)"
2.434:
Narrated Jabir:
When the time of the Battle of Uhud
approached, my father called me at night and said, "I think that I will be the
first amongst the companions of the Prophet to be martyred. I do not leave
anyone after me dearer to me than you, except Allah's Apostle's soul and I owe
some debt and you should repay it and treat your sisters favorably (nicely and
politely)." So in the morning he was the first to be martyred and was buried
along with another (martyr). I did not like to leave him with the other (martyr)
so I took him out of the grave after six months of his burial and he was in the
same condition as he was on the day of burial, except a slight change near his
ear.
2.435:
Narrated Jabir:
A man was buried along with my father
and I did not like it till I took him (i.e. my father) out and buried him in a
separate grave.
2.436:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet
collected every two martyrs of Uhud (in one grave) and then he would ask, "Which
of them knew the Qur'an more?" And if one of them was pointed out for him as
having more knowledge, he would put him first in the Lahd. The Prophet said, "I
will be a witness on these on the Day of Resurrection." Then he ordered them to
be buried with their blood on their bodies and he did not have them washed.
2.437:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar set out along with the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) with a group of people to Ibn Saiyad till they saw him playing with
the boys near the hillocks of Bani Mughala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing
his puberty and did not notice (us) until the Prophet stroked him with his hand
and said to him, "Do you testify that I am Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked
at him and said, "I testify that you are the Messenger of illiterates." Then Ibn
Saiyad asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h), "Do you testify that I am Allah's Apostle?"
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) refuted it and said, "I believe in Allah and His
Apostles." Then he said (to Ibn Saiyad), "What do you think?" Ibn Saiyad
answered, "True people and liars visit me." The Prophet said, "You have been
confused as to this matter." Then the Prophet said to him, "I have kept
something (in my mind) for you, (can you tell me that?)" Ibn Saiyad said, "It is
Al-Dukh (the smoke)." (2) The Prophet said, "Let you be in ignominy. You cannot
cross your limits." On that `Umar, said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop
his head off." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "If he is he (i.e. Dajjal), then you
cannot overpower him, and if he is not, then there is no use of murdering him."
(Ibn `Umar added): Later on Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) once again went along with
Ubai bin Ka`b to the date-palm trees (garden) where Ibn Saiyad was staying. The
Prophet (p.b.u.h) wanted to hear something from Ibn Saiyad before Ibn Saiyad
could see him, and the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saw him lying covered with a sheet and
from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw Allah's Apostle while
he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palm trees. She addressed
Ibn Saiyad, "O Saf ! (and this was the name of Ibn Saiyad) Here is Muhammad."
And with that Ibn Saiyad got up. The Prophet said, "Had this woman left him (Had
she not disturbed him), then Ibn Saiyad would have revealed the reality of his
case.
2.438:
Narrated Anas:
A young Jewish boy used to serve the
Prophet and he became sick. So the Prophet went to visit him. He sat near his
head and asked him to embrace Islam. The boy looked at his father, who was
sitting there; the latter told him to obey Abul-Qasim and the boy embraced
Islam. The Prophet came out saying: "Praises be to Allah Who saved the boy from
the Hell-fire."
2.439:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: My mother and I were among
the weak and oppressed. I from among the children, and my mother from among the
women.
2.440:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: The funeral prayer should be offered
for every child even if he were the son of a prostitute as he was born with a
true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone). If his parents are
Muslims, particularly the father, even if his mother were a non-Muslim, and if
he after the delivery cries (even once) before his death (i.e. born alive) then
the funeral prayer must be offered. And if the child does not cry after his
delivery (i.e. born dead) then his funeral prayer should not be offered, and he
will be considered as a miscarriage. Abu Huraira, narrated that the Prophet
said, "Every child is born with a true faith (i.e. to worship none but Allah
Alone) but his parents convert him to Judaism or to Christianity or to
Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it
mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: 'The pure Allah's Islamic
nature (true faith i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone), with which He has
created human beings.' " (30.30).
2.441:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's
Apostle said, "Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship
none but Allah Alone) but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or
Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it
mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: "The pure Allah's Islamic
nature (true faith of Islam) (i.e. worshipping none but Allah) with which He has
created human beings. No change let there be in the religion of Allah (i.e.
joining none in worship with Allah). That is the straight religion (Islam) but
most of men know, not." (30.30)
2.442:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab
from his father: When the time of the death of Abu Talib approached, Allah's
Apostle went to him and found Abu Jahl bin Hisham and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya
bin Al-Mughira by his side. Allah's Apostle said to Abu Talib, "O uncle! Say:
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, a sentence with which I shall be
a witness (i.e. argue) for you before Allah. Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abi
Umaiya said, "O Abu Talib! Are you going to denounce the religion of `Abdul
Muttalib?" Allah's Apostle kept on inviting Abu Talib to say it (i.e. 'None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah') while they (Abu Jahl and `Abdullah) kept
on repeating their statement till Abu Talib said as his last statement that he
was on the religion of `Abdul Muttalib and refused to say, 'None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah.' (Then Allah's Apostle said, "I will keep on asking
Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So Allah
revealed (the verse) concerning him (i.e. It is not fitting for the Prophet and
those who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans
even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that they are
companions of the fire (9.113).
2.443:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
once passed by two graves, and those two persons (in the graves) were being
tortured. He said, "They are being tortured not for a great thing (to avoid).
One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine, while the
other was going about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends). He then
took a green leaf of a date-palm tree split it into two pieces and fixed one on
each grave. The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you done so?" He
replied, "I hope that their punishment may be lessened till they (the leaf)
become dry."
2.444:
Narrated `Ali:
" We were accompanying a funeral
procession in Baqi-I-Gharqad. The Prophet came to us and sat and we sat around
him. He had a small stick in his hand then he bent his head and started scraping
the ground with it. He then said, "There is none among you, and not a created
soul, but has place either in Paradise or in Hell assigned for him and it is
also determined for him whether he will be among the blessed or wretched." A man
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Should we not depend on what has been written for us
and leave the deeds as whoever amongst us is blessed will do the deeds of a
blessed person and whoever amongst us will be wretched, will do the deeds of a
wretched person?" The Prophet said, "The good deeds are made easy for the
blessed, and bad deeds are made easy for the wretched." Then he recited the
Verses:-- "As for him who gives (in charity) and is Allah-fearing And believes
in the Best reward from Allah. " (9
2.5-6)
2.445:
Narrated Thabit bin
Ad-Dahhak: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever intentionally swears falsely by
a religion other than Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If
such thing is not true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever
commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron
in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was inflicted with
wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on
himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him."
2.446:
Narrated Abu
Huraira-: The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on
throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by
stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."
2.447:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab : When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died,
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was called upon to offer his funeral prayer. When
Allah's Apostle stood up to offer the prayer, I got up quickly and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubai and he said so and so on
such and such occasions?" And started mentioning all that he had said. Allah's
Apostle smiled and said, "O `Umar! Go away from me." When I talked too much he
said, "I have been given the choice and so I have chosen (to offer the prayer).
Had I known that he would be forgiven by asking for Allah's forgiveness for more
than seventy times, surely I would have done so." (`Umar added): Allah's Apostle
offered his funeral prayer and returned and after a short while the two verses
of Surat Bara' were revealed: i.e. "And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them
who dies . . . (to the end of the verse) rebellion (9.84)" -- (`Umar added),
"Later I astonished at my daring before Allah's Apostle on that day. And Allah
and His Apostle know better."
2.448:
Narrated Anas bin Malik, : A
funeral procession passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet said,
"It has been affirmed to him." Then another funeral procession passed and the
people spoke badly of the deceased. The Prophet said, "It has been affirmed to
him". `Umar bin Al-Khattab asked (Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) ), "What has been
affirmed?" He replied, "You praised this, so Paradise has been affirmed to him;
and you spoke badly of this, so Hell has been affirmed to him. You people are
Allah's witnesses on earth."
2.449:
Narrated Abu Al-Aswad: I came to
Medina when an epidemic had broken out. While I was sitting with `Umar bin
Al-Khattab a funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased.
`Umar said, "It has been affirmed to him." And another funeral procession passed
by and the people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been affirmed to
him." A third (funeral procession) passed by and the people spoke badly of the
deceased. He said, "It has been affirmed to him." I (Abu Al-Aswad) asked, "O
chief of the believers! What has been affirmed?" He replied, "I said the same as
the Prophet had said, that is: if four persons testify the piety of a Muslim,
Allah will grant him Paradise." We asked, "If three persons testify his piety?"
He (the Prophet) replied, "Even three." Then we asked, "If two?" He replied,
"Even two." We did not ask him regarding one witness.
2.450:
Narrated
Al-Bara' bin `Azib : The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "When a faithful believer is
made to sit in his grave, then (the angels) come to him and he testifies that
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.
And that corresponds to Allah's statement: Allah will keep firm those who
believe with the word that stands firm . . . (14.27).
2.451:
Narrated
Shu`ba:
Same as above and added, "Allah will keep firm those who believe . .
. (14.27) was revealed concerning the punishment of the grave."
2.452:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet looked at the people of the well (the well
in which the bodies of the pagans killed in the Battle of Badr were thrown) and
said, "Have you found true what your Lord promised you?" Somebody said to him,
"You are addressing dead people." He replied, "You do not hear better than they
but they cannot reply."
2.453:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"They now realize that what I used to tell them was the truth. "And Allah said,
'Verily! You cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them, and similarly the
disbelievers) nor can you make the deaf hear. (27.80).
2.454:
Narrated
Masruq:
`Aisha said that a Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment
in the grave, saying to her, "May Allah protect you from the punishment of the
grave." `Aisha then asked Allah's Apostle about the punishment of the grave. He
said, "Yes, (there is) punishment in the grave." `Aisha added, "After that I
never saw Allah's Apostle but seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment in
the grave in every prayer he prayed."
2.455:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi
Bakr : Allah's Apostle once stood up delivering a sermon and mentioned the trial
which people will face in the grave. When he mentioned that, the Muslims started
shouting loudly.
2.456:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said,
"When (Allah's) slave is put in his grave and his companions return and he even
hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, 'What
did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?' The faithful Believer will
say, 'I testify that he is Allah's slave and His Apostle.' Then they will say to
him, 'Look at your place in the Hell Fire; Allah has given you a place in
Paradise instead of it.' So he will see both his places." (Qatada said, "We were
informed that his grave would be made spacious." Then Qatada went back to the
narration of Anas who said;) Whereas a hypocrite or a non-believer will be
asked, "What did you use to say about this man." He will reply, "I do not know;
but I used to say what the people used to say." So they will say to him,
"Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Qur'an)."
Then he will be hit with iron hammers once, that he will send such a cry as
everything near to him will hear, except Jinns and human beings. (See Hadith No.
422).
2.457:
Narrated Abi Aiyub: Once the Prophet went out after sunset
and heard a dreadful voice, and said, "The Jews are being punished in their
graves."
2.458:
Narrated Musa bin `Uqba: (From the daughter of Khalid
bin Sa id bin Al-`Asi) who said that she had heard the Prophet seeking refuge
with Allah from the punishment in the grave.
2.459:
Narrated Abu Huraira
: Allah's Apostle used to invoke (Allah): "Allahumma ini a`udhu bika min
'adhabi-l-Qabr, wa min 'adhabi-nnar, wa min fitnati-l-mahya wa-lmamat, wa min
fitnati-l-masih ad-dajjal. (O Allah! I seek refuge with you from the punishment
in the grave and from the punishment in the Hell fire and from the afflictions
of life and death, and the afflictions of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal."
2.460:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet once passed by two graves and said, "They
(the deceased persons in those graves) are being tortured not for a great thing
to avoid." And then added, "Yes, (they are being punished for a big sin), for
one of them used to go about with calumnies while the other never saved himself
from being soiled with his urine." (Ibn `Abbas added): Then he took a green leaf
of a date-palm) and split it into two pieces and fixed one piece on each grave
and said, "May their punishment be abated till these (two pieces) get dry."
2.461:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone
of you dies, he is shown his place both in the morning and in the evening. If he
is one of the people of Paradise; he is shown his place in it, and if he is from
the people of the Hell-Fire; he is shown his place there-in. Then it is said to
him, 'This is your place till Allah resurrect you on the Day of Resurrection."
2.462:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri : Allah's Apostle said, "When the
funeral is ready (for its burial) and the people lift it on their shoulders,
then if the deceased is a righteous person he says, 'Take me ahead,' and if he
is not a righteous one then he says, 'Woe to it (me)! Where are you taking it
(me)?' And his voice is audible to everything except human beings; and if they
heard it they would fall down unconscious . "
2.463:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Any Muslim whose three children died
before the age of puberty will be granted Paradise by Allah because of His mercy
to them."
2.464:
Narrated Al-Bara': When Ibrahim (the son of Prophet)
expired, Allah's Apostle said, "There is a wet-nurse for him in Paradise."
2.465:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was asked about
the children of (Mushrikeen) pagans. The Prophet replied, "Since Allah created
them, He knows what sort of deeds they would have done."
2.466:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet was asked about the offspring of pagans (Mushrikeen);
so he said, "Allah knows what sort of deeds they would have done."
2.467:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Every child is born with a true
faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his parents convert
him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism, as an animal delivers a perfect
baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?"
2.468:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundab: Whenever the Prophet finished the (morning) prayer, he would face us and
ask, "Who amongst you had a dream last night?" So if anyone had seen a dream he
would narrate it. The Prophet would say: "Ma sha'a-llah" (An Arabic maxim
meaning literally, 'What Allah wished,' and it indicates a good omen.) One day,
he asked us whether anyone of us had seen a dream. We replied in the negative.
The Prophet said, "But I had seen (a dream) last night that two men came to me,
caught hold of my hands, and took me to the Sacred Land (Jerusalem). There, I
saw a person sitting and another standing with an iron hook in his hand pushing
it inside the mouth of the former till it reached the jawbone, and then tore off
one side of his cheek, and then did the same with the other side; in the
meantime the first side of his cheek became normal again and then he repeated
the same operation again. I said, 'What is this?' They told me to proceed on and
we went on till we came to a man Lying flat on his back, and another man
standing at his head carrying a stone or a piece of rock, and crushing the head
of the Lying man, with that stone. Whenever he struck him, the stone rolled
away. The man went to pick it up and by the time he returned to him, the crushed
head had returned to its normal state and the man came back and struck him again
(and so on). I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on; so we proceeded
on and passed by a hole like an oven; with a narrow top and wide bottom, and the
fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever the fire-flame went up, the
people were lifted up to such an extent that they about to get out of it, and
whenever the fire got quieter, the people went down into it, and there were
naked men and women in it. I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on. So
we proceeded on till we reached a river of blood and a man was in it, and
another man was standing at its bank with stones in front of him, facing the man
standing in the river. Whenever the man in the river wanted to come out, the
other one threw a stone in his mouth and caused him to retreat to his original
position; and so whenever he wanted to come out the other would throw a stone in
his mouth, and he would retreat to his original position. I asked, 'What is
this?' They told me to proceed on and we did so till we reached a
well-flourished green garden having a huge tree and near its root was sitting an
old man with some children. (I saw) Another man near the tree with fire in front
of him and he was kindling it up. Then they (i.e. my two companions) made me
climb up the tree and made me enter a house, better than which I have ever seen.
In it were some old men and young men, women and children. Then they took me out
of this house and made me climb up the tree and made me enter another house that
was better and superior (to the first) containing old and young people. I said
to them (i.e. my two companions), 'You have made me ramble all the night. Tell
me all about that I have seen.' They said, 'Yes. As for the one whose cheek you
saw being torn away, he was a liar and he used to tell lies, and the people
would report those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world.
So, he will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection. The one whose
head you saw being crushed is the one whom Allah had given the knowledge of
Qur'an (i.e. knowing it by heart) but he used to sleep at night (i.e. he did not
recite it then) and did not use to act upon it (i.e. upon its orders etc.) by
day; and so this punishment will go on till the Day of Resurrection. And those
you saw in the hole (like oven) were adulterers (those men and women who commit
illegal sexual intercourse). And those you saw in the river of blood were those
dealing in Riba (usury). And the old man who was sitting at the base of the tree
was Abraham and the little children around him were the offspring of the people.
And the one who was kindling the fire was Malik, the gatekeeper of the
Hell-fire. And the first house in which you have gone was the house of the
common believers, and the second house was of the martyrs. I am Gabriel and this
is Michael. Raise your head.' I raised my head and saw a thing like a cloud over
me. They said, 'That is your place.' I said, 'Let me enter my place.' They said,
'You still have some life which you have not yet completed, and when you
complete (that remaining portion of your life) you will then enter your place.'
"
2.469:
Narrated Hisham's father: Aisha said, "I went to Abu Bakr
(during his fatal illness) and he asked me, 'In how many garments was the
Prophet shrouded?' She replied, 'In three Suhuliya pieces of white cloth of
cotton, and there was neither a shirt nor a turban among them.' Abu Bakr further
asked her, 'On which day did the Prophet die?' She replied, 'He died on Monday.'
He asked, 'What is today?' She replied, 'Today is Monday.' He added, 'I hope I
shall die sometime between this morning and tonight.' Then he looked at a
garment that he was wearing during his illness and it had some stains of
saffron. Then he said, 'Wash this garment of mine and add two more garments and
shroud me in them.' I said, 'This is worn out.' He said, 'A living person has
more right to wear new clothes than a dead one; the shroud is only for the
body's pus.' He did not die till it was the night of Tuesday and was buried
before the morning."
2.470:
Narrated Aisha:
A man said to the
Prophet (p.b.u.h), "My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived
she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get
the reward?" The Prophet replied in the affirmative.
2.471:
Narrated
`Aisha:
During his sickness, Allah's Apostle was asking repeatedly, "Where
am I today? Where will I be tomorrow?" And I was waiting for the day of my turn
(impatiently). Then, when my turn came, Allah took his soul away (in my lap)
between my chest and arms and he was buried in my house.
2.472:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle in his fatal illness said, "Allah cursed the Jews
and the Christians, for they built the places of worship at the graves of their
prophets." And if that had not been the case, then the Prophet's grave would
have been made prominent before the people. So (the Prophet ) was afraid, or the
people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship.
2.473:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin `Aiyash : Sufyan at-Tammar told me that he
had seen the grave of the Prophet elevated and convex.
2.474:
Narrated
`Urwa:
When the wall fell on them (i.e. graves) during the caliphate of
Al-Walid bin `Abdul Malik, the people started repairing it, and a foot appeared
to them. The people got scared and thought that it was the foot of the Prophet.
No one could be found who could tell them about it till I (`Urwa) said to them,
"By Allah, this is not the foot of the Prophet but it is the foot of `Umar."
Aisha narrated that she made a will to `Abdullah bin Zubair, "Do not bury me
with them (the Prophet and his two companions) but bury me with my companions
(wives of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) in Al-Baqi as I would not like to be looked
upon as better than I really am (by being buried near the Prophet)."
2.475:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun Al-Audi: I saw `Umar bin Al-Khattab (when he was
stabbed) saying, "O `Abdullah bin `Umar! Go to the mother of the believers Aisha
and say, `Umar bin Al-Khattab sends his greetings to you,' and request her to
allow me to be buried with my companions." (So, Ibn `Umar conveyed the message
to `Aisha.) She said, "I had the idea of having this place for myself but today
I prefer him (`Umar) to myself (and allow him to be buried there)." When
`Abdullah bin `Umar returned, `Umar asked him, "What (news) do you have?" He
replied, "O chief of the believers! She has allowed you (to be buried there)."
On that `Umar said, "Nothing was more important to me than to be buried in that
(sacred) place. So, when I expire, carry me there and pay my greetings to her
(`Aisha ) and say, `Umar bin Al-Khattab asks permission; and if she gives
permission, then bury me (there) and if she does not, then take me to the
graveyard of the Muslims. I do not think any person has more right for the
caliphate than those with whom Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was always pleased till
his death. And whoever is chosen by the people after me will be the caliph, and
you people must listen to him and obey him," and then he mentioned the name of
`Uthman, `Ali, Talha, Az-Zubair, `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas.
By this time a young man from Ansar came and said, "O chief of the believers! Be
happy with Allah's glad tidings. The grade which you have in Islam is known to
you, then you became the caliph and you ruled with justice and then you have
been awarded martyrdom after all this." `Umar replied, "O son of my brother!
Would that all that privileges will counterbalance (my short comings), so that I
neither lose nor gain anything. I recommend my successor to be good to the early
emigrants and realize their rights and to protect their honor and sacred things.
And I also recommend him to be good to the Ansar who before them, had homes (in
Medina) and had adopted the Faith. He should accept the good of the righteous
among them and should excuse their wrongdoers. I recommend him to abide by the
rules and regulations concerning the Dhimmis (protectees) of Allah and His
Apostle, to fulfill their contracts completely and fight for them and not to tax
(overburden) them beyond their capabilities."
2.476:
Narrated `Aisha :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Don't abuse the dead, because they have reached
the result of what they forwarded."
2.477:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas.: Abu
Lahab, may Allah curse him, once said to the Prophet (p.b.u.h), "Perish you all
the day." Then the Divine Inspiration came: "Perish the hands of Abi Lahab! And
perish he!" (11
1.1).
2.478:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Thy Prophet sent
Mu`adh to Yemen and said, "Invite the people to testify that none has the right
to be worshipped but Allah and I am Allah's Apostle, and if they obey you to do
so, then teach them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers in every day
and night (in twenty-four hours), and if they obey you to do so, then teach them
that Allah has made it obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property
and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor."
2.479:
Narrated Abu Aiyub: A man said to the Prophet "Tell me of such a
deed as will make me enter Paradise." The people said, "What is the matter with
him? What is the matter with him?" The Prophet said, "He has something to ask.
(What he needs greatly) The Prophet said: (In order to enter Paradise) you
should worship Allah and do not ascribe any partners to Him, offer prayer
perfectly, pay the Zakat and keep good relations with your Kith and kin." (See
Hadith No. 12, Vol 8).
2.480:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A Bedouin came to
the Prophet and said, "Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter Paradise, if
I do it." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Worship Allah, and worship none along
with Him, offer the (five) prescribed compulsory prayers perfectly, pay the
compulsory Zakat, and fast the month of Ramadan." The Bedouin said, "By Him, in
Whose Hands my life is, I will not do more than this." When he (the Bedouin)
left, the Prophet said, "Whoever likes to see a man of Paradise, then he may
look at this man."
2.481:
Narrated Abu Zur'a: From the Prophet the same
as above.
2.482:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A delegation of the tribe of
`Abdul Qais came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are from the
tribe of Rabi`a, and the infidels of the tribe of Mudar stands between us and
you; so we cannot come to you except during the Sacred Months. Please order us
to do something (religious deeds) which we may carry out and also invite to it
our people whom we have left behind." The Prophet said, "I order you to do four
things and forbid you four others: (I order you) to have faith in Allah, and
confess that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, (and the Prophet
gestured with his hand like this (i.e. one knot) and to offer prayers perfectly
and to pay the Zakat, and to pay one-fifth of the booty in Allah's Cause. And I
forbid you to use Dubba', Hantam, Naqir and Muzaffat (all these are the names of
utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)."
2.483:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: When Allah's Apostle died and Abu Bakr became the caliph some Arabs
renegade (reverted to disbelief) (Abu Bakr decided to declare war against them),
`Umar, said to Abu Bakr, "How can you fight with these people although Allah's
Apostle said, 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight the people till they say:
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and whoever said it then he will
save his life and property from me except on trespassing the law (rights and
conditions for which he will be punished justly), and his accounts will be with
Allah.' " Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! I will fight those who differentiate between
the prayer and the Zakat as Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken from the
property (according to Allah's orders) By Allah! If they refuse to pay me even a
she-kid which they used to pay at the time of Allah's Apostle . I would fight
with them for withholding it" Then `Umar said, "By Allah, it was nothing, but
Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision (to fight) and I came to know
that his decision was right."
Bk. 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
2.484: Narrated Jarir bin
`Abdullah , I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet for offering prayer
perfectly, giving Zakat, and giving good advice to every Muslim.
2.485:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(On the Day of Resurrection) camels
will come to their owner in the best state of health they have ever had (in the
world), and if he had not paid their Zakat (in the world) then they would tread
him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come to their owner in the best
state of health they have ever had in the world, and if he had not paid their
Zakat, then they would tread him with their hooves and would butt him with their
horns." The Prophet added, "One of their rights is that they should be milked
while water is kept in front of them." The Prophet added, "I do not want anyone
of you to come to me on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep
that will be bleating. Such a person will (then) say, 'O Muhammad! (please
intercede for me,) I will say to him. 'I can't help you, for I conveyed Allah's
Message to you.' Similarly, I do not want anyone of you to come to me carrying
over his neck a camel that will be grunting. Such a person (then) will say "O
Muhammad! (please intercede for me)." I will say to him, "I can't help you for I
conveyed Allah's message to you."
2.486:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of
his wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a
baldheaded poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake
will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, 'I am your wealth, I am your
treasure.' " Then the Prophet recited the holy verses:-- 'Let not those who
withhold . . .' (to the end of the verse). (3.180).
2.487:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "No Zakat is due on property mounting to
less than five Uqiyas (of silver), and no Zakat is due on less than five camels,
and there is no Zakat on less than five Wasqs." (A Wasqs equals 60 Sa's) &
(1 Sa=3 K gms App.)
2.488:
Narrated Zaid bin Wahab: I passed by a place
called Ar-Rabadha and by chance I met Abu Dhar and asked him, "What has brought
you to this place?" He said, "I was in Sham and differed with Muawiya on the
meaning of (the following verses of the Qur'an): 'They who hoard up gold and
silver and spend them not in the way of Allah.' (9.34). Muawiya said, 'This
verse is revealed regarding the people of the scriptures." I said, It was
revealed regarding us and also the people of the scriptures." So we had a
quarrel and Mu'awiya sent a complaint against me to `Uthman. `Uthman wrote to me
to come to Medina, and I came to Medina. Many people came to me as if they had
not seen me before. So I told this to `Uthman who said to me, "You may depart
and live nearby if you wish." That was the reason for my being here for even if
an Ethiopian had been nominated as my ruler, I would have obeyed him .
2.489:
Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais: While I was sitting with some people
from Quraish, a man with very rough hair, clothes, and appearance came and stood
in front of us, greeted us and said, "Inform those who hoard wealth, that a
stone will be heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the nipples of their
breasts till it comes out from the bones of their shoulders and then put on the
bones of their shoulders till it comes through the nipples of their breasts the
stone will be moving and hitting." After saying that, the person retreated and
sat by the side of the pillar, I followed him and sat beside him, and I did not
know who he was. I said to him, "I think the people disliked what you had said."
He said, "These people do not understand anything, although my friend told me."
I asked, "Who is your friend?" He said, "The Prophet said (to me), 'O Abu Dhar!
Do you see the mountain of Uhud?' And on that I (Abu Dhar) started looking
towards the sun to judge how much remained of the day as I thought that Allah's
Apostle wanted to send me to do something for him and I said, 'Yes!' He said, 'I
do not love to have gold equal to the mountain of Uhud unless I spend it all (in
Allah's cause) except three Dinars (pounds). These people do not understand and
collect worldly wealth. No, by Allah, Neither I ask them for worldly benefits
nor am I in need of their religious advice till I meet Allah, The Honorable, The
Majestic." '
2.490:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: I heard the Prophet saying,
"There is no envy except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he
spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e.
religious knowledge) and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to
the others."
2.491:
Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "If one
give in charity what equals one date-fruit from the honestly earned money and
Allah accepts only the honestly earned money --Allah takes it in His right
(hand) and then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as
anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much s that it becomes as big as a
mountain
2.492:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahab : I heard the Prophet saying,
"O people! Give in charity as a time will come upon you when a person will
wander about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it,
and one (who will be requested to take it) will say, "If you had brought it
yesterday, would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it."
2.493:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not
be established till your wealth increases so much so that one will be worried,
for no one will accept his Zakat and the person to whom he will give it will
reply, 'I am not in need of it.' "
2.494:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: While
I was sitting with Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) two person came to him; one of them
complained about his poverty and the other complained about the prevalence of
robberies. Allah's Apostle said, "As regards stealing and robberies, there will
shortly come a time when a caravan will go to Mecca (from Medina) without any
guard. And regarding poverty, The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be established
till one of you wanders about with his object of charity and will not find
anybody to accept it And (no doubt) each one of you will stand in front of Allah
and there will be neither a curtain nor an interpreter between him and Allah,
and Allah will ask him, 'Did not I give you wealth?' He will reply in the
affirmative. Allah will further ask, 'Didn't send a messenger to you?' And again
that person will reply in the affirmative Then he will look to his right and he
will see nothing but Hell-fire, and then he will look to his left and will see
nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of you should save himself from
the fire even by giving half of a date-fruit (in charity). And if you do not
find a hall date-fruit, then (you can do it through saying) a good pleasant word
(to your brethren). (See Hadith No. 793 Vol. 4).
2.495:
Narrated Abu
Musa: Thy Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "A time will come upon the people when a
person will wander about with gold as Zakat and will not find anybody to accept
it, and one man will be seen followed by forty women to be their guardian
because of scarcity of men and great number of women. "
2.496:
Narrated
Abu Mas`ud: When the verses of charity were revealed, we used to work as
porters. A man came and distributed objects of charity in abundance. And they
(the people) said, "He is showing off." And another man came and gave a Sa (a
small measure of food grains); they said, "Allah is not in need of this small
amount of charity." And then the Divine Inspiration came: "Those who criticize
such of the believers who give in charity voluntarily and those who could not
find to give in charity except what is available to them." (9.79).
2.497:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansar: Whenever Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered us
to give in charity, we used to go to the market and work as porters and get a
Mudd (a special measure of grain) and then give it in charity. (Those were the
days of poverty) and today some of us have one hundred thousand.
2.498:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim heard the Prophet saying: "Save yourself from
Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in charity."
2.499:
Narrated
Aisha:
A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some
alms), but she found nothing with me except one date which I gave to her and she
divided it between her two daughters, and did not eat anything herself, and then
she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I informed him about this
story. He said, "Whoever is put to trial by these daughters and he treats them
generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him
from Hell-Fire." (See Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8).
2.500:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Which charity
is the most superior in reward?" He replied, "The charity which you practice
while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become
wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say, 'Give so
much to such and such, and so much to such and such.' And it has already
belonged to such and such (as it is too late)."
2.501:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some of the wives of the Prophet asked him, "Who amongst us will be the
first to follow you (i.e. die after you)?" He said, "Whoever has the longest
hand." So they started measuring their hands with a stick and Sauda's hand
turned out to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the
caliphate of `Umar), we came to know that the long hand was a symbol of
practicing charity, so she was the first to follow the Prophet and she used to
love to practice charity. (Sauda died later in the caliphate of Muawiya).
2.502:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "A man said
that he would give something in charity. He went out with his object of charity
and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he had
given his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he said, "O Allah! All
the praises are for you. I will give alms again." And so he again went out with
his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an adulteress. Next morning the people
said that he had given his alms to an adulteress last night. The man said, "O
Allah! All the praises are for you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will
give alms again." So he went out with his alms again and (unknowingly) gave it
to a rich person. (The people) next morning said that he had given his alms to a
wealthy person. He said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I had given
alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a wealthy man." Then someone came and
said to him, "The alms which you gave to the thief, might make him abstain from
stealing, and that given to the adulteress might make her abstain from illegal
sexual intercourse (adultery), and that given to the wealthy man might make him
take a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Allah has given him, in Allah's
cause."
2.503:
Narrated Ma'n bin Yazid: My grandfather, my father and I
gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle. The Prophet got me engaged and
then got me married. One day I went to the Prophet with a complaint. My father
Yazid had taken some gold coins for charity and kept them with a man in the
mosque (to give them to the poor) But I went and took them and brought them to
him (my father). My father said, "By Allah! I did not intend to give them to
you. " I took (the case) to Allah's Apostle . On that Allah's Apostle said, "O
Yazid! You will be rewarded for what you intended. O Man! Whatever you have
taken is yours."
2.504:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Seven people will be shaded by Allah under His shade on the day when
there will be no shade except His. They are: (1) a just ruler; (2) a young man
who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, (i.e. worship Allah (Alone)
sincerely from his childhood), (3) a man whose heart is attached to the mosque
(who offers the five compulsory congregational prayers in the mosque); (4) two
persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in
Allah's cause only; (5) a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble
birth for an illegal sexual intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah;
(6) a person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know
what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in
charity). (7) a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes get flooded
with tears."
2.505:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahab Al-Khuza`i: I heard the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, "(O people!) Give in charity (for Allah's cause)
because a time will come when a person will carry his object of charity from
place to place (and he will not find any person to take it) and any person whom
he shall request to take it, I will reply, 'If you had brought it yesterday I
would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it."
2.506:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "When a woman gives in charity some of the
foodstuff (which she has in her house) without spoiling it, she will receive the
reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive the reward because
of his earning, and the storekeeper will also have a reward similar to it. The
reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others . "
2.507:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The best charity is that
which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your
dependents."
2.508:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam The Prophet said, "The
upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better
than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the
best object of charity is that which is given by a wealthy person (from the
money which is left after his expenses). And whoever abstains from asking others
for some financial help, Allah will give him and save him from asking others,
Allah will make him self-sufficient."
2.509:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit speaking about charity, to
abstain from asking others for some financial help and about begging others,
saying, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is that of
the giver and the lower (hand) is that of the beggar."
2.510:
Narrated
`Uqba bin Al-Harith: Once the Prophet offered the `Asr prayer and then hurriedly
went to his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as
to what was the matter) and he said, "I left at home a piece of gold which was
from the charity and I disliked to let it remain a night in my house, so I got
it distributed . "
2.511:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet went out for
the `Id prayer on the `Id day and offered a two rak`at prayer; and he neither
offered a prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards the women along
with Bilal. He preached them and ordered them to give in charity. And some
(amongst the women) started giving their forearm bangles and earrings.
2.512:
Narrated Abu Burda bin Abu Musa: that his father said, "Whenever
a beggar came to Allah's Apostle or he was asked for something, he used to say
(to his companions), "Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for
it; and Allah will bring about what He will through His Prophet's tongue."
2.513:
Narrated Asma:
The Prophet said to me, "Do not withhold your
money, (for if you did so) Allah would withhold His blessings from you."
2.514:
Narrated `Abda:
The Prophet said, "Do not withhold your money
by counting it (i.e. hoarding it), (for if you did so), Allah would also
withhold His blessings from you."
2.515:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:
that she had gone to the Prophet and he said, "Do not shut your money bag;
otherwise Allah too will withhold His blessings from you. Spend (in Allah's
Cause) as much as you can afford. "
2.516:
Narrated Abu Wail: Hudhaifa
said, "`Umar said, 'Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) about afflictions'?' I said, 'I know it as the Prophet had said it.'
`Umar said, 'No doubt, you are bold. How did he say it?' I said, 'A man's
afflictions (wrong deeds) concerning his wife, children and neighbors are
expiated by (his) prayers, charity, and enjoining good.' (The sub-narrator
Sulaiman added that he said, 'The prayer, charity, enjoining good and forbidding
evil.') `Umar said, 'I did not mean that, but I ask about that affliction which
will spread like the waves of the sea.' I said, 'O chief of the believers! You
need not be afraid of it as there is a closed door between you and it.' He
asked, 'Will the door be broken or opened?' I replied, 'No, it will be broken.'
He said, 'Then, if it is broken, it will never be closed again?' I replied,
'Yes.' " Then we were afraid to ask what that door was, so we asked Masruq to
inquire, and he asked Hudhaifa regarding it. Hudhaifa said, "The door was `Umar.
"We further asked Hudhaifa whether `Umar knew what that door meant. Hudhaifa
replied in the affirmative and added, "He knew it as one knows that there will
be a night before the tomorrow morning."
2.517:
Narrated Hakim bin
Hizam: I said to Allah's Apostle, "Before embracing Islam I used to do good
deeds like giving in charity, slave-manumitting, and the keeping of good
relations with Kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded for those deeds?" The Prophet
replied, "You became Muslim with all those good deeds (Without losing their
reward)."
2.518:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "When a
woman gives in charity from her husband's meals without wasting the property of
her husband, she will get a reward for it, and her husband too will get a reward
for what he earned and the storekeeper will have the reward likewise."
2.519:
Narrated Abu Musa : The Prophet said, "An honest Muslim
storekeeper who carries out the orders of his master and pays fully what he has
been ordered to give with a good heart and pays to that person to whom he was
ordered to pay, is regarded as one of the two charitable persons."
2.520:
Narrate Aisha :
The Prophet said, "If a woman gives in charity from her
husband's house .." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) also said, "If a lady gives meals (in
charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her husband's property, she
will get a reward and her husband will also get a reward likewise. The husband
will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman because of her
spending."
2.521:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "When a woman
gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her
husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get
the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise."
2.522:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Every day two angels
come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person
who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every
miser.' "
2.523:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "The example
of a miser and an almsgiver is like the example of two persons wearing iron
cloaks." Allah's Apostle also said, "The example of an almsgiver and a miser is
like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their
breasts to their collar bones, and when the almsgiver wants to give in charity,
the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that
it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). (1)
And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring
gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but it did not become wide.
2.524:
Narrated Abu Burda: from his father from his grandfather that the
Prophet said, "Every Muslim has to give in charity." The people asked, "O
Allah's Prophet! If someone has nothing to give, what will he do?" He said, "He
should work with his hands and benefit himself and also give in charity (from
what he earns)." The people further asked, "If he cannot find even that?" He
replied, "He should help the needy who appeal for help." Then the people asked,
"If he cannot do that?" He replied, "Then he should perform good deeds and keep
away from evil deeds and this will be regarded as charitable deeds."
2.525:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: A sheep was sent to me (Nusaiba Al-Ansariya) (in
charity) and I sent some of it to `Aisha. The Prophet asked `Aisha for something
to eat. `Aisha replied that there was nothing except what Nusaiba Al-Ansariya
had sent of that sheep. The Prophet said to her, "Bring it as it has reached its
place."
2.526:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri : Allah's Apostle said,
"There is no Zakat on less than five camels and also there is no Zakat on less
than five Awaq (of silver). (5 Awaq = 22 Fransa Riyals of Yemen or 200 Dirhams.)
And there is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq. (A special measure of
food-grains, and one Wasq equals 60 Sa's.) (For gold 20, Dinars i.e. equal to 12
Guinea English. No Zakat for less than 12 Guinea (English) of gold or for silver
less than 22 Fransa Riyals of Yemen.)
2.527:
Narrated Abi Sa`id
Al-Khudri : I heard the Prophet saying (as above--No. 526)
2.528:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had instructed His
Apostle (p.b.u.h) to do regarding the one who had to pay one Bint Makhad (i.e.
one year-old she-camel) as Zakat, and he did not have it but had got Bint Labun
(two year old she-camel). (He wrote that) it could be accepted from him as
Zakat, and the collector of Zakat would return him 20 Dirhams or two sheep; and
if the Zakat payer had not a Bint Makhad, but he had Ibn Labun (a two year old
he-camel) then it could be accepted as his Zakat, but he would not be paid
anything .
2.529:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : I am a witness that Allah's
Apostle offered the Id prayer before delivering the sermon and then he thought
that the women would not be able to hear him (because of the distance), so he
went to them along with Bilal who was spreading his garment. The Prophet advised
and ordered them to give in charity. So the women started giving their ornaments
(in charity). (The sub-narrator Aiyub pointed towards his ears and neck meaning
that they gave ornaments from those places such as earrings and necklaces.)
2.530:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what was made compulsory
by Allah's Apostle and that was (regarding the payments of Zakat): Neither the
property of different people may be taken together nor the joint property may be
split for fear of (paying more, or receiving less) Zakat.
2.531:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah's Apostle has made
compulsory (regarding Zakat) and this was mentioned in it: If a property is
equally owned by two partners, they should pay the combined Zakat and it will be
considered that both of them have paid their Zakat equally.
2.532:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A Bedouin asked Allah's Apostle about the
emigration. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "May Allah have mercy on you! The matter
of emigration is very hard. Have you got camels? Do you pay their Zakat?" The
Bedouin said, "Yes, I have camels and I pay their Zakat." The Prophet said, Work
beyond the seas and Allah will not decrease (waste) any of your good deeds."
(See Hadith No. 260 Vol. 5).
2.533:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr , wrote
to me about the Zakat which Allah had ordered His Apostle to observe: Whoever
had to pay Jahda (Jahda means a four-year-old she-camel) as Zakat from his herd
of camels and he had not got one, and he had Hiqqa (three-year-old she-camel),
that Hiqqa should be accepted from him along with two sheep if they were
available or twenty Dirhams (one Durham equals about 1/4 Saudi Riyal) and
whoever had to pay Hiqqa as Zakat and he had no Hiqqa but had a Jadha, the Jadha
should be accepted from him, and the Zakat collector should repay him twenty
Dirhams or two sheep; and whoever had to pay Hiqqa as Zakat and he had not got
one, but had a Bint Labun (two-year-old she-camel), it should be accepted from
him along with two sheep or twenty Dirhams; and whoever had to pay Bint Labun
and had a Hiqqa, that Hiqqa should be accepted from him and the Zakat collector
should repay him twenty Dirhams or two sheep; and whoever had to pay Bint Labun
and he had not got one but had a Bint Makhad (one-year-old she camel), that Bint
Makhad should be accepted from him along with twenty Dirhams or two sheep.
2.534:
Narrated Anas:
When Abu Bakr; sent me to (collect the Zakat
from) Bahrain, he wrote to me the following:-- (In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful). These are the orders for compulsory charity (Zakat)
which Allah's Apostle had made obligatory for every Muslim, and which Allah had
ordered His Apostle to observe: Whoever amongst the Muslims is asked to pay
Zakat accordingly, he should pay it (to the Zakat collector) and whoever is
asked more than that (what is specified in this script) he should not pay it;
for twenty-four camels or less, sheep are to be paid as Zakat; for every five
camels one sheep is to be paid, and if there are between twenty-five to
thirty-five camels, one Bint Makhad is to be paid; and if they are between
thirty-six to forty-five (camels), one Bint Labun is to be paid; and if they are
between forty-six to sixty (camels), one Hiqqa is to be paid; and if the number
is between sixty-one to seventy-five (camels), one Jadha is to be paid; and if
the number is between seventy-six to ninety (camels), two Bint Labuns are to be
paid; and if they are from ninety-one to one-hundred-and twenty (camels), two
Hiqqas are to be paid; and if they are over one-hundred and-twenty (camels), for
every forty (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Bint Labun is to be paid, and for
every fifty camels (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Hiqqa is to be paid; and
who ever has got only four camels, has to pay nothing as Zakat, but if the owner
of these four camels wants to give something, he can. If the number of camels
increases to five, the owner has to pay one sheep as Zakat. As regards the Zakat
for the (flock) of sheep; if they are between forty and one-hundred-and-twenty
sheep, one sheep is to be paid; and if they are between one-hundred-and-twenty
to two hundred (sheep), two sheep are to be paid; and if they are between
two-hundred to three-hundred (sheep), three sheep are to be paid; and for over
three-hundred sheep, for every extra hundred sheep, one sheep is to be paid as
Zakat. And if somebody has got less than forty sheep, no Zakat is required, but
if he wants to give, he can. For silver the Zakat is one-fortieth of the lot
(i.e.
2.5%), and if its value is less than two-hundred Dirhams, Zakat is not
required, but if the owner wants to pay he can.'
2.535:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had ordered His Apostle (about Zakat) which
goes: Neither an old nor a defected animal, nor a male-goat may be taken as
Zakat except if the Zakat collector wishes (to take it).
2.536:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! If they (pay me the Zakat and) withhold
even a she-kid which they used to pay during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, I
will fight with them for it." `Umar said, "It was nothing but Allah Who opened
Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision to fight, and I came to know that his
decision was right."
2.537:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) sent Mu`adh to Yemen, he said (to him), "YOU are going to people of a
(Divine) Book. First of all invite them to worship Allah (alone) and when they
come to know Allah, inform them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers in
every day and night; and if they start offering these prayers, inform them that
Allah has enjoined on them, the Zakat. And it is to be taken from the rich
amongst them and given to the poor amongst them; and if they obey you in that,
take Zakat from them and avoid (don't take) the best property of the people as
Zakat."
2.538:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri : Allah's Apostle said, "No
Zakat is imposed on less than five Awsuq of dates; no Zakat is imposed on less
than five Awaq of silver, and no Zakat is imposed on less than five camels."
2.539:
Narrated Abu Dhar: Once I went to him (the Prophet ) and he said,
"By Allah in Whose Hands my life is (or probably said, 'By Allah, except Whom
none has the right to be worshipped) whoever had camels or cows or sheep and did
not pay their Zakat, those animals will be brought on the Day of Resurrection
far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under their hooves,
and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come in circle):
When the last does its turn, the first will start again, and this punishment
will go on till Allah has finished the judgments amongst the people."
2.540:
Narrated 'Is-haq bin `Abdullah bin Al Talha: I heard Anas bin Malik saying,
"Abu Talha had more property of date-palm trees gardens than any other amongst
the Ansar in Medina and the most beloved of them to him was Bairuha garden, and
it was in front of the Mosque of the Prophet . Allah's Apostle used to go there
and used to drink its nice water." Anas added, "When these verses were
revealed:--'By no means shall you Attain righteousness unless You spend (in
charity) of that Which you love. ' (3.92) Abu Talha said to Allah's Apostle 'O
Allah's Apostle! Allah, the Blessed, the Superior says: By no means shall you
attain righteousness, unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love. And
no doubt, Bairuha' garden is the most beloved of all my property to me. So I
want to give it in charity in Allah's Cause. I expect its reward from Allah. O
Allah's Apostle! Spend it where Allah makes you think it feasible.' On that
Allah's Apostle said, 'Bravo! It is useful property. I have heard what you have
said (O Abu Talha), and I think it would be proper if you gave it to your Kith
and kin.' Abu Talha said, I will do so, O Allah's Apostle.' Then Abu Talha
distributed that garden amongst his relatives and his cousins."
2.541:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri On `Id ul Fitr or `Id ul Adha Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) went out to the Musalla. After finishing the prayer, he delivered the
sermon and ordered the people to give alms. He said, "O people! Give alms." Then
he went towards the women and said. "O women! Give alms, for I have seen that
the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire were you (women)." The women asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for it?" He replied, "O women! You curse
frequently, and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more
deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a
cautious wise man astray." Then he left. And when he reached his house, Zainab,
the wife of Ibn Mas`ud, came and asked permission to enter It was said, "O
Allah's Apostle! It is Zainab." He asked, 'Which Zainab?" The reply was that she
was the wife of Ibn Mas'ub. He said, "Yes, allow her to enter." And she was
admitted. Then she said, "O Prophet of Allah! Today you ordered people to give
alms and I had an ornament and intended to give it as alms, but Ibn Mas`ud said
that he and his children deserved it more than anybody else." The Prophet
replied, "Ibn Mas`ud had spoken the truth. Your husband and your children had
more right to it than anybody else."
2.542:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Zakat either on a horse or a slave belonging
to a Muslim."
2.543:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There is
no Zakat either on a slave or on a horse belonging to a Muslim."
2.544:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri : Once the Prophet sat on a pulpit and we sat
around him. Then he said, "The things I am afraid of most for your sake
(concerning what will befall you after me) is the pleasures and splendors of the
world and its beauties which will be disclosed to you." Somebody said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Can the good bring forth evil?" The Prophet remained silent for
a while. It was said to that person, "What is wrong with you? You are talking to
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) while he is not talking to you." Then we noticed that he
was being inspired divinely. Then the Prophet wiped off his sweat and said,
"Where is the questioner?" It seemed as if the Prophet liked his question. Then
he said, "Good never brings forth evil. Indeed it is like what grows on the
banks of a water-stream which either kill or make the animals sick, except if an
animal eats its fill the Khadira (a kind of vegetable) and then faces the sun,
and then defecates and urinates and grazes again. No doubt this wealth is sweet
and green. Blessed is the wealth of a Muslim from which he gives to the poor,
the orphans and to needy travelers. (Or the Prophet said something similar to
it) No doubt, whoever takes it illegally will be like the one who eats but is
never satisfied, and his wealth will be a witness against him on the Day of
Resurrection."
2.545:
Narrated `Amr bin Al-Harith: Zainab, the wife of
`Abdullah said, "I was in the Mosque and saw the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, 'O
women ! Give alms even from your ornaments.' " Zainab used to provide for
`Abdullah and those orphans who were under her protection. So she said to
`Abdullah, "Will you ask Allah's Apostle whether it will be sufficient for me to
spend part of the Zakat on you and the orphans who are under my protection?" He
replied "Will you yourself ask Allah's Apostle ?" (Zainab added): So I went to
the Prophet and I saw there an Ansari woman who was standing at the door (of the
Prophet ) with a similar problem as mine. Bilal passed by us and we asked him,
'Ask the Prophet whether it is permissible for me to spend (the Zakat) on my
husband and the orphans under my protection.' And we requested Bilal not to
inform the Prophet about us. So Bilal went inside and asked the Prophet
regarding our problem. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked, "Who are those two?" Bilal
replied that she was Zainab. The Prophet said, "Which Zainab?" Bilal said, "The
wife of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud)." The Prophet said, "Yes, (it is sufficient for
her) and she will receive a double rewards (for that): One for helping
relatives, and the other for giving Zakat."
2.546:
Narrated Zainab,:
(the daughter of Um Salama) My mother said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I
receive a reward if I spend for the sustenance of Abu Salama's offspring, and in
fact they are also my sons?" The Prophet replied, "Spend on them and you will
get a reward for what you spend on them."
2.547:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered (a person) to collect Zakat, and that person
returned and told him that Ibn Jamil, Khalid bin Al-Walid, and `Abbas bin `Abdul
Muttalib had refused to give Zakat." The Prophet said, "What made Ibn Jamil
refuse to give Zakat though he was a poor man, and was made wealthy by Allah and
His Apostle ? But you are unfair in asking Zakat from Khalid as he is keeping
his armor for Allah's Cause (for Jihad). As for `Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib, he
is the uncle of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) and Zakat is compulsory on him and he
should pay it double."
2.548:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Some Ansari
persons asked for (something) from Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) and he gave them.
They again asked him for (something) and he again gave them. And then they asked
him and he gave them again till all that was with him finished. And then he said
"If I had anything. I would not keep it away from you. (Remember) Whoever
abstains from asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to
make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever
remains patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing
better and greater than patience."
2.549:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's
Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is better for anyone of you
to take a rope and cut the wood (from the forest) and carry it over his back and
sell it (as a means of earning his living) rather than to ask a person for
something and that person may give him or not."
2.550:
Narrated
Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "It is better for anyone of
you to take a rope (and cut) and bring a bundle of wood (from the forest) over
his back and sell it and Allah will save his face (from the Hell-Fire) because
of that, rather than to ask the people who may give him or not."
2.551:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair and Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: Hakim bin Hizam
said, "(Once) I asked Allah's Apostle (for something) and he gave it to me.
Again I asked and he gave (it to me). Again I asked and he gave (it to me). And
then he said, "O Hakim! This property is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever takes
it without greediness, he is blessed in it, and whoever takes it with
greediness, he is not blessed in it, and he is like a person who eats but is
never satisfied; and the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower
(receiving) hand." Hakim added, "I said to Allah's Apostle , 'By Him (Allah) Who
sent you with the Truth, I shall never accept anything from anybody after you,
till I leave this world.' " Then Abu Bakr (during his caliphate) called Hakim to
give him his share from the war booty (like the other companions of the Prophet
), he refused to accept anything. Then `Umar (during his caliphate) called him
to give him his share but he refused. On that `Umar said, "O Muslims! I would
like you to witness that I offered Hakim his share from this booty and he
refused to take it." So Hakim never took anything from anybody after the Prophet
till he died.
2.552:
Narrated `Umar:
Allah's Apostle used to give me
something but I would say to him, "would you give it to a poorer and more needy
one than l?" The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to me, "Take it. If you are given
something from this property, without asking for it or having greed for it take
it; and if not given, do not run for it."
2.553:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: The Prophet said, "A man keeps on asking others for something till he
comes on the Day of Resurrection without any piece of flesh on his face." The
Prophet added, "On the Day of Resurrection, the Sun will come near (to, the
people) to such an extent that the sweat will reach up to the middle of the
ears, so, when all the people are in that state, they will ask Adam for help,
and then Moses, and then Muhammad (p.b.u.h) ." The sub-narrator added "Muhammad
will intercede with Allah to judge amongst the people. He will proceed on till
he will hold the ring of the door (of Paradise) and then Allah will exalt him to
Maqam Mahmud (the privilege of intercession, etc.). And all the people of the
gathering will send their praises to Allah.
2.554:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The poor person is not the one who asks a morsel or two (of
meals) from the others, but the poor is the one who has nothing and is ashamed
to beg from others."
2.555:
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: The clerk of Al-Mughira
bin Shu`ba narrated, "Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Write to me
something which you have heard from the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ." So Al-Mughira
wrote: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah has hated for you three things: -1.
Vain talks, (useless talk) that you talk too much or about others. -2. Wasting
of wealth (by extravagance) -3. And asking too many questions (in disputed
religious matters) or asking others for something (except in great need). (See
Hadith No. 591, Vol. Ill)
2.556:
Narrated Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) :
Allah's Apostle distributed something (from the resources of Zakat) amongst a
group of people while I was sitting amongst them, but he left a man whom I
considered the best of the lot. So, I went up to Allah's Apostle and asked him
secretly, "Why have you left that person? By Allah! I consider him a believer."
The Prophet said, "Or merely a Muslim (Who surrender to Allah)." I remained
quiet for a while but could not help repeating my question because of what I
knew about him. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you left that person? By
Allah! I consider him a believer. " The Prophet said, "Or merely a Muslim." I
remained quiet for a while but could not help repeating my question because of
what I knew about him. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you left that
person? By Allah! I consider him a believer." The Prophet said, "Or merely a
Muslim." Then Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "I give to a person while another
is dearer to me, for fear that he may be thrown in the Hell-fire on his face (by
reneging from Islam)."
2.557:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The poor person is not the one who goes round the people and ask them for
a mouthful or two (of meals) or a date or two but the poor is that who has not
enough (money) to satisfy his needs and whose condition is not known to others,
that others may give him something in charity, and who does not beg of people."
2.558:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No doubt, it is better
for a person to take a rope and proceed in the morning to the mountains and cut
the wood and then sell it, and eat from this income and give alms from it than
to ask others for something."
2.559:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi: We
took part in the holy battle of Tabuk in the company of the Prophet and when we
arrived at the Wadi-al-Qura, there was a woman in her garden. The Prophet asked
his companions to estimate the amount of the fruits in the garden, and Allah's
Apostle estimated it at ten Awsuq (One Wasaq = 60 Sa's) and 1 Sa'= 3 kg.
approximately). The Prophet said to that lady, "Check what your garden will
yield." When we reached Tabuk, the Prophet said, "There will be a strong wind
tonight and so no one should stand and whoever has a camel, should fasten it."
So we fastened our camels. A strong wind blew at night and a man stood up and he
was blown away to a mountain called Taiy, The King of Aila sent a white mule and
a sheet for wearing to the Prophet as a present, and wrote to the Prophet that
his people would stay in their place (and will pay Jizya taxation.) (1) When the
Prophet reached Wadi-al-Qura he asked that woman how much her garden had
yielded. She said, "Ten Awsuq," and that was what Allah's Apostle had estimated.
Then the Prophet said, "I want to reach Medina quickly, and whoever among you
wants to accompany me, should hurry up." The sub-narrator Ibn Bakkar said
something which meant: When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saw Medina he said, "This is
Taba." And when he saw the mountain of Uhud, he said, "This mountain loves us
and we love it. Shall I tell you of the best amongst the Ansar?" They replied in
the affirmative. He said, "The family of Bani-n-Najjar, and then the family of
Bani Sa`ida or Bani Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj. (The above-mentioned are the best)
but there is goodness in all the families of Ansar."
2.560:
Narrated
Salim bin `Abdullah from his father: The Prophet said, "On a land irrigated by
rain water or by natural water channels or if the land is wet due to a near by
water channel Ushr (i.e. one-tenth) is compulsory (as Zakat); and on the land
irrigated by the well, half of an Ushr (i.e. one-twentieth) is compulsory (as
Zakat on the yield of the land)."
2.561:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri :
The Prophet said, "There is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq (of dates), or on
less than five camels, or on less than five Awaq of silver." (22 Yemeni Riyals
Faransa).
2.562:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Dates used to be brought to
Allah's Apostle immediately after being plucked. Different persons would bring
their dates till a big heap collected (in front of the Prophet). Once Al-Hasan
and Al-Husain were playing with these dates. One of them took a date and put it
in his mouth. Allah's Apostle looked at him and took it out from his mouth and
said, "Don't you know that Muhammad's offspring do not eat what is given in
charity?"
2.563:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet had forbidden the sale
of dates till they were good (ripe), and when it was asked what it meant, the
Prophet said, "Till there is no danger of blight."
2.564:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah : The Prophet had forbidden the sale of fruits till they were ripe
(free from blight).
2.565:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle
forbade the selling of fruits until they were ripe. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) added,
"It means that they become red ."
2.566:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab gave a horse in charity in Allah's Cause and later he saw
it being sold in the market and intended to purchase it. Then he went to the
Prophet and asked his permission. The Prophet said, "Do not take back what you
have given in charity." For this reason, Ibn `Umar never purchased the things
which he had given in charity, and in case he had purchased something
(unknowingly) he would give it in charity again.
2.567:
Narrated `Umar:
Once I gave a horse in Allah's Cause (in charity) but that person did not
take care of it. I intended to buy it, as I thought he would sell it at a low
price. So, I asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about it. He said, "Neither buy, nor
take back your alms which you have given, even if the seller were willing to
sell it for one Dirham, for he who takes back his alms is like the one who
swallows his own vomit."
2.568:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Al-Hasan bin `Ali
took a date from the dates given in charity and put it in his mouth. The Prophet
said, "Expel it from your mouth. Don't you know that we do not eat a thing which
is given in charity?"
2.569:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : The Prophet saw a
dead sheep which had been given in charity to a freed slave-girl of Maimuna, the
wife of the Prophet . The Prophet said, "Why don't you get the benefit of its
hide?" They said, "It is dead." He replied, "Only to eat (its meat) is illegal."
2.570:
Narrated Al-Aswad: `Aisha intended to buy Barira (a slave-girl)
in order to manumit her and her masters intended to put the condition that her
Al-wala would be for them. `Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet who said to her,
"Buy her, as the "Wala" is for the manumitted." Once some meat was presented to
the Prophet and `Aisha said to him, "This (meat) was given in charity to
Barira." He said, "It is an object of charity for Barira but a gift for us."
2.571:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya Al-Ansariya : The Prophet went to `Aisha and
asked her whether she had something (to eat). She replied that she had nothing
except the mutton (piece) which Nusaiba (Um 'Atiyya) had sent to us (Buraira) in
charity." The Prophet said, "It has reached its place and now it is not a thing
of charity but a gift for us."
2.572:
Narrated Anas:
Some meat was
presented to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and it had been given to Barira (the freed
slave-girl of Aisha) in charity. He said, "This meat is a thing of charity for
Barira but it is a gift for us."
2.573:
Narrated Abu Ma`bad,: (the slave
of Ibn `Abbas) Allah's Apostle said to Mu`adh when he sent him to Yemen, "You
will go to the people of the Scripture. So, when you reach there, invite them to
testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is
His Apostle. And if they obey you in that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on
them five prayers in each day and night. And if they obey you in that tell them
that Allah has made it obligatory on them to pay the Zakat which will be taken
from the rich among them and given to the poor among them. If they obey you in
that, then avoid taking the best of their possessions, and be afraid of the
curse of an oppressed person because there is no screen between his invocation
and Allah."
2.574.1:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa : Whenever a
person came to the Prophet with his alms, the Prophet would say, "O Allah! Send
your Blessings upon so and so." My father went to the Prophet with his alms and
the Prophet said, "O Allah! Send your blessings upon the offspring of Abu
`Aufa."
2.574.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira The Prophet said, "A man from Bani
Israel asked someone from Bani Israel to give him a loan of one thousand Dinars
and the later gave it to him. The debtor went on a voyage (when the time for the
payment of the debt became due) but he did not find a boat, so he took a piece
of wood and bored it and put 1000 diners in it and threw it into the sea. The
creditor went out and took the piece of wood to his family to be used as
fire-wood." (See Hadith No. 488 B, Vol. 3). And the Prophet narrated the
narration (and said), "When he sawed the wood, he found his money."
2.575:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There is no compensation for
one killed or wounded by an animal or by falling in a well, or because of
working in mines; but Khumus is compulsory on Rikaz."
2.576:
Narrated
Abu Humaid Al-Sa`idi: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) appointed a man called Ibn
Al-Lutbiya, from the tribe of Al-Asd to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim. When he
returned, (after collecting the Zakat) the Prophet checked the account with him.
2.577:
Narrated Anas:
Some people from `Uraina tribe came to Medina
and its climate did not suit them, so Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) allowed them to
go to the herd of camels (given as Zakat) and they drank their milk and urine
(as medicine) but they killed the shepherd and drove away all the camels. So
Allah's Apostle sent (men) in their pursuit to catch them, and they were
brought, and he had their hands and feet cut, and their eyes were branded with
heated pieces of iron and they were left in the Harra (a stony place at Medina)
biting the stones. (See Hadith No. 234, Vol. 1)
2.578:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: I took `Abdullah bin Abu Talha to Allah's Apostle to perform Tahnik for
him. (Tahnik was a custom among the Muslims that whenever a child was born they
used to take it to the Prophet who would chew a piece of date and put a part of
its juice in the child's mouth). I saw the Prophet and he had an instrument for
branding in his hands and was branding the camels of Zakat.
Bk. 25: Obligatory Charity Tax After Ramadaan (Zakat ul Fitr)
2.579:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle enjoined the payment of
one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or
free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the
people went out to offer the `Id prayer. (One Sa' = 3 Kilograms approx.)
2.580:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle made it incumbent on all the
slave or free Muslims, male or female, to pay one Sa' of dates or barley as
Zakat-ul-Fitr.
2.581:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: We used to give one Sa' of
barley as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (per head).
2.582:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: We used to give one Sa' of meal or one Sa' of barley or one Sa' of
dates, or one Sa' of cottage cheese or one Sa' of Raisins (dried grapes) as
Zakat-ul-Fitr.
2.583:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet ordered
(Muslims) to give one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr. The
people rewarded two Mudds of wheat as equal to that.
2.584:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri: In the lifetime of the Prophet we used to give one Sa' of food
or one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley or one Sa' of Raisins (dried grapes) as
Sadaqat-ul-Fitr. And when Muawiya became the Caliph and the wheat was (available
in abundance) he said, "I think (observe) that one Mudd (of wheat) equals two
Mudds (of any of the above mentioned things).
2.585:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet ordered the people to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr before going to the `Id
prayer.
2.586:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: In the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle , we used to give one Sa' of food (edible things) as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (to
the poor). Our food used to be either of barley, raisins (dried grapes), cottage
cheese or dates.
2.587:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet
made incumbent on every male or female, free man or slave, the payment of one
Sa' of dates or barley as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (or said Sadaqa-Ramadan)." The people
then substituted half Sa' of wheat for that. Ibn `Umar used to give dates (as
Sadaqat-ul-Fitr). Once there was scarcity of dates in Medina and Ibn `Umar gave
barley. 'And Ibn `Umar used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr for every young and old
person. He even used to give on behalf of my children. Ibn `Umar used to give
Sadaqat-ul-Fitr to those who had been officially appointed for its collection.
People used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (even) a day or two before the `Id.
2.588:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle has made Sadaqat-ul-Fitr
obligatory, (and it was), either one Sa' of barley or one Sa' of dates (and its
payment was obligatory) on young and old people, and on free men as well as on
slaves.
Bk. 26: Pilgrimmage (Hajj)
2.589:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas
: Al-Fadl (his brother) was riding behind Allah's Apostle and a woman from the
tribe of Khath'am came and Al-Fadl started looking at her and she started
looking at him. The Prophet turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side. The woman
said, "O Allah's Apostle! The obligation of Hajj enjoined by Allah on His
devotees has become due on my father and he is old and weak, and he cannot sit
firm on the Mount; may I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet replied, "Yes,
you may." That happened during the Hajj-al-Wida (of the Prophet ).
2.590:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I saw that Allah's Apostle used to ride on his Mount at
Dhul Hulaifa and used to start saying, "Labbaik" when the Mount stood upright.
2.591:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : that Allah's Apostle started
saying, "Labbaik" from Dhul-Hulaifa when his Mount stood upright carrying him .
2.592:
Narrated Thumama bin `Abdullah bin Anas: Anas performed the Hajj
on a packsaddle and he was not a miser. Anas said, "Allah's Apostle performed
Hajj on a packsaddle and the same Mount was carrying his baggage too."
2.593:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: `Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle!
You performed `Umra but I did not." He said, "O `Abdur-Rahman! Go along with
your sister and let her perform `Umra from Tan`im." `Abdur-Rahman made her ride
over the packsaddle of a she-camel and she performed `Umra.
2.594:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet was asked, "Which is the best deed?" He
said, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle." He was then asked, "Which is the
next (in goodness)?" He said, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." He was
then asked, "Which is the next?" He said, "To perform Hajj-Mabrur. "
2.595:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful believers) I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We consider Jihad as the best deed." The Prophet said, "The
best Jihad (for women) is Hajj Mabrur. "
2.596:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Whoever performs Hajj for Allah's pleasure and does
not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he
will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew."
2.597:
Narrated Zaid bin Jubair: I went to visit `Abdullah bin `Umar at his house
which contained many tents made of cotton cloth and these were encircled with
Suradik (part of the tent). I asked him from where, should one assume Ihram for
Umra. He said, "Allah's Apostle had fixed as Miqat (singular of Mawaqit) Qarn
for the people of Najd, Dhul-Hulaifa for the people of Medina, and Al-Juhfa for
the people of Sham."
2.598:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The people of Yemen
used to come for Hajj and used not to bring enough provisions with them and used
to say that they depend on Allah. On their arrival in Medina they used to beg
the people, and so Allah revealed, "And take a provision (with you) for the
journey, but the best provision is the fear of Allah." (2.197).
2.599:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) made Dhul-Huiaifa as the
Miqat for the people of Medina; Al-Juhfa for the people of Sham; Qarn-al-Manazil
for the people of Najd; and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen; and these Mawaqit
are for the people at those very places, and besides them for those who come
thorough those places with the intention of performing Hajj and `Umra; and
whoever is living within these boundaries can assume lhram from the place he
starts, and the people of Mecca can assume Ihram from Mecca.
2.600:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'The
people of Medina should assume lhram from Dhul-Hulaifa; the people of Sham from
Al-Juhfa; and the people of Najd from Qarn." And `Abdullah added, "I was
informed that Allah's Apostle had said, 'The people of Yemen should assume Ihram
from Yalamlam.' "
2.601:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : Allah's Apostle had fixed
Dhul Hulaifa as the Miqat for the people of Medina; Al-Juhfa for the people of
Sham; and Qarn Ul-Manazil for the people of Najd; and Yalamlam for the people of
Yemen. So, these (above mentioned) are the Mawaqit for all those living at those
places, and besides them for those who come through those places with the
intention of performing Hajj and `Umra and whoever lives within these places
should assume Ihram from his dwelling place, and similarly the people of Mecca
can assume lhram from Mecca.
2.602:
Narrated Salim from his father who
said,: "The Prophet had fixed the Mawaqit as follows: (No. 603)
2.603:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah from his father: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "The Miqat for the people of Medina is Dhul-Hulaifa; for the people of
Sham is Mahita; (i.e. Al-Juhfa); and for the people of Najd is Qarn. And said
Ibn `Umar, "They claim, but I did not hear personally, that the Prophet said,
"The Miqat for the people of Yemen is Yalamlam."
2.604:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet fixed Dhul-Hulaifa as the Miqat for the people of Medina,
Al-Juhfa, for the people of Sham, Yalamlam for the people of Yemen, and Qarn for
the people of Najd. And these Mawaqit are for those living at those very places,
and besides them for those who come through those places with the intention of
performing Hajj and Umra; and whoever is living inside these places can assume
lhram from his own dwelling place, and the people of Mecca can assume lhram from
Mecca.
2.605:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) fixed
Dhul-Hulaifa as the Miqat for the people of Medina, Al-Juhfa for the people of
Sham, Qarn-al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of
Yemen; and these Mawaqit are for those living at those very places, and besides
them for those whom come through them with the intention of performing Hajj and
Umra; and whoever is living within these Mawaqit should assume lhram from where
he starts, and the people of Mecca can assume Ihram from Mecca.
2.606:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When these two towns (Basra and Kufa) were captured, the
people went to `Umar and said, "O the Chief of the faithful believers! The
Prophet fixed Qarn as the Miqat for the people of Najd, it is beyond our way and
it is difficult for us to pass through it." He said, "Take as your Miqat a place
situated opposite to Qarn on your usual way. So, he fixed Dhatu-Irq (as their
Miqat)."
2.607:
Narrated Nafi` :
`Abdullah bin `Umar' said, "Allah's
Apostle made his camel sit (i.e. he dismounted) at Al-Batha' in Dhul-Hulaifa and
offered the prayer." `Abdullah bin `Umar used to do the same.
2.608:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : Allah's Apostle used to go (for Hajj) via Ash-Shajara
way and return via Muarras way; and no doubt, whenever Allah's Apostle went to
Mecca, he used to offer the prayer in the Mosque of Ash-Shajara; and on his
return, he used to offer the prayer at Dhul-Hulaifa in the middle of the valley,
and pass the night there till morning.
2.609:
Narrated `Umar:
In the
valley of Al-`Aqiq I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "To night a messenger came to
me from my Lord and asked me to pray in this blessed valley and to assume Ihram
for Hajj and `Umra together. "
2.610:
Narrated Musa bin `Uqba: Salim bin
`Abdullah's father said, "The Prophet said that while resting in the bottom of
the valley at Muarras in Dhul-Hulaifa, he had been addressed in a dream: 'You
are verily in a blessed valley.' " Salim made us to dismount from our camels at
the place where `Abdullah used to dismount, aiming at the place where Allah's
Apostle had rested and it was below the Mosque situated in the middle of the
valley in between them (the residence) and the road.
2.611:
Narrated
Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Umar used to oil his hair. I told that to Ibrahim who
said, "What do you think about this statement: Narrated Aswad from `Aisha: As if
I were now observing the glitter of the scent in the parting of the hair of the
Prophet while he was Muhrim?"
2.612:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) I used to scent Allah's Apostle when he wanted to assume
Ihram and also on finishing Ihram before the Tawaf round the Ka`ba
(Tawaf-al-ifada).
2.613:
Narrated Salim from his father: I heard that
Allah's Apostle assumed Ihram with his hair matted together.
2.614:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah : I heard my father saying, "Never did Allah's
Apostle assume Ihram except at the Mosque, that is, at the Mosque of
Dhul-Hulaifa.
2.615:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! What kind of clothes should a Muhrim wear?" Allah's Apostle
replied, "He should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, a headcloak or leather
socks except if he can find no slippers, he then may wear leather socks after
cutting off what might cover the ankles. And he should not wear clothes which
are scented with saffron or Wars (kinds of Perfumes) . "
2.616:
Narrated
'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: Ibn `Abbas' said, "Usama rode behind Allah's Apostle
from `Arafat to Al-Muzdalifa; and then Al-Fadl rode behind Allah's Apostle from
Al-Muzdalifa to Mina." Ibn `Abbas added, "Both of them said, 'The Prophet kept
on reciting Talbiya till he did the Rami of Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba.' "
2.617:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: The Prophet with his companions started from
Medina after combing and oiling his hair and putting on two sheets of lhram
(upper body cover and waist cover). He did not forbid anyone to wear any kind of
sheets except the ones colored with saffron because they may leave the scent on
the skin. And so in the early morning, the Prophet mounted his Mount while in
Dhul-Hulaifa and set out till they reached Baida', where he and his companions
recited Talbiya, and then they did the ceremony of Taqlid (which means to put
the colored garlands around the necks of the Budn (camels for sacrifice). And
all that happened on the 25th of Dhul-Qa'da. And when he reached Mecca on the
4th of Dhul-Hijja he performed the Tawaf round the Ka`ba and performed the Tawaf
between Safa and Marwa. And as he had a Badana and had garlanded it, he did not
finish his Ihram. He proceeded towards the highest places of Mecca near Al-Hujun
and he was assuming the Ihram for Hajj and did not go near the Ka`ba after he
performed Tawaf (round it) till he returned from `Arafat. Then he ordered his
companions to perform the Tawaf round the Ka`ba and then the Tawaf of Safa and
Marwa, and to cut short the hair of their heads and to finish their Ihram. And
that was only for those people who had not garlanded Budn. Those who had their
wives with them were permitted to contact them (have sexual intercourse), and
similarly perfume and (ordinary) clothes were permissible for them.
2.618:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet offered four rak`at in Medina and then
two rak`at at Dhul Hulaifa and then passed the night at Dhul-Hulaifa till it was
morning and when he mounted his Mount and it stood up, he started to recite
Talbiya.
2.619:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet
offered four rak`at of the Zuhr prayer in Medina and two rak`at of `Asr prayer
at Dhul-Hulaifa." I think that the Prophet passed the night there till morning.
2.620:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet offered four rak`at of the Zuhr
prayer in Medina and two rak`at of the `Asr prayer in Dhul-Hulaifa and I heard
them (the companions of the Prophet) reciting Talbiya together loudly to the
extent of shouting.
2.621:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : The Talbiya of
Allah's Apostle was : 'Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, Labbaika la sharika Laka
labbaik, Inna-l-hamda wan-ni'mata Laka walmulk, La sharika Laka' (I respond to
Your call O Allah, I respond to Your call, and I am obedient to Your orders, You
have no partner, I respond to Your call All the praises and blessings are for
You, All the sovereignty is for You, And You have no partners with you.
2.622:
Narrated `Aisha:
I know how the Prophet used to say (Talbiya)
and it was: 'Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaika la sharika Laka labbaik,
Inna-l-hamda wan-ni'mata Laka walmu Lk, La sharika Laka'.
2.623:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle offered four rak`at of Zuhr prayer
at Medina and we were in his company, and two rak`at of the `Asr prayer at
Dhul-Hulaifa and then passed the night there till it was dawn; then he rode, and
when he reached Al-Baida', he praised and glorified Allah and said Takbir (i.e.
Al hamdu-li l-lah and Subhanallah(1) and Allahu-Akbar). Then he and the people
along with him recited Talbiya with the intention of performing Hajj and Umra.
When we reached (Mecca) he ordered us to finish the lhram (after performing the
Umra) (only those who had no Hadi (animal for sacrifice) with them were asked to
do so) till the day of Tarwiya that is 8th Dhul-Hijja when they assumed Ihram
for Hajj. The Prophet sacrificed many camels (slaughtering them) with his own
hands while standing. While Allah's Apostle was in Medina he sacrificed two
horned rams black and white in color in the Name of Allah."
2.624:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) recited Talbiya when he had
mounted his Mount and was ready to set out.
2.625:
Narrated Nafi`:
Whenever Ibn `Umar intended to go to Mecca he used to oil himself with a
sort of oil that had no pleasant smell, then he would go to the Mosque of
Al-Hulaita and offer the prayer, and then ride. When he mounted well on his
Mount and the Mount stood up straight, he would proclaim the intention of
assuming Ihram, and he used to say that he had seen the Prophet doing the same.
2.626:
Narrated Mujahid:
I was in the company of Ibn `Abbas and the
people talked about Ad-Dajjal and said, "Ad-Dajjal will come with the word Kafir
(non-believer) written in between his eyes." On that Ibn `Abbas said, "I have
not heard this from the Prophet but I heard him saying, 'As if I saw Moses just
now entering the valley reciting Talbyia. ' "
2.627:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) We set out with the Prophet in his last
Hajj and we assumed Ihram for Umra. The Prophet then said, "Whoever has the Hadi
with him should assume Ihram for Hajj along with `Umra and should not finish the
Ihram till he finishes both." I was menstruating when I reached Mecca, and so I
neither did Tawaf round the Ka`ba nor Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. I complained
about that to the Prophet on which he replied, "Undo and comb your head hair,
and assume Ihram for Hajj (only) and leave the Umra." So, I did so. When we had
performed the Hajj, the Prophet sent me with my brother `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu
Bakr to Tan`im. So I performed the `Umra. The Prophet said to me, "This `Umra is
instead of your missed one." Those who had assumed Ihram for `Umra
(Hajj-atTamattu) performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa and
then finished their Ihram. After returning from Mina, they performed another
Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa). Those who had assumed Ihram for Hajj and `Umra
together (Hajj-al-Qiran) performed only one Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa).
2.628:
Narrated Ata:
Jabir said, "The Prophet ordered `Ali to keep
on assuming his Ihram." The narrator then informed about the narration of
Suraqa.
2.629:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: `Ali came to the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) from Yemen (to Mecca). The Prophet asked `Ali, "With what intention
have you assumed Ihram?" `Ali replied, "I have assumed Ihram with the same
intention as that of the Prophet." The Prophet said, "If I had not the Hadi with
me I would have finished the Ihram." Muhammad bin Bakr narrated extra from Ibn
Juraij, "The Prophet said to `Ali, "With what intention have you assumed the
Ihram, O `Ali?" He replied, "With the same (intention) as that of the Prophet."
The Prophet said, "Have a Hadi and keep your Ihram as it is."
2.630:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet sent me to some people in Yemen and when I
returned, I found him at Al-Batha. He asked me, "With what intention have you
assumed Ihram (i.e. for Hajj or for Umra or for both?") I replied, "I have
assumed Ihram with an intention like that of the Prophet." He asked, "Have you a
Hadi with you?" I replied in the negative. He ordered me to perform Tawaf round
the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa and then to finish my Ihram. I did so and
went to a woman from my tribe who combed my hair or washed my head. Then, when
`Umar came (i.e. became Caliph) he said, "If we follow Allah's Book, it orders
us to complete Hajj and Umra; as Allah says: "Perform the Hajj and Umra for
Allah." (2.196). And if we follow the tradition of the Prophet who did not
finish his Ihram till he sacrificed his Hadi."
2.631:
Narrated Al-Qasim
bin Muhammad: ' Aisha said, "We set out with Allah's Apostles in the months of
Hajj, and (in) the nights of Hajj, and at the time and places of Hajj and in a
state of Hajj. We dismounted at Sarif (a village six miles from Mecca). The
Prophet then addressed his companions and said, "Anyone who has not got the Hadi
and likes to do Umra instead of Hajj may do so (i.e. Hajj-al-Tamattu`) and
anyone who has got the Hadi should not finish the Ihram after performing '
`Umra). (i.e. Hajj-al-Qiran). Aisha added, "The companions of the Prophet obeyed
the above (order) and some of them (i.e. who did not have Hadi) finished their
Ihram after Umra." Allah's Apostle and some of his companions were resourceful
and had the Hadi with them, they could not perform Umra (alone) (but had to
perform both Hajj and Umra with one Ihram). Aisha added, "Allah's Apostle came
to me and saw me weeping and said, "What makes you weep, O Hantah?" I replied,
"I have heard your conversation with your companions and I cannot perform the
Umra." He asked, "What is wrong with you?' I replied, ' I do not offer the
prayers (i.e. I have my menses).' He said, ' It will not harm you for you are
one of the daughters of Adam, and Allah has written for you (this state) as He
has written it for them. Keep on with your intentions for Hajj and Allah may
reward you that." Aisha further added, "Then we proceeded for Hajj till we
reached Mina and I became clean from my menses. Then I went out from Mina and
performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba." Aisha added, "I went along with the Prophet in
his final departure (from Hajj) till he dismounted at Al-Muhassab (a valley
outside Mecca), and we too, dismounted with him." He called ' `Abdur-Rahman bin
Abu Bakr and said to him, ' Take your sister outside the sanctuary of Mecca and
let her assume Ihram for ' `Umra, and when you had finished ' `Umra, return to
this place and I will wait for you both till you both return to me.' " ' Aisha
added, " So we went out of the sanctuary of Mecca and after finishing from the '
`Umra and the Tawaf we returned to the Prophet at dawn. He said, 'Have you
performed the ' `Umra?' We replied in the affirmative. So he announced the
departure amongst his companions and the people set out for the journey, and the
Prophet: too left for Medina.''
2.632:
Narrated Al-Aswad: ' Aisha said,
We went out with the Prophet (from Medina) with the intention of performing Hajj
only and when we reached Mecca we performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba and then the
Prophet ordered those who had not driven the Hadi along with them to finish
their Ihram. So the people who had not driven the Hadi along with them finished
their Ihram. The Prophet's wives, too, had not driven the Hadi with them, so
they too, finished their Ihram." `Aisha added, "I got my menses and could not
perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba." So when it was the night of Hasba (i.e. when we
stopped at Al-Muhassab), I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Everyone is returning after
performing Hajj and `Umra but I am returning after performing Hajj only.' He
said, 'Didn't you perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba the night we reached Mecca?' I
replied in the negative. He said, 'Go with your brother to Tan`im and assume the
Ihram for `Umra, (and after performing it) come back to such and such a place.'
On that Safiya said, 'I feel that I will detain you all.' The Prophet said, 'O
'Aqra Halqa! Didn't you perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba on the day of sacrifice?
(i.e. Tawaf-al-ifada) Safiya replied in the affirmative. He said, (to Safiya).
'There is no harm for you to proceed on with us.' " `Aisha added, "(after
returning from `Umra), the Prophet met me while he was ascending (from Mecca)
and I was descending to it, or I was ascending and he was descending."
2.633:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with Allah's Apostles (to Mecca)
in the year of the Prophet's Last Hajj. Some of us had assumed Ihram for `Umra
only, some for both Hajj and `Umra, and others for Hajj only. Allah's Apostle
assumed Ihram for Hajj. So whoever had assumed Ihram for Hajj or for both Hajj
and `Umra did not finish the Ihram till the day of sacrifice. (See Hadith No.
631, 636, and 639).
2.634:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam: I saw `Uthman
and `Ali. `Uthman used to forbid people to perform Hajj-at-Tamattu` and
Hajj-al-Qiran (Hajj and `Umra together), and when `Ali saw (this act of
`Uthman), he assumed Ihram for Hajj and `Umra together saying, "Lubbaik for
`Umra and Hajj," and said, "I will not leave the tradition of the Prophet on the
saying of somebody."
2.635:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The people (of the
Pre-Islamic Period) used to think that to perform `Umra during the months of
Hajj was one of the major sins on earth. And also used to consider the month of
Safar as a forbidden (i.e. sacred) month and they used to say, "When the wounds
of the camel's back heal up (after they return from Hajj) and the signs of those
wounds vanish and the month of Safar passes away then (at that time) `Umra is
permissible for the one who wishes to perform it." In the morning of the 4th of
Dhul-Hijja, the Prophet and his companions reached Mecca, assuming Ihram for
Hajj and he ordered his companions to make their intentions of the Ihram for
`Umra only (instead of Hajj) so they considered his order as something great and
were puzzled, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What kind (of finishing) of Ihram is
allowed?" The Prophet replied, "Finish the Ihram completely like a non-Muhrim
(you are allowed everything)."
2.636:
Narrated Abu Musa: came to the
Prophet (from Yemen and was assuming Ihram for Hajj) and he ordered me to finish
the Ihram (after performing the `Umra).
2.637:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Hafsa
the wife of the Prophet said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have the people finished
their Ihram after performing `Umra but you have not finished your Ihram after
performing `Umra?" He replied, "I have matted my hair and garlanded my Hadi. So
I will not finish my Ihram till I have slaughtered (my Hadi). "
2.638:
Narrated Shu`ba:
Abu Jamra Nasr bin `Imran Ad-Duba'i said, "I intended
to perform Hajj-at-Tamattu` and the people advised me not to do so. I asked Ibn
`Abbas regarding it and he ordered me to perform Hajj-at-Tammatu'. Later I saw
in a dream someone saying to me, 'Hajj-Mabrur (Hajj performed in accordance with
the Prophet's tradition without committing sins and accepted by Allah) and an
accepted `Umra.' So I told that dream to Ibn `Abbas. He said, 'This is the
tradition of Abul-Qasim.' Then he said to me, 'Stay with me and I shall give you
a portion of my property.' " I (Shu`ba) asked, "Why (did he invite you)?" He
(Abu Jamra) said, "Because of the dream which I had seen."
2.639:
Narrated Abu Shihab: I left for Mecca for Hajj-at-Tamattu` assuming Ihram
for `Umra. I reached Mecca three days before the day of Tarwiya (8th
Dhul-Hijja). Some people of Mecca said to me, "Your Hajj will be like the Hajj
performed by the people of Mecca (i.e. you will lose the superiority of assuming
Ihram from the Miqat). So I went to `Ata' asking him his view about it. He said,
"Jabir bin `Abdullah narrated to me, 'I performed Hajj with Allah's Apostle on
the day when he drove camels with him. The people had assumed Ihram for
Hajj-al-Ifrad. The Prophet ordered them to finish their Ihram after Tawaf round
the Ka`ba, and between Safa and Marwa and to cut short their hair and then to
stay there (in Mecca) as non-Muhrims till the day of Tarwiya (i.e. 8th of
Dhul-Hijja) when they would assume Ihram for Hajj and they were ordered to make
the Ihram with which they had come as for `Umra only. They asked, 'How can we
make it `Umra (Tamattu`) as we have intended to perform Hajj?' The Prophet said,
'Do what I have ordered you. Had I not brought the Hadi with me, I would have
done the same, but I cannot finish my Ihram till the Hadi reaches its
destination (i.e. is slaughtered).' So, they did (what he ordered them to do)."
2.640:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: `Ali and `Uthman differed
regarding Hajj-at-Tamattu` while they were at 'Usfan (a familiar place near
Mecca). `Ali said, "I see you want to forbid people to do a thing that the
Prophet did?" When `Ali saw that, he assumed Ihram for both Hajj and `Umra.
2.641:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah : We came with Allah's Apostle (to
Mecca) and we were saying: 'Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik' for Hajj. Allah's
Apostle ordered us to perform `Umra with that Ihram (instead of Hajj).
2.642:
Narrated `Imran:
We performed Hajj-at-Tamattu` in the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle and then the Qur'an was revealed (regarding
Hajj-at-Tamattu`) and somebody said what he wished (regarding Hajj-at-Tamattu`)
according his own opinion.
2.643:
Narrated Nafi`:
On reaching the
sanctuary of Mecca, Ibn `Umar used to stop, reciting Talbiya and then he would
pass the night at Dhi-Tuwa and then offer the Fajr prayer and take a bath. He
used to say that the Prophet used to do the same.
2.644:
Narrated Nafi`:
' Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet passed the night at Dhi-Tuwa till it was dawn
and then he entered Mecca." Ibn `Umar used to do the same.
2.645:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle used to enter Mecca from the high
Thaniya and used to leave Mecca from the low Thaniya.
2.646:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle entered Mecca from Kada' from the highest Thaniya
which is at Al-Batha' and used to leave Mecca from the low Thaniya.
2.647:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the Prophet came to Mecca he entered from its
higher side and left from its lower side.
2.648:
Narrated `Aisha':
In the year of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet entered Mecca from Kada'
and left Mecca from Kuda, from the higher part of Mecca.
2.649:
Narrated
`Aisha:
In the year of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet entered Mecca from
Kada' at the higher place of Mecca. (Hisham, a sub-narrator said, " `Urwa used
to enter (Mecca) from both Kada' and Kuda and he often entered through Kada'
which was nearer to his dwelling place.)"
2.650:
Narrated Hisham:
`Urwa said, "The Prophet entered Mecca in the year of the conquest of Mecca
from the side of Kada' which is at the higher part of Mecca." `Urwa often
entered from Kada' which was nearer of the two to his dwelling place.
2.651:
Narrated Hisham from his father : In the year of the conquest of Mecca, the
Prophet entered Mecca from the side of Kada. `Urwa used to enter through both
places and he often entered through Kada' which was nearer of the two to his
dwelling place.
2.652:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When the Ka`ba was
built, the Prophet and `Abbas went to bring stones (for its construction). Al
`Abbas said to the Prophet, "Take off your waist sheet and put it on your neck."
(When the Prophet took it off) he fell on the ground with his eyes open towards
the sky and said, "Give me my waist sheet." And he covered himself with it.
2.653:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) that Allah's
Apostle said to her, "Do you know that when your people (Quraish) rebuilt the
Ka`ba, they decreased it from its original foundation laid by Abraham?" I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Why don't you rebuild it on its original foundation laid by
Abraham?" He replied, "Were it not for the fact that your people are close to
the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (i.e. they have recently become Muslims) I
would have done so." The sub-narrator, `Abdullah (bin `Umar ) stated: `Aisha
'must have heard this from Allah's Apostle for in my opinion Allah's Apostle had
not placed his hand over the two corners of the Ka`ba opposite Al-Hijr only
because the Ka`ba was not rebuilt on its original foundations laid by Abraham.
2.654:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked the Prophet whether the round wall
(near Ka`ba) was part of the Ka`ba. The Prophet replied in the affirmative. I
further said, "What is wrong with them, why have they not included it in the
building of the Ka`ba?" He said, "Don't you see that your people (Quraish) ran
short of money (so they could not include it inside the building of Ka`ba)?" I
asked, "What about its gate? Why is it so high?" He replied, "Your people did
this so as to admit into it whomever they liked and prevent whomever they liked.
Were your people not close to the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (i.e. they
have recently embraced Islam) and were I not afraid that they would dislike it,
surely I would have included the (area of the) wall inside the building of the
Ka`ba and I would have lowered its gate to the level of the ground."
2.655:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "Were your people not close
to the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance, I would have demolished the Ka`ba and
would have rebuilt it on its original foundations laid by Abraham (for Quraish
had curtailed its building), and I would have built a back door (too)."
2.656:
Narrated Yazid bin Ruman from `Urwa: `Aisha said that the Prophet
said to her, "O Aisha! Were your nation not close to the Pre-Islamic Period of
Ignorance, I would have had the Ka`ba demolished and would have included in it
the portion which had been left, and would have made it at a level with the
ground and would have made two doors for it, one towards the east and the other
towards the west, and then by doing this it would have been built on the
foundations laid by Abraham." That was what urged Ibn-Az-Zubair to demolish the
Ka`ba. Jazz said, "I saw Ibn-Az-Zubair when he demolished and rebuilt the Ka`ba
and included in it a portion of Al-Hijr (the unroofed portion of Ka`ba which is
at present in the form of a compound towards the northwest of the Ka`ba). I saw
the original foundations of Abraham which were of stones resembling the humps of
camels." So Jarir asked Yazid, "Where was the place of those stones?" Jazz said,
"I will just now show it to you." So Jarir accompanied Yazid and entered
Al-Hijr, and Jazz pointed to a place and said, "Here it is." Jarir said, "It
appeared to me about six cubits from Al-Hijr or so."
2.657:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: On the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has
made this town a sanctuary. Its thorny bushes should not be cut, its game should
not be chased, and its fallen things should not be picked up except by one who
would announce it publicly."
2.658:
Narrated 'Usama bin Zaid: I asked,
"O Allah's Apostle! Where will you stay in Mecca? Will you stay in your house in
Mecca?" He replied, "Has `Aqil left any property or house?" `Aqil along with
Talib had inherited the property of Abu Talib. Jafar and `Ali did not inherit
anything as they were Muslims and the other two were non-believers. `Umar bin
Al-Khattab used to say, "A believer cannot inherit (anything from an) infidel."
Ibn Shihab, (a sub-narrator) said, "They (`Umar and others) derived the above
verdict from Allah's Statement: "Verily! those who believed and Emigrated and
strove with their life And property in Allah's Cause, And those who helped (the
emigrants) And gave them their places to live in, These are (all) allies to one
another." (8.72)
2.659:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah's Apostle
intended to enter Mecca he said, "Our destination tomorrow, if Allah wished,
will be Khaif Bani Kinana where (the pagans) had taken the oath of Kufr."
(Against the Prophet i.e. to be loyal to heathenism by boycotting Bani Hashim,
the Prophets folk) (See Hadith No. 221 Vol. 5)
2.660:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: On the Day of Nahr at Mina, the Prophet said, "Tomorrow we shall stay
at Khaif Bani Kinana where the pagans had taken the oath of Kufr (heathenism)."
He meant (by that place) Al-Muhassab where the Quraish tribe and Bani Kinana
concluded a contract against Bani Hashim and Bani `Abdul-Muttalib or Bani
Al-Muttalib that they would not intermarry with them or deal with them in
business until they handed over the Prophet to them.
2.661:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet;; said, "Dhus-Suwaiqa-tain (literally: One with two lean
legs) from Ethiopia will demolish the Ka`ba."
2.662:
Narrated `Aisha:
The people used to fast on 'Ashura (the tenth day of the month of Muharram)
before the fasting of Ramadan was made obligatory. And on that day the Ka`ba
used to be covered with a cover. When Allah made the fasting of the month of
Ramadan compulsory, Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever wishes to fast (on the day of
'Ashura') may do so; and whoever wishes to leave it can do so."
2.663:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said "The people will continue
performing the Hajj and `Umra to the Ka`ba even after the appearance of Gog and
Magog." Narrated Shu`ba extra: The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be
established till the Hajj (to the Ka`ba) is abandoned.
2.664:
Narrated
Abu Wail: (One day) I sat along with Shaiba on the chair inside the Ka`ba. He
(Shaiba) said, "No doubt, `Umar sat at this place and said, 'I intended not to
leave any yellow (i.e. gold) or white (i.e. silver) (inside the Ka`ba)
undistributed.' I said (to `Umar), 'But your two companions (i.e. The Prophet
and Abu Bakr) did not do so.' `Umar said, They are the two persons whom I always
follow.' "
2.665:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "As if I were
looking at him, a black person with thin legs plucking the stones of the Ka`ba
one after another. "
2.666:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Dhus-Suwaiqatain (the thin legged man) from Ethiopia will demolish the Ka`ba."
2.667:
Narrated `Abis bin Rabi`a: `Umar came near the Black Stone and
kissed it and said "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither
benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I
would not have kissed you."
2.668:
Narrated Salim that his father said,
"Allah's Apostle, Usama bin Zaid, Bilal, and `Uthman bin abu Talha entered the
Ka`ba and then closed its door. When they opened the door I was the first person
to enter (the Ka`ba). I met Bilal and asked him, "Did Allah's Apostle offer a
prayer inside (the Ka`ba)?" Bilal replied in the affirmative and said, "(The
Prophet offered the prayer) in between the two right pillars."
2.669:
Narrated Nafi`:
Whenever Ibn `Umar entered the Ka`ba he used to walk
straight keeping the door at his back on entering, and used to proceed on till
about three cubits from the wall in front of him, and then he would offer the
prayer there aiming at the place where Allah's Apostle prayed, as Bilal had told
him. There is no harm for any person to offer the prayer at any place inside the
Ka`ba.
2.670:
Narrated Isma'li bin Abu Khalid: `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa
said, "Allah's Apostle performed the `Umra. He performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and
offered two rak`at behind the Maqam (Abraham's place) and was accompanied by
those who were screening him from the people." Somebody asked `Abdullah, "Did
Allah's Apostle enter the Ka`ba?" `Abdullah replied in the negative.
2.671:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle came to Mecca, he refused to enter
the Ka`ba with idols in it. He ordered (idols to be taken out). So they were
taken out. The people took out the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael holding
Azlams in their hands. Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah curse these people. By
Allah, both Abraham and Ishmael never did the game of chance with Azlams." Then
he entered the Ka`ba and said Takbir at its corners but did not offer the prayer
in it.
2.672:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle and his
companions came to Mecca, the pagans circulated the news that a group of people
were coming to them and they had been weakened by the Fever of Yathrib (Medina).
So the Prophet ordered his companions to do Ramal in the first three rounds of
Tawaf of the Ka`ba and to walk between the two corners (The Black Stone and
Yemenite corner). The Prophet did not order them to do Ramal in all the rounds
of Tawaf out of pity for them.
2.673:
Narrated Salim that his father
said: I saw Allah's Apostle arriving at Mecca; he kissed the Black Stone Corner
first while doing Tawaf and did ramal in the first three rounds of the seven
rounds (of Tawaf).
2.674:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : The Prophet did
Ramal in (first) three rounds (of Tawaf), and walked in the remaining four, in
Hajj and Umra.
2.675:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father who said:
"`Umar bin Al-Khattab addressed the Corner (Black Stone) saying, 'By Allah! I
know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the
Prophet touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touched (and kissed)
you.' Then he kissed it and said, 'There is no reason for us to do Ramal (in
Tawaf) except that we wanted to show off before the pagans, and now Allah has
destroyed them.' `Umar added, '(Nevertheless), the Prophet did that and we do
not want to leave it (i.e. Ramal).'
2.676:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn
`Umar. said, "I have never missed the touching of these two stones of Ka`ba (the
Black Stone and the Yemenite Corner) both in the presence and the absence of
crowds, since I saw the Prophet touching them." I asked Nafi`: "Did Ibn `Umar
use to walk between the two Corners?" Nafi` replied, "He used to walk in order
that it might be easy for him to touch it (the Corner Stone)."
2.677:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas.: In his Last Hajj the Prophet performed Tawaf of the
Ka`ba riding a camel and pointed a bent-headed stick towards the Corner (Black
Stone).
2.678:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah that his father said: "I
have not seen the Prophet touching except the two Yemenite Corners (i.e. the
ones facing Yemen)."
2.679:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam that his father
said: "I saw `Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the Black Stone and he then said, (to
it) 'Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you, (stone) I would not have kissed
you.' "
2.680:
Narrated Az-Zubair bin 'Arabi: A man asked Ibn `Umar
about the touching of the Black Stone. Ibn `Umar said, "I saw Allah's Apostle
touching and kissing it." The questioner said, "But if there were a throng (much
rush) round the Ka`ba and the people overpowered me, (what would I do?)" He
replied angrily, "Stay in Yemen (as that man was from Yemen). I saw Allah's
Apostle touching and kissing it."
2.681:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba while riding a camel, and whenever he came
in front of the Corner, he pointed towards it (with something).
2.682:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba riding a
camel, and every time he came in front of the Corner (having the Black Stone),
he pointed towards it with something he had with him and said Takbir.
2.683:
Narrated `Urwa:
`Aisha said, "The first thing the Prophet did on
reaching Mecca, was the ablution and then he performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and
that was not `Umra (alone), (but Hajj-al-Qiran). `Urwa added: Later Abu Bakr and
`Umar did the same in their Hajj." And I performed the Hajj with my father
Az-Zubair, and the first thing he did was Tawaf of the Ka`ba. Later I saw the
Muhajirin (Emigrants) and the Ansar doing the same. My mother (Asma') told me
that she, her sister (`Aisha), Az-Zubair and such and such persons assumed Ihram
for `Umra, and after they passed their hands over the Black Stone Corner (of the
Ka`ba) they finished the Ihram. (i.e. After doing Tawaf of the Ka`ba and Sa`i
between Safa-Marwa.
2.684:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : When Allah's
Apostle performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba for Hajj or `Umra, he used to do Ramal
during the first three rounds, and in the last four rounds he used to walk; then
after the Tawaf he used to offer two rak`at and then performed Tawaf between
Safa and Marwa.
2.685:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When the Prophet performed
the Tawaf of the Ka`ba, he did Ramal during the first three rounds and in the
last four rounds he used to walk and while doing Tawaf between Safa and Marwa,
he used to run in the midst of the rain water passage.
2.686:
Narrated
Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) I informed Allah's Apostle that I was ill.
So he said, "Perform the Tawaf while riding behind the people." I did so, and at
that time the Prophet was praying beside the Ka`ba and reciting Surat-at-Tur.
2.687:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While the Prophet was performing Tawaf of
the Ka`ba, he passed by a person who had tied his hands to another person with a
rope or string or something like that. The Prophet cut it with his own hands and
said, "Lead him by the hand."
2.688:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
saw a man performing Tawaf of the Ka`ba tied with a string or something else. So
the Prophet cut that string.
2.689:
Narrated Abu Huraira: In the year
prior to the last Hajj of the Prophet when Allah's Apostle made Abu Bakr the
leader of the pilgrims, the latter (Abu Bakr) sent me in the company of a group
of people to make a public announcement: 'No pagan is allowed to perform Hajj
after this year, and no naked person is allowed to perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba.'
(See Hadith No. 365 Vol. 1)
2.690:
Narrated `Amr:
We asked Ibn
`Umar: "May a man have sexual relations with his wife during the Umra before
performing Tawaf between Safa and Marwa?" He said, "Allah's Apostle arrived (in
Mecca) and circumambulated the Ka`ba seven times, then offered two rak`at behind
Maqam Ibrahim (the station of Abraham), then performed Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa." Ibn `Umar added, "Verily! In Allah's Apostle you have a good example."
And I asked Jabir bin `Abdullah (the same question), and he replied, "You should
not go near your wives (have sexual relations) till you have finished Tawaf
between Safa and Marwa. "
2.691:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
arrived at Mecca and performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and Sa`i between Safa and
Marwa, but he did not go near the Ka`ba after his Tawaf till he returned from
`Arafat.
2.692:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) I informed
Allah's Apostle (about my illness). (Through other sub-narrators, Um Salama
narrated that when Allah's Apostle was at Mecca and had just decided to leave
(Mecca) while she had not yet done Tawaf of the Ka`ba (and after listening to
her). The Prophet said, "When the morning prayer is established, perform the
Tawaf on your camel while the people are in prayer." So she did the same and did
not offer the two rak`at of Tawaf until she came out of the Mosque.
2.693:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet reached Mecca, circumambulated the Ka`ba
seven times and then offered a two rak`at prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim. Then he
went towards the Safa. Allah has said, "Verily, in Allah's Apostle you have a
good example."
2.694:
Narrated `Urwa from Aisha: Some people performed
Tawaf (of the Ka`ba) after the morning prayer and then sat to listen to a
preacher till sunrise, and then they stood up for the prayer. Then Aisha
commented, "Those people kept on sitting till it was the time in which the
prayer is disliked and after that they stood up for the prayer."
2.695:
Narrated `Abdullah: I heard the Prophet forbidding the offering of prayers
at the time of sunrise and sunset.
2.696:
Narrated Abida bin Humaid:
`Abdul, `Aziz bin Rufa`i said, "I saw `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair performing Tawaf
of the Ka`ba after the morning prayer then offering the two rak`at prayer."
`Abdul `Aziz added, "I saw `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair offering a two rak`at prayer
after the `Asr prayer." He informed me that Aisha told him that the Prophet used
to offer those two rak`at whenever he entered her house."
2.697:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle performed Tawaf (of the Ka`ba) ending a
camel (at that time the Prophet had foot injury). Whenever he came to the Corner
(having the Black Stone) he would point out towards it with a thing in his hand
and say, "Allahu-Akbar."
2.698:
Narrated Um Salama: I informed Allah's
Apostle that I was sick. He said, "Perform Tawaf (of the Ka`ba) while riding
behind the people." So, I performed the Tawaf while Allah's Apostle was offering
the prayer beside the Ka`ba and was reciting Surat-at-Tur.
2.699:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Al `Abbas bin `Abdul-Muttalib asked the permission of
Allah's Apostle to let him stay in Mecca during the nights of Mina in order to
provide the pilgrims with water to drink, so the Prophet permitted him.
2.700:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle came to the drinking place
and asked for water. Al-Abbas said, "O Fadl! Go to your mother and bring water
from her for Allah's Apostle ." Allah's Apostle said, "Give me water to drink."
Al-Abbas said, "O Allah's Apostle! The people put their hands in it." Allah's
Apostle again said, 'Give me water to drink. So, he drank from that water and
then went to the Zamzam (well) and there the people were offering water to the
others and working at it (drawing water from the well). The Prophet then said to
them, "Carry on! You are doing a good deed." Then he said, "Were I not afraid
that other people would compete with you (in drawing water from Zamzam), I would
certainly take the rope and put it over this (i.e. his shoulder) (to draw
water)." On saying that the Prophet pointed to his shoulder.
2.701:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I gave Zamzam water to Allah's Apostle and he drank it
while standing. 'Asia (a sub-narrator) said that `Ikrima took the oath that on
that day the Prophet had not been standing but riding a camel.
2.702:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with Allah's Apostle in the year of his Last
Hajj and we mended (the Ihram) for `Umra. Then the Prophet said, "Whoever has a
Hadi with him should assume Ihram for both Hajj and `Umra, and should not finish
it till he performs both of the them (Hajj and `Umra)." When we reached Mecca, I
had my menses. When we had performed our Hajj, the Prophet sent me with
`Abdur-Rahman to Tan`im and I performed the `Umra. The Prophet said, "This is in
lieu of your missed `Umra." Those who had assumed Ihram for `Umra performed
Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa) and then finished their Ihram. And then they
performed another Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa) after returning from Mina. And
those who had assumed lhram for Hajj and `Umra to get her ( Hajj-Qiran )
performed only one Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa).
2.703:
Narrated
Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Abdullah bin `Umar and his riding animal entered the
house of Ibn `Umar. He (the son of Ibn `Umar) said, "I fear that this year a
battle might take place between the people and you might be prevented from going
to the Ka`ba. I suggest that you should stay here." Ibn `Umar said, "Once
Allah's Apostle set out for the pilgrimage, and the pagans of Quraish intervened
between him and the Ka`ba. So, if the people intervened between me and the
Ka`ba, I would do the same as Allah's Apostle had done . . . "Verily, in Allah's
Apostle you have a good example." Then he added, "I make you a witness that I
have intended to perform Hajj along with `Umra." After arriving at Mecca, Ibn
`Umar performed one Tawaf only (between Safa and Marwa).
2.704:
Narrated
Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar intended to perform Hajj in the year when Al-Hajjaj
attacked Ibn Az-Zubair. Somebody said to Ibn `Umar, "There is a danger of an
impending war between them." Ibn `Umar said, "Verily, in Allah's Apostle you
have a good example. (And if it happened as you say) then I would do the same as
Allah's Apostle had done. I make you witness that I have decided to perform
`Umra." Then he set out and when he reached Al-Baida', he said, "The ceremonies
of both Hajj and `Umra are similar. I make you witness that I have made Hajj
compulsory for me along with `Umra." He drove (to Mecca) a Hadi which he had
bought from (a place called) Qudaid and did not do more than that. He did not
slaughter the Hadi or finish his Ihram, or shave or cut short his hair till the
day of slaughtering the sacrifices (10th Dhul-Hijja). Then he slaughtered his
Hadi and shaved his head and considered the first Tawaf (of Safa and Marwa) as
sufficient for Hajj and `Umra. Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle did the same."
2.705:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman bin Nawfal Al-Qurashi: I
asked `Urwa bin Az-Zubair (regarding the Hajj of the Prophet ). `Urwa replied,
"Aisha narrated, 'When the Prophet reached Mecca, the first thing he started
with was the ablution, then he performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and his intention
was not `Umra alone (but Hajj and `Umra together).' " Later Abu Bakr I performed
the Hajj and the first thing he started with was Tawaf of the Ka`ba and it was
not `Umra alone (but Hajj and `Umra together). And then `Umar did the same. Then
`Uthman performed the Hajj and the first thing he started with was Tawaf of the
Ka`ba and it was not `Umra alone. And then Muawiya and `Abdullah bin `Umar did
the same. I performed Hajj with Ibn Az-Zubair and the first thing he started
with was Tawaf of the Ka`ba and it was not `Umra alone, (but Hajj and `Umra
together). Then I saw the Muhajirin (Emigrants) and Ansar doing the same and it
was not `Umra alone. And the last person I saw doing the same was Ibn `Umar, and
he did not do another `Umra after finishing the first. Now here is Ibn `Umar
present amongst the people! They neither ask him nor anyone of the previous
ones. And all these people, on entering Mecca, would not start with anything
unless they had performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba, and would not finish their Ihram.
And no doubt, I saw my mother and my aunt, on entering Mecca doing nothing
before performing Tawaf of the Ka`ba, and they would not finish their lhram. And
my mother informed me that she, her sister, Az-Zubair and such and such persons
had assumed lhram for `Umra and after passing their hands over the Corner (the
Black Stone) (i.e. finishing their Umra) they finished their Ihram."
2.706:
Narrated `Urwa:
I asked `Aisha : "How do you interpret the statement of
Allah,. : Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of
Allah, and whoever performs the Hajj to the Ka`ba or performs `Umra, it is not
harmful for him to perform Tawaf between them (Safa and Marwa.) (2.158). By
Allah! (it is evident from this revelation) there is no harm if one does not
perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa." `Aisha said, "O, my nephew! Your
interpretation is not true. Had this interpretation of yours been correct, the
statement of Allah should have been, 'It is not harmful for him if he does not
perform Tawaf between them.' But in fact, this divine inspiration was revealed
concerning the Ansar who used to assume lhram for worship ping an idol called
"Manat" which they used to worship at a place called Al-Mushallal before they
embraced Islam, and whoever assumed Ihram (for the idol), would consider it not
right to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. When they embraced Islam, they
asked Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) regarding it, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! We
used to refrain from Tawaf between Safa and Marwa." So Allah revealed: 'Verily;
(the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah.' " Aisha
added, "Surely, Allah's Apostle set the tradition of Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa, so nobody is allowed to omit the Tawaf between them." Later on I (`Urwa)
told Abu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman (of `Aisha's narration) and he said, 'I have not
heard of such information, but I heard learned men saying that all the people,
except those whom `Aisha mentioned and who used to assume lhram for the sake of
Manat, used to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. When Allah referred to the
Tawaf of the Ka`ba and did not mention Safa and Marwa in the Qur'an, the people
asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! We used to perform Tawaf between Safa and Marwa and
Allah has revealed (the verses concerning) Tawaf of the Ka`ba and has not
mentioned Safa and Marwa. Is there any harm if we perform Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa?' So Allah revealed: "Verily As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of
Allah." Abu Bakr said, "It seems that this verse was revealed concerning the two
groups, those who used to refrain from Tawaf between Safa and Marwa in the
Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance and those who used to perform the Tawaf then,
and after embracing Islam they refrained from the Tawaf between them as Allah
had enjoined Tawaf of the Ka`ba and did not mention Tawaf (of Safa and Marwa)
till later after mentioning the Tawaf of the Ka`ba.'
2.707:
Narrated
Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "When Allah's Apostle performed the first Tawaf he
did Ramal in the first three rounds and then walked in the remaining four rounds
(of Tawaf of the Ka`ba), where as in performing Tawaf between Safa and Marwa he
used to run in the midst of the rainwater passage," I asked Nafi`, "Did
`Abdullah (bin `Umar) use to walk steadily on reaching the Yemenite Corner?" He
replied, "No, unless people were crowded at the Corner; otherwise he would not
leave it without touching it."
2.708:
Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: We asked
Ibn `Umar whether a man who, while performing `Umra, had performed Tawaf of the
Ka`ba; and had not yet performed Tawaf between Safa and Marwa, could have sexual
relation with his wife, Ibn `Umar replied "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) reached Mecca
and performed the seven rounds (of Tawaf) of the Ka`ba and then offered a
two-rak`at prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim and then performed the seven rounds (of
Tawaf) between Safa and Marwa." He added, "Verily! In Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
you have a good example." We asked Jabir bin `Abdullah (the same question) and
he said, "He (that man) should not come near (his wife) till he has completed
Tawaf between Safa and Marwa."
2.709:
Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: I heard
Ibn `Umar saying, "The Prophet arrived at Mecca and performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba
and then offered a two-rak`at prayer and then performed Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa." Ibn `Umar then recited (the verse): "Verily! In Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) you have a good example. "
2.710:
Narrated `Asim:
I asked
Anas bin Malik: "Did you use to dislike to perform Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa?" He said, "Yes, as it was of the ceremonies of the days of the
Pre-Islamic period of ignorance, till Allah revealed: 'Verily! (The two
mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. It is therefore
no sin for him who performs the pilgrimage to the Ka`ba, or performs `Umra, to
perform Tawaf between them.' " (2.158)
2.711:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and the Sa`i of Safa and Marwa so
as to show his strength to the pagans.
2.712:
Narrated `Aisha:
I was
menstruating when I reached Mecca. So, I neither performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba,
nor the Tawaf between Safa and Marwa. Then I informed Allah's Apostle about it.
He replied, "Perform all the ceremonies of Hajj like the other pilgrims, but do
not perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba till you get clean (from your menses)."
2.713:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet and his companions
assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Talha had the
Hadi (sacrifice) with them. `Ali arrived from Yemen and had a Hadi with him.
`Ali said, "I have assumed Ihram for what the Prophet has done." The Prophet
ordered his companions to perform the `Umra with the lhram which they had
assumed, and after finishing Tawaf (of Ka`ba, Safa and Marwa) to cut short their
hair, and to finish their lhram except those who had Hadi with them. They (the
people) said, "How can we proceed to Mina (for Hajj) after having sexual
relations with our wives?" When that news reached the Prophet he said, "If I had
formerly known what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi
with me. Had there been no Hadi with me, I would have finished the state of
lhram." `Aisha got her menses, so she performed all the ceremonies of Hajj
except Tawaf of the Ka`ba, and when she got clean (from her menses), she
performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! (All of you) are
returning with the Hajj and `Umra, but I am returning after performing Hajj
only." So the Prophet ordered `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr to accompany her to
Tan`im and thus she performed the `Umra after the Hajj.
2.714:
Narrated
Hafsa:
(On `Id) We used to forbid our virgins to go out (for `Id prayer). A
lady came and stayed at the Palace of Bani Khalaf. She mentioned that her sister
was married to one of the companions of Allah's Apostle who participated in
twelve Ghazawats along with Allah's Apostle and her sister was with him in six
of them. She said, "We used to dress the wounded and look after the patients."
She (her sister) asked Allah's Apostle , "Is there any harm for a woman to stay
at home if she doesn't have a veil?" He said, "She should cover herself with the
veil of her companion and she should take part in the good deeds and in the
religious gatherings of the believers." When Um 'Atiyya came, I asked her. "Did
you hear anything about that?" Um 'Atiyya said, "Bi Abi" and she never mentioned
the name of Allah's Apostle without saying "Bi Abi" (i.e. 'Let my father be
sacrificed for you'). We asked her, "Have you heard Allah's Apostle saying so
and so (about women)?" She replied in the affirmative and said, "Let my father
be sacrificed for him. He told us that unmarried mature virgins who stay often
screened or unmarried young virgins and mature girls who stay often screened
should come out and take part in the good deeds and in the religious gatherings
of the believers. But the menstruating women should keep away from the Musalla
(praying place)." I asked her, "The menstruating women?" She replied, "Don't
they present themselves at `Arafat and at such and such places?"
2.715:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz bin Rufai: I asked Anas bin Malik, "Tell me what you
remember from Allah's Apostle (regarding these questions): Where did he offer
the Zuhr and `Asr prayers on the day of Tarwiya (8th day of Dhul-Hijja)?" He
relied, "(He offered these prayers) at Mina." I asked, "Where did he offer the
`Asr prayer on the day of Nafr (i.e. departure from Mina on the 12th or 13th of
Dhul-Hijja)?" He replied, "At Al-Abtah," and then added, "You should do as your
chiefs do."
2.716:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: I went out to Mina on the day
of Tarwiya and met Anas going on a donkey. I asked him, "Where did the Prophet
offer the Zuhr prayer on this day?" Anas replied, "See where your chiefs pray
and pray similarly."
2.717:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : Allah's
Apostle offered a two-rak`at prayer at Mina. Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman,
(during the early years of his caliphate) followed the same practice.
2.718:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahab Al-Khuza`i: The Prophet led us in a two-rak`at
prayer at Mina although our number was more than ever and we were in better
security than ever.
2.719:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: I offered
(only a) two rak`at prayer with the Prophet (at Mina), and similarly with Abu
Bakr and with `Umar, and then you d offered in opinions. Wish that I would be
lucky enough to have two of the four rak`at accepted (by Allah).
2.720:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl: The people doubted whether the Prophet was observing
the fast on the Day of `Arafat, so I sent something for him to drink and he
drank it.
2.721:
Narrated Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Al-Thaqafi: I asked Anas
bin Malik while we were proceeding from Mina to `Arafat, "What do you use to do
on this day when you were with Allah's Apostle ?" Anas said, "Some of us used to
recite Talbiya and nobody objected to that, and others used to recite Takbir and
nobody objected to that."
2.722:
Narrated Salim:
`Abdul Malik wrote
to Al-Hajjaj that he should not differ from Ibn `Umar during Hajj. On the Day of
`Arafat, when the sun declined at midday, Ibn `Umar came along with me and
shouted near Al-Hajjaj's cotton (cloth) tent. Al-Hajjaj came Out, wrapping
himself with a waist-sheet dyed with safflower, and said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman!
What is the matter?" He said, If you want to follow the Sunna (the tradition of
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) then proceed (to `Arafat)." Al-Hajjaj asked, "At this
very hour?" Ibn `Umar said, "Yes." He replied, "Please wait for me till I pour
some water over my head (i.e. take a bath) and come out." Then Ibn `Umar
dismounted and waited till Al-Hajjaj came out. So, he (Al-Hajjaj) walked in
between me and my father (Ibn `Umar). I said to him, "If you want to follow the
Sunna then deliver a brief sermon and hurry up for the stay at `Arafat." He
started looking at `Abdullah (Ibn `Umar) (inquiringly), and when `Abdullah
noticed that, he said that he had told the truth.
2.723:
Narrated Um
Al-Fadl bint Al Harith: On the day of `Arafat, some people who were with me,
differed about the fasting of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) some said that he was
fasting while others said that he was not fasting. So I sent a bowl full of milk
to him while he was riding his camel, and he drank that milk.
2.724:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Abdul-Malik bin Marwan wrote to
Al-Hajjaj that he should follow `Abdullah bin `Umar in all the ceremonies of
Hajj. So when it was the Day of `Arafat (9th of Dhul-Hijja), and after the sun
has deviated or has declined from the middle of the sky, I and Ibn `Umar came
and he shouted near the cotton (cloth) tent of Al-Hajjaj, "Where is he?"
Al-Hajjaj came out. Ibn `Umar said, "Let us proceed (to `Arafat)." Al-Hajjaj
asked, "Just now?" Ibn `Umar replied, "Yes." Al-Hajjaj said, "Wait for me till I
pour water on me (i.e. take a bath)." So, Ibn `Umar dismounted (and waited) till
Al-Hajjaj came out. He was walking between me and my father. I informed
Al-Hajjaj, "If you want to follow the Sunna today, then you should shorten the
sermon and then hurry up for the stay (at `Arafat)." Ibn `Umar said, "He (Salim)
has spoken the truth."
2.725:
Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut`im:
My father said, "(Before Islam) I was looking for my camel .." The same
narration is told by a different sub-narrator. Jubair bin Mut`im said, "My camel
was lost and I went out in search of it on the day of `Arafat, and I saw the
Prophet standing in `Arafat. I said to myself: By Allah he is from the Hums
(literally: strictly religious, Quraish were called so, as they used to say, 'We
are the people of Allah we shall not go out of the sanctuary). What has brought
him here?"
2.726:
Narrated `Urwa:
During the Pre-Islamic period of
Ignorance, the people used to perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba naked except the Hums;
and the Hums were Quraish and their offspring. The Hums used to give clothes to
the men who would perform the Tawaf wearing them; and women (of the Hums) used
to give clothes to the women who would perform the Tawaf wearing them. Those to
whom the Hums did not give clothes would perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba naked.
Most of the people used to go away (disperse) directly from `Arafat but they
(Hums) used to depart after staying at Al-Muzdalifa. `Urwa added, "My father
narrated that `Aisha had said, 'The following verses were revealed about the
Hums: Then depart from the place whence all the people depart-- (2.199) `Urwa
added, "They (the Hums) used to stay at Al-Muzdalifa and used to depart from
there (to Mina) and so they were sent to `Arafat (by Allah's order)."
2.727:
Narrated `Urwa:
Usama was asked in my presence, "How was the speed of
(the camel of) Allah's Apostle while departing from `Arafat during the Hajjatul
Wada`?" Usama replied, "The Prophet proceeded on with a modest pace, and when
there was enough space he would (make his camel) go very fast."
2.728:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: As soon as the Prophet departed from `Arafat, he
went towards the mountain pass, and there he answered the call of) the prayer is
ahead of you (i.e. at asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you offer the prayer
here?" He replied, "(The place of) the prayer is ahead of you (i.e. at
Al-Muzdalifa)."
2.729:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar used to
offer the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together at Jam' (Al-Muzdalifa). But he
used to pass by that mountain pass where Allah's Apostle went, and he would
enter it and answer the call of nature and perform ablution, and would not offer
any prayer till he had prayed at Jam.'
2.730:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: I
rode behind Allah's Apostle from `Arafat and when Allah's Apostle reached the
mountain pass on the left side which is before Al-Muzdalifa he made his camel
kneel and then urinated, and then I poured water for his ablution. He performed
light ablution and then I said to him: (Is it the time for) the prayer, O
Allah's Apostle!" He replied, "The (place of) prayer is ahead of you (i.e. at
Al-Muzdalifa)." So Allah's Apostle rode till he reached Al-Muzdalifa and then he
offered the prayer (there) . Then in the morning (10th Dhul-Hijja) Al-Faql (bin
`Abbas) rode behind Allah's Apostle. Kuraib, (a sub-narrator) said that
`Abdullah bin `Abbas narrated from Al-Fadl, "Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) kept on
reciting Talbiya (during the journey) till he reached the Jamra."
(Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba)
2.731:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas. : I proceeded along with
the Prophet on the day of `Arafat (9th Dhul-Hijja). The Prophet heard a great
hue and cry and the beating of camels behind him. So he beckoned to the people
with his lash, "O people! Be quiet. Hastening is not a sign of righteousness."
2.732:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle proceeded from `Arafat
and dismounted at the mountainous pass and then urinated and performed a light
ablution. I said to him, "(Shall we offer) the prayer?" He replied, "The prayer
is ahead of you (i.e. at Al-Muzdalifa)." When he came to Al-Muzdalifa, he
performed a perfect ablution. Then Iqama for the prayer was pronounced and he
offended the Maghrib prayer and then every person made his camel kneel at his
place; and then Iqama for the prayer was pronounced and he offered the (`Isha')
prayer and he did not offer any prayer in between them (i.e. Maghrib and `Isha'
prayers).
2.733:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet offered the Maghrib and
`Isha' prayers together at Jam' (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) with a separate Iqama for
each of them and did not offer any optional prayer in between them or after each
of them.
2.734:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari : Allah's Apostle offered
the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together at Al-Muzdalifa.
2.735:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid: `Abdullah;- performed the Hajj and we reached
Al-Muzdalifa at or about the time of the `Isha' prayer. He ordered a man to
pronounce the Adhan and Iqama and then he offered the Maghrib prayer and offered
two rak`at after it. Then he asked for his supper and took it, and then, I
think, he ordered a man to pronounce the Adhan and Iqama (for the `Isha'
prayer). (`Amr, a sub-narrator said: The intervening statement 'I think', was
said by the sub-narrator Zuhair) (i.e. not by `Abdur-Rahman). Then `Abdullah
offered two rak`at of `Isha' prayer. When the day dawned, `Abdullah said, "The
Prophet never offered any prayer at this hour except this prayer at this time
and at this place and on this day." `Abdullah added, "These two prayers are
shifted from their actual times -- the Maghrib prayer (is offered) when the
people reached Al-Muzdalifa and the Fajr (morning) prayer at the early dawn."
`Abdullah added, "I saw the Prophet doing that."
2.736:
Narrated Salim:
`Abdullah bin `Umar used to send the weak among his family early to Mina. So
they used to depart from Al-Mash'ar Al-Haram (that is Al-Muzdalifa) at night
(when the moon had set) and invoke Allah as much as they could, and then they
would return (to Mina) before the Imam had started from Al-Muzdalifa to Mina. So
some of them would reach Mina at the time of the Fajr prayer and some of them
would come later. When they reached Mina they would throw pebbles on the Jamra
(Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba) Ibn `Umar used to say, "Allah's Apostle gave the permission
to them (weak people) to do so."
2.737:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : Allah's
Apostle had sent me from Jam' (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) at night.
2.738:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I as among those whom the Prophet sent on the night of
Al-Muzdalifa early being among the weak members of his family.
2.739:
Narrated `Abdullah: (the slave of Asma') During the night of Jam', Asma' got
down at Al-Muzdalifa and stood up for (offering) the prayer and offered the
prayer for some time and then asked, "O my son! Has the moon set?" I replied in
the negative and she again prayed for another period and then asked, "Has the
moon set?" I replied, "Yes." So she said that we should set out (for Mina), and
we departed and went on till she threw pebbles at the Jamra (Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba)
and then she returned to her dwelling place and offered the morning prayer. I
asked her, "O you! I think we have come (to Mina) early in the night." She
replied, "O my son! Allah's Apostle gave permission to the women to do so."
2.740:
Narrated `Aisha :
Sauda asked the permission of the Prophet
to leave earlier at the night of Jam', and she was a fat and very slow woman.
The Prophet gave her permission.
2.741:
Narrated `Aisha:
We got down
at Al-Muzdalifa and Sauda asked the permission of the Prophet to leave (early)
before the rush of the people. She was a slow woman and he gave her permission,
so she departed (from Al-Muzdalifa) before the rush of the people. We kept on
staying at Al-Muzdalifa till dawn, and set out with the Prophet but (I suffered
so much that) I wished I had taken the permission of Allah's Apostle as Sauda
had done, and that would have been dearer to me than any other happiness.
2.742:
Narrated `Abdullah: I never saw the Prophet offering any prayer
not at its stated time except two; he prayed the Maghrib and the `Isha' together
and he offered the morning prayer before its usual time.
2.743:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid I went out with `Abdullah , to Mecca and when we
proceeded to am' he offered the two prayers (the Maghrib and the `Isha')
together, making the Adhan and Iqama separately for each prayer. He took his
supper in between the two prayers. He offered the Fajr prayer as soon as the day
dawned. Some people said, "The day had dawned (at the time of the prayer)," and
others said, "The day had not dawned." `Abdullah then said, "Allah's Apostle
said, 'These two prayers have been shifted from their stated times at this place
only (at Al-Muzdalifa); first: The Maghrib and the `Isha'. So the people should
not arrive at Al-Muzdalifa till the time of the `Isha' prayer has become due.
The second prayer is the morning prayer which is offered at this hour.' " Then
`Abdullah stayed there till it became a bit brighter. He then said, "If the
chief of the believers hastened onwards to Mina just now, then he had indeed
followed the Sunna." I do not know which proceeded the other, his (`Abdullah's)
statement or the departure of `Uthman . `Abdullah was reciting Talbiya till he
threw pebbles at the Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering) (that is
the 10th of Dhul-Hijja).
2.744:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun: I saw `Umar,
offering the Fajr (morning) prayer at Jam'; then he got up and said, "The pagans
did not use to depart (from Jam') till the sun had risen, and they used to say,
'Let the sun shine on Thabir (a mountain).' But the Prophet contradicted them
and departed from Jam' before sunrise."
2.745:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet made Al-Faql ride behind him, and Al-Fadl informed that he (the Prophet
) kept on reciting Talbiya till he did the Rami of the Jamra.
(Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba.)
2.746:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: Ibn
`Abbas said, "Usama bin Zaid rode behind the Prophet from `Arafat to
Al-Muzdalifa; and then from Al-Muzdalifa to Mina, Al-Fadl rode behind him." He
added, "Both of them (Usama and Al-Fadl) said, 'The Prophet was constantly
reciting Talbiya till he did Rami of the Jamarat-Al-`Aqaba."
2.747:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Hajj-at-Tamattu`. He ordered me
to perform it. I asked him about the Hadi (sacrifice). He said, "You have to
slaughter a camel, a cow or a sheep, or you may share the Hadi with the others."
It seemed that some people disliked it (Hajj-at-Tamattu`). I slept and dreamt as
if a person was announcing: "Hajj Mabrur and accepted Mut'ah (Hajj-at-Tamattu`)"
I went to Ibn `Abbas and narrated it to him. He said, "Allah is Greater. (That
was) the tradition of Abu Al-Qasim (i.e. Prophet). Narrated Shu`ba that the call
in the dream was. "An accepted `Umra and Hajj-Mabrur. "
2.748:
Narrated
Abu Huraira' : Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) saw a man driving his Badana
(sacrificial camel). He said, "Ride on it." The man said, "It is a Badana." The
Prophet said, "Ride on it." He (the man) said, "It is a Badana." The Prophet
said, "Ride on it." And on the second or the third time he (the Prophet ) added,
"Woe to you."
2.749:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw a man driving a
Badana. He said, "Ride on it." The man replied, "It is a Badana." The Prophet
said (again), "Ride on it." He (the man) said, "It is a Badana." The Prophet
said thrice, "Ride on it."
2.750:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: During the last
Hajj (Hajj-al-Wada`) of Allah's Apostle he performed `Umra and Hajj. He drove a
Hadi along with him from Dhul-Hulaifa. Allah's Apostle started by assuming Ihram
for `Umra and Hajj. And the people, too, performed the `Umra and Hajj along with
the Prophet. Some of them brought the Hadi and drove it along with them, while
the others did not. So, when the Prophet arrived at Mecca. he said to the
people, "Whoever among you has driven the Hadi, should not finish his Ihram till
he completes his Hajj. And whoever among you has not (driven) the Hadi with him,
should perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba and the Tawaf between Safa and Marwa, then cut
short his hair and finish his Ihram, and should later assume Ihram for Hajj; but
he must offer a Hadi (sacrifice); and if anyone cannot afford a Hadi, he should
fast for three days during the Hajj and seven days when he returns home. The
Prophet performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba on his arrival (at Mecca); he touched the
(Black Stone) corner first of all and then did Ramal (fast walking with moving
of the shoulders) during the first three rounds round the Ka`ba, and during the
last four rounds he walked. After finishing Tawaf of the Ka`ba, he offered a two
rak`at prayer at Maqam Ibrahim, and after finishing the prayer he went to Safa
and Marwa and performed seven rounds of Tawaf between them and did not do any
deed forbidden because of Ihram, till he finished all the ceremonies of his Hajj
and sacrificed his Hadi on the day of Nahr (10th day of Dhul-Hijja). He then
hastened onwards (to Mecca) and performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and then everything
that was forbidden because of Ihram became permissible. Those who took and drove
the Hadi with them did the same as Allah's Apostle did.
2.751:
Narrated
Nafi`:
`Abdullah (bin `Abdullah) bin `Umar said to his father, "Stay here,
for I am afraid that it (affliction between Ibn Zubair and Al-Hajjaj) might
prevent you from reaching the Ka`ba." Ibn `Umar said, "(In this case) I would do
the same as Allah's Apostle did, and Allah has said, 'Verily, in Allah's
Apostle, you have a good example (to follow).' So, I make you, people, witness
that I have made `Umra compulsory for me." So he assumed lhram for `Umra. Then
he went out and when he reached Al-Baida', he assumed Ihram for Hajj and `Umra
(together) and said, "The conditions (requisites) of Hajj and `Umra are the
same." He, then brought a Hadi from Qudaid. Then he arrived (at Mecca) and
performed Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa) once for both Hajj and `Umra and did
not finish the lhram till he had finished both Hajj and `Umra.
2.752:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan: The Prophet set out from Medina
with over one thousand of his companions (at the time of the Treaty of
Hudaibiya) and when they reached Dhul-Hulaifa, the Prophet garlanded his Hadi
and marked it and assumed Ihram for `Umra.
2.753:
Narrated `Aisha:
I
twisted with my own hands the garlands for the Budn of the Prophet who garlanded
and marked them, and then made them proceed to Mecca; Yet no permissible thing
was regarded as illegal for him then.
2.754:
Narrated Hafsa:
I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! What is wrong with the people, they have finished their
Ihram but you have not?" He said, "I matted my hair and I have garlanded my
Hadi, so I will not finish my Ihram till I finished my Hajj ."
2.755:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to send the Hadi from Medina and I
used to twist the garlands for his Hadi and he did not keep away from any of
these things which a Muhrim keeps away from.
2.756:
Narrated `Aisha:
I twisted the garlands for the Hadis of the Prophet and then he marked and
garlanded them (or I garlanded them) and then made them proceed to the Ka`ba but
he remained in Medina and no permissible thing was regarded as illegal for him
then .
2.757:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Bakr bin `Amr bin Hazm: That
`Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman had told him, "Zaid bin Abu Sufyan wrote to `Aisha that
`Abdullah bin `Abbas had stated, 'Whoever sends his Hadi (to the Ka`ba), all the
things which are illegal for a (pilgrim) become illegal for that person till he
slaughters it (i.e. till the 10th of Dhul-Hijja).' " `Amra added, `Aisha said,
'It is not like what Ibn `Abbas had said: I twisted the garlands of the Hadis of
Allah's Apostle with my own hands. Then Allah's Apostle put them round their
necks with his own hands, sending them with my father; Yet nothing permitted by
Allah was considered illegal for Allah's Apostle till he slaughtered the Hadis.'
"
2.758:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once the Prophet sent sheep as Hadi.
2.759:
Narrated `Aisha:
I used to make the garlands for (the Hadis
of) the Prophet and he would garland the sheep (with them) and would stay with
his family as a non-Muhrim.
2.760:
Narrated Aisha:
I used to twist
the garlands for the sheep of the Prophet and he would send them (to the Ka`ba),
and stay as a non-Muhrim.
2.761:
Narrated `Aisha:
I twisted (the
garlands) for the Hadis of the Prophet before he assumed Ihram.
2.762:
Narrated `Aisha:
I twisted the garlands of the Hadis from the wool which
was with me.
2.763:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet
saw a man driving a Badana (sacrificial camel). The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said (to
him), 'Ride on it.' He replied, 'It is a Badana.' The Prophet again said, 'Ride
on it!' Abu Huraira added, 'Then I saw that man riding it, showing obedience to
the Prophet (p.b.u.h), and a shoe was (hanging) from its neck.' "
2.764:
Narrated Abu Huraira: From the Prophet: (as above).
2.765:
Narrated
`Ali:
Allah's Apostle ordered me to give in charity the skin and the
coverings of the Budn which I had slaughtered.
2.766:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar intended to perform Hajj in the year of the Hajj of Al-Harawriya
during the rule of Ibn Az-Zubair. Some people said to him, "It is very likely
that there will be a fight among the people, and we are afraid that they might
prevent you (from performing Hajj)." He replied, "Verily, in Allah's Apostle
there is a good example for you (to follow). In this case I would do the same as
he had done. I make you witness that I have intended to perform `Umra." When he
reached Al-Baida', he said, "The conditions for both Hajj and `Umra are the
same. I make you witness that I have intended to perform Hajj along with `Umra."
After that he took a garlanded Hadi (to Mecca) which he bought (on the way).
When he reached (Mecca), he performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and of Safa (and Marwa)
and did not do more than that. He did not make legal for himself the things
which were illegal for a Muhrim till it was the Day of Nahr (sacrifice), when he
had his head shaved and slaughtered (the sacrifice) and considered sufficient
his first Tawaf (between Safa and Marwa), as a (Sa`i) for his Hajj and `Umra
both. He then said, "The Prophet used to do like that."
2.767:
Narrated
`Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman: I heard `Aisha saying, "Five days before the end of
Dhul-Qa'da we set out from Medina in the company of Allah's Apostle with the
intention of performing Hajj only. When we approached Mecca, Allah's Apostle
ordered those who had no Hadi with them to finish their lhram after performing
Tawaf of the Ka`ba and (Sa`i) and between Safa and Marwa." `Aisha added, "On the
day of Nahr (slaughtering of sacrifice) beef was brought to us. I asked, 'What
is this?' The reply was, 'Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) has slaughtered (sacrifices)
on behalf of his wives.' "
2.768:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah (bin
`Umar), used to slaughter (his sacrifice) at the Manhar. ('Ubaidullah, a
sub-narrator said, "The Manhar of Allah's Apostle.")
2.769:
Narrated
Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to send his Hadi from Jam' (to Mina) in the last third
of the night with the pilgrims amongst whom there were free men and slaves, till
it was taken into the Manhar (slaughtering place) of the Prophet .
2.770:
Narrated Sahl bin Bakkar: The narration of Anas abridged, saying, "The
Prophet slaughtered seven Budn (camels) while standing, with his own hands. On
the day of `Id-ul-Adha he slaughtered (sacrificed) two horned rams, black and
white in color.
2.771:
Narrated Zaid bin Jubair: I saw Ibn `Umar passing
by a man who had made his Badana sit to slaughter it. Ibn `Umar said, "Slaughter
it while it is standing with one leg tied up as is the tradition of Muhammad."
2.772:
Narrated Anas :
The Prophet offered four rak`at of Zuhr
prayer at Medina; and two rak`at of `Asr prayer at Dhil-Hulaifa and spent the
night there and when (the day) dawned, he mounted his Mount and started saying,
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Glorified be Allah." When he
reached Al-Baida' he recited Talbiya for both Hajj and `Umra. And when he
arrived at Mecca, he ordered them (his companions) to finish their Ihram. The
Prophet slaughtered seven Budn (camel) with his own hands while the camels were
standing He also sacrificed two horned rams (black and white in color) at
Medina.
2.773:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) offered
four rak`at of Zuhr prayer at Medina and two rak`at of `Asr prayer at
Dhul-Hulaifa. Narrated Aiyub: "A man said: Anas said, "Then he (the Prophet
passed the night there till dawn and then he offered the morning (Fajr) prayer,
and mounted his Mount and when it arrived at Al-Baida' he assumed Ihram for both
`Umra and Hajj."
2.774:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet sent me to
supervise the (slaughtering of) Budn (Hadi camels) and ordered me to distribute
their meat, and then he ordered me to distribute their covering sheets and
skins. 'All added, "The Prophet ordered me to supervise the slaughtering (of the
Budn) and not to give anything (of their bodies) to the butcher as wages for
slaughtering."
2.775:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet ordered me to
supervise the (slaughtering) of Budn (Hadi camel) and to distribute their meat,
skins and covering sheets in charity and not to give anything (of their bodies)
to the butcher as wages for slaughtering.
2.776:
Narrated `Ali:
The
Prophet offered one hundred Budn as Hadi and ordered me to distribute their meat
(in charity) and I did so. Then he ordered me to distribute their covering
sheets in charity and I did so. Then he ordered me to distribute their skins in
charity and I did so.
2.777:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: `Ata' said, "I heard
Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, 'We never ate the meat of the Budn for more than
three days of Mina. Later, the Prophet gave us permission by saying: 'Eat and
take (meat) with you. So we ate (some) and took (some) with us.' " I asked
`Ata', "Did Jabir say (that they went on eating the meat) till they reached
Medina?" `Ata' replied, "No."
2.778:
Narrated `Amra:
I heard `Aisha
saying, "We set out (from Medina) along with Allah's Apostle five days before
the end of Dhul-Qa'da with the intention of performing Hajj only. When we
approached Mecca, Allah's Apostle ordered those who had no Hadi along with them
to finish the lhram after performing Tawaf of the Ka`ba, (Safa and Marwa).
`Aisha added, "Beef was brought to us on the Day of Nahr and I said, 'What is
this?' Somebody said, 'The Prophet has slaughtered (cows) on behalf of his
wives.' "
2.779:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was asked about a
person who had his head shaved before slaughtering (his Hadi) (or other similar
ceremonies of Hajj). He replied, "There is no harm, there is no harm."
2.780:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man said to the Prophet "I performed the
Tawaf-al-Ifada before the Rami (throwing pebbles at the Jamra)." The Prophet
replied, "There is no harm." The man said, "I had my head shaved before
slaughtering." The Prophet replied, "There is no harm." He said, "I have
slaughtered the Hadi before the Rami." The Prophet replied, "There is no harm."
2.781:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was asked by a man who said, "I
have done the Rami in the evening." The Prophet replied, "There is no harm in
it." Another man asked, "I had my head shaved before the slaughtering." The
Prophet replied, "There is no harm in it."
2.782:
Narrated Abu Musa: I
came upon Allah's Apostle when he was at Al-Batha. He asked me, "Have you
intended to perform the Hajj?" I replied in the affirmative. He asked, "For what
have you assumed lhram?" I replied," I have assumed Ihram with the same
intention as that of the Prophet ." The Prophet said, "You have done well! Go
and perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa." Then I went to
one of the women of Bani Qais and she took out lice from my head. Later, I
assumed the Ihram for Hajj. So, I used to give this verdict to the people till
the caliphate of `Umar. When I told him about it, he said, "If we take (follow)
the Holy Book, then it orders us to complete Hajj and `Umra (Hajj-at-Tamattu`)
and if we follow the tradition of Allah's Apostle then Allah's Apostle did not
finish his lhram till the Hadi had reached its destination (had been
slaughtered). (i.e. Hajj-al-Qiran). (See Hadith No. 630)
2.783:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Hafsa said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is wrong with the people; they
finished their Ihram after performing `Umra, but you have not finished it after
your `Umra?" He replied, "I matted my hair and have garlanded my Hadi. So, I
cannot finish my Ihram till I slaughter (my Hadi). "
2.784:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) (got) his head shaved after performing his
Hajj.
2.785:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "O
Allah! Be merciful to those who have their head shaved." The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! And (invoke Allah for) those who get their hair cut short." The
Prophet said, "O Allah! Be merciful to those who have their head shaved." The
people said, "O Allah's Apostle! And those who get their hair cut short." The
Prophet said (the third time), "And to those who get their hair cut short."
Nafi` said that the Prophet had said once or twice, "O Allah! Be merciful to
those who get their head shaved," and on the fourth time he added, "And to those
who have their hair cut short."
2.786:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "O Allah! Forgive those who get their heads shaved." The people
asked. "Also those who get their hair cut short?" The Prophet said, "O Allah!
Forgive those who have their heads shaved." The people said, "Also those who get
their hair cut short?" The Prophet (invoke Allah for those who have their heads
shaved and) at the third time said, "also (forgive) those who get their hair cut
short."
2.787:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet and some of his
companions got their heads shaved and some others got their hair cut short.
Narrated Muawiya: I cut short the hair of Allah's Apostle with a long blade.
2.788:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet came to Mecca, he ordered
his Companions to perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa, to
finish their Ihram and get their hair shaved off or cut short.
2.789:
Narrated `Aisha:
We performed Hajj with the Prophet and performed
Tawaf-al-ifada on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering). Safiya got her menses and the
Prophets desired from her what a husband desires from his wife. I said to him,
"O Allah's Apostle! She is having her menses." He said, "Is she going to detain
us?" We informed him that she had performed Tawaf-al-Ifada on the Day of Nahr.
He said, "(Then you can) depart."
2.790:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet was asked about the slaughtering, shaving (of the head), and the doing
of Rami before or after the due times. He said, "There is no harm in that."
2.791:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was asked (as regards the
ceremonies of Hajj) at Mina on the Day of Nahr and he replied that there was no
harm. Then a man said to him, "I got my head shaved before slaughtering." He
replied, "Slaughter (now) and there is no harm in it." (Another) man said, "I
did the Rami (of the Jimar) after midday." The Prophet replied, "There was no
harm in it."
2.792:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr : Allah's Apostle
stopped (for a while near the Jimar at Mina) during his last Hajj and the people
started asking him questions. A man said, "Ignorantly I got my head shaved
before slaughtering." The Prophet replied, "Slaughter (now) and there is no harm
in it." Another man said, "Unknowingly I slaughtered the Hadi before doing the
Rami." The Prophet said, "Do Rami now and there is no harm in it." So, on that
day, when the Prophet was asked about anything (about the ceremonies of Hajj)
done before or after (its stated time) his reply was, "Do it (now) and there is
no harm."
2.793:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: I witnessed the
Prophet when he was delivering the sermon on the Day of Nahr. A man stood up and
said, "I thought that such and such was to be done before such and such. I got
my hair shaved before slaughtering." (Another said), "I slaughtered the Hadi
before doing the Rami." So, the people asked about many similar things. The
Prophet said, "Do it (now) and there is no harm in all these cases." Whenever
the Prophet was asked about anything on that day, he replied, "Do it (now) and
there is no harm in it."
2.794:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As:
Allah's Apostle stopped while on his she-camel (the sub-narrator then narrated
the Hadith as above, i.e. 793).
2.795:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas
said: "Allah's Apostle delivered a sermon on the Day of Nahr, and said, 'O
people! (Tell me) what is the day today?' The people replied, 'It is the
forbidden (sacred) day.' He asked again, 'What town is this?' They replied, 'It
is the forbidden (Sacred) town.' He asked, 'Which month is this?' They replied,
'It is the forbidden (Sacred) month.' He said, 'No doubt! Your blood, your
properties, and your honor are sacred to one another like the sanctity of this
day of yours, in this (sacred) town (Mecca) of yours, in this month of yours.'
The Prophet repeated his statement again and again. After that he raised his
head and said, 'O Allah! Haven't conveyed (Your Message) to them'. Haven't I
conveyed Your Message to them?' " Ibn `Abbas added, "By Him in Whose Hand my
soul is, the following was his will (Prophet's will) to his followers:--It is
incumbent upon those who are present to convey this information to those who are
absent Beware don't renegade (as) disbelievers (turn into infidels) after me,
Striking the necks (cutting the throats) of one another.' "
2.796:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard the Prophet delivering a sermon at `Arafat.
2.797:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet delivered to us a sermon on the
Day of Nahr. He said, "Do you know what is the day today?" We said, "Allah and
His Apostle know better." He remained silent till we thought that he might give
that day another name. He said, "Isn't it the Day of Nahr?" We said, "It is." He
further asked, "Which month is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He remained silent till we thought that he might give it another name.
He then said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We replied: "Yes! It is." He
further asked, "What town is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Apostle know it
better." He remained silent till we thought that he might give it another name.
He then said, "Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred) town (of Mecca)?" We said, "Yes.
It is." He said, "No doubt, your blood and your properties are sacred to one
another like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this
town of yours, till the day you meet your Lord. No doubt! Haven't I conveyed
Allah's message to you? They said, "Yes." He said, "O Allah! Be witness. So it
is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this information) to those
who are absent because the informed one might comprehend it (what I have said)
better than the present audience, who will convey it to him. Beware! Do not
renegade (as) disbelievers after me by striking the necks (cutting the throats)
of one another."
2.798:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: At Mina, the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) said, "Do you know what is the day today?" The people replied, "Allah
and His Apostle know it better." He said, "It is the forbidden (sacred) day. And
do you know what town is this?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know it
better." He said, "This is the forbidden (Sacred) town (Mecca). And do you know
which month is this?" The people replied, "Allah and His Apostle know it
better." He said, "This is the forbidden (sacred) month." The Prophet added, "No
doubt, Allah made your blood, your properties, and your honor sacred to one
another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this
town of yours." Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul-Hijja), the
Prophet stood in between the Jamrat during his Hajj which he performed (as in
the previous Hadith) and said, "This is the greatest Day (i.e. 10th of
Dhul-Hijjah)." The Prophet started saying repeatedly, "O Allah! Be Witness (I
have conveyed Your Message)." He then bade the people farewell. The people said,
"This is Hajjat-al-Wada`)."
2.799:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
permitted the people who provided the pilgrims with water to stay at Mecca
during the nights of Mina.
2.800:
Narrated Ibn `Umar That the Prophet
allowed people who provided the pilgrims with water to stay at Mecca during the
nights of Mina.
2.801:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Al-Abbas asked the permission
from the Prophet to stay at Mecca during the nights of Mina in order to provide
water to the people, so the Prophet allowed him.
2.802:
Narrated Wabra:
I asked Ibn `Umar, "When should I do the Rami of the Jimar?" He replied,
"When your leader does that." I asked him again the same question. He replied,
"We used to wait till the sun declined and then we would do the Rami (i.e. on
the 11th and 12th of Dhul-Hijja)."
2.803:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin
Yazid: `Abdullah, did the Rami from the middle of the valley. So, I said, "O,
Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Some people do the Rami (of the Jamra) from above it (i.e.
from the top of the valley)." He said, "By Him except whom none has the right to
be worshipped, this is the place from where the one on whom Surat-al-Baqara was
revealed (i.e. Allah's Apostle) did the Rami."
2.804:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid: When `Abdullah, reached the big Jamra (i.e.
Jamrat-ul-Aqaba) he kept the Ka`ba on the left side and Mina on his right side
and threw seven pebbles (at the Jamra) and said, "The one on whom
Surat-al-Baqara was revealed (i.e. the Prophet) had done the Rami similarly."
2.805:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid: I performed Hajj with Ibn
Mas`ud , and saw him doing Rami of the big Jamra (Jamrat-ul-Aqaba) with seven
small pebbles, keeping the Ka`ba on his left side and Mina on his right. He then
said, "This is the place where the one on whom Surat-al-Baqara was revealed
(i.e. Allah's Apostle ) stood."
2.806:
Narrated Al-A`mash: I heard
Al-Hajjaj saying on the pulpit, "The Sura in which Al-Baqara (the cow) is
mentioned and the Sura in which the family of `Imran is mentioned and the Sura
in which the women (An-Nisa) is mentioned." I mentioned this to Ibrahim, and he
said, `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid told me, 'I was with Ibn Mas`ud, when he did the
Rami of the Jamrat-ul-Aqaba. He went down the middle of the valley, and when he
came near the tree (which was near the Jamra) he stood opposite to it and threw
seven small pebbles and said: 'Allahu-Akbar' on throwing every pebble.' Then he
said, 'By Him, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, here (at this
place) stood the one on whom Surat-al-Baqra was revealed (i.e. Allah's
Apostle).' "
2.807:
Narrated Salim:
Ibn `Umar used to do Rami of the
Jamrat-ud-Dunya (the Jamra near to the Khaif mosque) with seven small stones and
used to recite Takbir on throwing every pebble. He then would go ahead till he
reached the level ground where he would stand facing the Qibla for a long time
to invoke (Allah) while raising his hands (while invoking). Then he would do
Rami of the Jamrat-ul-Wusta (middle Jamra) and then he would go to the left
towards the middle ground, where he would stand facing the Qibla. He would
remain standing there for a long period to invoke (Allah) while raising his
hands, and would stand there for a long period. Then he would do Rami of the
Jamrat-ul-Aqaba from the middle of the valley, but he would not stay by it, and
then he would leave and say, "I saw the Prophet doing like this."
2.808:
Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah: `Abdullah bin `Umar used to do Rami of the
Jamrat-ud-Dunya with seven small pebbles and used to recite Takbir on throwing
each stone. He, then, would proceed further till he reached the level ground,
where he would stay for a long time, facing the Qibla to invoke (Allah) while
raising his hands. Then he would do Rami of the Jamrat-ul-Wusta similarly and
would go to the left towards the level ground, where he would stand for a long
time facing the Qibla to invoke (Allah) while raising his hands. Then he would
do Rami of the Jamrat-ul-Aqaba from the middle of the valley, but he would not
stay by it. Ibn `Umar used to say, "I saw Allah's Apostle doing like that."
2.809:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim: I heard my father who was
the best man of his age, saying, "I heard `Aisha saying, 'I perfumed Allah's
Apostle with my own hands before finishing his Ihram while yet he has not
performed Tawaf-al-Ifada.' She spread her hands (while saying so.)"
2.810:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The people were ordered to perform the Tawaf of the
Ka`ba (Tawaf-al-Wada`) as the lastly thing, before leaving (Mecca), except the
menstruating women who were excused.
2.811:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet offered the Zuhr, `Asr, Maghrib and the `Isha' prayers and slept for a
while at a place called Al-Muhassab and then rode to the Ka`ba and performed
Tawaf round it .
2.812:
Narrated `Aisha:
Safiya bint Huyay, the wife
of the Prophet got her menses, and Allah's Apostle was informed of that. He
said, "Would she delay us?" The people said, "She has already performed
Tawaf-al-Ifada." He said, "Therefore she will not (delay us)."
2.813:
Narrated `Ikrima:
The people of Medina asked Ibn `Abbas about a woman
who got her menses after performing Tawaf-al-Ifada. He said, "She could depart
(from Mecca)." They said, "We will not act on your verdict and ignore the
verdict of Zaid." Ibn `Abbas said, "When you reach Medina, inquire about it."
So, when they reached Medina they asked (about that). One of those whom they
asked was Um Sulaim. She told them the narration of Safiya (812).
2.814:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A menstruating woman was allowed to leave Mecca if she
had done Tawaf-al-Ifada. Tawus (a sub-narrator) said from his father, "I heard
Ibn `Umar saying that she would not depart. Then later I heard him saying that
the Prophet had allowed them (menstruating women) to depart."
2.815:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with the Prophet with the intention of
performing Hajj only. The Prophet reached Mecca and performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba
and between Safa and Marwa and did not finish the Ihram, because he had the Hadi
with him. His companions and his wives performed Tawaf (of the Ka`ba and between
Safa and Marwa), and those who had no Hadi with them finished their Ihram. I got
the menses and performed all the ceremonies of Hajj. So, when the Night of Hasba
(night of departure) came, I said, "O Allah's Apostle! All your companions are
returning with Hajj and `Umra except me." He asked me, "Didn't you perform Tawaf
of the Ka`ba (Umra) when you reached Mecca?" I said, "No." He said, "Go to
Tan`im with your brother `Abdur-Rahman, and assume Ihram for `Umra and I will
wait for you at such and such a place." So I went with `Abdur-Rahman to Tan`im
and assumed Ihram for `Umra. Then Safiya bint Huyay got menses. The Prophet
said, " 'Aqra Halqa! You will detain us! Didn't you perform Tawaf-al-Ifada on
the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?" She said, "Yes, I did." He said, "Then there is
no harm, depart." So I met the Prophet when he was ascending the heights towards
Mecca and I was descending, or vice-versa.
2.816:
Narrated `Abdul-Aziz
bin Rufai: I asked Anas bin Malik, "Tell me something you have observed about
the Prophet concerning where he offered the Zuhr prayer on the Day of Tarwiya
(8th Dhul-Hijja)." Anas replied, "He offered it at Mina." I said, "Where did he
offer the `Asr prayer on the Day of Nafr (day of departure from Mina)?" He
replied, "At Al-Abtah," and added, "You should do as your leaders do."
2.817:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet offered the Zuhr, `Asr,
Maghrib and `Isha' prayers and slept for a while at a place called Al-Mahassab
and then he rode towards the Ka`ba and performed Tawaf (al-Wada`).
2.818:
Narrated `Aisha:
It (i.e. Al-Abtah) was a place where the Prophet used
to camp so that it might be easier for him to depart.
2.819:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Staying at Al-Mahassab is not one of the ceremonies (of Hajj), but
Al-Mahassab is a place where Allah's Apostle camped (during his Hajjat-al-Wida).
2.820:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to spend the night at Dhi-Tuwa
in between the two Thaniyas and then he would enter Mecca through the Thaniya
which is at the higher region of Mecca, and whenever he came to Mecca for Hajj
or `Umra, he never made his she camel kneel down except near the gate of the
Masjid (Sacred Mosque) and then he would enter (it) and go to the Black (stone)
Corner and start from there circumambulating the Ka`ba seven times: hastening in
the first three rounds (Ramal) and walking in the last four. On finishing, he
would offer two rak`at prayer and set out to perform Tawaf between Safa and
Marwa before returning to his dwelling place. On returning (to Medina) from Hajj
or `Umra, he used to make his camel kneel down at Al-Batha which is at
Dhul-Hulaifa, the place where the Prophet used to make his camel kneel down.
2.821:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Harith: 'Ubaidullah was asked about Al
Mahassab. 'Ubaidullah narrated: Nafi` said, 'Allah's Apostles, `Umar and Ibn
`Umar camped there." Nafi` added, "Ibn `Umar used to offer the Zuhr and `Asr
prayers at it (i.e. Al-Mahassab)." I think he mentioned the Maghrib prayer also.
I said, "I don't doubt about `Isha' (i.e. he used to offer it there also), and
he used to sleep there for a while. He used to say, 'The Prophet used to do the
same.' "
2.822:
Narrated Ibn ' `Abbas : Dhul-Majaz and `Ukaz were the
markets of the people during the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance. When the
people embraced Islam, they disliked to do bargaining there till the following
Holy Verses were revealed:-- There is no harm for you If you seek of the bounty
Of your Lord (during Hajj by trading, etc.) (2.198)
2.823:
Narrated '
Aisha:
Safiya got her menses on the night of Nafr (departure from Hajj), and
she said, "I see that I will detain you." The Prophet said, "Aqra Halqa! Did she
perform the Tawaf on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?" Somebody replied in the
affirmative. He said, "Then depart." (Different narrators mentioned that) `Aisha
said, "We set out with Allah's Apostle (from Medina) with the intention of
performing Hajj only. When we reached Mecca, he ordered us to finish the Ihram.
When it was the night of Nafr (departure), Safiya bint Huyay got her menses. The
Prophet said, "Halqa Aqra! I think that she will detain you," and added, "Did
you perform the Tawaf (Al-Ifada) on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering)?" She
replied, "Yes." He said, "Then depart." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have not
(done the Umra)." He replied, "Perform `Umra from Tan`im." My brother went with
me and we came across the Prophet in the last part of the night. He said, "Wait
at such and such a place."
Volume 3
Bk. 27: Minor Pilgrammage (Umra)
3.1:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(The performance of) `Umra is an expiation for
the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj
Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise."
3.2:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: `Ikrima bin Khalid asked Ibn `Umar about performing
`Umra before Hajj. Ibn `Umar replied, "There is no harm in it." `Ikrima said,
"Ibn `Umar also said, 'The Prophet had performed `Umra before performing Hajj.'"
3.3:
Narrated `Ikrima bin Khalid: "I asked Ibn `Umar the same (as
above).
3.4:
Narrated Mujahid:
Ursa bin Az-Zubair and I entered the
Mosque (of the Prophet) and saw `Abdullah bin `Umar sitting near the dwelling
place of Aisha and some people were offering the Duha prayer. We asked him about
their prayer and he replied that it was a heresy. He (Ursa) then asked him how
many times the Prophet had performed `Umra. He replied, 'Four times; one of them
was in the month of Rajab." We disliked to contradict him. Then we heard `Aisha,
the Mother of faithful believers cleaning her teeth with Siwak in the dwelling
place. 'Ursa said, "O Mother! O Mother of the believers! Don't you hear what Abu
`Abdur Rahman is saying?" She said, "What does he say?" 'Ursa said, "He says
that Allah's Apostle performed four `Umra and one of them was in the month of
Rajab." `Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to Abu `Abdur Rahman! The Prophet
did not perform any `Umra except that he was with him, and he never performed
any `Umra in Rajab."
3.5:
Narrated 'Ursa bin Az-Zubair: I asked `Aisha
(whether the Prophet had performed `Umra in Rajab). She replied, "Allah's
Apostle never performed any `Umra in Rajab."
3.6:
Narrated Qatada:
I
asked Anas how many times the Prophet had performed `Umra. He replied, "Four
times.
1. `Umra of Hudaibiya in Dhi-l-Qa'da when the pagans hindered him;
2. `Umra in the following year in Dhi-l-Qa'da after the peace treaty with
them (the pagans);
3. `Umra from Al-Ja'rana where he distributed the war
booty." I think he meant the booty (of the battle) of Hunain. I asked, "How many
times did he perform Hajj?" He (Anas) replied, "Once. "
3.7:
Narrated
Qatada:
I asked Anas (about the Prophet's `Umra) and he replied, "The
Prophet performed `Umra when the pagans made him return, and Umra of
al-Hudaibiya (the next year), and another `Umra in Dhi-l-Qa'da, and another
`Umra in combination with his Hajj."
3.8:
Narrated Hammam:
The
Prophet performed four `Umra (three) in Dhi-l-Qa'da except the (one) `Umra which
he performed with his Hajj: His `Umra from Al-hudaibiya, and the one of the
following year, and the one from Al-Jr'rana where he distributed the booty (of
the battle) of Hunain, and another `Umra with his Hajj.
3.9:
Narrated
Abu 'Is-haq: I asked Masruq, `Ata' and Mujahid (about the `Umra of Allah's
Apostle). They said, "Allah's Apostle had performed `Umra in Dhi-l-Qa'da before
he performed Hajj." I heard Al-Bara' bin `Azib saying, "Allah's Apostle had
performed `Umra in Dhi-l-Qa'da twice before he performed Hajj."
3.10:
Narrated Ata:
I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "Allah's Apostle asked an
Ansari woman (Ibn `Abbas named her but `Ata' forgot her name), 'What prevented
you from performing Hajj with us?' She replied, 'We have a camel and the father
of so-and-so and his son (i.e. her husband and her son) rode it and left one
camel for us to use for irrigation.' He said (to her), 'Perform `Umra when
Ramadan comes, for `Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward),' or said
something similar."
3.11:
Narrated Aisha:
We set out along with
Allah's Apostle shortly before the appearance of the new moon (crescent) of the
month of Dhi-l-Hijja and he said to us, "Whoever wants to assume Ihram for Hajj
may do so; and whoever wants to assume Ihram for `Umra may do so. Hadn't I
brought the Hadi (animal for sacrificing) (with me), I would have assumed Ihram
for `Umra." (`Aisha added,): So some of us assumed Ihram for `Umra while the
others for Hajj. I was amongst those who assumed Ihram for `Umra. The day of
`Arafat approached and I was still menstruating. I complained to the Prophet
(about that) and he said, "Abandon your `Umra, undo and comb your hair, and
assume Ihram for Hajj;." When it was the night of Hasba, he sent `Abdur Rahman
with me to at-Tan`im and I assumed Ihram for `Umra (and performed it) in lieu of
my missed `Umra.
3.12:
Narrated `Amr bin Aus: `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr
told me that the Prophet had ordered him to let `Aisha ride behind him and to
make he perform `Umra from at-Tan`im.
3.13:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet and his companions assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except
the Prophet and Talha had the Hadi with them. `Ali had come from Yemen and he
had the Hadi with him. He (`Ali) said, "I have assumed Ihram with an intention
like that of Allah's Apostle has assumed it." The Prophet ordered his companions
to intend the Ihram with which they had come for `Umra, to perform the Tawaf of
the Ka`ba (and between Safa and Marwa), to get their hair cut short and then to
finish their Ihram with the exception of those who had the Hadi with them. They
asked, "Shall we go to Mina and the private organs of some of us are dribbling
(if we finish Ihram and have sexual relations with our wives)?" The Prophet
heard that and said, "Had I known what I know now, I would not have brought the
Hadi. If I did not have the Hadi with me I would have finished my Ihram." `Aisha
got her menses and performed all the ceremonies (of Hajj) except the Tawaf . So
when she became clean from her menses, and she had performed the Tawaf of the
Ka`ba, she said, "O Allah's Apostle! You (people) are returning with both Hajj
and `Umra and I am returning only with Hajj!" So, he ordered `Abdur Rahman bin
Abu Bakr to go with her to at-Tan`im. Thus she performed `Umra after the Hajj in
the month of Dhi-l-Hijja. Suraqa bin Malik bin Ju'sham met the Prophet at
Al-`Aqaba (Jamrat-ul 'Aqaba) while the latter was stoning it and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Is this permissible only for you?" The Prophet replied, "No, it
is for ever (i.e. it is permissible for all Muslims to perform `Umra before
Hajj."
3.14:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with Allah's Apostle
shortly before the appearance of the new moon of Dhi-l-Hijja and he said,
"Whoever wants to assume Ihram for `Umra may do so, and whoever wants to assume
Ihram for Hajj may do so. Had not I brought the Hadi with me, I would have
assumed Ihram for `Umra." Some of the people assumed Ihram for `Umra while
others for Hajj. I was amongst those who had assumed Ihram for `Umra. I got my
menses before entering Mecca, and was menstruating till the day of `Arafat. I
complained to Allah's Apostle about it, he said, "Abandon your `Umra, undo and
comb your hair, and assume Ihram for Hajj." So, I did that accordingly. When it
was the night of Hasba (day of departure from Mina), the Prophet sent `Abdur
Rahman with me to at-Tan`im. The sub-narrator adds: He (`Abdur-Rahman) let her
ride behind him. And she assumed Ihram for `Umra in lieu of the abandoned one.
Aisha completed her Hajj and `Umra, and no Hadi, Sadaqa (charity), or fasting
was obligatory for her.
3.15:
Narrated Al-Aswad: That `Aisha said, "O
Allah's Apostle! The people are returning after performing the two Nusuks (i.e.
Hajj and `Umra) but I am returning with one only?" He said, "Wait till you
become clean from your menses and then go to at-Tan`im, assume Ihram (and after
performing `Umra) join us at such-and-such a place. But it (i.e. the reward if
`Umra) is according to your expenses or the hardship (which you will undergo
while performing it).
3.16:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out assuming the
Ihram for Hajj in the months of Hajj towards the sacred precincts of Hajj. We
dismounted at Sarif and the Prophet said to his companions, "Whoever has not got
the Hadi with him and likes to make it as `Umra, he should do it, but he who has
got the Hadi with him should not do it." The Prophet and some of his wealthy
companions had the Hadi with them, so they did not finish Ihram after performing
the `Umra. The Prophet came to me while I was weeping. He asked me the reason
for it. I replied, "I have heard of what you have said to your companions and I
cannot do the `Umra." He asked me, "What is the matter with you?" I replied, "I
am not praying." He said, "There is no harm in it as you are one of the
daughters of Adam and the same is written for you as for others. So, you should
perform Hajj and I hope that Allah will enable you to perform the `Umra as
well." So, I carried on till we departed from Mina and halted at Al-Mahassab.
The Prophet called `Abdur-Rahman and said, "Go out of the sanctuary with your
sister and let her assume Ihram for `Umra, and after both of you have finished
the Tawaf I will be waiting for you at this place." We came back at midnight and
the Prophet asked us, "Have you finished?" I replied in the affirmative. He
announced the departure and the people set out for the journey and some of them
had performed the Tawaf of the Ka`ba before the morning prayer, and after that
the Prophet set out for Medina.
3.17:
Narrated Safwan bin Ya`la bin
Umaiya from his father who said: "A man came to the Prophet while he was at
Ji'rana. The man was wearing a cloak which had traces of Khaluq or Sufra (a kind
of perfume). The man asked (the Prophet ), 'What do you order me to perform in
my `Umra?' So, Allah inspired the Prophet divinely and he was screened by a
place of cloth. I wished to see the Prophet being divinely inspired. `Umar said
to me, 'Come! Will you be pleased to look at the Prophet while Allah is
inspiring him?' I replied in the affirmative. `Umar lifted one corner of the
cloth and I looked at the Prophet who was snoring. (The sub-narrator thought
that he said: The snoring was like that of a camel). When that state was over,
the Prophet asked, "Where is the questioner who asked about `Umra? Put off your
cloak and wash away the traces of Khaluq from your body and clean the Sufra
(yellow color) and perform in your Umra what you perform in your Hajj (i.e. the
Tawaf round the Ka`ba and the Sa`i between Safa and Marwa). "
3.18:
Narrated Hisham Ibn `Urwa from his father who said: While I was a youngster,
I asked `Aisha the wife of the Prophet. "What about the meaning of the Statement
of Allah; "Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al Marwa, are among the symbols
of Allah. So, it is not harmful if those who perform Hajj or `Umra of the House
(Ka`ba at Mecca) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them? (2.158) I understand
(from that) that there is no harm if somebody does not perform the Tawaf between
them." `Aisha replied, "No, for if it were as you are saying, then the
recitation would have been like this: 'It is not harmful not to perform Tawaf
between them.' This verse was revealed in connection with the Ansar who used to
assume the Ihram for the idol Manat which was put beside a place called Qudaid
and those people thought it not right to perform the Tawaf of As-Safa and
Al-Marwa. When Islam came, they asked Allah's Apostle about that, and Allah
revealed:-- "Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa Are among the symbols
of Allah. So, it is not harmful of those who perform Hajj or `Umra of the House
(Ka`ba at Mecca) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them." (2.158) Sufyan and
Abu Muawiya added from Hisham (from `Aisha): "The Hajj or `Umra of the person
who does not perform the going (Tawaf) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa is
incomplete in Allah's sight.
3.19:
Narrated Isma`il:
`Abdullah bin
Abu `Aufa said: "Allah's Apostle performed `Umra and we too performed `Umra
along with him. When he entered Mecca he performed the Tawaf (of Ka`ba) and we
too performed it along with him, and then he came to the As-Safa and Al-Marwa
(i.e. performed the Sai) and we also came to them along with him. We were
shielding him from the people of Mecca lest they may hit him with an arrow." A
friend of his asked him (i.e. `Abdullah bin `Aufa), "Did the Prophet enter the
Ka`ba (during that `Umra)?" He replied in the negative. Then he said, "What did
he (the Prophet ) say about Khadija?" He (Abdullah bin `Aufa) said, "(He said)
'Give Khadija the good tidings that she will have a palace made of Qasab in
Paradise and there will be neither noise nor any trouble in it."
3.20:
Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: We asked Ibn `Umar whether a man who had performed
the Tawaf of the Ka`ba but had not performed the Tawaf between As-Safa and
Al-Marwa yet, was permitted to have sexual relation with his wife. He replied,
"The Prophet arrived (at Mecca) and circumambulated the Ka`ba seven times and
then offered a two rak`at prayer behind Maqam-lbrahim and then performed the
going (Tawaf) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa (seven times) (and verily, in Allah's
Apostle you have a good example." And we asked Jabir bin `Abdullah (the same
question) and he replied, "He should not go near her till he has finished the
going (Tawaf) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa."
3.21:
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash`ari: I came to the Prophet at Al-Batha' while his camel was kneeling down
and he asked me, "Have you intended to perform the Hajj?" I replied in the
affirmative. He asked me, 'With what intention have you assumed Ihram?" I
replied, "I have assumed Ihram with the same intention as that of the Prophet.
He said, "You have done well. Perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba and (the Sai)
between As-Safa and Al-Marwa and then finish the Ihram." So, I performed the
Tawaf around the Ka`ba and the Sai) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa and then went
to a woman of the tribe of Qais who cleaned my head from lice. Later I assumed
the Ihram for Hajj. I used to give the verdict of doing the same till the
caliphate of `Umar who said, "If you follow the Holy Book then it orders you to
remain in the state of Ihram till you finish from Hajj, if you follow the
Prophet then he did not finish his Ihram till the Hadi (sacrifice) had reached
its place of slaughtering (Hajj-al-Qiran).
3.22:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
`Abdullah the slave of Asma bint Abu Bakr, told me that he used to hear Asma',
whenever she passed by Al-Hajun, saying, "May Allah bless His Apostle Muhammad.
Once we dismounted here with him, and at that time we were traveling with light
luggage; we had a few riding animals and a little food ration. I, my sister,
`Aisha, Az-Zubair and such and such persons performed `Umra, and when we had
passed our hands over the Ka`ba (i.e. performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba and
between As-Safa and Al-Marwa) we finished our lhram. Later on we assumed Ihram
for Hajj the same evening."
3.23:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Whenever
Allah's Apostle returned from a Ghazwa, Hajj or `Umra, he used to say Takbir
thrice at every elevation of the ground and then would say, "None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah; He is One and has no partner. All the kingdoms is
for Him, and all the praises are for Him, and He is Omnipotent. We are returning
with repentance, worshipping, prostrating, and praising our Lord. He has kept up
His promise and made His slave victorious, and He Alone defeated all the clans
of (non-believers).
3.24:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet arrived
at Mecca, some boys of the tribe of Bani `Abdul Muttalib went to receive him,
and the Prophet made one of them ride in front of him and the other behind him.
3.25:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Whenever Allah's Apostle left for Mecca, he
used to pray in the mosque of Ash-Shajra, and when he returned (to Medina), he
used to pray in the middle of the valley of Dhul-Hulaifa and used to pass the
night there till morning.
3.26:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet never
returned to his family from a journey at night. He used to return either in the
morning or in the afternoon.
3.27:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet
forbade going to one's family at night (on arrival from a journey).
3.28:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas said, "Whenever Allah's Apostle returned from a
journey, he, on seeing the high places of Medina, would make his she-camel
proceed faster; and if it were another animal, even then he used to make it
proceed faster." Narrated Humaid that the Prophet used to make it proceed faster
out of his love for Medina.
3.29:
Narrated Anas:
As above, but
mentioned "the walls of Medina" instead of "the high places of Medina. Al-Harith
bin `Umar agrees with Anas.
3.30:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: I heard Al-Bara'
saying, "The above Verse was revealed regarding us, for the Ansar on returning
from Hajj never entered their houses through the proper doors but from behind.
One of the Ansar came and entered through the door and he was taunted for it.
Therefore, the following was revealed: -- "It is not righteousness That you
enter the houses from the back, But the righteous man is He who fears Allah,
Obeys His order and keeps away from What He has forbidden So, enter houses
through the proper doors." (2.189)
3.31:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Traveling is a kind of torture as it prevents one from eating,
drinking and sleeping properly. So, when one's needs are fulfilled, one should
return quickly to one's family."
3.32:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his
father: I was with Ibn `Umar on the way to Mecca, and he got the news that
Safiya bint Abu Ubaid was seriously ill. So, he hastened his pace, and when the
twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers
together. Then he said, "I saw that whenever the Prophet had to hasten when
traveling, he would delay the Maghrib prayer and join them together (i.e. offer
the Maghrib and the `Isha prayers together).
Bk. 28: Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimmage
3.33:
Narrated Nafi`:
When `Abdullah bin `Umar set out for Mecca intending to
perform Umra, at the time of afflictions, he said, "If I should be prevented
from reaching the Ka`ba, then I would do the same as Allah's Apostle did, so I
assume the lhram for Umra as Allah's Apostle assumed the Ihram for Umra in the
year of Hudaibiya."
3.34:
Narrated Nafi`:
That Ubaidullah bin
`Abdullah and Salim bin `Abdullah informed him that they told Ibn `Umar when Ibn
Az-Zubair was attacked by the army, saying "There is no harm for you if you did
not perform Hajj this year. We are afraid that you may be prevented from
reaching the Ka`ba." Ibn `Umar said "We set out with Allah's Apostle and the
non-believers of Quraish prevented us from reaching the Ka`ba, and so the
Prophet slaughtered his Hadi and got his head shaved." Ibn `Umar added, "I make
you witnesses that I have made `Umra obligatory for me. And, Allah willing, I
will go and then if the way to Ka`ba is clear, I will perform the Tawaf, but if
I am prevented from going to the Ka`ba then I will do the same as the Prophet
did while I was in his company." Ibn `Umar then assumed Ihram for Umra from
Dhul-Hulaifa and proceeded for a while and said, "The conditions of `Umra and
Hajj are similar and I make you witnesses that I have made `Umra and Hajj
obligatory for myself." So, he did not finish the Ihram till the day of Nahr
(slaughtering) came, and he slaughtered his Hadi. He used to say, "I will not
finish the Ihram till I perform the Tawaf, one Tawaf on the day of entering
Mecca (i.e. of Safa and Marwa for both `Umra and Hajj).
3.35:
Narrated
Nafi`:
Some of the sons of `Abdullah told him (i.e. `Abdullah) if he had
stayed (and not performed Hajj that year).
3.36:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle was prevented from performing (`Umra) Therefore, he shaved his
head and had sexual relations with his wives and slaughtered his Hadi and
performed Umra in the following year.
3.37:
Narrated Salim:
(Abdullah) bin `Umar used to say, "Is not (the following of) the tradition
of Allah's Apostle sufficient for you? If anyone of you is prevented from
performing Hajj, he should perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba and between As-Safa
and Al-Marwa and then finish the Ihram and everything will become legal for him
which was illegal for him (during the state of Ihram) and he can perform Hajj in
a following year and he should slaughter a Hadi or fast in case he cannot afford
the Hadi."
3.38:
Narrated Al-Miswar: Allah's Apostle slaughtered (the
Hadi) before he had his head shaved and then he ordered his Companions to do the
same.
3.39:
Narrated Nafi`:
That `Abdullah and Salim said to
`Abdullah bin `Umar, "(You should not go for Hajj this year)." `Abdullah bin
`Umar replied, "We set out with the Prophet (to Mecca for performing `Umra) and
e infidels of Quraish prevented us from reaching the Ka`ba. Allah's Apostle
slaughtered his Budn (camels for sacrifice) and got his head shaved."
3.40:
Narrated Nafi`:
When `Abdullah bin `Umar set out for Mecca with the
intentions performing `Umra in the period of afflictions, he said, "If I should
be prevented from reaching the Ka`ba, then I would do the same as we did while
in the company of Allah's Apostle ." So, he assumed the Ihram for `Umra since
the Prophet had assumed the Ihram for `Umra in the year of Al-Hudaibiya. Then
`Abdullah bin `Umar thought about it and said, "The conditions for both Hajj and
`Umra are similar." He then turned towards his companions and said, "The
conditions of both Hajj and `Umra are similar and I make you witnesses that I
have made the performance of Hajj obligatory for myself along with `Umra." He
then performed one Tawaf (between As-Safa and Al-Marwa) for both of them (i.e.
Hajj and (`Umra) and considered that to be sufficient for him and offered a
Hadi.
3.41:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Layla: Ka`b bin 'Ujra said
that Allah's Apostle said to him (Ka`b), "Perhaps your lice have troubled you?"
Ka`b replied, "Yes! O Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said, "Have your head
shaved and then either fast three days or feed six poor persons or slaughter one
sheep as a sacrifice."
3.42:
Narrated Ka`b bin `Umra: Allah's Apostle
stood beside me at Al-Hudaibiya and the lice were falling from my head in great
number. He asked me, "Have your lice troubled you?" I replied in the
affirmative. He ordered me to get my head shaved. Ka`b added, "This Holy
Verse:--'And if any of you is ill, or has ailment in his scalp (2.196), etc. was
revealed regarding me. "The Prophet then ordered me either to fast three days,
or to feed six poor persons with one Faraq (three Sas) (of dates), or to
slaughter a sheep, etc. (sacrifice) whatever was available.
3.43:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ma'qal: I sat with Ka`b bin 'Ujra and asked him about
the Fidya. He replied, "This revelation was revealed concerning my case
especially, but it is also for you in general. I was carried to Allah's Apostle
and the lice were falling in great number on my face. The Prophet said, "I have
never thought that your ailment (or struggle) has reached to such an extent as I
see. Can you afford a sheep?" I replied in the negative. He then said, "Fast for
three days, or feed six poor persons each with half a Sa of food." (1 Sa = 3
Kilograms approx.)
3.44:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Layla:
(Reporting the speech of Ka`b bin Umra) Allah's Apostle saw him (i.e. Ka`b)
while the lice were falling on his face. He asked (him), "Have your lice
troubled you?" He replied in the affirmative. So, he ordered him to get his head
shaved while he was at Al-Hudaibiya. At that time they were not permitted to
finish their Ihram, and were still hoping to enter Mecca. So, Allah revealed the
verses of Al-Fidya. Allah's Apostle ordered him to feed six poor persons with
one Faraq of food or to slaughter one sheep (as a sacrifice) or to fast for
three days.
3.45:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
performs Hajj to this House (Ka`ba) and does not approach his wife for sexual
relations nor commits sins (while performing Hajj), he will come out as sinless
as a newly-born child. (Just delivered by his mother).
3.46:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever performs Hajj to this Ka`ba and does not
approach his wife for sexual relations nor commit sins (while performing Hajj),
he will come out as sinless as a newborn child, (just delivered by his mother).
Bk. 29: Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimmage
3.47:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Abu Qatada: My father set out (for Mecca) in the year of
Al-Hudaibiya, and his companions assumed Ihram, but he did not. At that time the
Prophet was informed that an enemy wanted to attack him, so the Prophet
proceeded onwards. While my father was among his companions, some of them
laughed among themselves. (My father said), "I looked up and saw an onager. I
attacked, stabbed and caught it. I then sought my companions' help but they
refused to help me. (Later) we all ate its meat. We were afraid that we might be
left behind (separated) from the Prophet so I went in search of the Prophet and
made my horse to run at a galloping speed at times and let it go slow at an
ordinary speed at other times till I met a man from the tribe of Bani Ghifar at
midnight. I asked him, "Where did you leave the Prophet ?" He replied, "I left
him at Ta'hun and he had the intention of having the midday rest at As-Suqya. I
followed the trace and joined the Prophet and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Your
people (companions) send you their compliments, and (ask for) Allah's Blessings
upon you. They are afraid lest they may be left behind; so please wait for
them.' I added, 'O Allah's Apostle! I hunted an onager and some of its meat is
with me. The Prophet told the people to eat it though all of them were in the
state of Ihram."
3.48:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Qatada: That his
father said "We proceeded with the Prophet in the year of Al-Hudaibiya and his
companions assumed Ihram but I did not. We were informed that some enemies were
at Ghaiqa and so we went on towards them. My companions saw an onager and some
of them started laughing among themselves. I looked and saw it. I chased it with
my horse and stabbed and caught it. I wanted some help from my companions but
they refused. (I slaughtered it all alone). We all ate from it (i.e. its meat).
Then I followed Allah's Apostle lest we should be left behind. At times I urged
my horse to run at a galloping speed and at other times at an ordinary slow
speed. On the way I met a man from the tribe of Bani Ghifar at midnight. I asked
him where he had left Allah's Apostle . The man replied that he had left the
Prophet at a place called Ta'hun and he had the intention of having the midday
rest at As-Suqya. So, I followed Allah's Apostle till I reached him and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have been sent by my companions who send you their greetings
and compliments and ask for Allah's Mercy and Blessings upon you. They were
afraid lest the enemy might intervene between you and them; so please wait for
them." So he did. Then I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We have hunted an onager and
have some of it (i.e. its meat) left over." Allah's Apostle told his companions
to eat the meat although all of them were in a state of Ihram."
3.49:
Narrated Abu Qatada: We were in the company of the Prophet at a place called
Al-Qaha (which is at a distance of three stages of journey from Medina). Abu
Qatada narrated through another group of narrators: We were in the company of
the Prophet at a place called Al-Qaha and some of us had assumed Ihram while the
others had not. I noticed that some of my companions were watching something, so
I looked up and saw an onager. (I rode my horse and took the spear and whip) but
my whip fell down (and I asked them to pick it up for me) but they said, "We
will not help you by any means as we are in a state of Ihram." So, I picked up
the whip myself and attacked the onager from behind a hillock and slaughtered it
and brought it to my companions. Some of them said, "Eat it." While some others
said, "Do not eat it." So, I went to the Prophet who was ahead of us and asked
him about it, He replied, "Eat it as it is Halal (i.e. it is legal to eat it).
3.50:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Qatada: That his father had told him
that Allah's Apostle set out for Hajj and so did his companions. He sent a batch
of his companions by another route and Abu Qatada was one of them. The Prophet
said to them, "Proceed along the seashore till we meet all together." So, they
took the route of the seashore, and when they started all of them assumed Ihram
except Abu Qatada. While they were proceeding on, his companions saw a group of
onagers. Abu Qatada chased the onagers and attacked and wounded a she-onager.
They got down and ate some of its meat and said to each other: "How do we eat
the meat of the game while we are in a state of Ihram?" So, we (they) carried
the rest of the she-onager's meat, and when they met Allah's Apostle they asked,
saying, "O Allah's Apostle! We assumed Ihram with the exception of Abu Qatada
and we saw (a group) of onagers. Abu Qatada attacked them and wounded a
she-onager from them. Then we got down and ate from its meat. Later, we said,
(to each other), 'How do we eat the meat of the game and we are in a state of
Ihram?' So, we carried the rest of its meat. The Prophet asked, "Did anyone of
you order Abu Qatada to attack it or point at it?" They replied in the negative.
He said, "Then eat what is left of its meat."
3.51:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Abbas: From As-Sa'b bin Jath-thama Al-Laithi that the latter presented an
onager to Allah's Apostle while he was at Al-Abwa' or at Waddan, and he refused
it. On noticing the signs of some unpleasant feeling of disappointment on his
(As-Sab's) face, the Prophet said to him, "I have only returned it because I am
Muhrim."
3.52:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "It
is not sinful of a Muhrim to kill five kinds of animals."
3.53:
One of
the wives of the Prophet narrated: The Prophet said, "A Muhrim can kill (five
kinds of animals.)"
3.54:
Narrated Hafsa:
Allah's Apostle said, "It
is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to kill five kinds of animals, namely: the crow, the
kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the rabid dog."
3.55:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "Five kinds of animals are harmful and could be killed
in the Haram (Sanctuary). These are: the crow, the kite, the scorpion, the mouse
and the rabid dog."
3.56:
Narrated `Abdullah: While we were in the
company of the Prophet in a cave at Mina, when Surat-wal-Mursalat were revealed
and he recited it and I heard it (directly) from his mouth as soon as he recited
its revelation. Suddenly a snake sprang at us and the Prophet said (ordered us):
"Kill it." We ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet said, "It has
escaped your evil and you too have escaped its evil."
3.57:
Narrated
`Aisha the wife of the Prophet: Allah's Apostle called the salamander a bad
animal, but I did not hear him ordering it to be killed."
3.58:
Narrated
Sa`id bin Abu Sa`id Al-Maqburi: Abu Shuraih, Al-`Adawi said that he had said to
`Amr bin Sa`id when he was sending the troops to Mecca (to fight `Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair), "O Chief! Allow me to tell you what Allah's Apostle said on the day
following the Conquest of Mecca. My ears heard that and my heart understood it
thoroughly and I saw with my own eyes the Prophet when he, after Glorifying and
Praising Allah, started saying, 'Allah, not the people, made Mecca a sanctuary,
so anybody who has belief in Allah and the Last Day should neither shed blood in
it, nor should he cut down its trees. If anybody tells (argues) that fighting in
it is permissible on the basis that Allah's Apostle did fight in Mecca, say to
him, 'Allah allowed His Apostle and did not allow you.' "Allah allowed me only
for a few hours on that day (of the conquest) and today its sanctity is valid as
it was before. So, those who are present should inform those who are absent
(concerning this fact." Abu Shuraih was asked, "What did `Amr reply?" He said,
(`Amr said) 'O Abu Shuraih! I know better than you in this respect Mecca does
not give protection to a sinner, a murderer or a thief."
3.59:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: "The Prophet said, 'Allah has made Mecca, a sanctuary, so it was a
sanctuary before me and will continue to be a sanctuary after me. It was made
legal for me (i.e. I was allowed to fight in it) for a few hours of a day. It is
not allowed to uproot its shrubs or to cut its trees, or to chase (or disturb)
its game, or to pick up its luqata (fallen things) except by a person who would
announce that (what he has found) publicly.' Al-`Abbas said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
Except Al-Idhkhir (a kind of grass) (for it is used) by our goldsmiths and for
our graves.' The Prophet then said, 'Except Al-Idhkhir.' " `Ikrima said, 'Do you
know what "chasing or disturbing" the game means? It means driving it out of the
shade to occupy its place."
3.60:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: On the day of the
conquest of Mecca, the Prophet said, "There is no more emigration (from Mecca)
but Jihad and intentions, and whenever you are called for Jihad, you should go
immediately. No doubt, Allah has made this place (Mecca) a sanctuary since the
creation of the heavens and the earth and will remain a sanctuary till the Day
of Resurrection as Allah has ordained its sanctity. Fighting was not permissible
in it for anyone before me, and even for me it was allowed only for a portion of
a day. So, it is a sanctuary with Allah's sanctity till the Day of Resurrection.
Its thorns should not be uprooted and its game should not be chased; and its
luqata (fallen things) should not be picked up except by one who would announce
that publicly, and its vegetation (grass etc.) should not be cut." Al-`Abbas
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Except Al-Idhkhir, (for it is used by their
blacksmiths and for their domestic purposes)." So, the Prophet said, "Except
Al-Idhkhir."
3.61:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle was cupped while
he was in a state of Ihram.
3.62:
Narrated Ibn Buhaina: The Prophet,
while in the state of Ihram, was cupped at the middle of his head at Liha-Jamal.
3.63:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet married Maimuna while he was in
the state of Ihram, (only the ceremonies of marriage were held).
3.64:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A person stood up and asked, "O Allah's:
Apostle! What clothes may be worn in the state of Ihram?" The Prophet replied,
"Do not wear a shirt or trousers, or any headgear (e.g. a turban), or a hooded
cloak; but if somebody has no shoes he can wear leather stockings provided they
are cut short off the ankles, and also, do not wear anything perfumed with Wars
or saffron, and the Muhrima (a woman in the state of Ihram) should not cover her
face, or wear gloves."
3.65:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man was crushed to
death by his she-camel and was brought to Allah's Apostle who said, "Give him a
bath and shroud him, but do not cover his head, and do not bring any perfume
near to him, as he will be resurrected reciting Talbiya."
3.66:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Hunain: `Abdullah bin Al-Abbas and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama differed
at Al-Abwa'; Ibn `Abbas said that a Muhrim could wash his head; while Al-Miswar
maintained that he should not do so. `Abdullah bin `Abbas sent me to Abu Aiyub
Al-Ansari and I found him bathing between the two wooden posts (of the well) and
was screened with a sheet of cloth. I greeted him and he asked who I was. I
replied, "I am `Abdullah bin Hunain and I have been sent to you by Ibn `Abbas to
ask you how Allah's Apostle used to wash his head while in the state of lhram."
Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari caught hold of the sheet of cloth and lowered it till his
head appeared before me, and then told somebody to pour water on his head. He
poured water on his head, and he (Abu Aiyub) rubbed his head with his hands by
bringing them from back to front and from front to back and said, "I saw the
Prophet doing like this."
3.67:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard the Prophet
delivering a sermon at `Arafat saying, "If a Muhrim does not find slippers, he
could wear Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather, but he has to cut
short the Khuffs below the ankles), and if he does not find an Izar (a waist
sheet for wrapping the lower half of the body) he could wear trousers."
3.68:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle was asked what sort of clothes
a Muhrim should wear. He replied, "He should not wear a shirt, turbans,
trousers, a hooded cloak, or a dress perfumed with saffron or Wars; and if
slippers are not available he can wear Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or
leather) but he should cut them so that they reach below the ankles.
3.69:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet delivered a sermon at `Arafat and said,
"Whoever does not get an Izar can wear trousers, and whoever cannot get a pair
of shoes can wear Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather)."
3.70:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet assumed Ihram for Umra in the month of
Dhul-Qa'da but the (pagan) people of Mecca refused to admit him into Mecca till
he agreed on the condition that he would not bring into Mecca any arms but
sheathed.
3.71:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet fixed Dhul-Hulaifa as
the Miqat (the place for assuming Ihram) for the people of Medina, and
Qaran-al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen.
These Mawaqit are for those people and also for those who come through these
Mawaqit (from places other than the above-mentioned) with the intention of
(performing) Hajj and Umra. And those living inside these Mawaqit can assume
Ihram from the place where they start; even the people of Mecca can assume Ihram
from Mecca.
3.72:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle entered Mecca
in the year of its Conquest wearing an Arabian helmet on his head and when the
Prophet took it off, a person came and said, "Ibn Khatal is holding the covering
of the Ka`ba (taking refuge in the Ka`ba)." The Prophet said, "Kill him."
3.73:
Narrated Ya'li:
While I was with Allah's Apostle there came to
him a man wearing a cloak having a trace of yellowish perfume or a similar thing
on it. `Umar used to say to me, "Would you like to see the Prophet at the time
when he is inspired divinely?" So, it happened that he was inspired (then) and
when the inspiration was over the Prophet said (to that man), "Do in your `Umra
the same as you do in your Hajj." A man bit the hand of another man but in that
process the latter broke one incisor tooth of the former, and the Prophet
forgave the latter.
3.74:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While a man was standing
with the Prophet at `Arafat, he fell from his Mount and his neck was crushed by
it. The Prophet said, "Wash the deceased with water and Sidr and shroud him in
two pieces of cloth, and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will
resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection and he will be reciting Talbiya."
3.75:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While a man was standing with the Prophet at
`Arafat, he fell from his Mount and his neck was crushed by it. The Prophet
said, "Wash the deceased with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of
cloth, and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him
on the Day of Resurrection and he will be reciting Talbiya."
3.76:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man was in the company of the Prophet and his
she-camel crushed his neck while he was in a state of Ihram and he died Allah's
Apostle said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in his two garments;
neither perfume him nor cover his head, for he will be resurrected on the Day of
Resurrection, reciting Talbiya."
3.77:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman from
the tribe of Juhaina came to the Prophet and said, "My mother had vowed to
perform Hajj but she died before performing it. May I perform Hajj on my
mother's behalf?" The Prophet replied, "Perform Hajj on her behalf. Had there
been a debt on your mother, would you have paid it or not? So, pay Allah's debt
as He has more right to be paid."
3.78:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman
from the tribe of Khath'am came in the year (of ,Hajjat-al-Wada` of the Prophet
) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My father has come under Allah's obligation of
performing Hajj but he is a very old man and cannot sit properly on his Mount.
Will the obligation be fulfilled if I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet
replied in the affirmative.
3.79:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Al-Fadl
was riding behind the Prophet and a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came up.
Al-Fadl started looking at her and she looked at him. The Prophet turned
Al-Fadl's face to the other side. She said, "My father has come under Allah's
obligation of performing Hajj but he is a very old man and cannot sit properly
on his Mount. Shall I perform Hajj on his behalf? The Prophet replied in the
affirmative. That happened during Hajjat-al-Wada` of the Prophet .
3.80:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet sent me (to Mina) with the luggage from
Jam' (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) at night.
3.81:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
I came riding on my she-ass and had (just) then attained the age of puberty.
Allah's Apostle was praying at Mina. I passed in front of a part of the first
row and then dismounted from it, and the animal started grazing. I aligned with
the people behind Allah's Apostle (The sub-narrator added that happened in Mina
during the Prophet's Hajjat-al-Wada`.)
3.82:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin
Yazid: (While in the company of my parents) I was made to perform Hajj with
Allah's Apostle and I was a seven-year-old boy then. (Fath-ul-Bari, p.443,
Vol.4)
3.83:
Narrated Al-Ju'aid bin `Abdur-Rahman: I heard `Umar bin
`Abdul `Aziz telling about As-Sa'ib bin Yazid that he had performed Hajj (while
carried) with the belongings of the Prophet.
3.84:
Narrated Aisha
(mother of the faithful believers): I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shouldn't we
participate in Holy battles and Jihad along with you?" He replied, "The best and
the most superior Jihad (for women) is Hajj which is accepted by Allah." `Aisha
added: Ever since I heard that from Allah's Apostle I have determined not to
miss Hajj.
3.85:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "A woman should
not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram (her husband or a man with whom that woman
cannot marry at all according to the Islamic Jurisprudence), and no man may
visit her except in the presence of a Dhu-Mahram." A man got up and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I intend to go to such and such an army and my wife wants to
perform Hajj." The Prophet said (to him), "Go along with her (to Hajj).
3.86:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet returned after performing
his Hajj, he asked Um Sinan Al-Ansari, "What did forbid you to perform Hajj?"
She replied, "Father of so-and-so (i.e. her husband) had two camels and he
performed Hajj on one of them, and the second is used for the irrigation of our
land." The Prophet said (to her), "Perform `Umra in the month of Ramadan, (as it
is equivalent to Hajj or Hajj with me (in reward).
3.87:
Narrated
Qaza'a, the slave of Ziyad: Abu Sa`id who participated in twelve Ghazawat with
the Prophet said, "I heard four things from Allah's Apostle (or I narrate them
from the Prophet ) which won my admiration and appreciation. They are: -1. "No
lady should travel without her husband or without a Dhu-Mahram for a two-days'
journey. -2. No fasting is permissible on two days of `Id-ul-Fitr, and
`Id-al-Adha. -3. No prayer (may be offered) after two prayers: after the `Asr
prayer till the sun set and after the morning prayer till the sun rises. -4. Not
to travel (for visiting) except for three mosques: Masjid-al-Haram (in Mecca),
my Mosque (in Medina), and Masjid-al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).
3.88:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet saw an old man walking, supported by his two sons, and
asked about him. The people informed him that he had vowed to go on foot (to the
Ka`ba). He said, "Allah is not in need of this old man's torturing himself," and
ordered him to ride.
3.89:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: My sister vowed to
go on foot to the Ka`ba, and she asked me to take the verdict of the Prophet
about it. So, I did and the Prophet said, "She should walk and also should
ride."
3.90:
Narrated Abul-Khair from `Uqba as above.
Bk. 30: Virtues of Madinah
3.91:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
said, "Medina is a sanctuary from that place to that. Its trees should not be
cut and no heresy should be innovated nor any sin should be committed in it, and
whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits sins (bad deeds), then he will
incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people." (See Hadith No. 409,
Vol 9).
3.92:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet came to Medina and ordered
a mosque to be built and said, "O Bani Najjar! Suggest to me the price (of your
land)." They said, "We do not want its price except from Allah" (i.e. they
wished for a reward from Allah for giving up their land freely). So, the Prophet
ordered the graves of the pagans to be dug out and the land to be leveled, and
the date-palm trees to be cut down. The cut date-palms were fixed in the
direction of the Qibla of the mosque.
3.93:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "I have made Medina a sanctuary between its two (Harrat)
mountains." The Prophet went to the tribe of Bani Haritha and said (to them), "I
see that you have gone out of the sanctuary," but looking around, he added, "No,
you are inside the sanctuary."
3.94:
Narrated `Ali:
We have nothing
except the Book of Allah and this written paper from the Prophet (wherein is
written:) Medina is a sanctuary from the 'Air Mountain to such and such a place,
and whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such
an innovator in it will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the
people, none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be
accepted. And the asylum (of protection) granted by any Muslim is to be secured
(respected) by all the other Muslims; and whoever betrays a Muslim in this
respect incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of
his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted, and whoever
(freed slave) befriends (take as masters) other than his manumitters without
their permission incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and
none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted.
3.95:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I was ordered to
migrate to a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns and is called Yathrib
and that is Medina, and it turns out (bad) persons as a furnace removes the
impurities of iron.
3.96:
Narrated Abu Humaid: We came with the Prophet
from Tabuk, and when we reached near Medina, the Prophet said, "This is Tabah."
3.97:
Narrated Abu Huraira: If I saw deers grazing in Medina, I would
not chase them, for Allah's Apostle said, "(Medina) is a sanctuary between its
two mountains."
3.98:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "The people will leave Medina in spite of the best state it will have,
and none except the wild birds and the beasts of prey will live in it, and the
last persons who will die will be two shepherds from the tribe of Muzaina, who
will be driving their sheep towards Medina, but will find nobody in it, and when
they reach the valley of Thaniyat-al-Wada`, they will fall down on their faces
dead."
3.99:
Narrated Abu Zuhair: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Yemen
will be conquered and some people will migrate (from Medina) and will urge their
families, and those who will obey them to migrate (to Yemen) although Medina
will be better for them; if they but knew. Sham will also be conquered and some
people will migrate (from Medina) and will urge their families and those who
will obey them, to migrate (to Sham) although Medina will be better for them; if
they but knew. 'Iraq will be conquered and some people will migrate (from
Medina) and will urge their families and those who will obey them to migrate (to
'Iraq) although Medina will be better for them; if they but knew."
3.100:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes
back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger).
3.101:
Narrated Sa`d:
I heard the Prophet saying, "None plots
against the people of Medina but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the
salt is dissolved in water."
3.102:
Narrated Usama:
Once the Prophet
stood at the top of a (looked out from upon one) castle amongst the castles (or
the high buildings) of Medina and said, "Do you see what I see? (No doubt) I see
the spots where afflictions will take place among your houses (and these
afflictions will be) as numerous as the spots where raindrops fall."
3.103:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih
Ad-Dajjal will not enter Medina and at that time Medina will have seven gates
and there will be two angels at each gate guarding them."
3.104:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are angels guarding the
entrances (or roads) of Medina, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be able to
enter it."
3.105:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "There will
be no town which Ad-Dajjal will not enter except Mecca and Medina, and there
will be no entrance (road) (of both Mecca and Medina) but the angels will be
standing in rows guarding it against him, and then Medina will shake with its
inhabitants thrice (i.e. three earthquakes will take place) and Allah will expel
all the non-believers and the hypocrites from it."
3.106:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle told us a long narrative about Ad-Dajjal, and
among the many things he mentioned, was his saying, "Ad-Dajjal will come and it
will be forbidden for him to pass through the entrances of Medina. He will land
in some of the salty barren areas (outside) Medina; on that day the best man or
one of the best men will come up to him and say, 'I testify that you are the
same Dajjal whose description was given to us by Allah's Apostle .' Ad-Dajjal
will say to the people, 'If I kill this man and bring him back to life again,
will you doubt my claim?' They will say, 'No.' Then Ad-Dajjal will kill that man
and bring him back to life. That man will say, 'Now I know your reality better
than before.' Ad-Dajjal will say, 'I want to kill him but I cannot.' "
3.107:
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and gave a
pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam. The next day he came with fever and
said (to the Prophet ), "Please cancel my pledge (of embracing Islam and of
emigrating to Medina)." The Prophet refused (that request) three times and said,
"Medina is like a furnace, it expels out the impurities (bad persons) and
selects the good ones and makes them perfect."
3.108:
Narrated Zaid bin
Thabit: When the Prophet went out for (the battle of) Uhud, some of his
companions (hypocrites) returned (home). A party of the believers remarked that
they would kill those (hypocrites) who had returned, but another party said that
they would not kill them. So, this Divine Inspiration was revealed: "Then what
is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties concerning the
hypocrites." (4.88) The Prophet said, "Medina expels the bad persons from it, as
fire expels the impurities of iron."
3.109:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "O Allah! Bestow on Medina twice the blessings You bestowed on
Mecca."
3.110:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever the Prophet returned from a
journey and observed the walls of Medina, he would make his Mount go fast, and
if he was on an animal (i.e. a horse), he would make it gallop because of his
love for Medina.
3.111:
Narrated Anas:
(The people of) Bani Salama
intended to shift near the mosque (of the Prophet) but Allah's Apostle disliked
to see Medina vacated and said, "O the people of Bani Salama! Don't you think
that you will be rewarded for your footsteps which you take towards the mosque?"
So, they stayed at their old places.
3.112:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house
and my pulpit, and my pulpit is on my Lake Fount (Al-Kauthar).
3.113:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle reached Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal
became ill. When Abu Bakr's fever got worse, he would recite (this poetic
verse): "Everybody is staying alive with his People, yet Death is nearer to him
than His shoe laces." And Bilal, when his fever deserted him, would recite:
"Would that I could stay overnight in A valley wherein I would be Surrounded by
Idhkhir and Jalil (kinds of good-smelling grass). Would that one day I could
Drink the water of the Majanna, and Would that (The two mountains) Shama and
Tafil would appear to me!" The Prophet said, "O Allah! Curse Shaiba bin Rabi`a
and `Utba bin Rabi`a and Umaiya bin Khalaf as they turned us out of our land to
the land of epidemics." Allah's Apostle then said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina
as we love Mecca or even more than that. O Allah! Give blessings in our Sa and
our Mudd (measures symbolizing food) and make the climate of Medina suitable for
us, and divert its fever towards Aljuhfa." Aisha added: When we reached Medina,
it was the most unhealthy of Allah's lands, and the valley of Bathan (the valley
of Medina) used to flow with impure colored water.
3.114:
Narrated Zaid
bin Aslam from his father: `Umar said, O Allah! Grant me martyrdom in Your
cause, and let my death be in the city of Your Apostle."
Bk. 31: Fasting
3.115:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A
bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers." He
replied: "You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and
night (24 hours), unless you want to pray Nawafil." The bedouin further asked,
"Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards fasting." He
replied, "You have to fast during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to
fast more as Nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Tell me how much Zakat Allah
has enjoined on me." Thus, Allah's Apostle informed him about all the rules
(i.e. fundamentals) of Islam. The bedouin then said, "By Him Who has honored
you, I will neither perform any Nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah has
enjoined on me. Allah's Apostle said, "If he is saying the truth, he will
succeed (or he will be granted Paradise).
3.116:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet observed the fast on the 10th of Muharram ('Ashura), and ordered
(Muslims) to fast on that day, but when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was
prescribed, the fasting of the 'Ashura' was abandoned. `Abdullah did not use to
fast on that day unless it coincided with his routine fasting by chance.
3.117:
Narrated `Aisha:
(The tribe of) Quraish used to fast on the
day of Ashura' in the Pre-Islamic period, and then Allah's Apostle ordered
(Muslims) to fast on it till the fasting in the month of Ramadan was prescribed;
whereupon the Prophet said, "He who wants to fast (on 'Ashura') may fast, and he
who does not want to fast may not fast."
3.118:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Fasting is a shield (or a screen or a shelter). So, the
person observing fasting should avoid sexual relation with his wife and should
not behave foolishly and impudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses
him, he should tell him twice, 'I am fasting." The Prophet added, "By Him in
Whose Hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person
is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. (Allah says about the
fasting person), 'He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The fast
is for Me. So I will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good
deeds is multiplied ten times."
3.119:
Narrated Abu Wail from Hudhaifa:
`Umar asked the people, "Who remembers the narration of the Prophet about the
affliction?" Hudhaifa said, "I heard the Prophet saying, 'The affliction of a
person in his property, family and neighbors is expiated by his prayers,
fasting, and giving in charity." `Umar said, "I do not ask about that, but I ask
about those afflictions which will spread like the waves of the sea." Hudhaifa
replied, "There is a closed gate in front of those afflictions." `Umar asked,
"Will that gate be opened or broken?" He replied, "It will be broken." `Umar
said, "Then the gate will not be closed again till the Day of Resurrection." We
said to Masruq, "Would you ask Hudhaifa whether `Umar knew what that gate
symbolized?" He asked him and he replied "He (`Umar) knew it as one knows that
there will be night before tomorrow, morning.
3.120:
Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those
who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none
except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to
observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it.
After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."
3.121:
'Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever gives two
kinds (of things or property) in charity for Allah's Cause, will be called from
the gates of Paradise and will be addressed, 'O slaves of Allah! Here is
prosperity.' So, whoever was amongst the people who used to offer their prayers,
will be called from the gate of the prayer; and whoever was amongst the people
who used to participate in Jihad, will be called from the gate of Jihad; and
whoever was amongst those who used to observe fasts, will be called from the
gate of Ar-Raiyan; whoever was amongst those who used to give in charity, will
be called from the gate of charity." Abu Bakr said, "Let my parents be
sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! No distress or need will befall him who
will be called from those gates. Will there be any one who will be called from
all these gates?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, and I hope you will be one of
them."
3.122:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When Ramadan
begins, the gates of Paradise are opened."
3.123:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven
are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."
3.124:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When you see
the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see the
crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is overcast
(and you can't see it) then regard the month of Ramadan as of 30 days."
3.125:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever established
prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from
Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven; and whoever fasts in the
month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from Allah, then
all his previous sins will be forgiven."
3.126:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet was the most generous amongst the people, and he used to be more so in
the month of Ramadan when Gabriel visited him, and Gabriel used to meet him on
every night of Ramadan till the end of the month. The Prophet used to recite the
Holy Qur'an to Gabriel, and when Gabriel met him, he used to be more generous
than a fast wind (which causes rain and welfare).
3.127:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil
actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will
not accept his fasting.)"
3.128:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's sons (people) are for them, except
fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.' Fasting is a shield
or protection from the fire and from committing sins. If one of you is fasting,
he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and quarreling, and if somebody
should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am fasting.' By Him in Whose
Hands my soul is' The unpleasant smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting
person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. There are two
pleasures for the fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the
other at the time when he will meet his Lord; then he will be pleased because of
his fasting."
3.129:
Narrated 'Alqama: While I was walking with
`Abdullah he said, "We were in the company of the Prophet and he said, 'He who
can afford to marry should marry, because it will help him refrain from looking
at other women, and save his private parts from committing illegal sexual
relation; and he who cannot afford to marry is advised to fast, as fasting will
diminish his sexual power."
3.130:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast unless you see the crescent (of
Ramadan), and do not give up fasting till you see the crescent (of Shawwal), but
if the sky is overcast (if you cannot see it), then act on estimation (i.e.
count Sha'ban as 30 days).
3.131:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "The month (can be) 29 nights (i.e. days), and do not fast till
you see the moon, and if the sky is overcast, then complete Sha'ban as thirty
days."
3.132:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The month is like
this and this," (at the same time he showed the fingers of both his hands
thrice) and left out one thumb on the third time.
3.133:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet or Abul-Qasim said, "Start fasting on seeing the crescent
(of Ramadan), and give up fasting on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal), and if
the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete thirty days of Sha'ban."
3.134:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet vowed to keep aloof from his
wives for a period of one month, and after the completion of 29 days he went
either in the morning or in the afternoon to his wives. Someone said to him "You
vowed that you would not go to your wives for one month." He replied, "The month
is of 29 days."
3.135:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle vowed to keep
aloof from his wives for one month, and he had dislocation of his leg. So, he
stayed in a Mashruba for 29 nights and then came down. Some people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! You vowed to stay aloof for one month," He replied, "The month
is of 29 days."
3.136:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "The two
months of `Id i.e. Ramadan and Dhul-Hijja, do not decrease (in superiority).
3.137:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "We are an illiterate
nation; we neither write, nor know accounts. The month is like this and this,
i.e. sometimes of 29 days and sometimes of thirty days."
3.138:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should fast a day or two before the
month of Ramadan unless he has the habit of fasting (Nawafil) (and if his
fasting coincides with that day) then he can fast that day."
3.139:
Narrated Al-Bara:
It was the custom among the companions of Muhammad
that if any of them was fasting and the food was presented (for breaking his
fast), but he slept before eating, he would not eat that night and the following
day till sunset. Qais bin Sirma-al-Ansari was fasting and came to his wife at
the time of Iftar (breaking one's fast) and asked her whether she had anything
to eat. She replied, "No, but I would go and bring some for you." He used to do
hard work during the day, so he was overwhelmed by sleep and slept. When his
wife came and saw him, she said, "Disappointment for you." When it was midday on
the following day, he fainted and the Prophet was informed about the whole
matter and the following verses were revealed: "You are permitted To go to your
wives (for sexual relation) At the night of fasting." So, they were overjoyed by
it. And then Allah also revealed: "And eat and drink Until the white thread Of
dawn appears to you Distinct from the black thread (of the night)." (2.187)
3.140:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: When the above verses were revealed:
'Until the white thread appears to you, distinct from the black thread,' I took
two (hair) strings, one black and the other white, and kept them under my pillow
and went on looking at them throughout the night but could not make anything out
of it. So, the next morning I went to Allah's Apostle and told him the whole
story. He explained to me, "That verse means the darkness of the night and the
whiteness of the dawn."
3.141:
Narrated Sahl bin Saud: When the
following verses were revealed: 'Eat and drink until the white thread appears to
you, distinct from the black thread' and of dawn was not revealed, some people
who intended to fast, tied black and white threads to their legs and went on
eating till they differentiated between the two. Allah then revealed the words,
'of dawn', and it became clear that meant night and day.
3.142:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Bilal used to pronounce the Adhan at night, so Allah's Apostle?
said, "Carry on taking your meals (eat and drink) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces
the Adhan, for he does not pronounce it till it is dawn.
3.143:
Narrated
Sahl bin Sa`d: I used to take my Suhur meals with my family and then hurry up
for presenting myself for the (Fajr) prayer with Allah's Apostle.
3.144:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Thabit said, "We took the Suhur with the Prophet
. Then he stood for the prayer." I asked, "What was the interval between the
Suhur and the Adhan?" He replied, "The interval was sufficient to recite fifty
verses of the Qur'an."
3.145:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet fasted for
days continuously; the people also did the same but it was difficult for them.
So, the Prophet forbade them (to fast continuously for more than one day). They
slid, "But you fast without break (no food was taken in the evening or in the
morning)." The Prophet replied, "I am not like you, for I am provided with food
and drink (by Allah).
3.146:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said,
"Take Suhur as there is a blessing in it."
3.147:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa`: Once the Prophet ordered a person on 'Ashura' (the tenth of Muharram)
to announce, "Whoever has eaten, should not eat any more, but fast, and who has
not eaten should not eat, but complete his fast (till the end of the day).
3.148:
Narrated `Aisha and Um Salama: At times Allah's Apostle used to
get up in the morning in the state of Janaba after having sexual relations with
his wives. He would then take a bath and fast.
3.149:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to kiss and embrace (his wives) while he was fasting, and
he had more power to control his desires than any of you. Said Jabir, "The
person who gets discharge after casting a look (on his wife) should complete his
fast."
3.150:
Narrated Hisham's father: Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle
used to kiss some of his wives while he was fasting," and then she smiled.
3.151:
Narrated Zainab:
(daughter of Um Salama) that her mother
said, "While I was (lying) with Allah's Apostle underneath a woolen sheet, I got
the menstruation, and then slipped away and put on the clothes (which I used to
wear) in menses. He asked, "What is the matter? Did you get your menses?" I
replied in the affirmative and then entered underneath that woolen sheet. I and
Allah's Apostle used to take a bath from one water pot and he used to kiss me
while he was fasting."
3.152:
Narrated `Aisha:
(At times) in Ramadan
the Prophet used to take a bath in the morning not because of a wet dream and
would continue his fast.
3.153:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman: My
father and I went to `Aisha and she said, "I testify that Allah's Apostle at
times used to get up in the morning in a state of Janaba from sexual
intercourse, not from a wet dream and then he would fast that day." Then he went
to Um Salama and she also narrated a similar thing.
3.154:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody eats or drinks forgetfully then he
should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk, has been given to him
by Allah." Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi`a, "I saw the Prophet cleaning his teeth with
Siwak while he was fasting so many times as I can't count." And narrated Abu
Huraira, "The Prophet said, 'But for my fear that it would be hard for my
followers, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak on every
performance of ablution." The same is narrated by Jabir and Zaid bin Khalid from
the Prophet who did not differentiate between a fasting and a nonfasting person
in this respect (using Siwak). Aisha said, "The Prophet said, "It (i.e. Siwak)
is a purification for the mouth and it is a way of seeking Allah's pleasures."
Ata' and Qatada said, "There is no harm in swallowing the resultant saliva."
3.155:
Narrated Humran:
I saw `Uthman performing ablution; he washed
his hands thrice, rinsed his mouth and then washed his nose, by putting water in
it and then blowing it out, and washed his face thrice, and then washed his
right forearm up to the elbow thrice, and then the left-forearm up to the elbow
thrice, then smeared his head with water, washed his right foot thrice, and then
his left foot thrice and said, "I saw Allah's Apostle performing ablution
similar to my present ablution, and then he said, 'Whoever performs ablution
like my present ablution and then offers two rak`at in which he does not think
of worldly things, all his previous sins will be forgiven."
3.156:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man came to the Prophet and said that he had been
burnt (ruined). The Prophet asked him what was the matter. He replied, "I had
sexual intercourse with my wife in Ramadan (while I was fasting)." Then a basket
full of dates was brought to the Prophet and he asked, "Where is the burnt
(ruined) man?" He replied, "I am present." The Prophet told him to give that
basket in charity (as expiation).
3.157:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we
were sitting with the Prophet a man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have
been ruined." Allah's Apostle asked what was the matter with him. He replied "I
had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was fasting." Allah's Apostle asked
him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's
Apostle asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the
negative. The Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He
replied in the negative. The Prophet kept silent and while we were in that
state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet . He asked, "Where
is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)." The Prophet said (to him), "Take
this (basket of dates) and give it in charity." The man said, "Should I give it
to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there is no family between its (i.e.
Medina's) two mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet smiled till his
premolar teeth became visible and then said, 'Feed your family with it."
3.158:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and said, "I had
sexual intercourse with my wife on Ramadan (while fasting)." The Prophet asked
him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. The
Prophet asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the
negative. He asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied
in the negative. (Abu Huraira added): Then a basket full of dates was brought to
the Prophet and he said (to that man), "Feed (poor people) with this by way of
atonement." He said, "(Should I feed it) to poorer people than we? There is no
poorer house than ours between its (Medina's) mountains." The Prophet said,
"Then feed your family with it."
3.159:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
was cupped while he was in the state of lhram, and also while he was observing a
fast.
3.160:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was cupped while he was
fasting.
3.161:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani: Anas bin Malik was asked
whether they disliked the cupping for a fasting person. He replied in the
negative and said, "Only if it causes weakness."
3.162:
Narrated Ibn Abi
`Aufa: We were in the company of Allah's Apostle on a journey. He said to a man,
"Get down and mix Sawiq (powdered barley) with water for me." The man said, "The
sun (has not set yet), O Allah's Apostle." The Prophet again said to him, "Get
down and mix Sawiq with water for me." The man again said, "O Allah's Apostle!
The sun!" The Prophet said to him (for the third time) "Get down and mix Sawiq
with water for me." The man dismounted and mixed Sawiq with water for him. The
Prophet drank it and then beckoned with his hand (towards the East) and said,
"When you see the night falling from this side, then a fasting person should
break his fast."
3.163:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hamza bin `Amr Al-Aslami
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I fast continuously."
3.164:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Hamza bin `Amr Al-Aslami asked the Prophet,
"Should I fast while traveling?" The Prophet replied, "You may fast if you wish,
and you may not fast if you wish."
3.165:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's
Apostle set out for Mecca in Ramadan and he fasted, and when he reached
Al-Kadid, he broke his fast and the people (with him) broke their fast too. (Abu
`Abdullah said, "Al-Kadid is a land covered with water between Usfan and
Qudaid.")
3.166:
Narrated Abu Ad-Darda: We set out with Allah's Apostle
on one of his journeys on a very hot day, and it was so hot that one had to put
his hand over his head because of the severity of heat. None of us was fasting
except the Prophet and Ibn Rawaha.
3.167:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man was being
shaded (by them). He asked, "What is the matter?" They said, "He (the man) is
fasting." The Prophet said, "It is not righteousness that you fast on a
journey."
3.168:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We used to travel with the
Prophet and neither did the fasting persons criticize those who were not
fasting, nor did those who were not fasting criticize the fasting ones.
3.169:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle set out
from Medina to Mecca and he fasted till he reached 'Usfan, where he asked for
water and raised his hand to let the people see him, and then broke the fast,
and did not fast after that till he reached Mecca, and that happened in
Ramadan." Ibn `Abbas used to say, "Allah's Apostle (sometimes) fasted and
(sometimes) did not fast during the journeys so whoever wished to fast could
fast, and whoever wished not to fast, could do so."
3.170:
Narrated
Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar recited the verse: "They had a choice either to fast or to
feed a poor person for every day, and said that the order of this Verse was
canceled.
3.171:
Narrated `Aisha:
Sometimes I missed some days of
Ramadan, but could not fast in lieu of them except in the month of Sha'ban."
Said Yahya, a sub-narrator, "She used to be busy serving the Prophet ."
3.172:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said, "Isn't it true that a woman
does not pray and does not fast on menstruating? And that is the defect (a loss)
in her religion."
3.173:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever died and he ought to have fasted (the missed days of Ramadan) then his
guardians must fast on his behalf."
3.174:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man
came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My mother died and she ought
to have fasted one month (for her missed Ramadan). Shall I fast on her behalf?"
The Prophet replied in the affirmative and said, "Allah's debts have more right
to be paid." In another narration a woman is reported to have said, "My sister
died..." Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman said to the Prophet "My mother died and
she had vowed to fast but she didn't fast." In another narration Ibn `Abbas is
reported to have said, "A woman said to the Prophet, "My mother died while she
ought to have fasted for fifteen days."
3.175:
Narrated `Umar bin
Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, "When night falls from this side and the day
vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break
his fast."
3.176:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: We were in the
company of the Prophet on a journey and he was fasting, and when the sun set, he
addressed somebody, "O so-and-so, get up and mix Sawiq with water for us." He
replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (Will you wait) till it is evening?" The Prophet
said, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! (If you wait) till it is evening." The Prophet said again, "Get down
and mix Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "It is still daytime."(1) The
Prophet said again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." He got down and
mixed Sawiq for them. The Prophet drank it and then said, "When you see night
falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast."
3.177:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: We were traveling with Allah's Apostle and
he was fasting, and when the sun set, he said to (someone), "Get down and mix
Sawiq with water for us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (Will you wait) till
it is evening?" The Prophet again said, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for
us." He replied, "O Allah's Apostle! It is still daytime." The Prophet said
again, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for us." So, he got down and carried
out that order. The Prophet then said, "When you see night falling from this
side, the fasting person should break his fast," and he beckoned with his finger
towards the east.
3.178:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said,
"The people will remain on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of
the fast."
3.179:
Narrated Ibn Abi `Aufa: I was with the Prophet on a
journey, and he observed the fast till evening. The Prophet said to a man, "Get
down and mix Sawiq with water for me." He replied, "Will you wait till it is
evening?" The Prophet said, "Get down and mix Sawiq with water for me; when you
see night falling from this side, the fasting person should break his fast."
3.180:
Narrated Abu Usama from Hisham bin 'Ursa from Fatima: Asma bint
Abi Bakr said, "We broke our fast during the lifetime of the Prophet on a cloudy
day and then the sun appeared." Hisham was asked, "Were they ordered to fast in
lieu of that day?" He replied, "It had to be made up for." Ma`mar said, "I heard
Hisham saying, "I don't know whether they fasted in lieu of that day or not."
3.181:
Narrated Ar-Rubi' bint Mu'awadh: "The Prophet sent a messenger to
the village of the Ansar in the morning of the day of 'Ashura' (10th of
Muharram) to announce: 'Whoever has eaten something should not eat but complete
the fast, and whoever is observing the fast should complete it.' "She further
said, "Since then we used to fast on that day regularly and also make our boys
fast. We used to make toys of wool for the boys and if anyone of them cried for,
he was given those toys till it was the time of the breaking of the fast."
3.182:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Do not practice Al-Wisal
(fasting continuously without breaking one's fast in the evening or eating
before the following dawn)." The people said to the Prophet, "But you practice
Al-Wisal?" The Prophet replied, "I am not like any of you, for I am given food
and drink (by Allah) during the night."
3.183:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade Al-Wisal. The people said (to him), "But you
practice it?" He said, "I am not like you, for I am given food and drink by
Allah."
3.184:
'Narrated Abu Sa`id: That he had heard the Prophet
saying, "Do not fast continuously (practice Al-Wisal), and if you intend to
lengthen your fast, then carry it on only till the Suhur (before the following
dawn)." The people said to him, "But you practice (Al-Wisal), O Allah's
Apostle!" He replied, "I am not similar to you, for during my sleep I have One
Who makes me eat and drink."
3.185:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
forbade Al-Wisal out of mercy to them. They said to him, "But you practice
Al-Wisal?" He said, "I am not similar to you, for my Lord gives me food and
drink. "
3.186:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade Al-Wisal
in fasting. So, one of the Muslims said to him, "But you practice Al-Wisal. O
Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet replied, "Who amongst you is similar to me? I am
given food and drink during my sleep by my Lord." So, when the people refused to
stop Al-Wisal (fasting continuously), the Prophet fasted day and night
continuously along with them for a day and then another day and then they saw
the crescent moon (of the month of Shawwal). The Prophet said to them (angrily),
"If It (the crescent) had not appeared, I would have made you fast for a longer
period." That was as a punishment for them when they refused to stop (practicing
Al-Wisal).
3.187:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said twice, "(O you
people) Be cautious! Do not practice Al-Wisal." The people said to him, "But you
practice Al-Wisal?" The Prophet replied, "My Lord gives me food and drink during
my sleep. Do that much of deeds which is within your ability."
3.188:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not fast
continuously day and night (practice Al-Wisal) and if anyone of you intends to
fast continuously day and night, he should continue till the Suhur time." They
said, "But you practice Al-Wisal, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "I am
not similar to you;. during my sleep I have One Who makes me eat and drink."
3.189:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: The Prophet made a bond of brotherhood
between Salman and Abu Ad-Darda.' Salman paid a visit to Abu Ad-Darda' and found
Um Ad-Darda' dressed in shabby clothes and asked her why she was in that state.
She replied, "Your brother Abu Ad-Darda' is not interested in (the luxuries of)
this world." In the meantime Abu Ad-Darda' came and prepared a meal for Salman.
Salman requested Abu Ad-Darda' to eat (with him), but Abu Ad-Darda' said, "I am
fasting." Salman said, "I am not going to eat unless you eat." So, Abu Ad-Darda'
ate (with Salman). When it was night and (a part of the night passed), Abu
Ad-Darda' got up (to offer the night prayer), but Salman told him to sleep and
Abu Ad-Darda' slept. After sometime Abu Ad-Darda' again got up but Salman told
him to sleep. When it was the last hours of the night, Salman told him to get up
then, and both of them offered the prayer. Salman told Abu Ad-Darda', "Your Lord
has a right on you, your soul has a right on you, and your family has a right on
you; so you should give the rights of all those who has a right on you." Abu
Ad-Darda' came to the Prophet and narrated the whole story. The Prophet said,
"Salman has spoken the truth."
3.190:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's
Apostle used to fast till one would say that he would never stop fasting, and he
would abandon fasting till one would say that he would never fast. I never saw
Allah's Apostle fasting for a whole month except the month of Ramadan, and did
not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban.
3.191:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet never fasted in any month more than in the
month of Sha'ban. He used to say, "Do those deeds which you can do easily, as
Allah will not get tired (of giving rewards) till you get bored and tired (of
performing religious deeds)." The most beloved prayer to the Prophet was the one
that was done regularly (throughout the life) even if it were little. And
whenever the Prophet offered a prayer he used to offer it regularly .
3.192:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet never fasted a full month except the month
of Ramadan, and he used to fast till one could say, "By Allah, he will never
stop fasting," and he would abandon fasting till one would say, "By Allah, he
will never fast."
3.193:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle used to
leave fasting in a certain month till we thought that he would not fast in that
month, and he used to fast in another month till we thought he would not stop
fasting at all in that month. And if one wanted to see him praying at night, one
could see him (in that condition), and if one wanted to see him sleeping at
night, one could see him (in that condition) too.
3.194:
Narrated
Humaid:
I asked Anas about the fasting of the Prophet. He said "Whenever I
liked to see the Prophet fasting in any month, I could see that, and whenever I
liked to see him not fasting, I could see that too, and if I liked to see him
praying in any night, I could see that, and if I liked to see him sleeping, I
could see that, too." Anas further said, "I never touched silk or velvet softer
than the hand of Allah's Apostle and never smelled musk or perfumed smoke more
pleasant than the smell of Allah's Apostle."
3.195:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Amr bin Al-`As: "Once Allah's Apostle came to me," and then he narrated the
whole narration, i.e. your guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right
on you. I then asked about the fasting of David. The Prophet replied, "Half of
the year," (i.e. he used to fast on every alternate day).
3.196:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: Allah's Apostle said to me, "O
`Abdullah! Have I not been informed that you fast during the day and offer
prayers all the night." `Abdullah replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet
said, "Don't do that; fast for few days and then give it up for few days, offer
prayers and also sleep at night, as your body has a right on you, and your wife
has a right on you, and your guest has a right on you. And it is sufficient for
you to fast three days in a month, as the reward of a good deed is multiplied
ten times, so it will be like fasting throughout the year." I insisted (on
fasting) and so I was given a hard instruction. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have power." The Prophet said, "Fast like the fasting of the Prophet David and
do not fast more than that." I said, "How was the fasting of the Prophet of
Allah, David?" He said, "Half of the year," (i.e. he used to fast on every
alternate day). Afterwards when `Abdullah became old, he used to say, "It would
have been better for me if I had accepted the permission of the Prophet (which
he gave me i.e. to fast only three days a month).
3.197:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle was informed that I had taken an oath to
fast daily and to pray (every night) all the night throughout my life (so
Allah's Apostle came to me and asked whether it was correct): I replied, "Let my
parents be sacrificed for you! I said so." The Prophet said, "You can not do
that. So, fast for few days and give it up for few days, r ray and sleep. Fast
three days a month as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that
will be equal to one year of fasting." I replied, "I can do better than that."
The Prophet said to me, "Fast one day and give up fasting for a day and that is
the fasting of Prophet David and that is the best fasting." I said, "I have the
power to fast better (more) than that." The Prophet said, "There is no better
fasting than that."
3.198:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The news of my
daily fasting and praying every night throughout the night reached the Prophet.
So he sent for me or I met him, and he said, "I have been informed that you fast
everyday and pray every night (all the night). Fast (for some days) and give up
fasting (for some days); pray and sleep, for your eyes have a right on you, and
your body and your family (i.e. wife) have a right on you." I replied, "I have
more power than that (fasting)." The Prophet said, "Then fast like the fasts of
(the Prophet) David". I said, "How?" He replied, "He used to fast on alternate
days, and he used not to flee on meeting the enemy." I said, "From where can I
get that chance?" (`Ata' said, "I do not know how the expression of fasting
daily throughout the life occurred.") So, the Prophet said, twice, "Whoever
fasts daily throughout his life is just as the one who does not fast at all."
3.199:
Narrated Mujahid from `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said (to
`Abdullah), "Fast three days a month." `Abdullah said, (to the Prophet) "I am
able to fast more than that." They kept on arguing on this matter till the
Prophet said, "Fast on alternate days, and recite the whole Qur'an once a
month." `Abdullah said, "I can recite more (in a month)," and the argument went
on till the Prophet said, "Recite the Qur'an once each three days." (i.e. you
must not recite the whole Qur'an in less than three days).
3.200:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: The Prophet said to me, "You fast
daily all the year and pray every night all the night?" I replied in the
affirmative. The Prophet said, "If you keep on doing this, your eyes will become
weak and your body will get tired. He who fasts all the year is as he who did
not fast at all. The fasting of three days (a month) will be equal to the
tasting of the whole year." I replied, "I have the power for more than this."
The Prophet said, "Then fast like the fasting of David who used to fast on
alternate days and would never flee from the battle field, on meeting the enemy.
3.201:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle was informed about
my fasts, and he came to me and I spread for him a leather cushion stuffed with
palm fires, but he sat on the ground and the cushion remained between me and
him, and then he said, "Isn't it sufficient for you to fast three days a month?"
I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said, "Five?" I replied,
"O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said, "Seven?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! (I can fast more)." He said, "Nine (days per month)?" I replied, "O
Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more)" He said, "Eleven (days per month)?" And then
the Prophet said, "There is no fast superior to that of the Prophet David it was
for half of the year. So, fast on alternate days."
3.202:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: My friend (the Prophet ) advised me to observe three things: (1) to
fast three days a month; (2) to pray two rak`at of Duha prayer (forenoon
prayer); and (3) to pray witr before sleeping.
3.203:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet paid a visit to Um-Sulaim and she placed before him dates and
ghee. The Prophet said, "Replace the ghee and dates in their respective
containers for I am fasting." Then he stood somewhere in her house and offered
an optional prayer and then he invoked good on Um-Sulaim and her family. Then
Um-Sulaim said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have a special request (today)." He said,
"What is it?" She replied, "(Please invoke for) your servant Anas." So Allah's
Apostle did not leave anything good in the world or the Hereafter which he did
not invoke (Allah to bestow) on me and said, "O Allah! Give him (i.e. Anas)
property and children and bless him." Thus I am one of the richest among the
Ansar and my daughter Umaina told me that when Al-Hajjaj came to Basra, more
than 120 of my offspring had been buried.
3.204:
Narrated Mutarrif from
`Imran Ibn Husain: That the Prophet asked him (Imran) or asked a man and `Imran
was listening, "O Abu so-and-so! Have you fasted the last days of this month?"
(The narrator thought that he said, "the month of Ramadan"). The man replied,
"No, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said to him, "When you finish your fasting
(of Ramadan) fast two days (in Shawwal)." Through another series of narrators
`Imran said, "The Prophet said, '(Have you fasted) the last days of Sha'ban?"
3.205:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abbas: I asked Jabir "Did the Prophet
forbid fasting on Fridays?" He replied, "Yes." (Other narrators added, "If he
intends to fast only that day.")
3.206:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard
the Prophet saying, "None of you should fast on Friday unless he fasts a day
before or after it."
3.207:
Narrated Abu Aiyub from Juwairiya bint
Al-Harith: The Prophet visited her (Juwairiya) on a Friday and she was fasting.
He asked her, "Did you fast yesterday?" She said, "No." He said, "Do you intend
to fast tomorrow?" She said, "No." He said, "Then break your fast." Through
another series of narrators, Abu Aiyub is reported to have said, "He ordered her
and she broke her fast."
3.208:
Narrated Alqama:
I asked `Aisha "Did
Allah s Apostle, use to choose some special days (for fasting)?" She replied,
"No, but he used to be regular (constant) (in his service of worshipping). Who
amongst you can endure what Allah's Apostle used to endure?"
3.209:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl bint Al-Harith: "While the people were with me on the
day of `Arafat they differed as to whether the Prophet was fasting or not; some
said that he was fasting while others said that he was not fasting. So, I sent
to him a bowl full of milk while he was riding over his camel and he drank it."
3.210:
Narrated Maimuna:
The people doubted whether the Prophet was
fasting on the day of `Arafat or not, so I sent milk while he was standing at
`Arafat, he drank it and the people were looking at him.
3.211:
Narrated
Abu `Ubaid: (the slave of Ibn Azhar) I witnessed the `Id with `Umar bin
Al-Khattab who said, Allah's Apostle has forbidden people to fast on the day on
which you break fasting (the fasts of Ramadan) and the day on which you eat the
meat of your sacrifices (the first day of `Id ul Fitr and `Id ul-Adha).
3.212:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet forbade the fasting of
`Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha (two feast days) and also the wearing of As-Samma'
(a single garment covering the whole body), and sitting with one's leg drawn up
while being wrapped in one garment. He also forbade the prayers after the Fajr
(morning) and the `Asr (afternoon) prayers.
3.213:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two fasts and two kinds of sale are forbidden: fasting on the day of `Id ul Fitr
and `Id-ul-Adha and the kinds of sale called Mulamasa and Munabadha. (These two
kinds of sale used to be practiced in the days of Pre-Islamic period of
ignorance; Mulamasa means when you touch something displayed for sale you have
to buy it; Munabadha means when the seller throws something to you, you have to
buy it.)
3.214:
Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair: A man went to Ibn `Umar I.
and said, "A man vowed to fast one day (the sub-narrator thinks that he said
that the day was Monday), and that day happened to be `Id day." Ibn `Umar said,
"Allah orders vows to be fulfilled and the Prophet forbade the fasting on this
day (i.e. Id).
3.215:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: (who fought in
twelve Ghazawat in the company of the Prophet). I heard four things from the
Prophet and they won my admiration. He said; -1. "No lady should travel on a
journey of two days except with her husband or a Dhi-Mahram; -2. "No fasting is
permissible on the two days of Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha; -3. "No prayer (may
be offered) after the morning compulsory prayer until the sun rises; and no
prayer after the `Asr prayer till the sun sets; -4. "One should travel only for
visiting three Masjid (Mosques): Masjid-al-Haram (Mecca), Masjid-al-Aqsa
(Jerusalem), and this (my) Mosque (at Medina).
3.216:
Narrated `Aisha
and Ibn `Umar: Nobody was allowed to fast on the days of Tashriq except those
who could not afford the Hadi (Sacrifice).
3.217:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Fasting for those who perform ,Hajj-at-Tamattu` (in lieu of the Hadi which they
cannot afford) may be performed up to the day of `Arafat. And if one does not
get a Hadi and has not fasted (before the `Id) then one should fast of the days
of Mina. (11, 12 and 13th of Dhul Hajja).
3.218:
Narrated Salim's
father: The Prophet said, "Whoever wishes may fast on the day of 'Ashura'."
3.219:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle ordered (the Muslims) to
fast on the day of 'Ashura', and when fasting in the month of Ramadan was
prescribed, it became optional for one to fast on that day ('Ashura') or not.
3.220:
Narrated Aisha:
Quraish used to fast on the day of 'Ashura'
in the Pre-Islamic period, and Allah's Apostle too, used to fast on that day.
When he came to Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered others to fast, too.
Later when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was prescribed, he gave up
fasting on the day of 'Ashura' and it became optional for one to fast on it or
not.
3.221:
Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman: That he heard Muawiya bin
Abi Sufyan on the day of 'Ashura' during the year he performed the Hajj, saying
on the pulpit, "O the people of Medina! Where are your Religious Scholars? I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'This is the day of 'Ashura'. Allah has not
enjoined its fasting on you but I am fasting it. You have the choice either to
fast or not to fast (on this day).' "
3.222:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet came to Medina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura. He asked
them about that. They replied, "This is a good day, the day on which Allah
rescued Bani Israel from their enemy. So, Moses fasted this day." The Prophet
said, "We have more claim over Moses than you." So, the Prophet fasted on that
day and ordered (the Muslims) to fast (on that day).
3.223:
Narrated Abu
Musa: The day of 'Ashura' was considered as `Id day by the Jews. So the Prophet
ordered, "I recommend you (Muslims) to fast on this day."
3.224:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I never saw the Prophet seeking to fast on a day more
(preferable to him) than this day, the day of 'Ashura', or this month, i.e. the
month of Ramadan.
3.225:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: The Prophet
ordered a man from the tribe of Bani Aslam to announce amongst the people that
whoever had eaten should fast the rest of the day, and whoever had not eaten
should continue his fast, as that day was the day of 'Ashura'.
Bk. 32: Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)
3.226:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying regarding Ramadan, "Whoever prayed
at night in it (the month of Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a
reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."
3.227:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prayed at night the
whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah,
then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab (a sub-narrator) said,
"Allah's Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil
offered individually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the
Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in the early days of `Umar's Caliphate." `Abdur Rahman
bin `Abdul Qari said, "I went out in the company of `Umar bin Al-Khattab one
night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups.
A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, `Umar
said, 'In my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership
of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his
mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka`b. Then on another night I went again
in his company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that, `Umar
remarked, 'What an excellent Bid`a (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but
the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the
one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night. (In
those days) people used to pray in the early part of the night."
3.228:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to pray
(at night) in Ramadan.
3.229:
Narrated 'Ursa:
That he was informed
by `Aisha, "Allah's Apostle went out in the middle of the night and prayed in
the mosque and some men prayed behind him. In the morning, the people spoke
about it and then a large number of them gathered and prayed behind him (on the
second night). In the next morning the people again talked about it and on the
third night the mosque was full with a large number of people. Allah's Apostle
came out and the people prayed behind him. On the fourth night the Mosque was
overwhelmed with people and could not accommodate them, but the Prophet came out
(only) for the morning prayer. When the morning prayer was finished he recited
Tashah-hud and (addressing the people) said, "Amma ba'du, your presence was not
hidden from me but I was afraid lest the night prayer (Qiyam) should be enjoined
on you and you might not be able to carry it on." So, Allah's Apostle died and
the situation remained like that (i.e. people prayed individually). "
3.230:
Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur Rahman: that he asked `Aisha "How was the
prayer of Allah's Apostle in Ramadan?" She replied, "He did not pray more than
eleven rak`at in Ramadan or in any other month. He used to pray four rak`at ----
let alone their beauty and length----and then he would pray four ----let alone
their beauty and length ----and then he would pray three rak`at (witr)." She
added, "I asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before praying the witr?' He
replied, 'O `Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."
3.231:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan
out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all
his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night
of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his
previous sins will be forgiven ."
3.232:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Some men
amongst the companions of the Prophet were shown in their dreams that the night
of Qadr was in the last seven nights of Ramadan. Allah's Apostle said, "It seems
that all your dreams agree that (the Night of Qadr) is in the last seven nights,
and whoever wants to search for it (i.e. the Night of Qadr) should search in the
last seven (nights of Ramadan).
3.233:
Narrated Abu Salama: I asked Abu
Sa`id, and he was a friend of mine, (about the Night of Qadr) and he said, "We
practiced I`tikaf (seclusion in the mosque) in the middle third of the month of
Ramadan with the Prophet . In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan, the Prophet
came and addressed us and said, 'I was informed of (the date of the Night of
Qadr) but I was caused to forget it; so search for it in the odd nights of the
last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. (In the dream) I saw myself prostrating
in mud and water (as a sign). So, whoever was in I`tikaf with me should return
to it with me (for another 10-day's period)', and we returned. At that time
there was no sign of clouds in the sky but suddenly a cloud came and it rained
till rainwater started leaking through the roof of the mosque which was made of
date-palm leaf stalks. Then the prayer was established and I saw Allah's Apostle
prostrating in mud and water and I saw the traces of mud on his forehead."
3.234:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "Search for the Night
of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan."
3.235:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle used to practice I`tikaf (in
the mosque) in the middle third of Ramadan and after passing the twenty nights
he used to go back to his house on the 21st, and the people who were in I`tikaf
with him also used to go back to their houses. Once in Ramadan, in which he
practiced I`tikaf, he established the night prayers at the night in which he
used to return home, and then he addressed the people and ordered them whatever
Allah wished him to order and said, "I used to practice I`tikaf for these ten
days (i.e. the middle third but now I intend to stay in I`tikaf for the last ten
days (of the month); so whoever was in I`tikaf with me should stay at his place
of seclusion. I have verily been shown (the date of) this Night (of Qadr) but I
have forgotten it. So search for it in the odd nights of the last ten days (of
this month). I also saw myself (in the dream) prostrating in mud and water." On
the night of the 21st, the sky was covered with clouds and it rained, and the
rainwater started leaking through the roof of the mosque at the praying place of
the Prophet . I saw with my own eyes the Prophet at the completion of the
morning prayer leaving with his face covered with mud and water.
3.236:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Look for (the Night of Qadr).
3.237:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to practice I`tikaf in
the last ten nights of Ramadan and used to say, "Look for the Night of Qadr in
the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan."
3.238:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet said, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of
Ramadan ,' on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last
ten nights of Ramadan (i.e. 21, 23, 25, respectively).
3.239:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "The Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights
of the month (Ramadan), either on the first nine or in the last (remaining)
seven nights (of Ramadan)." Ibn `Abbas added, "Search for it on the
twenty-fourth (of Ramadan).
3.240:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: The
Prophet came out to inform us about the Night of Qadr but two Muslims were
quarreling with each other. So, the Prophet said, "I came out to inform you
about the Night of Qadr but such-and-such persons were quarreling, so the news
about it had been taken away; yet that might be for your own good, so search for
it on the 29th, 27th and 25th (of Ramadan).
3.241:
Narrated Aisha:
With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet used to tighten
his waist belt (i.e. work hard) and used to pray all the night, and used to keep
his family awake for the prayers.
Bk. 33: Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
3.242:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle used to
practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.
3.243:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet used to practice
I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan till he died and then his wives used to
practice I`tikaf after him.
3.244:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's
Apostle used to practice I`tikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan and once he
stayed in I`tikaf till the night of the twenty-first and it was the night in the
morning of which he used to come out of his I`tikaf. The Prophet said, "Whoever
was in I`tikaf with me should stay in I`tikaf for the last ten days, for I was
informed (of the date) of the Night (of Qadr) but I have been caused to forget
it. (In the dream) I saw myself prostrating in mud and water in the morning of
that night. So, look for it in the last ten nights and in the odd ones of them."
It rained that night and the roof of the mosque dribbled as it was made of leaf
stalks of date-palms. I saw with my own eyes the mark of mud and water on the
forehead of the Prophet (i.e. in the morning of the twenty-first).
3.245:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to (put) bend his head (out) to me
while he was in I`tikaf in the mosque during my monthly periods and I would comb
and oil his hair.
3.246:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
Allah's Apostle used to let his head in (the house) while he was in the mosque
and I would comb and oil his hair. When in I`tikaf he used not to enter the
house except for a need.
3.247:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to
embrace me during my menses. He also used to put his head out of the mosque
while he was in I`tikaf, and I would wash it during my menses.
3.248:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar asked the Prophet "I vowed in the Pre-Islamic
period of ignorance to stay in I`tikaf for one night in Al-Masjid al-Haram." The
Prophet said to him, "Fulfill your vow."
3.249:
Narrated `Amra:
Aisha said, "the Prophet used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of
Ramadan and I used to pitch a tent for him, and after offering the morning
prayer, he used to enter the tent." Hafsa asked the permission of `Aisha to
pitch a tent for her and she allowed her and she pitched her tent. When Zainab
bint Jahsh saw it, she pitched another tent. In the morning the Prophet noticed
the tents. He said, 'What is this?" He was told of the whole situation. Then the
Prophet said, "Do you think that they intended to do righteousness by doing
this?" He therefore abandoned the I`tikaf in that month and practiced I`tikaf
for ten days in the month of Shawwal."
3.250:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet intended to practice I`tikaf and when he reached the place where he
intended to perform I`tikaf, he saw some tents, the tents of `Aisha, Hafsa and
Zainab. So, he said, "Do you consider that they intended to do righteousness by
doing this?" And then he went away and did not perform I`tikaf (in Ramadan) but
performed it in the month of Shawwal for ten days.
3.251:
Narrated `Ali
bin Al-Husain: Safiya, the wife of the Prophet told me that she went to Allah's
Apostle to visit him in the mosque while he was in I`tikaf in the last ten days
of Ramadan. She had a talk with him for a while, then she got up in order to
return home. The Prophet accompanied her. When they reached the gate of the
mosque, opposite the door of Um-Salama, two Ansari men were passing by and they
greeted Allah's Apostle . He told them: Do not run away! And said, "She is (my
wife) Safiya bint Huyai." Both of them said, "Subhan Allah, (How dare we think
of any evil) O Allah's Apostle!" And they felt it. The Prophet said (to them),
"Satan reaches everywhere in the human body as blood reaches in it, (everywhere
in one's body). I was afraid lest Satan might insert an evil thought in your
minds."
3.252:
Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman: I asked Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri, "Did you hear Allah's Apostle talking about the Night of Qadr?" He
replied in the affirmative and said, "Once we were in I`tikaf with Allah's
Apostle in the middle ten days of (Ramadan) and we came out of it in the morning
of the twentieth, and Allah's Apostle- delivered a sermon on the 20th (of
Ramadan) and said, 'I was informed (of the date) of the Night of Qadr (in my
dream) but had forgotten it. So, look for it in the odd nights of the last ten
nights of the month of Ramadan. I saw myself prostrating in mud and water on
that night (as a sign of the Night of Qadr). So, whoever had been in I`tikaf
with Allah's Apostle should return for it.' The people returned to the mosque
(for I`tikaf). There was no trace of clouds in the sky. But all of a sudden a
cloud came and it rained. Then the prayer was established (they stood for the
prayer) and Allah's Apostle prostrated in mud and water and I saw mud over the
forehead and the nose of the Prophet.
3.253:
Narrated `Aisha:
One of
the wives of Allah's Apostle practiced I`tikaf with him while she ad bleeding in
between her periods and she would see red (blood) or yellowish traces, and
sometimes we put a tray beneath her when she offered the prayer.
3.254:
Narrated `Ali bin Al-Husain (from Safiya, the Prophet's wife): The wives of
the Prophet were with him in the mosque (while he was in I`tikaf) and then they
departed and the Prophet said to Safiya bint Huyai, "Don't hurry up, for I shall
accompany you," (and her dwelling was in the house of Usama). The Prophet went
out and in the meantime two Ansari men met him and they looked at the Prophet
and passed by. The Prophet said to them, "Come here. She is (my wife) Safiya
bint Huyai." They replied, "Subhan Allah, (How dare we think of evil) O Allah's
Apostle! (we never expect anything bad from you)." The Prophet replied, "Satan
circulates in the human being as blood circulates in the body, and I was afraid
lest Satan might insert an evil thought in your minds."
3.255:
Narrated
`Ali bin Al-Husain from Safiya: Safiya went to the Prophet while he was in
I`tikaf. When she returned, the Prophet accompanied her walking. An Ansari man
saw him. When the Prophet noticed him, he called him and said, "Come here. She
is Safiya. (Sufyan a sub-narrator perhaps said that the Prophet had said, "This
is Safiya"). And Satan circulates in the body of Adam's offspring as his blood
circulates in it." (A sub-narrator asked Sufyan, "Did Safiya visit him at
night?" He said, "Of course, at night.")
3.256:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: We
practiced I`tikaf with Allah's Apostle in the middle ten days (of Ramadan). In
the morning of the twentieth (of Ramadan) we shifted our baggage, but Allah's
Apostle came to us and said, "Whoever was m I`tikaf should return to his place
of I`tikaf, for I saw (i.e. was informed about the date of) this Night (of Qadr)
and saw myself prostrating in mud and water." When I returned to my place the
sky was overcast with clouds and it rained. By Him Who sent Muhammad with the
Truth, the sky was covered with clouds from the end of that day, and the mosque
which was roofed with leafstalks of date palm trees (leaked with rain) and I saw
the trace of mud and water over the nose of the Prophet and its tip.
3.257:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman from `Aisha: Allah's Apostle used to
practice I`tikaf every year in the month of Ramadan. And after offering the
morning prayer, he used to enter the place of his I`tikaf. `Aisha asked his
permission to let her practice I`tikaf and he allowed her, and so she pitched a
tent in the mosque. When Hafsa heard of that, she also pitched a tent (for
herself), and when Zainab heard of that, she too pitched another tent. When, in
the morning, Allah's Apostle had finished the morning prayer, he saw four tents
and asked, "What is this?" He was informed about it. He then said, "What made
them do this? Is it righteousness? Remove the tents, for I do not want to see
them." So, the tents were removed. The Prophet did not perform I`tikaf that year
in the month of Ramadan, but did it in the last ten days of Shawwal.
3.258:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Apostle!
I vowed in the Pre-Islamic period to perform I`tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram for
one night." The Prophet said, "Fulfill your vow." So, he performed I`tikaf for
one night.
3.259:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: that `Umar had vowed in the
Pre-Islamic period to perform I`tikaf in Al-Masjid-al-Haram. (A sub-narrator
thinks that `Umar vowed to perform I`tikaf for one night.) Allah's Apostle said
to `Umar, "Fulfill your vow."
3.260:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
used to perform I`tikaf every year in the month of Ramadan for ten days, and
when it was the year of his death, he stayed in I`tikaf for twenty days.
3.261:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman from `Aisha: Allah's Apostle
mentioned that he would practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan. `Aisha
asked his permission to perform I`tikaf and he permitted her. Hafsa asked `Aisha
to take his permission for her, and she did so. When Zainab bint Jahsh saw that,
she ordered a tent to be pitched for her and it was pitched for her. Allah's
Apostle used to proceed to his tent after the prayer. So, he saw the tents ans
asked, "What is this?" He was told that those were the tents of Aisha, Hafsa,
and Zainab. Allah's Apostle said, "Is it righteousness which they intended by
doing so? I am not going to perform I`tikaf." So he returned home. When the
fasting month was over, he performed Itikar for ten days in the month of
Shawwal.
3.262:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha during her menses used to comb
and oil the hair of the Prophet while he used to be in I`tikaf in the mosque. He
would stretch out his head towards her while she was in her chamber.
Bk. 34: Sales and Trade
3.263:
Narrated Abu Huraira: You people
say that Abu Huraira tells many narrations from Allah's Apostle and you also
wonder why the emigrants and Ansar do not narrate from Allah's Apostle as Abu
Huraira does. My emigrant brothers were busy in the market while I used to stick
to Allah's Apostle content with what fills my stomach; so I used to be present
when they were absent and I used to remember when they used to forget, and my
Ansari brothers used to be busy with their properties and I was one of the poor
men of Suffa. I used to remember the narrations when they used to forget. No
doubt, Allah's Apostle once said, "Whoever spreads his garment till I have
finished my present speech and then gathers it to himself, will remember
whatever I will say." So, I spread my colored garment which I was wearing till
Allah's Apostle had finished his saying, and then I gathered it to my chest. So,
I did not forget any of that narrations.
3.264:
Narrated Ibrahim bin
Sa`d from his father from his grandfather: `Abdur Rahman bin `Auf said, "When we
came to Medina as emigrants, Allah's Apostle established a bond of brotherhood
between me and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi`. Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` said (to me), 'I am the
richest among the Ansar, so I will give you half of my wealth and you may look
at my two wives and whichever of the two you may choose I will divorce her, and
when she has completed the prescribed period (before marriage) you may marry
her.' `Abdur-Rahman replied, "I am not in need of all that. Is there any
marketplace where trade is practiced?' He replied, "The market of Qainuqa."
`Abdur-Rahman went to that market the following day and brought some dried
buttermilk (yogurt) and butter, and then he continued going there regularly. Few
days later, `Abdur-Rahman came having traces of yellow (scent) on his body.
Allah's Apostle asked him whether he had got married. He replied in the
affirmative. The Prophet said, 'Whom have you married?' He replied, 'A woman
from the Ansar.' Then the Prophet asked, 'How much did you pay her?' He replied,
'(I gave her) a gold piece equal in weigh to a date stone (or a date stone of
gold)! The Prophet said, 'Give a Walima (wedding banquet) even if with one sheep
.' "
3.265:
Narrated Anas:
When `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to
Medina, the Prophet established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa`d bin
Ar-Rabi al-Ansari. Sa`d was a rich man, so he said to `Abdur-Rahman, "I will
give you half of my property and will help you marry." `Abdur-Rahman said (to
him), "May Allah bless you in your family and property. Show me the market." So
`Abdur-Rahman did not return from the market) till he gained some dried
buttermilk (yogurt) and butter (through trading). He brought that to his
house-hold. We stayed for sometime (or as long as Allah wished), and then
`Abdur-Rahman came, scented with yellowish perfume. The Prophet said (to him)
"What is this?" He replied, "I got married to an Ansari woman." The Prophet
asked, "What did you pay her?" He replied, "A gold stone or gold equal to the
weight of a date stone." The Prophet said (to him), "Give a wedding banquet even
if with one sheep."
3.266:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Ukaz, Majanna and
Dhul-Majaz were marketplaces in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance. When Islam
came, Muslims felt that marketing there might be a sin. So, the Divine
Inspiration came: "There is no harm for you to seek the bounty of your Lord (in
the seasons of Hajj)." (2.198) Ibn `Abbas recited the Verse in this way.
3.267:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: The Prophet said "Both legal and
illegal things are obvious, and in between them are (suspicious) doubtful
matters. So whoever forsakes those doubtful things lest he may commit a sin,
will definitely avoid what is clearly illegal; and whoever indulges in these
(suspicious) doubtful things bravely, is likely to commit what is clearly
illegal. Sins are Allah's Hima (i.e. private pasture) and whoever pastures (his
sheep) near it, is likely to get in it at any moment."
3.268:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika: `Uqba bin Al-Harith said that a black woman came and
claimed that she had suckled both of them (i.e. `Uqba and his wife). So, he
mentioned that to the Prophet who turned his face from him and smiled and said,
"How (can you keep your wife), and it was said (that both of you were suckled by
the same woman)?" His wife was the daughter of Abu Ihab-al-Tamimi.
3.269:
Narrated Aisha:
`Utba bin Abu Waqqas took a firm promise from his
brother Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his
custody as he was his (i.e. `Utba's) son. In the year of the Conquest (of Mecca)
Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas took him, and said that he was his brother's son, and his
brother took a promise from him to that effect. 'Abu bin Zam`a got up and said,
"He is my brother and the son of the slave-girl of my father and was born on my
father's bed." Then they both went to the Prophet Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle!
He is the son of my brother and he has taken a promise from me that I will take
him." 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "(He is) my brother and the son of my father's
slave-girl and was born on my father's bed." Allah's Apostle said, "The boy is
for you. O 'Abu bin Zam`a." Then the Prophet said, "The son is for the bed (i.e.
the man on whose bed he was born) and stones (disappointment and deprivation)
for the one who has done illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet told his wife
Sauda bint Zam`a to screen herself from that boy as he noticed a similarity
between the boy and `Utba. So, the boy did not see her till he died.
3.270:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: I asked Allah's Apostle about Al Mirad (i.e. a
sharp-edged piece of wood or a piece of wood provided with a piece of iron used
for hunting). He replied, "If the game is hit by its sharp edge, eat it, and if
it is hit by its broad side, do not eat it, for it has been beaten to death." I
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! I release my dog by the name of Allah and find with
it at the game, another dog on which I have not mentioned the name of Allah, and
I do not know which one of them caught the game." Allah's Apostle said (to him),
'Don't eat it as you have mentioned the name of Allah on your dog and not on the
other dog."
3.271:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet passed by a fallen
date and said, "Were it not for my doubt that this might have been given in
charity, I would have eaten it." And narrated Abu Huraira the Prophet said, "I
found a date-fruit fallen on my bed."
3.272:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim:
that his uncle said: "The Prophet was asked: If a person feels something during
his prayer; should one interrupt his prayer?" The Prophet said: No! You should
not give it up unless you hear a sound or smell something." Narrated Ibn Abi
Hafsa: Az-Zuhri said, "There is no need of repeating ablution unless you detect
a smell or hear a sound."
3.273:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some people said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Meat is brought to us by some people and we are not sure
whether the name of Allah has been mentioned on it or not (at the time of
slaughtering the animals)." Allah's Apostle said (to them), "Mention the name of
Allah and eat it."
3.274:
Narrated Jabir:
While we were offering the
prayer with the Prophet a caravan carrying food came from Sham. The people
looked towards the caravan (and went to it) and only twelve persons remained
with the Prophet. So, the Divine Inspiration came; "But when they see some
bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it." (6
2.11)
3.275:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A time will come when one will not
care how one gains one's money, legally or illegally."
3.276:
Narrated
Abu Al-Minhal: I used to practice money exchange, and I asked Zaid bin 'Arqam
about it, and he narrated what the Prophet said in the following: Abu Al-Minhal
said, "I asked Al-Bara' bin `Azib and Zaid bin Arqam about practicing money
exchange. They replied, 'We were traders in the time of Allah's Apostle and I
asked Allah's Apostle about money exchange. He replied, 'If it is from hand to
hand, there is no harm in it; otherwise it is not permissible."
3.277:
Narrated 'Ubai bin `Umar: Abu Musa asked `Umar to admit him but he was not
admitted as `Umar was busy, so Abu Musa went back. When `Umar finished his job
he said, "Didn't I hear the voice of `Abdullah bin Qais? Let him come in." `Umar
was told that he had left. So, he sent for him and on his arrival, he (Abu Musa)
said, "We were ordered to do so (i.e. to leave if not admitted after asking
permission thrice). `Umar told him, "Bring witness in proof of your statement."
Abu Musa went to the Ansar's meeting places and asked them. They said, "None
amongst us will give this witness except the youngest of us, Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri. Abu Musa then took Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (to `Umar) and `Umar said,
surprisingly, "Has this order of Allah's Apostle been hidden from me?" (Then he
added), "I used to be busy trading in markets."
3.278:
Narrated Jabir:
A caravan arrived (at Medina) while we were offering the Jumua prayer with
the Prophet. The people left out for the caravan, with the exception of twelve
persons. Then this Verse was revealed: 'But when they see some bargain or some
amusement, they disperse headlong to it and leave you standing." (6
2.11)
3.279:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "If a woman gives in
charity from her house meals without wasting (i.e. being extravagant), she will
get the reward for her giving, and her husband will also get the reward for his
earning and the storekeeper will also get a similar reward. The acquisition of
the reward of none of them will reduce the reward of the others."
3.280:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If a woman gives something (i.e. in
charity) from her husband's earnings without his permission, she will get half
his reward."
3.281:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "whoever desires an expansion in his sustenance and age, should keep
good relations with his Kith and kin."
3.282:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet purchased food grains from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his iron armor
to him.
3.283:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas went to the Prophet with barley
bread having some dissolved fat on it. The Prophet had mortgaged his armor to a
Jew in Medina and took from him some barley for his family. Anas heard him
saying, "The household of Muhammad did not possess even a single Sa of wheat or
food grains for the evening meal, although he has nine wives to look after."
(See Hadith No. 685)
3.284:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
was chosen Caliph, he said, "My people know that my profession was not incapable
of providing substance to my family. And as I will be busy serving the Muslim
nation, my family will eat from the National Treasury of Muslims, and I will
practice the profession of serving the Muslims."
3.285:
Narrated Aisha:
The companions of Allah's Apostle used to practice manual labor, so their
sweat used to smell, and they were advised to take a bath.
3.286:
Narrated Al-Miqdam: The Prophet said, "Nobody has ever eaten a better meal
than that which one has earned by working with one's own hands. The Prophet of
Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor."
3.287:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Prophet David used not to
eat except from the earnings of his manual labor."
3.288:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "One would rather cut and carry a bundle of wood
on his back than ask somebody who may or may not live him."
3.289:
Narrated Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam: The Prophet said, "One would rather take a
rope and cut wood and carry it than ask others).
3.290:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah's mercy be on him who is lenient
in his buying, selling, and in demanding back his money."
3.291:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said, "Before your time the angels received
the soul of a man and asked him, 'Did you do any good deeds (in your life)?' He
replied, 'I used to order my employees to grant time to the rich person to pay
his debts at his convenience.' So Allah said to the angels; "Excuse him." Rabi
said that (the dead man said), 'I used to be easy to the rich and grant time to
the poor.' Or, in another narration, 'grant time to the well-off and forgive the
needy,' or, 'accept from the well-off and forgive the needy.'
3.292:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There was a merchant who used to
lend the people, and whenever his debtor was in straitened circumstances, he
would say to his employees, 'Forgive him so that Allah may forgive us.' So,
Allah forgave him."
3.293:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: Allah's Apostle
said, "The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long
as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the
truth and described the defects and qualities (of the goods), then they would be
blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid something, then the
blessings of their transaction would be lost."
3.294:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: We used to be given mixed dates (from the booty) and used to sell
(barter) two Sas of those dates) for one Sa (of good dates). The Prophet said
(to us), "No (bartering of) two Sas for one Sa nor two Dirhams for one Dirham is
permissible", (as that is a kind of usury). (See Hadith No. 405).
3.295:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: An Ansari man, called Abu Shu'aib, came and told his
butcher slave, "Prepare meals sufficient for five persons, for I want to invite
the Prophet along with four other persons as I saw signs of hunger on his face."
Abu Shu'aib invited them and another person came along with them. The Prophet
said (to Abu Shu'aib), This man followed us, so if you allow him, he will join
us, and if you want him to return, he will go back." Abu Shu'aib said, "No, I
have allowed him (i.e. he, too, is welcomed to the meal).
3.296:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: The Prophet aid, "The buyer and the seller have
the option to cancel or to confirm the deal, as long as they have not parted or
till they part, and if they spoke the truth and told each other the defects of
the things, then blessings would be in their deal, and if they hid something and
told lies, the blessing of the deal would be lost."
3.297:
Narrated
Aisha:
When the last Verses of Surat al- Baqara were revealed, the Prophet
recited them in the mosque and proclaimed the trade of alcohol as illegal.
3.298:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab: The Prophet said, "This night I
dreamt that two men came and took me to a Holy land whence we proceeded on till
we reached a river of blood, where a man was standing, and on its bank was
standing another man with stones in his hands. The man in the middle of the
river tried to come out, but the other threw a stone in his mouth and forced him
to go back to his original place. So, whenever he tried to come out, the other
man would throw a stone in his mouth and force him to go back to his former
place. I asked, 'Who is this?' I was told, 'The person in the river was a
Riba-eater."
3.299:
Narrated `Aun bin Abu Juhaifa: My father bought a
slave who practiced the profession of cupping. (My father broke the slave's
instruments of cupping). I asked my father why he had done so. He replied, "The
Prophet forbade the acceptance of the price of a dog or blood, and also forbade
the profession of tattooing, getting tattooed and receiving or giving Riba,
(usury), and cursed the picture-makers."
3.300:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The swearing (by the seller) may persuade the
buyer to purchase the goods but that will be deprived of Allah's blessing."
3.301:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa: A man displayed some goods in
the market and swore by Allah that he had been offered so much for that, that
which was not offered, and he said so, so as to cheat a Muslim. On that occasion
the following Verse was revealed: "Verily! Those who purchase a small gain at
the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths (They shall have no portion in the
Hereafter ..etc.)' (3.77)
3.302:
Narrated `Ali:
I got an old
she-camel as my share from the booty, and the Prophet had given me another from
Al-Khumus. And when I intended to marry Fatima (daughter of the Prophet), I
arranged that a goldsmith from the tribe of Bani Qainuqa' would accompany me in
order to bring Idhkhir and then sell it to the goldsmiths and use its price for
my marriage banquet.
3.303:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah made Mecca a sanctuary and it was neither permitted for anyone before,
nor will it be permitted for anyone after me (to fight in it). And fighting in
it was made legal for me for a few hours of a day only. None is allowed to
uproot its thorny shrubs or to cut down its trees or to chase its game or to
pick up its Luqata (fallen things) except by a person who would announce it
publicly." `Abbas bin `Abdul-Muttalib requested the Prophet, "Except Al-Idhkhir,
for our goldsmiths and for the roofs of our houses." The Prophet said, "Except
Al-Idhkhir." `Ikrima said, "Do you know what is meant by chasing its game? It is
to drive it out of the shade and sit in its place." Khalid said, "(`Abbas said:
Al-Idhkhir) for our goldsmiths and our graves."
3.304:
Narrated Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith in the Pre-Islamic period, and 'Asi bin Wail owed me some
money, so I went to him to demand it. He said (to me), "I will not pay you
unless you disbelieve Muhammad." I said, "I will not disbelieve till Allah kills
you and then you get resurrected." He said, "Leave me till I die and get
resurrected, then I will be given wealth and children and I will pay you your
debt." On that occasion it was revealed to the Prophet: 'Have you seen him who
disbelieved in Our signs and says: Surely I will be given wealth and children?
Has he known the unseen, or has he taken a covenant from the Beneficent (Allah)?
(19.77-78)
3.305:
Narrated 'Is-haq bin `Abdullah bin Abu Talha: I heard
Anas bin Malik saying, "A tailor invited Allah's Apostle to a meal which he had
prepared. " Anas bin Malik said, "I accompanied Allah's Apostle to that meal. He
served the Prophet with bread and soup made with gourd and dried meat. I saw the
Prophet taking the pieces of gourd from the dish." Anas added, "Since that day I
have continued to like gourd."
3.306:
Narrated Abu Hazim: I heard Sahl
bin Sa`d saying, "A woman brought a Burda (i.e. a square piece of cloth having
edging). I asked, 'Do you know what a Burda is?' They replied in the affirmative
and said, "It is a cloth sheet with woven margins." Sahl went on, "She addressed
the Prophet and said, 'I have woven it with my hands for you to wear.' The
Prophet took it as he was in need of it, and came to us wearing it as a waist
sheet. One of us said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Give it to me to wear.' The Prophet
agreed to give it to him. The Prophet sat with the people for a while and then
returned (home), wrapped that waist sheet and sent it to him. The people said to
that man, 'You haven't done well by asking him for it when you know that he
never turns down anybody's request.' The man replied, 'By Allah, I have not
asked him for it except to use it as my shroud when I die." Sahl added; "Later
it (i.e. that sheet) was his shroud."
3.307:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Some
men came to Sahl bin Sa`d to ask him about the pulpit. He replied, "Allah's
Apostle sent for a woman (Sahl named her) (this message): 'Order your slave
carpenter to make pieces of wood (i.e. a pulpit) for me so that I may sit on it
while addressing the people.' So, she ordered him to make it from the tamarisk
of the forest. He brought it to her and she sent it to Allah's Apostle . Allah's
Apostle ordered it to be placed in the mosque: so, it was put and he sat on it.
3.308:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: An Ansari woman said to Allah's
Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I make something for you to sit on, as I have
a slave who is a carpenter?" He replied, "If you wish." So, she got a pulpit
made for him. When it was Friday the Prophet sat on that pulpit. The date-palm
stem near which the Prophet used to deliver his sermons cried so much so that it
was about to burst. The Prophet came down from the pulpit to the stem and
embraced it and it started groaning like a child being persuaded to stop crying
and then it stopped crying. The Prophet said,"It has cried because of (missing)
what it use to hear of the religions knowledge."
3.309:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle bought food grains from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his
armor to him.
3.310:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was with the
Prophet in a Ghazwa (Military Expedition) and my camel was slow and exhausted.
The Prophet came up to me and said, "O Jabir." I replied, "Yes?" He said, "What
is the matter with you?" I replied, "My camel is slow and tired, so I am left
behind." So, he got down and poked the camel with his stick and then ordered me
to ride. I rode the camel and it became so fast that I had to hold it from going
ahead of Allah's Apostle . He then asked me, have you got married?" I replied in
the affirmative. He asked, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "I married a
matron." The Prophet said, "Why have you not married a virgin, so that you may
play with her and she may play with you?" Jabir replied, "I have sisters (young
in age) so I liked to marry a matron who could collect them all and comb their
hair and look after them." The Prophet said, "You will reach, so when you have
arrived (at home), I advise you to associate with your wife (that you may have
an intelligent son)." Then he asked me, "Would you like to sell your camel?" I
replied in the affirmative and the Prophet purchased it for one Uqiya of gold.
Allah's Apostle reached before me and I reached in the morning, and when I went
to the mosque, I found him at the door of the mosque. He asked me, "Have you
arrived just now?" I replied in the affirmative. He said, "Leave your camel and
come into (the mosque) and pray two rak`at." I entered and offered the prayer.
He told Bilal to weigh and give me one Uqiya of gold. So Bilal weighed for me
fairly and I went away. The Prophet sent for me and I thought that he would
return to me my camel which I hated more than anything else. But the Prophet
said to me, "Take your camel as well as its price."
3.311:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: `Ukaz, Majanna and Dhul-Majaz were markets in the Pre-Islamic period.
When the people embraced Islam they considered it a sin to trade there. So, the
following Holy Verse came:-- 'There is no harm for you if you seek of the bounty
of your Lord (Allah) in the Hajj season." (2.198) Ibn `Abbas recited it like
this.
3.312:
Narrated `Amr:
Here (i.e. in Mecca) there was a man
called Nawwas and he had camels suffering from the disease of excessive and
unquenchable thirst. Ibn `Umar went to the partner of Nawwas and bought those
camels. The man returned to Nawwas and told him that he had sold those camels.
Nawwas asked him, "To whom have you sold them?" He replied, "To such and such
Sheikh." Nawwas said, "Woe to you; By Allah, that Sheikh was Ibn `Umar." Nawwas
then went to Ibn `Umar and said to him, "My partner sold you camels suffering
from the disease of excessive thirst and he had not known you." Ibn `Umar told
him to take them back. When Nawwas went to take them, Ibn `Umar said to him,
"Leave them there as I am happy with the decision of Allah's Apostle that there
is no oppression . "
3.313:
Narrated Abu Qatada: We set out with Allah's
Apostle in the year of Hunain, (the Prophet gave me an armor). I sold that armor
and bought a garden in the region of the tribe of Bani Salama and that was the
first property I got after embracing Islam.
3.314:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Allah's Apostle said, "The example of a good companion (who sits with you) in
comparison with a bad one, is I like that of the musk seller and the
blacksmith's bellows (or furnace); from the first you would either buy musk or
enjoy its good smell while the bellows would either burn your clothes or your
house, or you get a bad nasty smell thereof."
3.315:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Abu Taiba cupped Allah's Apostle so he ordered that he be paid one Sa of
dates and ordered his masters to reduce his tax (as he was a slave and had to
pay a tax to them).
3.316:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once the Prophet got his
blood out (medically) and paid that person who had done it. If it had been
illegal, the Prophet would not have paid him.
3.317:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: Once the Prophet sent to `Umar a silken two-piece garment, and when
he saw `Umar wearing it, he said to him, "I have not sent it to you to wear. It
is worn by him who has no share in the Hereafter, and I have sent it to you so
that you could benefit by it (i.e. sell it).
3.318:
Narrated Aisha:
(mother of the faithful believers) I bought a cushion with pictures on it.
When Allah's Apostle saw it, he kept standing at the door and did not enter the
house. I noticed the sign of disgust on his face, so I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
I repent to Allah and H is Apostle . (Please let me know) what sin I have done."
Allah's Apostle said, "What about this cushion?" I replied, "I bought it for you
to sit and recline on." Allah's Apostle said, "The painters (i.e. owners) of
these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection. It will be said to
them, 'Put life in what you have created (i.e. painted).' " The Prophet added,
"The angels do not enter a house where there are pictures."
3.319:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "O Bani Najjar! Suggest a price for
your garden." Part of it was a ruin and it contained some date palms.
3.320:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The buyer and the seller have the
option to cancel or confirm the bargain before they separate from each other or
if the sale is optional." Nafi` said, "Ibn `Umar used to separate quickly from
the seller if he had bought a thing which he liked."
3.321:
Narrated
Hakim bin Hizam" The Prophet said, "The buyer and the seller have the option of
canceling or confirming the deal unless they separate."
3.322:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The seller and the buyer have the option of
canceling or confirming the deal unless they separate, or one of them says to
the other, 'Choose (i.e. decide to cancel or confirm the bargain now)." Perhaps
he said, 'Or if it is an optional sale.' " Ibn `Umar, Shuraih, Ash-Shu`bi,
Tawus, Ata, and Ibn Abu Mulaika agree upon this judgment.
3.323:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: The Prophet said, "The buyer and the seller have
the option of canceling or confirming the bargain unless they separate, and if
they spoke the truth and made clear the defects of the goods, them they would be
blessed in their bargain, and if they told lies and hid some facts, their
bargain would be deprived of Allah's blessings."
3.324:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Both the buyer and the seller have
the option of canceling or confirming a bargain unless they separate, or the
sale is optional." (See Hadith No.320).
3.325:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Both the buyer and the seller have the option of
canceling or confirming the bargain, as long as they are still together, and
unless they separate or one of them gives the other the option of keeping or re
3.326:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "No deal is settled and
finalized unless the buyer and the seller separate, except if the deal is
optional (whereby the validity of the bargain depends on the stipulations agreed
upon).
3.327:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: The Prophet said, "Both the
buyer and the seller have the option of canceling or confirming the bargain
unless they separate." The sub-narrator, Hammam said, "I found this in my book:
'Both the buyer and the seller give the option of either confirming or canceling
the bargain three times, and if they speak the truth and mention the defects,
then their bargain will be blessed, and if they tell lies and conceal the
defects, they might gain some financial gain but they will deprive their sale of
(Allah's) blessings."
3.328:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A person came
to the Prophet and told him that he was always betrayed in purchasing. The
Prophet told him to say at the time of buying, "No cheating."
3.329:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "An army will invade the Ka`ba
and when the invaders reach Al-Baida', all the ground will sink and swallow the
whole army." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! How will they sink into the ground
while amongst them will be their markets (the people who worked in business and
not invaders) and the people not belonging to them?" The Prophet replied, "all
of those people will sink but they will be resurrected and judged according to
their intentions."
3.330:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"The congregational prayer of anyone amongst you is more than twenty (five or
twenty seven) times in reward than his prayer in the market or in his house, for
if he performs ablution completely and then goes to the mosque with the sole
intention of performing the prayer, and nothing urges him to proceed to the
mosque except the prayer, then, on every step which he takes towards the mosque,
he will be raised one degree or one of his sins will be forgiven. The angels
will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness and blessings for everyone of you so
long as he keeps sitting at his praying place. The angels will say, 'O Allah,
bless him! O Allah, be merciful to him!' as long as he does not do Hadath or a
thing which gives trouble to the other." The Prophet further said, "One is
regarded in prayer so long as one is waiting for the prayer."
3.331:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While the Prophet was in the market, somebody,
called, "O Abul-Qasim." The Prophet turned to him. The man said, "I have called
to this (i.e. another man)." The Prophet said, "Name yourselves by my name but
not by my Kunya (name)." (In Arabic world it is the custom to call the man as
the father of his eldest son, e.g. Abul-Qasim.) (See Hadith No. 737, Vol. 4)
3.332:
Narrated Anas:
A man at Al-Baqi' called, "O Abul-Qasim!" The
Prophet turned to him and the man said (to the Prophet ), "I did not intend to
call you." The prophet said, "Name yourselves by my name but not by my Kunya
(name).
3.333:
Narrated Abu Huraira Ad-Dausi: Once the Prophet went out
during the day. Neither did he talk to me nor I to him till he reached the
market of Bani Qainuqa and then he sat in the compound of Fatima's house and
asked about the small boy (his grandson Al-Hasan) but Fatima kept the boy in for
a while. I thought she was either changing his clothes or giving the boy a bath.
After a while the boy came out running and the Prophet embraced and kissed him
and then said, 'O Allah! Love him, and love whoever loves him.'
3.334:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar told us that the people used to buy food from
the caravans in the lifetime of the Prophet. The Prophet used to forbid them to
sell it at the very place where they had purchased it (but they were to wait)
till they carried it to the market where foodstuff was sold. Ibn `Umar said,
'The Prophet also forbade the reselling of foodstuff by somebody who had bought
it unless he had received it with exact full measure.'
3.335:
Narrated
Ata bin Yasar: I met `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As and asked him, "Tell me about
the description of Allah's Apostle which is mentioned in Torah (i.e. Old
Testament.") He replied, 'Yes. By Allah, he is described in Torah with some of
the qualities attributed to him in the Qur'an as follows: "O Prophet ! We have
sent you as a witness (for Allah's True religion) And a giver of glad tidings
(to the faithful believers), And a warner (to the unbelievers) And guardian of
the illiterates. You are My slave and My messenger (i.e. Apostle). I have named
you "Al-Mutawakkil" (who depends upon Allah). You are neither discourteous,
harsh Nor a noisemaker in the markets And you do not do evil to those Who do
evil to you, but you deal With them with forgiveness and kindness. Allah will
not let him (the Prophet) Die till he makes straight the crooked people by
making them say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," With which
will be opened blind eyes And deaf ears and enveloped hearts."
3.336:
Narrated `Abdullah ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "He who buys foodstuff
should not sell it till he is satisfied with the measure with which he has
bought it.
3.337:
Narrated Jabir:
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Haram died
and was in debt to others. I asked the Prophet to intercede with his creditors
for some reduction in the debts. The Prophet requested them (to reduce the
debts) but they refused. The Prophet said to me, "Go and put your dates (In
heaps) according to their different kinds. The Ajwa on one side, the cluster of
Ibn Zaid on another side, etc.. Then call me." I did that and called the Prophet
He came and sat at the head or in the middle of the heaps and ordered me.
Measure (the dates) for the people (creditors)." I measured for them till I paid
all the debts. My dates remained as it nothing had been taken from them. In
other narrations, Jabir said; The Prophet said, "He (i.e. `Abdullah) continued
measuring for them till he paid all the debts." The Prophet said (to `Abdullah),
"Cut (clusters) for him (i.e. one of the creditors) and measure for him fully."
3.338:
Narrated Al-Miqdam bin Ma'diyakrib: The Prophet said, "Measure
your foodstuff and you will be blessed."
3.339:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Zaid: The Prophet said, "The Prophet Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary, and asked
for Allah's blessing in it. I made Medina a sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a
sanctuary and I asked for Allah's Blessing in its measures the Mudd and the Sa
as Abraham did for Mecca.
3.340:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's
Apostle said, "O Allah bestow your blessings on their measures, bless their Mudd
and Sa." The Prophet meant the people of Medina.
3.341:
Narrated Salim:
that his father said. "I saw those, who used to buy foodstuff without
measuring or weighing in the life time of the Prophet being punished if they
sold it before carrying it to their own houses."
3.342:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the selling of foodstuff before
its measuring and transferring into one's possession." I asked Ibn `Abbas, "How
is that?" Ibn `Abbas replied, "It will be just like selling money for money, as
the foodstuff has not been handed over to the first purchaser who is the present
seller."
3.343:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "He who buys
foodstuff should not sell it till he has received it."
3.344:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri from Malik bin Aus: that the latter said, "Who has change?" Talha said,
"I (will have change) when our storekeeper comes from the forest." Narrated
`Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, "The bartering of gold for silver is
Riba, (usury), except if it is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and wheat
grain for wheat grain is usury except if it is form hand to hand and equal in
amount, and dates for dates is usury except if it is from hand to hand and equal
in amount, and barley for barley is usury except if it is from hand to hand and
equal in amount." (See Riba-Fadl in the glossary).
3.345:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet forbade the selling of foodstuff before receiving it. I
consider that all types of sellings should be done similarly.
3.346:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The buyer of foodstuff should not
sell it before it has been measured for him." Isma`il narrated instead, "He
should not sell it before receiving it."
3.347:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I
saw the people buy foodstuff randomly (i.e. blindly without measuring it) in the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle and they were punished (by beating), if they tried
to sell it before carrying it to their own houses.
3.348:
Narrated
Aisha:
Rarely did the Prophet fail to visit Abu Bakr's house everyday,
either in the morning or in the evening. When the permission for migration to
Medina was granted, all of a sudden the Prophet came to us at noon and Abu Bakr
was informed, who said, "Certainly the Prophet has come for some urgent matter."
The Prophet said to Abu Bark, when the latter entered "Let nobody stay in your
home." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! There are only my two daughters
(namely `Aisha and Asma') present." The Prophet said, "I feel (am informed) that
I have been granted the permission for migration." Abu Bakr said, "I will
accompany you, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "You will accompany me."
Abu Bakr then said "O Allah's Apostle! I have two she-camels I have prepared
specially for migration, so I offer you one of them. The Prophet said, "I have
accepted it on the condition that I will pay its price."
3.349:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not urge somebody to return what
he has already bought (i.e. in optional sale) from another seller so as to sell
him your own goods."
3.350:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
forbade the selling of things by a town dweller on behalf of a desert dweller;
and similarly Najsh was forbidden. And one should not urge somebody to return
the goods to the seller so as to sell him his own goods; nor should one demand
the hand of a girl who has already been engaged to someone else; and a woman
should not try to cause some other woman to be divorced in order to take her
place.
3.351:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man decided that a slave
of his would be manumitted after his death and later on he was in need of money,
so the Prophet took the slave and said, "Who will buy this slave from me?"
Nu'aim bin `Abdullah bought him for such and such price and the Prophet gave him
the slave.
3.352:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade Najsh.
3.353:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the sale
called 'Habal-al-Habala which was a kind of sale practiced in the Pre-Islamic
Period of ignorance. One would pay the price of a she-camel which was not born
yet would be born by the immediate offspring of an extant she-camel.
3.354:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Allah's Apostle forbade the selling by Munabadha, i.e.
to sell one's garment by casting it to the buyer not allowing him to examine or
see it. Similarly he forbade the selling by Mulamasa. Mulamasa is to buy a
garment, for example, by merely touching it, not looking at it.
3.355:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet forbade two kinds of dressing; (one of
them) is to sit with one's legs drawn up while wrapped in one garment. (The
other) is to lift that garment on one's shoulders. And also forbade two kinds of
sale: Al-Limais and An-Nibadh.
3.356:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's
Apostle forbade selling by Mulamasa and Munabadha.
3.357:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: The Prophet forbade two kinds of dresses and two kinds of sale, i.e.,
Mulamasa and Munabadha.
3.358:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Don't keep camels and sheep unmilked for a long time, for whoever buys such an
animal has the option to milk it and then either to keep it or return it to the
owner along with one Sa of dates." Some narrated from Ibn Seereen (that the
Prophet had said), "One Sa of wheat, and he has the option for three days." And
some narrated from Ibn Seereen, " ... a Sa of dates," not mentioning the option
for three days. But a Sa of dates is mentioned in most narrations.
3.359:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Whoever buys a sheep which has not been
milked for a long time, has the option of returning it along with one Sa of
dates; and the Prophet forbade going to meet the seller on the way (as he has no
knowledge of the market price and he may sell his goods at a low price).
3.360:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not go forward to
meet the caravan (to buy from it on the way before it reaches the town). And do
not urge buyers to cancel their purchases to sell them (your own goods)
yourselves, and do not practice Najsh. A town dweller should not sell the goods
for the desert dweller. Do not leave sheep unmilked for a long time, when they
are on sale, and whoever buys such an animal has the option of returning it,
after milking it, along with a Sa of dates or keeping it. it has been kept
unmilked for a long period by the seller (to deceive others).
3.361:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever buys a sheep which has
been kept unmilked for a long period, and milks it, can keep it if he is
satisfied, and if he is not satisfied, he can return it, but he should pay one
Sa of dates for the milk."
3.362:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "If a slave-girl commits illegal sexual intercourse and it is proved
beyond doubt, then her owner should lash her and should not blame her after the
legal punishment. And then if she repeats the illegal sexual intercourse he
should lash her again and should not blame her after the legal punishment, and
if she commits it a third time, then he should sell her even for a hair rope."
3.363:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: Allah's Apostle was
asked about the slave-girl, if she was a virgin and committed illegal sexual
intercourse. The Prophet said, "If she committed illegal sexual intercourse,
lash her, and if she did it a second time, then lash her again, and if she
repeated the third time, then sell her even for a hair rope." Ibn Shihab said,
"I don't know whether to sell her after the third or fourth offense."
3.364:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle came to me and I told him about the
slave-girl (Buraira) Allah's Apostle said, "Buy and manumit her, for the Wala is
for the one who manumits." In the evening the Prophet got up and glorified Allah
as He deserved and then said, "Why do some people impose conditions which are
not present in Allah's Book (Laws)? Whoever imposes such a condition as is not
in Allah's Laws, then that condition is invalid even if he imposes one hundred
conditions, for Allah's conditions are more binding and reliable."
3.365:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Aisha wanted to buy Buraira and he (the
Prophet ) went out for the prayer. When he returned, she told him that they (her
masters) refused to sell her except on the condition that her Wala' would go to
them. The Prophet replied, 'The Wala' would go to him who manumits.' " Hammam
asked Nafi` whether her (Buraira's) husband was a free man or a slave. He
replied that he did not know.
3.366:
Narrated Jarir:
I have given a
pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to testify that None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah, and Muhammad is His Apostle, to offer prayers
perfectly, to pay Zakat, to listen to and obey (Allah's and His Prophet's
orders), and to give good advice to every Muslim.
3.367:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not go to meet the caravans on
the way (for buying their goods without letting them know the market price); a
town dweller should not sell the goods of a desert dweller on behalf of the
latter.' I asked Ibn `Abbas, 'What does he mean by not selling the goods of a
desert dweller by a town dweller?' He said, 'He should not become his broker.' "
3.368:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the selling
of the goods of a desert dweller by a town person.
3.369:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A buyer should not urge a seller to restore a
purchase so as to buy it himself, and do not practice Najsh; and a town dweller
should not sell goods of a desert dweller."
3.370:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: We were forbidden that a town dweller should sell goods of a desert
dweller.
3.371:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet forbade the meeting
(of caravans) on the way and the selling of goods by an inhabitant of the town
on behalf of a desert dweller.
3.372:
Narrated Tawus:
I asked Ibn
`Abbas, "What is the meaning of, 'No town dweller should sell (or buy) for a
desert dweller'?" Ibn `Abbas said, "It means he should not become his broker."
3.373:
Narrated `Abdullah: Whoever buys an animal which has been kept
unmilked for a long time, could return it, but has to pay a Sa of dates along
with it. And the Prophet forbade meeting the owners of goods on the way away
from the market.
3.374:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
said, "You should not try to cancel the purchases of one another (to get a
benefit thereof), and do not go ahead to meet the caravan (for buying the goods)
(but wait) till it reaches the market."
3.375:
Narrated `Abdullah: We
used to go ahead to meet the caravan and used to buy foodstuff from them. The
Prophet forbade us to sell it till it was carried to the market.
3.376:
Narrated `Abdullah: Some people used to buy foodstuff at the head of the
market and used to sell it on the spot. Allah's Apostle forbade them to sell it
till they brought it to (their) places.
3.377:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha
said, "Buraira came to me and said, 'I have agreed with my masters to pay them
nine Uqiyas (of gold) (in installments) one Uqiya per year; please help me.' I
said, 'I am ready to pay the whole amount now provided your masters agree that
your Wala will be for me.' So, Buraira went to her masters and told them about
that offer but they refused to accept it. She returned, and at that time,
Allah's Apostle was sitting (present). Buraira said, 'I told them of the offer
but they did not accept it and insisted on having the Wala.'.' The Prophet heard
that." `Aisha narrated the whole story to the Prophet . He said to her, "Buy her
and stipulate that her Wala' would be yours as the Wala' is for the manumitted."
`Aisha did so. Then Allah's Apostle stood up in front of the people, and after
glorifying Allah he said, "Amma Badu (i.e. then after)! What about the people
who impose conditions which are not in Allah's Book (Laws)? Any condition that
is not in Allah's Book (Laws) is invalid even if they were one hundred
conditions, for Allah's decisions are the right ones and His conditions are the
strong ones (firmer) and the Wala' will be for the manumitted."
3.378:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Aisha, (mother of the faithful believers)
wanted to buy a slave girl and manumit her, but her masters said that they would
sell her only on the condition that her Wala' would be for them. `Aisha told
Allah's Apostle of that. He said, "What they stipulate should not hinder you
from buying her, as the Wala' is for the manumitted."
3.379:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The selling of wheat for wheat is Riba (usury)
except if it is handed from hand to hand and equal in amount. Similarly the
selling of barley for barley, is Riba except if it is from hand to hand and
equal in amount, and dates for dates is usury except if it is from hand to hand
and equal in amount. (See Riba-Fadl in the glossary).
3.380:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade Muzabana; and Muzabana is the selling of
fresh dates for dried old dates by measure, and the selling of fresh grapes for
dried grapes by measure.
3.381:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade
Muzabana; and Muzabana is the selling of fresh fruit (without measuring it) for
something by measure on the basis that if that thing turns to be more than the
fruit, the increase would be for the seller of the fruit, and if it turns to be
less, that would be of his lot. Narrated Ibn `Umar from Zaid bin Thabit that the
Prophet allowed the selling of the fruits on the trees after estimation (when
they are ripe).
3.382:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: that Malik bin Aus said, "I
was in need of change for one-hundred Dinars. Talha bin 'Ubaidullah called me
and we discussed the matter, and he agreed to change (my Dinars). He took the
gold pieces in his hands and fidgeted with them, and then said, "Wait till my
storekeeper comes from the forest." `Umar was listening to that and said, "By
Allah! You should not separate from Talha till you get the money from him, for
Allah's Apostle said, 'The selling of gold for gold is Riba (usury) except if
the exchange is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and similarly, the
selling of wheat for wheat is Riba (usury) unless it is from hand to hand and
equal in amount, and the selling of barley for barley is usury unless it is from
hand to hand and equal in amount, and dates for dates, is usury unless it is
from hand to hand and equal in amount"
3.383:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
Allah's Apostle said, "Don't sell gold for gold unless equal in weight, nor
silver for silver unless equal in weight, but you could sell gold for silver or
silver for gold as you like."
3.384:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: (Concerning
exchange) that he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Do not sell gold for gold
unless equal in weight, and do not sell silver unless equal in weight."
3.385:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not sell
gold for gold unless equivalent in weight, and do not sell less amount for
greater amount or vice versa; and do not sell silver for silver unless
equivalent in weight, and do not sell less amount for greater amount or vice
versa and do not sell gold or silver that is not present at the moment of
exchange for gold or silver that is present.
3.386:
Narrated Abu Salih
Az-Zaiyat: I heard Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri saying, "The selling of a Dinar for a
Dinar, and a Dirham for a Dirham (is permissible)." I said to him, "Ibn `Abbas
does not say the same." Abu Sa`id replied, "I asked Ibn `Abbas whether he had
heard it from the Prophet s or seen it in the Holy Book. Ibn `Abbas replied, "I
do not claim that, and you know Allah's Apostle better than I, but Usama
informed me that the Prophet had said, 'There is no Riba (in money exchange)
except when it is not done from hand to hand (i.e. when there is delay in
payment).' "
3.387:
Narrated Abu Al-Minhal: I asked Al-Bara' bin `Azib
and Zaid bin Arqam about money exchanges. Each of them said, "This is better
than I," and both of them said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the selling of silver
for gold on credit. "
3.388:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakra: that
his father said, "The Prophet forbade the selling of gold for gold and silver
for silver except if they are equivalent in weight, and allowed us to sell gold
for silver and vice versa as we wished."
3.389:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not sell fruits of dates until they become free
from all the dangers of being spoilt or blighted; and do not sell fresh dates
for dry dates." Narrated Salim and `Abdullah from Zaid bin Habit' "Later on
Allah's Apostle permitted the selling of ripe fruits on trees for fresh dates or
dried dates in Bai'-al-'Araya, and did not allow it for any other kind of sale."
3.390:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade Muzabana;
and Muzabana means the selling of fresh dates (on the trees) for dried dates by
measure and also the selling of fresh grapes for dried grapes by measure.
3.391:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle forbade Muzabana
and Muhaqala; and Muzabana means the selling of ripe dates for dates still on
the trees.
3.392:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet forbade Muzabana and
Muhaqala.
3.393:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Allah's Apostle al lowed the
owner of 'Araya to sell the fruits on the trees by means of estimation.
3.394:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet forbade the selling of fruits
unless they get ripe, and none of them should be sold except for Dinar or Dirham
(i.e. money), except the 'Araya trees (the dates of which could be sold for
dates).
3.395:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet allowed the sale of the
dates of 'Araya provided they were about five Awsuq (singular: Wasaq which means
sixty Sa's) or less (in amount).
3.396:
Narrated Sahl bin Abu Hathma:
Allah's Apostle forbade the selling of fruits (fresh dates) for dried dates but
allowed the sale of fruits on the 'Araya by estimation and their new owners
might eat their dates fresh. Sufyan (in another narration) said, "I told Yahya
(a sub-narrator) when I was a mere boy, 'Meccans say that the Prophet allowed
them the sale of the fruits on 'Araya by estimation.' Yahya asked, 'How do the
Meccans know about it?' I replied, 'They narrated it (from the Prophet ) through
Jabir.' On that, Yahya kept quiet." Sufyan said, "I meant that Jabir belonged to
Medina." Sufyan was asked whether in Jabir's narration there was any prohibition
of selling fruits before their benefit is evident (i.e. no dangers of being
spoilt or blighted). He replied that there was none.
3.397:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar from Zaid bin Thabit: Allah's Apostle allowed the sale of 'Araya by
estimating the dates on them for measured amounts of dried dates. Musa bin `Uqba
said, "Al- 'Araya were distinguished date palms; one could come and buy them
(i.e. their fruits).
3.398:
Narrated Zaid:
Same as above (Hadith
397).
3.399:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the
sale of fruits till their benefit is evident. He forbade both the seller and the
buyer (such sale).
3.400:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle forbade the
sale of date fruits till they were ripe. Abu `Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said, "That
means till they were red (can be eaten).
3.401:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet forbade the s of (date) fruits till they were red or
yellow and fit for eating.
3.402:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
forbade the sale of fruits till their benefit is evident; and the sale of date
palms till the dates are almost ripe. He was asked what 'are almost ripe' meant.
He replied, "Got red and yellow."
3.403:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle forbade the sale of fruits till they are almost ripe. He was
asked what is meant by 'are almost ripe.' He replied, "Till they become red."
Allah's Apostle further said, "If Allah spoiled the fruits, what right would one
have to take the money of one's brother (i.e. other people)?" Narrated Ibn
Shihab: If somebody bought fruits before their benefit is evident and then the
fruits were spoiled with blights, the loss would be suffered by the owner (not
the buyer). Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah from Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"Do not sell or buy fruits before their benefit was evident and do not sell
fresh fruits (dates) for dried dates."
3.404:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet bought some foodstuff from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his armor to
him.
3.405:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle appointed somebody as a governor of Khaibar. That governor brought to
him an excellent kind of dates (from Khaibar). The Prophet asked, "Are all the
dates of Khaibar like this?" He replied, "By Allah, no, O Allah's Apostle! But
we barter one Sa of this (type of dates) for two Sas of dates of ours and two
Sas of it for three of ours." Allah's Apostle said, "Do not do so (as that is a
kind of usury) but sell the mixed dates (of inferior quality) for money, and
then buy good dates with that money."
3.406:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody sells pollinated date palms, the
fruits will be for the seller unless the buyer stipulates that they will be for
himself (and the seller agrees).
3.407:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's
Apostle forbade Al-Muzabana, i.e. to sell ungathered dates of one's garden for
measured dried dates or fresh ungathered grapes for measured dried grapes; or
standing crops for measured quantity of foodstuff. He forbade all such bargains.
3.408:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Whoever pollinates date
palms and then sells them, the fruits will belong to him unless the buyer
stipulates that the fruits should belong to him (and the seller agrees).
3.409:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle forbade Muhaqala,
Mukhadara, Mulamasa, Munabadha and Muzabana. (See glossary and previous Hadiths
for the meanings of these terms.)
3.410:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas said,
"The Prophet forbade the selling of dates till they were almost ripe." We asked
Anas, "What does 'almost ripe' mean?" He replied, "They get red and yellow. The
Prophet added, 'If Allah destroyed the fruits present on the trees, what right
would the seller have to take the money of his brother (somebody else)?' "
3.411:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I was with the Prophet while he was eating
fresh dates. He said, "From the trees there is a tree which resembles a faithful
believer." I wanted to say that it was the date palm, but I was the youngest
among them (so I kept quiet). He added, "It is the date palm." Shuraih told the
weavers, "You are permitted to follow your own conventions to solve your
problems (it is legal for you to stick to your traditions in bargain) . "
Narrated `Abdul Wahab: Aiyub said: Muhammad said, "There is no harm in selling
for eleven what you buy for ten, and you are allowed to take a profit for
expenses . " The Prophet told Hind, "Take what is reasonable and sufficient for
you and your sons." Allah says: Whoever is poor, can eat (from the orphan's
property) reasonably (according to his labors). Al-Hasan hired a donkey from
`Abdullah bin Mirdas and asked him about the hire. The latter replied that it
was for two Daniqs (a Daniq equals 116th Dirham). So Al-Hasan rode away. Another
time, Al-Hasan came to `Abdullah bin Mirdas and asked him to hire the donkey to
him and rode away without asking him about the hire, but he sent him half a
Dirham.
3.412:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Taiba cupped Allah's Apostle
and so Allah's Apostle ordered that a Sa of dates be paid to him and ordered his
masters (for he was a slave) to reduce his tax.
3.413:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind, the mother of Mu'awiya said to Allah's Apostle, "Abu Sufyan (her
husband) is a miser. Am I allowed to take from his money secretly?" The Prophet
said to her, "You and your sons may take what is sufficient reasonably and
fairly."
3.414:
Narrated Hisham bin `Urwa from his father: who heard
Aisha saying, "The Holy Verse; 'Whoever amongst the guardians is rich, he should
take no wages (from the property of the orphans) but If he is poor, let him have
for himself what is just and reasonable (according to his labors)' (4.6) was
revealed concerning the guardian of the orphans who looks after them and manages
favorably their financial affairs; If the guardian Is poor, he could have from
It what Is just and reasonable, (according to his labors).
3.415:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle gave preemption (to the partner) in
every joint property, but if the boundaries of the property were demarcated or
the ways and streets were fixed, then there was no pre-emption.
3.416:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle decided the validity of
preemption in every joint undivided property, but if the boundaries were well
marked or the ways and streets were fixed, then there was no pre-emption.
3.417:
Narrated Mussaddad from `Abdul Wahid: the same as above but said,
"... in every joint undivided thing..." Narrated Hisham from Ma`mar the same as
above but said, " ... in every property... "
3.418:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet said, "While three persons were walking, rain began to fall and they
had to enter a cave in a mountain. A big rock rolled over and blocked the mouth
of the cave. They said to each other, 'Invoke Allah with the best deed you have
performed (so Allah might remove the rock)'. One of them said, 'O Allah! My
parents were old and I used to go out for grazing (my animals). On my return I
would milk (the animals) and take the milk in a vessel to my parents to drink.
After they had drunk from it, I would give it to my children, family and wife.
One day I was delayed and on my return I found my parents sleeping, and I
disliked to wake them up. The children were crying at my feet (because of
hunger). That state of affairs continued till it was dawn. O Allah! If You
regard that I did it for Your sake, then please remove this rock so that we may
see the sky.' So, the rock was moved a bit. The second said, 'O Allah! You know
that I was in love with a cousin of mine, like the deepest love a man may have
for a woman, and she told me that I would not get my desire fulfilled unless I
paid her one-hundred Dinars (gold pieces). So, I struggled for it till I
gathered the desired amount, and when I sat in between her legs, she told me to
be afraid of Allah, and asked me not to deflower her except rightfully (by
marriage). So, I got up and left her. O Allah! If You regard that I did if for
Your sake, kindly remove this rock.' So, two-thirds of the rock was removed.
Then the third man said, 'O Allah! No doubt You know that once I employed a
worker for one Faraq (three Sa's) of millet, and when I wanted to pay him, he
refused to take it, so I sowed it and from its yield I bought cows and a
shepherd. After a time that man came and demanded his money. I said to him: Go
to those cows and the shepherd and take them for they are for you. He asked me
whether I was joking with him. I told him that I was not joking with him, and
all that belonged to him. O Allah! If You regard that I did it sincerely for
Your sake, then please remove the rock.' So, the rock was removed completely
from the mouth of the cave."
3.419:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:
We were with the Prophet when a tall pagan with long matted unkempt hair came
driving his sheep. The Prophet asked him, "Are those sheep for sale or for
gifts?" The pagan replied, "They are for sale." The Prophet bought one sheep
from him.
3.420:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Prophet
Abraham emigrated with Sarah and entered a village where there was a king or a
tyrant. (The king) was told that Abraham had entered (the village) accompanied
by a woman who was one of the most charming women. So, the king sent for Abraham
and asked, 'O Abraham! Who is this lady accompanying you?' Abraham replied, 'She
is my sister (i.e. in religion).' Then Abraham returned to her and said, 'Do not
contradict my statement, for I have informed them that you are my sister. By
Allah, there are no true believers on this land except you and
1.' Then
Abraham sent her to the king. When the king got to her, she got up and performed
ablution, prayed and said, 'O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle,
and have saved my private parts from everybody except my husband, then please do
not let this pagan overpower me.' On that the king fell in a mood of agitation
and started moving his legs. Seeing the condition of the king, Sarah said, 'O
Allah! If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.' The king
regained his power, and proceeded towards her but she got up again and performed
ablution, prayed and said, 'O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle
and have kept my private parts safe from all except my husband, then please do
not let this pagan overpower me.' The king again fell in a mood of agitation and
started moving his legs. On seeing that state of the king, Sarah said, 'O Allah!
If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.' The king got
either two or three attacks, and after recovering from the last attack he said,
'By Allah! You have sent a satan to me. Take her to Abraham and give her Ajar.'
So she came back to Abraham and said, 'Allah humiliated the pagan and gave us a
slave-girl for service."
3.421:
Narrated `Aisha:
Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas
and 'Abu bin Zam`a quarreled over a boy. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle! This boy
is the son of my brother (`Utba bin Abi Waqqas) who took a promise from me that
I would take him as he was his (illegal) son. Look at him and see whom he
resembles." 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is my brother and was
born on my father's bed from his slave-girl." Allah's Apostle cast a look at the
boy and found definite resemblance to `Utba and then said, "The boy is for you,
O 'Abu bin Zam`a. The child goes to the owner of the bed and the adulterer gets
nothing but the stones (despair, i.e. to be stoned to death). Then the Prophet
said, "O Sauda bint Zama! Screen yourself from this boy." So, Sauda never saw
him again.
3.422:
Narrated Sa`d that his father said: `Abdur-Rahman bin
`Auf said to Suhaib, 'Fear Allah and do not ascribe yourself to somebody other
than your father.' Suhaib replied, 'I would not like to say it even if I were
given large amounts of money, but I say I was kidnapped in my childhood.' "
3.423:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Hakim bin Hizam said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I used to do good deeds in the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance, e.g.,
keeping good relations with my Kith and kin, manumitting slaves and giving alms.
Shall I receive a reward for all that?" Allah's Apostle replied, "You embraced
Islam with all the good deeds which you did in the past."
3.424:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once Allah's Apostle passed by a dead sheep
and said to the people, "Wouldn't you benefit by its skin?" The people replied
that it was dead. The Prophet said, "But its eating only is illegal."
3.425:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul
is, son of Mary (Jesus) will shortly descend amongst you people (Muslims) as a
just ruler and will break the Cross and kill the pig and abolish the Jizya (a
tax taken from the non-Muslims, who are in the protection, of the Muslim
government). Then there will be abundance of money and nobody will accept
charitable gifts.
3.426:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once `Umar was informed
that a certain man sold alcohol. `Umar said, "May Allah curse him! Doesn't he
know that Allah's Apostle said, 'May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah had
forbidden them to eat the fat of animals but they melted it and sold it."
3.427:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah curse the
Jews, because Allah made fat illegal for them but they sold it and ate its
price. "
3.428:
Narrated Sa`id bin Abu Al-Hasan: While I was with Ibn
`Abbas a man came and said, "O father of `Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual
profession and I make these pictures." Ibn `Abbas said, "I will tell you only
what I heard from Allah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture
will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to
put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned
pale. Ibn `Abbas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I
advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."
3.429:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the last verses of Surat-al-Baqara were
revealed, the Prophet went out (of his house to the Mosque) and said, "The trade
of alcohol has become illegal."
3.430:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Allah says, 'I will be against three persons on the Day of Resurrection:
-1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but he proves treacherous. -2. One who
sells a free person (as a slave) and eats the price, -3. And one who employs a
laborer and gets the full work done by him but does not pay him his wages.' "
3.431:
Narrated Anas:
Amongst the captives was Safiya. First she was
given to Dihya Al-Kalbi and then to the Prophet.
3.432:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri: that while he was sitting with Allah's Apostle he said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We get female captives as our share of booty, and we are
interested in their prices, what is your opinion about coitus interrupt us?" The
Prophet said, "Do you really do that? It is better for you not to do it. No soul
that which Allah has destined to exist, but will surely come into existence.
3.433:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet sold a Mudabbar (on behalf of his
master who was still living and in need of money).
3.434:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle sold a Mudabbar.
3.435:
Narrated Zaid bin
Khalid and Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle was asked about an unmarried
slave-girl who committed illegal sexual intercourse. They heard him saying,
"Flog her, and if she commits illegal sexual intercourse after that, flog her
again, and on the third (or the fourth) offense, sell her."
3.436:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "If a slave-girl of yours
commits illegal sexual intercourse and her illegal sexual intercourse is proved,
she should be lashed, and after that nobody should blame her, and if she commits
illegal sexual intercourse the second time, she should be lashed and nobody
should blame her after that, and if she does the offense for the third time and
her illegal sexual intercourse is proved, she should be sold even for a hair
rope."
3.437:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet came to Khaibar and
when Allah made him victorious and he conquered the town by breaking the enemy's
defense, the beauty of Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab was mentioned to him and her
husband had been killed while she was a bride. Allah's Apostle selected her for
himself and he set out in her company till he reached Sadd-ar-Rawha' where her
menses were over and he married her. Then Hais (a kind of meal) was prepared and
served on a small leather sheet (used for serving meals). Allah's Apostle then
said to me, "Inform those who are around you (about the wedding banquet)." So
that was the marriage banquet given by Allah's Apostle for (his marriage with)
Safiya. After that we proceeded to Medina and I saw that Allah's Apostle was
covering her with a cloak while she was behind him. Then he would sit beside his
camel and let Safiya put her feet on his knees to ride (the camel).
3.438:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I heard Allah's Apostle, in the year of the
Conquest of Mecca, saying, "Allah and His Apostle made illegal the trade of
alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle!
What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used for greasing the boats and
the hides; and people use it for lights?" He said, "No, it is illegal." Allah's
Apostle further said, "May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah made the fat (of
animals) illegal for them, yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its
price."
3.439:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle forbade
taking the price of a dog, money earned by prostitution and the earnings of a
soothsayer.
3.440:
Narrated `Aun bin Abu Juhaifa: I saw my father buying
a slave whose profession was cupping, and ordered that his instruments (of
cupping) be broken. I asked him the reason for doing so. He replied, "Allah's
Apostle prohibited taking money for blood, the price of a dog, and the earnings
of a slave-girl by prostitution; he cursed her who tattoos and her who gets
tattooed, the eater of Riba (usury), and the maker of pictures."
Bk. 35: Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later
(As-Salam)
3.441:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle came to
Medina and the people used to pay in advance the price of fruits to be delivered
within one or two years. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether it was one to two
years or two to three years.) The Prophet said, "Whoever pays money in advance
for dates (to be delivered later) should pay it for known specified weight and
measure (of the dates).
3.442:
Narrated Ibn Abi Najih: as above,
mentioning only specific measure.
3.443:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the price of dates
to be delivered within two or three years. He said (to them), "Whoever pays in
advance the price of a thing to be delivered later should pay it for a specified
measure at specified weight for a specified period."
3.444:
Narrated Ibn
Abi Najih: as above, saying, "He should pay the price in advance for a specified
measure and for a specified period."
3.445:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet came (to Medina) and he told the people (regarding the payment of money
in advance that they should pay it) for a known specified measure and a known
specified weight and a known specified period.
3.446:
Narrated Shu`ba:
Muhammad or `Abdullah bin Abu Al-Mujalid said, "Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu
Burda differed regarding As-Salam, so they sent me to Ibn Abi `Aufa and I asked
him about it. He replied, 'In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, Abu Bakr and
`Umar, we used to pay in advance the prices of wheat, barley, dried grapes and
dates to be delivered later. I also asked Ibn Abza and he, too, replied as
above.' "
3.447:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Mujalid: `Abdullah bin Shaddad
and Abu Burda sent me to `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa and told me to ask `Abdullah
whether the people in the lifetime of the Prophet used to pay in advance for
wheat (to be delivered later). `Abdullah replied, "We used to pay in advance to
the peasants of Sham for wheat, barley and olive oil of a known specified
measure to be delivered in a specified period." I asked (him), "Was the price
paid (in advance) to those who had the things to be delivered later?" `Abdullah
bin `Aufa replied, "We did not use to ask them about that." Then they sent me to
`Abdur Rahman bin Abza and I asked him. He replied, "The companions of the
Prophet used to practice Salam in the lifetime of the Prophet; and we did not
use to ask them whether they had standing crops or not."
3.448:
Narrated
Muhammad bin Abi Al-Mujalid: as above (446) and said, "We used to pay them in
advance for wheat and barley (to be delivered later). Narrated
Ash-Shaibani--"And also for oil."
3.449:
Narrated Ash-Shaibani: who said
"We used to pay in advance for wheat barley and dried grapes."
3.450:
Narrated Abu Bakhtari at-Tai: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Salam for (the fruits
of) date-palms. He replied "The Prophet forbade the sale a dates on the trees
till they became fit for eating and could be weighed." A man asked what to be
weighed (as the dates were still on the trees). Another man sitting beside Ibn
`Abbas replied, "Till they are cut and stored." Narrated Abu Al-Bakhtari: I
heard Ibn `Abbas (saying) that the Prophet forbade ... etc. as above.
3.451:
Narrated Abu Al-Bakhtari: I asked Ibn `Umar about Salam (the fruits of)
date-palms. He replied, "The Prophet forbade the sale of dates till their
benefit becomes evident and fit for eating and also the sale of silver (for
gold) on credit." I asked Ibn `Abbas about Salam for dates and he replied, "The
Prophet forbade the sale of dates till they were fit for eating and could be
estimated."
3.452:
Narrated Abu Al-Bakhtari: I asked Ibn `Umar about
Salam for dates. Ibn `Umar replied, "The Prophet forbade the sale (the fruits)
of date-palms until they were fit for eating and also forbade the sale of silver
for gold on credit." I also asked Ibn `Abbas about it. Ibn `Abbas replied, "The
Prophet forbade the sale of dates till they were fit for eating, and could be
weighed." I asked him, "What is to be weighed (as the dates are on the trees)?"
A man sitting by Ibn `Abbas said, "It means till they are cut and stored."
3.453:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle bought some foodstuff
(barley) from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his iron armor to him (the armor
stands for a guarantor).
3.454:
Narrated Al-A`mash: We argued at
Ibrahim's dwelling place about mortgaging in Salam. He said, "Aisha said, 'The
Prophet bought some foodstuff from a Jew on credit and the payment was to be
made by a definite period, and he mortgaged his iron armor to him."
3.455:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet came to Medina and the people used to pay
in advance the prices of fruits to be delivered within two to three years. The
Prophet said (to them), "Buy fruits by paying their prices in advance on
condition that the fruits are to be delivered to you according to a fixed
specified measure within a fixed specified period." Ibn Najih said, " ... by
specified measure and specified weight."
3.456:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Abi Al-Mujalid: Abu Burda and `Abdullah bin Shaddad sent me to `Abdur Rahman bin
Abza and `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa to ask them about the Salaf (Salam). They said,
"We used to get war booty while we were with Allah's Apostle and when the
peasants of Sham came to us we used to pay them in advance for wheat, barley,
and oil to be delivered within a fixed period." I asked them, "Did the peasants
own standing crops or not?" They replied, "We never asked them about it."
3.457:
Narrated `Abdullah: The people used to sell camels on the basis
of Habal-al-Habala. The Prophet forbade such sale. Nafi` explained
Habal-al-Habala by saying. "The camel is to be delivered to the buyer after the
she-camel gives birth."
3.458:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's
Apostle gave a verdict regarding Shuf'a in every undivided joint thing
(property). But if the limits are defined (or demarcated) or the ways and
streets are fixed, then there is no pre-emption.
3.459:
Narrated `Amr
bin Ash-Sharid: While I was standing with Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama came and put his hand on my shoulder. Meanwhile Abu Rafi`, the freed
slave of the Prophet came and asked Sa`d to buy from him the (two) dwellings
which were in his house. Sa`d said, "By Allah I will not buy them." Al-Miswar
said, "By Allah, you shall buy them." Sa`d replied, "By Allah, I will not pay
more than four thousand (Dirhams) by installments." Abu Rafi` said, "I have been
offered five hundred Dinars (for it) and had I not heard the Prophet saying,
'The neighbor has more right than anyone else because of his nearness, I would
not give them to you for four-thousand (Dirhams) while I am offered five-hundred
Dinars (one Dinar equals ten Dirhams) for them." So, he sold it to Sa`d.
3.460:
Narrated Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have two
neighbors and would like to know to which of them I should give presents." He
replied, "To the one whose door is nearer to you."
Bk. 36: Hiring
3.461:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet
said, "The honest treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is
one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the owner).
3.462:
Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from Ash`ari tribe. I
said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that they want employment." The Prophet
said, "No, we do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."
3.463:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah did not send any
prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions asked him, "Did you do the same?"
The Prophet replied, "Yes, I used to shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca
for some Qirats."
3.464:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet and Abu Bakr
employed a (pagan) man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu
bin `Adi as a guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract which
he had to abide by with the tribe of Al-`Asi bin Wail and he was on the religion
of Quraish pagans. The Prophet and Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him
their riding camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after three
days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after three days and both of
them (The Prophet and Abu Bakr) set out accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the
Dili guide who guided them below Mecca along the road leading to the sea-shore.
3.465:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr hired a man from the tribe of Bani-Ad-Dil as an expert guide who was a
pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The Prophet and Abu
Bakr gave him their two riding camels and took a promise from him to bring their
riding camels in the morning of the third day to the Cave of Thaur.
3.466:
Narrated Ya`la bin Umaiya: I fought in Jaish-al-Usra (Ghazwa of Tabuk) along
with the Prophet and in my opinion that was the best of my deeds. Then I had an
employee, who quarrel led with someone and one of the them bit and cut the
other's finger and caused his own tooth to fall out. He then went to the Prophet
(with a complaint) but the Prophet canceled the suit and said to the
complainant, "Did you expect him to let his finger in your mouth so that you
might snap and cut it (as does a stallion camel)?" Narrated Ibn Juraij from
`Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika from his grandfather a similar story: A man bit the
hand of another man and caused his own tooth to fall out, but Abu Bakr judged
that he had no right for compensation (for the broken tooth).
3.467:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, "Both of them (Moses and
Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall." Sa`d
said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and
then raised his hands and the wall became straightened up." Ya`la said, "I think
Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, 'He (Khadir) passed his hand over it and it was
straightened up." (Moses said to him), "if you had wanted, you could have taken
wages for it." Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, "Wages with which to buy food . "
3.468:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Your example and the
example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and Christians) is like
the example of a man who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work
for me from morning till midday for one Qirat?' The Jews accepted and carried
out the work. He then asked, Who will work for me from midday up to the `Asr
prayer for one Qirat?' The Christians accepted and fulfilled the work. He then
said, 'Who will work for me from the `Asr till sunset for two Qirats?' You,
Muslims have accepted the offer. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said,
'Why should we work more and get lesser wages?' (Allah) said, 'Have I withheld
part of your right?' They replied in the negative. He said, 'It is My Blessing,
I bestow upon whomever I wish .'
3.469:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar bin
Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, "Your example and the example of Jews and
Christians is like the example of a man who employed some laborers to whom he
said, 'Who will work for me up to midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews carried
out the work for one Qirat each; and then the Christians carried out the work up
to the `Asr prayer for one Qirat each; and now you Muslims are working from the
`Asr prayer up to sunset for two Qirats each. The Jews and Christians got angry
and said, 'We work more and are paid less.' The employer (Allah) asked them,
'Have I usurped some of your right?' They replied in the negative. He said,
'That is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish.' "
3.470:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah said, 'I will be an opponent to three
types of people on the Day of Resurrection: -1. One who makes a covenant in My
Name, but proves treacherous; -2. One who sells a free person and eats his
price; and -3. One who employs a laborer and takes full work from him but does
not pay him for his lab our.' "
3.471:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet
said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a man
who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific
wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need your money which
you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.' The man said
to them, 'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full
wages.' But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch after
them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages
I had fixed for the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of `Asr prayer.
Then they said, "Let what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have
promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the rest of the work,
as only a little of the day remains,' but they refused. Thereafter he employed
another batch to work for the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of
the day till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches.
So, that was the example of those people (Muslims) and the example of this light
(guidance) which they have accepted willingly.
3.472:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Three men from among those who were
before you, set out together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A
big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the cave. They said
(to each other), Nothing could save you Tom this rock but to invoke Allah by
giving referenda to the righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake
only).' So, one of them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never provided
my family (wife, children etc.) with milk before them. One day, by chance I was
delayed, and I came late (at night) while they had slept. I milked the sheep for
them and took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked to provide
my family with the milk before them. I waited for them and the bowl of milk was
in my hand and I kept on waiting for them to get up till the day dawned. Then
they got up and drank the milk. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only,
please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this rock.' So, the rock
shifted a little but they could not get out." The Prophet added, "The second man
said, 'O Allah! I had a cousin who was the dearest of all people to me and I
wanted to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she had a hard
time in a famine year and she came to me and I gave her one-hundred-and-twenty
Dinars on the condition that she would not resist my desire, and she agreed.
When I was about to fulfill my desire, she said: It is illegal for you to
outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I thought it a sin to
have sexual intercourse with her and left her though she was the dearest of all
the people to me, and also I left the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did
that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present calamity.' So, the
rock shifted a little more but still they could not get out from there." The
Prophet added, "Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I
paid them their wages with the exception of one man who did not take his wages
and went away. I invested his wages and I got much property thereby. (Then after
some time) he came and said to me: O Allah's slave! Pay me my wages. I said to
him: All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He said: O
Allah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not mocking at you. So, he took
all the herd and drove them away and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for
Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present suffering.' So, that rock
shifted completely and they got out walking.
3.473:
Narrated Abu May' id
Al-Ansari: Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered us to give in charity we would go to
the market and work as porters to earn a Mudd (two handfuls) (of foodstuff) but
now some of us have one-hundred thousand Dirhams or Diners. (The sub-narrator)
Shaqiq said, "I think Abu Mas`ud meant himself by saying (some of us) .
3.474:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "The Prophet forbade the
meeting of caravans (on the way) and ordained that no townsman is permitted to
sell things on behalf of a bedouin." I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What is the meaning of
his saying, 'No townsman is permitted to sell things on behalf of a bedouin.' "
He replied, "He should not work as a broker for him."
3.475:
Narrated
Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al-`As bin Wail. When he
owed me some money for my work, I went to him to ask for that amount. He said,
"I will not pay you unless you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I
will never do that till you die and be resurrected." He said, "Will I be dead
and then resurrected after my death?" I said, "Yes." He said, "There I will have
property and offspring and then I will pay you your due." Then Allah revealed.
'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our signs, and yet says: I will be given
property and offspring?' (19.77)
3.476:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Some of the
companions of the Prophet went on a journey till they reached some of the 'Arab
tribes (at night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests but they
refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a snake (or stung by a
scorpion) and they tried their best to cure him but in vain. Some of them said
(to the others), "Nothing has benefited him, will you go to the people who
resided here at night, it may be that some of them might possess something (as
treatment)," They went to the group of the companions (of the Prophet ) and
said, "Our chief has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have
tried everything but he has not benefited. Have you got anything (useful)?" One
of them replied, "Yes, by Allah! I can recite a Ruqya, but as you have refused
to accept us as your guests, I will not recite the Ruqya for you unless you fix
for us some wages for it." They agrees to pay them a flock of sheep. One of them
then went and recited (Surat-ul-Fatiha): 'All the praises are for the Lord of
the Worlds' and puffed over the chief who became all right as if he was released
from a chain, and got up and started walking, showing no signs of sickness. They
paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of them (i.e. the companions) then
suggested to divide their earnings among themselves, but the one who performed
the recitation said, "Do not divide them till we go to the Prophet and narrate
the whole story to him, and wait for his order." So, they went to Allah's
Apostle and narrated the story. Allah's Apostle asked, "How did you come to know
that Surat-ul-Fatiha was recited as Ruqya?" Then he added, "You have done the
right thing. Divide (what you have earned) and assign a share for me as well."
The Prophet smiled thereupon.
3.477:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Abu
Taiba cupped the Prophet and the Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two Sas
of foodstuff and he interceded with his masters to reduce his taxes.
3.478:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the man who cupped
him his wages.
3.479:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped,
he paid the man who cupped him his wages. If it had been undesirable he would
not have paid him.
3.480:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used to get
cupped and would never withhold the wages of any person .
3.481:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet sent for a slave who had the profession
of cupping, and he cupped him. The Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two
Sas, or one or two Mudds of foodstuff, and appealed to his masters to reduce his
taxes:
3.482:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle regarded
illegal the price of a dog, the earnings of a prostitute, and the charges taken
by a soothsayer.
3.483:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet prohibited the
earnings of slave girls (through prostitution).
3.484:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet forbade taking a price for animal copulation.
3.485:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: "Allah's Apostle gave the land of Khaibar to
the Jews to work on and cultivate and take half of its yield. Ibn `Umar added,
"The land used to be rented for a certain portion (of its yield)." Nafi`
mentioned the amount of the portion but I forgot it. Rafi` bin Khadij said, "The
Prophet forbade renting farms." Narrated 'Ubaidullah Nafi` said: Ibn `Umar said:
(The contract of Khaibar continued) till `Umar evacuated the Jews (from
Khaibar).
Bk. 37: Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala)
3.486:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Procrastination
(delay) in paying debts by a wealthy man is injustice. So, if your debt is
transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor, you should agree."
3.487:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Procrastination (delay) in paying
debts by a wealthy person is injustice. So, if your debt is transferred from
your debtor to a rich debtor, you should agree."
3.488.1:
Narrated
Salama bin Al-Akwa`: Once, while we were sitting in the company of Prophet, a
dead man was brought. The Prophet was requested to lead the funeral prayer for
the deceased. He said, "Is he in debt?" The people replied in the negative. He
said, "Has he left any wealth?" They said, "No." So, he led his funeral prayer.
Another dead man was brought and the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Lead his
funeral prayer." The Prophet said, "Is he in debt?" They said, "Yes." He said,
"Has he left any wealth?" They said, ''Three Dinars." So, he led the prayer.
Then a third dead man was brought and the people said (to the Prophet ), Please
lead his funeral prayer." He said, "Has he left any wealth?" They said, "No." He
asked, "Is he in debt?" They said, ("Yes! He has to pay) three Diners.', He
(refused to pray and) said, "Then pray for your (dead) companion." Abu Qatada
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Lead his funeral prayer, and I will pay his debt." So,
he led the prayer.
3.488.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "An
Israeli man asked another Israeli to lend him one thousand Dinars. The second
man required witnesses. The former replied, 'Allah is sufficient as a witness.'
The second said, 'I want a surety.' The former replied, 'Allah is sufficient as
a surety.' The second said, 'You are right,' and lent him the money for a
certain period. The debtor went across the sea. When he finished his job, he
searched for a conveyance so that he might reach in time for the repayment of
the debt, but he could not find any. So, he took a piece of wood and made a hole
in it, inserted in it one thousand Dinars and a letter to the lender and then
closed (i.e. sealed) the hole tightly. He took the piece of wood to the sea and
said. 'O Allah! You know well that I took a loan of one thousand Dinars from
so-and-so. He demanded a surety from me but I told him that Allah's Guarantee
was sufficient and he accepted Your guarantee. He then asked for a witness and I
told him that Allah was sufficient as a Witness, and he accepted You as a
Witness. No doubt, I tried hard to find a conveyance so that I could pay his
money but could not find, so I hand over this money to You.' Saying that, he
threw the piece of wood into the sea till it went out far into it, and then he
went away. Meanwhile he started searching for a conveyance in order to reach the
creditor's country. One day the lender came out of his house to see whether a
ship had arrived bringing his money, and all of a sudden he saw the piece of
wood in which his money had been deposited. He took it home to use for fire.
When he sawed it, he found his money and the letter inside it. Shortly after
that, the debtor came bringing one thousand Dinars to him and said, 'By Allah, I
had been trying hard to get a boat so that I could bring you your money, but
failed to get one before the one I have come by.' The lender asked, 'Have you
sent something to me?' The debtor replied, 'I have told you I could not get a
boat other than the one I have come by.' The lender said, 'Allah has delivered
on your behalf the money you sent in the piece of wood. So, you may keep your
one thousand Dinars and depart guided on the right path.' "
3.489:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said, "In the verse: To every one We
have appointed ' (Muwaliya Muwaliya means one's) heirs (4.33).' (And regarding
the verse) 'And those with whom your right hands have made a pledge.' Ibn `Abbas
said, "When the emigrants came to the Prophet in Medina, the emigrant would
inherit the Ansari while the latter's relatives would not inherit him because of
the bond of brotherhood which the Prophet established between them (i.e. the
emigrants and the Ansar). When the verse: 'And to everyone We have appointed
heirs' (4.33) was revealed, it canceled (the bond (the pledge) of brotherhood
regarding inheritance)." Then he said, "The verse: To those also to whom your
right hands have pledged, remained valid regarding cooperation and mutual
advice, while the matter of inheritance was excluded and it became permissible
to assign something in one's testament to the person who had the right of
inheriting before.
3.490:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came
to us and Allah's Apostle established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa`d
bin Rabi`a.
3.491:
Narrated `Asim:
I heard Anas bin Malik, "Have you
ever heard that the Prophet said, 'There is no alliance in Islam?' " He replied,
"The Prophet made alliance between Quraish and the Ansar in my house."
3.492:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: A dead person was brought to the
Prophet so that he might lead the funeral prayer for him. He asked, "Is he in
debt?" When the people replied in the negative, he led the funeral prayer.
Another dead person was brought and he asked, "Is he in debt?" They said, "Yes."
He (refused to lead the prayer and) said, "Lead the prayer of your friend." Abu
Qatada said, "O Allah's Apostle! I undertake to pay his debt." Allah's Apostle
then led his funeral prayer.
3.493:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Once
the Prophet said (to me), "If the money of Bahrain comes, I will give you a
certain amount of it." The Prophet had breathed his last before the money of
Bahrain arrived. When the money of Bahrain reached, Abu Bakr announced, "Whoever
was promised by the Prophet should come to us." I went to Abu Bakr and said,
"The Prophet promised me so and so." Abu Bakr gave me a handful of coins and
when I counted them, they were five-hundred in number. Abu Bakr then said, "Take
twice the amount you have taken (besides).
3.494:
Narrated Aisha:
(wife of the Prophet) Since I reached the age when I could remember things,
I have seen my parents worshipping according to the right faith of Islam. Not a
single day passed but Allah's Apostle visited us both in the morning and in the
evening. When the Muslims were persecuted, Abu Bakr set out for Ethiopia as an
emigrant. When he reached a place called Bark-al-Ghimad, he met Ibn Ad-Daghna,
the chief of the Qara tribe, who asked Abu Bakr, "Where are you going?" Abu Bakr
said, "My people have turned me out of the country and I would like to tour the
world and worship my Lord." Ibn Ad-Daghna said, "A man like you will not go out,
nor will he be turned out as you help the poor earn their living, keep good
relation with your Kith and kin, help the disabled (or the dependents), provide
guests with food and shelter, and help people during their troubles. I am your
protector. So, go back and worship your Lord at your home." Ibn Ad-Daghna went
along with Abu Bakr and took him to the chiefs of Quraish saying to them, "A man
like Abu Bakr will not go out, nor will he be turned out. Do you turn out a man
who helps the poor earn their living, keeps good relations with Kith and kin,
helps the disabled, provides guests with food and shelter, and helps the people
during their troubles?" So, Quraish allowed Ibn Ad-Daghna's guarantee of
protection and told Abu- Bakr that he was secure, and said to Ibn Ad-Daghna,
"Advise Abu Bakr to worship his Lord in his house and to pray and read what he
liked and not to hurt us and not to do these things publicly, for we fear that
our sons and women may follow him." Ibn Ad-Daghna told Abu Bakr of all that, so
Abu- Bakr continued worshipping his Lord in his house and did not pray or recite
Qur'an aloud except in his house. Later on Abu Bakr had an idea of building a
mosque in the court yard of his house. He fulfilled that idea and started
praying and reciting Qur'an there publicly. The women and the offspring of the
pagans started gathering around him and looking at him astonishingly. Abu Bakr
was a softhearted person and could not help weeping while reciting Qur'an. This
horrified the pagan chiefs of Quraish. They sent for Ibn Ad-Daghna and when he
came, they said, "We have given Abu Bakr protection on condition that he will
worship his Lord in his house, but he has transgressed that condition and has
built a mosque in the court yard of his house and offered his prayer and recited
Qur'an in public. We are afraid lest he mislead our women and offspring. So, go
to him and tell him that if he wishes he can worship his Lord in his house only,
and if not, then tell him to return your pledge of protection as we do not like
to betray you by revoking your pledge, nor can we tolerate Abu Bakr's public
declaration of Islam (his worshipping). `Aisha added: Ibn Ad-Daghna came to Abu
Bakr and said, "You know the conditions on which I gave you protection, so you
should either abide by those conditions or revoke my protection, as I do not
like to hear the 'Arabs saying that Ibn Ad-Daghna gave the pledge of protection
to a person and his people did not respect it." Abu Bakr said, "I revoke your
pledge of protection and am satisfied with Allah's protection." At that time
Allah's Apostle was still in Mecca and he said to his companions, "Your place of
emigration has been shown to me. I have seen salty land, planted with date-palms
and situated between two mountains which are the two ,Harras." So, when the
Prophet told it, some of the companions migrated to Medina, and some of those
who had migrated to Ethiopia returned to Medina. When Abu Bakr prepared for
emigration, Allah's Apostle said to him, "Wait, for I expect to be permitted to
emigrate." Abu Bakr asked, "May my father be sacrificed for your sake, do you
really expect that?" Allah's Apostle replied in the affirmative. So, Abu Bakr
postponed his departure in order to accompany Allah's Apostle and fed two camels
which he had, with the leaves of Samor trees for four months.
3.495:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a dead man in debt was brought to Allah's
Apostle he would ask, "Has he left anything to repay his debt?" If he was
informed that he had left something to repay his debts, he would offer his
funeral prayer, otherwise he would tell the Muslims to offer their friend's
funeral prayer. When Allah made the Prophet wealthy through conquests, he said,
"I am more rightful than other believers to be the guardian of the believers, so
if a Muslim dies while in debt, I am responsible for the repayment of his debt,
and whoever leaves wealth (after his death) it will belong to his heirs."
Bk. 38: Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
3.496:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle ordered me to distribute the saddles and
skins of the Budn which I had slaughtered.
3.497:
Narrated `Uqba bin
Amir: that the Prophet had given him sheep to distribute among his companions
and a male kid was left (after the distribution). When he informed the Prophet
of it, he said (to him), "Offer it as a sacrifice on your behalf."
3.498:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf: I got an agreement written between me and
Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my property (or family) in Mecca
and I would look after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word 'Ar-Rahman' in
the documents, Umaiya said, "I do not know 'Ar-Rahman.' Write down to me your
name, (with which you called yourself) in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance."
So, I wrote my name ' `Abdu `Amr'. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, when all
the people went to sleep, I went up the hill to protect him. Bilal(1) saw him
(i.e. Umaiya) and went to a gathering of Ansar and said, "(Here is) Umaiya bin
Khalaf! Woe to me if he escapes!" So, a group of Ansar went out with Bilal to
follow us (`Abdur-Rahman and Umaiya). Being afraid that they would catch us, I
left Umaiya's son for them to keep them busy but the Ansar killed the son and
insisted on following us. Umaiya was a fat man, and when they approached us, I
told him to kneel down, and he knelt, and I laid myself on him to protect him,
but the Ansar killed him by passing their swords underneath me, and one of them
injured my foot with his sword. (The sub narrator said, " `Abdur-Rahman used to
show us the trace of the wound on the back of his foot.")
3.499:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle employed
someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he brought with
him dates called Janib. The Prophet asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of
this kind?" The man replied, "(No), we exchange two Sa's of bad dates for one Sa
of this kind of dates (i.e. Janib), or exchange three Sa's for two." On that,
the Prophet said, "Don't do so, as it is a kind of usury (Riba) but sell the
dates of inferior quality for money, and then buy Janib with the money". The
Prophet said the same thing about dates sold by weight. (See Hadith No. 506).
3.500:
Narrated Ibn Ka`b bin Malik from his father: We had some sheep
which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slavegirls saw a sheep dying and she
broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep with it. My father said to the people,
"Don't eat it till I ask the Prophet about it (or till I send somebody to ask
the Prophet)." So, he asked or sent somebody to ask the Prophet, and the Prophet
permitted him to eat it. 'Ubaidullah (a sub-narrator) said, "I admire that girl,
for though she was a slave-girl, she dared to slaughter the sheep . "
3.501:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet owed somebody a camel of a certain age.
When he came to demand it back, the Prophet said (to some people), "Give him
(his due)." When the people searched for a camel of that age, they found none,
but found a camel one year older. The Prophet said, "Give (it to) him." On that,
the man remarked, "You have given me my right in full. May Allah give you in
full." The Prophet said, "The best amongst you is the one who pays the rights of
others generously."
3.502:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the
Prophet demanding his debts and behaved rudely. The companions of the Prophet
intended to harm him, but Allah's Apostle said (to them), "Leave him, for the
creditor (i.e. owner of a right) has the right to speak." Allah's Apostle then
said, "Give him a camel of the same age as that of his." The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! There is only a camel that is older than his." Allah's Apostle
said, "Give (it to) him, for the best amongst you is he who pays the rights of
others handsomely."
3.503:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar
bin Makhrama: When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin after embracing Islam,
came to Allah's Apostle, he got up. They appealed to him to return their
properties and their captives. Allah's Apostle said to them, "The most beloved
statement to me is the true one. So, you have the option of restoring your
properties or your captives, for I have delayed distributing them." The narrator
added, Allah's Apostle c had been waiting for them for more than ten days on his
return from Taif. When they realized that Allah's Apostle would return to them
only one of two things, they said, "We choose our captives." So, Allah's Apostle
got up in the gathering of the Muslims, praised Allah as He deserved, and said,
"Then after! These brethren of yours have come to you with repentance and I see
it proper to return their captives to them. So, whoever amongst you likes to do
that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you wants to stick to his
share till we pay him from the very first booty which Allah will give us then he
can do so." The people replied, "We agree to give up our shares willingly as a
favor for Allah's Apostle." Then Allah's Apostle said, "We don't know who
amongst you has agreed and who hasn't. Go back and your chiefs may tell us your
opinion." So, all of them returned and their chiefs discussed the matter with
them and then they (i.e. their chiefs) came to Allah's Apostle to tell him that
they (i.e. the people) had given up their shares gladly and willingly.
3.504:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was accompanying the Prophet on a
journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The
Prophet passed by me and asked, "Who is this?" I replied, "Jabir bin `Abdullah."
He asked, "What is the matter, (why are you late)?" I replied, "I am riding a
slow camel." He asked, "Do you have a stick?" I replied in the affirmative. He
said, "Give it to me." When I gave it to him, he beat the camel and rebuked it.
Then that camel surpassed the others thenceforth. The Prophet said, "Sell it to
me." I replied, "It is (a gift) for you, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Sell it
to me. I have bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces) and you can keep on riding
it till Medina." When we approached Medina, I started going (towards my house).
The Prophet said, "Where are you going?" I Sa`d, "I have married a widow." He
said, "Why have you not married a virgin to fondle with each other?" I said, "My
father died and left daughters, so I decided to marry a widow (an experienced
woman) (to look after them)." He said, "Well done." When we reached Medina,
Allah's Apostle said, "O Bilal, pay him (the price of the camel) and give him
extra money." Bilal gave me four Dinars and one Qirat extra. (A sub-narrator
said): Jabir added, "The extra Qirat of Allah's Apostle never parted from me."
The Qirat was always in Jabir bin `Abdullah's purse.
3.505.1:
Narrated
Sahl bin Sa`d: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
want to give up myself to you." A man said, "Marry her to me." The Prophet said,
"We agree to marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an by heart."
3.505.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle deputized me to keep
Sadaqa (al-Fitr) of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking handfuls of the
foodstuff (of the Sadaqa) (stealthily). I took hold of him and said, "By Allah,
I will take you to Allah's Apostle ." He said, "I am needy and have many
dependents, and I am in great need." I released him, and in the morning Allah's
Apostle asked me, "What did your prisoner do yesterday?" I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The person complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so,
I pitied him and let him go." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he told you a lie
and he will be coming again." I believed that he would show up again as Allah's
Apostle had told me that he would return. So, I waited for him watchfully. When
he (showed up and) started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him
again and said, "I will definitely take you to Allah's Apostle. He said, "Leave
me, for I am very needy and have many dependents. I promise I will not come back
again." I pitied him and let him go. In the morning Allah's Apostle asked me,
"What did your prisoner do." I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! He complained of his
great need and of too many dependents, so I took pity on him and set him free."
Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, he told you a lie and he will return." I waited
for him attentively for the third time, and when he (came and) started stealing
handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold of him and said, "I will surely take
you to Allah's Apostle as it is the third time you promise not to return, yet
you break your promise and come." He said, "(Forgive me and) I will teach you
some words with which Allah will benefit you." I asked, "What are they?" He
replied, "Whenever you go to bed, recite "Ayat-al-Kursi"-- 'Allahu la ilaha illa
huwa-l-Haiy-ul Qaiyum' till you finish the whole verse. (If you do so), Allah
will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no satan will come near
you till morning. " So, I released him. In the morning, Allah's Apostle asked,
"What did your prisoner do yesterday?" I replied, "He claimed that he would
teach me some words by which Allah will benefit me, so I let him go." Allah's
Apostle asked, "What are they?" I replied, "He said to me, 'Whenever you go to
bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi from the beginning to the end ---- Allahu la ilaha
illa huwa-lHaiy-ul-Qaiyum----.' He further said to me, '(If you do so), Allah
will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you, and no satan will come near
you till morning.' (Abu Huraira or another sub-narrator) added that they (the
companions) were very keen to do good deeds. The Prophet said, "He really spoke
the truth, although he is an absolute liar. Do you know whom you were talking
to, these three nights, O Abu Huraira?" Abu Huraira said, "No." He said, "It was
Satan."
3.506:
Narrated Abu Sa`id al-Khudri: Once Bilal brought Barni
(i.e. a kind of dates) to the Prophet and the Prophet asked him, "From where
have you brought these?" Bilal replied, "I had some inferior type of dates and
exchanged two Sas of it for one Sa of Barni dates in order to give it to the
Prophet; to eat." Thereupon the Prophet said, "Beware! Beware! This is
definitely Riba (usury)! This is definitely Riba (Usury)! Don't do so, but if
you want to buy (a superior kind of dates) sell the inferior dates for money and
then buy the superior kind of dates with that money."
3.507:
Narrated
`Amr:
Concerning the Waqf of `Umar: It was not sinful of the trustee (of the
Waqf) to eat or provide his friends from it, provided the trustee had no
intention of collecting fortune (for himself). Ibn `Umar was the manager of the
trust of `Umar and he used to give presents from it to those with whom he used
to stay at Mecca.
3.508:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid and Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "O Unais! Go to the wife of this (man) and if she confesses (that
she has committed illegal sexual intercourse), then stone her to death."
3.509:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: When An-Nuaman or his son was
brought in a state of drunkenness, Allah's Apostle ordered all those who were
present in the house to beat him. I was one of those who beat him. We beat him
with shoes and palm-leaf stalks.
3.510:
Narrated `Aisha:
I twisted
the garlands of the Hadis (i.e. animals for sacrifice) of Allah's Apostle with
my own hands. Then Allah's Apostle put them around their necks with his own
hands, and sent them with my father (to Mecca). Nothing legal was regarded
illegal for Allah's Apostle till the animals were slaughtered.
3.511:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha was the richest man in Medina amongst the
Ansar and Beeruha' (garden) was the most beloved of his property, and it was
situated opposite the mosque (of the Prophet.). Allah's Apostle used to enter it
and drink from its sweet water. When the following Divine Verse were revealed:
'you will not attain righteousness till you spend in charity of the things you
love' (3.93), Abu Talha got up in front of Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Allah says in His Book, 'You will not attain righteousness unless you
spend (in charity) that which you love,' and verily, the most beloved to me of
my property is Beeruha (garden), so I give it in charity and hope for its reward
from Allah. O Allah's Apostle! Spend it wherever you like." Allah's Apostle
appreciated that and said, "That is perishable wealth, that is perishable
wealth. I have heard what you have said; I suggest you to distribute it among
your relatives." Abu Talha said, "I will do so, O Allah's Apostle." So, Abu
Talha distributed it among his relatives and cousins. The sub-narrator (Malik)
said: The Prophet said: "That is a profitable wealth," instead of "perishable
wealth".
3.512:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "An honest
treasurer who gives what he is ordered to give fully, perfectly and willingly to
the person to whom he is ordered to give, is regarded as one of the two
charitable persons."
Bk. 39: Agriculture
3.513:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's
Apostle said, "There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows
seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded
as a charitable gift for him."
3.514:
Narrated Abu Umama al-Bahili: I
saw some agricultural equipment and said: "I heard the Prophet saying: "There is
no house in which these equipment enters except that Allah will cause
humiliation to enter it."
3.515:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is
deducted daily, unless the dog is used for guarding a farm or cattle." Abu
Huraira (in another narration) said from the Prophet, "unless it is used for
guarding sheep or farms, or for hunting." Narrated Abu Hazim from Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A dog for guarding cattle or for hunting."
3.516:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: Abu Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair, a man from Azd
Shanu'a and one of the companions of the Prophet said, "I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'If one keeps a dog which is meant for guarding neither a farm nor
cattle, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily." I said,
"Did you hear this from Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Yes, by the Lord of this
Mosque."
3.517:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While a man was
riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, 'I have not been created for this
purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created for sloughing." The Prophet added,
"I, Abu Bakr and `Umar believe in the story." The Prophet went on, "A wolf
caught a sheep, and when the shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who will be its
guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will be no shepherd for it except
me?' "After narrating it, the Prophet said, "I, Abu Bakr and `Umar too believe
it." Abu Salama (a sub-narrator) said, "Abu Bakr and `Umar were not present
then." (It has been written that a wolf also spoke to one of the companions of
the Prophet near Medina as narrated in Fath-ul-Bari: Narrated Unais bin `Amr:
Ahban bin Aus said, "I was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a wolf caught a sheep and
I shouted at it. The wolf sat on its tail and addressed me, saying, 'Who will
look after it (i.e. the sheep) when you will be busy and not able to look after
it? Do you forbid me the provision which Allah has provided me?' " Ahban added,
"I clapped my hands and said, 'By Allah, I have never seen anything more curious
and wonderful than this!' On that the wolf said, 'There is something (more
curious) and wonderful than this; that is, Allah's Apostle in those palm trees,
inviting people to Allah (i.e. Islam).' "Unais bin `Amr further said, "Then
Ahban went to Allah's Apostle and informed him what happened and embraced
Islam.)" palm trees or other trees and share the fruits with me."
3.518:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Ansar said to the Prophet "Distribute the date
palm trees between us and our emigrant brothers." He replied, "No." The Ansar
said (to the emigrants), "Look after the trees (water and watch them) and share
the fruits with us." The emigrants said, "We listen and obey."
3.519:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet got the date palm trees of the tribe of
Bani-An-Nadir burnt and the trees cut down at a place called Al-Buwaira . Hassan
bin Thabit said in a poetic verse: "The chiefs of Bani Lu'ai found it easy to
watch fire spreading at Al-Buwaira."
3.520:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij:
We worked on farms more than anybody else in Medina. We used to rent the land at
the yield of specific delimited portion of it to be given to the landlord.
Sometimes the vegetation of that portion was affected by blights etc., while the
rest remained safe and vice versa, so the Prophet forbade this practice. At that
time gold or silver were not used (for renting the land). If they provided the
seeds, they would get so-and-so much. Al-Hasan said, "There is no harm if the
land belongs to one but both spend on it and the yield is divided between them."
Az-Zuhri had the same opinion. Al-Hasan said, "There is no harm if cotton is
picked on the condition of having half the yield." Ibrahim, Ibn Siain, `Ata',
Al-Hakam, Az-Zuhri and Qatada said, "There is no harm in giving the yarn to the
weaver to weave into cloth on the basis that one-third or one-fourth (or any
other portion) of the cloth is given to the weaver for his labor." Ma'am said,
"There is no harm in hiring animals for a definite (fixed) period on the basis
that one-third or one-fourth of the products carried by the animals is given to
the owner of the animals."
3.521:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The
Prophet concluded a contract with the people of Khaibar to utilize the land on
the condition that half the products of fruits or vegetation would be their
share. The Prophet used to give his wives one hundred Wasqs each, eighty Wasqs
of dates and twenty Wasqs of barley. (When `Umar became the Caliph) he gave the
wives of the Prophet the option of either having the land and water as their
shares, or carrying on the previous practice. Some of them chose the land and
some chose the Wasqs, and `Aisha chose the land.
3.522:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet made a deal with the people of Khaibar that they would have
half the fruits and vegetation of the land they cultivated.
3.523:
Narrated `Amr:
I said to Tawus, "I wish you would give up Mukhabara
(Sharecropping), for the people say that the Prophet forbade it." On that Tawus
replied, "O `Amr! I give the land to sharecroppers and help them. No doubt; the
most learned man, namely Ibn `Abbas told me that the Prophet had not forbidden
it but said, 'It is more beneficial for one to give his land free to one's
brother than to charge him a fixed rental."
3.524:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Apostle gave the land of Khaibar to the Jew's on the condition that they
work on it and cultivate it, and be given half of its yield.
3.525:
Narrated Rafi`:
We worked on farms more than anybody else in Medina. We
used to rent the land and say to the owner, "The yield of this portion is for us
and the yield of that portion is for you (as the rent)." One of those portions
might yield something and the other might not. So, the Prophet forbade us to do
so.
3.526:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "While three
men were walking, It started raining and they took shelter (refuge) in a cave in
a mountain. A big rock rolled down from the mountain and closed the mouth of the
cave. They said to each other, "Think of good deeds which you did for Allah's
sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to those deeds so that He may
remove this rock from you." One of them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and
small children and I used to graze the sheep for them. On my return to them in
the evening, I used to milk (the sheep) and start providing my parents first of
all before my children. One day I was delayed and came late at night and found
my parents sleeping. I milked (the sheep) as usual and stood by their heads. I
hated to wake them up and disliked to give milk to my children before them,
although my children were weeping (because of hunger) at my feet till the day
dawned. O Allah! If I did this for Your sake only, kindly remove the rock so
that we could see the sky through it.' So, Allah removed the rock a little and
they saw the sky. The second man said, 'O Allah! I was in love with a cousin of
mine like the deepest love a man may have for a woman. I wanted to outrage her
chastity but she refused unless I gave her one hundred Dinars. So, I struggled
to collect that amount. And when I sat between her legs, she said, 'O Allah's
slave! Be afraid of Allah and do not deflower me except rightfully (by
marriage).' So, I got up. O Allah! If I did it for Your sake only, please remove
the rock.' The rock shifted a little more. Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I
employed a laborer for a Faraq of rice and when he finished his job and demanded
his right, I presented it to him, but he refused to take it. So, I sowed the
rice many time till I gathered cows and their shepherd (from the yield). (Then
after some time) He came and said to me, 'Fear Allah (and give me my right)." I
said, 'Go and take those cows and the shepherd.' He said, 'Be afraid of Allah!
Don't mock at me.' I said, 'I am not mocking at you. Take (all that).' So, he
took all that. O Allah! If I did that for Your sake only, please remove the rest
of the rock.' So, Allah removed the rock."
3.527:
Narrated Zaid bin
Aslam from his father: `Umar said, "But for the future Muslim generations, I
would have distributed the land of the villages I conquer among the soldiers as
the Prophet distributed the land of Khaibar."
3.528:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "He who cultivates land that does not belong to anybody is
more rightful (to own it)." `Urwa said, "`Umar gave the same verdict in his
Caliphate."
3.529:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While the Prophet was
passing the night at his place of rest in Dhul-Hulaifa in the bottom of the
valley (of Aqiq), he saw a dream and it was said to him, "You are in a blessed
valley." Musa said, "Salim let our camels kneel at the place where `Abdullah
used to make his camel kneel, seeking the place where Allah's Apostle used to
take a rest, which is situated below the mosque which is in the bottom of the
valley; it is midway between the mosque and the road."
3.530:
Narrated
`Umar:
While the Prophet was in Al-`Aqiq he said, "Someone (meaning Gabriel)
came to me from my Lord tonight (in my dream) and said, 'Offer the prayer in
this blessed valley and say (I intend to perform) `Umra along with Hajj
(together).' "
3.531:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar expelled the Jews and
the Christians from Hijaz. When Allah's Apostle had conquered Khaibar, he wanted
to expel the Jews from it as its land became the property of Allah, His Apostle,
and the Muslims. Allah's Apostle intended to expel the Jews but they requested
him to let them stay there on the condition that they would do the labor and get
half of the fruits. Allah's Apostle told them, "We will let you stay on thus
condition, as long as we wish." So, they (i.e. Jews) kept on living there until
`Umar forced them to go towards Taima' and Ariha'.
3.532:
Narrated Rafi`
bin Khadij: My uncle Zuhair said, "Allah's Apostle forbade us to do a thing
which was a source of help to us." I said, "Whatever Allah's Apostle said was
right." He said, "Allah's Apostle sent for me and asked, 'What are you doing
with your farms?' I replied, 'We give our farms on rent on the basis that we get
the yield produced at the banks of the water streams (rivers) for the rent, or
rent it for some Wasqs of barley and dates.' Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not do
so, but cultivate (the land) yourselves or let it be cultivated by others
gratis, or keep it uncultivated.' I said, 'We hear and obey.'
3.533:
Narrated Jabir:
The people used to rent their land for cultivation for
one-third, one-fourth or half its yield. The Prophet said, "Whoever has land
should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother gratis; otherwise
keep it uncultivated." Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has
land should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother gratis;
otherwise he should keep it uncultivated."
3.534:
Narrated `Amr:
When I mentioned it (i.e. the narration of Rafi` 'bin Khadij: no. 532) to
Tawus, he said, "It is permissible to rent the land for cultivation, for Ibn
`Abbas said, 'The Prophet did not forbid that, but said: One had better give the
land to one's brother gratis rather than charge a certain amount for it.' "
3.535:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to rent his farms in the time
of Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Uthman, and in the early days of Muawiya. Then he was told
the narration of Rafi` 'bin Khadij that the Prophet had forbidden the renting of
farms. Ibn `Umar went to Rafi` and I accompanied him. He asked Rafi` who replied
that the Prophet had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn `Umar said, "You know
that we used to rent our farms in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle for the yield
of the banks of the water streams (rivers) and for certain amount of figs.
3.536:
Narrated Salim:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I knew that the
land was rented for cultivation in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle ." Later on
Ibn `Umar was afraid that the Prophet had forbidden it, and he had no knowledge
of it, so he gave up renting his land.
3.537:
Narrated Hanzla bin Qais:
Rafi` bin Khadij said, "My two uncles told me that they (i.e. the companions of
the Prophet) used to rent the land in the lifetime of the Prophet for the yield
on the banks of water streams (rivers) or for a portion of the yield stipulated
by the owner of the land. The Prophet forbade it." I said to Rafi`, "What about
renting the land for Dinars and Dirhams?" He replied, "There is no harm in
renting for Dinars-Dirhams. Al-Laith said, "If those who have discernment for
distinguishing what is legal from what is illegal looked into what has been
forbidden concerning this matter they would not permit it, for it is surrounded
with dangers."
3.538:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet was
narrating (a story), while a bedouin was sitting with him. "One of the
inhabitants of Paradise will ask Allah to allow him to cultivate the land. Allah
will ask him, 'Are you not living in the pleasures you like?' He will say, 'Yes,
but I like to cultivate the land.' " The Prophet added, "When the man (will be
permitted he) will sow the seeds and the plants will grow up and get ripe, ready
for reaping and so on till it will be as huge as mountains within a wink. Allah
will then say to him, 'O son of Adam! Take here you are, gather (the yield);
nothing satisfies you.' " On that, the bedouin said, "The man must be either
from Quraish (i.e. an emigrant) or an Ansari, for they are farmers, whereas we
are not farmers." The Prophet smiled (at this).
3.539:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa`d: We used to be very happy on Friday as an old lady used to cut some roots
of the Silq, which we used to plant on the banks of our small water streams, and
cook them in a pot of her's, adding to them, some grains of barley. (Ya'qub, the
sub-narrator said, "I think the narrator mentioned that the food did not contain
fat or melted fat (taken from meat).") When we offered the Friday prayer we
would go to her and she would serve us with the dish. So, we used to be happy on
Fridays because of that. We used not to take our meals or the midday nap except
after the Jumua prayer (i.e. Friday prayer).
3.540:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The people say that Abu Huraira narrates too many narrations. In fact
Allah knows whether I say the truth or not. They also ask, "Why do the emigrants
and the Ansar not narrate as he does?" In fact, my emigrant brethren were busy
trading in the markets, and my Ansar brethren were busy with their properties. I
was a poor man keeping the company of Allah's Apostle and was satisfied with
what filled my stomach. So, I used to be present while they (i.e. the emigrants
and the Ansar) were absent, and I used to remember while they forgot (the
Hadith). One day the Prophet said, "Whoever spreads his sheet till I finish this
statement of mine and then gathers it on his chest, will never forget anything
of my statement." So, I spread my covering sheet which was the only garment I
had, till the Prophet finished his statement and then I gathered it over my
chest. By Him Who had sent him (i.e. Allah's Apostle) with the truth, since then
I did not forget even a single word of that statement of his, until this day of
mine. By Allah, but for two verses in Allah's Book, I would never have related
any narration (from the Prophet). (These two verses are): "Verily! Those who
conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down .....(up to)
the Merciful.' (2.159-160)
Bk. 40: Distribution of Water
3.541:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A
tumbler (full of milk or water) was brought to the Prophet who drank from it,
while on his right side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of those
who were present and on his left side there were old men. The Prophet asked, "O
boy, will you allow me to give it (i.e. the rest of the drink) to the old men?"
The boy said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will not give preference to anyone over me
to drink the rest of it from which you have drunk." So, the Prophet gave it to
him.
3.542:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic
sheep was milked for Allah's Apostle while he was in the house of Anas bin
Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from the well in Anas's house. A
tumbler of it was presented to Allah's Apostle who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr
was sitting on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet
removed the tumbler from his mouth, `Umar was afraid that the Prophet might give
it to the bedouin, so he said. "O Allah's Apostle! Give it to Abu Bakr who is
sitting by your side." But the Prophet gave it to the bedouin, who was to his
right and said, "You should start with the one on your right side."
3.543:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not withhold the superfluous
water, for that will prevent people from grazing their cattle."
3.544:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle said, "Do not withhold the
superfluous water in order to withhold the superfluous grass."
3.545:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No bloodmoney will be charged
if somebody dies in a mine or in a well or is killed by an animal; and if
somebody finds a treasure in his land he has to give one-fifth of it to the
Government."
3.546:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud): The Prophet said,
"Whoever takes a false oath to deprive somebody of his property will meet Allah
while He will be angry with him." Allah revealed: 'Verily those who purchase a
little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant, and their oaths.' ........ (3.77)
Al-Ashath came (to the place where `Abdullah was narrating) and said, "What has
Abu `Abdur-Rahman (i.e. `Abdullah) been telling you? This verse was revealed
concerning me. I had a well in the land of a cousin of mine. The Prophet asked
me to bring witnesses (to confirm my claim). I said, 'I don't have witnesses.'
He said, 'Let the defendant take an oath then.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He
will take a (false) oath immediately.' Then the Prophet mentioned the above
narration and Allah revealed the verse to confirm what he had said." (See Hadith
No. 692)
3.547:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are
three persons whom Allah will not look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor will
he purify them and theirs shall be a severe punishment. They are: -1. A man
possessed superfluous water, on a way and he withheld it from travelers. -2. A
man who gave a pledge of allegiance to a ruler and he gave it only for worldly
benefits. If the ruler gives him something he gets satisfied, and if the ruler
withholds something from him, he gets dissatisfied. -3. And man displayed his
goods for sale after the `Asr prayer and he said, 'By Allah, except Whom None
has the right to be worshipped, I have been given so much for my goods,' and
somebody believes him (and buys them). The Prophet then recited: "Verily! Those
who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths."
(3.77)
3.548:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair: An Ansari man quarreled
with Az-Zubair in the presence of the Prophet about the Harra Canals which were
used for irrigating the date-palms. The Ansari man said to Az-Zubair, "Let the
water pass' but Az-Zubair refused to do so. So, the case was brought before the
Prophet who said to Az-Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then let the
water pass to your neighbor." On that the Ansari got angry and said to the
Prophet, "Is it because he (i.e. Zubair) is your aunt's son?" On that the color
of the face of Allah's Apostle changed (because of anger) and he said, "O
Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then withhold the water till it reaches the
walls between the pits round the trees." Zubair said, "By Allah, I think that
the following verse was revealed on this occasion": "But no, by your Lord They
can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them."
(4.65)
3.549:
Narrated `Urwa:
When a man from the Ansar quarreled
with Az-Zubair, the Prophet said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then
let the water flow (to the land of the others)." "On that the Ansari said, (to
the Prophet), "It is because he is your aunt's son." On that the Prophet said,
"O Zubair! Irrigate till the water reaches the walls between the pits around the
trees and then stop (i.e. let the water go to the other's land)." I think the
following verse was revealed concerning this event: "But no, by your Lord They
can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them."
(4.65)
3.550:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: An Ansari man quarreled with
Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for irrigating date-palms.
Allah's Apostle, ordering Zubair to be moderate, said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your
land) first and then leave the water for your neighbor." The Ansari said, "Is it
because he is your aunt's son?" On that the color of the face of Allah's Apostle
changed and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till
it reaches the walls that are between the pits around the trees." So, Allah's
Apostle gave Zubair his full right. Zubair said, "By Allah, the following verse
was revealed in that connection": "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith
Until they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65) (The
sub-narrator,) Ibn Shihab said to Juraij (another sub-narrator), "The Ansar and
the other people interpreted the saying of the Prophet, 'Irrigate (your land)
and withhold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits around the
trees,' as meaning up to the ankles."
3.551:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a
well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and
eating mud because of excessive thirst. The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering
from the same problem as that of mine. So he (went down the well), filled his
shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the
dog. Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him." The people asked,
"O Allah's Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals?" He
replied, "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate."
3.552:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr: The Prophet prayed the eclipse prayer, and
then said, "Hell was displayed so close that I said, 'O my Lord ! Am I going to
be one of its inhabitants?"' Suddenly he saw a woman. I think he said, who was
being scratched by a cat. He said, "What is wrong with her?" He was told, "She
had imprisoned it (i.e. the cat) till it died of hunger."
3.553:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A woman was tortured
and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of
hunger." Allah's Apostle further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the
woman), 'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did you set
it free to eat the insects of the earth."
3.554:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
Once a tumbler (full of milk or water) was brought to Allah's Apostle who drank
from it, while on his right side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of
those who were present, and on his left side there were old men. The Prophet
asked, "O boy ! Do you allow me to give (the drink) to the elder people
(first)?" The boy said, "I will not prefer anybody to have my share from you, O
Allah's Apostle!" So, he gave it to the boy.
3.555:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, I will drive some
people out from my (sacred) Fount on the Day of Resurrection as strange camels
are expelled from a private trough."
3.556:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet said, "May Allah be merciful to the mother of Ishmael! If she had left
the water of Zamzam (fountain) as it was, (without constructing a basin for
keeping the water), (or said, "If she had not taken handfuls of its water"), it
would have been a flowing stream. Jurhum (an Arab tribe) came and asked her,
'May we settle at your dwelling?' She said, 'Yes, but you have no right to
possess the water.' They agreed."
3.557:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "There are three types of people whom Allah will neither talk to,
nor look at, on the Day of Resurrection. (They are): -1. A man who takes an oath
falsely that he has been offered for his goods so much more than what he is
given, -2. a man who takes a false oath after the `Asr prayer in order to grab a
Muslim's property, and -3. a man who withholds his superfluous water. Allah will
say to him, "Today I will withhold My Grace from you as you withheld the
superfluity of what you had not created."
3.558:
Narrated As-Sab bin
Jath-thama: Allah's Apostle said, No Hima except for Allah and His Apostle. We
have been told that Allah's Apostle made a place called An-Naqi' as Hima, and
`Umar made Ash-Sharaf and Ar-Rabadha Hima (for grazing the animals of Zakat).
3.559:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Keeping horses may
be a source of reward to some (man), a shelter to another (i.e. means of earning
one's living), or a burden to a third. He to whom the horse will be a source of
reward is the one who keeps it in Allah's Cause (prepare it for holy battles)
and ties it by a long rope in a pasture (or a garden). He will get a reward
equal to what its long rope allows it to eat in the pasture or the garden, and
if that horse breaks its rope and crosses one or two hills, then all its
footsteps and its dung will be counted as good deeds for its owner; and if it
passes by a river and drinks from it, then that will also be regarded as a good
deed for its owner even if he has had no intention of watering it then. Horses
are a shelter from poverty to the second person who keeps horses for earning his
living so as not to ask others, and at the same time he gives Allah's right
(i.e. rak`at) (from the wealth he earns through using them in trading etc.,) and
does not overburden them. He who keeps horses just out of pride and for showing
off and as a means of harming the Muslims, his horses will be a source of sins
to him." When Allah's Apostle was asked about donkeys, he replied, "Nothing
particular was revealed to me regarding them except the general unique verse
which is applicable to everything: "Whoever does goodness equal to the weight of
an atom (or small ant) shall see it (its reward) on the Day of Resurrection."
3.560:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A man came to Allah's Apostle and asked
about Al-Luqata (a fallen thing). The Prophet said, "Recognize its container and
its tying material and then make a public announcement about it for one year and
if its owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise use it as you like." The man
said, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is for you, your brother
or the wolf." The man said "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet said, "Why
should you take it as it has got its water-container (its stomach) and its
hooves and it can reach the places of water and can eat the trees till its owner
finds it?"
3.561:
Narrated Az-Zubair bin Al 'Awwam: The Prophet said,
"No doubt, one had better take a rope (and cut) and tie a bundle of wood and
sell it whereby Allah will keep his face away (from Hell-fire) rather than ask
others who may give him or not."
3.562:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "No doubt, you had better gather a bundle of wood and carry it on
your back (and earn your living thereby) rather than ask somebody who may give
you or not."
3.563:
Narrated Husain bin `Ali: `Ali bin Abi Talib said:
"I got a she-camel as my share of the war booty on the day (of the battle) of
Badr, and Allah's Apostle gave me another she-camel. I let both of them kneel at
the door of one of the Ansar, intending to carry Idhkhir on them to sell it and
use its price for my wedding banquet on marrying Fatima. A goldsmith from Bani
Qainqa' was with me. Hamza bin `Abdul-Muttalib was in that house drinking wine
and a lady singer was reciting: "O Hamza! (Kill) the (two) fat old she camels
(and serve them to your guests). So Hamza took his sword and went towards the
two she-camels and cut off their humps and opened their flanks and took a part
of their livers." (I said to Ibn Shihab, "Did he take part of the humps?" He
replied, "He cut off their humps and carried them away.") `Ali further said,
"When I saw that dreadful sight, I went to the Prophet and told him the news.
The Prophet came out in the company of Zaid bin Haritha who was with him then,
and I too went with them. He went to Hamza and spoke harshly to him. Hamza
looked up and said, 'Aren't you only the slaves of my forefathers?' The Prophet
retreated and went out. This incident happened before the prohibition of
drinking."
3.564:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet decided to grant a
portion of (the uncultivated land of) Bahrain to the Ansar. The Ansar said, "(We
will not accept it) till you give a similar portion to our emigrant brothers
(from Quraish)." He said, "(O Ansar!) You will soon see people giving preference
to others, so remain patient till you meet me (on the Day of Resurrection).
3.565:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "One of the rights of a
she camel is that it should be milked at a place of water."
3.566:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: The Prophet permitted selling the dates of the
'Araya for ready dates by estimating the amount of the former (as they are still
on the trees).
3.567:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet forbade
the sales called Al-Mukhabara, Al-Muhaqala and Al-Muzabana and the selling of
fruits till they are free from blights. He forbade the selling of the fruits
except for money, except the 'Araya.
3.568:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet allowed the sale of the dates of the 'Araya for ready dates by
estimating the former which should be estimated as less than five Awsuq or five
Awsuq. (Dawud, the sub-narrator is not sure as to the right amount.)
3.569:
Narrated Rafi` 'bin Khadij and Sahl bin Al Hathma: Allah's Apostle forbade
the sale of Muzabana, i.e. selling of fruits for fruits, except in the case of
'Araya; he allowed the owners of 'Araya such kind of sale.
Bk. 41: Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy
3.570:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While I was in the company of
the Prophet in one of his Ghazawat, he asked, "What is wrong with your camel?
Will you sell it?" I replied in the affirmative and sold it to him. When he
reached Medina, I took the camel to him in the morning and he paid me its price.
3.571:
Narrated Al-A`mash: When we were with Ibrahim, we talked about
mortgaging in deals of Salam. Ibrahim narrated from Aswad that `Aisha had said,
"The Prophet bought some foodstuff on credit from a Jew and mortgaged an iron
armor to him."
3.572:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever
takes the money of the people with the intention of repaying it, Allah will
repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order to spoil it, then Allah
will spoil him."
3.573:
Narrated Abu Dhar: Once, while I was in the
company of the Prophet, he saw the mountain of Uhud and said, "I would not like
to have this mountain turned into gold for me unless nothing of it, not even a
single Dinar remains of it with me for more than three days (i.e. I will spend
all of it in Allah's Cause), except that Dinar which I will keep for repaying
debts." Then he said, "Those who are rich in this world would have little reward
in the Hereafter except those who spend their money here and there (in Allah's
Cause), and they are few in number." Then he ordered me to stay at my place and
went not far away. I heard a voice and intended to go to him but I remembered
his order, "Stay at your place till I return." On his return I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! (What was) that noise which I heard?" He said, "Did you hear anything?"
I said, "Yes." He said, "Gabriel came and said to me, 'Whoever amongst your
followers dies, worshipping none along with Allah, will enter Paradise.' " I
said, "Even if he did such-and-such things (i.e. even if he stole or committed
illegal sexual intercourse)" He said, "Yes."
3.574:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If I had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it
would not please me that it should remain with me for more than three days,
except an amount which I would keep for repaying debts."
3.575:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: A man demanded his debts from Allah's Apostle in such a rude manner
that the companions of the Prophet intended to harm him, but the Prophet said,
"Leave him, no doubt, for he (the creditor) has the right to demand it
(harshly). Buy a camel and give it to him." They said, "The camel that is
available is older than the camel he demands. "The Prophet said, "Buy it and
give it to him, for the best among you are those who repay their debts
handsomely. "
3.576:
Narrated Hudhaifa: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Once a man died and was asked, 'What did you use to say (or do) (in your life
time)?' He replied, 'I was a businessman and used to give time to the rich to
repay his debt and (used to) deduct part of the debt of the poor.' So he was
forgiven (his sins.)" Abu Mas`ud said, "I heard the same (Hadith) from the
Prophet."
3.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and
demanded a camel (the Prophet owed him). Allah's Apostle told his companions to
give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find except an older camel (than what
he demands). (The Prophet ordered them to give him that camel). The man said,
"You have paid me in full and may Allah also pay you in full." Allah's Apostle
said, "Give him, for the best amongst the people is he who repays his debts in
the most handsome manner."
3.578:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet owed
a camel of a certain age to a man who came to demand it back. The Prophet
ordered his companions to give him. They looked for a camel of the same age but
found nothing but a camel one year older. The Prophet told them to give it to
him. The man said, "You have paid me in full, and may Allah pay you in full."
The Prophet said, "The best amongst you is he who pays his debts in the most
handsome manner."
3.579:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I went to the
Prophet while he was in the Mosque. (Mas`ar thinks, that Jabir went in the
forenoon.) After the Prophet told me to pray two rak`at, he repaid me the debt
he owed me and gave me an extra amount.
3.580:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was
in debt. His creditors demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet
(and informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my garden and
exempt my father from the debts but they refused to do so. So, the Prophet did
not give them my garden and told me that he would come to me the next morning.
He came to us early in the morning and wandered among the date-palms and invoked
Allah to bless their fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid the creditors,
and there remained some of the dates for us.
3.581:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: When my father died he owed a Jew thirty Awsuq (of dates). I
requested him to give me respite for repaying but he refused. I requested
Allah's Apostle to intercede with the Jew. Allah's Apostle went to the Jew and
asked him to accept the fruits of my trees in place of the debt but the Jew
refused. Allah's Apostle entered the garden of the date-palms, wandering among
the trees and ordered me (saying), "Pluck (the fruits) and give him his due."
So, I plucked the fruits for him after the departure of Allah's Apostle and gave
his thirty Awsuq, and still had seventeen Awsuq extra for myself. Jabir said: I
went to Allah's Apostle to inform of what had happened, but found him praying
the `Asr prayer. After the prayer I told him about the extra fruits which
remained. Allah's Apostle told me to inform (`Umar) Ibn Al-Khattab about it.
When I went to `Umar and told him about it, `Umar said, "When Allah's Apostle
walked in your garden, I was sure that Allah would definitely bless it."
3.582:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to invoke Allah in the
prayer saying, "O Allah, I seek refuge with you from all sins, and from being in
debt." Someone said, O Allah's Apostle! (I see you) very often you seek refuge
with Allah from being in debt. He replied, "If a person is in debt, he tells
lies when he speaks, and breaks his promises when he promises."
3.583:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If someone leaves some property, it
will be for the inheritors, and if he leaves some weak offspring, it will be for
us to support them."
3.584:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I
am closer to the believers than their selves in this world and in the Hereafter,
and if you like, you can read Allah's Statement: "The Prophet is closer to the
believers than their own selves." (3
3.6) So, if a true believer dies and
leaves behind some property, it will be for his inheritors (from the father's
side), and if he leaves behind some debt to be paid or needy offspring, then
they should come to me as I am the guardian of the deceased."
3.585:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Procrastination (delay) in
repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice."
3.586:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and demanded his debts and used harsh words.
The companions of the Prophet wanted to harm him, but the Prophet said, "Leave
him, as the creditor (owner of the right) has the right to speak."
3.587:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a man finds his very things
with a bankrupt, he has more right to take them back than anyone else."
3.588:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man pledged that his slave would
be manumitted after his death. The Prophet asked, "Who will buy the slave from
me?" Nu'aim bin `Abdullah bought the slave and the Prophet took its price and
gave it to the owner.
3.589:
Narrated Jabir:
When `Abdullah (my
father) died, he left behind children and debts. I asked the lenders to put down
some of his debt, but they refused, so I went to the Prophet to intercede with
them, yet they refused. The Prophet said (to me), "Classify your dates into
their different kinds: 'Adha bin Zaid, Lean and 'Ajwa, each kind alone and call
all the creditors and wait till I come to you." I did so and the Prophet came
and sat beside the dates and started measuring to each his due till he paid them
fully, and the amount of dates remained as it was before, as if he had not
touched them. (On another occasion) I took part in one of Ghazawat among with
the Prophet and I was riding one of our camels. The camel got tired and was
lagging behind the others. The Prophet hit it on its back. He said, "Sell it to
me, and you have the right to ride it till Medina.'' When we approached Medina,
I took the permission from the Prophet to go to my house, saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have newly married." The Prophet asked, "Have you married a virgin or
a matron (a widow or divorcee)?" I said, "I have married a matron, as `Abdullah
(my father) died and left behind daughters small in their ages, so I married a
matron who may teach them and bring them up with good manners." The Prophet then
said (to me), "Go to your family." When I went there and told my maternal uncle
about the selling of the camel, he admonished me for it. On that I told him
about its slowness and exhaustion and about what the Prophet had done to the
camel and his hitting it. When the Prophet arrived, I went to him with the camel
in the morning and he gave me its price, the camel itself, and my share from the
war booty as he gave the other people.
3.590:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man
came to the Prophet and said, "I am often betrayed in bargaining." The Prophet
advised him, "When you buy something, say (to the seller), 'No deception." The
man used to say so afterwards.
3.591:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba:
The Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your
mothers, (2) to bury your daughters alive, (3) to not to pay the rights of the
others (e.g. charity, etc.) and (4) to beg of men (begging). And Allah has hated
for you (1) vain, useless talk, or that you talk too much about others, (2) to
ask too many questions, (in disputed religious matters) and (3) to waste the
wealth (by extravagance).
3.592:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian, and responsible for what
is in his custody. The ruler is a guardian of his subjects and responsible for
them; a husband is a guardian of his family and is responsible for it; a lady is
a guardian of her husband's house and is responsible for it, and a servant is a
guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it." I heard that from
Allah's Apostle and I think that the Prophet also said, "A man is a guardian of
is father's property and is responsible for it, so all of you are guardians and
responsible for your wards and things under your care."
3.593:
Narrated
`Abdullah: I heard a man reciting a verse (of the Holy Qur'an) but I had heard
the Prophet reciting it differently. So, I caught hold of the man by the hand
and took him to Allah's Apostle who said, "Both of you are right." Shu`ba, the
sub-narrator said, "I think he said to them, "Don't differ, for the nations
before you differed and perished (because of their differences). "
3.594:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two persons, a Muslim and a Jew, quarreled. The Muslim
said, "By Him Who gave Muhammad superiority over all the people! The Jew said,
"By Him Who gave Moses superiority over all the people!" At that the Muslim
raised his hand and slapped the Jew on the face. The Jew went to the Prophet and
informed him of what had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet sent
for the Muslim and asked him about it. The Muslim informed him of the event. The
Prophet said, "Do not give me superiority over Moses, for on the Day of
Resurrection all the people will fall unconscious and I will be one of them, but
I will. be the first to gain consciousness, and will see Moses standing and
holding the side of the Throne (of Allah). I will not know whether (Moses) has
also fallen unconscious and got up before me, or Allah has exempted him from
that stroke."
3.595:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: While Allah's Apostle
was sitting, a Jew came and said, "O Abul Qasim! One of your companions has
slapped me on my face." The Prophet asked who that was. He replied that he was
one of the Ansar. The Prophet sent for him, and on his arrival, he asked him
whether he had beaten the Jew. He (replied in the affirmative and) said, "I
heard him taking an oath in the market saying, 'By Him Who gave Moses
superiority over all the human beings.' I said, 'O wicked man! (Has Allah given
Moses superiority) even over Muhammad I became furious and slapped him over his
face." The Prophet said, "Do not give a prophet superiority over another, for on
the Day of Resurrection all the people will fall unconscious and I will be the
first to emerge from the earth, and will see Moses standing and holding one of
the legs of the Throne. I will not know whether Moses has fallen unconscious or
the first unconsciousness was sufficient for him."
3.596:
Narrated Anas:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. The girl was asked who
had crushed her head, and some names were mentioned before her, and when the
name of the Jew was mentioned, she nodded agreeing. The Jew was captured and
when he confessed, the Prophet ordered that his head be crushed between two
stones.
3.597:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man was often cheated in buying.
The Prophet said to him, "When you buy something, say (to the seller), No
cheating." The man used to say so thenceforward .
3.598:
Narrated Jabir:
A man manumitted a slave and he had no other property than that, so the
Prophet canceled the manumission (and sold the slave for him). Nu'aim bin
Al-Nahham bought the slave from him.
3.599:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever takes a false oath so as to take the
property of a Muslim (illegally) will meet Allah while He will be angry with
him." Al-Ash'ath said: By Allah, that saying concerned me. I had common land
with a Jew, and the Jew later on denied my ownership, so I took him to the
Prophet who asked me whether I had a proof of my ownership. When I replied in
the negative, the Prophet asked the Jew to take an oath. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! He will take an oath and deprive me of my property." So, Allah revealed
the following verse: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of
Allah's covenant and their oaths." (3.77)
3.600:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Ka`b bin Malik: Ka`b demanded his debt back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque
and their voices grew louder till Allah's Apostle heard them while he was in his
house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his room and addressed Ka`b,
"O Ka`b!" Ka`b replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle." (He said to him), "Reduce
your debt to one half," gesturing with his hand. Ka`b said, "I have done so, O
Allah's Apostle!" On that the Prophet said to Ibn Abi Hadrad, "Get up and repay
the debt, to him."
3.601:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Hisham
bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different to that of mine.
Allah's Apostle had taught it to me (in a different way). So, I was about to
quarrel with him (during the prayer) but I waited till he finished, then I tied
his garment round his neck and seized him by it and brought him to Allah's
Apostle and said, "I have heard him reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different
to the way you taught it to me." The Prophet ordered me to release him and asked
Hisham to recite it. When he recited it, Allah s Apostle said, "It was revealed
in this way." He then asked me to recite it. When I recited it, he said, "It was
revealed in this way. The Qur'an has been revealed in seven different ways, so
recite it in the way that is easier for you."
3.602:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "No doubt, I intended to order somebody to pronounce
the Iqama of the (compulsory congregational) prayer and then I would go to the
houses of those who do not attend the prayer and burn their houses over them."
3.603:
Narrated Aisha:
Abu bin Zam`a and Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas carried
the case of their claim of the (ownership) of the son of a slave-girl of Zam`a
before the Prophet. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle! My brother, before his death,
told me that when I would return (to Mecca), I should search for the son of the
slave-girl of Zam`a and take him into my custody as he was his son." 'Abu bin
Zam`a said, 'the is my brother and the son of the slave-girl of my father, and
was born or my father's bed." The Prophet noticed a resemblance between `Utba
and the boy but he said, "O 'Abu bin Zam`a! You will get this boy, as the son
goes to the owner of the bed. You, Sauda, screen yourself from the boy."
3.604:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent horsemen to Najd and
they arrested and brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal, the chief of Yamama,
and they fastened him to one of the pillars of the Mosque. When Allah's Apostle
came up to him; he asked, "What have you to say, O Thumama?" He replied, "I have
good news, O Muhammad!" Abu Huraira narrated the whole narration which ended
with the order of the Prophet "Release him!"
3.605:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet sent some horsemen to Najd and they arrested and brought a
man called Thumama bin Uthal from the tribe of Bani Hanifa, and they fastened
him to one of the pillars of the Mosque.
3.606:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Ka`b bin Malik Al-Ansari from Ka`b bin Malik: That `Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad
Al-Aslami owed him some debt. Ka`b met him and caught hold of him and they
started talking and their voices grew loudest. The Prophet passed by them and
addressed Ka`b, pointing out to him to reduce the debt to one half. So, Ka`b got
one half of the debt and exempted the debtor from the other half.
3.607:
Narrated Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith In the Pre-Islamic period of
ignorance, and 'Asi bin Wail owed me some money. I went to him to demand it, but
he said to me, "I will not pay you unless you reject faith in Muhammad." I
replied, "By Allah, I will never disbelieve Muhammad till Allah let you die and
then resurrect you." He said, "Then wait till I die and come to life again, for
then I will be given property and offspring and will pay your right." So, thus
revelation came: "Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our signs and yet says,
'I will be given property and offspring?' " (19.77)
Bk. 42: Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqaata)
3.608:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: I found a purse containing one hundred Diners. So I
went to the Prophet (and informed him about it), he said, "Make public
announcement about it for one year" I did so, but nobody turned up to claim it,
so I again went to the Prophet who said, "Make public announcement for another
year." I did, but none turned up to claim it. I went to him for the third time
and he said, "Keep the container and the string which is used for its tying and
count the money it contains and if its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise,
utilize it." The sub-narrator Salama said, "I met him (Suwaid, another
sub-narrator) in Mecca and he said, 'I don't know whether Ubai made the
announcement for three years or just one year.' "
3.609:
Narrated Zaid
bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A bedouin went to the Prophet and asked him about picking
up a lost thing. The Prophet said, "Make public announcement about it for one
year. Remember the description of its container and the string with which it is
tied; and if somebody comes and claims it and describes it correctly, (give it
to him); otherwise, utilize it." He said, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost
sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its owner), or
for the wolf." He further asked, "What about a lost camel?" On that the face of
the Prophet became red (with anger) and said, "You have nothing to do with it,
as it has its feet, its water reserve and can reach places of water and drink,
and eat trees."
3.610:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Bilal from Yahya: Yazid
Maula Al-Munba'ith heard Zaid bin Khalid al-Juham saying, "The Prophet was asked
about Luqata. He said, 'Remember the description of its container and the string
it is tied with, and announce it publicly for one year.' " Yazid added, "If
nobody claims then the person who has found it can spend it, and it is regarded
as a trust entrusted to him." Yahya said, "I do not know whether the last
sentences were said by the Prophet or by Yazid." Zaid further said, "The Prophet
was asked, 'What about a lost sheep?' The Prophet said, 'Take it, for it is for
you or for your brother (i.e. its owner) or for the wolf." Yazid added that it
should also be announced publicly. The man then asked the Prophet about a lost
camel. The Prophet said, "Leave it, as it has its feet, water container
(reservoir), and it will reach a place of water and eat trees till its owner
finds it."
3.611:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A man came and asked Allah's
Apostle about picking a lost thing. The Prophet said, "Remember the description
of its container and the string it is tied with, and make public announcement
about it for one year. If the owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise, do
whatever you like with it." He then asked, "What about a lost sheep?" The
Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its owner), or for the
wolf." He further asked, "What about a lost camel?" The Prophet said, "It is
none of your concern. It has its water-container (reservoir) and its feet, and
it will reach water and drink it and eat the trees till its owner finds it."
3.612:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet passed a date fallen on the way
and said, "Were I not afraid that it may be from a Sadaqa (charitable gifts), I
would have eaten it." Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Sometimes when I
return home and find a date fallen on my bed, I pick it up in order to eat it,
but I fear that it might be from a Sadaqa, so I throw it."
3.613:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people
of Mecca, Allah's Apostle stood up among the people and after glorifying Allah,
said, "Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His
Apostle and the believers over it, so fighting was illegal for anyone before me,
and was made legal for me for a part of a day, and it will not be legal for
anyone after me. Its game should not be chased, its thorny bushes should not be
uprooted, and picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who
makes public announcement for it, and he whose relative is murdered has the
option either to accept a compensation for it or to retaliate." Al-`Abbas said,
"Except Al-Idhkhir, for we use it in our graves and houses." Allah's Apostle
said, "Except Al-Idhkhir." Abu Shah, a Yemenite, stood up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Get it written for me." Allah's Apostle said, "Write it for Abu Shah."
(The sub-narrator asked Al-Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, "Get it written,
O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "The speech which he had heard from Allah's
Apostle ."
3.614:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "An animal
should not be milked without the permission of its owner. Does any of you like
that somebody comes to his store and breaks his container and takes away his
food? The udders of the animals are the stores of their owners where their
provision is kept, so nobody should milk the animals of somebody else, without
the permission of its owner."
3.615:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A man asked Allah's Apostle about the Luqata. He said, "Make public announcement
of it for one year, then remember the description of its container and the
string it is tied with, utilize the money, and if its owner comes back after
that, give it to him." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost
sheep?" Allah's Apostle said, "Take it, for it is for you, for your brother, or
for the wolf." The man asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost camel?"
Allah's Apostle got angry and his cheeks or face became red, and said, "You have
no concern with it as it has its feet, and its water-container, till its owner
finds it."
3.616:
Narrated Suwaid bin Ghafala: While I as in the company
of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip. One
of them told me to drop it but I refused to do so and said that I would give it
to its owner if I found him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we
performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, I asked Ubai bin Ka`b about it. He
said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of the Prophet
and took it to the Prophet who said to me, 'Make public announcement about it
for one year.' So, I announced it for one year and went to the Prophet who said,
'Announce it publicly for another year.' So, I announced it for another year. I
went to him again and he said, "Announce for an other year." So I announced for
still another year. I went to the Prophet for the fourth time, and he said,
'Remember the amount of money, the description of its container and the string
it is tied with, and if the owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.'
"
3.617:
Narrated Salama:
the above narration (Hadith 616) from Ubai
bin Ka`b: adding, "I met the sub-narrator at Mecca later on, but he did not
remember whether Ka`b had announced what he had found one year or three years."
3.618:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A bedouin asked the Prophet about the
Luqata. The Prophet said, "Make public announcement about it for one year and if
then somebody comes and describes the container of the Luqata and the string it
was tied with, (give it to him); otherwise, spend it." He then asked the Prophet
about a lost camel. The face of the Prophet become red and he said, "You have o
concern with it as it has its water reservoir and feet and it will reach water
and drink and eat trees. Leave it till its owner finds it." He then asked the
Prophet about a lost sheep. The Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother,
or for the wolf."
3.619:
Narrated Abu Bakr: While I was on my way, all
of a sudden I saw a shepherd driving his sheep, I asked him whose servant he
was. He replied that he was the servant of a man from Quraish, and then he
mentioned his name and I recognized him. I asked, "Do your sheep have some
milk?" He replied in the affirmative. I said, "Are you going to milk for me?" He
replied in the affirmative. I ordered him and he tied the legs of one of the
sheep. Then I told him to clean the udder (teats) of dust and to remove dust off
his hands. He removed the dust off his hands by clapping his hands. He then
milked a little milk. I put the milk for Allah's Apostle in a pot and closed its
mouth with a piece of cloth and poured water over it till it became cold. I took
it to the Prophet and said, "Drink, O Allah's Apostle!" He drank it till I was
pleased.
Bk. 43: Oppressions
3.620:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the believers pass safely over (the bridge across)
Hell, they will be stopped at a bridge in between Hell and Paradise where they
will retaliate upon each other for the injustices done among them in the world,
and when they get purified of all their sins, they will be admitted into
Paradise. By Him in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is everybody will recognize
his dwelling in Paradise better than he recognizes his dwelling in this world."
3.621:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz Al-Mazini: While I was walking with
Ibn `Umar holding his hand, a man came in front of us and asked, "What have you
heard from Allah's Apostle about An-Najwa?" Ibn `Umar said, "I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'Allah will bring a believer near Him and shelter him with His
Screen and ask him: Did you commit such-and-such sins? He will say: Yes, my
Lord. Allah will keep on asking him till he will confess all his sins and will
think that he is ruined. Allah will say: 'I did screen your sins in the world
and I forgive them for you today', and then he will be given the book of his
good deeds. Regarding infidels and hypocrites (their evil acts will be exposed
publicly) and the witnesses will say: These are the people who lied against
their Lord. Behold! The Curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers." (1
1.18)
3.622:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim is
a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand
him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will
fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort,
Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and
whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection . "
3.623:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Help your
brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one."
3.624:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is
an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is
all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an
oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
3.625:
Narrated Muawiya bin Suwaid: I heard Al-Bara' bin `Azib saying,
"The Prophet orders us to do seven things and prohibited us from doing seven
other things." Then Al-Bara' mentioned the following:-- (1) To pay a visit to
the sick (inquiring about his health), (2) to follow funeral processions, (3) to
say to a sneezer, "May Allah be merciful to you" (if he says, "Praise be to
Allah!"), (4) to return greetings, (5) to help the oppressed, (6) to accept
invitations, (7) to help others to fulfill their oaths. (See Hadith No. 753,
Vol. 7)
3.626:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "A believer to
another believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each other."
The Prophet then clasped his hands with the fingers interlaced (while saying
that).
3.627:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Oppression will be
a darkness on the Day of Resurrection."
3.628:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet sent Mu`adh to Yemen and said, "Be afraid, from the curse of the
oppressed as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah."
3.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has oppressed another
person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive
him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate
for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from
him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds,
the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him."
3.630:
Narrated
Aisha:
Regarding the explanation of the following verse:-- "If a wife fears
Cruelty or desertion On her husband's part." (4.128) A man may dislike his wife
and intend to divorce her, so she says to him, "I give up my rights, so do not
divorce me." The above verse was revealed concerning such a case.
3.631:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi: A drink (milk mixed with water) was
brought to Allah's Apostle who drank some of it. A boy was sitting to his right,
and some old men to his left. Allah's Apostle said to the boy, "Do you allow me
to give the rest of the drink to these people?" The boy said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I will not give preference to anyone over me to drink the rest of it
from which you have drunk." Allah's Apostle then handed the bowl (of drink) to
the boy. (See Hadith No. 541).
3.632:
Narrated Sa`id bin Zaid: Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever usurps the land of somebody unjustly, his neck will be
encircled with it down the seven earths (on the Day of Resurrection). "
3.633:
Narrated Abu Salama: That there was a dispute between him and
some people (about a piece of land). When he told `Aisha about it, she said, "O
Abu Salama! Avoid taking the land unjustly, for the Prophet said, 'Whoever
usurps even one span of the land of somebody, his neck will be encircled with it
down the seven earths."
3.634:
Narrated Salim's father (i.e. `Abdullah):
The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly, he will
sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."
3.635:
Narrated
Jabala:
"We were in Medina with some of the Iraqi people, and we were struck
with famine and Ibn Az-Zubair used to give us dates. Ibn `Umar used to pass by
and say, "The Prophet forbade us to eat two dates at a time, unless one takes
the permission of one's companions."
3.636:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: There
was an Ansari man called Abu Shu'aib who had a slave butcher. Abu Shu'aib said
to him, "Prepare a meal sufficient for five persons so that I might invite the
Prophet besides other four persons." Abu Shu'aib had seen the signs of hunger on
the face of the Prophet and so he invited him. Another man who was not invited,
followed the Prophet. The Prophet said to Abu Shu'aib, "This man has followed
us. Do you allow him to share the meal?" Abu Shu'aib said, "Yes."
3.637:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "The most hated person in the sight
of Allah is the most quarrelsome person."
3.638:
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at the
door of his dwelling. He came out and said, "I am only a human being, and
opponents come to me (to settle their problems); maybe someone amongst you can
present his case more eloquently than the other, whereby I may consider him true
and give a verdict in his favor. So, If I give the right of a Muslim to another
by mistake, then it is really a portion of (Hell) Fire, he has the option to
take or give up (before the Day of Resurrection).
3.639:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever has (the following) four
characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever has one of the following four
characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up.
These are: (1 ) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a
promise, he breaks it; (3) whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous;
(4) and whenever he quarrels, he behaves impudently in an evil insulting
manner." (See Hadith No. 33 Vol. 1)
3.640:
Narrated Aisha:
Hind bint
`Utba (Abu Sufyan's wife) came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a
miser. Is there any harm if I spend something from his property for our
children?" He said, there is no harm for you if you feed them from it justly and
reasonably (with no extravagance).
3.641:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: We
staid to the Prophet, "You send us out and it happens that we have to stay with
such people as do not entertain us. What do you think about it? He said to us,
"If you stay with some people and they entertain you as they should for a guest,
accept their hospitality, but If they don't do, take the right of the guest from
them."
3.642:
Narrated `Umar:
When Allah took away the soul of His
Prophet at his death, the Ansar assembled In the shed of Bani Sa`ida. I said to
Abu Bakr, "Let us go." So, we come to them (i.e. to Ansar) at the shed of Bani
Sa`ida. (See Hadith No. 19, Vol. 5 for details)
3.643:
Narrated Al-Araj:
Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'No one should prevent his neighbor
from fixing a wooden peg in his wall." Abu Huraira said (to his companions),
"Why do I find you averse to it? By Allah, I certainly will narrate it to you."
3.644:
Narrated Anas:
I was the butler of the people in the house of
Abu Talha, and in those days drinks were prepared from dates. Allah's Apostle
ordered somebody to announce that alcoholic drinks had been prohibited. Abu
Talha ordered me to go out and spill the wine. I went out and spilled it, and it
flowed in the streets of Medina. Some people said, "Some people were killed and
wine was still in their stomachs." On that the Divine revelation came:-- "On
those who believe And do good deeds There is no blame For what they ate (in the
past)." (5.93)
3.645:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said,
"Beware! Avoid sitting on he roads (ways)." The people said, "There is no way
out of it as these are our sitting places where we have talks." The Prophet
said, "If you must sit there, then observe the rights of the way." They asked,
"What are the rights of the way?" He said, "They are the lowering of your gazes
(on seeing what is illegal to look at), refraining from harming people,
returning greetings, advocating good and forbidding evil."
3.646:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A man felt very thirsty while he
was on the way, there he came across a well. He went down the well, quenched his
thirst and came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of
excessive thirst. He said to himself, "This dog is suffering from thirst as I
did." So, he went down the well again and filled his shoe with water and watered
it. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him. The people said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving the animals?" He replied: "Yes,
there is a reward for serving any animate (living being)." (See Hadith No. 551)
3.647:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Once the Prophet stood at the top of one
of the castles (or higher buildings) of Medina and said, "Do you see what I see?
No doubt I am seeing the spots of afflictions amongst your houses as numerous as
the spots where raindrops fall (during a heavy rain). (See Hadith No. 102)
3.648:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: I had been eager to ask `Umar
about the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet regarding whom Allah
said (in the Qur'an saying): If you two (wives of the Prophet namely Aisha and
Hafsa) turn in repentance to Allah your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose
what the Prophet likes) (66.4), till performed the Hajj along with `Umar (and on
our way back from Hajj) he went aside (to answer the call of nature) and I also
went aside along with him carrying a tumbler of water. When he had answered the
call of nature and returned. I poured water on his hands from the tumbler and he
performed ablution. I said, "O Chief of the believers! ' Who were the two ladies
from among the wives of the Prophet to whom Allah said: 'If you two return in
repentance (66.4)? He said, "I am astonished at your question, O Ibn `Abbas.
They were Aisha and Hafsa." Then `Umar went on relating the narration and said.
"I and an Ansari neighbor of mine from Bani Umaiya bin Zaid who used to live in
`Awali Al-Medina, used to visit the Prophet in turns. He used to go one day, and
I another day. When I went I would bring him the news of what had happened that
day regarding the instructions and orders and when he went, he used to do the
same for me. We, the people of Quraish, used to have authority over women, but
when we came to live with the Ansar, we noticed that the Ansari women had the
upper hand over their men, so our women started acquiring the habits of the
Ansari women. Once I shouted at my wife and she paid me back in my coin and I
disliked that she should answer me back. She said, 'Why do you take it ill that
I retort upon you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet retort upon him, and some
of them may not speak with him for the whole day till night.' What she said
scared me and I said to her, 'Whoever amongst them does so, will be a great
loser.' Then I dressed myself and went to Hafsa and asked her, 'Does any of you
keep Allah's Apostle angry all the day long till night?' She replied in the
affirmative. I said, 'She is a ruined losing person (and will never have
success)! Doesn't she fear that Allah may get angry for the anger of Allah's
Apostle and thus she will be ruined? Don't ask Allah's Apostle too many things,
and don't retort upon him in any case, and don't desert him. Demand from me
whatever you like, and don't be tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e. `Aisha)
in her behavior towards the Prophet), for she (i.e. Aisha) is more beautiful
than you, and more beloved to Allah's Apostle. In those days it was rumored that
Ghassan, (a tribe living in Sham) was getting prepared their horses to invade
us. My companion went (to the Prophet on the day of his turn, went and returned
to us at night and knocked at my door violently, asking whether I was sleeping.
I was scared (by the hard knocking) and came out to him. He said that a great
thing had happened. I asked him: What is it? Have Ghassan come? He replied that
it was worse and more serious than that, and added that Allah's Apostle had
divorced all his wives. I said, Hafsa is a ruined loser! I expected that would
happen some day.' So I dressed myself and offered the Fajr prayer with the
Prophet. Then the Prophet entered an upper room and stayed there alone. I went
to Hafsa and found her weeping. I asked her, 'Why are you weeping? Didn't I warn
you? Have Allah's Apostle divorced you all?' She replied, 'I don't know. He is
there in the upper room.' I then went out and came to the pulpit and found a
group of people around it and some of them were weeping. Then I sat with them
for some time, but could not endure the situation. So I went to the upper room
where the Prophet was and requested to a black slave of his: "Will you get the
permission of (Allah's Apostle) for `Umar (to enter)? The slave went in, talked
to the Prophet about it and came out saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he did
not reply.' So, I went and sat with the people who were sitting by the pulpit,
but I could not bear the situation, so I went to the slave again and said: "Will
you get he permission for `Umar? He went in and brought the same reply as
before. When I was leaving, behold, the slave called me saying, "Allah's Apostle
has granted you permission." So, I entered upon the Prophet and saw him lying on
a mat without wedding on it, and the mat had left its mark on the body of the
Prophet, and he was leaning on a leather pillow stuffed with palm fires. I
greeted him and while still standing, I said: "Have you divorced your wives?' He
raised his eyes to me and replied in the negative. And then while still
standing, I said chatting: "Will you heed what I say, 'O Allah's Apostle! We,
the people of Quraish used to have the upper hand over our women (wives), and
when we came to the people whose women had the upper hand over them..." `Umar
told the whole story (about his wife). "On that the Prophet smiled." `Umar
further said, "I then said, 'I went to Hafsa and said to her: Do not be tempted
to imitate your companion (`Aisha) for she is more beautiful than you and more
beloved to the Prophet.' The Prophet smiled again. When I saw him smiling, I sat
down and cast a glance at the room, and by Allah, I couldn't see anything of
importance but three hides. I said (to Allah's Apostle) "Invoke Allah to make
your followers prosperous for the Persians and the Byzantines have been made
prosperous and given worldly luxuries, though they do not worship Allah?' The
Prophet was leaning then (and on hearing my speech he sat straight) and said, 'O
Ibn Al-Khattab! Do you have any doubt (that the Hereafter is better than this
world)? These people have been given rewards of their good deeds in this world
only.' I asked the Prophet . 'Please ask Allah's forgiveness for me. The Prophet
did not go to his wives because of the secret which Hafsa had disclosed to
`Aisha, and he said that he would not go to his wives for one month as he was
angry with them when Allah admonished him (for his oath that he would not
approach Maria). When twenty-nine days had passed, the Prophet went to Aisha
first of all. She said to him, 'You took an oath that you would not come to us
for one month, and today only twenty-nine days have passed, as I have been
counting them day by day.' The Prophet said, 'The month is also of twenty-nine
days.' That month consisted of twenty-nine days. `Aisha said, 'When the Divine
revelation of Choice was revealed, the Prophet started with me, saying to me, 'I
am telling you something, but you need not hurry to give the reply till you can
consult your parents." `Aisha knew that her parents would not advise her to part
with the Prophet . The Prophet said that Allah had said: 'O Prophet! Say To your
wives; If you desire The life of this world And its glitter, ... then come! I
will make a provision for you and set you free In a handsome manner. But if you
seek Allah And His Apostle, and The Home of the Hereafter, then Verily, Allah
has prepared For the good-doers amongst you A great reward.' (3
3.28) `Aisha
said, 'Am I to consult my parents about this? I indeed prefer Allah, His
Apostle, and the Home of the Hereafter.' After that the Prophet gave the choice
to his other wives and they also gave the same reply as `Aisha did."
3.649:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not go to his
wives for one month as his foot had been sprained. He stayed in an upper room
when `Umar went to him and said, "Have you divorced your wives?" He said, "No,
but I have taken an oath that I would not go to them for one month." The Prophet
stayed there for twenty-nine days, and then came down and went to his wives.
3.650:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet entered the Mosque, and I too
went there after tying the camel at the pavement of the Mosque. I said (to the
Prophet ), "This is your camel." He came out and started examining the camel and
said, "Both the camel and its price are for you."
3.651:
Narrated
Hudhaifa: I saw Allah's Apostle coming (or the Prophet came) to the dumps of
some people and urinated there while standing .
3.652:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was on the way, he found a thorny
branch of a tree there on the way and removed it. Allah thanked him for that
deed and forgave him."
3.653:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet judged
that seven cubits should be left as a public way when there was a dispute about
the land.
3.654:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Ansari: The Prophet
forbade robbery (taking away what belongs to others without their permission),
and also forbade mutilation (or maiming) of bodies.
3.655:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "When an adulterer commits illegal sexual
intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time, he is doing it, and when a
drinker of an alcoholic liquor drinks it, then he is not a believer at the time
of drinking it, and when a thief steals, then he is not a believer at the time
of stealing, and when a robber robs, and the people look at him, then he is not
a believer at the time of doing robbery.
3.656:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary
(i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill
the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody
will accept it (as charitable gifts).
3.657:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa`: On the day of Khaibar the Prophet saw fires being lighted. He asked,
"Why are these fires being lighted?" The people replied that they were cooking
the meat of donkeys. He said, "Break the pots and throw away their contents."
The people said, "Shall we throw away their contents and wash the pots (rather
than break them)?" He said, "Wash them."
3.658:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud: The Prophet entered Mecca and (at that time) there were three
hundred-and-sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He started stabbing the idols with a
stick he had in his hand and reciting: "Truth (Islam) has come and Falsehood
(disbelief) has vanished."
3.659:
Narrated Al-Qasim: Aisha said that she
hung a curtain decorated with pictures (of animals) on a cupboard. The Prophet
tore that curtain and she turned it into two cushions which remained in the
house for the Prophet to sit on.
3.660:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin
Al-`As: I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever is killed while protecting his
property then he is a martyr."
3.661:
Narrated Anas:
While the
Prophet was with one of his wives, one of the mothers of the believers (i.e. one
of his wives) sent a wooden bowl containing food with a servant. The wife (in
whose house he was sitting) stroke the bowl with her hand and broke it. The
Prophet collected the shattered pieces and put the food back in it and said,
"Eat." He kept the servant and the bowl till he had eaten the food. Then the
Prophet gave another unbroken. bowl to the servant and kept the broken one.
3.662:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There was an Israeli
man called Juraij, while he was praying, his mother came and called him, but he
did not respond to her call. He said (to himself) whether he should continue the
prayer or reply to his mother. She came to him the second time and called him
and said, "O Allah! Do not let him die until he sees the faces of prostitutes."
Juraij used to live in a hermitage. A woman said that she would entice Juraij,
so she went to him and presented herself (for an evil act) but he refused. She
then went to a shepherd and allowed him to commit an illegal sexual intercourse
with her and later she gave birth to a boy. She alleged that the baby was from
Juraij. The people went to Juraij and broke down his hermitage, pulled him out
of it and abused him. He performed ablution and offered the prayer, then he went
to the male (baby) and asked him; "O boy! Who is your father?" The baby replied
that his father was the shepherd. The people said that they would build for him
a hermitage of gold but Juraij asked them to make it of mud only."
Bk. 44: Partnership
3.663:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
"Allah's Apostle sent an army towards the east coast and appointed Abu 'Ubaida
bin Al-Jarrah as their chief, and the army consisted of three-hundred men
including myself. We marched on till we reached a place where our food was about
to finish. Abu- 'Ubaida ordered us to collect all the journey food and it was
collected. My (our) journey food was dates. Abu 'Ubaida kept on giving us our
daily ration in small amounts from it, till it was exhausted. The share of
everyone of us used to be one date only." I said, "How could one date benefit
you?" Jabir replied, "We came to know its value when even that too finished."
Jabir added, "When we reached the sea-shore, we saw a huge fish which was like a
small mountain. The army ate from it for eighteen days. Then Abu 'Ubaida ordered
that two of its ribs be fixed and they were fixed in the ground. Then he ordered
that a she-camel be ridden and it passed under the two ribs (forming an arch)
without touching them."
3.664:
Narrated Salama:
Once the journey
food diminished and the people were reduced to poverty. They went to the Prophet
and asked his permission to slaughter their camels, and he agreed. `Umar met
them and they told him about it, and he said, "How would you survive after
slaughtering your camels?" Then he went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! How would they survive after slaughtering their camels?" Allah's
Apostle ordered `Umar, "Call upon the people to bring what has remained of their
food." A leather sheet was spread and al I the journey food was collected and
heaped over it. Allah's Apostle stood up and invoked Allah to bless it, and then
directed all the people to come with their utensils, and they started taking
from it till all of them got what was sufficient for them. Allah's Apostle then
said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I am
His Apostle. "
3.665:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: We used to offer the
`Asr prayer with the Prophet and slaughter a camel, the meat of which would be
divided in ten parts. We would eat the cooked meat before sunset.
3.666:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "When the people of Ash`ari tribe ran
short of food during the holy battles, or the food of their families in Medina
ran short, they would collect all their remaining food in one sheet and then
distribute it among themselves equally by measuring it with a bowl. So, these
people are from me, and I am from them."
3.667:
Narrated Anas:
that
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq wrote to him the law of Zakat which was made obligatory by
Allah's Apostle. He wrote: 'Partners possessing joint property (sheep) have to
pay its Zakat equally.
3.668:
Narrated 'Abaya bin Rafa'a bin Raft' bin
Khadij: My grandfather said, "We were in the company of the Prophet at
Dhul-Hulaifa. The people felt hungry and captured some camels and sheep (as
booty). The Prophet was behind the people. They hurried and slaughtered the
animals and put their meat in pots and started cooking it. (When the Prophet
came) he ordered the pots to be upset and then he distributed the animals (of
the booty), regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel. One of the camels fled
and the people ran after it till they were exhausted. At that time there were
few horses. A man threw an arrow at the camel, and Allah stopped the camel with
it. The Prophet said, "Some of these animals are like wild animals, so if you
lose control over one of these animals, treat it in this way (i.e. shoot it with
an arrow)." Before distributing them among the soldiers my grandfather said, "We
may meet the enemies in the future and have no knives; can we slaughter the
animals with reeds?" The Prophet said, "Use whatever causes blood to flow, and
eat the animals if the name of Allah has been mentioned on slaughtering them. Do
not slaughter with teeth or fingernails and I will tell you why: It is because
teeth are bones (i.e. cannot cut properly) and fingernails are the tools used by
the Ethiopians (whom we should not imitate for they are infidels).
3.669:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet decreed that one should not eat two dates
together at a time unless he gets the permission from his companions (sharing
the meal with him).
3.670:
Narrated Jabala:
"While at Medina we were
struck with famine. Ibn Az-Zubair used to provide us with dates as our food. Ibn
`Umar used to pass by us and say, "Don't eat two dates together at a time as the
Prophet has forbidden eating two dates together at a time (in a gathering)
unless one takes the permission of one's companion brother."
3.671:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If one manumits
his share of a jointly possessed slave, and can afford the price of the other
shares according to the adequate price of the slave, the slave will be
completely manumitted; otherwise he will be partially manumitted.' " (Aiyub, a
sub-narrator is not sure whether the saying " ... otherwise he will be partially
manumitted" was said by Nafi` or the Prophet.)
3.672:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever manumits his share of a jointly possessed
slave, it is imperative for him to get that slave manumitted completely by
paying the remaining price, and if he does not have sufficient money to manumit
him, then the price of the slave should be estimated justly, and he is to be
allowed to work and earn the amount that will manumit him (without overburdening
him)".
3.673:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: The Prophet said, "The
example of the person abiding by Allah's order and restrictions in comparison to
those who violate them is like the example of those persons who drew lots for
their seats in a boat. Some of them got seats in the upper part, and the others
in the lower. When the latter needed water, they had to go up to bring water
(and that troubled the others), so they said, 'Let us make a hole in our share
of the ship (and get water) saving those who are above us from troubling them.
So, if the people in the upper part left the others do what they had suggested,
all the people of the ship would be destroyed, but if they prevented them, both
parties would be safe."
3.674:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: That he had
asked `Aisha about the meaning of the Statement of Allah: "If you fear that you
shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphan girls, then Marry (Other) women
of your choice Two or three or four." (4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This is
about the orphan girl who lives with her guardian and shares his property. Her
wealth and beauty may tempt him to marry her without giving her an adequate Mahr
(bridal-money) which might have been given by another suitor. So, such guardians
were forbidden to marry such orphan girls unless they treated them justly and
gave them the most suitable Mahr; otherwise they were ordered to marry any other
woman." `Aisha further said, "After that verse the people again asked the
Prophet (about the marriage with orphan 'girls), so Allah revealed the following
verses:-- 'They ask your instruction Concerning the women. Say: Allah Instructs
you about them And about what is Recited unto you In the Book, concerning The
orphan girls to whom You give not the prescribed portions and yet whom you
Desire to marry..." (4.127) What is meant by Allah's Saying:-- 'And about what
is Recited unto you is the former verse which goes:-- 'If you fear that you
shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphan girls, then Marry (other) women
of your choice.' (4.3) `Aisha said, "Allah's saying in the other verse:--'Yet
whom you desire to marry' (4.127) means the desire of the guardian to marry an
orphan girl under his supervision when she has not much property or beauty (in
which case he should treat her justly). The guardians were forbidden to marry
their orphan girls possessing property and beauty without being just to them, as
they generally refrain from marrying them (when they are neither beautiful nor
wealthy).
3.675:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet established
the right of Shu'fa (i.e. Preemption) in joint properties; but when the land is
divided and the ways are demarcated, then there is no pre-emption.
3.676:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The right of preemption is
valid in every joint property, but when the land is divided and the way is
demarcated, then there is no right of pre-emption."
3.677:
Narrated
Sulaiman bin Abu Muslim: I asked Abu Minhal about money exchange from hand to
hand. He said, "I and a partner of mine bought something partly in cash and
partly on credit." Al-Bara' bin `Azib passed by us and we asked about it. He
replied, "I and my partner Zaid bin Al-Arqam did the same and then went to the
Prophet and asked him about it. He said, 'Take what was from hand to hand and
leave what was on credit.' "
3.678:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle
rented the land of Khaibar to the Jews on the condition that they would work on
it and cultivate it and take half of its yield.
3.679:
Narrated `Uqba
bin 'Amir: that Allah's Apostle gave him some sheep to distribute among his
companions in order to sacrifice them and a kid was left. He told the Prophet
about it and the Prophet said to him, "Sacrifice it on your behalf."
3.680:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Hisham: that his mother Zainab bint Humaid took him
to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take the pledge of allegiance from
him." But he said, "He is still too young for the pledge," and passed his hand
on his (i.e. `Abdullah's) head and invoked for Allah's blessing for him. Zuhra
bin Ma`bad stated that he used to go with his grandfather, `Abdullah bin Hisham,
to the market to buy foodstuff. Ibn `Umar and Ibn Az-Zubair would meet him and
say to him, "Be our partner, as the Prophet invoked Allah to bless you." So, he
would be their partner, and very often he would win a camel's load and send it
home.
3.681:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Whoever manumits his
share o a jointly possessed slave, it is imperative on him to manumit the slave
completely if he has sufficient money to pay the rest of its price which is to
be estimated justly. He should pay his partners their shares and release him
(the freed one).
3.682:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever
manumits his share of a jointly possessed slave, it is essential for him to
manumit the slave completely if he has sufficient money. Otherwise he should
look for some work for the slave (to earn what would enable him to emancipate
himself), without overburdening him with work."
3.683:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet (along with his companions) reached Mecca in the morning of
the fourth of Dhul-Hijja assuming Ihram for Hajj only. So when we arrived at
Mecca, the Prophet ordered us to change our intentions of the Ihram for `Umra
and that we could finish our Ihram after performing the `Umra and could go to
our wives (for sexual intercourse). The people began talking about that. Jabir
said surprisingly, "Shall we go to Mina while semen is dribbling from our male
organs?" Jabir moved his hand while saying so. When this news reached the
Prophet he delivered a sermon and said, "I have been informed that some peoples
were saying so and so; By Allah I fear Allah more than you do, and am more
obedient to Him than you. If I had known what I know now, I would not have
brought the Hadi (sacrifice) with me and had the Hadi not been with me, I would
have finished the Ihram." At that Suraqa bin Malik stood up and asked "O Allah's
Apostle! Is this permission for us only or is it forever?" The Prophet replied,
"It is forever." In the meantime `Ali bin Abu Talib came from Yemen and was
saying Labbaik for what the Prophet has intended. (According to another man,
`Ali was saying Labbaik for Hajj similar to Allah's Apostle's). The Prophet told
him to keep on the Ihram and let him share the Hadi with him.
3.684:
Narrated Abaya bin Rifaa: My grandfather, Rafi` bin Khadij said, "We were in
the valley of Dhul-Hulaifa of Tuhama in the company of the Prophet and had some
camels and sheep (of the booty). The people hurried (in slaughtering the
animals) and put their meat in the pots and started cooking. Allah's Apostle
came and ordered them to upset the pots, and distributed the booty considering
one camel as equal to ten sheep. One of the camels fled and the people had only
a few horses, so they got worried. (The camel was chased and) a man slopped the
camel by throwing an arrow at it. Allah's Apostle said, 'Some of these animals
are untamed like wild animals, so if anyone of them went out of your control,
then you should treat it as you have done now.' " My grandfather said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We fear that we may meet our enemy tomorrow and we have no
knives, could we slaughter the animals with reeds?" The Prophet said, "Yes, or
you can use what would make blood flow (slaughter) and you can eat what is
slaughtered and the Name of Allah is mentioned at the time of slaughtering. But
don't use teeth or fingernails (in slaughtering). I will tell you why, as for
teeth, they are bones, and fingernails are used by Ethiopians for slaughtering.
(See Hadith 668)
Bk. 45: Mortgaging
3.685:
Narrated Anas:
No doubt, the
Prophet mortgaged his armor for barley grams. Once I took barley bread with some
dissolved fat on it to the Prophet and I heard him saying, "The household of
Muhammad did not possess except a Sa (of food grain, barley, etc.) for both the
morning and the evening meals although they were nine houses."
3.686:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet bought some foodstuff on credit for a
limited period and mortgaged his armor for it.
3.687:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Who would kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf as he has
harmed Allah and His Apostle ?" Muhammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, "I will
kill him." So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to Ka`b and said, "I want a loan of one
or two Wasqs of food grains." Ka`b said, "Mortgage your women to me." Muhammad
bin Maslama said, "How can we mortgage our women, and you are the most handsome
among the Arabs?" He said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." Muhammad said, "How
can we mortgage our sons, as the people will abuse them for being mortgaged for
one or two Wasqs of food grains? It is shameful for us. But we will mortgage our
arms to you." So, Muhammad bin Maslama promised him that he would come to him
next time. They (Muhammad bin Maslama and his companions came to him as promised
and murdered him. Then they went to the Prophet and told him about it.
3.688:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "One can ride the
mortgaged animal because of what one spends on it, and one can drink the milk of
a milch animal as long as it is mortgaged. "
3.689:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The mortgaged animal can be used for riding as
long as it is fed and the milk of the milch animal can be drunk according to
what one spend on it. The one who rides the animal or drinks its milk should
provide the expenditures."
3.690:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
bought some foodstuff from a Jew and mortgaged his armor to him.
3.691:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: I wrote a letter to Ibn `Abbas and he wrote to me
that the Prophet had given the verdict that the defendant had to take an oath.
3.692:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) said, "Whoever took a
false oath in order to grab somebody's property will meet Allah while Allah will
be angry with him." Allah revealed the following verse to confirm
that:--"Verily! Those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant
And their oaths...a painful torment." (3.77) Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came to us and
asked as to what Abu `Abdur-Rahman (i.e. Ibn Mas`ud) was telling you." We
related the story to him. On that he said, "He has told the truth. This verse
was revealed about me. I had some dispute with another man regarding a well and
we took the case before Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said (to me), "Produce
two witnesses (to support your claim); otherwise the defendant has the right to
take an oath (to refute your claim).' I said, 'The defendant would not mind to
take a false oath." Allah's Apostle then said, 'Whoever took a false oath in
order to grab someone else's property will meet Allah, Allah will be angry with
him.' Allah then revealed what Confirmed it." Al-Ash'ath then recited the
following Verse:--"Verily! Those who purchase a small gain at the cost of
Allah's covenant, And their oaths . . . (to) . . . they shall have a painful
torment!' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 546)
Bk. 46: Manumission of Slaves
3.693:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of
his body from the (Hell) Fire as he has freed the body-parts of the slave."
Sa`id bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to `Ali bin Al-Husain and he
freed his slave for whom `Abdullah bin Ja`far had offered him ten thousand
Dirhams or one-thousand Dinars.
3.694:
Narrated Abu Dhar: I asked the
Prophet, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and to fight
for His Cause." I then asked, "What is the best kind of manumission (of
slaves)?" He replied, "The manumission of the most expensive slave and the most
beloved by his master." I said, "If I cannot afford to do that?" He said, "Help
the weak or do good for a person who cannot work for himself." I said, "If I
cannot do that?" He said, "Refrain from harming others for this will be regarded
as a charitable deed for your own good."
3.695:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu
Bakr: The Prophet ordered us to free slaves at the time of solar eclipses.
3.696:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: We were ordered to free slaves at
the time of lunar eclipses.
3.697:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said,
"Whoever manumits a slave owned by two masters, should manumit him completely
(not partially) if he is rich after having its price evaluated."
3.698:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever frees his share
of a common slave and he has sufficient money to free him completely, should let
its price be estimated by a just man and give his partners the price of their
shares and manumit the slave; otherwise (i.e. if he has not sufficient money) he
manumits the slave partially."
3.699:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever manumits his share of a slave, then it is essential for
him to get that slave manumitted' completely as long as he has the money to do
so. If he has not sufficient money to pay the price of the other shares (after
the price of the slave is evaluated justly), the manumitted manumits the slave
partially in proportion to his share.
3.700:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah: as
above BRIEFLY.
3.701:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "He who
manumits his share of a slave and has money sufficient to free the remaining
portion of that slave's price (justly estimated) then he should manumit him (by
giving the rest of his price to the other co-owners)." Nafi` added, "Otherwise
the slave is partially free." Aiyub is not sure whether the last statement was
said by Nafi` or it was a part of the Hadith.
3.702:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
That he used to give his verdict regarding the male or female slaves owned by
more than one master, one of whom may manumit his share of the slave. Ibn `Umar
used to say in such a case, "The manumitted should manumit the slave completely
if he has sufficient money to pay the rest of the price of that slave (which is
to be justly estimated) and the other shareholders are to take the price of
their shares and the slave is freed (released from slavery)." Ibn `Umar narrated
this verdict from the Prophet.
3.703:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That the
Prophet said, "Whoever frees his portion of a (common) slave."
3.704:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever frees his portion of a
common slave should free the slave completely by paying the rest of his price
from his money if he has enough money; otherwise the price of the slave is to be
estimated and the slave is to be helped to work without hardship till he pays
the rest of his price."
3.705:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Allah has accepted my invocation to forgive what whispers in the hearts of my
followers, unless they put it to action or utter it." (See Hadith No. 657 Vol.
8)
3.706:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: The Prophet said, "The (reward
of) deeds depend on intentions, and every person will get the reward according
to what he intends. So, whoever migrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his
migration will be for Allah and His Apostle, and whoever migrated for worldly
benefits or for marrying a woman, then his migration will be for what he
migrated for." (See Hadith No. 1, Vol. 1)
3.707:
Narrated Qais:
When
Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave set out intending to embrace Islam they
lost each other on the way. The slave then came while Abu Huraira was sitting
with the Prophet. The Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! Your slave has come back."
Abu Huraira said, "Indeed, I would like you to witness that I have manumitted
him." That happened at the time when Abu Huraira recited (the following poetic
verse):-- 'What a long tedious tiresome night! Nevertheless, it has delivered us
From the land of Kufr (disbelief).
3.708:
Narrated Abu Huraira: On my
way to the Prophet I was reciting:-- 'What a long tedious tiresome night!
Nevertheless, it has saved us From the land of Kufr (disbelief).' I had a slave
who ran away from me on the way. When I went to the Prophet and gave the pledge
of allegiance for embracing Islam, the slave showed up while I was still with
the Prophet who remarked, "O Abu Huraira! Here is your slave!" I said, "I
manumit him for Allah's Sake," and so I freed him.
3.709:
Narrated Qais:
When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave came intending to embrace Islam,
they lost each other on the way. (When the slave showed up) Abu Huraira said (to
the Prophet), "I make you witness that the slave is free for Allah's Cause."
3.710:
Narrated `Aisha:
`Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother
Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his custody,
telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son. When Allah's Apostle went
(to Mecca) at the time of the Conquest, Sa`d took the son of the slave-girl of
Zam`a to Allah's Apostle and also brought 'Abu bin Zam`a with him and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! This is the son of my brother `Utba who authorized me to take
him into my custody." 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "O Allah's Apostle! He is my brother,
the son of Zam`a's slave-girl and he was born on his bed." Allah's Apostle
looked at the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed much resemblance (to
`Utba). Allah's Apostle said, "It is for you, O 'Abu bin Zam`a as he was born on
the bed of your father." Allah's Apostle then told Sauda bint Zam`a to observe
veil in the presence of the boy as he noticed the boy's resemblance to `Utba and
Sauda was the wife of the Prophet .
3.711:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The
Prophet called for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.
3.712:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the selling or
donating the Wala' of a freed slave.
3.713:
Narrated `Aisha:
I
bought Buraira but her masters put the condition that her Wala' would be for
them. I told the Prophet about it. He said (to me), "Manumit her as her Wala'
will be for the one who pays the price." So, I manumitted her. The Prophet
called Buraira and gave her the option of either staying with her husband or
leaving him. She said, "Even if he gave me so much money, I would not stay with
him," and so she preferred her freedom to her husband.
3.714:
Narrated
Anas:
Some men of the Ansar asked for the permission of Allah's Apostle and
said, "Allow us to give up the ransom from our nephew Al-`Abbas. The Prophet
said (to them), "Do not leave (even) a Dirham (of his ransom).
3.715:
Narrated Hisham:
My father told me that Hakim bin Hizam manumitted
one-hundred slaves in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance and slaughtered
one-hundred camels (and distributed them in charity). When he embraced Islam he
again slaughtered one-hundred camels and manumitted one-hundred slaves. Hakim
said, "I asked Allah's Apostle, 'O Allah's Apostle! What do you think about some
good deeds I used to practice in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance regarding
them as deeds of righteousness?' Allah's Apostle said, "You have embraced Islam
along with all those good deeds you did."
3.716:
Narrated Marwan and
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the
Prophet and they requested him to return their properties and captives. The
Prophet stood up and said to them, "I have other people with me in this matter
(as you see) and the most beloved statement to me is the true one; you may
choose either the properties or the prisoners as I have delayed their
distribution." The Prophet had waited for them for more than ten days since his
arrival from Ta'if. So, when it became evident to them that the Prophet was not
going to return them except one of the two, they said, "We choose our
prisoners." The Prophet got up amongst the people and glorified and praised
Allah as He deserved and said, "Then after, these brethren of yours have come to
us with repentance, and I see it logical to return them the captives. So,
whoever amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever
of you likes to stick to his share till we recompense him from the very first
war booty which Allah will give us, then he can do so (i.e. give up the present
captives)." The people unanimously said, "We do that (return the captives)
willingly." The Prophet said, "We do not know which of you has agreed to it and
which have not, so go back and let your leaders forward us your decision." So,
all the people then went back and discussed the matter with their leaders who
returned and informed the Prophet that all the people had willingly given their
consent to return the captives. This is what has reached us about the captives
of Hawazin. Narrated Anas that `Abbas said to the Prophet, "I paid for my ransom
and `Aqil's ransom."
3.717:
Narrated Ibn `Aun: I wrote a letter to Nafi`
and Nafi` wrote in reply to my letter that the Prophet had suddenly attacked
Bani Mustaliq without warning while they were heedless and their cattle were
being watered at the places of water. Their fighting men were killed and their
women and children were taken as captives; the Prophet got Juwairiya on that
day. Nafi` said that Ibn `Umar had told him the above narration and that Ibn
`Umar was in that army.
3.718:
Narrated Ibn Muhairiz: I saw Abu Sa`id
and asked him about coitus interruptus. Abu Sa`id said, "We went with Allah's
Apostle, in the Ghazwa of Bani Al-Mustaliq and we captured some of the 'Arabs as
captives, and the long separation from our wives was pressing us hard and we
wanted to practice coitus interruptus. We asked Allah's Apostle (whether it was
permissible). He said, "It is better for you not to do so. No soul, (that which
Allah has) destined to exist, up to the Day of Resurrection, but will definitely
come, into existence."
3.719:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I have loved the
people of the tribe of Bani Tamim ever since I heard, three things, Allah's
Apostle said about them. I heard him saying, These people (of the tribe of Bani
Tamim) would stand firm against Ad-Dajjal." When the Sadaqat (gifts of charity)
from that tribe came, Allah's Apostle said, "These are the Sadaqat (i.e.
charitable gifts) of our folk." `Aisha had a slave-girl from that tribe, and the
Prophet said to `Aisha, "Manumit her as she is a descendant of Ishmael (the
Prophet).
3.720:
Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said, "He who has a
slave-girl and educates and treats her nicely and then manumits and marries her,
will get a double reward."
3.721:
Narrated Al-Ma'rur bin Suwaid: I saw
Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a cloak. We
asked him about that (i.e. how both were wearing similar cloaks). He replied,
"Once I abused a man and he complained of me to the Prophet . The Prophet asked
me, 'Did you abuse him by slighting his mother?' He added, 'Your slaves are your
brethren upon whom Allah has given you authority. So, if one has one's brethren
under one's control, one should feed them with the like of what one eats and
clothe them with the like of what one wears. You should not overburden them with
what they cannot bear, and if you do so, help them (in their hard job).
3.722:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "If a slave is honest
and faithful to his master and worships his Lord (Allah) in a perfect manner, he
will get a double reward."
3.723:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The
Prophet said, "He who has a slave-girl and teaches her good manners and improves
her education and then manumits and marries her, will get a double reward; and
any slave who observes Allah's right and his master's right will get a double
reward."
3.724:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A pious
slave gets a double reward." Abu Huraira added: By Him in Whose Hands my soul is
but for Jihad (i.e. holy battles), Hajj, and my duty to serve my mother, I would
have loved to die as a slave.
3.725:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Goodness and comfort are for him who worships his Lord in a perfect
manner and serves his master sincerely."
3.726:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "If a slave serves his Saiyid (i.e. master) sincerely and worships
his Lord (Allah) perfectly, he will get a double reward."
3.727:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The Mamluk (slave) who worships his
Lord in a perfect manner, and is dutiful, sincere and obedient to his Saiyid
(master), will get a double reward."
3.728:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "You should not say, 'Feed your lord (Rabbaka), help your lord in
performing ablution, or give water to your lord, but should say, 'my master
(e.g. Feed your master instead of lord etc.) (Saiyidi), or my guardian (Maulai),
and one should not say, my slave (Abdi), or my girl-slave (Amati), but should
say, my lad (Fatai), my lass (Fatati), and 'my boy (Ghulami).
3.729:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "If one manumits his share of a common
slave (Abd), and he has money sufficient to free the remaining portion of the
price of the slave (justly estimated), then he should free the slave completely
by paying the rest of his price; otherwise the slave is freed partly. "
3.730:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Everyone of you is a
guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who has authority over
people, is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a guardian of his
family and is responsible for them; a woman is a guardian of her husband's house
and children and is responsible for them; a slave ('Abu) is a guardian of his
master's property and is responsible for it; so all of you are guardians and are
responsible for your charges."
3.731:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin
Khalid: The Prophet said, "If a slave-girl (Ama) commits illegal sexual
intercourse, scourge her; if she does it again, scourge her again; if she
repeats it, scourge her again." The narrator added that on the third or the
fourth offense, the Prophet said, "Sell her even for a hair rope."
3.732:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When your servant brings your meals
to you then if he does not let him sit and share the meals, then he should at
least give him a mouthful or two mouthfuls of that meal or a meal or two meals,
as he has prepared it."
3.733:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: That he
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible
for his charge; the ruler is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; the
man is a guardian in his family and responsible for his charges; a woman is a
guardian of her husband's house and responsible for her charges; and the servant
is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for his charge." I
definitely heard the above from the Prophet and think that the Prophet also
said, "A man is a guardian of his father's property and responsible for his
charges; so everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for his charges."
3.734:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody fights (or
beats somebody) then he should avoid the face."
3.735:
Narrated `Urwa:
That `Aisha told him that Buraira came to seek her help in her writing of
emancipation (for a certain sum) and that time she had not paid anything of it.
`Aisha said to her, "Go back to your masters, and if they agree that I will pay
the amount of your writing of emancipation and get your Wala', I will do so."
Buraira informed her masters of that but they refused and said, "If she (i.e.
`Aisha) is seeking Allah's reward, then she can do so, but your Wala' will be
for us." `Aisha mentioned that to Allah's Apostle who said to her, "Buy and
manumit her, as the Wala' is for the liberator." Allah's Apostle then got up and
said, "What about the people who stipulate conditions which are not present in
Allah's Laws? Whoever imposes conditions which are not present in Allah's Laws,
then those conditions will be invalid, even if he imposed these conditions a
hundred times. Allah's conditions (Laws) are the truth and are more solid."
3.736:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Aisha wanted to buy a slave-girl in
order to manumit her. The girl's masters stipulated that her Wala' would be for
them. Allah's Apostle said (to `Aisha), "What they stipulate should not stop
you, for the Wala' is for the liberator."
3.737:
Narrated Aisha:
Buraira came (to `Aisha) and said, "I have made a contract of emancipation
with my masters for nine Uqiyas (of gold) to be paid in yearly installments.
Therefore, I seek your help." `Aisha said, "If your masters agree, I will pay
them the sum at once and free you on condition that your Wala' will be for me."
Buraira went to her masters but they refused that offer. She (came back) and
said, "I presented to them the offer but they refused, unless the Wala' was for
them." Allah's Apostle heard of that and asked me about it, and I told him about
it. On that he said, "Buy and manumit her and stipulate that the Wala' should be
for you, as Wala' is for the liberator." `Aisha added, "Allah's Apostle then got
up amongst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah, and said, 'Then after: What
about some people who impose conditions which are not present in Allah's Laws?
So, any condition which is not present in Allah's Laws is invalid even if they
were one-hundred conditions. Allah's ordinance is the truth, and Allah's
condition is stronger and more solid. Why do some men from you say, O so-and-so!
manumit the slave but the Wala will be for me? Verily, the Wala is for the
liberator."
3.738:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman: Buraira went to
Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers to seek her help in her emancipation
Aisha said to her, "If your masters agree, I will pay them your price in a lump
sum and manumit you." Buraira mentioned that offer to her masters but they
refused to sell her unless the Wala' was for them. `Aisha told Allah's Apostle
about it. He said, "Buy and manumit her as the Wala' is for the liberator."
3.739:
Narrated `Abdul Wahid bin Aiman: I went to `Aisha and said, "I
was the slave of `Utba bin Abu Lahab. "Utba died and his sons became my masters
who sold me to Ibn Abu `Amr who manumitted me. The sons of `Utba stipulated that
my Wala' should be for them." `Aisha said, "Buraira came to me and she was given
the writing of emancipation by her masters and she asked me to buy and manumit
her. I agreed to it, but Buraira told me that her masters would not sell her
unless her Wala' was for them." `Aisha said, "I am not in need of that." When
the Prophet heard that, or he was told about it, he asked `Aisha about it.
`Aisha mentioned what Buraira had told her. The Prophet said, "Buy and manumit
her and let them stipulate whatever they like." So, `Aisha bought and manumitted
her and her masters stipulated that her Wala' should be for them." The Prophet;,
said, "The Wala' will be for the liberator even if they stipulated a hundred
conditions."
Bk. 47: Gifts
3.740:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "O
Muslim women! None of you should look down upon the gift sent by her
she-neighbor even if it were the trotters of the sheep (fleshless part of legs).
3.741:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha said to me, "O my nephew! We used to
see the crescent, and then the crescent and then the crescent in this way we saw
three crescents in two months and no fire (for cooking) used to be made in the
houses of Allah's Apostle. I said, "O my aunt! Then what use to sustain you?"
`Aisha said, "The two black things: dates and water, our neighbors from Ansar
had some Manarh and they used to present Allah's Apostle some of their milk and
he used to make us drink."
3.742:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "I shall accept the invitation even if I were invited to a meal of a
sheep's trotter, and I shall accept the gift even if it were an arm or a trotter
of a sheep."
3.743:
Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet sent for a woman from
the emigrants and she had a slave who was a carpenter. The Prophet said to her
"Order your slave to prepare the wood (pieces) for the pulpit." So, she ordered
her slave who went and cut the wood from the tamarisk and prepared the pulpit,
for the Prophet. When he finished the pulpit, the woman informed the Prophet
that it had been finished. The Prophet asked her to send that pulpit to him, so
they brought it. The Prophet lifted it and placed it at the place in which you
see now."
3.744:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Qatada Al-Aslami: That his
father said, "One day I was sitting with some of the Prophet's companions on the
way to Mecca. Allah's Apostle was ahead of us. All of my companions were in the
state of Ihram while I was a non-Muhrim. They saw an onager while I was busy
repairing my shoes, so they did not tell me about it but they wished I had seen
it. By chance I looked up and saw it. So, I turned to the horse, saddled it and
rode on it, forgetting to take the spear and the whip. I asked them if they
could hand over to me the whip and the spear but they said, 'No, by Allah, we
shall not help you in that in any way.' I became angry and got down from the
horse, picked up both the things and rode the horse again. I attacked the onager
and slaughtered it, and brought it (after it had been dead). They took it
(cooked some of it) and started eating it, but they doubted whether it was
allowed for them to eat it or not, as they were in the state of Ihram. So, we
proceeded and I hid with me one of its fore-legs. When we met Allah's Apostle
and asked him about the case, he asked, 'Do you have a portion of it with you?'
I replied in the affirmative and gave him that fleshy foreleg which he ate
completely while he was in the state of Ihram .
3.745:
Narrated Anas:
Once Allah's Apostle visited us in this house of ours and asked for
something to drink. We milked one of our sheep and mixed it with water from this
well of ours and gave it to him. Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side and `Umar
in front of him and a bedouin on his right side. When Allah's Apostle finished,
`Umar said to Allah's Apostle "Here is Abu Bakr." But Allah's Apostle gave the
remaining milk to the bedouin and said twice, "The (persons on the) right side!
So, start from the right side." Anas added, "It is a Sunna (the Prophet's
traditions)" and repeated it thrice.
3.746:
Narrated Anas:
We chased
a rabbit at Mar-al-Zahran and the people ran after it but were exhausted. I
overpowered and caught it, and gave it to Abu Talha who slaughtered it and sent
its hip or two thighs to Allah's Apostle. (The narrator confirms that he sent
two thighs). The Prophet accepted that. (The sub-narrator asked Anas, "Did the
Prophet; eat from it?" Anas replied, "He ate from it.")
3.747:
Narrated
As-Sa'b bin Jath-thama: An onager was presented to Allah's Apostle at the place
called Al-Abwa' or Waddan, but Allah's Apostle rejected it. When the Prophet
noticed the signs of sorrow on the giver's face he said, "We have not rejected
your gift, but we are in the state of Ihram." (i.e. if we were not in a state of
Ihram we would have accepted your gift, Fath-ul-Bari page 130, Vol. 6)
3.748:
Narrated Aisha:
The people used to look forward for the days
of my (`Aisha's) turn to send gifts to Allah's Apostle in order to please him.
3.749:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said: Um Hufaid, Ibn
`Abbas's aunt sent some dried yogurt (butter free), ghee (butter) and a mastigar
to the Prophet as a gift. The Prophet ate the dried yogurt and butter but left
the mastigar because he disliked it. Ibn `Abbas said, "The mastigar was eaten at
the table of Allah's Apostle and if it had been illegal to eat, it could not
have been eaten at the table of Allah's Apostle."
3.750:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Whenever a meal was brought to Allah's Apostle, he would ask whether it
was a gift or Sadaqa (something given in charity). If he was told that it was
Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was a gift, he would
hurry to share it with them.
3.751:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some meat
was brought to the Prophet and it was said that the meat had been given in
charity to Buraira. He said, "It was Sadaqa for Buraira but a gift for us."
3.752:
Narrated `Aisha:
I intended to buy Buraira but her masters
stipulated that her Wala should be for them. When the Prophet was told about it,
he said to me, "Buy and manumit her, as the Wala' is for the liberator." Once
Buraira was given some meat, and the Prophet asked, "What is this?" I said, "It
has been given to Buraira in charity." He said, "It is sadaqa for her but a gift
for us." Buraira was given the option (to stay with her husband or to part with
him). `Abdur-Rahman (a sub-narrator) wondered, "Was her husband a slave or a
free man?" Shu`ba (another sub-narrator) said, "I asked `Abdur-Rahman whether
her husband was a slave or a free man. He replied that he did not know whether
he was a slave or a free man."
3.753:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: Once the
Prophet went to `Aisha and asked her whether she had something (to eat). She
said that she had nothing except the mutton which Um 'Atiyya had sent to
(Buraira) in charity. The Prophet said that it had reached its destination (i.e.
it is no longer an object of charity.)
3.754:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
people used to send gifts to the Prophet on the day of my turn. Um Salama said:
"My companions (the wives of the Prophet Other than Aisha) gathered and they
complained about it. So I informed the Prophet about it on their behalf, but he
remained silent.
3.755:
Narrated `Urwa from `Aisha: The wives of Allah's
Apostle were in two groups. One group consisted of `Aisha, Hafsa, Safiyya and
Sauda; and the other group consisted of Um Salama and the other wives of Allah's
Apostle. The Muslims knew that Allah's Apostle loved `Aisha, so if any of them
had a gift and wished to give to Allah's Apostle, he would delay it, till
Allah's Apostle had come to `Aisha's home and then he would send his gift to
Allah's Apostle in her home. The group of Um Salama discussed the matter
together and decided that Um Salama should request Allah's Apostle to tell the
people to send their gifts to him in whatever wife's house he was. Um Salama
told Allah's Apostle of what they had said, but he did not reply. Then they
(those wives) asked Um Salama about it. She said, "He did not say anything to
me." They asked her to talk to him again. She talked to him again when she met
him on her day, but he gave no reply. When they asked her, she replied that he
had given no reply. They said to her, "Talk to him till he gives you a reply."
When it was her turn, she talked to him again. He then said to her, "Do not hurt
me regarding Aisha, as the Divine Inspirations do not come to me on any of the
beds except that of Aisha." On that Um Salama said, "I repent to Allah for
hurting you." Then the group of Um Salama called Fatima, the daughter of Allah's
Apostle and sent her to Allah's Apostle to say to him, "Your wives request to
treat them and the daughter of Abu Bakr on equal terms." Then Fatima conveyed
the message to him. The Prophet said, "O my daughter! Don't you love whom I
love?" She replied in the affirmative and returned and told them of the
situation. They requested her to go to him again but she refused. They then sent
Zainab bint Jahsh who went to him and used harsh words saying, "Your wives
request you to treat them and the daughter of Ibn Abu Quhafa on equal terms." On
that she raised her voice and abused `Aisha to her face so much so that Allah's
Apostle looked at `Aisha to see whether she would retort. `Aisha started
replying to Zainab till she silenced her. The Prophet then looked at `Aisha and
said, "She is really the daughter of Abu Bakr."
3.756:
Narrated 'Azra
bin Thabit Al-Ansari: When I went to Thumama bin `Abdullah, he gave me some
perfume and said that Anas would not reject the gifts of perfume. Anas said: The
Prophet used not to reject the gifts of perfume.
3.757:
Narrated
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan: When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin
came to the Prophet he stood up amongst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah
as He deserved, and said, "Then after: Your brethren have come to you with
repentance and I see it logical to return to them their captives; so whoever
amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you
like to stick to his share till we give him his right from the very first Fai
(war booty) (1) which Allah will bestow on us, then (he can do so)." The people
replied, "We do that (to return the captives) willingly as a favor for your
sake."
3.758:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to accept gifts
and used to give something in return.
3.759:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin
Bashir: that his father took him to Allah's Apostle and said, "I have given this
son of mine a slave." The Prophet asked, "Have you given all your sons the
like?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "Take back your gift then."
3.760:
Narrated 'Amir:
I heard An-Nu`man bin Bashir on the pulpit
saying, "My father gave me a gift but `Amra bint Rawaha (my mother) said that
she would not agree to it unless he made Allah's Apostle as a witness to it. So,
my father went to Allah's Apostle and said, 'I have given a gift to my son from
`Amra bint Rawaha, but she ordered me to make you as a witness to it, O Allah's
Apostle!' Allah's Apostle asked, 'Have you given (the like of it) to everyone of
your sons?' He replied in the negative. Allah's Apostle said, 'Be afraid of
Allah, and be just to your children.' My father then returned and took back his
gift."
3.761:
Narrated Az-Zuhari: Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah told me that
`Aisha had said, "When the Prophet became sick and his condition became serious,
he requested his wives to allow him to be treated in my house, and they allowed
him. He came out leaning on two men while his feet were dragging on the ground.
He was walking between Al-`Abbas and another man." 'Ubaidullah said, "When I
informed Ibn `Abbas of what `Aisha had said, he asked me whether I knew who was
the second man whom `Aisha had not named. I replied in the negative. He said,
'He was `Ali bin Abi Talib."
3.762:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
said, "One who takes back his gift (which he has already given) is like a dog
that swallows its vomit."
3.763:
Narrated Asma:
Once I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have no property except what has been given to me by
Az-Zubair (i.e. her husband). May I give in charity?" The Prophet said, "Give in
charity and do not withhold it; otherwise Allah will withhold it back from you .
"
3.764:
Narrated Asma:
Allah's Apostle said, "Give (in charity) and
do not give reluctantly lest Allah should give you in a limited amount; and do
not withhold your money lest Allah should withhold it from you."
3.765:
Narrated Kuraib:
the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas, that Maimuna bint
Al-Harith told him that she manumitted a slave-girl without taking the
permission of the Prophet. On the day when it was her turn to be with the
Prophet, she said, "Do you know, O Allah's Apostle, that I have manumitted my
slave-girl?" He said, "Have you really?" She replied in the affirmative. He
said, "You would have got more reward if you had given her (i.e. the slave-girl)
to one of your maternal uncles."
3.766:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever
Allah's Apostle wanted to go on a journey, he would draw lots as to which of his
wives would accompany him. He would take her whose name came out. He used to fix
for each of them a day and a night. But Sauda bint Zam`a gave up her (turn) day
and night to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet in order to seek the pleasure of
Allah's Apostle (by that action).
3.767:
Narrated Aisha:
I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have two neighbors; which of them should I give a gift to?"
The Prophet said, "(Give) to the one whose door is nearer to you."
3.768:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That he heard As-Sa'b bin Jath-thama
Al-Laithi, who was one of the companions of the Prophet, saying that he gave the
meat of an onager to Allah's Apostle while he was at a place called Al-Abwa' or
Waddan, and was in a state of Ihram. The Prophet did not accept it. When the
Prophet saw the signs of sorrow on As-Sa'b's face because of not accepting his
present, he said (to him), "We are not returning your present, but we are in the
state of Ihram." (See Hadith No. 747)
3.769:
Narrated Abu Humaid
Al-Sa`idi: The Prophet appointed a man from the tribe of Al-Azd, called Ibn
'Utbiyya for collecting the Zakat. When he returned he said, "This (i.e. the
Zakat) is for you and this has been given to my as a present." The Prophet said,
"Why hadn't he stayed in his father's or mother's house to see whether he would
be given presents or not? By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whoever takes
something from the resources of the Zakat (unlawfully) will be carrying it on
his neck on the Day of Resurrection; if it be a camel, it will be grunting; if a
cow, it will be mooing; and if a sheep, it will be bleating." The Prophet then
raised his hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits, and he said thrice,
"O Allah! Haven't I conveyed Your Message (to them)?"
3.770:
Narrated
Jabir:
The Prophet said to me, "I will give you so much (the Prophet pointed
thrice with his hands) when funds of Bahrain will come to me." But the Prophet
died before the money reached him. (When it came) Abu Bakr ordered an announcer
to announce that whoever had a money claim on the Prophet or was promised to be
given something, should come to Abu Bakr. I went to Abu Bakr and told him that
the Prophet had promised to give me so much. On that Abu Bakr gave me three
handfuls (of money).
3.771:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: Allah's
Apostle distributed some cloaks but did not give anything thereof to Makhrama.
Makhrama said (to me), "O son! accompany me to Allah's Apostle." When I went
with him, he said, "Call him to me." I called him (i.e. the Prophet ) for my
father. He came out wearing one of those cloaks and said, "We kept this (cloak)
for you, (Makhrama)." Makhrama looked at the cloak and said, "Makhrama is
pleased," (or the Prophet said), "Is Makhrama pleased?"
3.772:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I am ruined." The Prophet
asked, "What do you mean?" He said, "I had a sexual intercourse with my wife
during Ramadan (while fasting)." The Prophet asked him, "Can you manumit a
slave?" He replied in the negative. He then asked him, "Can you fast for two
successive months continuously" He replied in the negative. The Prophet then
asked him, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. In the
meantime an Ansari came with a basket full of dates. The Prophet said to the
man, "Take it and give it in charity (as an expiation of your sin)." The man
said "Should I give it to some people who are poorer than we O Allah's Apostle?
By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, there is no family between Medina's two
mountains poorer than we." Allah's Apostle told him to take it and provide his
family with it."
3.773:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: My father was
martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud and his creditors demanded the debt
back in a harsh manner. So I went to Allah's Apostle and informed him of that,
he asked them to accept the fruits of my garden and excuse my father, but they
refused. So, Allah's Apostle did not give them the fruits, nor did he cut them
and distribute them among them, but said, "I will come to you tomorrow morning."
So, he came to us the next morning and walked about in between the date-palms
and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I plucked the fruits and gave back all
the rights of the creditors in full, and a lot of fruits were left for us. Then
I went to Allah's Apostle, who was sitting, and informed him about what
happened. Allah's Apostle told `Umar, who was sitting there, to listen to the
story. `Umar said, "Don't we know that you are Allah's Apostle? By Allah! you
are Allah's Apostle!"
3.774:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A drink (milk mixed
with water) was brought to the Prophet who drank some of it while a boy was
sitting on his right and old men on his left. The Prophet said to the boy, "If
you permit me, I'll give (the rest of the drink to) these old men first." The
boy said, "I will not give preference to any one over me as regards my share
from you, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet then put that container in the boy's
hand. (See Hadith No. 541).
3.775:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I sold
a camel to the Prophet on one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he
ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two rak`at. Then he weighed for me (the
price of the camel in gold) and gave an extra amount over it. A part of it
remained with me till it was taken by the army of Sham on the day of Harra."
3.776:
Narrated Shal bin Sa`d: A drink (of milk and water) was brought
to Allah's Apostle while a boy was sitting on his right side and old men were
sitting on his left side. He asked the boy, "Will you allow me to give it to
these (people)?" The boy said, "No, by Allah, I will not allow anyone to take my
right from you." Then the Prophet put the bowl in the boy's hand.
3.777:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle owed a man some debt (and that man
demanded it very harshly). The companions of the Prophet wanted to harm him, but
the Prophet said to them, "Leave him, as the creditor has the right to speak
harshly." He then added, "Buy (a camel) of the same age and give it to him."
They said, "We cannot get except a camel of an older age than that of his." He
said, "Buy it and give it to him, as the best amongst you is he who pays back
his debt in the most handsome way.'
3.778:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam
and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to
the Prophet they requested him to return their property and their captives. He
said to them, "This concerns also other people along with me as you see, and the
best statement to me is the true one, so you may choose one of two alternatives;
either the captives or the property and (I have not distributed the booty for) I
have been waiting for you." When the Prophet had returned from Ta'if, he waited
for them for more than ten nights. When they came to know that the Prophet would
not return except one of the two, they chose their captives. The Prophet then
stood up amongst the Muslims, Glorified and Praised Allah as He deserved, and
then said, "Then after: These brothers of yours have come to you with repentance
and I see it proper to return their captives, so whoever amongst you likes to do
that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you wants to stick to his
share till we pay him from the very first Fai (i.e. war booty) which Allah will
give us, then he can do so." The people said, "We return (the captives) to them
willingly as a favor, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "I do not know who
of you has given his consent and who has not; so go back and your leaders may
present your decision to me." The people went away, and their leaders discussed
the matter with them, and then came to the Prophet to tell him that all of them
had given their consent (to return the captives) willingly. (Az-Zuhn, the
sub-narrator said, "This is what we know about the captives, of Hawazin.")
3.779:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That the people sitting with that person
will be his co-owners. But this report is not confirmed by an authentic
narration. (Refer to Hadith 778)
3.780:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet took a camel of special age from somebody on credit. Its owner came and
demanded it back (harshly). The Prophet said, "No doubt, he who has a right, can
demand it." Then the Prophet gave him an older camel than his camel and said,
"The best amongst you is he who repays his debts in the most handsome way."
3.781:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he was in the company of the Prophet on
a journey, riding a troublesome camel belonging to `Umar. The camel used to go
ahead of the Prophet, so Ibn `Umar's father would say, "O `Abdullah! No one
should go ahead of the Prophet." The Prophet said to him, "Sell it to me." `Umar
said to the Prophet "It is for you." So, he bought it and said, "O `Abdullah! It
is for you, and you can do with it what you like."
3.782:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab saw a silken dress (cloak) being sold
at the gate of the Mosque and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Would that you buy it
and wear it on Fridays and when the delegates come to you!" Allah's Apostle
said, "This is worn by the one who will have no share in the Hereafter." Later
on some silk dresses were brought and Allah's Apostle sent one of them to `Umar.
`Umar said, "How do you give me this to wear while you said what you said about
the dress of 'Utarid?" Allah's Apostle said, "I have not given it to you to
wear." So, `Umar gave it to a pagan brother of his in Mecca.
3.783:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Once the Prophet went to the house of Fatima but did not
enter it. `Ali came and she told him about that. When 'All asked the Prophet
about it, he said, "I saw a (multicolored) decorated curtain on her door. I am
not interested in worldly things." `Ali went to Fatima and told her about it.
Fatima said, "I am ready to dispense with it in the way he suggests." The
Prophet ordered her to send it to such-and-such needy people. "
3.784:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet gave me a silken dress as a gift and I wore
it. When I saw the signs of anger on his face, I cut it into pieces and
distributed it among my wives."
3.785:
Narrated Anas:
A Jubba (i.e.
cloak) made of thick silken cloth was presented to the Prophet. The Prophet used
to forbid people to wear silk. So, the people were pleased to see it. The
Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's soul is, the handkerchiefs of
Sa`d bin Mu`adh in Paradise are better than this." Anas added, "The present was
sent to the Prophet by Ukaidir (a Christian) from Dauma."
3.786:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned (cooked) sheep for the
Prophet who ate from it. She was brought to the Prophet and he was asked, "Shall
we kill her?" He said, "No." I continued to see the effect of the poison on the
palate of the mouth of Allah's Apostle .
3.787:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman
bin Abu Bakr: We were one-hundred and thirty persons accompanying the Prophet
who asked us whether anyone of us had food. There was a man who had about a Sa
of wheat which was mixed with water then. A very tall pagan came driving sheep.
The Prophet asked him, "Will you sell us (a sheep) or give it as a present?" He
said, "I will sell you (a sheep)." The Prophet bought a sheep and it was
slaughtered. The Prophet ordered that its liver and other Abdominal organs be
roasted. By Allah, the Prophet gave every person of the one-hundred-and-thirty a
piece of that; he gave all those of them who were present; and kept the shares
of those who were absent. The Prophet then put its meat in two huge basins and
all of them ate to their fill, and even then more food was left in the two
basins which were carried on the camel (or said something like it).
3.788:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar saw a silken cloak over a man for sale and
requested the Prophet to buy it in order to wear it on Fridays and while meeting
delegates. The Prophet said, "This is worn by the one who will have no share in
the Hereafter." Later on Allah's Apostle got some silken cloaks similar to that
one, and he sent one to `Umar. `Umar said to the Prophet "How can I wear it,
while you said about it what you said?" The Prophet said, "I have not given it
to you to wear, but to sell or to give to someone else." So, `Umar sent it to
his brother at Mecca before he embraced Islam.
3.789:
Narrated Asma'
bint Abu Bakr: My mother came to me during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and
she was a pagan. I said to Allah's Apostle (seeking his verdict), "My mother has
come to me and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep good
relations with her?" The Prophet said, "Yes, keep good relation with her. "
3.790:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "He who takes back his
present is like him who swallows his vomit."
3.791:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet said, "The bad example is not for us. He who takes back his present
is like a dog that swallows back its vomit."
3.792:
Narrated `Umar bin
Al-Khattab: I gave a horse in Allah's Cause. The person to whom it was given,
did not look after it. I intended to buy it from him, thinking that he would
sell it cheap. When I asked the Prophet he said, "Don't buy it, even if he gives
it to you for one Dirham, as the person who takes back what he has given in
charity, is like a dog that swallows back its vomit."
3.793:
Narrated
Jabir:
The Prophet gave the verdict that `Umra is for the one to whom it is
presented.
3.794:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Umra is
permissible." Ata said, "Jabir narrated the same to me from the Prophet."
3.795:
Narrated Anas:
Once the people of Medina were frightened, so
the Prophet borrowed a horse from Abu Talha called Al-Mandub, and rode it. When
he came back he said, "We have not seen anything (to be afraid of), but the
horse was very fast (having an energy as inexhaustible as the water of the sea).
3.796:
Narrated Aiman:
I went to `Aisha and she was wearing a coarse
dress costing five Dirhams. `Aisha said, "Look up and see my slave-girl who
refuses to wear it in the house though during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle I
had a similar dress which no woman desiring to appear elegant (before her
husband) failed to borrow from me."
3.797:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "What a good Maniha (the she-camel which has recently given birth
and which gives profuse milk) is, and (what a good Maniha) (the sheep which
gives profuse milk, a bowl in the morning and another in the evening) is!"
3.798:
Narrated Malik:
Maniha is a good deed of charity.
3.799:
Narrated Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri: Anas bin Malik said, "When the emigrants came
Medina, they had nothing whereas the Ansar had land and property. The Ansar gave
them their land on condition that the emigrants would give them half the yearly
yield and work on the land and provide the necessaries for cultivation." His
(i.e. Anas's mother who was also the mother of `Abdullah bin Abu Talha, gave
some date-palms to Allah' Apostle who gave them to his freed slave-girl (Um
Aiman) who was also the mother of Usama bin Zaid. When the Prophet finished from
the fighting against the people of Khaibar and returned to Medina, the emigrants
returned to the Ansar the fruit gifts which the Ansar had given them. The
Prophet also returned to Anas's mother the date-palms. Allah's Apostle gave Um
Aiman other trees from his garden in lieu of the old gift.
3.800:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: That Allah's Apostle said, "There are forty
virtuous deeds and the best of them is the Maniha of a she-goat, and anyone who
does one of these virtuous deeds hoping for Allah's reward with firm confidence
that he will get it, then Allah will make him enter Paradise because of Hassan
(a sub-narrator) said, "We tried to count those good deeds below the Maniha; we
mentioned replying to the sneezer, removing harmful things from the road, etc.,
but we failed to count even fifteen."
3.801:
Narrated Jabir:
Some
men had superfluous land and they said that they would give it to others to
cultivate on the condition that they would get one-third or one-fourth or one
half of its yield. The Prophet said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it
himself or give it to his brother or keep it uncultivated." Narrated Abu Sa`id:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and asked him about emigration. The Prophet said
to him, "May Allah be merciful to you. The matter of emigration is difficult.
Have you got some camels?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet asked him,
"Do you pay their Zakat?" He replied in the affirmative. He asked, "Do you lend
them so that their milk may be utilized by others?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The
Prophet asked, "Do you milk them on the day off watering them?" He replied,
"Yes." The Prophet said, "Do good deeds beyond the merchants (or the sea) and
Allah will never disregard any of your deeds." (See Hadith No. 260, Vol. 5)
3.802:
Narrated Tawus:
That he was told by the most learned one
amongst them (i.e. Ibn `Abbas) that the Prophet went towards some land which was
flourishing with vegetation and asked to whom it belonged. He was told that such
and such a person took it on rent. The Prophet said, "It would have been better
(for the owner) if he had given it to him gratis rather than charging him a
fixed rent.
3.803:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The
Prophet Abraham migrated with Sarah. The people (of the town where they
migrated) gave her Ajar (i.e. Hajar). Sarah returned and said to Abraham, "Do
you know that Allah has humiliated that pagan and he has given a slave-girl for
my service?"
3.804:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Once I gave a horse
(for riding) in Allah's Cause. Later I saw it being sold. I asked Allah's
Apostle (whether I could buy it). He said, "Don't buy it, for you should not get
back what you have given in charity."
Bk. 48: Witnesses
3.805:
Narrated `Urwa bin Al-Musaiyab, Alqama
bin Waqqas and Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: About the story of `Aisha and their
narrations were similar attesting each other, when the liars said what they
invented about `Aisha, and the Divine Inspiration was delayed, Allah's Apostle
sent for `Ali and Usama to consult them in divorcing his wife (i.e. `Aisha).
Usama said, "Keep your wife, as we know nothing about her except good." Buraira
said, "I cannot accuse her of any defect except that she is still a young girl
who sleeps, neglecting her family's dough which the domestic goats come to eat
(i.e. she was too simpleminded to deceive her husband)." Allah's Apostle said,
"Who can help me to take revenge over the man who has harmed me by defaming the
reputation of my family? By Allah, I have not known about my family-anything
except good, and they mentioned (i.e. accused) a man about whom I did not know
anything except good."
3.806:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle and Ubai bin Ka`b Al-Ansari went to the garden where Ibn Saiyad used to
live. When Allah's Apostle entered (the garden), he (i.e. Allah's Apostle )
started hiding himself behind the date-palms as he wanted to hear secretly the
talk of Ibn Saiyad before the latter saw him. Ibn Saiyad wrapped with a soft
decorated sheet was lying on his bed murmuring. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw the
Prophet hiding behind the stems of the date-palms. She addressed Ibn Saiyad
saying, "O Saf, this is Muhammad." Hearing that Ibn Saiyad stopped murmuring (or
got cautious), the Prophet said, "If she had left him undisturbed, he would have
revealed his reality." (See Hadith No. 290, Vol 4 for details)
3.807:
Narrated Aisha:
The wife of Rifa`a Al-Qurazi came to the Prophet and
said, "I was Rifa`a's wife, but he divorced me and it was a final irrevocable
divorce. Then I married `Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair but he is impotent." The
Prophet asked her 'Do you want to remarry Rifa`a? You cannot unless you had a
complete sexual relation with your present husband." Abu Bakr was sitting with
Allah's Apostle and Khalid bin Sa`id bin Al-`As was at the door waiting to be
admitted. He said, "O Abu Bakr! Do you hear what this (woman) is revealing
frankly before the Prophet ?"
3.808:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika
from `Uqba bin Al-Harith: `Uqba married the daughter of Abu Ihab bin `Aziz, and
then a woman came and said, "I suckled `Uqba and his wife." `Uqba said to her,
"I do not know that you have suckled me, and you did not inform me." He then
sent someone to the house of Abu Ihab to inquire about that but they did not
know that she had suckled their daughter. Then `Uqba went to the Prophet in
Medina and asked him about it. The Prophet said to him, "How (can you keep your
wife) after it has been said (that both of you were suckled by the same woman)?"
So, he divorced her and she was married to another (husband).
3.809:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: People were (sometimes) judged by the
revealing of a Divine Inspiration during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle but now
there is no longer any more (new revelation). Now we judge you by the deeds you
practice publicly, so we will trust and favor the one who does good deeds in
front of us, and we will not call him to account about what he is really doing
in secret, for Allah will judge him for that; but we will not trust or believe
the one who presents to us with an evil deed even if he claims that his
intentions were good.
3.810:
Narrated Anas:
A funeral procession
passed in front of the Prophet and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet
said, "It has been affirmed (Paradise)." Then another funeral procession passed
by and the people talked badly of the deceased. The Prophet said, "It has been
affirmed (Hell)." Allah's Apostle was asked, "O Allah's Apostle! You said it has
been affirmed for both?" The Prophet said, "The testimony of the people (is
accepted), (for) the believer are Allah's witnesses on the earth."
3.811:
Narrated Abu Al-Aswad: Once I went to Medina where there was an outbreak of
disease and the people were dying rapidly. I was sitting with `Umar and a
funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It
has been affirmed" (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed by. The
people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been affirmed." (Paradise).
Then another funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased.
`Umar said, "It has been affirmed (Paradise)." Then a third funeral procession
passed by and the people talked badly of the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been
affirmed (Hell)." I asked `Umar, "O chief of the believers! What has been
affirmed?" He said, "I have said what the Prophet said. He said, 'Allah will
admit into paradise any Muslim whose good character is attested by four
persons.' We asked the Prophet, 'If there were three witnesses only?' He said,
'Even three.' We asked, 'If there were two only?' He said, 'Even two.' But we
did not ask him about one witness."
3.812:
Narrated Aisha:
Aflah
asked the permission to visit me but I did not allow him. He said, "Do you veil
yourself before me although I am your uncle?" `Aisha said, "How is that?" Aflah
replied, "You were suckled by my brother's wife with my brother's milk." I asked
Allah's Apostle about it, and he said, "Allah is right, so permit him to visit
you."
3.813:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said about Hamza's
daughter, "I am not legally permitted to marry her, as foster relations are
treated like blood relations (in marital affairs). She is the daughter of my
foster brother."
3.814:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman: That `Aisha
the wife of the Prophet told her uncle that once, while the Prophet was in her
house, she heard a man asking Hafsa's permission to enter her house. `Aisha
said, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I think the man is Hafsa's foster uncle.' "
`Aisha added, "O Allah's Apostle! There is a man asking the permission to enter
your house." Allah's Apostle replied, "I think the man is Hafsa's foster uncle."
`Aisha said, "If so-and-so were living (i.e. her foster uncle) would he be
allowed to visit me?" Allah's Apostle said, "Yes, he would, as the foster
relations are treated like blood relations (in marital affairs).
3.815:
Narrated Aisha:
Once the Prophet came to me while a man was in my house.
He said, "O `Aisha! Who is this (man)?" I replied, "My foster brothers" He said,
"O `Aisha! Be sure about your foster brothers, as fostership is only valid if it
takes place in the suckling period (before two years of age).
3.816:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: A woman committed theft in the Ghazwa of the
Conquest (of Mecca) and she was taken to the Prophet who ordered her hand to be
cut off. `Aisha said, "Her repentance was perfect and she was married (later)
and used to come to me (after that) and I would present her needs to Allah's
Apostle."
3.817:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: Allah's Apostle ordered that
an unmarried man who committed illegal sexual intercourse be scourged one
hundred lashes and sent into exile for one year.
3.818:
Narrated
An-Nu`man bin Bashir: My mother asked my father to present me a gift from his
property; and he gave it to me after some hesitation. My mother said that she
would not be satisfied unless the Prophet was made a witness to it. I being a
young boy, my father held me by the hand and took me to the Prophet . He said to
the Prophet, "His mother, bint Rawaha, requested me to give this boy a gift."
The Prophet said, "Do you have other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The
Prophet said, "Do not make me a witness for injustice." Narrated Ash-Shu`bi that
the Prophet said, "I will not become a witness for injustice."
3.819:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudrab: I heard `Imran bin Husain saying, "The Prophet
said, 'The best people are those living in my generation, then those coming
after them, and then those coming after (the second generation)." `Imran said "I
do not know whether the Prophet mentioned two or three generations after your
present generation. The Prophet added, 'There will be some people after you, who
will be dishonest and will not be trustworthy and will give witness (evidences)
without being asked to give witness, and will vow but will not fulfill their
vows, and fatness will appear among them."
3.820:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "The people of my generation are the best, then those who
follow them, and then whose who follow the latter. After that there will come
some people whose witness will go ahead of their oaths, and their oaths will go
ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, "We used to be beaten
for taking oaths by saying, 'I bear witness by the Name of Allah or by the
Covenant of Allah."
3.821:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was asked
about the great sins He said, "They are:-- (1 ) To join others in worship with
Allah, (2) To be undutiful to one's parents. (3) To kill a person (which Allah
has forbidden to kill) (i.e. to commit the crime of murdering). (4) And to give
a false witness."
3.822:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said thrice,
"Should I inform you out the greatest of the great sins?" They said, "Yes, O
Allah's Apostle!" He said, "To join others in worship with Allah and to be
undutiful to one's parents." The Prophet then sat up after he had been reclining
(on a pillow) and said, "And I warn you against giving a false witness, and he
kept on saying that warning till we thought he would not stop. (See Hadith No.
7, Vol. 8)
3.823:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet heard a man (reciting
Qur'an) in the Mosque, and he said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy upon him. No
doubt, he made me remember such-and such Verses of such-and-such Sura which I
dropped (from my memory). Narrated Aisha: The Prophet performed the Tahajjud
prayer in my house, and then he heard the voice of `Abbas who was praying in the
Mosque, and said, "O `Aisha! Is this `Abbad's voice?" I said, "Yes." He said, "O
Allah! Be merciful to `Abbas!"
3.824:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The
Prophet said, "Bilal pronounces the Adhan when it is still night (before dawn),
so eat and drink till the next Adhan is pronounced (or till you hear Ibn Um
Maktum's Adhan)." Ibn Um Maktum was a blind man who would not pronounce the
Adhan till he was told that it was dawn.
3.825:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama: Some outer garments were received the Prophet and my father (Makhrama)
said to me, "Let us go to the Prophet so that he may give us something from the
garments." So, my father stood at the door and spoke. The Prophet recognized his
voice and came out carrying a garment and telling Makhrama the good qualities of
that garment, adding, "I have kept this for you, I have sent this for you."
3.826:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Isn't the
witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?" The women said, "Yes." He
said, "This is because of the deficiency of a woman's mind."
3.827:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: That he had married Um Yahya bint Abu Ihab. He
said. "A black slave-lady came and said, 'I suckled you both.' I then mentioned
that to the Prophet who turned his face aside." `Uqba further said, "I went to
the other side and told the Prophet about it. He said, 'How can you (keep her as
your wife) when the lady has said that she suckled both of you (i.e. you and
your wife?)" So, the Prophet ordered him to divorce her.
3.828:
Narrated
`Uqba bin Al-Harith: I married a woman and later on a woman came and said, "I
suckled you both." So, I went to the Prophet (to ask him about it). He said,
"How can you (keep her as a wife) when it has been said (that you were foster
brother and sister)? Leave (divorce) her.
3.829:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) "Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to go on a
journey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and would take with him the one
upon whom the lot fell. During a Ghazwa of his, he drew lots amongst us and the
lot fell upon me, and I proceeded with him after Allah had decreed the use of
the veil by women. I was carried in a Howdah (on the camel) and dismounted while
still in it. When Allah's Apostle was through with his Ghazwa and returned home,
and we approached the city of Medina, Allah's Apostle ordered us to proceed at
night. When the order of setting off was given, I walked till I was past the
army to answer the call of nature. After finishing I returned (to the camp) to
depart (with the others) and suddenly realized that my necklace over my chest
was missing. So, I returned to look for it and was delayed because of that. The
people who used to carry me on the camel, came to my Howdah and put it on the
back of the camel, thinking that I was in it, as, at that time, women were light
in weight, and thin and lean, and did not use to eat much. So, those people did
not feel the difference in the heaviness of the Howdah while lifting it, and
they put it over the camel. At that time I was a young lady. They set the camel
moving and proceeded on. I found my necklace after the army had gone, and came
to their camp to find nobody. So, I went to the place where I used to stay,
thinking that they would discover my absence and come back in my search. While
in that state, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Mu'attal As-Sulami
Adh-Dhakwani was behind the army and reached my abode in the morning. When he
saw a sleeping person, he came to me, and he used to see me before veiling. So,
I got up when I heard him saying, "Inna lil-lah-wa inn a ilaihi rajiun (We are
for Allah, and we will return to Him)." He made his camel knell down. He got
down from his camel, and put his leg on the front legs of the camel and then I
rode and sat over it. Safwan set out walking, leading the camel by the rope till
we reached the army who had halted to take rest at midday. Then whoever was
meant for destruction, fell into destruction, (some people accused me falsely)
and the leader of the false accusers was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. After
that we returned to Medina, and I became ill for one month while the people were
spreading the forged statements of the false accusers. I was feeling during my
ailment as if I were not receiving the usual kindness from the Prophet which I
used to receive from him when I got sick. But he would come, greet and say, 'How
is that (girl)?' I did not know anything of what was going on till I recovered
from my ailment and went out with Um Mistah to the Manasi where we used to
answer the call of nature, and we used not to go to answer the call of nature
except from night to night and that was before we had lavatories near to our
houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs in the
open country (or away from houses). So. I and Um Mistah bint Ruhm went out
walking. Um Mistah stumbled because of her long dress and on that she said, 'Let
Mistah be ruined.' I said, 'You are saying a bad word. Why are you abusing a man
who took part in (the battle of) Badr?' She said, 'O Hanata (you there) didn't
you hear what they said?' Then she told me the rumors of the false accusers. My
sickness was aggravated, and when I returned home, Allah's Apostle came to me,
and after greeting he said, 'How is that (girl)?' I requested him to allow me to
go to my parents. I wanted then to be sure of the news through them I Allah's
Apostle allowed me, and I went to my parents and asked my mother, 'What are the
people talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry much about this
matter. By Allah, never is there a charming woman loved by her husband who has
other wives, but the women would forge false news about her.' I said, 'Glorified
be Allah! Are the people really taking of this matter?' That night I kept on
weeping and could not sleep till morning. In the morning Allah's Apostle called
`Ali bin Abu Talib and Usama bin Zaid when he saw the Divine Inspiration
delayed, to consul them about divorcing his wife (i.e. `Aisha). Usama bin Zaid
said what he knew of the good reputation of his wives and added, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Keep you wife, for, by Allah, we know nothing about her but good.' `Ali
bin Abu Talib said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah has no imposed restrictions on
you, and there are many women other than she, yet you may ask the woman-servant
who will tell you the truth.' On that Allah's Apostle called Buraira and said,
'O Burair. Did you ever see anything which roused your suspicions about her?'
Buraira said, 'No, by Allah Who has sent you with the Truth, I have never seen
in her anything faulty except that she is a girl of immature age, who sometimes
sleeps and leaves the dough for the goats to eat.' On that day Allah's Apostle
ascended the pulpit and requested that somebody support him in punishing
`Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will support me to
punish that person (`Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul) who has hurt me by slandering
the reputation of my family? By Allah, I know nothing about my family but good,
and they have accused a person about whom I know nothing except good, and he
never entered my house except in my company.' Sa`d bin Mu`adh got up and said,
'O Allah's Apostle! by Allah, I will relieve you from him. If that man is from
the tribe of the Aus, then we will chop his head off, and if he is from our
brothers, the Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that
Sa`d bin 'Ubada, the chief of the Khazraj and before this incident, he had been
a pious man, got up, motivated by his zeal for his tribe and said, 'By Allah,
you have told a lie; you cannot kill him, and you will never be able to kill
him.' On that Usaid bin Al-Hadir got up and said (to Sa`d bin 'Ubada), 'By
Allah! you are a liar. By Allah, we will kill him; and you are a hypocrite,
defending the hypocrites.' On this the two tribes of Aus and Khazraj got excited
and were about to fight each other, while Allah's Apostle was standing on the
pulpit. He got down and quieted them till they became silent and he kept quiet.
On that day I kept on weeping so much so that neither did my tears stop, nor
could I sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I had wept for two
nights and a day, till I thought my liver would burst from weeping. While they
were sitting with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked my permission to
enter, and I allowed her to come in. She sat down and started weeping with me.
While we were in this state, Allah's Apostle came and sat down and he had never
sat with me since the day they forged the accusation. No revelation regarding my
case came to him for a month. He recited Tashah-hud (i.e. None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His Apostle) and then said, 'O `Aisha! I
have been informed such-and-such about you; if you are innocent, then Allah will
soon reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to
Allah and ask Him to forgive you, for when a person confesses his sin and asks
Allah for forgiveness, Allah accepts his repentance.' When Allah's Apostle
finished his speech my tears ceased completely and there remained not even a
single drop of it. I requested my father to reply to Allah's Apostle on my
behalf. My father said, By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle.'
I said to my mother, 'Talk to Allah's Apostle on my behalf.' She said, 'By
Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle. I was a young girl and did
not have much knowledge of the Qur'an. I said. 'I know, by Allah, that you have
listened to what people are saying and that has been planted in your minds and
you have taken it as a truth. Now, if I told you that I am innocent and Allah
knows that I am innocent, you would not believe me and if I confessed to you
falsely that I am guilty, and Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe
me. By Allah, I don't compare my situation with you except to the situation of
Joseph's father (i.e. Jacob) who said, 'So (for me) patience is most fitting
against that which you assert and it is Allah (Alone) whose help can be sought.'
Then I turned to the other side of my bed hoping that Allah would prove my
innocence. By Allah I never thought that Allah would reveal Divine Inspiration
in my case, as I considered myself too inferior to be talked of in the Holy
Qur'an. I had hoped that Allah's Apostle might have a dream in which Allah would
prove my innocence. By Allah, Allah's Apostle had not got up and nobody had left
the house before the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle. So, there
overtook him the same state which used to overtake him, (when he used to have,
on being inspired divinely). He was sweating so much so that the drops of the
sweat were dropping like pearls though it was a (cold) wintry day. When that
state of Allah's Apostle was over, he was smiling and the first word he said,
`Aisha! Thank Allah, for Allah has declared your innocence.' My mother told me
to go to Allah's Apostle . I replied, 'By Allah I will not go to him and will
not thank but Allah.' So Allah revealed: "Verily! They who spread the slander
are a gang among you . . ." (24.11) When Allah gave the declaration of my
Innocence, Abu Bakr, who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha for he was his
relative, said, 'By Allah, I will never provide Mistah with anything because of
what he said about Aisha.' But Allah later revealed: -- "And let not those who
are good and wealthy among you swear not to help their kinsmen, those in need
and those who left their homes in Allah's Cause. Let them forgive and overlook.
Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? Verily! Allah is Oft-forgiving,
Most Merciful." (24.22) After that Abu Bakr said, 'Yes ! By Allah! I like that
Allah should forgive me,' and resumed helping Mistah whom he used to help
before. Allah's Apostle also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. the Prophet's wife
about me saying, 'What do you know and what did you see?' She replied, 'O
Allah's Apostle! I refrain to claim hearing or seeing what I have not heard or
seen. By Allah, I know nothing except goodness about Aisha." Aisha further added
"Zainab was competing with me (in her beauty and the Prophet's love), yet Allah
protected her (from being malicious), for she had piety."
3.830:
Narrated Abu Bakra: A man praised another man in front of the Prophet . The
Prophet said to him, "Woe to you, you have cut off your companion's neck, you
have cut off your companion's neck," repeating it several times and then added,
"Whoever amongst you has to praise his brother should say, 'I think that he is
so and so, and Allah knows exactly the truth, and I do not confirm anybody's
good conduct before Allah, but I think him so and so,' if he really knows what
he says about him."
3.831:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet
heard someone praising another and exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet said,
"You have ruined or cut the man's back (by praising him so much).
3.832:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle called me to present myself in front of
him or the eve of the battle of Uhud, while I was fourteen years of age at that
time, and he did not allow me to take part in that battle, but he called me in
front of him on the eve of the battle of the Trench when I was fifteen years
old, and he allowed me (to join the battle)." Nafi` said, "I went to `Umar bin
`Abdul `Aziz who was Caliph at that time and related the above narration to him,
He said, "This age (fifteen) is the limit between childhood and manhood," and
wrote to his governors to give salaries to those who reached the age of fifteen.
3.833:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Bath on Friday
is compulsory for those who have attained the age of puberty."
3.834:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody takes a false oath in
order to get the property of a Muslim (unjustly) by that oath, then Allah will
be angry with him when he will meet Him." Al-Ash'ath informed me, "By Allah!
This was said regarding me. There was a dispute about a piece of land between me
and a man from the Jews who denied my right. I took him to the Prophet. Allah's
Apostle asked me, 'Do you have an evidence?' I replied in the negative. He said
to the Jew, 'Take an oath.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He will surely take an
oath and take my property unjustly." So, Allah revealed: "Verily! Those who
purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths . . . "
(3.77)
3.835:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Ibn `Abbas wrote that the
Prophet gave his verdict on the basis of the defendant's oath.
3.836:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) said, "Whoever takes a (false)
oath in order to grab some property (unjustly), Allah will be angry with him
when he will meet Him. Allah confirmed that through His Divine Revelation:
"Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and
their oaths . . . they will have a painful punishment." (3.77) Al-Ash'ath bin
Qais came to us and asked, 'What is Abu `Abdur-Rahman (i.e. `Abdullah) telling
you? 'We told him what he was narrating to us. He said, 'He was telling the
truth; this Divine Verse was revealed in connection with me. There was a dispute
between me and another man about something and the case was filed before Allah's
Apostle who said, 'Produce your two witnesses or else the defendant is to take
an oath.' I said, The defendant will surely take a (false) oath caring for
nothing.' The Prophet said, 'Whoever takes a false oath in order to grab
(other's) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he will meet Him.'
Then Allah revealed its confirmation. Al-Ashath then recited the above Divine
Verse." (3.77)
3.837:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Hilal bin Umaiya accused his
wife before the Prophet of committing illegal sexual intercourse with Sharik bin
Sahma.' The Prophet said, "Produce a proof, or else you would get the legal
punishment (by being lashed) on your back." Hilal said, "O Allah's Apostle! If
anyone of us saw another man over his wife, would he go to search for a proof."
The Prophet went on saying, "Produce a proof or else you would get the legal
punishment (by being lashed) on your back." The Prophet then mentioned the
narration of Lian (as in the Holy Book). (Surat-al-Nur: 24)
3.838:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are three persons whom
Allah will neither talk to nor look at, nor purify from (the sins), and they
will have a painful punishment. (They are): (1) A man possessed superfluous
water on a way and he withheld it from the travelers. (2) a man who gives a
pledge of allegiance to a Muslim ruler and gives it only for worldly gains. If
the ruler gives him what he wants, he remains obedient to It, otherwise he does
not abide by it, and (3) a man bargains with another man after the `Asr prayer
and the latter takes a false oath in the Name of Allah) claiming that he has
been offered so much for the thing and the former (believes him and) buys it."
3.839:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a (false)
oath in order to grab (others) property, then Allah will be angry with him when
he will meet Him."
3.840:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet asked some
people to take an oath, and they hurried for it. The Prophet ordered that lots
should be drawn amongst them as to who would take an oath first.
3.841:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa: A man displayed some goods in the market
and took a false oath that he had been offered so much for them though he was
not offered that amount Then the following Divine Verse was revealed:-- "Verily!
Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths
. . . Will get painful punishment." (3.77) Ibn Abu `Aufa added, "Such person as
described above is a treacherous Riba-eater (i.e. eater of usury).
3.842:
Narrated Abu Wail from `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a false
oath in order to grab another man's (or his brother's) property, then Allah will
be angry with him when he will meet him." Then Allah confirmed this by revealing
the Divine Verse: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of
Allah's Covenant and their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment." (3.77)
Al-Ash'ath met me and asked, "What did `Abdullah tell you today?" I said, "So
and so." He said, "The Verse was revealed regarding my case."
3.843:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A man came to Allah's Apostle asking him
about Islam, Allah's Apostle said, "You have to offer five compulsory prayers in
a day and a night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more compulsory
prayers for me?" Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you like to offer Nawafil
(i.e. optional prayers)." Allah's Apostle then added, "You have to observe fasts
during the month of Ramadan." The man said, "Am I to fast any other days?'
Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you wish to observe the optional fast
voluntarily." Then Allah's Apostle told him about the compulsory Zakat. The man
asked, "Do I have to give anything besides?" Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless
you wish to give in charity voluntarily." So, the man departed saying, "By Allah
I will neither do more nor less than that." Allah's Apostle said, "If he has
said the truth he will be successful."
3.844:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain
silent." (i.e. He should not swear by other than Allah.)
3.845:
Narrated
Um Salama: Once Allah's Apostle said, "You people present your cases to me and
some of you may be more eloquent and persuasive in presenting their argument.
So, if I give some one's right to another (wrongly) because of the latter's
(tricky) presentation of the case, I am really giving him a piece of fire; so he
should not take it."
3.846:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Abu Sufyan
told me that Heraclius said to him, "When I inquired you what he (i.e. Muhammad)
ordered you, you replied that he ordered you to establish the prayer, to speak
the truth, to be chaste, to keep promises and to pay back trusts." Then
Heraclius added, "These are really the qualities of a prophet."
3.847:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The signs of a hypocrite are
three: (1) whenever he speaks, he tells a lie, (2) whenever he is entrusted, he
proves to be dishonest, (3) whenever he promises, he breaks his promise.
3.848:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Ali: Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "When the
Prophet died, Abu Bakr received some property from Al-`Ala bin Al-Hadrami. Abu
Bakr said to the people, "Whoever has a money claim on the Prophet, or was
promised something by him, should come to us (so that we may pay him his
right)." Jabir added, "I said (to Abu Bakr), Allah's Apostle promised me that he
would give me this much, and this much, and this much (spreading his hands three
times)." Jabir added, "Abu Bakr counted for me and handed me five-hundred (gold
pieces), and then five-hundred, and then five-hundred."
3.849:
Narrated
Sa`id bin Jubair: A Jew from Hira asked me which one of the two periods Musa
(i.e. Prophet Moses) completed. I said, "I don't know, (but wait) till I see the
most learned 'Arab and inquire him about it." So, I went to Ibn `Abbas and asked
him. He replied, "Moses completed the longer and better period." Ibn `Abbas
added, "No doubt, an apostle of Allah always does what he says."
3.850:
Narrated Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utba: Ibn `Abbas said, "O Muslims?
How do you ask the people of the Scriptures, though your Book (i.e. the Qur'an)
which was revealed to His Prophet is the most recent information from Allah and
you recite it, the Book that has not been distorted? Allah has revealed to you
that the people of the scriptures have changed with their own hands what was
revealed to them and they have said (as regards their changed Scriptures): This
is from Allah, in order to get some worldly benefit thereby." Ibn `Abbas added:
"Isn't the knowledge revealed to you sufficient to prevent you from asking them?
By Allah I have never seen any one of them asking (Muslims) about what has been
revealed to you."
3.851:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: The Prophet
said, "The example of the person abiding by Allah's orders and limits (or the
one who abides by the limits and regulations prescribed by Allah) in comparison
to the one who do wrong and violate Allah's limits and orders is like the
example of people drawing lots for seats in a boat. Some of them got seats in
the upper part while the others in the lower part ; those in the, lower part
have to pass by those in the upper one to get water, and that troubled the
latter. One of them (i.e. the people in the lower part) took an ax and started
making a hole in the bottom of the boat. The people of the upper part came and
asked him, (saying), 'What is wrong with you?' He replied, "You have been
troubled much by my (coming up to you), and I have to get water.' Now if they
prevent him from doing that they will save him and themselves, but if they leave
him (to do what he wants), they will destroy him and themselves."
3.852:
Narrated Um Al-Ala: That when the Ansar drew lots as to which of the
emigrants should dwell with which of the Ansar, the name of `Uthman bin Mazun
came out (to be in their lot). Um Al-Ala further said, "Uthman stayed with us,
and we nursed him when he got sick, but he died. We shrouded him in his clothes,
and Allah's Apostle came to our house and I said, (addressing the dead `Uthman),
'O Abu As-Sa'ib! May Allah be merciful to you. I testify that Allah has blessed
you.' The Prophet said to me, "How do you know that Allah has blessed him?" I
replied, 'I do not know O Allah's Apostle! May my parents be sacrificed for
you.' Allah's Apostle said, 'As regards `Uthman, by Allah he has died and I
really wish him every good, yet, by Allah, although I am Allah's Apostle, I do
not know what will be done to him.' Um Al-Ala added, 'By Allah I shall never
attest the piety of anybody after him. And what Allah's Apostles said made me
sad." Um Al-Ala further said, "Once I slept and saw in a dream, a flowing stream
for `Uthman. So I went to Allah's Apostle and told him about it, he said, 'That
is (the symbol of) his deeds."
3.853:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever
Allah's Apostle intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his
wives and would take with him the one on whom the lot fell. He also used to fix
for everyone of his wives a day and a night, but Sauda bint Zam`a gave her day
and night to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet intending thereby to please Allah's
Apostle.
3.854:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If the
people knew what is the reward of making the call (for the prayer) and (of being
in) the first row (in the prayer), and if they found no other way to get this
privilege except by casting lots, they would certainly cast lots for it. If they
knew the reward of the noon prayer, they would race for it, and if they knew the
reward of the morning (i.e. Fajr) and `Isha prayers, they would present
themselves for the prayer even if they had to crawl to reach there.
Bk. 49: Peacemaking
3.855:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: There was a
dispute amongst the people of the tribe of Bani `Amr bin `Auf. The Prophet went
to them along with some of his companions in order to make peace between them.
The time for the prayer became due but the Prophet did not turn up; Bilal
pronounced the Adhan (i.e. call) for the prayer but the Prophet did not turn up,
so Bilal went to Abu Bakr and said, "The time for the prayer is due and the
Prophet i detained, would you lead the people in the prayer?" Abu Bakr replied,
"Yes, you wish." So, Bilal pronounced the Iqama of the prayer and Abu Bakr went
ahead (to lead the prayer), but the Prophet came walking among the rows till he
joined the first row. The people started clapping and they clapped too much, and
Abu Bakr used not to look hither and thither in the prayer, but he turned round
and saw the Prophet standing behind him. The Prophet beckoned him with his hand
to keep on praying where he was. Abu Bakr raised his hand and praised Allah and
then retreated till he came in the (first) row, and the Prophet went ahead and
lead the people in the prayer. When the Prophet finished the prayer, he turned
towards the people and said, "O people! When something happens to you during the
prayer, you start clapping. Really clapping is (permissible) for women only. If
something happens to one of you in his prayer, he should say: 'Subhan Allah',
(Glorified be Allah), for whoever hears him (saying so) will direct his
attention towards him. O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from leading the people in
the prayer when I beckoned to you (to continue)?" Abu Bakr replied, "It did not
befit the son of Abu Quhafa to lead the prayer in front of the Prophet.
3.856:
Narrated Anas:
It was said to the Prophet "Would that you see
`Abdullah bin Ubai." So, the Prophet went to him, riding a donkey, and the
Muslims accompanied him, walking on salty barren land. When the Prophet reached
`Abdullah bin Ubai, the latter said, "Keep away from me! By Allah, the bad smell
of your donkey has harmed me." On that an Ansari man said (to `Abdullah), "By
Allah! The smell of the donkey of Allah's Apostle is better than your smell." On
that a man from `Abdullah's tribe got angry for `Abdullah's sake, and the two
men abused each other which caused the friends of the two men to get angry, and
the two groups started fighting with sticks, shoes and hands. We were informed
that the following Divine Verse was revealed (in this concern):-- "And if two
groups of Believers fall to fighting then, make peace between them." (49.9)
3.857:
Narrated Um Kulthum bint `Uqba: That she heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "He who makes peace between the people by inventing good information or
saying good things, is not a liar."
3.858:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Once
the people of Quba fought with each other till they threw stones on each other.
When Allah's Apostle was informed about it, he said, "Let us go to bring about a
reconciliation between them."
3.859:
Narrated Aisha:
The following
Verse: If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part (i.e. the
husband notices something unpleasant about his wife, such as old age or the
like, and wants to divorce her, but she asks him to keep her and provide for her
as he wishes). (4.128) "There is no blame on them if they reconcile on such
basis."
3.860:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A
bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's
Laws." His opponent got up and said, "He is right. Judge between us according to
Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer working for this man, and
he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that
my son should be stoned to death; so, in lieu of that, I paid a ransom of one
hundred sheep and a slave girl to save my son. Then I asked the learned scholars
who said, "Your son has to be lashed one-hundred lashes and has to be exiled for
one year." The Prophet said, "No doubt I will judge between you according to
Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep are to go back to you, and your son
will get a hundred lashes and one year exile." He then addressed somebody, "O
Unais! go to the wife of this (man) and stone her to death" So, Unais went and
stoned her to death.
3.861:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said,
"If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of
our religion, that thing is rejected."
3.862:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
`Azib: When Allah's Apostle concluded a peace treaty with the people of
Hudaibiya, `Ali bin Abu Talib wrote the document and he mentioned in it,
"Muhammad, Allah's Apostle ." The pagans said, "Don't write: 'Muhammad, Allah's
Apostle', for if you were an apostle we would not fight with you." Allah's
Apostle asked `Ali to rub it out, but `Ali said, "I will not be the person to
rub it out." Allah's Apostle rubbed it out and made peace with them on the
condition that the Prophet and his companions would enter Mecca and stay there
for three days, and that they would enter with their weapons in cases.
3.863:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Prophet intended to perform `Umra
in the month of Dhul-Qada, the people of Mecca did not let him enter Mecca till
he settled the matter with them by promising to stay in it for three days only.
When the document of treaty was written, the following was mentioned: 'These are
the terms on which Muhammad, Allah's Apostle agreed (to make peace).' They said,
"We will not agree to this, for if we believed that you are Allah's Apostle we
would not prevent you, but you are Muhammad bin `Abdullah." The Prophet said, "I
am Allah's Apostle and also Muhammad bin `Abdullah." Then he said to `Ali, "Rub
off (the words) 'Allah's Apostle' ", but `Ali said, "No, by Allah, I will never
rub off your name." So, Allah's Apostle took the document and wrote, 'This is
what Muhammad bin `Abdullah has agreed upon: No arms will be brought into Mecca
except in their cases, and nobody from the people of Mecca will be allowed to go
with him (i.e. the Prophet ) even if he wished to follow him and he (the Prophet
) will not prevent any of his companions from staying in Mecca if the latter
wants to stay.' When the Prophet entered Mecca and the time limit passed, the
Meccans went to `Ali and said, "Tell your Friend (i.e. the Prophet ) to go out,
as the period (agreed to) has passed." So, the Prophet went out of Mecca. The
daughter of Hamza ran after them (i.e. the Prophet and his companions), calling,
"O Uncle! O Uncle!" `Ali received her and led her by the hand and said to
Fatima, "Take your uncle's daughter." Zaid and Ja`far quarreled about her. `Ali
said, "I have more right to her as she is my uncle's daughter." Ja`far said,
"She is my uncle's daughter, and her aunt is my wife." Zaid said, "She is my
brother's daughter." The Prophet judged that she should be given to her aunt,
and said that the aunt was like the mother. He then said to 'All, "You are from
me and I am from you", and said to Ja`far, "You resemble me both in character
and appearance", and said to Zaid, "You are our brother (in faith) and our freed
slave."
3.864:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle set out for the `Umra
but the pagans of Quraish prevented him from reaching the Ka`ba. So, he
slaughtered his sacrifice and got his head shaved at Al-Hudaibiya, and agreed
with them that he would perform `Umra the following year and would not carry
weapons except swords and would not stay in Mecca except for the period they al
lowed. So, the Prophet performed the `Umra in the following year and entered
Mecca according to the treaty, and when he stayed for three days, the pagans
ordered him to depart, and he departed.
3.865:
Narrated Sahl bin Abu
Hathma: `Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa bin Mas`ud bin Zaid went to Khaibar
when it had a peace treaty (with the Muslims).
3.866:
Narrated Anas:
Ar-Rabi, the daughter of An-Nadr broke the tooth of a girl, and the
relatives of Ar-Rabi` requested the girl's relatives to accept the Irsh
(compensation for wounds etc.) and forgive (the offender), but they refused. So,
they went to the Prophet who ordered them to bring about retaliation. Anas bin
An-Nadr asked, "O Allah"; Apostle! Will the tooth of Ar-Rabi` be broken? No, by
Him Who has sent you with the Truth, her tooth will not be broken." The Prophet
said, "O Anas! Allah"; law ordains retaliation." Later the relatives of the girl
agreed and forgave her. The Prophet said, "There are some of Allah's slaves who,
if they take an oath by Allah, are responded to by Allah i.e. their oath is
fulfilled). Anas added, "The people agreed and accepted the Irsh."
3.867:
Narrated Al-Hasan Al-Basri: By Allah, Al-Hasan bin `Ali led large battalions
like mountains against Muawiya. `Amr bin Al-As said (to Muawiya), "I surely see
battalions which will not turn back before killing their opponents." Muawiya who
was really the best of the two men said to him, "O `Amr! If these killed those
and those killed these, who would be left with me for the jobs of the public,
who would be left with me for their women, who would be left with me for their
children?" Then Muawiya sent two Quraishi men from the tribe of `Abd-i-Shams
called `Abdur Rahman bin Sumura and `Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Kuraiz to Al-Hasan
saying to them, "Go to this man (i.e. Al-Hasan) and negotiate peace with him and
talk and appeal to him." So, they went to Al-Hasan and talked and appealed to
him to accept peace. Al-Hasan said, "We, the offspring of `Abdul Muttalib, have
got wealth and people have indulged in killing and corruption (and money only
will appease them)." They said to Al-Hasan, "Muawiya offers you so and so, and
appeals to you and entreats you to accept peace." Al-Hasan said to them, "But
who will be responsible for what you have said?" They said, "We will be
responsible for it." So, whatever Al-Hasan asked they said, "We will be
responsible for it for you." So, Al-Hasan concluded a peace treaty with Muawiya.
Al-Hasan (Al-Basri) said: I heard Abu Bakr saying, "I saw Allah's Apostle on the
pulpit and Al-Hasan bin `Ali was by his side. The Prophet was looking once at
the people and once at Al-Hasan bin `Ali saying, 'This son of mine is a Saiyid
(i.e. a noble) and may Allah make peace between two big groups of Muslims
through him."
3.868:
Narrated Aisha:
Once Allah's Apostle heard the
loud voices of some opponents quarreling at the door. One of them was appealing
to the other to deduct his debt and asking him to be lenient but the other was
saying, "By Allah I will not do so." Allah's Apostle went out to them and said,
"Who is the one who was swearing by Allah that he would not do a favor?" That
man said, "I am that person, O Allah's Apostle! I will give my opponent whatever
he wishes."
3.869:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik from Ka`b bin
Malik: `Abdullah bin Abu Hadrad Al-Aslami owed Ka`b bin Malik some money. One
day the latter met the former and demanded his right, and their voices grew very
loud. The Prophet passed by them and said, "O Ka`b," beckoning with his hand as
if intending to say, "Deduct half the debts." So, Ka`b took half what the other
owed him and remitted the other half.
3.870:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There is a Sadaqa to be given for every joint of the
human body; and for every day on which the sun rises there is a reward of a
Sadaqa (i.e. charitable gift) for the one who establishes justice among people."
3.871:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Az-Zubair told me that he quarreled
with an Ansari man who had participated in (the battle of) Badr in front of
Allah's Apostle about a water stream which both of them used for irrigation.
Allah's Apostle said to Az-Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your garden) first, and
then let the water flow to your neighbor." The Ansari became angry and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Is it because he is your cousin?" On that the complexion of
Allah's Apostle changed (because of anger) and said (to Az-Zubair), "I irrigate
(your garden) and then withhold the water till it reaches the walls (surrounding
the palms)." So, Allah's Apostle gave Az-Zubair his full right. Before that
Allah's Apostle had given a generous judgment beneficial for Az-Zubair and the
Ansari, but when the Ansan irritated Allah's Apostle he gave Az-Zubair his full
right according to the evident law. Az-Zubair said, "By Allah ! I think the
following Verse was revealed concerning that case: "But no by your Lord They can
have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65)
3.872:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: My father died and was in debt. I
suggested that his creditors take the fruits (i.e. dates) of my garden in lieu
of the debt of my father, but they refused the offer, as they thought that it
would not cover the full debt. So, I went to the Prophet and told him about it.
He said (to me), "When you pluck the dates and collect them in the Mirbad (i.e.
a place where dates are dried), call me (Allah's Apostle)." Finally he came
accompanied by Abu Bakr and `Umar and sat on the dates and invoked Allah to
bless them. Then he said, "Call your creditors and give them their full rights."
So, I paid all my father's creditors in full and yet thirteen extra Wasqs of
dates remained, seven of which were 'Ajwa and six were Laun or six of which were
Ajwa and seven were Laun. I met Allah's Apostle at sunset and informed him about
it. On that he smiled and said, "Go to Abu Bakr and `Umar and tell them about
it." They said, "We perceived that was going to happen, as Allah's Apostle did
what he did."
3.873:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b: That Ka`b bin Malik
told him that in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle he demanded his debt from Ibn
Abu Hadrad in the Mosque. Their voices grew louder till Allah's Apostle heard
them while he was in his house. So he lifted the curtain of his room and called
Ka`b bin Malik saying, "O Ka`b!" He replied, "Labbaik! O Allah's Apostle!" He
beckoned to him with his hand suggesting that he deduct half the debt. Ka`b
said, "I agree, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's Apostle then said (to Ibn Abu
Hadrad), "Get up and pay him the rest."
Bk. 50: Conditions
3.874:
Narrated Marwan and al-Miswar bin
Makhrama: (from the companions of Allah's Apostle) When Suhail bin `Amr agreed
to the Treaty (of Hudaibiya), one of the things he stipulated then, was that the
Prophet should return to them (i.e. the pagans) anyone coming to him from their
side, even if he was a Muslim; and would not interfere between them and that
person. The Muslims did not like this condition and got disgusted with it.
Suhail did not agree except with that condition. So, the Prophet agreed to that
condition and returned Abu Jandal to his father Suhail bin `Amr. Thenceforward
the Prophet returned everyone in that period (of truce) even if he was a Muslim.
During that period some believing women emigrants including Um Kulthum bint
`Uqba bin Abu Muait who came to Allah's Apostle and she was a young lady then.
Her relative came to the Prophet and asked him to return her, but the Prophet
did not return her to them for Allah had revealed the following Verse regarding
women: "O you who believe! When the believing women come to you as emigrants.
Examine them, Allah knows best as to their belief, then if you know them for
true believers, Send them not back to the unbelievers, (for) they are not lawful
(wives) for the disbelievers, Nor are the unbelievers lawful (husbands) for them
(60.10) Narrated `Urwa: Aisha told me, "Allah's Apostle used to examine them
according to this Verse: "O you who believe! When the believing women come to
you, as emigrants test them . . . for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
(60.10-12) Aisha said, "When any of them agreed to that condition Allah's
Apostle would say to her, 'I have accepted your pledge of allegiance.' He would
only say that, but, by Allah he never touched the hand of any women (i.e. never
shook hands with them) while taking the pledge of allegiance and he never took
their pledge of allegiance except by his words (only).
3.875:
Narrated
Jarir:
When I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle and he
stipulated that I should give good advice to every Muslim.
3.876:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's
Apostle for offering the prayers perfectly paying the Zakat and giving good
advice to every Muslim.
3.877:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "If someone sells pollinated date-palms, their fruits will be for
the seller, unless the buyer stipulates the contrary."
3.878:
Narrated
`Urwa:
Aisha told me that Buraira came to seek her help in writing for
emancipation and at that time she had not paid any part of her price. `Aisha
said to her, "Go to your masters and if they agree that I will pay your price
(and free you) on condition that your Wala' will be for me, I will pay the
money." Buraira told her masters about that, but they refused, and said, "If
`Aisha wants to do a favor she could, but your Wala will be for us." Aisha
informed Allah's Apostle of that and he said to her, "Buy and manumit Buraira as
the Wala' will go to the manumitted."
3.879:
Narrated Jabir:
While I
was riding a (slow) and tired camel, the Prophet passed by and beat it and
prayed for Allah's Blessings for it. The camel became so fast as it had never
been before. The Prophet then said, "Sell it to me for one Uqiyya (of gold)." I
said, "No." He again said, "Sell it to me for one Uqiyya (of gold)." I sold it
and stipulated that I should ride it to my house. When we reached (Medina) I
took that camel to the Prophet and he gave me its price. I returned home but he
sent for me (and when I went to him) he said, "I will not take your camel. Take
your camel as a gift for you." (Various narrations are mentioned here with
slight variations in expressions relating the condition that Jabir had the right
to ride the sold camel up to Medina).
3.880:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Ansar said to the Prophet, "Divide our date-palms between us and our emigrant
brothers." The Prophet said, "No." The Ansar said to the emigrants, "You may do
the labor (in our gardens) and we will share the fruits with you." The emigrants
said, "We hear and obey."
3.881:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle gave the land of Khaibar to the Jews on the condition that they would
work on it and cultivate it and they would get half of its yield.
3.882:
Narrated `Uqba bin Amir: Allah's Apostle said, "From among all the
conditions which you have to fulfill, the conditions which make it legal for you
to have sexual relations (i.e. the marriage contract) have the greatest right to
be fulfilled."
3.883:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: We used to work on the
fields more than the other Ansar, and we used to rent the land (for the yield of
a specific portion of it). But sometimes that portion or the rest of the land
did not give any yield, so we were forbidden (by the Prophet ) to follow such a
system, but we were allowed to rent the land for money.
3.884:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No town-dweller should sell for a bedouin. Do
not practice Najsh (i.e. Do not offer a high price for a thing which you do not
want to buy, in order to deceive the people). No Muslim should offer more for a
thing already bought by his Muslim brother, nor should he demand the hand of a
girl already engaged to another Muslim. A Muslim woman shall not try to bring
about The divorce of her sister (i.e. another Muslim woman) in order to take her
place herself."
3.885:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid
Al-Juhani: A bedouin came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's apostle! I ask
you by Allah to judge My case according to Allah's Laws." His opponent, who was
more learned than he, said, "Yes, judge between us according to Allah's Laws,
and allow me to speak." Allah's Apostle said, "Speak." He (i .e. the bedouin or
the other man) said, "My son was working as a laborer for this (man) and he
committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that it
was obligatory that my son should be stoned to death, so in lieu of that I
ransomed my son by paying one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the
religious scholars about it, and they informed me that my son must be lashed one
hundred lashes, and be exiled for one year, and the wife of this (man) must be
stoned to death." Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, I
will judge between you according to Allah's Laws. The slave-girl and the sheep
are to be returned to you, your son is to receive a hundred lashes and be exiled
for one year. You, Unais, go to the wife of this (man) and if she confesses her
guilt, stone her to death." Unais went to that woman next morning and she
confessed. Allah's Apostle ordered that she be stoned to death.
3.886:
Narrated Aiman Al-Makki: When I visited Aisha she said, "Buraira who had a
written contract for her emancipation for a certain amount came to me and said,
"O mother of the believers! Buy me and manumit me, as my masters will sell me."
Aisha agreed to it. Buraira said, 'My masters will sell me on the condition that
my Wala will go to them." Aisha said to her, 'Then I am not in need of you.' The
Prophet heard of that or was told about it and so he asked Aisha, 'What is the
problem of Buraira?' He said, 'Buy her and manumit her, no matter what they
stipulate.' Aisha added, 'I bought and manumitted her, though her masters had
stipulated that her Wala would be for them.' The Prophet said, The Wala is for
the liberator, even if the other stipulated a hundred conditions."
3.887:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade (1) the meeting of the caravan
(of goods) on the way, (2) and that a residing person buys for a bedouin, (3)
and that a woman stipulates the divorce of the wife of the would-be husband, (4)
and that a man tries to cause the cancellation of a bargain concluded by
another. He also forbade An-Najsh (see Hadith 824) and that one withholds the
milk in the udder of the animal so that he may deceive people on selling it.
3.888:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, "Moses the Apostle
of Allah," and then he narrated the whole story about him. Al-Khadir said to
Moses, "Did not I tell you that you can have no patience with me." (18.72).
Moses then violated the agreement for the first time because of forgetfulness,
then Moses promised that if he asked Al-Khadir about anything, the latter would
have the right to desert him. Moses abided by that condition and on the third
occasion he intentionally asked Al-Khadir and caused that condition to be
applied. The three occasions referred to above are referred to by the following
Verses: "Call me not to account for forgetting And be not hard upon me." (18.73)
"Then they met a boy and Khadir killed him." (18.74) "Then they proceeded and
found a wall which was on the verge of falling and Khadir set it up straight."
(18.77)
3.889:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha said, "Buraira came to me and
said, 'My people (masters) have written the contract for my emancipation for
nine Awaq ) of gold) to be paid in yearly installments, one Uqiyya per year; so
help me." Aisha said (to her), "If your masters agree, I will pay them the whole
sum provided the Wala will be for me." Buraira went to her masters and told them
about it, but they refused the offer and she returned from them while Allah's
Apostles was sitting. She said, "I presented the offer to them, but they refused
unless the Wala' would be for them." When the Prophet heard that and `Aisha told
him about It, he said to her, "Buy Buraira and let them stipulate that her Wala'
will be for them, as the Wala' is for the manumitted." `Aisha did so. After that
Allah's Apostle got up amidst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah and said,
"What is wrong with some people who stipulate things which are not in Allah's
Laws? Any condition which is not in Allah's Laws is invalid even if there were a
hundred such conditions. Allah's Rules are the most valid and Allah's Conditions
are the most solid. The Wala is for the manumitted."
3.890:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: When the people of Khaibar dislocated `Abdullah bin `Umar's hands and
feet, `Umar got up delivering a sermon saying, "No doubt, Allah's Apostle made a
contract with the Jews concerning their properties, and said to them, 'We allow
you (to stand in your land) as long as Allah allows you.' Now `Abdullah bin
`Umar went to his land and was attacked at night, and his hands and feet were
dislocated, and as we have no enemies there except those Jews, they are our
enemies and the only people whom we suspect, I have made up my mind to exile
them." When `Umar decided to carry out his decision, a son of Abu Al-Haqiq's
came and addressed `Umar, "O chief of the believers, will you exile us although
Muhammad allowed us to stay at our places, and made a contract with us about our
properties, and accepted the condition of our residence in our land?" `Umar
said, "Do you think that I have forgotten the statement of Allah's Apostle,
i.e.: What will your condition be when you are expelled from Khaibar and your
camel will be carrying you night after night?" The Jew replied, "That was joke
from Abul-Qasim." `Umar said, "O the enemy of Allah! You are telling a lie."
`Umar then drove them out and paid them the price of their properties in the
form of fruits, money, camel saddles and ropes, etc."
3.891:
Narrated
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan: (whose narrations attest each other) Allah's
Apostle set out at the time of Al-Hudaibiya (treaty), and when they proceeded
for a distance, he said, "Khalid bin Al-Walid leading the cavalry of Quraish
constituting the front of the army, is at a place called Al-Ghamim, so take the
way on the right." By Allah, Khalid did not perceive the arrival of the Muslims
till the dust arising from the march of the Muslim army reached him, and then he
turned back hurriedly to inform Quraish. The Prophet went on advancing till he
reached the Thaniya (i.e. a mountainous way) through which one would go to them
(i.e. people of Quraish). The she-camel of the Prophet sat down. The people
tried their best to cause the she-camel to get up but in vain, so they said,
"Al-Qaswa' (i.e. the she-camel's name) has become stubborn! Al-Qaswa' has become
stubborn!" The Prophet said, "Al-Qaswa' has not become stubborn, for
stubbornness is not her habit, but she was stopped by Him Who stopped the
elephant." Then he said, "By the Name of Him in Whose Hands my soul is, if they
(i.e. the Quraish infidels) ask me anything which will respect the ordinances of
Allah, I will grant it to them." The Prophet then rebuked the she-camel and she
got up. The Prophet changed his way till he dismounted at the farthest end of
Al-Hudaibiya at a pit (i.e. well) containing a little water which the people
used in small amounts, and in a short while the people used up all its water and
complained to Allah's Apostle; of thirst. The Prophet took an arrow out of his
arrow-case and ordered them to put the arrow in that pit. By Allah, the water
started and continued sprouting out till all the people quenched their thirst
and returned with satisfaction. While they were still in that state, Budail bin
Warqa-al-Khuza`i came with some persons from his tribe Khuza`a and they were the
advisers of Allah's Apostle who would keep no secret from him and were from the
people of Tihama. Budail said, "I left Ka`b bin Luai and 'Amir bin Luai residing
at the profuse water of Al-Hudaibiya and they had milch camels (or their women
and children) with them, and will wage war against you, and will prevent you
from visiting the Ka`ba." Allah's Apostle said, "We have not come to fight
anyone, but to perform the `Umra. No doubt, the war has weakened Quraish and
they have suffered great losses, so if they wish, I will conclude a truce with
them, during which they should refrain from interfering between me and the
people (i.e. the 'Arab infidels other than Quraish), and if I have victory over
those infidels, Quraish will have the option to embrace Islam as the other
people do, if they wish; they will at least get strong enough to fight. But if
they do not accept the truce, by Allah in Whose Hands my life is, I will fight
with them defending my Cause till I get killed, but (I am sure) Allah will
definitely make His Cause victorious." Budail said, "I will inform them of what
you have said." So, he set off till he reached Quraish and said, "We have come
from that man (i.e. Muhammad) whom we heard saying something which we will
disclose to you if you should like." Some of the fools among Quraish shouted
that they were not in need of this information, but the wiser among them said,
"Relate what you heard him saying." Budail said, "I heard him saying so-and-so,"
relating what the Prophet had told him. `Urwa bin Mas`ud got up and said, "O
people! Aren't you the sons? They said, "Yes." He added, "Am I not the father?"
They said, "Yes." He said, "Do you mistrust me?" They said, "No." He said,
"Don't you know that I invited the people of `Ukaz for your help, and when they
refused I brought my relatives and children and those who obeyed me (to help
you)?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Well, this man (i.e. the Prophet) has offered
you a reasonable proposal, you'd better accept it and allow me to meet him."
They said, "You may meet him." So, he went to the Prophet and started talking to
him. The Prophet told him almost the same as he had told Budail. Then `Urwa
said, "O Muhammad! Won't you feel any scruple in extirpating your relations?
Have you ever heard of anyone amongst the Arabs extirpating his relatives before
you? On the other hand, if the reverse should happen, (nobody will aid you, for)
by Allah, I do not see (with you) dignified people, but people from various
tribes who would run away leaving you alone." Hearing that, Abu Bakr abused him
and said, "Do you say we would run and leave the Prophet alone?" `Urwa said,
"Who is that man?" They said, "He is Abu Bakr." `Urwa said to Abu Bakr, "By Him
in Whose Hands my life is, were it not for the favor which you did to me and
which I did not compensate, I would retort on you." `Urwa kept on talking to the
Prophet and seizing the Prophet's beard as he was talking while Al-Mughira bin
Shu`ba was standing near the head of the Prophet, holding a sword and wearing a
helmet. Whenever `Urwa stretched his hand towards the beard of the Prophet,
Al-Mughira would hit his hand with the handle of the sword and say (to `Urwa),
"Remove your hand from the beard of Allah's Apostle." `Urwa raised his head and
asked, "Who is that?" The people said, "He is Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba." `Urwa
said, "O treacherous! Am I not doing my best to prevent evil consequences of
your treachery?" Before embracing Islam Al-Mughira was in the company of some
people. He killed them and took their property and came (to Medina) to embrace
Islam. The Prophet said (to him, "As regards your Islam, I accept it, but as for
the property I do not take anything of it. (As it was taken through treason).
`Urwa then started looking at the Companions of the Prophet. By Allah, whenever
Allah's Apostle spat, the spittle would fall in the hand of one of them (i.e.
the Prophet's companions) who would rub it on his face and skin; if he ordered
them they would carry his orders immediately; if he performed ablution, they
would struggle to take the remaining water; and when they spoke to him, they
would lower their voices and would not look at his face constantly out of
respect. `Urwa returned to his people and said, "O people! By Allah, I have been
to the kings and to Caesar, Khosrau and An-Najashi, yet I have never seen any of
them respected by his courtiers as much as Muhammad is respected by his
companions. By Allah, if he spat, the spittle would fall in the hand of one of
them (i.e. the Prophet's companions) who would rub it on his face and skin; if
he ordered them, they would carry out his order immediately; if he performed
ablution, they would struggle to take the remaining water; and when they spoke,
they would lower their voices and would not look at his face constantly out of
respect." `Urwa added, "No doubt, he has presented to you a good reasonable
offer, so please accept it." A man from the tribe of Bani Kinana said, "Allow me
to go to him," and they allowed him, and when he approached the Prophet and his
companions, Allah's Apostle said, "He is so-and-so who belongs to the tribe that
respects the Budn (i.e. camels of the sacrifice). So, bring the Budn in front of
him." So, the Budn were brought before him and the people received him while
they were reciting Talbiya. When he saw that scene, he said, "Glorified be
Allah! It is not fair to prevent these people from visiting the Ka`ba." When he
returned to his people, he said, 'I saw the Budn garlanded (with colored knotted
ropes) and marked (with stabs on their backs). I do not think it is advisable to
prevent them from visiting the Ka`ba." Another person called Mikraz bin Hafs got
up and sought their permission to go to Muhammad, and they allowed him, too.
When he approached the Muslims, the Prophet said, "Here is Mikraz and he is a
vicious man." Mikraz started talking to the Prophet and as he was talking,
Suhail bin `Amr came. When Suhail bin `Amr came, the Prophet said, "Now the
matter has become easy." Suhail said to the Prophet "Please conclude a peace
treaty with us." So, the Prophet called the clerk and said to him, "Write: By
the Name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful." Suhail said, "As for
'Beneficent,' by Allah, I do not know what it means. So write: By Your Name O
Allah, as you used to write previously." The Muslims said, "By Allah, we will
not write except: By the Name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful."
The Prophet said, "Write: By Your Name O Allah." Then he dictated, "This is the
peace treaty which Muhammad, Allah's Apostle has concluded." Suhail said, "By
Allah, if we knew that you are Allah's Apostle we would not prevent you from
visiting the Ka`ba, and would not fight with you. So, write: "Muhammad bin
`Abdullah." The Prophet said, "By Allah! I am Apostle of Allah even if you
people do not believe me. Write: Muhammad bin `Abdullah." (Az-Zuhri said, "The
Prophet accepted all those things, as he had already said that he would accept
everything they would demand if it respects the ordinance of Allah, (i.e. by
letting him and his companions perform `Umra.)" The Prophet said to Suhail, "On
the condition that you allow us to visit the House (i.e. Ka`ba) so that we may
perform Tawaf around it." Suhail said, "By Allah, we will not (allow you this
year) so as not to give chance to the 'Arabs to say that we have yielded to you,
but we will allow you next year." So, the Prophet got that written. Then Suhail
said, "We also stipulate that you should return to us whoever comes to you from
us, even if he embraced your religion." The Muslims said, "Glorified be Allah!
How will such a person be returned to the pagans after he has become a Muslim?
While they were in this state Abu- Jandal bin Suhail bin `Amr came from the
valley of Mecca staggering with his fetters and fell down amongst the Muslims.
Suhail said, "O Muhammad! This is the very first term with which we make peace
with you, i.e. you shall return Abu Jandal to me." The Prophet said, "The peace
treaty has not been written yet." Suhail said, "I will never allow you to keep
him." The Prophet said, "Yes, do." He said, "I won't do.: Mikraz said, "We allow
you (to keep him)." Abu Jandal said, "O Muslims! Will I be returned to the
pagans though I have come as a Muslim? Don't you see how much I have suffered?"
(continued...)
@(continuing... 1): -3.891:... ... Abu Jandal had been
tortured severely for the Cause of Allah. `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "I went to
the Prophet and said, 'Aren't you truly the Apostle of Allah?' The Prophet said,
'Yes, indeed.' I said, 'Isn't our Cause just and the cause of the enemy unjust?'
He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Then why should we be humble in our religion?' He said,
'I am Allah's Apostle and I do not disobey Him, and He will make me victorious.'
I said, 'Didn't you tell us that we would go to the Ka`ba and perform Tawaf
around it?' He said, 'Yes, but did I tell you that we would visit the Ka`ba this
year?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'So you will visit it and perform Tawaf around
it?' " `Umar further said, "I went to Abu Bakr and said, 'O Abu Bakr! Isn't he
truly Allah's Prophet?' He replied, 'Yes.' I said, 'Then why should we be humble
in our religion?' He said, 'Indeed, he is Allah's Apostle and he does not
disobey his Lord, and He will make him victorious. Adhere to him as, by Allah,
he is on the right.' I said, 'Was he not telling us that we would go to the
Ka`ba and perform Tawaf around it?' He said, 'Yes, but did he tell you that you
would go to the Ka`ba this year?' I said, 'No.' He said, "You will go to Ka`ba
and perform Tawaf around it." (Az-Zuhri said, " `Umar said, 'I performed many
good deeds as expiation for the improper questions I asked them.' ") When the
writing of the peace treaty was concluded, Allah's Apostle said to his
companions, "Get up and' slaughter your sacrifices and get your head shaved." By
Allah none of them got up, and the Prophet repeated his order thrice. When none
of them got up, he left them and went to Um Salama and told her of the people's
attitudes towards him. Um Salama said, "O the Prophet of Allah! Do you want your
order to be carried out? Go out and don't say a word to anybody till you have
slaughtered your sacrifice and call your barber to shave your head." So, the
Prophet went out and did not talk to anyone of them till he did that, i.e.
slaughtered the sacrifice and called his barber who shaved his head. Seeing
that, the companions of the Prophet got up, slaughtered their sacrifices, and
started shaving the heads of one another, and there was so much rush that there
was a danger of killing each other. Then some believing women came (to the
Prophet ); and Allah revealed the following Divine Verses:-- "O you who believe,
when the believing women come to you as emigrants examine them . . ." (60.10)
`Umar then divorced two wives of his who were infidels. Later on Muawiya bin Abu
Sufyan married one of them, and Safwan bin Umaiya married the other. When the
Prophet returned to Medina, Abu Basir, a new Muslim convert from Quraish came to
him. The Infidels sent in his pursuit two men who said (to the Prophet ), "Abide
by the promise you gave us." So, the Prophet handed him over to them. They took
him out (of the City) till they reached Dhul-Hulaifa where they dismounted to
eat some dates they had with them. Abu Basir said to one of them, "By Allah, O
so-and-so, I see you have a fine sword." The other drew it out (of the scabbard)
and said, "By Allah, it is very fine and I have tried it many times." Abu Basir
said, "Let me have a look at it." When the other gave it to him, he hit him with
it till he died, and his companion ran away till he came to Medina and entered
the Mosque running. When Allah's Apostle saw him he said, "This man appears to
have been frightened." When he reached the Prophet he said, "My companion has
been murdered and I would have been murdered too." Abu Basir came and said, "O
Allah's Apostle, by Allah, Allah has made you fulfill your obligations by your
returning me to them (i.e. the Infidels), but Allah has saved me from them." The
Prophet said, "Woe to his mother! what excellent war kindler he would be, should
he only have supporters." When Abu Basir heard that he understood that the
Prophet would return him to them again, so he set off till he reached the
seashore. Abu Jandal bin Suhail got himself released from them (i.e. infidels)
and joined Abu Basir. So, whenever a man from Quraish embraced Islam he would
follow Abu Basir till they formed a strong group. By Allah, whenever they heard
about a caravan of Quraish heading towards Sham, they stopped it and attacked
and killed them (i.e. infidels) and took their properties. The people of Quraish
sent a message to the Prophet requesting him for the Sake of Allah and Kith and
kin to send for (i.e. Abu Basir and his companions) promising that whoever
(amongst them) came to the Prophet would be secure. So the Prophet sent for them
(i.e. Abu Basir's companions) and Allah I revealed the following Divine Verses:
"And it is He Who Has withheld their hands from you and your hands From them in
the midst of Mecca, After He made you the victorious over them. . . . the
unbelievers had pride and haughtiness, in their hearts . . . the pride and
haughtiness of the time of ignorance." (48.24-26) And their pride and
haughtiness was that they did not confess (write in the treaty) that he (i.e.
Muhammad) was the Prophet of Allah and refused to write: "In the Name of Allah,
the most Beneficent, the Most Merciful," and prevented the Mushriks from
visiting the Ka`ba. Narrated Az-Zuhri: `Urwa said, "Aisha told me that Allah's
Apostle used to examine the women emigrants. We have been told also that when
Allah revealed the order that the Muslims should return to the pagans what they
had spent on their wives who emigrated (after embracing Islam) and that the
Mushriks should not. keep unbelieving women as their wives, `Umar divorced two
of his wives, Qariba, the daughter of Abu Urhaiya and the daughter of Jarwal
Al-Khuza`i. Later on Mu'awiya married Qariba and Abu Jahm married the other."
When the pagans refused to pay what the Muslims had spent on their wives, Allah
revealed: "And if any of your wives have gone from you to the unbelievers and
you have an accession (By the coming over of a woman from the other side) (Then
pay to those whose wives have gone) The equivalent of what they had spent (On
their Mahr)." (60.11) So, Allah ordered that the Muslim whose wife, has gone,
should be given, as a compensation of the Mahr he had given to his wife, from
the Mahr of the wives of the pagans who had emigrated deserting their husbands.
We do not know any of the women emigrants who deserted Islam after embracing it.
We have also been told that Abu Basir bin Asid Ath-Thaqafi came to the Prophet
as a Muslim emigrant during the truce. Al-Akhnas bin Shariq wrote to the Prophet
requesting him to return Abu Basir.
3.892:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle mentioned a person who asked an Israeli man to lend him one-thousand
Dinars, and the Israeli lent him the sum for a certain fixed period.
3.893:
Narrated `Amra:
Aisha said that Buraira came to seek her help in the
writing of her emancipation. `Aisha said to her, "If you wish, I will pay your
masters (your price) and the wala' will be for me." When Allah's Apostle came,
she told him about it. The Prophet said to her, "Buy her (i.e. Buraira) and
manumit her, for the Wala is for the one who manumits." Then Allah's Apostle
ascended the pulpit and said, "What about those people who stipulate conditions
which are not in Allah's Laws? Whoever stipulates such conditions as are not in
Allah's Laws, then those conditions are invalid even if he stipulated a hundred
such conditions."
3.894:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them
will go to Paradise." (Please see Hadith No. 419 Vol. 8)
3.895:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: `Umar bin Khattab got some land in Khaibar and he went to the Prophet
to consult him about it saying, "O Allah's Apostle I got some land in Khaibar
better than which I have never had, what do you suggest that I do with it?" The
Prophet said, "If you like you can give the land as endowment and give its
fruits in charity." So `Umar gave it in charity as an endowment on the condition
that would not be sold nor given to anybody as a present and not to be
inherited, but its yield would be given in charity to the poor people, to the
Kith and kin, for freeing slaves, for Allah's Cause, to the travelers and
guests; and that there would be no harm if the guardian of the endowment ate
from it according to his need with good intention, and fed others without
storing it for the future."
Volume 4
Bk. 51: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
4.1:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "It is not permissible for any Muslim who has
something to will to stay for two nights without having his last will and
testament written and kept ready with him."
4.2:
Narrated `Amr bin
Al-Harith: (The brother of the wife of Allah's Apostle. Juwaira bint Al-Harith)
When Allah's Apostle died, he did not leave any Dirham or Dinar (i.e. money), a
slave or a slave woman or anything else except his white mule, his arms and a
piece of land which he had given in charity .
4.3:
Narrated Talha bin
Musarrif: I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet make a will?" He
replied, "No," I asked him, "How is it then that the making of a will has been
enjoined on people, (or that they are ordered to make a will)?" He replied, "The
Prophet bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an).
4.4:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
In the presence of `Aisha some people mentioned that the Prophet had appointed
`Ali by will as his successor. `Aisha said, "When did he appoint him by will?
Verily when he died he was resting against my chest (or said: in my lap) and he
asked for a wash-basin and then collapsed while in that state, and I could not
even perceive that he had died, so when did he appoint him by will?"
4.5:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abu Waqqas: The Prophet came visiting me while I was
(sick) in Mecca, ('Amir the sub-narrator said, and he disliked to die in the
land, whence he had already migrated). He (i.e. the Prophet) said, "May Allah
bestow His Mercy on Ibn Afra (Sa`d bin Khaula)." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! May
I will all my property (in charity)?" He said, "No." I said, "Then may I will
half of it?" He said, "No". I said, "One third?" He said: "Yes, one third, yet
even one third is too much. It is better for you to leave your inheritors
wealthy than to leave them poor begging others, and whatever you spend for
Allah's sake will be considered as a charitable deed even the handful of food
you put in your wife's mouth. Allah may lengthen your age so that some people
may benefit by you, and some others be harmed by you." At that time Sa`d had
only one daughter.
4.6:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I recommend that people
reduce the proportion of what they bequeath by will to the fourth (of the whole
legacy), for Allah's Apostle said, "One-third, yet even one third is too much."
4.7:
Narrated Sa`d:
I fell sick and the Prophet paid me a visit. I
said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! I invoke Allah that He may not let me expire in
the land whence I migrated (i.e. Mecca)." He said, "May Allah give you health
and let the people benefit by you." I said, "I want to will my property, and I
have only one daughter and I want to will half of my property (to be given in
charity)." He said," Half is too much." I said, "Then I will one third." He
said, "One-third, yet even one-third is too much." (The narrator added, "So the
people started to will one third of their property and that was Permitted for
them.")
4.8:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) `Utba bin
Abi Waqqas entrusted (his son) to his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas saying, "The
son of the slave-girl of Zam`a is my (illegal) son, take him into your custody."
So during the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) Sa`d took the boy and said, "This
is my brother's son whom my brother entrusted to me." 'Abu bin Zam's got up and
said, "He is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father and was born
on my father's bed." Then both of them came to Allah's Apostle and Sa`d said, "O
Allah's Apostle! This is my brother's son whom my brother entrusted to me." Then
'Abu bin Zam`a got up and said, "This is my brother and the son of the
slave-girl of my father." Allah's Apostle said, "O Abu bin Zam`a! This boy is
for you as the boy belongs to the bed (where he was born), and for the adulterer
is the stone (i.e. deprivation)." Then the Prophet said to his wife Sauda bint
Zam`a, "Screen yourself from this boy," when he saw the boy's resemblance to
`Utba. Since then the boy did not see Sauda till he died.
4.9:
Narrated
Anas:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. She was asked,
"Who has done so to you, so-and-so? So-and-so?" Till the name of the Jew was
mentioned, whereupon she nodded (in agreement). So the Jew was brought and was
questioned till he confessed. The Prophet then ordered that his head be crushed
with stones.
4.10:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The custom (in old days) was
that the property of the deceased would be inherited by his offspring; as for
the parents (of the deceased), they would inherit by the will of the deceased.
Then Allah cancelled from that custom whatever He wished and fixed for the male
double the amount inherited by the female, and for each parent a sixth (of the
whole legacy) and for the wife an eighth or a fourth and for the husband a half
or a fourth.
4.11:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man asked the Prophet, "O
Allah's Apostle! What kind of charity is the best?" He replied. "To give in
charity when you are healthy and greedy hoping to be wealthy and afraid of
becoming poor. Don't delay giving in charity till the time when you are on the
death bed when you say, 'Give so much to so-and-so and so much to so-and so,'
and at that time the property is not yours but it belongs to so-and-so (i.e.
your inheritors).
4.12:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The
signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks he tells a lie; whenever he
is entrusted he proves dishonest; whenever he promises he breaks his promise."
4.13:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Hakim bin Hizam said, "I asked
Allah's Apostle for something, and he gave me, and I asked him again and he gave
me and said, 'O Hakim! This wealth is green and sweet (i.e. as tempting as
fruits), and whoever takes it without greed then he is blessed in it, and
whoever takes it with greediness, he is not blessed in it and he is like one who
eats and never gets satisfied. The upper (i.e. giving) hand is better than the
lower (i.e. taking) hand." Hakim added, "I said, O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who
has sent you with the Truth I will never demand anything from anybody after you
till I die." Afterwards Abu Bakr used to call Hakim to give him something but he
refused to accept anything from him. Then `Umar called him to give him
(something) but he refused. Then `Umar said, "O Muslims! I offered to him (i.e.
Hakim) his share which Allah has ordained for him from this booty and he refuses
to take it." Thus Hakim did not ask anybody for anything after the Prophet, till
he died--may Allah bestow His mercy upon him.
4.14:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "All of you are guardians and responsible for
your charges: the Ruler (i.e. Imam) is a guardian and responsible for his
subjects; and a man is a guardian of his family and is responsible for his
charges; and a lady is a guardian in the house of her husband and is responsible
for her charge; and a servant is a guardian of the property of his master and is
responsible for his charge." I think he also said, "And a man is a guardian of
the property of his father."
4.15:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said
to Abu Talha, "I recommend that you divide (this garden) amongst your
relatives." Abu Talha said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will do the same." So Abu
Talha divided it among his relatives and cousins. Ibn 'Abbes said, "When the
Qur'anic Verse: "Warn your nearest kinsmen." (26.214) Was revealed, the Prophet
started calling the various big families of Quraish, "O Bani Fihr! O Bani Adi!".
Abu Huraira said, "When the Verse: "Warn your nearest kinsmen" was revealed, the
Prophet said (in a loud voice), "O people of Quraish!"
4.16:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: When Allah revealed the Verse: "Warn your nearest kinsmen," Allah's
Apostle got up and said, "O people of Quraish (or said similar words)! Buy (i.e.
save) yourselves (from the Hellfire) as I cannot save you from Allah's
Punishment; O Bani `Abd Manaf! I cannot save you from Allah's Punishment, O
Safiya, the Aunt of Allah's Apostle! I cannot save you from Allah's Punishment;
O Fatima bint Muhammad! Ask me anything from my wealth, but I cannot save you
from Allah's Punishment."
4.17:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw a man
driving a Badana (i.e. camel for sacrifice) and said to him, "Ride on it." The
man said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is a Bandana." (The Prophet repeated his order)
and on the third or fourth time he said, "Ride it, (woe to you" or said: "May
Allah be merciful to you).
4.18:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
saw a man driving a Badana and said to him, "Ride on it," and on the second or
the third time he added, "Woe to you."
4.19:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
mother of Sa`d bin 'Ubada died in his absence. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! My
mother died in my absence; will it be of any benefit for her if I give Sadaqa on
her behalf?" The Prophet said, "Yes," Sa`d said, "I make you a witness that I
gave my garden called Al Makhraf in charity on her behalf."
4.20:
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! For the acceptance of
my repentance I wish to give all my property in charity for Allah's sake through
His Apostle ." He said, "It is better for you to keep some of the property for
yourself." I said, "Then I will keep my share in Khaibar."
4.21:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Some people claim that the order in the above Verse is
cancelled, by Allah, it is not cancelled, but the people have stopped acting on
it. There are two kinds of guardians (who are in charge of the inheritance): One
is that who inherits; such a person should give (of what he inherits to the
relatives, the orphans and the needy, etc.), the other is that who does not
inherit (e.g. the guardian of the orphans): such a person should speak kindly
and say (to those who are present at the time of distribution), "I can not give
it to you (as the wealth belongs to the orphans).
4.22:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man said to the Prophet, "My mother died suddenly, and I think that if she
could speak, she would have given in charity. May I give in charity on her
behalf?" He said, "Yes! Give in charity on her behalf."
4.23:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Sa`d bin Ubada consulted Allah's Apostle saying, "My mother died and
she had an unfulfilled vow." The Prophet said, "Fulfill it on her behalf."
4.24:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That the mother of Sa`d bin Ubada the brother
of Bani Saida died in Sa`d's absence, so he came to the Prophet saying, "O
Allah's Apostle! My mother died in my absence, will it benefit her if I give in
charity on her behalf?" The Prophet said, "Yes." Sa`d said, "I take you as my
witness that I give my garden Al-Makhraf in charity on her behalf."
4.25:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: `Urwa bin Az-Zubair said that he asked `Aisha about the
meaning of the Qur'anic Verse:-- "And if you fear that you will not deal fairly
with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your choice." (4.2-3) Aisha
said, "It is about a female orphan under the guardianship of her guardian who is
inclined towards her because of her beauty and wealth, and likes to marry her
with a Mahr less than what is given to women of her standard. So they (i.e.
guardians) were forbidden to marry the orphans unless they paid them a full
appropriate Mahr (otherwise) they were ordered to marry other women instead of
them. Later on the people asked Allah's Apostle about it. So Allah revealed the
following Verse:-- "They ask your instruction (O Muhammad!) regarding women.
Say: Allah instructs you regarding them..." ( 4.127) and in this Verse Allah
indicated that if the orphan girl was beautiful and wealthy, her guardian would
have the desire to marry her without giving her an appropriate Mahr equal to
what her peers could get, but if she was undesirable for lack of beauty or
wealth, then he would not marry her, but seek to marry some other woman instead
of her. So, since he did not marry her when he had no inclination towards her,
he had not the right to marry her when he had an interest in her, unless he
treated her justly by giving her a full Mahr and securing all her rights.
4.26:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle , `Umar
gave in charity some of his property, a garden of date-palms called Thamgh.
`Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have some property which I prize highly and I
want to give it in charity." The Prophet; said, "Give it in charity (i.e. as an
endowment) with its land and trees on the condition that the land and trees will
neither be sold nor given as a present, nor bequeathed, but the fruits are to be
spent in charity." So `Umar gave it in charity, and it was for Allah's Cause,
the emancipation of slaves, for the poor, for guests, for travelers, and for
kinsmen. The person acting as its administrator could eat from it reasonably and
fairly, and could let a friend of his eat from it provided he had no intention
of becoming wealthy by its means.
4.27:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
following Verse:-- "If a guardian is well-off, let him claim no remuneration
(i.e. wages), but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and
reasonable." (4.6) was revealed in connection with the guardian of an orphan,
and it means that if he is poor he can have for himself (from the orphan's
wealth) what is just and reasonable according to the orphan's share of the
inheritance.
4.28:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Avoid the
seven great destructive sins." The people enquire, "O Allah's Apostle! What are
they? "He said, "To join others in worship along with Allah, to practice
sorcery, to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause,
(according to Islamic law), to eat up Riba (usury), to eat up an orphan's
wealth, to give back to the enemy and fleeing from the battlefield at the time
of fighting, and to accuse, chaste women, who never even think of anything
touching chastity and are good believers.
4.29:
Narrated Anas:
When
Allah's Apostle came to Medina; he did not have any servant. Abu Talha (Anas'
step-father) took me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Anas is a
wise boy, so let him serve you." So, I served him at home and on journeys. If I
did anything, he never asked me why I did it, and if I refrained from doing
anything, he never asked me why I refrained from doing it.
4.30:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha had the greatest wealth of date-palms
amongst the Ansar in Medina, and he prized above all his wealth (his garden)
Bairuha', which was situated opposite the Mosque (of the Prophet ). The Prophet
used to enter It and drink from its fresh water. When the following Divine Verse
came:-- "By no means shall you attain piety until you spend of what you love,"
(3.92) Abu Talha got up saying. "O Allah's Apostle! Allah says, 'You will not
attain piety until you spend of what you love,' and I prize above al I my
wealth, Bairuha' which I want to give in charity for Allah's Sake, hoping for
its reward from Allah. So you can use it as Allah directs you." On that the
Prophet said, "Bravo! It is a profitable (or perishable) property. (Ibn Maslama
is not sure as to which word is right, i.e. profitable or perishable.) I have
heard what you have said, and I recommend that you distribute this amongst your
relatives." On that Abu Talha said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will do (as you have
suggested)." So, Abu Talha distributed that garden amongst his relatives and
cousins.
4.31:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man said to Allah's Apostle , "My
mother died, will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?" The
Prophet replied in the affirmative. The man said, "I have a garden and I make
you a witness that I give it in charity on her behalf."
4.32:
Narrated
Anas:
When the Prophet ordered that the mosque be built, he said, "O Bani
An-Najjar! Suggest to me a price for this garden of yours." They replied, "By
Allah! We will demand its price from none but Allah."
4.33:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: When `Umar got a piece of land in Khaibar, he came to the Prophet saying,
"I have got a piece of land, better than which I have never got. So what do you
advise me regarding it?" The Prophet said, "If you wish you can keep it as an
endowment to be used for charitable purposes." So, `Umar gave the land in
charity (i.e. as an endowments on the condition that the land would neither be
sold nor given as a present, nor bequeathed, (and its yield) would be used for
the poor, the kinsmen, the emancipation of slaves, Jihad, and for guests and
travelers; and its administrator could eat in a reasonable just manner, and he
also could feed his friends without intending to be wealthy by its means."
4.34:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar got some property in Khaibar and he came
to the Prophet and informed him about it. The Prophet said to him, "If you wish
you can give it in charity." So `Umar gave it in charity (i.e. as an endowment)
the yield of which was to be used for the good of the poor, the needy, the
kinsmen and the guests.
4.35:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Allah's
Apostle came to Medina, he ordered that a mosque be built. He said, "O Bani
An-Najjar! Suggest me a price for the garden of yours." They replied, "By Allah,
we will not ask its price except from Allah."
4.36:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Once `Umar gave a horse in charity to be used in holy fighting. It had been
given to him by Allah's Apostle . `Umar gave it to another man to ride. Then
`Umar was informed that the man put the horse for sale, so he asked Allah's
Apostle whether he could buy it. Allah's Apostle replied, "You should not buy
it, for you should not take back what you have given in charity."
4.37:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "My heirs will not inherit a
Dinar or a Dirham (i.e. money), for whatever I leave (excluding the adequate
support of my wives and the wages of my employees) is given in charity."
4.38:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When `Umar founded an endowment he stipulated
that its administrator could eat from it and also feed his friend on the
condition that he would not store anything for himself from it.
4.39:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said (at the time of building the Mosque), "O
Ban, An-Najjar! Suggest to me a price for your garden." They replied, "We do not
ask its price except from Allah."
4.40:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah
Al-Ansari: My father was martyred on the day (of the Ghazwa) of Uhud and left
six daughters and some debts to be paid. When the time of plucking the
date-fruits came, I went to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! you
know that my father was martyred on Uhud's day and owed much debt, and I wish
that the creditors would see you." The Prophet said, "Go and collect the various
kinds of dates and place them separately in heaps"' I did accordingly and called
him. On seeing him, the creditors started claiming their rights pressingly at
that time. When the Prophet saw how they behaved, he went round the biggest heap
for three times and sat over it and said, "Call your companions (i.e. the
creditors)." Then he kept on measuring and giving them, till Allah cleared all
my father's debts. By Allah, it would have pleased me that Allah would clear the
debts of my father even though I had not taken a single date to my sisters. But
by Allah, all the heaps were complete, (as they were) and I looked at the heap
where Allah's Apostle was sitting and noticed as if not a single date had been
taken thereof.
Bk. 52: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
4.41:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Masud: I asked Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the
best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed
times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful
to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To
participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Apostle anymore
and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
4.42:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from
Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and good intention
remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth
immediately.
4.43:
Narrated `Aisha:
(That she said), "O Allah's
Apostle! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah's
Cause?" He said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur (i.e. Hajj which is
done according to the Prophet's tradition and is accepted by Allah).
4.44:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "Instruct me
as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)." He replied, "I do not find such
a deed." Then he added, "Can you, while the Muslim fighter is in the
battle-field, enter your mosque to perform prayers without cease and fast and
never break your fast?" The man said, "But who can do that?" Abu- Huraira added,
"The Mujahid (i.e. Muslim fighter) is rewarded even for the footsteps of his
horse while it wanders bout (for grazing) tied in a long rope."
4.45:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Somebody asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the
best among the people?" Allah's Apostle replied "A believer who strives his
utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?"
He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah
and leaving the people secure from his mischief."
4.46:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The example of a Mujahid in Allah's
Cause-- and Allah knows better who really strives in His Cause----is like a
person who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit the
Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him
to his home safely with rewards and war booty."
4.47:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Allah's Apostle used to visit Um Haran bint Milhan, who would offer him
reals. Um-Haram was the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah's Apostle, once
visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his
head. Then Allah's Apostle slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haran
asked, "What causes you to smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He said. "Some of my
followers who (in a dream) were presented before me as fighters in Allah's Cause
(on board a ship) amidst this sea cause me to smile; they were as kings on the
thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." (Ishaq, a sub-narrator is not sure as
to which expression the Prophet used.) Um-Haram said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke
Allah that he makes me one of them. Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for her and
slept again and woke up smiling. Once again Um Haram asked, "What makes you
smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Some of my followers were presented to
me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the same dream. Um-Haram said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them." He said, "You are
amongst the first ones." It happened that she sailed on the sea during the
Caliphate of Mu'awlya bin Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down
from her riding animal and died.
4.48:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and
fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no
matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is
born." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle ! Shall we acquaint the people with
the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah has
reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each
of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when
you ask Allah (for something), ask for Al-firdaus which is the best and highest
part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the Prophet also said,
'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from
it originate the rivers of Paradise.")
4.49:
Narrated Samura:
The
Prophet said, "Last night two men came to me (in a dream) and made me ascend a
tree and then admitted me into a better and superior house, better of which I
have never seen. One of them said, 'This house is the house of martyrs."
4.50:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of
fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in the afternoon is better than
the world and whatever is in it."
4.51:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on
which the sun rises and sets (i.e. all the world)." He also said, "A single
endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all
that on which the sun rises and sets."
4.52:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The
Prophet said, "A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon and in the
forenoon is better than the world and whatever is in it."
4.53:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in
the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the
whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the
superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed
again (in Allah's Cause). Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor
(of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better
than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the
bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it.
And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill
the space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her
head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it."
4.54:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is!
Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me
and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never
remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in
Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then
get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then
get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred.
4.55:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet delivered a sermon and said, "Zaid took
the flag and was martyred, and then Ja`far took the flag and was martyred, and
then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag and was martyred too, and then Khalid
bin Al-Walid took the flag though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah
made him victorious." The Prophet further added, "It would not please us to have
them with us." Aiyub, a sub-narrator, added, "Or the Prophet, shedding tears,
said, 'It would not p ease them to be with us."
4.56:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Um Haram said, "Once the Prophet slept in my house near to me and got up
smiling. I said, 'What makes you smile?' He replied, 'Some of my followers who
(i.e. in a dream) were presented to me sailing on this green sea like kings on
thrones.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." So
the Prophet invoked Allah for her and went to sleep again. He did the same (i.e.
got up and told his dream) and Um Haran repeated her question and he gave the
same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "You are
among the first batch." Later on it happened that she went out in the company of
her husband 'Ubada bin As-Samit who went for Jihad and it was the first time the
Muslims undertook a naval expedition led by Mu awiya. When the expedition came
to an end and they were returning to Sham, a riding animal was presented to her
to ride, but the animal let her fall and thus she died.
4.57:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet sent seventy men from the tribe of Bani Salim to the tribe
of Bani Amir. When they reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, "I will
go ahead of you, and if they allow me to convey the message of Allah's Apostle
(it will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me." So he went ahead
of them and the pagans granted him security But while he was reporting the
message of the Prophet , they beckoned to one of their men who stabbed him to
death. My maternal uncle said, "Allah is Greater! By the Lord of the Ka`ba, I am
successful." After that they attached the rest of the party and killed them all
except a lame man who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammam, a
sub-narrator said, "I think another man was saved along with him)." Gabriel
informed the Prophet that they (i.e the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was
pleased with them and made them pleased. We used to recite, "Inform our people
that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased "
Later on this Qur'anic Verse was cancelled. The Prophet invoked Allah for forty
days to curse the murderers from the tribe of Ral, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and Bam
Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and his Apostle.
4.58:
Narrated Jundab bin
Sufyan: In one of the holy Battles a finger of Allah's Apostle (got wounded and)
bled. He said, "You are just a finger that bled, and what you got is in Allah's
Cause."
4.59:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in
Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's Cause....and Allah knows
well who gets wounded in His Cause....will come on the Day of Resurrection with
his wound having the color of blood but the scent of musk."
4.60:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That Abu Sufyan told him that Heraclius said
to him, "I asked you about the outcome of your battles with him (i.e. the
Prophet ) and you told me that you fought each other with alternate success. So
the Apostles are tested in this way but the ultimate victory is always theirs.
4.61:
Narrated Anas:
My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the
Battle of Badr. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was absent from the first battle
you fought against the pagans. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to fight
the pagans, no doubt. Allah will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of
Uhud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I
apologize to You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce
what these (i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced and Sa`d bin Mu`adh
met him. He said "O Sa`d bin Mu`adh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am
smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later on Sa`d
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr)
did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and arrows on his body. We found
him dead and his body was mutilated so badly that none except his sister could
recognize him by his fingers." We used to think that the following Verse was
revealed concerning him and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men
who have been true to their covenant with Allah.........." (3
3.23) His
sister Ar-Rubbaya' broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Apostle ordered
for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who
has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the
opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of
retaliation. So Allah's Apostle said, "There are some people amongst Allah's
slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them."
4.62:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid: Zaid bin Thabit said, "When the Qur'an was
compiled from various written manuscripts, one of the Verses of Surat Al-Ahzab
was missing which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting. I could not find it
except with Khuza`ima bin Thabjt Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Apostle
regarded as equal to the witness of two men. And the Verse was:-- "Among the
believers are men who have been true to what they covenanted with Allah."
(3
3.23)
4.63:
Narrated Al-Bara:
A man whose face was covered
with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet said, "Embrace Islam
first and then fight." So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle
said, A Little work, but a great reward. "(He did very little (after embracing
Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance).
4.64:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Um Ar-Rubai'bint Al-Bara', the mother of Hartha bin Suraqa came to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will you tell me about Hartha?" Hartha has
been killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Badr with an arrow thrown by an
unidentified person. She added, "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient;
otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him." He said, "O mother of Hartha! There
are Gardens in Paradise and your son got the Firdausal-ala (i.e. the best place
in Paradise).
4.65:
Narrated Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet and
asked, "A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a third fights
for showing off; which of them fights in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet said, "He
who fights that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's
Cause."
4.66:
Narrated Abu `Abs: (who is `Abdur-Rahman bin Jabir)
Allah's Apostle said," Anyone whose both feet get covered with dust in Allah's
Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire."
4.67:
Narrated `Ikrima:
that Ibn `Abbas told him and `Ali bin `Abdullah to go to Abu Sa`id and
listen to some of his narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Sa`id and his
brother irrigating a garden belonging to them. When he saw them, he came up to
them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in his garment and said,
"(During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet) we carried the adobe of
the mosque, one brick at a time while `Ammar used to carry two at a time. The
Prophet passed by `Ammar and removed the dust off his head and said, "May Allah
be merciful to `Ammar. He will be killed by a rebellious aggressive group.
`Ammar will invite them to (obey) Allah and they will invite him to the (Hell)
fire."
4.68:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle returned on the
day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down his arms and took a
bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, "You
have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet." Allah's
Apostle said, "Where (to go now)?" Gabriel said, "This way," pointing towards
the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah's Apostle went out towards them .
4.69:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: For thirty days Allah's Apostle invoked Allah to
curse those who had killed the companions of Bir-Mauna; he invoked evil upon the
tribes of Ral, Dhakwan, and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His Apostle. There
was reveled about those who were killed at Bir-Mauna a Qur'anic Verse we used to
recite, but it was cancelled later on. The Verse was: "Inform our people that we
have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased."
4.70:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: "Some people drank alcohol in the morning of
the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on the same day)." Sufyan was
asked, "(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)" He replied, "Such
information does not occur in the narration."
4.71:
Narrated Jabir:
My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet and was placed in
front of him. I went to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then
mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the
daughter or the sister of `Amr. The Prophet said, "Why is she crying?" Or said,
"Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings." (Al-Bukhari
asked Sadqa, a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include the expression: 'Till
he was lifted?' " The latter replied, "Jabir may have said it.")
4.72:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes
to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid
who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times because
of the dignity he receives (from Allah). Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Our
Prophet told us about the message of our Lord that "Whoever amongst us is killed
will go to Paradise." `Umar asked the Prophet, "Is it not true that our men who
are killed will go to Paradise and their's (i.e. those of the Pagan's) will go
to the (Hell) fire?" The Prophet said, "Yes."
4.73:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle said, "Know that Paradise is under the shades of
swords."
4.7
4.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Once
Solomon, son of David said, '(By Allah) Tonight I will have sexual intercourse
with one hundred (or ninety-nine) women each of whom will give birth to a knight
who will fight in Allah's Cause.' On that a (i.e. if Allah wills) but he did not
say, 'Allah willing.' Therefore only one of those women conceived and gave birth
to a half-man. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life is, if he had said, "Allah
willing', (he would have begotten sons) all of whom would have been knights
striving in Allah's Cause."
4.7
4.1:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
was the best, the bravest and the most generous of all the people. Once when the
people of Medina got frightened, the Prophet rode a horse and went ahead of them
and said, "We found this horse very fast."
4.75:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Jubair: Jubair bin Mut`im told me that while he was in the company of Allah's
Apostle with the people returning from Hunain, some people (bedouins) caught
hold of the Prophet and started begging of him so much so that he had to stand
under a (kind of thorny tree (i.e. Samurah) and his cloak was snatched away. The
Prophet stopped and said, "Give me my cloak. If I had as many camels as these
thorny trees, I would have distributed them amongst you and you will not find me
a miser or a liar or a coward."
4.76:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun Al-Audi:
Sa`d used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his
students the skill of writing and used to say that Allah's Apostle used to seek
Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of every prayer. The
words are: 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with
You from being brought back to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You
from the afflictions of the world, and seek refuge with You from the punishments
in the grave.'
4.77:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to say,
"O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and
feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from afflictions of life and death and
seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave."
4.78:
Narrated
As-Sa'-ib bin Yazid: I was in the company of Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Sa`d,
Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and `Abdur Rahman bin `Auf and I heard none of them
narrating anything from Allah's Apostle but Talha was talking about the day (of
the battle) of Uhud.
4.79:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: On the day of the
Conquest (of Mecca) the Prophet said, "There is no emigration after the Conquest
but Jihad and intentions. When you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for
fighting, go forth immediately." (See Hadith No. 42)
4.80.1:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of
whom kills the other and both of them enter Paradise. One fights in Allah's
Cause and gets killed. Later on Allah forgives the 'killer who also get martyred
(In Allah's Cause).
4.80.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I went to Allah's
Apostle while he was at Khaibar after it had fallen in the Muslims' hands. I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Give me a share (from the land of Khaibar). One of the
sons of Sa`id bin Al-`As said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not give him a share." I
said, "This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal." The son of Sa`id bin Al-As said,
"Strange! A Wabr (i.e. guinea pig) who has come down to us from the mountain of
Qaduim (i.e. grazing place of sheep) blames me for killing a Muslim who was
given superiority by Allah because of me, and Allah did not disgrace me at his
hands (i.e. was not killed as an infidel)." (The sub-narrator said "I do not
know whether the Prophet gave him a share or not.")
4.81:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: In the life-time of the Prophet, Abu Talha did not fast because of
the Jihad, but after the Prophet died I never saw him without fasting except on
`Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Aclha.
4.82:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Five are regarded as martyrs: They are those who die because of
plague, Abdominal disease, drowning or a falling building etc., and the martyrs
in Allah's Cause."
4.83:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said,
"Plauge is the cause of martyrdom of every Muslim (who dies because of it).
4.84:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Divine Inspiration: "Those of the
believers who sit (at home), was revealed the Prophet sent for Zaid (bin Thabit)
who came with a shoulder-blade and wrote on it. Ibn Um-Maktum complained about
his blindness and on that the following revelation came: "Not equal are those
believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury, or are
blind or lame etc.) and those who strive hard and fight in the Way of Allah with
their wealth and lives)." ( 4.95)
4.85:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d
As-Sa`idi: I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward
and sat by his side. He told us that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah's
Apostle had dictated to him the Divine Verse: "Not equal are those believers who
sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with
their wealth and lives.' ( 4.95) Zaid said, "Ibn-Maktum came to the Prophet
while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On that Ibn Um Maktum said, "O
Allah's Apostle! If I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad." He was a
blind man. So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle while his thigh was on
mine and it became so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken.
Then that state of the Prophet was over after Allah revealed "...except those
who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) ( 4.95)
4.86:
Narrated Salim Abu-An-Nadr: `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote and I read what he
wrote that Allah's Apostle said, "When you face them ( i.e. your enemy) then be
patient."
4.87:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went towards the
Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging in a very cold
morning as they did not have slaves to do that for them. When he noticed their
fatigue and hunger he said, "O Allah! The real life is that of the Here-after,
(so please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants." In its reply the Emigrants and
the Ansar said, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad
that we will carry on Jihad as long as we live."
4.88:
Narrated Anas:
The Emigrants and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina
carrying the earth on their backs and saying, "We are those who have given a
pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will I carry on Jihad as long as we
live." The Prophet kept on replying, "O Allah, there is no good except the good
of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and the Emigrants."
4.89:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet went on carrying (i.e. the
earth) and saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance."
4.90:
Narrated Al-Bara:
On the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e.
clans) I saw the Prophet carrying earth, and the earth was covering the
whiteness of his `Abdomen. And he was saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would
have got no guidance, nor given in charity, nor prayed. So please bless us with
tranquility and make firm our feet when we meet our enemies. Indeed (these)
people have rebelled against (oppressed) us but never shall we yield if they try
to bring affliction upon us."
4.91:
Narrated Anas:
We returned from
the Ghazwa of Tabuk along with the Prophet. (See Hadith No. 92 below) .
4.92:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was in a Ghazwa he said,
"Some people have remained behind us in Medina and we never crossed a mountain
path or a valley, but they were with us (i.e. sharing the reward with us), as
they have been held back by a (legal) excuse. "
4.93:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: I heard the Prophet saying, "Indeed, anyone who fasts for one day for
Allah's Pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a
distance covered by a journey of) seventy years."
4.94:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever spends two things in Allah's Cause, will be
called by all the gate-keepers of Paradise who will be saying, 'O so-and-so!
Come here.' " Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! Such persons will never be
destroyed." The Prophet said, "I hope you will be one of them."
4.95:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle ascended the pulpit and said,
"Nothing worries me as to what will happen to you after me, except the
temptation of worldly blessings which will be conferred on you." Then he
mentioned the worldly pleasures. He started with the one (i.e. the blessings)
and took up the other (i.e. the pleasures). A man got up saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! Can the good bring about evil?" The Prophet remained silent and we
thought that he was being inspired divinely, so all the people kept silent with
awe. Then the Prophet wiped the sweat off his face and asked, "Where is the
present questioner?" "Do you think wealth is good?" he repeated thrice, adding,
"No doubt, good produces nothing but good. Indeed it is like what grows on the
banks of a stream which either kills or nearly kills the grazing animals because
of gluttony except the vegetation-eating animal which eats till both its flanks
are full (i.e. till it gets satisfied) and then stands in the sun and defecates
and urinates and again starts grazing. This worldly property is sweet
vegetation. How excellent the wealth of the Muslim is, if it is collected
through legal means and is spent in Allah's Cause and on orphans, poor people
and travelers. But he who does not take it legally is like an eater who is never
satisfied and his wealth will be a witness against him on the Day of
Resurrection."
4.96:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: Allah's Apostle said, "
He who pre pares a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is given a reward equal to that
of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the dependents of a Ghazi going in
Allah's Cause is (given a reward equal to that of) Ghazi."
4.97:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used not to enter any house in Medina except
the house of Um Sulaim besides those of his wives when he was asked why, he
said, "I take pity on her as her brother was killed in my company. "
4.98:
Narrated Ibn `Aun: Once Musa bin Anas while describing the battle of Yamama,
said, "Anas bin Malik went to Thabit bin Qais, who had lifted his clothes from
his thighs and was applying Hunut to his body. Anas asked, 'O Uncle! What is
holding you back (from the battle)?' He replied, 'O my nephew! I am coming just
now,' and went on perfuming himself with Hunut, then he came and sat (in the
row). Anas then mentioned that the people fled from the battle-field. On that
Thabit said, 'Clear the way for me to fight the enemy. We would never do so
(i.e. flee) in the company of Allah's Apostle. How bad the habits you have
acquired from your enemies!"
4.99:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said,
"Who will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the battle) of
Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans)?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet said again, "Who
will bring me the information about the enemy?" Az-Zubair said again, "I will."
The Prophet said, "Every prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair. "
4.100:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When the Prophet called the people
(Sadqa, a sub-narrator, said, 'Most probably that happened on the day of
Al-Khandaq) Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act as a reconnoiter). The
Prophet) called the people again and Az-Zubair responded to the call. The
Prophet then said, "Every prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Zubair bin
Al-`Awwam."
4.101:
Narrated Malik bin Al-Huwairith: On my departure from
the Prophet he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the Adhan
and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer."
4.102:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Good will
remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the Day of
Resurrection."
4.103:
Narrated Ursa bin ALGA [??]: The Prophet said,
"Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the
Day of Resurrection." And narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "There
is a blessing in the fore-heads of horses."
4.104:
Narrated `Urwa
Al-Bariqi: The Prophet said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the
foreheads of horses (for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection, for they bring
about either a reward (in the Hereafter) or booty (in this world."
4.105:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody keeps a horse in
Allah's Cause motivated by his faith in Allah and his belief in His Promise,
then he will be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection for what the horse has eaten
or drunk and for its dung and urine."
4.106:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi
Qatada: (from his father) Abu Qatada went out (on a journey) with Allah's
Apostle but he was left behind with some of his companions who were in the state
of Ihram. He himself was not in the state of Ihram. They saw an opener before he
could see it. When they saw the opener, they did not speak anything till Abu
Qatada saw it. So, he rode over his horse called Al-Jarada and requested them to
give him his lash, but they refused. So, he himself took it and then attacked
the opener and slaughtered it. He ate of its meat and his companions ate, too,
but they regretted their eating. When they met the Prophet (they asked him about
it) and he asked, "Have you some of its meat (left) with you?" Abu Qatada
replied, "Yes, we have its leg with us." So, the Prophet took and ate it.
4.107:
Narrated Sahl:
In our garden there was a horse belonging to
the Prophet called Al-Luhaif or Al-Lakhif.
4.108:
Narrated Mu`adh:
I
was a companion rider of the Prophet on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet
asked, "O Mu`adh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the
right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better."
He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone)
and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He
should not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Should I not inform the people of this good news?" He said, "Do not
inform them of it, lest they should depend on it (absolutely).
4.109:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once there was a feeling of fright in Medina, so
the Prophet borrowed a horse belonging to us called Mandub (and he rode away on
it). (When the Prophet returned) he said, "I have not seen anything of fright
and I found it (i.e. this horse) very fast."
4.110:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: I heard the Prophet saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse,
the woman and the house."
4.111:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d Saidi: Allah's
Apostle said "If there is any evil omen in anything, then it is in the woman,
the horse and the house."
4.112:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, " Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a
source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for some
others they are a source of sins. The one for whom they are a source of reward,
is he who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying it with a long
tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the
area of the meadow or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds
for his benefit, and if it should break its rope and jump over one or two
hillocks then all its dung and its foot marks will be written as good deeds for
him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had no
intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As
for the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a
horse for the sake of pride and pretense and showing enmity for Muslims: such a
horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah's Apostle was asked about
donkeys, he replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this
unique, comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's)
weight of good shall see it; And anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's)
weight of evil, shall see it.' (10
1.7-8)
4.113:
Narrated Muslim from
Abu `Aqil from Abu Al-Mutawakkil An-Naji: I called on Jabir bin `Abdullah
Al-Ansari and said to him, "Relate to me what you have heard from Allah's
Apostle ." He said, "I accompanied him on one of the journeys." (Abu `Aqil said,
"I do not know whether that journey was for the purpose of Jihad or `Umra.")
"When we were returning," Jabir continued, "the Prophet said, 'Whoever wants to
return earlier to his family, should hurry up.' We set off and I was on a black
red tainted camel having no defect, and the people were behind me. While I was
in that state the camel stopped suddenly (because of exhaustion). On that the
Prophet said to me, 'O Jabir, wait!' Then he hit it once with his lash and it
started moving on a fast pace. He then said, 'Will you sell the camel?' I
replied in the affirmative when we reached Medina, and the Prophet went to the
Mosque along with his companions. I, too, went to him after tying the camel on
the pavement at the Mosque gate. Then I said to him, 'This is your camel.' He
came out and started examining the camel and saying, 'The camel is ours.' Then
the Prophet sent some Awaq (i.e. an amount) of gold saying, 'Give it to Jabir.'
Then he asked, 'Have you taken the full price (of the camel)?' I replied in the
affirmative. He said, 'Both the price and the camel are for you.' ''
4.114:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the
Prophet borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging 'to Abu Talha and mounted it.
(On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this
horse very fast."
4.115:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle fixed two
shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).
4.116:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: Somebody asked Al-Bar-a bin `Azib, "Did you
flee deserting Allah's Apostle during the battle of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied,
"But Allah's Apostle did not flee. The people of the Tribe of Hawazin were good
archers. When we met them, we attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims
started collecting the war booty, the pagans faced us with arrows, but Allah's
Apostle did not flee. No doubt, I saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was
holding its reins and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the Prophet in truth: I am
the son of `Abdul Muttalib.' "
4.117:
Narrated Ibn'`Umar: When the
Prophet put his feet in the stirrup and the she-camel got up carrying him he
would start reciting Talbiya at the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifa.
4.118:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet met them (i.e. the people) while he was
riding an unsaddled horse with his sword slung over his shoulder.
4.119:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the
Prophet rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it ran slowly, or was of narrow
paces. When he returned, he said, "I found your (i.e. Abu Talha's) horse very
fast. After that the horse could not be surpassed in running..'
4.120:
Narrated (`Abdullah) bin `Umar: The Prophet arranged for a horse race
amongst the horses that had been made lean to take place between Al-Hafya'' and
Thaniyat Al-Wada` (i.e. names of two places) and the horses which had not been
mad.? lean from Ath-Thaniyat to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. I was also amongst
those who took part in that horse race. Sufyan, a sub-narrator, said, "The
distance between Al-Hafya and Thaniya Al-Wada` is five or six miles; and between
Thaniya and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq is one mile."
4.121:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet arranged for a horse race of the horses which had not
been made lean; the area of the race was from Ath-Thaniya to the mosque of Bani
Zuraiq. (The sub-narrator said, "`Abdullah bin `Umar was amongst those who
participated in that horse race.").
4.122:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq from
Musa bin `Uqba from Mafia from Ibn `Umar who said: "Allah's Apostle arranged a
horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean, letting them start from
Al-Hafya' and their limit (distance of running) was up to Thaniyat-al-Wada`. I
asked Musa, 'What was the distance between the two places?' Musa replied, 'Six
or seven miles. He arranged a race of the horses which had not been made lean
sending them from Thaniyat-al-Wada`, and their limit was up to the mosque of
Bani Zuraiq.' I asked, 'What was the distance between those two places?' He
replied 'One mile or so.' Ibn `Umar was amongst those who participated in that
horse race."
4.123:
Narrated Anas:
The she camel of the Prophet was
called Al-Adba.
4.124:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had a she camel
called Al Adba which could not be excelled in a race. (Humaid, a sub-narrator
said, "Or could hardly be excelled.") Once a bedouin came riding a camel below
six years of age which surpasses it (i.e. Al-`Adba') in the race. The Muslims
felt it so much that the Prophet noticed their distress. He then said, "It is
Allah's Law that He brings down whatever rises high in the world."
4.125:
Narrated `Amr bin Al-Harith: The Prophet did not leave anything behind him
after his death except a white mule, his arms and a piece of land which he left
to be given in charity.
4.126:
Narrated Al-Bara:
that a man asked
him. "O Abu '`Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He
replied, "No, by Allah, the Prophet did not flee but the hasty people fled and
the people of the Tribe of Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet
was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding its reins,
and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the Prophet in truth, I am the son of `Abdul
Muttalib.' "
4.127:
Narrated `Aisha:
the mother of the faithful
believers, I requested the Prophet permit me to participate in Jihad, but he
said, "Your Jihad is the performance of Hajj."
4.128:
Narrated `Aisha:
the mother of the faithful believers: The Prophet was asked by his wives
about the Jihad and he replied, "The best Jihad (for you) is (the performance
of) Hajj."
4.129:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went to the
daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke up) smiling.
She asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He replied, (I dreamt
that) some people amongst my followers were sailing on the green sea in Allah's
Cause, resembling kings on thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah
to make me one of them." He said, "O Allah! Let her be one of them." Then he
(slept again and woke up and) smiled. She asked him the same question and he
gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He
replied, ''You will be amongst the first group of them; you will not be amongst
the last." Later on she married 'Ubada bin As-Samit and then she sailed on the
sea with bint Qaraza, Mu'awiya's wife (for Jihad). On her return, she mounted
her riding animal, which threw her down breaking her neck, and she died on
falling down.
4.130:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet intended
to proceed on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives and would take
the one upon whom the lot fell. Once, before setting out for Jihad, he drew lots
amongst us and the lot came to me; so I went with the Prophet; and that happened
after the revelation of the Verse Hijab (i.e. veiling).
4.131:
Narrated
Anas:
On the day (of the battle) of Uhad when (some) people retreated and
left the Prophet, I saw `Aisha bint Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim, with their robes
tucked up so that the bangles around their ankles were visible hurrying with
their water skins (in another narration it is said, "carrying the water skins on
their backs"). Then they would pour the water in the mouths of the people, and
return to fill the water skins again and came back again to pour water in the
mouths of the people.
4.132:
Narrated Tha`laba bin Abi Malik: `Umar bin
Al-Khattab distributed some garments amongst the women of Medina. One good
garment remained, and one of those present with him said, "O chief of the
believers! Give this garment to your wife, the (grand) daughter of Allah's
Apostle." They meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of `Ali. `Umar said, Um Salit has
more right (to have it)." Um Salit was amongst those Ansari women who had given
the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle.' `Umar said, "She (i.e. Um Salit)
used to carry the water skins for us on the day of Uhud."
4.133:
Narrated Ar-Rubayyi 'bint Mu'auwidh: We were in the company of the Prophet
providing the wounded with water and treating them and bringing the killed to
Medina (from the battle field) .
4.134:
Narrated Ar-Rabi'bint Mu'auwidh:
We used to take part in holy battles with the Prophet by providing the people
with water and serving them and bringing the killed and the wounded back to
Medina.
4.135:
Narrated Abu Musa: Abu 'Amir was hit with an arrow in his
knee, so I went to him and he asked me to remove the arrow. When I removed it,
the water started dribbling from it. Then I went to the Prophet and told him
about it. He said, "O Allah! Forgive `Ubaid Abu 'Amir."
4.136:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet was vigilant one night and when he reached Medina, he
said, "Would that a pious man from my companions guard me tonight!" Suddenly we
heard the clatter of arms. He said, "Who is that? " He (The new comer) replied,
" I am Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and have come to guard you." So, the Prophet slept
(that night).
4.137:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Let the
slave of Dinar and Dirham of Quantify and Khamisa (i.e. money and luxurious
clothes) perish for he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not,
he is displeased!" Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, " Let the slave of
Dinar and Dirham, of Quantify and Khamisa perish as he is pleased if these
things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased. Let such a person perish
and relapse, and if he is pierced with a thorn, let him not find anyone to take
it out for him. Paradise is for him who holds the reins of his horse to strive
in Allah's Cause, with his hair unkempt and feet covered with dust: if he is
appointed in the vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied with his post of guarding,
and if he is appointed in the rearward, he accepts his post with satisfaction;
(he is so simple and unambiguous that) if he asks for permission he is not
permitted, and if he intercedes, his intercession is not accepted."
4.138:
Narrated Anas:
I was in the company of Jabir bin `Abdullah on a journey
and he used to serve me though he was older than I. Jarir said, "I saw the Ansar
doing a thing (i.e. showing great reverence to the Prophet ) for which I have
vowed that whenever I meet any of them, I will serve him."
4.139:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I went along with the Prophet to Khaibar so as to
serve him. (Later on) when the Prophet returned he, on seeing the Uhud mountain,
said, "This is a mountain that loves us andis loved by us." Then he pointed to
Medina with his hand saying, "O Allah! I make the area which is in between
Medina's two mountains a sanctuary, as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah!
Bless us in our Sa and Mudd (i.e. units of measuring).
4.140:
Narrated
Anas:
We were with the Prophet (on a journey) and the only shade one could
have was the shade made by one's own garment. Those who fasted did not do any
work and those who did not fast served the camels and brought the water on them
and treated the sick and (wounded). So, the Prophet said, "Today, those who were
not fasting took (all) the reward."
4.141:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Charity is obligatory everyday on every joint of a human being.
If one helps a person in matters concerning his riding animal by helping him to
ride it or by lifting his luggage on to it, all this will be regarded charity. A
good word, and every step one takes to offer the compulsory Congregational
prayer, is regarded as charity; and guiding somebody on the road is regarded as
charity."
4.142:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa'di : Allah's Apostle said,
"To guard Muslims from infidels in Allah's Cause for one day is better than the
world and whatever is on its surface, and a place in Paradise as small as that
occupied by the whip of one of you is better than the world and whatever is on
its surface; and a morning's or an evening's journey which a slave (person)
travels in Allah's Cause is better than the world and whatever is on its
surface."
4.143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to Abu Talha,
"Choose one of your boy servants to serve me in my expedition to Khaibar." So,
Abu Talha took me letting me ride behind him while I was a boy nearing the age
of puberty. I used to serve Allah's Apostle when he stopped to rest. I heard him
saying repeatedly, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from distress and sorrow,
from helplessness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being
heavily in debt and from being overcome by men." Then we reached Khaibar; and
when Allah enabled him to conquer the Fort (of Khaibar), the beauty of Safiya
bint Huyai bin Akhtab was described to him. Her husband had been killed while
she was a bride. So Allah's Apostle selected her for himself and took her along
with him till we reached a place called Sa`d-AsSahba,' where her menses were
over and he took her for his wife. Haris (a kind of dish) was served on a small
leather sheet. Then Allah's Apostle told me to call those who were around me.
So, that was the marriage banquet of Allah's Apostle and Safiya. Then we left
for Medina. I saw Allah's Apostle folding a cloak round the hump of the camel so
as to make a wide space for Safiya (to sit on behind him) He sat beside his
camel letting his knees for Safiya to put her feet on so as to mount the camel.
Then, we proceeded till we approached Medina; he looked at Uhud (mountain) and
said, "This is a mountain which loves us and is loved by us." Then he looked at
Medina and said, "O Allah! I make the area between its (i.e. Medina's) two
mountains a sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless them
(i.e. the people of Medina) in their Mudd and Sa (i.e. measures).
4.144:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Um Haram told me that the Prophet one day took a
midday nap in her house. Then he woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! What makes you smile?" He replied "I was astonished to see (in my
dream) some people amongst my followers on a sea-voyage looking like kings on
the thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of
them." He replied, "You are amongst them." He slept again and then woke up
smiling and said the same as before twice or thrice. And she said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." And he said, "You are amongst the
first batch." 'Ubada bin As-Samit married her (i.e. Um Haram) and then he took
her for Jihad. When she returned, an animal was presented to her to ride, but
she fell down and her neck was broken.
4.145:
Narrated Mus`ab bin Sa`d:
Once Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) thought that he was superior to those who were below
him in rank. On that the Prophet said, "You gain no victory or livelihood except
through (the blessings and invocations of) the poor amongst you."
4.146:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "A time will come when
groups of people will go for Jihad and it will be asked, 'Is there anyone
amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the Prophet?' The answer will be,
'Yes.' Then they will be given victory (by Allah) (because of him). Then a time
will come when it will be asked. 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed
the company of the companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,' and they
will be given victory (by Allah). Then a time will come when it will be said.
'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the companions of
the companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,' and they will be given
victory (by Allah).
4.147:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi: Allah's
Apostle and the pagans faced each other and started fighting. When Allah's
Apostle returned to his camp and when the pagans returned to their camp,
somebody talked about a man amongst the companions of Allah's Apostle who would
follow and kill with his sword any pagan going alone. He said, "Nobody did his
job (i.e. fighting) so properly today as that man." Allah's Apostle said,
"Indeed, he is amongst the people of the (Hell) Fire." A man amongst the people
said, "I shall accompany him (to watch what he does)" Thus he accompanied him,
and wherever he stood, he would stand with him, and wherever he ran, he would
run with him. Then the (brave) man got wounded seriously and he decided to bring
about his death quickly. He planted the blade of the sword in the ground
directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two breasts. Then he
leaned on the sword and killed himself. The other man came to Allah's Apostle
and said, "I testify that you are Allah's Apostle." The Prophet asked, "What has
happened?" He replied, "(It is about) the man whom you had described as one of
the people of the (Hell) Fire. The people were greatly surprised at what you
said, and I said, 'I will find out his reality for you.' So, I came out seeking
him. He got severely wounded, and hastened to die by slanting the blade of his
sword in the ground directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two
breasts. Then he eased on his sword and killed himself." when Allah's Apostle
said, "A man may seem to the people as if he were practising the deeds of the
people of Paradise while in fact he is from the people of the Hell) Fire,
another may seem to the people as if he were practicing the deeds of the people
of Hell (Fire), while in fact he is from the people of Paradise."
4.148:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: The Prophet passed by some people of the tribe
of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The Prophet said, "O Bani Isma`il !
Practice archery as your father Isma`il was a great archer. Keep on throwing
arrows and I am with Bani so-and-so." So one of the parties ceased throwing.
Allah's Apostle said, "Why do you not throw?" They replied, "How should we throw
while you are with them (i.e. on their side)?" On that the Prophet said, "Throw,
and I am with all of you."
4.149:
Narrated Abu Usaid: On the day (of the
battle) of Badr when we stood in rows against (the army of) Quraish and they
stood in rows against us, the Prophet said, "When they do come near you, throw
arrows at them."
4.150:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While some Ethiopians were
playing in the presence of the Prophet, `Umar came in, picked up a stone and hit
them with it. On that the Prophet said, "O `Umar! Allow them (to play)." Ma`mar
(the sub-narrator) added that they were playing in the Mosque.
4.151:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha and the Prophet used to shield themselves
with one shield. Abu Talha was a good archer, and when he threw (his arrows) the
Prophet would look at the target of his arrows.
4.152:
Narrated Sahl:
When the helmet of the Prophet was smashed on his head and blood covered his
face and one of his front teeth got broken, `Ali brought the water in his shield
and Fatima the Prophet's daughter) washed him. But when she saw that the
bleeding increased more by the water, she took a mat, burnt it, and placed the
ashes on the wound of the Prophet and so the blood stopped oozing out.
4.153:
Narrated `Umar:
The properties of Bani An-Nadir which Allah
had transferred to His Apostle as Fai Booty were not gained by the Muslims with
their horses and camels. The properties therefore, belonged especially to
Allah's Apostle who used to give his family their yearly expenditure and spend
what remained thereof on arms and horses to be used in Allah's Cause.
4.154:
Narrated `Ali:
I never saw the Prophet saying, "Let my parents sacrifice
their lives for you," to any man after Sa`d. I heard him saying (to him), "Throw
(the arrows)! Let my parents sacrifice their lives for you."
4.155:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle came to my house while two girls were
singing beside me the songs of Bu'ath (a story about the war between the two
tribes of the Ansar, i.e. Khazraj and Aus, before Islam.) The Prophet reclined
on the bed and turned his face to the other side. Abu Bakr came and scolded me
and said protestingly, "Instrument of Satan in the presence of Allah's Apostle?"
Allah's Apostle turned his face towards him and said, "Leave them." When Abu
Bakr became inattentive, I waved the two girls to go away and they left. It was
the day of `Id when negroes used to play with leather shields and spears. Either
I requested Allah's Apostle or he himself asked me whether I would like to see
the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then he let me stand behind him and
my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, "Carry on, O Bani Arfida
(i.e. negroes)!" When I got tired, he asked me if that was enough. I replied in
the affirmative and he told me to leave.
4.156:
Narrated Anas:
The
'Prophet was the best and the bravest amongst the people. Once the people of
Medina got terrified at night, so they went in the direction of the noise (that
terrified them). The Prophet met them (on his way back) after he had found out
the truth. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and a sword
was hanging by his neck, and he was saying, "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"
He further said, "I found it (i.e. the horse) very fast," or said, "This horse
is very fast." (Qastala-ni)
4.157:
Narrated Abu Umama: Some people
conquered many countries and their swords were decorated neither with gold nor
silver, but they were decorated with leather, lead and iron.
4.158:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: That he proceeded in the company of Allah's
Apostle towards Najd to participate in a Ghazwa. (Holy-battle) When Allah's
Apostle returned, he too returned with him. Midday came upon them while they
were in a valley having many thorny trees. Allah's Apostle and the people
dismounted and dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. Allah's Apostle
rested under a tree and hung his sword on it. We all took a nap and suddenly we
heard Allah's Apostle calling us. (We woke up) to see a bedouin with him. The
Prophet said, "This bedouin took out my sword while I was sleeping and when I
woke up, I found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying,
'Who will save you from me?' I said thrice, 'Allah.' The Prophet did not punish
him but sat down.
4.159:
Narrated Sahl:
That he was asked about the
wound of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He said, "The face of
the Prophet as wounded and one of his front teeth as broken and the helmet over
his head was smashed. Fatima washed of the blood while `Ali held water. When she
saw that bleeding was increasing continuously, she burnt a mat (of date-palm
leaves) till it turned into ashes which she put over the wound and thus the
bleeding ceased."
4.160:
Narrated `Amr bin Al-Harith: The Prophet did
not leave behind him after his death, anything except his arms, his white mule,
and a piece of land at Khaibar which he left to be given in charity .
4.161:
Narrated Jabir:
as above (Hadith No. 158).
4.162:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: That he participated in a Ghazwa (Holy-Battle) in the company of
Allah's Apostle. Midday came upon them while they were in a valley having many
thorny trees. The people dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. The
Prophet rested under a tree, hung his sword on it, and then slept. Then he woke
up to find near to him, a man whose presence he had not noticed before. The
Prophet said, "This (man) took my sword (out of its scabbard) and said, 'Who
will save you from me.' I replied, 'Allah.' So, he put the sword back into its
scabbard, and you see him sitting here." Anyhow, the Prophet did not punish him.
(See Hadith No. 158)
4.163:
Narrated Abu Qatada: That he was in the
company of Allah's Apostle and when they had covered a portion of the road to
Mecca, he and some of the companions lagged behind. The latter were in a state
of Ihram, while he was not. He saw an onager and rode his horse and requested
his companions to give him his lash but they refused. Then he asked them to give
him his spear but they refused, so he took it himself, attacked the onager, and
killed it. Some of the companions of the Prophet ate of it while some others
refused to eat. When they caught up with Allah's Apostle they asked him about
that, and he said, "That was a meal Allah fed you with." (It is also said that
Allah's Apostle asked, "Have you got something of its meat?")
4.164:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet , while in a tent (on the day of the battle
of Badr) said, "O Allah! I ask you the fulfillment of Your Covenant and Promise.
O Allah! If You wish (to destroy the believers) You will never be worshipped
after today." Abu Bakr caught him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient, O
Allah's Apostle! You have asked Allah pressingly." The Prophet was clad in his
armor at that time. He went out, saying to me: "There multitude will be put to
flight and they will show their backs. Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time
(for their full recompense) and that Hour will be more grievous and more bitter
(than their worldly failure)." (5
4.45-46) Khalid said that was on the day of
the battle of Badr.
4.165:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle died
while his (iron) armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty Sas of barley.
4.166:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The example of a miser
and the one who gives in charity, is like the example of two men wearing iron
cloaks so tightly that their arms are raised forcibly towards their
collar-bones. So, whenever a charitable person wants to give in charity, his
cloak spreads over his body so much so that it wipes out his traces, but
whenever the miser wants to give in charity, the rings (of the iron cloak) come
closer to each other and press over his body, and his hands gets connected to
his collar-bones. Abu Huraira heard the Prophet saying. "The miser then tries to
widen it but in vain."
4.167:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Allah's
Apostle went out to answer the call of nature and on his return I brought some
water to him. He performed the ablution while he was wearing a Sha'mi cloak. He
rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it
out, and washed his face. Then he tried to take out his hands through his
sleeves but they were tight, so he took them out from underneath, washed them
and passed wet hands over his head and over his leather socks.
4.168:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet allowed `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair
to wear silken shirts because they had a skin disease causing itching.
4.169:
Narrated Anas:
As above.
4.170:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair complained to the Prophet, i.e. about
the lice (that caused itching) so he allowed them to wear silken clothes. I saw
them wearing such clothes in a holy battle.
4.171:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet allowed `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam to
wear silk.
4.172:
Narrated Anas:
(Wearing of silk) was allowed to
them (i.e. `AbdurRahman and Az-Zubair) because of the itching they suffered
from.
4.173:
Narrated Umaiya Ad-Damri: I saw the Prophet eating of a
shoulder (of a sheep) by cutting from it and then he was called to prayer and he
prayed without repeating his ablution.
4.174:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: as
above (Hadith No. 17
3...) and added that the Prophet put the knife down.
4.175:
Narrated Khalid bin Madan: That 'Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told
him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was staying in his house at the
sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram. 'Umair said. Um Haram informed us
that she heard the Prophet saying, "Paradise is granted to the first batch of my
followers who will undertake a naval expedition." Um Haram added, I said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Will I be amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.'
The Prophet then said, 'The first army amongst' my followers who will invade
Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins.' I asked, 'Will I be one of them, O
Allah's Apostle?' He replied in the negative."
4.176:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight wi the Jews till
some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O
`Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.'
"
4.177:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew
will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill
him."
4.178:
Narrated `Amr bin Taghlib: The Prophet said, "One of the
portents of the Hour is that you will fight with people wearing shoes made of
hair; and one of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with
broad-faced people whose faces will look like shields coated with leather."
4.179:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be
established until you fight with the Turks; people with small eyes, red faces,
and flat noses. Their faces will look like shields coated with leather. The Hour
will not be established till you fight with people whose shoes are made of
hair."
4.180:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not
be established till you fight with people wearing shoes made of hair. And the
Hour will not be established till you fight with people whose faces look like
shields coated with leather. " (Abu Huraira added, "They will be) small-eyed,
flat nosed, and their faces will look like shields coated with leather.")
4.181:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: A man asked Al-Bara', "O Abu '`Umara! Did
you all flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied, "No, by Allah!
Allah's Apostle did not flee, but his young unarmed companions passed by the
archers of the tribe of Hawazin and Bani Nasr whose arrows hardly missed a
target, and they threw arrows at them hardly missing a shot. So the Muslims
retreated towards the Prophet while he was riding his white mule which was being
led by his cousin Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith bin `Abdul Muttalib. The Prophet
dismounted and invoked Allah for victory; then he said, 'I am the Prophet,
without a lie; I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib, and then he arranged his
companions in rows."
4.182:
Narrated `Ali:
When it was the day of
the battle of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Fill
their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire as they busied us so much
that we did not perform the prayer (i.e. `Asr) till the sun set."
4.183:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet used to recite the following invocations
during Qunut: "O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin
Al-Walid. O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Rabi`a O Allah ! Save the weak Muslims. O
Allah! Be very hard on Mudar tribe. O Allah! Afflict them with years (of famine)
similar to the (famine) years of the time of Prophet Joseph."
4.184:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle invoked evil upon the
pagans on the ay (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab, saying, "O Allah! The Revealer of
the Holy Book, the Swift-Taker of Accounts, O Allah, defeat Al-Ahzab (i.e. the
clans), O Allah, defeat them and shake them."
4.185:
Narrated `Abdullah:
Once the Prophet was offering the prayer in the shade of the Ka`ba. Abu Jahl and
some Quraishi men sent somebody to bring the Abdominal contents of a shecamel
which had been slaughtered somewhere in Mecca, and when he brought them, they
put them over the Prophet Then Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's daughter) came and
threw them away from him, and he said, "O Allah! Destroy (the pagans of)
Quraish; O Allah! Destroy Quraish; O Allah Destroy Quraish," naming especially
Abu Jahl bin Hisham, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Shaiba bin Rabi`a, Al Walid bin `Utba,
Ubai bin Khalaf and `Uqba bin Abi Mitt. (The narrator, `Abdullah added, "I saw
them all killed and thrown in the Badr well).
4.186:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once the Jews came to the Prophet and said, "Death be upon you." So I cursed
them. The Prophet said, "What is the matter?" I said, "Have you not heard what
they said?" The Prophet said, "Have you not heard what I replied (to them)? (I
said), ('The same is upon you.')"
4.187:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will
be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people).
4.188:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Tufail bin `Amr Ad-Dausi and his companions came to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The people of the tribe of Daus
disobeyed and refused to follow you; so invoke Allah against them." The people
said, "The tribe of Daus is ruined." The Prophet said, "O Allah! Give guidance
to the people of Daus, and let them embrace Islam."
4.189:
Narrated
Anas:
When the Prophet intended to write a letter to the ruler of the
Byzantines, he was told that those people did not read any letter unless it was
stamped with a seal. So, the Prophet got a silver ring-- as if I were just
looking at its white glitter on his hand ---- and stamped on it the expression
"Muhammad, Apostle of Allah".
4.190:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle sent his letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it
over to the Governor of Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when
Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab said, "The Prophet
then invoked Allah to disperse them with full dispersion, (destroy them (i.e.
Khusrau and his followers) severely)".
4.191:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Abbas: Allah's Apostle wrote to Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him
his letter with Dihya Al-Kalbi whom Allah's Apostle ordered to hand it over to
the Governor of Busra who would forward it to Caesar. Caesar as a sign of
gratitude to Allah, had walked from Hims to Ilya (i.e. Jerusalem) when Allah had
granted Him victory over the Persian forces. So, when the letter of Allah's
Apostle reached Caesar, he said after reading it, 'Seek for me any one of his
people! (Arabs of Quraish tribe) if present here, in order to ask him about
Allah's Apostle. At that time Abu Sufyan bin Harb was in Sham with some men
frown Quraish who had come (to Sham) as merchants during the truce that had been
concluded between Allah's Apostle; and the infidels of Quraish. Abu Sufyan said,
Caesar's messenger found us somewhere in Sham so he took me and my companions to
Ilya and we were admitted into Ceasar's court to find him sitting in his royal
court wearing a crown and surrounded by the senior dignitaries of the Byzantine.
He said to his translator. 'Ask them who amongst them is a close relation to the
man who claims to be a prophet." Abu Sufyan added, "I replied, 'I am the nearest
relative to him.' He asked, 'What degree of relationship do you have with him?'
I replied, 'He is my cousin,' and there was none of Bani Abu Manaf in the
caravan except myself. Caesar said, 'Let him come nearer.' He then ordered that
my companions stand behind me near my shoulder and said to his translator, 'Tell
his companions that I am going to ask this man about the man who claims to be a
prophet. If he tells a lie, they should contradict him immediately." Abu Sufyan
added, "By Allah! Had it not been shameful that my companions label me a liar, I
would not have spoken the truth about him when he asked me. But I considered it
shameful to be called a liar by my companions. So I told the truth. He then said
to his translator, 'Ask him what kind of family does he belong to.' I replied,
'He belongs to a noble family amongst us.' He said, 'Have anybody else amongst
you ever claimed the same before him? 'I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Had you ever
blamed him for telling lies before he claimed what he claimed? ' I replied,
'No.' He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' He
said, "Do the noble or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who
follow him.' He said, 'Are they increasing or decreasing (day by day)?' I
replied,' They are increasing.' He said, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace
his (the Prophet's) Religion become displeased and then discard his Religion?'.
I replied, 'No. ' He said, 'Does he break his promises? I replied, 'No, but we
are now at truce with him and we are afraid that he may betray us." Abu Sufyan
added, "Other than the last sentence, I could not say anything against him.
Caesar then asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He
said, 'What was the outcome of your battles with him?' I replied, 'The result
was unstable; sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' He said, 'What does
he order you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah alone, and not to
worship others along with Him, and to leave all that our fore-fathers used to
worship. He orders us to pray, give in charity, be chaste, keep promises and
return what is entrusted to us.' When I had said that, Caesar said to his
translator, 'Say to him: I ask you about his lineage and your reply was that he
belonged to a noble family. In fact, all the apostles came from the noblest
lineage of their nations. Then I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you
had claimed such a thing, and your reply was in the negative. If the answer had
been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following a
claim that had been said before him. When I asked you whether he was ever blamed
for telling lies, your reply was in the negative, so I took it for granted that
a person who did not tell a lie about (others) the people could never tell a lie
about Allah. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king. Your
reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have
thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. When I asked
you whether the rich or the poor people followed him, you replied that it was
the poor who followed him. In fact, such are the followers of the apostles. Then
I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied
that they were increasing. In fact, this is the result of true faith till it is
complete (in all respects). I asked you whether there was anybody who, after
embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion; your reply
was in the negative. In fact, this is the sign of true faith, for when its
cheerfulness enters and mixes in the hearts completely, nobody will be
displeased with it. I asked you whether he had ever broken his promise. You
replied in the negative. And such are the apostles; they never break their
promises. When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you,
you replied that he did, and that sometimes he was victorious and sometimes you.
Indeed, such are the apostles; they are put to trials and the final victory is
always theirs. Then I asked you what he ordered you. You replied that he ordered
you to worship Allah alone and not to worship others along with Him, to leave
all that your fore-fathers used to worship, to offer prayers, to speak the
truth, to be chaste, to keep promises, and to return what is entrusted to you.
These are really the qualities of a prophet who, I knew (from the previous
Scriptures) would appear, but I did not know that he would be from amongst you.
If what you say should be true, he will very soon occupy the earth under my
feet, and if I knew that I would reach him definitely, I would go immediately to
meet Him; and were I with him, then I would certainly wash his feet.' " Abu
Sufyan added, "Caesar then asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and it was
read. Its contents were: "In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most
Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad, the slave of Allah, and His Apostle, to
Heraculius, the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance.
Now then, I invite you to Islam (i.e. surrender to Allah), embrace Islam and you
will be safe; embrace Islam and Allah will bestow on you a double reward. But if
you reject this invitation of Islam, you shall be responsible for misguiding the
peasants (i.e. your nation). O people of the Scriptures! Come to a word common
to you and us and you, that we worship. None but Allah, and that we associate
nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords
besides Allah. Then if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are (they who
have surrendered (unto Him).. (3.64) Abu Sufyan added, "When Heraclius had
finished his speech, there was a great hue and cry caused by the Byzantine
Royalties surrounding him, and there was so much noise that I did not understand
what they said. So, we were turned out of the court. When I went out with my
companions and we were alone, I said to them, 'Verily, Ibn Abi Kabsha's (i.e.
the Prophet's) affair has gained power. This is the King of Bani Al-Asfar
fearing him." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I remained low and was sure that his
religion would be victorious till Allah converted me to Islam, though I disliked
it."
4.192:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: That he heard the Prophet on the day
(of the battle) of Khaibar saying, "I will give the flag to a person at whose
hands Allah will grant victory." So, the companions of the Prophet got up,
wishing eagerly to see to whom the flag will be given, and everyone of them
wished to be given the flag. But the Prophet asked for `Ali. Someone informed
him that he was suffering from eye-trouble. So, he ordered them to bring `Ali in
front of him. Then the Prophet spat in his eyes and his eyes were cured
immediately as if he had never any eye-trouble. `Ali said, "We will fight with
them (i.e. infidels) till they become like us (i.e. Muslims)." The Prophet said,
"Be patient, till you face them and invite them to Islam and inform them of what
Allah has enjoined upon them. By Allah! If a single person embraces Islam at
your hands (i.e. through you), that will be better for you than the red camels."
4.193:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever Allah's Apostle attacked some people,
he would never attack them till it was dawn. If he heard the Adhan (i.e. call
for prayer) he would delay the fight, and if he did not hear the Adhan, he would
attack them immediately after dawn. We reached Khaibar at night.
4.194:
Narrated Anas:
as Hadith No. 193 above.
4.195:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet set out for Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to
attack if he reached the people at night, till the day broke. So, when the day
dawned, the Jews came out with their bags and spades. When they saw the Prophet;
they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet said, Allahu--Akbar! (Allah is
Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to
fight) then it will be a miserable morning for those who have been warned."
4.196:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, " I have been
ordered to fight with the people till they say, 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah,' his life and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law,
and his accounts will be with Allah, (either to punish him or to forgive him.)"
4.197:
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to
lead a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one would understand that
he was going to a different destination .
4.198:
Narrated Ka`b bin
Malik: Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to carry out a Ghazwa, he would use an
equivocation to conceal his real destination till it was the Ghazwa of Tabuk
which Allah's Apostle carried out in very hot weather. As he was going to face a
very long journey through a wasteland and was to meet and attack a large number
of enemies. So, he made the situation clear to the Muslims so that they might
prepare themselves accordingly and get ready to conquer their enemy. The Prophet
informed them of the destination he was heading for (Ka`b bin Malik used to say,
"Scarcely did Allah's Apostle set out for a journey on a day other than
Thursday.")
4.199:
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: The Prophet set out on
Thursday for the Ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out (i.e. travel)
on Thursdays.
4.200:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet offered a
four-rak`at Zuhr prayer at Medina and then offered a two rak`at `Asr prayer at
Dhul-Hulaifa and I heard the companions of the Prophet reciting Talbiya aloud
(for Hajj and `Umra) altogether.
4.201:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out
in the company of Allah's Apostle five days before the end of Dhul Qa'da
intending to perform Hajj only. When we approached Mecca Allah's Apostle ordered
those who did not have the Hadi (i.e. an animal for sacrifice) with them, to
perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba, and between Safa and Marwa and then finish
their Ihram. Beef was brought to us on the day of (i.e. the days of
slaughtering) and I asked, "What is this?" Somebody said, Allah's Apostle has
slaughtered (a cow) on behalf of his wives."
4.202:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Once the Prophet set out in the month of Ramadan. He observed fasting till he
reached a place called Kadid where he broke his fast.
4.203:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: The 'Prophet said, "It is obligatory for one to listen to and obey
(the ruler's orders) unless these orders involve one disobedience (to Allah);
but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not listen to or
obey it."
4.204:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise)." The
Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys
Allah. He who obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys
me. The Imam is like a shelter for whose safety the Muslims should fight and
where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders people with righteousness
and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the
opposite, he will be responsible for that."
4.205:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
When we reached (Hudaibiya) in the next year (of the treaty of Hudaibiya), not
even two men amongst us agreed unanimously as to which was the tree under which
we had given the pledge of allegiance, and that was out of Allah's Mercy. (The
sub narrator asked Naf'i, "For what did the Prophet take their pledge of
allegiance, was it for death?" Naf'i replied "No, but he took their pledge of
allegiance for patience.")
4.206:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: that in
the time (of the battle) of Al-Harra a person came to him and said, "Ibn Hanzala
is taking the pledge of allegiance from the people for death." He said, "I will
never give a pledge of allegiance for such a thing to anyone after Allah's
Apostle."
4.207:
Narrated Yazid bin Ubaid: Salama said, "I gave the
Pledge of allegiance (Al-Ridwan) to Allah's Apostle and then I moved to the
shade of a tree. When the number of people around the Prophet diminished, he
said, 'O Ibn Al-Akwa` ! Will you not give to me the pledge of Allegiance?' I
replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I have already given to you the pledge of
Allegiance.' He said, 'Do it again.' So I gave the pledge of allegiance for the
second time." I asked 'O Abu Muslim! For what did you give he pledge of
Allegiance on that day?" He replied, "We gave the pledge of Allegiance for
death."
4.208:
Narrated Anas:
On the day (of the battle) of the
Trench, the Ansar were saying, "We are those who have sworn allegiance to
Muhammad for Jihaid (for ever) as long as we live." The Prophet replied to them,
"O Allah! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter. So honor the Ansar
and emigrants with Your Generosity." And Narrated Mujashi: My brother and I came
to the Prophet and I requested him to take the pledge of allegiance from us for
migration. He said, "Migration has passed away with its people." I asked, "For
what will you take the pledge of allegiance from us then?" He said, "I will take
(the pledge) for Islam and Jihad."
4.209:
Narrated `Abdullah: Today a
man came to me and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He
said, "Tell me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out on
military expeditions with our chiefs, and orders us to do such things as we
cannot do (should we obey him?)" I replied, "By Allah, I do not know what to
reply you, except that we, were in the company of the Prophet and he used to
order us to do a thing once only till we finished it. And no doubt, everyone
among you will remain in a good state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in
doubt as to the legality of something, he should ask somebody who would satisfy
him, but soon will come a time when you will not find such a man. By Him, except
Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of what has
passed of this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond whose fresh water
has been used up and nothing remains but muddy water."
4.210:
Narrated
Salim Abu An-Nadr: The freed slave of `Umar bin 'Ubaidullah who was `Umar's
clerk: `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote him (i.e. `Umar) a letter that contained
the following:-- "Once Allah's Apostle (during a holy battle), waited till the
sun had declined and then he got up among the people and said, "O people! Do not
wish to face the enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to save you (from calamities)
but if you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known to you
that Paradise is under the shades of swords." He then said,, "O Allah! The
Revealer of the (Holy) Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Al-Ahzab
(i.e. the clans of infidels), defeat them infidels and bestow victory upon us."
4.211:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I participated in a Ghazwa along
with Allah's Apostle The Prophet met me (on the way) while I was riding a camel
of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could hardly walk.
The Prophet asked me, "What is wrong with the camel?" I replied, "It has got
tired." So. Allah's Apostle came from behind it and rebuked it and prayed for it
so it started surpassing the other camels and going ahead of them. Then he asked
me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" I replied, "I find it quite well, now as
it has received your blessings." He said, "Will you sell it to me?" I felt shy
(to refuse his offer) though it was the only camel for irrigation we had. So, I
said, "Yes." He said, "Sell it to me then." I sold it to him on the condition
that I should keep on riding it till I reached Medina. Then I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I am a bridegroom," and requested him to allow me to go home. He
allowed me, and I set out for Medina before the people till I reached Medina,
where I met my uncle, who asked me about the camel and I informed him all about
it and he blamed me for that. When I took the permission of Allah's Apostle he
asked me whether I had married a virgin or a matron and I replied that I had
married a matron. He said, "Why hadn't you married a virgin who would have
played with you, and you would have played with her?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! My father died (or was martyred) and I have some young sisters, so I
felt it not proper that I should marry a young girl like them who would neither
teach them manners nor serve them. So, I have married a matron so that she may
serve them and teach them manners." When Allah's Apostle arrived in Medina, I
took the camel to him the next morning and he gave me its price and gave me the
camel itself as well.
4.212:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once there was a
feeling of fright at Medina, so Allah's Apostle rode a horse belonging to Abu
Talha and (on his return) he said, "We have not seen anything (fearful), but we
found this horse very fast."
4.213:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the
people got frightened, so Allah's Apostle rode a slow horse belonging to Abu
Talha, and he set out all alone, making the horse gallop. Then the people rode,
making their horses gallop after him. On his return he said, "Don't be afraid
(there is nothing to be afraid of) (and I have found) this horse a very fast
one." That horse was never excelled in running hence forward. (Qastalani Vol. 5)
4.214:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I gave a horse to be used in
Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet whether I
could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."
4.215:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar gave a horse to be used in
Allah's Cause, but later on he found it being sold. So, he intended to buy it
and asked Allah's Apostle who said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift
of charity."
4.216:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Were it
not for the fear that it would be difficult for my followers, I would not have
remained behind any Sariya, (army-unit) but I don't have riding camels and have
no other means of conveyance to carry them on, and it is hard for me that my
companions should remain behind me. No doubt I wish I could fight in Allah's
Cause and be martyred and come to life again to be martyred and come to life
once more."
4.217:
Narrated Yali:
I participated in the Ghazwa of
Tabuk along with Allah's Apostle and I gave a young camel to be ridden in Jihad
and that was, to me, one of my best deeds. Then I employed a laborer who
quarrelled with another person. One of them bit the hand of the other and the
latter drew his hand from the mouth of the former pulling out his front tooth.
Then the former instituted a suit against the latter before the Prophet who
rejected that suit saying, "Do you expect him to put out his hand for you to
snap as a male camel snaps (vegetation)?"
4.218:
Narrated Tha`laba bin
Abi Malik Al-Qurazi: When Qais bin Sa`d Al-Ansari, who used to carry the flag of
the Prophet, intended to perform Hajj, he combed his hair.
4.219.1:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: `Ali remained behind the Prophet during the
battle of Khaibar as he way suffering from some eye trouble but then he said,
"How should I stay behind Allah's Apostle?" So, he set out till he joined the
Prophet. On the eve of the day of the conquest of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle said,
"(No doubt) I will give the flag or, tomorrow, a man whom Allah and His Apostle
love or who loves Allah and His apostle will take the flag. Allah will bestow
victory upon him." Suddenly `Ali joined us though we were not expecting him. The
people said, "Here is `Ali. "So, Allah's Apostle gave the flag to him and Allah
bestowed victory upon him.
4.219.2:
Narrated Nafi` bin Jubair: I heard
Al `Abbas telling Az-Zubair, "The Prophet ordered you to fix the flag here."
4.220:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent
with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made
victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was
sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in
my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you,
people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by
them).
4.221:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Sufyan said, "Heraclius sent for
me when I was in 'llya' (i.e. Jerusalem). Then he asked for the letter of
Allah's Apostle and when he had finished its reading there was a great hue and
cry around him and the voices grew louder and we were asked to quit the place.
When we were turned out, I said to my companions, 'The cause of Ibn Abi Kabsha
has become conspicuous as the King of Bani Al-Asfar is afraid of him.' "
4.222:
Narrated Asma:
I prepared the journey-food for Allah's
Apostle in Abu Bakr's house when he intended to emigrate to Medina. I could not
find anything to tie the food-container and the water skin with. So, I said to
Abu Bakr, "By Allah, I do not find anything to tie (these things) with except my
waist belt." He said, "Cut it into two pieces and tie the water-skin with one
piece and the food-container with the other (the sub-narrator added, "She did
accordingly and that was the reason for calling her Dhatun-Nitaqain (i.e.
two-belted woman)).
4.223:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: During the
life-time of the Prophet we used to take the meat of sacrificed animals (as
journey food) to Medina. (See Hadith No. 474 Vol. 7)
4.224:
Narrated
Suwaid bin An-Nu`man: That he went out in the company o; the Prophet during the
year of Khaibar (campaign till they reached a place called As-Sahba', the lower
part of Khaibar. They offered the `Asr prayer (there) and the Prophet asked for
the food. Nothing but Sawiq was brought to the Prophet. So, they chewed it and
ate it and drank water. After that the Prophet got up, washed his mouth, and
they too washed their mouths and then offered the prayer.
4.225:
Narrated Salama:
Once the journey-food of the people ran short and they
were in great need. So, they came to the Prophet to take his permission for
slaughtering their camels, and he permitted them. Then `Umar met them and they
informed him about it. He said, "What will sustain you after your camels (are
finished)?" Then `Umar went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What
will sustain them after their camels (are finished)?" Allah's Apostle said,
"Make an announcement amongst the people that they should bring all their
remaining food (to me)." (They brought it and) the Prophet invoked Allah and
asked for His Blessings for it. Then he asked them to bring their food utensils
and the people started filling their food utensils with their hands till they
were satisfied. Allah's Apostle then said, "I testify that None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah, and I am His Apostle. "
4.226:
Narrated Wahb
bin Kaisan: Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "We set out, and we were three-hundred men
carrying our journey-food on our shoulders. Then we began to eat a single date
each per day." A man asked (Jabir), "O Abu `Abdullah! How could a person be
satisfied with a single date?" Jabir replied, "We realized the value of that one
date when we could not even have that much till we reached the sea-shore, when
all of a sudden we saw a huge fish cast by the sea. So, we ate of it as much as
we wished for eighteen days."
4.227:
Narrated Aisha:
That she said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Your companions are returning with the reward of both Hajj
and `Umra, while I am returning with (the reward of) Hajj only." He said to her,
"Go, and let `Abdur-Rahman (i.e. your brother) make you sit behind him (on the
animal)." So, he ordered `AbdurRahman to let her perform `Umra from Al-Tan`im.
Then the Prophet waited for her at the higher region of Mecca till she returned.
4.228:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr As-Siddiq: The Prophet
ordered me to let `Aisha sit behind me (on the animal) and to let her perform
`Umra from at-Tan`im.
4.229:
Narrated Anas:
I was riding behind Abu
Talha (on the same) riding animal and (the Prophet's companions) were reciting
Talbiya aloud for both Hajj and `Umra.
4.230:
Narrated `Urwa from Usama
bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle rode a donkey on which there was a saddle covered by a
velvet sheet and let Usama ride behind him (on the donkey).
4.231:
Narrated Nafi` from `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle came to Mecca through its
higher region on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) riding his she-camel on
which Usama was riding behind him. Bilal and `Uthman bin Talha, one of the
servants of the Ka`ba, were also accompanying him till he made his camel kneel
in the mosque and ordered the latter to bring the key of the Ka`ba. He opened
the door of the Ka`ba and Allah's Apostle entered in the company of Usama, Bilal
and `Uthman, and stayed in it for a long period. When he came out, the people
rushed to it, and `Abdullah bin `Umar was the first to enter it and found Bilal
standing behind the door. He asked Bilal, "Where did the Prophet offer his
prayer?" He pointed to the place where he had offered his prayer. `Abdullah
said, "I forgot to ask him how many rak`at he had performed."
4.232:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There is a (compulsory) Sadaqa
(charity) to be given for every joint of the human body (as a sign of gratitude
to Allah) everyday the sun rises. To judge justly between two persons is
regarded as Sadaqa, and to help a man concerning his riding animal by helping
him to ride it or by lifting his luggage on to it, is also regarded as Sadaqa,
and (saying) a good word is also Sadaqa, and every step taken on one's way to
offer the compulsory prayer (in the mosque) is also Sadaqa and to remove a
harmful thing from the way is also Sadaqa."
4.233:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the people to travel to a hostile country
carrying (copies of) the Qur'an.
4.234:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
reached Khaibar in the morning, while the people were coming out carrying their
spades over their shoulders. When they saw him they said, "This is Muhammad and
his army! Muhammad and his army!" So, they took refuge in the fort. The Prophet
raised both his hands and said, "Allahu Akbar, Khaibar is ruined, for when we
approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then miserable is the morning of the
warned ones." Then we found some donkeys which we (killed and) cooked: The
announcer of the Prophet announced: "Allah and His Apostle forbid you to eat
donkey's meat." So, all the pots including their contents were turned upside
down.
4.235:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: We were in the company of
Allah's Apostle (during Hajj). Whenever we went up a high place we used to say:
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Allah is Greater," and our
voices used to rise, so the Prophet said, "O people! Be merciful to yourselves
(i.e. don't raise your voice), for you are not calling a deaf or an absent one,
but One Who is with you, no doubt He is All-Hearer, ever Near (to all things).
4.236:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Whenever we went up a place we
would say, "Allahu--Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)", and whenever we went down a
place we would say, "Subhan Allah."
4.237:
Narrated Jabir:
Whenever
we went up a place we would say Takbir, and whenever we went down we would say,
"Subhan Allah."
4.238:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Whenever the
Prophet returned from the Hajj or the `Umra or a Ghazwa, he would say Takbir
thrice. Whenever he came upon a mountain path or wasteland, and then he would
say, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone Who has no partner.
All the Kingdom belongs to Him and all the praises are for Him and He is
Omnipotent. We are returning with repentance, worshipping, prostrating ourselves
and praising our Lord. Allah fulfilled His Promise, granted victory to His slave
and He Alone defeated all the clans."
4.239:
Narrated Ibrahim Abu
Isma`il As-Saksaki: I heard Abu Burda who accompanied Yazid bin Abi Kabsha on a
journey. Yazid used to observe fasting on journeys. Abu Burda said to him, "I
heard Abu Musa several times saying that Allah's Apostle said, 'When a slave
falls ill or travels, then he will get reward similar to that he gets for good
deeds practiced at home when in good health."
4.240:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: On the day of the battle of the Trench, the Prophet wanted somebody
from amongst the people to volunteer to be a reconnoitre. Az-Zubair volunteered.
He demanded the same again and Az-Zubair volunteered again. Then he repeated the
same demand (thrice) and AzZubair volunteered once more. The Prophet then said,
" Every prophet has a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair."
4.241:
Narrated Ibn' `Umar: from the Prophet the following Hadith (No. 242).
4.242:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "If the people knew what I
know about traveling alone, then nobody would travel alone at night."
4.243:
Narrated Hisham's father: Usama bin Zaid was asked at what pace the Prophet
rode during Hajjat-ul-Wada` "He rode at a medium pace, but when he came upon an
open way he would go at full pace."
4.244:
Narrated Aslam:
While I
was in the company of `Abdullah bin `Umar on the way to Mecca, he received the
news of the severe illness of Safiya bint Abi Ubaid (i.e. his wife), so he
proceeded at greater speed, and when the twilight disappeared, he dismounted and
offered the Maghrib and `Isha 'prayers together and said, " I saw the Prophet
delaying the Maghrib prayer to offer it along with the `Isha' when he was in a
hurry on a journey."
4.245:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Journey is a piece of torture, for it disturbs one's sleep, eating and
drinking. So, when you fulfill your job, you should hurry up to your family."
4.246:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab gave a horse
to be ridden in Allah's Cause and then he found it being sold. He intended to
purchase it. So, he consulted Allah's Apostle who said, "Don't buy it and don't
take back your gift of charity."
4.247:
Narrated Aslam:
I heard
`Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, "I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and
the person who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy
it as I thought he would sell it cheap. I consulted the Prophet who said, "Do
not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he who takes back his gift is like a
dog swallowing its vomit."
4.248:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A man
came to the Prophet asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet
asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet
said to him, "Then exert yourself in their service."
4.249:
Narrated Abu
Bashir Al-Ansari: That he was in the company of Allah's Apostle on some of his
journeys. (The sub-narrator `Abdullah adds, "I think that Abu Bashir also said,
'And the people were at their sleeping places.") Allah's Apostle sent a
messenger ordering: "There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other
kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off."
4.250:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That he heard the Prophet saying, "It is not
permissible for a man to be alone with a woman, and no lady should travel except
with a Muhram (i.e. her husband or a person whom she cannot marry in any case
for ever; e.g. her father, brother, etc.)." Then a man got up and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa and my
wife is proceeding for Hajj." Allah's Apostle said, "Go, and perform the Hajj
with your wife."
4.251:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi`: I heard `Ali
saying, "Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad somewhere saying,
'Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh. There you will find a lady with a letter.
Take the letter from her.' " So, we set out and our horses ran at full pace till
we got at Ar-Rawda where we found the lady and said (to her). "Take out the
letter." She replied, "I have no letter with me." We said, "Either you take out
the letter or else we will take off your clothes." So, she took it out of her
braid. We brought the letter to Allah's Apostle and it contained a statement
from Hatib bin Abi Balta a to some of the Meccan pagans informing them of some
of the intentions of Allah's Apostle. Then Allah's Apostle said, "O Hatib! What
is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Don't hasten to give your judgment
about me. I was a man closely connected with the Quraish, but I did not belong
to this tribe, while the other emigrants with you, had their relatives in Mecca
who would protect their dependents and property . So, I wanted to recompense for
my lacking blood relation to them by doing them a favor so that they might
protect my dependents. I did this neither because of disbelief not apostasy nor
out of preferring Kufr (disbelief) to Islam." Allah's Apostle, said, "Hatib has
told you the truth." `Umar said, O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop off the
head of this hypocrite." Allah's Apostle said, "Hatib participated in the battle
of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has already looked at the Badr warriors
and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you."
4.252:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When it was the day (of the battle) of Badr,
prisoners of war were brought including Al-Abbas who was undressed. The Prophet
looked for a shirt for him. It was found that the shirt of `Abdullah bin Ubai
would do, so the Prophet let him wear it. That was the reason why the Prophet
took off and gave his own shirt to `Abdullah. (The narrator adds, "He had done
the Prophet some favor for which the Prophet liked to reward him.")
4.253:
Narrated Sahl:
On the day (of the battle) of Khaibar the Prophet said,
"Tomorrow I will give the flag to somebody who will be given victory (by Allah)
and who loves Allah and His Apostle and is loved by Allah and His Apostle." So,
the people wondered all that night as to who would receive the flag and in the
morning everyone hoped that he would be that person. Allah's Apostle asked,
"Where is `Ali?" He was told that `Ali was suffering from eye-trouble, so he
applied saliva to his eyes and invoked Allah to cure him. He at once got cured
as if he had no ailment. The Prophet gave him the flag. `Ali said, "Should I
fight them till they become like us (i.e. Muslim)?" The Prophet said, "Go to
them patiently and calmly till you enter the land. Then, invite them to Islam,
and inform them what is enjoined upon them, for, by Allah, if Allah gives
guidance to somebody through you, it is better for you than possessing red
camels."
4.254:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah wonders
at those people who will enter Paradise in chains."
4.255:
Narrated Abu
Burda's father: The Prophet said, "Three persons will get their reward twice.
(One is) a person who has a slave girl and he educates her properly and teaches
her good manners properly (without violence) and then manumits and marries her.
Such a person will get a double reward. (Another is) a believer from the people
of the scriptures who has been a true believer and then he believes in the
Prophet (Muhammad). Such a person will get a double reward. (The third is) a
slave who observes Allah's Rights and Obligations and is sincere to his master."
4.256:
Narrated As-Sab bin Jaththama: The Prophet passed by me at a
place called Al-Abwa or Waddan, and was asked whether it was permissible to
attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women
and children to danger. The Prophet replied, "They (i.e. women and children) are
from them (i.e. pagans)." I also heard the Prophet saying, "The institution of
Hima is invalid except for Allah and His Apostle."
4.257:
Narrated
`Abdullah: During some of the Ghazawat of the Prophet a woman was found killed.
Allah's Apostle disapproved the killing of women and children.
4.258:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: During some of the Ghazawat of Allah's Apostle a woman
was found killed, so Allah's Apostle forbade the killing of women and children.
4.259:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent us in a mission (i.e.
am army-unit) and said, "If you find so-and-so and so-and-so, burn both of them
with fire." When we intended to depart, Allah's Apostle said, "I have ordered
you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes with
fire, so, if you find them, kill them."
4.260:
Narrated `Ikrima:
`Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn `Abbas, who said, "Had I
been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't
punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them,
for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.'
"
4.261:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A group of eight men from the tribe of
'Ukil came to the Prophet and then they found the climate of Medina unsuitable
for them. So, they said, "O Allah's Apostle! Provide us with some milk." Allah's
Apostle said, "I recommend that you should join the herd of camels." So they
went and drank the urine and the milk of the camels (as a medicine) till they
became healthy and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels,
and they became unbelievers after whey were Muslims. When the Prophet was
informed by a shouter for help, he sent some men in their pursuit, and before
the sun rose high, they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut off.
Then he ordered for nails which were heated and passed over their eyes, and whey
were left in the Harra (i.e. rocky land in Medina). They asked for water, and
nobody provided them with water till they died (Abu Qilaba, a sub-narrator said,
"They committed murder and theft and fought against Allah and His Apostle, and
spread evil in the land.")
4.262:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostles
said to me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house (of
an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath'am called Al-Ka`ba Al-Yama-niya. So, I
proceeded with one hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who
were excellent knights. It happened that I could not sit firm on horses, so the
Prophet , stroke me over my chest till I saw his finger-marks over my chest, he
said, 'O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man.' "
Jarir proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he sent a
messenger to Allah's Apostle informing him of that. Jarir's messenger said, "By
Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till I had left it
like an emancipated or gabby camel (i.e. completely marred and spoilt)." Jarir
added, "The Prophet asked for Allah's Blessings for the horses and the men of
Ahmas five times."
4.263:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet burnt the
date-palms of Bani An-Nadir.
4.264:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah's
Apostle sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi`. One of them set out and
entered their (i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, "I hid myself in a stable
for their animals. They closed the fort gate. Later they lost a donkey of
theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went out along with them,
pretending to look for it. They found the donkey and entered their fort. And I,
too, entered along with them. They closed the gate of the fort at night, and
kept its keys in a small window where I could see them. When those people slept,
I took the keys and opened the gate of the fort and came upon Abu Rafi` and
said, 'O Abu Rafi`. When he replied me, I proceeded towards the voice and hit
him. He shouted and I came out to come back, pretending to be a helper. I said,
'O Abu Rafi`, changing the tone of my voice. He asked me, 'What do you want; woe
to your mother?' I asked him, 'What has happened to you?' He said, 'I don't know
who came to me and hit me.' Then I drove my sword into his belly and pushed it
forcibly till it touched the bone. Then I came out, filled with puzzlement and
went towards a ladder of theirs in order to get down but I fell down and
sprained my foot. I came to my companions and said, 'I will not leave till I
hear the wailing of the women.' So, I did not leave till I heard the women
bewailing Abu Rafi`, the merchant pf Hijaz. Then I got up, feeling no ailment,
(and we proceeded) till we came upon the Prophet and informed him."
4.265:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah's Apostle sent a group of the Ansar to Abu
Rafi`. `Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night and killed him while he was
sleeping.
4.266.1:
Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr: (the freed slave of `Umar
bin 'Ubaidullah) I was `Umar's clerk. Once `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote a
letter to `Umar when he proceeded to Al-Haruriya. I read in it that Allah's
Apostle in one of his military expeditions against the enemy, waited till the
sun declined and then he got up amongst the people saying, "O people! Do not
wish to meet the enemy, and ask Allah for safety, but when you face the enemy,
be patient, and remember that Paradise is under the shades of swords." Then he
said, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the Mover of the clouds and
the Defeater of the clans, defeat them, and grant us victory over them."
4.266.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said: "Do not wish to meet
the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be patient."
4.267:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Khosrau will be ruined, and there
will be no Khosrau after him, and Caesar will surely be ruined and there will be
no Caesar after him, and you will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause." He
called, "War is deceit'.
4.268:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
called,: "War is deceit".
4.269:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "War is deceit."
4.270:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah
and His Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like me
to kill him?" He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to
him (i.e. Ka`b) and said, "This person (i.e. the Prophet) has put us to task and
asked us for charity." Ka`b replied, "By Allah, you will get tired of him."
Muhammad said to him, "We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we
see the end of his affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this
way till he got the chance to kill him.
4.271:
Narrated Jabir:
The
Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka`b bin Ashraf (i.e. a Jew)." Muhammad bin
Maslama replied, "Do you like me to kill him?" The Prophet replied in the
affirmative. Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say what I like." The
Prophet replied, "I do (i.e. allow you).
4.272:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I
saw Allah's Apostle on the day (of the battle) of the Trench carrying earth till
the hair of his chest were covered with dust and he was a hairy man. He was
reciting the following verses of `Abdullah (bin Rawaha): "O Allah, were it not
for You, We would not have been guided, Nor would we have given in charity, nor
prayed. So, bestow on us calmness, and when we meet the enemy. Then make our
feet firm, for indeed, Yet if they want to put us in affliction, (i.e. want to
fight against us) we would not (flee but withstand them)." The Prophet used to
raise his voice while reciting these verses. (See Hadith No. 432, Vol. 5).
4.273:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostle did not screen himself from
me since my embracing Islam, and whenever he saw me he would receive me with a
smile. Once I told him that I could not sit firm on horses. He stroke me on the
chest with his hand and said, "O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and
a rightly-guided man."
4.274:
Narrated Abu Hazim: The people asked Sahl
bin Sa`d As-Sa' idi "With what thing (medicine) was the wound of Allah's Apostle
treated?" He replied, "There is none left (living) amongst the people who knows
it better than. `Ali used to bring water in his shield and Fatima (i.e. the
Prophet's daughter) used to wash the blood off his face. Then a mat (of palm
leaves) was burnt and its ash was inserted in the wound of Allah's Apostle."
4.275:
Narrated Abu Burda: That his father said, "The Prophet sent
Mu`adh and Abu Musa to Yemen telling them. 'Treat the people with ease and don't
be hard on them; give them glad tidings and don't fill them with aversion; and
love each other, and don't differ."
4.276:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
The Prophet appointed `Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the infantry men
(archers) who were fifty on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He instructed them,
"Stick to your place, and don't leave it even if you see birds snatching us,
till I send for you; and if you see that we have defeated the infidels and made
them flee, even then you should not leave your place till I send for you." Then
the infidels were defeated. By Allah, I saw the women fleeing lifting up their
clothes revealing their leg-bangles and their legs. So, the companions of
`Abdullah bin Jubair said, "The booty! O people, the booty ! Your companions
have become victorious, what are you waiting for now?" `Abdullah bin Jubair
said, "Have you forgotten what Allah's Apostle said to you?" They replied, "By
Allah! We will go to the people (i.e. the enemy) and collect our share from the
war booty." But when they went to them, they were forced to turn back defeated.
At that time Allah's Apostle in their rear was calling them back. Only twelve
men remained with the Prophet and the infidels martyred seventy men from us. On
the day (of the battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his companions had caused the
'Pagans to lose 140 men, seventy of whom were captured and seventy were killed.
Then Abu Sufyan asked thrice, "Is Muhammad present amongst these people?" The
Prophet ordered his companions not to answer him. Then he asked thrice, "Is the
son of Abu Quhafa present amongst these people?" He asked again thrice, "Is the
son of Al-Khattab present amongst these people?" He then returned to his
companions and said, "As for these (men), they have been killed." `Umar could
not control himself and said (to Abu Sufyan), "You told a lie, by Allah! O enemy
of Allah! All those you have mentioned are alive, and the thing which will make
you unhappy is still there." Abu Sufyan said, "Our victory today is a
counterbalance to yours in the battle of Badr, and in war (the victory) is
always undecided and is shared in turns by the belligerents, and you will find
some of your (killed) men mutilated, but I did not urge my men to do so, yet I
do not feel sorry for their deed" After that he started reciting cheerfully, "O
Hubal, be high! (1) On that the Prophet said (to his companions), "Why don't you
answer him back?" They said, "O Allah's Apostle What shall we say?" He said,
"Say, Allah is Higher and more Sublime." (Then) Abu Sufyan said, "We have the
(idol) Al `Uzza, and you have no `Uzza." The Prophet said (to his companions),
"Why don't you answer him back?" They asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What shall we
say?" He said, "Says Allah is our Helper and you have no helper."
4.277:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle was the (most handsome), most generous
and the bravest of all the people. Once the people of Medina got frightened
having heard an uproar at night. So, the Prophet met the people while he was
riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and carrying his sword (slung
over his shoulder). He said (to them), "Don't get scared, don't get scared."
Then he added, "I found it (i.e the horse) very fast."
4.278:
Narrated
Salama:
I went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain
path of Al-Ghaba, a slave of `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf met me. I said to him, "Woe
to you! What brought you here?" He replied, "The she-camels of the Prophet have
been taken away." I said, "Who took them?" He said, "Ghatafan and Fazara." So, I
sent three cries, "O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !" so loudly that made the people in
between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them
after they had taken the camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying,
"I am the son of Al-Akwa`"; and today perish the mean people!" So, I saved the
she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could drink water. When I
returned driving the camels, the Prophet met me, I said, "O Allah's Apostle
Those people are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send
some people to chase them." The Prophet said, "O son of Al-Akwa`, you have
gained power (over your enemy), so forgive (them). (Besides) those people are
now being entertained by their folk."
4.279:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: A man
asked Al-Bara "O Abu '`Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of
Hunain?" Al-Bara replied while I was listening, "As for Allah's Apostle he did
not flee on that day. Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding the reins of his mule
and when the pagans attacked him, he dismounted and started saying, 'I am the
Prophet, and there is no lie about it; I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib.' On that
day nobody was seen braver than the Prophet.
4.280:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sa`d's judgment,
Allah's Apostle sent for Sa`d who was near to him. Sa`d came, riding a donkey
and when he came near, Allah's Apostle said (to the Ansar), "Stand up for your
leader." Then Sa`d came and sat beside Allah's Apostle who said to him. "These
people are ready to accept your judgment." Sa`d said, "I give the judgment that
their warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as
prisoners." The Prophet then remarked, "O Sa`d! You have judged amongst them
with (or similar to) the judgment of the King Allah."
4.281:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent a Sariya of ten men as spies under the
leadership of `Asim bin Thabit al-Ansari, the grandfather of `Asim bin `Umar
Al-Khattab. They proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a place between 'Usfan, and
Mecca, and their news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani
Lihyan. About two-hundred men, who were all archers, hurried to follow their
tracks till they found the place where they had eaten dates they had brought
with them from Medina. They said, "These are the dates of Yathrib (i.e. Medina),
"and continued following their tracks When `Asim and his companions saw their
pursuers, they went up a high place and the infidels circled them. The infidels
said to them, "Come down and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we
will not kill any one of you" `Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the Sariya said,
"By Allah! I will not come down to be under the protection of infidels. O Allah!
Convey our news to Your Prophet. Then the infidels threw arrows at them till
they martyred `Asim along with six other men, and three men came down accepting
their promise and convention, and they were Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina
and another man So, when the infidels captured them, they undid the strings of
their bows and tied them. Then the third (of the captives) said, "This is the
first betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No doubt these, namely the
martyred, have set a good example to us." So, they dragged him and tried to
compel him to accompany them, but as he refused, they killed him. They took
Khubaid and Ibn Dathina with them and sold them (as slaves) in Mecca (and all
that took place) after the battle of Badr. Khubaib was bought by the sons of
Al-Harith bin 'Amir bin Naufal bin `Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib who had killed
Al-Harith bin 'Amir on the day (of the battle of) Badr. So, Khubaib remained a
prisoner with those people. Narrated Az-Zuhri: 'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyyad said that
the daughter of Al-Harith had told him, "When those people gathered (to kill
Khubaib) he borrowed a razor from me to shave his pubes and I gave it to him.
Then he took a son of mine while I was unaware when he came upon him. I saw him
placing my son on his thigh and the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much
that Khubaib noticed the agitation on my face and said, 'Are you afraid that I
will kill him? No, I will never do so.' By Allah, I never saw a prisoner better
than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating of a bunch of grapes in his
hand while he was chained in irons, and there was no fruit at that time in
Mecca." The daughter of Al-Harith used to say, "It was a boon Allah bestowed
upon Khubaib." When they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him
outside its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let him offer two rak`at
(prayer). They allowed him and he offered Two rak`at and then said, "Hadn't I
been afraid that you would think that I was afraid (of being killed), I would
have prolonged the prayer. O Allah, kill them all with no exception." (He then
recited the poetic verse):-- "I being martyred as a Muslim, Do not mind how I am
killed in Allah's Cause, For my killing is for Allah's Sake, And if Allah
wishes, He will bless the amputated parts of a torn body" Then the son of Al
Harith killed him. So, it was Khubaib who set the tradition for any Muslim
sentenced to death in captivity, to offer a two-rak`at prayer (before being
killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of `Asim bin Thabit on that very day on
which he was martyred. The Prophet informed his companions of their news and
what had happened to them. Later on when some infidels from Quraish were
informed that `Asim had been killed, they sent some people to fetch a part of
his body (i.e. his head) by which he would be recognized. (That was because)
`Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of Badr. So, a
swarm of wasps, resembling a shady cloud, were sent to hover over `Asim and
protect him from their messenger and thus they could not cut off anything from
his flesh.
4.282:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Free the
captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick."
4.283:
Narrated
Abu Juhaifa: I asked `Ali, "Do you have the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration
besides what is in Allah's Book?" `Ali replied, "No, by Him Who splits the grain
of corn and creates the soul. I don't think we have such knowledge, but we have
the ability of understanding which Allah may endow a person with, so that he may
understand the Qur'an, and we have what is written in this paper as well." I
asked, "What is written in this paper?" He replied, "(The regulations of)
blood-money, the freeing of captives, and the judgment that no Muslim should be
killed for killing an infidel."
4.284:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some
Ansari men asked permission from Allah's Apostle saying, "O Allah's Apostle!
Allow us not to take the ransom of our nephew Al `Abbas. The Prophet replied,
"Do not leave a single Dirham thereof." (In another narration) Anas said, "Some
wealth was brought to the Prophet from Bahrain. Al `Abbas came to him and said,
'O Allah's Apostle! Give me (some of it), as I have paid my and `Aqil's ransom.'
The Prophet said, 'Take,' and gave him in his garment."
4.285:
Narrated
Jubair:
(who was among the captives of the Battle of Badr) I heard the
Prophet reciting 'Surat-at-Tur' in the Maghrib prayer.
4.286:
Narrated
Salama bin Al-Akwa`: "An infidel spy came to the Prophet while he was on a
journey. The spy sat with the companions of the Prophet and started talking and
then went away. The Prophet said (to his companions), 'Chase and kill him.' So,
I killed him." The Prophet then gave him the belongings of the killed spy (in
addition to his share of the war booty).
4.287:
Narrated `Amr bin
Maimun: `Umar (after he was stabbed), instructed (his would-be-successor)
saying, "I urge him (i.e. the new Caliph) to take care of those non-Muslims who
are under the protection of Allah and His Apostle in that he should observe the
convention agreed upon with them, and fight on their behalf (to secure their
safety) and he should not over-tax them beyond their capability."
4.288:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said, "Thursday! What (great thing)
took place on Thursday!" Then he started weeping till his tears wetted the
gravels of the ground . Then he said, "On Thursday the illness of Allah's
Apostle was aggravated and he said, "Fetch me writing materials so that I may
have something written to you after which you will never go astray." The people
(present there) differed in this matter and people should not differ before a
prophet. They said, "Allah's Apostle is seriously sick.' The Prophet said, "Let
me alone, as the state in which I am now, is better than what you are calling me
for." The Prophet on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, "Expel the pagans
from the Arabian Peninsula, respect and give gifts to the foreign delegates as
you have seen me dealing with them." I forgot the third (order)" (Ya'qub bin
Muhammad said, "I asked Al-Mughira bin `Abdur-Rahman about the Arabian Peninsula
and he said, 'It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and Yemen." Ya'qub added,
"And Al-Arj, the beginning of Tihama.")
4.289:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar
saw a silken cloak being sold in the market and he brought it to Allah's Apostle
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Buy this cloak and adorn yourself with it on the
`Id festivals and on meeting the delegations." Allah's Apostle replied, "This is
the dress for the one who will have no share in the Hereafter (or, this is worn
by one who will have no share in the Hereafter)." After sometime had passed,
Allah's Apostle sent a silken cloak to `Umar. `Umar took it and brought it to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have said that this is the
dress of that who will have no share in the Hereafter (or, this is worn by one
who will have no share in the Hereafter), yet you have sent me this!" The
Prophet said," I have sent it) so that you may sell it or fulfill with it some
of your needs."
4.290.1:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar and a group of the
companions of the Prophet set out with the Prophet to Ibn Saiyad. He found him
playing with some boys near the hillocks of Bani Maghala. Ibn Saiyad at that
time was nearing his puberty. He did not notice (the Prophet's presence) till
the Prophet stroked him on the back with his hand and said, "Ibn Saiyad! Do you
testify that I am Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said, "I
testify that you are the Apostle of the illiterates." Then Ibn Saiyad asked the
Prophet. "Do you testify that I am the apostle of Allah?" The Prophet said to
him, "I believe in Allah and His Apostles." Then the Prophet said (to Ibn
Saiyad). "What do you see?" Ibn Saiyad replied, "True people and false ones
visit me." The Prophet said, "Your mind is confused as to this matter." The
Prophet added, " I have kept something (in my mind) for you." Ibn Saiyad said,
"It is Ad-Dukh." The Prophet said (to him), "Shame be on you! You cannot cross
your limits." On that `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his head
off." The Prophet said, "If he should be him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal) then you cannot
overpower him, and should he not be him, then you are not going to benefit by
murdering him."
4.290.2:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: (Later on) Allah's Apostle
(once again) went along with Ubai bin Ka`b to the garden of date-palms where Ibn
Saiyad was staying. When the Prophet entered the garden, he started hiding
himself behind the trunks of the date-palms as he wanted to hear something from
the Ibn Saiyad before the latter could see him. Ibn Saiyad was lying in his bed,
covered with a velvet sheet from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad's
mother saw the Prophet while he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the
date-palms. She addressed Ibn Saiyad, "O Saf!" (And this was his name). Ibn
Saiyad got up. The Prophet said, "Had this woman let him to himself, he would
have revealed the reality of his case." Then the Prophet got up amongst the
people, glorifying Allah as He deserves, he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn
you about him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal) and there is no prophet who did not warn his
nation about him, and Noah warned his nation about him, but I tell you a
statement which no prophet informed his nation of. You should understand that he
is a one-eyed man and Allah is not one-eyed."
4.291:
Narrated Usama bin
Zaid: I asked the Prophet during his Hajj, "O Allah's Apostle! Where will you
stay tomorrow?" He said, "Has `Aqil left for us any house?" He then added,
"Tomorrow we will stay at Khaif Bani Kinana, i.e. Al-Muhassab, where (the Pagans
of) Quraish took an oath of Kufr (i.e. to be loyal to heathenism) in that Bani
Kinana got allied with Quraish against Bani Hashim on the terms that they would
not deal with the members of the is tribe or give them shelter." (Az-Zuhri said,
"Khaif means valley.") (See Hadith No. 659, Vol. 2)
4.292:
Narrated
Aslam:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed a freed slave of his, called Hunai,
manager of the Hima (i.e. a pasture devoted for grazing the animals of the Zakat
or other specified animals). He said to him, "O Hunai! Don't oppress the Muslims
and ward off their curse (invocations against you) for the invocation of the
oppressed is responded to (by Allah); and allow the shepherd having a few camels
and those having a few sheep (to graze their animals), and take care not to
allow the livestock of `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and the livestock of (`Uthman) bin
`Affan, for if their livestock should perish, then they have their farms and
gardens, while those who own a few camels and those who own a few sheep, if
their livestock should perish, would bring their dependents to me and appeal for
help saying, 'O chief of the believers! O chief of the believers!' Would I then
neglect them? (No, of course). So, I find it easier to let them have water and
grass rather than to give them gold and silver (from the Muslims' treasury). By
Allah, these people think that I have been unjust to them. This is their land,
and during the pre-lslamic period, they fought for it and they embraced Islam
(willingly) while it was in their possession. By Him in Whose Hand my life is!
Were it not for the animals (in my custody) which I give to be ridden for
striving in Allah's Cause, I would not have turned even a span of their land
into a Hima."
4.293:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said (to us), " List
the names of those people who have announced that they are Muslims." So, we
listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we wondered, "Should we be afraid
(of infidels) although we are one thousand and five hundred in number?" No
doubt, we witnessed ourselves being afflicted with such bad trials that one
would have to offer the prayer alone in fear.
4.294:
Narrated Al-A`mash:
"We (listed the Muslims and) found them five hundred." And Abu Muawiya said,
"Between six-hundred to seven-hundred."
4.295:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A
man came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have enlisted in the
army for such-and-such Ghazwa, and my wife is leaving for Hajj." Allah's Apostle
said, "Go back and perform Hajj with your wife."
4.296:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri: as follows in Hadith 297.
4.297:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We were
in the company of Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and he remarked about a man who
claimed to be a Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the (Hell)
Fire." When the battle started, the man fought violently till he got wounded.
Somebody said, "O Allah's Apostle! The man whom you described as being from the
people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and died." The Prophet said,
"He will go to the (Hell) Fire." Some people were on the point of doubting (the
truth of what the Prophet had said) while they were in this state, suddenly
someone said that he was still alive but severely wounded. When night fell, he
lost patience and committed suicide. The Prophet was informed of that, and he
said, "Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle."
Then he ordered Bilal to announce amongst the people: 'None will enter Paradise
but a Muslim, and Allah may support this religion (i.e. Islam) even with a
disobedient man.'
4.298:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle
delivered a sermon and said, "Zaid received the flag and was martyred, then
Ja`far took it and was martyred, then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took it and was
martyred, and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took it without being appointed, and
Allah gave him victory." The Prophet added, "I am not pleased (or they will not
be pleased) that they should remain (alive) with us," while his eyes were
shedding tears.
4.299:
Narrated Anas:
The people of the tribes of
Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usiya and Bani Lihyan came to the Prophet and claimed that they
had embraced Islam, and they requested him to support them with some men to
fight their own people. The Prophet supported them with seventy men from the
Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra'(i.e. Scholars) who (out of piety) used to
cut wood during the day and pray all the night. So, those people took the
(seventy) men till they reached a place called Bi'r-Ma'ana where they betrayed
and martyred them. So, the Prophet invoked evil on the tribe of Ril, Dhakwan and
Bani Lihyan for one month in the prayer. Narrated Qatada: Anas told us that they
(i.e. Muslims) used to recite a Qur'anic Verse concerning those martyrs which
was:-- "O Allah! Let our people be informed on our behalf that we have met our
Lord Who has got pleased with us and made us pleased." Then the Verse was
cancelled.
4.300:
Narrated Abu Talha: Whenever the Prophet conquered
some people, he would stay in their town for three days.
4.301:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet performed `Umra, setting out from Al-Jarana where he
distributed the war booty of Hunain.
4.302:
Narrated Nafi`:
Once a
slave of Ibn `Umar fled and joined the Byzantine. Khalid bin Al-Walid got him
back and returned him to `Abdullah (bin `Umar). Once a horse of Ibn `Umar also
ran away and followed the Byzantines, and he (i.e. Khalid) got it back and
returned it to `Abdullah.
4.303:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he was riding
a horse on the day, the Muslims fought (against the Byzantines), and the
commander of the Muslim army was Khalid bin Al-Walid who had been appointed by
Abu Bakr. The enemy took the horse away, and when the enemy was defeated, Khalid
returned the horse to him.
4.304:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! We have slaughtered a young sheep of ours and have ground
one Sa of barley. So, I invite you along with some persons." So, the Prophet
said in a loud voice, "O the people of the Trench! Jabir had prepared "Sur" so
come along."
4.305:
Narrated Um Khalid: (the daughter of Khalid bin
Sa`id) I went to Allah's Apostle with my father and I was Nearing a yellow
shirt. Allah's Apostle said, "Sanah, Sanah!" (`Abdullah, the narrator, said that
'Sanah' meant 'good' in the Ethiopian language). I then started playing with the
seal of Prophethood (in between the Prophet's shoulders) and my father rebuked
me harshly for that. Allah's Apostle said. "Leave her," and then Allah's Apostle
(invoked Allah to grant me a long life) by saying (thrice), "Wear this dress
till it is worn out and then wear it till it is worn out, and then wear it till
it is worn out." (The narrator adds, "It is said that she lived for a long
period, wearing that (yellow) dress till its color became dark because of long
wear.")
4.306:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Al-Hasan bin 'All took a date from
the dates of the Sadaqa and put it in his mouth. The Prophet said (to him) in
Persian, "Kakh, kakh! (i.e. Don't you know that we do not eat the Sadaqa (i.e.
what is given in charity) (charity is the dirt of the people)).
4.307:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet got up amongst us and mentioned Al Ghulul,
emphasized its magnitude and declared that it was a great sin saying, "Don't
commit Ghulul for I should not like to see anyone amongst you on the Day of
Ressurection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating, or carrying
over his neck a horse that will be neighing. Such a man will be saying: 'O
Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I will reply, 'I can't help
you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you Nor should I like to see a man
carrying over his neck, a camel that will be grunting. Such a man will say, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me, and I will say, 'I can't help you
for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you,' or one carrying over his neck gold
and silver and saying, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I
will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you,' or one
carrying clothes that will be fluttering, and the man will say, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me.' And I will say, 'I can't help you, for I
have conveyed Allah's Message to you."
4.308:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Amr: There was a man who looked after the family and the belongings of the
Prophet and he was called Karkara. The man died and Allah's Apostle said, "He is
in the '(Hell) Fire." The people then went to look at him and found in his
place, a cloak he had stolen from the war booty.
4.309:
Narrated Abaya
bin Rifaa: My grandfather, Rafi` said, "We were in the company of the Prophet at
DhulHulaifa, and the people suffered from hunger. We got some camels and sheep
(as booty) and the Prophet was still behind the people. They hurried and put the
cooking pots on the fire. (When he came) he ordered that the cooking pots should
be upset and then he distributed the booty (amongst the people) regarding ten
sheep as equal to one camel then a camel fled and the people chased it till they
got tired, as they had a few horses (for chasing it). So a man threw an arrow at
it and caused it to stop (with Allah's Permission). On that the Prophet said,
'Some of these animals behave like wild beasts, so, if any animal flee from you,
deal with it in the same way." My grandfather asked (the Prophet ), "We hope (or
are afraid) that we may meet the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives. Can we
slaughter our animals with canes?" Allah's Apostle replied, "If the instrument
used for killing causes the animal to bleed profusely and if Allah's Name is
mentioned on killing it, then eat its meat (i.e. it is lawful) but won't use a
tooth or a nail and I am telling you the reason: A tooth is a bone (and
slaughtering with a bone is forbidden ), and a nail is the slaughtering
instrument of the Ethiopians."
4.310:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir bin
`Abdullah said to me, "Allah's Apostle said to me, 'Won't you relieve me from
Dhul-Khalasa?' Dhul-Khalasa was a house where the tribe of Khatham used to stay,
and it used to be called Ka`bat-ul Yamaniya. So I proceeded with one
hundred-and-fifty (men) from the tribe of Ahmas who were good cavalry. I
informed the Prophet that I could not sit firm on horses, so he stroke me on the
chest with his hand and I noticed his finger marks on my chest. He invoked, 'O
Allah! Make him firm and a guiding and rightly-guided man." Jarir set out
towards that place, dismantled and burnt it, and then sent the good news to
Allah's Apostle . The messenger of Jarir said to Allah's Apostle. "O Allah's
Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till it
(i.e. the house) had been turned (black) like a scabby camel (covered with
tar)." So the Prophet invokes Allah to Bless the horses of the men of Ahmas five
times.
4.311:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, on the day of the
Conquest of Mecca, "There is no migration (after the Conquest), but Jihad and
good intentions, and when you are called for Jihad, you should immediately
respond to the call."
4.312:
Narrated Abu `Uthman An-Nahdi: Mujashi (bin
Mas`ud) took his brother Mujalid bin Musud to the Prophet and said, "This is
Mujalid and he will give a pledge of allegiance to you for migration." The
Prophet said, "There is no migration after the Conquest of Mecca, but I will
take his pledge of allegiance for Islam."
4.313:
Narrated `Ata':
I
and 'Ubai bin `Umar went to `Aisha while she was staying near Thabir (i.e. a
mountain). She said, "There is no Migration after Allah gave His Prophet victory
over Mecca."
4.314:
Narrated Sa`d bin 'Ubaida: Abu `Abdur-Rahman who was
one of the supporters of `Uthman said to Abu Talha who was one of the supporters
of `Ali, "I perfectly know what encouraged your leader (i.e. `Ali) to shed
blood. I heard him saying: Once the Prophet sent me and Az-Zubair saying,
'Proceed to such-and-such Ar-Roudah (place) where you will find a lady whom
Hatib has given a letter. So when we arrived at Ar-Roudah, we requested the lady
to hand over the letter to us. She said, 'Hatib has not given me any letter.' We
said to her. 'Take out the letter or else we will strip off your clothes.' So
she took it out of her braid. So the Prophet sent for Hatib, (who came) and
said, 'Don't hurry in judging me, for, by Allah, I have not become a
disbeliever, and my love to Islam is increasing. (The reason for writing this
letter was) that there is none of your companions but has relatives in Mecca who
look after their families and property, while I have nobody there, so I wanted
to do them some favor (so that they might look after my family and property).'
The Prophet believed him. `Umar said, 'Allow me to chop off his (i.e. Hatib's)
neck as he has done hypocrisy.' The Prophet said, (to `Umar), 'Who knows,
perhaps Allah has looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), 'Do
whatever you like, for I have forgiven you.' " `Abdur-Rahman added, "So this is
what encouraged him (i.e. `Ali).
4.315:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Ibn
Az-Zubair said to Ibn Ja`far "Do you remember when I, you and Ibn `Abbas went
out to receive Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Ja`far replied in the affirmative. Ibn
Az-Zubair added, "And Allah's Apostle made us (i.e. I and Ibn `Abbas) ride along
with him and left you."
4.316:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: I along with
some boys went out to receive Allah's Apostle at Thaniyatal-Wada`.
4.317:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Prophet returned (from Jihad), he would say
Takbir thrice and add, "We are returning, if Allah wishes, with repentance and
worshipping and praising (our Lord) and prostrating ourselves before our Lord.
Allah fulfilled His Promise and helped His Slave, and He Alone defeated the
(infidel) clans."
4.318:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We were in the company
of the Prophet while returning from 'Usfan, and Allah's Apostle was riding his
she-camel keeping Safiya bint Huyay riding behind him. His she-camel slipped and
both of them fell down. Abu Talha jumped from his camel and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! May Allah sacrifice me for you." The Prophet said, "Take care of the
lady." So, Abu Talha covered his face with a garment and went to Safiya and
covered her with it, and then he set right the condition of their shecamel so
that both of them rode, and we were encircling Allah's Apostle like a cover.
When we approached Medina, the Prophet said, "We are returning with repentance
and worshipping and praising our Lord." He kept on saying this till he entered
Medina.
4.319:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he and Abu Talha came in
the company of the Prophet and Safiya was accompanying the Prophet, who let her
ride behind him on his she-camel. During the journey, the she-camel slipped and
both the Prophet and (his) wife fell down. Abu Talha (the sub-narrator thinks
that Anas said that Abu Talha jumped from his camel quickly) said, "O Allah's
Apostle! May Allah sacrifice me for your sake! Did you get hurt?" The Prophet
replied,"No, but take care of the lady." Abu Talha covered his face with his
garment and proceeded towards her and covered her with his garment, and she got
up. He then set right the condition of their she-camel and both of them (i.e.
the Prophet and his wife) rode and proceeded till they approached Medina. The
Prophet said, "We are returning with repentance and worshipping and praising our
Lord." The Prophet kept on saying this statement till he entered Medina.
4.320:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was on a journey in the company
of the Prophet and when we reached Medina, he said to me, "Enter the Mosque and
offer two rak`at."
4.321:
Narrated Ka`b:
Whenever the Prophet
returned from a journey in the forenoon, he would enter the Mosque and offer two
rak`at before sitting.
4.322:
Narrated Muharib bin Dithar: Jabir bin
`Abdullah said, "When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he slaughtered a camel
or a cow." Jabir added, "The Prophet bought a camel from me for two Uqiyas (of
gold) and one or two Dirhams. When he reached Sirar, he ordered that a cow be
slaughtered and they ate its meat. When he arrived at Medina, he ordered me to
go to the Mosque and offer two rak`at, and weighed (and gave) me the price of
the camel."
4.323:
Narrated Jabir:
Once I returned from a journey
and the Prophet said (to me) "Offer two rak`at." (Sirar is a place near Medina).
Bk. 53: One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
4.324:
Narrated `Ali:
I got a she-camel in my share of the war booty on the day
(of the battle) of Badr, and the Prophet had given me a she-camel from the
Khumus. When I intended to marry Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle, I had
an appointment with a goldsmith from the tribe of Bani Qainuqa' to go with me to
bring Idhkhir (i.e. grass of pleasant smell) and sell it to the goldsmiths and
spend its price on my wedding party. I was collecting for my she-camels
equipment of saddles, sacks and ropes while my two she-camels were kneeling down
beside the room of an Ansari man. I returned after collecting whatever I
collected, to see the humps of my two she-camels cut off and their flanks cut
open and some portion of their livers was taken out. When I saw that state of my
two she-camels, I could not help weeping. I asked, "Who has done this?" The
people replied, "Hamza bin `Abdul Muttalib who is staying with some Ansari
drunks in this house." I went away till I reached the Prophet and Zaid bin
Haritha was with him. The Prophet noticed on my face the effect of what I had
suffered, so the Prophet asked. "What is wrong with you." I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have never seen such a day as today. Hamza attacked my two
she-camels, cut off their humps, and ripped open their flanks, and he is sitting
there in a house in the company of some drunks." The Prophet then asked for his
covering sheet, put it on, and set out walking followed by me and Zaid bin
Haritha till he came to the house where Hamza was. He asked permission to enter,
and they allowed him, and they were drunk. Allah's Apostle started rebuking
Hamza for what he had done, but Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. Hamza
looked at Allah's Apostle and then he raised his eyes, looking at his knees,
then he raised up his eyes looking at his umbilicus, and again he raised up his
eyes look in at his face. Hamza then said, "Aren't you but the slaves of my
father?" Allah's Apostle realized that he was drunk, so Allah's Apostle
retreated, and we went out with him.
4.325:
Narrated `Aisha:
(mother
of the believers) After the death of Allah 's Apostle Fatima the daughter of
Allah's Apostle asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of inheritance
from what Allah's Apostle had left of the Fai (i.e. booty gained without
fighting) which Allah had given him. Abu Bakr said to her, "Allah's Apostle
said, 'Our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is
Sadaqa (to be used for charity)." Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle got
angry and stopped speaking to Abu Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude
till she died. Fatima remained alive for six months after the death of Allah's
Apostle. She used to ask Abu Bakr for her share from the property of Allah's
Apostle which he left at Khaibar, and Fadak, and his property at Medina (devoted
for charity). Abu Bakr refused to give her that property and said, "I will not
leave anything Allah's Apostle used to do, because I am afraid that if I left
something from the Prophet's tradition, then I would go astray." (Later on)
`Umar gave the Prophet's property (of Sadaqa) at Medina to `Ali and `Abbas, but
he withheld the properties of Khaibar and Fadak in his custody and said, "These
two properties are the Sadaqa which Allah's Apostle used to use for his
expenditures and urgent needs. Now their management is to be entrusted to the
ruler." (Az-Zuhrl said, "They have been managed in this way till today.")
4.326:
Narrated Malik bin Aus: While I was at home, the sun rose high
and it got hot. Suddenly the messenger of `Umar bin Al-Khattab came to me and
said, "The chief of the believers has sent for you." So, I went along with him
till I entered the place where `Umar was sitting on a bedstead made of date-palm
leaves and covered with no mattress, and he was leaning over a leather pillow. I
greeted him and sat down. He said, "O Malik! Some persons of your people who
have families came to me and I have ordered that a gift should be given to them,
so take it and distribute it among them." I said, "O chief of the believers! I
wish that you order someone else to do it." He said, "O man! Take it." While I
was sitting there with him, his doorman Yarfa' came saying, "`Uthman,
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, Az-Zubair and Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas are asking your
permission (to see you); may I admit them?" `Umar said, "Yes", So they were
admitted and they came in, greeted him, and sat down. After a while Yarfa' came
again and said, "May I admit `Ali and `Abbas?" `Umar said, "yes." So, they were
admitted and they came in and greeted (him) and sat down. Then `Abbas said, "O
chief of the believers! Judge between me and this (i.e. `Ali)." They had a
dispute regarding the property of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had given to His
Apostle as Fai. The group (i.e. `Uthman and his companions) said, "O chief of
the believers! Judge between them and relieve both of them front each other."
`Umar said, "Be patient! I beseech you by Allah by Whose Permission the Heaven
and the Earth exist, do you know that Allah's Apostle said, 'Our (i.e.
prophets') property will not be inherited, and whatever we leave, is Sadaqa (to
be used for charity),' and Allah's Apostle meant himself (by saying "we'')?" The
group said, "He said so." `Umar then turned to `Ali and `Abbas and said, "I
beseech you by Allah, do you know that Allah's Apostle said so?" They replied, "
He said so." `Umar then said, "So, I will talk to you about this matter. Allah
bestowed on His Apostle with a special favor of something of this Fai (booty)
which he gave to nobody else." `Umar then recited the Holy Verses: "What Allah
bestowed as (Fai) Booty on his Apostle (Muhammad) from them --- for this you
made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: But Allah gives power to His
Apostles over whomever He will 'And Allah is able to do all things." 9:6) `Umar
added "So this property was especially given to Allah's Apostle, but, by Allah,
neither did he take possession of it and leave your, nor did he favor himself
with it to your exclusion, but he gave it to all of you and distributed it
amongst you till this property remained out of it. Allah's Apostle used to spend
the yearly expenses of his family out of this property and used to keep the rest
of its revenue to be spent on Allah 's Cause. Allah 's Apostle kept on doing
this during all his lifetime. I ask you by Allah do you know this?" They replies
in the affirmative. `Umar then said to `Ali and `Abbas. "I ask you by Allah, do
you know this?" `Umar added, "When Allah had taken His Prophet unto Him, 'Abu
Bakr said, 'I am the successor of Allah's Apostle so, Abu Bakr took over that
property and managed it in the same way as Allah's Apostle used to do, and Allah
knows that he was true, pious and rightly-guided, and he was a follower of what
was right. Then Allah took Abu Bakr unto Him and I became Abu Bakr's successor,
and I kept that property in my possession for the first two years of my
Caliphate, managing it in the same way as Allah's Apostle used to do and as Abu
Bakr used to do, and Allah knows that I have been true, pious, rightly guided,
and a follower of what is right. Now you both (i.e. 'Ah and `Abbas) came to talk
to me, bearing the same claim and presenting the same case; you, `Abbas, came to
me asking for your share from your nephew's property, and this man, i.e. `Ali,
came to me asking for his wife's share from her father's property. I told you
both that Allah's Apostle said, 'Our (prophets') properties are not to be
inherited, but what we leave is Sadaqa (to be used for charity).' When I thought
it right that I should hand over this property to you, I said to you, 'I am
ready to hand over this property to you if you wish, on the condition that you
would take Allah's Pledge and Convention that you would manage it in the same
way as Allah's Apostle used to, and as Abu Bakr used to do, and as I have done
since I was in charge of it.' So, both of you said (to me), 'Hand it over to
us,' and on that condition I handed it over to you. So, I ask you by Allah, did
I hand it over to them on this condition?" The group aid, "Yes." Then `Umar
faced `Ali and `Abbas saying, "I ask you by Allah, did I hand it over to you on
this condition?" They said, "Yes. " He said, " Do you want now to give a
different decision? By Allah, by Whose Leave both the Heaven and the Earth
exist, I will never give any decision other than that (I have already given).
And if you are unable to manage it, then return it to me, and I will do the job
on your behalf."
4.327:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The delegates of the tribe
of `Abdul-Qais came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are from the tribe of
Rabi`a, and there is the infidels of the tribe of Mudar intervening between you
and us, so we cannot come to you except in the Sacred Months. So please order us
some instructions that we may apply it to ourselves and also invite our people
whom we left behind us to observe as well." The Prophet said, "I order you (to
do) four (things) and forbid you (to do) four: I order you to believe in Allah,
that is, to testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah (the
Prophet pointed with his hand); to offer prayers perfectly; to pay Zakat; to
fast the month of Ramadan, and to pay the Khumus (i.e. one-fifth) of the war
booty to Allah and I forbid you to use Ad-dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Hantam and
Al-Muzaffat (i.e. utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)." (See Hadith
No. 50, Vol. 1).
4.328:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "My
heirs should not take even a single Dinar (i.e. anything from my property), and
whatever I leave, excluding the expenditure of my wives and my laborers, will be
Sadaqa (i.e. be used for charity)."'
4.329:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's
Apostle died, and there was nothing in my house that a living being could eat,
except some barley Lying on a shelf. So, I ate of it for a long period and
measured it, and (after a short period) it was consumed.
4.330:
Narrated
`Amr bin Al-Harith: The Prophet did not leave anything (after his death) except
his arms, a white mule, and a (piece of) land which he had given as Sadaqa.
4.331:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) When the sickness
of Allah's Apostle got aggravated, he asked the permission of his wives that he
should be treated in my house, and they permitted him.
4.332:
Narrated
Ibn Abu Mulaika: `Aisha said, "The Prophet died in my house on the day of my
turn while he was leaning on my chest closer to my neck, and Allah made my
saliva mix with his Saliva." `Aisha added, "`AbdurRahman came with a Siwak and
the Prophet was too weak to use it so I took it, chewed it and then (gave it to
him and he) cleaned his teeth with it."
4.333:
Narrated Safiya:
(the
wife of the Prophet) That she came to visit Allah's Apostle while he was in
I`tikaf (i.e. seclusion in the Mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan). When
she got up to return, Allah's Apostle got up with her and accompanied her, and
when he reached near the gate of the Mosque close to the door (of the house) of
Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet, two Ansari men passed by them and greeted
Allah's Apostle and then went away. Allah's Apostle addressed them saying,
"Don't hurry! (She is my wife)," They said, "Glorified be Allah! O Allah's
Apostle (You are far away from any suspicion)," and his saying was hard on them.
Allah's Apostle said, "Satan circulates in the mind of a person as blood does
(in his body). I was afraid that Satan might put some (evil) thoughts in your
minds."
4.334:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Once I went upstairs in
Hafsa's house and saw the Prophet answering the call of nature with his back
towards the Qibla and facing Sham.
4.335:
Narrated Aisha:
That
Allah's Apostle used to offer the `Asr prayer while the sun was still shining in
her Hujra (i.e. her dwelling place).
4.336:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet stood up and delivered a sermon, and pointing to `Aisha's house (i.e.
eastwards), he said thrice, "Affliction (will appear from) here," and, "from
where the side of the Satan's head comes out (i.e. from the East).
4.337:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman: `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet told her
that once Allah's Apostle was with her and she heard somebody asking permission
to enter Hafsa's house. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! This man is asking
permission to enter your house." Allah's Apostle replied, "I think he is
so-and-so (meaning the foster uncle of Hafsa). What is rendered illegal because
of blood relations, is also rendered illegal because of the corresponding
foster-relations."
4.338:
Narrated Anas:
That when Abu Bakr became
the Caliph, he sent him to Bahrain and wrote this letter for him, and stamped it
with the Ring of the Prophet. Three lines were engraved on the Ring, (the word)
'Muhammad' was in a line, 'Apostle' was in another line, and 'Allah' in a third.
4.339:
Narrated `Isa bin Tahman: Anas brought out to us two worn out
leather shoes without hair and with pieces of leather straps. Later on Thabit
Al-Banani told me that Anas said that they were the shoes of the Prophet.
4.340:
Narrated Abu Burda: `Aisha brought out to us a patched wool Len
garment, and she said, "(It chanced that) the soul of Allah's Apostle was taken
away while he was wearing this." Abu-Burda added, "Aisha brought out to us a
thick waist sheet like the ones made by the Yemenites, and also a garment of the
type called Al-Mulabbada."
4.341:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the cup
of Allah's Apostle got broken, he fixed it with a silver wire at the crack. (The
sub-narrator, `Asim said, "I saw the cup and drank (water) in it.")
4.342:
Narrated `Ali bin Al-Husain: That when they reached Medina after returning
from Yazid bin Mu'awaiya after the martyrdom of Husain bin `Ali (may Allah
bestow His Mercy upon him), Al-Miswar bin Makhrama met him and said to him, "Do
you have any need you may order me to satisfy?" `Ali said, "No." Al-Miswar said,
Will you give me the sword of Allah's Apostle for I am afraid that people may
take it from you by force? By Allah, if you give it to me, they will never be
able to take it till I die." When `Ali bin Abu Talib demanded the hand of the
daughter of Abi Jahal to be his wife besides Fatima, I heard Allah's Apostle on
his pulpit delivering a sermon in this connection before the people, and I had
then attained my age of puberty. Allah's Apostle said, "Fatima is from me, and I
am afraid she will be subjected to trials in her religion (because of
jealousy)." The Prophet then mentioned one of his son-in-law who was from the
tribe of 'Abu Shams, and he praised him as a good son-in-law, saying, "Whatever
he said was the truth, and he promised me and fulfilled his promise. I do not
make a legal thing illegal, nor do I make an illegal thing legal, but by Allah,
the daughter of Allah's Apostle and the daughter of the enemy of Allah, (i.e.
Abu Jahl) can never get together (as the wives of one man) (See Hadith No. 76,
Vo. 5).
4.343:
Narrated Ibn Al-Hanafiya: If `Ali had spoken anything bad
about `Uthman then he would have mentioned the day when some persons came to him
and complained about the Zakat officials of `Uthman. `Ali then said to me, "Go
to `Uthman and say to him, 'This document contains the regulations of spending
the Sadaqa of Allah's Apostle so order your Zakat officials to act accordingly."
I took the document to `Uthman. `Uthman said, "Take it away, for we are not in
need of it." I returned to `Ali with it and informed him of that. He said, "Put
it whence you took it." Narrated Muhammad bin Suqa: I heard Mundhir at-Tuzi
reporting Ibn Hanafiya who said, "My father sent me saying, 'Take this letter to
`Uthman for it contains the orders of the Prophet concerning the Sadaqa.' "
4.344:
Narrated `Ali:
Fatima complained of what she suffered from
the hand mill and from grinding, when she got the news that some slave girls of
the booty had been brought to Allah's Apostle. She went to him to ask for a
maid-servant, but she could not find him, and told `Aisha of her need. When the
Prophet came, Aisha informed him of that. The Prophet came to our house when we
had gone to our beds. (On seeing the Prophet) we were going to get up, but he
said, 'Keep at your places,' I felt the coolness of the Prophet's feet on my
chest. Then he said, "Shall I tell you a thing which is better than what you
asked me for? When you go to your beds, say: 'Allahu Akbar (i.e. Allah is
Greater)' for 34 times, and 'Al hamdu Li l-lah (i.e. all the praises are for
Allah)' for 33 times, and Subhan Allah (i.e. Glorified be Allah) for 33 times.
This is better for you than what you have requested."
4.345:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari: A man amongst us begot a boy whom he named
Al-Qasim. On that the Ansar said, (to the man), "We will never call you
Abu-al-Qasim and will never please you with this blessed title." So, he went to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have begotten a boy whom I named
Al-Qasim and the Ansar said, 'We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim, nor will we
please you with this title.' " The Prophet said, "The Ansar have done well. Name
by my name, but do not name by my Kunya, for I am Qasim."
4.346:
Narrated Muawiya:
Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah wants to do good for
somebody, he makes him comprehend the Religion (i.e. Islam), and Allah is the
Giver and I am Al-Qasim (i.e. the distributor), and this (Muslim) nation will
remain victorious over their opponents, till Allah's Order comes and they will
still be victorious " Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Neither do I
give you (anything) nor withhold (anything) from you, but I am just a
distributor (i.e. Qasim), and I give as I am ordered."
4.347:
Narrated
Khaula Al-Ansariya: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Some people spend Allah's
Wealth (i.e. Muslim's wealth) in an unjust manner; such people will be put in
the (Hell) Fire on the Day of Resurrection."
4.348:
Narrated
`Urwa-al-Bariqi: The Prophet said, "Horses are always the source of good,
namely, rewards (in the Hereafter) and booty, till the Day of Resurrection."
4.349:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When Khosrau is
ruined, there will be no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar is ruined, there
will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, you will spend
their treasures in Allah's Cause."
4.350:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
Allah's Apostle said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau after
him; and when Caesar is ruined, their will be no Caesar after him. By Him in
Whose Hands my life is, you will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause."
4.351:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Booty has
been made legal for me."
4.352:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for
going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will
admit him into Paradise (if martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place,
whence he has come out, with what he gains of reward and booty."
4.353:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A prophet amongst the prophets
carried out a holy military expedition, so he said to his followers, 'Anyone who
has married a woman and wants to consummate the marriage, and has not done so
yet, should not accompany me; nor should a man who has built a house but has not
completed its roof; nor a man who has sheep or shecamels and is waiting for the
birth of their young ones.' So, the prophet carried out the expedition and when
he reached that town at the time or nearly at the time of the `Asr prayer, he
said to the sun, 'O sun! You are under Allah's Order and I am under Allah's
Order O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.' It was stopped till Allah
made him victorious. Then he collected the booty and the fire came to burn it,
but it did not burn it. He said (to his men), 'Some of you have stolen something
from the booty. So one man from every tribe should give me a pledge of
allegiance by shaking hands with me.' (They did so and) the hand of a man got
stuck over the hand of their prophet. Then that prophet said (to the man), 'The
theft has been committed by your people. So all the persons of your tribe should
give me the pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with me.' The hands of two or
three men got stuck over the hand of their prophet and he said, "You have
committed the theft.' Then they brought a head of gold like the head of a cow
and put it there, and the fire came and consumed the booty. The Prophet added:
Then Allah saw our weakness and disability, so he made booty legal for us."
4.354:
Narrated Aslam:
`Umar said, "Were it not for those Muslims
who have not come to existence yet, I would have distributed (the land of) every
town I conquer among the fighters as the Prophet distributed the land of
Khaibar."
4.355:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: A bedouin asked the
Prophet, "A man may fight for the sake of booty, and another may fight so that
he may be mentioned by the people, and a third may fight to show his position
(i.e. bravery); which of these regarded as fighting in Allah's Cause?" The
Prophet said, "He who fights so that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) should be
superior, fights for Allah's Cause."
4.356:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu
Mulaika: Some silken cloaks with golden buttons were presented to the Prophet.
He distributed them amongst his companions and kept one for Makhrama, bin
Naufal. Later on Makhrama came along with his son Al-Miswar bin Makhrama, and
stood up at the gate and said (to his son). "Call him (i.e. the Prophet) to me."
The Prophet heard his voice, took a silken cloak and brought it to him, placing
those golden buttons in front of him saying, "O Abu-al-Miswar! I have kept this
aside for you! O Abu-al Miswar! I have kept this aside for you!" Makhrama was a
bad-tempered man.
4.357:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: People used to give
some of their datepalms to the Prophet (as a gift), till he conquered Bani
Quraiza and Bani An-Nadir, whereupon he started returning their favors.
4.358:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair: When Az-Zubair got up during
the battle of Al-Jamal, he called me and I stood up beside him, and he said to
me, "O my son! Today one will be killed either as an oppressor or as an
oppressed one. I see that I will be killed as an oppressed one. My biggest worry
is my debts. Do you think, if we pay the debts, there will be something left for
us from our money?" Az-Zubair added, "O my son! Sell our property and pay my
debts." Az-Zubair then willed one-third of his property and willed one-third of
that portion to his sons; namely, `Abdullah's sons. He said, "One-third of the
one third. If any property is left after the payment of the debts, one-third (of
the one-third of what is left) is to be given to your sons." (Hisham, a
sub-narrator added, "Some of the sons of `Abdullah were equal in age to the sons
of Az-Zubair e.g. Khubaib and `Abbas. `Abdullah had nine sons and nine daughters
at that time." (The narrator `Abdullah added:) My father (Az-Zubair) went on
drawing my attention to his debts saying, "If you should fail to pay part of the
debts, appeal to my Master to help you." By Allah! I could not understand what
he meant till I asked, "O father! Who is your Master?" He replied, "Allah (is my
Master)." By Allah, whenever I had any difficulty regarding his debts, I would
say, "Master of Az-Zubair! Pay his debts on his behalf ." and Allah would (help
me to) pay it. Az-Zubair was martyred leaving no Dinar or Dirham but two pieces
of land, one of which was (called) Al-Ghaba, and eleven houses in Medina, two in
Basra, one in Kufa and one in Egypt. In fact, the source of the debt which he
owed was, that if somebody brought some money to deposit with him. Az-Zubair
would say, "No, (i won't keep it as a trust), but I take it as a debt, for I am
afraid it might be lost." Az-Zubair was never appointed governor or collector of
the tax of Kharaj or any other similar thing, but he collected his wealth (from
the war booty he gained) during the holy battles he took part in, in the company
of the Prophet, Abu Bakr, `Umar, and `Uthman. (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair added:)
When I counted his debt, it turned to be two million and two hundred thousand.
(The sub-narrator added:) Hakim bin Hizam met `Abdullah bin Zubair and asked, "O
my nephew! How much is the debt of my brother?" `Abdullah kept it as a secret
and said, "One hundred thousand," Hakim said, "By Allah! I don't think your
property will cover it." On that `Abdullah said to him, "What if it is two
million and two hundred thousand?" Hakim said, "I don't think you can pay it; so
if you are unable to pay all of it, I will help you." Az-Zubair had already
bought Al-Ghaba for one hundred and seventy thousand. `Abdullah sold it for one
million and six hundred thousand. Then he called the people saying, "Any person
who has any money claim on Az-Zubair should come to us in Al-Ghaba." There came
to him `Abdullah bin Ja`far whom Az-Zubair owed four hundred thousand. He said
to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "If you wish I will forgive you the debt." `Abdullah
(bin Az-Zubair) said, "No." Then Ibn Ja`far said, "If you wish you can defer the
payment if you should defer the payment of any debt." Ibn Az-Zubair said, "No."
`Abdullah bin Ja`far said, "Give me a piece of the land." `Abdullah bin AzZubair
said (to him), "Yours is the land extending from this place to this place." So,
`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sold some of the property (including the houses) and
paid his debt perfectly, retaining four and a half shares from the land (i.e.
Al-Ghaba). He then went to Mu'awlya while `Amr bin `Uthman, Al-Mundhir bin
Az-Zubair and Ibn Zam`a were sitting with him. Mu'awiya asked, "At what price
have you appraised Al-Ghaba?" He said, "One hundred thousand for each share,"
Muawiya asked, "How many shares have been left?" `Abdullah replied, "Four and a
half shares." Al-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said, "I would like to buy one share for
one hundred thousand." `Amr bin `Uthman said, "I would like to buy one share for
one hundred thousand." Ibn Zam`a said, "I would like to buy one share for one
hundred thousand." Muawiya said, "How much is left now?" `Abdullah replied, "One
share and a half." Muawiya said, "I would like to buy it for one hundred and
fifty thousand." `Abdullah also sold his part to Muawiya six hundred thousand.
When Ibn AzZubair had paid all the debts. Az-Zubair's sons said to him,
"Distribute our inheritance among us." He said, "No, by Allah, I will not
distribute it among you till I announce in four successive Hajj seasons, 'Would
those who have money claims on Az-Zubair come so that we may pay them their
debt." So, he started to announce that in public in every Hajj season, and when
four years had elapsed, he distributed the inheritance among the inheritors.
Az-Zubair had four wives, and after the one-third of his property was excluded
(according to the will), each of his wives received one million and two hundred
thousand. So the total amount of his property was fifty million and two hundred
thousand.
4.359:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Uthman did not join the Badr
battle because he was married to one of the daughters of Allah's Apostle and she
was ill. So, the Prophet said to him. "You will get a reward and a share (from
the war booty) similar to the reward and the share of one who has taken part in
the Badr battle."
4.360:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakim and Miswar bin
Makhrama: When the Hawazin delegation came to Allah's Apostle after they had
embraced Islam and requested him to return their properties and war prisoners to
them, Allah's Apostle said, "To me the best talk is the truest, so you may
choose either of two things; the war prisoners or the wealth, for I have delayed
their distribution." Allah's Apostle had waited for them for over ten days when
he returned from Ta'if. So, when those people came to know that Allah's Apostle
was not going to return to them except one of the two things the said, "We
choose our war Prisoners 'Allah's Apostle stood up amongst the Muslims, and
after glorifying Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then, these brothers of
yours have come to us with repentance, and I see it logical that I should return
their captives to them, so whoever of you likes to do that as a favor then he
can do it, and whoever amongst you likes to stick to his share, let him give up
his prisoners and we will compensate him from the very first Fai' (i.e. war
booty received without fight) which Allah will give us." On that, all the people
said. 'O Allah's Apostles We have agreed willingly to do so (return the
captives)" Then Allah's Apostle said to them "I do not know who amongst you has
agreed to this and who has not. You should return and let your leaders inform me
of your agreement." The people returned and their leaders spoke to them, and
then came to Allah's Apostle and said, "All the people have agreed willingly to
do so and have given the permission to return the war prisoners (without
Compensation)" (Az-Zuhri, the sub-narrator states) This is what has been related
to us about the captives of Hawazin.
4.361:
Narrated Zahdam:
Once we
were in the house of Abu Musa who presented a meal containing cooked chicken. A
man from the tribe of Bani Taim Allah with red complexion as if he were from the
Byzantine war prisoners, was present. Abu Musa invited him to share the meal but
he (apologised) saying. "I saw chickens eating dirty things and so I have had a
strong aversion to eating them, and have taken an oath that I will not eat
chickens." Abu Musa said, "Come along, I will tell you about this matter (i.e.
how to cancel one's oat ). I went to the Prophet in the company of a group of
Al-Ashariyin, asked him to provide us with means of conveyance. He said, 'By
Allah, I will not provide you with any means of conveyance and I have nothing to
make you ride on.' Then some camels as booty were brought to Allah's Apostle and
he asked for us saying. 'Where are the group of Al-Ash`ariyun?' Then he ordered
that we should be given five camels with white humps. When we set out we said,
'What have we done? We will never be blessed (with what we have been given).'
So, we returned to the Prophet and said, 'We asked you to provide us with means
of conveyance, but you took an oath that you would not provide us with any means
of conveyance. Did you forget (your oath when you gave us the camels)? He
replied. 'I have not provided you with means of conveyance, but Allah has
provided you with it, and by Allah, Allah willing, if ever I take an oath to do
something, and later on I find that it is more beneficial to do something
different, I will do the thing which is better, and give expiation for my oath."
4.362:
Narrated Nafi` from Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle sent a Sariya
towards Najd, and `Abdullah bin `Umar was in the Sariya. They gained a great
number of camels as war booty. The share of each one of them was twelve or
eleven camels, and they were given an extra camel each.
4.363:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle used to give extra share to some of the members of
the Sariya he used to send, in addition to the shares they shared with the army
in general.
4.364:
Narrated Abu Musa: We got the news of the migration
of the Prophet while we were in Yemen, so we set out migrating to him. We were,
I and my two brothers, I being the youngest, and one of my brothers was Abu
Burda and the other was Abu Ruhm. We were over fifty (or fifty-three or fifty
two) men from our people. We got on board a ship which took us to An-Najashi in
Ethiopia, and there we found Ja`far bin Abu Talib and his companions with
An-Najaishi. Ja`far said (to us), "Allah's Apostle has sent us here and ordered
us to stay here, so you too, stay with us." We stayed with him till we all left
(Ethiopia) and met the Prophet at the time when he had conquered Khaibar. He
gave us a share from its booty (or gave us from its booty). He gave only to
those who had taken part in the Ghazwa with him. but he did not give any share
to any person who had not participated in Khaibar's conquest except the people
of our ship, besides Ja`far and his companions, whom he gave a share as he did
them (i.e. the people of the ship).
4.365:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's
Apostle said (to me), "If the property of Bahrain had come to us, I would have
given you so much and so much." But the Bahrain property did not come till the
Prophet had died. When the Bahrain property came. Abu Bakr ordered somebody to
announce, "Any person who has money claim on Allah's Apostle or whom Allah's
Apostle had promised something, should come to us." So, I went to him and said,
"Allah's Apostle had promised to give me so much an so much." Abu Bakr scooped
up money with both hands thrice for me." (The sub-narrator Sufyan illustrated
this action by scooping up with both hands and said, "Ibn Munkadir, another
sub-narrator, used to illustrate it in this way.") Narrated Jabir: Once I went
to Abu Bakr and asked for the money but he did not give me, and I went to him
again, but he did not give me, so I went to him for the third time and said, "I
asked you, but you did not give me; then I asked you (for the second time) and
you did not give me; then I asked you (for the third time) but you did not give
me. You should either give me or allow yourself to be considered a miser
regarding my case." Abu Bakr said, "You tell me that I am a miser with regard to
you. But really, whenever I rejected your request, I had the inclination to give
you." (In another narration Jabir added:) So, Abu Bakr scooped up money with
both hands for me and asked me to count it. I found out that It was five
hundred. Abu Bakr told me to take twice that amount.
4.366:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: While Allah's Apostle was distributing the booty at
Al-Ja'rana, somebody said to him "Be just (in your distribution)." The Prophet
replied, "Verily I would be miserable if I did not act justly."
4.367:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: The Prophet talked about war prisoners of Badr
saying, "Had Al-Mut`im bin Adi been alive and interceded with me for these mean
people, I would have freed them for his sake."
4.368:
Narrated Jubair
bin Mut`im: I and `Uthman bin `Affan went to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! You have given to Bani Al-Muttalib and left us although they
and we are of the same kinship to you." Allah's Apostle said, "Bani Muttalib and
Bani Hashim are one and the same." The Prophet did not give a share to Bani `Abd
Shams and Bani Naufai. (Ibn 'Is-haq said, "Abd Shams and Hashim and Al-Muttalib
were maternal brothers and their mother was 'Atika bint Murra and Naufal was
their paternal brother.)
4.369:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf: While I
was standing in the row on the day (of the battle) of Badr, I looked to my right
and my left and saw two young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been stronger than
they. One of them called my attention saying, "O Uncle! Do you know Abu Jahl?" I
said, "Yes, What do you want from him, O my nephew?" He said, "I have been
informed that he abuses Allah's Apostle. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if I
should see him, then my body will not leave his body till either of us meet his
fate." I was astonished at that talk. Then the other boy called my attention
saying the same as the other had said. After a while I saw Abu Jahl walking
amongst the people. I said (to the boys), "Look! This is the man you asked me
about." So, both of them attacked him with their swords and struck him to death
and returned to Allah'S Apostle to inform him of that. Allah's Apostle asked,
"Which of you has killed him?" Each of them said, "I Have killed him." Allah's
Apostle asked, "Have you cleaned your swords?" They said, "No. " He then looked
at their swords and said, "No doubt, you both have killed him and the spoils of
the deceased will be given to Mu`adh bin `Amr bin Al-Jamuh." The two boys were
Mu`adh bin 'Afra and Mu`adh bin `Amr bin Al-Jamuh.
4.370:
Narrated Abu
Qatada: We set out in the company of Allah's Apostle on the day (of the battle)
of Hunain. When we faced the enemy, the Muslims retreated and I saw a pagan
throwing himself over a Muslim. I turned around and came upon him from behind
and hit him on the shoulder with the sword He (i.e. the pagan) came towards me
and seized me so violently that I felt as if it were death itself, but death
overtook him and he released me. I followed `Umar bin Al Khattab and asked
(him), "What is wrong with the people (fleeing)?" He replied, "This is the Will
of Allah," After the people returned, the Prophet sat and said, "Anyone who has
killed an enemy and has a proof of that, will posses his spoils." I got up and
said, "Who will be a witness for me?" and then sat down. The Prophet again said,
"Anyone who has killed an enemy and has proof of that, will possess his spoils."
I (again) got up and said, "Who will be a witness for me?" and sat down. Then
the Prophet said the same for the third time. I again got up, and Allah's
Apostle said, "O Abu Qatada! What is your story?" Then I narrated the whole
story to him. A man (got up and) said, "O Allah's Apostle! He is speaking the
truth, and the spoils of the killed man are with me. So please compensate him on
my behalf." On that Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said, "No, by Allah, he (i.e. Allah's
Apostle ) will not agree to give you the spoils gained by one of Allah's Lions
who fights on the behalf of Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "Abu Bakr
has spoken the truth." So, Allah's Apostle gave the spoils to me. I sold that
armor (i.e. the spoils) and with its price I bought a garden at Bani Salima, and
this was my first property which I gained after my conversion to Islam.
4.371:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Hakim bin Hizam said, "I asked
Allah's Apostle for something, and he gave me. I asked him again, and he gave
me, and said to me. 'O Hakim! This wealth is like green sweet (i.e. fruit), and
if one takes it without greed, then one is blessed in it, and if one takes it
with greediness, then one is not blessed in it, and will be like the one who
eats without satisfaction. And an upper (i.e. giving) hand is better than a
lower (i.e. taking) hand,' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who has sent you
with the Truth. I will not ask anyone for anything after you till I leave this
world." So, when Abu Bakr during his Caliphate, called Hakim to give him (some
money), Hakim refused to accept anything from him. Once `Umar called him (during
his Caliphate) in order to give him something, but Hakim refused to accept it,
whereupon `Umar said, "O Muslims! I give him (i.e. Haklm) his right which Allah
has assigned to him) from this Fai '(booty), but he refuses to take it." So
Haklm never took anything from anybody after the Prophet till he died.
4.372:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I vowed to observe I`tikaf for one day during the Pre-lslamic period."
The Prophet ordered him to fulfill his vow. `Umar gained two lady captives from
the war prisoners of Hunain and he left them in some of the houses at Mecca.
When Allah's Apostle freed the captives of Hunain without ransom, they came out
walking in the streets. `Umar said (to his son), "O `Abdullah! See what is the
matter." `Abdullah replied, "Allah's Apostle has freed the captives without
ransom." He said (to him), "Go and set free those two slave girls." (Nafi`
added:) Allah's Apostle did not perform the `Umra from Al-Jarana, and if he had
performed the `Umra, it would not have been hidden from `Abdullah.
4.373:
Narrated `Amr bin Taghlib: Allah's Apostle gave (gifts) to some people to
the exclusion of some others. The latter seemed to be displeased by that. The
Prophet said, "I give to some people, lest they should deviate from True Faith
or lose patience, while I refer other people to the goodness and contentment
which Allah has put in their hearts, and `Amr bin Taghlib is amongst them." `Amr
bin Taghlib said, "The statement of Allah's Apostle is dearer to me than red
camels." Narrated Al-Hasan: `Amr bin Taghlib told us that Allah's Apostle got
some property or some war prisoners and he distributed them in the above way
(i.e. giving to some people to the exclusion of others) .
4.374:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "I give to Quraish people in order to
let them adhere to Islam, for they are near to their life of Ignorance (i.e.
they have newly embraced Islam and it is still not strong in their hearts."
4.375:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Allah favored His Apostle with the
properties of Hawazin tribe as Fai (booty), he started giving to some Quarries
men even up to one-hundred camels each, whereupon some Ansari men said about
Allah's Apostle, "May Allah forgive His Apostle! He is giving to (men of)
Quraish and leaves us, in spite of the fact that our swords are still dropping
blood (of the infidels)" When Allah's Apostle was informed of what they had
said, he called the Ansar and gathered them in a leather tent and did not call
anybody else along, with them. When they gathered, Allah's Apostle came to them
and said, "What is the statement which, I have been informed, and that which you
have said?" The learned ones among them replied," O Allah's Apostle! The wise
ones amongst us did not say anything, but the youngsters amongst us said, 'May
Allah forgive His Apostle; he gives the Quarish and leaves the Ansar, in spite
of the fact that our swords are still dribbling (wet) with the blood of the
infidels.' " Allah's Apostle replied, I give to such people as are still close
to the period of Infidelity (i.e. they have recently embraced Islam and Faith is
still weak in their hearts). Won't you be pleased to see people go with fortune,
while you return with Allah's Apostle to your houses? By Allah, what you will
return with, is better than what they are returning with." The Ansar replied,
"Yes, O Allah's Apostle, we are satisfied' Then the Prophet said to them." You
will find after me, others being preferred to you. Then be patient till you meet
Allah and meet His Apostle at Al-Kauthar (i.e. a fount in Paradise)." (Anas
added:) But we did not remain patient.
4.376:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mut`im: That while he was with Allah's Apostle who was accompanied by the people
on their way back from Hunain, the bedouins started begging things of Allah's
Apostle so much so that they forced him to go under a Samura tree where his
loose outer garment was snatched away. On that, Allah's Apostle stood up and
said to them, "Return my garment to me. If I had as many camels as these trees,
I would have distributed them amongst you; and you will not find me a miser or a
liar or a coward."
4.377:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While I was walking
with the Prophet who was wearing a Najrani outer garment with a thick hem, a
bedouin came upon the Prophet and pulled his garment so violently that I could
recognize the impress of the hem of the garment on his shoulder, caused by the
violence of his pull. Then the bedouin said, "Order for me something from
Allah's Fortune which you have." The Prophet turned to him and smiled, and
ordered that a gift be given to him.
4.378:
Narrated `Abdullah: On the
day (of the battle) of Hunain, Allah's Apostle favored some people in the
distribution of the booty (to the exclusion of others); he gave Al-Aqra' bin
H`Abis one-hundred camels and he gave 'Uyaina the same amount, and also gave to
some of the eminent Arabs, giving them preference in this regard. Then a person
came and said, "By Allah, in this distribution justice has not been observed,
nor has Allah's Pleasure been aimed at." I said (to him), "By Allah, I will
inform the Prophet (of what you have said), "I went and informed him, and he
said, "If Allah and His Apostle did not act justly, who else would act justly.
May Allah be merciful to Moses, for he was harmed with more than this, yet he
kept patient."
4.379:
Narrated Asma bint Abu Bakr: I used to carry the
date stones on my head from the land of Az-Zubair which Allah's Apostle had
given to him, and it was at a distance of 2/3 of a Farsakh from my house.
Narrated Hisham's father: The Prophet (gave Az-Zubair a piece of land from the
property of Bani An-Nadir (gained as war booty).
4.380:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab expelled all the Jews and Christians from the land
of Hijaz. Allah's Apostle after conquering Khaibar, thought of expelling the
Jews from the land which, after he conquered it belonged to Allah, Allah's
Apostle and the Muslims. But the Jews requested Allah's Apostle to leave them
there on the condition that they would do the labor and get half of the fruits
(the land would yield). Allah's Apostle said, "We shall keep you on these terms
as long as we wish." Thus they stayed till the time of `Umar's Caliphate when he
expelled them to Taima and Ariha.
4.381:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Mughaffal: While we were besieging the fort of Khaibar, a person threw a leather
container containing fat, and I ran to take it, but when I turned I saw the
Prophet (standing behind), so I felt embarrassed in front of him.
4.382:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: In our holy battles, we used to get honey and grapes, as
war booty which we would eat and would not store.
4.383:
Narrated Ibn
Abi `Aufa: We were afflicted with hunger during the besiege of Khaibar, and when
it was the day of (the battle of) Khaibar, we slaughtered the donkeys and when
the pots got boiling (with their meat). Allah's Apostle made an announcement
that all the pots should be upset and that nobody should eat anything of the
meat of the donkeys. We thought that the Prophet prohibited that because the
Khumus had not been taken out of the booty (i.e. donkeys); other people said,
"He prohibited eating them for ever." The sub-narrator added, "I asked Sa`id bin
Jubair who said, 'He has made the eating of donkeys' meat illegal for ever.")
4.384:
Narrated `Umar bin Dinar: I was sitting with Jabir bin Zaid and
`Amr bin Aus, and Bjalla was narrating to them in 70 A.H. the year when Mus`ab
bin Az-Zubair was the leader of the pilgrims of Basra. We were sitting at the
steps of Zamzam well and Bajala said, "I was the clerk of Juz bin Muawiya,
Al-Ahnaf's paternal uncle. A letter came from `Umar bin Al-Khattab one year
before his death; and it was read:-- "Cancel every marriage contracted among the
Magians between relatives of close kinship (marriages that are regarded illegal
in Islam: a relative of this sort being called Dhu-Mahram.)" `Umar did not take
the Jizya from the Magian infidels till `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf testified that
Allah's Apostle had taken the Jizya from the Magians of Hajar.
4.385:
Narrated `Amr bin `Auf Al-Ansari: (who was an ally of Bam `Amr bin Lu'ai and
one of those who had taken part in (the Ghazwa of) Badr): Allah's Apostle sent
Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarreh to Bahrain to collect the Jizya. Allah's Apostle had
established peace with the people of Bahrain and appointed Al-`Ala' bin
Al-Hadrami as their governor. When Abu 'Ubaida came from Bahrain with the money,
the Ansar heard of Abu 'Ubaida's arrival which coincided with the time of the
morning prayer with the Prophet. When Allah's Apostle led them in the morning
prayer and finished, the Ansar approached him, and he looked at them and smiled
on seeing them and said, "I feel that you have heard that Abu. 'Ubaida has
brought something?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle' He said, "Rejoice and
hope for what will please you! By Allah, I am not afraid of your poverty but I
am afraid that you will lead a life of luxury as past nations did, whereupon you
will compete with each other for it, as they competed for it, and it will
destroy you as it destroyed them."
4.386:
Narrated Jubair bin Haiya:
`Umar sent the Muslims to the great countries to fight the pagans. When
Al-Hurmuzan embraced Islam, `Umar said to him. "I would like to consult you
regarding these countries which I intend to invade." Al-Hurmuzan said, "Yes, the
example of these countries and their inhabitants who are the enemies. of the
Muslims, is like a bird with a head, two wings and two legs; If one of its wings
got broken, it would get up over its two legs, with one wing and the head; and
if the other wing got broken, it would get up with two legs and a head, but if
its head got destroyed, then the two legs, two wings and the head would become
useless. The head stands for Khosrau, and one wing stands for Caesar and the
other wing stands for Faris. So, order the Muslims to go towards Khosrau." So,
`Umar sent us (to Khosrau) appointing An-Nu`man bin Muqrin as our commander.
When we reached the land of the enemy, the representative of Khosrau came out
with forty-thousand warriors, and an interpreter got up saying, "Let one of you
talk to me!" Al-Mughira replied, "Ask whatever you wish." The other asked, "Who
are you?" Al-Mughira replied, "We are some people from the Arabs; we led a hard,
miserable, disastrous life: we used to suck the hides and the date stones from
hunger; we used to wear clothes made up of fur of camels and hair of goats, and
to worship trees and stones. While we were in this state, the Lord of the
Heavens and the Earths, Elevated is His Remembrance and Majestic is His
Highness, sent to us from among ourselves a Prophet whose father and mother are
known to us. Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you
till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e. tribute); and our Prophet has
informed us that our Lord says:-- "Whoever amongst us is killed (i.e. martyred),
shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and
whoever amongst us remain alive, shall become your master." (Al-Mughira, then
blamed An-Nu`man for delaying the attack and) An-Nu' man said to Al-Mughira, "If
you had participated in a similar battle, in the company of Allah's Apostle he
would not have blamed you for waiting, nor would he have disgraced you. But I
accompanied Allah's Apostle in many battles and it was his custom that if he did
not fight early by daytime, he would wait till the wind had started blowing and
the time for the prayer was due (i.e. after midday).
4.387:
Narrated Abu
Humaid As-Saidi: We accompanied the Prophet in the Ghazwa of Tabuk and the king
of 'Aila presented a white mule and a cloak as a gift to the Prophet. And the
Prophet wrote to him a peace treaty allowing him to keep authority over his
country.
4.388:
Narrated Juwairiya bin Qudama at-Tamimi: We said to
`Umar bin Al-Khattab, Jo Chief of the believers! Advise us." He said, "I advise
you to fulfill Allah's Convention (made with the Dhimmis) as it is the
convention of your Prophet and the source of the livelihood of your dependents
(i.e. the taxes from the Dhimmis.) "
4.389:
Narrated Yahya bin Sa`id:
Once the Prophet called the Ansar in order to grant them part of the land of
Bahrain. On that they said, "No! By Allah, we will not accept it unless you
grant a similar thing to our Quarries brothers as well." He said, "That will be
their's if Allah wishes." But when the Ansar persisted in their request, he
said, "After me you will see others given preference over you in this respect
(in which case) you should be patient till you meet me at the Tank (of
Al-Kauthar).
4.390:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle once
said to me, "If the revenue of Bahrain came, I would give you this much and this
much." When Allah's Apostle had died, the revenue of Bahrain came, and Abu Bakr
announced, " Let whoever was promised something by Allah's Apostle come to me."
So, I went to Abu Bakr and said, "Allah's Apostle said to me, 'If the revenue of
Bahrain came, I would give you this much and this. much." On that Abu Bakr said
to me, "Scoop (money) with both your hands." I scooped money with both my hands
and Abu Bakr asked me to count it. I counted it and it was five-hundred (gold
pieces). The total amount he gave me was one thousand and five hundred (gold
pieces.) Narrated Anas: Money from Bahrain was brought to the Prophet . He said,
"Spread it in the Mosque." It was the biggest amount that had ever been brought
to Allah's Apostle . In the meantime Al-`Abbas came to him and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Give me, for I gave the ransom of myself and `Aqil." The Prophet said
(to him), "Take." He scooped money with both hands and poured it in his garment
and tried to lift it, but he could not and appealed to the Prophet, "Will you
order someone to help me in lifting it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then Al-`Abbas
said, "Then will you yourself help me carry it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then Al
`Abbas threw away some of the money, but even then he was not able to lift it,
and so he gain requested the Prophet "Will you order someone to help me carry
it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then Al-`Abbas said, "Then will you yourself yelp
me carry it?" The Prophet said, 'No." So, Al-`Abbas threw away some more money
and lifted it on his shoulder and went away. The Prophet kept on looking at him
with astonishment at his greediness till he went out of our sight. Allah's
Apostle did not get up from there till not a single Dirham remained from that
money.
4.391:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever
killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims, shall not smell the smell of
Paradise though its smell is perceived from a distance of forty years."
4.392:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were in the Mosque, the Prophet
came out and said, "Let us go to the Jews" We went out till we reached
Bait-ul-Midras. He said to them, "If you embrace Islam, you will be safe. You
should know that the earth belongs to Allah and His Apostle, and I want to expel
you from this land. So, if anyone amongst you owns some property, he is
permitted to sell it, otherwise you should know that the Earth belongs to Allah
and His Apostle."
4.393:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: that he heard Ibn
`Abbas saying, "Thursday! And you know not what Thursday is? After that Ibn
`Abbas wept till the stones on the ground were soaked with his tears. On that I
asked Ibn `Abbas, "What is (about) Thursday?" He said, "When the condition (i.e.
health) of Allah's Apostle deteriorated, he said, 'Bring me a bone of scapula,
so that I may write something for you after which you will never go astray.'The
people differed in their opinions although it was improper to differ in front of
a prophet, They said, 'What is wrong with him? Do you think he is delirious? Ask
him (to understand). The Prophet replied, 'Leave me as I am in a better state
than what you are asking me to do.' Then the Prophet ordered them to do three
things saying, 'Turn out all the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula, show respect
to all foreign delegates by giving them gifts as I used to do.' " The
sub-narrator added, "The third order was something beneficial which either Ibn
`Abbas did not mention or he mentioned but I forgot.'
4.394:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: When Khaibar was conquered, a roasted poisoned sheep was presented
to the Prophets as a gift (by the Jews). The Prophet ordered, "Let all the Jews
who have been here, be assembled before me." The Jews were collected and the
Prophet said (to them), "I am going to ask you a question. Will you tell the
truth?'' They said, "Yes.' The Prophet asked, "Who is your father?" They
replied, "So-and-so." He said, "You have told a ie; your father is so-and-so."
They said, "You are right." He siad, "Will you now tell me the truth, if I ask
you about something?" They replied, "Yes, O AbuAl-Qasim; and if we should tell a
lie, you can realize our lie as you have done regarding our father." On that he
asked, "Who are the people of the (Hell) Fire?" They said, "We shall remain in
the (Hell) Fire for a short period, and after that you will replace us." The
Prophet said, "You may be cursed and humiliated in it! By Allah, we shall never
replace you in it.'' Then he asked, "Will you now tell me the truth if I ask you
a question?" They said, "Yes, O Ab Li-AI-Qasim." He asked, "Have you poisoned
this sheep?" They said, "Yes." He asked, "What made you do so?" They said, "We
wanted to know if you were a liar in which case we would get rid of you, and if
you are a prophet then the poison would not harm you."
4.395:
Narrated
`Asim:
I asked Anas about the Qunut (i.e. invocation in the prayer). Anas
said, "It should be recited before bowing." I said, "So-and-so claims that you
say that it should be recited after bowing." He replied, "He is mistaken." Then
Anas narrated to us that the Prophet invoked evil on the tribe of Bani-Sulaim
for one month after bowing. ' Anas Further said, "The Prophet had sent 40 or 70
Qaris (i.e. men well versed in the knowledge of the Qur'an) to some pagans, but
the latter struggled with them and martyred them, although there was a peace
pact between them and the Prophet I had never seen the Prophet so sorry and
worried about anybody as he was about them (i.e. the Qaris).
4.396:
Narrated Um Hani:
the daughter of Abu Talib: I went to Allah's Apostle
on the day of the conquest of Mecca and found him taking a bath, and his
daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted him and he asked, "Who is that?" I
said, "I, Um Hani bint Abi Talib." He said, "Welcome, O Um Hani." When he had
finished his bath, he stood up and offered eight rak`at while dressed in one
garment. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! My brother `Ali has declared that he will
kill a man to whom I have granted asylum. The man is so and-so bin Hubaira."
Allah's Apostle said, "O Um Hani! We will grant asylum to the one whom you have
granted asylum." (Um Hani said, "That (visit) took place in the Duha (i.e.
forenoon)).
4.397:
Narrated Ibrahim at-Tamimi's father: `Ali delivered a
sermon saying, "We have no book to read except the Book of Allah and what is
written in this paper which contains verdicts regarding (retaliation for)
wounds, the ages of the camels (given as Zakat or as blood money) and the fact
that Medina is a sanctuary in between Air mountain to so-and-so (mountain). So,
whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin or gives shelter in it, to
such an innovator will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people,
and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted.
And whoever (freed slave) takes as his master (i.e. befriends) other than his
real masters will incur the same (Curse). And the asylum granted by any Muslim
is to be secured by all the other Muslims, and whoever betrays a Muslim in this
respect will incur the same (Curse).
4.398:
Narrated Sahl bin Abi
Hathma: `Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa bin Mas`ud bin Zaid set out to Khaibar,
the inhabitants of which had a peace treaty with the Muslims at that time. They
parted and later on Muhaiyisa came upon `Abdullah bin Sah! and found him
murdered agitating in his blood. He buried him and returned to Medina. `Abdur
Rahman bin Sahl, Muhaiyisa and Huwaiuisa, the sons of Mas`ud came to the Prophet
and `Abdur Rahman intended to talk, but the Prophet said (to him), "Let the
eldest of you speak." as `Abdur-Rahman was the youngest:. `Abdur-Rahman kept
silent and the other two spoke. The Prophet said, "If you swear as to who has
committed the murder, you will have the right to take your right from the
murderer." They said, "How should we swear if we did not witness the murder or
see the murderer?" The Prophet said, "Then the Jews can clear themselves from
the charge by taking Alaska (an oath taken by men that it was not they who
committed the murder)." The!y said, "How should we believe in the oaths of
infidels?" So, the Prophet himself paid the blood money (of `Abdullah). (See
Hadith No. 36 Vol.
9.)
4.399:
Narrated ' `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That
Abu Sufyan bin Harb Informed him that Heraclius called him and the members of a
caravan from Quraish who had gone to Sham as traders, during the truce which
Allah's Apostle had concluded with Abu Sufyan and the Quraish infidels.
4.400:
Narrated Aisha:
Once the Prophet was bewitched so that he
began to imagine that he had done a thing which in fact he had not done.
4.401:
Narrated `Auf bin Mali: I went to the Prophet during the Ghazwa
of Tabuk while he was sitting in a leather tent. He said, "Count six signs that
indicate the approach of the Hour: my death, the conquest of Jerusalem, a plague
that will afflict you (and kill you in great numbers) as the plague that
afflicts sheep, the increase of wealth to such an extent that even if one is
given one hundred Dinars, he will not be satisfied; then an affliction which no
Arab house will escape, and then a truce between you and Bani Al-Asfar (i.e. the
Byzantines) who will betray you and attack you under eighty flags. Under each
flag will be twelve thousand soldiers.
4.402:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Abu
Bakr, on the day of Nahr (i.e. slaughtering of animals for sacrifice), sent me
in the company of others to make this announcement: "After this year, no pagan
will be allowed to perform the Hajj, and none will be allowed to perform the
Tawaf of the Ka`ba undressed." And the day of Al-Hajj-ul-Akbar is the day of
Nahr, and it called Al-Akbar because the people call the `Umra Al-Hajj-ul-Asghar
(i.e. the minor Hajj). Abu Bakr threw back the pagans' covenant that year, and
therefore, no pagan performed the Hajj in the year of Hajj-ul-Wada` of the
Prophets.
4.403:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever has (the following) four characteristics will be a pure hypocrite: "If
he speaks, he tells a lie; if he gives a promise, he breaks it, if he makes a
covenant he proves treacherous; and if he quarrels, he behaves in a very
imprudent evil insulting manner (unjust). And whoever has one of these
characteristics, has one characteristic of a hypocrite, unless he gives it us."
4.404:
Narrated `Ali:
We did not, write anything from the Prophet
except the Qur'an and what is written in this paper, (wherein) the Prophet said,
"Medina is a sanctuary from (the mountain of) Air to so and-so, therefore,
whoever innovates (in it) an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such
an innovator, will incur the Curse of Allah. the angels and all the people; and
none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted And
the asylum granted by any Muslim Is to be secured by all the Muslims even if it
is granted by one of the lowest social status among them. And whoever betrays a
Muslim in this respect will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the
people, and his compulsory and optional good deeds of worship will not be
accepted. And any freed slave will take as masters (befriends) people other than
his own real masters who freed him without taking the permission of the latter,
will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and his compulsory
and optional good deeds of worship will not be accepted." Narrated Sa`id: Abu
Huraira once said (to the people), "What will your state be when you can get no
Dinar or Dirhan (i.e. taxes from the Dhimmis)?" on that someone asked him, "What
makes you know that this state will take place, O Abu- Hu raira?" He said, "By
Him in Whose Hands Abu Huraira's life is, I know it through the statement of the
true and truly inspired one (i.e. the Prophet)." The people asked, "What does
the Statement say?" He replied, "Allah and His Apostle's asylum granted to
Dhimmis, i.e. non-Muslims living in a Muslim territory) will be outraged, and so
Allah will make the hearts of these Dhimmis so daring that they will refuse to
pay the Jizya they will be supposed to pay."
4.405:
Narrated Al-A`mash:
I asked Abu Wail, "Did you take part in the battle of Siffin?" He said, 'Yes,
and I heard Sahl bin Hunaif (when he was blamed for lack of zeal for fighting)
saying, "You'd better blame your wrong opinions. I wish you had seen me on the
day of Abu Jandal. If I had the courage to disobey the Prophet's orders, I would
have done so. We had kept out swords on our necks and shoulders, for a thing
which frightened us. And we did so, we found it easier for us, except in the
case of the above battle (of ours).' "
4.406:
Narrated Abu Wail: We were
in Siffin and Sahl bin Hunaif got up and said, "O people! Blame yourselves! We
were with the Prophet on the day of Hudaibiya, and if we had been called to
fight, we would have fought. But `Umar bin Al Khatab came and said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Aren't we in the right and our opponents in the wrongs' Allah's Apostle
said, 'Yes.' `Umar said, 'Aren't our killed persons in Paradise and their's in
Hell?' He said, 'Yes.' `Umar said, 'Then why should we accept hard terms in
matters concerning our religion? Shall we return before Allah judges between us
and them?' Allah's Apostle said, 'O Ibn Al-Khattab! I am the Apostle of Allah
and Allah will never degrade me. Then `Umar went to Abu Bakr and told him the
same as he had told the Prophet. On that Abu Bakr said (to `Umar). 'He is the
Apostle of Allah and Allah will never degrade him.' Then Surat-al-Fath (i.e.
Victory) was revealed and Allah's Apostle recited it to the end in front of
`Umar. On that `Umar asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! Was it (i.e. the Hudaibiya
Treaty) a victory?' Allah's Apostle said, "Yes".
4.407:
Narrated Asma
'bint Abi Bakr: During the period of the peace treaty of Quraish with Allah's
Apostle, my mother, accompanied by her father, came to visit me, and she was a
pagan. I consulted Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! My mother has come to me
and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep good relation with
her?" He said, "Yes, keep good relation with her."
4.408:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
When the Prophet intended to perform the `Umra he sent a person to
the people of Mecca asking their permission to enter Mecca. They stipulated that
he would not stay for more than three days and would not enter it except with
sheathed arms and would not preach (Islam) to any of them. So `Ali bin Abi-Talib
started writing the treaty between them. He wrote, "This is what Muhammad,
Apostle of Allah has agreed to." The (Meccans) said, "If we knew that you
(Muhammad) are the Apostle of Allah, then we would not have prevented you and
would have followed you. But write, 'This is what Muhammad bin `Abdullah has
agreed to..' " On that Allah's Apostle said, "By Allah, I am Muhammad bin
`Abdullah, and, by Allah, I am Apostle of 'Allah." Allah's Apostle used not to
write; so he asked `Ali to erase the expression of Apostle of Allah. On that
`Ali said, "By Allah I will never erase it." Allah's Apostle said (to `Ali),
"Let me see the paper." When `Ali showed him the paper, the Prophet erased the
expression with his own hand. When Allah's Apostle had entered Mecca and three
days had elapsed, the Meccans came to `Ali and said, "Let your friend (i.e. the
Prophet) quit Mecca." `Ali informed Allah's Apostle about it and Allah's Apostle
said, "Yes," and then he departed.
4.409:
Narrated `Abdullah: While the
Prophet was in the state of prostration, surrounded by a group of people from
Quraish pagans. `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait came and brought the intestines of a camel
and threw them on the back of the Prophet . The Prophet did not raise his head
from prostration till Fatima (i.e. his daughter) came and removed those
intestines from his back, and invoked evil on whoever had done (the evil deed).
The Prophet said, "O Allah! Destroy the chiefs of Quraish, O Allah! Destroy Abu
Jahl bin Hisham, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Shaiba bin Rabi`a, `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait,
Umaiya bin Khalaf (or Ubai bin Kalaf)." Later on I saw all of them killed during
the battle of Badr and their bodies were thrown into a well except the body of
Umaiya or Ubai, because he was a fat person, and when he was pulled, the parts
of his body got separated before he was thrown into the well.
4.410:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, ''Every betrayer will have a flag on
the Day of Resurrection" One of the two sub-narrators said that the flag would
be fixed, and the other said that it would be shown on the Day of Resurrection,
so that the betrayer might be recognized by it.
4.411:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet said, "Every betrayer will have a flag which will be fixed on
the Day of Resurrection, and the flag's prominence will be made in order to show
the betrayal he committed."
4.412:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
said on the day of the conquest of Mecca, "There is no migration now, but there
is Jihad (i.e.. holy battle) and good intentions. And when you are called for
Jihad, you should come out at once" Allah's Apostle also said, on the day of the
conquest of Mecca, "Allah has made this town a sanctuary since the day He
created the Heavens and the Earth. So, it is a sanctuary by Allah's Decree till
the Day of Resurrection. Fighting in it was not legal for anyone before me, and
it was made legal for me only for an hour by daytime. So, it (i.e. Mecca) is a
sanctuary by Allah's Decree till the Day of Resurrection. Its thorny bushes
should not be cut, and its game should not be chased, its fallen property (i.e.
Luqata) should not be picked up except by one who will announce it publicly; and
its grass should not be uprooted," On that Al-`Abbas said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Except the Idhkhir, because it is used by the goldsmiths and by the people for
their houses." On that the Prophet said, "Except the Idhkhir."
Bk. 54: Beginning of Creation
4.413:
Narrated `Imran bin
Husain: Some people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet and he said (to them), "O
Bani Tamim! rejoice with glad tidings." They said, "You have given us glad
tidings, now give us something." On hearing that the color of his face changed
then the people of Yemen came to him and he said, "O people of Yemen ! Accept
the good tidings, as Bani Tamim has refused them." The Yemenites said, "We
accept them. Then the Prophet started taking about the beginning of creation and
about Allah's Throne. In the mean time a man came saying, "O `Imran! Your
she-camel has run away!'' (I got up and went away), but l wish I had not left
that place (for I missed what Allah's Apostle had said).
4.414:
Narrated
`Imran bin Husain: I went to the Prophet and tied my she-camel at the gate. The
people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet who said "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good
tidings." They said twice, 'You have given us the good tidings, now give us
something" Then some Yemenites came to him and he said, "Accept the good
tidings, O people of Yemem, for Bani Tamim refused them." They said, "We accept
it, O Allah's Apostle! We have come to ask you about this matter (i.e. the start
of creations)." He said, "First of all, there was nothing but Allah, and (then
He created His Throne). His throne was over the water, and He wrote everything
in the Book (in the Heaven) and created the Heavens and the Earth." Then a man
shouted, "O Ibn Husain! Your she-camel has gone away!" So, I went away and could
not see the she-camel because of the mirage. By Allah, I wished I had left that
she-camel (but not that gathering). Narrated `Umar: One day the Prophet stood up
amongst us for a long period and informed us about the beginning of creation
(and talked about everything in detail) till he mentioned how the people of
Paradise will enter their places and the people of Hell will enter their places.
Some remembered what he had said, and some forgot it.
4.415:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah the Most Superior said, "The son of
Adam slights Me, and he should not slight Me, and he disbelieves in Me, and he
ought not to do so. As for his slighting Me, it is that he says that I have a
son; and his disbelief in Me is his statement that I shall not recreate him as I
have created (him) before."
4.416:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him
on His Throne, "My Mercy overpowers My Anger."
4.417:
Narrated Muhammad
bin Ibrahim bin Al-Harith: from Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman who had a dispute
with some people on a piece of land, and so he went to `Aisha and told her about
it. She said, "O Abu Salama, avoid the land, for Allah's Apostle said, 'Any
person who takes even a span of land unjustly, his neck shall be encircled with
it down seven earths.' "
4.418:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet
said, "Any person who takes a piece of land unjustly will sink down the seven
earths on the Day of Resurrection."
4.419:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The
Prophet said. "(The division of time has turned to its original form which was
current when Allah created the Heavens and the Earths. The year is of twelve
months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qa'
da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab of (the tribe of) Mudar
which comes between Jumadi-ath-Thaniyah and Sha ban."
4.420:
Narrated
Sa`id bin Zaid bin `Amr bin Nufail: That Arwa sued him before Marwan for a
right, which she claimed, he had deprived her of. On that Sa`id said, "How
should I deprive her of her right? I testify that I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'If anyone takes a span of land unjustly, his neck will be encircled
with it down seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."
4.421:
Narrated
Abu Dhar: The Prophet asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at
the time of sunset)?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said,
"It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and
takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will
come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be
accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be
permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will
rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: "And
the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of
(Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing." (36.38)
4.422:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon will be folded up (deprived
of their light) on the Day of Resurrection."
4.423:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of
someone's death or wife (i.e. birth), but they are two signs amongst the Signs
of Allah. So, if you see them (i.e. eclipse) offer the Prayer (of eclipse).
4.424:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: The Prophet said, "The sun and the
moon are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of
someone's death or life. So, if you see them (i.e. eclipse), celebrate the
Praises of Allah (i.e. pray).
4.425:
Narrated `Aisha:
On the day of
a solar eclipse, Allah's Apostle stood up (to offer the eclipse prayer). He
recited Takbir, recited a long recitation (of Holy Verses), bowed a long bowing,
and then he raised h is head saying. "Allah hears him who sends his praises to
Him." Then he stayed standing, recited a long recitation again, but shorter than
the former, bowed a long bowing, but shorter than the first, performed a long
prostration and then performed the second rak`a in the same way as he had done
the first. By the time he had finished his prayer with Taslim, the solar eclipse
had been over. Then he addressed the people referring to the solar and lunar
eclipses saying, "These are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah, and they do
not eclipse because of anyone's death or life. So, if you see them, hasten for
the Prayer."
4.426:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "the sun and
the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life of someone, but they are
two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. So, if you see them, offer the Prayer (of
eclipse).
4.427:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been
made victorious with the Saba (i.e. easterly wind) and the people of 'Ad were
destroyed with the Dabur (i.e. westerly wind) ."
4.428:
Narrated Ata:
`Aisha said If the Prophet saw a cloud In the sky, he would walk to and fro
in agitation, go out and come in, and the color of his face would change, and if
it rained, he would feel relaxed." So `Aisha knew that state of his. So the
Prophet said, I don't know (am afraid), it may be similar to what happened to
some people referred to in the Holy Qur'an in the following Verse: -- "Then when
they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they said, 'This is a
cloud bringing us rain!' Nay, but, it is that (torment) which you were asking to
be hastened a wind wherein is severe torment." (46.24)
4.429:
Narrated
Malik bin Sasaa: The Prophet said, "While I was at the House in a state midway
between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between
two men. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body
was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the `Abdomen and then my
`Abdomen was washed with Zamzam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and
belief. Al-Buraq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey
was brought to me and I set out with Gabriel. When I reached the nearest heaven.
Gabriel said to the heaven gate-keeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked,
'Who is it?' He said, 'Gabriel.' The gate-keeper,' Who is accompanying you?'
Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' The gate-keeper said, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel
said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!'
Then I met Adam and greeted him and he said, 'You are welcomed O son and a
Prophet.' Then we ascended to the second heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?'
Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad' It
was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is welcomed.
What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Jesus and Yahya (John) who said, 'You
are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the third heaven. It
was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is with you?
Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' 'Yes,' said
Gabriel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' (The Prophet added:).
There I met Joseph and greeted him, and he replied, 'You are welcomed, O brother
and a Prophet!' Then we ascended to the 4th heaven and again the same questions
and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met Idris and
greeted him. He said, 'You are welcomed O brother and Prophet.' Then we ascended
to the 5th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in
previous heavens. there I met and greeted Aaron who said, 'You are welcomed O
brother and a Prophet". Then we ascended to the 6th heaven and again the same
questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and
greeted Moses who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and. a Prophet.' When I
proceeded on, he started weeping and on being asked why he was weeping, he said,
'O Lord! Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Paradise in
greater number than my followers.' Then we ascended to the seventh heaven and
again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens.
There I met and greeted Abraham who said, 'You are welcomed o son and a
Prophet.' Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur (i.e. Allah's House). I asked
Gabriel about it and he said, This is Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000 angels
perform prayers daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always a
fresh batch comes into it daily).' Then I was shown Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. a
tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its Nabk fruits which resembled the clay
jugs of Hajr (i.e. a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears of
elephants, and four rivers originated at its root, two of them were apparent and
two were hidden. I asked Gabriel about those rivers and he said, 'The two hidden
rivers are in Paradise, and the apparent ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.'
Then fifty prayers were enjoined on me. I descended till I met Moses who asked
me, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined on me.' He
said, 'I know the people better than you, because I had the hardest experience
to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your followers cannot put up with such
obligation. So, return to your Lord and request Him (to reduce the number of
prayers.' I returned and requested Allah (for reduction) and He made it forty. I
returned and (met Moses) and had a similar discussion, and then returned again
to Allah for reduction and He made it thirty, then twenty, then ten, and then I
came to Moses who repeated the same advice. Ultimately Allah reduced it to five.
When I came to Moses again, he said, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Allah has
made it five only.' He repeated the same advice but I said that I surrendered
(to Allah's Final Order)'" Allah's Apostle was addressed by Allah, "I have
decreed My Obligation and have reduced the burden on My slaves, and I shall
reward a single good deed as if it were ten good deeds."
4.430:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Mus'ud: Allah's Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, "(The
matter of the Creation of) a human being is put together in the womb of the
mother in forty days, and then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar
period, and then a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah sends an
angel who is ordered to write four things. He is ordered to write down his (i.e.
the new creature's) deeds, his livelihood, his (date of) death, and whether he
will be blessed or wretched (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into him.
So, a man amongst you may do (good deeds till there is only a cubit between him
and Paradise and then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he
starts doing (evil) deeds characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire. And
similarly a man amongst you may do (evil) deeds till there is only a cubit
between him and the (Hell) Fire, and then what has been written for him decides
his behavior, and he starts doing deeds characteristic of the people of
Paradise."
4.431:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If Allah
loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying, 'Allah loves so and-so; O Gabriel! Love
him.' Gabriel would love him and make an announcement amongst the inhabitants of
the Heaven. 'Allah loves so-and-so, therefore you should love him also,' and so
all the inhabitants of the Heaven would love him, and then he is granted the
pleasure of the people on the earth."
4.432:
Narrated `Aisha:
I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The angels descend, the clouds and mention this
or that matter decreed in the Heaven. The devils listen stealthily to such a
matter, come down to inspire the soothsayers with it, and the latter would add
to it one-hundred lies of their own."
4.433:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "On every Friday the angels take heir stand at every gate of the
mosques to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e. according to the
time of their arrival for the Friday prayer and when the Imam sits (on the
pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the sermon."
4.434:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: `Umar came to the Mosque while
Hassan was reciting a poem. (`Umar disapproved of that). On that Hassan said, "I
used to recite poetry in this very Mosque in the presence of one (i.e. the
Prophet ) who was better than you." Then he turned towards Abu Huraira and said
(to him), "I ask you by Allah, did you hear Allah's Apostle saying (to me),
"Retort on my behalf. O Allah! Support him (i.e. Hassan) with the Holy Spirit?"
Abu Huraira said, "Yes."
4.435:
Narrated Al Bara:
The Prophet said
to Hassan, "Lampoon them (i.e. the pagans) and Gabriel is with you."
4.436:
Narrated Jarir:
as below (Hadith 437).
4.437:
Narrated Humaid
bin Hilal: Anas bin Malik said, "As if I say a cloud of dust swirling up in the
lane of Bani Ghanim." Musa added, "That was caused by the procession of
Gabriel."
4.438:
Narrated Aisha:
Al Harith bin Hisham asked the
Prophet, "How does the divine inspiration come to you?" He replied, "In all
these ways: The Angel sometimes comes to me with a voice which resembles the
sound of a ringing bell, and when this state abandons me, I remember what the
Angel has said, and this type of Divine Inspiration is the hardest on me; and
sometimes the Angel comes to me in the shape of a man and talks to me, and I
understand and remember what he says."
4.439:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard the Prophet saying, "Who ever spends a couple (of objects) in Allah's
cause, will be called by the Gatekeepers of Paradise who will say, "O so-and-so,
come on!" Abu Bakr said, "Such a person will never perish or be miserable' The
Prophet said, "I hope you will be among such person."
4.440:
Narrated
Abu Salama: `Aisha said that the Prophet said to her "O `Aisha' This is Gabriel
and he sends his (greetings) salutations to you." `Aisha said, "Salutations
(Greetings) to him, and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on him," and addressing
the Prophet she said, "You see what I don't see."
4.441:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Allah's Apostle asked Gabriel, "Why don't you visit us more often than
you do?" Then the following Holy Verse was revealed (in this respect):-- "And we
(angels) descend not but by the order of your Lord. To Him belong what is before
us and what is behind us, and what is between those two and your Lord was never
forgetful." (19.64)
4.442:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said,
"Gabriel read the Qur'an to me in one way (i.e. dialect) and I continued asking
him to read it in different ways till he read it in seven different ways."
4.443:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all
the people, and he used to be more generous in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel
used to meet him. Gabriel used to meet him every night in Ramadan to study the
Holy Qur'an carefully together. Allah's Apostle used to become more generous
than the fast wind when he met Gabriel.
4.444:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: Once
`Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz delayed the `Asr prayer a little. `Urwa said to him,
"Gabriel descended and led the prayer in front of the Prophet " On that `Umar
said, "O `Urwa! Be sure of what you say." "Urwa, "I heard Bashir bin Abi Masud
narrating from Ibn Masud who heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Gabriel descended
and led me in prayer; and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with him
again, and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with him again, counting
with his fingers five prayers."
4.445:
Narrated Abu Dhar: The Prophet
said, "Gabriel said to me, 'Whoever amongst your followers die without having
worshipped others besides Allah, will enter Paradise (or will not enter the
(Hell) Fire)." The Prophet asked. "Even if he has committed illegal sexual
intercourse or theft?" He replied, "Even then."
4.446:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Angels keep on descending from and ascending to the
Heaven in turn, some at night and some by daytime, and all of them assemble
together at the time of the Fajr and `Asr prayers. Then those who have stayed
with you over-night, ascent unto Allah Who asks them, and He knows the answer
better than they, "How have you left My slaves?" They reply, "We have left them
praying as we found them praying." If anyone of you says "Amin" (during the
Prayer at the end of the recitation of Surat-al-Faitiha), and the angels in
Heaven say the same, and the two sayings coincide, all his past sins will be
forgiven."
4.447:
Narrated `Aisha:
I stuffed for the Prophet a
pillow decorated with pictures (of animals) which looked like a Namruqa (i.e. a
small cushion). He came and stood among the people with excitement apparent on
his face. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is wrong?" He said, "What is this
pillow?" I said, "I have prepared this pillow for you, so that you may recline
on it." He said, "Don't you know that angels do not enter a house wherein there
are pictures; and whoever makes a picture will be punished on the Day of
Resurrection and will be asked to give life to (what he has created)?"
4.448:
Narrated Abu Talha: I heard Allah's Apostle saying; "Angels (of
Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living
creature (a human being or an animal).
4.449:
Narrated Busr bin Sa`id:
That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of
Sa`id bin 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the
wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet
said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a picture."
Busr said, "Later on Zaid bin Khalid fell ill and we called on him. To our
surprise we saw a curtain decorated with pictures in his house. I said to
Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, "Didn't he (i.e. Zaid) tell us about the (prohibition
of) pictures?" He said, "But he excepted the embroidery on garments. Didn't you
hear him?" I said, "No." He said, "Yes, he did."
4.450:
Narrated Salim's
father: Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel
did not come) and later on he said, "We, angels, do not enter a house which
contains a picture or a dog."
4.451:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "When the Imam, during the prayer, says, "Allah hears him who
praises Him', say: 'O Allah! Our Lord! All the praises are for You/, for if the
saying of anyone of you coincides with the saying of the angels, his past sins
will be forgiven."
4.452:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "As
long as any-one of you is waiting for the prayer, he is considered to be praying
actually, and the angels say, 'O Allah! Be merciful to him and forgive him',
(and go on saying so) unless he leaves his place of praying or passes wind (i.e.
breaks his ablution).
4.453:
Narrated Yali:
I heard the Prophet
reciting the following Verse on the pulpit: "They will call: O Mali......' and
Sufyan said that `Abdullah recited it: 'They will call: O Mali..' (4
3.77)
4.454:
Narrated `Aisha:
That she asked the Prophet , 'Have you
encountered a day harder than the day of the battle) of Uhud?" The Prophet
replied, "Your tribes have troubled me a lot, and the worse trouble was the
trouble on the day of 'Aqaba when I presented myself to Ibn `Abd-Yalail bin
`Abd-Kulal and he did not respond to my demand. So I departed, overwhelmed with
excessive sorrow, and proceeded on, and could not relax till I found myself at
Qarnath-Tha-alib where I lifted my head towards the sky to see a cloud shading
me unexpectedly. I looked up and saw Gabriel in it. He called me saying, 'Allah
has heard your people's saying to you, and what they have replied back to you,
Allah has sent the Angel of the Mountains to you so that you may order him to do
whatever you wish to these people.' The Angel of the Mountains called and
greeted me, and then said, "O Muhammad! Order what you wish. If you like, I will
let Al-Akh-Shabain (i.e. two mountains) fall on them." The Prophet said, "No but
I hope that Allah will let them beget children who will worship Allah Alone, and
will worship None besides Him."
4.455:
Narrated Abu
'Is-haq-Ash-Shaibani: I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah:
"And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah)
convey The Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) Conveyed
(that to Muhammad). (5
3.9-10) On that, Zir said, "Ibn Mas`ud informed us
that the Prophet had seen Gabriel having 600 wings."
4.456:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Regarding the Verse: "Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of
his Lord, The Greatest!" (5
3.18) That the Prophet had seen a green carpet
spread all over the horizon of the sky.
4.457:
Narrated Aisha:
Whoever claimed that (the Prophet) Muhammad saw his Lord, is committing a
great fault, for he only saw Gabriel in his genuine shape in which he was
created covering the whole horizon.
4.458:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked
Aisha "What about His Statement:-- "Then he (Gabriel) approached And came
closer, And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer?"
(5
3.8-9) She replied, "It was Gabriel who used to come to the Prophet in the
figure of a man, but on that occasion, he came in his actual and real figure and
(he was so huge) that he covered the whole horizon."
4.459:
Narrated
Samura:
The Prophet said, "Last night I saw (in a dream) two men coming to
me. One of them said, "The person who kindles the fire is Malik, the gate-keeper
of the (Hell) Fire, and I am Gabriel, and this is Michael."
4.460:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a husband calls his wife to
his bed (i.e. to have sexual relation) and she refuses and causes him to sleep
in anger, the angels will curse her till morning."
4.461:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: that he heard the Prophet saying, "The Divine Inspiration was
delayed for a short period but suddenly, as I was walking. I heard a voice in
the sky, and when I looked up towards the sky, to my surprise, I saw the angel
who had come to me in the Hira Cave, and he was sitting on a chair in between
the sky and the earth. I was so frightened by him that I fell on the ground and
came to my family and said (to them), 'Cover me! (with a blanket), cover me!'
Then Allah sent the Revelation: "O, You wrapped up (In a blanket)! (Arise and
warn! And your Lord magnify And keep pure your garments, And desert the idols."
(7
4.1-5)
4.462:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "On the night
of my Ascent to the Heaven, I saw Moses who was a tall brown curly-haired man as
if he was one of the men of Shan'awa tribe, and I saw Jesus, a man of medium
height and moderate complexion inclined to the red and white colors and of lank
hair. I also saw Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire and Ad-Dajjal amongst
the signs which Allah showed me." (The Prophet then recited the Holy Verse): "So
be not you in doubt of meeting him' when you met Moses during the night of
Mi'raj over the heavens" (3
2.23) Narrated Anas and Abu Bakra: "The Prophet
said, "The angels will guard Medina from Ad-Dajjal (who will not be able to
enter the city of Medina).
4.463:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "When anyone of you dies, he will be shown his destination both in
the morning and in the evening, and if he belongs to the people of Paradise, he
will be shown his place in Paradise, and if he is from the people of Hell, he
will be shown his place in Hell."
4.464:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: The
Prophet said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming the majority
of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority of its
inhabitants were women."
4.465:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were in
the company of the Prophet, he said, "While I was asleep, I saw myself in
Paradise and there I beheld a woman making ablution beside a palace, I asked, To
whom does this palace belong? 'They said, To `Umar bin Al-Khattab.' Then I
remembered `Umar's Ghaira (concerning women), and so I quickly went away from
that palace." (When `Umar heard this from the Prophet), he wept and said, "Do
you think it is likely that I feel Ghaira because of you, O Allah's Apostle?"
4.466:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "A tent
(in Paradise) is like a hollow pearl which is thirty miles in height and on
every corner of the tent the believer will have a family that cannot be seen by
the others." (Narrated Abu `Imran in another narration, "The tent is sixty miles
in height.")
4.467:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
said, "I have prepared for My Pious slaves things which have never been seen by
an eye, or heard by an ear, or imagined by a human being." If you wish, you can
recite this Verse from the Holy Qur'an:--"No soul knows what is kept hidden for
them, of joy as a reward for what they used to do." (3
2.17)
4.468:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The first group (of people) who
will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like the moon when it is full. They
will not spit or blow their noses or relieve nature. Their utensils will be of
gold and their combs of gold and silver; in their centers the aloe wood will be
used, and their sweat will smell like musk. Everyone of them will have two
wives; the marrow of the bones of the wives' legs will be seen through the flesh
out of excessive beauty. They ( i.e. the people of Paradise) will neither have
differences nor hatred amongst themselves; their hearts will be as if one heart
and they will be glorifying Allah in the morning and in the evening."
4.469:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The first batch (of people) who
will enter Paradise will be (glittering) like a full moon; and those who will
enter next will be (glittering) like the brightest star. Their hearts will be as
if the heart of a single man, for they will have no enmity amongst themselves,
and everyone of them shall have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful,
pure and transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen
through the flesh. They will be glorifying Allah in the morning and evening, and
will never fall ill, and they will neither blow their noses, nor spit. Their
utensils will be of gold and silver, and their combs will be of gold, and the
fuel used in their centers will be the aloes-wood, and their sweat will smell
like musk."
4.470:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said, "Verily!
70,000 or 700,000 of my followers will enter Paradise altogether; so that the
first and the last amongst them will enter at the same time, and their faces
will be glittering like the bright full moon."
4.471:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: A silken cloak was presented to the Prophet and he used to forbid the
usage of silk (by men). When the people were fascinated by the cloak. he said,
"By Allah in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is, the handkerchiefs of Sa`d bin
Mu`adh in Paradise are better than this."
4.472:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
Azib: Allah's Apostle was given a silken garment, and its beauty and delicacy
astonished the people. On that, Allah's Apostle said, "No doubt, the
handkerchiefs of Sa`d bin Mu`adh in Paradise are better than this."
4.473:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d Al-Saidi: Allah's Apostle said, "A place in Paradise
equal to the size of a lash is better than the whole world and whatever is in
it."
4.474:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "There is a tree
in Paradise (which is so big and huge that) if a rider travels in its shade for
one hundred years, he would not be able to cross it."
4.475:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said "There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and
huge that) a rider could travel in its shade for a hundred years. And if you
wish, you can recite:--'In shade long extended..' (56. 30) and a place in
Paradise equal to an arrow bow of one of you, is better than (the whole earth)
on which the sun rises and sets."
4.476:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "The first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise will be
(glittering) like the full moon, and the batch next to them will be (glittering)
like the most brilliant star in the sky. Their hearts will be as if the heart of
a single man, for they will have neither enmity nor jealousy amongst themselves;
everyone will have two wives from the houris, (who will be so beautiful, pure
and transparent that) the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through
the bones and the flesh."
4.477:
Narrated Al-Bara (bin Azib): The
Prophet, after the death of his son Ibrahim, said, "There is a wet-nurse for him
(i.e. Ibrahim) in Paradise."
4.478:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The
Prophet said, "The people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of the lofty
mansions (i.e. a superior place in Paradise) in the same way as one looks at a
brilliant star far away in the East or in the West on the horizon; all that is
because of their superiority over one another (in rewards)." On that the people
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Are these lofty mansions for the prophets which nobody
else can reach? The Prophet replied," No! "By Allah in whose Hands my life is,
these are for the men who believed in Allah and also believed in the Apostles."
4.479:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said, "Paradise has eight
gates, and one of them is called Ar-Raiyan through which none will enter but
those who observe fasting." The Prophet also said, "If a person spends two
different kinds of something (for Allah's Cause), he will be called from the
gates of Paradise."
4.480:
Narrated Abu Dhar: While the Prophet was on a
journey, he said (regarding the performance of the Zuhr prayer), "Wait till it
(i.e. the weather) gets cooler." He said the same again till the shade of the
hillocks extended. Then he said, "Delay the (Zuhr) Prayer till it gets cooler,
for the severity of heat is from the increase in heat of Hell (fire).
4.481:
Narrated Abu Sa`d: The Prophet said, "Delay the (Zuhr) Prayer till it gets
cooler, for the severity of heat is from the increase in the heat of Hell
(fire).
4.482:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The (Hell)
Fire complained to its Lord saying, 'O my Lord! My different parts eat up each
other.' So, He allowed it to take two breaths, one in the winter and the other
in summer, and this is the reason for the severe heat and the bitter cold you
find (in weather).
4.483:
Narrated Abu Jamra Ad-Dabi: I used to sit with
Ibn `Abbas in Mecca. Once I had a fever and he said (to me), "Cool your fever
with Zamzam water, for Allah's Apostle said: 'It, (the Fever) is from the heat
of the (Hell) Fire; so, cool it with water (or Zamzam water).
4.484:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: I heard the Prophet saying, "Fever is from the
heat of the (Hell) Fire; so cool it with water."
4.485:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Fever is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire, so cool it
with water."
4.486:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Fever is from
the heat of the (Hell) Fire; so abate fever with water."
4.487:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Your (ordinary) fire is one of 70 parts of
the (Hell) Fire." Someone asked, "O Allah's Apostle This (ordinary) fire would
have been sufficient (to torture the unbelievers)," Allah's Apostle said, "The
(Hell) Fire has 69 parts more than the ordinary (worldly) fire, each part is as
hot as this (worldly) fire."
4.488:
Narrated Yali:
That he heard the
Prophet on the pulpit reciting:-- "They will cry: "O Malik!' (4
3.77) (Malik
is the gate-keeper (angel) of the (Hell) Fire.)
4.489:
Narrated Abu
Wail: Somebody said to Usama, "Will you go to so-and-so (i.e. `Uthman) and talk
to him (i.e. advise him regarding ruling the country)?" He said, "You see that I
don't talk to him. Really I talk to (advise) him secretly without opening a gate
(of affliction), for neither do I want to be the first to open it (i.e.
rebellion), nor will I say to a man who is my ruler that he is the best of all
the people after I have heard something from Allah s Apostle ." They said, What
have you heard him saying? He said, "I have heard him saying, "A man will be
brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the (Hell) Fire, so that his
intestines will come out, and he will go around like a donkey goes around a
millstone. The people of (Hell) Fire will gather around him and say: O
so-and-so! What is wrong with you? Didn't you use to order us to do good deeds
and forbid us to do bad deeds? He will reply: Yes, I used to order you to do
good deeds, but I did not do them myself, and I used to forbid you to do bad
deeds, yet I used to do them myself."
4.490:
Narrated `Aisha:
Magic
was worked on the Prophet so that he began to fancy that he was doing a thing
which he was not actually doing. One day he invoked (Allah) for a long period
and then said, "I feel that Allah has inspired me as how to cure myself. Two
persons came to me (in my dream) and sat, one by my head and the other by my
feet. One of them asked the other, "What is the ailment of this man?" The other
replied, 'He has been bewitched" The first asked, 'Who has bewitched him?' The
other replied, 'Lubaid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked, 'What material has he
used?' The other replied, 'A comb, the hair gathered on it, and the outer skin
of the pollen of the male date-palm.' The first asked, 'Where is that?' The
other replied, 'It is in the well of Dharwan.' " So, the Prophet went out
towards the well and then returned and said to me on his return, "Its date-palms
(the date-palms near the well) are like the heads of the devils." I asked, "Did
you take out those things with which the magic was worked?" He said, "No, for I
have been cured by Allah and I am afraid that this action may spread evil
amongst the people." Later on the well was filled up with earth.
4.491:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "During your sleep, Satan knots
three knots at the back of the head of each of you, and he breathes the
following words at each knot, 'The night is, long, so keep on sleeping,' If that
person wakes up and celebrates the praises of Allah, then one knot is undone,
and when he performs ablution the second knot is undone, and when he prays, all
the knots are undone, and he gets up in the morning lively and gay, otherwise he
gets up dull and gloomy. "
4.492:
Narrated `Abdullah: It was mentioned
before the Prophet that there was a man who slept the night till morning (after
sunrise). The Prophet said, "He is a man in whose ears (or ear) Satan had
urinated."
4.493:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "If anyone of
you, when having sexual relation with his wife, say: 'In the name of Allah. O
Allah! Protect us from Satan and prevent Satan from approaching our offspring
you are going to give us,' and if he begets a child (as a result of that
relation) Satan will not harm it."
4.494:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "When the (upper) edge of the sun appears (in the morning), don't
perform a prayer till the sun appears in full, and when the lower edge of the
sun sets, don't perform a prayer till it sets completely. And you should not
seek to pray at sunrise or sunset for the sun rises between two sides of the
head of the devil (or Satan).
4.495:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The
Prophet said, "If while you are praying, somebody intends to pass in front of
you, prevent him; and should he insist, prevent him again; and if he insists
again, fight with him (i.e. prevent him violently e.g. pushing him violently),
because such a person is (like) a devil." Narrated Muhammad bin Seereen: Abu
Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle put me in charge of the Zakat of Ramadan (i.e.
Zakat-ul-Fitr). Someone came to me and started scooping some of the foodstuff of
(Zakat) with both hands. I caught him and told him that I would take him to
Allah's Apostle." Then Abu Huraira told the whole narration and added "He (i.e.
the thief) said, 'Whenever you go to your bed, recite the Verse of "Al-Kursi"
(2.255) for then a guardian from Allah will be guarding you, and Satan will not
approach you till dawn.' " On that the Prophet said, "He told you the truth,
though he is a liar, and he (the thief) himself was the Satan."
4.496:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Satan comes to one of you and
says, 'Who created so-and-so? 'till he says, 'Who has created your Lord?' So,
when he inspires such a question, one should seek refuge with Allah and give up
such thoughts."
4.497:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When
the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of
the (Hell) Fire are closed, and the devils are chained."
4.498:
Narrated
Ubai bin Ka`b: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "(The prophet) Moses said
to his attendant, "Bring us our early meal' (18.62). The latter said, 'Did you
remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish and none
but Satan made me forget to remember it." (18.63) Moses did not feel tired till
he had crossed the place which Allah ordered him to go to."
4.499:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I saw Allah's Apostle pointing towards the
east saying, "Lo! Afflictions will verily emerge hence; afflictions will verily
emerge hence where the (side of the head of) Satan appears."
4.500:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "When nightfalls, then keep your
children close to you, for the devil spread out then. An hour later you can let
them free; and close the gates of your house (at night), and mention Allah's
Name thereupon, and cover your utensils, and mention Allah's Name thereupon,
(and if you don't have something to cover your utensil) you may put across it
something (e.g. a piece of wood etc.).
4.501:
Narrated Safiya bint
Huyay: While Allah's Apostle was in I`tikaf, I called on him at night and having
had a talk with him, I got up to depart. He got up also to accompany me to my
dwelling place, which was then in the house of Usama bin Zaid. Two Ansari men
passed by, and when they saw the Prophet they hastened away. The Prophet said
(to them). "Don't hurry! It is Safiya, the daughter of Huyay (i.e. my wife)."
They said, "Glorified be Allah! O Allah's Apostle! (How dare we suspect you?)"
He said, "Satan circulates in the human mind as blood circulates in it, and I
was afraid that Satan might throw an evil thought (or something) into your
hearts."
4.502:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surd: While I was sitting in the
company of the Prophet, two men abused each other and the face of one of them
became red with anger, and his jugular veins swelled (i.e. he became furious).
On that the Prophet said, "I know a word, the saying of which will cause him to
relax, if he does say it. If he says: 'I seek Refuge with Allah from Satan.'
then all is anger will go away." Some body said to him, "The Prophet has said,
'Seek refuge with Allah from Satan."' The angry man said, "Am I mad?"
4.503:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, on having sexual
relation with his wife, says: 'O Allah! Protect me from Satan, and prevent Satan
from approaching the offspring you are going to give me,' and if it happens that
the lady conceives a child, Satan will neither harm it nor be given power over
it."
4.504:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet offered a prayer, and
(after finishing) he said, "Satan came in front of me trying persistently to
divert my attention from the prayer, but Allah gave me the strength to
over-power him."
4.505:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When
the call for the prayer is pronounced, Satan takes to his heels, passing wind
with noise, When the call for the prayer is finished, he comes back. And when
the Iqama is pronounced, he again takes to his heels, and after its completion,
he returns again to interfere between the (praying) person and his heart, saying
to him. 'Remember this or that thing.' till the person forgets whether he has
offered three or four rak`at: so if one forgets whether he has prayed three or
four rak`a-t, he should perform two prostrations of Sahu (i.e. forgetfulness).
4.506:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When any human being is
born. Satan touches him at both sides of the body with his two fingers, except
Jesus, the son of Mary, whom Satan tried to touch but failed, for he touched the
placenta-cover instead."
4.507:
Narrated Alqama:
I went to Sham (and
asked. "Who is here?"), The people said, "Abu Ad-Darda." Abu Darda said, "Is the
person whom Allah has protected against Satan, (as Allah's Apostle said) amongst
you". The sub-narrator, Mughira said that the person who was given Allah's
Refuge through the tongue of the Prophet was `Ammar (bin Yasir).
4.508:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "While the angels talk amidst the
clouds about things that are going to happen on earth, the devils hear a word of
what they say and pour it in the ears of a soothsayer as one pours something in
a bottle, and they add one hundred lies to that (one word).
4.509:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Yawning is from Satan and if anyone
of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of
you (during the act of yawning) should say: 'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."
4.510:
Narrated `Aisha:
On the day (of the battle) of Uhud when the
pagans were defeated, Satan shouted, "O slaves of Allah! Beware of the forces at
your back," and on that the Muslims of the front files fought with the Muslims
of the back files (thinking they were pagans). Hudhaifa looked back to see his
father "Al-Yaman," (being attacked by the Muslims). He shouted, "O Allah's
Slaves! My father! My father!" By Allah, they did not stop till they killed him.
Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." `Urwa said that Hudhaifa continued to do
good (invoking Allah to forgive the killer of his father till he met Allah (i.e.
died).
4.511:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked the Prophet about one's
looking here and there during the prayer. He replied, "It is what Satan steals
from the prayer of any one of you."
4.512:
Narrated Abu Qatada: as below
i.e. Hadith No. 513)
4.513:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "A
good dream is from Allah, and a bad or evil dream is from Satan; so if anyone of
you has a bad dream of which he gets afraid, he should spit on his left side and
should seek Refuge with Allah from its evil, for then it will not harm him."
4.514:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If one says
one-hundred times in one day: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
the Alone Who has no partners, to Him belongs Dominion and to Him belong all the
Praises, and He has power over all things (i.e. Omnipotent)", one will get the
reward of manumitting ten slaves, and one-hundred good deeds will be written in
his account, and one-hundred bad deeds will be wiped off or erased from his
account, and on that day he will be protected from the morning till evening from
Satan, and nobody will be superior to him except one who has done more than that
which he has done."
4.515:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: Once `Umar
asked the leave to see Allah's Apostle in whose company there were some Quraishi
women who were talking to him and asking him for more financial support raising
their voices. When `Umar asked permission to enter the women got up (quickly)
hurrying to screen themselves. When Allah's Apostle admitted `Umar, Allah's
Apostle was smiling, `Umar asked, "O Allah's Apostle! May Allah keep you gay
always." Allah's Apostle said, "I am astonished at these women who were with me.
As soon as they heard your voice, they hastened to screen themselves." `Umar
said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have more right to be feared by them." Then he
addressed (those women) saying, "O enemies of your own souls! Do you fear me and
not Allah's Apostle ?" They replied. "Yes, for you are a fearful and fierce man
as compared with Allah's Apostle." On that Allah's Apostle said (to `Umar), "By
Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever Satan sees you taking a path, he follows
a path other than yours."
4.516:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the ablution, he should wash
his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice, because Satan
has stayed in the upper part of his nose all the night."
4.517:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Abdullah bin `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Sasaa Ansari: That Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri said to his father. "I see you are fond of sheep and the desert,
so when you want to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice with it for whoever
will hear the Adhan whether a human being, or a Jinn, or anything else, will
bear witness, in favor on the Day of Resurrection." Abu Sa`id added, "I have
heard this from Allah's Apostle ."
4.518:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he
heard the Prophet delivering a sermon on the pulpit saying, "Kill snakes and
kill Dhu-at-Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with two white lines on its back) and
ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake with short or mutilated tail) for they destroy the sight
of one's eyes and bring about abortion." (`Abdullah bin `Umar further added):
Once while I was chasing a snake in order, to kill it, Abu Lubaba called me
saying: "Don't kill it," I said. "Allah's Apostle ordered us to kill snakes." He
said, "But later on he prohibited the killing of snakes living in the houses."
(Az-Zubri said. "Such snakes are called Al-Awamir.")
4.519:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "There will come a time when the best
property of a man will be sheep which he will graze on the tops of mountains and
the places where rain falls (i.e. pastures) escaping to protect his religion
from afflictions."
4.520:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"The main source of disbelief is in the east. Pride and arrogance are
characteristics of the owners of horses and camels, and those bedouins who are
busy with their camels and pay no attention to Religion; while modesty and
gentleness are the characteristics of the owners of sheep."
4.521:
Narrated `Uqba bin `Umar and Abu Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle pointed with his
hand towards Yemen and said, "True Belief is Yemenite yonder (i.e. the Yemenite,
had True Belief and embraced Islam readily), but sternness and mercilessness are
the qualities of those who are busy with their camels and pay no attention to
the Religion where the two sides of the head of Satan will appear. Such
qualities belong to the tribe of Rabi`a and Mudar."
4.522:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "When you hear the crowing of cocks, ask for Allah's
Blessings for (their crowing indicates that) they have seen an angel. And when
you hear the braying of donkeys, seek Refuge with Allah from Satan for (their
braying indicates) that they have seen a Satan."
4.523:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "When night falls (or it is evening), keep
your children close to you for the devils spread out at that time. But when an
hour of the night elapses, you can let them free. Close the doors and mention
the Name of Allah, for Satan does not open a closed door."
4.524:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A group of Israelites were lost.
Nobody knows what they did. But I do not see them except that they were cursed
and changed into rats, for if you put the milk of a she-camel in front of a rat,
it will not drink it, but if the milk of a sheep is put in front of it, it will
drink it." I told this to Ka`b who asked me, "Did you hear it from the Prophet
?" I said, "Yes." Ka`b asked me the same question several times.; I said to
Ka`b. "Do I read the Torah? (i.e. I tell you this from the Prophet.)"
4.525:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet called the Salamander, a mischief-doer. I
have not heard him ordering that it should be killed. Sa`d bin Waqqas claims
that the Prophet ordered that it should be killed.
4.526:
Narrated Um
Sharik: That the Prophet ordered her to kill Salamanders.
4.527:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Kill the snake with two white lines
on its back, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion."
4.528:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet ordered that a short-tailed or
mutilated-tailed snake (i.e. Abtar) should be killed, for it blinds the
on-looker and causes abortion."
4.529:
Narrated Abu Mulaika: Ibn `Umar
used to kill snakes, but afterwards he forbade their killing and said, "Once the
Prophet pulled down a wall and saw a cast-off skin of a snake in it. He said,
'Look for the snake. 'They found it and the Prophet said, "Kill it." For this
reason I used to kill snakes. Later on I met Abu Lubaba who told me the Prophet
said, 'Do not kill snakes except the short-tailed or mutilated-tailed snake with
two white lines on its back, for it causes abortion and makes one blind. So kill
it.' "
4.530:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to kill snakes but when
Abu Lubaba informed him that the Prophet had forbidden the killing of snakes
living in houses, he gave up killing them.
4.531:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be
killed even in the Sanctuary: They are the rat the scorpion, the kite, the crow
and the rabid dog."
4.532:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
said, "It is not sinful of a person in the state of Ihram to kill any of these
five animals: The scorpion, the rat, the rabid dog, the crow and the kite."
4.533:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Cover your
utensils and tie your water skins, and close your doors and keep your children
close to you at night, as the Jinns spread out at such time and snatch things
away. When you go to bed, put out your lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the
rat) may drag away the wick of the candle and burn the dwellers of the house."
Ata said, "The devils." (instead of the Jinns).
4.534:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Once we were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a cave.
Surat-al-Mursalat (77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's
Apostle . Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards it to kill
it, but it hastened and entered its hole before we were able to catch it.
Allah's Apostle said," It has been saved from your evil and you have been saved
from its evil."
4.535:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "A woman
entered the (Hell) Fire because of a cat which she had tied, neither giving it
food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth. "
4.536:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Once while a prophet amongst
the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore,
ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that tree and then
ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set on fire. Allah sent
him a revelation:-- "Wouldn't it have been sufficient to burn a single ant?
(that bit you): (See Page 162, chapter No. 153).
4.537:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said "If a house fly falls in the drink of anyone of you,
he should dip it (in the drink), for one of its wings has a disease and the
other has the cure for the disease."
4.538:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a
panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she
took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for
it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."
4.539:
Narrated Abu Talha:
The Prophet said, "Angels do not enter a house witch has either a dog or a
picture in it."
4.540:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
ordered that the dogs should be killed.
4.541:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody keeps a dog, he loses one Qirat (of the
reward) of his good deeds everyday, except if he keeps it for the purpose of
agriculture or for the protection of livestock. "
4.542:
Narrated Sufyan
bin Abi Zuhair Ash-Shani: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If somebody
keeps a dog that is neither used for farm work nor for guarding the livestock,
he will lose one Qirat (of the reward) of his good deeds everyday."
Bk. 55: Prophets
4.543:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to
him, "Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will
be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring."
So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The
angels said, "As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi" (i.e. Peace and Allah's Mercy
be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa
Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in
appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's
creation.
4.544:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The first
group of people who will enter Paradise, will be glittering like the full moon
and those who will follow them, will glitter like the most brilliant star in the
sky. They will not urinate, relieve nature, spit, or have any nasal secretions.
Their combs will be of gold, and their sweat will smell like musk. The
aloes-wood will be used in their centers. Their wives will be houris. All of
them will look alike and will resemble their father Adam (in statute), sixty
cubits tall."
4.545:
Narrated Abu Salama: Um Salama said, "Um Salaim
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah does not refrain from saying the truth! Is it
obligatory for a woman to take a bath after she gets nocturnal discharge?' He
said, 'Yes, if she notices the water (i.e. discharge).' Um Salama smiled and
said, 'Does a woman get discharge?' Allah's Apostle said. 'Then why does a child
resemble (its mother)?"
4.546:
Narrated Anas:
When `Abdullah bin
Salam heard the arrival of the Prophet at Medina, he came to him and said, "I am
going to ask you about three things which nobody knows except a prophet: What is
the first portent of the Hour? What will be the first meal taken by the people
of Paradise? Why does a child resemble its father, and why does it resemble its
maternal uncle" Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel has just now told me of their
answers." `Abdullah said, "He (i.e. Gabriel), from amongst all the angels, is
the enemy of the Jews." Allah's Apostle said, "The first portent of the Hour
will be a fire that will bring together the people from the east to the west;
the first meal of the people of Paradise will be Extra-lobe (caudate lobe) of
fish-liver. As for the resemblance of the child to its parents: If a man has
sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will
resemble the father, and if the woman gets discharge first, the child will
resemble her." On that `Abdullah bin Salam said, "I testify that you are the
Apostle of Allah." `Abdullah bin Salam further said, "O Allah's Apostle! The
Jews are liars, and if they should come to know about my conversion to Islam
before you ask them (about me), they would tell a lie about me." The Jews came
to Allah's Apostle and `Abdullah went inside the house. Allah's Apostle asked
(the Jews), "What kind of man is `Abdullah bin Salam amongst you?" They replied,
"He is the most learned person amongst us, and the best amongst us, and the son
of the best amongst us." Allah's Apostle said, "What do you think if he embraces
Islam (will you do as he does)?" The Jews said, "May Allah save him from it."
Then `Abdullah bin Salam came out in front of them saying, "I testify that None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of
Allah." Thereupon they said, "He is the evilest among us, and the son of the
evilest amongst us," and continued talking badly of him.
4.547:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "But for the Israelis, meat would not decay and
but for Eve, wives would never betray their husbands."
4.548:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Treat women nicely, for a women is created
from a rib, and the most curved portion of the rib is its upper portion, so, if
you should try to straighten it, it will break, but if you leave it as it is, it
will remain crooked. So treat women nicely."
4.549:
Narrated `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, "(as regards your creation),
every one of you is collected in the womb of his mother for the first forty
days, and then he becomes a clot for an other forty days, and then a piece of
flesh for an other forty days. Then Allah sends an angel to write four words: He
writes his deeds, time of his death, means of his livelihood, and whether he
will be wretched or blessed (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into his
body. So a man may do deeds characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire, so
much so that there is only the distance of a cubit between him and it, and then
what has been written (by the angel) surpasses, and so he starts doing deeds
characteristic of the people of Paradise and enters Paradise. Similarly, a
person may do deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise, so much so that
there is only the distance of a cubit between him and it, and then what has been
written (by the angel) surpasses, and he starts doing deeds of the people of the
(Hell) Fire and enters the (Hell) Fire."
4.550:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Allah has appointed an angel in the womb, and the angel says,
'O Lord! A drop of discharge (i.e. of semen), O Lord! a clot, O Lord! a piece of
flesh.' And then, if Allah wishes to complete the child's creation, the angel
will say. 'O Lord! A male or a female? O Lord! wretched or blessed (in
religion)? What will his livelihood be? What will his age be?' The angel writes
all this while the child is in the womb of its mother."
4.551:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah will say to that person of the (Hell) Fire
who will receive the least punishment, 'If you had everything on the earth,
would you give it as a ransom to free yourself (i.e. save yourself from this
Fire)?' He will say, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say, 'While you were in the backbone
of Adam, I asked you much less than this, i.e. not to worship others besides Me,
but you insisted on worshipping others besides me.' "
4.552:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever a person is murdered unjustly, there
is a share from the burden of the crime on the first son of Adam for he was the
first to start the tradition of murdering."
4.553:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Once Allah's Apostle stood amongst the people, glorified and praised Allah as He
deserved and then mentioned the Dajjal saying, "l warn you against him (i.e. the
Dajjal) and there was no prophet but warned his nation against him. No doubt,
Noah warned his nation against him but I tell you about him something of which
no prophet told his nation before me. You should know that he is one-eyed, and
Allah is not one-eyed."
4.554:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Shall I not tell you about the Dajjal a story of which no prophet told
his nation? The Dajjall is one-eyed and will bring with him what will resemble
Hell and Paradise, and what he will call Paradise will be actually Hell; so I
warn you (against him) as Noah warned his nation against him."
4.555:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Allah's Apostle said, "Noah and his nation will come (on
the Day of Resurrection and Allah will ask (Noah), "Did you convey (the
Message)?' He will reply, 'Yes, O my Lord!' Then Allah will ask Noah's nation,
'Did Noah convey My Message to you?' They will reply, 'No, no prophet came to
us.' Then Allah will ask Noah, 'Who will stand a witness for you?' He will
reply, 'Muhammad and his followers (will stand witness for me).' So, I and my
followers will stand as witnesses for him (that he conveyed Allah's Message)."
That is, (the interpretation) of the Statement of Allah: "Thus we have made you
a just and the best nation that you might be witnesses Over mankind .." (2.143)
4.556:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We were in the company of the Prophet at a
banquet and a cooked (mutton) forearm was set before him, and he used to like
it. He ate a morsel of it and said, "I will be the chief of all the people on
the Day of Resurrection. Do you know how Allah will gather all the first and the
last (people) in one level place where an observer will be able to see (all) of
them and they will be able to hear the announcer, and the sun will come near to
them. Some People will say: Don't you see, in what condition you are and the
state to which you have reached? Why don't you look for a person who can
intercede for you with your Lord? Some people will say: Appeal to your father,
Adam.' They will go to him and say: 'O Adam! You are the father of all mankind,
and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered the angels to prostrate
for you, and made you live in Paradise. Will you not intercede for us with your
Lord? Don't you see in what (miserable) state we are, and to what condition we
have reached?' On that Adam will reply, 'My Lord is so angry as He has never
been before and will never be in the future; (besides), He forbade me (to eat
from) the tree, but I disobeyed (Him), (I am worried about) myself! Myself! Go
to somebody else; go to Noah.' They will go to Noah and say; 'O Noah! You are
the first amongst the messengers of Allah to the people of the earth, and Allah
named you a thankful slave. Don't you see in what a (miserable) state we are and
to what condition we have reached? Will you not intercede for us with your Lord?
Noah will reply: 'Today my Lord has become so angry as he had never been before
and will never be in the future Myself! Myself! Go to the Prophet (Muhammad).
The people will come to me, and I will prostrate myself underneath Allah's
Throne. Then I will be addressed: 'O Muhammad! Raise your head; intercede, for
your intercession will be accepted, and ask (for anything). for you will be
given. "
4.557:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle recited the
following Verse) in the usual tone: 'Fahal-Min-Muddalkir.' (5
4.15)
4.558:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been made
victorious with As-Saba (i.e. an easterly wind) and the people of 'Ad were
destroyed by Ad-Dabur (i.e. a westerly wind)." Narrated Abu Sa`id: `Ali sent a
piece of gold to the Prophet who distributed it among four persons: Al-Aqra' bin
H`Abis Al-Hanzali from the tribe of Mujashi, 'Uyaina bin Badr Al-Fazari, Zaid
at-Ta'i who belonged to (the tribe of) Bani Nahban, and 'Alqama bin Ulatha
Al-`Amir who belonged to (the tribe of) Bani Kilab. So the Quraish and the Ansar
became angry and said, "He (i.e. the Prophet, ) gives the chief of Najd and does
not give us." The Prophet said, "I give them) so as to attract their hearts (to
Islam)." Then a man with sunken eyes, prominent checks, a raised forehead, a
thick beard and a shaven head, came (in front of the Prophet ) and said, "Be
afraid of Allah, O Muhammad!" The Prophet ' said "Who would obey Allah if I
disobeyed Him? (Is it fair that) Allah has trusted all the people of the earth
to me while, you do not trust me?" Somebody who, I think was Khalid bin
Al-Walid, requested the Prophet to let him chop that man's head off, but he
prevented him. When the man left, the Prophet said, "Among the off-spring of
this man will be some who will recite the Qur'an but the Qur'an will not reach
beyond their throats (i.e. they will recite like parrots and will not understand
it nor act on it), and they will renegade from the religion as an arrow goes
through the game's body. They will kill the Muslims but will not disturb the
idolaters. If I should live up to their time' I will kill them as the people of
'Ad were killed (i.e. I will kill all of them)."
4.559:
Narrated
`Abdullah: I heard the Prophet reciting: "Fahal Min Muddakir." (See Hadith No.
557)
4.560:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zam`a: I heard the Prophet while
referring to the person who had cut the legs of the she-camel (of the Prophet
Salih), saying, "The man who was appointed for doing this job, was a man of
honor and power in his nation like Abu Zam`a."
4.561:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: When Allah's Apostle landed at Al-Hijr during the Ghazwa of Tabuk, he
ordered his companions not to drink water from its well or reserve water from
it. They said, "We have already kneaded the dough with its water. and also
filled our bags with its water.'' On that, the Prophet ordered them to throw
away the dough and pour out the water.
4.562:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: The people landed at the land of Thamud called Al-Hijr along with Allah's
Apostle and they took water from its well for drinking and kneading the dough
with it as well. (When Allah's Apostle heard about it) he ordered them to pour
out the water they had taken from its wells and feed the camels with the dough,
and ordered them to take water from the well whence the she-camel (of Prophet
Salih) used to drink.
4.563:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: When the
Prophet passed by (a place called) Al Hijr, he said, "Do not enter the house of
those who were unjust to themselves, unless (you enter) weeping, lest you should
suffer the same punishment as was inflicted upon them." After that he covered
his face with his sheet cloth while he was on the camel-saddle.
4.564:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not enter the ruined dwellings
of those who were unjust to themselves unless (you enter) weeping, lest you
should suffer the same punishment as was inflicted upon them."
4.565:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That the Prophet once came to her in a state of
fear and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the
Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of
Gog and Magog like this," making a circle with his thumb and index finger.
Zainab bint Jahsh said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed even though
there are pious persons among us?" He said, "Yes, when the evil person will
increase."
4.566:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah has
made an opening in the wall of the Gog and Magog (people) like this, and he made
with his hand (with the help of his fingers).
4.567:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O
Adam.' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik wa Sa`daik', and all the good is in Your Hand.'
Allah will say: 'Bring out the people of the fire.' Adam will say: 'O Allah! How
many are the people of the Fire?' Allah will reply: 'From every one thousand,
take out nine-hundred-and ninety-nine.' At that time children will become hoary
headed, every pregnant female will have a miscarriage, and one will see mankind
as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but dreadful will be the Wrath of
Allah." The companions of the Prophet asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is that
(excepted) one?" He said, "Rejoice with glad tidings; one person will be from
you and one-thousand will be from Gog and Magog." The Prophet further said, "By
Him in Whose Hands my life is, hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of
Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He added, "I hope that you will be
one-third of the people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" He said, "I
hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise." We shouted, "Allahu
Akbar!" He further said, "You (Muslims) (compared with non Muslims) are like a
black hair in the skin of a white ox or like a white hair in the skin of a black
ox (i.e. your number is very small as compared with theirs).
4.568:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "You will be gathered (on the Day of
Judgment), bare-footed, naked and not circumcised." He then recited:--'As We
began the first creation, We, shall repeat it: A Promise We have undertaken:
Truly we shall do it.' (2
1.104) He added, "The first to be dressed on the
Day of Resurrection, will be Abraham, and some of my companions will be taken
towards the left side (i.e. to the (Hell) Fire), and I will say: 'My companions!
My companions!' It will be said: 'They renegade from Islam after you left them.'
Then I will say as the Pious slave of Allah (i.e. Jesus) said. 'And I was a
witness Over them while I dwelt amongst them. When You took me up You were the
Watcher over them, And You are a witness to all things. If You punish them. They
are Your slaves And if You forgive them, Verily you, only You are the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise." (5.120-121)
4.569:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection Abraham will meet his father Azar
whose face will be dark and covered with dust.(The Prophet Abraham will say to
him): 'Didn't I tell you not to disobey me?' His father will reply: 'Today I
will not disobey you.' 'Abraham will say: 'O Lord! You promised me not to
disgrace me on the Day of Resurrection; and what will be more disgraceful to me
than cursing and dishonoring my father?' Then Allah will say (to him):' 'I have
forbidden Paradise for the disbelievers." Then he will be addressed, 'O Abraham!
Look! What is underneath your feet?' He will look and there he will see a Dhabh
(an animal,) blood-stained, which will be caught by the legs and thrown in the
(Hell) Fire."
4.570:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet entered the Ka`ba
and found in it the pictures of (Prophet) Abraham and Mary. On that he said'
"What is the matter with them ( i.e. Quraish)? They have already heard that
angels do not enter a house in which there are pictures; yet this is the picture
of Abraham. And why is he depicted as practicing divination by arrows?"
4.571:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet saw pictures in the Ka`ba,
he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased. When he saw (the pictures
of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said, "May Allah
curse them (i.e. the Quraish)! By Allah, neither Abraham nor Ishmael practiced
divination by arrows."
4.572:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Who is the most honorable amongst the people (in Allah's
Sight)?" He said, "The most righteous amongst them." They said, "We do not ask
you, about this. " He said, "Then Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's
Prophet, The son of Allah's Prophet the son of Allah's Khalil (i.e. Abraham)."
They said, "We do not want to ask about this," He said' "Then you want to ask
about the descent of the Arabs. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic
period of ignorance will be the best in Islam provided they comprehend the
religious knowledge."
4.573:
Narrated Samura:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Two persons came to me at night (in dream) (and took me along with them). We
passed by a tall man who was so tall that I was not able to see his head and
that person was Abraham."
4.574:
Narrated Mujahid:
That when the
people mentioned before Ibn `Abbas that the Dajjal would have the word Kafir,
(i.e. unbeliever) or the letters Kafir (the root of the Arabic verb
'disbelieve') written on his forehead, I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "I did not
hear this, but the Prophet said, 'If you want to see Abraham, then look at your
companion (i.e. the Prophet) but Moses was a curly-haired, brown man (who used
to ride) a red camel, the reins of which was made of fires of date-palms. As if
I were now looking down a valley."
4.575:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Abraham did his circumcision with an adze at the age of eighty."
4.576:
Narrated Abu Az-Zinad: (as above in Hadith No. 575) With an adze.
4.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Abraham did not tell
a lie except on three occasions."
4.578:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Abraham
did not tell a lie except on three occasion. Twice for the Sake of Allah when he
said, "I am sick," and he said, "(I have not done this but) the big idol has
done it." The (third was) that while Abraham and Sarah (his wife) were going (on
a journey) they passed by (the territory of) a tyrant. Someone said to the
tyrant, "This man (i.e. Abraham) is accompanied by a very charming lady." So, he
sent for Abraham and asked him about Sarah saying, "Who is this lady?" Abraham
said, "She is my sister." Abraham went to Sarah and said, "O Sarah! There are no
believers on the surface of the earth except you and I. This man asked me about
you and I have told him that you are my sister, so don't contradict my
statement." The tyrant then called Sarah and when she went to him, he tried to
take hold of her with his hand, but (his hand got stiff and) he was confounded.
He asked Sarah. "Pray to Allah for me, and I shall not harm you." So Sarah asked
Allah to cure him and he got cured. He tried to take hold of her for the second
time, but (his hand got as stiff as or stiffer than before and) was more
confounded. He again requested Sarah, "Pray to Allah for me, and I will not harm
you." Sarah asked Allah again and he became alright. He then called one of his
guards (who had brought her) and said, "You have not brought me a human being
but have brought me a devil." The tyrant then gave Hajar as a girl-servant to
Sarah. Sarah came back (to Abraham) while he was praying. Abraham, gesturing
with his hand, asked, "What has happened?" She replied, "Allah has spoiled the
evil plot of the infidel (or immoral person) and gave me Hajar for service."
(Abu Huraira then addressed his listeners saying, "That (Hajar) was your mother,
O Bani Ma-is-Sama (i.e. the Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael, Hajar's son).
4.579:
Narrated Um Sharik: Allah's Apostle ordered that the salamander
should be killed and said, "It (i.e. the salamander) blew (the fire) on
Abraham."
4.580:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Verse:--"It is those who
believe and do not confuse their belief with wrong ( i.e. joining others in
worship with Allah" (6.83) was revealed, we said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is
there amongst us who has not done wrong to himself?" He replied, "It is not as
you say, for 'wrong' in the Verse and 'do not confuse their belief, with wrong
means 'SHIRK' (i.e. joining others in worship with Allah). Haven't you heard
Luqman's saying to his son, 'O my son! Join not others in worship with Allah,
verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed."
(3
1.13)
4.581:
Narrated Abu Huraira: One day some meat was given to
the Prophet and he said, "On the Day of Resurrection Allah will gather all the
first and the last (people) in one plain, and the voice of the announcer will
reach all of them, and one will be able to see them all, and the sun will come
closer to them." (The narrator then mentioned the narration of intercession):
"The people will go to Abraham and say: 'You are Allah's Prophet and His Khalil
on the earth. Will you intercede for us with your Lord?' Abraham will then
remember his lies and say: 'Myself! Myself! Go to Moses."
4.582:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on the
mother of Ishmael! Had she not hastened (to fill her water-skin with water from
the Zamzam well). Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the
earth." Ibn `Abbas further added, "(The Prophet) Abraham brought Ishmael and his
mother (to Mecca) and she was suckling Ishmael and she had a water-skin with
her.'
4.583:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The first lady to use a girdle was the
mother of Ishmael. She used a girdle so that she might hide her tracks from
Sarah. Abraham brought her and her son Ishmael while she was suckling him, to a
place near the Ka`ba under a tree on the spot of Zamzam, at the highest place in
the mosque. During those days there was nobody in Mecca, nor was there any water
So he made them sit over there and placed near them a leather bag containing
some dates, and a small water-skin containing some water, and set out homeward.
Ishmael's mother followed him saying, "O Abraham! Where are you going, leaving
us in this valley where there is no person whose company we may enjoy, nor is
there anything (to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him many times, but he did not
look back at her Then she asked him, "Has Allah ordered you to do so?" He said,
"Yes." She said, "Then He will not neglect us," and returned while Abraham
proceeded onwards, and on reaching the Thaniya where they could not see him, he
faced the Ka`ba, and raising both hands, invoked Allah saying the following
prayers: 'O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring dwell in a valley without
cultivation, by Your Sacred House (Ka`ba at Mecca) in order, O our Lord, that
they may offer prayer perfectly. So fill some hearts among men with love towards
them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits, so that they may give thanks.'
(1
4.37) Ishmael's mother went on suckling Ishmael and drinking from the
water (she had). When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she
became thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at him
(i.e. Ishmael) tossing in agony; She left him, for she could not endure looking
at him, and found that the mountain of Safa was the nearest mountain to her on
that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly so that she
might see somebody, but she could not see anybody. Then she descended from Safa
and when she reached the valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley
like a person in distress and trouble, till she crossed the valley and reached
the Marwa mountain where she stood and started looking, expecting to see
somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running between Safa
and Marwa) seven times." The Prophet said, "This is the source of the tradition
of the walking of people between them (i.e. Safa and Marwa). When she reached
the Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be
quiet and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said, 'O, (whoever
you may be)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got something to help
me?" And behold! She saw an angel at the place of Zamzam, digging the earth with
his heel (or his wing), till water flowed from that place. She started to make
something like a basin around it, using her hand in this way, and started
filling her water-skin with water with her hands, and the water was flowing out
after she had scooped some of it." The Prophet added, "May Allah bestow Mercy on
Ishmael's mother! Had she let the Zamzam (flow without trying to control it) (or
had she not scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zamzam would have
been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." The Prophet further added,
"Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The angel said to her, 'Don't be
afraid of being neglected, for this is the House of Allah which will be built by
this boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people.' The House (i.e.
Ka`ba) at that time was on a high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents
came, they flowed to its right and left. She lived in that way till some people
from the tribe of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as
they (i.e. the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada'. They landed
in the lower part of Mecca where they saw a bird that had the habit of flying
around water and not leaving it. They said, 'This bird must be flying around
water, though we know that there is no water in this valley.' They sent one or
two messengers who discovered the source of water, and returned to inform them
of the water. So, they all came (towards the water)." The Prophet added,
"Ishmael's mother was sitting near the water. They asked her, 'Do you allow us
to stay with you?" She replied, 'Yes, but you will have no right to possess the
water.' They agreed to that." The Prophet further said, "Ishmael's mother was
pleased with the whole situation as she used to love to enjoy the company of the
people. So, they settled there, and later on they sent for their families who
came and settled with them so that some families became permanent residents
there. The child (i.e. Ishmael) grew up and learnt Arabic from them and (his
virtues) caused them to love and admire him as he grew up, and when he reached
the age of puberty they made him marry a woman from amongst them. After
Ishmael's mother had died, Abraham came after Ishmael's marriage in order to see
his family that he had left before, but he did not find Ishmael there. When he
asked Ishmael's wife about him, she replied, 'He has gone in search of our
livelihood.' Then he asked her about their way of living and their condition,
and she replied, 'We are living in misery; we are living in hardship and
destitution,' complaining to him. He said, 'When your husband returns, convey my
salutation to him and tell him to change the threshold of the gate (of his
house).' When Ishmael came, he seemed to have felt something unusual, so he
asked his wife, 'Has anyone visited you?' She replied, 'Yes, an old man of
so-and-so description came and asked me about you and I informed him, and he
asked about our state of living, and I told him that we were living in a
hardship and poverty.' On that Ishmael said, 'Did he advise you anything?' She
replied, 'Yes, he told me to convey his salutation to you and to tell you to
change the threshold of your gate.' Ishmael said, 'It was my father, and he has
ordered me to divorce you. Go back to your family.' So, Ishmael divorced her and
married another woman from amongst them (i.e. Jurhum). Then Abraham stayed away
from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them again but did
not find Ishmael. So he came to Ishmael's wife and asked her about Ishmael. She
said, 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Abraham asked her, 'How are you
getting on?' asking her about their sustenance and living. She replied, 'We are
prosperous and well-off (i.e. we have everything in abundance).' Then she
thanked Allah' Abraham said, 'What kind of food do you eat?' She said. 'Meat.'
He said, 'What do you drink?' She said, 'Water." He said, "O Allah! Bless their
meat and water." The Prophet added, "At that time they did not have grain, and
if they had grain, he would have also invoked Allah to bless it." The Prophet
added, "If somebody has only these two things as his sustenance, his health and
disposition will be badly affected, unless he lives in Mecca." The Prophet
added," Then Abraham said Ishmael's wife, "When your husband comes, give my
regards to him and tell him that he should keep firm the threshold of his gate.'
When Ishmael came back, he asked his wife, 'Did anyone call on you?' She
replied, 'Yes, a good-looking old man came to me,' so she praised him and added.
'He asked about you, and I informed him, and he asked about our livelihood and I
told him that we were in a good condition.' Ishmael asked her, 'Did he give you
any piece of advice?' She said, 'Yes, he told me to give his regards to you and
ordered that you should keep firm the threshold of your gate.' On that Ishmael
said, 'It was my father, and you are the threshold (of the gate). He has ordered
me to keep you with me.' Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long
as Allah wished, and called on them afterwards. He saw Ishmael under a tree near
Zamzam, sharpening his arrows. When he saw Abraham, he rose up to welcome him
(and they greeted each other as a father does with his son or a son does with
his father). Abraham said, 'O Ishmael! Allah has given me an order.' Ishmael
said, 'Do what your Lord has ordered you to do.' Abraham asked, 'Will you help
me?' Ishmael said, 'I will help you.' Abraham said, Allah has ordered me to
build a house here,' pointing to a hillock higher than the land surrounding it."
The Prophet added, "Then they raised the foundations of the House (i.e. the
Ka`ba). Ishmael brought the stones and Abraham was building, and when the walls
became high, Ishmael brought this stone and put it for Abraham who stood over it
and carried on building, while Ishmael was handing him the stones, and both of
them were saying, 'O our Lord! Accept (this service) from us, Verily, You are
the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.' The Prophet added, "Then both of them went on
building and going round the Ka`ba saying: O our Lord ! Accept (this service)
from us, Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (2.127)
4.584:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Abraham had differences with his wife), (because
of her jealousy of Hajar, Ishmael's mother), he took Ishmael and his mother and
went away. They had a water-skin with them containing some water, Ishmael's
mother used to drink water from the water-skin so that her milk would increase
for her child. When Abraham reached Mecca, he made her sit under a tree and
afterwards returned home. Ishmael's mother followed him, and when they reached
Kada', she called him from behind, 'O Abraham! To whom are you leaving us?' He
replied, '(I am leaving you) to Allah's (Care).' She said, 'I am satisfied to be
with Allah.' She returned to her place and started drinking water from the
water-skin, and her milk increased for her child. When the water had all been
used up, she said to herself, 'I'd better go and look so that I may see
somebody.' She ascended the Safa mountain and looked, hoping to see somebody,
but in vain. When she came down to the valley, she ran till she reached the
Marwa mountain. She ran to and fro (between the two mountains) many times. They
she said to herself, 'i'd better go and see the state of the child,' she went
and found it in a state of one on the point of dying. She could not endure to
watch it dying and said (to herself), 'If I go and look, I may find somebody.'
She went and ascended the Safa mountain and looked for a long while but could
not find anybody. Thus she completed seven rounds (of running) between Safa and
Marwa. Again she said (to herself), 'I'd better go back and see the state of the
child.' But suddenly she heard a voice, and she said to that strange voice,
'Help us if you can offer any help.' Lo! It was Gabriel (who had made the
voice). Gabriel hit the earth with his heel like this (Ibn `Abbas hit the earth
with his heel to Illustrate it), and so the water gushed out. Ishmael's mother
was astonished and started digging. (Abu Al-Qasim) (i.e. the Prophet) said, "If
she had left the water, (flow naturally without her intervention), it would have
been flowing on the surface of the earth.") Ishmael's mother started drinking
from the water and her milk increased for her child . Afterwards some people of
the tribe of Jurhum, while passing through the bottom of the valley, saw some
birds, and that astonished them, and they said, 'Birds can only be found at a
place where there is water.' They sent a messenger who searched the place and
found the water, and returned to inform them about it. Then they all went to her
and said, 'O ishmael's mother! Will you allow us to be with you (or dwell with
you)?' (And thus they stayed there.) Later on her boy reached the age of puberty
and married a lady from them. Then an idea occurred to Abraham which he
disclosed to his wife (Sarah), 'I want to call on my dependents I left (at
Mecca).' When he went there, he greeted (Ishmael's wife) and said, 'Where is
Ishmael?' She replied, 'He has gone out hunting.' Abraham said (to her), 'When
he comes, tell him to change the threshold of his gate.' When he came, she told
him the same whereupon Ishmael said to her, 'You are the threshold, so go to
your family (i.e. you are divorced).' Again Abraham thought of visiting his
dependents whom he had left (at Mecca), and he told his wife (Sarah) of his
intentions. Abraham came to Ishmael's house and asked. "Where is Ishmael?"
Ishmael's wife replied, "He has gone out hunting," and added, "Will you stay
(for some time) and have something to eat and drink?' Abraham asked, 'What is
your food and what is your drink?' She replied, 'Our food is meat and our drink
is water.' He said, 'O Allah! Bless their meals and their drink." Abu Al-Qa-sim
(i.e. Prophet) said, "Because of Abraham's invocation there are blessings (in
Mecca)." Once more Abraham thought of visiting his family he had left (at
Mecca), so he told his wife (Sarah) of his decision. He went and found Ishmael
behind the Zamzam well, mending his arrows. He said, "O Ishmael, Your Lord has
ordered me to build a house for Him." Ishmael said, "Obey (the order of) your
Lord." Abraham said, "Allah has also ordered me that you should help me
therein." Ishmael said, "Then I will do." So, both of them rose and Abraham
started building (the Ka`ba) while Ishmael went on handing him the stones, and
both of them were saying, "O our Lord ! Accept (this service) from us, Verily,
You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (2.127). When the building became
high and the old man (i.e. Abraham) could no longer lift the stones (to such a
high position), he stood over the stone of Al-Maqam and Ishmael carried on
handing him the stones, and both of them were saying, 'O our Lord! Accept (this
service) from us, Verily You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing." (2.127)
4.585:
Narrated Abu Dhar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was first built
on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Al-Masjid-ul-,Haram (in Mecca)." I said,
"Which was built next?" He replied "The mosque of Al-Aqsa ( in Jerusalem) ." I
said, "What was the period of construction between the two?" He said, "Forty
years." He added, "Wherever (you may be, and) the prayer time becomes due,
perform the prayer there, for the best thing is to do so (i.e. to offer the
prayers in time).
4.586:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the mountain of
Uhud came in the sight of Allah's Apostle he said. "This is a mountain that
loves us and is loved by us. O Allah! Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary, and I make
(the area) in between these two mountains (of Medina) a sanctuary."
4.587:
Narrated `Aisha:
(The wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle said (to
her). "Don't you see that when your folk built the Ka`ba, they did not build it
on all the foundations built by Abraham?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why don't
we rebuild it on the foundations of Abraham?" He said. "But for the fact that
your folk have recently given up infidelity (I would have done so). Narrated Ibn
`Umar: Aisha must have heard this from Allah's Apostle for I see that Allah's
Apostle used not to touch the two corners facing Al-Hijr only because the House
had not been built on the foundations of Abraham.''
4.588:
Narrated Abu
Humaid As-Sa`idi: The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How shall we (ask Allah
to) send blessings on you?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Say: O Allah! Send Your
Mercy on Muhammad and on his wives and on his off spring, as You sent Your Mercy
on Abraham's family; and send Your Blessings on Muhammad and on his offspring,
as You sent Your Blessings on Abraham's family, for You are the Most
Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious."
4.589:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi
Laila: Ka`b bin Ujrah met me and said, "Shall I not give you a present I got
from the Prophet?" `Abdur-Rahman said, "Yes, give it to me." I said, "We asked
Allah's Apostle saying, 'O Allah's Apostle! How should one (ask Allah to) send
blessings on you, the members of the family, for Allah has taught us how to
salute you (in the prayer)?' He said, 'Say: O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad
and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your Mercy on Abraham and on the
family of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O
Allah! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent
your Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most
Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.' "
4.590:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet used to seek Refuge with Allah for Al-Hasan and Al-Husain and say: "Your
forefather (i.e. Abraham) used to seek Refuge with Allah for Ishmael and Isaac
by reciting the following: 'O Allah! I seek Refuge with Your Perfect Words from
every devil and from poisonous pests and from every evil, harmful, envious eye.'
"
4.591:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We are more liable
to be in doubt than Abraham when he said, 'My Lord! Show me how You give life to
the dead." . He (i.e. Allah) slid: 'Don't you believe then?' He (i.e. Abraham)
said: "Yes, but (I ask) in order to be stronger in Faith." (2.260) And may Allah
send His Mercy on Lot! He wished to have a powerful support. If I were to stay
in prison for such a long time as Joseph did I would have accepted the offer (of
freedom without insisting on having my guiltless less declared).
4.592:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: The Prophet passed by some persons of the
tribe of Aslam practicing archery (i.e. the throwing of arrows) Allah's Apostle
said, "O offspring of Ishmael! Practice archery (i.e. arrow throwing) as your
father was a great archer (i.e. arrow-thrower). I am with (on the side of) the
son of so-and-so-." Hearing that, one of the two teams stopped throwing. Allah's
Apostle asked them, ' Why are you not throwing?" They replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! How shall we throw when you are with the opposite team?" He said,
"Throw, for I am with you all."
4.593:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Some people
asked the Prophet: "Who is the most honorable amongst the people?" He replied,
"The most honorable among them is the one who is the most Allah-fearing." They
said, "O Allah's Prophet! We do not ask about this." He said, "Then the most
honorable person is Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, the son
of Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Khalil." They said, "We do not ask about
this." He said, "Then you want to ask me about the Arabs' descent?" They said,
"Yes." He said, "Those who were best in the pre-lslamic period, are the best in
Islam, if they comprehend (the religious knowledge).
4.594:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "May Allah forgive Lot: He wanted to have a powerful
support."
4.595:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet recited:--
'Hal-min-Muddakir' (5
4.15) (Is there any that will remember) (and avoid
evil).
4.596:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The honorable is
the son of the honorable, the son the honorable, i.e. Joseph, the son of Jacob,
the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
4.597:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle was asked, "Who is the most honorable amongst the people?" He
replied, "The most Allah fearing." The people said, "We do not want to ask you
about this." He said, "The most honorable person is Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the
son of Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Khalil"
The people said, 'We do not want to ask you about this." He said," Then you want
to ask me about the origins of the Arabs? People are of various origins. The
best in the pre-lslamic period are the best in Islam, provided they comprehend
(the religious knowledge).
4.598:
Narrated `Aisha:
That the Prophet
said (to her). "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." She replied," Abu
Bakr is a soft-hearted person and when he stands at your place, he will weep (so
he will not be able to lead the prayer)." The Prophet repeated the same order
and she gave the same reply. The narrator, Shuba said that the Prophet said on
the third or fourth time. "You are (like) the female companions of Joseph. Order
Abu Bakr to lead the prayer. "
4.599:
Narrated Abu Musa: When the
Prophet fell ill, he said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." `Aisha
said, "Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted person. The Prophet gave the same order again
and she again gave the same reply. He again said, "Order Abu Bakr (to lead the
prayer)! You are (like) the female companions of Joseph." Consequently Abu Bakr
led the people in prayer in the life-time of the Prophet.
4.600:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Save `Aiyyash bin Abi
Rabi`a (from the unjust treatment of the infidels). O Allah! Save Salama bin
Hisham. O Allah! Send your Punishment on (the tribe of) Mudar. O Allah! Let them
suffer from years (of drought) similar to that inflicted during the life-time of
Joseph."
4.601:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah
bestow His Mercy on Lot. He wanted to have a powerful support. If I were to stay
in prison (for a period equal to) the stay of Joseph (prison) and then the offer
of freedom came to me, then I would have accepted it." (See Hadith No. 591)
4.602:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked Um Ruman, `Aisha's mother about the
accusation forged against `Aisha. She said, "While I was sitting with `Aisha, an
Ansari woman came to us and said, 'Let Allah condemn such-and-such person.' I
asked her, 'Why do you say so?' She replied, 'For he has spread the (slanderous)
story.' `Aisha said, 'What story?' The woman then told her the story. `Aisha
asked, 'Have Abu Bakr and Allah's Apostle heard about it ?' She said, 'Yes.'
`Aisha fell down senseless (on hearing that), and when she came to her senses,
she got fever and shaking of the body. The Prophet came and asked, 'What is
wrong with her?' I said, 'She has got fever because of a story which has been
rumored.' `Aisha got up and said, 'By Allah! Even if I took an oath, you would
not believe me, and if I put forward an excuse, You would not excuse me. My
example and your example is just like that example of Jacob and his sons.
Against that which you assert, it is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought.'
(1
2.18) The Prophet left and then Allah revealed the Verses (concerning the
matter), and on that `Aisha said, 'Thanks to Allah (only) and not to anybody
else."
4.603:
Narrated `Urwa:
I asked `Aisha the wife of the Prophet
about the meaning of the following Verse: -- "(Respite will be granted) 'Until
when the apostles give up hope (of their people) and thought that they were
denied (by their people)..............."(1
2.110) `Aisha replied, "Really,
their nations did not believe them." I said, "By Allah! They were definite that
their nations treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspecting."
`Aisha said, "O 'Uraiya (i.e. `Urwa)! No doubt, they were quite sure about it."
I said, "May the Verse be read in such a way as to mean that the apostles
thought that Allah did not help them?" Aisha said, "Allah forbid! (Impossible)
The Apostles did not suspect their Lord of such a thing. But this Verse is
concerned with the Apostles' followers who had faith in their Lord and believed
in their apostles and their period of trials was long and Allah's Help was
delayed till the apostles gave up hope for the conversion of the disbelievers
amongst their nation and suspected that even their followers were shaken in
their belief, Allah's Help then came to them." Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
said, "The honorable, the son of the honorable, the son of the honorable, (was)
Joseph, the son of Jacob! the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham."
4.604:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While Job was naked, taking a bath,
a swarm of gold locusts fell on him and he started collecting them in his
garment. His Lord called him, 'O Job! Have I not made you rich enough to need
what you see? He said, 'Yes, O Lord! But I cannot dispense with your Blessing."'
4.605:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet returned to Khadija while his
heart was beating rapidly. She took him to Waraqa bin Naufal who was a Christian
convert and used to read the Gospels in Arabic Waraqa asked (the Prophet), "What
do you see?" When he told him, Waraqa said, "That is the same angel whom Allah
sent to the Prophet) Moses. Should I live till you receive the Divine Message, I
will support you strongly."
4.606:
Narrated Malik bin Sasaa: Allah's
Apostle talked to his companions about his Night Journey to the Heavens. When he
reached the fifth Heaven, he met Aaron. (Gabriel said to the Prophet), "This is
Aaron." The Prophet said, "Gabriel greeted and so did I, and he returned the
greeting saying, 'Welcome, O Pious Brother and Pious Prophet."
4.607:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "On the night of my Ascension to
Heaven, I saw (the prophet) Moses who was a thin person with lank hair, looking
like one of the men of the tribe of Shanua; and I saw Jesus who was of average
height with red face as if he had just come out of a bathroom. And I resemble
prophet Abraham more than any of his offspring does. Then I was given two cups,
one containing milk and the other wine. Gabriel said, 'Drink whichever you
like.' I took the milk and drank it. Gabriel said, 'You have accepted what is
natural, (True Religion i.e. Islam) and if you had taken the wine, your
followers would have gone astray.' "
4.608:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet said, "One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) bin
Matta." So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet mentioned the night of
his Ascension and said, "The prophet Moses was brown, a tall person as if from
the people of the tribe of Shanu'a. Jesus was a curly-haired man of moderate
height." He also mentioned Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and
Ad-Dajjal.
4.609:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet came to Medina,
he found (the Jews) fasting on the day of 'Ashura' (i.e. 10th of Muharram). They
used to say: "This is a great day on which Allah saved Moses and drowned the
folk of Pharaoh. Moses observed the fast on this day, as a sign of gratitude to
Allah." The Prophet said, "I am closer to Moses than they." So, he observed the
fast (on that day) and ordered the Muslims to fast on it.
4.610:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said, 'People will be struck unconscious on
the Day of Resurrection and I will be the first to regain consciousness, and
behold! There I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of Allah's Throne. I
will wonder whether he has become conscious before me of he has been exempted,
because of his unconsciousness at the Tur (mountain) which he received (on the
earth).
4.611:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Were it not for
Bani Israel, meat would not decay; and were it not for Eve, no woman would ever
betray her husband."
4.612:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That he differed with
Al-Hur bin Qais Al-Fazari regarding the companion of Moses. Ibn `Abbas said that
he was Al-Khadir. Meanwhile Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called
him saying, "My friend and I have differed regarding Moses' companion whom Moses
asked the way to meet. Have you heard Allah's Apostle mentioning something about
him?" He said, "Yes, I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'While Moses was sitting in
the company of some Israelites, a man came and asked (him), 'Do you know anyone
who is more learned than you?' Moses replied, 'No.' So, Allah sent the Divine
Inspiration to Moses: 'Yes, Our slave, Khadir (is more learned than you).' Moses
asked how to meet him (i.e. Khadir). So, the fish, was made, as a sign for him,
and he was told that when the fish was lost, he should return and there he would
meet him. So, Moses went on looking for the sign of the fish in the sea. The
servant boy of Moses said to him, 'Do you know that when we were sitting by the
side of the rock, I forgot the fish, and t was only Satan who made me forget to
tell (you) about it.' Moses said, That was what we were seeking after,' and both
of them returned, following their footmarks and found Khadir; and what happened
further to them, is mentioned in Allah's Book."
4.613:
Narrated Sa`id
bin Jubair: I said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bukah claims that Moses, the
companion of Al-Khadir was not Moses (the prophet) of the children of Israel,
but some other Moses." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's enemy (i.e. Nauf) has told a
lie. Ubai bin Ka`b told us that the Prophet said, 'Once Moses stood up and
addressed Bani Israel. He was asked who was the most learned man amongst the
people. He said, 'I.' Allah admonished him as he did not attribute absolute
knowledge to Him (Allah). So, Allah said to him, 'Yes, at the junction of the
two seas there is a Slave of Mine who is more learned than you.' Moses said, 'O
my Lord! How can I meet him?' Allah said, 'Take a fish and put it in a large
basket and you will find him at the place where you will lose the fish.' Moses
took a fish and put it in a basket and proceeded along with his (servant) boy,
Yusha` bin Noon, till they reached the rock where they laid their heads (i.e.
lay down). Moses slept, and the fish, moving out of the basket, fell into the
sea. It took its way into the sea (straight) as in a tunnel. Allah stopped the
flow of water over the fish and it became like an arch (the Prophet pointed out
this arch with his hands). They travelled the rest of the night, and the next
day Moses said to his boy (servant), 'Give us our food, for indeed, we have
suffered much fatigue in this journey of ours.' Moses did not feel tired till he
crossed that place which Allah had ordered him to seek after. His boy (servant)
said to him, 'Do you know that when we were sitting near that rock, I forgot the
fish, and none but Satan caused me to forget to tell (you) about it, and it took
its course into the sea in an amazing way?.' So there was a path for the fish
and that astonished them. Moses said, 'That was what we were seeking after.' So,
both of them retraced their footsteps till they reached the rock. There they saw
a man Lying covered with a garment. Moses greeted him and he replied saying,
'How do people greet each other in your land?' Moses said, 'I am Moses.' The man
asked, 'Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said, 'Yes, I have come to you so that you
may teach me from those things which Allah has taught you.' He said, 'O Moses! I
have some of the Knowledge of Allah which Allah has taught me, and which you do
not know, while you have some of the Knowledge of Allah which Allah has taught
you and which I do not know.' Moses asked, 'May I follow you?' He said, 'But you
will not be able to remain patient with me for how can you be patient about
things which you will not be able to understand?' (Moses said, 'You will find
me, if Allah so will, truly patient, and I will not disobey you in aught.') So,
both of them set out walking along the sea-shore, a boat passed by them and they
asked the crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir
and so they took them on board without fare. When they were on board the boat, a
sparrow came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice
into the sea. Al-Khadir said to Moses, 'O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge
have not decreased Allah's Knowledge except as much as this sparrow has
decreased the water of the sea with its beak.' Then suddenly Al-Khadir took an
adze and plucked a plank, and Moses did not notice it till he had plucked a
plank with the adze. Moses said to him, 'What have you done? They took us on
board charging us nothing; yet you I have intentionally made a hole in their
boat so as to drown its passengers. Verily, you have done a dreadful thing.'
Al-Khadir replied, 'Did I not tell you that you would not be able to remain
patient with me?' Moses replied, 'Do not blame me for what I have forgotten, and
do not be hard upon me for my fault.' So the first excuse of Moses was that he
had forgotten. When they had left the sea, they passed by a boy playing with
other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the boys head and plucked it with his hand
like this. (Sufyan, the sub narrator pointed with his fingertips as if he was
plucking some fruit.) Moses said to him, "Have you killed an innocent person who
has not killed any person? You have really done a horrible thing." Al-Khadir
said, "Did I not tell you that you could not remain patient with me?' Moses said
"If I ask you about anything after this, don't accompany me. You have received
an excuse from me.' Then both of them went on till they came to some people of a
village, and they asked its inhabitant for wood but they refused to entertain
them as guests. Then they saw therein a wall which was just going to collapse
(and Al Khadir repaired it just by touching it with his hands). (Sufyan, the
sub-narrator, pointed with his hands, illustrating how Al-Khadir passed his
hands over the wall upwards.) Moses said, "These are the people whom we have
called on, but they neither gave us food, nor entertained us as guests, yet you
have repaired their wall. If you had wished, you could have taken wages for it."
Al-Khadir said, "This is the parting between you and me, and I shall tell you
the explanation of those things on which you could not remain patient." The
Prophet added, "We wished that Moses could have remained patient by virtue of
which Allah might have told us more about their story. (Sufyan the sub-narrator
said that the Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses! If he had
remained patient, we would have been told further about their case.")
4.614:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Al-Khadir was named so because he
sat over a barren white land, it turned green with plantation after (his sitting
over it."
4.615:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "It was
said to Bani Israel, Enter the gate (of the town) with humility (prostrating
yourselves) and saying: "Repentance", but they changed the word and entered the
town crawling on their buttocks and saying: "A wheat grain in the hair."
4.616:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet) Moses
was a shy person and used to cover his body completely because of his extensive
shyness. One of the children of Israel hurt him by saying, 'He covers his body
in this way only because of some defect in his skin, either leprosy or scrotal
hernia, or he has some other defect.' Allah wished to clear Moses of what they
said about him, so one day while Moses was in seclusion, he took off his clothes
and put them on a stone and started taking a bath. When he had finished the
bath, he moved towards his clothes so as to take them, but the stone took his
clothes and fled; Moses picked up his stick and ran after the stone saying, 'O
stone! Give me my garment!' Till he reached a group of Bani Israel who saw him
naked then, and found him the best of what Allah had created, and Allah cleared
him of what they had accused him of. The stone stopped there and Moses took and
put his garment on and started hitting the stone with his stick. By Allah, the
stone still has some traces of the hitting, three, four or five marks. This was
what Allah refers to in His Saying:-- "O you who believe! Be you not like those
Who annoyed Moses, But Allah proved his innocence of that which they alleged,
And he was honorable In Allah's Sight." (3
3.69)
4.617:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Once the Prophet distributed something (among his followers. A man
said, "This distribution has not been done (with justice) seeking Allah's
Countenance." I went to the Prophet and told him (of that). He became so angry
that I saw the signs of anger oh his face. Then he said, "May Allah bestow His
Mercy on Moses, for he was harmed more (in a worse manner) than this; yet he
endured patiently."
4.618:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: We were with
Allah's Apostle picking the fruits of the 'Arak trees, and Allah's Apostle said,
"Pick the black fruit, for it is the best." The companions asked, "Were you a
shepherd?" He replied, "There was no prophet who was not a shepherd."
4.619:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Angel of Death was sent to Moses when he came to
Moses, Moses slapped him on the eye. The angel returned to his Lord and said,
"You have sent me to a Slave who does not want to die." Allah said, "Return to
him and tell him to put his hand on the back of an ox and for every hair that
will come under it, he will be granted one year of life." Moses said, "O Lord!
What will happen after that?" Allah replied, "Then death." Moses said, "Let it
come now." Moses then requested Allah to let him die close to the Sacred Land so
much so that he would be at a distance of a stone's throw from it." Abu Huraira
added, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If I were there, I would show you his grave below
the red sand hill on the side of the road."
4.620:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A Muslim and a Jew quarreled. The Muslim taking an oath, said, "By Him Who has
preferred Muhammad over all people...!" The Jew said, "By Him Who has preferred
Moses, over all people." The Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew who came
to the Prophet to tell him what had happened between him and the Muslim. The
Prophet said, "Don't give me superiority over Moses, for the people will become
unconscious (on the Day of Resurrection) and I will be the first to gain
consciousness to see Moses standing and holding a side of Allah's Throne. I will
not know if he has been among those people who have become unconscious; and that
he has gained consciousness before me, or he has been amongst those whom Allah
has exempted."
4.621:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Adam
and Moses argued with each other. Moses said to Adam. 'You are Adam whose
mistake expelled you from Paradise.' Adam said to him, 'You are Moses whom Allah
selected as His Messenger and as the one to whom He spoke directly; yet you
blame me for a thing which had already been written in my fate before my
creation?"' Allah's Apostle said twice, "So, Adam overpowered Moses."
4.622:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet once came to us and said, "All the nations
were displayed in front of me, and I saw a large multitude of people covering
the horizon. Somebody said, 'This is Moses and his followers.' "
4.623:
Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said, "Many amongst men reached (the
level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached this level except Asia,
Pharaoh's wife, and Mary, the daughter of `Imran. And no doubt, the superiority
of `Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. a meat and
bread dish) to other meals."
4.624:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet
said, "None of you should say that I am better than Yunus (i.e. Jonah)."
Musadded added, "Jonah bin Matta."
4.625:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet said, "No slave (of Allah) should say that I am better than Yunus bin
Matta." So the Prophet mentioned his father's name with his name.
4.626:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once while a Jew was selling something, he was offered
a price that he was not pleased with. So, he said, "No, by Him Who gave Moses
superiority over all human beings!" Hearing him, an Ansari man got up and
slapped him on the face and said, "You say: By Him Who Gave Moses superiority
over all human beings although the Prophet (Muhammad) is present amongst us!"
The Jew went to the Prophet and said, "O Abu-l-Qasim! I am under the assurance
and contract of security, so what right does so-and-so have to slap me?" The
Prophet asked the other, "Why have you slapped". He told him the whole story.
The Prophet became angry, till anger appeared on his face, and said, "Don't give
superiority to any prophet amongst Allah's Prophets, for when the trumpet will
be blown, everyone on the earth and in the heavens will become unconscious
except those whom Allah will exempt. The trumpet will be blown for the second
time and I will be the first to be resurrected to see Moses holding Allah's
Throne. I will not know whether the unconsciousness which Moses received on the
Day of Tur has been sufficient for him, or has he got up before me. And I do not
say that there is anybody who is better than Yunus bin Matta."
4.627:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None should say that I am better
than Yunus bin Matta."
4.628:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"The reciting of the Zabur (i.e. Psalms) was made easy for David. He used to
order that his riding animals be saddled, and would finish reciting the Zabur
before they were saddled. And he would never eat except from the earnings of his
manual work."
4.629:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle was
informed that I have said: "By Allah, I will fast all the days and pray all the
nights as long as I live." On that, Allah's Apostle asked me. "Are you the one
who says: 'I will fast all the days and pray all the nights as long as I live?'
" I said, "Yes, I have said it." He said, "You cannot do that. So fast
(sometimes) and do not fast (sometimes). Pray and sleep. Fast for three days a
month, for the reward of a good deed is multiplied by ten time, and so the
fasting of three days a month equals the fasting of a year." I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I can do (fast) more than this." He said, "Fast on every third day. I
said: I can do (fast) more than that, He said: "Fast on alternate days and this
was the fasting of David which is the most moderate sort of fasting." I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I can do (fast) more than that." He said, "There is nothing
better than that."
4.630:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-As: The
Prophet said to me, "I have been informed that you pray all the nights and
observe fast all the days; is this true?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "If you do
so, your eyes will become weak and you will get bored. So fast three days a
month, for this will be the fasting of a whole year, or equal to the fasting of
a whole year." I said, "I find myself able to fast more." He said, "Then fast
like the fasting of (the Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate days and
would not flee on facing the enemy."
4.631:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "The most beloved fasting to Allah was the fasting
of (the Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate days. And the most beloved
prayer to Allah was the prayer of David who used to sleep for (the first) half
of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it."
4.632:
Narrated Mujahid:
I asked Ibn `Abbas, "Should we perform a
prostration on reciting Surat-Sa`d?" He recited (the Sura) including: 'And among
his progeny, David, Solomon..(up to)...so follow their guidance (6.84-91) And
then he said, "Your Prophet is amongst those people who have been ordered to
follow them (i.e. the preceding apostles).
4.633:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The prostration in Sura-Sa`d is not amongst the compulsory prostrations, though
I saw the Prophet prostrating on reciting The Statement of Allah:--and to David
We gave Solomon (for a son). How excellent (a) slave he was ever oft-returning
in repentance (to us) (38.30) And His Statement:-- He said: My Lord Forgive me
and grant me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me.' (38.35)
And His Statement:-- 'And they followed what the Devils gave out (falsely), of
magic in the life-time of Solomon.' (2.102)
4.634:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A strong demon from the Jinns came to me yesterday suddenly,
so as to spoil my prayer, but Allah enabled me to overpower him, and so I caught
him and intended to tie him to one of the pillars of the Mosque so that all of
you might see him, but I remembered the invocation of my brother Solomon: 'And
grant me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me.' (38.35) so I
let him go cursed."
4.635:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Solomon (the son of) David said, 'Tonight I will sleep with seventy ladies each
of whom will conceive a child who will be a knight fighting for "Allah's Cause.'
His companion said, 'If Allah will.' But Solomon did not say so; therefore none
of those women got pregnant except one who gave birth to a half child." The
Prophet further said, "If the Prophet Solomon had said it (i.e. 'If Allah will')
he would have begotten children who would have fought in Allah's Cause." Shuaib
and Ibn Abi Az-Zinad said, "Ninety (women) is more correct (than seventy).
4.636:
Narrated Abu Dhaar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was
built first?" He replied, "Al-Masjid-ul-Haram." I asked, "Which (was built)
next?" He replied, "Al-Masjid-ul-Aqs-a (i.e. Jerusalem)." I asked, "What was the
period in between them?" He replied, "Forty (years)." He then added, "Wherever
the time for the prayer comes upon you, perform the prayer, for all the earth is
a place of worshipping for you."
4.637:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "My example and the example o the people is like that of a person
who lit a fire and let the moths, butterflies and these insects fall in it." He
also said, "There were two women, each of whom had a child with her. A wolf came
and took away the child of one of them, whereupon the other said, 'It has taken
your child.' The first said, 'But it has taken your child.' So they both carried
the case before David who judged that the living child be given to the elder
lady. So both of them went to Solomon bin David and informed him (of the case).
He said, 'Bring me a knife so as to cut the child into two pieces and distribute
it between them.' The younger lady said, 'May Allah be merciful to you! Don't do
that, for it is her (i.e. the other lady's) child.' So he gave the child to the
younger lady."
4.638:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Verse:-- 'Those who
believe and mix not their belief with wrong." was revealed, the companions of
the Prophet said, "Who amongst us has not mixed his belief with wrong?" Then
Allah revealed: "Join none in worship with Allah, Verily joining others in
worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed."
4.639:
Narrated `Abdullah:
When the Verse:-- 'Those who believe and mix not their belief with wrong.' was
revealed, the Muslims felt it very hard on them and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Who amongst us does not do wrong to himself?" He replied, "The Verse does not
mean this. But that (wrong) means to associate others in worship to Allah: Don't
you listen to what Luqman said to his son when he was advising him," O my son!
Join not others in worship with Allah. Verily joining others in worship with
Allah is a great wrong indeed." (3
1.13)
4.640:
Narrated Malik bin
Sasaa: That the Prophet talked to them about the night of his Ascension to the
Heavens. He said, "(Then Gabriel took me) and ascended up till he reached the
second heaven where he asked for the gate to be opened, but it was asked, 'Who
is it?' Gabriel replied, 'I am Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying
you?' He replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' He said,
'Yes.' When we reached over the second heaven, I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and Jesus
who were cousins. Gabriel said, 'These are John (Yahya) and Jesus, so greet
them.' I greeted them and they returned the greeting saying, 'Welcome, O Pious
Brother and Pious Prophet!;' "
4.641:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab:
Abu Huraira said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'There is none born among the
off-spring of Adam, but Satan touches it. A child therefore, cries loudly at the
time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her child." Then
Abu Huraira recited: "And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring
from the outcast Satan" (3.36)
4.642:
Narrated `Ali:
I heard the
Prophet saying, "Mary, the daughter of `Imran, was the best among the women (of
the world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this
nation).
4.643:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "The
superiority of `Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e.
meat and bread dish) to other meals. Many men reached the level of perfection,
but no woman reached such a level except Mary, the daughter of `Imran and Asia,
the wife of Pharaoh." Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Amongst all those women who ride camels (i.e. Arabs), the ladies of Quraish are
the best. They are merciful and kind to their off-spring and the best guardians
of their husbands' properties.' Abu Huraira added, "Mary the daughter of `Imran
never rode a camel."
4.644:
Narrated 'Ubada:
The Prophet said, "If
anyone testifies that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone Who
has no partners, and that Muhammad is His Slave and His Apostle, and that Jesus
is Allah's Slave and His Apostle and His Word which He bestowed on Mary and a
Spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is true, and Hell is true, Allah will
admit him into Paradise with the deeds which he had done even if those deeds
were few." (Junada, the sub-narrator said, " 'Ubada added, 'Such a person can
enter Paradise through any of its eight gates he likes.")
4.645:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None spoke in cradle but three:
(The first was) Jesus, (the second was), there a man from Bani Israel called
Juraij. While he was offering his prayers, his mother came and called him. He
said (to himself), 'Shall I answer her or keep on praying?" (He went on praying)
and did not answer her, his mother said, "O Allah! Do not let him die till he
sees the faces of prostitutes." So while he was in his hermitage, a lady came
and sought to seduce him, but he refused. So she went to a shepherd and
presented herself to him to commit illegal sexual intercourse with her and then
later she gave birth to a child and claimed that it belonged to Juraij. The
people, therefore, came to him and dismantled his hermitage and expelled him out
of it and abused him. Juraij performed the ablution and offered prayer, and then
came to the child and said, 'O child! Who is your father?' The child replied,
'The shepherd.' (After hearing this) the people said, 'We shall rebuild your
hermitage of gold,' but he said, 'No, of nothing but mud.'(The third was the
hero of the following story) A lady from Bani Israel was nursing her child at
her breast when a handsome rider passed by her. She said, 'O Allah ! Make my
child like him.' On that the child left her breast, and facing the rider said,
'O Allah! Do not make me like him.' The child then started to suck her breast
again. (Abu Huraira further said, "As if I were now looking at the Prophet
sucking his finger (in way of demonstration.") After a while the people passed
by, with a lady slave and she (i.e. the child's mother) said, 'O Allah! Do not
make my child like this (slave girl)!, On that the child left her breast and
said, 'O Allah! Make me like her.' When she asked why, the child replied, 'The
rider is one of the tyrants while this slave girl is falsely accused of theft
and illegal sexual intercourse."
4.646:
Narrated Hisham:
From Ma`mar
as below.
4.647:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I met Moses on
the night of my Ascension to heaven." The Prophet then described him saying, as
I think, "He was a tall person with lank hair as if he belonged to the people of
the tribe of Shanu's.' The Prophet further said, "I met Jesus." The Prophet
described him saying, "He was one of moderate height and was red-faced as if he
had just come out of a bathroom. I saw Abraham whom I resembled more than any of
his children did." The Prophet further said, "(That night) I was given two cups;
one full of milk and the other full of wine. I was asked to take either of them
which I liked, and I took the milk and drank it. On that it was said to me, 'You
have taken the right path (religion). If you had taken the wine, your (Muslim)
nation would have gone astray."
4.648:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
said, "I saw Moses, Jesus and Abraham (on the night of my Ascension to the
heavens). Jesus was of red complexion, curly hair and a broad chest. Moses was
of brown complexion, straight hair and tall stature as if he was from the people
of Az-Zutt."
4.649:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet mentioned the
Massiah Ad-Dajjal in front of the people saying, Allah is not one eyed while
Messsiah, Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye and his eye looks like a bulging
out grape. While sleeping near the Ka`ba last night, I saw in my dream a man of
brown color the best one can see amongst brown color and his hair was long that
it fell between his shoulders. His hair was lank and water was dribbling from
his head and he was placing his hands on the shoulders of two men while
circumambulating the Ka`ba. I asked, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'This is
Jesus, son of Mary.' Behind him I saw a man who had very curly hair and was
blind in the right eye, resembling Ibn Qatan (i.e. an infidel) in appearance. He
was placing his hands on the shoulders of a person while performing Tawaf around
the Ka`ba. I asked, 'Who is this? 'They replied, 'The Masih, Ad-Dajjal.' "
4.650:
Narrated Salim from his father: No, By Allah, the Prophet did not
tell that Jesus was of red complexion but said, "While I was asleep
circumambulating the Ka`ba (in my dream), suddenly I saw a man of brown
complexion and lank hair walking between two men, and water was dropping from
his head. I asked, 'Who is this?' The people said, 'He is the son of Mary.' Then
I looked behind and I saw a red-complexioned, fat, curly-haired man, blind in
the right eye which looked like a bulging out grape. I asked, 'Who is this?'
They replied, 'He is Ad-Dajjal.' The one who resembled to him among the people,
was Ibn Qatar." (Az-Zuhri said, "He (i.e. Ibn Qatan) was a man from the tribe
Khuza`a who died in the pre-lslamic period.")
4.651:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I am the nearest of all the people to
the son of Mary, and all the prophets are paternal brothers, and there has been
no prophet between me and him (i.e. Jesus).
4.652:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Both in this world and in the Hereafter, I am the nearest
of all the people to Jesus, the son of Mary. The prophets are paternal brothers;
their mothers are different, but their religion is one."
4.653:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Jesus, seeing a man stealing, asked him, 'Did
you steal?, He said, 'No, by Allah, except Whom there is None who has the right
to be worshipped' Jesus said, 'I believe in Allah and suspect my eyes."
4.654:
Narrated `Umar:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not
exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am
only a Slave. So, call me the Slave of Allah and His Apostle."
4.655:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: Allah's Apostle said, "If a person teaches his
slave girl good manners properly, educates her properly, and then manumits and
marries her, he will get a double reward. And if a man believes in Jesus and
then believes in me, he will get a double reward. And if a slave fears his Lord
(i.e. Allah) and obeys his masters, he too will get a double reward."
4.656:
Narrted Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "You will be resurrected (and
assembled) bare-footed, naked and uncircumcised." The Prophet then recited the
Divine Verse:-- "As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it: A promise
We have undertaken. Truly we shall do it." (2
1.104) He added, "The first to
be dressed will be Abraham. Then some of my companions will take to the right
and to the left. I will say: 'My companions! 'It will be said, 'They had been
renegades since you left them.' I will then say what the Pious Slave Jesus, the
son of Mary said: 'And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst them;
when You did take me up, You were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness
to all things. If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if you forgive
them, You, only You are the All-Mighty the All-Wise.' " (5.117-118) Narrated
Quaggas, "Those were the apostates who renegade from Islam during the Caliphate
of Abu Bakr who fought them".
4.657:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, surely (Jesus,) the son of Mary
will soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly (as a Just Ruler);
he will break the Cross and kill the pigs and there will be no Jizya (i.e.
taxation taken from non Muslims). Money will be in abundance so that nobody will
accept it, and a single prostration to Allah (in prayer) will be better than the
whole world and whatever is in it." Abu Huraira added "If you wish, you can
recite (this verse of the Holy Book): -- 'And there is none Of the people of the
Scriptures (Jews and Christians) But must believe in him (i.e Jesus as an
Apostle of Allah and a human being) Before his death. And on the Day of Judgment
He will be a witness Against them." ( 4.159) (See Fath-ul-Bari, Page 302 Vol 7)
4.658:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said "How will you be when
the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you and he will judge people by
the Law of the Qur'an and not by the law of Gospel (Fateh-ul Bari page 304 and
305 Vol 7).
Bk. 56: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
4.659:
Narrated Rabi bin Hirash: `Uqba bin `Amr said to Hudhaifa,
"Won't you relate to us of what you have heard from Allah's Apostle ?" He said,
"I heard him saying, "When Al-Dajjal appears, he will have fire and water along
with him. What the people will consider as cold water, will be fire that will
burn (things). So, if anyone of you comes across this, he should fall in the
thing which will appear to him as fire, for in reality, it will be fresh cold
water." Hudhaifa added, "I also heard him saying, 'From among the people
preceding your generation, there was a man whom the angel of death visited to
capture his soul. (So his soul was captured) and he was asked if he had done any
good deed.' He replied, 'I don't remember any good deed.' He was asked to think
it over. He said, 'I do not remember, except that I used to trade with the
people in the world and I used to give a respite to the rich and forgive the
poor (among my debtors). So Allah made him enter Paradise." Hudhaifa further
said, "I also heard him saying, 'Once there was a man on his death-bed, who,
losing every hope of surviving said to his family: When I die, gather for me a
large heap of wood and make a fire (to burn me). When the fire eats my meat and
reaches my bones, and when the bones burn, take and crush them into powder and
wait for a windy day to throw it (i.e. the powder) over the sea. They did so,
but Allah collected his particles and asked him: Why did you do so? He replied:
For fear of You. So Allah forgave him." `Uqba bin `Amr said, "I heard him saying
that the Israeli used to dig the grave of the dead (to steal their shrouds).
4.660:
Narrated `Aisha and Ibn `Abbas: On his death-bed Allah's Apostle
put a sheet over his-face and when he felt hot, he would remove it from his
face. When in that state (of putting and removing the sheet) he said, "May
Allah's Curse be on the Jews and the Christians for they build places of worship
at the graves of their prophets." (By that) he intended to warn (the Muslim)
from what they (i.e. Jews and Christians) had done.
4.661:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Israelis used to be ruled and guided by
prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will
be no prophet after me, but there will be Caliphs who will increase in number."
The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you order us (to do)?" He said,
"Obey the one who will be given the pledge of allegiance first. Fulfil their
(i.e. the Caliphs) rights, for Allah will ask them about (any shortcoming) in
ruling those Allah has put under their guardianship."
4.662:
Narrated
Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said, "You will follow the wrong ways, of your
predecessors so completely and literally that if they should go into the hole of
a mastigure, you too will go there." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you mean
the Jews and the Christians?" He replied, "Whom else?" (Meaning, of course, the
Jews and the Christians.)
4.663:
Narrated Anas:
The people mentioned
the fire and the bell (as means proposed for announcing the time of prayer) and
by such a suggestion they referred to the Jews and the Christians. But Bilal was
ordered, "Pronounce the words of the Adhan (i.e. call for the prayer) twice and
the Iqama once only."
4.664:
Narrated `Aisha:
That she used to hate
that one should keep his hands on his flanks while praying. She said that the
Jew used to do so.
4.665:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"Your period (i.e. the Muslims' period) in comparison to the periods of the
previous nations, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset. And
your example in comparison to the Jews and the Christians is like the example of
a person who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me till
midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews worked for half a day for one Qirat each.
The person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from midday to the time of the
`Asr (prayer) for one Qirat each?' The Christians worked from midday till the
`Asr prayer for one Qirat. Then the person asked, 'Who will do the work for me
from the `Asr till sunset for two Qirats each?' " The Prophet added, "It is you
(i.e. Muslims) who are doing the work from the `Asr till sunset, so you will
have a double reward. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, 'We have
done more work but got less wages.' Allah said, 'Have I been unjust to you as
regards your rights?' They said, 'No.' So Allah said, 'Then it is My Blessing
which I bestow on whomever I like. "
4.666:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard
`Umar saying, "May Allah Curse so-and-so! Doesn't he know that the Prophet said,
'May Allah curse the Jews for, though they were forbidden (to eat) fat, they
liquefied it and sold it. "
4.667:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The
Prophet said, "Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single
sentence, and tell others the stories of Bani Israel (which have been taught to
you), for it is not sinful to do so. And whoever tells a lie on me
intentionally, will surely take his place in the (Hell) Fire."
4.668:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews and the Christians do
not dye (their grey hair), so you shall do the opposite of what they do (i.e.
dye your grey hair and beards).
4.669:
Narrated Jundub:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Amongst the nations before you there was a man who got a wound,
and growing impatient (with its pain), he took a knife and cut his hand with it
and the blood did not stop till he died. Allah said, 'My Slave hurried to bring
death upon himself so I have forbidden him (to enter) Paradise.' "
4.670:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Allah willed to
test three Israelis who were a Leper, a blind man and a bald-headed man. So, he
sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, 'What thing do you like
most?' He replied, "Good color and good skin, for the people have a strong
aversion to me.' The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was
given a good color and beautiful skin. The angel asked him, 'What kind of
property do you like best?' He replied, 'Camels (or cows).' (The narrator is in
doubt, for either the leper or the bald-headed man demanded camels and the other
demanded cows.) So he (i.e. the leper) was given a pregnant she-camei, and the
angel said (to him), 'May Allah bless you in it.' The angel then went to the
bald-headed man and said, 'What thing do you like most?' He said, 'I like good
hair and wish to be cured of this disease, for the people feel repulsion for
me.' The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given good
hair. The angel asked (him), 'What kind of property do you like bests' He
replied, 'Cows,' The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, 'May Allah bless
you in it.' The angel went to the blind man and asked, 'What thing do you like
best?' He said, '(I like) that Allah may restore my eye-sight to me so that I
may see the people.' The angel touched his eyes and Allah gave him back his
eye-sight. The angel asked him, "What kind of property do you like best?' He
replied, 'Sheep.' The angel gave him a pregnant sheep. Afterwards, all the three
pregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied and brought forth so
much that one of the (three) men had a herd of camels filling a valley, and one
had a herd of cows filling a valley, and one had a flock of sheep filling a
valley. Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a leper, went
to the leper and said, I am a poor man, who has lost all means of livelihood
while on a journey. So none will satisfy my need except Allah and then you. In
the Name of Him Who has given you such nice color and beautiful skin, and so
much property, I ask you to give me a camel so that I may reach my destination.
The man replied, 'I have many obligations (so I cannot give you).' The angel
said, 'I think I know you; were you not a leper to whom the people had a strong
aversion? Weren't you a poor man, and then Allah gave you (all this property).'
He replied, '(This is all wrong), I got this property through inheritance from
my fore-fathers' The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make
you as you were before. ' Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance
of a bald man, went to the bald man and said to him the same as he told the
first one, and he too answered the same as the first one did. The angel said,
'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before.' The
angel, disguised in the shape of a blind man, went to the blind man and said, 'I
am a poor man and a traveler, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted
while on a journey. I have nobody to help me except Allah, and after Him, you
yourself. I ask you in the Name of Him Who has given you back your eye-sight to
give me a sheep, so that with its help, I may complete my journey' The man said,
'No doubt, I was blind and Allah gave me back my eye-sight; I was poor and Allah
made me rich; so take anything you wish from my property. By Allah, I will not
stop you for taking anything (you need) of my property which you may take for
Allah's sake.' The angel replied, 'Keep your property with you. You (i.e 3 men)
have been tested and Allah is pleased with you and is angry with your two
companions."
4.671:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Once
three persons (from the previous nations) were traveling, and suddenly it
started raining and they took shelter in a cave. The entrance of the cave got
closed while they were inside. They said to each other, 'O you! Nothing can save
you except the truth, so each of you should ask Allah's Help by referring to
such a deed as he thinks he did sincerely (i.e. just for gaining Allah's
Pleasure).' So one of them said, 'O Allah! You know that I had a laborer who
worked for me for one Faraq (i.e. three Sas) of rice, but he departed, leaving
it (i.e. his wages). I sowed that Faraq of rice and with its yield I bought cows
(for him). Later on when he came to me asking for his wages, I said (to him),
'Go to those cows and drive them away.' He said to me, 'But you have to pay me
only a Faraq of rice,' I said to him, 'Go to those cows and take them, for they
are the product of that Faraq (of rice).' So he drove them. O Allah! If you
consider that I did that for fear of You, then please remove the rock.' The rock
shifted a bit from the mouth of the cave. The second one said, 'O Allah, You
know that I had old parents whom I used to provide with the milk of my sheep
every night. One night I was delayed and when I came, they had slept, while my
wife and children were crying with hunger. I used not to let them (i.e. my
family) drink unless my parents had drunk first. So I disliked to wake them up
and also disliked that they should sleep without drinking it, I kept on waiting
(for them to wake) till it dawned. O Allah! If You consider that I did that for
fear of you, then please remove the rock.' So the rock shifted and they could
see the sky through it. The (third) one said, 'O Allah! You know that I had a
cousin (i.e. my paternal uncle's daughter) who was most beloved to me and I
sought to seduce her, but she refused, unless I paid her one-hundred Dinars
(i.e. gold pieces). So I collected the amount and brought it to her, and she
allowed me to sleep with her. But when I sat between her legs, she said, 'Be
afraid of Allah, and do not deflower me but legally. 'I got up and left the
hundred Dinars (for her). O Allah! If You consider that I did that for fear of
you than please remove the rock. So Allah saved them and they came out (of the
cave)." [It has been flasely argued that "This Hadith indicates that one can
ONLY ask Allah for help directly or through his performed good deeds." [In fact
this hadith does account the request of those three men based on their good
deeds, but nowhere within this hadith's text is it mentioned - as claimed - that
this is the ONLY way that Allah may be asked. The reader is requested to review
our holy Prophets words for himself, and not to allow others to falsely
interject their own opinions in them. [It has also been wrongly (and vehemently)
added that "But to ask Allah through dead or absent prophets, saints, spirits,
holy men, angels etc. is absolutely forbidden in Islam and it is a kind of
disbelief." Such statements are extremely inflamatory and un-islamically
accusative. They purport to deny intercession, even though it was affirmed by
the majority of Muslim scholars. The authentis hadeeth where one of the the
Companions asks the Prophet: "I ask you to be in your company in Jannah" is
enough proof for the wise. As for debative persons who prefer their own
opinions, they will not accept even volumes of proofs. Addition by Dar Al
Hadeeth]
4.672:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "While a lady was nursing her child, a rider passed by and she said, 'O
Allah! Don't let my child die till he becomes like this (rider).' The child
said, 'O Allah! Don't make me like him,' and then returned to her breast
(sucking it). (After a while) they passed by a lady who was being pulled and
teased (by the people). The child's mother said, 'O Allah! Do not make my child
like her.' The child said, 'O Allah! Make me like her.' Then he said, 'As for
the rider, he is an infidel, while the lady is accused of illegal sexual
intercourse (falsely) and she says: Allah is sufficient for me (He knows the
truth).
4.673:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While a dog was
going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it
and took off her shoe and watered it. So Allah forgave her because of that good
deed."
4.674:
Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur-Rahman: That he heard Muawiya
bin Abi Sufyan (talking) on the pulpit in the year when he performed the Hajj.
He took a tuft of hair that was in the hand of an orderly and said, "O people of
Medina! Where are your learned men? I heard the Prophet forbidding such a thing
as this (i.e. false hair) and he used to say, 'The Israelis were destroyed when
their ladies practiced this habit (of using false hair to lengthen their locks).
4.675:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Amongst the people
preceding you there used to be 'Muhaddithun' (i.e. persons who can guess things
that come true later on, as if those persons have been inspired by a divine
power), and if there are any such persons amongst my followers, it is `Umar bin
Al-Khattab."
4.676:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said,
"Amongst the men of Bani Israel there was a man who had murdered ninety-nine
persons. Then he set out asking (whether his repentance could be accepted or
not). He came upon a monk and asked him if his repentance could be accepted. The
monk replied in the negative and so the man killed him. He kept on asking till a
man advised to go to such and such village. (So he left for it) but death
overtook him on the way. While dying, he turned his chest towards that village
(where he had hoped his repentance would be accepted), and so the angels of
mercy and the angels of punishment quarrelled amongst themselves regarding him.
Allah ordered the village (towards which he was going) to come closer to him,
and ordered the village (whence he had come), to go far away, and then He
ordered the angels to measure the distances between his body and the two
villages. So he was found to be one span closer to the village (he was going
to). So he was forgiven."
4.677:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah's
Apostle; offered the morning prayer and then faced the people and said, "While a
man was driving a cow, he suddenly rode over it and beat it. The cow said, "We
have not been created for this, but we have been created for sloughing." On that
the people said astonishingly, "Glorified be Allah! A cow speaks!" The Prophet
said, "I believe this, and Abu Bakr and `Umar too, believe it, although neither
of them was present there. While a person was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked
and took one of the sheep. The man chased the wolf till he saved it from the
wolf, where upon the wolf said, 'You have saved it from me; but who will guard
it on the day of the wild beasts when there will be no shepherd to guard them
except me (because of riots and afflictions)? ' " The people said surprisingly,
"Glorified be Allah! A wolf speaks!" The Prophet said, "But I believe this, and
Abu Bakr and `Umar too, believe this, although neither of them was present
there." (See the Foot-note of page No. 10 Vol.5)
4.678:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A man bought a piece of and from another man,
and the buyer found an earthenware jar filled with gold in the land. The buyer
said to the seller. 'Take your gold, as I have bought only the land from you,
but I have not bought the gold from you.' The (former) owner of the land said,
"I have sold you the land with everything in it.' So both of them took their
case before a man who asked, 'Do you have children?' One of them said, "I have a
boy.' The other said, "I have a girl.' The man said, 'Marry the girl to the boy
and spend the money on both of them and give the rest of it in charity.' "
4.679:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle said, "Plague was a
means of torture sent on a group of Israelis (or on some people before you). So
if you hear of its spread in a land, don't approach it, and if a plague should
appear in a land where you are present, then don't leave that land in order to
run away from it (i.e. plague).
4.680:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of
the Prophet) I asked Allah's Apostle about the plague. He told me that it was a
Punishment sent by Allah on whom he wished, and Allah made it a source of mercy
for the believers, for if one in the time of an epidemic plague stays in his
country patiently hoping for Allah's Reward and believing that nothing will
befall him except what Allah has written for him, he will get the reward of a
martyr."
4.681:
Narrated `Aisha:
The people of Quraish worried about
the lady from Bani Makhzum who had committed theft. They asked, "Who will
intercede for her with Allah's Apostle?" Some said, "No one dare to do so except
Usama bin Zaid the beloved one to Allah's Apostle ." When Usama spoke about that
to Allah's Apostle Allah's Apostle said, (to him), "Do you try to intercede for
somebody in a case connected with Allah's Prescribed Punishments?" Then he got
up and delivered a sermon saying, "What destroyed the nations preceding you, was
that if a noble amongst them stole, they would forgive him, and if a poor person
amongst them stole, they would inflict Allah's Legal punishment on him. By
Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad stole, I would cut off her hand."
4.682:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: I heard a person reciting a (Qur'anic) Verse
in a certain way, and I had heard the Prophet reciting the same Verse in a
different way. So I took him to the Prophet and informed him of that but I
noticed the sign of disapproval on his face, and then he said, "Both of you are
correct, so don't differ, for the nations before you differed, so they were
destroyed."
4.683:
Narrated `Abdullah: As if I saw the Prophet talking
about one of the prophets whose nation had beaten him and caused him to bleed,
while he was cleaning the blood off his face and saying, "O Allah! Forgive my
nation, for they have no knowledge."
4.684:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The
Prophet said, "Amongst the people preceding your age, there was a man whom Allah
had given a lot of money. While he was in his death-bed, he called his sons and
said, 'What type of father have I been to you? They replied, 'You have been a
good father.' He said, 'I have never done a single good deed; so when I die,
burn me, crush my body, and scatter the resulting ashes on a windy day.' His
sons did accordingly, but Allah gathered his particles and asked (him), 'What
made you do so?' He replied, "Fear of you.' So Allah bestowed His Mercy upon
him. (forgave him).
4.685:
Narrated Ribi bin Hirash: `Uqba said to
Hudhaifa, "Won't you narrate to us what you heard from Allah's Apostle ?"
Hudhaifa said, "I heard him saying, 'Death approached a man and when he had no
hope of surviving, he said to his family, 'When I die, gather for me much wood
and build a fire (to burn me),. When the fire has eaten my flesh and reached my
bones, take the bones and grind them and scatter the resulting powder in the sea
on a hot (or windy) day.' (That was done.) But Allah collected his particles and
asked (him), 'Why did you do so?' He replied, 'For fear of You.' So Allah
forgave him."
4.686:
Narrated `Abdu Malik: As above, saying, "On a windy
day."
4.687:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A man used to
give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, 'If the debtor is poor,
forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us.' So when he met Allah (after his
death), Allah forgave him."
4.688:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "A man used to do sinful deeds, and when death came to him, he said to his
sons, 'After my death, burn me and then crush me, and scatter the powder in the
air, for by Allah, if Allah has control over me, He will give me such a
punishment as He has never given to anyone else.' When he died, his sons did
accordingly. Allah ordered the earth saying, 'Collect what you hold of his
particles.' It did so, and behold! There he was (the man) standing. Allah asked
(him), 'What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'O my Lord! I was afraid of
You.' So Allah forgave him. " Another narrator said "The man said, Fear of You,
O Lord!"
4.689:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A
lady was punished because of a cat which she had imprisoned till it died. She
entered the (Hell) Fire because of it, for she neither gave it food nor water as
she had imprisoned it, nor set it free to eat from the vermin of the earth."
4.690:
Narrated Abu Masud `Uqba: The Prophet said, "One of the sayings
of the prophets which the people have got, is. 'If you do not feel ashamed, then
do whatever you like."
4.691:
Narrated Abu Mus'ud: The Prophet said,
"One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have got is, 'If you do not
feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."
4.692:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet said, "While a man was walking, dragging his dress with pride, he was
caused to be swallowed by the earth and will go on sinking in it till the Day of
Resurrection."
4.693:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "We are
the last (to come) but we will be the foremost on the Day of Resurrection,
nations were given the Book (i.e. Scripture) before us, and we were given the
Holy Book after them. This (i.e. Friday) is the day about which they differed.
So the next day (i.e. Saturday) was prescribed for the Jews and the day after it
(i.e. Sunday) for the Christians. It is incumbent on every Muslim to wash his
head and body on a Day (i.e. Friday) (at least) in every seven days."
4.694:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: When Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan came to Medina
for the last time, he delivered a sermon before us. He took out a tuft of hair
and said, "I never thought that someone other than the Jews would do such a
thing (i.e. use false hair). The Prophet named such a practice, 'Az-Zur' (i.e.
falsehood)," meaning the use of false hair.
4.695:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that
Shu'uib means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means
the branch tribes.
4.696:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah's Apostle was
asked, "Who is the most honorable amongst the people?" He said, "The most
righteous (i.e. Allah-fearing) amongst you." They said, "We do not ask you about
this." He said, "Then Joseph, the prophet of Allah."
4.697:
Narrated
Kulaib bin Wail: I asked Zainab bint Abi Salama (i.e. daughter of the wife of
the Prophet, "Tell me about the Prophet . Did he belong to the tribe of Mudar?"
She replied, "Yes, he belonged to the tribe of Mudar and was from the offspring
of An-Nadr bin Kinana."
4.698:
Narrated Kulaib:
I was told by the
Rabiba (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet) who, I think, was Zainab, that
the Prophet (forbade the utensils (of wine called) Ad-Dubba, Al-Hantam,
Al-Muqaiyar and Al-Muzaffat. I said to her, 'Tell me as to which tribe the
Prophet belonged; was he from the tribe of Mudar?'' She replied, "He belonged to
the tribe of Mudar and was from the offspring of An-Nadr bin Kinana. "
4.699:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "You see that the
people are of different natures. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic
period, are also the best in Islam if they comprehend religious knowledge. You
see that the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. ambition of ruling)
are those who hate it most. And you see that the worst among people is the
double faced (person) who appears to these with one face and to the others with
another face (i.e a hypocrite).
4.700:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "The tribe of Quraish has precedence over the people in this connection
(i.e the right of ruling). The Muslims follow the Muslims amongst them, and the
infidels follow the infidels amongst them. People are of different natures: The
best amongst them in the pre-lslamic period are the best in Islam provided they
comprehend the religious knowledge. You will find that the best amongst the
people in this respect (i.e. of ruling) is he who hates it (i.e. the idea of
ruling) most, till he is given the pledge of allegiance."
4.701:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas recited the Qur'anic Verse:--'Except to be
kind to me for my kin-ship to you--" (4
2.23) Sa`id bin Jubair said, "(The
Verse implies) the kinship of Muhammad." Ibn `Abbas said, "There was not a
single house (i.e. sub-tribe) of Quraish but had a kinship to the Prophet and so
the above Verse was revealed in this connection, and its interpretation is: 'O
Quraish! You should keep good relation between me (i.e. Muhammad) and you."
4.702:
Narrated Abi Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "From this side from the
east, afflictions will appear. Rudeness and lack of mercy are characteristics of
the rural bedouins who are busy with their camels and cows (and pay no attention
to religion). Such are the tribes of Rabi`a and Mudar."
4.703:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Pride and arrogance are
characteristics of the rural bedouins while calmness is found among the owners
of sheep. Belief is Yemenite, and wisdom is also Yemenite i.e. the Yemenites are
well-known for their true belief and wisdom)." Abu `Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said,
"Yemen was called so because it is situated to the right of the Ka`ba, and Sham
was called so because it is situated to the left of the Ka`ba."
4.704:
Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut`im: That while he was with a delegation
from Quraish to Muawiya, the latter heard the news that `Abdullah bin `Amr bin
Al-`As said that there would be a king from the tribe of Qahtan. On that Muawiya
became angry, got up and then praised Allah as He deserved, and said, "Now then,
I have heard that some men amongst you narrate things which are neither in the
Holy Book, nor have been told by Allah's Apostle. Those men are the ignorant
amongst you. Beware of such hopes as make the people go astray, for I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, 'Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, and
whoever bears hostility to them, Allah will destroy him as long as they abide by
the laws of the religion.' "
4.705:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
said, "Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, even if only two of them
remained."
4.706:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: `Uthman bin `Affan went
(to the Prophet) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You gave property to Bani
Al-Muttalib and did not give us, although we and they are of the same degree of
relationship to you." The Prophet said, "Only Bani Hashim and Bani Al Muttalib
are one thing (as regards family status). Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair went with some women of the tribe of Bani Zuhra to
`Aisha who used to treat them nicely because of their relation to Allah's
Apostle.
4.707:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The tribe
of Quraish, the Ansar, the (people of the tribe of) Julhaina, Muzaina, Aslam,
Ashja', and Ghifar are my disciples and have no protectors except Allah and His
Apostle."
4.708:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair
was the most beloved person to `Aisha excluding the Prophet and Abu Bakr, and he
in his turn, was the most devoted to her, `Aisha used not to withhold the money
given to her by Allah, but she used to spend it in charity. (`Abdullah) bin
AzZubair said, " `Aisha should be stopped from doing so." (When `Aisha heard
this), she said protestingly, "Shall I be stopped from doing so? I vow that I
will never talk to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair." On that, Ibn Az-Zubair asked some
people from Quraish and particularly the two uncles of Allah's Apostle to
intercede with her, but she refused (to talk to him). Az-Zuhriyun, the uncles of
the Prophet, including `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin `Abd Yaghuth and Al-Miswar
bin Makhrama said to him, "When we ask for the permission to visit her, enter
her house along with us (without taking her leave)." He did accordingly (and she
accepted their intercession). He sent her ten slaves whom she manumitted as an
expiation for (not keeping) her vow. `Aisha manumitted more slaves for the same
purpose till she manumitted forty slaves. She said, "I wish I had specified what
I would have done in case of not fulfilling my vow when I made the vow, so that
I might have done it easily."
4.709:
Narrated Anas:
`Uthman called
Zaid bin Thabit, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, Sa`id bin Al-`As and `AbdurRahman bin
Al-Harith bin Hisham, and then they wrote the manuscripts of the Holy Qur'an in
the form of book in several copies. `Uthman said to the three Quraishi persons.
" If you differ with Zaid bin Thabit on any point of the Qur'an, then write it
in the language of Quraish, as the Qur'an was revealed in their language." So
they acted accordingly. (Sa`id bin Thabit was an Ansari and not from Quraish ).
4.710:
Narrated Salama:
Allah's Apostle passed by some people from
the tribe of Aslam practicing archery. He said, "O children of Ishmael! Throw
(arrows), for your father was an archer. I am on the side of Bani so-and-so,"
meaning one of the two teams. The other team stopped throwing, whereupon the
Prophet said, "What has happened to them?" They replied, "How shall we throw
while you are with Bani so-and-so?" He said, "Throw for I am with all of you."
4.711:
Narrated Abu Dhar: The Prophet said, "If somebody claims to be
the son of any other than his real father knowingly, he but disbelieves in
Allah, and if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he does not belong,
let such a person take his place in the (Hell) Fire."
4.712:
Narrated
Wathila bin Al-Asqa: Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, one of the worst lies is to
claim falsely to be the son of someone other than one's real father, or to claim
to have had a dream one has not had, or to attribute to me what I have not
said."
4.713:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The delegates of `Abd-ul-Qais came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are from the tribe of Rabi`a
and the infidels of Mudar tribe stand between us and you, so that we cannot come
to you except in the Sacred Months. Therefore we would like you to give us some
instructions which we may follow and convey to our people staying behind us."
The Prophet said, "I order you to observe four things and forbid you (to do)
four things: (I order you) to believe in Allah testifying that None has the
right to be worshipped except Allah; to offer the prayer perfectly; to pay the
Zakat; and to give one-fifth of the war booty to Allah. And I forbid you to use
Ad-Dubba, Al-Hantam, An-Naqir and Al-Muzaffat." (These are names of utensils in
which alcoholic drinks were served.)
4.714:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle on the pulpit saying, "Verily, afflictions (will
start) from here," pointing towards the east, "whence the side of the head of
Satan comes out."
4.715:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The
tribes of Quraish, Al-Ansar, Juhaina, Muzaina, Aslam, Ghifar and Ashja' are my
helpers, and they have no protector (i.e. Master) except Allah and His Apostle."
4.716:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While Allah's Apostle was on the
pulpit, he said, "May Allah give the tribe of Ghifar! And may Allah save the
tribe of Aslam! The tribe of 'Usaiya have disobeyed Allah and His Apostle."
4.717:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "May Allah save the tribe
of Aslam, and may Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar!"
4.718:
Narrated
Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "Do you think that the tribes of Juhaina, Muzaina,
Aslam and Ghifar are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bam
`Abdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa?" A man said, "They were
unsuccessful and losers." The Prophet added," (Yes), they are better than the
tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani `Abdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin
Sasaa."
4.719:
Narrated Abu Bakra: Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis said to the
Prophet "Nobody gave you the pledge of allegiance but the robbers of the
pilgrims (i.e. those who used to rob the pilgrims) from the tribes of Aslam,
Ghifar, Muzaina." (Ibn Abi Ya'qub is in doubt whether Al-Aqra' added. 'And
Juhaina.') The Prophet said, "Don't you think that the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar,
Muzaina (and also perhaps) Juhaina are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim,
Bani Amir, Asad, and Ghatafan?" Somebody said, "They were unsuccessful and
losers!" The Prophet said, "Yes, by Him in Whose Hands my life is, they (i.e.
the former) are better than they (i.e. the latter). Abu Huraira said, "(The
Prophet said), '(The people of) Bani Aslam, Ghifar and some people of Muzaina
(or some people of Juhaina or Muzaina) are better in Allah's Sight (or on the
Day of Resurrection) than the tribes of Asad, Tamim, Hawazin and Ghatafan.' "
4.720:
Narrated Jabir:
We were in the company of the Prophet in a
Ghazwa. A large number of emigrants joined him and among the emigrants there was
a person who used to play jokes (or play with spears); so he (jokingly) stroked
an Ansari man on the hip. The Ans-ari got so angry that both of them called
their people. The Ansari said, "Help, O Ansar!" And the emigrant said "Help, O
emigrants!" The Prophet came out and said, "What is wrong with the people (as
they are calling) this call of the period of Ignorance? "Then he said, "What is
the matter with them?" So he was told about the stroke of the emigrant to the
Ansari. The Prophet said, "Stop this (i.e. appeal for help) for it is an evil
call. "Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul (a hypocrite) said, "The emigrants have
called and (gathered against us); so when we return to Medina, surely, the more
honorable people will expel therefrom the meaner," Upon that `Umar said, "O
Allah's Prophet! Shall we not kill this evil person (i.e. `Abdullah bin Ubai bin
Salul) ?" The Prophet) said, "(No), lest the people should say that Muhammad
used to kill his companions."
4.721:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud):
The Prophet said, "Who-ever slaps his face or tears the bosom of his dress, or
calls the calls of the Period of Ignorance, is not from us."
4.722:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "`Amr bin Luhai bin Qam'a bin
Khindif was the father of Khuza`a.'
4.723:
Narrated Sa`id bin
Al-Musaiyab: Al-Bahira was an animal whose milk was spared for the idols and
other dieties, and so nobody was allowed to milk it. As-Saiba was an animal
which they (i.e infidels) used to set free in the names of their gods so that it
would not be used for carrying anything. Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet said, 'I
saw `Amr bin 'Amir bin Luhai Al-Khuza`i dragging his intestines in the (Hell)
Fire, for he was the first man who started the custom of releasing animals (for
the sake of false gods).' "
4.724:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the news of
the advent of the Prophet reached Abu Dhar, he said to his brother, "Ride to
this valley and bring me the news of this man (i.e. the Prophet ) who claims to
be a Prophet receiving information from the Heaven. Listen to him and then come
to me." His brother set out till he met the Prophet and listened to his speech
and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him, "I have seen him exhorting people to
virtues and his speech was not like poetry." Abu Dhar said, "You have not
satisfied me as to what I wanted." So, he took his journey-food and a water-skin
full of water and set out till he reached Mecca, where he went to the Mosque
looking for the Prophet , whom he did not know, and he would not like to ask
someone about him. So, a portion of the night had passed when `Ali saw him and
realized that he was a stranger. Abu Dhar followed him (to his house), but
neither of them asked the other about anything till it was morning, when he
carried his water-skin and food and went to the Mosque. He spent that day
without being observed by the Prophet till it was night, when he returned to his
sleeping place. `Ali again passed by him and said, "Hasn't the man (i.e. Abu
Dhar) recognized his dwelling place yet?" So, `Ali let him get up and took him
(to his house), but neither of them asked the other about anything, till it was
the third day when `Ali had the same experience with him and Abu Dhar again
stayed with him. `Ali then asked, "Won't you tell me what has brought you here?"
He replied, "If you give me a promise and a convention that you will guide me,
then I will tell you." When `Ali did, Abu Dhar informed him (of his purpose).
`Ali said, "It is the Truth, and he (i.e. Muhammad) is the Apostle of Allah. So
when the morning comes, follow me, and if I should perceive any danger
threatening you, I will give you a hint by pretending to go to the watercloset.
But if I carried on walking, follow me till you enter the place that I will
enter." Abu Dhur agreed and followed `Ali till he entered the place of the
Prophet and Abu Dhur entered with him. He then listened to the speech of the
Prophet and embraced Islam on that very spot. The Prophet said to him, "Go back
to your people and inform them (of this religion) till you receive my (further)
orders." Abu Dhur said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I will proclaim my
conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (i.e. infidels)." He went out till he
reached the Mosque and announced as loudly as possible, "I testify that None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah."
The people then got up and beat him till they knocked him down. Al-Abbas came
and threw himself over him (to protect him) saying, Woe to you! Don't you know
that he is from Ghifar and there is the route (road) to your merchants towards
Sham (i.e. through the place where this tribe dwells)?" Thus he saved him from
them. Abu Dhar did the same on the next day and the people beat him again and
Al-`Abbas drew himself over him (to save him as before).
4.725:
Narrated
Abu Jamra: Ibn `Abbas said to us, "Shall I tell you the story of Abu Dhar's
conversion to Islam?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Abu Dhar said: I was a man from
the tribe of Ghifar. We heard that a man had appeared in Mecca, claiming to be a
Prophet. ! said to my brother, 'Go to that man and talk to him and bring me his
news.' He set out, met him and returned. I asked him, 'What is the news with
you?' He said, 'By Allah, I saw a man enjoining what is good and forbidding what
is evil.' I said to him, 'You have not satisfied me with this little
information.' So, I took a waterskin and a stick and proceeded towards Mecca.
Neither did I know him (i.e. the Prophet ), nor did I like to ask anyone about
him. I Kept on drinking Zam zam water and staying in the Mosque. Then `Ali
passed by me and said, 'It seems you are a stranger?' I said, 'Yes.' He
proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything,
nor did I tell him anything. Next morning I went to the Mosque to ask about the
Prophet but no-one told me anything about him. `Ali passed by me again and
asked, 'Hasn't the man recognized his dwelling place yet' I said, 'No.' He said,
'Come along with me.' He asked me, 'What is your business? What has brought you
to this town?' I said to him, 'If you keep my secret, I will tell you.' He said,
'I will do,' I said to him, 'We have heard that a person has appeared here,
claiming to be a Prophet. I sent my brother to speak to him and when he
returned, he did not bring a satisfactory report; so I thought of meeting him
personally.' `Ali said (to Abu Dhar), 'You have reached your goal; I am going to
him just now, so follow me, and wherever I enter, enter after me. If I should
see someone who may cause you trouble, I will stand near a wall pretending to
mend my shoes (as a warning), and you should go away then.' `Ali proceeded and I
accompanied him till he entered a place, and I entered with him to the Prophet
to whom I said, 'Present (the principles of) Islam to me.' When he did, I
embraced Islam 'immediately. He said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Keep your conversion as
a secret and return to your town; and when you hear of our victory, return to
us. ' I said, 'By H him Who has sent you with the Truth, I will announce my
conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (i.e. the infidels),' Abu Dhar went to
the Mosque, where some people from Quraish were present, and said, 'O folk of
Quraish ! I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I
(also) testify that Muhammad is Allah's Slave and His Apostle.' (Hearing that)
the Quraishi men said, 'Get at this Sabi (i.e. Muslim) !' They got up and beat
me nearly to death. Al `Abbas saw me and threw himself over me to protect me. He
then faced them and said, 'Woe to you! You want to kill a man from the tribe of
Ghifar, although your trade and your communications are through the territory of
Ghifar?' They therefore left me. The next morning I returned (to the Mosque) and
said the same as I have said on the previous day. They again said, 'Get at this
Sabi!' I was treated in the same way as on the previous day, and again Al-Abbas
found me and threw himself over me to protect me and told them the same as he
had said the day before.' So, that was the conversion of Abu Dhar (may Allah be
Merciful to him) to Islam."
4.726:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: If you wish to
know about the ignorance of the Arabs, refer to Surat-al-Anam after Verse No.
130:--Indeed lost are those who have killed their children From folly without
knowledge and have forbidden that which Allah has provided for them, inventing a
lie against Allah. They have indeed gone astray and were not guided.' (6.14)
4.727:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of
near kindred.' (26.214) was revealed, the Prophet started calling (the 'Arab
tribes), "O Bani Fihr, O Bani `Adi" mentioning first the various branch tribes
of Quraish. Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near
kindred' (26.214). was revealed, the Prophet started calling every tribe by its
name.
4.728:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "O Bani `Abd Munaf!
Buy yourselves from Allah; O Bani `Abdul-Muttalib! Buy yourselves from Allah; O
mother of Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam, the aunt of Allah's Apostle, and O Fatima bint
Muhammad! Buy yourselves from Allah, for I cannot defend you before Allah. You
(both) can ask me from my property as much as you like. "
4.729:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet sent for the Ansar (and when they came), he
asked, 'Is there any stranger amongst you?" They said, "No except the son of our
sister." Allah's Apostle said, "The son of the sister of some people belongs to
them."
4.730:
Narrated `Aisha:
That during the Mina days, Abu Bakr
came to her, while there where two girls with her, beating drums, and the
Prophet was (lying) covering himself with his garment. Abu Bakr rebuked the two
girls, but the Prophet uncovered his face and said, "O Abu Bakr! Leave them, for
these are the days of Id (festival)." Those days were the days of Mina-. `Aisha
added, "I was being screened by the Prophet while I was watching the Ethiopians
playing in the Mosque. `Umar rebuked them, but the Prophet said, "Leave them, O
Bani Arfida! Play. (for) you are safe."
4.731:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once
Hassan bin Thabit asked the permission of the Prophet to lampoon (i.e. compose
satirical poetry defaming) the infidels. The Prophet said, "What about the fact
that I have common descent with them?" Hassan replied, "I shall take you out of
them as a hair is taken out of dough." Narrated `Urwa: I started abusing Hassan
in front of `Aisha, whereupon she said. "Don't abuse him, for he used to defend
the Prophet (with his poetry).
4.732:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have five names: I am Muhammad and Ahmad; I am Al-Mahi
through whom Allah will eliminate infidelity; I am Al-Hashir who will be the
first to be resurrected, the people being resurrected there after; and I am also
Al-`Aqib (i.e. There will be no prophet after me).
4.733:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Doesn't it astonish you how Allah protects me
from the Quraish's abusing and cursing? They abuse Mudhammam and curse Mudhammam
while I am Muhammad (and not Mudhammam).
4.734:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "My similitude in comparison with the other
prophets is that of a man who has built a house completely and excellently
except for a place of one brick. When the people enter the house, they admire
its beauty and say: 'But for the place of this brick (how splendid the house
will be)!"
4.735:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "My
similitude in comparison with the other prophets before me, is that of a man who
has built a house nicely and beautifully, except for a place of one brick in a
corner. The people go about it and wonder at its beauty, but say: 'Would that
this brick be put in its place!' So I am that brick, and I am the last of the
Prophets."
4.736:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet died when he was
sixty three years old.
4.737:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was
in the market, a man called (somebody), "O Abu-l-Qasim!' The Prophet turned to
him and said "Name yourselves after me but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya."
4.738:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "Name yourselves after me,
but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya."
4.739:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Abu-l-Qasim said, "Name yourselves after me, but do not call yourselves by my
Kuniya."
4.740:
Narrated Al-Ju'aid bin `Abdur Rahman: I saw As-Sa'ib bin
Yazid when he was ninety-four years old, quite strong and of straight figure. He
said, "I know that I enjoyed my hearing and seeing powers only because of the
invocation of Allah's Apostle . My aunt took me to him and said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! My nephew is sick; will you invoke Allah for him?' So he invoked
(Allah) for me."
4.741:
Narrated As- Scab bin Yazid: My aunt took me to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My nephew is sick"' The Prophet
passed his hands over my head and blessed me. Then he performed ablution and I
drank the remaining water, and standing behind him. A saw the seal in between
his shoulders."
4.742:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: (Once) Abu Bakr
offered the `Asr prayer and then went out walking and saw Al-Hasan playing with
the boys. He lifted him on to his shoulders and said, " Let my parents be
sacrificed for your sake! (You) resemble the Prophet and not `Ali," while `Ali
was smiling.
4.743:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I saw the Prophet, and
Al-Hasan resembled him.
4.744:
Narrated Isma`il bin Abi Khalid: I heard
Abii Juhaifa saying, "I saw the Prophet, and Al-Hasan bin `Ali resembled him." I
said to Abu- Juhaifa, "Describe him for me." He said, "He was white and his
beard was black with some white hair. He promised to give us 13 young
she-camels, but he expired before we could get them."
4.745:
Narrated
Wahb Abu Juhaifa As-Sawwai: I saw the Prophet and saw some white hair below his
lower lip above the chin.
4.746:
Narrated Hariz bin `Uthman: That he
asked `Abdullah bin Busr (i.e. the companion of the Prophet), "Did you see the
Prophet when he was old?" He said, "He had a few white hairs between the lower
lip and the chin."
4.747:
Narrated Rabi`a bin Abi `Abdur-Rahman: I heard
Anas bin Malik describing the Prophet saying, "He was of medium height amongst
the people, neither tall nor short; he had a rosy color, neither absolutely
white nor deep brown; his hair was neither completely curly nor quite lank.
Divine Inspiration was revealed to him when he was forty years old. He stayed
ten years in Mecca receiving the Divine Inspiration, and stayed in Medina for
ten more years. When he expired, he had scarcely twenty white hairs in his head
and beard." Rabi`a said, "I saw some of his hairs and it was red. When I asked
about that, I was told that it turned red because of scent. "
4.748:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle was neither very tall nor short, neither
absolutely white nor deep brown. His hair was neither curly nor lank. Allah sent
him (as an Apostle) when he was forty years old. Afterwards he resided in Mecca
for ten years and in Medina for ten more years. When Allah took him unto Him,
there was scarcely twenty white hairs in his head and beard.
4.749:
Narrated Al-Bara:
Allah's Apostle was the handsomest of all the people,
and had the best appearance. He was neither very tall nor short.
4.750:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas, "Did the Prophet use to dye (his) hair?"
He said, "No, for there were only a few white hairs on his temples."
4.751:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet was of moderate height having broad
shoulders (long) hair reaching his ear-lobes. Once I saw him in a red cloak and
I had never seen a more handsome than him."
4.752:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq:
Al-Bara' was asked, "Was the face of the Prophet (as bright) as a sword?" He
said, "No, but (as bright) as a moon."
4.753:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: Once
Allah's Apostle went to Al-Batha' at noon, performed the ablution and offered' a
two rak`at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak`at `Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick
was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it. (After the
prayer), the people got up and held the hands of the Prophet and passed them on
their faces. I also took his hand and kept it on my face and noticed that it was
colder than ice, and its smell was nicer than musk.
4.754:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet was the most generous of all the people, and he used to
become more generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him
every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Allah's Apostle then
used to be more generous than the fast wind.
4.755:
Narrated `Aisha:
That Allah's Apostle came to her in a happy mood with his features
glittering with joy, and said, "Have you not heard what the Qaif has said about
Zaid and Us-ama? He saw their feet and remarked. These belong to each other."
(i.e. They are father and son.)
4.756:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b: I
heard Ka`b bin Malik talking after his failure to join (the Ghazwa of) Tabuk. He
said, "When I greeted Allah's Apostle whose face was glittering with happiness,
for whenever Allah's Apostle was happy, his face used to glitter, as if it was a
piece of the moon, and we used to recognize it (i.e. his happiness) from his
face."
4.757:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been
sent (as an Apostle) in the best of all the generations of Adam's offspring
since their Creation."
4.758:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle used
to let his hair hang down while the infidels used to part their hair. The people
of the Scriptures were used to letting their hair hang down and Allah's Apostle
liked to follow the people of the Scriptures in the matters about which he was
not instructed otherwise. Then Allah's Apostle parted his hair.
4.759:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet never used bad language neither a
"Fahish nor a Mutafahish. He used to say "The best amongst you are those who
have the best manners and character." (See Hadith No. 56 (B) Vol. 8)
4.760:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle was given the choice of one of
two matters, he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful
to do so, but if it was sinful to do so, he would not approach it. Allah's
Apostle never took revenge (over anybody) for his own sake but (he did) only
when Allah's Legal Bindings were outraged in which case he would take revenge
for Allah's Sake.
4.761:
Narrated Anas:
I have never touched silk or
Dibaj (i.e. thick silk) softer than the palm of the Prophet nor have I smelt a
perfume nicer than the sweat of the Prophet.
4.762:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: The Prophet was shier than a veined virgin girl.
4.763:
Narrated Shuba:
A similar Hadith (i e. No. 762) with this addition: And
if he (i.e. the Prophet) disliked something, the sign of aversion would appear
on his face.
4.764:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet never criticized
any food (presented him), but he would eat it if he liked it; otherwise, he
would leave it (without expressing his dislike).
4.765:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina Al-Asdi: When the Prophet prostrated, he used to
keep his arms so widely apart that we used to see his armpits. (The
sub-narrator, Ibn Bukair said, "The whiteness of his armpits.")
4.766:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle did not use to raise his hands in his
invocations except in the Istisqa (i.e. invoking Allah for the rain) in which he
used to raise his hands so high that one could see the whiteness of his armpits.
(Note: It may be that Anas did not see the prophet (as) raising his hands but it
has been narrated that the Prophet (as) used to raise his hands for invocations
other than Istisqa. See Hadith No. 612 Vol. 5. and Hadith No. 807 & 808 Vol
2.)
4.767:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: By chance I went to the Prophet at
noon while he was at Al-Abtah (resting) in a tent. Bilal came out (of the tent)
and pronounced the Adhan for the prayer, and entering again, he brought out the
water which was left after Allah's Apostle had performed the ablution. The
people rushed to take some of the water. Bilal again went in and brought out a
spear-headed stick, and then Allah's Apostle came out. As if I were now looking
at the whiteness of his leg. Bilal fixed the stick and the Prophet offered a
two-rak`at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak`at `Asr prayer, while women and donkeys
were passing in front of the Prophet (beyond the stick) .
4.768:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to talk so clearly that if somebody
wanted to count the number of his words, he could do so. Narrated `Urwa bin
Az-Zubair: `Aisha said (to me), "Don't you wonder at Abu so-and-so who came and
sat by my dwelling and started relating the traditions of Allah's Apostle
intending to let me hear that, while I was performing an optional prayer. He
left before I finished my optional prayer. Had I found him still there. I would
have said to him, 'Allah's Apostle never talked so quickly and vaguely as you
do.' "
4.769:
Narrated Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman: That he asked
`Aisha "How was the prayer of Allah's Apostle in the month of Ramadan?" She
replied, "He used not to pray more than eleven rak`at whether in Ramadan or in
any other month. He used to offer four rak`at, let alone their beauty and
length, and then four rak`at, let alone their beauty and length. Afterwards he
would offer three rak`at. I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you go to bed before
offering the witr prayer?' He said, 'My eyes sleep, but my heart does not
sleep."'
4.770:
Narrated Sharik bin `Abdullah bin Abi Namr: I heard Anas
bin Malik telling us about the night when the Prophet was made to travel from
the Ka`ba Mosque. Three persons (i.e. angels) came to the Prophet before he was
divinely inspired was an Aspostle), while he was sleeping in Al Masjid-ul-Haram.
The first (of the three angels) said, "Which of them is he?" The second said,
"He is the best of them." That was all that happened then, and he did not see
them till they came at another night and he perceived their presence with his
heart, for the eyes of the Prophet were closed when he was asleep, but his heart
was not asleep (not unconscious). This is characteristic of all the prophets:
Their eyes sleep but their hearts do not sleep. Then Gabriel took charge of the
Prophet and ascended along with him to the Heaven.
4.771:
Narrated
`Imran bin Husain: That they were with the Prophet on a journey. They travelled
the whole night, and when dawn approached, they took a rest and sleep
overwhelmed them till the sun rose high in the sky. The first to get up was Abu
Bakr. Allah's Apostles used not to be awakened from his sleep, but he would wake
up by himself. `Umar woke up and then Abu Bakr sat by the side of the Prophet's
head and started saying: Allahu-Akbar raising his voice till the Prophet woke
up, (and after traveling for a while) he dismounted and led us in the morning
prayer. A man amongst the people failed to join us in the prayer. When the
Prophet had finished the prayer, he asked (the man), "O so-and-so! What
prevented you from offering the prayer with us?" He replied, "I am Junub,"
Alllah's Apostle ordered him to perform Tayammam with clean earth. The man then
offered the prayer. Allah's Apostle ordered me and a few others to go ahead of
him. We had become very thirsty. While we were on our way (looking for water),
we came across a lady (riding an animal), hanging her legs between two
water-skins. We asked her, "Where can we get water?" She replied, "Oh ! There is
no water." We asked, "how far is your house from the water?" She replied, "A
distance of a day and a night travel." We said, "Come on to Allah's Apostle,
"She asked, "What is Allah's Apostle ?" So we brought her to Allah's Apostle
against her will, and she told him what she had told us before and added that
she was the mother of orphans. So the Prophet ordered that her two water-skins
be brought and he rubbed the mouths of the water-skins. As we were thirsty, we
drank till we quenched our thirst and we were forty men. We also filled all our
waterskins and other utensils with water, but we did not water the camels. The
waterskin was so full that it was almost about to burst. The Prophet then said,
"Bring what (foodstuff) you have." So some dates and pieces of bread were
collected for the lady, and when she went to her people, she said, "I have met
either the greatest magician or a prophet as the people claim." So Allah guided
the people of that village through that lady. She embraced Islam and they all
embraced Islam.
4.772:
Narrated Anas:
A bowl of water was brought to
the Prophet while he was at Az-Zawra. He placed his hand in it and the water
started flowing among his fingers. All the people performed ablution (with that
water). Qatada asked Anas, "How many people were you?" Anas replied, "Three
hundred or nearly three-hundred."
4.773:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I saw
Allah's Apostle at the 'time when the `Asr prayer was due. Then the people were
searching for water for ablution but they could not find any. Then some water
was brought to Allah's Apostle and he placed his hand in the pot and ordered the
people to perform the ablution with the water. I saw water flowing from
underneath his fingers and the people started performing the ablution till all
of them did it.
4.774:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet went out on
one of his journeys with some of his companions. They went on walking till the
time of the prayer became due. They could not find water to perform the
ablution. One of them went away and brought a little amount of water in a pot.
The Prophet took it and performed the ablution, and then stretched his four
fingers on to the pot and said (to the people), "Get up to perform the
ablution." They started performing the ablution till all of them did it, and
they were seventy or so persons.
4.775:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas bin
Malik said, "Once the time of the prayer became due and the people whose houses
were close to the Mosque went to their houses to perform ablution, while the
others remained (sitting there). A stone pot containing water was brought to the
Prophet, who wanted to put his hand in it, but It was too small for him to
spread his hand in it, and so he had to bring his fingers together before
putting his hand in the pot. Then all the people performed the ablution (with
that water)." I asked Anas, "How many persons were they." He replied, "There
were eighty men."
4.776:
Narrated Salim bin Abi Aj-Jad: Jabir bin
`Abdullah said, "The people became very thirsty on the day of Al-Hudaibiya
(Treaty). A small pot containing some water was in front of the Prophet and when
he had finished the ablution, the people rushed towards him. He asked, 'What is
wrong with you?' They replied, 'We have no water either for performing ablution
or for drinking except what is present in front of you.' So he placed his hand
in that pot and the water started flowing among his fingers like springs. We all
drank and performed ablution (from it)." I asked Jabir, "How many were you?" he
replied, "Even if we had been one-hundred-thousand, it would have been
sufficient for us, but we were fifteen-hundred."
4.777:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
We were one-thousand-and-four-hundred persons on the day of
Al-Hudaibiya (Treaty), and (at) Al-Hudaibiya (there) was a well. We drew out its
water not leaving even a single drop. The Prophet sat at the edge of the well
and asked for some water with which he rinsed his mouth and then he threw it out
into the well. We stayed for a short while and then drew water from the well and
quenched our thirst, and even our riding animals drank water to their
satisfaction.
4.778:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha said to Um
Sulaim, "I have noticed feebleness in the voice of Allah's Apostle which I
think, is caused by hunger. Have you got any food?" She said, "Yes." She brought
out some loaves of barley and took out a veil belonging to her, and wrapped the
bread in part of it and put it under my arm and wrapped part of the veil round
me and sent me to Allah's Apostle. I went carrying it and found Allah's Apostle
in the Mosque sitting with some people. When I stood there, Allah's Apostle
asked, "Has Abu Talha sent you?" I said, "Yes". He asked, "With some food? I
said, "Yes" Allah's Apostle then said to the men around him, "Get up!" He set
out (accompanied by them) and I went ahead of them till I reached Abu Talha and
told him (of the Prophet's visit). Abu Talha said, "O Um Sulaim! Allah's Apostle
is coming with the people and we have no food to feed them." She said, "Allah
and His Apostle know better." So Abu Talha went out to receive Allah's Apostle.
Allah's Apostle came along with Abu Talha. Allah's Apostle said, "O Um Sulaim!
Bring whatever you have." She brought the bread which Allah's Apostle ordered to
be broken into pieces. Um Sulaim poured on them some butter from an oilskin.
Then Allah's Apostle recited what Allah wished him to recite, and then said,
"Let ten persons come (to share the meal)." Ten persons were admitted, ate their
fill and went out. Then he again said, "Let another ten do the same." They were
admitted, ate their fill and went out. Then he again said, '"'Let another ten
persons (do the same.)" They were admitted, ate their fill and went out. Then he
said, "Let another ten persons come." In short, all of them ate their fill, and
they were seventy or eighty men.
4.779:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to
consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people consider them to be a
warning. Once we were with Allah's Apostle on a journey, and we ran short of
water. He said, "Bring the water remaining with you." The people brought a
utensil containing a little water. He placed his hand in it and said, "Come to
the blessed water, and the Blessing is from Allah." I saw the water flowing from
among the fingers of Allah's Apostle , and no doubt, we heard the meal
glorifying Allah, when it was being eaten (by him).
4.780:
Narrated
Jabir:
My father had died in debt. So I came to the Prophet and said, "My
father (died) leaving unpaid debts, and I have nothing except the yield of his
date palms; and their yield for many years will not cover his debts. So please
come with me, so that the creditors may not misbehave with me." The Prophet went
round one of the heaps of dates and invoked (Allah), and then did the same with
another heap and sat on it and said, "Measure (for them)." He paid them their
rights and what remained was as much as had been paid to them.
4.781:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr: The companions of Suffa were poor
people. The Prophet once said, "Whoever has food enough for two persons, should
take a third one (from among them), and whoever has food enough for four
persons, should take a fifth or a sixth (or said something similar)." Abu Bakr
brought three persons while the Prophet took ten. And Abu Bakr with his three
family member (who were I, my father and my mother) (the sub-narrator is in
doubt whether `Abdur-Rahman said, "My wife and my servant who was common for
both my house and Abu Bakr's house.") Abu Bakr took his supper with the Prophet
and stayed there till he offered the `Isha' prayers. He returned and stayed till
Allah's Apostle took his supper. After a part of the night had passed, he
returned to his house. His wife said to him, "What has detained you from your
guests?" He said, "Have you served supper to them?" She said, "They refused to
take supper until you come. They (i.e. some members of the household) presented
the meal to them but they refused (to eat)" I went to hide myself and he said,
"O Ghunthar!" He invoked Allah to cause my ears to be cut and he rebuked me. He
then said (to them): Please eat!" and added, I will never eat the meal." By
Allah, whenever we took a handful of the meal, the meal grew from underneath
more than that handful till everybody ate to his satisfaction; yet the remaining
food was more than the original meal. Abu Bakr saw that the food was as much or
more than the original amount. He called his wife, "O sister of Bani Firas!" She
said, "O pleasure of my eyes. The food has been tripled in quantity." Abu Bakr
then started eating thereof and said, "It (i.e. my oath not to eat) was because
of Sa all." He took a handful from it, and carried the rest to the Prophet. So
that food was with the Prophet . There was a treaty between us and some people,
and when the period of that treaty had elapsed, he divided US into twelve
groups, each being headed by a man. Allah knows how many men were under the
command of each leader. Anyhow, the Prophet surely sent a leader with each
group. Then all of them ate of that meal.
4.782:
Narrated Anas:
Once
during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, the people of Medina suffered from
drought. So while the Prophet was delivering a sermon on a Friday a man got up
saying, "O Allah's Apostle! The horses and sheep have perished. Will you invoke
Allah to bless us with rain?" The Prophet lifted both his hands and invoked. The
sky at that time was as clear as glass. Suddenly a wind blew, raising clouds
that gathered together, and it started raining heavily. We came out (of the
Mosque) wading through the flowing water till we reached our homes. It went on
raining till the next Friday, when the same man or some other man stood up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! The houses have collapsed; please invoke Allah to
withhold the rain." On that the Prophet smiled and said, "O Allah, (let it rain)
around us and not on us." I then looked at the clouds to see them separating
forming a sort of a crown round Medina.
4.783:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of a datepalm.
When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk started crying and
the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to stop its crying).
4.784:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet used to stand by a tree
or a date-palm on Friday. Then an Ansari woman or man said. "O Allah's Apostle!
Shall we make a pulpit for you?" He replied, "If you wish." So they made a
pulpit for him and when it was Friday, he proceeded towards the pulpit (for
delivering the sermon). The date-palm cried like a child! The Prophet descended
(the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued moaning like a child being
quietened. The Prophet said, "It was crying for (missing) what it used to hear
of religious knowledge given near to it."
4.785:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: That he heard Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, "The roof of the Mosque was
built over trunks of date-palms working as pillars. When the Prophet delivered a
sermon, he used to stand by one of those trunks till the pulpit was made for
him, and he used it instead. Then we heard the trunk sending a sound like of a
pregnant she-camel till the Prophet came to it, and put his hand over it, then
it became quiet."
4.786:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Once `Umar bin Al-Khattab
said, said, "Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah's Apostle
regarding the afflictions?" Hudhaifa replied, "I remember what he said exactly."
`Umar said. "Tell (us), you are really a daring man!'' Hudhaifa said, "Allah's
Apostle said, 'A man's afflictions (i.e. wrong deeds) concerning his relation to
his family, his property and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, giving
in charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.' " `Umar
said, "I don't mean these afflictions but the afflictions that will be heaving
up and down like waves of the sea." Hudhaifa replied, "O chief of the believers!
You need not fear those (afflictions) as there is a closed door between you and
them." `Umar asked, "Will that door be opened or broken?" Hudhaifa replied, "No,
it will be broken." `Umar said, "Then it is very likely that the door will not
be closed again." Later on the people asked Hudhaifa, "Did `Umar know what that
door meant?" He said. "Yes, `Umar knew it as everyone knows that there will be
night before the tomorrow morning. I narrated to `Umar an authentic narration,
not lies." We dared not ask Hudhaifa; therefore we requested Masruq who asked
him, "What does the door stand for?" He said, "`Umar."
4.787:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight
a nation wearing hairy shoes, and till you fight the Turks, who will have small
eyes, red faces and flat noses; and their faces will be like flat shields. And
you will find that the best people are those who hate responsibility of ruling
most of all till they are chosen to be the rulers. And the people are of
different natures: The best in the pre-lslamic period are the best in Islam. A
time will come when any of you will love to see me rather than to have his
family and property doubled."
4.788:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight with the Khudh and the
Kirman from among the non-Arabs. They will be of red faces, flat noses and small
eyes; their faces will look like flat shields, and their shoes will be of hair."
4.789:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I enjoyed the company of Allah's Apostle
for three years, and during the other years of my life, never was I so anxious
to understand the (Prophet's) traditions as I was during those three years. I
heard him saying, beckoning with his hand in this way, "Before the Hour you will
fight with people who will have hairy shoes and live in Al-Bariz." (Sufyan, the
sub-narrator once said, "And they are the people of Al-Bazir.")
4.790:
Narrated `Umar bin Taghlib: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Near the Hour
you will fight with people who will wear hairy shoes; and you will also fight
people with flat faces like shields."
4.791:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The Jews will fight with you, and you
will be given victory over them so that a stone will say, 'O Muslim! There is a
Jew behind me; kill him!' "
4.792:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The
Prophet said, "A time will come when the people will wage holy war, and it will
be asked, 'Is there any amongst you who has enjoyed the company of Allah's
Apostle?' They will say: 'Yes.' And then victory will be bestowed upon them.
They will wage holy war again, and it will be asked: 'Is there any among you who
has enjoyed the company of the companions of Allah's Apostle ?' They will say:
'Yes.' And then victory will be bestowed on them."
4.793:
Narrated `Adi
bin Hatim: While I was in the city of the Prophet, a man came and complained to
him (the Prophet, ) of destitution and poverty. Then another man came and
complained of robbery (by highwaymen). The Prophet said, "Adi! Have you been to
Al-Hira?" I said, "I haven't been to it, but I was informed about it." He said,
"If you should live for a long time, you will certainly see that a lady in a
Howdah traveling from Al-Hira will (safely reach Mecca and) perform the Tawaf of
the Ka`ba, fearing none but Allah." I said to myself, "What will happen to the
robbers of the tribe of Tai who have spread evil through out the country?" The
Prophet further said. "If you should live long, the treasures of Khosrau will be
opened (and taken as spoils)." I asked, "You mean Khosrau, son of Hurmuz?" He
said, "Khosrau, son of Hurmuz; and if you should live long, you will see that
one will carry a handful of gold or silver and go out looking for a person to
accept it from him, but will find none to accept it from him. And any of you,
when meeting Allah, will meet Him without needing an interpreter between him and
Allah to interpret for him, and Allah will say to him: 'Didn't I send a
messenger to teach you?' He will say: 'Yes.' Allah will say: 'Didn't I give you
wealth and do you favors?' He will say: 'Yes.' Then he will look to his right
and see nothing but Hell, and look to his left and see nothing but Hell." `Adi
further said: I heard the Prophet saying, "Save yourself from the (Hell) Fire
even with half a date (to be given in charity) and if you do not find a half
date, then with a good pleasant word." `Adi added: (later on) I saw a lady in a
Howdah traveling from Al-Hira till she performed the Tawaf of the Ka`ba, fearing
none but Allah. And I was one of those who opened (conquered) the treasures of
Khosrau, son of Hurmuz. If you should live long, you will see what the Prophet
Abu-l-Qasim had said: 'A person will come out with a handful. of gold...etc.
4.794:
Narrated `Adi:
as above (i.e. Hadith No. 793).
4.795:
Narrated `Uqba bin `Amr: The Prophet once came out and offered the funeral
prayer for the martyrs of Uhud, and proceeded to the pulpit and said, "I shall
be your predecessor and a witness on you, and I am really looking at my sacred
Fount now, and no doubt, I have been given the keys of the treasures of the
world. By Allah, I am not afraid that you will worship others along with Allah,
but I am afraid that you will envy and fight one another for worldly fortunes."
4.796:
Narrated Usama:
Once the Prophet stood on one of the high
buildings (of Medina) and said, "Do you see what I see? I see affliction pouring
among your hours like raindrops."
4.797:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:
That the Prophet came to her in a state of fear saying, "None has the right to
be worshiped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs because of evil that has come near.
Today a hole has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog as large as this."
pointing with two of his fingers making a circle. Zainab said, "I said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed though amongst us there are pious people?
' He said, 'Yes, if evil increases." Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet woke up and
said, "Glorified be Allah: What great (how many) treasures have been sent down,
and what great (how many ) afflictions have been sent down!"
4.798:
Narrated Sasaa:
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudr said to me, "I notice that you like
sheep and you keep them; so take care of them and their food, for I have heard
Allah's Apostle saying, 'A time will come upon the people when the best of a
Muslim's property will be sheep, which he will take to the tops of mountains and
to the places of rain-falls to run away with his religion in order to save it
from afflictions.' "
4.799:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"There will be afflictions (and at the time) the sitting person will be better
than the standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking, and
the walking will be better than the running. And whoever will look towards those
afflictions, they will overtake him, and whoever will find a refuge or a
shelter, should take refuge in it." The same narration is reported by Abu Bakr,
with the addition, "(The Prophet said), 'Among the prayers there is a prayer the
missing of which will be to one like losing one's family and property."
4.800:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "Soon others will be
preferred to you, and there will be things which you will not like." The
companions of the Prophet asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you order us to do
(in this case)? " He said, "(I order you) to give the rights that are on you and
to ask your rights from Allah."
4.801:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "This branch from Quraish will ruin the people." The companions of
the Prophet asked, "What do you order us to do (then)?" He said, "I would
suggest that the people keep away from them.''
4.802:
Narrated Sa`id
Al-Umawi: I was with Marwan and Abu Huraira and heard Abu Huraira saying, "I
heard the trustworthy, truly inspired one (i.e. the Prophet ) saying, 'The
destruction of my followers will be brought about by the hands of some
youngsters from Quraish." Marwan asked, "Youngsters?" Abu Huraira said, "If you
wish, I would name them: They are the children of so-and-so and the children of
so-and-so."
4.803:
Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman: The people used to
ask Allah's Apostle about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that
it might overtake me. Once I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We were in ignorance and
in evil and Allah has bestowed upon us the present good; will there by any evil
after this good?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "Will there be good after that evil?"
He said, "Yes, but it would be tained with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil)." I asked,
"What will its Dakhan be?" He said, "There will be some people who will lead
(people) according to principles other than my tradition. You will see their
actions and disapprove of them." I said, "Will there by any evil after that
good?" He said, "Yes, there will be some people who will invite others to the
doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it
(by them)." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Describe those people to us." He said,
"They will belong to us and speak our language" I asked, "What do you order me
to do if such a thing should take place in my life?" He said, "Adhere to the
group of Muslims and their Chief." I asked, "If there is neither a group (of
Muslims) nor a chief (what shall I do)?" He said, "Keep away from all those
different sects, even if you had to bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you
meet Allah while you are still in that state."
4.804:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
My companions learned (something about) good (through asking the Prophet while I
learned (something about) evil.
4.805:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "The Day of (Judgment) will not be established till there is a war
between two groups whose claims (or religion) will be the same."
4.806:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established
till there is a war between two groups among whom there will be a great number
of casualties, though the claims (or religion) of both of them will be one and
the same. And the Hour will not be established till there appear about thirty
liars, all of whom will be claiming to be the messengers of Allah. "
4.807:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: While we were with Allah's Apostle who was
distributing (i.e. some property), there came Dhu-l-Khuwaisira, a man from the
tribe of Bani Tamim and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do Justice." The Prophet said,
"Woe to you! Who could do justice if I did not? I would be a desperate loser if
I did not do justice." `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his head
off." The Prophet said, "Leave him, for he has companions who pray and fast in
such a way that you will consider your fasting negligible in comparison to
theirs. They recite Qur'an but it does not go beyond their throats (i.e. they do
not act on it) and they will desert Islam as an arrow goes through a victim's
body, so that the hunter, on looking at the arrow's blade, would see nothing on
it; he would look at its Risaf and see nothing: he would look at its Na,di and
see nothing, and he would look at its Qudhadh ( 1 ) and see nothing (neither
meat nor blood), for the arrow has been too fast even for the blood and
excretions to smear. The sign by which they will be recognized is that among
them there will be a black man, one of whose arms will resemble a woman's breast
or a lump of meat moving loosely. Those people will appear when there will be
differences amongst the people." I testify that I heard this narration from
Allah's Apostle and I testify that `Ali bin Abi Talib fought with such people,
and I was in his company. He ordered that the man (described by the Prophet )
should be looked for. The man was brought and I looked at him and noticed that
he looked exactly as the Prophet had described him.
4.808:
Narrated
`Ali:
I relate the traditions of Allah's Apostle to you for I would rather
fall from the sky than attribute something to him falsely. But when I tell you a
thing which is between you and me, then no doubt, war is guile. I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "In the last days of this world there will appear some young
foolish people who will use (in their claim) the best speech of all people (i.e.
the Qur'an) and they will abandon Islam as an arrow going through the game.
Their belief will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have practically
no belief), so wherever you meet them, kill them, for he who kills them shall
get a reward on the Day of Resurrection."
4.809:
Narrated Khabbab bin
Al-Arat: We complained to Allah's Apostle (of the persecution inflicted on us by
the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka`ba, leaning over his
Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would you seek help for us? Would
you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a (believing)
man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over
his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make
him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would
remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet that would not make him abandon
his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail till a traveler
from Sana (in Yemen) to Hadrarmaut will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as
regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty.
4.810:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet noticed the absence of Thabit bin Qais. A man said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I shall bring you his news." So he went to him and saw him
sitting in his house drooping his head (sadly). He asked Thabit, "What's the
matter?" Thabit replied, "An evil situation: A man used to raise his voice over
the voice of the Prophet and so all his good deeds have been annulled and he is
from the people of Hell." The man went back and told the Prophet that Thabit had
said so-and-so. (The sub-narrator, Musa bin Anas said, "The man went to Thabit
again with glad tidings)." The Prophet said to him, "Go and say to Thabit: 'You
are not from the people of Fire, but from the people of Paradise."
4.811:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: A man recited Surat-al-Kahf (in his prayer) and
in the house there was a (riding) animal which got frightened and started
jumping. The man finished his prayer with Taslim, but behold! A mist or a cloud
hovered over him. He informed the Prophet of that and the Prophet said, "O
so-and-so! Recite, for this (mist or cloud) was a sign of peace descending for
the recitation of Qur'an."
4.812:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: Abu Bakr
came to my father who was at home and purchased a saddle from him. He said to
`Azib. "Tell your son to carry it with me." So I carried it with him and my
father followed us so as to take the price (of the saddle). My father said, "O
Abu Bakr! Tell me what happened to you on your night journey with Allah's
Apostle (during Migration)." He said, "Yes, we travelled the whole night and
also the next day till midday. when nobody could be seen on the way ( because of
the severe heat) . Then there appeared a long rock having shade beneath it, and
the sunshine had not come to it yet. So we dismounted there and I levelled a
place and covered it with an animal hide or dry grass for the Prophet to sleep
on (for a while). I then said, 'Sleep, O Allah's Apostle, and I will guard you.'
So he slept and I went out to guard him. Suddenly I saw a shepherd coming with
his sheep to that rock with the same intention we had when we came to it. I
asked (him). 'To whom do you belong, O boy?' He replied, 'I belong to a man from
Medina or Mecca.' I said, 'Do your sheep have milk?' He said, 'Yes.' I said,
'Will you milk for us?' He said, 'Yes.' He caught hold of a sheep and I asked
him to clean its teat from dust, hairs and dirt. (The sub-narrator said that he
saw Al-Bara' striking one of his hands with the other, demonstrating how the
shepherd removed the dust.) The shepherd milked a little milk in a wooden
container and I had a leather container which I carried for the Prophet to drink
and perform the ablution from. I went to the Prophet, hating to wake him up, but
when I reached there, the Prophet had already awakened; so I poured water over
the middle part of the milk container, till the milk was cold. Then I said,
'Drink, O Allah's Apostle!' He drank till I was pleased. Then he asked, 'Has the
time for our departure come?' I said, 'Yes.' So we departed after midday. Suraqa
bin Malik followed us and I said, 'We have been discovered, O Allah's Apostle!'
He said, Don't grieve for Allah is with us.' The Prophet invoked evil on him
(i.e. Suraqa) and so the legs of his horse sank into the earth up to its belly.
(The subnarrator, Zuhair is not sure whether Abu Bakr said, "(It sank) into
solid earth.") Suraqa said, 'I see that you have invoked evil on me. Please
invoke good on me, and by Allah, I will cause those who are seeking after you to
return.' The Prophet invoked good on him and he was saved. Then, whenever he met
somebody on the way, he would say, 'I have looked for him here in vain.' So he
caused whomever he met to return. Thus Suraqa fulfilled his promise."
4.813:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet paid a visit to a sick bedouin. The Prophet
when visiting a patient used to say, "No harm will befall you! May Allah cure
you! May Allah cure you!" So the Prophet said to the bedouin. "No harm will
befall you. May Allah cure you!" The bedouin said, "You say, may Allah cure me?
No, for it is a fever which boils in (the body of) an old man, and will lead him
to the grave." The Prophet said, "Yes, then may it be as you say."
4.814:
Narrated Anas:
There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read
Surat-al-Baqara and Al-`Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the
Prophet. Later on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say:
"Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him." Then Allah caused him
to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth
had thrown his body out. They said, "This is the act of Muhammad and his
companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it
because he had run away from them." They again dug the grave deeply for him, but
in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said,
"This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our
companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them." They
dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw
that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen
him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).
4.815:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When Khosrau
perishes, there will be no (more) Khosrau after him, and when Caesar perishes,
there will be no more Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life
is, you will spend the treasures of both of them in Allah's Cause."
4.816:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: The Prophet said, "When Khosrau perishes, there
will be no more Khosrau a after him, and when Caesar perishes, there will be no
more Caesar after him," The Prophet also said, "You will spend the treasures of
both of them in Allah's Cause."
4.817:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Musailama-al-Kadhdhab (i.e. the liar) came in the life-time of Allah's Apostle
with many of his people (to Medina) and said, "If Muhammad makes me his
successor, I will follow him." Allah's Apostle went up to him with Thabit bin
Qais bin Shams; and Allah's Apostle was carrying a piece of a date-palm leaf in
his hand. He stood before Musailama (and his companions) and said, "If you asked
me even this piece (of a leaf), I would not give it to you. You cannot avoid the
fate you are destined to, by Allah. If you reject Islam, Allah will destroy you.
I think that you are most probably the same person whom I have seen in the
dream." Abu Huraira told me that Allah's Apostle; said, "While I was sleeping, I
saw (in a dream) two gold bracelets round my arm, and that worried me too much.
Then I was instructed divinely in my dream, to blow them off and so I blew them
off, and they flew away. I interpreted the two bracelets as symbols of two liars
who would appear after me. And so one of them was Al-Ansi and the other was
Musailama Al-Kadhdhab from Al-Yamama."
4.818:
Narrated Abu Musa: The
Prophet said, "In a dream I saw myself migrating from Mecca to a place having
plenty of date trees. I thought that it was Al-Yamama or Hajar, but it came to
be Medina i.e. Yathrib. In the same dream I saw myself moving a sword and its
blade got broken. It came to symbolize the defeat which the Muslims suffered
from, on the Day of Uhud. I moved the sword again, and it became normal as
before, and that was the symbol of the victory Allah bestowed upon Muslims and
their gathering together. I saw cows in my dream, and by Allah, that was a
blessing, and they symbolized the believers on the Day of Uhud. And the blessing
was the good Allah bestowed upon us and the reward of true belief which Allah
gave us after the day of Badr.
4.819:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once Fatima
came walking and her gait resembled the gait of the Prophet . The Prophet said,
"Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he made her sit on his right or on his left side,
and then he told her a secret and she started weeping. I asked her, "Why are you
weeping?" He again told her a secret and she started laughing. I said, "I never
saw happiness so near to sadness as I saw today." I asked her what the Prophet
had told her. She said, "I would never disclose the secret of Allah's Apostle ."
When the Prophet died, I asked her about it. She replied. "The Prophet said.)
'Every year Gabriel used to revise the Qur'an with me once only, but this year
he has done so twice. I think this portends my death, and you will be the first
of my family to follow me.' So I started weeping. Then he said. 'Don't you like
to be the mistress of all the ladies of Paradise or the mistress of all the lady
believers? So I laughed for that."
4.820:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet in his fatal illness, called his daughter Fatima and told her a secret
because of which she started weeping. Then he called her and told her another
secret, and she started laughing. When I asked her about that, she replied, The
Prophet told me that he would die in his fatal illness, and so I wept, but then
he secretly told me that from amongst his family, I would be the first to join
him, and so I laughed."
4.821:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: About Ibn
`Abbas: `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to treat Ibn `Abbas very favorably `Abdur
Rahman bin `Auf said to him. "We also have sons that are equal to him (but you
are partial to him.)" `Umar said, "It is because of his knowledge." Then `Umar
asked Ibn `Abbas about the interpretation of the Verse:- 'When come the Help of
Allah and the conquest (of Mecca) (110.1) Ibn `Abbas said. "It portended the
death of Allah's Apostle, which Allah had informed him of." `Umar said, "I do
not know from this Verse but what you know."
4.822:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle in his fatal illness came out, wrapped with a sheet, and his
head was wrapped with an oiled bandage. He sat on the pulpit, and praising and
glorifying Allah, he said, "Now then, people will increase but the Ansar will
decrease in number, so much so that they, compared with the people, will be just
like the salt in the! meals. So, if any of you should take over the authority by
which he can either benefit some people or harm some others, he should accept
the goodness of their good people (i.e. Ansar) and excuse the faults of their
wrong-doers." That was the last gathering which the Prophet attended.
4.823:
Narrated Abu Bakra: Once the Prophet brought out Al-Hasan and took him up
the pulpit along with him and said, "This son of mine is a Saiyid (i.e. chief)
and I hope that Allah will help him bring about reconciliation between two
Muslim groups."
4.824:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet had informed
us of the death of Ja`far and Zaid before the news of their death reached us,
and his eyes were shedding tears.
4.825:
Narrated Jabir:
(Once) the
Prophet said, "Have you got carpets?" I replied, "Whence can we get carpets?" He
said, "But you shall soon have carpets." I used to say to my wife, "Remove your
carpets from my sight," but she would say, "Didn't the Prophet tell you that you
would soon have carpets?" So I would give up my request.
4.826:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Sa`d bin Mu`adh came to Mecca with the intention of
performing `Umra, and stayed at the house of Umaiya bin Khalaf Abi Safwan, for
Umaiya himself used to stay at Sa`d's house when he passed by Medina on his way
to Sham. Umaiya said to Sa`d, "Will you wait till midday when the people are (at
their homes), then you may go and perform the Tawaf round the Ka`ba?" So, while
Sa`d was going around the Ka`ba, Abu Jahl came and asked, "Who is that who is
performing Tawaf?" Sa`d replied, "I am Sa`d." Abu Jahl said, "Are you
circumambulating the Ka`ba safely although you have given refuge to Muhammad and
his companions?" Sa`d said, "Yes," and they started quarreling. Umaiya said to
Sa`d, "Don't shout at Abi-l-Hakam (i.e. Abu Jahl), for he is chief of the valley
(of Mecca)." Sa`d then said (to Abu Jahl). 'By Allah, if you prevent me from
performing the Tawaf of the Ka`ba, I will spoil your trade with Sham." Umaiya
kept on saying to Sa`d, "Don't raise your voice." and kept on taking hold of
him. Sa`d became furious and said, (to Umaiya), "Be away from me, for I have
heard Muhammad saying that he will kill you." Umaiiya said, "Will he kill me?"
Sa`d said, "Yes,." Umaiya said, "By Allah! When Muhammad says a thing, he never
tells a lie." Umaiya went to his wife and said to her, "Do you know what my
brother from Yathrib (i.e. Medina) has said to me?" She said, "What has he
said?" He said, "He claims that he has heard Muhammad claiming that he will kill
me." She said, By Allah! Muhammad never tells a lie." So when the infidels
started to proceed for Badr (Battle) and declared war (against the Muslims), his
wife said to him, "Don't you remember what your brother from Yathrib told you?"
Umaiya decided not to go but Abu Jahl said to him, "You are from the nobles of
the valley of Mecca), so you should accompany us for a day or two." He went with
them and thus Allah got him killed.
4.827:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: I got
the news that Gabriel came to the Prophet while Um Salama was present. Gabriel
started talking (to the Prophet and then left. The Prophet said to Um Salama,
"(Do you know) who it was?" (or a similar question). She said, "It was Dihya (a
handsome person amongst the companions of the Prophet )." Later on Um Salama
said, "By Allah! I thought he was none but Dihya, till I heard the Prophet
talking about Gabriel in his sermon." (The Sub-narrator asked Abu `Uthman, "From
where have you heard this narration?" He replied, "From Usama bin Zaid.")
4.828:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "I saw (in a dream) the
people assembled in a gathering, and then Abu Bakr got up and drew one or two
buckets of water (from a well) but there was weakness in his drawing. May Allah
forgive him. Then `Umar took the bucket and in his hands it turned into a very
large bucket. I had never seen anyone amongst: the people who could draw the
water as strongly as `Umar till all the people drank their fill and watered
their camels that knelt down there.
4.829:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Jews came to Allah's Apostle and told him that a man and a woman from
amongst them had committed illegal sexual intercourse. Allah's Apostle said to
them, "What do you find in the Torah (old Testament) about the legal punishment
of Ar-Rajm (stoning)?" They replied, (But) we announce their crime and lash
them." `Abdullah bin Salam said, "You are telling a lie; Torah contains the
order of Rajm." They brought and opened the Torah and one of them solaced his
hand on the Verse of Rajm and read the verses preceding and following it.
`Abdullah bin Salam said to him, "Lift your hand." When he lifted his hand, the
Verse of Rajm was written there. They said, "Muhammad has told the truth; the
Torah has the Verse of Rajm. The Prophet then gave the order that both of them
should be stoned to death. (`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I saw the man leaning
over the woman to shelter her from the stones."
4.830:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Masud: During the lifetime of the Prophet the moon was split into
two parts and on that the Prophet said, "Bear witness (to thus).
4.831:
Narrated Anas:
That the Meccan people requested Allah's Apostle to show
them a miracle, and so he showed them the splitting of the moon.
4.832:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime
of the Prophet.
4.833:
Narrated Anas:
Once two men from the
companions of Allah's Apostle went out of the house of the Prophet on a very
dark night. They were accompanied by two things that resembled two lamps
lighting the way in front of them, and when they parted, each of them was
accompanied by one of those two things (lamps) till they reached their homes.
4.834:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: The Prophet said, "Some of my
followers will remain victorious (and on the right path) till the Last Day
comes, and they will still be victorious."
4.835:
Narrated Muawiya:
I heard the Prophet saying, "A group of people amongst my followers will
remain obedient to Allah's orders and they will not be harmed by anyone who will
not help them or who will oppose them, till Allah's Order (the Last Day) comes
upon them while they are still on the right path."
4.836:
Narrated
`Urwa:
That the Prophet gave him one Dinar so as to buy a sheep for him.
`Urwa bought two sheep for him with the money. Then he sold one of the sheep for
one Dinar, and brought one Dinar and a sheep to the Prophet. On that, the
Prophet invoked Allah to bless him in his deals. So `Urwa used to gain (from any
deal) even if he bought dust. (In another narration) `Urwa said, "I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "There is always goodness in horses till the Day of
Resurrection." (The subnarrator added, "I saw 70 horses in `Urwa's house.')
(Sufyan said, "The Prophet asked `Urwa to buy a sheep for him as a sacrifice.")
4.837:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "There is always
goodness in horses till the Day of Resurrection. "
4.838:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "There is always goodness in horses."
4.839:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A horse may be kept for one of
three purposes: for a man it may be a source of reward; for another it may be a
means of living; and for a third it may be a burden (a source of committing
sins). As for the one for whom it is a source of reward, he is the one who keeps
his horse for the sake of Jihad in Allah's Cause; he ties it with a long rope on
a pasture or in a garden. So whatever its rope allows it to eat, will be
regarded as good rewardable deeds (for its owner). And if it breaks off its rope
and jumps over one or two hillocks, even its dung will be considered amongst his
good deeds. And if it passes by a river and drinks water from it, that will be
considered as good deeds for his benefit) even if he has had no intention of
watering it. A horse is a shelter for the one who keeps it so that he may earn
his living honestly and takes it as a refuge to keep him from following illegal
ways (of gaining money), and does not forget the rights of Allah (i.e. paying
the Zakat and allowing others to use it for Allah's Sake). But a horse is a
burden (and a source of committing sins for him who keeps it out of pride and
pretense and with the intention of harming the Muslims." The Prophet was asked
about donkeys. He replied, "Nothing has been revealed to be concerning them
except this comprehensive Verse (which covers everything) :--'Then whosoever has
done good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), Shall see it (its
reward) And whosoever has done evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small )
ant), Shall see it (Its punishment)." (99.7-8)
4.840:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Allah's Apostle reached Khaibar in the early morning and the people of
Khaibar came out with their spades, and when they saw the Prophet they said,
"Muhammad and his army!" and returned hurriedly to take refuge in the fort. The
Prophet raised his hands and said, "Allah is Greater! Khaibar is ruined ! If we
approach a nation, then miserable is the morning of those who are warned."
4.841:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I hear many
narrations from you but I forget them." He said, "Spread your covering sheet." I
spread my sheet and he moved both his hands as if scooping something and emptied
them in the sheet and said, "Wrap it." I wrapped it round my body, and since
then I have never forgotten a single Hadith.
Volume 5
Bk. 57: Companions of the Prophet
5.1:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: "Allah's Apostle said, "A time will come upon the people, when a
group of people will wage a holy war and it will be said, 'Is there amongst you
anyone who has accompanied Allah's Apostle?' They will say, 'Yes.' And so
victory will be bestowed on them. Then a time will come upon the people when a
group of people will wage a holy war, and it will be said, "Is there amongst you
anynone who has accompanied the companions of Allah's Apostle?' They will say,
'Yes.' And so victory will be bestowed on them. Then a time will come upon the
people when a group of people will wage a holy war, and it will be said, "Is
there amongst you anyone who has been in the company of the companions of the
companions of Allah's Apostle ?' They will say, 'Yes.' And victory will be
bestowed on them."
5.2:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: "Allah's Apostle
said, 'The best of my followers are those living in my generation (i.e. my
contemporaries). and then those who will follow the latter" `Imran added, "I do
not remember whether he mentioned two or three generations after his generation,
then the Prophet added, 'There will come after you, people who will bear witness
without being asked to do so, and will be treacherous and untrustworthy, and
they will vow and never fulfill their vows, and fatness will appear among
them."
5.3:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The best people are
those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them, and then
those who will follow the latter. Then there will come some people who will bear
witness before taking oaths, and take oaths before bearing witness." (Ibrahim, a
sub-narrator said, "They used to beat us for witnesses and covenants when we
were still children.")
5.4:
Narrated Al-Bara:
Abu Bakr bought a
(camel) saddle from `Azib for thirteen Dirhams. Abu Bakr said to `Azib, "Tell
Al-Bara' to carry the saddle for me." `Azib said, "No, unless you relate to me
what happened to you and Allah 's Apostle when you left Mecca while the pagans
were in search of you." Abu Bakr said, "We left Mecca and we travel led
continuously for that night and the following day till it was midday. I looked
(around) searching for shade to take as shelter, and suddenly I came across a
rock, and found a little shade there. So I cleaned the place and spread a bed
for the Prophet in the shade and said to him, 'Lie down, O Allah's Apostle.' So
the Prophet lay down and I went out, looking around to see if there was any
person pursuing us. Suddenly I saw a shepherd driving his sheep towards the
rock, seeking what we had already sought from it. I asked him, 'To whom do you
belong, O boy?' He said, 'I belong to a man from Quraish.' He named the man and
I recognized him. I asked him, 'Is there any milk with your sheep?' He said,
'Yes.' I said, 'Will you then milk (some) for us?' He said, 'Yes.' Then I asked
him to tie the legs of one of the sheep and clean its udder, and then ordered
him to clean his hands from dust. Then the shepherd cleaned his hands by
striking his hands against one another. After doing so, he milked a small amount
of milk. I used to keep for Allah's Apostle a leather water-container, the mouth
of which was covered with a piece of cloth. I poured water on the milk container
till its lower part was cold. Then I took the milk to the Prophet whom I found
awake. I said to him, 'Drink, O Allah's Apostle.' So he drank till I became
pleased. Then I said, 'It is time for us to move, O Allahs Apostle!' He said,
'Yes.' So we set out while the people (i.e. Quraish pagans) were searching for
us, but none found us except Suraiqa bin Malik bin Jushum who was riding his
horse. I said, 'These are our pursuers who have found us. O Allah's Apostle!' He
said, 'Do not grieve, for Allah is with us."
5.5:
Narrated Abu Bakr: I
said to the Prophet while I was in the Cave. "If any of them should look under
his feet, he would see us." He said, "O Abu Bakr! What do you think of two
(persons) the third of whom is Allah?"
5.6:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle addressed the people saying, "Allah has given option to a slave
to choose this world or what is with Him. The slave has chosen what is with
Allah." Abu Bakr wept, and we were astonished at his weeping caused by what the
Prophet mentioned as to a Slave ( of Allah) who had been offered a choice, (we
learned later on) that Allah's Apostle himself was the person who was given the
choice, and that Abu Bakr knew best of all of us. Allah's Apostle added, "The
person who has favored me most of all both with his company and wealth, is Abu
Bakr. If I were to take a Khalil other than my Lord, I would have taken Abu Bakr
as such, but (what relates us) is the Islamic brotherhood and friendliness. All
the gates of the Mosque should be closed except the gate of Abu Bakr."
5.7:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: We used to compare the people as to who was better
during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle . We used to regard Abu Bakr as the best,
then `Umar, and then `Uthman .
5.8:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my
brother and my companion (in Islam).
5.9:
Narrated Aiyub:
The Prophet
said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr) as a
Khalil, but the Islamic brotherhood is better."
5.10:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin Abi Mulaika: The people of Kufa sent a letter to Ibn Az-Zubair, asking about
(the inheritance of) (paternal) grandfather. He replied that the right of the
inheritance of (paternal) grandfather is the same as that of father if the
father is dead) and added, "Allah's Apostle said, ' If I were to take a Khalil
from this nation, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr).
5.11:
Narrated
Jubair bin Mut`im: A woman came to the Prophet who ordered her to return to him
again. She said, "What if I came and did not find you?" as if she wanted to say,
"If I found you dead?" The Prophet said, "If you should not find me, go to Abu
Bakr."
5.12:
Narrated `Ammar:
I saw Allah's Apostle and there was
none with him but five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr (i.e. those were the only
converts to Islam then).
5.13:
Narrated Abu Ad-Darda: While I was sitting
with the Prophet, Abu Bakr came, lifting up one corner of h is garment
uncovering h is knee. The Prophet said, "Your companion has had a quarrel." Abu
Bakr greeted (the Prophet ) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! There was something
(i.e. quarrel) between me and the Son of Al-Khattab. I talked to him harshly and
then regretted that, and requested him to forgive me, but he refused. This is
why I have come to you." The Prophet said thrice, "O Abu Bakr! May Allah forgive
you." In the meanwhile, `Umar regretted (his refusal of Abu Bakr's excuse) and
went to Abu Bakr's house and asked if Abu Bakr was there. They replied in the
negative. So he came to the Prophet and greeted him, but signs of displeasure
appeared on the face of the Prophet till Abu Bakr pitied (`Umar), so he knelt
and said twice, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah! I was more unjust to him (than he
to me)." The Prophet said, "Allah sent me (as a Prophet) to you (people) but you
said (to me), 'You are telling a lie,' while Abu Bakr said, 'He has said the
truth,' and consoled me with himself and his money." He then said twice, "Won't
you then give up harming my companion?" After that nobody harmed Abu
Bakr.
5.14:
Narrated `Amr bin Al-As: The Prophet deputed me to read the
Army of Dhat-as-Salasil. I came to him and said, "Who is the most beloved person
to you?" He said, " `Aisha." I asked, "Among the men?" He said, "Her father." I
said, "Who then?" He said, "Then `Umar bin Al-Khattab." He then named other
men.
5.15:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While a
shepherd was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked them and took away one sheep.
When the shepherd chased the wolf, the wolf turned towards him and said, 'Who
will be its guard on the day of wild animals when nobody except I will be its
shepherd. And while a man was driving a cow with a load on it, it turned towards
him and spoke to him saying, 'I have not been created for this purpose, but for
ploughing." The people said, "Glorified be Allah." The Prophet said, "But I
believe in it and so does Abu Bakr end `Umar."
5.16:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself
standing at a well, on it there was a bucket. I drew water from the well as much
as Allah wished. Then Ibn Abi Quhafa (i.e. Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and
brought out one or two buckets (of water) and there was weakness in his drawing
the water. May Allah forgive his weakness for him. Then the bucket turned into a
very big one and Ibn Al-Khattab took it over and I had never seen such a mighty
person amongst the people as him in performing such hard work, till the people
drank to their satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt down
there."
5.17:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: That Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah will not look on the Day of Judgment at him who drags his robe (behind
him) out of pride." Abu Bakr said "One side of my robe slacks down unless I get
very cautious about it." Allah's Apostle said, "But you do not do that with a
pride."
5.18:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah's Cause will be called from all
the gates of Paradise, "O Allah's slave! This is good.' He who is amongst those
who pray will be called from the gate of the prayer (in Paradise) and he who is
from the people of Jihad will be called from the gate of Jihad, and he who is
from those' who give in charity (i.e. Zakat) will be called from the gate of
charity, and he who is amongst those who observe fast will be called from the
gate of fasting, the gate of Raiyan." Abu Bakr said, "He who is called from all
those gates will need nothing," He added, "Will anyone be called from all those
gates, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Yes, and I hope you will be among those, O
Abu Bakr."
5.19:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's
Apostle died while Abu Bakr was at a place called As-Sunah (Al-`Aliya) `Umar
stood up and said, "By Allah! Allah's Apostle is not dead!" `Umar (later on)
said, "By Allah! Nothing occurred to my mind except that." He said, "Verily!
Allah will resurrect him and he will cut the hands and legs of some men." Then
Abu Bakr came and uncovered the face of Allah's Apostle, kissed him and said,
"Let my mother and father be sacrificed for you, (O Allah's Apostle), you are
good in life and in death. By Allah in Whose Hands my life is, Allah will never
make you taste death twice." Then he went out and said, "O oath-taker! Don't be
hasty." When Abu Bakr spoke, `Umar sat down. Abu Bakr praised and glorified
Allah and said, No doubt! Whoever worshipped Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead,
but whoever worshipped Allah, then Allah is alive and shall never die." Then he
recited Allah's Statement.:-- "(O Muhammad) Verily you will die, and they also
will die." (39.30) He also recited:-- "Muhammad is no more than an Apostle; and
indeed many Apostles have passed away, before him, If he dies Or is killed, will
you then Turn back on your heels? And he who turns back On his heels, not the
least Harm will he do to Allah And Allah will give reward to those Who are
grateful." (3.144) The people wept loudly, and the Ansar were assembled with
Sa`d bin 'Ubada in the shed of Bani Saida. They said (to the emigrants). "There
should be one 'Amir from us and one from you." Then Abu Bakr, `Umar bin
Al-Khattab and Abu 'baida bin Al-Jarrah went to them. `Umar wanted to speak but
Abu Bakr stopped him. `Umar later on used to say, "By Allah, I intended only to
say something that appealed to me and I was afraid that Abu Bakr would not speak
so well. Then Abu Bakr spoke and his speech was very eloquent. He said in his
statement, "We are the rulers and you (Ansars) are the ministers (i.e.
advisers)," Hubab bin Al-Mundhir said, "No, by Allah we won't accept this. But
there must be a ruler from us and a ruler from you." Abu Bakr said, "No, we will
be the rulers and you will be the ministers, for they (i.e. Quarish) are the
best family amongst the 'Arabs and of best origin. So you should elect either
`Umar or Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah as your ruler." `Umar said (to Abu Bakr), "No
but we elect you, for you are our chief and the best amongst us and the most
beloved of all of us to Allah's Apostle." So `Umar took Abu Bakr's hand and gave
the pledge of allegiance and the people too gave the pledge of allegiance to Abu
Bakr. Someone said, "You have killed Sa`d bin Ubada." `Umar said, "Allah has
killed him." `Aisha said (in another narration), ("When the Prophet was on his
death-bed) he looked up and said thrice, (Amongst) the Highest Companion (See
Qur'an
4.69)' Aisha said, Allah benefited the people by their two speeches.
`Umar frightened the people some of whom were hypocrites whom Allah caused to
abandon Islam because of `Umar's speech. Then Abu Bakr led the people to True
Guidance and acquainted them with the right path they were to follow so that
they went out reciting:-- "Muhammad is no more than an Apostle and indeed many
Apostles have passed away before him.." (3.144)
5.20:
Narrated Muhammad
bin Al-Hanafiya: I asked my father (`Ali bin Abi Talib), "Who are the best
people after Allah's Apostle ?" He said, "Abu Bakr." I asked, "Who then?" He
said, "Then `Umar. " I was afraid he would say "Uthman, so I said, "Then you?"
He said, "I am only an ordinary person.
5.21:
Narrated `Aisha:
We
went out with Allah's Apostle on one of his journeys till we reached Al-Baida or
Dhatul-Jaish where my necklace got broken (and lost). Allah's Apostle stopped to
search for it and the people too stopped with him. There was no water at that
place and they had no water with them. So they went to Abu Bakr and said, "Don't
you see what `Aisha has done? She has made Allah's Apostle and the people stop
where there is no water and they have no water with them. Abu Bakr came while
Allah's Apostle was sleeping with his head on my thigh and said, "You detained
Allah Apostle and the people where there is no water and they have no water." He
then admonished me and said what Allah wished and pinched me at my flanks with
his hands, but I did not move because the head of Allah's Apostle was on my
thigh . Allah's Apostle kept on sleeping till be got up in the morning and found
no water. Then Allah revealed the Divine Verse of Tayammum, and the people
performed Tayammum. Usaid bin AlHudair said. "O family of Abu Bakr! This is not
the first blessings of yours." We urged the camel on which I was sitting to get
up from its place and the necklace was found under it.
5.22:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: The Prophet said, "Do not abuse my companions for if any one of you spent
gold equal to Uhud (in Allah's Cause) it would not be equal to a Mud or even a
half Mud spent by one of them."
5.23:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I
performed ablution in my house and then went out and said, "Today I shall stick
to Allah's Apostle and stay with him all this day of mine (in his service)." I
went to the Mosque and asked about the Prophet . They said, "He had gone in this
direction." So I followed his way, asking about him till he entered a place
called Bir Aris. I sat at its gate that was made of date-palm leaves till the
Prophet finished answering the call of nature and performed ablution. Then I
went up to him to see him sitting at the well of Aris at the middle of its edge
with his legs uncovered, hanging in the well. I greeted him and went back and
sat at the gate. I said, "Today I will be the gatekeeper of the Prophet." Abu
Bakr came and pushed the gate. I asked, "Who is it?" He said, "Abu Bakr." I told
him to wait, went in and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Abu Bakr asks for permission
to enter." He said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings that he will be in
Paradise." So I went out and said to Abu Bakr, "Come in, and Allah's Apostle
gives you the glad tidings that you will be in Paradise" Abu Bakr entered and
sat on the right side of Allah's Apostle on the built edge of the well and hung
his legs n the well as the Prophet did and uncovered his legs. I then returned
and sat (at the gate). I had left my brother performing ablution and he intended
to follow me. So I said (to myself). "If Allah wants good for so-and-so (i.e. my
brother) He will bring him here." Suddenly somebody moved the door. I asked,
"Who is it?" He said, "`Umar bin Al-Khattab." I asked him to wait, went to
Allah's Apostle, greeted him and said, `Umar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission
to enter." He said, "Admit him, and give him the glad tidings that he will be in
Paradise." I went to "`Umar and said "Come in, and Allah's Apostle, gives you
the glad tidings that you will be in Paradise." So he entered and sat beside
Allah's Apostle on the built edge of the well on the left side and hung his legs
in the well. I returned and sat (at the gate) and said, (to myself), "If Allah
wants good for so-and-so, He will bring him here." Somebody came and moved the
door. I asked "Who is it?" He replied, "Uthman bin `Affan." I asked him to wait
and went to the Prophet and informed him. He said, "Admit him, and give him the
glad tidings of entering Paradise, I asked him to wait and went to the Prophet
and informed him. He said, "Adult him, and give him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise after a calamity that will befall him." So I went up to him and said to
him, "Come in; Allah's Apostle gives you the glad tidings of entering Paradise
after a calamity that will befall you. "Uthman then came in and found that the
built edge of the well was occupied, so he sat opposite to the Prophet on the
other side. Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab said, "I interpret this (narration) in terms
of their graves."
5.24:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet once climbed
the mountain of Uhud with Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman. The mountain shook with
them. The Prophet said (to the mountain), "Be firm, O Uhud! For on you there are
no more than a Prophet, a Siddiq and two martyrs.
5.25:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said. "While (in a dream), I was standing
by a well, drawing water from it. Abu Bakr and `Umar came to me. Abu Bakr took
the bucket (from me) and drew one or two buckets of water, and there was some
weakness in his drawing. May Allah forgive him. Then Ibn Al-Khattab took the
bucket from Abu Bakr, and the bucket turned into a very large one in his hands.
I had never seen such a mighty person amongst the people as him in performing
such hard work. He drew so much water that the people drank to their
satisfaction and watered their camels." (Wahab, a sub-narrator said, "till their
camels drank and knelt down.")
5.26:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While I was
standing amongst the people who were invoking Allah for `Umar bin Al-Khattab who
was lying (dead) on his bed, a man behind me rested his elbows on my shoulder
and said, "(O `Umar!) May Allah bestow His Mercy on you. I always hoped that
Allah will keep you with your two companions, for I often heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "I, Abu Bakr and `Umar were (somewhere). I, Abu Bakr and `Umar did
(something). I, Abu Bakr and `Umar set out.' So I hoped that Allah will keep you
with both of them." I turned back to see that the speaker was `Ali bin Abi
Talib.
5.27:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: I asked `Abdullah bin `Amr,
"What was the worst thing the pagans did to Allah's Apostle?" He said, "I saw
`Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait coming to the Prophet while he was praying.' `Uqba put his
sheet round the Prophet's neck and squeezed it very severely. Abu Bakr came and
pulled `Uqba away from the Prophet and said, "Do you intend to kill a man just
because he says: 'My Lord is Allah, and he has brought forth to you the Evident
Signs from your Lord?"
5.28:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet
said, "I saw myself (in a dream) entering Paradise, and behold! I saw
Ar-Rumaisa', Abu Talha's wife. I heard footsteps. I asked, Who is it? Somebody
said, 'It is Bilal ' Then I saw a palace and a lady sitting in its courtyard. I
asked, 'For whom is this palace?' Somebody replied, 'It is for `Umar.' I
intended to enter it and see it, but I thought of your (`Umar's) Ghira (and gave
up the attempt)." `Umar said, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you, O Allah's
Apostle! How dare I think of my Ghira (self-respect) being offended by
you?
5.29:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were with Allah's Apostle he
said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and suddenly I saw a
woman performing ablution beside a palace. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?'
They replied, 'It is for `Umar.' Then I remembered `Umar's Ghira (self-respect)
and went away quickly." `Umar wept and said, O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think
of my ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?
5.30:
Narrated Hamza's
father: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself drinking (i.e.
milk), and I was so contented that I saw the milk flowing through my nails. Then
I gave (the milk) to `Umar." They (i.e. the companions of the Prophet) asked,
"What do you interpret it?" He said, "Knowledge."
5.31:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "In a dream I saw myself drawing water
from a well with a bucket. Abu Bakr came and drew a bucket or two weakly. May
Allah forgive him. Then `Umar bin Al-Khattab came and the bucket turned into a
very large one in his hands. I had never seen such a mighty person as he in
doing such hard work till all the people drank to their satisfaction and watered
their camels that knelt down there.
5.32:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab asked the permission of Allah's Apostle to see him while
some Quraishi women were sitting with him, talking to him and asking him for
more expenses, raising their voices above the voice of Allah's Apostle. When
`Umar asked for the permission to enter, the women quickly put on their veils.
Allah'sf Apostle allowed him to enter and `Umar came in while Allah's Apostle
was smiling, `Umar said "O Allah's Apostle! May Allah always keep you smiling."
The Prophet said, "These women who have been here, roused my wonder, for as soon
as they heard your voice, they quickly put on their veils. "`Umar said, "O
Allah's Apostle! You have more right to be feared by them than I." Then `Umar
addressed the women saying, "O enemies of yourselves! You fear me more than you
do Allah's Apostle ?" They said, "Yes, for you are harsher and sterner than
Allah's Apostle." Then Allah's Apostle said, "O Ibn Al-Khattab! By Him in Whose
Hands my life is! Never does Satan find you going on a way, but he takes another
way other than yours."
5.33:
Narrated `Abdullah: We have been powerful
since `Umar embraced Islam.
5.34:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When (the dead
body of) `Umar was put on his deathbed, the people gathered around him and
invoked (Allah) and prayed for him before the body was taken away, and I was
amongst them. Suddenly I felt somebody taking hold of my shoulder and found out
that he was `Ali bin Abi Talib. `Ali invoked Allah's Mercy for `Umar and said,
"O `Umar! You have not left behind you a person whose deeds I like to imitate
and meet Allah with more than I like your deeds. By Allah! I always thought that
Allah would keep you with your two companions, for very often I used to hear the
Prophet saying, 'I, Abu Bakr and `Umar went (somewhere); I, Abu Bakr and `Umar
entered (somewhere); and I, Abu Bakr and `Umar went out."'
5.35:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: The Prophet ascended the mountain of Uhud and he was accompanied
by Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman. The mountain shook beneath them. The Prophet hit
it with his foot and said, "O Uhud ! Be firm, for on you there is none but a
Prophet, a Siddiq and a martyr (i.e. and two martyrs).
5.36:
Narrated
Aslam:
Ibn `Umar asked me about some matters concerning `Umar. He said,
"Since Allah's Apostle died. I have never seen anybody more serious, hard
working and generous than `Umar bin Al-Khattab (till the end of his
life."
5.37:
Narrated Anas:
A man asked the Prophet about the Hour
(i.e. Day of Judgment) saying, "When will the Hour be?" The Prophet said, "What
have you prepared for it?" The man said, "Nothing, except that I love Allah and
His Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will be with those whom you love." We had
never been so glad as we were on hearing that saying of the Prophet (i.e., "You
will be with those whom you love.") Therefore, I love the Prophet, Abu Bakr and
`Umar, and I hope that I will be with them because of my love for them though my
deeds are not similar to theirs.
5.38:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Among the nations before you there used to be people who were
inspired (though they were not prophets). And if there is any of such a persons
amongst my followers, it is `Umar." Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Among the nation of Bani Israel who lived before you, there were men who used
to be inspired with guidance though they were not prophets, and if there is any
of such persons amongst my followers, it is `Umar."
5.39:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whilst a shepherd was amongst his sheep, a wolf
attacked them and took away a sheep. The shepherd chased it and got that sheep
freed from the wolf. The wolf turned towards the shepherd and said, 'Who will
guard the sheep on the day of wild animals when it will have no shepherd except
myself?" The people said, "Glorified be Allah." The Prophet said, "But I believe
in it and so do Abu Bakr and `Umar although Abu Bakr and `Umar were not present
there (at the place of the event).
5.40:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, the people were presented
to me (in a dream). They were wearing shirts, some of which were merely covering
their (chests). and some were a bit longer. `Umar was presented before me and
his shirt was so long that he was dragging it." They asked, "How have you
interpreted it, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Religion."
5.41:
Narrated
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: When `Umar was stabbed, he showed signs of agony. Ibn
`Abbas, as if intending to encourage `Umar, said to him, "O Chief of the
believers! Never mind what has happened to you, for you have been in the company
of Allah's Apostle and you kept good relations with him and you parted with him
while he was pleased with you. Then you were in the company of Abu Bakr and kept
good relations with him and you parted with him (i.e. he died) while he was
pleased with you. Then you were in the company of the Muslims, and you kept good
relations with them, and if you leave them, you will leave them while they are
pleased with you." `Umar said, (to Ibn "Abbas), "As for what you have said about
the company of Allah's Apostle and his being pleased with me, it is a favor,
Allah did to me; and as for what you have said about the company of Abu Bakr and
his being pleased with me, it is a favor Allah did to me; and concerning my
impatience which you see, is because of you and your companions. By Allah! If
(at all) I had gold equal to the earth, I would have ransomed myself with it
from the Punishment of Allah before I meet Him."
5.42:
Narrated Abu Musa:
While I was with the Prophet in one of the gardens of Medina, a man came and
asked me to open the gate. The Prophet said to me, "Open the gate for him and
give him the glad tidings that he will enter Paradise." I opened (the gate) for
him, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. I informed him of the glad tidings the Prophet
had said, and he praised Allah. Then another man came and asked me to open the
gate. The Prophet said to me "Open (the gate) and give him the glad tidings of
entering Paradise." I opened (the gate) for him, and behold! It was `Umar. I
informed him of what the Prophet had said, and he praised Allah. Then another
man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet said to me. "Open (the gate)
for him and inform him of the glad tidings, of entering Paradise with a calamity
which will befall him. " Behold ! It was `Uthman, I informed him of what Allah's
Apostle had said. He praised Allah and said, "I seek Allah's Aid."
5.43:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Hisham: We were with the Prophet while he was holding
`Umar bin Al-Khattab by the hand.
5.44:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet
entered a garden and ordered me to guard its gate. A man came and asked
permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings
of entering Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr. Another man came and asked the
permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings
of entering Paradise." Behold! It was `Umar. Then another man came, asking the
permission to enter. The Prophet kept silent for a short while and then said,
"Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity
which will befall him." Behold! It was `Uthman bin `Affan. `Asim, in another
narration, said that the Prophet was sitting in a place where there was water,
and he was uncovering both his knees or his knee, and when `Uthman entered, he
covered them (or it).
5.45:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Adi bin Al-Khiyar:
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abu Yaghuth said (to
me), "What forbids you to talk to `Uthman about his brother Al-Walid because
people have talked much about him?" So I went to `Uthman and when he went out
for prayer I said (to him), "I have something to say to you and it is a piece of
advice for you " `Uthman said, "O man, from you." (`Umar said: I see that he
said, "I seek Refuge with Allah from you.") So I left him and went to them. Then
the messenger of `Uthman came and I went to him (i.e. `Uthman), `Uthman asked,
"What is your advice?" I replied, "Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth, and
revealed the Divine Book (i.e. Qur'an) to him; and you were amongst those who
followed Allah and His Apostle, and you participated in the two migrations (to
Ethiopia and to Medina) and enjoyed the company of Allah's Apostle and saw his
way. No doubt, the people are talking much about Al-Walid." `Uthman said, "Did
you receive your knowledge directly from Allah's Apostle ?" I said, "No, but his
knowledge did reach me and it reached (even) to a virgin in her seclusion."
`Uthman said, "And then Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth and I was amongst
those who followed Allah and His Apostle and I believed in what ever he (i.e.
the Prophet) was sent with, and participated in two migrations, as you have
said, and I enjoyed the company of Allah's Apostle and gave the pledge of
allegiance him. By Allah! I never disobeyed him, nor did I cheat him till Allah
took him unto Him. Then I treated Abu Bakr and then `Umar similarly and then I
was made Caliph. So, don't I have rights similar to theirs?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "Then what are these talks reaching me from you people? Now, concerning
what you mentioned about the question of Al-Walid, Allah willing, I shall deal
with him according to what is right." Then he called `Ali and ordered him to
flog him, and `Ali flogged him (i.e. Al-Walid) eighty lashes.
5.46:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle ascended the (mountain) of Uhud with Abu
Bakr and `Uthman and it shook. Allah's Apostle said, "Be calm, O Uhud!" I think
he stroked it with his foot and added, "There is none on you but a Prophet, a
Siddiq and two martyrs." (The two martyrs were `Umar and `Uthman) (See Hadith
No. 24)
5.47:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: During the lifetime of the Prophet we
considered Abu Bakr as peerless and then `Umar and then `Uthman (coming next to
him in superiority) and then we used not to differentiate between the companions
of the Prophet.
5.48:
Narrated `Uthman:
(the son of Muhib) An
Egyptian who came and performed the Hajj to the Ka`ba saw some people sitting.
He enquire, "Who are these people?" Somebody said, "They are the tribe of
Quraish." He said, "Who is the old man sitting amongst them?" The people
replied, "He is `Abdullah bin `Umar." He said, "O Ibn `Umar! I want to ask you
about something; please tell me about it. Do you know that `Uthman fled away on
the day (of the battle) of Uhud?" Ibn `Umar said, "Yes." The (Egyptian) man
said, "Do you know that `Uthman was absent on the day (of the battle) of Badr
and did not join it?" Ibn `Umar said, "Yes." The man said, "Do you know that he
failed to attend the Ar Ridwan pledge and did not witness it (i.e. Hudaibiya
pledge of allegiance)?" Ibn `Umar said, "Yes." The man said, "Allahu Akbar!" Ibn
`Umar said, "Let me explain to you (all these three things). As for his flight
on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah has excused him and forgiven him; and
as for his absence from the battle of Badr, it was due to the fact that the
daughter of Allah's Apostle was his wife and she was sick then. Allah's Apostle
said to him, "You will receive the same reward and share (of the booty) as
anyone of those who participated in the battle of Badr (if you stay with her).'
As for his absence from the Ar-Ridwan pledge of allegiance, had there been any
person in Mecca more respectable than `Uthman (to be sent as a representative).
Allah's Apostle would have sent him instead of him. No doubt, Allah's Apostle
had sent him, and the incident of the Ar-Ridwan pledge of Allegiance happened
after `Uthman had gone to Mecca. Allah's Apostle held out his right hand saying,
'This is `Uthman's hand.' He stroke his (other) hand with it saying, 'This
(pledge of allegiance) is on the behalf of `Uthman.' Then Ibn `Umar said to the
man, 'Bear (these) excuses in mind with you.'
5.49:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet ascended the mountain of Uhud and Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman
were accompanying him. The mountain gave a shake (i.e. trembled underneath them)
. The Prophet said, "O Uhud ! Be calm." I think that the Prophet hit it with his
foot, adding, "For upon you there are none but a Prophet, a Siddiq and two
martyrs."
5.50:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun: I saw `Umar bin Al-Khattab a
few days before he was stabbed in Medina. He was standing with Hudhaifa bin
Al-Yaman and `Uthman bin Hunaif to whom he said, "What have you done? Do you
think that you have imposed more taxation on the land (of As-Swad i.e. 'Iraq)
than it can bear?" They replied, "We have imposed on it what it can bear because
of its great yield." `Umar again said, "Check whether you have imposed on the
land what it can not bear." They said, "No, (we haven't)." `Umar added, "If
Allah should keep me alive I will let the widows of Iraq need no men to support
them after me." But only four days had elapsed when he was stabbed (to death ).
The day he was stabbed, I was standing and there was nobody between me and him
(i.e. `Umar) except `Abdullah bin `Abbas. Whenever `Umar passed between the two
rows, he would say, "Stand in straight lines." When he saw no defect (in the
rows), he would go forward and start the prayer with Takbir. He would recite
Surat Yusuf or An-Nahl or the like in the first rak`a so that the people may
have the time to Join the prayer. As soon as he said Takbir, I heard him saying,
"The dog has killed or eaten me," at the time he (i.e. the murderer) stabbed
him. A non-Arab infidel proceeded on carrying a double-edged knife and stabbing
all the persons he passed by on the right and left (till) he stabbed thirteen
persons out of whom seven died. When one of the Muslims saw that, he threw a
cloak on him. Realizing that he had been captured, the non-Arab infidel killed
himself, `Umar held the hand of `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and let him lead the
prayer. Those who were standing by the side of `Umar saw what I saw, but the
people who were in the other parts of the Mosque did not see anything, but they
lost the voice of `Umar and they were saying, "Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah! (i.e.
Glorified be Allah)." `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf led the people a short prayer. When
they finished the prayer, `Umar said, "O Ibn `Abbas! Find out who attacked me."
Ibn `Abbas kept on looking here and there for a short time and came to say. "The
slave of Al Mughira." On that `Umar said, "The craftsman?" Ibn `Abbas said,
"Yes." `Umar said, "May Allah curse him. I did not treat him unjustly. All the
Praises are for Allah Who has not caused me to die at the hand of a man who
claims himself to be a Muslim. No doubt, you and your father (Abbas) used to
love to have more non-Arab infidels in Medina." Al-Abbas had the greatest number
of slaves. Ibn `Abbas said to `Umar. "If you wish, we will do." He meant, "If
you wish we will kill them." `Umar said, "You are mistaken (for you can't kill
them) after they have spoken your language, prayed towards your Qibla, and
performed Hajj like yours." Then `Umar was carried to his house, and we went
along with him, and the people were as if they had never suffered a calamity
before. Some said, "Do not worry (he will be Alright soon)." Some said, "We are
afraid (that he will die)." Then an infusion of dates was brought to him and he
drank it but it came out (of the wound) of his belly. Then milk was brought to
him and he drank it, and it also came out of his belly. The people realized that
he would die. We went to him, and the people came, praising him. A young man
came saying, "O chief of the believers! Receive the glad tidings from Allah to
you due to your company with Allah's Apostle and your superiority in Islam which
you know. Then you became the ruler (i.e. Caliph) and you ruled with justice and
finally you have been martyred." `Umar said, "I wish that all these privileges
will counterbalance (my shortcomings) so that I will neither lose nor gain
anything." When the young man turned back to leave, his clothes seemed to be
touching the ground. `Umar said, "Call the young man back to me." (When he came
back) `Umar said, "O son of my brother! Lift your clothes, for this will keep
your clothes clean and save you from the Punishment of your Lord." `Umar further
said, "O `Abdullah bin `Umar! See how much I am in debt to others." When the
debt was checked, it amounted to approximately eighty-six thousand. `Umar said,
"If the property of `Umar's family covers the debt, then pay the debt thereof;
otherwise request it from Bani `Adi bin Ka`b, and if that too is not sufficient,
ask for it from Quraish tribe, and do not ask for it from any one else, and pay
this debt on my behalf." `Umar then said (to `Abdullah), "Go to `Aisha (the
mother of the believers) and say: "`Umar is paying his salutation to you. But
don't say: 'The chief of the believers,' because today I am not the chief of the
believers. And say: "`Umar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission to be buried with
his two companions (i.e. the Prophet, and Abu Bakr)." `Abdullah greeted `Aisha
and asked for the permission for entering, and then entered to her and found her
sitting and weeping. He said to her, "`Umar bin Al-Khattab is paying his
salutations to you, and asks the permission to be buried with his two
companions." She said, "I had the idea of having this place for myself, but
today I prefer `Umar to myself." When he returned it was said (to `Umar),
"`Abdullah bin `Umar has come." `Umar said, "Make me sit up." Somebody supported
him against his body and `Umar asked (`Abdullah), "What news do you have?" He
said, "O chief of the believers! It is as you wish. She has given the
permission." `Umar said, "Praise be to Allah, there was nothing more important
to me than this. So when I die, take me, and greet `Aisha and say: "`Umar bin
Al-Khattab asks the permission (to be buried with the Prophet ), and if she
gives the permission, bury me there, and if she refuses, then take me to the
grave-yard of the Muslims." Then Hafsa (the mother of the believers) came with
many other women walking with her. When we saw her, we went away. She went in
(to `Umar) and wept there for sometime. When the men asked for permission to
enter, she went into another place, and we heard her weeping inside. The people
said (to `Umar), "O chief of the believers! Appoint a successor." `Umar said, "I
do not find anyone more suitable for the job than the following persons or group
whom Allah's Apostle had been pleased with before he died." Then `Umar mentioned
`Ali, `Uthman, AzZubair, Talha, Sa`d and `Abdur-Rahman (bin `Auf) and said,
"Abdullah bin `Umar will be a witness to you, but he will have no share in the
rule. His being a witness will compensate him for not sharing the right of
ruling. If Sa`d becomes the ruler, it will be alright: otherwise, whoever
becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him because of
disability or dishonesty." `Umar added, "I recommend that my successor takes
care of the early emigrants; to know their rights and protect their honor and
sacred things. I also recommend that he be kind to the Ansar who had lived in
Medina before the emigrants and Belief had entered their hearts before them. I
recommend that the (ruler) should accept the good of the righteous among them
and excuse their wrong-doers, and I recommend that he should do good to all the
people of the towns (Al-Ansar), as they are the protectors of Islam and the
source of wealth and the source of annoyance to the enemy. I also recommend that
nothing be taken from them except from their surplus with their consent. I also
recommend that he do good to the 'Arab bedouin, as they are the origin of the
'Arabs and the material of Islam. He should take from what is inferior, amongst
their properties and distribute that to the poor amongst them. I also recommend
him concerning Allah's and His Apostle's protectees (i.e. Dhimmis) to fulfill
their contracts and to fight for them and not to overburden them with what is
beyond their ability." So when `Umar expired, we carried him out and set out
walking. `Abdullah bin `Umar greeted (`Aisha) and said, "`Umar bin Al-Khattab
asks for the permission." `Aisha said, "Bring him in." He was brought in and
buried beside his two companions. When he was buried, the group (recommended by
`Umar) held a meeting. Then `Abdur-Rahman said, " Reduce the candidates for
rulership to three of you." Az-Zubair said, "I give up my right to `Ali." Talha
said, "I give up my right to `Uthman," Sa`d, 'I give up my right to
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf." `Abdur-Rahman then said (to `Uthman and `Ali), "Now
which of you is willing to give up his right of candidacy to that he may choose
the better of the (remaining) two, bearing in mind that Allah and Islam will be
his witnesses." So both the sheiks (i.e. `Uthman and `Ali) kept silent.
`Abdur-Rahman said, "Will you both leave this matter to me, and I take Allah as
my Witness that I will not choose but the better of you?" They said, "Yes." So
`Abdur-Rahman took the hand of one of them (i.e. `Ali) and said, "You are
related to Allah's Apostle and one of the earliest Muslims as you know well. So
I ask you by Allah to promise that if I select you as a ruler you will do
justice, and if I select `Uthman as a ruler you will listen to him and obey
him." Then he took the other (i.e. `Uthman) aside and said the same to him. When
`Abdur-Rahman secured (their agreement to) this covenant, he said, "O `Uthman!
Raise your hand." So he (i.e. `Abdur-Rahman) gave him (i.e. `Uthman) the solemn
pledge, and then `Ali gave him the pledge of allegiance and then all the
(Medina) people gave him the pledge of allegiance.
5.51:
Narrated Sahl
bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to a man with
whose leadership Allah will grant (the Muslim) victory." So the people kept on
thinking the whole night as to who would be given the flag. The next morning the
people went to Allah's Apostle and every one of them hoped that he would be
given the flag. The Prophet said, "Where is `Ali bin Abi Talib?" The people
replied, "He is suffering from eye trouble, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Send
for him and bring him to me." So when `Ali came, the Prophet spat in his eyes
and invoked good on him, and be became alright as if he had no ailment. The
Prophet then gave him the flag. `Ali said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight
them (i.e. enemy) till they become like us?" The Prophet said, "Proceed to them
steadily till you approach near to them and then invite them to Islam and inform
them of their duties towards Allah which Islam prescribes for them, for by
Allah, if one man is guided on the right path (i.e. converted to Islam) through
you, it would be better for you than (a great number of) red camels."
5.52:
Narrated Salama:
`Ali happened to stay behind the Prophet and (did not
join him) during the battle of Khaibar for he was having eye trouble. Then he
said, "How could I remain behind Allah's Apostle?" So `Ali set out following the
Prophet , When it was the eve of the day in the morning of which Allah helped
(the Muslims) to conquer it, Allah's Apostle said, "I will give the flag (to a
man), or tomorrow a man whom Allah and His Apostle love will take the flag," or
said, "A man who loves Allah and His Apostle; and Allah will grant victory under
his leadership." Suddenly came `Ali whom we did not expect. The people said,
"This is `Ali." Allah's Apostle gave him the flag and Allah granted victory
under his leadership.
5.53:
Narrated Abu Hazim: A man came to Sahl bin
Sa`d and said, "This is so-and-so," meaning the Governor of Medina, "He is
calling `Ali bad names near the pulpit." Sahl asked, "What is he saying?" He
(i.e. the man) replied, "He calls him (i.e. `Ali) Abu Turab." Sahl laughed and
said, "By Allah, none but the Prophet called him by this name and no name was
dearer to `Ali than this." So I asked Sahl to tell me more, saying, "O Abu
`Abbas! How (was this name given to `Ali)?" Sahl said, "`Ali went to Fatima and
then came out and slept in the Mosque. The Prophet asked Fatima, "Where is your
cousin?" She said, "In the Mosque." The Prophet went to him and found that his
(i.e. `Ali's) covering sheet had slipped of his back and dust had soiled his
back. The Prophet started wiping the dust off his back and said twice, "Get up!
O Abu Turab (i.e. O. man with the dust).
5.54:
Narrated Sa`d bin 'Ubaida:
A man came to Ibn `Umar and asked about `Uthman and Ibn `Umar mentioned his good
deeds and said to the questioner. "Perhaps these facts annoy you?" The other
said, "Yes." Ibn `Umar said, "May Allah stick your nose in the dust (i.e.
degrade you)!' Then the man asked him about `Ali. Ibn `Umar mentioned his good
deeds and said, "It is all true, and that is his house in the midst of the
houses of the Prophet. Perhaps these facts have hurt you?" The questioner said,
"Yes." Ibn `Umar said, "May Allah stick your nose in the dust (i.e. degrade you
or make you do things which you hate) ! Go away and do whatever you can against
me."
5.55:
Narrated `Ali:
Fatima complained of the suffering caused
to her by the hand mill. Some Captives were brought to the Prophet, she came to
him but did not find him at home `Aisha was present there to whom she told (of
her desire for a servant). When the Prophet came, Aisha informed him about
Fatima's visit. `Ali added "So the Prophet came to us, while we had gone to our
bed I wanted to get up but the Prophet said, "Remain at your place". Then he sat
down between us till I found the coolness of his feet on my chest. Then he said,
"Shall I teach you a thing which is better than what you have asked me? When you
go to bed, say, 'Allahu-Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan Allah thirty-three
times, and 'Al hamdu-li l-lah thirty-three times for that is better for you both
than a servant."
5.56:
Narrated Ubaida:
`Ali said (to the people of
'Iraq), "Judge as you used to judge, for I hate differences (and I do my best )
till the people unite as one group, or I die as my companions have died." And
narrated Sa`d that the Prophet said to `Ali, "Will you not be pleased from this
that you are to me like Aaron was to Moses?"
5.57:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people used to say, "Abu Huraira narrates too many narrations." In fact I
used to keep close to Allah's Apostle and was satisfied with what filled my
stomach. I ate no leavened bread and dressed no decorated striped clothes, and
never did a man or a woman serve me, and I often used to press my belly against
gravel because of hunger, and I used to ask a man to recite a Qur'anic Verse to
me although I knew it, so that he would take me to his home and feed me. And the
most generous of all the people to the poor was Ja`far bin Abi Talib. He used to
take us to his home and offer us what was available therein. He would even offer
us an empty folded leather container (of butter) which we would split and lick
whatever was in it.
5.58:
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: Whenever Ibn `Umar greeted
Ibn Jafar, he used to say: "As-salamu-'Alaika (i.e. Peace be on you) O son of
Dhu-l-Janahain (son of the two-winged person).
5.59:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever there was drought, `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to ask Allah for rain
through Al-`Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib, saying, "O Allah! We used to request our
Prophet to ask You for rain, and You would give us. Now we request the uncle of
our Prophet to ask You for rain, so give us rain." And they would be given
rain."
5.60:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima sent somebody to Abu Bakr asking
him to give her her inheritance from the Prophet from what Allah had given to
His Apostle through Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting). She asked for the
Sadaqa (i.e. wealth assigned for charitable purposes) of the Prophet at Medina,
and Fadak, and what remained of the Khumus (i.e., one-fifth) of the Khaibar
booty. Abu Bakr said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'We (Prophets), our property is not
inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqa, but Muhammad's Family can eat from
this property, i.e. Allah's property, but they have no right to take more than
the food they need.' By Allah! I will not bring any change in dealing with the
Sadaqa of the Prophet (and will keep them) as they used to be observed in his
(i.e. the Prophet's) life-time, and I will dispose with it as Allah's Apostle
used to do," Then `Ali said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Apostle," and added, "O Abu Bakr! We
acknowledge your superiority." Then he (i.e. `Ali) mentioned their own
relationship to Allah's Apostle and their right. Abu Bakr then spoke saying, "By
Allah in Whose Hands my life is. I love to do good to the relatives of Allah's
Apostle rather than to my own relatives" Abu Bark added: Look at Muhammad
through his family (i.e. if you are no good to his family you are not good to
him).
5.61:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: Allah's Apostle said,
"Fatima is a part of me, and he who makes her angry, makes me angry."
5.62:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet called his daughter Fatima during his
illness in which he died, and told her a secret whereupon she wept. Then he
called her again and told her a secret whereupon she laughed. When I asked her
about that, she replied, "The Prophet spoke to me in secret and informed me that
he would die in the course of the illness during which he died, so I wept. He
again spoke to me in secret and informed me that I would be the first of his
family to follow him (after his death) and on that I laughed."
5.63:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam: `Uthman bin `Affan was afflicted with severe
nose-bleeding in the year when such illness was prevelant and that prevented him
from performing Hajj, and (because of it) he made his will. A man from Quraish
came to him and said, "Appoint your successor." `Uthman asked, "Did the people
name him? (i.e. the successor) the man said, "Yes." `Uthman asked, "Who is
that?" The man remained silent. Another man came to `Uthman and I think it was
Al-Harith. He also said, "Appoint your successor." `Uthman asked, "Did the
people name him?" The man replied "Yes." `Uthman said, "Who is that?" The man
remained silent. `Uthman said, "Perhaps they have mentioned Az-Zubair?" The man
said, "Yes." `Uthman said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, he is the best of
them as I know, and the dearest of them to Allah's Apostle ."
5.64:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam: While I was with `Uthman, a man came to him
and said, "Appoint your successor." `Uthman said, "Has such successor been
named?" He replied, "Yes, Az-Zubair." `Uthman said, thrice, "By Allah! Indeed
you know that he is the best of you."
5.65:
Narrated Jabir:
The
Prophet said, "Every prophet used to have a Hawari (i.e. disciple), and my
Hawari is Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam."
5.66:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair: During the battle of Al-Ahzab, I and `Umar bin Abi-Salama were kept
behind with the women. Behold! I saw (my father) Az-Zubair riding his horse,
going to and coming from Bani Quraiza twice or thrice. So when I came back I
said, "O my father! I saw you going to and coming from Bani Quraiza?" He said,
"Did you really see me, O my son?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Allah's Apostle
said, 'Who will go to Bani Quraiza and bring me their news?' So I went, and when
I came back, Allah's Apostle mentioned for me both his parents saying, "Let my
father and mother be sacrificed for you."'
5.67:
Narrated `Urwa:
On
the day of the battle of Al-Yarmuk, the companions of the Prophet said to
Az-Zubair, "Will you attack the enemy vigorously so that we may attack them
along with you?" So Az-Zubair attacked them, and they inflicted two wounds over
his shoulder, and in between these two wounds there was an old scar he had
received on the day of the battle of Badr When I was a child, I used to insert
my fingers into those scars in play.
5.68:
Narrated `Umar:
"Before
the Prophet died, he was pleased with him (Talha bin 'Ubaidullah).
5.69:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: During one of the Ghazawat in which Allah's Apostle
was fighting, none remained with the Prophet but Talha and Sa`d.
5.70:
Narrated Qais bin Abi Hazim: I saw Talha's paralyzed hand with which he had
protected the Prophet (from an arrow) .
5.71:
Narrated Sa`d:
On the
day of the battle of Uhud the Prophet mentioned for me both his parents (i.e.
saying, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you.").
5.72:
Narrated Sa`d:
No doubt, (for some time) I stood for one-third of the Muslims.
5.73:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: No man embraced Islam before the day on which
I embraced Islam, and no doubt, I remained for seven days as one third of the
then extant Muslims.
5.74:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Sa`d saying, "I was
the first amongst the 'Arabs who shot an arrow for Allah's Cause. We used to
fight along with the Prophets, while we had nothing to eat except the leaves of
trees so that one's excrete would look like the excrete balls of camel or a
sheep, containing nothing to mix them together. Today Banu Asad tribe blame me
for not having understood Islam. I would be a loser if my deeds were in vain."
Those people complained about Sa`d to `Umar, claiming that he did not offer his
prayers perfectly.
5.75:
Narrated about the sons-in-law of the Prophet
and one of them is Abu Al-`As bin Ar-Rabi`.
5.76:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama: `Ali demanded the hand of the daughter of Abu Jahl. Fatima heard of
this and went to Allah's Apostle saying, "Your people think that you do not
become angry for the sake of your daughters as `Ali is now going to marry the
daughter of Abu Jahl. "On that Allah's Apostle got up and after his recitation
of Tashah-hud. I heard him saying, "Then after! I married one of my daughters to
Abu Al-`As bin Al-Rabi` (the husband of Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet )
before Islam and he proved truthful in whatever he said to me. No doubt, Fatima
is a part of me, I hate to see her being troubled. By Allah, the daughter of
Allah's Apostle and the daughter of Allah's Enemy cannot be the wives of one
man." So `Ali gave up that engagement. 'Al-Miswar further said: I heard the
Prophet talking and he mentioned a son-in-law of his belonging to the tribe of
Bani `Abd-Shams. He highly praised him concerning that relationship and said
(whenever) he spoke to me, he spoke the truth, and whenever he promised me, he
fulfilled his promise." 5.77:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet sent
an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized his
leadership, the Prophet said, "If you are criticizing Usama's leadership, you
used to criticize his father's leadership before. By Allah! He was worthy of
leadership and was one of the dearest persons to me, and (now) this (i.e. Usama)
is one of the dearest to me after him (i.e. Zaid).
5.78:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha said, "A Qaif (i.e. one skilled in recognizing the lineage of a person
through Physiognomy and through examining the body parts of an infant) came to
me while the Prophet was present, and Usama bin Zaid and Zaid bin Haritha were
Lying asleep. The Qa'if said. These feet (of Usama and his father) are of
persons belonging to the same lineage.' " The Prophet was pleased with that
saying which won his admiration, and he told `Aisha of it.
5.79:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The people of the Quraish tribe were worried about the Makhzumiya
woman. They said. "Nobody dare speak to him (i.e. the Prophet ) except Usama bin
Zaid as he is the most beloved to Allah's Apostle." Aisha said, "A woman from
Bani Makhzumiya committed a theft and the people said, 'Who can intercede with
the Prophet for her?' So nobody dared speak to him (i.e. the Prophet) but Usama
bin Zaid spoke to him. The Prophet said, 'If a reputable man amongst the
children of Bani Israel committed a theft, they used to forgive him, but if a
poor man committed a theft, they would cut his hand. But I would cut even the
hand of Fatima (i.e. the daughter of the Prophet) if she committed a
theft."
5.80:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: One day Ibn `Umar, while in
the Mosque, looked at a man who was dragging his clothes while walking in one of
the corners of the Mosque He said, "See who is that. I wish he was near to me."
Somebody then said (to Ibn `Umar), "Don't you know him, O Abu `Abdur-Rahman? He
is Muhammad bin Usama." On that Ibn `Umar bowed his head and dug the earth with
his hands and then, said, "If Allah's Apostle saw him, he would have loved
him."
5.81:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: That the Prophet used to take him
(i.e. Usama) and Al-Hassan (in his lap) and say: "O Allah! Love them, as I love
them." The freed slave of Usama bin Zaid said, "Al-Hajjaj bin Aiman bin Um Aiman
and Aiman Ibn Um Aiman was Usama's brother from the maternal side, and he was
one of the Ansar. He was seen by Ibn `Umar not performing his bowing and
prostrations in a perfect manner. So Ibn `Umar told him to repeat his prayer.
Harmala, the freed slave of Usama bin Zaid said that while he was in the company
of `Abdullah bin `Umar, Al-Hajjaj bin Aiman came in and (while praying) he did
not perform his bowing and prostrations properly. So Ibn `Umar told him to
repeat his prayer. When he went away, Ibn `Umar asked me, "Who is he?" I said,
"Al-Hajjaj bin Um Aiman." Ibn `Umar said, "If Allah's Apostle saw him, he would
have loved him." Then Ibn `Umar mentioned the love of the Prophet for the
children of Um Aimn. Sulaiman said that Um Aiman was one of the nurses of the
Prophet.
5.82:
The merits of `Abdullah bin `Umar bin Al-Khattab.
5.83:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: If a man saw a dream during the lifetime of the Prophet
he would narrate it to the Prophet. Once I wished to see a dream and narrate it
to the Prophet I was young, unmarried, and used to sleep in the Mosque during
the lifetime of the Prophet. I dreamt that two angels took me and went away with
me towards the (Hell) Fire which looked like a well with the inside walls built
up, and had two side-walls like those of a well. There I saw some people in it
whom I knew. I started saying, "I seek Refuge with Allah from the (Hell) Fire, I
seek Refuge with Allah from the (Hell) Fire." Then another angel met the other
two and said to me, "Do not be afraid." I narrated my dream to Hafsa who, in her
turn, narrated it to the Prophet. He said, "What an excellent man `Abdullah is
if he only observes the night prayer." (Salem, a sub-narrator said, "Abdullah
used not to sleep at night but very little hence forward."
5.84:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar from Hafsa his sister: That the Prophet had said to her, "`Abdullah is
a pious man."
5.85:
Narrated 'Alqama:
I went to Sham and offered a
two-rak`at prayer and then said, "O Allah! Bless me with a good pious
companion." So I went to some people and sat with them. An old man came and sat
by my side. I asked, "Who is he?" They replied, "(He is) Abu-Ad-Darda.' I said
(to him), "I prayed to Allah to bless me with a pious companion and He sent you
to me." He asked me, "From where are you?" I replied, "From the people of
Al-Kufa." He said, "Isn't there amongst you Ibn Um `Abd, the one who used to
carry the shoes, the cushion(or pillow) and the water for ablution? Is there
amongst you the one whom Allah gave Refuge from Satan through the request of His
Prophet. Is there amongst you the one who keeps the secrets of the Prophet which
nobody knows except him?" Abu Darda further asked, "How does `Abdullah (bin
Mas`ud) recite the Sura starting with, 'By the Night as it conceals (the
light)." (9
2.1) Then I recited before him: 'By the Night as it envelops: And
by the Day as it appears in brightness; And by male and female.' (9
1.1-3) On
this Abu Ad-Darda' said, "By Allah, the Prophet made me recite the Sura in this
way while I was listening to him (reciting it).
5.86:
Narrated Ibrahim:
'Alqama went to Sham and when he entered the mosque, he said, "O Allah ! Bless
me with a pious companion." So he sat with Abu Ad-Darda. Abu Ad-Darda' asked
him, "Where are you from?" 'Alqama replied, "From the people of Kufa." Abu
Ad-Darda said, "Isn't there amongst you the Keeper of the secret which nobody
else knows i.e. Hudhaifa?" Al-qama said, "Yes." Then Abu Ad-Darda further said,
"Isn't there amongst you the person whom Allah gave Refuge from Satan through
the invocation of His Prophet namely `Ammar?" Alqama replied in the affirmative
Abu Ad-Darda said, "Isn't there amongst you the person who carries the Siwak (or
the Secret) (i.e. of the Prophet namely `Abdullah bin Massud)?" Alqama said,
"Yes." Then Abu Ad-Darda asked, "How (Abdullah bin Masud) used to recite the
Sura starting with: "By the night as it envelopes; By the day as it appears in
brightness?" (9
2.1-2). Alqama said "And by male and female." Abu Ad-Darda
then said, "These people (of Sham) tried hard to make me accept something other
than what I had heard from the Prophet."
5.87:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, " Every nation has an extremely trustworthy man, and the
trustworthy man of this (i.e. Muslim) nation is Abu 'Ubaida bin
Al-Jarrah."
5.88:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said to the people of
Nijran, "I will send you the most trustworthy man." (Every one of) the
companions of the Prophet was looking forward (to be that person). He then sent
Abu 'Ubaida.
5.89:
Narrated Abu Bakra: I heard the Prophet talking at the
pulpit while Al-Hasan was sitting beside him, and he (i.e. the Prophet ) was
once looking at the people and at another time Al-Hasan, and saying, "This son
of mine is a Saiyid (i.e. chief) and perhaps Allah will bring about an agreement
between two sects of the Muslims through him."
5.90:
Narrated Usama bin
Zaid: That the Prophet used to take him and Al-Hasan, and used to say, "O Allah!
I love them, so please love them," or said something similar.
5.91:
Narrated Muhammad: Anas bin Malik said, "The head of Al-Husain was brought
to 'Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and was put in a tray, and then Ibn Ziyad started
playing with a stick at the nose and mouth of Al-Husain's head and saying
something about his handsome features." Anas then said (to him), "Al-Husain
resembled the Prophet more than the others did." Anas added, "His (i.e.
Al-Husain's) hair was dyed with Wasma (i.e. a kind of plant used as a
dye).
5.92:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I saw the Prophet carrying Al-Hasan on
his shoulder an saying, "O Allah! I love him, so please love him."
5.93:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: I saw Abu Bakr carrying Al-Hasan and saying,
"Let my father be sacrificed for you; you resemble the Prophet and not `Ali,"
while `Ali was laughing at this.
5.94:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Abu Bakr used
to say, "Please Muhammad (i.e. the Prophet) by doing good to his
family."
5.95:
Narrated Anas:
None resembled the Prophet more than
Al-Hasan bin `Ali did.
5.96:
Narrated Ibn Abi Nu'm: A person asked
`Abdullah bin `Umar whether a Muslim could kill flies. I heard him saying (in
reply). "The people of Iraq are asking about the killing of flies while they
themselves murdered the son of the daughter of Allah's Apostle . The Prophet
said, They (i.e. Hasan and Husain) are my two sweet basils in this
world."
5.97:
Narrated the merits of Bilal bin Rabah the freed slave of
Abu Bakr. The Prophet said (to Bilal), "I heard the sound of your shoes in
Paradise just in front of me."
5.98:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: `Umar
used to say, "Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief," meaning
Bilal.
5.99:
Narrated Qais:
Bilal said to Abu Bakr, "If you have
bought me for yourself then keep me (for yourself), but if you have bought me
for Allah's Sake, then leave me for Allah's Work."
5.100:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Once the Prophet embraced me (pressed me to his chest) and said, "O
Allah, teach him wisdom (i.e. the understanding of the knowledge of
Qur'an).
5.10
1.1:
Narrated `Abdul Warith: The same as Hadith
5.100
but instead the Prophet said, "O Allah, teach him (Ibn `Abbas) the Book (i.e.
the understanding of the knowledge of Qur'an).
5.10
1.2:
Narrated
Khalid:
As above.
5.102:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had informed
the people about the death of Zaid, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha before the news of
their death reached them. He said with his eyes flowing with tears, "Zaid took
the flag and was martyred; then Ja`far took the flag and was martyred, and then
Ibn Rawaha took the flag and was martyred. Finally the flag was taken by one of
Allah's Swords (i.e. Khalid bin Al-Walid) and Allah gave them (i.e. the Muslims)
victory."
5.103:
Narrated Masruq:
`Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) was
mentioned before `Abdullah bin `Amr. The latter said, "That is a man I continue
to love because I heard Allah's Apostle saying, ' Learn the recitation of the
Qur'an from (any of these) four persons: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim the freed
slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai bin Ka`b, and Mu`adh bin Jabal." I do not remember
whether he mentioned Ubai first or Mu`adh. 5.104:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Amr: Allah's Apostle neither talked in an insulting manner nor did he ever
speak evil intentionally. He used to say, "The most beloved to me amongst you is
the one who has the best character and manners." He added, " Learn the Qur'an
from (any of these) four persons. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, Salim the freed slave of
Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai bin Ka`b, and Mu`adh bin Jabal."
5.105:
Narrated
Alqama:
I went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, "O
Allah! Bless me with a (pious) companion." Then I saw an old man coming towards
me, and when he came near I said, (to myself), "I hope Allah has given me my
request." The man asked (me), "Where are you from?" I replied, "I am from the
people of Kufa." He said, "Weren't there amongst you the Carrier of the
(Prophet's) shoes, Siwak and the ablution water container? Weren't there amongst
you the man who was given Allah's Refuge from the Satan? And weren't there
amongst you the man who used to keep the (Prophet's) secrets which nobody else
knew? How did Ibn Um `Abd (i.e. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud) use to recite
Surat-al-lail (the Night:92)?" I recited:-- "By the Night as it envelops By the
Day as it appears in brightness. And by male and female." (9
2.1-3) On that,
Abu Darda said, "By Allah, the Prophet made me read the Verse in this way after
listening to him, but these people (of Sham) tried their best to let me say
something different."
5.106:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid: We asked
Hudhaifa to tell us of a person resembling (to some extent) the Prophet in good
appearance and straight forward behavior so that we may learn from him (good
manners and acceptable conduct). Hudhaifa replied, "I do not know anybody
resembling the Prophet (to some extent) in appearance and conduct more than Ibn
Um `Abd.
5.107:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: My brother and I came from
Yemen, and for some time we continued to consider `Abdullah bin Mas`ud as one of
the members of the family of the Prophet because we used to see him and his
mother going in the house of the Prophet very often.
5.108:
Narrated Ibn
Abu Mulaika: Muawiya offered one rak`a witr prayer after the `Isha prayer, and
at that time a freed slave of Ibn `Abbas was present. He (i.e. the slave) went
to Ibn `Abbas (and told him that Muawiya offered one rak`a witr prayer). Ibn
`Abbas said, "Leave him, for he was in the company of Allah's
Apostle."
5.109:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Somebody said to Ibn `Abbas,
"Can you speak to the chief of the believers Muwaiya, as he does not pray except
one rak`a as witr?" Ibn `Abbas replied, "He is a Faqih (i.e. a learned man who
can give religious verdicts) ."
5.110:
Narrated Humran bin `Abbas:
Muawiya said (to the people), "You offer a prayer which we, who were the
companions of the Prophet never saw the Prophet offering, and he forbade its
offering," i.e. the two rak`at after the compulsory `Asr prayer.
5.111:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: Allah's Apostle said, "Fatima is a part of
me, and whoever makes her angry, makes me angry."
5.112:
Narrated Abu
Salama: `Aisha said, "Once Allah's Apostle said (to me), 'O Aish (`Aisha)! This
is Gabriel greeting you.' I said, 'Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on
him, you see what I don't see' " She was addressing Allah 's Apostle.
5.113:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: Allah's Apostle said, "Many amongst men
attained perfection but amongst women none attained the perfection except Mary,
the daughter of `Imran and Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh. And the superiority of
`Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. an Arabic dish) to
other meals."
5.114:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "The
superiority of `Aisha over other women is like the superiority of Tharid to
other meals."
5.115:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: Once `Aisha became
sick and Ibn `Abbas went to see her and said, "O mother of the believers! You
are leaving for truthful fore-runners i.e. for Allah's Apostle and Abu
Bakr.
5.116:
Narrated Abu Wail: When `Ali sent `Ammar and Al-Hasan to
(the people of) Kufa to urge them to fight, `Ammar addressed them saying, "I
know that she (i.e. `Aisha) is the wife of the Prophet in this world and in the
Hereafter (world to come), but Allah has put you to test, whether you will
follow Him (i.e. Allah) or her."
5.117:
Narrated `Aisha:
That she
borrowed a necklace from Asma' and it was lost. Allah's Apostle sent some of his
companions to look for it. During their journey the time of prayer was due and
they prayed without ablution. When they returned to the Prophet they complained
about it. So the Divine Verse of Tayammum was revealed. Usaid bin Hudair said
(to `Aisha), "May Allah reward you handsomely. By Allah, whenever you have a
difficulty, Allah took you out of it and brought with it, a Blessing for the
Muslims."
5.118:
Narrated Hisham's father: When Allah's Apostle was in
his fatal illness, he started visiting his wives and saying, "Where will I be
tomorrow?" He was anxious to be in `Aisha's home. `Aisha said, "So when it was
my day, the Prophet became silent (no longer asked the question).
5.119:
Narrated Hisham's father: The people used to send presents to the Prophet on
the day of `Aisha's turn. `Aisha said, "My companions (i.e. the other wives of
the Prophet) gathered in the house of Um Salama and said, "0 Um Salama! By
Allah, the people choose to send presents on the day of `Aisha's turn and we
too, love the good (i.e. presents etc.) as `Aisha does. You should tell Allah's
Apostle to tell the people to send their presents to him wherever he may be, or
wherever his turn may be." Um Salama said that to the Prophet and he turned away
from her, and when the Prophet returned to her (i.e. Um Salama), she repeated
the same, and the Prophet again turned away, and when she told him the same for
the third time, the Prophet said, "O Um Salama! Don't trouble me by harming
`Aisha, for by Allah, the Divine Inspiration never came to me while I was under
the blanket of any woman amongst you except her."
Bk. 58: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
5.120:
Narrated Ghailan bin Jarir: I asked Anas, "Tell me about the name
'Al-Ansar.; Did you call yourselves by it or did Allah call you by it?" He said,
"Allah called us by it." We used to visit Anas (at Basra) and he used to narrate
to us the virtues and deeds of the Ansar, and he used to address me or a person
from the tribe of Al-Azd and say, "Your tribe did so-and-so on such-and-such a
day."
5.121:
Narrated `Aisha:
The day of Bu'ath (i.e. Day of fighting
between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Aus and Khazraj) was brought about by
Allah for the good of His Apostle so that when Allah's Apostle reached (Medina),
the tribes of Medina had already divided and their chiefs had been killed and
wounded. So Allah had brought about the battle for the good of H is Apostle in
order that they (i.e. the Ansar) might embrace Islam.
5.122:
Narrated
Anas:
On the day of the Conquest of Mecca, when the Prophet had given (from
the booty) the Quraish, the Ansar said, "By Allah, this is indeed very strange:
While our swords are still dribbling with the blood of Quraish, our war booty
are distributed amongst them." When this news reached the Prophet he called the
Ansar and said, "What is this news that has reached me from you?" They used not
to tell lies, so they replied, "What has reached you is true." He said, "Doesn't
it please you that the people take the booty to their homes and you take Allah's
Apostle to your homes? If the Ansar took their way through a valley or a
mountain pass, I would take the Ansar's valley or a mountain pass."
5.123:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet or Abul-Qasim said, "If the Ansar took
their way through a valley or a mountain pass, I would take Ansar's valley. And
but for the migration, I would have been one of the Ansar." Abu Huraira used to
say, "The Prophet is not unjust (by saying so). May my parents be sacrificed for
him, for the Ansar sheltered and helped him," or said a similar
sentence.
5.124:
Narrated Sa`d's father: When the emigrants reached
Medina. Allah's Apostle established the bond of fraternity between `Abdur-Rahman
and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi. Sa`d said to `Abdur-Rahman, "I am the richest of all the
Ansar, so I want to divide my property (between us), and I have two wives, so
see which of the two you like and tell me, so that I may divorce her, and when
she finishes her prescribed period (i.e. 'Idda) of divorce, then marry her."
`Abdur-Rahman said, "May Allah bless your family and property for you; where is
your market?" So they showed him the Qainuqa' market. (He went there and)
returned with a profit in the form of dried yogurt and butter. He continued
going (to the market) till one day he came, bearing the traces of yellow scent.
The Prophet asked, "What is this (scent)?" He replied, "I got married." The
Prophet asked, "How much Mahr did you give her?" He replied, "I gave her a
date-stone of gold or a gold piece equal to the weight of a date-stone." (The
narrator, Ibrahim, is in doubt as to which is correct.) 5.125:
Narrated
Anas:
When `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to us, Allah's Apostle made a bond of
fraternity between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` who was a rich man, Sa`d said, "The
Ansar know that I am the richest of all of them, so I will divide my property
into two parts between me and you, and I have two wives; see which of the two
you like so that I may divorce her and you can marry her after she becomes
lawful to you by her passing the prescribed period (i.e. 'Idda) of divorce.
`Abdur Rahman said, "May Allah bless you your family (i.e. wives) for you." (But
`Abdur-Rahman went to the market) and did not return on that day except with
some gain of dried yogurt and butter. He went on trading just a few days till he
came to Allah's Apostle bearing the traces of yellow scent over his clothes.
Allah's Apostle asked him, "What is this scent?" He replied, "I have married a
woman from the Ansar." Allah's Apostle asked, "How much Mahr have you given?" He
said, "A date-stone weight of gold or a golden date-stone." The Prophet said,
"Arrange a marriage banquet even with a sheep." 5.126:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Ansar said (to the Prophet ), "Please divide the date-palm trees between us
and them (i.e. emigrants)." The Prophet said, "No." The Ansar said, "Let them
(i.e. the emigrants) do the labor for us in the gardens and share the
date-fruits with us." The emigrants said, "We accepted this."
5.127:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I heard the Prophet saying (or the Prophet said),
"None loves the Ansar but a believer, and none hates them but a hypocrite. So
Allah will love him who loves them, and He will hate him who hates
them."
5.128:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "The sign of
Belief is to love the Ansar, and the sign of hypocrisy is to hate the Ansar."
5.129:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw the women and children (of the
Ansar) coming forward. (The sub-narrator said, "I think that Anas said, 'They
were returning from a wedding party.") The Prophet stood up and said thrice, "By
Allah! You are from the most beloved people to me."
5.130:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Once an Ansari woman, accompanied by a son of hers, came to Allah's
Apostle. Allah's Apostle spoke to her and said twice, "By Him in Whose Hand my
life is, you are the most beloved people to me."
5.131:
Narrated Zaid bin
Al-Arqam: The Annwar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Every prophet has his own
followers and we have followed you. So will you invoke Allah to let our
followers be considered from us (as Ansar too)?" So he invoked Allah
accordingly.
5.132:
Narrated Abu Hamza: (A man from the Ansar) The Ansar
said, "Every nation has followers and (O Prophet) we have followed you, so
invoke Allah to let our followers be considered from us (as Ansar like
ourselves)." So the Prophet said, "O Allah! Let their followers be considered as
Ansar like themselves."
5.133:
Narrated Abu Usaid: The Prophet said, "The
best of the Ansar's families (homes) are those of Banu An-Najjar and then (those
of) Banu `Abdul Ash-hal, then (those of) Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj and then
(those of) Banu Sa`ida; nevertheless, there is good in all the families (houses)
of the Ansar." On this, Sa`d (bin Ubada) said, "I see that the Prophet has
preferred some people to us." Somebody said (to him), "No, but he has given you
superiority to many."
5.134:
Narrated Abu Usaid: That he heard the
Prophet saying, "The best of the Ansar, or the best of the Ansar families
(homes) are Banu An-Najjar, Bani `Abdul Ash-hal, Banu Al-Harith and Banu
Sai'da."
5.135:
Narrated Abu Humaid: The Prophet said, "The best of the
Ansar families (homes) are the families (homes) of Banu An-Najjar, and then that
of Banu `Abdul Ash-hal, and then that of Banu Al-Harith, and then that of Banu
Saida; and there is good in all the families (homes) of the Ansar." Sa`d bin
'Ubada followed us and said, "O Abu Usaid ! Don't you see that the Prophet
compared the Ansar and made us the last of them in superiority? Then Sa`d met
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! In comparing the Ansar's families
(homes) as to the degree of superiority, you have made us the last of them."
Allah's Apostle replied, "Isn't it sufficient that you are regarded amongst the
best?"
5.136:
Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: A man from the Ansar said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Will you appoint me as you have appointed so-and-so?" The
Prophet said, "After me you will see others given preference to you; so be
patient till you meet me at the Tank (i.e. Lake of Kauthar). (on the Day of
Resurrection).
5.137:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to the
Ansar, "After me you will see others given preference to you; so be patient till
you meet me, and your promised place (of meeting) will be the Tank (i.e. Lake of
Kauthar).
5.138:
Narrated Yahya bin Sa`id: That he heard Anas bin Malik
when he went with him to Al-Walid, saying, "Once the Prophet called the Ansar in
order to give them the territory of Bahrain they said, 'No, unless you give to
our emigrant brethren a similar share.' On that he said 'If you do not agree to
it, then be patient till you meet me, for after me others will be given
preference to you."'
5.139:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle
said, "There is no life except the life of the Hereafter; so, O Allah! Improve
the state of the Ansar and the Muhajirun." And Anas added that the Prophet also
said, "O Allah! Forgive the Ansar."
5.140:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: On
the day of the battle of the Trench (i.e. Ghazwat-ul-Khandaq) the Ansar used to
say, "We are those who have given the pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for Jihad
(i.e. holy fighting) as long as we live." The Prophet , replied to them, "O
Allah! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter; so please honor the
Ansar and the Emigrants." 5.141:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Apostle came to
us while we were digging the trench and carrying out the earth on our backs.
Allah's Apostle then said, "O Allah ! There is no life except the life of the
Hereafter, so please forgive the Emigrants and the Ansar."
5.142:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet. The Prophet sent a
messenger to his wives (to bring something for that man to eat) but they said
that they had nothing except water. Then Allah's Apostle said, "Who will take
this (person) or entertain him as a guest?" An Ansar man said, "I." So he took
him to his wife and said to her, "Entertain generously the guest of Allah's
Apostle " She said, "We have got nothing except the meals of my children." He
said, "Prepare your meal, light your lamp and let your children sleep if they
ask for supper." So she prepared her meal, lighted her lamp and made her
children sleep, and then stood up pretending to mend her lamp, but she put it
off. Then both of them pretended to be eating, but they really went to bed
hungry. In the morning the Ansari went to Allah's Apostle who said, "Tonight
Allah laughed or wondered at your action." Then Allah revealed: "But give them
(emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in need of that And
whosoever is saved from the covetousness Such are they who will be successful."
(59.9)
5.143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Bakr and Al-`Abbas passed by
one of the gatherings of the Ansar who were weeping then. He (i.e. Abu Bakr or
Al-`Abbas) asked, "Why are you weeping?" They replied, "We are weeping because
we remember the gathering of the Prophet with us." So Abu Bakr went to the
Prophet and told him of that. The Prophet came out, tying his head with a piece
of the hem of a sheet. He ascended the pulpit which he never ascended after that
day. He glorified and praised Allah and then said, "I request you to take care
of the Ansar as they are my near companions to whom I confided my private
secrets. They have fulfilled their obligations and rights which were enjoined on
them but there remains what is for them. So, accept the good of the good-doers
amongst them and excuse the wrongdoers amongst them." 5.144:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Allah's Apostle (in his fatal illness) came out wrapped in a sheet
covering his shoulders and his head was tied with an oily tape of cloth till he
sat on the pulpit, and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said,
"Then-after, O people! The people will go on increasing, but the Ansar will go
on decreasing till they become just like salt in a meal. So whoever amongst you
will be the ruler and have the power to harm or benefit others, should accept
the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst
them."
5.145:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "The Ansar are
my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets, People will go on
increasing but the Ansar will go on decreasing; so accept the good of the
good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them. "
5.146:
Narrated Al-Bara:
A silken cloth was given as a present to the Prophet .
His companions started touching it and admiring its softness. The Prophet said,
"Are you admiring its softness? The handkerchiefs of Sa`d bin Mu`adh (in
Paradise) are better and softer than it."
5.147:
Narrated Jabir:
I
heard the Prophet saying, "The Throne (of Allah) shook at the death of Sa`d bin
Mu`adh." Through another group of narrators, Jabir added, "I heard the Prophet :
saying, 'The Throne of the Beneficent shook because of the death of Sa`d bin
Mu`adh."
5.148:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Some people (i.e. the Jews
of Bani bin Quraiza) agreed to accept the verdict of Sa`d bin Mu`adh so the
Prophet sent for him (i.e. Sa`d bin Mu`adh). He came riding a donkey, and when
he approached the Mosque, the Prophet said, "Get up for the best amongst you."
or said, "Get up for your chief." Then the Prophet said, "O Sa`d! These people
have agreed to accept your verdict." Sa`d said, "I judge that their warriors
should be killed and their children and women should be taken as captives." The
Prophet said, "You have given a judgment similar to Allah's Judgment (or the
King's judgment).
5.149:
Narrated Anas:
Two men left the Prophet on a
very dark night. Suddenly a light came in front of them, and when they
separated, the light also separated along with them.
5.150:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr: I heard the Prophet saying, "Learn the recitation of Qur'an
from four persons: Ibn Mas`ud, Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai and
Mu`adh bin Jabal." 5.151:
Narrated the virtue of Sa`d bin Ubada: Aisha said,
"Before that, he (i.e. Sa`d) was a pious man."
5.152:
Narrated Abu Usaid:
Allah's Apostle said, "The best of the Ansar's houses are those of Bani
An-Najjar, then those of Bani `Abdul Ash-hal, then those of Bani Al-Harith bin
Al-Khazraj, then those of Bani Saida; but there is goodness in all the houses of
the Ansar." Sa`d bin Ubada who was one of those who embraced Islam early, said,
"I see that Allah's Apostle is giving others superiority above us." Some people
said to him, "But he has given you superiority above many other
people."
5.153:
Narrated Masruq:
`Abdullah bin Masud was mentioned
before `Abdullah bin `Amr who said, "That is a man I still love, as I heard the
Prophet saying 'Learn the recitation of Qur'an from four from `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud --he started with him--Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudaifa, Mu`adh bin
Jabal and Ubai bin Ka`b."
5.154:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
said to Ubai, "Allah has ordered me to recite to you: 'Those who disbelieve
(Surat-al-Bayina 98).' " Ubai said, "Has He mentioned my name?" The Prophet
said, "Yes." On hearing this, Ubai started weeping.
5.155:
Narrated
Qatada:
Anas said, "The Qur'an was collected in the lifetime of the Prophet
by four (men), all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai, Mu`adh bin Jabal, Abu Zaid
and Zaid bin Thabit." I asked Anas, "Who is Abu Zaid?" He said, "One of my
uncles."
5.156:
Narrated Anas:
On the day of the battle of Uhud, the
people ran away, leaving the Prophet , but Abu- Talha was shielding the Prophet
with his shield in front of him. Abu Talha was a strong, experienced archer who
used to keep his arrow bow strong and well stretched. On that day he broke two
or three arrow bows. If any man passed by carrying a quiver full of arrows, the
Prophet would say to him, "Empty it in front of Abu Talha." When the Prophet
stated looking at the enemy by raising his head, Abu Talha said, "O Allah's
Prophet! Let my parents be sacrificed for your sake! Please don't raise your
head and make it visible, lest an arrow of the enemy should hit you. Let my neck
and chest be wounded instead of yours." (On that day) I saw `Aisha, the daughter
of Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim both lifting their dresses up so that I was able to
see the ornaments of their legs, and they were carrying the water skins of their
arms to pour the water into the mouths of the thirsty people and then go back
and fill them and come to pour the water into the mouths of the people again.
(On that day) Abu Talha's sword fell from his hand twice or thrice.
5.157:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: I have never heard the Prophet saying about
anybody walking on the earth that he is from the people of Paradise except
`Abdullah bin Salam. The following Verse was revealed concerning him: "And a
witness from the children of Israel testifies that this Qur'an is true"
(46.10)
5.158:
Narrated Qais bin Ubad: While I was sitting in the Mosque
of Medina, there entered a man (Abdullah bin Salam) with signs of solemnity over
his face. The people said, "He is one of the people of Paradise." He prayed two
light rak`at and then left. I followed him and said, "When you entered the
Mosque, the people said, 'He is one of the people of Paradise.' " He said, "By
Allah, one ought not say what he does not know; and I will tell you why. In the
lifetime of the Prophet I had a dream which I narrated to him. I saw as if I
were in a garden." He then described its extension and greenery. He added: In
its center there was an iron pillar whose lower end was fixed in the earth and
the upper end was in the sky, and at its upper end there was a (ring-shaped)
hand-hold. I was told to climb it. I said, "I can't." "Then a servant came to me
and lifted my clothes from behind and I climbed till I reached the top (of the
pillar). Then I got hold of the hand-hold, and I was told to hold it tightly,
then I woke up and (the effect of) the hand-hold was in my hand. I narrated al I
that to the Prophet who said, 'The garden is Islam, and the hand-hold is the
Most Truth-worthy Hand-Hold. So you will remain as a Muslim till you die." The
narrator added: "The man was `Abdullah bin Salam."
5.159:
Narrated Abu
Burda: When I came to Medina. I met `Abdullah bin Salam. He said, "Will you come
to me so that I may serve you with Sawiq (i.e. powdered barley) and dates, and
let you enter a (blessed) house that in which the Prophet entered?" Then he
added, "You are In a country where the practice of Riba (i.e. usury) is
prevalent; so if somebody owe you something and he sends you a present of a load
of chopped straw or a load of barley or a load of provender then do not take it,
as it is Riba."
5.160:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle has
never refused to admit me since I embraced Islam, and whenever he saw me, he
would smile. (In another narration) Jarir bin `Abdullah narrated: There was a
house called Dhul-Khalasa in the Pre-lslamic Period and it was also called
Al-Ka`ba Al-Yamaniya or Al-Ka`ba Ash-Shamiya. Allah's Apostle said to me, "Will
you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?" So I left for it with 150 cavalrymen from the
tribe of Ahmas and then we destroyed it and killed whoever we found there. Then
we came to the Prophet and informed him about it. He invoked good upon us and
upon the tribe of Ahmas.
5.161:
Narrated `Aisha:
On the day of the
battle of Uhud the pagans were defeated completely. Then Satan shouted loudly,
"O Allah's slaves! Beware the ones behind you!" So the front files attacked the
back ones. Then Hudhaifa looked and saw his father, and said loudly, "O Allah's
slaves! My father! My father!" By Allah, they did not stop till they killed him
(i.e. Hudaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you!" The
sub-narrator said, "By Allah, because of what Hudhaifa said, he remained in a
good state till he met Allah (i.e. died).
5.162:
Narrated `Ali:
I
heard Allah's Apostle saying (as below Hadith
5.163).
5.163:
Narrated
`Ali:
The Prophet said, "The best of the world's women is Mary (at her
lifetime), and the best of the world's women is Khadija (at her
lifetime).
5.164:
Narrated `Aisha:
I did not feel jealous of any of
the wives of the Prophet as much as I did of Khadija (although) she died before
he married me, for I often heard him mentioning her, and Allah had told him to
give her the good tidings that she would have a palace of Qasab (i.e. pipes of
precious stones and pearls in Paradise), and whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he
would send her women-friends a good share of it.
5.165:
Narrated `Aisha:
I did not feel jealous of any woman as much as I did of Khadija because
Allah's Apostle used to mention her very often. He married me after three years
of her death, and his Lord (or Gabriel) ordered him to give her the good news of
having a palace of Qasab in Paradise.
5.166:
Narrated `Aisha:
I did
not feel jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet as much as I did of Khadija
though I did not see her, but the Prophet used to mention her very often, and
when ever he slaughtered a sheep, he would cut its parts and send them to the
women friends of Khadija. When I sometimes said to him, "(You treat Khadija in
such a way) as if there is no woman on earth except Khadija," he would say,
"Khadija was such-and-such, and from her I had children."
5.167:
Narrated
Isma`il:
I asked `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa, "Did the Prophet give glad tidings
to Khadija?" He said, "Yes, of a palace of Qasab (in Paradise) where there will
be neither any noise nor any fatigue."
5.168:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Gabriel came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is Khadija coming
to you with a dish having meat soup (or some food or drink). When she reaches
you, greet her on behalf of her Lord (i.e. Allah) and on my behalf, and give her
the glad tidings of having a Qasab palace in Paradise wherein there will be
neither any noise nor any fatigue (trouble) . " Narrated `Aisha: Once Hala bint
Khuwailid, Khadija's sister, asked the permission of the Prophet to enter. On
that, the Prophet remembered the way Khadija used to ask permission, and that
upset him. He said, "O Allah! Hala!" So I became jealous and said, "What makes
you remember an old woman amongst the old women of Quraish an old woman (with a
teethless mouth) of red gums who died long ago, and in whose place Allah has
given you somebody better than her?"
5.169:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Prophet met Zaid bin `Amr bin Nufail in the bottom of (the valley of) Baldah
before any Divine Inspiration came to the Prophet. A meal was presented to the
Prophet but he refused to eat from it. (Then it was presented to Zaid) who said,
"I do not eat anything which you slaughter in the name of your stone idols. I
eat none but those things on which Allah's Name has been mentioned at the time
of slaughtering." Zaid bin `Amr used to criticize the way Quraish used to
slaughter their animals, and used to say, "Allah has created the sheep and He
has sent the water for it from the sky, and He has grown the grass for it from
the earth; yet you slaughter it in other than the Name of Allah. He used to say
so, for he rejected that practice and considered it as something abominable.
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Zaid bin `Amr bin Nufail went to Sham, inquiring about a
true religion to follow. He met a Jewish religious scholar and asked him about
their religion. He said, "I intend to embrace your religion, so tell me some
thing about it." The Jew said, "You will not embrace our religion unless you
receive your share of Allah's Anger." Zaid said, "'I do not run except from
Allah's Anger, and I will never bear a bit of it if I have the power to avoid
it. Can you tell me of some other religion?" He said, "I do not know any other
religion except the Hanif." Zaid enquired, "What is Hanif?" He said, "Hanif is
the religion of (the prophet) Abraham who was neither a Jew nor a Christian, and
he used to worship None but Allah (Alone)" Then Zaid went out and met a
Christian religious scholar and told him the same as before. The Christian said,
"You will not embrace our religion unless you get a share of Allah's Curse."
Zaid replied, "I do not run except from Allah's Curse, and I will never bear any
of Allah's Curse and His Anger if I have the power to avoid them. Will you tell
me of some other religion?" He replied, "I do not know any other religion except
Hanif." Zaid enquired, "What is Hanif?" He replied, Hanif is the religion of
(the prophet) Abraham who was neither a Jew nor a Christian and he used to
worship None but Allah (Alone)" When Zaid heard their Statement about (the
religion of) Abraham, he left that place, and when he came out, he raised both
his hands and said, "O Allah! I make You my Witness that I am on the religion of
Abraham." Narrated Asma bint Abi Bakr: I saw Zaid bin `Amr bin Nufail standing
with his back against the Ka`ba and saying, "O people of Quraish! By Allah, none
amongst you is on the religion of Abraham except me." He used to preserve the
lives of little girls: If somebody wanted to kill his daughter he would say to
him, "Do not kill her for I will feed her on your behalf." So he would take her,
and when she grew up nicely, he would say to her father, "Now if you want her, I
will give her to you, and if you wish, I will feed her on your
behalf."
5.170:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When the Ka`ba was rebuilt,
the Prophet and `Abbas went to carry stones. `Abbas said to the Prophet "(Take
off and) put your waist sheet over your neck so that the stones may not hurt
you." (But as soon as he took off his waist sheet) he fell unconscious on the
ground with both his eyes towards the sky. When he came to his senses, he said,
"My waist sheet! My waist sheet!" Then he tied his waist sheet (round his
waist).
5.171:
Narrated `Amr bin Dinar and 'Ubaidullah bin Abi Yazid: In
the lifetime of the Prophet there was no wall around the Ka`ba and the people
used to pray around the Ka`ba till `Umar became the Caliph and he built the wall
around it. 'Ubaidullah further said, "Its wall was low, so Ibn Az-Zubair built
it."
5.172:
Narrated `Aisha:
'Ashura' (i.e. the tenth of Muharram)
was a day on which the tribe of Quraish used to fast in the pre-lslamic period
of ignorance. The Prophet also used to fast on this day. So when he migrated to
Medina, he fasted on it and ordered (the Muslims) to fast on it. When the
fasting of Ramadan was enjoined, it became optional for the people to fast or
not to fast on the day of Ashura.
5.173:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The people
used to consider the performance of `Umra in the months of Hajj an evil deed on
the earth, and they used to call the month of Muharram as Safar and used to say,
"When (the wounds over) the backs (of the camels) have healed and the foot-marks
(of the camels) have vanished (after coming from Hajj), then `Umra becomes legal
for the one who wants to perform `Umra." Allah's Apostle and his companions
reached Mecca assuming Ihram for Hajj on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. The Prophet
ordered his companions to perform `Umra (with that lhram instead of Hajj). They
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What kind of finishing of Ihram?" The Prophet said,
"Finish the Ihram completely.'
5.174:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab's
grand-father: In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance a flood of rain came and
filled the valley in between the two mountains (around the Ka`ba).
5.175:
Narrated Qais bin Abi Hazim: Abu Bakr went to a lady from the Ahmas tribe
called Zainab bint Al-Muhajir and found that she refused to speak. He asked,
"Why does she not speak." The people said, "She has intended to perform Hajj
without speaking." He said to her, "Speak, for it is illegal not to speak, as it
is an action of the pre-islamic period of ignorance. So she spoke and said, "Who
are you?" He said, "A man from the Emigrants." She asked, "Which Emigrants?" He
replied, "From Quraish." She asked, "From what branch of Quraish are you?" He
said, "You ask too many questions; I am Abu Bakr." She said, "How long shall we
enjoy this good order (i.e. Islamic religion) which Allah has brought after the
period of ignorance?" He said, "You will enjoy it as long as your Imams keep on
abiding by its rules and regulations." She asked, "What are the Imams?" He said,
"Were there not heads and chiefs of your nation who used to order the people and
they used to obey them?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So they (i.e. the Imams) are
those whom I meant."
5.176:
Narrated `Aisha:
A black lady slave of
some of the 'Arabs embraced Islam and she had a hut in the mosque. She used to
visit us and talk to us, and when she finished her talk, she used to say: "The
day of the scarf was one of our Lord's wonders: Verily! He has delivered me from
the land of Kufr." When she said the above verse many times, I (i.e. `Aisha)
asked her, "What was the day of the scarf?" She replied, "Once the daughter of
some of my masters went out and she was wearing a leather scarf (round her neck)
and the leather scarf fell from her and a kite descended and picked it up,
mistaking it for a piece of meat. They (i.e. my masters) accused me of stealing
it and they tortured me to such an extent that they even looked for it in my
private parts. So, while they all were around me, and I was in my great
distress, suddenly the kite came over our heads and threw the scarf, and they
took it. I said to them 'This is what you accused me of stealing, though I was
innocent."
5.177:
Narrated `Umar:
The Prophet said, "If anybody has
to take an oath, he should swear only by Allah." The people of Quraish used to
swear by their fathers, but the Prophet said, "Do not swear by your fathers.
"
5.178:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim: Al-Qasim used to walk in
front of the funeral procession. He used not to get up for the funeral
procession (in case it passed by him). And he narrated from `Aisha that she
said, "The people of the pre-lslamic period of ignorance used to stand up for
the funeral procession. When they saw it they used to say twice: 'You were noble
in your family. What are you now?"
5.179:
Narrated `Umar:
The pagans
used not to leave Jam' (i.e. Muzdalifa) till the sun had risen on Thabir
mountain. The Prophet contradicted them by leaving (Muzdalifa) before the sun
rose.
5.180:
Narrated Husain:
That `Ikrima said, "Kasan Dihaqa means
glass full (of something) followed successively with other full glasses." Ibn
`Abbas said, "In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance I heard my father saying,
"Provide us with Kasan Dihaqa."
5.181:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "The most true words said by a poet was the words of Labid." He said,
Verily, Everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin As-Salt was about
to be a Muslim (but he did not embrace Islam).
5.182:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Bakr had a slave who used to give him some of his earnings. Abu Bakr
used to eat from it. One day he brought something and Abu Bakr ate from it. The
slave said to him, "Do you know what this is?" Abu Bakr then enquired, "What is
it?" The slave said, "Once, in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance I foretold
somebody's future though I did not know this knowledge of foretelling but I,
cheated him, and when he met me, he gave me something for that service, and that
is what you have eaten from." Then Abu Bakr put his hand in his mouth and
vomited whatever was present in his stomach.
5.183:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance the people used to bargain with the meat
of camels on the principle of Habal-al-Habala which meant the sale of a
she-camel that would be born by a she-camel that had not yet been born. The
Prophet forbade them such a transaction.
5.184:
Narrated Ghailan bin
Jarir: We used to visit Anas bin Malik and he used to talk to us about the
Ansar, and used to say to me: "Your people did so-and-so on such-and-such a day,
and your people did so-and-so on such-and-such a day."
5.185:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The first event of Qasama in the pre-lslamic period of ignorance was
practiced by us (i.e. Banu Hashim). A man from Banu Hashim was employed by a
Quraishi man from another branch-family. The (Hashimi) laborer set out with the
Quraishi driving his camels. There passed by him another man from Banu Hashim.
The leather rope of the latter's bag had broken so he said to the laborer, "Will
you help me by giving me a rope in order to tie the handle of my bag lest the
camels should run away from me?" The laborer gave him a rope and the latter tied
his bag with it. When the caravan halted, all the camels' legs were tied with
their fetters except one camel. The employer asked the laborer, "Why, from among
all the camels has this camel not been fettered?" He replied, "There is no
fetter for it." The Quraishi asked, "Where is its fetter?" and hit the laborer
with a stick that caused his death (later on Just before his death) a man from
Yemen passed by him. The laborer asked (him), "Will you go for the pilgrimage?"
He replied, "I do not think I will attend it, but perhaps I will attend it." The
(Hashimi) laborer said, "Will you please convey a message for me once in your
life?" The other man said, "yes." The laborer wrote: 'When you attend the
pilgrimage, call the family of Quraish, and if they respond to you, call the
family of Banu Hashim, and if they respond to you, ask about Abu Talib and tell
him that so-and-so has killed me for a fetter." Then the laborer expired. When
the employer reached (Mecca), Abu Talib visited him and asked, "What has
happened to our companion?" He said, "He became ill and I looked after him
nicely (but he died) and I buried him." Then Abu Talib said, "The deceased
deserved this from you." After some time, the messenger whom the laborer has
asked to convey the message, reached during the pilgrimage season. He called, "O
the family of Quraish!" The people replied, "This is Quraish." Then he called,
"O the family of Banu Hashim!" Again the people replied, "This is Banu Hashim."
He asked, "Who is Abu Talib?" The people replied, "This is Abu Talib." He said,
"'So-and-so has asked me to convey a message to you that so-and-so has killed
him for a fetter (of a camel)." Then Abu Talib went to the (Quraishi) killer and
said to him, "Choose one of three alternatives: (i) If you wish, give us
one-hundred camels because you have murdered our companion, (ii) or if you wish,
fifty of your men should take an oath that you have not murdered our companion,
and if you do not accept this, (iii) we will kill you in Qisas." The killer went
to his people and they said, "We will take an oath." Then a woman from Banu
Hashim who was married to one of them (i.e.the Quraishis) and had given birth to
a child from him, came to Abu Talib and said, "O Abu Talib! I wish that my son
from among the fifty men, should be excused from this oath, and that he should
not take the oath where the oath-taking is carried on." Abu Talib excused him.
Then another man from them came (to Abu Talib) and said, "O Abu Talib! You want
fifty persons to take an oath instead of giving a hundred camels, and that means
each man has to give two camels (in case he does not take an oath). So there are
two camels I would like you to accept from me and excuse me from taking an oath
where the oaths are taken. Abu Talib accepted them from him. Then 48 men came
and took the oath. Ibn `Abbas further said:) By Him in Whose Hand my life is,
before the end of that year, none of those 48 persons remained alive.
5.186:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah caused the day of Buath to take place before
Allah's Apostle was sent (as an Apostle) so that when Allah's Apostle reached
Medina, those people had already divided (in different groups) and their chiefs
had been killed or wounded. So Allah made that day precede Allah's Apostle so
that they (i.e. the Ansar) might embrace Islam. Narrated Ibn `Abbas: To run
along the valley between two green pillars of Safa and Marwa (mountains) was not
Sunna, but the people in the pre-islamic period of ignorance used to run along
it, and used to say: "We do not cross this rain stream except running strongly.
"
5.187:
Narrated Abu As-Safar: I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "O people!
Listen to what I say to you, and let me hear whatever you say, and don't go
(without understanding), and start saying, 'Ibn `Abbas said so-and-so, Ibn
`Abbas said so-and-so, Ibn `Abbas said so-and-so.' He who wants to perform the
Tawaf around the Ka`ba should go behind Al-Hijr (i.e. a portion of the Ka`ba
left out unroofed) and do not call it Al-Hatim, for in the pre-Islamic period of
ignorance if any man took an oath, he used to throw his whip, shoes or bow in
it.
5.188:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun: During the pre-lslamic period of
ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of monkeys. They were all
stoning it, because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I too, stoned
it along with them.
5.189:
Narrated Sufyan:
'Ubaidullah said: "I
heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "Following are some traits of the people of the
pre-Islamic period of ignorance (i) to defame the ancestry of other families,
(ii) and to wail over the dead." 'Ubaidullah forgot the third trait. Sufyan
said, "They say it (i.e. the third trait) was to believe that rain was caused by
the influence of stars (i.e. if a special star appears it will rain).
5.190:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle was inspired Divinely at the age of
forty. Then he stayed in Mecca for thirteen years, and then was ordered to
migrate, and he migrated to Medina and stayed there for ten years and then
died.
5.191:
Narrated Khabbaba: I came to the Prophet while he was
leaning against his sheet cloak in the shade of the Ka`ba. We were suffering
greatly from the pagans in those days. i said (to him). "Will you invoke Allah
(to help us)?" He sat down with a red face and said, "(A believer among) those
who were before you used to be combed with iron combs so that nothing of his
flesh or nerves would remain on his bones; yet that would never make him desert
his religion. A saw might be put over the parting of his head which would be
split into two parts, yet all that would never make him abandon his religion.
Allah will surely complete this religion (i.e. Islam) so that a traveler from
Sana to Hadra-maut will not be afraid of anybody except Allah." (The
sub-narrator, Baiyan added, "Or the wolf, lest it should harm his sheep.")
5.192:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet recited Surat An-Najam and
prostrated, and there was nobody who did not prostrate then except a man whom I
saw taking a handful of pebbles, lifting it, and prostrating on it. He then
said, "This is sufficient for me." No doubt I saw him killed as a disbeliever
afterwards.
5.193:
Narrated `Abdullah: While the Prophet was prostrating,
surrounded by some of Quraish, `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait brought the intestines (i.e.
Abdominal contents) of a camel and put them over the back of the Prophet. The
Prophet did not raise his head, (till) Fatima, came and took it off his back and
cursed the one who had done the harm. The Prophet said, "O Allah! Destroy the
chiefs of Quraish, Abu Jahl bin Hisham, `Utba bin Rabi`al, Shaba bin Rabi`a,
Umaiya bin Khalaf or Ubai bin Khalaf." (The sub-narrator Shu`ba, is not sure of
the last name.) I saw these people killed on the day of Badr battle and thrown
in the well except Umaiya or Ubai whose body parts were mutilated but he was not
thrown in the well.
5.194:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: `AbdurRahman bin
Abza said, "Ask Ibn `Abbas about these two Qur'anic Verses: 'Nor kill such life
as Allah has made sacred, Except for just cause.' (25.168) "And whoever kills a
believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell. ( 4.93) So I asked Ibn `Abbas
who said, "When the Verse that is in Sura-al-Furqan was revealed, the pagans of
Mecca said, 'But we have slain such life as Allah has made sacred, and we have
invoked other gods along with Allah, and we have also committed fornication.' So
Allah revealed:-- 'Except those who repent, believe, and do good-- (25.70) So
this Verse was concerned with those people. As for the Verse in Surat-an-Nisa
(4-93), it means that if a man, after understanding Islam and its laws and
obligations, murders somebody, then his punishment is to dwell in the (Hell)
Fire forever." Then I mentioned this to Mujahid who said, "Except the one who
regrets (one's crime) . "
5.195:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: I asked
Ibn `Amr bin Al-As, "Tell me of the worst thing which the pagans did to the
Prophet." He said, "While the Prophet was praying in the Hijr of the Ka`ba;
`Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait came and put his garment around the Prophet's neck and
throttled him violently. Abu Bakr came and caught him by his shoulder and pushed
him away from the Prophet and said, "Do you want to kill a man just because he
says, 'My Lord is Allah?' "
5.196:
Narrated `Urwa:
As above (Hadith
195).
5.197:
Narrated `Ammar bin Yasir: I saw Allah's Apostle , and the
only converts (to Islam) with him, were five slaves, two women and Abu
Bakr.
5.198:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq Saud bin Abi Waqqas: None embraced
Islam, except on the day I embraced it. And for seven days I was one of the
three persons who were Muslims (one-third of Islam).
5.199:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman: "I asked Masruq, 'Who informed the Prophet about the Jinns at the
night when they heard the Qur'an?' He said, 'Your father `Abdullah informed me
that a tree informed the Prophet about them.' "
5.200:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: That once he was in the, company of the Prophet carrying a water pot
for his ablution and for cleaning his private parts. While he was following him
carrying it(i.e. the pot), the Prophet said, "Who is this?" He said, "I am Abu
Huraira." The Prophet said, "Bring me stones in order to clean my private parts,
and do not bring any bones or animal dung." Abu Huraira went on narrating: So I
brought some stones, carrying them in the corner of my robe till I put them by
his side and went away. When he finished, I walked with him and asked, "What
about the bone and the animal dung?" He said, "They are of the food of Jinns.
The delegate of Jinns of (the city of) Nasibin came to me--and how nice those
Jinns were--and asked me for the remains of the human food. I invoked Allah for
them that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung but find food on
them."
5.201:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Abu Dhar received the news of the
Advent of the Prophet he said to his brother, "Ride to this valley (of Mecca)
and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is
informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me." So
his brother set out and came to the Prophet and listened to some of his talks,
and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him. "I have seen him enjoining virtuous
behavior and saying something that is not poetry." Abu Dhar said, "You have not
satisfied me as to what I wanted." He then took his journey-food and carried a
water-skin of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca. He went to the
Mosque and searched for the Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to
ask anybody about him. When a part of the night had passed away, `Ali saw him
and knew that he was a stranger. So when Abu Dhar saw `Ali, he followed him, and
none of them asked his companion about anything, and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar
took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed there all the
day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he
came back to his retiring place. `Ali passed by him and said, "Has the man not
known his dwelling place yet?" So `Ali awakened him and took him with him and
none of them spoke to the other about anything. When it was the third day. `Ali
did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then `Ali said "Will you tell me what
has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me a firm promise that you
will guide me, then I will tell you." `Ali promised him, and he informed `Ali
about the matter. `Ali said, "It is true, and he is the Apostle of Allah. Next
morning when you get up, accompany me, and if I see any danger for you, I will
stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the place which I
will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and followed `Ali till he entered the place of the
Prophet, and Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the
Prophet's talks and embraced Islam on the spot. The Prophet said to him, "Go
back to your people and inform them (about it) till you receive my order." Abu
Dhar said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion
loudly amongst them (i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the
Mosque, he said as loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right
to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah." The People
got up and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to
protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you! Don't you know that this man
belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their way?" So
he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat
him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him (to protect
him).
5.202:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Sa`id bin Zaid bin `Amr bin
Nufail saying in the mosque of Al-Kufa. "By Allah, I have seen myself tied and
forced by `Umar to leave Islam before `Umar himself embraced Islam. And if the
mountain of Uhud could move from its place for the evil which you people have
done to `Uthman, then it would have the right to move from its place."
5.203:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mus'ud: We have been powerful since `Umar embraced
Islam.
5.204:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While `Umar was at home in a
state of fear, there came Al-`As bin Wail As-Sahmi Abu `Amr, wearing an
embroidered cloak and a shirt having silk hems. He was from the tribe of Bani
Sahm who were our allies during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. Al-`As said
to `Umar "What is wrong with you?" He said, "Your people claim that they would
kill me if I become a Muslim." Al-`As said, "Nobody will harm you after I have
given protection to you." So Al-`As went out and met the people streaming in the
whole valley. He said, "Where are you going?" They said, "We want Ibn Al-Khattab
who has embraced Islam." Al-`As said, "There is no way for anybody to touch
him." So the people retreated.
5.205:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: When
`Umar embraced Islam, all The (disbelieving) people gathered around his home and
said, "`Umar has embraced Islam." At that time I was still a boy and was on the
roof of my house. There came a man wearing a cloak of Dibaj (i.e. a kind of
silk), and said, "`Umar has embraced Islam. Nobody can harm him for I am his
protector." I then saw the people going away from `Umar and asked who the man
was, and they said, "Al-`As bin Wail."
5.206:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: I never heard `Umar saying about something that he thought it would be
so-and-so, but he was quite right. Once, while `Umar was sitting, a handsome man
passed by him, `Umar said, "If I am not wrong, this person is still on his
religion of the pre-lslamic period of ignorance or he was their foreteller. Call
the man to me." When the man was called to him, he told him of his thought. The
man said, "I have never seen such a day on which a Muslim is faced with such an
accusation." `Umar said, "I am determined that you should tell me the truth." He
said, "I was a foreteller in the pre-lslamic period of ignorance." Then `Umar
said, "Tell me the most astonishing thing your female Jinn has told you of." He
said, "One-day while I was in the market, she came to me scared and said,
'Haven't you seen the Jinns and their despair and they were overthrown after
their defeat (and prevented from listening to the news of the heaven) so that
they (stopped going to the sky and) kept following camel-riders (i.e. 'Arabs)?"
`Umar said, "He is right." and added, "One day while I was near their idols,
there came a man with a calf and slaughtered it as a sacrifice (for the idols).
An (unseen) creature shouted at him, and I have never heard harsher than his
voice. He was crying, 'O you bold evil-doer! A matter of success! An eloquent
man is saying: None has the right to be worshipped except you (O Allah).' On
that the people fled, but I said, 'I shall not go away till I know what is
behind this.' Then the cry came again: 'O you bold evil-doer! A matter of
success! An eloquent man is saying: None has the right to be worshipped except
Allah.' I then went away and a few days later it was said, "A prophet has
appeared."
5.207:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Sa`id bin Zaid saying to the
people, "If you but saw me and `Umar's sister tied and forced by `Umar to leave
Islam while he was not yet a Muslim. And if the mountain of Uhud could move from
its place for the evil which you people have done to `Uthman, it would have the
right to do that."
5.208:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The people of Mecca
asked Allah's Apostle to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split
in two halves between which they saw the Hiram' mountain.
5.209:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The moon was split ( into two pieces ) while we were with the Prophet
in Mina. He said, "Be witnesses." Then a Piece of the moon went towards the
mountain.
5.210:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: During the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle the moon was split (into two places). 5.211:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The moon was split (into two pieces).
5.212:
Narrated
'Ubaidullah bin `Adi bin Al-Khiyar: That Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and
`Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abu Yaghuth had said to him, "What prevents you
from speaking to your uncle `Uthman regarding his brother Al-Walid bin `Uqba?"
The people were speaking against the latter for what he had done. 'Ubaidullah
said, "So I kept waiting for `Uthman, and when he went out for the prayer, I
said to him, 'I have got something to say to you as a piece of advice.' `Uthman
said, 'O man! I seek Refuge with Allah from you. So I went away. When I finished
my prayer, I sat with Al-Miswar and Ibn 'Abu Yaghutb and talked to both of them
of what I had said to `Uthman and what he had said to me. They said, 'You have
done your duty.' So while I was sitting with them. `Uthman's Messenger came to
me. They said, 'Allah has put you to trial." I set out and when I reached
`Uthman, he said, 'What is your advice which you mentioned a while ago?' I
recited Tashahhud and added, 'Allah has sent Muhammad and has revealed the Holy
Book (i.e. Qur'an) to him. You (O `Uthman!) were amongst those who responded to
the call of Allah and His Apostle and had faith in him. And you took part in the
first two migrations (to Ethiopia and to Medina), and you enjoyed the company of
Allah's Apostle and learned his traditions and advice. Now the people are
talking much about Al-Walid bin `Uqba and so it is your duty to impose on him
the legal punishment.' `Uthman then said to me, 'O my nephew! Did you ever meet
Allah's Apostle ?' I said, 'No, but his knowledge has reached me as it has
reached the virgin in her seclusion.' `Uthman then recited Tashahhud and said,
'No doubt, Allah has sent Muhammad with the Truth and has revealed to him His
Holy Book (i.e. Qur'an) and I was amongst those who responded to the call of
Allah and His Apostle and I had faith in Muhammad's Mission, and I had performed
the first two migrations as you have said, and I enjoyed the company of Allah's
Apostle and gave the pledge of allegiance to him. By Allah, I never disobeyed
him and never cheated him till Allah caused him to die. Then Allah made Abu Bakr
Caliph, and by Allah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I cheat him. Then
`Umar became Caliph, and by Allah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I
cheat him. Then I became Caliph. Have I not then the same rights over you as
they had over me?' I replied in the affirmative. `Uthman further said, 'The what
are these talks which are reaching me from you? As for what you ha mentioned
about Al-Walid bin 'Uqb; Allah willing, I shall give him the leg; punishment
justly. Then `Uthman ordered that Al-Walid be flogged fort lashes. He ordered
`Ali to flog him an he himself flogged him as well."
5.213:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned a church they had seen in Ethiopia
and in the church there were pictures. When they told the Prophet of this, he
said, "Those people are such that if a pious man amongst them died, they build a
place of worship over his grave and paint these pictures in it. Those people
will be Allah's worst creatures on the Day of Resurrection . "
5.214:
Narrated Um Khalid bint Khalid: When I came from Ethiopia (to Medina), I was
a young girl. Allah's Apostle made me wear a sheet having marks on it. Allah's
Apostle was rubbing those marks with his hands saying, "Sanah! Sanah!" (i.e.
good, good). 5.215:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to greet the Prophet while
he used to be in prayers, and he used to reply to our greetings. But when we
came back from Najashi (the King of Ethiopia) we greeted him (while he was
praying) and he did not reply to us. We said, "O Allah's Apostle! We used to
greet you in the past and you used to reply to us." He said, "Verily The Mind is
occupied and busy with more important matter during the prayer." (So one cannot
return One's greetings.)
5.216:
Narrated Abu Musa: We received the news
of the departure of the Prophet (to Medina) while we were in Yemen. So we went
on board a ship but our ship took us away to An-Najashi (the Negus) in Ethiopia.
There we met Ja`far bin Abi Talib and stayed with him till we came (to Medina)
by the time when the Prophet had conquered Khaibar. The Prophet said, "O you
people of the ship! You will have (the reward of) two migrations."
5.217:
Narrated Jabir:
When Negus died, the Prophet said, "Today a pious man
has died. So get up and offer the funeral prayer for your brother
Ashama."
5.218:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle
led the funeral prayer for the Negus and made us stand in rows behind him and I
was in the second or third row. 5.219:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The
Prophet offered the funeral prayer for Ashama, the Negus, with four
Takbir.
5.220:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle informed them
(i.e. his companions) of the death of Negus, the king of Ethiopia, on the very
day on which the latter died, and said, "Ask Allah's Forgiveness for your
brother" Abu Huraira further said, "Allah's Apostle made them (i.e. the Muslims)
stand in rows at the Musalla (i.e. praying place) and led the funeral prayer for
the Negus and said four Takbir."
5.221:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle, while going out for the battle of Hunain, said, "Tomorrow Allah
willing, we will encamp at Khaif Bani Kinana where the pagans(of Quraish) took
the oath of Kufr (against the Prophet i.e. to be loyal to heathenism, by
boycotting Banu Hashim, the Prophet's folk, See Hadith No. 659 Vol. 2)
.
5.222:
Narrated Al-Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib: That he said to the
Prophet "You have not been of any avail to your uncle (Abu Talib) (though) by
Allah, he used to protect you and used to become angry on your behalf." The
Prophet said, "He is in a shallow fire, and had It not been for me, he would
have been in the bottom of the (Hell) Fire."
5.223:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab:
When Abu Talib was in his death bed, the Prophet went to him while Abu Jahl was
sitting beside him. The Prophet said, "O my uncle! Say: None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, an expression I will defend your case with, before
Allah." Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Umaiya said, "O Abu Talib! Will you leave the
religion of `Abdul Muttalib?" So they kept on saying this to him so that the
last statement he said to them (before he died) was: "I am on the religion of
`Abdul Muttalib." Then the Prophet said, " I will keep on asking for Allah's
Forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so." Then the following Verse
was revealed:-- "It is not fitting for the Prophet and the believers to ask
Allah's Forgiveness for the pagans, even if they were their near relatives,
after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the (Hell)
Fire." (9.113) The other Verse was also revealed:-- "(O Prophet!) Verily, you
guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He will ......."
(28.56)
5.224:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: That he heard the Prophet
when somebody mentioned his uncle (i.e. Abu Talib), saying, "Perhaps my
intercession will be helpful to him on the Day of Resurrection so that he may be
put in a shallow fire reaching only up to his ankles. His brain will boil from
it."
5.225:
Narrated Yazid:
(as above, Hadith 224) using the words:
"will make his brain boil."
5.226:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: That he
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "When the people of Quraish did not believe me
(i.e. the story of my Night Journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed
Jerusalem in front of me, and I began describing it to them while I was looking
at it." 5.227:
Narrated `Abbas bin Malik: Malik bin Sasaa said that Allah's
Apostle described to them his Night Journey saying, "While I was lying in
Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone came to me and cut my body open from here
to here." I asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What does he mean?" He said, "It
means from his throat to his pubic area," or said, "From the top of the chest."
The Prophet further said, "He then took out my heart. Then a gold tray of Belief
was brought to me and my heart was washed and was filled (with Belief) and then
returned to its original place. Then a white animal which was smaller than a
mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was
it the Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas) replied in the affirmative). The
Prophet said, "The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest
point within the reach of the animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Gabriel
set out with me till we reached the nearest heaven. When he asked for the gate
to be opened, it was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was
asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked,
'Has Muhammad been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was
said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and
when I went over the first heaven, I saw Adam there. Gabriel said (to me). 'This
is your father, Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned
the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.'
Then Gabriel ascended with me till we reached the second heaven. Gabriel asked
for the gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered,
'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.'
It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel answered in the affirmative. Then it
was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened.
When I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and `Isa (i.e.
Jesus) who were cousins of each other. Gabriel said (to me), 'These are John and
Jesus; pay them your greetings.' So I greeted them and both of them returned my
greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.'
Then Gabriel ascended with me to the third heaven and asked for its gate to be
opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked,
'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he
been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is
welcomed, what an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went
over the third heaven there I saw Joseph. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Joseph;
pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and
said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel
ascended with me to the fourth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It
was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is
accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been
called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed,
what an excel lent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the
fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Idris; pay him
your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said,
'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended
with me to the fifth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked,
'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked. 'Who is accompanying
you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel
replied in the affirmative. Then it was said He is welcomed, what an excellent
visit his is! So when I went over the fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e.
Aaron), Gabriel said, (to me). This is Aaron; pay him your greetings.' I greeted
him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious
brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth heaven
and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked. 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied,
'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.'
It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. It was
said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' When I went (over the
sixth heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to me),' This is Moses; pay him
your greeting. So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said,
'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e.
Moses) he wept. Someone asked him, 'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep
because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers
will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel ascended
with me to the seventh heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked,
'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked,' Who is accompanying
you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel
replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent
visit his is!' So when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham.
Gabriel said (to me), 'This is your father; pay your greetings to him.' So I
greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O
pious son and pious Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha
(i.e. the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) Behold! Its fruits were like the
jars of Hajr (i.e. a place near Medina) and its leaves were as big as the ears
of elephants. Gabriel said, 'This is the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) .
Behold ! There ran four rivers, two were hidden and two were visible, I asked,
'What are these two kinds of rivers, O Gabriel?' He replied,' As for the hidden
rivers, they are two rivers in Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and
the Euphrates.' Then Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (i.e. the Sacred House) was shown to me
and a container full of wine and another full of milk and a third full of honey
were brought to me. I took the milk. Gabriel remarked, 'This is the Islamic
religion which you and your followers are following.' Then the prayers were
enjoined on me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by
Moses who asked (me), 'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have
been ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers cannot
bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people before you, and I
have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain). Go back to your Lord and
ask for reduction to lessen your followers' burden.' So I went back, and Allah
reduced ten prayers for me. Then again I came to Moses, but he repeated the same
as he had said before. Then again I went back to Allah and He reduced ten more
prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the same, I went back to Allah and He
ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he repeated
the same advice, so I went back to Allah and was ordered to observe five prayers
a day. When I came back to Moses, he said, 'What have you been ordered?' I
replied, 'I have been ordered to observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your
followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt, I have got an experience
of the people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel, so go
back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your follower's burden.' I
said, 'I have requested so much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I am
satisfied now and surrender to Allah's Order.' When I left, I heard a voice
saying, 'I have passed My Order and have lessened the burden of My Worshipers."
5.228:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Statement of Allah" "And We
granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see (as an
actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (17.60) Ibn `Abbas
added: The sights which Allah's Apostle was shown on the Night Journey when he
was taken to Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual sights, (not dreams).
And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an is the tree of Zaqqum (itself) .
5.229:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b: Who was Ka`b's guide when Ka`b turned
blind: I heard Ka`b bin Malik narrating: When he remained behind (i.e. did not
Join) the Prophet in the Ghazwa of Tabuk. Ibn Bukair, in his narration stated
that Ka`b said, " I witnessed the Al-`Aqaba pledge of allegiance at night with
the Prophet when we jointly agreed to support Islam with all our efforts I would
not like to have attended the Badr battle instead of that 'Aqaba pledge although
Badr is more well-known than it, amongst the people."
5.230:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was present with my two maternal uncles at Al-`Aqaba
(where the pledge of allegiance was given). (Ibn 'Uyaina said, "One of the two
was Al-Bara' bin Marur.")
5.231:
Narrated Jabir:
My father, my two
maternal uncles and I were among those who took part in the 'Aqaba
Pledge.
5.232:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: Who had taken part in the
battle of Badr with Allah's Apostle and had been amongst his companions on the
night of Al-`Aqaba Pledge: Allah's Apostle, surrounded by a group of his
companions said, "Come along and give me the pledge of allegiance that you will
not worship anything besides Allah, will not steal, will not commit illegal
sexual intercourse will not kill your children, will not utter; slander,
invented by yourself, and will not disobey me if I order you to do something
good. Whoever among you will respect and fulfill this pledge, will be rewarded
by Allah. And if one of you commits any of these sins and is punished in this
world then that will be his expiation for it, and if one of you commits any of
these sins and Allah screens his sin, then his matter, will rest with Allah: If
He will, He will punish him and if He will,. He will excuse him." So I gave the
pledge of allegiance to him for these conditions.
5.233:
Narrated 'Ubada
bin As Samit: I was one of the Naqibs who gave the ('Aqaba) Pledge of Allegiance
to Allah's Apostle . We gave the pledge of allegiance to him that we would not
worship anything other than Allah, would not steal, would not commit illegal
sexual intercourse, would not kill a person whose killing Allah has made illegal
except rightfully, would not rob each other, and we would not be promised
Paradise jf we did the above sins, then if we committed one of the above sins,
Allah will give His Judgment concerning it. 5.234:
Narrated Aisha:
The
Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and
stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair
fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me
while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and
I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the
hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when
my breathing became Allright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head
with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari
women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she
entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly
Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him,
and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age. 5.235:
Narrated `Aisha:
That the Prophet said to her, "You have been shown to me twice in my dream.
I saw you pictured on a piece of silk and some-one said (to me). 'This is your
wife.' When I uncovered the picture, I saw that it was yours. I said, 'If this
is from Allah, it will be done."
5.236:
Narrated Hisham's father: Khadija
died three years before the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed there for two
years or so and then he married `Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age,
and he consumed that marriage when she was nine years old.
5.237:
Narrated Abu Wail: We visited Khabbaba who said, "We migrated with the
Prophet for Allah's Sake, so our reward became due and sure with Allah. Some of
us passed away without taking anything of their rewards (in this world) and one
of them was Mus`ab bin `Umar who was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud
leaving a striped woolen cloak. When we covered his head with it, his feet
became naked, and when covered his feet, his head became naked. So Allah's
Apostle ordered us to cover his head and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a special kind
of grass) on his feet. (On the other hand) some of us have had their fruits
ripened (in this world) and they are collecting them." 5.238:
Narrated
`Umar:
I heard the Prophet saying, "The reward of deeds depends on the
intentions, so whoever emigrated for the worldly benefits or to marry a woman,
his emigration was for that for which he emigrated, but whoever emigrated for
the Sake of Allah and His Apostle, his emigration is for Allah and His
Apostle."
5.239:
Narrated Mujahid bin Jabir Al-Makki: `Abdullah bin `Umar
used to say, "There is no more Hijrah (i.e. migration) after the Conquest of
Mecca."
5.240:
Narrated 'Ata bin Abi Rabah: `Ubaid bin `Umar Al-Laithi
and I visited Aisha and asked her about the Hijra (i.e. migration), and she
said, "Today there is no (Hijrah) emigration. A believer used to run away with
his religion to Allah and His Apostle lest he should be put to trial because of
his religion. Today Allah has made Islam triumphant, and today a believer can
worship his Lord wherever he likes. But the deeds that are still rewardable (in
place of emigration) are Jihad and good intentions." (See Hadith No. 42 Vol. 4).
5.241:
Narrated Aisha:
Sa`d said, "O Allah! You know that there is none
against whom I am eager to fight more willingly for Your Cause than those people
who disbelieved Your Apostle and drove him out (of his city). O Allah! I think
that You have ended the fight between us and them."
5.242:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Allah's Apostle started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of
forty. Then he stayed in Mecca for thirteen years, receiving the Divine
Revelation. Then he was ordered to migrate and he lived as an Emigrant for ten
years and then died at the age of sixty-three (years).
5.243:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle stayed in Mecca for thirteen years (after receiving
the first Divine Inspiration) and died at the age of sixty-three.
5.244:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle sat on the pulpit and said,
"Allah has given one of His Slaves the choice of receiving the splendor and
luxury of the worldly life whatever he likes or to accept the good (of the
Hereafter) which is with Allah. So he has chosen that good which is with Allah."
On that Abu Bakr wept and said, "Our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you."
We became astonished at this. The people said, "Look at this old man! Allah's
Apostle talks about a Slave of Allah to whom He has given the option to choose
either the splendor of this worldly life or the good which is with Him, while he
says. 'our fathers and mothers be sacrifice(i for you." But it was Allah's
Apostle who had been given option, and Abu Bakr knew it better than we. Allah's
Apostle added, "No doubt, I am indebted to Abu Bakr more than to anybody else
regarding both his companionship and his wealth. And if I had to take a Khalil
from my followers, I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr, but the fraternity of
Islam is. sufficient. Let no door (i.e. Khoukha) of the Mosque remain open,
except the door of Abu Bakr."
5.245:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of
the Prophet) I never remembered my parents believing in any religion other than
the true religion (i.e. Islam), and (I don't remember) a single day passing
without our being visited by Allah's Apostle in the morning and in the evening.
When the Muslims were put to test (i.e. troubled by the pagans), Abu Bakr set
out migrating to the land of Ethiopia, and when he reached Bark-al-Ghimad, Ibn
Ad-Daghina, the chief of the tribe of Qara, met him and said, "O Abu Bakr! Where
are you going?" Abu Bakr replied, "My people have turned me out (of my country),
so I want to wander on the earth and worship my Lord." Ibn Ad-Daghina said, "O
Abu Bakr! A man like you should not leave his home-land, nor should he be driven
out, because you help the destitute, earn their livings, and you keep good
relations with your Kith and kin, help the weak and poor, entertain guests
generously, and help the calamity-stricken persons. Therefore I am your
protector. Go back and worship your Lord in your town." So Abu Bakr returned and
Ibn Ad-Daghina accompanied him. In the evening Ibn Ad-Daghina visited the nobles
of Quraish and said to them. "A man like Abu Bakr should not leave his homeland,
nor should he be driven out. Do you (i.e. Quraish) drive out a man who helps the
destitute, earns their living, keeps good relations with his Kith and kin, helps
the weak and poor, entertains guests generously and helps the calamity-stricken
persons?" So the people of Quraish could not refuse Ibn Ad-Daghina's protection,
and they said to Ibn Ad-Daghina, "Let Abu Bakr worship his Lord in his house. He
can pray and recite there whatever he likes, but he should not hurt us with it,
and should not do it publicly, because we are afraid that he may affect our
women and children." Ibn Ad-Daghina told Abu Bakr of all that. Abu Bakr stayed
in that state, worshipping his Lord in his house. He did not pray publicly, nor
did he recite Qur'an outside his house. Then a thought occurred to Abu Bakr to
build a mosque in front of his house, and there he used to pray and recite the
Qur'an. The women and children of the pagans began to gather around him in great
number. They used to wonder at him and look at him. Abu Bakr was a man who used
to weep too much, and he could not help weeping on reciting the Qur'an. That
situation scared the nobles of the pagans of Quraish, so they sent for Ibn
Ad-Daghina. When he came to them, they said, "We accepted your protection of Abu
Bakr on condition that he should worship his Lord in his house, but he has
violated the conditions and he has built a mosque in front of his house where he
prays and recites the Qur'an publicly. We are now afraid that he may affect our
women and children unfavorably. So, prevent him from that. If he likes to
confine the worship of his Lord to his house, he may do so, but if he insists on
doing that openly, ask him to release you from your obligation to protect him,
for we dislike to break our pact with you, but we deny Abu Bakr the right to
announce his act publicly." Ibn Ad-Daghina went to Abu- Bakr and said, ("O Abu
Bakr!) You know well what contract I have made on your behalf; now, you are
either to abide by it, or else release me from my obligation of protecting you,
because I do not want the 'Arabs hear that my people have dishonored a contract
I have made on behalf of another man." Abu Bakr replied, "I release you from
your pact to protect me, and am pleased with the protection from Allah." At that
time the Prophet was in Mecca, and he said to the Muslims, "In a dream I have
been shown your migration place, a land of date palm trees, between two
mountains, the two stony tracts." So, some people migrated to Medina, and most
of those people who had previously migrated to the land of Ethiopia, returned to
Medina. Abu Bakr also prepared to leave for Medina, but Allah's Apostle said to
him, "Wait for a while, because I hope that I will be allowed to migrate also."
Abu Bakr said, "Do you indeed expect this? Let my father be sacrificed for you!"
The Prophet said, "Yes." So Abu Bakr did not migrate for the sake of Allah's
Apostle in order to accompany him. He fed two she-camels he possessed with the
leaves of As-Samur tree that fell on being struck by a stick for four months.
One day, while we were sitting in Abu Bakr's house at noon, someone said to Abu
Bakr, "This is Allah's Apostle with his head covered coming at a time at which
he never used to visit us before." Abu Bakr said, "May my parents be sacrificed
for him. By Allah, he has not come at this hour except for a great necessity."
So Allah's Apostle came and asked permission to enter, and he was allowed to
enter. When he entered, he said to Abu Bakr. "Tell everyone who is present with
you to go away." Abu Bakr replied, "There are none but your family. May my
father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "i have been
given permission to migrate." Abu Bakr said, "Shall I accompany you? May my
father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's Apostle said, "Yes."
Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! May my father be sacrificed for you, take one
of these two she-camels of mine." Allah's Apostle replied, "(I will accept it)
with payment." So we prepared the baggage quickly and put some journey food in a
leather bag for them. Asma, Abu Bakr's daughter, cut a piece from her waist belt
and tied the mouth of the leather bag with it, and for that reason she was named
Dhat-un-Nitaqain (i.e. the owner of two belts). Then Allah's Apostle and Abu
Bakr reached a cave on the mountain of Thaur and stayed there for three nights.
`Abdullah bin Abi Bakr who was intelligent and a sagacious youth, used to stay
(with them) aver night. He used to leave them before day break so that in the
morning he would be with Quraish as if he had spent the night in Mecca. He would
keep in mind any plot made against them, and when it became dark he would (go
and) inform them of it. 'Amir bin Fuhaira, the freed slave of Abu Bakr, used to
bring the milch sheep (of his master, Abu Bakr) to them a little while after
nightfall in order to rest the sheep there. So they always had fresh milk at
night, the milk of their sheep, and the milk which they warmed by throwing
heated stones in it. 'Amir bin Fuhaira would then call the herd away when it was
still dark (before daybreak). He did the same in each of those three nights.
Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr had hired a man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail from
the family of Bani `Abd bin Adi as an expert guide, and he was in alliance with
the family of Al-`As bin Wail As-Sahmi and he was on the religion of the
infidels of Quraish. The Prophet and Abu Bakr trusted him and gave him their two
she-camels and took his promise to bring their two she camels to the cave of the
mountain of Thaur in the morning after three nights later. And (when they set
out), 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the guide went along with them and the guide led
them along the sea-shore. The nephew of Suraqa bin Ju'sham said that his father
informed him that he heard Suraqa bin Ju'sham saying, "The messengers of the
heathens of Quraish came to us declaring that they had assigned for the persons
why would kill or arrest Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr, a reward equal to their
bloodmoney. While I was sitting in one of the gatherings of my tribe. Bani
Mudlij, a man from them came to us and stood up while we were sitting, and said,
"O Suraqa! No doubt, I have just seen some people far away on the seashore, and
I think they are Muhammad and his companions." Suraqa added, "I too realized
that it must have been they. But I said 'No, it is not they, but you have seen
so-and-so, and so-and-so whom we saw set out.' I stayed in the gathering for a
while and then got up and left for my home. and ordered my slave-girl to get my
horse which was behind a hillock, and keep it ready for me. Then I took my spear
and left by the back door of my house dragging the lower end of the spear on the
ground and keeping it low. Then I reached my horse, mounted it and made it
gallop. When I approached them (i.e. Muhammad and Abu Bakr), my horse stumbled
and I fell down from it, Then I stood up, got hold of my quiver and took out the
divining arrows and drew lots as to whether I should harm them (i.e. the Prophet
and Abu Bakr) or not, and the lot which I disliked came out. But I remounted my
horse and let it gallop, giving no importance to the divining arrows. When I
heard the recitation of the Qur'an by Allah's Apostle who did not look hither
and thither while Abu Bakr was doing it often, suddenly the forelegs of my horse
sank into the ground up to the knees, and I fell down from it. Then I rebuked it
and it got up but could hardly take out its forelegs from the ground, and when
it stood up straight again, its fore-legs caused dust to rise up in the sky like
smoke. Then again I drew lots with the divining arrows, and the lot which I
disliked, came out. So I called upon them to feel secure. They stopped, and I
remounted my horse and went to them. When I saw how I had been hampered from
harming them, it came to my mind that the cause of Allah's Apostle (i.e. Islam)
will become victorious. So I said to him, "Your people have assigned a reward
equal to the bloodmoney for your head." Then I told them all the plans the
people of Mecca had made concerning them. Then I offered them some journey food
and goods but they refused to take anything and did not ask for anything, but
the Prophet said, "Do not tell others about us." Then I requested him to write
for me a statement of security and peace. He ordered `Amr bin Fuhaira who wrote
it for me on a parchment, and then Allah's Apostle proceeded on his way.
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Allah's Apostle met Az-Zubair in a caravan of
Muslim merchants who were returning from Sham. Az-Zubair provided Allah's
Apostle and Abu Bakr with white clothes to wear. When the Muslims of Medina
heard the news of the departure of Allah's Apostle from Mecca (towards Medina),
they started going to the Harra every morning . They would wait for him till the
heat of the noon forced them to return. One day, after waiting for a long while,
they returned home, and when they went into their houses, a Jew climbed up the
roof of one of the forts of his people to look for some thing, and he saw
Allah's Apostle and his companions dressed in white clothes, emerging out of the
desert mirage. (continued...)
@(continuing... 1): -5.245:... ... The Jew
could not help shouting at the top of his voice, "O you 'Arabs! Here is your
great man whom you have been waiting for!" So all the Muslims rushed to their
arms and received Allah's Apostle on the summit of Harra. The Prophet turned
with them to the right and alighted at the quarters of Bani `Amr bin `Auf, and
this was on Monday in the month of Rabi-ul-Awal. Abu Bakr stood up, receiving
the people while Allah's Apostle sat down and kept silent. Some of the Ansar who
came and had not seen Allah's Apostle before, began greeting Abu Bakr, but when
the sunshine fell on Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came forward and shaded him
with his sheet only then the people came to know Allah's Apostle. Allah's
Apostle stayed with Bani `Amr bin `Auf for ten nights and established the mosque
(mosque of Quba) which was founded on piety. Allah's Apostle prayed in it and
then mounted his she-camel and proceeded on, accompanied by the people till his
she-camel knelt down at (the place of) the Mosque of Allah's Apostle at Medina.
Some Muslims used to pray there in those days, and that place was a yard for
drying dates belonging to Suhail and Sahl, the orphan boys who were under the
guardianship of 'Asad bin Zurara. When his she-camel knelt down, Allah's Apostle
said, "This place, Allah willing, will be our abiding place." Allah's Apostle
then called the two boys and told them to suggest a price for that yard so that
he might take it as a mosque. The two boys said, "No, but we will give it as a
gift, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's Apostle then built a mosque there. The Prophet
himself started carrying unburnt bricks for its building and while doing so, he
was saying "This load is better than the load of Khaibar, for it is more pious
in the Sight of Allah and purer and better rewardable." He was also saying, "O
Allah! The actual reward is the reward in the Hereafter, so bestow Your Mercy on
the Ansar and the Emigrants." Thus the Prophet recited (by way of proverb) the
poem of some Muslim poet whose name is unknown to me. (Ibn Shibab said, "In the
Hadiths it does not occur that Allah's Apostle recited a complete poetic verse
other than this one.")
5.246:
Narrated Asma:
I prepared the journey
food for the Prophet and Abu Bakr when they wanted (to migrate to) Medina. I
said to my father (Abu Bakr), "I do not have anything to tie the container of
the journey food with except my waist belt." He said, "Divide it lengthwise into
two." I did so, and for this reason I was named 'Dhat-un-Nitaqain' (i.e. the
owner of two belts). (Ibn `Abbas said, "Asma', Dhat-un-Nitaq.")
5.247:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Prophet migrated to Medina, Suraqa bin Malik
bin Ju'sham pursued him. The Prophet invoked evil on him, therefore the forelegs
of his horse sank into the ground. Suraqa said (to the Prophet ), "Invoke Allah
to rescue me, and I will not harm you. "The Prophet invoked Allah for him. Then
Allah's Apostle felt thirsty and he passed by a shepherd. Abu Bakr said, "I took
a bowl and milked a little milk in it and brought it to the Prophet and he drank
till I was pleased."
5.248:
Narrated Asma:
That she conceived
`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair. She added, "I migrated to Medina while I was at full
term of pregnancy and alighted at Quba where I gave birth to him. Then I brought
him to the Prophet and put him in his lap. The Prophet asked for a date, chewed
it, and put some of its juice in the child's mouth. So, the first thing that
entered the child's stomach was the saliva of Allah's Apostle. Then the Prophet
rubbed the child's palate with a date and invoked for Allah's Blessings on him,
and he was the first child born amongst the Emigrants in the Islamic Land (i.e.
Medina). 5.249:
Narrated Aisha:
The first child who was born in the
Islamic Land (i.e. Medina) amongst the Emigrants, was `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair.
They brought him to the Prophet. The Prophet took a date, and after chewing it,
put its juice in his mouth. So the first thing that went into the child's
stomach, was the saliva of the Prophet.
5.250:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina with Abu Bakr, riding behind him on the same
camel. Abu Bakr was an elderly man known to the people, while Allah's Apostle
was a youth that was unknown. Thus, if a man met Abu Bakr, he would day, "O Abu
Bakr! Who is this man in front of you?" Abu Bakr would say, "This man shows me
the Way," One would think that Abu Bakr meant the road, while in fact, Abu Bakr
meant the way of virtue and good. Then Abu Bakr looked behind and saw a
horse-rider persuing them. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is a horse-rider
persuing us." The Prophet looked behind and said, "O Allah! Cause him to fall
down." So the horse threw him down and got up neighing. After that the rider,
Suraqa said, "O Allah's Prophet! Order me whatever you want." The Prophet said,
"Stay where you are and do not allow anybody to reach us." So, in the first part
of the day Suraqa was an enemy of Allah's Prophet and in the last part of it, he
was a protector. Then Allah's Apostle alighted by the side of the Al-Harra and
sent a message to the Ansar, and they came to Allah's Prophet and Abu Bakr, and
having greeted them, they said, "Ride (your she-camels) safe and obeyed."
Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr rode and the Ansar, carrying their arms, surrounded
them. The news that Allah's Prophet had come circulated in Medina. The people
came out and were eagerly looking and saying "Allah's Prophet has come! Allah's
Prophet has come! So the Prophet went on till he alighted near the house of Abu
Aiyub. While the Prophet was speaking with the family members of Abu Aiyub,
`Abdullah bin Salam heard the news of his arrival while he himself was picking
the dates for his family from his family garden. He hurried to the Prophet
carrying the dates which he had collected for his family from the garden. He
listened to Allah's Prophet and then went home. Then Allah's Prophet said,
"Which is the nearest of the houses of our Kith and kin?" Abu Aiyub replied,
"Mine, O Allah's Prophet! This is my house and this is my gate." The Prophet
said, "Go and prepare a place for our midday rest." Abu Aiyub said, "Get up
(both of you) with Allah's Blessings." So when Allah's Prophet went into the
house, `Abdullah bin Salaim came and said "I testify that you (i.e. Muhammad)
are Apostle of Allah and that you have come with the Truth. The Jews know well
that I am their chief and the son of their chief and the most learned amongst
them and the son of the most learned amongst them. So send for them (i.e. Jews)
and ask them about me before they know that I have embraced Islam, for if they
know that they will say about me things which are not correct." So Allah's
Apostle sent for them, and they came and entered. Allah's Apostle said to them,
"O (the group of) Jews! Woe to you: be afraid of Allah. By Allah except Whom
none has the right to be worshipped, you people know for certain, that I am
Apostle of Allah and that I have come to you with the Truth, so embrace Islam."
The Jews replied, "We do not know this." So they said this to the Prophet and he
repeated it thrice. Then he said, "What sort of a man is `Abdullah bin Salam
amongst you?" They said, "He is our chief and the son of our chief and the most
learned man, and the son of the most learned amongst us." He said, "What would
you think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He can not
embrace Islam." He said, " What would you think if he should embrace Islam?"
They said, "Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam." He said, "What would you
think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He can not embrace
Islam." He said, "O Ibn Salaim! Come out to them." He came out and said, "O (the
group of) Jews! Be afraid of Allah except Whom none has the right to be
worshipped. You know for certain that he is Apostle of Allah and that he has
brought a True Religion!' They said, "You tell a lie." On that Allah's Apostle
turned them out.
5.251:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab fixed a
grant of 4000 (Dirhams) for every Early Emigrant (i.e. Muhajir) and fixed a
grant of 3500 (Dirhams) only for Ibn `Umar. Somebody said to `Umar, "Ibn `Umar
is also one of the Early Emigrants; why do you give him less than
four-thousand?" `Umar replied, "His parents took him with them when they
migrated, so he was not like the one who had migrated by himself. 5.252:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with Allah's Apostle (See Hadith No. 253
below).
5.253:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with Allah's Apostle
seeking Allah's Countenance, so our rewards became due and sure with Allah. Some
of us passed away without eating anything of their rewards in this world. One of
these was Mus`ab bin `Umar who was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud. We
did not find anything to shroud his body with except a striped cloak. When we
covered his head with it, his feet remained uncovered, and when we covered his
feet with it, his head remained uncovered. So Allah's Apostle ordered us to
cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his
feet. And there are some amongst us whose fruits have ripened and they are
collecting them (i.e. they have received their rewards in this world).
5.254:
Narrated Abu Burda Bin Abi Musa Al-Ash`ari: `Abdullah bin `Umar said to me,
"Do you know what my father said to your father once?" I said, "No." He said,
"My father said to your father, 'O Abu Musa, will it please you that we will be
rewarded for our conversion to Islam with Allah's Apostle and our migration with
him, and our Jihad with him and all our good deeds which we did, with him, and
that all the deeds we did after his death will be disregarded whether good or
bad?' Your father (i.e. Abu Musa) said, 'No, by Allah, we took part in Jihad
after Allah's Apostle , prayed and did plenty of good deeds, and many people
have embraced Islam at our hands, and no doubt, we expect rewards from Allah for
these good deeds.' On that my father (i.e. `Umar) said, 'As for myself, By Him
in Whose Hand `Umar's soul is, I wish that the deeds done by us at the time of
the Prophet remain rewardable while whatsoever we did after the death of the
Prophet be enough to save us from Punishment in that the good deeds compensate
for the bad ones.' " On that I said (to Ibn `Umar), "By Allah, your father was
better than my father!"
5.255:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: I heard that Ibn
`Umar used to become angry if someone mentioned that he had migrated before his
father (`Umar), and he used to say, " `Umar and I came to Allah's Apostle and
found him having his midday rest, so we returned home. Then `Umar sent me again
(to the Prophet ) and said, 'Go and see whether he is awake.' I went to him and
entered his place and gave him the pledge of allegiance. Then I went back to
`Umar and informed him that the Prophet was awake. So we both went, running
slowly, and when `Umar entered his place, he gave him the pledge of allegiance
and thereafter I too gave him the pledge of allegiance."
5.256:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
Abu Bakr bought a (camel's) saddle from `Azib, and I carried it for
him. `Azib (i.e. my father) asked Abu Bakr regarding the journey of the
migration of Allah's Apostle. Abu Bakr said, "Close observers were appointed by
our enemies to watch us. So we went out at night and travelled throughout the
night and the following day till it was noon, then we perceived a rock and went
towards it, and there was some shade under it. I spread a cloak I had with me
for Allah's Apostle and then the Prophet layed on it. I went out to guard him
and all of a sudden I saw a shepherd coming with his sheep looking for the same,
the shade of the rock as we did, I asked him, 'O boy, to whom do you belong?' He
replied, 'I belong to so-and-so.' I asked him, 'Is there some milk in your
sheep?' He replied in the affirmative. I asked him, 'Will you milk?' He replied
in the affirmative. Then he got hold of one of his sheep. I said to him, 'Remove
the dust from its udder.' Then he milked a little milk. I had a water-skin with
me which was tied with a piece of cloth. I had prepared the water-skin for
Allah's Apostle . So I poured some water over the milk (container) till its
bottom became cold. Then I brought the milk to the Prophet and said, 'Drink, O
Allah's Apostle.' Allah's Apostle drank till I became pleased. Then we departed
and the pursuers were following us." Al-Bara added: I then went with Abu Bakr
into his home (carrying that saddle) and there I saw his daughter `Aisha Lying
in a bed because of heavy fever and I saw her father Abu Bakr kissing her cheek
and saying, "How are you, little daughter?"
5.257:
Narrated Anas:
(the servant of the Prophet) When the Prophet arrived (at Medina), there was
not a single companion of the Prophet who had grey and black hair except Abu
Bakr, and he dyed his hair with Henna' and Katam (i.e. plants used for dying
hair). Through another group of narrators, Anas bin Malik said,. "When the
Prophet arrived at Medina, the eldest amongst his companions was Abu Bakr. He
dyed his hair with Hinna and Katam till it became of dark red color. 5.258:
Narrate Aisha:
Abu Bakr married a woman from the tribe of Bani Kalb,
called Um Bakr. When Abu Bakr migrated to Medina, he divorced her and she was
married by her cousin, the poet who said the following poem lamenting the
infidels of Quraish: "What is there kept in the well, The well of Badr, (The
owners of) the trays of Roasted camel humps? What is there kept in the well, The
well of Badr, (The owners of) lady singers And friends of the honorable
companions; who used to drink (wine) together, Um Bakr greets us With the
greeting of peace, But can I find peace After my people have gone? The Apostle
tells us that We shall live again, But what sort of life will owls and skulls
live?:
5.259:
Narrated Abu Bakr: I was with the Prophet in the Cave. When
I raised my head, I saw the feet of the people. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! If
some of them should look down, they will see us." The Prophet said, "O Abu Bakr,
be quiet! (For we are) two and Allah is the Third of us."
5.260:
Narrated
Abu Sa`id: Once a bedouin came to the Prophet and asked him about the migration.
The Prophet said, "Mercy of Allah be on you! The migration is a quite difficult
matter. Have you got some camels?" He replied in the affirmative. Then the
Prophet said, "Do you give their Zakat?" He replied in the affirmative. The
Prophet said, "Do you let others benefit by their milk gratis?" He replied in
the affirmative. Then the Prophet asked, "Do you milk them on their watering
days and give their milk to the poor and needy?" He replied in the affirmative.
The Prophet, said, "Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, and there is no
doubt that Allah will not overlook any of your good deeds."
5.261:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The first people who came to us (in Medina) were
Mus`ab bin `Umar and Ibn Um Maktum. Then came to us `Ammar bin Yasir and
Bilal.
5.262:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: The first people who came to us
(in Medina) were Mus`ab bin `Umar and Ibn Um Maktum who were teaching Qur'an to
the people. Then their came Bilal. Sa`d and `Ammar bin Yasir. After that `Umar
bin Al-Khattab came along with twenty other companions of the Prophet. Later on
the Prophet himself (to Medina) and I had never seen the people of Medina so
joyful as they were on the arrival of Allah's Apostle, for even the slave girls
were saying, "Allah's Apostle has arrived!" And before his arrival I had read
the Sura starting with:-- "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" (87.1)
together with other Suras of Al-Mufassal.
5.263:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle came to Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal got fever, and I
went to both of them and said, "O my father, how do you feel? O Bilal, how do
you feel?" Whenever Abu Bakr's fever got worse, he would say, "Every man will
meet his death once in one morning while he will be among his family, for death
is really nearer to him than his leather shoe laces (to his feet)." And whenever
fever deserted Bilal, he would say aloud, "Would that I know whether I shall
spend a night in the valley (of Mecca) with Idhkhir and Jalil (i.e. kinds of
grass) around me, and whether I shall drink one day the water of Mijannah, and
whether I shall see once again the hills of Shamah and Tafil?" Then I went to
Allah's Apostle and told him of that. He said, "O Allah, make us love Medina as
much as or more than we used to love Mecca, O Allah, make it healthy and bless
its Sa' and Mud (i.e. measures), and take away its fever to Al-Juhfa."
5.264:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin Ad bin Khiyair: I went to `Uthman. After reciting
Tashah-hud, he said,. "Then after no doubt, Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth,
and I was amongst those who responded to the Call of Allah and His Prophet and
believed in the message of Muhammad. Then took part in the two migrations. I
became the son-in-law of Allah's Apostle and gave the pledge of allegiance to
him By Allah, I never disobeyed him, nor did I deceive him till Allah took him
unto Him." 5.265:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: During the last Hajj led by `Umar,
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf returned to his family at Mina and met me there.
`AbdurRahman said (to `Umar), "O chief of the believers! The season of Hajj is
the season when there comes the scum of the people (besides the good amongst
them), so I recommend that you should wait till you go back to Medina, for it is
the place of Migration and Sunna (i.e. the Prophet's tradition), and there you
will be able to refer the matter to the religious scholars and the nobles and
the people of wise opinions." `Umar said, "I will speak of it in Medina on my
very first sermon I will deliver there."
5.266:
Narrated 'Um Al-`Ala: An
Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that the Ansar
drew lots concerning the dwelling of the Emigrants. `Uthman bin Maz'un was
decided to dwell with them (i.e. Um Al-`Ala's family), `Uthman fell ill and I
nursed him till he died, and we covered him with his clothes. Then the Prophet
came to us and I (addressing the dead body) said, "O Abu As-Sa'ib, may Allah's
Mercy be on you! I bear witness that Allah has honored you." On that the Prophet
said, "How do you know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, "I do not know.
May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! But who
else is worthy of it (if not `Uthman)?" He said, "As to him, by Allah, death has
overtaken him, and I hope the best for him. By Allah, though I am the Apostle of
Allah, yet I do not know what Allah will do to me," By Allah, I will never
assert the piety of anyone after him. That made me sad, and when I slept I saw
in a dream a flowing stream for `Uthman bin Maz'un. I went to Allah's Apostle
and told him of it. He remarked, "That symbolizes his (good) deeds."
5.267:
Narrated `Aisha:
The day of Bu'ath was a day (i.e. battle) which Allah
caused to take place just before the mission of His Apostle so that when Allah's
Apostle came to Medina, they (the tribes) had divided (into hostile groups) and
their nobles had been killed; and all that facilitated their conversion to
Islam.
5.268:
Narrated Aisha:
That once Abu Bakr came to her on the
day of `Id-ul-Fitr or `Id ul Adha while the Prophet was with her and there were
two girl singers with her, singing songs of the Ansar about the day of Buath.
Abu Bakr said twice. "Musical instrument of Satan!" But the Prophet said, "Leave
them Abu Bakr, for every nation has an `Id (i.e. festival) and this day is our
`Id."
5.269:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Allah's Apostle arrived at
Medina, he alighted at the upper part of Medina among the people called Bani
`Amr bin `Auf and he stayed with them for fourteen nights. Then he sent for the
chiefs of Bani An-Najjar, and they came, carrying their swords. As if I am just
now looking at Allah's Apostle on his she-camel with Abu Bakr riding behind him
(on the same camel) and the chiefs of Bani An-Najjar around him till he
dismounted in the courtyard of Abu Aiyub's home. The Prophet used to offer the
prayer wherever the prayer was due, and he would pray even in sheepfolds. Then
he ordered that the mosque be built. He sent for the chiefs of Banu An-Najjar,
and when they came, he said, "O Banu An-Najjar! Suggest to me the price of this
garden of yours." They replied "No! By Allah, we do not demand its price except
from Allah." In that garden there were the (following) things that I will tell
you: Graves of pagans, unleveled land with holes and pits etc., and date-palm
trees. Allah's Apostle ordered that the graves of the pagans be dug up and, the
unleveled land be leveled and the date-palm trees be cut down. The trunks of the
trees were arranged so as to form the wall facing the Qibla. The Stone pillars
were built at the sides of its gate. The companions of the Prophet were carrying
the stones and reciting some lyrics, and Allah's Apostle . . was with them and
they were saying, "O Allah! There is no good Excel the good of the Hereafter, so
bestow victory on the Ansar and the Emigrants. "
5.270:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Humaid Az-Zuhri: I heard `Umar bin `Abdul-Aziz asking
As-Sa'ib, the nephew of An-Nimr. "What have you heard about residing in Mecca?"
The other said, "I heard Al-Ala bin Al-Hadrami saying, Allah's Apostle said: An
Emigrant is allowed to stay in Mecca for three days after departing from Mina
(i.e. after performing all the ceremonies of Hajj)"
5.271:
Narrated Sahl
bin Sa`d: The Prophet's companions did not take as a starting date for the
Muslim calendar, the day, the Prophet had been sent as an Apostle or the day of
his death, but the day of his arrival at Medina.
5.272:
Narrated `Aisha:
Originally, two rak`at were prescribed in every prayer. When the Prophet
migrated (to Medina) four rak`at were enjoined, while the journey prayer
remained unchanged(i.e. two rak`at).
5.273:
Narrated Sa`d bin Malik: In
the year of Hajjat-ul-Wada` the Prophet visited me when I fell ill and was about
to die because of that illness. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am very ill as you
see, and I am a rich man and have no heir except my only daughter. Shall I give
2/3 of my property in charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Shall I then give one
half of it in charity?" He said, "O Sa`d! Give 1/3 (in charity) and even 1/3 is
too much. No doubt, it is better to leave your children rich than to leave them
poor, reduced to begging from others. And Allah will reward you for whatever you
spend with the intention of gaining Allah's Pleasure even if it were a mouthful
of food you put into your wives mouth." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Am I to be
left behind (in Mecca) after my companions have gone?" He said, "If you should
be left behind, you will be upgraded and elevated for every deed you will do
with a desire to achieve Allah's Pleasure. I hope that you will live long so
that some people will benefit by you while others will be harmed. O Allah!
Please fulfill the migration of my companions and do not make them turn back on
their heels. But (we feel sorry for) the unlucky Sa`d bin Khaulah." Allah's
Apostle lamented his death in Mecca.
5.274:
Narrated Anas:
When
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to Medina and the Prophet established the bond of
brotherhood between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi-al-Ansari, Saud suggested that
`Abdur-Rahman should accept half of his property and family. `Abdur Rahman said,
"May Allah bless you in your family and property; guide me to the market." So
`Abdur-Rahman (while doing business in the market) made some profit of some
condensed dry yoghurt and butter. After a few days the Prophet saw him wearing
clothes stained with yellow perfume. The Prophet asked, "What is this, O
`Abdur-Rahman?" He said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have married an Ansar' woman."
The Prophet asked, "What have you given her as Mahr?" He (i.e. `Abdur-Rahman)
said, "A piece of gold, about the weight of a date stone." Then the Prophet
said, Give a banquet, even though of a sheep."
5.275:
Narrated Anas:
When the news of the arrival of the Prophet at Medina reached `Abdullah bin
Salam, he went to him to ask him about certain things, He said, "I am going to
ask you about three things which only a Prophet can answer: What is the first
sign of The Hour? What is the first food which the people of Paradise will eat?
Why does a child attract the similarity to his father or to his mother?" The
Prophet replied, "Gabriel has just now informed me of that." Ibn Salam said, "He
(i.e. Gabriel) is the enemy of the Jews amongst the angels. The Prophet said,
"As for the first sign of The Hour, it will be a fire that will collect the
people from the East to the West. As for the first meal which the people of
Paradise will eat, it will be the caudate (extra) lobe of the fish-liver. As for
the child, if the man's discharge proceeds the woman's discharge, the child
attracts the similarity to the man, and if the woman's discharge proceeds the
man's, then the child attracts the similarity to the woman." On this, `Abdullah
bin Salam said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except
Allah, and that you are the Apostle of Allah." and added, "O Allah's Apostle!
Jews invent such lies as make one astonished, so please ask them about me before
they know about my conversion to I slam . " The Jews came, and the Prophet said,
"What kind of man is `Abdullah bin Salam among you?" They replied, "The best of
us and the son of the best of us and the most superior among us, and the son of
the most superior among us. "The Prophet said, "What would you think if
`Abdullah bin Salam should embrace Islam?" They said, "May Allah protect him
from that." The Prophet repeated his question and they gave the same answer.
Then `Abdullah came out to them and said, "I testify that None has the right to
be worshipped except Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah!" On this,
the Jews said, "He is the most wicked among us and the son of the most wicked
among us." So they degraded him. On this, he (i.e. `Abdullah bin Salam) said,
"It is this that I was afraid of, O Allah's Apostle.
5.276:
Narrated Abu
Al-Minhal `AbdurRahman bin Mut`im: A partner of mine sold some Dirhams on credit
in the market. I said, "Glorified be Allah! Is this legal?" He replied,
"Glorified be Allah! By Allah, when I sold them in the market, nobody objected
to it." Then I asked Al-Bara' bin `Azib (about it) he said, "We used to make
such a transaction when the Prophet came to Medina. So he said, 'There is no
harm in it if it is done from hand to hand, but it is not allowed on credit.' Go
to Zaid bin Al- Arqam and ask him about it for he was the greatest trader of all
of us." So I asked Zaid bin Al-Arqam., and he said the same (as Al-Bara) did."
5.277:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Had only ten Jews (amongst
their chiefs) believe me, all the Jews would definitely have believed me."
5.278:
Narrated Abu Musa: When the Prophet arrived at Medina, he noticed
that some people among the Jews used to respect Ashura' (i.e. 10th of Muharram)
and fast on it. The Prophet then said, "We have more right to observe fast on
this day." and ordered that fasting should be observed on it.
5.279:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet arrived at Medina he found that the
Jews observed fast on the day of 'Ashura'. They were asked the reason for the
fast. They replied, "This is the day when Allah caused Moses and the children of
Israel to have victory over Pharaoh, so we fast on this day as a sign of
glorifying it." Allah's Apostle said, "We are closer to Moses than you." Then he
ordered that fasting on this day should be observed.
5.280:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Abbas: The Prophet used to keep his hair falling loose while the
pagans used to part their hair, and the People of the Scriptures used to keep
their hair falling loose, and the Prophet liked to follow the People of the
Scriptures in matters about which he had not been instructed differently, but
later on the Prophet started parting his hair.
5.281:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: They, the people of the Scriptures, divided this Scripture into parts,
believing in some portions of it and disbelieving the others. (See
15:91)
5.282:
Narrated Salman Al-Farisi: That he was sold (as a slave) by
one master to another for more than ten times (i.e between 13 and 19).
5.283:
Narrated Salman:
I am from Ram-Hurmuz (i.e. a Persian town).
5.284:
Narrated Salman:
The interval between Jesus and Muhammad was six hundred
years.
Bk. 59: Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
5.285:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: Once, while I was sitting beside Zaid bin
Al-Arqam, he was asked, "How many Ghazwat did the Prophet undertake?" Zaid
replied, "Nineteen." They said, "In how many Ghazwat did you join him?" He
replied, "Seventeen." I asked, "Which of these was the first?" He replied,
"Al-`Ashira or Al-`Ashiru."
5.286:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: From
Sa`d bin Mu`adh: Sa`d bin Mu`adh was an intimate friend of Umaiya bin Khalaf and
whenever Umaiya passed through Medina, he used to stay with Sa`d, and whenever
Sa`d went to Mecca, he used to stay with Umaiya. When Allah's Apostle arrived at
Medina, Sa`d went to perform `Umra and stayed at Umaiya's home in Mecca. He said
to Umaiya, "Tell me of a time when (the Mosque) is empty so that I may be able
to perform Tawaf around the Ka`ba." So Umaiya went with him about midday. Abu
Jahl met them and said, "O Abu Safwan! Who is this man accompanying you?" He
said, "He is Sa`d." Abu Jahl addressed Sa`d saying, "I see you wandering about
safely in Mecca inspite of the fact that you have given shelter to the people
who have changed their religion (i.e. became Muslims) and have claimed that you
will help them and support them. By Allah, if you were not in the company of Abu
Safwan, you would not be able to go your family safely." Sa`d, raising his
voice, said to him, "By Allah, if you should stop me from doing this (i.e.
performing Tawaf) I would certainly prevent you from something which is more
valuable for you, that is, your passage through Medina." On this, Umaiya said to
him, "O Sa`d do not raise your voice before Abu-l-Hakam, the chief of the people
of the Valley (of Mecca)." Sa`d said, "O Umaiya, stop that! By Allah, I have
heard Allah's Apostle predicting that the Muslim will kill you." Umaiya asked,
"In Mecca?" Sa`d said, "I do not know." Umaiya was greatly scared by that news.
When Umaiya returned to his family, he said to his wife, "O Um Safwan! Don't you
know what Sa`d told me? "She said, "What has he told you?" He replied, "He
claims that Muhammad has informed them (i.e. companions that they will kill me.
I asked him, 'In Mecca?' He replied, 'I do not know." Then Umaiya added, "By
Allah, I will never go out of Mecca." But when the day of (the Ghazwa of) Badr
came, Abu Jahl called the people to war, saying, "Go and protect your caravan."
But Umaiya disliked to go out (of Mecca). Abu Jahl came to him and said, "O Abu
Safwan! If the people see you staying behind though you are the chief of the
people of the Valley, then they will remain behind with you." Abu Jahl kept on
urging him to go until he (i.e. Umaiya) said, "As you have forced me to change
my mind, by Allah, I will buy the best camel in Mecca. Then Umaiya said (to his
wife). "O Um Safwan, prepare what I need (for the journey)." She said to him, "O
Abu Safwan! Have you forgotten what your Yathribi brother told you?" He said,
"No, but I do not want to go with them but for a short distance." So when Umaiya
went out, he used to tie his camel wherever he camped. He kept on doing that
till Allah caused him to be killed at Badr.
5.287:
Narrated Ka`b bin
Malik: I never failed to join Allah's Apostle in any of his Ghazawat except in
the Ghazwa of Tabuk. However, I did not take part in the Ghazwa of Badr, but
none who failed to take part in it, was blamed, for Allah's Apostle had gone out
to meet the caravans of (Quraish, but Allah caused them (i.e. Muslims) to meet
their enemy unexpectedly (with no previous intention) .
5.288:
Narrated
Ibn Masud: I witnessed Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad in a scene which would have been
dearer to me than anything had I been the hero of that scene. He (i.e.
Al-Miqdad) came to the Prophet while the Prophet was urging the Muslims to fight
with the pagans. Al-Miqdad said, "We will not say as the People of Moses said:
Go you and your Lord and fight you two. (5.27). But we shall fight on your right
and on your left and in front of you and behind you." I saw the face of the
Prophet getting bright with happiness, for that saying delighted him.
5.289:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: On the day of the battle of Badr, the Prophet said, "O
Allah! I appeal to You (to fulfill) Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If Your
Will is that none should worship You (then give victory to the pagans)." Then
Abu Bakr took hold of him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient for you."
The Prophet came out saying, "Their multitude will be put to flight and they
will show their backs." (5
4.45)
5.290:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
believers who failed to join the Ghazwa of Badr and those who took part in it
are not equal (in reward).
5.291:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I and Ibn `Umar
were considered too young to take part in the battle of Badr.
5.292:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I and Ibn `Umar were considered too young (to take
part) in the battle of Badr, and the number of the Emigrant warriors were over
sixty (men) and the Ansar were over 249.
5.293:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The
companions of (the Prophet) Muhammad who took part in Badr, told me that their
number was that of Saul's (i.e. Talut's) companions who crossed the river (of
Jordan) with him and they were over three-hundred-and-ten men. By Allah, none
crossed the river with him but a believer. (See Qur'an 2:249)
5.294:
Narrated Al-Bara:
We, the Companions of Muhammad used to say that the
number of the warriors of Badr was the same as the number of Saul's companions
who crossed the river (of Jordan) with him, and none crossed the river with him
but a believer, and the were over three-hundred-and-ten men.
5.295:
Narrated Al-Bara:
As below (Hadith 295).
5.296:
Narrated Al-Bara:
We used to say that the warriors of Badr were over three-hundred-and-ten, as
many as the Companions of Saul who crossed the river with him; and none crossed
the river with him but a believer. 5.297:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The
Prophet faced the Ka`ba and invoked evil on some people of Quraish, on Shaiba
bin Rabi`a, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Al-Walid bin `Utba and Abu Jahl bin Hisham. I bear
witness, by Allah, that I saw them all dead, putrefied by the sun as that day
was a very hot day.
5.298:
Narrated `Abdullah: That he came across Abu
Jahl while he was on the point of death on the day of Badr. Abu Jahl said, "You
should not be proud that you have killed me nor I am ashamed of being killed by
my own folk."
5.299:
Narrated Anas:
As below (Hadith 300).
5.300:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Who will go and see what has happened
to Abu Jahl?" Ibn Mas`ud went and found that the two sons of 'Afra had struck
him fatally (and he was in his last breaths). `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "Are
you Abu Jahl?" And took him by the beard. Abu Jahl said, "Can there be a man
superior to one you have killed or one whom his own folk have killed?"
5.301:
Narrated Anas:
On the day of Badr, the Prophet said, "Who will go and
see what has happened to Abu Jahl?" Ibn Mas`ud went and found that the two sons
of 'Afra had struck him fatally. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud got hold of his beard and
said, "'Are you Abu Jahl?" He replied, "Can there be a man more superior to one
whom his own folk have killed (or you have killed)?"
5.302:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: (as above Hadith 301).
5.303:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf:
(the grandfather of Salih bin Ibrahim) the story of Badr, namely, the narration
regarding the sons of 'Afra'. 5.304:
Narrated Abu Mijlaz: From Qais bin
Ubad: `Ali bin Abi Talib said, "I shall be the first man to kneel down before
(Allah), the Beneficent to receive His judgment on the day of Resurrection (in
my favor)." Qais bin Ubad also said, "The following Verse was revealed in their
connection:-- "These two opponents believers and disbelievers) Dispute with each
other About their Lord." (2
2.19) Qais said that they were those who fought
on the day of Badr, namely, Hamza, `Ali, 'Ubaida or Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Harith,
Shaiba bin Rabi`a, `Utba and Al-Wahd bin `Utba.
5.305:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The following Holy Verse:-- "These two opponents (believers & disbelievers)
dispute with each other about their Lord," (2
2.19) was revealed concerning
six men from Quraish, namely, `Ali, Hamza, 'Ubaida bin Al-Harith; Shaiba bin
Rabi`a, `Utba bin Rabi`a and Al-Walid bin `Utba.
5.306:
Narrated `Ali:
The following Holy Verse:-- "These two opponents (believers and
disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord." (2
2.19) was
revealed concerning us.
5.307:
Narrated Qais bin Ubad: I heard Abu Dhar
swearing that these Holy Verses were revealed in connection with those six
persons on the day of Badr.
5.308:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Abu Dhar
swearing that the following Holy verse:-- "These two opponents (believers and
disbelievers) disputing with each other about their Lord," (2
2.19) was
revealed concerning those men who fought on the day of Badr, namely, Hamza,
`Ali, Ubaida bin Al-Harith, `Utba and Shaiba----the two sons of Rabi`a-- and
Al-Walid bin `Utba.
5.309:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: A man asked Al-Bara' and
I was listening, "Did `Ali take part in (the battle of) Badr?" Al-Bara' said,
"(Yes). he even met (his enemies) in a duel and was clad in two armors (one over
the other).
5.310:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf: "I had an agreement
with Umaiya bin Khalaf (that he would look after my relatives and property in
Mecca, and I would look after his relatives and property in Medina)."
`Abdur-Rahman then mentioned the killing of Umaiya and his son on the day of
Badr, and Bilal said, "Woe to me if Umaiya remains safe (i.e. alive) .
"
5.311:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet recited Surat-an-Najm and then
prostrated himself, and all who were with him prostrated too. But an old man
took a handful of dust and touched his forehead with it saying, "This is
sufficient for me." Later on I saw him killed as an infidel. Narrated `Urwa (the
son of Az- Zubair): Az-Zubair had three scars caused by the sword, one of which
was over his shoulder and I used to insert my fingers in it. He received two of
those wounds on the day of Badr and one on the day of Al-Yarmuk. When `Abdullah
bin Zubair was killed, `Abdul-Malik bin Marwan said to me, "O `Urwa, do you
recognize the sword of Az-Zubair?" I said, "Yes." He said, "What marks does it
have?" I replied, "It has a dent in its sharp edge which was caused in it on the
day of Badr." `Abdul- Malik said, "You are right! (i.e. their swords) have dents
because of clashing with the regiments of the enemies Then `Abdul-Malik returned
that sword to me (i.e. `Urwa). (Hisham, `Urwa's son said, "We estimated the
price of the sword as three-thousand (Dinars) and after that it was taken by one
of us (i.e. the inheritors) and I wish I could have had it.")
5.312:
Narrated Hisham:
That his father said, "The sword of Az-Zubair was
decorated with silver." Hisham added, "The sword of `Urwa was (also) decorated
with silver. "
5.313:
Narrated `Urwa:
On the day of (the battle) of
Al-Yarmuk, the companions of Allah's Apostle said to Az-Zubair, "Will you attack
the enemy so that we shall attack them with you?" Az-Zubair replied, "If I
attack them, you people would not support me." They said, "No, we will support
you." So Az-Zubair attacked them (i.e. Byzantine) and pierced through their
lines, and went beyond them and none of his companions was with him. Then he
returned and the enemy got hold of the bridle of his (horse) and struck him two
blows (with the sword) on his shoulder. Between these two wounds there was a
scar caused by a blow, he had received on the day of Badr (battle). When I was a
child I used to play with those scars by putting my fingers in them. On that day
(my brother) "Abdullah bin Az-Zubair was also with him and he was ten years old.
Az-Zubair had carried him on a horse and let him to the care of some
men.
5.314:
Narrated Abu Talha: On the day of Badr, the Prophet ordered
that the corpses of twenty four leaders of Quraish should be thrown into one of
the dirty dry wells of Badr. (It was a habit of the Prophet that whenever he
conquered some people, he used to stay at the battle-field for three nights. So,
on the third day of the battle of Badr, he ordered that his she-camel be
saddled, then he set out, and his companions followed him saying among
themselves." "Definitely he (i.e. the Prophet) is proceeding for some great
purpose." When he halted at the edge of the well, he addressed the corpses of
the Quraish infidels by their names and their fathers' names, "O so-and-so, son
of so-and-so and O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! Would it have pleased you if you
had obeyed Allah and His Apostle? We have found true what our Lord promised us.
Have you too found true what your Lord promised you? "`Umar said, "O Allah's
Apostle! You are speaking to bodies that have no souls!" Allah's Apostle said,
"By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, you do not hear, what I say better
than they do." (Qatada said, "Allah brought them to life (again) to let them
hear him, to reprimand them and slight them and take revenge over them and
caused them to feel remorseful and regretful.")
5.315:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: regarding the Statement of Allah:--"Those who have changed Allah's
Blessings for disbelief..." (1
4.28) The people meant here by Allah, are the
infidels of Quraish. (`Amr, a sub-narrator said, "Those are (the infidels of)
Quraish and Muhammad is Allah's Blessing. Regarding Allah's Statement:"..and
have led their people Into the house of destruction? (1
4.29) Ibn `Abbas
said, "It means the Fire they will suffer from (after their death) on the day of
Badr."
5.316:
Narrated Hisham's father: It was mentioned before `Aisha
that Ibn `Umar attributed the following statement to the Prophet "The dead
person is punished in the grave because of the crying and lamentation Of his
family." On that, `Aisha said, "But Allah's Apostle said, 'The dead person is
punished for his crimes and sins while his family cry over him then." She added,
"And this is similar to the statement of Allah's Apostle when he stood by the
(edge of the) well which contained the corpses of the pagans killed at Badr,
'They hear what I say.' She added, "But he said now they know very well what I
used to tell them was the truth." `Aisha then recited: 'You cannot make the dead
hear.' (30.52) and 'You cannot make those who are in their Graves, hear you.'
(35.22) that is, when they had taken their places in the (Hell) Fire.
5.317:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet stood at the well of Badr (which contained
the corpses of the pagans) and said, "Have you found true what your lord
promised you?" Then he further said, "They now hear what I say." This was
mentioned before `Aisha and she said, "But the Prophet said, 'Now they know very
well that what I used to tell them was the truth.' Then she recited (the Holy
Verse):-- "You cannot make the dead hear... ...till the end of Verse)."
(30.52)
5.318:
Narrated Anas:
Haritha was martyred on the day (of the
battle) of Badr, and he was a young boy then. His mother came to the Prophet and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! You know how dear Haritha is to me. If he is in
Paradise, I shall remain patient, and hope for reward from Allah, but if it is
not so, then you shall see what I do?" He said, "May Allah be merciful to you!
Have you lost your senses? Do you think there is only one Paradise? There are
many Paradises and your son is in the (most superior) Paradise of
Al-Firdaus."
5.319:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle sent me, Abu
Marthad and Az-Zubair, and all of us were riding horses, and said, "Go till you
reach Raudat-Khakh where there is a pagan woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin
Abi Balta' a to the pagans of Mecca." So we found her riding her camel at the
place which Allah's Apostle had mentioned. We said (to her),"(Give us) the
letter." She said, "I have no letter." Then we made her camel kneel down and we
searched her, but we found no letter. Then we said, "Allah's Apostle had not
told us a lie, certainly. Take out the letter, otherwise we will strip you
naked." When she saw that we were determined, she put her hand below her waist
belt, for she had tied her cloak round her waist, and she took out the letter,
and we brought her to Allah's Apostle Then `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! (This
Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers! Let me cut off his
neck!" The Prophet asked Hatib, "What made you do this?" Hatib said, "By Allah,
I did not intend to give up my belief in Allah and His Apostle but I wanted to
have some influence among the (Mecca) people so that through it, Allah might
protect my family and property. There is none of your companions but has some of
his relatives there through whom Allah protects his family and property." The
Prophet said, "He has spoken the truth; do no say to him but good." `Umar said,
"He as betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the faithful believers. Let me cut off
his neck!" The Prophet said, "Is he not one of the Badr warriors? May be Allah
looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, as I have granted
Paradise to you, or said, 'I have forgiven you."' On this, tears came out of
`Umar's eyes, and he said, "Allah and His Apostle know better."
5.320:
Narrated Usaid:
On the day of Badr, Allah's Apostle said to us, "When
the enemy comes near to you, shoot at them but use your arrows sparingly (so
that your arrows should not be wasted).
5.321:
Narrated Abu Usaid: On the
day of (the battle of) Badr, Allah's Apostle said to us, "When your enemy comes
near to you (i.e. overcome you by sheer number), shoot at them but use your
arrows sparingly."
5.322:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: On the day of Uhud
the Prophet appointed `Abdullah bin Jubair as chief of the archers, and seventy
among us were injured and martyred. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, the
Prophet and his companions had inflicted 140 casualties on the pagans, 70 were
taken prisoners, and 70 were killed. Abu Sufyan said, "This is a day of
(revenge) for the day of Badr and the issue of war is undecided ."
5.323:
Narrated Abu Musa: That the Prophet said, "The good is what Allah gave us
later on (after Uhud), and the reward of truthfulness is what Allah gave us
after the day (of the battle) of Badr."
5.324:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin
`Auf: While I was fighting in the front file on the day (of the battle) of Badr,
suddenly I looked behind and saw on my right and left two young boys and did not
feel safe by standing between them. Then one of them asked me secretly so that
his companion may not hear, "O Uncle! Show me Abu Jahl." I said, "O nephew! What
will you do to him?" He said, "I have promised Allah that if I see him (i.e. Abu
Jahl), I will either kill him or be killed before I kill him." Then the other
said the same to me secretly so that his companion should not hear. I would not
have been pleased to be in between two other men instead of them. Then I pointed
him (i.e. Abu Jahl) out to them. Both of them attacked him like two hawks till
they knocked him down. Those two boys were the sons of 'Afra' (i.e. an Ansari
woman).
5.325:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent out ten spies
under the command of `Asim bin Thabit Al-Ansari, the grand-father of `Asim bin
`Umar Al-Khattab. When they reached (a place called) Al-Hadah between 'Usfan and
Mecca, their presence was made known to a sub-tribe of Hudhail called Banu
Lihyan. So they sent about one hundred archers after them. The archers traced
the footsteps (of the Muslims) till they found the traces of dates which they
had eaten at one of their camping places. The archers said, "These dates are of
Yathrib (i.e. Medina)," and went on tracing the Muslims' footsteps. When `Asim
and his companions became aware of them, they took refuge in a (high) place. But
the enemy encircled them and said, "Come down and surrender. We give you a
solemn promise and covenant that we will not kill anyone of you." `Asim bin
Thabit said, "O people! As for myself, I will never get down to be under the
protection of an infidel. O Allah! Inform your Prophet about us." So the archers
threw their arrows at them and martyred `Asim. Three of them came down and
surrendered to them, accepting their promise and covenant and they were Khubaib,
Zaid bin Ad-Dathina and another man. When the archers got hold of them, they
untied the strings of the arrow bows and tied their captives with them. The
third man said, "This is the first proof of treachery! By Allah, I will not go
with you for I follow the example of these." He meant the martyred companions.
The archers dragged him and struggled with him (till they martyred him). Then
Khubaib and Zaid bin Ad-Dathina were taken away by them and later on they sold
them as slaves in Mecca after the event of the Badr battle. The sons of Al-Harit
bin `Amr bin Naufal bought Khubaib for he was a person who had killed (their
father) Al-Hari bin `Amr on the day (of the battle) of Badr. Khubaib remained
imprisoned by them till they decided unanimously to kill him. One day Khubaib
borrowed from a daughter of Al-Harith, a razor for shaving his public hair, and
she lent it to him. By chance, while she was inattentive, a little son of hers
went to him (i.e. Khubaib) and she saw that Khubaib had seated him on his thigh
while the razor was in his hand. She was so much terrified that Khubaib noticed
her fear and said, "Are you afraid that I will kill him? Never would I do such a
thing." Later on (while narrating the story) she said, "By Allah, I had never
seen a better captive than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating from a
bunch of grapes in his hand while he was fettered with iron chains and (at that
time) there was no fruit in Mecca." She used to say," It was food Allah had
provided Khubaib with." When they took him to Al-Hil out of Mecca sanctuary to
martyr him, Khubaib requested them. "Allow me to offer a two-rak`at prayer."
They allowed him and he prayed two rak`at and then said, "By Allah! Had I not
been afraid that you would think I was worried, I would have prayed more." Then
he (invoked evil upon them) saying, "O Allah! Count them and kill them one by
one, and do not leave anyone of them"' Then he recited: "As I am martyred as a
Muslim, I do not care in what way I receive my death for Allah's Sake, for this
is for the Cause of Allah. If He wishes, He will bless the cut limbs of my
body." Then Abu Sarva, 'Ubqa bin Al-Harith went up to him and killed him. It was
Khubaib who set the tradition of praying for any Muslim to be martyred in
captivity (before he is executed). The Prophet told his companions of what had
happened (to those ten spies) on the same day they were martyred. Some Quraish
people, being informed of `Asim bin Thabit's death, sent some messengers to
bring a part of his body so that his death might be known for certain, for he
had previously killed one of their leaders (in the battle of Badr). But Allah
sent a swarm of wasps to protect the dead body of `Asim, and they shielded him
from the messengers who could not cut anything from his body.
5.326:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar was once told that Sa`id bin Zaid bin `Amr bin
Nufail, one of the Badr warriors, had fallen ill on a Friday. Ibn `Umar rode to
him late in the forenoon. The time of the Friday prayer approached and Ibn `Umar
did not take part in the Friday prayer. Narrated Subaia bint Al-Harith: That she
was married to Sa`d bin Khaula who was from the tribe of Bani `Amr bin Luai, and
was one of those who fought the Badr battle. He died while she wa pregnant
during Hajjat-ul-Wada`.' Soon after his death, she gave birth to a child. When
she completed the term of deliver (i.e. became clean), she prepared herself for
suitors. Abu As-Sanabil bin Bu'kak, a man from the tribe of Bani `Abd-ud-Dal
called on her and said to her, "What! I see you dressed up for the people to ask
you in marriage. Do you want to marry By Allah, you are not allowed to marry
unless four months and ten days have elapsed (after your husband's death)."
Subai'a in her narration said, "When he (i.e. Abu As-Sanabil) said this to me. I
put on my dress in the evening and went to Allah's Apostle and asked him about
this problem. He gave the verdict that I was free to marry as I had already
given birth to my child and ordered me to marry if I wished."
5.327:
Narrated Rifaa:
(who was one of the Badr warriors) Gabriel came to the
Prophet and said, "How do you look upon the warriors of Badr among yourselves?"
The Prophet said, "As the best of the Muslims." or said a similar statement. On
that, Gabriel said, "And so are the Angels who participated in the Badr
(battle).
5.328:
Narrated Mu`adh bin Rifa`a bin Rafi`: Rifa`a was one of
the warriors of Badr while (his father) Rafi` was one of the people of Al-`Aqaba
(i.e. those who gave the pledge of allegiance at Al-`Aqaba). Rafi` used to say
to his son, "I would not have been happier if I had taken part in the Badr
battle instead of taking part in the 'Aqaba pledge."
5.329:
Narrated
Mu`adh:
The one who asked (the Prophet) was Gabriel (refer to
Hadith
5.327).
5.330:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said on the day
(of the battle) of Badr, "This is Gabriel holding the head of his horse and
equipped with arms for the battle.
5.331:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Zaid
died and did not leave any offspring, and he was one of the Badr
warriors.
5.332:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Sa`id bin Malik Al-Khudri
returned from a journey and his family offered him some meat of sacrifices
offered at `Id ul Adha. On that he said, "I will not eat it before asking
(whether it is allowed)." He went to his maternal brother, Qatada bin N i 'man,
who was one of the Badr warriors, and asked him about it. Qatada said, "After
your departure, an order was issued by the Prophet cancelling the prohibition of
eating sacrifices after three days."
5.333:
Narrated `Urwa:
Az-Zubair
said, "I met Ubaida bin Sa`id bin Al-As on the day (of the battle) of Badr and
he was covered with armor; so much that only his eyes were visible. He was
surnamed Abu Dhat-al-Karish. He said (proudly), 'I am Abu-al-Karish.' I attacked
him with the spear and pierced his eye and he died. I put my foot over his body
to pull (that spear) out, but even then I had to use a great force to take it
out as its both ends were bent." `Urwa said, "Later on Allah's Apostle asked
Az-Zubair for the spear and he gave it to him. When Allah's Apostle died,
Az-Zubair took it back. After that Abu Bakr demanded it and he gave it to him,
and when Abu Bakr died, Az-Zubair took it back. `Umar then demanded it from him
and he gave it to him. When `Umar died, Az-Zubair took it back, and then `Uthman
demanded it from him and he gave it to him. When `Uthman was martyred, the spear
remained with `Ali's offspring. Then `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair demanded it back,
and it remained with him till he was martyred. 5.334:
Narrated 'Ubada bin
As-Samit: (who was one of the Badr warriors) Allah's Apostle said, "Give me the
pledge of allegiance."
5.335:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) Abu Hudhaifa, one of those who fought the battle of Badr, with Allah's
Apostle adopted Salim as his son and married his niece Hind bint Al-Wahd bin
`Utba to him' and Salim was a freed slave of an Ansari woman. Allah's Apostle
also adopted Zaid as his son. In the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance the custom
was that, if one adopted a son, the people would call him by the name of the
adopted-father whom he would inherit as well, till Allah revealed: "Call them
(adopted sons) By (the names of) their fathers." (3
3.5)
5.336:
Narrated Ar-Rubai bint Muauwidh: The Prophet came to me after consuming his
marriage with me and sat down on my bed as you (the sub-narrator) are sitting
now, and small girls were beating the tambourine and singing in lamentation of
my father who had been killed on the day of the battle of Badr. Then one of the
girls said, "There is a Prophet amongst us who knows what will happen tomorrow."
The Prophet said (to her)," Do not say this, but go on saying what you have
spoken before."
5.337:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: As below (Hadith
338).
5.338:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Talha, a companion of Allah's
Apostle and one of those who fought at Badr together with Allah's Apostle told
me that Allah's Apostle said. "Angels do not enter a house in which there is a
dog or a picture" He meant the images of creatures that have souls.
5.339:
Narrated `Ali:
as below (Hadith 340).
5.340:
Narrated `Ali:
I
had a she-camel which I got in my share from the booty of the battle of Badr,
and the Prophet had given me another she camel from the Khumus which Allah had
bestowed on him that day. And when I intended to celebrate my marriage to
Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, I made an arrangement with a goldsmith from
Bani Qainuqa 'that he should go with me to bring Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass
used by gold-smiths) which I intended to sell to gold-smiths in order to spend
its price on the marriage banquet. While I was collecting ropes and sacks of
pack saddles for my two she-camels which were kneeling down beside an Ansari's
dwelling and after collecting what I needed, I suddenly found that the humps of
the two she-camels had been cut off and their flanks had been cut open and
portions of their livers had been taken out. On seeing that, I could not help
weeping. I asked, "Who has done that?" They (i.e. the people) said, "Hamza bin
`Abdul Muttalib has done it. He is present in this house with some Ansari
drinkers, a girl singer, and his friends. The singer said in her song, "O Hamza,
get at the fat she-camels!" On hearing this, Hamza rushed to his sword and cut
of the camels' humps and cut their flanks open and took out portions from their
livers." Then I came to the Prophet, with whom Zaid bin Haritha was present. The
Prophet noticed my state and asked, "What is the matter?" I said, "O Allah's
Apostle, I have never experienced such a day as today! Hamza attacked my two
she-camels, cut off their humps and cut their flanks open, and he is still
present in a house along some drinkers." The Prophet asked for his cloak, put it
on, and proceeded, followed by Zaid bin Haritha and myself, till he reached the
house where Hamza was. He asked the permission to enter, and he was permitted.
The Prophet started blaming Hamza for what he had done. Hamza was drunk and his
eyes were red. He looked at the Prophet then raised his eyes to look at his
knees and raised his eves more to look at his face and then said, "You are not
but my father's slaves." When the Prophet understood that Hamza was drunk, he
retreated, walking backwards went out and we left with him.
5.341:
Narrated Ibn Maqal: `Ali led the funeral prayer of Sahl bin Hunaif and said,
"He was one of the warriors of Badr."
5.342:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "When (my daughter) Hafsa bint `Umar lost her
husband Khunais bin Hudhaifa As-Sahrni who was one of the companions of Allah's
Apostle and had fought in the battle of Badr and had died in Medina, I met
`Uthman bin `Affan and suggested that he should marry Hafsa saying, "If you
wish, I will marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you,' on that, he said, 'I will think it
over.' I waited for a few days and then he said to me. 'I am of the opinion that
I shall not marry at present.' Then I met Abu Bakr and said, 'if you wish, I
will marry you, Hafsa bint `Umar.' He kept quiet and did not give me any reply
and I became more angry with him than I was with `Uthman . Some days later,
Allah's Apostle demanded her hand in marriage and I married her to him. Later on
Abu Bakr met me and said, "Perhaps you were angry with me when you offered me
Hafsa for marriage and I gave no reply to you?' I said, 'Yes.' Abu Bakr said,
'Nothing prevented me from accepting your offer except that I learnt that
Allah's Apostle had referred to the issue of Hafsa and I did not want to
disclose the secret of Allah's Apostle , but had he (i.e. the Prophet) given her
up I would surely have accepted her." 5.343:
Narrated Abu Masud Al-Badri:
The Prophet said, "A man's spending on his family is a deed of
charity."
5.344:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: I heard `Urwa bin Az-Zubair talking
to `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz during the latter's Governorship (at Medina), he said,
"Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba delayed the `Asr prayer when he was the ruler of Al-Kufa.
On that, Abu Mas`ud. `Uqba bin `Amr Al-Ansari, the grand-father of Zaid bin
Hasan, who was one of the Badr warriors, came in and said, (to Al-Mughira), 'You
know that Gabriel came down and offered the prayer and Allah's Apostle prayed
five prescribed prayers, and Gabriel said (to the Prophet ), "I have been
ordered to do so (i.e. offer these five prayers at these fixed stated hours of
the day).
5.345:
Narrated Abu Masud Al-Badri: Allah's Apostle said, "It
is sufficient for one to recite the last two Verses of Surat-al-Baqara at
night."
5.346:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi: That `Itban bin Malik who was
one of the companions of the Prophet and one of the warriors of Badr, came to
Allah's Apostle.
5.347:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: I asked Al-Husain bin
Muhammad who was one of the sons of Salim and one of the nobles amongst them,
about the narration of Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi 'from `Itban bin Malik, and he
confirmed it.
5.348:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Rabi`a: who was one
of the leaders of Bani `Adi and his father participated in the battle of Badr in
the company of the Prophet. `Umar appointed Qudama bin Maz'un as ruler of
Bahrain, Qudama was one of the warriors of the battle of Badr and was the
maternal uncle of `Abdullah bin `Umar and Hafsa.
5.349:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri: Salim bin `Abdullah told me that Rafi` bin Khadij told `Abdullah bin
`Umar that his two paternal uncles who had fought in the battle of Badr informed
him that Allah's Apostle forbade the renting of fields. I said to Salim, "Do you
rent your land?" He said, "Yes, for Rafi` is mistaken."
5.350:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Shaddad bin Al-Had Al-Laithi: I saw Rifa`a bin Rafi` Al-Ansari who
was a Badr warrior.
5.351:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: That `Amr bin
`Auf, who was an ally of Bani 'Amir bin Luai and one of those who fought at Badr
in the company of the Prophet , said, "Allah's Apostle sent Abu 'Ubaida bin
Al-Jarrah to Bahrain to bring the Jizya taxation from its people, for Allah's
Apostle had made a peace treaty with the people of Bahrain and appointed
Al-`Ala' bin Al-Hadrami as their ruler. So, Abu 'Ubaida arrived with the money
from Bahrain. When the Ansar heard of the arrival of Abu 'Ubaida (on the next
day) they offered the morning prayer with the Prophet and when the morning
prayer had finished, they presented themselves before him. On seeing the Ansar,
Allah's Apostle smiled and said, "I think you have heard that Abu 'Ubaida has
brought something?" They replied, "Indeed, it is so, O Allah's Apostle!" He
said, "Be happy, and hope for what will please you. By Allah, I am not afraid
that you will be poor, but I fear that worldly wealth will be bestowed upon you
as it was bestowed upon those who lived before you. So you will compete amongst
yourselves for it, as they competed for it and it will destroy you as it did
them."
5.352:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to kill all kinds of
snakes until Abu Lubaba Al-Badri told him that the Prophet had forbidden the
killing of harmless snakes living in houses and called Jinan. So Ibn `Umar gave
up killing them.
5.353:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some men of the Ansar
requested Allah's Apostle to allow them to see him, they said, "Allow us to
forgive the ransom of our sister's son, `Abbas." The Prophet said, "By Allah,
you will not leave a single Dirham of it!"
5.354:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah
bin `Adi bin Al-Khiyar: That Al-Miqdad bin `Amr Al-Kindi, who was an ally of
Bani Zuhra and one of those who fought the battle of Badr together with Allah's
Apostle told him that he said to Allah's Apostle, "Suppose I met one of the
infidels and we fought, and he struck one of my hands with his sword and cut it
off and then took refuge in a tree and said, "I surrender to Allah (i.e. I have
become a Muslim),' could I kill him, O Allah's Apostle, after he had said this?"
Allah's Apostle said, "You should not kill him." Al-Miqdad said, "O Allah's
Apostle! But he had cut off one of my two hands, and then he had uttered those
words?" Allah's Apostle replied, "You should not kill him, for if you kill him,
he would be in your position where you had been before killing him, and you
would be in his position where he had been before uttering those
words."
5.355:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said on the day of
Badr, "Who will go and see what has happened to Abu Jahl?" Ibn Mas`ud went and
saw him struck by the two sons of 'Afra and was on the point of death . Ibn
Mas`ud said, "Are you Abu Jahl?" Abu Jahl replied, "Can there be a man more
superior to the one whom you have killed (or as Sulaiman said, or his own folk
have killed.)?" Abu Jahl added, "Would that I had been killed by other than a
mere farmer. "
5.356:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, "When the Prophet
died I said to Abu Bakr, 'Let us go to our Ansari brethren.' We met two pious
men from them, who had fought in the battle of Badr." When I mentioned this to
`Urwa bin Az-Zubair, he said, "Those two pious men were 'Uwaim bin Sa`ida and
Manbin Adi."
5.357:
Narrated Qais:
The Badr warriors were given five
thousand (Dirhams) each, yearly. `Umar said, "I will surely give them more than
what I will give to others."
5.358:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: I heard
the Prophet reciting Surat-at-Tur in Maghrib prayer, and that was at a time when
belief was first planted in my heart. The Prophet while speaking about the war
prisoners of Badr, said, "Were Al-Mut`im bin Adi alive and interceded with me
for these filthy people, I would definitely forgive them for his sake." Narrated
Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: When the first civil strife (in Islam) took place because
of the murder of `Uthman, it left none of the Badr warriors alive. When the
second civil strife, that is the battle of Al-Harra, took place, it left none of
the Hudaibiya treaty companions alive. Then the third civil strife took place
and it did not subside till it had exhausted all the strength of the
people.
5.359:
Narrated Yunus bin Yazid: I heard Az-Zuhri saying, "I
heard `Urwa bin Az-Zubair. Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and
'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah each narrating part of the narrative concerning `Aisha
the wife of the Prophet. `Aisha said: When I and Um Mistah were returning, Um
Mistah stumbled by treading on the end of her robe, and on that she said, 'May
Mistah be ruined.' I said, 'You have said a bad thing, you curse a man who took
part in the battle of Badr!." Az-Zuhri then narrated the narration of the Lie
(forged against `Aisha).
5.360:
Narrated Ibn Shihab: These were the
battles of Allah's Apostle (which he fought), and while mentioning (the Badr
battle) he said, "While the corpses of the pagans were being thrown into the
well, Allah's Apostle said (to them), 'Have you found what your Lord promised
true?" `Abdullah said, "Some of the Prophet's companions said, "O Allah's
Apostle! You are addressing dead people.' Allah's Apostle replied, 'You do not
hear what I am saying, better than they.' The total number of Muslim fighters
from Quraish who fought in the battle of Badr and were given their share of the
booty, were 81 men." Az-Zubair said, "When their shares were distributed, their
number was 101 men. But Allah knows it better."
5.361:
Narrated
Az-Zubair: On the day of Badr, (Quraishi) Emigrants received 100 shares of the
war booty."
5.362:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Bani An-Nadir and Bani Quraiza
fought (against the Prophet violating their peace treaty), so the Prophet exiled
Bani An-Nadir and allowed Bani Quraiza to remain at their places (in Medina)
taking nothing from them till they fought against the Prophet again) . He then
killed their men and distributed their women, children and property among the
Muslims, but some of them came to the Prophet and he granted them safety, and
they embraced Islam. He exiled all the Jews from Medina. They were the Jews of
Bani Qainuqa', the tribe of `Abdullah bin Salam and the Jews of Bani Haritha and
all the other Jews of Medina.
5.363:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I
mentioned to Ibn `Abbas Surat-Hashr. He said, "Call it
Surat-an-Nadir."
5.364:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some people used to
allot some date palm trees to the Prophet as gift till he conquered Banu Quraiza
and Bani An-Nadir, where upon he started returning their date palms to
them.
5.365:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle had the date-palm trees
of Bani Al-Nadir burnt and cut down at a place called Al-Buwaira. Allah then
revealed: "What you cut down of the date-palm trees (of the enemy) Or you left
them standing on their stems. It was by Allah's Permission." (59.5)
5.366:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet burnt the date-palm trees of Bani An-Nadir.
Hassan bin Thabit said the following poetic Verses about this event:-- "the
terrible burning of Al-Buwaira Has been received indifferently By the nobles of
Bani Luai (The masters and nobles of Quraish)." Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith (i.e.
the Prophet's cousin who was still a disbeliever then) replied to Hassan, saying
in poetic verses:-- "May Allah bless that burning And set all its (i.e.
Medina's) Parts on burning fire. You will see who is far from it (i.e.
Al-Buwaira) And which of our lands will be Harmed by it (i.e. the burning of
Al-Buwaira).
5.367:
Narrated Malik bin Aus Al-Hadathan An-Nasri: That
once `Umar bin Al-Khattab called him and while he was sitting with him, his
gatekeeper, Yarfa came and said, "Will you admit `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman bin
`Auf, AzZubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) who are waiting for your permission?"
`Umar said, "Yes, let them come in." After a while, Yarfa- came again and said,
"Will you admit `Ali and `Abbas who are asking your permission?" `Umar said,
"Yes." So, when the two entered, `Abbas said, "O chief of the believers! Judge
between me and this (i.e. `Ali). "Both of them had a dispute regarding the
property of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had given to His Apostle as Fai (i.e.
booty gained without fighting), `Ali and `Abbas started reproaching each other.
The (present) people (i.e. `Uthman and his companions) said, "O chief of the
believers! Give your verdict in their case and relieve each from) the other."
`Umar said, "Wait I beseech you, by Allah, by Whose Permission both the heaven
and the earth stand fast! Do you know that Allah's Apostle said, 'We (Prophets)
our properties are not to be inherited, and whatever we leave, is to be spent in
charity,' and he said it about himself?" They (i.e. `Uthman and his company)
said, "He did say it. "`Umar then turned towards `Ali and `Abbas and said, "I
beseech you both, by Allah! Do you know that Allah's Apostle said this?" They
replied in the affirmative. He said, "Now I am talking to you about this matter.
Allah the Glorified favored His Apostle with something of this Fai (i.e. booty
won without fighting) which He did not give to anybody else. Allah said:-- "And
what Allah gave to His Apostle ("Fai"" Booty) from them--For which you made no
expedition With either Calvary or camelry. But Allah gives power to His Apostles
Over whomsoever He will And Allah is able to do all things." (59.6) So this
property was especially granted to Allah's Apostle . But by Allah, the Prophet
neither took it all for himself only, nor deprived you of it, but he gave it to
all of you and distributed it amongst you till only this remained out of it. And
from this Allah's Apostle used to spend the yearly maintenance for his family,
and whatever used to remain, he used to spend it where Allah's Property is spent
(i.e. in charity), Allah's Apostle kept on acting like that during all his life,
Then he died, and Abu Bakr said, 'I am the successor of Allah's Apostle.' So he
(i.e. Abu Bakr) took charge of this property and disposed of it in the same
manner as Allah's Apostle used to do, and all of you (at that time) knew all
about it." Then `Umar turned towards `Ali and `Abbas and said, "You both
remember that Abu Bakr disposed of it in the way you have described and Allah
knows that, in that matter, he was sincere, pious, rightly guided and the
follower of the right. Then Allah caused Abu Bakr to die and I said, 'I am the
successor of Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr.' So I kept this property in my
possession for the first two years of my rule (i.e. Caliphate and I used to
dispose of it in the same wa as Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr used to do; and
Allah knows that I have been sincere, pious, rightly guided an the follower of
the right (in this matte Later on both of you (i.e. `Ali and `Abbas) came to me,
and the claim of you both was one and the same, O `Abbas! You also came to me.
So I told you both that Allah's Apostle said, "Our property is not inherited,
but whatever we leave is to be given in charity.' Then when I thought that I
should better hand over this property to you both or the condition that you will
promise and pledge before Allah that you will dispose it off in the same way as
Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr did and as I have done since the beginning of my
caliphate or else you should not speak to me (about it).' So, both of you said
to me, 'Hand it over to us on this condition.' And on this condition I handed it
over to you. Do you want me now to give a decision other than that (decision)?
By Allah, with Whose Permission both the sky and the earth stand fast, I will
never give any decision other than that (decision) till the Last Hour is
established. But if you are unable to manage it (i.e. that property), then
return it to me, and I will manage on your behalf." The sub-narrator said, "I
told `Urwa bin Az-Zubair of this Hadith and he said, 'Malik bin Aus has told the
truth" I heard `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet saying, 'The wives of the Prophet
sent `Uthman to Abu Bakr demanding from him their 1/8 of the Fai which Allah had
granted to his Apostle. But I used to oppose them and say to them: Will you not
fear Allah? Don't you know that the Prophet used to say: Our property is not
inherited, but whatever we leave is to be given in charity? The Prophet
mentioned that regarding himself. He added: 'The family of Muhammad can take
their sustenance from this property. So the wives of the Prophet stopped
demanding it when I told them of that.' So, this property (of Sadaqa) was in the
hands of `Ali who withheld it from `Abbas and overpowered him. Then it came in
the hands of Hasan bin `Ali, then in the hands of Husain bin `Ali, and then in
the hands of `Ali bin Husain and Hasan bin Hasan, and each of the last two used
to manage it in turn, then it came in the hands of Zaid bin Hasan, and it was
truly the Sadaqa of Allah's Apostle ."
5.368:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima
and Al-`Abbas came to Abu Bakr, claiming their inheritance of the Prophet's land
of Fadak and his share from Khaibar. Abu Bakr said, "I heard the Prophet saying,
'Our property is not inherited, and whatever we leave is to be given in charity.
But the family of Muhammad can take their sustenance from this property.' By
Allah, I would love to do good to the Kith and kin of Allah's Apostle rather
than to my own Kith and kin."
5.369:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Who is willing to kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt
Allah and His Apostle?" Thereupon Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! Would you like that I kill him?" The Prophet said, "Yes," Muhammad bin
Maslama said, "Then allow me to say a (false) thing (i.e. to deceive Ka`b). "The
Prophet said, "You may say it." Then Muhammad bin Maslama went to Ka`b and said,
"That man (i.e. Muhammad demands Sadaqa (i.e. Zakat) from us, and he has
troubled us, and I have come to borrow something from you." On that, Ka`b said,
"By Allah, you will get tired of him!" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Now as we
have followed him, we do not want to leave him unless and until we see how his
end is going to be. Now we want you to lend us a camel load or two of food."
(Some difference between narrators about a camel load or two.) Ka`b said, "Yes,
(I will lend you), but you should mortgage something to me." Muhammad bin
Mas-lama and his companion said, "What do you want?" Ka`b replied, "Mortgage
your women to me." They said, "How can we mortgage our women to you and you are
the most handsome of the 'Arabs?" Ka`b said, "Then mortgage your sons to me."
They said, "How can we mortgage our sons to you? Later they would be abused by
the people's saying that so-and-so has been mortgaged for a camel load of food.
That would cause us great disgrace, but we will mortgage our arms to you."
Muhammad bin Maslama and his companion promised Ka`b that Muhammad would return
to him. He came to Ka`b at night along with Ka`b's foster brother, Abu Na'ila.
Ka`b invited them to come into his fort, and then he went down to them. His wife
asked him, "Where are you going at this time?" Ka`b replied, "None but Muhammad
bin Maslama and my (foster) brother Abu Na'ila have come." His wife said, "I
hear a voice as if dropping blood is from him, Ka`b said. "They are none but my
brother Muhammad bin Maslama and my foster brother Abu Naila. A generous man
should respond to a call at night even if invited to be killed." Muhammad bin
Maslama went with two men. (Some narrators mention the men as 'Abu bin Jabr. Al
Harith bin Aus and `Abbad bin Bishr). So Muhammad bin Maslama went in together
with two men, and sail to them, "When Ka`b comes, I will touch his hair and
smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will
let you smell his head." Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his
clothes, and diffusing perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. " have never smelt a
better scent than this. Ka`b replied. "I have got the best 'Arab women who know
how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin Maslama requested Ka`b "Will
you allow me to smell your head?" Ka`b said, "Yes." Muhammad smelt it and made
his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka`b again, "Will you let me
(smell your head)?" Ka`b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he
said (to his companions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the
Prophet and informed him. (Abu Rafi`) was killed after Ka`b bin
Al-Ashraf."
5.370:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah's Apostle sent a
group of persons to Abu Rafi`. `Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night,
while he was sleeping, and killed him.
5.371:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah's Apostle sent some men from the Ansar to ((kill) Abu Rafi`, the Jew, and
appointed `Abdullah bin Atik as their leader. Abu Rafi` used to hurt Allah's
Apostle and help his enemies against him. He lived in his castle in the land of
Hijaz. When those men approached (the castle) after the sun had set and the
people had brought back their livestock to their homes. `Abdullah (bin Atik)
said to his companions, "Sit down at your places. I am going, and I will try to
play a trick on the gate-keeper so that I may enter (the castle)." So `Abdullah
proceeded towards the castle, and when he approached the gate, he covered
himself with his clothes, pretending to answer the call of nature. The people
had gone in, and the gate-keeper (considered `Abdullah as one of the castle's
servants) addressing him saying, "O Allah's Servant! Enter if you wish, for I
want to close the gate." `Abdullah added in his story, "So I went in (the
castle) and hid myself. When the people got inside, the gate-keeper closed the
gate and hung the keys on a fixed wooden peg. I got up and took the keys and
opened the gate. Some people were staying late at night with Abu Rafi` for a
pleasant night chat in a room of his. When his companions of nightly
entertainment went away, I ascended to him, and whenever I opened a door, I
closed it from inside. I said to myself, 'Should these people discover my
presence, they will not be able to catch me till I have killed him.' So I
reached him and found him sleeping in a dark house amidst his family, I could
not recognize his location in the house. So I shouted, 'O Abu Rafi`!' Abu Rafi`
said, 'Who is it?' I proceeded towards the source of the voice and hit him with
the sword, and because of my perplexity, I could not kill him. He cried loudly,
and I came out of the house and waited for a while, and then went to him again
and said, 'What is this voice, O Abu Rafi`?' He said, 'Woe to your mother! A man
in my house has hit me with a sword! I again hit him severely but I did not kill
him. Then I drove the point of the sword into his belly (and pressed it through)
till it touched his back, and I realized that I have killed him. I then opened
the doors one by one till I reached the staircase, and thinking that I had
reached the ground, I stepped out and fell down and got my leg broken in a
moonlit night. I tied my leg with a turban and proceeded on till I sat at the
gate, and said, 'I will not go out tonight till I know that I have killed him.'
So, when (early in the morning) the cock crowed, the announcer of the casualty
stood on the wall saying, 'I announce the death of Abu Rafi`, the merchant of
Hijaz. Thereupon I went to my companions and said, 'Let us save ourselves, for
Allah has killed Abu Rafi`,' So I (along with my companions proceeded and) went
to the Prophet and described the whole story to him. "He said, 'Stretch out your
(broken) leg. I stretched it out and he rubbed it and it became All right as if
I had never had any ailment whatsoever."
5.372:
Narrated Al-Bara:
Allah's Apostle sent `Abdullah bin 'Atik and `Abdullah bin `Utba with a
group of men to Abu Rafi` (to kill him). They proceeded till they approached his
castle, whereupon `Abdullah bin Atik said to them, "Wait (here), and in the
meantime I will go and see." `Abdullah said later on, "I played a trick in order
to enter the castle. By chance, they lost a donkey of theirs and came out
carrying a flaming light to search for it. I was afraid that they would
recognize me, so I covered my head and legs and pretended to answer the call to
nature. The gatekeeper called, 'Whoever wants to come in, should come in before
I close the gate.' So I went in and hid myself in a stall of a donkey near the
gate of the castle. They took their supper with Abu Rafi` and had a chat till
late at night. Then they went back to their homes. When the voices vanished and
I no longer detected any movement, I came out. I had seen where the gate-keeper
had kept the key of the castle in a hole in the wall. I took it and unlocked the
gate of the castle, saying to myself, 'If these people should notice me, I will
run away easily.' Then I locked all the doors of their houses from outside while
they were inside, and ascended to Abu Rafi` by a staircase. I saw the house in
complete darkness with its light off, and I could not know where the man was. So
I called, 'O Abu Rafi`!' He replied, 'Who is it?' I proceeded towards the voice
and hit him. He cried loudly but my blow was futile. Then I came to him,
pretending to help him, saying with a different tone of my voice, ' What is
wrong with you, O Abu Rafi`?' He said, 'Are you not surprised? Woe on your
mother! A man has come to me and hit me with a sword!' So again I aimed at him
and hit him, but the blow proved futile again, and on that Abu Rafi` cried
loudly and his wife got up. I came again and changed my voice as if I were a
helper, and found Abu Rafi` lying straight on his back, so I drove the sword
into his belly and bent on it till I heard the sound of a bone break. Then I
came out, filled with astonishment and went to the staircase to descend, but I
fell down from it and got my leg dislocated. I bandaged it and went to my
companions limping. I said (to them), 'Go and tell Allah's Apostle of this good
news, but I will not leave (this place) till I hear the news of his (i.e. Abu
Rafi`'s) death.' When dawn broke, an announcer of death got over the wall and
announced, 'I convey to you the news of Abu Rafi`'s death.' I got up and
proceeded without feeling any pain till I caught up with my companions before
they reached the Prophet to whom I conveyed the good news."
5.373:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: On the day of Uhud. the Prophet said, "This is Gabriel
holding the head of his horse and equipped with war material.'
5.374:
Narrated `Uqba bin Amir: Allah's Apostle offered the funeral prayers of the
martyrs of Uhud eight years after (their death), as if bidding farewell to the
living and the dead, then he ascended the pulpit and said, "I am your
predecessor before you, and I am a witness on you, and your promised place to
meet me will be Al-Haud (i.e. the Tank) (on the Day of Resurrection), and I am
(now) looking at it from this place of mine. I am not afraid that you will
worship others besides Allah, but I am afraid that worldly life will tempt you
and cause you to compete with each other for it." That was the last look which I
cast on Allah's Apostle.
5.375:
Narrated Al-Bara:
We faced the pagans
on that day (of the battle of Uhud) and the Prophet placed a batch of archers
(at a special place) and appointed `Abdullah (bin Jubair) as their commander and
said, "Do not leave this place; and if you should see us conquering the enemy,
do not leave this place, and if you should see them conquering us, do not (come
to) help us," So, when we faced the enemy, they took to their heel till I saw
their women running towards the mountain, lifting up their clothes from their
legs, revealing their leg-bangles. The Muslims started saying, "The booty, the
booty!" `Abdullah bin Jubair said, "The Prophet had taken a firm promise from me
not to leave this place." But his companions refused (to stay). So when they
refused (to stay there), (Allah) confused them so that they could not know where
to go, and they suffered seventy casualties. Abu Sufyan ascended a high place
and said, "Is Muhammad present amongst the people?" The Prophet said, "Do not
answer him." Abu Sufyan said, "Is the son of Abu Quhafa present among the
people?" The Prophet said, "Do not answer him." `Abd Sufyan said, "Is the son of
Al-Khattab amongst the people?" He then added, "All these people have been
killed, for, were they alive, they would have replied." On that, `Umar could not
help saying, "You are a liar, O enemy of Allah! Allah has kept what will make
you unhappy." Abu Safyan said, "Superior may be Hubal!" On that the Prophet said
(to his companions), "Reply to him." They asked, "What may we say?" He said,
"Say: Allah is More Elevated and More Majestic!" Abu Sufyan said, "We have (the
idol) Al-`Uzza, whereas you have no `Uzza!" The Prophet said (to his
companions), "Reply to him." They said, "What may we say?" The Prophet said,
"Say: Allah is our Helper and you have no helper." Abu Sufyan said, "(This) day
compensates for our loss at Badr and (in) the battle (the victory) is always
undecided and shared in turns by the belligerents. You will see some of your
dead men mutilated, but neither did I urge this action, nor am I sorry for it."
Narrated Jabir: Some people took wine in the morning of the day of Uhud and were
then killed as martyrs.
5.376:
Narrated Sa`d bin Ibrahim: A meal was
brought to `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf while he was fasting. He said, "Mus`ab bin
`Umar was martyred, and he was better than I, yet he was shrouded in a Burda
(i.e. a sheet) so that, if his head was covered, his feet became naked, and if
his feet were covered, his head became naked." `Abdur-Rahman added, "Hamza was
martyred and he was better than
1. Then worldly wealth was bestowed upon us
and we were given thereof too much. We are afraid that the reward of our deeds
have been given to us in this life." `Abdur-Rahman then started weeping so much
that he left the food.
5.377:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the day of
the battle of Uhud, a man came to the Prophet and said, "Can you tell me where I
will be if I should get martyred?" The Prophet replied, "In Paradise." The man
threw away some dates he was carrying in his hand, and fought till he was
martyred .
5.378:
Narrated Khabbab bin Al-Art: We migrated in the company
of Allah's Apostle, seeking Allah's Pleasure. So our reward became due and sure
with Allah. Some of us have been dead without enjoying anything of their rewards
(here), and one of them was Mus`ab bin `Umar who was martyred on the day of the
battle of Uhud, and did not leave anything except a Namira (i.e. a sheet in
which he was shrouded). If we covered his head with it, his feet became naked,
and if we covered his feet with it, his head became naked. So the Prophet said
to us, "Cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over
his feet or throw Idhkhir over his feet." But some amongst us have got the
fruits of their labor ripened, and they are collecting them. Narrated Anas: His
uncle (Anas bin An-Nadr) was absent from the battle of Badr and he said, "I was
absent from the first battle of the Prophet (i.e. Badr battle), and if Allah
should let me participate in (a battle) with the Prophet, Allah will see how
strongly I will fight." So he encountered the day of Uhud battle. The Muslims
fled and he said, "O Allah ! I appeal to You to excuse me for what these people
(i.e. the Muslims) have done, and I am clear from what the pagans have done."
Then he went forward with his sword and met Sa`d bin Mu`adh (fleeing), and asked
him, "Where are you going, O Sa`d? I detect a smell of Paradise before Uhud."
Then he proceeded on and was martyred. No-body was able to recognize him till
his sister recognized him by a mole on his body or by the tips of his fingers.
He had over 80 wounds caused by stabbing, striking or shooting with
arrows.
5.379:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: When we wrote the Holy Qur'an, I
missed one of the Verses of Surat-al-Ahzab which I used to hear Allah's Apostle
reciting. Then we searched for it and found it with Khuza`ima bin Thabit
Al-Ansari. The Verse was:-- 'Among the Believers are men Who have been true to
Their Covenant with Allah, Of them, some have fulfilled Their obligations to
Allah (i.e. they have been Killed in Allah's Cause), And some of them are
(still) waiting" (3
3.23) So we wrote this in its place in the
Qur'an.
5.380:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: When the Prophet set out for
(the battle of) Uhud, some of those who had gone out with him, returned. The
companions of the Prophet were divided into two groups. One group said, "We will
fight them (i.e. the enemy)," and the other group said, "We will not fight
them." So there came the Divine Revelation:-- '(O Muslims!) Then what is the
matter within you that you are divided. Into two parties about the hypocrites?
Allah has cast them back (to disbelief) Because of what they have earned.' (
4.88) On that, the Prophet said, "That is Taiba (i.e. the city of Medina) which
clears one from one's sins as the fire expels the impurities of
silver."
5.381:
Narrated Jabir:
This Verse: "When two of your parties
almost Decided to fall away..." was revealed in our connection, i.e. Bani Salama
and Bani Haritha and I would not have liked that, if it was not revealed, for
Allah said:-- But Allah was their Protector..... (3.122)
5.382:
Narrated
Jabir:
"Allah's Apostle said to me, "Have you got married O Jabir?" I
replied, "Yes." He asked "What, a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "Not a virgin
but a matron." He said, "Why did you not marry a young girl who would have
fondled with you?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My father was martyred on the
day of Uhud and left nine (orphan) daughters who are my nine sisters; so I
disliked to have another young girl of their age, but (I sought) an (elderly)
woman who could comb their hair and look after them." The Prophet said, "You
have done the right thing."
5.383:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: That his
father was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud and was in debt and left
six (orphan) daughters. Jabir, added, "When the season of plucking the dates
came, I went to Allah's Apostle and said, "You know that my father was martyred
on the day of Uhud, and he was heavily in debt, and I would like that the
creditors should see you." The Prophet said, "Go and pile every kind of dates
apart." I did so and called him (i.e. the Prophet ). When the creditors saw him,
they started claiming their debts from me then in such a harsh manner (as they
had never done before). So when he saw their attitude, he went round the biggest
heap of dates thrice, and then sat over it and said, 'O Jabir), call your
companions (i.e. the creditors).' Then he kept on measuring (and giving) to the
creditors (their due) till Allah paid all the debt of my father. I would have
been satisfied to retain nothing of those dates for my sisters after Allah had
paid the debts of my father. But Allah saved all the heaps (of dates), so that
when I looked at the heap where the Prophet had been sitting, it seemed as if a
single date had not been taken away thereof."
5.384:
Narrated Sa`d bin
Abi Waqqas: I saw Allah's Apostle on the day of the battle of Uhud accompanied
by two men fighting on his behalf. They were dressed in white and were fighting
as bravely as possible. I had never seen them before, nor did I see them later
on.
5.385:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet took out a quiver
(of arrows) for me on the day of Uhud and said, "Throw (arrows); let my father
and mother be sacrificed for you."
5.386:
Narrated Sa`d:
Allah's
Apostle mentioned both his father and mother for me on the day of the battle of
Uhud.
5.387:
Narrated Ibn Al Musaiyab: Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas said, "Allah's
Apostle mentioned both his father and mother for me on the day of the battle of
Uhud." He meant when the Prophet said (to Sa`d) while the latter was fighting.
"Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you!"
5.388:
Narrated `Ali:
I have never heard the Prophet mentioning both his father and mother for
anybody other than Sa`d. 5.389:
Narrated `Ali:
I have never heard the
Prophet mentioning his father and mother for anybody other than Sa`d bin Malik.
I heard him saying on the day of Uhud, "O Sa`d throw (arrows)! Let my father and
mother be sacrificed for you !"
5.390:
Narrated Mu'tamir's father:
`Uthman said that on the day of the battle of Uhud, none remained with the
Prophet but Talha and Sa`d.
5.391:
Narrated As-Saib bin Yazid: I have
been in the company of `AbdurRahman bin `Auf, Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Al-Miqdad
and Sa`d, and I heard none of them narrating anything from the Prophet excepting
the fact that I heard Talha narrating about the day of Uhud (battle) .
5.392:
Narrated Qais:
I saw Talha's paralyzed hand with which he had protected
the Prophet on the day of Uhud.
5.393:
Narrated Anas:
When it was the
day of Uhud, the people left the Prophet while Abu Talha was in front of the
Prophet shielding him with his leather shield. Abu Talha was a skillful archer
who used to shoot violently. He broke two or three arrow bows on that day. If a
man carrying a quiver full of arrows passed by, the Prophet would say (to him),
put (scatter) its contents for Abu Talha." The Prophet would raise his head to
look at the enemy, whereupon Abu Talha would say, "Let my father and mother be
sacrificed for you ! Do not raise your head, lest an arrow of the enemy should
hit you. (Let) my neck (be struck) rather than your neck." I saw `Aisha, the
daughter of Abu Bakr, and Um Sulaim rolling up their dresses so that I saw their
leg-bangles while they were carrying water skins on their backs and emptying
them in the mouths of the (wounded) people. They would return to refill them and
again empty them in the mouths of the (wounded) people. The sword fell from Abu
Talha's hand twice or thrice (on that day).
5.394:
Narrated `Aisha:
When it was the day of Uhud, the pagans were defeated. Then Satan, Allah's
Curse be upon him, cried loudly, "O Allah's Worshippers, beware of what is
behind!" On that, the front files of the (Muslim) forces turned their backs and
started fighting with the back files. Hudhaifa looked, and on seeing his father
Al-Yaman, he shouted, "O Allah's Worshippers, my father, my father!" But by
Allah, they did not stop till they killed him. Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive
you." (The sub-narrator, `Urwa, said, "By Allah, Hudhaifa continued asking
Allah's Forgiveness for the killers of his father till he departed to Allah
(i.e. died).")
5.395:
Narrated `Uthman bin Mauhab: A man came to perform
the Hajj to (Allah's) House. Seeing some people sitting, he said, "Who are these
sitting people?" Somebody said, "They are the people of Quraish." He said, "Who
is the old man?" They said, "Ibn `Umar." He went to him and said, "I want to ask
you about something; will you tell me about it? I ask you with the respect due
to the sanctity of this (Sacred) House, do you know that `Uthman bin `Affan fled
on the day of Uhud?" Ibn `Umar said, "Yes." He said, "Do you know that he (i.e.
`Uthman) was absent from the Badr (battle) and did not join it?" Ibn `Umar said,
"Yes." He said, "Do you know that he failed to be present at the Ridwan Pledge
of allegiance (i.e. Pledge of allegiance at Hudaibiya) and did not witness it?"
Ibn `Umar replied, "Yes," He then said, "Allahu-Akbar!" Ibn `Umar said, "Come
along; I will inform you and explain to you what you have asked. As for the
flight (of `Uthman) on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah forgave him. As
regards his absence from the Badr (battle), he was married to the daughter of
Allah's Apostle and she was ill, so the Prophet said to him, 'You will have such
reward as a man who has fought the Badr battle will get, and will also have the
same share of the booty.' As for his absence from the Ridwan Pledge of
allegiance if there had been anybody more respected by the Meccans than `Uthman
bin `Affan, the Prophet would surely have sent that man instead of `Uthman. So
the Prophet sent him (i.e. `Uthman to Mecca) and the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance
took place after `Uthman had gone to Mecca. The Prophet raised his right hand
saying. 'This is the hand of `Uthman,' and clapped it over his other hand and
said, "This is for `Uthman.'" Ibn `Umar then said (to the man), "Go now, after
taking this information."
5.396:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: The Prophet
appointed `Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the cavalry archers on the
day of the battle of Uhud. Then they returned defeated, and that what is
referred to by Allah's Statement:-- "And the Apostle (Muhammad) in your rear was
calling you." (3.153)
5.397:
Narrated Salim's father: That he heard
Allah's Apostle, when raising his head from bowing of the first rak`a of the
morning prayer, saying, "O Allah! Curse so-and-so and so-and-so" after he had
said, "Allah hears him who sends his praises to Him. Our Lord, all the Praises
are for you!" So Allah revealed:-- "Not for you (O Muhammad! )......(till the
end of Verse) they are indeed wrong-doers." (3.128) Salim bin `Abdullah said'
"Allah's Apostle used to invoke evil upon Safwan bin Umaiya, Suhail bin `Amr and
Al-Harith bin Hisham. So the Verse was revealed:-- "Not for you (O
Muhammad!)......(till the end of Verse) For they are indeed wrong-doers."
(3.128)
5.398:
Narrated Tha`laba bin Abi Malik: `Umar bin Al-Khattab
distributed woolen clothes amongst some women of Medina, and a nice woolen
garment remained. Some of those who were sitting with him, said, "O chief of the
believers! Give it to the daughter of Allah's Apostle who is with you," and by
that, they meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of `Ali. `Umar said, "Um Salit has got
more right than she." Um Saht was amongst those Ansari women who had given the
pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle . `Umar added, "She (i.e. Um Salit) used
to carry the filled water skins for us on the day of the battle of
Uhud."
5.399:
Narrated Jafar bin `Amr bin Umaiya: I went out with
'Ubaidullah bin `Adi Al-Khaiyar. When we reached Hims (i.e. a town in Syria),
'Ubaidullah bin `Adi said (to me), "Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may
ask him about the killing of Hamza?" I replied, "Yes." Wahshi used to live in
Hims. We enquired about him and somebody said to us, "He is that in the shade of
his palace, as if he were a full water skin." So we went up to him, and when we
were at a short distance from him, we greeted him and he greeted us in return.
'Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and Wahshi could not see except his eyes and
feet. 'Ubaidullah said, "O Wahshi! Do you know me?" Wahshi looked at him and
then said, "No, by Allah! But I know that `Adi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman
called Um Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at
Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried that child
along with his mother and then I handed him over to her, and your feet resemble
that child's feet." Then 'Ubaidullah uncovered his face and said (to Wahshi),
"Will you tell us (the story of) the killing of Hamza?" Wahshi replied "Yes,
Hamza killed Tuaima bin `Adi bin Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master,
Jubair bin Mut`im said to me, 'If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle, then
you will be set free." When the people set out (for the battle of Uhud) in the
year of 'Ainain ..'Ainain is a mountain near the mountain of Uhud, and between
it and Uhud there is a valley.. I went out with the people for the battle. When
the army aligned for the fight, Siba' came out and said, 'Is there any (Muslim)
to accept my challenge to a duel?' Hamza bin `Abdul Muttalib came out and said,
'O Siba'. O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises other ladies! Do you challenge
Allah and His Apostle?' Then Hamza attacked and killed him, causing him to be
non-extant like the bygone yesterday. I hid myself under a rock, and when he
(i.e. Hamza) came near me, I threw my spear at him, driving it into his
umbilicus so that it came out through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all
the people returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca) till
Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when the people (of
Taif) sent their messengers to Allah's Apostle, I was told that the Prophet did
not harm the messengers; So I too went out with them till I reached Allah's
Apostle. When he saw me, he said, 'Are you Wahshi?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Was
it you who killed Hamza?' I replied, 'What happened is what you have been told
of.' He said, 'Can you hide your face from me?' So I went out when Allah's
Apostle died, and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a prophet). I
said, 'I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill him, and make amends for
killing Hamza. So I went out with the people (to fight Musailamah and his
followers) and then famous events took place concerning that battle. Suddenly I
saw a man (i.e. Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall. He looked like an
ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I threw my spear at him,
driving it into his chest in between his breasts till it passed out through his
shoulders, and then an Ansari man attacked him and struck him on the head with a
sword. `Abdullah bin `Umar said, 'A slave girl on the roof of a house said:
Alas! The chief of the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black
slave."
5.400:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle (pointing to his
broken canine tooth) said, "Allah's Wrath has become severe on the people who
harmed His Prophet. Allah's Wrath has become severe on the man who is killed by
the Apostle of Allah in Allah's Cause."
5.401:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Wrath became severe on him whom the Prophet had killed in Allah's Cause.
Allah's Wrath became severe on the people who caused the face of Allah's Prophet
to bleed.
5.402:
Narrated Abu Hazim: That he heard Sahl bin Sa`d being
asked about the wounds of Allah's Apostle saying, "By Allah, I know who washed
the wounds of Allah's Apostle and who poured water (for washing them), and with
what he was treated." Sahl added, "Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle used
to wash the wounds, and `Ali bin Abi Talib used to pour water from a shield.
When Fatima saw that the water aggravated the bleeding, she took a piece of a
mat, burnt it, and inserted its ashes into the wound so that the blood was
congealed (and bleeding stopped). His canine tooth got broken on that day, and
face was wounded, and his helmet was broken on his head."
5.403:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Wrath gets severe on a person killed by a prophet, and
Allah's Wrath became severe on him who had caused the face of Allah's Apostle to
bleed.
5.404:
Narrated `Aisha:
Regarding the Holy Verse: "Those who
responded (To the call) of Allah And the Apostle (Muhammad), After being
wounded, For those of them Who did good deeds And refrained from wrong, there is
a great reward." (3.172) She said to `Urwa, "O my nephew! Your father, Az-Zubair
and Abu Bakr were amongst them (i.e. those who responded to the call of Allah
and the Apostle on the day (of the battle of Uhud). When Allah's Apostle,
suffered what he suffered on the day of Uhud and the pagans left, the Prophet
was afraid that they might return. So he said, 'Who will go on their (i.e.
pagans') track?' He then selected seventy men from amongst them (for this
purpose)." (The sub-narrator added, "Abu Bakr and Az-Zubair were amongst
them.")
5.405:
Narrated Qatada:
We do not know of any tribe amongst
the 'Arab tribes who lost more martyrs than Al-Ansar, and they will have
superiority on the Day of Resurrection. Anas bin Malik told us that seventy from
the Ansar were martyred on the day of Uhud, and seventy on the day (of the
battle of) Bir Ma'una, and seventy on the day of Al-Yamama. Anas added, "The
battle of Bir Ma'una took place during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and the
battle of Al-Yamama, during the caliphate of Abu Bakr, and it was the day when
Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab was killed."
5.406:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle used to shroud two martyrs of Uhud in one sheet and then say,
"Which of them knew Qur'an more?" When one of the two was pointed out, he would
put him first in the grave. Then he said, "I will be a witness for them on the
Day of Resurrection." He ordered them to be buried with their blood (on their
bodies). Neither was the funeral prayer offered for them, nor were they washed.
Jabir added, "When my father was martyred, I started weeping and uncovering his
face. The companions of the Prophet stopped me from doing so but the Prophet did
not stop me. Then the Prophet said, '(O Jabir.) don't weep over him, for the
angels kept on covering him with their wings till his body was carried away (for
burial).
5.407:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream
that I moved a sword and its blade got broken, and that symbolized the
casualties which the believers suffered on the day of Uhud. Then I moved it
again, and it became as perfect as it had been, and that symbolized the Conquest
(of Mecca) which Allah helped us to achieve, and the union of all the believers.
I (also) saw cows in the dream, and what Allah does is always beneficial. Those
cows appeared to symbolize the faithful believers (who were martyred) on the day
of Uhud."
5.408:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with the Prophet for
Allah's Cause, so our reward became due with Allah. Some of us passed away (i.e.
died) without enjoying anything from their reward, and one of them was Mus`ab
bin `Umar who was killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Uhud. He did not leave
behind except a sheet of striped woolen cloth. If we covered his head with it,
his feet became naked, and if we covered his feet with it, his head became
naked. The Prophet said to us, "Cover his head with it and put Idhkhir (i.e. a
kind of grass) over his feet," or said, "Put some Idhkhir over his feet." But
some of us have got their fruits ripened, and they are collecting
them.
5.409:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "This is a mountain
that loves us and is loved by us."
5.410:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When
the mountain of Uhud appeared before Allah's Apostle he said, "This IS a
mountain that loves us and is loved by us. O, Allah! Abraham made Mecca a
Sanctuary, and I have made Medina (i.e. the area between its two mountains) a
Sanctuary as well."
5.411:
Narrated `Uqba:
One day the Prophet went
out and offered the (funeral) prayer for the people (i.e. martyrs) of Uhud as he
used to offer a funeral prayer for any dead person, and then (after returning)
he ascended the pulpit and said, "I am your predecessor before you, and I am a
witness upon you, and I am looking at my Tank just now, and I have been given
the keys of the treasures of the world (or the keys of the world). By Allah, I
am not afraid that you will worship others besides Allah after me, but I am
afraid that you will compete with each other for (the pleasures of) this
world."
5.412:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet sent a Sariya of spies
and appointed `Asim bin Thabit, the grandfather of `Asim bin `Umar bin
Al-Khattab, as their leader. So they set out, and when they reached (a place)
between 'Usfan and Mecca, they were mentioned to one of the branch tribes of
Bani Hudhail called Lihyan. So, about one-hundred archers followed their traces
till they (i.e. the archers) came to a journey station where they (i.e. `Asim
and his companions) had encamped and found stones of dates they had brought as
journey food from Medina. The archers said, "These are the dates of Medina," and
followed their traces till they took them over. When `Asim and his companions
were not able to go ahead, they went up a high place, and their pursuers
encircled them and said, "You have a covenant and a promise that if you come
down to us, we will not kill anyone of you." `Asim said, "As for me, I will
never come down on the security of an infidel. O Allah! Inform Your Prophet
about us." So they fought with them till they killed `Asim along with seven of
his companions with arrows, and there remained Khubaib, Zaid and another man to
whom they gave a promise and a covenant. So when the infidels gave them the
covenant and promise, they came down. When they captured them, they opened the
strings of their arrow bows and tied them with it. The third man who was with
them said, "This is the first breach in the covenant," and refused to accompany
them. They dragged him and tried to make him accompany them, but he refused, and
they killed him. Then they proceeded on taking Khubaib and Zaid till they sold
them in Mecca. The sons of Al-Harith bin `Amr bin Naufal bought Khubaib. It was
Khubaib who had killed Al-Harith bin `Amr on the day of Badr. Khubaib stayed
with them for a while as a captive till they decided unanimously to kill him.
(At that time) Khubaib borrowed a razor from one of the daughters of Al-Harith
to shave his pubic hair. She gave it to him. She said later on, "I was heedless
of a little baby of mine, who moved towards Khubaib, and when it reached him, he
put it on his thigh. When I saw it, I got scared so much that Khubaib noticed my
distress while he was carrying the razor in his hand. He said 'Are you afraid
that I will kill it? Allah willing, I will never do that,' " Later on she used
to say, "I have never seen a captive better than Khubaib Once I saw him eating
from a bunch of grapes although at that time no fruits were available at Mecca,
and he was fettered with iron chains, and in fact, it was nothing but food
bestowed upon him by Allah." So they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to
kill him. He said, "Allow me to offer a two-rak`at prayer." Then he went to them
and said, "Had I not been afraid that you would think I was afraid of death, I
would have prayed for a longer time." So it was Khubaib who first set the
tradition of praying two rak`at before being executed. He then said, "O Allah!
Count them one by one," and added, 'When I am being martyred as a Muslim, I do
not care in what way I receive my death for Allah's Sake, because this death is
in Allah's Cause. If He wishes, He will bless the cut limbs." Then `Uqba bin
Al-Harith got up and martyred him. The narrator added: The Quraish (infidels)
sent some people to `Asim in order to bring a part of his body so that his death
might be known for certain, for `Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day
of Badr. But Allah sent a cloud of wasps which protected his body from their
messengers who could not harm his body consequently.
5.413:
Narrated
Jabir:
The person who killed Khubaib was Abu Sarua (i.e. `Uqba bin
Al-Harith).
5.414:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: Anas said, "The Prophet sent
seventy men, called Al-Qurra 'for some purpose. The two groups of Bani Sulaim
called Ri'l and Dhakwan, appeared to them near a well called Bir Ma'una. The
people (i.e. Al-Qurra) said, 'By Allah, we have not come to harm you, but we are
passing by you on our way to do something for the Prophet.' But (the infidels)
killed them. The Prophet therefore invoked evil upon them for a month during the
morning prayer. That was the beginning of Al Qunut and we used not to say Qunut
before that." A man asked Anas about Al-Qunut, "Is it to be said after the
Bowing (in the prayer) or after finishing the Recitation (i.e. before Bowing)?"
Anas replied, "No, but (it is to be said) after finishing the
Recitation."
5.415:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut for
one month after the posture of Bowing, invoking evil upon some 'Arab
tribes.
5.416:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: (The tribes of) Ril, Dhakwan,
'Usaiya and Bani Lihyan asked Allah's Apostle to provide them with some men to
support them against their enemy. He therefore provided them with seventy men
from the Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra' in their lifetime. They used to
collect wood by daytime and pray at night. When they were at the well of Ma'una,
the infidels killed them by betraying them. When this news reached the Prophet ,
he said Al-Qunut for one month In the morning prayer, invoking evil upon some of
the 'Arab tribes, upon Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usaiya and Bani Libyan. We used to read a
verse of the Qur'an revealed in their connection, but later the verse was
cancelled. It was: "convey to our people on our behalf the information that we
have met our Lord, and He is pleased with us, and has made us pleased." (Anas
bin Malik added:) Allah's Prophet said Qunut for one month in the morning
prayer, invoking evil upon some of the 'Arab tribes (namely), Ril, Dhakwan,
Usaiya, and Bani Libyan. (Anas added:) Those seventy Ansari men were killed at
the well of Mauna.
5.417:
Narrated Anas:
That the Prophet sent his
uncle, the brother of Um Sulaim at the head of seventy riders. The chief of the
pagans, 'Amir bin at-Tufail proposed three suggestions (to the Prophet ) saying,
"Choose one of three alternatives: (1) that the bedouins will be under your
command and the townspeople will be under my command; (2) or that I will be your
successor, (3) or otherwise I will attack you with two thousand from Bani
Ghatafan." But 'Amir was infected with plague in the House of Um so-and-so. He
said, "Shall I stay in the house of a lady from the family of so-and-so after
having a (swelled) gland like that she-camel? Get me my horse." So he died on
the back of his horse. Then Haram, the brother of Um Sulaim and a lame man along
with another man from so-and-so (tribe) went towards the pagans (i.e. the tribe
of 'Amir). Haram said (to his companions), "Stay near to me, for I will go to
them. If they (i.e. infidels) should give me protection, you will be near to me,
and if they should kill me, then you should go back to your companions. Then
Haram went to them and said, "Will you give me protection so as to convey the
message of Allah's Apostle ?" So, he started talking to them' but they signalled
to a man (to kill him) and he went behind him and stabbed him (with a spear). He
(i.e. Haram) said, "Allahu Akbar! I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka`ba!"
The companion of Haram was pursued by the infidels, and then they (i.e. Haram's
companions) were all killed except the lame man who was at the top of a
mountain. Then Allah revealed to us a verse that was among the cancelled ones
later on. It was: 'We have met our Lord and He is pleased with us and has made
us pleased.' (After this event) the Prophet invoked evil on the infidels every
morning for 30 days. He invoked evil upon the (tribes of) Ril, Dhakwan, Bani
Lihyan and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His Apostle.
5.418:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: That when Haram bin Milhan, his uncle was stabbed on the day of
Bir Ma'una he sprinkled his blood over his face and his head this way and then
said, "I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka`ba.'
5.419:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Abu Bakr asked the Prophet to allow him to go out (of Mecca) when he
was greatly annoyed (by the infidels). But the Prophet said to him, ''Wait." Abu
Bakr said, O Allah's Apostle! Do you hope that you will be allowed (to
migrate)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "I hope so." So Abu Bakr waited for him till
one day Allah's Apostle came at noon time and addressed him saying "Let whoever
is present with you, now leave you." Abu Bakr said, "None is present but my two
daughters." The Prophet said, "Have you noticed that I have been allowed to go
out (to migrate)?" Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle, I would like to accompany
you." The Prophet said, "You will accompany me." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have got two she-camels which I had prepared and kept ready for (our)
going out." So he gave one of the two (she-camels) to the Prophet and it was
Al-Jad`a . They both rode and proceeded till they reached the Cave at the
mountain of Thaur where they hid themselves. Amir bin Fuhaira was the slave of
`Abdullah bin at-Tufail bin Sakhbara `Aisha's brother from her mother's side.
Abu Bakr had a milch she-camel. Amir used to go with it (i.e. the milch
she-camel) in the afternoon and come back to them before noon by setting out
towards them in the early morning when it was still dark and then he would take
it to the pasture so that none of the shepherds would be aware of his job. When
the Prophet (and Abu Bakr) went away (from the Cave), he (i.e. 'Amir) too went
along with them and they both used to make him ride at the back of their camels
in turns till they reached Medina. 'Amir bin Fuhaira was martyred on the day of
Bir Ma'una. Narrated `Urwa: When those (Muslims) at Bir Ma'una were martyred and
`Amr bin Umaiya Ad-Damri was taken prisoner, 'Amir bin at-Tufail, pointing at a
killed person, asked `Amr, "Who is this?" `Amr bin Umaiya said to him, "He is
'Amir bin Fuhaira." 'Amir bin at-Tufail said, "I saw him lifted to the sky after
he was killed till I saw the sky between him and the earth, and then he was
brought down upon the earth. Then the news of the killed Muslims reached the
Prophet and he announced the news of their death saying, "Your companions (of
Bir Ma'una) have been killed, and they have asked their Lord saying, 'O our
Lord! Inform our brothers about us as we are pleased with You and You are
pleased with us." So Allah informed them (i.e. the Prophet and his companions)
about them (i.e. martyrs of Bir Mauna). On that day, `Urwa bin Asma bin As-Salt
who was one of them, was killed, and `Urwa (bin Az-Zubair) was named after `Urwa
bin Asma and Mundhir (bin AzZubair) was named after Mundhir bin `Amr (who had
also been martyred on that day).
5.420:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
said Al-Qunut after Bowing (i.e. Ar-Ruku') for one month, invoking evil upon
(the tribes of) Ril and Dhakwan. He used to say, "Usaiya disobeyed Allah and His
Apostle."
5.421:
Narrated Anas bin Malik : The Prophet invoked evil upon
those (people) who killed his companions at Bir Mauna for 30 days (in the
morning prayer). He invoked evil upon (tribes of) Ril, Lihyan and Usaiya who
disobeyed Allah and His Apostle. Allah revealed a Qur'anic Verse to His Prophet
regarding those who had been killed, i.e. the Muslims killed at Bir Ma'una, and
we recited the Verse till later it was cancelled. (The Verse was:) 'Inform our
people that we have met our Lord, and He is pleased with us, and we are pleased
with Him."
5.422:
Narrated `Asim Al-Ahwal: I asked Anas bin Malik
regarding Al-Qunut during the prayer. Anas replied, "Yes (Al-Qunut was said by
the Prophet in the prayer)." I said, "Is it before Bowing or after Bowing?" Anas
replied, "(It was said) before (Bowing)." I said, "So-and-so informed me that
you told him that it was said after Bowing." Anas replied, "He was mistaken, for
Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut after Bowing for one month. The Prophet had sent
some people called Al-Qurra who were seventy in number, to some pagan people who
had concluded a peace treaty with Allah's Apostle . But those who had concluded
the treaty with Allah's Apostle violated the treaty (and martyred all the
seventy men). So Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut after Bowing (in the prayer) for
one month, invoking evil upon them.
5.423:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That the
Prophet inspected him on the day of Uhud while he was fourteen years old, and
the Prophet did not allow him to take part in the battle. He was inspected again
by the Prophet on the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. battle of the Trench) while he was
fifteen years old, and the Prophet allowed him to take Part in the battle.
5.424:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: We were with Allah's Apostle in the Trench,
and some were digging the trench while we were carrying the earth on our
shoulders. Allah's Apostle said, 'O Allah! There is no life except the life of
the Hereafter, so please forgive the Emigrants and the Ansar."
5.425:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went out towards the Khandaq (i.e.
Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging the trench in the cold
morning. They had no slaves to do that (work) for them. When the Prophet saw
their hardship and hunger, he said, 'O Allah! The real life is the life of the
Hereafter, so please forgive Ansar and the Emigrants." They said in reply to
him, "We are those who have given the Pledge of allegiances to Muhammad for to
observe Jihad as long as we live."
5.426:
Narrated Anas:
Al-Muhajirun
(i.e. the Emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench around Medina and
were carrying the earth on their backs while saying, "We are those who have
given the pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for Islam as long as we live." The
Prophet said in reply to their saying, "O Allah! There is no goodness except the
goodness of the Hereafter; so please grant Your Blessing to the Ansar and the
Emigrants." The people used to bring a handful of barley, and a meal used to be
prepared thereof by cooking it with a cooking material (i.e. oil, fat and butter
having a change in color and smell) and it used to be presented to the people
(i.e. workers) who were hungry, and it used to stick to their throats and had a
nasty smell.
5.427:
Narrated Jabir:
We were digging (the trench) on
the day of (Al-Khandaq ( i.e. Trench )) and we came across a big solid rock. We
went to the Prophet and said, "Here is a rock appearing across the trench." He
said, "I am coming down." Then he got up, and a stone was tied to his belly for
we had not eaten anything for three days. So the Prophet took the spade and
struck the big solid rock and it became like sand. I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Allow me to go home." (When the Prophet allowed me) I said to my wife, "I saw
the Prophet in a state that I cannot treat lightly. Have you got something (for
him to eat?" She replied, "I have barley and a she goat." So I slaughtered the
she-kid and she ground the barley; then we put the meat in the earthenware
cooking pot. Then I came to the Prophet when the dough had become soft and
fermented and (the meat in) the pot over the stone trivet had nearly been
well-cooked, and said, "I have got a little food prepared, so get up O Allah's
Apostle, you and one or two men along with you (for the food)." The Prophet
asked, "How much is that food?" I told him about it. He said, "It is abundant
and good. Tell your wife not to remove the earthenware pot from the fire and not
to take out any bread from the oven till I reach there." Then he said (to all
his companions), "Get up." So the Muhajirn (i.e. Emigrants) and the Ansar got
up. When I came to my wife, I said, "Allah's Mercy be upon you! The Prophet came
along with the Muhajirin and the Ansar and those who were present with them."
She said, "Did the Prophet ask you (how much food you had)?" I replied, "Yes."
Then the Prophet said, "Enter and do not throng." The Prophet started cutting
the bread (into pieces) and put the cooked meat over it. He covered the
earthenware pot and the oven whenever he took something out of them. He would
give the food to his companions and take the meat out of the pot. He went on
cutting the bread and scooping the meat (for his companions) till they all ate
their fill, and even then, some food remained. Then the Prophet said (to my
wife), "Eat and present to others as the people are struck with
hunger."
5.428:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When the Trench was dug, I
saw the Prophet in the state of severe hunger. So I returned to my wife and
said, "Have you got anything (to eat), for I have seen Allah's Apostle in a
state of severe hunger." She brought out for me, a bag containing one Sa of
barley, and we had a domestic she animal (i.e. a kid) which I slaughtered then,
and my wife ground the barley and she finished at the time I finished my job
(i.e. slaughtering the kid). Then I cut the meat into pieces and put it in an
earthenware (cooking) pot, and returned to Allah's Apostle . My wife said, "Do
not disgrace me in front of Allah's Apostle and those who are with him." So I
went to him and said to him secretly, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered a
she-animal (i.e. kid) of ours, and we have ground a Sa of barley which was with
us. So please come, you and another person along with you." The Prophet raised
his voice and said, "O people of Trench ! Jabir has prepared a meal so let us
go." Allah's Apostle said to me, "Don't put down your earthenware meat pot (from
the fireplace) or bake your dough till I come." So I came (to my house) and
Allah's Apostle too, came, proceeding before the people. When I came to my wife,
she said, "May Allah do so-and-so to you." I said, "I have told the Prophet of
what you said." Then she brought out to him (i.e. the Prophet the dough, and he
spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it. Then he proceeded towards
our earthenware meat-pot and spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it.
Then he said (to my wife). Call a lady-baker to bake along with you and keep on
taking out scoops from your earthenware meat-pot, and do not put it down from
its fireplace." They were one-thousand (who took their meals), and by Allah they
all ate, and when they left the food and went away, our earthenware pot was
still bubbling (full of meat) as if it had not decreased, and our dough was
still being baked as if nothing had been taken from it.
5.429:
Narrated
`Aisha:
As regards the following Qur'anic Verse:-- "When they came on you
from above and from below you (from east and west of the valley) and when the
eyes grew wild and the hearts reached up to the throats....." (3
3.10) That
happened on the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).
5.430:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet was carrying earth on the day of Al-Khandaq till his `Abdomen
was fully covered with dust, and he was saying, "By Allah, without Allah we
would not have been guided, neither would we have given in charity, nor would we
have prayed. So (O Allah), please send Sakina (i.e. calmness) upon us, and make
our feet firm if we meet the enemy as the enemy have rebelled against us, and if
they intended affliction, (i.e. want to frighten us and fight against us then we
would not flee but withstand them)." The Prophet used to raise his voice saying,
"Abaina! Abaina! (i.e. would not, we would not).
5.431:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet said, "I have been made victorious by As-Saba (i.e. an
easterly wind) and the Ad nation was destroyed by Ad-Dabur (i.e. a westerly
wind).
5.432:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When it was the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e.
the clans) and Allah's Apostle dug the trench, I saw him carrying earth out of
the trench till dust made the skin of his `Abdomen out of my sight and he was a
hairy man. I heard him reciting the poetic verses composed by Ibn Rawaha while
he was carrying the earth, "O Allah! Without You we would not have been guided,
nor would we have given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So, (O Allah),
please send Sakina (i.e. calmness) upon us and make our feet firm if we meet the
enemy, as they have rebelled against us. And if they intend affliction (i.e.
want to frighten us, and fight against us) then we would not (flee but withstand
them)." The Prophet would then prolong his voice at the last words.
5.433:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The first day (i.e. Ghazwa) I participated in, was the
day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).
5.434:
Narrated `Ikrima bin Khalid: Ibn
`Umar said, "I went to Hafsa while water was dribbling from her twined braids. I
said, 'The condition of the people is as you see, and no authority has been
given to me.' Hafsa said, (to me), 'Go to them, and as they (i.e. the people)
are waiting for you, and I am afraid your absence from them will produce
division amongst them.' " So Hafsa did not leave Ibn `Umar till we went to them.
When the people differed. Muawiya addressed the people saying, "'If anybody
wants to say anything in this matter of the Caliphate, he should show up and not
conceal himself, for we are more rightful to be a Caliph than he and his
father." On that, Habib bin Masalama said (to Ibn `Umar), "Why don't you reply
to him (i.e. Muawiya)?" `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I untied my garment that was
going round my back and legs while I was sitting and was about to say, 'He who
fought against you and against your father for the sake of Islam, is more
rightful to be a Caliph,' but I was afraid that my statement might produce
differences amongst the people and cause bloodshed, and my statement might be
interpreted not as I intended. (So I kept quiet) remembering what Allah has
prepared in the Gardens of Paradise (for those who are patient and prefer the
Hereafter to this worldly life)." Habib said, "You did what kept you safe and
secure (i.e. you were wise in doing so).
5.435:
Narrated Sulaiman bin
Surd: On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) the Prophet said, (After this battle)
we will go to attack them(i.e. the infidels) and they will not come to attack
us."
5.436:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surd: When the clans were driven away,
I heard the Prophet saying, "From now onwards we will go to attack them (i.e.
the infidels) and they will not come to attack us, but we will go to
them."
5.437:
Narrated `Ali:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench),
the Prophet said '(Let) Allah fill their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves
with fire just as they have prevented us from offering the Middle Prayer (i.e.
`Asr prayer) till the sun had set."
5.438:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab came on the day of Al-Khandaq after the sun had set and he
was abusing the infidels of Quraish saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I was unable to
offer the (`Asr) prayer till the sun was about to set." The Prophet said, "By
Allah, I have not offered this (i.e. `Asr) prayer." So we came down along with
the Prophet to Buthan where he performed ablution for the prayer and then we
performed the ablution for it. Then he offered the `Asr prayer after the sun had
set, and after it he offered the Maghrib prayer.
5.439:
Narrated Jabir:
On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans), Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will bring
us the news of the people (i.e. the clans of Quraish infidels)?" Az-Zubair said,
"I." The Prophet again said, "Who will bring us the news of the people?"
AzZubair said, "I." The Prophet again said, "Who will bring us the news of the
people?" Az-Zubair said, "I." The Prophet then said, "Every prophet has his
Hawari (i.e. disciple-special helper); my disciple is Az-Zubair.
5.440:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle used to say, "None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah Alone (Who) honored His Warriors and made His Slave
victorious, and He (Alone) defeated the (infidel) clans; so there is nothing
after Him.
5.441:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle
invoked evil upon the clans saying, "Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book (i.e.
the Qur'an), the Quick Taker of the accounts! Please defeat the clans. O Allah!
Defeat them and shake them."
5.442:
Narrated `Abdullah: Whenever Allah's
Apostle returned from a Ghazwa, Hajj or `Umra, he used to start (saying),
"Allahu-Akbar," thrice and then he would say, "None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah alone Who has no partners. To Him belongs the Kingdom,
all praises are for Him, and He is able to do all things (i.e. Omnipotent). We
are returning with repentance (to Allah) worshipping, prostrating, and praising
our Lord. Allah has fulfilled His Promise, made His Slave victorious, and He
(Alone) defeated the clans (of infidels) ."
5.443:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the Prophet returned from Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and laid down his
arms and took a bath, Gabriel came and said (to the Prophet ), You have laid
down your arms? By Allah, we angels have not laid them down yet. So set out for
them." The Prophet said, "Where to go?" Gabriel said, "Towards this side,"
pointing towards Banu Quraiza. So the Prophet went out towards them.
5.444:
Narrated Anas:
As if I am just now looking at the dust rising in the
street of Banu Ghanm (in Medina) because of the marching of Gabriel's regiment
when Allah's Apostle set out to Banu Quraiza (to attack them).
5.445:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans) the Prophet said,
"None of you Muslims) should offer the `Asr prayer but at Banu Quraiza's place."
The `Asr prayer became due for some of them on the way. Some of those said, "We
will not offer it till we reach it, the place of Banu Quraiza," while some
others said, "No, we will pray at this spot, for the Prophet did not mean that
for us." Later on It was mentioned to the Prophet and he did not berate any of
the two groups.
5.446:
Narrated Anas:
Some (of the Ansar) used to
present date palm trees to the Prophet till Banu Quraiza and Banu An-Nadir were
conquered (then he returned to the people their date palms). My people ordered
me to ask the Prophet to return some or all the date palms they had given to
him, but the Prophet had given those trees to Um Aiman. On that, Um Aiman came
and put the garment around my neck and said, "No, by Him except Whom none has
the right to be worshipped, he will not return those trees to you as he (i.e.
the Prophet ) has given them to me." The Prophet go said (to her), "Return those
trees and I will give you so much (instead of them)." But she kept on refusing,
saying, "No, by Allah," till he gave her ten times the number of her date
palms.
5.447:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The people of (Banu) Quraiza
agreed to accept the verdict of Sa`d bin Mu`adh. So the Prophet sent for Sa`d,
and the latter came (riding) a donkey and when he approached the Mosque, the
Prophet said to the Ansar, "Get up for your chief or for the best among you."
Then the Prophet said (to Sa`d)." These (i.e. Banu Quraiza) have agreed to
accept your verdict." Sa`d said, "Kill their (men) warriors and take their
offspring as captives, "On that the Prophet said, "You have judged according to
Allah's Judgment," or said, "according to the King's judgment." 5.448:
Narrated `Aisha:
Sa`d was wounded on the day of Khandaq (i.e. Trench)
when a man from Quraish, called Hibban bin Al-`Araqa hit him (with an arrow).
The man was Hibban bin Qais from (the tribe of) Bani Mais bin 'Amir bin Lu'ai
who shot an arrow at Sa`d's medial arm vein (or main artery of the arm). The
Prophet pitched a tent (for Sa`d) in the Mosque so that he might be near to the
Prophet to visit. When the Prophet returned from the (battle) of Al-Khandaq
(i.e. Trench) and laid down his arms and took a bath Gabriel came to him while
he (i.e. Gabriel) was shaking the dust off his head, and said, "You have laid
down the arms?" By Allah, I have not laid them down. Go out to them (to attack
them)." The Prophet said, "Where?" Gabriel pointed towards Bani Quraiza. So
Allah's Apostle went to them (i.e. Banu Quraiza) (i.e. besieged them). They then
surrendered to the Prophet's judgment but he directed them to Sa`d to give his
verdict concerning them. Sa`d said, "I give my judgment that their warriors
should be killed, their women and children should be taken as captives, and
their properties distributed." Narrated Hisham: My father informed me that
`Aisha said, "Sa`d said, "O Allah! You know that there is nothing more beloved
to me than to fight in Your Cause against those who disbelieved Your Apostle and
turned him out (of Mecca). O Allah! I think you have put to an end the fight
between us and them (i.e. Quraish infidels). And if there still remains any
fight with the Quraish (infidels), then keep me alive till I fight against them
for Your Sake. But if you have brought the war to an end, then let this wound
burst and cause my death thereby.' So blood gushed from the wound. There was a
tent in the Mosque belonging to Banu Ghifar who were surprised by the blood
flowing towards them . They said, 'O people of the tent! What is this thing
which is coming to us from your side?' Behold! Blood was flowing profusely out
of Sa`d's wound. Sa`d then died because of that."
5.449:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
The Prophet said to Hassan, "Abuse them (with your poems), and
Gabriel is with you (i.e, supports you)." (Through another group of sub
narrators) Al-Bara bin Azib said, "On the day of Quraiza's (besiege), Allah's
Apostle said to Hassan bin Thabit, 'Abuse them (with your poems), and Gabriel is
with you (i.e. supports you).' "
5.450:
Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa
said, "We went out in the company of the Prophet for a Ghazwa and we were six
persons having one camel which we rode in rotation. So, (due to excessive
walking) our feet became thin and my feet became thin and my nail dropped, and
we used to wrap our feet with the pieces of cloth, and for this reason, the
Ghazwa was named Dhat-ur-Riqa as we wrapped our feet with rags." When Abu- Musa
narrated this (Hadith), he felt regretful to do so and said, as if he disliked
to have disclosed a good deed of his.
5.451:
Narrated Salih bin Khawwat:
Concerning those who witnessed the Fear Prayer that was performed in the battle
of Dhat-ur-Riqa' in the company of Allah's Apostle; One batch lined up behind
him while another batch (lined up) facing the enemy. The Prophet led the batch
that was with him in one rak`a, and he stayed in the standing posture while that
batch completed their (two rak`at) prayer by themselves and went away, lining in
the face of the enemy, while the other batch came and he (i.e. the Prophet)
offered his remaining rak`a with them, and then, kept on sitting till they
completed their prayer by themselves, and he then finished his prayer with
Taslim along with them. Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair: Jabir said, "We were with the
Prophet at Nakhl," and then he mentioned the Fear prayer. Narrated Al-Qasim bin
Muhammad: The Prophet offered the Fear prayer in the Ghazwa of Banu
Anmar.
5.452:
Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathma: (describing the Fear prayer):
The Imam stands up facing the Qibla and one batch of them (i.e. the army) (out
of the two) prays along with him and the other batch faces the enemy. The Imam
offers one rak`a with the first batch they themselves stand up alone and offer
one bowing and two prostrations while they are still in their place, and then go
away to relieve the second batch, and the second batch comes (and takes the
place of the first batch in the prayer behind the Imam) and he offers the second
rak`a with them. So he completes his two-rak`at and then the second batch bows
and prostrates two prostrations (i.e. complete their second rak`a and thus all
complete their prayer).
5.453:
Narrated Salih bin Hathma: The Prophet
said as above (Hadith 452).
5.454:
Narrated Salih bin Khawwat: Sahl said
as above (Hadith 452).
5.455:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I took part in a Ghazwa
towards Najd along with Allah's Apostle and we clashed with the enemy, and we
lined up for them.
5.456:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
led the Fear-prayer with one of the two batches of the army while the other
(batch) faced the enemy. Then the first batch went away and took places of their
companions (i.e. second batch) and the second batch came and he led his second
rak`a with them. Then he (i.e. the Prophet: finished his prayer with Taslim and
then each of the two batches got up and completed their remaining one
rak`a.
5.457:
Narrated Sinan and Abu Salama: Jabir mentioned that he had
participated in a Ghazwa towards Najd in the company of Allah's Apostle
.
5.458:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: That he fought in a Ghazwa towards
Najd along with Allah's Apostle and when Allah's Apostle returned, he too,
returned along with him. The time of the afternoon nap overtook them when they
were in a valley full of thorny trees. Allah's Apostle dismounted and the people
dispersed amongst the thorny trees, seeking the shade of the trees. Allah's
Apostle took shelter under a Samura tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for
a while when Allah's Apostle suddenly called us, and we went to him, to find a
bedouin sitting with him. Allah's Apostle said, "This (bedouin) took my sword
out of its sheath while I was asleep. When I woke up, the naked sword was in his
hand and he said to me, 'Who can save you from me?, I replied, 'Allah.' Now here
he is sitting." Allah's Apostle did not punish him (for that). Through another
group of narrators, Jabir said, "We were in the company of the Prophet (during
the battle of) Dhat-ur-Riqa', and we came across a shady tree and we left it for
the Prophet (to take rest under its shade). A man from the pagans came while the
Prophet's sword was hanging on the tree. He took it out of its sheath secretly
and said (to the Prophet ), 'Are you afraid of me?' The Prophet said, 'No.' He
said, 'Who can save you from me?' The Prophet said, Allah.' The companions of
the Prophet threatened him, then the Iqama for the prayer was announced and the
Prophet offered a two rak`at Fear prayer with one of the two batches, and that
batch went aside and he offered two rak`a-t with the other batch. So the Prophet
offered four rak`at but the people offered two rak`at only." (The sub-narrator)
Abu Bishr added, "The man was Ghaurath bin Al-Harith and the battle was waged
against Muharib Khasafa." Jabir added, "We were with the Prophet at Nakhl and he
offered the Fear prayer." Abu Huraira said, "I offered the Fear prayer with the
Prophet during the Ghazwa (i.e. the battle) of Najd." Abu Huraira came to the
Prophet during the day of Khaibar. 5.459:
Narrated Ibn Muhairiz: I entered
the Mosque and saw Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and sat beside him and asked him about
Al-Azl (i.e. coitus interruptus). Abu Sa`id said, "We went out with Allah's
Apostle for the Ghazwa of Banu Al-Mustaliq and we received captives from among
the Arab captives and we desired women and celibacy became hard on us and we
loved to do coitus interruptus. So when we intended to do coitus interrupt us,
we said, 'How can we do coitus interruptus before asking Allah's Apostle who is
present among us?" We asked (him) about it and he said, 'It is better for you
not to do so, for if any soul (till the Day of Resurrection) is predestined to
exist, it will exist." 5.460:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: We took part in
the Ghazwa of Najd along with Allah's Apostle and when the time for the
afternoon rest approached while he was in a valley with plenty of thorny trees,
he dismounted under a tree and rested in its shade and hung his sword (on it).
The people dispersed amongst the trees in order to have shade. While we were in
this state, Allah's Apostle called us and we came and found a bedouin sitting in
front of him. The Prophet said, "This (Bedouin) came to me while I was asleep,
and he took my sword stealthily. I woke up while he was standing by my head,
holding my sword without its sheath. He said, 'Who will save you from me?' I
replied, 'Allah.' So he sheathed it (i.e. the sword) and sat down, and here he
is." But Allah's Apostle did not punish him.
5.461:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah Al-Ansari: I saw the Prophet offering his Nawafil prayer on his Mount
facing the East during the Ghazwa of Anmar.
5.462:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots
amongst his wives, and Allah's Apostle used to take with him the one on whom lot
fell. He drew lots amongst us during one of the Ghazwat which he fought. The lot
fell on me and so I proceeded with Allah's Apostle after Allah's order of
veiling (the women) had been revealed. I was carried (on the back of a camel) in
my howdah and carried down while still in it (when we came to a halt). So we
went on till Allah's Apostle had finished from that Ghazwa of his and returned.
When we approached the city of Medina he announced at night that it was time for
departure. So when they announced the news of departure, I got up and went away
from the army camps, and after finishing from the call of nature, I came back to
my riding animal. I touched my chest to find that my necklace which was made of
Zifar beads (i.e. Yemenite beads partly black and partly white) was missing. So
I returned to look for my necklace and my search for it detained me. (In the
meanwhile) the people who used to carry me on my camel, came and took my howdah
and put it on the back of my camel on which I used to ride, as they considered
that I was in it. In those days women were light in weight for they did not get
fat, and flesh did not cover their bodies in abundance as they used to eat only
a little food. Those people therefore, disregarded the lightness of the howdah
while lifting and carrying it; and at that time I was still a young girl. They
made the camel rise and all of them left (along with it). I found my necklace
after the army had gone. Then I came to their camping place to find no call
maker of them, nor one who would respond to the call. So I intended to go to the
place where I used to stay, thinking that they would miss me and come back to me
(in my search). While I was sitting in my resting place, I was overwhelmed by
sleep and slept. Safwan bin Al-Muattal As-Sulami Adh-Dhakwani was behind the
army. When he reached my place in the morning, he saw the figure of a sleeping
person and he recognized me on seeing me as he had seen me before the order of
compulsory veiling (was prescribed). So I woke up when he recited Istirja' (i.e.
"Inna li l-lahi wa inna llaihi raji'un") as soon as he recognized me. I veiled
my face with my head cover at once, and by Allah, we did not speak a single
word, and I did not hear him saying any word besides his Istirja'. He dismounted
from his camel and made it kneel down, putting his leg on its front legs and
then I got up and rode on it. Then he set out leading the camel that was
carrying me till we overtook the army in the extreme heat of midday while they
were at a halt (taking a rest). (Because of the event) some people brought
destruction upon themselves and the one who spread the Ifk (i.e. slander) more,
was `Abdullah bin Ubai Ibn Salul." (Urwa said, "The people propagated the
slander and talked about it in his (i.e. `Abdullah's) presence and he confirmed
it and listened to it and asked about it to let it prevail." `Urwa also added,
"None was mentioned as members of the slanderous group besides (`Abdullah)
except Hassan bin Thabit and Mistah bin Uthatha and Hamna bint Jahsh along with
others about whom I have no knowledge, but they were a group as Allah said. It
is said that the one who carried most of the slander was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin
Salul." `Urwa added, "`Aisha disliked to have Hassan abused in her presence and
she used to say, 'It was he who said: My father and his (i.e. my father's)
father and my honor are all for the protection of Muhammad's honor from you.").
`Aisha added, "After we returned to Medina, I became ill for a month. The people
were propagating the forged statements of the slanderers while I was unaware of
anything of all that, but I felt that in my present ailment, I was not receiving
the same kindness from Allah's Apostle as I used to receive when I got sick.
(But now) Allah's Apostle would only come, greet me and say,' How is that
(lady)?' and leave. That roused my doubts, but I did not discover the evil (i.e.
slander) till I went out after my convalescence, I went out with Um Mistah to
Al-Manasi' where we used to answer the call of nature and we used not to go out
(to answer the call of nature) except at night, and that was before we had
latrines near our houses. And this habit of our concerning evacuating the
bowels, was similar to the habits of the old 'Arabs living in the deserts, for
it would be troublesome for us to take latrines near our houses. So I and Um
Mistah who was the daughter of Abu Ruhm bin Al-Muttalib bin `Abd Manaf, whose
mother was the daughter of Sakhr bin 'Amir and the aunt of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
and whose son was Mistah bin Uthatha bin `Abbas bin Al-Muttalib, went out. I and
Um Mistah returned to my house after we finished answering the call of nature.
Um Mistah stumbled by getting her foot entangled in her covering sheet and on
that she said, 'Let Mistah be ruined!' I said, 'What a hard word you have said.
Do you abuse a man who took part in the battle of Badr?' On that she said, 'O
you Hantah! Didn't you hear what he (i.e. Mistah) said? 'I said, 'What did he
say?' Then she told me the slander of the people of Ifk. So my ailment was
aggravated, and when I reached my home, Allah's Apostle came to me, and after
greeting me, said, 'How is that (lady)?' I said, 'Will you allow me to go to my
parents?' as I wanted to be sure about the news through them. Allah's Apostle
allowed me (and I went to my parents) and asked my mother, 'O mother! What are
the people talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry, for scarcely
is there a charming woman who is loved by her husband and whose husband has
other wives besides herself that they (i.e. women) would find faults with her.'
I said, 'Subhan-Allah! (I testify the uniqueness of Allah). Are the people
really talking in this way?' I kept on weeping that night till dawn I could
neither stop weeping nor sleep then in the morning again, I kept on weeping.
When the Divine Inspiration was delayed. Allah's Apostle called `Ali bin Abi
Talib and Usama bin Zaid to ask and consult them about divorcing me. Usama bin
Zaid said what he knew of my innocence, and the respect he preserved in himself
for me. Usama said, '(O Allah's Apostle!) She is your wife and we do not know
anything except good about her.' `Ali bin Abi Talib said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
Allah does not put you in difficulty and there are plenty of women other than
she, yet, ask the maid-servant who will tell you the truth.' On that Allah's
Apostle called Barira (i.e. the maid-servant) and said, 'O Barira! Did you ever
see anything which aroused your suspicion?' Barira said to him, 'By Him Who has
sent you with the Truth. I have never seen anything in her (i.e. Aisha) which I
would conceal, except that she is a young girl who sleeps leaving the dough of
her family exposed so that the domestic goats come and eat it.' So, on that day,
Allah's Apostle got up on the pulpit and complained about `Abdullah bin Ubai
(bin Salul) before his companions, saying, 'O you Muslims! Who will relieve me
from that man who has hurt me with his evil statement about my family? By Allah,
I know nothing except good about my family and they have blamed a man about whom
I know nothing except good and he used never to enter my home except with me.'
Sa`d bin Mu`adh the brother of Banu `Abd Al-Ashhal got up and said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! I will relieve you from him; if he is from the tribe of Al-Aus, then I
will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, i.e. Al-Khazraj, then
order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that, a man from Al-Khazraj got
up. Um Hassan, his cousin, was from his branch tribe, and he was Sa`d bin Ubada,
chief of Al-Khazraj. Before this incident, he was a pious man, but his love for
his tribe goaded him into saying to Sa`d (bin Mu`adh). 'By Allah, you have told
a lie; you shall not and cannot kill him. If he belonged to your people, you
would not wish him to be killed.' On that, Usaid bin Hudair who was the cousin
of Sa`d (bin Mu`adh) got up and said to Sa`d bin 'Ubada, 'By Allah! You are a
liar! We will surely kill him, and you are a hypocrite arguing on the behalf of
hypocrites.' On this, the two tribes of Al-Aus and Al Khazraj got so much
excited that they were about to fight while Allah's Apostle was standing on the
pulpit. Allah's Apostle kept on quietening them till they became silent and so
did he. All that day I kept on weeping with my tears never ceasing, and I could
never sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I wept for two nights
and a day with my tears never ceasing and I could never sleep till I thought
that my liver would burst from weeping. So, while my parents were sitting with
me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked me to grant her admittance. I
allowed her to come in, and when she came in, she sat down and started weeping
with me. While we were in this state, Allah's Apostle came, greeted us and sat
down. He had never sat with me since that day of the slander. A month had
elapsed and no Divine Inspiration came to him about my case. Allah's Apostle
then recited Tashah-hud and then said, 'Amma Badu, O `Aisha! I have been
informed so-and-so about you; if you are innocent, then soon Allah will reveal
your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to Allah and ask
Him for forgiveness for when a slave confesses his sins and asks Allah for
forgiveness, Allah accepts his repentance.' (continued...)
@(continuing...
1): -5.462:... ... When Allah's Apostle finished his speech, my tears ceased
flowing completely that I no longer felt a single drop of tear flowing. I said
to my father, 'Reply to Allah's Apostle on my behalf concerning what he has
said.' My father said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle
.' Then I said to my mother, 'Reply to Allah's Apostle on my behalf concerning
what he has said.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's
Apostle.' In spite of the fact that I was a young girl and had a little
knowledge of Qur'an, I said, 'By Allah, no doubt I know that you heard this
(slanderous) speech so that it has been planted in your hearts (i.e. minds) and
you have taken it as a truth. Now if I tell you that I am innocent, you will not
believe me, and if confess to you about it, and Allah knows that I am innocent,
you will surely believe me. By Allah, I find no similitude for me and you except
that of Joseph's father when he said, '(For me) patience in the most fitting
against that which you assert; it is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought.'
Then I turned to the other side and lay on my bed; and Allah knew then that I
was innocent and hoped that Allah would reveal my innocence. But, by Allah, I
never thought that Allah would reveal about my case, Divine Inspiration, that
would be recited (forever) as I considered myself too unworthy to be talked of
by Allah with something of my concern, but I hoped that Allah's Apostle might
have a dream in which Allah would prove my innocence. But, by Allah, before
Allah's Apostle left his seat and before any of the household left, the Divine
inspiration came to Allah's Apostle. So there overtook him the same hard
condition which used to overtake him, (when he used to be inspired Divinely).
The sweat was dropping from his body like pearls though it was a wintry day and
that was because of the weighty statement which was being revealed to him. When
that state of Allah's Apostle was over, he got up smiling, and the first word he
said was, 'O `Aisha! Allah has declared your innocence!' Then my Mother said to
me, 'Get up and go to him (i.e. Allah's Apostle). I replied, 'By Allah, I will
not go to him, and I praise none but Allah. So Allah revealed the ten Verses:--
"Verily! They who spread the slander Are a gang, among you............."
(2
4.11-20) Allah revealed those Qur'anic Verses to declare my innocence. Abu
Bakr As-Siddiq who used to disburse money for Mistah bin Uthatha because of his
relationship to him and his poverty, said, 'By Allah, I will never give to
Mistah bin Uthatha anything after what he has said about Aisha.' Then Allah
revealed:-- "And let not those among you who are good and wealthy swear not to
give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, those in need, and those who have left
their homes for Allah's cause, let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that
Allah should forgive you? And Allah is oft-Forgiving Most Merciful." (2
4.22)
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said, 'Yes, by Allah, I would like that Allah forgive me.'
and went on giving Mistah the money he used to give him before. He also added,
'By Allah, I will never deprive him of it at all.' Aisha further said:." Allah's
Apostle also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. his wife) about my case. He said to
Zainab, 'What do you know and what did you see?" She replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! I refrain from claiming falsely that I have heard or seen anything. By
Allah, I know nothing except good (about `Aisha).' From amongst the wives of the
Prophet Zainab was my peer (in beauty and in the love she received from the
Prophet) but Allah saved her from that evil because of her piety. Her sister
Hamna, started struggling on her behalf and she was destroyed along with those
who were destroyed. The man who was blamed said, 'Subhan-Allah! By Him in Whose
Hand my soul is, I have never uncovered the cover (i.e. veil) of any female.'
Later on the man was martyred in Allah's Cause."
5.463:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri: Al-Walid bin `Abdul Malik said to me, "Have you heard that `Ali' was
one of those who slandered `Aisha?" I replied, "No, but two men from your people
(named) Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman and Abu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman bin
Al-Harith have informed me that Aisha told them that `Ali remained silent about
her case."
5.464:
Narrated Masruq bin Al-Aida: Um Ruman, the mother of
`Aisha said that while `Aisha and she were sitting, an Ansari woman came and
said, "May Allah harm such and-such a person!" Um Ruman said to her, What is the
matter?" She replied, "My son was amongst those who talked of the story (of the
Slander)." Um Ruman said, "What is that?" She said, "So-and-so...." and narrated
the whole story. On that `Aisha said, "Did Allah's Apostle hear about that?" She
replies, "yes." `Aisha further said, "And Abu Bakr too?" She replied, "Yes." On
that, `Aisha fell down fainting, and when she came to her senses, she had got
fever with rigors. I put her clothes over her and covered her. The Prophet came
and asked, "What is wrong with this (lady)?" Um Ruman replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! She (i.e. `Aisha) has got temperature with rigors." He said, "Perhaps
it is because of the story that has been talked about?" She said, "Yes." `Aisha
sat up and said, "By Allah, if I took an oath (that I am innocent), you would
not believe me, and if I said (that I am not innocent), you would not excuse me.
My and your example is like that of Jacob and his sons (as Jacob said ): 'It is
Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought against that you assert.' Um Ruman said,
"The Prophet then went out saying nothing. Then Allah declared her innocence. On
that, `Aisha said (to the Prophet), "I thank Allah only; thank neither anybody
else nor you."
5.465:
Narrated Ibn Abi Malaika: `Aisha used to recite
this Verse:-- 'Ida taliqunahu bi-alsinatikum' (2
4.15) "(As you tell lie with
your tongues.)" and used to say "Al-Walaq" means "telling of a lie. "She knew
this Verse more than anybody else as it was revealed about her.
5.466:
Narrated Hisham's father: I started abusing Hassan in front of `Aisha. She
said, "Do not abuse him as he used to defend Allah's Apostle (against the
infidels). `Aisha added, "Once Hassan took the permission from the Prophet to
say poetic verses against the infidels. On that the Prophet said, 'How will you
exclude my forefathers (from that)? Hassan replied, 'I will take you out of them
as one takes a hair out of the dough." Hisham's father added, "I abused Hassan
as he was one of those who spoke against `Aisha."
5.467:
Narrated Masruq:
We went to `Aisha while Hassan bin Thabit was with her reciting poetry to
her from some of his poetic verses, saying "A chaste wise lady about whom nobody
can have suspicion. She gets up with an empty stomach because she never eats the
flesh of indiscreet (ladies)." `Aisha said to him, "But you are not like that."
I said to her, "Why do you grant him admittance, though Allah said:-- "and as
for him among them, who had the greater share therein, his will be a severe
torment." (2
4.11) On that, `Aisha said, "And what punishment is more than
blinding?" She, added, "Hassan used to defend or say poetry on behalf of Allah's
Apostle (against the infidels).
5.468:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: We went
out with Allah's Apostle in the year of Al-Hudaibiya. One night it rained and
Allah's Apostle led us in the Fajr prayer and (after finishing it), turned to us
and said, " Do you know what your Lord has said?" We replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know it better." He said, "Allah said:-- "(Some of) My slaves got up
believing in Me, And (some of them) disbelieving in Me. The one who said: We
have been given Rain through Allah's Mercy and Allah's Blessing and Allah's
Bounty, Then he is a believer in Me, and is a Disbeliever in the star. And
whoever said: We have been given rain because of such-and-such star, Then he is
a believer in the star, and is a disbeliever in Me."
5.469:
Narrated
Anas:
Allah's Apostle performed four `Umras, all in the month of Dhul-Qa'da,
except the one which he performed with his Hajj (i.e. in Dhul-Hijja). He
performed one `Umra from Al-Hudaibiya in Dhul-Qa'da, another `Umra in the
following year in Dhul Qa'da a third from Al-Jirana where he distributed the war
booty of Hunain, in Dhul Qa'da, and the fourth `Umra he performed was with his
Hajj.
5.470:
Narrated Abu Qatada: We set out with the Prophet in the year
of Al-Hudaibiya, and all his companions assumed the state of Ihram but I did
not.
5.471:
Narrated Al-Bara:
Do you (people) consider the conquest
of Mecca, the Victory (referred to in the Qur'an 48:1). Was the conquest of
Mecca a victory? We really consider that the actual Victory was the Ar-Ridwan
Pledge of allegiance which we gave on the day of Al-Hudaibiya (to the Prophet) .
On the day of Al-Hudaibiya we were fourteen hundred men along with the Prophet
Al-Hudaibiya was a well, the water of which we used up leaving not a single drop
of water in it. When the Prophet was informed of that, he came and sat on its
edge. Then he asked for a utensil of water, performed ablution from it, rinsed
(his mouth), invoked (Allah), and poured the remaining water into the well. We
stayed there for a while and then the well brought forth what we required of
water for ourselves and our riding animals.
5.472:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
Azib: That they were in the company of Allah's Apostle on the day of
Al-Hudaibiya and their number was 1400 or more. They camped at a well and drew
its water till it was dried. When they informed Allah's Apostle of that, he came
and sat over its edge and said, "Bring me a bucket of its water." When it was
brought, he spat and invoked (Allah) and said, "Leave it for a while." Then they
quenched their thirst and watered their riding animals (from that well) till
they departed.
5.473:
Narrated Salim:
Jabir said "On the day of
Al-Hudaibiya, the people felt thirsty and Allah's Apostle had a utensil
containing water. He performer ablution from it and then the people came towards
him. Allah's Apostle said, 'What is wrong with you?' The people said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! We haven't got any water to perform ablution with or to drink, except
what you have in your utensil.' So the Prophet put his hand in the utensil and
the water started spouting out between his fingers like springs. So we drank and
performed ablution." I said to Jabir, "What was your number on that day?" He
replied, "Even if we had been one hundred thousand, that water would have been
sufficient for us. Anyhow, we were 1500.'
5.474:
Narrated Qatada:
I
said to Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, "I have been informed that Jabir bin `Abdullah
said that the number (of Al-Hudaibiya Muslim warriors) was 1400." Sa`id said to
me, "Jabir narrated to me that they were 1500 who gave the Pledge of allegiance
to the Prophet on the day of Al-Hudaibiya.'
5.475:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: On the day of Al-Hudaibiya, Allah's Apostle said to us' "You are the
best people on the earth!" We were 1400 then. If I could see now, I would have
shown you the place of the Tree (beneath which the Pledge of allegiance was
given by us)," Salim said, "Our number was 1400." `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa said,
"The people (who gave the Pledge of allegiance) under the Tree numbered 1300 and
the number of Bani Aslam was 1/8 of the Emigrants."
5.476:
Narrated
Mirdas Al-Aslami: Who was among those (who had given the Pledge of allegiance)
under the Tree: Pious people will die in succession, and there will remain the
dregs of society who will be like the useless residues of dates and barley and
Allah will pay no attention to them.
5.477:
Narrated Marwan and Al-Miswar
bin Makhrama: The Prophet went out in the company of 1300 to 1500 of his
companions in the year of Al-Hudaibiya, and when they reached Dhul-Hulaifa, he
garlanded and marked his Hadi and assumed the state of Ihram.
5.478:
Narrated Ka`b bin Ujra: That Allah's Apostle saw him with the lice falling
(from his head) on his face. Allah's Apostle said, "Are your lice troubling you?
Ka`b said, "Yes." Allah's Apostle thus ordered him to shave his head while he
was at Al-Hudaibiya. Up to then there was no indication that all of them would
finish their state of Ihram and they hoped that they would enter Mecca. Then the
order of Al-Fidya was revealed, so Allah's Apostle ordered Ka`b to feed six poor
persons with one Faraq of food or slaughter a sheep or fast for three
days.
5.479:
Narrated Aslam:
Once I went with `Umar bin Al-Khattab to
the market. A young woman followed `Umar and said, "O chief of the believers! My
husband has died, leaving little children. By Allah, they have not even a
sheep's trotter to cook; they have no farms or animals. I am afraid that they
may die because of hunger, and I am the daughter of Khufaf bin Ima Al-Ghafari,
and my father witnessed the Pledge of allegiance) of Al-Hudaibiya with the
Prophet.' `Umar stopped and did not proceed, and said, "I welcome my near
relative." Then he went towards a strong camel which was tied in the house, and
carried on to it, two sacks he had loaded with food grains and put between them
money and clothes and gave her its rope to hold and said, "Lead it, and this
provision will not finish till Allah gives you a good supply." A man said, "O
chief of the believers! You have given her too much." "`Umar said
disapprovingly. "May your mother be bereaved of you! By Allah, I have seen her
father and brother besieging a fort for a long time and conquering it, and then
we were discussing what their shares they would have from that war
booty."
5.480:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: That his father said, "I
saw the Tree (of the Ar-Ridwan Pledge of allegiance and when I returned to it
later, I was not able to recognize it. (The sub--narrator MahmiJd said,
Al-Musaiyab said, 'Then; forgot it (i.e., the Tree).)"
5.481:
Narrated
Tariq bin `Abdur-Rahman: When I set out for Hajj, I passed by some people
offering a prayer, I asked, "What is this mosque?" They said, "This is the Tree
where Allah's Apostle took the Ar-Ridwan Pledge of allegiance. Then I went to
Sa`id bin Musaiyab and informed him about it. Sa`id said, "My father said that
he was amongst those who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle
beneath the Tree. He (i.e. my father) said, "When we set out the following year,
we forgot the Tree and were unable to recognize it. "Then Sa`id said (perhaps
ironically) "The companions of the Prophet could not recognize it; nevertheless,
you do recognize it; therefore you have a better knowledge."
5.482:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: That his father was amongst those who had
given the Pledge of allegiance (to the Prophet ) beneath the Tree, and the next
year when they went towards the Tree, they were not able to recognize
it.
5.483:
Narrated Tariq:
(The tree where the Ridwan Pledge of
allegiance was taken by the Prophet) was mentioned before Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab.
On that he smiled and said, "My father informed me (about it) and he had
witnessed it (i.e. the Pledge) ."
5.484:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi
`Aufa: (Who was one of those who had given the Pledge of allegiance to the
Prophet beneath the Tree) When the people brought Sadaqa (i.e. rak`at) to the
Prophet he used to say, "O Allah! Bless them with your Mercy." Once my father
came with his Sadaqa to him whereupon he (i.e. the Prophet) said. "O Allah!
Bless the family of Abu `Aufa." 5.485:
Narrated `Abbas bin Tamim: When it
was the day (of the battle) of Al-Harra the people were giving Pledge of
allegiance to `Abdullah bin Hanzala. Ibn Zaid said, "For what are the people
giving Pledge of allegiance to `Abdullah bin Hanzala?" It was said to him, "For
death." Ibn Zaid said, "I will never give the Pledge of allegiance for that to
anybody else after Allah's Apostle ." Ibn Zaid was one of those who had
witnessed the day of Al-Hudaibiya with the Prophet.
5.486:
Narrated Iyas
bin Salama bin Al-Akwa`: My father who was amongst those who had given the
Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet beneath the Tree, said to me, "We used to
offer the Jumua prayer with the Prophet and then depart at a time when the walls
had no shade for us to take shelter in."
5.487:
Narrated Yazid bin Abi
Ubaid: I said to Salama bin Al-Akwa`, "For what did you give the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle on the day of Al-Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For
death (in the Cause of Islam.).
5.488:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab: I met
Al-Bara bin `Azib and said (to him). "May you live prosperously! You enjoyed the
company of the Prophet and gave him the Pledge of allegiance (of Al-Hudaibiya)
under the Tree." On that, Al-Bara' said, "O my nephew! You do not know what we
have done after him (i.e. his death). 5.489:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: that
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak had informed him that he was one of those who had given the
Pledge of allegiance (of Al-Hudaibiya) beneath the Tree.
5.490:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: regarding Allah's Statement: "Verily! We have granted you (O,
Muhammad) Manifest victory." (48.1) It refers to the Al-Hudaibiya Pledge. And
the companions of the Prophet said (to the Prophet), "Congratulations and
happiness for you; but what reward shall we get?" So Allah revealed:-- "That He
may admit the believing men and women to gardens beneath which rivers flow."
(48.5)
5.491:
Narrated Zahir Al-Aslami: (who was one of those who had
witnessed (the Pledge of allegiance beneath) the Tree) While I was making fire
beneath the cooking pots containing donkey's meat, the announcer of Allah's
Apostle announced, "Allah's Apostle forbids you to eat donkey's meat." The same
narration was told by Majzaa from a man called Uhban bin Aus who was one of
those who had witnessed (the Pledge of allegiance beneath) the Tree., and who
had some trouble in his knee so that while doing prostrations, he used to put a
pillow underneath his knee.
5.492:
Narrated Suwaid bin An-Nu`man: who was
one of those who witnessed (the Pledge of allegiance beneath) the Tree: Allah's
Apostle and his companions were given Sawiq and they chewed it.
5.493:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I asked Aidh bin `Amr, who was one of the companions of
the Prophet one of those (who gave the allegiance to the Prophet the Tree: "Can
the witr prayer be repeated (in one night)?" He said, "If you have offered it in
the first part of the night, you should not repeat it in the last part 'of the
night." (See Fath-ul-Bari page 458 Vol 8th).
5.494:
Narrated Zaid bin
Aslam: My father said, "Allah's Apostle was proceeding at night on one of his
journeys and `Umar bin Al-Khattab was going along with him. `Umar bin Al-Khattab
asked him (about something) but Allah's Apostle did not answer him. `Umar asked
him again, but he did not answer him. He asked him again (for the third time)
but he did not answer him. On that `Umar bin Al-Khattab addressed himself
saying, "May your mother be bereaved of you, O `Umar, for you have asked Allah's
Apostle thrice, yet he has not answered you." `Umar said, "Then I made my camel
run fast and took it in front of the other Muslims, and I was afraid that
something might be revealed in my connection. I had hardly waited for a moment
when I heard somebody calling me. I said, 'I was afraid that something might
have been revealed about me.' Then I came to Allah's Apostle and greeted him. He
(i.e. the Prophet) said, 'Tonight there has been revealed to me, a Sura which is
dearer to me than (all the world) on which the sun rises,' and then he recited:
'Verily! We have granted you (O Muhammad) A manifest victory." (48.1)
5.495:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan bin Al-Hakam: (one of them said
more than his friend): The Prophet set out in the company of more than
one-thousand of his companions in the year of Al-Hudaibiya, and when he reached
Dhul-Hulaifa, he garlanded his Hadi (i.e. sacrificing animal), assumed the state
of Ihram for `Umra from that place and sent a spy of his from Khuzi'a (tribe).
The Prophet proceeded on till he reached (a village called) Ghadir-al-Ashtat.
There his spy came and said, "The Quraish (infidels) have collected a great
number of people against you, and they have collected against you the
Ethiopians, and they will fight with you, and will stop you from entering the
Ka`ba and prevent you." The Prophet said, "O people! Give me your opinion. Do
you recommend that I should destroy the families and offspring of those who want
to stop us from the Ka`ba? If they should come to us (for peace) then Allah will
destroy a spy from the pagans, or otherwise we will leave them in a miserable
state." On that Abu Bakr said, "O Allah Apostle! You have come with the
intention of visiting this House (i.e. Ka`ba) and you do not want to kill or
fight anybody. So proceed to it, and whoever should stop us from it, we will
fight him." On that the Prophet said, "Proceed on, in the Name of Allah
!"
5.496:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: That he heard Marwan bin Al-Hakam
and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama relating one of the events that happened to Allah's
Apostle in the `Umra of Al-Hudaibiya. They said, "When Allah's Apostle concluded
the truce with Suhail bin `Amr on the day of Al-Hudaibiya, one of the conditions
which Suhail bin `Amr stipulated, was his saying (to the Prophet), "If anyone
from us (i.e. infidels) ever comes to you, though he has embraced your religion,
you should return him to us, and should not interfere between us and him."
Suhail refused to conclude the truce with Allah's Apostle except on this
condition. The believers disliked this condition and got disgusted with it and
argued about it. But when Suhail refused to conclude the truce with Allah's
Apostle except on that condition, Allah's Apostle concluded it. Accordingly,
Allah's Apostle then returned Abu Jandal bin Suhail to his father, Suhail bin
`Amr, and returned every man coming to him from them during that period even if
he was a Muslim. The believing women Emigrants came (to Medina) and Um Kulthum,
the daughter of `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait was one of those who came to Allah's
Apostle and she was an adult at that time. Her relatives came, asking Allah's
Apostle to return her to them, and in this connection, Allah revealed the Verses
dealing with the believing (women). Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle used to test
all the believing women who migrated to him, with the following Verse:-- "O
Prophet! When the believing Women come to you, to give the pledge of allegiance
to you." (60.12) `Urwa's uncle said, "We were informed when Allah ordered His
Apostle to return to the pagans what they had given to their wives who lately
migrated (to Medina) and we were informed that Abu Basir..." relating the whole
narration.
5.497:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar set out for
Umra during the period of afflictions, and he said, "If I should be stopped from
visiting the Ka`ba, I will do what we did when we were with Allah's Apostle." He
assumed Ihram for `Umra in the year of Al-Hudaibiya.
5.498:
Narrated
Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar assumed Ihram and said, "If something should intervene
between me and the Ka`ba, then I will do what the Prophet did when the Quraish
infidels intervened between him and (the Ka`ba). Then Ibn `Umar recited: "You
have indeed in Allah's Apostle A good example to follow." (3
3.21)
5.499:
Narrated Nafi`:
One of `Abdullah's sons said to `Abdullah (bin `Umar) "I
wish you would stay this year (and not perform Hajj) as I am afraid that you
will not be able to reach the Ka`ba." On that he (i.e. `Abdullah bin `Umar)
said, "We went out with the Prophet (for `Umra), and when the Quraish infidel
intervened between us and the Ka`ba, the Prophet slaughtered his Hadi and shaved
(his head), and his companions cut short their hair." Then `Abdullah bin `Umar
said, "I make you witness that I have intended to perform `Umra and if I am
allowed to reach the Ka`ba, I will perform the Tawaf, and if something (i.e.
obstacles) intervene between me and the Ka`ba, then I will do what Allah's
Apostle did." Then after going for a while, he said, "I consider the ceremonies
(of both `Umra and Hajj as one and the same, so I would like you to witness that
I have intended to perform Hajj along with my `Umra." So he performed only one
Tawaf and one Sai (between Safa and Marwa) and finished the Ihram of both Umra
and Hajj).
5.500:
Narrated Nafi`:
The people used to say that Ibn
`Umar had embraced Islam before `Umar. This is not true. What happened is that
`Umar sent `Abdullah to bring his horse from an Ansari man so as to fight on it.
At that time the people were giving the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle
near the Tree, and `Umar was not aware of that. So `Abdullah (bin `Umar) gave
the Pledge of Allegiance (to the Prophet) and went to take the horse and brought
it to `Umar. While `Umar was putting on the armor to get ready for fighting,
`Abdullah informed him that the people were giving the Pledge of allegiance to
Allah's Apostle beneath the Tree. So `Umar set out and `Abdullah accompanied him
till he gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle, and it was this event
that made people say that Ibn `Umar had embraced Islam before `Umar. "Abdullah
bin `Umar added, "The people were along with the Prophet on the day of
Al-Hudaibiya spreading in the shade of the trees. Suddenly the people surrounded
the Prophet and started looking at him." `Umar said, "O `Abdullah! Go and see
why the people are encircling Allah's Apostle and looking at him." `Abdullah bin
`Umar then saw the people giving the Pledge o allegiance to the Prophet. So he
also gave the Pledge of allegiance and returned to `Umar who went out in his
turn and gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet.'
5.501:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: We were in the company of the Prophet when he performed
the `Umra. He performed the Tawaf and we did the same; he offered the prayer and
we also offered the prayer with him. Then he performed the Sai between Safa and
Marwa and we were guarding him against the people of Mecca so that nobody should
harm him.
5.502:
Narrated Abu Wail: When Sahl bin Hunaif returned from
(the battle of) Siffin, we went to ask him (as to why he had come back). He
replied, "(You should not consider me a coward) but blame your opinions. I saw
myself on the day of Abu Jandal (inclined to fight), and if I had the power of
refusing the order of Allah's Apostle then, I would have refused it (and fought
the infidels bravely). Allah and His Apostle know (what is convenient) better.
Whenever we put our swords on our shoulders for any matter that terrified us,
our swords led us to an easy agreeable solution before the present situation (of
disagreement and dispute between the Muslims). When we mend the breach in one
side, it opened in another, and we do not know what to do about it."
5.503:
Narrated Ka`b bin Ujra: The Prophet came to me at the time of Al-Hudaibiya
Pledge while lice were falling on my face. He said, "Are the lice of your head
troubling you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Shave your head and fast for three
days, or feed six poor persons, or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice." (The
sub-narrator, Aiyub said, "I do not know with which of these three options he
started.")
5.504:
Narrated Ka`b bin Ujra: We were in the company of
Allah's Apostle at Al-Hudaibiya in the state of Ihram and the pagans did not
allow us to proceed (to the Ka`ba). I had thick hair and lice started falling on
my face. The Prophet passed by me and said, "Are the lice of your head troubling
you?" I replied, Yes." (The sub-narrator added, "Then the following Divine Verse
was revealed:-- "And if anyone of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp,
(necessitating shaving) must pay a ransom (Fida) of either fasting or feeding
the poor, Or offering a sacrifice." (2.196)
5.505:
Narrated Anas:
Some people of the tribe of `Ukl and `Uraina arrived at Medina to meet the
Prophet and embraced Islam and said, "O Allah's Prophet! We are the owners of
milch livestock (i.e. bedouins) and not farmers (i.e. countrymen)." They found
the climate of Medina unsuitable for them. So Allah's Apostle ordered that they
should be provided with some milch camels and a shepherd and ordered them to go
out of Medina and to drink the camels' milk and urine (as medicine) So they set
out and when they reached Al-Harra, they reverted to Heathenism after embracing
Islam, and killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away the camels. When
this news reached the Prophet, he sent some people in pursuit of them. (So they
were caught and brought back to the Prophet ). The Prophet gave his orders in
their concern. So their eyes were branded with pieces of iron and their hands
and legs were cut off and they were left away in Harra till they died in that
state of theirs. (See Hadith 234 Vol 1)
5.506:
Narrated Abu Raja: The
freed slave of Abu Qilaba, who was with Abu Qilaba in Sham: `Umar bin `Abdul
`Aziz consulted the people saying, "What do you think of Qasama." They said,
"'It is a right (judgment) which Allah's Apostle and the Caliphs before you
acted on." Abu Qilaba was behind `Umar's bed. 'Anbasa bin Sa`id said, But what
about the narration concerning the people of `Uraina?" Abu Qilaba said, "Anas
bin Malik narrated it to me," and then narrated the whole story.
5.507:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: Once I went (from Medina) towards (Al-Ghaba)
before the first Adhan of the Fajr Prayer. The she-camels of Allah's Apostle
used to graze at a place called Dhi-Qarad. A slave of `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf met
me (on the way) and said, "The she-camels of Allah's Apostle had been taken away
by force." I asked, "Who had taken them?" He replied "(The people of) Ghatafan."
I made three loud cries (to the people of Medina) saying, "O Sabahah!" I made
the people between the two mountains of Medina hear me. Then I rushed onward and
caught up with the robbers while they were watering the camels. I started
throwing arrows at them as I was a good archer and I was saying, "I am the son
of Al-Akwa`, and today will perish the wicked people." I kept on saying like
that till I restored the she-camels (of the Prophet), I also snatched thirty
Burda (i.e. garments) from them. Then the Prophet and the other people came
there, and I said, "O Allah's Prophet! I have stopped the people (of Ghatafan)
from taking water and they are thirsty now. So send (some people) after them
now." On that the Prophet said, "O the son of Al-Akwa`! You have over-powered
them, so forgive them." Then we all came back and Allah's Apostle seated me
behind him on his she-camel till we entered Medina.
5.508:
Narrated
Suwaid bin An-Nu`man: I went out in the company of the Prophet in the year of
Khaibar, and when we reached As Sahba' which is the lower part of Khaibar, the
Prophet offered the `Asr prayer and then asked the people to collect the journey
food. Nothing was brought but Sawiq which the Prophet ordered to be moistened
with water, and then he ate it and we also ate it. Then he got up to offer the
Maghrib prayer. He washed his mouth, and we too washed our mouths, and then he
offered the prayer without repeating his abulution.
5.509:
Narrated
Salama bin Al-Akwa`: We went out to Khaibar in the company of the Prophet. While
we were proceeding at night, a man from the group said to 'Amir, "O 'Amir! Won't
you let us hear your poetry?" 'Amir was a poet, so he got down and started
reciting for the people poetry that kept pace with the camels' footsteps,
saying:-- "O Allah! Without You we Would not have been guided On the right path
Neither would be have given In charity, nor would We have prayed. So please
forgive us, what we have committed (i.e. our defects); let all of us Be
sacrificed for Your Cause And send Sakina (i.e. calmness) Upon us to make our
feet firm When we meet our enemy, and If they will call us towards An unjust
thing, We will refuse. The infidels have made a hue and Cry to ask others' help
Against us." The Prophet on that, asked, "Who is that (camel) driver (reciting
poetry)?" The people said, "He is 'Amir bin Al-Akwa`." Then the Prophet said,
"May Allah bestow His Mercy on him." A man amongst the people said, "O Allah's
Prophet! has (martyrdom) been granted to him. Would that you let us enjoy his
company longer." Then we reached and besieged Khaibar till we were afflicted
with severe hunger. Then Allah helped the Muslims conquer it (i.e. Khaibar). In
the evening of the day of the conquest of the city, the Muslims made huge fires.
The Prophet said, "What are these fires? For cooking what, are you making the
fire?" The people replied, "(For cooking) meat." He asked, "What kind of meat?"
They (i.e. people) said, "The meat of donkeys." The Prophet said, "Throw away
the meat and break the pots!" Some man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we throw
away the meat and wash the pots instead?" He said, "(Yes, you can do) that too."
So when the army files were arranged in rows (for the clash), 'Amir's sword was
short and he aimed at the leg of a Jew to strike it, but the sharp blade of the
sword returned to him and injured his own knee, and that caused him to die. When
they returned from the battle, Allah's Apostle saw me (in a sad mood). He took
my hand and said, "What is bothering you?" I replied, "Let my father and mother
be sacrificed for you! The people say that the deeds of 'Amir are lost." The
Prophet said, "Whoever says so, is mistaken, for 'Amir has got a double reward."
The Prophet raised two fingers and added, "He (i.e. Amir) was a persevering
struggler in the Cause of Allah and there are few 'Arabs who achieved the like
of (good deeds) 'Amir had done."
5.510:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's
Apostle reached Khaibar at night and it was his habit that, whenever he reached
the enemy at night, he will not attack them till it was morning. When it was
morning, the Jews came out with their spades and baskets, and when they saw
him(i.e. the Prophet ), they said, "Muhammad! By Allah! Muhammad and his army!"
The Prophet said, "Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile)
nation (to fight), then evil will be the morning for those who have been
warned." Narrated Anas bin Malik: We reached Khaibar early in the morning and
the inhabitants of Khaibar came out carrying their spades, and when they saw the
Prophet they said, "Muhammad! By Allah! Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet
said, "Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile)
nation (to fight) then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned."
We then got the meat of donkeys (and intended to eat it), but an announcement
was made by the announcer of the Prophet, "Allah and His Apostle forbid you to
eat the meat of donkeys as it is an impure thing."
5.511:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Someone came to Allah's Apostles and said, "The donkeys have been
eaten (by the Muslims)." The Prophet kept quiet. Then the man came again and
said, "The donkeys have been eaten." The Prophet kept quiet. The man came to him
the third time and said, "The donkeys have been consumed." On that the Prophet
ordered an announcer to announce to the people, "Allah and His Apostle forbid
you to eat the meat of donkeys." Then the cooking pots were upset while the meat
was still boiling in them.
5.512:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet offered
the Fajr Prayer near Khaibar when it was still dark and then said,
"Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile) nation
(to fight), then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned." Then
the inhabitants of Khaibar came out running on the roads. The Prophet had their
warriors killed, their offspring and woman taken as captives. Safiya was amongst
the captives, She first came in the share of Dahya Alkali but later on she
belonged to the Prophet . The Prophet made her manumission as her
'Mahr'.
5.513:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz bin Suhaib: Anas bin Malik said,
"The Prophet took Safiya as a captive. He manumitted her and married her."
Thabit asked Anas, "What did he give her as Mahr (i.e. marriage gift)?" Anas
replied. "Her Mahr was herself, for he manumitted her."
5.514:
Narrated
Sahl bin Sa`d As Saidi: Allah's Apostle (and his army) encountered the pagans
and the two armies.,, fought and then Allah's Apostle returned to his army camps
and the others (i.e. the enemy) returned to their army camps. Amongst the
companions of the Prophet there was a man who could not help pursuing any single
isolated pagan to strike him with his sword. Somebody said, "None has benefited
the Muslims today more than so-and-so." On that Allah's Apostle said, "He is
from the people of the Hell-Fire certainly." A man amongst the people (i.e.
Muslims) said, "I will accompany him (to know the fact)." So he went along with
him, and whenever he stopped he stopped with him, and whenever he hastened, he
hastened with him. The (brave) man then got wounded severely, and seeking to die
at once, he planted his sword into the ground and put its point against his
chest in between his breasts, and then threw himself on it and committed
suicide. On that the person (who was accompanying the deceased all the time)
came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I testify that you are the Apostle of Allah."
The Prophet said, "Why is that (what makes you say so)?" He said "It is
concerning the man whom you have already mentioned as one of the dwellers of the
Hell-Fire. The people were surprised by your statement, and I said to them, "I
will try to find out the truth about him for you." So I went out after him and
he was then inflicted with a severe wound and because of that, he hurried to
bring death upon himself by planting the handle of his sword into the ground and
directing its tip towards his chest between his breasts, and then he threw
himself over it and committed suicide." Allah's Apostle then said, "A man may do
what seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of Paradise but he is from
the dwellers of the Hell-Fire and another may do what seem to the people as the
deeds of the dwellers of the Hell-Fire, but he is from the dwellers of
Paradise."
5.515:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We witnessed (the battle of)
Khaibar. Allah's Apostle said about one of those who were with him and who
claimed to be a Muslim. "This (man) is from the dwellers of the Hell-Fire." When
the battle started, that fellow fought so violently and bravely that he received
plenty of wounds. Some of the people were about to doubt (the Prophet's
statement), but the man, feeling the pain of his wounds, put his hand into his
quiver and took out of it, some arrows with which he slaughtered himself (i.e.
committed suicide). Then some men amongst the Muslims came hurriedly and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Allah has made your statement true so-and-so has committed
suicide. "The Prophet said, "O so-and-so! Get up and make an announcement that
none but a believer will enter Paradise and that Allah may support the religion
with an unchaste (evil) wicked man.
5.516:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:
When Allah's Apostle fought the battle of Khaibar, or when Allah's Apostle went
towards it, (whenever) the people, (passed over a high place overlooking a
valley, they raised their voices saying, "Allahu-Akbar! Allahu-Akbar! None has
the right to be worshipped except Allah." On that Allah's Apostle said (to
them), "Lower your voices, for you are not calling a deaf or an absent one, but
you are calling a Hearer Who is near and is with you." I was behind the riding
animal of Allah's Apostle and he heard me saying. "There Is neither might, nor
power but with Allah," On that he said to me, "O `Abdullah bin Qais!" I said,
"Labbaik. O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Shall I tell you a sentence which is one
of the treasures of Paradise" I said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Let my father and
mother be sacrificed for your sake." He said, "It is: There is neither might nor
power but with Allah."
5.517:
Narrated Yazid bin Abi Ubaid: I saw the
trace of a wound in Salama's leg. I said to him, "O Abu Muslim! What is this
wound?" He said, "This was inflicted on me on the day of Khaibar and the people
said, 'Salama has been wounded.' Then I went to the Prophet and he puffed his
saliva in it (i.e. the wound) thrice., and since then I have not had any pain in
it till this hour."
5.518:
Narrated Sahl:
During one of his Ghazawat,
the Prophet encountered the pagans, and the two armies fought, and then each of
them returned to their army camps. Amongst the (army of the) Muslims there was a
man who would follow every pagan separated from the army and strike him with his
sword. It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! None has fought so satisfactorily as
so-and-so (namely, that brave Muslim). "The Prophet said, "He is from the
dwellers of the Hell-Fire." The people said, "Who amongst us will be of the
dwellers of Paradise if this (man) is from the dwellers of the Hell-Fire?" Then
a man from amongst the people said, "I will follow him and accompany him in his
fast and slow movements." The (brave) man got wounded, and wanting to die at
once, he put the handle of his sword on the ground and its tip in between his
breasts, and then threw himself over it, committing suicide. Then the man (who
had watched the deceased) returned to the Prophet and said, "I testify that you
are Apostle of Allah." The Prophet said, "What is this?" The man told him the
whole story. The Prophet said, "A man may do what may seem to the people as the
deeds of the dwellers of Paradise, but he is of the dwellers of the Hell-Fire
and a man may do what may seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of the
Hell-Fire, but he is from the dwellers of Paradise."
5.519:
Narrated Abu
`Imran: Anas looked at the people wearing Tailsans (i.e. a special kind of head
covering worn by Jews in old days). On that Anas said, "At this moment they
(i.e. those people) look like the Jews of Khaibar."
5.520:
Narrated
Salama:
`Ali remained behind the Prophet during the Ghazwa of Khaibar as he
was suffering from eye trouble. He then said, "(How can) I remain behind the
Prophet ," and followed him. So when he slept on the night of the conquest of
Khaibar, the Prophet said, "I will give the flag tomorrow, or tomorrow the flag
will be taken by a man who is loved by Allah and His Apostle , and (Khaibar)
will be conquered through him, (with Allah's help)" While every one of us was
hopeful to have the flag, it was said, "Here is `Ali" and the Prophet gave him
the flag and Khaibar was conquered through him (with Allah's Help).
5.521:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle said,
"Tomorrow I will give this flag to a man through whose hands Allah will give us
victory. He loves Allah and His Apostle, and he is loved by Allah and His
Apostle." The people remained that night, wondering as to who would be given it.
In the morning the people went to Allah's Apostle and everyone of them was
hopeful to receive it (i.e. the flag). The Prophet said, "Where is `Ali bin Abi
Talib?" It was said, "He is suffering from eye trouble O Allah's Apostle." He
said, "Send for him." `Ali was brought and Allah's Apostle spat in his eye and
invoked good upon him. So `Ali was cured as if he never had any trouble. Then
the Prophet gave him the flag. `Ali said "O Allah's Apostle! I will fight with
them till they become like us." Allah's Apostle said, "Proceed and do not hurry.
When you enter their territory, call them to embrace Islam and inform them of
Allah's Rights which they should observe, for by Allah, even if a single man is
led on the right path (of Islam) by Allah through you, then that will be better
for you than the nice red camels. 5.522:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We arrived
at Khaibar, and when Allah helped His Apostle to open the fort, the beauty of
Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtaq whose husband had been killed while she was a
bride, was mentioned to Allah's Apostle. The Prophet selected her for himself,
and set out with her, and when we reached a place called Sidd-as-Sahba,' Safiya
became clean from her menses then Allah's Apostle married her. Hais (i.e. an
'Arabian dish) was prepared on a small leather mat. Then the Prophet said to me,
"I invite the people around you." So that was the marriage banquet of the
Prophet and Safiya. Then we proceeded towards Medina, and I saw the Prophet,
making for her a kind of cushion with his cloak behind him (on his camel). He
then sat beside his camel and put his knee for Safiya to put her foot on, in
order to ride (on the camel).
5.523:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
stayed with Safiya bint Huyai for three days on the way of Khaibar where he
consummated his marriage with her. Safiya was amongst those who were ordered to
use a veil.
5.524:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet stayed for three rights
between Khaibar and Medina and was married to Safiya. I invited the Muslim to h
s marriage banquet and there wa neither meat nor bread in that banquet but the
Prophet ordered Bilal to spread the leather mats on which dates, dried yogurt
and butter were put. The Muslims said amongst themselves, "Will she (i.e.
Safiya) be one of the mothers of the believers, (i.e. one of the wives of the
Prophet ) or just (a lady captive) of what his right-hand possesses" Some of
them said, "If the Prophet makes her observe the veil, then she will be one of
the mothers of the believers (i.e. one of the Prophet's wives), and if he does
not make her observe the veil, then she will be his lady slave." So when he
departed, he made a place for her behind him (on his and made her observe the
veil.
5.525:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: While we were besieging
Khaibar, a person threw a leather container containing some fat and I ran to
take it. Suddenly I looked behind, and behold! The Prophet was there. So I felt
shy (to take it then).
5.526:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the day of Khaiber,
Allah's Apostle forbade the eating of garlic and the meat of donkeys.
5.527:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib: On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle forbade
the Mut'a (i.e. temporary marriage) and the eating of donkey-meat.
5.528:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle forbade the
eating of donkey meat.
5.529:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade
the eating of donkey-meat.
5.530:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the
day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle forbade the eating of donkey meat and allowed
the eating of horse meat.
5.531:
Narrated Ibn Abi `Aufa: We where
afflicted with severe hunger on the day of Khaibar. While the cooking pots were
boiling and some of the food was well-cooked, the announcer of the Prophet came
to say, "Do not eat anything the donkey-meat and upset the cooking pots." We
then thought that the Prophet had prohibited such food because the Khumus had
not been taken out of it. Some others said, "He prohibited the meat of donkeys
from the point of view of principle, because donkeys used to eat dirty
things."
5.532:
Narrated Al-Bara and `Abdullah bin Abl `Aufa: That when
they were in the company of the Prophet, they got some donkeys which they
(slaughtered and) cooked. Then the announcer of the Prophet said, "Turn the
cooking pots upside down (i.e. throw out the meat).
5.533:
Narrated
Al-Bara' and Ibn Abi `Aufa: On the day of Khaibar when the cooking pots were put
on the fire, the Prophet said, "Turn the cooking pots upside down."
5.534:
Narrated Al-Bara:
We took part in a Ghazwa with the Prophet (same as
Hadith No. 533). 5.535:
Narrated Al-Bara Bin Azib: During the Ghazwa of
Khaibar, the Prophet ordered us to throw away the meat of the donkeys whether it
was still raw or cooked. He did not allow us to eat it later on.
5.536:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I do not know whether the Prophet forbade the eating of
donkey-meat (temporarily) because they were the beasts of burden for the people,
and he disliked that their means of transportation should be lost, or he forbade
it on the day of Khaibar permanently.
5.537:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the
day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle divided (the war booty of Khaibar) with the
ratio of two shares for the horse and one-share for the foot soldier. (The
sub-narrator, Nafi` explained this, saying, "If a man had a horse, he was given
three shares and if he had no horse, then he was given one share.")
5.538:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: `Uthman bin `Affan and I went to the Prophet and
said, "You had given Banu Al-Muttalib from the Khumus of Khaibar's booty and
left us in spite of the fact that we and Banu Al-Muttalib are similarly related
to you." The Prophet said, "Banu Hashim and Banu Al-Muttalib only are one and
the same." So the Prophet did not give anything to Banu `Abd Shams and Banu
Nawfal.
5.539:
Narrated Abu Musa: The news of the migration of the
Prophet (from Mecca to Medina) reached us while we were in Yemen. So we set out
as emigrants towards him. We were (three) I and my two brothers. I was the
youngest of them, and one of the two was Abu Burda, and the other, Abu Ruhm, and
our total number was either 53 or 52 men from my people. We got on board a boat
and our boat took us to Negus in Ethiopia. There we met Ja`far bin Abi Talib and
stayed with him. Then we all came (to Medina) and met the Prophet at the time of
the conquest of Khaibar. Some of the people used to say to us, namely the people
of the ship, "We have migrated before you." Asma' bint 'Umais who was one of
those who had come with us, came as a visitor to Hafsa, the wife the Prophet .
She had migrated along with those other Muslims who migrated to Negus. `Umar
came to Hafsa while Asma' bint 'Umais was with her. `Umar, on seeing Asma,'
said, "Who is this?" She said, "Asma' bint 'Umais," `Umar said, "Is she the
Ethiopian? Is she the sea-faring lady?" Asma' replied, "Yes." `Umar said, "We
have migrated before you (people of the boat), so we have got more right than
you over Allah's Apostle " On that Asma' became angry and said, "No, by Allah,
while you were with Allah's Apostle who was feeding the hungry ones amongst you,
and advised the ignorant ones amongst you, we were in the far-off hated land of
Ethiopia, and all that was for the sake of Allah's Apostle . By Allah, I will
neither eat any food nor drink anything till I inform Allah's Apostle of all
that you have said. There we were harmed and frightened. I will mention this to
the Prophet and will not tell a lie or curtail your saying or add something to
it." So when the Prophet came, she said, "O Allah's Prophet `Umar has said
so-and-so." He said (to Asma'), "What did you say to him?" Asma's aid, "I told
him so-and-so." The Prophet said, "He (i.e. `Umar) has not got more right than
you people over me, as he and his companions have (the reward of) only one
migration, and you, the people of the boat, have (the reward of) two
migrations." Asma' later on said, "I saw Abu Musa and the other people of the
boat coming to me in successive groups, asking me about this narration,, and to
them nothing in the world was more cheerful and greater than what the Prophet
had said about them." Narrated Abu Burda: Asma' said, "I saw Abu Musa requesting
me to repeat this narration again and again." Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa said,
"The Prophet said, "I recognize the voice of the group of Al-Ashariyun, when
they recite the Qur'an, when they enter their homes at night, and I recognize
their houses by (listening) to their voices when they are reciting the Qur'an at
night although I have not seen their houses when they came to them during the
day time. Amongst them is Hakim who, on meeting the cavalry or the enemy, used
to say to them (i.e. the enemy). My companions order you to wait for them.'
"
5.540:
Narrated Abu Musa: We came upon the Prophet after he had
conquered Khaibar. He then gave us a share (from the booty), but apart from us
he did not give to anybody else who did not attend the Conquest.
5.541:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When we conquered Khaibar, we gained neither gold nor
silver as booty, but we gained cows, camels, goods and gardens. Then we departed
with Allah's Apostle to the valley of Al-Qira, and at that time Allah's Apostle
had a slave called Mid`am who had been presented to him by one of Banu
Ad-Dibbab. While the slave was dismounting the saddle of Allah's Apostle an
arrow the thrower of which was unknown, came and hit him. The people said,
"Congratulations to him for the martyrdom." Allah's Apostle said, "No, by Him in
Whose Hand my soul is, the sheet (of cloth) which he had taken (illegally) on
the day of Khaibar from the booty before the distribution of the booty, has
become a flame of Fire burning him." On hearing that, a man brought one or two
leather straps of shoes to the Prophet and said, "These are things I took
(illegally)." On that Allah's Apostle said, "This is a strap, or these are two
straps of Fire."
5.542:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: By Him in Whose
Hand my soul is, were I not afraid that the other Muslims might be left in
poverty, I would divide (the land of) whatever village I may conquer (among the
fighters), as the Prophet divided the land of Khaibar. But I prefer to leave it
as a (source of) a common treasury for them to distribute it revenue amongst
themselves.
5.543:
Narrated `Umar:
But for the other Muslims (i.e.
coming generations) I would divide (the land of) whatever villages the Muslims
might conquer (among the fighters), as the Prophet divided (the land of)
Khaibar.
5.544:
Narrated 'Anbasa bin Sa`id: Abu Huraira came to the
Prophet and asked him (for a share from the Khaibar booty). On that, one of the
sons of Sa`id bin Al-`As said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not give him." Abu
Huraira then said (to the Prophet ) "This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal."
Sa`id's son said, "How strange! A guinea pig coming from Qadum Ad-Dan!" Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent Aban from Medina to Najd as the commander of a
Sariya. Aban and his companions came to the Prophet at Khaibar after the Prophet
had conquered it, and the reins of their horses were made of the fire of date
palm trees. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not give them a share of the booty."
on, that, Aban said (to me), "Strange! You suggest such a thing though you are
what you are, O guinea pig coming down from the top of Ad-Dal (a lotus tree)!
"On that the Prophet said, "O Aban, sit down ! " and did not give them any
share.
5.545:
Narrated Sa`id:
Aban bin Sa`id came to the Prophet and
greeted him. Abu Huraira said, "O Allah's Apostle! This (Aban) is the murderer
of the Ibn Qauqal." (On hearing that), Aban said to Abu Huraira, "How strange
your saying is! You, a guinea pig, descending from Qadum Dan, blaming me for
(killing) a person whom Allah favored (with martyrdom) with my hand, and whom He
forbade to degrade me with his hand.'
5.546:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima
the daughter of the Prophet sent someone to Abu Bakr (when he was a caliph),
asking for her inheritance of what Allah's Apostle had left of the property
bestowed on him by Allah from the Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting) in
Medina, and Fadak, and what remained of the Khumus of the Khaibar booty. On
that, Abu Bakr said, "Allah's Apostle said, "Our property is not inherited.
Whatever we leave, is Sadaqa, but the family of (the Prophet) Muhammad can eat
of this property.' By Allah, I will not make any change in the state of the
Sadaqa of Allah's Apostle and will leave it as it was during the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle, and will dispose of it as Allah's Apostle used to do." So Abu
Bakr refused to give anything of that to Fatima. So she became angry with Abu
Bakr and kept away from him, and did not task to him till she died. She remained
alive for six months after the death of the Prophet. When she died, her husband
`Ali, buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the funeral
prayer by himself. When Fatima was alive, the people used to respect `Ali much,
but after her death, `Ali noticed a change in the people's attitude towards him.
So `Ali sought reconciliation with Abu Bakr and gave him an oath of allegiance.
`Ali had not given the oath of allegiance during those months (i.e. the period
between the Prophet's death and Fatima's death). `Ali sent someone to Abu Bakr
saying, "Come to us, but let nobody come with you," as he disliked that `Umar
should come, `Umar said (to Abu Bakr), "No, by Allah, you shall not enter upon
them alone " Abu Bakr said, "What do you think they will do to me? By Allah, I
will go to them' So Abu Bakr entered upon them, and then `Ali uttered Tashah-hud
and said (to Abu Bakr), "We know well your superiority and what Allah has given
you, and we are not jealous of the good what Allah has bestowed upon you, but
you did not consult us in the question of the rule and we thought that we have
got a right in it because of our near relationship to Allah's Apostle ."
Thereupon Abu Bakr's eyes flowed with tears. And when Abu Bakr spoke, he said,
"By Him in Whose Hand my soul is to keep good relations with the relatives of
Allah's Apostle is dearer to me than to keep good relations with my own
relatives. But as for the trouble which arose between me and you about his
property, I will do my best to spend it according to what is good, and will not
leave any rule or regulation which I saw Allah's Apostle following, in disposing
of it, but I will follow." On that `Ali said to Abu Bakr, "I promise to give you
the oath of allegiance in this after noon." So when Abu Bakr had offered the
Zuhr prayer, he ascended the pulpit and uttered the Tashah-hud and then
mentioned the story of `Ali and his failure to give the oath of allegiance, and
excused him, accepting what excuses he had offered; Then `Ali (got up) and
praying (to Allah) for forgiveness, he uttered Tashah-hud, praised Abu Bakr's
right, and said, that he had not done what he had done because of jealousy of
Abu Bakr or as a protest of that Allah had favored him with. `Ali added, "But we
used to consider that we too had some right in this affair (of rulership) and
that he (i.e. Abu Bakr) did not consult us in this matter, and therefore caused
us to feel sorry." On that all the Muslims became happy and said, "You have done
the right thing." The Muslims then became friendly with `Ali as he returned to
what the people had done (i.e. giving the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr).
5.547:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Khaibar was conquered, we said, "Now we
will eat our fill of dates!"
5.548:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: We did not eat
our fill except after we had conquered Khaibar.
5.549:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle appointed a man as the ruler of
Khaibar who later brought some Janib (i.e. dates of good quality) to the
Prophet. On that, Allah's Apostle said (to him). "Are all the dates of Khaibar
like this?" He said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle! But we take one Sa of
these (dates of good quality) for two or three Sa's of other dates (of inferior
quality)." On that, Allah's Apostle said, "Do not do so, but first sell the
inferior quality dates for money and then with that money, buy Janib." Abu Sa`id
and Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet made the brother of Bani Adi from the Ansar
as the ruler of Khaibar.
5.550:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet gave (the
land of) Khaibar to the Jews (of Khaibar) on condition that they would work on
it and cultivate it and they would have half of its yield.
5.551:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Khaibar was conquered, a (cooked) sheep
containing poison, was given as a present to Allah's Apostle.
5.552:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle appointed Usama bin Zaid as the
commander of some people. Those people criticized his leadership. The Prophet
said, "If you speak ill of his leadership, you have already spoken ill of his
father's leadership before. By Allah, he deserved to be a Commander, and he was
one of the most beloved persons to me and now this (i.e. Usama) is one of the
most beloved persons to me after him.
5.553:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When
the Prophet went out for the `Umra in the month of Dhal-Qa'da, the people of
Mecca did not allow him to enter Mecca till he agreed to conclude a peace treaty
with them by virtue of which he would stay in Mecca for three days only (in the
following year). When the agreement was being written, the Muslims wrote: "This
is the peace treaty, which Muhammad, Apostle of Allah has concluded." The
infidels said (to the Prophet), "We do not agree with you on this, for if we
knew that you are Apostle of Allah we would not have prevented you for anything
(i.e. entering Mecca, etc.), but you are Muhammad, the son of `Abdullah." Then
he said to `Ali, "Erase (the name of) 'Apostle of Allah'." `Ali said, "No, by
Allah, I will never erase you (i.e. your name)." Then Allah's Apostle took the
writing sheet...and he did not know a better writing..and he wrote or got it the
following written! "This is the peace treaty which Muhammad, the son of
`Abdullah, has concluded: "Muhammad should not bring arms into Mecca except
sheathed swords, and should not take with him any person of the people of Mecca
even if such a person wanted to follow him, and if any of his companions wants
to stay in Mecca, he should not forbid him." (In the next year) when the Prophet
entered Mecca and the allowed period of stay elapsed, the infidels came to `Ali
and said "Tell your companion (Muhammad) to go out, as the allowed period of his
stay has finished." So the Prophet departed (from Mecca) and the daughter of
Hamza followed him shouting "O Uncle, O Uncle!" `Ali took her by the hand and
said to Fatima, "Take the daughter of your uncle." So she made her ride (on her
horse). (When they reached Medina) `Ali, Zaid and Ja`far quarreled about her.
`Ali said, "I took her for she is the daughter of my uncle." Ja`far said, "She
is the daughter of my uncle and her aunt is my wife." Zaid said, "She is the
daughter of my brother." On that, the Prophet gave her to her aunt and said,
"The aunt is of the same status as the mother." He then said to `Ali, "You are
from me, and I am from you," and said to Ja`far, "You resemble me in appearance
and character," and said to Zaid, "You are our brother and our freed slave."
`Ali said to the Prophet 'Won't you marry the daughter of Hamza?" The Prophet
said, "She is the daughter of my foster brother."
5.554:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: Allah's Apostle set out with the intention of performing `Umra, but the
infidels of Quraish intervened between him and the Ka`ba, so the Prophet
slaughtered his Hadi (i.e. sacrificing animals and shaved his head at
Al-Hudaibiya and concluded a peace treaty with them (i.e. the infidels) on
condition that he would perform the `Umra the next year and that he would not
carry arms against them except swords, and would not stay (in Mecca) more than
what they would allow. So the Prophet performed the `Umra in the following year
and according to the peace treaty, he entered Mecca, and when he had stayed
there for three days, the infidels ordered him to leave, and he left.
5.555:
Narrated Mujahid:
`Urwa and I entered the Mosque and found `Abdullah bin
`Umar sitting beside the dwelling place of `Aisha. `Urwa asked (Ibn `Umar), "How
many `Umras did the Prophet perform?" Ibn `Umar replied, "Four, one of which was
in Rajab." Then we heard `Aisha brushing her teeth whereupon `Urwa said, "O
mother of the believers! Don't you hear what Abu `Abdur-Rahman is saying? He is
saying that the Prophet performed four `Umra, one of which was in Rajab." `Aisha
said, "The Prophet did not perform any `Umra but he (i.e. Ibn `Umar) witnessed
it. And he (the Prophet ) never did any `Umra in (the month of)
Rajab."
5.556:
Narrated Ibn Abi `Aufa: When Allah's Apostle performed the
`Umra (which he performed in the year following the treaty of Al-Hudaibiya) we
were screening Allah's Apostle from the infidels and their boys lest they should
harm him. 5.557:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle and his
companions arrived (at Mecca), the pagans said, "There have come to you a group
of people who have been weakened by the fever of Yathrib (i.e. Medina)." So the
Prophet ordered his companions to do Ramal (i.e. fast walking) in the first
three rounds of Tawaf around the Ka`ba and to walk in between the two corners
(i.e. the black stone and the Yemenite corner). The only cause which prevented
the Prophet from ordering them to do Ramal in all the rounds of Tawaf, was that
he pitied them. 5.558:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet hastened in going
around the Ka`ba and between the Safa and Marwa in order to show the pagans his
strength. Ibn `Abbas added, "When the Prophet arrived (at Mecca) in the year of
peace (following that of Al-Hudaibiya treaty with the pagans of Mecca), he
(ordered his companions) to do Ramal in order to show their strength to the
pagans and the pagans were watching (the Muslims) from (the hill of)
Quaiqan.
5.559:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet married Maimuna while he
was in the state of lhram but he consummated that marriage after finishing that
state. Maimuna died at Saraf (i.e. a place near Mecca). Ibn `Abbas added, The
Prophet married Maimuna during the `Umrat-al-Qada' (i.e. the `Umra performed in
lieu of the `Umra which the Prophet could not perform because the pagans,
prevented him to perform that `Umra).
5.560:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn
`Umar informed me that on the day (of Mu'tah) he stood beside Ja`far who was
dead (i.e. killed in the battle), and he counted fifty wounds in his body,
caused by stabs or strokes, and none of those wounds was in his back. `Abdullah
bin `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle appointed Zaid bin Haritha as the commander of
the army during the Ghazwa of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is martyred, Ja`far
should take over his position, and if Ja`far is martyred, `Abdullah bin Rawaha
should take over his position.' " `Abdulla-h bin `Umar further said, "I was
present amongst them in that battle and we searched for Ja`far bin Abi Talib and
found his body amongst the bodies of the martyred ones, and found over ninety
wounds over his body, caused by stabs or shots (of arrows).
5.561:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had informed the people of the martyrdom of
Zaid, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet
said, "Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was martyred, then
Ja`far took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha took it and was martyred."
At that time the Prophet's eyes were shedding tears. He added, "Then the flag
was taken by a Sword amongst the Swords of Allah (i.e. Khalid) and Allah made
them (i.e. the Muslims) victorious."
5.562:
Narrated `Amra:
I heard
`Aisha saying, "When the news of the martyrdom of Ibn Haritha, Ja`far bin Abi
Talib and `Abdullah bin Rawaka reached, Allah's Apostle sat with sorrow explicit
on his face." `Aisha added, "I was then peeping through a chink in the door. A
man came to him and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The women of Ja`far are crying.'
Thereupon the Prophet told him to forbid them to do so. So the man went away and
returned saying, "I forbade them but they did not listen to me." The Prophet
ordered him again to go (and forbid them). He went again and came saying, 'By
Allah, they overpowered me (i.e. did not listen to me)." `Aisha said that
Allah's Apostle said (to him), "Go and throw dust into their mouths." Aisha
added, "I said, May Allah put your nose in the dust! By Allah, neither have you
done what you have been ordered, nor have you relieved Allah's Apostle from
trouble."
5.563:
Narrated 'Amir:
Whenever Ibn `Umar greeted the son
of Ja`far, he used to say (to him), "Assalam 'Alaika (i.e. peace be on you) O
the son of two-winged person."
5.564:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid: On
the day (of the battle of) Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and
nothing was left in my hand except a Yemenite sword of mine.
5.565:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid: On the day of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken
in my hand and only a Yemenite sword of mine remained in my hand.
5.566:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: `Abdullah bin Rawaha fell down unconscious
and his sister `Amra started crying and was saying loudly, "O Jabala! Oh
so-and-so! Oh so-and-so! and went on calling him by his (good ) qualities one by
one). When he came to his senses, he said (to his sister), "When-ever you said
something, I was asked, 'Are you really so (i.e. as she says)?"
5.567:
Narrated Ash Shabi: An Nu`man bin Bashir said, "Abdullah bin Rawaha fell
down unconscious.." (and mentioned the above Hadith adding, "Thereupon, when he
died she (i.e. his sister) did not weep over him."
5.568:
Narrated Usama
bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle sent us towards Al-Huruqa, and in the morning we
attacked them and defeated them. I and an Ansari man followed a man from among
them and when we took him over, he said, "La ilaha illal-Lah." On hearing that,
the Ansari man stopped, but I killed him by stabbing him with my spear. When we
returned, the Prophet came to know about that and he said, "O Usama! Did you
kill him after he had said "La ilaha ilal-Lah?" I said, "But he said so only to
save himself." The Prophet kept on repeating that so often that I wished I had
not embraced Islam before that day.
5.569:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:
I fought in seven Ghazwat (i.e. battles) along with the Prophet and fought in
nine battles, fought by armies dispatched by the Prophet. Once Abu Bakr was our
commander and at another time, Usama was our commander. Narrated Salama in
another narration: I fought seven Ghazwat (i.e. battles) along with the Prophet
and also fought in nine battles, fought by armies sent by the Prophet . Once Abu
Bakr was our commander and another time, Usama was (our commander).
5.570:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: I fought in nine Ghazwa-t along with the
Prophet, I also fought along with Ibn Haritha when the Prophet made him our
commander.
5.571:
Narrated Yazid bin Abi Ubaid: Salama bin Al-Akwa` said,
"I fought in seven Ghazwat along with the Prophet." He then mentioned Khaibar,
Al-Hudaibiya, the day (i.e. battle) of Hunain and the day of Al-Qurad. I forgot
the names of the other Ghazwat.
5.572:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle
sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad saying, "Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh
where there is a lady carrying a letter, and take that (letter) from her." So we
proceeded on our way with our horses galloping till we reached the Rawda, and
there we found the lady and said to her, "Take out the letter." She said, "I
have no letter." We said, "Take out the letter, or else we will take off your
clothes." So she took it out of her braid, and we brought the letter to Allah's
Apostle . The letter was addressed from Hatib, bin Abi Balta'a to some pagans of
Mecca, telling them about what Allah's Apostle intended to do. Allah's Apostle
said, "O Hatib! What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not make a
hasty decision about me. I was a person not belonging to Quraish but I was an
ally to them from outside and had no blood relation with them, and all the
Emigrants who were with you, have got their kinsmen (in Mecca) who can protect
their families and properties. So I liked to do them a favor so that they might
protect my relatives as I have no blood relation with them. I did not do this to
renegade from my religion (i.e. Islam) nor did I do it to choose Heathenism
after Islam." Allah's Apostle said to his companions." As regards him, he (i.e.
Hatib) has told you the truth." `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop
off the head of this hypocrite!" The Prophet said, "He (i.e. Hatib) has
witnessed the Badr battle (i.e. fought in it) and what could tell you, perhaps
Allah looked at those who witnessed Badr and said, "O the people of Badr (i.e.
Badr Muslim warriors), do what you like, for I have forgiven you. "Then Allah
revealed the Sura:-- "O you who believe! Take not my enemies And your enemies as
friends offering them (Your) love even though they have disbelieved in that
Truth (i.e. Allah, Prophet Muhammad and this Qur'an) which has come to you
....(to the end of Verse)....(And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then
indeed he has gone (far) astray (away) from the Straight Path." (60.1
5.573:
Narrated Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utba: Ibn `Abbas said, Allah's
Apostle fought the Ghazwa (i.e. battles of Al-Fath during Ramadan." Narrated
Az-Zuhri: Ibn Al-Musaiyab (also) said the same. Ibn `Abbas added, "The Prophet
fasted and when he reached Al-Kadid, a place where there is water between Kudaid
and 'Usfan, he broke his fast and did not fast afterwards till the whole month
had passed away.
5.574:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : The Prophet left Medina
(for Mecca) in the company of ten-thousand (Muslim warriors) in (the month of)
Ramadan, and that was eight and a half years after his migration to Medina. He
and the Muslims who were with him, proceeded on their way to Mecca. He was
fasting and they were fasting, but when they reached a place called Al-Kadid
which was a place of water between 'Usfan and Kudaid, he broke his fast and so
did they. (Az-Zuhri said, "One should take the last action of Allah's Apostle
and leave his early action (while taking a verdict.")
5.575:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Allah's Apostle set out towards Hunain in the month of Ramadan and some
of the people were fasting while some others were not fasting, and when the
Prophet mounted his she-camel, he asked for a tumbler of milk or water and put
it on the palm of his hand or on his she-camel and then the people looked at
him; and those who were not fasting told those who were fasting, to break their
fast (i.e. as the Prophet had done so). Ibn `Abbas added, "The Prophet went (to
Hunain) in the year of the Conquest (of Mecca).
5.576:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle travelled in the month of Ramadan and he
fasted till he reached (a place called) 'Usfan, then he asked for a tumbler of
water and drank it by the daytime so that the people might see him. He broke his
fast till he reached Mecca." Ibn `Abbas used to say, "Allah's Apostle fasted and
sometimes did not fast while traveling, so one may fast or may not (on
journeys)"
5.577:
Narrated Hisham's father: When Allah's Apostle set out
(towards Mecca) during the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) and this news reached
(the infidels of Quraish), Abu Sufyan, Hakim bin Hizam and Budail bin Warqa came
out to gather information about Allah's Apostle , They proceeded on their way
till they reached a place called Marr-az-Zahran (which is near Mecca). Behold!
There they saw many fires as if they were the fires of `Arafat. Abu Sufyan said,
"What is this? It looked like the fires of `Arafat." Budail bin Warqa' said,
"Banu `Amr are less in number than that." Some of the guards of Allah's Apostle
saw them and took them over, caught them and brought them to Allah's Apostle.
Abu Sufyan embraced Islam. When the Prophet proceeded, he said to Al-Abbas,
"Keep Abu Sufyan standing at the top of the mountain so that he would look at
the Muslims. So Al-`Abbas kept him standing (at that place) and the tribes with
the Prophet started passing in front of Abu Sufyan in military batches. A batch
passed and Abu Sufyan said, "O `Abbas Who are these?" `Abbas said, "They are
(Banu) Ghifar." Abu Sufyan said, I have got nothing to do with Ghifar." Then (a
batch of the tribe of) Juhaina passed by and he said similarly as above. Then (a
batch of the tribe of) Sa`d bin Huzaim passed by and he said similarly as above.
then (Banu) Sulaim passed by and he said similarly as above. Then came a batch,
the like of which Abu Sufyan had not seen. He said, "Who are these?" `Abbas
said, "They are the Ansar headed by Sa`d bin Ubada, the one holding the flag."
Sa`d bin Ubada said, "O Abu Sufyan! Today is the day of a great battle and today
(what is prohibited in) the Ka`ba will be permissible." Abu Sufyan said., "O
`Abbas! How excellent the day of destruction is! "Then came another batch (of
warriors) which was the smallest of all the batches, and in it there was Allah's
Apostle and his companions and the flag of the Prophet was carried by Az-Zubair
bin Al Awwam. When Allah's Apostle passed by Abu Sufyan, the latter said, (to
the Prophet), "Do you know what Sa`d bin 'Ubada said?" The Prophet said, "What
did he say?" Abu Sufyan said, "He said so-and-so." The Prophet said, "Sa`d told
a lie, but today Allah will give superiority to the Ka`ba and today the Ka`ba
will be covered with a (cloth) covering." Allah's Apostle ordered that his flag
be fixed at Al-Hajun. Narrated `Urwa: Nafi` bin Jubair bin Mut`im said, "I heard
Al-Abbas saying to Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam, 'O Abu `Abdullah ! Did Allah's
Apostle order you to fix the flag here?' " Allah's Apostle ordered Khalid bin
Al-Walid to enter Mecca from its upper part from Ka'da while the Prophet himself
entered from Kuda. Two men from the cavalry of Khalid bin Al-Wahd named Hubaish
bin Al-Ash'ar and Kurz bin Jabir Al-Fihri were martyred on that day.
5.578:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: I saw Allah's Apostle on the day of the
Conquest of Mecca over his she-camel, reciting Surat-al-Fath in a vibrant
quivering tone. (The sub-narrator, Mu'awiya added, "Were I not afraid that the
people may gather around me, I would recite in vibrant quivering tone as he
(i.e. `Abdullah bin Mughaffal) did, imitating Allah's Apostle.")
5.579:
Narrated `Amr bin `Uthman: Usama bin Zaid said during the Conquest (of
Mecca), "O Allah's Apostle! Where will we encamp tomorrow?" The Prophet said,
"But has `Aqil left for us any house to lodge in?" He then added, "No believer
will inherit an infidel's property, and no infidel will inherit the property of
a believer." Az-Zuhri was asked, "Who inherited Abu Talib?" Az-Zuhri replied,
"Ail and Talib inherited him."
5.580:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "If Allah makes us victorious, our encamping place will be
Al-Khaif, the place where the infidels took an oath to be loyal to Heathenism
(by boycotting Banu Hashim, the Prophet's folk).
5.581:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: When Allah's Apostle intended to carry on the Ghazwa of Hunain, he
said, "Tomorrow, if Allah wished, our encamping) plaice will be Khaif Bani
Kinana where (the infidels) took an oath to be loyal to Heathenism."
5.582:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: On the day of the Conquest, the Prophet entered
Mecca, wearing a helmet on his head. When he took it off, a man came and said,
"Ibn Khatal is clinging to the curtain of the Ka`ba." The Prophet said, "Kill
him." (Malik a sub-narrator said, "On that day the Prophet was not in a state of
Ihram as it appeared to us, and Allah knows better.")
5.583:
Narrated
`Abdullah: When the Prophet entered Mecca on the day of the Conquest, there were
360 idols around the Ka`ba. The Prophet started striking them with a stick he
had in his hand and was saying, "Truth has come and Falsehood will neither start
nor will it reappear.
5.584:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle
arrived in Mecca, he refused to enter the Ka`ba while there were idols in it. So
he ordered that they be taken out. The pictures of the (Prophets) Abraham and
Ishmael, holding arrows of divination in their hands, were carried out. The
Prophet said, "May Allah ruin them (i.e. the infidels) for they knew very well
that they (i.e. Abraham and Ishmael) never drew lots by these (divination
arrows). Then the Prophet entered the Ka`ba and said. "Allahu Akbar" in all its
directions and came out and not offer any prayer therein.
5.585:
Narrated
`Aisha:
During the year of the Conquest (of Mecca), the Prophet entered
Mecca through Kada which was at the upper part of Mecca.
5.586:
Narrated
Hisham's father: During the year of the Conquest (of Mecca), the Prophet entered
Mecca through its upper part through Kada.
5.587:
Narrated Ibn Laila:
None informed us that he saw the Prophet offering the Duha (i.e. forenoon)
prayer, except Um Ham who mentioned that the Prophet took a bath in her house on
the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) and then offered an eight rak`at prayer. She
added, "I never saw the Prophet offering a lighter prayer than that prayer, but
he was performing perfect bowing and prostrations."
5.588:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas : `Umar used to admit me (into his house) along with the old men who had
fought in the Badr battle. Some of them said (to `Umar), "Why do you allow this
young man to enter with us, while we have sons of his own age? " `Umar said,
"You know what person he is." One day `Umar called them and called me along with
them, I had thought he called me on that day to show them something about me
(i.e. my knowledge). `Umar asked them, "What do you say about (the Sura): "When
comes the help of Allah and the Conquest (of Mecca) And you see mankind entering
the Religion of Allah (i.e. Islam) in crowds. 'So celebrate the Praises Of your
Lord and ask for His forgiveness, Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance
and forgives." (110.1-3) Some of them replied, "We are ordered to praise Allah
and repent to Him if we are helped and granted victory." Some said, "We do not
know." Others kept quiet. `Umar then said to me, "Do you say similarly?" I said,
"No." `Umar said "What do you say then?" I said, "This Verse indicates the
approaching of the death of Allah's Apostle of which Allah informed him. When
comes the help of Allah and the Conquest, i.e. the Conquest of Mecca, that will
be the sign of your Prophet's) approaching death, so testify the uniqueness of
your Lord (i.e. Allah) and praise Him and repent to Him as He is ready to
forgive." On that, `Umar said, "I do not know about it anything other than what
you know."
5.589:
Narrated Abu Shuraih: Al-Adawi that he said to `Amr bin
Sa`id while the latter was sending troops in batches to Mecca, "O chief! Allow
me to tell you a statement which Allah's Apostle said on the second day of the
Conquest of Mecca. My two ears heard it and my heart remembered it and my two
eyes saw him when he said it. He (i.e. the Prophet) praised Allah and then said,
'Mecca has been made a sanctuary by Allah and not by the people, so it is not
lawful for a person, who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed blood in it,
or to cut its trees and if someone asks the permission to fight in Mecca because
Allah's Apostle was allowed to fight in it, say to him; Allah permitted His
Apostle and did not allow you, and even he (i.e. the Apostle) was allowed for a
short period of the day, and today its (Mecca's sanctity has become the same as
it was before (of old) so those who are present should inform those who are
absent (this Hadith)." Then Abu Shuraih, was asked, "What did `Amr say to you?
Abu Shuraih said, "He said, "I knew that better than you, O Abu Shuraih! The
Haram (i.e. Mecca) does not give refuge to a sinner or a fleeing murderer or a
person running away after causing destruction."
5.590:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying in the year of the Conquest (of
Mecca) while he was in Mecca, "Allah and His Apostle have made the selling of
wine (i.e. alcoholic drinks) unlawful."
5.591:
Narrated Anas:
We
stayed (in Mecca) for ten days along with the Prophet and used to offer
shortened prayers (i.e. journey prayers).
5.592:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet stayed in Mecca for 19 days during which he prayed 2 rak`at in each
prayer. 5.593:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas said, "We stayed for 19 days
with Prophet on a journey during which we used to offer shortened prayers." Ibn
`Abbas added, "We offer the Qasr prayer (i.e. shortened prayer) If we stay up to
19 days as travelers, But if we stay longer, we offer complete
prayers.
5.594:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: While we were in the company of the
Ibn Al-Musaiyab, Sunain Abi Jamila informed us (a Hadith), Abu Jamila said that
he lived during the lifetime of the Prophet and that he had accompanied him ( to
Mecca) during the year of the Conquest (of Mecca).
5.595:
Narrated `Amr
bin Salama: We were at a place which was a thoroughfare for the people, and the
caravans used to pass by us and we would ask them, "What is wrong with the
people? What is wrong with the people? Who is that man?. They would say, "That
man claims that Allah has sent him (as an Apostle), that he has been divinely
inspired, that Allah has revealed to him such-and-such." I used to memorize that
(Divine) Talk, and feel as if it was inculcated in my chest (i.e. mind) And the
'Arabs (other than Quraish) delayed their conversion to Islam till the Conquest
(of Mecca). They used to say." "Leave him (i.e. Muhammad) and his people
Quraish: if he overpowers them then he is a true Prophet. So, when Mecca was
conquered, then every tribe rushed to embrace Islam, and my father hurried to
embrace Islam before (the other members of) my tribe. When my father returned
(from the Prophet) to his tribe, he said, "By Allah, I have come to you from the
Prophet for sure!" The Prophet afterwards said to them, 'Offer such-and-such
prayer at such-and-such time, and when the time for the prayer becomes due, then
one of you should pronounce the Adhan (for the prayer), and let the one amongst
you who knows Qur'an most should, lead the prayer." So they looked for such a
person and found none who knew more Qur'an than I because of the Qur'anic
material which I used to learn from the caravans. They therefore made me their
Imam ((to lead the prayer) and at that time I was a boy of six or seven years,
wearing a Burda (i.e. a black square garment) proved to be very short for me
(and my body became partly naked). A lady from the tribe said, "Won't you cover
the anus of your reciter for us?" So they bought (a piece of cloth) and made a
shirt for me. I had never been so happy with anything before as I was with that
shirt.
5.596:
Narrated `Aisha:
`Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his
brother Sa`d to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his custody. `Utba
said (to him). "He is my son." When Allah's Apostle arrived in Mecca during the
Conquest (of Mecca), Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas took the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a
and took him to the Prophet `Abd bin Zam`a too came along with him. Sa`d said.
"This is the son of my brother and the latter has informed me that he is his
son." `Abd bin Zam`a said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is my brother who is the son
of the slave-girl of Zam`a and was born on his (i.e. Zam'as) bed.' Allah's
Apostle looked at the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed that he, of all
the people had the greatest resemblance to `Utba bin Abi Waqqas. Allah's Apostle
then said (to `Abd), " He is yours; he is your brother, O `Abd bin Zam`a, he was
born on the bed (of your father)." (At the same time) Allah's Apostle said (to
his wife Sauda), "Veil yourself before him (i.e. the son of the slave-girl) O
Sauda," because of the resemblance he noticed between him and `Utba bin Abi
Waqqas. Allah's Apostle added, "The boy is for the bed (i.e. for the owner of
the bed where he was born), and stone is for the adulterer." (Ibn Shihab said,
"Abu Huraira used to say that (i.e. the last statement of the Prophet in the
above Hadith 596, publicly.")
5.597:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: A lady
committed theft during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle in the Ghazwa of Al-Fath,
((i.e. Conquest of Mecca). Her folk went to Usama bin Zaid to intercede for her
(with the Prophet). When Usama interceded for her with Allah's Apostle, the
color of the face of Allah's Apostle changed and he said, "Do you intercede with
me in a matter involving one of the legal punishments prescribed by Allah?"
Usama said, "O Allah's Apostle! Ask Allah's Forgiveness for me." So in the
afternoon, Allah's Apostle got up and addressed the people. He praised Allah as
He deserved and then said, "Amma ba'du ! The nations prior to you were destroyed
because if a noble amongst them stole, they used to excuse him, and if a poor
person amongst them stole, they would apply (Allah's) Legal Punishment to him.
By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
stole, I would cut her hand." Then Allah's Apostle gave his order in the case of
that woman and her hand was cut off. Afterwards her repentance proved sincere
and she got married. `Aisha said, "That lady used to visit me and I used to
convey her demands to Allah's Apostle."
5.598:
Narrated Majashi:
I
took my brother to the Prophet after the Conquest (of Mecca) and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have come to you with my brother so that you may take a
pledge of allegiance from him for migration." The Prophet said, The people of
migration (i.e. those who migrated to Medina before the Conquest) enjoyed the
privileges of migration (i.e. there is no need for migration anymore)." I said
to the Prophet, "For what will you take his pledge of allegiance?" The Prophet
said, "I will take his pledge of allegiance for Islam, Belief, and for Jihad
(i.e. fighting in Allah's Cause).
5.599:
Narrated Mujashi bin Masud: I
took Abu Mabad to the Prophet in order that he might give him the pledge of
allegiance for migration. The Prophet said, "Migration has gone to its people,
but I take the pledge from him (i.e. Abu Mabad) for Islam and Jihad."
5.600:
Narrated Mujahid:
I said to Ibn `Umar, "I want to migrate to Sham." He
said, "There is no migration, but Jihad (for Allah's Cause). Go and offer
yourself for Jihad, and if you find an opportunity for Jihad (stay there)
otherwise, come back." (In an other narration) Ibn `Umar said, "There is no
migration today or after Allah's Apostle." (and completed his statement as
above.)
5.601:
Narrated Mujahid bin Jabr: `Abdullah bin `Umar used to
say, "There is no migration after the Conquest (of Mecca).
5.602:
Narrated `Ata' bin Abi Rabah: `Ubaid bin `Umar and I visited `Aisha, and he
asked her about the migration. She said, "There is no migration today. A
believer used to flee with his religion to Allah and His Prophet for fear that
he might be put to trial as regards his religion. Today Allah has rendered Islam
victorious; therefore a believing one can worship one's Lord wherever one
wishes. But there is Jihad (for Allah's Cause) and intentions." (See Hadith 42,
in the 4th Vol. for its Explanation)
5.603:
Narrated Mujahid:
Allah's
Apostle got up on the day of the Conquest of Mecca and said, "Allah has made
Mecca a sanctuary since the day He created the Heavens and the Earth, and it
will remain a sanctuary by virtue of the sanctity Allah has bestowed on it till
the Day of Resurrection. It (i.e. fighting in it) was not made lawful to anyone
before me!, nor will it be made lawful to anyone after me, and it was not made
lawful for me except for a short period of time. Its game should not be chased,
nor should its trees be cut, nor its vegetation or grass uprooted, not its
Luqata (i.e. Most things) picked up except by one who makes a public
announcement about it." Al-Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib said, "Except the Idhkhir,
O Allah's Apostle, as it is indispensable for blacksmiths and houses." On that,
the Prophet kept quiet and then said, "Except the Idhkhir as it is lawful to
cut."
5.604:
Narrated Isma`il:
I saw (a healed scar of) blow over the
hand of Ibn Abi `Aufa who said, "I received that blow in the battle of Hunain in
the company of the Prophet." I said, "Did you take part in the battle of
Hunain?" He replied, "Yes (and in other battles) before it." 5.605:
Narrated
Abu 'Is-haq: I heard Al-Bara' narrating when a man came and said to him, "O Abu
'`Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" Al-Bara' replied,
"I testify that the Prophet did not flee, but the hasty people hurried away and
the people of Hawazin threw arrows at them. At that time, Abu Sufyan bin
Al-Harith was holding the white mule of the Prophet by the head, and the Prophet
was saying, "I am the Prophet undoubtedly: I am the son of
`Abdul-Muttalib."
5.606:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: Al-Bara' was asked while I
was listening, "Did you flee (before the enemy) along with the Prophet on the
day of (the battle of) Hunain?" He replied, "As for the Prophet, he did not
(flee). The enemy were good archers and the Prophet was saying, "I am the
Prophet undoubtedly; I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib."
5.607:
Narrated
Abu 'Is-haq: That he heard Al-Bara narrating when a man from Qais (tribe) asked
him "Did you flee leaving Allah's Apostle on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?"
Al-Bara' replied, "But Allah's Apostle did not flee. The people of Hawazin were
good archers, and when we attacked them, they fled. But rushing towards the
booty, we were confronted by the arrows (of the enemy). I saw the Prophet riding
his white mule while Abu Sufyan was holding its reins, and the Prophet was
saying "I am the Prophet undoubtedly." (Israil and Zuhair said, "The Prophet
dismounted from his Mule.")
5.608:
Narrated Marwan and Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama: When the delegate of Hawazin came to Allah's Apostle declaring their
conversion to Islam and asked him to return their properties and captives,
Allah's Apostle got up and said to them, "There Is involved in this matter, the
people whom you see with me, and the most beloved talk to me, is the true one.
So choose one of two alternatives: Either the captives or the properties. I have
been waiting for you (i.e. have not distributed the booty)." Allah's Apostle had
delayed the distribution of their booty over ten nights after his return from
Ta'if. So when they came to know that Allah's Apostle was not going to return to
them but one of the two, they said, "We prefer to have our captives." So Allah's
Apostle got up amongst the Muslims, and praising Allah as He deserved, said, "To
proceed! Your brothers have come to you with repentance and I see (it logical)
to return their captives. So, whoever of you likes to do that as a favor then he
can do it. And whoever of you likes to stick to his share till we give him from
the very first booty which Allah will give us, then he can do so." The people
said, "We do that (i.e. return the captives) willingly as a favor, 'O Allah's
Apostle!" Allah's Apostle said, "We do not know which of you have agreed to it
and which have not; so go back and let your chiefs forward us your decision."
They went back and their chief's spoke to them, and they (i.e. the chiefs)
returned to Allah's Apostle and informed him that all of them had agreed (to
give up their captives) with pleasure, and had given their permission (i.e. that
the captives be returned to their people). (The sub-narrator said, "That is what
has reached me about the captives of Hawazin tribe.")
5.609:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: When we returned from (the battle of) Hunain, `Umar asked the Prophet
about a vow which he had made during the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance that he
would perform I`tikaf. The Prophet ordered him to fulfill his vow.
5.610:
Narrated Abu Qatada: We set out along with the Prophet during the year of
(the battle of) Hunain, and when we faced the enemy, the Muslims (with the
exception of the Prophet and some of his companions) retreated (before the
enemy). I saw one of the pagans over-powering one of the Muslims, so I struck
the pagan from behind his neck causing his armor to be cut off. The pagan headed
towards me and pressed me so forcibly that I felt as if I was dying. Then death
took him over and he released me. Afterwards I followed `Umar and said to him,
"What is wrong with the people?" He said, "It is the Order of Allah." Then the
Muslims returned (to the battle after the flight) and (after overcoming the
enemy) the Prophet sat and said, "Whoever had killed an Infidel and has an
evidence to this issue, will have the Salb (i.e. the belonging of the deceased
e.g. clothes, arms, horse, etc)." I (stood up) and said, "Who will be my
witness?" and then sat down. Then the Prophet repeated his question. Then the
Prophet said the same (for the third time). I got up and said, "Who will be my
witness?" and then sat down. The Prophet asked his former question again. So I
got up. The Prophet said, What is the matter, O Abu Qatada?" So I narrated the
whole story; A man said, "Abu Qatada has spoken the truth, and the Salb of the
deceased is with me, so please compensate Abu Qatada on my behalf." Abu Bakr
said, "No! By Allah, it will never happen that the Prophet will leave a Lion of
Allah who fights for the Sake of Allah and His Apostle and give his spoils to
you." The Prophet said, "Abu Bakr has spoken the truth. Give it (the spoils)
back to him (O man)!" So he gave it to me and I bought a garden in (the land of)
Banu Salama with it (i.e. the spoils) and that was the first property I got
after embracing Islam.
5.611:
Narrated Abu Qatada: When it was the day of
(the battle of) Hunain, I saw a Muslim man fighting with one of the pagans and
another pagan was hiding himself behind the Muslim in order to kill him. So I
hurried towards the pagan who was hiding behind the Muslim to kill him, and he
raised his hand to hit me but I hit his hand and cut it off. That man got hold
of me and pressed me so hard that I was afraid (that I would die), then he knelt
down and his grip became loose and I pushed him and killed him. The Muslims
(excepting the Prophet and some of his companions) started fleeing and I too,
fled with them. Suddenly I met `Umar bin Al-Khattab amongst the people and I
asked him, "What is wrong with the people?" He said, "It is the order of Allah"
Then the people returned to Allah's Apostle (after defeating the enemy). Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever produces a proof that he has killed an infidel, will have
the spoils of the killed man." So I got up to look for an evidence to prove that
I had killed an infidel, but I could not find anyone to bear witness for me, so
I sat down. Then it came to my mind (that I should speak of it) and I mentioned
the case to Allah's Apostle. A man from the persons who were sitting with him
(i.e. the Prophet), said, "The arms of the deceased one whom he ( i.e. Abu
Qatada) has mentioned, are with me, so please compensate him for it (i.e. the
spoils)," Abu Bakr said, "No, Allah's Apostle will not give it (i.e. the spoils)
to a weak humble person from Quraish and leave one of Allah's Lions who fights
on behalf of Allah and His Apostle." Allah's Apostle then got up and gave that
(spoils) to me, and I bought with it, a garden which was the first property I
got after embracing Islam.
5.612:
Narrated Abu Musa: When the Prophet had
finished from the battle of Hunain, he sent Abu Amir at the head of an army to
Autas He (i.e. Abu Amir) met Duraid bin As Summa and Duraid was killed and Allah
defeated his companions. The Prophet sent me with Abu 'Amir. Abu Amir was shot
at his knee with an arrow which a man from Jushm had shot and fixed into his
knee. I went to him and said, "O Uncle! Who shot you?" He pointed me out (his
killer) saying, "That is my killer who shot me (with an arrow)." So I headed
towards him and overtook him, and when he saw me, he fled, and I followed him
and started saying to him, "Won't you be ashamed? Won't you stop?" So that
person stopped, and we exchanged two hits with the swords and I killed him. Then
I said to Abu 'Amir. "Allah has killed your killer." He said, "Take out this
arrow" So I removed it, and water oozed out of the wound. He then said, "O son
of my brother! Convey my compliments to the Prophet and request him to ask
Allah's Forgiveness for me." Abu Amir made me his successor in commanding the
people (i.e. troops). He survived for a short while and then died. (Later) I
returned and entered upon the Prophet at his house, and found him lying in a bed
made of stalks of date-palm leaves knitted with ropes, and on it there was
bedding. The strings of the bed had their traces over his back and sides. Then I
told the Prophet about our and Abu Amir's news and how he had said "Tell him to
ask for Allah's Forgiveness for me." The Prophet asked for water, performed
ablution and then raised hands, saying, "O Allah's Forgive `Ubaid, Abu Amir." At
that time I saw the whiteness of the Prophet's armpits. The Prophet then said,
"O Allah, make him (i.e. Abu Amir) on the Day of Resurrection, superior to many
of Your human creatures." I said, "Will you ask Allah's Forgiveness for me?" (On
that) the Prophet said, "O Allah, forgive the sins of `Abdullah bin Qais and
admit him to a nice entrance (i.e. paradise) on the Day of Resurrection." Abu
Burda said, "One of the prayers was for Abu 'Amir and the other was for Abu Musa
(i.e. `Abdullah bin Qais).
5.613:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet came to
me while there was an effeminate man sitting with me, and I heard him (i.e. the
effeminate man) saying to `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya, "O `Abdullah! See if Allah
should make you conquer Ta'if tomorrow, then take the daughter of Ghailan (in
marriage) as (she is so beautiful and fat that) she shows four folds of flesh
when facing you, and eight when she turns her back." The Prophet then said,
"These (effeminate men) should never enter upon you (O women!)." Ibn Juraij
said, "That effeminate man was called Hit."
5.614:
Narrated Hisham:
The above narration and added extra, that at that time, the Prophet, was
besieging Taif.
5.615:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: When Allah's Apostle
besieged Taif and could not conquer its people, he said, "We will return (to
Medina) If Allah wills." That distressed the Companions (of the Prophet and they
said, "Shall we go away without conquering it (i.e. the Fort of Taif)?" Once the
Prophet said, "Let us return." Then the Prophet said (to them), "Fight
tomorrow." They fought and (many of them) got wounded, whereupon the Prophet
said, "We will return (to Medina) tomorrow if Allah wills." That delighted them,
whereupon the Prophet smiled. The sub-narrator, Sufyan said once, "(The Prophet)
smiled."
5.616:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: I heard from Sa`d, the first man
who has thrown an arrow in Allah's Cause, and from Abu Bakra who jumped over the
wall of the Ta'if Fort along with a few persons and came to the Prophet. They
both said, "We heard the Prophet saying, " If somebody claims to be the son of
somebody other than his father knowingly, he will be denied Paradise (i.e. he
will not enter Paradise).' " Narrated Ma`mar from `Asim from Abu Al-`Aliya or
Abu `Uthman An-Nahdi who said. "I heard Sa`d and Abu Bakra narrating from the
Prophet." `Asim said, "I said (to him), 'Very trustworthy persons have narrated
to you.' He said, 'Yes, one of them was the first to throw an arrow in Allah's
Cause and the other came to the Prophet in a group of thirty-three persons from
Ta'if.' 5.617:
Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa said, "I was with the Prophet
when he was encamping at Al-Jarana (a place) between Mecca and Medina and Bilal
was with him. A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Won't you fulfill what
you have promised me?" The Prophet said, 'Rejoice (at what I will do for you).'
The bedouin said, "(You have said to me) rejoice too often." Then the Prophet
turned to me (i.e. Abu Musa) and Bilal in an angry mood and said, 'The bedouin
has refused the good tidings, so you both accept them.' Bilal and I said, 'We
accept them.' Then the Prophet asked for a drinking bowl containing water and
washed his hands and face in it, and then took a mouthful of water and threw it
therein saying (to us), "Drink (some of) it and pour (some) over your faces and
chests and be happy at the good tidings." So they both took the drinking bowl
and did as instructed. Um Salama called from behind a screen, "Keep something
(of the water for your mother." So they left some of it for her.
5.618:
Narrated Safwan bin Ya`la bin Umaiya: Ya`la used to say, "I wish I could see
Allah's Apostle at the time when he is being inspired divinely." Ya`la added
"While the Prophet was at Al-Ja'rana, shaded with a cloth sheet (in the form of
a tent) and there were staying with him, some of his companions under it,
suddenly there came to him a bedouin wearing a cloak and perfumed extravagantly.
He said, "O Allah's Apostle ! What is your opinion regarding a man who assumes
the state of Ihram for `Umra wearing a cloak after applying perfume to his
body?" `Umar signalled with his hand to Ya`la to come (near). Ya`la came and put
his head (underneath that cloth sheet) and saw the Prophet red-faced and when
that state (of the Prophet ) was over, he said, "Where is he who as already
asked me about the `Umra?" The man was looked for and brought to the Prophet The
Prophet said (to him), "As for the perfume you have applied to your body, wash
it off your body) thrice, and take off your cloak, and then do in your `Umra the
rites you do in your Hajj."
5.619:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid bin `Asim:
When Allah gave to His Apostle the war booty on the day of Hunain, he
distributed that booty amongst those whose hearts have been (recently)
reconciled (to Islam), but did not give anything to the Ansar. So they seemed to
have felt angry and sad as they did not get the same as other people had got.
The Prophet then delivered a sermon before them, saying, "O, the assembly of
Ansar! Didn't I find you astray, and then Allah guided you on the Right Path
through me? You were divided into groups, and Allah brought you together through
me; you were poor and Allah made you rich through me." Whatever the Prophet said
, they (i.e. the Ansar) said, "Allah and his Apostle have more favours to do."
The Prophet said, "What stops you from answering the Apostle of Allah?" But
whatever he said to them, they replied, "Allah and His Apostle have more favours
to do." The Prophet then said, "If you wish you could say: 'You came to us in
such-and-such state (at Medina).' Wouldn't you be willing to see the people go
away with sheep and camels while you go with the Prophet to your homes? But for
the migration, I would have been one of the Ansar, and if the people took their
way through a valley or mountain pass, I would select the valley or mountain
pass of the Ansar. The Ansar are Shiar (i.e. those clothes which are in direct
contact with the body and worn inside the other garments), and the people are
Dithar (i.e. those clothes which are not in direct contact with the body and are
worn over other garments). No doubt, you will see other people favoured over
you, so you should be patient till you meet me at the Tank (of
Kauthar).
5.620:
Narrated Anas Bin Malik: When Allah gave Allah's Apostle
what he gave of the properties of the Hawazin tribe as a war booty, the Prophet
started giving some men 100 camels each. The Ansar (then) said, "May Allah
forgive Allah's Apostles as he gives to Quraish and leaves us although our
swords are still dribbling with the blood of Quraish." Allah Apostle was
informed of their statement, so he sent for the Ansar and gathered them in a
leather tent, and did not call anybody else along with them. When they al I
gathered, the Prophet got up and said, "What is this talk being informed to me
about you?" The learned men amongst the Ansar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our
chiefs did not say anything, but some people amongst us who are younger in age
said. 'May Allah forgive Allah's Apostle as he gives (of the booty) to Quraish
and leaves us though our swords are still dribbling with their blood." The
Prophet said, "I give to these men who have newly deserted heathenism (and
embraced Islam) so as to attract their hearts. Won't you be happy that the
people take the wealth while you take the Prophet with you to your homes? By
Allah, what you are taking is better than whatever they are taking." They (i.e.
the Ansar) said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are satisfied." The Prophet then said to
them. "You will find others favored over you greatly, so be patient till you
meet Allah and His Apostle and I will be at the Tank then." Anas added: But they
did not remain patient.
5.621:
Narrated Anas:
When it was the day of
the Conquest (of Mecca) Allah's Apostle distributed the war booty amongst the
people of Quraish which caused the Ansar to become angry. So the Prophet said,
"Won't you be pleased that the people take the worldly things and you take
Allah's Apostle with you? "They said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "If the people
took their way through a valley or mountain pass, I would take my way through
the Ansar's valley or mountain pass."
5.622:
Narrated Anas:
When it
was the day of (the battle of) Hunain, the Prophet confronted the tribe of
Hawazin while there were ten-thousand (men) besides the Tulaqa' (i.e. those who
had embraced Islam on the day of the Conquest of Mecca) with the Prophet. When
they (i.e. Muslims) fled, the Prophet said, "O the group of Ansari" They
replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle and Sadaik! We are under your command."
Then the Prophet got down (from his mule) and said, "I am Allah's Slave and His
Apostle." Then the pagans were defeated. The Prophet distributed the war booty
amongst the Tulaqa and Muhajirin (i.e. Emigrants) and did not give anything to
the Ansar. So the Ansar spoke (i.e. were dissatisfied) and he called them and
made them enter a leather tent and said, Won't you be pleased that the people
take the sheep and camels, and you take Allah's Apostle along with you?" The
Prophet added, "If the people took their way through a valley and the Ansar took
their way through a mountain pass, then I would choose a mountain pass of the
Ansar."
5.623:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet gathered some people of
Ansar and said, "The People of Quraish are still close to their Pre-lslamic
period of ignorance and have suffered a lot, and I want to help them and attract
their hearts (by giving them the war booty). Won't you be pleased that the
people take the worldly things) and you take Allah's Apostle with you to your
homes?" They said, "Yes, (i.e. we are pleased with this distribution)." The
Prophet said, "'If the people took their way through a valley and the Ansar took
their way through a mountain pass, then I would take the Ansar's valley or the
Ansar's mountain pass."
5.624:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Prophet
distribute the war booty of Hunain, a man from the Ansar said, "He (i.e. the
Prophet), did not intend to please Allah in this distribution." So I came to the
Prophet and informed him of that (statement) whereupon the color of his face
changed and he said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses, for he was troubled
with more than this, but he remained patient."
5.625:
Narrated `Abdullah:
When it was the day of Hunain, Prophet favored some people over some others (in
the distribution of the booty). He gave Al-Aqra' one-hundred camels and gave
Uyaina the same, and also gave other people (of Quraish). A man said, "Allah's
Pleasure was not the aim, in this distribution." I said, "I will inform the
Prophet (about your statement)." The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow Mercy on
Moses, for he was troubled more this but he remained patient."
5.626:
Narrated Anas Bin Malik: When it was the day (of the battle) of Hunain, the
tributes of Hawazin and Ghatafan and others, along with their animals and
offspring (and wives) came to fight against the Prophet The Prophet had with
him, ten thousand men and some of the Tulaqa. The companions fled, leaving the
Prophet alone. The Prophet then made two calls which were clearly distinguished
from each other. He turned right and said, "O the group of Ansar!" They said,
"Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle! Rejoice, for we are with you!" Then he turned left
and said, "O the group of Ansar!" They said, "Labbaik! O Allah's Apostle!
Rejoice, for we are with you!" The Prophet at that time, was riding on a white
mule; then he dismounted and said, "I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle." The
infidels then were defeated, and on that day the Prophet gained a large amount
of booty which he distributed amongst the Muhajirin and the Tulaqa and did not
give anything to the Ansar. The Ansar said, "When there is a difficulty, we are
called, but the booty is given to other than us." The news reached the Prophet
and he gathered them in a leather tent and said, "What is this news reaching me
from you, O the group of Ansar?" They kept silent, He added," O the group of
Ansar! Won't you be happy that the people take the worldly things and you take
Allah's Apostle to your homes reserving him for yourself?" They said, "Yes."
Then the Prophet said, "If the people took their way through a valley, and the
Ansar took their way through a mountain pass, surely, I would take the Ansar's
mountain pass." Hisham said, "O Abu Hamza (i.e. Anas)! Did you witness that? "
He replied, "And how could I be absent from him?"
5.627:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet sent a Sariya towards Najd and I was in it, and our share
from the booty amounted to twelve camels each, and we were given an additional
camel each. So we returned with thirteen camels each.
5.628:
Narrated
Salim's father: The Prophet sent Khalid bin Al-Walid to the tribe of Jadhima and
Khalid invited them to Islam but they could not express themselves by saying,
"Aslamna (i.e. we have embraced Islam)," but they started saying "Saba'na!
Saba'na (i.e. we have come out of one religion to another)." Khalid kept on
killing (some of) them and taking (some of) them as captives and gave every one
of us his Captive. When there came the day then Khalid ordered that each man
(i.e. Muslim soldier) should kill his captive, I said, "By Allah, I will not
kill my captive, and none of my companions will kill his captive." When we
reached the Prophet, we mentioned to him the whole story. On that, the Prophet
raised both his hands and said twice, "O Allah! I am free from what Khalid has
done."
5.629:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet sent a Sariya under the
command of a man from the Ansar and ordered the soldiers to obey him. He (i.e.
the commander) became angry and said "Didn't the Prophet order you to obey me!"
They replied, "Yes." He said, "Collect fire-wood for me." So they collected it.
He said, "Make a fire." When they made it, he said, "Enter it (i.e. the fire)."
So they intended to do that and started holding each other and saying, "We run
towards (i.e. take refuge with) the Prophet from the fire." They kept on saying
that till the fire was extinguished and the anger of the commander abated. When
that news reached the Prophet he said, "If they had entered it (i.e. the fire),
they would not have come out of it till the Day of Resurrection. Obedience (to
somebody) is required when he enjoins what is good."
5.630:
Narrated Abu
Burda: Allah's Apostle sent Abu Musa and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen. He sent each
of them to administer a province as Yemen consisted of two provinces. The
Prophet said (to them), "Facilitate things for the people and do not make things
difficult for them (Be kind and lenient (both of you) with the people, and do
not be hard on them) and give the people good tidings and do not repulse them.
So each of them went to carry on his job. So when any one of them toured his
province and happened to come near (the border of the province of) his
companion, he would visit him and greet him. Once Mu`adh toured that part of his
state which was near (the border of the province of) his companion Abu Musa.
Mu`adh came riding his mule till he reached Abu Musa and saw him sitting, and
the people had gathered around him. Behold! There was a man tied with his hands
behind his neck. Mu`adh said to Abu Musa, "O `Abdullah bin Qais! What is this?"
Abu Musa replied. "This man has reverted to Heathenism after embracing Islam."
Mu`adh said, "I will not dismount till he is killed." Abu Musa replied, "He has
been brought for this purpose, so come down." Mu`adh said, "I will not dismount
till he is killed." So Abu Musa ordered that he be killed, and he was killed.
Then Mu`adh dismounted and said, "O `Abdullah (bin Qais)! How do you recite the
Qur'an ?" Abu Musa said, "I recite the Qur'an regularly at intervals and
piecemeal. How do you recite it O Mu`adh?" Mu`adh said, "I sleep in the first
part of the night and then get up after having slept for the time devoted for my
sleep and then recite as much as Allah has written for me. So I seek Allah's
Reward for both my sleep as well as my prayer (at night).
5.631:
Narrated
Abi Burda: That Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari said that the Prophet had sent him to Yemen
and he asked the Prophet about certain (alcoholic) drink which used to be
prepared there The Prophet said, "What are they?" Abu Musa said, "Al-Bit' and
Al-Mizr?" He said, "Al-Bit is an alcoholic drink made from honey; and Al-Mizr is
an alcoholic drink made from barley." The Prophet said, "All intoxicants are
prohibited."
5.632:
Narrated Abu Burda: That the Prophet sent his (i.e.
Abu Burda's) grandfather, Abu Musa and Mu`adh to Yemen and said to both of them
"Facilitate things for the people (Be kind and lenient) and do not make things
difficult (for people), and give them good tidings, and do not repulse them and
both of you should obey each other." Abu Musa said, "O Allah's Prophet! In our
land there is an alcoholic drink (prepared) from barley called Al-Mizr, and
another (prepared) from honey, called Al-Bit"' The Prophet said, "All
intoxicants are prohibited." Then both of them proceeded and Mu`adh asked Abu
Musa, "How do you recite the Qur'an?" Abu Musa replied, "I recite it while I am
standing, sitting or riding my riding animals, at intervals and piecemeal."
Mu`adh said, "But I sleep and then get up. I sleep and hope for Allah's Reward
for my sleep as I seek His Reward for my night prayer." Then he (i.e. Mu`adh)
pitched a tent and they started visiting each other. Once Mu`adh paid a visit to
Abu Musa and saw a chained man. Mu`adh asked, "What is this?" Abu Musa said,
"(He was) a Jew who embraced Islam and has now turned apostate." Mu`adh said, "I
will surely chop off his neck!"
5.633:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:
Allah's Apostle sent me (as a governor) to the land of my people, and I came
while Allah's Apostle was encamping at a place called Al-Abtah. The Prophet
said, "Have you made the intention to perform the Hajj, O `Abdullah bin Qais?" I
replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "What did you say?" I replied, "I
said, 'Labbaik' and expressed the same intention as yours." He said, "Have you
driven the Hadi along with you?" I replied, "No, I did not drive the Hadi." He
said, "So perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba and then the Sai, between Safa and
Marwa and then finish the state of Ihram." So I did the same, and one of the
women of (the tribe of) Banu-Qais combed my hair. We continued follow in that
tradition till the caliphate of `Umar.
5.634:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle said to Mu`adh bin Jabal when he sent him to Yemen. "You will
come to the people of Scripture, and when you reach them, invite them to testify
that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and that Muhammad is His
Apostle. And if they obey you in that, then tell them that Allah has enjoined on
them five prayers to be performed every day and night. And if they obey you in
that, then tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Sadaqa (i.e. rak`at) to be
taken from the rich amongst them and given to the poor amongst them. And if they
obey you in that, then be cautious! Don't take their best properties (as Zakat)
and be afraid of the curse of an oppressed person as there is no screen between
his invocation and Allah.
5.635:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimuin: When Mu`adh
arrived at Yemen, he led them (i.e. the people of Yemen) in the Fajr prayer
wherein he recited: 'Allah took Abraham as a Khalil.' A man amongst the people
said, "(How) glad the mother of Abraham is!" (In another narration) `Amr said,
"The Prophet sent Mu`adh to Yemen and he (led the people) in the Fajr prayer and
recited: 'Allah took Abraham as a Khalil. A man behind him said, "(How) glad the
mother of Abraham is!"
5.636:
Narrated Al-Bara:
Allah's Apostle sent
us to Yemen along with Khalid bin Al-Walid. Later on he sent `Ali bin Abi Talib
in his place. The Prophet said to `Ali, "Give Khalid's companions the choice of
either staying with you (in Yemen) or returning to Medina." I was one of those
who stayed with him (i.e. `Ali) and got several Awaq (of gold from the war
booty.
5.637:
Narrated Buraida:
The Prophet sent `Ali to Khalid to
bring the Khumus (of the booty) and I hated `Ali, and `Ali had taken a bath
(after a sexual act with a slave-girl from the Khumus). I said to Khalid, "Don't
you see this (i.e. `Ali)?" When we reached the Prophet I mentioned that to him.
He said, "O Buraida! Do you hate `Ali?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Do you hate
him, for he deserves more than that from the Khumlus."
5.638:
Narrated
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: `Ali bin Abi Talib sent a piece of gold not yet taken out
of its ore, in a tanned leather container to Allah's Apostle . Allah's Apostle
distributed that amongst four Persons: 'Uyaina bin Badr, Aqra bin H`Abis, Zaid
Al-Khail and the fourth was either Alqama or Amir bin at-Tufail. On that, one of
his companions said, "We are more deserving of this (gold) than these
(persons)." When that news reached the Prophet , he said, "Don't you trust me
though I am the truth worthy man of the One in the Heavens, and I receive the
news of Heaven (i.e. Divine Inspiration) both in the morning and in the
evening?" There got up a man with sunken eyes, raised cheek bones, raised
forehead, a thick beard, a shaven head and a waist sheet that was tucked up and
he said, "O Allah's Apostle! Be afraid of Allah." The Prophet said, "Woe to you!
Am I not of all the people of the earth the most entitled to fear Allah?" Then
that man went away. Khalid bin Al-Wahd said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I chop
his neck off?" The Prophet said, "No, for he may offer prayers." Khalid said,
"Numerous are those who offer prayers and say by their tongues (i.e. mouths)
what is not in their hearts." Allah's Apostle said, "I have not been ordered (by
Allah) to search the hearts of the people or cut open their bellies." Then the
Prophet looked at him (i.e. that man) while the latter was going away and said,
"From the offspring of this (man there will come out (people) who will recite
the Qur'an continuously and elegantly but it will not exceed their throats.
(They will neither understand it nor act upon it). They would go out of the
religion (i.e. Islam) as an arrow goes through a game's body." I think he also
said, "If I should be present at their time I would kill them as the nations a
Thamud were killed."
5.639:
Narrated 'Ata:
Jabir said, "The Prophet
ordered `Ali to keep the state of Ihram." Jabir added, "Ali bin Abi Talib
returned (from Yemen) when he was a governor (of Yemen). The Prophet said to
him, 'With what intention have you assumed the state of Ihram?' `Ali said, "I
have assumed Ihram with an intention as that of the Prophet." Then the Prophet
said (to him), 'Offer a Hadi and keep the state of Ihram in which you are now.'
`Ali slaughtered a Hadi on his behalf."
5.640:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet assumed the state of Ihram for Umra and Hajj, and we to assumed it for
Hajj with him. When we arrived at Mecca, the Prophet said, "Whoever does not
possess a Hadi should regard his Ihram for Umra only." The Prophet had a Hadi
with him. `Ali bin Abi Talib came to us from Yemen with the intention of
performing Hajj. The Prophet said (to him), "With what intention have you
assumed the Ihram, for your wife is with us?" `Ali said, "I assumed the lhram
with the same intention as that of the Prophet ." The Prophet said, "Keep on the
state of lhram, as we have got the Hadi."
5.641:
Narrated Jarir:
In
the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance there was a house called Dhu-l-Khalasa or
Al-Ka`ba Al-Yamaniya or Al-Ka`ba Ash-Shamiya. The Prophet said to me, "Won't you
relieve me from Dhu-l-Khalasa?" So I set out with one-hundred-and-fifty riders,
and we dismantled it and killed whoever was present there. Then I came to the
Prophet and informed him, and he invoked good upon us and Al-Ahmas (tribe)
.
5.642:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir said to me, The Prophet said to me,
"Won't you relieve me from Dhu-l-Khalasa?" And that was a house (in Yemem
belonging to the tribe of) Khatham called Al-Ka`ba Al Yamaniya. I proceeded with
one-hundred and-fifty cavalry from Ahmas (tribe) who were horse riders. I used
not to sit firm on horses, so the Prophet stroke me over my chest till I saw the
mark of his fingers over my chest, and then he said, 'O Allah! Make him (i.e.
Jarir) firm and one who guides others and is guided on the right path." So Jarir
proceeded to it dismantled and burnt it, and then sent a messenger to Allah's
Apostle. The messenger of Jarir said (to the Prophet), "By Him Who sent you with
the Truth, I did not leave that place till it was like a scabby camel." The
Prophet blessed the horses of Ahmas and their men five times.
5.643:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir said "Allah's Apostle said to me, "Won't you
relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?" I replied, "Yes, (I will relieve you)." So I
proceeded along with one-hundred and fifty cavalry from Ahmas tribe who were
skillful in riding horses. I used not to sit firm over horses, so I informed the
Prophet of that, and he stroke my chest with his hand till I saw the marks of
his hand over my chest and he said, O Allah! Make him firm and one who guides
others and is guided (on the right path).' Since then I have never fallen from a
horse. Dhul-l--Khulasa was a house in Yemen belonging to the tribe of Khatham
and Bajaila, and in it there were idols which were worshipped, and it was called
Al-Ka`ba." Jarir went there, burnt it with fire and dismantled it. When Jarir
reached Yemen, there was a man who used to foretell and give good omens by
casting arrows of divination. Someone said to him. "The messenger of Allah's
Apostle is present here and if he should get hold of you, he would chop off your
neck." One day while he was using them (i.e. arrows of divination), Jarir
stopped there and said to him, "Break them (i.e. the arrows) and testify that
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, or else I will chop off your
neck." So the man broke those arrows and testified that none has the right to be
worshipped except Allah. Then Jarir sent a man called Abu Artata from the tribe
of Ahmas to the Prophet to convey the good news (of destroying Dhu-l-Khalasa).
So when the messenger reached the Prophet, he said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Him
Who sent you with the Truth, I did not leave it till it was like a scabby
camel." Then the Prophet blessed the horses of Ahmas and their men five
times.
5.644:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: Allah's Apostle sent `Amr bin Al As
as the commander of the troops of Dhat-us-Salasil. `Amr bin Al-`As said, "(On my
return) I came to the Prophet and said, 'Which people do you love most?' He
replied, `Aisha.' I said, 'From amongst the men?' He replied, 'Her father (Abu
Bakr)'. I said, 'Whom (do you love) next?' He replied, "`Umar.' Then he counted
the names of many men, and I became silent for fear that he might regard me as
the last of them."
5.645:
Narrated Jarir:
While I was at Yemen, I met
two men from Yemen called Dhu Kala and Dhu `Amr, and I started telling them
about Allah's Apostle. Dhu `Amr said to me, "If what you are saying about your
friend (i.e. the Prophet) is true, then he has died three days ago." Then both
of them accompanied me to Medina, and when we had covered some distance on the
way to Medina, we saw some riders coming from Medina. We asked them and they
said, "Allah's Apostle has died and Abu Bakr has been appointed as the Caliph
and the people are in a good state.' Then they said, "Tell your friend (Abu
Bakr) that we have come (to visit him), and if Allah will, we will come again."
So they both returned to Yemen. When I told Abu Bakr their statement, he said to
me, "I wish you had brought them (to me)." Afterwards I met Dhu `Amr, and he
said to me, "O Jarir! You have done a favor to me and I am going to tell you
something, i.e. you, the nation of 'Arabs, will remain prosperous as long as you
choose and appoint another chief whenever a former one is dead. But if authority
is obtained by the power of the sword, then the rulers will become kings who
will get angry, as kings get angry, and will be delighted as kings get
delighted."
5.646:
Narrated Wahab bin Kaisan: Jabir bin `Abdullah said,
"Allah's Apostle sent troops to the sea coast and appointed Abu 'Ubaida bin
Al-Jarrah as their commander, and they were 300 (men). We set out, and we had
covered some distance on the way, when our journey food ran short. So Abu
'Ubaida ordered that all the food present with the troops be collected, and it
was collected. Our journey food was dates, and Abu Ubaida kept on giving us our
daily ration from it little by little (piecemeal) till it decreased to such an
extent that we did not receive except a date each." I asked (Jabir), "How could
one date benefit you?" He said, "We came to know its value when even that
finished." Jabir added, "Then we reached the sea (coast) where we found a fish
like a small mountain. The people (i.e. troops) ate of it for 18 nights (i.e.
days). Then Abu 'Ubaida ordered that two of its ribs be fixed on the ground (in
the form of an arch) and that a she-camel be ridden and passed under them. So it
passed under them without touching them."
5.647:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Allah's Apostle sent us who were three-hundred riders under the
command of Abu Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah in order to watch the caravan of the Quraish
pagans. We stayed at the seashore for half a month and were struck with such
severe hunger that we ate even the Khabt (i.e. the leaves of the Salam, a thorny
desert tree), and because of that, the army was known as Jaish-ul-Khabt. Then
the sea threw out, an animal (i.e. a fish) called Al-`Anbar and we ate of that
for half a month, and rubbed its fat on our bodies till our bodies returned to
their original state (i.e. became strong and healthy). Abu Ubaida took one of
its ribs, fixed it on the ground; then he went to the tallest man of his
companions (to let him pass under the rib). Once Sufyan said, "He took a rib
from its parts and fixed it, and then took a man and camel and they passed from
underneath it (without touching it). " Jabir added: There was a man amongst the
people who slaughtered three camels and then slaughtered another three camels
and then slaughtered other three camels, and then Abu 'Ubaida forbade him to do
so. Narrated Abu Salih: Qais bin Sa`d said to his father. "I was present in the
army and the people were struck with severe hunger." He said, "You should have
slaughtered (camels) (for them)." Qais said, "I did slaughter camels but they
were hungry again. He said, "You should have slaughtered (camels) again." Qais
said, "I did slaughter (camels) again but the people felt hungry again." He
said, "You should have slaughtered (camels) again." Qais said, "I did slaughter
(camels) again, but the people again felt hungry." He said, "You should have
slaughtered (camels) again." Qais said, "But I was forbidden (by Abu 'Ubaida
this time).
5.648:
Narrated Jabir:
We set out in the army of Al-Khabt
and Abu Ubaida was the commander of the troops. We were struck with severe
hunger and the sea threw out a dead fish the like of which we had never seen,
and it was called Al-`Anbar. We ate of it for half a month. Abu Ubaida took (and
fixed) one of its bones and a rider passed underneath it (without touching it).
(Jabir added:) Abu 'Ubaida said (to us), "Eat (of that fish)." When we arrived
at Medina, we informed the Prophet about that, and he said, "Eat, for it is food
Allah has brought out for you, and feed us if you have some of it." So some of
them gave him (of that fish) and he ate it.
5.649:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
That during the Hajj in which the Prophet had made Abu Bakr As Siddiq as chief
of the, Hajj before the Hajj-ul-Wida,' on the day of Nahr, Abu Bakr sent him
along with a group of persons to announce to the people. "No pagan is permitted
to perform Hajj after this year, and nobody is permitted to perform the Tawaf of
the Ka`ba naked."
5.650:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The last Sura which was
revealed in full was Baraa (i.e. Sura-at-Tauba), and the last Sura (i.e. part of
a Sura) which was revealed was the last Verses of Sura-an-Nisa':-- "They ask you
for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) About those who have No
descendants or ascendants As heirs." ( 4.177)
5.651:
Narrated `Imran bin
Hussein: A delegation from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet . The Prophet said,
"Accept the good tidings, O Banu Tamim!" They said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have
given us good tidings, so give us (something)." Signs of displeasure appeared on
his face. Then another delegation from Yemen came and he said (to them), "Accept
the good tidings, for Banu Tamim refuses to accept them." They replied, "We have
accepted them, O Allah's Apostle!"
5.652:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I have
not ceased to like Banu Tamim ever since I heard of three qualities attributed
to them by Allah's Apostle (He said): They, out of all my followers, will be the
strongest opponent of Ad-Dajjal; `Aisha had a slave-girl from them, and the
Prophet told her to manumit her as she was from the descendants of (the Prophet)
Ishmael; and, when their Zakat was brought, the Prophet said, "This is the Zakat
of my people."
5.653:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair
said that a group of riders belonging to Banu Tamim came to the Prophet, Abu
Bakr said (to the Prophet ), "Appoint Al-Qa'qa bin Mabad bin Zurara as (their)
ruler." `Umar said (to the Prophet). "No! But appoint Al-Aqra bin H`Abis."
Thereupon Abu Bakr said (to `Umar). "You just wanted to oppose me." `Umar
replied. "I did not want to oppose you." So both of them argued so much that
their voices became louder, and then the following Divine Verses were revealed
in that connection:-- "O you who believe ! Do not be forward in the presence of
Allah and His Apostle..." (till the end of Verse)...(49.1)
5.654:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I said to Ibn `Abbas, "I have an earthenware pot
containing Nabidh (i.e. water and dates or grapes) for me, and I drink of it
while it is sweet. If I drink much of it and stay with the people for a long
time, I get afraid that they may discover it (for I will appear as if I were
drunk). Ibn `Abbas said, "A delegation of `Abdul Qais came to Allah's Apostle
and he said, "Welcome, O people! Neither will you have disgrace nor will you
regret." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! There are the Mudar pagans between you
and us, so we cannot come to you except in the sacred Months. So please teach us
some orders on acting upon which we will enter Paradise. Besides, we will preach
that to our people who are behind us." The Prophet said, "I order you to do four
things and forbid you from four things (I order you): To believe in Allah...Do
you know what is to believe in Allah? That is to testify that None has the right
to be worshipped except Allah: (I order you also to offer prayers perfectly to
pay Zakat; and to fast the month of Ramadan and to give the Khumus (i.e.
one-fifth of the booty) (for Allah's Sake). I forbid you from four other things
(i.e. the wine that is prepared in) Ad-Dubba, An-Naquir, Az-Hantam and
Al-Muzaffat. (See Hadith No. 50 Vol. 1)
5.655:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
delegation of `Abdul Qais came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle We
belong to the tribe of Rabi`a. The infidels of Mudar tribe intervened between us
and you so that we cannot come to you except in the Sacred Months, so please
order us some things we may act on and invite those left behind to act on. The
Prophet said, "I order you to observe four things and forbid you from four
things: (I order you) to believe in Allah, i.e. to testify that None has the
right to be worshipped except Allah." The Prophet pointed with finger indicating
one and added, "To offer prayers perfectly: to give Zakat, and to give one-fifth
of the booty you win (for Allah's Sake). I forbid you to use Ad-Dubba',
An-Naquir, Al-Hantam and Al-Muzaffat, (Utensils used for preparing alcoholic
liquors and drinks).
5.656:
Narrated Bukair:
That Kuraib, the freed
slave of Ibn `Abbas told him that Ibn `Abbas, `Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar and
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama sent him to `Aisha saying, "Pay her our greetings and ask
her about our offering of the two-rak`at after `Asr Prayer, and tell her that we
have been informed that you offer these two rak`at while we have heard that the
Prophet had forbidden their offering." Ibn `Abbas said, "I and `Umar used to
beat the people for their offering them." Kuraib added, "I entered upon her and
delivered their message to her.' She said, 'Ask Um Salama.' So, I informed them
(of `Aisha's answer) and they sent me to Um Salama for the same purpose as they
sent me to `Aisha. Um Salama replied, 'I heard the Prophet forbidding the
offering of these two rak`at. Once the Prophet offered the `Asr prayer, and then
came to me. And at that time some Ansari women from the Tribe of Banu Haram were
with me. Then (the Prophet ) offered those two rak`at, and I sent my (lady)
servant to him, saying, 'Stand beside him and say (to him): Um Salama says, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Didn't I hear you forbidding the offering of these two rak`at
(after the `Asr prayer yet I see you offering them?' And if he beckons to you
with his hand, then wait behind.' So the lady slave did that and the Prophet
beckoned her with his hand, and she stayed behind, and when the Prophet finished
his prayer, he said, 'O the daughter of Abu Umaiya (i.e. Um Salama), You were
asking me about these two rak`at after the `Asr prayer. In fact, some people
from the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to me to embrace Islam and busied me so much
that I did not offer the two rak`at which were offered after Zuhr compulsory
prayer, and these two rak`at (you have seen me offering) make up for
those."
5.657:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The first Friday (i.e. Jumua) prayer
offered after the Friday Prayer offered at the Mosque of Allah's Apostle was
offered at the mosque of `Abdul Qais situated at Jawathi, that is a village at
Al Bahrain .
5.658:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet sent some cavalry
towards Najd and they brought a man from the tribe of Banu Hanifa who was called
Thumama bin Uthal. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the Mosque. The
Prophet went to him and said, "What have you got, O Thumama?" He replied," I
have got a good thought, O Muhammad! If you should kill me, you would kill a
person who has already killed somebody, and if you should set me free, you would
do a favor to one who is grateful, and if you want property, then ask me
whatever wealth you want." He was left till the next day when the Prophet said
to him, "What have you got, Thumama? He said, "What I told you, i.e. if you set
me free, you would do a favor to one who is grateful." The Prophet left him till
the day after, when he said, "What have you got, O Thumama?" He said, "I have
got what I told you. "On that the Prophet said, "Release Thumama." So he (i.e.
Thumama) went to a garden of date-palm trees near to the Mosque, took a bath and
then entered the Mosque and said, "I testify that None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, and also testify that Muhammad is His Apostle! By
Allah, O Muhammad! There was no face on the surface of the earth most disliked
by me than yours, but now your face has become the most beloved face to me. By
Allah, there was no religion most disliked by me than yours, but now it is the
most beloved religion to me. By Allah, there was no town most disliked by me
than your town, but now it is the most beloved town to me. Your cavalry arrested
me (at the time) when I was intending to perform the `Umra. And now what do you
think?" The Prophet gave him good tidings (congratulated him) and ordered him to
perform the `Umra. So when he came to Mecca, someone said to him, "You have
become a Sabian?" Thumama replied, "No! By Allah, I have embraced Islam with
Muhammad, Apostle of Allah. No, by Allah! Not a single grain of wheat will come
to you from Jamaica unless the Prophet gives his permission."
5.659:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Musailima Al-Kadhdhab came during the lifetime of the
Prophet and started saying, "If Muhammad gives me the rule after him, I will
follow him." And he came to Medina with a great number of the people of his
tribe. Allah's Apostle went to him in the company of Thabit bin Qais bin
Shammas, and at that time, Allah's Apostle had a stick of a date-palm tree in
his hand. When he (i.e. the Prophet ) stopped near Musailima while the latter
was amidst his companions, he said to him, "If you ask me for this piece (of
stick), I will not give it to you, and Allah's Order you cannot avoid, (but you
will be destroyed), and if you turn your back from this religion, then Allah
will destroy you. And I think you are the same person who was shown to me in my
dream, and this is Thabit bin Qais who will answer your questions on my behalf."
Then the Prophet went away from him. I asked about the statement of Allah's
Apostle : "You seem to be the same person who was shown to me in my dream," and
Abu Huraira informed me that Allah's Apostle said, "When I was sleeping, I saw
(in a dream) two bangles of gold on my hands and that worried me. And then I was
inspired Divinely in the dream that I should blow on them, so I blew on them and
both the bangles flew away. And I interpreted it that two liars (who would claim
to be prophets) would appear after me. One of them has proved to be Al Ansi and
the other, Musailima."
5.660:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"While I was sleeping, I was given the treasures of the earth and two gold
bangles were put in my hands, and I did not like that, but I received the
inspiration that I should blow on them, and I did so, and both of them vanished.
I interpreted it as referring to the two liars between whom I am present; the
ruler of Sana and the Ruler of Yamaha."
5.661:
Narrated Abu Raja
Al-Utaridi: We used to worship stones, and when we found a better stone than the
first one, we would throw the first one and take the latter, but if we could not
get a stone then we would collect some earth (i.e. soil) and then bring a sheep
and milk that sheep over it, and perform the Tawaf around it. When the month of
Rajab came, we used (to stop the military actions), calling this month the iron
remover, for we used to remove and throw away the iron parts of every spear and
arrow in the month of Rajab. Abu Raja' added: When the Prophet sent with
(Allah's) Message, I was a boy working as a shepherd of my family camels. When
we heard the news about the appearance of the Prophet, we ran to the fire, i.e.
to Musailima al-Kadhdhab.
5.662:
Narrated Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin
`Utba: We were informed that Musailima Al-Kadhdhab had arrived in Medina and
stayed in the house of the daughter of Al-Harith. The daughter of Al-Harith bin
Kuraiz was his wife and she was the mother of `Abdullah bin 'Amir. There came to
him Allah's Apostle accompanied by Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas who was called
the orator of Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle had a stick in his hand then. The
Prophet stopped before Musailima and spoke to him. Musailima said to him, "If
you wish, we would not interfere between you and the rule, on condition that the
rule will be ours after you... The Prophet said, "If you asked me for this
stick, I would not give it to you. I think you are the same person who was shown
to me in a dream. And this is Thabit bin Al-Qais who will answer you on my
behalf." The Prophet then went away. I asked Ibn `Abbas about the dream Allah's
Apostle had mentioned. Ibn `Abbas said, "Someone told me that the Prophet said,
"When I was sleeping, I saw in a dream that two gold bangles were put in my
hands, and that frightened me and made me dislike them. Then I was allowed to
blow on them, and when I blew at them, both of them flew. Then I interpreted
them as two liars who would appear.' One of them was Al-`Ansi who was killed by
Fairuz in Yemen and the other was Musailima Al-Kadhdbab."
5.663:
Narrated
Hudhaifa: Al-`Aqib and Saiyid, the rulers of Najran, came to Allah's Apostle
with the intention of doing Lian one of them said to the other, "Do not do (this
Lian) for, by Allah, if he is a Prophet and we do this Lian, neither we, nor our
offspring after us will be successful." Then both of them said (to the Prophet
), "We will give what you should ask but you should send a trustworthy man with
us, and do not send any person with us but an honest one." The Prophet said, "I
will send an honest man who Is really trustworthy." Then every one of the
companions of Allah's Apostle wished to be that one. Then the Prophet said, "Get
up, O Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah." When he got up, Allah's Apostle said, "This is
the Trustworthy man of this (Muslim) nation."
5.664:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
The people of Najran came to the Prophet and said, "Send an honest man to us."
The Prophet said, "I will send to you an honest man who is really trustworthy."
Everyone of the (Muslim) people hoped to be that one. The Prophet then sent Abu
Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah.
5.665:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Every
nation has an Amin (i.e. the most honest man), and the Amin of this nation is
Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah."
5.666:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's
Apostle said to me, "If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you
so much and so much," repeating "so much" thrice. But the revenue of Al-Bahrain
did not come till Allah's Apostle had died. When the revenue came during the
rule of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to announce, "Whoever had any
debt or promise due upon the Prophet, should present himself to me (i.e. Abu
Bakr). I came to Abu Bakr and informed him that the Prophet had said (to me),
"If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so-much and so much,"
repeating "so much" thrice. So Abu Bakr gave me (in another narration Jaibir
said,). I met Abu Bakr after that and asked him (to give me what the Prophet had
promised me) but he did not give me. I again went to him but he did not give me.
I again went to him (for the third time) but he did not give me; On that I said
to him, "I came to you but you did not give me, then I came to you and you did
not give me, and then again I came to you, but you did not give me; so you
should either give me or else you are like a miserly to me, on that, Abu Bakr
said, "Do you say, 'You are like a miserly to me?' There is no worse disease
than miserliness." Abu Bakr said it thrice and added, "Whenever I refused to
give you, I had the intention of giving you." (In another narration) Jabir bin
`Abdullah said, "I went to Abu Bakr (and he gave me a handful of money) and told
me to count it, I counted and found it five-hundred, and then Abu Bakr said (to
me), "Take the same amount twice."
5.667:
Narrated Abu Musa: My brother
and I came from Yemen (to Medina) and remained for some time, thinking that Ibn
Masud and his mother belonged to the family of the Prophet because of their
frequent entrance (upon the Prophet) and their being attached to him.
5.668:
Narrated Zahdam:
When Abu Musa arrived (at Kufa as a governor) he
honored this family of Jarm (by paying them a visit). I was sitting near to him,
and he was eating chicken as his lunch, and there was a man sitting amongst the
people. Abu Musa invited the man to the lunch, but the latter said, "I saw
chickens (eating something (dirty) so I consider them unclean." Abu Musa said,
"Come on! I saw the Prophet eating it (i.e. chicken)." The man said "I have
taken an oath that I will not ea (chicken)" Abu Musa said." Come on! I will tell
you about your oath. We, a group of Al-Ash`ariyin people went to the Prophet and
asked him to give us something to ride, but the Prophet refused. Then we asked
him for the second time to give us something to ride, but the Prophet took an
oath that he would not give us anything to ride. After a while, some camels of
booty were brought to the Prophet and he ordered that five camels be given to
us. When we took those camels we said, "We have made the Prophet forget his
oath, and we will not be successful after that." So I went to the Prophet and
said, "O Allah' Apostle ! You took an oath that you would not give us anything
to ride, but you have given us." He said, "Yes, for if I take an oath and later
I see a better solution than that, I act on the later (and gave the expiation of
that oaths"
5.669:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: The people of Banu Tamim
came to Allah's Apostle, and he said, "Be glad (i.e. have good tidings). O Banu
Tamim!" They said, "As you have given us good tidings then give us (some
material things)." On that the features of Allah's Apostle changed (i.e. he took
it ill). Then some people from Yemen came, and the Prophet said (to them)
"Accept good tidings as Banu Tamim have not accepted them." They said, "We
accept them, O Allah's Apostle!"
5.670:
Narrated Abu Masud: The Prophet
beckoned with his hand towards Yemen and said, "Belief is there." The harshness
and mercilessness are the qualities of those farmers etc, who are busy with
their camels and pay no attention to the religion (is towards the east) from
where the side of the head of Satan will appear; those are the tribes of Rabi`a
and Mudar.
5.671:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The people of
Yemen have come to you and they are more gentle and soft-hearted. Belief is
Yemenite and Wisdom is Yemenite, while pride and haughtiness are the qualities
of the owners of camels (i.e. bedouins). Calmness and solemnity are the
characters of the owners of sheep."
5.672:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Belief is Yemenite while afflictions appear from there (the east)
from where the side of the head of Satan will appear."
5.673:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The people of Yemen have come to you, and they
are more soft hearted and gentle hearted people. The capacity for understanding
religion is Yemenite and Wisdom is Yemenite."
5.674:
Narrated Alqama:
We were sitting with Ibn Masud when Khabbab came and said, "O Abu
`Abdur-Rahman! Can these young fellows recite Qur'an as you do?" Ibn Mas`ud
said, "If you wish I can order one of them to recite (Qur'an) for you ." Khabbab
replied, "Yes. "Ibn Mas`ud said, "Recite, O 'Alqama!" On that, Zaid bin Hudair,
the brother of Ziyad bin Hudair said, (to Ibn Mas`ud), "Why have you ordered
'Alqama to recite though he does not recite better than we?" Ibn Mas`ud said,
"If you like, I would tell you what the Prophet said about your nation and his
(i.e. 'Alqama's) nation." So I recited fifty Verses from Sura-Maryam. `Abdullah
(bin Mas`ud) said to Khabbab, "What do you think (about 'Alqama's recitation)?"
Khabbab said, "He has recited well." `Abdullah said, "Whatever I recite, 'Alqama
recites." Then `Abdullah turned towards Khabbab and saw that he was wearing a
gold ring, whereupon he said, "Hasn't the time for its throwing away come yet?"
Khabbab said, "You will not see me wearing it after today," and he throw it
away.
5.675:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Tufail bin `Amr came to the Prophet
and said, "The Daus (nation) have perished as they disobeyed and refused to
accept Islam. So invoke Allah against them." But the Prophet said, "O Allah!
Give guidance to the Daus (tribe) and bring them (to Islam)!"
5.676:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When I came to the Prophet said on my way, "O what a
long tedious tiresome night; nevertheless, it has rescued me from the place of
Heathenism." A slave of mine ran away on the way. When I reached the Prophet I
gave him the oath of allegiance (for Islam), and while I was sitting with him,
suddenly the slave appeared. The Prophet said to me. "O Abu Huraira! Here is
your slave," I said, "He (i.e. the slave) is (free) for Allah's Sake," and
manumitted him.
5.677:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: We came to `Umar in a
delegation (during his rule). He started calling the men one by one, calling
each by his name. (As he did not call me early) I said to him. "Don't you know
me, O chief of the Believers?" He said, "Yes, you embraced Islam when they (i.e.
your people) disbelieved; you have come (to the Truth) when they ran away; you
fulfilled your promises when they broke theirs; and you recognized it (i.e. the
Truth of Islam) when they denied it." On that, `Adi said, "I therefore don't
care."
5.678:
Narrated `Aisha:
We went out with Allah's Apostle
during Hajjat-ul-Wada` and we assumed the Ihram for `Umra. Then Allah's Apostle
said to us, "Whoever has got the Hadi should assume the Ihram for Hajj and `Umra
and should not finish his Ihram till he has performed both (`Umra and Hajj)." I
arrived at Mecca along with him (i.e. the Prophet ) while I was menstruating, so
I did not perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba or between Safa and Marwa. I
informed Allah's Apostle about that and he said, "Undo your braids and comb your
hair, and then assume the lhram for Hajj and leave the `Umra." I did so, and
when we performed and finished the Hajj, Allah's Apostles sent me to at-Tan`im
along with (my brother) `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, to perform the
`Umra. The Prophet said, "This `Umra is in lieu of your missed `Umra." Those who
had assumed the lhram for `Umra, performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba and
between Safa and Marwa, and then finished their Ihram, and on their return from
Mina, they performed another Tawaf (around the Ka`ba and between Safa and
Marwa), but those who combined their Hajj and `Umra, performed only one Tawaf
(between Safa and Marwa) (for both).
5.679:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: `Ata'
said, "Ibn `Abbas said, 'If he (i.e. the one intending to perform `Umra) has
performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba, his Ihram is considered to have finished.'
said, 'What proof does Ibn `Abbas has as to this saying?" `Ata' said, "(The
proof is taken) from the Statement of Allah:-- "And afterwards they are brought
For sacrifice unto Ancient House (Ka`ba at Mecca)" (2
2.33) and from the
order of the Prophet to his companions to finish their Ihram during
Hajjat-ul-Wada`." I said (to `Ata'), "That (i.e. finishing the Ihram) was after
coming form `Arafat." `Ata' said, "Ibn `Abbas used to allow it before going to
`Arafat (after finishing the `Umra) and after coming from it (i.e. after
performing the Hajj).
5.680:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I came to the
Prophet at a place called Al-Batha'. The Prophet said, "Did you assume the Ihram
for Hajj?" I said, "Yes," He said, "How did you express your intention (for
performing Hajj)? " I said, "Labbaik (i.e. I am ready) to assume the Ihram with
the same intention as that of Allah's Apostle." The Prophet said, "Perform the
Tawaf around the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa, and then finish your Ihram."
So I performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba and between Safa and Marwa and then I
came to a woman from the tribe of Qais who removed the lice from my
head.
5.681:
Narrated Hafsa:
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet
ordered all his wives to finish their Ihram during the year of Hajjat-ul-Wada`.
On that, I asked the Prophet "What stops you from finishing your lhram?" He
said, "I have matted my hair and garlanded my Hadi. So I will not finish my
Ihram unless I have slaughtered my Hadi."
5.682:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A
woman from the tribe of Khath'am asked for the verdict of Allah's Apostle
(regarding something) during Hajjat-ul-Wada` while Al-Fadl bin `Abbas was the
companion-rider behind Allah's Apostle. She asked, "Allah's ordained obligation
(i.e. compulsory Hajj) enjoined on His slaves has become due on my old father
who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Will it be sufficient if I perform
the Hajj on his behalf?" He said, "Yes."
5.683:
Narrated (Abdullah) bin
`Umar: The Prophet arrived (at Mecca) in the year of the Conquest (of Mecca)
while Usama was riding behind him on (his she-camel)'. Al-Qaswa.' Bilal and
`Uthman bin Talha were accompanying him. When he made his she-camel kneel down
near the Ka`ba, he said to `Uthman, "Get us the key (of the Ka`ba). He brought
the key to him and opened the gate (of the Ka`ba), for him. The Prophet, Usama,
Bilal and `Uthman (bin Talha) entered the Ka`ba and then closed the gate behind
them (from inside). The Prophet stayed there for a long period and then came
out. The people rushed to get in, but I went in before them and found Bilal
standing behind the gate, and I said to him, "Where did the Prophet pray?" He
said, "He prayed between those two front pillars." The Ka`ba was built on six
pillars, arranged in two rows, and he prayed between the two pillars of the
front row leaving the gate of the Ka`ba at his back and facing (in prayer) the
wall which faces one when one enters the Ka`ba. Between him and that wall (was
the distance of about three cubits). But I forgot to ask Bilal about the number
of rak`at the Prophet had prayed. There was a red piece of marble at the place
where he (i.e. the Prophet) had offered the prayer.
5.684:
Narrated
`Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Safiya bin Huyai, the wife of the Prophet
menstruated during Hajjat-ul-Wada` The Prophet said, "Is she going to detain
us?" I said to him, "She has already come to Mecca and performed the Tawaf
(ul-ifada) around the Ka`ba, O Allah's Apostle." The Prophet said, " Let her
then proceed on (to Medina).
5.685:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: We were talking
about Hajjat-ul-Wada`, while the Prophet was amongst us. We did not know what
Hajjat-ul-Wada` signified. The Prophet praised Allah and then mentioned Al-Masih
Ad-Dajjal and described him extensively, saying, "Allah did not send any prophet
but that prophet warned his nation of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal. Noah and the prophets
following him warned (their people) of him. He will appear amongst you (O
Muhammad's followers), and if it happens that some of his qualities may be
hidden from you, but your Lord's State is clear to you and not hidden from you.
The Prophet said it thrice. Verily, your Lord is not blind in one eye, while he
(i.e. Ad-Dajjal) is blind in the right eye which looks like a grape bulging out
(of its cluster). No doubt,! Allah has made your blood and your properties
sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this town of
yours, in this month of yours." The Prophet added: No doubt! Haven't I conveyed
Allah's Message to you? " They replied, "Yes," The Prophet said thrice, "O
Allah! Be witness for it." The Prophet added, "Woe to you!" (or said), "May
Allah be merciful to you! Do not become infidels after me (i.e. my death) by
cutting the necks (throats) of one another."
5.686:
Narrated Zaid bin
Arqam: The Prophet fought nineteen Ghazwas and performed only one Hajj after he
migrated (to Medina), and did not perform another Hajj after it, and that was
Hajj-ul-Wada`,' Abu 'Is-haq said, "He performed when he was in Mecca."
5.687:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet ordered me during Hajjatul-Wada`. "Ask the
people to listen." He then said, "Do not become infidels after me by cutting the
necks (throats) of one another. "
5.688:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet
said, "Time has taken its original shape which it had when Allah created the
Heavens and the Earth. The year is of twelve months, four of which are sacred,
and out of these (four) three are in succession, i.e. Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja and
Al-Muharram, and the fourth is Rajab which is named after the Mudar tribe,
between (the month of) Jumaida (ath-thania) and Sha'ban." Then the Prophet
asked, "Which is this month?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know better." On
that the Prophet kept quiet so long that we thought that he might name it with
another name. Then the Prophet said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We
replied, "Yes." Then he said, "Which town is this?" "We replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better." On that he kept quiet so long that we thought that he
might name it with another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the town of Mecca?" We
replied, "Yes, " Then he said, "Which day is today?" We replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better." He kept quiet so long that we thought that he might name
it with another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the day of An-Nahr (i.e.
sacrifice)?" We replied, "Yes." He said, "So your blood, your properties, (The
sub-narrator Muhammad said, 'I think the Prophet also said: And your honor..)
are sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this city
of yours, in this month of yours; and surely, you will meet your Lord, and He
will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not become infidels after me, cutting
the throats of one another. It is incumbent on those who are present to convey
this message (of mine) to those who are absent. May be that some of those to
whom it will be conveyed will understand it better than those who have actually
heard it." (The sub-narrator, Muhammad, on remembering that narration, used to
say, "Muhammad spoke the truth!") He (i.e. Prophet) then added twice, "No doubt!
Haven't I conveyed (Allah's Message) to you?"
5.689:
Narrated Tariq bin
Shibab: Some Jews said, "Had this Verse been revealed to us, we would have taken
that day as `Id (festival)." `Umar said, "What Verse?" They said:-- "This day I
have Perfected your religion for you, Completed My Favor upon you And have
chosen for you Islam as your religion" (5.3) `Umar said, "I know the place where
it was revealed; It was revealed while Allah's Apostle was staying at `Arafat."
5.690:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with Allah's Apostle, and some of us
assumed the lhram for `Umra, some assumed it for Hajj, and some assumed it for
both Hajj and `Umra. Allah's Apostle assumed the Ihram for Hajj. So those who
had assumed the Ihram for Hajj or for both Hajj and `Umra, did not finish their
Ihram till the day of An-Nahr (i.e. slaughter of sacrifices).
5.691:
Narrated Malik:
The same as above (Hadith 690), saying, "(We set out)
with Allah's Apostle in Hajjat-ul-Wada`...)"
5.692:
Narrated Malik:
The same as above (Hadith 690).
5.693:
Narrated Sa`d:
The Prophet
visited me during Hajjat ul-Wada` while I was suffering from a disease which
brought me to the verge of death. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! My ailment has
reached such a (bad) state as you see, and I have much wealth, but I have no-one
to inherit from me except my only daughter. Shall I give 2/3 of my property as
alms (in charity)?" The Prophet said, "No," I said, "Shall I give half of my
property as alms?" He said, "No." I said, "(Shall I give) 1/3 of it? " He
replied, " 1/3, and even 1/3 is too much. It is better for you to leave your
inheritors wealthy rather than to leave them poor, begging people (for their
sustenance); and whatever you spend for Allah's Sake, you will get reward for it
even for the morsel of food which you put in your wives mouth." I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Should I remain (in Mecca) behind my companions (who are going
with you to Medina)?" The Prophet said, "If you remain behind, any good deed
which you will do for Allah's Sake, will upgrade and elevate you. May be you
will live longer so that some people may benefit by you and some other (i.e.
infidels) may get harmed by you." The Prophet then added, "O Allah! Complete the
Migration of my companions and do not turn them on their heels. But the poor
Sa`d bin Khaula (not the above mentioned Sa`d) (died in Mecca) ." Allah's
Apostle pitied Sa`d for he died in Mecca.
5.694:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet got his head shaved during Hajjat-ul-Wada`.'
5.695:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: During Hajjat-ul-Wada`, the Prophet and some of his companions got their
heads shaved while some of his companions got their head-hair cut
short.
5.696:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That he came riding a donkey
when Allah 's Apostle was standing at Mina during Hajjat-ul-Wada`, leading the
people in prayer. The donkey passed in front of a part of the row (of the people
offering the prayer). Then he dismounted from it and took his position in the
row with the people. 5.697:
Narrated Hisham's father: In my presence, Usama
was asked about the speed of the Prophet during his Hajj. He replied, "It was
Al-`Anaq (i.e. moderate easy speed) and if he encountered an open space, he used
to increase his speed."
5.698:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Khatmi:
That Abu Aiyub informed him that he offered the Maghrib and `Isha' prayers
together with the Prophet during Hajjat-ul-Wada`.
5.699:
Narrated Abu
Musa: My Companions sent me to Allah's Apostle to ask him for some animals to
ride on as they were accompanying him in the army of Al-Usra, and that was the
Ghazwa (Battle) of Tabuk, I said, "O Allah's Prophet! My companions have sent me
to you to provide them with means of transportation." He said, "By Allah! I will
not make you ride anything." It happened that when I reached him, he was in an
angry mood, and I didn't notice it. So I returned in a sad mood because of the
refusal the Prophet and for the fear that the Prophet might have become 'angry
with me. So I returned to my companions and informed them of what the Prophet
had said. Only a short while had passed when I heard Bilal calling, "O `Abdullah
bin Qais!" I replied to his call. Bilal said, "Respond to Allah's Apostle who is
calling you." When I went to him (i.e. the Prophet), he said, "Take these two
camels tied together and also these two camels tied together,"' referring to six
camels he had brought them from Sa`d at that time. The Prophet added, "Take them
to your companions and say, 'Allah (or Allah's Apostle ) allows you to ride on
these,' so ride on them." So I took those camels to them and said, "The Prophet
allows you to ride on these (camels) but by Allah, I will not leave you till
some of you proceed with me to somebody who heard the statement of Allah's
Apostle. Do not think that I narrate to you a thing which Allah's Apostle has
not said." They said to me, "We consider you truthful, and we will do what you
like." The sub-narrator added: So Abu Musa proceeded along with some of them
till they came to those who have heard the statement of Allah's Apostle wherein
he denied them (some animals to ride on) and (his statement) whereby he gave
them the same. So these people told them the same information as Abu Musa had
told them.
5.700:
Narrated Sa`d:
Allah's Apostle set out for Tabuk.
appointing `Ali as his deputy (in Medina). `Ali said, "Do you want to leave me
with the children and women?" The Prophet said, "Will you not be pleased that
you will be to me like Aaron to Moses? But there will be no prophet after me."
5.701:
Narrated Safwan bin Ya`la bin Umaiya: that his father said, "I
participated in Al-Usra (i.e. Tabuk) along with the Prophet." Ya`la added, "(My
participation in) that Ghazwa was the best of my deeds to me." Ya`la said, "I
had a laborer who quarrelled with somebody, and one of the two bit the hand of
the other (`Ata', the sub-narrator, said, "Safwan told me who bit whom but I
forgot it"), and the one who was bitten, pulled his hand out of the mouth of the
biter, so one of the incisors of the biter was broken. So we came to the Prophet
and he considered the biter's claim as invalid (i.e. the biter did not get a
recompense for his broken incisor). The Prophet said, "Should he leave his hand
in your mouth so that you might snap it as if it were in the mouth of a male
camel to snap it?"
5.702:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik: Who,
from among Ka`b's sons, was the guide of Ka`b when he became blind: I heard Ka`b
bin Malik narrating the story of (the Ghazwa of) Tabuk in which he failed to
take part. Ka`b said, "I did not remain behind Allah's Apostle in any Ghazwa
that he fought except the Ghazwa of Tabuk, and I failed to take part in the
Ghazwa of Badr, but Allah did not admonish anyone who had not participated in
it, for in fact, Allah's Apostle had gone out in search of the caravan of
Quraish till Allah made them (i.e. the Muslims) and their enemy meet without any
appointment. I witnessed the night of Al-`Aqaba (pledge) with Allah's Apostle
when we pledged for Islam, and I would not exchange it for the Badr battle
although the Badr battle is more popular amongst the people than it (i.e.
Al-`Aqaba pledge). As for my news (in this battle of Tabuk), I had never been
stronger or wealthier than I was when I remained behind the Prophet in that
Ghazwa. By Allah, never had I two she-camels before, but I had then at the time
of this Ghazwa. Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to make a Ghazwa, he used to
hide his intention by apparently referring to different Ghazwa till it was the
time of that Ghazwa (of Tabuk) which Allah's Apostle fought in severe heat,
facing, a long journey, desert, and the great number of enemy. So the Prophet
announced to the Muslims clearly (their destination) so that they might get
prepared for their Ghazwa. So he informed them clearly of the destination he was
going to. Allah's Apostle was accompanied by a large number of Muslims who could
not be listed in a book namely, a register." Ka`b added, "Any man who intended
to be absent would think that the matter would remain hidden unless Allah
revealed it through Divine Revelation. So Allah's Apostle fought that Ghazwa at
the time when the fruits had ripened and the shade looked pleasant. Allah's
Apostle and his companions prepared for the battle and I started to go out in
order to get myself ready along with them, but I returned without doing
anything. I would say to myself, 'I can do that.' So I kept on delaying it every
now and then till the people got ready and Allah's Apostle and the Muslims along
with him departed, and I had not prepared anything for my departure, and I said,
I will prepare myself (for departure) one or two days after him, and then join
them.' In the morning following their departure, I went out to get myself ready
but returned having done nothing. Then again in the next morning, I went out to
get ready but returned without doing anything. Such was the case with me till
they hurried away and the battle was missed (by me). Even then I intended to
depart to take them over. I wish I had done so! But it was not in my luck. So,
after the departure of Allah's Apostle, whenever I went out and walked amongst
the people (i.e, the remaining persons), it grieved me that I could see none
around me, but one accused of hypocrisy or one of those weak men whom Allah had
excused. Allah's Apostle did not remember me till he reached Tabuk. So while he
was sitting amongst the people in Tabuk, he said, 'What did Ka`b do?' A man from
Banu Salama said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He has been stopped by his two Burdas
(i.e. garments) and his looking at his own flanks with pride.' Then Mu`adh bin
Jabal said, 'What a bad thing you have said! By Allah! O Allahs Apostle! We know
nothing about him but good.' Allah's Apostle kept silent." Ka`b bin Malik added,
"When I heard that he (i.e. the Prophet ) was on his way back to Medina. I got
dipped in my concern, and began to think of false excuses, saying to myself,
'How can I avoid his anger tomorrow?' And I took the advice of wise member of my
family in this matter. When it was said that Allah's Apostle, had come near all
the evil false excuses abandoned from my mind and I knew well that I could never
come out of this problem by forging a false statement. Then I decided firmly to
speak the truth. So Allah's Apostle arrived in the morning, and whenever he
returned from a journey., he used to visit the Mosque first of all and offer a
two-rak`at prayer therein and then sit for the people. So when he had done all
that (this time), those who had failed to join the battle (of Tabuk) came and
started offering (false) excuses and taking oaths before him. They were
something over eighty men; Allah's Apostle accepted the excuses they had
expressed, took their pledge of allegiance asked for Allah's Forgiveness for
them, and left the secrets of their hearts for Allah to judge. Then I came to
him, and when I greeted him, he smiled a smile of an angry person and then said,
'Come on.' So I came walking till I sat before him. He said to me, 'What stopped
you from joining us. Had you not purchased an animal For carrying you?' I
answered, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! But by Allah, if I were sitting before any
person from among the people of the world other than you, I would have avoided
his anger with an excuse. By Allah, I have been bestowed with the power of
speaking fluently and eloquently, but by Allah, I knew well that if today I tell
you a lie to seek your favor, Allah would surely make you angry with me in the
near future, but if I tell you the truth, though you will get angry because of
it, I hope for Allah's Forgiveness. Really, by Allah, there was no excuse for
me. By Allah, I had never been stronger or wealthier than I was when I remained
behind you.' Then Allah's Apostle said, 'As regards this man, he has surely told
the truth. So get up till Allah decides your case.' I got up, and many men of
Banu Salama followed me and said to me. 'By Allah, we never witnessed you doing
any sin before this. Surely, you failed to offer excuse to Allah's Apostle as
the others who did not join him, have offered. The prayer of Allah's Apostle to
Allah to forgive you would have been sufficient for you.' By Allah, they
continued blaming me so much that I intended to return (to the Prophet) and
accuse myself of having told a lie, but I said to them, 'Is there anybody else
who has met the same fate as I have?' They replied, 'Yes, there are two men who
have said the same thing as you have, and to both of them was given the same
order as given to you.' I said, 'Who are they?' They replied, Murara bin Ar-Rabi
Al-Amri and Hilal bin Umaiya Al-Waqifi.' By that they mentioned to me two pious
men who had attended the Ghazwa (Battle) of Badr, and in whom there was an
example for me. So I did not change my mind when they mentioned them to me.
Allah's Apostle forbade all the Muslims to talk to us, the three aforesaid
persons out of all those who had remained behind in that Ghazwa. So we kept away
from the people and they changed their attitude towards us till the very land
(where I lived) appeared strange to me as if I did not know it. We remained in
that condition for fifty nights. As regards my two fellows, they remained in
their houses and kept on weeping, but I was the youngest of them and the firmest
of them, so I used to go out and witness the prayers along with the Muslims and
roam about in the markets, but none would talk to me, and I would come to
Allah's Apostle and greet him while he was sitting In his gathering after the
prayer, and I would wonder whether the Prophet did move his lips in return to my
greetings or not. Then I would offer my prayer near to him and look at him
stealthily. When I was busy with my prayer, he would turn his face towards me,
but when I turned my face to him, he would turn his face away from me. When this
harsh attitude of the people lasted long, I walked till I scaled the wall of the
garden of Abu Qatada who was my cousin and dearest person to me, and I offered
my greetings to him. By Allah, he did not return my greetings. I said, 'O Abu
Qatada! I beseech you by Allah! Do you know that I love Allah and His Apostle?'
He kept quiet. I asked him again, beseeching him by Allah, but he remained
silent. Then I asked him again in the Name of Allah. He said, "Allah and His
Apostle know it better.' Thereupon my eyes flowed with tears and I returned and
jumped over the wall." Ka`b added, "While I was walking in the market of Medina,
suddenly I saw a Nabati (i.e. a Christian farmer) from the Nabatis of Sham who
came to sell his grains in Medina, saying, 'Who will lead me to Ka`b bin Malik?'
The people began to point (me) out for him till he came to me and handed me a
letter from the king of Ghassan in which the following was written: "To proceed,
I have been informed that your friend (i.e. the Prophet ) has treated you
harshly. Anyhow, Allah does not let you live at a place where you feel inferior
and your right is lost. So join us, and we will console you." When I read it, I
said to myself, 'This is also a sort of a test.' Then I took the letter to the
oven and made a fire therein by burning it. When forty out of the fifty nights
elapsed, behold ! There came to me the messenger of Allah's Apostle and said,
'Allah's Apostle orders you to keep away from your wife,' I said, 'Should I
divorce her; or else! what should I do?' He said, 'No, only keep aloof from her
and do not cohabit her.' The Prophet sent the same message to my two fellows.
Then I said to my wife. 'Go to your parents and remain with them till Allah
gives His Verdict in this matter." Ka`b added, "The wife of Hilal bin Umaiya
came to Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Hilal bin Umaiya is a helpless old
man who has no servant to attend on him. Do you dislike that I should serve him?
' He said, 'No (you can serve him) but he should not come near you.' She said,
'By Allah, he has no desire for anything. By, Allah, he has never ceased weeping
till his case began till this day of his.' (continued...)
@(continuing...
1): -5.702:... ... On that, some of my family members said to me, 'Will you also
ask Allah's Apostle to permit your wife (to serve you) as he has permitted the
wife of Hilal bin Umaiya to serve him?' I said, 'By Allah, I will not ask the
permission of Allah's Apostle regarding her, for I do not know What Allah's
Apostle would say if I asked him to permit her (to serve me) while I am a young
man.' Then I remained in that state for ten more nights after that till the
period of fifty nights was completed starting from the time when Allah's Apostle
prohibited the people from talking to us. When I had offered the Fajr prayer on
the 50th morning on the roof of one of our houses and while I was sitting in the
condition which Allah described (in the Qur'an) i.e. my very soul seemed
straitened to me and even the earth seemed narrow to me for all its
spaciousness, there I heard the voice of one who had ascended the mountain of
Sala' calling with his loudest voice, 'O Ka`b bin Malik! Be happy (by receiving
good tidings).' I fell down in prostration before Allah, realizing that relief
has come. Allah's Apostle had announced the acceptance of our repentance by
Allah when he had offered the Fajr prayer. The people then went out to
congratulate us. Some bringers of good tidings went out to my two fellows, and a
horseman came to me in haste, and a man of Banu Aslam came running and ascended
the mountain and his voice was swifter than the horse. When he (i.e. the man)
whose voice I had heard, came to me conveying the good tidings, I took off my
garments and dressed him with them; and by Allah, I owned no other garments than
them on that day. Then I borrowed two garments and wore them and went to Allah's
Apostle. The people started receiving me in batches, congratulating me on
Allah's Acceptance of my repentance, saying, 'We congratulate you on Allah's
Acceptance of your repentance." Ka`b further said, "When I entered the Mosque. I
saw Allah's Apostle sitting with the people around him. Talha bin Ubaidullah
swiftly came to me, shook hands with me and congratulated me. By Allah, none of
the Muhajirin (i.e. Emigrants) got up for me except him (i.e. Talha), and I will
never forget this for Talha." Ka`b added, "When I greeted Allah's Apostle he,
his face being bright with joy, said "Be happy with the best day that you have
got ever since your mother delivered you." Ka`b added, "I said to the Prophet
'Is this forgiveness from you or from Allah?' He said, 'No, it is from Allah.'
Whenever Allah's Apostle became happy, his face would shine as if it were a
piece of moon, and we all knew that characteristic of him. When I sat before
him, I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Because of the acceptance of my repentance I
will give up all my wealth as alms for the Sake of Allah and His Apostle.
Allah's Apostle said, 'Keep some of your wealth, as it will be better for you.'
I said, 'So I will keep my share from Khaibar with me,' and added, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Allah has saved me for telling the truth; so it is a part of my
repentance not to tell but the truth as long as I am alive. By Allah, I do not
know anyone of the Muslims whom Allah has helped fortelling the truth more than
me. Since I have mentioned that truth to Allah's Apostle till today, I have
never intended to tell a lie. I hope that Allah will also save me (from telling
lies) the rest of my life. So Allah revealed to His Apostle the Verse:--
"Verily, Allah has forgiven the Prophet, the Muhajirin (i.e. Emigrants (up to
His Saying) And be with those who are true (in word and deed)." (9.117-119) By
Allah, Allah has never bestowed upon me, apart from His guiding me to Islam, a
Greater blessing than the fact that I did not tell a lie to Allah's Apostle
which would have caused me to perish as those who have told a lie perished, for
Allah described those who told lies with the worst description He ever
attributed to anybody else. Allah said:-- "They (i.e. the hypocrites) will swear
by Allah to you when you return to them (up to His Saying) Certainly Allah is
not pleased with the rebellious people--" (9.95-96) Ka`b added, "We, the three
persons, differed altogether from those whose excuses Allah's Apostle accepted
when they swore to him. He took their pledge of allegiance and asked Allah to
forgive them, but Allah's Apostle left our case pending till Allah gave His
Judgment about it. As for that Allah said):-- And to the three (He did for give
also) who remained behind." (9.118) What Allah said (in this Verse) does not
indicate our failure to take part in the Ghazwa, but it refers to the deferment
of making a decision by the Prophet about our case in contrast to the case of
those who had taken an oath before him and he excused them by accepting their
excuses.
5.703:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When the Prophet passed by Al-Hijr,
he said, "Do not enter the dwelling places of those people who were unjust to
themselves unless you enter in a weeping state lest the same calamity as of
theirs should befall you." Then he covered his head and made his speed fast till
he crossed the valley.
5.704:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said to
his companions who were at Al-Hijr, "Do not enter upon these people who are
being punished, except in a weeping state, lest the same calamity as of theirs
should befall you..."
5.705:
Narrated `Urwa bin Al-Mughira: Al-Mughira
bin Shu`ba, said, "The Prophet went out to answer the call of nature and (when
he had finished) I got up to pour water for him." I think that he said that the
event had taken place during the Ghazwa of Tabuk. Al-Mughira added. "The Prophet
washed his face, and when he wanted to wash his forearms, the sleeves of his
cloak became tight over them, so he took them out from underneath the cloak and
then he washed them (i.e. his forearms) and passed wet hands over his Khuffs
(socks made from thick fabric or leather)."
5.706:
Narrated Abu Humaid:
We returned in the company of the Prophet from the Ghazwa of Tabuk, and when we
looked upon Medina, the Prophet said, "This is Taba (i.e. Medina), and this is
Uhud, a mountain that loves us and is loved by us."
5.707:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Allah's Apostle returned from the Ghazwa of Tabuk, and when he
approached Medina, he said, "There are some people in Medina who were with you
all the time, you did not travel any portion of the journey nor crossed any
valley, but they were with you they (i.e. the people) said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Even though they were at Medina?" He said, "Yes, because they were stopped by a
genuine excuse."
5.708:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle sent a
letter to Khosrau with `Abdullah bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi and told him to hand it
over to the governor of Al-Bahrain. The governor of Al-Bahrain handed it over to
Khosrau, and when he read the latter, he tore it into pieces. (The sub-narrator
added, "I think that Ibn Al-Musaiyab said, 'Allah 's Apostle invoked (Allah) to
tear them all totally Khosrau and his companions) into pieces.
5.709:
Narrated Abu Bakra: During the days (of the battle) of Al-Jamal, Allah
benefited me with a word I had heard from Allah's Apostle after I had been about
to join the Companions of Al-Jamal (i.e. the camel) and fight along with them.
When Allah's Apostle was informed that the Persians had crowned the daughter of
Khosrau as their ruler, he said, "Such people as ruled by a lady will never be
successful." 5.710:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: I remember that I went out
with the boys to (the place called) Thaniyat-ul-Wada` to receive Allah's Apostle
.
5.711:
Narrated As-Saib:
I remember I went out with the boys to
Thaniyat-ul-Wada` to receive the Prophet when he returned from the Ghazwa of
Tabuk.
5.712:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl bint Al-Harith: I heard the Prophet
reciting Surat-al-Mursalat `Urfan (77) in the Maghrib prayer, and after that
prayer he did not lead us in any prayer till he died.
5.713:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to let Ibn `Abbas sit beside him, so
`AbdurRahman bin `Auf said to `Umar, "We have sons similar to him." `Umar
replied, "(I respect him) because of his status that you know." `Umar then asked
Ibn `Abbas about the meaning of this Holy Verse:-- "When comes the help of Allah
and the conquest of Mecca . . ." (110.1) Ibn `Abbas replied, "That indicated the
death of Allah's Apostle which Allah informed him of." `Umar said, "I do not
understand of it except what you understand." Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet in
his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O `Aisha! I still feel the pain
caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is
being cut from that poison."
5.714:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's
Apostle became ill, he used to recite Al-Muawidhatan (i.e. the last two Suras of
the Qur'an) and then blow his breath and passed his hand over himself. When he
had his fatal illness, I started reciting Al-Muawidhatan and blowing my breath
over him as he used to do, and then I rubbed the hand of the Prophet over his
body.
5.715:
Narrated `Aisha:
I heard the Prophet and listened to him
before his death while he was Lying supported on his back, and he was saying, "O
Allah! Forgive me, and bestow Your Mercy on me, and let me meet the (highest)
companions (of the Hereafter)." See the Qur'an ( 4.69) and See Hadith No. 719.
5.716:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Thursday! And how great that Thursday was! The
ailment of Allah's Apostle became worse (on Thursday) and he said, fetch me
something so that I may write to you something after which you will never go
astray." The people (present there) differed in this matter, and it was not
right to differ before a prophet. Some said, "What is wrong with him ? (Do you
think ) he is delirious (seriously ill)? Ask him ( to understand his state )."
So they went to the Prophet and asked him again. The Prophet said, "Leave me,
for my present state is better than what you call me for." Then he ordered them
to do three things. He said, "Turn the pagans out of the 'Arabian Peninsula;
respect and give gifts to the foreign delegations as you have seen me dealing
with them." (Sa`id bin Jubair, the sub-narrator said that Ibn `Abbas kept quiet
as rewards the third order, or he said, "I forgot it.") (See Hadith No. 116 Vol.
1)
5.717:
Narrated Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: Ibn `Abbas said, "When
Allah's Apostle was on his deathbed and there were some men in the house, he
said, 'Come near, I will write for you something after which you will not go
astray.' Some of them ( i.e. his companions) said, 'Allah's Apostle is seriously
ill and you have the (Holy) Qur'an. Allah's Book is sufficient for us.' So the
people in the house differed and started disputing. Some of them said, 'Give him
writing material so that he may write for you something after which you will not
go astray.' while the others said the other way round. So when their talk and
differences increased, Allah's Apostle said, "Get up." Ibn `Abbas used to say,
"No doubt, it was very unfortunate (a great disaster) that Allah's Apostle was
prevented from writing for them that writing because of their differences and
noise."
5.718:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet called Fatima during his
fatal illness and told her something secretly and she wept. Then he called her
again and told her something secretly, and she started laughing. When we asked
her about that, she said, "The Prophet first told me secretly that he would
expire in that disease in which he died, so I wept; then he told me secretly
that I would be the first of his family to follow him, so I laughed ( at that
time).
5.719:
Narrated `Aisha:
Used to hear (from the Prophet) that
no Prophet dies till he is given the option to select either the worldly life or
the life of the Hereafter. I heard the Prophet in his fatal disease, with his
voice becoming hoarse, saying, "In the company of those on whom is the grace of
Allah ..( to the end of the Verse )." ( 4.69) Thereupon I thought that the
Prophet had been given the option.
5.720:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the
Prophet fell ill in his fatal illness, he started saying, "With the highest
companion."
5.721:
Narrated Aisha:
When Allah 's Apostle was in good
health, he used to say, "Never does a prophet die unless he is shown his place
in Paradise ( before his death ), and then he is made alive or given option."
When the Prophet became ill and his last moments came while his head was on my
thigh, he became unconscious, and when he came to his senses, he looked towards
the roof of the house and then said, "O Allah! (Please let me be) with the
highest companion." Thereupon I said, "Hence he is not going to stay with us? "
Then I came to know that his state was the confirmation of the narration he used
to mention to us while he was in good health.
5.722:
Narrated Aisha:
`Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr entered upon the Prophet while I was supporting
the Prophet on my chest. `AbdurRahman had a fresh Siwak then and he was cleaning
his teeth with it. Allah's Apostle looked at it, so I took the Siwak, cut it
(chewed it with my teeth), shook it and made it soft (with water), and then gave
it to the Prophet who cleaned his teeth with it. I had never seen Allah's
Apostle cleaning his teeth in a better way. After finishing the brushing of his
teeth, he lifted his hand or his finger and said thrice, "O Allah! Let me be
with the highest companions," and then died. `Aisha used to say, "He died while
his head was resting between my chest and chin."
5.723:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle became ill, he used to recite the Muawidhatan and
blow his breath over himself (after their recitation ) and rubbed his hands over
his body. So when he was afflicted with his fatal illness. I started reciting
the Muawidhatan and blowing my breath over him as he used to blow and made the
hand of the Prophet pass over his body.
5.724:
Narrated `Aisha:
I
heard the Prophet and listened to him before his death while he was leaning his
back on me and saying, "O Allah! Forgive me, and bestow Your Mercy on me, and
let me meet the companions."
5.725:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: `Aisha
said, "The Prophet said during his fatal illness, "Allah cursed the Jews for
they took the graves of their prophets as places for worship." `Aisha added,
"Had it not been for that (statement of the Prophet ) his grave would have been
made conspicuous. But he was afraid that it might be taken as a place for
worship."
5.726:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet died while he was
between my chest and chin, so I never dislike the death agony for anyone after
the Prophet.
5.727:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) "When
the ailment of Allah's Apostle became aggravated, he requested his wives to
permit him to be (treated) nursed in my house, and they gave him permission. He
came out (to my house), walking between two men with his feet dragging on the
ground, between `Abbas bin `Abdul--Muttalib and another man" 'Ubaidullah said,
"I told `Abdullah of what `Aisha had said, `Abdullah bin `Abbas said to me, 'Do
you know who is the other man whom `Aisha did not name?' I said, 'No.' Ibn
`Abbas said, 'It was `Ali bin Abu Talib." `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet used
to narrate saying, "When Allah's Apostle entered my house and his disease became
aggravated, he said, " Pour on me the water of seven water skins, the mouths of
which have not been untied, so that I may give advice to the people.' So we let
him sit in a big basin belonging to Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet and then
started to pour water on him from these water skins till he started pointing to
us with his hands intending to say, 'You have done your job." `Aisha added,
"Then he went out to the people and led them in prayer and preached to them."
`Aisha and `Abdullah bin `Abbas said, "When Allah's Apostle became ill
seriously, he started covering his face with his woolen sheet, and when he felt
short of breath, he removed it from hi; face and said, 'That is so! Allah's
(curse be on the Jews and the Christians, as they took the graves of their
prophets as (places of worship),' intending to warn (the Muslims ) of what they
had done." `Aisha added, "I argued with Allah's Apostle repeatedly about that
matter (i.e. his order that Abu Bakr should lead the people in prayer in his
place when he was ill), and what made me argue so much, was, that it never
occurred to my mind that after the Prophet, the people would ever love a man who
had taken his place, and I felt that anybody standing in his place, would be a
bad omen to the people, so I wanted Allah's Apostle to give up the idea of
choosing Abu Bakr (to lead the people in prayer).
5.728:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Abbas: `Ali bin Abu Talib came out of the house of Allah's
Apostle during his fatal illness. The people asked, "O Abu Hasan (i.e. `Ali)!
How is the health of Allah's Apostle this morning?" `Ali replied, "He has
recovered with the Grace of Allah." `Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib held him by the
hand and said to him, "In three days you, by Allah, will be ruled (by somebody
else ), And by Allah, I feel that Allah's Apostle will die from this ailment of
his, for I know how the faces of the offspring of `Abdul Muttalib look at the
time of their death. So let us go to Allah's Apostle and ask him who will take
over the Caliphate. If it is given to us we will know as to it, and if it is
given to somebody else, we will inform him so that he may tell the new ruler to
take care of us." `Ali said, "By Allah, if we asked Allah's Apostle for it (i.e.
the Caliphate) and he denied it us, the people will never give it to us after
that. And by Allah, I will not ask Allah's Apostle for it."
5.729:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While the Muslims were offering the Fajr prayer on
Monday and Abu Bakr was leading them in prayer, suddenly Allah's Apostle lifted
the curtain of `Aisha's dwelling and looked at them while they were in the rows
of the prayers and smiled. Abu Bakr retreated to join the row, thinking that
Allah's Apostle wanted to come out for the prayer. The Muslims were about to be
put to trial in their prayer (i.e. were about to give up praying) because of
being overjoyed at seeing Allah's Apostle. But Allah's Apostle beckoned them
with his hand to complete their prayer and then entered the dwelling and let
fall the curtain.
5.730:
Narrated Aisha:
It was one of the favors of
Allah towards me that Allah's Apostle expired in my house on the day of my turn
while he was leaning against my chest and Allah made my saliva mix with his
saliva at his death. `Abdur-Rahman entered upon me with a Siwak in his hand and
I was supporting (the back of) Allah's Apostle (against my chest ). I saw the
Prophet looking at it (i.e. Siwak) and I knew that he loved the Siwak, so I said
( to him ), "Shall I take it for you ? " He nodded in agreement. So I took it
and it was too stiff for him to use, so I said, "Shall I soften it for you ?" He
nodded his approval. So I softened it and he cleaned his teeth with it. In front
of him there was a jug or a tin, (The sub-narrator, `Umar is in doubt as to
which was right) containing water. He started dipping his hand in the water and
rubbing his face with it, he said, "None has the right to be worshipped except
Allah. Death has its agonies." He then lifted his hands (towards the sky) and
started saying, "With the highest companion," till he expired and his hand
dropped down.
5.731:
Narrated `Urwa:
`Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle in
his fatal illness, used to ask, 'Where will I be tomorrow? Where will I be
tomorrow?", seeking `Aisha's turn. His wives allowed him to stay wherever he
wished. So he stayed at `Aisha's house till he expired while he was with her."
`Aisha added, "The Prophet expired on the day of my turn in my house and he was
taken unto Allah while his head was against my chest and his saliva mixed with
my saliva." `Aisha added, "Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr came in, carrying a Siwak
he was cleaning his teeth with. Allah's Apostle looked at it and I said to him,
'O `AbdurRahman! Give me this Siwak.' So he gave it to me and I cut it, chewed
it (it's end) and gave it to Allah's Apostle who cleaned his teeth with it while
he was resting against my chest."
5.732:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet
expired in my house and on the day of my turn, leaning against my chest. One of
us (i.e. the Prophet's wives ) used to recite a prayer asking Allah to protect
him from all evils when he became sick. So I started asking Allah to protect him
from all evils (by reciting a prayer ). He raised his head towards the sky and
said, "With the highest companions, with the highest companions." `Abdur-Rahman
bin Abu Bakr passed carrying a fresh leaf-stalk of a date-palm and the Prophet
looked at it and I thought that the Prophet was in need of it (for cleaning his
teeth ). So I took it (from `Abdur Rahman) and chewed its head and shook it and
gave it to the Prophet who cleaned his teeth with it, in the best way he had
ever cleaned his teeth, and then he gave it to me, and suddenly his hand dropped
down or it fell from his hand (i.e. he expired). So Allah made my saliva mix
with his saliva on his last day on earth and his first day in the
Hereafter.
5.733:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Bakr came from his house at
As-Sunh on a horse. He dismounted and entered the Mosque, but did not speak to
the people till he entered upon `Aisha and went straight to Allah's Apostle who
was covered with Hibra cloth (i.e. a kind of Yemenite cloth). He then uncovered
the Prophet's face and bowed over him and kissed him and wept, saying, "Let my
father and mother be sacrificed for you. By Allah, Allah will never cause you to
die twice. As for the death which was written for you, has come upon you."
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Bakr went out while `Umar bin Al-Khattab was talking to
the people. Abu Bakr said, "Sit down, O `Umar!" But `Umar refused to sit down.
So the people came to Abu Bakr and left `Umar. Abu Bakr said, "To proceed, if
anyone amongst you used to worship Muhammad , then Muhammad is dead, but if
(anyone of) you used to worship Allah, then Allah is Alive and shall never die.
Allah said:--"Muhammad is no more than an Apostle, and indeed (many) apostles
have passed away before him..(till the end of the Verse )......Allah will reward
to those who are thankful." (3.144) By Allah, it was as if the people never knew
that Allah had revealed this Verse before till Abu Bakr recited it and all the
people received it from him, and I heard everybody reciting it (then). Narrated
Az-Zuhri: Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab told me that `Umar said, "By Allah, when I heard
Abu Bakr reciting it, my legs could not support me and I fell down at the very
moment of hearing him reciting it, declaring that the Prophet had
died."
5.734:
Narrated Aisha and Ibn `Abbas: Abu Bakr kissed the Prophet
after his death.
5.735:
Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine in one
side of the Prophet's mouth during his illness and he started pointing to us,
meaning to say, "Don't pour medicine in my mouth." We said, "(He says so)
because a patient dislikes medicines." When he improved and felt a little
better, he said, "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine in my mouth ?" We said, "
( We thought it was because of) the dislike, patients have for medicines. He
said, "Let everyone present in the house be given medicine by pouring it in his
mouth while I am looking at him, except `Abbas as he has not witnessed you
(doing the same to me).
5.736:
Narrated Al-Aswad: It was mentioned in the
presence of `Aisha that the Prophet had appointed `Ali as successor by will.
Thereupon she said, "Who said so? I saw the Prophet, while I was supporting him
against my chest. He asked for a tray, and then fell on one side and expired,
and I did not feel it. So how (do the people say) he appointed `Ali as his
successor?"
5.737:
Narrated Talha:
I asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa
"Did the Prophet make a will? ' He replied, "No." I further asked, "How comes it
that the making of a will was enjoined on the people or that they were ordered
to make it? " He said, "The Prophet made a will concerning Allah's
Book."
5.738:
Narrated 'Amir bin Al-Harith: Allah's Apostle did not leave
a Dinar or a Dirham or a male or a female slave. He left only his white mule on
which he used to ride, and his weapons, and a piece of land which he gave in
charity for the needy travelers.
5.739:
Narrated Anas:
When the
ailment of the Prophet got aggravated, he became unconscious whereupon Fatima
said, "Oh, how distressed my father is!" He said, "Your father will have no more
distress after today." When he expired, she said, "O Father! Who has responded
to the call of the Lord Who has invited him! O Father, whose dwelling place is
the Garden of Paradise (i.e. Al-Firdaus)! O Father! We convey this news (of your
death) to Gabriel." When he was buried, Fatima said, "O Anas! Do you feel
pleased to throw earth over Allah's Apostle?"
5.740:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the Prophet was healthy, he used to say, "No soul of a prophet is
captured till he is shown his place in Paradise and then he is given the
option." When death approached him while his head was on my thigh, he became
unconscious and then recovered his consciousness. He then looked at the ceiling
of the house and said, "O Allah! (with) the highest companions." I said (to
myself), "Hence, he is not going to choose us." Then I realized that what he had
said was the application of the narration which he used to mention to us when he
was healthy. The last word he spoke was, "O Allah! (with) the highest
companion."
5.741:
Narrated Aisha and Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet stayed for
ten years in Mecca with the Qur'an being revealed to him and he stayed in Medina
for ten years.'
5.742:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah 's Apostle died when he
was sixty-three years of age.
5.743:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet
died while his armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty Sa's of barley.
5.744:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet appointed Usama as the commander of the
troops (to be sent to Syria). The Muslims spoke about Usama (unfavorably ). The
Prophet said, " I have been informed that you spoke about Usama. (Let it be
known that ) he is the most beloved of all people to me."
5.745:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle sent troops appointed Usama bin Zaid as
their commander. The people criticized his leadership. Allah's Apostle got up
and said, "If you (people) are criticizing his (i.e. Usama's) leadership you
used to criticize the leadership of his father before. By Allah, he (i.e. Zaid)
deserved the leadership indeed, and he used to be one of the most beloved
persons to me, and now this (i.e. his son, Usama) is one of the most beloved
persons to me after him."
5.746:
Narrated Ibn Abu Habib: Abu Al-Khair
said, "As-Sanabih, I asked (me), 'When did you migrate?' I (i.e. Abu Al-Khair)
said, 'We went out from Yemen as emigrants and arrived at Al-Juhfa, and there
came a rider whom I asked about the news. The rider said: We buried the Prophet
five days ago." I asked (As-Sanabihi), 'Did you hear anything about the night of
Qadr?' He replied, 'Bilal, the Mu'adh-dhin of the Prophet informed me that it is
on one of the seven nights of the last ten days (of Ramadan).
5.747:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: I asked Zaid bin Al-Arqam, "In how many Ghazawat did
you take part in the company of Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Seventeen." I
further asked, "How many Ghazawat did the Prophet fight?" He replied,
"Nineteen."
5.748:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I fought fifteen Ghazawat in the
company of the Prophet.
5.749:
Narrated Buraida:
That he fought
sixteen Ghazawat with Allah's Apostle.
Volume 6
Bk. 60: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
6.1:
Narrated Abu Sa`id bin Al-Mu'alla: While I was praying in the
Mosque, Allah's Apostle called me but I did not respond to him. Later I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say'--"Give your
response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you." (8.24)
He then said to me, "I will teach you a Sura which is the greatest Sura in the
Qur'an, before you leave the Mosque." Then he got hold of my hand, and when he
intended to leave (the Mosque), I said to him, "Didn't you say to me, 'I will
teach you a Sura which is the greatest Sura in the Qur'an?' He said,
"Al-Hamdu-Li l-lah Rabbi-l-`alamin (i.e. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the
worlds) which is Al-Sab'a Al-Mathani (i.e. seven repeatedly recited Verses) and
the Grand Qur'an which has been given to me."
6.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the Imam says: 'Ghair-il-Maghdubi `alaihim
Walad-Dallin (i.e. not the path of those who earn Your Anger, nor the path of
those who went astray (1.7)), then you must say, 'Ameen', for if one's utterance
of 'Ameen' coincides with that of the angels, then his past sins will be
forgiven."
6.3:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "On the Day of
Resurrection the Believers will assemble and say, 'Let us ask somebody to
intercede for us with our Lord.' So they will go to Adam and say, 'You are the
father of all the people, and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered
the angels to prostrate to you, and taught you the names of all things; so
please intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this
place of ours.' Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this (i.e. intercession for
you).' Then Adam will remember his sin and feel ashamed thereof. He will say,
'Go to Noah, for he was the first Apostle, Allah sent to the inhabitants of the
earth.' They will go to him and Noah will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking.' He will remember his appeal to his Lord to do what he had no
knowledge of, then he will feel ashamed thereof and will say, 'Go to the
Khalil--r-Rahman (i.e. Abraham).' They will go to him and he will say, 'I am not
fit for this undertaking. Go to Moses, the slave to whom Allah spoke (directly)
and gave him the Torah .' So they will go to him and he will say, 'I am not fit
for this undertaking.' and he will mention (his) killing a person who was not a
killer, and so he will feel ashamed thereof before his Lord, and he will say,
'Go to Jesus, Allah's Slave, His Apostle and Allah's Word and a Spirit coming
from Him. Jesus will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, go to Muhammad the
Slave of Allah whose past and future sins were forgiven by Allah.' So they will
come to me and I will proceed till I will ask my Lord's Permission and I will be
given permission. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in Prostration and He
will let me remain in that state as long as He wishes and then I will be
addressed.' (Muhammad!) Raise your head. Ask, and your request will be granted;
say, and your saying will be listened to; intercede, and your intercession will
be accepted.' I will raise my head and praise Allah with a saying (i.e.
invocation) He will teach me, and then I will intercede. He will fix a limit for
me (to intercede for) whom I will admit into Paradise. Then I will come back
again to Allah, and when I see my Lord, the same thing will happen to me. And
then I will intercede and Allah will fix a limit for me to intercede whom I will
let into Paradise, then I will come back for the third time; and then I will
come back for the fourth time, and will say, 'None remains in Hell but those
whom the Qur'an has imprisoned (in Hell) and who have been destined to an
eternal stay in Hell.' " (The compiler) Abu `Abdullah said: 'But those whom the
Qur'an has imprisoned in Hell,' refers to the Statement of Allah: "They will
dwell therein forever." (16.29)
6.4:
Narrated `Abdullah: I asked the
Prophet, "What is the greatest sin in the Sight of Allah?" He said, "That you
set up a rival unto Allah though He Alone created you." I said, "That is indeed
a great sin." Then asked, "What is next?" He said, "To kill your son lest he
should share your food with you." I asked, "What is next?" He said, "To commit
illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor."
6.5:
Narrated
Sa`id bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle said, "The Kam'a (i.e. a kind of edible fungus)
is like the Manna (in that it is obtained without effort) and its water is a
(medicine) cure for eye trouble."
6.6:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "It was said to the children of Israel, 'Enter the gate (of the town),
prostrate (in humility) and say: Hittatun (i.e. repentance) i.e. O Allah!
Forgive our sins.' But they entered by dragging themselves on their buttocks, so
they did something different (from what they had been ordered to do) and said,
'Hittatun,' but added, "A grain in a hair."
6.7:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdullah bin Salam heard the news of the arrival of Allah's Apostle (at
Medina) while he was on a farm collecting its fruits. So he came to the Prophet
and said, "I will ask you about three things which nobody knows unless he be a
prophet. Firstly, what is the first portent of the Hour? What is the first meal
of the people of Paradise? And what makes a baby look like its father or
mother?'. The Prophet said, "Just now Gabriel has informed me about that."
`Abdullah said, "Gabriel?" The Prophet said, "Yes." `Abdullah said, "He, among
the angels is the enemy of the Jews." On that the Prophet recited this Holy
Verse:-- "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel (let him die in his fury!) for he has
brought it (i.e. Qur'an) down to your heart by Allah's permission." (2.97) Then
he added, "As for the first portent of the Hour, it will be a fire that will
collect the people from the East to West. And as for the first meal of the
people of Paradise, it will be the caudite (i.e. extra) lobe of the fish liver.
And if a man's discharge proceeded that of the woman, then the child resembles
the father, and if the woman's discharge proceeded that of the man, then the
child resembles the mother." On hearing that, `Abdullah said, "I testify that
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that you are the Apostle of
Allah, O, Allah's Apostle; the Jews are liars, and if they should come to know
that I have embraced Islam, they would accuse me of being a liar." In the
meantime some Jews came (to the Prophet) and he asked them, "What is `Abdullah's
status amongst you?" They replied, "He is the best amongst us, and he is our
chief and the son of our chief." The Prophet said, "What would you think if
`Abdullah bin Salam embraced Islam?" They replied, "May Allah protect him from
this!" Then `Abdullah came out and said, "I testify that None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah." The Jews
then said, "Abdullah is the worst of us and the son of the worst of us," and
disparaged him. On that `Abdullah said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is what I was
afraid of!"
6.8:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, "Our best Qur'an
reciter is Ubai and our best judge is `Ali; and in spite of this, we leave some
of the statements of Ubai because Ubai says, 'I do not leave anything that I
have heard from Allah's Apostle while Allah: "Whatever verse (Revelations) do We
abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We bring a better one or similar to it."
(2.106)
6.9:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Allah said, 'The son
of Adam tells a lie against me though he has no right to do so, and he abuses Me
though he has no right to do so. As for his telling a lie against Me, it is that
he claims that I cannot recreate him as I created him before; and as for his
abusing Me, it is his statement that I have offspring. No! Glorified be Me! I am
far from taking a wife or offspring.' "
6.10:
Narrated Anas:
`Umar
said, "I agreed with Allah in three things," or said, "My Lord agreed with me in
three things. I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Would that you took the station of
Abraham as a place of prayer.' I also said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Good and bad
persons visit you! Would that you ordered the Mothers of the believers to cover
themselves with veils.' So the Divine Verses of Al-Hijab (i.e. veiling of the
women) were revealed. I came to know that the Prophet had blamed some of his
wives so I entered upon them and said, 'You should either stop (troubling the
Prophet ) or else Allah will give His Apostle better wives than you.' When I
came to one of his wives, she said to me, 'O `Umar! Does Allah's Apostle haven't
what he could advise his wives with, that you try to advise them?' " Thereupon
Allah revealed:-- "It may be, if he divorced you (all) his Lord will give him
instead of you, wives better than you Muslims (who submit to Allah).." (66.5)
6.11:
Narrated `Aisha:
(The wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle
said, "Don't you see that when your people built the Ka`ba, they did not build
it on all Abraham's foundations?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why don't you
rebuild it on Abraham's foundations?" He said, "Were your people not so close to
(the period of Heathenism, i.e. the Period between their being Muslims and being
infidels), I would do so." The sub-narrator, `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Aisha
had surely heard Allah's Apostle saying that, for I do not think that Allah's
Apostle left touching the two corners of the Ka`ba facing Al-Hijr except because
the Ka`ba was not built on all Abraham's foundations."
6.12:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The people of the Scripture (Jews) used to recite the Torah in Hebrew
and they used to explain it in Arabic to the Muslims. On that Allah's Apostle
said, "Do not believe the people of the Scripture or disbelieve them, but say:--
"We believe in Allah and what is revealed to us." (2.136)
6.13:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
The Prophet prayed facing Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) for
sixteen or seventeen months but he wished that his Qibla would be the Ka`ba (at
Mecca). (So Allah Revealed (2.144) and he offered `Asr prayers(in his Mosque
facing Ka`ba at Mecca) and some people prayed with him. A man from among those
who had prayed with him, went out and passed by some people offering prayer in
another mosque, and they were in the state of bowing. He said, "I, (swearing by
Allah,) testify that I have prayed with the Prophet facing Mecca." Hearing that,
they turned their faces to the Ka`ba while they were still bowing. Some men had
died before the Qibla was changed towards the Ka`ba. They had been killed and we
did not know what to say about them (i.e. whether their prayers towards
Jerusalem were accepted or not). So Allah revealed:-- "And Allah would never
make your faith (i.e. prayer) to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered (towards
Jerusalem). Truly Allah is Full of Pity, Most Merciful towards mankind."
(2.143)
6.14:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "Noah
will be called on the Day of Resurrection and he will say, 'Labbaik and Sa`daik,
O my Lord!' Allah will say, 'Did you convey the Message?' Noah will say, 'Yes.'
His nation will then be asked, 'Did he convey the Message to you?' They will
say, 'No Warner came to us.' Then Allah will say (to Noah), 'Who will bear
witness in your favor?' He will say, 'Muhammad and his followers. So they (i.e.
Muslims) will testify that he conveyed the Message. And the Apostle (Muhammad)
will be a witness over yourselves, and that is what is meant by the Statement of
Allah "Thus We have made of you a just and the best nation that you may be
witnesses over mankind and the Apostle (Muhammad) will be a witness over
yourselves." (2.143)
6.15:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While some people were
offering Fajr prayer in the Quba' mosque, some-one came and said, "Allah has
revealed to the Prophet Qur'anic instructions that you should face the Ka`ba
(while praying) so you too, should face it." Those people then turned towards
the Ka`ba.
6.16:
Narrated Anas:
None remains of those who prayed
facing both Qiblas (that is, Jerusalem and Mecca) except myself.
6.17:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While some people were offering morning prayer at Quba'
a man came to them and said, "A Qur'anic Order has been revealed to Allah's
Apostle tonight that he should face the Ka`ba at Mecca (in prayer), so you too
should turn your faces towards it." At that moment their faces were towards Sham
(i.e. Jerusalem) (and on hearing that) they turned towards the Ka`ba (at
Mecca).
6.18:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While some people were offering Fajr
prayer at Quba' (mosque), some-one came to them and said, "Tonight some Qur'anic
Verses have been revealed to the Prophet and he has been ordered to face the
Ka`ba (at Mecca) (during prayers), so you too should turn your faces towards
it." At that time their faces were towards Sham (Jerusalem) so they turned
towards the Ka`ba (at Mecca).
6.19:
Narrated Al-Bara:
We prayed along
with the Prophet facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then Allah
ordered him to turn his face towards the Qibla (in Mecca):-- "And from
whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of
(the Sacred Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul Haram.." (2.149)
6.20:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: While some people were at Quba (offering) morning prayer, a man came
to them and said, "Last night Qur'anic Verses have been revealed whereby the
Prophet has been ordered to face the Ka`ba (at Mecca), so you too should face
it." So they, keeping their postures, turned towards the Ka`ba. Formerly the
people were facing Sham (Jerusalem) (Allah said):-- "And from whence-so-ever you
start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque
of Mecca (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and whence-so-ever you are, turn your face
towards it (when you pray)" (2.150)
6.21:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While some
people were offering Fajr prayer at Quba mosque, someone came to them and said,
"Qur'anic literature" has been revealed to Allah's Apostle tonight, and he has
been ordered to face the Ka`ba (of Mecca) so you too, should turn your faces
towards it. Their faces were then towards Sham (Jerusalem), so they turned
towards the Qibla (i.e. Ka`ba of Mecca).
6.22:
Narrated `Urwa:
I said
to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, and I was at that time a young boy, "How do
you interpret the Statement of Allah: "Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two
mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah." So it is not harmful of
those who perform the Hajj to the House of Allah) or perform the Umra, to
ambulate (Tawaf) between them. In my opinion it is not sinful for one not to
ambulate (Tawaf) between them." `Aisha said, "Your interpretation is wrong for
as you say, the Verse should have been: "So it is not harmful of those who
perform the Hajj or Umra to the House, not to ambulate (Tawaf) between them.'
This Verse was revealed in connection with the Ansar who (during the Pre-Islamic
Period) used to visit Manat (i.e. an idol) after assuming their Ihram, and it
was situated near Qudaid (i.e. a place at Mecca), and they used to regard it
sinful to ambulate between Safa and Marwa after embracing Islam. When Islam
came, they asked Allah's Apostle about it, whereupon Allah revealed:-- "Verily,
Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah. So
it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the House (of Allah) or
perform the Umra, to ambulate (Tawaf) between them." (2.158)
6.23:
Narrated `Asim bin Sulaiman: I asked Anas bin Malik about Safa and Marwa.
Anas replied, "We used to consider (i.e. going around) them a custom of the
Pre-islamic period of Ignorance, so when Islam came, we gave up going around
them. Then Allah revealed" "Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca)
are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not harmful of those who perform the
Hajj of the House (of Allah) or perform the Umra to ambulate (Tawaf) between
them." (2.158)
6.24:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said one statement
and I said another. The Prophet said "Whoever dies while still invoking anything
other than Allah as a rival to Allah, will enter Hell (Fire)." And I said,
"Whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter
Paradise."
6.25:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The law of Qisas (i.e. equality in
punishment) was prescribed for the children of Israel, but the Diya (i.e. blood
money was not ordained for them). So Allah said to this Nation (i.e. Muslims):
"O you who believe! The law of Al-Qisas (i.e. equality in punishment) is
prescribed for you in cases of murder: The free for the free, the slave for the
slave, and the female for the female. But if the relatives (or one of them) of
the killed (person) forgive their brother (i.e. the killers something of Qisas
(i.e. not to kill the killer by accepting blood money in the case of intentional
murder)----then the relatives (of the killed person) should demand blood-money
in a reasonable manner and the killer must pay with handsome gratitude. This is
an allevitation and a Mercy from your Lord, (in comparison to what was
prescribed for the nations before you). So after this, whoever transgresses the
limits (i.e. to kill the killer after taking the blood-money) shall have a
painful torment." (2.178)
6.26:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The
prescribed Law of Allah is the equality in punishment (i.e. Al-Qisas)." (In
cases of murders, etc.)
6.27:
Narrated Anas:
That his aunt, Ar-Rubai'
broke an incisor tooth of a girl. My aunt's family requested the girl's
relatives for forgiveness but they refused; then they proposed a compensation,
but they refused. Then they went to Allah's Apostle and refused everything
except Al-Qisas (i.e. equality in punishment). So Allah's Apostle passed the
judgment of Al-Qisas (i.e. equality of punishment). Anas bin Al-Nadr said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Will the incisor tooth of Ar-Rubai be broken? No, by Him Who
sent you with the Truth, her incisor tooth will not be broken." Allah's Apostle
said, "O Anas! The prescribed law of Allah is equality in punishment (i.e.
Al-Qisas.)" Thereupon those people became satisfied and forgave her. Then
Allah's Apostle said, "Among Allah's Worshippers there are some who, if they
took Allah's Oath (for something), Allah fulfill their oaths."
6.28:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Fasting was observed on the day of 'Ashura' (i.e. 10th
of Muharram) by the people of the Pre-lslamic Period. But when (the order of
compulsory fasting) in the month of Ramadan was revealed, the Prophet said, "It
is up to one to fast on it (i.e. day of 'Ashura') or not."
6.29:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The people used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' before fasting in
Ramadan was prescribed but when (the order of compulsory fasting in) Ramadan was
revealed, it was up to one to fast on it (i.e. 'Ashura') or not.
6.30:
Narrated `Abdullah: That Al-Ash'ath entered upon him while he was eating.
Al-Ash'ath said, "Today is 'Ashura." I said (to him), "Fasting had been observed
(on such a day) before (the order of compulsory fasting in) Ramadan was
revealed. But when (the order of fasting in) Ramadan was revealed, fasting (on
'Ashura') was given up, so come and eat."
6.31:
Narrated Aisha:
During the Pre-lslamic Period of ignorance the Quraish used to observe
fasting on the day of 'Ashura', and the Prophet himself used to observe fasting
on it too. But when he came to Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered the
Muslims to fast on it. When (the order of compulsory fasting in ) Ramadan was
revealed, fasting in Ramadan became an obligation, and fasting on 'Ashura' was
given up, and who ever wished to fast (on it) did so, and whoever did not wish
to fast on it, did not fast.
6.32:
Narrated 'Ata:
That he heard Ibn
`Abbas reciting the Divine Verse:-- "And for those who can fast they had a
choice either fast, or feed a poor for every day.." (2.184) Ibn `Abbas said,
"This Verse is not abrogated, but it is meant for old men and old women who have
no strength to fast, so they should feed one poor person for each day of fasting
(instead of fasting).
6.33:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar recited: "They
had a choice, either fast or feed a poor for every day.." and added, "This Verse
is abrogated."
6.34:
Narrated Salama:
When the Divine Revelation:
"For those who can fast, they had a choice either fast, or feed a poor for every
day," (2.184) was revealed, it was permissible for one to give a ransom and give
up fasting, till the Verse succeeding it was revealed and abrogated it.
6.35:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the order of compulsory fasting of Ramadan was
revealed, the people did not have sexual relations with their wives for the
whole month of Ramadan, but some men cheated themselves (by violating that
restriction). So Allah revealed:-- "Allah is aware that you were deceiving
yourselves but He accepted your repentance and for gave you.." (3.187)
6.36:
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: `Adi took a white rope (or thread) and a black one, and
when some part of the night had passed, he looked at them but he could not
distinguish one from the other. The next morning he said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
put (a white thread and a black thread) underneath my pillow." The Prophet said,
"Then your pillow is too wide if the white thread (of dawn) and the black thread
(of the night) are underneath your pillow! "
6.37:
Narrated `Adi bin
Hatim: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the meaning of the white thread
distinct from the black thread? Are these two threads?" He said, "You are not
intelligent if you watch the two threads." He then added, "No, it is the
darkness of the night and the whiteness of the day.''
6.38:
Narrated Sahl
bin Sa`d: The Verse:@"And eat and drink until the white thread appears to you
distinct from the black thread." was revealed, but: '... of dawn' was not
revealed (along with it) so some men, when intending to fast, used to tie their
legs, one with white thread and the other with black thread and would keep on
eating till they could distinguish one thread from the other. Then Allah
revealed' ... of dawn,' whereupon they understood that meant the night and the
day.
6.39:
Narrated Al-Bara:
In the Pre-lslamic Period when the
people assumed Ihram, they would enter their houses from the back. So Allah
revealed:-- "And it is not righteousness that you enter houses from the back,
but the righteous man is he who fears Allah, obeys His Orders and keeps away
from what He has forbidden. So enter houses through their doors."
(2.189)
6.40:
Narrated Nafi`:
During the affliction of Ibn Az-Zubair,
two men came to Ibn `Umar and said, "The people are lost, and you are the son of
`Umar, and the companion of the Prophet, so what forbids you from coming out?"
He said, "What forbids me is that Allah has prohibited the shedding of my
brother's blood." They both said, "Didn't Allah say, 'And fight then until there
is no more affliction?" He said "We fought until there was no more affliction
and the worship is for Allah (Alone while you want to fight until there is
affliction and until the worship become for other than Allah." Narrated Nafi`
(through another group of sub-narrators): A man came to Ibn `Umar and said, "O
Abu `Abdur Rahman! What made you perform Hajj in one year and Umra in another
year and leave the Jihad for Allah' Cause though you know how much Allah
recommends it?" Ibn `Umar replied, "O son of my brother! Islam is founded on
five principles, i.e. believe in Allah and His Apostle, the five compulsory
prayers, the fasting of the month of Ramadan, the payment of Zakat, and the Hajj
to the House (of Allah)." The man said, "O Abu `Abdur Rahman! Won't you listen
to why Allah has mentioned in His Book: 'If two groups of believers fight each
other, then make peace between them, but if one of then transgresses beyond
bounds against the other, then you all fight against the one that transgresses.
(49.9) and:--"And fight them till there is no more affliction (i.e. no more
worshiping of others along with Allah)." Ibn `Umar said, "We did it, during the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle when Islam had only a few followers. A man would be
put to trial because of his religion; he would either be killed or tortured. But
when the Muslims increased, there was no more afflictions or oppressions." The
man said, "What is your opinion about `Uthman and `Ali?" Ibn `Umar said, "As for
`Uthman, it seems that Allah has forgiven him, but you people dislike that he
should be forgiven. And as for `Ali, he is the cousin of Allah's Apostle and his
son-in-law." Then he pointed with his hand and said, "That is his house which
you see."
6.41:
Narrated Abu Wail: Hudhaifa said, "The Verse:-- "And
spend (of your wealth) in the Cause of Allah and do not throw yourselves in
destruction," (2.195) was revealed concerning spending in Allah's Cause (i.e.
Jihad).
6.42:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Maqal: I sat with Ka`b bin Ujra in
this mosque, i.e. Kufa Mosque, and asked him about the meaning of: "Pay a ransom
(i.e. Fidya) of either fasting or . . . . (2.196)" He said, "I was taken to the
Prophet while lice were falling on my face. The Prophet said, 'I did not think
that your trouble reached to such an extent. Can you afford to slaughter a sheep
(as a ransom for shaving your head)?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Then fast for
three days, or feed six poor persons by giving half a Sa of food for each and
shave your head.' So the above Verse was revealed especially for me and
generally for all of you."
6.43:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: The Verse of
Hajj-at-Tamatu was revealed in Allah's Book, so we performed it with Allah's
Apostle, and nothing was revealed in Qur'an to make it illegal, nor did the
Prophet prohibit it till he died. But the man (who regarded it illegal) just
expressed what his own mind suggested.
6.44:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Ukaz,
Mijanna and Dhul-Majaz were markets during the Pre-islamic Period. They (i.e.
Muslims) considered it a sin to trade there during the Hajj time (i.e. season),
so this Verse was revealed:-- "There is no harm for you if you seek of the
Bounty of your Lord during the Hajj season." (2.198)
6.45:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Quraish people and those who embraced their religion, used to
stay at Muzdalifa and used to call themselves Al-Hums, while the rest of the
Arabs used to stay at `Arafat. When Islam came, Allah ordered His Prophet to go
to `Arafat and stay at it, and then pass on from there, and that is what is
meant by the Statement of Allah:--"Then depart from the place whence all the
people depart......" (2.199)
6.46:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man who wants
to perform the Hajj (from Mecca) can perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba as long
as he is not in the state of Ihram till he assumes the Ihram for Hajj. Then, if
he rides and proceeds to `Arafat, he should take a Hadi (i.e. animal for
sacrifice), either a camel or a cow or a sheep, whatever he can afford; but if
he cannot afford it, he should fast for three days during the Hajj before the
day of `Arafat, but if the third day of his fasting happens to be the day of
`Arafat (i.e. 9th of Dhul-Hijja) then it is no sin for him (to fast on it). Then
he should proceed to `Arafat and stay there from the time of the `Asr prayer
till darkness falls. Then the pilgrims should proceed from `Arafat, and when
they have departed from it, they reach Jam' (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) where they ask
Allah to help them to be righteous and dutiful to Him, and there they remember
Allah greatly or say Takbir (i.e. Allah is Greater) and Tahlil (i.e. None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah) repeatedly before dawn breaks. Then, after
offering the morning (Fajr) prayer you should pass on (to Mina) for the people
used to do so and Allah said:-- "Then depart from the place whence all the
people depart. And ask for Allah's Forgiveness. Truly! Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful." (2.199) Then you should go on doing so till you throw pebbles
over the Jamra.
6.47:
Narrated Anas :
The Prophet used to say, "O
Allah! Our Lord! Give us in this world that, which is good and in the Hereafter
that, which is good and save us from the torment of the Fire." (2.201)
6.48:
Narrated `Aisha :
The Prophet said, "The most hated man in the Sight of
Allah is the one who is the most quarrelsome." Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet
said, "Or do you think that you shall enter Paradise without such (trials) as
came to those who passed away before you?" (2.214)
6.49:
Narrated Ibn Abu
Mulaika: Ibn `Abbas recited: "(Respite will be granted) until when the Apostles
gave up hope (of their people) and thought that they were denied (by their
people). There came to them Our Help ...." (1
2.110) reading Kudhibu without
doubling the sound 'dh', and that was what he understood of the Verse. Then he
went on reciting: "..even the Apostle and those who believed along with him
said: When (will come) Allah's Help? Yes, verily, Allah's Help is near." (2.214)
Then I met `Urwa bin Az-Zubair and I mentioned that to him. He said, "Aisha
said, 'Allah forbid! By Allah, Allah never promised His Apostle anything but he
knew that it would certainly happen before he died. But trials were continuously
presented before the Apostles till they were afraid that their followers would
accuse them of telling lies. So I used to recite:-- "Till they (come to) think
that they were treated as liars." reading 'Kudh-dhibu with double 'dh.'
6.50:
Narrated Nafi`:
Whenever Ibn `Umar recited the Qur'an, he would not
speak to anyone till he had finished his recitation. Once I held the Qur'an and
he recited Surat-al-Baqara from his memory and then stopped at a certain Verse
and said, "Do you know in what connection this Verse was revealed? " I replied,
"No." He said, "It was revealed in such-and-such connection." Ibn `Umar then
resumed his recitation. Nafi` added regarding the Verse:--"So go to your tilth
when or how you will" Ibn `Umar said, "It means one should approach his wife in
.."
6.51:
Narrated Jabir:
Jews used to say: "If one has sexual
intercourse with his wife from the back, then she will deliver a squint-eyed
child." So this Verse was revealed:-- "Your wives are a tilth unto you; so go to
your tilth when or how you will." (2.223)
6.52:
Narrated Al-Hasan: The
sister of Ma'qal bin Yasar was divorced by her husband who left her till she had
fulfilled her term of 'Iddat (i.e. the period which should elapse before she can
Remarry) and then he wanted to remarry her but Maqal refused, so this Verse was
revealed:-- "Do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands."
(2.232)
6.53:
Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair: I said to `Uthman bin `Affan (while
he was collecting the Qur'an) regarding the Verse:-- "Those of you who die and
leave wives ..." (2.240) "This Verse was abrogated by an other Verse. So why
should you write it? (Or leave it in the Qur'an)?" `Uthman said. "O son of my
brother! I will not shift anything of it from its place."
6.54:
Narrated
Mujahi:
(regarding the Verse):-- "Those of you who die and leave wives
behind. They - (their wives) -- shall wait (as regards their marriage ) for four
months and ten days)." (2.234) The widow, according to this Verse, was to spend
this period of waiting with her husband's family, so Allah revealed: "Those of
you who die and leave wives (i.e. widows) should bequeath for their wives, a
year's maintenance and residences without turning them out, but if they leave
(their residence), there is no blame on you for what they do with themselves
provided it is honorable.' (i.e. lawful marriage) (2.240). So Allah entitled the
widow to be bequeathed extra maintenance for seven months and twenty nights, and
that is the completion of one year. If she wished she could stay (in her
husband's home) according to the will, and she could leave it if she wished, as
Allah says: "..without turning them out, but if they leave (the residence),
there is no blame on you." So the 'Idda (i.e. four months and ten days as it) is
obligatory for her. 'Ata said: Ibn `Abbas said, "This Verse, i.e. the Statement
of Allah: "..without turning them out.." cancelled the obligation of staying for
the waiting period in her dead husband's house, and she can complete this period
wherever she likes." 'Ata's aid: If she wished, she could complete her 'Idda by
staying in her dead husband's residence according to the will or leave it
according to Allah's Statement:-- "There is no blame on you for what they do
with themselves." `Ata' added: Later the regulations of inheritance came and
abrogated the order of the dwelling of the widow (in her dead husband's house),
so she could complete the 'Idda wherever she likes. And it was no longer
necessary to provide her with a residence. Ibn `Abbas said, "This Verse
abrogated her (i.e. widow's) dwelling in her dead husband's house and she could
complete the 'Idda (i.e. four months and ten days) wherever she liked, as
Allah's Statement says:--"...without turning them out..."
6.55:
Narrated
Muhammad bin Seereen: I sat in a gathering in which the chiefs of the Ansar were
present, and `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Laila was amongst them. I mentioned the
narration of `Abdullah bin `Utba regarding the question of Subai'a bint
Al-Harith. `Abdur-Rahman said, "But `Abdullah's uncle used not to say so." I
said, "I am too brave if I tell a lie concerning a person who is now in
Al-Kufa," and I raised my voice. Then I went out and met Malik bin 'Amir or
Malik bin `Auf, and said, "What was the verdict of Ibn Mas`ud about the pregnant
widow whose husband had died?" He replied, "Ibn Mas`ud said, 'Why do you impose
on her the hard order and don't let her make use of the leave? The shorter Sura
of women (i.e. Surat-at-Talaq) was revealed after the longer Sura (i.e.
Surat-al-Baqara)." (i.e. Her 'Idda is up till she delivers.)
6.56:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet said (as below Hadith 57)).
6.57:
Narrated `Ali:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of the Trench). the
Prophet said, "They (i.e. pagans prevented us from offering the middle (the
Best) Prayer till the sun had set. May Allah fill their graves, their houses (or
their bodies) with fire."
6.58:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: We used to speak
while in prayer. One of us used to speak to his brother (while in prayer) about
his need, till the Verse was revealed:-- "Guard strictly the (five obligatory)
prayers, especially the middle (the Best) (`Asr) Prayer and stand before Allah
with obedience (and not to speak to others during the prayers)." Then we were
ordered not to speak in the prayers.
6.59:
Narrated Nafi`:
Whenever
`Abdullah bin `Umar was asked about Salat-al-Khauf (i.e. prayer of fear) he
said, "The Imam comes forward with a group of people and leads them in a one
rak`a prayer while another group from them who has not prayed yet, stay between
the praying group and the enemy. When those who are with the Imam have finished
their one rak`a, they retreat and take the positions of those who have not
prayed but they will not finish their prayers with Taslim. Those who have not
prayed, come forward to offer a rak`a with the Imam (while the first group
covers them from the enemy). Then the Imam, having offered two rak`at, finishes
his prayer. Then each member of the two groups offer the second rak`a alone
after the Imam has finished his prayer. Thus each one of the two groups will
have offered two rak`at. But if the fear is too great, they can pray standing on
their feet or riding on their mounts, facing the Qibla or not." Nafi` added: I
do not think that `Abdullah bin `Umar narrated this except from Allah's Apostle
(See Hadith No. 451, Vol 5 to know exactly "The Fear Prayer.")
6.60:
Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair: I said to `Uthman, "This Verse which is in
Surat-al-Baqara: "Those of you who die and leave widows behind...without turning
them out." has been abrogated by another Verse. Why then do you write it (in the
Qur'an)?" `Uthman said. "Leave it (where it is), O the son of my brother, for I
will not shift anything of it (i.e. the Qur'an) from its original position."
6.61:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We have more right to be
in doubt than Abraham when he said, 'My Lord! Show me how You give life to the
dead.' He said, 'Do you not believe?' He said, 'Yes (I believe) but to be
stronger in Faith.' " (2.260)
6.62:
Narrated Ubaid bin Umair: Once `Umar
(bin Al-Khattab) said to the companions of the Prophet "What do you think about
this Verse:--"Does any of you wish that he should have a garden?" They replied,
"Allah knows best." `Umar became angry and said, "Either say that you know or
say that you do not know!" On that Ibn `Abbas said, "O chief of the believers! I
have something in my mind to say about it." `Umar said, "O son of my brother!
Say, and do not under estimate yourself." Ibn `Abbas said, "This Verse has been
set up as an example for deeds." `Umar said, "What kind of deeds?" Ibn `Abbas
said, "For deeds." `Umar said, "This is an example for a rich man who does goods
out of obedience of Allah and then Allah sends him Satan whereupon he commits
sins till all his good deeds are lost."
6.63:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "The poor person is not the one for whom a date or two or a morsel
or two (of food is sufficient but the poor person is he who does not (beg or)
ask the people (for something) or show his poverty at all. Recite if you wish,
(Allah's Statement): "They do not beg of people at all." (2.273)
6.64:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the Verses of Surat-al-Baqara regarding usury
(i.e. Riba) were revealed, Allah's Apostle recited them before the people and
then he prohibited the trade of alcoholic liquors.
6.65:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the last Verses of Surat-al-Baqara were revealed. Allah's Apostle went
out and recited them in the Mosque and prohibited the trade of alcoholic
liquors.
6.66:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the last Verses of
Surat-al-Baqara were revealed, the Prophet read them in the Mosque and
prohibited the trade of alcoholic liquors. "If the debtor is in difficulty,
grant him time till it is easy for him to repay.." (2.280) Narrated `Aisha: When
the last Verses of Surat-al-Baqara were revealed, Allah's Apostle stood up and
recited them before us and then prohibited the trade of alcoholic
liquors.
6.67:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The last Verse (in the Qur'an)
revealed to the Prophet was the Verse dealing with usury (i.e. Riba).
6.68:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: This Verse:--"Whether you show what is in your minds or
conceal it.." (2.284) was abrogated.
6.69:
Narrated Marwan Al-Asghar: A
man from the companions of Allah's Apostle who I think, was Ibn `Umar said, "The
Verse:--"Whether you show what is in your minds or conceal it...." was abrogated
by the Verse following it."
6.70:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
recited the Verse:-- "It is He who has sent down to you the Book. In it are
Verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundation of the Book, others not
entirely clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the
Truth ). follow thereof that is not entirely clear seeking affliction and
searching for its hidden meanings; but no one knows its hidden meanings but
Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it
(i.e. in the Qur'an) the whole of it (i.e. its clear and unclear Verses) are
from our Lord. And none receive admonition except men of understanding." (3.7)
Then Allah's Apostle said, "If you see those who follow thereof that is not
entirely clear, then they are those whom Allah has named [as having deviation
(from the Truth)] 'So beware of them."
6.71:
Narrated Sa`id bin
Al-Musaiyab: Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet said, 'No child is born but that,
Satan touches it when it is born where upon it starts crying loudly because of
being touched by Satan, except Mary and her Son." Abu Huraira then said,
"Recite, it you wish: "And I seek Refuge with You (Allah) for her and her
offspring from Satan, the outcast." (3.36)
6.72:
Narrated Abu Wail:
`Abdullah bin Masud said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Whoever takes an oath when
asked to do so, in which he may deprive a Muslim of his property unlawfully,
will meet Allah Who will be angry with him.' So Allah revealed in confirmation
of this statement:--"Verily! Those who Purchase a small gain at the cost of
Allah's Covenant and oaths, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter..."
(3.77) Then entered Al-Ash'ath bin Qais and said, "What is Abu `Abdur-Rahman
narrating to you?" We replied, 'So-and-so." Al-Ash'ath said, "This Verse was
revealed in my connection. I had a well in the land of my cousin (and he denied
my, possessing it). On that the Prophet said to me, 'Either you bring forward a
proof or he (i.e. your cousin) takes an oath (to confirm his claim)' I said, 'I
am sure he would take a (false) oath, O Allah's Apostle.' He said, 'If somebody
takes an oath when asked to do so through which he may deprive a Muslim of his
property (unlawfully) and he is a liar in his oath, he will meet Allah Who will
be angry with him.' "
6.73:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa: A man
displayed some merchandise in the market and took an oath that he had been
offered a certain price for it while in fact he had not, in order to cheat a man
from the Muslims. So then was revealed:--"Verily! Those who purchase a small
gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths..." (3.77)
6.74:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Two women were stitching shoes in a house or a
room. Then one of them came out with an awl driven into her hand, and she sued
the other for it. The case was brought before Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Abbas said,
"Allah's Apostle said, 'If people were to be given what they claim (without
proving their claim) the life and property of the nation would be lost.' Will
you remind her (i.e. the defendant), of Allah and recite before her:--"Verily!
Those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their
oaths..." (3.77) So they reminded her and she confessed. Ibn `Abbas then said,
"The Prophet said, 'The oath is to be taken by the defendant (in the absence of
any proof against him).
6.75:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Sufyan narrated to
me personally, saying, "I set out during the Truce that had been concluded
between me and Allah's Apostle. While I was in Sham, a letter sent by the
Prophet was brought to Heraclius. Dihya Al-Kalbi had brought and given it to the
governor of Busra, and the latter forwarded it to Heraclius. Heraclius said, 'Is
there anyone from the people of this man who claims to be a prophet?' The people
replied, 'Yes.' So I along with some of Quraishi men were called and we entered
upon Heraclius, and we were seated in front of him. Then he said, 'Who amongst
you is the nearest relative to the man who claims to be a prophet?' So they made
me sit in front of him and made my companions sit behind me. Then he called upon
his translator and said (to him). 'Tell them ( i.e. Abu Sufyan's companions)
that I am going to ask him (i.e. Abu Sufyan) regarding that man who claims to be
a prophet. So, if he tell me a lie, they should contradict him (instantly).' By
Allah, had I not been afraid that my companions would consider me a liar, I
would have told lies. Heraclius then said to his translator, 'Ask him: What is
his (i.e. the Prophet's) family status amongst you? I said, 'He belongs to a
noble family amongst us." Heraclius said, 'Was any of his ancestors a king?' I
said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you ever accuse him of telling lies before his saying
what he has said?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Do the nobles follow him or the poor
people?' I said, 'It is the poor who followed him.' He said, 'Is the number of
his follower increasing or decreasing?' I said, 'The are increasing.' He said,
'Does anyone renounce his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being
displeased with it?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you fight with him?' I replied,
'Yes.' He said, 'How was your fighting with him?' I said, 'The fighting between
us was undecided and victory was shared by him and us by turns. He inflicts
casualties upon us and we inflict casualties upon him.' He said, 'Did he ever
betray?' I said, 'No, but now we are away from him in this truce and we do not
know what he will do in it" Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I was not able to
insert in my speech a word (against him) except that. Heraclius said, 'Did
anybody else (amongst you) ever claimed the same (i.e. Islam) before him? I
said, 'No.' Then Heraclius told his translator to tell me (i.e. Abu Sufyan), 'I
asked you about his family status amongst you, and you told me that he comes
from a noble family amongst you Verily, all Apostles come from the noblest
family among their people. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a
king, and you denied that. Thereupon I thought that had one of his fore-fathers
been a king, I would have said that he (i.e. Muhammad) was seeking to rule the
kingdom of his fore-fathers. Then I asked you regarding his followers, whether
they were the noble or the poor among the people, and you said that they were
only the poor (who follow him). In fact, such are the followers of the Apostles.
Then I asked you whether you have ever accused him of telling lies before saying
what he said, and your reply was in the negative. Therefore, I took for granted
that a man who did not tell a lie about others, could ever tell a lie about
Allah. Then I asked you whether anyone of his followers had renounced his
religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it, and you
denied that. And such is Faith when it mixes with the cheerfulness of the
hearts. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing.
You claimed that they were increasing. That is the way of true faith till it is
complete. Then I asked you whether you had ever fought with him, and you claimed
that you had fought with him and the battle between you and him was undecided
and the victory was shared by you and him in turns; he inflicted casual ties
upon you and you inflicted casualties upon them. Such is the case with the
Apostles; they are out to test and the final victory is for them. Then I asked
you whether he had ever betrayed; you claimed that he had never betrayed. I
need, Apostles never betray. Then I asked you whether anyone had said this
statement before him; and you denied that. Thereupon I thought if somebody had
said that statement before him, then I would have said that he was but a man
copying some sayings said before him." Abu Safyan said, "Heraclius then asked
me, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He orders us (to offer) prayers and
(to pay) Zakat and to keep good relationship with the Kith and kin and to be
chaste.' Then Heraclius said, 'If whatever you have said, is true, he is really
a prophet, and I knew that he ( i.e. the Prophet ) was going to appear, but I
never thought that he would be from amongst you. If I were certain that I can
reach him, I would like to meet him and if I were with him, I would wash his
feet; and his kingdom will expand (surely to what is under my feet.' Then
Heraclius asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and read it wherein was
written: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. This
letter is) from Muhammad, Apostle of Allah, to Heraclius, the sovereign of
Byzantine........ Peace be upon him who follows the Right Path. Now then, I call
you to embrace Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved (from Allah's
Punishment); embrace Islam, and Allah will give you a double reward, but if you
reject this, you will be responsible for the sins of all the people of your
kingdom (Allah's Statement):--"O the people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians)! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship None but
Allah....bear witness that we are Muslims.' (3.64) When he finished reading the
letter, voices grew louder near him and there was a great hue and cry, and we
were ordered to go out." Abu Sufyan added, "While coming out, I said to my
companions, 'The situation of Ibn Abu Kabsha (i.e. Muhammad) has become strong;
even the king of Banu Al-Asfar is afraid of him.' So I continued to believe that
Allah's Apostle would be victorious, till Allah made me embrace Islam." Az-Zuhri
said, "Heraclius then invited all the chiefs of the Byzantines and had them
assembled in his house and said, 'O group of Byzantines! Do you wish to have a
permanent success and guidance and that your kingdom should remain with you?'
(Immediately after hearing that), they rushed towards the gate like onagers, but
they found them closed. Heraclius then said, 'Bring them back to me.' So he
called them and said, 'I just wanted to test the strength of your adherence to
your religion. Now I have observed of you that which I like.' Then the people
fell in prostration before him and became pleased with him." (See Hadith No.
6,Vol 1)
6.76:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Out of all the Ansar, living in
Medina, Abu Talha had the largest number of (date palm trees) gardens, and the
most beloved of his property to him was Bairuha garden which was standing
opposite the Mosque (of the Prophet). Allah's Apostle used to enter it and drink
of its good water. When the Verse:--"By no means shall you attain righteousness
unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love." (3.92) Abu Talha got up
and said, "O Allah's Apostle, Allah says:--"By no means shall you attain
righteousness unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love." (3.92) and
the most beloved of my property to me is the Bairuha garden, so I give it (as a
charitable gift) in Allah's Cause and hope to receive good out of it, and to
have it stored for me with Allah. So, O Allah's Apostle! Dispose it of (i.e.
utilize it) in the way Allah orders you (to dispose it of)." Allah's Apostle
said, "Bravo! That is a fruitful property! That is a fruitful property! I have
heard what you have said and I think that you should distribute that (garden)
amongst your relatives." The Abu Talha distributed that garden amongst his
relatives and his cousins.
6.77:
Narrated Yahya bin Yahya: I learnt from
Malik, "..a fruitful property."
6.78:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Talha
distributed the garden between Hassan and Ubai, but he did not give me anything
thereof although I was a nearer relative to him.
6.79:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: The Jews brought to the Prophet a man and a woman from among them who
had committed illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet said to them, "How do you
usually punish the one amongst you who has committed illegal sexual
intercourse?" They replied, "We blacken their faces with coal and beat them," He
said, "Don't you find the order of Ar-Rajm (i.e. stoning to death) in the
Torah?" They replied, "We do not find anything in it." `Abdullah bin Salam
(after hearing this conversation) said to them. "You have told a lie! Bring here
the Torah and recite it if you are truthful." (So the Jews brought the Torah).
And the religious teacher who was teaching it to them, put his hand over the
Verse of Ar-Rajm and started reading what was written above and below the place
hidden with his hand, but he did not read the Verse of Ar-Rajm. `Abdullah bin
Salam removed his (i.e. the teacher's) hand from the Verse of Ar-Rajm and said,
"What is this?" So when the Jews saw that Verse, they said, "This is the Verse
of Ar-Rajm." So the Prophet ordered the two adulterers to be stoned to death,
and they were stoned to death near the place where biers used to be placed near
the Mosque. I saw her companion (i.e. the adulterer) bowing over her so as to
protect her from the stones.
6.80:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Verse:--"You
(true Muslims) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind." means, the
best of peoples for the people, as you bring them with chains on their necks
till they embrace Islam.
6.81:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The
Verse:--"When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, but Allah was
their Protector," (3.122) was revealed concerning us, and we were the two
parties, i.e. Banu Haritha and Banu Salama, and we do not wish (that it had not
been revealed) or I would not have been pleased (if it had not been revealed),
for Allah says:--"...Allah was their Protector."
6.82:
Narrated Salim's
father: That he heard Allah's Apostle on raising his head from the bowing in the
last rak`a in the Fajr prayer, saying, "O Allah, curse such-and-such person and
such-and-such person, and such-and-such person," after saying, "Allah hears him
who sends his praises to Him, O our Lord, all praise is for you." So Allah
revealed:--"Not for you (O Muhammad) (but for Allah) is the decision, verily
they are indeed wrongdoers." (3.128)
6.83:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever
Allah's Apostle intended to invoke evil upon somebody or invoke good upon
somebody, he used to invoke (Allah after bowing (in the prayer). Sometimes after
saying, "Allah hears him who sends his praises to Him, all praise is for You, O
our Lord," he would say, "O Allah. Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama bin
Hisham, and `Aiyash bin Abu Rabi`a. O Allah! Inflict Your Severe Torture on
Mudar (tribe) and strike them with (famine) years like the years of Joseph." The
Prophet used to say in a loud voice, and he also used to say in some of his Fajr
prayers, "O Allah! Curse so-and-so and so-and-so." naming some of the Arab
tribes till Allah revealed:--"Not for you (O Muhammad) (but for Allah) is the
decision." (3.128)
6.84:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: The Prophet appointed
`Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the infantry during the battle of Uhud.
They returned defeated, and that is what is meant by:-- "And the Apostle was
calling them back in the rear. None remained with the Prophet then, but twelve
men."
6.85:
Narrated Abu Talha: Slumber overtook us during the battle of
Uhud while we were in the front files. My sword would fall from my hand and I
would pick it up, and again it would fall down and I would pick it up
again.
6.86:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: 'Allah is Sufficient for us and He Is
the Best Disposer of affairs," was said by Abraham when he was thrown into the
fire; and it was said by Muhammad when they (i.e. hypocrites) said, "A great
army is gathering against you, therefore, fear them," but it only increased
their faith and they said: "Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best
Disposer (of affairs, for us)." (3.173)
6.87:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
last statement of Abraham when he was thrown into the fire was:--"Allah is
Sufficient for us and He is the Best Disposer (of affairs for us)."
(3.173)
6.88:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone whom
Allah has given wealth but he does not pay its Zakat, then, on the Day of
Resurrection, his wealth will be presented to him in the shape of a bald-headed
poisonous male snake with two poisonous glands in its mouth and it will encircle
itself round his neck and bite him over his cheeks and say, "I am your wealth; I
am your treasure." Then the Prophet recited this Divine Verse:-- "And let not
those who covetously withhold of that which Allah has bestowed upon them of His
Bounty." (3.180) 6.89:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle rode a
donkey, equipped with a thick cloth-covering made in Fadak and was riding behind
him. He was going to pay visit to Sa`d bin Ubada in Banu Al-Harith bin
Al-Khazraj; and this incident happened before the battle of Badr. The Prophet
passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present, and
that was before `Abdullah bin Ubai embraced Islam. Behold in that gathering
there were people of different religions: there were Muslims, pagans,
idol-worshippers and Jews, and in that gathering `Abdullah bin Rawaha was also
present. When a cloud of dust raised by the donkey reached that gathering,
`Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his garment and then said, "Do not
cover us with dust." Then Allah's Apostle greeted them and stopped and
dismounted and invited them to Allah (i.e. to embrace Islam) and recited to them
the Holy Qur'an. On that, `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Saluil said, "O man ! There is
nothing better than that what you say. If it is the truth, then do not trouble
us with it in our gatherings. Return to your mount (or residence) and if
somebody comes to you, relate (your tales) to him." On that `Abdullah bin Rawaha
said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Bring it (i.e. what you want to say) to us in our
gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started
abusing one another till they were on the point of fighting with one another.
The Prophet kept on quietening them till they became quiet, whereupon the
Prophet rode his animal (mount) and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin
Ubada. The Prophet said to Sa`d, "Did you not hear what 'Abu Hub-b said?" He
meant `Abdullah bin Ubai. "He said so-and-so." On that Sa`d bin Ubada said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Excuse and forgive him, for by Him Who revealed the Book to
you, Allah brought the Truth which was sent to you at the time when the people
of this town (i.e. Medina) had decided unanimously to crown him and tie a turban
on his head (electing him as chief). But when Allah opposed that (decision)
through the Truth which Allah gave to you, he (i.e. `Abdullah bin Ubai) was
grieved with jealously. and that caused him to do what you have seen." So
Allah's Apostle excused him, for the Prophet and his companions used to forgive
the pagans and the people of Scripture as Allah had ordered them, and they used
to put up with their mischief with patience. Allah said: "And you shall
certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture
before you and from the pagans........' (3.186) And Allah also said:--"Many of
the people of the Scripture wish if they could turn you away as disbelievers
after you have believed, from selfish envy.." (2.109) So the Prophet used to
stick to the principle of forgiveness for them as long as Allah ordered him to
do so till Allah permitted fighting them. So when Allah's Apostle fought the
battle of Badr and Allah killed the nobles of Quraish infidels through him, Ibn
Ubai bin Salul and the pagans and idolaters who were with him, said, "This
matter (i.e. Islam) has appeared (i.e. became victorious)." So they gave the
pledge of allegiance (for embracing Islam) to Allah's Apostle and became
Muslims.
6.90:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: During the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle, some men among the hypocrites used to remain behind him (i.e.
did not accompany him) when he went out for a Ghazwa and they would be pleased
to stay at home behind Allah's Apostle When Allah's Apostle returned (from the
battle) they would put forward (false) excuses and take oaths, wishing to be
praised for what they had not done. So there was revealed:-- "Think not that
those who rejoice in what they have done, and love to be praised for what they
have not done.." (3.188)
6.91:
Narrated Alqama bin Waqqas: Marwan said to
his gatekeeper, "Go to Ibn `Abbas, O Rafi`, and say, 'If everybody who rejoices
in what he has done, and likes to be praised for what he has not done, will be
punished, then all of us will be punished." Ibn `Abbas said, "What connection
have you with this case? It was only that the Prophet called the Jews and asked
them about something, and they hid the truth and told him something else, and
showed him that they deserved praise for the favor of telling him the answer to
his question, and they became happy with what they had concealed. Then Ibn
`Abbas recited:-- "(And remember) when Allah took a Covenant from those who were
given the Scripture..and those who rejoice in what they have done and love to be
praised for what they have not done.' " (3.187-188)
6.92:
Narrated Humaid
bin `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf: That Marwan had told him (the above narration No.
91).
6.93:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I stayed overnight in the house of my
aunt Maimuna. Allah's Apostle talked with his wife for a while and then went to
bed. When it was the last third of the night, he got up and looked towards the
sky and said: "Verily! In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth and in the
alteration of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding."
(3.190) Then he stood up, performed ablution, brushed his teeth with a Siwak,
and then prayed eleven rak`at. Then Bilal pronounced the Adhan (i.e. call for
the Fajr prayer). The Prophet then offered two rak`at (Sunna) prayer and went
out (to the Mosque) and offered the (compulsory congregational) Fajr
prayer.
6.94:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (One night) I stayed overnight in the
house of my aunt Maimuna, and said to myself, "I will watch the prayer of
Allah's Apostle " My aunt placed a cushion for Allah's Apostle and he slept on
it in its length-wise direction and (woke-up) rubbing the traces of sleep off
his face and then he recited the last ten Verses of Surat-al-`Imran till he
finished it. Then he went to a hanging water skin and took it, performed the
ablution and then stood up to offer the prayer. I got up and did the same as he
had done, and stood beside him. He put his hand on my head and held me by the
ear and twisted it. He offered two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at,
then two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at, and finally the witr (i.e.
one rak`a) prayer.
6.95:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That once he
stayed overnight (in the house) of his aunt Maimuna. the wife of the Prophet. He
added: I lay on the cushion transversely and Allah's Apostle lay along with his
wife in the lengthwise direction of the pillow. Allah's Apostle slept till the
middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit after it, and then woke up
rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands and then he recited the
last ten Verses of Surat-al-`Imran, got up and went to a hanging water skin. He
then performed the ablution from it, and it was perfect ablution, and then stood
up to offer the prayer. I too did the same as he had done, and then went to
stand beside him. Allah's Apostle put his right hand on my head and held and
twisted my right ear. He then offered two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two
rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at. then two rak`at, and finally one
rak`a, the witr. Then he lay down again till the Muadhdhin (i.e. the call-maker)
came to him, whereupon he got up and offered a light two-rak`at prayer, and went
out (to the Mosque) and offered the (compulsory congregational) Fajr
prayer.
6.96:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That once he stayed overnight in the
house of his aunt, the wife of the Prophet. He added: I lay on the cushion
transversely while Allah's Apostle lay along with his wife in the lengthwise
direction of cushion. Allah's Apostle slept till the middle of the night, either
a bit before or a bit after it, and then woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off
his face with his hands, and then recited the last ten Verses of Suratal-`Imran.
Then he got up and went to a hanging water skin, performed ablution from it ----
and performed it perfectly. Then he stood up to perform the prayer. I also did
the same as he had done and then went to stand beside him. Allah's Apostle put
his right hand on my head and held and twisted my right ear. He then offered two
rak`at, then two rak`at then two rak`at, then two then two rak`at, then two
rak`at, and finally, one rak`a witr. Then lay down again till the Muadhdhin
(i.e. the call-maker) came to him, whereupon he got up and offered a light two
rak`at prayer and went out (to the Mosque) and offered the (compulsory
congregational) Fajr prayer.
6.97:
Narrated Aisha:
There was an
orphan (girl) under the care of a man. He married her and she owned a date palm
(garden). He married her just because of that and not because he loved her. So
the Divine Verse came regarding his case: "If you fear that you shall not be
able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." ( 4.3) The sub-narrator added: I
think he (i.e. another sub-narrator) said, "That orphan girl was his partner in
that datepalm (garden) and in his property."
6.98:
Narrated `Urwa bin
Az-Zubair: That he asked `Aisha regarding the Statement of Allah: "If you fear
that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." ( 4.3) She
said, "O son of my sister! An Orphan girl used to be under the care of a
guardian with whom she shared property. Her guardian, being attracted by her
wealth and beauty, would intend to marry her without giving her a just Mahr,
i.e. the same Mahr as any other person might give her (in case he married her).
So such guardians were forbidden to do that unless they did justice to their
female wards and gave them the highest Mahr their peers might get. They were
ordered (by Allah, to marry women of their choice other than those orphan
girls." `Aisha added," The people asked Allah's Apostle his instructions after
the revelation of this Divine Verse whereupon Allah revealed: "They ask your
instruction regarding women " ( 4.127) `Aisha further said, "And the Statement
of Allah: "And yet whom you desire to marry." ( 4.127) as anyone of you refrains
from marrying an orphan girl (under his guardianship) when she is lacking in
property and beauty." `Aisha added, "So they were forbidden to marry those
orphan girls for whose wealth and beauty they had a desire unless with justice,
and that was because they would refrain from marrying them if they were lacking
in property and beauty."
6.99:
Narrated Aisha:
regarding the
Statement of Allah: "And whoever amongst the guardian is rich, he should take no
wages, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable
(according to his work). This Verse was revealed regarding the orphan's
property. If the guardian is poor, he can take from the property of the orphan,
what is just and reasonable according to his work and the time he spends on
managing it.
6.100:
Narrated Ikrama:
Ibn `Abbas said ( regarding the
verse), "And when the relatives and the orphans and the poor are present at the
time of division, "this verse and its order is valid and not
abrogated."
6.101:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet and Abu Bakr came on
foot to pay me a visit (during my illness) at Banu Salama's (dwellings). The
Prophet found me unconscious, so he asked for water and performed the ablution
from it and sprinkled some water over it. I came to my senses and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! What do you order me to do as regards my wealth?" So there was
revealed:-- "Allah commands you as regards your children's (inheritance):" (
4.11)
6.102:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (In the Pre-Islamic Period ) the
children used to inherit all the property but the parents used to inherit only
through a will. So Allah cancelled that which He liked to cancel and put decreed
that the share of a son was to be twice the share of a daughter, and for the
parents one-sixth for each one of them, or one third, and for the wife
one-eighth or one-fourth, and for the husband one-half, or one-fourth.
6.103:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: regarding the Divine Verse: "O you who believe! You are
forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them
with harshness that you may take back part of the (Mahr) dower you have given
them." ( 4.19) (Before this revelation) if a man died, his relatives used to
have the right to inherit his wife, and one of them could marry her if he would,
or they would give her in marriage if they wished, or, if they wished, they
would not give her in marriage at all, and they would be more entitled to
dispose her, than her own relatives. So the above Verse was revealed in this
connection.
6.104:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: "To
everyone, We have appointed heirs." ( 4.33) 'Mawali' means heirs. And
regarding:-- "And those to whom your right hands have pledged." When the
Emigrants came to Medina, an Emigrant used to be the heir of an Ansari with the
exclusion of the latter's relatives, and that was because of the bond of
brotherhood which the Prophet had established between them (i.e. the Emigrants
and the Ansar). So when the Verses:-- "To everyone We have appointed heirs." was
revealed, (the inheritance through bond of brotherhood) was cancelled. Ibn
`Abbas then said: "And those to whom your right hands have pledged." is
concerned with the covenant of helping and advising each other. So allies are no
longer to be the heir of each other, but they can bequeath each other some of
their property by means of a will.
6.105:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
During the lifetime of the Prophet some people said, : O Allah's Apostle! Shall
we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet said, "Yes; do you have
any difficulty in seeing the sun at midday when it is bright and there is no
cloud in the sky?" They replied, "No." He said, "Do you have any difficulty in
seeing the moon on a full moon night when it is bright and there is no cloud in
the sky?" They replied, "No." The Prophet said, "(Similarly) you will have no
difficulty in seeing Allah on the Day of Resurrection as you have no difficulty
in seeing either of them. On the Day of Resurrection, a call-maker will
announce, "Let every nation follow that which they used to worship." Then none
of those who used to worship anything other than Allah like idols and other
deities but will fall in Hell (Fire), till there will remain none but those who
used to worship Allah, both those who were obedient (i.e. good) and those who
were disobedient (i.e. bad) and the remaining party of the people of the
Scripture. Then the Jews will be called upon and it will be said to them, 'Who
do you use to worship?' They will say, 'We used to worship Ezra, the son of
Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah has never taken
anyone as a wife or a son. What do you want now?' They will say, 'O our Lord! We
are thirsty, so give us something to drink.' They will be directed and addressed
thus, 'Will you drink,' whereupon they will be gathered unto Hell (Fire) which
will look like a mirage whose different sides will be destroying each other.
Then they will fall into the Fire. Afterwards the Christians will be called upon
and it will be said to them, 'Who do you use to worship?' They will say, 'We
used to worship Jesus, the son of Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are
liars, for Allah has never taken anyone as a wife or a son,' Then it will be
said to them, 'What do you want?' They will say what the former people have
said. Then, when there remain (in the gathering) none but those who used to
worship Allah (Alone, the real Lord of the Worlds) whether they were obedient or
disobedient. Then (Allah) the Lord of the worlds will come to them in a shape
nearest to the picture they had in their minds about Him. It will be said, 'What
are you waiting for?' Every nation have followed what they used to worship.'
They will reply, 'We left the people in the world when we were in great need of
them and we did not take them as friends. Now we are waiting for our Lord Whom
we used to worship.' Allah will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say twice or
thrice, 'We do not worship any besides Allah.' "
6.106:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Masud: Allah's Apostle said to me, "Recite (of the Qur'an) for
me," I said, "Shall I recite it to you although it had been revealed to you?" He
said, "I like to hear (the Qur'an) from others." So I recited Surat-an-Nisa'
till I reached: "How (will it be) then when We bring from each nation a witness,
and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people?" ( 4.41) Then
he said, "Stop!" And behold, his eyes were overflowing with tears."
6.107:
Narrated `Aisha:
The necklace of Asma' was lost, so the Prophet sent
some men to look for it. The time for the prayer became due and they had not
performed ablution and could not find water, so they offered the prayer without
ablution. Then Allah revealed (the Verse of Tayammum).
6.108:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Verse: "Obey Allah and Obey the Apostle and those of you
(Muslims) who are in authority." ( 4.59) was revealed in connection with
`Abdullah bin Hudhafa bin Qais bin `Adi' when the Prophet appointed him as the
commander of a Sariyya (army detachment).
6.109:
Narrated `Urwa:
Az-Zubair quarrelled with a man from the Ansar because of a natural
mountainous stream at Al-Harra. The Prophet said "O Zubair! Irrigate (your lands
and the let the water flow to your neighbor The Ansar said, "O Allah's Apostle
(This is because) he (Zubair) is your cousin?" At that, the Prophet's face
became red (with anger) and he said "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then
withhold the water till it fills the land up to the walls and then let it flow
to your neighbor." So the Prophet enabled Az-Zubair to take his full right after
the Ansari provoked his anger. The Prophet had previously given a order that was
in favor of both of them Az-Zubair said, "I don't think but the Verse was
revealed in this connection: "But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith,
until they make you judge in all disputes between them." ( 4.6)
6.110:
Narrated `Aisha:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "No prophet gets sick
but he is given the choice to select either this world or the Hereafter." `Aisha
added: During his fatal illness, his voice became very husky and I heard him
saying: "In the company of those whom is the Grace of Allah, of the prophets,
the Siddiqin (those followers of the prophets who were first and foremost to
believe in them), the martyrs and the pious.' ( 4.69) And from this I came to
know that he has been given the option.
6.111:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: My
mother and I were among the weak and oppressed (Muslims at Mecca).
6.112:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Ibn `Abbas recited:-- "Except the weak ones among
men women and children," ( 4.98) and said, "My mother and I were among those
whom Allah had excused."
6.113:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Regarding the
Verse:-- "Then what is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties
about the hypocrites?" ( 4.88) Some of the companions of the Prophet returned
from the battle of Uhud (i.e. refused to fight) whereupon the Muslims got
divided into two parties; one of them was in favor of their execution and the
other was not in favour of it. So there ware revealed: "Then what is the matter
with you that you are divided into two parties about the hypocrites?" ( 4.88).
Then the Prophet said "It (i.e. Medina) is aTayyaboh (good), it expels
impurities as the fire expels the impurities of silver."
6.114:
Narrated
Sa`id bin Jubair: The people of Kufa disagreed (disputed) about the above Verse.
So I went to Ibn `Abbas and asked him about it. He said, "This Verse:-- "And
whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell." was revealed
last of all (concerning premeditated murder) and nothing abrogated
it."
6.115:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: "And say not to
anyone who offers you peace (by accepting Islam), You are not a believer." There
was a man amidst his sheep. The Muslims pursued him, and he said (to them)
"Peace be on you." But they killed him and took over his sheep. Thereupon Allah
revealed in that concern, the above Verse up to:-- "...seeking the perishable
good of this life." ( 4.94) i.e. those sheep.
6.116:
Narrated Zaid bin
Thabit: That the Prophet dictated to him: "Not equal are those of the believers
who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah." Zaid
added: Ibn Um Maktum came while the Prophet was dictating to me and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! By Allah, if I had the power to fight (in Allah's Cause), I
would," and he was a blind man. So Allah revealed to his Apostle while his thigh
was on my thigh, and his thigh became so heavy that I was afraid it might
fracture my thigh. Then that state of the Prophet passed and Allah revealed:--
"Except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc).
6.117:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Verse:-- "Not equal are those of the
believers who sit (at home)" ( 4.95) was revealed, Allah Apostle called for Zaid
who wrote it. In the meantime Ibn Um Maktum came and complained of his
blindness, so Allah revealed: "Except those who are disabled (by injury or are
blind or lame..." etc.) ( 4.95)
6.118:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the
Verse:--"Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home)," ( 4.95) was
revealed, the Prophet said, "Call so-and-so." That person came to him with an
ink-pot and a wooden board or a shoulder scapula bone. The Prophet said (to
him), "Write: 'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who
strive and fight in the Cause of Allah." Ibn Um Maktum who was sitting behind
the Prophet then said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am a blind man." So there was
revealed in the place of that Verse, the Verse:--"Not equal are those of the
believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury, or are
blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah." (
4.95)
6.119:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Not equal are those believers who sat
(at home) and did not join the Badr battle and those who joined the Badr battle.
6.120:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman Abu Al-Aswad: The people of
Medina were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham
during the caliphate of `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in
it; Then I met `Ikrima, the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas, and informed him (about
it), and he forbade me strongly to do so (i.e. to enlist in that army), and then
said, "Ibn `Abbas informed me that some Muslim people were with the pagans,
increasing the number of the pagans against Allah's Apostle. An arrow used to be
shot which would hit one of them (the Muslims in the company of the pagans) and
kill him, or he would be struck and killed (with a sword)." Then Allah
revealed:-- "Verily! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are
wronging themselves (by staying among the disbelievers)" ( 4.97) Abu Aswad
added, "Except the weak ones among men, women,..." ( 4.98)
6.121:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: '"Except the weak ones" ( 4.98) and added: My mother
was one of those whom Allah excused.
6.122:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While
the Prophet was offering the `Isha' prayer, he said, "Allah hears him who sends
his praises to Him," and then said before falling in prostration, "O Allah, save
`Aiyash bin Rabi`a. O Allah, save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah, save Al-Walid bin
Al-Wahd. O Allah, save the weak ones among the believers. O Allah, let Your
punishment be severe on the tribe of Mudar. O Allah, inflict upon them years (of
famine) like the years of Joseph."
6.123:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding
the Verse: "Because of the inconvenience of rain or because you are ill." (
4.102) (It was revealed in connection with) `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf who was
wounded.
6.124:
Narrated `Aisha:
Regarding the Verse:--"They ask your
instruction concerning the women. Say: Allah instructs you about them and yet
whom you desire to marry." ( 4.127) (has been revealed regarding the case of) a
man who has an orphan girl, and he is her guardian and her heir. The girl shares
with him all his property, even a date-palm (garden), but he dislikes to marry
her and dislikes to give her in marriage to somebody else who would share with
him the property she is sharing with him, and for this reason that guardian
prevents that orphan girl from marrying. So, this Verse was revealed: (And
Allah's statement:) "If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's
part." ( 4.128)
6.125:
Narrated `Aisha:
Regarding the Verse:--"If a
woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part." ( 4.128) It is about a
man who has a woman (wife) and he does not like her and wants to divorce her but
she says to him, "I make you free as regards myself." So this Verse was revealed
in this connection.
6.126:
Narrated Al-Aswad: While we were sitting in a
circle in `Abdullah's gathering, Hudhaifa came and stopped before us, and
greeted us and then said, "People better than you became hypocrites." Al-Aswad
said: I testify the uniqueness of Allah! Allah says: "Verily! The hypocrites
will be in the lowest depths of the Fire." ( 4.145) On that `Abdullah smiled and
Hudhaifa sat somewhere in the Mosque. `Abdullah then got up and his companions
(sitting around him) dispersed. Hudhaifa then threw a pebble at me (to attract
my attention). I went to him and he said, "I was surprised at `Abdullah's smile
though he understood what I said. Verily, people better than you became
hypocrite and then repented and Allah forgave them."
6.127:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "None has the right to say that I am better than
Jonah bin Matta."
6.128:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever
says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, is a liar."
6.129:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
The last Sura that was revealed was Bara'a, and the last Verse that
was revealed was: "They ask you for a legal verdict, Say: Allah's directs (thus)
about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs." ( 4.176)
6.130:
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: The Jews said to `Umar, "You (i.e. Muslims)
recite a Verse, and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken the day of
its revelation as a day of celebration." `Umar said, "I know very well when and
where it was revealed, and where Allah's Apostle was when it was revealed. (It
was revealed on) the day of `Arafat (Hajj Day), and by Allah, I was at `Arafat"
Sufyan, a sub-narrator said: I am in doubt whether the Verse:-- "This day I have
perfected your religion for you." was revealed on a Friday or not.
6.131:
Narrated Aisha:
The wife of the Prophet : We set out with Allah's
Apostle on one of his journeys, and when we were at Baida' or at Dhat-al-Jaish,
a necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allah's Apostle stayed there to look
for it, and so did the people along with him. Neither were they at a place of
water, nor did they have any water with them. So the people went to Abu Bakr
As-Siddiq and said, "Don't you see what `Aisha has done? She has made Allah's
Apostle and the people, stay where there is no water and they have no water with
them." Abu Bakr came while Allah's Apostle was sleeping with his head on my
thigh. He said (to me), "You have detained Allah's Apostle and the people where
there is no water, and they have no water with them." So he admonished me and
said what Allah wished him to say, and he hit me on my flanks with his hand.
Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain! but the position of Allah's
Apostle on my thigh. So Allah's Apostle got up when dawn broke and there was no
water, so Allah revealed the Verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said, "It is
not the first blessing of yours, O the family of Abu Bakr." Then we made the
camel on which I was riding, got up, and found the necklace under it.
6.132:
Narrated Aisha:
A necklace of mine was lost at Al-Baida' and we were on
our way to Medina. The Prophet made his camel kneel down and dismounted and laid
his head on my lap and slept. Abu Bakr came to me and hit me violently on the
chest and said, "You have detained the people because of a necklace." I kept as
motionless as a dead person because of the position of Allah's Apostle ; (on my
lap) although Abu Bakr had hurt me (with the slap). Then the Prophet woke up and
it was the time for the morning (prayer). Water was sought, but in vain; so the
following Verse was revealed:-- "O you who believe! When you intend to offer
prayer.." (5.6) Usaid bin Hudair said, "Allah has blessed the people for your
sake, O the family of Abu Bakr. You are but a blessing for them."
6.133:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Masud): On the day of Badr, Al-Miqdad said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We do not say to you as the children of Israel said to Moses,
'Go you and your Lord and fight you two; we are sitting here, (5.24) but (we
say). "Proceed, and we are with you." That seemed to delight Allah's Apostle
greatly.
6.134:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: That he was sitting behind `Umar bin
`Abdul `Aziz and the people mentioned and mentioned (about at-Qasama) and they
said (various things), and said that the Caliphs had permitted it. `Umar bin
`Abdul `Aziz turned towards Abu Qilaba who was behind him and said. "What do you
say, O `Abdullah bin Zaid?" or said, "What do you say, O Abu Qilaba?" Abu Qilaba
said, "I do not know that killing a person is lawful in Islam except in three
cases: a married person committing illegal sexual intercourse, one who has
murdered somebody unlawfully, or one who wages war against Allah and His
Apostle." 'Anbasa said, "Anas narrated to us such-and-such." Abu Qilaba said,
"Anas narrated to me in this concern, saying, some people came to the Prophet
and they spoke to him saying, 'The climate of this land does not suit us.' The
Prophet said, 'These are camels belonging to us, and they are to be taken out to
the pasture. So take them out and drink of their milk and urine.' So they took
them and set out and drank of their urine and milk, and having recovered, they
attacked the shepherd, killed him and drove away the camels.' Why should there
be any delay in punishing them as they murdered (a person) and waged war against
Allah and His Apostle and frightened Allah's Apostle ?" Anbasa said, "I testify
the uniqueness of Allah!" Abu Qilaba said, "Do you suspect me?" 'Anbasa said,
"No, Anas narrated that (Hadith) to us." Then 'Anbasa added, "O the people of
such-and-such (country), you will remain in good state as long as Allah keeps
this (man) and the like of this (man) amongst you."
6.135:
Narrated Anas
(bin Malik): Ar-Rubai (the paternal aunt of Anas bin Malik) broke the incisor
tooth of young Ansari girl. Her family demanded the Qisas and they came to the
Prophet who passed the judgment of Qisas. Anas bin An-Nadr (the paternal uncle
of Anas bin Malik) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, her tooth will not be
broken." The Prophet said, "O Anas! (The law prescribed in) Allah's Book is
Qisas." But the people (i.e. the relatives of the girl) gave up their claim and
accepted a compensation. On that Allah's Apostle said, "Some of Allah's
worshippers are such that if they take an oath, Allah will fulfill it for them."
6.136:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whoever tells that Muhammad concealed part of
what was revealed to him, is a liar, for Allah says:-- "O Apostle (Muhammad)!
Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord." (5.67)
6.137:
Narrated `Aisha:
This Verse: "Allah will not punish you for what
is unintentional in your oaths." (5.89) was revealed about a man's state men
(during his talk), "No, by Allah," and "Yes, by Allah."
6.138:
Narrated
Aisha:
That her father (Abu Bakr) never broke his oath till Allah revealed
the order of the legal expiation for oath. Abu Bakr said, "If I ever take an
oath (to do something) and later find that to do something else is better, then
I accept Allah's permission and do that which is better, (and do the legal
expiation for my oath ) ".
6.139:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to
participate in the holy wars carried on by the Prophet and we had no women
(wives) with us. So we said (to the Prophet ). "Shall we castrate ourselves?"
But the Prophet forbade us to do that and thenceforth he allowed us to marry a
woman (temporarily) by giving her even a garment, and then he recited: "O you
who believe! Do not make unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful
for you."
6.140:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: (The Verse of) prohibiting alcoholic
drinks was revealed when there were in Medina five kinds of (alcoholic) drinks
none of which was produced from grapes.
6.141:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We had no alcoholic drink except that which was produced from dates and which
you call Fadikh. While I was standing offering drinks to Abu Talh and so-and-so
and so-and-so, a man cam and said, "Has the news reached you? They said, "What
is that?" He said. "Alcoholic drinks have been prohibited. They said, "Spill
(the contents of these pots, O Anas! "Then they neither asked about it
(alcoholic drinks) nor returned it after the news from that man.
6.142:
Narrated Jabir:
Some people drank alcoholic beverages in the morning (of
the day) of the Uhud battle and on the same day they were killed as martyrs, and
that was before wine was prohibited.
6.143:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard
`Umar while he was on the pulpit of the Prophet saying, "Now then O people! The
revelation about the prohibition of alcoholic drinks was revealed; and alcoholic
drinks are extracted from five things: Grapes, dates, honey, wheat and barley.
And the alcoholic drink is that which confuses and stupefies the
mind."
6.144:
Narrated Anas:
The alcoholic drink which was spilled
was Al-Fadikh. I used to offer alcoholic drinks to the people at the residence
of Abu Talha. Then the order of prohibiting Alcoholic drinks was revealed, and
the Prophet ordered somebody to announce that: Abu Talha said to me, "Go out and
see what this voice (this announcement ) is." I went out and (on coming back)
said, "This is somebody announcing that alcoholic beverages have been
prohibited." Abu Talha said to me, "Go and spill it (i.e. the wine)," Then it
(alcoholic drinks) was seen flowing through the streets of Medina. At that time
the wine was Al-Fadikh. The people said, "Some people (Muslims) were killed
(during the battle of Uhud) while wine was in their stomachs." So Allah
revealed: "On those who believe and do good deeds there is no blame for what
they ate (in the past)." (5.93)
6.145:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
delivered a sermon the like of which I had never heard before. He said, "If you
but knew what I know then you would have laughed little and wept much." On
hearing that, the companions of the Prophet covered their faces and the sound of
their weeping was heard. A man said, "Who is my father?" The Prophet said,
"So-and-so." So this Verse was revealed: "Ask not about things which, if made
plain to you, may cause you trouble." (5.101) 6.146:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Some people were asking Allah's Apostle questions mockingly. A man would say,
"Who is my father?" Another man whose she-camel had gone astray would say,
"Where is my she-camel? "So Allah revealed this Verse in this connection: "O you
who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you
trouble." (5.101)
6.147:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: Bahira is a
she-camel whose milk is kept for the idols and nobody is allowed to milk it;
Sa'iba was the she-camel which they used to set free for their gods and nothing
was allowed to be carried on it. Abu Huraira said: Allah's Apostle said, "I saw
`Amr bin 'Amir Al-Khuza`i (in a dream) dragging his intestines in the Fire, and
he was the first person to establish the tradition of setting free the animals
(for the sake of their deities)," Wasila is the she-camel which gives birth to a
she-camel as its first delivery, and then gives birth to another she-camel as
its second delivery. People (in the Pre-lslamic periods of ignorance) used to
let that she camel loose for their idols if it gave birth to two she-camels
successively without giving birth to a male camel in between. 'Ham' was the male
camel which was used for copulation. When it had finished the number of
copulations assigned for it, they would let it loose for their idols and excuse
it from burdens so that nothing would be carried on it, and they called it the
'Hami.' Abu Huraira said, "I heard the Prophet saying so."
6.148:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "I saw Hell and its different
portions were consuming each other and saw `Amr dragging his intestines (in it),
and he was the first person to establish the tradition of letting animals loose
(for the idols).
6.149:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle delivered a
sermon and said, "O people! You will be gathered before Allah bare-footed, naked
and not circumcised." Then (quoting Qur'an) he said:-- "As We began the first
creation, We shall repeat it. A promise We have undertaken: Truly we shall do
it.." (2
1.104) The Prophet then said, "The first of the human beings to be
dressed on the Day of Resurrection, will be Abraham. Lo! Some men from my
followers will be brought and then (the angels) will drive them to the left side
(Hell-Fire). I will say. 'O my Lord! (They are) my companions!' Then a reply
will come (from Almighty), 'You do not know what they did after you.' I will say
as the pious slave (the Prophet Jesus) said: And I was a witness over them while
I dwelt amongst them. When You took me up. You were the Watcher over them and
You are a Witness to all things.' (5.117) Then it will be said, "These people
have continued to be apostates since you left them." 6.150:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet said, "You will be gathered (on the Day of Resurrection) and
some people will be driven (by the angels) to the left side (and taken to Hell)
whereupon I will say as the pious slave (Jesus) said:-- "And I was a witness
over them while I dwelt amongst them...the ALMIGHTY, the All Wise."
(5.117-118)
6.151:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "The key of
the Unseen are five: Verily with Allah (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour He
sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will
earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Verily, Allah is
All-Knower, All-Aware." (3
1.34)
6.152:
Narrated Jabir:
When this
Verse was revealed: "Say: He has power to send torment on you from above."
(6.65) Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from this
punishment)." And when the verse: "or send torment from below your feet," (was
revealed), Allah's Apostle said, "(O Allah!) I seek refuge with Your Face (from
this punishment)." (But when there was revealed): "Or confuse you in party
strife and make you to taste the violence of one another." (6.65) Allah's
Apostle said, "This is lighter (or, this is easier).
6.153:
Narrated
`Abdullah: When:"...and confuse not their belief with wrong." (6.82) was
revealed, the Prophet's companions said, "Which of us has not done wrong?" Then
there was revealed:-- "Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a
tremendous wrong indeed." (3
1.13)
6.154:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet said, "Nobody has the rights to say that I am better than Jonah bin
Matta."
6.155:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Nobody has the
right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."
6.156:
Narrated
Mujahid:
That he asked Ibn `Abbas, "Is there a prostration Surat-al-Sa`d?"
(38.24) Ibn `Abbas said, "Yes," and then recited: "We gave...So follow their
guidance." (6.85,90) Then he said, "He (David ) is one them (i.e. those
prophets)." Mujahid narrated: I asked Ibn `Abbas (regarding the above Verse). He
said, "Your Prophet (Muhammad) was one of those who were ordered to follow
them."
6.157:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "May Allah
curse the Jews! When Allah forbade them to eat the fat of animals, they melted
it and sold it, and utilized its price! "
6.158:
Narrated Abu Wail:
`Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) said, "None has more sense of ghaira than Allah therefore
- He prohibits shameful sins (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) whether
committed openly or secretly. And none loves to be praised more than Allah does,
and for this reason He praises Himself." I asked Abu Wali, "Did you hear it from
`Abdullah?" He said, "Yes," I said, "Did `Abdullah ascribe it to Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "Yes."
6.159:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The Hour will not be established until the sun rises from the West: and
when the people see it, then whoever will be living on the surface of the earth
will have faith, and that is (the time) when no good will it do to a soul to
believe then, if it believed not before." (6.158)
6.160:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The hour will not be established till the sun
rises from the West; and when it rises (from the West) and the people see it,
they all will believe. And that is (the time) when no good will it do to a soul
to believe then." Then he recited the whole Verse (6.158)
6.161:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle said, "None has more sense of ghaira than
Allah, and for this He has forbidden shameful sins whether committed openly or
secretly, and none loves to be praised more than Allah does, and this is why He
Praises Himself."
6.162:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A man from the
Jews, having been slapped on his face, came to the Prophet and said, "O
Muhammad! A man from your companions from the Ansar has slapped me on my face!"
The Prophet said, "Call him." When they called him, the Prophet said, "Why did
you slap him?" He said, "O Allah's Apostle! While I was passing by the Jews, I
heard him saying, 'By Him Who selected Moses above the human beings,' I said,
'Even above Muhammad?' I became furious and slapped him on the face." The
Prophet said, "Do not give me superiority over the other prophets, for on the
Day of Resurrection the people will become unconscious and I will be the first
to regain consciousness. Then I will see Moses holding one of the legs of the
Throne. I will not know whether he has come to his senses before me or that the
shock he had received at the Mountain, (during his worldly life) was sufficient
for him."
6.163:
Narrated Sa`id Ibn Zaid: The Prophet said, "Al-Kam'a is
like the Mann (sweet resin or gum) (in that it grows naturally without human
care) and its water is a cure for the eye diseases."
6.164:
Narrated Abu
Ad-Darda: There was a dispute between Abu Bakr and `Umar, and Abu Bakr made
`Umar angry. So `Umar left angrily. Abu Bakr followed him, requesting him to ask
forgiveness (of Allah) for him, but `Umar refused to do so and closed his door
in Abu Bakr's face. So Abu Bakr went to Allah's Apostle while we were with him.
Allah's Apostle said, "This friend of yours must have quarrelled (with
somebody)." In the meantime `Umar repented and felt sorry for what he had done,
so he came, greeted (those who were present) and sat with the Prophet and
related the story to him. Allah's Apostle became angry and Abu Bakr started
saying, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I was more at fault (than `Umar)." Allah's
Apostle said, "Are you (people) leaving for me my companion? (Abu Bakr), Are you
(people) leaving for me my companion? When I said, 'O people I am sent to you
all as the Apostle of Allah,' you said, 'You tell a lie.' while Abu Bakr said,
'You have spoken the truth ."
6.165:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "It was said to the children of Israel, 'Enter the gate in
prostration and say Hitatun. (7.161) We shall forgive you, your faults.' But
they changed (Allah's Order) and entered, dragging themselves on their buttocks
and said, 'Habatun (a grain) in a Sha'ratin (hair). 6.166:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: 'Uyaina bin Hisn bin Hudhaifa came and stayed with his nephew Al-Hurr
bin Qais who was one of those whom `Umar used to keep near him, as the Qurra'
(learned men knowing Qur'an by heart) were the people of `Umar's meetings and
his advisors whether they were old or young. 'Uyaina said to his nephew, "O son
of my brother! You have an approach to this chief, so get for me the permission
to see him." Al-Hurr said, "I will get the permission for you to see him." So
Al-Hurr asked the permission for 'Uyaina and `Umar admitted him. When 'Uyaina
entered upon him, he said, "Beware! O the son of Al-Khattab! By Allah, you
neither give us sufficient provision nor judge among us with justice." Thereupon
`Umar became so furious that he intended to harm him, but Al-Hurr said, "O chief
of the Believers! Allah said to His Prophet: "Hold to forgiveness; command what
is right; and leave (don't punish) the foolish." (7.199) and this (i.e. 'Uyaina)
is one of the foolish." By Allah, `Umar did not overlook that Verse when Al-Hurr
recited it before him; he observed (the orders of) Allah's Book
strictly.
6.167:
Narrated `Abdullah bin AzZubair: (The Verse) "Hold to
forgiveness; command what is right..." was revealed by Allah except in
connection with the character of the people. `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair said: Allah
ordered His Prophet to forgive the people their misbehavior (towards
him).
6.168:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I asked Ibn `Abbas regarding
Surat-al-Anfal. He said, "It was revealed in connection with the Battle of
Badr."
6.169:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: "Verily! The
worst of beasts in the Sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb----those who
understand not." (8.22) (The people referred to here) were some persons from the
tribe of Bani `Abd-Addar.
6.170:
Narrated Abu Sa`id bin Al-Mu'alla: While
I was praying, Allah's Apostle passed me and called me, but I did not go to him
until I had finished the prayer. Then I went to him, and he said, "What
prevented you from coming to me? Didn't Allah say:-- "O you who believe! Answer
the call of Allah (by obeying Him) and His Apostle when He calls you?" He then
said, "I will inform you of the greatest Sura in the Qur'an before I leave (the
mosque)." When Allah's Apostle got ready to leave (the mosque), I reminded him.
He said, "It is: 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.' (i.e.
Surat-al-Fatiha) As-sab'a Al-Mathani (the seven repeatedly recited Verses).
6.171:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Jahl said, "O Allah! If this (Qur'an) is
indeed the Truth from You, then rain down on us a shower of stones from the sky
or bring on us a painful torment." So Allah revealed:-- "But Allah would not
punish them while you were amongst them, nor He will punish them while they seek
(Allah's) forgiveness..." (8.33) And why Allah should not punish them while they
turn away (men) from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca)..."
(8.33-34)
6.172:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Jahl said, "O Allah! If
this (Qur'an) is indeed the Truth from You), then rain down on us a shower of
stones from the sky or bring on us a painful punishment." So there was
revealed:-- 'But Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad) were amongst
them, nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness. And why
Allah should not punish them while they stop (men) from Al-Masjid-al-Haram ..'
(8.33-34)
6.173:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That a man came to him (while two
groups of Muslims were fighting) and said, "O Abu `Abdur Rahman! Don't you hear
what Allah has mentioned in His Book: 'And if two groups of believers fight
against each other...' (49.9) So what prevents you from fighting as Allah has
mentioned in His Book?"' Ibn `Umar said, "O son of my brother! I would rather be
blamed for not fighting because of this Verse than to be blamed because of
another Verse where Allah says: 'And whoever kills a believer intentionally..."
( 4.93) Then that man said, "Allah says:-- 'And fight them until there is no
more afflictions (worshipping other besides Allah) and the religion (i.e.
worship) will be all for Allah (Alone)" (8.39) Ibn `Umar said, "We did this
during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle when the number of Muslims was small, and
a man was put to trial because of his religion, the pagans would either kill or
chain him; but when the Muslims increased (and Islam spread), there was no
persecution." When that man saw that Ibn `Umar did not agree to his proposal, he
said, "What is your opinion regarding `Ali and `Uthman?" Ibn `Umar said, "What
is my opinion regarding `Ali and `Uthman? As for `Uthman, Allah forgave him and
you disliked to forgive him, and `Ali is the cousin and son-in-law of Allah's
Apostle ." Then he pointed out with his hand and said, "And that is his
daughter's (house) which you can see." 6.174:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn
`Umar came to us and a man said (to him), "What do you think about
'Qit-alal-Fitnah' (fighting caused by afflictions)." Ibn `Umar said (to him),
"And do you understand what an affliction is? Muhammad used to fight against the
pagans, and his fighting with them was an affliction, (and his fighting was) not
like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling."
6.175:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:-- "If there are twenty steadfast
amongst you, they will overcome two hundred." (8.65) was revealed, then it
became obligatory for the Muslims that one (Muslim) should not flee from ten
(non-Muslims). Sufyan (the sub-narrator) once said, "Twenty (Muslims) should not
flee before two hundred (non Muslims)." Then there was revealed: 'But now Allah
has lightened your (task)..' (8.66) So it became obligatory that one-hundred
(Muslims) should not flee before two hundred (non-muslims). (Once Sufyan said
extra, "The Verse: 'Urge the believers to the fight. If there are twenty
steadfast amongst you (Muslims) ..' was revealed.) Sufyan said, "Ibn Shabrama
said, "I see that this order is applicable to the obligation of enjoining good
and forbidding evil."
6.176:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:--'If
there are twenty steadfast amongst you (Muslims), they will overcome two-hundred
(non-Muslims).' was revealed, it became hard on the Muslims when it became
compulsory that one Muslim ought not to flee (in war) before ten (non-Muslims).
So (Allah) lightened the order by revealing: '(But) now Allah has lightened your
(task) for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are of you
one-hundred steadfast, they will overcome (two-hundred (non-Muslims).' (8.66) So
when Allah reduced the number of enemies which Muslims should withstand, their
patience and perseverance against the enemy decreased as much as their task was
lightened for them.
6.177:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The last Verse that was
revealed was: 'They ask you for a legal verdict: Say: Allah directs (thus) about
Al-Kalalah (those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs).' And the
last Sura which was revealed was Baraatun (9) .
6.178:
Narrated Humaid
bin `Abdur-Rahman: Abu Huraira said, "During that Hajj (in which Abu Bakr was
the chief of the pilgrims) Abu Bakr sent me along with announcers on the Day of
Nahr ( 10th of Dhul-Hijja) in Mina to announce: "No pagans shall perform, Hajj
after this year, and none shall perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba in a naked
state." Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman added: Then Allah's Apostle sent `Ali bin Abi
Talib (after Abu Bakr) and ordered him to recite aloud in public Surat Bara'a.
Abu Huraira added, "So `Ali, along with us, recited Bara'a (loudly) before the
people at Mina on the Day of Nahr and announced; "No pagan shall perform Hajj
after this year and none shall perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba in a naked
state."
6.179:
Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur Rahman: Abu Huraira said, "Abu
Bakr sent me in that Hajj in which he was the chief of the pilgrims along with
the announcers whom he sent on the Day of Nahr to announce at Mina: "No pagan
shall perform Hajj after this year, and none shall perform the Tawaf around the
Ka`ba in a naked state." Humaid added: That the Prophet sent `Ali bin Abi Talib
(after Abu Bakr) and ordered him to recite aloud in public Surat-Baraa. Abu
Huraira added, "So `Ali, along with us, recited Bara'a (loudly) before the
people at Mina on the Day of Nahr and announced "No pagan shall perform Hajj
after this year and none shall perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba in a naked
state."..except those pagans with whom you (Muslims) have a treaty."
(9.4)
6.180:
Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur-Rahman: Abu Huraira said that Abu
Bakr sent him during the Hajj in which Abu Bakr was made the chief of the
pilgrims by Allah's Apostle before (the year of) Hajjat al-Wada` in a group (of
announcers) to announce before the people; 'No pagan shall perform the Hajj
after this year, and none shall perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba in a naked
state. Humaid used to say The Day of Nahr is the day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar (the
Greatest Day) because of the narration of Abu Huraira. 6.181:
Narrated Zaid
bin Wahb: We were with Hudhaifa and he said, "None remains of the people
described by this Verse (9.12), "Except three, and of the hypocrites except
four." A bedouin said, "You the companions of Muhammad! Tell us (things) and we
do not know that about those who break open our houses and steal our precious
things? ' He (Hudhaifa) replied, "Those are Al Fussaq (rebellious wrongdoers)
(not disbelievers or hypocrites). Really, none remains of them (hypocrite) but
four, one of whom is a very old man who, if he drinks water, does not feel its
coldness."
6.182:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Kanz
(money, the Zakat of which is not paid) of anyone of you will appear in the form
of bald-headed poisonous male snake on the Day of Resurrection."
6.183:
Narrated Zaid bin Wahb: I passed by (visited ) Abu Dhar at Ar-Rabadha and
said to him, "What has brought you to this land?" He said, "We were at Sham and
I recited the Verse: "They who hoard up gold and silver and spend them not in
the way of Allah; announce to them a painful torment, " (9.34) where upon
Muawiya said, 'This Verse is not for us, but for the people of the Scripture.'
Then I said, 'But it is both for us (Muslim) and for them.' "
6.184:
Narrated Abu Bakr: The Prophet said, "Time has come back to its original
state which it had when Allah created the Heavens and the Earth; the year is
twelve months, four of which are sacred. Three of them are in succession;
Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja and Al-Muharram, and (the fourth being) Rajab Mudar
(named after the tribe of Mudar as they used to respect this month) which stands
between Jumad (ath-thani) and Sha'ban."
6.185:
Narrated Abu Bakr: I was
in the company of the Prophet in the cave, and on seeing the traces of the
pagans, I said, "O Allah's Apostle If one of them (pagans) should lift up his
foot, he will see us." He said, "What do you think of two, the third of whom is
Allah?"
6.186:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: When there happened the
disagreement between Ibn Az-Zubair and Ibn `Abbas, I said (to the latter), "(Why
don't you take the oath of allegiance to him as) his father is Az-Zubair, and
his mother is Asma,' and his aunt is `Aisha, and his maternal grandfather is Abu
Bakr, and his grandmother is Safiya?"
6.187:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
There was a disagreement between them (i.e. Ibn `Abbas and Ibn Az-Zubair) so I
went to Ibn `Abbas in the morning and said (to him), "Do you want to fight
against Ibn Zubair and thus make lawful what Allah has made unlawful (i.e.
fighting in Meccas?" Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah forbid! Allah ordained that Ibn
Zubair and Bani Umaiya would permit (fighting in Mecca), but by Allah, I will
never regard it as permissible." Ibn `Abbas added. "The people asked me to take
the oath of allegiance to Ibn AzZubair. I said, 'He is really entitled to assume
authority for his father, Az-Zubair was the helper of the Prophet, his
(maternal) grandfather, Abu Bakr was (the Prophet's) companion in the cave, his
mother, Asma' was 'Dhatun-Nitaq', his aunt, `Aisha was the mother of the
Believers, his paternal aunt, Khadija was the wife of the Prophet , and the
paternal aunt of the Prophet was his grandmother. He himself is pious and chaste
in Islam, well versed in the Knowledge of the Qur'an. By Allah! (Really, I left
my relatives, Bani Umaiya for his sake though) they are my close relatives, and
if they should be my rulers, they are equally apt to be so and are descended
from a noble family.
6.188:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: We entered upon Ibn
`Abbas and he said "Are you not astonished at Ibn Az-Zubair's assuming the
caliphate?" I said (to myself), "I will support him and speak of his good traits
as I did not do even for Abu Bakr and `Umar though they were more entitled to
receive al I good than he was." I said "He (i.e Ibn Az-Zubair) is the son of the
aunt of the Prophet and the son of AzZubair, and the grandson of Abu Bakr and
the son of Khadija's brother, and the son of `Aisha's sister." Nevertheless, he
considers himself to be superior to me and does not want me to be one of his
friends. So I said, "I never expected that he would refuse my offer to support
him, and I don't think he intends to do me any good, therefore, if my cousins
should inevitably be my rulers, it will be better for me to be ruled by them
than by some others."
6.189:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Something was sent to
the Prophet and he distributed it amongst four (men) and said, "I want to
attract their hearts,(to Islam thereby)," A man said (to the Prophet ), "You
have not done justice." Thereupon the Prophet said, "There will emerge from the
offspring of this (man) some people who will renounce the religion."
6.190:
Narrated Abu Musud: When we were ordered to give alms, we began to work as
porters (to earn something we could give in charity). Abu Uqail came with one
half of a Sa (special measure for food grains) and another person brought more
than he did. So the hypocrites said, "Allah is not in need of the alms of this
(i.e. 'Uqail); and this other person did not give alms but for showing off."
Then Allah revealed:-- 'Those who criticize such of the Believers who give
charity voluntarily and those who could not find to give in charity except what
is available to them.' (9.79)
6.191:
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abu Mas`ud
Al-Ansari said, "Allah's Apostle, used to order us to give alms. So one of us
would exert himself to earn one Mud (special measure of wheat or dates, etc.,)
to give in charity; while today one of us may have one hundred thousand." Shaqiq
said: As if Abu Masud referred to himself.
6.192:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
When `Abdullah bin 'Ubai died, his son `Abdullah bin `Abdullah came to Allah's
Apostle and asked him to give him his shirt in order to shroud his father in it.
He gave it to him and then `Abdullah asked the Prophet to offer the funeral
prayer for him (his father). Allah's Apostle got up to offer the funeral prayer
for him, but `Umar got up too and got hold of the garment of Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle Will you offer the funeral prayer for him though your
Lord has forbidden you to offer the prayer for him" Allah's Apostle said, "But
Allah has given me the choice by saying: '(Whether you) ask forgiveness for
them, or do not ask forgiveness for them; even if you ask forgiveness for them
seventy times..' (9.80) so I will ask more than seventy times." `Umar said, "But
he (`Abdullah bin 'Ubai) is a hypocrite!" However, Allah's Apostle did offer the
funeral prayer for him whereupon Allah revealed: 'And never (O Muhammad) pray
for anyone of them that dies, nor stand at his grave.' (9.84)
6.193:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died,
Allah's Apostle was called in order to offer the funeral prayer for him. When
Allah's Apostle got up (to offer the prayer) I jumped towards him and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Do you offer the prayer for Ibn Ubai although he said so-and-so
on such-and-such-a day?" I went on mentioning his sayings. Allah's Apostle
smiled and said, "Keep away from me, O `Umar!" But when I spoke too much to him,
he said, "I have been given the choice, and I have chosen (this) ; and if I knew
that if I asked forgiveness for him more than seventy times, he would be for
given, I would ask it for more times than that." So Allah's Apostle offered the
funeral prayer for him and then left, but he did not stay long before the two
Verses of Surat-Bara'a were revealed, i.e.:-- 'And never (O Muhammad) pray for
anyone of them that dies.... and died in a state of rebellion.' (9.84) Later I
was astonished at my daring to speak like that to Allah's Apostle and Allah and
His Apostle know best.
6.194:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When `Abdullah bin Ubai
died, his son `Abdullah bin `Abdullah came to Allah's Apostle who gave his shirt
to him and ordered him to shroud his father in it. Then he stood up to offer the
funeral prayer for the deceased, but `Umar bin Al-Khattab took hold of his
garment and said, "Do you offer the funeral prayer for him though he was a
hypocrite and Allah has forbidden you to ask forgiveness for hypocrites?" The
Prophet said, "Allah has given me the choice (or Allah has informed me) saying:
"Whether you, O Muhammad, ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness
for them, even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not
forgive them," (9.80) The he added, "I will (appeal to Allah for his sake) more
than seventy times." So Allah's Apostle offered the funeral prayer for him and
we too, offered the prayer along with him. Then Allah revealed: "And never, O
Muhammad, pray (funeral prayer) for anyone of them that dies, nor stand at his
grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His Apostle and died in a state
of rebellion." (9.84)
6.195:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b: I heard Ka`b
bin Malik at the time he remained behind and did not join (the battle of) Tabuk,
saying, "By Allah, no blessing has Allah bestowed upon me, besides my guidance
to Islam, better than that of helping me speak the truth to Allah's Apostle
otherwise I would have told the Prophet a lie and would have been ruined like
those who had told a lie when the Divine Inspiration was revealed:-- "They will
swear by Allah to you (Muslims) when you return to them.. the rebellious
people." (9.95-96)
6.196:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab: Allah's Apostle
said, "Tonight two (visitors) came to me (in my dream) and took me to a town
built with gold bricks and silver bricks. There we met men who, half of their
bodies, look like the most-handsome human beings you have ever seen, and the
other half, the ugliest human beings you have ever seen. Those two visitors said
to those men, 'Go and dip yourselves in that river. So they dipped themselves
therein and then came to us, their ugliness having disappeared and they were in
the most-handsome shape. The visitors said, 'The first is the Garden of Eden and
that is your dwelling place.' Then they added, 'As for those people who were
half ugly and half handsome, they were those who mixed good deeds and bad deeds,
but Allah forgave them."
6.197:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab: When Abu Talib's
death approached, the Prophet went to him while Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abi
Umaiya were present with him. The Prophet said, "O uncle, say: None has the
right to be worshipped except Allah, so that I may argue for your case with it
before Allah." On that, Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abu Umaiya said, "O Abu
Talib! Do you want to renounce `Abdul Muttalib's religion?" Then the Prophet
said, "I will keep on asking (Allah for) forgiveness for you unless I am
forbidden to do so." Then there was revealed:-- 'It is not fitting for the
Prophet and those who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness
for pagans even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that
they are companions of the Fire.' (9.113)
6.198:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Ka`b: I heard Ka`b bin Malik talking about the Verse:-- 'And to the three (He
also forgave) who remained behind.' (9.118) saying in the last portion of his
talk, "(I said), 'As a part (sign) of my repentance, I would like to give up all
my property in the cause of Allah and His Apostle,' The Prophet said to me,
'Keep some of your wealth as it is good for you." (To the three (He also
forgave) who remained behind till for them the earth, vast as it is, was
straitened..." (9.118)
6.199:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b: I heard Ka`b
bin Malik who was one of the three who were forgiven, saying that he had never
remained behind Allah's Apostle in any Ghazwa which he had fought except two
Ghazwat Ghazwat-Al-`Usra (Tabuk) and Ghazwat-Badr. He added. "I decided to tell
the truth to Allah's Apostle in the forenoon, and scarcely did he return from a
journey he made, except in the forenoon, he would go first to the mosque and
offer a two-rak`at prayer. The Prophet forbade others to speak to me or to my
two companions, but he did not prohibit speaking to any of those who had
remained behind excepting us. So the people avoided speaking to us, and I stayed
in that state till I could no longer bear it, and the only thing that worried me
was that I might die and the Prophet would not offer the funeral prayer for me,
or Allah's Apostle might die and I would be left in that social status among the
people that nobody would speak to me or offer the funeral prayer for me. But
Allah revealed His Forgiveness for us to the Prophet in the last third of the
night while Allah's Apostle was with Um Salama. Um Salama sympathized with me
and helped me in my disaster. Allah's Apostle said, 'O Um Salama! Ka`b has been
forgiven!' She said, 'Shall I send someone to him to give him the good tidings?'
He said, 'If you did so, the people would not let you sleep the rest of the
night.' So when the Prophet had offered the Fajr prayer, he announced Allah's
Forgiveness for us. His face used to look as bright as a piece of the (full)
moon whenever he was pleased. When Allah revealed His Forgiveness for us, we
were the three whose case had been deferred while the excuse presented by those
who had apologized had been accepted. But when there were mentioned those who
had told the Prophet lies and remained behind (the battle of Tabuk) and had
given false excuses, they were described with the worse description one may be
described with. Allah said: 'They will present their excuses to you (Muslims)
when you return to them. Say: Present no excuses; we shall not believe you.
Allah has already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you. Allah
and His Apostle will observe your actions." (9.94)
6.200:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Ka`b: I heard Ka`b bin Malik talking about the story of the battle
of Tabuk when he remained behind, "By Allah, I do not know anyone whom Allah has
helped for telling the truth more than me since I mentioned that truth to
Allah's Apostle till today, I have never intended to tell a lie. And Allah
revealed to His Apostle: "Verily! Allah has forgiven the Prophet, the
Muhajirin............ and be with those who are true (in words and deeds)."
(9.117-119) (See Hadith No. 702 Vol 5).
6.201:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit
Al-Ansari: who was one of those who used to write the Divine Revelation: Abu
Bakr sent for me after the (heavy) casualties among the warriors (of the battle)
of Yamama (where a great number of Qurra' were killed). `Umar was present with
Abu Bakr who said, `Umar has come to me and said, The people have suffered heavy
casualties on the day of (the battle of) Yamama, and I am afraid that there will
be more casualties among the Qurra' (those who know the Qur'an by heart) at
other battle-fields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost, unless you
collect it. And I am of the opinion that you should collect the Qur'an." Abu
Bakr added, "I said to `Umar, 'How can I do something which Allah's Apostle has
not done?' `Umar said (to me), 'By Allah, it is (really) a good thing.' So `Umar
kept on pressing, trying to persuade me to accept his proposal, till Allah
opened my bosom for it and I had the same opinion as `Umar." (Zaid bin Thabit
added:) `Umar was sitting with him (Abu Bakr) and was not speaking. me). "You
are a wise young man and we do not suspect you (of telling lies or of
forgetfulness): and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's
Apostle. Therefore, look for the Qur'an and collect it (in one manuscript). " By
Allah, if he (Abu Bakr) had ordered me to shift one of the mountains (from its
place) it would not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me
concerning the collection of the Qur'an. I said to both of them, "How dare you
do a thing which the Prophet has not done?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is
(really) a good thing. So I kept on arguing with him about it till Allah opened
my bosom for that which He had opened the bosoms of Abu Bakr and `Umar. So I
started locating Qur'anic material and collecting it from parchments, scapula,
leaf-stalks of date palms and from the memories of men (who knew it by heart). I
found with Khuza`ima two Verses of Surat-at-Tauba which I had not found with
anybody else, (and they were):-- "Verily there has come to you an Apostle
(Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any
injury or difficulty He (Muhammad) is ardently anxious over you (to be rightly
guided)" (9.128) The manuscript on which the Qur'an was collected, remained with
Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him, and then with `Umar till Allah took him
unto Him, and finally it remained with Hafsa, `Umar's daughter.
6.202:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet arrived at Medina, the Jews were
observing the fast on 'Ashura' (10th of Muharram) and they said, "This is the
day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh," On that, the Prophet said to his
companions, "You (Muslims) have more right to celebrate Moses' victory than they
have, so observe the fast on this day."
6.203:
Narrated Muhammad bin
`Abbas bin Ja`far: That he heard Ibn `Abbas reciting: "No doubt! They fold up
their breasts." (1
1.5) and asked him about its explanation. He said, "Some
people used to hide themselves while answering the call of nature in an open
space lest they be exposed to the sky, and also when they had sexual relation
with their wives in an open space lest they be exposed to the sky, so the above
revelation was sent down regarding them."
6.204:
Narrated Muhammad bin
`Abbas bin Ja`far: Ibn `Abbas recited. "No doubt! They fold up their breasts." I
said, "O Abu `Abbas! What is meant by "They fold up their breasts?" He said, "A
man used to feel shy on having sexual relation with his wife or on answering the
call of nature (in an open space) so this Verse was revealed:-- "No doubt! They
fold up their breasts."
6.205:
Narrated `Amr:
Ibn `Abbas recited:--
"No doubt! They fold up their breasts in order to hide from Him. Surely! Even
when they cover themselves with their garments.." (1
1.5)
6.206:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'Spend (O man), and
I shall spend on you." He also said, "Allah's Hand is full, and (its fullness)
is not affected by the continuous spending night and day." He also said, "Do you
see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Nevertheless,
what is in His Hand is not decreased, and His Throne was over the water; and in
His Hand there is the balance (of justice) whereby He raises and lowers
(people).
6.207:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz: While Ibn `Umar was
performing the Tawaf (around the Ka`ba), a man came up to him and said, "O Abu
`AbdurRahman!" or said, "O Ibn `Umar! Did you hear anything from the Prophet
about An-Najwa?" Ibn `Umar said, "I heard the Prophet saying, 'The Believer will
be brought near his Lord." (Hisham, a sub-narrator said, reporting the Prophet's
words), "The believer will come near (his Lord) till his Lord covers him with
His screen and makes him confess his sins. (Allah will ask him), 'Do you know
(that you did) 'such-and-such sin?" He will say twice, 'Yes, I do.' Then Allah
will say, 'I concealed it in the world and I forgive it for you today.' Then the
record of his good deeds will be folded up. As for the others, or the
disbelievers, it will be announced publicly before the witnesses: 'These are
ones who lied against their Lord."
6.208:
Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's
Apostle said, "Allah gives respite to the oppressor, but when He takes him over,
He never releases him." Then he recited:-- "Such is the seizure of your Lord
when He seizes (population of) towns in the midst of their wrong: Painful
indeed, and severe is His seizure.' (1
1.102)
6.209:
Narrated Ibn
Masud: A man kissed a woman and then came to Allah's Apostle and told him of
that, so this Divine Inspiration was revealed to the Prophet 'And offer Prayers
perfectly at the two ends of the day, and in some hours of the night; (i.e.
(five) compulsory prayers). Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (small
sins) That is a reminder for the mindful.' (1
1.114) The man said, Is this
instruction for me only?' The Prophet said, "It is for all those of my followers
who encounter a similar situation."
6.210:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Prophet said, "The honorable, the son of the honorable the son of the
honorable, i.e. Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of
Abraham."
6.211:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was asked, "Who
are the most honorable of the people?" The Prophet said, "The most honorable of
them in Allah's Sight are those who keep their duty to Allah and fear Him. They
said, "We do not ask you about that." He said, "Then the most honorable of the
people is Joseph, Allah's prophet, the son of Allah's prophet, the son of
Allah's prophet, the son of Allah's Khalil i.e. Abraham) They said, "We do not
ask you about that." The Prophet said, Do you ask about (the virtues of the
ancestry of the Arabs?" They said, "Yes," He said, "Those who were the best
amongst you in the Pre-lslamic Period are the best amongst you in Islam if they
comprehend (the Islamic religion).
6.212:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: `Urwa bin
Az-Zubair, Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Al-Qama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin
`Abdullah related the narration of `Aisha, the wife the Prophet, when the
slanderers had said about her what they had said and Allah later declared her
innocence. Each of them related a part of the narration (wherein) the Prophet
said (to `Aisha). "If you are innocent, then Allah will declare your innocence:
but if you have committed a sin, then ask for Allah's Forgiveness and repent to
him." `Aisha said, "By Allah, I find no example for my case except that of
Joseph's father (when he said), 'So (for me) patience is most fitting.' " Then
Allah revealed the ten Verses:-- "Verily those who spread the slander are a gang
amongst you.." (2
4.11) 6.213:
Narrated Um Ruman: Who was `Aisha's
mother: While I was with `Aisha, `Aisha got fever, whereupon the Prophet said,
"Probably her fever is caused by the story related by the people (about her)." I
said, "Yes." Then `Aisha sat up and said, "My example and your example is
similar to that of Jacob and his sons:--'Nay, but your minds have made up a
tale. So (for me) patience is most fitting. It is Allah (alone) Whose help can
be sought against that which you assert.' (1
2.18)
6.214:
Narrated Abu
Wail: `Abdullah bin Mas`ud recited "Haita laka (Come you)," and added, "We
recite it as we were taught it."
6.215:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud):
When the Prophet realized that the Quraish had delayed in embracing Islam, he
said, "O Allah! Protect me against their evil by afflicting them with seven
(years of famine) like the seven years of (Prophet) Joseph." So they were struck
with a year of famine that destroyed everything till they had to eat bones, and
till a man would look towards the sky and see something like smoke between him
and it. Allah said:-- "Then watch you (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will
produce a kind of smoke plainly visible." (4
4.10) And Allah further said:--
"Verily! We shall withdraw the punishment a little, Verily you will return (to
disbelief)." (4
4.15) (Will Allah relieve them from torture on the Day of
Resurrection?) (The punishment of) the smoke had passed and Al-Baltsha (the
destruction of the pagans in the Badr battle) had passed too.
6.216:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on
(Prophet) Lot. (When his nation troubled him) he wished if he could betake
himself to some powerful support; and if I were to remain in prison for the
period Joseph had remained, I would surely respond to the call; and we shall
have more right (to be in doubt) than Abraham: When Allah said to him, "Don't
you believe?' Abraham said, 'Yes, (I do believe) but to be stronger in faith;
(2.260)
6.217:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: That when he asked `Aisha
about the statement of Allah "Until when the Apostles gave up hope (of their
people)." (1
2.110) she told him (its meaning), `Urwa added, "I said, 'Did
they (Apostles) suspect that they were betrayed (by Allah) or that they were
treated as liars by (their people)?' `Aisha said, '(They suspected) that they
were treated as liars by (their people),' I said, 'But they were sure that their
people treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion.' She said,
'Yes, upon my life they were sure about it.' I said to her. 'So they (Apostles)
suspected that they were betrayed (by Allah).' She said, "Allah forbid! The
Apostles never suspected their Lord of such a thing.' I said, 'What about this
Verse then?' She said, 'It is about the Apostles' followers who believed in
their Lord and trusted their Apostles, but the period of trials was prolonged
and victory was delayed till the Apostles gave up all hope of converting those
of the people who disbelieved them and the Apostles thought that their followers
treated them as liars; thereupon Allah's help came to them.
6.218:
Narrated `Urwa:
"I told her (`Aisha): (Regarding the above narration),
they (Apostles) were betrayed (by Allah)." She said: Allah forbid or said
similarly.
6.219:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The keys of
Unseen are five which none knows but Allah: None knows what will happen tomorrow
but Allah; none knows what is in the wombs (a male child or a female) but Allah;
none knows when it will rain but Allah; none knows at what place one will die;
none knows when the Hour will be established but Allah." (See The Qur'an
31:3
4.")
6.220:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While we were with Allah's
Apostle he said, "Tell me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its leaves do
not fall and it does not, and does not, and does not, and it gives its fruits
every now and then." It came to my mind that such a tree must be the date palm,
but seeing Abu Bakr and `Umar saying nothing, I disliked to speak. So when they
did not say anything, Allah's Apostle said, "It is the date-palm tree." When we
got up (from that place), I said to `Umar, "O my father! By Allah, it came to my
mind that it must be the date palm tree." `Umar said, "What prevented you from
speaking" I replied, "I did not see you speaking, so I misliked to speak or say
anything." `Umar then said, "If you had said it, it would have been dearer to me
than so-and-so."
6.221:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah's Apostle said,
"When a Muslim is questioned in his grave, he will testify that none has the
right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and that
is what is meant by Allah's Statement:-- "Allah will keep firm those who believe
with a Word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter."
(1
4.27)
6.222:
Narrated Ata:
When Ibn `Abbas heard:-- "Have you
not seen those who have changed the favor of Allah into disbelief?" (1
4.28)
he said, "Those were the disbelieving pagans of Mecca."
6.223:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah has ordained some affair in the
Heaven, the angels beat with their wings in obedience to His statement, which
sounds like a chain dragged over a rock." (`Ali and other sub-narrators said,
"The sound reaches them.") "Until when fear is banished from their (angels)
hearts, they (angels) say, 'What was it that your Lord said? They say, 'The
truth; And He is the Most High, the Most Great.' (3
4.23) Then those who gain
a hearing by stealing (i.e. devils) will hear Allah's Statement:-- 'Those who
gain a hearing by stealing, (stand one over the other like this). (Sufyan, to
illustrate this, spread the fingers of his right hand and placed them one over
the other horizontally.) A flame may overtake and burn the eavesdropper before
conveying the news to the one below him; or it may not overtake him till he has
conveyed it to the one below him, who in his turn, conveys it to the one below
him, and so on till they convey the news to the earth. (Or probably Sufyan said,
"Till the news reaches the earth.") Then the news is inspired to a sorcerer who
would add a hundred lies to it. His prophecy will prove true (as far as the
heavenly news is concerned). The people will say. 'Didn't he tell us that on
such-and-such a day, such-and-such a thing will happen? We have found that is
true because of the true news heard from heaven."
6.224:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: (The same Hadith above, starting: 'When Allah has ordained some
affair...') In this narration the word foreteller is added to the word wizard.
6.225:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: (While we were going for the Battle of
Tabuk and when we reached the places of the dwellers of Al-Hijr), Allah's
Apostle said about the dwellers of Al-Hijr (to us). "Do not enter (the dwelling
places) of these people unless you enter weeping, but if you weep not, then do
not enter upon them, lest you be afflicted with what they were afflicted with."
6.226:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Mualla: While I was praying, the Prophet passed
by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I
went to him, he said, "What prevented you from coming?" I said, "I was praying."
He said, "Didn't Allah say" "O you who believes Give your response to Allah (by
obeying Him) and to His Apostle." (8.24) Then he added, "Shall I tell you the
most superior Sura in the Qur'an before I go out of the mosque?" When the
Prophet intended to go out (of the Mosque), I reminded him and he said, "That
is: "Al hamdu-li l-lahi Rabbil-`alamin (Surat-al-fatiha)' which is the seven oft
repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and the Grand Qur'an which has been given to me."
6.227:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Um (substance) of
the Qur'an is the seven oft-repeated verses (Al-Mathaini) and is the Great
Qur'an (i.e. Surat-al-Fatiha).
6.228:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Those who have
made their Scripture into parts are the people of the Scripture who divided it
into portions and believed in a part of it and disbelieved the other.
6.229:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: concerning: "As We sent down (the Scripture) on those
who are divided (Jews and Christians)." (15.90) They believed in part of it and
disbelieved in the other, are the Jews and the Christians. the Christians.
6.230:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to invoke thus: "O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from miserliness, laziness; from old geriatric age
the punishment in the grave; from the affliction of Ad-Dajjal; and from the
afflictions of life and death.
6.231:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: Surat Bani
Israel and Al-Kahf and Mary are among my first old property.
6.232:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was presented with two cups one
containing wine and the other milk on the night of his night journey at
Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the milk. Gabriel said, "Thanks to Allah Who
guided you to the Fitra (i.e. Islam); if you had taken the wine, your followers
would have gone astray.
6.233:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet
said, "When the Quraish disbelieved me (concerning my night journey), I stood up
in Al-Hijr (the unroofed portion of the Ka`ba) and Allah displayed
Bait-ul-Maqdis before me, and I started to inform them (Quraish) about its signs
while looking at it."
6.234:
Narrated `Abdullah: During the Pre-lslamic
period of ignorance if any tribe became great in number, we used to say, "Amira
the children of so-and-so." 6.235:
Narrated Al-Humaidi: Sufyan narrated to
us something and used the word 'Amira'.
6.236:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Some
(cooked) meat was brought to Allah Apostle and the meat of a forearm was
presented to him as he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said, "I will
be the chief of all the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know the
reason for it? Allah will gather all the human being of early generations as
well as late generation on one plain so that the announcer will be able to make
them all-hear his voice and the watcher will be able to see all of them. The sun
will come so close to the people that they will suffer such distress and trouble
as they will not be able to bear or stand. Then the people will say, 'Don't you
see to what state you have reached? Won't you look for someone who can intercede
for you with your Lord' Some people will say to some others, 'Go to Adam.' So
they will go to Adam and say to him. 'You are the father of mankind; Allah
created you with His Own Hand, and breathed into you of His Spirit (meaning the
spirit which he created for you); and ordered the angels to prostrate before
you; so (please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we
are? Don't you see what condition we have reached?' Adam will say, 'Today my
Lord has become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become
thereafter. He forbade me (to eat of the fruit of) the tree, but I disobeyed Him
. Myself! Myself! Myself! (I am preoccuied with my own problems). Go to someone
else; go to Noah.' So they will go to Noah and say (to him), 'O Noah! You are
the first (of Allah's Messengers) to the people of the earth, and Allah has
named you a thankful slave; please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you
see in what state we are?' He will say.' Today my Lord has become angry as He
has never become nor will ever become thereafter. I had (in the world) the right
to make one definitely accepted invocation, and I made it against my nation.
Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Abraham.' They will go to
Abraham and say, 'O Abraham! You are Allah's Apostle and His Khalil from among
the people of the earth; so please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you
see in what state we are?' He will say to them, 'My Lord has today become angry
as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. I had told three
lies (Abu Haiyan (the sub-narrator) mentioned them in the Hadith) Myself!
Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Moses.' The people will then go to
Moses and say, 'O Moses! You art Allah's Apostle and Allah gave you superiority
above the others with this message and with His direct Talk to you; (please)
intercede for us with your Lord Don't you see in what state we are?' Moses will
say, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will
become thereafter, I killed a person whom I had not been ordered to kill.
Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Jesus.' So they will go to
Jesus and say, 'O Jesus! You are Allah's Apostle and His Word which He sent to
Mary, and a superior soul created by Him, and you talked to the people while
still young in the cradle. Please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see
in what state we are?' Jesus will say. 'My Lord has today become angry as He has
never become before nor will ever become thereafter. Jesus will not mention any
sin, but will say, 'Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Muhammad.'
So they will come to me and say, 'O Muhammad ! You are Allah's Apostle and the
last of the prophets, and Allah forgave your early and late sins. (Please)
intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?" The
Prophet added, "Then I will go beneath Allah's Throne and fall in prostration
before my Lord. And then Allah will guide me to such praises and glorification
to Him as He has never guided anybody else before me. Then it will be said, 'O
Muhammad Raise your head. Ask, and it will be granted. Intercede and It (your
intercession) will be accepted.' So I will raise my head and Say, 'My followers,
O my Lord! My followers, O my Lord'. It will be said, 'O Muhammad! Let those of
your followers who have no accounts, enter through such a gate of the gates of
Paradise as lies on the right; and they will share the other gates with the
people." The Prophet further said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the
distance between every two gate-posts of Paradise is like the distance between
Mecca and Busra (in Sham). 6.237:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"The recitation of Psalms (David's Qur'an) was made light and easy for David
that he used to have his ridding animal be saddled while he would finish the
recitation before the servant had saddled it."
6.238:
Narrated `Abdullah:
Regarding the explanation of the Verse: 'Those whom they call upon (worship)
(like Jesus the Son of Mary, angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of
access to their Lord (Allah) as to which of them should be the nearer and they
hope for His Mercy and fear His torment.' (17.57) They themselves (e.g. Angels,
saints, Apostles, Jesus, etc.,) worshipped Allah, Those Jinns who were
worshipped by some Arabs became Muslims (embraced Islam), but those human beings
stuck to their (old) religion. Al-A`mash said extra: 'Say, (O Muhammad): Call
unto those besides Him whom you assume (to be gods).' (17.56)
6.239:
Narrated `Abdullah: Regarding the Verse: 'Those whom they call upon
(worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary or angels etc.) desire (for themselves)
means of access, to their Lord....' (17.57) (It was revealed regarding) some
Jinns who used to be worshipped (by human beings). They later embraced Islam
(while those people kept on worshipping them).
6.240:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Regarding: 'And We granted the vision (Ascension to the Heaven "Miraj")
which We showed you (O Muhammad as an actual eye witness) but as a trial for
mankind.' (17.60) It was an actual eye-witness which was shown to Allah's
Apostle during the night he was taken on a journey (through the heavens). And
the cursed tree is the tree of Az-Zaqqum (a bitter pungent tree which grows at
the bottom of Hell).
6.241:
Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab: Abu Huraira said,
"The Prophet said, 'A prayer performed in congregation is twenty-five times more
superior in reward to a prayer performed by a single person. The angels of the
night and the angels of the day are assembled at the time of the Fajr (Morning)
prayer." Abu Huraira added, "If you wish, you can recite:-- 'Verily! The
recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn (Morning prayer) is ever witnessed
(attended by the angels of the day and the night).' (17.78)
6.242:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: On the Day of Resurrection the people will fall on their
knees and every nation will follow their prophet and they will say, "O
so-and-so! Intercede (for us with Allah), "till (the right) intercession is
given to the Prophet (Muhammad) and that will be the day when Allah will raise
him into a station of praise and glory (i.e. Al-Maqam -al-Mahmud).
6.243:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever, after
listening to the Adhan (for the prayer) says, 'O Allah, the Lord of this
complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give
Muhammad Al-Wasila and Al-Fadila and raise him to Al-Maqam-al-Mahmud which You
have promised him,' will be granted my intercession for him on the Day of
Resurrection."
6.244:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud: Allah's Apostle
entered Mecca (in the year of the Conquest) and there were three-hundred and
sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He then started hitting them with a stick in his
hand and say: 'Truth (i.e. Islam) has come and falsehood (disbelief) vanished.
Truly falsehood (disbelief) is ever bound to vanish.' (17.81) 'Truth has come
and falsehood (Iblis) can not create anything.' (3
4.49)
6.245:
Narrated `Abdullah: While I was in the company of the Prophet on a farm and
he was reclining on a palm leave stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said
to the others. "Ask him (the Prophet about the spirit." Some of them said, "What
urges you to ask him about it" Others said, "(Don't) lest he should give you a
reply which you dislike." But they said, "Ask him." So they asked him about the
Spirit. The Prophet kept quiet and did not give them any answer. I knew that he
was being divinely inspired so I stayed at my place. When the divine inspiration
had been revealed, the Prophet said. "They ask you (O, Muhammad) concerning the
Spirit, Say: "The spirit," its knowledge is with my Lord; and of knowledge you
(mankind) have been given only a Little." (17.85)
6.246:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: (regarding): 'Neither say your, prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.'
(17.110) This Verse was revealed while Allah's Apostle was hiding himself in
Mecca. When he prayed with his companions, he used to raise his voice with the
recitation of Qur'an, and if the pagans happened to hear him, they would abuse
the Qur'an, the One who revealed it and the one who brought it. Therefore Allah
said to His Prophet : 'Neither say your prayer aloud.' (17.110) i.e. do not
recite aloud lest the pagans should hear you, but follow a way
between.
6.247:
Narrated Aisha:
The (above) verse was revealed in
connection with the invocations.
6.248:
Narrated `Ali:
That one night
Allah's Apostle came to him and Fatima and said, "Don't you (both offer the
(Tahajjud) prayer?" `Ali said, 'When Allah wishes us to get up, we get up." The
Prophet then recited: 'But man is more quarrelsome than anything.' (18.54) (See
Hadith No. 227,Vol. 2)
6.249:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I said to Ibn
`Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bikali claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not
the Moses of the children of Israel" Ibn `Abbas said, "The enemy of Allah (Nauf)
told a lie." Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b that he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Moses
got up to deliver a speech before the children of Israel and he was asked, Who
is the most learned person among the people?' Moses replied, 'I (am the most
learned).' Allah admonished him for he did not ascribe knowledge to Allah alone.
So Allah revealed to him: 'At the junction of the two seas there is a slave of
Ours who is more learned than you.' Moses asked, 'O my Lord, how can I meet
him?' Allah said, 'Take a fish and put it in a basket (and set out), and where
you, will lose the fish, you will find him.' So Moses (took a fish and put it in
a basket and) set out, along with his boy-servant Yusha` bin Noon, till they
reached a rock (on which) they both lay their heads and slept. The fish moved
vigorously in the basket and got out of it and fell into the sea and there it
took its way through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel). (18.61) Allah stopped
the current of water on both sides of the way created by the fish, and so that
way was like a tunnel. When Moses got up, his companion forgot to tell him about
the fish, and so they carried on their journey during the rest of the day and
the whole night. The next morning Moses asked his boy-servant 'Bring us our
early meal; no doubt, we have suffered much fatigue in this journey of ours.'
(18.62) Moses did not get tired till he had passed the place which Allah had
ordered him to seek after. His boy-servant then said to him,' 'Do you remember
when we be-took ourselves to the rock I indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan
made me forget to remember it. It took its course into the sea in a marvelous
way.' (18.63) There was a tunnel for the fish and for Moses and his boy-servant
there was astonishment. Moses said, 'That is what we have been seeking'. So they
went back retracing their footsteps. (18.64) They both returned, retracing their
steps till they reached the rock. Behold ! There they found a man covered with a
garment. Moses greeted him. Al-Khadir said astonishingly. 'Is there such a
greeting in your land?' Moses said, 'I am Moses.' He said, 'Are you the Moses of
the children of Israel?' Moses said, 'I have come to you so that you may teach
me of what you have been taught. Al-Khadir said, 'You will not be able to have
patience with me. (18.66) O Moses! I have some of Allah's knowledge which He has
bestowed upon me but you do not know it; and you too, have some of Allah's
knowledge which He has bestowed upon you, but I do not know it." Moses said,
"Allah willing, you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you in
anything.' (18.6) Al-Khadir said to him. 'If you then follow me, do not ask me
about anything until I myself speak to you concerning it.' (18.70), After that
both of them proceeded along the sea coast, till a boat passed by and they
requested the crew to let them go on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and
allowed them to get on board free of charge. When they got on board suddenly
Moses saw that Al-Khadir had pulled out one of the planks of the boat with an
adze. Moses said to him.' These people gave us a free lift, yet you have
scuttled their boat so as to drown its people! Truly, you have done a dreadful
thing.' (18.71) Al-Khadir said, 'Didn't I say that you can have no patience with
me ?' (18.72) Moses said, 'Call me not to account for what I forgot and be not
hard upon me for my affair (with you.)" (18.73) Allah's Apostle said, "The first
excuse given by Moses, was that he had forgotten. Then a sparrow came and sat
over the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once in the sea. Al-Khadir said to
Moses, 'My knowledge and your knowledge, compared to Allah's knowledge is like
what this sparrow has taken out of the sea.' Then they both got out of the boat,
and while they were walking on the sea shore, Al-Khadir saw a boy playing with
other boys. Al-Khadir got hold of the head of that boy and pulled it out with
his hands and killed him. Moses said, 'Have you killed an innocent soul who has
killed nobody! Truly, you have done an illegal thing.' (18.74) He said, "Didn't
I tell you that you can have no patience with me?' (18.75) (The sub narrator
said, the second blame was stronger than the first one.) Moses said, 'If I ask
you about anything after this, keep me not in your company, you have received an
excuse from me.' (18.76) Then they both proceeded until they came to the
inhabitants of a town. They asked them food but they refused to entertain them.
(In that town) they found there a wall on the point of falling down. (18.77)
Al-Khadir set it up straight with his own hands. Moses said, 'These are people
to whom we came, but they neither fed us nor received us as guests. If you had
wished, you could surely have exacted some recompense for it. Al-Khadir said,
'This is the parting between me and you ..that is the interpretation of (those
things) over which you were unable to hold patience.' (18.78-82) Allah's Apostle
said, "We wished that Moses could have been more patient so that Allah might
have described to us more about their story."
6.250:
Narrated Ibn Juraij:
Ya`la bin Muslim and `Amr bin Dinar and some others narrated the narration of
Sa`id bin Jubair. Narrated Sa`id: While we were at the house of Ibn `Abbas, Ibn
`Abbas said, "Ask me (any question)" I said, "O Abu `Abbas! May Allah let me be
sacrificed for you ! There is a man at Kufa who is a story-teller called Nauf;
who claims that he (Al-Khadir's companion) is not Moses of Bani Israel." As for
`Amr, he said to me, "Ibn `Abbas said, "(Nauf) the enemy of Allah told a lie."
But Ya`la said to me, "Ibn `Abbas said, Ubai bin Ka`b said, Allah's Apostle
said, 'Once Moses, Allah's Apostle, preached to the people till their eyes shed
tears and their hearts became tender, whereupon he finished his sermon. Then a
man came to Moses and asked, 'O Allah's Apostle! Is there anyone on the earth
who is more learned than you?' Moses replied, 'No.' So Allah admonished him
(Moses), for he did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah. It was said, (on behalf
of Allah), 'Yes, (there is a slave of ours who knows more than you ).' Moses
said, 'O my Lord! Where is he?' Allah said, 'At the junction of the two seas.'
Moses said, 'O my Lord ! Tell I me of a sign whereby I will recognize the
place.' " `Amr said to me, Allah said, "That place will be where the fish will
leave you." Ya`la said to me, "Allah said (to Moses), 'Take a dead fish (and
your goal will be) the place where it will become alive.' " So Moses took a fish
and put it in a basket and said to his boy-servant "I don't want to trouble you,
except that you should inform me as soon as this fish leaves you." He said (to
Moses)." You have not demanded too much." And that is as mentioned by Allah:
'And (remember) when Moses said to his attendant .... ' (18.60) Yusha` bin Noon.
(Sa`id did not state that). The Prophet said, "While the attendant was in the
shade of the rock at a wet place, the fish slipped out (alive) while Moses was
sleeping. His attend an said (to himself), "I will not wake him, but when he
woke up, he forgot to tell him The fish slipped out and entered the sea. Allah
stopped the flow of the sea. where the fish was, so that its trace looked as if
it was made on a rock. `Amr forming a hole with his two thumbs an index fingers,
said to me, "Like this, as in its trace was made on a rock." Moses said "We have
suffered much fatigue on this journey of ours." (This was not narrated by
Sa`id). Then they returned back and found Al-Khadir. `Uthman bin Abi Sulaiman
said to me, (they found him) on a green carpet in the middle of the sea.
Al-Khadir was covered with his garment with one end under his feet and the other
end under his head. When Moses greeted, he uncovered his face and said
astonishingly, 'Is there such a greeting in my land? Who are you?' Moses said,
'I am Moses.' Al-Khadir said, 'Are you the Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said,
'Yes.' Al-Khadir said, "What do you want?' Moses said, ' I came to you so that
you may teach me of the truth which you were taught.' Al-Khadir said, 'Is it not
sufficient for you that the Torah is in your hands and the Divine Inspiration
comes to you, O Moses? Verily, I have a knowledge that you ought not learn, and
you have a knowledge which I ought not learn.' At that time a bird took with its
beak (some water) from the sea: Al-Khadir then said, 'By Allah, my knowledge and
your knowledge besides Allah's Knowledge is like what this bird has taken with
its beak from the sea.' Until, when they went on board the boat (18.71). They
found a small boat which used to carry the people from this sea-side to the
other sea-side. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and said, 'The pious slave of
Allah.' (We said to Sa`id "Was that Khadir?" He said, "Yes.") The boat men said,
'We will not get him on board with fare.' Al-Khadir scuttled the boat and then
plugged the hole with a piece o wood. Moses said, 'Have you scuttle it in order
to drown these people surely, you have done a dreadful thing. (18.71) (Mujahid
said. "Moses said so protestingly.") Al-Khadir said, didn't I say that you can
have no patience with me?' (18.72) The first inquiry of Moses was done because
of forget fullness, the second caused him to be bound with a stipulation, and
the third was done he intentionally. Moses said, 'Call me not to account for
what I forgot and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you).' (18.73) (Then)
they found a boy and Al-Khadir killed him. Ya`la- said: Sa`id said 'They found
boys playing and Al-Khadir got hold of a handsome infidel boy laid him down and
then slew him with knife. Moses said, 'Have you killed a innocent soul who has
killed nobody' (18.74) Then they proceeded and found a wall which was on the
point of falling down, and Al-Khadir set it up straight Sa`id moved his hand
thus and said 'Al-Khadir raised his hand and the wall became straight. Ya`la
said, 'I think Sa`id said, 'Al-Khadir touched the wall with his hand and it
became straight (Moses said to Al-Khadir), 'If you had wished, you could have
taken wages for it. Sa`id said, 'Wages that we might had eaten.' And there was a
king in furor (ahead) of them" (18.79) And there was in front of them. Ibn
`Abbas recited: 'In front of them (was) a king.' It is said on the authority of
somebody other than Sa`id that the king was Hudad bin Budad. They say that the
boy was called Haisur. 'A king who seized every ship by force. (18.79) So I
wished that if that boat passed by him, he would leave it because of its defect
and when they have passed they would repair it and get benefit from it. Some
people said that they closed that hole with a bottle, and some said with tar.
'His parents were believers, and he (the boy) was a non-believer and we(Khadir)
feared lest he would oppress them by obstinate rebellion and disbelief.' (18.80)
(i.e. that their love for him would urge them to follow him in his religion, 'so
we (Khadir) desired that their Lord should change him for them for one better in
righteousness and near to mercy' (18:81). This was in reply to Moses' saying:
Have you killed an innocent soul.'? (18.74). 'Near to mercy" means they will be
more merciful to him than they were to the former whom Khadir had killed. Other
than Sa`id, said that they were compensated with a girl. Dawud bin Abi `Asim
said on the authority of more than one that this next child was a
girl.
6.251:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I said to Ibn `Abbas,
"Nauf-al-Bakali " claims that Moses of Bani Israel was not Moses, the companion
of Al-Khadir." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's enemy tells a lie! Ubai bin Ka`b
narrated to us that Allah's Apostle said, 'Moses got up to deliver a sermon
before Bani Israel and he was asked, 'Who is the most learned person among the
people?' Moses replied, 'I (am the most learned).' Allah then admonished Moses
for he did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah only (Then) came the Divine
Inspiration:-- 'Yes, one of Our slaves at the junction of the two seas is more
learned than you.' Moses said, 'O my Lord ! How can meet him?' Allah said, 'Take
a fish in a basket and wherever the fish is lost, follow it (you will find him
at that place). So Moses set out along with his attendant Yusha` bin Noon, and
they carried with them a fish till they reached a rock and rested there. Moses
put his head down and slept. (Sufyan, a sub-narrator said that somebody other
than `Amr said) 'At the rock there was a water spring called 'Al-Hayat' and none
came in touch with its water but became alive. So some of the water of that
spring fell over that fish, so it moved and slipped out of the basket and
entered the sea. When Moses woke up, he asked his attendant, 'Bring our early
meal' (18.62). The narrator added: Moses did not suffer from fatigue except
after he had passed the place he had been ordered to observe. His attendant
Yusha` bin Noon said to him, 'Do you remember (what happened) when we betook
ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the fish ...' (18.63) The
narrator added: So they came back, retracing their steps and then they found in
the sea, the way of the fish looking like a tunnel. So there was an astonishing
event for his attendant, and there was tunnel for the fish. When they reached
the rock, they found a man covered with a garment. Moses greeted him. The man
said astonishingly, 'Is there any such greeting in your land?' Moses said, 'I am
Moses.' The man said, 'Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said, 'Yes,' and added, 'may
I follow you so that you teach me something of the Knowledge which you have been
taught?' (18.66). Al-Khadir said to him, 'O Moses! You have something of Allah's
knowledge which Allah has taught you and which I do not know; and I have
something of Allah's knowledge which Allah has taught me and which you do not
know.' Moses said, 'But I will follow you.' Al-Khadir said, 'Then if you follow
me, ask me no question about anything until I myself speak to you concerning
it.' (18.70). After that both of them proceeded along the seashore. There passed
by them a boat whose crew recognized Al-Khadir and received them on board free
of charge. So they both got on board. A sparrow came and sat on the edge of the
boat and dipped its beak unto the sea. Al-Khadir said to Moses. 'My knowledge
and your knowledge and all the creation's knowledge compared to Allah's
knowledge is not more than the water taken by this sparrow's beak.' Then Moses
was startled by Al-Khadir's action of taking an adze and scuttling the boat with
it. Moses said to him, 'These people gave us a free lift, but you intentionally
scuttled their boat so as to drown them. Surely you have...' (18.71) Then they
both proceeded and found a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of
him by the head and cut it off. Moses said to him, 'Have you killed an innocent
soul who has killed nobody? Surely you have done an illegal thing! ' (18.74) He
said, "Didn't I tell you that you will not be able to have patient with me up to
..but they refused to entertain them as their guests. There they found a wall
therein at the point of collapsing.' (18.75-77) Al-Khadir moved his hand thus
and set it upright (repaired it). Moses said to him, 'When we entered this town,
they neither gave us hospitality nor fed us; if you had wished, you could have
taken wages for it,' Al-Khadir said, 'This is the parting between you and me I
will tell you the interpretation of (those things) about which you were unable
to hold patience.'...(18.78) Allah's Apostle said, 'We wished that Moses could
have been more patient so that He (Allah) could have described to us more about
their story.' Ibn `Abbas used to recite:-- 'And in front (ahead) of them there
was a king who used to seize every (serviceable) boat by force. (18.79) ...and
as for the boy he was a disbeliever. "
6.252:
Narrated Mus`ab:
I
asked my father, "Was the Verse:-- 'Say: (O Muhammad) Shall We tell you the
greatest losers in respect of their deeds?'(18.103) revealed regarding
Al-Haruriyya?" He said, "No, but regarding the Jews and the Christians, for the
Jews disbelieved Muhammad and the Christians disbelieved in Paradise and say
that there are neither meals nor drinks therein. Al- Hururiyya are those people
who break their pledge to Allah after they have confirmed that they will fulfill
it, and Sa`d used to call them 'Al-Fasiqin (evildoers who forsake Allah's
obedience).
6.253:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "On the
Day of Resurrection, a huge fat man will come who will not weigh, the weight of
the wing of a mosquito in Allah's Sight." and then the Prophet added, 'We shall
not give them any weight on the Day of Resurrection ' (18.105) 6.254:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "On the Day of
Resurrection Death will be brought forward in the shape of a black and white
ram. Then a call maker will call, 'O people of Paradise!' Thereupon they will
stretch their necks and look carefully. The caller will say, 'Do you know this?'
They will say, 'Yes, this is Death.' By then all of them will have seen it. Then
it will be announced again, 'O people of Hell !' They will stretch their necks
and look carefully. The caller will say, 'Do you know this?' They will say,
'Yes, this is Death.' And by then all of them will have seen it. Then it (that
ram) will be slaughtered and the caller will say, 'O people of Paradise!
Eternity for you and no death O people of Hell! Eternity for you and no death."'
Then the Prophet, recited:-- 'And warn them of the Day of distress when the case
has been decided, while (now) they are in a state of carelessness (i.e. the
people of the world) and they do not believe.' (19.39)
6.255:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said to Gabriel, "What prevents you from visiting us
more often than you visit us now?" So there was revealed:-- 'And we (angels)
descend not but by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us
and what is behind us...'(19.64)
6.256:
Narrated Khabbab:
I came to
Al-`Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi and demanded something which he owed me. He said, "I
will not give you (your money) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "No, I
shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected." He said,
"Will I die and then be resurrected?" I said, 'Yes'. He said', "Then I will have
wealth and children there, and I will pay you (there)." So this Verse was
revealed:-- 'Have you then seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and (yet) says:
I shall certainly be given wealth and children? (19.77)
6.257:
Narrated
Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith in Mecca Once I made a sword for Al-`Asi bin
Wail As-Sahmi. When I went to demand its price, he said, "I will not give it to
you till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "I shall not disbelieve in
Muhammad till Allah make you die and then bring you to life again." He said, "If
Allah should make me die and then resurrect me and I would have wealth and
children." So Allah revealed:-- 'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs,
and (yet) says I shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he known the
unseen or has he taken a covenant from (Allah) the Beneficent?'
(19.77-78)
6.258:
Narrated Masruq:
Khabbab said, "During the
pre-lslamic period, I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi bin Wail owed me a debt." So
Khabbab went to him to demand the debt. He said, "I will not give you (your due)
till you disbelieve in Muhammad." Khabbab said, "By Allah, I shall not
disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah makes you die and then resurrects you." Al-Asi
said, "So leave me till I die and then be resurrected, for I will be given
wealth and children whereupon I will pay you your debt." So this Verse was
revealed:-- 'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and, (yet) says: I
shall certainly be given wealth and children.' (19.77)
6.259:
Narrated
Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi Bin Wail owed me a debt, so I went to
him to demand it. He said to me. "I will not pay you your debt till you
disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "I will not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die
and then be resurrected." He said, "Will I be resurrected after my death? If so,
I shall pay you (there) if I should find wealth and children." So there was
revealed:-- 'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs, and yet says: I
shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he, known to the unseen or has
he taken a covenant from (Allah) the Beneficent? Nay ! We shall record what he
says, and we shall add and add to his punishment. And We shall inherit from him
all that he talks of, and he shall appear before Us alone.' (19.77-80)
6.260:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Adam and Moses met, and Moses
said to Adam "You are the one who made people miserable and turned them out of
Paradise." Adam said to him, "You are the one whom Allah selected for His
message and whom He selected for Himself and upon whom He revealed the Torah."
Moses said, 'Yes.' Adam said, "Did you find that written in my fate before my
creation?' Moses said, 'Yes.' So Adam overcame Moses with this
argument."
6.261:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle arrived at
Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of 'Ashura' (10th of
Muharram). The Prophet asked them (about it) and they replied, "This is the day
when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh." The Prophet said (to the Muslims),
"We are nearer to Moses than they, so fast on this day." 6.262:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Moses argued with Adam and said to him (Adam), 'You
are the one who got the people out of Paradise by your sin, and thus made them
miserable." Adam replied, 'O Moses! You are the one whom Allah selected for His
Message and for His direct talk. Yet you blame me for a thing which Allah had
ordained for me before He created me?." Allah's Apostle further said, "So Adam
overcame Moses by this Argument."
6.263:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Suras of
Bani Israel, Al-Kahf, Mariyam, Taha and Al-Anbiya are from the very old Suras
which I learnt by heart, and they are my first property. 6.264:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet delivered a sermon and said, "You (people) will be gathered
before Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) bare-footed, naked and uncircumcised."
(The Prophet then recited):-- 'As We began the first creation We shall repeat
it. (It is) a promise We have undertaken and truly We shall do it.' and added,
"The first man who will be dressed on the Day of Resurrection, will be Abraham.
Lo! Some men from my followers will be brought and taken towards the left side,
whereupon I will say, 'O Lord, (these are) my companions!' It will be said, 'You
do not know what new things they introduced (into the religion) after you.' I
will then say as the righteous pious slave, Jesus, said, 'I was a witness over
them while I dwelt among them...(to His Statement)..and You are the Witness to
all things.' (5.117) Then it will be said, '(O Muhammad) These people never
stopped to apostate since you left them." 6.265:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "On the day of Resurrection Allah will say, 'O
Adam!' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik our Lord, and Sa`daik ' Then there will be a
loud call (saying), Allah orders you to take from among your offspring a mission
for the (Hell) Fire.' Adam will say, 'O Lord! Who are the mission for the (Hell)
Fire?' Allah will say, 'Out of each thousand, take out 999.' At that time every
pregnant female shall drop her load (have a miscarriage) and a child will have
grey hair. And you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet not drunk, but
severe will be the torment of Allah." (2
2.2) (When the Prophet mentioned
this), the people were so distressed (and afraid) that their faces got changed
(in color) whereupon the Prophet said, "From Gog and Magog nine-hundred
ninety-nine will be taken out and one from you. You Muslims (compared to the
large number of other people) will be like a black hair on the side of a white
ox, or a white hair on the side of a black ox, and I hope that you will be
one-fourth of the people of Paradise." On that, we said, "Allahu-Akbar!" Then he
said, "I hope that you will be) one-third of the people of Paradise." We again
said, "Allahu-Akbar!" Then he said, "(I hope that you will be) one-half of the
people of Paradise." So we said, Allahu Akbar."
6.266:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Regarding the Verse: "And among men is he who worships Allah's as it
were on the very edge." (2
2.11). A man used to come to Medina as if his wife
brought a son and his mares produces offspring. He would say, "This religion
(Islam) is good," but if his wife did not give birth to a child and his mares
produced no offspring, he would say, "This religion is bad." 6.267:
Narrated
Qais bin Ubad: Abu Dharr used to take an oath confirming that the Verse: 'These
two opponents (believers, and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their
Lord.' (2
2.19) was Revealed in connection with Hamza and his two companions
and `Utbah and his two companions on the day when they ease out of the battle of
Badr.
6.268:
Narrated Qais bin Ubad: `Ali said, "I will be the first to
kneel before the Beneficent on the Day of Resurrection because of the dispute."
Qais said; This Verse: 'These two opponents (believers and disbelievers dispute
with each other about their Lord,' (2
2.19) was revealed in connection with
those who came out for the Battle of Badr, i.e. `Ali, Hamza, 'Ubaida, Shaiba bin
Rabi`a, `Utba bin Rabi`a and Al-Walid bin `Utba.
6.269:
Narrated Sahl bin
Saud: 'Uwaimir came to `Asim bin `Adi who was the chief of Bani Ajlan and said,
"What do you say about a man who has found another man with his wife? Should he
kill him whereupon you would kill him (i.e. the husband), or what should he do?
Please ask Allah's Apostle about this matter on my behalf." `Asim then went to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! (And asked him that question) but
Allah's Apostle disliked the question," When 'Uwaimir asked `Asim (about the
Prophet's answer) `Asim replied that Allah's Apostle disliked such questions and
considered it shameful. "Uwaimir then said, "By Allah, I will not give up asking
unless I ask Allah's Apostle about it." Uwaimir came (to the Prophet ) and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! A man has found another man with his wife! Should he kill
him whereupon you would kill him (the husband, in Qisas) or what should he do?"
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has revealed regarding you and your wife's case in
the Qur'an "So Allah's Apostle ordered them to perform the measures of Mula'ana
according to what Allah had mentioned in His Book. So 'Uwaimir did Mula'ana with
her and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I kept her I would oppress her." So
'Uwaimir divorced her and so divorce became a tradition after them for those who
happened to be involved in a case of Mula'ana. Allah's Apostle then said, "Look!
If she (Uwaimir's wife) delivers a black child with deep black large eyes, big
hips and fat legs, then I will be of the opinion that 'Uwaimir has spoken the
truth; but if she delivers a red child looking like a Wahra then we will
consider that 'Uwaimir has told a lie against her." Later on she delivered a
child carrying the qualities which Allah's Apostle had mentioned as a proof for
'Uwaimir's claim; therefore the child was ascribed to its mother
henceforth.
6.270:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A man came to Allah's Apostle
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Suppose a man saw another man with his wife,
should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or
what should he do?" So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of
the order of Mula'ana. Allah's Apostle said to the man, "The matter between you
and your wife has been decided." So they did Mula'ana in the presence of Allah's
Apostle and I was present there, and then the man divorced his wife. So it
became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved
in a case of Mula'ana. The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was
the cause of her pregnancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it
became a tradition that such a son would be the heir of his mother, and she
would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her. 6.271:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Hilal bin Umaiya accused his wife of committing illegal sexual
intercourse with Sharik bin Sahma' and filed the case before the Prophet. The
Prophet said (to Hilal), "Either you bring forth a proof (four witnesses) or you
will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back." Hilal said, "O Allah's
Apostle! If anyone of us saw a man over his wife, would he go to seek after
witnesses?" The Prophet kept on saying, "Either you bring forth the witnesses or
you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back." Hilal then said,
"By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am telling the truth and Allah will
reveal to you what will save my back from legal punishment." Then Gabriel came
down and revealed to him:-- 'As for those who accuse their wives...'
(2
4.6-9) The Prophet recited it till he reached: '... (her accuser) is
telling the truth.' Then the Prophet left and sent for the woman, and Hilal went
(and brought) her and then took the oaths (confirming the claim). The Prophet
was saying, "Allah knows that one of you is a liar, so will any of you repent?"
Then the woman got up and took the oaths and when she was going to take the
fifth one, the people stopped her and said, "It (the fifth oath) will definitely
bring Allah's curse on you (if you are guilty)." So she hesitated and recoiled
(from taking the oath) so much that we thought that she would withdraw her
denial. But then she said, "I will not dishonor my family all through these
days," and carried on (the process of taking oaths). The Prophet then said,
"Watch her; if she delivers a black-eyed child with big hips and fat shins then
it is Sharik bin Sahma's child." Later she delivered a child of that
description. So the Prophet said, "If the case was not settled by Allah's Law, I
would punish her severely."
6.272:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man accused his
wife of illegal sexual intercourse and denied his paternity to her (conceived)
child during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle ordered them both
to do Mula'ana as Allah decreed and then gave his decision that the child would
be for the mother, and a divorce decree was issued for the couple involved in a
case of Mula'ana.
6.273:
Narrated `Aisha:
And as for him among them
who had the greater share..' (2
4.11) was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin
Salul.
6.274:
Narrated Aisha:
(The wife of the Prophet) Whenever
Allah's Apostle intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his
wives and would take with him the one on whom the lot had fallen. Once he drew
lots when he wanted to carry out a Ghazwa, and the lot came upon me. So I
proceeded with Allah's Apostle after Allah's order of veiling (the women) had
been revealed and thus I was carried in my howdah (on a camel) and dismounted
while still in it. We carried on our journey, and when Allah's Apostle had
finished his Ghazwa and returned and we approached Medina, Allah's Apostle
ordered to proceed at night. When the army was ordered to resume the homeward
journey, I got up and walked on till I left the army (camp) behind. When I had
answered the call of nature, I went towards my howdah, but behold ! A necklace
of mine made of Jaz Azfar (a kind of black bead) was broken and I looked for it
and my search for it detained me. The group of people who used to carry me, came
and carried my howdah on to the back of my camel on which I was riding,
considering that I was therein. At that time women were light in weight and were
not fleshy for they used to eat little (food), so those people did not feel the
lightness of the howdah while raising it up, and I was still a young lady. They
drove away the camel and proceeded. Then I found my necklace after the army had
gone. I came to their camp but found nobody therein so I went to the place where
I used to stay, thinking that they would miss me and come back in my search.
While I was sitting at my place, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Al-Mu'attil
As-Sulami Adh-Dhakw-ani was behind the army. He had started in the last part of
the night and reached my stationing place in the morning and saw the figure of a
sleeping person. He came to me and recognized me on seeing me for he used to see
me before veiling. I got up because of his saying: "Inna Li l-lahi wa inna
ilaihi rajiun," which he uttered on recognizing me. I covered my face with my
garment, and by Allah, he did not say to me a single word except, "Inna Li
l-lahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun," till he made his she-camel kneel down whereupon
he trod on its forelegs and I mounted it. Then Safwan set out, leading the
she-camel that was carrying me, till we met the army while they were resting
during the hot midday. Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell in
destruction, and the leader of the Ifk (forged statement) was `Abdullah bin Ubai
bin Salul. After this we arrived at Medina and I became ill for one month while
the people were spreading the forged statements of the people of the Ifk, and I
was not aware of anything thereof. But what aroused my doubt while I was sick,
was that I was no longer receiving from Allah's Apostle the same kindness as I
used to receive when I fell sick. Allah's Apostle would enter upon me, say a
greeting and add, "How is that (lady)?" and then depart. That aroused my
suspicion but I was not aware of the propagated evil till I recovered from my
ailment. I went out with Um Mistah to answer the call of nature towards
Al-Manasi, the place where we used to relieve ourselves, and used not to go out
for this purpose except from night to night, and that was before we had
lavatories close to our houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit
of the old 'Arabs (in the deserts or in the tents) concerning the evacuation of
the bowels, for we considered it troublesome and harmful to take lavatories in
the houses. So I went out with Um Mistah who was the daughter of Abi Ruhm bin
`Abd Manaf, and her mother was daughter of Sakhr bin Amir who was the aunt of
Abi Bakr As-Siddiq, and her son was Mistah bin Uthatha. When we had finished our
affair, Um Mistah and I came back towards my house. Um Mistah stumbled over her
robe whereupon she said, "Let Mistah be ruined ! " I said to her, "What a bad
word you have said! Do you abuse a man who has taken part in the Battle of
Badr?' She said, "O you there! Didn't you hear what he has said?" I said, "And
what did he say?" She then told me the statement of the people of the Ifk
(forged statement) which added to my ailment. When I returned home, Allah's
Apostle came to me, and after greeting, he said, "How is that (lady)?" I said,
"Will you allow me to go to my parents?" At that time I intended to be sure of
the news through them. Allah's Apostle allowed me and I went to my parents and
asked my mother, "O my mother! What are the people talking about?" My mother
said, "O my daughter! Take it easy, for by Allah, there is no charming lady who
is loved by her husband who has other wives as well, but that those wives would
find fault with her." I said, "Subhan Allah! Did the people really talk about
that?" That night I kept on weeping the whole night till the morning. My tears
never stopped, nor did I sleep, and morning broke while I was still weeping,
Allah's Apostle called `Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin Zaid when the Divine
Inspiration delayed, in order to consult them as to the idea of divorcing his
wife. Usama bin Zaid told Allah's Apostle of what he knew about the innocence of
his wife and of his affection he kept for her. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! She
is your wife, and we do not know anything about her except good." But `Ali bin
Abi Talib said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allah does not impose restrictions on you;
and there are plenty of women other than her. If you however, ask (her) slave
girl, she will tell you the truth." `Aisha added: So Allah's Apostle called for
Barira and said, "O Barira! Did you ever see anything which might have aroused
your suspicion? (as regards Aisha). Barira said, "By Allah Who has sent you with
the truth, I have never seen anything regarding Aisha which I would blame her
for except that she is a girl of immature age who sometimes sleeps and leaves
the dough of her family unprotected so that the domestic goats come and eat it."
So Allah's Apostle got up (and addressed) the people an asked for somebody who
would take revenge on `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul then. Allah's Apostle, while
on the pulpit, said, "O Muslims! Who will help me against a man who has hurt me
by slandering my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good about my family,
and people have blamed a man of whom I know nothing except good, and he never
used to visit my family except with me," Sa`d bin Mu`adh Al-Ansari got up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I will relieve you from him. If he be from
the tribe of (Bani) Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off; and if he be from our
brethren, the Khazraj, then you give us your order and we will obey it." On
that, Sa`d bin 'Ubada got up, and he was the chief of the Khazraj, and before
this incident he had been a pious man but he was incited by his zeal for his
tribe. He said to Sa`d (bin Mu`adh), "By Allah the Eternal, you have told a lie!
You shall not kill him and you will never be able to kill him!" On that, Usaid
bin Hudair, the cousin of Sa`d (bin Mu`adh) got up and said to Sa`d bin 'Ubada,
"You are a liar! By Allah the Eternal, we will surely kill him; and you are a
hypocrite defending the hypocrites!" So the two tribes of Al-Aus and Al-Khazraj
got excited till they were on the point of fighting with each other while
Allah's Apostle was standing on the pulpit. Allah's Apostle continued quietening
them till they became silent whereupon he became silent too. On that day I kept
on weeping so much that neither did my tears stop, nor could I sleep. In the
morning my parents were with me, and I had wept for two nights and a day without
sleeping and with incessant tears till they thought that my liver would burst
with weeping. While they were with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked
permission to see me. I admitted her and she sat and started weeping with me.
While I was in that state, Allah's Apostle came to us, greeted, and sat down,.
He had never sat with me since the day what was said, was said. He had stayed a
month without receiving any Divine Inspiration concerning my case. Allah's
Apostle recited the Tashahhud after he had sat down, and then said, "Thereafter,
O `Aisha! I have been informed such and-such a thing about you; and if you are
innocent, Allah will reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin,
then ask for Allah's forgiveness and repent to Him, for when a slave confesses
his sin and then repents to Allah, Allah accepts his repentance." When Allah's
Apostle had finished his speech, my tears ceased completely so that I no longer
felt even a drop thereof. Then I said to my father, "Reply to Allah's Apostle on
my behalf as to what he said." He said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to
Allah's Apostle." Then I said to my mother, "Reply to Allah's Apostle." She
said, "I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle." Still a young girl as I
was and though I had little knowledge of Qur'an, I said, "By Allah, I know that
you heard this story (of the Ifk) so much so that it has been planted in your
minds and you have believed it. So now, if I tell you that I am innocent, and
Allah knows that I am innocent, you will not believe me; and if I confess
something, and Allah knows that I am innocent of it, you will believe me. By
Allah, I cannot find of you an example except that of Joseph's father: "So (for
me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert and it is Allah
(Alone) Whose help can be sought. Then I turned away and lay on my bed, and at
that time I knew that I was innocent and that Allah would reveal my innocence.
But by Allah, I never thought that Allah would sent down about my affair, Divine
Inspiration that would be recited (forever), as I considered myself too unworthy
to be talked of by Allah with something that was to be recited: but I hoped that
Allah's Apostle might have a vision in which Allah would prove my innocence. By
Allah, Allah's Apostle had not left his seat and nobody had left the house when
the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle . So there overtook him the same
hard condition which used to overtake him (when he was Divinely Inspired) so
that the drops of his sweat were running down, like pearls, though it was a
(cold) winter day, and that was because of the heaviness of the Statement which
was revealed to him. When that state of Allah's Apostle was over, and he was
smiling when he was relieved, the first word he said was, "Aisha, Allah has
declared your innocence." My mother said to me, "Get up and go to him." I said,
"By Allah, I will not go to him and I will not thank anybody but Allah." So
Allah revealed: "Verily! They who spread the Slander are a gang among you. Think
it not...." (2
4.11-20). When Allah revealed this to confirm my innocence,
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha because of the
latter's kinship to him and his poverty, said, "By Allah, I will never provide
for Mistah anything after what he has said about Aisha". So Allah revealed:
(continued...)
@(continuing... 1): -6.274:... ... "Let not those among you
who are good and are wealthy swear not to give (help) to their kinsmen, those in
need, and those who have left their homes for Allah's Cause. Let them Pardon and
forgive (i.e. do not punish them). Do you not love that should forgive you?
Verily Allah is Oft-forgiving. Most Merciful." (2
4.22) Abu Bakr said, "Yes,
by Allah, I wish that Allah should forgive me." So he resumed giving Mistah the
aid he used to give him before and said, "By Allah, I will never withold it from
him at all." Aisha further said: Allah's Apostle also asked Zainab bint Jahsh
about my case. He said, "O Zainab! What have you seen?" She replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! I protect my hearing and my sight (by refraining from telling lies). I
know nothing but good (about Aisha)." Of all the wives of Allah's Apostle, it
was Zainab who aspired to receive from him the same favor as I used to receive,
yet, Allah saved her (from telling lies) because of her piety. But her sister,
Hamna, kept on fighting on her behalf so she was destroyed as were those who
invented and spread the slander.
6.275:
Narrated Um Ruman: Aisha's
mother, When `Aisha was accused, she fell down Unconscious.
6.276:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: I heard `Aisha reciting: "When you invented a lie
(and carry it) on your tongues." (2
4.15)
6.277:
Narrated Ibn Abu
Mulaika: Ibn `Abbas asked permission to visit Aisha before her death, and at
that time she was in a state of agony. She then said. "I am afraid that he will
praise me too much." And then it was said to her, "He is the cousin of Allah's
Apostle and one of the prominent Muslims." Then she said, "Allow him to enter."
(When he entered) he said, "How are you?" She replied, "I am Alright if I fear
(Allah)." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah willing, you are Alright as you are the wife
of Allah's Apostle and he did not marry any virgin except you and proof of your
innocence was revealed from the Heaven." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair entered after
him and `Aisha said to him, "Ibn `Abbas came to me and praised me greatly, but I
wish that I was a thing forgotten and out of sight."
6.278:
Narrated
Al-Qasim: Ibn `Abbas asked `Aisha's permission to enter. Al-Qasim then narrated
the whole Hadith (as in 277) but did not mention: "Would that I had been
forgotten and out of sight." 6.279:
Narrated Masruq:
`Aisha said that
Hassan bin Thabit came and asked permission to visit her. I said, "How do you
permit such a person?" She said, "Hasn't he received a severely penalty?"
(Sufyan, the subnarrator, said: She meant the loss of his sight.) Thereupon
Hassan said the following poetic verse: "A chaste pious woman who arouses no
suspicion. She never talks about chaste heedless women behind their backs.' On
that she said, "But you are not so."
6.280:
Narrated Masruq:
Hassan
came to Aisha and said the following poetic Verse: 'A chaste pious woman who
arouses no suspicion. She never talks against chaste heedless women behind their
backs.' `Aisha said, "But you are not," I said (to `Aisha), "Why do you allow
such a person to enter upon you after Allah has revealed: "...and as for him
among them who had the greater share therein'?" (2
4.11) She said, "What
punishment is worse than blindness?" She added, "And he used to defend Allah's
Apostle against the pagans (in his poetry).
6.281:
Narrated Aisha:
When there was said about me what was said which I myself was unaware of,
Allah's Apostle got up and addressed the people. He recited Tashah-hud, and
after glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, he said, "To proceed: O
people Give me your opinion regarding those people who made a forged story
against my wife. By Allah, I do not know anything bad about her. By Allah, they
accused her of being with a man about whom I have never known anything bad, and
he never entered my house unless I was present there, and whenever I went on a
journey, he went with me." Sa`d bin Mu`adh got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle
Allow me to chop their heads off". Then a man from the Al-Khazraj (Sa`d bin
'Ubada) to whom the mother of (the poet) Hassan bin Thabit was a relative, got
up and said (to Sa`d bin Mu`adh), "You have told a lie! By Allah, if those
persons were from the Aus Tribe, you would not like to chop their heads off." It
was probable that some evil would take place between the Aus and the Khazraj in
the mosque, and I was unaware of all that. In the evening of that day, I went
out for some of my needs (i.e. to relieve myself), and Um Mistah was
accompanying me. On our return, Um Mistah stumbled and said, "Let Mistah. be
ruined" I said to her, "O mother Why do you abuse your Son" On that Um Mistah
became silent for a while, and stumbling again, she said, "Let Mistah be ruined"
I said to her, "Why do you abuse your son?" She stumbled for the third time and
said, "Let Mistah be ruined" whereupon I rebuked her for that. She said, "By
Allah, I do not abuse him except because of you." I asked her, "Concerning what
of my affairs?" So she disclosed the whole story to me. I said, "Has this really
happened?" She replied, "Yes, by Allah." I returned to my house, astonished (and
distressed) that I did not know for what purpose I had gone out. Then I became
sick (fever) and said to Allah's Apostle "Send me to my father's house." So he
sent a slave with me, and when I entered the house, I found Um Rum-an (my
mother) downstairs while (my father) Abu Bakr was reciting something upstairs.
My mother asked, "What has brought you, O (my) daughter?" I informed her and
mentioned to her the whole story, but she did not feel it as I did. She said, "O
my daughter! Take it easy, for there is never a charming lady loved by her
husband who has other wives but that they feel jealous of her and speak badly of
her." But she did not feel the news as I did. I asked (her), "Does my father
know about it?" She said, "yes" I asked, Does Allah's Apostle know about it
too?" She said, "Yes, Allah's Apostle does too." So the tears filled my eyes and
I wept. Abu Bakr, who was reading upstairs heard my voice and came down and
asked my mother, "What is the matter with her? " She said, "She has heard what
has been said about her (as regards the story of Al-lfk)." On that Abu- Bakr
wept and said, "I beseech you by Allah, O my daughter, to go back to your home".
I went back to my home and Allah's Apostle had come to my house and asked my
maid-servant about me (my character). The maid-servant said, "By Allah, I do not
know of any defect in her character except that she sleeps and let the sheep
enter (her house) and eat her dough." On that, some of the Prophet's companions
spoke harshly to her and said, "Tell the truth to Allah's Apostle." Finally they
told her of the affair (of the slander). She said, "Subhan Allah! By Allah, I
know nothing against her except what goldsmith knows about a piece of pure
gold." Then this news reached the man who was accused, and he said, "Subhan
Allah! By Allah, I have never uncovered the private parts of any woman." Later
that man was martyred in Allah's Cause. Next morning my parents came to pay me a
visit and they stayed with me till Allah's Apostle came to me after he had
offered the `Asr prayer. He came to me while my parents were sitting around me
on my right and my left. He praised and glorified Allah and said, "Now then O
`Aisha! If you have committed a bad deed or you have wronged (yourself), then
repent to Allah as Allah accepts the repentance from his slaves." An Al-Ansari
woman had come and was sitting near the gate. I said (to the Prophet). "Isn't it
improper that you speak in such a way in the presence of this lady? Allah's
Apostle then gave a piece of advice and I turned to my father and requested him
to answer him (on my behalf). My father said, "What should I say?" Then I turned
to my mother and asked her to answer him. She said, "What should I say?" When my
parents did not give a reply to the Prophet, I said, "I testify that none has
the right to be worshipped except Allah, and that Muhammad is His Apostle!" And
after praising and glorifying Allah as He deserves, I said, "Now then, by Allah,
if I were to tell you that I have not done (this evil action) and Allah is a
witness that I am telling the truth, that would not be of any use to me on your
part because you (people) have spoken about it and your hearts have absorbed it;
and if I were to tell you that I have done this sin and Allah knows that I have
not done it, then you will say, 'She has confessed herself guilty." By Allah, 'I
do not see a suitable example for me and you but the example of (I tried to
remember Jacob's name but couldn't) Joseph's father when he said; So (for me)
"Patience is most fitting against that which you assert. It is Allah (alone)
whose help can be sought.' At that very hour the Divine Inspiration came to
Allah's Apostle and we remained silent. Then the Inspiration was over and I
noticed the signs of happiness on his face while he was removing (the sweat)
from his forehead and saying, "Have the good tidings O ' "Aisha! Allah has
revealed your innocence." At that time I was extremely angry. My parents said to
me. "Get up and go to him." I said, "By Allah, I will not do it and will not
thank him nor thank either of you, but I will thank Allah Who has revealed my
innocence. You have heard this story but neither did not deny it nor change it
(to defend me)," (Aisha used to say:) "But as regards Zainab bint Jahsh, (the
Prophet's wife), Allah protected her because of her piety, so she did not say
anything except good (about me), but her sister, Hamna, was ruined among those
who were ruined. Those who used to speak evil about me were Mistah, Hassan bin
Thabit, and the hypocrite, `Abdullah bin Ubai, who used to spread that news and
tempt others to speak of it, and it was he and Hamna who had the greater share
therein. Abu Bakr took an oath that he would never do any favor to Mistah at
all. Then Allah revealed the Divine Verse: "Let not those among you who are good
and wealthy (i.e. Abu Bakr) swear not to give (any sort of help) to their
kinsmen, and those in need, (i.e. Mistah) ...Do you not love that Allah should
forgive you? And Allah if Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (2
4.22) On that,
Abu Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah, O our Lord! We wish that You should forgive us."
So Abu Bakr again started giving to Mistah the expenditure which he used to give
him before.
6.282:
Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba: `Aisha used to say: "When
(the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was
revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their
faces with the cut pieces."
6.283:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man said,
"O Allah's Prophet! Will Allah gather the non-believers on their faces on the
Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Will not the One Who made him walk on his feet
in this world, be able to make him walk on his face on the Day of Resurrection?"
(Qatada, a subnarrator, said: Yes, By the Power of Our Lord!)
6.284:
Narrated `Abdullah: I or somebody, asked Allah's Apostle "Which is the
biggest sin in the Sight of Allah?" He said, "That you set up a rival (in
worship) to Allah though He Alone created you." I asked, "What is next?" He
said, "Then, that you kill your son, being afraid that he may share your meals
with you." I asked, "What is next?" He said, "That you commit illegal sexual
intercourse with the wife of your neighbor." Then the following Verse was
revealed to confirm the statement of Allah's Apostle: "Those who invoke not with
Allah, any other god, nor kill life as Allah has forbidden except for just
cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse." (25.68)
6.285:
Narrated
Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazza: That he asked Sa`id bin Jubair, "Is there any repentance
of the one who has murdered a believer intentionally?" Then I recited to him:--
"Nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden except for a just cause." Sa`id said,
"I recited this very Verse before Ibn `Abbas as you have recited it before me.
Ibn `Abbas said, 'This Verse was revealed in Mecca and it has been abrogated by
a Verse in Surat-An-Nisa which was later revealed in Medina."
6.286:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: The people of Kufa differed as regards the
killing of a believer so I entered upon Ibn `Abbas (and asked him) about that.
Ibn `Abbas said, "The Verse (in Surat-An-Nisa', 4:93) was the last thing
revealed in this respect and nothing cancelled its validity."
6.287:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Allah's saying:-- '..
this reward is Hell Fire.' ( 4.93) He said, "No repentance is accepted from him
(i.e. the murderer of a believer)." I asked him regarding the saying of Allah:
'Those who invoke not with Allah any other god.' ...(25.68) He said, "This Verse
was revealed concerning the pagans of the pre-lslamic period."
6.288:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn Abza said to me, "Ask Ibn `Abbas regarding
the Statement of Allah: 'And whoever murders a believer intentionally, his
recompense is Hell.' ( 4.69) And also His Statement: '...nor kill such life as
Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause .....except those who repent,
believe, and do good deeds.' " (25.68-70) So I asked Ibn `Abbas and he said,
"When this (25.68-69) was revealed, the people of Mecca said, "We have invoked
other gods with Allah, and we have murdered such lives which Allah has made
sacred, and we have committed illegal sexual intercourse. So Allah revealed:
'Except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds and Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.' (25.70)
6.289:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: `Abdur-Rahman
bin Abza ordered me to ask Ibn `Abbas regarding the two Verses (the first of
which was ): "And whosoever murders a believer intentionally." ( 4.93) So I
asked him, and he said, "Nothing has abrogated this Verse." About (the other
Verse): 'And those who invoke not with Allah any other god.' he said, "It was
revealed concerning the pagans."
6.290:
Narrated `Abdullah: Five (great
events) have passed: the Smoke, the Moon, the Romans, the Mighty grasp and the
constant Punishment which occurs in 'So the torment will be yours forever.'
(25.77) 6.291:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "On the Day of
Resurrection Abraham will see his father covered with Qatara and Ghabara. (i.e.
having a dark face).
6.292:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
Abraham will meet his father (on the Day of Resurrection) and will say, 'O my
Lords You promised me that You would not let me in disgrace on the Day when
people will be resurrected.' Allah will say, 'I have forbidden Paradise to the
non-believers." 6.293:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:--'And warn your
tribe of near-kindred, was revealed, the Prophet ascended the Safa (mountain)
and started calling, "O Bani Fihr! O Bani `Adi!" addressing various tribes of
Quraish till they were assembled. Those who could not come themselves, sent
their messengers to see what was there. Abu Lahab and other people from Quraish
came and the Prophet then said, "Suppose I told you that there is an (enemy)
cavalry in the valley intending to attack you, would you believe me?" They said,
"Yes, for we have not found you telling anything other than the truth." He then
said, "I am a warner to you in face of a terrific punishment." Abu Lahab said
(to the Prophet) "May your hands perish all this day. Is it for this purpose you
have gathered us?" Then it was revealed: "Perish the hands of Abu Lahab (one of
the Prophet's uncles), and perish he! His wealth and his children will not
profit him...." (11
1.1-5)
6.294:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle got up when the Verse:--'And warn your tribe of near kindred...."
(26.214) was revealed and said, "O Quraish people! (or he said a similar word)
Buy yourselves! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him) O Bani Abu
Manaf! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him). O `Abbas! The son of
`Abdul Muttalib! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him) O Safiya,
(the aunt of Allah's Apostle) I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him).
O Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad ! Ask what you wish from my property, but I
cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him).
6.295:
Narrated
Al-Musaiyab: When Abu Talib was on his death bed, Allah's Apostle came to him
and found with him, Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira.
Allah's Apostle said, "O uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped except
Allah, a sentence with which I will defend you before Allah." On that Abu Jahl
and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya said to Abu Talib, "Will you now leave the religion
of `Abdul Muttalib?" Allah's Apostle kept on inviting him to say that sentence
while the other two kept on repeating their sentence before him till Abu Talib
said as the last thing he said to them, "I am on the religion of `Abdul
Muttalib," and refused to say: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah.
On that Allah's Apostle said, "By Allah, I will keep on asking Allah's
forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So Allah
revealed:-- 'It is not fitting for the Prophet and those who believe that they
should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans.' (9.113) And then Allah
revealed especially about Abu Talib:--'Verily! You (O, Muhammad) guide not whom
you like, but Allah guides whom He will.' (28.56)
6.296:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Qur'an 28.85'...will bring you home' means to Mecca. 6.297:
Narrated
Masruq:
While a man was delivering a speech in the tribe of Kinda, he said,
"Smoke will prevail on the Day of Resurrection and will deprive the hypocrites
their faculties of hearing and seeing. The believers will be afflicted with
something like cold only thereof." That news scared us, so I went to (Abdullah)
Ibn Mas`ud while he was reclining (and told him the story) whereupon he became
angry, sat up and said, "He who knows a thing can say, it, but if he does not
know, he should say, 'Allah knows best,' for it is an aspect of knowledge to
say, 'I do not know,' if you do not know a certain thing. Allah said to His
prophet. 'Say (O Muhammad): No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor I am
one of the pretenders (a person who pretends things which do not exist.)'
(38.86) The Qur'aish delayed in embracing Islam for a period, so the Prophet
invoked evil on them, saying, 'O Allah! Help me against them by sending seven
years of (famine) like those of Joseph.' So they were afflicted with such a
severe year of famine that they were destroyed therein and ate dead animals and
bones. They started seeing something like smoke between the sky and the earth
(because of severe hunger). Abu Sufyan then came (to the Prophet) and said, "O
Muhammad! You came to order us for to keep good relations with Kith and kin, and
your kinsmen have now perished, so please invoke Allah (to relieve them).' Then
Ibn Mas`ud recited:-- 'Then watch you for the day that the sky will bring forth
a kind of smoke plainly visible....but truly you will return! (to disbelief)
(4
4.10-15) Ibn Mas`ud added, Then the punishment was stopped, but truly,
they reverted to heathenism (their old way). So Allah (threatened them thus):
'On the day when we shall seize you with a mighty grasp.' (4
4.16) And that
was the day of the Battle of Badr. Allah's saying- "Lizama" (the punishment)
refers to the day of Badr Allah's Statement: Alif-Lam-Mim, the Romans have been
defeated, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious,' (30.1-3) (This
verse): Indicates that the defeat of Byzantine has already passed.
6.298:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No child is born except on
Al-Fitra (Islam) and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian, as
an animal produces a perfect young animal: do you see any part of its body
amputated?" Then he rec 'The religion of pure Islamic Faith (Hanifa),(i.e. to
worship none but Allah), The pure Allah's Islamic nature with which He (Allah)
has created mankind. Let There be no change in Allah's religion (i.e. to join
none in Allah's worship). That is the straight religion; but most of men know
not..." (30.30)
6.299:
Narrated `Abdullah: When there was revealed: 'It
is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong.' (6.82) It was
very hard for the companions of Allah's Apostle, so they said, "Which of us has
not confused his belief with wrong?" Allah's Apostle said, "The Verse does not
mean this. Don't you hear Luqman's statement to his son: 'Verily! Joining others
in worship, with Allah is a great wrong indeed.' (3
1.13)
6.300:
Narrated Abu Huraira: One day while Allah's Apostle was sitting with the
people, a man came to him walking and said, "O Allah's Apostle. What is Belief?"
The Prophet said, "Belief is to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His
Apostles, and the meeting with Him, and to believe in the Resurrection." The man
asked, "O Allah's Apostle What is Islam?" The Prophet replied, "Islam is to
worship Allah and not worship anything besides Him, to offer prayers perfectly,
to pay the (compulsory) charity i.e. Zakat and to fast the month of Ramadan."
The man again asked, "O Allah's Apostle What is Ihsan (i.e. perfection or
Benevolence)?" The Prophet said, "Ihsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him,
and if you do not achieve this state of devotion, then (take it for granted
that) Allah sees you." The man further asked, "O Allah's Apostle When will the
Hour be established?" The Prophet replied, "The one who is asked about it does
not know more than the questioner does, but I will describe to you its portents.
When the lady slave gives birth to her mistress, that will be of its portents;
when the bare-footed naked people become the chiefs of the people, that will be
of its portents. The Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allah.
Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). He sends down the rain,
and knows that which is in the wombs." (3
1.34) Then the man left. The
Prophet said, "Call him back to me." They went to call him back but could not
see him. The Prophet said, "That was Gabriel who came to teach the people their
religion." (See Hadith No. 47 Vol 1)
6.301:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Prophet said, "The keys of the Unseen are five." And then he recited:
'Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone).' (3
1.34)
6.302:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared
for my pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever
heard of, and nobody has ever thought of." Abu Huraira added: If you wish you
can read:-- 'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as
reward for what they used to do.' 3
2.17.
6.303:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet, said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared for My pious worshipers such
things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever
thought of. All that is reserved, besides which, all that you have seen, is
nothing." Then he recited:-- 'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for
them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.' (3
2.17)
6.304:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There is no believer but I, of all
the people, I am the closest to him both in this world and in the Hereafter.
Recite if you wish: 'The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own
selves.' (3
3.6) so if a believer (dies) leaves some property then his
relatives will inherit that property; but if he is in debt or he leaves poor
children, let those (creditors and children) come to me (that I may pay the debt
and provide for the children), for them I am his sponsor (surely).
6.305:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: We used not to call Zaid bin Haritha the freed
slave of Allah's Apostle except Zaid bin Muhammad till the Qu'anic Verse was
revealed: "Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers. That is
more than just in the Sight of Allah." (3
3.5)
6.306:
Narrated Anas:
We think that the Verse: 'Among the Believers are men who have been true to
their covenant with Allah.' was revealed in favor of Anas bin
An-Nadir.
6.307:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: When we collected the
fragramentary manuscripts of the Qur'an into copies, I missed one of the Verses
of Surat al-Ahzab which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reading. Finally I did
not find it with anybody except Khuza`ima Al-Ansari, whose witness was
considered by Allah's Apostle equal to the witness of two men. (And that Verse
was:) 'Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with
Allah.'
6.308:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's
Apostle came to me when Allah ordered him to give option to his wives. So
Allah's Apostle started with me, saying, "I am going to mention to you something
but you should not hasten (to give your reply) unless you consult your parents.'
He knew that my parents would not order me to leave him. Then he said, "Allah
says:-- "O Prophet! Say to your wives..." (3
3.28-29) On that I said to him,
"Then why should I consult my parents? Verily, I seek Allah, His Apostle and the
Home of the Hereafter."
6.309:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) when Allah's Apostle was ordered to give option to his wives, he
started with me, saying, "I am going to mention to you something, but you shall
not hasten (to give your reply) unless you consult your parents." The Prophet
knew that my parents would not order me to leave him. Then he said, "Allah says:
'O Prophet (Muhammad)! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world
and its glitter........a great reward." (3
3.28-29) I said, "Then why I
consult my parents? Verily, I seek Allah, His Apostle and the Home of the
Hereafter." Then all the other wives of the Prophet did the same as I did.
6.310:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Verse: 'But you did hide in your mind
that which Allah was about to make manifest.' (3
3.37) was revealed
concerning Zainab bint Jahsh and Zaid bin Haritha.
6.311:
Narrated Aisha:
I used to look down upon those ladies who had given themselves to Allah's
Apostle and I used to say, "Can a lady give herself (to a man)?" But when Allah
revealed: "You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them
(your wives), and you may receive any of them whom you will; and there is no
blame on you if you invite one whose turn you have set aside (temporarily).'
(3
3.51) I said (to the Prophet), "I feel that your Lord hastens in
fulfilling your wishes and desires."
6.312:
Narrated Mu`adha:
`Aisha
said, "Allah's Apostle used to take the permission of that wife with whom he was
supposed to stay overnight if he wanted to go to one other than her, after this
Verse was revealed:-- "You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will
of them (your wives) and you may receive any (of them) whom you will; and there
is no blame on you if you invite one whose turn you have set aside
(temporarily). (3
3.51) I asked Aisha, "What did you use to say (in this
case)?" She said, "I used to say to him, "If I could deny you the permission (to
go to your other wives) I would not allow your favor to be bestowed on any other
person."
6.313:
Narrated `Umar:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Good and
bad persons enter upon you, so I suggest that you order the mothers of the
Believers (i.e. your wives) to observe veils." Then Allah revealed the Verses of
Al-Hijab. 6.314:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Allah's Apostle married
Zainab bint Jahsh, he invited the people to a meal. They took the meal and
remained sitting and talking. Then the Prophet (showed them) as if he is ready
to get up, yet they did not get up. When he noticed that (there was no response
to his movement), he got up, and the others too, got up except three persons who
kept on sitting. The Prophet came back in order to enter his house, but he went
away again. Then they left, whereupon I set out and went to the Prophet to tell
him that they had departed, so he came and entered his house. I wanted to enter
along with him, but he put a screen between me and him. Then Allah revealed: 'O
you who believe! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet...'
(3
3.53)
6.315:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I of all the people know best
this verse of Al-Hijab. When Allah's Apostle married Zainab bint Jahsh she was
with him in the house and he prepared a meal and invited the people (to it).
They sat down (after finishing their meal) and started chatting. So the Prophet
went out and then returned several times while they were still sitting and
talking. So Allah revealed the Verse: 'O you who believe! Enter not the
Prophet's houses until leave is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so
early as) to wait for its preparation .....ask them from behind a screen.'
(3
3.53) So the screen was set up and the people went away.
6.316:
Narrated Anas:
A banquet of bread and meat was held on the occasion of
the marriage of the Prophet to Zainab bint Jahsh. I was sent to invite the
people (to the banquet), and so the people started coming (in groups); They
would eat and then leave. Another batch would come, eat and leave. So I kept on
inviting the people till I found nobody to invite. Then I said, "O Allah's
Prophet! I do not find anybody to invite." He said, "Carry away the remaining
food." Then a batch of three persons stayed in the house chatting. The Prophet
left and went towards the dwelling place of Aisha and said, "Peace and Allah's
Mercy be on you, O the people of the house!" She replied, "Peace and the mercy
of Allah be on you too. How did you find your wife? May Allah bless you. Then he
went to the dwelling places of all his other wives and said to them the same as
he said to Aisha and they said to him the same as Aisha had said to him. Then
the Prophet returned and found a group of three persons still in the house
chatting. The Prophet was a very shy person, so he went out (for the second
time) and went towards the dwelling place of `Aisha. I do not remember whether I
informed him that the people have gone away. So he returned and as soon as he
entered the gate, he drew the curtain between me and him, and then the Verse of
Al-Hijab was revealed.
6.317:
Narrated Anas:
When Allah's Apostle
married Zainab bint Jahsh, he made the people eat meat and bread to their fill
(by giving a Walima banquet). Then he went out to the dwelling places of the
mothers of the believers (his wives), as he used to do in the morning of his
marriage. He would greet them and invoke good on them, and they (too) would
return his greeting and invoke good on him. When he returned to his house, he
found two men talking to each other; and when he saw them, he went out of his
house again. When those two men saw Allah's Apostle: going out of his house,
they quickly got up (and departed). I do not remember whether I informed him of
their departure, or he was informed (by somebody else). So he returned, and when
he entered the house, he lowered the curtain between me and him. Then the Verse
of Al-Hijab was revealed.
6.318:
Narrated Aisha:
Sauda (the wife of
the Prophet) went out to answer the call of nature after it was made obligatory
(for all the Muslims ladies) to observe the veil. She was a fat huge lady, and
everybody who knew her before could recognize her. So `Umar bin Al-Khattab saw
her and said, "O Sauda! By Allah, you cannot hide yourself from us, so think of
a way by which you should not be recognized on going out. Sauda returned while
Allah's Apostle was in my house taking his supper and a bone covered with meat
was in his hand. She entered and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I went out to answer
the call of nature and `Umar said to me so-and-so." Then Allah inspired him (the
Prophet) and when the state of inspiration was over and the bone was still in
his hand as he had not put in down, he said (to Sauda), "You (women) have been
allowed to go out for your needs."
6.319:
Narrated `Aisha:
Aflah, the
brother of Abi Al-Quais, asked permission to visit me after the order of
Al-Hijab was revealed. I said, "I will not permit him unless I take permission
of the Prophet about him for it was not the brother of Abi Al-Qu'ais but the
wife of Abi Al-Qu'ais that nursed me." The Prophet entered upon me, and I said
to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Allah, the brother of Abi Al-Qu'ais asked permission
to visit me but I refused to permit him unless I took your permission." The
Prophet said, "What stopped you from permitting him? He is your uncle." I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! The man was not the person who had nursed me, but the woman,
the wife of Abi Al-Qu'ais had nursed me." He said, "Admit him, for he is your
uncle. Taribat Yaminuki (may your right hand be saved)" `Urwa, the sub-narrator
added: For that `Aisha used to say, "Consider those things which are illegal
because of blood relations as illegal because of the corresponding foster
relations."
6.320:
Narrated Ka`b bin Ujra: It was said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We know how to greet you, but how to invoke Allah for you?" The Prophet
said, "Say: Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin wa'ala `Ali Muhammaddin, kama
sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid."
6.321:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri: We said, "O Allah's Apostle! (We know) this greeting (to you)
but how shall we invoke Allah for you?" He said, "Say! Allahumma salli ala
Muhammadin `Abdika wa rasulika kama- sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim wa barik ala
Muhammadin wa'ala all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahim.' Al-Laith said:
'Ala Muhammadin wa 'ala all Muhammadin kama barakta ala all Ibrahim.
6.322:
Narrated Ibn Abi Hazim and Ad-Darawardi: Yazid said, "Kama sallaita ala
Ibrahima wa barik 'ala Muhammad in wa all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala Abrahima
wa all Ibrahim."
6.323:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Moses was a shy man, and that is what the Statement of Allah means: 'O you who
believe Be not like those who annoyed Moses, but Allah proved his innocence of
that which they alleged and he was honorable in Allah's Sight.'
(3
3.69)
6.324:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Prophet said, "When
Allah decrees some order in the heaven, the angels flutter their wings
indicating complete surrender to His saying which sounds like chains being
dragged on rock. And when the state of fear disappears, they ask each other,
"What has your Lord ordered? They say that He has said that which is true and
just, and He is the Most High, the Most Great." (3
4.23). Then the stealthy
listeners (devils) hear this order, and these stealthy listeners are like this,
one over the other." (Sufyan, a sub-narrator demonstrated that by holding his
hand upright and separating the fingers.) A stealthy listener hears a word which
he will convey to that which is below him and the second will convey it to that
which is below him till the last of them will convey it to the wizard or
foreteller. Sometimes a flame (fire) may strike the devil before he can convey
it, and sometimes he may convey it before the flame (fire) strikes him,
whereupon the wizard adds to that word a hundred lies. The people will then say,
'Didn't he (i.e. magician) tell such-and-such a thing on such-and-such date?' So
that magician is said to have told the truth because of the Statement which has
been heard from the heavens."
6.325:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One day the
Prophet ascended Safa mountain and said, "Oh Sabah! " All the Quraish gathered
round him and said, "What is the matter?" He said, Look, if I told you that an
enemy is going to attack you in the morning or in the evening, would you not
believe me?" They said, "Yes, we will believe you." He said, "I am a warner to
you in face of a terrible punishment." On that Abu Lahab said, "May you perish !
Is it for this thing that you have gathered us?" So Allah revealed: 'Perish the
hands of Abu Lahab!...' (11
1.1)
6.326:
Narrated Abu Dharr: Once I was
with the Prophet in the mosque at the time of sunset. The Prophet said, "O Abu
Dharr! Do you know where the sun sets?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
best." He said, "It goes and prostrates underneath (Allah's) Throne; and that is
Allah's Statement:-- 'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (decreed).
And that is the decree of All-Mighty, the All-Knowing....' (36.38)
6.327:
Narrated Abu Dharr: I asked the Prophet about the Statement of Allah:-- 'And
the sun runs on fixed course for a term (decreed), ' (36.38) He said, "Its
course is underneath "Allah's Throne." (Prostration of Sun trees, stars.
mentioned in Qur'an and Hadith does not mean like our prostration but it means
that these objects are obedient to their Creator (Allah) and they obey for what
they have been created for).
6.328:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle
said, "Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta."
6.329:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "He who says that I am better than
Jonah bin Matta, tells a lie.'
6.330:
Narrated Al-Awwam: I asked Muhajid
regarding the prostration in Surat Sa`d. He said, "Ibn `Abbas was asked the same
question and he said, 'Those are they (the prophets) whom Allah had Guided. So
follow their guidance." (6.90) Ibn `Abbas used to perform a prostration (on
reading this Sura).
6.331:
Narrated Al-Awwam: I asked Mujahid regarding
the prostration in Surat Sa`d. He said, "I asked Ibn `Abbas, 'What evidence
makes you prostrate?' He said, "Don't you recite:--'And among his progeny, David
and Solomon..(6.84). Those are they whom Allah had guided. So follow their
guidance.' (6.90) So David was the one of those prophets whom Prophet (Muhammad)
was ordered to follow. David prostrated, so Allah's Apostle (Muhammad) performed
this prostration too.'
6.332:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Last night a demon from the Jinns came to me (or the Prophet said, a similar
sentence) to disturb my prayer, but Allah gave me the power to overcome him. I
intended to tie him to one of the pillars of the mosque till the morning so that
all of you could see him, but then I remembered the Statement of my brother
Solomon:--'My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not
belong to any other after me.' (38.35) The narrator added: Then he (the Prophet)
dismissed him, rejected. 'Nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who pretends
things which do not exist).' (38.86)
6.333:
Narrated Masruq:
We came
upon `Abdullah bin Mas`ud and he said "O people! If somebody knows something, he
can say it, but if he does not know it, he should say, "Allah knows better,' for
it is a sign of having knowledge to say about something which one does not know,
'Allah knows better.' Allah said to His Prophet: 'Say (O Muhammad ! ) No wage do
I ask of You for this (Qur'an) nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who
pretends things which do not exist).' (38.86) Now I will tell you about
Ad-Dukhan (the smoke), Allah's Apostle invited the Quraish to embrace Islam, but
they delayed their response. So he said, "O Allah! Help me against them by
sending on them seven years of famine similar to the seven years of famine of
Joseph." So the famine year overtook them and everything was destroyed till they
ate dead animals and skins. People started imagining to see smoke between them
and the sky because of severe hunger. Allah said: 'Then watch you for the Day
that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, covering the
people. . . This is painful torment.' (4
4.10-11) (So they invoked Allah)
"Our Lord! Remove the punishment from us really we are believers." How can there
be an (effectual) reminder for them when an Apostle, explaining things clearly,
has already come to them? Then they had turned away from him and said: 'One
taught (by a human being), a madman?' 'We shall indeed remove punishment for a
while, but truly, you will revert (to disbelief).' (4
4.12-15) Will the
punishment be removed on the Day of Resurrection?" `Abdullah added, "The
punishment was removed from them for a while but they reverted to disbelief, so
Allah destroyed them on the Day of Badr. Allah said: 'The day We shall seize you
with a mighty grasp. We will indeed (then) exact retribution."
(4
4.16)
6.334:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Some pagans who committed murders
in great number and committed illegal sexual intercourse excessively, came to
Muhammad and said, "O Muhammad! Whatever you say and invite people to, is good:
but we wish if you could inform us whether we can make an expiration for our
(past evil) deeds." So the Divine Verses came: 'Those who invoke not with Allah
any other god, not kill such life as Allah has forbidden except for just cause,
nor commit illegal sexual intercourse.' (25.68) And there was also revealed:--
'Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the
Mercy of Allah.' (39.53) 6.335:
Narrated `Abdullah: A (Jewish) Rabbi came to
Allah's Apostle and he said, "O Muhammad! We learn that Allah will put all the
heavens on one finger, and the earths on one finger, and the trees on one
finger, and the water and the dust on one finger, and all the other created
beings on one finger. Then He will say, 'I am the King.' Thereupon the Prophet
smiled so that his pre-molar teeth became visible, and that was the confirmation
of the Rabbi. Then Allah's Apostle recited: 'No just estimate have they made of
Allah such as due to Him.' (39.67) 6.336:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "Allah will hold the whole earth, and roll all the
heavens up in His Right Hand, and then He will say, 'I am the King; where are
the kings of the earth?"'
6.337:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"I will be the first to raise my head after the second blowing of the trumpet
and will see Moses hanging the Throne, and I will not know whether he had been
in that state all the time or after the blowing of the trumpet."
6.338:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Between the two blowing of the
trumpet there will be forty." The people said, "O Abu Huraira! Forty days?" I
refused to reply. They said, "Forty years?" I refused to reply and added:
Everything of the human body will decay except the coccyx bone (of the tail) and
from that bone Allah will reconstruct the whole body.
6.339:
Narrated
`Urwa bin Az-Zubair: I asked `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As to inform me of the
worst thing the pagans had done to Allah's Apostle. He said: "While Allah's
Apostle was praying in the courtyard of the Ka`ba, `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait came and
seized Allah's Apostle by the shoulder and twisted his garment round his neck
and throttled him severely. Abu Bakr came and seized `Uqba's shoulder and threw
him away from Allah's Apostle and said, "Would you kill a man because he says:
'My Lord is Allah,' and has come to you with clear Signs from your Lord?"
(40.28)
6.340:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: (regarding) the Verse: 'And you have
not been screening against yourself lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins
should testify against you..' (4
1.22) While two persons from Quraish and
their brother-in-law from Thaqif (or two persons from Thaqif and their
brother-in-law from Quraish) were in a house, they said to each other, "Do you
think that Allah hears our talks?" Some said, "He hears a portion thereof"
Others said, "If He can hear a portion of it, He can hear all of it." Then the
following Verse was revealed: 'And you have not been screening against yourself
lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins should testify against you...'
(4
1.22)
6.341:
Narrated `Abdullah: There gathered near the House
(i.e. the Ka`ba) two Quraishi persons and a person from Thaqif (or two persons
from Thaqif and one from Quraish), and all of them with very fat bellies but
very little intelligence. One of them said, "Do you think that Allah hears what
we say?" Another said, "He hears us when we talk in a loud voice, but He doesn't
hear us when we talk in a low tone." The third said, "If He can hear when we
talk in a loud tone, then He can also hear when we speak in a low tone." Then
Allah, the Honorable, the Majestic revealed: 'And you have not been screening
against yourself lest your ears, and eyes and your skins should testify against
you....' (4
1.22-23)
6.342:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: (As above,
Hadith No. 341).
6.343:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That he was asked
(regarding): "Except to be kind to me for my Kinship with you.' (4
2.23)
Sa`id bin Zubair (who was present then) said, "It means here (to show what is
due for) the relatives of Muhammad." On that Ibn `Abbas said: you have hurried
in giving the answer! There was no branch of the tribe of Quraish but the
Prophet had relatives therein. The Prophet said, "I do not want anything from
(you ) except to be Kind to me for my Kinship with you."
6.344:
Narrated
Ya`la:
I heard the Prophet reciting when on the pulpit: 'They will cry, "O
Malik (Keeper of Hell) Let your Lord make an end of us.' (4
3.77)
6.345:
Narrated `Abdullah: Five things have passed, i.e. the smoke, the defeat of
the Romans, the splitting of the moon, Al-Batsha (the defeat of the infidels in
the battle of Badr) and Al-Lizam (the punishment)'.
6.346:
Narrated
`Abdullah: It (i.e., the imagined smoke) was because, when the Quraish refused
to obey the Prophet, he asked Allah to afflict them with years of famine similar
to those of (Prophet) Joseph. So they were stricken with famine and fatigue, so
much so that they ate even bones. A man would look towards the sky and imagine
seeing something like smoke between him and the sky because of extreme fatigue.
So Allah revealed:-- 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a
kind of smoke plainly visible, covering the people; this is a painfull of
torment.' (4
4.10-11) Then someone (Abu Sufyan) came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to send rain for the tribes of Mudar for
they are on the verge of destruction." On that the Prophet said (astonishingly)
"Shall I invoke Allah) for the tribes of Mudar? Verily, you are a brave man!"
But the Prophet prayed for rain and it rained for them. Then the Verse was
revealed. 'But truly you will return (to disbelief).' (4
4.15) (When the
famine was over and) they restored prosperity and welfare, they reverted to
their ways (of heathenism) whereupon Allah revealed: 'On the Day when We shall
seize you with a Mighty Grasp. We will indeed (then) exact retribution.'
(4
4.16) The narrator said, "That was the day of the Battle of
Badr."
6.347:
Narrated `Abdullah: It is a sign of having knowledge that,
when you do not know something, you say: 'Allah knows better.' Allah said to his
Prophet: 'Say: No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I one of the
pretenders (a person who pretends things which do not exist)' (38.86) When the
Quraish troubled and stood against the Prophet he said, "O Allah! Help me
against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine like the seven years
of Joseph." So they were stricken with a year of famine during which they ate
bones and dead animals because of too much suffering, and one of them would see
something like smoke between him and the sky because of hunger. Then they said:
Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we are believers. (4
4.12) And
then it was said to the Prophet (by Allah), "If we remove it from them. they
will revert to their ways (of heathenism)." So the Prophet invoked his Lord, who
removed the punishment from them, but later they reverted (to heathenism),
whereupon Allah punished them on the day of the Battle of Badr, and that is what
Allah's Statement indicates: 'Then watch for the day that the sky will bring
forth a kind of smoke plainly visible...we will indeed (then) exact
retribution.' (4
4.10).
6.348:
Narrated Masruq:
I came upon
`Abdullah and he said, "When Allah's Apostle invited Quraish (to Islam), they
disbelieved him and stood against him. So he (the Prophet) said, "O Allah! Help
me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the
seven years of Joseph.' So they were stricken with a year of drought that
destroyed everything, and they started eating dead animals, and if one of them
got up he would see something like smoke between him and the sky from the severe
fatigue and hunger." `Abdullah then recited:-- 'Then watch you for the Day that
the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, covering the people.
This is a painful torment... (till he reached) ........ We shall indeed remove
the punishment for a while, but truly you will revert (to heathenism):
(4
4.10-15) `Abdullah added: "Will the punishment be removed from them on the
Day of Resurrection?" He added," The severe grasp" was the Day of the Battle of
Badr."
6.349:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah sent (the Prophet) Muhammad and
said:-- 'Say, No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an) nor am I one of the
pretenders (i.e. a person who pretends things which do not exist). (38.68) When
Allah's Apostle saw Quraish standing against him, he said, "O Allah! Help me
against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven
years (of famine) of Joseph. So they were afflicted with a year of drought that
destroyed everything, and they ate bones and hides. (One of them said), "And
they ate hides and dead animals, and (it seemed to them that) something like
smoke was coming out of the earth. So Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and said,
"O Muhammad! Your people are on the verge of destruction! Please invoke Allah to
relieve them." So the Prophet invoked Allah for them (and the famine
disappeared). He said to them. "You will revert (to heathenism) after that."
`Abdullah then recited: 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring
forth a kind of smoke plainly visible.......but truly you will revert (to
disbelief).' He added, "Will the punishment be removed from them in the
Hereafter? The smoke and the grasp and the Al-Lizam have all passed." One of the
sub-narrater said, "The splitting of the moon." And another said, "The defeat of
the Romans (has passed).
6.350:
Narrated `Abdullah: Five things have
passed: Al-Lizam, the defeat of the Romans, the mighty grasp, the splitting of
the moon, and the smoke.
6.351:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah said, 'The son of Adam hurts me for he abuses Time though I am
Time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause the revolution of day and
night.'
6.352:
Narrated Yusuf bin Mahak: Marwan had been appointed as the
governor of Hijaz by Muawiya. He delivered a sermon and mentioned Yazid bin
Muawiya so that the people might take the oath of allegiance to him as the
successor of his father (Muawiya). Then `Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr told him
something whereupon Marwan ordered that he be arrested. But `Abdur-Rahman
entered `Aisha's house and they could not arrest him. Marwan said, "It is he
(`AbdurRahman) about whom Allah revealed this Verse:-- 'And the one who says to
his parents: 'Fie on you! Do you hold out the promise to me..?'" On that, `Aisha
said from behind a screen, "Allah did not reveal anything from the Qur'an about
us except what was connected with the declaration of my innocence (of the
slander).
6.353:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet), I never
saw Allah's Apostle laughing loudly enough to enable me to see his uvula, but he
used to smile only. And whenever he saw clouds or winds, signs of deep concern
would appear on his face. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! When people see clouds
they usually feel happy, hoping that it would rain, while I see that when you
see clouds, one could notice signs of dissatisfaction on your face." He said, "O
`Aisha! What is the guarantee for me that there will be no punishment in it,
since some people were punished with a wind? Verily, some people saw (received)
the punishment, but (while seeing the cloud) they said, 'This cloud will give us
rain.' "
6.354:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah created
His creation, and when He had finished it, the womb, got up and caught hold of
Allah whereupon Allah said, "What is the matter?' On that, it said, 'I seek
refuge with you from those who sever the ties of Kith and kin.' On that Allah
said, 'Will you be satisfied if I bestow My favors on him who keeps your ties,
and withhold My favors from him who severs your ties?' On that it said, 'Yes, O
my Lord!' Then Allah said, 'That is for you.' " Abu Huraira added: If you wish,
you can recite: "Would you then if you were given the authority. do mischief in
the land and sever your ties of kinship. (47. 22)
6.355:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: (As above, No. 354, but added) Then Allah's Apostle said, "Recite if
you wish: "Would you then." ..(47.22)
6.356:
Narrated Muawiya bin Abi
Al-Muzarrad: Allah's Apostle, said, "Recite if you wish: Would you then if you
were given the authority." (47.22)
6.357:
Narrated Aslam:
While
Allah's Apostle was proceeding at night during one of his journeys and `Umar bin
Al-Khattab was traveling beside him, `Umar asked him about something but Allah's
Apostle did not reply. He asked again, but he did not reply, and then he asked
(for the third time) but he did not reply. On that, `Umar bin Al-Khattab said to
himself, "Thakilat Ummu `Umar (May `Umar's mother lose her son)! I asked Allah's
Apostle three times but he did not reply." `Umar then said, "I made my camel run
faster and went ahead of the people, and I was afraid that some Qur'anic Verses
might be revealed about me. But before getting involved in any other matter. I
heard somebody calling me. I said to myself, 'I fear that some Qur'anic Verses
have been revealed about me,' and so I went to Allah's Apostle and greeted him.
He (Allah's Apostle ) said, 'Tonight a Sura has been revealed to me, and it is
dearer to me than that on which the sun rises (i.e. the world)' Then he recited:
"Verily, We have given you a manifest victory." (48.1)
6.358:
Narrated
Anas:
"Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad) a manifest victory.' refers to
Al-Hudaibiya Peace treaty).
6.359:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: On
the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, the Prophet recited Surat Al-Fath in a
vibrating and pleasant voice. (Muawaiya, the subnarrator said, "If I could
imitate the recitation of the Prophet I would do so.")
6.360:
Narrated
Al-Mughira: The Prophet used to offer night prayers till his feet became
swollen. Somebody said, to him," "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the
past and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't I be a thankful slave of
Allah)?"
6.361:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet used to offer prayer at
night (for such a long time) that his feet used to crack. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Why do you do it since Allah has forgiven you your faults of the past
and those to follow?" He said, "Shouldn't I love to be a thankful slave (of
Allah)?' When he became old, he prayed while sitting, but if he wanted to
perform a bowing, he wound get up, recite (some other verses) and then perform
the bowing.
6.362:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-As: This Verse:
'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of glad
tidings and as a warner.' (48.8) Which is in the Qur'an, appears in the Surah
thus: 'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a witness, as a bringer of glad
tidings and as a warner, and as a protector for the illiterates (i.e., the
Arabs.) You are my slave and My Apostle, and I have named you Al-Mutawakkil (one
who depends upon Allah). You are neither hard-hearted nor of fierce character,
nor one who shouts in the markets. You do not return evil for evil, but excuse
and forgive. Allah will not take you unto Him till He guides through you a
crocked (curved) nation on the right path by causing them to say: "None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah." With such a statement He will cause to open
blind eyes, deaf ears and hardened hearts.'
6.363:
Narrated Al-Bara:
While a man from the companions of the Prophet was reciting (Qur'an) and his
horse was tied in the house, the horse got startled and started jumping. The man
came out, looked around but could not find anything, yet the horse went on
jumping. The next morning he mentioned that to the Prophet. The Prophet said,
"That was the tranquility (calmness) which descended because of the recitation
of the Qur'an." 6.364:
Narrated Jabir:
We were one thousand and four
hundred on the Day of Al-Hudaibiya.
6.365:
Narrated `Uqba bin Sahban:
`Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-Muzani who was one of those who witnessed (the event
of) the tree, said, "The Prophet forbade the throwing of small stones (with two
fingers)." `Abdullah bin Al-Mughaffal Al-Muzani also said, "The Prophet also
forbade urinating at the place where one takes a bath."
6.366:
Narrated
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: who was one of the companions of the tree (those who swore
allegiance to the Prophet beneath the tree at Al-Hudaibiya):
6.367:
Narrated Habib bin Abi Thabit: I went to Abu Wail to ask him (about those
who had rebelled against `Ali). On that Abu Wail said, "We were at Siffin (a
city on the bank of the Euphrates, the place where me battle took place between
`Ali and Muawiya) A man said, "Will you be on the side of those who are called
to consult Allah's Book (to settle the dispute)?" `Ali said, 'Yes (I agree that
we should settle the matter in the light of the Qur'an)." ' Some people objected
to `Ali's agreement and wanted to fight. On that Sahl bin Hunaif said, 'Blame
yourselves! I remember how, on the day of Al-Hudaibiya (i.e. the peace treaty
between the Prophet and the Quraish pagans), if we had been allowed to choose
fighting, we would have fought (the pagans). At that time `Umar came (to the
Prophet) and said, "Aren't we on the right (path) and they (pagans) in the
wrong? Won't our killed persons go to Paradise, and theirs in the Fire?" The
Prophet replied, "Yes." `Umar further said, "Then why should we let our religion
be degraded and return before Allah has settled the matter between us?" The
Prophet said, "O the son of Al-Khattab! No doubt, I am Allah's Apostle and Allah
will never neglect me." So `Umar left the place angrily and he was so impatient
that he went to Abu Bakr and said, "O Abu Bakr! Aren't we on the right (path)
and they (pagans) on the wrong?" Abu Bakr said, "O the son of Al-Khattab! He is
Allah's Apostle, and Allah will never neglect him." Then Sura Al-Fath (The
Victory) was revealed."
6.368:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: The two
righteous persons were about to be ruined. They were Abu Bakr and `Umar who
raised their voices in the presence of the Prophet when a mission from Bani
Tamim came to him. One of the two recommended Al-Aqra' bin Habeas, the brother
of Bani Mujashi (to be their governor) while the other recommended somebody
else. (Nafi`, the sub-narrator said, I do not remember his name). Abu Bakr said
to `Umar, "You wanted nothing but to oppose me!" `Umar said, "I did not intend
to oppose you." Their voices grew loud in that argument, so Allah revealed: 'O
you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet.' (49.2)
Ibn Az-Zubair said, "Since the revelation of this Verse, `Umar used to speak in
such a low tone that the Prophet had to ask him to repeat his statements." But
Ibn Az-Zubair did not mention the same about his (maternal) grandfather (i.e.
Abu Bakr).
6.369:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet missed Thabit bin
Qais for a period (So he inquired about him). A man said. "O Allah's Apostle! I
will bring you his news." So he went to Thabit and found him sitting in his
house and bowing his head. The man said to Thabit, " 'What is the matter with
you?" Thabit replied that it was an evil affair, for he used to raise his voice
above the voice of the Prophet and so all his good deeds had been annulled, and
he considered himself as one of the people of the Fire. Then the man returned to
the Prophet and told him that Thabit had said, so-and-so. (Musa bin Anas) said:
The man returned to Thabit with great glad tidings. The Prophet said to the man.
"Go back to him and say to him: "You are not from the people of the Hell Fire,
but from the people of Paradise."
6.370:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair: A group of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet (and requested him to
appoint a governor for them). Abu Bakr said, "Appoint Al-Qaqa bin Mabad." `Umar
said, "Appoint Al-Aqra' bin Habeas." On that Abu Bakr said (to `Umar). "You did
not want but to oppose me!" `Umar replied "I did not intend to oppose you!" So
both of them argued till their voices grew loud. So the following Verse was
revealed: 'O you who believe! Be not for ward......' (49.1) 6.371:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet said, "The people will be thrown into the (Hell) Fire and
it will say: "Are there any more (to come)?' (50.30) till Allah puts His Foot
over it and it will say, 'Qati! Qati! (Enough Enough!)'" 6.372:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: (that the Prophet said) "It will be said to the Hell, 'Are you filled?'
It will say, 'Are there any more (to come)?' On that Allah will put His Foot on
it, and it will say 'Qati! Qati! (Enough! Enough!). 6.373:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Paradise and the Fire (Hell) argued, and the Fire
(Hell) said, "I have been given the privilege of receiving the arrogant and the
tyrants.' Paradise said, 'What is the matter with me? Why do only the weak and
the humble among the people enter me?' On that, Allah said to Paradise. 'You are
My Mercy which I bestow on whoever I wish of my servants.' Then Allah said to
the (Hell) Fire, 'You are my (means of) punishment by which I punish whoever I
wish of my slaves. And each of you will have its fill.' As for the Fire (Hell),
it will not be filled till Allah puts His Foot over it whereupon it will say,
'Qati! Qati!' At that time it will be filled, and its different parts will come
closer to each other; and Allah will not wrong any of His created beings. As
regards Paradise, Allah will create a new creation to fill it with."
6.374:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: We were in the company of the Prophet on a
fourteenth night (of the lunar month), and he looked at the (full) moon and
said, "You will see your Lord as you see this moon, and you will have no trouble
in looking at Him. So, whoever can, should not miss the offering of prayers
before sunrise (Fajr prayer) and before sunset (`Asr prayer)." Then the Prophet
recited: 'And celebrate the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun
and before (its) setting.' (50.39)
6.375:
Narrated Mujahid:
Ibn
`Abbas said, "Allah ordered His Prophet to celebrate Allah's praises after all
prayers." He refers to His Statement: 'After the prayers.' (50.40) 6.376:
Narrated Um Salama: I complained to Allah's Apostle that I was sick, so he
said, "Perform the Tawaf (of Ka`ba at Mecca) while riding behind the people (who
are performing the Tawaf on foot)." So I performed the Tawaf while Allah's
Apostle was offering the prayer by the side of the Ka`ba and was reciting: 'By
the Mount (Saini) and by a Decree Inscribed.'
6.377:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mut`im: I heard the Prophet reciting Surat at-Tur in the Maghrib prayer, and
when he reached the Verse: 'Were they created by nothing, Or were they
themselves the creators, Or did they create the Heavens and the Earth? Nay, but
they have no firm belief Or do they own the treasures of Your Lord? Or have they
been given the authority to do as they like...' (5
2.35-37) my heart was
about to fly (when I realized this firm argument).
6.378:
Narrated
Masruq:
I said to `Aisha, "O Mother! Did Prophet Muhammad see his Lord?"
Aisha said, "What you have said makes my hair stand on end ! Know that if
somebody tells you one of the following three things, he is a liar: Whoever
tells you that Muhammad saw his Lord, is a liar." Then Aisha recited the Verse:
'No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. He is the Most
Courteous Well-Acquainted with all things.' (6.103) 'It is not fitting for a
human being that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration or from behind
a veil.' (4
2.51) `Aisha further said, "And whoever tells you that the
Prophet knows what is going to happen tomorrow, is a liar." She then recited:
'No soul can know what it will earn tomorrow.' (3
1.34) She added: "And
whoever tell you that he concealed (some of Allah's orders), is a liar." Then
she recited: 'O Apostle! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you
from your Lord..' (5.67) `Aisha added. "But the Prophet saw Gabriel in his true
form twice."
6.379:
Narrated `Abdullah: Regarding the Verses: 'And was at
a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey the
Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he Gabriel) conveyed (that to
Muhammad...' (5
3.9-10) Ibn Mas`ud narrated to us that the Prophet had seen
Gabriel with six hundred wings.
6.380:
Narrated ASSAILANT: I asked Sir
about the Statement of Allah: 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or
(even) nearer. So did Allah convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and
then he (Gabriel) conveyed that to Muhammad.' (5
3.10) He said, "Abdullah
(bin Mas`ud) informed us that Muhammad had seen Gabriel with six hundred
wings."
6.381:
Narrated `Abdullah: (regarding the revelation) Truly he
(Muhammad) did see of the signs of his Lord; the Greatest!' (5
3.18) The
Prophet saw a green screen covering the horizon. 6.382:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
(regarding His Statement about the Lat and the `Uzza: Lat was originally a man
who used to mix Sawiq for the pilgrim.
6.383:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whomever takes an oath in which he mentions Lat and `Uzza
(forgetfully), should say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and
whoever says to his companion. 'Come along, let us gamble must give alms (as an
expiation).
6.384:
Narrated `Urwa:
I asked `Aisha (regarding the Sai
between As Safa and Al-Marwa). She said, "Out of reverence to the idol Manat
which was placed in Al-Mushailal, those who used to assume Ihram in its name,
used not to perform Sai between As-Safa and Al-Marwa, so Allah revealed:
'Verily! The As-Safa and Al-Marwa (two mountains at Mecca) are among the symbols
of Allah.' (2.158). Thereupon, Allah's Apostle and the Muslims used to perform
Sai (between them)." Sufyan said: The (idol) Manat was at Al-Mushailal in
Qudaid. `Aisha added, "The Verse was revealed in connection with the Ansar. They
and (the tribe of) Ghassan used to assume lhram in the name of Manat before they
embraced Islam." `Aisha added, "There were men from the Ansar who used to assume
lhram in the name of Manat which was an idol between Mecca and Medina. They
said, "O Allah's Apostle! We used not to perform the Tawaf (Sai) between As-Safa
and Al-Marwa out of reverence to Manat."
6.385:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet performed a prostration when he finished reciting Surat-an-Najm, and all
the Muslims and pagans and Jinns and human beings prostrated along with
him.
6.386:
Narrated `Abdullah: The first Sura in which a prostration was
mentioned, was Sura An-Najm (The Star). Allah's Apostle prostrated (while
reciting it), and everybody behind him prostrated except a man whom I saw taking
a hand-full of dust in his hand and prostrated on it. Later I saw that man
killed as an infidel, and he was Umaiya bin Khalaf. 6.387:
Narrated Ibn
Masud: During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon was split into two parts;
one part remained over the mountain, and the other part went beyond the
mountain. On that, Allah's Apostle said, "Witness this miracle."
6.388:
Narrated `Abdullah: The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the company
of the Prophet, and it became two parts. The Prophet said, Witness, witness
(this miracle).
6.389:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The moon was cleft asunder
during the lifetime of the Prophet.
6.390:
Narrated Anas:
The people
of Mecca asked the Prophet to show them a sign (miracle). So he showed them (the
miracle) of the cleaving of the moon.
6.391:
Narrated Anas:
The moon
was cleft asunder into two parts.
6.392:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet used to recite: "Fahal-min-Maddakir (then is there any that will
receive admonition?")
6.393:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet used to
recite: 'Is there any that remember? And a furious wind (plucking out men) as if
they were uprooted stems of palm trees, then how terrible was My punishment and
My warnings!' (5
4.20-21)
6.394:
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq: A man asked
Al-Aswad, 'is it 'Fahal min-Muddakir' or'..Mudhdhakir?" Al Aswad replied, 'I
have heard `Abdullah bin Masud reciting it, 'Fahal-min Muddakir'; I too, heard
the Prophet reciting it 'Fahal-min-Muddakir' with 'd'.
6.395:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet recited: 'Fahal-min-Muddakir' "And Verily an abiding
torment seized them early in the morning So, taste you My torment and My
warnings' (5
4.38-39)
6.396:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet recited:
'Fahal-min Muddakir': 'And verily, We have destroyed nations like unto you; then
is there any that will receive admonition?' (5
4.51)
6.397:
Narrated
`Abdullah: I recited before the Prophet 'Fahal-min-Mudhdhakir'. The Prophet
said, "It is Fahal-min Muddakir."
6.398:
Narrated `Abbas:
Allah's
Apostle while in a tent on the day of the Battle of Badr, said, "O Allah! I
request you (to fulfill) Your promise and contract! O Allah! If You wish that
you will not be worshipped henceforth.." On that Abu Bakr held the Prophet by
the hand and said, "That is enough, O Allah's Apostle You have appealed to your
Lord too pressingly," while the Prophet was putting on his armor. So Allah's
Apostle went out, reciting Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will
show their backs.' (5
4.45)
6.399:
Narrated Yusuf bin Mahik: I was in
the house of `Aisha, the mother of the Believers. She said, "This revelation:
"Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense); and the
Hour will be more previous and most bitter." (5
4.46) was revealed to
Muhammad at Mecca while I was a playfull little girl."
6.400:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: While in his tent on the day the Battle of Badr, the Prophet said,
"O Allah! I request You (to fulfill) Your promise and contract. O Allah! It You
wish that the Believers be destroyed). You will never be worshipped henceforth."
On that, Abu Bakr held the Prophet by the hand and said, "That is enough, O
Allah's Apostle! You have appealed to your Lord too pressingly" The Prophet was
wearing his armor and then went out reciting: 'Their multitude will be put to
flight and they will show their backs. Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time
(for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more previous and most
bitter.' (5
4.45-46)
6.401:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais: Allah's
Apostle said, "Two gardens, the utensils and the contents of which are of
silver, and two other gardens, the utensils and contents of which are of gold.
And nothing will prevent the people who will be in the Garden of Eden from
seeing their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His Face."
6.402:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais: Allah's Apostle said, "In Paradise there is a
pavilion made of a single hollow pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner of which
there are wives who will not see those in the other corners; and the believers
will visit and enjoy them. And there are two gardens, the utensils and contents
of which are made of silver; and two other gardens, the utensils and contents of
which are made of so-and-so (i.e. gold) and nothing will prevent the people
staying in the Garden of Eden from seeing their Lord except the curtain of
Majesty over His Face."
6.403:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"In Paradise there is a tree which is so big that a rider can travel in its
shade for one hundred years without passing it; and if you wish, you can recite:
'In shade long extended.' 56.30.
6.404:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I
asked Ibn `Abbas about Surat Al-Tauba, and he said, "Surat Al-Tauba? It is
exposure (of all the evils of the infidels and the hypocrites). And it continued
revealing (that the oft-repeated expression): '...and of them ...and of them.'
till they started thinking that none would be left unmentioned therein." I said,
"What about) Surat Al-Anfal?" He replied, "Surat Al-Anfal was revealed in
connection with the Badr Battle." I said, "(What about) Surat Al-Hashr?" He
replied, "It was revealed in connection with Bani an-Nadir."
6.405:
Narrated Sa`id:
I asked Ibn `Abbas about Surat Al-Hashr. He replied,
"Say Surat An-Nadir."
6.406:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: 'Allah's Apostle burnt
and cut down the palm trees of Bani An-Nadir which were at Al-Buwair (a place
near Medina). There upon Allah revealed: 'What you (O Muslims) cut down of the
palm trees (of the enemy) or you left them standing on their stems, it was by
the leave of Allah, so that He might cover with shame the rebellious.'
(59.5)
6.407:
Narrated `Umar:
The properties of Bam An-Nadir were
among the booty that Allah gave to His Apostle such Booty were not obtained by
any expedition on the part of Muslims, neither with cavalry, nor with camelry.
So those properties were for Allah's Apostle only, and he used to provide
thereof the yearly expenditure for his wives, and dedicate the rest of its
revenues for purchasing arms and horses as war material to be used in Allah's
Cause.
6.408:
Narrated Alqama:
`Abdullah (bin Masud) said. "Allah
curses those ladies who practice tattooing and those who get themselves
tattooed, and those ladies who remove the hair from their faces and those who
make artificial spaces between their teeth in order to look more beautiful
whereby they change Allah's creation." His saying reached a lady from Bani Asd
called Um Yaqub who came (to `Abdullah) and said, "I have come to know that you
have cursed such-and-such (ladies)?" He replied, "Why should I not curse these
whom Allah's Apostle has cursed and who are (cursed) in Allah's Book!" Um Yaqub
said, "I have read the whole Qur'an, but I did not find in it what you say." He
said, "Verily, if you have read it (i.e. the Qur'an), you have found it. Didn't
you read: 'And whatsoever the Apostle gives you take it and whatsoever he
forbids you, you abstain (from it). (59.7) She replied, "Yes, I did," He said,
"Verily, Allah's Apostle forbade such things." "She said, "But I see your wife
doing these things?" He said, "Go and watch her." She went and watched her but
could not see anything in support of her statement. On that he said, "If my wife
was as you thought, I would not keep her in my company."
6.409:
Narrated
`Abdullah (bin Mus'ud): Allah's Apostle has cursed the lady who uses false
hair.
6.410:
Narrated `Umar:
I recommend that my successor should
take care of and secure the rights of the early emigrants; and I also advise my
successor to be kind to the Ansar who had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the
Faith, before the Prophet migrated to them, and to accept the good from their
good ones and excuse their wrong doers. 6.411:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man
came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am suffering from
fatigue and hunger." The Prophet sent (somebody) to his wives (to get
something), but the messenger found nothing with them. Then Allah's Apostle said
(to his companions). "Isn't there anybody who can entertain this man tonight so
that Allah may be merciful to him?" An Ansari man got up and said, "I (will,
entertain him), O Allah's Apostle!" So he went to his wife and said to her,
"This is the guest of Allah's Apostle, so do not keep anything away from him."
She said. "By Allah, I have nothing but the children's food." He said, "When the
children ask for their dinner, put them to bed and put out the light; we shall
not take our meals tonight," She did so. In the morning the Ansari man went to
Allah's Apostle who said, "Allah was pleased with (or He bestowed His Mercy) on
so-and-so and his wife (because of their good deed)." Then Allah revealed: 'But
give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that.'
(59.9)
6.412:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle sent me along with
AzZubair and Al-Miqdad and said, "Proceed till you reach a place called
Raudat-Khakh where there is a lady travelling in a howda on a camel. She has a
letter. Take the letter from her." So we set out, and our horses ran at full
pace till we reached Raudat Khakh, and behold, we saw the lady and said (to
her), "Take out the letter!" She said, "I have no letter with me." We said,
"Either you take out the letter or we will strip you of your clothes." So she
took the letter out of her hair braid. We brought the letter to the Prophet and
behold, it was addressed by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to some pagans at Mecca,
informing them of some of the affairs of the Prophet. The Prophet said, "What is
this, O Hatib?" Hatib replied, "Do not be hasty with me, O Allah's Apostle! I am
an Ansari man and do not belong to them (Quraish infidels) while the emigrants
who were with you had their relatives who used to protect their families and
properties at Mecca. So, to compensate for not having blood relation with them.'
I intended to do them some favor so that they might protect my relatives (at
Mecca), and I did not do this out of disbelief or an inclination to desert my
religion." The Prophet then said (to his companions), "He (Hatib) has told you
the truth." `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his head off?" The
Apostle said, "He is one of those who witnessed (fought in) the Battle of Badr,
and what do you know, perhaps Allah looked upon the people of Badr (Badr
warriors) and said, 'Do what you want as I have forgiven you.' " (`Amr, a
sub-narrator, said,: This Verse was revealed about him (Hatib): 'O you who
believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies as friends or protectors.' (60.1)
6.413:
Narrated `Ali:
Sufyan was asked whether (the Verse): 'Take not My
enemies and your enemies...' was revealed in connection with Hatib. Sufyan
replied, "This occurs only in the narration of the people. I memorized the
Hadith from `Amr, not overlooking even a single letter thereof, and I do not
know of anybody who remembered it by heart other than myself."
6.414:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha the wife of the Prophet, said, "Allah's Apostle
used to examine the believing women who migrated to him in accordance with this
Verse: 'O Prophet! When believing women come to you to take the oath of
allegiance to you... Verily! Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.' (60.12)
`Aisha said, "And if any of the believing women accepted the condition (assigned
in the above-mentioned Verse), Allah's Apostle would say to her. "I have
accepted your pledge of allegiance." "He would only say that, for, by Allah, his
hand never touched, any lady during that pledge of allegiance. He did not
receive their pledge except by saying, "I have accepted your pledge of
allegiance for that."
6.415:
Narrated Um Atiya: We took the oath of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle and he recited to us: 'They will not associate
anything in worship with Allah,' and forbade us to bewail the dead. Thereupon a
lady withdrew her hand (refrained from taking the oath of allegiance), and said,
"But such-and-such lady lamented over one of my relatives, so I must reward (do
the same over the dead relatives of) hers." The Prophet did not object to that,
so she went (there) and returned to the Prophet so he accepted her pledge of
allegiance.
6.416:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the saying of Allah:
'And they will not disobey you in any just matter.' (60.12) That was one of the
conditions which Allah imposed on The believing) women (who came to take the
oath of allegiance to the Prophet).
6.417:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
While we were with the Prophet, he said, "Will you swear to me the pledge of
allegiance that you will not worship any thing besides Allah, will not commit
illegal sexual intercourse, and will not steal?" Then he recited the Verse
concerning the women. (Sufyan, the subnarrator, often said that the Prophet:
added, "Whoever among you fulfills his pledge, will receive his reward from
Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal punishment
(in this life), his punishment will be an expiation for that sin; and whoever
commits any of those sins and Allah screens him, then it is up to Allah to
punish or forgive them."
6.418:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I witnessed the
`Id-al-Fitr prayer with Allah's Apostle , Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman; and all
of them offered it before delivering the sermon... and then delivered the
sermon. Once the Prophet (after completing the prayer and the sermon) came down,
as if I am now looking at him waving at the men with his hand to sit down, and
walked through them till he, along with Bilal, reached (the rows of) the women.
Then he recited: 'O Prophet! When believing women come to you to take the oath
of allegiance that they will not worship anything other than Allah, will not
steal, will not commit illegal sexual intercourse, will not kill their children,
and will not utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood (by making illegal
children belonging to their husbands)'....(60.12) Having finished, he said, 'Do
you agree to that?" One lady, other than whom none replied the Prophet said,
"Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" (The, sub-narrator, Al-Hasan did not know who the lady
was.) Then the Prophet said to them: "Will you give alms?" Thereupon Bilal
spread out his garment and the women started throwing big rings and small rings
into Bilal's garment. (See Hadith No. 95 vol.2)
6.419:
Narrated Jubair
bin Mut`im: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'I have several names: I am Muhammad
and I am Ahmad, and I am Al-Mahi with whom Allah obliterates Kufr (disbelief),
and I am Al-Hashir (gatherer) at whose feet (i.e. behind whom) the people will
be gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), and I am Al-Aqib (i.e. who succeeds
the other prophets in bringing about good).
6.420:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
While we were sitting with the Prophet Surat Al-Jumu'a was revealed to him, and
when the Verse, "And He (Allah) has sent him (Muhammad) also to other
(Muslims).....' (6
2.3) was recited by the Prophet, I said, "Who are they, O
Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet did not reply till I repeated my question thrice.
At that time, Salman Al-Farisi was with us. So Allah's Apostle put his hand on
Salman, saying, "If Faith were at (the place of) Ath-Thuraiya (pleiades, the
highest star), even then (some men or man from these people (i.e. Salman's folk)
would attain it."
6.421:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said. Then
some men from these people would attain it."
6.422:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: A caravan of merchandise arrived at Medina on a Friday while we were
with the Prophet All the people left (the Prophet and headed for the caravan)
except twelve persons. Then Allah revealed:-- 'But when they see some bargain or
some amusement they disperse headlong to it.' ..(6
2.11)
6.423:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: While I was taking part in a Ghazwa. I heard
`Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Abi Salul) saying. "Don't spend on those who are with
Allah's Apostle, that they may disperse and go away from him. If we return (to
Medina), surely, the more honorable will expel the meaner amongst them." I
reported that (saying) to my uncle or to `Umar who, in his turn, informed the
Prophet of it. The Prophet called me and I narrated to him the whole story. Then
Allah's Apostle sent for `Abdullah bin Ubai and his companions, and they took an
oath that they did not say that. So Allah's Apostle disbelieved my saying and
believed his. I was distressed as I never was before. I stayed at home and my
uncle said to me. "You just wanted Allah's Apostle to disbelieve your statement
and hate you." So Allah revealed (the Sura beginning with) 'When the hypocrites
come to you.' (6
3.1) The Prophet then sent for me and recited it and said,
"O Zaid! Allah confirmed your statement."
6.424:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam:
I was with my uncle and I heard `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul, saying, "Don't
spend on those who are with Allah's Apostle that they may disperse and go away
from him." He also said, "If we return to Medina, surely, the more honorable
will expel the meaner." So I informed my uncle of that and then my uncle
informed Allah's Apostle thereof. Allah's Apostle sent for `Abdullah bin Ubai
and his companions. They swore that they did not say anything of that sort
Allah's Apostle deemed their statement true and rejected mine. Thereof I became
as distressed as I have never been before, and stayed at home. Then Allah
revealed (Surat Al-Munafiqin): 'When the hypocrites come to you.....(6
3.1)
They are the ones who say: Spend nothing on those who are with Allah's Apostle
..(6
3.7) Verily the more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner..'
(6
3.7-8) Allah's Apostle sent for me and recited that Sura for me and said,
"Allah has confirmed your statement." 'That is because they believed, then
disbelieved, so a seal was set on their hearts, therefore they understand not.'
(6
3.3)
6.425:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: When `Abdullah bin Ubai said,
"Do not spend on those who are with Allah's Apostle," and also said, "If we
return to Medina," I informed the Prophet of his saying. The Ansar blamed me for
that, and `Abdullah bin Ubai swore that he did not say. I returned to my house
and slept. Allah's Apostle then called me and I went to him. He said, "Allah has
confirmed your statement." The Verse: "They are the one who say: Spend
nothing......(6
3.7) was revealed.
6.426:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: We
went out with the Prophet : on a journey and the people suffered from lack of
provisions. So `Abdullah bin Ubai said to his companions, "Don't spend on those
who are with Allah's Apostle, that they may disperse and go away from him." He
also said, "If we return to Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel
therefrom the meaner. So I went to the Prophet and informed him of that. He sent
for `Abdullah bin Ubai and asked him, but `Abdullah bin Ubai swore that he did
not say so. The people said, "Zaid told a lie to 'Allah's Apostle." What they
said distressed me very much. Later Allah revealed the confirmation of my
statement in his saying:-- '(When the hypocrites come to you.' (6
3.1) So the
Prophet called them that they might ask Allah to forgive them, but they turned
their heads aside. (Concerning Allah's saying: 'Pieces of wood propped up,' Zaid
said; They were the most handsome men.)
6.427:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam:
While I was with my uncle, I heard `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul saying, "Do not
spend on those who are with Allah's Apostle, that they may disperse and go away
(from him). And if we return to Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel
therefrom the meaner. "I mentioned that to my uncle who, in turn, mentioned it
to the Prophet. The Prophet called me and I told him about that. Then he sent
for `Abdullah bin Ubai and his companions, and they swore that they did not say
so. The Prophet disbelieved my statement and believed theirs. I was distressed
as I have never been before, and I remained in my house. My uncle said to me,
"You just wanted the Prophet to consider you a liar and hate you." Then Allah
revealed:-- 'When the hypocrites come to you, they say: 'We bear witness that
you are indeed the Apostle of Allah." (6
3.1) So the Prophet sent for me and
recited it and said, "Allah has confirmed your statement."
6.428:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: We were in a Ghazwa (Sufyan once said, in an
army) and a man from the emigrants kicked an Ansari man (on the buttocks with
his foot). The Ansari man said, "O the Ansar! (Help!)" and the emigrant said. "O
the emigrants! (Help!) Allah's Apostle heard that and said, "What is this call
for, which is characteristic of the period of ignorance?" They said, "O Allah's
Apostle! A man from the emigrants kicked one of the Ansar (on the buttocks with
his foot)." Allah's Apostle said, "Leave it (that call) as is a detestable
thing." `Abdullah bin Ubai heard that and said, 'Have the (the emigrants) done
so? By Allah, if we return Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel
therefrom the meaner." When this statement reached the Prophet. `Umar got up an,
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let me chop off the head of this hypocrite (`Abdullah
bin Ubai)!" The Prophet said "Leave him, lest the people say that Muhammad kills
his companions." The Ansar were then more in number than the emigrants when the
latter came to Medina, but later on the emigrant increased. 6.429:
Narrated
Musa bin `Uqba: `Abdullah bin Al-Fadl told me that Anas bin Malik said, "I was
much grieve over those who had been killed in the Battle of Al-Harra. When Zaid
bin Arqarr heard of my intense grief (over the killed Ansar), he wrote a letter
to me saying that he heard Allah's Apostle saying, O Allah! Forgive the Ansar
and the Ansar children. The subnarrator, Ibn Al-Fadl, is not sure whether the
Prophet also said, And their grand-children." Some of those who were present,
asked Anas (about Zaid). He said, "He (Zaid) is the one about whom Allah's
Apostle said, 'He is the one whose sound hearing Allah testified.'
6.430:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: We were in a Ghazwa and a man from the
emigrants kicked an Ansari (on the buttocks with his foot). The Ansari man said,
"O the Ansari! (Help!)" The emigrant said, "O the emigrants! (Help)." When
Allah's Apostle heard that, he said, "What is that?" They said, "A man from the
emigrants kicked a man from the Ansar (on the buttocks his foot). On that the
Ansar said, 'O the Ansar!' and the emigrant said, 'O the emigrants!" The Prophet
said' "Leave it (that call) for it Is a detestable thing." The number of Ansar
was larger (than that of the emigrants) at the time when the Prophet came to
Medina, but later the number of emigrants increased. `Abdullah bin Ubai said,
"Have they, (the emigrants) done so? By Allah, if we return to Medina, surely,
the more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner," `Umar bin Al-Khattab said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Let me chop off the head of this hypocrite!" The Prophet
said, "Leave him, lest the people say Muhammad kills his companions:"
6.431:
Narrated Salim:
That `Abdullah bin `Umar told him that he had divorced
his wife while she was in her menses so `Umar informed Allah's Apostle of that.
Allah's Apostle became very angry at that and said, "(Ibn `Umar must return her
to his house and keep her as his wife till she becomes clean and then
menstruates and becomes clean again, whereupon, if he wishes to divorce her, he
may do so while she is still clean and before having any sexual relations with
her, for that is the legally prescribed period for divorce as Allah has
ordered."
6.432:
Narrated Abu Salama: A man came to Ibn `Abbas while Abu
Huraira was sitting with him and said, "Give me your verdict regarding a lady
who delivered a baby forty days after the death of her husband." Ibn `Abbas
said, "This indicates the end of one of the two prescribed periods." I said "For
those who are pregnant, their prescribed period is until they deliver their
burdens." Abu Huraira said, I agree with my cousin (Abu Salama)." Then Ibn
`Abbas sent his slave, Kuraib to Um Salama to ask her (regarding this matter).
She replied. "The husband of Subai'a al Aslamiya was killed while she was
pregnant, and she delivered a baby forty days after his death. Then her hand was
asked in marriage and Allah's Apostle married her (to somebody). Abu As-Sanabil
was one of those who asked for her hand in marriage". 6.433:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: If someone says to his wife, "You are unlawful to me." he must make an
expiation (for his oath). Ibn `Abbas added: There is for you in Allah's Apostle,
an excellent example to follow.
6.434:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's
Apostle used to drink honey in the house of Zainab, the daughter of Jahsh, and
would stay there with her. So Hafsa and I agreed secretly that, if he come to
either of us, she would say to him. "It seems you have eaten Maghafir (a kind of
bad-smelling resin), for I smell in you the smell of Maghafir," (We did so) and
he replied. "No, but I was drinking honey in the house of Zainab, the daughter
of Jahsh, and I shall never take it again. I have taken an oath as to that, and
you should not tell anybody about it."
6.435:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: For
the whole year I had the desire to ask `Umar bin Al-Khattab regarding the
explanation of a Verse (in Surat Al-Tahrim) but I could not ask him because I
respected him very much. When he went to perform the Hajj, I too went along with
him. On our return, while we were still on the way home. `Umar went aside to
answer the call of nature by the Arak trees. I waited till he finished and then
I proceeded with him and asked him. "O chief of the Believers! Who were the two
wives of the Prophet who aided one another against him?" He said, "They were
Hafsa and `Aisha." Then I said to him, "By Allah, I wanted to ask you about this
a year ago, but I could not do so owing to my respect for you." `Umar said, "Do
not refrain from asking me. If you think that I have knowledge (about a certain
matter), ask me; and if I know (something about it), I will tell you." Then
`Umar added, "By Allah, in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance we did not pay
attention to women until Allah revealed regarding them what He revealed
regarding them and assigned for them what He has assigned. Once while I was
thinking over a certain matter, my wife said, "I recommend that you do
so-and-so." I said to her, "What have you got to do with the is matter? Why do
you poke your nose in a matter which I want to see fulfilled.?" She said, How
strange you are, O son of Al-Khattab! You don't want to be argued with whereas
your daughter, Hafsa surely, argues with Allah's Apostle so much that he remains
angry for a full day!" `Umar then reported; how he at once put on his outer
garment and went to Hafsa and said to her, "O my daughter! Do you argue with
Allah's Apostle so that he remains angry the whole day?" H. afsa said, "By
Allah, we argue with him." `Umar said, "Know that I warn you of Allah's
punishment and the anger of Allah's Apostle . . . O my daughter! Don't be
betrayed by the one who is proud of her beauty because of the love of Allah's
Apostle for her (i.e. `Aisha)." `Umar addled, "Then I went out to Um Salama's
house who was one of my relatives, and I talked to her. She said, O son of
Al-Khattab! It is rather astonishing that you interfere in everything; you even
want to interfere between Allah's Apostle and his wives!' By Allah, by her talk
she influenced me so much that I lost some of my anger. I left her (and went
home). At that time I had a friend from the Ansar who used to bring news (from
the Prophet) in case of my absence, and I used to bring him the news if he was
absent. In those days we were afraid of one of the kings of Ghassan tribe. We
heard that he intended to move and attack us, so fear filled our hearts because
of that. (One day) my Ansari friend unexpectedly knocked at my door, and said,
"Open Open!' I said, 'Has the king of Ghassan come?' He said, 'No, but something
worse; Allah's Apostle has isolated himself from his wives.' I said, 'Let the
nose of `Aisha and Hafsa be stuck to dust (i.e. humiliated)!' Then I put on my
clothes and went to Allah's Apostle's residence, and behold, he was staying in
an upper room of his to which he ascended by a ladder, and a black slave of
Allah's Apostle was (sitting) on the first step. I said to him, 'Say (to the
Prophet ) `Umar bin Al-Khattab is here.' Then the Prophet admitted me and I
narrated the story to Allah's Apostle. When I reached the story of Um Salama,
Allah's Apostle smiled while he was lying on a mat made of palm tree leaves with
nothing between him and the mat. Underneath his head there was a leather pillow
stuffed with palm fibres, and leaves of a saut tree were piled at his feet, and
above his head hung a few water skins. On seeing the marks of the mat imprinted
on his side, I wept. He said.' 'Why are you weeping?' I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! Caesar and Khosrau are leading the life (i.e. Luxurious life) while
you, Allah's Apostle though you are, is living in destitute". The Prophet then
replied. 'Won't you be satisfied that they enjoy this world and we the
Hereafter?' "
6.436:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I intended to ask `Umar so I
said, "Who were those two ladies who tried to back each other against the
Prophet?" I hardly finished my speech when he said, They were `Aisha and Hafsa."
6.437:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I intended to ask `Umar about those two ladies
who back each other against 'Allah's Apostle . For one year I was seeking the
opportunity to ask this question, but in vain, until once when I accompanied him
for Hajj. While we were in Zahran, `Umar went to answer the call of nature and
told me to follow him with some water for ablution. So I followed him with a
container of water and started pouring water for him. I found it a good
opportunity to ask him, so I said, "O chief of the Believers! Who were those two
ladies who had backed each other (against the Prophet)?" Before I could complete
my question, he replied, "They were `Aisha and Hafsa."
6.438:
Narrated
`Umar:
The wives of the Prophet out of their jealousy, backed each other
against the Prophet, so I said to them, "It may be, if he divorced you all, that
Allah will give him, instead of you wives better than you." So this Verse was
revealed. (66.5)
6.439:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (regarding the Verse):--
'Cruel after all that, base-born (of illegitimate birth).' (68.13) It was
revealed in connection with a man from Quaraish who had a notable sign (Zanamah)
similar to the notable sign which usually-hung on the neck of a sheep (to
recognize it). 6.440:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb Al-Khuza`i: I heard the
Prophet saying. "May I tell you of the people of Paradise? Every weak and poor
obscure person whom the people look down upon but his oath is fulfilled by Allah
when he takes an oath to do something. And may I inform you of the people of the
Hell-Fire? They are all those violent, arrogant and stubborn people."
6.441:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah will bring forth the
severest Hour, and then all the Believers, men and women, will prostrate
themselves before Him, but there will remain those who used to prostrate in the
world for showing off and for gaining good reputation. Such people will try to
prostrate (on the Day of Judgment) but their back swill be as stiff as if it is
one bone (a single vertebra).
6.442:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: All the idols
which were worshipped by the people of Noah were worshipped by the Arabs later
on. As for the idol Wadd, it was worshipped by the tribe of Kalb at
Daumat-al-Jandal; Suwa' was the idol of (the tribe of) Murad and then by Ban,
Ghutaif at Al-Jurf near Saba; Yauq was the idol of Hamdan, and Nasr was the idol
of Himyr, the branch of Dhi-al-Kala.' The names (of the idols) formerly belonged
to some pious men of the people of Noah, and when they died Satan inspired their
people to (prepare and place idols at the places where they used to sit, and to
call those idols by their names. The people did so, but the idols were not
worshipped till those people (who initiated them) had died and the origin of the
idols had become obscure, whereupon people began worshipping them.
6.443:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle went out along with a group of his
companions towards `Ukaz Market. At that time something intervened between the
devils and the news of the Heaven, and flames were sent down upon them, so the
devils returned. Their fellow-devils said, "What is wrong with you? " They said,
"Something has intervened between us and the news of the Heaven, and fires
(flames) have been shot at us." Their fellow-devils said, "Nothing has
intervened between you and the news of the Heaven, but an important event has
happened. Therefore, travel all over the world, east and west, and try to find
out what has happened." And so they set out and travelled all over the world,
east and west, looking for that thing which intervened between them and the news
of the Heaven. Those of the devils who had set out towards Tihama, went to
Allah's Apostle at Nakhla (a place between Mecca and Taif) while he was on his
way to `Ukaz Market. (They met him) while he was offering the Fajr prayer with
his companions. When they heard the Holy Qur'an being recited (by Allah's
Apostle), they listened to it and said (to each other). This is the thing which
has intervened between you and the news of the Heavens." Then they returned to
their people and said, "O our people! We have really heard a wonderful recital
(Qur'an). It gives guidance to the right, and we have believed therein. We shall
not join in worship, anybody with our Lord." (See 7
2.1-2) Then Allah
revealed to His Prophet (Surat al-Jinn): 'Say: It has been revealed to me that a
group (3 to 9) of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an).' (7
2.1) The statement of
the Jinns was revealed to him .
6.444:
Narrated Yahya bin Abi Kathir: I
asked Aba Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman about the first Sura revealed of the Qur'an.
He replied "O you, wrapped-up (i.e. Al Muddaththir)." I said, "They say it was,
'Read, in the Name of your Lord Who created,' (i.e. Surat Al-`Alaq (the Clot)."
On that, Abu Salama said, "I asked Jabir bin `Abdullah about that, saying the
same as you have said, whereupon he said, 'I will not tell you except what
Allah's Apostle had told us. Allah's Apostle said, "I was in seclusion in the
cave of Hiram', and after I completed the limited period of my seclusion. I came
down (from the cave) and heard a voice calling me. I looked to my right, but saw
nothing. Then I looked up and saw something. So I went to Khadija (the Prophet's
wife) and told her to wrap me up and pour cold water on me. So they wrapped me
up and poured cold water on me." Then, 'O you, (Muhammad) wrapped up! Arise and
warn,' (Surat Al Muddaththir) was revealed." (7
4.1)
6.445:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "I was in a seclusion in the cave of
Hira........."(similar to the narration related by `Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444
above).
6.446:
Narrated Yahya:
I asked Aba Salama, "Which Sura of the
Qur'an was revealed first?" He replied, "O you, wrapped-up' (Al-Muddaththir)." I
said, "I have been informed that it was, 'Read, in the Name of your Lord who
created........ (i.e. Surat Al-Alaq).
6.447:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: I heard the Prophet describing the period of pause of the Divine
Inspiration. He said in his talk, "While I was walking, I heard voices from the
sky. I looked up, and behold ! I saw the same Angel who came to me in the cave
of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was too much afraid
of him (so I returned to my house) and said, 'Fold me up in garments!' They
wrapped me up. Then Allah revealed: 'O you wrapped...and desert the idols before
the prayer became compulsory.' Rujz means idols.
6.448:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: That he heard Allah's Apostle describing the period of pause of
the Divine Inspiration, and in his description he said, "While I was walking I
heard a voice from the sky. I looked up towards the sky, and behold! I saw the
same Angel who came to me in the Cave of Hira', sitting on a chair between the
sky and the earth. I was so terrified by him that I fell down on the ground.
Then I went to my wife and said, 'Wrap me in garments! Wrap me in garments!'
They wrapped me, and then Allah revealed: "O you, (Muhammad) wrapped-up! Arise
and warn...and desert the idols." (7
4.1-5) Abu Salama said....Rujz means
idols." After that, the Divine Inspiration started coming more frequently and
regularly.
6.449:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to move his
tongue when the divine Inspiration was being revealed to him. (Sufyan, a
subnarrator, demonstrated (how the Prophet used to move his lips) and added. "In
order to memorize it." So Allah revealed: "Move not your tongue concerning (the
Qur'an) to make haste therewith." (75.16) 6.450:
Narrated Musa bin Abi
Aisha: That he asked Sa`id bin Jubair regarding (the statement of Allah). 'Move
not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith.' He said, "Ibn
`Abbas said that the Prophet used to move his lips when the Divine Inspiration
was being revealed to him. So the Prophet was ordered not to move his tongue,
which he used to do, lest some words should escape his memory. 'It is for Us to
collect it' means, We will collect it in your chest;' and its recitation' means,
We will make you recite it. 'But when We recite it (i.e. when it is revealed to
you), follow its recital; it is for Us to explain it and make it clear,' (i.e.
We will explain it through your tongue). 6.451:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (as
regards) Allah's Statement: "Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to
make haste therewith." (75.16) When Gabriel revealed the Divine Inspiration in
Allah's Apostle , he (Allah's Apostle) moved his tongue and lips, and that state
used to be very hard for him, and that movement indicated that revelation was
taking place. So Allah revealed in Surat Al-Qiyama which begins: 'I do swear by
the Day of Resurrection...' (75) the Verses:-- 'Move not your tongue concerning
(the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it (Qur'an) in
your mind, and give you the ability to recite it by heart. (75.16-17) Ibn `Abbas
added: It is for Us to collect it (Qur'an) (in your mind), and give you the
ability to recite it by heart means, "When We reveal it, listen. Then it is for
Us to explain it," means, 'It is for us to explain it through your tongue.' So
whenever Gabriel came to Allah's Apostle ' he would keep quiet (and listen), and
when the Angel left, the Prophet would recite that revelation as Allah promised
him.
6.452:
Narrated `Abdullah: We were with the Prophet when Surat
Wal-Mursalat was revealed to him. While we were receiving it from his mouth, a
snake suddenly came and we ran to kill it, but it outstripped us and entered its
hole quickly. Allah's le said, "It has escaped your evil, and you too, have
escaped its evil."
6.453:
Narrated `Abdullah: (Similarly--as no. 452
above.)
6.454:
Narrated `Abdullah: While we were with Allah's Apostle in
a cave, Surat "Wal Mursalat" was revealed to him and we received it directly
from his mouth as soon as he had received the revelation. Suddenly a snake came
out and Allah's Apostle said, "Get at it and kill it!" We ran to kill it but it
outstripped us. Allah's Apostle said, "It has escaped your evil, as you too,
have escaped its."
6.455:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (as regards the
explanation of Hadith 454). 'Indeed, it (Hell) throws about sparks (huge) as
Forts.' We used to collect wood in the form of logs, three cubits long or
shorter. for heating purposes in winter., and we used to call such wood, the
Qasr.
6.456:
Narrated `Abdullah: While we were with the Prophet in a
cave, Surat wal-Mursalat was revealed to him and he recited it, and I heard it
directly from his mouth as soon as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake
sprang at us, and the Prophet said, "Kill it!" We ran to kill it but it escaped
quickly. The Prophet said. "It has escaped your evil, and you too have escaped
its evil."
6.457:
Narrated Al--A`mash: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle
said, 'Between the two sounds of the trumpet, there will be forty." Somebody
asked Abu Huraira, "Forty days?" But he refused to reply. Then he asked, "Forty
months?" He refused to reply. Then he asked, "Forty years?" Again, he refused to
reply. Abu Huraira added. "Then (after this period) Allah will send water from
the sky and then the dead bodies will grow like vegetation grows, There is
nothing of the human body that does not decay except one bone; that is the
little bone at the end of the coccyx of which the human body will be recreated
on the Day of Resurrection." (See Hadith No. 338) 6.458:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa`d: I saw Allah's Apostle pointing with his index and middle fingers, saying.
"The time of my Advent and the Hour are like these two fingers." The Great
Catastrophe will overwhelm everything.
6.459:
Narrated Aisha:
The
Prophet said, "Such a person as recites the Qur'an and masters it by heart, will
be with the noble righteous scribes (in Heaven). And such a person exerts
himself to learn the Qur'an by heart, and recites it with great difficulty, will
have a double reward."
6.460:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet
said, "On the Day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds,
some of them will be enveloped in their sweat up to the middle of their
ears."
6.461:
Narrated Aisha:
I heard the Prophet saying... "He
surely will receive an easy reckoning." 8
4.8
6.462:
Narrated `Aisha:
I heard the Prophet saying... "He surely will receive an easy reckoning."
8
4.8
6.463:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said," (On the Day of
Resurrection) any one whose account will be taken will be ruined (i.e. go to
Hell)." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! May Allah make me be sacrificed for you.
Doesn't Allah say: "Then as for him who will be given his record in his right
hand, he surely will receive an easy reckoning.?" (8
4.7-8) He replied, "That
is only the presentation of the accounts; but he whose record is questioned,
will be ruined."
6.464:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (as regards the
Verse):--'You shall surely travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the
Hereafter).' (It means) from one state to another. That concerns your
Prophet.
6.465:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The first of the companions of the
Prophet who came to us (in Medina), were Mus`ab bin `Umar and Ibn Um Maktum, and
they started teaching us the Qur'an. Then came `Ammar, Bilal and Sa`d.
Afterwards `Umar bin Al-Kkattab came along with a batch of twenty (men): and
after that the Prophet came. I never saw the people of Medina so pleased with
anything as they were with his arrival, so that even the little boys and girls
were saying, "This is Allah's Apostle who has come." He (the Prophet ) did not
come (to Medina) till I had learnt Surat Al-Ala and also other similar
Suras.
6.466:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zama: That he heard the Prophet
delivering a sermon, and he mentioned the shecamel and the one who hamstrung it.
Allah's Apostle recited:-- 'When, the most wicked man among them went forth (to
hamstrung the she-camel).' (9
1.1
2.) Then he said, "A tough man whose
equal was rare and who enjoyed the protection of his people, like Abi Zama went
forth to (hamstrung) it." The Prophet then mentioned about the women (in his
sermon). "It is not wise for anyone of you to lash his wife like a slave, for he
might sleep with her the same evening." Then he advised them not to laugh when
somebody breaks wind and said, "Why should anybody laugh at what he himself
does?"
6.467:
Narrated Alqama:
I went to Sham with a group of the
companions of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud). Abu Ad-Darda' heard of our arrival so he
came to us and said, "Is there anybody among you who can recite (Qur'an)" We
replied in the affirmative. Then he asked, "Who is the best reciter?" They
pointed at me. Then he told me to recite, so I recited the verse:-- 'By the
night as it envelops 'By the day as it appears in brightness; By (Him Who
created) male and the female.' (9
2.1-3) Abu Ad-Darda' then said to me, "Did
you hear it (like this) from the mouth of your friend (`Abdullah bin Mas`ud)?" I
said, "Yes." He said, "I too, heard it (like this) from the mouth of the
Prophet, but these people do not consider this recitation as the correct
one."
6.468:
Narrated Ibrahim:
The companions of `Abdullah (bin
Mas`ud) came to Abu Darda', (and before they arrived at his home), he looked for
them and found them. Then he asked them,: 'Who among you can recite (Qur'an) as
`Abdullah recites it?" They replied, "All of us." He asked, "Who among you knows
it by heart?" They pointed at 'Alqama. Then he asked Alqama. "How did you hear
`Abdullah bin Mas`ud reciting Surat Al-Lail (The Night)?" Alqama recited: 'By
the male and the female.' Abu Ad-Darda said, "I testify that I heard me Prophet
reciting it likewise, but these people want me to recite it:-- 'And by Him Who
created male and female.' but by Allah, I will not follow them."
6.469:
Narrated `Ali:
We were in the company of the Prophet in a funeral
procession at Baqi Al-Gharqad. He said, "There is none of you but has his place
written for him in Paradise or in the Hell- Fire." They said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He said, "Carry on
doing (good deeds), for every body will find it easy to do (what will lead him
to his destined place)." Then he recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and
keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best reward from Allah (i.e. Allah
will compensate him for what he will spend in Allah's way). So, We will make
smooth for him the path of ease. But he who is a greedy miser....for him, the
path for evil.' (9
2.5-10)
6.470:
Narrated Abu `Abdur-Rahman: `Ali
said, "We were sitting with the Prophet," (He then mentioned the Hadith above
(469).
6.471:
Narrated `Ali:
While the Prophet was in a funeral
procession, he took a small stick and started scraping the earth with it and
said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in the
Hell Fire or in Paradise." They (the people) said, "Allah's Apostle! Shall we
depend on this (and leave work)?" He replied. "Carry on doing (good deeds), for
everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined
place." The Prophet then recited:-- 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps
his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best Reward.'.....(9
2.5-10)
6.472:
Narrated `Ali:
We were in the company of the Prophet and he said, "There
is none among you but has his place written for him, either in Paradise or in
the Hell-Fire." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend (on this fact and
give up work)?" He replied, "No! Carry on doing good deeds, for everybody will
find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." Then the
Prophet recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah,
and believes in the Best reward. We will make smooth for him the path of
ease....the path for evil.' (9
2.5-10)
6.473:
Narrated `Ali:
While
we were in a funeral procession in Baqi Al-Gharqad, Allah's Apostle came and sat
down, and we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand and he bent his
head and started scraping the ground with it. He then said, "There is none among
you, and no created soul but has his place written for him either in Paradise or
in the Hell-Fire, and also has his happy or miserable fate (in the Hereafter)
written for him." A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend upon what is
written for us and give up doing (good) deeds? For whoever among us is destined
to be fortunate (in the Hereafter), will join the fortunate peoples and whoever
among us is destined to be miserable will do such deeds as are characteristic of
the people who are destined to misery." The Prophet said, "Those who are
destined to be happy (in the Hereafter) will find it easy and pleasant to do the
deeds characteristic of those destined to happiness, while those who are to be
among the miserable (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds
characteristic of those destined to misery." Then he recited: 'As for him who
gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and believes in the Best reward
from Allah, We will make smooth for him the path of ease. But he who is a greedy
miser and thinks himself self sufficient, and gives the lie to the Best reward
from Allah we will make smooth for him the path for evil.'
(9
2.5-10)
6.474:
Narrated `Ali:
While the Prophet was in a
funeral procession. he picked up something and started scraping the ground with
it, and said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him either
in the Hell Fire or in Paradise." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we not
depend upon what has been written for us and give up deeds? He said, "Carry on
doing (good) deeds, for everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will lead
him to his destined place for which he has been created. So he who is destined
to be among the happy (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds
characteristic of such people, while he who is destined to be among the
miserable ones, will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of such
people." Then he recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and fears Allah,
and believes in the best....' (9
2.5-10)
6.475:
Narrated Jundub bin
Sufyan: Once Allah's Apostle became sick and could not offer his night prayer
(Tahajjud) for two or three nights. Then a lady (the wife of Abu Lahab) came and
said, "O Muhammad! I think that your Satan has forsaken you, for I have not seen
him with you for two or three nights!" On that Allah revealed: 'By the
fore-noon, and by the night when it darkens, your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither
forsaken you, nor hated you.' (9
3.1-3)
6.476:
Narrated Jundub
Al-Bajali: A lady said, "O Allah's Apostle! I see that your friend has delayed.
(in conveying Qur'an) to you." So there was revealed: 'Your Lord (O Muhammad)
has neither forsaken you, not hated you.' (9
3.1-3)
6.477:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
While the Prophet was on a journey, he recited Surat at-Tini
waz-Zaituni (95) in one of the first two rak`at of the `Isha prayer. 6.478:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The commencement (of the
Divine Inspiration) to Allah's Apostle was in the form of true dreams in his
sleep, for he never had a dream but it turned out to be true and clear as the
bright daylight. Then he began to like seclusions, so he used to go in seclusion
in the cave of Hira where he used to worship Allah continuously for many nights
before going back to his family to take the necessary provision (of food) for
the stay. He come back to (his wife) Khadija again to take his provision (of
food) likewise, till one day he received the Guidance while he was in the cave
of Hira. An Angel came to him and asked him to read. Allah's Apostle replied, "I
do not know how to read." The Prophet added, "Then the Angel held me (forcibly)
and pressed me so hard that I felt distressed. Then he released me and again
asked me to read, and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon he held
me again and pressed me for the second time till I felt distressed. He then
released me and asked me to read, but again I replied. 'I do not know how to
read.' Thereupon he held me for the third time and pressed me till I got
distressed, and then he released me and said, 'Read, in the Name of your Lord
Who has created (all that exists), has created man out of a clot, Read! And your
Lord is the Most Generous. Who has taught (the writing) by the pen, has taught
man that which he knew not." (96.1-5). Then Allah's Apostle returned with that
experience; and the muscles between his neck and shoulders were trembling till
he came upon Khadija (his wife) and said, "Cover me!" They covered him, and when
the state of fear was over, he said to Khadija, "O Khadija! What is wrong with
me? I was afraid that something bad might happen to me." Then he told her the
story. Khadija said, "Nay! But receive the good tidings! By Allah, Allah will
never disgrace you, for by Allah, you keep good relations with your Kith and
kin, speak the truth, help the poor and the destitute, entertain your guests
generously and assist those who are stricken with calamities." Khadija then took
him to Waraqa bin Naufil, the son of Khadija's paternal uncle. Waraqa had been
converted to Christianity in the Pre-lslamic Period and used to write Arabic and
write of the Gospel in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an
old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said (to Waraqa), "O my cousin!
Listen to what your nephew is going to say." Waraqa said, "O my nephew! What
have you seen?" The Prophet then described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said,
"This is the same Angel (Gabriel) who was sent to Moses. I wish I were young."
He added some other statement. Allah's Apostle asked, "Will these people drive
me out?" Waraqa said, "Yes, for nobody brought the like of what you have
brought, but was treated with hostility. If I were to remain alive till your day
(when you start preaching). then I would support you strongly." But a short
while later Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was paused (stopped) for a
while so that Allah's Apostle was very much grieved. Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: While Allah's Apostle was talking about the period of pause in
revelation. he said in his narration. "Once while I was walking, all of a sudden
I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw to my surprise, the same Angel
as had visited me in the cave of Hira.' He was sitting on a chair between the
sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home and said, Wrap me!
Wrap me!" So they covered him and then Allah revealed: 'O you, wrapped up! Arise
and warn and your Lord magnify, and your garments purify and dessert the idols.'
(7
4.1-5) Abu Salama said, "(Rijz) are the idols which the people of the
Pre-lslamic period used to worship." After this the revelation started coming
frequently and regularly.
6.479:
Narrated Aisha:
The commencement of
the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of true dreams. The
Angel came to him and said, "Read, in the Name of your Lord Who has created (all
that exists), has created man a clot. Read! And your Lord is Most Generous"
..(96.1,2,3)
6.480:
Narrated `Aisha:
The commencement of (the Divine
Inspirations to) Allah's Apostle was in the form of true dreams. The Angel came
to him and said, "Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created all exists),
has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is Most Generous, Who has
taught (the writing) by the pen (the first person to write was Prophet Idris.
(96.1-4)
6.481:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet returned to Khadija and
said, "Wrap me! Wrap me!" (Then the sub-narrator narrated the rest of the
narration.)
6.482:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Jahl said, "If I see Muhammad
praying at the Ka`ba, I will tread on his neck." When the Prophet heard of that,
he said, "If he does so, the Angels will snatch him away."
6.483:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to Ubai (bin Ka`b). "Allah has
ordered me to recite to you:--'Those who disbelieve among the people of the
Scripture and among the idolators are not going to stop (from their disbelief.')
(Sura 98) Ubai said, "Did Allah mention me by name?" The Prophet said, "Yes." On
that, Ubai wept.
6.484:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to
Ubai, "Allah has ordered me recite Qur'an to you." Ubai asked, "Did Allah
mention me by name to you?" The Prophet said, "Allah has mentioned your name to
me." On that Ubai started weeping. (The sub-narrator) Qatada added: I have been
informed that the Prophet recited: 'Those who disbelieve among the people of the
Scripture," ...to Ubai.
6.485:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Prophet
said to Ubai bin Ka`b, "Allah has ordered me to recite Qur'an to you." Ubai
said, "Did Allah mention me by name to you?" The Prophet said, "Yes." Ubai said,
"Have I been mentioned by the Lord of the Worlds?" The Prophet said, "Yes." Then
Ubai burst into tears. 6.486:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "
Horses are kept for one of three purposes: A man may keep them (for Allah's
Cause) to receive a reward in the Hereafter; another may keep them as a means of
protection; and a third may keep them to be a burden for him. As for the man for
whom the horse is a source of reward, he is the one who ties it for Allah's
Cause, and he ties it with a long rope in a pasture or a garden, then, whatever
it eats or drinks in that pasture or garden will be added to his good deeds. And
if it breaks its rope and jumps over one or two hills, then, for all its
footsteps and its manure, good deeds will be written for him. And if it passes
by a river and drinks of its water though its owner had no intention to water it
from that river, even then he will have good deeds written for him. So that
horse will be (a source of) reward for such a man. If a man ties a horse for
earning his livelihood and abstaining from asking others for help and he does
not forget Allah's right, i.e. pays its Zakat and gives it to be used in Allah's
Cause, then that horse will be a means of protection for him. But if a man ties
it out of pride and to show off and to excite others, then that horse will be a
burden (of sins) for him." Then Allah's Apostle was asked regarding donkeys. He
replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me except this comprehensive Verse which
includes everything: 'So whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a
smallest ant) shall see it; and whoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom
(or a smallest ant) shall see it.' (99.7-8)
6.487:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet was asked about donkeys and he replied, "Nothing has been revealed
to me regarding donkeys except this comprehensive Verse which includes
everything: "So whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest
ant) shall see it; And whoever, does evil equal to the weight of an atom or a
smallest ant) shall see it.' (99.7-8)
6.488:
Narrated Anas:
When the
Prophet was made to ascend to the Heavens, he said (after his return), "I came
upon a river the banks of which were made of tents of hollow pearls. I asked
Gabriel. What is this (river?' He replied, 'This is the Kauthar.'
6.489:
Narrated Abu Ubaida: I asked `Aisha 'regarding the verse:--'Verily we have
granted you the Kauthar.' She replied, "The Kauthar is a river which has been
given to your Prophet on the banks of which there are (tents of) hollow pearls
and its utensils are as numberless as the stars."
6.490:
Narrated Abu
Bishr: Sa`id bin Jubair said that Ibn `Abbas said about Al-Kauthar. "That is the
good which Allah has bestowed upon His Apostle." I said to Sa`id bin Jubair.
"But the people claim that it is a river in Paradise." Sa`id said, "The river in
Paradise is part of the good which Allah has bestowed on His Apostle."
6.491:
Narrated Aisha:
"When the "Surat-An-Nasr", 'When comes the Help of Allah
and the conquest,' had been revealed to the Prophet he did not offer any prayer
except that he said therein, "Subhanka Rabbana wa bihamdika; Allahumma ighfirli
(I testify the Uniqueness of our Lord, and all the praises are for Him: O Allah,
forgive me!") 6.492:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to say very
often in bowing and prostration (during his prayers), Subhanka Allahumma Rabbana
wa bihamdika; Allahumma ighfirli," according to the order of the
Qur'an.
6.493:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar asked the people regarding
Allah's Statement: 'When comes the Help of Allah (to you O Muhammad against your
enemies) and the conquest of Mecca.' (110.1) They replied, "It indicates the
future conquest of towns and palaces (by Muslims)." `Umar said, "What do you say
about it, O Ibn `Abbas?" I replied, "(This Surat) indicates the termination of
the life of Muhammad. Through it he was informed of the nearness of his
death."
6.494:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar used to make me sit with the
elderly men who had fought in the Battle of Badr. Some of them felt it (did not
like that) and said to `Umar "Why do you bring in this boy to sit with us while
we have sons like him?" `Umar replied, "Because of what you know of his position
(i.e. his religious knowledge.)" One day `Umar called me and made me sit in the
gathering of those people; and I think that he called me just to show them. (my
religious knowledge). `Umar then asked them (in my presence). "What do you say
about the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: 'When comes Help of Allah
(to you O, Muhammad against your enemies) and the conquest (of Mecca).' (110.1)
Some of them said, "We are ordered to praise Allah and ask for His forgiveness
when Allah's Help and the conquest (of Mecca) comes to us." Some others kept
quiet and did not say anything. On that, `Umar asked me, "Do you say the same, O
Ibn `Abbas?" I replied, "No." He said, 'What do you say then?" I replied, "That
is the sign of the death of Allah's Apostle which Allah informed him of. Allah
said:-- '(O Muhammad) When comes the Help of Allah (to you against your enemies)
and the conquest (of Mecca) (which is the sign of your death). You should
celebrate the praises of your Lord and ask for His Forgiveness, and He is the
One Who accepts the repentance and forgives.' (110.3) On that `Umar said, "I do
not know anything about it other than what you have said."
6.495:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near
kindred.' (26.214) was revealed. Allah's Apostle went out, and when he had
ascended As-Safa mountain, he shouted, "O Sabahah!" The people said, "Who is
that?" "Then they gathered around him, whereupon he said, "Do you see? If I
inform you that cavalrymen are proceeding up the side of this mountain, will you
believe me?" They said, "We have never heard you telling a lie." Then he said,
"I am a plain warner to you of a coming severe punishment." Abu Lahab said, "May
you perish! You gathered us only for this reason? " Then Abu Lahab went away. So
the "Surat:--ul--LAHAB" 'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!' (11
1.1) was
revealed. 6.496:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet went out towards Al-Batha'
and ascended the mountain and shouted, "O Sabahah!" So the Quraish people
gathered around him. He said, "Do you see? If I tell you that an enemy is going
to attack you in the morning or in the evening, will you believe me?" They
replied, "Yes." He said, "Then I am a plain warner to you of a coming severe
punishment." Abu Lahab said, "Is it for this reason that you have gathered us?
May you perish ! " Then Allah revealed: 'Perish the hands of Abu
Lahab!'
6.497:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Lahab said, "May you perish! Is
it' for this that you have gathered us?" So there was revealed:-- 'Parish the
hands of Abu Lahab'.
6.498:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Allah said: 'The son of Adam tells a lie against Me,, though he hasn't the
right to do so. He abuses me though he hasn't the right to do so. As for his
telling a lie against Me, it is his saying that I will not recreate him as I
created him for the first time. In fact, the first creation was not easier for
Me than new creation. As for his abusing Me, it is his saying that Allah has
begotten children, while I am the One, the Self-Sufficient Master Whom all
creatures need, I beget not, nor was I begotten, and there is none like unto
Me."
6.499:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said:--
'The son of Adam tells a lie against Me and he hasn't the right to do so; and he
abuses me and he hasn't the right to do so. His telling a lie against Me is his
saying that I will not recreate him as I created him for the first time; and his
abusing Me is his saying that Allah has begotten children, while I am the
self-sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, Who begets not nor was He
begotten, and there is none like unto Me." 6.500:
Narrated Zirr bin Hubaish:
I asked Ubai bin Ka`b regarding the two Muwwidhat (Surats of taking refuge with
Allah). He said, "I asked the Prophet about them, He said, 'These two Surats
have been recited to me and I have recited them (and are present in the
Qur'an).' So, we say as Allah's Apostle said (i.e., they are part of the
Qur'an."
6.501:
Narrated Zirr bin Hubaish: I asked Ubai bin Ka`b, "O Abu
AlMundhir! Your brother, Ibn Mas`ud said so-and-so (i.e., the two Mu'awwidh-at
do not belong to the Qur'an)." Ubai said, "I asked Allah's Apostle about them,
and he said, 'They have been revealed to me, and I have recited them (as a part
of the Qur'an)," So Ubai added, "So we say as Allah's Apostle has said."
Bk. 61: Virtues of the Qur'an
6.502:
Narrated `Aisha and Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet remained in Mecca for ten years, during which the Qur'an
used to be revealed to him; and he stayed in Medina for ten years.
6.503:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: I was informed that Gabriel came to the Prophet while
Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started talking (to the Prophet). Then the
Prophet asked Um Salama, "Who is this?" She replied, "He is Dihya (al-Kalbi)."
When Gabriel had left, Um Salama said, "By Allah, I did not take him for anybody
other than him (i.e. Dihya) till I heard the sermon of the Prophet wherein he
informed about the news of Gabriel." The subnarrator asked Abu `Uthman: From
whom have you heard that? Abu `Uthman said: From Usama bin Zaid.
6.504:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Every Prophet was given miracles
because of which people believed, but what I have been given, is Divine
Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will
outnumber the followers of the other Prophets on the Day of
Resurrection."
6.505:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah sent down His Divine
Inspiration to His Apostle continuously and abundantly during the period
preceding his death till He took him unto Him. That was the period of the
greatest part of revelation; and Allah's Apostle died after that.
6.506:
Narrated Jundub:
Once the Prophet fell ill and did not offer the night
prayer (Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two. A woman (the wife of Abu Lahab)
came to him and said, "O Muhammad ! I do not see but that your Satan has left
you." Then Allah revealed (Surat-Ad-Duha): 'By the fore-noon, and by the night
when it darkens (or is still); Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor hated you.'
(93)
6.507:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: (The Caliph `Uthman ordered Zaid bin
Thabit, Sa`id bin Al-As, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith
bin Hisham to write the Qur'an in the form of a book (Mushafs) and said to them.
"In case you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit (Al-Ansari) regarding any dialectic
Arabic utterance of the Qur'an, then write it in the dialect of Quraish, for the
Qur'an was revealed in this dialect." So they did it.
6.508:
Narrated
Safwan bin Ya`la bin Umaiya: Ya`la used to say, "I wish I could see Allah's
Apostle at the time he is being inspired Divinely." When the Prophet was at
Al-Ja'rana and was shaded by a garment hanging over him and some of his
companions were with him, a man perfumed with scent came and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! What is your opinion regarding a man who assumes Ihram and puts on a
cloak after perfuming his body with scent?" The Prophet waited for a while, and
then the Divine Inspiration descended upon him. `Umar pointed out to Ya`la,
telling him to come. Ya`la came and pushed his head (underneath the screen which
was covering the Prophet ) and behold! The Prophet's face was red and he kept on
breathing heavily for a while and then he was relieved. Thereupon he said,
"Where is the questioner who asked me about `Umra a while ago?" The man was
sought and then was brought before the Prophet who said (to him), "As regards
the scent which you perfumed your body with, you must wash it off thrice, and as
for your cloak, you must take it off; and then perform in your `Umra all those
things which you perform in Hajj."
6.509:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu
Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me when the people! of Yamama had been killed (i.e., a
number of the Prophet's Companions who fought against Musailama). (I went to
him) and found `Umar bin Al-Khattab sitting with him. Abu Bakr then said (to
me), "`Umar has come to me and said: "Casualties were heavy among the Qurra' of
the! Qur'an (i.e. those who knew the Qur'an by heart) on the day of the Battle
of Yalmama, and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the
Qurra' on other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost.
Therefore I suggest, you (Abu Bakr) order that the Qur'an be collected." I said
to `Umar, "How can you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" `Umar
said, "By Allah, that is a good project. "`Umar kept on urging me to accept his
proposal till Allah opened my chest for it and I began to realize the good in
the idea which `Umar had realized." Then Abu Bakr said (to me). 'You are a wise
young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the
Divine Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. So you should search for (the
fragmentary scripts of) the Qur'an and collect it in one book)." By Allah If
they had ordered me to shift one of the mountains, it would not have been
heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said to Abu
Bakr, "How will you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr
replied, "By Allah, it is a good project." Abu Bakr kept on urging me to accept
his idea until Allah opened my chest for what He had opened the chests of Abu
Bakr and `Umar. So I started looking for the Qur'an and collecting it from (what
was written on) palmed stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who knew
it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat at-Tauba (Repentance) with Abi
Khuza`ima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The
Verse is: 'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst
yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or
difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa' (at-Tauba) (9.128-129) Then the
complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till he died,
then with `Umar till the end of his life, and then with Hafsa, the daughter of
`Umar.
6.510:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman came to
`Uthman at the time when the people of Sham and the people of Iraq were Waging
war to conquer Arminya and Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was afraid of their (the people
of Sham and Iraq) differences in the recitation of the Qur'an, so he said to
`Uthman, "O chief of the Believers! Save this nation before they differ about
the Book (Qur'an) as Jews and the Christians did before." So `Uthman sent a
message to Hafsa saying, "Send us the manuscripts of the Qur'an so that we may
compile the Qur'anic materials in perfect copies and return the manuscripts to
you." Hafsa sent it to `Uthman. `Uthman then ordered Zaid bin Thabit, `Abdullah
bin AzZubair, Sa`id bin Al-As and `AbdurRahman bin Harith bin Hisham to rewrite
the manuscripts in perfect copies. `Uthman said to the three Quraishi men, "In
case you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit on any point in the Qur'an, then write it
in the dialect of Quraish, the Qur'an was revealed in their tongue." They did
so, and when they had written many copies, `Uthman returned the original
manuscripts to Hafsa. `Uthman sent to every Muslim province one copy of what
they had copied, and ordered that all the other Qur'anic materials, whether
written in fragmentary manuscripts or whole copies, be burnt. Sa`id bin Thabit
added, "A Verse from Surat Ahzab was missed by me when we copied the Qur'an and
I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting it. So we searched for it and found it
with Khuza`ima bin Thabit Al-Ansari. (That Verse was): 'Among the Believers are
men who have been true in their covenant with Allah.' (3
3.23)
6.511:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu Bakr sent for me and said, "You used to write
the Divine Revelations for Allah's Apostle : So you should search for (the
Qur'an and collect) it." I started searching for the Qur'an till I found the
last two Verses of Surat at-Tauba with Abi Khuza`ima Al-Ansari and I could not
find these Verses with anybody other than him. (They were): 'Verily there has
come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that
you should receive any injury or difficulty ...' (9.128-129)
6.512:
Narrated Al-Bara:
There was revealed: 'Not equal are those believers who
sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah.' ( 4.95) The
Prophet said, "Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the
scapula bone (or the scapula bone and the ink pot)."' Then he said, "Write: 'Not
equal are those Believers who sit..", and at that time `Amr bin Um Maktum, the
blind man was sitting behind the Prophet . He said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is
your order For me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?" So, instead
of the above Verse, the following Verse was revealed: 'Not equal are those
believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are
blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah.' (
4.95)
6.513:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said,
"Gabriel recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it
in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he
recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different
ways."
6.514:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Hisham bin Hakim
reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and I listened
to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which
Allah's Apostle had not taught me. I was about to jump over him during his
prayer, but I controlled my temper, and when he had completed his prayer, I put
his upper garment around his neck and seized him by it and said, "Who taught you
this Sura which I heard you reciting?" He replied, "Allah's Apostle taught it to
me." I said, "You have told a lie, for Allah's Apostle has taught it to me in a
different way from yours." So I dragged him to Allah's Apostle and said (to
Allah's Apostle), "I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which
you haven't taught me!" On that Allah's Apostle said, "Release him, (O `Umar!)
Recite, O Hisham!" Then he recited in the same way as I heard him reciting. Then
Allah's Apostle said, "It was revealed in this way," and added, "Recite, O
`Umar!" I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Apostle then said, "It was
revealed in this way. This Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in seven
different ways, so recite of it whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as
much of it as may be easy for you).
6.515:
Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk: While
I was with Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and
asked, "What type of shroud is the best?" `Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to
you! What does it matter?" He said, "O mother of the Believers! Show me (the
copy of) your Qur'an," She said, "Why?" He said, "In order to compile and
arrange the Qur'an according to it, for people recite it with its Suras not in
proper order." `Aisha said, "What does it matter which part of it you read
first? (Be informed) that the first thing that was revealed thereof was a Sura
from Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise and the Fire. When the people
embraced Islam, the Verses regarding legal and illegal things were revealed. If
the first thing to be revealed was: 'Do not drink alcoholic drinks.' people
would have said, 'We will never leave alcoholic drinks,' and if there had been
revealed, 'Do not commit illegal sexual intercourse, 'they would have said, 'We
will never give up illegal sexual intercourse.' While I was a young girl of
playing age, the following Verse was revealed in Mecca to Muhammad: 'Nay! But
the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will
be more grievous and more bitter.' (5
4.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and
Surat An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed while I was with him." Then `Aisha took
out the copy of the Qur'an for the man and dictated to him the Verses of the
Suras (in their proper order) .
6.516:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:
Surat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya' (The prophets)
are amongst my first earnings and my old property, and (in fact) they are my old
property.
6.517:
Narrated Al-Bara': I learnt, 'Glorify the Name of your
Lord the Most High' (Surat al-A'la) No 87, before the Prophet came (to Medina) .
6.518:
Narrated Shaqiq:
`Abdullah said, "I learnt An-Naza'ir which the
Prophet used to recite in pairs in each rak`a." Then `Abdullah got up and Alqama
accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked him (about
those Suras). He said, "They are twenty Suras that start from the beginning of
Al-Mufassal, according to the arrangement done be Ibn Mas`ud, and end with the
Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim (the Smoke). and "About what they
question one another?" (78.1)
6.519:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was
the most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous) particularly
in the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the
month of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah's Apostle used to recite the Qur'an for
him. When Gabriel met him, he used to become more generous than the fast wind in
doing good.
6.520:
Narrated Abu-Huraira: Gabriel used to repeat the
recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet once a year, but he repeated it twice
with him in the year he died. The Prophet used to stay in I`tikaf for ten days
every year (in the month of Ramadan), but in the year of his death, he stayed in
I`tikaf for twenty days.
6.521:
Narrated Masriq:
`Abdullah bin `Amr
mentioned `Abdullah bin Masud and said, "I shall ever love that man, for I heard
the Prophet saying, 'Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: `Abdullah bin Masud,
Salim, Mu`adh and Ubai bin Ka`b.' "
6.522:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:
Once `Abdullah bin Mas`ud delivered a sermon before us and said, "By Allah, I
learnt over seventy Suras direct from Allah's Apostle . By Allah, the companions
of the Prophet came to know that I am one of those who know Allah's Book best of
all of them, yet I am not the best of them." Shaqiq added: I sat in his
religious gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his
speech).
6.523:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While we were in the city of Hims
(in Syria), Ibn Mas`ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him), "It was not
revealed in this way." Then Ibn Mas`ud said, "I recited it in this way before
Allah's Apostle and he confirmed my recitation by saying, 'Well done!' " Ibn
Mas`ud detected the smell of wine from the man's mouth, so he said to him,
"Aren't you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah's Book and (along with this)
you drink alcoholic liquors too?" Then he lashed him according to the
law.
6.524:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud): By Allah other than Whom
none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Allah's Book
but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in
Allah's Book but I know about whom it was revealed. And if I know that there is
somebody who knows Allah's Book better than I, and he is at a place that camels
can reach, I would go to him.
6.525:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas
bin Malik: "Who collected the Qur'an at the time of the Prophet ?" He replied,
"Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka`b, Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid
bin Thabit and Abu Zaid." 6.526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Prophet
died, none had collected the Qur'an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda'. Mu`adh bin
Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he
had no offspring . 6.527:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, Ubai was the best
of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we leave some of what he recites.'
Ubai says, 'PI have taken it from the mouth of Allah's Apostle and will not
leave for anything whatever." But Allah said "None of Our Revelations do We
abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We substitute something better or
similar."
2.106
6.528:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Mu'alla: While I was
praying, the Prophet called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say: 'O you who
believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he
calls you'?" (8.24) He then said, "Shall I not teach you the most superior Surah
in the Qur'an?" He said, '(It is), 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
' (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven repeatedly recited Verses and
the Magnificent Qur'an which was given to me."
6.529:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: While we were on one of our journeys, we dismounted at a place where
a slave girl came and said, "The chief of this tribe has been stung by a
scorpion and our men are not present; is there anybody among you who can treat
him (by reciting something)?" Then one of our men went along with her though we
did not think that he knew any such treatment. But he treated the chief by
reciting something, and the sick man recovered whereupon he gave him thirty
sheep and gave us milk to drink (as a reward). When he returned, we asked our
friend, "Did you know how to treat with the recitation of something?" He said,
"No, but I treated him only with the recitation of the Mother of the Book (i.e.,
Al-Fatiha)." We said, "Do not say anything (about it) till we reach or ask the
Prophet so when we reached Medina, we mentioned that to the Prophet (in order to
know whether the sheep which we had taken were lawful to take or not). The
Prophet said, "How did he come to know that it (Al-Fatiha) could be used for
treatment? Distribute your reward and assign for me one share thereof as
well."
6.530:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "If somebody recited
the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will be sufficient for
him." Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle ordered me to guard the Zakat
revenue of Ramadan. Then somebody came to me and started stealing of the
foodstuff. I caught him and said, "I will take you to Allah's Apostle!" Then Abu
Huraira described the whole narration and said:) That person said (to me),
"(Please don't take me to Allah's Apostle and I will tell you a few words by
which Allah will benefit you.) When you go to your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi,
(2.255) for then there will be a guard from Allah who will protect you all night
long, and Satan will not be able to come near you till dawn." (When the Prophet
heard the story) he said (to me), "He (who came to you at night) told you the
truth although he is a liar; and it was Satan." 6.531:
Narrated Al-Bara': A
man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him.
A cloud came down and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and
closer to him till his horse started jumping (as if afraid of something). When
it was morning, the man came to the Prophet, and told him of that experience.
The Prophet said, "That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of
(the recitation of) the Qur'an."
6.532:
Narrated Aslam:
Allah's
Apostle was traveling on one of his journeys, and `Umar bin Al-Khattab was
traveling along with him at night. `Umar asked him about something, but Allah's
Apostle I did not answer him. He asked again, but he did not answer. He asked
for the third time!, but he did not answer. On that, `Umar said to himself, "May
your mother lose you! You have asked Allah's Apostle three times, but he did not
answer at all!" `Umar said, "So I made my camel go fast till I was ahead of the
people, and I was afraid that something might be! revealed about me. After a
little while I heard a call maker calling me, I said, 'I was afraid that some
Qur'anic Verse might be revealed about me.' So I went to Allah's Apostle and
greeted him. He said, 'Tonight there has been revealed to me a Surah which is
dearer to me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the world).' Then he
recited: 'Verily! We have given you (O Muhammad I, a manifest victory.' " (Surat
al-Fath) No. (48.1).
6.533:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A man heard
another man reciting (Surat-Al-Ikhlas) 'Say He is Allah, (the) One.' (11
2.
1) repeatedly. The next morning he came to Allah's Apostle and informed him
about it as if he thought that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah's
Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third
of the Qur'an!" Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: My brother, Qatada bin An-Nau'man
said, "A man performed the night prayer late at night in the lifetime of the
Prophet and he read: 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One,' (11
2.1) and read nothing
besides that. The next morning a man went to the Prophet and told him about that
. (The Prophet replied the same as (in Hadith 532) above.)
6.534:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said to his companions, "Is it
difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur'an in one night?" This
suggestion was difficult for them so they said, "Who among us has the power to
do so, O Allah's Apostle?" Allah Apostle replied: " Allah (the) One, the
Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need.' (Surat Al-Ikhlas 11
2.1--to
the End) is equal to one third of the Qur'an."
6.535:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle became sick, he would recite Mu'awwidhat (Surat
Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas) and then blow his breath over his body. When he
became seriously ill, I used to recite (these two Suras) and rub his hands over
his body hoping for its blessings.
6.536.1:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever
thy Prophet go went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and
blow over it after reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas,
and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub,
starting with his head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three
times.
6.536.2:
Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: That while he was reciting
Surat Al-Baqara (The Cow) at night, and his horse was tied beside him, the horse
was suddenly startled and troubled. When he stopped reciting, the horse became
quiet, and when he started again, the horse was startled again. Then he stopped
reciting and the horse became quiet too. He started reciting again and the horse
was startled and troubled once again. Then he stopped reciting and his son,
Yahya was beside the horse. He was afraid that the horse might trample on him.
When he took the boy away and looked towards the sky, he could not see it. The
next morning he informed the Prophet who said, "Recite, O Ibn Hudair! Recite, O
Ibn Hudair!" Ibn Hudair replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My son, Yahya was near the
horse and I was afraid that it might trample on him, so I looked towards the
sky, and went to him. When I looked at the sky, I saw something like a cloud
containing what looked like lamps, so I went out in order not to see it." The
Prophet said, "Do you know what that was?" Ibn Hudair replied, "No." The Prophet
said, "Those were Angels who came near to you for your voice and if you had kept
on reciting till dawn, it would have remained there till morning when people
would have seen it as it would not have disappear
6.537:
Narrated `Abdul
`Aziz bin Rufai': Shaddad bin Ma'qil and I entered upon Ibn `Abbas. Shaddad bin
Ma'qil asked him, "Did the Prophet leave anything (besides the Qur'an)?" He
replied. "He did not leave anything except what is Between the two bindings (of
the Qur'an)." Then we visited Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyya and asked him (the same
question). He replied, "The Prophet did not leave except what is between the
bindings (of the Qur'an).
6.538:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The
Prophet said, "The example of him (a believer) who recites the Qur'an is like
that of a citron which tastes good and smells good. And he (a believer) who does
not recite the Qur'an is like a date which is good in taste but has no smell.
And the example of a dissolute wicked person who recites the Qur'an is like the
Raihana (sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter. And the example of a
dissolute wicked person who does not recite the Qur'an is like the colocynth
which tastes bitter and has no smell.
6.539:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet said, "Your life in comparison to the lifetime of the past nations is
like the period between the time of `Asr prayer and sunset. Your example and the
example of the Jews and Christians is that of person who employed laborers and
said to them, "Who will work for me till the middle of the day for one Qirat (a
special weight)?' The Jews did. He then said, "Who will work for me from the
middle of the day till the `Asr prayer for one Qirat each?" The Christians
worked accordingly. Then you (Muslims) are working from the bar prayer till the
Maghrib prayer for two Qirats each. They (the Jews and the Christians) said, 'We
did more labor but took less wages.' He (Allah) said, 'Have I wronged you in
your rights?' They replied, 'No.' Then He said, 'This is My Blessing which I
give to whom I wish."
6.540:
Narrated Talha:
I asked `Abdullah bin
Abi `Aufa, "Did the Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath
wealth)?" He replied, "No." I said, "How is it prescribed then for the people to
make wills, and they are ordered to do so while the Prophet did not make any
will?" He said, "He made a will wherein he recommended Allah's Book."
6.541:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah does not listen to a
prophet as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a pleasant tone."
The companion of the sub-narrator (Abu Salama) said, "It means, reciting it
aloud."
6.542:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet I said, "Allah does not
listen to a prophet as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a loud
and pleasant tone." Sufyan said, "This saying means: a prophet who regards the
Qur'an as something that makes him dispense with many worldly
pleasures."
6.543:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"Not to wish to be the like except of two men. A man whom Allah has given the
knowledge of the Book and he recites it during the hours of the night, and a man
whom Allah has given wealth, and he spends it in charity during the night and
the hours of the day." 6.544:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle I said,
"Not to wish to be the like of except two men: A man whom Allah has taught the
Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and during the hours of
the day, and his neighbor listens to him and says, 'I wish I had been given what
has been given to so-and-so, so that I might do what he does; and a man whom
Allah has given wealth and he spends it on what is just and right, whereupon an
other man May say, 'I wish I had been given what so-and-so has been given, for
then I would do what he does."
6.545:
Narrated `Uthman:
The Prophet
said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach
it."
6.546:
Narrated `Uthman bin `Affan: The Prophet said, "The most
superior among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach
it."
6.547:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A lady came to the Prophet and
declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His Apostle. The
Prophet said, "I am not in need of women." A man said (to the Prophet) "Please
marry her to me." The Prophet said (to him), "Give her a garment." The man said,
"I cannot afford it." The Prophet said, "Give her anything, even if it were an
iron ring." The man apologized again. The Prophet then asked him, "What do you
know by heart of the Qur'an?" He replied, "I know such-and-such portion of the
Qur'an (by heart)." The Prophet said, "Then I marry her to you for that much of
the Qur'an which you know by heart."
6.548:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A
lady came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come to you to
offer myself to you." He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his
head. When the lady saw that he did not make any decision, she sat down. On
that, a man from his companions got up and said. "O Allah's Apostle! If you are
not in need of this woman, then marry her to me." Allah's Apostle said, "Do you
have anything to offer her?" He replied. "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said to him, "Go to your family and see if you can find something.' The
man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I have not
found anything." The Prophet said, "Try to find something, even if it is an iron
ring.'' He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle,
not even an iron ring, but I have this waist sheet of mine." The man had no
upper garment, so he intended to give her, half his waist sheet. So Allah's
Apostle said, ''What would she do with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she
will have nothing of it over her body, and if she wears it, you will have
nothing over your body." So that man sat for a long period and then got up, and
Allah's Apostle saw him going away, so he ordered somebody to call him. When he
came, the Prophet asked him, " How much of the Qur'an do you know?" He replied,
"I know such Surat and such Surat and such Surat," and went on counting it, The
Prophet asked him, "Can you recite it by heart?" he replied, "Yes." The Prophet
said, "Go, I have married this lady to you for the amount of the Qur'an you know
by heart."
6.549:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The example
of the person who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If
he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run
away."
6.550:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing
that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur'an,' for
indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting
the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel
do."
6.551:
Narrated `Abdullah: I heard the Prophet saying... (as above,
no. 550).
6.552:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Keep on reciting
the Qur'an, for, by Him in Whose Hand my life is, Qur'an runs away (is
forgotten) faster than camels that are released from their tying
ropes."
6.553:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: I saw Allah's Apostle
reciting Surat-al-Fath on his she-camel on the day of the Conquest of
Mecca.
6.554:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Those Suras which you people
call the Mufassal, are the Muhkam. And Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle died
when I was a boy of ten years, and I had learnt the Muhkam (of the Qur'an).
6.555:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said, "I have learnt all the
Muhkam Suras during the life time of Allah's Apostle." I said to him, 'What is
meant by the Muhkam?" He replied, "The Mufassal."
6.556:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet heard a man reciting the Qur'an in the mosque and said, "May
Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of
such a Surah."
6.557:
Narrated Hisham:
(The same Hadith as
6.556,
adding): which I missed (modifying the Verses).
6.558:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle heard a man reciting the Qur'an at night, and said, "May
Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of
such-and-such Suras, which I was caused to forget."
6.559:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Why does anyone of the people say, 'I have
forgotten such-and-such Verses (of the Qur'an)?' He, in fact, is caused (by
Allah) to forget."
6.560:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: The Prophet
said, "If one recites the last two Verses of Surat-al-Baqara at night, it is
sufficient for him (for that night).
6.561:
Narrated `Umar bin Khattab: I
heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle, and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it
in several ways which Allah's Apostle had not taught me. So I was on the point
of attacking him in the prayer, but I waited till he finished his prayer, and
then I seized him by the collar and said, "Who taught you this Surah which I
have heard you reciting?" He replied, "Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I said,
"You are telling a lie; By Allah! Allah's Apostle taught me (in a different way)
this very Surah which I have heard you reciting." So I took him, leading him to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I heard this person reciting
Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, and you have taught me
Surat-al-Furqan." The Prophet said, "O Hisham, recite!" So he recited in the
same way as I heard him recite it before. On that Allah's Apostle said, "It was
revealed to be recited in this way." Then Allah's Apostle said, "Recite, O
`Umar!" So I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Apostle then said, "It was
revealed to be recited in this way." Allah" Apostle added, "The Qur'an has been
revealed to be recited in several different ways, so recite of it that which is
easier for you."
6.562:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet heard a reciter
reciting, the Qur'an in the mosque at night. The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow
His Mercy on him, as he has remind ed me of such-and-such Verses of such
and-such Suras, which I missed!"
6.563:
Narrated Abu Wail: We went to
`Abdullah in the morning and a man said, "Yesterday I recited all the Mufassal
Suras." On that `Abdullah said, "That is very quick, and we have the (Prophet's)
recitation, and I remember very well the recitation of those Suras which the
Prophet used to recite, and they were eighteen Suras from the Mufassal, and two
Suras from the Suras that start with Ha Mim.
6.564:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding His (Allah's) Statement:-- 'Move not your tongue concerning (the
Qur'an) to make haste therewith.' (75.16) And whenever Gabriel descended to
Allah's Apostle with the Divine Inspiration, Allah's Apostle used to move his
tongue and lips, and that used to be hard for him, and one could easily
recognize that he was being inspired Divinely. So Allah revealed the Verse which
occurs in the Surah starting with "I do swear by the Day of Resurrection.'
(75.1) i.e. 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste then
with. It is for Us to collect it (in your mind) (O Muhammad) an give you the
ability to recite it 'by heart.' (75.16-17) which means: It is for us to collect
it (in your mind) and give you the ability to recite it by heart. And when We
have recited it to you (O Muhammad) through Gabriel then follow you its recital.
(75.18) means: 'When We reveal it (the Qur'an) to you, Listen to it.' for then:
It is for Us to explain it and make it clear to you' (75.19) i.e. It is up to Us
to explain it through your tongue. So, when Gabriel came to him, Allah's Apostle
would listen to him attentively, and as soon as Gabriel left, he would recite
the Revelations, as Allah had promised him.
6.565:
Narrated Qatada:
I
asked Anas bin Malik about the recitation of the Prophet. He said, "He used to
pray long (certain sounds) very much.
6.566:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas
was asked, "How was the recitation (of the Qur'an) of the Prophet?' He replied,
"It was characterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then recited:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the
pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most Beneficent,' and 'the Most
Merciful.
6.567:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: I saw the Prophet
reciting (Qur'an) while he was riding on his she camel or camel which was
moving, carrying him. He was reciting Surat Fath or part of Surat Fath very
softly and in an Attractive vibrating tone.
6.568:
Narrated Abu Musa:
That the Prophet said to him' "O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the
musical wind-instruments of the family of David .'
6.569:
Narrated
`Abdullah: That the Prophet said to him, "Recite the Qur'an to me." `Abdullah
said, "Shall I recite (the Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to you?" He
said, "I like to hear it from others."
6.570:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud: The Prophet said to me, "Recite (the Qur'an) to me." I said, "O Allah's
Apostle Shall I recite (the Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to you?"
He said, "Yes." So I recited Surat-An-Nisa' (The Women), but when I recited the
Verse: 'How (will it be) then when We bring from each nation a witness and We
bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people.' ( 4.41) He said,
"Enough for the present," I looked at him and behold! His eyes were overflowing
with tears 6.571:
Narrated Sufyan:
Ibn Shubruma said, "I wanted to see
how much of the Qur'an can be enough (to recite in prayer) and I could not find
a Surah containing less than three Verses, therefore I said to myself), "One
ought not to recite less than three (Qur'anic) Verses (in prayer). Narrated Abu
Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "If somebody recites the last two Verses of Surat
al-Baqara at night, it will be sufficient for him.
6.572:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al `As: My father got me married to a lady of a noble
family, and often used to ask my wife about me, and she used to reply, "What a
wonderful man he is! He never comes to my bed, nor has he approached me since he
married me." When this state continued for a long period, my father told the
story to the Prophet who said to my father, "Let me meet him." Then I met him
and he asked me, "How do you fast?" I replied, "I fast daily," He asked, "How
long does it take you to finish the recitation of the whole Qur'an?" I replied,
"I finish it every night." On that he said, "Fast for three days every month and
recite the Qur'an (and finish it) in one month." I said, "But I have power to do
more than that." He said, "Then fast for three days per week." I said, "i have
the power to do more than that." He said, "Therefore, fast the most superior
type of fasting, (that is, the fasting of (prophet) David who used to fast every
alternate day; and finish the recitation of the whole Qur'an In seven days." I
wish I had accepted the permission of Allah's Apostle as I have become a weak
old man. It is said that `Abdullah used to recite one-seventh of the Qur'an
during the day-time to some of his family members, for he used to check his
memorization of what he would recite at night during the daytime so that it
would be easier for him to read at night. And whenever he wanted to gain some
strength, he used to give up fasting for some days and count those days to fast
for a similar period, for he disliked to leave those things which he used to do
during the lifetime of the Prophet.
6.573:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
The Prophet asked me, "How long does it take you to finish the recitation of the
whole Qur'an?"
6.574:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle said
to me, "Recite the whole Qur'an in one month's time." I said, "But I have power
(to do more than that)." Allah's Apostle said, "Then finish the recitation of
the Qur'an in seven days, and do not finish it in less than this
period."
6.575:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud): Allah's Apostle said (to
me), "Recite the Qur'an to me." I said, "Shall I recite (it) to you while it has
been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it from another person." So I
recited Surat An-Nisa (The Women) till I reached the Verse: 'How (will it be)
then when We bring from each nation a witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as
a witness against these people.' ( 4.41) Then he said to me, "Stop!" Thereupon I
saw his eyes overflowing with tears.
6.576:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet said to me, "Recite Qur'an to me." I said to him. "Shall I recite
(it) to you while it has been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it from
another person."
6.577:
Narrated `Ali:
I heard the Prophet saying,
"In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with foolish
thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they will go out of Islam as
an arrow goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed their throats. So,
wherever you find them, kill them, for there will be a reward for their killers
on the Day of Resurrection." 6.578:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "There will appear some people among you whose prayer
will make you look down upon yours, and whose fasting will make you look down
upon yours, but they will recite the Qur'an which will not exceed their throats
(they will not act on it) and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out
through the game whereupon the archer would examine the arrowhead but see
nothing, and look at the unfeathered arrow but see nothing, and look at the
arrow feathers but see nothing, and finally he suspects to find something in the
lower part of the arrow."
6.579:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said,
"The example of a believer who recites the Qur'an and acts on it, like a citron
which tastes nice and smells nice. And the example of a believer who does not
recite the Qur'an but acts on it, is like a date which tastes good but has no
smell. And the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a Raihana
(sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter And the example of a hypocrite
who does not recite the Qur'an is like a colocynth which tastes bitter and has a
bad smell." 6.580:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Recite (and study)
the Qur'an as long as you agree about its interpretation, but if you have any
difference of opinion (as regards to its interpretation and meaning) then you
should stop reciting it (for the time being).
6.581:
Narrated Jundub:
The Prophet said, "Recite (and study) the Qur'an as long as you agree about
its interpretation, but when you have any difference of opinion (as regards its
interpretation and meaning) then you should stop reciting it (for the time
being)'
6.582:
Narrated `Abdullah: That he heard a man reciting a
Qur'anic Verse which he had heard the Prophet reciting in a different way. So he
took that man to the Prophet (and told him the story). The Prophet said, "Both
of you are reciting in a correct way, so carry on reciting." The Prophet further
added, "The nations which were before you were destroyed (by Allah) because they
differed."
Volume 7
Bk. 62: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
7.1:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet
asking how the Prophet worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about
that, they considered their worship insufficient and said, "Where are we from
the Prophet as his past and future sins have been forgiven." Then one of them
said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The other said, "I
will fast throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third said, "I
will keep away from the women and will not marry forever." Allah's Apostle came
to them and said, "Are you the same people who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am
more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast and break
my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my
tradition in religion, is not from me (not one of my followers).
7.2:
Narrated 'Ursa:
that he asked `Aisha about the Statement of Allah: 'If
you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls, then
marry (other) women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that
you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (the
captives) that your right hands possess. That will be nearer to prevent you from
doing injustice.' ( 4.3) `Aisha said, "O my nephew! (This Verse has been
revealed in connection with) an orphan girl under the guardianship of her
guardian who is attracted by her wealth and beauty and intends to marry her with
a Mahr less than what other women of her standard deserve. So they (such
guardians) have been forbidden to marry them unless they do justice to them and
give them their full Mahr, and they are ordered to marry other women instead of
them."
7.3:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While I was with `Abdullah, `Uthman met
him at Mina and said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman ! I have something to say to you." So
both of them went aside and `Uthman said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rah. man! Shall we marry
you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?" When `Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O
'Alqama!" Then I heard him saying (in reply to `Uthman), "As you have said that,
(I tell you that) the Prophet once said to us, 'O young people! Whoever among
you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to marry, is
recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
7.4:
Narrated `Abdullah: We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no
wealth whatever. So Allah's Apostle said, "O young people! Whoever among you can
marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty
(i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and
whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual
power."
7.5:
Narrated 'Ata:
We presented ourselves along with Ibn
`Abbas at the funeral procession of Maimuna at a place called Sarif. Ibn `Abbas
said, "This is the wife of the Prophet so when you lift her bier, do not Jerk it
or shake it much, but walk smoothly because the Prophet had nine wives and he
used to observe the night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there
was no night turn."
7.6:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet I used to go
round (have sexual relations with) all his wives in one night, and he had nine
wives.
7.7:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas asked me, "Are you
married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best person of this (Muslim)
nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other Muslims, had the largest number of
wives."
7.8:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: The Prophet said, "The
rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the
reward for what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah's and His
Apostle's sake, his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle; and whoever
emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a woman, then his emigration was for
the thing for what he emigrated for." (1)
7.9:
Narrated Ibn Masud: We
used to fight in the holy battles in the company of the Prophet and we had no
wives with us. So we said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we get castrated?" The
Prophet forbade us to do so. 7.10:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: `Abdur-Rahman
bin `Auf came (from Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet made a bond of brotherhood
between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` Al-Ansari. Al-Ansari had two wives, so he
suggested that `Abdur-Rahman take half, his wives and property. `Abdur-Rahman
replied, "May Allah bless you with your wives and property. Kindly show me the
market." So `Abdur-Rahman went to the market and gained (in bargains) some dried
yoghurt and some butter. After a few days the Prophet saw `Abdur-Rahman with
some yellow stains on his clothes and asked him, "What is that, O
`Abdur-Rahman?" He replied, "I had married an Ansari woman." The Prophet asked,
"How much Mahr did you give her?" He replied, "The weight of one (date) stone of
gold." The Prophet said, "Offer a banquet, even with one sheep."
7.11:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: Allah's Apostle forbade `Uthman bin Maz'un to
abstain from marrying (and other pleasures) and if he had allowed him, we would
have gotten ourselves castrated.
7.12:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The
Prophet prevented `Uthman bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed
him, we would have got ourselves castrated. 7.1
3.1:
Narrated `Abdullah:
We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allah's Apostle and we had
nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, "Shall we get ourselves castrated?" He
forbade us that and then allowed us to marry women with a temporary contract (2)
and recited to us: -- 'O you who believe ! Make not unlawful the good things
which Allah has made lawful for you, but commit no transgression.'
(5.87)
7.1
3.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am
a young man and I am afraid that I may commit illegal sexual intercourse and I
cannot afford to marry." He kept silent, and then repeated my question once
again, but he kept silent. I said the same (for the third time) and he remained
silent. Then repeated my question (for the fourth time), and only then the
Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! The pen has dried after writing what you are going
to confront. So (it does not matter whether you) get yourself castrated or
not."
7.14:
Narrated `Aisha :
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Suppose you
landed in a valley where there is a tree of which something has been eaten and
then you found trees of which nothing has been eaten, of which tree would you
let your camel graze?" He said, "(I will let my camel graze) of the one of which
nothing has been eaten before." (The sub-narrator added: `Aisha meant that
Allah's Apostle had not married a virgin besides herself .)
7.15:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You have been shown to
me twice in (my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to
me, 'This is your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to
myself, 'If this dream is from Allah, He will cause it to come true.' "
7.16:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy
Battle) with the Prophet, I started driving my camel fast, as it was a lazy
camel A rider came behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with him,
and then my camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold!
The rider was the Prophet himself. He said, 'What makes you in such a hurry?" I
replied, I am newly married " He said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I
replied, "A matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you may
play with her and she with you?" When we were about to enter (Medina), the
Prophet said, "Wait so that you may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady of
unkempt hair may comb her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may
shave her pubic region.
7.17:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When I got
married, Allah's Apostle said to me, "What type of lady have you married?" I
replied, "I have married a matron' He said, "Why, don't you have a liking for
the virgins and for fondling them?" Jabir also said: Allah's Apostle said, "Why
didn't you marry a young girl so that you might play with her and she with
you?'
7.18:
Narrated 'Ursa:
The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for `Aisha's
hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said "But I am your brother." The Prophet said, "You
are my brother in Allah's religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for
me to marry."
7.19:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The best
women are the riders of the camels and the righteous among the women of Quraish.
They are the kindest women to their children in their childhood and the more
careful women of the property of their husbands."
7.20:
Narrated Abu
Burda's father: Allah's Apostle said, any man who has a slave girl whom he
educates properly, teaches good manners, manumits and marries her, will get a
double reward And if any man of the people of the Scriptures believes in his own
prophet and then believes in me too, he will (also) get a double reward And any
slave who fulfills his duty to his master and to his Lord, will (also) get a
double reward."
7.21:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said: Abraham did
not tell lies except three. (One of them was) when Abraham passed by a tyrant
and (his wife) Sara was accompanying him (Abu Huraira then mentioned the whole
narration and said:) (The tyrant) gave her Hajar. Sara said, "Allah saved me
from the hands of the Kafir (i.e. infidel) and gave me Hajar to serve me." (Abu
Huraira added:) That (Hajar) is your mother, O Banu Ma'-As-Sama' (i.e., the
Arabs). 7.22:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet stayed for three days between
Khaibar and Medina, and there he consummated his marriage to Safiyya bint Huyai.
I invited the Muslims to the wedding banquet in which neither meat nor bread was
offered. He ordered for leather dining-sheets to be spread, and dates, dried
yoghurt and butter were laid on it, and that was the Prophet's wedding banquet.
The Muslims wondered, "Is she (Saffiyya) considered as his wife or his slave
girl?" Then they said, "If he orders her to veil herself, she will be one of the
mothers of the Believers; but if he does not order her to veil herself, she will
be a slave girl. So when the Prophet proceeded from there, he spared her a space
behind him (on his she-camel) and put a screening veil between her and the
people.
7.23:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya
and regarded her manumission as her Mahr.
7.24:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d
As-Sa`idi: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have
come to give you myself in marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Apostle looked at
her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered his
head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A man from
his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not in need of
her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got anything to offer?"
The man said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said (to him), "Go
to your family and see if you have something." The man went and returned,
saying, "No, by Allah, I have not found anything." Allah's Apostle said, "(Go
again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring." He went again and
returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an
iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet)." He had no rida. He added, "I give
half of it to her." Allah's Apostle said, "What will she do with your Izar? If
you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked." So that
man sat down for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Apostle
saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet
said, "How much of the Qur'an do you know?" He said, "I know such Sura and such
Sura," counting them. The Prophet said, "Do you know them by heart?" He replied,
"Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Qur'an
which you have."
7.25:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Hudhaifa bin `Utba bin
Rabi`a bin `Abdi Shams who had witnessed the battle of Badr along with the
Prophet adopted Salim as his son, to whom he married his niece, Hind bint
Al-Walid bin `Utba bin Rabi`a; and Salim was the freed slave of an Ansar woman,
just as the Prophet had adopted Zaid as his son. It was the custom in the
Pre-lslamic Period that if somebody adopted a boy, the people would call him the
son of the adoptive father and he would be the latter's heir. But when Allah
revealed the Divine Verses: 'Call them by (the names of) their fathers . . .
your freed-slaves,' (3
3.5) the adopted persons were called by their fathers'
names. The one whose father was not known, would be regarded as a Maula and your
brother in religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail bin `Amr Al-Quraishi
Al-`Amiri--and she was the wife of Abu- Hudhaifa bin `Utba--came to the Prophet
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son,
and now Allah has revealed what you know (regarding adopted sons)." The
sub-narrator then mentioned the rest of the narration.
7.26:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle entered upon Dubaa bint Az-Zubair and said to her,
"Do you have a desire to perform the Hajj?" She replied, "By Allah, I feel
sick." He said to her, "Intend to perform Hajj and stipulate something by
saying, 'O Allah, I will finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me (i.e. I
am unable to go further)." She was the wife of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad.
7.27:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A woman is married for four things,
i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should
marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
7.28:
Narrated Sahl:
A man passed by Allah's Apostle and Allah s Apostle asked
(his companions) "What do you say about this (man)?" They replied "If he asks
for a lady's hand, he ought to be given her in marriage; and if he intercedes
(for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be
listened to." Allah's Apostle kept silent, and then a man from among the poor
Muslims passed by, an Allah's Apostle asked (them) "What do you say about this
man?" They replied, "If he asks for a lady's hand in marriage he does not
deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his intercession should
not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to.' Allah's
Apostle said, "This poor man is better than so many of the first as filling the
earth.'
7.29:
Narrated 'Ursa:
that he asked `Aisha regarding the
Verse: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans (
4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This Verse refers to the orphan girl who is under
the guardianship of her guardian who likes her beauty and wealth and wishes to
(marry her and) curtails her Mahr. Such guardians have been forbidden to marry
them unless they do justice by giving them their full Mahr, and they have been
ordered to marry other than them. The people asked for the verdict of Allah's
Apostle after that, so Allah revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning the
women . . . whom you desire to marry.' ( 4.127) So Allah revealed to them that
if the orphan girl had beauty and wealth, they desired to marry her and for her
family status. They can only marry them if they give them their full Mahr. And
if they had no desire to marry them because of their lack of wealth and beauty,
they would leave them and marry other women. So, as they used to leave them,
when they had no interest, in them, they were forbidden to marry them when they
had such interest, unless they treated them justly and gave them their full Mahr
Apostle said, 'If at all there is evil omen, it is in the horse, the woman and
the house." a lady is to be warded off. And the Statement of Allah: 'Truly,
among your wives and your children, there are enemies for you (i.e may stop you
from the obedience of Allah)' (6
4.14)
7.30:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Evil omen is in the women, the house and the
horse.' 7.31:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Evil omen was mentioned before the
Prophet: The Prophet said, "If there is evil omen in anything, it is in the
house, the woman and the horse."
7.32:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's
Apostle said, "If at all there is bad omen, it is in the horse, the woman, and
the house."
7.33:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: The Prophet said, "After me I
have not left any affliction more harmful to men than women."
7.34:
Narrated `Aisha :
Three principles were established because of Barira:
(i) When Banra was manumitted she was given the option (to remain with her slave
husband or not). (ii) Allah's Apostle said "The Wala of the slave) is for the
one who manumits (the slave). (iii) When Allah's Apostle entered (the house), he
saw a cooking pot on the fire but he was given bread and meat soup from the soup
of the home. The Prophet said, "Didn't I see the cooking pot (on the fire)?" It
was said, "That is the meat given in charity to Barira, and you do not eat the
(things given in) charity." The Prophet said, "It is an object of charity for
Barira, and it is a present for us."
7.35:
Narrated Aisha"
(regarding) the Verse: 'And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal
justly with the orphans...' ( 4.3) It is about the orphan girl who is in the
custody of a man who is her guardian, and he intends to marry her because of her
wealth, but he treats her badly and does not manage her property fairly and
honestly. Such a man should marry women of his liking other than her, two or
three or four. 'Prohibited to you (for marriage) are: ...your foster-mothers
(who suckled you).' ( 4.23) Marriage is prohibited between persons having a
foster suckling relationship corresponding to a blood relationship which renders
marriage unlawful.
7.36:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
that while Allah's Apostle was with her, she heard a voice of a man asking
permission to enter the house of Hafsa. `Aisha added: I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! This man is asking permission to enter your house." The Prophet said,
"I think he is so-and-so," naming the foster-uncle of Hafsa. `Aisha said, "If
so-and-so," naming her foster uncle, "were living, could he enter upon me?" The
Prophet said, "Yes, for foster suckling relations make all those things unlawful
which are unlawful through corresponding birth (blood) relations."
7.37:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: It was said to the Prophet, "Won't you marry the
daughter of Hamza?" He said, "She is my foster niece (brother's daughter).
"
7.38:
Narrated Um Habiba: (daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Marry my sister. the daughter of Abu Sufyan." The Prophet said, "Do you
like that?" I replied, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife and I like
that my sister should share the good with me." The Prophet said, "But that is
not lawful for me." I said, We have heard that you want to marry the daughter of
Abu Salama." He said, "(You mean) the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "Even if she were not my step-daughter, she would be unlawful for me to
marry as she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama were suckled by Thuwaiba. So
you should not present to me your daughters or your sisters (in marriage)."
Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had
manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his
relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, "What have you
encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I left you, except
that I have been given water to drink in this (the space between his thumb and
other fingers) and that is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."
7.39:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet entered upon her while a man was
sitting with her. Signs of answer seemed to appear on his face as if he disliked
that. She said, "Here is my (foster) brother." He said, "Be sure as to who is
your foster brother, for foster suckling relationship is established only when
milk is the only food of the child."
7.40:
Narrated Aisha:
that Allah
the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, her foster uncle, came, asking permission to enter
upon her after the Verse of Al-Hijab (the use of veils by women) was revealed.
`Aisha added: I did not allow him to enter, but when Allah's Apostle came, I
told him what I had done, and he ordered me to give him permission.
7.41:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: I married a woman and then a black lady came
to us and said, "I have suckled you both (you and your wife)." So I came to the
Prophet and said, "I married so-and-so and then a black lady came to us and said
to me, 'I have suckled both of you.' But I think she is a liar." The Prophet
turned his face away from me and I moved to face his face, and said, "She is a
liar." The Prophet said, "How (can you keep her as your wife) when that lady has
said that she has suckled both of you? So abandon (i.e., divorce) her (your
wife).
7.42:
Narrated Um Habiba: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like
to have (my sister) the daughter of Abu Sufyan?" The Prophet said, "What shall I
do (with her)?" I said, "Marry her." He said, "Do you like that?" I said,
"(Yes), for even now I am not your only wife, so I like that my sister should
share you with me." He said, "She is not lawful for me (to marry)." I said, "We
have heard that you want to marry." He said, "The daughter of Um Salama?" I
said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she should be
unlawful for me to marry, for Thuwaiba suckled me and her father (Abu Salama).
So you should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters, to me."
7.43:
Narrated Um Habiba: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister, the
daughter of Abu Sufyan." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for even now
I am not your only wife; and the most beloved person to share the good with me
is my sister." The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be
married to two sisters at a time.)" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, we
have heard that you want to marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said,
"You mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah ! Even
if she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for
she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you
should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters to me."
7.44:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle forbade that a woman should be married
to man along with her paternal or maternal aunt.
7.45:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A woman and her paternal aunt should not be
married to the same man; and similarly, a woman and her maternal aunt should not
be married to the same man."
7.46:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
forbade that a woman should be married to a man along with her paternal aunt or
with her maternal aunt (at the same time). Az-Zuhri (the sub-narrator) said:
There is a similar order for the paternal aunt of the father of one's wife, for
'Ursa told me that `Aisha said, "What is unlawful because of blood relations, is
also unlawful because of the corresponding foster suckling relations."
7.47:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : Allah's Apostle forbade Ash-Shighar, which means that
somebody marries his daughter to somebody else, and the latter marries his
daughter to the former without paying Mahr.
7.48:
Narrated Hisham's
father: Khaula bint Hakim was one of those ladies who presented themselves to
the Prophet for marriage. `Aisha said, "Doesn't a lady feel ashamed for
presenting herself to a man?" But when the Verse: "(O Muhammad) You may postpone
(the turn of) any of them (your wives) that you please,' (3
3.51) was
revealed, " `Aisha said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I do not see, but, that your Lord
hurries in pleasing you.' "
7.49:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet got
married while he was in the state of Ihram.
7.50:
Narrated `Ali:
I
said to Ibn `Abbas, "During the battle of Khaibar the Prophet forbade (Nikah)
Al-Mut'a and the eating of donkey's meat."
7.51:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I
heard Ibn `Abbas (giving a verdict) when he was asked about the Mut'a with the
women, and he permitted it (Nikah-al-Mut'a). On that a freed slave of his said
to him, "That is only when it is very badly needed and women are scarce." On
that, Ibn `Abbas said, "Yes."
7.52:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah and
Salama bin Al-Akwa`: While we were in an army, Allah's Apostle came to us and
said, "You have been allowed to do the Mut'a (marriage), so do it." Salama bin
Al-Akwa` said: Allah's Apostle's said, "If a man and a woman agree (to marry
temporarily), their marriage should last for three nights, and if they like to
continue, they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so." I do
not know whether that was only for us or for all the people in general. Abu
`Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said: `Ali made it clear that the Prophet said, "The
Mut'a marriage has been cancelled (made unlawful).
7.53:
Narrated Thabit
Al-Banani: I was with Anas while his daughter was present with him. Anas said,
"A woman came to Allah's Apostle and presented herself to him, saying, 'O
Allah's Apostle, have you any need for me (i.e. would you like to marry me)?'
"Thereupon Anas's daughter said, "What a shameless lady she was ! Shame! Shame!"
Anas said, "She was better than you; she had a liking for the Prophet so she
presented herself for marriage to him."
7.54:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A
woman presented herself to the Prophet (for marriage). A man said to him, "O
Allah's Apostle! (If you are not in need of her) marry her to me." The Prophet
said, "What have you got?" The man said, "I have nothing." The Prophet said (to
him), "Go and search for something) even if it were an iron ring." The man went
and returned saying, "No, I have not found anything, not even an iron ring; but
this is my (Izar) waist sheet, and half of it is for her." He had no Rida'
(upper garment). The Prophet said, "What will she do with your waist sheet? If
you wear it, she will have nothing over her; and if she wears it, you will have
nothing over you." So the man sat down and when he had sat a long time, he got
up (to leave). When the Prophet saw him (leaving), he called him back, or the
man was called (for him), and he said to the man, "How much of the Qur'an do you
know (by heart)?" The man replied I know such Sura and such Sura (by heart),"
naming the Suras The Prophet said, "I have married her to you for what you know
of the Qur'an ."
7.55:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : `Umar bin
Al-Khattab said, "When Hafsa bint `Umar became a widow after the death of (her
husband) Khunais bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi who had been one of the companions of the
Prophet, and he died at Medina. I went to `Uthman bin `Affan and presented Hafsa
(for marriage) to him. He said, "I will think it over.' I waited for a few days,
then he met me and said, 'It seems that it is not possible for me to marry at
present.' " `Umar further said, "I met Abu Bakr As-Siddique and said to him, 'If
you wish, I will marry my daughter Hafsa to you." Abu Bakr kept quiet and did
not say anything to me in reply. I became more angry with him than with `Uthman.
I waited for a few days and then Allah's Apostle asked for her hand, and I gave
her in marriage to him. Afterwards I met Abu Bakr who said, 'Perhaps you became
angry with me when you presented Hafsa to me and I did not give you a reply?' I
said, 'Yes.' Abu Bakr said, 'Nothing stopped me to respond to your offer except
that I knew that Allah's Apostle had mentioned her, and I never wanted to let
out the secret of Allah's Apostle. And if Allah's Apostle had refused her, I
would have accepted her.' "
7.56:
Narrated Zainab bint Salama: Um Habiba
said to Allah's Apostle "We have heard that you want to marry Durra bint
Abu-Salama." Allah's Apostle said, "Can she be married along with Um Salama (her
mother)? Even if I have not married Um Salama, she would not be lawful for me to
marry, for her father is my foster brother." 'And there is no blame on you if
you make hint of betrothal or conceal it in your hearts. Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Forbearing.' (2.235) Ibn `Abbas said, "Hint your intention of marrying' is
made by saying (to the widow) for example: "I want to marry, and I wish that
Allah will make a righteous lady available for me.' " Al-Qasim said: One may say
to the widow: 'I hold all respect for you, and I am interested in you; Allah
will bring you much good, or something similar 'Ata said: One should hint his
intention, and should not declare it openly. One may say: 'I have some need.
Have good tidings. Praise be to Allah; you are fit to remarry.' She (the widow)
may say in reply: I am listening to what you say,' but she should not make a
promise. Her guardian should not make a promise (to somebody to get her married
to him) without her knowledge. But if, while still in the Iddat period, she
makes a promise to marry somebody, and he ultimately marries her, they are not
to be separated by divorce (i.e., the marriage is valid).
7.57:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An
angel brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me,
'This is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth from your face, and there you
were. I said to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.'
"
7.58:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I have come to you to present myself to you (for marriage)."
Allah's Apostle glanced at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance
on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say
anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said,
"Have you got anything to offer." The man said, 'No, by Allah, O Allah's
Apostle!" The Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and try to find
something." So the man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's
Apostle! I have not found anything." The Prophet said, "Go again and look for
something, even if it were an iron ring." He went and returned, saying, "No, by
Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my
Izar (waist sheet).' He had no Rida (upper garment). He added, "I give half of
it to her." Allah's Apostle said "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear
it, she will have nothing over herself thereof (will be naked); and if she wears
it, then you will have nothing over yourself thereof ' So the man sat for a long
period and then got up (to leave). When Allah's Apostle saw him leaving, he
ordered that he e called back. When he came, the Prophet asked (him), "How much
of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" The man replied, I know such Sura and
such Sura and such Sura," naming the suras. The Prophet said, "Can you recite it
by heart?" He said, 'Yes." The Prophet said, "Go I let you marry her for what
you know of the Qur'an (as her Mahr).
7.59:
Narrated `Aisha:
(as
regards the Verse): 'And about what is recited unto you in the Book, concerning
orphan girls to whom you give not the prescribed portions and yet, whom you
desire to marry.' ( 4.127) This Verse is about the female orphan who is under
the guardianship of a man with whom she shares her property and he has more
right over her (than anybody else) but does not like to marry her, so he
prevents her, from marrying somebody else, lest he should share the property
with him.
7.60:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: When Hafsa, `Umar's
daughter became a widow because of the death of her (husband) Ibn Hudhafa
As-Sahmi who was one of the companion of the Prophet and the one of the Badr
warriors and died at Medina, `Umar said, "I met `Uthman bin `Affan and gave him
an offer, saying, 'If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you.' He said. 'I will
think it over' I waited for a few days, then he met me and said, 'I have made up
my mind not to marry at present' "`Umar added, "Then I met Abu Bakr and said to
him, 'If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you.' "
7.61:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
concerning the Verse: 'Do not prevent them' (2.232) Ma'qil bin Yasar told me
that it was revealed in his connection. He said, "I married my sister to a man
and he divorced her, and when her days of 'Idda (three menstrual periods) were
over, the man came again and asked for her hand, but I said to him, 'I married
her to you and made her your bed (your wife) and favored you with her, but you
divorced her. Now you come to ask for her hand again? No, by Allah, she will
never go back to you (again)!' That man was not a bad man and his wife wanted to
go back to him. So Allah revealed this Verse: 'Do not prevent them.' (2.232) So
I said, 'Now I will do it (let her go back to him), O Allah's Apostle."So he
married her to him again.
7.62:
Narrated `Aisha:
(regarding His
Statement): 'They ask your instruction concerning the women. Say: Allah
instructs you about them ...' ( 4.127) It is about the female orphan who is
under the guardianship of a man with whom she shares her property and he does
not want to marry her and dislikes that someone else should marry her, lest he
should share the property with him, so he prevents her from marrying. So Allah
forbade such a guardian to do so (i.e. to prevent her from marrying).
7.63:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: While we were sitting in the company of the Prophet
a woman came to him and presented herself (for marriage) to him. The Prophet
looked at her, lowering his eyes and raising them, but did not give a reply. One
of his companions said, "Marry her to me O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet asked
(him), "Have you got anything?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet said,
"Not even an iron ring?" He Sa`d, "Not even an iron ring, but I will tear my
garment into two halves and give her one half and keep the other half." The
Prophet; said, "No. Do you know some of the Qur'an (by heart)?" He said, "Yes."
The Prophet said, "Go, I have agreed to marry her to you with what you know of
the Qur'an (as her Mahr)." 'And for those who have no courses (i.e. they are
still immature). (65.4) And the 'Iddat for the girl before puberty is three
months (in the above Verse).
7.64:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet
married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she
was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till
his death). 7.65:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she
was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old.
Hisham said: I have been informed that `Aisha remained with the Prophet for nine
years (i.e. till his death).
7.66:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A woman came
to Allah's Apostle and said, "I present myself (to you) (for marriage). She
stayed for a long while, then a man said, "If you are not in need of her then
marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got anything m order to pay her
Mahr?" He said, "I have nothing with me except my Izar (waist sheet)." The
Prophet said, "If you give her your Izar, you will have no Izar to wear, (so go)
and search for something. He said, "I could not find anything." The Prophet
said, "Try (to find something), even if it were an iron ring But he was not able
to find (even that) The Prophet said (to him). "Do you memorize something of the
Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura and such Sura," naming those Suras The
Prophet said, "We have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by
heart).
7.67:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A matron should
not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be
given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her
permission). 7.68:
Narrated `Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! A virgin
feels shy." He said, "Her consent is (expressed by) her silence."
7.69:
Narrated Khansa bint Khidam Al-Ansariya: that her father gave her in
marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she went to
Allah's Apostle and he declared that marriage invalid.
7.70:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid and Majammi bin Yazid: The same ,Hadith above: A man
called Khidam married a daughter of his (to somebody) against her consent. 'If
you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then
marry (other) women of your choice.' ( 4.3) And if somebody says to the guardian
(of a woman), "Marry me to so-and-so," and the guardian remained silent or said
to him, "What have you got?" And the other said, "I have so much and so much
(Mahr)," or kept quiet, and then the guardian said, "I have married her to you,"
then the marriage is valid (legal). This narration was told by Sahl on the
authority of the Prophet. 7.71:
Narrated 'Ursa bin Az-Zubair: that he asked
`Aisha, saying to her, "O Mother! (In what connection was this Verse revealed):
'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with orphan girls (to the
end of the verse) that your right hands possess?" ( 4.3) Aisha said, "O my
nephew! It was about the female orphan under the protection of her guardian who
was interested in her beauty and wealth and wanted to marry her with a little or
reduced Mahr. So such guardians were forbidden to marry female orphans unless
they deal with them justly and give their full Mahr; and they were ordered to
marry women other than them."`Aisha added, "(Later) the people asked Allah's
Apostle, for instructions, and then Allah revealed: 'They ask your instruction
concerning the women . . . And yet whom you desire to marry.' ( 4.127) So Allah
revealed to them in this Verse that-if a female orphan had wealth and beauty,
they desired to marry her and were interested in her noble descent and the
reduction of her Mahr; but if she was not desired by them because of her lack in
fortune and beauty they left her and married some other woman. So, as they used
to leave her when they had no interest in her, they had no right to marry her if
they had the desire to do so, unless they deal justly with her and gave her a
full amount of Mahr."
7.72:
Narrated Sahl:
A woman came to the
Prophet,, and presented herself to him (for marriage). He said, "I am not in
need of women these days." Then a man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry her to
me." The Prophet asked him, "What have you got?" He said, "I have got nothing."
The Prophet said, "Give her something, even an iron ring." He said, "I have got
nothing." The Prophet asked (him), "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by
heart)?" He said, "So much and so much." The Prophet said, "I have married her
to you for what you know of the Qur'an."
7.73:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet decreed that one should not try to cancel a bargain already agreed upon
between some other persons (by offering a bigger price). And a man should not
ask for the hand of a girl who is already engaged to his Muslim brother, unless
the first suitor gives her up, or allows him to ask for her hand.
7.74:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Beware of suspicion (about others),
as suspicion is the falsest talk, and do not spy upon each other, and do not
listen to the evil talk of the people about others' affairs, and do not have
enmity with one another, but be brothers. And none should ask for the hand of a
girl who is already engaged to his (Muslim) brother, but one should wait till
the first suitor marries her or leaves her." 7.75:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: "When Hafsa became a widow," `Umar said, "I met Abu Bakr and said to him,
'If you wish I will marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you.' I waited for a few days then
Allah's Apostle asked for her hand. Later Abu Bakr met me and said, 'Nothing
stopped me from returning to you concerning your offer except that I knew that
Allah's Apostle had mentioned (his wish to marry) her, and I could never let out
the secret of Allah's Apostle . If he had left her, I would have accepted her.'
"
7.76:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Two men came from the east and delivered
speeches, and the Prophet said, "Some eloquent speech has the in fluency of
magic (e.g., some people refuse to do something and then a good eloquent speaker
addresses them and then they agree to do that very thing after his speech).
"
7.77:
Narrated Ar-Rabi`: (the daughter of Muawwidh bin Afra) After the
consummation of my marriage, the Prophet came and sat on my bed as far from me
as you are sitting now, and our little girls started beating the tambourines and
reciting elegiac verses mourning my father who had been killed in the battle of
Badr. One of them said, "Among us is a Prophet who knows what will happen
tomorrow." On that the Prophet said, "Leave this (saying) and keep on saying the
verses which you had been saying before." 7.78:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdur
Rahman bin `Auf married a woman and gave her gold equal to the weight of a date
stone (as Mahr). When the Prophet noticed the signs of cheerfulness of the
marriage (on his face) and asked him about it, he said, "I have married a woman
and gave (her) gold equal to a date stone in weight (as Mahr).
7.79:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi: While I was (sitting) among the people in
the company of Allah's Apostle a woman stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
She has given herself in marriage to you; please give your opinion of her." The
Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! She has given herself (in marriage) to you; so please give your opinion
of her. The Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up for the third
time and said, "She has given herself in marriage to you: so give your opinion
of her." So a man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry her to me." The
Prophet asked him, "Have you got anything?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go
and search for something, even if it were an iron ring." The man went and
searched and then returned saying, "I could not find anything, not even an iron
ring." Then the Prophet said, "Do you know something of the Qur'an (by heart)?"
He replied, "I know (by heart) such Sura and such Sura." The Prophet said, "Go!
I have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart).
7.80:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said to a man, "Marry, even with (a Mahr
equal to) an iron ring."
7.81:
Narrated `Uqba:
The Prophet said: "The
stipulations most entitled to be abided by are those with which you are given
the right to enjoy the (women's) private parts (i.e. the stipulations of the
marriage contract).
7.82:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "It is
not lawful for a woman (at the time of wedding) to ask for the divorce of her
sister (i.e. the other wife of her would-be husband) in order to have everything
for herself, for she will take only what has been written for her."
7.83:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to Allah's Apostle and
he had marks of Sufra (yellow perfume). Allah's Apostle asked him (about those
marks). `AbdurRahman bin `Auf told him that he had married a woman from the
Ansar. The Prophet asked, "How much Mahr did you pay her?" He said, "I paid gold
equal to the weight of a date stone." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Give a
wedding banquet, even if with one sheep."
7.84:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet offered a wedding banquet on the occasion of his marriage to Zainab, and
provided a good meal for the Muslims. Then he went out as was his custom on
marrying, he came to the dwelling places of the mothers of the Believers (i.e.
his wives) invoking good (on them), and they were invoking good (on him). Then
he departed (and came back) and saw two men (still sitting there). So he left
again. I do not remember whether I informed him or he was informed (by somebody
else) of their departure).
7.85:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw the
traces of Sufra (yellow perfume) on `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and said, "What is
this?" `Abdur-Rahman, said, "I have married a woman and have paid gold equal to
the weight of a datestone (as her Mahr). The Prophet said to him, "May Allah
bless you: Offer a wedding banquet even with one sheep."
7.86:
Narrated
`Aisha:
When the Prophet married me, my mother came to me and made me enter
the house where I saw some women from the Ansar who said, "May you prosper and
have blessings and have good omen." 7.87:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "A prophet among the prophets went for a military expedition and said to
his people: "A man who has married a lady and wants to consummate his marriage
with her and he has not done so yet, should not accompany me.' "
7.88:
Narrated 'Ursa:
The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with `Aisha
while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was
nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his
death).
7.89:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet stayed for three days at a
place between Khaibar and Medina, and there he consummated his marriage with
Safiyya bint Huyay. I invited the Muslims to a banquet which included neither
meat nor bread. The Prophet ordered for the leather dining sheets to be spread,
and then dates, dried yogurt and butter were provided over it, and that was the
Walima (banquet) of the Prophet. The Muslims asked whether Safiyya would be
considered as his wife or as a slave girl of what his right hands possessed.
Then they said, "If the Prophet screens her from the people, then she Is the
Prophet's wife but if he does not screen her, then she is a slave girl." So when
the Prophet proceeded, he made a place for her (on the camel) behind him and
screened her from people.
7.90:
Narrated Aisha:
When the Prophet
married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the house (of the Prophet)
and nothing surprised me but the coming of Allah's Apostle to me in the
forenoon.
7.91:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Did
you get Anmat?" I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! From where can we have Anmat?" The
Prophet said, "Soon you will have them (Anmat).
7.9
2.1:
Narrated
`Aisha:
that she prepared a lady for a man from the Ansar as his bride and
the Prophet said, "O `Aisha! Haven't you got any amusement (during the marriage
ceremony) as the Ansar like amusement?"
7.9
2.2:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: "Whenever the Prophet passed by (my mother Um-Sulaim) he used to enter
her and greet her. Anas further said: Once the Prophet way a bridegroom during
his marriage with Zainab, Um Sulaim said to me, "Let us give a gift to Allah's
Apostle ." I said to her, "Do it." So she prepared Haisa (a sweet dish) made
from dates, butter and dried yoghurt and she sent it with me to him. I took it
to him and he said, "Put it down," and ordered me to call some men whom he
named, and to invite whomever I would meet. I did what he ordered me to do, and
when I returned, I found the house crowded with people and saw the Prophet
keeping his hand over the Haisa and saying over it whatever Allah wished (him to
say). Then he called the men in batches of ten to eat of it, and he said to
them, "Mention the Name of Allah, and each man should eat of the dish the
nearest to him." When all of them had finished their meals, some of them left
and a few remained there talking, over which I felt unhappy. Then the Prophet
went out towards the dwelling places (of his wives) and I too, went out after
him and told him that those people had left. Then he returned and entered his
dwelling place and let the curtains fall while I was in (his) dwelling place,
and he was reciting the Verses:-- 'O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's
house until leave is given you for a meal, (and then) not (as early as) to what
for its preparation. But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken
your meals, disperse without sitting for a talk. Verily such (behavior) annoys
the Prophet; and he would be shy of (asking) you (to go), but Allah is not shy
of (telling you) the Truth.' (33-53) Abu `Uthman said: Anas said, "I served the
Prophet for ten years."
7.93:
Narrated `Aisha:
That she borrowed a
necklace from Asma' and then it got lost. So Allah's Apostle sent some people
from his companions in search of it. In the meantime the stated time for the
prayer became due and they offered their prayer without ablution. When they came
to the Prophet, they complained about it to him, so the Verse regarding Tayammum
was revealed . Usaid bin Hudair said, "(O `Aisha!) may Allah bless you with a
good reward, for by Allah, never did a difficulty happen in connection with you,
but Allah made an escape from it for you, and brought Allah's Blessings for the
Muslims."
7.94:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you,
when having sexual intercourse with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma
jannibni-Sh-Shaitan wa jannib-ish-Shaitan ma razaqtana, and if it is destined
that they should have a child, then Satan will never be able to harm
him."
7.95:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I was ten years old when Allah's
Apostle arrived at Medina. My mother and aunts used to urge me to serve the
Prophet regularly, and I served him for ten years. When the Prophet died I was
twenty years old, and I knew about the order of Al-Hijab (veiling of ladies)
more than any other person when it was revealed. It was revealed for the first
time when Allah's Apostle had consummated his marriage with Zainab bint Jahsh.
When the day dawned, the Prophet was a bridegroom and he invited the people to a
banquet, so they came, ate, and then all left except a few who remained with the
Prophet for a long time. The Prophet got up and went out, and I too went out
with him so that those people might leave too. The Prophet proceeded and so did
I, till he came to the threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place. Then thinking that
these people have left by then, he returned and so did I along with him till he
entered upon Zainab and behold, they were still sitting and had not gone. So the
Prophet again went away and I went away along with him. When we reached the
threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place, he thought that they had left, and so he
returned and I too, returned along with him and found those people had left.
Then the Prophet drew a curtain between me and him, and the Verses of Al-Hijab
were revealed.
7.96:
Narrated Anas:
When `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf
married an Ansari woman, the Prophet asked him, "How much Mahr did you give
her?" `Abdur-Rahman said, "Gold equal to the weight of a date stone." Anas
added: When they (i.e. the Prophet and his companions) arrived at Medina, the
emigrants stayed at the Ansar's houses. `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf stayed at Sa`d
bin Ar-Rabi's house. Sa`d said to `Abdur-Rahman, "I will divide and share my
property with you and will give one of my two wives to you." `Abdur-Rahman said,
"May Allah bless you, your wives and property (I am not in need of that; but
kindly show me the way to the market)." So `Abdur-Rahman went to the market and
traded there gaining a profit of some dried yoghurt and butter, and married (an
Ansari woman). The Prophet said to him, "Give a banquet, even if with one
sheep."
7.97:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not give a better
wedding banquet on the occasion of marrying any of his wives than the one he
gave on marrying Zainab, and that banquet was with (consisted of) one
sheep.
7.98:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya and
then married her, and her Mahr was her manumission, and he gave a wedding
banquet with Hais (a sort of sweet dish made from butter, cheese and
dates).
7.99:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet consummated his marriage
with a woman (Zainab), so he sent me to invite men to the meals.
7.100:
Narrated Thabit:
The marriage of Zainab bint Jahash was mentioned in the
presence of Anas and he said, "I did not see the Prophet giving a better banquet
on marrying any of his wives than the one he gave on marrying Zainab. He then
gave a banquet with one sheep."
7.101:
Narrated Safiyya bint Shaiba: The
Prophet gave a banquet with two Mudds of barley on marrying some of his wives.
(1 Mudd= 1 3/4 of a kilogram) .
7.102:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you is invites to a wedding banquet, he must
go for it (accept the invitation) ."
7.103:
Narrated Abu Musa: The
Prophet said, "Set the captives free, accept the invitation (to a wedding
banquet), and visit the patients."
7.104:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:
The Prophet ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He
ordered us to visit the patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply to
the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka-l-lah (May Allah bestow His Mercy upon
you), if he says 'Al-hamduli l-lah' (Praise be to Allah), to help others to
fulfill their oaths, to help the oppressed, to greet (whomever one should meet),
and to accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet). He forbade us to wear
golden rings, to use silver utensils, to use Maiyathir (cushions of silk stuffed
with cotton and placed under the rider on the saddle), the Qasiyya (linen
clothes containing silk brought from an Egyptian town), the Istibraq (thick
silk) and the Dibaj (another kind of silk). (See Hadith No. 539 and
753).
7.105:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Abu Usaid As-Sa'di invited Allah's
Apostle to his wedding party and his wife who was the bride, served them on that
day. Do you know what drink she gave Allah's Apostle? She had soaked some dates
for him (in water) overnight, and when he had finished his meal she gave him
that drink (of soaked dates).
7.106:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The worst food
is that of a wedding banquet to which only the rich are invited while the poor
are not invited. And he who refuses an invitation (to a banquet) disobeys Allah
and His Apostle .
7.107:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If I am
invited to a meal of trotters I will accept it; and if I am given a trotter as a
present I will accept it."
7.108:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar
said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Accept the marriage invitation if you are invited
to it.' " Ibn `Umar used to accept the invitation whether to a wedding banquet
or to any other party, even when he was fasting.
7.109:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Once the Prophet saw some women and children coming from a wedding party.
He got up energetically and happily and said, "By Allah! You (i.e., the Ansar)
are the most beloved of all people to me."
7.110:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) I bought a cushion having on it pictures (of
animals). When Allah's Apostle saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter. I
noticed the sign of disapproval on his face and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
repent to Allah and His Apostle. What sin have I committed?' Allah's Apostle
said. "What is this cushion?" I said, "I have bought it for you so that you may
sit on it and recline on it." Allah's Apostle said, "The makers of these
pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to
them, 'Give life to what you have created (i.e., these pictures).' " The Prophet
added, "The Angels of (Mercy) do not enter a house in which there are pictures
(of animals).
7.111:
Narrated Sahl:
When Abu Usaid As-Sa`idi got
married, he invited the Prophet and his companions. None prepared the food for
them and brought it to them but his wife. She soaked some dates in water in a
stone pot overnight, and when the Prophet had finished his food, she provided
him with that drink (of soaked dates).
7.112:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Abu
Usaid As-Sa`idi invited the Prophet to his wedding party and his wife served him
on that day, and she was the bride. She said (or Sahl said), "Do you know what
she soaked for Allah's Apostle? She soaked some dates for him (in water) in a
drinking bowl overnight." 7.113:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"The woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten her, she will break. So if
you want to get benefit from her, do so while she still has some
crookedness."
7.114:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I
advise you to take care of the women, for they are created from a rib and the
most crooked portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it,
it will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you to
take care of the women."
7.115:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: During the lifetime
of the Prophet we used to avoid chatting leisurely and freely with our wives
lest some Divine inspiration might be revealed concerning us. But when the
Prophet had died, we started chatting leisurely and freely (with
them).
7.116:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "Everyone
of you is a guardian and everyone of you is responsible (for his wards). A ruler
is a guardian and is responsible(for his subjects); a man is a guardian of his
family and responsible (for them); a wife is a guardian of her husband's house
and she is responsible (for it), a slave is a guardian of his master's property
and is responsible (for that). Beware! All of you are guardians and are
responsible (for your wards).
7.117:
Narrated `Aisha:
Eleven women
sat (at a place) and promised and contracted that they would not conceal
anything of the news of their husbands. The first one said, "My husband is like
the meat of a slim weak camel which is kept on the top of a mountain which is
neither easy to climb, nor is the meat fat, so that one might put up with the
trouble of fetching it." The second one said, "I shall not relate my husband's
news, for I fear that I may not be able to finish his story, for if I describe
him, I will mention all his defects and bad traits." The third one said, "My
husband, the "too-tall"! if I describe him (and he hears of that) he will
divorce me, and if I keep quiet, he will keep me hanging (neither divorcing me
nor treating me as a wife)." The fourth one said, "My husband is (moderate in
temper) like the night of Tihama: neither hot nor cold; I am neither afraid of
him, nor am I discontented with him." The fifth one said, "My husband, when
entering (the house) is a leopard (sleeps a lot), and when going out, is a lion
(boasts a lot). He does not ask about whatever is in the house." The sixth one
said, "If my husband eats, he eats too much (leaving the dishes empty), and if
he drinks he leaves nothing; if he sleeps he sleeps he rolls himself (alone in
our blankets); and he does not insert his palm to inquire about my feelings."
The seventh one said, "My husband is a wrong-doer or weak and foolish. All the
defects are present in him. He may injure your head or your body or may do
both." The eighth one said, "My husband is soft to touch like a rabbit and
smells like a Zarnab (a kind of good smelling grass)." The ninth one said, "My
husband is a tall generous man wearing a long strap for carrying his sword. His
ashes are abundant (i.e. generous to his guests) and his house is near to the
people (who would easily consult him)." The tenth one said, "My husband is Malik
(possessor), and what is Malik? Malik is greater than whatever I say about him.
(He is beyond and above all praises which can come to my mind). Most of his
camels are kept at home (ready to be slaughtered for the guests) and only a few
are taken to the pastures. When the camels hear the sound of the lute (or the
tambourine) they realize that they are going to be slaughtered for the guests."
The eleventh one said, "My husband is Abu Zar` and what is Abu Zar` (i.e., what
should I say about him)? He has given me many ornaments and my ears are heavily
loaded with them and my arms have become fat (i.e., I have become fat). And he
has pleased me, and I have become so happy that I feel proud of myself. He found
me with my family who were mere owners of sheep and living in poverty, and
brought me to a respected family having horses and camels and threshing and
purifying grain. Whatever I say, he does not rebuke or insult me. When I sleep,
I sleep till late in the morning, and when I drink water (or milk), I drink my
fill. The mother of Abu Zar and what may one say in praise of the mother of Abu
Zar? Her saddle bags were always full of provision and her house was spacious.
As for the son of Abu Zar, what may one say of the son of Abu Zar? His bed is as
narrow as an unsheathed sword and an arm of a kid (of four months) satisfies his
hunger. As for the daughter of Abu Zar, she is obedient to her father and to her
mother. She has a fat well-built body and that arouses the jealousy of her
husband's other wife. As for the (maid) slave girl of Abu Zar, what may one say
of the (maid) slavegirl of Abu Zar? She does not uncover our secrets but keeps
them, and does not waste our provisions and does not leave the rubbish scattered
everywhere in our house." The eleventh lady added, "One day it so happened that
Abu Zar went out at the time when the milk was being milked from the animals,
and he saw a woman who had two sons like two leopards playing with her two
breasts. (On seeing her) he divorced me and married her. Thereafter I married a
noble man who used to ride a fast tireless horse and keep a spear in his hand.
He gave me many things, and also a pair of every kind of livestock and said, Eat
(of this), O Um Zar, and give provision to your relatives." She added, "Yet, all
those things which my second husband gave me could not fill the smallest utensil
of Abu Zar's." `Aisha then said: Allah's Apostle said to me, "I am to you as Abu
Zar was to his wife Um Zar."
7.118:
Narrated 'Ursa:
Aisha said,
"While the Ethiopians were playing with their small spears, Allah's Apostle
screened me behind him and I watched (that display) and kept on watching till I
left on my own." So you may estimate of what age a little girl may listen to
amusement.
7.119:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : I had been eager to ask `Umar bin
Al-Khattab about the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet regarding
whom Allah said 'If you two (wives of the Prophet namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn
in repentance to Allah, your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the
Prophet likes). (66.4) till `Umar performed the Hajj and I too, performed the
Hajj along with him. (On the way) `Umar went aside to answer the call of nature,
and I also went aside along with him carrying a tumbler full of water, and when
`Umar had finished answering the call of nature, I poured water over his hands
and he performed the ablution. Then I said to him, "O chief of the Believers!
Who were the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet regarding whom Allah
said: 'If you two (wives of the Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah your hearts
are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet likes)?" (66.4) He said, "I
am astonished at your question, O Ibn `Abbas. They were `Aisha and Hafsa." Then
`Umar went on narrating the Hadith and said, "I and an Ansari neighbor of mine
from Bani Umaiyya bin Zaid who used to live in `Awali-al-Medina, used to visit
the Prophet in turn. He used to go one day and I another day. When I went, I
would bring him the news of what had happened that day regarding the Divine
Inspiration and other things, and when he went, he used to do the same for me.
We, the people of Quraish used to have the upper hand over our wives, but when
we came to the Ansar, we found that their women had the upper hand over their
men, so our women also started learning the ways of the Ansari women. I shouted
at my wife and she retorted against me and I disliked that she should answer me
back. She said to me, 'Why are you so surprised at my answering you back? By
Allah, the wives of the Prophet answer him back and some of them may leave (does
not speak to) him throughout the day till the night.' The (talk) scared me and I
said to her, 'Whoever has done so will be ruined!' Then I proceeded after
dressing myself, and entered upon Hafsa and said to her, 'Does anyone of you
keep the Prophet angry till night?' She said, 'Yes.' I said, 'You are a ruined
losing person! Don't you fear that Allah may get angry for the anger of Allah's
Apostle and thus you will be ruined? So do not ask more from the Prophet and do
not answer him back and do not give up talking to him. Ask me whatever you need
and do not be tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e., `Aisha) in her manners for
she is more charming than you and more beloved to the Prophet ." `Umar added,"At
that time a talk was circulating among us that (the tribe of) Ghassan were
preparing their horses to invade us. My Ansari companion, on the day of his
turn, went (to the town) and returned to us at night and knocked at my door
violently and asked if I was there. I became horrified and came out to him. He
said, 'Today a great thing has happened.' I asked, 'What is it? Have (the people
of) Ghassan come?' He said, 'No, but (What has happened) is greater and more
horrifying than that: Allah's Apostle; has divorced his wives. `Umar added, "The
Prophet kept away from his wives and I said "Hafsa is a ruined loser.' I had
already thought that most probably this (divorce) would happen in the near
future. So I dressed myself and offered the morning prayer with the Prophet and
then the Prophet; entered an upper room and stayed there in seclusion. I entered
upon Hafsa and saw her weeping. I asked, 'What makes you weep? Did I not warn
you about that? Did the Prophet divorce you all?' She said, 'I do not know.
There he is retired alone in the upper room.' I came out and sat near the pulpit
and saw a group of people sitting around it and some of them were weeping. I sat
with them for a while but could not endure the situation, so I went to the upper
room where the Prophet; was and said to a black slave of his, 'Will you get the
permission (of the Prophet ) for `Umar (to enter)?' The slave went in, talked to
the Prophet about it and then returned saying, 'I have spoken to the Prophet and
mentioned you but he kept quiet.' Then I returned and sat with the group of
people sitting near the pulpit. but I could not bear the situation and once
again I said to the slave, 'Will you get the permission for `Umar?' He went in
and returned saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he kept quiet.' So I returned
again and sat with the group of people sitting near the pulpit, but I could not
bear the situation, and so I went to the slave and said, 'Will you get the
permission for `Umar?' He went in and returned to me saying, 'I mentioned you to
him but he kept quiet.' When I was leaving, behold! The slave called me, saying,
'The Prophet has given you permission.' Then I entered upon Allah's Apostle and
saw him Lying on a bed made of stalks of date palm leaves and there was no
bedding between it and him. The stalks left marks on his side and he was leaning
on a leather pillow stuffed with date-palm fires. I greeted him and while still
standing I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you divorced your wives?' He looked at
me and said, 'No.' I said, 'Allah Akbar!' And then, while still standing, I said
chatting, 'Will you heed what I say, O Allah's Apostle? We, the people of
Quraish used to have power over our women, but when we arrived at Medina we
found that the men (here) were overpowered by their women.' The Prophet smiled
and then I said to him, 'Will you heed what I say, O Allah's Apostle? I entered
upon Hafsa and said to her, "Do not be tempted to imitate your companion
(`Aisha), for she is more charming than you and more beloved to the Prophet.' "
The Prophet smiled for a second time. When I saw him smiling, I sat down. Then I
looked around his house, and by Allah, I could not see anything of importance in
his house except three hides, so I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to
make your followers rich, for the Persians and the Romans have been made
prosperous and they have been given (the pleasures of the world), although they
do not worship Allah.' Thereupon the Prophet sat up as he was reclining. and
said, 'Are you of such an opinion, O the son of Al-Khattab? These are the people
who have received the rewards for their good deeds in this world.' I said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Ask Allah to forgive me.' Then the Prophet kept away from his
wives for twenty-nine days because of the story which Hafsa had disclosed to
`Aisha. The Prophet had said, 'I will not enter upon them (my wives) for one
month,' because of his anger towards them, when Allah had admonished him. So,
when twenty nine days had passed, the Prophet first entered upon `Aisha. `Aisha
said to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! You had sworn that you would not enter upon us
for one month, but now only twenty-nine days have passed, for I have been
counting them one by one.' The Prophet said, 'The (present) month is of twenty
nine days.' `Aisha added, 'Then Allah revealed the Verses of the option. (2) And
out of all his-wives he asked me first, and I chose him.' Then he gave option to
his other wives and they said what `Aisha had said . " (1) The Prophet, ' had
decided to abstain from eating a certain kind of food because of a certain
event, so Allah blamed him for doing so. Some of his wives were the cause of him
taking that decision, therefore he deserted them for one month. See Qur'an:
(66.4)
7.120:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A woman should not
fast (optional fasts) except with her husband's permission if he is at home
(staying with her).
7.121:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If a
man Invites his wife to sleep with him and she refuses to come to him, then the
angels send their curses on her till morning."
7.122:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "If a woman spends the night deserting her husband's
bed (does not sleep with him), then the angels send their curses on her till she
comes back (to her husband).
7.123:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "It is not lawful for a lady to fast (Nawafil) without the permission of
her husband when he is at home; and she should not allow anyone to enter his
house except with his permission; and if she spends of his wealth (on charitable
purposes) without being ordered by him, he will get half of the
reward."
7.124:
Narrated Usama:
The Prophet said, "I stood at the
gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the
poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the
companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the
gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were
women."
7.125:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: During the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle, the sun eclipsed. Allah's Apostle offered the prayer of (the)
eclipse) and so did the people along with him. He performed a long Qiyam
(standing posture) during which Surat-al-Baqara could have been recited; then he
performed a pro-longed bowing, then raised his head and stood for a long time
which was slightly less than that of the first Qiyam (and recited Qur'an). Then
he performed a prolonged bowing again but the period was shorter than the period
of the first bowing, then he stood up and then prostrated. Again he stood up,
but this time the period of standing was less than the first standing. Then he
performed a prolonged bowing but of a lesser duration than the first, then he
stood up again for a long time but for a lesser duration than the first. Then he
performed a prolonged bowing but of lesser duration than the first, and then he
again stood up, and then prostrated and then finished his prayer. By then the
sun eclipse had cleared. The Prophet then said, "The sun and the moon are two
signs among the signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse because of the death or
birth of someone, so when you observe the eclipse, remember Allah (offer the
eclipse prayer)." They (the people) said, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you
stretching your hand to take something at this place of yours, then we saw you
stepping backward." He said, "I saw Paradise (or Paradise was shown to me), and
I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes), and had I plucked it, you
would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the (Hell) Fire,
and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I saw that the
majority of its dwellers were women." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What
is the reason for that?" He replied, "Because of their ungratefulness." It was
said. "Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrateful to Allah)?" He replied,
"They are not thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors done
to them. Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some
harshness from you, she will say, "I have never seen any good from you.'
"
7.126:
Narrated `Imran:
The Prophet said, "I looked at Paradise and
saw that the majority of its residents were the poor; and I looked at the (Hell)
Fire and saw that the majority of its residents were women."
7.127:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As: Allah's Apostle said, "O `Abdullah!
Have I not been formed that you fast all the day and stand in prayer all night?"
I said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Do not do that! Observe the fast
sometimes and also leave them (the fast) at other times; stand up for the prayer
at night and also sleep at night. Your body has a right over you, your eyes have
a right over you and your wife has a right over you." 7.128:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Prophet said, "All of you are guardians and are responsible for your
wards. The ruler is a guardian and the man is a guardian of his family; the lady
is a guardian and is responsible for her husband's house and his offspring; and
so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards."
7.129:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not visit his
wives for one month, and he sat in an upper room belonging to him. Then, on the
twenty ninth day he came down. It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! You had taken an
oath not to visit your wives for one month." He said, "The (present) month is of
twenty-nine days."
7.130:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet took an oath
that he would not enter upon some of his wives for one month. But when twenty
nine days had elapsed, he went to them in the morning or evening. It was said to
him, "O Allah's Prophet! You had taken an oath that you would not enter upon
them for one month." He replied, "The month can be of twenty nine
days."
7.131:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One morning we saw the wives of the
Prophet weeping, and everyone of them had her family with her, I went to the
mosque and found that it was crowded with people. Then `Umar bin Al-Khattab came
and went up to the Prophet who was in his upper room. He greeted him but nobody
answered. He greeted again, but nobody answered. Then the gatekeeper called him
and he entered upon the Prophet, and asked, "Have you divorced your wives?" The
Prophet, said, "No, but I have taken an oath not to go to them for one month."
So the Prophet stayed away (from his wives) for twenty nine days and then
entered upon them.
7.132:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zam`a: The Prophet said,
"None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual
intercourse with her in the last part of the day."
7.133:
Narrated
`Aisha:
An Ansari woman gave her daughter in marriage and the hair of the
latter started falling out. The Ansari women came to the Prophet and mentioned
that to him and said, "Her (my daughter's) husband suggested that I should let
her wear false hair." The Prophet said, "No, (don't do that) for Allah sends His
curses upon such ladies who lengthen their hair artificially." 7.134:
Narrated Aisha:
regarding the Verse: 'If a wife fears cruelty or
desertion on her husband's part ...') ( 4.128) It concerns the woman whose
husband does not want to keep her with him any longer, but wants to divorce her
and marry some other lady, so she says to him: 'Keep me and do not divorce me,
and then marry another woman, and you may neither spend on me, nor sleep with
me.' This is indicated by the Statement of Allah: 'There is no blame on them if
they arrange an amicable settlement between them both, and (such) settlement is
better." ( 4.128)
7.135:
Narrated Jabir:
We used to practice coitus
interrupt us during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle .
7.136:
Narrated
Jabir:
We used to practice coitus interrupt us while the Qur'an was being
revealed. Jabir added: We used to practice coitus interrupt us during the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle while the Qur'an was being Revealed.
7.137:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: We got female captives in the war booty and we
used to do coitus interruptus with them. So we asked Allah's Apostle about it
and he said, "Do you really do that?" repeating the question thrice, "There is
no soul that is destined to exist but will come into existence, till the Day of
Resurrection."
7.138:
Narrated al-Qasim: Aisha said that whenever the
Prophet intended to go on a journey, he drew lots among his wives (so as to take
one of them along with him). During one of his journeys the lot fell on `Aisha
and Hafsa. When night fell the Prophet would ride beside `Aisha and talk with
her. One night Hafsa said to `Aisha, "Won't you ride my camel tonight and I ride
yours, so that you may see (me) and I see (you) (in new situation)?" `Aisha
said, "Yes, (I agree.)" So `Aisha rode, and then the Prophet came towards
`Aisha's camel on which Hafsa was riding. He greeted Hafsa and then proceeded
(beside her) till they dismounted (on the way). `Aisha missed him, and so, when
they dismounted, she put her legs in the Idhkhir and said, "O Lord (Allah)! Send
a scorpion or a snake to bite me for I am not to blame him (the Prophet ).
7.139:
Narrated `Aisha:
Sauda bint Zam`a gave up her turn to me
(`Aisha), and so the Prophet used to give me (`Aisha) both my day and the day of
Sauda.
7.140:
Narrated Anas:
The tradition, (of the Prophet) is that
if someone marries a virgin and he has already a matron wife (with him), then he
should stay with the virgin for seven days; and if someone marries a matron (and
he has already a virgin wife with him) then he should stay with her for three
days.
7.141:
Narrated Anas:
It is the Prophet's tradition that if
someone marries a virgin and he has already a matron wife then he should stay
for seven days with her (the virgin) and then by turns; and if someone marries a
matron and he has already a virgin wife then he should stay with her (the
matron) for three days, and then by turns.
7.142:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet used to pass by (have sexual relation with) all his wives in
one night, and at that time he had nine wives.
7.143:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle finished his `Asr prayer, he would enter upon his
wives and stay with one of them. One day he went to Hafsa and stayed with her
longer than usual.
7.144:
Narrated `Aisha:
that during his fatal
ailment, Allah's Apostle, used to ask his wives, "Where shall I stay tomorrow?
Where shall I stay tomorrow?" He was looking forward to Aisha's turn. So all his
wives allowed him to stay where he wished, and he stayed at `Aisha's house till
he died there. `Aisha added: He died on the day of my usual turn at my house.
Allah took him unto Him while his head was between my chest and my neck and his
saliva was mixed with my saliva.
7.145:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: that `Umar
entered upon Hafsa and said, "O my daughter! Do not be misled by the manners of
her who is proud of her beauty because of the love of Allah's Apostle for her."
By 'her' he meant `Aisha. `Umar added, "Then I told that to Allah's Apostle and
he smiled (on hearing that).
7.146:
Narrated Asma:
Some lady said, "O
Allah's Apostle! My husband has another wife, so it is sinful of me to claim
that he has given me what he has not given me (in order to tease her)?" Allah's
Apostle said, The one who pretends that he has been given what he has not been
given, is just like the (false) one who wears two garments of
falsehood."
7.147:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud: The Prophet, said,
"There is none having a greater sense of Ghira than Allah. And for that He has
forbidden the doing of evil actions (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) There is
none who likes to be praised more than Allah does."
7.148:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "O followers of Muhammad! There is none, who
has a greater sense of Ghira (self-respect) than Allah, so He has forbidden that
His slave commits illegal sexual intercourse or His slave girl commits illegal
sexual intercourse. O followers of Muhammad! If you but knew what I know, you
would laugh less and weep more!"
7.149:
Narrated Asma':
I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "There is nothing (none) having a greater sense of Ghira
(self-respect) than Allah." And narrated Abu Huraira that he heard the Prophet
(saying the same). 7.150:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet; said, "Allah
has a sense of Ghira, and Allah's sense of Ghira is provoked when a believer
does something which Allah has prohibited."
7.151:
Narrated Asma' bint
Abu Bakr: When Az-Zubair married me, he had no real property or any slave or
anything else except a camel which drew water from the well, and his horse. I
used to feed his horse with fodder and drew water and sew the bucket for drawing
it, and prepare the dough, but I did not know how to bake bread. So our Ansari
neighbors used to bake bread for me, and they were honorable ladies. I used to
carry the date stones on my head from Zubair's land given to him by Allah's
Apostle and this land was two third Farsakh (about two miles) from my house. One
day, while I was coming with the date stones on my head, I met Allah's Apostle
along with some Ansari people. He called me and then, (directing his camel to
kneel down) said, "Ikh! Ikh!" so as to make me ride behind him (on his camel). I
felt shy to travel with the men and remembered Az-Zubair and his sense of Ghira,
as he was one of those people who had the greatest sense of Ghira. Allah's
Apostle noticed that I felt shy, so he proceeded. I came to Az-Zubair and said,
"I met Allah's Apostle while I was carrying a load of date stones on my head,
and he had some companions with him. He made his camel kneel down so that I
might ride, but I felt shy in his presence and remembered your sense of Ghira
(See the glossary). On that Az-Zubair said, "By Allah, your carrying the date
stones (and you being seen by the Prophet in such a state) is more shameful to
me than your riding with him." (I continued serving in this way) till Abu Bakr
sent me a servant to look after the horse, whereupon I felt as if he had set me
free.
7.152:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was in the house of one
of his wives, one of the mothers of the believers sent a meal in a dish. The
wife at whose house the Prophet was, struck the hand of the servant, causing the
dish to fall and break. The Prophet gathered the broken pieces of the dish and
then started collecting on them the food which had been in the dish and said,
"Your mother (my wife) felt jealous." Then he detained the servant till a
(sound) dish was brought from the wife at whose house he was. He gave the sound
dish to the wife whose dish had been broken and kept the broken one at the house
where it had been broken.
7.153:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet, said,
"I entered Paradise and saw a palace and asked whose palace is this? They (the
Angels) said, "This palace belongs to `Umar bin Al-Khattab.' I intended to enter
it, and nothing stopped me except my knowledge about your sense of Ghira
(self-respect (O `Umar)." `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my father and
mother be sacrificed for you! O Allah's Prophet! How dare I think of my Ghira
(self-respect) being offended by you?" 7.154:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we
were sitting with Allah's Apostle, (he) Allah's Apostle said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I asked, "Whose
palace is this?' It was said, 'This palace belongs to `Umar.' Then I remembered
his sense of Ghira and returned." On that `Umar started weeping in that
gathering and said, "O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of my self-respect
being offended by you?"
7.155:
Narrated Aisha:
That Allah's Apostle
said to her, "I you are pleased with me or angry with me." I said, "Whence do
you know that?" He said, "When you are pleased with me, you say, 'No, by the
Lord of Muhammad,' but when you are angry with me, then you say, 'No, by the
Lord of Abraham.' " Thereupon I said, "Yes (you are right), but by Allah, O
Allah's Apostle, I leave nothing but your name."
7.156:
Narrated `Aisha:
I never felt so jealous of any wife of Allah's Apostle as I did of Khadija
because Allah's Apostle used to remember and praise her too often and because it
was revealed to Allah's Apostle that he should give her (Khadija) the glad
tidings of her having a palace of Qasab in Paradise .
7.157:
Narrated
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: I heard Allah's Apostle who was on the pulpit, saying,
"Banu Hisham bin Al-Mughira have requested me to allow them to marry their
daughter to `Ali bin Abu Talib, but I don't give permission, and will not give
permission unless `Ali bin Abi Talib divorces my daughter in order to marry
their daughter, because Fatima is a part of my body, and I hate what she hates
to see, and what hurts her, hurts me."
7.158:
Narrated Anas:
I will
narrate to you a Habith I heard from Allah's Apostle and none other than I will
tell you of it. I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "From among the portents of the
Hour are the following: Religious knowledge will be taken away; General
ignorance (in religious matters) will increase; illegal Sexual intercourse will
prevail: Drinking of alcoholic drinks will prevail. Men will decrease in number,
and women will increase in number, so much so that fifty women will be looked
after by one man."
7.159:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: Allah's Apostle said,
"Beware of entering upon the ladies." A man from the Ansar said, "Allah's
Apostle! What about Al-Hamu the in-laws of the wife (the brothers of her husband
or his nephews etc.)?" The Prophet replied: The in-laws of the wife are death
itself.
7.160:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : The Prophet said, "No man should
stay with a lady in seclusion except in the presence of a Dhu-Muhram." A man
stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My wife has gone out intending to perform
the Hajj and I have been enrolled (in the army) for such-and-such campaign." The
Prophet said, "Return and perform the Hajj with your wife."
7.161:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: An Ansari woman came to the Prophet and he took her
aside and said (to her). "By Allah, you (Ansar) are the most beloved people to
me."
7.162:
Narrated Um Salama: that while the Prophet was with her,
there was an effeminate man in the house. The effeminate man said to Um Salama's
brother, `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiyya, "If Allah should make you conquer Ta'if
tomorrow, I recommend that you take the daughter of Ghailan (in marriage) for
(she is so fat) that she shows four folds of flesh when facing you and eight
when she turns her back." Thereupon the Prophet said (to us), "This (effeminate
man) should not enter upon you (anymore).
7.163:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper part of the
body) while I was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in the courtyard of
the mosque. (I continued watching) till I was satisfied. So you may deduce from
this event how a little girl (who has not reached the age of puberty) who is
eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this respect.
7.164:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once Sa`da bint Zam`a went out at night for some need,
and `Umar saw her, and recognizing her, he said (to her), "By Allah, O Sa`da!
You cannot hide yourself from us." So she returned to the Prophet and mentioned
that to him while he was sitting in my dwelling taking his supper and holding a
bone covered with meat in his hand. Then the Divine Inspiration was revealed to
him and when that state was over, he (the Prophet was saying: "O women! You have
been allowed by Allah to go out for your needs."
7.165:
Narrated Salim's
father: The Prophet said, "If the wife of anyone of you asks permission to go to
the mosque, he should not forbid her."
7.166:
Narrated `Aisha:
My
foster uncle came and asked permission (to enter) but I refused to admit him
till I asked Allah's Apostle about that. He said, "He is your uncle, so allow
him to come in." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have been suckled by a woman and
not by a man." Allah's Apostle said, "He is your uncle, so let him enter upon
you." And that happened after the order of Al-Hijab (compulsory veiling) was
revealed. All things which become unlawful because of blood relations are
unlawful because of the corresponding foster suckling relations.
7.167:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "A woman should not look at
or touch another woman to describe her to her husband in such a way as if he was
actually looking at her." 7.168:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "A
woman should not look at or touch another woman to describe her to her husband
in such a way as if he was actually looking at her."
7.169:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: (The Prophet) Solomon son of (the Prophet) David said, "Tonight I will
go round (i.e. have sexual relations with) one hundred women (my wives) everyone
of whom will deliver a male child who will fight in Allah's Cause." On that an
Angel said to him, "Say: 'If Allah will.' " But Solomon did not say it and
forgot to say it. Then he had sexual relations with them but none of them
delivered any child except one who delivered a half person. The Prophet said,
"If Solomon had said: 'If Allah will,' Allah would have fulfilled his (above)
desire and that saying would have made him more hopeful."
7.170:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet disliked that one should go to one's family at
night (on returning from a journey).
7.171:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you is away from his house for a long
time, he should not return to his family at night."
7.172:
Narrated
Jabir:
I was with Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and when we returned, I
wanted to hurry, while riding a slow camel. A rider came behind me. I looked
back and saw that the rider was Allah's Apostle . He said (to me), "What makes
you in such a hurry?" I replied, "I am newly married." He said, "Did you marry a
virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin but) a matron." He said, "Why
didn't you marry a young girl with whom you could play and who could play with
you?" Then when we approached (Medina) and were going to enter (it), the Prophet
said, "Wait till you enter (your homes) at night (in the first part of the
night) so that the ladies with unkempt hair may comb their hair, and those whose
husbands have been absent (for a long time) may shave their pubic hair." (The
sub-narrator, Hashim said: A reliable narrator told me that the Prophet added in
this Hadith: "(Seek to beget) children! Children, O Jabir!")
7.173:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "If you enter (your town) at
night (after coming from a journey), do not enter upon your family till the
woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the
woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair" Allah's Apostle further said, "(O
Jabir!) Seek to have offspring, seek to have offspring!" 7.174:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: We were with the Prophet in Ghazwa, and when we returned
and approached Medina, I wanted to hurry while riding a slow camel. A rider
overtook me and pricked my camel with a spear which he had, whereupon my camel
started running as fast as any other fast camel you may see. I looked back, and
behold, the rider was Allah's Apostle . I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am newly
married " He asked, "Have you got married?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "A virgin
or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin) but a matron" He said, "Why didn't you
marry a young girl so that you could play with her and she with you?" When we
reached (near Medina) and were going to enter it, the Prophet said, "Wait till
you enter your home early in the night so that the lady whose hair is unkempt
may comb her hair and that the lady whose husband has been away may shave her
pubic hair."
7.175:
Narrated Abu Hazim: The people differed about the
type of treatment which had been given to Allah's Apostle on the day (of the
battle) of Uhud. So they asked Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`id who was the only surviving
Companion (of the Prophet) at Medina. He replied, "Nobody Is left at Medina who
knows it better than I. Fatima was washing the blood off his face and `Ali was
bringing water in his shield, and then a mat of date-palm leaves was burnt and
(the ash) was inserted into the wound."
7.176:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin
`Abis: I heard Ibn `Abbas answering a man who asked him, "Did you attend the
prayer of `Id al Adha or `Id-al-Fitr with Allah's Apostle?" Ibn `Abbas replied,
"Yes, and had it not been for my close relationship with him, I could not have
offered it." (That was because of his young age). Ibn `Abbas further said,
Allah's Apostle went out and offered the Id prayer and then delivered the
sermon." Ibn `Abbas did not mention anything about the Adhan (the call for
prayer) or the Iqama. He added, "Then the Prophet went to the women and
instructed them and gave them religious advice and ordered them to give alms and
I saw them reaching out (their hands to) their ears and necks (to take off the
earrings and necklaces, etc.) and throwing (it) towards Bilal. Then the Prophet
returned with Bilal to his house . "
7.177:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Bakr
admonished me and poked me with his hands in the flank, and nothing stopped me
from moving at that time except the position of Allah's Apostle whose head was
on my thigh.
Bk. 63: Divorce
7.178:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: that he
had divorced his wife while she was menstruating during the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle . `Umar bin Al-Khattab asked Allah's Apostle about that. Allah's Apostle
said, "Order him (your son) to take her back and keep her till she is clean and
then to wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again, whereupon,
if he wishes to keep her, he can do so, and if he wishes to divorce her he can
divorce her before having sexual intercourse with her; and that is the
prescribed period which Allah has fixed for the women meant to be
divorced."
7.179:
Narrated Anas bin Seereen: Ibn `Umar said: "I divorced
my wife while she was menstruating. `Umar mentioned that to the Prophet . The
Prophet said, (to my father), "Let your son take her back." I asked (Ibn `Umar),
"Is such a divorce counted (i.e. as one legal divorce)?" Ibn `Umar said, "Of
course." Narrated Yunus bin Jubair: Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet said to `Umar,
'Order him (Ibn `Umar) to take her back.' " I asked, "Is such a divorce counted
(as one legal divorce)?" Ibn `Umar said, "What do you think if someone becomes
helpless and foolish?"
7.180:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: (Divorcing my wife
during her menses) was counted as one legal divorce.
7.181:
Narrated
Al-Awza:
I asked Az-Zuhri, "Which of the wives of the Prophet sought refuge
with Allah from him?" He said "I was told by 'Ursa that `Aisha said, 'When the
daughter of Al-Jaun was brought to Allah's Apostle (as his bride) and he went
near her, she said, "I seek refuge with Allah from you." He said, "You have
sought refuge with The Great; return to your family."
7.182:
Narrated Abu
Usaid: We went out with the Prophet to a garden called Ash-Shaut till we reached
two walls between which we sat down. The Prophet said, "Sit here," and went in
(the garden). The Jauniyya (a lady from Bani Jaun) had been brought and lodged
in a house in a date-palm garden in the home of Umaima bint An-Nu`man bin
Sharahil, and her wet nurse was with her. When the Prophet entered upon her, he
said to her, "Give me yourself (in marriage) as a gift." She said, "Can a
princess give herself in marriage to an ordinary man?" The Prophet raised his
hand to pat her so that she might become tranquil. She said, "I seek refuge with
Allah from you." He said, "You have sought refuge with One Who gives refuge.
Then the Prophet came out to us and said, "O Abu Usaid! Give her two white linen
dresses to wear and let her go back to her family." Narrated Sahl and Abu Usaid:
The Prophet married Umaima bint Sharahil, and when she was brought to him, he
stretched his hand towards her. It seemed that she disliked that, whereupon the
Prophet ordered Abu Usaid to prepare her and to provide her with two white linen
dresses. (See Hadith No. 541).
7.183:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: similarly
as above (182).
7.184:
Narrated Abi Ghallab Yunus bin Jubair: I asked Ibn
`Umar,"(What is said regarding) a man divorces his wife during her period?" He
said, "Do you know Ibn `Umar? Ibn `Umar divorced his wife while she was
menstruating. `Umar then went to the Prophet and mentioned that to him. The
Prophet ordered him to take her back and when she became clean, he could divorce
her if he wanted." I asked (Ibn `Umar), "Was that divorce counted as one legal
divorce?" He said, "If one becomes helpless and foolish (will he be excused? Of
course not). "
7.185:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi: Uwaimir
Al-`Ajlani came to `Asim bin Adi Al-Ansari and asked, "O `Asim! Tell me, if a
man sees his wife with another man, should he kill him, whereupon you would kill
him in Qisas, or what should he do? O `Asim! Please ask Allah's Apostle about
that." `Asim asked Allah's Apostle about that. Allah's Apostle disliked that
question and considered it disgraceful. What `Asim heard from Allah's Apostle
was hard on him. When he returned to his family, 'Uwaimir came to him and said
"O `Asim! What did Allah's Apostle say to you?" `Asim said, "You never bring me
any good. Allah's Apostle disliked to hear the problem which I asked him about."
'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will not leave the matter till I ask him about it."
So 'Uwaimir proceeded till he came to Allah's Apostle who was in the midst of
the people and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If a man finds with his wife another
man, should he kill him, whereupon you would kill him (in Qisas): or otherwise,
what should he do?" Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has revealed something
concerning the question of you and your wife. Go and bring her here." So they
both carried out the judgment of Lian, while I was present among the people (as
a witness). When both of them had finished, 'Uwaimir said, "O Allah's Apostle!
If I should now keep my wife with me, then I have told a lie". Then he
pronounced his decision to divorce her thrice before Allah's Apostle ordered him
to do so. (Ibn Shihab said, "That was the tradition for all those who are
involved in a case of Lian."
7.186:
Narrated `Aisha:
The wife of
Rifa`a Al-Qurazi came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Rifa`a
divorced me irrevocably. After him I married `Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair
Al-Qurazi who proved to be impotent." Allah's Apostle said to her, "Perhaps you
want to return to Rifa`a? Nay (you cannot return to Rifa`a) until you and
`Abdur-Rahman consummate your marriage." 7.187:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man
divorced his wife thrice (by expressing his decision to divorce her thrice),
then she married another man who also divorced her. The Prophet was asked if she
could legally marry the first husband (or not). The Prophet replied, "No, she
cannot marry the first husband unless the second husband consummates his
marriage with her, just as the first husband had done."
7.188:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle gave us the option (to remain with him or to be
divorced) and we selected Allah and His Apostle . So, giving us that option was
not regarded as divorce.
7.189:
Narrated Musruq:
I asked `Aisha about
the option: She said, "The Prophet gave us the option. Do you think that option
was considered as a divorce?" I said, "It matters little to me if I give my wife
the option once or a hundred times after she has chosen me."
7.190:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man divorced his wife and she married another man who
proved to be impotent and divorced her. She could not get her satisfaction from
him, and after a while he divorced her. Then she came to the Prophet and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! My first husband divorced me and then I married another man
who entered upon me to consummate his marriage but he proved to be impotent and
did not approach me except once during which he benefited nothing from me. Can I
remarry my first husband in this case?" Allah's Apostle said, "It is unlawful to
marry your first husband till the other husband consummates his marriage with
you."
7.191:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: that he heard Ibn `Abbas saying,
"If a man makes his wife unlawful for him, it does not mean that she is
divorced." He added, "Indeed in the Apostle of Allah , you have a good example
to follow."
7.192:
Narrated `Ubaid bin `Umar: I heard `Aisha saying, "The
Prophet used to stay for a long while with Zanab bint Jahsh and drink honey at
her house. So Hafsa and I decided that if the Prophet came to anyone of us, she
should say him, "I detect the smell of Maghafir (a nasty smelling gum) in you.
Have you eaten Maghafir?' " So the Prophet visited one of them and she said to
him similarly. The Prophet said, "Never mind, I have taken some honey at the
house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I shall never drink of it anymore." So there was
revealed: 'O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful
for you . . . If you two (wives of Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah,'
(66.1-4) addressing Aisha and Hafsa. 'When the Prophet disclosed a matter in
confidence to some of his wives.' (66.3) namely his saying: But I have taken
some honey."
7.193:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was fond of
honey and sweet edible things and (it was his habit) that after finishing the
`Asr prayer he would visit his wives and stay with one of them at that time.
Once he went to Hafsa, the daughter of `Umar and stayed with her more than
usual. I got jealous and asked the reason for that. I was told that a lady of
her folk had given her a skin filled with honey as a present, and that she made
a syrup from it and gave it to the Prophet to drink (and that was the reason for
the delay). I said, "By Allah we will play a trick on him (to prevent him from
doing so)." So I said to Sa`da bint Zam`a "The Prophet will approach you, and
when he comes near you, say: 'Have you taken Maghafir (a bad-smelling gum)?' He
will say, 'No.' Then say to him: 'Then what is this bad smell which i smell from
you?' He will say to you, 'Hafsa made me drink honey syrup.' Then say: Perhaps
the bees of that honey had sucked the juice of the tree of Al-`Urfut.' I shall
also say the same. O you, Safiyya, say the same." Later Sa`da said, "By Allah,
as soon as he (the Prophet ) stood at the door, I was about to say to him what
you had ordered me to say because I was afraid of you." So when the Prophet came
near Sa`da, she said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Have you taken Maghafir?" He
said, "No." She said. "Then what is this bad smell which I detect on you?" He
said, "Hafsa made me drink honey syrup." She said, "Perhaps its bees had sucked
the juice of Al-`Urfut tree." When he came to me, I also said the same, and when
he went to Safiyya, she also said the same. And when the Prophet again went to
Hafsa, she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give you more of that drink?" He
said, "I am not in need of it." Sa`da said, "By Allah, we deprived him (of it)."
I said to her, "Keep quiet." '
7.194:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their
minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered." And Qatada
said, "If someone divorces his wife just in his mind, such an unuttered divorce
has no effect.:
7.195:
Narrated Jabir:
A man from the tribe of Bani
Aslam came to the Prophet while he was in the mosque and said, "I have committed
illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to the other side. The
man turned towards the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and
gave four witnesses against himself. On that the Prophet called him and said,
"Are you insane?" (He added), "Are you married?" The man said, 'Yes." On that
the Prophet ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Musalla (a praying
place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was
caught at Al-Harra and then killed
7.196:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man
from Bani Aslam came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque and called
(the Prophet ) saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual
intercourse." On that the Prophet turned his face from him to the other side,
whereupon the man moved to the side towards which the Prophet had turned his
face, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual
intercourse." The Prophet turned his face (from him) to the other side whereupon
the man moved to the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and
repeated his statement. The Prophet turned his face (from him) to the other side
again. The man moved again (and repeated his statement) for the fourth time. So
when the man had given witness four times against himself, the Prophet called
him and said, "Are you insane?" He replied, "No." The Prophet then said (to his
companions), "Go and stone him to death." The man was a married one. Jabir bin
`Abdullah Al-Ansari said: I was one of those who stoned him. We stoned him at
the Musalla (`Id praying place) in Medina. When the stones hit him with their
sharp edges, he fled, but we caught him at Al-Harra and stoned him till he
died.
7.197:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The wife of Thabit bin Qais came to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I do not blame Thabit for defects in his
character or his religion, but I, being a Muslim, dislike to behave in
un-Islamic manner (if I remain with him)." On that Allah's Apostle said (to
her), "Will you give back the garden which your husband has given you (as
Mahr)?" She said, "Yes." Then the Prophet said to Thabit, "O Thabit! Accept your
garden, and divorce her once."
7.198:
Narrated `Ikrima:
The sister of
`Abdullah bin Ubai narrated (the above narration, 197) with the addition that
the Prophet said to Thabit's wife, "Will you return his garden?" She said,
"Yes," and returned it, and (then) the Prophet ordered Thabit to divorce her.
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The wife of Thabit bin Qais came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I do not blame Thabit for any defects in his character
or his religion, but I cannot endure to live with him." On that Allah's Apostle
said, "Will you return his garden to him?" She said, "Yes."
7.199:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The wife of Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas came to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I do not blame Thabit for any defects in
his character or his religion, but I am afraid that I (being a Muslim) may
become unthankful for Allah's Blessings." On that, Allah's Apostle said (to
her), 'Will you return his garden to him?" She said, "Yes." So she returned his
garden to him and the Prophet told him to divorce her.
7.200:
Narrated
`Ikrima:
that Jamila... Then he related the whole ,Hadith, (i.e.
199).
7.201:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama Az-Zuhri: I heard the
Prophet saying, "Banu Al-Mughira have asked my leave to let `Ali marry their
daughter, but I give no leave to this effect." 7.202:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Three traditions were established concerning
situations in which Barra was involved: When she was manumitted, she was given
the option to keep her husband or leave him; Allah's Apostle said, "The wala is
for the one who manumits, Once Allah's Apostle entered the house while some meat
was being cooked in a pot, but only bread and some soup of the house were placed
before, him. He said, "Don't I see the pot containing meat?" They said, "Yes,
but that meat was given to Barira in charity (by someone), and you do not eat
what it given in charity."The Prophet said "That meat is alms for her, but for
us it is a present."
7.203:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I saw him as a slave,
(namely, Barira's husband).
7.204:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That was Mughith,
the slave of Bani so-and-so, i.e., Barira's husband as if I am now looking at
him following her (Barira) along the streets of Medina.
7.205:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Barira's husband was a black slave called Mughith, the slave of Bani
so-and-so-- as if I am seeing him now, walking behind her along the streets of
Medina.
7.206:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Barira's husband was a slave called
Mughith, as if I am seeing him now, going behind Barira and weeping with his
tears flowing down his beard. The Prophet said to `Abbas, "O `Abbas ! are you
not astonished at the love of Mughith for Barira and the hatred of Barira for
Mughith?" The Prophet then said to Barira, "Why don't you return to him?" She
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you order me to do so?" He said, "No, I only
intercede for him." She said, "I am not in need of him." 7.207:
Narrated
Al-Aswad: Aisha intended to buy Barira, but her masters stipulated that her wala
wound be for them. Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet who said (to `Aisha),
"Buy and manumit her, for the wala is for the one who manumits." Once some me;
was brought to the Prophet and was said, "This meat was given in charity to
Barira. " The Prophet said, "It an object of charity for Barira and present for
us."
7.208:
Narrated Adam:
Shu`ba relate the same Hadith and added:
Barira was given the option regarding her husband.
7.209:
Narrated Nafi`:
Whenever Ibn `Umar was asked about marrying a Christian lady or a Jewess, he
would say: "Allah has made it unlawful for the believers to marry ladies who
ascribe partners in worship to Allah, and I do not know of a greater thing, as
regards to ascribing partners in worship, etc. to Allah, than that a lady should
say that Jesus is her Lord although he is just one of Allah's slaves."
7.210:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The pagans were of two kinds as regards their
relationship to the Prophet and the Believers. Some of them were those with whom
the Prophet was at war and used to fight against, and they used to fight him;
the others were those with whom the Prophet made a treaty, and neither did the
Prophet fight them, nor did they fight him. If a lady from the first group of
pagans emigrated towards the Muslims, her hand would not be asked in marriage
unless she got the menses and then became clean. When she became clean, it would
be lawful for her to get married, and if her husband emigrated too before she
got married, then she would be returned to him. If any slave or female slave
emigrated from them to the Muslims, then they would be considered free persons
(not slaves) and they would have the same rights as given to other emigrants.
The narrator then mentioned about the pagans involved with the Muslims in a
treaty, the same as occurs in Mujahid's narration. If a male slave or a female
slave emigrated from such pagans as had made a treaty with the Muslims, they
would not be returned, but their prices would be paid (to the pagans). Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Qariba, the daughter of Abi Umaiyya, was the wife of `Umar bin
Al-Khattab. `Umar divorced her and then Mu'awiyya bin Abi Sufyan married her.
Similarly, Um Al-Hakam, the daughter of Abi Sufyan was the wife of 'Iyad bin
Ghanm Al-Fihri. He divorced her and then `Abdullah bin `Uthman Al-Thaqafi
married her.
7.211:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) When
believing women came to the Prophet as emigrants, he used to test them in
accordance with the order of Allah. 'O you who believe! When believing women
come to you as emigrants, examine them . . .' (60.10) So if anyone of those
believing women accepted the above mentioned conditions, she accepted the
conditions of faith. When they agreed on those conditions and confessed that
with their tongues, Allah's Apostle would say to them, "Go, I have accepted your
oath of allegiance (for Islam). By Allah, and hand of Allah's Apostle never
touched the hand of any woman, but he only used to take their pledge of
allegiance orally. By Allah, Allah's Apostle did not take the pledge of
allegiance of the women except in accordance with what Allah had ordered him.
When he accepted their pledge of allegiance he would say to them, "I have
accepted your oath of allegiance."
7.212:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would abstain from his wives, and at that
time his leg had been sprained (dislocated). So he stayed in the Mashruba (an
attic room) of his for 29 days. Then he came down, and they (the people) said,
"O Allah's Apostle! You took an oath to abstain from your wives for one month."
He said, "The month is of twenty nine days."
7.213:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to say about the Ila (which Allah defined (in the Holy Book),
"If the period of Ila expires, then the husband has either to retain his wife in
a handsome manner or to divorce her as Allah has ordered." Ibn `Umar added,
"When the period of four months has expired, the husband should be put in prison
so that he should divorce his wife, but the divorce does not occur unless the
husband himself declares it. This has been mentioned by `Uthman, `Ali, Abu
Ad-Darda, `Aisha and twelve other companions of the Prophet ."
7.214:
Narrated Yazid:
(the Maula of Munba'ith) The Prophet was asked regarding
the case of a lost sheep. He said, "You should take it, because it is for you,
or for your brother, or for the wolf." Then he was asked about a lost camel. He
got angry and his face became red and he said (to the questioner), "You have
nothing to do with it; it has its feet and its water container with it; it can
go on drinking water and eating trees till its owner meets it." And then the
Prophet was asked about a Luqata (money found by somebody). He said, "Remember
and recognize its tying material and its container, and make public announcement
about it for one year. If somebody comes and identifies it (then give it to
him), otherwise add it to your property."
7.215:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle performed the Tawaf (around the Ka`ba while riding his camel,
and every time he reached the corner (of the Black Stone) he pointed at it with
his hand and said, "Allahu Akbar." (Zainab said: The Prophet said, "An opening
has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this and this," forming the
number 90 (with his thumb and index finger).
7.216.1:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Abul Qasim (the Prophet ) said, "There is an hour (or a moment) of
particular significance on Friday. If it happens that a Muslim is offering a
prayer and invoking Allah for some good at that very moment, Allah will grant
him his request." (The sub-narrator placed the top of his finger on the palm of
the other hand between the middle finger and the little one.)
7.216.2:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle a Jew
attacked a girl and took some silver ornaments she was wearing and crushed her
head. Her relative brought her to the Prophet while she was in her last breaths,
and she was unable to speak. Allah's Apostle asked her, "Who has hit you? So-and
so?", mentioning somebody other than her murderer. She moved her head,
indicating denial. The Prophet mentioned another person other than the murderer,
and she again moved her head indicating denial. Then he asked, "Was it
so-and-so?", mentioning the name of her killer. She nodded, agreeing. Then
Allah's Apostle; ordered that the head of that Jew be crushed between two
stones.
7.217:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Afflictions will emerge from here," pointing towards the East.
7.218:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi A'ufa: We were with Allah's Apostle on a journey,
and when the sun set, he said to a man, "Get down and prepare a drink of Sawiq
for me." The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you wait till it is evening?"
Allah's Apostle again said, "Get down and prepare a drink of Sawiq." The man
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you wait till it is evening, for it is still
daytime. " The Prophet again said, "Get down and prepare a drink of Sawiq." So
the third time the man got down and prepared a drink of sawiq for him. Allah's
Apostle drank thereof and pointed with his hand towards the East, saying, "When
you see the night falling from this side, then a fasting person should break his
fast."
7.219.1:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "The
call (or the Adhan) of Bila should not stop you from taking the Suhur-meals for
Bilal calls (or pronounces the Adhan) so that the one who is offering the night
prayer should take a rest, and he does not indicate the daybreak or dawn." The
narrator, Yazid, described (how dawn breaks) by stretching out his hands and
then separating them wide apart.
7.219.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, The example of a miser and a generous person is like that of two
persons wearing iron cloaks from the breast upto the neck When the generous
person spends, the iron cloak enlarges and spread over his skin so much so that
it covers his fingertips and obliterates his tracks. As for the miser, as soon
as he thinks of spending every ring of the iron cloak sticks to its place
(against his body) and he tries to expand it, but it does not expand. The
Prophet pointed with his hand towards his throat.
7.220:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Shall I tell you of the best families among
the Ansar?" They (the people) said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said,
"The best are Banu- An-Najjar, and after them are Banu `Abdil Ash-hal, and after
them are Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj, and after them are Banu Sa`ida." The
Prophet then moved his hand by closing his fingers and then opening them like
one throwing something, and then said, "Anyhow, there is good in all the
families of the Ansar. "
7.221:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi: (a
companion of Allah's Apostle) Allah's Apostle, holding out his middle and index
fingers, said, "My advent and the Hour's are like this (or like these)," namely,
the period between his era and the Hour is like the distance between those two
fingers, i.e., very short.
7.222:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
(holding out his ten fingers thrice), said, "The month is thus and thus and
thus," namely thirty days. Then (holding out his ten fingers twice and then nine
fingers), he said, "It may be thus and thus and thus," namely twenty nine days.
He meant once thirty days and once twenty nine days.
7.223:
Narrated Abu
Masud: The Prophet pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said twice, "Faith is
there," and then pointed towards the East, and said, "Verily, sternness and
mercilessness are the qualities of those who are busy with their camels and pay
no attention to their religion, where the two sides of the head of Satan will
appear," namely, the tribes of Rabl'a and Muqar.
7.224:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Apostle said, "I and the one who looks after an orphan will be like
this in Paradise," showing his middle and index fingers and separating them.
7.225:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! A black child has been born for me." The Prophet asked him, "Have you
got camels?" The man said, "Yes." The Prophet asked him, "What color are they?"
The man replied, "Red." The Prophet said, "Is there a grey one among them?' The
man replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Whence comes that?" He said, "May be it
is because of heredity." The Prophet said, "May be your latest son has this
color because of heredity."
7.226:
Narrated `Abdullah: An Ansari man
accused his wife (of committing illegal sexual intercourse). The Prophet made
both of them takes the oath of Lian, and separated them from each other (by
divorce). 7.227:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Hilal bin Umaiyya accused his wife of
illegal sexual intercourse and came to the Prophet to bear witness (against
her), (taking the oath of Lian). The Prophet was saying, "Allah knows that
either of you is a liar. Will anyone of you repent (to Allah)?" Then the lady
got up and gave her witness.
7.228:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi:
'Uwaimir Al-Ajlani came to `Asim bin Ad Al-Ansari and said to him, "O `Asim!
Suppose a man saw another man with his wife, would he kill him whereupon you
would kill him; or what should he do? Please, O `Asim, ask about this on my
behalf." `Asim asked Allah's Apostle about it. Allah's Apostle, disliked that
question and considered it disgraceful. What `Asim heard from Allah's Apostle
was hard on him. When `Asim returned to his family, 'Uwaimir came to him and
said, "O `Asim! What did Allah's Apostle. say to you?" `Asim said to 'Uwaimir,
"You never bring me any good. Allah's Apostle disliked the problem which I asked
him about." 'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will not give up this matter until I ask
the Prophet about it." So 'Uwaimir proceeded till he came to Allah's Apostle in
the midst of people, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If a man sees another man
with his wife, would he kill him, whereupon you would kill him, or what should
he do?" Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has revealed some decree as regards you and
your wives case. Go and bring her." So they carried out the process of Lian
while I was present among the people with Allah's Apostle. When they had
finished their Lian, 'Uwaimir said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I should now keep her
with me as a wife, then I have told a lie." So he divorced her thrice before
Allah's Apostle ordered him. (Ibn Shihab said: So divorce was the tradition for
all those who were involved in a case of Lian.)
7.229:
Narrated Ibn
Juraij: Ibn Shihab informed me of Lian and the tradition related to it,
referring to the narration of Sahl bin Sa`d, the brother of Bani Sa`idi He said,
"An Ansari man came to Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! If a man
saw another man with his wife, should he kill him, or what should he do?' So
Allah revealed concerning his affair what is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an about
the affair of those involved in a case of Lian. The Prophet said, 'Allah has
given His verdict regarding you and your wife.' So they carried out Lian in the
mosque while I was present there. When they had finished, the man said, "O
Allah's Apostle! If I should now keep her with me as a wife then I have told a
lie about her. Then he divorced her thrice before Allah's Apostle ordered him,
when they had finished the Lian process. So he divorced her in front of the
Prophet ." Ibn Shihab added, "After their case, it became a tradition that a
couple involved in a case of Lian should be separated by divorce. That lady was
pregnant then, and later on her son was called by his mother's name. The
tradition concerning their inheritance was that she would be his heir and he
would inherit of her property the share Allah had prescribed for him." Ibn
Shihab said that Sahl bin Sa`d As'Saidi said that the Prophet said (in the above
narration), "If that lady delivers a small red child like a lizard, then the
lady has spoken the truth and the man was a liar, but if she delivers a child
with black eyes and huge lips, then her husband has spoken the truth." Then she
delivered it in the shape one would dislike (as it proved her guilty).
7.230:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: Ibn `Abbas; said, "Once Lian was mentioned
before the Prophet whereupon `Asim bin Adi said something and went away. Then a
man from his tribe came to him, complaining that he had found a man width his
wife. `Asim said, 'I have not been put to task except for my statement (about
Lian).' `Asim took the man to the Prophet and the man told him of the state in
which he had found his wife. The man was pale, thin, and of lank hair, while the
other man whom he claimed he had seen with his wife, was brown, fat and had much
flesh on his calves. The Prophet invoked, saying, 'O Allah! Reveal the truth.'
So that lady delivered a child resembling the man whom her husband had mentioned
he had found her with. The Prophet then made them carry out Lian." Then a man
from that gathering asked Ibn `Abbas, "Was she the same lady regarding which the
Prophet had said, 'If I were to stone to death someone without witness, I would
have stoned this lady'?" Ibn `Abbas said, "No, that was another lady who, though
being a Muslim, used to arouse suspicion by her outright misbehavior.
"
7.231:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I asked Ibn `Umar, "(What is the
verdict if) a man accuses his wife of illegal sexual intercourse?" Ibn `Umar
said, "The Prophet separated (by divorce) the couple of Bani Al-Ajlan, and said,
(to them), 'Allah knows that one of you two is a liar; so will one of you
repent?' But both of them refused. He again said, 'Allah knows that one of you
two is a liar; so will one of you repent?' But both of them refused. So he
separated them by divorce." (Aiyub, a sub-narrator said: `Amr bin Dinar said to
me, "There is something else in this Hadith which you have not mentioned. It
goes thus: The man said, 'What about my money (i.e. the Mahr that I have given
to my wife)?' It was said, 'You have no right to restore any money, for if you
have spoken the truth (as regards the accusation), you have also consummated
your marriage with her; and if you have told a lie, you are less rightful to
have your money back.' ")
7.232:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I asked Ibn
`Umar about those who were involved in a case of Lien. He said, "The Prophet
said to those who were involved in a case of Lien, 'Your accounts are with
Allah. One of you two is a liar, and you (the husband) have no right over her
(she is divorced)." The man said, 'What about my property (Mahr) ?' The Prophet
said, 'You have no right to get back your property. If you have told the truth
about her then your property was for the consummation of your marriage with her;
and if you told a lie about her, then you are less rightful to get your property
back.' " Sufyan, a sub-narrator said: I learned the Hadith from `Amr. Narrated
Aiyub: I heard Sa`id bin Jubair saying, "I asked Ibn `Umar, 'If a man (accuses
his wife for an illegal sexual intercourse and) carries out the process of Lian
(what will happen)?' Ibn `Umar set two of his fingers apart. (Sufyan set his
index finger and middle finger apart.) Ibn `Umar said, 'The Prophet separated
the couple of Bani Al-Ajlan by divorce and said thrice, "Allah knows that one of
you two is a liar; so will one of you repent (to Allah)?' "
7.233:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle separated (divorced) the wife from her
husband who accused her for an illegal sexual intercourse, and made them take
the oath of Lian .
7.234:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet made an Ansari
man and his wife carry out Lian, and then separated them by divorce.
7.235:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet made a man and his wife carry out Lian, and
the husband repudiated her child. So the Prophet got them separated (by divorce)
and decided that the child belonged to the mother only.
7.236:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Those involved in a case of Lian were mentioned before Allah's
Apostle `Asim bin Adi said something about that and then left. Later on a man
from his tribe came to him and told him that he had found another man with his
wife. On that `Asim said, "I have not been put to task except for what I have
said (about Lian)." `Asim took the man to Allah's Apostle and he told him of the
state in which he found his wife. The man was pale, thin and lank-haired, while
the other man whom he had found with his wife was brown, fat with thick calves
and curly hair. Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Reveal the truth." Then the lady
delivered a child resembling the man whom her husband had mentioned he had found
with her. So Allah's Apostle ordered them to carry out Lien. A man from that
gathering said to Ibn `Abbas, "Was she the same lady regarding whom Allah's
Apostle said, 'If I were to stone to death someone without witnesses, I would
have stoned this lady'?" Ibn `Abbas said, "No, that was another lady who, though
being a Muslim, used to arouse suspicion because of her outright
misbehavior."
7.237:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said . . . (as in
240).
7.238:
Narrated `Aisha:
Rifa`a Al-Qurazi married a lady and
then divorced her whereupon she married another man. She came to the Prophet and
said that her new husband did not approach her, and that he was completely
impotent. The Prophet said (to her), "No (you cannot remarry your first husband)
till you taste the second husband and he tastes you (i.e. till he consummates
his marriage with you).
7.239:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the
Prophet) A lady from Bani Aslam, called Subai'a, become a widow while she was
pregnant. Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba'kak demanded her hand in marriage, but she
refused to marry him and said, "By Allah, I cannot marry him unless I have
completed one of the two prescribed periods." About ten days later (after having
delivered her child), she went to the Prophet and he said (to her), "You can
marry now."
7.240:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abdullah: that his father had
written to Ibn Al-Arqam a letter asking him to ask Subai'a Al-Aslamiya how the
Prophet had given her the verdict. She said, "The Prophet, gave me his verdict
that after I gave birth, I could marry."
7.241:
Narrated Al-Miswer bin
Makhrama: Subai'a Al-Aslamiya gave birth to a child a few days after the death
of her husband. She came to the Prophet and asked permission to remarry, and the
Prophet gave her permission, and she got married.
7.242:
Narrated Qasim
bin Muhammad and Sulaiman bin Yasar: that Yahya bin Sa`id bin Al-`As divorced
the daughter of `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Hakarn. `Abdur-Rahman took her to his
house. On that `Aisha sent a message to Marwan bin Al-Hakam who was the ruler of
Medina, saying, "Fear Allah, and urge your brother) to return her to her house."
Marwan (in Sulaiman's version) said, "Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Hakam did not obey me
(or had a convincing argument)." (In Al-Qasim's versions Marwan said, "Have you
not heard of the case of Fatima bint Qais?" Aisha said, "The case of Fatima bint
Qais is not in your favor.' Marwan bin Al-Hakam said to `Aisha, "The reason that
made Fatima bint Qais go to her father's house is just applicable to the
daughter of `Abdur-Rahman."
7.243:
Narrated Al-Qasim: Aisha said, "What
is wrong with Fatima? Why doesn't she fear Allah?" by saying that a divorced
lady is not entitled to be provided with residence and sustenance (by her
husband). 7.244:
Narrated Qasim:
Ursa said to Aisha, "Do you know
so-and-so, the daughter of Al-Hakam? Her husband divorced her irrevocably and
she left (her husband's house)." `Aisha said, "What a bad thing she has done!"
'Ursa said (to `Aisha), "Haven't you heard the statement of Fatima?" `Aisha
replied, "It is not in her favor to mention." 'Ursa added, `Aisha reproached
(Fatima) severely and said, "Fatima was in a lonely place, and she was proned to
danger, so the Prophet allowed her (to go out of her husband's house).
7.245:
Narrated 'Ursa:
Aisha disapproved of what Fatima used to say.'
7.246:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle decided to leave Mecca after the
Hajj, he saw Safiyya, sad and standing at the entrance of her tent. He said to
her, "Aqr (or) Halq! You will detain us. Did you perform Tawaf-al-Ifada on the
day of Nahr? She said, "Yes." He said, "Then you can depart."
7.247:
Narrated Al-Hasan: Ma'qil gave his sister in marriage and later her husband
divorced her once. 7.248:
Narrated Al-Hasan: The sister of Ma'qil bin Yasar
was married to a man and then that man divorced her and remained away from her
till her period of the 'Iddah expired. Then he demanded for her hand in
marriage, but Ma'qil got angry out of pride and haughtiness and said, "He kept
away from her when he could still retain her, and now he demands her hand
again?" So Ma'qil disagreed to remarry her to him. Then Allah revealed: 'When
you have divorced women and they have fulfilled the term of their prescribed
period, do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands.' (2.232) So
the Prophet sent for Ma'qil and recited to him (Allah's order) and consequently
Ma'qil gave up his pride and haughtiness and yielded to Allah's order.
7.249:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar bin Al-Khattab divorced his wife during her
menses. Allah's Apostle ordered him to take her back till she became clean, and
when she got another period while she was with him, she should wait till she
became clean again and only then, if he wanted to divorce her, he could do so
before having sexual relations with her. And that is the period Allah has fixed
for divorcing women. Whenever `Abdullah (bin `Umar) was asked about that, he
would say to the questioner, "If you divorced her thrice, she is no longer
lawful for you unless she marries another man (and the other man divorces her in
his turn).' Ibn `Umar further said, 'Would that you (people) only give one or
two divorces, because the Prophet has ordered me so."
7.250:
Narrated
Yunus Ibn Jubair: Ibn `Umar divorced his wife while she was having her menses.
`Umar asked the Prophet who said, "Order him (your son) to take her back, and
then divorced her before her period of the 'Iddah has elapsed." I asked Ibn
`Umar, "Will that divorce (during the menses) be counted?" He replied, "If
somebody behaves foolishly (will his foolishness be an excuse for his
misbehavior)?"
7.251:
Narrated Humaid bin Nafi`: Zainab bint Abu Salama
told me these three narrations: Zainab said: I went to Um Habiba, the wife of
the Prophet when her father, Abu- Sufyan bin Herb had died. Um ,Habiba asked for
a perfume which contained yellow scent (Khaluq) or some other scent, and she
first perfumed one of the girls with it and then rubbed her cheeks with it and
said, "By Allah, I am not in need of perfume, but I have heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the Last Day to
mourn for a dead person for more than three days unless he is her husband for
whom she should mourn for four months and ten days.' " Zainab further said: I
want to Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died. She asked for perfume and used
some of it and said, "By Allah, I am not in need of perfume, but I have heard
Allah's Apostle saying on the pulpit, 'It is not lawful for a lady who believes
in Allah and the last day to mourn for more than three days except for her
husband for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days.' " Zainab
further said, "I heard my mother, Um Salama saying that a woman came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The husband of my daughter has died and
she is suffering from an eye disease, can she apply kohl to her eye?" Allah's
Apostle replied, "No," twice or thrice. (Every time she repeated her question)
he said, "No." Then Allah's Apostle added, "It is just a matter of four months
and ten days. In the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance a widow among you should
throw a globe of dung when one year has elapsed." I said to Zainab, "What does
'throwing a globe of dung when one year had elapsed' mean?" Zainab said, "When a
lady was bereaved of her husband, she would live in a wretched small room and
put on the worst clothes she had and would not touch any scent till one year had
elapsed. Then she would bring an animal, e.g. a donkey, a sheep or a bird and
rub her body against it. The animal against which she would rub her body would
scarcely survive. Only then she would come out of her room, whereupon she would
be given a globe of dung which she would throw away and then she would use the
scent she liked or the like."
7.252:
Narrated Um Salama: A woman was
bereaved of her husband and her relatives worried about her eyes (which were
diseased). They came to Allah's Apostle, and asked him to allow them to treat
her eyes with kohl, but he said, "She should not apply kohl to her eyes. (In the
Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance) a widowed woman among you would stay in the
worst of her clothes (or the worst part of her house) and when a year had
elapsed, if a dog passed by her, she would throw a globe of dung, Nay, (she
cannot use kohl) till four months and ten days have elapsed." Narrated Um
Habiba: The Prophet said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim woman who believes in
Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days, except for her
husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days." 7.253:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days
except for a husband.
7.254:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: We were forbidden to
mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for a husband, for whom
a wife should mourn for four months and ten days (while in the mourning period)
we were not allowed to put kohl in our eyes, nor perfume our-selves, nor wear
dyed clothes, except a garment of 'Asb (special clothes made in Yemen). But it
was permissible for us that when one of us became clean from her menses and took
a bath, she could use a piece of a certain kind of incense. And it was forbidden
for us to follow funeral processions.
7.255:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: The
Prophet said, "It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the Last
Day, to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for her
husband, in which case she should neither put kohl in her eyes, nor perfume
herself, nor wear dyed clothes, except a garment of 'Asb" Um 'Atiyya added: The
Prophet said, "She should not use perfume except when she becomes clean from her
menses whereupon she can use Qust, and Azfar (two kinds of incense).
7.256:
Narrated Mujahid:
(regarding the Verse): 'If any of you dies and leaves
wives behind,' That was the period of the 'Iddah which the widow was obliged to
spend in the house of the late husband. Then Allah revealed: And those of you
who die and leave wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and
residence without turning them out, but if they leave, there is no blame on you
for what they do of themselves, provided it is honorable (i.e. lawful marriage)
(2.240) Mujahid said: Allah has ordered that a widow has the right to stay for
seven months and twenty days with her husband's relatives through her husband's
will and testament so that she will complete the period of one year (of 'Iddah).
But the widow has the right to stay that extra period or go out of her husband's
house as is indicated by the statement of Allah: 'But if they leave there is no
blame on you,... ' (2.240) Ibn `Abbas said: The above Verse has cancelled the
order of spending the period of the 'Iddah at her late husband's house, and so
she could spend her period of the 'Iddah wherever she likes. And Allah says:
'Without turning them out.' 'Ata said: If she would, she could spend her period
of the 'Iddah at her husband's house, and live there according to her
(husband's) will and testament, and if she would, she could go out (of her
husband's house) as Allah says: 'There is no blame on you for what they do of
themselves.' (2.240) 'Ata added: Then the Verses of inheritance were revealed
and the order of residence (for the widow) was cancelled, and she could spend
her period of the 'Iddah wherever she would like, and she was no longer entitled
to be accommodated by her husband's family.
7.257:
Narrated Zainab bint
Um Salama: When Um Habiba bint Abi Sufyan was informed of her father's death,
she asked for perfume and rubbed it over her arms and said, "I am not in need of
perfume, but I have heard the Prophet saying, "It is not lawful for a lady who
believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days except for
her husband for whom the (mourning) period is four months and ten
days."
7.258:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet prohibited taking the
price of a dog, the earnings of a soothsayer and the money earned by
prostitution.
7.259:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: The Prophet cursed the lady
who practices tattooing and the one who gets herself tattooed, and one who eats
(takes) Riba' (usury) and the one who gives it. And he prohibited taking the
price of a dog, and the money earned by prostitution, and cursed the makers of
pictures.
7.260:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet forbade taking the
earnings of a slave girl by prostitution.
7.261:
Narrated Sa`id bin
Jubair: I said to Ibn `Umar, "If a man accuses his wife of illegal sexual
intercourse (what is the judgment)?" He said, "Allah's Prophet separated the
couple of Bani 'Ajlan (when the husband accused his wife for an illegal sexual
intercourse). The Prophet said, 'Allah knows that one of you two IS a liar; so
will one of you repent?' But they refused. He then again said, 'Allah knows that
one of you two is a liar; so will one of you repent?' But they refused,
whereupon he separated them by divorce." Aiyub (a sub-narrator) said: `Amr bin
Dinar said to me, "In the narration there is something which I do not see you
mentioning, i.e. the husband said, "What about my money (Mahr)?' The Prophet
said, "You are not entitled to take back money, for if you told the truth you
have already entered upon her (and consummated your marriage with her) and if
you are a liar then you are less entitled to take it back.
7.262:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said to those who were involved in a case of
Lian, "Your accounts are with Allah. One of you two is a liar. You (husband)
have right on her (wife)." The husband said, "My money, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said, "You are not entitled to take back any money. If you have told the
truth, the Mahr that you paid, was for having sexual relations with her
lawfully; and if you are a liar, then you are less entitled to get it back."
Bk. 64: Supporting the Family
7.263:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud
Al-Ansari: The Prophet said, "When a Muslim spends something on his family
intending to receive Allah's reward it is regarded as Sadaqa for him."
7.264:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'O son of Adam!
Spend, and I shall spend on you."
7.265:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a
Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers
all the night and fasts all the day."
7.266:
Narrated Sa`d:
The
Prophet visited me at Mecca while I was ill. I said (to him), "I have property;
May I bequeath all my property in Allah's Cause?" He said, "No." I said, "Half
of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One third of it?" He said, "One-third (is
alright), yet it is still too much, for you'd better leave your inheritors
wealthy than leave them poor, begging of others. Whatever you spend will be
considered a Sadaqa for you, even the mouthful of food you put in the mouth of
your wife. Anyhow Allah may let you recover, so that some people may benefit by
you and others be harmed by you."
7.267:
Narrated Al-`A`mash: Blank.
7.268:
Narrated Abu Huraira: "The Prophet said, 'The best alms is that
which is given when one is rich, and a giving hand is better than a taking one,
and you should start first to support your dependents.' A wife says, 'You should
either provide me with food or divorce me.' A slave says, 'Give me food and
enjoy my service." A son says, "Give me food; to whom do you leave me?" The
people said, "O Abu Huraira! Did you hear that from Allah's Apostle ?" He said,
"No, it is from my own self." 7.269:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The best alms is that which you give when you are rich, and you should
start first to support your dependants."
7.270:
Narrated `Umar:
The
Prophet used to sell the dates of the garden of Bani An-Nadir and store for his
family so much food as would cover their needs for a whole year.
7.271:
Narrated Malik bin Aus bin Al-Hadathan: Once I set out to visit `Umar (bin
Al-Khattab). (While I was sitting there with him his gate-keeper, Yarfa, came
and said, "Uthman `AbdurRahman (bin `Auf), Az-Zubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas)
are seeking permission (to meet you)." `Umar said, "Yes. So he admitted them and
they entered, greeted, and sat down. After a short while Yarfa came again and
said to `Umar 'Shall I admit `Ali and `Abbas?" `Umar said, "Yes." He admitted
them and when they entered, they greeted and sat down. `Abbas said, "O Chief of
the Believers! Judge between me and this (`Ali)." The group, `Uthman and his
companions Sa`d, 'O Chief of the Believers! Judge between them and relieve one
from the other." `Umar said. Wait! I beseech you by Allah, by Whose permission
both the Heaven and the Earth stand fast ! Do you know that Allah's Apostle
said. 'We (Apostles) do not bequeath anything to our heirs, but whatever we
leave is to be given in charity.' And by that Allah's Apostles meant himself?"
The group said, "He did say so." `Umar then turned towards 'All and `Abbas and
said. "I beseech you both by Allah, do you know that Allah's Apostle said that?"
They said, 'Yes " `Umar said, "Now, let me talk to you about this matter. Allah
favored His Apostle with something of this property (war booty) which He did not
give to anybody else. And Allah said:-- 'And what Allah has bestowed on His
Apostle (as Fai Booty) from them for which you made no expedition with either
cavalry or camelry . . . Allah is Able to do all things.' (59.6) So this
property was especially granted to Allah's Apostle. But by Allah he neither
withheld it from you, nor did he keep it for himself and deprive you of it, but
he gave it all to you and distributed it among you till only this remained out
of it. And out of this property Allah's Apostle used to provide his family with
their yearly needs, and whatever remained, he would spend where Allah's Property
(the revenues of Zakat) used to be spent. Allah's Apostle kept on acting like
this throughout his lifetime. Now I beseech you by Allah, do you know that?"
They said, "Yes." Then `Umar said to `Ali and `Abbas, "I beseech you by Allah,
do you both know that?" They said, "Yes." `Umar added, "When Allah had taken His
Apostle unto Him, Abu Bakr said, 'I am the successor of Allah's Apostle. So he
took charge of that property and did with it the same what Allah's Apostle used
to do, and both of you knew all about it then." Then `Umar turned towards `Ali
and `Abbas and said, "You both claim that Abu- Bakr was so-and-so! But Allah
knows that he was honest, sincere, pious and right (in that matter). Then Allah
caused Abu Bakr to die, and I said, 'I am the successor of Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr.' So I kept this property in my possession for the first two years of
my rule, and I used to do the same with it as Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr used
to do. Later both of you (`Ali and `Abbas) came to me with the same claim and
the same problem. (O `Abbas!) You came to me demanding your share from (the
inheritance of) the son of your brother, and he (`Ali) came to me demanding his
wives share from (the inheritance of) her father. So I said to you, 'If you wish
I will hand over this property to you, on condition that you both promise me
before Allah that you will manage it in the same way as Allah's Apostle and Abu
Bakr did, and as I have done since the beginning of my rule; otherwise you
should not speak to me about it.' So you both said, 'Hand over this property to
us on this condition.' And on this condition I handed it over to you. I beseech
you by Allah, did I hand it over to them on that condition?" The group said,
"Yes." `Umar then faced `Ali and `Abbas and said, "I beseech you both by Allah,
did I hand it over to you both on that condition?" They both said, "Yes." `Umar
added, "Do you want me now to give a decision other than that? By Him with Whose
permission (order) both the Heaven and the Earth stand fast, I will never give
any decision other than that till the Hour is established! But if you are unable
to manage it (that property), then return it to me and I will be sufficient for
it on your behalf . "
7.272:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind bint `Utba came
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser so is it sinful of me to
feed our children from his property?" Allah's Apostle said, "No except if you
take for your needs what is just and reasonable. "
7.273:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "If the wife gives of her husband's property
(something in charity) without his permission, he will get half the
reward."
7.274:
Narrated `Ali:
Fatima went to the Prophet complaining
about the bad effect of the stone hand-mill on her hand. She heard that the
Prophet had received a few slave girls. But (when she came there) she did not
find him, so she mentioned her problem to `Aisha. When the Prophet came, `Aisha
informed him about that. `Ali added, "So the Prophet came to us when we had gone
to bed. We wanted to get up (on his arrival) but he said, 'Stay where you are."
Then he came and sat between me and her and I felt the coldness of his feet on
my `Abdomen. He said, "Shall I direct you to something better than what you have
requested? When you go to bed say 'Subhan Allah' thirty-three times, 'Al hamduli
l-lah' thirty three times, and Allahu Akbar' thirty four times, for that is
better for you than a servant."
7.275:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib:
Fatima came to the Prophet asking for a servant. He said, "May I inform you of
something better than that? When you go to bed, recite "Subhan Allah' thirty
three times, 'Al hamduli l-lah' thirty three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' thirty
four times. 'All added, 'I have never failed to recite it ever since." Somebody
asked, "Even on the night of the battle of Siffin?" He said, "No, even on the
night of the battle of Siffin."
7.276:
Narrated Al-Aswad bin Yazid: I
asked `Aisha "What did the Prophet use to do at home?" She said, "He used to
work for his family, and when he heard the Adhan (call for the prayer), he would
go out." 7.277:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind bint `Utba said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser and he does not give me what is sufficient for me
and my children. Can I take of his property without his knowledge?" The Prophet
said, "Take what is sufficient for you and your children, and the amount should
be just and reasonable.
7.278:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The best women among the camel riders, are the women of Quraish."
(Another narrator said) The Prophet said, "The righteous among the women of
Quraish are those who are kind to their young ones and who look after their
husband's property . " 7.279:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet gave me a silk
suit and I wore it, but when I noticed anger on his face, I cut it and
distributed it among my women-folk.
7.280:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
My father died and left seven or nine girls and I married a matron. Allah's
Apostle said to me, "O Jabir! Have you married?" I said, "Yes." He said, "A
virgin or a matron?" I replied, "A matron." he said, "Why not a virgin, so that
you might play with her and she with you, and you might amuse her and she amuse
you." I said, " `Abdullah (my father) died and left girls, and I dislike to
marry a girl like them, so I married a lady (matron) so that she may look after
them." On that he said, "May Allah bless you," or "That is good."
7.281:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and said, "I am ruined!" The
Prophet said, "Why?" He said, "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while
fasting (in the month of Ramadan)." The Prophet said to him, "Manumit a slave
(as expiation)." He replied, "I cannot afford that." The Prophet said, "Then
fast for two successive months." He said, "I cannot." The Prophet said, "Then
feed sixty poor persons." He said, "I have nothing to do that." In the meantime
a basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet . He said, "Where is the
questioner." The man said, "I am here." The Prophet said (to him), "Give this
(basket of dates) in charity (as expiation)." He said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall
I give it to poorer people than us? By Him Who sent you with the Truth, there is
no family between Medina's two mountains poorer than us." The Prophet smiled
till his pre-molar teeth became visible. He then said, "Then take it."
7.282:
Narrated Um Salama: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I get a reward (in the
Hereafter) if I spend on the children of Abu Salama and do not leave them like
this and like this (i.e., poor) but treat them like my children?" The Prophet
said, "Yes, you will be rewarded for that which you will spend on
them."
7.283:
Narrated `Aisha :
Hind (bint `Utba) said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is there any harm if I take of his property what
will cover me and my children's needs?" The Prophet said, "Take (according to
your needs) in a reasonable manner." 7.284:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A dead man
in debt used to be brought to Allah's Apostle who would ask, "Has he left
anything to re pay his debts?" If he was informed that he had left something to
cover his debts the Prophet would offer the funeral prayer for him; otherwise he
would say to the Muslims present there), "Offer the funeral prayer for your
friend:"but when Allah helped the Prophet to gain victory (on his expeditions),
he said, "I am closer to the Believers than themselves, so. if one of the
Believers dies in debt, I will repay it, but if he leaves wealth, it will be for
his heirs.
7.285:
Narrated Um Habiba: (the wife of the Prophet) I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Will you marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." The
Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for I am not your only wife, and
the person I like most to share the good with me, is my sister." He said, "That
is not lawful for me." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We have heard that you want
to marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of
Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my step-daughter, she
is unlawful for me, for she is my foster niece. Thuwaiba suckled me and Abu
Salama. So you should not present to me your daughters and sisters." Narrated
'Ursa: Thuwaiba had been a slave girl whom Abu Lahab had emancipated.
Bk. 65: Food, Meals
7.286:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The
Prophet said, "Give food to the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set
free) the one in captivity (by paying his ransom).
7.287.1:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The family of Muhammad did not eat their fill for three successive days
till he died.
7.287.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once while I was in a state
of fatigue (because of severe hunger), I met `Umar bin Al-Khattab, so I asked
him to recite a verse from Allah's Book to me. He entered his house and
interpreted it to me. (Then I went out and) after walking for a short distance,
I fell on my face because of fatigue and severe hunger. Suddenly I saw Allah's
Apostle standing by my head. He said, "O Abu Huraira!" I replied, "Labbaik, O
Allah's Apostle, and Sadaik!" Then he held me by the hand, and made me get up.
Then he came to know what I was suffering from. He took me to his house, and
ordered a big bowl of milk for me. I drank thereof and he said, "Drink more, O
Abu Hirr!" So I drank again, whereupon he again said, "Drink more." So I drank
more till my belly became full and looked like a bowl. Afterwards I met `Umar
and mentioned to him what had happened to me, and said to him, "Somebody, who
had more right than you, O `Umar, took over the case. By Allah, I asked you to
recite a Verse to me while I knew it better than you." On that `Umar said to me,
"By Allah, if I admitted and entertained you, it would have been dearer to me
than having nice red camels.
7.288:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: I was
a boy under the care of Allah's Apostle and my hand used to go around the dish
while I was eating. So Allah's Apostle said to me, 'O boy! Mention the Name of
Allah and eat with your right hand, and eat of the dish what is nearer to you."
Since then I have applied those instructions when eating.
7.289:
Narrated
`Umar bin Al Salama: Who was the son of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet: Once
I ate a meal with Allah's Apostle and I was eating from all sides of the dish.
So Allah's Apostle said to me, "Eat of the dish what is nearer to
you."
7.290:
Narrated Wahb bin Kaisan Abi Nu'aim: A meal was brought to
Allah's Apostle while his step-son, `Umar bin Abi Salama was with him. Allah's
Apostle said to him, "Mention the Name of Allah and eat of the dish what is
nearer to you."
7.291:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A tailor invited Allah's
Apostle to a meal which he had prepared. I went along with Allah's Apostle and
saw him seeking to eat the pieces of gourd from the various sides of the dish.
Since that day I have liked to eat gourd. `Umar bin Abi Salama said: The
Prophet, said to me, "Eat with your right hand."
7.292:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to love to start doing things from the right side whenever
possible, in performing ablution, putting on his shoes, and combing his hair.
(Al-Ash'ath said: The Prophet used to do so in all his affairs.)
7.293:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha said to Um Sulaim, "I have heard the
voice of Allah's Apostle which was feeble, and I think that he is hungry. Have
you got something (to eat)?" She took out some loaves of barley bread, then took
her face-covering sheet and wrapped the bread in part of it, and pushed it under
my garment and turned the rest of it around my body and sent me to Allah's
Apostle . I went with that, and found Allah's Apostle in the mosque with some
people. I stood up near them, and Allah's Apostle asked me, "Have you been sent
by Abu Talha?" I said, "Yes." He asked, "With some food (for us)?" I said,
"Yes." Then Allah's Apostle said to all those who were with him, "Get up!" He
set out (and all the people accompanied him) and I proceeded ahead of them till
I came to Abu Talha. Abu Talha then said, "O Um Sulaim! Allah's Apostle has
arrived along with the people, and we do not have food enough to feed them all."
She said, "Allah and His Apostle know better." So Abu Talha went out till he met
Allah's Apostle. Then Abu Talha and Allah's Apostle came and entered the house.
Allah's Apostle said, "Um Sulaim ! Bring whatever you have." She brought that
very bread. The Prophet ordered that it be crushed into small pieces, and Um
Sulaim pressed a skin of butter on it. Then Allah's Apostle said whatever Allah
wished him to say (to bless the food) and then added, "Admit ten (men)." So they
were admitted, ate their fill and went out. The Prophet then said, "Admit ten
(more)." They were admitted, ate their full, and went out. He then again said,
"Admit ten more!" They were admitted, ate their fill, and went out. He admitted
ten more, and so all those people ate their fill, and they were eighty
men.
7.294:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr: We were one hundred and
thirty men sitting with the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Have anyone of you any
food with him?" It happened that one man had one Sa of wheat flour (or so) which
was turned into dough then. After a while a tall lanky pagan came, driving some
sheep. The Prophet asked, 'Will you sell us (a sheep), or give (it to) us as a
gift?" The pagan said, "No, but I will sell it " So the Prophet bought from him
a sheep which was slaughtered, and then the Prophet ordered that the liver, the
kidneys, lungs and heart, etc., of that sheep be roasted. By Allah, none of
those one hundred and thirty men but had his share of those things. The Prophet
gave to those who were present, and also kept a share for those who were absent
He then served that cooked sheep in two big trays and we all ate together our
fill; yet there remained a part of it in those two trays which I carried on the
camel.
7.295:
Narrated `Aisha :
The Prophet died when we had
satisfied our hunger with the two black things, i.e. dates and water.
7.296:
Narrated Suwaid bin An-Nu`man: We went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar,
and when we were at As-Sahba', (Yahya, a sub-narrator said, "As-Sahba' is a
place at a distance of one day's journey to Khaibar)." Allah's Apostle asked the
people to bring their food, but there was nothing with the people except Sawiq.
So we all chewed and ate of it. Then the Prophet asked for some water and he
rinsed his mouth, and we too, rinsed our mouths. Then he led us in the Maghrib
prayer without performing ablution (again).
7.297:
Narrated Qatada:
We were in the company of Anas whose baker was with him. Anas said, The
Prophet did not eat thin bread, or a roasted sheep till he met Allah
(died).
7.298:
Narrated Anas:
To the best of my knowledge, the
Prophet did not take his meals in a big tray at all, nor did he ever eat
well-baked thin bread, nor did he ever eat at a dining table.
7.299:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet halted to consummate his marriage with
Safiyya. I invited the Muslims to his wedding banquet. He ordered that leather
dining sheets be spread. Then dates, dried yoghurt and butter were put on those
sheets. Anas added: The Prophet consummated his marriage with Safiyya (during a
journey) whereupon Hais (sweet dish) was served on a leather dining sheet.
7.300:
Narrated Wahb bin Kaisan: The People of Sham taunted `Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair by calling him "The son of Dhatin-Nataqain" (the woman who has two
waist-belts). (His mother) (Asma, said to him, "O my son! They taunt you with
"Nataqain". Do you know what the Nataqain were? That was my waist-belt which I
divided in two parts. I tied the water skin of Allah's Apostle with one part,
and with the other part I tied his food container."
7.301:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: that his aunt, Um Hufaid bint Al-Harith bin Hazn, presented to the
Prophet butter, dried yoghurt and mastigures. The Prophet invited the people to
those mastigures and they were eaten on his dining sheet, but the Prophet did
not eat of it, as if he disliked it. Nevertheless. if it was unlawful to eat
that, the people would not have eaten it on the dining sheet of the Prophet nor
would he have ordered that they be eaten.
7.302:
Narrated Suwaid bin
An-Nu`man: that while they were with the Prophet at As-Sahba' which was at a
distance of one day's journey from Khaibar the prayer became due, and the
Prophet asked the people for food but there was nothing with the people except
Sawiq. He ate of it and we ate along with him, and then he asked for water and
rinsed his mouth (with it), and then offered the (Maghrib) prayer and we too
offered the prayer but the Prophet did not perform ablution (again after eating
the Sawiq.).
7.303:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid: That he went with
Allah's Apostle to the house of Maimuna, who was his and Ibn `Abbas' aunt. He
found with her a roasted mastigure which her sister Hufaida bint Al-Harith had
brought from Najd. Maimuna presented the mastigure before Allah's Apostle who
rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named
for him. (But that time) Allah's Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of
the) mastigure whereupon a lady from among those who were present, said, "You
should inform Allah's Apostle of what you have presented to him. O Allah's
Apostle! It is the meat of a mastigure." (On learning that) Allah's Apostle
withdrew his hand from the meat of the mastigure. Khalid bin Al-Walid said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Is this unlawful to eat?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but it
is not found in the land of my people, so I do not like it." Khalid said, "Then
I pulled the mastigure (meat) towards me and ate it while Allah's Apostle was
looking at me.
7.304:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The
food for two persons is sufficient for three, and the food of three persons is
sufficient for four persons."
7.305:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar never
used to take his meal unless a poor man was called to eat with him. One day I
brought a poor man to eat with him, the man ate too much, whereupon Ibn `Umar
said, "O Nafi`! Don't let this man enter my house, for I heard the Prophet
saying, "A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied with a little food), and
a kafir (unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much food).
7.306:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A believer eats in one intestine
(is satisfied with a little food), and a kafir (unbeliever) or a hypocrite eats
in seven intestines (eats too much).
7.307:
Narrated `Amr:
Abu Nahik
was avaricious eater. Ibn `Umar said to him, "Allah's Apostle said, "A Kafir
(unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much)." On that Abu Nahik said, "But
I believe in Allah and His Apostle ."
7.308:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim eats in one intestine (i.e. he is satisfied with
a little food) while a Kafir (unbeliever) eats in seven intestines (eats much).
7.309:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man used to eat much, but when he embraced
Islam, he started eating less. That was mentioned to the Prophet who then said,
"A believer eats in one intestine (is satisfied with a little food) and a Kafir
eats in seven intestines (eats much). "
7.310:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
Allah's Apostle said, "I do not take my meals while leaning (against
something).
7.311:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: While I was with the Prophet he
said to a man who was with him, "I do not take my meals while
leaning."
7.312:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid: "A roasted mastigure was
brought to the Prophet who stretched his hand towards it to eat it. But it was
said to him, "It is a mastigure." So he withdrew his hand. Khalid asked, "Is it
unlawful to eat?" the Prophet said, "No, but it is not found in the land of my
people and that is why I do not like eating it." So Khalid started eating (it)
while Allah's Apostle was looking at him. An-Nadr said: 'Al-Khazira' (is
prepared) from bran while 'Al-Harira' is prepared from milk.
7.313:
Narrated 'Urban bin Malik: who attended the Badr battle and was from the
Ansar, that he came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have lost my
eyesight and I lead my people in the prayer (as an Imam). When it rains, the
valley which is between me and my people, flows with water, and then I cannot go
to their mosque to lead them in the prayer. O Allah's Apostle! I wish that you
could come and pray in my house so that I may take it as a praying place. The
Prophet said, "Allah willing, I will do that." The next morning, soon after the
sun had risen, Allah's Apostle came with Abu Bakr. The Prophet asked for the
permission to enter and I admitted him. The Prophet had not sat till he had
entered the house and said to me, "Where do you like me to pray in your house?"
I pointed at a place in my house whereupon he stood and said, "Allahu Akbar." We
lined behind him and he prayed two rak`at and finished it with Taslim. We then
requested him to stay for a special meal of Khazira which we had prepared. A
large number of men from the adjoining area gathered in the house. One of them
said, "Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?" Another man said, "He is a hypocrite and
does not love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "Do not say so. Do you
not think that he has said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,"
seeking Allah's pleasure? The man said, "Allah and His Apostle know better, but
we have always seen him mixing with hypocrites and giving them advice." The
Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) Fire for those who testify that
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, seeking Allah's pleasure.
"
7.314:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: My aunt presented (roasted) mastigures, Iqt
and milk to the Prophet . The mastigures were put on his dining sheet, and if it
was unlawful to eat, it would not have been put there. The Prophet drank the
milk and ate the Iqt only.
7.315:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: We used to be
happy on Fridays, for there was an old lady who used to pull out the roots of
Silq and put it in a cooking pot with some barley. When we had finished the
prayer, we would visit her and she would present that dish before us. So we used
to be happy on Fridays because of that, and we never used to take our meals or
have a mid-day nap except after the Friday prayer. By Allah, that meal contained
no fat.
7.316:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet ate of the meat of a
shoulder (by cutting the meat with his teeth), and then got up and offered the
prayer without performing the ablution anew. Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
took out a bone with meat on it from a cooking pot and ate of it, and then
offered the prayer without performing ablution anew.
7.317:
Narrated Abu
Qatada: We went out towards Mecca with the Prophet.
7.318:
Narrated Abu
Qatada: Once, while I was sitting with the companions of the Prophet at a
station on the road to Mecca and Allah's Apostle was stationing ahead of us and
all the people were assuming Ihram while I was not. My companion, saw an onager
while I was busy Mending my shoes. They did not Inform me of the onager but they
wished that I would see it Suddenly I looked and saw the onager Then I headed
towards my horse, saddled it and rode, but I forgot to take the lash and the
spear. So I said to them my companions), "Give me the lash and the spear." But
they said, "No, by Allah we will not help you in any way to hunt it ' I got
angry, dismounted, took it the spear and the lash), rode (the horse chased the
onager and wounded it Then I brought it when it had dyed. My companions started
eating of its (cooked) meat, but they suspected that it might be unlawful to eat
of its meat while they were in a state of Ihram Then I proceeded further and I
kept one of its forelegs with me. When we met Allah's Apostle we asked him about
that. He said, "Have you some of its meat with you?" I gave him that foreleg and
he ate the meat till he stripped the bone of its flesh although he was in a
state of Ihram.
7.319:
Narrated `Amr bin Umaiyya that he saw the Prophet
holding a shoulder piece of mutton in his hand and cutting part of it with a
knife. Then he was called for the prayer whereupon he put down the shoulder
piece and the knife with which he was cutting it, and then stood for prayer
without performing ablution again.
7.320:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet never criticized any food (he was invited to) but he used to eat if he
liked the food, and leave it if he disliked it.
7.321:
Narrated Abu
Hazim: that he asked Sahl, "Did you use white flour during the lifetime of the
Prophet ?" Sahl replied, "No. Hazim asked, "Did you use to sift barley flour?"
He said, "No, but we used to blow off the husk (of the barley).
7.322:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet distributed dates among his
companions and gave each one seven dates. He gave me seven dates too, one of
which was dry and hard, but none of the other dates was more liked by me than
that one, for it prolonged my chewing it.
7.323:
Narrated Sa`d:
I was
one of (the first) seven (who had embraced Islam) with Allah's Apostle and we
had nothing to eat then, except the leaves of the Habala or Hubula tree, so that
our stool used to be similar to that of sheep. Now the tribe of Bani Asad wants
to teach me Islam; I would be a loser and all my efforts would be in vain (if I
learn Islam anew from them).
7.324:
Narrated Abu Hazim: I asked Sahl bin
Sa`d, "Did Allah's Apostle ever eat white flour?" Sahl said, "Allah's Apostle
never saw white flour since Allah sent him as an Apostle till He took him unto
Him." I asked, "Did the people have (use) sieves during the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle?" Sahl said, "Allah's Apostle never saw (used) a sieve since Allah sent
him as an Apostle until He took him unto Him," I said, "How could you eat barley
unsifted?" he said, "We used to grind it and then blow off its husk, and after
the husk flew away, we used to prepare the dough (bake) and eat it."
7.325:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that he passed by a group of people in front of whom
there was a roasted sheep. They invited him but he refused to eat and said,
"Allah's Apostle left this world without satisfying his hunger even with barley
bread."
7.326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet never took his meals
at a dining table, nor in small plates, and he never ate thin well-baked bread.
(The sub-narrator asked Qatada, "Over what did they use to take their meals?"
Qatada said, "On leather dining sheets."
7.327:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
family of Muhammad had not eaten wheat bread to their satisfaction for three
consecutive days since his arrival at Medina till he died.
7.328:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) that whenever one of her
relatives died, the women assembled and then dispersed (returned to their
houses) except her relatives and close friends. She would order that a pot of
Talbina be cooked. Then Tharid (a dish prepared from meat and bread) would be
prepared and the Talbina would be poured on it. `Aisha would say (to the
women),"Eat of it, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'The Talbina soothes the
heart of the patient and relieves him from some of his sadness.' "
7.329:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "Many men reached perfection
but none among the women reached perfection except Mary, the daughter of '
`Imran, and Asia, Pharoah's wife. And the superiority of `Aisha to other women
is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds of food.
7.330:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet said, "The superiority of `Aisha to other women is like
the superiority of Tharid to other kinds of food . "
7.331:
Narrated
Anas:
I went along with the Prophet to the house of a young tailor of his.
The tailor presented a dish of Tharid to the Prophet and resumed his work. The
Prophet started picking the pieces of gourd and I too, started picking them and
putting it before him. Since then I have always loved (to eat) gourd.
7.332:
Narrated Qatada:
We used to visit Anas bin Malik while his baker was
standing (and baking). Anas would say, "Eat! I do not know that the Prophet had
ever seen well-baked bread till he met Allah, nor had he ever seen a roasted
sheep with his own eyes."
7.333:
Narrated `Amr bin Umaiyay Ad-Damri: I
saw Allah's Apostle cutting part of the shoulder of mutton with a knife. He ate
of it and then was called for prayer whereupon he got up and put down the knife
and offered the prayer without performing new ablution.
7.334:
Narrated
`Abis:
I asked `Aisha "Did the Prophet forbid eating the meat of sacrifices
offered on `Id-ul-Adha for more than three days" She said, "The Prophet did not
do this except in the year when the people were hungry, so he wanted the rich to
feed the poor. But later we used to store even a trotter of a sheep to eat it
fifteen days later." She was asked, "What compelled you to do so?" She smiled
and said, "The family of Muhammad did not eat to their satisfaction white bread
with meat soup for three successive days till he met Allah."
7.335:
Narrated Jabir:
We used to carry the meat of the Hadis (sacrificed
animals) to Medina during the life-time of the Prophet .
7.336:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said to Abu Talha, "Seek one of your boys to
serve me." Abu Talha mounted me behind him (on his riding animal) and took me
(to the Prophet ). So I used to serve Allah's Apostle whenever he dismounted (to
stay somewhere). I used to hear him saying very often, "O Allah! I seek refuge
with You from, having worries sadness, helplessness, laziness, miserliness,
cowardice, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by other
persons unjustly." I kept on serving till we -returned from the battle of
Khaibar. The Prophet then brought Safiyya bint Huyai whom he had won from the
war booty. I saw him folding up a gown or a garment for her to sit on behind him
(on his she-camel). When he reached As-Sahba', he prepared Hais and placed it on
a dining sheet. Then he sent me to invite men, who (came and) ate; and that was
his and Safiyya's wedding banquet. Then the Prophet proceeded, and when he saw
(noticed) the mountain of Uhud, he said, "This mountain loves us, and we love
it." When we approached Medina, he said, "O Allah! I make the area between its
two mountains a sanctuary as Abraham has made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless
their Mudd and Sa (special kinds of measure).
7.337:
Narrated
`Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila: We were sitting in the company of Hudhaifa who
asked for water and a Magian brought him water. But when he placed the cup in
his hand, he threw it at him and said, "Had I not forbidden him to do so more
than once or twice?" He wanted to say, "I would not have done so," adding, "but
I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not wear silk or Dibaja, and do not drink in
silver or golden vessels, and do not eat in plates of such metals, for such
things are for the unbelievers in this worldly life and for us in the
Hereafter."
7.338:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: Allah's Apostle said,
"The example of a Believer who recites the Qur'an, is that of a citron which
smells good and tastes good; And the example of a Believer who does not recite
the Qur'an, is that of a date which has no smell but tastes sweet; and the
example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an, is that of an aromatic plant
which smells good but tastes bitter; and the example of a hypocrite who does not
recite the Qur'an, is that of a colocynth plant which has no smell and is bitter
in taste."
7.339:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The superiority
of `Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds of
food."
7.340:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Traveling is a
kind of torture, as it prevents one from sleeping and eating! So when one has
finished his job, he should return quickly to his family."
7.341:
Narrated Qasim bin Muhammad: Three traditions have been established because
of Barira: `Aisha intended to buy her and set her free, but Barira's masters
said, "Her wala' will be for us." `Aisha mentioned that to Allah's Apostle who
said, "You could accept their condition if you wished, for the wala is for the
one who manumits the slave." Barira was manumitted, then she was given the
choice either to stay with her husband or leave him; One day Allah's Apostle
entered `Aisha's house while there was a cooking pot of food boiling on the
fire. The Prophet asked for lunch, and he was presented with bread and some
extra food from the home-made Udm (e.g. soup). He asked, "Don't I see meat
(being cooked)?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! But it is the meat that has
been given to Barira in charity and she has given it to us as a present." He
said, "For Barira it is alms, but for us it is a present."
7.342:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to love sweet edible things and
honey.
7.343:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I used to accompany Allah's Apostle
to fill my stomach; and that was when I did not eat baked bread, nor wear silk.
Neither a male nor a female slave used to serve me, and I used to bind stones
over my belly and ask somebody to recite a Qur'anic Verse for me though I knew
it, so that he might take me to his house and feed me. Ja`far bin Abi Talib was
very kind to the poor, and he used to take us and feed us with what ever was
available in his house, (and if nothing was available), he used to give us the
empty (honey or butter) skin which we would tear and lick whatever was in it.
7.344:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went to (the house of) his slave
tailor, and he was offered (a dish of) gourd of which he started eating. I have
loved to eat gourd since I saw Allah's Apostle eating it.
7.345:
Narrated
Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: There was a man called Abu Shu'aib, and he had a slave who
was a butcher. He said (to his slave), "Prepare a meal to which I may invite
Allah's Apostle along with four other men." So he invited Allah's Apostle and
four other men, but another man followed them whereupon the Prophet said, "You
have invited me as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If
you wish you can admit him, and if you wish you can refuse him." On that the
host said, "But I admit him." Narrated Muhammad bin Isma`il: If guests are
sitting at a dining table, they do not have the right to carry food from other
tables to theirs, but they can pass on food from their own table to each other;
otherwise they should leave it.
7.346:
Narrated Anas:
I was a young
boy when I once was walking with Allah's Apostle . Allah's Apostle entered the
house of his slave tailor and the latter brought a dish filled with food covered
with pieces of gourd. Allah's Apostle started picking and eating the gourd. When
I saw that, I started collecting and placing the gourd before him. Then the
slave returned to his work. Anas added: I have kept on loving gourd since I saw
Allah's Apostle doing what he was doing.
7.347:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A tailor invited the Prophet to a meal which he had prepared, and I went along
with the Prophet . The tailor presented barley bread and soup containing gourd
and cured meat. I saw the Prophet picking the pieces of gourd from around the
dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
7.348:
Narrated Anas:
I saw the Prophet being served with soup and containing gourd and cured
meat, and I saw him picking and eating the pieces of gourd.
7.349:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet did not do that (i.e., forbade the storage
of the meat of sacrifices for three days) except (he did so) so that the rich
would feed the poor. But later we used to keep even trotters to cook, fifteen
days later. The family of Muhammad did not eat wheat bread with meat or soup to
their satisfaction for three successive days.
7.350:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: A tailor invited Allah's Apostle to a meal which he had prepared. I went
with Allah's Apostle to that meal, and the tailor served the Prophet with barley
bread and soup of gourd and cured meat. I saw Allah's Apostle picking the pieces
of gourd from around the dish, and since then I have kept on liking gourd.
7.351:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ja`far bin Abi Talib: I saw Allah's Apostle
eating fresh dates with snake cucumber.
7.352:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: I
was a guest of Abu Huraira for seven days. Abu Huraira, his wife and his slave
used to get up and remain awake for one-third of the night by turns. Each would
offer the night prayer and then awaken the other. I heard Abu Huraira saying,
"Allah's Apostle distributed dates among his companions and my share was seven
dates, one of which was a Hashafa (a date which dried on the tree before it was
fully ripe).
7.353:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet distributed dates
among us, and my share was five dates, four of which were good, and one was a
,Hashafa, and I found the Hashafa the hardest for my teeth.
7.354:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: There was a Jew in Medina who used to lend me
money up to the season of plucking dates. (Jabir had a piece of land which was
on the way to Ruma). That year the land was not promising, so the payment of the
debt was delayed one year. The Jew came to me at the time of plucking, but
gathered nothing from my land. I asked him to give me one year respite, but he
refused. This news reached the Prophet whereupon he said to his companions, "Let
us go and ask the Jew for respite for Jabir." All of them came to me in my
garden, and the Prophet started speaking to the Jew, but he Jew said, "O Abu
Qasim! I will not grant him respite." When the Prophet saw the Jew's attitude,
he stood up and walked all around the garden and came again and talked to the
Jew, but the Jew refused his request. I got up and brought some ripe fresh dates
and put it in front of the Prophet. He ate and then said to me, "Where is your
hut, O Jabir?" I informed him, and he said, "Spread out a bed for me in it." I
spread out a bed, and he entered and slept. When he woke up, I brought some
dates to him again and he ate of it and then got up and talked to the Jew again,
but the Jew again refused his request. Then the Prophet got up for the second
time amidst the palm trees loaded with fresh dates, and said, "O Jabir! Pluck
dates to repay your debt." The Jew remained with me while I was plucking the
dates, till I paid him all his right, yet there remained extra quantity of
dates. So I went out and proceeded till I reached the Prophet and informed him
of the good news, whereupon he said, "I testify that I am Allah's
Apostle."
7.355:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While we were sitting with
the Prophet, fresh dates were brought to him. The Prophet said, "There is a tree
among the trees which is as blessed as a Muslim" I thought that it was the date
palm tree and intended to say, "It is the date-palm tree, O Allah's Apostle!"
but I looked behind to see that I was the tenth and youngest of ten men present
there, so I kept quiet' Then the Prophet said, "It is the datepalm
tree."
7.356:
Narrated Sa`d:
Allah's Apostle said, "He who eats seven
'Ajwa dates every morning, will not be affected by poison or magic on the day he
eats them."
7.357:
Narrated Jabala bin Suhaim. At the time of Ibn
Az-Zubair, we were struck with famine, and he provided us with dates for our
food. `Abdullah bin `Umar used to pass by us while we were eating, and say, "Do
not eat two dates together at a time, for the Prophet forbade the taking of two
dates together at a time (in a gathering)." Ibn `Umar used to add, "Unless one
takes the permission of one's companions."
7.358:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Ja`far: I saw the Prophet eating fresh dates with snake cucumbers.
7.359:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "There is a tree among the trees which
is similar to a Muslim (in goodness), and that is the date palm tree."
7.360:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ja`far: I saw Allah's Apostle eating fresh dates with
snake cucumbers.
7.361:
Narrated Anas:
My mother, Um Sulaim, took a
Mudd of barley grain, ground it and made porridge from it, and pressed (over
it), a butter skin she had with her. Then she sent me to the Prophet, and I
reached him while he was sitting with his companions. I invited him, whereupon
he said, "And those who are with me?' I returned and said, "He says, 'And those
who are with me?" Abu Talha went out to him and said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is
just a meal prepared by Um Sulaim." The Prophet entered and the food was brought
to him. He said, "Let ten persons enter upon me." Those ten entered and ate
their fill. Again he said, 'Let ten (more) enter upon me." Those ten entered and
ate their fill. Then he said, "Let ten (more) enter upon me." He called forty
persons in all Then Allah's Apostle ate and got up. I started looking (at the
food) to see if it decreased or not.
7.362:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: It was
said to Anas "What did you hear the Prophet saying about garlic?" Anas replied,
"Whoever has eaten (garlic) should not approach our mosque."
7.363:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever has eaten garlic or
onion should keep away from us (or should keep away from our mosque).'
7.364:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: We were with Allah's Apostle collecting
Al-Kabath at Mar-Az-Zahran. The Prophet said, "Collect the black ones, for they
are better." Somebody said, (O Allah's Apostle!) Have you ever shepherded
sheep?" He said, "There has been no prophet but has shepherded them. "
7.365:
Narrated Suwaid bin An Nu`man: We went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar,
and when we reached As-Sahba', the Prophet asked for food, and he was offered
nothing but Sawiq. We ate, and then Allah's Apostle stood up for the prayer. He
rinsed his mouth with water, and we too, rinsed our mouths. Narrated Suwaid; We
went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar. and when we reached As-Sahba', which
(Yahya says) is one day' journey from Khaibar, the Prophet asked for food, and
he was offered nothing but Sawiq which we chewed and ate. Then the Prophet asked
for water and rinsed his mouth, and we too, rinsed our mouths along with him. He
then led us in the Maghrib prayer without performing ablution again.
7.366:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, 'When you eat, do not wipe your hands
till you have licked it, or had it licked by somebody else."
7.367:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Harith: that he asked Jabir bin `Abdullah about
performing ablution after taking a cooked meal. He replied, "It is not
essential," and added, "We never used to get such kind of food during the
lifetime of the Prophet except rarely; and if at all we got such a dish, we did
not have any handkerchiefs to wipe our hands with except the palms of our hands,
our forearms and our feet. We would perform the prayer thereafter with-out
performing new ablution."
7.368:
Narrated Abu Umama: Whenever the dining
sheet of the Prophet was taken away (i.e., whenever he finished his meal), he
used to say: "Al-hamdu li l-lah kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi ghaira makfiy
wala muWada` wala mustaghna'anhu Rabbuna."
7.369:
Narrated Abu Umama:
Whenever the Prophet finished his meals (or when his dining sheet was taken
away), he used to say. "Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and
quenched our thirst. Your favor cannot by compensated or denied." Once he said,
upraise be to You, O our Lord! Your favor cannot be compensated, nor can be
left, nor can be dispensed with, O our Lord!"
7.370:
Narrated .Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "When your servant brings your food to you, if you do
not ask him to join you, then at least ask him to take one or two handfuls, for
he has suffered from its heat (while cooking it) and has taken pains to cook it
nicely."
7.371:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: There was an Ansari man
nicknamed, Abu Shu'aib, who had a slave who was a butcher. He came to the
Prophet while he was sitting with his companions and noticed the signs of hunger
on the face of the Prophet . So he went to his butcher slave and said, "Prepare
for me a meal sufficient for five persons so that I may invite the Prophet along
with four other men." He had the meal prepared for him and invited him. A
(sixth) man followed them. The Prophet said, "O Abu Shu'aib! Another man has
followed us. If you wish, you may invite him; and if you wish, you may refuse
him." Abu Shu'aib said, "No, I will admit him."
7.372:
Narrated `Amr bin
Umaiyya: That he saw Allah's Apostle cutting a piece of mutton from its shoulder
part he was carrying in his hand. When he was called for prayer, he put it down
and the knife with which he was cutting it. Then he stood up and offered the
prayer without performing new ablution.
7.37
3.1:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet said, If supper is served and the Iqama for (Isha) prayer is
proclaimed, start with you supper first."
7.37
3.2:
Narrated Nafi`:
Once Ibn `Umar was taking his supper while he was listening to the
recitation of (Qur'an by) the Imam (in the `Isha prayer).
7.374:
Narrated
Aisha:
The Prophet said, "If the Iqama for (`Isha') prayer is proclaimed and
supper is served, take your supper first."
7.375:
Narrated Anas:
I
know (about) the Hijab (the order of veiling of women) more than anybody else.
Ubai bin Ka`b used to ask me about it. Allah's Apostle became the bridegroom of
Zainab bint Jahsh whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the
sky, the Prophet invited the people to a meal. Allah's Apostle remained sitting
and some people remained sitting with him after the other guests had left. Then
Allah's Apostle got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached
the door of `Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have left the
place by then, so he returned and I also returned with him. Behold, the people
were still sitting at their places. So he went back again for the second time,
and I went along with him too. When we reached the door of `Aisha's room, he
returned and I also returned with him to see that the people had left. Thereupon
the Prophet hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse regarding the order
for (veiling of women) Hijab was revealed.
Bk. 66: Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)
7.376:
Narrated
Abu Musa: A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet who named him
Ibrahim, did Tahnik for him with a date, invoked Allah to bless him and returned
him to me. (The narrator added: That was Abu Musa's eldest son.)
7.377:
Narrated `Aisha:
A boy was brought to the Prophet to do Tahnik for him,
but the boy urinated on him, whereupon the Prophet had water poured on the place
of urine.
7.378:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: I conceived `Abdullah bin
AzZubair at Mecca and went out (of Mecca) while I was about to give birth. I
came to Medina and encamped at Quba', and gave birth at Quba'. Then I brought
the child to Allah's Apostle and placed it (on his lap). He asked for a date,
chewed it, and put his saliva in the mouth of the child. So the first thing to
enter its stomach was the saliva of Allah's Apostle. Then he did its Tahnik with
a date, and invoked Allah to bless him. It was the first child born in the
Islamic era, therefore they (Muslims) were very happy with its birth, for it had
been said to them that the Jews had bewitched them, and so they would not
produce any offspring. 7.379.1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha had a
child who was sick. Once, while Abu Talha was out, the child died. When Abu
Talha returned home, he asked, "How does my son fare?" Um Salaim (his wife)
replied, "He is quieter than he has ever been." Then she brought supper for him
and he took his supper and slept with her. When he had finished, she said (to
him), "Bury the child (as he's dead)." Next morning Abu Talha came to Allah's
Apostle and told him about that. The Prophet said (to him), "Did you sleep with
your wife last night?" Abu Talha said, "Yes". The Prophet said, "O Allah! Bestow
your blessing on them as regards that night of theirs." Um Sulaim gave birth to
a boy. Abu Talha told me to take care of the child till it was taken to the
Prophet. Then Abu Talha took the child to the Prophet and Um Sulaim sent some
dates along with the child. The Prophet took the child (on his lap) and asked if
there was something with him. The people replied, "Yes, a few dates." The
Prophet took a date, chewed it, took some of it out of his mouth, put it into
the child's mouth and did Tahnik for him with that, and named him
`Abdullah.
7.379.2:
Narrated Anas:
As above.
7.380:
Narrated
Salman bin 'Amir Ad-Dabbi: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "'Aqiqa is to be
offered for a (newly born) boy, so slaughter (an animal) for him, and relieve
him of his suffering." (Note: It has been quoted in Fath-ul-Bari that the
majority of the Religious Scholars agrees to the Hadith narrated in Sahih
at-TlRMlZY that the Prophet was asked about Aqiqa and he ordered 2 sheep for a
boy and one sheep for a girl and that is his tradition "SUNNA".)
7.381:
Narrated Habib bin Ash-Shahid: Ibn Seereen told me to ask Al-Hassan from
whom he had heard the narration of 'Aqiqa. I asked him and he said, "From Samura
bin Jundab."
7.382:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Neither
Fara' nor 'Atira (is permissible):" Al-Fara' nor 'Atira (is permissible):"
Al-Fara' was the first offspring (of camels or sheep) which the pagans used to
offer (as a sacrifice) to their idols. And Al-`Atira was (a sheep which was to
be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab.
7.383:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Neither Fara' nor 'Atira) is permissible)." Al-Fara' was the
first offspring (they got of camels or sheep) which they (pagans) used to offer
(as a sacrifice) to their idols. 'Atira was (a sheep which used to be
slaughtered) during the month of Rajab.
Bk. 67: Hunting, Slaughtering
7.384:
Narrated Adi bin Hatim: I
asked the Prophet about the game killed by a Mi'rad (i.e. a sharp-edged piece of
wood or a piece of wood provided with a sharp piece of iron used for hunting).
He said, "If the game is killed with its sharp edge, eat of it, but if it is
killed with its shaft, with a hit by its broad side then the game is (unlawful
to eat) for it has been beaten to death." I asked him about the game killed by a
trained hound. He said, "If the hound catches the game for you, eat of it, for
killing the game by the hound, is like its slaughtering. But if you see with
your hound or hounds another dog, and you are afraid that it might have shared
in hunting the game with your hound and killed it, then you should not eat of
it, because you have mentioned Allah's name on (sending) your hound only, but
you have not mentioned it on some other hound.
7.385:
Narrated `Adi bin
Hatim: I asked Allah's Apostle about the Mi'rad. He said, "If you hit the game
with its sharp edge, eat it, but if the Mi'rad hits the game with its shaft with
a hit by its broad side do not eat it, for it has been beaten to death with a
piece of wood. (i.e. unlawful)." I asked, "If I let loose my trained hound after
a game?" He said, "If you let loose your trained hound after game, and mention
the name of Allah, then you can eat." I said, "If the hound eats of the game?"
He said "Then you should not eat of it, for the hound has hunted the game for
itself and not for you." I said, "Some times I send my hound and then I find
some other hound with it?" He said "Don't eat the game, as you have mentioned
the Name of Allah on your dog only and not on the other."
7.386:
Narrated
Adi bin Hatim: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We let loose our trained hounds after
a game?" He said, "Eat what they hunt for you." I said, "Even if they killed
(the game)?" He replied, 'Even if they killed (the game)." I said, 'We also hit
(the game) with the Mi'rad?" He said, "Eat of the animal which the Mi'rad kills
by piercing its body, but do not eat of the animal which is killed by the broad
side of the Mi'rad.''
7.387:
Narrated Abu Tha`laba Al-Khushani: I said,
"O Allah's Prophet! We are living in a land ruled by the people of the
Scripture; Can we take our meals in their utensils? In that land there is plenty
of game and I hunt the game with my bow and with my hound that is not trained
and with my trained hound. Then what is lawful for me to eat?" He said, "As for
what you have mentioned about the people of the Scripture, if you can get
utensils other than theirs, do not eat out of theirs, but if you cannot get
other than theirs, wash their utensils and eat out of it. If you hunt an animal
with your bow after mentioning Allah's Name, eat of it. and if you hunt
something with your trained hound after mentioning Allah's Name, eat of it, and
if you hunt something with your untrained hound (and get it before it dies) and
slaughter it, eat of it." 7.388:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Maghaffal: that he
saw a man throwing stones with two fingers (at something) and said to him, "Do
not throw stones, for Allah's Apostle has forbidden throwing stones, or e used
to dislike it." `Abdullah added: Throwing stones will neither hunt the game, nor
kill (or hurt) an enemy, but it may break a tooth or gouge out an eye."
Afterwards `Abdullah once again saw the man throwing stones. He said to him, "I
tell you that Allah's Apostle has forbidden or disliked the throwing the stones
(in such a way), yet you are throwing stones! I shall not talk to you for
such-and-such a period." 7.389:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said,
"Whoever keeps a (pet) dog which is neither a watch dog nor a hunting dog, will
get a daily deduction of two Qirat from his good deeds."
7.390:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "If someone keeps a dog neither
for hunting, nor for guarding livestock, the reward (for his good deeds) will be
reduced by two Qirats per day."
7.391:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "If someone keeps a dog neither for guarding livestock,
nor for hunting, his good deeds will decrease (in reward) by two Qirats a
day.'
7.392:
Narrated Adi bin Hatim: I asked Allah's Apostle. "We hunt
with the help of these hounds." He said, "If you let loose your trained hounds
after a game, and mention the name of Allah, then you can eat what the hounds
catch for you, even if they killed the game. But you should not eat of it if the
hound has eaten of it, for then it is likely that the hound has caught the game
for itself. And if other hounds join your hound in hunting the game, then do not
eat of it."
7.393:
Narrated Adi bin Hatim: The Prophet said, "If you let
loose your hound after a game and mention Allah's Name on sending it, and the
hound catches the game and kills it, then you can eat of it. But if the hound
eats of it, then you should not eat thereof, for the hound has caught it for
itself. And if along with your hound, join other hounds, and Allah's Name was
not mentioned at the time of their sending, and they catch an animal and kill
it, you should not ea: of it, for you will not know which of them has killed it.
And if you have thrown an arrow at the game and then find it (dead) two or three
days later and, it bears no mark other than the wound inflicted by your arrow,
then you can eat of it. But if the game is found (dead) in water, then do not
eat of it." And it has also been narrated by `Adi bin Hatim that he asked the
Prophet "If a hunter throws an arrow at the game and after tracing it for two or
three days he finds it dead but still bearing his arrow, (can he eat of it)?"
The Prophet replied, "He can eat if he wishes."
7.394:
Narrated `Adi bin
Hatim: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I let loose my hound after a game and mention
Allah's Name on sending it." The Prophet said, "If you let loose your hound
after a game and you mention Allah's Name on sending it and the hound catches
and kills the game and eats of it, then you should not eat of it, for it has
killed it for itself." I said, "Sometimes when I send my hound after a game, I
find another hound along with it and I do not know which of them has caught the
game." He said, "You must not eat of it because you have not mentioned, the Name
of Allah except on sending your own hound, and you did not mention it on the
other hound." Then I asked him about the game hunted with a Mi'rad (i.e. a sharp
edged piece of wood or a piece of wood provided with a sharp piece of iron used
for hunting). He said, "If the game is killed with its sharp edge, you can eat
of it, but if it is killed by its broad side (shaft), you cannot eat of it, for
then it is like an animal beaten to death with a piece of wood."
7.395:
Narrated Adi Bin Hatim: I asked Allah's Apostle, "We hunt with these
hounds." He said, "If you send your trained hounds after a game and mention
Allah's Name on sending, you can eat of what they catch for you. But if the
hound eats of the game, then you must not eat of it, for I am afraid that the
hound caught it for itself, and if another hound joins your hounds (during the
hunt), you should not eat of the game."
7.396:
Narrated Abu Tha`laba
Al-Khushani: I came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are
living in the land of the people of the Scripture and we take our meals in their
utensils, and in the land there is game and I hunt with my bow and trained or
untrained hounds; please tell me what is lawful for us of that." He said, "As
for your saying that you are living in the land of the people of the Scripture
and that you eat in their utensils, if you can get utensils other than theirs,
do not eat in their utensils, but if you do not find (other than theirs), then
wash their utensils and eat in them. As for your saying that you are in the land
of game, if you hung something with your bow, and have mentioned Allah's Name
while hunting, then you can eat (the game). And if you hunt something with your
trained hound, and have mentioned Allah's Name on sending it for hunting then
you can eat (the game). But if you hunt something with your untrained hound and
you were able to slaughter it before its death, you can eat of it."
7.397:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: We provoked a rabbit at Marr Az-Zahran till it
started jumping. My companions chased it till they got tired. But I alone ran
after it and caught it and brought it to Abu Talha. He sent both its legs to the
Prophet who accepted them.
7.398:
Narrated Abu Qatada: that once he was
with Allah's Apostle (on the way to Mecca). When he had covered some of the way
to Mecca, he and some companions of his, who were in the state of lhram.
remained behind the Prophet while Abu Qatada himself was not in the state of
Ihram. Abu Qatada, seeing an onager rode his horse and asked his companions to
hand him a whip, but they refused. He then asked them to hand him his spear, but
they refused. Then he took it himself and attacked the onager and killed it.
Some of the Companions of Allah's Apostle ate of it, but some others refused to
eat. When they met Allah's Apostle they asked him about that. He said, "It was
meal given to you by Allah."
7.399:
Narrated Abu Qatada: (the same Hadith
above, but he added); The Prophet asked, "Is there any of its meat left with
you?"
7.400:
Narrated Abu Qatada: I was with the Prophet (on a journey)
between Mecca and Medina, and all of them, (i.e. the Prophet and his companions)
were in the state of Ihram, while I was not in that state. I was riding my horse
and I used to be fond of ascending mountains. So while I was doing so I noticed
that the people were looking at something. I went to see what it was, and behold
it was an onager. I asked my companions, "What is that?" They said, "We do not
know." I said, "It is an onager.' They said, "It is what you have seen." I had
left my whip, so I said to them, "Hand to me my whip." They said, "We will not
help you in that (in hunting the onager)." I got down, took my whip and chased
the animal (on my horse) and did not stop till I killed it. I went to them and
said, "Come on, carry it!" But they said, "We will not even touch it." At last I
alone carried it and brought it to them. Some of them ate of it and some refused
to eat of it. I said (to them), "I will ask the Prophet about it (on your
behalf)." When I met the Prophet, I told him the whole story. He said to me,
"Has anything of it been left with you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Eat, for it is
a meal Allah has offered to you."
7.401:
Narrated Jabir:
We went out
in a campaign and the army was called The Army of the Khabt, and Abu 'Ubaida was
our commander. We were struck with severe hunger. Then the sea threw a huge dead
fish called Al-`Anbar, the like of which had never been seen. We ate of it for
half a month, and then Abu 'Ubaida took one of its bones (and made an arch of
it) so that a rider could easily pass under it.
7.402:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet sent us as an army unit of three hundred warriors under the
command of Abu 'Ubaida to ambush a caravan of the Quraish. But we were struck
with such severe hunger that we ate the Khabt (desert bushes), so our army was
called the Army of the Khabt. Then the sea threw a huge fish called Al-`Anbar
and we ate of it for half a month and rubbed our bodies with its fat till our
bodies became healthy. Then Abu Ubaida took one of its ribs and fixed it over
the ground and a rider passed underneath it. There was a man amongst us who
slaughtered three camels when hunger became severe, and he slaughtered three
more, but after that Abu 'Ubaida forbade him to do so.
7.403:
Narrated
Ibn Abi `Aufa: We participated with the Prophet in six or seven Ghazawat, and we
used to eat locusts with him.
7.404:
Narrated Abu Tha`laba Al-Khushani: I
came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are living in the land of
the people of the Scripture, and we take our meals in their utensils, and there
is game in that land and I hunt with my bow and with my trained hound and with
my untrained hound." The Prophet said, "As for your saying that you are in the
land of people of the Scripture, you should not eat in their utensils unless you
find no alternative, in which case you must wash the utensils and then eat in
them As for your saying that you are in the land of game, if you hunt something
with your bow, mention Allah's Name (while hunting the game) and eat; and if you
hunt something with your trained hound, mention Allah's Name on sending and eat;
and if you hunt something with your untrained hound and get it alive, slaughter
it and you can eat of it."
7.405:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqwa': In the
evening of the day of the conquest of Khaibar, the army made fires (for
cooking). The Prophet said, "For what have you made these fires?" They said,
"For cooking the meat of domestic donkeys." He said, "Throw away what is in the
cooking pots and break the pots." A man from the people got up and said, "Shall
we throw the contents of the cooking pots and then wash the pots (instead of
breaking them)?" The Prophet said, "Yes, you can do either.' 7.406:
Narrated
Rafi` bin Khadij: We were with the Prophet in Dhul-Hulaifa and there the people
were struck with severe hunger. Then we got camels and sheep as war booty (and
slaughtered them). The Prophet was behind all the people. The people hurried and
fixed the cooking pots (for cooking) but the Prophet came there and ordered that
the cooking pots be turned upside down. Then he distributed the animals,
regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel. One of the camels ran away and there
were a few horses with the people. They chased the camel but they got tired,
whereupon a man shot it with an arrow whereby Allah stopped it. The Prophet
said, "Among these animals some are as wild as wild beasts, so if one of them
runs away from you, treat it in this way." I said. "We hope, or we are afraid
that tomorrow we will meet the enemy and we have no knives, shall we slaughter
(our animals) with canes?" The Prophet said, "If the killing tool causes blood
to gush out and if Allah's Name is mentioned, eat (of the slaughterer animal).
But do not slaughter with a tooth or a nail. I am telling you why: A tooth is a
bone, and the nail is the knife of Ethiopians." 7.407:
Narrated `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said that he met Zaid bin `Amr Nufail at a place near Baldah and
this had happened before Allah's Apostle received the Divine Inspiration.
Allah's Apostle presented a dish of meat (that had been offered to him by the
pagans) to Zaid bin `Amr, but Zaid refused to eat of it and then said (to the
pagans), "I do not eat of what you slaughter on your stonealtars (Ansabs) nor do
I eat except that on which Allah's Name has been mentioned on
slaughtering."
7.408:
Narrated Jundub bin Sufyan Al-Bajali: Once during
the lifetime of Allah's Apostle we offered some animals as sacrifices. Some
people slaughtered their sacrifices before the (Id) prayer, so when the Prophet
finished his prayer, he saw that they had slaughtered their sacrifices before
the prayer. He said, "Whoever has slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer,
should slaughter (another sacrifice) in lieu of it; and whoever has not yet
slaughtered it till we have prayed; should slaughter (it) by mentioning Allah's
Name."
7.409:
Narrated Ka`b:
that a slave girl of theirs used to
shepherd some sheep at Si'a (a mountain near Medina). On seeing one of her sheep
dying, she broke a stone and slaughtered it. Ka`b said to his family, "Do not
eat (of it) till I go to the Prophet and ask him, or, till I send someone to ask
him." So he went to the Prophet or sent someone to him The Prophet permitted
(them) to eat it.
7.410:
Narrated `Abdullah that Ka`b had a slave girl
who used to graze his sheep on a small mountain, called "Sl'a", situated near
the market. Once a sheep was dying, so she broke a stone and slaughtered it with
it. When they mentioned that to the Prophet, he, permitted them to eat
it.
7.411:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: that he said, "O Allah's Apostle!
We have no knife." The Prophet said, "if the killing tool causes blood to gush
out, and if Allah's Name is mentioned, eat (of the slaughtered animal). But do
not slaughter with a nail or a tooth, for the nail is the knife of Ethiopians
and a tooth is a bone." Suddenly a camel ran away and it was stopped (with an
arrow). The Prophet then said, "Of these camels there are some which are as wild
as wild beasts; so if one of them runs away from you and you cannot catch it,
treat it in this manner (i.e. shoot it with an arrow).
7.412:
Narrated
Ka`b bin Malik: A lady slaughtered a sheep with a stone and then the Prophet was
asked about it and he permitted it to be eaten.
7.413:
Narrated Mu`adh
bin Sa`d or Sa`d bin Mu`adh: A slave girl belonging to Ka`b used to graze some
sheep at Sl'a (mountain). Once one of her sheep was dying. She reached it
(before it died) and slaughtered it with a stone. The Prophet was asked, and he
said, "Eat it."
7.414:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: The Prophet said, "Eat
what is slaughtered (with any instrument) that makes blood flow out, except what
is slaughtered with a tooth or a nail.'
7.415:
Narrated `Aisha:
A
group of people said to the Prophet, "Some people bring us meat and we do not
know whether they have mentioned Allah's Name or not on slaughtering the
animal." He said, "Mention Allah's Name on it and eat." Those people had
embraced Islam recently.
7.416:
Narrates `Abdullah bin Mughaffal: While
we were besieging the castle of Khaibar, Somebody threw a skin full of fat and I
went ahead to take it, but on looking behind, I saw the Prophet and I felt shy
in his presence (and did not take it).
7.417:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are going to face the enemy tomorrow and we do
not have knives." He said, "Hurry up (in killing the animal). If the killing
tool causes blood to flow out, and if Allah's Name is mentioned, eat (of the
slaughtered animal). But do not slaughter with a tooth or a nail. I will tell
you why: As for the tooth, it is a bone; and as for the nail, it is the knife of
Ethiopians." Then we got some camels and sheep as war booty, and one of those
camels ran away, whereupon a man shot it with an arrow and stopped it. Allah's
Apostle said, "Of these camels there are some which are as wild as wild beasts,
so if one of them (runs away and) makes you tired, treat it in this manner."
7.418:
Narrated Asma bint Abu Bakr: We slaughtered a horse (by Nahr) during
the lifetime of the Prophet and ate it.
7.419:
Narrated Asma':
We
slaughtered a horse (by Dhabh) during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle while we
were at Medina, and we ate it.
7.420:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: We
slaughtered a horse (by Nahr) during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and ate it.
7.421:
Narrated Hisham bin Zaid: Anas and I went to Al-Hakam bin Aiyub. Anas
saw some boys shooting at a tied hen. Anas said, "The Prophet has forbidden the
shooting of tied or confined animals."
7.422:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: that he
entered upon Yahya bin Sa`id while one of Yahya's sons was aiming at a hen after
tying it. Ibn `Umar walked to it and untied it. Then he brought it and the boy
and said. "Prevent your boys from tying the birds for the sake of killing them,
as I have heard the Prophet forbidding the killing of an animal or other living
thing after tying them."
7.423:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: While I was
with Ibn `Umar, we passed by a group of young men who had tied a hen and started
shooting at it. When they saw Ibn `Umar, they dispersed, leaving it. On that Ibn
`Umar said, "Who has done this? The Prophet cursed the one who did
so."
7.424:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet cursed the one who did Muthla
to an animal (i e., cut its limbs or some other part of its body while it is
still alive). 7.425:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Yazid: The Prophet forbade
An-Nuhba and Al-Muthla.
7.426:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I saw the
Prophet eating chicken.
7.427:
Narrated Zahdam:
We were in the
company of Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari and there were friendly relations between us and
this tribe of Jarm. Abu Musa was presented with a dish containing chicken. Among
the people there was sitting a red-faced man who did not come near the food. Abu
Musa said (to him), "Come on (and eat), for I have seen Allah's Apostle eating
of it (i.e. chicken)." He said, "I have seen it eating something (dirty) and
since then I have disliked it, and have taken an oath that I shall not eat it '
Abu Musa said, "Come on, I will tell you (or narrate to you). Once I went to
Allah s Apostle with a group of Al-Ash`ariyin, and met him while he was angry,
distributing some camels of rak`at. We asked for mounts but he took an oath that
he would not give us any mounts, and added, 'I have nothing to mount you on' In
the meantime some camels of booty were brought to Allah's Apostle and he asked
twice, 'Where are Al-Ash`ariyin?" So he gave us five white camels with big
humps. We stayed for a short while (after we had covered a little distance), and
then I said to my companions, "Allah's Apostle has forgotten his oath. By Allah,
if we do not remind Allah's Apostle of his oath, we will never be successful."
So we returned to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We asked you for
mounts, but you took an oath that you would not give us any mounts; we think
that you have forgotten your oath.' He said, 'It is Allah Who has given you
mounts. By Allah, and Allah willing, if I take an oath and later find something
else better than that. then I do what is better and expiate my oath.'
"
7.428:
Narrated Asma':
We slaughtered a horse during the lifetime
of Allah's Apostle and ate it.
7.429:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On
the Day of the battle of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle made donkey's meat unlawful
and allowed the eating of horse flesh.
7.430:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet made the meat of donkeys unlawful on the day of the battle of
Khaibar.
7.431:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet prohibited the eating of
donkey's meat.
7.432:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle prohibited
Al-Mut'a marriage and the eating of donkey's meat in the year of the Khaibar
battle.
7.433:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet prohibited the
eating of donkey's meat on the day of the battle of Khaibar, and allowed the
eating of horse flesh.
7.434:
Narrated Al-Bara' and Ibn Abi `Aufa: The
Prophet prohibited the eating of donkey's meat. 7.435.1:
Narrated Abu
Tha'alba: Allah's Apostle prohibited the eating of donkey's meat.
7.435.2:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: The Prophet prohibited the eating of beasts having
fangs.
7.436:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Someone came to Allah's Apostle
and said, "The donkeys have been (slaughtered and) eaten. Another man came and
said, "The donkeys have been destroyed." On that the Prophet ordered a caller to
announce to the people: Allah and His Apostle forbid you to eat the meat of
donkeys, for it is impure.' Thus the pots were turned upside down while the
(donkeys') meat was boiling in them.
7.437:
Narrated `Amr:
I said to
Jabir bin Zaid, "The people claim that Allah's Apostle forbade the eating of
donkey's meat." He said, "Al-Hakam bin `Amr Al-Ghifari used to say so when he
was with us, but Ibn `Abbas, the great religious learned man, refused to give a
final verdict and recited:-- 'Say: I find not in that which has been inspired to
me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be
carrion, blood poured forth or the flesh of swine...' (6.145)
7.438:
Narrated Abu Tha`laba: Allah's Apostle forbade the eating of the meat of
beasts having fangs.
7.439:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once Allah's
Apostle passed by a dead sheep and said (to the people), "Why don't you use its
hide?" They said, "But it is dead," He said, "Only eating it, is
prohibited."
7.440:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet passed by a dead
goat and said, "There is no harm if its owners benefit from its skin."
7.441:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "None is wounded in Allah's
Cause but will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound bleeding. The
thing that will come out of his wound will be the color of blood, but its smell
will be the smell of musk."
7.442:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said,
'The example of a good pious companion and an evil one is that of a person
carrying musk and another blowing a pair of bellows. The one who is carrying
musk will either give you some perfume as a present, or you will buy some from
him, or you will get a good smell from him, but the one who is blowing a pair of
bellows will either burn your clothes or you will get a bad smell from
him."
7.443:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once we provoked a rabbit at
Marr-az-Zahran. The people chased it till they got tired. Then I caught It and
brought it to Abu Talha, who slaughtered it and then sent both its pelvic pieces
(or legs) to the Prophet, and the Prophet accepted the present.
7.444:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "I do not eat mastigure, but I do not
prohibit its eating." 7.445:
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid: Allah's Apostle
and I entered the house of Maimuna. A roasted mastigure was served. Allah's
Apostle stretched his hand out (to eat of it) but some woman said, "Inform
Allah's Apostle of what he is about to eat." So they said, "It is mastigure, O
Allah's Apostle!" He withdrew his hand, whereupon I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is
it unlawful?" He said, "No, but this is not found in the land of my people, so I
dislike it." So I pulled the mastigure towards me and ate it while Allah's
Apostle was looking at me. 7.446:
Narrated Maimuna:
A mouse fell into
the butter-fat and died. The Prophet was asked about that. He said, "Throw away
the mouse and the butter-fat that surrounded it, and eat the rest of the
butter-fat (As-Samn).
7.447:
Narrated Az-Zhuri: regarding an animal,
e.g., a mouse or some other animal that had fallen into solid or liquid oil or
butter-fat: I had been informed that a mouse had died in butter-fat whereupon
Allah's Apostle ordered that the butter-fat near it be thrown away and the rest
of the butter-fat can be eaten. 7.448:
Narrated Maimuna:
The Prophet was
asked about a mouse that had fallen into butter-fat (and died). He said, "Throw
away the mouse and the portion of butter-fat around it, and eat the
rest."
7.449:
Narrated Salim:
that Ibn `Umar disliked the branding of
animals on the face. Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet forbade beating (animals) on
the face."
7.450:
Narrated Anas:
I brought a brother of mine to the
Prophet to do Tahnik for him while the Prophet was in a sheep fold of his, and I
saw him branding a sheep. (The sub-narrator said: I think Anas said, branding it
on the ear.)
7.451:
Narrated Rait' bin Khadij: I said to the Prophet, "We
will be facing the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives (for slaughtering)' He
said, "If you slaughter the animal with anything that causes its blood to flow
out, and if Allah's Name is mentioned on slaughtering it, eat of it, unless the
killing instrument is a tooth or nail. I will tell you why: As for the tooth, it
is a bone; and as for the nail, it is the knife of Ethiopians." The quick ones
among the people got the war booty while the Prophet was behind the people. So
they placed the cooking pots on the fire, but the Prophet ordered the cooking
pots to be turned upside down. Then he distributed (the war booty) among them,
considering one camel as equal to ten sheep. Then a camel belonging to the first
party of people ran away and they had no horses with them, so a man shot it with
an arrow whereby Allah stopped it. The Prophet said, "Of these animals there are
some which are as wild as wild beasts. So, if anyone of them runs away like
this, do like this (shoot it with an arrow).
7.452:
Narrated Rafi` bin
Khadij: While we were with the Prophet. on a journey, one of the camels ran
away. A man shot it with an arrow and stopped it. The Prophet said, "Of these
camels some are as wild as wild beasts, so if one of them runs away and you
cannot catch it, then do like this (shoot it with an arrow)." I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Sometimes when we are in battles or on a journey we want to slaughter
(animals) but we have no knives." He said, "Listen! If you slaughter the animal
with anything that causes its blood to flow out, and if Allah's Name is
mentioned on slaughtering it, eat of it, provided that the slaughtering
instrument is not a tooth or a nail, as the tooth is a bone and the nail is the
knife of Ethiopians."
Bk. 68: Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)
7.453:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
The Prophet said (on the day of Idal-Adha), "The first thing we
will do on this day of ours, is to offer the (`Id) prayer and then return to
slaughter the sacrifice. Whoever does so, he acted according to our Sunna
(tradition), and whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the prayer, what he
offered was just meat he presented to his family, and that will not be
considered as Nusak (sacrifice)." (On hearing that) Abu Burda bin Niyar got up,
for he had slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, and said, "I have got a
six month old ram." The Prophet said, 'Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will
not be sufficient for any-one else (as a sacrifice after you). Al-Bara' added:
The Prophet said, "Whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) after the prayer, he
slaughtered it at the right time and followed the tradition of the
Muslims."
7.454:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Whoever
slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, he just slaughtered it for himself,
and whoever slaughtered it after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time
and followed the tradition of the Muslims." 7.455:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir
Al-Juhani: that the Prophet distributed among his companions some animals for
sacrifice (to be slaughtered on `Id-al-Adha). `Uqba's share was a Jadha'a (a six
month old goat). `Uqba said, "O Allah's Apostle! I get in my share of Jadha'a (a
six month old ram)." The Prophet said, "Slaughter it as a sacrifice."
7.456:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet entered upon her when she had her
menses at Sarif before entering Mecca, and she was weeping (because she was
afraid that she would not be able to perform the Hajj). The Prophet said, "What
is wrong with you? Have you got your period?" She said, "Yes." He said, "This is
a matter Allah has decreed for all the daughters of Adam, so perform all the
ceremonies of Hajj like the others, but do not perform the Tawaf around the
Ka`ba." `Aisha added: When we were at Mina, beef was brought to me and I asked,
"What is this?" They (the people) said, "Allah's Apostle has slaughtered some
cows as sacrifices on behalf of his wives."
7.457:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The Prophet said on the day of Nahr, "Whoever has slaughtered his
sacrifice before the prayer, should repeat it (slaughter another sacrifice)." A
man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is a day on which meat is
desired." He then mentioned his neighbors saying, "I have a six month old ram
which is to me better than the meat of two sheep." The Prophet allowed him to
slaughter it as a sacrifice, but I do not know whether this permission was valid
for other than that man or not. The Prophet then went towards two rams and
slaughtered them, and then the people went towards some sheep and distributed
them among themselves.
7.458:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "Time
has come back to its original state which it had on the day Allah created the
Heavens and the Earth. The year is twelve months, four of which are sacred,
three of them are in succession, namely Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul Hijja and Muharram,
(the fourth being) Rajab Mudar which is between Juma'da (ath-thamj and Sha'ban.
The Prophet then asked, "Which month is this?" We said, "Allah and his Apostle
know better." He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it by a
name other than its real name. He said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We
said, "Yes." He said, "Which town is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it t,y a name
other than its real name. He said, "isn't it the town (of Mecca)?" We replied,
"Yes." He said, "What day is today?" We replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He kept silent so long that we thought that he would call it by a name
other than its real name. He said, "Isn't it the day of Nahr?" We replied,
"Yes." He then said, "Your blood, properties and honor are as sacred to one
another as this day of yours in this town of yours in this month of yours. You
will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not go
astray after me by cutting the necks of each other. It is incumbent upon those
who are present to convey this message to those who are absent, for some of
those to whom it is conveyed may comprehend it better than some of those who
have heard it directly." (Muhammad, the sub-narrator, on mentioning this used to
say: The Prophet then said, "No doubt! Haven't I delivered (Allah's) Message (to
you)? Haven't I delivered Allah's message (to you)?"
7.459:
Narrated
Nafi`:
`Abdullah (bin `Umar) used to slaughter his sacrifice at the
slaughtering place (i.e the slaughtering place of the Prophet ) . Ibn `Umar
said, "Allah's Apostle used to slaughter (camels and sheep, etc.,) as sacrifices
at the Musalla."
7.460:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to
offer two rams as sacrifices, and I also used to offer two rams.
7.461:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle came towards two horned rams having black
and white colors and slaughtered them with his own hands.
7.462:
Narrated
`Uqba bin 'Amir: that the Prophet gave him some sheep to distribute among his
companions to slaughter as sacrifices (`Id--al--Adha). A kid was left and he
told the Prophet of that whereupon he said to him, "Slaughter it as a sacrifice
(on your behalf).
7.463:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: An uncle of mine
called Abu Burda, slaughtered his sacrifice before the `Id prayer. So Allah's
Apostle said to him, "Your (slaughtered) sheep was just mutton (not a
sacrifice)." Abu Burda said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have got a domestic kid." The
Prophet said, "Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be permissible for
anybody other than you" The Prophet added, "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice
before the (`Id) prayer, he only slaughtered for himself, and whoever
slaughtered it after the prayer, he offered his sacrifice properly and followed
the tradition of the Muslims."
7.464:
Narrated Al-Bara': Abu Burda
slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the (`Id) prayer whereupon the Prophet said
to him, "Slaughter another sacrifice instead of that." Abu Burda said, "I have
nothing except a Jadha'a." (Shu`ba said: Perhaps Abu Burda also said that
Jadha'a was better than an old sheep in his opinion.) The Prophet said, "(Never
mind), slaughter it to make up for the other one, but it will not be sufficient
for anyone else after you."
7.465:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
slaughtered two rams, black and white in color (as sacrifices), and I saw him
putting his foot on their sides and mentioning Allah's Name and Takbir (Allahu
Akbar). Then he slaughtered them with his own hands.
7.466:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle entered upon me at Sarif while I was weeping
(because I was afraid that I would not be able to perform the ,Hajj). He said,
"What is wrong with you? Have you got your period?" I replied, "Yes." He said,
"This is a matter Allah has decreed for all the daughters of Adam, so perform
the ceremonies of the Hajj as the pilgrims do, but do not perform the Tawaf
around the Ka`ba." Allah's Apostle slaughtered some cows as sacrifices on behalf
of his wives.
7.467:
Narrated Al-Bara': I heard the Prophet delivering a
sermon, and he said (on the Day of `Id-Allah. a), "The first thing we will do on
this day of ours is that we will offer the `Id prayer, then we will return and
slaughter our sacrifices; and whoever does so, then indeed he has followed our
tradition, and whoever slaughtered his sacrifice (before the prayer), what he
offered was just meat that he presented to his family, and that was not a
sacrifice." Abu Burda got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I slaughtered the
sacrifice before the prayer and I have got a Jadha'a which is better than an old
sheep." The Prophet said, "Slaughter it to make up for that, but it will not be
sufficient for anybody else after you."
7.468:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "Whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the `Id prayer, should
repeat it (slaughter another one)." A man said "This is the day on which meat is
desired." Then he mentioned the need of his neighbors (for meat) and the Prophet
seemed to accept his excuse. The man said, "I have a Jadha'a which is to me
better than two sheep." The Prophet allowed him (to slaughter it as a
sacrifice). But I do not know whether this permission was general for all
Muslims or not. The Prophet then went towards two rams and slaughtered them, and
the people went towards their sheep and slaughtered them.
7.469:
Narrated
Jundab bin Sufyan Al-Bajali: I witnessed the Prophet on the Day of Nahr. He
said, "Whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before offering the `Id prayer, should
slaughter another sacrifice in its place; and whoever has not slaughtered their
sacrifice yet, should slaughter now."
7.470:
Narrated Al-Bara': One day
Allah's Apostle offered the `Id prayer and said, "Whoever offers our prayer and
faces our Qibla should not slaughter the sacrifice till he finishes the `Id
prayer." Abu Burda bin Niyar got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have already
done it. The Prophet said, "That is something you have done before its due
time." Abu Burda said, "I have a Jadha'a which is better than two old sheep;
shall I slaughter it?" The Prophet said, "Yes, but it will not be sufficient for
anyone after you."
7.471:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used to offer as
sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in color, and used to put his foot
on their sides and slaughter them with his own hands.
7.472:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet offered as sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in
color. He slaughtered them with his own hands and mentioned Allah's Name over
them and said Takbir and put his foot on their sides.
7.473:
Narrated
Masruq:
that he came to `Aisha and said to her, "O Mother of the Believers!
There is a man who sends a Hadi to Ka`ba and stays in his city and requests that
his Hadi camel be garlanded while he remains in a state of Ihram from that day
till the people finish their Ihram (after completing all the ceremonies of
Hajj)" (What do you say about it?) Masruq added, I heard the clapping of her
hands behind the curtain. She said, "I used to twist the garlands for the Hadi
of Allah's Apostle and he used to send his Hadi to Ka`ba but he never used to
regard as unlawful what was lawful for men to do with their wives till the
people returned (from the Hajj).
7.474:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
During the lifetime of the Prophet we used to take with us the meat of the
sacrifices (of Id al Adha) to Medina. (The narrator often said. The meat of the
Hadi). 7.475:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: that once he was not present (at
the time of `Id-al-Adha) and when he came. some meat was presented to him. and
the people said (to him), 'This is the meat of our sacrifices" He said. 'Take it
away; I shall not taste it. (In his narration) Abu Sa`id added: I got up and
went to my brother, Abu Qatada (who was his maternal brother and was one of the
warriors of the battle of Badr) and mentioned that to him He Sa`d. 'A new
verdict was given in your absence (i.e., meat of sacrifices was allowed to be
stored and eaten later on).
7.476:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqua': The
Prophet said, "Whoever has slaughtered a sacrifice should not keep anything of
Its meat after three days." When it was the next year the people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Shall we do as we did last year?" He said, ' Eat of it and feed
of it to others and store of it for in that year the people were having a hard
time and I wanted you to help (the needy).
7.477:
Narrated `Aisha:
We
used to salt some of the meat of sacrifice and present it to the Prophet at
Medina. Once he said, "Do not eat (of that meat) for more than three days." That
was not a final order, but (that year) he wanted us to feed of it to others,
Allah knows better.
7.478:
Narrated Abu `Ubaid: the freed slave of Ibn
Azhar that he witnessed the Day of `Id-al-Adha with `Umar bin Al-Khattab. `Umar
offered the `Id prayer before the sermon and then delivered the sermon before
the people, saying, "O people! Allah's Apostle has forbidden you to fast (on the
first day of) each of these two 'Ida, for one of them is the Day of breaking
your fast, and the other is the one, on which you eat the meat of your
sacrifices."
7.479:
Narrated Abu `Ubaid: (in continuation of 478). Then I
witnessed the `Id with `Uthman bin `Affan, and that was on a Friday. He offered
the prayer before the sermon, saying, "O people! Today you have two 'Its
(festivals) together, so whoever of those who live at Al-`Awali (suburbs) would
like to wait for the Jumua prayer, he may wait, and whoever would like to return
(home) Is granted my permission to do so." Then I witnessed (the 'Its) with `Ali
bin Abi Talib, and he too offered the `Id prayer before the sermon and then
delivered the sermon before the people and said, "Allah's Apostle has forbidden
you to eat the meat of your sacrifices for more than three days."
7.480:
Narrated Salim:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, "Eat of
the meat of sacrifices (of `Id al Adha) for three days." When `Abdullah departed
from Mina, he used to eat (bread with) oil, lest he should eat of the meat of
Hadi (which is regarded as unlawful after the three days of the `Id).
Bk. 69: Drinks
7.481:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever drinks alcoholic drinks in the world and does not repent (before
dying), will be deprived of it in the Hereafter." 7.482:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: On the night Allah's Apostle was taken on a night journey (Miraj) two
cups, one containing wine and the other milk, were presented to him at
Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the cup of milk. Gabriel said, "Praise be to
Allah Who guided you to Al-Fitra (the right path); if you had taken (the cup of)
wine, your nation would have gone astray."
7.483:
Narrated Anas:
I
heard from Allah's Apostle a narration which none other than I will narrate to
you. The Prophet, said, "From among the portents of the our are the following:
General ignorance (in religious affairs) will prevail, (religious) knowledge
will decrease, illegal sexual intercourse will prevail, alcoholic drinks will be
drunk (in abundance), men will decrease and women will increase so much so that
for every fifty women there will be one man to look after them."
7.484:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "An adulterer, at the time he is
committing illegal sexual intercourse is not a believer; and a person, at the
time of drinking an alcoholic drink is not a believer; and a thief, at the time
of stealing, is not a believer." Ibn Shihab said: `Abdul Malik bin Abi Bakr bin
`Abdur-Rahman bin Al- Harith bin Hisham told me that Abu Bakr used to narrate
that narration to him on the authority of Abu Huraira. He used to add that Abu
Bakr used to mention, besides the above cases, "And he who robs (takes illegally
something by force) while the people are looking at him, is not a believer at
the time he is robbing (taking).
7.485:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: "Alcoholic
drinks were prohibited (by Allah) when there was nothing of it (special kind of
wine) in Medina.
7.486:
Narrated Anas:
"Alcoholic drinks were
prohibited at the time we could rarely find wine made from grapes in Medina, for
most of our liquors were made from unripe and ripe dates.
7.487:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: `Umar stood up on the pulpit and said, "Now then, prohibition of
alcoholic drinks have been revealed, and these drinks are prepared from five
things, i.e.. grapes, dates, honey, wheat or barley And an alcoholic drink is
that, that disturbs the mind.
7.488:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I was
serving Abu 'Ubaida, Abu Talha and Ubai bin Ka`b with a drink prepared from ripe
and unripe dates. Then somebody came to them and said, "Alcoholic drinks have
been prohibited." (On hearing that) Abu Talha said, "Get up. O Anas, and pour
(throw) it out! So I poured (threw) it out.
7.489:
Narrated Anas:
While I was waiting on my uncles and serving them with (wine prepared from)
dates----and I was the youngest of them----it was said, "Alcoholic drinks have
been prohibited." So they said (to me), "Throw it away." So I threw it
away.
7.490:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Alcoholic drinks were prohibited.
At that time these drinks used to be prepared from unripe and ripe
dates.
7.491:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was asked about
Al-Bit. He said, "All drinks that intoxicate are unlawful (to
drink.)
7.49
2.1:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was asked about
Al-Bit a liquor prepared from honey which the Yemenites used to drink. Allah's
Apostle said, "All drinks that intoxicate are unlawful (to
drink).
7.49
2.2:
Anas bin Malik said: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not
make drinks in Ad-Dubba' nor in Al-Muzaffat. Abu Huraira used to add to them
Al-Hantam and An-Naqir.
7.493:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar delivered a
sermon on the pulpit of Allah's Apostle, saying, "Alcoholic drinks were
prohibited by Divine Order, and these drinks used to be prepared from five
things, i.e., grapes, dates, wheat, barley and honey. Alcoholic drink is that,
that disturbs the mind." `Umar added, "I wish Allah's Apostle had not left us
before he had given us definite verdicts concerning three matters, i.e., how
much a grandfather may inherit (of his grandson), the inheritance of Al-Kalala
(the deceased person among whose heirs there is no father or son), and various
types of Riba(1 ) (usury) ."
7.49
4.1:
Narrated `Umar:
"Alcoholic
drinks are prepared from five things, i.e., raisins, dates. wheat, barley and
honey."
7.49
4.2:
Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash`ari: that he
heard the Prophet saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who
will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of
alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will
be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening
their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something,
but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them
during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform
the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of
Resurrection."
7.495:
Narrated Sahl:
Abu Usaid As-Sa`idi came and
invited Allah's Apostle on the occasion of his wedding. His wife who was the
bride, was serving them. Do you know what drink she prepared for Allah's Apostle
? She had soaked some dates in water in a Tur overnight.
7.496:
Narrated
Jabir:
Allah's Apostle forbade the use of (certain) containers, but the
Ansar said, "We cannot dispense with them." The Prophet then said, "If so, then
use them."
7.497:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: When the Prophet forbade
the use of certain containers (that were used for preparing alcoholic drinks),
somebody said to the Prophet . "But not all the people can find skins." So he
allowed them to use clay jars not covered with pitch.
7.498:
Narrated
`Ali:
the Prophet forbade the use of Ad-Dubba' and Al Muzaffat.
7.499:
Narrated Al-A`mash: (As above, 494).
7.500:
Narrated Ibrahim:
I
asked Al-Aswad, "Did you ask `Aisha, Mother of the Believers, about the
containers in which it is disliked to prepare (non-alcoholic) drinks?" He said,
"Yes, I said to her, 'O Mother of the Believers! What containers did the Prophet
forbid to use for preparing (non-alcoholic) drinks?" She said, 'The Prophet
forbade us, (his family), to prepare (nonalcoholic) drinks in Ad-Dubba and
Al-Muzaffat.' I asked, 'Didn't you mention Al Jar and Al Hantam?' She said, 'I
tell what I have heard; shall I tell you what I have not heard?' "
7.501:
Narrated Ash-Shaibani: I heard `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa saying, "The Prophet
forbade the use of green jars." I said, "Shall we drink out of white jars?" He
said, "No."
7.502:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d Abu Usaid As Sa`idi invited the
Prophet to his wedding banquet. At that time his wife was serving them and she
was the bride. She said, ''Do you know what (kind of syrup) I soaked (made) for
Allah's Apostle? I soaked some dates in water in a Tur (bowl) overnight.
'
7.503:
Narrated Abu Al-Juwairiyya: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Al-Badhaq.
He said, "Muhammad prohibited alcoholic drinks before It was called Al-Badhaq
(by saying), 'Any drink that intoxicates is unlawful.' I said, 'What about good
lawful drinks?' He said,'Apart from what is lawful and good, all other things
are unlawful and not good (unclean Al-Khabith).
7.504:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to like sweet edible things and honey.
7.505:
Narrated Anas:
While I was serving Abu Talha. Abu Dujana and Abu Suhail
bin Al-Baida' with a drink made from a mixture of unripe and ripe dates,
alcoholic drinks, were made unlawful, whereupon I threw it away, and I was their
butler and the youngest of them, and we used to consider that drink as an
alcoholic drink in those days.
7.506:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet
forbade the drinking of alcoholic drinks prepared from raisins, dates, unripe
dates and fresh ripe dates.
7.507:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet
forbade the mixing of ripe and unripe dates and also the mixing of dates and
raisins (for preparing a syrup) but the syrup of each kind of fruit should be
prepared separately. ( One may have such drinks as long as it is fresh
)
7.508:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was presented a bowl of
milk and a bowl of wine on the night he was taken on a journey
(Al-Mi'raj).
7.509:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl: The people doubted whether
Allah's Apostle was fasting or the Day of `Arafat or not. So I sent a cup
containing milk to him and he drank it.
7.510:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Abu Humaid brought a cup of mix from a place called Al-Naqi. Allah's
Apostle said to him, "Will you not cover it, even by placing a stick across
its"
7.511:
Narrated Jabir:
Abu Humaid, an Ansari man, came from
AnNaqi carrying a cup of milk to the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Will you not
cover it even by placing a stick across it?"
7.512:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet came from Mecca with Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr said "We passed by a
shepherd and at that time Allah's Apostle was thirsty. I milked a little milk in
a bowl and Allah's Apostle drank till I was pleased. Suraqa bin Ju'shum came to
us riding a horse (chasing us). The Prophet invoked evil upon him, whereupon
Suraqa requested him not to invoke evil upon him, in which case he would go
back. The Prophet agreed. 7.513:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"The best object of charity is a she-camel which has (newly) given birth and
gives plenty of milk, or a she-goat which gives plenty of milk; and is given to
somebody to utilize its milk by milking one bowl in the morning and one in the
evening."
7.514:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle drank milk and then
rinsed his mouth and said, "It contains fat. The Prophet added: I was raised to
the Lote Tree and saw four rivers, two of which were coming out and two going
in. Those which were coming out were the Nile and the Euphrates, and those which
were going in were two rivers in paradise. Then I was given three bowls, one
containing milk, and another containing honey, and a third containing wine. I
took the bowl containing milk and drank it. It was said to me, "You and your
followers will be on the right path (of Islam).
7.515:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Abu Talha had the largest number of datepalms from amongst the Ansars of
Medina. The dearest of his property to him was Bairuha garden which was facing
the (Prophet's) Mosque. Allah's Apostle used to enter it and drink of its good
fresh water. When the Holy Verse:-- 'By no means shall you attain righteousness
unless you spend (in charity) of that which you love.' (3.92) was revealed, Abu
Talha got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allah says: By no means shall you
attain righteousness unless you spend of that which you love,' and the dearest
of my property to me is the Bairuha garden and I want to give it in charity in
Allah's Cause, seeking to be rewarded by Allah for that. So you can spend it, O
Allah's Apostle, where-ever Allah instructs you. ' Allah s Apostle said, "Good!
That is a perishable (or profitable) wealth" (`Abdullah is in doubt as to which
word was used.) He said, "I have heard what you have said but in my opinion
you'd better give it to your kith and kin." On that Abu Talha said, "I will do
so, O Allah's Apostle!" Abu Talha distributed that garden among his kith and kin
and cousins. 7.516:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I saw Allah's Apostle drinking
milk. He came to my house and I milked a sheep and then mixed the milk with
water from the well for Allah's Apostle. He took the bowl and drank while on his
left there was sitting Abu Bakr, and on his right there was a bedouin. He then
gave the remaining milk to the bedouin and said, "The right! The right
(first).
7.517:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle and one of
his companions entered upon an Ansari man and the Prophet said to him, "If you
have water kept overnight in a water skin, (give us), otherwise we will drink
water by putting our mouth in it." The man was watering his garden then. He
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have water kept overnight; let us go to the shade."
So he took them both there and poured water into a bowl and milked a domestic
goat of his in it. Allah's Apostle drank, and then the man who had come along
with him, drank. 7.518:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to like sweet
edible things (syrup, etc.) and honey.
7.519:
Narrated An-Nazzal: All
came to the gate of the courtyard (of the Mosque) and drank (water) while he was
standing and said, "Some people dislike to drink while standing, but I saw the
Prophet doing (drinking water) as you have seen me doing now."
7.520:
Narrated An-Nazzal bin Sabra: `Ali offered the Zuhr prayer and then sat down
in the wide courtyard (of the Mosque) of Kufa in order to deal with the affairs
of the people till the `Asr prayer became due. Then water was brought to him and
he drank of it, washed his face, hands, head and feet. Then he stood up and
drank the remaining water while he was standing. and said, "Some people dislike
to drink water while standing thought the Prophet did as I have just
done."
7.521:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet drank Zamzam (water) while
standing.
7.522:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl: (daughter of Al-Harith) that she
sent a bowl of milk to the Prophet while he was standing (at `Arafat) in the
afternoon of the Day of `Arafat. He took it in his hands and drank it. Narrated
Abu Nadr: The Prophet was on the back of his camel.
7.523:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Milk mixed with water was brought to Allah's Apostle while a bedouin
was on his right and Abu Bakr was on his left. He drank (of it) and then gave
(it) to the bedouin and said, 'The right" "The right (first).
7.524:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle was offered something to drink. He
drank of it while on his right was a boy and on his left were some elderly
people. He said to the boy, "May I give these (elderly) people first?" The boy
said, "By Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I will not give up my share from you to
somebody else." On that Allah's Apostle placed the cup in the hand of that
boy.
7.525:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet and one of his
companions entered upon an Ansari man. The Prophet and his companion greeted
(the man) and he replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my father and mother be
sacrificed for you! It is hot," while he was watering his garden. The Prophet
asked him, "If you have water kept overnight in a water skin, (give us), or else
we will drink by putting our mouths in the basin." The man was watering the
garden The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have water kept overnight in a
water-skin. He went to the shade and poured some water into a bowl and milked
some milk from a domestic goat in it. The Prophet drank and then gave the bowl
to the man who had come along with him to drink.
7.526:
Narrated Anas:
I was waiting on my uncles, serving them with an alcoholic drink prepared
from dates, and I was the youngest of them. (Suddenly) it was said that
alcoholic drinks had been prohibited. So they said (to me), 'Throw it away." And
I threw it away The sub-narrator said: I asked Anas what their drink was (made
from), He replied, "(From) ripe dates and unripe dates." 7.527:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "When night falls (or when it is
evening), stop your children from going out, for the devils spread out at that
time. But when an hour of the night has passed, release them and close the doors
and mention Allah's Name, for Satan does not open a closed door. Tie the mouth
of your water-skin and mention Allah's Name; cover your containers and utensils
and mention Allah's Name. Cover them even by placing something across it, and
extinguish your lamps. "
7.528:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Extinguish the lamps when you go to bed; close your doors; tie the mouths of
your water skins, and cover the food and drinks." I think he added, ". . . even
with a stick you place across the container."
7.529:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle forbade the bending of the mouths of water skins for
the sake of drinking from them.
7.530:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I
heard Allah's Apostle forbidding the drinking of water by bending the mouths of
water skins, i.e., drinking from the mouths directly. 7.531:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade drinking directly from the mouth of a water
skin or other leather containers. and forbade preventing one's neighbor from
fixing a peg in (the wall of) one's house.
7.532:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet forbade the drinking of water directly from the mouth of a water
skin .
7.533:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet forbade the drinking of
water direct from the mouth of a water-skin.
7.534:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
Allah's Apostle said, "When you drink (water), do not breath in the vessel; and
when you urinate, do not touch your penis with your right hand. And when you
cleanse yourself after defecation, do not use your right hand."
7.535:
Narrated Thumama bin `Abdullah: Anas used to breathe twice or thrice in the
vessel (while drinking) and used to say that the Prophet; used to take three
breaths while drinking.
7.536:
Narrated Ibn Abi Laila: While Hudhaita was
at Mada'in, he asked for water. The chief of the village brought him a silver
vessel. Hudhaifa threw it away and said, "I have thrown it away because I told
him not to use it, but he has not stopped using it. The Prophet forbade us to
wear clothes of silk or Dibaj, and to drink in gold or silver utensils, and
said, 'These things are for them (unbelievers) in this world and for you
(Muslims) in the Hereafter.' "
7.537:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet
said, "Do not drink in gold or silver utensils, and do not wear clothes of silk
or Dibaj, for these things are for them (unbelievers) in this world and for you
in the Hereafter."
7.538:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet)
Allah's Apostle said, "He who drinks in silver utensils is only filling his
`Abdomen with Hell Fire."
7.539:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: Allah's
Apostle ordered us to do seven things and forbade us from seven. He ordered us
to visit the sick, to follow funeral processions, (to say) to a sneezer, (May
Allah bestow His Mercy on you, if he says, Praise be to Allah), to accept
invitations, to greet (everybody), to help the oppressed and to help others to
fulfill their oaths. He forbade us to wear gold rings, to drink in silver
(utensils), to use Mayathir (silken carpets placed on saddles), to wear Al-Qissi
(a kind of silken cloth), to wear silk, Dibaj or Istabraq (two kinds of
silk).
7.540:
Narrated Um Al-Fadl: that the people were in doubt whether
the Prophet was fasting on the Day of `Arafat or not, so a (wooden) drinking
vessel full of milk was sent to him, and he drank it.
7.541:
Narrated
Sahl bin Sa`d: An Arab lady was mentioned to the Prophet so he asked Abu Usaid
As-Sa`idi to send for her, and he sent for her and she came and stayed in the
castle of Bani Sa`ida. The Prophet came out and went to her and entered upon
her. Behold, it was a lady sitting with a drooping head. When the Prophet spoke
to her, she said, "I seek refuge with Allah from you." He said, "I grant you
refuge from me." They said to her, "Do you know who this is?" She said, "No."
They said, "This is Allah's Apostle who has come to command your hand in
marriage." She said, "I am very unlucky to lose this chance." Then the Prophet
and his companions went towards the shed of Bani Sa`ida and sat there. Then he
said, "Give us water, O Sahl!" So I took out this drinking bowl and gave them
water in it. The sub-narrator added: Sahl took out for us that very drinking
bowl and we all drank from it. Later on `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz requested Sahl to
give it to him as a present, and he gave it to him as a present.
7.542:
Narrated `Asim al-Ahwal: I saw the drinking bowl of the Prophet with Anas
bin Malik, and it had been broken, and he had mended it with silver plates. That
drinking bowl was quite wide and made of Nadar wood, Anas said, "I gave water to
the Prophet in that bowl more than so-and-so (for a long period)." Ibn Seereen
said: Around that bowl there was an iron ring, and Anas wanted to replace it
with a silver or gold ring, but Abu Talha said to him, "Do not change a thing
that Allah's Apostle has made." So Anas left it as it was.
7.543:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was with the Prophet and the time for the
`Asr prayer became due. We had no water with us except a little which was put in
a vessel and was brought to the Prophet . He put his hand into it and spread out
his fingers and then said, "Come along! Hurry up! All those who want to perform
ablution. The blessing is from Allah.'' I saw the water gushing out from his
fingers. So the people performed the ablution and drank, and I tried to drink
more of that water (beyond my thirst and capacity), for I knew that it was a
blessing. The sub-narrator said: I asked Jabir, "How many persons were you
then?" He replied, "We were one-thousand four hundred men." Salim said: Jabir
said, 1500.
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7.544:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) Allah's Apostle said, "No calamity befalls a Muslim but that Allah
expiates some of his sins because of it, even though it were the prick he
receives from a thorn."
7.545:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness,
nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives
from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."
7.546:
Narrated Ka`b:
The Prophet said, "The example of a believer is that of a
fresh tender plant, which the wind bends lt sometimes and some other time it
makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which
keeps straight till once it is uprooted suddenly.
7.547:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh
tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the
wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believer is
afflicted with calamities (but he remains patient till Allah removes his
difficulties.) And an impious wicked person is like a pine tree which keeps hard
and straight till Allah cuts (breaks) it down when He wishes." (See Hadith No.
558, Vol.
9.)
7.548:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If
Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials."
7.549:
Narrated Aisha:
I never saw anybody suffering so much from sickness as
Allah's Apostle.
7.550:
Narrated `Abdullah: I visited the Prophet during
his ailments and he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "You have a high
fever. Is it because you will have a double reward for it?" He said, "Yes, for
no Muslim is afflicted with any harm but that Allah will remove his sins as the
leaves of a tree fall down."
7.551:
Narrated `Abdullah: I visited Allah's
Apostle while he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
You have a high fever." He said, "Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you."
I said, "Is it because you will have a double reward?" He said, "Yes, it is so.
No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, even if it were the prick of a thorn, but
that Allah expiates his sins because of that, as a tree sheds its leaves."
7.552:
Narrated Abu Muisa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "Feed the hungry,
visit the sick, and set free the captives."
7.553:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
Azib: Allah's Apostle ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven
other things. He forbade us to wear gold rings, silk, Dibaj, Istabriq, Qissy,
and Maithara; and ordered us to accompany funeral processions, visit the sick
and greet everybody. (See Hadith No. 104)
7.554:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Once I fell ill. The Prophet and Abu Bakr came walking to pay me a
visit and found me unconscious. The Prophet performed ablution and then poured
the remaining water on me, and I came to my senses to see the Prophet. I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! What shall I do with my property? How shall I dispose of
(distribute) my property?" He did not reply till the Verse of inheritance was
revealed.
7.555:
Narrated 'Ata bin Abi Rabah: Ibn `Abbas said to me,
"Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said,
"This black lady came to the Prophet and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my
body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.' The Prophet said (to her),
'If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and if you wish, I
will invoke Allah to cure you.' She said, 'I will remain patient,' and added,
'but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become
uncovered.' So he invoked Allah for her."
7.556:
Narrated 'Ata:
That
he had seen Um Zafar, the tall black lady, at (holding) the curtain of the
Ka`ba. 7.557:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Allah said, 'If I deprive my slave of his two beloved things (i.e., his eyes)
and he remains patient, I will let him enter Paradise in compensation for
them.'"
7.558:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle emigrated to
Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal got a fever. I entered upon them and asked, "O my
father! How are you? O Bilal! How are you?" Whenever fever attacked Abu Bakr, he
would recite the following poetic verses: 'Everybody is staying alive among his
people, yet death is nearer to him than his shoe laces." And whenever the fever
deserted Bilal, he would recite (two poetic lines): 'Would that I could stay
overnight in a valley wherein I would be surrounded by Idhkhir and Jalil (two
kinds of good smelling grass). Would that one day I would drink of the water of
Majinna and would that Shama and Tafil (two mountains at Mecca) would appear to
me.' Then I came and informed Allah's Apostle about that, whereupon he said, "O
Allah! Make us love Medina as much or more than we love Mecca. O Allah! Make it
healthy and bless its Mudd and Sa for us, and take away its fever and put it in
Al Juhfa."
7.559:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: Usama bin Zaid said that while
he. Sa`d and Ubai bin Ka`b were with the Prophet a daughter of the Prophet sent
a message to him, saying. 'My daughter is dying; please come to us." The Prophet
sent her his greetings and added "It is for Allah what He takes, and what He
gives; and everything before His sight has a limited period. So she should hope
for Allah's reward and remain patient." She again sent a message, beseeching him
by Allah, to come. So the Prophet got up. and so did we (and went there). The
child was placed on his lap while his breath was irregular. Tears flowed from
the eyes of the Prophet. Sa`d said to him, "What is this, O Allah's Apostle?" He
said. "This Is Mercy which Allah has embedded in the hearts of whomever He
wished of His slaves. And Allah does not bestow His Mercy, except on the
merciful among His slaves. (See Hadith No. 373 Vol. 2)
7.560:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet went to visit a sick bedouin. Whenever the Prophet went
to a patient, he used to say to him, "Don't worry, if Allah will, it will be
expiation (for your sins):" The bedouin said, "You say expiation? No, it is but
a fever that is boiling or harassing an old man and will lead him to his grave
without his will." The Prophet said, "Then, yes, it is so."
7.561:
Narrated Anas:
A Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet and became ill.
The Prophet went to pay him a visit and said to him, "Embrace Islam," and he did
embrace Islam. Al-Musaiyab said: When Abu Talib was on his deathbed, the Prophet
visited him.
7.562:
Narrated `Aisha:
During the ailment of the
Prophet some people came to visits him. He led them in prayer while sitting. but
they prayed standing, so he waved to them to sit down. When he had finished the
prayer, he said, "An Imam is to be followed, so when he bows, you should bow.
and when he raises his head, you should raise yours, and if he prays sitting.
you should pray sitting." Abu `Abdullah said Al-Humaidi said, (The order of )
"This narration has been abrogated by the last action of the Prophet as he led
the prayer sitting, while the people prayed standing behind him.'
7.563:
Narrated Sa`d:
I became seriously ill at Mecca and the Prophet came to
visit me. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I shall leave behind me a good fortune,
but my heir is my only daughter; shall I bequeath two third of my property to be
spent in charity and leave one third (for my heir)?" He said, "No." I said,
"Shall I bequeath half and leave half?" He said, "No." I said, "Shall I bequeath
one third and leave two thirds?" He said, "One third is alright, though even one
third is too much." Then he placed his hand on his forehead and passed it over
my face and `Abdomen and said, "O Allah! Cure Sa`d and complete his emigration."
I feel as if I have been feeling the coldness of his hand on my liver ever
since.
7.564:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: I visited Allah's Apostle
while he was suffering from a high fever. I touched him with my hand and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! You have a high fever." Allah's Apostle said, "Yes, I have
as much fever as two men of you have." I said, "Is it because you will get a
double reward?" Allah's Apostle said, "Yes, no Muslim is afflicted with harm
because of sickness or some other inconvenience, but that Allah will remove his
sins for him as a tree sheds its leaves."
7.565:
Narrated `Abdullah: I
visited the Prophet during his illness and touched him while he was having a
fever. I said to him, "You have a high fever; is it because you will get a
double reward?" He said, "Yes. No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, but that
his sins will be annulled as the leave of a tree fall down."
7.566:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle entered upon sick man to pay him a
visit, and said to him, "Don't worry, Allah willing, (your sickness will be) an
expiation for your sins." The man said, "No, it is but a fever that is boiling
within an old man and will send him to his grave." On that, the Prophet said,
"Then yes, it is so."
7.567:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: The Prophet rode a
donkey having a saddle with a Fadakiyya velvet covering. He mounted me behind
him and went to visit Sa`d bin 'Ubada, and that had been before the battle of
Badr. The Prophet proceeded till he passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin
Ubai bin Salul was present, and that had been before `Abdullah embraced Islam.
The gathering comprised of Muslims, polytheists, i.e., isolators and Jews.
`Abdullah bin Rawaha was also present in that gathering. When dust raised by the
donkey covered the gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his upper
garment and said, "Do not trouble us with dust." The Prophet greeted them,
stopped and dismounted. Then he invited them to Allah (i.e., to embrace Islam)
and recited to them some verses of the Holy Qur'an. On that, `Abdullah bin Ubai
said, "O man ! There is nothing better than what you say if it is true. Do not
trouble us with it in our gathering, but return to your house, and if somebody
comes to you, teach him there." On that `Abdullah bin Rawaha said, Yes, O
Allah's Apostle! Bring your teachings to our gathering, for we love that." So
the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started abusing each other till they were
about to fight. The Prophet kept on quietening them till they became calm.
Thereupon the Prophet mounted his animal and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d
bin Ubada. He said to him "O Sa`d! Have you not heard what Abu Hubab (i.e.,
`Abdullah bin Ubai) said?" Sa`d said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Excuse and forgive
him, for Allah has given you what He has given you. The people of this town
(Medina decided unanimously to crown him and make him their chief by placing a
turban on his head, but when that was prevented by the Truth which Allah had
given you he (`Abdullah bin Ubai) was grieved out of jealously, and that was the
reason which caused him to behave in the way you have seen."
7.568:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to visit me (while I was sick) and he
was riding neither a mule, nor a horse.
7.569:
Narrated Ka`b bin 'Ujara:
The Prophet passed by me while I was kindling a fire under a (cooking) pot. He
said, "Do the lice of your head trouble you?" I said, "Yes." So he called a
barber to shave my head and ordered me to make expiation for that."
7.570:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: `Aisha, (complaining of headache) said, "Oh,
my head"! Allah's Apostle said, "I wish that had happened while I was still
living, for then I would ask Allah's Forgiveness for you and invoke Allah for
you." Aisha said, "Wa thuklayah! By Allah, I think you want me to die; and If
this should happen, you would spend the last part of the day sleeping with one
of your wives!" The Prophet said, "Nay, I should say, 'Oh my head!' I felt like
sending for Abu Bakr and his son, and appoint him as my successor lest some
people claimed something or some others wished something, but then I said (to
myself), 'Allah would not allow it to be otherwise, and the Muslims would
prevent it to be otherwise". 7.571:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: I visited the
Prophet while he was having a high fever. I touched him an said, "You have a
very high fever" He said, "Yes, as much fever as two me of you may have." I
said. "you will have a double reward?" He said, "Yes No Muslim is afflicted with
hurt caused by disease or some other inconvenience, but that Allah will remove
his sins as a tree sheds its leaves." 7.572:
Narrated Sa`d:
Allah's
Apostle came to visit me during my ailment which had been aggravated during
Hajjat-al-Wada`. I said to him, "You see how sick I am. I have much property but
have no heir except my only daughter May I give two thirds of my property in
charity?"! He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said "One
third?" He said, "One third is too much, for to leave your heirs rich is better
than to leave them poor, begging of others. Nothing you spend seeking Allah's
pleasure but you shall get a reward for it, even for what you put in the mouth
of your wife."
7.573:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah's Apostle was on
his death-bed and in the house there were some people among whom was `Umar bin
Al-Khattab, the Prophet said, "Come, let me write for you a statement after
which you will not go astray." `Umar said, "The Prophet is seriously ill and you
have the Qur'an; so the Book of Allah is enough for us." The people present in
the house differed and quarrelled. Some said "Go near so that the Prophet may
write for you a statement after which you will not go astray," while the others
said as `Umar said. When they caused a hue and cry before the Prophet, Allah's
Apostle said, "Go away!" Narrated 'Ubaidullah: Ibn `Abbas used to say, "It was
very unfortunate that Allah's Apostle was prevented from writing that statement
for them because of their disagreement and noise." 7.574:
Narrated As-Sa'ib:
My aunt took me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! My nephew is-
ill." The Prophet touched my head with his hand and invoked Allah to bless me.
He then performed ablution and I drank of the remaining water of his ablution
and then stood behind his back and saw "Khatam An-Nubuwwa" (The Seal of
Prophethood) between his shoulders like a button of a tent.
7.575:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "None of you should wish for
death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he
should say: "O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me
die if death is better for me.' "
7.576:
Narrated Qais bin Abi Hazim: We
went to pay a visit to Khabbab (who was sick) and he had been branded
(cauterized) at seven places in his body. He said, "Our companions who died
(during the lifetime of the Prophet) left (this world) without having their
rewards reduced through enjoying the pleasures of this life, but we have got (so
much) wealth that we find no way to spend It except on the construction of
buildings Had the Prophet not forbidden us to wish for death, I would have
wished for it.' We visited him for the second time while he was building a wall.
He said, A Muslim is rewarded (in the Hereafter) for whatever he spends except
for something that he spends on building."
7.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The good deeds of any person will not make him
enter Paradise." (i.e., None can enter Paradise through his good deeds.) They
(the Prophet's companions) said, 'Not even you, O Allah's Apostle?' He said,
"Not even myself, unless Allah bestows His favor and mercy on me." So be
moderate in your religious deeds and do the deeds that are within your ability:
and none of you should wish for death, for if he is a good doer, he may increase
his good deeds, and if he is an evil doer, he may repent to Allah."
7.578:
Narrated `Aisha:
I heard the Prophet , who was resting against me,
saying, "O Allah! Excuse me and bestow Your Mercy on me and let me join with the
highest companions (in Paradise)." See Qur'an ( 4.69)
7.579:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle paid a visit to a patient, or a patient was
brought to him, he used to invoke Allah, saying, "Take away the disease, O the
Lord of the people! Cure him as You are the One Who cures. There is no cure but
Yours, a cure that leaves no disease."
7.580:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet came to me while I was ill. He performed ablution and
threw the remaining water on me (or said, "Pour it on him) " When I came to my
senses I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have no son or father to be my heir, so how
will be my inheritance?" Then the Verse of inheritance was revealed.
7.581:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle emigrated to Medina, Abu Bakr and
Bilal had a fever. I entered upon them and said, "O my father! How are you? O
Bilal! How are you?" Whenever Abu Bakr got the fever he used to say, "Everybody
is staying alive with his people, yet death is nearer to him than his shoe
laces." And when fever deserted Bilal, he would recite (two poetic verses):
"Would that I could stay overnight in a valley wherein I would be surrounded by
Idhkhir and Jalil (two kinds of good smelling grass). Would that one day I could
drink of the water of Majinna, and would that Shama and Tafil (two mountains at
Mecca) would appear to me!" I went to Allah's Apostle and informed him about
that. He said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as much or more than we love Mecca,
and make it healthy, and bless its Sa and its Mudd, and take away its fever and
put it in Al-Juhfa." (See Hadith No 558).
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7.582:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its
treatment."
7.583:
Narrated Rubai bint Mu`adh bin Afra: We used to go for
Military expeditions along with Allah's Apostle and provide the people with
water, serve them and bring the dead and the wounded back to Medina.
7.584:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (The Prophet said), "Healing is in three things: A gulp
of honey, cupping, and branding with fire (cauterizing)." But I forbid my
followers to use (cauterization) branding with fire."
7.585:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet said, "Healing is in three things: cupping, a gulp of honey
or cauterization, (branding with fire) but I forbid my followers to use
cauterization (branding with fire).
7.586:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet used to like sweet edible things and honey.
7.587:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: I heard the Prophet saying, "If there is any healing in your
medicines, then it is in cupping, a gulp of honey or branding with fire
(cauterization) that suits the ailment, but I don't like to be (cauterized)
branded with fire."
7.588:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A man came to
the Prophet and said, "My brother has some Abdominal trouble." The Prophet said
to him "Let him drink honey." The man came for the second time and the Prophet
said to him, 'Let him drink honey." He came for the third time and the Prophet
said, "Let him drink honey." He returned again and said, "I have done that ' The
Prophet then said, "Allah has said the truth, but your brother's `Abdomen has
told a lie. Let him drink honey." So he made him drink honey and he was cured.
7.589:
Narrated Anas:
Some people were sick and they said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Give us shelter and food. So when they became healthy they said, "The
weather of Medina is not suitable for us." So he sent them to Al-Harra with some
she-camels of his and said, "Drink of their milk." But when they became healthy,
they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away his camels. The Prophet
sent some people in their pursuit. Then he got their hands and feet cut and
their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron. I saw one of them licking
the earth with his tongue till he died.
7.590:
Narrated Anas:
The
climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the Prophet ordered them to
follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine (as a
medicine). So they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank their milk
and urine till their bodies became healthy. Then they killed the shepherd and
drove away the camels. When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in
their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands and feet and their
eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron.
7.591:
Narrated Khalid bin
Sa`d: We went out and Ghalib bin Abjar was accompanying us. He fell ill on the
way and when we arrived at Medina he was still sick. Ibn Abi 'Atiq came to visit
him and said to us, "Treat him with black cumin. Take five or seven seeds and
crush them (mix the powder with oil) and drop the resulting mixture into both
nostrils, for `Aisha has narrated to me that she heard the Prophet saying, 'This
black cumin is healing for all diseases except As-Sam.' Aisha said, 'What is
As-Sam?' He said, 'Death."
7.592:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "There is healing in black cumin for all diseases except death."
7.593:
Narrated 'Ursa:
Aisha used to recommend at-Talbina for the sick
and for such a person as grieved over a dead person. She used to say, "I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, 'at-Talbina gives rest to the heart of the patient and
makes it active and relieves some of his sorrow and grief.' "
7.594:
Narrated Hisham's father: `Aisha used to recommend at-Talbina and used to
say, "It is disliked (by the patient) although it is beneficial.''
7.595:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was cupped and he paid the wages to the one
who had cupped him and then took Su'ut (Medicine sniffed by nose).
7.596:
Narrated Um Qais bint Mihsan: I heard the Prophet saying, "Treat with the
Indian incense, for it has healing for seven diseases; it is to be sniffed by
one having throat trouble, and to be put into one side of the mouth of one
suffering from pleurisy." Once I went to Allah's Apostle with a son of mine who
would not eat any food, and the boy passed urine on him whereupon he asked for
some water and sprinkled it over the place of urine.
7.597:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet was cupped while he was fasting.
7.598:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet was cupped while he was in a state of Ihram.
7.599:
Narrated Anas:
that he was asked about the wages of the one who cups
others. He said, 'Allah's Apostle was cupped by `Abd Taiba, to whom he gave two
Sa of food and interceded for him with his masters who consequently reduced what
they used to charge him daily. Then the Prophet s said, "The best medicines you
may treat yourselves with are cupping and sea incense.' He added, "You should
not torture your children by treating tonsillitis by pressing the tonsils or the
palate with the finger, but use incense."
7.600:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: that he paid Al-Muqanna a visit during his illness and said, "I will
not leave till he gets cupped, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is
healing in cupping."
7.601:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina: Allah's
Apostle was cupped on the middle of his head at Lahl Jamal on his way to Mecca
while he was in a state of Ihram. Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle was
cupped on his head.
7.602:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was cupped on
his head for an ailment he was suffering from while he was in a state of Ihram.
at a water place called Lahl Jamal. Ibn `Abbas further said: Allah s Apostle was
cupped on his head for unilateral headache while he was in a state of Ihram
.
7.603:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I heard the Prophet saying, "If
there is any good in your medicines, then it is in a gulp of honey, a cupping
operation, or branding (cauterization), but I do not like to be (cauterized)
branded.
7.604:
Narrated Ka`b bin Ujrah: The Prophet came to me during
the period of Al-Hudaibiya, while I was lighting fire underneath a cooking pot
and lice were falling down my head. He said, "Do your lice hurt your?" I said,
"Yes." He said, "Shave your head and fast for three days or feed six poor
persons or slaughter a sheep as a sacrifice:"
7.605:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "If there is any healing in your medicines then it is a
cupping operation, or branding (cauterization), but I do not like to be
(cauterized) branded."
7.606:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said,
'Nations were displayed before me; one or two prophets would pass by along with
a few followers. A prophet would pass by accompanied by nobody. Then a big crowd
of people passed in front of me and I asked, Who are they Are they my
followers?" It was said, 'No. It is Moses and his followers It was said to me,
'Look at the horizon.'' Behold! There was a multitude of people filling the
horizon. Then it was said to me, 'Look there and there about the stretching sky!
Behold! There was a multitude filling the horizon,' It was said to me, 'This is
your nation out of whom seventy thousand shall enter Paradise without
reckoning.' "Then the Prophet entered his house without telling his companions
who they (the 70,000) were. So the people started talking about the issue and
said, "It is we who have believed in Allah and followed His Apostle; therefore
those people are either ourselves or our children who are born m the Islamic
era, for we were born in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance.'' When the Prophet
heard of that, he came out and said. "Those people are those who do not treat
themselves with Ruqya, nor do they believe in bad or good omen (from birds etc.)
nor do they get themselves branded (Cauterized). but they put their trust (only)
in their Lord " On that 'Ukasha bin Muhsin said. "Am I one of them, O Allah's
Apostle?' The Prophet said, "Yes." Then another person got up and said, "Am I
one of them?" The Prophet said, 'Ukasha has anticipated you."
7.607:
Narrated Um Salama: The husband of a lady died and her eyes became sore and
the people mentioned her story to the Prophet They asked him whether it was
permissible for her to use kohl as her eyes were exposed to danger. He said,
"Previously, when one of you was bereaved by a husband she would stay in her
dirty clothes in a bad unhealthy house (for one year), and when a dog passed by,
she would throw a globe of dung. No, (she should observe the prescribed period
Idda) for four months and ten days.'
7.608:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, '(There is) no 'Adwa (no contagious disease is conveyed without
Allah's permission). nor is there any bad omen (from birds), nor is there any
Hamah, nor is there any bad omen in the month of Safar, and one should run away
from the leper as one runs away from a lion.''
7.609:
Narrated Sa`id bin
Zaid: I heard the Prophet saying, "Truffles are like Manna (i.e. they grow
naturally without man's care) and their water heals eye diseases."
7.610:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas and `Aisha: Abu Bakr kissed (the forehead of) the
Prophet when he was dead. `Aisha added: We put medicine in one side of his mouth
but he started waving us not to insert the medicine into his mouth. We said, "He
dislikes the medicine as a patient usually does." But when he came to his senses
he said, "Did I not forbid you to put medicine (by force) in the side of my
mouth?" We said, "We thought it was just because a patient usually dislikes
medicine." He said, "None of those who are in the house but will be forced to
take medicine in the side of his mouth while I am watching, except Al-`Abbas,
for he had not witnessed your deed."
7.611:
Narrated Um Qais:
I went
to Allah's Apostle along with a a son of mine whose palate and tonsils I had
pressed with my finger as a treatment for a (throat and tonsil) disease. The
Prophet said, "Why do you pain your children by pressing their throats! Use Ud
Al-Hindi (certain Indian incense) for it cures seven diseases, one of which is
pleurisy. It is used as a snuff for treating throat and tonsil disease and it is
inserted into one side of the mouth of one suffering from pleurisy."
7.612:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) When the health of Allah's
Apostle deteriorated and his condition became serious, he asked the permission
of all his wives to allow him to be treated In my house, and they allowed him.
He came out, supported by two men and his legs were dragging on the ground
between `Abbas and another man. (The sub-narrator told Ibn `Abbas who said: Do
you know who was the other man whom `Aisha did not mention? The sub-narrator
said: No. Ibn `Abbas said: It was `Ali.) `Aisha added: When the Prophet entered
my house and his disease became aggravated, he said, "Pour on me seven water
skins full of water (the tying ribbons of which had not been untied) so that I
may give some advice to the people." So we made him sit in a tub belonging to
Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet and started pouring water on him from those water
skins till he waved us to stop. Then he went out to the people and led them in
prayer and delivered a speech before them.
7.613:
Narrated Um Qais : that
she took to Allah's Apostle one of her sons whose palate and tonsils she had
pressed because he had throat trouble. The Prophet said, "Why do you pain your
children by getting the palate pressed like that? Use the Ud Al-Hindi (certain
Indian incense) for it cures seven diseases one of which is pleurisy."
7.614:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: A man came to the prophet and said, 'My brother has got
loose motions. The Prophet said, Let him drink honey." The man again (came) and
said, 'I made him drink (honey) but that made him worse.' The Prophet said,
'Allah has said the Truth, and the `Abdomen of your brother has told a lie."
(See Hadith No. 88)
7.615:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
'There is no 'Adha (no disease is conveyed from the sick to the healthy without
Allah's permission), nor Safar, nor Hama." A bedouin stood up and said, "Then
what about my camels? They are like deer on the sand, but when a mangy camel
comes and mixes with them, they all get infected with mangy." The Prophet said,
"Then who conveyed the (mange) disease to the first one?"
7.616:
Narrated
Um Oais:
that she took to Allah's Apostle one of her sons whose palate and
tonsils she had pressed to treat a throat trouble. The Prophet said, "Be afraid
of Allah! Why do you pain your children by having their tonsils pressed like
that? Use the Ud Al-Hindi (a certain Indian incense) for it cures seven
diseases, one of which is pleurisy." 7.617:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's
Apostle allowed one of the Ansar families to treat persons who have taken poison
and also who are suffering from ear ailment with Ruqya. Anas added: I got myself
branded cauterized) for pleurisy, when Allah's Apostle was still alive. Abu
Talha, Anas bin An-Nadr and Zaid bin Thabit witnessed that, and it was Abu Talha
who branded (cauterized) me.
7.618:
Narrated Sahl bin Saud As-Sa`idi:
When the helmet broke on the head of the Prophet and his face became covered
with blood and his incisor tooth broke (i.e. during the battle of Uhud), `Ali
used to bring water in his shield while Fatima was washing the blood off his
face. When Fatima saw that the bleeding increased because of the water, she took
a mat (of palm leaves), burnt it, and stuck it (the burnt ashes) on the wound of
Allah's Apostle, whereupon the bleeding stopped.
7.619:
Narrated Nazi':
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "The Prophet said, 'Fever is from the heat of
Hell, so put it out (cool it) with water.' " Nafi` added: `Abdullah used to say,
"O Allah! Relieve us from the punishment," (when he suffered from
fever).
7.620:
Narrated Fatima bint Al-Mundhir: Whenever a lady suffering
from fever was brought to Asma' bint Abu Bakr, she used to invoke Allah for her
and then sprinkle some water on her body, at the chest and say, "Allah's Apostle
used to order us to abate fever with water."
7.621:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Fever is from the heat of Hell, so abate fever with
water."
7.622:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Fever is from the heat of Hell, so abate fever with water."
7.623:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some people from the tribes of `Ukl and `Uraina
came to Allah's Apostle and embraced Islam and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are
owners of livestock and have never been farmers," and they found the climate of
Medina unsuitable for them. So Allah's Apostle ordered that they be given some
camels and a shepherd, and ordered them to go out with those camels and drink
their milk and urine. So they set out, but when they reached a place called
Al-Harra, they reverted to disbelief after their conversion to Islam, killed the
shepherd and drove away the camels. When this news reached the Prophet he sent
in their pursuit (and they were caught and brought). The Prophet ordered that
their eyes be branded with heated iron bars and their hands be cut off, and they
were left at Al-Harra till they died in that state.
7.624:
Narrated Saud:
The Prophet said, "If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not
enter it; but if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not
leave that place."
7.625:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: `Umar bin
Al-Khattab departed for Sham and when he reached Sargh, the commanders of the
(Muslim) army, Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah and his companions met him and told him
that an epidemic had broken out in Sham. `Umar said, "Call for me the early
emigrants." So `Umar called them, consulted them and informed them that an
epidemic had broken out in Sham. Those people differed in their opinions. Some
of them said, "We have come out for a purpose and we do not think that it is
proper to give it up," while others said (to `Umar), "You have along with you.
other people and the companions of Allah's Apostle so do not advise that we take
them to this epidemic." `Umar said to them, "Leave me now." Then he said, "Call
the Ansar for me." I called them and he consulted them and they followed the way
of the emigrants and differed as they did. He then said to them, Leave me now,"
and added, "Call for me the old people of Quraish who emigrated in the year of
the Conquest of Mecca." I called them and they gave a unanimous opinion saying,
"We advise that you should return with the people and do not take them to that
(place) of epidemic." So `Umar made an announcement, "I will ride back to Medina
in the morning, so you should do the same." Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah said (to
`Umar), "Are you running away from what Allah had ordained?" `Umar said, "Would
that someone else had said such a thing, O Abu 'Ubaida! Yes, we are running from
what Allah had ordained to what Allah has ordained. Don't you agree that if you
had camels that went down a valley having two places, one green and the other
dry, you would graze them on the green one only if Allah had ordained that, and
you would graze them on the dry one only if Allah had ordained that?" At that
time `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, who had been absent because of some job, came and
said, "I have some knowledge about this. I have heard Allah's Apostle saying,
'If you hear about it (an outbreak of plague) in a land, do not go to it; but if
plague breaks out in a country where you are staying, do not run away from it.'
" `Umar thanked Allah and returned to Medina.
7.626:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin 'Amir: `Umar went to Sham and when h ached Sargh, he got the news that an
epidemic (of plague) had broken out in Sham. `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf told him
that Allah's Apostle said, "If you hear that it (plague) has broken out in a
land, do not go to it; but if it breaks out in a land where you are present, do
not go out escaping from it."
7.627:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Neither Messiah (Ad-Dajjal) nor plague will enter
Medina."
7.628:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "(Death
from) plague is martyrdom for every Muslim."
7.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "He (a Muslim) who dies of an Abdominal disease is a a martyr,
and he who dies of plague is a martyr."
7.630:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the
wife of the Prophet) that she asked Allah's Apostle about plague, and Allah's
Apostle informed her saying, "Plague was a punishment which Allah used to send
on whom He wished, but Allah made it a blessing for the believers. None (among
the believers) remains patient in a land in which plague has broken out and
considers that nothing will befall him except what Allah has ordained for him,
but that Allah will grant him a reward similar to that of a martyr."
7.631:
Narrated `Aisha:
During the Prophet's fatal illness, he used to recite
the Mu'auwidhat (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq) and then blow his breath over
his body. When his illness was aggravated, I used to recite those two Suras and
blow my breath over him and make him rub his body with his own hand for its
blessings." (Ma`mar asked Az-Zuhri: How did the Prophet use to blow? Az-Zuhri
said: He used to blow on his hands and then passed them over his
face.)
7.632:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Some of the companions of the
Prophet came across a tribe amongst the tribes of the Arabs, and that tribe did
not entertain them. While they were in that state, the chief of that tribe was
bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion). They said, (to the companions of the
Prophet ), "Have you got any medicine with you or anybody who can treat with
Ruqya?" The Prophet's companions said, "You refuse to entertain us, so we will
not treat (your chief) unless you pay us for it." So they agreed to pay them a
flock of sheep. One of them (the Prophet's companions) started reciting
Surat-al-Fatiha and gathering his saliva and spitting it (at the snake-bite).
The patient got cured and his people presented the sheep to them, but they said,
"We will not take it unless we ask the Prophet (whether it is lawful)." When
they asked him, he smiled and said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a
Ruqya? Take it (flock of sheep) and assign a share for me."
7.633:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Some of the companions of the Prophet passed by some
people staying at a place where there was water, and one of those people had
been stung by a scorpion. A man from those staying near the water, came and said
to the companions of the Prophet, "Is there anyone among you who can do Ruqya as
near the water there is a person who has been stung by a scorpion." So one of
the Prophet's companions went to him and recited Surat-al-Fatiha for a sheep as
his fees. The patient got cured and the man brought the sheep to his companions
who disliked that and said, "You have taken wages for reciting Allah's Book."
When they arrived at Medina, they said, ' O Allah's Apostle! (This person) has
taken wages for reciting Allah's Book" On that Allah's Apostle said, "You are
most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book."
7.634:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet ordered me or somebody else to do Ruqya (if
there was danger) from an evil eye.
7.635:
Narrated Um Salama: that the
Prophet saw in her house a girl whose face had a black spot. He said. "She is
under the effect of an evil eye; so treat her with a Ruqya."
7.636:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The effect of an evil eye is a
fact." And he prohibited tattooing.
7.637:
Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked
`Aisha about treating poisonous stings (a snake-bite or a scorpion sting) with a
Ruqya. She said, "The Prophet allowed the treatment of poisonous sting with
Ruqya."
7.638:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: Thabit and I went to Anas bin
Malik. Thabit said, "O Abu Hamza! I am sick." On that Anas said, "Shall I treat
you with the Ruqya of Allah's Apostle?" Thabit said, "Yes," Anas recited, "O
Allah! The Lord of the people, the Remover of trouble! (Please) cure (Heal)
(this patient), for You are the Healer. None brings about healing but You; a
healing that will leave behind no ailment." 7.639:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place
of ailment and used to say, "O Allah, the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble
and heal the patient, for You are the Healer. No healing is of any avail but
Yours; healing that will leave behind no ailment."
7.640:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to treat with a Ruqya saying, "O the Lord of
the people! Remove the trouble The cure is in Your Hands, and there is none
except You who can remove it (the disease) . "
7.641:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to say to the patient, "In the Name of Allah The earth of
our land and the saliva of some of us cure our patient." 7.642:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to read in his Ruqya, "In the Name of Allah"
The earth of our land and the saliva of some of us cure our patient with the
permission of our Lord." with a slight shower of saliva) while treating with a
Ruqya.
7.643:
Narrated Abu Qatada: I heard the Prophet saying, "A good
dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees (in
a dream) something he dislikes, when he gets up he should blow thrice (on his
left side) and seek refuge with Allah from its evil for then it will not harm
him."
7.644:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed,
he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas and then blow
on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his
hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for
him.
7.645:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: A group of the companions of Allah's
Apostle proceeded on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab tribes
and requested them to entertain them as their guests, but they (the tribe
people) refused to entertain them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a
snake (or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of treatment, but all
in vain. Some of them said, "Will you go to the group (those travelers) who have
dismounted near you and see if one of them has something useful?" They came to
them and said, "O the group! Our leader has been bitten by a snake (or stung by
a scorpion) and we have treated him with everything but nothing benefited him
Has anyone of you anything useful?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah, I know
how to treat with a Ruqya. But. by Allah, we wanted you to receive us as your
guests but you refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till you fix
for us something as wages." Consequently they agreed to give those travellers a
flock of sheep. The man went with them (the people of the tribe) and started
spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till the patient was healed
and started walking as if he had not been sick. When the tribe people paid them
their wages they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's companions) said,
"Distribute (the sheep)." But the one who treated with the Ruqya said, "Do not
do that till we go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has happened, and
see what he will order us." So they came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the
story to him and he said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? You
have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got) and assign for me a share
with you."
7.646:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to treat some of
his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say,
"O Lord of the people! Remove the difficulty and bring about healing as You are
the Healer. There is no healing but Your Healing, a healing that will leave no
ailment."
7.647:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet, during his fatal
ailment used to blow (on his hands and pass them) over his body while reciting
the Mu'auwidhat (Surat-an-Nas and Surat-al-Falaq). When his disease got
aggravated, I used to recite them for him and blow (on his hands) and let him
pass his hands over his body because of its blessing. (Ma`mar asked Ibn Shihab:
How did he use to do Nafth? He said: He used to blow on his hands and then pass
them over his face.)
7.648:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet once came
out to us and said, "Some nations were displayed before me. A prophet would pass
in front of me with one man, and another with two men, and another with a group
of people. and another with nobody with him. Then I saw a great crowd covering
the horizon and I wished that they were my followers, but it was said to me,
'This is Moses and his followers.' Then it was said to me, 'Look'' I looked and
saw a big gathering with a large number of people covering the horizon. It was
said, "Look this way and that way.' So I saw a big crowd covering the horizon.
Then it was said to me, "These are your followers, and among them there are
70,000 who will enter Paradise without (being asked about their) accounts. "
Then the people dispersed and the Prophet did not tell who those 70,000 were. So
the companions of the Prophet started talking about that and some of them said,
"As regards us, we were born in the era of heathenism, but then we believed in
Allah and His Apostle . We think however, that these (70,000) are our
offspring." That talk reached the Prophet who said, "These (70,000) are the
people who do not draw an evil omen from (birds) and do not get treated by
branding themselves and do not treat with Ruqya, but put their trust (only) in
their Lord." then 'Ukasha bin Muhsin got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Am I
one of those (70,000)?" The Prophet said, "Yes." Then another person got up and
said, "Am I one of them?" The Prophet said, " 'Ukasha has anticipated
you."
7.649:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "There
is neither 'Adha (no contagious disease is conveyed to others without Allah's
permission) nor Tiyara, but an evil omen may be in three a woman, a house or an
animal."
7.650:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"There is no Tiyara, and the best omen is the Fal." They asked, "What is the
Fal?" He said, "A good word that one of you hears (and takes as a good
omen).
7.651:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There is no Tiyara
and the best omen is the Fal," Somebody said, "What is the Fal, O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "A good word that one of you hears (and takes as a good
omen).
7.652:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "No 'Adha (no
contagious disease is conveyed to others without Allah's permission), nor
Tiyara, but I like the good Fal, i.e., the good word."
7.653:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There is no 'Adha, nor Tiyara, nor Hama, nor
Safar." 7.654:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle gave his verdict about
two ladies of the Hudhail tribe who had fought each other and one of them had
hit the other with a stone. The stone hit her `Abdomen and as she was pregnant,
the blow killed the child in her womb. They both filed their case with the
Prophet and he judged that the blood money for what was in her womb. was a slave
or a female slave. The guardian of the lady who was fined said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall I be fined for a creature that has neither drunk nor eaten,
neither spoke nor cried? A case like that should be nullified." On that the
Prophet said, "This is one of the brothers of soothsayers.
7.655:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two ladies (had a fight) and one of them hit the other
with a stone on the `Abdomen and caused her to abort. The Prophet judged that
the victim be given either a slave or a female slave (as blood-money). Narrated
Ibn Shihab: Sa`id bin Al-Musayyab said, "Allah's Apostle judged that in case of
child killed in the womb of its mother, the offender should give the mother a
slave or a female slave in recompense The offender said, How can I be fined for
killing one who neither ate nor drank, neither spoke nor cried: a case like that
should be denied ' On that Allah's Apostle said 'He is one of the brothers of
the foretellers
7.656:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet forbade the
utilization of the price of a dog, the earnings of prostitute and the earnings
of a foreteller.
7.657:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some people asked Allah's
Apostle about the fore-tellers He said. ' They are nothing" They said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Sometimes they tell us of a thing which turns out to be true."
Allah's Apostle said, "A Jinn snatches that true word and pours it Into the ear
of his friend (the fore-teller) (as one puts something into a bottle) The
foreteller then mixes with that word one hundred lies."
7.658:
Narrated
`Aisha:
A man called Labid bin al-A'sam from the tribe of Bani Zaraiq worked
magic on Allah's Apostle till Allah's Apostle started imagining that he had done
a thing that he had not really done. One day or one night he was with us, he
invoked Allah and invoked for a long period, and then said, "O `Aisha! Do you
know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I have asked him about?
Two men came to me and one of them sat near my head and the other near my feet.
One of them said to his companion, "What is the disease of this man?" The other
replied, "He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked
the magic on him?' The other replied, "Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked,
'What material did he use?' The other replied, 'A comb and the hairs stuck to it
and the skin of pollen of a male date palm.' The first one asked, 'Where is
that?' The other replied, '(That is) in the well of Dharwan;' " So Allah's
Apostle along with some of his companions went there and came back saying, "O
`Aisha, the color of its water is like the infusion of Henna leaves. The tops of
the date-palm trees near it are like the heads of the devils." I asked. "O
Allah's Apostle? Why did you not show it (to the people)?" He said, "Since Allah
cured me, I disliked to let evil spread among the people." Then he ordered that
the well be filled up with earth.
7.659:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Avoid the Mubiqat, i.e., shirk and witchcraft."
7.660:
Narrated Aisha:
Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle so that he used to
think that he had sexual relations with his wives while he actually had not
(Sufyan said: That is the hardest kind of magic as it has such an effect). Then
one day he said, "O `Aisha do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning
the matter I asked Him about? Two men came to me and one of them sat near my
head and the other sat near my feet. The one near my head asked the other. What
is wrong with this man?' The latter replied the is under the effect of magic The
first one asked, Who has worked magic on him?' The other replied Labid bin
Al-A'sam, a man from Bani Zuraiq who was an ally of the Jews and was a
hypocrite.' The first one asked, What material did he use)?' The other replied,
'A comb and the hair stuck to it.' The first one asked, 'Where (is that)?' The
other replied. 'In a skin of pollen of a male date palm tree kept under a stone
in the well of Dharwan' '' So the Prophet went to that well and took out those
things and said "That was the well which was shown to me (in a dream) Its water
looked like the infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palm trees looked like the
heads of devils." The Prophet added, "Then that thing was taken out' I said (to
the Prophet ) "Why do you not treat yourself with Nashra?" He said, "Allah has
cured me; I dislike to let evil spread among my people."
7.661:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle so that he began to imagine that
he had done something although he had not. One day while he was with me, he
invoked Allah and invoked for a long period and then said, "O `Aisha! Do you
know that Allah has instructed me regarding the matter I asked Him about?" I
asked, "What is that, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Two men came to me; one of
them sat near my head and the other sat near my feet. One of them asked his
companion, 'What is the disease of this man?' The other replied, 'He is under
the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?" The
other replied, 'Labid bin A'sam, a Jew from the tribe of Bani Zuraiq.' The
(first one asked), 'With what has it been done?' The other replied, 'With a a
comb and the hair stuck to it and a skin of the pollen of a male datepalm tree.'
The first one asked, 'Where is it?' The other replied, 'In the well of Dharwan.'
Then the Prophet went along with some of his companions to that well and looked
at that and there were date palms near to it. Then he returned to me and said,
'By Allah the water of that well was (red) like the infusion of Henna leaves and
its date-palms were like the heads of devils" I said, O Allah's Apostle! Did you
take those materials out of the pollen skin?" He said, 'No! As for me Allah has
healed me and cured me and I was afraid that (by Showing that to the people) I
would spread evil among them when he ordered that the well be filled up with
earth, and it was filled up with earth "
7.662:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Two men came from the East and addressed the people who wondered at their
eloquent speeches On that Allah's Apostle said. Some eloquent speech is as
effective as magic.'
7.663:
Narrated Saud:
The Prophet said, "If
somebody takes some 'Ajwa dates every morning, he will not be effected by poison
or magic on that day till night." (Another narrator said seven dates).
7.664:
Narrated Saud:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If Somebody takes seven
'Ajwa dates in the morning, neither magic nor poison will hurt him that day."
7.665.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, 'No 'Adha (i.e. no
contagious disease is conveyed to others without Allah's permission); nor (any
evil omen m the month of) Safar; nor Hama" A bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle!
What about the camels which, when on the sand (desert) look like deers, but when
a mangy camel mixes with them they all get infected with mange?" On that Allah s
Apostle said, "Then who conveyed the (mange) disease to the first (mangy)
camel?"
7.665.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said: The cattle
(sheep, cows, camels, etc.) suffering from a disease should not be mixed up with
healthy cattle, (or said: "Do not put a patient with a healthy person ). " (as a
precaution).
7.666:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"there is neither 'Adha nor Tiyara, and an evil omen is only in three: a horse,
a woman and a house." (See the foot-note of Hadith No. 649)
7.667:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No 'Adha." Abu Huraira also
said: The Prophet said, "The cattle suffering from a disease should not be mixed
up with healthy cattle (or said "Do not put a patient with a healthy person as a
precaution.") Abu Huraira also said: Allah's Apostle said, "No 'Adha." A bedouin
got up and said, "Don't you see how camels on the sand look like deer but when a
mangy camel mixes with them, they all get infected with mange?" On that the
Prophet said, "Then who conveyed the (mange) disease to the first
camel?"
7.668:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "No 'Adha nor
Tiyara; but I like Fal." They said, "What is the Fal?" He said, "A good
word."
7.669:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Khaibar was conquered, Allah's
Apostle was presented with a poisoned (roasted) sheep. Allah's Apostle said,
"Collect for me all the Jews present in this area." (When they were gathered)
Allah's Apostle said to them, "I am going to ask you about something; will you
tell me the truth?" They replied, "Yes, O Abal-Qasim!" Allah's Apostle said to
them, "Who is your father?" They said, "Our father is so-and-so." Allah's
Apostle said, "You have told a lie. for your father is so-and-so," They said,
"No doubt, you have said the truth and done the correct thing." He again said to
them, "If I ask you about something; will you tell me the truth?" They replied,
"Yes, O Abal-Qasim! And if we should tell a lie you will know it as you have
known it regarding our father," Allah's Apostle then asked, "Who are the people
of the (Hell) Fire?" They replied, "We will remain in the (Hell) Fire for a
while and then you (Muslims) will replace us in it" Allah's Apostle said to
them. ''You will abide in it with ignominy. By Allah, we shall never replace you
in it at all." Then he asked them again, "If I ask you something, will you tell
me the truth?" They replied, "Yes." He asked. "Have you put the poison in this
roasted sheep?" They replied, "Yes," He asked, "What made you do that?" They
replied, "We intended to learn if you were a liar in which case we would be
relieved from you, and if you were a prophet then it would not harm
you."
7.670:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever purposely
throws himself from a mountain and kills himself, will be in the (Hell) Fire
falling down into it and abiding therein perpetually forever; and whoever drinks
poison and kills himself with it, he will be carrying his poison in his hand and
drinking it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide eternally forever; and
whoever kills himself with an iron weapon, will be carrying that weapon in his
hand and stabbing his `Abdomen with it in the (Hell) Fire wherein he will abide
eternally forever."
7.671:
Narrated Sa`d:
I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "Whoever takes seven 'Ajwa dates in the morning will not be effected by
magic or poison on that day." 7.672:
Narrated Abu Tha`laba Al-Khushani: The
Prophet forbade the eating of wild animals having fangs. (Az-Zuhri said: I did
not hear this narration except when I went to Sham.) Al-Laith said: Narrated
Yunus: I asked Ibn Shihab, "May we perform the ablution with the milk of
she-asses or drink it, or drink the bile of wild animals or urine of camels?" He
replied, "The Muslims used to treat themselves with that and did not see any
harm in it. As for the milk of she-asses, we have learnt that Allah's Apostle
forbade the eating of their meat, but we have not received any information
whether drinking of their milk is allowed or forbidden." As for the bile of wild
animals, Ibn Shihab said, "Abu Idris Al-Khaulani told me that Allah's Apostle
forbade the eating of the flesh of every wild beast having fangs . "
7.673:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a fly falls in the vessel of
any of you, let him dip all of it (into the vessel) and then throw it away, for
in one of its wings there is a disease and in the other there is healing
(antidote for it) i e. the treatment for that disease."
Bk. 72: Dress
7.674:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, 'Allah will not look at the person who drags his garment (behind
him) out of conceit.''
7.675:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet
said Allah will not look, on the Day of Resurrection at the person who drags his
garment (behind him) out of conceit. On that Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle!
One side of my Izar hangs low if I do not take care of it." The Prophet said,
'You are not one of those who do that out of conceit."
7.676:
Narrated
Abu Bakra: The solar eclipse occurred while we were sitting with the Prophet He
got up dragging his garment (on the ground) hurriedly till he reached the mosque
The people turned (to the mosque) and he offered a two-rak`at prayer whereupon
the eclipse was over and he traced us and said, "The sun and the moon are two
signs among the signs of Allah, so if you see a thing like this (eclipse) then
offer the prayer and invoke Allah till He remove that state."
7.677:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I saw Bilal bringing a short spear (or stick) and
fixing it in the ground, and then he proclaimed the Iqama of the prayer, and I
saw Allah's Apostle coming out, wearing a cloak with its sleeves rolled up. He
then offered a two-rak`at prayer while facing the stick, and I saw the people
and animals passing in front of him beyond the stick.
7.678:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "The part of an Izar which hangs below the ankles is
in the Fire." 7.679:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle, "Allah will not
look, on the Day of Resurrection, at a person who drags his Izar (behind him)
out of pride and arrogance.
7.680:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (or
'Abul Qasim) said, "While a man was walking, clad in a two-piece garment and
proud of himself with his hair well-combed, suddenly Allah made him sink into
the earth and he will go on sinking into it till the Day of
Resurrection.
7.681:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"While a man was dragging his Izar on the ground (behind him), suddenly Allah
made him sink into the earth and he will go on sinking into it till the Day of
Resurrection."
7.682:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that he heard the Prophet
(narrating as above No. 680).
7.683:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever drags his clothes (on the ground) out of pride
and arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection."
7.684:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The wife of Rifa`a Al-Qurazi
came to Allah's Apostle while I was sitting, and Abu Bakr was also there. She
said, 'O Allah s Apostle! I was the wife of Rifa`a and he divorced me
irrevocably. Then I married `AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair who, by Allah, O Allah's
Apostle, has only something like a fringe of a garment, Showing the fringe of
her veil. Khalid bin Sa`id, who was standing at the door, for he had not been
admitted, heard her statement and said, "O Abu Bakr! Why do you not stop this
lady from saying such things openly before Allah's Apostle?" No, by Allah,
Allah's Apostle did nothing but smiled. Then he said to the lady, "Perhaps you
want to return to Rifa`a? That is impossible unless `Abdur-Rahman consummates
his marriage with you." That became the tradition after him.
7.685:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet asked for his Rida, put it on and set out
walking. Zaid bin Haritha and I followed him till he reached the house where
Harnza (bin `Abdul Muttalib) was present and asked for permission to enter, and
they gave us permission.
7.686:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man asked, "O Allah
s Apostle What kind of clothes should a Muhrim wear?" The Prophet, said, "A
Muhrim should not wear a shirt, trousers a hooded cloak, or Khuffs (socks made
from thick fabric or leather) unless he cannot get sandals, in which case he
should cut the part (of the Khuff) that covers the ankles." 7.687:
Narrated
Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet came to visit `Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul)
after he had been put in his grave. The Prophet ordered that `Abdullah be taken
out. He was taken out and was placed on the knees on the knees of the Prophet,
who blew his (blessed) breath on him and dressed the body with his own shirt.
And Allah knows better.
7.688:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: When
`Abdullah bin Ubdi (bin Salul) died, his son came to Allah's Apostle and said '
O Allah's Apostle, give me your shirt so that I may shroud my fathers body in
it. And please offer a funeral prayer for him and invoke Allah for his
forgiveness." The Prophet gave him his shirt and said to him 'Inform us when you
finish (and the funeral procession is ready) call us. When he had finished he
told the Prophet and the Prophet proceeded to order his funeral prayers but
`Umar stopped him and said, "Didn't Allah forbid you to offer the funeral prayer
for the hypocrites when He said: "Whether you (O Muhammad) ask forgiveness for
them or ask not forgiveness for them: (and even) if you ask forgiveness for them
seventy times. Allah will not forgive them." (9.80) Then there was revealed:
"And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave."
(9.34) Thenceforth the Prophet did not offer funeral prayers for the hypocrites.
7.689:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle has set forth an example for a
miser and a charitable person by comparing them to two men wearing two iron
cloaks and their hands are raised to their breasts and necks. Whenever the
charitable man tries to give a charitable gift, his iron cloak expands till it
becomes so wide that it will cover his fingertips and obliterate his tracks And,
whenever the miser wants to give a charitable gift, his cloak becomes very tight
over him and every ring gets stuck to its place Abu Huraira added; I saw Allah's
Apostle putting his finger in the (chest) pocket of his shirt like that If you
but saw him trying to widen (the opening of his shirt) but it did not widen.
7.690:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: The Prophet went to answer the call
of nature, and when he returned, I met him with water and he performed the
ablution while he was wearing a Sham, cloak. He rinsed his mouth, put the water
in his nose and blew it out, washed his face and tried to take his hands out of
his sleeves, but they were too narrow, so he took out his hands from under his
chest and washed them and then passed his wet hands over his head and Khuffs
(socks made from thick fabric or leather).
7.691:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
One night I was with the Prophet on a journey. He asked (me), "Have you got
water with you?" I replied, "Yes" So he got down from his she-camel and went
away till he disappeared in the darkness of the night. Then he came back and I
poured water for him from the pot (for the ablution). He washed his face and
hands while he was wearing a woollen cloak (the sleeves of which were narrow),
so he could not take his arms out of it. So he took them out from underneath the
cloak. Then he washed his forearms and passed his wet hands over his head. Then
I tried to take off his Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather), but he
said, "Leave them, for I have performed ablution before putting them on." And so
he passed his wet hands over them.
7.692:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama: Allah's Apostle distributed some Qaba's but he did not give anything
to Makhrama. Makhrama said (to me), "O my son! Let us go to Allah's Apostle." So
I proceeded with him and he said, "Go in and call him 'or me." So I called the
Prophet for him The Prophet came out to him, wearing one of those Qaba's and
said, (to Makhrama), "I have kept this for you " Makhrama looked at it and said,
"Makhrama is satisfied now."
7.693:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: A silken
Farruj was presented to Allah's Apostle and he put it on and offered the prayer
in it. When he finished the prayer, he took it off violently as if he disliked
it and said, "This (garment) does not befit those who fear Allah!"
7.694:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle. What type of
clothes should a Muhrim wear Allah's Apostle replied, 'Do not wear shirts,
turbans trousers hooded cloaks or Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or
leather); but if someone cannot get sandals, then he can wear Khuffs after
cutting them short below the ankles. Do not wear clothes touched by saffon or
wars (two kinds of perfumes).
7.695:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
said, "Whoever cannot get an Izar, can wear trousers, and whoever cannot wear
sandals can wear Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather)."
7.696:
Narrated `Abdullah: A man got up and said, O Allah's Apostle! What do you
order us to wear when we assume the state of Ihram?" The Prophet replied, "Do
not wear shirts, trousers, turbans, hooded cloaks or Khuffs (socks made from
thick fabric or leather), but if a man has no sandals, he can wear Khuffs after
cutting them short below the ankles; and do not wear clothes touched with
(perfumes) of saffron or wars."
7.697:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The
Prophet said, "A Muhrim should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, hooded
cloaks, a garment touched with (perfumes) of saffron or wars, or Khuffs (socks
made from thick fabric or leather) except if one has no sandals in which case he
should cut short the Khuffs below the ankles."
7.698:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some Muslim men emigrated to Ethiopia whereupon Abu Bakr also prepared
himself for the emigration, but the Prophet said (to him), "Wait, for I hope
that Allah will allow me also to emigrate." Abu Bakr said, "Let my father and
mother be sacrificed for you. Do you hope that (emigration)?" The Prophet said,
'Yes." So Abu Bakr waited to accompany the Prophet and fed two she-camels he had
on the leaves of As-Samur tree regularly for four months One day while we were
sitting in our house at midday, someone said to Abu Bakr, "Here is Allah's
Apostle, coming with his head and a part of his face covered with a
cloth-covering at an hour he never used to come to us." Abu Bakr said, "Let my
father and mother be sacrificed for you, (O Prophet)! An urgent matter must have
brought you here at this hour." The Prophet came and asked the permission to
enter, and he was allowed. The Prophet entered and said to Abu Bakr, "Let those
who are with you, go out." Abu Bakr replied, "(There is no stranger); they are
your family. Let my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said, "I have been allowed to leave (Mecca)." Abu Bakr said, " I shall
accompany you, O Allah's Apostle, Let my father be sacrificed for you!" The
Prophet said, "Yes," Abu Bakr said, 'O Allah's Apostles! Let my father be
sacrificed for you. Take one of these two she-camels of mine" The Prophet said.
I will take it only after paying its price." So we prepared their baggage and
put their journey food In a leather bag. And Asma' bint Abu Bakr cut a piece of
her girdle and tied the mouth of the leather bag with it. That is why she was
called Dhat-an-Nitaqaln. Then the Prophet and Abu Bakr went to a cave in a
mountain called Thour and remained there for three nights. `Abdullah bin Abu
Bakr. who was a young intelligent man. used to stay with them at night and leave
before dawn so that in the morning, he would he with the Quraish at Mecca as if
he had spent the night among them. If he heard of any plot contrived by the
Quraish against the Prophet and Abu Bakr, he would understand it and (return to)
inform them of it when it became dark. 'Amir bin Fuhaira, the freed slave of Abu
Bakr used to graze a flock of milch sheep for them and he used to take those
sheep to them when an hour had passed after the `Isha prayer. They would sleep
soundly till 'Amir bin Fuhaira awakened them when it was still dark. He used to
do that in each of those three nights. 7.699:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: In
the year of the conquest of Mecca the Prophet entered Mecca, wearing a helmet on
his head.
7.700:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once I was walking with Allah's
Apostle and he was wearing a Najram Burd with thick margin. A bedouin followed
him and pulled his Burd so violently that I noticed the side of the shoulder of
Allah's Apostle affected by the margin of the Burd because of that violent pull.
The Bedouin said, "O Muhammad! Give me some of Allah's wealth which is with
you." Allah's Apostle turned and looked at him, and smiling, 'he ordered that he
be given something.
7.701:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Shahl bin Sa`d said, "A
lady came with a Burda. Sahl then asked (the people), "Do you know what Burda
is?" Somebody said, "Yes. it is a Shamla with a woven border." Sahl added, "The
lady said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I have knitted this (Burda) with my own hands for
you to wear it." Allah's Apostle took it and he was in need of it. Allah's
Apostle came out to us and he was wearing it as an Izar. A man from the people
felt it and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Give it to me to wear.' The Prophet s
said, 'Yes.' Then he sat there for some time (and when he went to his house), he
folded it and sent it to him. The people said to that man, 'You have not done a
right thing. You asked him for it, though you know that he does not put down
anybody's request.' The man said, 'By Allah! I have only asked him so that it
may be my shroud when I die." Sahl added, "Late it was his shroud."
7.702:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying "From among my
followers, a group (o 70,000) will enter Paradise without being asked for their
accounts, Their faces will be shining like the moon." 'Ukasha bin Muhsin
Al-Asadi got up, lifting his covering sheet and said, "O Allah's Apostle Invoke
Allah for me that He may include me with them." The Prophet said! "O Allah! Make
him from them." Then another man from Al-Ansar got up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Invoke Allah for me that He may include me with them." On that Allah's
Apostle said, "'Ukasha has anticipated you."
7.703:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas, "What kind of clothes was most beloved to the Prophet?" He
replied, "The Hibra (a kind of Yemenese cloth). 7.704:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: The most beloved garment to the Prophet to wear was the Hibra (a kind of
Yemenese cloth).
7.705:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
When Allah's Apostle died, he was covered with a Hibra Burd (green square
decorated garment).
7.706:
Narrated `Aisha and `Abdullah bin `Abbas: When
the disease of Allah's Apostle got aggravated, he covered his face with a
Khamisa, but when he became short of breath, he would remove it from his face
and say, "It is like that! May Allah curse the Jews Christians because they took
the graves of their prophets as places of worship." By that he warned his
follower of imitating them, by doing that which they did. 7.707:
Narrated
Abu Burda: Aisha brought out to us a Kisa and an Izar and said, "The Prophet
died while wearing these two." (Kisa, a square black piece of woolen cloth.
Izar, a sheet cloth garment covering the lower half of the body). 7.708:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle offered prayer while he was wearing a
Khamisa of his that had printed marks. He looked at its marks and when he
finished prayer, he said, "Take this Khamisa of mine to Abu Jahm, for it has
just now diverted my attention from my prayer, and bring to me the Anbijania (a
plain thick sheet) of Abu Jahm bin Hudhaifa bin Ghanim who belonged to Bani Adi
bin Ka`b."
7.709:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet had forbidden: (A)
the Mulamasa and Munabadha (bargains), (B) the offering of two prayers, one
after the morning compulsory prayer till the sun rises, and the others, after
the `Asr prayer till the sun sets (C) He also forbade that one should sit
wearing one garment, nothing of which covers his private parts (D) and prevent
them from exposure to the sky; (E) he also forbade Ishtimal-as-Samma'.
7.710:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri Allah's Apostle forbade two ways of wearing
clothes and two kinds of dealings. (A) He forbade the dealings of the Mulamasa
and the Munabadha. In the Mulamasa transaction the buyer just touches the
garment he wants to buy at night or by daytime, and that touch would oblige him
to buy it. In the Munabadha, one man throws his garment at another and the
latter throws his at the former and the barter is complete and valid without
examining the two objects or being satisfied with them (B) The two ways of
wearing clothes were Ishtimal-as-Samma, i e., to cover one's shoulder with one's
garment and leave the other bare: and the other way was to wrap oneself with a
garment while one was sitting in such a way that nothing of that garment would
cover one's private part.
7.711:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
forbade two types of dresses: (A) To sit in an Ihtiba' posture in one garment
nothing of which covers his private parts. (B) to cover one side of his body
with one garment and leave the other side bare The Prophet also forbade the
Mulamasa and Munabadha.
7.712:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet
forbade Ishtimal-as-Samma' and that a man should sit in an Ihtiba' posture in
one garment, nothing of which covers his private parts.
7.713:
Narrated
Um Khalid bint Khalid: The Prophet was given some clothes including a black
Khamisa. The Prophet said, "To whom shall we give this to wear?" The people kept
silent whereupon the Prophet said, "Fetch Um Khalid for me." I (Um Khalid) was
brought carried (as I was small girl at that time). The Prophet took the Khamisa
in his hands and made me wear it and said, "May you live so long that your dress
will wear out and you will mend it many times." On the Khamisa there were some
green or pale designs (The Prophet saw these designs) and said, "O Um Khalid!
This is Sanah." (Sanah in a Ethiopian word meaning beautiful).
7.714:
Narrated Anas:
When Um Sulaim gave birth to a child. she said to me, "O
Anas! Watch this boy carefully and do not give him anything to eat or drink
until you have taken him to the Prophet tomorrow morning for the Tahnik." So the
next morning I took the child to the Prophet who was sitting in a garden and was
wearing a Huraithiya Khamisa and was branding the she-camel on which he had come
during the Conquest of Mecca.
7.715:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Rifa`a
divorced his wife whereupon `AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her.
`Aisha said that the lady (came), wearing a green veil (and complained to her
(Aisha) of her husband and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by
beating). It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah's
Apostle came, `Aisha said, "I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the
believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes!" When `AbdurRahman
heard that his wife had gone to the Prophet, he came with his two sons from
another wife. She said, "By Allah! I have done no wrong to him but he is
impotent and is as useless to me as this," holding and showing the fringe of her
garment, `Abdur-Rahman said, "By Allah, O Allah's Apostle! She has told a lie! I
am very strong and can satisfy her but she is disobedient and wants to go back
to Rifa`a." Allah's Apostle said, to her, "If that is your intention, then know
that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifa`a unless `Abdur-Rahman has had
sexual intercourse with you." Then the Prophet saw two boys with `Abdur-Rahman
and asked (him), "Are these your sons?" On that `AbdurRahman said, "Yes." The
Prophet said, "You claim what you claim (i.e.. that he is impotent)? But by
Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow resembles a crow,"
7.716:
Narrated Sa`d:
On the day of the battle of Uhud, on the right and on the
left of the Prophet were two men wearing white clothes, and I had neither seen
them before, nor did I see them afterwards.
7.717:
Narrated Abu Dharr: I
came to the Prophet while he was wearing white clothes and sleeping. Then I went
back to him again after he had got up from his sleep. He said, "Nobody says:
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah' and then later on he dies while
believing in that, except that he will enter Paradise.' I said, "Even It he had
committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft." I said. "Even if he had
committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft? He said. 'Even If he had
committed illegal sexual intercourse and theft," I said, 'Even it he had
committed illegal sexual intercourse and thefts.' He said, "Even If he had
committed Illegal sexual intercourse and theft, inspite of the Abu Dharrs
dislikeness. Abu `Abdullah said, "This is at the time of death or before it if
one repents and regrets and says "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.
He will be forgiven his sins."
7.718:
Narrated Aba `Uthman An-Nahdi:
While we were with `Utba bin Farqad at Adharbijan, there came `Umar's letter
indicating that Allah's Apostle had forbidden the use of silk except this much,
then he pointed with his index and middle fingers. To our knowledge, by that he
meant embroidery.
7.719:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: While we were at
Adharbijan, `Umar wrote to us: 'Allah's Apostle forbade wearing silk except this
much. Then the Prophet approximated his two fingers (index and middle fingers)
(to illustrate that) to us.' Zuhair (the sub-narrator) raised up his middle and
index fingers.
7.720:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: While we were with `Utba.
`Umar wrote to us: The Prophet said, "There is none who wears silk in this world
except that he will wear nothing of it in the Hereafter." ' Abu `Uthman pointed
out with his middle and index fingers.
7.721:
Narrated Abu `Uthman: (as
above, 719)
7.722:
Narrated Ibn Abi Laila: While Hudhaifa was at
Al-Madain, he asked for water whereupon the chief of the village brought him
water in a silver cup. Hudhaifa threw it at him and said, "I have thrown it only
because I have forbidden him to use it, but he does not stop using it. Allah's
Apostle said, 'Gold, silver, silk and Dibaj (a kind of silk) are for them
(unbelievers) in this world and for you (Muslims) in the hereafter.'
7.723:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, Whoever wears silk in this world
shall not wear it in the Hereafter."
7.724:
Narrated Thabit:
I heard
Ibn Az-Zubair delivering a sermon, saying, "Muhammad said, 'Whoever wears silk
in this world, shall not wear it in the Hereafter."
7.725:
Narrated Ibn
Az-Zubair: I heard `Umar saying, "The Prophet said, 'Whoever wears silk in this
world, shall not wear it in the Hereafter."
7.726:
Narrated `Umar bin
Al-Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, "None wears silk in this world, but he who
will have no share in the Hereafter."
7.727:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The
Prophet was given a silk garment as a gift and we started touching it with our
hands and admiring it. On that the Prophet said, "Do you wonder at this?" We
said, "Yes." He said, "The handkerchiefs of Sa`d bin Mu`adh in Paradise are
better than this."
7.728:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet forbade us to
drink out of gold and silver vessels, or eat in it, Ann also forbade the wearing
of silk and Dibaj or sitting on it.
7.729:
Narrated Ibn Azib: The Prophet
forbade us to use the red Mayathir and to use Al-Qassiy.
7.730:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet allowed Az-Zubair and `Abdur-Rahman to wear silk because
they were suffering from an itch.
7.731:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib: The
Prophet gave me a silk suit. I went out wearing it, but seeing the signs of
anger on his face, I tore it and distributed it among my wives.
7.732:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar saw a silk suit being sold, so he said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Why don't you buy it so that you may wear it when delegates
come to you, and also on Fridays?" The Prophet said, "This is worn only by him
who has no share in the Hereafter." Afterwards the Prophet sent to `Umar a silk
suit suitable for wearing. `Umar said to the Prophet, "You have given it to me
to wear, yet I have heard you saying about it what you said?" The Prophet said,
"I sent it to you so that you might either sell it or give it to somebody else
to wear."
7.733:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: that he had seen Um Kulthum,
the daughter of Allah's Apostle , wearing a red silk garment.
7.734:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: For one year I wanted to ask `Umar about the two women
who helped each other against the Prophet but I was afraid of him. One day he
dismounted his riding animal and went among the trees of Arak to answer the call
of nature, and when he returned, I asked him and he said, "(They were) `Aisha
and Hafsa." Then he added, "We never used to give significance to ladies in the
days of the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance, but when Islam came and Allah
mentioned their rights, we used to give them their rights but did not allow them
to interfere in our affairs. Once there was some dispute between me and my wife
and she answered me back in a loud voice. I said to her, 'Strange! You can
retort in this way?' She said, 'Yes. Do you say this to me while your daughter
troubles Allah's Apostle?' So I went to Hafsa and said to her, 'I warn you not
to disobey Allah and His Apostle.' I first went to Hafsa and then to Um Salama
and told her the same. She said to me, 'O `Umar! It surprises me that you
interfere in our affairs so much that you would poke your nose even into the
affairs of Allah's Apostle and his wives.' So she rejected my advice. There was
an Ansari man; whenever he was absent from Allah's Apostle and I was present
there, I used to convey to him what had happened (on that day), and when I was
absent and he was present there, he used to convey to me what had happened as
regards news from Allah's Apostle . During that time all the rulers of the
nearby lands had surrendered to Allah's Apostle except the king of Ghassan in
Sham, and we were afraid that he might attack us. All of a sudden the Ansari
came and said, 'A great event has happened!' I asked him, 'What is it? Has the
Ghassani (king) come?' He said, 'Greater than that! Allah's Apostle has divorced
his wives! I went to them and found all of them weeping in their dwellings, and
the Prophet had ascended to an upper room of his. At the door of the room there
was a slave to whom I went and said, "Ask the permission for me to enter." He
admitted me and I entered to see the Prophet lying on a mat that had left its
imprint on his side. Under his head there was a leather pillow stuffed with palm
fires. Behold! There were some hides hanging there and some grass for tanning.
Then I mentioned what I had said to Hafsa and Um Salama and what reply Um Salama
had given me. Allah's Apostle smiled and stayed there for twenty nine days and
then came down." (See Hadith No. 648, Vol. 3 for details)
7.735:
Narrated
Um Salama: One night the Prophet woke up, saying, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah! How many afflictions have been sent down tonight, and how
many treasures have been sent down (disclosed)! Who will go and wake up (for
prayers) the lady dwellers of these rooms? Many well dressed soul (people) in
this world, will be naked on the Day of Resurrection."
7.736:
Narrated Um
Khalid bint Khalid: Some clothes were presented to Allah's Apostle as a gift and
there was a black Khamisa with it. The Prophet asked (his companions), "To whom
do you suggest we give this Khamisa?" The people kept quiet. Then he said,
"Bring me Um Khalid," So I was brought to him and he dressed me with it with his
own hands and said twice, "May you live so long that you will wear out many
garments." He then started looking at the embroidery of that Khamisa and said,
"O Um Khalid! This is Sana!" (Sana in Ethiopian language means beautiful.)
'Is-haq, a sub-narrator, said: A woman of my family had told me that she had
seen the Khamisa worn by Um Khalid.
7.737:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
forbade men to use saffron. 7.738:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade
Muhrims to wear clothes dyed with Wars or saffron.
7.739:
Narrated
Al-Bara:
The Prophet was of a modest height. I saw him wearing a red suit,
and I did not see anything better than him.
7.740:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet ordered us to observe seven things: To visit the sick; follow
funeral processions; say 'May Allah bestow His Mercy on you', to the sneezer if
he says, 'Praise be to Allah!; He forbade us to wear silk, Dibaj, Qassiy and
Istibarq (various kinds of silken clothes); or to use red Mayathir
(silk-cushions). (See Hadith No. 253 A, Vol. 8).
7.741:
Narrated Sa`id
Abu Maslama: I asked Anas (bin Malik), "Did the Prophet use to offer the prayers
with his shoes on?" He said, "Yes."
7.742:
Narrated Sa`id Al-Maqburi:
'Ubai bin Juraij said to `Abdullah Ben `Umar, "I see you doing four things which
are not done by your friends." Ibn `Umar said, "What are they, O Ibn Juraij?" He
said, "I see that you do not touch except the two Yemenite corners of the Ka`ba
(while performing the Tawaf): and I see you wearing the Sabtiyya shoes; and I
see you dyeing (your hair) with Sufra; and I see that when you are in Mecca, the
people assume the state of Ihram on seeing the crescent (on the first day of
Dhul-Hijja) while you do not assume the state of Ihram till the Day of Tarwiya
(8th Dhul Hijja)." `Abdullah bin `Umar said to him, "As for the corners of the
Ka`ba, I have not seen Allah's Apostle touching except the two Yemenite corners,
As for the Sabtiyya shoes, I saw Allah's Apostle wearing leather shoes that had
no hair, and he used to perform the ablution while wearing them. Therefore, I
like to wear such shoes. As regards dyeing with Sufra, I saw Allah's Apostle
dyeing his hair with it, so I like to dye (my hair) with it. As regards the
crescent (of Dhul-Hijja), I have not seen Allah's Apostle assuming the state of
Ihram till his she-camel set out (on the 8th of Dhul-Hijja).
7.743:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade that a Muhrim should wear
clothes dyed with Saffron or Wars, and said, "Whoever has no shoes can put on
Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather) after cutting it below the
ankles."
7.744:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Whoever has no
Izar (waist sheet), can wear trousers; and whoever has no sandals, can wear
Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather, but cut them short below the
ankles)."
7.745:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to like starting
from the right in performing ablution, combing his hair and putting on his
shoes.
7.746:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "None of you
should walk, wearing one shoe only; he should either put on both shoes or put on
no shoes whatsoever."
7.747:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"If you want to put on your shoes, put on the right shoe first; and if you want
to take them off, take the left one first. Let the right shoe be the first to be
put on and the last to be taken off."
7.748:
Narrated Anas:
The
sandal of the Prophet had two straps.
7.749:
Narrated Isaa bin Tahman:
Anas bin Malik brought out for us, two sandals having two straps. Thabit
Al-Banani said, "These were the sandals of the Prophet ."
7.750:
Narrated
Abu Juhaifa: I came to the Prophet while he was inside a red leather tent, and I
saw Bilal taking the remaining water of the ablution of the Prophet, and the
people were taking of that water and rubbing it on their faces; and whoever
could not get anything of it, would share the moisture of the hand of his
companion (and then rub it on his face).
7.751:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet called for the Ansar and gathered them in a leather tent.
7.752:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to construct a loom with a Hasir at
night m order to pray therein, and during the day he used to spread it out and
sit on it. The people started coming to the Prophet at night to offer the prayer
behind him When their number increased, the Prophet faced them and said. O
people! Do only those good deeds which you can do, for Allah does not get tired
(of giving reward) till you get tired, and the best deeds to Allah are the
incessant ones though they were few.
7.753:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:
The Prophet forbade us to use seven things: He forbade using gold rings, silk,
Istabraq, Dibaj, red Mayathir, Al-Qassiy, and silver utensils. He ordered us to
do seven other things. To pay a visit to the sick; to follow funeral
processions; to say, "May Allah be merciful to you" to a sneezer if he says
"Praise be to Allah"; to return greetings, to accept invitations; to help others
to fulfil their oaths and to help the oppressed ones.
7.754:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet forbade the wearing of a gold ring.
7.755:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Allah's Apostle wore a gold or silver .. ring and placed its stone
towards the palm of his hand. The people also started wearing gold rings like
it, but when the Prophet saw them wearing such rings, he threw away that golden
ring and then wore a silver ring.
7.756:
Narrated Ibn. `Umar: Allah's
Apostle wore a gold ring or a silver ring and placed its stone towards the palm
of his hand and had the name 'Muhammad, the Apostle of Allah' engraved on it.
The people also started wearing gold rings like it, but when the Prophet saw
them wearing such rings, he threw away his own ring and said. "I will never wear
it," and then wore a silver ring, whereupon the people too started wearing
silver rings. Ibn `Umar added: After the Prophet Abu Bakr wore the ring, and
then `Umar and then `Uthman wore it till it fell in the Aris well from `Uthman.
bin `Umar : Allah's Apostle wore a gold ring, then he threw it and said, "I will
never wear it." The people also threw their (gold) rings.
7.757:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: that he saw a silver ring on the hand of Allah's Apostle for one
day only. Then the people had silver rings made for themselves and wore it. On
that, Allah's Apostle threw away their rings as well. (For the details of this
Hadith, see Fath-ul-Bari, Vol. 12, page 438).
7.758:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas was asked, "Did the Prophet wear a ring?" Anas said, "Once he delayed
the: `Isha' prayer till midnight. Then he came, facing us ..... as if l am now
Looking at the glitter of his ring ..... and said, "The people have offered
their prayers and slept but you have been in prayer as you have been waiting for
it."
7.759:
Narrated Anas:
The ring of the Prophet was of silver, and
its stone was of silver too.
7.760:
Narrated Sahl:
A woman came to
the Prophet and said, "I have come to present myself to you (for marriage)." She
kept standing for a long period during which period the Prophet looked at her
carefully. When she stayed for a Long period, a man said to the Prophet "If you
are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got
anything to give her (as Mahr)?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go (to
your house) and search for something." The man went and came back to say, "By
Allah, I could not find anything." The Prophet said, "Go again and search for
something, even if it be an iron ring." He went again and came back saying, "No,
by Allah, I could not get even an iron ring." The man had only an Izar and had
no Rida' (upper garment). He said, "I will give her my Izar as Mahr." On that
the Prophet said, "Your Izar? If she wears it, nothing of it will remain on you,
and if you wear it nothing of it will be on her" The man went aside and sat down
When the Prophet saw him leaving (after a while), he called back and asked. "How
much Qur'an do you know (by heart)? He said, 'I know such and such Suras,"
naming some Suras. The Prophet said, "I marry her to you for the amount of
Qur'an you know (by heart).
7.761:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's
Apostle wanted to write a letter to a group of people or some non-Arabs. It was
said to him, "They do not accept any letter unless it is stamped." So the
Prophet had a silver ring made for himself, and on it was engraved: 'Muhammad,
the Apostle of Allah'. .. as if I am now looking at the glitter of the ring on
the finger (or in the palm) of the Prophet .
7.762:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Apostle had a silver ring made for himself and it was worn by him on his
hand. Afterwards it was worn by Abu Bakr, and then by `Umar, and then by `Uthman
till it fell in the Aris well. (On that ring) was engraved: 'Muhammad, the
Apostle of Allah."
7.763:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet got a ring made
for himself and said, "I have got a ring made (for myself) and engraved a
certain engraving on it so none of you should get such an engraving on his
ring." I saw the glitter of the ring on his little finger.
7.764:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Prophet intended to write to the
Byzantines, it was said to him, "Those people do not read your letter unless it
is stamped." So the Prophet took a silver ring and got 'Muhammad, the Apostle of
Allah' engraved on it .... as if I am now looking at its glitter in his
hand.
7.765:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet had a golden ring made for
himself, and when he wore it. he used to turn its stone toward the palm of his!
hand. So the people too had gold made for themselves. The Prophet then ascended
the pulpit, and after glorifying and praising Allah, he said, "I had it made for
me, but now I will never wear it again." He threw it away, and then the people
threw away their rings too. (Juwairiya, a sub-narrator, said: I think Anas said
that the Prophet was wearing the ring in his right hand.)
7.766:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik : Allah's Apostle took a silver ring and had 'Muhammad, the
Apostle' of Allah' engraved on it. The Prophet then said (to us), 'I have a
silver ring with 'Muhammad, the Apostle of Allah engraved on it, so none of you
should have the same engraving on his ring."
7.767:
Narrated Anas:
that when Abu Bakr became the Caliph, he wrote a letter to him (and stamped
it with the Prophet's ring) and the engraving of the ring was in three lines:
Muhammad in one line, 'Apostle' in another line, and 'Allah' in a third line.
Anas added: 'the ring of the Prophet was in his hand, and after him, in Abu
Bakr's hand, and then in `Umar's hand after Abu Bakr. When `Uthman was the
Caliph, once he was sitting at the well of Aris. He removed the ring from his
hand and while he was trifling with it, dropped into the well. We kept on going
to the well with `Uthman for three days looking for the ring, and finally the
well was drained, but the ring was not found.
7.768:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
I offered the `Id prayer with the Prophet and he offered prayer before the
Khutba (sermon). ibn `Abbas added: After the prayer the Prophet came towards
(the rows of) the women and ordered them to give alms, and the women started
putting their big and small rings in the garment of Bilal.
7.769:
Narrated ibn `Abbas: The Prophet came out on the day of `Id and offered a
two-rak`at prayer, and he did not pray any rak`a before it, nor after it. Then
he went towards the women and ordered them to give alms. The women started
donating their earring and necklaces.
7.770:
Narrated `Aisha:
A
necklace belonging to Asma' was lost, and the Prophet sent men in its search.
The time for the prayer became due and they were without ablution and they could
not find water; therefore they prayed without ablution, They mentioned that to
the Prophet . Then Allah revealed the Verse of Tayammum. (`Aisha added: that she
had borrowed (the necklace) from Asma').
7.771:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas "The
Prophet offered a two-rak`at prayer on `Id day and he did not offer any (Nawafil
prayer) before or after it. He then went towards the women, and Bilal was
accompanying him, and ordered them to give alms. And so the women started giving
their earrings (etc .).
7.772:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I was with Allah's
Apostle in one of the Markets of Medina. He left (the market) and so did I. Then
he asked thrice, "Where is the small (child)?" Then he said, "Call Al-Hasan bin
`Ali." So Al-Hasan bin `Ali got up and started walking with a necklace (of
beads) around his neck. The Prophet stretched his hand out like this, and
Al-Hasan did the same. The Prophet embraced him and said, "0 Allah! l love him,
so please love him and love those who love him." Since Allah's Apostle said
that. nothing has been dearer to me than Al-Hasan.
7.773:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: Allah's Apostle cursed those men who are in the similitude (assume the
manners) of women and those women who are in the similitude (assume the manners)
of men.
7.774:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet cursed effeminate men
(those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those
women who assume the manners of men, and he said, "Turn them out of your houses
." The Prophet turned out such-and-such man, and `Umar turned out such-and-such
woman.
7.775:
Narrated Um Salama: that once the Prophet was in her house,
and an effeminate man was there too. The effeminate man said to `Abdullah, (Um
Salama's brother) "0 `Abdullah! If Ta'if should be conquered tomorrow, I
recommend you the daughter of Ghailan, for she is so fat that she has four
curves in the front (of her belly) and eight at the back." So the Prophet said
(to his wives) "These effeminate (men) should not enter upon you (your
houses).
7.776:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "To get the
moustaches cut 'short is characteristic of the Fitra."
7.777:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Five practices are characteristics of the
Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubic region, clipping the nails and cutting
the moustaches short."
7.778:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"To shave the pubic hair. to clip the nails and to cut the moustaches short, are
characteristics of the Fitra." 7.779:
Narrated Abu Huraira : I heard the
Prophet saying. "Five practices are characteristics of the Fitra: circumcision,
shaving the pubic hair, cutting the moustaches short, clipping the nails, and
depilating the hair of the armpits."
7.780:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar
said, The Prophet said, 'Do the opposite of what the pagans do. Keep the beards
and cut the moustaches short.' Whenever Ibn `Umar performed the Hajj or `Umra,
he used to hold his beard with his hand and cut whatever moustaches. Ibn `Umar
used to cut his moustache so short that the whiteness of his skin (above the
upper lip) was visible, and he used to cut (the hair) between his moustaches and
his beard. 7.781:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Cut the
moustaches short and leave the beard (as it is).
7.782:
Narrated Muhammad
bin Seereen: I asked Anas, "Did the Prophet dye his hair?" Anas replied, "The
Prophet did not have except a few grey hairs."
7.783:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas was asked whether the Prophet used a a hair dye or not. Anas replied,
"The Prophet had not enough grey hair to dye. I could even count the white grey
hairs oil his beard ill would."
7.784:
Narrated IsraiI:
`Uthman bin
`Abdullah bin Mauhab said, "My people sent me with a bowl of water to Um
Salama." Isra'il approximated three fingers ('indicating the small size of the
container in which there was some hair of the Prophet. `Uthman added, "If any
person suffered from evil eye or some other disease, he would send a vessel
(containing water) to Um Salama. I looked into the container (that held the hair
of the Prophet) and saw a few red hairs in it,"
7.785:
Narrated `Uthman
bin `Abdullah bin Mauhab: I went to Um Salama and she brought out for us some of
the dyed hair of the Prophet. Ibn Mauhab also said that Um Salama had shown him
the red hair of the Prophet.
7.786:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet
said, "Jews and Christians do not dye their hair so you should do the opposite
of what they do. 7.787:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet was neither
conspicuously tall, nor short; neither, very white, nor tawny. His hair was
neither much curled, nor very straight. Allah sent him (as an Apostle) at the
age of forty (and after that) he stayed for ten years in Mecca, and for ten more
years in Medina. Allah took him unto Him at the age of sixty, and he scarcely
had ten white hairs on his head and in his beard.
7.788:
Narrated
Al-Bara': I did not see anybody in a red cloak looking more handsome than the
Prophet Narrated Malik: The hair of the Prophet used to hang near his shoulders.
Narrated Shu`ba: The hair of the Prophet used to hang down to the
earlobes.
7.789:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"Today I saw myself in a dream near the Ka`ba. I saw a whitish brown man, the
handsomest of all brown men you might ever see. He had the most beautiful Limma
(hair hanging down to the earlobes) you might ever see. He had combed it and it
was dripping water; and he was performing the Tawaf around the Ka`ba leaning on
two men or on the shoulders of two men. l asked, "Who is this?" It was said.
"Messiah, the son of Mary." Suddenly I saw a curly-haired man, blind in the
right eye which looked like a protruding out grape. I asked, "Who is this?" It
was said, "He is Masiah Ad-Dajjal."
7.790.1:
Narrated Anas :
The hair
of the Prophet used to hang down up to his shoulders.
7.790.2:
Narrated
Anas:
The head-hair of the Prophet used to hang down to his
shoulders.
7.791:
Narrated Qatada:
l asked Anas bin Malik about the
hair of Allah's Apostle. He said, "The hair of Allah's Apostle was neither much
straight, nor much curly, and it used to hang down till between his shoulders
and his earlobes.
7.792:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had big hands,
and I have never seen anybody like him after him. The hair of the Prophet was
wavy, neither curly nor straight.
7.793:
Narrated Anas :
The Prophet
had big hands and feet, and I have not seen anybody like him, neither before nor
after him, and his palms were soft.
7.794:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The
Prophet had big feet and a good-looking face and l have not seen anybody like
him after him. Narrated Anas: The Prophet had big feet and hands. Narrated Anas
or Jabir bin `Abdullah The Prophet had big hands and feet and I have not seen
anybody like him after him.
7.795:
Narrated Mujahid:
We were with Ibn
`Abbas and the people mentioned Ad-Dajjal. Someone said, "The word 'Kafir'
(unbeliever) is written in between his (Ad-Dajjal's) eyes." Ibn `Abbas said, "I
have not heard the Prophet saying this, but he said, 'As regards Abraham, he
looks like your companion (i.e. the Prophet, Muhammad), and as regards Moses, he
is a brown curly haired man riding a camel and reigned with a strong jute rope,
as if lam now looking at him getting down in the valley and saying, "Labbaik".'"
7.796:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : I heard `Umar saying, "Whoever braids
his hair should shave it (on finishing lhram). You'd better not do, something
like Talbid." Ibn `Umar used to say: "I saw Allah's Apostle with his hair stuck
together with gum."
7.797:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle,
while he was in the state of lhram and his hair was stuck together with gum,
saying, "Labbaik, Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaik La Shanka laka Labbaik.
Inn-al-Hamda Wan-Ni'mata Laka wal-Mulk, La Shanka Lak." He did not add anything
to those words. (See Hadith No. 621, Vol. 2)
7.798:
Narrated Hafsa:
(the wife of the Prophet) I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have the people
finished their Ihram after performing the `Umra while you have not finished your
lhram after your `Umra?" He said, "I have done Talbid (of my hair) and have
decorated my Hadis with garlands, so I shall not finish my lhram till l have
slaughtered my Hadi (animal for sacrifice).
7.799:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet used to copy the people of the Scriptures in matters in which there
was no order from Allah. The people of the Scripture used to let their hair hang
down while the pagans used to part their hair. So the Prophet let his hair hang
down first, but later on he parted it.
7.800:
Narrated `Aisha :
As if
I am now looking at the shine of the hair parting of the Prophet while he was in
the state of lhram.
7.801:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas : Once I stayed overnight
in the house of my aunt Maimuna bint Al-Harith and Allah's Apostle was with her
as it was her turn. Allah's Apostle got up to offer the night prayer. I stood on
his left but he took hold of my two locks of hair and made me stand on his
right.
7.802:
Narrated Abu Bishr (the above Hadith) but he quoted: Ibn
`Abbas said, (took hold of) my two braids on my head."
7.803:
Narrated
Ubaidullah bin Hafs: that `Umar bin Nafi` told him that Nafi`, Maula `Abdullah
had heard `Umar saying, "I heard Allah's Apostle forbidding Al-Qaza'."
'Ubaidullah added: I said, "What is Al-Qaza'?" 'Ubaidullah pointed (towards his
head) to show us and added, "Nafi` said, 'It is when a boy has his head shaved
leaving a tuft of hair here and a tuft of hair there." Ubaidullah pointed
towards his forehead and the sides of his head. 'Ubaidullah was asked, "Does
this apply to both girls and boys?" He said, "I don't know, but Nafi` said, 'The
boy.'" 'Ubaidullah added, "I asked Nafi` again, and he said, 'As for leaving
hair on the temples and the back part of the boy's head, there is no harm, but
Al-Qaza' is to leave a tuft of hair on his forehead unshaved while there is no
hair on the rest of his head, and also to leave hair on either side of his
head.'"
7.804:
Narrated (Abdullah) bin `Umar : Allah's Apostle forbade
Al-Qaza' (leaving a tuft of hair here and there after shaving one's
head.)
7.805:
Narrated `Aisha : I applied perfume to the Prophet with my
own hands when he wanted to assume the state of Ihram, and I also perfumed him
at Mina before he departed from there (to perform Tawaf-al-Ifada).
7.806:
Narrated `Aisha : I used to perfume Allah's Apostle with the best scent
available till I saw the shine of the scent on his head and shine
beard.
7.807:
Narrated Sa`d:
A man peeped into the house of the
Prophet through a hole while the Prophet was scratching his head with a Midrai
(a certain kind of comb). On that the Prophet said (to him), "If I had known you
had been looking, then I would have pierced your eye with that instrument,
because the asking of permission has been ordained so that one would not see
things unlawfully."
7.808:
Narrated `Aisha :
I used to comb the hair
of Allah's Apostle during my periods.
7.809:
Narrated `Aisha
(As
above, (808).
7.810:
'Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to like to
start from the right side as far as possible in combing and in performing
ablution. 7.811:
Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "(Allah said),
'Every good deed of Adam's son is for him except fasting; it is for Me. and I
shall reward (the fasting person) for it.' Verily, the smell of the mouth of a
fasting person is better to Allah than the smell of musk."
7.812:
Narrated `Aisha :
used to perfume the Prophet before his assuming the
state of with the best scent available.
7.813:
Narrated Thumama bin
`Abdullah; Anas never used to refuse (a gift of) scent and used to say that the
Prophet never used to refuse (a gift of) scent.
7.814:
Narrated `Aisha :
During Hajjat-al-Wada`, I perfumed Allah's Apostle with Dharira with my own
hands, both on his assuming Ihram and on finishing it.
7.815:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Allah has cursed those women who practise tattooing and those who get
themselves tattooed, and those who remove their face hairs, and those who create
a space between their teeth artificially to look beautiful, and such women as
change the features created by Allah. Why then should I not curse those whom the
Prophet has cursed? And that is in Allah's Book. i.e. His Saying: 'And what the
Apostle gives you take it and what he forbids you abstain (from it).'
(59.7)
7.816:
Narrated Humaid bin `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf that in the year
he performed Hajj. he heard Mu'awiya bin Abi Sufyan, who was on the pulpit and
was taking a tuft of hair from one of his guards, saying, "Where are your
religious learned men? I heard Allah's Apostle forbidding this (false hair) and
saying, 'The children of Israel were destroyed when their women started using
this.'" Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah has cursed the lady who
artificially lengthens (her or someone else's) hair and the one who gets her
hair lengthened and the One who tattoos (herself or someone else) and the one
who gets herself tattooed"
7.817:
Narrated `Aisha : An Ansari girl was
married and she became sick and all her hair fell out intending to provide her
with false hair. They asked the Prophet who said, "Allah has cursed the lady who
artificially lengthens (her or someone else's) hair and also the one who gets
her hair lengthened."
7.818:
Narrated Asma:
(the daughter of Abu'
Bakr) A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I married my daughter to
someone, but she became sick and all her hair fell out, and (because of that)
her husband does not like her. May I let her use false hair?" On that the
Prophet cursed such a lady as artificially lengthening (her or someone else's)
hair or got her hair lengthened artificially.
7.819:
Narrated Asma'
(the daughter of Abu Bakr) Allah's Apostle has cursed such a lady as
artificially lengthening (her or someone else's) hair or gets her hair
lengthened.
7.820:
Narrated Ibn `Umar Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has
cursed such a lady as lengthens (her or someone else's) hair artificially or
gets it lengthened, and also a lady who tattoos (herself or someone else) or
gets herself tattooed.
7.821:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: Mu'awiya
came to Medina for the last time and delivered a sermon. He took out a tuft of
hair and said, "I thought that none used to do this (i.e. use false hair) except
Jews. The Prophet labelled such practice, (i.e. the use of false hair), as
cheating.
7.822:
Narrated 'Alqama:
`Abdullah cursed those women who
practiced tattooing and those who removed hair from their faces and those who
created spaces between their teeth artificially to look beautiful, such ladies
as changed what Allah has created. Um Ya'qub said, "What is that?" `Abdullah
said, "Why should I not curse those who were cursed by Allah's Apostle and are
referred to in Allah's Book?" She said to him "By Allah, I have read the whole
Qur'an but I have not found such a thing. `Abdullah said, "By Allah, if you had
read it (carefully) you would have found it. (Allah says:) 'And what the Apostle
gives you take it and what he forbids you abstain (from it).' (59.7)
7.823:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : The Prophet has cursed the lady who lengthens her hair
artificially and the one who gets her hair lengthened, and also the lady who
tattoos (herself or others) and the one who gets herself tattooed.
7.824:
Narrated Asma':
A woman asked the Prophet saying, "0 Allah's Apostle! My
daughter got measles and her hair fell out. Now that I got her married, may I
let her use false hair?" He said (to her), "Allah has cursed the lady who
lengthens hair artificially and the one who gets her hair lengthened
artificially."
7.825:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : I heard the Prophet saying,
(or the Prophet said), "Allah has cursed the lady who practices tattooing and
that who gets it done for herself, and also the lady who lengthens hair
artificially and that who gets her hair lengthened artificially." The Prophet
has cursed such ladies.
7.826:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: Allah has cursed
those women who practise tattooing or get it done for themselves, and those who
remove hair from their faces, and those who create spaces between their teeth
artificially to look beautiful, such ladies as change the features created by
Allah. Why then shall I not curse those whom Allah's Apostle has cursed and who
are cursed in Allah's Book too?
7.827:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's
Apostle said, "The evil eye is a fact," and he forbade tattooing.
7.828:
Narrated `Abdullah: (As above 827).
7.829:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: The
Prophet forbade the use of the price of blood and the price of a dog, the one
who takes (eats) usury the one who gives usury, the woman who practises
tattooing and the woman who gets herself tattooed.
7.830:
Narrated Abu
Huraira : A woman who used to practise tattooing was brought to `Umar. `Umar got
up and said, "I beseech you by Allah, which of you heard the Prophet saying
something about tattooing?" l got up and said, "0 chief of the Believers! l
heard something." He said, "What did you hear?" I said, "I heard the Prophet
(addressing the ladies), saying, 'Do not practise tattooing and do not get
yourselves tattooed.'"
7.831:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : The Prophet has cursed
the lady who lengthens hair artificially and that who gets her hair lengthened
in such away, and the lady who practises tattooing and that who gets it done for
herself.
7.832:
Narrated `Abdullah : Allah has cursed those women who
practise tattooing and those who get it done for themselves, and those who
remove hair from their faces, and those who artificially create spaces between
their teeth to look beautiful, such women as alter the features created by
Allah. Why should I not then curse those whom Allah's Apostle has cursed and
that is in Allah's Book?
7.833:
Narrated Abu Talha : The Prophet said,
"Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or there are
pictures."
7.834:
Narrated Muslim:
We were with Masruq at the house
of Yasar bin Numair. Masruq saw pictures on his terrace and said, "I heard
`Abdullah saying that he heard the Prophet saying, "The people who will receive
the severest punishment from Allah will be the picture makers.'"
7.835:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : Allah's Apostle said, "Those who make these
pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to
them. 'Make alive what you have created.'"
7.836:
Narrated `Aisha:
I
never used to leave in the Prophet house anything carrying images or crosses but
he obliterated it.
7.837:
Narrated Abu Zur'a: l entered a house in Medina
with Abu Huraira, and he saw a man making pictures at the top of the house. Abu
Huraira said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying that Allah said, 'Who would be
more unjust than the one who tries to create the like of My creatures? Let them
create a grain: let them create a gnat.' "Abu Huraira then asked for a water
container and washed his arms up to his armpits. I said, "0 Abu i Huraira! Is
this something you have heard I from Allah's Apostle?" He said, "The limit for
ablution is up to the place where the ornaments will reach on the Day of
Resurrection.'
7.838:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle returned from
a journey when I had placed a curtain of mine having pictures over (the door of)
a chamber of mine. When Allah's Apostle saw it, he tore it and said, "The people
who will receive the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection will be
those who try to make the like of Allah's creations." So we turned it (i.e., the
curtain) into one or two cushions.
7.839:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet
returned from a journey when I had hung a thick curtain having pictures (in
front of a door). He ordered me to remove it and I removed it. Aisha added: The
Prophet and I used to take a bath from one container (of water).
7.840:
Narrated `Aisha :
I purchased a cushion with pictures on it. The Prophet
(came and) stood at the door but did not enter. I said (to him), "I repent to
Allah for what (the guilt) I have done." He said, "What is this cushion?" I
said, "It is for you to sit on and recline on." He said, "The makers of these
pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said to
them, 'Make alive what you have created.' Moreover, the angels do not enter a
house where there are pictures.'"
7.841:
Narrated Abu Talha: Allah's
Apostle said, "Angels (of mercy) do not enter a house where there are
pictures.'" The sub-narrator Busr added: "Then Zaid fell ill and we paid him a
visit. Behold! There was, hanging at his door, a curtain decorated with a
picture. I said to 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, the step son of Maimuna, the wife of
the Prophet , "Didn't Zaid tell us about the picture the day before yesterday?"
'Ubaidullah said, "Didn't you hear him saying: 'except a design in a
garment'?"
7.842:
Narrated Anas:
Aisha had a thick curtain (having
pictures on it) and she screened the side of her i house with it. The Prophet
said to her, "Remove it from my sight, for its pictures are still coming to my
mind in my prayers." 7.843:
Narrated Salim's father: Once Gabriel promised
to visit the Prophet but he delayed and the Prophet got worried about that. At
last he came out and found Gabriel and complained to him of his grief (for his
delay). Gabriel said to him, "We do not enter a place in which there is a
picture or a dog."
7.844:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
I bought a cushion having pictures on it. When Allah's Apostle saw it, he
stopped at the gate and did not enter. I noticed the signs of hatred (for that)
on his face! I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I turn to Allah and His Apostle in
repentance! What sin have I committed?" He said, "What about this cushion?" I
said, 'I bought it for you to sit on and recline on." Allah's Apostle said, "The
makers of these pictures will be punished (severely) on the Day of Resurrection
and it will be said to them, 'Make alive what you have created.'" He added,
"Angels do not enter a house in which there are pictures."
7.845:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: that he had bought a slave whose profession was
cupping. The Prophet forbade taking the price of blood and the price of a dog
and the earnings of a prostitute, and cursed the one who took or gave (Riba')
usury, and the lady who tattooed others or got herself tattooed, and the
picture-maker.
7.846:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard Muhammad saying,
"Whoever makes a picture in this world will be asked to put life into it on the
Day of Resurrection, but he will not be able to do so." 7.847:
Narrated
Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle rode a donkey saddled with a saddle covered with
a Fadakiyya velvet sheet, and he made me ride behind him. 7.848:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet arrived at Mecca, the children of Bani `Abdul
Muttalib received him. He then mounted one of them in front of him and the other
behind him.
7.849:
Narrated Aiyub:
The worst of three (persons riding
one, animal) was mentioned in `Ikrima's presence `Ikrima said, "Ibn `Abbas said,
'(In the year of the conquest of Mecca) the Prophet came and mounted Qutham in
front of him and Al-Fadl behind him, or Qutham behind him and Al-Fadl in front
of him.' Now which of them was the worst off and which was the best?"
7.850:
Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal While I was riding behind the Prophet and between
me and him and between me and him there was only the back of the saddle, he
said, "0 Mu`adh!" I replied, "Labbaik, 0 Allah's Apostle, and Sa`daik!" he said,
"Do you know what is Allah's right upon his slave?" I said, "Allah and His
Apostle know best" He said "Allah's right upon his slaves is that they should
worship Him alone and not worship anything else besides Him." Then he proceeded
for a while and then said, "O Mu`adh bin Jabal!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's
Apostle:, Sa`daik!' He said, "Do you know what is the right of the slaves upon
Allah if they do that?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best." He said,
"The right of the slaves upon Allah is that He will not punish them (if they do
that).
7.851:
Narrated Anas bin Malik : We were coming from Khaibar along
with Allah's Apostle while l was riding behind Abu Talha and he was proceeding.
While one of the wives of Allah's Apostle was riding behind Allah's Apostle,
suddenly the foot of the camel Slipped and I said, "The woman!" and alighted
(hurriedly). Allah's Apostle said, "She is your mother." Sol resaddled the
she-camel and Allah's Apostle mounted it. When he approached or saw Medina, he
said, "Ayibun, ta'ibun, 'abidun, li-Rabbina hami-dun."
7.852:
Narrated
`Abbad bin Tamim's uncle: I saw the Prophet lying-down in the mosque and placing
one leg on the other.
Volume 8
Bk. 73: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
8.1:
Narrated Al-Walid
bin 'Aizar: I heard Abi `Amr 'Ash-Shaibani saying, "The owner of this house." he
pointed to `Abdullah's house, "said, 'I asked the Prophet 'Which deed is loved
most by Allah?" He replied, 'To offer prayers at their early (very first) stated
times.' " `Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The Prophet said,
"To be good and dutiful to one's parents," `Abdullah asked, "What is the next
(in goodness)?" The Prophet said, To participate in Jihad for Allah's Cause."
`Abdullah added, "The Prophet narrated to me these three things, and if I had
asked more, he would have told me more."
8.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man
came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be
treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The
man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said,
"Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth
time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your father. "
8.3:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr: A man said to the Prophet, "Shall I participate in Jihad?"
The Prophet said, "Are your parents living?" The man said, "Yes." the Prophet
said, "Do Jihad for their benefit."
8.4:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah's Apostle said. "It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse
his parents." It was asked (by the people), "O Allah's Apostle! How does a man
curse his parents?" The Prophet said, "'The man abuses the father of another man
and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother."
8.5:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While three persons were
traveling, they were overtaken by rain and they took shelter in a cave in a
mountain. A big rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of the cave and
blocked it. They said to each other. 'Think of such good (righteous) deeds
which, you did for Allah's sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to
those deeds so that Allah may relieve you from your difficulty. one of them
said, 'O Allah! I had my parents who were very old and I had small children for
whose sake I used to work as a shepherd. When I returned to them at night and
milked (the sheep), I used to start giving the milk to my parents first before
giving to my children. And one day I went far away in search of a grazing place
(for my sheep), and didn't return home till late at night and found that my
parents had slept. I milked (my livestock) as usual and brought the milk vessel
and stood at their heads, and I disliked to wake them up from their sleep, and I
also disliked to give the milk to my children before my parents though my
children were crying (from hunger) at my feet. So this state of mine and theirs
continued till the day dawned. (O Allah!) If you considered that I had done that
only for seeking Your pleasure, then please let there be an opening through
which we can see the sky.' So Allah made for them an opening through which they
could see the sky. Then the second person said, 'O Allah! I had a she-cousin
whom I loved as much as a passionate man love a woman. I tried to seduce her but
she refused till I paid her one-hundred Dinars So I worked hard till I collected
one hundred Dinars and went to her with that But when I sat in between her legs
(to have sexual intercourse with her), she said, 'O Allah's slave! Be afraid of
Allah ! Do not deflower me except legally (by marriage contract). So I left her
O Allah! If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your pleasure
then please let the rock move a little to have a (wider) opening.' So Allah
shifted that rock to make the opening wider for them. And the last (third)
person said 'O Allah ! I employed a laborer for wages equal to a Faraq (a
certain measure: of rice, and when he had finished his job he demanded his
wages, but when I presented his due to him, he gave it up and refused to take
it. Then I kept on sowing that rice for him (several times) till managed to buy
with the price of the yield, some cows and their shepherd Later on the laborer
came to me an said. '(O Allah's slave!) Be afraid o Allah, and do not be unjust
to me an give me my due.' I said (to him). 'Go and take those cows and their
shepherd. So he took them and went away. (So, O Allah!) If You considered that I
had done that for seeking Your pleasure, then please remove the remaining part
of the rock.' And so Allah released them (from their difficulty).
8.6:
Narrated Al-Mughira: The Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden you ( 1 ) to be
undutiful to your mothers (2) to withhold (what you should give) or (3) demand
(what you do not deserve), and (4) to bury your daughters alive. And Allah has
disliked that (A) you talk too much about others ( B), ask too many questions
(in religion), or (C) waste your property."
8.7:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
Allah's Apostle said thrice, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the great
sins?" We said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle" He said, "To join partners in worship
with Allah: to be undutiful to one's parents." The Prophet sat up after he had
been reclining and added, "And I warn you against giving forged statement and a
false witness; I warn you against giving a forged statement and a false
witness." The Prophet kept on saying that warning till we thought that he would
not stop.
8.8:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle mentioned the
greatest sins or he was asked about the greatest sins. He said, "To join
partners in worship with Allah; to kill a soul which Allah has forbidden to
kill; and to be undutiful or unkind to one's parents." The Prophet added, "Shall
I inform you of the biggest of the great sins? That is the forged statement or
the false witness." Shu`ba (the sub-narrator) states that most probably the
Prophet said, "the false witness."
8.9:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: My
mother came to me, hoping (for my favor) during the lifetime of the Prophet
asked the Prophet, "May I treat her kindly?" He replied, "Yes." Ibn 'Uyaina
said, "Then Allah revealed: 'Allah forbids you not with regards to those who
fought not against you because of religion, and drove you not out from your
homes, that you should show them kindness and deal justly with
them.'.......(60.8)
8.10:
Narrated Abu Sufyan: That Heraclius sent for
him and said, "What did he, i.e. the Prophet order you?" I replied, "He orders
us to offer prayers; to give alms; to be chaste; and to keep good relations with
our relatives.
8.11:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: My father, seeing a silken cloak
being sold, said, "O Allah's Apostle! Buy this and wear it on Fridays and when
the foreign delegates pay a visit to you." He said, "This is worn only by that
person who will have no share in the Hereafter." Later a few silken cloaks were
given to the Prophet as a gift, and he sent one of those cloaks to `Umar. `Umar
said (to the Prophet), "How can I wear it while you have said about it what you
said?" The Prophet said, "I did not give it to you to wear but to sell or to
give to someone else to wear." So `Umar sent it to his (pagan) brother who was
from the inhabitants of Mecca before he (`Umar's brother) embraced
Islam.
8.12:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari: A man said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Inform me of a deed which will make me enter Paradise." The people
said, "What is the matter with him? What is the matter with him?" Allah's
Apostle said, "He has something to ask (what he needs greatly)." The Prophet
said (to him), (In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah and join
none in worship with Him: You should offer prayers perfectly, give obligatory
charity (Zakat), and keep good relations with your Kith and kin." He then said,
"Leave it!" (The sub-narrator said, "It seems that the Prophet was riding his
she camel."
8.13:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: That he heard the Prophet
saying, "The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter
Paradise."
8.14:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Who ever is pleased that he be granted more wealth and that his lease of life
be pro longed, then he should keep good relations with his Kith and
kin."
8.15:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah 's Apostle said, "Whoever
loves that he be granted more wealth and that his lease of life be prolonged
then he should keep good relations with his Kith and kin." 8.16:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah created the creations, and when He
finished from His creations, Ar-Rahm i.e., womb said, "(O Allah) at this place I
seek refuge with You from all those who sever me (i.e. sever the ties of Kith
and kin). Allah said, 'Yes, won't you be pleased that I will keep good relations
with the one who will keep good relations with you, and I will sever the
relation with the one who will sever the relations with you.' It said, 'Yes, O
my Lord.' Allah said, 'Then that is for you ' " Allah's Apostle added. "Read (in
the Qur'an) if you wish, the Statement of Allah: 'Would you then, if you were
given the authority, do mischief in the land and sever your ties of kinship?'
(47.22)
8.17:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The word 'Ar-Rahm
(womb) derives its name from Ar-Rahman (i.e., one of the names of Allah) and
Allah said: 'I will keep good relation with the one who will keep good relation
with you, (womb i.e. Kith and Kin) and sever the relation with him who will
sever the relation with you, (womb, i.e. Kith and Kin).
8.18:
Narrated
`Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet said, "The word 'Ar-Rahm'
(womb) derives its name from 'Ar-Rahman' (i.e. Allah). So whosoever keeps good
relations with it (womb i.e. Kith and kin), Allah will keep good relations with
him, and whosoever will sever it (i.e. severs his bonds of Kith and kin) Allah
too will sever His relations with him.
8.19:
Narrated `Amr bin Al-`As: I
heard the Prophet saying openly not secretly, "The family of Abu so-and-so (i.e.
Talib) are not among my protectors." `Amr said that there was a blank space (1)
in the Book of Muhammad bin Ja`far. He added, "My Protector is Allah and the
righteous believing people." `Amr bin Al-`As added: I heard the Prophet saying,
'But they (that family) have kinship (Rahm) with me and I will be good and
dutiful to them. "
8.20:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said,
"Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives,
but Al-Wasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had
severed the bond of kinship with him."
8.21:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
That he said, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you think about my good deeds which I
used to do during the period of ignorance (before embracing Islam) like keeping
good relations with my Kith and kin, manumitting of slaves and giving alms etc;
Shall I receive the reward for that?" Allah's Apostle said, "You have embraced
Islam with all those good deeds which you did.
8.22:
Narrated Sa`id:
Um Khalid bint Khalid bin Sa`id said, "I came to Allah's Apostle along with
my father and I was wearing a yellow shirt. Allah's Apostle said, "Sanah Sanah!"
(`Abdullah, the sub-narrator said, "It means, 'Nice, nice!' in the Ethiopian
language.") Um Khalid added, "Then I started playing with the seal of
Prophethood. My father admonished me. But Allah's Apostle said (to my father),
"Leave her," Allah's Apostle (then addressing me) said, "May you live so long
that your dress gets worn out, and you will mend it many times, and then wear
another till it gets worn out (i.e. May Allah prolong your life)." (The
sub-narrator, `Abdullah aid, "That garment (which she was wearing remained
usable for a long period.").
8.23:
Narrated Ibn Abi Na'm: I was present
when a man asked Ibn `Umar about the blood of mosquitoes. Ibn `Umar said, "From
where are you?" The man replied. "From Iraq." Ibn `Umar said, "Look at that! he
is asking me about the blood of Mosquitoes while they (the Iraqis ) have killed
the (grand) son of the Prophet. I have heard the Prophet saying, "They (Hasan
and Husain) are my two sweet-smelling flowers in this world."
8.24:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) A lady along with her two
daughters came to me asking me (for some alms), but she found nothing with me
except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two
daughters, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I
informed him about this story. He said, "Whoever is in charge of (put to test
by) these daughters and treats them generously, then they will act as a shield
for him from the (Hell) Fire."
8.25:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet
came out towards us, while carrying Umamah, the daughter of Abi Al-As (his
grand-daughter) over his shoulder. He prayed, and when he wanted to bow, he put
her down, and when he stood up, he lifted her up.
8.26:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle kissed Al-Hasan bin `Ali while Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis
at-Tamim was sitting beside him. Al-Aqra said, "I have ten children and I have
never kissed anyone of them," Allah's Apostle cast a look at him and said,
"Whoever is not merciful to others will not be treated mercifully."
8.27:
Narrated `Aisha:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "You (people)
kiss the boys! We don't kiss them." The Prophet said, "I cannot put mercy in
your heart after Allah has taken it away from it."
8.28:
Narrated `Umar
bin Al-Khattab: Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners, children and woman only) were
brought before the Prophet and behold, a woman amongst them was milking her
breasts to feed and whenever she found a child amongst the captives, she took it
over her chest and nursed it (she had lost her child but later she found him)
the Prophet said to us, "Do you think that this lady can throw her son in the
fire?" We replied, "No, if she has the power not to throw it (in the fire)." The
Prophet then said, "Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this lady to her
son."
8.29:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, Allah
divided Mercy into one-hundred parts and He kept its ninety-nine parts with Him
and sent down its one part on the earth, and because of that, its one single
part, His creations are Merciful to each other, so that even the mare lifts up
its hoofs away from its baby animal, lest it should trample on it."
8.30:
Narrated `Abdullah: I said 'O Allah's Apostle! Which sin is the greatest?"
He said, "To set up a rival unto Allah, though He Alone created you." I said,
"What next?" He said, "To kill your son lest he should share your food with
you." I further asked, "What next?" He said, "To commit illegal sexual
intercourse with the wife of your neighbor." And then Allah revealed as proof of
the statement of the Prophet: 'Those who invoke not with Allah any other
god)................. (to end of verse)...' (25.68) 8.31:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet took a child in his lap for Tahnik (i.e. he chewed a date in his
mouth and put its juice in the mouth of the child). The child urinated on him,
so he asked for water and poured it over the place of the urine.
8.32:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle used to put me on (one of) his
thighs and put Al-Hasan bin `Ali on his other thigh, and then embrace us and
say, "O Allah! Please be Merciful to them, as I am merciful to them. "
8.33:
Narrated `Aisha:
I never felt so jealous of any woman as I did of
Khadija, though she had died three years before the Prophet married me, and that
was because I heard him mentioning her too often, and because his Lord had
ordered him to give her the glad tidings that she would have a palace in
Paradise, made of Qasab and because he used to slaughter a sheep and distribute
its meat among her friends.
8.34:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet
said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be
in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together. 8.35:
Narrated Safwan bin Salim: The Prophet said "The one who looks after and
works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for Allah's
Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night."
Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said as above.
8.36:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The one who looks after and works for a widow
and for a poor person is like a warrior fighting for Allah's Cause." (The
narrator Al-Qa'nabi is not sure whether he also said "Like the one who prays all
the night without slackness and fasts continuously and never breaks his fast.")
8.37:
Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith: We came to the Prophet
and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and stayed with him for
twenty nights. Then he thought that we were anxious for our families, and he
asked us whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He
was kindhearted and merciful, so he said, "Return to your families and teach
them (religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and offer your
prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the stated time for
the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its call (i.e. the
Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in prayer.
8.38:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was walking on a road. he became
very thirsty. Then he came across a well, got down into it, drank (of its water)
and then came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of
excessive thirst. The man said to himself "This dog is suffering from the same
state of thirst as I did." So he went down the well (again) and filled his shoe
(with water) and held it in his mouth and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for
that deed and forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is there a
reward for us in serving the animals?" He said, "(Yes) There is a reward for
serving any animate (living being) ."
8.39:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle stood up for the prayer and we too stood up along with him. Then a
bedouin shouted while offering prayer. "O Allah! Bestow Your Mercy on me and
Muhammad only and do not bestow it on anybody else along with us." When the
Prophet had finished his prayer with Taslim, he said to the Bedouin, "You have
limited (narrowed) a very vast (thing)," meaning Allah's Mercy.
8.40:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: Allah's Apostle said, "You see the believers
as regards their being merciful among themselves and showing love among
themselves and being kind, resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body
is not well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever
with it."
8.41:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "If any Muslim
plants any plant and a human being or an animal eats of it, he will be rewarded
as if he had given that much in charity."
8.42:
Narrated Jarir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "He who is not merciful to others, will not be
treated mercifully.
8.43:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said "Gabriel
continued to recommend me about treating the neighbors Kindly and politely so
much so that I thought he would order me to make them as my heirs.
8.44:
Narrates Ibn `Umar: Allah' Apostle said, Gabriel kept on recommending me
about treating the neighbors in a kind and polite manner, so much so that I
thought that he would order (me) to make them (my) heirs."
8.45:
Narrated
Abu Shuraih: The Prophet said, "By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does
not believe! By Allah, he does not believe!" It was said, "Who is that, O
Allah's Apostle?" He said, "That person whose neighbor does not feel safe from
his evil."
8.46:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet used to say, "O Muslim
ladies! A neighbouress should not look down upon the present of her neighbouress
even it were the hooves of a sheep."
8.47:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm
his neighbor, and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should
entertain his guest generously and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last
Day should talk what is good or keep quiet. (i.e. abstain from all kinds of evil
and dirty talk).
8.48:
Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Adawi: My ears heard and
my eyes saw the Prophet when he spoke, "Anybody who believes in Allah and the
Last Day, should serve his neighbor generously, and anybody who believes in
Allah and the Last Day should serve his guest generously by giving him his
reward." It was asked. "What is his reward, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "(To be
entertained generously) for a day and a night with high quality of food and the
guest has the right to be entertained for three days (with ordinary food) and if
he stays longer, what he will be provided with will be regarded as Sadaqa (a
charitable gift). And anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk
what is good or keep quite (i.e. abstain from all kinds of dirty and evil
talks).
8.49:
Narrated `Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have two
neighbors! To whom shall I send my gifts?" He said, "To the one whose gate in
nearer to you." 8.50:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said,
Enjoining, all that is good is a Sadaqa."
8.51:
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "On every Muslim there is enjoined (a compulsory)
Sadaqa (alms)." They (the people) said, "If one has nothing?' He said, "He
should work with his hands so that he may benefit himself and give in charity."
They said, "If he cannot work or does not work?" He said, "Then he should help
the oppressed unhappy person (by word or action or both)." They said, "If he
does not do it?" He said, "Then he should enjoin what is good (or said what is
reasonable).' They said, "If he does not do that''' He said, "Then he should
refrain from doing evil, for that will be considered for Him as a Sadaqa
(charity) . "
8.52:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: The Prophet mentioned the
(Hell) Fire and sought refuge (with Allah) from it, and turned his face to the
other side. He mentioned the (Hell) Fire again and took refuge (with Allah) from
it and turned his face to the other side. (Shu`ba, the sub-narrator, said, "I
have no doubt that the Prophet repeated it twice.") The Prophet then said, "(O
people!) Save yourselves from the (Hell) Fire even if with one half of a date
fruit (given in charity), and if this is not available, then (save yourselves)
by saying a good pleasant friendly word."
8.53:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the
wife of the Prophet) A group of Jews entered upon the Prophet and said,
"As-Samu-Alaikum." (i.e. death be upon you). I understood it and said,
"Wa-Alaikum As-Samu wal-la'n. (death and the curse of Allah be Upon you)."
Allah's Apostle said "Be calm, O `Aisha! Allah loves that on, should be kind and
lenient in all matters." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Haven't you heard what they
(the Jews) have said?" Allah's Apostle said "I have (already) said (to them)
"And upon you ! "
8.54:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A bedouin urinated in
the mosque and the people ran to (beat) him. Allah's Apostle said, "Do not
interrupt his urination (i.e. let him finish)." Then the Prophet asked for a
tumbler of water and poured the water over the place of urine.
8.55:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "A believer to another believer is like
a building whose different parts enforce each other." The Prophet then clasped
his hands with the fingers interlaced. (At that time) the Prophet was sitting
and a man came and begged or asked for something. The Prophet faced us and said,
"Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for it, and Allah will
bring about what He will through His Prophet's tongue."
8.56.1:
Narrated
Abu Musa: Whenever a beggar or a person in need came to the Prophet, the Prophet
would say "Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for it, and
Allah will bring about what he will through His Prophet's tongue."
8.56.2:
Narrated Masruq:
`Abdullah bin `Amr mentioned Allah's Apostle saying
that he was neither a Fahish nor a Mutafahish. `Abdullah bin `Amr added, Allah's
Apostle said, 'The best among you are those who have the best manners and
character.'
8.57:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mulaika: `Aisha said that the
Jews came to the Prophet and said, "As-Samu 'Alaikum" (death be on you). `Aisha
said (to them), "(Death) be on you, and may Allah curse you and shower His wrath
upon you!" The Prophet said, "Be calm, O `Aisha ! You should be kind and
lenient, and beware of harshness and Fuhsh (i.e. bad words)." She said (to the
Prophet), "Haven't you heard what they (Jews) have said?" He said, "Haven't you
heard what I have said (to them)? I said the same to them, and my invocation
against them will be accepted while theirs against me will be rejected (by
Allah). "
8.58:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet was not one who
would abuse (others) or say obscene words, or curse (others), and if he wanted
to admonish anyone of us, he used to say: "What is wrong with him, his forehead
be dusted!"
8.59.1:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man asked permission to enter
upon the Prophet. When the Prophet saw him, he said, "What an evil brother of
his tribe! And what an evil son of his tribe!" When that man sat down, the
Prophet behaved with him in a nice and polite manner and was completely at ease
with him. When that person had left, `Aisha said (to the Prophet). "O Allah's
Apostle! When you saw that man, you said so-and-so about him, then you showed
him a kind and polite behavior, and you enjoyed his company?" Allah's Apostle
said, "O `Aisha! Have you ever seen me speaking a bad and dirty language?
(Remember that) the worst people in Allah's sight on the Day of Resurrection
will be those whom the people leave (undisturbed) to be away from their evil
(deeds).
8.59.2:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was the best among the
people (both in shape and character) and was the most generous of them, and was
the bravest of them. Once, during the night, the people of Medina got afraid (of
a sound). So the people went towards that sound, but the Prophet having gone to
that sound before them, met them while he was saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be
afraid." (At that time) he was riding a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it was
naked without a saddle, and he was carrying a sword slung at his neck. The
Prophet said, "I found it (the horse) like a sea, or, it is the sea
indeed."
8.60:
Narrated Jabir:
Never was the Prophet asked for a
thing to be given for which his answer was 'no'.
8.61:
Narrated Masruq:
We were sitting with `Abdullah bin `Amr who was narrating to us (Hadith): He
said, "Allah's Apostle was neither a Fahish nor a Mutafahhish, and he used to
say, 'The best among you are the best in character (having good
manners)."'
8.62:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Sahl bin Sa`d said that a woman
brought a Burda (sheet) to the Prophet. Sahl asked the people, "Do you know what
is a Burda?" The people replied, "It is a 'Shamla', a sheet with a fringe." That
woman said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have brought it so that you may wear it." So
the Prophet took it because he was in need of it and wore it. A man among his
companions, seeing him wearing it, said, "O Allah's Apostle! Please give it to
me to wear." The Prophet said, "Yes." (and gave him that sheet). When the
Prophet left, the man was blamed by his companions who said, "It was not nice on
your part to ask the Prophet for it while you know that he took it because he
was in need of it, and you also know that he (the Prophet) never turns down
anybody's request that he might be asked for." That man said, "I just wanted to
have its blessings as the Prophet had put it on, so l hoped that I might be
shrouded in it."
8.63:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Time
will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, and miserliness will be thrown (in
the hearts of the people), and the Harj (will increase)." They asked, "What is
the Harj?" He replied, "(It is) killing (murdering), (it is) murdering
(killing).
8.64:
Narrated Anas:
I served the Prophet for ten years,
and he never said to me, "Uf" (a minor harsh word denoting impatience) and never
blamed me by saying, "Why did you do so or why didn't you do so?"
8.65:
Narrated Al-Aswad: I asked `Aisha what did the Prophet use to do at home.
She replied. "He used to keep himself busy serving his family and when it was
time for the prayer, he would get up for prayer."
8.66:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying:
'Allah loves so and so; O Gabriel, love him.' Gabriel would love him, and then
Gabriel would make an announcement among the residents of the Heaven, 'Allah
loves so-and-so, therefore, you should love him also.' So, all the residents of
the Heavens would love him and then he is granted the pleasure of the people of
the earth."
8.67:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "None will
have the sweetness (delight) of Faith (a) till he loves a person and loves him
only for Allah's sake, (b) and till it becomes dearer to him to be thrown in the
fire than to revert to disbelief (Heathenism) after Allah has brought him out of
it, (c) and till Allah and His Apostle become dearer to him than anything else."
8.68:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zam`a: The Prophet forbade laughing at a person
who passes wind, and said, "How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the
stallion camel and then he may embrace (sleep with) her?" And Hisham said, "As
he beats his slave"
8.69:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said at Mina,
"Do you know what day is today?" They (the people) replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better," He said "Today is 10th of Dhul-Hijja, the sacred
(forbidden) day. Do you know what town is this town?" They (the people) replied,
"Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "This is the (forbidden) Sacred
town (Mecca a sanctuary)." And do you know which month is this month?" They (the
People) replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, ''This is the
Sacred (forbidden) month ." He added, "Allah has made your blood, your
properties and your honor Sacred to one another (i.e. Muslims) like the sanctity
of this day of yours in this month of yours, in this town of yours." (See Hadith
No. 797, Vol.
2.)
8.70:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said,
"Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (i.e., an evil-doing), and killing him is Kufr
(disbelief).
8.71:
Narrated Abu Dhar: That he heard the Prophet saying,
"If somebody accuses another of Fusuq (by calling him 'Fasiq' i.e. a wicked
person) or accuses him of Kufr, such an accusation will revert to him (i.e. the
accuser) if his companion (the accused) is innocent."
8.72:
Narrated
Anas:
Allah's Apostle was neither a Fahish (one who had a bad tongue) nor a
Sabbaba (one who abuses others) and he used to say while admonishing somebody,
"What is wrong with him? May dust be on his forehead!"
8.73:
Narrated
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: (who was one of the companions who gave the pledge of
allegiance to the Prophet underneath the tree (Al-Hudaibiya)) Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e. if somebody swears by
saying that he is a non-Muslim e.g., a Jew or a Christian, etc.) in case he is
telling a lie, he is really so if his oath is false, and a person is not bound
to fulfill a vow about a thing which he does not possess. And if somebody
commits suicide with anything in this world, he will be tortured with that very
thing on the Day of Resurrection; And if somebody curses a believer, then his
sin will be as if he murdered him; And whoever accuses a believer of Kufr
(disbelief), then it is as if he killed him."
8.74:
Narrated Sulaiman bin
Surad: A man from the companions of the Prophet said, "Two men abused each other
in front of the Prophet and one of them became angry and his anger became so
intense that his face became swollen and changed. The Prophet said, "I know a
word the saying of which will cause him to relax if he does say it." Then a man
went to him and informed him of the statement of the Prophet and said, "Seek
refuge with Allah from Satan." On that, angry man said, 'Do you find anything
wrong with me? Am I insane? Go away!"
8.75:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle went out to inform the people about the (date of the Night of
decree (Al-Qadr). There happened a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet
said, "I came out to inform you about the Night of Al-Qadr, but as so-and-so and
so-and-so quarrelled, so the news about it had been taken away; and may be it
was better for you. So look for it in the ninth, the seventh, or the fifth (of
the last ten days of Ramadan).
8.76:
Narrated Ma'rur:
I saw Abu Dhar
wearing a Burd (garment) and his slave too was wearing a Burd, so I said (to Abu
Dhar), "If you take this (Burda of your slave) and wear it (along with yours),
you will have a nice suit (costume) and you may give him another garment." Abu
Dhar said, "There was a quarrel between me and another man whose mother was a
non-Arab and I called her bad names. The man mentioned (complained about) me to
the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Did you abuse so-and-so?" I said, "Yes" He said,
"Did you call his mother bad names?" I said, "Yes". He said, "You still have the
traits of (the Pre-lslamic period of) ignorance." I said. "(Do I still have
ignorance) even now in my old age?" He said, "Yes, they (slaves or servants) are
your brothers, and Allah has put them under your command. So the one under whose
hand Allah has put his brother, should feed him of what he eats, and give him
dresses of what he wears, and should not ask him to do a thing beyond his
capacity. And if at all he asks him to do a hard task, he should help him
therein."
8.77:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet led us in the Zuhr
prayer, offering only two rak`at and then (finished it) with Taslim, and went to
a piece of wood in front of the mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr and
`Umar were also present among the people on that day but dared not talk to him
(about his unfinished prayer). And the hasty people went away, wondering. "Has
the prayer been shortened" Among the people there was a man whom the Prophet
used to call Dhul-Yadain (the longarmed). He said, "O Allah's Prophet! Have you
forgotten or has the prayer been shortened?" The Prophet said, "Neither have I
forgotten, nor has it been shortened." They (the people) said, "Surely, you have
forgotten, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, Dhul-Yadain has told the
truth." So the Prophet got up and offered other two rak`at and finished his
prayer with Taslim. Then he said Takbir, performed a prostration of ordinary
duration or longer, then he raised his head and said Takbir and performed
another prostration of ordinary duration or longer and then raised his head and
said Takbir (i.e. he performed the two prostrations of Sahu, i.e.,
forgetfulness).
8.78:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle passed by two
graves and said, "Both of them (persons in the grave) are being tortured, and
they are not being tortured for a major sin. This one used not to save himself
from being soiled with his urine, and the other used to go about with calumnies
(among the people to rouse hostilities, e.g., one goes to a person and tells him
that so-and-so says about him such-and-such evil things). The Prophet then asked
for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into two pieces and planted one
on each grave and said, "It is hoped that their punishment may be abated till
those two pieces of the leaf get dried." (See Hadith No 215, Vol 1).
8.79:
Narrated Abu Usaid As-Sa`idi: The Prophet said, "The best family among the
Ansar is the Banu An-Najjar. "
8.80:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man asked
permission to enter upon Allah's Apostle. The Prophet said, "Admit him. What an
evil brother of his people or a son of his people." But when the man entered,
the Prophet spoke to him in a very polite manner. (And when that person left) I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! You had said what you had said, yet you spoke to him
in a very polite manner?" The Prophet said, "O `Aisha! The worst people are
those whom the people desert or leave in order to save themselves from their
dirty language or from their transgression."
8.81:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Once the Prophet went through the grave-yards of Medina and heard the voices of
two humans who were being tortured in their graves. The Prophet said, "They are
being punished, but they are not being punished because of a major sin, yet
their sins are great. One of them used not to save himself from (being soiled
with) the urine, and the other used to go about with calumnies (Namima)." Then
the Prophet asked for a green palm tree leaf and split it into two pieces and
placed one piece on each grave, saying, "I hope that their punishment may be
abated as long as these pieces of the leaf are not dried."
8.82:
Narrated
Hudhaifa: I heard the Prophet saying, "A Qattat will not enter
Paradise."
8.83:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever does
not give up false statements (i.e. telling lies), and evil deeds, and speaking
bad words to others, Allah is not in need of his (fasting) leaving his food and
drink."
8.84:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The worst people
in the Sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the double faced people
who appear to some people with one face and to other people with another
face."
8.85:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: Once Allah's Apostle divided and
distributed (the war booty). An Ansar man said, "By Allah ! Muhammad, by this
distribution, did not intend to please Allah." So I came to Allah's Apostle and
informed him about it whereupon his face became changed with anger and he said,
"May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses for he was hurt with more than this, yet he
remained patient."
8.86:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet heard a man
praising another man and he was exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet said (to
him). "You have destroyed (or cut) the back of the man."
8.87:
Narrated
Abu Bakra: A man was mentioned before the Prophet and another man praised him
greatly The Prophet said, "May Allah's Mercy be on you ! You have cut the neck
of your friend." The Prophet repeated this sentence many times and said, "If it
is indispensable for anyone of you to praise someone, then he should say, 'I
think that he is so-and-so," if he really thinks that he is such. Allah is the
One Who will take his accounts (as He knows his reality) and no-one can sanctify
anybody before Allah." (Khalid said, "Woe to you," instead of "Allah's Mercy be
on you.")
8.88:
Narrated Salim:
that his father said; "When Allah's
Apostle mentioned wh at he mentioned about (the hanging of) the Izar (waist
sheet), Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! My Izar slackens on one side (without
my intention)." The Prophet said, "You are not among those (who, out of pride)
drag their Izars behind them."
8.89:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet
continued for such-and-such period imagining that he has slept (had sexual
relations) with his wives, and in fact he did not. One day he said, to me, "O
`Aisha! Allah has instructed me regarding a matter about which I had asked Him.
There came to me two men, one of them sat near my feet and the other near my
head. The one near my feet, asked the one near my head (pointing at me), 'What
is wrong with this man? The latter replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.'
The first one asked, 'Who had worked magic on him?' The other replied, 'Lubaid
bin Asam.' The first one asked, 'What material (did he use)?' The other replied,
'The skin of the pollen of a male date tree with a comb and the hair stuck to
it, kept under a stone in the well of Dharwan."' Then the Prophet went to that
well and said, "This is the same well which was shown to me in the dream. The
tops of its date-palm trees look like the heads of the devils, and its water
looks like the Henna infusion." Then the Prophet ordered that those things be
taken out. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Won't you disclose (the magic object)?"
The Prophet said, "Allah has cured me and I hate to circulate the evil among the
people." `Aisha added, "(The magician) Lubaid bin Asam was a man from Bani
Zuraiq, an ally of the Jews." 8.90:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look
for the others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and
do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one another;
and O Allah's worshipers! Be brothers (as Allah has ordered you!")
8.91:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not hate one another, and
do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert each other, and O, Allah's
worshipers! Be brothers. Lo! It is not permissible for any Muslim to desert (not
talk to) his brother (Muslim) for more than three days."
8.92:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the
worst of false tales. and do not look for the others' faults, and do not do
spying on one another, and do not practice Najsh, and do not be jealous of one
another and do not hate one another, and do not desert (stop talking to) one
another. And O, Allah's worshipers! Be brothers!"
8.93:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "I do not think that so-and-so and so-and-so know anything
of our religion." (And Al-Laith said, "These two persons were among the
hypocrites.") 8.94:
Narrated Al-Laith: `Aisha said "The Prophet entered upon
me one day and said, 'O `Aisha! I do not think that so-and-so and so-and-so know
anything of our religion which we follow."'
8.95:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying. "All the sins of my followers will be forgiven
except those of the Mujahirin (those who commit a sin openly or disclose their
sins to the people). An example of such disclosure is that a person commits a
sin at night and though Allah screens it from the public, then he comes in the
morning, and says, 'O so-and-so, I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,'
though he spent his night screened by his Lord (none knowing about his sin) and
in the morning he removes Allah's screen from himself."
8.96:
Narrated
Safwan bin Muhriz: A man asked Ibn `Umar, "What did you hear Allah's Apostle
saying regarding An-Najwa (secret talk between Allah and His believing
worshipper on the Day of Judgment)?" He said, "(The Prophet said), "One of you
will come close to his Lord till He will shelter him in His screen and say: Did
you commit such-and-such sin? He will say, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say: Did you
commit such and such sin? He will say, 'Yes.' So Allah will make him confess
(all his sins) and He will say, 'I screened them (your sins) for you in the
world, and today I forgive them for you."'
8.97:
Narrated Haritha bin
Wahb: Al-Khuza`i: The Prophet said, "Shall I inform you about the people of
Paradise? They comprise every obscure unimportant humble person, and if he takes
Allah's Oath that he will do that thing, Allah will fulfill his oath (by doing
that). Shall I inform you about the people of the Fire? They comprise every
cruel, violent, proud and conceited person." Anas bin Malik said, "Any of the
female slaves of Medina could take hold of the hand of Allah's Apostle and take
him wherever she wished."
8.98:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) that she was told that `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair (on hearing that she was
selling or giving something as a gift) said, "By Allah, if `Aisha does not give
up this, I will declare her incompetent to dispose of her wealth." I said, "Did
he (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair) say so?" They (people) said, "Yes." `Aisha said, "I
vow to Allah that I will never speak to Ibn Az-Zubair." When this desertion
lasted long, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sought intercession with her, but she said,
"By Allah, I will not accept the intercession of anyone for him, and will not
commit a sin by breaking my vow." When this state of affairs was prolonged on
Ibn Az-Zubair (he felt it hard on him), he said to Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and
`Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abu Yaghuth, who were from the tribe of Bani
Zahra, "I beseech you, by Allah, to let me enter upon `Aisha, for it is unlawful
for her to vow to cut the relation with me." So Al-Miswar and `Abdur-Rahman,
wrapping their sheets around themselves, asked `Aisha's permission saying,
"Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon you! Shall we come in?" `Aisha
said, "Come in." They said, "All of us?" She said, "Yes, come in all of you,"
not knowing that Ibn Az-Zubair was also with them. So when they entered, Ibn
Az-Zubair entered the screened place and got hold of `Aisha and started
requesting her to excuse him, and wept. Al-Miswar and `Abdur Rahman also started
requesting her to speak to him and to accept his repentance. They said (to her),
"The Prophet forbade what you know of deserting (not speaking to your Muslim
Brethren), for it is unlawful for any Muslim not to talk to his brother for more
than three nights (days)." So when they increased their reminding her (of the
superiority of having good relation with Kith and kin, and of excusing others'
sins), and brought her down to a critical situation, she started reminding them,
and wept, saying, "I have made a vow, and (the question of) vow is a difficult
one." They (Al-Miswar and `Abdur-Rahman) persisted in their appeal till she
spoke with `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and she manumitted forty slaves as an
expiation for her vow. Later on, whenever she remembered her vow, she used to
weep so much that her veil used to become wet with her tears.
8.99:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not hate one another, nor
be jealous of one another; and do not desert one another, but O Allah's
worshipers! Be Brothers! And it is unlawful for a Muslim to desert his brother
Muslim (and not to talk to him) for more than three nights."
8.100:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle said, "It is not lawful for a
man to desert his brother Muslim for more than three nights. (It is unlawful for
them that) when they meet, one of them turns his face away from the other, and
the other turns his face from the former, and the better of the two will be the
one who greets the other first."
8.101:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's
Apostle said, " I know whether you are angry or pleased." I said, "How do you
know that, Allah's Apostle?" He said, "When you are pleased, you say, "Yes, by
the Lord of Muhammad,' but when you are angry, you say, 'No, by the Lord of
Abraham!' " I said, "Yes, I do not leave, except your name."
8.102:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) "I do not remember my parents
believing in any religion other than the Religion (of Islam), and our being
visited by Allah's Apostle in the morning and in the evening. One day, while we
were sitting in the house of Abu Bakr (my father) at noon, someone said, 'This
is Allah's Apostle coming at an hour at which he never used to visit us.' Abu
Bakr said, 'There must be something very urgent that has brought him at this
hour.' The Prophet said, 'I have been allowed to go out (of Mecca) to migrate.'
"
8.103:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle visited a household
among the Ansars, and he took a meal with them. When he intended to leave, he
asked for a place in that house for him, to pray so a mat sprinkled with water
was put and he offered prayer over it, and invoked for Allah's Blessing upon
them (his hosts).
8.104:
Narrated `Abdullah: `Umar saw a silken cloak
over a man (for sale) so he took it to the Prophet and said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
Buy this and wear it when the delegate come to you.' He said, 'The silk is worn
by one who will have no share (in the Here-after).' Some time passed after this
event, and then the Prophet sent a (similar) cloak to him. `Umar brought that
cloak back to the Prophet and said, 'You have sent this to me, and you said
about a similar one what you said?' The Prophet said, 'I have sent it to you so
that you may get money by selling it.' Because of this, Ibn `Umar used to hate
the silken markings on the garments.
8.105:
Narrated Anas:
When
`Abdur-Rahman came to us, the Prophet established a bond of brotherhood between
him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi`. Once the Prophet said, "As you (O `Abdur-Rahman) have
married, give a wedding banquet even if with one sheep."
8.106:
Narrated
`Asim:
I said to Anas bin Malik, "Did it reach you that the Prophet said,
"There is no treaty of brotherhood in Islam'?" Anas said, "The Prophet made a
treaty (of brotherhood) between the Ansar and the Quraish in my home."
8.107:
Narrated `Aisha:
Rifa`a Al-Qurazi divorced his wife irrevocably (i.e.
that divorce was the final). Later on `Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair married her
after him. She came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was Rifa`a's
wife and he divorced me thrice, and then I was married to `Abdur-Rahman bin
AzZubair, who, by Allah has nothing with him except something like this fringe,
O Allah's Apostle," showing a fringe she had taken from her covering sheet. Abu
Bakr was sitting with the Prophet while Khalid Ibn Sa`id bin Al-As was sitting
at the gate of the room waiting for admission. Khalid started calling Abu Bakr,
"O Abu Bakr! Why don't you reprove this lady from what she is openly saying
before Allah's Apostle?" Allah's Apostle did nothing except smiling, and then
said (to the lady), "Perhaps you want to go back to Rifa`a? No, (it is not
possible), unless and until you enjoy the sexual relation with him (`Abdur
Rahman), and he enjoys the sexual relation with you."
8.108:
Narrated
Sa`d:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab asked permission of Allah's Apostle to see him
while some Quraishi women were sitting with him and they were asking him to give
them more financial support while raising their voices over the voice of the
Prophet. When `Umar asked permission to enter, all of them hurried to screen
themselves the Prophet admitted `Umar and he entered, while the Prophet was
smiling. `Umar said, "May Allah always keep you smiling, O Allah's Apostle! Let
my father and mother be sacrificed for you !" The Prophet said, "I am astonished
at these women who were with me. As soon as they heard your voice, they hastened
to screen themselves." `Umar said, "You have more right, that they should be
afraid of you, O Allah's Apostle!" And then he (`Umar) turned towards them and
said, "O enemies of your souls! You are afraid of me and not of Allah's
Apostle?" The women replied, "Yes, for you are sterner and harsher than Allah's
Apostle." Allah's Apostle said, "O Ibn Al-Khattab! By Him in Whose Hands my life
is, whenever Satan sees you taking a way, he follows a way other than
yours!"
8.109:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: When Allah Apostle was in
Ta'if (trying to conquer it), he said to his companions, "Tomorrow we will
return (to Medina), if Allah wills." Some of the companions of Allah's Apostle
said, "We will not leave till we conquer it." The Prophet said, "Therefore, be
ready to fight tomorrow." On the following day, they (Muslims) fought fiercely
(with the people of Ta'if) and suffered many wounds. Then Allah's Apostle said,
"Tomorrow we will return (to Medina), if Allah wills." His companions kept quiet
this time. Allah's Apostle then smiled.
8.110:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A
man came to the Prophet and said, "I have been ruined for I have had sexual
relation with my wife in Ramadan (while I was fasting)" The Prophet said (to
him), "Manumit a slave." The man said, " I cannot afford that." The Prophet
said, "(Then) fast for two successive months continuously". The man said, "I
cannot do that." The Prophet said, "(Then) feed sixty poor persons." The man
said, "I have nothing (to feed them with)." Then a big basket full of dates was
brought to the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Where is the questioner? Go and give
this in charity." The man said, "(Shall I give this in charity) to a poorer
person than l? By Allah, there is no family in between these two mountains (of
Medina) who are poorer than we." The Prophet then smiled till his premolar teeth
became visible, and said, "Then (feed) your (family with it).
8.111:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While I was going along with Allah's Apostle who
was wearing a Najrani Burd (sheet) with a thick border, a bedouin overtook the
Prophet and pulled his Rida' (sheet) forcibly. I looked at the side of the
shoulder of the Prophet and noticed that the edge of the Rida' had left a mark
on it because of the violence of his pull. The bedouin said, "O Muhammad! Order
for me some of Allah's property which you have." The Prophet turned towards him,
(smiled) and ordered that he be given something.
8.112:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet did not screen himself from me (had never prevented me from
entering upon him) since I embraced Islam, and whenever he saw me, he would
receive me with a smile. Once I told him that I could not sit firm on horses. He
stroked me on the chest with his hand, and said, "O Allah! Make him firm and
make him a guiding and a rightly guided man. 8.113:
Narrated Zainab bint Um
Salama: Um Sulaim said, "O Allah's Apostle! Verily Allah is not shy of (telling
you) the truth. Is it essential for a woman to take a bath after she had a wet
dream (nocturnal sexual discharge)?" He said, "Yes, if she notices discharge. On
that Um Salama laughed and said, "Does a woman get a (nocturnal sexual)
discharge?" He said, "How then does (her) son resemble her (his
mother)?"
8.114:
Narrated `Aisha:
I never saw the Prophet laughing to
an extent that one could see his palate, but he always used to smile
only.
8.115:
Narrated Anas:
A man came to the Prophet on a Friday
while he (the Prophet) was delivering a sermon at Medina, and said, "There is
lack of rain, so please invoke your Lord to bless us with the rain." The Prophet
looked at the sky when no cloud could be detected. Then he invoked Allah for
rain. Clouds started gathering together and it rained till the Medina valleys
started flowing with water. It continued raining till the next Friday. Then that
man (or some other man) stood up while the Prophet was delivering the Friday
sermon, and said, "We are drowned; Please invoke your Lord to withhold it (rain)
from us" The Prophet smiled and said twice or thrice, "O Allah! Please let it
rain round about us and not upon us." The clouds started dispersing over Medina
to the right and to the left, and it rained round about Medina and not upon
Medina. Allah showed them (the people) the miracle of His Prophet and His
response to his invocation.
8.116:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said,
"Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a
man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood
leads to Al-Fajur (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing), and Al-Fajur (wickedness) leads
to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before
Allah, a liar."
8.117:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The
signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever
he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays
(proves to be dishonest)".
8.118:
Narrated Samura bin Jundub: The Prophet
said, "I saw (in a dream), two men came to me." Then the Prophet narrated the
story (saying), "They said, 'The person, the one whose cheek you saw being torn
away (from the mouth to the ear) was a liar and used to tell lies and the people
would report those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So
he will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection."'
8.119:
Narrated Hudhaifa: From among the people, Ibn Um `Abd greatly resembled
Allah's Apostles in solemn gate and good appearance of piety and in calmness and
sobriety from the time he goes out of his house till he returns to it. But we do
not know how he behaves with his family when he is alone with them.
8.120:
Narrated Tariq:
`Abdullah said, "The best talk is Allah's Book (Qur'an),
and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad."
8.121:
Narrated Abu
Musa: The Prophet said: None is more patient than Allah against the harmful
saying. He hears from the people they ascribe children to Him, yet He gives them
health and (supplies them with) provision."
8.122:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet divided and distributed something as he used to do for some of his
distributions. A man from the Ansar said, "By Allah, in this division the
pleasure of Allah has not been intended." I said, "I will definitely tell this
to the Prophet ." So I went to him while he was sitting with his companions and
told him of it secretly. That was hard upon the Prophet and the color of his
face changed, and he became so angry that I wished I had not told him. The
Prophet then said, "Moses was harmed with more than this, yet he remained
patient."
8.123:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet did something and
allowed his people to do it, but some people refrained from doing it. When the
Prophet learned of that, he delivered a sermon, and after having sent Praises to
Allah, he said, "What is wrong with such people as refrain from doing a thing
that I do? By Allah, I know Allah better than they, and I am more afraid of Him
than they."
8.124:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet was more shy
than a virgin in her separate room. And if he saw a thing which he disliked, we
would recognize that (feeling) in his face.
8.125.1:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a man says to his brother, O Kafir
(disbeliever)!' Then surely one of them is such (i.e., a Kifir). "
8.125.2:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, 'If anyone says to his
brother, 'O misbeliever! Then surely, one of them such."
8.126:
Narrated
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: The Prophet said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than
Islam (i.e. if he swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim in case he is telling
a lie), then he is as he says if his oath is false and whoever commits suicide
with something, will be punished with the same thing in the (Hell) fire, and
cursing a believer is like murdering him, and whoever accuses a believer of
disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him."
8.127:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Mu`adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead
his people in prayer. Once he led the people in prayer and recited
Surat-al-Baqara. A man left (the row of the praying people) and offered (light)
prayer (separately) and went away. When Mu`adh came to know about it, he said.
"He (that man) is a hypocrite." Later that man heard what Mu`adh said about him,
so he came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are people who work
with our own hands and irrigate (our farms) with our camels. Last night Mu`adh
led us in the (night) prayer and he recited Sura-al-Baqara, so I offered my
prayer separately, and because of that, he accused me of being a hypocrite." The
Prophet called Mu`adh and said thrice, "O Mu`adh! You are putting the people to
trials? Recite 'Wash-shamsi wad-uhaha' (91) or'Sabbih isma Rabbi ka-l-A'la' (87)
or the like."
8.128:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said: "Whoever
amongst you swears, (saying by error) in his oath 'By Al-Lat and Al-Uzza', then
he should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And whoever says
to his companions, 'Come let me gamble' with you, then he must give something in
charity (as an expiation for such a sin)." (See Hadith No. 645)
8.129:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: that he found `Umar bin Al-Khattab in a group of people
and he was swearing by his father. So Allah's Apostle called them, saying,
"Verily! Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers. If one has to take an oath,
he should swear by Allah or otherwise keep quiet."
8.130:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet entered upon me while there was a curtain having
pictures (of animals) in the house. His face got red with anger, and then he got
hold of the curtain and tore it into pieces. The Prophet said, "Such people as
paint these pictures will receive the severest punishment on the Day of
Resurrection ."
8.131:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: A man came to the Prophet and
said "I keep away from the morning prayer only because such and such person
prolongs the prayer when he leads us in it. The narrator added: I had never seen
Allah's Apostle more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. He said,
"O people! There are some among you who make others dislike good deeds) cause
the others to have aversion (to congregational prayers). Beware! Whoever among
you leads the people in prayer should not prolong it, because among them there
are the sick, the old, and the needy." (See Hadith No. 670, Vol 1)
8.132:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While the Prophet was praying, he saw sputum
(on the wall) of the mosque, in the direction of the Qibla, and so he scraped it
off with his hand, and the sign of disgust (was apparent from his face) and then
said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he should not spit in front of him
(in prayer) because Allah is in front of him."
8.133:
Narrated Zaid bin
Khalid Al-Juhani: A man asked Allah's Apostle about "Al-Luqata" (a lost fallen
purse or a thing picked up by somebody). The Prophet said, "You should announce
it publicly for one year, and then remember and recognize the tying material of
its container, and then you can spend it. If its owner came to you, then you
should pay him its equivalent." The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a
lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "Take it because it is for you, for your brother,
or for the wolf." The man again said, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost
camel?" Allah's Apostle became very angry and furious and his cheeks became red
(or his face became red), and he said, "You have nothing to do with it (the
camel) for it has its food and its water container with it till it meets its
owner."
8.134:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Allah's Apostle made a small
room (with a palm leaf mat). Allah's Apostle came out (of his house) and prayed
in it. Some men came and joined him in his prayer. Then again the next night
they came for the prayer, but Allah's Apostle delayed and did not come out to
them. So they raised their voices and knocked the door with small stones (to
draw his attention). He came out to them in a state of anger, saying, "You are
still insisting (on your deed, i.e. Tarawih prayer in the mosque) that I thought
that this prayer (Tarawih) might become obligatory on you. So you people, offer
this prayer at your homes, for the best prayer of a person is the one which he
offers at home, except the compulsory (congregational) prayer."
8.135:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The strong is not the one who
overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls
himself while in anger."
8.136:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Sarad: Two men
abused each other in front of the Prophet while we were sitting with him. One of
the two abused his companion furiously and his face became red. The Prophet
said, "I know a word (sentence) the saying of which will cause him to relax if
this man says it. Only if he said, "I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the
outcast.' " So they said to that (furious) man, 'Don't you hear what the Prophet
is saying?" He said, "I am not mad."
8.137:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man
said to the Prophet , "Advise me! "The Prophet said, "Do not become angry and
furious." The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each
case, "Do not become angry and furious."
8.138:
Narrated Abu As-Sawar
Al-Adawi: `Imran bin Husain said: The Prophet said, "Haya' (pious shyness from
committing religeous indiscretions) does not bring anything except good."
Thereupon Bashir bin Ka`b said, 'It is written in the wisdom paper: Haya' leads
to solemnity; Haya' leads to tranquility (peace of mind)." `Imran said to him,
"I am narrating to you the saying of Allah's Apostle and you are speaking about
your paper (wisdom book)?" 8.139:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet
passed by a man who was admonishing his brother regarding Haya' (pious shyness
from committing religeous indiscretions) and was saying, "You are very shy, and
I am afraid that might harm you." On that, Allah's Apostle said, "Leave him, for
Haya' is (a part) of Faith."
8.140:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet was
more shy (from Haya': pious shyness from committing religeous indiscretions)
than a veiled virgin girl. (See Hadith No. 762, Vol. 4)
8.141:
Narrated
Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet said, 'One of the sayings of the early Prophets which
the people have got is: If you don't feel ashamed (from Haya': pious shyness
from committing religeous indiscretions) do whatever you like." (See Hadith No
690, 691, Vol 4)
8.142:
Narrated Um Salama: Um Sulaim came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Verily, Allah does not feel shy to tell
the truth. If a woman gets a nocturnal sexual discharge (has a wet dream), is it
essential for her to take a bath? He replied, "Yes if she notices a
discharge."
8.143:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The example of
a believer is like a green tree, the leaves of which do not fall." The people
said. "It is such-and-such tree: It is such-and-such tree." I intended to say
that it was the datepalm tree, but I was a young boy and felt shy (to answer).
The Prophet said, "It is the date-palm tree." Ibn `Umar added, " I told that to
`Umar who said, 'Had you said it, I would have preferred it to such-and such a
thing."
8.144:
Narrated Thabit:
that he heard Anas saying, "A woman
came to the Prophet offering herself to him in marriage, saying, "Have you got
any interest in me (i.e. would you like to marry me?)" Anas's daughter said,
"How shameless that woman was!" On that Anas said, "She is better than you, for
she presented herself to Allah's Apostle (for marriage).
8.145:
Narrated
Abu Musa: that when Allah's Apostle sent him and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen, he
said to them, "Facilitate things for the people (treat the people in the most
agreeable way), and do not make things difficult for them, and give them glad
tidings, and let them not have aversion (i.e. to make the people hate good
deeds) and you should both work in cooperation and mutual understanding, obey
each other." Abu Musa said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are in a land in which a
drink named Al Bit' is prepared from honey, and another drink named Al-Mizr is
prepared from barley." On that, Allah's Apostle said, "All intoxicants (i.e. all
alcoholic drinks) are prohibited."
8.146:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for
them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them
).
8.147:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle was given the
choice of one of two matters he would choose the easier of the two as long as it
was not sinful to do so, but if it was sinful, he would not approach it. Allah's
Apostle never took revenge over anybody for his own sake but (he did) only when
Allah's legal bindings were outraged, in which case he would take revenge for
Allah's sake." (See Hadith No. 760. Vol. 4)
8.148:
Narrated Al-Azraq bin
Qais: We were in the city of Al-Ahwaz on the bank of a river which had dried up.
Then Abu Barza Al-Aslami came riding a horse and he started praying and let his
horse loose. The horse ran away, so Abu Barza interrupted his prayer and went
after the horse till he caught it and brought it, and then he offered his
prayer. There was a man amongst us who was (from the Khawari) having a different
opinion. He came saying. "Look at this old man! He left his prayer because of a
horse." On that Abu Barza came to us and said, "Since the time I left Allah's
Apostle, nobody has admonished me; My house is very far from this place, and if
I had carried on praying and left my horse, I could not have reached my house
till night." Then Abu Barza mentioned that he had been in the company of the
Prophet, and that he had seen his leniency.
8.149:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A bedouin urinated in the mosque, and the people rushed to beat him. Allah's
Apostle ordered them to leave him and pour a bucket or a tumbler (full) of water
over the place where he has passed urine. The Prophet then said, " You have been
sent to make things easy (for the people) and you have not been sent to make
things difficult for them."
8.150:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
used to mix with us to the extent that he would say to a younger brother of
mine, 'O father of `Umar! What did the Nughair (a kind of bird) do?"
8.151:
Narrated `Aisha:
I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the
Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle
used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet
would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with the dolls and
similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for `Aisha at that time, as she
was a little girl, not yet reached the age of puberty.) (Fath-ul-Bari page 143,
Vol.13)
8.152:
Narrated Aisha:
A man asked permission to see the
Prophet. He said, "Let Him come in; What an evil man of the tribe he is! (Or,
What an evil brother of the tribe he is). But when he entered, the Prophet spoke
to him gently in a polite manner. I said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! You have
said what you have said, then you spoke to him in a very gentle and polite
manner? The Prophet said, "The worse people, in the sight of Allah are those
whom the people leave (undisturbed) to save themselves from their dirty
language."
8.153:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika: The Prophet was
given a gift of a few silken cloaks with gold buttons. He distributed them
amongst some of his companions and put aside one of them for Makhrama. When
Makhrama came, the Prophet said, "I kept this for you." (Aiyub, the sub-narrator
held his garment to show how the Prophet showed the cloak to Makhrama who had
something unfavorable about his temper.)
8.154:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "A believer is not stung twice (by something) out of one and the
same hole."
8.155:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Allah's Apostle entered
upon me and said, "Have I not been informed that you offer prayer all the night
and fast the whole day?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so; Offer prayer at
night and also sleep; Fast for a few days and give up fasting for a few days
because your body has a right on you, and your eye has a right on you, and your
guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right on you. I hope that you will
have a long life, and it is sufficient for you to fast for three days a month as
the reward of a good deed, is multiplied ten times, that means, as if you fasted
the whole year." I insisted (on fasting more) so I was given a hard instruction.
I said, "I can do more than that (fasting)" The Prophet said, "Fast three days
every week." But as I insisted (on fasting more) so I was burdened. I said, "I
can fast more than that." The Prophet said, "Fast as Allah's prophet David used
to fast." I said, "How was the fasting of the prophet David?" The Prophet said,
"One half of a year (i.e. he used to fast on alternate days). '
8.156:
Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Ka`bi: Allah's Apostle said, Whoever believes in
Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously. The guest's reward
is: To provide him with a superior type of food for a night and a day and a
guest is to be entertained with food for three days, and whatever is offered
beyond that, is regarded as something given in charity. And it is not lawful for
a guest to stay with his host for such a long period so as to put him in a
critical position."
8.157:
Narrated Malik:
Similarly as above (156)
adding, "Who believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep
quiet." (i.e. abstain from dirty and evil talk, and should think before
uttering).
8.158:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day, should not hurt his neighbor and whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously and
whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should talk what is good or keep
quiet."
8.159:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: We said, "O Allah's Apostle! You
send us out and it happens that we have to stay with such people as do not
entertain us. What do you think about it?" Allah's Apostle said to us, "If you
stay with some people and they entertain you as they should for a guest, accept
is; but if they do not do then you should take from them the right of the guest,
which they ought to give."
8.160:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his guest generously;
and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should unite the bond of kinship
(i.e. keep good relation with his Kith and kin); and whoever believes in Allah
and the Last Day, should talk what is good or keep quit. " 8.161:
Narrated
Abu Juhaifa: The Prophet established a bond of brotherhood between Salman and
Abu Darda'. Salman paid a visit to Abu ad-Darda and found Um Ad-Darda' dressed
in shabby clothes and asked her why she was in that state.?" She replied, "Your
brother, Abu Ad-Darda is not interested in the luxuries of this world." In the
meantime Abu Ad-Darda came and prepared a meal for him (Salman), and said to
him, "(Please) eat for I am fasting." Salman said, "I am not going to eat,
unless you eat." So Abu Ad-Darda' ate. When it was night, Abu Ad-Darda' got up
(for the night prayer). Salman said (to him), "Sleep," and he slept. Again Abu-
Ad-Darda' got up (for the prayer), and Salman said (to him), "Sleep." When it
was the last part of the night, Salman said to him, "Get up now (for the
prayer)." So both of them offered their prayers and Salman said to Abu
Ad-Darda',"Your Lord has a right on you; and your soul has a right on you; and
your family has a right on you; so you should give the rights of all those who
have a right on you). Later on Abu Ad-Darda' visited the Prophet and mentioned
that to him. The Prophet, said, "Salman has spoken the truth."
8.162:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr invited a group of people and
told me, "Look after your guests." Abu Bakr added, I am going to visit the
Prophet and you should finish serving them before I return." `Abdur-Rahman said,
So I went at once and served them with what was available at that time in the
house and requested them to eat." They said, "Where is the owner of the house
(i.e., Abu Bakr)?" `Abdur-Rahman said, "Take your meal." They said, "We will not
eat till the owner of the house comes." `Abdur-Rahman said, "Accept your meal
from us, for if my father comes and finds you not having taken your meal yet, we
will be blamed severely by him, but they refused to take their meals . So I was
sure that my father would be angry with me. When he came, I went away (to hide
myself) from him. He asked, "What have you done (about the guests)?" They
informed him the whole story. Abu Bakr called, "O `Abdur Rahman!" I kept quiet.
He then called again. "O `Abdur-Rahman!" I kept quiet and he called again, "O
ignorant (boy)! I beseech you by Allah, if you hear my voice, then come out!" I
came out and said, "Please ask your guests (and do not be angry with me)." They
said, "He has told the truth; he brought the meal to us." He said, "As you have
been waiting for me, by Allah, I will not eat of it tonight." They said, "By
Allah, we will not eat of it till you eat of it." He said, I have never seen a
night like this night in evil. What is wrong with you? Why don't you accept your
meals of hospitality from us?" (He said to me), "Bring your meal." I brought it
to him, and he put his hand in it, saying, "In the name of Allah. The first
(state of fury) was because of Satan." So Abu Bakr ate and so did his guests.
8.163:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr came with a guest or
some guests, but he stayed late at night with the Prophet and when he came, my
mother said (to him), "Have you been detained from your guest or guests
tonight?" He said, "Haven't you served the supper to them?" She replied, "We
presented the meal to him (or to them), but he (or they) refused to eat." Abu
Bakr became angry, rebuked me and invoked Allah to cause (my) ears to be cut and
swore not to eat of it!" I hid myself, and he called me, "O ignorant (boy)!" Abu
Bakr's wife swore that she would not eat of it and so the guests or the guest
swore that they would not eat of it till he ate of it. Abu Bakr said, "All that
happened was from Satan." So he asked for the meals and ate of it, and so did
they. Whenever they took a handful of the meal, the meal grew (increased) from
underneath more than that mouthful. He said (to his wife), "O, sister of Bani
Firas! What is this?" She said, "O, pleasure of my eyes! The meal is now more
than it had been before we started eating'' So they ate of it and sent the rest
of that meal to the Prophet. It is said that the Prophet also ate of
it.
8.164:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij and Sahl bin Abu Hathma: `Abdullah
bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa bin Mas`ud went to Khaibar and they dispersed in the
gardens of the date-palm trees. `Abdullah bin Sahl was murdered. Then
`Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, Huwaiyisa and Muhaiyisa, the two sons of Mas`ud, came to
the Prophet and spoke about the case of their (murdered) friend. `Abdur-Rahman
who was the youngest of them all, started talking. The Prophet said, "Let the
older (among you) speak first." So they spoke about the case of their (murdered)
friend. The Prophet said, "Will fifty of you take an oath whereby you will have
the right to receive the blood money of your murdered man," (or said, "..your
companion"). They said, "O Allah's Apostle! The murder was a thing we did not
witness." The Prophet said, "Then the Jews will release you from the oath, if
fifty of them (the Jews) should take an oath to contradict your claim." They
said, "O Allah's Apostle! They are disbelievers (and they will take a false
oath)." Then Allah's Apostle himself paid the blood money to them.
8.165:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Inform me of a tree which
resembles a Muslim, giving its fruits at every season by the permission of its
Lord, and the leaves of which do not fall." I thought of the date-palm tree, but
I disliked to speak because Abu Bakr and `Umar were present there. When nobody
spoke, the Prophet said, "It is the date-palm tree" When I came out with my
father, I said, "O father! It came to my mind that it was the date-palm tree."
He said, "What prevented you from saying it?" Had you said it, it would have
been more dearer to me than such-and-such a thing (fortune)." I said, "Nothing
prevented me but the fact that neither you nor Abu Bakr spoke, so I disliked to
speak (in your presence).
8.166:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle
said, "Some poetry contains wisdom." 8.167:
Narrated Jundub:
While the
Prophet was walking, a stone hit his foot and stumbled and his toe was injured.
He then (quoting a poetic verse) said, "You are not more than a toe which has
been bathed in blood in Allah's Cause."
8.168:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He
said, i.e. 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi
As-Salt was about to embrace Islam . 8.169:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqwa: We
went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar and we travelled during the night. A
man amongst the people said to 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa', "Won't you let us hear your
poetry?" 'Amir was a poet, and so he got down and started (chanting Huda)
reciting for the people, poetry that keep pace with the camel's foot steps,
saying, "O Allah! Without You we would not have been guided on the right path,
neither would we have given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So please
forgive us what we have committed. Let all of us be sacrificed for Your cause
and when we meet our enemy, make our feet firm and bestow peace and calmness on
us and if they (our enemy) will call us towards an unjust thing we will refuse.
The infidels have made a hue and cry to ask others help against us. Allah's
Apostle said, "Who is that driver (of the camels)?" They said, "He is 'Amir bin
Al-Aqwa."' He said, "May Allah bestow His mercy on him." A man among the people
said, Has Martyrdom been granted to him, O Allah's Prophet! Would that you let
us enjoy his company longer." We reached (the people of) Khaibar and besieged
them till we were stricken with severe hunger but Allah helped the Muslims
conquer Khaibar. In the evening of its conquest the people made many fires.
Allah's Apostle asked, "What are those fires? For what are you making fires?"
They said, "For cooking meat." He asked, "What kind of meat?" They said,
"Donkeys' meat." Allah's Apostle said, "Throw away the meat and break the
cooking pots." A man said, O Allah's Apostle! Shall we throw away the meat and
wash the cooking pots?" He said, "You can do that too." When the army files
aligned in rows (for the battle), 'Amir's sword was a short one, and while
attacking a Jew with it in order to hit him, the sharp edge of the sword turned
back and hit 'Amir's knee and caused him to die. When the Muslims returned (from
the battle), Salama said, Allah's Apostle saw me pale and said, 'What is wrong
with you?"' I said, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you! The people claim that
all the deeds of Amir have been annulled." The Prophet asked, "Who said so?" I
replied, "So-and-so and so-and-so and Usaid bin Al-Hudair Al-Ansari said,
'Whoever says so is telling a lie. Verily, 'Amir will have double reward."'
(While speaking) the Prophet put two of his fingers together to indicate that,
and added, "He was really a hard-working man and a Mujahid (devout fighter in
Allah's Cause) and rarely have there lived in it (i.e., Medina or the
battle-field) an "Arab like him."
8.170:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet came to some of his wives among whom there was Um Sulaim, and said, "May
Allah be merciful to you, O Anjasha! Drive the camels slowly, as they are
carrying glass vessels!" Abu Qalaba said, "The Prophet said a sentence (i.e. the
above metaphor) which, had anyone of you said it, you would have admonished him
for it".
8.171:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hassan bin Thabit asked the
permission of Allah's Apostle to lampoon the pagans (in verse). Allah's Apostle
said, "What about my fore-fathers (ancestry)?' Hassan said (to the Prophet) "I
will take you out of them as a hair is taken out of dough." Narrated Hisham bin
`Urwa that his father said, "I called Hassan with bad names in front of `Aisha."
She said, "Don't call him with bad names because he used to defend Allah's
Apostle (against the pagans).
8.172:
Narrated Al-Haitham bin Abu Sinan:
that he heard Abu Huraira in his narration, mentioning that the Prophet said, "A
Muslim brother of yours who does not say dirty words." and by that he meant Ibn
Rawaha, "said (in verse): 'We have Allah's Apostle with us who recites the Holy
Qur'an in the early morning time. He gave us guidance and light while we were
blind and astray, so our hearts are sure that whatever he says, will certainly
happen. He does not touch his bed at night, being busy in worshipping Allah
while the pagans are sound asleep in their beds.' "
8.173:
Narrated Abu
Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf: that he heard Hassan bin Thabit Al-Ansari
asking the witness of Abu Huraira, saying, "O Abu- Huraira! I beseech you by
Allah (to tell me). Did you hear Allah's Apostle saying' 'O Hassan ! Reply on
behalf of Allah's Apostle. O Allah ! Support him (Hassan) with the Holy Spirit
(Gabriel).'?" Abu Huraira said, "Yes."
8.174:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The
Prophet said to Hassan, "Lampoon them (the pagans) in verse, and Gabriel is with
you."
8.175:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "It is better for a
man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with
poetry."
8.176:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle; said, "It is
better for anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which
may consume his body, than it be filled with poetry."
8.177:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Allah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais asked my permission to enter
after the verses of Al-Hijab (veiling the ladies) was revealed, and I said, "By
Allah, I will not admit him unless I take permission of Allah's Apostle for it
was not the brother of Al-Qu'ais who had suckled me, but it was the wife of
Al-Qu'ais, who had suckled me." Then Allah's Apostle entered upon me, and I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! The man has not nursed me but his wife has nursed me."
He said, "Admit him because he is your uncle (not from blood relation, but
because you have been nursed by his wife), Taribat Yaminuki." `Urwa said,
"Because of this reason, ' Aisha used to say: Foster suckling relations render
all those things (marriages etc.) illegal which are illegal because of the
corresponding blood relations." (See Hadith No. 36, Vol. 7)
8.178:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet intended to return home after the
performance of the Hajj, and he saw Safiya standing at the entrance of her tent,
depressed and sad because she got her menses. The Prophet said, "Aqra Halqa!
--An expression used in the Quraish dialect--"You will detain us." The Prophet
then asked (her), "Did you perform the Tawaf Al-Ifada on the Day of Sacrifice
(10th of Dhul-Hijja)?" She said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Then you can leave
(with us).
8.179:
Narrated Um Hani:
(the daughter of Abu Talib) I
visited Allah's Apostle in the year of the Conquest of Mecca and found him
taking a bath, and his daughter, Fatima was screening him. When I greeted him,
he said, "Who is it?" I replied, "I am Um Hani, the daughter of Abu Talib." He
said, "Welcome, O Um Hani ! " When the Prophet had finished his bath, he stood
up and offered eight rak`at of prayer while he was wrapped in a single garment.
When he had finished his prayer, I said, "O Allah's Apostle! My maternal brother
assumes (or claims) that he will murder some man whom I have given shelter,
i.e., so-and-so bin Hubaira." Allah's Apostle said, "O Um Hani! We shelter him
whom you have sheltered." Um Hani added, "That happened in the
forenoon."
8.180:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw a man driving a
Badana (a camel for sacrifice) and said (to him). "Ride it." The man said, "It
is a Bandana." The Prophet said, "Ride on it." The man said, "It is a Bandana."
The Prophet said, Ride on it, woe to you!"
8.181:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle saw a man driving a Badana (a camel for sacrifice) and said to
him, "Ride on it." The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is a Bandana." The
Prophet said, "Ride on it, woe to you!" on the second or third time.
8.182:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle was on a journey and he had a black
slave called Anjasha, and he was driving the camels (very fast, and there were
women riding on those camels). Allah's Apostle said, "Waihaka (May Allah be
merciful to you), O Anjasha! Drive slowly (the camels) with the glass vessels
(women)!"
8.183:
Narrated Abu Bakra: A man praised another man in front
of the Prophet. The Prophet said thrice, "Wailaka (Woe on you) ! You have cut
the neck of your brother!" The Prophet added, "If it is indispensable for anyone
of you to praise a person, then he should say, "I think that such-and-such
person (is so-and-so), and Allah is the one who will take his accounts (as he
knows his reality) and none can sanctify anybody before Allah (and that only if
he knows well about that person.)".
8.184:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
While the Prophet was distributing (war booty etc.) one day, Dhul Khawaisira, a
man from the tribe of Bani Tamim, said, "O Allah's Apostle! Act justly." The
Prophets said, "Woe to you! Who else would act justly if I did not act justly?"
`Umar said (to the Prophet ), "Allow me to chop his neck off." The Prophet said,
"No, for he has companions (who are apparently so pious that) if anyone of (you
compares his prayer with) their prayer, he will consider his prayer inferior to
theirs, and similarly his fasting inferior to theirs, but they will desert Islam
(go out of religion) as an arrow goes through the victim's body (games etc.) in
which case if its Nasl is examined nothing will be seen thereon, and if its Nady
is examined, nothing will be seen thereon, and if its Qudhadh is examined,
nothing will be seen thereon, for the arrow has gone out too fast even for the
excretions and blood to smear over it. Such people will come out at the time of
difference among the (Muslim) people and the sign by which they will be
recognized, will be a man whose one of the two hands will look like the breast
of a woman or a lump of flesh moving loosely." Abu Sa`id added, "I testify that
I heard that from the Prophet and also testify that I was with `Ali when `Ali
fought against those people. The man described by the Prophet was searched for
among the killed, and was found, and he was exactly as the Prophet had described
him." (See Hadith No. 807, Vol. 4)
8.185:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man
came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am ruined!" The Prophet
said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you) !" The man said, "I have done
sexual intercourse with my wife while fasting in Ramadan." The Prophet said,
"Manumit a slave." The man said, " I cannot afford that. " The Prophet said;
"Then fast for two successive months." The man said, " I have no power to do
so." The Prophet said, "Then feed sixty poor persons." The man said, "I have
nothing (to feed sixty persons). Later a basket full of dates were brought to
the Prophet and he said (to the man), "Take it and give it in charity." The man
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give it to people other than my family? By Him
in Whose Hand my life is, there is nobody poorer than me in the whole city of
Medina." The Prophet smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and said,
"Take it." Az-Zuhri said (that the Prophet said). "Wailaka."
8.186:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle! Inform me
about the emigration." The Prophet said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to
you)! The question of emigration is a difficult one. Have you got some camels?"
The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Do you pay their Zakat?" He said,
"Yes." The Prophet said, "Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, for Allah
will not let your deeds go in vain."
8.187:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet said, "Wailakum" (woe to you) or "waihakum" (May Allah be merciful to
you)." Shu`ba is not sure as to which was the right word. "Do not become
disbelievers after me by cutting the necks of one another."
8.188:
Narrated Anas:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! When will The Hour be established?" The Prophet said, "Wailaka (Woe to
you), What have you prepared for it?" The bedouin said, "I have not prepared
anything for it, except that I love Allah and H is Apostle." The Prophet said,
"You will be with those whom you love." We (the companions of the Prophet )
said, "And will we too be so? The Prophet said, "Yes." So we became very glad on
that day. In the meantime, a slave of Al-Mughira passed by, and he was of the
same age as I was. The Prophet said. "If this (slave) should live long, he will
not reach the geriatric old age, but the Hour will be established."
8.189:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Everyone will be with those whom he
loves."
8.190:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: A man came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you say about a man who loves some
people but cannot catch up with their good deeds?" Allah's Apostle said,
"Everyone will be with those whom he loves." 8.191:
Narrated Abu Musa: It
was said to the Prophet; , "A man may love some people but he cannot catch up
with their good deeds?" The Prophet said, "Everyone will be with those whom he
loves."
8.192:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man asked the Prophet "When
will the Hour be established O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet . said, "What have
you prepared for it?" The man said, " I haven't prepared for it much of prayers
or fast or alms, but I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will
be with those whom you love."
8.193:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
said to Ibn Saiyad "I have hidden something for you in my mind; What is it?" He
said, "Ad-Dukh." The Prophet said, "Ikhsa."
8.194:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: `Umar bin Al-Khattab set out with Allah's Apostle, and a group of his
companions to Ibn Saiyad. They found him playing with the boys in the fort or
near the Hillocks of Bani Maghala. Ibn Saiyad was nearing his puberty at that
time, and he did not notice the arrival of the Prophet till Allah's Apostle
stroked him on the back with his hand and said, "Do you testify that I am
Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said, "I testify that you are the
Apostle of the unlettered ones (illiterates)". Then Ibn Saiyad said to the
Prophets . "Do you testify that I am Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet denied that,
saying, "I believe in Allah and all His Apostles," and then said to Ibn Saiyad,
"What do you see?" Ibn Saiyad said, "True people and liars visit me." The
Prophet said, "You have been confused as to this matter." Allah's Apostle added,
"I have kept something for you (in my mind)." Ibn Saiyad said, "Ad-Dukh." The
Prophet said, "Ikhsa (you should be ashamed) for you can not cross your limits."
`Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop off h is neck." Allah's Apostle
said (to `Umar). "Should this person be him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal) then you cannot
over-power him; and should he be someone else, then it will be no use your
killing him." `Abdullah bin `Umar added: Later on Allah's Apostle and Ubai bin
Ka`b Al-Ansari (once again) went to the garden in which Ibn Saiyad was present.
When Allah's Apostle entered the garden, he started hiding behind the trunks of
the date-palms intending to hear something from Ibn Saiyad before the latter
could see him. Ibn Saiyad was Lying on his bed, covered with a velvet sheet from
where his mumur were heard. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw the Prophet and said, "O Saf
(the nickname of Ibn Saiyad)! Here is Muhammad!" Ibn Saiyad stopped his
murmuring. The Prophet said, "If his mother had kept quiet, then I would have
learnt more about him." `Abdullah added: Allah's Apostle stood up before the
people (delivering a sermon), and after praising and glorifying Allah as He
deserved, he mentioned the Ad-Dajjal saying, "I warn you against him, and there
has been no prophet but warned his followers against him. Noah warned his
followers against him but I am telling you about him, something which no prophet
has told his people of, and that is: Know that he is blind in one eye where as
Allah is not so."
8.195:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the delegation of
`Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, he said, "Welcome, O the delegation who have
come! Neither you will have disgrace, nor you will regret." They said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We are a group from the tribe of Ar-Rabi`a, and between you and
us there is the tribe of Mudar and we cannot come to you except in the sacred
months. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) so that we may
enter Paradise by doing that, and also that we may order our people who are
behind us (whom we have left behind at home) to follow it." He said, "Four and
four:" offer prayers perfectly , pay the Zakat, (obligatory charity), fast the
month of Ramadan, and give one-fifth of the war booty (in Allah's cause), and do
not drink in (containers called) Ad-Duba,' Al-Hantam, An-Naqir and
Al-Muzaffat."
8.196:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "For every
betrayer (perfidious person), a flag will be raised on the Day of Resurrection,
and it will be announced (publicly) 'This is the betrayal (perfidy) of
so-and-so, the son of so-and-so.' "
8.197:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "A flag will be fixed on the Day of Resurrection for every
betrayer, and it will be announced (publicly in front of everybody), 'This is
the betrayal (perfidy) so-and-so, the son of so-and-so."
8.198:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi, but he is
recommended to say 'Laqisat Nafsi."
8.199:
Narrated Sal:
The Prophet
said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi but he is recommended to say
'Laqisat Nafsi (See Hadith No. 202)
8.200:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Allah said, "The offspring of Adam abuse the Dahr (Time), and I
am the Dahr; in My Hands are the night and the day." !
8.201:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Don't call the grapes Al-Karm, and don't say
'Khaibat-ad-Dahri, for Allah is the Dahr. (See Hadith No. 20
2.)
8.202:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "They say Al-Karm (the
generous), and in fact Al-Karm is the heart of a believer."
8.203:
Narrated `Ali:
I never heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Let my father and
mother be sacrificed for you," except for Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas). I heard him
saying, "Throw! (arrows), Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you !" (The
sub-narrator added, "I think that was in the battle of Uhud.")
8.204:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he and Abu Talha were coming in the company of
the Prophet towards Medina), while Safiya (the Prophet's wife) was riding behind
him on his she-camel. After they had covered a portion of the way suddenly the
foot of the she-camel slipped and both the Prophet and the woman (i.e., his
wife, Safiya) fell down. Abu Talha jumped quickly off his camel and came to the
Prophet (saying.) "O Allah's Apostle! Let Allah sacrifice me for you! Have you
received any injury?" The Prophet said, "No, but take care of the woman (my
wife)." Abu Talha covered his face with his garment and went towards her and
threw his garment over her. Then the woman got up and Abu Talha prepared their
she camel (by tightening its saddle, etc.) and both of them (the Prophet and
Safiya) mounted it. Then all of them proceeded and when they approached near
Medina, or saw Medina, the Prophet said, "Ayibun,' abidun, taibun, liRabbina
hamidun (We are coming back (to Medina) with repentance, worshipping (our Lord)
and celebrating His (our Lord's) praises". The Prophet continued repeating these
words till he entered the city of Medina.
8.205:
Narrated Jabir:
A
boy was born for a man among us, and the man named him Al-Qasim. We said to him,
"We will not call you Abu-l-Qasim, nor will we respect you for that." The
Prophet was informed about that, and he said, "Name your son
`Abdur-Rahman."
8.206:
Narrated Jabi:
A man among us begot a boy whom
he named Al-Qasim. The people said, "We will not call him (i.e., the father) by
that Kuniya (Abu-l-Qasim) till we ask the Prophet about it. The Prophet said.
"Name yourselves by my name, but do not call (yourselves) by my
Kuniya."
8.207:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Abu-l-Qasim (The Prophet) said,
"Name yourselves by my name, but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya."
8.208:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man among us begot a boy whom he named
Al-Qasim. The people said (to him), "We will not call you Abul-l-Qasim, nor will
we please you by calling you so." The man came to the Prophet and mentioned that
to him. The Prophet said to him, "Name your son `Abdur-Rahman."
8.209:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab: That his father (Hazn bin Wahb) went to the Prophet
and the Prophet asked (him), "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Hazn."
The Prophet said, "You are Sahl." Hazn said, "I will not change the name with
which my father has named me." Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: We have had roughness (in
character) ever since.
8.210:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab: on the authority of
his father similarly as above (i.e., 209).
8.211:
Narrated Sahl:
When
Al-Mundhir bin Abu Usaid was born, he was brought to the Prophet who placed him
on his thigh. While Abu Usaid was sitting there, the Prophet was busy with
something in his hands so Abu Usaid told someone to take his son from the thigh
of the Prophet . When the Prophet finished his job (with which he was busy), he
said, "Where is the boy?" Abu Usaid replied, "We have sent him home." The
Prophet said, "What is his name?" Abu Usaid said, "(His name is) so-and-so. "
The Prophet said, "No, his name is Al-Mundhir." So he called him Al-Mundhir from
that day.
8.212:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Zainab's original name was
"Barrah," but it was said' "By that she is giving herself the prestige of
piety." So the Prophet changed her name to Zainab.
8.213:
Narrated Sa`id
bin Al-Musaiyab: That when his grandfather, Hazn visited the Prophet the Prophet
said (to him), "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Hazn." The Prophet
said, " But you are Sahl." He said, "I will not change my name with which my
father named me." Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: So we have had roughness (in character)
ever since.
8.214:
Narrated Isma`il:
I asked Abi `Aufa, "Did you see
Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet ?" He said, "Yes, but he died in his early
childhood. Had there been a Prophet after Muhammad then his son would have
lived, but there is no Prophet after him."
8.215:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet) died, Allah's Apostle said, "There is
a wet nurse for him in Paradise."
8.216:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah
Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle said, "Name yourselves after me (by my name) but do
not call (yourselves) by my Kuniya (1), for I am Al-Qasim (distributor), and I
distribute among you Allah's blessings." This narration has also come on the
authority of Anas that the ! Prophet said so."
8.217:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Name yourselves after me (by my name), but do not
call yourselves by my Kuniya, and whoever sees me in a dream, he surely sees me,
for Satan cannot impersonate me (appear in my figure). And whoever intentionally
ascribes something to me falsely, he will surely take his place in the (Hell)
Fire.
8.218:
Narrated Abu Musa: I got a son and I took him to the Prophet
who named him Ibrahim, and put in his mouth the juice of a date fruit (which be
himself had chewed?, and invoked for Allah's blessing upon him, and then gave
him back to me. He was the eldest son of Abii Musa.
8.219:
Narrated
Al-Mughira bin Shuba: Solar eclipse occurred on the day of Ibrahim's death (the
Prophet's son).
8.220:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife the Prophet)
Allah's Apostle said, "O Aisha! This is Gabriel sending his greetings to you." I
said, "Peace, and Allah's Mercy be on him." `Aisha added: The Prophet used to
see things which we used not to see.
8.221:
Narrated Anas:
Once Um
Sulaim was (with the women who were) in charge of the luggage on a journey, and
Anjashah, the slave of the Prophet, was driving their camels (very fast). The
Prophet said, "O Anjash! Drive slowly (the camels) with the glass vessels (i.e.,
ladies).
8.222:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was the best of all the
people in character. I had a brother called Abu `Umar, who, I think, had been
newly weaned. Whenever he (that child) was brought to the Prophet the Prophet
used to say, "O Abu `Umar! What did Al-Nughair (nightingale) (do)?" It was a
nightingale with which he used to play. Sometimes the time of the Prayer became
due while he (the Prophet) was in our house. He would order that the carpet
underneath him be swept and sprayed with water, and then he would stand up (for
the prayer) and we would line up behind him, and he would lead us in
prayer.
8.223:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The most beloved names to `Ali was
Abu Turab, and he used to be pleased when we called him by it, for none named
him Abu Turab (for the first time), but the Prophet. Once `Ali got angry with
(his wife) Fatima, and went out (of his house) and slept near a wall in the
mosque. The Prophet came searching for him, and someone said, "He is there,
Lying near the wall." The Prophet came to him while his (`Ali's) back was
covered with dust. The Prophet started removing the dust from his back, saying,
"Get up, O Abu Turab!"
8.224:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"The most awful name in Allah's sight on the Day of Resurrection, will be (that
of) a man calling himself Malik Al-Amlak (the king of kings).
8.225:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The most awful (meanest) name in
Allah's sight." Sufyan said more than once, "The most awful (meanest) name in
Allah's sight is (that of) a man calling himself king of kings." Sufyan said,
"Somebody else (i.e. other than Abu Az-Zinad, a sub-narrator) says: What is
meant by 'The king of kings' is 'Shahan Shah.,"
8.226:
Narrated Usama bin
Zaid: That Allah's Apostle rode over a donkey covered with a Fadakiya (velvet
sheet) and Usama was riding behind him. He was visiting Sa`d bin 'Ubada (who was
sick) in the dwelling place of Bani Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj and this incident
happened before the battle of Badr. They proceeded till they passed by a
gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present., and that was
before `Abdullah bin Ubat embraced Islam. In that gathering there were Muslims,
pagan idolators and Jews, and among the Muslims there was `Abdullah bin Rawaha.
When a cloud of dust raised by (the movement of ) the animal covered that
gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his garment and said, "Do
not cover us with dust." Allah's Apostle greeted them, stopped, dismounted and
invited them to Allah (i.e. to embrace Islam) and recited to them the Holy
Qur'an. On that `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul said to him, "O man! There is
nothing better than what you say, if it is the truth. So do not trouble us with
it in our gatherings, but if somebody comes to you, you can preach to him." On
that `Abdullah bin Rawaha said "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Call on us in our
gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started
abusing one another till they were about to fight with one another. Allah's
Apostle kept on quietening them till all of them became quiet, and then Allah's
Apostle rode his animal and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin 'Ubada.
Allah's Apostle said, "O Sa`d! Didn't you hear what Abu Habab said?" (meaning
`Abdullah bin Unbar). "He said so-and-so." Sa`d bin Ubada said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for you ! Excuse and forgive him for, by
Him Who revealed to you the Book, Allah sent the Truth which was revealed to you
at the time when the people of this town had decided to crown him (`Abdullah bin
Ubai) as their ruler. So when Allah had prevented that with the Truth He had
given you, he was choked by that, and that caused him to behave in such an
impolite manner which you had noticed." So Allah's Apostle excused him. (It was
the custom of) Allah's Apostle and his companions to excuse the pagans and the
people of the scripture (Christians and Jews) as Allah ordered them, and they
used to be patient when annoyed (by them). Allah said: 'You shall certainly hear
much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before
you.....and from the pagans (3.186) He also said: 'Many of the people of the
scripture wish that if they could turn you away as disbelievers after you have
believed. .... (2.109) So Allah's Apostle used to apply what Allah had ordered
him by excusing them till he was allowed to fight against them. When Allah's
Apostle had fought the battle of Badr and Allah killed whomever He killed among
the chiefs of the infidels and the nobles of Quraish, and Allah's Apostle and
his companions had returned with victory and booty, bringing with them some of
the chiefs of the infidels and the nobles of the Quraish as captives. `Abdullah
bin Ubai bin Salul and the pagan idolators who were with him, said, "This matter
(Islam) has now brought out its face (triumphed), so give Allah's Apostle the
pledge of allegiance (for embracing Islam.)". Then they became
Muslims.
8.227:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Al-Harith bin Naufal: `Abbas bin
`Abdul Muttalib said, "O Allah's Apostle! Did you benefit Abu Talib with
anything as he used to protect and take care of you, and used to become angry
for you?" The Prophet said, "Yes, he is in a shallow place of Fire. But for me
he would have been in the lowest part of the Fire."
8.228:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Once the Prophet was on one of his journeys, and the driver of the
camels started chanting (to let the camels go fast). The Prophet said to him.
"(Take care) Drive slowly with the glass vessels, O Anjasha! Waihaka (May Allah
be Merciful to you).
8.229:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was on a
journey and a slave named Anjasha was chanting (singing) for the camels to let
them go fast (while driving). The Prophet said, "O Anjasha, drive slowly (the
camels) with the glass vessels!" Abu Qilaba said, "By the glass vessels' he
meant the women (riding the camels).
8.230:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet had a Had (a camel driver) called Anjasha, and he had a nice voice. The
Prophet said to him, "(Drive) slowly, O Anjasha! Do not break the glass
vessels!" And Qatada said, "(By vessels') he meant the weak women."
8.231:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: There was a state of fear in Medina. Allah's
Apostle rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha (in order to see the matter). The
Prophet said, "We could not see anything, and we found that horse like a sea
(fast in speed).
8.232:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some people asked Allah's
Apostle about the fore-tellers. Allah's Apostle said to them, "They are nothing
(i.e., liars)." The people said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! Sometimes they tell
something which comes out to be true." Allah's Apostle said, "That word which
comes to be true is what a jinx snatches away by stealing and then pours it in
the ear of his fore-teller with a sound similar to the cackle of a hen, and then
they add to it one-hundred lies."
8.233:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
That he heard Allah's Apostle saying. "Then there was a pause in the revelation
of the Divine Inspiration to me. Then while I was walking all of a sudden I
heard a voice from the sky, and I raised my sight towards the sky and saw the
same angel who had visited me in the cave of Hira,' sitting on a chair between
the sky and the earth."
8.234:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I stayed
overnight at the house of Maimuna and the Prophet was there with her. When it
was the last third of the night, or some part of the night, the Prophet got up
looking towards the sky and recited: 'Verily! In the creation of the heavens and
the earth, and in the alternation of Night and Day, there are indeed signs for
men of u understanding.' (3.190) 8.235:
Narrated Abu Musa: That he was in
the company of the Prophet in one of the gardens of Medina and in the hand of
the Prophet there was a stick, and he was striking (slowly) the water and the
mud with it. A man came (at the gate of the garden) and asked permission to
enter. The Prophet said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of
entering Paradise. "I went, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. So I opened the gate
for him and informed him of the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another
man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet said, "Open the gate for him
and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." Behold! It was `Umar. So I
opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then
another man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet was sitting in a
leaning posture, so he sat up and said, "Open the gate for him and give him the
glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him or which
will take place." I went, and behold ! It was `Uthman. So I opened the gate for
him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise and also informed him of
what the Prophet had said (about a calamity). `Uthman said, "Allah Alone Whose
Help I seek (against that calamity).
8.236:
Narrated `Ali:
We were
with the Prophet in a funeral procession, and he started scraping the ground
with a small stick and said, "There is none amongst you but has been assigned a
place (either) in Paradise and (or) in the Hell-Fire." The people said (to him),
"Should we not depend upon it?" He said: carry on doing (good) deeds, for
everybody will find easy such deeds as will lead him to his destined place. He
then recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah.."
(9
2.5)
8.237:
Narrated Um Salama: (One night) the Prophet woke up and
said, "Subhan Allah ! How many treasures have been (disclosed) sent down! And
how many afflictions have been descended! Who will go and wake the sleeping
lady-occupants up of these dwellings (for praying)?" (He meant by this his
wives.) The Prophet added, "A well-dressed soul (person) in this world may be
naked in the "Hereafter." `Umar said, "I asked the Prophet, 'Have you divorced
your wives?' He said, 'No.' I said, 'Allahu Akbar.' "
8.238:
Narrated
Safiya bint Huyai: The wife of the Prophet that she went to Allah's Apostle
while he was in I`tikaf (staying in the mosque) during the last ten nights of
the month of Ramadan. She spoke to him for an hour (a while) at night and then
she got up to return home. The Prophet got up to accompany her, and when they
reached the gate of the mosque opposite the dwelling place of Um Salama, the
wife of the Prophet, two Ansari men passed by, and greeting Allah's Apostle ,
they quickly went ahead. Allah's Apostle said to them, "Do not be in a hurry She
is Safiya, the daughter of Huyai." They said, "Subhan Allah! O Allah's Apostle
(how dare we suspect you)." That was a great thing for both of them. The Prophet
then said, "Satan runs in the body of Adam's son (i.e. man) as his blood
circulates in it, and I was afraid that he (Satan) might insert an evil thought
in your hearts."
8.239:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-Muzani: The
Prophet forbade the throwing of stones (with the thumb and the index or middle
finger), and said "It neither hunts a game nor kills (or hurts) an enemy, but it
gouges out an eye or breaks a tooth."
8.240:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Two
men sneezed before the Prophet. The Prophet said to one of them, "May Allah
bestow His Mercy on you," but he did not say that to the other. On being asked
(why), the Prophet said, "That one praised Allah (at the time of sneezing),
while the other did not praise Allah."
8.241:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The
Prophet ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven (other
things): He ordered us to pay a visit to the sick, to follow funeral
possessions, to say: May Allah be merciful to you to a sneezer, - if he says:
Praise be to Allah, to accept invitation (invitation to a wedding banquet), to
return greetings, to help the oppressed, and to help others to fulfill their
oaths (provided it was not sinful). And he forbade us from seven (things): to
wear golden rings or golden bangles, to wear silk (cloth), Dibaj, Sundus and
Mayathir.
8.242:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah likes
sneezing and dislikes yawning, so if someone sneezes and then praises Allah,
then it is obligatory on every Muslim who heard him, to say: May Allah be
merciful to you (Yar-hamuka-l-lah). But as regards yawning, it is from Satan, so
one must try one's best to stop it, if one says 'Ha' when yawning, Satan will
laugh at him."
8.243:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, " If anyone
of you sneezes, he should say 'Al-Hamduli l-lah' (Praise be to Allah), and his
(Muslim) brother or companion should say to him, 'Yar-hamuka-l-lah' (May Allah
bestow his Mercy on you). When the latter says 'Yar-hamuka-llah", the former
should say, 'Yahdikumul-lah wa Yuslih balakum' (May Allah give you guidance and
improve your condition).
8.244:
Narrated Anas:
Two men sneezed before
the Prophet and he said Tashmit to one of them, while he did not say Tashmit to
the other. So that man said, "O Allah's Apostle! You said Tashmit to that fellow
but you did not say Tashmit to me. "The Prophet said, "That man praised Allah,
but you did not praise Allah."
8.245:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Allah loves sneezing but dislikes yawning; so if anyone of you sneezes
and then praises Allah, every Muslim who hears him (praising Allah) has to say
Tashmit to him. But as regards yawning, it is from Satan, so if one of you
yawns, he should try his best to stop it, for when anyone of you yawns, Satan
laughs at him."
Bk. 74: Asking Permission
8.246:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Allah created Adam in His picture, sixty cubits (about 30 meters)
in height. When He created him, He said (to him), "Go and greet that group of
angels sitting there, and listen what they will say in reply to you, for that
will be your greeting and the greeting of your offspring." Adam (went and) said,
'As-Salamu alaikum (Peace be upon you).' They replied, 'AsSalamu-'Alaika wa
Rahmatullah (Peace and Allah's Mercy be on you) So they increased 'Wa
Rahmatullah' The Prophet added 'So whoever will enter Paradise, will be of the
shape and picture of Adam Since then the creation of Adam's (offspring) (i.e.
stature of human beings is being diminished continuously) to the present
time."
8.247:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Al-Fadl bin `Abbas rode
behind the Prophet as his companion rider on the back portion of his she camel
on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering of sacrifice, 10th Dhul-Hijja) and Al-Fadl was
a handsome man. The Prophet stopped to give the people verdicts. In the
meantime, a beautiful woman From the tribe of Khath'am came, asking the verdict
of Allah's Apostle. Al-Fadl started looking at her as her beauty attracted him.
The Prophet looked behind while Al-Fadl was looking at her; so the Prophet held
out his hand backwards and caught the chin of Al-Fadl and turned his face (to
the owner sides in order that he should not gaze at her. She said, "O Allah's
Apostle! The obligation of Performing Hajj enjoined by Allah on His worshipers,
has become due (compulsory) on my father who is an old man and who cannot sit
firmly on the riding animal. Will it be sufficient that I perform Hajj on his
behalf?" He said, "Yes."
8.248:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet
said, 'Beware! Avoid sitting on the roads." They (the people) said, "O Allah s
Apostle! We can't help sitting (on the roads) as these are (our places) here we
have talks." The Prophet said, ' l f you refuse but to sit, then pay the road
its right ' They said, "What is the right of the road, O Allah's Apostle?" He
said, 'Lowering your gaze, refraining from harming others, returning greeting,
and enjoining what is good, and forbidding what is evil." 8.249:
Narrated
`Abdullah: When we prayed with the Prophet we used to say: As-Salam be on Allah
from His worshipers, As-Salam be on Gabriel, As-Salam be on Michael, As-Salam be
on so-and-so. When the Prophet finished his prayer, he faced us and said, "Allah
Himself is As-Salam (Peace), so when one sits in the prayer, one should say,
'at-Tahiyatu-li l-lahi Was-Salawatu, Wat-Taiyibatu, As-Salamu 'Alaika
aiyuhan-Nabiyyu wa Rah-matul-iahi wa Barakatuhu, As-Salamu 'Alaina wa 'ala
'Ibadillahi assalihin, for if he says so, then it will be for all the pious
slave of Allah in the Heavens and the Earth. (Then he should say), 'Ash-hadu an
la ilaha illalllahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan `Abduhu wa rasulu-hu,' and then
he can choose whatever speech (i.e. invocation) he wishes " (See Hadith No. 797,
Vol. 1).
8.250:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The young should
greet the old, the passer by should greet the sitting one, and the small group
of persons should greet the large group of persons. "
8.251:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The riding one should greet the walking one, and
the walking one should greet the sitting one, and the small number of persons
should greet the large number of persons."
8.25
2.1:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The riding person should greet the walking one,
and the walking one should greet the sitting one, and the small number of
persons should greet the large number of persons."
8.25
2.2:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The younger person should greet the older
one, and the walking person should greet the sitting one, and the small number
of persons should greet the large number of persons."
8.25
3.1:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle ordered us to do seven
(things): to visit the sick, to follow the funeral processions, to say Tashmit
to a sneezer, to help the weak, to help the oppressed ones, to propagate
As-Salam (greeting), and to help others to fulfill their oaths (if it is not
sinful). He forbade us to drink from silver utensils, to wear gold rings, to
ride on silken saddles, to wear silk clothes, Dibaj (thick silk cloth), Qassiy
and Istabraq (two kinds of silk). (See Hadith No. 539, Vol. 7)
8.25
3.2:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A man asked the Prophet, "What Islamic traits
are the best?" The Prophet said, "Feed the people, and greet those whom you know
and those whom you do not know."
8.254:
Narrated Abu Aiyub: The Prophet
said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to desert (not to speak to) his brother
Muslim for more than three days while meeting, one turns his face to one side
and the other turns his face to the other side. Lo! The better of the two is the
one who starts greeting the other."
8.255:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: that
he was a boy of ten at the time when the Prophet emigrated to Medina. He added:
I served Allah's Apostle for ten years (the last part of his life time) and I
know more than the people about the occasion whereupon the order of Al-Hijab was
revealed (to the Prophet). Ubai b n Ka`b used to ask me about it. It was
revealed (for the first time) during the marriage of Allah's Apostle with Zainab
bint Jahsh. In the morning, the Prophet was a bride-groom of her and he Invited
the people, who took their meals and went away, but a group of them remained
with Allah's Apostle and they prolonged their stay. Allah's Apostle got up and
went out, and I too, went out along with him till he came to the lintel of
`Aisha's dwelling place. Allah's Apostle thought that those people had left by
then, so he returned, and I too, returned with him till he entered upon Zainab
and found that they were still sitting there and had not yet gone. The Prophet
went out again, and so did I with him till he reached the lintel of `Aisha's
dwelling place, and then he thought that those people must have left by then, so
he returned, and so did I with him, and found those people had gone. At that
time the Divine Verse of Al-Hijab was revealed, and the Prophet set a screen
between me and him (his family).
8.256:
Narrated Anas:
When the
Prophet married Zainab, the people came and were offered a meal, and then they
sat down (after finishing their meals) and started chatting. The Prophet showed
as if he wanted to get up, but they did not get up. When he noticed that, he got
up, and some of the people also got up and went away, while some others kept on
sitting. When the Prophet returned to enter, he found the people still sitting,
but then they got up and left. So I told the Prophet of their departure and he
came and went in. I intended to go in but the Prophet put a screen between me
and him, for Allah revealed:-- 'O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's
houses..' (3
3.53)
8.257:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to say to Allah's Apostle "Let your wives be
veiled" But he did not do so. The wives of the Prophet used to go out to answer
the call of nature at night only at Al-Manasi.' Once Sauda, the daughter of
Zam`a went out and she was a tall woman. `Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her while he
was in a gathering, and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda!" He (`Umar) said
so as he was anxious for some Divine orders regarding the veil (the veiling of
women.) So Allah revealed the Verse of veiling. (Al-Hijab; a complete body cover
excluding the eyes). (See Hadith No. 148, Vol. 1)
8.258:
Narrated Sahl
bin Sa`d: A man peeped through a round hole into the dwelling place of the
Prophet, while the Prophet had a Midray (an iron comb) with which he was
scratching his head. the Prophet said, " Had known you were looking (through the
hole), I would have pierced your eye with it (i.e., the comb)." Verily! The
order of taking permission to enter has been enjoined because of that sight,
(that one should not look unlawfully at the state of others). (See Hadith No.
807, Vol. 7)
8.259:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man peeped into a room of
the Prophet. The Prophet stood up, holding an arrow head. It is as if I am just
looking at him, trying to stab the man.
8.260:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I
have not seen a thing resembling 'lamam' (minor sins) than what Abu Huraira
'narrated from the Prophet who said "Allah has written for Adam's son his share
of adultery which he commits inevitably. The adultery of the eyes is the sight
(to gaze at a forbidden thing), the adultery of the tongue is the talk, and the
inner self wishes and desires and the private parts testify all this or deny
it."
8.261:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever Allah's Apostle greeted somebody,
he used to greet him three times, and if he spoke a sentence, he used to repeat
it thrice.
8.262:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: While I was present in
one of the gatherings of the Ansar, Abu Musa came as if he was scared, and said,
"I asked permission to enter upon `Umar three times, but I was not given the
permission, so I returned." (When `Umar came to know about it) he said to Abu
Musa, "Why did you not enter?'. Abu Musa replied, "I asked permission three
times, and I was not given it, so I returned, for Allah's Apostle said, "If
anyone of you asks the permission to enter thrice, and the permission is not
given, then he should return.' " `Umar said, "By Allah! We will ask Abu Musa to
bring witnesses for it." (Abu Musa went to a gathering of the Ansar and said).
"Did anyone of you hear this from the Prophet ?" Ubai bin Ka`b said, "By Allah,
none will go with you but the youngest of the people (as a witness)." (Abu
Sa`id) was the youngest of them, so I went with Abu Musa and informed `Umar that
the Prophet had said so. (See Hadith No. 277, Vol. 3)
8.263:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I entered (the house) along with Allah's Apostle . There he found milk
in a basin. He said, "O Abu Hirr! Go and call the people of Suffa to me." I went
to them and invited them. They came and asked permission to enter, and when it
was given, they entered. (See Hadith No. 459 for details) 8.264:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: that he passed by a group of boys and greeted them and said,
"The Prophet used to do so."
8.265:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Sahl said, "We
used to feel happy on Fridays." I asked Sahl, "Why?" He said, "There was an old
woman of our acquaintance who used to send somebody to Buda'a (Ibn Maslama said,
"Buda'a was a garden of date-palms at Medina). She used to pull out the silq (a
kind of vegetable) from its roots and put it in a cooking pot, adding some
powdered barley over it (and cook it). After finishing the Jumua (Friday) prayer
we used to (pass by her and) greet her, whereupon she would present us with that
meal, so we used to feel happy because of that. We used to have neither a midday
nap, nor meals, except after the Friday prayer." (See Hadith No. 60,
Vol.2)
8.266:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "O `Aisha! This
is Gabriel sending his greetings to you." I said, "Peace, and Allah's Mercy be
on him (Gabriel). You see what we do not see." (She was addressing Allah's
Apostle).
8.267:
Narrated Jabir:
I came to the Prophet in order to
consult him regarding my father's debt. When I knocked on the door, he asked,
"Who is that?" I replied, "I" He said, "I, I?" He repeated it as if he disliked
it.
8.268:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man entered the mosque while Allah's
Apostle was sitting in one side of the mosque. The man prayed, came, and greeted
the Prophet. Allah's Apostle said to him, "Wa 'Alaikas Salam (returned his
greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly)." The man
returned, repeated his prayer, came back and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet
said, "Wa alaika-s-Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray again as you
have not prayed (properly)." The man said at the second or third time, "O
Allah's Apostle! Kindly teach me how to pray". The Prophet said, "When you stand
for prayer, perform ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir
(Allahu-Akbar), and then recite what you know from the Qur'an, and then bow with
calmness till you feel at ease then rise from bowing, till you stand straight,
and then prostrate calmly (and remain in prostration) till you feel at ease, and
then raise (your head) and sit with calmness till you feel at ease and then
prostrate with calmness (and remain in prostration) till you feel at ease, and
then raise (your head) and sit with calmness till you feel at ease in the
sitting position, and do likewise in whole of your prayer." And Abu Usama added,
"Till you stand straight." (See Hadith No. 759, Vol.1)
8.269:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said (in the above narration No. 268), "And then raise
your head till you feel at ease while sitting. "
8.270:
Narrated `Aisha:
That the Prophet said to her, "Gabriel sends Salam (greetings) to you." She
replied, "Wa 'alaihi-s-Salam Wa Rahmatu-l-lah." (Peace and Allah's Mercy be on
him).
8.271:
Narrated `Urwa-bin Az-Zubair: Usama bin Zaid said, "The
Prophet rode over a donkey with a saddle underneath which there was a thick soft
Fadakiya velvet sheet. Usama bin Zaid was his companion rider, and he was going
to pay a visit to Sa`d bin Ubada (who was sick) at the dwelling place of Bani
Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj, and this incident happened before the battle of Badr.
The Prophet passed by a gathering in which there were Muslims and pagan
idolators and Jews, and among them there was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul, and
there was `Abdullah bin Rawaha too. When a cloud of dust raised by the animal
covered that gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his Rida
(sheet) and said (to the Prophet), "Don't cover us with dust." The Prophet
greeted them and then stopped, dismounted and invited them to Allah (i.e., to
embrace Islam) and also recited to them the Holy Qur'an. `Abdullah bin Ubai' bin
Salul said, "O man! There is nothing better than what you say, if what you say
is the truth. So do not trouble us in our gatherings. Go back to your mount (or
house,) and if anyone of us comes to you, tell (your tales) to him." On that
`Abdullah bin Rawaha said, "(O Allah's Apostle!) Come to us and bring it(what
you want to say) in our gatherings, for we love that." So the Muslims, the
pagans and the Jews started quarreling till they were about to fight and clash
with one another. The Prophet kept on quietening them (till they all became
quiet). He then rode his animal, and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin
'Ubada, he said, "O Sa`d, didn't you hear what Abu Habbab said? (He meant
`Abdullah bin Ubai). He said so-and-so." Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Excuse and forgive him, for by Allah, Allah has given you what He has
given you. The people of this town decided to crown him (as their chief) and
make him their king. But when Allah prevented that with the Truth which He had
given you, it choked him, and that was what made him behave in the way you saw
him behaving." So the Prophet excused him.
8.272:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Ka`b: I heard Ka`b bin Malik narrating (when he did not join the battle of
Tabuk): Allah's Apostle forbade all the Muslims to speak to us. I would come to
Allah's Apostle and greet him, and I would wonder whether the Prophet did move
his lips to return to my greetings or not till fifty nights passed away. The
Prophet then announced (to the people) Allah's forgiveness for us (acceptance of
our repentance) at the time when he had offered the Fajr (morning) prayer.
8.273:
Narrated `Aisha:
A group of Jews came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "As-samu 'Alaika " (Death be on you), and I understood it and said to
them, "Alaikum AsSamu wa-l-la'na (Death and curse be on you)." Allah's Apostle
said, "Be calm! O `Aisha, for Allah loves that one should be kind and lenient in
all matters." I said. "O Allah's Apostle! Haven't you heard what they have
said?" Allah's Apostle said, "I have (already) said (to them), 'Alaikum (upon
you).' "
8.274:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "When
the Jews greet you, they usually say, 'As-Samu 'alaikum (Death be on you),' so
you should say (in reply to them), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).
8.275:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: the Prophet said, "If the people of the Scripture
greet you, then you should say (in reply), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).'
"
8.276:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair bin
Al-Awwam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us were horsemen, and he said,
"Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh, where there is a woman from the pagans
carrying a letter sent by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca)." So we
overtook her while she was proceeding on her camel at the same place as Allah's
Apostle told us. We said (to her) "Where is the letter which is with you?" She
said, "I have no letter with me." So we made her camel kneel down and searched
her mount (baggage etc) but could not find anything. My two companions said, "We
do not see any letter." I said, "I know that Allah's Apostle did not tell a lie.
By Allah, if you (the lady) do not bring out the letter, I will strip you of
your clothes' When she noticed that I was serious, she put her hand into the
knot of her waist sheet, for she was tying a sheet round herself, and brought
out the letter. So we proceeded to Allah's Apostle with the letter. The Prophet
said (to Habib), "What made you o what you have done, O Hatib?" Hatib replied,
"I have done nothing except that I believe in Allah and His Apostle, and I have
not changed or altered (my religion). But I wanted to do the favor to the people
(pagans of Mecca) through which Allah might protect my family and my property,
as there is none among your companions but has someone in Mecca through whom
Allah protects his property (against harm). The Prophet said, "Habib has told
you the truth, so do not say to him (anything) but good." `Umar bin Al-Khattab
said, "Verily he has betrayed Allah, His Apostle, and the believers! Allow me to
chop his neck off!" The Prophet said, "O `Umar! What do you know; perhaps Allah
looked upon the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have
ordained that you will be in Paradise.'" On that `Umar wept and said, "Allah and
His Apostle know best."
8.277:
Narrated Abu Sufyan bin Harb: that
Heraclius had sent for him to come along with a group of the Quraish who were
trading in Sha'm, and they came to him. Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole
narration and said, "Heraclius asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle . When
the letter was read, its contents were as follows: 'In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful. From Muhammad, Allah's slave and His Apostle to
Heraclius, the Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path
(guidance)! Amma ba'du (to proceed )...' (See Hadith No 6, Vol 1 for
details)
8.278:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The people of (the tribe of) Quraiza
agreed upon to accept the verdict of Sa`d. The Prophet sent for him (Sa`d) and
he came. The Prophet said (to those people), "Get up for your chief or the best
among you!" Sa`d sat beside the Prophet and the Prophet said (to him), "These
people have agreed to accept your verdict." Sa`d said, "So I give my judgment
that their warriors should be killed and their women and children should be
taken as captives." The Prophet said, "You have judged according to the King's
(Allah's) judgment." (See Hadith No. 447, Vol. 5) 8.279:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas, "Was it a custom of the companions of the Prophet to shake
hands with one another?" He said, "Yes."
8.280:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
Hisham: We were in the company of the Prophet and he was holding the hand of
`Umar bin Al-Khattab.
8.281:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle taught
me the Tashah-hud as he taught me a Sura from the Qur'an, while my hand was
between his hands. (Tashah-hud was) all the best compliments and the prayers and
the good things are for Allah. Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on you,
O Prophet! Peace be on us and on the pious slaves of Allah, I testify that none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I also testify that Muhammad is
Allah's slave and His Apostle. (We used to recite this in the prayer) during the
lifetime of the Prophet , but when he had died, we used to say, "Peace be on the
Prophet."
8.282:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: `Ali bin Abu Talib came
out of the house of the Prophet during his fatal ailment. The people asked
(`Ali), "O Abu Hasan! How is the health of Allah's Apostle this morning?" `Ali
said, "This morning he is better, with the grace of Allah." Al-`Abbas held `Ali
by the hand and said, "Don't you see him (about to die)? By Allah, within three
days you will be the slave of the stick (i.e., under the command of another
ruler). By Allah, I think that Allah's Apostle will die from his present
ailment, for I know the signs of death on the faces of the offspring of `Abdul
Muttalib. So let us go to Allah's Apostle to ask him who will take over the
Caliphate. If the authority is given to us, we will know it, and if it is given
to somebody else we will request him to recommend us to him. " `Ali said, "By
Allah! If we ask Allah's Apostle for the rulership and he refuses, then the
people will never give it to us. Besides, I will never ask Allah's Apostle for
it." (See Hadith No 728, Vol 5)
8.283:
Narrated Mu`adh:
While I was a
companion rider with the Prophet he said, "O Mu`adh!" I replied, "Labbaik wa
Sa`daik." He repeated this call three times and then said, "Do you know what
Allah's Right on His slaves is?" I replied, "No." He said, Allah's Right on His
slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not join partners in
worship with Him." He said, "O Mu`adh!" I replied, "Labbaik wa Sa`daik." He
said, "Do you know what the right of (Allah's) salves on Allah is, if they do
that (worship Him Alone and join none in His worship)? It is that He will not
punish them."
8.284:
Narrated Mu`adh:
as above, No. 28
3. 8.285:
Narrated Abu Dhar: While I was walking with the Prophet at the Hurra of
Medina in the evening, the mountain of Uhud appeared before us. The Prophet
said, "O Abu Dhar! I would not like to have gold equal to Uhud (mountain) for
me, unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it with me, for
more than one day or three days, except that single Dinar which I will keep for
repaying debts. I will spend all of it (the whole amount) among Allah's slaves
like this and like this and like this." The Prophet pointed out with his hand to
illustrate it and then said, "O Abu Dhar!" I replied, "Labbaik wa Sa`daik, O
Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Those who have much wealth (in this world) will be
the least rewarded (in the Hereafter) except those who do like this and like
this (i.e., spend their money in charity)." Then he ordered me, "Remain at your
place and do not leave it, O Abu Dhar, till I come back." He went away till he
disappeared from me. Then I heard a voice and feared that something might have
happened to Allah's Apostle, and I intended to go (to find out) but I remembered
the statement of Allah's Apostle that I should not leave, my place, so I kept on
waiting (and after a while the Prophet came), and I said to him, "O Allah's
Apostle, I heard a voice and I was afraid that something might have happened to
you, but then I remembered your statement and stayed (there). The Prophet said,
"That was Gabriel who came to me and informed me that whoever among my followers
died without joining others in worship with Allah, would enter Paradise." I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse
and theft?" He said, "Even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and
theft."
8.286:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "A man should not
make another man get up from his (the latter's) seat (in a gathering) in order
to sit there.
8.287:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade that a man
should be made to get up from his seat so that another might sit on it, but one
should make room and spread out. Ibn `Umar disliked that a man should get up
from his seat and then somebody else sit at his place.
8.288:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: When Allah's Apostle married Zainab bint Jahsh, he invited the
people who took their meals and then remained sitting and talking. The Prophet
pretended to be ready to get up, but the people did not get up. When he noticed
that, he got up, and when he had got up, some of those people got up along with
him and there remained three (who kept on sitting). Then the Prophet came back
and found those people still sitting. Later on those people got up and went
away. So I went to the Prophet and informed him that they had left. The Prophet
came, and entered (his house). I wanted to enter(along with him) but he dropped
a curtain between me and him. Allah then revealed: 'O you who believe! Do not
enter the Prophet's Houses until leave is given... (to His statement)... Verily!
That shall be an enormity, in Allah's sight.' (3
3.53)
8.289:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: I saw Allah's Apostle in the courtyard of the Ka`ba in the Ihtiba.'
posture putting his hand round his legs like this.
8.290:
Narrated Abu
Bakra: Allah's Apostle said, "Shall I inform you of the biggest of the great
sins?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "To join partners in
worship with Allah, and to be undutiful to one's parents. "
8.291:
Narrated Bishr:
as above (No. 290) adding: The Prophet was reclining
(leaning) and then he sat up saying, "And I warn you against giving a false
statement." And he kept on saying that warning so much so that we said, "Would
that he had stopped."
8.292:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith: Once the
Prophet offered the `Asr prayer and then he walked quickly and entered his
house.
8.293:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer his
prayer (while standing) in the midst of the bed, and I used to lie in front of
him between him and the Qibla It I had any necessity for getting up and I used
to dislike to get up and face him (while he was in prayer), but I would
gradually slip away from the bed.
8.294:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The
news of my fasting was mentioned to the Prophet . So he entered upon me and I
put for him a leather cushion stuffed with palm-fibres. The Prophet sat on the
floor and the cushion was between me and him. He said to me, "Isn't it
sufficient for you (that you fast) three days a month?" I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! (I can fast more than this)." He said, "You may fast) five days a
month." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! (I can fast more than this)." He said, "(You
may fast) seven days." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Nine." I said, "O
Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Eleven." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "No
fasting is superior to the fasting of (the Prophet David) which was one half of
a year, and he used, to fast on alternate days. (See Hadith No. 300, Vol 3)
8.295:
Narrated Ibrahim:
'Alaqama went to Sham and came to the mosque
and offered a two-rak`at prayer, and invoked Allah: "O Allah! Bless me with a
(pious) good companion." So he sat beside Abu Ad-Darda' who asked, "From where
are you?" He said, "From the people of Kufa." Abu Darda' said, "Wasn't there
among you the person who keeps the secrets (of the Prophet ) which nobody knew
except him (i.e., Hudhaifa (bin Al-Yaman)). And isn't there among you the person
whom Allah gave refuge from Satan through the request (tongue) of Allah's
Apostle? (i.e., `Ammar). Isn't there among you the one who used to carry the
Siwak and the cushion (or pillows (of the Prophets)? (i.e., Ibn Mas`ud). How did
Ibn Mas`ud use to recite 'By the night as it conceals (the light)?" (Sura 92).
'Alqama said, "Wadhdhakari Wal Untha' (And by male and female.") Abu Ad-Darda
added. 'These people continued to argue with me regarding it till they were
about to cause me to have doubts although I heard it from Allah's Apostle."
8.296:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: We used to have a midday nap and take our
meals after the Jumua (prayer).
8.297:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: There was
no name dearer to `Ali than his nickname Abu Turab (the father of dust). He used
to feel happy whenever he was called by this name. Once Allah's Apostle came to
the house of Fatima but did not find `Ali in the house. So he asked "Where is
your cousin?" She replied, "There was something (a quarrel) between me and him
whereupon he got angry with me and went out without having a midday nap in my
house." Allah's Apostle asked a person to look for him. That person came, and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! He (Ali) is sleeping in the mosque." So Allah's
Apostle went there and found him lying. His upper body cover had fallen off to
one side of his body, and so he was covered with dust. Allah's Apostle started
cleaning the dust from him, saying, "Get up, O Abu Turab! Get up, Abu Turab!"
(See Hadith No. 432, Vol 1)
8.298:
Narrated Thumama:
Anas said, "Um
Sulaim used to spread a leather sheet for the Prophet and he used to take a
midday nap on that leather sheet at her home." Anas added, "When the Prophet had
slept, she would take some of his sweat and hair and collect it (the sweat) in a
bottle and then mix it with Suk (a kind of perfume) while he was still sleeping.
"When the death of Anas bin Malik approached, he advised that some of that Suk
be mixed with his Hanut (perfume for embalming the dead body), and it was mixed
with his Hanut.
8.299:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever Allah's Apostle
went to Quba, he used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan who would offer him meals;
and she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-samit. One day he went to her house and
she offered him a meal, and after that he slept, and then woke up smiling. She
(Um Haram) said, "I asked him, 'What makes you laugh, O Allah's Apostle?' He
said, 'Some people of my followers were displayed before me as warriors fighting
for Allah's Cause and sailing over this sea, kings on thrones,' or said, 'like
kings on thrones.' (The narrator, 'Is-haq is in doubt about it.) I (Um Haram)
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that He may make me one of them.' He
invoked (Allah) for her and then lay his head and slept again and then woke up
smiling. I asked, 'What makes you laugh, O Allah's Apostle?' He said, 'Some
people of my followers were displayed before me as warriors fighting for Allah's
Cause and sailing over this sea, kings on the thrones,' or said, 'like kings on
the thrones.' I (Um Haram) said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that He may
make me one of them.' He said, You will be amongst the first ones." It is said
that Um Haram sailed over the sea at the time of Muawiya, and on coming out of
the sea, she fell down from her riding animal and died.
8.300:
Narrated
Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet forbade two kinds of dresses and two kinds of
bargains; Ishtimal As-Samma and Al-Ihtiba in one garment with no part of it
covering one's private parts. (The two kinds of bargains were:) Al-Mulamasa and
Al-Munabadha.
8.301:
Narrated `Aisha:
Mother of the Believers: We,
the wives of the Prophet were all sitting with the Prophet and none of us had
left when Fatima came walking, and by Allah, her gait was very similar to that
of Allah's Apostle .' When he saw her, he welcomed her, saying, "Welcome, O my
daughter!" Then he made her sit on his right or his left, confided something to
her, whereupon she wept bitterly. When he noticed her sorrow, he confided
something else to her for the second time, and she started laughing. Only I from
among the Prophet's wives said to her, "(O Fatima), Allah's Apostle selected you
from among us for the secret talk and still you weep?" When Allah's Apostle got
up (and went away), I asked her, "What did he confide to you?" She said, "I
wouldn't disclose the secrets of Allah's Apostle" But when he died I asked her,
"I beseech you earnestly by what right I have on you, to tell me (that secret
talk which the Prophet had with you)" She said, "As you ask me now, yes, (I will
tell you)." She informed me, saying, "When he talked to me secretly the first
time, he said that Gabriel used to review the Qur'an with him once every year.
He added, 'But this year he reviewed it with me twice, and therefore I think
that my time of death has approached. So, be afraid of Allah, and be patient,
for I am the best predecessor for you (in the Hereafter).' " Fatima added, "So I
wept as you (`Aisha) witnessed. And when the Prophet saw me in this sorrowful
state, he confided the second secret to me saying, 'O Fatima! Will you not be
pleased that you will be chief of all the believing women (or chief of the women
of this nation i.e. my followers?")
8.302:
Narrated the uncle of `Abbas
bin Tamim: I saw Allah's Apostle lying on his back in the mosque and putting one
of his legs over the other.
8.303:
Narrated `Abdullah: the Prophet said
"When three persons are together, then no two of them should hold secret counsel
excluding the third person."
8.304:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
confided to me a secret which I did not disclose to anybody after him. And Um
Sulaim asked me (about that secret) but I did not tell her.
8.305:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "When you are three persons sitting
together, then no two of you should hold secret counsel excluding the third
person until you are with some other people too, for that would grieve
him."
8.306:
Narrated `Abdullah: One day the Prophet divided and
distributed something amongst the people whereupon an Ansari man said, "In this
division Allah's Countenance has not been sought." I said, "By Allah! I will go
(and inform) the Prophet." So I went to him while he was with a group of people,
and I secretly informed him of that, whereupon he became so angry that his face
became red, and he then said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses (for) he was
hurt more than that, yet he remained patient."
8.307:
Narrated Anas:
The Iqama for the prayer was announced while a man was talking to Allah's
Apostle privately. He continued talking in that way till the Prophet's
companions slept, and afterwards the Prophet got up and offered the prayer with
them.
8.308:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet said, "Do not keep the
fire burning in your houses when you go to bed."
8.309:
Narrated Abu
Musa: One night a house in Medina was burnt with its occupants. The Prophet
spoke about them, saying, "This fire is indeed your enemy, so whenever you go to
bed, put it out to protect yourselves."
8.310:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "(At bedtime) cover the utensils, close the
doors, and put out the lights, lest the evil creature (the rat) should pull away
the wick and thus burn the people of the house."
8.311:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah s Apostle said, "When you intend going to bed at night, put out the
lights, close the doors, tie the mouths of the water skins, and cover your food
and drinks." Hamrnam said, "I think he (the other narrator) added, 'even with
piece of wood across the utensil.'
8.312:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said "Five things are in accordance with Al Fitra (i.e. the tradition of
prophets): to be circumcised, to shave the pelvic region, to pull out the hair
of the armpits, to cut short the moustaches, and to clip the nails.'
8.313:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said "The Prophet) Abraham circumcised
himself after he had passed the age of eighty years and he circumcised himself
with an adze." Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas was asked, "How old were
you when the Prophet died?" He replied. "At that time I had been circumcised."
At that time, people did not circumcise the boys till they attained the age of
puberty. Sa`id bin Jubair said, "Ibn `Abbas said, 'When the Prophet died, I had
already been circumcised. "
8.314:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever among you takes an oath wherein he says, 'By Al-Lat and
Al-`Uzza,' names of two Idols worshipped by the Pagans, he should say, 'None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah; And whoever says to his friend, 'Come, let
me gamble with you ! He should give something in charity. " (See Hadith No.
645)
8.315:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: During the life-time of the Prophet I
built a house with my own hands so that it might protect me from the rain and
shade me from the sun; and none of Allah's creatures assisted me in building
it.
8.316:
Narrated, `Amr:
Ibn `Umar said, "By Allah, I have not put
a brick over a brick (i.e. constructed a building) or planted any date-palm tree
since the death of the Prophet." Sufyan (the sub narrator) said, "I told this
narration (of Ibn `Umar) to one of his (Ibn `Umar's) relatives, and he said, 'By
Allah, he did build (something.' "Sufyan added, "I said, 'He must have said (the
above narration) before he built."
Bk. 75: Invocations
8.317.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "For every prophet there is one (special invocation (that will not
be rejected) with which he appeals (to Allah), and I want to keep such an
invocation for interceding for my followers in the Hereafter."
8.317.2:
Narrated Anas:
that the Prophet said, "For every prophet there is an
invocation that surely will be responded by Allah," (or said), "For every
prophet there was an invocation with which he appealed to Allah, and his
invocation was accepted (in his lifetime), but I kept my (this special)
invocation to intercede for my followers on the Day of Resurrection." 8.318:
Narrated Shaddad bin Aus: The Prophet said "The most superior way of asking
for forgiveness from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta
Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana 'ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A`udhu bika
min Sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi
faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta." The Prophet added. "If
somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same
day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody
recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will
be from the people of Paradise."
8.319:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying." By Allah! I ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to
Him in repentance more than seventy times a day."
8.320:
Narrated
Al-Harith bin Suwaid: `Abdullah bin Mas`ud related to us two narrations: One
from the Prophet and the other from himself, saying: A believer sees his sins as
if he were sitting under a mountain which, he is afraid, may fall on him;
whereas the wicked person considers his sins as flies passing over his nose and
he just drives them away like this." Abu Shihab (the sub-narrator) moved his
hand over his nose in illustration. (Ibn Mas`ud added): Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than a man who encamps
at a place where his life is jeopardized, but he has his riding beast carrying
his food and water. He then rests his head and sleeps for a short while and
wakes to find his riding beast gone. (He starts looking for it) and suffers from
severe heat and thirst or what Allah wished (him to suffer from). He then says,
'I will go back to my place.' He returns and sleeps again, and then (getting
up), he raises his head to find his riding beast standing beside him."
8.321:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah is more pleased with
the repentance of His slave than anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel
which he had lost in the desert. "
8.322:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet
used to pray eleven rak`at in the late part of the night, and when dawn
appeared, he would offer two rak`at and then lie on his right side till the
Muadhdhin came to inform him (that the morning prayer was due).
8.323:
Narrated Al-Bara bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle said to me, "When you want to go
to bed, perform ablution as you do for prayer, then lie down on your right side
and say: 'Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika wa aljatu
zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, lamalja'a wa la manna mink a ill a
ilaika. Amantu bikitabi kalladhi anzalta wa bi nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta'. If you
should die then (after reciting this) you will die on the religion of Islam
(i.e., as a Muslim); so let these words be the last you say (before going to
bed)" While I was memorizing it, I said, "Wa birasiulikal-ladhi arsalta (in Your
Apostle whom You have sent).' The Prophet said, "No, but say: Wa
binabiyyi-kalladhi arsalta (in Your Prophet whom You have sent).
8.324:
Narrated Hudhaifa: When the Prophet went to bed, he would say: "Bismika
amutu wa ahya." and when he got up he would say:" Al-hamdu li l-lahil-ladhi
ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur."
8.325:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
`Azib: That the Prophet advised a man, saying, "If you intend to lie down (i.e.
go to bed), say, 'Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa
wajjahtu wajhi ilaika wa alja'tu zahri ilaika, reghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La
malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalta; wa
nabiyyikalladhi arsalta.' And if you should die then (after reciting this before
going to bed) you will die on the religion of Islam"
8.326:
Narrated
Hudhaifa: When the Prophet went to bed at night, he would put his hand under his
cheek and then say, "Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya," and when he got up, he
would say, "Al-Hamdu lil-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihi
an-nushur."
8.327:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: When Allah's Apostle went
to bed, he used to sleep on his right side and then say, "All-ahumma aslamtu
nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu
zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la manja minka illa
ilaika. Amantu bikitabika al-ladhi anzalta wa nabiyyika al-ladhi arsalta!
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever recites these words (before going to bed) and
dies the same night, he will die on the Islamic religion (as a
Muslim).
8.328:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One night I slept at the house of
Maimuna. The Prophet woke up, answered the call of nature, washed his face and
hands, and then slept. He got up (late at night), went to a water skin, opened
the mouth thereof and performed ablution not using much water, yet he washed al
I the parts properly and then offered the prayer. I got up and straightened my
back in order that the Prophet might not feel that I was watching him, and then
I performed the ablution, and when he got up to offer the prayer, stood on his
left. He caught hold of my ear and brought me over to his right side. He offered
thirteen rak`at in all and then lay down and slept till he started blowing out
his breath as he used to do when he slept. In the meantime Bilal informed the
Prophet of the approaching time for the (Fajr) prayer, and the Prophet offered
the Fajr (Morning) prayer without performing new ablution. He used to say in his
invocation, Allaihumma ij'al fi qalbi nuran wa fi basari nuran, wa fi sam'i
nuran, wa'an yamini nuran, wa'an yasari nuran, wa fawqi nuran, wa tahti nuran,
wa amami nuran, wa khalfi nuran, waj'al li nuran." Kuraib (a sub narrator) said,
"I have forgotten seven other words, (which the Prophet mentioned in this
invocation). I met a man from the offspring of Al-`Abbas and he narrated those
seven things to me, mentioning, '(Let there be light in) my nerves, my flesh, my
blood, my hair and my body,' and he also mentioned two other things."
8.329:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet got up at night to offer the night
prayer, he used to say: "Allahumma laka l-hamdu; Anta nuras-samawati wal ardi wa
man fihinna. wa laka l-hamdu; Anta qaiyim as-samawati wal ardi wa man flhinna.
Wa lakaI-hamdu; Anta-l-,haqqun, wa wa'daka haqqun, wa qauluka haqqun, wa liqauka
haqqun, wal-jannatu haqqun, wannaru haqqun, was-sa atu haqqun, wan-nabiyyuna
huqqun, Mahammadun haqqun, Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa Alaika tawakkaltu, wa bika
amantu, wa ilaika anabtu, wa bika Khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu, faghfirli ma
qaddamtu wa ma akh-khartu, wa ma asrartu, wa ma a'lantu. Anta al-muqaddimu, wa
anta al-mu-'akhkhiru. La ilaha il-la anta (or La ilaha ghairuka)"
8.330:
Narrated `Ali:
Fatima complained about the blisters on her hand because
of using a mill-stone. She went to ask the Prophet for servant, but she did not
find him (at home) and had to inform `Aisha of her need. When he came, `Aisha
informed him about it. `Ali added: The Prophet came to us when we had gone to
our beds. When I was going to get up, he said, "'Stay in your places," and sat
between us, till I felt the coolness of the feet on my chest. The Prophet then
said, "Shall I not tell you of a thing which is better for you than a servant?
When you (both) go to your beds, say 'Allahu Akbar' thirty-four times, and
'Subhan Allah' thirty-three times, 'Al hamdu 'illah' thirty-three times, for
that is better for you than a servant." Ibn Seereen said, "Subhan Allah' (is to
be said for) thirty-four times."
8.331:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever
Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to blow on his hands while reciting the
Mu'auwidhat ( i.e. Suratal-Falaq 113 and Surat-an-Nas 114) and then pass his
hands over his body.
8.332:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When
anyone of you go to bed, he should shake out his bed with the inside of his
waist sheet, for he does not know what has come on to it after him, and then he
should say: 'Bismika Rabbi Wada`tu Janbi wa bika arfa'uhu, In amsakta nafsi
farhamha wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfazu bihi ibadakas-salihin."
8.333:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When it is the last third of
the night, our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, descends every night to the
heaven of the world and says, 'Is there anyone who invokes Me (demand anything
from Me), that I may respond to his invocation; Is there anyone who asks Me for
something that I may give (it to) him; Is there anyone who asks My forgiveness
that I may forgive him?' "
8.334:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Whenever the
Prophet went to the lavatory, he used to say: "Allahumma Inni a`udhu bika
mina-lkhubthi Wal khaba'ith."
8.335:
Narrated Shaddad bin 'Aus: The
Prophet said, "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is:
'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta. Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana 'ala
'ahdika wa Wa'dika mastata'tu abu'u Laka bi ni 'matika wa abu'u Laka bidhanbi;
faghfirli fa'innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba ill a ant a. A'uidhu bika min sharri
ma sana'tu.' If somebody recites this invocation during the night, and if he
should die then, he will go to Paradise (or he will be from the people of
Paradise). And if he recites it in the morning, and if he should die on the same
day, he will have the same fate."
8.336:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Whenever the
Prophet intended to go to bed, he would recite: "Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
(With Your name, O Allah, I die and I live)." And when he woke up from his
sleep, he would say: "Al-hamdu lil-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana; wa
ilaihi an-nushur (All the Praises are for Allah Who has made us alive after He
made us die (sleep) and unto Him is the Resurrection). "
8.337:
Narrated
Abu Dhar: Whenever the Prophet lay on his bed, he used to say: "Allahumma
bismika amutu wa ahya," and when he woke up he would say: "Al-hamdu
lil-lahilladhi ahyana ba'da ma an atana, wa ilaihi an-nushur."
8.338:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet, "Teach
me an invocation with which I may invoke (Allah) in my prayer." The Prophet
said, "Say: Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wala yaghfirudh-dhunuba
illa anta, Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka
antalGhafur-Rahim."
8.339:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Verse: 'Neither say
your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) was revealed as regards
invocation.
8.340:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to say in the prayer:
'AsSalam be on Allah, As-Salam be on so-and so.' So one day the Prophet said to
us, "Allah Himself is As-Salam; when anyone of you sits during his prayer, he
should say: 'at-tah, iyyatu-li l-lahi,' up to 'As-Salihin,' (All the compliments
are for Allah ...righteous people) for when he recites this, then he says his
Salam to all the righteous people present in the heavens and on the earth. Then
he should say, 'I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah,
and that Muhammad is His slave and His Apostle,' and then he can select whatever
he likes to celebrate (Allah's) Praises."
8.341:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! The rich people have got the highest
degrees of prestige and the permanent pleasures (in this life and the life to
come in the Hereafter)." He said, "How is that?" They said, "The rich pray as we
pray, and strive in Allah's Cause as we do, and spend from their surplus wealth
in charity, while we have no wealth (to spend likewise)." He said, "Shall I not
tell you a thing, by doing which, you will catch up with those who are ahead of
you and supersede those who will come after you; and nobody will be able to do
such a good deed as you do except the one who does the same (deed as you do).
That deed is to recite 'Subhan Allah ten times, and 'Al-Hamduli l-lah ten times,
and 'AllahuAkbar' ten times after every prayer."
8.342:
Narrated Warrad:
(the freed slave of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba) Al-Mughira wrote to Muawiya bin
Abu Sufyan that Allah's Apostle used to say at the end of every prayer after the
Taslim, "La ilaha illa-l-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu; lahu-l-mulk wa
lahu-l-hamd, wahuwa 'ala kulli shai'n qadir. Allahumma la mani'a Lima a taita,
wa la mu'ta Lima mana'ta, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddu minkal-jadd.
8.343:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: We went out with the Prophet to Khaibar. A man
among the people said, "O 'Amir! Will you please recite to us some of your
poetic verses?" So 'Amir got down and started chanting among them, saying, "By
Allah! Had it not been for Allah, we would not have been guided." 'Amir also
said other poetic verses which I do not remember. Allah's Apostle said, "Who is
this (camel) driver?" The people said, "He is 'Amir bin Al-Akwa`," He said, "May
Allah bestow His Mercy on him." A man from the People said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Would that you let us enjoy his company longer." When the people (Muslims) lined
up, the battle started, and 'Amir was struck with his own sword (by chance) by
himself and died. In the evening, the people made a large number of fires (for
cooking meals). Allah's Apostle said, "What is this fire? What are you making
the fire for?" They said, "For cooking the meat of donkeys." He said, "Throw
away what is in the pots and break the pots!" A man said, "O Allah's Prophet!
May we throw away what is in them and wash them?" He said, "Never mind, you may
do so." (See Hadith No. 509, Vol. 5). 8.344:
Narrated Ibn Abi `Aufa:
Whenever a man brought his alms to the Prophet, the Prophet would say, "O Allah!
Bestow Your Blessing upon the family of so-and-so." When my father came to him
(with his alms), he said, "O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings upon the family of Abi
`Aufa."
8.345:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostle said to me. "Will you
relieve me from Dhi-al-Khalasa? " Dhi-al-Khalasa was an idol which the people
used to worship and it was called Al-Ka`ba al Yamaniyya. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle I am a man who can't sit firm on horses." So he stroked my chest (with
his hand) and said, "O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and
well-guided man." So I went out with fifty (men) from my tribe of Ahrnas. (The
sub-narrator, Sufyan, quoting Jarir, perhaps said, "I went out with a group of
men from my nation.") and came to Dhi-al-Khalasa and burnt it, and then came to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have not come to you till I left it
like a camel with a skin disease." The Prophet then invoked good upon Ahmas and
their cavalry (fighters).
8.346:
Narrated Anas:
Um Sulaim said to the
Prophet "Anas is your servant." The Prophet said, "O Allah! increase his wealth
and offspring, and bless (for him) what ever you give him."
8.347:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet heard a man reciting (the Qur'an) in the
mosque. He said," May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he made me remember such
and-such Verse which I had missed in such-and-such Sura." 8.348:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet divided something (among the Muslims) and distributed the
shares (of the booty). A man said, "This division has not been made to please
Allah." When I informed the Prophet about it, he became so furious that I
noticed the signs of anger on his face and he then said, "May Allah bestow His
Mercy on Moses, for he was hurt with more than this, yet he remained
patient."
8.349:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas said, "Preach to the
people once a week, and if you won't, then preach them twice, but if you want to
preach more, then let it be three times (a week only), and do not make the
people fed-up with this Qur'an. If you come to some people who are engaged in a
talk, don't start interrupting their talk by preaching, lest you should cause
them to be bored. You should rather keep quiet, and if they ask you, then preach
to them at the time when they are eager to hear what you say. And avoid the use
of rhymed prose in invocation for I noticed that Allah's Apostle and his
companions always avoided it."
8.350:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When anyone of you appeal to Allah for something, he should ask with
determination and should not say, 'O Allah, if You wish, give me.', for nobody
can force Allah to do something against His Will.
8.351:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "None of you should say: 'O Allah, forgive me if
You wish; O Allah, be merciful to me if You wish,' but he should always appeal
to Allah with determination, for nobody can force Allah to do something against
His Will."
8.352:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The
invocation of anyone of you is granted (by Allah) if he does not show impatience
(by saying, "I invoked Allah but my request has not been granted.")
8.353:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was delivering a sermon on a Friday, a
man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to bless us with rain."
(The Prophet invoked Allah for rain.) So, the sky became overcast and it started
raining till one could hardly reach one's home. It kept on raining till the next
Friday when the same man or another man got up and said (to the Prophet),
"Invoke Allah to withhold the rain from us, for we have been drowned (with heavy
rain )." The Prophet said, "O Allah! Let it rain around us and not on us." Then
the clouds started dispersing around Medina and rain ceased to fall on the
people of Medina.
8.354:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle
went out to this Musalla (praying place) to offer the prayer of Istisqa.' He
invoked Allah for rain and then faced the Qibla and turned his Rida' (upper
garment) inside out.
8.355:
Narrated Anas:
My mother said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Please invoke Allah on behalf of your servant." He said, "O Allah!
Increase his wealth and children, and bestow Your Blessing on whatever You give
him." a time of distress.
8.356:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to
invoke Allah at the time of distress, saying, "La ilaha illal-lahu Al-`Azim,
al-Halim, La ilaha illal-lahu Rabbu-s-samawati wal-ard wa Rabbu-l-arsh
il-azim."
8.357:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle used to say at a
time of distress, "La ilaha illal-lahu Rabbul-l-'arsh il-'azim, La ilaha
illallahu Rabbu-s-samawati wa Rabbu-l-ard, Rabbu-l-'arsh-il-Karim."
8.358:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle used to seek refuge with Allah from
the difficult moment of a calamity and from being overtaken by destruction and
from being destined to an evil end, and from the malicious joy of enemies.
Sufyan said, "This narration contained three items only, but I added one. I do
not know which one that was."
8.359:
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's
Apostle was healthy, he used to say, "No prophet dies till he is shown his place
in Paradise, and then he is given the option (to live or die)." So when death
approached him(during his illness), and while his head was on my thigh, he
became unconscious for a while, and when he recovered, he fixed his eyes on the
ceiling and said, "O Allah! (Let me join) the Highest Companions (see Qur'an
4:69)," I said, "So, he does not choose us." Then I realized that it was the
application of the statement he used to relate to us when he was healthy. So
that was his last utterance (before he died), i.e. "O Allah! (Let me join) the
Highest Companions."
8.360:
Narrated Qais:
I came to Khabbab who had
been branded with seven brands(1) and he said, "Had Allah's Apostle not
forbidden us to invoke (Allah) for death, I would have invoked (Allah) for
it."
8.361:
Narrated Qais:
I came to Khabbab who had been branded
with seven brands over his `Abdomen, and I heard him saying, "If the Prophet:
had not forbidden us to invoke (Allah) for death, I would have invoked Allah for
it."
8.362:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said," None of you should
long for death because of a calamity that had befallen him, and if he cannot,
but long for death, then he should say, 'O Allah! Let me live as long as life is
better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.' "
8.363:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: My aunt took me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! My sister's son is sick." So he passed his hand over my head
and invoked for Allah's blessing upon me and then performed the ablution. I
drank from the water of his ablution and I stood behind him and looked at his
Khatam (the seal of Prophethood) between his shoulders (and its size was) like
the button of a tent.
8.364:
Narrated Abu `Aqil: that his grandfather.
`Abdullah bin Hisham used to take him from the market or to the market (the
narrator is in doubt) and used to buy grain and when Ibn Az-Zubair and Ibn `Umar
met him, they would say to him, "Let us be your partners (in trading) as the
Prophet invoked for Allah's blessing upon you." He would then take them as
partners and he would Sometimes gain a whole load carried by an animal which he
would send home.
8.365:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi: On whose face
Allah's Apostle had thrown water from his mouth, the water having been taken
from their well while he was still a young boy (who has not yet attained the age
of puberty).
8.366:
Narrated `Aisha:
The boys used to be brought to
the Prophet and he used to invoke for Allah's blessing upon them. Once an infant
was brought to him and it urinated on his clothes. He asked for water and poured
it over the place of the urine and did not wash his clothes.
8.367:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Tha`laba bin Su'air: whose eye Allah's Apostle had
touched, that he had seen Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas offering one rak`a only for the
witr prayer. 8.368:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila: Ka`b bin 'Ujra met
me and said, "Shall I give you a present? Once the Prophet came to us and we
said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! We know how to greet you; but how to send 'Salat'
upon you? He said, 'Say: Allahumma Salli ala Muhammadin wa 'ala `Ali Muhammadin,
kama sal-laita 'ala all Ibrahima innaka Hamidun Majid. Allahumma barik 'ala
Muhammadin wa 'ala all Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahima, innaka
Hamidun Majid."
8.369:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: We said, "O Allah's
Apostle This is (i.e. we know) the greeting to you; will you tell us how to send
Salat on you?" He said, "Say: 'Allahumma Salli 'ala Muhammadin `Abdika wa
rasulika kama sal-laita 'ala Ibrahima wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa all Muhammadin
kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa `Ali Ibrahim."
8.370:
Narrated Ibn Abi
`Aufa: Whenever somebody brought alms to the Prophet the used to say, "Allahumma
Salli 'Alaihi (O Allah! Send Your Salat (Grace and Honor) on him)." Once when my
father brought his alms to him, he said, "O Allah! Send Your Salat (Grace and
Honor) on the family of Abi `Aufa."
8.371:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Saidi:
The people said, "O Allah's Apostle ! How may we send Salat on you?" He said,
"Say: Allahumma Salli 'ala- Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyyatihi kama
sal-laita 'ala `Ali Ibrahim; wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa
dhurriyyatihi kamabarakta 'ala `Ali Ibrahim innaka hamidun majid."
8.372:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that he heard the Prophet saying, "O Allah! If I
should ever abuse a believer, please let that be a means of bringing him near to
You on the Day of Resurrection."
8.373:
Narrated Anas:
Once the
people started asking Allah's Apostle questions, and they asked so many
questions that he became angry and ascended the pulpit and said, "I will answer
whatever questions you may ask me today." I looked right and left and saw
everyone covering his face with his garment and weeping. Behold ! There was a
man who, on quarreling with the people, used to be called as a son of a person
other than h is father. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father?" The
Prophet replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." And then `Umar got up and said, "We
accept Allah as our Lord, and Islam as (our) religion, and Muhammad as (our)
Apostle; and we seek refuge with Allah from the afflictions." Allah's Apostle
said, " I have never seen a day like today in its good and its evil for Paradise
and the Hell Fire were displayed in front of me, till I saw them just beyond
this wall." Qatada, when relating this Hadith, used to mention the following
Verse:-- 'O you who believe! Ask not questions about things which, If made plain
to you, May cause you trouble. (5.101)
8.374:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said to Abu Talha, "Choose one of your boys to serve me." So Abu
Talha took me (to serve the Prophet ) by giving me a ride behind him (on his
camel). So I used to serve Allah's Apostle whenever he stayed somewhere. I used
to hear him saying, "O Allah! I seek refuge with you (Allah) from (worries) care
and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from
being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by other men." I kept on
serving him till he returned from (the battle of) Khaibar. He then brought
Safiya, the daughter of Huyay whom he had got (from the booty). I saw him making
a kind of cushion with a cloak or a garment for her. He then let her ride behind
him. When we reached a place called As-Sahba', he prepared (a special meal
called) Hais, and asked me to invite the men who (came and) ate, and that was
the marriage banquet given on the consummation of his marriage to her. Then he
proceeded till the mountain of Uhud appeared, whereupon he said, "This mountain
loves us and we love it." When he approached Medina, he said, "O Allah! I make
the land between its (i.e., Medina's) two mountains a sanctuary, as the prophet
Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless them (the people of Medina) in
their Mudd and the Sa' (units of measuring).
8.375:
Narrated Um Khalid
bint Khalid: I heard the Prophet seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment
of the grave.
8.376:
Narrated Mus`ab:
Sa`d used to recommend five
(statements) and mentioned that the Prophet I used to recommend it. (It was) "O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from miserliness; and seek refuge with You from
cowardice; and seek refuge with You from being sent back to geriatric old age;
and I seek refuge with You from the affliction of this world (i.e., the
affliction of Ad-Dajjal etc.); and seek refuge with You from the punishment of
the grave." 8.377:
Narrated `Aisha:
Two old ladies from among the Jewish
ladies entered upon me and said' "The dead are punished in their graves," but I
thought they were telling a lie and did not believe them in the beginning. When
they went away and the Prophet entered upon me, I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Two
old ladies.." and told him the whole story. He said, "They told the truth; the
dead are really punished, to the extent that all the animals hear (the sound
resulting from) their punishment." Since then I always saw him seeking refuge
with Allah from the punishment of the grave in his prayers.
8.378:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek
refuge with You from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and geriatric old
age, and seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, and I seek
refuge with You from the afflictions of life and death."
8.379:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from
laziness and geriatric old age, from all kinds of sins and from being in debt;
from the affliction of the Fire and from the punishment of the Fire and from the
evil of the affliction of wealth; and I seek refuge with You from the affliction
of poverty, and I seek refuge with You from the affliction of Al-Mesiah
Ad-Dajjal. O Allah! Wash away my sins with the water of snow and hail, and
cleanse my heart from all the sins as a white garment is cleansed from the
filth, and let there be a long distance between me and my sins, as You made East
and West far from each other."
8.380:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from
incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in
debt and from being overpowered by (other) men." (See Hadith No. 374)
8.381:
Narrated Mus`ab bin Sa`d: Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas used to recommend these five
(statements) and say that the Prophet said so (and they are): "O Allah! I seek
refuge with You from miserliness, and seek refuge with You from cowardice, and
seek refuge with You from being brought back to geriatric old age, and seek
refuge with You from the afflictions of the world, and seek refuge with You from
the punishment of the grave."
8.382:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's
Apostle used to seek refuge with Allah saying, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You
from laziness, and seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You
from geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You from miserliness."
8.383:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as You
made us love Mecca, or more, and transfer the fever that is in it, to Al-Juhfa.
O Allah! Bless our Mudd and our Sam' (kinds of measures).
8.384:
Narrated
'Amir bin Sa`d: that his father said, "In the year of Hajjatal-Wada`, the
Prophet paid me a visit while I was suffering from an ailment that had brought
me to the verge of death. I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! My sickness has reduced me
to the (bad) state as you see, and I am a rich man, but have no heirs except one
daughter. Shall I give 2/3 of my property in charity?' He said, 'No.' I said,
'Then 1/2 of it?' He said, 'Even 1/3 is too much, for, to leave your inheritors
wealthy is better than to leave them in poverty, begging from people. And (know
that) whatever you spend in Allah's Cause, you will get reward for it, even for
the morsel of food which you put in your wife's mouth.' I said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Will I be left behind my companions (in Mecca)?' He said, 'If you
remain behind, whatever good deed you will do for Allah's Sake, will raise and
upgrade you to a higher position (in Allah's Sight). May be you will live longer
so that some people may benefit by you, and some e others (pagans) may get
harmed by you. O Allah! Complete the migration of my companions and do not turn
them on their heels; But (we pity) the poor Sa`d bin Khaula (not the above
mentioned Sa`d) (died in Mecca)" Allah's Apostle lamented (or pitied) for him as
he died in Mecca. (See Hadith No. 693, Vol. 5)
8.385:
Narrated Sa`d:
Seek refuge with Allah by saying the words which the Prophet used to say
while seeking refuge with Allah, "0 Allah! I seek refuge with You from
cowardice, and seek refuge with You from miserliness, and seek refuge with You
from reaching a degraded geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You from the
afflictions of the world and from the punishment in the grave."
8.386:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with
You from laziness from geriatric old age, from being in debt, and from
committing sins. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the
Fire, the afflictions of the grave, the punishment in the grave, and the evil of
the affliction of poverty and from the evil of the affliction caused by Al-Masih
Ad-Dajjal. O Allah! Wash away my sins with the water of snow and hail, and
cleanse my heart from the sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth, and let
there be a far away distance between me and my sins as You have set far away the
East and the West from each other."
8.387:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah (by saying), "O Allah! I seek refuge with
You from the affliction of the Fire and from the punishment in the Fire, and
seek refuge with You from the affliction of the grave, and I seek refuge with
You from the affliction of wealth, and I seek refuge with You from the
affliction of poverty, and seek refuge with You from the affliction of Al-Masih
Ad-Dajjal."
8.388:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to say, 'O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from the affliction of the Fire, the punishment of
the Fire, the affliction of the grave, the punishment of the grave, and the evil
of the affliction of poverty. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the evil of
the affliction of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal, O Allah! Cleanse my heart with the water
of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from all sins as a white garment is
cleansed from filth, and let there be a far away distance between me and my sins
as You made the East and West far away from each other. O Allah! I seek refuge
with You from laziness, sins, and from being in debt." 8.389:
Narrated Um
Sulaim: that she said, "O Allah's Apostle! Anas is your servant, so please
invoke for Allah's blessing for him." The Prophet said, "O Allah! Increase his
wealth and offspring and bless (for him) whatever You give him."
8.390:
Narrated Anas:
Um Sulaim said (to the Prophet), "Anas is your servant;
so please invoke for Allah's blessings for him." He said "O Allah! Increase his
wealth and offspring, and Bless (for him) whatever You give him." 8.391:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet used to teach us the Istikhara for each and
every matter as he used to teach us the Suras from the Holy Qur'an. (He used to
say), "If anyone of you intends to do something, he should offer a two-rak`at
prayer other than the obligatory prayer, and then say: 'Allahumma inni
astakhiruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa as'aluka min
fadlika-l-'azim, fa innaka taqdiru wala aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wala a'lamu, wa
anta'allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra khairun li fi
dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati `Amri (or said, fi 'ajili `Amri wa ajilihi)
fa-qdurhu li, Wa in junta ta'lamu anna ha-dha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa
ma'ashi wa 'aqibati `Amri (or said, fi ajili `Amri wa ajilihi) fasrifhu 'anni
was-rifni 'anhu wa aqdur li alkhaira haithu kana, thumma Raddani bihi," Then he
should mention his matter (need).
8.392:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet
asked for some water and performed the ablution, and then raised his hands
(towards the sky) and said, "O Allah! Forgive `Ubaid Abi 'Amir." I saw the
whiteness of his armpits (while he was raising his hands) and he added, "O
Allah! Upgrade him over many of Your human creatures on the Day of
Resurrection."
8.393:
Narrated Abu Musa: We were in the company of the
Prophet on a journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say
Takbir (in a loud voice). The Prophet said, "O people! Be kind to yourselves,
for you are not calling upon a deaf or an absent one, but You are calling an
All-Hearer, and an All-Seer." Then he came to me as I was reciting silently, "La
haul a wala quwwata illa bil-lah." He said, "O `Abdullah bin Qais! Say: La haul
a walaquwata illa bil-lah, for it is one of the treasures of Paradise." Or he
said, "Shall I tell you a word which is one of the treasures of Paradise? It is:
La haul a wala quwwata illa bil-lah."
8.394:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Whenever
Allah's Apostle returned from a Ghazwa or Hajj or `Umra, he used to say, "Allahu
Akbar," three times; whenever he went up a high place, he used to say, "La ilaha
illal-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa'ala
kulli Shai 'in qadir. Ayibuna ta'ibuna 'abiduna lirabbina hamidun. Sadaqa-l-lahu
wa'dahu, wa nasara`Abdahu wa hazama-l-ahzaba wahdahu."
8.395:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet seeing a yellow mark (of perfume) on the clothes of
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, said, "What about you?" `Abdur-Rahman replied, "I have
married a woman with a Mahr of gold equal to a date-stone." The Prophet said,
"May Allah bestow His Blessing on you (in your marriage). Give a wedding
banquet, (Walima) even with one sheep."
8.396:
Narrated Jabir:
My
father died and left behind seven or nine daughters, and I married a woman. The
Prophet said, "Did you get married, O Jabir?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "Is
she a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "She is a matron." He said, "Why didn't
you marry a virgin girl so that you might play with her and she with you (or,
you might make her laugh and she make you laugh)?" I said, "My father died,
leaving seven or nine girls (orphans) and I did not like to bring a young girl
like them, so I married a woman who can look after them." He said, "May Allah
bestow His Blessing on you."
8.397:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
said, "If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual intercourse with his
wife, says: 'Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna-sh-shaitan, wa jannibi-sh-shaitan ma
razaqtana,' and if the couple are destined to have a child (out of that very
sexual relation), then Satan will never be able to harm that child."
8.398:
Narrated Anas:
The most frequent invocation of The Prophet was: "O
Allah! Give to us in the world that which is good and in the Hereafter that
which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire." (2.201)
8.399:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet used to teach us these words as he
used to teach us the Book (Qur'an): "O Allah! seek refuge with You from
miserliness, and seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You
from being brought back to (senile) geriatric old age, and seek refuge with You
from the affliction of the world and from the punishment in the Hereafter."
8.400:
Narrated `Aisha:
that Allah's Apostle was affected by magic, so
much that he used to think that he had done something which in fact, he did not
do, and he invoked his Lord (for a remedy). Then (one day) he said, "O `Aisha!)
Do you know that Allah has advised me as to the problem I consulted Him about?"
`Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle! What's that?" He said, "Two men came to me and
one of them sat at my head and the other at my feet, and one of them asked his
companion, 'What is wrong with this man?' The latter replied, 'He is under the
effect of magic.' The former asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?' The latter
replied, 'Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The former asked, 'With what did he work the
magic?' The latter replied, 'With a comb and the hair, which are stuck to the
comb, and the skin of pollen of a date-palm tree.' The former asked, 'Where is
that?' The latter replied, 'It is in Dharwan.' Dharwan was a well in the
dwelling place of the (tribe of) Bani Zuraiq. Allah's Apostle went to that well
and returned to `Aisha, saying, 'By Allah, the water (of the well) was as red as
the infusion of Hinna, (1) and the date-palm trees look like the heads of
devils.' `Aisha added, Allah's Apostle came to me and informed me about the
well. I asked the Prophet, 'O Allah's Apostle, why didn't you take out the skin
of pollen?' He said, 'As for me, Allah has cured me and I hated to draw the
attention of the people to such evil (which they might learn and harm others
with).' " Narrated Hisham's father: `Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle was bewitched,
so he invoked Allah repeatedly requesting Him to cure him from that magic)."
Hisham then narrated the above narration. (See Hadith No. 658, Vol. 7)
8.401:
Narrated Ibn Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle asked for Allah's wrath upon the
Ahzab (confederates), saying, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the
One swift at reckoning! Defeat the confederates; Defeat them and shake them."
8.402:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet said, "Sami' al-lahu liman
hamidah (Allah heard him who sent his praises to Him)" in the last rak`a of the
`Isha' prayer, he used to invoke Allah, saying, "O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Abi
Rabi`a; O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid; O Allah! Save the weak people among
the believers; O Allah! Be hard on the Tribe of Mudar; O Allah! Inflict years of
drought upon them like the years (of drought) of the Prophet Joseph."
8.403:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet sent a Sariya (an army detachment) consisting
of men called Al-Qurra', and all of them were martyred. I had never seen the
Prophet so sad over anything as he was over them. So he said Qunut (invocation
in the prayer) for one month in the Fajr prayer, invoking for Allah's wrath upon
the tribe of 'Usaiya, and he used to say, "The people of 'Usaiya have disobeyed
Allah and His Apostle."
8.404:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Jews used to
greet the Prophet by saying, "As-Samu 'Alaika (i.e., death be upon you), so I
understood what they said, and I said to them, "As-Samu 'alaikum wal-la'na (i.e.
Death and Allah's Curse be upon you)." The Prophet said, "Be gentle and calm, O
`Aisha, as Allah likes gentleness in all affairs." I said, "O Allah's Prophet!
Didn't you hear what they said?" He said, "Didn't you hear me answering them
back by saying, 'Alaikum (i.e., the same be upon you)?"
8.405:
Narrated
`Ali bin Abi Talib: We were in the company of the Prophet on the day (of the
battle) of Al-Khandaq (the Trench). The Prophet said, "May Allah fill their (the
infidels') graves and houses with fire, as they have kept us so busy that we
could not offer the middle prayer till the sun had set; and that prayer was the
`Asr prayer."
8.406:
Narrated Abu Huraira: at-Tufail bin `Amr came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The tribe of Daus has disobeyed
(Allah and His Apostle) and refused (to embrace Islam), therefore, invoke
Allah's wrath for them." The people thought that the Prophet would invoke
Allah's wrath for them, but he said, "O Allah! Guide the tribe Of Daus and let
them come to us."
8.407:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet used to invoke
Allah with the following invocation: 'Rabbi-ghfir-li Khati 'ati wa jahli wa
israfi fi `Amri kullihi, wa ma anta a'lamu bihi minni. Allahumma ighfirli
khatayaya wa 'amdi, wa jahli wa jiddi, wa kullu dhalika'indi. Allahumma ighrifli
ma qaddamtu wa ma akhartu wa ma asrartu wa ma a'lantu. Anta-l-muqaddimu wa
anta-l-mu'akh-khiru, wa anta 'ala kulli shai'in qadir.'
8.408:
Narrated
Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet used to invoke Allah, saying, "Allahumma
ighfirli khati'ati wa jahli wa israfi fi `Amri, wa ma anta a-'lamu bihi minni.
Allahumma ighfirli hazali wa jiddi wa khata'i wa amdi, wa kullu dhalika
'indi."
8.409:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) said, "On
Friday there is a particular time. If a Muslim happens to be praying and
invoking Allah for something good during that time, Allah will surely fulfill
his request." The Prophet pointed out with his hand. We thought that he wanted
to illustrate how short that time was.
8.410:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
`Aisha said, "The Jews came to the Prophet and said to him, "As-Samu 'Alaika
(i.e., Death be upon you)." He replied, 'The same on you.' " `Aisha said to
them, "Death be upon you, and may Allah curse you and shower His wrath upon
you!" Allah's Apostle I said, "Be gentle and calm, O `Aisha! Be gentle and
beware of being harsh and of saying evil things." She said, "Didn't you hear
what they said?" He said, "Didn't you hear what I replied (to them)? have
returned their statement to them, and my invocation against them will be
accepted but theirs against me will not be accepted."
8.411:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "When the Imam says 'Amin', then you should all say
'Amin', for the angels say 'Amin' at that time, and he whose 'Amin' coincides
with the 'Amin' of the angels, all his past sins will be forgiven."
8.412:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said," Whoever says: "La ilaha
illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli
shai'in qadir," one hundred times will get the same reward as given for
manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his
accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his
saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody
will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than
he."
8.413:
Narrated `Amr bin Maimun: Whoever recites it (i.e., the
invocation in the above Hadith (412) ten times will be as if he manumitted one
of Ishmael's descendants. Abu Aiyub narrated the same Hadith from the Prophet
saying, "(Whoever recites it ten times) will be as if he had manumitted one of
Ishmael's descendants."
8.414:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever says, 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,' one hundred times a day, will
be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.
8.415:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There are two expressions
which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the
balance and are very dear to The Beneficent (Allah), and they are, 'Subhan Allah
Al-`Azim and 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi.'"
8.416:
Narrated Abu Musa: The
Prophet said, "The example of the one who celebrates the Praises of his Lord
(Allah) in comparison to the one who does not celebrate the Praises of his Lord,
is that of a living creature compared to a dead one."
8.417:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who
celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some
people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each other, saying, "Come to
the object of your pursuit.' " He added, "Then the angels encircle them with
their wings up to the sky of the world." He added. "(after those people
celebrated the Praises of Allah, and the angels go back), their Lord, asks them
(those angels)----though He knows better than them----'What do My slaves say?'
The angels reply, 'They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-li l-lah,
Allah then says 'Did they see Me?' The angels reply, 'No! By Allah, they didn't
see You.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw Me?' The angels reply,
'If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and celebrate Your Glory
more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more
often.' Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they ask Me for?' The angels reply,
'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says (to the angels), 'Did they see it?' The
angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it
would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would
have greater covetousness for it and would seek It with greater zeal and would
have greater desire for it.' Allah says, 'From what do they seek refuge?' The
angels reply, 'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.' Allah says, 'Did they see
it?' The angels say, 'No By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How
it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it they would
flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it.' Then
Allah says, 'I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them."' Allah's Apostle
added, "One of the angels would say, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he
was not one of them, but he had just come for some need.' Allah would say,
'These are those people whose companions will not be reduced to misery.' "
8.418:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet started ascending a high
place or hill. A man (amongst his companions) ascended it and shouted in a loud
voice, "La ilaha illal-lahu wallahu Akbar." (At that time) Allah's Apostle was
riding his mule. Allah's Apostle said, "You are not calling upon a deaf or an
absent one." and added, "O Abu Musa (or, O `Abdullah)! Shall I tell you a
sentence from the treasure of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "La haul a wala
quwwata illa billah,"
8.419:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah has ninety-nine
Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and
acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and Allah is witr (one) and loves 'the
witr' (i.e., odd numbers).
8.420:
Narrated Shaqiq:
While we were
waiting for `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud). Yazid bin Muawiya came. I said (to him),
"Will you sit down?" He said, "No, but I will go into the house (of Ibn Mas`ud)
and let your companion (Ibn Mas`ud) come out to you; and if he should not (come
out), I will come out and sit (with you)." Then `Abdullah came out, holding the
hand of Yazid, addressed us, saying, "I know that you are assembled here, but
the reason that prevents me from coming out to you, is that Allah's Apostle used
to preach to us at intervals during the days, lest we should become bored."
Bk. 76: To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)
8.421:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet said, "There are two blessings which many people lose: (They
are) Health and free time for doing good."
8.422:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "O Allah! There is no life worth living except the life of the
Hereafter, so (please) make righteous the Ansar and the Emigrants."
8.423:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi: We were in the company of Allah's Apostle
in (the battle of) Al-Khandaq, and he was digging the trench while we were
carrying the earth away. He looked at us and said, "O Allah! There is no life
worth living except the life of the Hereafter, so (please) forgive the Ansar and
the Emigrants."
8.424:
Narrated Sahl:
I heard the Prophet saying, "A
(small) place equal to an area occupied by a whip in Paradise is better than the
(whole) world and whatever is in it; and an undertaking (journey) in the
forenoon or in the afternoon for Allah's Cause, is better than the whole world
and whatever is in it."
8.425:
Narrated Mujahid:
`Abdullah bin `Umar
said, "Allah's Apostle took hold of my shoulder and said, 'Be in this world as
if you were a stranger or a traveler." The sub-narrator added: Ibn `Umar used to
say, "If you survive till the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning,
and if you survive till the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening,
and take from your health for your sickness, and (take) from your life for your
death."
8.426:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet drew a square and then
drew a line in the middle of it and let it extend outside the square and then
drew several small lines attached to that central line, and said, "This is the
human being, and this, (the square) in his lease of life, encircles him from all
sides (or has encircled him), and this (line), which is outside (the square), is
his hope, and these small lines are the calamities and troubles (which may
befall him), and if one misses him, an-other will snap (i.e. overtake) him, and
if the other misses him, a third will snap (i.e. overtake) him."
8.427:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet drew a few lines and said, "This is
(man's) hope, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this
state (of hope), the nearer line (death) comes to Him."
8.428:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah will not accept the excuse of any person
whose instant of death is delayed till he is sixty years of age."
8.429:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The heart of an old
man remains young in two respects, i.e., his love for the world (its wealth,
amusements and luxuries) and his incessant hope."
8.430:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "The son of Adam (i.e. man) grows old and so
also two (desires) grow old with him, i.e., love for wealth and (a wish for) a
long life."
8.431:
Narrated `Utban bin Malik Al-Ansari: who was one of
the men of the tribe of Bani Salim: Allah's Apostle came to me and said, "If
anybody comes on the Day of Resurrection who has said: La ilaha illal-lah,
sincerely, with the intention to win Allah's Pleasure, Allah will make the
Hell-Fire forbidden for him."
8.432:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Allah says, 'I have nothing to give but Paradise as a reward to
my believer slave, who, if I cause his dear friend (or relative) to die, remains
patient (and hopes for Allah's Reward).
8.433:
Narrated `Amr bin `Auf:
(An ally of the tribe of Bani 'Amir bin Lu'ai and one of those who had witnessed
the battle of Badr with Allah's Apostle) Allah's Apostle sent Abu 'Ubaida bin
AlJarrah to Bahrain to collect the Jizya tax. Allah's Apostle had concluded a
peace treaty with the people of Bahrain and appointed Al 'Ala bin Al-Hadrami as
their chief; Abu Ubaida arrived from Bahrain with the money. The Ansar heard of
Abu 'Ubaida's arrival which coincided with the Fajr (morning) prayer led by
Allah's Apostle. When the Prophet finished the prayer, they came to him. Allah's
Apostle smiled when he saw them and said, "I think you have heard of the arrival
of Abu 'Ubaida and that he has brought something." They replied, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle! " He said, "Have the good news, and hope for what will please you. By
Allah, I am not afraid that you will become poor, but I am afraid that worldly
wealth will be given to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations)
before you, and you will start competing each other for it as the previous
nations competed for it, and then it will divert you (from good) as it diverted
them." '
8.434:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: The Prophet went out and
offered the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the (battle of) Uhud and then
ascended the pulpit and said, "I am your predecessor and I am a witness against
you. By Allah, I am now looking at my Tank-lake (Al-Kauthar) and I have been
given the keys of the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth). By
Allah! I am not afraid that after me you will worship others besides Allah, but
I am afraid that you will start competing for (the pleasures of) this
world."
8.435:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "The
thing I am afraid of most for your sake, is the worldly blessings which Allah
will bring forth to you." It was said, "What are the blessings of this world?"
The Prophet said, "The pleasures of the world." A man said, "Can the good bring
forth evil?" The Prophet kept quiet for a while till we thought that he was
being inspired divinely. Then he started removing the sweat from his forehead
and said," Where is the questioner?" That man said, "I (am present)." Abu Sa`id
added: We thanked the man when the result (of his question) was such. The
Prophet said, "Good never brings forth but good. This wealth (of the world) is
(like) green and sweet (fruit), and all the vegetation which grows on the bank
of a stream either kills or nearly kills the animal that eats too much of it,
except the animal that eats the Khadira (a kind of vegetation). Such an animal
eats till its stomach is full and then it faces the sun and starts ruminating
and then it passes out dung and urine and goes to eat again. This worldly wealth
is (like) sweet (fruit), and if a person earns it (the wealth) in a legal way
and spends it properly, then it is an excellent helper, and whoever earns it in
an illegal way, he will be like the one who eats but is never
satisfied."
8.436:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrib: `Imran bin Husain said:
The Prophet said, "The best people are my contemporaries (i.e., the present (my)
generation) and then those who come after them (i.e., the next generation)."
`Imran added: I am not sure whether the Prophet repeated the statement twice
after his first saying. The Prophet added, "And after them there will come
people who will bear witness, though they will not be asked to give their
witness; and they will be treacherous and nobody will trust them, and they will
make vows, but will not fulfill them, and fatness will appear among
them."
8.437:
Narrated `Abdullah : The Prophet said, "The best people are
those of my generation, and then those who will come after them (the next
generation), and then those who will come after them (i.e. the next generation),
and then after them, there will come people whose witness will precede their
oaths, and whose oaths will precede their witness."
8.438:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Khabbab, who had branded his `Abdomen with seven brands, saying,
"Had Allah's Apostle not forbidden us to invoke Allah for death, I would have
invoked Allah for death. The companions of Muhammad have left this world without
taking anything of their reward in it (i.e., they will have perfect reward in
the Hereafter), but we have collected of the worldly wealth what we cannot spend
but on earth (i.e. on building houses). 8.439:
Narrated Qais:
I came to
Khabbab while he was building a wall, and he (Khabbab) said, "Our companions who
have left this world, did not enjoy anything of their reward therein, while we
have collected after them, much wealth that we cannot spend but on earth (i.e.,
on building).
8.440:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with the
Prophet..(This narration is related in the chapter of migration).
8.441:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I brought water to `Uthman bin `Affan to perform the
ablution while he was sitting on his seat. He performed the ablution in a
perfect way and said, "I saw the Prophet performing the ablution in this place
and he performed it in a perfect way and said, "Whoever performs the ablution as
I have done this time and then proceeds to the mosque and offers a two-rak`at
prayer and then sits there (waiting for the compulsory congregational prayers),
then all his past sins will be forgiven." The Prophet further added, "Do not be
conceited (thinking that your sins will be forgiven because of your
prayer).
8.442:
Narrated Mirdas Al-Aslami: The Prophet said, "The
righteous (pious people will depart (die) in succession one after the other, and
there will remain (on the earth) useless people like the useless husk of barley
seeds or bad dates.
8.443:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Perish the slave of Dinar, Dirham, Qatifa (thick soft cloth), and Khamisa (a
garment), for if he is given, he is pleased; otherwise he is
dissatisfied."
8.444:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard the Prophet saying,
"If the son of Adam (the human being) had two valley of money, he would wish for
a third, for nothing can fill the belly of Adam's son except dust, and Allah
forgives him who repents to Him."
8.445:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "If the son of Adam had money equal to a valley, then he
will wish for another similar to it, for nothing can satisfy the eye of Adam's
son except dust. And Allah forgives him who repents to Him." Ibn `Abbas said: I
do not know whether this saying was quoted from the Qur'an or not. `Ata' said,
"I heard Ibn AzZubair saying this narration while he was on the
pulpit."
8.446:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I heard Ibn Az-Zubair who was on
the pulpit at Mecca, delivering a sermon, saying, "O men! The Prophet used to
say, "If the son of Adam were given a valley full of gold, he would love to have
a second one; and if he were given the second one, he would love to have a
third, for nothing fills the belly of Adam's son except dust. And Allah forgives
he who repents to Him." Ubai said, "We considered this as a saying from the
Qur'an till the Sura (beginning with) 'The mutual rivalry for piling up of
worldly things diverts you..' (10
2.1) was revealed."
8.447:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "If Adam's son had a valley full of gold,
he would like to have two valleys, for nothing fills his mouth except dust. And
Allah forgives him who repents to Him."
8.448:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
I asked the Prophet (for some money) and he gave me, and then again I asked him
and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me and he then said,
"This wealth is (like) green and sweet (fruit), and whoever takes it without
greed, Allah will bless it for him, but whoever takes it with greed, Allah will
not bless it for him, and he will be like the one who eats but is never
satisfied. And the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (taking)
hand."
8.449:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Who among you
considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?" They
replied, "O Allah's Apostle! There is none among us but loves his own wealth
more." The Prophet said, "So his wealth is whatever he spends (in Allah's Cause)
during his life (on good deeds) while the wealth of his heirs is whatever he
leaves after his death."
8.450:
Narrated Abu Dhar: Once I went out at
night and found Allah's Apostle walking all alone accompanied by nobody, and I
thought that perhaps he disliked that someone should accompany him. So I walked
in the shade, away from the moonlight, but the Prophet looked behind and saw me
and said, "Who is that?" I replied, "Abu Dhar, let Allah get me sacrificed for
you!" He said, "O Abu Dhar, come here!" So I accompanied him for a while and
then he said, "The rich are in fact the poor (little rewarded) on the Day of
Resurrection except him whom Allah gives wealth which he gives (in charity) to
his right, left, front and back, and does good deeds with it. I walked with him
a little longer. Then he said to me, "Sit down here." So he made me sit in an
open space surrounded by rocks, and said to me, "Sit here till I come back to
you." He went towards Al-Harra till I could not see him, and he stayed away for
a long period, and then I heard him saying, while he was coming, "Even if he had
committed theft, and even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse?" When
he came, I could not remain patient and asked him, "O Allah's Prophet! Let Allah
get me sacrificed for you! Whom were you speaking to by the side of Al-Harra? I
did not hear anybody responding to your talk." He said, "It was Gabriel who
appeared to me beside Al-Harra and said, 'Give the good news to your followers
that whoever dies without having worshipped anything besides Allah, will enter
Paradise.' I said, 'O Gabriel! Even if he had committed theft or committed
illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Even if he has committed
theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Even if
he has committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.'
"
8.451:
Narrated Abu Dhar: While I was walking with the Prophet in the
Harra of Medina, Uhud came in sight. The Prophet said, "O Abu Dhar!" I said,
"Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "I would not like to have gold equal to
this mountain of Uhud, unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar of it
remains with me for more than three days, except something which I will keep for
repaying debts. I would have spent all of it (distributed it) amongst Allah's
Slaves like this, and like this, and like this." The Prophet pointed out with
his hand towards his right, his left and his back (while illustrating it). He
proceeded with his walk and said, "The rich are in fact the poor (little
rewarded) on the Day of Resurrection except those who spend their wealth like
this, and like this, and like this, to their right, left and back, but such
people are few in number." Then he said to me, "Stay at your place and do not
leave it till I come back." Then he proceeded in the darkness of the night till
he went out of sight, and then I heard a loud voice, and was afraid that
something might have happened to the Prophet .1 intended to go to him, but I
remembered what he had said to me, i.e. 'Don't leave your place till I come back
to you,' so I remained at my place till he came back to me. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I heard a voice and I was afraid." So I mentioned the whole story to
him. He said, "Did you hear it?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "It was Gabriel who
came to me and said, 'Whoever died without joining others in worship with Allah,
will enter Paradise.' I asked (Gabriel), 'Even if he had committed theft or
committed illegal sexual intercourse? Gabriel said, 'Yes, even if he had
committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse."
8.452:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah Apostle said, "If I had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud,
it would not please me that anything of it should remain with me after three
nights (i.e., I would spend all of it in Allah's Cause) except what I would keep
for repaying debts."
8.453:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Riches does not mean, having a great amount of property, but riches is
self-contentment."
8.454:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`id: A man passed
by Allah's Apostle and the Prophet asked a man sitting beside him, "What is your
opinion about this (passer-by)?" He replied, "This (passer-by) is from the noble
class of people. By Allah, if he should ask for a lady's hand in marriage, he
ought to be given her in marriage, and if he intercedes for somebody, his
intercession will be accepted. Allah's Apostle kept quiet, and then another man
passed by and Allah's Apostle asked the same man (his companion) again, "What is
your opinion about this (second) one?" He said, "O Allah's Apostle! This person
is one of the poor Muslims. If he should ask a lady's hand in marriage, no-one
will accept him, and if he intercedes for somebody, no one will accept his
intercession, and if he talks, no-one will listen to his talk." Then Allah's
Apostle said, "This (poor man) is better than such a large number of the first
type (i.e. rich men) as to fill the earth." 8.455:
Narrated Abu Wail: We
paid a visit to Khabbab who was sick, and he said, "We migrated with the Prophet
for Allah's Sake and our wages became due on Allah. Some of us died without
having received anything of the wages, and one of them was Mus`ab bin `Umar, who
was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud, leaving only one sheet (to shroud
him in). If we covered his head with it, his feet became uncovered, and if we
covered his feet with it, his head became uncovered. So the Prophet ordered us
to cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (a kind of grass) over his feet.
On the other hand, some of us have had the fruits (of our good deed) and are
plucking them (in this world).
8.456:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: The
Prophet said, "I looked into Paradise and found that the majority of its
dwellers were the poor people, and I looked into the (Hell) Fire and found that
the majority of its dwellers were women."
8.457:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet did not eat at a table till he died, and he did not eat a thin nicely
baked wheat bread till he died.
8.458:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the
Prophet died, nothing which can be eaten by a living creature was left on my
shelf except some barley grain. I ate of it for a period and when I measured it,
it finished.
8.459:
Narrated Abu Huraira: By Allah except Whom none has
the right to- be worshipped, (sometimes) I used to lay (sleep) on the ground on
my liver (abdomen) because of hunger, and (sometimes) I used to bind a stone
over my belly because of hunger. One day I sat by the way from where they (the
Prophet and h is companions) used to come out. When Abu Bakr passed by, I asked
him about a Verse from Allah's Book and I asked him only that he might satisfy
my hunger, but he passed by and did not do so. Then `Umar passed by me and I
asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book, and I asked him only that he might
satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so. Finally Abu-l-Qasim (the
Prophet ) passed by me and he smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in my
heart and on my face. He said, "O Aba Hirr (Abu Huraira)!" I replied, "Labbaik,
O Allah's Apostle!" He said to me, "Follow me." He left and I followed him. Then
he entered the house and I asked permission to enter and was admitted. He found
milk in a bowl and said, "From where is this milk?" They said, "It has been
presented to you by such-and-such man (or by such and such woman)." He said, "O
Aba Hirr!" I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Go and call the
people of Suffa to me." These people of Suffa were the guests of Islam who had
no families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of
charity was brought to the Prophet , he would send it to them and would not take
anything from it, and whenever any present was given to him, he used to send
some for them and take some of it for himself. The order off the Prophet upset
me, and I said to myself, "How will this little milk be enough for the people of
As-Suffa?" thought I was more entitled to drink from that milk in order to
strengthen myself, but behold! The Prophet came to order me to give that milk to
them. I wondered what will remain of that milk for me, but anyway, I could not
but obey Allah and His Apostle so I went to the people of As-Suffa and called
them, and they came and asked the Prophet's permission to enter. They were
admitted and took their seats in the house. The Prophet said, "O Aba-Hirr!" I
said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Take it and give it to them." So I
took the bowl (of Milk) and started giving it to one man who would drink his
fill and return it to me, whereupon I would give it to another man who, in his
turn, would drink his fill and return it to me, and I would then offer it to
another man who would drink his fill and return it to me. Finally, after the
whole group had drunk their fill, I reached the Prophet who took the bowl and
put it on his hand, looked at me and smiled and said. "O Aba Hirr!" I replied,
"Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "There remain you and I." I said, "You
have said the truth, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Sit down and drink." I sat
down and drank. He said, "Drink," and I drank. He kept on telling me repeatedly
to drink, till I said, "No. by Allah Who sent you with the Truth, I have no
space for it (in my stomach)." He said, "Hand it over to me." When I gave him
the bowl, he praised Allah and pronounced Allah's Name on it and drank the
remaining milk.
8.460:
Narrated Sa`d:
I was the first man among the
Arabs to throw an arrow for Allah's Cause. We used to fight in Allah's Cause
while we had nothing to eat except the leaves of the Hubla and the Sumur trees
(desert trees) so that we discharged excrement like that of sheep (i.e. unmixed
droppings). Today the (people of the) tribe of Bani Asad teach me the laws of
Islam. If so, then I am lost, and all my efforts of that hard time had gone in
vain.
8.461:
Narrated `Aisha:
The family of Muhammad had never eaten
their fill of wheat bread for three successive days since they had migrated to
Medina till the death of the Prophet.
8.462:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
family of Muhammad did not eat two meals on one day, but one of the two was of
dates. 8.463:
Narrated `Aisha:
The bed mattress of the Prophet was made
of a leather case stuffed with palm fibres.
8.464:
Narrated Qatada:
We used to go to Anas bin Malik and see his baker standing (preparing the
bread). Anas said, "Eat. I have not known that the Prophet ever saw a thin
well-baked loaf of bread till he died, and he never saw a roasted sheep with his
eyes."
8.465:
Narrated `Aisha:
A complete month would pass by during
which we would not make a fire (for cooking), and our food used to be only dates
and water unless we were given a present of some meat.
8.466:
Narrated
`Aisha:
that she said to `Urwa, "O, the son of my sister! We used to see
three crescents in two months, and no fire used to be made in the houses of
Allah's Apostle (i.e. nothing used to be cooked)." `Urwa said, "What used to
sustain you?" `Aisha said, "The two black things i.e. dates and water, except
that Allah's Apostle had neighbors from the Ansar who had some milch she-camels,
and they used to give the Prophet some milk from their house, and he used to
make us drink it."
8.467:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "O
Allah! Give food to the family of Muhammad."
8.468:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked `Aisha "What deed was the most beloved to the Prophet?" She said,
"The regular constant one." I said, "At what time did he use to get up at night
(for the Tahajjud night prayer)?' She said, "He used to get up on hearing (the
crowing of) the cock (the last third of the night).
8.469:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The most beloved action to Allah's Apostle was that whose doer did
it continuously and regularly.
8.470:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "The deeds of anyone of you will not save you (from the (Hell)
Fire)." They said, "Even you (will not be saved by your deeds), O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "No, even I (will not be saved) unless and until Allah
bestows His Mercy on me. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and
moderately, and worship Allah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during a
part of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course whereby
you will reach your target (Paradise). 8.471:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that
your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to
Allah's is the most regular and constant even though it were little."
8.472:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet was asked, "What deeds are loved most by
Allah?" He said, "The most regular constant deeds even though they may be few."
He added, 'Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds which are within your
ability."
8.473:
Narrated 'Alqama:
I asked `Aisha, mother of the
believers, "O mother of the believers! How were the deeds of the Prophet? Did he
use to do extra deeds of worship on special days?" She said, "No, but his deeds
were regular and constant, and who among you is able to do what the Prophet was
able to do (i.e. in worshipping Allah)?"
8.474:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and receive
good news because one's good deeds will not make him enter Paradise." They
asked, "Even you, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Even I, unless and until Allah
bestows His pardon and Mercy on me."
8.475:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once
Allah's Apostle led us in prayer and then (after finishing it) ascended the
pulpit and pointed with his hand towards the Qibla of the mosque and said,
"While I was leading you in prayer, both Paradise and Hell were displayed in
front of me in the direction of this wall. I had never seen a better thing (than
Paradise) and a worse thing (than Hell) as I have seen today, I had never seen a
better thing and a worse thing as I have seen today."
8.476:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, Verily Allah created Mercy. The day He
created it, He made it into one hundred parts. He withheld with Him ninety-nine
parts, and sent its one part to all His creatures. Had the non-believer known of
all the Mercy which is in the Hands of Allah, he would not lose hope of entering
Paradise, and had the believer known of all the punishment which is present with
Allah, he would not consider himself safe from the Hell-Fire."
8.477:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Some people from the Ansar asked Allah's Apostle (to
give them something) and he gave to everyone of them, who asked him, until all
that he had was finished. When everything was finished and he had spent all that
was in his hand, he said to them, '"(Know) that if I have any wealth, I will not
withhold it from you (to keep for somebody else); And (know) that he who
refrains from begging others (or doing prohibited deeds), Allah will make him
contented and not in need of others; and he who remains patient, Allah will
bestow patience upon him, and he who is satisfied with what he has, Allah will
make him self-sufficient. And there is no gift better and vast (you may be
given) than patience."
8.478:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: The Prophet
used to pray so much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen, and when
he was asked as to why he prays so much, he would say, "Shall I not be a
thankful slave (to Allah)?" 8.479:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without
accounts, and they are those who do not practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil
omen in things, and put their trust in their Lord.
8.480:
Narrated
Warrad:
(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira:
"Write to me a narration you have heard from Allah's Apostle." So Al-Mughira
wrote to him, "I heard him saying the following after each prayer: 'La ilaha
illal-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahuI-hamd, wa huwa 'ala
kulli Shai-in qadir.' He also used to forbid idle talk, asking too many
questions (in religion), wasting money, preventing what should be given, and
asking others for something (except in great need), being undutiful to mothers,
and burying one's little daughters (alive).
8.481:
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is
between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and
his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him."
8.482:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day
should talk what is good or keep quiet, and whoever believes in Allah and the
Last Day should not hurt (or insult) his neighbor; and whoever believes in Allah
and the Last Day, should entertain his guest generously."
8.483:
Narrated
Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza`i: My ears heard and my heart grasped (the statement which)
the Prophet said, "The period for keeping one's guest is three days (and don't
forget) his reward." It was asked, "What is his reward?" He said, "In the first
night and the day he should be given a high class quality of meals; and whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day, should entertain his guest generously; and
whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good (sense) or
keep quiet."
8.484:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "A slave of Allah may utter a word without thinking whether it is right
or wrong, he may slip down in the Fire as far away a distance equal to that
between the east." 8.485:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet; said, "A slave
(of Allah) may utter a word which pleases Allah without giving it much
importance, and because of that Allah will raise him to degrees (of reward): a
slave (of Allah) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without
thinking of its gravity and because of that he will be thrown into the
Hell-Fire."
8.486:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said Allah will give
shade to seven (types of people) under His Shade (on the Day of Resurrection).
(one of them will be) a person who remembers Allah and his eyes are then flooded
with tears.
8.487:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said, "There was a man
amongst the people who had suspicion as to the righteousness of his deeds.
Therefore he said to his family, 'If I die, take me and burn my corpse and throw
my ashes into the sea on a hot (or windy) day.' They did so, but Allah,
collected his particles and asked (him), What made you do what you did?' He
replied, 'The only thing that made me do it, was that I was afraid of You.' So
Allah forgave him."
8.488:
Narrated Abu Sa`id : The Prophet mentioned a
man from the previous generation or from the people preceding your age whom
Allah had given both wealth and children. The Prophet said, "When the time of
his death approached, he asked his children, 'What type of father have I been to
you?' They replied: You have been a good father. He said, 'But he (i.e. your
father) has not stored any good deeds with Allah (for the Hereafter): if he
should face Allah, Allah will punish him. So listen, (O my children), when I
die, burn my body till I become mere coal and then grind it into powder, and
when there is a stormy wind, throw me (my ashes) in it.' So he took a firm
promise from his children (to follow his instructions). And by Allah they (his
sons) did accordingly(fulfilled their promise.) Then Allah said, "Be"' and
behold! That man was standing there! Allah then said. "O my slave! What made you
do what you did?" That man said, "Fear of You." So Allah forgave him.
8.489:
Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said. "My example and the example of the
message with which Allah has sent me is like that of a man who came to some
people and said, "I have seen with my own eyes the enemy forces, and I am a
naked warner (to you) so save yourself, save yourself! A group of them obeyed
him and went out at night, slowly and stealthily and were safe, while another
group did not believe him and thus the army took them in the morning and
destroyed them."
8.490:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "My example and the example of the people is that of a man who made a
fire, and when it lighted what was around it, Moths and other insects started
falling into the fire. The man tried (his best) to prevent them, (from falling
in the fire) but they overpowered him and rushed into the fire. The Prophet
added: Now, similarly, I take hold of the knots at your waist (belts) to prevent
you from falling into the Fire, but you insist on falling into it."
8.491:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "A Muslim is the one who
avoids harming Muslims with his tongue or his hands. And a Muhajir (an emigrant)
is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."
8.492:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If you knew that which I know
you would laugh little and weep much."
8.493:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "If you knew that which I know, you would laugh little and weep
much."
8.494:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The (Hell)
Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires and passions, while Paradise is
surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirable things."
8.495:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Paradise is nearer to any of you than the Shirak
(leather strap) of his shoe, and so is the (Hell) Fire.
8.496:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The truest poetic verse ever said by a poet, is:
Indeed! Everything except Allah, is perishable."
8.497:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you looked at a person who was made
superior to him in property and (in good) appearance, then he should also look
at the one who is inferior to him, and to whom he has been made
superior."
8.498:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet narrating about his
Lord I'm and said, "Allah ordered (the appointed angels over you) that the good
and the bad deeds be written, and He then showed (the way) how (to write). If
somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write
for him a full good deed (in his account with Him); and if he intends to do a
good deed and actually did it, then Allah will write for him (in his account)
with Him (its reward equal) from ten to seven hundred times to many more times:
and if somebody intended to do a bad deed and he does not do it, then Allah will
write a full good deed (in his account) with Him, and if he intended to do it (a
bad deed) and actually did it, then Allah will write one bad deed (in his
account) ."
8.499:
Narrated Ghailan:
Anas said "You people do (bad)
deeds (commit sins) which seem in your eyes as tiny (minute) than hair while we
used to consider those (very deeds) during the life-time of the Prophet as
destructive sins."
8.500:
Narrated Sa`d bin Sahl As-Sa`idi: The Prophet
looked at a man fighting against the pagans and he was one of the most competent
persons fighting on behalf of the Muslims. The Prophet said, "Let him who wants
to look at a man from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire, look at this (man)."
Another man followed him and kept on following him till he (the fighter) was
injured and, seeking to die quickly, he placed the blade tip of his sword
between his breasts and leaned over it till it passed through his shoulders
(i.e., committed suicide)." The Prophet added, "A person may do deeds that seem
to the people as the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact, he is from
the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire: and similarly a person may do deeds that seem
to the people as the deeds of the people of the (Hell) Fire while in fact, he is
from the dwellers of Paradise. Verily, the (results of) deeds done, depend upon
the last actions."
8.501:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A bedouin came to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the best of mankind!" The
Prophet said, "A man who strives for Allah's Cause with his life and property,
and also a man who lives (all alone) in a mountain path among the mountain paths
to worship his Lord and save the people from his evil."
8.502:
Narrated
Abu Sa`id: I heard from the Prophet saying, "There will come a time upon the
people when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to
the tops of mountains and to the places of rainfall, run away with his religion
(in order to save it) from afflictions."
8.503:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour." It was
asked, "How will honesty be lost, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "When authority
is given to those who do not deserve it, then wait for the Hour."
8.504:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Allah's Apostle narrated to us two narrations, one of
which I have seen (happening) and I am waiting for the other. He narrated that
honesty was preserved in the roots of the hearts of men (in the beginning) and
then they learnt it (honesty) from the Qur'an, and then they learnt it from the
(Prophet's) Sunna (tradition). He also told us about its disappearance, saying,
"A man will go to sleep whereupon honesty will be taken away from his heart, and
only its trace will remain, resembling the traces of fire. He then will sleep
whereupon the remainder of the honesty will also be taken away (from his heart)
and its trace will resemble a blister which is raised over the surface of skin,
when an ember touches one's foot; and in fact, this blister does not contain
anything. So there will come a day when people will deal in business with each
other but there will hardly be any trustworthy persons among them. Then it will
be said that in such-and-such a tribe there is such-and-such person who is
honest, and a man will be admired for his intelligence, good manners and
strength, though indeed he will not have belief equal to a mustard seed in his
heart." The narrator added: There came upon me a time when I did not mind
dealing with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim, his religion would prevent
him from cheating; and if he was a Christian, his Muslim ruler would prevent him
from cheating; but today I cannot deal except with so-and-so and so-and-so. (See
Hadith No. 208, Vol. 9)
8.505:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "People are just like camels, out of one hundred, one
can hardly find a single camel suitable to ride."
8.506:
Narrated Jundub:
The Prophet said, "He who lets the people hear of his good deeds
intentionally, to win their praise, Allah will let the people know his real
intention (on the Day of Resurrection), and he who does good things in public to
show off and win the praise of the people, Allah will disclose his real
intention (and humiliate him).
8.507:
Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal: While I
was riding behind the Prophet as a companion rider and there was nothing between
me and him except the back of the saddle, he said, "O Mu`adh!" I replied,
"Labbaik O Allah's Apostle! And Sa'diak!" He proceeded for a while and then
said, "O Mu`adh!" I said, "Labbaik and Sa`daik, O Allah's Apostle!" He then
proceeded for another while and said, "O Mu`adh bin Jabal!" I replied, "Labbaik,
O Allah's Apostle, and Sa`daik!" He said, "Do you know what is Allah's right on
His slaves?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's
right on his slaves is that they should worship Him and not worship anything
besides Him." He then proceeded for a while, and again said, "O Mu`adh bin
Jabal!" I replied. "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle, and Sa`daik." He said, "Do you
know what is (Allah's) slaves' (people's) right on Allah if they did that?" I
replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "The right of (Allah's)
slaves on Allah is that He should not punish them (if they did that).
8.508:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had a she-camel called Al-`Adba' and it was
too fast to surpass in speed. There came a bedouin riding a camel of his, and
that camel outstripped it (i.e. Al-Aqba'). That result was hard on the Muslims
who said sorrowfully, "Al- Adba has been outstripped." Allah's Apostle said, "It
is due from Allah that nothing would be raised high in this world except that He
lowers or puts it down."
8.509:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a
pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes
nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming
closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides
what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which
he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he
grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and
if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge)
and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the
believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him."
8.510:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent and the Hour (is
at hand) as these two," showing his two fingers and sticking (separating) them
out.
8.511:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent
and the Hour (is at hand) as these two (fingers).
8.512:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these
two (fingers).
8.513:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The
Hour will not be established till the sun rises from the west, and when it rises
(from the west) and the people see it, then all of them will believe (in Allah).
But that will be the time when 'No good it will do to a soul to believe then. If
it believed not before.."' (6.158) The Hour will be established (so suddenly)
that two persons spreading a garment between them will not be able to finish
their bargain, nor will they be able to fold it up. The Hour will be established
while a man is carrying the milk of his she-camel, but cannot drink it; and the
Hour will be established when someone is not able to prepare the tank to water
his livestock from it; and the Hour will be established when some of you has
raised his food to his mouth but cannot eat it."
8.514:
Narrated 'Ubada
bin As-Samit: The Prophet said, "Who-ever loves to meet Allah, Allah (too) loves
to meet him and who-ever hates to meet Allah, Allah (too) hates to meet him".
`Aisha, or some of the wives of the Prophet said, "But we dislike death." He
said: It is not like this, but it is meant that when the time of the death of a
believer approaches, he receives the good news of Allah's pleasure with him and
His blessings upon him, and so at that time nothing is dearer to him than what
is in front of him. He therefore loves the meeting with Allah, and Allah (too)
loves the meeting with him. But when the time of the death of a disbeliever
approaches, he receives the evil news of Allah's torment and His Requital,
whereupon nothing is more hateful to him than what is before him. Therefore, he
hates the meeting with Allah, and Allah too, hates the meeting with
him."
8.515:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Whoever loves the
meeting with Allah, Allah too, loves the meeting with him; and whoever hates the
meeting with Allah, Allah too, hates the meeting with him."
8.516:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) When Allah's Apostle was in
good health, he used to say, "No prophet's soul is ever captured unless he is
shown his place in Paradise and given the option (to die or survive)." So when
the death of the Prophet approached and his head was on my thigh, he became
unconscious for a while and then he came to his senses and fixed his eyes on the
ceiling and said, "O Allah (with) the highest companions." (See Qur'an 4:69). I
said' "Hence he is not going to choose us." And I came to know that it was the
application of the narration which he (the Prophet) used to narrate to us. And
that was the last statement of the Prophet (before his death) i.e., "O Allah!
With the highest companions." (See Qur'an 4:69)
8.517:
Narrated `Aisha:
There was a leather or wood container full of water in front of Allah's
Apostle (at the time of his death). He would put his hand into the water and rub
his face with it, saying, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah! No
doubt, death has its stupors." Then he raised his hand and started saying, "(O
Allah!) with the highest companions." (See Qur'an 4:69) (and kept on saying it)
till he expired and his hand dropped."
8.518:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some
rough bedouins used to visit the Prophet and ask him, "When will the Hour be?"
He would look at the youngest of all of them and say, "If this should live till
he is very old, your Hour (the death of the people addressed) will take place."
Hisham said that he meant (by the Hour), their death.
8.519:
Narrated Abu
Qatada bin Rib'i Al-Ansari: A funeral procession passed by Allah's Apostle who
said, "Relieved or relieving?" The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is
relieved and relieving?" He said, "A believer is relieved (by death) from the
troubles and hardships of the world and leaves for the Mercy of Allah, while
(the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and)
the animals from him."
8.520:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said,
"Relieved or relieving. And a believer is relieved (by death).
8.521:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "When carried to his grave, a
dead person is followed by three, two of which return (after his burial) and one
remains with him: his relative, his property, and his deeds follow him;
relatives and his property go back while his deeds remain with him."
8.522:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you dies, his
destination is displayed before him in the forenoon and in the afternoon, either
in the (Hell) Fire or in Paradise, and it is said to him, "That is your place
till you are resurrected and sent to it."
8.523:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet said, "Do not abuse the dead, for they have reached the result of what
they have done."
8.524:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two men, a Muslim and a
Jew, abused each other. The Muslim said, "By Him Who gave superiority to
Muhammad over all the people." On that, the Jew said, "By Him Who gave
superiority to Moses over all the people." The Muslim became furious at that and
slapped the Jew in the face. The Jew went to Allah's Apostle and informed him of
what had happened between him and the Muslim. Allah's Apostle said, "Don't give
me superiority over Moses, for the people will fall unconscious on the Day of
Resurrection and I will be the first to gain consciousness, and behold ! Moses
will be there holding the side of Allah's Throne. I will not know whether Moses
has been among those people who have become unconscious and then has regained
consciousness before me, or has been among those exempted by Allah from falling
unconscious."
8.525:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The people
will fall down unconscious at the time when they should fall down (i.e., on the
Day of Resurrection), and then I will be the first man to get up, and behold,
Moses will be there holding (Allah's) Throne. I will not know whether he has
been amongst those who have fallen unconscious."
8.526:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah will take the whole earth (in His Hand) and
will roll up the Heaven in His right Hand, and then He will say, "I am King!
Where are the kings of the earth ? " 8.527:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "The (planet of) earth will be a bread on the Day of
Resurrection, and The resistible (Allah) will topple turn it with His Hand like
anyone of you topple turns a bread with his hands while (preparing the bread)
for a journey, and that bread will be the entertainment for the people of
Paradise." A man from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and said, "May The
Beneficent (Allah) bless you, O Abul Qasim! Shall I tell you of the
entertainment of the people of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet
said, "Yes." The Jew said, "The earth will be a bread," as the Prophet had said.
Thereupon the Prophet looked at us and smiled till his premolar tooth became
visible. Then the Jew further said, "Shall I tell you of the udm (additional
food taken with bread) they will have with the bread?" He added, "That will be
Balam and Nun." The people asked, "What is that?" He said, "It is an ox and a
fish, and seventy thousand people will eat of the caudate lobe (i.e. extra lobe)
of their livers."
8.528:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I heard the Prophet
saying, "The people will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection on reddish white
land like a pure loaf of bread (made of pure fine flour)." Sahl added: That land
will have no landmarks for anybody (to make use of).
8.529:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "The people will be gathered in three ways: (The
first way will be of) those who will wish or have a hope (for Paradise) and will
have a fear (of punishment), (The second batch will be those who will gather)
riding two on a camel or three on a camel or ten on a camel. (The third batch)
the rest of the people will be urged to gather by the Fire which will accompany
them at the time of their afternoon nap and stay with them where they will spend
the night, and will be with them in the morning wherever they may be then, and
will be with them in the afternoon wherever they may be then."
8.530:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will a Kafir
(disbeliever) be gathered (driven prone) on his face?" The Prophet said, "Is not
He Who made him walk with his legs in this world, able to make him walk on his
face on the Day of Resurrection?" (Qatada, a sub-narrator said: Yes, (He can),
by the Power of Our Lord!")
8.531:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said,
"You will meet Allah barefooted, naked, walking on feet, and
uncircumcised."
8.532:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard Allah's Apostle while
he was delivering a sermon on a pulpit, saying, "You will meet Allah barefooted,
naked, and uncircumcised."
8.533:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet stood
up among us and addressed (saying) "You will be gathered, barefooted, naked, and
uncircumcised (as Allah says): 'As We began the first creation, We shall repeat
it..' (2
1.104) And the first human being to be dressed on the Day of
Resurrection will be (the Prophet) Abraham Al-Khalil. Then will be brought some
men of my followers who will be taken towards the left (i.e., to the Fire), and
I will say: 'O Lord! My companions whereupon Allah will say: You do not know
what they did after you left them. I will then say as the pious slave, Jesus
said, And I was witness over them while I dwelt amongst them..........(up to)
...the All-Wise.' (5.117-118). The narrator added: Then it will be said that
those people (relegated from Islam, that is) kept on turning on their heels
(deserted Islam).
8.534:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
people will be gathered barefooted, naked, and uncircumcised." I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Will the men and the women look at each other?" He said, "The
situation will be too hard for them to pay attention to that."
8.535:
Narrated `Abdullah: While we were in the company of the Prophet in a tent he
said, ''Would it please you to be one fourth of the people of Paradise?" We
said, "Yes." He said, "Would It please you to be one-third of the people of
Paradise?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Would it please you to be half of the
people of Paradise?" We said, "Yes." Thereupon he said, "I hope that you will be
one half of the people of Paradise, for none will enter Paradise but a Muslim
soul, and you people, in comparison to the people who associate others in
worship with Allah, are like a white hair on the skin of a black ox, or a black
hair on the skin of a red ox."
8.536:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "The first man to be called on the Day of Resurrection will be Adam who
will be shown his offspring, and it will be said to them, 'This is your father,
Adam.' Adam will say (responding to the call), 'Labbaik and Sa`daik' Then Allah
will say (to Adam), 'Take out of your offspring, the people of Hell.' Adam will
say, 'O Lord, how many should I take out?' Allah will say, 'Take out ninety-nine
out of every hundred." They (the Prophet's companions) said, "O Allah's Apostle!
If ninety-nine out of every one hundred of us are taken away, what will remain
out of us?" He said, "My followers in comparison to the other nations are like a
white hair on a black ox."
8.537:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said,
"Allah will say, 'O Adam!. Adam will reply, 'Labbaik and Sa`daik (I respond to
Your Calls, I am obedient to Your orders), wal Khair fi Yadaik (and all the good
is in Your Hands)!' Then Allah will say (to Adam), Bring out the people of the
Fire.' Adam will say, 'What (how many) are the people of the Fire?' Allah will
say, 'Out of every thousand (take out) nine-hundred and ninety-nine (persons).'
At that time children will become hoary-headed and every pregnant female will
drop her load (have an abortion) and you will see the people as if they were
drunk, yet not drunk; But Allah's punishment will be very severe." That news
distressed the companions of the Prophet too much, and they said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Who amongst us will be that man (the lucky one out of one-thousand who
will be saved from the Fire)?" He said, "Have the good news that one-thousand
will be from Gog and Magog, and the one (to be saved will be) from you." The
Prophet added, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I Hope that you (Muslims) will
be one third of the people of Paradise." On that, we glorified and praised Allah
and said, "Allahu Akbar." The Prophet then said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul
is, I hope that you will be one half of the people of Paradise, as your
(Muslims) example in comparison to the other people (non-Muslims), is like that
of a white hair on the skin of a black ox, or a round hairless spot on the
foreleg of a donkey."
8.538:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said
(regarding the Verse), "A Day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the
Worlds,' (that day) they will stand, drowned in their sweat up to the middle of
their ears."
8.539:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "The
people will sweat so profusely on the Day of Resurrection that their sweat will
sink seventy cubits deep into the earth, and it will rise up till it reaches the
people's mouths and ears."
8.540:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said,
"The cases which will be decided first (on the Day of Resurrection) will be the
cases of blood-shedding. "
8.541:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever has wronged his brother, should ask for his pardon (before his
death), as (in the Hereafter) there will be neither a Dinar nor a Dirham. (He
should secure pardon in this life) before some of his good deeds are taken and
paid to his brother, or, if he has done no good deeds, some of the bad deeds of
his brother are taken to be loaded on him (in the Hereafter).
8.542:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "The believers, after
being saved from the (Hell) Fire, will be stopped at a bridge between Paradise
and Hell and mutual retaliation will be established among them regarding wrongs
they have committed in the world against one another. After they are cleansed
and purified (through the retaliation), they will be admitted into Paradise; and
by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, everyone of them will know his dwelling
in Paradise better than he knew his dwelling in this world."
8.543:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: `Aisha said, "The Prophet said, 'Anybody whose
account (record) is questioned will surely be punished.' I said, 'Doesn't Allah
say: 'He surely will receive an easy reckoning?' (8
4.8) The Prophet replied.
'This means only the presentation of the account."'
8.544:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet said (as above, 543).
8.545:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle, said, "None will be called to account on the Day of
Resurrection, but will be ruined." I said "O Allah's Apostle! Hasn't Allah said:
'Then as for him who will be given his record in his right hand, he surely will
receive an easy reckoning? (8
4.7-8) -- Allah's Apostle said, "That (Verse)
means only the presentation of the accounts, but anybody whose account (record)
is questioned on the Day of Resurrection, will surely be punished."
8.546:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Prophet used to say, "A disbeliever will be
brought on the Day of Resurrection and will be asked. "Suppose you had as much
gold as to fill the earth, would you offer it to ransom yourself?" He will
reply, "Yes." Then it will be said to him, "You were asked for something easier
than that (to join none in worship with Allah (i.e. to accept Islam, but you
refused).
8.547:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: The Prophet said, "There will
be none among you but will be talked to by Allah on the Day of Resurrection,
without there being an interpreter between him and Him (Allah) . He will look
and see nothing ahead of him, and then he will look (again for the second time)
in front of him, and the (Hell) Fire will confront him. So, whoever among you
can save himself from the Fire, should do so even with one half of a date (to
give in charity).
8.548:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: The Prophet said,
"Protect yourself from the Fire." He then turned his face aside (as if he were
looking at it) and said again, "Protect yourself from the Fire," and then turned
his face aside (as if he were looking at it), and he said so for the third time
till we thought he was looking at it. He then said, "Protect yourselves from the
Fire, even if with one half of a date and he who hasn't got even this, (should
do so) by (saying) a good, pleasant word.'
8.549:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet said, "The people were displayed in front of me and I saw one
prophet passing by with a large group of his followers, and another prophet
passing by with only a small group of people, and another prophet passing by
with only ten (persons), and another prophet passing by with only five
(persons), and another prophet passed by alone. And then I looked and saw a
large multitude of people, so I asked Gabriel, "Are these people my followers?'
He said, 'No, but look towards the horizon.' I looked and saw a very large
multitude of people. Gabriel said. 'Those are your followers, and those are
seventy thousand (persons) in front of them who will neither have any reckoning
of their accounts nor will receive any punishment.' I asked, 'Why?' He said,
'For they used not to treat themselves with branding (cauterization) nor with
Ruqya (get oneself treated by the recitation of some Verses of the Qur'an) and
not to see evil omen in things, and they used to put their trust (only) in their
Lord." On hearing that, 'Ukasha bin Mihsan got up and said (to the Prophet),
"Invoke Allah to make me one of them." The Prophet said, "O Allah, make him one
of them." Then another man got up and said (to the Prophet), "Invoke Allah to
make me one of them." The Prophet said, 'Ukasha has preceded you."
8.550:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "From my followers
there will enter Paradise a crowd, seventy thousand in number, whose faces will
glitter as the moon does when it is full." On hearing that, 'Ukasha bin Mihsan
Al-Asdi got up, lifting his covering sheet, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke
Allah that He may make me one of them." The Prophet said, "O Allah, make him one
of them." Another man from the Ansar got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke
Allah to make me one of them. "The Prophet said (to him), "'Ukasha has preceded
you."
8.551:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said, "Seventy-thousand
or seven-hundred thousand of my followers (the narrator is in doubt as to the
correct number) will enter Paradise holding each other till the first and the
last of them enter Paradise at the same time, and their faces will have a
glitter like that of the moon at night when it is full."
8.552:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: The Prophet; said, "The people of Paradise will enter Paradise, and
the people of the (Hell) Fire will enter the (Hell) Fire: then a call-maker will
get up (and make an announcement) among them, 'O the people of the (Hell) Fire!
No death anymore ! And O people of Paradise! No death (anymore) but
Eternity."
8.553:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, " It will be
said to the people of Paradise, 'O people of Paradise! Eternity (for you) and no
death,' and to the people of the Fire, 'O people of the Fire, eternity (for you)
and no death!"
8.554:
Narrated `Imran:
The Prophet said, "I looked
into paradise and saw that the majority of its people were the poor, and I
looked into the Fire and found that the majority of its people were
women."
8.555:
Narrated Usama:
The Prophet said, "I stood at the gate
of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who had entered it were poor
people, while the rich were forbidden (to enter along with the poor, because
they were waiting the reckoning of their accounts), but the people of the Fire
had been ordered to be driven to the Fire. And I stood at the gate of the Fire
and found that the majority of the people entering it were women." 8.556:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "When the people of Paradise have
entered Paradise and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, death will be
brought and will be placed between the Fire and Paradise, and then it will be
slaughtered, and a call will be made (that), 'O people of Paradise, no more
death ! O people of the Fire, no more death ! ' So the people of Paradise will
have happiness added to their previous happiness, and the people of the Fire
will have sorrow added to their previous sorrow."
8.557:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah will say to the people of
Paradise, 'O the people of Paradise!' They will say, 'Labbaik, O our Lord, and
Sa`daik!' Allah will say, 'Are you pleased?" They will say, 'Why should we not
be pleased since You have given us what You have not given to anyone of Your
creation?' Allah will say, 'I will give you something better than that.' They
will reply, 'O our Lord! And what is better than that?' Allah will say, 'I will
bestow My pleasure and contentment upon you so that I will never be angry with
you after for-ever.' "
8.558:
Narrated Anas:
Haritha was martyred on
the day (of the battle) of Badr while he was young. His mother came to the
Prophet saying, "O Allah's Apostle! You know the relation of Haritha to me (how
fond of him I was); so, if he is in Paradise, I will remain patient and wish for
Allah's reward, but if he is not there, then you will see what I will do." The
Prophet replied, "May Allah be merciful upon you! Have you gone mad? (Do you
think) it is one Paradise? There are many Paradises and he is in the (most
superior) Paradise of Al-Firdaus."
8.559.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "The width between the two shoulders of a Kafir (disbeliever) will
be equal to the distance covered by a fast rider in three days."
8.559.2:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said, "In Paradise there is a tree
so big that in its shade a rider may travel for one hundred years without being
able to cross it."
8.559.3:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said: There
is a tree in Paradise (so huge) that a fast (or a trained) rider may travel: for
one hundred years without being able to cross it.
8.560:
Narrated Sahl
bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said, "Seventy thousand or seven hundred thousand of
my followers will enter Paradise. (Abu Hazim, the sub-narrator, is not sure as
to which of the two numbers is correct.) They will be holding on to each other,
the first will not entering the last one does, their faces like the moon on a
full moon night."
8.561:
Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet said, "The people
of Paradise will see the Ghuraf (special abodes) in Paradise as you see a star
in the sky." Abu Sa`id added: "As you see a glittering star remaining in the
eastern horizon and the western horizon."
8.562:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Allah will say to the person who will have the minimum
punishment in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, 'If you had things equal to
whatever is on the earth, would you ransom yourself (from the punishment) with
it?' He will reply, Yes. Allah will say, 'I asked you a much easier thing than
this while you were in the backbone of Adam, that is, not to worship others
besides Me, but you refused and insisted to worship others besides
Me."'
8.563:
Narrated Hammad from `Amr from Jabir: The Prophet said,
"Some people will come out of the Fire through intercession looking like The
Thaarir." I asked `Amr, "What is the Thaarir?" He said, Ad Dagh`Abis, and at
that time he was toothless. Hammad added: I said to `Amr bin Dinar, "O Abu
Muhammad! Did you hear Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, 'I heard the Prophet saying:
'Some people will come out of the Fire through intercession?" He said, "Yes.
"
8.564:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Some people will
come out of the Fire after they have received a touch of the Fire, changing
their color, and they will enter Paradise, and the people of Paradise will name
them 'Al-Jahannamiyin' the (Hell) Fire people."
8.565:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "When the people of Paradise have entered
Paradise, and the people of the Fire have entered the Fire, Allah will say.
'Take out (of the Fire) whoever has got faith equal to a mustard seed in his
heart.' They will come out, and by that time they would have burnt and became
like coal, and then they will be thrown into the river of Al-Hayyat (life) and
they will spring up just as a seed grows on the bank of a rainwater stream." The
Prophet said, "Don't you see that the germinating seed comes out yellow and
twisted?"
8.566:
Narrated An-Nu`man: I heard the Prophet saying, "The
person who will have the least punishment from amongst the Hell Fire people on
the Day of Resurrection, will be a man under whose arch of the feet a smoldering
ember will be placed so that his brain will boil because of it."
8.567:
Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: I heard the Prophet saying, "The least
punished person of the (Hell) Fire people on the Day of Resurrection will be a
man under whose arch of the feet two smoldering embers will be placed, because
of which his brain will boil just like Al-Mirjal (copper vessel) or a Qum-qum
(narrow-necked vessel) is boiling with water."
8.568:
Narrated `Adi bin
Hatim: The Prophet mentioned the Fire and turned his face aside and asked for
Allah's protection from it, and then again he mentioned the Fire and turned his
face aside and asked for Allah's protection from it and said, "Protect
yourselves from the Hell-Fire, even if with one half of a date, and he who
cannot afford that, then (let him do so) by (saying) a good, pleasant
word."
8.569:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostles when
his uncle, Abu Talib had been mentioned in his presence, saying, "May be my
intercession will help him (Abu Talib) on the Day of Resurrection so that he may
be put in a shallow place in the Fire, with fire reaching his ankles and causing
his brain to boil."
8.570:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah will gather all the people on the Day of Resurrection and they will say,
'Let us request someone to intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve
us from this place of ours.' Then they will go to Adam and say, 'You are the one
whom Allah created with His Own Hands, and breathed in you of His soul, and
ordered the angels to prostrate to you; so please intercede for us with our
Lord.' Adam will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, and will remember
his sin, and will say, 'Go to Noah, the first Apostle sent by Allah' They will
go to him and he will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking', and will
remember his sin and say, 'Go to Abraham whom Allah took as a Khalil. They will
go to him (and request similarly). He will reply, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking,' and will remember his sin and say, 'Go to Moses to whom Allah
spoke directly.' They will go to Moses and he will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking,' and will remember his sin and say, 'Go to Jesus.' They will go to
him, and he will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, go to Muhammad as
Allah has forgiven his past and future sins.' They will come to me and I will
ask my Lord's permission, and when I see Him, I will fall down in prostration to
Him, and He will leave me in that state as long as (He) Allah will, and then I
will be addressed. 'Raise up your head (O Muhammad)! Ask, and your request will
be granted, and say, and your saying will be listened to; intercede, and your
intercession will be accepted.' Then I will raise my head, and I will glorify
and praise my Lord with a saying(i.e. invocation) He will teach me, and then I
will intercede, Allah will fix a limit for me (i.e., certain type of people for
whom I may intercede), and I will take them out of the (Hell) Fire and let them
enter Paradise. Then I will come back (to Allah) and fall in prostration, and
will do the same for the third and fourth times till no-one remains in the
(Hell) Fire except those whom the Qur'an has imprisoned therein." (The
sub-narrator, Qatada used to say at that point, "...those upon whom eternity (in
Hell) has been imposed.") (See Hadith No. 3, Vol 6).
8.571:
Narrated
`Imran bin Husain: The Prophet said, "Some people will be taken out of the Fire
through the intercession of Muhammad they will enter Paradise and will be called
Al-Jahannamiyin (the Hell Fire people).
8.572:
Narrated Anas:
Um (the
mother of) Haritha came to Allah's Apostle after Haritha had been martyred on
the Day (of the battle) of Badr by an arrow thrown by an unknown person. She
said, "O Allah's Apostle! You know the position of Haritha in my heart (i.e. how
dear to me he was), so if he is in Paradise, I will not weep for him, or
otherwise, you will see what I will do." The Prophet said, "Are you mad? Is
there only one Paradise? There are many Paradises, and he is in the highest
Paradise of Firdaus." The Prophet added, "A forenoon journey or an after noon
journey in Allah's Cause is better than the whole world and whatever is in it;
and a place equal to an arrow bow of anyone of you, or a place equal to a foot
in Paradise is better than the whole world and whatever is in it; and if one of
the women of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space
between them (the earth and the heaven) with light, and would fill whatever is
in between them, with perfume, and the veil of her face is better than the whole
world and whatever is in it."
8.573:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "None will enter Paradise but will be shown the place he would have
occupied in the (Hell) Fire if he had rejected faith, so that he may be more
thankful; and none will enter the (Hell) Fire but will be shown the place he
would have occupied in Paradise if he had faith, so that may be a cause of
sorrow for him."
8.574:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Who will be the luckiest person who will gain your intercession on the Day of
Resurrection?" The Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! I have thought that none will
ask me about this Hadith before you, as I know your longing for the (learning
of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of
Resurrection will be the one who said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah,' sincerely from the bottom of his heart." 8.575:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "I know the person who will be the last to come out of the
(Hell) Fire, and the last to enter Paradise. He will be a man who will come out
of the (Hell) Fire crawling, and Allah will say to him, 'Go and enter Paradise.'
He will go to it, but he will imagine that it had been filled, and then he will
return and say, 'O Lord, I have found it full.' Allah will say, 'Go and enter
Paradise, and you will have what equals the world and ten times as much (or, you
will have as much as ten times the like of the world).' On that, the man will
say, 'Do you mock at me (or laugh at me) though You are the King?" I saw Allah's
Apostle (while saying that) smiling that his premolar teeth became visible. It
is said that will be the lowest in degree amongst the people of
Paradise.
8.576:
Narrated `Abbas:
that he said to the Prophet "Did
you benefit Abu Talib with anything?"
8.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Some
people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection?" He said, "Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the
sun when it is not hidden by clouds?" They replied, "No, Allah's Apostle." He
said, "Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the moon when it is
full and not hidden by clouds?" They replied, No, O Allah's Apostle!" He said,
"So you will see Him (your Lord) on the Day of Resurrection similarly Allah will
gather all the people and say, 'Whoever used to worship anything should follow
that thing. 'So, he who used to worship the sun, will follow it, and he who used
to worship the moon will follow it, and he who used to worship false deities
will follow them; and then only this nation (i.e., Muslims) will remain,
including their hypocrites. Allah will come to them in a shape other than they
know and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'We seek refuge with Allah
from you. This is our place; (we will not follow you) till our Lord comes to us,
and when our Lord comes to us, we will recognize Him. Then Allah will come to
then in a shape they know and will say, "I am your Lord.' They will say, '(No
doubt) You are our Lord,' and they will follow Him. Then a bridge will be laid
over the (Hell) Fire." Allah's Apostle added, "I will be the first to cross it.
And the invocation of the Apostles on that Day, will be 'Allahukka Sallim,
Sallim (O Allah, save us, save us!),' and over that bridge there will be hooks
Similar to the thorns of As Sa'dan (a thorny tree). Didn't you see the thorns of
As-Sa'dan?" The companions said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle." He added, "So the
hooks over that bridge will be like the thorns of As-Sa-dan except that their
greatness in size is only known to Allah. These hooks will snatch the people
according to their deeds. Some people will be ruined because of their evil
deeds, and some will be cut into pieces and fall down in Hell, but will be saved
afterwards, when Allah has finished the judgments among His slaves, and intends
to take out of the Fire whoever He wishes to take out from among those who used
to testify that none had the right to be worshipped but Allah. We will order the
angels to take them out and the angels will know them by the mark of the traces
of prostration (on their foreheads) for Allah banned the f ire to consume the
traces of prostration on the body of Adam's son. So they will take them out, and
by then they would have burnt (as coal), and then water, called Ma'ul Hayat
(water of life) will be poured on them, and they will spring out like a seed
springs out on the bank of a rainwater stream, and there will remain one man who
will be facing the (Hell) Fire and will say, 'O Lord! It's (Hell's) vapor has
Poisoned and smoked me and its flame has burnt me; please turn my face away from
the Fire.' He will keep on invoking Allah till Allah says, 'Perhaps, if I give
you what you want), you will ask for another thing?' The man will say, 'No, by
Your Power, I will not ask You for anything else.' Then Allah will turn his face
away from the Fire. The man will say after that, 'O Lord, bring me near the gate
of Paradise.' Allah will say (to him), 'Didn't you promise not to ask for
anything else? Woe to you, O son of Adam ! How treacherous you are!' The man
will keep on invoking Allah till Allah will say, 'But if I give you that, you
may ask me for something else.' The man will say, 'No, by Your Power. I will not
ask for anything else.' He will give Allah his covenant and promise not to ask
for anything else after that. So Allah will bring him near to the gate of
Paradise, and when he sees what is in it, he will remain silent as long as Allah
will, and then he will say, 'O Lord! Let me enter Paradise.' Allah will say,
'Didn't you promise that you would not ask Me for anything other than that? Woe
to you, O son of Adam ! How treacherous you are!' On that, the man will say, 'O
Lord! Do not make me the most wretched of Your creation,' and will keep on
invoking Allah till Allah will smile and when Allah will smile because of him,
then He will allow him to enter Paradise, and when he will enter Paradise, he
will be addressed, 'Wish from so-and-so.' He will wish till all his wishes will
be fulfilled, then Allah will say, All this (i.e. what you have wished for) and
as much again therewith are for you.' " Abu Huraira added: That man will be the
last of the people of Paradise to enter (Paradise). Narrated 'Ata (while Abu
Huraira was narrating): Abu Sa`id was sitting in the company of Abu Huraira and
he did not deny anything of his narration till he reached his saying: "All this
and as much again therewith are for you." Then Abu Sa`id said, "I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'This is for you and ten times as much.' " Abu Huraira said, "In
my memory it is 'as much again therewith.' "
8.578:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount." `Abdullah added:
The Prophet said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount, and some of you will
be brought in front of me till I will see them and then they will be taken away
from me and I will say, 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be said, 'You do not
know what they did after you had left.'
8.579:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The
Prophet said, "There will be a tank (Lake-Fount) in front of you as large as the
distance between Jarba and Adhruh (two towns in Sham).
8.580:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The word 'Al-Kauthar' means the abundant good which Allah gave to
him (the Prophet Muhammad). Abu Bishr said: I said to Sa`id, "Some people claim
that it (Al-Kauthar) is a river in Paradise." Sa`id replied, "The river which is
in Paradise is one item of that good which Allah has bestowed upon him
(Muhammad). 8.581:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "My
Lake-Fount is (so large that it takes) a month's journey to cross it. Its water
is whiter than milk, and its smell is nicer than musk (a kind of Perfume), and
its drinking cups are (as numerous) as the (number of) stars of the sky; and
whoever drinks from it, will never be thirsty."
8.582:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "The width of my Lake-Fount is equal to the
distance between Aila (a town in Sham) and Sana' (the capital of Yemen) and it
has as many (numerous) jugs as the number of stars of the sky."
8.583:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said: "While I was walking in Paradise
(on the night of Mi'raj), I saw a river, on the two banks of which there were
tents made of hollow pearls. I asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?' He said, 'That
is the Kauthar which Your Lord has given to you.' Behold! Its scent or its mud
was sharp smelling musk!" (The sub-narrator, Hudba is in doubt as to the correct
expression. )
8.584:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Some of my
companions will come to me at my Lake Fount, and after I recognize them, they
will then be taken away from me, whereupon I will say, 'My companions!' Then it
will be said, 'You do not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion
after you."
8.585:
Narrated Abu Hazim from Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet
said, "I am your predecessor (forerunner) at the Lake-Fount, and whoever will
pass by there, he will drink from it and whoever will drink from it, he will
never be thirsty. There will come to me some people whom I will recognize, and
they will recognize me, but a barrier will be placed between me and them." Abu
Hazim added: An-Nu`man bin Abi `Aiyash, on hearing me, said. "Did you hear this
from Sahl?" I said, "Yes." He said, " I bear witness that I heard Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri saying the same, adding that the Prophet said: 'I will say: They are
of me (i.e. my followers). It will be said, 'You do not know what they innovated
(new things) in the religion after you left'. I will say, 'Far removed, far
removed (from mercy), those who changed (their religion) after me." Abu Huraira
narrated that the Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection a group of
companions will come to me, but will be driven away from the Lake-Fount, and I
will say, 'O Lord (those are) my companions!' It will be said, 'You have no
knowledge as to what they innovated after you left; they turned apostate as
renegades (reverted from Islam).
8.586:
Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab: The
companions of the Prophet said, "Some men from my companions will come to my
Lake-Fount and they will be driven away from it, and I will say, 'O Lord, my
companions!' It will be said, 'You have no knowledge of what they innovated
after you left: they turned apostate as renegades (reverted from
Islam).
8.587:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While I was
sleeping, a group (of my followers were brought close to me), and when I
recognized them, a man (an angel) came out from amongst (us) me and them, he
said (to them), 'Come along.' I asked, 'Where?' He said, 'To the (Hell) Fire, by
Allah' I asked, 'what is wrong with them' He said, 'They turned apostate as
renegades after you left.' Then behold! (Another) group (of my followers) were
brought close to me, and when I recognized them, a man (an angel) came out from
(me and them) he said (to them); Come along.' I asked, "Where?' He said, 'To the
(Hell) Fire, by Allah.' I asked, What is wrong with them?' He said, 'They turned
apostate as renegades after you left. So I did not see anyone of them escaping
except a few who were like camels without a shepherd."
8.588:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a
garden from amongst the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is over my
Lake-Fount."
8.589:
Narrated Jundab:
I heard the Prophet, saying, "I
am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount. (Al-Kauthar) .
8.590:
Narrated
`Uqba bin 'Amir: Once the Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayers for
the martyrs of Uhud, and then went to the pulpit and said, "I am a predecessor
for you and I am a witness for you: and by Allah, I am looking at my Fount just
now, and the keys of the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth) have
been given to me: and by Allah, I am not afraid that you will worship others
besides Allah after me, but I am afraid that you will strive and struggle
against each other over these treasures of the world."
8.591:
Narrated
Haritha bin Wahb: I heard the Prophet mentioning the Lake-Fount (Al-Kauthar),
saying, "(The width of the Lake-Fount) is equal to the distance between Medina
and Sana' (capital of Yemen)." Haritha said that he heard the Prophet saying
that his Lake-Fount would be as large as the distance between Sana' and Medina.
Al-Mustaurid said to Haritha, "Didn't you hear him talking about the vessels?"
He said, "No." Al-Mustaurid said, "The vessels are seen in it as (numberless as)
the stars."
8.592:
Narrated Asma 'bint Abu Bakr: The Prophet said, "I
will be standing at the Lake-Fount so that I will see whom among you will come
to me; and some people will be taken away from me, and I will say, 'O Lord,
(they are) from me and from my followers.' Then it will be said, 'Did you notice
what they did after you? By Allah, they kept on turning on their heels (turned
as renegades).' " The sub-narrator, Ibn Abi Mulaika said, "O Allah, we seek
refuge with You from turning on our heels, or being put to trial in our
religion."
Bk. 77: Divine Will (Al-Qadar)
8.593:
Narrated `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle, the truthful and truly-inspired, said, "Each one of you
collected in the womb of his mother for forty days, and then turns into a clot
for an equal period (of forty days) and turns into a piece of flesh for a
similar period (of forty days) and then Allah sends an angel and orders him to
write four things, i.e., his provision, his age, and whether he will be of the
wretched or the blessed (in the Hereafter). Then the soul is breathed into him.
And by Allah, a person among you (or a man) may do deeds of the people of the
Fire till there is only a cubit or an arm-breadth distance between him and the
Fire, but then that writing (which Allah has ordered the angel to write)
precedes, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it; and a
man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise till there is only a cubit or two
between him and Paradise, and then that writing precedes and he does the deeds
of the people of the Fire and enters it."
8.594:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Allah puts an angel in charge of the uterus and the angel
says, 'O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a
piece of flesh.' And then, if Allah wishes to complete its creation, the angel
asks, 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A wretched (an evil doer) or a
blessed (doer of good)? How much will his provisions be? What will his age be?'
So all that is written while the creature is still in the mother's
womb."
8.595:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Can the people of Paradise be known (differentiated) from the people of the
Fire; The Prophet replied, "Yes." The man said, "Why do people (try to) do
(good) deeds?" The Prophet said, "Everyone will do the deeds for which he has
been created to do or he will do those deeds which will be made easy for him to
do." (i.e. everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his
destined place for which he has been created).
8.596:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet ; was asked about the offspring of the pagans. He said,
"Allah knows what they would have done (were they to live).
8.597:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was asked about the offspring of the
pagans. He said, "Allah knows what they would have done (were they to live).
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No child is born but has the
Islamic Faith, but its parents turn it into a Jew or a Christian. It is as you
help the animals give birth. Do you find among their offspring a mutilated one
before you mutilate them yourself?" The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! What do
you think about those (of them) who die young?" The Prophet said, "Allah knows
what they would have done (were they to live).
8.598:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No woman should ask for the divorce of her
sister (Muslim) so as to take her place, but she should marry the man (without
compelling him to divorce his other wife), for she will have nothing but what
Allah has written for her."
8.599:
Narrated Usama:
Once while I was
with the Prophet and Sa`d, Ubai bin Ka`b and Mu`adh were also sitting with him,
there came to him a messenger from one of his daughters, telling him that her
child was on the verge of death. The Prophet told the messenger to tell her, "It
is for Allah what He takes, and it is for Allah what He gives, and everything
has its fixed time (limit). So (she should) be patient and look for Allah's
reward."
8.600:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: That while he was sitting
with the Prophet a man from the Ansar came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We get
slave girls from the war captives and we love property; what do you think about
coitus interruptus?" Allah's Apostle said, "Do you do that? It is better for you
not to do it, for there is no soul which Allah has ordained to come into
existence but will be created."
8.601:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet
once delivered a speech in front of us wherein he left nothing but mentioned
(about) everything that would happen till the Hour. Some of us stored that our
minds and some forgot it. (After that speech) I used to see events taking place
(which had been referred to in that speech) but I had forgotten them (before
their occurrence). Then I would recognize such events as a man recognizes
another man who has been absent and then sees and recognizes him.
8.602:
Narrated `Ali:
While we were sitting with the Prophet who had a stick
with which he was scraping the earth, he lowered his head and said, "There is
none of you but has his place assigned either in the Fire or in Paradise."
Thereupon a man from the people said, "Shall we not depend upon this, O Allah's
Apostle?" The Prophet said, "No, but carry on and do your deeds, for everybody
finds it easy to do such deeds (as will lead him to his place)." The Prophet
then recited the Verse: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to
Allah..' (9
2.5)
8.603:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We witnessed along with
Allah's Apostle the Khaibar (campaign). Allah's Apostle told his companions
about a man who claimed to be a Muslim, "This man is from the people of the
Fire." When the battle started, the man fought very bravely and received a great
number of wounds and got crippled. On that, a man from among the companions of
the Prophet came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you know what the man you
described as of the people of the Fire has done? He has fought very bravely for
Allah's Cause and he has received many wounds." The Prophet said, "But he is
indeed one of the people of the Fire." Some of the Muslims were about to have
some doubt about that statement. So while the man was in that state, the pain
caused by the wounds troubled him so much that he put his hand into his quiver
and took out an arrow and committed suicide with it. Off went some men from
among the Muslims to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allah has
made your statement true. So-and-so has committed suicide." Allah's Apostle
said, "O Bilal! Get up and announce in public: None will enter Paradise but a
believer, and Allah may support this religion (Islam) with a wicked
man."
8.604:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: There was a man who fought most
bravely of all the Muslims on behalf of the Muslims in a battle (Ghazwa) in the
company of the Prophet. The Prophet looked at him and said. "If anyone would
like to see a man from the people of the Fire, let him look at this (brave
man)." On that, a man from the People (Muslims) followed him, and he was in that
state i.e., fighting fiercely against the pagans till he was wounded, and then
he hastened to end his life by placing his sword between his breasts (and
pressed it with great force) till it came out between his shoulders. Then the
man (who was watching that person) went quickly to the Prophet and said, "I
testify that you are Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet asked him, "Why do you say
that?" He said, "You said about so-and-so, 'If anyone would like to see a man
from the people of the Fire, he should look at him.' He fought most bravely of
all of us on behalf of the Muslims and I knew that he would not die as a Muslim
(Martyr). So when he got wounded, he hastened to die and committed suicide."
There-upon the Prophet said, "A man may do the deeds of the people of the Fire
while in fact he is one of the people of Paradise, and he may do the deeds of
the people of Paradise while in fact he belongs to the people of Fire, and
verily, (the rewards of) the deeds are decided by the last actions
(deeds)".
8.605:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade vowing and said,
"In fact, vowing does not prevent anything, but it makes a miser to spend his
property."
8.606:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said (that Allah
said), "Vowing does not bring to the son of Adam anything I have not already
written in his fate, but vowing is imposed on him by way of fore ordainment.
Through vowing I make a miser spend of his wealth." 8.607:
Narrated Abu
Musa: While we were with Allah's Apostle in a holy battle, we never went up a
hill or reached its peak or went down a valley but raised our voices with
Takbir. Allah's Apostle came close to us and said, "O people! Don't exert
yourselves, for you do not call a deaf or an absent one, but you call the
All-Listener, the All-Seer." The Prophet then said, "O `Abdullah bin Qais! Shall
I teach you a sentence which is from the treasures of Paradise? ( It is): 'La
haula wala quwata illa billah. (There is neither might nor power except with
Allah).
8.608:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: That the Prophet said, "No
Caliph is appointed but has two groups of advisors: One group advises him to do
good and urges him to adopt it, and the other group advises him to do bad and
urges him to adopt it; and the protected is the one whom Allah
protects."
8.609:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I did not see anything so
resembling minor sins as what Abu Huraira said from the Prophet, who said,
"Allah has written for the son of Adam his inevitable share of adultery whether
he is aware of it or not: The adultery of the eye is the looking (at something
which is sinful to look at), and the adultery of the tongue is to utter (what it
is unlawful to utter), and the innerself wishes and longs for (adultery) and the
private parts turn that into reality or refrain from submitting to the
temptation."
8.610:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (regarding the Verse) "And We
granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens "Miraj") which We showed you (O
Muhammad as an actual eye witness) but as a trial for mankind.' (17.60): Allah's
Apostle actually saw with his own eyes the vision (all the things which were
shown to him) on the night of his Night Journey to Jerusalem (and then to the
heavens). The cursed tree which is mentioned in the Qur'an is the tree of
Az-Zaqqum.
8.611:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Adam and Moses
argued with each other. Moses said to Adam. 'O Adam! You are our father who
disappointed us and turned us out of Paradise.' Then Adam said to him, 'O Moses!
Allah favored you with His talk (talked to you directly) and He wrote (the
Torah) for you with His Own Hand. Do you blame me for action which Allah had
written in my fate forty years before my creation?' So Adam confuted Moses, Adam
confuted Moses," the Prophet added, repeating the Statement three
times.
8.612:
Narrated Warrad:
(the freed slave of Al-Mughira bin
Shu`ba) Muawiya wrote to Mughira. 'Write to me what you heard the Prophet saying
after his prayer.' So Al-Mughira dictated to me and said, "I heard the Prophet
saying after the prayer, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone
Who has no partner. O Allah! No-one can withhold what You give, and none can
give what You withhold, and the fortune of a man of means is useless before You
(i.e., only good deeds are of value).
8.613:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Take refuge with Allah from the difficulties of severe
calamities, from having an evil end and a bad fate and from the malicious joy of
your enemies." 8.614:
Narrated `Abdullah: When taking an oath, the Prophet
very often used to say, "No, by Him Who turns the hearts."
8.615:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said to Ibn Saiyad, "I have kept for you a
secret." Ibn Saiyad said, "Ad-Dukh." The Prophet said, "Keep quiet, for you
cannot go beyond your limits (or you cannot exceed what has been foreordained
for you)." On that, `Umar said (to the Prophet ), "Allow me to chop off his
neck!" The Prophet said, "Leave him, for if he is he (i.e., Ad-Dajjal), then you
will not be able to overcome him, and if he is not, then you gain no good by
killing him."
8.616:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked Allah's Apostle about
the plague. He said, "That was a means of torture which Allah used to send upon
whom-so-ever He wished, but He made it a source of mercy for the believers, for
anyone who is residing in a town in which this disease is present, and remains
there and does not leave that town, but has patience and hopes for Allah's
reward, and knows that nothing will befall him except what Allah has written for
him, then he will get such reward as that of a martyr."
8.617:
Narrated
Al-Bara' bin `Azib: I saw the Prophet on the Day of (the battle of) Al-Khandaq,
carrying earth with us and saying, "By Allah, without Allah we would not have
been guided, neither would we have fasted, nor would we have prayed. O Allah!
Send down Sakina (calmness) upon us and make our feet firm when we meet (the
enemy). The pagans have rebelled against us, but if they want to put us in
affliction (i.e., fight us) we refuse (to flee)." (See Hadith No. 430, Vol. 5).
Bk. 78: Oaths and Vows
8.618:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Bakr
As-Siddiq had never broken his oaths till Allah revealed the expiation for the
oaths. Then he said, "If I take an oath to do something and later on I find
something else better than the first one, then I do what is better and make
expiation for my oath."
8.619:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura: The
Prophet said, "O `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, because if
you are given authority for it, then you will be held responsible for it, but if
you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped in it (by
Allah): and whenever you take an oath to do something and later you find that
something else is better than the first, then do the better one and make
expiation for your oath."
8.620:
Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet
along with a group of Al-Ash`ariyin in order to request him to provide us with
mounts. He said, "By Allah, I will not provide you with mounts and I haven't got
anything to mount you on." Then we stayed there as long as Allah wished us to
stay, and then three very nice looking she-camels were brought to him and he
made us ride them. When we left, we, or some of us, said, "By Allah, we will not
be blessed, as we came to the Prophet asking him for mounts, and he swore that
he would not give us any mounts but then he did give us. So let us go back to
the Prophet and remind him (of his oath)." When we returned to him (and reminded
him of the fact), he said, "I did not give you mounts, but it is Allah Who gave
you. By Allah, Allah willing, if I ever take an oath to do something and then I
find something else than the first, I will make expiation for my oath and do the
thing which is better (or do something which is better and give the expiation
for my oath).
8.621:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "We
(Muslims) are the last in the world, but will be foremost on the Day of
Resurrection." Allah's Apostle also said, "By Allah, if anyone of you insists on
fulfilling an oath by which he may harm his family, he commits a greater sin in
Allah's sight than that of dissolving his oath and making expiation for
it."
8.622:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone who takes
an oath through which his family may be harmed, and insists on keeping it, he
surely commits a sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should
rather compensate for that oath by making expiation."
8.623:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: Allah's Apostle sent an army detachment and made Usama bin Zaid its
commander. Some people criticized (spoke badly of) Usama's leadership. So
Allah's Apostle got up saying, "If you people are criticizing Usama's
leadership, you have already criticized the leadership of his father before. But
Wa-aimullah (i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid) deserved the leadership, and he was
one of the most beloved persons to me; and now this (his son Usama) is one of
the dearest persons to me after him." (See Hadith No. 765, Vol. 5)
8.624:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The oath of the Prophet used to be: "No, by Him who
turns the hearts."
8.625:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: The Prophet said,
"If Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar after him; and if Khosrau is
ruined, there will be no Khosrau, after him; and, by Him in Whose Hand my soul
is, surely you will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause."
8.626:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If Khosrau is ruined, there
will be no Khosrau after him; and if Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar
after him. By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, surely you will spend their
treasures in Allah's Cause."
8.627:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet
said, "O followers of Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew what I know, you would
weep much and laugh little."
8.628:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Hisham: We
were with the Prophet and he was holding the hand of `Umar bin Al-Khattab. `Umar
said to Him, "O Allah's Apostle! You are dearer to me than everything except my
own self." The Prophet said, "No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not
have complete faith) till I am dearer to you than your own self." Then `Umar
said to him, "However, now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my own self."
The Prophet said, "Now, O `Umar, (now you are a believer).
8.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: Two men had a dispute in the
presence of Allah's Apostle. One of them said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between
us according to Allah's Laws." The other who was wiser, said, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Laws and allow me to speak. The
Prophet said, "Speak." He said, "My son was a laborer serving this (person) and
he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, The people said that my
son is to be stoned to death, but I ransomed him with one-hundred sheep and a
slave girl. Then I asked the learned people, who informed me that my son should
receive one hundred lashes and will be exiled for one year, and stoning will be
the lot for the man's wife." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, by Him in Whose Hand
my soul is, I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws: As for your
sheep and slave girl, they are to be returned to you." Then he scourged his son
one hundred lashes and exiled him for one year. Then Unais Al-Aslami was ordered
to go to the wife of the second man, and if she confessed (the crime), then
stone her to death. She did confess, so he stoned her to death.
8.630:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "Do you think if the tribes of Aslam,
Ghifar, Muzaina and Juhaina are better than the tribes of Tamim, 'Amir bin
Sa'sa'a, Ghatfan and Asad, they (the second group) are despairing and losing?"
They (the Prophet's companions) said, "Yes, (they are)." He said, "By Him in
Whose Hand my soul is, they (the first group) are better than them (the second
group).
8.631:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi: Allah's Apostle employed an
employee (to collect Zakat). The employee returned after completing his job and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! This (amount of Zakat) is for you, and this (other
amount) was given to me as a present." The Prophet said to him, "Why didn't you
stay at your father's or mother's house and see if you would be given presents
or not?" Then Allah's Apostle got up in the evening after the prayer, and having
testified that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and praised and
glorified Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then ! What about an employee whom
we employ and then he comes and says, 'This amount (of Zakat) is for you, and
this (amount) was given to me as a present'? Why didn't he stay at the house of
his father and mother to see if he would be given presents or not? By Him in
Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, none of you will steal anything of it (i.e.
Zakat) but will bring it by carrying it over his neck on the Day of
Resurrection. If it has been a camel, he will bring it (over his neck) while it
will be grunting, and if it has been a cow, he will bring it (over his neck),
while it will be mooing; and if it has been a sheep, he will bring it (over his
neck) while it will be bleeding." The Prophet added, "I have preached you
(Allah's Message)." Abu Humaid said, "Then Allah's Apostle raised his hands so
high that we saw the whiteness of his armpits."
8.632:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) said, "By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul
is, if you know that which I know, you would weep much and laugh
little."
8.633:
Narrated Abu Dhar: I reached him (the Prophet ) while in
the shade of the Ka`ba; he was saying, "They are the losers, by the Lord of the
Ka`ba! They are the losers, by the Lord of the Ka`ba!" I said (to myself ),
"What is wrong with me? Is anything improper detected in me? What is wrong with
me? Then I sat beside him and he kept on saying his statement. I could not
remain quiet, and Allah knows in what sorrowful state I was at that time. So I
said, ' Who are they (the losers)? Let My father and mother be sacrificed for
you, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "They are the wealthy people, except the one
who does like this and like this and like this (i.e., spends of his wealth in
Allah's Cause).
8.634:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(The
Prophet) Solomon once said, 'Tonight I will sleep with ninety women, each of
whom will bring forth a (would-be) cavalier who will fight in Allah's Cause." On
this, his companion said to him, "Say: Allah willing!" But he did not say Allah
willing. Solomon then slept with all the women, but none of them became pregnant
but one woman who later delivered a half-man. By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's
soul is, if he (Solomon) had said, 'Allah willing' (all his wives would have
brought forth boys) and they would have fought in Allah's Cause as cavaliers.
"
8.635:
Narrated Al-Bara 'bin `Azib: A piece of silken cloth was given
to the Prophet as a present and the people handed it over amongst themselves and
were astonished at its beauty and softness. Allah's Apostle said, "Are you
astonished at it?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "By Him in
Whose Hand my soul is, the handkerchiefs of Sa`d in Paradise are better than
it."
8.636:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind bint `Utba bin Rabi`a said, "O
Allah 's Apostle! (Before I embraced Islam), there was no family on the surface
of the earth, I wish to have degraded more than I did your family. But today
there is no family whom I wish to have honored more than I did yours." Allah's
Apostle said, "I thought similarly, by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is!"
Hind said, "O Allah's Apostle! (My husband) Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful
of me to feed my children from his property?" The Prophet said, "No, unless you
take it for your needs what is just and reasonable."
8.637:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Masud: While Allah's Apostle was sitting, reclining his back
against a Yemenite leather tent he said to his companions, "Will you be pleased
to be one-fourth of the people of Paradise?" They said, 'Yes.' He said "Won't
you be pleased to be one-third of the people of Paradise" They said, "Yes." He
said, "By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, I hope that you will be one-half
of the people of Paradise."
8.638:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: A man
heard another man reciting: Surat-ul-Ikhlas (The Unity) 'Say: He is Allah, the
One (112) and he was repeating it. The next morning he came to Allah's Apostle
and mentioned the whole story to him as if he regarded the recitation of that
Sura as insufficient On that, Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my
soul is! That (Sura No. 112) equals one-third of the Qur'an."
8.639:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I heard the Prophet saying, "Perform the bowing and
the prostration properly (with peace of mind), for, by Him in Whose Hand my soul
is, I see you from behind my back when you bow and when you
prostrate."
8.640:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: An Ansari woman came to the
Prophet in the company of her children, and the Prophet said to her, "By Him in
Whose Hand my soul is, you are the most beloved people to me!" And he repeated
the statement thrice.
8.641:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle met
`Umar bin Al-Khattab while the latter was going with a group of camel-riders,
and he was swearing by his father. The Prophet said, "Lo! Allah forbids you to
swear by your fathers, so whoever has to take an oath, he should swear by Allah
or keep quiet."
8.642:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard `Umar saying, "Allah's
Apostle said to me, 'Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers." `Umar said,
"By Allah! Since I heard that from the Prophet , I have not taken such an oath,
neither intentionally, nor by reporting the oath of someone else."
8.643:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not swear by your
fathers."
8.644:
Narrated Zahdam:
There was a relation of love and
brotherhood between this tribe of Jarm and Al-Ash`ariyin. Once we were with Abu
Musa Al-Ash`ari, and then a meal containing chicken was brought to Abu Musa, and
there was present, a man from the tribe of Taimillah who was of red complexion
as if he were from non-Arab freed slaves. Abu Musa invited him to the meal. He
said, "I have seen chickens eating dirty things, so I deemed it filthy and took
an oath that I would never eat chicken." On that, Abu Musa said, "Get up, I will
narrate to you about that. Once a group of the Ash`ariyin and I went to Allah's
Apostle and asked him to provide us with mounts; he said, 'By Allah, I will
never give you any mounts nor do I have anything to mount you on.' Then a few
camels of war booty were brought to Allah's Apostle , and he asked about us,
saying, 'Where are the Ash-'ariyin?' He then ordered five nice camels to be
given to us, and when we had departed, we said, 'What have we done? Allah's
Apostle had taken the oath not to give us any mounts, and that he had nothing to
mount us on, and later he gave us that we might ride? Did we take advantage of
the fact that Allah's Apostle had forgotten his oath? By Allah, we will never
succeed.' So we went back to him and said to him, 'We came to you to give us
mounts, and you took an oath that you would not give us any mounts and that you
had nothing to mount us on.' On that he said, 'I did not provide you with
mounts, but Allah did. By Allah, if I take an oath to do something, and then
find something else better than it, I do that which is better and make expiation
for the dissolution of the oath.' "
8.645:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Whoever swears saying in his oath. 'By Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza,'
should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah; and whoever says to
his friend, 'Come, let me gamble with you,' should give something in
charity."
8.646:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle had a gold ring made
for himself, and he used to wear it with the stone towards the inner part of his
hand. Consequently, the people had similar rings made for themselves. Afterwards
the Prophet; sat on the pulpit and took it off, saying, "I used to wear this
ring and keep its stone towards the palm of my hand." He then threw it away and
said, "By Allah, I will never wear it." Therefore all the people threw away
their rings as well.
8.647:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: The Prophet
said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam, is, as he says; and
whoever commits suicide with something, will be punished with the same thing in
the (Hell) Fire; and cursing a believer is like murdering him; and whoever
accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him." 8.648:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet ordered us to help others to fulfill the
oaths.
8.649:
Narrated Usama:
Once a daughter of Allah's Apostle sent
a message to Allah's Apostle while Usama, Sa`d, and my father or Ubai were
(sitting there) with him. She said, (in the message); My child is going to die;
please come to us." Allah's Apostle returned the messenger and told him to
convey his greetings to her, and say, "Whatever Allah takes, is for Him and
whatever He gives is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term
(in this world): so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward." Then she
again sent for him swearing that he should come; so The Prophet got up, and so
did we. When he sat there (at the house of his daughter), the child was brought
to him, and he took him into his lap while the child's breath was disturbed in
his chest. The eyes of Allah's Apostle started shedding tears. Sa`d said, "What
is this, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "This is the mercy which Allah
has lodged in the hearts of whoever He wants of His slaves, and verily Allah is
merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).'
8.650:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Any Muslim who has lost three
of his children will not be touched by the Fire except that which will render
Allah's oath fulfilled."
8.651:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb: I heard the
Prophet saying, "Shall I tell you of the people of Paradise? They comprise every
poor humble person, and if he swears by Allah to do something, Allah will
fulfill it; while the people of the fire comprise every violent, cruel arrogant
person."
8.652:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet was asked, "Who are the
best people?" He replied: The people of my generation, and then those who will
follow (come after) them, and then those who will come after the later; after
that there will come some people whose witness will precede their oaths and
their oaths will go ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said,
"When we were young, our elder friends used to prohibit us from taking oaths by
saying, 'I bear witness swearing by Allah, or by Allah's Covenant."'
8.653:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever swears falsely in order to
grab the property of a Muslim (or of his brother), Allah will be angry with him
when he meets Him." Allah then revealed in confirmation of the above
statement:--'Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's
Covenant and their own oaths.' (3.77) Al-Ash'ath said, "This Verse was revealed
regarding me and a companion of mine when we had a dispute about a
well."
8.654:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "The Hell Fire
will keep on saying: 'Are there anymore (people to come)?' Till the Lord of
Power and Honor will put His Foot over it and then it will say, 'Qat! Qat!
(sufficient! sufficient!) by Your Power and Honor. And its various sides will
come close to each other (i.e., it will contract). "
8.655:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri: I heard `Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas
and 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah narrating from `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet,
the story about the liars who said what they said about her and how Allah
revealed her innocence afterwards. Each one of the above four narrators narrated
to me a portion of her narration. (It was said in it), "The Prophet stood up,
saying, 'Is there anyone who can relieve me from `Abdullah bin Ubai?' On that,
Usaid bin Hudair got up and said to Sa`d bin 'Ubada, La`Amrullahi (By the
Eternity of Allah), we will kill him!' "
8.656:
Narrated `Aisha:
regarding: 'Allah will not call you to account for that which is
unintentional in your oaths...' (2.225) This Verse was revealed concerning such
oath formulas as: 'No, by Allah!' and 'Yes, by Allah!' something against his
oath due to forgetfulness should he make expiation?). And the Statement of
Allah: 'And there is no blame on you if you make a mistake therein.' (3
3.5)
And Allah said:-- '(Moses said to Khadir): Call me not to account for what I
forgot.' (18.73)
8.657:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah
forgives my followers those (evil deeds) their souls may whisper or suggest to
them as long as they do not act (on it) or speak."
8.658:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-As: While the Prophet was delivering a sermon on the
Day of Nahr (i.e., 10th Dhul-Hijja-Day of slaughtering the sacrifice), a man got
up saying, "I thought, O Allah's Apostle, such-and-such a thing was to be done
before such-and-such a thing." Another man got up, saying, "O Allah's Apostle!
As regards these three (acts of Hajj), thought so-and-so." The Prophet said,
"Do, and there is no harm," concerning all those matters on that day. And so, on
that day, whatever question he was asked, he said, "Do it, do it, and there is
no harm therein."
8.659:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man said to the Prophet
(while he was delivering a sermon on the Day of Nahr), "I have performed the
Tawaf round the Ka`ba before the Rami (throwing pebbles) at the Jamra." The
Prophet said, "There is no harm (therein)." Another man said, "I had my head
shaved before slaughtering (the sacrifice)." The Prophet said, "There is no
harm." A third said, "I have slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the Rami
(throwing pebbles) at the Jamra." The Prophet said, "There is no
harm."
8.660:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man entered the mosque and started
praying while Allah's Apostle was sitting somewhere in the mosque. Then (after
finishing the prayer) the man came to the Prophet and greeted him. The Prophet
said to him, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed. The man went back, and
having prayed, he came and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet after returning his
greetings said, "Go back and pray, for you did not pray." On the third time the
man said, "(O Allah's Apostle!) teach me (how to pray)." The Prophet said, "When
you get up for the prayer, perform the ablution properly and then face the Qibla
and say Takbir (Allahu Akbar), and then recite of what you know of the Qur'an,
and then bow, and remain in this state till you feel at rest in bowing, and then
raise your head and stand straight; and then prostrate till you feel at rest in
prostration, and then sit up till you feel at rest while sitting; and then
prostrate again till you feel at rest in prostration; and then get up and stand
straight, and do all this in all your prayers."
8.661:
Narrated `Aisha:
When the pagans were defeated during the (first stage) of the battle of
Uhud, Satan shouted, "O Allah's slaves! Beware of what is behind you!" So the
front files of the Muslims attacked their own back files. Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman
looked and on seeing his father he shouted: "My father! My father!" By Allah!
The people did not stop till they killed his father. Hudhaifa then said, "May
Allah forgive you." `Urwa (the sub-narrator) added, "Hudhaifa continued asking
Allah forgiveness for the killers of his father till he met Allah (till he
died).
8.662:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody eats
something forgetfully while he is fasting, then he should complete his fast, for
Allah has made him eat and drink."
8.663:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Buhaina:
Once Allah's Apostle led us in prayer, and after finishing the first two rak`at,
got up (instead of sitting for at-Tahiyyat) and then carried on with the prayer.
When he had finished his prayer, the people were waiting for him to say Taslim,
but before saying Tasiim, he said Takbir and prostrated; then he raised his
head, and saying Takbir, he prostrated (SAHU) and then raised his head and
finished his prayer with Taslim.
8.664:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: that Allah's
Prophet led them in the Zuhr prayer and he offered either more or less rak`at,
and it was said to him, "O Allah's Apostle ! Has the prayer been reduced, or
have you forgotten?" He asked, "What is that?" They said, "You have prayed so
many rak`at." So he performed with them two more prostrations and said, "These
two prostrations are to be performed by the person who does not know whether he
has prayed more or less (rak`at) in which case he should seek to follow what is
right. And then complete the rest (of the prayer) and perform two extra
prostrations."
8.665:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: that he heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "(Moses) said, 'Call me not to account for what I forget and be
not hard upon me for my affair (with you)' (18.73) the first excuse of Moses was
his forgetfulness." Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib that once he had a guest, so he
told his family (on the Day of Id-ul-Adha) that they should slaughter the animal
for sacrifice before he returned from the (`Id) prayer in order that their guest
could take his meal. So his family slaughtered (the animal ) before the prayer.
Then they mentioned that event to the Prophet who ordered Al-Bara to slaughter
another sacrifice. Al-Bara' said to the Prophet , "I have a young milch she-goat
which is better than two sheep for slaughtering." (The sub-narrator, Ibn `Aun
used to say, "I don't know whether the permission (to slaughter a she-goat as a
sacrifice) was especially given to Al-Bara' or if it was in general for all the
Muslims.") (See Hadith No. 99, Vol.
2.)
8.666:
Narrated Jundub:
I
witnessed the Prophet offering the `Id prayer (and after finishing it) he
delivered a sermon and said, "Whoever has slaughtered his sacrifice (before the
prayer) should make up for it (i.e. slaughter another animal) and whoever has
not slaughtered his sacrifice yet, should slaughter it by mentioning Allah's
Name over it."
8.667:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "The
biggest sins are: To join others in worship with Allah; to be undutiful to one's
parents; to kill somebody unlawfully; and to take an oath Al-Ghamus.
8.668:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody is ordered (by the
ruler or the judge) to take an oath, and he takes a false oath in order to grab
the property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah's Wrath when he will meet
Him." And Allah revealed in its confirmation: 'Verily! Those who purchase a
small gain at the cost of Allah's covenants and their own oaths.' (3.77) (The
sub-narrator added:) Al-Ash'ath bin Qais entered, saying, "What did Abu
`Abdur-Rahman narrate to you?" They said, "So-and-so," Al-Ash'ath said, "This
verse was revealed in my connection. I had a well on the land of my cousin (and
we had a dispute about it). I reported him to Allah 's Apostle who said (to me).
"You should give evidence (i.e. witness) otherwise the oath of your opponent
will render your claim invalid." I said, "Then he (my opponent) will take the
oath, O Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever is ordered (by the
ruler or the judge) to give an oath, and he takes a false oath in order to grab
the property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah's Wrath when he meets Him on
the Day of Resurrection."
8.669:
Narrated Abu Musa: My companions sent me
to the Prophet to ask him for some mounts. He said, "By Allah! I will not mount
you on anything!" When I met him, he was in an angry mood, but when I met him
(again), he said, "Tell your companions that Allah or Allah's Apostle will
provide you with mounts."
8.670:
Narrated Az-Zuhri: I heard `Urwa bin
Az-Zubair, Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin
`Abdullah bin `Uqba relating from `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet the narration
of the people (i.e. the liars) who spread the slander against her and they said
what they said, and how Allah revealed her innocence. Each of them related to me
a portion of that narration. (They said that `Aisha said), ''Then Allah revealed
the ten Verses starting with:--'Verily! Those who spread the slander..'
(2
4.11-21) All these verses were in proof of my innocence. Abu Bakr
As-Siddiq who used to provide for Mistah some financial aid because of his
relation to him, said, "By Allah, I will never give anything (in charity) to
Mistah, after what he has said about `Aisha" Then Allah revealed:-- 'And let not
those among you who are good and are wealthy swear not to give (any sort of
help) to their kins men....' (2
4.22) On that, Abu Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah,
I like that Allah should forgive me." and then resumed giving Mistah the aid he
used to give him and said, "By Allah! I will never withhold it from
him."
8.671:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I went along with some men
from the Ash-ariyin to Allah's Apostle and it happened that I met him while he
was in an angry mood. We asked him to provide us with mounts, but he swore that
he would not give us any. Later on he said, "By Allah, Allah willing, if ever I
take an oath (to do something) and later on I find something else better than
the first, then I do the better one and give expiation for the dissolution of my
oath."
8.672:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab: When the death of Abu Talib
approached, Allah's Apostle came to him and said, "Say: La ilaha illallah, a
word with which I will be able to defend you before Allah."
8.673:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(Following are) two words
(sentences or utterances that are very easy for the tongue to say, and very
heavy in the balance (of reward,) and the must beloved to the Gracious Almighty
(And they are): Subhan Allah wa bi-hamdihi; Subhan Allahi-l-'Azim,"
8.674:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said a sentence and I said another. He
said, "Whoever dies while he is setting up rivals along with Allah (i.e.
worshipping others along with Allah) shall be admitted into the (Hell) Fire."
And I said the other: "Whoever dies while he is not setting up rivals along with
Allah (i.e. worshipping none except Allah) shall be admitted into
Paradise."
8.675:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath for
abstention from h is wives (for one month), and during those days he had a
sprain in his foot. He stayed in a Mashrubah (an upper room) for twenty-nine
nights and then came down. Then the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! You took an
oath for abstention (from your wives) for one month." On that he said, "A month
can be of twenty-nine days."
8.676:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Sahl bin Sa`d
said, "Abu Usaid, the companion of the Prophet, got married, so he invited the
Prophet to his wedding party, and the bride herself served them. Sahl said to
the People, 'Do you know what drink she served him with? She infused some dates
in a pot at night and the next morning she served him with the
infusion."
8.677:
Narrated Sauda:
(the wife of the Prophet) One of
our sheep died and we tanned its skin and kept on infusing dates in it till it
was a worn out water skin.
8.678:
Narrated `Aisha:
The family of (the
Prophet) Muhammad never ate wheat-bread with meat for three consecutive days to
their fill, till he met Allah.
8.679:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha
said to Um Sulaim, "I heard the voice of Allah's Apostle rather weak, and I knew
that it was because of hunger. Have you anything (to present to the Prophet)?"
She said, "Yes." Then she took out a few loaves of barley bread and took a veil
of hers and wrapped the bread with a part of it and sent me to Allah's Apostle.
I went and found Allah's Apostle sitting in the mosque with some people. I stood
up before him. Allah's Apostle said to me, "Has Abu Talha sent you?" I said, '
Yes. Then Allah's Apostle said to those who were with him. "Get up and proceed."
I went ahead of them (as their forerunner) and came to Abu Talha and informed
him about it. Abu Talha said, "O Um Sulaim! Allah's Apostle has come and we have
no food to feed them." Um Sulaim said, "Allah and His Apostle know best." So Abu
Talha went out (to receive them) till he met Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle
came in company with Abu Talha and they entered the house. Allah's Apostle said,
"O Um Sulaim! Bring whatever you have." So she brought that (barley) bread and
Allah's Apostle ordered that bread to be broken into small pieces, and then Um
Sulaim poured over it some butter from a leather butter container, and then
Allah's Apostle said what Allah wanted him to say, (i.e. blessing the food).
Allah's Apostle then said, "Admit ten men." Abu Talha admitted them and they ate
to their fill and went out. He again said, "Admit ten men." He admitted them,
and in this way all the people ate to their fill, and they were seventy or
eighty men."
8.680:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "The (reward of) deeds, depend upon the intentions and every
person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever
emigrated for the sake of Allah and His Apostle, then his emigration will be
considered to be for Allah and His Apostle, and whoever emigrated for the sake
of worldly gain or for a woman to marry, then his emigration will be considered
to be for what he emigrated for."
8.681:
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: In the
last part of his narration about the three who remained behind (from the battle
of Tabuk). (I said) "As a proof of my true repentance (for not joining the Holy
battle of Tabuk), I shall give up all my property for the sake of Allah and His
Apostle (as an expiation for that sin)." The Prophet said (to me), "Keep some of
your wealth, for that is better for you."
8.682:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet used to stay (for a period) in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh (one of
the wives of the Prophet ) and he used to drink honey in her house. Hafsa and I
decided that when the Prophet entered upon either of us, she would say, "I smell
in you the bad smell of Maghafir (a bad smelling raisin). Have you eaten
Maghafir?" When he entered upon one of us, she said that to him. He replied (to
her), "No, but I have drunk honey in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, and I will
never drink it again." Then the following verse was revealed: 'O Prophet ! Why
do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful for you?. ..(up to) If you
two (wives of the Prophet turn in repentance to Allah.' (66.1-4) The two were
`Aisha and Hafsa And also the Statement of Allah: 'And (Remember) when the
Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives!' (66.3) i.e., his
saying, "But I have drunk honey." Hisham said: It also meant his saying, "I will
not drink anymore, and I have taken an oath, so do not inform anybody of that."
8.683:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Harith: that he heard Ibn `Umar saying,
"Weren't people forbidden to make vows?" The Prophet said, 'A vow neither
hastens nor delays anything, but by the making of vows, some of the wealth of a
miser is taken out."
8.684:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet
forbade the making of vows and said, "It (a vow) does not prevent anything (that
has to take place), but the property of a miser is spent (taken out) with it."
8.685:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah says, 'The vow, does
not bring about for the son of Adam anything I have not decreed for him, but his
vow may coincide with what has been decided for him, and by this way I cause a
miser to spend of his wealth. So he gives Me (spends in charity) for the
fulfillment of what has been decreed for him what he would not give Me before
but for his vow."
8.686:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrab: `Imran bin Hussain
said, "The Prophet said, 'The best of you (people) are my generation, and the
second best will be those who will follow them, and then those who will follow
the second generation." `Imran added, "I do not remember whether he mentioned
two or three (generations) after his generation. He added, 'Then will come some
people who will make vows but will not fulfill them; and they will be dishonest
and will not be trustworthy, and they will give their witness without being
asked to give their witness, and fatness will appear among them.' "
8.687:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Whoever vows that he will be
obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him; and whoever made a vow that he
will disobey Allah, should not disobey Him."
8.688:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
`Umar said "O Allah's Apostle! I vowed to perform I`tikaf for one night in
Al-Masjid-al-Haram, during the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (before embracing
Islam). "The Prophet said, "Fulfill your vow." Ibn `Umar said to the lady, "Pray
on her behalf." Ibn `Abbas said the same.
8.689:
Narrated Sa`id bin
'Ubada Al-Ansari: that he consulted the Prophet about a vow that had been made
by his mother who died without fulfilling it. The Prophet gave his verdict that
he should fulfill it on her behalf. The verdict became Sunna (i.e. the Prophet's
tradition).
8.690:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man came to the Prophet and
said to him, "My sister vowed to perform the Hajj, but she died (before
fulfilling it)." The Prophet said, "Would you not have paid her debts if she had
any?" The man said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "So pay Allah's Rights, as He is
more entitled to receive His rights."
8.691:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Prophet said, "Whoever vowed to be obedient to Allah, must be obedient to Him;
and whoever vowed to be disobedient to Allah, should not be disobedient to Him."
8.692:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah is not in need of this
man) torturing himself," when he saw the man walking between his two sons (who
were supporting him).
8.693:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet saw a man
performing Tawaf around the Ka`ba, tied with a rope or something else (while
another person was holding him). The Prophet cut that rope off.
8.694:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While performing the Tawaf around the Ka`ba, the
Prophet passed by a person leading another person by a hair-rope nose-ring in
his nose. The Prophet cut the hair-rope nose-ring off with his hand and ordered
the man to lead him by the hand.
8.695:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: While the
Prophet was delivering a sermon, he saw a man standing, so he asked about that
man. They (the people) said, "It is Abu Israil who has vowed that he will stand
and never sit down, and he will never come in the shade, nor speak to anybody,
and will fast.'' The Prophet said, "Order him to speak and let him come in the
shade, and make him sit down, but let him complete his fast."
8.696:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: that he was asked about a man who had vowed
that he would fast all the days of his life then the day of `Id al Adha or
`Id-al-Fitr came. `Abdullah bin `Umar said: You have indeed a good example in
Allah's Apostle. He did not fast on the day of `Id al Adha or the day of
`Id-al-Fitr, and we do not intend fasting on these two days.
8.697:
Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair: I was with Ibn `Umar when a man asked him, "I
have vowed to fast every Tuesday or Wednesday throughout my life and if the day
of my fasting coincided with the day of Nahr (the first day of `Id-al-Adha),
(What shall I do?)" Ibn `Umar said, "Allah has ordered the vows to be fulfilled,
and we are forbidden to fast on the day of Nahr." The man repeated his question
and Ibn `Umar repeated his former answer, adding nothing more.
8.698:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We went out in the company of Allah's Apostle on the
day of (the battle of) Khaibar, and we did not get any gold or silver as war
booty, but we got property in the form of things and clothes. Then a man called
Rifa`a bin Zaid, from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dubaib, presented a slave named
Mid`am to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle headed towards the valley of Al-Qura,
and when he was in the valley of Al-Qura an arrow was thrown by an unidentified
person, struck and killed Mid`am who was making a she-camel of Allah's Apostle
kneel down. The people said, "Congratulations to him (the slave) for gaining
Paradise." Allah's Apostle said, "No! By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, for the
sheet which he stole from the war booty before its distribution on the day of
Khaibar, is now burning over him." When the people heard that, a man brought one
or two Shiraks (leather straps of shoes) to the Prophet. The Prophet said, "A
Shirak of fire, or two Shiraks of fire."
Bk. 79: Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths
8.699:
Narrated Ka`b
bin 'Ujra: I came to the Prophet and he said to me, "Come near." So I went near
to him and he said, "Are your lice troubling you?" I replied, "Yes." He said,
"(Shave your head and) make expiation in the form of fasting, Sadaqa (giving in
charity), or offering a sacrifice." (The sub-narrator) Aiyub said, "Fasting
should be for three days, and the Nusuk (sacrifice) is to be a sheep, and the
Sadaqa is to be given to six poor persons."
8.700:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet said, "What is
the matter with you?" He said, "I had sexual relation with my wife (while I was
fasting) in Ramadan." The Prophet said, "Have you got enough to manumit a
slave?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Can you fast for two successive
months?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Can you feed sixty poor
persons?" The man said, "No." Then the Prophet said to him, "Sit down," and he
sat down. Afterwards an 'Irq, i.e., a big basket containing dates was brought to
the Prophet and the Prophet said to him, "Take this and give it in charity." The
man said, "To poorer people than we?" On that, the Prophet smiled till his
premolar teeth became visible, and then told him, "Feed your family with it."
(See Hadith No. 157, Vol 3)
8.701:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet said to him, "What is the
matter?" He said, "I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in
Ramadan." The Prophet said to him?" "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He
said, "No." The Prophet said, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He said,
"No." The Prophet said, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He said, "No." Then
an Ansari man came with an Irq (a big basket full of dates). The Prophet said
(to the man), "Take this (basket) and give it in charity." That man said, "To
poorer people than we, O Allah's Apostle? By Him Who has sent you with the
Truth! There is no house in between the two mountains (of the city of Medina)
poorer than we." So the Prophet said (to him), "Go and feed it to your
family."
8.702:
Narrated Abu Huraira : A man came to the Prophets and
said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet said, "What is the matter with you?" He said,
"I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in Ramadan" The
Prophet said to him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He said, "No." The
Prophet said, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He said, "No." The
Prophet said, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He said, "I have nothing."
Later on an Irq (big basket) containing dates was given to the Prophet, and the
Prophet said (to him), "Take this basket and give it in charity." The man said,
"To poorer people than we? Indeed, there is nobody between its (i.e., Medina's)
two mountains who is poorer than we." The Prophet then said, "Take it and feed
your family with it."
8.703:
Narrated Al-Ju'aid bin `Abdur-Rahman:
As-Sa'ib bin Yazid said, "The Sa' at the time of the Prophet was equal to one
Mudd plus one-third of a Mudd of your time, and then it was increased in the
time of Caliph `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz."
8.704:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn
`Umar used to give the Zakat of Ramadan (Zakat-al-Fitr) according to the Mudd of
the Prophet, the first Mudd, and he also used to give things for expiation for
oaths according to the Mudd of the Prophet. Abu Qutaiba said, "Malik said to us,
'Our Mudd (i.e., of Medina) is better than yours and we do not see any
superiority except in the Mudd of the Prophet!' Malik further said, to me, 'If a
ruler came to you and fixed a Mudd smaller than the one of the Prophet, by what
Mudd would you measure what you give (for expiation or Zakat-al-Fitr?' I
replied, 'We would give it according to the Mudd of the Prophet' On that, Malik
said, 'Then, don't you see that we have to revert to the Mudd of the Prophet
ultimately?'"
8.705:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "O
Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on their measures, Sa' and Mudd (i.e., of the
people of Medina). 8.706:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If
somebody manumits a Muslim slave, Allah will save from the Fire every part of
his body for freeing the corresponding parts of the slave's body, even his
private parts will be saved from the Fire) because of freeing the slave's
private parts."
8.707:
Narrated `Amr:
Jabir said: An Ansari man made
his slave a Mudabbar and he had no other property than him. When the Prophet
heard of that, he said (to his companions), "Who wants to buy him (i.e., the
slave) for me?" Nu'aim bin An-Nahham bought him for eight hundred Dirhams. I
heard Jabir saying, "That was a coptic slave who died in the same
year."
8.708:
Narrated `Aisha:
that she intended to buy Barira (a
slave girl) and her masters stipulated that they would have her Wala'. When
`Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet ; he said, "Buy her, for the Wala' is for
the one who manumits."
8.709:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I went to
Allah's Apostle along with a group of people from (the tribe of) Al-Ash`ari,
asking for mounts. The Prophet said, "By Allah, I will not give you anything to
ride, and I have nothing to mount you on." We stayed there as long as Allah
wished, and after that, some camels were brought to the Prophet and he ordered
that we be given three camels. When we set out, some of us said to others,
"Allah will not bless us, as we all went to Allah's Apostle asking him for
mounts, and although he had sworn that he would not give us mounts, he did give
us." So we returned to the Prophet; and mentioned that to him. He said, "I have
not provided you with mounts, but Allah has. By Allah, Allah willing, if I ever
take an oath, and then see that another is better than the first, I make
expiration for my (dissolved) oath, and do what is better and make expiration."
8.710:
Narrated Hammad:
the same narration above (i.e. 709), "I make
expiation for my dissolved oath, and I do what is better, or do what is better
and make expiation."
8.711:
Narrated Abu Huraira: (The Prophet) Solomon
said, "Tonight I will sleep with (my) ninety wives, each of whom will get a male
child who will fight for Allah's Cause." On that, his companion (Sufyan said
that his companion was an angel) said to him, "Say, "If Allah will (Allah
willing)." But Solomon forgot (to say it). He slept with all his wives, but none
of the women gave birth to a child, except one who gave birth to a halfboy. Abu
Huraira added: The Prophet said, "If Solomon had said, "If Allah will" (Allah
willing), he would not have been unsuccessful in his action, and would have
attained what he had desired." Once Abu Huraira added: Allah apostle said, "If
he had accepted."
8.712:
Narrated Zahdam al-Jarmi: We were sitting with
Abu Musa Al-Ash'sari, and as there were ties of friendship and mutual favors
between us and his tribe. His meal was presented before him and there was
chicken meat in it. Among those who were present there was a man from Bani
Taimillah having a red complexion as a non-Arab freed slave, and that man did
not approach the meal. Abu Musa said to him, "Come along! I have seen Allah's
Apostle eating of that (i.e., chicken)." The man said, "I have seen it
(chickens) eating something I regarded as dirty, and so I have taken an oath
that I shall not eat (its meat) chicken." Abu Musa said, "Come along! I will
inform you about it (i.e., your oath). Once we went to Allah's Apostle in
company with a group of Ash'airiyin, asking him for mounts while he was
distributing some camels from the camels of Zakat. (Aiyub said, "I think he said
that the Prophet was in an angry mood at the time.") The Prophet said, 'By
Allah! I will not give you mounts, and I have nothing to mount you on.' After we
had left, some camels of booty were brought to Allah's Apostle and he said,
"Where are those Ash`ariyin? Where are those Ash`ariyin?" So we went (to him)
and he gave us five very fat good-looking camels. We mounted them and went away,
and then I said to my companions, 'We went to Allah's Apostle to give us mounts,
but he took an oath that he would not give us mounts, and then later on he sent
for us and gave us mounts, perhaps Allah's Apostle forgot his oath. By Allah, we
will never be successful, for we have taken advantage of the fact that Allah's
Apostle forgot to fulfill his oath. So let us return to Allah's Apostle to
remind him of his oath.' We returned and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! We came to
you and asked you for mounts, but you took an oath that you would not give us
mounts) but later on you gave us mounts, and we thought or considered that you
have forgotten your oath.' The Prophet said, 'Depart, for Allah has given you
Mounts. By Allah, Allah willing, if I take an oath and then later find another
thing better than that, I do what is better, and make expiation for the oath.'
"
8.713:
Narrated Zahdam:
the same narration as above (i.e. No.
712).
8.714:
Narrated Zahdam:
the same narration as above (i.e. No.
712).
8.715:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura: Allah's Apostle said, "(O
`Abdur-Rahman!) Do not seek to be a ruler, for, if you are given the authority
of ruling without your asking for it, then Allah will help you; but if you are
given it by your asking, then you will be held responsible for it (i.e. Allah
will not help you ) . And if you take an oath to do something and later on find
another thing, better than that, then do what is better and make expiation for
(the dissolution of) your oath."
Bk. 80: Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
8.716:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: I became sick so Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came on foot to pay me
a visit. When they came, I was unconscious. Allah's Apostle performed ablution
and he poured over me the water (of his ablution) and I came to my senses and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! What shall I do regarding my property? How shall I
distribute it?" The Prophet did not reply till the Divine Verses of inheritance
were revealed .
8.717:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
'Beware of suspicion, for it is the worst of false tales and don't look for the
other's faults and don't spy and don't hate each other, and don't desert (cut
your relations with) one another O Allah's slaves, be brothers!" (See Hadith No.
90)
8.718:
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima and Al `Abbas came to Abu Bakr,
seeking their share from the property of Allah's Apostle and at that time, they
were asking for their land at Fadak and their share from Khaibar. Abu Bakr said
to them, " I have heard from Allah's Apostle saying, 'Our property cannot be
inherited, and whatever we leave is to be spent in charity, but the family of
Muhammad may take their provisions from this property." Abu Bakr added, "By
Allah, I will not leave the procedure I saw Allah's Apostle following during his
lifetime concerning this property." Therefore Fatima left Abu Bakr and did not
speak to him till she died.
8.719:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"Our (Apostles') property should not be inherited, and whatever we leave, is to
be spent in charity."
8.720:
Narrated Malik bin Aus: 'I went and entered
upon `Umar, his doorman, Yarfa came saying `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman, Az-Zubair and
Sa`d are asking your permission (to see you). May I admit them? `Umar said,
'Yes.' So he admitted them Then he came again and said, 'May I admit `Ali and
`Abbas?' He said, 'Yes.' `Abbas said, 'O, chief of the believers! Judge between
me and this man (Ali ). `Umar said, 'I beseech you by Allah by Whose permission
both the heaven and the earth exist, do you know that Allah's Apostle said, 'Our
(the Apostles') property will not be inherited, and whatever we leave (after our
death) is to be spent in charity?' And by that Allah's Apostle meant himself.'
The group said, '(No doubt), he said so.' `Umar then faced `Ali and `Abbas and
said, 'Do you both know that Allah's Apostle said that?' They replied, '(No
doubt), he said so.' `Umar said, 'So let me talk to you about this matter. Allah
favored His Apostle with something of this Fai' (i.e. booty won by the Muslims
at war without fighting) which He did not give to anybody else; Allah said:--
'And what Allah gave to His Apostle ( Fai' Booty) .........to do all
things....(59.6) And so that property was only for Allah's Apostle . Yet, by
Allah, he neither gathered that property for himself nor withheld it from you,
but he gave its income to you, and distributed it among you till there remained
the present property out of which the Prophet used to spend the yearly
maintenance for his family, and whatever used to remain, he used to spend it
where Allah's property is spent (i.e. in charity etc.). Allah's Apostle followed
that throughout his life. Now I beseech you by Allah, do you know all that?'
They said, 'Yes.' `Umar then said to `Ali and `Abbas, 'I beseech you by Allah,
do you know that?' Both of them said, 'Yes.' `Umar added, 'And when the Prophet
died, Abu Bakr said, ' I am the successor of Allah's Apostle, and took charge of
that property and managed it in the same way as Allah's Apostle did. Then I took
charge of this property for two years during which I managed it as Allah's
Apostle and Abu Bakr did. Then you both (`Ali and `Abbas) came to talk to me,
bearing the same claim and presenting the same case. (O `Abbas!) You came to me
asking for your share from the property of your nephew, and this man (Ali) came
to me, asking for the share of h is wife from the property of her father. I
said, 'If you both wish, I will give that to you on that condition (i.e. that
you would follow the way of the Prophet and Abu Bakr and as I (`Umar) have done
in man aging it).' Now both of you seek of me a verdict other than that? Lo! By
Allah, by Whose permission both the heaven and the earth exist, I will not give
any verdict other than that till the Hour is established. If you are unable to
manage it, then return it to me, and I will be sufficient to manage it on your
behalf.' "
8.721:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Not even a
single Dinar of my property should be distributed (after my deaths to my
inheritors, but whatever I leave excluding the provision for my wives and my
servants, should be spent in charity."
8.722:
Narrated `Urwa:
`Aisha
said, "When Allah's Apostle died, his wives intended to send `Uthman to Abu Bakr
asking him for their share of the inheritance." Then `Aisha said to them,
"Didn't Allah's Apostle say, 'Our (Apostles') property is not to be inherited,
and whatever we leave is to be spent in charity?'"
8.723:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "I am more closer to the believers than their own
selves, so whoever (of them) dies while being in debt and leaves nothing for its
repayment, then we are to pay his debts on his behalf and whoever (among the
believers) dies leaving some property, then that property is for his
heirs."
8.724:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id
(the shares of the inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who
are entitled to receive it. Then whatever remains, should be given to the
closest male relative of the deceased ."
8.725:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi
Waqqas: I was stricken by an ailment that led me to the verge of death. The
Prophet came to pay me a visit. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have much property
and no heir except my single daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my property in
charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One-third
of it?" He said, "You may do so) though one-third is also to a much, for it is
better for you to leave your off-spring wealthy than to leave them poor, asking
others for help. And whatever you spend (for Allah's sake) you will be rewarded
for it, even for a morsel of food which you may put in the mouth of your wife."
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will I remain behind and fail to complete my
emigration?" The Prophet said, "If you are left behind after me, whatever good
deeds you will do for Allah's sake, that will upgrade you and raise you high.
May be you will have long life so that some people may benefit by you and others
(the enemies) be harmed by you." But Allah's Apostle felt sorry for Sa`d bin
Khaula as he died in Mecca. (Sufyan, a sub-narrator said that Sa`d bin Khaula
was a man from the tribe of Bani 'Amir bin Lu'ai.)
8.726:
Narrated
Al-Aswad bin Yazid: Mu`adh bin Jabal came to us in Yemen as a tutor and a ruler,
and we (the people of Yemen) asked him about (the distribution of the property
of ) a man who had died leaving a daughter and a sister. Mu`adh gave the
daughter one-half of the property and gave the sister the other half.
8.727:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Give the Fara'id (shares
prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever
remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the
deceased.'
8.728:
Narrated Huzail bin Shirahbil: Abu Musa was asked
regarding (the inheritance of) a daughter, a son's daughter, and a sister. He
said, "The daughter will take one-half and the sister will take one-half. If you
go to Ibn Mas`ud, he will tell you the same." Ibn Mas`ud was asked and was told
of Abu Musa's verdict. Ibn Mas`ud then said, "If I give the same verdict, I
would stray and would not be of the rightly-guided. The verdict I will give in
this case, will be the same as the Prophet did, i.e. one-half is for daughter,
and one-sixth for the son's daughter, i.e. both shares make two-thirds of the
total property; and the rest is for the sister." Afterwards we cams to Abu Musa
and informed him of Ibn Mas`ud's verdict, whereupon he said, "So, do not ask me
for verdicts, as long as this learned man is among you."
8.729:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id, (the shares prescribed in the
Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it, and then whatever remains,
should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased."
8.730:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The person about whom Allah's Apostle said, "If I were
to take a Khalil from this nation (my followers), then I would have taken him
(i.e., Abu Bakr), but the Islamic Brotherhood is better (or said: good),"
regarded a grandfather as the father himself (in inheritance).
8.731:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (During the early days of Islam), the inheritance used
to be given to one's offspring and legacy used to be bequeathed to the parents,
then Allah cancelled what He wished from that order and decreed that the male
should be given the equivalent of the portion of two females, and for the
parents one-sixth for each of them, and for one's wife one-eighth (if the
deceased has children) and one-fourth (if he has no children), for one's husband
one-half (if the deceased has no children) and one-fourth (if she has children).
8.732:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle gave the judgment that a male
or female slave should be given in Qisas for an abortion case of a woman from
the tribe of Bani Lihyan (as blood money for the fetus) but the lady on whom the
penalty had been imposed died, so the Prophets ordered that her property be
inherited by her offspring and her husband and that the penalty be paid by her
Asaba.
8.733:
Narrated Al-Aswad: Mu`adh bin Jabal gave this verdict for
us in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle. One-half of the inheritance is to be
given to the daughter and the other half to the sister. Sulaiman said: Mu`adh
gave a verdict for us, but he did not mention that it was so in the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle.
8.734:
Narrated Huzail:
`Abdullah said, "The
judgment I will give in this matter will be like the judgment of the Prophet,
i.e. one-half is for the daughter and one-sixth for the son's daughter and the
rest of the inheritance for the sister."
8.735:
Narrated Jabir:
While
I was sick, the Prophet entered upon me and asked for some water to perform
ablution, and after he had finished his ablution, he sprinkled some water of his
ablution over me, whereupon I became conscious and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have sisters." Then the Divine Verses regarding the laws of inheritance were
revealed.
8.736:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The last Qur'anic Verse that was
revealed (to the Prophet) was the final Verse of Surat-an-Nisa, i.e., 'They ask
you for a legal verdict Say: Allah directs (thus) About those who leave No
descendants or ascendants as heirs....' ( 4.176)
8.737:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I am more closer to the believers than their
ownselves, so whoever (among them) dies leaving some inheritance, his
inheritance will be given to his 'Asaba, and whoever dies leaving a debt or
dependants or destitute children, then I am their supporter."
8.738:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id (the shares of the
inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to
receive it; and whatever is left should be given to the closest male relative of
the deceased."
8.739:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Holy
Verse:--'And to everyone, We have appointed heirs..' And:-- ( 4.33) 'To those
also to Whom your right hands have pledged.' ( 4.33) When the emigrants came to
Medina, the Ansar used to be the heir of the emigrants (and vice versa) instead
of their own kindred by blood (Dhawl-l-arham), and that was because of the bond
of brotherhood which the Prophet had established between them, i.e. the Ansar
and the emigrants. But when the Divine Verse:-- 'And to everyone We have
appointed heirs,' ( 4.33) was revealed, it cancelled the other, order i.e. 'To
those also, to whom Your right hands have pledged.'
8.740:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: A man and his wife had a case of Lian (or Mula'ana) during the lifetime
of the Prophet and the man denied the paternity of her child. The Prophet gave
his verdict for their separation (divorce) and then the child was regarded as
belonging to the wife only.
8.741:
Narrated `Aisha:
`Utba (bin Abi
Waqqas) said to his brother Sa`d, "The son of the slave girl of Zam`a is my son,
so be his custodian." So when it was the year of the Conquest of Mecca, Sa`d
took that child and said, "He is my nephew, and my brother told me to be his
custodian." On that, 'Abu bin Zam`a got up and said, 'but the child is my
brother, and the son of my father's slave girl as he was born on his bed." So
they both went to the Prophet. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle! (This is) the son
of my brother and he told me to be his custodian." Then 'Abu bin Zam`a said,
"(But he is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, born on his
bed." The Prophet said, "This child is for you. O 'Abu bin Zam`a, as the child
is for the owner of the bed, and the adulterer receives the stones." He then
ordered (his wife) Sauda bint Zam`a to cover herself before that boy as he
noticed the boy's resemblance to `Utba. Since then the boy had never seen Sauda
till he died.
8.742:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The boy is
for the owner of the bed."
8.743:
Narrated `Aisha:
I bought Barira (a
female slave). The Prophet said (to me), "Buy her as the Wala' is for the
manumitted." Once she was given a sheep (in charity). The Prophet said, "It (the
sheep) is a charitable gift for her (Barira) and a gift for us." Al-Hakam said,
"Barira's husband was a free man." Ibn `Abbas said, 'When I saw him, he was a
slave."
8.744:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The Wala' is for
the manumitted (of the slave).
8.745:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Muslims did
not free slaves as Sa'iba, but the People of the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance
used to do so.
8.746:
Narrated Al-Aswad: `Aisha bought Barira in order to
manumit her, but her masters stipulated that her Wala' (after her death) would
be for them. `Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have bought Barira in order to
manumit her, but her masters stipulated that her Wala' will be for them." The
Prophet said, "Manumit her as the Wala is for the one who manumits (the slave),"
or said, "The one who pays her price." Then `Aisha bought and manumitted her.
After that, Barira was given the choice (by the Prophet) (to stay with her
husband or leave him). She said, "If he gave me so much and so much (money) I
would not stay with him." (Al-Aswad added: Her husband was a free man.) The
sub-narrator added: The series of the narrators of Al-Aswad's statement is
incomplete. The statement of Ibn `Abbas, i.e., when I saw him he was a slave, is
more authentic.
8.747:
Narrated `Ali:
We have no Book to recite
except the Book of Allah (Qur'an) and this paper. Then `Ali took out the paper,
and behold ! There was written in it, legal verdicts about the retaliation for
wounds, the ages of the camels (to be paid as Zakat or as blood money). In it
was also written: 'Medina is a sanctuary from Air (mountain) to Thaur
(mountain). So whoever innovates in it an heresy (something new in religion) or
commits a crime in it or gives shelter to such an innovator, will incur the
curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and none of his compulsory or
optional good deeds will be accepted on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever (a
freed slave) takes as his master (i.e. be-friends) some people other than hi
real masters without the permission of his real masters, will incur the curse of
Allah, the angels and all the people, and none of his compulsory, or optional
good deeds will be accepted on the Day of Resurrection. And the asylum granted
by any Muslim is to be secured by all the Muslims, even if it is granted by one
of the lowest social status among them; and whoever betrays a Muslim, in this
respect will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none
of his Compulsory or optional good deeds will be accepted on the Day of
Resurrection."
8.748:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade the selling
of the Wala' (of slaves) or giving it as a present. 8.749:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: That Aisha, the mother of the Believers, intended to buy a slave girl in
order to manumit her. The slave girl's master said, "We are ready to sell her to
you on the condition that her Wala should be for us." Aisha mentioned that to
Allah's Apostle who said, "This (condition) should not prevent you from buying
her, for the Wala is for the one who manumits (the slave)."
8.750:
Narrated Al-Aswad: Aisha said, "I bought Barira and her masters stipulated
that the Wala would be for them." Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet and he
said, "Manumit her, as the Wala is for the one who gives the silver (i.e. pays
the price for freeing the slave)." Aisha added, "So I manumitted her. After
that, the Prophet caller her (Barira) and gave her the choice to go back to her
husband or not. She said, "If he gave me so much and so much (money) I would not
stay with him." So she selected her ownself (i.e. refused to go back to her
husband)."
8.751:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: When Aisha intended to buy Barira,
she said to the Prophet, "Barira's masters stipulated that they will have the
Wala." The Prophet said (to Aisha), "Buy her, as the Wala is for the one who
manumits."
8.752:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The wala is
for the one who gives the silver (pays the price) and does the favor (of
manumission after paying the price).
8.753:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "The freed slave belongs to the people who have freed him," or
said something similar.
8.754:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said,
"The son of the sister of some people is from them or from their own
selves."
8.755:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, " If somebody
dies (among the Muslims) leaving some property, the property will go to his
heirs; and if he leaves a debt or dependants, we will take care of
them."
8.756:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: the Prophet said, "A Muslim cannot
be the heir of a disbeliever, nor can a disbeliever be the heir of a
Muslim."
8.757:
Narrated `Aisha:
Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and 'Abu bin
Zam`a had a dispute over a boy. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle! This (boy) is the
son of my brother, `Utba bin Abi Waqqas who told me to be his custodian as he
was his son. Please notice to whom he bears affinity." And 'Abu bin Zam`a said,
"This is my brother, O Allah's Apostle! He was born on my father's bed by his
slave girl." Then the Prophet looked at the boy and noticed evident resemblance
between him and `Utba, so he said, "He (the toy) is for you, O 'Abu bin Zam`a,
for the boy is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer.
Screen yourself before the boy, O Sauda bint Zam`a." `Aisha added: Since then he
had never seen Sauda.
8.758:
Narrated Sa`d:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Whoever claims to be the son of a person other than his father, and he
knows that person is not his father, then Paradise will be forbidden for him." I
mentioned that to Abu Bakra, and he said, "My ears heard that and my heart
memorized it from Allah's Apostle.
8.759:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Do not deny your fathers (i.e. claim to be the sons of persons
other than your fathers), and whoever denies his father, is charged with
disbelief."
8.760:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There
were two women with whom there were their two sons. A wolf came and took away
the son of one of them. That lady said to her companion, 'The wolf has taken
your son.' The other said, 'But it has taken your son.' So both of them sought
the judgment of (the Prophet) David who judged that the boy should be given to
the older lady. Then both of them went to (the Prophet) Solomon, son of David
and informed him of the case. Solomon said, 'Give me a knife so that I may cut
the child into two portions and give one half to each of you.' The younger lady
said, 'Do not do so; may Allah bless you ! He is her child.' On that, he gave
the child to the younger lady." Abu Huraira added: By Allah! I had never heard
the word 'Sakkin' as meaning knife, except on that day, for we used to call it
"Mudya".
8.761:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle once entered upon me
in a very happy mood, with his features glittering with joy, and said, "O
`Aisha! won't you see that Mujazziz (a Qa'if) looked just now at Zaid bin
Haritha and Usama bin Zaid and said, 'These feet (of Usama and his father)
belong to each other." (See Hadith No. 755, Vol. 4)
8.762:
Narrated
`Aisha:
Once Allah's Apostle entered upon me and he was in a very happy mood
and said, "O `Aisha: Don't you know that Mujazziz Al-Mudliji entered and saw
Usama and Zaid with a velvet covering on them and their heads were covered while
their feet were uncovered. He said, 'These feet belong to each other.'
Bk. 81: Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
8.763:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When an adulterer commits
illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing
it; and when somebody drinks an alcoholic drink, then he is not believer at the
time of drinking, and when a thief steals, he is not a believer at the time when
he is stealing; and when a robber robs and the people look at him, then he is
not a believer at the time of doing it." Abu Huraira in another narration,
narrated the same from the Prophet with the exclusion of robbery.
8.764:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet beat a drunk with palm-leaf stalks and
shoes. And Abu Bakr gave (such a sinner) forty lashes.
8.765:
Narrated
`Uqba bin Al-Harith: An-Nu`man or the son of An-Nu`man was brought to the
Prophet on a charge of drunkenness. So the Prophet ordered all the men present
in the house, to beat him. So all of them beat him, and I was also one of them
who beat him with shoes.
8.766:
Narrated' `Uqba bin Al-Harith: An-Nu`man
or the son of An-Nu`man was brought to the Prophet in a state of intoxication.
The Prophet felt it hard (was angry) and ordered all those who were present in
the house, to beat him. And they beat him, using palm-leaf stalks and shoes, and
I was among those who beat him.
8.767:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
lashed a drunk with dateleaf stalks and shoes. And Abu Bakr gave a drunk forty
lashes.
8.768:
Narrated Abu Salama: Abu Huraira said, "A man who drank
wine was brought to the Prophet. The Prophet said, 'Beat him!" Abu Huraira
added, "So some of us beat him with our hands, and some with their shoes, and
some with their garments (by twisting it) like a lash, and then when we
finished, someone said to him, 'May Allah disgrace you!' On that the Prophet
said, 'Do not say so, for you are helping Satan to overpower him.' "
8.769:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib: I would not feel sorry for one who dies because
of receiving a legal punishment, except the drunk, for if he should die (when
being punished), I would give blood money to his family because no fixed
punishment has been ordered by Allah's Apostle for the drunk.
8.770:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: We used to strike the drunks with our hands,
shoes, clothes (by twisting it into the shape of lashes) during the lifetime of
the Prophet, Abu Bakr and the early part of `Umar's caliphate. But during the
last period of `Umar's caliphate, he used to give the drunk forty lashes; and
when drunks became mischievous and disobedient, he used to scourge them eighty
lashes.
8.771:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: During the lifetime of the
Prophet there was a man called `Abdullah whose nickname was Donkey, and he used
to make Allah's Apostle laugh. The Prophet lashed him because of drinking
(alcohol). And one-day he was brought to the Prophet on the same charge and was
lashed. On that, a man among the people said, "O Allah, curse him ! How
frequently he has been brought (to the Prophet on such a charge)!" The Prophet
said, "Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know for he loves Allah and His
Apostle."
8.772:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A drunk was brought to the Prophet
and he ordered him to be beaten (lashed). Some of us beat him with our hands,
and some with their shoes, and some with their garments (twisted in the form of
a lash). When that drunk had left, a man said, "What is wrong with him? May
Allah disgrace him!" Allah's Apostle said, "Do not help Satan against your
(Muslim) brother."
8.773:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "When (a
person) an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse then he is not a
believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody steals, then he is not a
believer at the time he is stealing."
8.774:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Allah curses a man who steals an egg and gets his hand cut off,
or steals a rope and gets his hands cut off." Al-A`mash said, "People used to
interpret the Baida as an iron helmet, and they used to think that the rope may
cost a few dirhams."
8.775:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: We were with
the Prophet in a gathering and he said, 'Swear allegiance to me that you will
not worship anything besides Allah, Will not steal, and will not commit illegal
sexual intercourse." And then (the Prophet) recited the whole Verse (i.e.
60:12). The Prophet added, 'And whoever among you fulfills his pledge, his
reward is with Allah; and whoever commits something of such sins and receives
the legal punishment for it, that will be considered as the expiation for that
sin, and whoever commits something of such sins and Allah screens him, it is up
to Allah whether to excuse or punish him."
8.776:
Narrated `Abdullah:
Allah Apostle said in Hajjat-al-Wada`, "Which month (of the year) do you think
is most sacred?" The people said, "This current month of ours (the month of
Dhull-Hijja)." He said, "Which town (country) do you think is the most sacred?"
They said, "This city of ours (Mecca)." He said, "Which day do you think is the
most sacred?" The people said, "This day of ours." He then said, "Allah, the
Blessed, the Supreme, has made your blood, your property and your honor as
sacred as this day of yours in this town of yours, in this month of yours (and
such protection cannot be slighted) except rightfully." He then said thrice,
"Have I conveyed Allah's Message (to you)?" The people answered him each time
saying, 'Yes." The Prophet added, 'May Allah be merciful to you (or, woe on
you)! Do not revert to disbelief after me by cutting the necks of each other.'
8.777:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet was given an option between
two things, he used to select the easier of the tow as long as it was not
sinful; but if it was sinful, he would remain far from it. By Allah, he never
took revenge for himself concerning any matter that was presented to him, but
when Allah's Limits were transgressed, he would take revenge for Allah's Sake.
8.778:
Narrated `Aisha:
Usama approached the Prophet on behalf of a
woman (who had committed theft). The Prophet said, "The people before you were
destroyed because they used to inflict the legal punishments on the poor and
forgive the rich. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! If Fatima (the daughter of
the Prophet ) did that (i.e. stole), I would cut off her hand."
8.779:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Quraish people became very worried about the
Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They said, "Nobody can speak (in favor
of the lady) to Allah's Apostle and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the
favorite of Allah's Apostle. " When Usama spoke to Allah's Apostle about that
matter, Allah's Apostle said, "Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the
legal punishment of Allah?" Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, "O
people! The nations before you went astray because if a noble person committed
theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among them committed theft,
they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the
daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad will cut off her
hand.!"
8.780:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "The hand should be
cut off for stealing something that is worth a quarter of a Dinar or
more."
8.781:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "The hand of a thief
should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar."
8.782:
Narrated
`Aisha:
The Prophet said, "The hand should be cut off for stealing a quarter
of a Dinar." 8.783:
Narrated `Aisha:
The hand of a thief was not cut off
during the lifetime of the Prophet except for stealing something equal to a
shield in value.
8.784:
Narrated `Aisha:
as above (783).
8.785:
Narrated `Aisha:
A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something
cheaper than a Hajafa or a Turs (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth
a (respectable) price.
8.786:
Narrated `Aisha:
A thief's hand was not
cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a
Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable)
price. 8.787:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle cut off the hand of a
thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
8.788:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: The Prophet cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that
was worth three Dirhams.
8.789:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet
cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three
Dirhams.
8.790:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet cutoff the hand
of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
8.791:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah curses the thief who
steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is to be cut off, or steals a
rope, for which his hand is to be cut off."
8.792:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet cut off the hand of a lady, and that lady used to come to me,
and I used to convey her message to the Prophet and she repented, and her
repentance was sincere.
8.793:
Narrated Ubada bin As-Samit: I gave the
pledge of allegiance to the Prophet with a group of people, and he said, "I take
your pledge that you will not worship anything besides Allah, will not steal,
will not commit infanticide, will not slander others by forging false statements
and spreading it, and will not disobey me in anything good. And whoever among
you fulfill all these (obligations of the pledge), his reward is with Allah. And
whoever commits any of the above crimes and receives his legal punishment in
this world, that will be his expiation and purification. But if Allah screens
his sin, it will be up to Allah, Who will either punish or forgive him according
to His wish." Abu `Abdullah said: "If a thief repents after his hand has been
cut off, the his witness well be accepted. Similarly, if any person upon whom
any legal punishment has been inflicted, repents, his witness will be accepted."
Bk. 82: Punishment of Disbelievers at War with Allah and His Apostle
8.794:
Narrated Anas:
Some people from the tribe of `Ukl came
to the Prophet and embraced Islam. The climate of Medina did not suit them, so
the Prophet ordered them to go to the (herd of milch) camels of charity and to
drink, their milk and urine (as a medicine). They did so, and after they had
recovered from their ailment (became healthy) they turned renegades (reverted
from Islam) and killed the shepherd of the camels and took the camels away. The
Prophet sent (some people) in their pursuit and so they were (caught and)
brought, and the Prophets ordered that their hands and legs should be cut off
and that their eyes should be branded with heated pieces of iron, and that their
cut hands and legs should not be cauterized, till they die.
8.795:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet cut off the hands and feet of the men
belonging to the tribe of `Uraina and did not cauterise (their bleeding limbs)
till they died.
8.796:
Narrated Anas:
A group of people from `Ukl
(tribe) came to the Prophet and they were living with the people of As-Suffa,
but they became ill as the climate of Medina did not suit them, so they said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Provide us with milk." The Prophet said, I see no other way for
you than to use the camels of Allah's Apostle." So they went and drank the milk
and urine of the camels, (as medicine) and became healthy and fat. Then they
killed the shepherd and took the camels away. When a help-seeker came to Allah's
Apostle, he sent some men in their pursuit, and they were captured and brought
before mid day. The Prophet ordered for some iron pieces to be made red hot, and
their eyes were branded with them and their hands and feet were cut off and were
not cauterized. Then they were put at a place called Al-Harra, and when they
asked for water to drink they were not given till they died. (Abu Qilaba said,
"Those people committed theft and murder and fought against Allah and His
Apostle.")
8.797:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A group of people from `Ukl
(or `Uraina) tribe ----but I think he said that they were from `Ukl came to
Medina and (they became ill, so) the Prophet ordered them to go to the herd of
(Milch) she-camels and told them to go out and drink the camels' urine and milk
(as a medicine). So they went and drank it, and when they became healthy, they
killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. This news reached the Prophet
early in the morning, so he sent (some) men in their pursuit and they were
captured and brought to the Prophet before midday. He ordered to cut off their
hands and legs and their eyes to be branded with heated iron pieces and they
were thrown at Al-Harra, and when they asked for water to drink, they were not
given water. (Abu Qilaba said, "Those were the people who committed theft and
murder and reverted to disbelief after being believers (Muslims), and fought
against Allah and His Apostle").
8.798:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Seven (people) will be shaded by Allah by His Shade on the Day of
Resurrection when there will be no shade except His Shade. (They will be), a
just ruler, a young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, a man
who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears, a man
whose heart is attached to mosques (offers his compulsory congregational prayers
in the mosque), two men who love each other for Allah's Sake, a man who is
called by a charming lady of noble birth to commit illegal sexual intercourse
with her, and he says, 'I am afraid of Allah,' and (finally), a man who gives in
charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has
given."
8.799:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said, "Whoever
guarantees me (the chastity of) what is between his legs (i.e. his private
parts), and what is between his jaws (i.e., his tongue), I guarantee him
Paradise."
8.800.1:
Narrated Anas:
I will narrate to you a narration
which nobody will narrate to you after me. I heard that form the Prophet. I
heard the Prophet saying, "The Hour sill not be established" or said: "From
among the portents of the Hour is that the religious knowledge will betaken away
(by the death of religious Scholars) and general ignorance (of religion) will
appear; and the drinking of alcoholic drinks will be very common, and (open)
illegal sexual intercourse will prevail, and men will decrease in number while
women will increase so much so that, for fifty women there will only be one man
to look after them."
8.800.2:
Narrated `Ikrima from Ibn `Abbas: Allah's
Apostles said, "When a slave (of Allah) commits illegal sexual intercourse, he
is not a believer at the time of committing it; and if he steals, he is not a
believer at the time of stealing; and if he drinks an alcoholic drink, when he
is not a believer at the time of drinking it; and he is not a believer when he
commits a murder," `Ikrima said: I asked Ibn `Abbas, "How is faith taken away
from him?" He said, Like this," by clasping his hands and then separating them,
and added, "But if he repents, faith returns to him like this, by clasping his
hands again. 8.801:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The one who
commits an illegal sexual intercourse is not a believer at the time of
committing illegal sexual intercourse and a thief is not a believer at the time
of committing theft and a drinker of alcoholic drink is not a believer at the
time of drinking. Yet, (the gate of) repentance is open thereafter."
8.802:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which is the
biggest sin?" He said, "To set up rivals to Allah by worshipping others though
He alone has created you." I asked, "What is next?" He said, "To kill your child
lest it should share your food." I asked, "What is next?" He said, "To commit
illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor."
8.803:
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: from `Ali when the latter stoned a lady to death on a
Friday. `Ali said, "I have stoned her according to the tradition of Allah's
Apostle."
8.804:
Narrated Ash Shaibani: I asked `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa,
'Did Allah's Apostle carry out the Rajam penalty ( i.e., stoning to death)?' He
said, "Yes." I said, "Before the revelation of Surat-ar-Nur or after it?" He
replied, "I don't Know."
8.805:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari: A
man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to Allah's Apostle and Informed him that
he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and bore witness four times against
himself. Allah's Apostle ordered him to be stoned to death as he was a married
Person.
8.806:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle while
he was in the mosque, and he called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have
committed illegal sexual intercourse.'" The Prophet turned his face to the other
side, but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore witness
against himself four times, the Prophet called him, saying, "Are you mad?" The
man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Are you married?" The man said, "Yes." Then
the Prophet said, 'Take him away and stone him to death." Jabir bin `Abdullah
said: I was among the ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at
the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him at
Al-Harra and stoned him to death. 8.807:
Narrated `Aisha:
Sa`d bin Abi
Waqqas and `Abd bin Zam`a quarrelled with each other (regarding a child). The
Prophet said, "The boy is for you, O `Abd bin Zam`a, for the boy is for (the
owner) of the bed. O Sauda ! Screen yourself from the boy." The sub-narrator,
Al-Laith added (that the Prophet also said), "And the stone is for the person
who commits an illegal sexual intercourse."
8.808:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The boy is for (the owner of) the bed and the stone is for
the person who commits illegal sexual intercourse.'
8.809:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Apostle on a charge of
committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet asked them. "What is the
legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book (Torah)?" They replied, "Our
priests have innovated the punishment of blackening the faces with charcoal and
Tajbiya." `Abdullah bin Salam said, "O Allah's Apostle, tell them to bring the
Torah." The Torah was brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the
Divine Verse of the Rajam (stoning to death) and started reading what preceded
and what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to the Jew, "Lift up your hand."
Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under his hand. So Allah's Apostle
ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned to death, and so they were stoned. Ibn
`Umar added: So both of them were stoned at the Balat and I saw the Jew
sheltering the Jewess.
8.810:
Narrated Jabir:
A man from the tribe of
Aslam came to the Prophet and confessed that he had committed an illegal sexual
intercourse. The Prophet turned his face away from him till the man bore witness
against himself four times. The Prophet said to him, "Are you mad?" He said
"No." He said, "Are you married?" He said, "Yes." Then the Prophet ordered that
he be stoned to death, and he was stoned to death at the Musalla. When the
stones troubled him, he fled, but he was caught and was stoned till he died. The
Prophet spoke well of him and offered his funeral prayer.
8.81
1.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A person had sexual relation with his wife in the
month of Ramadan (while he was fasting), and he came to Allah's Apostle seeking
his verdict concerning that action. The Prophet said (to him), "Can you afford
to manumit a slave?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Can you fast for two
successive months?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Then feed sixty poor
persons."
8.81
1.2:
Narrated `Aisha:
A man came to the Prophet in
the mosque and said, "I am burnt (ruined)!" The Prophet asked him, "With what
(what have you done)?" He said, "I have had sexual relation with my wife in the
month of Ramadan (while fasting)." The Prophet said to him, "Give in charity."
He said, "I have nothing." The man sat down, and in the meantime there came a
person driving a donkey carrying food to the Prophet ..... (The sub-narrator,
`Abdur Rahman added: I do not know what kind of food it was). On that the
Prophet said, "Where is the burnt person?" The man said, "Here I am." The
Prophet said to him, "Take this (food) and give it in charity (to someone)." The
man said, "To a poorer person than I? My family has nothing to eat." Then the
Prophet said to him, "Then eat it yourselves."
8.812:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik: While I was with the Prophet a man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have committed a legally punishable sin; please inflict the legal punishment on
me'.' The Prophet did not ask him what he had done. Then the time for the prayer
became due and the man offered prayer along with the Prophet , and when the
Prophet had finished his prayer, the man again got up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have committed a legally punishable sin; please inflict the
punishment on me according to Allah's Laws." The Prophet said, "Haven't you
prayed with us?' He said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Allah has forgiven your
sin." or said, "....your legally punishable sin."
8.813:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: When Ma'iz bin Malik came to the Prophet (in order to confess), the
Prophet said to him, "Probably you have only kissed (the lady), or winked, or
looked at her?" He said, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, using no
euphemism, "Did you have sexual intercourse with her?" The narrator added: At
that, (i.e. after his confession) the Prophet ordered that he be stoned (to
death).
8.814:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man from among the people, came to
Allah's Apostle while Allah's Apostle was sitting in the mosque, and addressed
him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed an illegal sexual
intercourse." The Prophet turned his face away from him. The man came to that
side to which the Prophet had turned his face, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have committed an illegal intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to the other
side, and the man came to that side, and when he confessed four times, the
Prophet called him and said, "Are you mad?" He said, "No, O Allah's Apostle!"
The Prophet said, "Are you married?" He said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle." The
Prophet said (to the people), "Take him away and stone him to death." Ibn Shihab
added, "I was told by one who heard Jabir, that Jabir said, 'I was among those
who stoned the man, and we stoned him at the Musalla (`Id praying Place), and
when the stones troubled him, he jumped quickly and ran away, but we overtook
him at Al-Harra and stoned him to death (there).' "
8.815:
Narrated Abu
Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: While we were with the Prophet , a man stood up and
said (to the Prophet ), "I beseech you by Allah, that you should judge us
according to Allah's Laws." Then the man's opponent who was wiser than him, got
up saying (to Allah's Apostle) "Judge us according to Allah's Law and kindly
allow me (to speak)." The Prophet said, "'Speak." He said, "My son was a laborer
working for this man and he committed an illegal sexual intercourse with his
wife, and I gave one-hundred sheep and a slave as a ransom for my son's sin.
Then I asked a learned man about this case and he informed me that my son should
receive one hundred lashes and be exiled for one year, and the man's wife should
be stoned to death." The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I will
judge you according to the Laws of Allah. Your one-hundred sheep and the slave
are to be returned to you, and your son has to receive one-hundred lashes and be
exiled for one year. O Unais! Go to the wife of this man, and if she confesses,
then stone her to death." Unais went to her and she confessed. He then stoned
her to death.
8.816:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: `Umar said, "I am afraid that
after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the
Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they may go astray
by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed. Lo! I confirm that the penalty
of Rajam be inflicted on him who commits illegal sexual intercourse, if he is
already married and the crime is proved by witnesses or pregnancy or
confession." Sufyan added, "I have memorized this narration in this way." `Umar
added, "Surely Allah's Apostle carried out the penalty of Rajam, and so did we
after him."
8.817:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I used to teach (the Qur'an to)
some people of the Muhajirln (emigrants), among whom there was `Abdur Rahman bin
`Auf. While I was in his house at Mina, and he was with `Umar bin Al-Khattab
during `Umar's last Hajj, `Abdur-Rahman came to me and said, "Would that you had
seen the man who came today to the Chief of the Believers (`Umar), saying, 'O
Chief of the Believers! What do you think about so-and-so who says, 'If `Umar
should die, I will give the pledge of allegiance to such-and-such person, as by
Allah, the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr was nothing but a prompt sudden
action which got established afterwards.' `Umar became angry and then said,
'Allah willing, I will stand before the people tonight and warn them against
those people who want to deprive the others of their rights (the question of
rulership). `Abdur-Rahman said, "I said, 'O Chief of the believers! Do not do
that, for the season of Hajj gathers the riff-raff and the rubble, and it will
be they who will gather around you when you stand to address the people. And I
am afraid that you will get up and say something, and some people will spread
your statement and may not say what you have actually said and may not
understand its meaning, and may interpret it incorrectly, so you should wait
till you reach Medina, as it is the place of emigration and the place of
Prophet's Traditions, and there you can come in touch with the learned and noble
people, and tell them your ideas with confidence; and the learned people will
understand your statement and put it in its proper place.' On that, `Umar said,
'By Allah! Allah willing, I will do this in the first speech I will deliver
before the people in Medina." Ibn `Abbas added: We reached Medina by the end of
the month of Dhul-Hijja, and when it was Friday, we went quickly (to the mosque)
as soon as the sun had declined, and I saw Sa`id bin Zaid bin `Amr bin Nufail
sitting at the corner of the pulpit, and I too sat close to him so that my knee
was touching his knee, and after a short while `Umar bin Al-Khattab came out,
and when I saw him coming towards us, I said to Sa`id bin Zaid bin `Amr bin
Nufail "Today `Umar will say such a thing as he has never said since he was
chosen as Caliph." Sa`id denied my statement with astonishment and said, "What
thing do you expect `Umar to say the like of which he has never said before?" In
the meantime, `Umar sat on the pulpit and when the callmakers for the prayer had
finished their call, `Umar stood up, and having glorified and praised Allah as
He deserved, he said, "Now then, I am going to tell you something which (Allah)
has written for me to say. I do not know; perhaps it portends my death, so
whoever understands and remembers it, must narrate it to the others wherever his
mount takes him, but if somebody is afraid that he does not understand it, then
it is unlawful for him to tell lies about me. Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth
and revealed the Holy Book to him, and among what Allah revealed, was the Verse
of the Rajam (the stoning of married person (male & female) who commits
illegal sexual intercourse, and we did recite this Verse and understood and
memorized it. Allah's Apostle did carry out the punishment of stoning and so did
we after him. I am afraid that after a long time has passed, somebody will say,
'By Allah, we do not find the Verse of the Rajam in Allah's Book,' and thus they
will go astray by leaving an obligation which Allah has revealed. And the
punishment of the Rajam is to be inflicted to any married person (male &
female), who commits illegal sexual intercourse, if the required evidence is
available or there is conception or confession. And then we used to recite among
the Verses in Allah's Book: 'O people! Do not claim to be the offspring of other
than your fathers, as it is disbelief (unthankfulness) on your part that you
claim to be the offspring of other than your real father.' Then Allah's Apostle
said, 'Do not praise me excessively as Jesus, son of Marry was praised, but call
me Allah's Slave and His Apostles.' (O people!) I have been informed that a
speaker amongst you says, 'By Allah, if `Umar should die, I will give the pledge
of allegiance to such-and-such person.' One should not deceive oneself by saying
that the pledge of allegiance given to Abu Bakr was given suddenly and it was
successful. No doubt, it was like that, but Allah saved (the people) from its
evil, and there is none among you who has the qualities of Abu Bakr. Remember
that whoever gives the pledge of allegiance to anybody among you without
consulting the other Muslims, neither that person, nor the person to whom the
pledge of allegiance was given, are to be supported, lest they both should be
killed. And no doubt after the death of the Prophet we were informed that the
Ansar disagreed with us and gathered in the shed of Bani Sa`da. `Ali and Zubair
and whoever was with them, opposed us, while the emigrants gathered with Abu
Bakr. I said to Abu Bakr, 'Let's go to these Ansari brothers of ours.' So we set
out seeking them, and when we approached them, two pious men of theirs met us
and informed us of the final decision of the Ansar, and said, 'O group of
Muhajirin (emigrants) ! Where are you going?' We replied, 'We are going to these
Ansari brothers of ours.' They said to us, 'You shouldn't go near them. Carry
out whatever we have already decided.' I said, 'By Allah, we will go to them.'
And so we proceeded until we reached them at the shed of Bani Sa`da. Behold!
There was a man sitting amongst them and wrapped in something. I asked, 'Who is
that man?' They said, 'He is Sa`d bin 'Ubada.' I asked, 'What is wrong with
him?' They said, 'He is sick.' After we sat for a while, the Ansar's speaker
said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' and praising Allah as He
deserved, he added, 'To proceed, we are Allah's Ansar (helpers) and the majority
of the Muslim army, while you, the emigrants, are a small group and some people
among you came with the intention of preventing us from practicing this matter
(of caliphate) and depriving us of it.' When the speaker had finished, I
intended to speak as I had prepared a speech which I liked and which I wanted to
deliver in the presence of Abu Bakr, and I used to avoid provoking him. So, when
I wanted to speak, Abu Bakr said, 'Wait a while.' I disliked to make him angry.
So Abu Bakr himself gave a speech, and he was wiser and more patient than I. By
Allah, he never missed a sentence that I liked in my own prepared speech, but he
said the like of it or better than it spontaneously. After a pause he said, 'O
Ansar! You deserve all (the qualities that you have attributed to yourselves,
but this question (of Caliphate) is only for the Quraish as they are the best of
the Arabs as regards descent and home, and I am pleased to suggest that you
choose either of these two men, so take the oath of allegiance to either of them
as you wish. And then Abu Bakr held my hand and Abu Ubada bin `Abdullah's hand
who was sitting amongst us. I hated nothing of what he had said except that
proposal, for by Allah, I would rather have my neck chopped off as expiator for
a sin than become the ruler of a nation, one of whose members is Abu Bakr,
unless at the time of my death my own-self suggests something I don't feel at
present.' And then one of the Ansar said, 'I am the pillar on which the camel
with a skin disease (eczema) rubs itself to satisfy the itching (i.e., I am a
noble), and I am as a high class palm tree! O Quraish. There should be one ruler
from us and one from you.' Then there was a hue and cry among the gathering and
their voices rose so that I was afraid there might be great disagreement, so I
said, 'O Abu Bakr! Hold your hand out.' He held his hand out and I pledged
allegiance to him, and then all the emigrants gave the Pledge of allegiance and
so did the Ansar afterwards. And so we became victorious over Sa`d bin Ubada
(whom Al-Ansar wanted to make a ruler). One of the Ansar said, 'You have killed
Sa`d bin Ubada.' I replied, 'Allah has killed Sa`d bin Ubada.' `Umar added, "By
Allah, apart from the great tragedy that had happened to us (i.e. the death of
the Prophet), there was no greater problem than the allegiance pledged to Abu
Bakr because we were afraid that if we left the people, they might give the
Pledge of allegiance after us to one of their men, in which case we would have
given them our consent for something against our real wish, or would have
opposed them and caused great trouble. So if any person gives the Pledge of
allegiance to somebody (to become a Caliph) without consulting the other
Muslims, then the one he has selected should not be granted allegiance, lest
both of them should be killed."
8.818:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid
Al-Jihani: I heard the Prophet ordering that an unmarried person guilty of
illegal sexual intercourse be flogged one-hundred stripes and be exiled for one
year. `Umar bin Al-Khattab also exiled such a person, and this tradition is
still valid.
8.819:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle judged that the
unmarried person who was guilty of illegal sexual intercourse be exiled for one
year and receive the legal punishment (i.e., be flogged with one-hundred
stripes) .
8.820:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet cursed the effeminate
men and those women who assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said,
"Turn them out of your houses." He turned such-and-such person out, and `Umar
also turned out such-and-such person.
8.821:
Narrated Abu Huraira and
Zaid bin Khalid: A bedouin came to the Prophet while he (the Prophet) was
sitting, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Give your verdict according to Allah's
Laws (in our case)." Then his opponent got up and said, "He has told the truth,
O Allah's Apostle! Decide his case according to Allah's Laws. My son was a
laborer working for this person, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse
with his wife, and the people told me that my son should be stoned to death, but
I offered one-hundred sheep and a slave girl as a ransom for him. Then I asked
the religious learned people, and they told me that my son should be flogged
with one-hundred stripes and be exiled for one year." The Prophet said, "By Him
in Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge you according to Allah's Laws. The sheep
and the slave girl will be returned to you and your son will be flogged
one-hundred stripes and be exiled for one year. And you, O Unais! Go to the wife
of this man (and if she confesses), stone her to death." So Unais went in the
morning and stoned her to death (after she had confessed).
8.822:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Sa`id bin Khalid: The verdict of Allah's Apostle
was sought about an unmarried slave girl guilty of illegal intercourse. He
replied, "If she commits illegal sexual intercourse, then flog her (fifty
stripes), and if she commits illegal sexual intercourse (after that for the
second time), then flog her (fifty stripes), and if she commits illegal sexual
intercourse (for the third time), then flog her (fifty stripes) and sell her for
even a hair rape." Ibn Shihab said, "I am not sure whether the Prophet ordered
that she be sold after the third or fourth time of committing illegal
intercourse."
8.823:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If a lady
slave commits illegal sexual intercourse and she is proved guilty of illegal
sexual intercourse, then she should be flogged (fifty stripes) but she should
not be admonished; and if she commits illegal sexual intercourse again, then she
should be flogged again but should not be admonished; and if she commits illegal
sexual intercourse for the third time, then she should be sold even for a hair
rope."
8.824:
Narrated Ash-Shaibani: I asked `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa
about the Rajam (stoning somebody to death for committing illegal sexual
intercourse). He replied, "The Prophet carried out the penalty of Rajam," I
asked, "Was that before or after the revelation of Surat-an-Nur?" He replied, "I
do not know."
8.825:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The jews came to
Allah's Apostle and mentioned to him that a man and a lady among them had
committed illegal sexual intercourse. Allah's Apostle said to them, "What do you
find in the Torah regarding the Rajam?" They replied, "We only disgrace and flog
them with stripes." `Abdullah bin Salam said to them, 'You have told a lie the
penalty of Rajam is in the Torah.' They brought the Torah and opened it. One of
them put his hand over the verse of the Rajam and read what was before and after
it. `Abdullah bin Salam said to him, "Lift up your hand." Where he lifted it
there appeared the verse of the Rajam. So they said, "O Muhammad! He has said
the truth, the verse of the Rajam is in it (Torah)." Then Allah's Apostle
ordered that the two persons (guilty of illegal sexual intercourse) be stoned to
death, and so they were stoned, and I saw the man bending over the woman so as
to protect her from the stones.
8.826:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin
Khalid: Two men had a dispute in the presence of Allah's Apostle. One of them
said, "Judge us according to Allah's Laws." The other who was more wise said,
"Yes, Allah's Apostle, judge us according to Allah's Laws and allow me to speak
(first)" The Prophet said to him, 'Speak " He said, "My son was a laborer for
this man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, and the
people told me that my son should be stoned to death, but I have given
one-hundred sheep and a slave girl as a ransom (expiation) for my son's sin.
Then I asked the religious learned people (about It), and they told me that my
son should he flogged one-hundred stripes and should be exiled for one year, and
only the wife of this man should be stoned to death " Allah's Apostle said, "By
Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge you according to Allah's Laws: O man,
as for your sheep and slave girl, they are to be returned to you." Then the
Prophet had the man's son flogged one hundred stripes and exiled for one year,
and ordered Unais Al-Aslami to go to the wife of the other man, and if she
confessed, stone her to death. She confessed and was stoned to death.
8.827:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Bakr came to me while Allah's Apostle was sleeping
with his head on my thigh. Abu Bakr said (to me), "You have detained Allah's
Apostle and the people, and there is no water in this place." So he admonished
me and struck my flanks with his hand, and nothing could stop me from moving
except the reclining of Allah's Apostle (on my thigh), and then Allah revealed
the Divine Verse of Tayammum.
8.828:
Narrated Aisha:
Abu Bakr came to
towards me and struck me violently with his fist and said, "You have detained
the people because of your necklace." But I remained motionless as if I was dead
lest I should awake Allah's Apostle although that hit was very
painful.
8.829:
Narrated Al-Mughira: Sa`d bin Ubada said, "If I found a
man with my wife, I would kill him with the sharp side of my sword." When the
Prophet heard that he said, "Do you wonder at Sa`d's sense of ghira
(self-respect)? Verily, I have more sense of ghira than Sa`d, and Allah has more
sense of ghira than I."
8.830:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A bedouin came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "My wife has delivered a black child." The Prophet
said to him, "Have you camels?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "What color
are they?" He replied, "They are red." The Prophet further asked, "Are any of
them gray in color?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet asked him, "Whence did that
grayness come?" He said, "I thing it descended from the camel's ancestors." Then
the Prophet said (to him), "Therefore, this child of yours has most probably
inherited the color from his ancestors."
8.831:
Narrated Abu Burda: The
Prophet used to say, "Nobody should be flogged more than ten stripes except if
he is guilty of a crime, the legal punishment of which is assigned by
Allah."
8.832:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Jabir: On the authority of
others, that the Prophet said, "No Punishment exceeds the flogging of the ten
stripes, except if one is guilty of a crime necessitating a legal punishment
prescribed by Allah."
8.833:
Narrated Abu Burda Al-Ansari: I heard the
Prophet saying, "Do not flog anyone more than ten stripes except if he is
involved in a crime necessitating Allah's legal Punishment."
8.834:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade Al-Wisal (fasting continuously
for more than one day without taking any meals). A man from the Muslims said,
"But you do Al-Wisal, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's Apostle I said, "Who among you
is similar to me? I sleep and my Lord makes me eat and drink." When the people
refused to give up Al-Wisal, the Prophet fasted along with them for one day, and
did not break his fast but continued his fast for another day, and when they saw
the crescent, the Prophet said, "If the crescent had not appeared, I would have
made you continue your fast (for a third day)," as if he wanted to punish them
for they had refused to give up Al-Wisal.
8.835:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: Those people who used to buy foodstuff at random (without weighing or
measuring it) were beaten in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle if they sold it at
the very place where they had bought it, till they carried it to their dwelling
places.
8.836:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle never took revenge
for his own self in any matter presented to him till Allah's limits were
exceeded, in which case he would take revenge for Allah's sake.
8.837:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I witnessed the case of Lian (the case of a man who
charged his wife for committing illegal sexual intercourse when I was fifteen
years old. The Prophet ordered that they be divorced, and the husband said, "If
I kept her, I would be a liar." I remember that Az-Zubair also said, "(It was
said) that if that woman brought forth the child with such-and-such description,
her husband would prove truthful, but if she brought it with such-and-such
description looking like a Wahra (a red insect), he would prove untruthful." I
heard Az-Zubair also saying, "Finally she gave birth to a child of description
which her husband disliked .
8.838:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: Ibn
`Abbas mentioned the couple who had taken the oath of Lian. `Abdullah bin
Shaddad said (to him), "Was this woman about whom Allah's Apostle said, 'If I
were ever to stone to death any woman without witnesses. (I would have stoned
that woman to death)?' Ibn `Abbas replied," No, that lady exposed herself (by
her suspicious behavior).
8.839:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Lian was mentioned
in the presence of the Prophet, `Asim bin Adi said a statement about it, and
when he left, a man from his tribe came to him complaining that he had seen a
man with his wife. `Asim said, "I have been put to trial only because of my
statement." So he took the man to the Prophet and the man told him about the
incident. The man (husband) was of yellow complexion, thin, and of lank hair,
while the man whom he had accused of having been with his wife, was reddish
brown with fat thick legs and fat body. The Prophet said, "O Allah! Reveal the
truth." Later on the lady delivered a child resembling the man whom the husband
had accused of having been with her. So the Prophet made them take the oath of
Lian. A man said to Ibn `Abbas in the gathering, "Was that the same lady about
whom the Prophet said, "If I were to stone any lady (for committing illegal
sexual intercourse) to death without witnesses, I would have stoned that lade to
death?" Ibn `Abbas said, "No, that was another lady who used to behave in such a
suspicious way among the Muslims that one might accuse her of committing illegal
sexual intercourse."
8.840:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Avoid the seven great destructive sins." They (the people!) asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! What are they?" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to
practice sorcery; to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just
cause (according to Islamic law); to eat up usury (Riba), to eat up the property
of an orphan; to give one's back to the enemy and freeing from the battle-field
at the time of fighting and to accuse chaste women who never even think of
anything touching chastity and are good believers."
8.841:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) saying, "If somebody slanders his
slave and the slave is free from what he says, he will be flogged on the Day of
Resurrection unless the slave is really as he has described him."
8.842:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A man came to the
Prophet and said, "I beseech you to judge us according to Allah's Laws." Then
his opponent who was wiser than he, got up and said, "He has spoken the truth.
So judge us according to Allah's Laws and please allow me (to speak), O Allah's
Apostle." The Prophet said, "Speak." He said, "My son was a laborer for the
family of this man and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife,
and I gave one-hundred sheep and a slave as a ransom (for my son), but I asked
the religious learned people (regarding this case), and they informed me that my
son should be flogged one-hundred stripes, and be exiled for one year, and the
wife of this man should be stoned (to death)."The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose
Hand my soul is, I will Judge you (in this case) according to Allah's Laws. The
one-hundred (sheep) and the slave shall be returned to you and your son shall be
flogged one-hundred stripes and be exiled for one year. And O Unais! Go in the
morning to the wife of this man and ask her, and if she confesses, stone her to
death." She confessed and he stoned her to death.
Volume 9
Bk. 83: Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)
9.1:
Narrated `Abdullah: A man
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which sin is the greatest in Allah's Sight?" The
Prophet said, "To set up a rival unto Allah though He Alone created you . " The
man said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To kill your son lest he should
share your food with you." The man said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To
commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor." So Allah
revealed in confirmation of this narration:-- 'And those who invoke not with
Allah, any other god. Nor kill, such life as Allah has forbidden except for just
cause nor commit illegal sexual intercourse. And whoever does this shall receive
the punishment.' (25.68)
9.2:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said,
"A faithful believer remains at liberty regarding his religion unless he kills
somebody unlawfully."
9.3:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: One of the evil
deeds with bad consequence from which there is no escape for the one who is
involved in it is to kill someone unlawfully.
9.4:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "The first cases to be decided among the people (on the Day of
Resurrection) will be those of blood-shed."
9.5:
Narrated Al-Miqdad bin
`Amr Al-Kindi: An ally of Bani Zuhra who took part in the battle of Badr with
the Prophet, that he said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I meet an unbeliever and we
have a fight, and he strikes my hand with the sword and cuts it off, and then
takes refuge from me under a tree, and says, 'I have surrendered to Allah (i.e.
embraced Islam),' may I kill him after he has said so?" Allah's Apostle said,
"Do not kill him." Al-Miqdad said, "But O Allah's Apostle! He had chopped off
one of my hands and he said that after he had cut it off. May I kill him?" The
Prophet said. "Do not kill him for if you kill him, he would be in the position
in which you had been before you kill him, and you would be in the position in
which he was before he said the sentence." The Prophet also said to Al-Miqdad,
"If a faithful believer conceals his faith (Islam) from the disbelievers, and
then when he declares his Islam, you kill him, (you will be sinful). Remember
that you were also concealing your faith (Islam) at Mecca before."
9.6:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "No human being is killed unjustly,
but a part of responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who
invented the tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he
was Qabil).
9.7:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "After
me (i.e. after my death), do not become disbelievers, by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another.
9.8:
Narrated Abu Zur'a bin `Amr bin Jarir: The
Prophet said during Hajjat-al-Wada`, "Let the people be quiet and listen to me.
After me, do not become disbelievers, by striking (cutting) the necks of one
another."
9.9:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said,
"Al-Ka`ba'ir (the biggest sins) are: To join others (as partners) in worship
with Allah, to be undutiful to one's parents," or said, "to take a false oath."
(The sub-narrator, Shu`ba is not sure) Mu`adh said: Shu`ba said, "Al-Ka`ba'ir
(the biggest sins) are: (1) Joining others as partners in worship with Allah,
(2) to take a false oath (3) and to be undutiful to one's parents," or said, "to
murder (someone unlawfully).
9.10:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
said, "The biggest of Al-Ka`ba'ir (the great sins) are (1) to join others as
partners in worship with Allah, (2) to murder a human being, (3) to be undutiful
to one's parents (4) and to make a false statement," or said, "to give a false
witness."
9.11:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid bin Haritha: Allah's Apostle sent
us (to fight) against Al-Huraqa (one of the sub-tribes) of Juhaina. We reached
those people in the morning and defeated them. A man from the Ansar and I chased
one of their men and when we attacked him, he said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah." The Ansari refrained from killing him but I stabbed him
with my spear till I killed him. When we reached (Medina), this news reached the
Prophet. He said to me, "O Usama! You killed him after he had said, 'None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah?"' I said, "O Allah's Apostle! He said so
in order to save himself." The Prophet said, "You killed him after he had said,
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." The Prophet kept on repeating
that statement till I wished I had not been a Muslim before that day.
9.12:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samat: I was among those Naqibs (selected leaders)
who gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle. We gave the oath of
allegiance, that we would not join partners in worship besides Allah, would not
steal, would not commit illegal sexual intercourse, would not kill a life which
Allah has forbidden, would not commit robbery, would not disobey (Allah and His
Apostle), and if we fulfilled this pledge we would have Paradise, but if we
committed any one of these (sins), then our case will be decided by
Allah.
9.13:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever carries arms
against us, is not from us."
9.14:
Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais: I went to
help that man (i.e., `Ali), and on the way I met Abu Bakra who asked me, "Where
are you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that man." He said, "Go back, for
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'If two Muslims meet each other with their
swords then (both) the killer and the killed one are in the (Hell) Fire.' I
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is alright for the killer, but what about the
killed one?' He said, 'The killed one was eager to kill his opponent."
9.15:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two
stones, and the girl was asked, "Who has done that to you, so-and-so or so and
so?" (Some names were mentioned for her) till the name of that Jew was mentioned
(whereupon she agreed). The Jew was brought to the Prophet and the Prophet kept
on questioning him till he confessed, whereupon his head was crushed with
stones.
9.16:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A girl wearing ornaments, went out
at Medina. Somebody struck her with a stone. She was brought to the Prophet
while she was still alive. Allah's Apostle asked her, "Did such-and-such a
person strike you?" She raised her head, denying that. He asked her a second
time, saying, "Did so-and-so strike you?" She raised her head, denying that. He
said for the third time, "Did so-and-so strike you?" She lowered her head,
agreeing. Allah's Apostle then sent for the killer and killed him between two
stones.
9.17:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "The blood of a
Muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that
I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in three cases: In Qisas for murder, a
married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts
from Islam (apostate) and leaves the Muslims."
9.18:
Narrated Anas:
A
Jew killed a girl so that he may steal her ornaments. He struck her with a
stone, and she was brought to the Prophet while she was still alive. The Prophet
asked her, "Did such-and-such person strike you?" She gestured with her head,
expressing denial. He asked her for the second time, and she again gestured with
her head, expressing denial. When he asked her for the third time, she beckoned,
"Yes." So the Prophet killed him (the Jew) with two stones.
9.19:
Narrated Abu Huraira: In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of
Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bam Laith in revenge for a killed person
belonging to them in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. So Allah's Apostle got
up saying, "Allah held back the (army having) elephants from Mecca, but He let
His Apostle and the believers overpower the infidels (of Mecca). Beware! (Mecca
is a sanctuary)! Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anybody before
me, nor will it be permitted for anybody after me; It was permitted for me only
for a while (an hour or so) of that day. No doubt! It is at this moment a
sanctuary; its thorny shrubs should not be uprooted; its trees should not be cut
down; and its Luqata (fallen things) should not be picked up except by the one
who would look for its owner. And if somebody is killed, his closest relative
has the right to choose one of two things, i.e., either the Blood money or
retaliation by having the killer killed." Then a man from Yemen, called Abu
Shah, stood up and said, "Write that) for me, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's
Apostle said (to his companions), "Write that for Abu Shah." Then another man
from Quraish got up, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Except Al-Idhkhir (a special
kind of grass) as we use it in our houses and for graves." Allah's Apostle said,
"Except Al-idhkkir."
9.20:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: For the children of
Israel the punishment for crime was Al-Qisas only (i.e., the law of equality in
punishment) and the payment of Blood money was not permitted as an alternate.
But Allah said to this nation (Muslims): 'O you who believe! Qisas is prescribed
for you in case of murder, .....(up to) ...end of the Verse. (2.178) Ibn `Abbas
added: Remission (forgiveness) in this Verse, means to accept the Blood-money in
an intentional murder. Ibn `Abbas added: The Verse: 'Then the relatives should
demand Blood-money in a reasonable manner.' (2.178) means that the demand should
be reasonable and it is to be compensated with handsome gratitude.
9.21:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "The most hated persons to Allah are
three: (1) A person who deviates from the right conduct, i.e., an evil doer, in
the Haram (sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina); (2) a person who seeks that the
traditions of the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance, should remain in Islam (3)
and a person who seeks to shed somebody's blood without any right."
9.22:
Narrated `Aisha:
The pagans were defeated on the day (of the battle) of
Uhud. Satan shouted among the people on the day of Uhud, "O Allah's worshippers!
Beware of what is behind you!" So the front file of the army attacked the back
files (mistaking them for the enemy) till they killed Al-Yaman. Hudhaifa (bin
Al-Yaman) shouted, "My father!" My father! But they killed him. Hudhaifa said,
"May Allah forgive you." (The narrator added: Some of the defeated pagans fled
till they reached Taif.)
9.23:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew crushed the
head of a girl between two stones. It was said to her. "Who has done this to
you, such-and-such person, such-and-such person?" When the name of the Jew was
mentioned, she nodded with her head, agreeing. So the Jew was brought and he
confessed. The Prophet ordered that his head be crushed with the stones. (Hammam
said, "with two stones.")
9.24:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet
killed a Jew for killing a girl in order to take her ornaments.
9.25:
Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet during
his ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said
that) out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved
and felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink
medicine, except Al-`Abbas, for he did not witness your deed."
9.26:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "We (Muslims)
are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)."
And added, "If someone is peeping (looking secretly) into your house without
your permission, and you throw a stone at him and destroy his eyes, there will
be no blame on you."
9.27:
Narrated Yahya:
Humaid said, "A man peeped
into the house of the Prophet and the Prophet aimed an arrow head at him to hit
him." I asked, "Who told you that?" He said, "Anas bin Malik" (See Hadith No.
258 and 259, Vol. 8)
9.28:
Narrated `Aisha:
"When it was the day of
(the battle of) Uhud, the pagans were defeated. Then Satan shouted, "O Allah's
worshipers! Beware of what is behind you!" So the front files attacked the back
files of the army. Hudhaifa looked, and behold, there was his father, Al-Yaman
(being attacked) ! He shouted (to his companions), "O Allah's worshipers, my
father, my father!" But by Allah, they did not stop till they killed him (i.e.,
Hudhaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." (`Urwa said,
Hudhaifa continued asking Allah's Forgiveness for the killer of his father till
he died.
9.29:
Narrated Salama:
We went out with the Prophet to
Khaibar. A man (from the companions) said, "O 'Amir! Let us hear some of your
Huda (camel-driving songs.)" So he sang some of them (i.e. a lyric in harmony
with the camels walk). The Prophet said, "Who is the driver (of these camels)?"
They said, "Amir." The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him !" The
people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Would that you let us enjoy his company
longer!" Then 'Amir was killed the following morning. The people said, "The good
deeds of 'Amir are lost as he has killed himself." I returned at the time while
they were talking about that. I went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Prophet! Let my father be sacrificed for you! The people claim that 'Amir's good
deeds are lost." The Prophet said, "Whoever says so is a liar, for 'Amir will
have a double reward as he exerted himself to obey Allah and fought in Allah's
Cause. No other way of killing would have granted him greater reward."
9.30:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: A man bit another man's hand and the latter
pulled his hand out of his mouth by force, causing two of his incisors (teeth)
to fall out. They submitted their case to the Prophet, who said, "One of you bit
his brother as a male camel bites. (Go away), there is no Diya (Blood-money) for
you."
9.31:
Narrated Ya`la:
I went out in one of the Ghazwa and a man
bit another man and as a result, an incisor tooth of the former was pulled out.
The Prophet cancelled the case. 9.32:
Narrated Anas:
The daughter of
An-Nadr slapped a girl and broke her incisor tooth. They (the relatives of that
girl), came to the Prophet and he gave the order of Qisas (equality in
punishment).
9.33:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "This and this
are the same." He meant the little finger and the thumb.
9.34:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: I heard the Prophet (saying the same as above Hadith 34).
9.35:
Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of Allah's Apostle
during his illness, and he pointed out to us intending to say, "Don't pour
medicine into my mouth." We thought that his refusal was out of the aversion a
patient usually has for medicine. When he improved and felt a bit better he said
(to us.) "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine into my mouth?" We said, "We
thought (you did so) because of the aversion, one usually have for medicine."
Allah's Apostle said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink
medicine, and I will watch you, except Al-`Abbas, for he did not witness this
act of yours."
9.36:
Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathma: (a man from the Ansar)
that a number of people from his tribe went to Khaibar and dispersed, and then
they found one of them murdered. They said to the people with whom the corpse
had been found, "You have killed our companion!" Those people said, "Neither
have we killed him, nor do we know his killer." The bereaved group went to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We went to Khaibar and found one of us
murdered." The Prophet said, "Let the older among you come forward and speak."
Then the Prophet said, to them, "Bring your proof against the killer." They said
"We have no proof." The Prophet said, "Then they (the defendants) will take an
oath." They said, "We do not accept the oaths of the Jews." Allah's Apostle did
not like that the Blood-money of the killed one be lost without compensation, so
he paid one-hundred camels out of the camels of Zakat (to the relatives of the
deceased) as Diya (Blood-money).
9.37:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: Once `Umar
bin `Abdul `Aziz sat on his throne in the courtyard of his house so that the
people might gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came in),
he said, "What do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said, "We say that it is lawful
to depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous Muslim Caliphs carried out
Qisas depending on it." Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about
it?" He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of the Believers!
You have the chiefs of the army staff and the nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of
them testified that a married man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in
Damascus but they had not seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He said,
"No." I said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had committed theft in
Hums, would you cut off his hand though they did not see him?" He replied, "No."
I said, "By Allah, Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the
following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was
killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse
and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and
became an apostate." Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin Malik narrate that
Allah's Apostle cut off the hands of the thieves, branded their eyes and then,
threw them in the sun?" I said, "I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas
said: "Eight persons from the tribe of `Ukl came to Allah's Apostle and gave the
Pledge of allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The climate of the place
(Medina) did not suit them, so they became sick and complained about that to
Allah's Apostle. He said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our
camels and drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said, "Yes."
So they went out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and after they became
healthy, they killed the shepherd of Allah's Apostle and took away all the
camels. This news reached Allah's Apostle , so he sent (men) to follow their
traces and they were captured and brought (to the Prophet). He then ordered to
cut their hands and feet, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of
iron, and then he threw them in the sun till they died." I said, "What can be
worse than what those people did? They deserted Islam, committed murder and
theft." Then 'Anbasa bin Sa`id said, "By Allah, I never heard a narration like
this of today." I said, "O 'Anbasa! You deny my narration?" 'Anbasa said, "No,
but you have related the narration in the way it should be related. By Allah,
these people are in welfare as long as this Sheikh (Abu Qilaba) is among them."
I added, "Indeed in this event there has been a tradition set by Allah's
Apostle. The narrator added: Some Ansari people came to the Prophet and
discussed some matters with him, a man from amongst them went out and was
murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold, their companion was
swimming in blood. They returned to Allah's Apostle and said to him, "O Allah's
Apostle, we have found our companion who had talked with us and gone out before
us, swimming in blood (killed)." Allah's Apostle went out and asked them, "Whom
do you suspect or whom do you think has killed him?" They said, "We think that
the Jews have killed him." The Prophet sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did
you kill this (person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the Al-Ansars, "Do you
agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath that they have not killed him?" They
said, "It matters little for the Jews to kill us all and then take false oaths."
He said, "Then would you like to receive the Diya after fifty of you have taken
an oath (that the Jews have killed your man)?" They said, "We will not take the
oath." Then the Prophet himself paid them the Diya (Blood-money)." The narrator
added, "The tribe of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his evil conduct)
in the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance. Then, at a place called Al-Batha' (near
Mecca), the man attacked a Yemenite family at night to steal from them, but a.
man from the family noticed him and struck him with his sword and killed him.
The tribe of Hudhail came and captured the Yemenite and brought him to `Umar
during the Hajj season and said, "He has killed our companion." The Yemenite
said, "But these people had repudiated him (i.e., their companion)." `Umar said,
"Let fifty persons of Hudhail swear that they had not repudiated him." So
forty-nine of them took the oath and then a person belonging to them, came from
Sham and they requested him to swear similarly, but he paid one-thousand Dirhams
instead of taking the oath. They called another man instead of him and the new
man shook hands with the brother of the deceased. Some people said, "We and
those fifty men who had taken false oaths (Al-Qasama) set out, and when they
reached a place called Nakhlah, it started raining so they entered a cave in the
mountain, and the cave collapsed on those fifty men who took the false oath, and
all of them died except the two persons who had shaken hands with each other.
They escaped death but a stone fell on the leg of the brother of the deceased
and broke it, whereupon he survived for one year and then died." I further said,
"`Abdul Malik bin Marwan sentenced a man to death in Qisas (equality in
punishment) for murder, basing his judgment on Al-Qasama, but later on he
regretted that judgment and ordered that the names of the fifty persons who ot
be blamed."
9.40:
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: I heard Abu Juhaifa saying, "I
asked `Ali 'Have you got any Divine literature apart from the Qur'an?' (Once he
said...apart from what the people have?) `Ali replied, 'By Him Who made the
grain split (germinate) and created the soul, we have nothing except what is in
the Qur'an and the ability (gift) of understanding Allah's Book which He may
endow a man with and we have what is written in this paper.' I asked, 'What is
written in this paper?' He replied, 'Al-`Aql (the regulation of Diya), about the
ransom of captives, and the Judgment that a Muslim should not be killed in Qisas
(equality in punishment) for killing a disbeliever." (See Hadith No. 283,Vol.
4)
9.41:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two women from the tribe of Hudhail
(fought with each other) and one of them threw (a stone at) the other, causing
her to have a miscarriage and Allah's Apostle gave his verdict that the killer
(of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya).
9.4
2.1:
Narrated Hisham's father from Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: `Umar consulted the
companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused by somebody else).
Al-Mughlra said: The Prophet gave the verdict that a male or female slave should
be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed
the Prophet giving such a verdict.
9.4
2.2:
Narrated Hisham's father:
`Umar asked the people, "Who heard the Prophet giving his verdict regarding
abortions?" Al-Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a male or female slave
should be given (as a Diya)." `Umar said, "Present a witness to testify your
statement." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "I testify that the Prophet gave such a
judgment."
9.43:
Narrated `Urwa:
I heard Al-Maghira bin Shu`ba
narrating that `Umar had consulted them about the case of abortion (similarly as
narrated in No. 42).
9.44:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle gave a
verdict regarding an aborted fetus of a woman from Bani Lihyan that the killer
(of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya) but the woman who
was required to give the slave, died, so Allah's Apostle gave the verdict that
her inheritance be given to her children and her husband and the Diya be paid by
her 'Asaba.
9.45:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two women from Hudhail fought
with each other and one of them hit the other with a stone that killed her and
what was in her womb. The relatives of the killer and the relatives of the
victim submitted their case to the Prophet who judged that the Diya for the
fetus was a male or female slave, and the Diya for the killed woman was to be
paid by the 'Asaba (near relatives) of the killer.
9.46:
Narrated
`Abdul-`Aziz: Anas said, "When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, Abu Talha took
hold of my hand and brought me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Anas is an intelligent boy, so let him serve you." Anas added, "So I served the
Prophet L at home and on journeys; by Allah, he never said to me for anything
which I did: Why have you done this like this or, for anything which I did not
do: 'Why have you not done this like this?"
9.47:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Diya for persons killed by animals or for the
one who has been killed accidentally by falling into a well or for the one
killed in a mine. And one-fifth of Rikaz (treasures buried before the Islamic
era) is to be given to the state."
9.48:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "There is no Diya for a person injured or killed by an animal
(going about without somebody to control it) and similarly, there is no Diya for
the one who falls and dies in a well, and also the one who dies in a mine. As
regards the Ar-Rikaz (buried wealth), one-fifth thereof is for the
state."
9.49:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever
killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the
Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be
smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling).
9.50:
Narrated Abu
Juhaifa: I asked `Ali "Do you have anything Divine literature besides what is in
the Qur'an?" Or, as Uyaina once said, "Apart from what the people have?" `Ali
said, "By Him Who made the grain split (germinate) and created the soul, we have
nothing except what is in the Qur'an and the ability (gift) of understanding
Allah's Book which He may endow a man, with and what is written in this sheet of
paper." I asked, "What is on this paper?" He replied, "The legal regulations of
Diya (Blood-money) and the (ransom for) releasing of the captives, and the
judgment that no Muslim should be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for
killing a Kafir (disbeliever).
9.51:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet
said, "Do not prefer some prophets to others."
9.52:
Narrated Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri: A Jew whose face had been slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet
and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. " The
Prophet said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet asked him, "Why did
you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's Apostle! While I was passing by the
Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who chose Moses above all the human beings.' I
said (protestingly), 'Even above Muhammad?' So I became furious and slapped
him." The Prophet said, "Do not give me preference to other prophets, for the
people will become unconscious on the Day of Resurrection and I will be the
first to gain conscious, and behold, I will Find Moses holding one of the
pillars of the Throne (of Allah). Then I will not know whether he has become
conscious before me or he has been exempted because of his unconsciousness at
the mountain (during his worldly life) which he received."
Bk. 84: Dealing with Apostates
9.53:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the
Verse: 'It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with wrong (i.e.,
worshipping others besides Allah): (6.82) was revealed, it became very hard on
the companions of the Prophet and they said, "Who among us has not confused his
belief with wrong (oppression)?" On that, Allah's Apostle said, "This is not
meant (by the Verse). Don't you listen to Luqman's statement: 'Verily! Joining
others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed.' (3
1.13)
9.54:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet. said, "The biggest of the great sins are:
To join others in worship with Allah, to be undutiful to one's parents, and to
give a false witness." He repeated it thrice, or said, "....a false statement,"
and kept on repeating that warning till we wished he would stop saying it. (See
Hadith No.7, Vol. 8)
9.55:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A bedouin came to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What are the biggest sins?: The
Prophet said, "To join others in worship with Allah." The bedouin said, "What is
next?" The Prophet said, "To be undutiful to one's parents." The bedouin said
"What is next?" The Prophet said "To take an oath 'Al-Ghamus." The bedouin said,
"What is an oath 'Al-Ghamus'?" The Prophet said, "The false oath through which
one deprives a Muslim of his property (unjustly).
9.56:
Narrated Ibn
Mas`ud: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we be punished for what we did in
the Prelslamic Period of ignorance?" The Prophet said, "Whoever does good in
Islam will not be punished for what he did in the Pre-lslamic Period of
ignorance and whoever does evil in Islam will be punished for his former and
later (bad deeds).
9.57:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (atheists)
were brought to `Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn
`Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as
Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's
punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of
Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill
him.'"
9.58:
Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa said, "I came to the Prophet
along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash`ariyin, one on my right and the other
on my left, while Allah's Apostle was brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and
both men asked him for some employment. The Prophet said, 'O Abu Musa (O
`Abdullah bin Qais!).' I said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two
men did not tell me what was in their hearts and I did not feel (realize) that
they were seeking employment.' As if I were looking now at his Siwak being drawn
to a corner under his lips, and he said, 'We never (or, we do not) appoint for
our affairs anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abu Musa! (or `Abdullah bin
Qais!) Go to Yemen.'" The Prophet then sent Mu`adh bin Jabal after him and when
Mu`adh reached him, he spread out a cushion for him and requested him to get
down (and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered man beside Abu
Muisa. Mu`adh asked, "Who is this (man)?" Abu Muisa said, "He was a Jew and
became a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism." Then Abu Muisa requested
Mu`adh to sit down but Mu`adh said, "I will not sit down till he has been
killed. This is the judgment of Allah and His Apostle (for such cases) and
repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was
killed. Abu Musa added, "Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said,
'I pray and sleep, and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as
for my prayers.'"
9.59:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet died and
Abu Bakr became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief, `Umar
said, "O Abu Bakr! How can you fight these people although Allah's Apostle said,
'I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah, 'and whoever said, 'None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah', Allah will save his property and his life from me, unless (he does
something for which he receives legal punishment) justly, and his account will
be with Allah?' "Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! I will fight whoever differentiates
between prayers and Zakat as Zakat is the right to be taken from property
(according to Allah's Orders). By Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid
they used to pay to Allah's Apostle, I would fight with them for withholding
it." `Umar said, "By Allah: It was nothing, but I noticed that Allah opened Abu
Bakr's chest towards the decision to fight, therefore I realized that his
decision was right."
9.60:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew passed by
Allah's Apostle and said, "As-Samu 'Alaika." Allah's Apostle said in reply, "We
'Alaika." Allah's Apostle then said to his companions, "Do you know what he (the
Jew) has said? He said, 'As-Samu 'Alaika.'" They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall
we kill him?" The Prophet, said, "No. When the people of the Book greet you,
say: 'Wa 'Alaikum.'"
9.61:
Narrated `Aisha:
A group of Jews asked
permission to visit the Prophet (and when they were admitted) they said,
"As-Samu 'Alaika (Death be upon you)." I said (to them), "But death and the
curse of Allah be upon you!" The Prophet said, "O `Aisha! Allah is kind and
lenient and likes that one should be kind and lenient in all matters." I said,
"Haven't you heard what they said?" He said, "I said (to them), 'Wa 'Alaikum
(and upon you).
9.62:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "When the
Jews greet anyone of you they say: 'Sam'Alaika (death be upon you); so you
should say; 'Wa 'Alaika (and upon you).'"
9.63:
Narrated `Abdullah: As if
I am looking at the Prophet while he was speaking about one of the prophets
whose people have beaten and wounded him, and he was wiping the blood off his
face and saying, "O Lord! Forgive my, people as they do not know."
9.64:
Narrated `Ali:
Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Apostle, by
Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a false statement to
him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a Hadith) then it was
indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "During the last days there will appear some young
foolish people who will say the best words but their faith will not go beyond
their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and will go out from (leave) their
religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, where-ever you find them, kill
them, for who-ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection."
9.65:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Yasar: That they visited Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri and asked him about Al-Harauriyya, a special unorthodox religious
sect, "Did you hear the Prophet saying anything about them?" Abu Sa`id said, "I
do not know what Al-Harauriyya is, but I heard the Prophet saying, "There will
appear in this nation---- he did not say: From this nation ---- a group of
people so pious apparently that you will consider your prayers inferior to their
prayers, but they will recite the Qur'an, the teachings of which will not go
beyond their throats and will go out of their religion as an arrow darts through
the game, whereupon the archer may look at his arrow, its Nasl at its Risaf and
its Fuqa to see whether it is blood-stained or not (i.e. they will have not even
a trace of Islam in them).
9.66:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Regarding
Al-Harauriyya: The Prophet said, "They will go out of Islam as an arrow darts
out of the game's body.'
9.67:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: While the Prophet was
distributing (something, `Abdullah bin Dhil Khawaisira at-Tamimi came and said,
"Be just, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "Woe to you ! Who would be just
if I were not?" `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "Allow me to cut off his neck ! " The
Prophet said, " Leave him, for he has companions, and if you compare your
prayers with their prayers and your fasting with theirs, you will look down upon
your prayers and fasting, in comparison to theirs. Yet they will go out of the
religion as an arrow darts through the game's body in which case, if the Qudhadh
of the arrow is examined, nothing will be found on it, and when its Nasl is
examined, nothing will be found on it; and then its Nadiyi is examined, nothing
will be found on it. The arrow has been too fast to be smeared by dung and
blood. The sign by which these people will be recognized will be a man whose one
hand (or breast) will be like the breast of a woman (or like a moving piece of
flesh). These people will appear when there will be differences among the people
(Muslims)." Abu Sa`id added: I testify that I heard this from the Prophet and
also testify that `Ali killed those people while I was with him. The man with
the description given by the Prophet was brought to `Ali. The following Verses
were revealed in connection with that very person (i.e., `Abdullah bin
Dhil-Khawaisira at-Tarnimi): 'And among them are men who accuse you (O Muhammad)
in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms.' (9.58)
9.68:
Narrated
Yusair bin `Amr: I asked Sahl bin Hunaif, "Did you hear the Prophet saying
anything about Al-Khawarij?" He said, "I heard him saying while pointing his
hand towards Iraq. "There will appear in it (i.e, Iraq) some people who will
recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats, and they will go out
from (leave) Islam as an arrow darts through the game's body.' "
9.69:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be
established till two (huge) groups fight against each other, their claim being
one and the same."
9.70:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Verse:--'Those who
believe and did not confuse their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides
Allah).' (6.82) was revealed, it was hard on the companions of the Prophet and
they said, "Who among us has not wronged (oppressed) himself?" Allah's Apostle
said, "The meaning of the Verse is not as you think, but it is as Luqman said to
his son, 'O my son! Join not in worship others with Allah, Verily! Joining
others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed.'" (3
1.13)
9.71:
Narrated `Itban bin Malik: Once Allah's Apostle came to me in the morning,
and a man among us said, "Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?" Another man from us
replied, "He is a hypocrite who does not love Allah and His Apostle." The
Prophet said, "Don't you think that he says: None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah, only for Allah's sake?" They replied, "Yes" The Prophet said, "Nobody
will meet Allah with that saying on the Day of Resurrection, but Allah will save
him from the Fire."
9.72:
Narrated:
Abu `Abdur-Rahman and Hibban bin
'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu `Abdur-Rahman said to Hibban, "You know what made
your companions (i.e. `Ali) dare to shed blood." Hibban said, "Come on! What is
that?" `Abdur-Rahman said, "Something I heard him saying." The other said, "What
was it?" `AbdurRahman said, "`Ali said, Allah's Apostle sent for me, Az-Zubair
and Abu Marthad, and all of us were cavalry men, and said, 'Proceed to
Raudat-Hajj (Abu Salama said that Abu 'Awana called it like this, i.e., Hajj
where there is a woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the
pagans (of Mecca). So bring that letter to me.' So we proceeded riding on our
horses till we overtook her at the same place of which Allah's Apostle had told
us. She was traveling on her camel. In that letter Hatib had written to the
Meccans about the proposed attached of Allah's Apostle against them. We asked
her, "Where is the letter which is with you?' She replied, 'I haven't got any
letter.' So we made her camel kneel down and searched her luggage, but we did
not find anything. My two companions said, 'We do not think that she has got a
letter.' I said, 'We know that Allah's Apostle has not told a lie.'" Then `Ali
took an oath saying, "By Him by Whom one should swear! You shall either bring
out the letter or we shall strip off your clothes." She then stretched out her
hand for her girdle (round her waist) and brought out the paper (letter). They
took the letter to Allah's Apostle. `Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! (Hatib) has
betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop off his neck!"
Allah's Apostle said, "O Hatib! What obliged you to do what you have done?"
Hatib replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Why (for what reason) should I not believe in
Allah and His Apostle? But I intended to do the (Mecca) people a favor by virtue
of which my family and property may be protected as there is none of your
companions but has some of his people (relatives) whom Allah urges to protect
his family and property." The Prophet said, "He has said the truth; therefore,
do not say anything to him except good." `Umar again said, "O Allah's Apostle!
He has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop his neck off!"
The Prophet said, "Isn't he from those who fought the battle of Badr? And what
do you know, Allah might have looked at them (Badr warriors) and said (to them),
'Do what you like, for I have granted you Paradise?' " On that, `Umar's eyes
became flooded with tears and he said, "Allah and His Apostle know best."
Bk. 85: Saying Something under Compulsion (Ikraah)
9.73:
Narrated Abi Huraira: The Prophet used to invoke Allah in his prayer, "O
Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a and Salama bin Hisham and Al-Walid bin
Al-Walid; O Allah! Save the weak among the believers; O Allah! Be hard upon the
tribe of Mudar and inflict years (of famine) upon them like the (famine) years
of Joseph."
9.74:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
possesses the (following) three qualities will have the sweetness of faith (1):
The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else; (2) Who
loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's Sake; (3) who hates to revert
to atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the Fire."
9.75:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Sa`id bin Zaid saying, "I have seen myself tied
and forced by `Umar to leave Islam (Before `Umar himself embraced Islam). And if
the mountain of Uhud were to collapse for the evil which you people had done to
`Uthman, then Uhud would have the right to do so." (See Hadith No. 202, Vol. 5)
9.76:
Narrated Khabbab bin Al-Art: We complained to Allah's Apostle (about
our state) while he was leaning against his sheet cloak in the shade of the
Ka`ba. We said, "Will you ask Allah to help us? Will you invoke Allah for us?"
He said, "Among those who were before you a (believer) used to be seized and, a
pit used to be dug for him and then he used to be placed in it. Then a saw used
to be brought and put on his head which would be split into two halves. His
flesh might be combed with iron combs and removed from his bones, yet, all that
did not cause him to revert from his religion. By Allah! This religion (Islam)
will be completed (and triumph) till a rider (traveler) goes from San`a' (the
capital of Yemen) to Hadramout fearing nobody except Allah and the wolf lest it
should trouble his sheep, but you are impatient." (See Hadith No. 191, Vol. 5)
9.77:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were in the mosque, Allah's Apostle
came out to us and said, "Let us proceed to the Jews." So we went along with him
till we reached Bait-al-Midras (a place where the Torah used to be recited and
all the Jews of the town used to gather). The Prophet stood up and addressed
them, "O Assembly of Jews! Embrace Islam and you will be safe!" The Jews
replied, "O Aba-l-Qasim! You have conveyed Allah's message to us." The Prophet
said, "That is what I want (from you)." He repeated his first statement for the
second time, and they said, "You have conveyed Allah's message, O Aba-l-Qasim."
Then he said it for the third time and added, "You should Know that the earth
belongs to Allah and His Apostle, and I want to exile you fro,,, this land, so
whoever among you owns some property, can sell it, otherwise you should know
that the Earth belongs to Allah and His Apostle." (See Hadith No. 392, Vol. 4)
9.78:
Narrated Khansa' bint Khidam Al-Ansariya: That her father gave her in
marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she came and
(complained) to the Prophets and he declared that marriage invalid. (See Hadith
No. 69, Vol. 7)
9.79:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked the Prophet, "O
Allah's Apostle! Should the women be asked for their consent to their marriage?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "A virgin, if asked, feels shy and keeps quiet." He
said, "Her silence means her consent."
9.80:
Narrated Jabir:
A man
from the Ansar made his slave, a Mudabbar. And apart from that slave he did not
have any other property. This news reached Allah's Apostle and he said, "Who
will buy that slave from me?" So Nu'aim bin An-Nahham bought him for 800 Dirham.
Jabir added: It was a coptic (Egyptian) slave who died that year.
9.81:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Qur'anic Verse: 'O you who believe! You
are forbidden to inherit women against their will.' ( 4.19) The custom (in the
Pre-lslamic Period) was that if a man died, his relatives used to have the right
to inherit his wife, and if one of them wished, he could marry her, or they
could marry her to somebody else, or prevent her from marrying if they wished,
for they had more right to dispose of her than her own relatives. Therefore this
Verse was revealed concerning this matter.
9.82:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet) Abraham migrated with his wife Sarah till
he reached a town where there was a king or a tyrant who sent a message, to
Abraham, ordering him to send Sarah to him. So when Abraham had sent Sarah, the
tyrant got up, intending to do evil with her, but she got up and performed
ablution and prayed and said, 'O Allah ! If I have believed in You and in Your
Apostle, then do not empower this oppressor over me.' So he (the king) had an
epileptic fit and started moving his legs violently. "
9.83:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim is a brother of another
Muslim. So he should neither oppress him nor hand him over to an oppressor. And
whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his
needs."
9.84:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother
whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed," A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
will help him if he is oppressed, but if he is an oppressor, how shall I help
him?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing (others), for that is
how to help him."
Bk. 86: Tricks
9.85:
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: The Prophet
said, 'O people! The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions, and every
person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So, whoever
emigrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his emigration was for Allah and His
Apostle, and whoever emigrated to take worldly benefit or for a woman to marry,
then his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
9.86:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah does not accept prayer of anyone of you if he
does Hadath (passes wind) till he performs the ablution (anew).
9.87:
Narrated Anas:
That Abu Bakr wrote for him, Zakat regulations which
Allah's Apostle had made compulsory, and wrote that one should neither collect
various portions (of the property) nor divide the property into various portions
in order to avoid paying Zakat.
9.88:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A
bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards prayers." The Prophet said,
"You have to offer perfectly the five (compulsory) prayers in a day and a night
(24 hrs.), except if you want to perform some extra optional prayers." The
bedouin said, "Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards fasting." The
Prophet said, "You have to observe fast during the month of Ramadan except if
you fast some extra optional fast." The bedouin said, "Tell me what Allah has
enjoined on me as regard Zakat." The Prophet then told him the Islamic laws and
regulations whereupon the bedouin said, "By Him Who has honored you, I will not
perform any optional deeds of worship and I will not leave anything of what
Allah has enjoined on me." Allah's Apostle said, "He will be successful if he
has told the truth (or he will enter Paradise if he said the truth)." And some
people said, "The Zakat for one-hundred and twenty camels is two Hiqqas, and if
the Zakat payer slaughters the camels intentionally or gives them as a present
or plays some other trick in order to avoid the Zakat, then there is no harm (in
it) for him.
9.89:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "On the
Day of Resurrection the Kanz (Treasure or wealth of which, Zakat has not been
paid) of anyone of you will appear in the shape of a huge bald headed poisonous
male snake and its owner will run away from it, but it will follow him and say,
'I am your Kanz.'" The Prophet added, "By Allah, that snake will keep on
following him until he stretches out his hand and let the snake swallow it."
Allah's Apostle added, "If the owner of camels does not pay their Zakat, then,
on the Day of Resurrection those camels will come to him and will strike his
face with their hooves." Some people said: Concerning a man who has camels, and
is afraid that Zakat will be due so he sells those camels for similar camels or
for sheep or cows or money one day before Zakat becomes due in order to avoid
payment of their Zakat cunningly! "He has not to pay anything." The same scholar
said, "If one pays Zakat of his camels one day or one year prior to the end of
the year (by the end of which Zakat becomes due), his Zakat will be
valid."
9.90.1:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Sa`d bin 'Ubada Al-Ansari sought the
verdict of Allah's Apostle regarding a vow made by his mother who had died
before fulfilling it. Allah's Apostle said, "Fulfill it on her behalf." Some
people said, "If the number of camels reaches twenty, then their owner has to
pay four sheep as Zakat; and if their owner gives them as a gift or sells them
in order to escape the payment of Zakat cunningly before the completion of a
year, then he is not to pay anything, and if he slaughters them and then dies,
then no Zakat is to be taken from his property."
9.90.2:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Nafi` narrated to me that `Abdullah said that Allah's Apostle forbade
the Shighar. I asked Nafi`, "What is the Shighar?" He said, "It is to marry the
daughter of a man and marry one's daughter to that man (at the same time)
without Mahr (in both cases); or to marry the sister of a man and marry one's
own sister to that man without Mahr." Some people said, "If one, by a trick,
marries on the basis of Shighar, the marriage is valid but its condition is
illegal." The same scholar said regarding Al-Mut'a, "The marriage is invalid and
its condition is illegal." Some others said, "The Mut'a and the Shighar are
permissible but the condition is illegal."
9.91:
Narrated Muhammad bin
`Ali: `Ali was told that Ibn `Abbas did not see any harm in the Mut'a marriage.
`Ali said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Mut'a marriage on the Day of the battle
of Khaibar and he forbade the eating of donkey's meat." Some people said, "If
one, by a tricky way, marries temporarily, his marriage is illegal." Others
said, "The marriage is valid but its condition is illegal."
9.92:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "One should not prevent others
from watering their animals with the surplus of his water in order to prevent
them from benefiting by the surplus of grass." 9.93:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Apostle forbade the practice of An-Najsh. 9.94:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: A man mentioned to the Prophet that he had always been cheated in
bargains. The Prophet said, "Whenever you do bargain, say, 'No
cheating.'"
9.95:
Narrated `Urwa:
That he asked `Aisha regarding the
Verse: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan
girls, marry (other) women of your choice.' ( 4.3) `Aisha said, "It is about an
orphan girl under the custody of her guardian who being attracted by her wealth
and beauty wants to marry her with Mahr less than other women of her status. So
such guardians were forbidden to marry them unless they treat them justly by
giving them their full Mahr. Then the people sought the verdict of Allah's
Apostle for such cases, whereupon Allah revealed: 'They ask your instruction
concerning women..' ( 4.127) (The sub-narrator then mentioned the
Hadith.)
9.96:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "For every
betrayer there will be a flag by which he will be recognized on the Day of
Resurrection. "
9.97:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet said, "I am only a
human being, and you people have disputes. May be some one amongst you can
present his case in a more eloquent and convincing manner than the other, and I
give my judgment in his favor according to what I hear. Beware! If ever I give
(by error) somebody something of his brother's right then he should not take it
as I have only, given him a piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638. Vol.
3)
9.98:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A virgin should not be
married till she is asked for her consent; and the matron should not be married
till she is asked whether she agrees to marry or not." It was asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! How will she(the virgin) express her consent?" He said, "By keeping
silent." Some people said, "If a virgin is not asked for her consent and she is
not married, and then a man, by playing a trick presents two false witnesses
that he has married her with her consent and the judge confirms his marriage as
a true one, and the husband knows that the witnesses were false ones, then there
is no harm for him to consummate his marriage with her and the marriage is
regarded as valid."
9.99:
Narrated Al-Qasim: A woman from the offspring
of Ja`far was afraid lest her guardian marry her (to somebody) against her will.
So she sent for two elderly men from the Ansar, `AbdurRahman and Mujammi', the
two sons of Jariya, and they said to her, "Don't be afraid, for Khansa' bint
Khidam was given by her father in marriage against her will, then the Prophet
cancelled that marriage." (See Hadith No. 78)
9.100:
Narrated Abu
Haraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A lady slave should not be given in marriage
until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be given in marriage until her
permission is granted." The people said, "How will she express her permission?"
The Prophet said, "By keeping silent (when asked her consent)." Some people
said, "If a man, by playing a trick, presents two false witnesses before the
judge to testify that he has married a matron with her consent and the judge
confirms his marriage, and the husband is sure that he has never married her
(before), then such a marriage will be considered as a legal one and he may live
with her as husband."
9.101:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said,
"It is essential to have the consent of a virgin (for the marriage). I said, "A
virgin feels shy." The Prophet; said, "Her silence means her consent." Some
people said, "If a man falls in love with an orphan slave girl or a virgin and
she refuses (him) and then he makes a trick by bringing two false witnesses to
testify that he has married her, and then she attains the age of puberty and
agrees to marry him and the judge accepts the false witness and the husband
knows that the witnesses were false ones, he may consummate his
marriage."
9.102:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to like
sweets and also used to like honey, and whenever he finished the `Asr prayer, he
used to visit his wives and stay with them. Once he visited Hafsa and remained
with her longer than the period he used to stay, so I enquired about it. It was
said to me, "A woman from her tribe gave her a leather skin containing honey as
a present, and she gave some of it to Allah's Apostle to drink." I said, "By
Allah, we will play a trick on him." So I mentioned the story to Sauda (the wife
of the Prophet) and said to her, "When he enters upon you, he will come near to
you whereupon you should say to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you eaten
Maghafir?' He will say, 'No.' Then you say to him, 'What is this bad smell? '
And it would be very hard on Allah's Apostle that a bad smell should be found on
his body. He will say, 'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' Then you should
say to him, 'Its bees must have sucked from the Al-`Urfut (a foul smelling
flower).' I too, will tell him the same. And you, O Saifya, say the same." So
when the Prophet entered upon Sauda (the following happened). Sauda said, "By
Him except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, I was about to say to him
what you had told me to say while he was still at the gate because of fear from
you. But when Allah 's Apostle came near to me, I said to him, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He replied, 'No.' I said, 'What about this
smell?' He said, 'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' I said, 'Its bees must
have sucked Al-`Urfut.' " When he entered upon me, I told him the same as that,
and when he entered upon Safiya, she too told him the same. So when he visited
Hafsa again, she said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give you a drink of it
(honey)?" He said, "I have no desire for it." Sauda said, Subhan Allah! We have
deprived him of it (honey)." I said to her, "Be quiet!" 9.103:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Rabi`a: `Umar bin Al-Khattab left for Sham, and when he
reached a placed called Sargh, he came to know that there was an outbreak of an
epidemic (of plague) in Sham. Then `AbdurRahman bin `Auf told him that Allah's
Apostle said, "If you hear the news of an outbreak of an epidemic (plague) in a
certain place, do not enter that place: and if the epidemic falls in a place
while you are present in it, do not leave that place to escape from the
epidemic." So `Umar returned from Sargh.
9.104:
Narrated 'Amir bin Sa`d
bin Abi Waqqas: That he heard Usama bin Zaid speaking to Sa`d, saying, "Allah's
Apostle mentioned the plague and said, 'It is a means of punishment with which
some nations were punished and some of it has remained, and it appears now and
then. So whoever hears that there is an outbreak of plague in some land, he
should not go to that land, and if the plague breaks out in the land where one
is already present, one should not run away from that land, escaping from the
plague."
9.105:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "The one who takes
back his gift is like a dog swallowing its own vomit, and we (believers) should
not act according to this bad example."
9.106:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet has decreed that preemption is valid in all cases where
the real estate concerned has not been divided, but if the boundaries are
established and the ways are made, then there is no preemption. A man said,
"Preemption is only for the neighbor," and then he makes invalid what he has
confirmed. He said, "If someone wants to buy a house and being afraid that the
neighbor (of the house) may buy it through preemption, he buys one share out of
one hundred shares of the house and then buys the rest of the house, then the
neighbor can only have the right of preemption for the first share but not for
the rest of the house; and the buyer may play such a trick in this
case."
9.107:
Narrated `Amr bin Ash-Sharid: Al-Miswar bin Makhrama came
and put his hand on my shoulder and I accompanied him to Sa`d. Abu Rafi` said to
Al-Miswar, "Won't you order this (i.e. Sa`d) to buy my house which is in my
yard?" Sa`d said, "I will not offer more than four hundred in installments over
a fixed period." Abu Rafi` said, "I was offered five hundred cash but I refused.
Had I not heard the Prophet saying, 'A neighbor is more entitled to receive the
care of his neighbor,' I would not have sold it to you." The narrator said, to
Sufyan: Ma`mar did not say so. Sufyan said, "But he did say so to me." Some
people said, "If someone wants to sell a house and deprived somebody of the
right of preemption, he has the right to play a trick to render the preemption
invalid. And that is by giving the house to the buyer as a present and marking
its boundaries and giving it to him. The buyer then gives the seller
one-thousand Dirham as compensation in which case the preemptor loses his right
of preemption." Narrated `Amr bin Ash-Sharid: Abu Rafi` said that Sa`d offered
him four hundred Mithqal of gold for a house. Abu Rafi` ' said, "If I had not
heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'A neighbor has more right to be taken care of by
his neighbor,' then I would not have given it to you." Some people said, "If one
has bought a portion of a house and wants to cancel the right of preemption, he
may give it as a present to his little son and he will not be obliged to take an
oath."
9.108:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi: Allah's Apostle appointed a
man called Ibn Al-Lutabiyya to collect the Zakat from Bani Sulaim's tribe. When
he returned, the Prophet called him to account. He said (to the Prophet, 'This
is your money, and this has been given to me as a gift." On that, Allah's
Apostle said, "Why didn't you stay in your father's and mother's house to see
whether you will be given gifts or not if you are telling the truth?" Then the
Prophet addressed us, and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said: "Amma
Ba'du", I employ a man from among you to manage some affair of what Allah has
put under my custody, and then he comes to me and says, 'This is your money and
this has been given to me as a gift. Why didn't he stay in his father's and
mother's home to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Allah, not anyone
of you takes a thing unlawfully but he will meet Allah on the Day of
Resurrection, carrying that thing. I do not want to see any of you carrying a
grunting camel or a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the
Prophet raised both his hands till the whiteness of his armpits became visible,
and he said, "O Allah! Haven't I have conveyed (Your Message)?" The narrator
added: My eyes witnessed and my ears heard (that Hadith).
9.109:
Narrated
Abu Rafi`: The Prophet said, "The neighbor has more right to be taken care of by
his neighbor (than anyone else)." Some men said, "If one wants to buy a house
for 20,000 Dirhams then there is no harm to play a trick to deprive somebody of
preemption by buying it (just on paper) with 20,000 Dirhams but paying to the
seller only 9,999 Dirhams in cash and then agree with the seller to pay only one
Dinar in cash for the rest of the price (i.e. 10,001 Dirhams). If the preemptor
offers 20,000 Dirhams for the house, he can buy it otherwise he has no right to
buy it (by this trick he got out of preemption). If the house proves to belong
to somebody else other than the seller, the buyer should take back from the
seller what he has paid, i.e., 9,999 Dirhams and one Dinar, because if the house
proves to belong to somebody else, so the whole bargain (deal) is unlawful. If
the buyer finds a defect in the house and it does not belong to somebody other
than the seller, the buyer may return it and receive 20,000 Dirhams (instead of
9999 Dirham plus one Dinar) which he actually paid.' Abu `Abdullah said, "So
that man allows (some people) the playing of tricks amongst the Muslims
(although) the Prophet said, 'In dealing with Muslims one should not sell them
sick (animals) or bad things or stolen things."
9.110:
Narrated `Amr bin
Ash-Sharid: Abu Rafi` sold a house to Sa`d bin Malik for four-hundred Mithqal of
gold, and said, "If I had not heard the Prophet saying, 'The neighbor has more
right to be taken care of by his neighbor (than anyone else),' then I would not
have sold it to you."
Bk. 87: Interpretation of Dreams
9.111:
Narrated `Aisha:
The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the
form of good righteous (true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that
it came true like bright day light. He used to go in seclusion (the cave of)
Hira where he used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many (days) nights.
He used to take with him the journey food for that (stay) and then come back to
(his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again for another period to stay,
till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The
angel came to him in it and asked him to read. The Prophet replied, "I do not
know how to read." (The Prophet added), "The angel caught me (forcefully) and
pressed me so hard that I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and
again asked me to read, and I replied, "I do not know how to read," whereupon he
caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it anymore.
He then released me and asked me again to read, but again I replied, "I do not
know how to read (or, what shall I read?)." Thereupon he caught me for the third
time and pressed me and then released me and said, "Read: In the Name of your
Lord, Who has created (all that exists). Has created man from a clot. Read and
Your Lord is Most Generous...up to..... ..that which he knew not." (96.15) Then
Allah's Apostle returned with the Inspiration, his neck muscles twitching with
terror till he entered upon Khadija and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered
him till his fear was over and then he said, "O Khadija, what is wrong with me?"
Then he told her everything that had happened and said, 'I fear that something
may happen to me." Khadija said, 'Never! But have the glad tidings, for by
Allah, Allah will never disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your Kith
and kin, speak the truth, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guest
generously and assist the deserving, calamity-afflicted ones." Khadija then
accompanied him to (her cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin `Abdul `Uzza bin
Qusai. Waraqa was the son of her paternal uncle, i.e., her father's brother, who
during the Pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the Arabic
writing and used to write of the Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him
to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to him, "O
my cousin! Listen to the story of your nephew." Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What
have you seen?" The Prophet described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This
is the same Namus (i.e., Gabriel, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah
had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your
people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they turn me out?"
Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said: "Never did a man come with something
similar to what you have brought but was treated with hostility. If I should
remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you
strongly." But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also
paused for a while and the Prophet became so sad as we have heard that he
intended several times to throw himself from the tops of high mountains and
every time he went up the top of a mountain in order to throw himself down,
Gabriel would appear before him and say, "O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah's
Apostle in truth" whereupon his heart would become quiet and he would calm down
and would return home. And whenever the period of the coming of the inspiration
used to become long, he would do as before, but when he used to reach the top of
a mountain, Gabriel would appear before him and say to him what he had said
before. (Ibn `Abbas said regarding the meaning of: 'He it is that Cleaves the
daybreak (from the darkness)' (6.96) that Al-Asbah. means the light of the sun
during the day and the light of the moon at night).
9.112:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "A good dream (that comes true) of a righteous
man is one of forty-six parts of prophetism."
9.113:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, "A true good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from
Satan." 9.114:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "If anyone of
you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah, and he should thank Allah
for it and narrate it to others; but if he sees something else, i.e., a dream
that he dislikes, then it is from Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah
from its evil, and he should not mention it to anybody, for it will not harm
him." 9.115:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "A good dream that comes
true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan, so if anyone of you sees a
bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and should spit on the
left, for the bad dream will not harm him."
9.116:
Narrated 'Ubada bin
As-Samit: The Prophet said, "The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part
of the forty-six parts of prophetism:'
9.117:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The (good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the
forty-six parts of prophetism."
9.118:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "A good dream is a part of the forty six parts of
prophetism."
9.119:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Nothing is left of the prophetism except Al-Mubashshirat." They asked, "What
are Al-Mubashshirat?" He replied, "The true good dreams (that conveys glad
tidings).
9.120:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Some people were shown the Night of
Qadr as being in the last seven days (of the month of Ramadan). The Prophet
said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan).
9.121:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Joseph stayed
and then the messenger came, I would respond to his call (to go out of the
prison) ."
9.122:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot
imitate me in shape." Abu `Abdullah said, "Ibn Seereen said, 'Only if he sees
the Prophet in his (real) shape.'"
9.123:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
said, "Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no doubt, he has seen me, for Satan
cannot imitate my shape. 9.124:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "A
good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So whoever has seen (in
a dream) something he dislike, then he should spit without saliva, thrice on his
left and seek refuge with Allah from Satan, for it will not harm him, and Satan
cannot appear in my shape."
9.125:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said,
"Whoever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth ."
9.126:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Who ever sees me (in a
dream) then he indeed has seen the truth, as Satan cannot appear in my
shape."
9.127:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I have been given
the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with awe (cast into the hearts of
the enemy), and while I was sleeping last night, the keys of the treasures of
the earth were brought to me till they were put in my hand." Abu Huraira added:
Allah's Apostle left (this world) and now you people are carrying those
treasures from place to place. 9.128:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "I saw myself (in a dream) near the Ka`ba last night, and I saw a
man with whitish red complexion, the best you may see amongst men of that
complexion having long hair reaching his earlobes which was the best hair of its
sort, and he had combed his hair and water was dropping from it, and he was
performing the Tawaf around the Ka`ba while he was leaning on two men or on the
shoulders of two men. I asked, 'Who is this man?' Somebody replied, '(He is)
Messiah, son of Mary.' Then I saw another man with very curly hair, blind in the
right eye which looked like a protruding out grape. I asked, 'Who is this?'
Somebody replied, '(He is) Messiah, Ad-Dajjal.'"
9.129:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: About a man who came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I was shown in a
dream last night..." Then Ibn `Abbas mentioned the narration.
9.130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan
she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-Samit. One day the Prophet visited her and she
provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's
Apostle slept and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "What makes you
smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Some of my followers were presented before
me in my dream as fighters in Allah's Cause, sailing in the middle of the seas
like kings on the thrones or like kings sitting on their thrones." (The narrator
'Is-haq is not sure as to which expression was correct). Um Haram added, 'I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah, to make me one of them;" So Allah's
Apostle invoked Allah for her and then laid his head down (and slept). Then he
woke up smiling (again). (Um Haram added): I said, "What makes you smile, O
Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Some people of my followers were presented before me
(in a dream) as fighters in Allah's Cause." He said the same as he had said
before. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me from them." He said,
"You are among the first ones." Then Um Haram sailed over the sea during the
Caliphate of Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan, and she fell down from her riding animal
after coming ashore, and died. 9.131:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit:
Um Al-`Ala an Ansari woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's
Apostle told me:, "The Muhajirln (emigrants) were distributed amongst us by
drawing lots, and we got `Uthman bin Maz'un in our share. We made him stay with
us in our house. Then he suffered from a disease which proved fatal. When he
died and was given a bath and was shrouded in his clothes. Allah's Apostle came,
I said, (addressing the dead body), 'O Aba As-Sa'ib! May Allah be Merciful to
you! I testify that Allah has honored you.' Allah's Apostle said, 'How do you
know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, 'Let my father be sacrificed for
you, O Allah's Apostle! On whom else shall Allah bestow. His honor?' Allah's
Apostle said, 'As for him, by Allah, death has come to him. By Allah, I wish him
all good (from Allah). By Allah, in spite of the fact that I am Allah's Apostle,
I do not know what Allah will do to me.", Um Al-`Ala added, "By Allah, I will
never attest the righteousness of anybody after that."
9.132:
Narrated
Az-Zuhri: Regarding the above narration, The Prophet said, "I do not know what
Allah will do to him (Uthman bin Maz'un)." Um Al-`Ala said, "I felt very sorry
for that, and then I slept and saw in a dream a flowing spring for `Uthman bin
Maz'un, and told Allah's Apostle of that, and he said, "That flowing spring
symbolizes his good deeds."
9.133:
Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Ansari: (a
companion of the Prophet and one of his cavalry men) "I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan; so, if
anyone of you had a bad dream which he disliked, then he should spit on his left
and seek refuge with Allah from it, for it will not harm him."
9.134:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I
was given a bowl full of milk (in a dream), and I drank of it to my fill until I
noticed its wetness coming out of my nails, and then I gave the rest of it to
`Umar." They (the people) asked, "What have you interpreted (about the dream)? O
Allah's Apostle?" He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge."
9.135:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, I was given a
bowl full of milk (in the dream) and I drank from it (to my fill) till I noticed
its wetness coming out of my limbs. Then I gave the rest of it to `Umar bin
Al-Khattab." The persons sitting around him, asked, "What have you interpreted
(about the dream) O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "(It is religious)
knowledge."
9.136:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said,
"While I was sleeping, some people were displayed before me (in a dream). They
were wearing shirts, some of which were merely covering their breasts, and some
a bit longer. Then there passed before me, `Umar bin Al-Khattab wearing a shirt
he was dragging it (on the ground behind him.)" They (the people) asked, "What
have you interpreted (about the dream) O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "The
Religion."
9.137:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw (in a dream) the people being displayed
before me, wearing shirts, some of which (were so short that it) reached as far
as their breasts and some reached below that. Then `Umar bin Al-Khattab was
shown to me and he was wearing a shirt which he was dragging (behind him)." They
asked. What have you interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah's Apostle?" He said,
"The religion."
9.138:
Narrated Qais bin 'Ubada: I was sitting in a
gathering in which there was Sa`d bin Malik and Ibn `Umar. `Abdullah bin Salam
passed in front of them and they said, "This man is from the people of
Paradise." I said to `Abdullah bin Salam, "They said so-and-so." He replied,
"Subhan Allah! They ought not to have said things of which they have no
knowledge, but I saw (in a dream) that a post was fixed in a green garden. At
the top of the post there was a handhold and below it there was a servant. I was
asked to climb (the post). So I climbed it till I got hold of the handhold."
Then I narrated this dream to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said, "`Abdullah
will die while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam).
9.139:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me
twice in (my) dream. Behold, a man was carrying you in a silken piece of cloth
and said to me, "She is your wife, so uncover her,' and behold, it was you. I
would then say (to myself), 'If this is from Allah, then it must happen.'
"
9.140:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "You were shown
to me twice (in my dream) before I married you. I saw an angel carrying you in a
silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was
you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from Allah, then it must happen.' Then you
were shown to me, the angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said
(to him), 'Uncover (her), and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this
is from Allah, then it must happen.' "
9.141:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I have been sent with Jawami al-Kalim (i.e., the
shortest expression carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious
with awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the
keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me and were put in my hand."
Muhammad said, Jawami'-al-Kalim means that Allah expresses in one or two
statements or thereabouts the numerous matters that used to be written in the
books revealed before (the coming of) the Prophet .
9.142:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Salam: (In a dream) I saw myself in a garden, and there was a
pillar in the middle of the garden, and there was a handhold at the top of the
pillar. I was asked to climb it. I said, "I cannot." Then a servant came and
lifted up my clothes and I climbed (the pillar), and then got hold of the
handhold, and I woke up while still holding it. I narrated that to the Prophet
who said, "The garden symbolizes the garden of Islam, and the handhold is the
firm Islamic handhold which indicates that you will be adhering firmly to Islam
until you die."
9.143:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I saw in a dream a piece of
silken cloth in my hand, and in whatever direction in Paradise I waved it, it
flew, carrying me there. I narrated this (dream) to (my sister) Hafsa and she
told it to the Prophet who said, (to Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is a
righteous man," or, "Indeed, `Abdullah is a righteous man."
9.144:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When the Day of Resurrection
approaches, the dreams of a believer will hardly fail to come true, and a dream
of a believer is one of forty-six parts of prophetism, and whatever belongs to
prothetism can never be false." Muhammad bin Seereen said, "But I say this." He
said, "It used to be said, 'There are three types of dreams: The reflection of
one's thoughts and experiences one has during wakefulness, what is suggested by
Satan to frighten the dreamer, or glad tidings from Allah. So, if someone has a
dream which he dislikes, he should not tell it to others, but get up and offer a
prayer." He added, "He (Abu Huraira) hated to see a Ghul (i.e., iron collar
around his neck in a dream) and people liked to see fetters (on their feet in a
dream). The fetters on the feet symbolizes one's constant and firm adherence to
religion." And Abu `Abdullah said, "Ghuls (iron collars) are used only for
necks."
9.145:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit: Um Al-`Ala an Ansari
woman who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle said, "`Uthman
bin Maz'un came in our share when the Ansars drew lots to distribute the
emigrants (to dwell) among themselves, He became sick and we looked after
(nursed) him till he died. Then we shrouded him in his clothes. Allah's Apostle
came to us, I (addressing the dead body) said, "May Allah's Mercy be on you, O
Aba As-Sa'ib! I testify that Allah has honored you." The Prophet said, 'How do
you know that?' I replied, 'I do not know, by Allah.' He said, 'As for him,
death has come to him and I wish him all good from Allah. By Allah, though I am
Allah's Apostle, I neither know what will happen to me, nor to you.'" Um Al-`Ala
said, "By Allah, I will never attest the righteousness of anybody after that."
She added, "Later I saw in a dream, a flowing spring for `Uthman. So I went to
Allah's Apostle and mentioned that to him. He said, 'That is (the symbol of) his
good deeds (the reward for) which is going on for him.' "
9.146:
Narrated
Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "(I saw in a dream that) while I was standing
at a well and drawing water therefrom, suddenly Abu Bakr and `Umar came to me.
Abu Bakr took the bucket and drew one or two buckets (full of water), but there
was weakness in his pulling, but Allah forgave him. Then Ibn Al-Khattab took the
bucket from Abu Bakr's hand and the bucket turned into a very large one in his
hand. I have never seen any strong man among the people doing such a hard job as
`Umar did, till (the people drank to their satisfaction) and water their camels
to their fill and they sat near the water."
9.147:
Narrated Salim's
father: about the Prophet's dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and `Umar: The
Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream) that the people had gathered. Then Abu Bakr
stood up and pulled out one or two buckets full of water (from a well) and there
was weakness in his pulling -- may Allah forgive him. Then Ibn Al-Khattab stood
up, and the bucket turned into a very large one and I have never seen any strong
man among the people doing such a hard job. He pulled out so much water that the
people (drank to their satisfaction) and watered their camels to their fill,
(and then after quenching their thirst) they sat beside the water."
9.148:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, I saw
myself standing at a well over which there was a bucket. I pulled out from it as
many buckets of water as Allah wished, and then Ibn Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took
the bucket from me and pulled out one or two full buckets, and there was
weakness in his pull--may Allah forgive him. Then the bucket turned into a very
large one and `Umar bin Al-Khattab took it. I have never seen any strong man
among the people, drawing water with such strength as `Umar did, till the people
(drank to their satisfaction and) watered their camels to their fill; whereupon
the camels sat beside the water."
9.149:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing over a tank (well)
giving water to the people to drink. Then Abu Bakr came to me and took the
bucket from me in order to relieve me and he pulled out one or two full buckets,
and there was weakness in his pulling --may Allah forgive him. Then Ibn
Al-Khattab took it from him and went on drawing water till the people left
(after being satisfied) while the tank was over flowing with water."
9.150:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We were sitting with Allah's Apostle, he said, "While
I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise. Suddenly I saw a woman performing
ablution beside a palace. I asked, "For whom is this palace?" They (the angels)
replied, "It is for `Umar bin Al-Khattab." Then I remembered `Umar's ghira and
went back hurriedly." On hearing that, `Umar started weeping and said, " Let my
father and mother be sacrificed for you. O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of
my Ghira being offended by you?
9.151:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said: (I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold,
there was a palace built of gold! I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They (the
angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.' " The Prophet added, "O Ibn
Al-Khattab! Nothing stopped me from entering it except your Ghira." `Umar said,
"How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you, O Allah's
Apostle?"
9.152:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We were sitting with Allah's
Apostle he said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and behold, a
woman was performing ablution by the side of a palace. I asked, 'For whom is
this palace?' They replied, 'For `Umar' Then I remembered the Ghira of `Umar and
returned immediately." `Umar wept (on hearing that) and said, " Let my father
and mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of my
Ghira being offended by you.' 9.153:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself performing the Tawaf of the
Ka`ba. Behold, there I saw a whitish-red lank-haired man (holding himself)
between two men with water dropping from his hair. I asked, 'Who is this?' The
people replied, 'He is the son of Mary.' Then I turned my face to see another
man with red complexion, big body, curly hair, and blind in the right eye which
looked like a protruding out grape. I asked, 'Who is he?' They replied, 'He is
Ad-Dajjal.' Ibn Qatan resembles him more than anybody else among the people and
Ibn Qatan was a man from Bani Al-Mustaliq from Khuza`a."
9.154:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I
saw a bowl full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it (to my fill) till I
noticed its wetness flowing (in my body). Then I gave the remaining of it to
`Umar." They asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What have you interpreted (about the
dream)? He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134)
9.155:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Men from the companions of Allah's Apostle used to see
dreams during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and they used to narrate those
dreams to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle would interpret them as Allah wished.
I was a young man and used to stay in the mosque before my wedlock. I said to
myself, "If there were any good in myself, I too would see what these people
see." So when I went to bed one night, I said, "O Allah! If you see any good in
me, show me a good dream." So while I was in that state, there came to me (in a
dream) two angels. In the hand of each of them, there was a mace of iron, and
both of them were taking me to Hell, and I was between them, invoking Allah, "O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from Hell." Then I saw myself being confronted by
another angel holding a mace of iron in his hand. He said to me, "Do not be
afraid, you will be an excellent man if you only pray more often." So they took
me till they stopped me at the edge of Hell, and behold, it was built inside
like a well and it had side posts like those of a well, and beside each post
there was an angel carrying an iron mace. I saw therein many people hanging
upside down with iron chains, and I recognized therein some men from the
Quraish. Then (the angels) took me to the right side. I narrated this dream to
(my sister) Hafsa and she told it to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said, "No
doubt, `Abdullah is a good man." (Nafi` said, "Since then `Abdullah bin `Umar
used to pray much.)
9.156:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I was a young unmarried
man during the lifetime of the Prophet. I used to sleep in the mosque. Anyone
who had a dream, would narrate it to the Prophet. I said, "O Allah! If there is
any good for me with You, then show me a dream so that Allah's Apostle may
interpret it for me." So I slept and saw (in a dream) two angels came to me and
took me along with them, and they met another angel who said to me, "Don't be
afraid, you are a good man." They took me towards the Fire, and behold, it was
built inside like a well, and therein I saw people some of whom I recognized,
and then the angels took me to the right side. In the morning, I mentioned that
dream to Hafsa. Hafsa told me that she had mentioned it to the Prophet and he
said, "`Abdullah is a righteous man if he only prays more at night." (Az-Zuhri
said, "After that, `Abdullah used to pray more at night.")
9.157:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While I was
sleeping, I saw that a cup full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it and
gave the remaining of it to `Umar bin Al-Khattab." They asked. What have you
interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said. "(It is
Religious) knowledge."
9.158:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah's
Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, two golden bangles were put in my two
hands, so I got scared (frightened) and disliked it, but I was given permission
to blow them off, and they flew away. I interpret it as a symbol of two liars
who will appear." 'Ubaidullah said, "One of them was Al-`Ansi who was killed by
Fairuz at Yemen and the other was Musailama (at Najd) .
9.159:
Narrated
Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Mecca to
a land where there were date palm trees. I thought that it might be the land of
Al-Yamama or Hajar, but behold, it turned out to be Yathrib (i.e. Medina). And I
saw cows (being slaughtered) there, but the reward given by Allah is better
(than worldly benefits). Behold, those cows proved to symbolize the believers
(who were killed) on the Day (of the battle) of Uhud, and the good (which I saw
in the dream) was the good and the reward and the truth which Allah bestowed
upon us after the Badr battle. (or the Battle of Uhud) and that was the victory
bestowed by Allah in the Battle of Khaibar and the conquest of Mecca) . 9.160:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are the last (to
come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." Allah's Apostle
further said, ''While sleeping, I was given the treasures of the world and two
golden bangles were put in my hands, but I felt much annoyed, and those two
bangles distressed me very much, but I was inspired that I should blow them off,
so I blew them and they flew away. Then I interpreted that those two bangles
were the liars between whom I was (i.e., the one of San`a' and the one of
Yamama).
9.161:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream)
a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at Mahai'a,
i.e., Al-Juhfa. I interpreted that as a symbol of epidemic of Medina being
transferred to that place (Al-Juhfa).
9.162:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: concerning the dream of the Prophet in Medina: The Prophet said, "I saw
(in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at
Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) the epidemic of Medina being
transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."
9.163:
Narrated Salim's
father: The Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair
going out of Medina and settling in Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of)
epidemic of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."
9.164:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream that I waved a sword
and it broke in the middle, and behold, that symbolized the casualties the
believers suffered on the Day (of the battle) of Uhud. Then I waved the sword
again, and it became better than it had ever been before, and behold, that
symbolized the Conquest (of Mecca) which Allah brought about and the gathering
of the believers. " 9.165:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Whoever
claims to have seen a dream which he did not see, will be ordered to make a knot
between two barley grains which he will not be able to do; and if somebody
listens to the talk of some people who do not like him (to listen) or they run
away from him, then molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of
Resurrection; and whoever makes a picture, will be punished on the Day of
Resurrection and will be ordered to put a soul in that picture, which he will
not be able to do."
9.166:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: as above, 165.
9.167:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The worst lie is that a person
claims to have seen a dream which he has not seen."
9.168:
Narrated Abu
Salama: I used to see a dream which would make me sick till I heard Abu Qatada
saying, "I too, used to see a dream which would make me sick till I heard the
Prophet saying, "A good dream is from Allah, so if anyone of you saw a dream
which he liked, he should not tell it to anybody except to the one whom he
loves, and if he saw a dream which he disliked, then he should seek refuge with
Allah from its evil and from the evil of Satan, and spit three times (on his
left) and should not tell it to anybody, for it will not harm him. "
9.169:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If anyone of
you saw a dream which he liked, then that was from Allah, and he should thank
Allah for it and tell it to others; but if he saw something else, i.e, a dream
which he did not like, then that is from Satan and he should seek refuge with
Allah from it and should not tell it to anybody for it will not harm
him."
9.170:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"I saw in a dream, a cloud having shade. Butter and honey were dropping from it
and I saw the people gathering it in their hands, some gathering much and some a
little. And behold, there was a rope extending from the earth to the sky, and I
saw that you (the Prophet) held it and went up, and then another man held it and
went up and (after that) another (third) held it and went up, and then after
another (fourth) man held it, but it broke and then got connected again." Abu
Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Allow me to
interpret this dream." The Prophet said to him, "Interpret it." Abu Bakr said,
"The cloud with shade symbolizes Islam, and the butter and honey dropping from
it, symbolizes the Qur'an, its sweetness dropping and some people learning much
of the Qur'an and some a little. The rope which is extended from the sky to the
earth is the Truth which you (the Prophet) are following. You follow it and
Allah will raise you high with it, and then another man will follow it and will
rise up with it and another person will follow it and then another man will
follow it but it will break and then it will be connected for him and he will
rise up with it. O Allah's Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Am I
right or wrong?" The Prophet replied, "You are right in some of it and wrong in
some." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Prophet! By Allah, you must tell me in what I
was wrong." The Prophet said, "Do not swear."
9.171:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundub: Allah's Apostle very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of
you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished
to tell. One morning the Prophet said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a
dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came
across a man Lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head,
holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring
it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the
time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then
did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah!
Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a
man Lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron
hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear
off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose
from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other
side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He
hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state.
Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two
companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me,
'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of
baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet
said, "In that oven t here was much noise and voices." The Prophet added, "We
looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was
reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I
asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and
came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet added,
"And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a
man who had collected many stones. Behold. while the other man was swimming, he
went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a
stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every
time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these
(two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came
to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever
saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running
around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me,
'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense
vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there
was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height,
and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen.
I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we
proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have
ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up and I went up' The Prophet
added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks
and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was
opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their
bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other
side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered
those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing
across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and
threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their
bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet further
added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise,
and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace
like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.'
I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As
for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day) I said to them,
'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?'
They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head
was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the
Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps,
neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of
mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of
the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it
spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a
construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses.
And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is
the eater of usury (Riba). aand the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire
kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall
man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those
children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some
Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! What about the children of
pagans?" The Prophet replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet
added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly
were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad,
but Allah forgave them.'"
Bk. 88: Afflictions and the End of the World
9.172:
Narrated
Asma':
The Prophet said, "I will be at my Lake-Fount (Kauthar) waiting for
whoever will come to me. Then some people will be taken away from me whereupon I
will say, 'My followers!' It will be said, 'You do not know they turned
Apostates as renegades (deserted their religion).'" (Ibn Abi Mulaika said,
"Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels from the (Islamic)
religion and from being put to trial").
9.173:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar) and some men
amongst you will be brought to me, and when I will try to hand them some water,
they will be pulled away from me by force whereupon I will say, 'O Lord, my
companions!' Then the Almighty will say, 'You do not know what they did after
you left, they introduced new things into the religion after you.'"
9.174:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I heard the Prophet saying, "I am your predecessor
at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar), and whoever will come to it, will drink from it,
and whoever will drink from it, will never become thirsty after that. There will
come to me some people whom I know and they know me, and then a barrier will be
set up between me and them." Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri added that the Prophet further
said: "I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know
what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed
(from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religion) after
me! "
9.175:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said to us, "You will
see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that
you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Allah's
Apostle? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the
rulers) and ask your right from Allah."
9.176:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet said, "Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he should
be patient, for whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span) will
die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. (i.e. as
rebellious Sinners).
9.177:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said,
"Whoever notices something which he dislikes done by his ruler, then he should
be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the company of the Muslims even
for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic
period of Ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (Fath-ul-Bari page 112, Vol.
16)
9.178:
Narrated Junada bin Abi Umaiya: We entered upon 'Ubada bin
As-Samit while he was sick. We said, "May Allah make you healthy. Will you tell
us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet and by which Allah may make you benefit?"
He said, "The Prophet called us and we gave him the Pledge of allegiance for
Islam, and among the conditions on which he took the Pledge from us, was that we
were to listen and obey (the orders) both at the time when we were active and at
the time when we were tired, and at our difficult time and at our ease and to be
obedient to the ruler and give him his right even if he did not give us our
right, and not to fight against him unless we noticed him having open Kufr
(disbelief) for which we would have a proof with us from Allah."
9.179:
Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not appoint me?" The
Prophet said, "After me you will see rulers not giving you your right (but you
should give them their right) and be patient till you meet me."
9.180:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e., the
Prophet ) saying, "The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of
young men from Quraish."
9.181:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: The Prophet
got up from his sleep with a flushed red face and said, "None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the Great evil that is nearly
approaching them. Today a gap has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like
this." (Sufyan illustrated by this forming the number 90 or 100 with his
fingers.) It was asked, "Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous people
among us?" The Prophet said, "Yes, if evil increased."
9.182:
Narrated
Usama bin Zaid: Once the Prophet stood over one of the high buildings of Medina
and then said (to the people), "Do you see what I see?" They said, "No." He
said, "I see afflictions falling among your houses as rain drops
fall."
9.183:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Time will pass
rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of
the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much 'Al-Harj." They said,
"O Allah's Apostle! What is "Al-Harj?" He said, "Killing! Killing!" (See Hadith
No. 63, Vol. 8)
9.184:
Narrated `Abdullah and Abu Musa: The Prophet said,
"Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which Religious
ignorance will spread, knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be
much Al-Harj, and Al-Harj means killing."
9.185:
Narrated Abu Musa: The
Prophet said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during
which (religious) knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance
will spread, and there will be Al-Harj in abundance, and Al-Harj means killing."
9.186:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said...(as above, 185). And Harj, in
the Ethiopian language, means killing.
9.187:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet said, "Near the establishment of the Hour, there will be the days of
Al-Harj, and the religious knowledge will be taken away (vanish i.e. by the
death of Religious scholars) and general ignorance will spread." Abu Musa said,
"Al-Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing," Ibn Mas`ud added: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying; (It will be) from among the most wicked people who will
be living at the time when the Hour will be established."
9.188:
Narrated
Az-Zubair bin `Adi: We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the wrong we
were suffering at the hand of Al-Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said, "Be patient till
you meet your Lord, for no time will come upon you but the time following it
will be worse than it. I heard that from the Prophet."
9.189:
Narrated Um
Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle woke up one night in a state
of terror and said, "Subhan Allah, How many treasures Allah has sent down! And
how many afflictions have been sent down! Who will go and wake the lady dwellers
(wives of the Prophet) up of these rooms (for prayers)?" He meant his wives, so
that they might pray. He added, "A well-dressed (soul) in this world may be
naked in the Hereafter."
9.190:
Narrated:
The statement of the
Prophet: Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."
9.191:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever takes up arms
against us, is not from us."
9.192:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said,
"Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."
9.193:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should point out towards his Muslim
brother with a weapon, for he does not know, Satan may tempt him to hit him and
thus he would fall into a pit of fire (Hell)"
9.194:
Narrated Sufyan:
I said to `Amr, "O Abu Muhammad! Did you hear Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, 'A
man carrying arrows passed through the mosque and Allah's Apostle said to him,
'Hold the arrows by their heads! "`Amr replied, "Yes."
9.195:
Narrated
Jabir:
A man passed through the mosque and he was carrying arrows, the heads
of which were exposed (protruding). The man was ordered (by the Prophet) to hold
the iron heads so that it might not scratch (injure) any Muslim.
9.196:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you passed through our
mosque or through our market while carrying arrows, he should hold the iron
heads," or said, "..... he should hold (their heads) firmly with his hand lest
he should injure one of the Muslims with it." 9.197:
Narrated `Abdullah: The
Prophet, said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (evil doing) and killing him is Kufr
(disbelief).
9.198:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "Do
not revert to disbelief after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one
another."
9.199:
Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Apostle addressed the people
saying, "Don't you know what is the day today?" They replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better." We thought that he might give that day another name. The
Prophet said, "Isn't it the day of An-Nahr?" We replied, "Yes. O Allah's
Apostle." He then said, "What town is this? Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred) Town
(Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle." He then said, "Your blood, your
properties, your honors and your skins (i.e., bodies) are as sacred to one
another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this
town of yours. (Listen) Haven't I conveyed Allah's message to you?" We replied,
"Yes" He said, "O Allah! Be witness (for it). So it is incumbent upon those who
are present to convey it (this message of mine) to those who are absent because
the informed one might comprehend what I have said better than the present
audience who will convey it to him.)" The narrator added: In fact, it was like
that. The Prophet added, "Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by
striking (cutting) the necks of one another."
9.200:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet said, "Beware! Do not renegade as (disbelievers) after me by
striking (cutting) the necks of one another."
9.201:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat-al-Wada`, "Let the people keep quiet
and listen." Then he said (addressing the people), "Beware! Do not renegade as
disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."
9.202:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be afflictions (in
the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing
one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking
one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to
these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of
protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it."
9.203:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be afflictions (in
the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing
one, and the standing one will be better than a walking one, and the walking one
will be better than a running one, and whoever will expose himself to these
afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or
refuge from them, should take shelter in it."
9.204:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
(Al-Ahnaf said:) I went out carrying my arms during the nights of the affliction
(i.e. the war between `Ali and `Aisha) and Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where
are you going?" I replied, "I intend to help the cousin of Allah's Apostle
(i.e.,`Ali)." Abu Bakra said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If two Muslims take out
their swords to fight each other, then both of them will be from amongst the
people of the Hell-Fire.' It was said to the Prophet, 'It is alright for the
killer but what about the killed one?' He replied, 'The killed one had the
intention to kill his opponent.'" (See Hadith No. 30, Vol. 1)
9.205:
Narrated Al-Ahnaf: Abu Bakra said: The Prophet said (as above,
204).
9.206:
Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman: The people used to ask
Allah's Apostle about the good but I used to ask him about the evil lest I
should be overtaken by them. So I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We were living in
ignorance and in an (extremely) worst atmosphere, then Allah brought to us this
good (i.e., Islam); will there be any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes." I
said, 'Will there be any good after that evil?" He replied, "Yes, but it will be
tainted (not pure.)'' I asked, "What will be its taint?" He replied, "(There
will be) some people who will guide others not according to my tradition? You
will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some others." I asked,
"Will there be any evil after that good?" He replied, "Yes, (there will be) some
people calling at the gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to
their call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire." I said, "O Allah s
Apostle! Will you describe them to us?" He said, "They will be from our own
people and will speak our language." I said, "What do you order me to do if such
a state should take place in my life?" He said, "Stick to the group of Muslims
and their Imam (ruler)." I said, "If there is neither a group of Muslims nor an
Imam (ruler)?" He said, "Then turn away from all those sects even if you were to
bite (eat) the roots of a tree till death overtakes you while you are in that
state."
9.207:
Narrated Abu Al-Aswad: An army unit was being recruited
from the people of Medina and my name was written among them. Then I met
`Ikrima, and when I informed him about it, he discouraged me very strongly and
said, "Ibn `Abbas told me that there were some Muslims who were with the pagans
to increase their number against Allah's Apostle (and the Muslim army) so arrows
(from the Muslim army) would hit one of them and kill him or a Muslim would
strike him (with his sword) and kill him. So Allah revealed:-- 'Verily! As for
those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by
staying among the disbelievers).' ( 4.97)
9.208:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
Allah's Apostle related to us, two prophetic narrations one of which I have seen
fulfilled and I am waiting for the fulfillment of the other. The Prophet told us
that the virtue of honesty descended in the roots of men's hearts (from Allah)
and then they learned it from the Qur'an and then they learned it from the Sunna
(the Prophet's traditions). The Prophet further told us how that honesty will be
taken away: He said: "Man will go to sleep during which honesty will be taken
away from his heart and only its trace will remain in his heart like the trace
of a dark spot; then man will go to sleep, during which honesty will decrease
further still, so that its trace will resemble the trace of blister as when an
ember is dropped on one's foot which would make it swell, and one would see it
swollen but there would be nothing inside. People would be carrying out their
trade but hardly will there be a trustworthy person. It will be said, 'in
such-and-such tribe there is an honest man,' and later it will be said about
some man, 'What a wise, polite and strong man he is!' Though he will not have
faith equal even to a mustard seed in his heart." No doubt, there came upon me a
time when I did not mind dealing (bargaining) with anyone of you, for if he was
a Muslim his Islam would compel him to pay me what is due to me, and if he was a
Christian, the Muslim official would compel him to pay me what is due to me, but
today I do not deal except with such-and-such person.
9.209:
Narrated
Salama bin Al-Akwa`: That he visited Al-Hajjaj (bin Yusuf). Al-Hajjaj said, "O
son of Al-Akwa`! You have turned on your heels (i.e., deserted Islam) by staying
(in the desert) with the bedouins." Salama replied, "No, but Allah's Apostle
allowed me to stay with the bedouin in the desert." Narrated Yazid bin Abi
Ubaid: When `Uthman bin `Affan was killed (martyred), Salama bin Al-Akwa` went
out to a place called Ar-Rabadha and married there and begot children, and he
stayed there till a few nights before his death when he came to
Medina.
9.210:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "There
will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will
take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his
religion from the afflictions.
9.211:
Narrated Anas:
The people
started asking the Prophet too many questions importunately. So one day he
ascended the pulpit and said, "You will not ask me any question but I will
explain it to you." I looked right and left, and behold, every man was covering
his head with his garment and weeping. Then got up a man who, whenever
quarreling with somebody, used to be accused of not being the son of his father.
He said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father?" The Prophet replied, "Your
father is Hudhaifa." Then `Umar got up and said, "We accept Allah as our Lord,
Islam as our religion and Muhammad as our Apostle and we seek refuge with Allah
from the evil of afflictions." The Prophet said, " I have never seen the good
and bad like on this day. No doubt, Paradise and Hell was displayed in front of
me till I saw them in front of that wall," Qatada said: This Hadith used to be
mentioned as an explanation of this Verse:-- 'O you who believe! Ask not
questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble.'
(5.101)
9.212:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet stood up beside the
pulpit (and pointed with his finger towards the East) and said, "Afflictions are
there! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes
out," or said, "..the side of the sun.."
9.213:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I
heard Allah's Apostle while he was facing the East, saying, "Verily! Afflictions
are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out." 9.214:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our
Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The People said, "And also
on our Najd." He said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham (north)! O
Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle!
And also on our Najd." I think the third time the Prophet said, "There (in Najd)
is the place of earthquakes and afflictions and from there comes out the side of
the head of Satan."
9.215:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: `Abdullah bin `Umar
came to us and we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before we
asked him, a man got up and said to him, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Narrate to us
about the battles during the time of the afflictions, as Allah says:-- 'And
fight them until there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of
others besides Allah).'" (2.193) Ibn `Umar said (to the man), "Do you know what
is meant by afflictions? Let your mother bereave you! Muhammad used to fight
against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion (The pagans
will either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was not like your
fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling."
9.216:
Narrated
Shaqiq:
I heard Hudhaifa saying, "While we were sitting with `Umar, he said,
'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet about the afflictions?'
Hudhaifa said, "The affliction of a man in his family, his property, his
children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and
enjoining good and forbidding evil." `Umar said, "I do not ask you about these
afflictions, but about those afflictions which will move like the waves of the
sea." Hudhaifa said, "Don't worry about it, O chief of the believers, for there
is a closed door between you and them." `Umar said, "Will that door be broken or
opened?" I said, "No. it will be broken." `Umar said, "Then it will never be
closed," I said, "Yes." We asked Hudhaifa, "Did `Umar know what that door
meant?" He replied, "Yes, as I know that there will be night before tomorrow
morning, that is because I narrated to him a true narration free from errors."
We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we ordered Masruq
to ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, "`Umar." 9.217:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet went out to one of the gardens of
Medina for some business and I went out to follow him. When he entered the
garden, I sat at its gate and said to myself, "To day I will be the gatekeeper
of the Prophet though he has not ordered me." The Prophet went and finished his
need and went to sit on the constructed edge of the well and uncovered his legs
and hung them in the well. In the meantime Abu Bakr came and asked permission to
enter. I said (to him), "Wait till I get you permission." Abu Bakr waited
outside and I went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Abu Bakr asks
your permission to enter." He said, "Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of
entering Paradise." So Abu Bakr entered and sat on the right side of the Prophet
and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. Then `Umar came and I said (to
him), "Wait till I get you permission." The Prophet said, "Admit him and give
him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." So `Umar entered and sat on the left
side of the Prophet and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well so that one
side of the well became fully occupied and there remained no place for any-one
to sit. Then `Uthman came and I said (to him), "Wait till I get permission for
you." The Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise with a calamity which will befall him." When he entered, he could not
find any place to sit with them so he went to the other edge of the well
opposite them and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. I wished that a
brother of mine would come, so I invoked Allah for his coming. (Ibn Al-Musaiyab
said, "I interpreted that (narration) as indicating their graves. The first
three are together and the grave of `Uthman is separate from theirs.")
9.218:
Narrated Abu Wail: Someone said to Usama, "Will you not talk to this
(Uthman)?" Usama said, "I talked to him (secretly) without being the first man
to open an evil door. I will never tell a ruler who rules over two men or more
that he is good after I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'A man will be brought and
put in Hell (Fire) and he will circumambulate (go around and round) in Hell
(Fire) like a donkey of a (flour) grinding mill, and all the people of Hell
(Fire) will gather around him and will say to him, O so-and-so! Didn't you use
to order others for good and forbid them from evil?' That man will say, 'I used
to order others to do good but I myself never used to do it, and I used to
forbid others from evil while I myself used to do evil.' "
9.219:
Narrated Abu Bakra: During the battle of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a
Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the Prophet heard the news that the people
of the Persia had made the daughter of Khosrau their Queen (ruler), he said,
"Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler."
9.220:
Narrated Abu Maryam `Abdullah bin Ziyad Al-Aasadi: When Talha, AzZubair and
`Aisha moved to Basra, `Ali sent `Ammar bin Yasir and Hasan bin `Ali who came to
us at Kufa and ascended the pulpit. Al-Hasan bin `Ali was at the top of the
pulpit and `Ammar was below Al-Hasan. We all gathered before him. I heard `Ammar
saying, "`Aisha has moved to Al-Busra. By Allah! She is the wife of your Prophet
in this world and in the Hereafter. But Allah has put you to test whether you
obey Him (Allah) or her (`Aisha).
9.221:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Ammar stood
on the pulpit at Kufa and mentioned `Aisha and her coming (to Busra) and said,
"She is the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter, but you
people are being put to test in this issue."
9.222:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Abu Musa and Abii Mas`ud went to `Ammar when `Ali had sent him to Kufa to exhort
them to fight (on `Ali's side). They said to him, "Since you have become a
Muslim, we have never seen you doing a deed more criticizable to us than your
haste in this matter." `Ammar said, "Since you (both) became Muslims, I have
never seen you doing a deed more criticizable to me than your keeping away from
this matter." Then Abu Mas`ud provided `Ammar and Abu Musa with two-piece
outfits to wear, and one of them went to the mosque (of Kufa).
9.223:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: I was sitting with Abu Mas`ud and Abu Musa and
`Ammar. Abu Mas`ud said (to `Ammar), "There is none of your companions but, if I
wish, I could find fault with him except with you. Since you joined the company
of the Prophet I have never seen anything done by you more criticizable by me
than your haste in this issue." `Ammar said, O Abu Mas`ud ! I have never seen
anything done by you or by this companion of yours (i.e., Abu Musa) more
criticizable by me than your keeping away from this issue since the time you
both joined the company of the Prophet." Then Abu Mas`ud who was a rich man,
said (to his servant), "O boy! Bring two suits." Then he gave one to Abu Musa
and the other to `Ammar and said (to them), "Put on these suits before going for
the Friday prayer. "
9.224:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "If
Allah sends punishment upon a nation then it befalls upon the whole population
indiscriminately and then they will be resurrected (and judged) according to
their deeds. "
9.225:
Narrated Al-Hasan Al-Basri: When Al-Hasan bin `Ali
moved with army units against Muawiya, `Amr bin AL-As said to Muawiya, "I see an
army that will not retreat unless and until the opposing army retreats." Muawiya
said, "(If the Muslims are killed) who will look after their children?" `Amr bin
Al-As said: I (will look after them). On that, `Abdullah bin 'Amir and
`Abdur-Rahman bin Samura said, "Let us meet Muawaiya and suggest peace."
Al-Hasan Al-Basri added: No doubt, I heard that Abu Bakra said, "Once while the
Prophet was addressing (the people), Al-Hasan (bin `Ali) came and the Prophet
said, 'This son of mine is a chief, and Allah may make peace between two groups
of Muslims through him."
9.226:
Narrated Harmala:
(Usama's Maula)
Usama (bin Zaid) sent me to `Ali (at Kufa) and said, "`Ali will ask you, 'What
has prevented your companion from joining me?' You then should say to him, 'If
you (`Ali) were in the mouth of a lion, I would like to be with you, but in this
matter I won't take any part.' " Harmala added: "`Ali didn't give me anything
(when I conveyed the message to him) so I went to Hasan, Hussain and Ibn Ja`far
and they loaded my camels with much (wealth).
9.227:
Narrated Nafi`:
When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya, Ibn `Umar gathered
his special friends and children and said, "I heard the Prophet saying, 'A flag
will be fixed for every betrayer on the Day of Resurrection,' and we have given
the oath of allegiance to this person (Yazid) in accordance with the conditions
enjoined by Allah and His Apostle and I do not know of anything more faithless
than fighting a person who has been given the oath of allegiance in accordance
with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle , and if ever I learn that
any person among you has agreed to dethrone Yazid, by giving the oath of
allegiance (to somebody else) then there will be separation between him and
me."
9.228:
Narrated Abu Al-Minhal: When Ibn Ziyad and Marwan were in
Sham and Ibn Az-Zubair took over the authority in Mecca and Qurra' (the
Kharijites) revolted in Basra, I went out with my father to Abu Barza Al-Aslami
till we entered upon him in his house while he was sitting in the shade of a
room built of cane. So we sat with him and my father started talking to him
saying, "O Abu Barza! Don't you see in what dilemma the people has fallen?" The
first thing heard him saying "I seek reward from Allah for myself because of
being angry and scornful at the Quraish tribe. O you Arabs! You know very well
that you were in misery and were few in number and misguided, and that Allah has
brought you out of all that with Islam and with Muhammad till He brought you to
this state (of prosperity and happiness) which you see now; and it is this
worldly wealth and pleasures which has caused mischief to appear among you. The
one who is in Sham (i.e., Marwan), by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake
of worldly gain: and those who are among you, by Allah, are not fighting except
for the sake of worldly gain; and that one who is in Mecca (i.e., Ibn Az-Zubair)
by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake of worldly gain."
9.229:
Narrated Abi Waih: Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman said, 'The hypocrites of today are
worse than those of the lifetime of the Prophet, because in those days they used
to do evil deeds secretly but today they do such deeds openly.'
9.230:
Narrated Abi Asha'sha: Hudhaifa said, 'In fact, it was hypocrisy that
existed in the lifetime of the Prophet but today it is Kufr (disbelief) after
belief.'
9.231:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will
not be established till a man passes by a grave of somebody and says, 'Would
that I were in his place.' "
9.232:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the
tribe of Daus move while going round Dhi-al-Khalasa." Dhi-al-Khalasa was the
idol of the Daus tribe which they used to worship in the Pre Islamic Period of
ignorance.
9.233:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour
will not be established till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the people with
his stick."
9.234:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour
will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it
will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra." 9.235:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Soon the river "Euphrates" will disclose the
treasure (the mountain) of gold, so whoever will be present at that time should
not take anything of it." Al-A'raj narrated from Abii Huraira that the Prophet
said the same but he said, "It (Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold
(under it).
9.236:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "Give in charity because there will come a time on the people when a
person will go out with his alms from place to place but will not find anybody
to accept it."
9.237:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The
Hour will not be established (1) till two big groups fight each other whereupon
there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be
following one and the same religious doctrine, (2) till about thirty Dajjals
(liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah's Apostle, (3)
till the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of Religious scholars)
(4) earthquakes will increase in number (5) time will pass quickly, (6)
afflictions will appear, (7) Al-Harj, (i.e., killing) will increase, (8) till
wealth will be in abundance ---- so abundant that a wealthy person will worry
lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he will present it to someone,
that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, 'I am not in need of it, (9)
till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings, (10)
till a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, 'Would that I were in
his place (11) and till the sun rises from the West. So when the sun will rise
and the people will see it (rising from the West) they will all believe (embrace
Islam) but that will be the time when: (As Allah said,) 'No good will it do to a
soul to believe then, if it believed not before, nor earned good (by deeds of
righteousness) through its Faith.' (6.158) And the Hour will be established
while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to
sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked
his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it;
and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his
livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be
established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will
not be able to eat it."
9.238:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Nobody
asked the Prophet as many questions as I asked regarding Ad-Dajjal. The Prophet
said to me, "What worries you about him?" I said, "Because the people say that
he will have a mountain of bread and a river of water with him (i.e. he will
have abundance of food and water)" The Prophet said, "Nay, he is too mean to be
allowed such a thing by Allah"' (but it is only to test mankind whether they
believe in Allah or in Ad-Dajjal.)
9.239:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "Ad-Dajjal will come and encamp at a place close to Medina and
then Medina will shake thrice whereupon every Kafir (disbeliever) and hypocrite
will go out (of Medina) towards him."
9.240:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The
Prophet said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal will not enter Medina and
at that time Medina will have seven gates and there will be two angels at each
gate (guarding them).
9.241:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's
Apostle stood up amongst the people and then praised and glorified Allah as He
deserved and then he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn you of him, and there
was no prophet but warned his followers of him; but I will tell you something
about him which no prophet has told his followers: Ad-Dajjal is one-eyed whereas
Allah is not."
9.242:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said.
"While I was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) performing Tawaf around the
Ka`ba. Behold, I saw a reddish-white man with lank hair, and water was dropping
from his head. I asked, "Who is this?' They replied, 'The son of Mary.' Then I
turned my face to see another man with a huge body, red complexion and curly
hair and blind in one eye. His eye looked like a protruding out grape. They said
(to me), He is Ad-Dajjal." The Prophet added, "The man he resembled most is Ibn
Qatan, a man from the tribe of Khuza`a. "
9.243:
Narrated `Aisha:
I
heard Allah's Apostle in his prayer, seeking refuge with Allah from the
afflictions of Ad-Dajjal.
9.244:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said
about Ad-Dajjal that he would have water and fire with him: (what would seem to
be) fire, would be cold water and (what would seem to be) water, would be
fire.
9.245:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "No prophet was sent
but that he warned his followers against the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). Beware!
He is blind in one eye, and your Lord is not so, and there will be written
between his (Ad-Dajjal's) eyes (the word) Kafir (i.e., disbeliever)." (This
Hadith is also quoted by Abu Huraira and Ibn `Abbas).
9.246:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id: One day Allah's Apostle narrated to us a long narration about Ad-Dajjal
and among the things he narrated to us, was: "Ad-Dajjal will come, and he will
be forbidden to enter the mountain passes of Medina. He will encamp in one of
the salt areas neighboring Medina and there will appear to him a man who will be
the best or one of the best of the people. He will say 'I testify that you are
Ad-Dajjal whose story Allah's Apostle has told us.' Ad-Dajjal will say (to his
audience), 'Look, if I kill this man and then give him life, will you have any
doubt about my claim?' They will reply, 'No,' Then Ad-Dajjal will kill that man
and then will make him alive. The man will say, 'By Allah, now I recognize you
more than ever!' Ad-Dajjal will then try to kill him (again) but he will not be
given the power to do so."
9.247:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "There are angels at the mountain passes of Medina (so that) neither
plague nor Ad-Dajjal can enter it.'
9.248:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. So
Allah willing, neither Ad-Dajjal, nor plague will be able to come near
it."
9.249:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That one day Allah's Apostle
entered upon her in a state of fear and said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs from the Great evil that has approached
(them). Today a hole has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog like this." The
Prophet made a circle with his index finger and thumb. Zainab bint Jahsh added:
I said, "O Alllah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed though there will be
righteous people among us?" The Prophet said, "Yes, if the (number) of evil
(persons) increased."
9.250:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A
hole has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog." Wuhaib (the sub-narrator)
made the number 90 (with his index finger and thumb).
Bk. 89: Judgments (Ahkaam)
9.251:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys
Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys
him, disobeys me."
9.252:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle
said, "Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges:
The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his
subjects; a man is the guardian of his family (household) and is responsible for
his subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband's home and of his children
and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his
master's property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a
guardian and responsible for his charges."
9.253:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Jubair bin Mut`im: That while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying
with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that `Abdullah bin `Amr had said that there would be
a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and after
glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to
know that some of you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah's
Book, nor has been mentioned by Allah's Apostle . Such people are the ignorant
among you. Beware of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have
heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with
the Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on
his face as long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion
(Islam).'"
9.254:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "This matter
(caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still
existing."
9.255:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not wish
to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth
and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge
of the Qur'an and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to
others."
9.256:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "You
should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave
whose head looks like a raisin."
9.257:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet
said, "If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he
should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for a
span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic period of
ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177)
9.258:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "A Muslim has to listen to and obey
(the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or not, as long as his orders
involve not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to
Allah) is imposed one should not listen to it or obey it. (See Hadith No. 203,
Vol. 4)
9.259:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet sent an army unit (for some
campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander and ordered them
(the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry with them and
said, "Didn't the Prophet order you to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I
order you to collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it." So
they collected wood and made a fire, but when they were about to throw
themselves into, it they started looking at each other, and some of them said,
"We followed the Prophet to escape from the fire. How should we enter it now?"
So while they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their commander's
anger abated. The event was mentioned to the Prophet and he said, "If they had
entered it (the fire) they would never have come out of it, for obedience is
required only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)
9.260:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura: The Prophet said, "O `Abdur-Rahman! Do
not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand then you
will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking (for
it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do
something and later on you find that something else is better, then you should
expiate your oath and do what is better."
9.261:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman
bin Samura: Allah's Apostle said, "O `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be
a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held
responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will
be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later
on you find that something else is better, then do what is better and make
expiation for your oath."
9.262:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing
of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is,
yet what a bad weaning one it is!"
9.263:
Narrated Abu Musa: Two men from
my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet,
"O Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second. The
Prophet said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it,
nor to those who are keen to have it."
9.264:
Narrated Ma'qil:
I
heard the Prophet saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling
some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel
even the smell of Paradise."
9.265:
Narrated Ma'qil:
Allah's Apostle
said, "If any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he
is deceiving them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him."
9.266:
Narrated
Tarif Abi Tamima: I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan's companions when Jundab
was advising. They said, "Did you hear something from Allah's Apostle?" Jundab
said, "I heard him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah
will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and
whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties
on the Day of Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab), "Advise us." He said,
"The first thing of the human body to purify is the `Abdomen, so he who can eat
nothing but good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do so, and he who does
as much as he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not
shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."
9.267:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While the Prophet and I were coming out of the
mosque, a man met us outside the gate. The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! When
will be the Hour?" The Prophet asked him, "What have you prepared for it?" The
man became afraid and ashamed and then said, "O Allah's Apostle! I haven't
prepared for it much of fasts, prayers or charitable gifts but I love Allah and
His Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will be with the one whom you
love."
9.268:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani: Anas bin Malik said to a woman
of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a woman?" She replied, "Yes." He said,
"The Prophet passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and he said to
her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The woman said (to the Prophet). 'Go
away from me, for you do not know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet left
her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked her, 'What has Allah's Apostle
said to you?' She replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man said, 'He was
Allah's Apostle."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet
and she did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By
Allah. I did not recognize you!' The Prophet said, 'No doubt, patience is at the
first stroke of a calamity.'"
9.269:
Narrated Anas:
Qais bin Sa`d was
to the Prophet like a chief police officer to an Amir (chief).
9.270:
Narrated Abu Musa: that the Prophet sent him and sent Mu`adh after him (as
rulers to Yemen).
9.271:
Narrated Abu Musa: A man embraced Islam and then
reverted back to Judaism. Mu`adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa.
Mu`adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced
Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu`adh said, "I will not sit down
unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle.
9.272:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra: Abu Bakra wrote to his son who was in
Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two persons when you are angry, for I heard the
Prophet saying, "A judge should not judge between two persons while he is in an
angry mood."
9.273:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al-Ansari: A man came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I fail to attend the morning
congregational prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Mu`adh bin Jabal) prolongs the
prayer when he leads us for it." I had never seen the Prophet more furious in
giving advice than he was on that day. He then said, "O people! some of you make
others dislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So whoever among you leads the
people in prayer, he should shorten it because among them there are the old, the
weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do). (See Hadith No. 90, Vol.
1)
9.274:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: That he had divorced his wife
during her menses. `Umar mentioned that to the Prophet. Allah's Apostle became
angry and said, "He must take her back (his wife) and keep her with him till she
becomes clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and
becomes clean again from it and only then, if he wants to divorce her, he may do
so."
9.275:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind bint `Utba bin Rabi`a came and
said. "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, there was no family on the surface of the
earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did your family, but today there
is no family on the surface of the earth whom I like to see honored more than
yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me to feed our
children from his property?" The Prophet said, "There is no blame on you if you
feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.
9.276:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: When the Prophet intended to write to the Byzantines, the people
said, "They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the
Prophet took a silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its
engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'.
9.277:
Narrated `Abdullah
bin As-Sa'di: That when he went to `Umar during his Caliphate. `Umar said to
him, "Haven't I been told that you do certain jobs for the people but when you
are given payment you refuse to take it?" `Abdullah added: I said, "Yes." `Umar
said, "Why do you do so?" I said, "I have horses and slaves and I am living in
prosperity and I wish that my payment should be kept as a charitable gift for
the Muslims." `Umar said, "Do not do so, for I intended to do the same as you
do. Allah's Apostles used to give me gifts and I used to say to him, 'Give it to
a more needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a
more needy person than me,' whereupon the Prophet said, 'Take it and keep it in
your possession and then give it in charity. Take what ever comes to you of this
money if you are not keen to have it and not asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if
it does not come to you) do not seek to have it yourself.' " Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: I have heard `Umar saying, "The Prophet used to give me some money
(grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' Once he
gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' The
Prophet said (to me), 'Take it and keep it in your possession and then give it
in charity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while you are not keen to
have it and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek to have what you
are not given. ' "
9.278:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I witnessed a husband
and a wife who were involved in a case of Lian. Then (the judgment of) divorce
was passed. I was fifteen years of age, at that time.
9.279:
Narrated
Sahl:
(the brother of Bani Sa`ida) A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet
and said, "If a man finds another man sleeping with his wife, should he kill
him?" That man and his wife then did Lian in the mosque while I was
present.
9.280:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle while
he was in the mosque, and called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have
committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to the other
side, but when the man gave four witnesses against himself, the Prophet said to
him, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." So the Prophet said (to his companions),
"Take him away and stone him to death. "
9.281:
Narrated Um Salama:
Allah's Apostle said, "I am only a human being, and you people (opponents) come
to me with your cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case
eloquently in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict
according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a
brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am
giving him only a piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3).
9.282:
Narrated Abu Qatada: Allah's Apostle said on the Day of (the battle of)
Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and has a proof or a witness for it, then
the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to
seek a witness to testify that I had killed an infidel but I could not find any
witness and then sat down. Then I thought that I should mention the case to
Allah's Apostle I (and when I did so) a man from those who were sitting with him
said, "The arms of the killed person he has mentioned, are with me, so please
satisfy him on my behalf." Abu Bakr said, "No, he will not give the arms to a
bird of Quraish and deprive one of Allah's lions of it who fights for the cause
of Allah and His Apostle." Allah's Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and I
bought a garden with its price, and that was my first property which I owned
through the war booty. The people of Hijaz said, "A judge should not pass a
judgment according to his knowledge, whether he was a witness at the time he was
the judge or before that" And if a litigant gives a confession in favor of his
opponent in the court, in the opinion of some scholars, the judge should not
pass a judgment against him till the latter calls two witnesses to witness his
confession. And some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass a judgement
according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant's confession) in the court
itself, but if the confession takes place outside the court, he should not pass
the judgment unless two witnesses witness the confession." Some of them said, "A
judge can pass a judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is
trust-worthy, and that a witness is Required just to reveal the truth. The
judge's knowledge is more than the witness." Some said, "A judge can judge
according to his knowledge only in cases involving property, but in other cases
he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A judge ought not to pass a judgment depending on
his knowledge if other people do not know what he knows, although his knowledge
is more than the witness of somebody else because he might expose himself to
suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims to have unreasonable doubt.
"
9.283:
Narrated `Ali bin Husain: Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyai came
to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when she returned (home), the Prophet
accompanied her. It happened that two men from the Ansar passed by them and the
Prophet called them saying, "She is Safiya!" those two men said, "Subhan Allah!"
The Prophet said, "Satan circulates in the human body as blood does." 9.284:
Narrated Abu Burda: The Prophet sent my father and Mu`adh bin Jabal to Yemen
and said (to them), "Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in
their way, and give them glad tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to
make people to hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and
mutual understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's Apostle, "In our country a
special alcoholic drink called Al-Bit', is prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet
said, "Every intoxicant is prohibited. "
9.285:
Narrated Abu Musa: The
Prophet said, "Set free the captives and accept invitations."
9.286:
Narrated Abu Humaid Al-Sa`idi: The Prophet appointed a man from the tribe of
Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat. When he returned (with
the money) he said (to the Prophet), "This is for you and this has been given to
me as a gift." The Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he ascended the
pulpit), and after glorifying and praising Allah, he said, "What is wrong with
the employee whom we send (to collect Zakat from the public) that he returns to
say, 'This is for you and that is for me?' Why didn't he stay at his father's
and mother's house to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose
Hand my life is, whoever takes anything illegally will bring it on the Day of
Resurrection by carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it will be
grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a sheep it will be
bleating!" The Prophet then raised both his hands till we saw the whiteness of
his armpits (and he said), "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message?" And
he repeated it three times.
9.287:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Salim, the freed
salve of Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants) and
the companions of the Prophet in the Quba mosque. Among those (who used to pray
behind him) were Abu Bakr, `Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi`a.
9.288:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama
told him that when the Muslims were permitted to set free the captives of
Hawazin, Allah's Apostle said, "I do not know who amongst you has agreed (to it)
and who has not. Go back so that your 'Urafa' may submit your decision to us."
So the people returned and their 'Urafa' talked to them and then came back to
Allah's Apostle and told him that the people had given their consent happily and
permitted (their captives to be freed).
9.289:
Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid
bin `Abdullah bin `Umar: Some people said to Ibn `Umar, "When we enter upon our
ruler(s) we say in their praise what is contrary to what we say when we leave
them." Ibn `Umar said, "We used to consider this as hypocrisy."
9.290:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostles said, "The worst of all mankind is
the double-faced one, who comes to some people with one countenance and to
others, with another countenance."
9.291:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind (bint
`Utba) said to the Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some
money of his wealth." The Prophet said, "Take reasonably what is sufficient for
you and your children "
9.292:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the
Prophet) Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at the door of his
dwelling, so he went out to them and said, "I am only a human being, and
litigants with cases of dispute come to me, and someone of you may happen to be
more eloquent (in presenting his case) than the other, whereby I may consider
that he is truthful and pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment
in favor of somebody whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever
he takes is nothing but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or
leave."
9.293:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) `Utba bin
Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl
of Zam`a is from me, so take him into your custody." So in the year of Conquest
of Mecca, Sa`d took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom my brother has
asked me to take into my custody." `Abd bin Zam`a got up before him and said,
(He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on
my father's bed." So they both submitted their case before Allah's Apostle. Sa`d
said, "O Allah's Apostle! This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him
to me." `Abd bin Zam`a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave
girl of my father, and was born on the bed of my father." Allah's Apostle said,
"The boy is for you, O `Abd bin Zam`a!" Then Allah's Apostle further said, "The
child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," He then
said to Sauda bint Zam`a, "Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he saw the
child's resemblance to `Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met
Allah.
9.294:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "If somebody on the
demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's) property and he is liar in
it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him". So Allah revealed,:--
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and
their oaths..' (3.77) 'Al-Ashath came while `Abdullah was narrating (this) to
the people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and another
man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet said (to me), "Do you
have any evidence?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.'
I said: I am sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed:
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant....'
(3.77) (See Hadith No. 72, Vol 6). 9.295:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet
heard the voices of some people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and
said, "I am only a human being and litigants with cases of disputes come to me,
and maybe one of them presents his case eloquently in a more convincing and
impressive way than the other, and I give my verdict in his favor thinking he is
truthful. So if I give a Muslim's right to another (by mistake), then that
(property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave it." (See
Hadith No. 281 )
9.296:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to know that
one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after his
death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold that
slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
9.297:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: Allah's Apostle sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people
criticized his leadership. The Prophet said (to the people), "If you are
criticizing his leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's
leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the leadership and
used to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama) is one
of the most beloved persons to me after him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol.
5)
9.298:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The most hated
person in the sight of Allah, is the most quarrelsome person."
9.299:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet sent (an army unit under the command of)
Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the tribe of Bani Jadhima and those people
could not express themselves by saying, "Aslamna," but they said, "Saba'na!
Saba'na! " Khalid kept on killing some of them and taking some others as
captives, and he gave a captive to everyone of us and ordered everyone of us to
kill his captive. I said, "By Allah, I shall not kill my captive and none of my
companions shall kill his captive!" Then we mentioned that to the Prophet and he
said, "O Allah! I am free from what Khalid bin Al-Walid has done," and repeated
it twice.
9.300:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Saidi: There was some quarrel
(sighting) among Bani `Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet, he offered
the Zuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime the time
of `Asr prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for the
prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward.
The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was still praying. He entered the rows of
praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The people
started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stood for
prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when Abu Bakr
observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and saw the
Prophet standing behind him. The Prophet beckoned him to carry on by waving his
hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while, thanking Allah for the saying of the
Prophet and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards. When the Prophet saw
that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer,
he said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying on with the prayer after
I beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied, "It does not befit the son of Abi
Quhafa to lead the Prophet in prayer." Then the Prophet said to the people, "If
some problem arises during prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!; and
the women should clap." (See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)
9.301:
Narrated Zaid
bin Thabit: Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the
battle of Al-Yamama, while `Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me),
`Umar has come to my and said, 'A great number of Qaris of the Holy Qur'an were
killed on the day of the battle of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the
casualties among the Qaris of the Qur'an may increase on other battle-fields
whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost. Therefore I consider it
advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should have the Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How
dare I do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?' `Umar said, By Allah, it
is something beneficial.' `Umar kept on pressing me for that till Allah opened
my chest for that for which He had opened the chest of `Umar and I had in that
matter, the same opinion as `Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "You
are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to
write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. So you should search for the
fragmentary scripts of the Qur'an and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid further
said: By Allah, if Abu Bakr had ordered me to shift a mountain among the
mountains from one place to another it would not have been heavier for me than
this ordering me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said (to `Umar and Abu Bakr),
"How can you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr said, "By
Allah, it is something beneficial." Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on
pressing me for that until Allah opened my chest for that for which He had
opened the chests of Abu Bakr and `Umar, and I had in that matter, the same
opinion as theirs. So I started compiling the Qur'an by collecting it from the
leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides
and from the stones, and from the chests of men (who had memorized the Qur'an).
I found the last verses of Sirat-at-Tauba: ("Verily there has come unto you an
Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves--' (9.128-129) ) from Khuza`ima or
Abi Khuza`ima and I added to it the rest of the Sura. The manuscripts of the
Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him. Then it remained
with `Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint
`Umar.
9.302:
Narrated Abu Laila bin `Abdullah bin `Abdur-Rahman bin
Sahl: Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great men of his tribe said, `Abdullah bin
'Sahl and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibar as they were struck with poverty and
difficult living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was informed that `Abdullah had been
killed and thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, "By
Allah, you have killed my companion." The Jews said, "By Allah, we have not
killed him." Muhaiyisa then came back to his people and told them the story. He,
his elder brother Huwaiyisa and `Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and
he who had been at Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but the Prophet said to
Muhaiyisa, "The eldest! The eldest!" meaning, "Let the eldest of you speak." So
Huwaiyisa spoke first and then Muhaiyisa. Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews should
either pay the blood money of your (deceased) companion or be ready for war."
After that Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they
wrote that they had not killed him. Then Allah's Apostle said to Huwaiyisa,
Muhaiyisa and `Abdur-Rahman, "Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled
to take the blood money?" They said, "No." He said (to them), "Shall we ask the
Jews to take an oath before you?" They replied, "But the Jews are not Muslims."
So Allah's Apostle gave them one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself.
Sahl added: When those she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them
kicked me with its leg.
9.303:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid
Al-Juhani: A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us
according to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said
the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My
son was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his
wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed
my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious
learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes
plus one year of exile.' " The Prophet said, "I shall judge between you
according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall
be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled
for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet addressed some man, "Go in the morning
to the wife of this man and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next
morning and stoned her to death. 9.304:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That
Abu Sufyan bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him along with the
members of a Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I
want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they
should contradict him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said
that Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If what you
say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath my two
feet.' "
9.305:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi: The Prophet employed Ibn
Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned (with the
money) to Allah's Apostle the Prophet called him to account, and he said, "This
(amount) is for you, and this was given to me as a present." Allah's Apostle
said, "Why don't you stay at your father's house or your mother's house to see
whether you will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the truth?" Then
Allah's Apostle stood up and addressed the people, and after glorifying and
praising Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ some men from among
you for some job which Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you comes
to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you and this is a gift given to me.' Why
doesn't he stay at the house of his father or the house of his mother and see
whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah, none
of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added: unlawfully)
but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do
not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a
bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet raised both his hands till I
saw the whiteness of his armpits, and said, "(No doubt)! Haven't I conveyed
Allah's Message!"
9.306:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said,
"Allah never sends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that he (the
prophet or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A group advising him to do
good and exhorts him to do it, and the other group advising him to do evil and
exhorts him to do it. But the protected person (against such evil advisors) is
the one protected by Allah.' "
9.307:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: We
gave the oath of allegiance to Allah's Apostle that we would listen to and obey
him both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired and
that we would not fight against the ruler or disobey him, and would stand firm
for the truth or say the truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we
would not be afraid of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and
320)
9.308:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet went out on a cold morning
while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench. The
Prophet then said, "O Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of the Here
after, so please forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirin." They replied, "We are
those who have given the Pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for to observe Jihad
as long as we remain alive."
9.309:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Whenever we gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to listen to
and obey, he used to say to us, for as much as you can."
9.310:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Dinar: I witnessed Ibn `Umar when the people gathered around
`Abdul Malik. Ibn `Umar wrote: I gave the Pledge of allegiance that I will
listen to and obey Allah's Slave, `Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers according
to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle as much as I can; and my sons
too, give the same pledge.'
9.311:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I gave
the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he
told me to add: 'As much as I can, and will give good advice to every
Muslim.'
9.312:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: When the people took the
oath of allegiance to `Abdul Malik, `Abdullah bin `Umar wrote to him: "To
Allah's Slave, `Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I give the Pledge of
allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, `Abdul Malik, Chief of
the believers, according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle in
whatever is within my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge."
9.313:
Narrated Yazid:
I said to Salama, "For what did you give the Pledge of
allegiance to the Prophet on the Day of Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For death."
9.314:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: The group of people whom `Umar had
selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other.
`Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to compete with you in this matter,
but if you wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of them
agreed to let `Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed the
case in the hands of `Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody
followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed
`Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there came the night we
gave the oath of allegiance to `Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added:
`Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of the night had passed and knocked
on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By
Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and call
Az-Zubair and Sa`d.' So I called them for him and he consulted them and then
called me saying, 'Call `Ali for me." I called `Ali and he held a private talk
with him till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to leave having had much
hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but `Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something
concerning `Ali. `Abdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call `Uthman for me." I called
him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the Mu'adh-dhin put an end to
their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished
their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit,
`Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there
and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with `Umar that year.
When all of them had gathered, `Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O `Ali, I have looked at the
people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to
`Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then `Abdur-Rahman
said (to `Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that you
will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the
traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So `Abdur-Rahman gave the oath of
allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and
the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
9.315:
Narrated Salama:
We gave the oath of allegiance to the Prophet under the
tree. He said to me, "O Salama! Will you not give the oath of allegiance?" I
replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I have already given the oath of allegiance for the
first time." He said, (Give it again) for the second time.
9.316:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to
Allah's Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a fever where upon he said to the
Prophet "Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. He came to him (again)
saying, "Cancel my Pledge.' But the Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin) left
(Medina). Allah's Apostle said: "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It
expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."
9.317:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Hisham: who was born during the lifetime of the Prophet that his
mother, Zainab bint Humaid had taken him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Take his Pledge of allegiance (for Islam)." The Prophet said, "He
(`Abdullah bin Hisham) is a little child," and passed his hand over his head and
invoked Allah for him. `Abdullah bin Hisham used to slaughter one sheep as a
sacrifice on behalf of all of his family.
9.318:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam.
Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to
him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet
refused Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my
Pledge." But the Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina)
whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It
expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.
9.319:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be three types of people whom
Allah will neither speak to them on the Day of Resurrection nor will purify them
from sins, and they will have a painful punishment: They are, (1) a man
possessed superfluous water (more than he needs) on a way and he withholds it
from the travelers. (2) a man who gives a pledge of allegiance to an Imam
(ruler) and gives it only for worldly benefits, if the Imam gives him what he
wants, he abides by his pledge, otherwise he does not fulfill his pledge; (3)
and a man who sells something to another man after the `Asr prayer and swears by
Allah (a false oath) that he has been offered so much for it whereupon the buyer
believes him and buys it although in fact, the seller has not been offered such
a price." (See Hadith No. 838, Vol. 3)
9.320:
Narrated 'Ubada bin
As-Samit: Allah's Apostle said to us while we were in a gathering, "Give me the
oath (Pledge of allegiance for: (1) Not to join anything in worship along with
Allah, (2) Not to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not
to kill your children, (5) Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an
accusation among people), (6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good
deeds. The Prophet added: Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward
will be with Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal
punishment in this world for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation
for that sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose
him, then it is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He wishes, He
will forgive him." So we gave the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol.
1)
9.321:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to take the Pledge of
allegiance from the women by words only after reciting this Holy Verse:--(60.12)
"..that they will not associate anything in worship with Allah." (60.12) And the
hand of Allah's Apostle did not touch any woman's hand except the hand of that
woman his right hand possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady
slaves).
9.322:
Narrated Um Atiyya: We gave the Pledge of allegiance to
the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will not associate
anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented us from wailing
and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out and said,
"Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to my family and I
want to compensate her for that crying" The Prophet did not say anything in
reply and she left and returned. None of those women abided by her pledge except
Um Sulaim, Um Al-`Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Mu`adh or
the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu`adh.
9.323:
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge of allegiance
for Islam." So the Prophet took from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He
came the next day with a fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my pledge." But
the Prophet refused and when the bedouin went away, the Prophet said, "Medina is
like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and
clears its good."
9.324:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: `Aisha said, "O
my head!" Allah's Apostle said, "If that (i.e., your death) should happen while
I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive you and would invoke Allah for
you." `Aisha said, "O my life which is going to be lost! By Allah, I think that
you wish for my death, and if that should happen then you would be busy enjoying
the company of one of your wives in the last part of that day." The Prophet
said, "But I should say, 'O my head!' I feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son
and appoint (the former as my successors lest people should say something or
wish for something. Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the
believers will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate)," or "..Allah
will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will
insist (on Abu Bakr becoming the Caliph).
9.325:
Narrated `Abdullah bin
`Umar: It was said to `Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" `Umar said, "If
I appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better
than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, it is true
that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Allah's Apostle) did so." On this,
the people praised him. `Umar said, "People are of two kinds: Either one who is
keen to take over the Caliphate or one who is afraid of assuming such a
responsibility. I wish I could be free from its responsibility in that I would
receive neither reward nor retribution I won't bear the burden of the caliphate
in my death as I do in my life."
9.326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he
heard `Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day
following the death of the Prophet `Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu Bakr
was silent. `Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Apostle had outlived all of us,
i.e., had been the last (to die). But if Muhammad is dead, Allah nevertheless
has kept the light amongst you from which you can receive the same guidance as
Allah guided Muhammad with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah's
Apostle He is the second of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person
among the Muslims to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear allegiance
to him." Some people had already taken the oath of allegiance to him in the shed
of Bani Sa`ida but the oath of allegiance taken by the public was taken at the
pulpit. I heard `Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day. "Please ascend the
pulpit," and kept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the
people swore allegiance to him.
9.327:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: A
woman came to the Prophet and spoke to him about something and he told her to
return to him. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I come and do not find you?" (As
if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet said, "If you should not find me,
then go to Abu Bakr."
9.328:
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: Abu Bakr said to
the delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the
Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because
of which you may excuse yourselves."
9.329:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: I
heard the Prophet saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all
the Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father
said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."
9.330:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was
about to order for collecting fire wood and then order someone to pronounce the
Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and
then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present
themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my
life is, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with
meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would come
for `Isha' prayer." (See Hadith No. 617, Vol. 1)
9.331:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik: Who was Ka`b's guide from among his sons when Ka`b
became blind: I heard Ka`b bin Malik saying, "When some people remained behind
and did not join Allah's Apostle in the battle of Tabuk.." and then he described
the whole narration and said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Muslims to speak to
us, and so we (I and my companions) stayed fifty nights in that state, and then
Allah's Apostle announced Allah's acceptance of our repentance."
Bk. 90: Wishes
9.332:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men who
dislike to be left behind and for whom I do not have means of conveyance, I
would not stay away (from any Holy Battle). I would love to be martyred in
Allah's Cause and come to life and then get, martyred and then come to life and
then get martyred and then get resurrected and then get martyred.
9.333:
Narrated Al-A'rai: Abu Huraira said, Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose
Hand my life is, I would love to fight in Allah's Cause and then get martyred
and then resurrected (come to life) and then get martyred and then resurrected
(come to life) and then get martyred, and then resurrected (come to life) and
then get martyred and then resurrected (come to life)." Abu Huraira used to
repeat those words three times and I testify to it with Allah's Oath.
9.334:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If I had gold equal to the mountain
of Uhud, I would love that, before three days had passed, not a single Dinar
thereof remained with me if I found somebody to accept it excluding some amount
that I would keep for the payment of my debts.''
9.335:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "If I had formerly known hat I came to know lately, I
would not have driven the Hadi with me and would have finished the state of
Ihram along with the people when they finished it."
9.336:
Narrated Jabir
bin `Abdullah: We were in the company of Allah's Apostle and we assumed the
state of Ihram of Hajj and arrived at Mecca on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. The
Prophet ordered us to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba and (Sa`i) between
As-Safa and Al-Marwa and use our lhram just for `Umra, and finish the state of
Ihram unless we had our Hadi with us. None of us had the Hadi with him except
the Prophet and Talha. `Ali came from Yemen and brought the Hadi with him. `Ali
said, 'I had assumed the state of Ihram with the same intention as that with
which Allah's Apostle had assumed it. The people said, "How can we proceed to
Mina and our male organs are dribbling?" Allah's Apostle said, "If I had
formerly known what I came to know latterly, I would not have brought the Hadi,
and had there been no Hadi with me, I would have finished my Ihram." Suraqa (bin
Malik) met the Prophet while he was throwing pebbles at the Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba,
and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this (permitted) for us only?" The Prophet
replied. "No, it is forever" `Aisha had arrived at Mecca while she was
menstruating, therefore the Prophet ordered her to perform all the ceremonies of
Hajj except the Tawaf around the Ka`ba, and not to perform her prayers unless
and until she became clean . When they encamped at Al-Batha, `Aisha said, "O
Allah's Apostle! You are proceeding after performing both Hajj and `Umra while I
am proceeding with Hajj only?" So the Prophet ordered `Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr
As-Siddiq to go with her to at-Tan`im, and so she performed the `Umra in
Dhul-Hijja after the days of the Hajj.
9.337:
Narrated Aisha:
One
night the Prophet was unable to sleep and said, "Would that a righteous man from
my companions guarded me tonight." Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms,
whereupon the Prophet said, "Who is it?" It was said, "I am Sa`d, O Allah's
Apostle! I have come to guard you." The Prophet then slept so soundly that we
heard him snoring. Abu `Abdullah said: `Aisha said: Bilal said, "Would that I
but stayed overnight in a valley with Idhkhir and Jalil (two kinds of grass)
around me (i.e., in Mecca)." Then I told that to the Prophet .
9.338:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Not to wish to be the like
except of two men. A man whom Allah has given the (knowledge of the) Qur'an and
he recites it during the hours of night and day and the one who wishes says: If
I were given the same as this (man) has been given, I would do what he does, and
a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the just and right way, in
which case the one who wishes says, 'If I were given the same as he has been
given, I would do what he does.' " (See Hadith No. 543 and 544, Vol 6)
9.339:
Narrated Anas:
If I had not heard the Prophet saying, "You should not
long for death," I would have longed (for it).
9.340:
Narrated Qais:
We went to pay a visit to Khabbab bin Al-Art and he had got himself branded
at seven spots over his body. He said, "If Allah's Apostle had not forbidden us
to invoke Allah for death, I would have invoked for it."
9.341:
Narrated
Sa`d bin Ubaid: (the Maula of `Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar) Allah's Apostle said,
"None of you should long for death, for if he is a good man, he may increase his
good deeds, and if he is an evil-doer, he may stop the evil deeds and
repent."
9.342:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: The Prophet was carrying
earth with us on the day of the battle of Al-Ahzab (confederates) and I saw that
the dust was covering the whiteness of his `Abdomen, and he (the Prophet ) was
saying, "(O Allah) ! Without You, we would not have been guided, nor would we
have given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So (O Allah!) please send
tranquility (Sakina) upon us as they, (the chiefs of the enemy tribes) have
rebelled against us. And if they intend affliction (i.e. want to frighten us and
fight against us) then we would not (flee but withstand them). And the Prophet
used to raise his voice with it. (See Hadith No. 430 and 432, Vol. 5)
9.343:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not long for
meeting your enemy, and ask Allah for safety (from all sorts of evil)." (See
Hadith No. 266, Vol. 4)
9.344:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: Ibn `Abbas
mentioned the case of a couple on whom the judgment of Lian has been passed.
`Abdullah bin Shaddad said, "Was that the lady in whose case the Prophet said,
"If I were to stone a lady to death without a proof (against her)?' "Ibn `Abbas
said, "No! That was concerned with a woman who though being a Muslim used to
arouse suspicion by her outright misbehavior." (See Hadith No. 230,
Vol.7)
9.345:
Narrated 'Ata:
One night the Prophet delayed the `Isha'
prayer whereupon `Umar went to him and said, "The prayer, O Allah's Apostle! The
women and children had slept." The Prophet came out with water dropping from his
head, and said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard for my followers (or
for the people), I would order them to pray `Isha prayer at this time." (Various
versions of this Hadith are given by the narrators with slight differences in
expression but not in content). 9.346:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard on my followers, I would order
them to use the siwak (as obligatory, for cleaning the teeth).
9.347:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet fasted Al-Wisal on the last days of the
month. Some people did the same, and when the news reached the Prophet he said,
"If the month had been prolonged for me, then I would have fasted Wisal for such
a long time that the most exaggerating ones among you would have given up their
exaggeration. I am not like you; my Lord always makes me eat and
drink."
9.348:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade Al-Wisal.
The people said (to him), "But you fast Al-`Wisal," He said, "Who among you is
like me? When I sleep (at night), my Lord makes me eat and drink. But when the
people refused to give up Al-Wisal, he fasted Al-Wisal along with them for two
days and then they saw the crescent whereupon the Prophet said, "If the crescent
had not appeared I would have fasted for a longer period," as if he intended to
punish them herewith.
9.349:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked the Prophet
about the wall (outside the Ka`ba). "Is it regarded as part of the Ka`ba?" He
replied, "Yes." I said, "Then why didn't the people include it in the Ka`ba?" He
said, "(Because) your people ran short of money." I asked, "Then why is its gate
so high?" He replied, ''Your people did so in order to admit to it whom they
would and forbid whom they would. Were your people not still close to the period
of ignorance, and were I not afraid that their hearts might deny my action, then
surely I would include the wall in the Ka`ba and make its gate touch the
ground."
9.350:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "But for the
emigration, I would have been one of the Ansar: and if the people took their way
in a valley (or a mountain pass), I would take the Ansar's valley or the
mountain pass."
9.351:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: The Prophet said,
"But for the emigration, I would have been one of the Ansar; and if the people
took their way in a valley (or a mountain pass), I would take Ansar's valley or
their mountain pass."
Bk. 91: Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person
9.352:
Narrated Malik:
We came to the Prophet and we were young men nearly of
equal ages and we stayed with him for twenty nights. Allah's Apostle was a very
kind man and when he realized our longing for our families, he asked us about
those whom we had left behind. When we informed him, he said, "Go back to your
families and stay with them and teach them (religion) and order them (to do good
deeds). The Prophet mentioned things some of which I remembered and some I did
not. Then he said, "Pray as you have seen me praying, and when it is the time of
prayer, one of you should pronounce the call (Adhan) for the prayer and the
eldest of you should lead the prayer. "
9.353:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:
Allah's Apostle said, "The (call for prayer) Adhan of Bilal should not stop
anyone of you from taking his Suhur for he pronounces the Adhan in order that
whoever among you is praying the night prayer, may return (to eat his Suhur) and
whoever among you is sleeping, may get up, for it is not yet dawn (when it is
like this)." (Yahya, the sub-narrator stretched his two index fingers side
ways).
9.354:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "Bilal
pronounces the Adhan at night so that you may eat and drink till Ibn Um Maktum
pronounces the Adhan (for the Fajr prayer).
9.355:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet led us in Zuhr prayer and prayer five rak`at. Somebody asked him
whether the prayer had been increased." He (the Prophet ) said, "And what is
that?" They (the people) replied, "You have prayed five rak`at." Then the
Prophet offered two prostrations (of Sahu) after he had finished his prayer with
the Taslim. 9.356:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle finished his prayer
after offerings two rak`at only. Dhul-Yaddain asked him whether the prayer had
been reduced, or you had forgotten?" The Prophet said, "Is Dhul-Yaddain speaking
the truth?" The people said, "Yes." Then Allah's Apostle stood up and performed
another two rak`at and then finished prayer with Taslim, and then said the
Takbir and performed a prostration similar to or longer than his ordinary
prostrations; then he raised his head, said Takbir and prostrated and then
raised his head (Sahu prostrations).
9.357:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
While the people were at Quba offering the morning prayer, suddenly a person
came to them saying, "Tonight Divine Inspiration has been revealed to Allah's
Apostle and he has been ordered to face the Ka`ba (in prayers): therefore you
people should face it." There faces were towards Sham, so they turned their
faces towards the Ka`ba (at Mecca).
9.358:
Narrated Al-Bara': When
Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he prayed facing Jerusalem for sixteen or
seventeen months but he wished that he would be ordered to face the Ka`ba. So
Allah revealed: -- 'Verily! We have seen the turning of your face towards the
heaven; surely we shall turn you to a prayer direction (Qibla) that shall please
you.' (2.144) Thus he was directed towards the Ka`ba. A man prayed the `Asr
prayer with the Prophet and then went out, and passing by some people from the
Ansar, he said, "I testify. that I have prayed with the Prophet and he (the
Prophet) has prayed facing the Ka`ba." Thereupon they, who were bowing in the
`Asr prayer, turned towards the Ka`ba.
9.359:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I
used to offer drinks prepared from infused dates to Abu Talha Al-Ansari, Abu
'Ubada bin Al Jarrah and Ubai bin Ka`b. Then a person came to them and said,
"All alcoholic drinks have been prohibited." Abii Talha then said, "O Anas! Get
up and break all these jars." So I got up and took a mortar belonging to us, and
hit the jars with its lower part till they broke.
9.360:
Narrated
Hudhaifa: The Prophet said to the people of Najran, "I will send to you an
honest person who is really trustworthy." The Companion, of the Prophet each
desired to be that person, but the Prophet sent Abu 'Ubaida.
9.361:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "For every nation there is an Amin
(honest, trustworthy person) and the Amin of this nation is Abu
'Ubaida."
9.362:
Narrated `Umar:
There was a man from the Ansar (who
was a friend of mine). If he was not present in the company of Allah's Apostle I
used to be present with Allah's Apostle, I would tell him what I used to hear
from Allah's Apostle, and when I was absent from Allah's Apostle he used to be
present with him, and he would tell me what he used to hear from Allah's Apostle
.
9.363:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet , sent an army and appointed some
man their commander The man made a fire and then said (to the soldiers), "Enter
it." Some of them intended to enter it while some others said, 'We have run away
from it (i.e., embraced Islam to save ourselves from the 'fire')." They
mentioned that to the Prophet, and he said about people who had intended to
enter the fire. ''If they had entered it, they would have remained In it till
the Day of Resurrection.'' Then he said to others, "No obedience for evil deeds,
obedience is required only in what is good ."
9.364:
Narrated Abu Huraira
and Zaid bin Khalid: Two men sued each other before the Prophet. 9.365:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were with Allah's Apostle a bedouin got up
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Settle my case according to Allah's Book (Laws)."
Then his opponent got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! He has said the truth!
Settle his case according to Allah's Book (Laws.) and allow me to speak," He
said, "My son was a laborer for this man and he committed illegal sexual
intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to
death but I ransomed him with one-hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked
the religious learned people and they told me that his wife should be stoned to
death and my son should receive one-hundred lashes and be sentenced to one year
of exile.' The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I will judge
between you according to Allah's Book (Laws): As for the slave girl and the
sheep, they are to be returned; and as for your son, he shall receive
one-hundred lashes and will be exiled for one year. You, O Unais!" addressing a
man from Bani Aslam, "Go tomorrow morning to the wife of this (man) and if she
confesses, then stone her to death." The next morning Unais went to the wife and
she confessed, and he stoned her to death.
9.366:
Narrated Jabir bin
`Abdullah: On the day of (the battle of) the Trench, the Prophet called the
people (to bring news about the enemy). Az-Zubair responded to his call. He
called them again and Az-Zubair responded to his call again; then he called them
for the third time and again Az-Zubair responded to his call whereupon the
Prophet said, "Every prophet has his Hawairi (helper), and Az-Zubair is my
Hawari."
9.367:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet entered a garden and told
me to guard its gate. Then a man came and asked permission to enter. The
Prophet, said, "Permit him and give him the good news that he will enter
Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr. Then `Umar came, and the Prophet said,
"Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Then `Uthman
came and the Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will
enter Paradise. "
9.368:
Narrated `Umar:
I came and behold, Allah's
Apostle was staying on a Mashroba (attic room) and a black slave of Allah's
Apostle was at the top if its stairs. I said to him, "(Tell the Prophet) that
here is `Umar bin Al-Khattab (asking for permission to enter)." Then he admitted
me.
9.369:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah's Apostle sent a letter
to Khosrau and told his messenger to give it first to the ruler of Bahrain, and
tell him to deliver it to Khosrau. When Khosrau had read it, he tore it into
pieces. (Az-Zuhri said: I think Ibn Al-Musaiyab said, "Allah's Apostle invoked
Allah to tear them (Khosrau and his followers) into pieces."
9.370:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`: Allah's Apostle said to a man from the tribe
of Al-Aslam, "Proclaim among your people (or the people) on the day of 'Ashura'
(tenth of Muharram), 'Whosoever has eaten anything should fast for the rest of
the day; and whoever has not eaten anything, should complete his fast.'
"
9.371:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the delegate of `Abd Al-Qais came to
Allah's Apostle, he said, "Who are the delegate?" They said, "The delegate are
from the tribe of Rabi`a." The Prophet said, "Welcome, O the delegate, and
welcome! O people! Neither you will have any disgrace nor will you regret." They
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Between you and us there are the infidels of the tribe
of Mudar, so please order us to do something good (religious deeds) that by
acting on them we may enter Paradise, and that we may inform (our people) whom
we have left behind, about it." They also asked (the Prophet) about drinks. He
forbade them from four things and ordered them to do four things. He ordered
them to believe in Allah, and asked them, "Do you know what is meant by belief
in Allah?" They said, "Allah and His Apostle know best." He said, ''To testify
that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, the One, Who has no
partners with Him, and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle; and to offer prayers
perfectly and to pay Zakat." (the narrator thinks that fasting in Ramadan is
included), "and to give one-fifth of the war booty (to the state)." Then he
forbade four (drinking utensils): Ad-Duba', Al-Hantam, Al-Mazaffat and An-Naqir,
or probably, Al-Muqaiyar. And then the Prophet said, "Remember all these things
by heart and preach it to those whom you have left behind."
9.372:
Narrated Tauba Al-`Anbari: Ash-'Shu`bi asked me, "Did you notice how
Al-Hasan used to narrate Hadiths from the Prophets? I stayed with Ibn `Umar for
about two or one-and-half years and I did not hear him narrating any thing from
the Prophet except his (Hadith): He (Ibn `Umar) said, "Some of the companions of
the Prophet including Sa`d, were going to eat meat, but one of the wives of the
Prophet called them, saying, 'It is the neat of a Mastigure.' The people then
stopped eating it. On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Carry on eating, for it is
lawful.' Or said, 'There is no harm in eating it, but it is not from my meals."
Bk. 92: Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
9.373:
Narrated
Tariq bin Shihab: A Jew said to `Umar, "O Chief of the Believers, if this verse:
'This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favors upon you,
and have chosen for you, Islam as your religion.' (5.3) had been revealed upon
us, we would have taken that day as an `Id (festival) day." `Umar said, "I know
definitely on what day this Verse was revealed; it was revealed on the day of
`Arafat, on a Friday."
9.374:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he heard
`Umar speaking while standing on the pulpit of the Prophet in the morning
(following the death of the Prophet), when the people had sworn allegiance to
Abu Bakr. He said the Tashah-hud before Abu Bakr, and said, "Amma Ba'du (then
after) Allah has chosen for his Apostle what is with Him (Paradise) rather than
what is with you (the world). This is that Book (Qur'an) with which Allah guided
your Apostle, so stick to it, for then you will be guided on the right path as
Allah guided His Apostle with it."
9.375:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet embraced me and said, "O Allah! Teach him (the knowledge of) the Book
(Qur'an). 9.376:
Narrated Abal Minhal: Abu Barza said, "(O people!) Allah
makes you self-sufficient or has raised you high with Islam and with
Muhammad
9.377:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: `Abdullah Bin `Umar wrote
to `Abdul Malik bin Marwan, swearing allegiance to him: 'I swear allegiance to
you in that I will listen and obey what is in accordance with the Laws of Allah
and the Tradition of His Apostle as much as I can.'
9.378:
Narrated Sa`id
bin Al-Musaiyab: Abu Huraira said that Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent
with 'Jawami-al-Kalim ' (the shortest expression with the widest meaning) and
have been made victorious with awe (cast in my enemy's hearts), and while I was
sleeping, I saw that the keys of the treasures of the world were placed in my
hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has gone, and you people are utilizing
those treasures, or digging those treasures out." or said a similar
sentence.
9.379:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There was no
prophet among the prophets but was given miracles because of which people had
security or had belief, but what I was given was the Divine Inspiration which
Allah revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any
other prophet on the Day of Resurrection."
9.380:
Narrated Abu Wail: I
sat with Shaiba in this Mosque (Al-Masjid-Al-Haram), and he said, "`Umar once
sat beside me here as you are now sitting, and said, 'I feel like distributing
all the gold and silver that are in it (i.e., the Ka`ba) among the Muslims'. I
said, 'You cannot do that.' `Umar said, 'Why?' I said, 'Your two (previous)
companions (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) did not do it. `Umar said, 'They are the
two persons whom one must follow.'" (See Hadith No. 664, Vol. 2)
9.381:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Allah's Apostle said to us, "Honesty descended from the
Heavens and settled in the roots of the hearts of men (faithful believers), and
then the Qur'an was revealed and the people read the Qur'an, (and learnt it from
it) and also learnt it from the Sunna." Both Qur'an and Sunna strengthened their
(the faithful believers') honesty. (See Hadith No. 208)
9.382:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The best talk (speech) is Allah's Book 'Qur'an), and the best way is
the way of Muhammad, and the worst matters are the heresies (those new things
which are introduced into the religion); and whatever you have been promised
will surely come to pass, and you cannot escape (it).
9.383:
Narrated Abu
Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: We were with the Prophet when he said (to two men),
"I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws).
9.384:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "All my followers will enter
Paradise except those who refuse." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who will
refuse?" He said, "Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me
is the one who refuses (to enter it). 9.385:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Some angels came to the Prophet while he was sleeping. Some of them said, "He is
sleeping." Others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then
they said, "There is an example for this companion of yours." One of them said,
"Then set forth an example for him." Some of them said, "He is sleeping." The
others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then they said,
"His example is that of a man who has built a house and then offered therein a
banquet and sent an inviter (messenger) to invite the people. So whoever
accepted the invitation of the inviter, entered the house and ate of the
banquet, and whoever did not accept the invitation of the inviter, did not enter
the house, nor did he eat of the banquet." Then the angels said, "Interpret this
example to him so that he may understand it." Some of them said, "He is
sleeping.'' The others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." And
then they said, "The houses stands for Paradise and the call maker is Muhammad;
and whoever obeys Muhammad, obeys Allah; and whoever disobeys Muhammad, disobeys
Allah. Muhammad separated the people (i.e., through his message, the good is
distinguished from the bad, and the believers from the disbelievers).
9.386:
Narrated Hammam:
Hudhaifa said, "O the Group of Al-Qurra! Follow the
straight path, for then you have taken a great lead (and will be the leaders),
but if you divert right or left, then you will go astray far away."
9.387:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "My example and the example of what I
have been sent with is that of a man who came to some people and said, 'O
people! I have seen the enemy's army with my own eyes, and I am the naked
warner; so protect yourselves!' Then a group of his people obeyed him and fled
at night proceeding stealthily till they were safe, while another group of them
disbelieved him and stayed at their places till morning when the army came upon
them, and killed and ruined them completely So this is the example of that
person who obeys me and follows what I have brought (the Qur'an and the Sunna),
and the example of the one who disobeys me and disbelieves the truth I have
brought."
9.388:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah's Apostle died and Abu
Bakr was elected as a Caliph after him, some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief,
`Umar said to Abu Bakr, "How dare you fight the people while Allah's Apostle
said, I have been ordered to fight the people till they say 'None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah' And whoever says: None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah.' waves his wealth and his life from me unless he deserves
a legal punishment lusty, and his account will be with Allah! Abu Bakr said, "By
Allah, I will fight him who discriminates between Zakat and prayers, for Zakat
is the Compulsory right to be taken from the wealth By Allah, if they refuse to
give me even a tying rope which they use to give to Allah's Apostle, I would
fight them for withholding it." `Umar said, 'By Allah, It was nothing, except I
saw that Allah had opened the chest of Abu Bakr to the fight, and I came to know
for certain that was the truth."
9.389:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
Uyaina bin Hisn bin Hudhaifa bin Badr came and stayed (at Medina) with his
nephew Al-Hurr bin Qais bin Hisn who has one of those whom `Umar used to keep
near him, as the Qurra' (learned men knowing Qur'an by heart) were the people of
`Umar's meetings and his advisors whether they were old or young. 'Uyaina said
to his nephew, "O my nephew! Have you an approach to this chief so as to get for
me the permission to see him?" His nephew said, "I will get the permission for
you to see him." (Ibn `Abbas added: ) So he took the permission for 'Uyaina, and
when the latter entered, he said, "O the son of Al-Khattab! By Allah, you
neither give us sufficient provision nor judge among us with justice." On that
`Umar became so furious that he intended to harm him. Al-Hurr, said, "O Chief of
the Believers!" Allah said to His Apostle 'Hold to forgiveness, command what is
good (right), and leave the foolish (i.e. do not punish them).' (7.199) and this
person is among the foolish." By Allah, `Umar did not overlook that Verse when
Al-Hurr recited it before him, and `Umar said to observe (the orders of) Allah's
Book strictly." (See Hadith No. 166, Vol. 6)
9.390:
Narrated Asma' bint
Abu Bakr: I came to `Aisha during the solar eclipse. The people were standing
(offering prayer) and she too, was standing and offering prayer. I asked, "What
is wrong with the people?" She pointed towards the sky with her hand and said,
Subhan Allah!'' I asked her, "Is there a sign?" She nodded with her head
meaning, yes. When Allah's Apostle finished (the prayer), he glorified and
praised Allah and said, "There is not anything that I have not seen before but I
have seen now at this place of mine, even Paradise and Hell. It has been
revealed to me that you people will be put to trial nearly like the trial of
Ad-Dajjal, in your graves. As for the true believer or a Muslim (the
sub-narrator is not sure as to which of the two (words Asma' had said) he will
say, 'Muhammad came with clear signs from Allah, and we responded to him
(accepted his teachings) and believed (what he said)' It will be said (to him)
'Sleep in peace; we have known that you were a true believer who believed with
certainty.' As for a hypocrite or a doubtful person, (the sub-narrator is not
sure as to which word Asma' said) he will say, 'I do not know, but I heard the
people saying something and so I said the same.' "
9.391:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Leave me as I leave you) for the people who were
before you were ruined because of their questions and their differences over
their prophets. So, if I forbid you to do something, then keep away from it. And
if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can."
9.392:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet said, "The most sinful person
among the Muslims is the one who asked about something which had not been
prohibited, but was prohibited because of his asking."
9.393:
Narrated
Zaid bin Thabit: The Prophet took a room made of date palm leaves mats in the
mosque. Allah's Apostle prayed in it for a few nights till the people gathered
(to pray the night prayer (Tarawih) (behind him.) Then on the 4th night the
people did not hear his voice and they thought he had slept, so some of them
started humming in order that he might come out. The Prophet then said, "You
continued doing what I saw you doing till I was afraid that this (Tarawih
prayer) might be enjoined on you, and if it were enjoined on you, you would not
continue performing it. Therefore, O people! Perform your prayers at your homes,
for the best prayer of a person is what is performed at his home except the
compulsory congregational) prayer." (See Hadith No. 229,Vol. 3) (See Hadith No.
134, Vol. 8)
9.394:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: Allah's Apostle was
asked about things which he disliked, and when the people asked too many
questions, he became angry and said, "Ask me (any question)." A man got up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father?" The Prophet replied, "Your father
is Hudhaifa." Then another man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my
father?" The Prophet said, "Your father is Salim, Maula Shaiba." When `Umar saw
the signs of anger on the face of Allah's Apostle, he said, "We repent to
Allah."
9.395:
Narrated Warrad:
(The clerk of Al-Mughira) Muawiya
wrote to Al-Mughira 'Write to me what you have heard from Allah's Apostle.' So
he (Al-Mughira) wrote to him: Allah's Prophet used to say at the end of each
prayer: "La ilaha illalla-h wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamdu
wa hula ala kulli shai'in qadir. 'Allahumma la mani' a lima a'taita, wala
mu'tiya lima mana'ta, wala yanfa'u dhuljadd minkal-jadd." He also wrote to him
that the Prophet used to forbid (1) Qil and Qal (idle useless talk or that you
talk too much about others), (2) Asking too many questions (in disputed
Religious matters); (3) And wasting one's wealth by extravagance; (4) and to be
undutiful to one's mother (5) and to bury the daughters alive (6) and to prevent
your favors (benevolence to others (i.e. not to pay the rights of others (7) And
asking others for something (except when it is unavoidable).
9.396:
Narrated Anas:
We were with `Umar and he said, "We have been forbidden
to undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to exceed the
religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing
ablution).
9.397:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet came out after the
sun had declined and offered the Zuhr prayer (in congregation). After finishing
it with Taslim, he stood on the pulpit and mentioned the Hour and mentioned
there would happen great events before it. Then he said, "Whoever wants to ask
me any question, may do so, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything but
I will inform you of its answer as long as I am at this place of mine." On this,
the Ansar wept violently, and Allah's Apostle kept on saying, "Ask Me! " Then a
man got up and asked, ''Where will my entrance be, O Allah's Apostle?" The
Prophet said, "(You will go to) the Fire." Then `Abdullah bin Hudhaifa got up
and asked, "Who is my father, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet replied, "Your
father is Hudhaifa." The Prophet then kept on saying (angrily), "Ask me! Ask
me!" `Umar then knelt on his knees and said, "We have accepted Allah as our Lord
and Islam as our religion and Muhammad as an Apostle." Allah's Apostle became
quiet when `Umar said that. Then Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my
life is, Paradise and Hell were displayed before me across this wall while I was
praying, and I never saw such good and evil as I have seen today."
9.398:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! Who is my father?"
The Prophet said, "Your father is so-and-so." And then the Divine Verse:-- 'O
you who believe! Ask not questions about things..(5.101)
9.399:
Narrated
Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "People will not stop asking questions
till they say, 'This is Allah, the Creator of everything, then who created
Allah?' "
9.400:
Narrated Ibn Masud: I was with the Prophet at one of the
farms of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf-stalk. He passed by a
group of Jews and some of them said to the other, Ask him (the Prophet) about
the spirit. Some others said, "Do not ask him, lest he should tell you what you
dislike" But they went up to him and said, "O Abal Qasim! Inform us bout the
spirit." The Prophet stood up for a while, waiting. I realized that he was being
Divinely Inspired, so I kept away from him till the inspiration was over. Then
the Prophet said, "(O Muhammad) they ask you regarding the spirit, Say: The
spirit its knowledge is with my Lord (i.e., nobody has its knowledge except
Allah)" (17.85) (This is a miracle of the Qur'an that all the scientists up till
now do not know about the spirit, i.e, how life comes to a body and how it goes
away at its death) (See Hadith No. 245, Vol. 6) 9.401:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
The Prophet wore a gold ring and then the people followed him and wore gold
rings too. Then the Prophet said, "I had this golden ring made for myself. He
then threw it away and said, "I shall never put it on." Thereupon the people
also threw their rings away.
9.402:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said (to his companions), "Do not fast Al-Wisal." They said, "But you fast
Al-Wisail." He said, "I am not like you, for at night my Lord feeds me and makes
me drink." But the people did not give up Al-Wisal, so the Prophet fasted
Al-Wisal with them for two days or two nights, and then they saw the crescent
whereupon the Prophet said, "If the crescent had delayed, I would have continued
fasting (because of you)," as if he wanted to vanquish them completely (because
they had refused to give up Al Wisal).
9.403:
Narrated Ibrahim At Tamii's
father: `Ali addressed us while he was standing on a brick pulpit and carrying a
sword from which was hanging a scroll He said "By Allah, we have no book to read
except Allah's Book and whatever is on this scroll," And then he unrolled it,
and behold, in it was written what sort of camels were to be given as blood
money, and there was also written in it: 'Medina is a sanctuary form 'Air
(mountain) to such and such place so whoever innovates in it an heresy or
commits a sin therein, he will incur the curse of Allah, the angles, and all the
people and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good deeds.' There
was also written in it: 'The asylum (pledge of protection) granted by any
Muslims is one and the same, (even a Muslim of the lowest status is to be
secured and respected by all the other Muslims, and whoever betrays a Muslim in
this respect (by violating the pledge) will incur the curse of Allah, the
angels, and all the people, and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional
good deeds.' There was also written in it: 'Whoever (freed slave) befriends
(takes as masters) other than his real masters (manumitters) without their
permission will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and
Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good deeds. ' (See Hadith No.
94, Vol. 3)
9.404:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet did something as it
was allowed from the religious point of view but some people refrained from it.
When the Prophet heard of that, he, after glorifying and praising Allah, said,
"Why do some people refrain from doing something which I do? By Allah, I know
Allah more than they."
9.405:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Once the two
righteous men, i.e., Abu Bakr and `Umar were on the verge of destruction (and
that was because): When the delegate of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet, one of
them (either Abu Bakr or `Umar) recommended Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis at-Tamimi
Al-Hanzali, the brother of Bani Majashi (to be appointed as their chief), while
the other recommended somebody else. Abu Bakr said to `Umar, "You intended only
to oppose me." `Umar said, "I did not intend to oppose you!" Then their voices
grew louder in front of the Prophet whereupon there was revealed: 'O you who
believe! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet..a great
reward.' (49.2-3) Ibn Az-Zubair said, 'Thence forward when `Umar talked to the
Prophet, he would talk like one who whispered a secret and would even fail to
make the Prophet hear him, in which case the Prophet would ask him (to repeat
his words).
9.406:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of believers) Allah's
Apostle during his fatal ailment said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in
prayer." I said, "If Abu Bakr stood at your place (in prayers, the people will
not be able to hear him because of his weeping, so order `Umar to lead the
people in prayer." He again said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer "
Then I said to Hafsa, "Will you say (to the Prophet), 'If Abu Bakr stood at your
place, the people will not be able to hear him be cause of his weeping, so order
`Umar to lead the people in prayer?" Hafsa did so, whereupon Allah's Apostle
said, "You are like the companions of Joseph (See Qur'an, 12:30-32). Order Abu
Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Hafsa then said to me, "I have never
received any good from you!"
9.407:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi:
'Uwaimir Al-`Ajlani came to `Asim bin `Adi and said, "If a man found another man
with his wife and killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in
Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O `Asim! Please ask Allah's Apostle about
this matter on my behalf." `Asim asked the Prophet but the Prophet disliked the
question and disapproved of it. `Asim returned and informed 'Uwaimir that the
Prophet disliked that type of question. 'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will go
(personally) to the Prophet." 'Uwaimir came to the Prophet when Allah had
already revealed Qur'anic Verses (in that respect), after `Asim had left (the
Prophet ). So the Prophet said to 'Uwaimir, "Allah has revealed Qur'anic Verses
regarding you and your wife." The Prophet then called for them, and they came
and carried out the order of Lian. Then 'Uwaimir said, "O Allah's Apostle! Now
if I kept her with me, I would be accused of telling a lie." So 'Uwaimir
divorced her although the Prophet did not order him to do so. Later on this
practice of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved in a case of
Li'an. The Prophet said (to the people). "Wait for her! If she delivers a red
short (small) child like a Wahra (a short red animal). then I will be of the
opinion that he ('Uwaimir) has told a lie but if she delivered a black big-eyed
one with big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion that he has told the truth
about her." 'Ultimately she gave birth to a child that proved the accusation.
(See Hadith No. 269, Vol. 6)
9.408:
Narrated Malik bin Aus An-Nasri: I
proceeded till I entered upon `Umar (and while I was sitting there), his
gate-keeper Yarfa came to him and said, " `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman, Az-Zubair and
Sa`d ask your permission to come in." `Umar allowed them. So they entered,
greeted, and sat down. (After a while the gatekeeper came) and said, "Shall I
admit `Ali and `Abbas?'' `Umar allowed them to enter. Al-`Abbas said "O Chief of
the believers! Judge between me and the oppressor (`Ali)." Then there was a
dispute (regarding the property of Bani Nadir) between them (`Abbas and `Ali).
`Uthman and his companions said, "O Chief of the Believers! Judge between them
and relieve one from the other." `Umar said, "Be patient! beseech you by Allah,
with Whose permission the Heaven and the Earth Exist! Do you know that Allah's
Apostle said, 'Our property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is to
be given in charity,' and by this Allah's Apostle meant himself?" On that the
group said, "He verily said so." `Umar then faced `Ali and `Abbas and said, "I
beseech you both by Allah, do you both know that Allah's Apostle said so?" They
both replied, "Yes". `Umar then said, "Now I am talking to you about this matter
(in detail) . Allah favored Allah's Apostle with some of this wealth which He
did not give to anybody else, as Allah said: 'What Allah bestowed as Fai (Booty
on His Apostle for which you made no expedition... ' (59.6) So that property was
totally meant for Allah's Apostle, yet he did not collect it and ignore you, nor
did he withhold it with your exclusion, but he gave it to you and distributed it
among you till this much of it was left behind, and the Prophet, used to spend
of this as the yearly expenditures of his family and then take what remained of
it and spent it as he did with (other) Allah's wealth. The Prophet did so during
all his lifetime, and I beseech you by Allah, do you know that?" They replied,
"Yes." `Umar then addressed `Ali and `Abbas, saying, "I beseech you both by
Allah, do you know that?" Both of them replied, "Yes." `Umar added, "Then Allah
took His Apostle unto Him. Abu Bakr then said 'I am the successor of Allah's
Apostle' and took over all the Prophet's property and disposed of it in the same
way as Allah's Apostle used to do, and you were present then." Then he turned to
`Ali and `Abbas and said, "You both claim that Abu Bakr did so-and-so in
managing the property, but Allah knows that Abu Bakr was honest, righteous,
intelligent, and a follower of what is right in managing it. Then Allah took Abu
Bakr unto Him, 'I said: I am the successor of Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr.' So
I took over the property for two years and managed it in the same way as Allah's
Apostle, and Abu Bakr used to do. Then you both (`Ali and `Abbas) came to me and
asked for the same thing! (O `Abbas! You came to me to ask me for your share
from nephew's property; and this (`Ali) came to me asking for his wives share
from her father's property, and I said to you both, 'If you wish, I will place
it in your custody on condition that you both will manage it in the same way as
Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr did and as I have been doing since I took charge of
managing it; otherwise, do not speak to me anymore about it.' Then you both
said, 'Give it to us on that (condition).' So I gave it to you on that
condition. Now I beseech you by Allah, did I not give it to them on that
condition?" The group (whom he had been addressing) replied, "Yes." `Umar then
addressed `Abbas and `Ali saying, "I beseech you both by Allah, didn't I give
you all that property on that condition?" They said, "Yes." `Umar then said,
"Are you now seeking a verdict from me other than that? By Him with Whose
Permission the Heaven and the Earth exists I will not give any verdict other
than that till the Hour is established; and if you both are unable to manage
this property, then you can hand it back to me, and I will be sufficient for it
on your behalf." (See, Hadith No. 326, Vol. 4)
9.409:
Narrated `Asim:
I said to Anas, "Did Allah's Apostle make Medina a sanctuary?" He replied,
"Yes, (Medina is a sanctuary from such-and-such place to such-and-such place. It
is forbidden to cut its trees, and whoever innovates an heresy in it or commits
a sin therein, will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people."
Then Musa bin Anas told me that Anas added, "..... or gives refuge to such an
heretic or a sinner..."
9.410:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: I heard the
Prophet saying, "Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it
to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the religious learned men
with their knowledge. Then there will remain ignorant people who, when
consulted, will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will
mislead others and go astray."
9.411:
Narrated Al-A`mash: I asked Abu
Wail, "Did you witness the battle of Siffin between `Ali and Muawiya?" He said,
"Yes," and added, "Then I heard Sahl bin Hunaif saying, 'O people! Blame your
personal opinions in your religion. No doubt, I remember myself on the day of
Abi Jandal; if I had the power to refuse the order of Allah's Apostle, I would
have refused it. We have never put our swords on our shoulders to get involved
in a situation that might have been horrible for us, but those swords brought us
to victory and peace, except this present situation.' " Abu Wail said, "I
witnessed the battle of Siffin, and how nasty Siffin was!"
9.412:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I fell ill, Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came
to visit me on foot. The Prophet came to me while I was unconscious. Allah's
Apostle performed ablution and poured the Remaining water of his ablution over
me whereupon I became conscious and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! How should I spend
my wealth? Or how should I deal with my wealth?" But the Prophet did not give me
any reply till the Verse of the laws of inheritance was revealed.
9.413:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Men (only) benefit by your teachings, so please devote to us from (some
of) your time, a day on which we may come to you so that you may teach us of
what Allah has taught you." Allah's Apostle said, "Gather on such-and-such a day
at such-and-such a place." They gathered and Allah's Apostle came to them and
taught them of what Allah had taught him. He then said, "No woman among you who
has lost her three children (died) but that they will screen her from the Fire."
A woman among them said, "O Allah's Apostle! If she lost two children?" She
repeated her question twice, whereupon the Prophet said, "Even two, even two,
even two!" (See Hadith No. 341, Vol. 2)
9.414:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin
Shu`ba: The Prophet said, "A group of my follower swill remain predominant
(victorious) till Allah's Order (the Hour) comes upon them while they are still
predominant (victorious).
9.415:
Narrated Humaid:
I heard Muawiya bin
Abi Sufyan delivering a sermon. He said, "I heard the Prophet saying, "If Allah
wants to do a favor to somebody, He bestows on him, the gift of understanding
the Qur'an and Sunna. I am but a distributor, and Allah is the Giver. The state
of this nation will remain good till the Hour is established, or till Allah's
Order comes."
9.416:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When the (following)
Verse was revealed to Allah's Apostle: 'Say: He has power to send torment on you
from above,'..(6.65) he said, "O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from that
punishment)." And when this was revealed: '..or from beneath your feet.' (6.65)
he said, "O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from that)." And when this
Verse was revealed: '..or to cover you with confusion in party-strife, and make
you to taste the violence of one another,'...(6.65) he said: "These two warnings
are easier (than the previous ones).
9.417:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A
bedouin came to Allah's Apostle and said, "My wife has delivered a black boy,
and I suspect that he is not my child." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Have you
got camels?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "What color are they?"
The bedouin said, "They are red." The Prophet said, "Are any of them Grey?" He
said, "There are Grey ones among them." The Prophet said, "Whence do you think
this color came to them?" The bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle! It resulted from
hereditary disposition." The Prophet said, "And this (i.e., your child) has
inherited his color from his ancestors." The Prophet did not allow him to deny
his paternity of the child. 9.418:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman came to the
Prophet and said, "My mother vowed to perform the Hajj but she died before
performing it. Should I perform the Hajj on her behalf?" He said, "Yes! Perform
the Hajj on her behalf. See, if your mother had been in debt, would you have
paid her debt?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So you should pay what is for Him as
Allah has more right that one should fulfill one's obligations to Him.
"
9.419:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not wish to be
like anybody except in two cases: The case of a man whom Allah has given wealth
and he spends it in the right way, and that of a man whom Allah has given
religious wisdom (i.e., Qur'an and Sunna) and he gives his verdicts according to
it and teaches it." (to others i.e., religious knowledge of Qur'an and Sunna
(Prophet's Traditions)). "
9.420:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: `Umar
bin Al-Khattab asked (the people) about the Imlas of a woman, i.e., a woman who
has an abortion because of having been beaten on her `Abdomen, saying, "Who
among you has heard anything about it from the Prophet?" I said, "I did.'' He
said, "What is that?" I said, "I heard the Prophet saying, "Its Diya (blood
money) is either a male or a female slave.' " `Umar said, "Do not leave till you
present witness in support of your statement." So I went out, and found Muhammad
bin Maslama. I brought him, and he bore witness with me that he had heard the
Prophet saying, "Its Diya (blood money) is either a male slave or a female
slave."
9.421:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not
be established till my followers copy the deeds of the previous nations and
follow them very closely, span by span, and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by
inch)." It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you mean by those (nations) the
Persians and the Byzantines?" The Prophet said, "Who can it be other than
they?"
9.422:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "You will
follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by
cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a
mastigure, you would follow them." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! (Do you mean)
the Jews and the Christians?" He said, "Whom else?"
9.423:
Narrated
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "None is killed unjustly, but the first son of Adam
will have a part of its burden." Sufyan said, "..a part of its blood because he
was the first to establish the tradition of murdering"
9.42
4.1:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah As-Salami: A bedouin gave the Pledge of
allegiance for embracing Islam to Allah's Apostle, and then he got an attack of
fever in Medina and came to Allah's Apostle: and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Cancel my pledge." Allah's Apostle refused to do so. The bedouin came to him
again and said, "Cancel my pledge," but he refused again, and then again, the
bedouin came to him and said, "Cancel my pledge," and Allah's Apostle refused.
The bedouin finally went away, and Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair
of bellows (furnace), it expels its impurities while it brightens and clears its
good.'
9.42
4.2:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I used to teach Qur'an to
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf. When `Umar performed his last Hajj, `Abdur-Rahman said
(to me) at Mina, "Would that you had seen Chief of the believers today! A man
came to him and said, "So-and-so has said, "If Chief of the Believers died, we
will give the oath of allegiance to such-and-such person,' `Umar said, 'I will
get up tonight and warn those who want to usurp the people's rights.' I said,
'Do not do so, for the season (of Hajj) gathers the riffraff mob who will form
the majority of your audience, and I am afraid that they will not understand
(the meaning of) your saying properly and may spread (an incorrect statement)
everywhere. You should wait till we reach Medina, the place of migration and the
place of the Sunna (the Prophet's Traditions). There you will meet the
companions of Allah's Apostle from the Muhajirin and the Ansar who will
understand your statement and place it in its proper position' `Umar said, 'By
Allah, I shall do so the first time I stand (to address the people) in Medina.'
When we reached Medina, `Umar (in a Friday Khutba-sermon) said, "No doubt, Allah
sent Muhammad with the Truth and revealed to him the Book (Qur'an), and among
what was revealed, was the Verse of Ar-Rajm (stoning adulterers to death).'"
(See Hadith No. 817,Vol. 8)
9.425:
Narrated Muhammad: We were with Abu
Huraira while he was wearing two linen garments dyed with red clay. He cleaned
his nose with his garment, saying, "Bravo! Bravo! Abu Huraira is cleaning his
nose with linen! There came a time when I would fall senseless between the
pulpit of Allah's Apostle and `Aisha's dwelling whereupon a passerby would come
and put his foot on my neck, considering me a mad man, but in fact, I had no
madness, I suffered nothing but hunger."
9.426:
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman
bin `Abis: Ibn `Abbas was asked, "Did you offer the Id prayer with the Prophet?"
He said, "Yes, had it not been for my close relation to the Prophet, I would not
have performed it (with him) because of my being too young The Prophet came to
the mark which is near the home of Kathir bin As-Salt and offered the Id prayer
and then delivered the sermon. I do not remember if any Adhan or Iqama were
pronounced for the prayer. Then the Prophet ordered (the women) to give alms,
and they started stretching out their hands towards their ears and throats
(giving their ornaments in charity), and the Prophet ordered Bilal to go to them
(to collect the alms), and then Bilal returned to the Prophet.
9.427:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet used to go to the Quba' mosque, sometimes
walking, sometimes riding.
9.428:
Narrated Hisham's father: `Aisha said
to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "Bury me with my female companions (i.e. the wives
of the Prophet) and do not bury me with the Prophet in the house, for I do not
like to be regarded as sanctified (just for being buried there).'' Narrated
Hisham's father: `Umar sent a message to `Aisha, saying, "Will you allow me to
be buried with my two companions (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) ?" She said, "Yes,
by Allah." though it was her habit that if a man from among the companions (of
the Prophet ) sent her a message asking her to allow him to be buried there, she
would say, "No, by Allah, I will never give permission to anyone to be buried
with them."
9.429:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to
perform the `Asr prayer and then one could reach the `Awali (a place in the
outskirts of Medina) while the sun was still quite high. Narrated Yunus: The
distance of the `Awali (from Medina) was four or three miles.
9.430:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: The Sa' (a kind of measure) during the lifetime
of the Prophet used to be equal to the one Mudd (another kind of measure) and
one third of a Mudd which we use today, but the Sa' of today has become
large.
9.431:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah!
Bestow Your Blessings on their measures, and bestow Your Blessings on their Sa'
and Mudd." He meant those of the people of Medina.
9.432:
Narrated Ibn
`Umar: The Jews brought a man and a woman who had committed illegal sexual
intercourse, to the Prophet and the Prophet ordered them to be stoned to death,
and they were stoned to death near the mosque where the biers used to be
placed.
9.433:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Mountain of Uhud came in
sight of Allah's Apostle who then said, "This is a mountain that loves us and is
loved by us. O Allah! Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary and I make the area between
its (Medina's) two mountains a sanctuary."
9.434:
Narrated Sahl:
The
distance between the pulpit and the wall of the mosque on the side of the Qibla
was just sufficient for a sheep to pass through.
9.435:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden
from one of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is over my Lake-Tank.
(Kauthar);
9.436:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah said, "The Prophet
arranged for a horse race, and the prepared horses were given less food for a
few days before the race to win the race, and were allowed to run from Al-Hafya
to Thaniyat-al-Wada`, and the unprepared horses were allowed to run between
Thaniyat-al-Wada` and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq," `Abdullah was one of those who
participated in the race.
9.437:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard `Umar
(delivering a sermon) on the pulpit of the Prophet.
9.438:
Narrated
As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: That he heard `Uthman bin `Affan delivering a sermon on the
pulpit of the Prophet
9.439:
Narrated `Aisha:
This big copper vessel
used to be put for me and Allah's Apostle and we would take water from it
together (on taking a bath) .
9.440:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet
brought the Ansar and the Quarish people into alliance in my house at Medina,
and he invoked Allah for one month against the tribe of Bani Sulaim in (the last
rak`a of each compulsory) prayer.
9.441:
Narrated Abu Burda: When I
arrived at Medina, `Abdullah bin Salam met me and said to me, "Accompany me to
my house so that I may make you drink from a bowl from which Allah's Apostle
used to drink, and that you may offer prayer in the mosque in which the Prophet
used to pray." I accompanied him, and he made me drink Sawiq and gave me dates
to eat, and then I prayed in his mosque.
9.442:
Narrated `Umar:
The
Prophet said to me, "Someone came to me tonight from my Lord while I was in the
'Aqiq (valley), and said to me, "Offer prayer in this blessed valley and say:
'Labbaik' for the (performance of) `Umra and Hajj."
9.443:
Narrated
`Abdullah bin Dinar: Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet fixed Qarn as the Miqat (for
assuming the Ihram) for the people of Najd, and Al-Juhfa for the people of Sham,
and Dhul-Hulaifa for the people of Medina." Ibn `Umar added, "I heard this from
the Prophet, and I have been informed that the Prophet said, 'The Miqat for the
Yemenites is Yalamlam.' "When Iraq was mentioned, he said, "At that time it was
not a Muslim country."
9.444:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet
had a dream in the last portion of the night when he was sleeping at
Dhul-Hulaifa. (I n the dream) it was said to him, "You are in a blessed Batha'
(i.e., valley).
9.445:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he heard the Prophet,
after raising his head from the bowing in morning prayer, saying, "O Allah, our
Lord! All the praises are for you." And in the last (rak`a) he said, "O Allah!
Curse so-and-so and so--and-so." And then Allah revealed:-- 'Not for you (O
Muhammad) is the decision, (but for Allah), whether He turns in mercy to them or
punish them, for they are indeed wrongdoers.' (3.128)
9.446:
Narrated
`Ali bin Abi Talib: That Allah's Apostle came to him and Fatima the daughter of
Allah's Apostle at their house at night and said, "Won't you pray?" `Ali
replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the Hands of Allah and when he
wants us to get up, He makes us get up." When `Ali said that to him, Allah's
Apostle left without saying anything to him. While the Prophet was leaving, `Ali
heard him striking his thigh (with his hand) and saying, "But man is quarrelsome
more than anything else." (18.54)
9.447:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we
were in the mosque, Allah's Apostle came out and said, "Let us proceed to the
Jews." So we went out with him till we came to Bait-al-Midras. The Prophet stood
up there and called them, saying, "O assembly of Jews! Surrender to Allah
(embrace Islam) and you will be safe!" They said, "You have conveyed Allah's
message, O Aba-al-Qasim" Allah's Apostle then said to them, "That is what I
want; embrace Islam and you will be safe." They said, "You have conveyed the
message, O Aba-al-Qasim." Allah's Apostle then said to them, "That is what I
want," and repeated his words for the third time and added, "Know that the earth
is for Allah and I want to exile you from this land, so whoever among you has
property he should sell it, otherwise, know that the land is for Allah and His
Apostle."
9.448:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle said,
"Noah will be brought (before Allah) on the Day of Resurrection, and will be
asked, 'Did you convey the message of Allah?" He will reply, 'Yes, O Lord.' And
then Noah's nation will be asked, 'Did he (Noah) convey Allah's message to you?'
They will reply, 'No warner came to us.' Then Noah will be asked, 'Who are your
witnesses?' He will reply. '(My witnesses are) Muhammad and his followers.'
Thereupon you (Muslims) will be brought and you will bear witness." Then the
Prophet recited: 'And thus We have made of you (Muslims) a just and the best
nation, that you might be witness over the nations, and the Apostle a witness
over you.' (2.143)
9.449:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle sent the brother of the tribe of Bani Adi Al-Ansari as governor
of Khaibar. Then the man returned, bringing Janib (a good kind of date). Allah's
Apostle asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar like that?" He replied, "No, by
Allah, O Allah's Apostle! We take one Sa' of these (good) dates for two Sas of
mixed dates." Allah's Apostle then said, "Do not do so. You should either take
one Sa of this (kind) for one Sa' of the other; or sell one kind and then buy
with its price the other kind (of dates), and you should do the same in
weighing."
9.450:
Narrated `Amr bin Al-`As: That he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "If a judge gives a verdict according to the best of his knowledge and
his verdict is correct (i.e. agrees with Allah and His Apostle's verdict) he
will receive a double reward, and if he gives a verdict according to the best of
his knowledge and his verdict is wrong, (i.e. against that of Allah and His
Apostle) even then he will get a reward ."
9.451:
Narrated 'Ubai bin
`Umar: Abu Musa asked permission to enter upon `Umar, but seeing that he was
busy, he went away. `Umar then said, "Didn't I hear the voice of `Abdullah bin
Qais? Allow him to come in." He was called in and `Umar said to him, "What made
you do what you did." He replied, "We have been instructed thus by the Prophet"
`Umar said, "Bring proof (witness) for this, other wise I will do so-and-so to
you." Then `Abdullah bin Qais went to a gathering of the Ansar who then said,
"None but the youngest of us will give the witness for it." So Abu Sa`id
Al-Khudri got up and said, "We used to be instructed thus (by the Prophet)."
`Umar said, "This tradition of the Prophet remained hidden from me. Business in
the market kept me busy."
9.452:
Narrated Al-A'raj: Abu Huraira said,
"You people claim that Abu Huraira narrates many narrations of Allah's Apostle.
(Anyhow) with Allah will be our appointment. I was a poor man, and used to stick
to Allah's Apostle contented with what will fill my stomach, and the Muhajirin
(emigrants) used to be busy trading in the markets, and the Ansar used to be
busy looking after their properties. One-day I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
'Who will spread his Rida' (a garment covering the upper part of the body) till
I finished my speech and then fold it, (i.e. wrap it over your body), in which
case he will never forget anything he had heard from me." So I spread my garment
which I was wearing; and by Him Who sent Muhammad with the Truth, ever since, I
have never forgotten whatever I heard from him (the Prophet)" (See, Hadith No.
119, Vol. 1)
9.453:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir: I saw Jabir bin
`Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn Sayyad was the Dajjal. I said to Jabir,
"How can you swear by Allah?" Jabir said, "I have heard `Umar swearing by Allah
regarding this matter in the presence of the Prophet and the Prophet did not
disapprove of it."
9.454:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Horses may be used for three purposes: For a man they may be a source of reward
(in the Hereafter); for another, a means of protection; and for another, a
source of sin. The man for whom they are a source of reward, is the one who
keeps them for Allah's Cause and ties them with long ropes and lets them graze
in a pasture or garden. Whatever those long ropes allow them to eat of that
pasture or garden, will be written as good deeds for him and if they break their
ropes and run one or two rounds, then all their footsteps and dung will be
written as good deeds for him, and if they pass a river and drink from it though
he has had no intention of watering them, even then, that will be written as
good deeds for him. So such horses are a source of reward for that man. For the
man who keeps horses for his livelihood in order not to ask others for help or
beg his bread, and at the same time he does not forget Allah's right of what he
earns through them and of their backs (that he presents it to be used in Allah's
Cause), such horses are a shelter for him (from poverty). For the man who keeps
them just out of pride and for showing off, they are a source of sin." Then
Allah's Apostle was asked about donkeys. He said, "Allah has not revealed
anything to me regarding them except this comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who
has done good, equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it, and
any one who has done evil, equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall
see it." (99.7-8)
9.455:
Narrated `Aisha:
A woman asked the Prophet
(Hadith 456).
9.456:
Narrated `Aisha:
A woman asked the Prophet about
the periods: How to take a bath after the periods. He said, "Take a perfumed
piece of cloth and clean yourself with it." She said,' "How shall I clean myself
with it, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "Clean yourself" She said again,
"How shall I clean myself, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "Clean yourself
with it." Then I knew what Allah's Apostle meant. So I pulled her aside and
explained it to her. 9.457:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Um Hufaid bint Al-Harith
bin Hazn presented the Prophet with some butter, dried yoghurt (curd milk) and
mastigures as a gift. The Prophet then asked for a meal (mastigures etc. to be
put) and it was eaten over his table cloth, but the Prophet did not eat of it,
as he had aversion to it. But if it had been illegal to eat, it would not have
been eaten over his table cloth nor would he have ordered that (mastigures meat)
to be eaten.
9.458:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said,
"Whoever has eaten garlic or onion, should keep away from us, or should keep
away from our mosque and should stay at home." Ibn Wahb said, "Once a plate full
of cooked vegetables was brought to the Prophet at Badr. Detecting a bad smell
from it, he asked about the dish and was informed of the kinds of vegetables in
contained. He then said, "Bring it near," and so it was brought near to one of
his companions who was with him. When the Prophet saw it, he disliked eating it
and said (to his companion), "Eat, for I talk in secret to ones whom you do not
talk to."
9.459:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: A lady came to Allah's
Apostle and she talked to him about something, and he gave her some order. She
said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I should not find you?" He said, "If you should not
find me, then go to Abu Bakr." Ibrahim bin Sa`d said, "As if she meant the death
(of the Prophet). 9.460:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people of the Book used
to read the Torah in Hebrew and then explain it in Arabic to the Muslims.
Allah's Apostle said (to the Muslims). "Do not believe the people of the Book,
nor disbelieve them, but say, 'We believe in Allah and whatever is revealed to
us, and whatever is revealed to you.' "
9.461:
Narrated Ubaidullah: Ibn
`Abbas said, "Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while
your Book (Qur'an) which has been revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer and the
latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that
the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and
distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from
Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to
you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never
seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to
you!"
9.462:
Narrated `Aisha:
After the slanderers had given a forged
statement against her, Allah's Apostle called `Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin
Zaid when the Divine Inspiration was delayed. He wanted to ask them and consult
them about the question of divorcing me. Usama gave his evidence that was based
on what he knew about my innocence, but `Ali said, "Allah has not put
restrictions on you and there are many women other than her. Furthermore you may
ask the slave girl who will tell you the truth." So the Prophet asked Barira (my
salve girl), "Have you seen anything that may arouse your suspicion?" She
replied, "I have not seen anything more than that she is a little girl who
sleeps, leaving the dough of her family (unguarded) that the domestic goats come
and eat it." Then the Prophet stood on the pulpit and said, "O Muslims! Who will
help me against the man who has harmed me by slandering my wife? By Allah, I
know nothing about my family except good." The narrator added: Then the Prophet
mentioned the innocence of `Aisha. (See Hadith No. 274, Vol. 6)
9.463:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle addressed the people, and after praising
and glorifying Allah, he said, "What do you suggest me regarding those people
who are abusing my wife? I have never known anything bad about her." The
sub-narrator, `Urwa, said: When `Aisha was told of the slander, she said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Will you allow me to go to my parents' home?" He allowed her
and sent a slave along with her. An Ansari man said, "Subhanaka! It is not right
for us to speak about this. Subhanaka! This is a great lie!"
9.464:
Narrated Ata:
I heard Jabir bin `Abdullah in a gathering saying, "We,
the companions of Allah's Apostle assumed the state of Ihram to perform only
Hajj without `Umra." Jabir added, "The Prophet arrived (at Mecca) on the fourth
of Dhul-Hijja. And when we arrived (in Mecca) the Prophet ordered us to finish
the state of Ihram, saying, "Finish your lhram and go to your wives (for sexual
relation)." Jabir added, "The Prophet did not oblige us (to go to our wives) but
he only made that legal for us. Then he heard that we were saying, "When there
remains only five days between us and the Day of `Arafat he orders us to finish
our Ihram by sleeping with our wives in which case we will proceed to `Arafat
with our male organs dribbling with semen?' (Jabir pointed out with his hand
illustrating what he was saying). Allah's Apostle stood up and said, 'You
(People) know that I am the most Allah-fearing, the most truthful and the best
doer of good deeds (pious) from among you. If I had not brought the Hadi with
me, I would have finished my Ihram as you will do, so finish your Ihram. If I
had formerly known what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi
with me.' So we finished our Ihram and listened to the Prophet and obeyed him."
(See Hadith No. 713, Vol. 2) 9.465:
Narrated `Abdullah Al Muzam: The Prophet
said, "Perform (an optional) prayer before Maghrib prayer." (He repeated it
thrice) and the third time he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so," lest
the people should take it as a Sunna (tradition). (See Hadith No. 277, Vol.
2)
9.466:
Narrated Jundab bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Recite
(and study) the Qur'an as long as you are in agreement as to its interpretation
and meanings, but when you have differences regarding its interpretation and
meanings, then you should stop reciting it (for the time being.) (See Hadith No
581, Vol. 6)
9.467:
Narrated Jundab bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said,
"Recite (and study) the Qur'an as long as your hearts are in agreement as to its
meanings, but if you have differences as regards its meaning, stop reading it
then."
9.468:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the time of the death of the
Prophet approached while there were some men in the house, and among them was
`Umar bin Al-Khatttab, the Prophet said, "Come near let me write for you a
writing after which you will never go astray." `Umar said, "The Prophet is
seriously ill, and you have the Qur'an, so Allah's Book is sufficient for us."
The people in the house differed and disputed. Some of them said, "Come near so
that Allah's Apostle may write for you a writing after which you will not go
astray," while some of them said what `Umar said. When they made much noise and
differed greatly before the Prophet, he said to them, "Go away and leave me."
Ibn `Abbas used to say, "It was a great disaster that their difference and noise
prevented Allah's Apostle from writing that writing for them.
Bk. 93: ONENESS, UNIQUENESS OF ALLAH (TAWHEED)
9.469:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet sent Mu`adh to Yemen, he said to him, "You are
going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to
which you will invite them, be the Tauhid of Allah. If they learn that, tell
them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in one day and
one night. And if they pray, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of
their properties and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the
poor. And if they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the best
property of the people."
9.470:
Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal: The Prophet
said, "O Mu`adh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?" I said,
"Allah and His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "To worship Him (Allah)
Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allah). Do you know what their right
upon Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best." The Prophet said,
"Not to punish them (if they do so).
9.471:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
A man heard another man reciting (in the prayers): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is
Allah, the One." (11
2.1) And he recited it repeatedly. When it was morning,
he went to the Prophet and informed him about that as if he considered that the
recitation of that Sura by itself was not enough. Allah's Apostle said, "By Him
in Whose Hand my life is, it is equal to one-third of the Qur'an."
9.472:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet sent (an army unit) under the command of a
man who used to lead his companions in the prayers and would finish his
recitation with (the Sura 112): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One." '
(11
2.1) When they returned (from the battle), they mentioned that to the
Prophet. He said (to them), "Ask him why he does so." They asked him and he
said, "I do so because it mentions the qualities of the Beneficent and I love to
recite it (in my prayer)." The Prophet; said (to them), "Tell him that Allah
loves him."
9.473:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to mankind."
9.474:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: We were with the Prophet when suddenly there came
to him a messenger from one of his daughters who was asking him to come and see
her son who was dying. The Prophet said (to the messenger), "Go back and tell
her that whatever Allah takes is His, and whatever He gives is His, and
everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world). So order her to be
patient and hope for Allah's reward." But she sent the messenger to the Prophet
again, swearing that he should come to her. So the Prophets got up, and so did
Sa`d bin 'Ubada and Mu`adh bin Jabal (and went to her). When the child was
brought to the Prophet his breath was disturbed in his chest as if it were in a
water skin. On that the eyes of the Prophet . became flooded with tears,
whereupon Sa`d said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! What is this?" The Prophet said,
"This is mercy which Allah has put in the heart of His slaves, and Allah bestows
His mercy only on those of His slaves who are merciful (to others)." (See Hadith
No. 373, Vol. 2)
9.475:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: The Prophet said,
"None is more patient than Allah against the harmful and annoying words He hears
(from the people): They ascribe children to Him, yet He bestows upon them health
and provision .
9.476:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The keys of
the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows (the sex) what
is in the womb, but Allah: (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah;
(3) None knows when it will rain, but Allah; (4) None knows where he will die,
but Allah (knows that); (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established,
but Allah."
9.477:
Narrated Masruq:
`Aisha said, "If anyone tells you
that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he is a liar, for Allah says: 'No vision can
grasp Him.' (6.103) And if anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen the Unseen,
he is a liar, for Allah says: "None has the knowledge of the Unseen but Allah."
9.478:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to pray behind the Prophet and used to
say: "As-Salamu 'Al-Allah. The Prophet said, "Allah himself is As-Salam (Name of
Allah), so you should say: 'at-Tahiyatu lil-laihi was- sala-watu wat-taiyibatu,
as-sallamu 'Alasia aiyuha-n-nabiyyu wa rahrmatu-l-lahi wa barak-atuhu, As-salamu
'alaina wa 'ala 'ibaldi-l-lahi as-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha il-lallah, wa
ash-hadu anna Muhammadan `Abduhu wa rasuluhu."'
9.479:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection Allah will hold the whole
earth and fold the heaven with His right hand and say, 'I am the King: where are
the kings of the earth?" '
9.480:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used
to say, "I seek refuge (with YOU) by Your 'Izzat, None has the right to be
worshipped but You Who does not die while the Jinns and the human beings
die."
9.481:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "(The people will be
thrown into Hell ( Fire) and it will keep on saying, 'Is there any more?' till
the Lord of the worlds puts His Foot over it, whereupon its different sides will
come close to each other, and it will say, 'Qad! Qad! (enough! enough!) By Your
'Izzat (Honor and Power) and YOUR KARAM (Generosity)!' Paradise will remain
spacious enough to accommodate more people until Allah will create some more
people and let them dwell in the superfluous space of Paradise. "
9.482:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to invoke Allah at night, saying, "O
Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are the Lord of the Heavens and the
Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are the Maintainer of the Heaven and the
Earth and whatever is in them. All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of
the Heavens and the Earth. Your Word is the Truth, and Your Promise is the
Truth, and the Meeting with You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth, and the
(Hell) Fire is the Truth, and the Hour is the Truth. O Allah! I surrender myself
to You, and I believe in You and I depend upon You, and I repent to You and with
You (Your evidences) I stand against my opponents, and to you I leave the
judgment (for those who refuse my message). O Allah! Forgive me my sins that I
did in the past or will do in the future, and also the sins I did in secret or
in public. You are my only God (Whom I worship) and there is no other God for me
(i.e. I worship none but You). 9.483:
Narrated Sufyan:
(regarding the
above narration) that the Prophet added, "You are the Truth, and Your Word is
the Truth."
9.484:
Narrated Abu Musa: We were with the Prophet on a
journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say, "Allahu Akbar."
The Prophet said, "Don't trouble yourselves too much! You are not calling a deaf
or an absent person, but you are calling One Who Hears, Sees, and is very near."
Then he came to me while I was saying in my heart, "La hawla wala quwwatta illa
billah (There is neither might nor power but with Allah)." He said, to me, "O
`Abdullah bin Qais! Say, 'La hawla wala quwwata illa billah (There is neither
might nor power but with Allah), for it is one of the treasures of Paradise." Or
said, "Shall I tell you of it?"
9.485:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Abu
Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet "O Allah's Apostle! Teach me an invocation
with which I may invoke Allah in my prayers." The Prophet said, "Say: O Allah! I
have wronged my soul very much (oppressed myself), and none forgives the sins
but You; so please bestow Your Forgiveness upon me. No doubt, You are the
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." 9.486:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"Gabriel called me and said, 'Allah has heard the statement of your people and
what they replied to you.'" 9.487:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: As-Salami:
Allah's Apostle used to teach his companions to perform the prayer of Istikhara
for each and every matter just as he used to teach them the Suras from the
Qur'an He used to say, "If anyone of you intends to do some thing, he should
offer a two rak`at prayer other than the compulsory prayers, and after finishing
it, he should say: O Allah! I consult You, for You have all knowledge, and
appeal to You to support me with Your Power and ask for Your Bounty, for You are
able to do things while I am not, and You know while I do not; and You are the
Knower of the Unseen. O Allah If You know It this matter (name your matter) is
good for me both at present and in the future, (or in my religion), in my this
life and in the Hereafter, then fulfill it for me and make it easy for me, and
then bestow Your Blessings on me in that matter. O Allah! If You know that this
matter is not good for me in my religion, in my this life and in my coming
Hereafter (or at present or in the future), then divert me from it and choose
for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me be pleased with it." (See
Hadith No. 391, Vol. 8)
9.488:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet frequently
used to swear, "No, by the One Who turns the hearts."
9.489:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less
one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count
something means to know it by heart.
9.490:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "When anyone of you goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with
the edge of his garment, and say: Bismika Rabbi Wada`tu janbi, wa bika arfa'hu.
In amsakta nafsi faghfir laha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfaz bihi
'ibadaka-s-salihin."
9.491:
Narrated Juhaifa:
When the Prophet went
to bed, he used to say, "Allhumma bismika ahya wa amut." And when he got Up in
the mornings he used to say, "Al hamdu li l-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma
amatana wa ilaihi-n-nushur."
9.492:
Narrated Abu Dharr: When the Prophet
went to bed at night, he used to say: "Bismika namutu wa nahya." And when he got
up in the morning, he used to say, "Al hamdu li l-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma
amatana, wa ilaihi-n-nushur."
9.493:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle
said, "If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with
his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ashShaitan, wa Jannib ash-Shaitana
ma razaqtana, Satan would never harm that child, should it be ordained that they
will have one. (Because of that sleep).
9.494:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: I
asked the Prophet, "I send off (for a game) my trained hunting dogs; (what is
your verdict concerning the game they hunt?" He said, "If you send off your
trained hunting dogs and mention the Name of Allah, then, if they catch some
game, eat (thereof). And if you hit the game with a mi'rad (a hunting tool) and
it wounds it, you can eat (it).
9.495:
Narrated `Aisha:
The people
said to the Prophet , "O Allah's Apostle! Here are people who have recently
embraced Islam and they bring meat, and we do not know whether they had
mentioned Allah's Name while slaughtering the animals or not." The Prophet said,
"You should mention Allah's Name and eat."
9.496:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet slaughtered two rams as sacrifice and mentioned Allah's Name and said,
"Allahu-Akbar" while slaughtering).
9.497:
Narrated Jundab:
That he
witnessed the Prophet on the Day of Nahr. The Prophet offered prayer and then
delivered a sermon saying, "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before offering
prayer, should slaughter another animal in place of the first; and whoever has
not yet slaughtered any, should slaughter a sacrifice and mention Allah's Name
while doing so."
9.498:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Do not
swear by your fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by
Allah."
9.499:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent ten persons to
bring the enemy's secrets and Khubaib Al-Ansari was one of them. 'Ubaidullah bin
'Iyad told me that the daughter of Al-Harith told him that when they gathered
(to kill Khubaib Al Ansari) he asked for a razor to clean his pubic region, and
when they had taken him outside the sanctuary of Mecca in order to kill him, he
said in verse, "I don't care if I am killed as a Muslim, on any side (of my
body) I may be killed in Allah's Cause; for that is for the sake of Allah's very
Self; and if He will, He will bestow His Blessings upon the torn pieces of my
body." Then Ibn Al-Harith killed him, and the Prophet informed his companions of
the death of those (ten men) on the very day they were killed. 9.500:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "There is none having a greater sense
of Ghira than Allah, and for that reason He has forbidden shameful deeds and
sins (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) And there is none who likes to be praised
more than Allah does." (See Hadith No. 147, Vol. 7)
9.501:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah created the Creation, He wrote in His
Book--and He wrote (that) about Himself, and it is placed with Him on the
Throne--'Verily My Mercy overcomes My Anger.'"
9.502:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am,
(i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him
if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in
Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group
that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit
nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two
outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him
running.' "
9.503:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: when this Verse:--'Say
(O Muhammad!): He has Power to send torments on you from above,' (6.65) was
revealed; The Prophet said, "I take refuge with Your Face." Allah revealed:--
'..or from underneath your feet.' (6.65) The Prophet then said, "I seek refuge
with Your Face!" Then Allah revealed:--'...or confuse you in party-strife.'
(6.65) Oh that, the Prophet said, "This is easier."
9.504:
Narrated
`Abdullah: Ad-Dajjal was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet. The Prophet
said, "Allah is not hidden from you; He is not one-eyed," and pointed with his
hand towards his eye, adding, "While Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right
eye and his eye looks like a protruding grape."
9.505:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah did not send any prophet but that he warned his
nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not
one-eyed, The word 'Kafir' (unbeliever) is written between his two
eyes."
9.506:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: That during the battle with
Bani Al-Mustaliq they (Muslims) captured some females and intended to have
sexual relation with them without impregnating them. So they asked the Prophet
about coitus interrupt us. The Prophet said, "It is better that you should not
do it, for Allah has written whom He is going to create till the Day of
Resurrection." Qaza'a said, "I heard Abu Sa`id saying that the Prophet said, 'No
soul is ordained to be created but Allah will create it."
9.507:
Narrated
Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah will gather the believers on the Day of
Resurrection in the same way (as they are gathered in this life), and they will
say, 'Let us ask someone to intercede for us with our Lord that He may relieve
us from this place of ours.' Then they will go to Adam and say, 'O Adam! Don't
you see the people (people's condition)? Allah created you with His Own Hands
and ordered His angels to prostrate before you, and taught you the names of all
the things. Please intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from
this place of ours.' Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking' and
mention to them the mistakes he had committed, and add, "But you d better go to
Noah as he was the first Apostle sent by Allah to the people of the Earth.' They
will go to Noah who will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention
the mistake which he made, and add, 'But you'd better go to Abraham, Khalil
Ar-Rahman.' They will go to Abraham who will reply, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking,' and mention to them the mistakes he made, and add, 'But you'd
better go to Moses, a slave whom Allah gave the Torah and to whom He spoke
directly' They will go to Moses who will reply, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking,' and mention to them the mistakes he made, and add, 'You'd better
go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His Apostle and His Word (Be: And it was) and a
soul created by Him.' They will go to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking, but you'd better go to Muhammad whose sins of the past and the
future had been forgiven (by Allah).' So they will come to me and I will ask the
permission of my Lord, and I will be permitted (to present myself) before Him.
When I see my Lord, I will fall down in (prostration) before Him and He will
leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then it will be said to me,
'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask,
for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession
will be accepted.' I will then raise my head and praise my Lord with certain
praises which He has taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will allow me
to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and will fix a limit whom I will
admit into Paradise. I will come back again, and when I see my Lord (again), I
will fall down in prostration before Him, and He will leave me (in prostration)
as long as He wishes, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and
speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you will be granted (your
request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.' I will then
praise my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I will
intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and
will fix a limit to whom I will admit into Paradise, I will return again, and
when I see my Lord, I will fall down (in prostration) and He will leave me (in
prostration) as long as He wishes, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your
head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted
(your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.' I will
then praise my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I will
intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and
will fix a limit to whom I will admit into Paradise. I will come back and say,
'O my Lord! None remains in Hell (Fire) but those whom Qur'an has imprisoned
therein and for whom eternity in Hell (Fire) has become inevitable.' " The
Prophet added, "There will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La ilaha
illal-lah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a barley grain.
Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' La ilaha
illal-lah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a wheat grain. Then
there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La ilaha illal-lah,' and
has in his heart good equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest
ant).
9.508:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah's Hand is
full, and (its fullness) is not affected by the continuous spending, day and
night." He also said, "Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens
and the Earth? Yet all that has not decreased what is in His Hand." He also
said, "His Throne is over the water and in His other Hand is the balance (of
Justice) and He raises and lowers (whomever He will)." (See Hadith No. 206, Vol.
6)
9.509:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "On the Day of
Resurrection, Allah will grasp the whole Earth by His Hand, and all the Heavens
in His right, and then He will say, 'I am the King." Abu Huraira said, "Allah's
Apostle said," Allah will grasp the Earth...' "
9.510:
Narrated
`Abdullah: A Jew came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will hold the
heavens on a Finger, and the mountains on a Finger, and the trees on a Finger,
and all the creation on a Finger, and then He will say, 'I am the King.' " On
that Allah's Apostle smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and then
recited:-- 'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to
him....(39.67) `Abdullah added: Allah's Apostle smiled (at the Jew's statement)
expressing his wonder and believe in what was said.
9.511:
Narrated
`Abdullah: A man from the people of the scripture came to the Prophet and said,
"O Abal-Qasim! Allah will hold the Heavens upon a Finger, and the Earth on a
Finger and the land on a Finger, and all the creation on a Finger, and will say,
'I am the King! I am the King!' " I saw the Prophet (after hearing that),
smiling till his premolar teeth became visible, and he then recited: -- 'No just
estimate have they made of Allah such as due to him... (39.67)
9.512:
Narrated Al-Mughira: Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "If I saw a man with my wife, I
would strike him (behead him) with the blade of my sword." This news reached
Allah's Apostle who then said, "You people are astonished at Sa`d's Ghira. By
Allah, I have more Ghira than he, and Allah has more Ghira than I, and because
of Allah's Ghira, He has made unlawful Shameful deeds and sins (illegal sexual
intercourse etc.) done in open and in secret. And there is none who likes that
the people should repent to Him and beg His pardon than Allah, and for this
reason He sent the warners and the givers of good news. And there is none who
likes to be praised more than Allah does, and for this reason, Allah promised to
grant Paradise (to the doers of good)." `Abdul Malik said, "No person has more
Ghira than Allah."
9.513:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said to a
man, "Have you got anything of the Qur'an?" The man said, "Yes, such-and-such
Sura, and such-and-such Sura," naming the Suras.
9.514:
Narrated `Imran
bin Hussain: While I was with the Prophet , some people from Bani Tamim came to
him. The Prophet said, "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good news!" They said, "You
have given us the good news; now give us (something)." (After a while) some
Yemenites entered, and he said to them, "O the people of Yemen! Accept the good
news, as Bani Tamim have refused it. " They said, "We accept it, for we have
come to you to learn the Religion. So we ask you what the beginning of this
universe was." The Prophet said "There was Allah and nothing else before Him and
His Throne was over the water, and He then created the Heavens and the Earth and
wrote everything in the Book." Then a man came to me and said, 'O `Imran! Follow
your she-camel for it has run away!" So I set out seeking it, and behold, it was
beyond the mirage! By Allah, I wished that it (my she-camel) had gone but that I
had not left (the gathering). "
9.515:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "The Right (Hand) of Allah Is full, and (Its fullness) is not affected by
the continuous spending night and day. Do you see what He has spent since He
created the Heavens and the Earth? Yet all that has not decreased what is in His
Right Hand. His Throne is over the water and in His other Hand is the Bounty or
the Power to bring about death, and He raises some people and brings others
down." (See Hadith No. 508)
9.516:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Haritha
came to the Prophet complaining about his wife. The Prophet kept on saying (to
him), "Be afraid of Allah and keep your wife." Aisha said, "If Allah's Apostle
were to conceal anything (of the Qur'an he would have concealed this Verse."
Zainab used to boast before the wives of the Prophet and used to say, "You were
given in marriage by your families, while I was married (to the Prophet) by
Allah from over seven Heavens." And Thabit recited, "The Verse:-- 'But (O
Muhammad) you did hide in your heart that which Allah was about to make
manifest, you did fear the people,' (3
3.37) was revealed in connection with
Zainab and Zaid bin Haritha."
9.517:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Verse
of Al-Hijab (veiling of women) was revealed in connection with Zainab bint
Jahsh. (On the day of her marriage with him) the Prophet gave a wedding banquet
with bread and meat; and she used to boast before other wives of the Prophet and
used to say, "Allah married me (to the Prophet in the Heavens."
9.518:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah had finished His
creation, He wrote over his Throne: 'My Mercy preceded My Anger.'
9.519:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His
Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the month of) Ramadan then it is
incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise, whether he emigrates for
Allah's cause or stays in the land where he was born." They (the companions of
the Prophet) said, "O Allah's Apostle! Should we not inform the people of that?"
He said, "There are one-hundred degrees in Paradise which Allah has prepared for
those who carry on Jihad in His Cause. The distance between every two degrees is
like the distance between the sky and the Earth, so if you ask Allah for
anything, ask Him for the Firdaus, for it is the last part of Paradise and the
highest part of Paradise, and at its top there is the Throne of Beneficent, and
from it gush forth the rivers of Paradise."
9.520:
Narrated Abu Dharr: I
entered the mosque while Allah's Apostle was sitting there. When the sun had
set, the Prophet said, "O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this (sun) goes?" I said,
"Allah and His Apostle know best." He said, "It goes and asks permission to
prostrate, and it is allowed, and (one day) it, as if being ordered to return
whence it came, then it will rise from the west." Then the Prophet recited,
"That: "And the sun runs on its fixed course (for a term decreed)," (36.38) as
it is recited by `Abdullah. 9.521:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu Bakr sent
for me, so I collected the Qur'an till I found the last part of Surat-at-Tauba
with Abi Khuza`ima Al-Ansari and did not find it with anybody else. (The Verses
are): -- 'Verily, there has come to you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst
yourselves..(till the end of Surat Bara'a) (i.e., at-Tauba).'
(9.128-129)
9.522:
Narrated Yunus:
(As 521).
9.523:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to say at the time of difficulty, 'La ilaha
il-lallah Al-`Alimul-Halim. La-ilaha il-lallah Rabul- Arsh-al-Azim, La
ilaha-il-lallah Rabus-Samawati Rab-ul-Ard; wa Rab-ul-Arsh Al-Karim.' (See Hadith
No. 356 and 357, Vol. 8)
9.524:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet
said, "The people will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, then
suddenly I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne." Abu Huraira
said: The Prophet said, "I will be the first person to be resurrected and will
see Moses holding the Throne."
9.525.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "(A group of) angels stay with you at night and (another group of)
angels by daytime, and both groups gather at the time of the `Asr and Fajr
prayers. Then those angels who have stayed with you overnight, ascend (to
Heaven) and Allah asks them (about you) ---- and He knows everything about you.
"In what state did you leave My slaves?' The angels reply, 'When we left them,
they were praying, and when we reached them they were praying.' " 9.525.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody gives in charity
something equal to a date from his honestly earned money ----for nothing ascends
to Allah except good---- then Allah will take it in His Right (Hand) and bring
it up for its owner as anyone of you brings up a baby horse, till it becomes
like a mountain." Abu Huraira said: The Prophet. said, "Nothing ascends to Allah
except good."
9.526:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle used to say at
the time of difficulty, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the
Majestic, the Most Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah, the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Honourable Throne. (See
Hadith No. 357, Vol. 8)
9.527:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: When `Ali
was in Yemen, he sent some gold in its ore to the Prophet. The Prophet
distributed it among Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis Al-Hanzali who belonged to Bani
Mujashi, 'Uyaina bin Badr Al-Fazari, 'Alqama bin 'Ulatha Al-`Amiri, who belonged
to the Bani Kilab tribe and Zaid AI-Khail at-Ta'i who belonged to Bani Nabhan.
So the Quraish and the Ansar became angry and said, "He gives to the chiefs of
Najd and leaves us!" The Prophet said, "I just wanted to attract and unite their
hearts (make them firm in Islam)." Then there came a man with sunken eyes,
bulging forehead, thick beard, fat raised cheeks, and clean-shaven head, and
said, "O Muhammad! Be afraid of Allah! " The Prophet said, "Who would obey Allah
if I disobeyed Him? (Allah). He trusts me over the people of the earth, but you
do not trust me?" A man from the people (present then), who, I think, was Khalid
bin Al-Walid, asked for permission to kill him, but the Prophet prevented him.
When the man went away, the Prophet said, "Out of the offspring of this man,
there will be people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their
throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out through the game,
and they will kill the Muslims and leave the idolators. Should I live till they
appear, I would kill them as the Killing of the nation of 'Ad."
9.528:
Narrated Abu Dharr: I asked the Prophet regarding the Verse:--'And the sun
runs on its fixed course for a term decreed for it.' (36.28) He said, "Its fixed
course is underneath Allah's Throne."
9.529:
Narrated Jarir:
We were
sitting with the Prophet and he looked at the moon on the night of the full-moon
and said, "You people will see your Lord as you see this full moon, and you will
have no trouble in seeing Him, so if you can avoid missing (through sleep or
business, etc.) a prayer before sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset (`Asr)
you must do so." (See Hadith No. 529, Vol. 1)
9.530:
Narrated Jarir bin
`Abdullah: The Prophet said, "You will definitely see your Lord with your own
eyes."
9.531:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostle came out to us on the
night of the full moon and said, "You will see your Lord on the Day of
Resurrection as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in
seeing Him."
9.53
2.1:
Narrated `Ata' bin Yazid Al-Laithi: On the
authority of Abu Huraira: The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our
Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet said, "Do you have any difficulty
in seeing the moon on a full moon night?" They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." He
said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?"
They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "So you will see Him, like that.
Allah will gather all the people on the Day of Resurrection, and say, 'Whoever
worshipped something (in the world) should follow (that thing),' so, whoever
worshipped the sun will follow the sun, and whoever worshiped the moon will
follow the moon, and whoever used to worship certain (other false) deities, he
will follow those deities. And there will remain only this nation with its good
people (or its hypocrites). (The sub-narrator, Ibrahim is in doubt.) Allah will
come to them and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will (deny Him and) say, 'We will
stay here till our Lord comes, for when our Lord comes, we will recognize Him.'
So Allah will come to them in His appearance which they know, and will say, 'I
am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our Lord,' so they will follow Him. Then
a bridge will be laid across Hell (Fire)' I and my followers will be the first
ones to go across it and none will speak on that Day except the Apostles. And
the invocation of the Apostles on that Day will be, 'O Allah, save! Save!' In
Hell (or over The Bridge) there will be hooks like the thorns of As-Sa'dan
(thorny plant). Have you seen As-Sa'dan? " They replied, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "So those hooks look like the thorns of As-Sa'dan, but none
knows how big they are except Allah. Those hooks will snap the people away
according to their deeds. Some of the people will stay in Hell (be destroyed)
because of their (evil) deeds, and some will be cut or torn by the hooks (and
fall into Hell) and some will be punished and then relieved. When Allah has
finished His Judgments among the people, He will take whomever He will out of
Hell through His Mercy. He will then order the angels to take out of the Fire
all those who used to worship none but Allah from among those whom Allah wanted
to be merciful to and those who testified (in the world) that none has the right
to be worshipped but Allah. The angels will recognize them in the Fire by the
marks of prostration (on their foreheads), for the Fire will eat up all the
human body except the mark caused by prostration as Allah has forbidden the Fire
to eat the mark of prostration. They will come out of the (Hell) Fire,
completely burnt and then the water of life will be poured over them and they
will grow under it as does a seed that comes in the mud of the torrent. Then
Allah will finish the judgments among the people, and there will remain one man
facing the (Hell) Fire and he will be the last person among the people of Hell
to enter Paradise. He will say, 'O my Lord! Please turn my face away from the
fire because its air has hurt me and its severe heat has burnt me.' So he will
invoke Allah in the way Allah will wish him to invoke, and then Allah will say
to him, 'If I grant you that, will you then ask for anything else?' He will
reply, 'No, by Your Power, (Honor) I will not ask You for anything else.' He
will give his Lord whatever promises and covenants Allah will demand. So Allah
will turn his face away from Hell (Fire). When he will face Paradise and will
see it, he will remain quiet for as long as Allah will wish him to remain quiet,
then he will say, 'O my Lord! Bring me near to the gate of Paradise.' Allah will
say to him, 'Didn't you give your promises and covenants that you would never
ask for anything more than what you had been given? Woe on you, O Adam's son!
How treacherous you are!' He will say, 'O my lord,' and will keep on invoking
Allah till He says to him, 'If I give what you are asking, will you then ask for
anything else?' He will reply, 'No, by Your (Honor) Power, I will not ask for
anything else.' Then he will give covenants and promises to Allah and then Allah
will bring him near to the gate of Paradise. When he stands at the gate of
Paradise, Paradise will be opened and spread before him, and he will see its
splendor and pleasures whereupon he will remain quiet as long as Allah will wish
him to remain quiet, and then he will say, O my Lord! Admit me into Paradise.'
Allah will say, 'Didn't you give your covenants and promises that you would not
ask for anything more than what you had been given?' Allah will say, 'Woe on
you, O Adam's son! How treacherous you are! ' The man will say, 'O my Lord! Do
not make me the most miserable of Your creation,' and he will keep on invoking
Allah till Allah will laugh because of his sayings, and when Allah will laugh
because of him, He will say to him, 'Enter Paradise,' and when he will enter it,
Allah will say to him, 'Wish for anything.' So he will ask his Lord, and he will
wish for a great number of things, for Allah Himself will remind him to wish for
certain things by saying, '(Wish for) so-and-so.' When there is nothing more to
wish for, Allah will say, 'This is for you, and its equal (is for you) as well."
`Ata' bin Yazid added: Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri who was present with Abu Huraira, did
not deny whatever the latter said, but when Abu Huraira said that Allah had
said, "That is for you and its equal as well," Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said, "And
ten times as much, O Abu Huraira!" Abu Huraira said, "I do not remember, except
his saying, 'That is for you and its equal as well.'" Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri then
said, "I testify that I remember the Prophet saying, 'That is for you, and ten
times as much.' ' Abu Huraira then added, "That man will be the last person of
the people of Paradise to enter Paradise."
9.53
2.2:
Narrated Abu
Sa`id Al-Khudri: We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day
of Resurrection?" He said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun and the
moon when the sky is clear?" We said, "No." He said, "So you will have no
difficulty in seeing your Lord on that Day as you have no difficulty in seeing
the sun and the moon (in a clear sky)." The Prophet then said, "Somebody will
then announce, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship.' So the
companions of the cross will go with their cross, and the idolators (will go)
with their idols, and the companions of every god (false deities) (will go) with
their god, till there remain those who used to worship Allah, both the obedient
ones and the mischievous ones, and some of the people of the Scripture. Then
Hell will be presented to them as if it were a mirage. Then it will be said to
the Jews, "What did you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship
Ezra, the son of Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah has
neither a wife nor a son. What do you want (now)?' They will reply, 'We want You
to provide us with water.' Then it will be said to them 'Drink,' and they will
fall down in Hell (instead). Then it will be said to the Christians, 'What did
you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship Messiah, the son of
Allah.' It will be said, 'You are liars, for Allah has neither a wife nor a son.
What: do you want (now)?' They will say, 'We want You to provide us with water.'
It will be said to them, 'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell (instead).
When there remain only those who used to worship Allah (Alone), both the
obedient ones and the mischievous ones, it will be said to them, 'What keeps you
here when all the people have gone?' They will say, 'We parted with them (in the
world) when we were in greater need of them than we are today, we heard the call
of one proclaiming, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship,' and now
we are waiting for our Lord.' Then the Almighty will come to them in a shape
other than the one which they saw the first time, and He will say, 'I am your
Lord,' and they will say, 'You are not our Lord.' And none will speak: to Him
then but the Prophets, and then it will be said to them, 'Do you know any sign
by which you can recognize Him?' They will say. 'The Shin,' and so Allah will
then uncover His Shin whereupon every believer will prostrate before Him and
there will remain those who used to prostrate before Him just for showing off
and for gaining good reputation. These people will try to prostrate but their
backs will be rigid like one piece of a wood (and they will not be able to
prostrate). Then the bridge will be laid across Hell." We, the companions of the
Prophet said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the bridge?' He said, "It is a
slippery (bridge) on which there are clamps and (Hooks like) a thorny seed that
is wide at one side and narrow at the other and has thorns with bent ends. Such
a thorny seed is found in Najd and is called As-Sa'dan. Some of the believers
will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others as quick as
lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she-camels. So some will be safe
without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches, and some
will fall down into Hell (Fire). The last person will cross by being dragged
(over the bridge)." The Prophet said, "You (Muslims) cannot be more pressing in
claiming from me a right that has been clearly proved to be yours than the
believers in interceding with Almighty for their (Muslim) brothers on that Day,
when they see themselves safe. They will say, 'O Allah! (Save) our brothers (for
they) used to pray with us, fast with us and also do good deeds with us.' Allah
will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal
to the weight of one (gold) Dinar.' Allah will forbid the Fire to burn the faces
of those sinners. They will go to them and find some of them in Hell (Fire) up
to their feet, and some up to the middle of their legs. So they will take out
those whom they will recognize and then they will return, and Allah will say (to
them), 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to
the weight of one half Dinar.' They will take out whomever they will recognize
and return, and then Allah will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose
heart you find faith equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant), and so
they will take out all those whom they will recognize." Abu Sa`id said: If you
do not believe me then read the Holy Verse:-- 'Surely! Allah wrongs not even of
the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant) but if there is any good (done) He
doubles it.' (4.40) The Prophet added, "Then the prophets and Angels and the
believers will intercede, and (last of all) the Almighty (Allah) will say, 'Now
remains My Intercession. He will then hold a handful of the Fire from which He
will take out some people whose bodies have been burnt, and they will be thrown
into a river at the entrance of Paradise, called the water of life. They will
grow on its banks, as a seed carried by the torrent grows. You have noticed how
it grows beside a rock or beside a tree, and how the side facing the sun is
usually green while the side facing the shade is white. Those people will come
out (of the River of Life) like pearls, and they will have (golden) necklaces,
and then they will enter Paradise whereupon the people of Paradise will say,
'These are the people emancipated by the Beneficent. He has admitted them into
Paradise without them having done any good deeds and without sending forth any
good (for themselves).' Then it will be said to them, 'For you is what you have
seen and its equivalent as well.'"
9.53
2.3:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "The believers will be kept (waiting) on the Day of Resurrection
so long that they will become worried and say, "Let us ask somebody to intercede
far us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from our place. Then they will go
to Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of the people. Allah created you with
His Own Hand and made you reside in His Paradise and ordered His angels to
prostrate before you, and taught you the names of all things will you intercede
for us with your Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours? Adam
will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistakes he
had committed, i.e., his eating off the tree though he had been forbidden to do
so. He will add, 'Go to Noah, the first prophet sent by Allah to the people of
the Earth.' The people will go to Noah who will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking' He will mention his mistake which he had done, i.e., his asking his
Lord without knowledge.' He will say (to them), 'Go to Abraham, Khalil
Ar-Rahman.' They will go to Abraham who will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking. He would mention three words by which he told a lie, and say (to
them). 'Go to Moses, a slave whom Allah gave the Torah and spoke to, directly
and brought near Him, for conversation.' They will go to Moses who will say, 'I
am not fit for this undertaking. He will mention his mistake he made, i.e.,
killing a person, and will say (to them), 'Go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His
Apostle, and a soul created by Him and His Word.' (Be: And it was.) They will go
to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking but you'd better go to
Muhammad the slave whose past and future sins have been forgiven by Allah.' So
they will come to me, and I will ask my Lord's permission to enter His House and
then I will be permitted. When I see Him I will fall down in prostration before
Him, and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He will, and then He will
say, 'O Muhammad, lift up your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and
intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask (for anything) for it
will be granted:' Then I will raise my head and glorify my Lord with certain
praises which He has taught me. Allah will put a limit for me (to intercede for
a certain type of people) I will take them out and make them enter Paradise."
(Qatada said: I heard Anas saying that), the Prophet said, "I will go out and
take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and then I will return
and ask my Lord for permission to enter His House and I will be permitted. When
I will see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him and He will leave me
in prostration as long as He will let me (in that state), and then He will say,
'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and
intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, your request will be
granted.' " The Prophet added, "So I will raise my head and glorify and praise
Him as He has taught me. Then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me
(to intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let them
enter Paradise." (Qatada added: I heard Anas saying that) the Prophet said, 'I
will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and I
will return for the third time and will ask my Lord for permission to enter His
house, and I will be allowed to enter. When I see Him, I will fall down in
prostration before Him, and will remain in prostration as long as He will, and
then He will say, 'Raise your head, O Muhammad, and speak, for you will be
listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, for
your request will be granted.' So I will raise my head and praise Allah as He
has taught me and then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to
intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let them enter
Paradise." (Qatada said: I heard Anas saying that) the Prophet said, "So I will
go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, till none
will remain in the Fire except those whom Qur'an will imprison (i.e., those who
are destined for eternal life in the fire)." The narrator then recited the
Verse:-- "It may be that your Lord will raise you to a Station of Praise and
Glory.' (17.79) The narrator added: This is the Station of Praise and Glory
which Allah has promised to your Prophet.
9.533:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle sent for the Ansar and gathered them in a tent and said to them,
"Be patient till you meet Allah and His Apostle, and I will be on the lake-Tank
(Al-Kauthar).
9.534:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Whenever the Prophet offered
his Tahajjud prayer, he would say, "O Allah, our Lord! All the praises are for
You; You are the Keeper (Establisher or the One Who looks after) of the Heavens
and the Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and
the Earth and whatever is therein. You are the Truth, and Your saying is the
Truth, and Your promise is the Truth, and the meeting with You is the Truth, and
Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire is the Truth. O Allah! I surrender
myself to You, and believe in You, and I put my trust in You (solely depend
upon). And to You I complain of my opponents and with Your Evidence I argue. So
please forgive the sins which I have done in the past or I will do in the
future, and also those (sins) which I did in secret or in public, and that which
You know better than I. None has the right to be worshipped but You."
9.535:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be none among you
but his Lord will speak to him, and there will be no interpreter between them
nor a screen to screen Him."
9.536:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais: The
Prophet said, "(There will be) two Paradises of silver and all the utensils and
whatever is therein (will be of silver); and two Paradises of gold, and its
utensils and whatever therein (will be of gold), and there will be nothing to
prevent the people from seeing their Lord except the Cover of Majesty over His
Face in the Paradise of Eden (eternal bliss).
9.537:
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Whoever takes the property of a Muslim by taking a false
oath, will meet Allah Who will be angry with him." Then the Prophet recited the
Verse:-- 'Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant
and their oaths, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter, neither will Allah
speak to them, nor look at them.' (3.77)
9.538:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "(There are) three (types of persons to whom) Allah will neither
speak to them on the Day of Resurrections, nor look at them (They are):--(1) a
man who takes a false oath that he has been offered for a commodity a price
greater than what he has actually been offered; (2) and a man who takes a false
oath after the `Asr (prayer) in order to grab the property of a Muslim through
it; (3) and a man who forbids others to use the remaining superfluous water. To
such a man Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection, 'Today I withhold My
Blessings from you as you withheld the superfluous part of that (water) which
your hands did not create.' "
9.539:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet
said, "Time has come back to its original state which it had when Allah created
the Heavens and the Earth, the year is twelve months, of which four are sacred;
(and out of these four) three are in succession, namely, Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja
and Muharram, and (the fourth one) Rajab Mudar which is between Jumad (Ath-Tham)
and Sha'ban." The Prophet then asked us, "Which month is this?" We said, "Allah
and His Apostle know (it) better." He kept quiet so long that we thought he
might call it by another name. Then he said, "Isn't it Dhul-Hijja?" We said,
"Yes." He asked "What town is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it)
better.' Then he kept quiet so long that we thought he might call it by another
name. He then said, "Isn't it the (forbidden) town (Mecca)?" We said, "Yes." He
asked, "What is the day today?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it)
better. Then he kept quiet so long that we thought that he might call it by
another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the Day of An-Nahr (slaughtering of
sacrifices)?" We said, "Yes." Then he said, "Your blood (lives), your
properties," (the sub narrator Muhammad, said: I think he also said): "..and
your honor) are as sacred to one another like the sanctity of this Day of yours,
in this town of yours, in this month of yours. You shall meet your Lord and He
will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Don't go astray after me by striking the
necks of one another. Lo! It is incumbent upon those who are present to inform
it to those who are absent for perhaps the informed one might comprehend it
(understand it) better than some of the present audience." Whenever the
sub-narrator Muhammad mentioned that statement, he would say, "The Prophet said
the truth.") And then the Prophet added, "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's
Message to you! No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message to you?"
9.540:
Narrated Usama:
A son of one of the daughters of the Prophet was dying,
so she sent a person to call the Prophet. He sent (her a message), "What ever
Allah takes is for Him, and whatever He gives is for Him, and everything has a
limited fixed term (in this world) so she should be patient and hope for Allah's
reward." She then sent for him again, swearing that he should come. Allah's
Apostle got up, and so did Mu`adh bin Jabal, Ubai bin Ka`b and 'Ubada bin
As-Samit. When he entered (the house), they gave the child to Allah's Apostle
while its breath was disturbed in his chest. (The sub-narrator said: I think he
said, "...as if it was a water skin.") Allah's Apostle started weeping whereupon
Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "Do you weep?" The Prophet said, "Allah is merciful only
to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).
9.541:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Paradise and Hell (Fire) quarrelled in the presence
of their Lord. Paradise said, 'O Lord! What is wrong with me that only the poor
and humble people enter me ?' Hell (Fire) said, I have been favored with the
arrogant people.' So Allah said to Paradise, 'You are My Mercy,' and said to
Hell, 'You are My Punishment which I inflict upon whom I wish, and I shall fill
both of you.'" The Prophet added, "As for Paradise, (it will be filled with good
people) because Allah does not wrong any of His created things, and He creates
for Hell (Fire) whomever He will, and they will be thrown into it, and it will
say thrice, 'Is there any more, till Allah (will put) His Foot over it and it
will become full and its sides will come close to each other and it will say,
'Qat! Qat! Qat! (Enough! Enough! Enough!) .
9.542:
Narrated Anas:
The
Prophet said, "Some people who will be scorched by Hell (Fire) as a punishment
for sins they have committed, and then Allah will admit them into Paradise by
the grant of His Mercy. These people will be called, 'Al-JahannamiyyLin' (the
people of Hell).
9.543:
Narrated `Abdullah: A Jewish Rabbi came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will put the Heavens on one finger
and the earth on one finger, and the trees and the rivers on one finger, and the
rest of the creation on one finger, and then will say, pointing out with His
Hand, 'I am the King.' "On that Allah's Apostle smiled and said, "No just
estimate have they made of Allah such as due to Him. (39.67) 9.544:
Narrated
Ibn `Abbas: Once I stayed overnight at the house of (my aunt ) Maimuna while the
Prophet was with her, to see how was the night prayer of Allah s Apostle Allah's
Apostle talked to his wife for a while and then slept. When it was the last
third of the night (or part of it), the Prophet got up and looked towards the
sky and recited the Verse:-- 'Verily! In the creation of the Heavens and the
Earth....there are indeed signs for the men of understanding.' (3.190) Then He
got up and performed the ablution, brushed his teeth and offered eleven rak`at.
Then Bilal pronounced the Adhan whereupon the Prophet offered a two-rak`at
(Sunna) prayer and went out to lead the people in Fajr (morning compulsory
congregational prayer.
9.545:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"When Allah created the creations, He wrote with Him on His Throne: 'My Mercy
has preceded My Anger."
9.546:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Allah's
Apostle the true and truly inspired, narrated to us, "The creation of everyone
of you starts with the process of collecting the material for his body within
forty days and forty nights in the womb of his mother. Then he becomes a clot of
thick blood for a similar period (40 days) and then he becomes like a piece of
flesh for a similar period. Then an angel is sent to him (by Allah) and the
angel is allowed (ordered) to write four things; his livelihood, his (date of)
death, his deeds, and whether he will be a wretched one or a blessed one (in the
Hereafter) and then the soul is breathed into him. So one of you may do (good)
deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise so much that there is nothing
except a cubit between him and Paradise but then what has been written for him
decides his behavior and he starts doing (evil) deeds characteristic of the
people of Hell (Fire) and (ultimately) enters Hell (Fire); and one of you may do
(evil) deeds characteristic of the people of Hell (Fire) so much so that there
is nothing except a cubit between him and Hell (Fire), then what has been
written for him decides his behavior and he starts doing (good) deeds
characteristic of the people of Paradise and ultimately) enters Paradise." (See
Hadith No. 430, Vol. 4)
9.547:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "O
Gabriel, what prevents you. from visiting us more often than you do?" Then this
Verse was revealed:--'And we angels descend not but by Command of your Lord. To
Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us..' (19.64) So this was the
answer to Muhammad.
9.548:
Narrated `Abdullah: While I was walking with
Allah's Apostle in one of the fields of Medina and he was walking leaning on a
stick, he passed a group of Jews. Some of them said to the others, "Ask him (the
Prophet) about the spirit." Others said, "Do not ask him." But they asked him
and he stood leaning on the stick and I was standing behind him and I thought
that he was being divinely inspired. Then he said, "They ask you concerning the
spirit say: The spirit, its knowledge is with My Lord. And of knowledge you (O
men!) have been given only a little." ...(17.85) On that some of the Jews said
to the others, "Didn't we tell you not to ask?"
9.549:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah guarantees to the person who carries out
Jihad for His Cause and nothing compelled him to go out but the Jihad in His
Cause, and belief in His Words, that He will either admit him into Paradise or
return him with his reward or the booty he has earned to his residence from
where he went out." (See Hadith No. 555).
9.550:
Narrated Abu Musa: A man
came to the Prophet and said, "A man fights for pride and haughtiness another
fights for bravery, and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases)
is in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet said, "The one who fights that Allah's Word
(Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause." (See Hadith No. 65, Vol.
4)
9.551:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Some people from my followers will continue to be victorious over others till
Allah's Order (The Hour) is established." (See Hadith No. 414)
9.552:
Narrated Muawiya:
I heard the Prophet saying, "A group of my followers
will keep on following Allah's Laws strictly and they will not be harmed by
those who will disbelieve them or stand against them till Allah's Order (The
Hour) will come while they will be in that state."
9.553:
Narrated Ibn
`Abbas: The Prophet stood before Musailama (the liar) who was sitting with his
companions then, and said to him, "If you ask me for this piece (of palm-leaf
stalk), even then I would not give it to you. You cannot avoid what Allah has
ordained for you, and if you turn away from Islam, Allah will surely ruin you!
"
9.554:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: While I was walking in company with the
Prophet in one of the fields of Medina, the Prophet was reclining on a palm
leave stalk which he carried with him. We passed by a group of Jews. Some of
them said to the others, "Ask him about the spirit." The others said, "Do not
ask him, lest he would say something that you hate." Some of them said, "We will
ask him." So a man from among them stood up and said, 'O Abal-Qasim! What is the
spirit?" The Prophet kept quiet and I knew that he was being divinely inspired.
Then he said: "They ask you concerning the Spirit, Say: The Spirit; its
knowledge is with my Lord. And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a
little." (17.85)
9.555:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah guarantees (the person who carries out Jihad in His Cause and nothing
compelled him to go out but Jihad in His Cause and the belief in His Word) that
He will either admit him into Paradise (Martyrdom) or return him with reward or
booty he has earned to his residence from where he went out."
9.556:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever anyone of you invoke
Allah for something, he should be firm in his asking, and he should not say: 'If
You wish, give me...' for none can compel Allah to do something against His
Will."
9.557:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib: That one night Allah's Apostle
visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle and said to them, "Won
't you offer (night) prayer?.. `Ali added: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls
are in the Hand of Allah and when He Wishes to bring us to life, He does." Then
Allah's Apostle went away when I said so and he did not give any reply. Then I
heard him on leaving while he was striking his thighs, saying, 'But man is, more
quarrelsome than anything.' (18.54)
9.558:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant the
leaves of which move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and when
the wind becomes still, it stand straight. Such is the similitude of the
believer: He is disturbed by calamities (but is like the fresh plant he regains
his normal state soon). And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree
(which remains) hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He will." (See
Hadith No. 546 and 547, Vol. 7).
9.559:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I
heard Allah's Apostle while he was standing on the pulpit, saying, "The
remaining period of your stay (on the earth) in comparison to the nations before
you, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset. The people of the
Torah were given the Torah and they acted upon it till midday, and then they
were worn out and were given for their labor, one Qirat each. Then the people of
the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted upon it till the time of the
`Asr prayer, and then they were worn out and were given (for their labor), one
Qirat each. Then you people were given the Qur'an and you acted upon it till
sunset and so you were given two Qirats each (double the reward of the previous
nations)." Then the people of the Torah said, 'O our Lord! These people have
done a little labor (much less than we) but have taken a greater reward.' Allah
said, 'Have I withheld anything from your reward?' They said, 'No.' Then Allah
said, 'That is My Favor which I bestow on whom I wish.' "
9.560:
Narrated
'Ubada bin As-Samit: I, along with a group of people, gave the pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle. He said, "I take your Pledge on the condition
that you (1) will not join partners in worship with Allah, (2) will not steal,
(3) will not commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) will not kill your
offspring, (5) will not slander, (6) and will not disobey me when I order you to
do good. Whoever among you will abide by his pledge, his reward will be with
Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the punishment in this
world, that punishment will be an expiation for his sins and purification; but
if Allah screens him, then it will be up to Allah to punish him if He will or
excuse Him, if He will."
9.561:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Prophet
Solomon who had sixty wives, once said, "Tonight I will have sexual relation
(sleep) with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring
forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and will fight in Allah's Cause." So
he slept with his wives and none of them (conceived and) delivered (a child)
except one who brought a half (body) boy (deformed). Allah's Prophet said, "If
Solomon had said; 'If Allah Will,' then each of those women would have delivered
a (would-be) cavalier to fight in Allah's Cause." (See Hadith No. 74 A, Vol. 4).
9.562:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle entered upon a sick bedouin in
whom he went to visit and said to him, "Don't worry, Tahur (i.e., your illness
will be a means of cleansing of your sins), if Allah Will." The bedouin said,
"Tahur! No, but it is a fever that is burning in the body of an old man and it
will make him visit his grave." The Prophet said, "Then it is so."
9.563:
Narrated Abu Qatada: When the people slept till so late that they did not
offer the (morning) prayer, the Prophet said, "Allah captured your souls (made
you sleep) when He willed, and returned them (to your bodies) when He willed."
So the people got up and went to answer the call of nature, performed ablution,
till the sun had risen and it had become white, then the Prophet got up and
offered the prayer.
9.564:
Narrated Abu Huraira: "A man from the Muslims
and a man from the Jews quarrelled, and the Muslim said, "By Him Who gave
superiority to Muhammad over all the people!" The Jew said, "By Him Who gave
superiority to Moses over all the people!' On that the Muslim lifted his hand
and slapped the Jew. The Jew went to Allah's Apostle and informed him of all
that had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet said, "Do not give me
superiority over Moses, for the people will fall unconscious on the Day of
Resurrection, I will be the first to regain consciousness and behold, Moses will
be standing there, holding the side of the Throne. I will not know whether he
has been one of those who have fallen unconscious and then regained
consciousness before me, or if he has been one of those exempted by Allah (from
falling unconscious)." (See Hadith No. 524, Vol. 8)
9.565:
Narrated Anas
bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the
angels guarding it. If Allah will, neither Ad-Dajjal nor plague will be able to
come near it."
9.566:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "For
every Prophet there is one invocation which is definitely fulfilled by Allah,
and I wish, if Allah will, to keep my that (special) invocation as to be the
intercession for my followers on the Day of Resurrection."
9.567:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping, I saw
myself (in a dream) standing by a well. I drew from it as much water as Allah
wished me to draw, and then Ibn Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and
drew one or two buckets, and there was weakness in his drawing----may Allah
forgive him! Then `Umar took the bucket which turned into something like a big
drum. I had never seen a powerful man among the people working as perfectly and
vigorously as he did. (He drew so much water that) the people drank to their
satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt down there. (See Hadith No. 16,
Vol. 5)
9.568:
Narrated Abu Musa: Whenever a beggar or a person in need
of something came to the Prophet , he used to say (to his companions),
"Intercede (for him) and you will be rewarded for that, and Allah will fulfill
what He will through His Apostle's tongue."
9.569:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "None of you should say: 'O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,' or
'Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,' or 'Provide me with means of subsistence
if You wish,' but he should be firm in his request, for Allah does what He will
and nobody can force Him (to do anything).
9.570:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
That he differed with Al-Hurr bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari about the companion of
Moses, (i.e., whether he was Kha,dir or not). Ubai bin Ka`b Al-Ansari passed by
them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, 'My friend (Hur) and I have differed
about Moses' Companion whom Moses asked the way to meet. Did you hear Allah's
Apostle mentioning anything about him?" Ubai said, "Yes, I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "While Moses was sitting in the company of some Israelites a man came to
him and asked, 'Do you know Someone who is more learned than you (Moses)?' Moses
said, 'No.' So Allah sent the Divine inspiration to Moses:-- 'Yes, Our Slave
Khadir is more learned than you' Moses asked Allah how to meet him ( Khadir) So
Allah made the fish as a sign for him and it was said to him, 'When you lose the
fish, go back (to the place where you lose it) and you will meet him.' So Moses
went on looking for the sign of the fish in the sea. The boy servant of Moses
(who was accompanying him) said to him, 'Do you remember (what happened) when we
betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget to tell you (about) the fish.
None but Satan made me forget to tell you about it' (18.63) Moses said: 'That is
what we have been seeking." Sa they went back retracing their footsteps.
(18.64). So they both found Kadir (there) and then happened what Allah mentioned
about them (in the Qur'an)!' (See 18.60-82)
9.571:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah will, tomorrow we will encamp in Khaif Bani
Kinana, the place where the pagans took the oath of Kufr (disbelief) against the
Prophet. He meant Al-Muhassab. (See Hadith No. 659, Vol. 2)
9.572:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet besieged the people of Ta'if, but
he did not conquer it. He said, "Tomorrow, if Allah will, we will return home.
On this the Muslims said, "Then we return without conquering it?" He said, 'Then
carry on fighting tomorrow." The next day many of them were injured. The Prophet
said, "If Allah will, we will return home tomorrow." It seemed that statement
pleased them whereupon Allah's Apostle smiled.
9.573:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah ordains something on the Heaven the
angels beat with their wings in obedience to His Statement which sounds like
that of a chain dragged over a rock. His Statement: "Until when the fear is
banished from their hearts, the Angels say, 'What was it that your Lord said?'
'They reply, '(He has said) the Truth. And He is the Most High, The Great. "
(34.23)
9.574:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "Allah never
listens to anything as He listens to the Prophet reciting Qur'an in a pleasant
sweet sounding voice." A companion of Abu Huraira said, "He means, reciting the
Qur'an aloud."
9.575:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said,
"Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O Adam!' Adam will reply,
'Labbaik wa Sa`daik! ' Then a loud Voice will be heard (Saying) 'Allah Commands
you to take out the mission of the Hell Fire from your offspring.' "
9.576:
Narrated `Aisha:
I never felt so jealous of any woman as I felt of
Khadija, for Allah ordered him (the Prophet ) to give Khadija the glad tidings
of a palace in Paradise (for her).
9.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel, saying, 'Allah loves
so and so, O Gabriel love him' So Gabriel would love him and then would make an
announcement in the Heavens: 'Allah has loved so and-so therefore you should
love him also.' So all the dwellers of the Heavens would love him, and then he
is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth." (See Hadith No. 66, Vol.
8)
9.578:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are angels
coming to you in succession at night, and others during the day, and they all
gather at the time of `Asr and Fajr prayers. Then the angels who have stayed
with you overnight ascend (to the heaven) and He (Allah) asks them though He
perfectly knows their affairs. 'In what state have you left my slaves?' They
say, 'When we left them, they were praying and when we came to them they were
praying.' "
9.579:
Narrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet said, Gabriel came to
me and gave me the glad tidings that anyone who died without worshipping
anything besides Allah, would enter Paradise. I asked (Gabriel), 'Even if he
committed theft, and even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said,
'(Yes), even if he committed theft, and even if he Committed illegal sexual
intercourse."
9.580:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle said,
"O so-and-so, whenever you go to your bed (for sleeping) say, 'O Allah! I have
surrendered myself over to you and have turned my face towards You, and leave
all my affairs to You and depend on You and put my trust in You expecting Your
reward and fearing Your punishment. There is neither fleeing from You nor refuge
but with You. I believe in the Book (Qur'an) which You have revealed and in Your
Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent.' If you then die on that night, then you
will die as a Muslim, and if you wake alive in the morning then you will receive
the reward." (See Hadith No. 323, Vol. 8) 9.581:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi
`Aufa: Allah's Apostle said on the Day of (the battle of) the Clans, "O Allah!
The Revealer of the Holy Book, The Quick Taker of Accounts! Defeat the clans and
shake them."
9.582:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (regarding the Verse):--
'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) This Verse
was revealed while Allah's Apostle was hiding himself in Mecca, and when he
raised his voice while reciting the Qur'an, the pagans would hear him and abuse
the Qur'an and its Revealer and to the one who brought it. So Allah said:--
'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) That is, 'Do
not say your prayer so loudly that the pagans can hear you, nor say it in such a
low tone that your companions do not hear you.' But seek a middle course between
those (extremes), i.e., let your companions hear, but do not relate the Qur'an
loudly, so that they may learn it from you. 9.583:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Allah said: "The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time, for I am
Time; in My Hands are all things and I cause the revolution of night and day.' "
(See Hadith No. 351, Vol. 6)
9.584:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "Allah said: The Fast is for Me and I will give the reward for it, as he
(the one who observes the fast) leaves his sexual desire, food and drink for My
Sake. Fasting is a screen (from Hell) and there are two pleasures for a fasting
person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he
will meet his Lord. And the smell of the mouth of a fasting person is better in
Allah's Sight than the smell of musk." (See Hadith No. 128, Vol. 3).
9.585:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Once while Job (Aiyub) was taking a
bath in a naked state. Suddenly a great number of gold locusts started falling
upon him and he started collecting them in his clothes. His Lord called him, 'O
Job! Didn't I make you rich enough to dispense with what you see now?' Job said,
'Yes, O Lord! But I cannot dispense with Your Blessings.'
9.586:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Every night when it is the last third of the
night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest heaven and
says: Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to his invocation? Is
there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone
asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?. " (See Hadith No. 246,Vol.
2)
9.587:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are
the last (to come) but will be the foremost on the Day of Resurrection." The
narrators of this Hadith said: Allah said (to man), 'Spend (in charity), for
then I will compensate you (generously).' "
9.588:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said that Gabriel said, "Here is Khadija coming to you with a dish
of food or a tumbler containing something to drink. Convey to her a greeting
from her Lord (Allah) and give her the glad tidings that she will have a palace
in Paradise built of Qasab wherein there will be neither any noise nor any
fatigue (trouble)." (See Hadith No. 168, Vol. 5)
9.589:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: the Prophet said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves
(such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a
human heart can ever think of.' "
9.590:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Whenever
the Prophet offered the night (Tahajjud) prayer, he used to say, "O Allah! All
the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth. And all
the Praises are for You; You are the Keeper of the Heavens and the Earth. All
the Praises are for You; You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and
whatever is therein. You are the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth, and Your
Speech is the Truth, and meeting You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth and
Hell (Fire) is the Truth and all the prophets are the Truth and the Hour is the
Truth. O Allah! I surrender to You, and believe in You, and depend upon You, and
repent to You, and in Your cause I fight and with Your orders I rule. So please
forgive my past and future sins and those sins which I did in secret or in
public. It is You Whom I worship, None has the right to be worshipped except You
." (See Hadith No. 329,Vol. 8)
9.591:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Sa`id
bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah regarding the
narrating of the forged statement against `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when
the slanderers said what they said and Allah revealed her innocence. `Aisha
said, "But by Allah, I did not think that Allah, (to confirm my innocence),
would reveal Divine Inspiration which would be recited, for I consider myself
too unimportant to be talked about by Allah through Divine Inspiration revealed
for recitation, but I hoped that Allah's Apostle might have a dream in which
Allah would reveal my innocence. So Allah revealed:-- 'Verily! Those who spread
the slander are a gang among you...' (The ten Verses in Surat-an-Nur)
(24.11-20)
9.592:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
says, "If My slave intends to do a bad deed then (O Angels) do not write it
unless he does it; if he does it, then write it as it is, but if he refrains
from doing it for My Sake, then write it as a good deed (in his account). (On
the other hand) if he intends to go a good deed, but does not do it, then write
a good deed (in his account), and if he does it, then write it for him (in his
account) as ten good deeds up to seven-hundred times.' "
9.593:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah created the creation, and when He
finished from His creation the Rahm (womb) got up, and Allah said (to it).
"Stop! What do you want? It said; "At this place I seek refuge with You from all
those who sever me (i.e. sever the ties of Kinship.)" Allah said: "Would you be
pleased that I will keep good relation with the one who will keep good relation
with you, and I will sever the relation with the one who will sever the relation
with you. It said: 'Yes, 'O my Lord.' Allah said (to it), 'That is for you.''
And then Abu Huraira recited the Verse:-- "Would you then if you were given the
authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship."
(47.22)
9.594:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: It rained (because of the
Prophet's invocation for rain) and the Prophet said, "Allah said, 'Some of My
slaves have become disbelievers in Me, and some others, believers in
Me.'"
9.595:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'If
My slaves loves the meeting with Me, I too love the meeting with him; and if he
dislikes the meeting with Me, I too dislike the meeting with him.' " (See Hadith
No. 514, Vol. 8)
9.596:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah said, 'I am to my slave as he thinks of Me, (i.e. I am able to do for him
what he thinks I can do for him). (See Hadith No. 502)
9.597:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A man who never did any good deed, said that
if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt
body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah should
get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict
on anybody among the people. But Allah ordered the sea to collect what was in it
(of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his
ashes). Then Allah said (to the recreated man ), 'Why did you do so?' The man
replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well).' So Allah
forgave him."
9.598:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying,
"If somebody commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please
forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who
forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his
sins).' Then he remains without committing any sin for a while and then again
commits another sin and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please
forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives
sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sin). Then he
remains without Committing any another sin for a while and then commits another
sin (for the third time) and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin,
please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who
forgives sins and punishes for it I therefore have forgiven My slave (his sin),
he can do whatever he likes."
9.599:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet
mentioned a man from the people of the past or those who preceded you. The
Prophet said a sentence meaning: Allah had given him wealth and children. When
his death approached, he said to his sons, "What kind of father have I been to
you?" They replied, "You have been a good father." He told them that he had not
presented any good deed before Allah, and if Allah should get hold of him He
would punish him.' "So look!" he added, "When I die, burn me, and when I turn
into coal, crush me, and when there comes a windy day, scatter my ashes in the
wind." The Prophet added, "Then by Allah, he took a firm promise from his
children to do so, and they did so. (They burnt him after his death) and threw
his ashes on a windy day. Then Allah commanded to his ashes. "Be," and behold!
He became a man standing! Allah said, "O My slave! What made you do what you
did?" He replied, "For fear of You." Nothing saved him then but Allah's Mercy
(So Allah forgave him).
9.600:
Narrated Anas:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "On the Day of Resurrection I will intercede and say, "O my Lord! Admit
into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their
hearts." Such people will enter Paradise, and then I will say, 'O (Allah) admit
into Paradise (even) those who have the least amount of faith in their hearts."
Anas then said: As if I were just now looking at the fingers of Allah's Apostle.
9.601:
Narrated Ma`bad bin Hilal Al-`Anzi: We, i.e., some people from Basra
gathered and went to Anas bin Malik, and we went in company with Thabit
Al-Bunnani so that he might ask him about the Hadith of Intercession on our
behalf. Behold, Anas was in his palace, and our arrival coincided with his Duha
prayer. We asked permission to enter and he admitted us while he was sitting on
his bed. We said to Thabit, "Do not ask him about anything else first but the
Hadith of Intercession." He said, "O Abu Hamza! There are your brethren from
Basra coming to ask you about the Hadith of Intercession." Anas then said,
"Muhammad talked to us saying, 'On the Day of Resurrection the people will surge
with each other like waves, and then they will come to Adam and say, 'Please
intercede for us with your Lord.' He will say, 'I am not fit for that but you'd
better go to Abraham as he is the Khalil of the Beneficent.' They will go to
Abraham and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd better go to Moses as
he is the one to whom Allah spoke directly.' So they will go to Moses and he
will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd better go to Jesus as he is a soul
created by Allah and His Word.' (Be: And it was) they will go to Jesus and he
will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd better go to Muhammad.' They would
come to me and I would say, 'I am for that.' Then I will ask for my Lord's
permission, and it will be given, and then He will inspire me to praise Him with
such praises as I do not know now. So I will praise Him with those praises and
will fall down, prostrate before Him. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad, raise
your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for your will be
granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.'
I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!' And then it will be said, 'Go
and take out of Hell (Fire) all those who have faith in their hearts, equal to
the weight of a barley grain.' I will go and do so and return to praise Him with
the same praises, and fall down (prostrate) before Him. Then it will be said, 'O
Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for
you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!' It will be said,
'Go and take out of it all those who have faith in their hearts equal to the
weight of a small ant or a mustard seed.' I will go and do so and return to
praise Him with the same praises, and fall down in prostration before Him. It
will be said, 'O, Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened
to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your
intercession will be accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers!' Then He will
say, 'Go and take out (all those) in whose hearts there is faith even to the
lightest, lightest mustard seed. (Take them) out of the Fire.' I will go and do
so."' When we left Anas, I said to some of my companions, "Let's pass by
Al-Hasan who is hiding himself in the house of Abi Khalifa and request him to
tell us what Anas bin Malik has told us." So we went to him and we greeted him
and he admitted us. We said to him, "O Abu Sa`id! We came to you from your
brother Anas Bin Malik and he related to us a Hadith about the intercession the
like of which I have never heard." He said, "What is that?" Then we told him of
the Hadith and said, "He stopped at this point (of the Hadith)." He said, "What
then?" We said, "He did not add anything to that." He said, Anas related the
Hadith to me twenty years ago when he was a young fellow. I don't know whether
he forgot or if he did not like to let you depend on what he might have said."
We said, "O Abu Sa`id ! Let us know that." He smiled and said, "Man was created
hasty. I did not mention that, but that I wanted to inform you of it. Anas told
me the same as he told you and said that the Prophet added, 'I then return for a
fourth time and praise Him similarly and prostrate before Him me the same as he
'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask,
for you will be granted (your request): and intercede, for your intercession
will be accepted .' I will say, 'O Lord, allow me to intercede for whoever said,
'None has the right to be worshiped except Allah.' Then Allah will say, 'By my
Power, and my Majesty, and by My Supremacy, and by My Greatness, I will take out
of Hell (Fire) whoever said: 'None has the right to be worshipped except Allah.'
''
9.602:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "The person who will
be the last one to enter Paradise and the last to come out of Hell (Fire) will
be a man who will come out crawling, and his Lord will say to him, 'Enter
Paradise.' He will reply, 'O Lord, Paradise is full.' Allah will give him the
same order thrice, and each time the man will give Him the same reply, i.e.,
'Paradise is full.' Thereupon Allah will say (to him), 'Ten times of the world
is for you.' " 9.603:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: Allah's Apostle said, "There
will be none among you but his Lord will talk to him, and there will be no
interpreter between him and Allah. He will look to his right and see nothing but
his deeds which he has sent forward, and will look to his left and see nothing
but his deeds which he has sent forward, and will look in front of him and see
nothing but the (Hell) Fire facing him. So save yourself from the (Hell) Fire
even with half a date (given in charity)." Al-A`mash said: `Amr bin Murra said,
Khaithama narrated the same and added, '..even with a good word.' "
9.604:
Narrated `Abdullah: A priest from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and said,
"On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will place all the heavens on one finger, and
the Earth on one finger, and the waters and the land on one finger, and all the
creation on one finger, and then He will shake them and say. 'I am the King! I
am the King!'" I saw the Prophet smiling till his premolar teeth became visible
expressing his amazement and his belief in what he had said. Then the Prophet
recited: 'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to Him (up
to)...; High is He above the partners they attribute to Him.' (39.67)
9.605:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz: A man asked Ibn `Umar, "What have you heard from
Allah's Apostle regarding An-Najwa?" He said, "Everyone of you will come close
to His Lord Who will screen him from the people and say to him, 'Did you do
so-and-so?' He will reply, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say, 'Did you do so-and-so?'
He will reply, 'Yes.' So Allah will question him and make him confess, and then
Allah will say, 'I screened your sins in the world and forgive them for you
today.' "
9.606:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Adam and Moses
debated with each other and Moses said, 'You are Adam who turned out your
offspring from Paradise.' Adam said, "You are Moses whom Allah chose for His
Message and for His direct talk, yet you blame me for a matter which had been
ordained for me even before my creation?' Thus Adam overcame Moses."
9.607:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "The believers will be assembled on
the Day of Resurrection and they will say, 'Let us look for someone to intercede
for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.' So they
will go to Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of mankind, and Allah created
you with His Own Hands and ordered the Angels to prostrate before you, and He
taught you the names of all things; so please intercede for us with our Lord so
that He may relieve us.' Adam will say, to them, 'I am not fit for that,' and
then he will mention to them his mistake which he has committed.' "
9.608:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The night Allah's Apostle was taken for a journey
from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Ka`ba: Three persons came to him (in a
dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration
was revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The middle
(second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last (third) angle said,
"Take the best of them." Only that much happened on that night and he did not
see them till they came on another night, i.e. after The Divine Inspiration was
revealed to him. (Fath-ul-Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw them, his eyes were
asleep but his heart was not----and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes
sleep while their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till
they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them
Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his
throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his
chest and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till
he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl
full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and
throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then ascended
with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors. The
dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who
is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He
said, "Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the Heaven became
pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to the
Prophet on earth unless Allah informed them. The Prophet met Adam over the
nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The
Prophet greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son!
O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in
the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said,
"These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates." Then Gabriel took him
around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which there
was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and
found its mud like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel
said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you." Then Gabriel
ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the same questions
as those on the first Heaven, i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel".
They asked, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked, "Has he
been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is welcomed.'' Then he
(Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet to the third Heaven, and the angels said the
same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he
ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he
ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he
ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and they said the same; then he ascended
with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven there were
prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second
Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don't remember,
on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh
Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to
Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me." But Gabriel
ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which
only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and
then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer
till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that
it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate Al-Bari Page
263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was:
"Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night." Then the
Prophet descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O
Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?" The Prophet replied," He
enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night." Moses said,
"Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you
and for them." So the Prophet turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him
about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, "Yes, if you wish."
So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his
place, "O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So
Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to Moses who stopped
him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers
were reduced to only five prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had
been reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my
nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it
up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so
return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden." The Prophet turned
towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he
ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet said, "O Lord, my followers
are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing and constitution, so lighten our
burden." On that the Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied,
"Labbaik and Sa`daik." Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does not change,
so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book." Allah added,
"Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the
Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in practice)."
The Prophet returned to Moses who asked, "What have you done?" He said, "He has
lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward."
Moses said, "By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but
they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden
further." Allah's Apostle said, "O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too
many times to my Lord." On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name." The
Prophet then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).
9.609:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Allah will say to the
people of Paradise, "O the people of Paradise!" They will say, 'Labbaik, O our
Lord, and Sa`daik, and all the good is in Your Hands!' Allah will say, "Are you
satisfied?' They will say, 'Why shouldn't we be satisfied, O our Lord as You
have given us what You have not given to any of Your created beings?' He will
say, 'Shall I not give you something better than that?' They will say, 'O our
Lord! What else could be better than that?' He will say, 'I bestow My Pleasure
on you and will never be angry with you after that.' "
9.610:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet was preaching while a bedouin was sitting there.
The Prophet said, "A man from among the people of Paradise will request Allah to
allow him to cultivate the land Allah will say to him, 'Haven't you got whatever
you desire?' He will reply, 'yes, but I like to cultivate the land (Allah will
permit him and) he will sow the seeds, and within seconds the plants will grow
and ripen and (the yield) will be harvested and piled in heaps like mountains.
On that Allah will say (to him), "Take, here you are, O son of Adam, for nothing
satisfies you.' "On that the bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle! Such man must be
either from Quraish or from Ansar, for they are farmers while we are not." On
that Allah's Apostle smiled .
9.611:
Narrated `Abdullah: I asked Allah's
Apostle "What is the biggest sin in the sight of Allah?" He said, "To set up
rivals unto Allah though He alone created you." I said, "In fact, that is a
tremendous sin," and added, "What next?" He said, "To kill your son being afraid
that he may share your food with you." I further asked, "What next?" He said,
"To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor."
9.612:
Narrated `Abdullah: Two person of Bani Thaqif and one from Quarish (or two
persons from Quraish and one from Bani Thaqif) who had fat bellies but little
wisdom, met near the Ka`ba. One of them said, "Did you see that Allah hears what
we say? " The other said, "He hears us if we speak aloud, but He does not hear
if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)." The third fellow said, "If He hears
when we speak aloud, then He surely hears us if we speak in stealthy quietness
(softly)." So Allah revealed the Verse:-- 'And you have not been screening
against yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins should testify
against you..." (4
1.22)
9.613:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas said,
"How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about their Books while you have
Allah's Book (the Qur'an) which is the most recent of the Books revealed by
Allah, and you read it in its pure undistorted form?"
9.614:
Narrated
'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: `Abdullah bin `Abbas said, "O the group of Muslims!
How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about anything while your Book
which Allah has revealed to your Prophet contains the most recent news from
Allah and is pure and not distorted? Allah has told you that the people of the
Scriptures have changed some of Allah's Books and distorted it and wrote
something with their own hands and said, 'This is from Allah, so as to have a
minor gain for it. Won't the knowledge that has come to you stop you from asking
them? No, by Allah, we have never seen a man from them asking you about that
(the Book Al-Qur'an ) which has been revealed to you.
9.615:
Narrated
Musa bin Abi `Aisha: Sa`id bin Jubair reported from Ibn `Abbas (regarding the
explanation of the Verse: 'Do not move your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to
make haste therewith) . He said, "The Prophet used to undergo great difficulty
in receiving the Divine Inspiration and used to move his lips.' Ibn `Abbas said
(to Sa`id), "I move them (my lips) as Allah's Apostle used to move his lips."
And Sa`id said (to me), "I move my lips as I saw Ibn `Abbas moving his lips,"
and then he moved his lips. So Allah revealed:-- '(O Muhammad!) Do not move your
tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect
it and give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it. (i.e., to collect it in
your chest and then you recite it).' (75.16-17) But when We have recited it, to
you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then follow you its recital.' (75.18) This
means, "You should listen to it and keep quiet and then it is upon Us to make
you recite it." The narrator added, "So Allah's Apostle used to listen whenever
Gabriel came to him, and when Gabriel left, the Prophet would recite the Qur'an
as Gabriel had recited it to him."
9.616:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: regarding
the explanation of the Verse:-- '(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud,
nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) This Verse was revealed while Allah's
Apostle was hiding himself at Mecca. At that time, when he led his companions in
prayer, he used to raise his voice while reciting the Qur'an; and if the pagans
heard him, they would abuse the Qur'an, its Revealer, and the one who brought
it. So Allah said to His Prophet: "Neither say your prayer aloud. i.e., your
recitation (of Qur'an) lest the pagans should hear (it) and abuse the Qur'an"
nor say it in a low tone, "lest your voice should fail to reach your companions,
"but follow a way between." (17.110)
9.617:
Narrated `Aisha:
The
Verse:-- '(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud nor say it in a low tone.'
(17.110) was revealed in connection with the invocations.
9.618:
Narrated
Abu Salama: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Whoever does not recite
Qur'an in a nice voice is not from us,' and others said extra," (that means) to
recite it aloud." 9.619:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Not to
wish to be the like of except the like of two men: a man whom Allah has given
the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the
day, in which case one may say, "If I were given the same as this man has been
given, I would do the same as he is doing.' The other is a man whom Allah has
given wealth and he spends it in the right way, in which case one may say, 'If I
were given the same as he has been given, I would do the same as he is
doing."
9.620:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet said, "Not to wish to
be the like of except the like of two (persons): a man whom Allah has given the
knowledge of the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the
hours of the day; and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it (in
Allah's Cause) during the hours of the night and during the hours of the
day."
9.621:
Narrated Al-Mughira: Our Prophet has informed us our Lord's
Message that whoever of us is martyred, will go to Paradise.
9.622:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whoever tells you that the Prophet concealed something
of the Divine Inspiration, do not believe him, for Allah said: 'O Apostle
Muhammad! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord,
and if you do it not, then you have not conveyed His Message.' (5.67)
9.623:
Narrated `Abdullah: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which sin is the biggest
in Allah's Sight?" The Prophet said, "To set up rivals unto Allah though He
Alone created you." That man said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To kill
your son lest he should share your food with you.'' The man said, "What is
next?" The Prophet said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of
your neighbor." Then Allah revealed in confirmation of that: "And those who
invoke not with Allah any other god, nor kill such life as Allah has made sacred
except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does
this shall receive the punishment..... (25.68) 9.624:
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of
the nations preceding you, is like the period between `Asr prayer and the sun
set (in comparison to a whole day). The people of the Torah were given the Torah
and they acted on it till midday and then they were unable to carry on. And they
were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel
were given the Gospel and they acted on it till `Asr Prayer and then they were
unable to carry on, so they were given la reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then
you were given the Qur'an and you acted on it till sunset, therefore you were
given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of the Scriptures
said, 'These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took a bigger
reward.' Allah said (to them). 'Have I done any oppression to you as regards
your rights?' They said, "No." Then Allah said, 'That is My Blessing which I
grant to whomsoever I will.' "
9.625:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man asked
the Prophet "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet said: (1) To perform the
(daily compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) To be good
and dutiful to one's own parents. (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah's
Cause."
9.626:
Narrated Al-Hasan: `Amr bin Taghlib said, "Some property
was given to the Prophet and he gave it to some people and withheld it from some
others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the
Prophet said, 'I give to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to
whom I do not give is dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I give to some
people because of the impatience and discontent present in their hearts, and
leave other people because of the content and goodness Allah has bestowed on
them, and one of them is `Amr bin Taghlib." `Amr bin Taghlib said, "The sentence
which Allah's Apostle said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of
nice red camels."
9.627:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "My Lord
says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a
cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span
of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.'
"
9.628:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Perhaps the Prophet mentioned the
following (as Allah's Saying): "If My slave comes nearer to Me for a span, I go
nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit; I go nearer
to him for the span of outstretched arms. (See Hadith No. 502)
9.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said that your Lord said, "Every (sinful)
deed can be expiated; and the fast is for Me, so I will give the reward for it;
and the smell which comes out of the mouth of a fasting person, is better in
Allah's Sight than the smell of musk." (See Hadith No. 584)
9.630:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said that his Lord said: "It does not befit
a slave that he should say that he is better than Jonah (Yunus) bin
Matta.
9.631:
Narrated Shu`ba:
Mu'awiya bin Qurra reported that
`Abdullah bin Al-Maghaffal Al-Muzani said, "I saw Allah's Apostle on the day of
the Conquest of Mecca, riding his she-camel and reciting Surat-al-Fath (48) or
part of Surat-al-Fath. He recited it in a vibrating and pleasant voice. Then
Mu'awiya recited as `Abdullah bin Mughaffal had done and said, "Were I not
afraid that the people would crowd around me, I would surely recite in a
vibrating pleasant voice as Ibn Mughaffal did, imitating the Prophet." I asked
Muawiya, "How did he recite in that tone?" He said thrice, "A, A , A."
9.632:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in
Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Arabic. Then Allah's Apostle said, "Do
not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not disbelieve them, but say,
'We believe in Allah and whatever has been revealed...' (3.84)
9.633:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A Jew and Jewess were brought to the Prophet on a charge
of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet asked the Jews, "What
do you (usually) do with them?" They said, "We blacken their faces and disgrace
them." He said, "Bring here the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful." They
(fetched it and) came and asked a one-eyed man to recite. He went on reciting
till he reached a portion on which he put his hand. The Prophet said, "Lift up
your hand!" He lifted his hand up and behold, there appeared the verse of
Ar-Rajm (stoning of the adulterers to death). Then he said, "O Muhammad! They
should be stoned to death but we conceal this Divine Law among ourselves." Then
the Prophet ordered that the two sinners be stoned to death and, and they were
stoned to death, and I saw the man protecting the woman from the stones. (See
Hadith No. 809, Vol. 8) 9.634:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that he heard the
Prophet saying, "Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to the
recitation of the Qur'an by a Prophet who recites it in attractive audible sweet
sounding voice."
9.635:
Narrated `Aisha:
(when the slanderers said
what they said about her): I went to my bed knowing at that time that I was
innocent and that Allah would reveal my innocence, but by Allah, I never thought
that Allah would reveal in my favor a revelation which would be recited, for I
considered myself too unimportant to be talked about by Allah in the Divine
Revelation that was to be recited. So Allah revealed the ten Verses (of
Surat-an-Nur). 'Those who brought a false charge........' (24.11-20)
9.636:
Narrated Al-Bara': I heard the Prophet reciting Surat at-Tin waz Zaitun (By
the Fig and the Olive) in the `Isha' prayer and I have never heard anybody with
a better voice or recitation than his.
9.637:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The
Prophet was hiding himself in Mecca and used to recite the (Qur'an) in a loud
voice. When the pagans heard him they would abuse the Qur'an and the one who
brought it, so Allah said to His Prophet: 'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor
say it in a low tone.' (17.110) 9.638:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abdur-Rahman:
that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said to him, "I see that you like sheep and the desert,
so when you are looking after your sheep or when you are in the desert and want
to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice, for no Jinn, human being or any other
things hear the Mu`adh-dhin's voice but will be a witness for him on the Day of
Resurrection." Abu Sa`id added, "I heard this from Allah's Apostle."
9.639:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to recite the Qur'an with his head in
my lap while I used to be in my periods (having menses).
9.640:
Narrated
`Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat-al-Furqan during
the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, I listened to his recitation and noticed that
he was reciting in a way that Allah's Apostle had not taught me. I was about to
jump over him while He was still in prayer, but I waited patiently and when he
finished his prayer, I put my sheet round his neck (and pulled him) and said,
"Who has taught you this Sura which I have heard you reciting?" Hisham said,
"Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I said, "You are telling a lie, for he taught
it to me in a way different from the way you have recited it!" Then I started
leading (dragged) him to Allah's Apostle and said (to the Prophet), " I have
heard this man reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you have not taught me."
The Prophet said: "(O `Umar) release him! Recite, O Hisham." Hisham recited in
the way I heard him reciting. Allah's Apostle said, "It was revealed like this."
Then Allah's Apostle said, "Recite, O `Umar!" I recited in the way he had taught
me, whereupon he said, "It was revealed like this," and added, "The Qur'an has
been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever
is easy for you ." (See Hadith No. 514, Vol. 6)
9.641:
Narrated `Imran:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why should a doer (people) try to do good
deeds?' The Prophet said, "Everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will
lead him to his destined place for which he has been created.'
9.642:
Narrated `Ali:
While the Prophet was in a funeral procession, he took a
stick and started scraping the earth with it and said, "There is none of you but
has his place assigned either in Hell or in Paradise." They (the people) said,
"Shall we not depend upon that (and give up doing any deeds)?' He said, " Carry
on doing (good deeds) for everybody will find it easy to do such deeds as will
lead him to his destined place for which he has been created ." (And then the
Prophet recited the Verse):-- 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his
duty to Allah...' (9
2.5)
9.643:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "Before Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He
has written): My Mercy has preceded my Anger." and that (Book) is written with
Him over the Throne."
9.644:
Narrated Zahdam:
There were good
relations and brotherhood between this tribe of Jurm and the Ash`ariyyin. Once,
while we were sitting with Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, there was brought to him a meal
which contained chicken meat, and there was sitting beside him, a man from the
tribe of Bani Taimul-lah who looked like one of the Mawali. Abu Musa invited the
man to eat but the man said, "I have seen chicken eating some dirty things, and
I have taken an oath not to eat chicken." Abu Musa said to him, "Come along, let
me tell you something in this regard. Once I went to the Prophet with a few men
from Ash`ariyyin and we asked him for mounts. The Prophet said, By Allah, I will
not mount you on anything; besides I do not have anything to mount you on.' Then
a few camels from the war booty were brought to the Prophet, and he asked about
us, saying, 'Where are the group of Ash`ariyyin?' So he ordered for five fat
camels to be given to us and then we set out. We said, 'What have we done?
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not give us anything to ride and that
he had nothing for us to ride, yet he provided us with mounts. We made Allah's
Apostle forget his oath! By Allah, we will never be successful.' So we returned
to him and reminded him of his oath. He said, 'I have not provided you with the
mount, but Allah has done so. By Allah, I may take an oath to do something, but
on finding something else which is better, I do that which is better and make
the expiation for my oath.' "
9.645:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The delegates
of `Abdul Qais came to Allah's Apostle and said, "The pagans of the tribe of
Mudar intervene between you and us therefore we cannot come to you except in the
Holy months. So please order us to do something good (Religious deeds) by which
we may enter Paradise (by acting on them) and we may inform our people whom we
have left behind to observe it." The Prophet said, "I order you to do four
things and forbid you from four things: I order you to believe in Allah. Do you
know what is meant by belief in Allah? It is to testify that none has the right
to be worshipped except Allah, to offer prayers perfectly, to give Zakat, and to
give Al-Khumus (one-fifth of the war booty) (in Allah's Cause). And I forbid you
four things, (i.e., Do not drink alcoholic drinks) Ad-Dubba, An-Naqir, (pitched
water skins), Az-Zuruf, Al-Muzaffat and Al--Hantam (names of utensils used for
the preparation of alcoholic drinks)." (See Hadith No. 50, Vol. 1)
9.646:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The painter of these pictures
will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, Make
alive what you have created.' "
9.647:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet
said, "The painters of these pictures will be punished on the Day of
Resurrection, and it will be said to them, 'Make alive what you have
created."
9.648:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah
said, 'Who are most unjust than those who try to create something like My
creation? I challenge them to create even a smallest ant, a wheat grain or a
barley grain.' "
9.649:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, 'The example
of a believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron (a citrus fruit) which
is good in taste and good in smell. And the believer who does not recite the
Qur'an is like a date which has a good taste but no smell. And the example of an
impious person who recites the Qur'an is that of Ar-Rihana (an aromatic plant)
which smells good but is bitter in taste. And the example of an impious person
who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a colocynth which is bitter in taste
and has no smell."
9.650:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some people asked the
Prophet regarding the soothsayers. He said, "They are nothing." They said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Some of their talks come true." The Prophet said, "That word
which happens to be true is what a Jinn snatches away by stealth (from the
Heaven) and pours it in the ears of his friend (the foreteller) with a sound
like the cackling of a hen. The soothsayers then mix with that word, one hundred
lies."
9.651:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "There will
emerge from the East some people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not
exceed their throats and who will go out of (renounce) the religion (Islam) as
an arrow passes through the game, and they will never come back to it unless the
arrow, comes back to the middle of the bow (by itself) (i.e., impossible). The
people asked, "What will their signs be?" He said, "Their sign will be the habit
of shaving (of their beards). (Fath-ul-Bari, Page 322, Vol. 17th)
9.652:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(There are) two words which are
dear to the Beneficent (Allah) and very light (easy) for the tongue (to say),
but very heavy in weight in the balance. They are: 'Subhan Allah wa-bi hamdihi'
and 'Subhan Allah Al-`Azim." (See Hadith No. 673, Vol. 8). *1*Note: The correct
spelling is Muhammad (not "Mohammad", "Mohamad", "Muhamad", "Mouhamad",
"Mouhammad", "Mohamed", "Mahomet", "Muhamet" or "Muhamed").