ISLAM: February 2012

Introduction to Translation of Sahih Muslim

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most

Merciful Sahih Muslim is a collection of sayings and deeds of

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) (also known as the sunnah). The

reports of the Prophet's sayings and deeds are called ahadith.

Muslim lived a couple of centuries after the Prophet's death

and worked extremely hard to collect his ahadith. Each report

in his collection was checked for compatibility with the

Qur'an, and the veracity of the chain of reporters had to be

painstakingly established. Muslim's collection is recognized

by the overwhelming majority of the Muslim world to be one of

the most authentic collections of the Sunnah of the Prophet

(pbuh). Muslim (full name Abul Husain Muslim bin al−Hajjaj

al−Nisapuri) was born in 202 A. H. and died in 261 A. H. He

travelled widely to gather his collection of ahadith,

including to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt. Out of

300,000 ahadith which he evaluated, only 4,000 approximately

(including multiple hadith in a single one i. e. multiple

quotations) were extracted for inclusion into his collection

based on stringent acceptance criteria. Muslim was a student

of Bukhari. It is important to realize, however, that Muslim's

collection is not complete: there are other scholars who

worked as Muslim did and collected other authentic reports.

The translation of Sahih Muslim found here is complete!

Volume 9

Volume 9
Bk. 83: Blood Money (Ad−Diyat)
9.1:
Narrated `Abdullah: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which sin
is the greatest in Allah's Sight?" The Prophet said, "To set
up a rival unto Allah though He Alone created you . " The man
said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To kill your son lest
he should share your food with you." The man said, "What is
next?" The Prophet said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse
with the wife of your neighbor." So Allah revealed in
confirmation of this narration:−− 'And those who invoke not
with Allah, any other god. Nor kill, such life as Allah has
forbidden except for just cause nor commit illegal sexual
intercourse. And whoever does this shall receive the
punishment.' (25.68)
9.2:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A faithful believer
remains at liberty regarding his religion unless he kills
somebody unlawfully."
9.3:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: One of the evil deeds with bad
consequence from which there is no escape for the one who is
involved in it is to kill someone unlawfully.
9.4:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The first cases to be
decided among the people (on the Day of Resurrection) will be
those of blood−shed."
9.5:
Narrated Al−Miqdad bin `Amr Al−Kindi: An ally of Bani Zuhra
who took part in the battle of Badr with the Prophet, that he
said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I meet an unbeliever and we have
a fight, and he strikes my hand with the sword and cuts it
off, and then takes refuge from me under a tree, and says, 'I
have surrendered to Allah (i.e. embraced Islam),' may I kill
him after he has said so?" Allah's Apostle said, "Do not kill
him." Al−Miqdad said, "But O Allah's Apostle! He had chopped
off one of my hands and he said that after he had cut it off.
May I kill him?" The Prophet said. "Do not kill him for if you
kill him, he would be in the position in which you had been
before you kill him, and you would be in the position in which
he was before he said the sentence." The Prophet also said to
Al−Miqdad, "If a faithful believer conceals his faith (Islam)
from the disbelievers, and then when he declares his Islam,
you kill him, (you will be sinful). Remember that you were
also concealing your faith (Islam) at Mecca before."
9.6:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "No human being is
killed unjustly, but a part of responsibility for the crime is
laid on the first son of Adam who invented the tradition of
killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he was
Qabil).
9.7:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "After me
(i.e. after my death), do not become disbelievers, by striking
(cutting) the necks of one another.
9.8:
Narrated Abu Zur'a bin `Amr bin Jarir: The Prophet said during
Hajjat−al−Wada`, "Let the people be quiet and listen to me.
After me, do not become disbelievers, by striking (cutting)
the necks of one another."
9.9:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Al−Ka`ba'ir
(the biggest sins) are: To join others (as partners) in
worship with Allah, to be undutiful to one's parents," or
said, "to take a false oath." (The sub−narrator, Shu`ba is not
sure) Mu`adh said: Shu`ba said, "Al−Ka`ba'ir (the biggest
sins) are: (1) Joining others as partners in worship with
Allah, (2) to take a false oath (3) and to be undutiful to
one's parents," or said, "to murder (someone unlawfully).
9.10:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "The biggest of
Al−Ka`ba'ir (the great sins) are (1) to join others as
partners in worship with Allah, (2) to murder a human being,
(3) to be undutiful to one's parents (4) and to make a false
statement," or said, "to give a false witness."
9.11:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid bin Haritha: Allah's Apostle sent us
(to fight) against Al−Huraqa (one of the sub−tribes) of
Juhaina. We reached those people in the morning and defeated
them. A man from the Ansar and I chased one of their men and
when we attacked him, he said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah." The Ansari refrained from killing him
but I stabbed him with my spear till I killed him. When we
reached (Medina), this news reached the Prophet. He said to
me, "O Usama! You killed him after he had said, 'None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah?"' I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! He said so in order to save himself." The Prophet
said, "You killed him after he had said, 'None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah." The Prophet kept on repeating
that statement till I wished I had not been a Muslim before
that day.
9.12:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samat: I was among those Naqibs
(selected leaders) who gave the Pledge of allegiance to
Allah's Apostle. We gave the oath of allegiance, that we would
not join partners in worship besides Allah, would not steal,
would not commit illegal sexual intercourse, would not kill a
life which Allah has forbidden, would not commit robbery,
would not disobey (Allah and His Apostle), and if we fulfilled
this pledge we would have Paradise, but if we committed any
one of these (sins), then our case will be decided by Allah.
9.13:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever carries arms
against us, is not from us."
9.14:
Narrated Al−Ahnaf bin Qais: I went to help that man (i.e.,
`Ali), and on the way I met Abu Bakra who asked me, "Where are
you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that man." He said,
"Go back, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'If two Muslims
meet each other with their swords then (both) the killer and
the killed one are in the (Hell) Fire.' I said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! It is alright for the killer, but what about the
killed one?' He said, 'The killed one was eager to kill his
opponent."
9.15:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew crushed the head of a girl
between two stones, and the girl was asked, "Who has done that
to you, so−and−so or so and so?" (Some names were mentioned
for her) till the name of that Jew was mentioned (whereupon
she agreed). The Jew was brought to the Prophet and the
Prophet kept on questioning him till he confessed, whereupon
his head was crushed with stones.
9.16:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A girl wearing ornaments, went out at
Medina. Somebody struck her with a stone. She was brought to
the Prophet while she was still alive. Allah's Apostle asked
her, "Did such−and−such a person strike you?" She raised her
head, denying that. He asked her a second time, saying, "Did
so−and−so strike you?" She raised her head, denying that. He
said for the third time, "Did so−and−so strike you?" She
lowered her head, agreeing. Allah's Apostle then sent for the
killer and killed him between two stones.
9.17:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "The blood of a
Muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped
but Allah and that I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in
three cases: In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits
illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam
(apostate) and leaves the Muslims."
9.18:
Narrated Anas:
A Jew killed a girl so that he may steal her ornaments. He
struck her with a stone, and she was brought to the Prophet
while she was still alive. The Prophet asked her, "Did
such−and−such person strike you?" She gestured with her head,
expressing denial. He asked her for the second time, and she
again gestured with her head, expressing denial. When he asked
her for the third time, she beckoned, "Yes." So the Prophet
killed him (the Jew) with two stones.
9.19:
Narrated Abu Huraira: In the year of the Conquest of Mecca,
the tribe of Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bam Laith
in revenge for a killed person belonging to them in the
Pre−lslamic Period of Ignorance. So Allah's Apostle got up
saying, "Allah held back the (army having) elephants from
Mecca, but He let His Apostle and the believers overpower the
infidels (of Mecca). Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary)! Verily!
Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anybody before me, nor
will it be permitted for anybody after me; It was permitted
for me only for a while (an hour or so) of that day. No doubt!
It is at this moment a sanctuary; its thorny shrubs should not
be uprooted; its trees should not be cut down; and its Luqata
(fallen things) should not be picked up except by the one who
would look for its owner. And if somebody is killed, his
closest relative has the right to choose one of two things,
i.e., either the Blood money or retaliation by having the
killer killed." Then a man from Yemen, called Abu Shah, stood
up and said, "Write that) for me, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's
Apostle said (to his companions), "Write that for Abu Shah."
Then another man from Quraish got up, saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! Except Al−Idhkhir (a special kind of grass) as we use
it in our houses and for graves." Allah's Apostle said,
"Except Al−idhkkir."
9.20:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: For the children of Israel the punishment
for crime was Al−Qisas only (i.e., the law of equality in
punishment) and the payment of Blood money was not permitted
as an alternate. But Allah said to this nation (Muslims): 'O
you who believe! Qisas is prescribed for you in case of
murder, .....(up to) ...end of the Verse. (2.178) Ibn `Abbas
added: Remission (forgiveness) in this Verse, means to accept
the Blood−money in an intentional murder. Ibn `Abbas added:
The Verse: 'Then the relatives should demand Blood−money in a
reasonable manner.' (2.178) means that the demand should be
reasonable and it is to be compensated with handsome
gratitude.
9.21:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "The most hated persons
to Allah are three: (1) A person who deviates from the right
conduct, i.e., an evil doer, in the Haram (sanctuaries of
Mecca and Medina); (2) a person who seeks that the traditions
of the Pre−lslamic Period of Ignorance, should remain in Islam
(3) and a person who seeks to shed somebody's blood without
any right."
9.22:
Narrated `Aisha:
The pagans were defeated on the day (of the battle) of Uhud.
Satan shouted among the people on the day of Uhud, "O Allah's
worshippers! Beware of what is behind you!" So the front file
of the army attacked the back files (mistaking them for the
enemy) till they killed Al−Yaman. Hudhaifa (bin Al−Yaman)
shouted, "My father!" My father! But they killed him. Hudhaifa
said, "May Allah forgive you." (The narrator added: Some of
the defeated pagans fled till they reached Taif.)
9.23:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew crushed the head of a girl
between two stones. It was said to her. "Who has done this to
you, such−and−such person, such−and−such person?" When the
name of the Jew was mentioned, she nodded with her head,
agreeing. So the Jew was brought and he confessed. The Prophet
ordered that his head be crushed with the stones. (Hammam
said, "with two stones.")
9.24:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet killed a Jew for killing
a girl in order to take her ornaments.
9.25:
Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet during his
ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We
thought he said that) out of the aversion a patient usually
has for medicines. When he improved and felt better he said,
"There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine,
except Al−`Abbas, for he did not witness your deed."
9.26:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the
foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." And added, "If someone
is peeping (looking secretly) into your house without your
permission, and you throw a stone at him and destroy his eyes,
there will be no blame on you."
9.27:
Narrated Yahya:
Humaid said, "A man peeped into the house of the Prophet and
the Prophet aimed an arrow head at him to hit him." I asked,
"Who told you that?" He said, "Anas bin Malik" (See Hadith No.
258 and 259, Vol. 8)
9.28:
Narrated `Aisha:
"When it was the day of (the battle of) Uhud, the pagans were
defeated. Then Satan shouted, "O Allah's worshipers! Beware of
what is behind you!" So the front files attacked the back
files of the army. Hudhaifa looked, and behold, there was his
father, Al−Yaman (being attacked) ! He shouted (to his
companions), "O Allah's worshipers, my father, my father!" But
by Allah, they did not stop till they killed him (i.e.,
Hudhaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you."
(`Urwa said, Hudhaifa continued asking Allah's Forgiveness for
the killer of his father till he died.
9.29:
Narrated Salama:
We went out with the Prophet to Khaibar. A man (from the
companions) said, "O 'Amir! Let us hear some of your Huda
(camel−driving songs.)" So he sang some of them (i.e. a lyric
in harmony with the camels walk). The Prophet said, "Who is
the driver (of these camels)?" They said, "Amir." The Prophet
said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him !" The people said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Would that you let us enjoy his company
longer!" Then 'Amir was killed the following morning. The
people said, "The good deeds of 'Amir are lost as he has
killed himself." I returned at the time while they were
talking about that. I went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Prophet! Let my father be sacrificed for you! The people claim
that 'Amir's good deeds are lost." The Prophet said, "Whoever
says so is a liar, for 'Amir will have a double reward as he
exerted himself to obey Allah and fought in Allah's Cause. No
other way of killing would have granted him greater reward."
9.30:
Narrated `Imran bin Husain: A man bit another man's hand and
the latter pulled his hand out of his mouth by force, causing
two of his incisors (teeth) to fall out. They submitted their
case to the Prophet, who said, "One of you bit his brother as
a male camel bites. (Go away), there is no Diya (Blood−money)
for you."
9.31:
Narrated Ya`la:
I went out in one of the Ghazwa and a man bit another man and
as a result, an incisor tooth of the former was pulled out.
The Prophet cancelled the case. 9.32:
Narrated Anas:
The daughter of An−Nadr slapped a girl and broke her incisor
tooth. They (the relatives of that girl), came to the Prophet
and he gave the order of Qisas (equality in punishment).
9.33:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "This and this are the
same." He meant the little finger and the thumb.
9.34:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard the Prophet (saying the same as
above Hadith 34).
9.35:
Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of Allah's Apostle during
his illness, and he pointed out to us intending to say, "Don't
pour medicine into my mouth." We thought that his refusal was
out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicine. When
he improved and felt a bit better he said (to us.) "Didn't I
forbid you to pour medicine into my mouth?" We said, "We
thought (you did so) because of the aversion, one usually have
for medicine." Allah's Apostle said, "There is none of you but
will be forced to drink medicine, and I will watch you, except
Al−`Abbas, for he did not witness this act of yours."
9.36:
Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathma: (a man from the Ansar) that a
number of people from his tribe went to Khaibar and dispersed,
and then they found one of them murdered. They said to the
people with whom the corpse had been found, "You have killed
our companion!" Those people said, "Neither have we killed
him, nor do we know his killer." The bereaved group went to
the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We went to Khaibar
and found one of us murdered." The Prophet said, "Let the
older among you come forward and speak." Then the Prophet
said, to them, "Bring your proof against the killer." They
said "We have no proof." The Prophet said, "Then they (the
defendants) will take an oath." They said, "We do not accept
the oaths of the Jews." Allah's Apostle did not like that the
Blood−money of the killed one be lost without compensation, so
he paid one−hundred camels out of the camels of Zakat (to the
relatives of the deceased) as Diya (Blood−money).
9.37:
Narrated Abu Qilaba: Once `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz sat on his
throne in the courtyard of his house so that the people might
gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came
in), he said, "What do you think of Al−Qasama?" They said, "We
say that it is lawful to depend on Al−Qasama in Qisas, as the
previous Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas depending on it."
Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about it?"
He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of the
Believers! You have the chiefs of the army staff and the
nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a married
man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in Damascus but
they had not seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He
said, "No." I said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had
committed theft in Hums, would you cut off his hand though
they did not see him?" He replied, "No." I said, "By Allah,
Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the
following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody
unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who
committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought
against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and became an
apostate." Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin Malik
narrate that Allah's Apostle cut off the hands of the thieves,
branded their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said,
"I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight
persons from the tribe of `Ukl came to Allah's Apostle and
gave the Pledge of allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The
climate of the place (Medina) did not suit them, so they
became sick and complained about that to Allah's Apostle. He
said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our
camels and drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?"
They said, "Yes." So they went out and drank the camels' milk
and urine, and after they became healthy, they killed the
shepherd of Allah's Apostle and took away all the camels. This
news reached Allah's Apostle , so he sent (men) to follow
their traces and they were captured and brought (to the
Prophet). He then ordered to cut their hands and feet, and
their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, and then
he threw them in the sun till they died." I said, "What can be
worse than what those people did? They deserted Islam,
committed murder and theft." Then 'Anbasa bin Sa`id said, "By
Allah, I never heard a narration like this of today." I said,
"O 'Anbasa! You deny my narration?" 'Anbasa said, "No, but you
have related the narration in the way it should be related. By
Allah, these people are in welfare as long as this Sheikh (Abu
Qilaba) is among them." I added, "Indeed in this event there
has been a tradition set by Allah's Apostle. The narrator
added: Some Ansari people came to the Prophet and discussed
some matters with him, a man from amongst them went out and
was murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold,
their companion was swimming in blood. They returned to
Allah's Apostle and said to him, "O Allah's Apostle, we have
found our companion who had talked with us and gone out before
us, swimming in blood (killed)." Allah's Apostle went out and
asked them, "Whom do you suspect or whom do you think has
killed him?" They said, "We think that the Jews have killed
him." The Prophet sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did you
kill this (person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the
Al−Ansars, "Do you agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath
that they have not killed him?" They said, "It matters little
for the Jews to kill us all and then take false oaths." He
said, "Then would you like to receive the Diya after fifty of
you have taken an oath (that the Jews have killed your man)?"
They said, "We will not take the oath." Then the Prophet
himself paid them the Diya (Blood−money)." The narrator added,
"The tribe of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his
evil conduct) in the Pre−lslamic period of Ignorance. Then, at
a place called Al−Batha' (near Mecca), the man attacked a
Yemenite family at night to steal from them, but a. man from
the family noticed him and struck him with his sword and
killed him. The tribe of Hudhail came and captured the
Yemenite and brought him to `Umar during the Hajj season and
said, "He has killed our companion." The Yemenite said, "But
these people had repudiated him (i.e., their companion)."
`Umar said, "Let fifty persons of Hudhail swear that they had
not repudiated him." So forty−nine of them took the oath and
then a person belonging to them, came from Sham and they
requested him to swear similarly, but he paid one−thousand
Dirhams instead of taking the oath. They called another man
instead of him and the new man shook hands with the brother of
the deceased. Some people said, "We and those fifty men who
had taken false oaths (Al−Qasama) set out, and when they
reached a place called Nakhlah, it started raining so they
entered a cave in the mountain, and the cave collapsed on
those fifty men who took the false oath, and all of them died
except the two persons who had shaken hands with each other.
They escaped death but a stone fell on the leg of the brother
of the deceased and broke it, whereupon he survived for one
year and then died." I further said, "`Abdul Malik bin Marwan
sentenced a man to death in Qisas (equality in punishment) for
murder, basing his judgment on Al−Qasama, but later on he
regretted that judgment and ordered that the names of the
fifty persons who ot be blamed."
9.40:
Narrated Ash−Shu`bi: I heard Abu Juhaifa saying, "I asked `Ali
'Have you got any Divine literature apart from the Qur'an?'
(Once he said...apart from what the people have?) `Ali
replied, 'By Him Who made the grain split (germinate) and
created the soul, we have nothing except what is in the Qur'an
and the ability (gift) of understanding Allah's Book which He
may endow a man with and we have what is written in this
paper.' I asked, 'What is written in this paper?' He replied,
'Al−`Aql (the regulation of Diya), about the ransom of
captives, and the Judgment that a Muslim should not be killed
in Qisas (equality in punishment) for killing a disbeliever."
(See Hadith No. 283,Vol. 4)
9.41:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two women from the tribe of Hudhail
(fought with each other) and one of them threw (a stone at)
the other, causing her to have a miscarriage and Allah's
Apostle gave his verdict that the killer (of the fetus) should
give a male or female slave (as a Diya).
9.4
2.1:
Narrated Hisham's father from Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba: `Umar
consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion
(caused by somebody else). Al−Mughlra said: The Prophet gave
the verdict that a male or female slave should be given (as a
Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had
witnessed the Prophet giving such a verdict.
9.4
2.2:
Narrated Hisham's father: `Umar asked the people, "Who heard
the Prophet giving his verdict regarding abortions?"
Al−Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a male or female
slave should be given (as a Diya)." `Umar said, "Present a
witness to testify your statement." Muhammad bin Maslama said,
"I testify that the Prophet gave such a judgment."
9.43:
Narrated `Urwa:
I heard Al−Maghira bin Shu`ba narrating that `Umar had
consulted them about the case of abortion (similarly as
narrated in No. 42).
9.44:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle gave a verdict regarding
an aborted fetus of a woman from Bani Lihyan that the killer
(of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya)
but the woman who was required to give the slave, died, so
Allah's Apostle gave the verdict that her inheritance be given
to her children and her husband and the Diya be paid by her
'Asaba.
9.45:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two women from Hudhail fought with each
other and one of them hit the other with a stone that killed
her and what was in her womb. The relatives of the killer and
the relatives of the victim submitted their case to the
Prophet who judged that the Diya for the fetus was a male or
female slave, and the Diya for the killed woman was to be paid
by the 'Asaba (near relatives) of the killer.
9.46:
Narrated `Abdul−`Aziz: Anas said, "When Allah's Apostle
arrived at Medina, Abu Talha took hold of my hand and brought
me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Anas is an
intelligent boy, so let him serve you." Anas added, "So I
served the Prophet L at home and on journeys; by Allah, he
never said to me for anything which I did: Why have you done
this like this or, for anything which I did not do: 'Why have
you not done this like this?"
9.47:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Diya
for persons killed by animals or for the one who has been
killed accidentally by falling into a well or for the one
killed in a mine. And one−fifth of Rikaz (treasures buried
before the Islamic era) is to be given to the state."
9.48:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There is no Diya for
a person injured or killed by an animal (going about without
somebody to control it) and similarly, there is no Diya for
the one who falls and dies in a well, and also the one who
dies in a mine. As regards the Ar−Rikaz (buried wealth),
one−fifth thereof is for the state."
9.49:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever killed
a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by
the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though
its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of
traveling).
9.50:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I asked `Ali "Do you have anything
Divine literature besides what is in the Qur'an?" Or, as
Uyaina once said, "Apart from what the people have?" `Ali
said, "By Him Who made the grain split (germinate) and created
the soul, we have nothing except what is in the Qur'an and the
ability (gift) of understanding Allah's Book which He may
endow a man, with and what is written in this sheet of paper."
I asked, "What is on this paper?" He replied, "The legal
regulations of Diya (Blood−money) and the (ransom for)
releasing of the captives, and the judgment that no Muslim
should be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for killing
a Kafir (disbeliever).
9.51:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet said, "Do not prefer some
prophets to others."
9.52:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: A Jew whose face had been
slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet and said, "O
Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. " The
Prophet said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet
asked him, "Why did you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's
Apostle! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying,
'By Him Who chose Moses above all the human beings.' I said
(protestingly), 'Even above Muhammad?' So I became furious and
slapped him." The Prophet said, "Do not give me preference to
other prophets, for the people will become unconscious on the
Day of Resurrection and I will be the first to gain conscious,
and behold, I will Find Moses holding one of the pillars of
the Throne (of Allah). Then I will not know whether he has
become conscious before me or he has been exempted because of
his unconsciousness at the mountain (during his worldly life)
which he received."
Bk. 84: Dealing with Apostates
9.53:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Verse: 'It is those who believe
and confuse not their belief with wrong (i.e., worshipping
others besides Allah): (6.82) was revealed, it became very
hard on the companions of the Prophet and they said, "Who
among us has not confused his belief with wrong (oppression)?"
On that, Allah's Apostle said, "This is not meant (by the
Verse). Don't you listen to Luqman's statement: 'Verily!
Joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed.'
(3
1.13)
9.54:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet. said, "The biggest of the
great sins are: To join others in worship with Allah, to be
undutiful to one's parents, and to give a false witness." He
repeated it thrice, or said, "....a false statement," and kept
on repeating that warning till we wished he would stop saying
it. (See Hadith No.7, Vol. 8)
9.55:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A bedouin came to the Prophet and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! What are the biggest sins?: The
Prophet said, "To join others in worship with Allah." The
bedouin said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To be
undutiful to one's parents." The bedouin said "What is next?"
The Prophet said "To take an oath 'Al−Ghamus." The bedouin
said, "What is an oath 'Al−Ghamus'?" The Prophet said, "The
false oath through which one deprives a Muslim of his property
(unjustly).
9.56:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we
be punished for what we did in the Prelslamic Period of
ignorance?" The Prophet said, "Whoever does good in Islam will
not be punished for what he did in the Pre−lslamic Period of
ignorance and whoever does evil in Islam will be punished for
his former and later (bad deeds).
9.57:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to `Ali and he burnt
them. The news of this event, reached Ibn `Abbas who said, "If
I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as
Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody
with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them
according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever
changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'"
9.58:
Narrated Abu Burda: Abu Musa said, "I came to the Prophet
along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash`ariyin, one on my
right and the other on my left, while Allah's Apostle was
brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and both men asked him for
some employment. The Prophet said, 'O Abu Musa (O `Abdullah
bin Qais!).' I said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth,
these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts and I
did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.' As
if I were looking now at his Siwak being drawn to a corner
under his lips, and he said, 'We never (or, we do not) appoint
for our affairs anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abu
Musa! (or `Abdullah bin Qais!) Go to Yemen.'" The Prophet then
sent Mu`adh bin Jabal after him and when Mu`adh reached him,
he spread out a cushion for him and requested him to get down
(and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered man
beside Abu Muisa. Mu`adh asked, "Who is this (man)?" Abu Muisa
said, "He was a Jew and became a Muslim and then reverted back
to Judaism." Then Abu Muisa requested Mu`adh to sit down but
Mu`adh said, "I will not sit down till he has been killed.
This is the judgment of Allah and His Apostle (for such cases)
and repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be
killed, and he was killed. Abu Musa added, "Then we discussed
the night prayers and one of us said, 'I pray and sleep, and I
hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as for my
prayers.'"
9.59:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet died and Abu Bakr
became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to
disbelief, `Umar said, "O Abu Bakr! How can you fight these
people although Allah's Apostle said, 'I have been ordered to
fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, 'and whoever said, 'None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah', Allah will save his property and
his life from me, unless (he does something for which he
receives legal punishment) justly, and his account will be
with Allah?' "Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! I will fight whoever
differentiates between prayers and Zakat as Zakat is the right
to be taken from property (according to Allah's Orders). By
Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid they used to pay
to Allah's Apostle, I would fight with them for withholding
it." `Umar said, "By Allah: It was nothing, but I noticed that
Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision to fight,
therefore I realized that his decision was right."
9.60:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew passed by Allah's Apostle and
said, "As−Samu 'Alaika." Allah's Apostle said in reply, "We
'Alaika." Allah's Apostle then said to his companions, "Do you
know what he (the Jew) has said? He said, 'As−Samu 'Alaika.'"
They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we kill him?" The
Prophet, said, "No. When the people of the Book greet you,
say: 'Wa 'Alaikum.'"
9.61:
Narrated `Aisha:
A group of Jews asked permission to visit the Prophet (and
when they were admitted) they said, "As−Samu 'Alaika (Death be
upon you)." I said (to them), "But death and the curse of
Allah be upon you!" The Prophet said, "O `Aisha! Allah is kind
and lenient and likes that one should be kind and lenient in
all matters." I said, "Haven't you heard what they said?" He
said, "I said (to them), 'Wa 'Alaikum (and upon you).
9.62:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "When the Jews greet
anyone of you they say: 'Sam'Alaika (death be upon you); so
you should say; 'Wa 'Alaika (and upon you).'"
9.63:
Narrated `Abdullah: As if I am looking at the Prophet while he
was speaking about one of the prophets whose people have
beaten and wounded him, and he was wiping the blood off his
face and saying, "O Lord! Forgive my, people as they do not
know."
9.64:
Narrated `Ali:
Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Apostle, by
Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a
false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me
and you (not a Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may
say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "During the last days there will appear some
young foolish people who will say the best words but their
faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no
faith) and will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow
goes out of the game. So, where−ever you find them, kill them,
for who−ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of
Resurrection." 9.65:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Yasar: That they visited Abu
Sa`id Al−Khudri and asked him about Al−Harauriyya, a special
unorthodox religious sect, "Did you hear the Prophet saying
anything about them?" Abu Sa`id said, "I do not know what
Al−Harauriyya is, but I heard the Prophet saying, "There will
appear in this nation−−−− he did not say: From this nation
−−−− a group of people so pious apparently that you will
consider your prayers inferior to their prayers, but they will
recite the Qur'an, the teachings of which will not go beyond
their throats and will go out of their religion as an arrow
darts through the game, whereupon the archer may look at his
arrow, its Nasl at its Risaf and its Fuqa to see whether it is
blood−stained or not (i.e. they will have not even a trace of
Islam in them).
9.66:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Regarding Al−Harauriyya: The
Prophet said, "They will go out of Islam as an arrow darts out
of the game's body.'
9.67:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: While the Prophet was distributing
(something, `Abdullah bin Dhil Khawaisira at−Tamimi came and
said, "Be just, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "Woe to
you ! Who would be just if I were not?" `Umar bin Al−Khattab
said, "Allow me to cut off his neck ! " The Prophet said, "
Leave him, for he has companions, and if you compare your
prayers with their prayers and your fasting with theirs, you
will look down upon your prayers and fasting, in comparison to
theirs. Yet they will go out of the religion as an arrow darts
through the game's body in which case, if the Qudhadh of the
arrow is examined, nothing will be found on it, and when its
Nasl is examined, nothing will be found on it; and then its
Nadiyi is examined, nothing will be found on it. The arrow has
been too fast to be smeared by dung and blood. The sign by
which these people will be recognized will be a man whose one
hand (or breast) will be like the breast of a woman (or like a
moving piece of flesh). These people will appear when there
will be differences among the people (Muslims)." Abu Sa`id
added: I testify that I heard this from the Prophet and also
testify that `Ali killed those people while I was with him.
The man with the description given by the Prophet was brought
to `Ali. The following Verses were revealed in connection with
that very person (i.e., `Abdullah bin Dhil−Khawaisira
at−Tarnimi): 'And among them are men who accuse you (O
Muhammad) in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms.'
(9.58)
9.68:
Narrated Yusair bin `Amr: I asked Sahl bin Hunaif, "Did you
hear the Prophet saying anything about Al−Khawarij?" He said,
"I heard him saying while pointing his hand towards Iraq.
"There will appear in it (i.e, Iraq) some people who will
recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats, and
they will go out from (leave) Islam as an arrow darts through
the game's body.' "
9.69:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established till two (huge) groups fight against each
other, their claim being one and the same."
9.70:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the Verse:−−'Those who believe and
did not confuse their belief with wrong (worshipping others
besides Allah).' (6.82) was revealed, it was hard on the
companions of the Prophet and they said, "Who among us has not
wronged (oppressed) himself?" Allah's Apostle said, "The
meaning of the Verse is not as you think, but it is as Luqman
said to his son, 'O my son! Join not in worship others with
Allah, Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great
wrong indeed.'" (3
1.13)
9.71:
Narrated `Itban bin Malik: Once Allah's Apostle came to me in
the morning, and a man among us said, "Where is Malik bin
Ad−Dukhshun?" Another man from us replied, "He is a hypocrite
who does not love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said,
"Don't you think that he says: None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, only for Allah's sake?" They replied,
"Yes" The Prophet said, "Nobody will meet Allah with that
saying on the Day of Resurrection, but Allah will save him
from the Fire."
9.72:
Narrated:
Abu `Abdur−Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu
`Abdur−Rahman said to Hibban, "You know what made your
companions (i.e. `Ali) dare to shed blood." Hibban said, "Come
on! What is that?" `Abdur−Rahman said, "Something I heard him
saying." The other said, "What was it?" `AbdurRahman said,
"`Ali said, Allah's Apostle sent for me, Az−Zubair and Abu
Marthad, and all of us were cavalry men, and said, 'Proceed to
Raudat−Hajj (Abu Salama said that Abu 'Awana called it like
this, i.e., Hajj where there is a woman carrying a letter from
Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca). So bring that
letter to me.' So we proceeded riding on our horses till we
overtook her at the same place of which Allah's Apostle had
told us. She was traveling on her camel. In that letter Hatib
had written to the Meccans about the proposed attached of
Allah's Apostle against them. We asked her, "Where is the
letter which is with you?' She replied, 'I haven't got any
letter.' So we made her camel kneel down and searched her
luggage, but we did not find anything. My two companions said,
'We do not think that she has got a letter.' I said, 'We know
that Allah's Apostle has not told a lie.'" Then `Ali took an
oath saying, "By Him by Whom one should swear! You shall
either bring out the letter or we shall strip off your
clothes." She then stretched out her hand for her girdle
(round her waist) and brought out the paper (letter). They
took the letter to Allah's Apostle. `Umar said, "O Allah's
Apostle! (Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the
believers; let me chop off his neck!" Allah's Apostle said, "O
Hatib! What obliged you to do what you have done?" Hatib
replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Why (for what reason) should I
not believe in Allah and His Apostle? But I intended to do the
(Mecca) people a favor by virtue of which my family and
property may be protected as there is none of your companions
but has some of his people (relatives) whom Allah urges to
protect his family and property." The Prophet said, "He has
said the truth; therefore, do not say anything to him except
good." `Umar again said, "O Allah's Apostle! He has betrayed
Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop his neck
off!" The Prophet said, "Isn't he from those who fought the
battle of Badr? And what do you know, Allah might have looked
at them (Badr warriors) and said (to them), 'Do what you like,
for I have granted you Paradise?' " On that, `Umar's eyes
became flooded with tears and he said, "Allah and His Apostle
know best."
Bk. 85: Saying Something under Compulsion (Ikraah)
9.73:
Narrated Abi Huraira: The Prophet used to invoke Allah in his
prayer, "O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a and Salama bin
Hisham and Al−Walid bin Al−Walid; O Allah! Save the weak among
the believers; O Allah! Be hard upon the tribe of Mudar and
inflict years (of famine) upon them like the (famine) years of
Joseph."
9.74:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever possesses the (following) three
qualities will have the sweetness of faith (1): The one to
whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else;
(2) Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's Sake;
(3) who hates to revert to atheism (disbelief) as he hates to
be thrown into the Fire."
9.75:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Sa`id bin Zaid saying, "I have seen myself tied and
forced by `Umar to leave Islam (Before `Umar himself embraced
Islam). And if the mountain of Uhud were to collapse for the
evil which you people had done to `Uthman, then Uhud would
have the right to do so." (See Hadith No. 202, Vol. 5) 9.76:
Narrated Khabbab bin Al−Art: We complained to Allah's Apostle
(about our state) while he was leaning against his sheet cloak
in the shade of the Ka`ba. We said, "Will you ask Allah to
help us? Will you invoke Allah for us?" He said, "Among those
who were before you a (believer) used to be seized and, a pit
used to be dug for him and then he used to be placed in it.
Then a saw used to be brought and put on his head which would
be split into two halves. His flesh might be combed with iron
combs and removed from his bones, yet, all that did not cause
him to revert from his religion. By Allah! This religion
(Islam) will be completed (and triumph) till a rider
(traveler) goes from San`a' (the capital of Yemen) to
Hadramout fearing nobody except Allah and the wolf lest it
should trouble his sheep, but you are impatient." (See Hadith
No. 191, Vol. 5) 9.77:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were in the mosque, Allah's
Apostle came out to us and said, "Let us proceed to the Jews."
So we went along with him till we reached Bait−al−Midras (a
place where the Torah used to be recited and all the Jews of
the town used to gather). The Prophet stood up and addressed
them, "O Assembly of Jews! Embrace Islam and you will be
safe!" The Jews replied, "O Aba−l−Qasim! You have conveyed
Allah's message to us." The Prophet said, "That is what I want
(from you)." He repeated his first statement for the second
time, and they said, "You have conveyed Allah's message, O
Aba−l−Qasim." Then he said it for the third time and added,
"You should Know that the earth belongs to Allah and His
Apostle, and I want to exile you fro,,, this land, so whoever
among you owns some property, can sell it, otherwise you
should know that the Earth belongs to Allah and His Apostle."
(See Hadith No. 392, Vol. 4) 9.78:
Narrated Khansa' bint Khidam Al−Ansariya: That her father gave
her in marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that
marriage. So she came and (complained) to the Prophets and he
declared that marriage invalid. (See Hadith No. 69, Vol. 7)
9.79:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! Should the women be
asked for their consent to their marriage?" He said, "Yes." I
said, "A virgin, if asked, feels shy and keeps quiet." He
said, "Her silence means her consent."
9.80:
Narrated Jabir:
A man from the Ansar made his slave, a Mudabbar. And apart
from that slave he did not have any other property. This news
reached Allah's Apostle and he said, "Who will buy that slave
from me?" So Nu'aim bin An−Nahham bought him for 800 Dirham.
Jabir added: It was a coptic (Egyptian) slave who died that
year.
9.81:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Qur'anic Verse: 'O you who
believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their
will.' ( 4.19) The custom (in the Pre−lslamic Period) was that
if a man died, his relatives used to have the right to inherit
his wife, and if one of them wished, he could marry her, or
they could marry her to somebody else, or prevent her from
marrying if they wished, for they had more right to dispose of
her than her own relatives. Therefore this Verse was revealed
concerning this matter.
9.82:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet)
Abraham migrated with his wife Sarah till he reached a town
where there was a king or a tyrant who sent a message, to
Abraham, ordering him to send Sarah to him. So when Abraham
had sent Sarah, the tyrant got up, intending to do evil with
her, but she got up and performed ablution and prayed and
said, 'O Allah ! If I have believed in You and in Your
Apostle, then do not empower this oppressor over me.' So he
(the king) had an epileptic fit and started moving his legs
violently. "
9.83:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim
is a brother of another Muslim. So he should neither oppress
him nor hand him over to an oppressor. And whoever fulfilled
the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs."
9.84:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother whether he is an
oppressor or an oppressed," A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
will help him if he is oppressed, but if he is an oppressor,
how shall I help him?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him
from oppressing (others), for that is how to help him."
Bk. 86: Tricks
9.85:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: The Prophet said, 'O people!
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions, and every
person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
So, whoever emigrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his
emigration was for Allah and His Apostle, and whoever
emigrated to take worldly benefit or for a woman to marry,
then his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
9.86:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah does not accept
prayer of anyone of you if he does Hadath (passes wind) till
he performs the ablution (anew).
9.87:
Narrated Anas:
That Abu Bakr wrote for him, Zakat regulations which Allah's
Apostle had made compulsory, and wrote that one should neither
collect various portions (of the property) nor divide the
property into various portions in order to avoid paying Zakat.
9.88:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A bedouin with unkempt hair
came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Tell me
what Allah has enjoined on me as regards prayers." The Prophet
said, "You have to offer perfectly the five (compulsory)
prayers in a day and a night (24 hrs.), except if you want to
perform some extra optional prayers." The bedouin said, "Tell
me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards fasting." The
Prophet said, "You have to observe fast during the month of
Ramadan except if you fast some extra optional fast." The
bedouin said, "Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regard
Zakat." The Prophet then told him the Islamic laws and
regulations whereupon the bedouin said, "By Him Who has
honored you, I will not perform any optional deeds of worship
and I will not leave anything of what Allah has enjoined on
me." Allah's Apostle said, "He will be successful if he has
told the truth (or he will enter Paradise if he said the
truth)." And some people said, "The Zakat for one−hundred and
twenty camels is two Hiqqas, and if the Zakat payer slaughters
the camels intentionally or gives them as a present or plays
some other trick in order to avoid the Zakat, then there is no
harm (in it) for him.
9.89:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "On the Day of
Resurrection the Kanz (Treasure or wealth of which, Zakat has
not been paid) of anyone of you will appear in the shape of a
huge bald headed poisonous male snake and its owner will run
away from it, but it will follow him and say, 'I am your
Kanz.'" The Prophet added, "By Allah, that snake will keep on
following him until he stretches out his hand and let the
snake swallow it." Allah's Apostle added, "If the owner of
camels does not pay their Zakat, then, on the Day of
Resurrection those camels will come to him and will strike his
face with their hooves." Some people said: Concerning a man
who has camels, and is afraid that Zakat will be due so he
sells those camels for similar camels or for sheep or cows or
money one day before Zakat becomes due in order to avoid
payment of their Zakat cunningly! "He has not to pay
anything." The same scholar said, "If one pays Zakat of his
camels one day or one year prior to the end of the year (by
the end of which Zakat becomes due), his Zakat will be valid."
9.90.1:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Sa`d bin 'Ubada Al−Ansari sought the
verdict of Allah's Apostle regarding a vow made by his mother
who had died before fulfilling it. Allah's Apostle said,
"Fulfill it on her behalf." Some people said, "If the number
of camels reaches twenty, then their owner has to pay four
sheep as Zakat; and if their owner gives them as a gift or
sells them in order to escape the payment of Zakat cunningly
before the completion of a year, then he is not to pay
anything, and if he slaughters them and then dies, then no
Zakat is to be taken from his property."
9.90.2:
Narrated `Abdullah: Nafi` narrated to me that `Abdullah said
that Allah's Apostle forbade the Shighar. I asked Nafi`, "What
is the Shighar?" He said, "It is to marry the daughter of a
man and marry one's daughter to that man (at the same time)
without Mahr (in both cases); or to marry the sister of a man
and marry one's own sister to that man without Mahr." Some
people said, "If one, by a trick, marries on the basis of
Shighar, the marriage is valid but its condition is illegal."
The same scholar said regarding Al−Mut'a, "The marriage is
invalid and its condition is illegal." Some others said, "The
Mut'a and the Shighar are permissible but the condition is
illegal."
9.91:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Ali: `Ali was told that Ibn `Abbas did
not see any harm in the Mut'a marriage. `Ali said, "Allah's
Apostle forbade the Mut'a marriage on the Day of the battle of
Khaibar and he forbade the eating of donkey's meat." Some
people said, "If one, by a tricky way, marries temporarily,
his marriage is illegal." Others said, "The marriage is valid
but its condition is illegal."
9.92:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "One should not
prevent others from watering their animals with the surplus of
his water in order to prevent them from benefiting by the
surplus of grass." 9.93:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the practice of
An−Najsh. 9.94:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man mentioned to the Prophet
that he had always been cheated in bargains. The Prophet said,
"Whenever you do bargain, say, 'No cheating.'"
9.95:
Narrated `Urwa:
That he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse: 'If you fear that
you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls,
marry (other) women of your choice.' ( 4.3) `Aisha said, "It
is about an orphan girl under the custody of her guardian who
being attracted by her wealth and beauty wants to marry her
with Mahr less than other women of her status. So such
guardians were forbidden to marry them unless they treat them
justly by giving them their full Mahr. Then the people sought
the verdict of Allah's Apostle for such cases, whereupon Allah
revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning women..' (
4.127) (The sub−narrator then mentioned the Hadith.)
9.96:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "For every
betrayer there will be a flag by which he will be recognized
on the Day of Resurrection. "
9.97:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet said, "I am only a human
being, and you people have disputes. May be some one amongst
you can present his case in a more eloquent and convincing
manner than the other, and I give my judgment in his favor
according to what I hear. Beware! If ever I give (by error)
somebody something of his brother's right then he should not
take it as I have only, given him a piece of Fire." (See
Hadith No. 638. Vol. 3)
9.98:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A virgin should not
be married till she is asked for her consent; and the matron
should not be married till she is asked whether she agrees to
marry or not." It was asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How will
she(the virgin) express her consent?" He said, "By keeping
silent." Some people said, "If a virgin is not asked for her
consent and she is not married, and then a man, by playing a
trick presents two false witnesses that he has married her
with her consent and the judge confirms his marriage as a true
one, and the husband knows that the witnesses were false ones,
then there is no harm for him to consummate his marriage with
her and the marriage is regarded as valid."
9.99:
Narrated Al−Qasim: A woman from the offspring of Ja`far was
afraid lest her guardian marry her (to somebody) against her
will. So she sent for two elderly men from the Ansar,
`AbdurRahman and Mujammi', the two sons of Jariya, and they
said to her, "Don't be afraid, for Khansa' bint Khidam was
given by her father in marriage against her will, then the
Prophet cancelled that marriage." (See Hadith No. 78)
9.100:
Narrated Abu Haraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A lady slave
should not be given in marriage until she is consulted, and a
virgin should not be given in marriage until her permission is
granted." The people said, "How will she express her
permission?" The Prophet said, "By keeping silent (when asked
her consent)." Some people said, "If a man, by playing a
trick, presents two false witnesses before the judge to
testify that he has married a matron with her consent and the
judge confirms his marriage, and the husband is sure that he
has never married her (before), then such a marriage will be
considered as a legal one and he may live with her as
husband."
9.101:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "It is essential to have the consent of
a virgin (for the marriage). I said, "A virgin feels shy." The
Prophet; said, "Her silence means her consent." Some people
said, "If a man falls in love with an orphan slave girl or a
virgin and she refuses (him) and then he makes a trick by
bringing two false witnesses to testify that he has married
her, and then she attains the age of puberty and agrees to
marry him and the judge accepts the false witness and the
husband knows that the witnesses were false ones, he may
consummate his marriage."
9.102:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to like sweets and also used to like
honey, and whenever he finished the `Asr prayer, he used to
visit his wives and stay with them. Once he visited Hafsa and
remained with her longer than the period he used to stay, so I
enquired about it. It was said to me, "A woman from her tribe
gave her a leather skin containing honey as a present, and she
gave some of it to Allah's Apostle to drink." I said, "By
Allah, we will play a trick on him." So I mentioned the story
to Sauda (the wife of the Prophet) and said to her, "When he
enters upon you, he will come near to you whereupon you should
say to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He
will say, 'No.' Then you say to him, 'What is this bad smell?
' And it would be very hard on Allah's Apostle that a bad
smell should be found on his body. He will say, 'Hafsa has
given me a drink of honey.' Then you should say to him, 'Its
bees must have sucked from the Al−`Urfut (a foul smelling
flower).' I too, will tell him the same. And you, O Saifya,
say the same." So when the Prophet entered upon Sauda (the
following happened). Sauda said, "By Him except Whom none has
the right to be worshipped, I was about to say to him what you
had told me to say while he was still at the gate because of
fear from you. But when Allah 's Apostle came near to me, I
said to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He
replied, 'No.' I said, 'What about this smell?' He said,
'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' I said, 'Its bees must
have sucked Al−`Urfut.' " When he entered upon me, I told him
the same as that, and when he entered upon Safiya, she too
told him the same. So when he visited Hafsa again, she said to
him, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give you a drink of it
(honey)?" He said, "I have no desire for it." Sauda said,
Subhan Allah! We have deprived him of it (honey)." I said to
her, "Be quiet!" 9.103:
Narrated `Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Rabi`a: `Umar bin Al−Khattab
left for Sham, and when he reached a placed called Sargh, he
came to know that there was an outbreak of an epidemic (of
plague) in Sham. Then `AbdurRahman bin `Auf told him that
Allah's Apostle said, "If you hear the news of an outbreak of
an epidemic (plague) in a certain place, do not enter that
place: and if the epidemic falls in a place while you are
present in it, do not leave that place to escape from the
epidemic." So `Umar returned from Sargh.
9.104:
Narrated 'Amir bin Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: That he heard Usama
bin Zaid speaking to Sa`d, saying, "Allah's Apostle mentioned
the plague and said, 'It is a means of punishment with which
some nations were punished and some of it has remained, and it
appears now and then. So whoever hears that there is an
outbreak of plague in some land, he should not go to that
land, and if the plague breaks out in the land where one is
already present, one should not run away from that land,
escaping from the plague."
9.105:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "The one who takes back
his gift is like a dog swallowing its own vomit, and we
(believers) should not act according to this bad example."
9.106:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet has decreed that
preemption is valid in all cases where the real estate
concerned has not been divided, but if the boundaries are
established and the ways are made, then there is no
preemption. A man said, "Preemption is only for the neighbor,"
and then he makes invalid what he has confirmed. He said, "If
someone wants to buy a house and being afraid that the
neighbor (of the house) may buy it through preemption, he buys
one share out of one hundred shares of the house and then buys
the rest of the house, then the neighbor can only have the
right of preemption for the first share but not for the rest
of the house; and the buyer may play such a trick in this
case."
9.107:
Narrated `Amr bin Ash−Sharid: Al−Miswar bin Makhrama came and
put his hand on my shoulder and I accompanied him to Sa`d. Abu
Rafi` said to Al−Miswar, "Won't you order this (i.e. Sa`d) to
buy my house which is in my yard?" Sa`d said, "I will not
offer more than four hundred in installments over a fixed
period." Abu Rafi` said, "I was offered five hundred cash but
I refused. Had I not heard the Prophet saying, 'A neighbor is
more entitled to receive the care of his neighbor,' I would
not have sold it to you." The narrator said, to Sufyan: Ma`mar
did not say so. Sufyan said, "But he did say so to me." Some
people said, "If someone wants to sell a house and deprived
somebody of the right of preemption, he has the right to play
a trick to render the preemption invalid. And that is by
giving the house to the buyer as a present and marking its
boundaries and giving it to him. The buyer then gives the
seller one−thousand Dirham as compensation in which case the
preemptor loses his right of preemption." Narrated `Amr bin
Ash−Sharid: Abu Rafi` said that Sa`d offered him four hundred
Mithqal of gold for a house. Abu Rafi` ' said, "If I had not
heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'A neighbor has more right to be
taken care of by his neighbor,' then I would not have given it
to you." Some people said, "If one has bought a portion of a
house and wants to cancel the right of preemption, he may give
it as a present to his little son and he will not be obliged
to take an oath."
9.108:
Narrated Abu Humaid As−Sa`idi: Allah's Apostle appointed a man
called Ibn Al−Lutabiyya to collect the Zakat from Bani
Sulaim's tribe. When he returned, the Prophet called him to
account. He said (to the Prophet, 'This is your money, and
this has been given to me as a gift." On that, Allah's Apostle
said, "Why didn't you stay in your father's and mother's house
to see whether you will be given gifts or not if you are
telling the truth?" Then the Prophet addressed us, and after
praising and glorifying Allah, he said: "Amma Ba'du", I employ
a man from among you to manage some affair of what Allah has
put under my custody, and then he comes to me and says, 'This
is your money and this has been given to me as a gift. Why
didn't he stay in his father's and mother's home to see
whether he will be given gifts or not? By Allah, not anyone of
you takes a thing unlawfully but he will meet Allah on the Day
of Resurrection, carrying that thing. I do not want to see any
of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a bleating
sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet raised both his
hands till the whiteness of his armpits became visible, and he
said, "O Allah! Haven't I have conveyed (Your Message)?" The
narrator added: My eyes witnessed and my ears heard (that
Hadith).
9.109:
Narrated Abu Rafi`: The Prophet said, "The neighbor has more
right to be taken care of by his neighbor (than anyone else)."
Some men said, "If one wants to buy a house for 20,000 Dirhams
then there is no harm to play a trick to deprive somebody of
preemption by buying it (just on paper) with 20,000 Dirhams
but paying to the seller only 9,999 Dirhams in cash and then
agree with the seller to pay only one Dinar in cash for the
rest of the price (i.e. 10,001 Dirhams). If the preemptor
offers 20,000 Dirhams for the house, he can buy it otherwise
he has no right to buy it (by this trick he got out of
preemption). If the house proves to belong to somebody else
other than the seller, the buyer should take back from the
seller what he has paid, i.e., 9,999 Dirhams and one Dinar,
because if the house proves to belong to somebody else, so the
whole bargain (deal) is unlawful. If the buyer finds a defect
in the house and it does not belong to somebody other than the
seller, the buyer may return it and receive 20,000 Dirhams
(instead of 9999 Dirham plus one Dinar) which he actually
paid.' Abu `Abdullah said, "So that man allows (some people)
the playing of tricks amongst the Muslims (although) the
Prophet said, 'In dealing with Muslims one should not sell
them sick (animals) or bad things or stolen things."
9.110:
Narrated `Amr bin Ash−Sharid: Abu Rafi` sold a house to Sa`d
bin Malik for four−hundred Mithqal of gold, and said, "If I
had not heard the Prophet saying, 'The neighbor has more right
to be taken care of by his neighbor (than anyone else),' then
I would not have sold it to you."
Bk. 87: Interpretation of Dreams
9.111:
Narrated `Aisha:
The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle
was in the form of good righteous (true) dreams in his sleep.
He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day
light. He used to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he
used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many (days)
nights. He used to take with him the journey food for that
(stay) and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his
food like−wise again for another period to stay, till suddenly
the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira.
The angel came to him in it and asked him to read. The Prophet
replied, "I do not know how to read." (The Prophet added),
"The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that
I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and again
asked me to read, and I replied, "I do not know how to read,"
whereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till
I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and asked me
again to read, but again I replied, "I do not know how to read
(or, what shall I read?)." Thereupon he caught me for the
third time and pressed me and then released me and said,
"Read: In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that
exists). Has created man from a clot. Read and Your Lord is
Most Generous...up to..... ..that which he knew not." (96.15)
Then Allah's Apostle returned with the Inspiration, his neck
muscles twitching with terror till he entered upon Khadija and
said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was
over and then he said, "O Khadija, what is wrong with me?"
Then he told her everything that had happened and said, 'I
fear that something may happen to me." Khadija said, 'Never!
But have the glad tidings, for by Allah, Allah will never
disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your Kith and
kin, speak the truth, help the poor and the destitute, serve
your guest generously and assist the deserving,
calamity−afflicted ones." Khadija then accompanied him to (her
cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin `Abdul `Uzza bin Qusai.
Waraqa was the son of her paternal uncle, i.e., her father's
brother, who during the Pre−Islamic Period became a Christian
and used to write the Arabic writing and used to write of the
Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to write. He was
an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to him, "O
my cousin! Listen to the story of your nephew." Waraqa asked,
"O my nephew! What have you seen?" The Prophet described
whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same Namus
(i.e., Gabriel, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah
had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to
the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle
asked, "Will they turn me out?" Waraqa replied in the
affirmative and said: "Never did a man come with something
similar to what you have brought but was treated with
hostility. If I should remain alive till the day when you will
be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a
few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also
paused for a while and the Prophet became so sad as we have
heard that he intended several times to throw himself from the
tops of high mountains and every time he went up the top of a
mountain in order to throw himself down, Gabriel would appear
before him and say, "O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah's
Apostle in truth" whereupon his heart would become quiet and
he would calm down and would return home. And whenever the
period of the coming of the inspiration used to become long,
he would do as before, but when he used to reach the top of a
mountain, Gabriel would appear before him and say to him what
he had said before. (Ibn `Abbas said regarding the meaning of:
'He it is that Cleaves the daybreak (from the darkness)'
(6.96) that Al−Asbah. means the light of the sun during the
day and the light of the moon at night).
9.112:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "A good dream
(that comes true) of a righteous man is one of forty−six parts
of prophetism."
9.113:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "A true good dream is
from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan." 9.114:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "If anyone of
you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah, and he
should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others; but if he
sees something else, i.e., a dream that he dislikes, then it
is from Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its
evil, and he should not mention it to anybody, for it will not
harm him." 9.115:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "A good dream that
comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan, so if
anyone of you sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with
Allah from Satan and should spit on the left, for the bad
dream will not harm him."
9.116:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samit: The Prophet said, "The (good)
dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty−six parts
of prophetism:'
9.117:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The (good) dream
of a faithful believer is a part of the forty−six parts of
prophetism."
9.118:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"A good dream is a part of the forty six parts of prophetism."
9.119:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Nothing
is left of the prophetism except Al−Mubashshirat." They asked,
"What are Al−Mubashshirat?" He replied, "The true good dreams
(that conveys glad tidings).
9.120:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Some people were shown the Night of Qadr
as being in the last seven days (of the month of Ramadan). The
Prophet said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan).
9.121:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If I stayed in
prison as long as Joseph stayed and then the messenger came, I
would respond to his call (to go out of the prison) ."
9.122:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever
sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan
cannot imitate me in shape." Abu `Abdullah said, "Ibn Seereen
said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet in his (real) shape.'"
9.123:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no
doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot imitate my shape.
9.124:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "A good dream is from
Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So whoever has seen (in
a dream) something he dislike, then he should spit without
saliva, thrice on his left and seek refuge with Allah from
Satan, for it will not harm him, and Satan cannot appear in my
shape."
9.125:
Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "Whoever sees me (in a
dream) then he indeed has seen the truth ."
9.126:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Who ever sees
me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth, as Satan
cannot appear in my shape."
9.127:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I have been given the
keys of eloquent speech and given victory with awe (cast into
the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping last night,
the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me till
they were put in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle
left (this world) and now you people are carrying those
treasures from place to place. 9.128:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "I saw
myself (in a dream) near the Ka`ba last night, and I saw a man
with whitish red complexion, the best you may see amongst men
of that complexion having long hair reaching his earlobes
which was the best hair of its sort, and he had combed his
hair and water was dropping from it, and he was performing the
Tawaf around the Ka`ba while he was leaning on two men or on
the shoulders of two men. I asked, 'Who is this man?' Somebody
replied, '(He is) Messiah, son of Mary.' Then I saw another
man with very curly hair, blind in the right eye which looked
like a protruding out grape. I asked, 'Who is this?' Somebody
replied, '(He is) Messiah, Ad−Dajjal.'"
9.129:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: About a man who came to Allah's Apostle
and said, "I was shown in a dream last night..." Then Ibn
`Abbas mentioned the narration.
9.130:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to visit Um
Haram bint Milhan she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As−Samit. One
day the Prophet visited her and she provided him with food and
started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's Apostle
slept and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "What
makes you smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Some of my
followers were presented before me in my dream as fighters in
Allah's Cause, sailing in the middle of the seas like kings on
the thrones or like kings sitting on their thrones." (The
narrator 'Is−haq is not sure as to which expression was
correct). Um Haram added, 'I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke
Allah, to make me one of them;" So Allah's Apostle invoked
Allah for her and then laid his head down (and slept). Then he
woke up smiling (again). (Um Haram added): I said, "What makes
you smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Some people of my
followers were presented before me (in a dream) as fighters in
Allah's Cause." He said the same as he had said before. I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me from them."
He said, "You are among the first ones." Then Um Haram sailed
over the sea during the Caliphate of Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan,
and she fell down from her riding animal after coming ashore,
and died. 9.131:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit: Um Al−`Ala an Ansari
woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle
told me:, "The Muhajirln (emigrants) were distributed amongst
us by drawing lots, and we got `Uthman bin Maz'un in our
share. We made him stay with us in our house. Then he suffered
from a disease which proved fatal. When he died and was given
a bath and was shrouded in his clothes. Allah's Apostle came,
I said, (addressing the dead body), 'O Aba As−Sa'ib! May Allah
be Merciful to you! I testify that Allah has honored you.'
Allah's Apostle said, 'How do you know that Allah has honored
him?" I replied, 'Let my father be sacrificed for you, O
Allah's Apostle! On whom else shall Allah bestow. His honor?'
Allah's Apostle said, 'As for him, by Allah, death has come to
him. By Allah, I wish him all good (from Allah). By Allah, in
spite of the fact that I am Allah's Apostle, I do not know
what Allah will do to me.", Um Al−`Ala added, "By Allah, I
will never attest the righteousness of anybody after that."
9.132:
Narrated Az−Zuhri: Regarding the above narration, The Prophet
said, "I do not know what Allah will do to him (Uthman bin
Maz'un)." Um Al−`Ala said, "I felt very sorry for that, and
then I slept and saw in a dream a flowing spring for `Uthman
bin Maz'un, and told Allah's Apostle of that, and he said,
"That flowing spring symbolizes his good deeds."
9.133:
Narrated Abu Qatada Al−Ansari: (a companion of the Prophet and
one of his cavalry men) "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "A
good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan; so,
if anyone of you had a bad dream which he disliked, then he
should spit on his left and seek refuge with Allah from it,
for it will not harm him."
9.134:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While I
was sleeping, I was given a bowl full of milk (in a dream),
and I drank of it to my fill until I noticed its wetness
coming out of my nails, and then I gave the rest of it to
`Umar." They (the people) asked, "What have you interpreted
(about the dream)? O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "(It is
Religious) knowledge."
9.135:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While I
was sleeping, I was given a bowl full of milk (in the dream)
and I drank from it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness
coming out of my limbs. Then I gave the rest of it to `Umar
bin Al−Khattab." The persons sitting around him, asked, "What
have you interpreted (about the dream) O Allah's Apostle?" He
said, "(It is religious) knowledge."
9.136:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "While I
was sleeping, some people were displayed before me (in a
dream). They were wearing shirts, some of which were merely
covering their breasts, and some a bit longer. Then there
passed before me, `Umar bin Al−Khattab wearing a shirt he was
dragging it (on the ground behind him.)" They (the people)
asked, "What have you interpreted (about the dream) O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "The Religion."
9.137:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"While I was sleeping, I saw (in a dream) the people being
displayed before me, wearing shirts, some of which (were so
short that it) reached as far as their breasts and some
reached below that. Then `Umar bin Al−Khattab was shown to me
and he was wearing a shirt which he was dragging (behind
him)." They asked. What have you interpreted (about the
dream)? O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "The religion."
9.138:
Narrated Qais bin 'Ubada: I was sitting in a gathering in
which there was Sa`d bin Malik and Ibn `Umar. `Abdullah bin
Salam passed in front of them and they said, "This man is from
the people of Paradise." I said to `Abdullah bin Salam, "They
said so−and−so." He replied, "Subhan Allah! They ought not to
have said things of which they have no knowledge, but I saw
(in a dream) that a post was fixed in a green garden. At the
top of the post there was a handhold and below it there was a
servant. I was asked to climb (the post). So I climbed it till
I got hold of the handhold." Then I narrated this dream to
Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said, "`Abdullah will die
while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam).
9.139:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me twice in
(my) dream. Behold, a man was carrying you in a silken piece
of cloth and said to me, "She is your wife, so uncover her,'
and behold, it was you. I would then say (to myself), 'If this
is from Allah, then it must happen.' "
9.140:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "You were shown to me twice (in my
dream) before I married you. I saw an angel carrying you in a
silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, 'Uncover (her),' and
behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from
Allah, then it must happen.' Then you were shown to me, the
angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said (to
him), 'Uncover (her), and behold, it was you. I said (to
myself), 'If this is from Allah, then it must happen.' "
9.141:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I have
been sent with Jawami al−Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression
carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious with
awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was
sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought
to me and were put in my hand." Muhammad said,
Jawami'−al−Kalim means that Allah expresses in one or two
statements or thereabouts the numerous matters that used to be
written in the books revealed before (the coming of) the
Prophet .
9.142:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Salam: (In a dream) I saw myself in a
garden, and there was a pillar in the middle of the garden,
and there was a handhold at the top of the pillar. I was asked
to climb it. I said, "I cannot." Then a servant came and
lifted up my clothes and I climbed (the pillar), and then got
hold of the handhold, and I woke up while still holding it. I
narrated that to the Prophet who said, "The garden symbolizes
the garden of Islam, and the handhold is the firm Islamic
handhold which indicates that you will be adhering firmly to
Islam until you die."
9.143:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I saw in a dream a piece of silken cloth
in my hand, and in whatever direction in Paradise I waved it,
it flew, carrying me there. I narrated this (dream) to (my
sister) Hafsa and she told it to the Prophet who said, (to
Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is a righteous man," or,
"Indeed, `Abdullah is a righteous man."
9.144:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When the Day of
Resurrection approaches, the dreams of a believer will hardly
fail to come true, and a dream of a believer is one of
forty−six parts of prophetism, and whatever belongs to
prothetism can never be false." Muhammad bin Seereen said,
"But I say this." He said, "It used to be said, 'There are
three types of dreams: The reflection of one's thoughts and
experiences one has during wakefulness, what is suggested by
Satan to frighten the dreamer, or glad tidings from Allah. So,
if someone has a dream which he dislikes, he should not tell
it to others, but get up and offer a prayer." He added, "He
(Abu Huraira) hated to see a Ghul (i.e., iron collar around
his neck in a dream) and people liked to see fetters (on their
feet in a dream). The fetters on the feet symbolizes one's
constant and firm adherence to religion." And Abu `Abdullah
said, "Ghuls (iron collars) are used only for necks."
9.145:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit: Um Al−`Ala an Ansari
woman who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's
Apostle said, "`Uthman bin Maz'un came in our share when the
Ansars drew lots to distribute the emigrants (to dwell) among
themselves, He became sick and we looked after (nursed) him
till he died. Then we shrouded him in his clothes. Allah's
Apostle came to us, I (addressing the dead body) said, "May
Allah's Mercy be on you, O Aba As−Sa'ib! I testify that Allah
has honored you." The Prophet said, 'How do you know that?' I
replied, 'I do not know, by Allah.' He said, 'As for him,
death has come to him and I wish him all good from Allah. By
Allah, though I am Allah's Apostle, I neither know what will
happen to me, nor to you.'" Um Al−`Ala said, "By Allah, I will
never attest the righteousness of anybody after that." She
added, "Later I saw in a dream, a flowing spring for `Uthman.
So I went to Allah's Apostle and mentioned that to him. He
said, 'That is (the symbol of) his good deeds (the reward for)
which is going on for him.' "
9.146:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "(I saw in a dream
that) while I was standing at a well and drawing water
therefrom, suddenly Abu Bakr and `Umar came to me. Abu Bakr
took the bucket and drew one or two buckets (full of water),
but there was weakness in his pulling, but Allah forgave him.
Then Ibn Al−Khattab took the bucket from Abu Bakr's hand and
the bucket turned into a very large one in his hand. I have
never seen any strong man among the people doing such a hard
job as `Umar did, till (the people drank to their
satisfaction) and water their camels to their fill and they
sat near the water."
9.147:
Narrated Salim's father: about the Prophet's dream in which he
has seen Abu Bakr and `Umar: The Prophet said, "I saw (in a
dream) that the people had gathered. Then Abu Bakr stood up
and pulled out one or two buckets full of water (from a well)
and there was weakness in his pulling −− may Allah forgive
him. Then Ibn Al−Khattab stood up, and the bucket turned into
a very large one and I have never seen any strong man among
the people doing such a hard job. He pulled out so much water
that the people (drank to their satisfaction) and watered
their camels to their fill, (and then after quenching their
thirst) they sat beside the water."
9.148:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw myself standing at a well over which there was
a bucket. I pulled out from it as many buckets of water as
Allah wished, and then Ibn Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took the
bucket from me and pulled out one or two full buckets, and
there was weakness in his pull−−may Allah forgive him. Then
the bucket turned into a very large one and `Umar bin
Al−Khattab took it. I have never seen any strong man among the
people, drawing water with such strength as `Umar did, till
the people (drank to their satisfaction and) watered their
camels to their fill; whereupon the camels sat beside the
water."
9.149:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw myself standing over a tank (well) giving
water to the people to drink. Then Abu Bakr came to me and
took the bucket from me in order to relieve me and he pulled
out one or two full buckets, and there was weakness in his
pulling −−may Allah forgive him. Then Ibn Al−Khattab took it
from him and went on drawing water till the people left (after
being satisfied) while the tank was over flowing with water."
9.150:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We were sitting with Allah's Apostle, he
said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise.
Suddenly I saw a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I
asked, "For whom is this palace?" They (the angels) replied,
"It is for `Umar bin Al−Khattab." Then I remembered `Umar's
ghira and went back hurriedly." On hearing that, `Umar started
weeping and said, " Let my father and mother be sacrificed for
you. O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of my Ghira being
offended by you?
9.151:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said: (I saw in
a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold, there was a
palace built of gold! I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They
(the angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.' " The
Prophet added, "O Ibn Al−Khattab! Nothing stopped me from
entering it except your Ghira." `Umar said, "How dare I think
of my Ghira being offended by you, O Allah's Apostle?"
9.152:
Narrated Abu Huraira: We were sitting with Allah's Apostle he
said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and
behold, a woman was performing ablution by the side of a
palace. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They replied, 'For
`Umar' Then I remembered the Ghira of `Umar and returned
immediately." `Umar wept (on hearing that) and said, " Let my
father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!
How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you.' 9.153:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "While I
was sleeping, I saw myself performing the Tawaf of the Ka`ba.
Behold, there I saw a whitish−red lank−haired man (holding
himself) between two men with water dropping from his hair. I
asked, 'Who is this?' The people replied, 'He is the son of
Mary.' Then I turned my face to see another man with red
complexion, big body, curly hair, and blind in the right eye
which looked like a protruding out grape. I asked, 'Who is
he?' They replied, 'He is Ad−Dajjal.' Ibn Qatan resembles him
more than anybody else among the people and Ibn Qatan was a
man from Bani Al−Mustaliq from Khuza`a."
9.154:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"While I was sleeping, I saw a bowl full of milk was brought
to me and I drank of it (to my fill) till I noticed its
wetness flowing (in my body). Then I gave the remaining of it
to `Umar." They asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What have you
interpreted (about the dream)? He said, "(It is Religious)
knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134)
9.155:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Men from the companions of Allah's Apostle
used to see dreams during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and
they used to narrate those dreams to Allah's Apostle. Allah's
Apostle would interpret them as Allah wished. I was a young
man and used to stay in the mosque before my wedlock. I said
to myself, "If there were any good in myself, I too would see
what these people see." So when I went to bed one night, I
said, "O Allah! If you see any good in me, show me a good
dream." So while I was in that state, there came to me (in a
dream) two angels. In the hand of each of them, there was a
mace of iron, and both of them were taking me to Hell, and I
was between them, invoking Allah, "O Allah! I seek refuge with
You from Hell." Then I saw myself being confronted by another
angel holding a mace of iron in his hand. He said to me, "Do
not be afraid, you will be an excellent man if you only pray
more often." So they took me till they stopped me at the edge
of Hell, and behold, it was built inside like a well and it
had side posts like those of a well, and beside each post
there was an angel carrying an iron mace. I saw therein many
people hanging upside down with iron chains, and I recognized
therein some men from the Quraish. Then (the angels) took me
to the right side. I narrated this dream to (my sister) Hafsa
and she told it to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said, "No
doubt, `Abdullah is a good man." (Nafi` said, "Since then
`Abdullah bin `Umar used to pray much.)
9.156:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I was a young unmarried man during the
lifetime of the Prophet. I used to sleep in the mosque. Anyone
who had a dream, would narrate it to the Prophet. I said, "O
Allah! If there is any good for me with You, then show me a
dream so that Allah's Apostle may interpret it for me." So I
slept and saw (in a dream) two angels came to me and took me
along with them, and they met another angel who said to me,
"Don't be afraid, you are a good man." They took me towards
the Fire, and behold, it was built inside like a well, and
therein I saw people some of whom I recognized, and then the
angels took me to the right side. In the morning, I mentioned
that dream to Hafsa. Hafsa told me that she had mentioned it
to the Prophet and he said, "`Abdullah is a righteous man if
he only prays more at night." (Az−Zuhri said, "After that,
`Abdullah used to pray more at night.")
9.157:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"While I was sleeping, I saw that a cup full of milk was
brought to me and I drank of it and gave the remaining of it
to `Umar bin Al−Khattab." They asked. What have you
interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet
said. "(It is Religious) knowledge."
9.158:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "While I
was sleeping, two golden bangles were put in my two hands, so
I got scared (frightened) and disliked it, but I was given
permission to blow them off, and they flew away. I interpret
it as a symbol of two liars who will appear." 'Ubaidullah
said, "One of them was Al−`Ansi who was killed by Fairuz at
Yemen and the other was Musailama (at Najd) .
9.159:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream that I
was migrating from Mecca to a land where there were date palm
trees. I thought that it might be the land of Al−Yamama or
Hajar, but behold, it turned out to be Yathrib (i.e. Medina).
And I saw cows (being slaughtered) there, but the reward given
by Allah is better (than worldly benefits). Behold, those cows
proved to symbolize the believers (who were killed) on the Day
(of the battle) of Uhud, and the good (which I saw in the
dream) was the good and the reward and the truth which Allah
bestowed upon us after the Badr battle. (or the Battle of
Uhud) and that was the victory bestowed by Allah in the Battle
of Khaibar and the conquest of Mecca) . 9.160:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are
the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of
Resurrection)." Allah's Apostle further said, ''While
sleeping, I was given the treasures of the world and two
golden bangles were put in my hands, but I felt much annoyed,
and those two bangles distressed me very much, but I was
inspired that I should blow them off, so I blew them and they
flew away. Then I interpreted that those two bangles were the
liars between whom I was (i.e., the one of San`a' and the one
of Yamama).
9.161:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream) a
black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling
at Mahai'a, i.e., Al−Juhfa. I interpreted that as a symbol of
epidemic of Medina being transferred to that place (Al−Juhfa).
9.162:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: concerning the dream of the
Prophet in Medina: The Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream) a
black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling
at Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) the epidemic
of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al−Juhfa."
9.163:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream)
a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and
settling in Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of)
epidemic of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a, namely,
Al−Juhfa."
9.164:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream that I
waved a sword and it broke in the middle, and behold, that
symbolized the casualties the believers suffered on the Day
(of the battle) of Uhud. Then I waved the sword again, and it
became better than it had ever been before, and behold, that
symbolized the Conquest (of Mecca) which Allah brought about
and the gathering of the believers. " 9.165:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Whoever claims to have
seen a dream which he did not see, will be ordered to make a
knot between two barley grains which he will not be able to
do; and if somebody listens to the talk of some people who do
not like him (to listen) or they run away from him, then
molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of
Resurrection; and whoever makes a picture, will be punished on
the Day of Resurrection and will be ordered to put a soul in
that picture, which he will not be able to do."
9.166:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: as above, 165.
9.167:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The worst lie is
that a person claims to have seen a dream which he has not
seen."
9.168:
Narrated Abu Salama: I used to see a dream which would make me
sick till I heard Abu Qatada saying, "I too, used to see a
dream which would make me sick till I heard the Prophet
saying, "A good dream is from Allah, so if anyone of you saw a
dream which he liked, he should not tell it to anybody except
to the one whom he loves, and if he saw a dream which he
disliked, then he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil
and from the evil of Satan, and spit three times (on his left)
and should not tell it to anybody, for it will not harm him. "
9.169:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"If anyone of you saw a dream which he liked, then that was
from Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and tell it to
others; but if he saw something else, i.e, a dream which he
did not like, then that is from Satan and he should seek
refuge with Allah from it and should not tell it to anybody
for it will not harm him."
9.170:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"I saw in a dream, a cloud having shade. Butter and honey were
dropping from it and I saw the people gathering it in their
hands, some gathering much and some a little. And behold,
there was a rope extending from the earth to the sky, and I
saw that you (the Prophet) held it and went up, and then
another man held it and went up and (after that) another
(third) held it and went up, and then after another (fourth)
man held it, but it broke and then got connected again." Abu
Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for
you! Allow me to interpret this dream." The Prophet said to
him, "Interpret it." Abu Bakr said, "The cloud with shade
symbolizes Islam, and the butter and honey dropping from it,
symbolizes the Qur'an, its sweetness dropping and some people
learning much of the Qur'an and some a little. The rope which
is extended from the sky to the earth is the Truth which you
(the Prophet) are following. You follow it and Allah will
raise you high with it, and then another man will follow it
and will rise up with it and another person will follow it and
then another man will follow it but it will break and then it
will be connected for him and he will rise up with it. O
Allah's Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Am I
right or wrong?" The Prophet replied, "You are right in some
of it and wrong in some." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Prophet!
By Allah, you must tell me in what I was wrong." The Prophet
said, "Do not swear."
9.171:
Narrated Samura bin Jundub: Allah's Apostle very often used to
ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams
would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell.
One morning the Prophet said, "Last night two persons came to
me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I
set out with them and we came across a man Lying down, and
behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big
rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head,
injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it
and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head
returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as
he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan
Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we
proceeded and came to a man Lying flat on his back and another
man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he
would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off
that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly
tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to
back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and
did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly
completed this side when the other side returned to its normal
state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done
before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are
these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we
proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of
baking oven, a pit usually clay−lined for baking bread)." I
think the Prophet said, "In that oven t here was much noise
and voices." The Prophet added, "We looked into it and found
naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching
to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried
loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me,
'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I
think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet added, "And
behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank
there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold. while
the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former
opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone
into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned
and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two
companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied,
'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man
with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance,
you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he
was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions,
'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So
we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense
vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of
the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see
his head because of his great height, and around him there
were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I
said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed!
Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge
garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two
companions said to me, 'Go up and I went up' The Prophet
added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold
and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the
gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered
the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as
handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the
other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen.
My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into
the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the
city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men
went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after
the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became
in the best shape." The Prophet further added, "My two
companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden
Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and
behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two
companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said
to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They
replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall
enter it (one day) I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders
tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They
replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came
upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the
symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither
recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the
enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of
mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he
is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the
morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the
world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a
construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and
the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the
river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury
(Riba). aand the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire
kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of
Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham
and the children around him are those children who die with
Al−Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims
asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! What about the children
of pagans?" The Prophet replied, "And also the children of
pagans." The Prophet added, "My two companions added, 'The men
you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had
mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but
Allah forgave them.'"
Bk. 88: Afflictions and the End of the World
9.172:
Narrated Asma':
The Prophet said, "I will be at my Lake−Fount (Kauthar)
waiting for whoever will come to me. Then some people will be
taken away from me whereupon I will say, 'My followers!' It
will be said, 'You do not know they turned Apostates as
renegades (deserted their religion).'" (Ibn Abi Mulaika said,
"Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels from
the (Islamic) religion and from being put to trial").
9.173:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "I am your predecessor
at the Lake−Fount (Kauthar) and some men amongst you will be
brought to me, and when I will try to hand them some water,
they will be pulled away from me by force whereupon I will
say, 'O Lord, my companions!' Then the Almighty will say, 'You
do not know what they did after you left, they introduced new
things into the religion after you.'"
9.174:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I heard the Prophet saying, "I am your
predecessor at the Lake−Fount (Kauthar), and whoever will come
to it, will drink from it, and whoever will drink from it,
will never become thirsty after that. There will come to me
some people whom I know and they know me, and then a barrier
will be set up between me and them." Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri added
that the Prophet further said: "I will say those people are
from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and
new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed
(from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the
religion) after me! "
9.175:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said to us, "You will see
after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other
matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you
order us to do, O Allah's Apostle? (under such
circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the
rulers) and ask your right from Allah."
9.176:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Whoever disapproves of
something done by his ruler then he should be patient, for
whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span)
will die as those who died in the Pre−lslamic Period of
Ignorance. (i.e. as rebellious Sinners).
9.177:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Whoever notices
something which he dislikes done by his ruler, then he should
be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the company of
the Muslims even for a span and then dies, he will die as
those who died in the Pre−lslamic period of Ignorance (as
rebellious sinners). (Fath−ul−Bari page 112, Vol. 16)
9.178:
Narrated Junada bin Abi Umaiya: We entered upon 'Ubada bin
As−Samit while he was sick. We said, "May Allah make you
healthy. Will you tell us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet
and by which Allah may make you benefit?" He said, "The
Prophet called us and we gave him the Pledge of allegiance for
Islam, and among the conditions on which he took the Pledge
from us, was that we were to listen and obey (the orders) both
at the time when we were active and at the time when we were
tired, and at our difficult time and at our ease and to be
obedient to the ruler and give him his right even if he did
not give us our right, and not to fight against him unless we
noticed him having open Kufr (disbelief) for which we would
have a proof with us from Allah."
9.179:
Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: A man came to the Prophet and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! You appointed such−and−such person and you
did not appoint me?" The Prophet said, "After me you will see
rulers not giving you your right (but you should give them
their right) and be patient till you meet me."
9.180:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the truthful and trusted by
Allah (i.e., the Prophet ) saying, "The destruction of my
followers will be through the hands of young men from
Quraish."
9.181:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: The Prophet got up from his sleep
with a flushed red face and said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the Great evil
that is nearly approaching them. Today a gap has been made in
the wall of Gog and Magog like this." (Sufyan illustrated by
this forming the number 90 or 100 with his fingers.) It was
asked, "Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous
people among us?" The Prophet said, "Yes, if evil increased."
9.182:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Once the Prophet stood over one of
the high buildings of Medina and then said (to the people),
"Do you see what I see?" They said, "No." He said, "I see
afflictions falling among your houses as rain drops fall."
9.183:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Time will pass
rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown
(in the hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and
there will be much 'Al−Harj." They said, "O Allah's Apostle!
What is "Al−Harj?" He said, "Killing! Killing!" (See Hadith
No. 63, Vol. 8)
9.184:
Narrated `Abdullah and Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Near the
establishment of the Hour there will be days during which
Religious ignorance will spread, knowledge will be taken away
(vanish) and there will be much Al−Harj, and Al−Harj means
killing."
9.185:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Near the establishment
of the Hour there will be days during which (religious)
knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance
will spread, and there will be Al−Harj in abundance, and
Al−Harj means killing." 9.186:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said...(as above, 185). And
Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing.
9.187:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Near the establishment
of the Hour, there will be the days of Al−Harj, and the
religious knowledge will be taken away (vanish i.e. by the
death of Religious scholars) and general ignorance will
spread." Abu Musa said, "Al−Harj, in the Ethiopian language,
means killing," Ibn Mas`ud added: I heard Allah's Apostle
saying; (It will be) from among the most wicked people who
will be living at the time when the Hour will be established."
9.188:
Narrated Az−Zubair bin `Adi: We went to Anas bin Malik and
complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hand of
Al−Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said, "Be patient till you meet your
Lord, for no time will come upon you but the time following it
will be worse than it. I heard that from the Prophet."
9.189:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle
woke up one night in a state of terror and said, "Subhan
Allah, How many treasures Allah has sent down! And how many
afflictions have been sent down! Who will go and wake the lady
dwellers (wives of the Prophet) up of these rooms (for
prayers)?" He meant his wives, so that they might pray. He
added, "A well−dressed (soul) in this world may be naked in
the Hereafter."
9.190:
Narrated:
The statement of the Prophet: Whoever takes up arms against
us, is not from us."
9.191:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
takes up arms against us, is not from us."
9.192:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes up arms
against us, is not from us."
9.193:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should
point out towards his Muslim brother with a weapon, for he
does not know, Satan may tempt him to hit him and thus he
would fall into a pit of fire (Hell)"
9.194:
Narrated Sufyan:
I said to `Amr, "O Abu Muhammad! Did you hear Jabir bin
`Abdullah saying, 'A man carrying arrows passed through the
mosque and Allah's Apostle said to him, 'Hold the arrows by
their heads! "`Amr replied, "Yes."
9.195:
Narrated Jabir:
A man passed through the mosque and he was carrying arrows,
the heads of which were exposed (protruding). The man was
ordered (by the Prophet) to hold the iron heads so that it
might not scratch (injure) any Muslim.
9.196:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you passed
through our mosque or through our market while carrying
arrows, he should hold the iron heads," or said, "..... he
should hold (their heads) firmly with his hand lest he should
injure one of the Muslims with it." 9.197:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet, said, "Abusing a Muslim is
Fusuq (evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief).
9.198:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not revert
to disbelief after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one
another."
9.199:
Narrated Abu Bakra: Allah's Apostle addressed the people
saying, "Don't you know what is the day today?" They replied,
"Allah and His Apostle know better." We thought that he might
give that day another name. The Prophet said, "Isn't it the
day of An−Nahr?" We replied, "Yes. O Allah's Apostle." He then
said, "What town is this? Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred) Town
(Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle." He then said,
"Your blood, your properties, your honors and your skins
(i.e., bodies) are as sacred to one another like the sanctity
of this day of yours in this month of yours in this town of
yours. (Listen) Haven't I conveyed Allah's message to you?" We
replied, "Yes" He said, "O Allah! Be witness (for it). So it
is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this
message of mine) to those who are absent because the informed
one might comprehend what I have said better than the present
audience who will convey it to him.)" The narrator added: In
fact, it was like that. The Prophet added, "Beware! Do not
renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another."
9.200:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Beware! Do not
renegade as (disbelievers) after me by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another."
9.201:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat−al−Wada`, "Let the people
keep quiet and listen." Then he said (addressing the people),
"Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking
(cutting) the necks of one another."
9.202:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be
afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person
will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will
be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be
better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself
to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can
find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take
shelter in it."
9.203:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be
afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person
will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will
be better than a walking one, and the walking one will be
better than a running one, and whoever will expose himself to
these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find
a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter
in it."
9.204:
Narrated Al−Hasan: (Al−Ahnaf said:) I went out carrying my
arms during the nights of the affliction (i.e. the war between
`Ali and `Aisha) and Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are
you going?" I replied, "I intend to help the cousin of Allah's
Apostle (i.e.,`Ali)." Abu Bakra said, "Allah's Apostle said,
'If two Muslims take out their swords to fight each other,
then both of them will be from amongst the people of the
Hell−Fire.' It was said to the Prophet, 'It is alright for the
killer but what about the killed one?' He replied, 'The killed
one had the intention to kill his opponent.'" (See Hadith No.
30, Vol. 1)
9.205:
Narrated Al−Ahnaf: Abu Bakra said: The Prophet said (as above,
204).
9.206:
Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al−Yaman: The people used to ask Allah's
Apostle about the good but I used to ask him about the evil
lest I should be overtaken by them. So I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We were living in ignorance and in an (extremely)
worst atmosphere, then Allah brought to us this good (i.e.,
Islam); will there be any evil after this good?" He said,
"Yes." I said, 'Will there be any good after that evil?" He
replied, "Yes, but it will be tainted (not pure.)'' I asked,
"What will be its taint?" He replied, "(There will be) some
people who will guide others not according to my tradition?
You will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some
others." I asked, "Will there be any evil after that good?" He
replied, "Yes, (there will be) some people calling at the
gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to their
call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire." I said, "O
Allah s Apostle! Will you describe them to us?" He said, "They
will be from our own people and will speak our language." I
said, "What do you order me to do if such a state should take
place in my life?" He said, "Stick to the group of Muslims and
their Imam (ruler)." I said, "If there is neither a group of
Muslims nor an Imam (ruler)?" He said, "Then turn away from
all those sects even if you were to bite (eat) the roots of a
tree till death overtakes you while you are in that state."
9.207:
Narrated Abu Al−Aswad: An army unit was being recruited from
the people of Medina and my name was written among them. Then
I met `Ikrima, and when I informed him about it, he
discouraged me very strongly and said, "Ibn `Abbas told me
that there were some Muslims who were with the pagans to
increase their number against Allah's Apostle (and the Muslim
army) so arrows (from the Muslim army) would hit one of them
and kill him or a Muslim would strike him (with his sword) and
kill him. So Allah revealed:−− 'Verily! As for those whom the
angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by
staying among the disbelievers).' ( 4.97)
9.208:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Allah's Apostle related to us, two
prophetic narrations one of which I have seen fulfilled and I
am waiting for the fulfillment of the other. The Prophet told
us that the virtue of honesty descended in the roots of men's
hearts (from Allah) and then they learned it from the Qur'an
and then they learned it from the Sunna (the Prophet's
traditions). The Prophet further told us how that honesty will
be taken away: He said: "Man will go to sleep during which
honesty will be taken away from his heart and only its trace
will remain in his heart like the trace of a dark spot; then
man will go to sleep, during which honesty will decrease
further still, so that its trace will resemble the trace of
blister as when an ember is dropped on one's foot which would
make it swell, and one would see it swollen but there would be
nothing inside. People would be carrying out their trade but
hardly will there be a trustworthy person. It will be said,
'in such−and−such tribe there is an honest man,' and later it
will be said about some man, 'What a wise, polite and strong
man he is!' Though he will not have faith equal even to a
mustard seed in his heart." No doubt, there came upon me a
time when I did not mind dealing (bargaining) with anyone of
you, for if he was a Muslim his Islam would compel him to pay
me what is due to me, and if he was a Christian, the Muslim
official would compel him to pay me what is due to me, but
today I do not deal except with such−and−such person.
9.209:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: That he visited Al−Hajjaj (bin
Yusuf). Al−Hajjaj said, "O son of Al−Akwa`! You have turned on
your heels (i.e., deserted Islam) by staying (in the desert)
with the bedouins." Salama replied, "No, but Allah's Apostle
allowed me to stay with the bedouin in the desert." Narrated
Yazid bin Abi Ubaid: When `Uthman bin `Affan was killed
(martyred), Salama bin Al−Akwa` went out to a place called
Ar−Rabadha and married there and begot children, and he stayed
there till a few nights before his death when he came to
Medina.
9.210:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "There
will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be
sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the
places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the
afflictions.
9.211:
Narrated Anas:
The people started asking the Prophet too many questions
importunately. So one day he ascended the pulpit and said,
"You will not ask me any question but I will explain it to
you." I looked right and left, and behold, every man was
covering his head with his garment and weeping. Then got up a
man who, whenever quarreling with somebody, used to be accused
of not being the son of his father. He said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Who is my father?" The Prophet replied, "Your father
is Hudhaifa." Then `Umar got up and said, "We accept Allah as
our Lord, Islam as our religion and Muhammad as our Apostle
and we seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions."
The Prophet said, " I have never seen the good and bad like on
this day. No doubt, Paradise and Hell was displayed in front
of me till I saw them in front of that wall," Qatada said:
This Hadith used to be mentioned as an explanation of this
Verse:−− 'O you who believe! Ask not questions about things
which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble.' (5.101)
9.212:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet stood up beside the
pulpit (and pointed with his finger towards the East) and
said, "Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there, from
where the side of the head of Satan comes out," or said,
"..the side of the sun.."
9.213:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle while he was
facing the East, saying, "Verily! Afflictions are there, from
where the side of the head of Satan comes out." 9.214:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "O Allah! Bestow Your
blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our
Yemen." The People said, "And also on our Najd." He said, "O
Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham (north)! O Allah!
Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! And also on our Najd." I think the third time
the Prophet said, "There (in Najd) is the place of earthquakes
and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head
of Satan."
9.215:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: `Abdullah bin `Umar came to us and
we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before
we asked him, a man got up and said to him, "O Abu
`Abdur−Rahman! Narrate to us about the battles during the time
of the afflictions, as Allah says:−− 'And fight them until
there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of
others besides Allah).'" (2.193) Ibn `Umar said (to the man),
"Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother
bereave you! Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, for a
Muslim was put to trial in his religion (The pagans will
either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was
not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of
ruling."
9.216:
Narrated Shaqiq:
I heard Hudhaifa saying, "While we were sitting with `Umar, he
said, 'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet
about the afflictions?' Hudhaifa said, "The affliction of a
man in his family, his property, his children and his
neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and
enjoining good and forbidding evil." `Umar said, "I do not ask
you about these afflictions, but about those afflictions which
will move like the waves of the sea." Hudhaifa said, "Don't
worry about it, O chief of the believers, for there is a
closed door between you and them." `Umar said, "Will that door
be broken or opened?" I said, "No. it will be broken." `Umar
said, "Then it will never be closed," I said, "Yes." We asked
Hudhaifa, "Did `Umar know what that door meant?" He replied,
"Yes, as I know that there will be night before tomorrow
morning, that is because I narrated to him a true narration
free from errors." We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the
door represented so we ordered Masruq to ask him what does the
door stand for? He replied, "`Umar." 9.217:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: The Prophet went out to one of
the gardens of Medina for some business and I went out to
follow him. When he entered the garden, I sat at its gate and
said to myself, "To day I will be the gatekeeper of the
Prophet though he has not ordered me." The Prophet went and
finished his need and went to sit on the constructed edge of
the well and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. In
the meantime Abu Bakr came and asked permission to enter. I
said (to him), "Wait till I get you permission." Abu Bakr
waited outside and I went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Prophet! Abu Bakr asks your permission to enter." He said,
"Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise." So Abu Bakr entered and sat on the right side of
the Prophet and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well.
Then `Umar came and I said (to him), "Wait till I get you
permission." The Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the
glad tidings of entering Paradise." So `Umar entered and sat
on the left side of the Prophet and uncovered his legs and
hung them in the well so that one side of the well became
fully occupied and there remained no place for any−one to sit.
Then `Uthman came and I said (to him), "Wait till I get
permission for you." The Prophet said, "Admit him and give him
the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which
will befall him." When he entered, he could not find any place
to sit with them so he went to the other edge of the well
opposite them and uncovered his legs and hung them in the
well. I wished that a brother of mine would come, so I invoked
Allah for his coming. (Ibn Al−Musaiyab said, "I interpreted
that (narration) as indicating their graves. The first three
are together and the grave of `Uthman is separate from
theirs.")
9.218:
Narrated Abu Wail: Someone said to Usama, "Will you not talk
to this (Uthman)?" Usama said, "I talked to him (secretly)
without being the first man to open an evil door. I will never
tell a ruler who rules over two men or more that he is good
after I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'A man will be brought
and put in Hell (Fire) and he will circumambulate (go around
and round) in Hell (Fire) like a donkey of a (flour) grinding
mill, and all the people of Hell (Fire) will gather around him
and will say to him, O so−and−so! Didn't you use to order
others for good and forbid them from evil?' That man will say,
'I used to order others to do good but I myself never used to
do it, and I used to forbid others from evil while I myself
used to do evil.' "
9.219:
Narrated Abu Bakra: During the battle of Al−Jamal, Allah
benefited me with a Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the
Prophet heard the news that the people of the Persia had made
the daughter of Khosrau their Queen (ruler), he said, "Never
will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler."
9.220:
Narrated Abu Maryam `Abdullah bin Ziyad Al−Aasadi: When Talha,
AzZubair and `Aisha moved to Basra, `Ali sent `Ammar bin Yasir
and Hasan bin `Ali who came to us at Kufa and ascended the
pulpit. Al−Hasan bin `Ali was at the top of the pulpit and
`Ammar was below Al−Hasan. We all gathered before him. I heard
`Ammar saying, "`Aisha has moved to Al−Busra. By Allah! She is
the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter.
But Allah has put you to test whether you obey Him (Allah) or
her (`Aisha).
9.221:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Ammar stood on the pulpit at Kufa and
mentioned `Aisha and her coming (to Busra) and said, "She is
the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter,
but you people are being put to test in this issue."
9.222:
Narrated Abu Wail: Abu Musa and Abii Mas`ud went to `Ammar
when `Ali had sent him to Kufa to exhort them to fight (on
`Ali's side). They said to him, "Since you have become a
Muslim, we have never seen you doing a deed more criticizable
to us than your haste in this matter." `Ammar said, "Since you
(both) became Muslims, I have never seen you doing a deed more
criticizable to me than your keeping away from this matter."
Then Abu Mas`ud provided `Ammar and Abu Musa with two−piece
outfits to wear, and one of them went to the mosque (of Kufa).
9.223:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: I was sitting with Abu Mas`ud and
Abu Musa and `Ammar. Abu Mas`ud said (to `Ammar), "There is
none of your companions but, if I wish, I could find fault
with him except with you. Since you joined the company of the
Prophet I have never seen anything done by you more
criticizable by me than your haste in this issue." `Ammar
said, O Abu Mas`ud ! I have never seen anything done by you or
by this companion of yours (i.e., Abu Musa) more criticizable
by me than your keeping away from this issue since the time
you both joined the company of the Prophet." Then Abu Mas`ud
who was a rich man, said (to his servant), "O boy! Bring two
suits." Then he gave one to Abu Musa and the other to `Ammar
and said (to them), "Put on these suits before going for the
Friday prayer. "
9.224:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah sends
punishment upon a nation then it befalls upon the whole
population indiscriminately and then they will be resurrected
(and judged) according to their deeds. "
9.225:
Narrated Al−Hasan Al−Basri: When Al−Hasan bin `Ali moved with
army units against Muawiya, `Amr bin AL−As said to Muawiya, "I
see an army that will not retreat unless and until the
opposing army retreats." Muawiya said, "(If the Muslims are
killed) who will look after their children?" `Amr bin Al−As
said: I (will look after them). On that, `Abdullah bin 'Amir
and `Abdur−Rahman bin Samura said, "Let us meet Muawaiya and
suggest peace." Al−Hasan Al−Basri added: No doubt, I heard
that Abu Bakra said, "Once while the Prophet was addressing
(the people), Al−Hasan (bin `Ali) came and the Prophet said,
'This son of mine is a chief, and Allah may make peace between
two groups of Muslims through him."
9.226:
Narrated Harmala:
(Usama's Maula) Usama (bin Zaid) sent me to `Ali (at Kufa) and
said, "`Ali will ask you, 'What has prevented your companion
from joining me?' You then should say to him, 'If you (`Ali)
were in the mouth of a lion, I would like to be with you, but
in this matter I won't take any part.' " Harmala added: "`Ali
didn't give me anything (when I conveyed the message to him)
so I went to Hasan, Hussain and Ibn Ja`far and they loaded my
camels with much (wealth).
9.227:
Narrated Nafi`:
When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya, Ibn
`Umar gathered his special friends and children and said, "I
heard the Prophet saying, 'A flag will be fixed for every
betrayer on the Day of Resurrection,' and we have given the
oath of allegiance to this person (Yazid) in accordance with
the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle and I do not
know of anything more faithless than fighting a person who has
been given the oath of allegiance in accordance with the
conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle , and if ever I
learn that any person among you has agreed to dethrone Yazid,
by giving the oath of allegiance (to somebody else) then there
will be separation between him and me."
9.228:
Narrated Abu Al−Minhal: When Ibn Ziyad and Marwan were in Sham
and Ibn Az−Zubair took over the authority in Mecca and Qurra'
(the Kharijites) revolted in Basra, I went out with my father
to Abu Barza Al−Aslami till we entered upon him in his house
while he was sitting in the shade of a room built of cane. So
we sat with him and my father started talking to him saying,
"O Abu Barza! Don't you see in what dilemma the people has
fallen?" The first thing heard him saying "I seek reward from
Allah for myself because of being angry and scornful at the
Quraish tribe. O you Arabs! You know very well that you were
in misery and were few in number and misguided, and that Allah
has brought you out of all that with Islam and with Muhammad
till He brought you to this state (of prosperity and
happiness) which you see now; and it is this worldly wealth
and pleasures which has caused mischief to appear among you.
The one who is in Sham (i.e., Marwan), by Allah, is not
fighting except for the sake of worldly gain: and those who
are among you, by Allah, are not fighting except for the sake
of worldly gain; and that one who is in Mecca (i.e., Ibn
Az−Zubair) by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake of
worldly gain."
9.229:
Narrated Abi Waih: Hudhaifa bin Al−Yaman said, 'The hypocrites
of today are worse than those of the lifetime of the Prophet,
because in those days they used to do evil deeds secretly but
today they do such deeds openly.'
9.230:
Narrated Abi Asha'sha: Hudhaifa said, 'In fact, it was
hypocrisy that existed in the lifetime of the Prophet but
today it is Kufr (disbelief) after belief.'
9.231:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be
established till a man passes by a grave of somebody and says,
'Would that I were in his place.' "
9.232:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of
Daus move while going round Dhi−al−Khalasa." Dhi−al−Khalasa
was the idol of the Daus tribe which they used to worship in
the Pre Islamic Period of ignorance.
9.233:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the
people with his stick."
9.234:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz,
and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra."
9.235:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Soon the river
"Euphrates" will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold,
so whoever will be present at that time should not take
anything of it." Al−A'raj narrated from Abii Huraira that the
Prophet said the same but he said, "It (Euphrates) will
uncover a mountain of gold (under it).
9.236:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Give in charity because there will come a time on the people
when a person will go out with his alms from place to place
but will not find anybody to accept it."
9.237:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established (1) till two big groups fight each other
whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both
sides and they will be following one and the same religious
doctrine, (2) till about thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and
each one of them will claim that he is Allah's Apostle, (3)
till the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of
Religious scholars) (4) earthquakes will increase in number
(5) time will pass quickly, (6) afflictions will appear, (7)
Al−Harj, (i.e., killing) will increase, (8) till wealth will
be in abundance −−−− so abundant that a wealthy person will
worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he
will present it to someone, that person (to whom it will be
offered) will say, 'I am not in need of it, (9) till the
people compete with one another in constructing high
buildings, (10) till a man when passing by a grave of someone
will say, 'Would that I were in his place (11) and till the
sun rises from the West. So when the sun will rise and the
people will see it (rising from the West) they will all
believe (embrace Islam) but that will be the time when: (As
Allah said,) 'No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if
it believed not before, nor earned good (by deeds of
righteousness) through its Faith.' (6.158) And the Hour will
be established while two men spreading a garment in front of
them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and
the Hour will be established when a man has milked his
she−camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able
to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man
repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his
animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person
has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be
able to eat it."
9.238:
Narrated Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba: Nobody asked the Prophet as
many questions as I asked regarding Ad−Dajjal. The Prophet
said to me, "What worries you about him?" I said, "Because the
people say that he will have a mountain of bread and a river
of water with him (i.e. he will have abundance of food and
water)" The Prophet said, "Nay, he is too mean to be allowed
such a thing by Allah"' (but it is only to test mankind
whether they believe in Allah or in Ad−Dajjal.)
9.239:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Ad−Dajjal will
come and encamp at a place close to Medina and then Medina
will shake thrice whereupon every Kafir (disbeliever) and
hypocrite will go out (of Medina) towards him."
9.240:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "The terror caused by
Al−Masih Ad−Dajjal will not enter Medina and at that time
Medina will have seven gates and there will be two angels at
each gate (guarding them).
9.241:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle stood up amongst
the people and then praised and glorified Allah as He deserved
and then he mentioned Ad−Dajjal, saying, "I warn you of him,
and there was no prophet but warned his followers of him; but
I will tell you something about him which no prophet has told
his followers: Ad−Dajjal is one−eyed whereas Allah is not."
9.242:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said. "While I
was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) performing Tawaf
around the Ka`ba. Behold, I saw a reddish−white man with lank
hair, and water was dropping from his head. I asked, "Who is
this?' They replied, 'The son of Mary.' Then I turned my face
to see another man with a huge body, red complexion and curly
hair and blind in one eye. His eye looked like a protruding
out grape. They said (to me), He is Ad−Dajjal." The Prophet
added, "The man he resembled most is Ibn Qatan, a man from the
tribe of Khuza`a. "
9.243:
Narrated `Aisha:
I heard Allah's Apostle in his prayer, seeking refuge with
Allah from the afflictions of Ad−Dajjal.
9.244:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said about Ad−Dajjal that he
would have water and fire with him: (what would seem to be)
fire, would be cold water and (what would seem to be) water,
would be fire.
9.245:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "No prophet was sent but that he warned his
followers against the one−eyed liar (Ad−Dajjal). Beware! He is
blind in one eye, and your Lord is not so, and there will be
written between his (Ad−Dajjal's) eyes (the word) Kafir (i.e.,
disbeliever)." (This Hadith is also quoted by Abu Huraira and
Ibn `Abbas).
9.246:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: One day Allah's Apostle narrated to us a
long narration about Ad−Dajjal and among the things he
narrated to us, was: "Ad−Dajjal will come, and he will be
forbidden to enter the mountain passes of Medina. He will
encamp in one of the salt areas neighboring Medina and there
will appear to him a man who will be the best or one of the
best of the people. He will say 'I testify that you are
Ad−Dajjal whose story Allah's Apostle has told us.' Ad−Dajjal
will say (to his audience), 'Look, if I kill this man and then
give him life, will you have any doubt about my claim?' They
will reply, 'No,' Then Ad−Dajjal will kill that man and then
will make him alive. The man will say, 'By Allah, now I
recognize you more than ever!' Ad−Dajjal will then try to kill
him (again) but he will not be given the power to do so."
9.247:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are angels
at the mountain passes of Medina (so that) neither plague nor
Ad−Dajjal can enter it.'
9.248:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Ad−Dajjal will
come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. So Allah
willing, neither Ad−Dajjal, nor plague will be able to come
near it."
9.249:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That one day Allah's Apostle
entered upon her in a state of fear and said, "None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs from the
Great evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been
opened in the dam of Gog and Magog like this." The Prophet
made a circle with his index finger and thumb. Zainab bint
Jahsh added: I said, "O Alllah's Apostle! Shall we be
destroyed though there will be righteous people among us?" The
Prophet said, "Yes, if the (number) of evil (persons)
increased."
9.250:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A hole has been
opened in the dam of Gog and Magog." Wuhaib (the sub−narrator)
made the number 90 (with his index finger and thumb).
Bk. 89: Judgments (Ahkaam)
9.251:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever obeys me,
obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and
whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever
disobeys him, disobeys me."
9.252:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Surely!
Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his
charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is
responsible for his subjects; a man is the guardian of his
family (household) and is responsible for his subjects; a
woman is the guardian of her husband's home and of his
children and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man
is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for
it. Surely, everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for
his charges."
9.253:
Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut`im: That while he was
included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya,
Muawiya heard that `Abdullah bin `Amr had said that there
would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very
angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allah as
He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to know that some
of you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah's
Book, nor has been mentioned by Allah's Apostle . Such people
are the ignorant among you. Beware of such vain desires that
mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the
Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but Allah will
throw him down on his face as long as they stick to the rules
and regulations of the religion (Islam).'"
9.254:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "This matter
(caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of
them were still existing."
9.255:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not wish to be
like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has
given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom
Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Qur'an and the
Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others."
9.256:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "You should
listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian
(black) slave whose head looks like a raisin."
9.257:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "If somebody sees his
Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he should be
patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group
even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died
in the Pre−lslamic period of ignorance (as rebellious
sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177)
9.258:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "A Muslim has to listen
to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or
not, as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to
Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed
one should not listen to it or obey it. (See Hadith No. 203,
Vol. 4)
9.259:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet sent an army unit (for some campaign) and
appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander and ordered
them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he
became angry with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet order you
to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I order you to
collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into
it." So they collected wood and made a fire, but when they
were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking
at each other, and some of them said, "We followed the Prophet
to escape from the fire. How should we enter it now?" So while
they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their
commander's anger abated. The event was mentioned to the
Prophet and he said, "If they had entered it (the fire) they
would never have come out of it, for obedience is required
only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)
9.260:
Narrated `Abdur−Rahman bin Samura: The Prophet said, "O
`Abdur−Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given
authority on your demand then you will be held responsible for
it, but if you are given it without asking (for it), then you
will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to
do something and later on you find that something else is
better, then you should expiate your oath and do what is
better."
9.261:
Narrated `Abdur−Rahman bin Samura: Allah's Apostle said, "O
`Abdur−Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if
you are given authority on your demand, you will be held
responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for
it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take
an oath to do something and later on you find that something
else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for
your oath."
9.262:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "You people will be
keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of
regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent
wet nurse it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!"
9.263:
Narrated Abu Musa: Two men from my tribe and I entered upon
the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, "O
Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the
second. The Prophet said, "We do not assign the authority of
ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who are keen to
have it."
9.264:
Narrated Ma'qil:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the
authority of ruling some people and he does not look after
them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of
Paradise."
9.265:
Narrated Ma'qil:
Allah's Apostle said, "If any ruler having the authority to
rule Muslim subjects dies while he is deceiving them, Allah
will forbid Paradise for him."
9.266:
Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima: I saw Safwan and Jundab and
Safwan's companions when Jundab was advising. They said, "Did
you hear something from Allah's Apostle?" Jundab said, "I
heard him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show
off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of
Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people
into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the
Day of Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab), "Advise
us." He said, "The first thing of the human body to purify is
the `Abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal
and earned lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as
he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not
shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do
so."
9.267:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While the Prophet and I were coming
out of the mosque, a man met us outside the gate. The man
said, "O Allah's Apostle! When will be the Hour?" The Prophet
asked him, "What have you prepared for it?" The man became
afraid and ashamed and then said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
haven't prepared for it much of fasts, prayers or charitable
gifts but I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said,
"You will be with the one whom you love."
9.268:
Narrated Thabit Al−Bunani: Anas bin Malik said to a woman of
his family, "Do you know such−and−such a woman?" She replied,
"Yes." He said, "The Prophet passed by her while she was
weeping over a grave, and he said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah
and be patient.' The woman said (to the Prophet). 'Go away
from me, for you do not know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The
Prophet left her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked
her, 'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?' She replied, 'I
did not recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's
Apostle."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the
Prophet and she did not find a gate−keeper there, and she
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!'
The Prophet said, 'No doubt, patience is at the first stroke
of a calamity.'"
9.269:
Narrated Anas:
Qais bin Sa`d was to the Prophet like a chief police officer
to an Amir (chief).
9.270:
Narrated Abu Musa: that the Prophet sent him and sent Mu`adh
after him (as rulers to Yemen).
9.271:
Narrated Abu Musa: A man embraced Islam and then reverted back
to Judaism. Mu`adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu
Musa. Mu`adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa
replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to
Judaism." Mu`adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill
him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle.
9.272:
Narrated `Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra: Abu Bakra wrote to his
son who was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two persons
when you are angry, for I heard the Prophet saying, "A judge
should not judge between two persons while he is in an angry
mood."
9.273:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al−Ansari: A man came to Allah's Apostle
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I fail to attend the
morning congregational prayer because so−and−so (i.e., Mu`adh
bin Jabal) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it." I had
never seen the Prophet more furious in giving advice than he
was on that day. He then said, "O people! some of you make
others dislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So whoever
among you leads the people in prayer, he should shorten it
because among them there are the old, the weak and the busy
(needy having some jobs to do). (See Hadith No. 90, Vol. 1)
9.274:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: That he had divorced his wife
during her menses. `Umar mentioned that to the Prophet.
Allah's Apostle became angry and said, "He must take her back
(his wife) and keep her with him till she becomes clean from
her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and
becomes clean again from it and only then, if he wants to
divorce her, he may do so."
9.275:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind bint `Utba bin Rabi`a came and said. "O Allah's Apostle!
By Allah, there was no family on the surface of the earth, I
like to see in degradation more than I did your family, but
today there is no family on the surface of the earth whom I
like to see honored more than yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan
is a miser. Is it sinful of me to feed our children from his
property?" The Prophet said, "There is no blame on you if you
feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.
9.276:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the Prophet intended to write to
the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a letter
unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet took a
silver ring−−−−as if I am looking at its glitter now−−−−and
its engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'.
9.277:
Narrated `Abdullah bin As−Sa'di: That when he went to `Umar
during his Caliphate. `Umar said to him, "Haven't I been told
that you do certain jobs for the people but when you are given
payment you refuse to take it?" `Abdullah added: I said,
"Yes." `Umar said, "Why do you do so?" I said, "I have horses
and slaves and I am living in prosperity and I wish that my
payment should be kept as a charitable gift for the Muslims."
`Umar said, "Do not do so, for I intended to do the same as
you do. Allah's Apostles used to give me gifts and I used to
say to him, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' Once he
gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy person
than me,' whereupon the Prophet said, 'Take it and keep it in
your possession and then give it in charity. Take what ever
comes to you of this money if you are not keen to have it and
not asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if it does not come to
you) do not seek to have it yourself.' " Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Umar: I have heard `Umar saying, "The Prophet used to
give me some money (grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give it
to a more needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I
said, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' The Prophet said
(to me), 'Take it and keep it in your possession and then give
it in charity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while
you are not keen to have it and not asking for it; take it,
but you should not seek to have what you are not given. ' "
9.278:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: I witnessed a husband and a wife who
were involved in a case of Lian. Then (the judgment of)
divorce was passed. I was fifteen years of age, at that time.
9.279:
Narrated Sahl:
(the brother of Bani Sa`ida) A man from the Ansar came to the
Prophet and said, "If a man finds another man sleeping with
his wife, should he kill him?" That man and his wife then did
Lian in the mosque while I was present.
9.280:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle while he
was in the mosque, and called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle!
I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet
turned his face to the other side, but when the man gave four
witnesses against himself, the Prophet said to him, "Are you
mad?" The man said, "No." So the Prophet said (to his
companions), "Take him away and stone him to death. "
9.281:
Narrated Um Salama: Allah's Apostle said, "I am only a human
being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your cases;
and it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently
in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict
according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and
give the right of a brother to his other (brother) then he
(the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him only a
piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3).
9.282:
Narrated Abu Qatada: Allah's Apostle said on the Day of (the
battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and has a
proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings
of that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to seek a
witness to testify that I had killed an infidel but I could
not find any witness and then sat down. Then I thought that I
should mention the case to Allah's Apostle I (and when I did
so) a man from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms
of the killed person he has mentioned, are with me, so please
satisfy him on my behalf." Abu Bakr said, "No, he will not
give the arms to a bird of Quraish and deprive one of Allah's
lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His
Apostle." Allah's Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and I
bought a garden with its price, and that was my first property
which I owned through the war booty. The people of Hijaz said,
"A judge should not pass a judgment according to his
knowledge, whether he was a witness at the time he was the
judge or before that" And if a litigant gives a confession in
favor of his opponent in the court, in the opinion of some
scholars, the judge should not pass a judgment against him
till the latter calls two witnesses to witness his confession.
And some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass a judgement
according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant's
confession) in the court itself, but if the confession takes
place outside the court, he should not pass the judgment
unless two witnesses witness the confession." Some of them
said, "A judge can pass a judgement depending on his knowledge
of the case as he is trust−worthy, and that a witness is
Required just to reveal the truth. The judge's knowledge is
more than the witness." Some said, "A judge can judge
according to his knowledge only in cases involving property,
but in other cases he cannot." Al−Qasim said, "A judge ought
not to pass a judgment depending on his knowledge if other
people do not know what he knows, although his knowledge is
more than the witness of somebody else because he might expose
himself to suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims to
have unreasonable doubt. "
9.283:
Narrated `Ali bin Husain: Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyai came
to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when she returned (home),
the Prophet accompanied her. It happened that two men from the
Ansar passed by them and the Prophet called them saying, "She
is Safiya!" those two men said, "Subhan Allah!" The Prophet
said, "Satan circulates in the human body as blood does."
9.284:
Narrated Abu Burda: The Prophet sent my father and Mu`adh bin
Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things easy for the
people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad
tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to make people
to hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation
and mutual understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's Apostle,
"In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al−Bit', is
prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet said, "Every intoxicant
is prohibited. "
9.285:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Set free the captives
and accept invitations."
9.286:
Narrated Abu Humaid Al−Sa`idi: The Prophet appointed a man
from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al−Utabiyya to collect
the Zakat. When he returned (with the money) he said (to the
Prophet), "This is for you and this has been given to me as a
gift." The Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he
ascended the pulpit), and after glorifying and praising Allah,
he said, "What is wrong with the employee whom we send (to
collect Zakat from the public) that he returns to say, 'This
is for you and that is for me?' Why didn't he stay at his
father's and mother's house to see whether he will be given
gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, whoever takes
anything illegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by
carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it will be
grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a
sheep it will be bleating!" The Prophet then raised both his
hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he said),
"No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message?" And he
repeated it three times.
9.287:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Salim, the freed salve of Abu Hudhaifa
used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants) and the
companions of the Prophet in the Quba mosque. Among those (who
used to pray behind him) were Abu Bakr, `Umar, Abu Salama, and
Amir bin Rabi`a.
9.288:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az−Zubair: Marwan bin Al−Hakam and
Al−Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were
permitted to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah's Apostle
said, "I do not know who amongst you has agreed (to it) and
who has not. Go back so that your 'Urafa' may submit your
decision to us." So the people returned and their 'Urafa'
talked to them and then came back to Allah's Apostle and told
him that the people had given their consent happily and
permitted (their captives to be freed).
9.289:
Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid bin `Abdullah bin `Umar: Some
people said to Ibn `Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we
say in their praise what is contrary to what we say when we
leave them." Ibn `Umar said, "We used to consider this as
hypocrisy."
9.290:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostles said, "The worst of all
mankind is the double−faced one, who comes to some people with
one countenance and to others, with another countenance."
9.291:
Narrated `Aisha:
Hind (bint `Utba) said to the Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly
man and I need to take some money of his wealth." The Prophet
said, "Take reasonably what is sufficient for you and your
children "
9.292:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle
heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling, so
he went out to them and said, "I am only a human being, and
litigants with cases of dispute come to me, and someone of you
may happen to be more eloquent (in presenting his case) than
the other, whereby I may consider that he is truthful and pass
a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment in favor of
somebody whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then
whatever he takes is nothing but a piece of Fire, and it is up
to him to take or leave."
9.293:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) `Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his
brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of
Zam`a is from me, so take him into your custody." So in the
year of Conquest of Mecca, Sa`d took him and said. (This is)
my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my
custody." `Abd bin Zam`a got up before him and said, (He is)
my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was
born on my father's bed." So they both submitted their case
before Allah's Apostle. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle! This
boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." `Abd
bin Zam`a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the
slave girl of my father, and was born on the bed of my
father." Allah's Apostle said, "The boy is for you, O `Abd bin
Zam`a!" Then Allah's Apostle further said, "The child is for
the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," He
then said to Sauda bint Zam`a, "Veil (screen) yourself before
him," when he saw the child's resemblance to `Utba. The boy
did not see her again till he met Allah.
9.294:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "If somebody on the
demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's) property
and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry
with him". So Allah revealed,:−− 'Verily! those who purchase a
small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths..'
(3.77) 'Al−Ashath came while `Abdullah was narrating (this) to
the people. Al−Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding
me and another man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The
Prophet said (to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I replied,
'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I said: I am
sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed:
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of
Allah's Covenant....' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 72, Vol 6).
9.295:
Narrated Um Salama: The Prophet heard the voices of some
people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and said,
"I am only a human being and litigants with cases of disputes
come to me, and maybe one of them presents his case eloquently
in a more convincing and impressive way than the other, and I
give my verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful. So if I
give a Muslim's right to another (by mistake), then that
(property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it
or leave it." (See Hadith No. 281 )
9.296:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to know that one of his companions had given
the promise of freeing his slave after his death, but as he
had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold that
slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
9.297:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle sent an army unit headed
by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his leadership.
The Prophet said (to the people), "If you are criticizing his
leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's
leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the
leadership and used to be one of the most beloved persons to
me, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons
to me after him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
9.298:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The most hated person in the sight of
Allah, is the most quarrelsome person."
9.299:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet sent (an army unit under the
command of) Khalid bin Al−Walid to fight against the tribe of
Bani Jadhima and those people could not express themselves by
saying, "Aslamna," but they said, "Saba'na! Saba'na! " Khalid
kept on killing some of them and taking some others as
captives, and he gave a captive to everyone of us and ordered
everyone of us to kill his captive. I said, "By Allah, I shall
not kill my captive and none of my companions shall kill his
captive!" Then we mentioned that to the Prophet and he said,
"O Allah! I am free from what Khalid bin Al−Walid has done,"
and repeated it twice.
9.300:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As−Saidi: There was some quarrel
(sighting) among Bani `Amr, and when this news reached the
Prophet, he offered the Zuhr prayer and went to establish
peace among them. In the meantime the time of `Asr prayer was
due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for the
prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu
Bakr went forward. The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was
still praying. He entered the rows of praying people till he
stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The people started
clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he
stood for prayer, he never glanced side−ways till he had
finished it, but when Abu Bakr observed that the clapping was
not coming to an end, he looked and saw the Prophet standing
behind him. The Prophet beckoned him to carry on by waving his
hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while, thanking Allah for the
saying of the Prophet and then he retreated, taking his steps
backwards. When the Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led
the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, "O
Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying on with the prayer
after I beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied, "It does not
befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet in prayer."
Then the Prophet said to the people, "If some problem arises
during prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!; and
the women should clap." (See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)
9.301:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the
large number of casualties in the battle of Al−Yamama, while
`Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), `Umar has
come to my and said, 'A great number of Qaris of the Holy
Qur'an were killed on the day of the battle of Al−Yamama, and
I am afraid that the casualties among the Qaris of the Qur'an
may increase on other battle−fields whereby a large part of
the Qur'an may be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that
you (Abu Bakr) should have the Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How
dare I do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?' `Umar
said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.' `Umar kept on
pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for
which He had opened the chest of `Umar and I had in that
matter, the same opinion as `Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to
me (Zaid), "You are a wise young man and we do not have any
suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine
Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. So you should search for the
fragmentary scripts of the Qur'an and collect it (in one
Book)." Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu Bakr had ordered
me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to
another it would not have been heavier for me than this
ordering me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said (to `Umar and
Abu Bakr), "How can you do something which Allah's Apostle did
not do?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is something
beneficial." Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me
for that until Allah opened my chest for that for which He had
opened the chests of Abu Bakr and `Umar, and I had in that
matter, the same opinion as theirs. So I started compiling the
Qur'an by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the
date−palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and
from the stones, and from the chests of men (who had memorized
the Qur'an). I found the last verses of Sirat−at−Tauba:
("Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from
amongst yourselves−−' (9.128−129) ) from Khuza`ima or Abi
Khuza`ima and I added to it the rest of the Sura. The
manuscripts of the Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till Allah
took him unto Him. Then it remained with `Umar till Allah took
him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint `Umar.
9.302:
Narrated Abu Laila bin `Abdullah bin `Abdur−Rahman bin Sahl:
Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great men of his tribe said,
`Abdullah bin 'Sahl and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibar as they
were struck with poverty and difficult living conditions. Then
Muhaiyisa was informed that `Abdullah had been killed and
thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and
said, "By Allah, you have killed my companion." The Jews said,
"By Allah, we have not killed him." Muhaiyisa then came back
to his people and told them the story. He, his elder brother
Huwaiyisa and `Abdur−Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and
he who had been at Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but the
Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, "The eldest! The eldest!" meaning,
"Let the eldest of you speak." So Huwaiyisa spoke first and
then Muhaiyisa. Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews should either
pay the blood money of your (deceased) companion or be ready
for war." After that Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to the
Jews in that respect, and they wrote that they had not killed
him. Then Allah's Apostle said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and
`Abdur−Rahman, "Can you take an oath by which you will be
entitled to take the blood money?" They said, "No." He said
(to them), "Shall we ask the Jews to take an oath before you?"
They replied, "But the Jews are not Muslims." So Allah's
Apostle gave them one−hundred she−camels as blood money from
himself. Sahl added: When those she−camels were made to enter
the house, one of them kicked me with its leg.
9.303:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al−Juhani: A bedouin
came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according
to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He
has said the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's
Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man
and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The
people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I
ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I
asked the religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son
has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.' "
The Prophet said, "I shall judge between you according to
Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it
shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive
one−hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!"
The Prophet addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife
of this man and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the
next morning and stoned her to death. 9.304:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told
him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a
Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them
that I want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he
tries to tell me a lie, they should contradict him." Then Abu
Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said that Heraclius
said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If what
you say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the
place underneath my two feet.' "
9.305:
Narrated Abu Humaid As−Sa`idi: The Prophet employed Ibn
Al−Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he
returned (with the money) to Allah's Apostle the Prophet
called him to account, and he said, "This (amount) is for you,
and this was given to me as a present." Allah's Apostle said,
"Why don't you stay at your father's house or your mother's
house to see whether you will be given gifts or not, if you
are telling the truth?" Then Allah's Apostle stood up and
addressed the people, and after glorifying and praising Allah,
he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ some men from among
you for some job which Allah has placed in my charge, and then
one of you comes to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you and
this is a gift given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the house
of his father or the house of his mother and see whether he
will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by
Allah, none of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for
himself (Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on
the Day of Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do not want
to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or
a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet raised
both his hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits, and
said, "(No doubt)! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"
9.306:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Allah never
sends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that he
(the prophet or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A
group advising him to do good and exhorts him to do it, and
the other group advising him to do evil and exhorts him to do
it. But the protected person (against such evil advisors) is
the one protected by Allah.' "
9.307:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samit: We gave the oath of allegiance
to Allah's Apostle that we would listen to and obey him both
at the time when we were active and at the time when we were
tired and that we would not fight against the ruler or disobey
him, and would stand firm for the truth or say the truth
wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be
afraid of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and
320)
9.308:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet went out on a cold morning while the Muhajirin
(emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench. The Prophet
then said, "O Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of the
Here after, so please forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirin."
They replied, "We are those who have given the Pledge of
allegiance to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we
remain alive."
9.309:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Whenever we gave the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to listen to and obey, he
used to say to us, for as much as you can."
9.310:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: I witnessed Ibn `Umar when the
people gathered around `Abdul Malik. Ibn `Umar wrote: I gave
the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey
Allah's Slave, `Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers according
to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle as much as I
can; and my sons too, give the same pledge.'
9.311:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I gave the Pledge of allegiance
to the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he told me to
add: 'As much as I can, and will give good advice to every
Muslim.'
9.312:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: When the people took the oath of
allegiance to `Abdul Malik, `Abdullah bin `Umar wrote to him:
"To Allah's Slave, `Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I
give the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey
Allah's Slave, `Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, according
to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle in whatever
is within my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge."
9.313:
Narrated Yazid:
I said to Salama, "For what did you give the Pledge of
allegiance to the Prophet on the Day of Hudaibiya?" He
replied, "For death." 9.314:
Narrated Al−Miswar bin Makhrama: The group of people whom
`Umar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered
and consulted each other. `Abdur−Rahman said to them, "I am
not going to compete with you in this matter, but if you wish,
I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of
them agreed to let `Abdur−Rahman decide the case. So when the
candidates placed the case in the hands of `Abdur−Rahman, the
people went towards him and nobody followed the rest of the
group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed
`Abdur−Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there
came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to `Uthman.
Al−Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: `Abdur−Rahman called on me
after a portion of the night had passed and knocked on my door
till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been
sleeping! By Allah, during the last three nights I have not
slept enough. Go and call Az−Zubair and Sa`d.' So I called
them for him and he consulted them and then called me saying,
'Call `Ali for me." I called `Ali and he held a private talk
with him till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to
leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but
`Abdur−Rahman was afraid of something concerning `Ali.
`Abdur−Rahman then said to me, "Call `Uthman for me." I called
him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the
Mu'adh−dhin put an end to their talk by announcing the Adhan
for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their morning
prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit,
`Abdur−Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the
Ansar present there and sent for the army chief who had
performed the Hajj with `Umar that year. When all of them had
gathered, `Abdur−Rahman said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O `Ali, I have
looked at the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not
consider anybody equal to `Uthman, so you should not incur
blame (by disagreeing)." Then `Abdur−Rahman said (to `Uthman),
"I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that you
will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle
and the traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So
`Abdur−Rahman gave the oath of allegiance to him, and so did
the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar
and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
9.315:
Narrated Salama:
We gave the oath of allegiance to the Prophet under the tree.
He said to me, "O Salama! Will you not give the oath of
allegiance?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I have already
given the oath of allegiance for the first time." He said,
(Give it again) for the second time.
9.316:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A bedouin gave the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a
fever where upon he said to the Prophet "Cancel my Pledge."
But the Prophet refused. He came to him (again) saying,
"Cancel my Pledge.' But the Prophet refused. Then (the
bedouin) left (Medina). Allah's Apostle said: "Medina is like
a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and
brightens and clears its good."
9.317:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Hisham: who was born during the
lifetime of the Prophet that his mother, Zainab bint Humaid
had taken him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Take his Pledge of allegiance (for Islam)." The Prophet said,
"He (`Abdullah bin Hisham) is a little child," and passed his
hand over his head and invoked Allah for him. `Abdullah bin
Hisham used to slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice on behalf of
all of his family.
9.318:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A bedouin gave the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got
fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle refused. Then
he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my
Pledge." But the Prophet refused Then he came to him (again)
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the
Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina)
whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of
bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and
clears its good.
9.319:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be
three types of people whom Allah will neither speak to them on
the Day of Resurrection nor will purify them from sins, and
they will have a painful punishment: They are, (1) a man
possessed superfluous water (more than he needs) on a way and
he withholds it from the travelers. (2) a man who gives a
pledge of allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and gives it only for
worldly benefits, if the Imam gives him what he wants, he
abides by his pledge, otherwise he does not fulfill his
pledge; (3) and a man who sells something to another man after
the `Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a false oath) that he has
been offered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes him
and buys it although in fact, the seller has not been offered
such a price." (See Hadith No. 838, Vol. 3)
9.320:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samit: Allah's Apostle said to us while
we were in a gathering, "Give me the oath (Pledge of
allegiance for: (1) Not to join anything in worship along with
Allah, (2) Not to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual
intercourse, (4) Not to kill your children, (5) Not to accuse
an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among
people), (6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good
deeds. The Prophet added: Whoever amongst you fulfill his
pledge, his reward will be with Allah, and whoever commits any
of those sins and receives the legal punishment in this world
for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation for
that sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does
not expose him, then it is up to Allah if He wishes He will
punish him or if He wishes, He will forgive him." So we gave
the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)
9.321:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to take the Pledge of allegiance from the
women by words only after reciting this Holy Verse:−−(60.12)
"..that they will not associate anything in worship with
Allah." (60.12) And the hand of Allah's Apostle did not touch
any woman's hand except the hand of that woman his right hand
possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady slaves).
9.322:
Narrated Um Atiyya: We gave the Pledge of allegiance to the
Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will
not associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he
also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A
woman from us held her hand out and said, "Such−and−such a
woman cried over a dead person belonging to my family and I
want to compensate her for that crying" The Prophet did not
say anything in reply and she left and returned. None of those
women abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al−`Ala', and
the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al−Mu`adh or the
daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu`adh.
9.323:
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge
of allegiance for Islam." So the Prophet took from him the
Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He came the next day with a
fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my pledge." But the
Prophet refused and when the bedouin went away, the Prophet
said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels
its impurities and brightens and clears its good."
9.324:
Narrated Al−Qasim bin Muhammad: `Aisha said, "O my head!"
Allah's Apostle said, "If that (i.e., your death) should
happen while I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive
you and would invoke Allah for you." `Aisha said, "O my life
which is going to be lost! By Allah, I think that you wish for
my death, and if that should happen then you would be busy
enjoying the company of one of your wives in the last part of
that day." The Prophet said, "But I should say, 'O my head!' I
feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son and appoint (the former
as my successors lest people should say something or wish for
something. Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph)
and the believers will prevent (anyone else from claiming the
Caliphate)," or "..Allah will prevent (anyone else from
claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will insist (on Abu
Bakr becoming the Caliph).
9.325:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: It was said to `Umar, "Will you
appoint your successor?" `Umar said, "If I appoint a Caliph
(as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than
I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter
undecided, it is true that somebody who was better than I
(i.e., Allah's Apostle) did so." On this, the people praised
him. `Umar said, "People are of two kinds: Either one who is
keen to take over the Caliphate or one who is afraid of
assuming such a responsibility. I wish I could be free from
its responsibility in that I would receive neither reward nor
retribution I won't bear the burden of the caliphate in my
death as I do in my life."
9.326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he heard `Umar's second speech
he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day following
the death of the Prophet `Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu
Bakr was silent. `Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Apostle had
outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last (to die). But if
Muhammad is dead, Allah nevertheless has kept the light
amongst you from which you can receive the same guidance as
Allah guided Muhammad with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion
of Allah's Apostle He is the second of the two in the cave. He
is the most entitled person among the Muslims to manage your
affairs. Therefore get up and swear allegiance to him." Some
people had already taken the oath of allegiance to him in the
shed of Bani Sa`ida but the oath of allegiance taken by the
public was taken at the pulpit. I heard `Umar saying to Abu
Bakr on that day. "Please ascend the pulpit," and kept on
urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the
people swore allegiance to him.
9.327:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: A woman came to the Prophet and
spoke to him about something and he told her to return to him.
She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I come and do not find you?"
(As if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet said, "If you
should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr."
9.328:
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: Abu Bakr said to the delegate of
Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the
Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al−Muhajirin (emigrants)
something because of which you may excuse yourselves."
9.329:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura: I heard the Prophet saying, "There
will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic
world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My
father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from
Quraish."
9.330:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose
Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting fire
wood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the
prayer and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and
then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did
not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational)
prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had
known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two
(small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would
come for `Isha' prayer." (See Hadith No. 617, Vol. 1)
9.331:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik: Who was Ka`b's guide
from among his sons when Ka`b became blind: I heard Ka`b bin
Malik saying, "When some people remained behind and did not
join Allah's Apostle in the battle of Tabuk.." and then he
described the whole narration and said, "Allah's Apostle
forbade the Muslims to speak to us, and so we (I and my
companions) stayed fifty nights in that state, and then
Allah's Apostle announced Allah's acceptance of our
repentance."
Bk. 90: Wishes
9.332:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "By Him
in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men who
dislike to be left behind and for whom I do not have means of
conveyance, I would not stay away (from any Holy Battle). I
would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and come to life
and then get, martyred and then come to life and then get
martyred and then get resurrected and then get martyred.
9.333:
Narrated Al−A'rai: Abu Huraira said, Allah's Apostle said, "By
Him in Whose Hand my life is, I would love to fight in Allah's
Cause and then get martyred and then resurrected (come to
life) and then get martyred and then resurrected (come to
life) and then get martyred, and then resurrected (come to
life) and then get martyred and then resurrected (come to
life)." Abu Huraira used to repeat those words three times and
I testify to it with Allah's Oath.
9.334:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If I had gold equal
to the mountain of Uhud, I would love that, before three days
had passed, not a single Dinar thereof remained with me if I
found somebody to accept it excluding some amount that I would
keep for the payment of my debts.''
9.335:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "If I had formerly known hat I came to
know lately, I would not have driven the Hadi with me and
would have finished the state of Ihram along with the people
when they finished it."
9.336:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: We were in the company of
Allah's Apostle and we assumed the state of Ihram of Hajj and
arrived at Mecca on the fourth of Dhul−Hijja. The Prophet
ordered us to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba and (Sa`i)
between As−Safa and Al−Marwa and use our lhram just for `Umra,
and finish the state of Ihram unless we had our Hadi with us.
None of us had the Hadi with him except the Prophet and Talha.
`Ali came from Yemen and brought the Hadi with him. `Ali said,
'I had assumed the state of Ihram with the same intention as
that with which Allah's Apostle had assumed it. The people
said, "How can we proceed to Mina and our male organs are
dribbling?" Allah's Apostle said, "If I had formerly known
what I came to know latterly, I would not have brought the
Hadi, and had there been no Hadi with me, I would have
finished my Ihram." Suraqa (bin Malik) met the Prophet while
he was throwing pebbles at the Jamrat−Al−`Aqaba, and asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! Is this (permitted) for us only?" The Prophet
replied. "No, it is forever" `Aisha had arrived at Mecca while
she was menstruating, therefore the Prophet ordered her to
perform all the ceremonies of Hajj except the Tawaf around the
Ka`ba, and not to perform her prayers unless and until she
became clean . When they encamped at Al−Batha, `Aisha said, "O
Allah's Apostle! You are proceeding after performing both Hajj
and `Umra while I am proceeding with Hajj only?" So the
Prophet ordered `Abdur−Rahman bin Abu Bakr As−Siddiq to go
with her to at−Tan`im, and so she performed the `Umra in
Dhul−Hijja after the days of the Hajj.
9.337:
Narrated Aisha:
One night the Prophet was unable to sleep and said, "Would
that a righteous man from my companions guarded me tonight."
Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms, whereupon the Prophet
said, "Who is it?" It was said, "I am Sa`d, O Allah's Apostle!
I have come to guard you." The Prophet then slept so soundly
that we heard him snoring. Abu `Abdullah said: `Aisha said:
Bilal said, "Would that I but stayed overnight in a valley
with Idhkhir and Jalil (two kinds of grass) around me (i.e.,
in Mecca)." Then I told that to the Prophet .
9.338:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Not to wish to be
the like except of two men. A man whom Allah has given the
(knowledge of the) Qur'an and he recites it during the hours
of night and day and the one who wishes says: If I were given
the same as this (man) has been given, I would do what he
does, and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it
in the just and right way, in which case the one who wishes
says, 'If I were given the same as he has been given, I would
do what he does.' " (See Hadith No. 543 and 544, Vol 6)
9.339:
Narrated Anas:
If I had not heard the Prophet saying, "You should not long
for death," I would have longed (for it).
9.340:
Narrated Qais:
We went to pay a visit to Khabbab bin Al−Art and he had got
himself branded at seven spots over his body. He said, "If
Allah's Apostle had not forbidden us to invoke Allah for
death, I would have invoked for it."
9.341:
Narrated Sa`d bin Ubaid: (the Maula of `Abdur−Rahman bin
Azhar) Allah's Apostle said, "None of you should long for
death, for if he is a good man, he may increase his good
deeds, and if he is an evil−doer, he may stop the evil deeds
and repent."
9.342:
Narrated Al−Bara' bin `Azib: The Prophet was carrying earth
with us on the day of the battle of Al−Ahzab (confederates)
and I saw that the dust was covering the whiteness of his
`Abdomen, and he (the Prophet ) was saying, "(O Allah) !
Without You, we would not have been guided, nor would we have
given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So (O Allah!)
please send tranquility (Sakina) upon us as they, (the chiefs
of the enemy tribes) have rebelled against us. And if they
intend affliction (i.e. want to frighten us and fight against
us) then we would not (flee but withstand them). And the
Prophet used to raise his voice with it. (See Hadith No. 430
and 432, Vol. 5)
9.343:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle said, "Do
not long for meeting your enemy, and ask Allah for safety
(from all sorts of evil)." (See Hadith No. 266, Vol. 4)
9.344:
Narrated Al−Qasim bin Muhammad: Ibn `Abbas mentioned the case
of a couple on whom the judgment of Lian has been passed.
`Abdullah bin Shaddad said, "Was that the lady in whose case
the Prophet said, "If I were to stone a lady to death without
a proof (against her)?' "Ibn `Abbas said, "No! That was
concerned with a woman who though being a Muslim used to
arouse suspicion by her outright misbehavior." (See Hadith No.
230, Vol.7)
9.345:
Narrated 'Ata:
One night the Prophet delayed the `Isha' prayer whereupon
`Umar went to him and said, "The prayer, O Allah's Apostle!
The women and children had slept." The Prophet came out with
water dropping from his head, and said, "Were I not afraid
that it would be hard for my followers (or for the people), I
would order them to pray `Isha prayer at this time." (Various
versions of this Hadith are given by the narrators with slight
differences in expression but not in content). 9.346:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Were I not afraid
that it would be hard on my followers, I would order them to
use the siwak (as obligatory, for cleaning the teeth).
9.347:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet fasted Al−Wisal on the last days of the month.
Some people did the same, and when the news reached the
Prophet he said, "If the month had been prolonged for me, then
I would have fasted Wisal for such a long time that the most
exaggerating ones among you would have given up their
exaggeration. I am not like you; my Lord always makes me eat
and drink."
9.348:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle forbade Al−Wisal. The
people said (to him), "But you fast Al−`Wisal," He said, "Who
among you is like me? When I sleep (at night), my Lord makes
me eat and drink. But when the people refused to give up
Al−Wisal, he fasted Al−Wisal along with them for two days and
then they saw the crescent whereupon the Prophet said, "If the
crescent had not appeared I would have fasted for a longer
period," as if he intended to punish them herewith.
9.349:
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked the Prophet about the wall (outside the Ka`ba). "Is it
regarded as part of the Ka`ba?" He replied, "Yes." I said,
"Then why didn't the people include it in the Ka`ba?" He said,
"(Because) your people ran short of money." I asked, "Then why
is its gate so high?" He replied, ''Your people did so in
order to admit to it whom they would and forbid whom they
would. Were your people not still close to the period of
ignorance, and were I not afraid that their hearts might deny
my action, then surely I would include the wall in the Ka`ba
and make its gate touch the ground."
9.350:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "But for the
emigration, I would have been one of the Ansar: and if the
people took their way in a valley (or a mountain pass), I
would take the Ansar's valley or the mountain pass."
9.351:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zaid: The Prophet said, "But for the
emigration, I would have been one of the Ansar; and if the
people took their way in a valley (or a mountain pass), I
would take Ansar's valley or their mountain pass."
Bk. 91: Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person
9.352:
Narrated Malik:
We came to the Prophet and we were young men nearly of equal
ages and we stayed with him for twenty nights. Allah's Apostle
was a very kind man and when he realized our longing for our
families, he asked us about those whom we had left behind.
When we informed him, he said, "Go back to your families and
stay with them and teach them (religion) and order them (to do
good deeds). The Prophet mentioned things some of which I
remembered and some I did not. Then he said, "Pray as you have
seen me praying, and when it is the time of prayer, one of you
should pronounce the call (Adhan) for the prayer and the
eldest of you should lead the prayer. "
9.353:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle said, "The (call for
prayer) Adhan of Bilal should not stop anyone of you from
taking his Suhur for he pronounces the Adhan in order that
whoever among you is praying the night prayer, may return (to
eat his Suhur) and whoever among you is sleeping, may get up,
for it is not yet dawn (when it is like this)." (Yahya, the
sub−narrator stretched his two index fingers side ways).
9.354:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "Bilal
pronounces the Adhan at night so that you may eat and drink
till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan (for the Fajr prayer).
9.355:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet led us in Zuhr prayer and
prayer five rak`at. Somebody asked him whether the prayer had
been increased." He (the Prophet ) said, "And what is that?"
They (the people) replied, "You have prayed five rak`at." Then
the Prophet offered two prostrations (of Sahu) after he had
finished his prayer with the Taslim. 9.356:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle finished his prayer
after offerings two rak`at only. Dhul−Yaddain asked him
whether the prayer had been reduced, or you had forgotten?"
The Prophet said, "Is Dhul−Yaddain speaking the truth?" The
people said, "Yes." Then Allah's Apostle stood up and
performed another two rak`at and then finished prayer with
Taslim, and then said the Takbir and performed a prostration
similar to or longer than his ordinary prostrations; then he
raised his head, said Takbir and prostrated and then raised
his head (Sahu prostrations).
9.357:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While the people were at Quba
offering the morning prayer, suddenly a person came to them
saying, "Tonight Divine Inspiration has been revealed to
Allah's Apostle and he has been ordered to face the Ka`ba (in
prayers): therefore you people should face it." There faces
were towards Sham, so they turned their faces towards the
Ka`ba (at Mecca).
9.358:
Narrated Al−Bara': When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he
prayed facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months but he
wished that he would be ordered to face the Ka`ba. So Allah
revealed: −− 'Verily! We have seen the turning of your face
towards the heaven; surely we shall turn you to a prayer
direction (Qibla) that shall please you.' (2.144) Thus he was
directed towards the Ka`ba. A man prayed the `Asr prayer with
the Prophet and then went out, and passing by some people from
the Ansar, he said, "I testify. that I have prayed with the
Prophet and he (the Prophet) has prayed facing the Ka`ba."
Thereupon they, who were bowing in the `Asr prayer, turned
towards the Ka`ba.
9.359:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I used to offer drinks prepared from
infused dates to Abu Talha Al−Ansari, Abu 'Ubada bin Al Jarrah
and Ubai bin Ka`b. Then a person came to them and said, "All
alcoholic drinks have been prohibited." Abii Talha then said,
"O Anas! Get up and break all these jars." So I got up and
took a mortar belonging to us, and hit the jars with its lower
part till they broke.
9.360:
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said to the people of Najran,
"I will send to you an honest person who is really
trustworthy." The Companion, of the Prophet each desired to be
that person, but the Prophet sent Abu 'Ubaida.
9.361:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "For every nation there is an Amin (honest,
trustworthy person) and the Amin of this nation is Abu
'Ubaida."
9.362:
Narrated `Umar:
There was a man from the Ansar (who was a friend of mine). If
he was not present in the company of Allah's Apostle I used to
be present with Allah's Apostle, I would tell him what I used
to hear from Allah's Apostle, and when I was absent from
Allah's Apostle he used to be present with him, and he would
tell me what he used to hear from Allah's Apostle .
9.363:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet , sent an army and appointed some man their
commander The man made a fire and then said (to the soldiers),
"Enter it." Some of them intended to enter it while some
others said, 'We have run away from it (i.e., embraced Islam
to save ourselves from the 'fire')." They mentioned that to
the Prophet, and he said about people who had intended to
enter the fire. ''If they had entered it, they would have
remained In it till the Day of Resurrection.'' Then he said to
others, "No obedience for evil deeds, obedience is required
only in what is good ."
9.364:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: Two men sued each
other before the Prophet. 9.365:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were with Allah's Apostle a
bedouin got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Settle my case
according to Allah's Book (Laws)." Then his opponent got up
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! He has said the truth! Settle
his case according to Allah's Book (Laws.) and allow me to
speak," He said, "My son was a laborer for this man and he
committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people
told me that my son should be stoned to death but I ransomed
him with one−hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the
religious learned people and they told me that his wife should
be stoned to death and my son should receive one−hundred
lashes and be sentenced to one year of exile.' The Prophet
said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I will judge between
you according to Allah's Book (Laws): As for the slave girl
and the sheep, they are to be returned; and as for your son,
he shall receive one−hundred lashes and will be exiled for one
year. You, O Unais!" addressing a man from Bani Aslam, "Go
tomorrow morning to the wife of this (man) and if she
confesses, then stone her to death." The next morning Unais
went to the wife and she confessed, and he stoned her to
death.
9.366:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the day of (the battle of)
the Trench, the Prophet called the people (to bring news about
the enemy). Az−Zubair responded to his call. He called them
again and Az−Zubair responded to his call again; then he
called them for the third time and again Az−Zubair responded
to his call whereupon the Prophet said, "Every prophet has his
Hawairi (helper), and Az−Zubair is my Hawari."
9.367:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet entered a garden and told me to
guard its gate. Then a man came and asked permission to enter.
The Prophet, said, "Permit him and give him the good news that
he will enter Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr. Then `Umar
came, and the Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the good
news that he will enter Paradise." Then `Uthman came and the
Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he
will enter Paradise. "
9.368:
Narrated `Umar:
I came and behold, Allah's Apostle was staying on a Mashroba
(attic room) and a black slave of Allah's Apostle was at the
top if its stairs. I said to him, "(Tell the Prophet) that
here is `Umar bin Al−Khattab (asking for permission to
enter)." Then he admitted me.
9.369:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah's Apostle sent a letter
to Khosrau and told his messenger to give it first to the
ruler of Bahrain, and tell him to deliver it to Khosrau. When
Khosrau had read it, he tore it into pieces. (Az−Zuhri said: I
think Ibn Al−Musaiyab said, "Allah's Apostle invoked Allah to
tear them (Khosrau and his followers) into pieces."
9.370:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: Allah's Apostle said to a man
from the tribe of Al−Aslam, "Proclaim among your people (or
the people) on the day of 'Ashura' (tenth of Muharram),
'Whosoever has eaten anything should fast for the rest of the
day; and whoever has not eaten anything, should complete his
fast.' "
9.371:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the delegate of `Abd Al−Qais came to
Allah's Apostle, he said, "Who are the delegate?" They said,
"The delegate are from the tribe of Rabi`a." The Prophet said,
"Welcome, O the delegate, and welcome! O people! Neither you
will have any disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Between you and us there are the infidels of
the tribe of Mudar, so please order us to do something good
(religious deeds) that by acting on them we may enter
Paradise, and that we may inform (our people) whom we have
left behind, about it." They also asked (the Prophet) about
drinks. He forbade them from four things and ordered them to
do four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah, and asked
them, "Do you know what is meant by belief in Allah?" They
said, "Allah and His Apostle know best." He said, ''To testify
that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, the
One, Who has no partners with Him, and that Muhammad is
Allah's Apostle; and to offer prayers perfectly and to pay
Zakat." (the narrator thinks that fasting in Ramadan is
included), "and to give one−fifth of the war booty (to the
state)." Then he forbade four (drinking utensils): Ad−Duba',
Al−Hantam, Al−Mazaffat and An−Naqir, or probably, Al−Muqaiyar.
And then the Prophet said, "Remember all these things by heart
and preach it to those whom you have left behind."
9.372:
Narrated Tauba Al−`Anbari: Ash−'Shu`bi asked me, "Did you
notice how Al−Hasan used to narrate Hadiths from the Prophets?
I stayed with Ibn `Umar for about two or one−and−half years
and I did not hear him narrating any thing from the Prophet
except his (Hadith): He (Ibn `Umar) said, "Some of the
companions of the Prophet including Sa`d, were going to eat
meat, but one of the wives of the Prophet called them, saying,
'It is the neat of a Mastigure.' The people then stopped
eating it. On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Carry on eating, for
it is lawful.' Or said, 'There is no harm in eating it, but it
is not from my meals."
Bk. 92: Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
9.373:
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: A Jew said to `Umar, "O Chief of
the Believers, if this verse: 'This day I have perfected your
religion for you, completed My favors upon you, and have
chosen for you, Islam as your religion.' (5.3) had been
revealed upon us, we would have taken that day as an `Id
(festival) day." `Umar said, "I know definitely on what day
this Verse was revealed; it was revealed on the day of
`Arafat, on a Friday."
9.374:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he heard `Umar speaking while
standing on the pulpit of the Prophet in the morning
(following the death of the Prophet), when the people had
sworn allegiance to Abu Bakr. He said the Tashah−hud before
Abu Bakr, and said, "Amma Ba'du (then after) Allah has chosen
for his Apostle what is with Him (Paradise) rather than what
is with you (the world). This is that Book (Qur'an) with which
Allah guided your Apostle, so stick to it, for then you will
be guided on the right path as Allah guided His Apostle with
it."
9.375:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet embraced me and said, "O
Allah! Teach him (the knowledge of) the Book (Qur'an). 9.376:
Narrated Abal Minhal: Abu Barza said, "(O people!) Allah makes
you self−sufficient or has raised you high with Islam and with
Muhammad
9.377:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: `Abdullah Bin `Umar wrote to
`Abdul Malik bin Marwan, swearing allegiance to him: 'I swear
allegiance to you in that I will listen and obey what is in
accordance with the Laws of Allah and the Tradition of His
Apostle as much as I can.'
9.378:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al−Musaiyab: Abu Huraira said that Allah's
Apostle said, "I have been sent with 'Jawami−al−Kalim ' (the
shortest expression with the widest meaning) and have been
made victorious with awe (cast in my enemy's hearts), and
while I was sleeping, I saw that the keys of the treasures of
the world were placed in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's
Apostle has gone, and you people are utilizing those
treasures, or digging those treasures out." or said a similar
sentence.
9.379:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There was no prophet
among the prophets but was given miracles because of which
people had security or had belief, but what I was given was
the Divine Inspiration which Allah revealed to me. So I hope
that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet
on the Day of Resurrection."
9.380:
Narrated Abu Wail: I sat with Shaiba in this Mosque
(Al−Masjid−Al−Haram), and he said, "`Umar once sat beside me
here as you are now sitting, and said, 'I feel like
distributing all the gold and silver that are in it (i.e., the
Ka`ba) among the Muslims'. I said, 'You cannot do that.' `Umar
said, 'Why?' I said, 'Your two (previous) companions (the
Prophet and Abu Bakr) did not do it. `Umar said, 'They are the
two persons whom one must follow.'" (See Hadith No. 664, Vol.
2)
9.381:
Narrated Hudhaifa: Allah's Apostle said to us, "Honesty
descended from the Heavens and settled in the roots of the
hearts of men (faithful believers), and then the Qur'an was
revealed and the people read the Qur'an, (and learnt it from
it) and also learnt it from the Sunna." Both Qur'an and Sunna
strengthened their (the faithful believers') honesty. (See
Hadith No. 208)
9.382:
Narrated `Abdullah: The best talk (speech) is Allah's Book
'Qur'an), and the best way is the way of Muhammad, and the
worst matters are the heresies (those new things which are
introduced into the religion); and whatever you have been
promised will surely come to pass, and you cannot escape (it).
9.383:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: We were with the
Prophet when he said (to two men), "I shall judge between you
according to Allah's Book (Laws).
9.384:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "All my followers
will enter Paradise except those who refuse." They said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Who will refuse?" He said, "Whoever obeys me
will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me is the one who
refuses (to enter it). 9.385:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Some angels came to the Prophet
while he was sleeping. Some of them said, "He is sleeping."
Others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake."
Then they said, "There is an example for this companion of
yours." One of them said, "Then set forth an example for him."
Some of them said, "He is sleeping." The others said, "His
eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then they said,
"His example is that of a man who has built a house and then
offered therein a banquet and sent an inviter (messenger) to
invite the people. So whoever accepted the invitation of the
inviter, entered the house and ate of the banquet, and whoever
did not accept the invitation of the inviter, did not enter
the house, nor did he eat of the banquet." Then the angels
said, "Interpret this example to him so that he may understand
it." Some of them said, "He is sleeping.'' The others said,
"His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." And then they
said, "The houses stands for Paradise and the call maker is
Muhammad; and whoever obeys Muhammad, obeys Allah; and whoever
disobeys Muhammad, disobeys Allah. Muhammad separated the
people (i.e., through his message, the good is distinguished
from the bad, and the believers from the disbelievers).
9.386:
Narrated Hammam:
Hudhaifa said, "O the Group of Al−Qurra! Follow the straight
path, for then you have taken a great lead (and will be the
leaders), but if you divert right or left, then you will go
astray far away."
9.387:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "My example and the
example of what I have been sent with is that of a man who
came to some people and said, 'O people! I have seen the
enemy's army with my own eyes, and I am the naked warner; so
protect yourselves!' Then a group of his people obeyed him and
fled at night proceeding stealthily till they were safe, while
another group of them disbelieved him and stayed at their
places till morning when the army came upon them, and killed
and ruined them completely So this is the example of that
person who obeys me and follows what I have brought (the
Qur'an and the Sunna), and the example of the one who disobeys
me and disbelieves the truth I have brought."
9.388:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah's Apostle died and Abu Bakr
was elected as a Caliph after him, some of the Arabs reverted
to disbelief, `Umar said to Abu Bakr, "How dare you fight the
people while Allah's Apostle said, I have been ordered to
fight the people till they say 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah' And whoever says: None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah.' waves his wealth and his life from
me unless he deserves a legal punishment lusty, and his
account will be with Allah! Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, I will
fight him who discriminates between Zakat and prayers, for
Zakat is the Compulsory right to be taken from the wealth By
Allah, if they refuse to give me even a tying rope which they
use to give to Allah's Apostle, I would fight them for
withholding it." `Umar said, 'By Allah, It was nothing, except
I saw that Allah had opened the chest of Abu Bakr to the
fight, and I came to know for certain that was the truth."
9.389:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Uyaina bin Hisn bin Hudhaifa
bin Badr came and stayed (at Medina) with his nephew Al−Hurr
bin Qais bin Hisn who has one of those whom `Umar used to keep
near him, as the Qurra' (learned men knowing Qur'an by heart)
were the people of `Umar's meetings and his advisors whether
they were old or young. 'Uyaina said to his nephew, "O my
nephew! Have you an approach to this chief so as to get for me
the permission to see him?" His nephew said, "I will get the
permission for you to see him." (Ibn `Abbas added: ) So he
took the permission for 'Uyaina, and when the latter entered,
he said, "O the son of Al−Khattab! By Allah, you neither give
us sufficient provision nor judge among us with justice." On
that `Umar became so furious that he intended to harm him.
Al−Hurr, said, "O Chief of the Believers!" Allah said to His
Apostle 'Hold to forgiveness, command what is good (right),
and leave the foolish (i.e. do not punish them).' (7.199) and
this person is among the foolish." By Allah, `Umar did not
overlook that Verse when Al−Hurr recited it before him, and
`Umar said to observe (the orders of) Allah's Book strictly."
(See Hadith No. 166, Vol. 6)
9.390:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: I came to `Aisha during the
solar eclipse. The people were standing (offering prayer) and
she too, was standing and offering prayer. I asked, "What is
wrong with the people?" She pointed towards the sky with her
hand and said, Subhan Allah!'' I asked her, "Is there a sign?"
She nodded with her head meaning, yes. When Allah's Apostle
finished (the prayer), he glorified and praised Allah and
said, "There is not anything that I have not seen before but I
have seen now at this place of mine, even Paradise and Hell.
It has been revealed to me that you people will be put to
trial nearly like the trial of Ad−Dajjal, in your graves. As
for the true believer or a Muslim (the sub−narrator is not
sure as to which of the two (words Asma' had said) he will
say, 'Muhammad came with clear signs from Allah, and we
responded to him (accepted his teachings) and believed (what
he said)' It will be said (to him) 'Sleep in peace; we have
known that you were a true believer who believed with
certainty.' As for a hypocrite or a doubtful person, (the
sub−narrator is not sure as to which word Asma' said) he will
say, 'I do not know, but I heard the people saying something
and so I said the same.' "
9.391:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Leave me as I leave
you) for the people who were before you were ruined because of
their questions and their differences over their prophets. So,
if I forbid you to do something, then keep away from it. And
if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you
can."
9.392:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet said, "The most
sinful person among the Muslims is the one who asked about
something which had not been prohibited, but was prohibited
because of his asking."
9.393:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: The Prophet took a room made of date
palm leaves mats in the mosque. Allah's Apostle prayed in it
for a few nights till the people gathered (to pray the night
prayer (Tarawih) (behind him.) Then on the 4th night the
people did not hear his voice and they thought he had slept,
so some of them started humming in order that he might come
out. The Prophet then said, "You continued doing what I saw
you doing till I was afraid that this (Tarawih prayer) might
be enjoined on you, and if it were enjoined on you, you would
not continue performing it. Therefore, O people! Perform your
prayers at your homes, for the best prayer of a person is what
is performed at his home except the compulsory congregational)
prayer." (See Hadith No. 229,Vol. 3) (See Hadith No. 134, Vol.
8)
9.394:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: Allah's Apostle was asked about
things which he disliked, and when the people asked too many
questions, he became angry and said, "Ask me (any question)."
A man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father?"
The Prophet replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." Then another
man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is my father?"
The Prophet said, "Your father is Salim, Maula Shaiba." When
`Umar saw the signs of anger on the face of Allah's Apostle,
he said, "We repent to Allah."
9.395:
Narrated Warrad:
(The clerk of Al−Mughira) Muawiya wrote to Al−Mughira 'Write
to me what you have heard from Allah's Apostle.' So he
(Al−Mughira) wrote to him: Allah's Prophet used to say at the
end of each prayer: "La ilaha illalla−h wahdahu la sharika
lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamdu wa hula ala kulli shai'in
qadir. 'Allahumma la mani' a lima a'taita, wala mu'tiya lima
mana'ta, wala yanfa'u dhuljadd minkal−jadd." He also wrote to
him that the Prophet used to forbid (1) Qil and Qal (idle
useless talk or that you talk too much about others), (2)
Asking too many questions (in disputed Religious matters); (3)
And wasting one's wealth by extravagance; (4) and to be
undutiful to one's mother (5) and to bury the daughters alive
(6) and to prevent your favors (benevolence to others (i.e.
not to pay the rights of others (7) And asking others for
something (except when it is unavoidable).
9.396:
Narrated Anas:
We were with `Umar and he said, "We have been forbidden to
undertake a difficult task beyond our capability (i.e. to
exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the
eyes while doing ablution).
9.397:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet came out after the sun
had declined and offered the Zuhr prayer (in congregation).
After finishing it with Taslim, he stood on the pulpit and
mentioned the Hour and mentioned there would happen great
events before it. Then he said, "Whoever wants to ask me any
question, may do so, for by Allah, you will not ask me about
anything but I will inform you of its answer as long as I am
at this place of mine." On this, the Ansar wept violently, and
Allah's Apostle kept on saying, "Ask Me! " Then a man got up
and asked, ''Where will my entrance be, O Allah's Apostle?"
The Prophet said, "(You will go to) the Fire." Then `Abdullah
bin Hudhaifa got up and asked, "Who is my father, O Allah's
Apostle?" The Prophet replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." The
Prophet then kept on saying (angrily), "Ask me! Ask me!" `Umar
then knelt on his knees and said, "We have accepted Allah as
our Lord and Islam as our religion and Muhammad as an
Apostle." Allah's Apostle became quiet when `Umar said that.
Then Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is,
Paradise and Hell were displayed before me across this wall
while I was praying, and I never saw such good and evil as I
have seen today."
9.398:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! Who
is my father?" The Prophet said, "Your father is so−and−so."
And then the Divine Verse:−− 'O you who believe! Ask not
questions about things..(5.101)
9.399:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "People will
not stop asking questions till they say, 'This is Allah, the
Creator of everything, then who created Allah?' "
9.400:
Narrated Ibn Masud: I was with the Prophet at one of the farms
of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf−stalk. He
passed by a group of Jews and some of them said to the other,
Ask him (the Prophet) about the spirit. Some others said, "Do
not ask him, lest he should tell you what you dislike" But
they went up to him and said, "O Abal Qasim! Inform us bout
the spirit." The Prophet stood up for a while, waiting. I
realized that he was being Divinely Inspired, so I kept away
from him till the inspiration was over. Then the Prophet said,
"(O Muhammad) they ask you regarding the spirit, Say: The
spirit its knowledge is with my Lord (i.e., nobody has its
knowledge except Allah)" (17.85) (This is a miracle of the
Qur'an that all the scientists up till now do not know about
the spirit, i.e, how life comes to a body and how it goes away
at its death) (See Hadith No. 245, Vol. 6) 9.401:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet wore a gold ring and then the
people followed him and wore gold rings too. Then the Prophet
said, "I had this golden ring made for myself. He then threw
it away and said, "I shall never put it on." Thereupon the
people also threw their rings away.
9.402:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said (to his companions),
"Do not fast Al−Wisal." They said, "But you fast Al−Wisail."
He said, "I am not like you, for at night my Lord feeds me and
makes me drink." But the people did not give up Al−Wisal, so
the Prophet fasted Al−Wisal with them for two days or two
nights, and then they saw the crescent whereupon the Prophet
said, "If the crescent had delayed, I would have continued
fasting (because of you)," as if he wanted to vanquish them
completely (because they had refused to give up Al Wisal).
9.403:
Narrated Ibrahim At Tamii's father: `Ali addressed us while he
was standing on a brick pulpit and carrying a sword from which
was hanging a scroll He said "By Allah, we have no book to
read except Allah's Book and whatever is on this scroll," And
then he unrolled it, and behold, in it was written what sort
of camels were to be given as blood money, and there was also
written in it: 'Medina is a sanctuary form 'Air (mountain) to
such and such place so whoever innovates in it an heresy or
commits a sin therein, he will incur the curse of Allah, the
angles, and all the people and Allah will not accept his
compulsory or optional good deeds.' There was also written in
it: 'The asylum (pledge of protection) granted by any Muslims
is one and the same, (even a Muslim of the lowest status is to
be secured and respected by all the other Muslims, and whoever
betrays a Muslim in this respect (by violating the pledge)
will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people,
and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good
deeds.' There was also written in it: 'Whoever (freed slave)
befriends (takes as masters) other than his real masters
(manumitters) without their permission will incur the curse of
Allah, the angels, and all the people, and Allah will not
accept his compulsory or optional good deeds. ' (See Hadith
No. 94, Vol. 3)
9.404:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet did something as it was allowed from the religious
point of view but some people refrained from it. When the
Prophet heard of that, he, after glorifying and praising
Allah, said, "Why do some people refrain from doing something
which I do? By Allah, I know Allah more than they."
9.405:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Once the two righteous men, i.e.,
Abu Bakr and `Umar were on the verge of destruction (and that
was because): When the delegate of Bani Tamim came to the
Prophet, one of them (either Abu Bakr or `Umar) recommended
Al−Aqra' bin H`Abis at−Tamimi Al−Hanzali, the brother of Bani
Majashi (to be appointed as their chief), while the other
recommended somebody else. Abu Bakr said to `Umar, "You
intended only to oppose me." `Umar said, "I did not intend to
oppose you!" Then their voices grew louder in front of the
Prophet whereupon there was revealed: 'O you who believe! Do
not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet..a great
reward.' (49.2−3) Ibn Az−Zubair said, 'Thence forward when
`Umar talked to the Prophet, he would talk like one who
whispered a secret and would even fail to make the Prophet
hear him, in which case the Prophet would ask him (to repeat
his words).
9.406:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of believers) Allah's Apostle during his fatal
ailment said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." I
said, "If Abu Bakr stood at your place (in prayers, the people
will not be able to hear him because of his weeping, so order
`Umar to lead the people in prayer." He again said, "Order Abu
Bakr to lead the people in prayer " Then I said to Hafsa,
"Will you say (to the Prophet), 'If Abu Bakr stood at your
place, the people will not be able to hear him be cause of his
weeping, so order `Umar to lead the people in prayer?" Hafsa
did so, whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "You are like the
companions of Joseph (See Qur'an, 12:30−32). Order Abu Bakr to
lead the people in prayer." Hafsa then said to me, "I have
never received any good from you!"
9.407:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As−Sa`idi: 'Uwaimir Al−`Ajlani came to
`Asim bin `Adi and said, "If a man found another man with his
wife and killed him, would you sentence the husband to death
(in Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O `Asim! Please ask
Allah's Apostle about this matter on my behalf." `Asim asked
the Prophet but the Prophet disliked the question and
disapproved of it. `Asim returned and informed 'Uwaimir that
the Prophet disliked that type of question. 'Uwaimir said, "By
Allah, I will go (personally) to the Prophet." 'Uwaimir came
to the Prophet when Allah had already revealed Qur'anic Verses
(in that respect), after `Asim had left (the Prophet ). So the
Prophet said to 'Uwaimir, "Allah has revealed Qur'anic Verses
regarding you and your wife." The Prophet then called for
them, and they came and carried out the order of Lian. Then
'Uwaimir said, "O Allah's Apostle! Now if I kept her with me,
I would be accused of telling a lie." So 'Uwaimir divorced her
although the Prophet did not order him to do so. Later on this
practice of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved
in a case of Li'an. The Prophet said (to the people). "Wait
for her! If she delivers a red short (small) child like a
Wahra (a short red animal). then I will be of the opinion that
he ('Uwaimir) has told a lie but if she delivered a black
big−eyed one with big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion
that he has told the truth about her." 'Ultimately she gave
birth to a child that proved the accusation. (See Hadith No.
269, Vol. 6)
9.408:
Narrated Malik bin Aus An−Nasri: I proceeded till I entered
upon `Umar (and while I was sitting there), his gate−keeper
Yarfa came to him and said, " `Uthman, `Abdur−Rahman,
Az−Zubair and Sa`d ask your permission to come in." `Umar
allowed them. So they entered, greeted, and sat down. (After a
while the gatekeeper came) and said, "Shall I admit `Ali and
`Abbas?'' `Umar allowed them to enter. Al−`Abbas said "O Chief
of the believers! Judge between me and the oppressor (`Ali)."
Then there was a dispute (regarding the property of Bani
Nadir) between them (`Abbas and `Ali). `Uthman and his
companions said, "O Chief of the Believers! Judge between them
and relieve one from the other." `Umar said, "Be patient!
beseech you by Allah, with Whose permission the Heaven and the
Earth Exist! Do you know that Allah's Apostle said, 'Our
property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is to
be given in charity,' and by this Allah's Apostle meant
himself?" On that the group said, "He verily said so." `Umar
then faced `Ali and `Abbas and said, "I beseech you both by
Allah, do you both know that Allah's Apostle said so?" They
both replied, "Yes". `Umar then said, "Now I am talking to you
about this matter (in detail) . Allah favored Allah's Apostle
with some of this wealth which He did not give to anybody
else, as Allah said: 'What Allah bestowed as Fai (Booty on His
Apostle for which you made no expedition... ' (59.6) So that
property was totally meant for Allah's Apostle, yet he did not
collect it and ignore you, nor did he withhold it with your
exclusion, but he gave it to you and distributed it among you
till this much of it was left behind, and the Prophet, used to
spend of this as the yearly expenditures of his family and
then take what remained of it and spent it as he did with
(other) Allah's wealth. The Prophet did so during all his
lifetime, and I beseech you by Allah, do you know that?" They
replied, "Yes." `Umar then addressed `Ali and `Abbas, saying,
"I beseech you both by Allah, do you know that?" Both of them
replied, "Yes." `Umar added, "Then Allah took His Apostle unto
Him. Abu Bakr then said 'I am the successor of Allah's
Apostle' and took over all the Prophet's property and disposed
of it in the same way as Allah's Apostle used to do, and you
were present then." Then he turned to `Ali and `Abbas and
said, "You both claim that Abu Bakr did so−and−so in managing
the property, but Allah knows that Abu Bakr was honest,
righteous, intelligent, and a follower of what is right in
managing it. Then Allah took Abu Bakr unto Him, 'I said: I am
the successor of Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr.' So I took over
the property for two years and managed it in the same way as
Allah's Apostle, and Abu Bakr used to do. Then you both (`Ali
and `Abbas) came to me and asked for the same thing! (O
`Abbas! You came to me to ask me for your share from nephew's
property; and this (`Ali) came to me asking for his wives
share from her father's property, and I said to you both, 'If
you wish, I will place it in your custody on condition that
you both will manage it in the same way as Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr did and as I have been doing since I took charge of
managing it; otherwise, do not speak to me anymore about it.'
Then you both said, 'Give it to us on that (condition).' So I
gave it to you on that condition. Now I beseech you by Allah,
did I not give it to them on that condition?" The group (whom
he had been addressing) replied, "Yes." `Umar then addressed
`Abbas and `Ali saying, "I beseech you both by Allah, didn't I
give you all that property on that condition?" They said,
"Yes." `Umar then said, "Are you now seeking a verdict from me
other than that? By Him with Whose Permission the Heaven and
the Earth exists I will not give any verdict other than that
till the Hour is established; and if you both are unable to
manage this property, then you can hand it back to me, and I
will be sufficient for it on your behalf." (See, Hadith No.
326, Vol. 4)
9.409:
Narrated `Asim:
I said to Anas, "Did Allah's Apostle make Medina a sanctuary?"
He replied, "Yes, (Medina is a sanctuary from such−and−such
place to such−and−such place. It is forbidden to cut its
trees, and whoever innovates an heresy in it or commits a sin
therein, will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all
the people." Then Musa bin Anas told me that Anas added,
"..... or gives refuge to such an heretic or a sinner..."
9.410:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it
to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the
religious learned men with their knowledge. Then there will
remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give verdicts
according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others
and go astray."
9.411:
Narrated Al−A`mash: I asked Abu Wail, "Did you witness the
battle of Siffin between `Ali and Muawiya?" He said, "Yes,"
and added, "Then I heard Sahl bin Hunaif saying, 'O people!
Blame your personal opinions in your religion. No doubt, I
remember myself on the day of Abi Jandal; if I had the power
to refuse the order of Allah's Apostle, I would have refused
it. We have never put our swords on our shoulders to get
involved in a situation that might have been horrible for us,
but those swords brought us to victory and peace, except this
present situation.' " Abu Wail said, "I witnessed the battle
of Siffin, and how nasty Siffin was!"
9.412:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I fell ill, Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr came to visit me on foot. The Prophet came to me
while I was unconscious. Allah's Apostle performed ablution
and poured the Remaining water of his ablution over me
whereupon I became conscious and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! How
should I spend my wealth? Or how should I deal with my
wealth?" But the Prophet did not give me any reply till the
Verse of the laws of inheritance was revealed.
9.413:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Men (only) benefit by your teachings, so
please devote to us from (some of) your time, a day on which
we may come to you so that you may teach us of what Allah has
taught you." Allah's Apostle said, "Gather on such−and−such a
day at such−and−such a place." They gathered and Allah's
Apostle came to them and taught them of what Allah had taught
him. He then said, "No woman among you who has lost her three
children (died) but that they will screen her from the Fire."
A woman among them said, "O Allah's Apostle! If she lost two
children?" She repeated her question twice, whereupon the
Prophet said, "Even two, even two, even two!" (See Hadith No.
341, Vol. 2)
9.414:
Narrated Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba: The Prophet said, "A group of
my follower swill remain predominant (victorious) till Allah's
Order (the Hour) comes upon them while they are still
predominant (victorious).
9.415:
Narrated Humaid:
I heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan delivering a sermon. He said,
"I heard the Prophet saying, "If Allah wants to do a favor to
somebody, He bestows on him, the gift of understanding the
Qur'an and Sunna. I am but a distributor, and Allah is the
Giver. The state of this nation will remain good till the Hour
is established, or till Allah's Order comes."
9.416:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When the (following) Verse was
revealed to Allah's Apostle: 'Say: He has power to send
torment on you from above,'..(6.65) he said, "O Allah! I seek
refuge with Your Face (from that punishment)." And when this
was revealed: '..or from beneath your feet.' (6.65) he said,
"O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from that)." And when
this Verse was revealed: '..or to cover you with confusion in
party−strife, and make you to taste the violence of one
another,'...(6.65) he said: "These two warnings are easier
(than the previous ones).
9.417:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A bedouin came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "My wife has delivered a black boy, and I suspect that
he is not my child." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Have you
got camels?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "What
color are they?" The bedouin said, "They are red." The Prophet
said, "Are any of them Grey?" He said, "There are Grey ones
among them." The Prophet said, "Whence do you think this color
came to them?" The bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle! It
resulted from hereditary disposition." The Prophet said, "And
this (i.e., your child) has inherited his color from his
ancestors." The Prophet did not allow him to deny his
paternity of the child. 9.418:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: A woman came to the Prophet and said, "My
mother vowed to perform the Hajj but she died before
performing it. Should I perform the Hajj on her behalf?" He
said, "Yes! Perform the Hajj on her behalf. See, if your
mother had been in debt, would you have paid her debt?" She
said, "Yes." He said, "So you should pay what is for Him as
Allah has more right that one should fulfill one's obligations
to Him. "
9.419:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not wish to be
like anybody except in two cases: The case of a man whom Allah
has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and that
of a man whom Allah has given religious wisdom (i.e., Qur'an
and Sunna) and he gives his verdicts according to it and
teaches it." (to others i.e., religious knowledge of Qur'an
and Sunna (Prophet's Traditions)). "
9.420:
Narrated Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba: `Umar bin Al−Khattab asked
(the people) about the Imlas of a woman, i.e., a woman who has
an abortion because of having been beaten on her `Abdomen,
saying, "Who among you has heard anything about it from the
Prophet?" I said, "I did.'' He said, "What is that?" I said,
"I heard the Prophet saying, "Its Diya (blood money) is either
a male or a female slave.' " `Umar said, "Do not leave till
you present witness in support of your statement." So I went
out, and found Muhammad bin Maslama. I brought him, and he
bore witness with me that he had heard the Prophet saying,
"Its Diya (blood money) is either a male slave or a female
slave."
9.421:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be
established till my followers copy the deeds of the previous
nations and follow them very closely, span by span, and cubit
by cubit (i.e., inch by inch)." It was said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Do you mean by those (nations) the Persians and the
Byzantines?" The Prophet said, "Who can it be other than
they?"
9.422:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "You will
follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by
span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that
even if they entered a hole of a mastigure, you would follow
them." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! (Do you mean) the Jews and
the Christians?" He said, "Whom else?"
9.423:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "None is killed
unjustly, but the first son of Adam will have a part of its
burden." Sufyan said, "..a part of its blood because he was
the first to establish the tradition of murdering"
9.42
4.1:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah As−Salami: A bedouin gave the
Pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam to Allah's Apostle,
and then he got an attack of fever in Medina and came to
Allah's Apostle: and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my
pledge." Allah's Apostle refused to do so. The bedouin came to
him again and said, "Cancel my pledge," but he refused again,
and then again, the bedouin came to him and said, "Cancel my
pledge," and Allah's Apostle refused. The bedouin finally went
away, and Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of
bellows (furnace), it expels its impurities while it brightens
and clears its good.'
9.42
4.2:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I used to teach Qur'an to `Abdur−Rahman
bin `Auf. When `Umar performed his last Hajj, `Abdur−Rahman
said (to me) at Mina, "Would that you had seen Chief of the
believers today! A man came to him and said, "So−and−so has
said, "If Chief of the Believers died, we will give the oath
of allegiance to such−and−such person,' `Umar said, 'I will
get up tonight and warn those who want to usurp the people's
rights.' I said, 'Do not do so, for the season (of Hajj)
gathers the riffraff mob who will form the majority of your
audience, and I am afraid that they will not understand (the
meaning of) your saying properly and may spread (an incorrect
statement) everywhere. You should wait till we reach Medina,
the place of migration and the place of the Sunna (the
Prophet's Traditions). There you will meet the companions of
Allah's Apostle from the Muhajirin and the Ansar who will
understand your statement and place it in its proper position'
`Umar said, 'By Allah, I shall do so the first time I stand
(to address the people) in Medina.' When we reached Medina,
`Umar (in a Friday Khutba−sermon) said, "No doubt, Allah sent
Muhammad with the Truth and revealed to him the Book (Qur'an),
and among what was revealed, was the Verse of Ar−Rajm (stoning
adulterers to death).'" (See Hadith No. 817,Vol. 8)
9.425:
Narrated Muhammad: We were with Abu Huraira while he was
wearing two linen garments dyed with red clay. He cleaned his
nose with his garment, saying, "Bravo! Bravo! Abu Huraira is
cleaning his nose with linen! There came a time when I would
fall senseless between the pulpit of Allah's Apostle and
`Aisha's dwelling whereupon a passerby would come and put his
foot on my neck, considering me a mad man, but in fact, I had
no madness, I suffered nothing but hunger."
9.426:
Narrated `Abdur−Rahman bin `Abis: Ibn `Abbas was asked, "Did
you offer the Id prayer with the Prophet?" He said, "Yes, had
it not been for my close relation to the Prophet, I would not
have performed it (with him) because of my being too young The
Prophet came to the mark which is near the home of Kathir bin
As−Salt and offered the Id prayer and then delivered the
sermon. I do not remember if any Adhan or Iqama were
pronounced for the prayer. Then the Prophet ordered (the
women) to give alms, and they started stretching out their
hands towards their ears and throats (giving their ornaments
in charity), and the Prophet ordered Bilal to go to them (to
collect the alms), and then Bilal returned to the Prophet.
9.427:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet used to go to the Quba'
mosque, sometimes walking, sometimes riding.
9.428:
Narrated Hisham's father: `Aisha said to `Abdullah bin
Az−Zubair, "Bury me with my female companions (i.e. the wives
of the Prophet) and do not bury me with the Prophet in the
house, for I do not like to be regarded as sanctified (just
for being buried there).'' Narrated Hisham's father: `Umar
sent a message to `Aisha, saying, "Will you allow me to be
buried with my two companions (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) ?"
She said, "Yes, by Allah." though it was her habit that if a
man from among the companions (of the Prophet ) sent her a
message asking her to allow him to be buried there, she would
say, "No, by Allah, I will never give permission to anyone to
be buried with them."
9.429:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to perform the
`Asr prayer and then one could reach the `Awali (a place in
the outskirts of Medina) while the sun was still quite high.
Narrated Yunus: The distance of the `Awali (from Medina) was
four or three miles.
9.430:
Narrated As−Sa'ib bin Yazid: The Sa' (a kind of measure)
during the lifetime of the Prophet used to be equal to the one
Mudd (another kind of measure) and one third of a Mudd which
we use today, but the Sa' of today has become large.
9.431:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah!
Bestow Your Blessings on their measures, and bestow Your
Blessings on their Sa' and Mudd." He meant those of the people
of Medina.
9.432:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Jews brought a man and a woman who had
committed illegal sexual intercourse, to the Prophet and the
Prophet ordered them to be stoned to death, and they were
stoned to death near the mosque where the biers used to be
placed.
9.433:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Mountain of Uhud came in sight of
Allah's Apostle who then said, "This is a mountain that loves
us and is loved by us. O Allah! Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary
and I make the area between its (Medina's) two mountains a
sanctuary."
9.434:
Narrated Sahl:
The distance between the pulpit and the wall of the mosque on
the side of the Qibla was just sufficient for a sheep to pass
through.
9.435:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Between my house
and my pulpit there is a garden from one of the gardens of
Paradise, and my pulpit is over my Lake−Tank. (Kauthar);
9.436:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah said, "The Prophet arranged for a horse race, and
the prepared horses were given less food for a few days before
the race to win the race, and were allowed to run from
Al−Hafya to Thaniyat−al−Wada`, and the unprepared horses were
allowed to run between Thaniyat−al−Wada` and the mosque of
Bani Zuraiq," `Abdullah was one of those who participated in
the race.
9.437:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard `Umar (delivering a sermon) on the
pulpit of the Prophet.
9.438:
Narrated As−Sa'ib bin Yazid: That he heard `Uthman bin `Affan
delivering a sermon on the pulpit of the Prophet
9.439:
Narrated `Aisha:
This big copper vessel used to be put for me and Allah's
Apostle and we would take water from it together (on taking a
bath) .
9.440:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet brought the Ansar and the Quarish people into
alliance in my house at Medina, and he invoked Allah for one
month against the tribe of Bani Sulaim in (the last rak`a of
each compulsory) prayer.
9.441:
Narrated Abu Burda: When I arrived at Medina, `Abdullah bin
Salam met me and said to me, "Accompany me to my house so that
I may make you drink from a bowl from which Allah's Apostle
used to drink, and that you may offer prayer in the mosque in
which the Prophet used to pray." I accompanied him, and he
made me drink Sawiq and gave me dates to eat, and then I
prayed in his mosque.
9.442:
Narrated `Umar:
The Prophet said to me, "Someone came to me tonight from my
Lord while I was in the 'Aqiq (valley), and said to me, "Offer
prayer in this blessed valley and say: 'Labbaik' for the
(performance of) `Umra and Hajj."
9.443:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Dinar: Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet
fixed Qarn as the Miqat (for assuming the Ihram) for the
people of Najd, and Al−Juhfa for the people of Sham, and
Dhul−Hulaifa for the people of Medina." Ibn `Umar added, "I
heard this from the Prophet, and I have been informed that the
Prophet said, 'The Miqat for the Yemenites is Yalamlam.' "When
Iraq was mentioned, he said, "At that time it was not a Muslim
country."
9.444:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet had a dream in the
last portion of the night when he was sleeping at
Dhul−Hulaifa. (I n the dream) it was said to him, "You are in
a blessed Batha' (i.e., valley).
9.445:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he heard the Prophet, after raising
his head from the bowing in morning prayer, saying, "O Allah,
our Lord! All the praises are for you." And in the last
(rak`a) he said, "O Allah! Curse so−and−so and so−−and−so."
And then Allah revealed:−− 'Not for you (O Muhammad) is the
decision, (but for Allah), whether He turns in mercy to them
or punish them, for they are indeed wrongdoers.' (3.128)
9.446:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib: That Allah's Apostle came to him
and Fatima the daughter of Allah's Apostle at their house at
night and said, "Won't you pray?" `Ali replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! Our souls are in the Hands of Allah and when he wants
us to get up, He makes us get up." When `Ali said that to him,
Allah's Apostle left without saying anything to him. While the
Prophet was leaving, `Ali heard him striking his thigh (with
his hand) and saying, "But man is quarrelsome more than
anything else." (18.54)
9.447:
Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were in the mosque, Allah's
Apostle came out and said, "Let us proceed to the Jews." So we
went out with him till we came to Bait−al−Midras. The Prophet
stood up there and called them, saying, "O assembly of Jews!
Surrender to Allah (embrace Islam) and you will be safe!" They
said, "You have conveyed Allah's message, O Aba−al−Qasim"
Allah's Apostle then said to them, "That is what I want;
embrace Islam and you will be safe." They said, "You have
conveyed the message, O Aba−al−Qasim." Allah's Apostle then
said to them, "That is what I want," and repeated his words
for the third time and added, "Know that the earth is for
Allah and I want to exile you from this land, so whoever among
you has property he should sell it, otherwise, know that the
land is for Allah and His Apostle."
9.448:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "Noah will
be brought (before Allah) on the Day of Resurrection, and will
be asked, 'Did you convey the message of Allah?" He will
reply, 'Yes, O Lord.' And then Noah's nation will be asked,
'Did he (Noah) convey Allah's message to you?' They will
reply, 'No warner came to us.' Then Noah will be asked, 'Who
are your witnesses?' He will reply. '(My witnesses are)
Muhammad and his followers.' Thereupon you (Muslims) will be
brought and you will bear witness." Then the Prophet recited:
'And thus We have made of you (Muslims) a just and the best
nation, that you might be witness over the nations, and the
Apostle a witness over you.' (2.143)
9.449:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
sent the brother of the tribe of Bani Adi Al−Ansari as
governor of Khaibar. Then the man returned, bringing Janib (a
good kind of date). Allah's Apostle asked him, "Are all the
dates of Khaibar like that?" He replied, "No, by Allah, O
Allah's Apostle! We take one Sa' of these (good) dates for two
Sas of mixed dates." Allah's Apostle then said, "Do not do so.
You should either take one Sa of this (kind) for one Sa' of
the other; or sell one kind and then buy with its price the
other kind (of dates), and you should do the same in
weighing."
9.450:
Narrated `Amr bin Al−`As: That he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "If a judge gives a verdict according to the best of
his knowledge and his verdict is correct (i.e. agrees with
Allah and His Apostle's verdict) he will receive a double
reward, and if he gives a verdict according to the best of his
knowledge and his verdict is wrong, (i.e. against that of
Allah and His Apostle) even then he will get a reward ."
9.451:
Narrated 'Ubai bin `Umar: Abu Musa asked permission to enter
upon `Umar, but seeing that he was busy, he went away. `Umar
then said, "Didn't I hear the voice of `Abdullah bin Qais?
Allow him to come in." He was called in and `Umar said to him,
"What made you do what you did." He replied, "We have been
instructed thus by the Prophet" `Umar said, "Bring proof
(witness) for this, other wise I will do so−and−so to you."
Then `Abdullah bin Qais went to a gathering of the Ansar who
then said, "None but the youngest of us will give the witness
for it." So Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri got up and said, "We used to
be instructed thus (by the Prophet)." `Umar said, "This
tradition of the Prophet remained hidden from me. Business in
the market kept me busy."
9.452:
Narrated Al−A'raj: Abu Huraira said, "You people claim that
Abu Huraira narrates many narrations of Allah's Apostle.
(Anyhow) with Allah will be our appointment. I was a poor man,
and used to stick to Allah's Apostle contented with what will
fill my stomach, and the Muhajirin (emigrants) used to be busy
trading in the markets, and the Ansar used to be busy looking
after their properties. One−day I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'Who will spread his Rida' (a garment covering the
upper part of the body) till I finished my speech and then
fold it, (i.e. wrap it over your body), in which case he will
never forget anything he had heard from me." So I spread my
garment which I was wearing; and by Him Who sent Muhammad with
the Truth, ever since, I have never forgotten whatever I heard
from him (the Prophet)" (See, Hadith No. 119, Vol. 1)
9.453:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al−Munkadir: I saw Jabir bin `Abdullah
swearing by Allah that Ibn Sayyad was the Dajjal. I said to
Jabir, "How can you swear by Allah?" Jabir said, "I have heard
`Umar swearing by Allah regarding this matter in the presence
of the Prophet and the Prophet did not disapprove of it."
9.454:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Horses may be
used for three purposes: For a man they may be a source of
reward (in the Hereafter); for another, a means of protection;
and for another, a source of sin. The man for whom they are a
source of reward, is the one who keeps them for Allah's Cause
and ties them with long ropes and lets them graze in a pasture
or garden. Whatever those long ropes allow them to eat of that
pasture or garden, will be written as good deeds for him and
if they break their ropes and run one or two rounds, then all
their footsteps and dung will be written as good deeds for
him, and if they pass a river and drink from it though he has
had no intention of watering them, even then, that will be
written as good deeds for him. So such horses are a source of
reward for that man. For the man who keeps horses for his
livelihood in order not to ask others for help or beg his
bread, and at the same time he does not forget Allah's right
of what he earns through them and of their backs (that he
presents it to be used in Allah's Cause), such horses are a
shelter for him (from poverty). For the man who keeps them
just out of pride and for showing off, they are a source of
sin." Then Allah's Apostle was asked about donkeys. He said,
"Allah has not revealed anything to me regarding them except
this comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who has done good,
equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it,
and any one who has done evil, equal to the weight of an atom
(or a small ant) shall see it." (99.7−8)
9.455:
Narrated `Aisha:
A woman asked the Prophet (Hadith 456).
9.456:
Narrated `Aisha:
A woman asked the Prophet about the periods: How to take a
bath after the periods. He said, "Take a perfumed piece of
cloth and clean yourself with it." She said,' "How shall I
clean myself with it, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said,
"Clean yourself" She said again, "How shall I clean myself, O
Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "Clean yourself with it."
Then I knew what Allah's Apostle meant. So I pulled her aside
and explained it to her. 9.457:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Um Hufaid bint Al−Harith bin Hazn
presented the Prophet with some butter, dried yoghurt (curd
milk) and mastigures as a gift. The Prophet then asked for a
meal (mastigures etc. to be put) and it was eaten over his
table cloth, but the Prophet did not eat of it, as he had
aversion to it. But if it had been illegal to eat, it would
not have been eaten over his table cloth nor would he have
ordered that (mastigures meat) to be eaten.
9.458:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever has
eaten garlic or onion, should keep away from us, or should
keep away from our mosque and should stay at home." Ibn Wahb
said, "Once a plate full of cooked vegetables was brought to
the Prophet at Badr. Detecting a bad smell from it, he asked
about the dish and was informed of the kinds of vegetables in
contained. He then said, "Bring it near," and so it was
brought near to one of his companions who was with him. When
the Prophet saw it, he disliked eating it and said (to his
companion), "Eat, for I talk in secret to ones whom you do not
talk to."
9.459:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: A lady came to Allah's Apostle and
she talked to him about something, and he gave her some order.
She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I should not find you?" He
said, "If you should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr."
Ibrahim bin Sa`d said, "As if she meant the death (of the
Prophet). 9.460:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people of the Book used to read the
Torah in Hebrew and then explain it in Arabic to the Muslims.
Allah's Apostle said (to the Muslims). "Do not believe the
people of the Book, nor disbelieve them, but say, 'We believe
in Allah and whatever is revealed to us, and whatever is
revealed to you.' "
9.461:
Narrated Ubaidullah: Ibn `Abbas said, "Why do you ask the
people of the scripture about anything while your Book
(Qur'an) which has been revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer
and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged,
and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews
and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and
wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from
Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge
which has come to you prevent you from asking them about
anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them
asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!"
9.462:
Narrated `Aisha:
After the slanderers had given a forged statement against her,
Allah's Apostle called `Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin Zaid
when the Divine Inspiration was delayed. He wanted to ask them
and consult them about the question of divorcing me. Usama
gave his evidence that was based on what he knew about my
innocence, but `Ali said, "Allah has not put restrictions on
you and there are many women other than her. Furthermore you
may ask the slave girl who will tell you the truth." So the
Prophet asked Barira (my salve girl), "Have you seen anything
that may arouse your suspicion?" She replied, "I have not seen
anything more than that she is a little girl who sleeps,
leaving the dough of her family (unguarded) that the domestic
goats come and eat it." Then the Prophet stood on the pulpit
and said, "O Muslims! Who will help me against the man who has
harmed me by slandering my wife? By Allah, I know nothing
about my family except good." The narrator added: Then the
Prophet mentioned the innocence of `Aisha. (See Hadith No.
274, Vol. 6)
9.463:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle addressed the people, and after praising and
glorifying Allah, he said, "What do you suggest me regarding
those people who are abusing my wife? I have never known
anything bad about her." The sub−narrator, `Urwa, said: When
`Aisha was told of the slander, she said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Will you allow me to go to my parents' home?" He allowed her
and sent a slave along with her. An Ansari man said,
"Subhanaka! It is not right for us to speak about this.
Subhanaka! This is a great lie!"
9.464:
Narrated Ata:
I heard Jabir bin `Abdullah in a gathering saying, "We, the
companions of Allah's Apostle assumed the state of Ihram to
perform only Hajj without `Umra." Jabir added, "The Prophet
arrived (at Mecca) on the fourth of Dhul−Hijja. And when we
arrived (in Mecca) the Prophet ordered us to finish the state
of Ihram, saying, "Finish your lhram and go to your wives (for
sexual relation)." Jabir added, "The Prophet did not oblige us
(to go to our wives) but he only made that legal for us. Then
he heard that we were saying, "When there remains only five
days between us and the Day of `Arafat he orders us to finish
our Ihram by sleeping with our wives in which case we will
proceed to `Arafat with our male organs dribbling with semen?'
(Jabir pointed out with his hand illustrating what he was
saying). Allah's Apostle stood up and said, 'You (People) know
that I am the most Allah−fearing, the most truthful and the
best doer of good deeds (pious) from among you. If I had not
brought the Hadi with me, I would have finished my Ihram as
you will do, so finish your Ihram. If I had formerly known
what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi
with me.' So we finished our Ihram and listened to the Prophet
and obeyed him." (See Hadith No. 713, Vol. 2) 9.465:
Narrated `Abdullah Al Muzam: The Prophet said, "Perform (an
optional) prayer before Maghrib prayer." (He repeated it
thrice) and the third time he said, "Whoever wants to offer it
can do so," lest the people should take it as a Sunna
(tradition). (See Hadith No. 277, Vol. 2)
9.466:
Narrated Jundab bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Recite
(and study) the Qur'an as long as you are in agreement as to
its interpretation and meanings, but when you have differences
regarding its interpretation and meanings, then you should
stop reciting it (for the time being.) (See Hadith No 581,
Vol. 6)
9.467:
Narrated Jundab bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Recite
(and study) the Qur'an as long as your hearts are in agreement
as to its meanings, but if you have differences as regards its
meaning, stop reading it then."
9.468:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the time of the death of the Prophet
approached while there were some men in the house, and among
them was `Umar bin Al−Khatttab, the Prophet said, "Come near
let me write for you a writing after which you will never go
astray." `Umar said, "The Prophet is seriously ill, and you
have the Qur'an, so Allah's Book is sufficient for us." The
people in the house differed and disputed. Some of them said,
"Come near so that Allah's Apostle may write for you a writing
after which you will not go astray," while some of them said
what `Umar said. When they made much noise and differed
greatly before the Prophet, he said to them, "Go away and
leave me." Ibn `Abbas used to say, "It was a great disaster
that their difference and noise prevented Allah's Apostle from
writing that writing for them.
Bk. 93: ONENESS, UNIQUENESS OF ALLAH
(TAWHEED)
9.469:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet sent Mu`adh to Yemen, he
said to him, "You are going to a nation from the people of the
Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite
them, be the Tauhid of Allah. If they learn that, tell them
that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in
one day and one night. And if they pray, tell them that Allah
has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties and it is to be
taken from the rich among them and given to the poor. And if
they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the
best property of the people."
9.470:
Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal: The Prophet said, "O Mu`adh! Do you
know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?" I said, "Allah
and His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "To worship Him
(Allah) Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allah). Do
you know what their right upon Him is?" I replied, "Allah and
His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "Not to punish them
(if they do so).
9.471:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: A man heard another man reciting
(in the prayers): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One."
(11
2.1) And he recited it repeatedly. When it was morning, he
went to the Prophet and informed him about that as if he
considered that the recitation of that Sura by itself was not
enough. Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life
is, it is equal to one−third of the Qur'an."
9.472:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet sent (an army unit) under the command of a man who
used to lead his companions in the prayers and would finish
his recitation with (the Sura 112): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is
Allah, the One." ' (11
2.1) When they returned (from the battle), they mentioned that
to the Prophet. He said (to them), "Ask him why he does so."
They asked him and he said, "I do so because it mentions the
qualities of the Beneficent and I love to recite it (in my
prayer)." The Prophet; said (to them), "Tell him that Allah
loves him."
9.473:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to
mankind."
9.474:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: We were with the Prophet when
suddenly there came to him a messenger from one of his
daughters who was asking him to come and see her son who was
dying. The Prophet said (to the messenger), "Go back and tell
her that whatever Allah takes is His, and whatever He gives is
His, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this
world). So order her to be patient and hope for Allah's
reward." But she sent the messenger to the Prophet again,
swearing that he should come to her. So the Prophets got up,
and so did Sa`d bin 'Ubada and Mu`adh bin Jabal (and went to
her). When the child was brought to the Prophet his breath was
disturbed in his chest as if it were in a water skin. On that
the eyes of the Prophet . became flooded with tears, whereupon
Sa`d said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! What is this?" The
Prophet said, "This is mercy which Allah has put in the heart
of His slaves, and Allah bestows His mercy only on those of
His slaves who are merciful (to others)." (See Hadith No. 373,
Vol. 2)
9.475:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "None is more
patient than Allah against the harmful and annoying words He
hears (from the people): They ascribe children to Him, yet He
bestows upon them health and provision .
9.476:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The keys of the unseen
are five and none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows (the
sex) what is in the womb, but Allah: (2) None knows what will
happen tomorrow, but Allah; (3) None knows when it will rain,
but Allah; (4) None knows where he will die, but Allah (knows
that); (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established,
but Allah."
9.477:
Narrated Masruq:
`Aisha said, "If anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his
Lord, he is a liar, for Allah says: 'No vision can grasp Him.'
(6.103) And if anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen the
Unseen, he is a liar, for Allah says: "None has the knowledge
of the Unseen but Allah." 9.478:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to pray behind the Prophet and
used to say: "As−Salamu 'Al−Allah. The Prophet said, "Allah
himself is As−Salam (Name of Allah), so you should say:
'at−Tahiyatu lil−laihi was− sala−watu wat−taiyibatu,
as−sallamu 'Alasia aiyuha−n−nabiyyu wa rahrmatu−l−lahi wa
barak−atuhu, As−salamu 'alaina wa 'ala 'ibaldi−l−lahi
as−salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha il−lallah, wa ash−hadu anna
Muhammadan `Abduhu wa rasuluhu."'
9.479:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "On the Day of
Resurrection Allah will hold the whole earth and fold the
heaven with His right hand and say, 'I am the King: where are
the kings of the earth?" '
9.480:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to say, "I seek refuge
(with YOU) by Your 'Izzat, None has the right to be worshipped
but You Who does not die while the Jinns and the human beings
die."
9.481:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "(The people will be thrown into Hell (
Fire) and it will keep on saying, 'Is there any more?' till
the Lord of the worlds puts His Foot over it, whereupon its
different sides will come close to each other, and it will
say, 'Qad! Qad! (enough! enough!) By Your 'Izzat (Honor and
Power) and YOUR KARAM (Generosity)!' Paradise will remain
spacious enough to accommodate more people until Allah will
create some more people and let them dwell in the superfluous
space of Paradise. "
9.482:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to invoke Allah at
night, saying, "O Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are
the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for
You; You are the Maintainer of the Heaven and the Earth and
whatever is in them. All the Praises are for You; You are the
Light of the Heavens and the Earth. Your Word is the Truth,
and Your Promise is the Truth, and the Meeting with You is the
Truth, and Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire is the
Truth, and the Hour is the Truth. O Allah! I surrender myself
to You, and I believe in You and I depend upon You, and I
repent to You and with You (Your evidences) I stand against my
opponents, and to you I leave the judgment (for those who
refuse my message). O Allah! Forgive me my sins that I did in
the past or will do in the future, and also the sins I did in
secret or in public. You are my only God (Whom I worship) and
there is no other God for me (i.e. I worship none but You).
9.483:
Narrated Sufyan:
(regarding the above narration) that the Prophet added, "You
are the Truth, and Your Word is the Truth."
9.484:
Narrated Abu Musa: We were with the Prophet on a journey, and
whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say, "Allahu
Akbar." The Prophet said, "Don't trouble yourselves too much!
You are not calling a deaf or an absent person, but you are
calling One Who Hears, Sees, and is very near." Then he came
to me while I was saying in my heart, "La hawla wala quwwatta
illa billah (There is neither might nor power but with
Allah)." He said, to me, "O `Abdullah bin Qais! Say, 'La hawla
wala quwwata illa billah (There is neither might nor power but
with Allah), for it is one of the treasures of Paradise." Or
said, "Shall I tell you of it?"
9.485:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: Abu Bakr As−Siddiq said to the
Prophet "O Allah's Apostle! Teach me an invocation with which
I may invoke Allah in my prayers." The Prophet said, "Say: O
Allah! I have wronged my soul very much (oppressed myself),
and none forgives the sins but You; so please bestow Your
Forgiveness upon me. No doubt, You are the Oft−Forgiving, Most
Merciful." 9.486:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Gabriel called me and said, 'Allah has
heard the statement of your people and what they replied to
you.'" 9.487:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: As−Salami: Allah's Apostle used
to teach his companions to perform the prayer of Istikhara for
each and every matter just as he used to teach them the Suras
from the Qur'an He used to say, "If anyone of you intends to
do some thing, he should offer a two rak`at prayer other than
the compulsory prayers, and after finishing it, he should say:
O Allah! I consult You, for You have all knowledge, and appeal
to You to support me with Your Power and ask for Your Bounty,
for You are able to do things while I am not, and You know
while I do not; and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah
If You know It this matter (name your matter) is good for me
both at present and in the future, (or in my religion), in my
this life and in the Hereafter, then fulfill it for me and
make it easy for me, and then bestow Your Blessings on me in
that matter. O Allah! If You know that this matter is not good
for me in my religion, in my this life and in my coming
Hereafter (or at present or in the future), then divert me
from it and choose for me what is good wherever it may be, and
make me be pleased with it." (See Hadith No. 391, Vol. 8)
9.488:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet frequently used to swear, "No,
by the One Who turns the hearts."
9.489:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has
ninety−nine Names, one−hundred less one; and he who memorized
them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something
means to know it by heart.
9.490:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When anyone of you
goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with the edge of his
garment, and say: Bismika Rabbi Wada`tu janbi, wa bika
arfa'hu. In amsakta nafsi faghfir laha, wa in arsaltaha
fahfazha bima tahfaz bihi 'ibadaka−s−salihin."
9.491:
Narrated Juhaifa:
When the Prophet went to bed, he used to say, "Allhumma
bismika ahya wa amut." And when he got Up in the mornings he
used to say, "Al hamdu li l−lahi al−ladhi ahyana ba'da ma
amatana wa ilaihi−n−nushur."
9.492:
Narrated Abu Dharr: When the Prophet went to bed at night, he
used to say: "Bismika namutu wa nahya." And when he got up in
the morning, he used to say, "Al hamdu li l−lahi al−ladhi
ahyana ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihi−n−nushur."
9.493:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you,
when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with his
wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ashShaitan, wa
Jannib ash−Shaitana ma razaqtana, Satan would never harm that
child, should it be ordained that they will have one. (Because
of that sleep).
9.494:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: I asked the Prophet, "I send off (for
a game) my trained hunting dogs; (what is your verdict
concerning the game they hunt?" He said, "If you send off your
trained hunting dogs and mention the Name of Allah, then, if
they catch some game, eat (thereof). And if you hit the game
with a mi'rad (a hunting tool) and it wounds it, you can eat
(it).
9.495:
Narrated `Aisha:
The people said to the Prophet , "O Allah's Apostle! Here are
people who have recently embraced Islam and they bring meat,
and we do not know whether they had mentioned Allah's Name
while slaughtering the animals or not." The Prophet said, "You
should mention Allah's Name and eat."
9.496:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet slaughtered two rams as sacrifice and mentioned
Allah's Name and said, "Allahu−Akbar" while slaughtering).
9.497:
Narrated Jundab:
That he witnessed the Prophet on the Day of Nahr. The Prophet
offered prayer and then delivered a sermon saying, "Whoever
slaughtered his sacrifice before offering prayer, should
slaughter another animal in place of the first; and whoever
has not yet slaughtered any, should slaughter a sacrifice and
mention Allah's Name while doing so."
9.498:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Do not swear by your
fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by Allah."
9.499:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent ten persons to
bring the enemy's secrets and Khubaib Al−Ansari was one of
them. 'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyad told me that the daughter of
Al−Harith told him that when they gathered (to kill Khubaib Al
Ansari) he asked for a razor to clean his pubic region, and
when they had taken him outside the sanctuary of Mecca in
order to kill him, he said in verse, "I don't care if I am
killed as a Muslim, on any side (of my body) I may be killed
in Allah's Cause; for that is for the sake of Allah's very
Self; and if He will, He will bestow His Blessings upon the
torn pieces of my body." Then Ibn Al−Harith killed him, and
the Prophet informed his companions of the death of those (ten
men) on the very day they were killed. 9.500:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "There is none having a
greater sense of Ghira than Allah, and for that reason He has
forbidden shameful deeds and sins (illegal sexual intercourse
etc.) And there is none who likes to be praised more than
Allah does." (See Hadith No. 147, Vol. 7)
9.501:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah created
the Creation, He wrote in His Book−−and He wrote (that) about
Himself, and it is placed with Him on the Throne−−'Verily My
Mercy overcomes My Anger.'"
9.502:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah says: 'I am
just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him
what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He
remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember
him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I
remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he
comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and
if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two
outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me
walking, I go to him running.' "
9.503:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: when this Verse:−−'Say (O
Muhammad!): He has Power to send torments on you from above,'
(6.65) was revealed; The Prophet said, "I take refuge with
Your Face." Allah revealed:−− '..or from underneath your
feet.' (6.65) The Prophet then said, "I seek refuge with Your
Face!" Then Allah revealed:−−'...or confuse you in
party−strife.' (6.65) Oh that, the Prophet said, "This is
easier."
9.504:
Narrated `Abdullah: Ad−Dajjal was mentioned in the presence of
the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Allah is not hidden from you;
He is not one−eyed," and pointed with his hand towards his
eye, adding, "While Al−Masih Ad−Dajjal is blind in the right
eye and his eye looks like a protruding grape."
9.505:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah did not send any prophet but that he
warned his nation of the one−eyed liar (Ad−Dajjal). He is
one−eyed while your Lord is not one−eyed, The word 'Kafir'
(unbeliever) is written between his two eyes."
9.506:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: That during the battle with Bani
Al−Mustaliq they (Muslims) captured some females and intended
to have sexual relation with them without impregnating them.
So they asked the Prophet about coitus interrupt us. The
Prophet said, "It is better that you should not do it, for
Allah has written whom He is going to create till the Day of
Resurrection." Qaza'a said, "I heard Abu Sa`id saying that the
Prophet said, 'No soul is ordained to be created but Allah
will create it."
9.507:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah will gather the believers on the Day
of Resurrection in the same way (as they are gathered in this
life), and they will say, 'Let us ask someone to intercede for
us with our Lord that He may relieve us from this place of
ours.' Then they will go to Adam and say, 'O Adam! Don't you
see the people (people's condition)? Allah created you with
His Own Hands and ordered His angels to prostrate before you,
and taught you the names of all the things. Please intercede
for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this place
of ours.' Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking'
and mention to them the mistakes he had committed, and add,
"But you d better go to Noah as he was the first Apostle sent
by Allah to the people of the Earth.' They will go to Noah who
will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention
the mistake which he made, and add, 'But you'd better go to
Abraham, Khalil Ar−Rahman.' They will go to Abraham who will
reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention to
them the mistakes he made, and add, 'But you'd better go to
Moses, a slave whom Allah gave the Torah and to whom He spoke
directly' They will go to Moses who will reply, 'I am not fit
for this undertaking,' and mention to them the mistakes he
made, and add, 'You'd better go to Jesus, Allah's slave and
His Apostle and His Word (Be: And it was) and a soul created
by Him.' They will go to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for
this undertaking, but you'd better go to Muhammad whose sins
of the past and the future had been forgiven (by Allah).' So
they will come to me and I will ask the permission of my Lord,
and I will be permitted (to present myself) before Him. When I
see my Lord, I will fall down in (prostration) before Him and
He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and
then it will be said to me, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and
speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you will be
granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession
will be accepted.' I will then raise my head and praise my
Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I
will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a
certain kind of people) and will fix a limit whom I will admit
into Paradise. I will come back again, and when I see my Lord
(again), I will fall down in prostration before Him, and He
will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then
He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you
will be listened to; and ask, for you will be granted (your
request); and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted.' I will then praise my Lord with certain praises
which He has taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will
allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and will
fix a limit to whom I will admit into Paradise, I will return
again, and when I see my Lord, I will fall down (in
prostration) and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as
He wishes, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head
and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will
be granted (your request); and intercede, for your
intercession will be accepted.' I will then praise my Lord
with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I will
intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain
kind of people) and will fix a limit to whom I will admit into
Paradise. I will come back and say, 'O my Lord! None remains
in Hell (Fire) but those whom Qur'an has imprisoned therein
and for whom eternity in Hell (Fire) has become inevitable.' "
The Prophet added, "There will come out of Hell (Fire)
everyone who says: 'La ilaha illal−lah,' and has in his heart
good equal to the weight of a barley grain. Then there will
come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' La ilaha
illal−lah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a
wheat grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone
who says: 'La ilaha illal−lah,' and has in his heart good
equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant).
9.508:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah's Hand is
full, and (its fullness) is not affected by the continuous
spending, day and night." He also said, "Do you see what He
has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Yet all
that has not decreased what is in His Hand." He also said,
"His Throne is over the water and in His other Hand is the
balance (of Justice) and He raises and lowers (whomever He
will)." (See Hadith No. 206, Vol. 6)
9.509:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "On the Day of
Resurrection, Allah will grasp the whole Earth by His Hand,
and all the Heavens in His right, and then He will say, 'I am
the King." Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said," Allah
will grasp the Earth...' "
9.510:
Narrated `Abdullah: A Jew came to the Prophet and said, "O
Muhammad! Allah will hold the heavens on a Finger, and the
mountains on a Finger, and the trees on a Finger, and all the
creation on a Finger, and then He will say, 'I am the King.' "
On that Allah's Apostle smiled till his premolar teeth became
visible, and then recited:−− 'No just estimate have they made
of Allah such as due to him....(39.67) `Abdullah added:
Allah's Apostle smiled (at the Jew's statement) expressing his
wonder and believe in what was said.
9.511:
Narrated `Abdullah: A man from the people of the scripture
came to the Prophet and said, "O Abal−Qasim! Allah will hold
the Heavens upon a Finger, and the Earth on a Finger and the
land on a Finger, and all the creation on a Finger, and will
say, 'I am the King! I am the King!' " I saw the Prophet
(after hearing that), smiling till his premolar teeth became
visible, and he then recited: −− 'No just estimate have they
made of Allah such as due to him... (39.67)
9.512:
Narrated Al−Mughira: Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "If I saw a man
with my wife, I would strike him (behead him) with the blade
of my sword." This news reached Allah's Apostle who then said,
"You people are astonished at Sa`d's Ghira. By Allah, I have
more Ghira than he, and Allah has more Ghira than I, and
because of Allah's Ghira, He has made unlawful Shameful deeds
and sins (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) done in open and in
secret. And there is none who likes that the people should
repent to Him and beg His pardon than Allah, and for this
reason He sent the warners and the givers of good news. And
there is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does,
and for this reason, Allah promised to grant Paradise (to the
doers of good)." `Abdul Malik said, "No person has more Ghira
than Allah."
9.513:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said to a man, "Have you
got anything of the Qur'an?" The man said, "Yes, such−and−such
Sura, and such−and−such Sura," naming the Suras.
9.514:
Narrated `Imran bin Hussain: While I was with the Prophet ,
some people from Bani Tamim came to him. The Prophet said, "O
Bani Tamim! Accept the good news!" They said, "You have given
us the good news; now give us (something)." (After a while)
some Yemenites entered, and he said to them, "O the people of
Yemen! Accept the good news, as Bani Tamim have refused it. "
They said, "We accept it, for we have come to you to learn the
Religion. So we ask you what the beginning of this universe
was." The Prophet said "There was Allah and nothing else
before Him and His Throne was over the water, and He then
created the Heavens and the Earth and wrote everything in the
Book." Then a man came to me and said, 'O `Imran! Follow your
she−camel for it has run away!" So I set out seeking it, and
behold, it was beyond the mirage! By Allah, I wished that it
(my she−camel) had gone but that I had not left (the
gathering). "
9.515:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Right (Hand) of
Allah Is full, and (Its fullness) is not affected by the
continuous spending night and day. Do you see what He has
spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Yet all that
has not decreased what is in His Right Hand. His Throne is
over the water and in His other Hand is the Bounty or the
Power to bring about death, and He raises some people and
brings others down." (See Hadith No. 508)
9.516:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Haritha came to the Prophet complaining about his
wife. The Prophet kept on saying (to him), "Be afraid of Allah
and keep your wife." Aisha said, "If Allah's Apostle were to
conceal anything (of the Qur'an he would have concealed this
Verse." Zainab used to boast before the wives of the Prophet
and used to say, "You were given in marriage by your families,
while I was married (to the Prophet) by Allah from over seven
Heavens." And Thabit recited, "The Verse:−− 'But (O Muhammad)
you did hide in your heart that which Allah was about to make
manifest, you did fear the people,' (3
3.37) was revealed in connection with Zainab and Zaid bin
Haritha."
9.517:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Verse of Al−Hijab (veiling of
women) was revealed in connection with Zainab bint Jahsh. (On
the day of her marriage with him) the Prophet gave a wedding
banquet with bread and meat; and she used to boast before
other wives of the Prophet and used to say, "Allah married me
(to the Prophet in the Heavens."
9.518:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah had
finished His creation, He wrote over his Throne: 'My Mercy
preceded My Anger.'
9.519:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in
Allah and His Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the
month of) Ramadan then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him
into Paradise, whether he emigrates for Allah's cause or stays
in the land where he was born." They (the companions of the
Prophet) said, "O Allah's Apostle! Should we not inform the
people of that?" He said, "There are one−hundred degrees in
Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who carry on Jihad
in His Cause. The distance between every two degrees is like
the distance between the sky and the Earth, so if you ask
Allah for anything, ask Him for the Firdaus, for it is the
last part of Paradise and the highest part of Paradise, and at
its top there is the Throne of Beneficent, and from it gush
forth the rivers of Paradise."
9.520:
Narrated Abu Dharr: I entered the mosque while Allah's Apostle
was sitting there. When the sun had set, the Prophet said, "O
Abu Dharr! Do you know where this (sun) goes?" I said, "Allah
and His Apostle know best." He said, "It goes and asks
permission to prostrate, and it is allowed, and (one day) it,
as if being ordered to return whence it came, then it will
rise from the west." Then the Prophet recited, "That: "And the
sun runs on its fixed course (for a term decreed)," (36.38) as
it is recited by `Abdullah. 9.521:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu Bakr sent for me, so I collected
the Qur'an till I found the last part of Surat−at−Tauba with
Abi Khuza`ima Al−Ansari and did not find it with anybody else.
(The Verses are): −− 'Verily, there has come to you an Apostle
(Muhammad) from amongst yourselves..(till the end of Surat
Bara'a) (i.e., at−Tauba).' (9.128−129)
9.522:
Narrated Yunus:
(As 521).
9.523:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet used to say at the time of
difficulty, 'La ilaha il−lallah Al−`Alimul−Halim. La−ilaha
il−lallah Rabul− Arsh−al−Azim, La ilaha−il−lallah
Rabus−Samawati Rab−ul−Ard; wa Rab−ul−Arsh Al−Karim.' (See
Hadith No. 356 and 357, Vol. 8)
9.524:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "The people
will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, then
suddenly I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of the
Throne." Abu Huraira said: The Prophet said, "I will be the
first person to be resurrected and will see Moses holding the
Throne."
9.525.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(A group of)
angels stay with you at night and (another group of) angels by
daytime, and both groups gather at the time of the `Asr and
Fajr prayers. Then those angels who have stayed with you
overnight, ascend (to Heaven) and Allah asks them (about you)
−−−− and He knows everything about you. "In what state did you
leave My slaves?' The angels reply, 'When we left them, they
were praying, and when we reached them they were praying.' "
9.525.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody gives
in charity something equal to a date from his honestly earned
money −−−−for nothing ascends to Allah except good−−−− then
Allah will take it in His Right (Hand) and bring it up for its
owner as anyone of you brings up a baby horse, till it becomes
like a mountain." Abu Huraira said: The Prophet. said,
"Nothing ascends to Allah except good."
9.526:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle used to say at the time
of difficulty, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
the Majestic, the Most Forbearing. None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Lord of the
Heavens and the Lord of the Honourable Throne. (See Hadith No.
357, Vol. 8)
9.527:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: When `Ali was in Yemen, he sent
some gold in its ore to the Prophet. The Prophet distributed
it among Al−Aqra' bin H`Abis Al−Hanzali who belonged to Bani
Mujashi, 'Uyaina bin Badr Al−Fazari, 'Alqama bin 'Ulatha
Al−`Amiri, who belonged to the Bani Kilab tribe and Zaid
AI−Khail at−Ta'i who belonged to Bani Nabhan. So the Quraish
and the Ansar became angry and said, "He gives to the chiefs
of Najd and leaves us!" The Prophet said, "I just wanted to
attract and unite their hearts (make them firm in Islam)."
Then there came a man with sunken eyes, bulging forehead,
thick beard, fat raised cheeks, and clean−shaven head, and
said, "O Muhammad! Be afraid of Allah! " The Prophet said,
"Who would obey Allah if I disobeyed Him? (Allah). He trusts
me over the people of the earth, but you do not trust me?" A
man from the people (present then), who, I think, was Khalid
bin Al−Walid, asked for permission to kill him, but the
Prophet prevented him. When the man went away, the Prophet
said, "Out of the offspring of this man, there will be people
who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their
throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out
through the game, and they will kill the Muslims and leave the
idolators. Should I live till they appear, I would kill them
as the Killing of the nation of 'Ad."
9.528:
Narrated Abu Dharr: I asked the Prophet regarding the
Verse:−−'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term
decreed for it.' (36.28) He said, "Its fixed course is
underneath Allah's Throne."
9.529:
Narrated Jarir:
We were sitting with the Prophet and he looked at the moon on
the night of the full−moon and said, "You people will see your
Lord as you see this full moon, and you will have no trouble
in seeing Him, so if you can avoid missing (through sleep or
business, etc.) a prayer before sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer
before sunset (`Asr) you must do so." (See Hadith No. 529,
Vol. 1)
9.530:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "You will
definitely see your Lord with your own eyes."
9.531:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostle came out to us on the night of the full moon
and said, "You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection
as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in
seeing Him."
9.53
2.1:
Narrated `Ata' bin Yazid Al−Laithi: On the authority of Abu
Huraira: The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our
Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet said, "Do you
have any difficulty in seeing the moon on a full moon night?"
They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Do you have any
difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?" They
said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "So you will see Him,
like that. Allah will gather all the people on the Day of
Resurrection, and say, 'Whoever worshipped something (in the
world) should follow (that thing),' so, whoever worshipped the
sun will follow the sun, and whoever worshiped the moon will
follow the moon, and whoever used to worship certain (other
false) deities, he will follow those deities. And there will
remain only this nation with its good people (or its
hypocrites). (The sub−narrator, Ibrahim is in doubt.) Allah
will come to them and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will (deny
Him and) say, 'We will stay here till our Lord comes, for when
our Lord comes, we will recognize Him.' So Allah will come to
them in His appearance which they know, and will say, 'I am
your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our Lord,' so they will
follow Him. Then a bridge will be laid across Hell (Fire)' I
and my followers will be the first ones to go across it and
none will speak on that Day except the Apostles. And the
invocation of the Apostles on that Day will be, 'O Allah,
save! Save!' In Hell (or over The Bridge) there will be hooks
like the thorns of As−Sa'dan (thorny plant). Have you seen
As−Sa'dan? " They replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said,
"So those hooks look like the thorns of As−Sa'dan, but none
knows how big they are except Allah. Those hooks will snap the
people away according to their deeds. Some of the people will
stay in Hell (be destroyed) because of their (evil) deeds, and
some will be cut or torn by the hooks (and fall into Hell) and
some will be punished and then relieved. When Allah has
finished His Judgments among the people, He will take whomever
He will out of Hell through His Mercy. He will then order the
angels to take out of the Fire all those who used to worship
none but Allah from among those whom Allah wanted to be
merciful to and those who testified (in the world) that none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah. The angels will
recognize them in the Fire by the marks of prostration (on
their foreheads), for the Fire will eat up all the human body
except the mark caused by prostration as Allah has forbidden
the Fire to eat the mark of prostration. They will come out of
the (Hell) Fire, completely burnt and then the water of life
will be poured over them and they will grow under it as does a
seed that comes in the mud of the torrent. Then Allah will
finish the judgments among the people, and there will remain
one man facing the (Hell) Fire and he will be the last person
among the people of Hell to enter Paradise. He will say, 'O my
Lord! Please turn my face away from the fire because its air
has hurt me and its severe heat has burnt me.' So he will
invoke Allah in the way Allah will wish him to invoke, and
then Allah will say to him, 'If I grant you that, will you
then ask for anything else?' He will reply, 'No, by Your
Power, (Honor) I will not ask You for anything else.' He will
give his Lord whatever promises and covenants Allah will
demand. So Allah will turn his face away from Hell (Fire).
When he will face Paradise and will see it, he will remain
quiet for as long as Allah will wish him to remain quiet, then
he will say, 'O my Lord! Bring me near to the gate of
Paradise.' Allah will say to him, 'Didn't you give your
promises and covenants that you would never ask for anything
more than what you had been given? Woe on you, O Adam's son!
How treacherous you are!' He will say, 'O my lord,' and will
keep on invoking Allah till He says to him, 'If I give what
you are asking, will you then ask for anything else?' He will
reply, 'No, by Your (Honor) Power, I will not ask for anything
else.' Then he will give covenants and promises to Allah and
then Allah will bring him near to the gate of Paradise. When
he stands at the gate of Paradise, Paradise will be opened and
spread before him, and he will see its splendor and pleasures
whereupon he will remain quiet as long as Allah will wish him
to remain quiet, and then he will say, O my Lord! Admit me
into Paradise.' Allah will say, 'Didn't you give your
covenants and promises that you would not ask for anything
more than what you had been given?' Allah will say, 'Woe on
you, O Adam's son! How treacherous you are! ' The man will
say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most miserable of Your
creation,' and he will keep on invoking Allah till Allah will
laugh because of his sayings, and when Allah will laugh
because of him, He will say to him, 'Enter Paradise,' and when
he will enter it, Allah will say to him, 'Wish for anything.'
So he will ask his Lord, and he will wish for a great number
of things, for Allah Himself will remind him to wish for
certain things by saying, '(Wish for) so−and−so.' When there
is nothing more to wish for, Allah will say, 'This is for you,
and its equal (is for you) as well." `Ata' bin Yazid added:
Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri who was present with Abu Huraira, did not
deny whatever the latter said, but when Abu Huraira said that
Allah had said, "That is for you and its equal as well," Abu
Sa`id Al−Khudri said, "And ten times as much, O Abu Huraira!"
Abu Huraira said, "I do not remember, except his saying, 'That
is for you and its equal as well.'" Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri then
said, "I testify that I remember the Prophet saying, 'That is
for you, and ten times as much.' ' Abu Huraira then added,
"That man will be the last person of the people of Paradise to
enter Paradise."
9.53
2.2:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: We said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He said,
"Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon
when the sky is clear?" We said, "No." He said, "So you will
have no difficulty in seeing your Lord on that Day as you have
no difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon (in a clear
sky)." The Prophet then said, "Somebody will then announce,
'Let every nation follow what they used to worship.' So the
companions of the cross will go with their cross, and the
idolators (will go) with their idols, and the companions of
every god (false deities) (will go) with their god, till there
remain those who used to worship Allah, both the obedient ones
and the mischievous ones, and some of the people of the
Scripture. Then Hell will be presented to them as if it were a
mirage. Then it will be said to the Jews, "What did you use to
worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship Ezra, the son
of Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah
has neither a wife nor a son. What do you want (now)?' They
will reply, 'We want You to provide us with water.' Then it
will be said to them 'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell
(instead). Then it will be said to the Christians, 'What did
you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship
Messiah, the son of Allah.' It will be said, 'You are liars,
for Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What: do you want
(now)?' They will say, 'We want You to provide us with water.'
It will be said to them, 'Drink,' and they will fall down in
Hell (instead). When there remain only those who used to
worship Allah (Alone), both the obedient ones and the
mischievous ones, it will be said to them, 'What keeps you
here when all the people have gone?' They will say, 'We parted
with them (in the world) when we were in greater need of them
than we are today, we heard the call of one proclaiming, 'Let
every nation follow what they used to worship,' and now we are
waiting for our Lord.' Then the Almighty will come to them in
a shape other than the one which they saw the first time, and
He will say, 'I am your Lord,' and they will say, 'You are not
our Lord.' And none will speak: to Him then but the Prophets,
and then it will be said to them, 'Do you know any sign by
which you can recognize Him?' They will say. 'The Shin,' and
so Allah will then uncover His Shin whereupon every believer
will prostrate before Him and there will remain those who used
to prostrate before Him just for showing off and for gaining
good reputation. These people will try to prostrate but their
backs will be rigid like one piece of a wood (and they will
not be able to prostrate). Then the bridge will be laid across
Hell." We, the companions of the Prophet said, "O Allah's
Apostle! What is the bridge?' He said, "It is a slippery
(bridge) on which there are clamps and (Hooks like) a thorny
seed that is wide at one side and narrow at the other and has
thorns with bent ends. Such a thorny seed is found in Najd and
is called As−Sa'dan. Some of the believers will cross the
bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others as quick
as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she−camels. So
some will be safe without any harm; some will be safe after
receiving some scratches, and some will fall down into Hell
(Fire). The last person will cross by being dragged (over the
bridge)." The Prophet said, "You (Muslims) cannot be more
pressing in claiming from me a right that has been clearly
proved to be yours than the believers in interceding with
Almighty for their (Muslim) brothers on that Day, when they
see themselves safe. They will say, 'O Allah! (Save) our
brothers (for they) used to pray with us, fast with us and
also do good deeds with us.' Allah will say, 'Go and take out
(of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the
weight of one (gold) Dinar.' Allah will forbid the Fire to
burn the faces of those sinners. They will go to them and find
some of them in Hell (Fire) up to their feet, and some up to
the middle of their legs. So they will take out those whom
they will recognize and then they will return, and Allah will
say (to them), 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose
heart you find faith equal to the weight of one half Dinar.'
They will take out whomever they will recognize and return,
and then Allah will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in
whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of an atom (or
a smallest ant), and so they will take out all those whom they
will recognize." Abu Sa`id said: If you do not believe me then
read the Holy Verse:−− 'Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the
weight of an atom (or a smallest ant) but if there is any good
(done) He doubles it.' (4.40) The Prophet added, "Then the
prophets and Angels and the believers will intercede, and
(last of all) the Almighty (Allah) will say, 'Now remains My
Intercession. He will then hold a handful of the Fire from
which He will take out some people whose bodies have been
burnt, and they will be thrown into a river at the entrance of
Paradise, called the water of life. They will grow on its
banks, as a seed carried by the torrent grows. You have
noticed how it grows beside a rock or beside a tree, and how
the side facing the sun is usually green while the side facing
the shade is white. Those people will come out (of the River
of Life) like pearls, and they will have (golden) necklaces,
and then they will enter Paradise whereupon the people of
Paradise will say, 'These are the people emancipated by the
Beneficent. He has admitted them into Paradise without them
having done any good deeds and without sending forth any good
(for themselves).' Then it will be said to them, 'For you is
what you have seen and its equivalent as well.'"
9.53
2.3:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The believers will be kept (waiting) on the
Day of Resurrection so long that they will become worried and
say, "Let us ask somebody to intercede far us with our Lord so
that He may relieve us from our place. Then they will go to
Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of the people. Allah
created you with His Own Hand and made you reside in His
Paradise and ordered His angels to prostrate before you, and
taught you the names of all things will you intercede for us
with your Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of
ours? Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He
will mention his mistakes he had committed, i.e., his eating
off the tree though he had been forbidden to do so. He will
add, 'Go to Noah, the first prophet sent by Allah to the
people of the Earth.' The people will go to Noah who will say,
'I am not fit for this undertaking' He will mention his
mistake which he had done, i.e., his asking his Lord without
knowledge.' He will say (to them), 'Go to Abraham, Khalil
Ar−Rahman.' They will go to Abraham who will say, 'I am not
fit for this undertaking. He would mention three words by
which he told a lie, and say (to them). 'Go to Moses, a slave
whom Allah gave the Torah and spoke to, directly and brought
near Him, for conversation.' They will go to Moses who will
say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking. He will mention his
mistake he made, i.e., killing a person, and will say (to
them), 'Go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His Apostle, and a soul
created by Him and His Word.' (Be: And it was.) They will go
to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking but
you'd better go to Muhammad the slave whose past and future
sins have been forgiven by Allah.' So they will come to me,
and I will ask my Lord's permission to enter His House and
then I will be permitted. When I see Him I will fall down in
prostration before Him, and He will leave me (in prostration)
as long as He will, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad, lift up
your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and
intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask
(for anything) for it will be granted:' Then I will raise my
head and glorify my Lord with certain praises which He has
taught me. Allah will put a limit for me (to intercede for a
certain type of people) I will take them out and make them
enter Paradise." (Qatada said: I heard Anas saying that), the
Prophet said, "I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire)
and let them enter Paradise, and then I will return and ask my
Lord for permission to enter His House and I will be
permitted. When I will see Him I will fall down in prostration
before Him and He will leave me in prostration as long as He
will let me (in that state), and then He will say, 'O
Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened
to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and
ask, your request will be granted.' " The Prophet added, "So I
will raise my head and glorify and praise Him as He has taught
me. Then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to
intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out
and let them enter Paradise." (Qatada added: I heard Anas
saying that) the Prophet said, 'I will go out and take them
out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and I will
return for the third time and will ask my Lord for permission
to enter His house, and I will be allowed to enter. When I see
Him, I will fall down in prostration before Him, and will
remain in prostration as long as He will, and then He will
say, 'Raise your head, O Muhammad, and speak, for you will be
listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted, and ask, for your request will be granted.' So I
will raise my head and praise Allah as He has taught me and
then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to
intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out
and let them enter Paradise." (Qatada said: I heard Anas
saying that) the Prophet said, "So I will go out and take them
out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, till none will
remain in the Fire except those whom Qur'an will imprison
(i.e., those who are destined for eternal life in the fire)."
The narrator then recited the Verse:−− "It may be that your
Lord will raise you to a Station of Praise and Glory.' (17.79)
The narrator added: This is the Station of Praise and Glory
which Allah has promised to your Prophet.
9.533:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle sent for the Ansar
and gathered them in a tent and said to them, "Be patient till
you meet Allah and His Apostle, and I will be on the lake−Tank
(Al−Kauthar).
9.534:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Whenever the Prophet offered his Tahajjud
prayer, he would say, "O Allah, our Lord! All the praises are
for You; You are the Keeper (Establisher or the One Who looks
after) of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for
You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and
whatever is therein. You are the Truth, and Your saying is the
Truth, and Your promise is the Truth, and the meeting with You
is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire
is the Truth. O Allah! I surrender myself to You, and believe
in You, and I put my trust in You (solely depend upon). And to
You I complain of my opponents and with Your Evidence I argue.
So please forgive the sins which I have done in the past or I
will do in the future, and also those (sins) which I did in
secret or in public, and that which You know better than I.
None has the right to be worshipped but You."
9.535:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be
none among you but his Lord will speak to him, and there will
be no interpreter between them nor a screen to screen Him."
9.536:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais: The Prophet said, "(There will
be) two Paradises of silver and all the utensils and whatever
is therein (will be of silver); and two Paradises of gold, and
its utensils and whatever therein (will be of gold), and there
will be nothing to prevent the people from seeing their Lord
except the Cover of Majesty over His Face in the Paradise of
Eden (eternal bliss).
9.537:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes the
property of a Muslim by taking a false oath, will meet Allah
Who will be angry with him." Then the Prophet recited the
Verse:−− 'Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost
of Allah's Covenant and their oaths, they shall have no
portion in the Hereafter, neither will Allah speak to them,
nor look at them.' (3.77)
9.538:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(There are) three
(types of persons to whom) Allah will neither speak to them on
the Day of Resurrections, nor look at them (They are):−−(1) a
man who takes a false oath that he has been offered for a
commodity a price greater than what he has actually been
offered; (2) and a man who takes a false oath after the `Asr
(prayer) in order to grab the property of a Muslim through it;
(3) and a man who forbids others to use the remaining
superfluous water. To such a man Allah will say on the Day of
Resurrection, 'Today I withhold My Blessings from you as you
withheld the superfluous part of that (water) which your hands
did not create.' "
9.539:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said, "Time has come back to
its original state which it had when Allah created the Heavens
and the Earth, the year is twelve months, of which four are
sacred; (and out of these four) three are in succession,
namely, Dhul−Qa'da, Dhul−Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth
one) Rajab Mudar which is between Jumad (Ath−Tham) and
Sha'ban." The Prophet then asked us, "Which month is this?" We
said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it) better." He kept quiet
so long that we thought he might call it by another name. Then
he said, "Isn't it Dhul−Hijja?" We said, "Yes." He asked "What
town is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it)
better.' Then he kept quiet so long that we thought he might
call it by another name. He then said, "Isn't it the
(forbidden) town (Mecca)?" We said, "Yes." He asked, "What is
the day today?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it)
better. Then he kept quiet so long that we thought that he
might call it by another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the Day
of An−Nahr (slaughtering of sacrifices)?" We said, "Yes." Then
he said, "Your blood (lives), your properties," (the sub
narrator Muhammad, said: I think he also said): "..and your
honor) are as sacred to one another like the sanctity of this
Day of yours, in this town of yours, in this month of yours.
You shall meet your Lord and He will ask you about your deeds.
Beware! Don't go astray after me by striking the necks of one
another. Lo! It is incumbent upon those who are present to
inform it to those who are absent for perhaps the informed one
might comprehend it (understand it) better than some of the
present audience." Whenever the sub−narrator Muhammad
mentioned that statement, he would say, "The Prophet said the
truth.") And then the Prophet added, "No doubt! Haven't I
conveyed Allah's Message to you! No doubt! Haven't I conveyed
Allah's Message to you?"
9.540:
Narrated Usama:
A son of one of the daughters of the Prophet was dying, so she
sent a person to call the Prophet. He sent (her a message),
"What ever Allah takes is for Him, and whatever He gives is
for Him, and everything has a limited fixed term (in this
world) so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward."
She then sent for him again, swearing that he should come.
Allah's Apostle got up, and so did Mu`adh bin Jabal, Ubai bin
Ka`b and 'Ubada bin As−Samit. When he entered (the house),
they gave the child to Allah's Apostle while its breath was
disturbed in his chest. (The sub−narrator said: I think he
said, "...as if it was a water skin.") Allah's Apostle started
weeping whereupon Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "Do you weep?" The
Prophet said, "Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves
who are merciful (to others).
9.541:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Paradise and Hell
(Fire) quarrelled in the presence of their Lord. Paradise
said, 'O Lord! What is wrong with me that only the poor and
humble people enter me ?' Hell (Fire) said, I have been
favored with the arrogant people.' So Allah said to Paradise,
'You are My Mercy,' and said to Hell, 'You are My Punishment
which I inflict upon whom I wish, and I shall fill both of
you.'" The Prophet added, "As for Paradise, (it will be filled
with good people) because Allah does not wrong any of His
created things, and He creates for Hell (Fire) whomever He
will, and they will be thrown into it, and it will say thrice,
'Is there any more, till Allah (will put) His Foot over it and
it will become full and its sides will come close to each
other and it will say, 'Qat! Qat! Qat! (Enough! Enough!
Enough!) .
9.542:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Some people who will be scorched by Hell
(Fire) as a punishment for sins they have committed, and then
Allah will admit them into Paradise by the grant of His Mercy.
These people will be called, 'Al−JahannamiyyLin' (the people
of Hell).
9.543:
Narrated `Abdullah: A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Muhammad! Allah will put the Heavens on one finger
and the earth on one finger, and the trees and the rivers on
one finger, and the rest of the creation on one finger, and
then will say, pointing out with His Hand, 'I am the King.'
"On that Allah's Apostle smiled and said, "No just estimate
have they made of Allah such as due to Him. (39.67) 9.544:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I stayed overnight at the house of
(my aunt ) Maimuna while the Prophet was with her, to see how
was the night prayer of Allah s Apostle Allah's Apostle talked
to his wife for a while and then slept. When it was the last
third of the night (or part of it), the Prophet got up and
looked towards the sky and recited the Verse:−− 'Verily! In
the creation of the Heavens and the Earth....there are indeed
signs for the men of understanding.' (3.190) Then He got up
and performed the ablution, brushed his teeth and offered
eleven rak`at. Then Bilal pronounced the Adhan whereupon the
Prophet offered a two−rak`at (Sunna) prayer and went out to
lead the people in Fajr (morning compulsory congregational
prayer.
9.545:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "When Allah
created the creations, He wrote with Him on His Throne: 'My
Mercy has preceded My Anger."
9.546:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle the true and
truly inspired, narrated to us, "The creation of everyone of
you starts with the process of collecting the material for his
body within forty days and forty nights in the womb of his
mother. Then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar
period (40 days) and then he becomes like a piece of flesh for
a similar period. Then an angel is sent to him (by Allah) and
the angel is allowed (ordered) to write four things; his
livelihood, his (date of) death, his deeds, and whether he
will be a wretched one or a blessed one (in the Hereafter) and
then the soul is breathed into him. So one of you may do
(good) deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise so much
that there is nothing except a cubit between him and Paradise
but then what has been written for him decides his behavior
and he starts doing (evil) deeds characteristic of the people
of Hell (Fire) and (ultimately) enters Hell (Fire); and one of
you may do (evil) deeds characteristic of the people of Hell
(Fire) so much so that there is nothing except a cubit between
him and Hell (Fire), then what has been written for him
decides his behavior and he starts doing (good) deeds
characteristic of the people of Paradise and ultimately)
enters Paradise." (See Hadith No. 430, Vol. 4)
9.547:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "O Gabriel, what
prevents you. from visiting us more often than you do?" Then
this Verse was revealed:−−'And we angels descend not but by
Command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and
what is behind us..' (19.64) So this was the answer to
Muhammad.
9.548:
Narrated `Abdullah: While I was walking with Allah's Apostle
in one of the fields of Medina and he was walking leaning on a
stick, he passed a group of Jews. Some of them said to the
others, "Ask him (the Prophet) about the spirit." Others said,
"Do not ask him." But they asked him and he stood leaning on
the stick and I was standing behind him and I thought that he
was being divinely inspired. Then he said, "They ask you
concerning the spirit say: The spirit, its knowledge is with
My Lord. And of knowledge you (O men!) have been given only a
little." ...(17.85) On that some of the Jews said to the
others, "Didn't we tell you not to ask?"
9.549:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah guarantees
to the person who carries out Jihad for His Cause and nothing
compelled him to go out but the Jihad in His Cause, and belief
in His Words, that He will either admit him into Paradise or
return him with his reward or the booty he has earned to his
residence from where he went out." (See Hadith No. 555).
9.550:
Narrated Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet and said, "A man
fights for pride and haughtiness another fights for bravery,
and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases) is
in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet said, "The one who fights that
Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's
Cause." (See Hadith No. 65, Vol. 4)
9.551:
Narrated Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Some people from my followers will continue to be victorious
over others till Allah's Order (The Hour) is established."
(See Hadith No. 414)
9.552:
Narrated Muawiya:
I heard the Prophet saying, "A group of my followers will keep
on following Allah's Laws strictly and they will not be harmed
by those who will disbelieve them or stand against them till
Allah's Order (The Hour) will come while they will be in that
state."
9.553:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet stood before Musailama (the
liar) who was sitting with his companions then, and said to
him, "If you ask me for this piece (of palm−leaf stalk), even
then I would not give it to you. You cannot avoid what Allah
has ordained for you, and if you turn away from Islam, Allah
will surely ruin you! "
9.554:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: While I was walking in company with the
Prophet in one of the fields of Medina, the Prophet was
reclining on a palm leave stalk which he carried with him. We
passed by a group of Jews. Some of them said to the others,
"Ask him about the spirit." The others said, "Do not ask him,
lest he would say something that you hate." Some of them said,
"We will ask him." So a man from among them stood up and said,
'O Abal−Qasim! What is the spirit?" The Prophet kept quiet and
I knew that he was being divinely inspired. Then he said:
"They ask you concerning the Spirit, Say: The Spirit; its
knowledge is with my Lord. And of knowledge you (mankind) have
been given only a little." (17.85)
9.555:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah guarantees
(the person who carries out Jihad in His Cause and nothing
compelled him to go out but Jihad in His Cause and the belief
in His Word) that He will either admit him into Paradise
(Martyrdom) or return him with reward or booty he has earned
to his residence from where he went out."
9.556:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever anyone of you invoke Allah for
something, he should be firm in his asking, and he should not
say: 'If You wish, give me...' for none can compel Allah to do
something against His Will."
9.557:
Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib: That one night Allah's Apostle
visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle and
said to them, "Won 't you offer (night) prayer?.. `Ali added:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the Hand of Allah
and when He Wishes to bring us to life, He does." Then Allah's
Apostle went away when I said so and he did not give any
reply. Then I heard him on leaving while he was striking his
thighs, saying, 'But man is, more quarrelsome than anything.'
(18.54)
9.558:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The example of a
believer is that of a fresh green plant the leaves of which
move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and
when the wind becomes still, it stand straight. Such is the
similitude of the believer: He is disturbed by calamities (but
is like the fresh plant he regains his normal state soon). And
the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree (which
remains) hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He
will." (See Hadith No. 546 and 547, Vol. 7).
9.559:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle while he
was standing on the pulpit, saying, "The remaining period of
your stay (on the earth) in comparison to the nations before
you, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset.
The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted
upon it till midday, and then they were worn out and were
given for their labor, one Qirat each. Then the people of the
Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted upon it till the
time of the `Asr prayer, and then they were worn out and were
given (for their labor), one Qirat each. Then you people were
given the Qur'an and you acted upon it till sunset and so you
were given two Qirats each (double the reward of the previous
nations)." Then the people of the Torah said, 'O our Lord!
These people have done a little labor (much less than we) but
have taken a greater reward.' Allah said, 'Have I withheld
anything from your reward?' They said, 'No.' Then Allah said,
'That is My Favor which I bestow on whom I wish.' "
9.560:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samit: I, along with a group of people,
gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle. He said, "I
take your Pledge on the condition that you (1) will not join
partners in worship with Allah, (2) will not steal, (3) will
not commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) will not kill your
offspring, (5) will not slander, (6) and will not disobey me
when I order you to do good. Whoever among you will abide by
his pledge, his reward will be with Allah, and whoever commits
any of those sins and receives the punishment in this world,
that punishment will be an expiation for his sins and
purification; but if Allah screens him, then it will be up to
Allah to punish him if He will or excuse Him, if He will."
9.561:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Prophet Solomon who had sixty
wives, once said, "Tonight I will have sexual relation (sleep)
with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant
and bring forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and will
fight in Allah's Cause." So he slept with his wives and none
of them (conceived and) delivered (a child) except one who
brought a half (body) boy (deformed). Allah's Prophet said,
"If Solomon had said; 'If Allah Will,' then each of those
women would have delivered a (would−be) cavalier to fight in
Allah's Cause." (See Hadith No. 74 A, Vol. 4). 9.562:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle entered upon a sick
bedouin in whom he went to visit and said to him, "Don't
worry, Tahur (i.e., your illness will be a means of cleansing
of your sins), if Allah Will." The bedouin said, "Tahur! No,
but it is a fever that is burning in the body of an old man
and it will make him visit his grave." The Prophet said, "Then
it is so."
9.563:
Narrated Abu Qatada: When the people slept till so late that
they did not offer the (morning) prayer, the Prophet said,
"Allah captured your souls (made you sleep) when He willed,
and returned them (to your bodies) when He willed." So the
people got up and went to answer the call of nature, performed
ablution, till the sun had risen and it had become white, then
the Prophet got up and offered the prayer.
9.564:
Narrated Abu Huraira: "A man from the Muslims and a man from
the Jews quarrelled, and the Muslim said, "By Him Who gave
superiority to Muhammad over all the people!" The Jew said,
"By Him Who gave superiority to Moses over all the people!' On
that the Muslim lifted his hand and slapped the Jew. The Jew
went to Allah's Apostle and informed him of all that had
happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet said, "Do not
give me superiority over Moses, for the people will fall
unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, I will be the first to
regain consciousness and behold, Moses will be standing there,
holding the side of the Throne. I will not know whether he has
been one of those who have fallen unconscious and then
regained consciousness before me, or if he has been one of
those exempted by Allah (from falling unconscious)." (See
Hadith No. 524, Vol. 8)
9.565:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Ad−Dajjal will
come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. If Allah will,
neither Ad−Dajjal nor plague will be able to come near it."
9.566:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "For every Prophet
there is one invocation which is definitely fulfilled by
Allah, and I wish, if Allah will, to keep my that (special)
invocation as to be the intercession for my followers on the
Day of Resurrection."
9.567:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) standing by a well. I drew
from it as much water as Allah wished me to draw, and then Ibn
Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and drew one or two
buckets, and there was weakness in his drawing−−−−may Allah
forgive him! Then `Umar took the bucket which turned into
something like a big drum. I had never seen a powerful man
among the people working as perfectly and vigorously as he
did. (He drew so much water that) the people drank to their
satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt down there.
(See Hadith No. 16, Vol. 5)
9.568:
Narrated Abu Musa: Whenever a beggar or a person in need of
something came to the Prophet , he used to say (to his
companions), "Intercede (for him) and you will be rewarded for
that, and Allah will fulfill what He will through His
Apostle's tongue."
9.569:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should
say: 'O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,' or 'Bestow Your Mercy
on me if You wish,' or 'Provide me with means of subsistence
if You wish,' but he should be firm in his request, for Allah
does what He will and nobody can force Him (to do anything).
9.570:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That he differed with Al−Hurr bin Qais
bin Hisn Al−Fazari about the companion of Moses, (i.e.,
whether he was Kha,dir or not). Ubai bin Ka`b Al−Ansari passed
by them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, 'My friend (Hur) and
I have differed about Moses' Companion whom Moses asked the
way to meet. Did you hear Allah's Apostle mentioning anything
about him?" Ubai said, "Yes, I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"While Moses was sitting in the company of some Israelites a
man came to him and asked, 'Do you know Someone who is more
learned than you (Moses)?' Moses said, 'No.' So Allah sent the
Divine inspiration to Moses:−− 'Yes, Our Slave Khadir is more
learned than you' Moses asked Allah how to meet him ( Khadir)
So Allah made the fish as a sign for him and it was said to
him, 'When you lose the fish, go back (to the place where you
lose it) and you will meet him.' So Moses went on looking for
the sign of the fish in the sea. The boy servant of Moses (who
was accompanying him) said to him, 'Do you remember (what
happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed
forget to tell you (about) the fish. None but Satan made me
forget to tell you about it' (18.63) Moses said: 'That is what
we have been seeking." Sa they went back retracing their
footsteps. (18.64). So they both found Kadir (there) and then
happened what Allah mentioned about them (in the Qur'an)!'
(See 18.60−82)
9.571:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah will,
tomorrow we will encamp in Khaif Bani Kinana, the place where
the pagans took the oath of Kufr (disbelief) against the
Prophet. He meant Al−Muhassab. (See Hadith No. 659, Vol. 2)
9.572:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet besieged the people
of Ta'if, but he did not conquer it. He said, "Tomorrow, if
Allah will, we will return home. On this the Muslims said,
"Then we return without conquering it?" He said, 'Then carry
on fighting tomorrow." The next day many of them were injured.
The Prophet said, "If Allah will, we will return home
tomorrow." It seemed that statement pleased them whereupon
Allah's Apostle smiled.
9.573:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When Allah ordains
something on the Heaven the angels beat with their wings in
obedience to His Statement which sounds like that of a chain
dragged over a rock. His Statement: "Until when the fear is
banished from their hearts, the Angels say, 'What was it that
your Lord said?' 'They reply, '(He has said) the Truth. And He
is the Most High, The Great. " (34.23)
9.574:
Narrated Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "Allah never
listens to anything as He listens to the Prophet reciting
Qur'an in a pleasant sweet sounding voice." A companion of Abu
Huraira said, "He means, reciting the Qur'an aloud."
9.575:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Allah will
say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O Adam!' Adam will reply,
'Labbaik wa Sa`daik! ' Then a loud Voice will be heard
(Saying) 'Allah Commands you to take out the mission of the
Hell Fire from your offspring.' "
9.576:
Narrated `Aisha:
I never felt so jealous of any woman as I felt of Khadija, for
Allah ordered him (the Prophet ) to give Khadija the glad
tidings of a palace in Paradise (for her).
9.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah loves a
person, He calls Gabriel, saying, 'Allah loves so and so, O
Gabriel love him' So Gabriel would love him and then would
make an announcement in the Heavens: 'Allah has loved so
and−so therefore you should love him also.' So all the
dwellers of the Heavens would love him, and then he is granted
the pleasure of the people on the earth." (See Hadith No. 66,
Vol. 8)
9.578:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are angels
coming to you in succession at night, and others during the
day, and they all gather at the time of `Asr and Fajr prayers.
Then the angels who have stayed with you overnight ascend (to
the heaven) and He (Allah) asks them though He perfectly knows
their affairs. 'In what state have you left my slaves?' They
say, 'When we left them, they were praying and when we came to
them they were praying.' "
9.579:
Narrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet said, Gabriel came to me and
gave me the glad tidings that anyone who died without
worshipping anything besides Allah, would enter Paradise. I
asked (Gabriel), 'Even if he committed theft, and even if he
committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, '(Yes), even
if he committed theft, and even if he Committed illegal sexual
intercourse."
9.580:
Narrated Al−Bara' bin `Azib: Allah's Apostle said, "O
so−and−so, whenever you go to your bed (for sleeping) say, 'O
Allah! I have surrendered myself over to you and have turned
my face towards You, and leave all my affairs to You and
depend on You and put my trust in You expecting Your reward
and fearing Your punishment. There is neither fleeing from You
nor refuge but with You. I believe in the Book (Qur'an) which
You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have
sent.' If you then die on that night, then you will die as a
Muslim, and if you wake alive in the morning then you will
receive the reward." (See Hadith No. 323, Vol. 8) 9.581:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: Allah's Apostle said on the
Day of (the battle of) the Clans, "O Allah! The Revealer of
the Holy Book, The Quick Taker of Accounts! Defeat the clans
and shake them."
9.582:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (regarding the Verse):−− 'Neither say
your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) This
Verse was revealed while Allah's Apostle was hiding himself in
Mecca, and when he raised his voice while reciting the Qur'an,
the pagans would hear him and abuse the Qur'an and its
Revealer and to the one who brought it. So Allah said:−−
'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.'
(17.110) That is, 'Do not say your prayer so loudly that the
pagans can hear you, nor say it in such a low tone that your
companions do not hear you.' But seek a middle course between
those (extremes), i.e., let your companions hear, but do not
relate the Qur'an loudly, so that they may learn it from you.
9.583:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah said: "The son
of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time, for I am Time; in My Hands
are all things and I cause the revolution of night and day.' "
(See Hadith No. 351, Vol. 6)
9.584:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah said: The Fast
is for Me and I will give the reward for it, as he (the one
who observes the fast) leaves his sexual desire, food and
drink for My Sake. Fasting is a screen (from Hell) and there
are two pleasures for a fasting person, one at the time of
breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet
his Lord. And the smell of the mouth of a fasting person is
better in Allah's Sight than the smell of musk." (See Hadith
No. 128, Vol. 3).
9.585:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Once while Job
(Aiyub) was taking a bath in a naked state. Suddenly a great
number of gold locusts started falling upon him and he started
collecting them in his clothes. His Lord called him, 'O Job!
Didn't I make you rich enough to dispense with what you see
now?' Job said, 'Yes, O Lord! But I cannot dispense with Your
Blessings.'
9.586:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Every night when
it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Superior, the
Blessed, descends to the nearest heaven and says: Is there
anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to his invocation? Is
there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his request? Is
there anyone asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?.
" (See Hadith No. 246,Vol. 2)
9.587:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are
the last (to come) but will be the foremost on the Day of
Resurrection." The narrators of this Hadith said: Allah said
(to man), 'Spend (in charity), for then I will compensate you
(generously).' "
9.588:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said that Gabriel said,
"Here is Khadija coming to you with a dish of food or a
tumbler containing something to drink. Convey to her a
greeting from her Lord (Allah) and give her the glad tidings
that she will have a palace in Paradise built of Qasab wherein
there will be neither any noise nor any fatigue (trouble)."
(See Hadith No. 168, Vol. 5)
9.589:
Narrated Abu Huraira: the Prophet said, "Allah said, "I have
prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no
eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart
can ever think of.' "
9.590:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Whenever the Prophet offered the night
(Tahajjud) prayer, he used to say, "O Allah! All the Praises
are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth.
And all the Praises are for You; You are the Keeper of the
Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are
the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is therein.
You are the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth, and Your
Speech is the Truth, and meeting You is the Truth, and
Paradise is the Truth and Hell (Fire) is the Truth and all the
prophets are the Truth and the Hour is the Truth. O Allah! I
surrender to You, and believe in You, and depend upon You, and
repent to You, and in Your cause I fight and with Your orders
I rule. So please forgive my past and future sins and those
sins which I did in secret or in public. It is You Whom I
worship, None has the right to be worshipped except You ."
(See Hadith No. 329,Vol. 8)
9.591:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az−Zubair: Sa`id bin Al−Musaiyab, 'Alqama
bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah regarding the
narrating of the forged statement against `Aisha, the wife of
the Prophet, when the slanderers said what they said and Allah
revealed her innocence. `Aisha said, "But by Allah, I did not
think that Allah, (to confirm my innocence), would reveal
Divine Inspiration which would be recited, for I consider
myself too unimportant to be talked about by Allah through
Divine Inspiration revealed for recitation, but I hoped that
Allah's Apostle might have a dream in which Allah would reveal
my innocence. So Allah revealed:−− 'Verily! Those who spread
the slander are a gang among you...' (The ten Verses in
Surat−an−Nur) (24.11−20)
9.592:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah says, "If
My slave intends to do a bad deed then (O Angels) do not write
it unless he does it; if he does it, then write it as it is,
but if he refrains from doing it for My Sake, then write it as
a good deed (in his account). (On the other hand) if he
intends to go a good deed, but does not do it, then write a
good deed (in his account), and if he does it, then write it
for him (in his account) as ten good deeds up to seven−hundred
times.' "
9.593:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah created the
creation, and when He finished from His creation the Rahm
(womb) got up, and Allah said (to it). "Stop! What do you
want? It said; "At this place I seek refuge with You from all
those who sever me (i.e. sever the ties of Kinship.)" Allah
said: "Would you be pleased that I will keep good relation
with the one who will keep good relation with you, and I will
sever the relation with the one who will sever the relation
with you. It said: 'Yes, 'O my Lord.' Allah said (to it),
'That is for you.'' And then Abu Huraira recited the Verse:−−
"Would you then if you were given the authority, do mischief
in the land, and sever your ties of kinship." (47.22)
9.594:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: It rained (because of the Prophet's
invocation for rain) and the Prophet said, "Allah said, 'Some
of My slaves have become disbelievers in Me, and some others,
believers in Me.'"
9.595:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'If
My slaves loves the meeting with Me, I too love the meeting
with him; and if he dislikes the meeting with Me, I too
dislike the meeting with him.' " (See Hadith No. 514, Vol. 8)
9.596:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'I am
to my slave as he thinks of Me, (i.e. I am able to do for him
what he thinks I can do for him). (See Hadith No. 502)
9.597:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A man who never
did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should
burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the
earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah
should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on
him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But
Allah ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes)
and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of
his ashes). Then Allah said (to the recreated man ), 'Why did
you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You
know it (very well).' So Allah forgave him."
9.598:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "If somebody
commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please
forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he
has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore
have forgiven my slave (his sins).' Then he remains without
committing any sin for a while and then again commits another
sin and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please
forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a
Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have
forgiven my slave (his sin). Then he remains without
Committing any another sin for a while and then commits
another sin (for the third time) and says, 'O my Lord, I have
committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My
slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and
punishes for it I therefore have forgiven My slave (his sin),
he can do whatever he likes."
9.599:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: The Prophet mentioned a man from the
people of the past or those who preceded you. The Prophet said
a sentence meaning: Allah had given him wealth and children.
When his death approached, he said to his sons, "What kind of
father have I been to you?" They replied, "You have been a
good father." He told them that he had not presented any good
deed before Allah, and if Allah should get hold of him He
would punish him.' "So look!" he added, "When I die, burn me,
and when I turn into coal, crush me, and when there comes a
windy day, scatter my ashes in the wind." The Prophet added,
"Then by Allah, he took a firm promise from his children to do
so, and they did so. (They burnt him after his death) and
threw his ashes on a windy day. Then Allah commanded to his
ashes. "Be," and behold! He became a man standing! Allah said,
"O My slave! What made you do what you did?" He replied, "For
fear of You." Nothing saved him then but Allah's Mercy (So
Allah forgave him).
9.600:
Narrated Anas:
I heard the Prophet saying, "On the Day of Resurrection I will
intercede and say, "O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even)
those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts."
Such people will enter Paradise, and then I will say, 'O
(Allah) admit into Paradise (even) those who have the least
amount of faith in their hearts." Anas then said: As if I were
just now looking at the fingers of Allah's Apostle. 9.601:
Narrated Ma`bad bin Hilal Al−`Anzi: We, i.e., some people from
Basra gathered and went to Anas bin Malik, and we went in
company with Thabit Al−Bunnani so that he might ask him about
the Hadith of Intercession on our behalf. Behold, Anas was in
his palace, and our arrival coincided with his Duha prayer. We
asked permission to enter and he admitted us while he was
sitting on his bed. We said to Thabit, "Do not ask him about
anything else first but the Hadith of Intercession." He said,
"O Abu Hamza! There are your brethren from Basra coming to ask
you about the Hadith of Intercession." Anas then said,
"Muhammad talked to us saying, 'On the Day of Resurrection the
people will surge with each other like waves, and then they
will come to Adam and say, 'Please intercede for us with your
Lord.' He will say, 'I am not fit for that but you'd better go
to Abraham as he is the Khalil of the Beneficent.' They will
go to Abraham and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but
you'd better go to Moses as he is the one to whom Allah spoke
directly.' So they will go to Moses and he will say, 'I am not
fit for that, but you'd better go to Jesus as he is a soul
created by Allah and His Word.' (Be: And it was) they will go
to Jesus and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd
better go to Muhammad.' They would come to me and I would say,
'I am for that.' Then I will ask for my Lord's permission, and
it will be given, and then He will inspire me to praise Him
with such praises as I do not know now. So I will praise Him
with those praises and will fall down, prostrate before Him.
Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak,
for you will be listened to; and ask, for your will be granted
(your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!'
And then it will be said, 'Go and take out of Hell (Fire) all
those who have faith in their hearts, equal to the weight of a
barley grain.' I will go and do so and return to praise Him
with the same praises, and fall down (prostrate) before Him.
Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak,
for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted
(your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!'
It will be said, 'Go and take out of it all those who have
faith in their hearts equal to the weight of a small ant or a
mustard seed.' I will go and do so and return to praise Him
with the same praises, and fall down in prostration before
Him. It will be said, 'O, Muhammad, raise your head and speak,
for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted
(your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers!' Then He will
say, 'Go and take out (all those) in whose hearts there is
faith even to the lightest, lightest mustard seed. (Take them)
out of the Fire.' I will go and do so."' When we left Anas, I
said to some of my companions, "Let's pass by Al−Hasan who is
hiding himself in the house of Abi Khalifa and request him to
tell us what Anas bin Malik has told us." So we went to him
and we greeted him and he admitted us. We said to him, "O Abu
Sa`id! We came to you from your brother Anas Bin Malik and he
related to us a Hadith about the intercession the like of
which I have never heard." He said, "What is that?" Then we
told him of the Hadith and said, "He stopped at this point (of
the Hadith)." He said, "What then?" We said, "He did not add
anything to that." He said, Anas related the Hadith to me
twenty years ago when he was a young fellow. I don't know
whether he forgot or if he did not like to let you depend on
what he might have said." We said, "O Abu Sa`id ! Let us know
that." He smiled and said, "Man was created hasty. I did not
mention that, but that I wanted to inform you of it. Anas told
me the same as he told you and said that the Prophet added, 'I
then return for a fourth time and praise Him similarly and
prostrate before Him me the same as he 'O Muhammad, raise your
head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you
will be granted (your request): and intercede, for your
intercession will be accepted .' I will say, 'O Lord, allow me
to intercede for whoever said, 'None has the right to be
worshiped except Allah.' Then Allah will say, 'By my Power,
and my Majesty, and by My Supremacy, and by My Greatness, I
will take out of Hell (Fire) whoever said: 'None has the right
to be worshipped except Allah.' ''
9.602:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "The person who will
be the last one to enter Paradise and the last to come out of
Hell (Fire) will be a man who will come out crawling, and his
Lord will say to him, 'Enter Paradise.' He will reply, 'O
Lord, Paradise is full.' Allah will give him the same order
thrice, and each time the man will give Him the same reply,
i.e., 'Paradise is full.' Thereupon Allah will say (to him),
'Ten times of the world is for you.' " 9.603:
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim: Allah's Apostle said, "There will be
none among you but his Lord will talk to him, and there will
be no interpreter between him and Allah. He will look to his
right and see nothing but his deeds which he has sent forward,
and will look to his left and see nothing but his deeds which
he has sent forward, and will look in front of him and see
nothing but the (Hell) Fire facing him. So save yourself from
the (Hell) Fire even with half a date (given in charity)."
Al−A`mash said: `Amr bin Murra said, Khaithama narrated the
same and added, '..even with a good word.' "
9.604:
Narrated `Abdullah: A priest from the Jews came (to the
Prophet) and said, "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will
place all the heavens on one finger, and the Earth on one
finger, and the waters and the land on one finger, and all the
creation on one finger, and then He will shake them and say.
'I am the King! I am the King!'" I saw the Prophet smiling
till his premolar teeth became visible expressing his
amazement and his belief in what he had said. Then the Prophet
recited: 'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due
to Him (up to)...; High is He above the partners they
attribute to Him.' (39.67)
9.605:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz: A man asked Ibn `Umar, "What have
you heard from Allah's Apostle regarding An−Najwa?" He said,
"Everyone of you will come close to His Lord Who will screen
him from the people and say to him, 'Did you do so−and−so?' He
will reply, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say, 'Did you do
so−and−so?' He will reply, 'Yes.' So Allah will question him
and make him confess, and then Allah will say, 'I screened
your sins in the world and forgive them for you today.' "
9.606:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Adam and Moses
debated with each other and Moses said, 'You are Adam who
turned out your offspring from Paradise.' Adam said, "You are
Moses whom Allah chose for His Message and for His direct
talk, yet you blame me for a matter which had been ordained
for me even before my creation?' Thus Adam overcame Moses."
9.607:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "The believers will be assembled on the
Day of Resurrection and they will say, 'Let us look for
someone to intercede for us with our Lord so that He may
relieve us from this place of ours.' So they will go to Adam
and say, 'You are Adam, the father of mankind, and Allah
created you with His Own Hands and ordered the Angels to
prostrate before you, and He taught you the names of all
things; so please intercede for us with our Lord so that He
may relieve us.' Adam will say, to them, 'I am not fit for
that,' and then he will mention to them his mistake which he
has committed.' "
9.608:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The night Allah's Apostle was taken
for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al−Ka`ba:
Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping
in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was
revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The
middle (second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last
(third) angle said, "Take the best of them." Only that much
happened on that night and he did not see them till they came
on another night, i.e. after The Divine Inspiration was
revealed to him. (Fath−ul−Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw
them, his eyes were asleep but his heart was not−−−−and so is
the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their
hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till
they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam.
From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open
(the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of
his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest
and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own
hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold
tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was
brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood
vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then
ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on
one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is
it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who is accompanying you?"
He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He said,
"Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the
Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know
what Allah would do to the Prophet on earth unless Allah
informed them. The Prophet met Adam over the nearest Heaven.
Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him."
The Prophet greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and
said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold,
he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He
asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said,
"These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates." Then
Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another
river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls
and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud
like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel
said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you."
Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the
angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven,
i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel". They asked,
"Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked,
"Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is
welcomed.'' Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet to the
third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of
the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he ascended
with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then
he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the
same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and
they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh
Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven there were
prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember
Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens
another prophet whose name I don't remember, on the fifth
Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh
Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly.
Moses said (to Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be
raised up above me." But Gabriel ascended with him (the
Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only
Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none
may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and
Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about
two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was
Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate
Al−Bari Page 263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah
revealed to him then, was: "Fifty prayers were enjoined on his
followers in a day and a night." Then the Prophet descended
till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O
Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?" The Prophet
replied," He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a
day and a night." Moses said, "Your followers cannot do that;
Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them."
So the Prophet turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult
him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying,
"Yes, if you wish." So Gabriel ascended with him to the
Irresistible and said while he was in his place, "O Lord,
please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So
Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to
Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to
his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five
prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been
reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to
persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they
could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are
weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your
Lord so that He may lighten your burden." The Prophet turned
towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of
that. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet
said, "O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts,
hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden." On that the
Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied, "Labbaik
and Sa`daik." Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does
not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother
of the Book." Allah added, "Every good deed will be rewarded
as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the
Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in
practice)." The Prophet returned to Moses who asked, "What
have you done?" He said, "He has lightened our burden: He has
given us for every good deed a tenfold reward." Moses said,
"By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that,
but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may
lighten your burden further." Allah's Apostle said, "O Moses!
By Allah, I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord."
On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name." The Prophet
then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).
9.609:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Allah will
say to the people of Paradise, "O the people of Paradise!"
They will say, 'Labbaik, O our Lord, and Sa`daik, and all the
good is in Your Hands!' Allah will say, "Are you satisfied?'
They will say, 'Why shouldn't we be satisfied, O our Lord as
You have given us what You have not given to any of Your
created beings?' He will say, 'Shall I not give you something
better than that?' They will say, 'O our Lord! What else could
be better than that?' He will say, 'I bestow My Pleasure on
you and will never be angry with you after that.' "
9.610:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet was preaching while a
bedouin was sitting there. The Prophet said, "A man from among
the people of Paradise will request Allah to allow him to
cultivate the land Allah will say to him, 'Haven't you got
whatever you desire?' He will reply, 'yes, but I like to
cultivate the land (Allah will permit him and) he will sow the
seeds, and within seconds the plants will grow and ripen and
(the yield) will be harvested and piled in heaps like
mountains. On that Allah will say (to him), "Take, here you
are, O son of Adam, for nothing satisfies you.' "On that the
bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle! Such man must be either from
Quraish or from Ansar, for they are farmers while we are not."
On that Allah's Apostle smiled .
9.611:
Narrated `Abdullah: I asked Allah's Apostle "What is the
biggest sin in the sight of Allah?" He said, "To set up rivals
unto Allah though He alone created you." I said, "In fact,
that is a tremendous sin," and added, "What next?" He said,
"To kill your son being afraid that he may share your food
with you." I further asked, "What next?" He said, "To commit
illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor."
9.612:
Narrated `Abdullah: Two person of Bani Thaqif and one from
Quarish (or two persons from Quraish and one from Bani Thaqif)
who had fat bellies but little wisdom, met near the Ka`ba. One
of them said, "Did you see that Allah hears what we say? " The
other said, "He hears us if we speak aloud, but He does not
hear if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)." The third
fellow said, "If He hears when we speak aloud, then He surely
hears us if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)." So Allah
revealed the Verse:−− 'And you have not been screening against
yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins
should testify against you..." (4
1.22)
9.613:
Narrated `Ikrima:
Ibn `Abbas said, "How can you ask the people of the Scriptures
about their Books while you have Allah's Book (the Qur'an)
which is the most recent of the Books revealed by Allah, and
you read it in its pure undistorted form?"
9.614:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: `Abdullah bin `Abbas said,
"O the group of Muslims! How can you ask the people of the
Scriptures about anything while your Book which Allah has
revealed to your Prophet contains the most recent news from
Allah and is pure and not distorted? Allah has told you that
the people of the Scriptures have changed some of Allah's
Books and distorted it and wrote something with their own
hands and said, 'This is from Allah, so as to have a minor
gain for it. Won't the knowledge that has come to you stop you
from asking them? No, by Allah, we have never seen a man from
them asking you about that (the Book Al−Qur'an ) which has
been revealed to you.
9.615:
Narrated Musa bin Abi `Aisha: Sa`id bin Jubair reported from
Ibn `Abbas (regarding the explanation of the Verse: 'Do not
move your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste
therewith) . He said, "The Prophet used to undergo great
difficulty in receiving the Divine Inspiration and used to
move his lips.' Ibn `Abbas said (to Sa`id), "I move them (my
lips) as Allah's Apostle used to move his lips." And Sa`id
said (to me), "I move my lips as I saw Ibn `Abbas moving his
lips," and then he moved his lips. So Allah revealed:−− '(O
Muhammad!) Do not move your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to
make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and give you
(O Muhammad) the ability to recite it. (i.e., to collect it in
your chest and then you recite it).' (75.16−17) But when We
have recited it, to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then
follow you its recital.' (75.18) This means, "You should
listen to it and keep quiet and then it is upon Us to make you
recite it." The narrator added, "So Allah's Apostle used to
listen whenever Gabriel came to him, and when Gabriel left,
the Prophet would recite the Qur'an as Gabriel had recited it
to him."
9.616:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: regarding the explanation of the Verse:−−
'(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a
low tone.' (17.110) This Verse was revealed while Allah's
Apostle was hiding himself at Mecca. At that time, when he led
his companions in prayer, he used to raise his voice while
reciting the Qur'an; and if the pagans heard him, they would
abuse the Qur'an, its Revealer, and the one who brought it. So
Allah said to His Prophet: "Neither say your prayer aloud.
i.e., your recitation (of Qur'an) lest the pagans should hear
(it) and abuse the Qur'an" nor say it in a low tone, "lest
your voice should fail to reach your companions, "but follow a
way between." (17.110)
9.617:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Verse:−− '(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud nor
say it in a low tone.' (17.110) was revealed in connection
with the invocations.
9.618:
Narrated Abu Salama: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said,
'Whoever does not recite Qur'an in a nice voice is not from
us,' and others said extra," (that means) to recite it aloud."
9.619:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Not to wish to be
the like of except the like of two men: a man whom Allah has
given the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the
night and the hours of the day, in which case one may say, "If
I were given the same as this man has been given, I would do
the same as he is doing.' The other is a man whom Allah has
given wealth and he spends it in the right way, in which case
one may say, 'If I were given the same as he has been given, I
would do the same as he is doing."
9.620:
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet said, "Not to wish to be
the like of except the like of two (persons): a man whom Allah
has given the knowledge of the Qur'an and he recites it during
the hours of the night and the hours of the day; and a man
whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it (in Allah's
Cause) during the hours of the night and during the hours of
the day."
9.621:
Narrated Al−Mughira: Our Prophet has informed us our Lord's
Message that whoever of us is martyred, will go to Paradise.
9.622:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whoever tells you that the Prophet concealed something of the
Divine Inspiration, do not believe him, for Allah said: 'O
Apostle Muhammad! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent
down to you from your Lord, and if you do it not, then you
have not conveyed His Message.' (5.67)
9.623:
Narrated `Abdullah: A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which sin
is the biggest in Allah's Sight?" The Prophet said, "To set up
rivals unto Allah though He Alone created you." That man said,
"What is next?" The Prophet said, "To kill your son lest he
should share your food with you.'' The man said, "What is
next?" The Prophet said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse
with the wife of your neighbor." Then Allah revealed in
confirmation of that: "And those who invoke not with Allah any
other god, nor kill such life as Allah has made sacred except
for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and
whoever does this shall receive the punishment..... (25.68)
9.624:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Your stay (in this
world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you,
is like the period between `Asr prayer and the sun set (in
comparison to a whole day). The people of the Torah were given
the Torah and they acted on it till midday and then they were
unable to carry on. And they were given (a reward equal to)
one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel were given the
Gospel and they acted on it till `Asr Prayer and then they
were unable to carry on, so they were given la reward equal
to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Qur'an and you
acted on it till sunset, therefore you were given (a reward
equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of the
Scriptures said, 'These people (Muslims) did less work than we
but they took a bigger reward.' Allah said (to them). 'Have I
done any oppression to you as regards your rights?' They said,
"No." Then Allah said, 'That is My Blessing which I grant to
whomsoever I will.' "
9.625:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man asked the Prophet "What deeds are
the best?" The Prophet said: (1) To perform the (daily
compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2)
To be good and dutiful to one's own parents. (3) and to
participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause."
9.626:
Narrated Al−Hasan: `Amr bin Taghlib said, "Some property was
given to the Prophet and he gave it to some people and
withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they
(the latter) were dissatisfied. So the Prophet said, 'I give
to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to
whom I do not give is dearer to me than the one to whom I
give. I give to some people because of the impatience and
discontent present in their hearts, and leave other people
because of the content and goodness Allah has bestowed on
them, and one of them is `Amr bin Taghlib." `Amr bin Taghlib
said, "The sentence which Allah's Apostle said in my favor is
dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels."
9.627:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to
me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes
nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of
outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him
running.' "
9.628:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Perhaps the Prophet mentioned the
following (as Allah's Saying): "If My slave comes nearer to Me
for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes
nearer to Me for a cubit; I go nearer to him for the span of
outstretched arms. (See Hadith No. 502)
9.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said that your Lord said,
"Every (sinful) deed can be expiated; and the fast is for Me,
so I will give the reward for it; and the smell which comes
out of the mouth of a fasting person, is better in Allah's
Sight than the smell of musk." (See Hadith No. 584)
9.630:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said that his Lord said: "It
does not befit a slave that he should say that he is better
than Jonah (Yunus) bin Matta.
9.631:
Narrated Shu`ba:
Mu'awiya bin Qurra reported that `Abdullah bin Al−Maghaffal
Al−Muzani said, "I saw Allah's Apostle on the day of the
Conquest of Mecca, riding his she−camel and reciting
Surat−al−Fath (48) or part of Surat−al−Fath. He recited it in
a vibrating and pleasant voice. Then Mu'awiya recited as
`Abdullah bin Mughaffal had done and said, "Were I not afraid
that the people would crowd around me, I would surely recite
in a vibrating pleasant voice as Ibn Mughaffal did, imitating
the Prophet." I asked Muawiya, "How did he recite in that
tone?" He said thrice, "A, A , A."
9.632:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people of the Scripture used to read
the Torah in Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Arabic.
Then Allah's Apostle said, "Do not believe the people of the
Scripture, and do not disbelieve them, but say, 'We believe in
Allah and whatever has been revealed...' (3.84)
9.633:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A Jew and Jewess were brought to the
Prophet on a charge of committing an illegal sexual
intercourse. The Prophet asked the Jews, "What do you
(usually) do with them?" They said, "We blacken their faces
and disgrace them." He said, "Bring here the Torah and recite
it, if you are truthful." They (fetched it and) came and asked
a one−eyed man to recite. He went on reciting till he reached
a portion on which he put his hand. The Prophet said, "Lift up
your hand!" He lifted his hand up and behold, there appeared
the verse of Ar−Rajm (stoning of the adulterers to death).
Then he said, "O Muhammad! They should be stoned to death but
we conceal this Divine Law among ourselves." Then the Prophet
ordered that the two sinners be stoned to death and, and they
were stoned to death, and I saw the man protecting the woman
from the stones. (See Hadith No. 809, Vol. 8) 9.634:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that he heard the Prophet saying, "Allah
does not listen to anything as He listens to the recitation of
the Qur'an by a Prophet who recites it in attractive audible
sweet sounding voice."
9.635:
Narrated `Aisha:
(when the slanderers said what they said about her): I went to
my bed knowing at that time that I was innocent and that Allah
would reveal my innocence, but by Allah, I never thought that
Allah would reveal in my favor a revelation which would be
recited, for I considered myself too unimportant to be talked
about by Allah in the Divine Revelation that was to be
recited. So Allah revealed the ten Verses (of Surat−an−Nur).
'Those who brought a false charge........' (24.11−20)
9.636:
Narrated Al−Bara': I heard the Prophet reciting Surat at−Tin
waz Zaitun (By the Fig and the Olive) in the `Isha' prayer and
I have never heard anybody with a better voice or recitation
than his.
9.637:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was hiding himself in Mecca
and used to recite the (Qur'an) in a loud voice. When the
pagans heard him they would abuse the Qur'an and the one who
brought it, so Allah said to His Prophet: 'Neither say your
prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) 9.638:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abdur−Rahman: that Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri
said to him, "I see that you like sheep and the desert, so
when you are looking after your sheep or when you are in the
desert and want to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice, for
no Jinn, human being or any other things hear the
Mu`adh−dhin's voice but will be a witness for him on the Day
of Resurrection." Abu Sa`id added, "I heard this from Allah's
Apostle."
9.639:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet used to recite the Qur'an with his head in my lap
while I used to be in my periods (having menses).
9.640:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: I heard Hisham bin Hakim
reciting Surat−al−Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle, I listened to his recitation and noticed that he was
reciting in a way that Allah's Apostle had not taught me. I
was about to jump over him while He was still in prayer, but I
waited patiently and when he finished his prayer, I put my
sheet round his neck (and pulled him) and said, "Who has
taught you this Sura which I have heard you reciting?" Hisham
said, "Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I said, "You are
telling a lie, for he taught it to me in a way different from
the way you have recited it!" Then I started leading (dragged)
him to Allah's Apostle and said (to the Prophet), " I have
heard this man reciting Surat−al−Furqan in a way that you have
not taught me." The Prophet said: "(O `Umar) release him!
Recite, O Hisham." Hisham recited in the way I heard him
reciting. Allah's Apostle said, "It was revealed like this."
Then Allah's Apostle said, "Recite, O `Umar!" I recited in the
way he had taught me, whereupon he said, "It was revealed like
this," and added, "The Qur'an has been revealed to be recited
in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever is easy for
you ." (See Hadith No. 514, Vol. 6)
9.641:
Narrated `Imran:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why should a doer (people) try to
do good deeds?' The Prophet said, "Everybody will find easy to
do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which
he has been created.'
9.642:
Narrated `Ali:
While the Prophet was in a funeral procession, he took a stick
and started scraping the earth with it and said, "There is
none of you but has his place assigned either in Hell or in
Paradise." They (the people) said, "Shall we not depend upon
that (and give up doing any deeds)?' He said, " Carry on doing
(good deeds) for everybody will find it easy to do such deeds
as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been
created ." (And then the Prophet recited the Verse):−− 'As for
him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah...' (9
2.5)
9.643:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Before
Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He has
written): My Mercy has preceded my Anger." and that (Book) is
written with Him over the Throne."
9.644:
Narrated Zahdam:
There were good relations and brotherhood between this tribe
of Jurm and the Ash`ariyyin. Once, while we were sitting with
Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari, there was brought to him a meal which
contained chicken meat, and there was sitting beside him, a
man from the tribe of Bani Taimul−lah who looked like one of
the Mawali. Abu Musa invited the man to eat but the man said,
"I have seen chicken eating some dirty things, and I have
taken an oath not to eat chicken." Abu Musa said to him, "Come
along, let me tell you something in this regard. Once I went
to the Prophet with a few men from Ash`ariyyin and we asked
him for mounts. The Prophet said, By Allah, I will not mount
you on anything; besides I do not have anything to mount you
on.' Then a few camels from the war booty were brought to the
Prophet, and he asked about us, saying, 'Where are the group
of Ash`ariyyin?' So he ordered for five fat camels to be given
to us and then we set out. We said, 'What have we done?
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not give us
anything to ride and that he had nothing for us to ride, yet
he provided us with mounts. We made Allah's Apostle forget his
oath! By Allah, we will never be successful.' So we returned
to him and reminded him of his oath. He said, 'I have not
provided you with the mount, but Allah has done so. By Allah,
I may take an oath to do something, but on finding something
else which is better, I do that which is better and make the
expiation for my oath.' "
9.645:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The delegates of `Abdul Qais came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "The pagans of the tribe of Mudar
intervene between you and us therefore we cannot come to you
except in the Holy months. So please order us to do something
good (Religious deeds) by which we may enter Paradise (by
acting on them) and we may inform our people whom we have left
behind to observe it." The Prophet said, "I order you to do
four things and forbid you from four things: I order you to
believe in Allah. Do you know what is meant by belief in
Allah? It is to testify that none has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, to offer prayers perfectly, to give
Zakat, and to give Al−Khumus (one−fifth of the war booty) (in
Allah's Cause). And I forbid you four things, (i.e., Do not
drink alcoholic drinks) Ad−Dubba, An−Naqir, (pitched water
skins), Az−Zuruf, Al−Muzaffat and Al−−Hantam (names of
utensils used for the preparation of alcoholic drinks)." (See
Hadith No. 50, Vol. 1)
9.646:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The painter of these pictures will be
punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to
them, Make alive what you have created.' "
9.647:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "The painters of these
pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it
will be said to them, 'Make alive what you have created."
9.648:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah said,
'Who are most unjust than those who try to create something
like My creation? I challenge them to create even a smallest
ant, a wheat grain or a barley grain.' "
9.649:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, 'The example of a
believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron (a citrus
fruit) which is good in taste and good in smell. And the
believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like a date which
has a good taste but no smell. And the example of an impious
person who recites the Qur'an is that of Ar−Rihana (an
aromatic plant) which smells good but is bitter in taste. And
the example of an impious person who does not recite the
Qur'an is that of a colocynth which is bitter in taste and has
no smell."
9.650:
Narrated `Aisha:
Some people asked the Prophet regarding the soothsayers. He
said, "They are nothing." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Some
of their talks come true." The Prophet said, "That word which
happens to be true is what a Jinn snatches away by stealth
(from the Heaven) and pours it in the ears of his friend (the
foreteller) with a sound like the cackling of a hen. The
soothsayers then mix with that word, one hundred lies."
9.651:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "There will
emerge from the East some people who will recite the Qur'an
but it will not exceed their throats and who will go out of
(renounce) the religion (Islam) as an arrow passes through the
game, and they will never come back to it unless the arrow,
comes back to the middle of the bow (by itself) (i.e.,
impossible). The people asked, "What will their signs be?" He
said, "Their sign will be the habit of shaving (of their
beards). (Fath−ul−Bari, Page 322, Vol. 17th)
9.652:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(There are) two words
which are dear to the Beneficent (Allah) and very light (easy)
for the tongue (to say), but very heavy in weight in the
balance. They are: 'Subhan Allah wa−bi hamdihi' and 'Subhan
Allah Al−`Azim." (See Hadith No. 673, Vol. 8).

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