# Bukhari Vol 8 *Exported from [Holy-Writings.com](https://www.holy-writings.com/) on 2026-06-18 — 1 clipping.* --- > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 73: > > Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 13: > > Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im: > > That he heard the Prophet saying, "The person who severs the bond of kinship will > not enter Paradise." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 22: > > Narrated Sa'id: > > Um Khalid bint Khalid bin Said 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 > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 23: > > Narrated Ibn Abi Na'm: > > -smelling flowers in this world." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 26: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > Allah's Apostle kissed Al-Hasan bin Ali while Al-Aqra' bin Habis 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.") > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) ." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 42: > > Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah: > > The Prophet said, "He who is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 50: > > Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: > > The Prophet said, Enjoining, all that is good is a Sadaqa." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) . " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 ! " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 56o: > > 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 > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 56: > > 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 59o: > > 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 59i: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 60: > > Narrated Jabir: > > Never was the Prophet asked for a thing to be given for which his answer was 'no'. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)."' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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?" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 70: > > Narrated 'Abdullah: > > Allah's Apostle said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (i.e., an evil-doing), and killing > him is Kufr (disbelief)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 77: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet led us in the Zuhr prayer, offering only two Rakat 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 > Rakat 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 79: > > Narrated Abu Usaid As-Sa'idi: > > The Prophet said, "The best family among the Ansar is the Banu An-Najjar. " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 82: > > Narrated Hudhaifa: > > I heard the Prophet saying, "A Qattat will not enter Paradise." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.") > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!") > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.") > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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."' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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."' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 97: > > Narrated Haritha bin Wahb: > > Al-Khuzai: 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)?" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)". > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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."' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 120: > > Narrated Tariq: > > 'Abdullah said, "The best talk is Allah's Book (Qur'an), and the best guidance is > the guidance of Muhammad." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 124: > > Narrated Abu Said 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 125d: > > 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). " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 125m: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: > > Allah's Apostle said, 'If anyone says to his brother, 'O misbeliever! Then surely, > one of them such." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 ." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 138: > > Narrated Abu As-Sawar Al-Adawi: > > 'Imran bin Husain said, "The Prophet said, 'Haya' 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)?" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 139: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: > > The Prophet passed by a man who was admonishing his brother regarding Haya > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 140: > > Narrated Abu Said: > > The Prophet was shier than a veiled virgin girl. (See Hadith No. 762, Vol. 4) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 do whatever you like." (See Hadith No 690, 691, > Vol 4) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 )." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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?" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.) > (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 154: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, "A believer is not stung twice (by something) out of one and the > same hole." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). ' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 166: > > Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b: > > Allah's Apostle said, "Some poetry contains wisdom." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 ' > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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". > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 174: > > Narrated Al-Bara: > > The Prophet said to Hassan, "Lampoon them (the pagans) in verse, and Gabriel is > with you." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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 Rakat 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.)". > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 184: > > Narrated Abu Said 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 Said 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 189: > > Narrated 'Abdullah: > > The Prophet said, "Everyone will be with those whom he loves." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 198: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Prophet said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi, but he is > recommended to say 'Laqisat Nafsi." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." ! > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 201: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Don't call the grapes Al-Karm, and > don't say 'Khai > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.") > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 207: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > Abu-l-Qasim (The Prophet) said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not call > yourselves by my Kuniya." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 210: > > Narrated Al-Musaiyab: > > on the authority of his father similarly as above (i.e., 209). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 213: > > Narrated Said 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 219: > > Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shuba: > > Solar eclipse occurred on the day of Ibrahim's death (the Prophet's son). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 223: > > Narrated Sahl bin Sad: > > 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.," > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.." (92.5) > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 238: > > Narrated Safiya bint Huyai: > > The wife of the Prophet that she went to Allah's Apostle while he was in Itikaf > (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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 243: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, " If anyone of you sneezes, he should say 'Al-Hamdulillah' > (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)." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 73, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 74: > > Asking Permission > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 246: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, "Allah created Adam in his complete shape and form (directly), > 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 form of Adam. Since then the creation of Adam's > (offspring) (i.e. stature of human beings is being diminished continuously) to the > present time." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 248: > > Narrated Abu Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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-lillahi 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 252: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 252e: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 253g: > > 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 253k: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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..' (33.53) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 262: > > Narrated Abu Said 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 Said) > 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 264: > > Narrated Anas bin Malik: > > that he passed by a group of boys and greeted them and said, "The Prophet used > to do so." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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 Quran. > '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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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).' " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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).' " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 278: > > Narrated Abu Said: > > 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 280: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin Hisham: > > We were in the company of the Prophet and he was holding the hand of 'Umar bin > Al-Khattab. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 281: > > Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: > > Allah's Apostle taught me the Tashah-hud as he taught me a Sura from the Quran, > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 283: > > Narrated Muadh: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 284: > > Narrated Mu'adh: > > as above, No. 283. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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 ' > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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.' (33.53) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 292: > > Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith: > > Once the Prophet offered the 'Asr prayer and then he walked quickly and entered > his house. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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 " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 296: > > Narrated Sahl bin Sad: > > We used to have a midday nap and take our meals after the Jumua (prayer). > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 297: > > Narrated Sahl bin Sad: > > 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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, Ishaq 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 301: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > 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?") > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 303: > > Narrated 'Abdullah: > > the Prophet said "When three persons are together, then no two of them should > hold secret counsel excluding the third person." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 308: > > Narrated Salim's father: > > The Prophet said, "Do not keep the fire burning in your houses when you go to > bed." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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 Said 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 74, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 75: > > Invocations > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 317e: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 317o: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 322: > > Narrated Aisha: > > The Prophet used to pray eleven Rakat in the late part of the night, and when dawn > appeared, he would offer two Rakat and then lie on his right side till the > Muadhdhin came to inform him (that the morning prayer was due). > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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 lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa > ilaihin-nushur." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 325: > > Narrated Al-Bara bin 'Azib: > > e then (after reciting this before going to bed) you will die on the r > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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)" > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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, 'Alhamdu 'illah' > thirty-three times, for that is better for you than a servant." Ibn Sirin said, "Subhan > Allah' (is to be said for) thirty-four times." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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 and Surat-an-Nas, 113 and 114) and then > pass his hands over his body, > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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?' " > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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). " > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 339: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Verse: 'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) was > revealed as regards invocation. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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-lillahi,' 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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-Hamdulillah ten times, and 'AllahuAkbar' ten times > after every prayer." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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.") > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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," > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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.' > " > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 375: > > Narrated Um Khalid bint Khalid: > > I heard the Prophet seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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 " > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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)?" > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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," > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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" > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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.'" > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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-lillah, 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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," > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 75, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 76: > > To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq) > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 421: > > Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: > > The Prophet said, "There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) > Health and free time for doing good." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." ' > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 440: > > Narrated Khabbab: > > We migrated with the Prophet..(This narration is related in the chapter of > migration). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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, and Allah will not > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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..' (102.1) was revealed." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 453: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, "Riches does not mean, having a great amount of property, but > riches is self-contentment." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 462: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The family of Muhammad did not eat two meals on one day, but one of the two > was of dates. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 463: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The bed mattress of the Prophet was made of a leather case stuffed with palm > fibres. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 467: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Give food to the family of Muhammad." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 469: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The most beloved action to Allah's Apostle was that whose doer did it > continuously and regularly. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)?" > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 477: > > Narrated Abu Said: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)?" > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 488: > > Narrated Abu Said : > > 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 492: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > Allah's Apostle said, "If you knew that which I know you would laugh little and > weep much." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 493: > > Narrated Anas: > > The Prophet said, "If you knew that which I know, you would laugh little and weep > much." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 496: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, "The truest poetic verse ever said by a poet, is: Indeed! > Everything except Allah, is perishable." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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) ." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 502: > > Narrated Abu Said: > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 511: > > Narrated Anas: > > Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two > (fingers)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 512: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, "I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two > (fingers)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 520: > > Narrated Abu Qatada: > > The Prophet said, "Relieved or relieving. And a believer is relieved (by death)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 523: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Prophet said, "Do not abuse the dead, for they have reached the result of what > they have done." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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 ? " > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 527: > > Narrated Abu Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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!") > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 531: > > Narrated Ibn Abbas: > > The Prophet said, "You will meet Allah barefooted, naked, walking on feet, and > uncircumcised." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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..' (21.104) 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). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 537: > > Narrated Abu Said: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 542: > > Narrated Abu Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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?' (84.8) The Prophet replied. 'This means only the presentation of the > account."' > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 544: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Prophet said (as above, 543). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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? (84.7-8) -- 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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!" > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 557: > > Narrated Abu Said 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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.: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 559t: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 559e: > > 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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.) And they will be holding on to one another, and the > first of them will not enter till the last of them has entered, and their faces will be > like the moon on a full moon night." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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 Said added: "As you see a glittering > star remaining in the eastern horizon and the western horizon." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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."' > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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 > Daghabis, 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 565: > > Narrated Abu Said 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?" > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 569: > > Narrated Abu Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 576: > > Narrated 'Abbas: > > that he said to the Prophet "Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything?" > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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 Maul > 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 Said 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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 Said, "Some people claim that it > (Al-Kauthar) is a river in Paradise." Said replied, "The river which is in Paradise is > one item of that good which Allah has bestowed upon him (Muhammad)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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. ) > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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 Said > 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 589: > > Narrated Jundab: > > I heard the Prophet, saying, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount. > (Al-Kauthar) . > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 76, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 77: > > Divine Will (Al-Qadar) > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 600: > > Narrated Abu Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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..' (92.5) > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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)". > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 608: > > Narrated Abu Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 614: > > Narrated 'Abdullah: > > When taking an oath, the Prophet very often used to say, "No, by Him Who turns > the hearts." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 77, Number 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). > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 78: > > Oaths and Vows > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. 745, Vol. 5) > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 624: > > Narrated Ibn 'Umar: > > The oath of the Prophet used to be: "No, by Him who turns the hearts." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. " > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 642: > > Narrated Ibn 'Umar: > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 643: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: > > Allah's Apostle said, "Do not swear by your fathers." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 648: > > Narrated Al-Bara: > > The Prophet ordered us to help others to fulfill the oaths. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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).' > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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."' > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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). " > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 655: > > Narrated Az-Zuhri: > > I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Said 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!' " > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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.' (33.5) And Allah said:-- '(Moses said to > Khadir): Call me not to account for what I forgot.' (18.73) > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 657: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah forgives my followers those (evil > deeds) the > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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 Quran, 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 663: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buhaina: > > Once Allah's Apostle led us in prayer, and after finishing the first two Rakat, 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 664: > > Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: > > that Allah's Prophet led them in the Zuhr prayer and he offered either more or less > Rakat, 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 (Rakat) in which case he should seek to follow what is > right. And then complete the rest (of the prayer) and perform two extra > prostrations." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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.) > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 670: > > Narrated Az-Zuhri: > > I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Said 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..' > (24.11-21) > > 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....' (24.22) 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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," > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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: "W > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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 ' > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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 ' > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 78, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 79: > > Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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?'" > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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) " > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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.' > " > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 713: > > Narrated Zahdam: > > the same narration as above (i.e. No. 712). > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 714: > > Narrated Zahdam: > > the same narration as above (i.e. No. 712). > > Volume 8, Book 79, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 80: > > Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id) > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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 . > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 719: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Prophet said, "Our (Apostles') property should not be inherited, and whatever > we leave, is to be spent in charity." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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?'" > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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 ." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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.) > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 736: > > Narrated Al-Bara: > > The last Quranic 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) > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 739: > > Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: regarding the Holy Verse:--'And to everyone, We have > appointed heirs. > > 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 742: > > Narrated Abu Huraira: > > The Prophet said, "The boy is for the owner of the bed." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 744: > > Narrated Ibn 'Umar: > > The Prophet said, "The Wala' is for the manumitted (of the slave)." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 748: > > Narrated Ibn 'Umar: > > The Prophet forbade the selling of the Wala' (of slaves) or giving it as a present. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 753: > > Narrated Anas bin Malik: > > The Prophet said, "The freed slave belongs to the people who have freed him," or > said something similar. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 754: > > Narrated Anas bin Malik: > > The Prophet said, "The son of the sister of some people is from them or from their > own selves." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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 > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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" > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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) > > Volume 8, Book 80, Number 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.' > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 81: > > Limits and Punishments set by Allah > (Hudood) > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 767: > > Narrated Anas: > > The Prophet lashed a drunk with dateleaf stalks and shoes. And Abu Bakr gave a > drunk forty lashes. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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.' " > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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.!" > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 781: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Prophet said, "The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a > Dinar." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 782: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > The Prophet said, "The hand should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 784: > > Narrated 'Aisha: > > as above (783). > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 787: > > Narrated Ibn 'Umar: > > Allah's Apostle cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three > Dirhams. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 788: > > Narrated Ibn 'Umar: > > The Prophet cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three > Dirhams. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 789: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: > > The Prophet cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three > Dirhams. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 790: > > Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: > > The Prophet cutoff the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three > Dirhams. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 81, Number 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." > > Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 82: > > Punishment of Disbelievers at War with > Allah and His Apostle > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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.") > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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"). > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 800i: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 800e: > > 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 803: > > Narrated Ash-Sha'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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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.' > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 811d: > > 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 811e: > > 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 l? My family has nothing to > eat." Then the Prophet said to him, "Then eat it yourselves." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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).' " > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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 Said bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail "Today 'Umar will say such > a thing as he has never said since he was chosen as Caliph." Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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) . > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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). > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 822: > > Narrated Abu Huraira and Said 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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 . > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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)." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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." > > Volume 8, Book 82, Number 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. > > — *Bukhari Vol 8*