Volume 8

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.