Volume 3b

Bk. 35: Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be
Delivered Later (As−Salam)
3.441:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle came to Medina and the
people used to pay in advance the price of fruits to be
delivered within one or two years. (The sub−narrator is in
doubt whether it was one to two years or two to three years.)
The Prophet said, "Whoever pays money in advance for dates (to
be delivered later) should pay it for known specified weight
and measure (of the dates).
3.442:
Narrated Ibn Abi Najih: as above, mentioning only specific
measure.
3.443:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet came to Medina and the people
used to pay in advance the price of dates to be delivered
within two or three years. He said (to them), "Whoever pays in
advance the price of a thing to be delivered later should pay
it for a specified measure at specified weight for a specified
period."
3.444:
Narrated Ibn Abi Najih: as above, saying, "He should pay the
price in advance for a specified measure and for a specified
period."
3.445:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet came (to Medina) and he told
the people (regarding the payment of money in advance that
they should pay it) for a known specified measure and a known
specified weight and a known specified period.
3.446:
Narrated Shu`ba:
Muhammad or `Abdullah bin Abu Al−Mujalid said, "Abdullah bin
Shaddad and Abu Burda differed regarding As−Salam, so they
sent me to Ibn Abi `Aufa and I asked him about it. He replied,
'In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, Abu Bakr and `Umar, we
used to pay in advance the prices of wheat, barley, dried
grapes and dates to be delivered later. I also asked Ibn Abza
and he, too, replied as above.' "
3.447:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al−Mujalid: `Abdullah bin Shaddad and
Abu Burda sent me to `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa and told me to
ask `Abdullah whether the people in the lifetime of the
Prophet used to pay in advance for wheat (to be delivered
later). `Abdullah replied, "We used to pay in advance to the
peasants of Sham for wheat, barley and olive oil of a known
specified measure to be delivered in a specified period." I
asked (him), "Was the price paid (in advance) to those who had
the things to be delivered later?" `Abdullah bin `Aufa
replied, "We did not use to ask them about that." Then they
sent me to `Abdur Rahman bin Abza and I asked him. He replied,
"The companions of the Prophet used to practice Salam in the
lifetime of the Prophet; and we did not use to ask them
whether they had standing crops or not."
3.448:
Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Al−Mujalid: as above (446) and said,
"We used to pay them in advance for wheat and barley (to be
delivered later). Narrated Ash−Shaibani−−"And also for oil."
3.449:
Narrated Ash−Shaibani: who said "We used to pay in advance for
wheat barley and dried grapes."
3.450:
Narrated Abu Bakhtari at−Tai: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Salam
for (the fruits of) date−palms. He replied "The Prophet
forbade the sale a dates on the trees till they became fit for
eating and could be weighed." A man asked what to be weighed
(as the dates were still on the trees). Another man sitting
beside Ibn `Abbas replied, "Till they are cut and stored."
Narrated Abu Al−Bakhtari: I heard Ibn `Abbas (saying) that the
Prophet forbade ... etc. as above.
3.451:
Narrated Abu Al−Bakhtari: I asked Ibn `Umar about Salam (the
fruits of) date−palms. He replied, "The Prophet forbade the
sale of dates till their benefit becomes evident and fit for
eating and also the sale of silver (for gold) on credit." I
asked Ibn `Abbas about Salam for dates and he replied, "The
Prophet forbade the sale of dates till they were fit for
eating and could be estimated."
3.452:
Narrated Abu Al−Bakhtari: I asked Ibn `Umar about Salam for
dates. Ibn `Umar replied, "The Prophet forbade the sale (the
fruits) of date−palms until they were fit for eating and also
forbade the sale of silver for gold on credit." I also asked
Ibn `Abbas about it. Ibn `Abbas replied, "The Prophet forbade
the sale of dates till they were fit for eating, and could be
weighed." I asked him, "What is to be weighed (as the dates
are on the trees)?" A man sitting by Ibn `Abbas said, "It
means till they are cut and stored."
3.453:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle bought some foodstuff (barley) from a Jew on
credit and mortgaged his iron armor to him (the armor stands
for a guarantor).
3.454:
Narrated Al−A`mash: We argued at Ibrahim's dwelling place
about mortgaging in Salam. He said, "Aisha said, 'The Prophet
bought some foodstuff from a Jew on credit and the payment was
to be made by a definite period, and he mortgaged his iron
armor to him."
3.455:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet came to Medina and the people
used to pay in advance the prices of fruits to be delivered
within two to three years. The Prophet said (to them), "Buy
fruits by paying their prices in advance on condition that the
fruits are to be delivered to you according to a fixed
specified measure within a fixed specified period." Ibn Najih
said, " ... by specified measure and specified weight."
3.456:
Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Al−Mujalid: Abu Burda and `Abdullah
bin Shaddad sent me to `Abdur Rahman bin Abza and `Abdullah
bin Abi `Aufa to ask them about the Salaf (Salam). They said,
"We used to get war booty while we were with Allah's Apostle
and when the peasants of Sham came to us we used to pay them
in advance for wheat, barley, and oil to be delivered within a
fixed period." I asked them, "Did the peasants own standing
crops or not?" They replied, "We never asked them about it."
3.457:
Narrated `Abdullah: The people used to sell camels on the
basis of Habal−al−Habala. The Prophet forbade such sale. Nafi`
explained Habal−al−Habala by saying. "The camel is to be
delivered to the buyer after the she−camel gives birth."
3.458:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle gave a verdict
regarding Shuf'a in every undivided joint thing (property).
But if the limits are defined (or demarcated) or the ways and
streets are fixed, then there is no pre−emption.
3.459:
Narrated `Amr bin Ash−Sharid: While I was standing with Sa`d
bin Abi Waqqas, Al−Miswar bin Makhrama came and put his hand
on my shoulder. Meanwhile Abu Rafi`, the freed slave of the
Prophet came and asked Sa`d to buy from him the (two)
dwellings which were in his house. Sa`d said, "By Allah I will
not buy them." Al−Miswar said, "By Allah, you shall buy them."
Sa`d replied, "By Allah, I will not pay more than four
thousand (Dirhams) by installments." Abu Rafi` said, "I have
been offered five hundred Dinars (for it) and had I not heard
the Prophet saying, 'The neighbor has more right than anyone
else because of his nearness, I would not give them to you for
four−thousand (Dirhams) while I am offered five−hundred Dinars
(one Dinar equals ten Dirhams) for them." So, he sold it to
Sa`d.
3.460:
Narrated Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have two neighbors and would
like to know to which of them I should give presents." He
replied, "To the one whose door is nearer to you."
Bk. 36: Hiring
3.461:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "The honest
treasurer who gives willingly what he is ordered to give, is
one of the two charitable persons, (the second being the
owner).
3.462:
Narrated Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet with two men from
Ash`ari tribe. I said (to the Prophet), "I do not know that
they want employment." The Prophet said, "No, we do not
appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly."
3.463:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah did not send
any prophet but shepherded sheep." His companions asked him,
"Did you do the same?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, I used to
shepherd the sheep of the people of Mecca for some Qirats."
3.464:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet and Abu Bakr employed a (pagan) man from the tribe
of Bani Ad−Dail and the tribe of Bani 'Abu bin `Adi as a
guide. He was an expert guide and he broke the oath contract
which he had to abide by with the tribe of Al−`Asi bin Wail
and he was on the religion of Quraish pagans. The Prophet and
Abu Bakr had confidence in him and gave him their riding
camels and told him to bring them to the Cave of Thaur after
three days. So, he brought them their two riding camels after
three days and both of them (The Prophet and Abu Bakr) set out
accompanied by 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the Dili guide who guided
them below Mecca along the road leading to the sea−shore.
3.465:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr hired a
man from the tribe of Bani−Ad−Dil as an expert guide who was a
pagan (follower of the religion of the pagans of Quraish). The
Prophet and Abu Bakr gave him their two riding camels and took
a promise from him to bring their riding camels in the morning
of the third day to the Cave of Thaur.
3.466:
Narrated Ya`la bin Umaiya: I fought in Jaish−al−Usra (Ghazwa
of Tabuk) along with the Prophet and in my opinion that was
the best of my deeds. Then I had an employee, who quarrel led
with someone and one of the them bit and cut the other's
finger and caused his own tooth to fall out. He then went to
the Prophet (with a complaint) but the Prophet canceled the
suit and said to the complainant, "Did you expect him to let
his finger in your mouth so that you might snap and cut it (as
does a stallion camel)?" Narrated Ibn Juraij from `Abdullah
bin Abu Mulaika from his grandfather a similar story: A man
bit the hand of another man and caused his own tooth to fall
out, but Abu Bakr judged that he had no right for compensation
(for the broken tooth).
3.467:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, "Both of them
(Moses and Al−Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall
which was about to fall." Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al−Khadir
pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then raised his
hands and the wall became straightened up." Ya`la said, "I
think Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, 'He (Khadir) passed his hand
over it and it was straightened up." (Moses said to him), "if
you had wanted, you could have taken wages for it." Sa`id [??
or Sa`d] said, "Wages with which to buy food . "
3.468:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Your example and the
example of the people of the two Scriptures (i.e. Jews and
Christians) is like the example of a man who employed some
laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me from morning
till midday for one Qirat?' The Jews accepted and carried out
the work. He then asked, Who will work for me from midday up
to the `Asr prayer for one Qirat?' The Christians accepted and
fulfilled the work. He then said, 'Who will work for me from
the `Asr till sunset for two Qirats?' You, Muslims have
accepted the offer. The Jews and the Christians got angry and
said, 'Why should we work more and get lesser wages?' (Allah)
said, 'Have I withheld part of your right?' They replied in
the negative. He said, 'It is My Blessing, I bestow upon
whomever I wish .'
3.469:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar bin Al−Khattab: Allah's Apostle
said, "Your example and the example of Jews and Christians is
like the example of a man who employed some laborers to whom
he said, 'Who will work for me up to midday for one Qirat
each?' The Jews carried out the work for one Qirat each; and
then the Christians carried out the work up to the `Asr prayer
for one Qirat each; and now you Muslims are working from the
`Asr prayer up to sunset for two Qirats each. The Jews and
Christians got angry and said, 'We work more and are paid
less.' The employer (Allah) asked them, 'Have I usurped some
of your right?' They replied in the negative. He said, 'That
is My Blessing, I bestow upon whomever I wish.' "
3.470:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah said, 'I will
be an opponent to three types of people on the Day of
Resurrection: −1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but
proves treacherous; −2. One who sells a free person and eats
his price; and −3. One who employs a laborer and takes full
work from him but does not pay him for his lab our.' "
3.471:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The example of Muslims,
Jews and Christians is like the example of a man who employed
laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific
wages. They worked till midday and then said, 'We do not need
your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we
have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the
work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.'
But they refused and went away. The man employed another batch
after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and
yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So,
they worked till the time of `Asr prayer. Then they said, "Let
what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have
promised us for yourself.' The man said to them, 'Complete the
rest of the work, as only a little of the day remains,' but
they refused. Thereafter he employed another batch to work for
the rest of the day and they worked for the rest of the day
till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former
batches. So, that was the example of those people (Muslims)
and the example of this light (guidance) which they have
accepted willingly.
3.472:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Three men from among those who were before you, set out
together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A
big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the
cave. They said (to each other), Nothing could save you Tom
this rock but to invoke Allah by giving referenda to the
righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake only).'
So, one of them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never
provided my family (wife, children etc.) with milk before
them. One day, by chance I was delayed, and I came late (at
night) while they had slept. I milked the sheep for them and
took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked
to provide my family with the milk before them. I waited for
them and the bowl of milk was in my hand and I kept on waiting
for them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got up and
drank the milk. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only,
please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this
rock.' So, the rock shifted a little but they could not get
out." The Prophet added, "The second man said, 'O Allah! I had
a cousin who was the dearest of all people to me and I wanted
to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she
had a hard time in a famine year and she came to me and I gave
her one−hundred−and−twenty Dinars on the condition that she
would not resist my desire, and she agreed. When I was about
to fulfill my desire, she said: It is illegal for you to
outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I
thought it a sin to have sexual intercourse with her and left
her though she was the dearest of all the people to me, and
also I left the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did that
for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present
calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but still they
could not get out from there." The Prophet added, "Then the
third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I paid
them their wages with the exception of one man who did not
take his wages and went away. I invested his wages and I got
much property thereby. (Then after some time) he came and said
to me: O Allah's slave! Pay me my wages. I said to him: All
the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He
said: O Allah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not
mocking at you. So, he took all the herd and drove them away
and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only,
please relieve us from the present suffering.' So, that rock
shifted completely and they got out walking.
3.473:
Narrated Abu May' id Al−Ansari: Whenever Allah's Apostle
ordered us to give in charity we would go to the market and
work as porters to earn a Mudd (two handfuls) (of foodstuff)
but now some of us have one−hundred thousand Dirhams or
Diners. (The sub−narrator) Shaqiq said, "I think Abu Mas`ud
meant himself by saying (some of us) .
3.474:
Narrated Tawus:
Ibn `Abbas said, "The Prophet forbade the meeting of caravans
(on the way) and ordained that no townsman is permitted to
sell things on behalf of a bedouin." I asked Ibn `Abbas, "What
is the meaning of his saying, 'No townsman is permitted to
sell things on behalf of a bedouin.' " He replied, "He should
not work as a broker for him."
3.475:
Narrated Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al−`As bin Wail. When
he owed me some money for my work, I went to him to ask for
that amount. He said, "I will not pay you unless you
disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I will never do
that till you die and be resurrected." He said, "Will I be
dead and then resurrected after my death?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "There I will have property and offspring and then I
will pay you your due." Then Allah revealed. 'Have you seen
him who disbelieved in Our signs, and yet says: I will be
given property and offspring?' (19.77)
3.476:
Narrated Abu Sa`id: Some of the companions of the Prophet went
on a journey till they reached some of the 'Arab tribes (at
night). They asked the latter to treat them as their guests
but they refused. The chief of that tribe was then bitten by a
snake (or stung by a scorpion) and they tried their best to
cure him but in vain. Some of them said (to the others),
"Nothing has benefited him, will you go to the people who
resided here at night, it may be that some of them might
possess something (as treatment)," They went to the group of
the companions (of the Prophet ) and said, "Our chief has been
bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have tried
everything but he has not benefited. Have you got anything
(useful)?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah! I can recite a
Ruqya, but as you have refused to accept us as your guests, I
will not recite the Ruqya for you unless you fix for us some
wages for it." They agrees to pay them a flock of sheep. One
of them then went and recited (Surat−ul−Fatiha): 'All the
praises are for the Lord of the Worlds' and puffed over the
chief who became all right as if he was released from a chain,
and got up and started walking, showing no signs of sickness.
They paid them what they agreed to pay. Some of them (i.e. the
companions) then suggested to divide their earnings among
themselves, but the one who performed the recitation said, "Do
not divide them till we go to the Prophet and narrate the
whole story to him, and wait for his order." So, they went to
Allah's Apostle and narrated the story. Allah's Apostle asked,
"How did you come to know that Surat−ul−Fatiha was recited as
Ruqya?" Then he added, "You have done the right thing. Divide
(what you have earned) and assign a share for me as well." The
Prophet smiled thereupon.
3.477:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Abu Taiba cupped the Prophet and
the Prophet ordered that he be paid one or two Sas of
foodstuff and he interceded with his masters to reduce his
taxes.
3.478:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the
man who cupped him his wages.
3.479:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet was cupped, he paid the
man who cupped him his wages. If it had been undesirable he
would not have paid him.
3.480:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used to get cupped and would never withhold the
wages of any person .
3.481:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet sent for a slave who had
the profession of cupping, and he cupped him. The Prophet
ordered that he be paid one or two Sas, or one or two Mudds of
foodstuff, and appealed to his masters to reduce his taxes:
3.482:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud Al−Ansari: Allah's Apostle regarded
illegal the price of a dog, the earnings of a prostitute, and
the charges taken by a soothsayer.
3.483:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet prohibited the earnings of
slave girls (through prostitution).
3.484:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet forbade taking a price for
animal copulation.
3.485:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: "Allah's Apostle gave the land
of Khaibar to the Jews to work on and cultivate and take half
of its yield. Ibn `Umar added, "The land used to be rented for
a certain portion (of its yield)." Nafi` mentioned the amount
of the portion but I forgot it. Rafi` bin Khadij said, "The
Prophet forbade renting farms." Narrated 'Ubaidullah Nafi`
said: Ibn `Umar said: (The contract of Khaibar continued) till
`Umar evacuated the Jews (from Khaibar).
Bk. 37: Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another
(Al−Hawaala)
3.486:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Procrastination
(delay) in paying debts by a wealthy man is injustice. So, if
your debt is transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor,
you should agree."
3.487:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Procrastination
(delay) in paying debts by a wealthy person is injustice. So,
if your debt is transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor,
you should agree."
3.488.1:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: Once, while we were sitting in
the company of Prophet, a dead man was brought. The Prophet
was requested to lead the funeral prayer for the deceased. He
said, "Is he in debt?" The people replied in the negative. He
said, "Has he left any wealth?" They said, "No." So, he led
his funeral prayer. Another dead man was brought and the
people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Lead his funeral prayer." The
Prophet said, "Is he in debt?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Has
he left any wealth?" They said, ''Three Dinars." So, he led
the prayer. Then a third dead man was brought and the people
said (to the Prophet ), Please lead his funeral prayer." He
said, "Has he left any wealth?" They said, "No." He asked, "Is
he in debt?" They said, ("Yes! He has to pay) three Diners.',
He (refused to pray and) said, "Then pray for your (dead)
companion." Abu Qatada said, "O Allah's Apostle! Lead his
funeral prayer, and I will pay his debt." So, he led the
prayer.
3.488.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "An Israeli man asked
another Israeli to lend him one thousand Dinars. The second
man required witnesses. The former replied, 'Allah is
sufficient as a witness.' The second said, 'I want a surety.'
The former replied, 'Allah is sufficient as a surety.' The
second said, 'You are right,' and lent him the money for a
certain period. The debtor went across the sea. When he
finished his job, he searched for a conveyance so that he
might reach in time for the repayment of the debt, but he
could not find any. So, he took a piece of wood and made a
hole in it, inserted in it one thousand Dinars and a letter to
the lender and then closed (i.e. sealed) the hole tightly. He
took the piece of wood to the sea and said. 'O Allah! You know
well that I took a loan of one thousand Dinars from so−and−so.
He demanded a surety from me but I told him that Allah's
Guarantee was sufficient and he accepted Your guarantee. He
then asked for a witness and I told him that Allah was
sufficient as a Witness, and he accepted You as a Witness. No
doubt, I tried hard to find a conveyance so that I could pay
his money but could not find, so I hand over this money to
You.' Saying that, he threw the piece of wood into the sea
till it went out far into it, and then he went away. Meanwhile
he started searching for a conveyance in order to reach the
creditor's country. One day the lender came out of his house
to see whether a ship had arrived bringing his money, and all
of a sudden he saw the piece of wood in which his money had
been deposited. He took it home to use for fire. When he sawed
it, he found his money and the letter inside it. Shortly after
that, the debtor came bringing one thousand Dinars to him and
said, 'By Allah, I had been trying hard to get a boat so that
I could bring you your money, but failed to get one before the
one I have come by.' The lender asked, 'Have you sent
something to me?' The debtor replied, 'I have told you I could
not get a boat other than the one I have come by.' The lender
said, 'Allah has delivered on your behalf the money you sent
in the piece of wood. So, you may keep your one thousand
Dinars and depart guided on the right path.' "
3.489:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said, "In the verse: To
every one We have appointed ' (Muwaliya Muwaliya means one's)
heirs (4.33).' (And regarding the verse) 'And those with whom
your right hands have made a pledge.' Ibn `Abbas said, "When
the emigrants came to the Prophet in Medina, the emigrant
would inherit the Ansari while the latter's relatives would
not inherit him because of the bond of brotherhood which the
Prophet established between them (i.e. the emigrants and the
Ansar). When the verse: 'And to everyone We have appointed
heirs' (4.33) was revealed, it canceled (the bond (the pledge)
of brotherhood regarding inheritance)." Then he said, "The
verse: To those also to whom your right hands have pledged,
remained valid regarding cooperation and mutual advice, while
the matter of inheritance was excluded and it became
permissible to assign something in one's testament to the
person who had the right of inheriting before.
3.490:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf came to us and Allah's Apostle
established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sa`d bin
Rabi`a.
3.491:
Narrated `Asim:
I heard Anas bin Malik, "Have you ever heard that the Prophet
said, 'There is no alliance in Islam?' " He replied, "The
Prophet made alliance between Quraish and the Ansar in my
house."
3.492:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: A dead person was brought to the
Prophet so that he might lead the funeral prayer for him. He
asked, "Is he in debt?" When the people replied in the
negative, he led the funeral prayer. Another dead person was
brought and he asked, "Is he in debt?" They said, "Yes." He
(refused to lead the prayer and) said, "Lead the prayer of
your friend." Abu Qatada said, "O Allah's Apostle! I undertake
to pay his debt." Allah's Apostle then led his funeral prayer.
3.493:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Once the Prophet said (to me),
"If the money of Bahrain comes, I will give you a certain
amount of it." The Prophet had breathed his last before the
money of Bahrain arrived. When the money of Bahrain reached,
Abu Bakr announced, "Whoever was promised by the Prophet
should come to us." I went to Abu Bakr and said, "The Prophet
promised me so and so." Abu Bakr gave me a handful of coins
and when I counted them, they were five−hundred in number. Abu
Bakr then said, "Take twice the amount you have taken
(besides).
3.494:
Narrated Aisha:
(wife of the Prophet) Since I reached the age when I could
remember things, I have seen my parents worshipping according
to the right faith of Islam. Not a single day passed but
Allah's Apostle visited us both in the morning and in the
evening. When the Muslims were persecuted, Abu Bakr set out
for Ethiopia as an emigrant. When he reached a place called
Bark−al−Ghimad, he met Ibn Ad−Daghna, the chief of the Qara
tribe, who asked Abu Bakr, "Where are you going?" Abu Bakr
said, "My people have turned me out of the country and I would
like to tour the world and worship my Lord." Ibn Ad−Daghna
said, "A man like you will not go out, nor will he be turned
out as you help the poor earn their living, keep good relation
with your Kith and kin, help the disabled (or the dependents),
provide guests with food and shelter, and help people during
their troubles. I am your protector. So, go back and worship
your Lord at your home." Ibn Ad−Daghna went along with Abu
Bakr and took him to the chiefs of Quraish saying to them, "A
man like Abu Bakr will not go out, nor will he be turned out.
Do you turn out a man who helps the poor earn their living,
keeps good relations with Kith and kin, helps the disabled,
provides guests with food and shelter, and helps the people
during their troubles?" So, Quraish allowed Ibn Ad−Daghna's
guarantee of protection and told Abu− Bakr that he was secure,
and said to Ibn Ad−Daghna, "Advise Abu Bakr to worship his
Lord in his house and to pray and read what he liked and not
to hurt us and not to do these things publicly, for we fear
that our sons and women may follow him." Ibn Ad−Daghna told
Abu Bakr of all that, so Abu− Bakr continued worshipping his
Lord in his house and did not pray or recite Qur'an aloud
except in his house. Later on Abu Bakr had an idea of building
a mosque in the court yard of his house. He fulfilled that
idea and started praying and reciting Qur'an there publicly.
The women and the offspring of the pagans started gathering
around him and looking at him astonishingly. Abu Bakr was a
softhearted person and could not help weeping while reciting
Qur'an. This horrified the pagan chiefs of Quraish. They sent
for Ibn Ad−Daghna and when he came, they said, "We have given
Abu Bakr protection on condition that he will worship his Lord
in his house, but he has transgressed that condition and has
built a mosque in the court yard of his house and offered his
prayer and recited Qur'an in public. We are afraid lest he
mislead our women and offspring. So, go to him and tell him
that if he wishes he can worship his Lord in his house only,
and if not, then tell him to return your pledge of protection
as we do not like to betray you by revoking your pledge, nor
can we tolerate Abu Bakr's public declaration of Islam (his
worshipping). `Aisha added: Ibn Ad−Daghna came to Abu Bakr and
said, "You know the conditions on which I gave you protection,
so you should either abide by those conditions or revoke my
protection, as I do not like to hear the 'Arabs saying that
Ibn Ad−Daghna gave the pledge of protection to a person and
his people did not respect it." Abu Bakr said, "I revoke your
pledge of protection and am satisfied with Allah's
protection." At that time Allah's Apostle was still in Mecca
and he said to his companions, "Your place of emigration has
been shown to me. I have seen salty land, planted with
date−palms and situated between two mountains which are the
two ,Harras." So, when the Prophet told it, some of the
companions migrated to Medina, and some of those who had
migrated to Ethiopia returned to Medina. When Abu Bakr
prepared for emigration, Allah's Apostle said to him, "Wait,
for I expect to be permitted to emigrate." Abu Bakr asked,
"May my father be sacrificed for your sake, do you really
expect that?" Allah's Apostle replied in the affirmative. So,
Abu Bakr postponed his departure in order to accompany Allah's
Apostle and fed two camels which he had, with the leaves of
Samor trees for four months.
3.495:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a dead man in debt was brought
to Allah's Apostle he would ask, "Has he left anything to
repay his debt?" If he was informed that he had left something
to repay his debts, he would offer his funeral prayer,
otherwise he would tell the Muslims to offer their friend's
funeral prayer. When Allah made the Prophet wealthy through
conquests, he said, "I am more rightful than other believers
to be the guardian of the believers, so if a Muslim dies while
in debt, I am responsible for the repayment of his debt, and
whoever leaves wealth (after his death) it will belong to his
heirs."
Bk. 38: Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
3.496:
Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle ordered me to distribute the saddles and skins
of the Budn which I had slaughtered.
3.497:
Narrated `Uqba bin Amir: that the Prophet had given him sheep
to distribute among his companions and a male kid was left
(after the distribution). When he informed the Prophet of it,
he said (to him), "Offer it as a sacrifice on your behalf."
3.498:
Narrated `Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf: I got an agreement written
between me and Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after
my property (or family) in Mecca and I would look after his in
Medina. When I mentioned the word 'Ar−Rahman' in the
documents, Umaiya said, "I do not know 'Ar−Rahman.' Write down
to me your name, (with which you called yourself) in the
Pre−Islamic Period of Ignorance." So, I wrote my name ' `Abdu
`Amr'. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, when all the people
went to sleep, I went up the hill to protect him. Bilal(1) saw
him (i.e. Umaiya) and went to a gathering of Ansar and said,
"(Here is) Umaiya bin Khalaf! Woe to me if he escapes!" So, a
group of Ansar went out with Bilal to follow us (`Abdur−Rahman
and Umaiya). Being afraid that they would catch us, I left
Umaiya's son for them to keep them busy but the Ansar killed
the son and insisted on following us. Umaiya was a fat man,
and when they approached us, I told him to kneel down, and he
knelt, and I laid myself on him to protect him, but the Ansar
killed him by passing their swords underneath me, and one of
them injured my foot with his sword. (The sub narrator said, "
`Abdur−Rahman used to show us the trace of the wound on the
back of his foot.")
3.499:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came
to Medina, he brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet
asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of this kind?" The
man replied, "(No), we exchange two Sa's of bad dates for one
Sa of this kind of dates (i.e. Janib), or exchange three Sa's
for two." On that, the Prophet said, "Don't do so, as it is a
kind of usury (Riba) but sell the dates of inferior quality
for money, and then buy Janib with the money". The Prophet
said the same thing about dates sold by weight. (See Hadith
No. 506).
3.500:
Narrated Ibn Ka`b bin Malik from his father: We had some sheep
which used to graze at Sala'. One of our slavegirls saw a
sheep dying and she broke a stone and slaughtered the sheep
with it. My father said to the people, "Don't eat it till I
ask the Prophet about it (or till I send somebody to ask the
Prophet)." So, he asked or sent somebody to ask the Prophet,
and the Prophet permitted him to eat it. 'Ubaidullah (a
sub−narrator) said, "I admire that girl, for though she was a
slave−girl, she dared to slaughter the sheep . "
3.501:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet owed somebody a camel of a
certain age. When he came to demand it back, the Prophet said
(to some people), "Give him (his due)." When the people
searched for a camel of that age, they found none, but found a
camel one year older. The Prophet said, "Give (it to) him." On
that, the man remarked, "You have given me my right in full.
May Allah give you in full." The Prophet said, "The best
amongst you is the one who pays the rights of others
generously."
3.502:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet demanding his
debts and behaved rudely. The companions of the Prophet
intended to harm him, but Allah's Apostle said (to them),
"Leave him, for the creditor (i.e. owner of a right) has the
right to speak." Allah's Apostle then said, "Give him a camel
of the same age as that of his." The people said, "O Allah's
Apostle! There is only a camel that is older than his."
Allah's Apostle said, "Give (it to) him, for the best amongst
you is he who pays the rights of others handsomely."
3.503:
Narrated Marwan bin Al−Hakam and Al−Miswar bin Makhrama: When
the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin after embracing Islam,
came to Allah's Apostle, he got up. They appealed to him to
return their properties and their captives. Allah's Apostle
said to them, "The most beloved statement to me is the true
one. So, you have the option of restoring your properties or
your captives, for I have delayed distributing them." The
narrator added, Allah's Apostle c had been waiting for them
for more than ten days on his return from Taif. When they
realized that Allah's Apostle would return to them only one of
two things, they said, "We choose our captives." So, Allah's
Apostle got up in the gathering of the Muslims, praised Allah
as He deserved, and said, "Then after! These brethren of yours
have come to you with repentance and I see it proper to return
their captives to them. So, whoever amongst you likes to do
that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you wants
to stick to his share till we pay him from the very first
booty which Allah will give us then he can do so." The people
replied, "We agree to give up our shares willingly as a favor
for Allah's Apostle." Then Allah's Apostle said, "We don't
know who amongst you has agreed and who hasn't. Go back and
your chiefs may tell us your opinion." So, all of them
returned and their chiefs discussed the matter with them and
then they (i.e. their chiefs) came to Allah's Apostle to tell
him that they (i.e. the people) had given up their shares
gladly and willingly.
3.504:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was accompanying the Prophet
on a journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging
behind the others. The Prophet passed by me and asked, "Who is
this?" I replied, "Jabir bin `Abdullah." He asked, "What is
the matter, (why are you late)?" I replied, "I am riding a
slow camel." He asked, "Do you have a stick?" I replied in the
affirmative. He said, "Give it to me." When I gave it to him,
he beat the camel and rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed
the others thenceforth. The Prophet said, "Sell it to me." I
replied, "It is (a gift) for you, O Allah's Apostle." He said,
"Sell it to me. I have bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces)
and you can keep on riding it till Medina." When we approached
Medina, I started going (towards my house). The Prophet said,
"Where are you going?" I Sa`d, "I have married a widow." He
said, "Why have you not married a virgin to fondle with each
other?" I said, "My father died and left daughters, so I
decided to marry a widow (an experienced woman) (to look after
them)." He said, "Well done." When we reached Medina, Allah's
Apostle said, "O Bilal, pay him (the price of the camel) and
give him extra money." Bilal gave me four Dinars and one Qirat
extra. (A sub−narrator said): Jabir added, "The extra Qirat of
Allah's Apostle never parted from me." The Qirat was always in
Jabir bin `Abdullah's purse.
3.505.1:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I want to give up myself to you." A
man said, "Marry her to me." The Prophet said, "We agree to
marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an by heart."
3.505.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle deputized me to keep
Sadaqa (al−Fitr) of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking
handfuls of the foodstuff (of the Sadaqa) (stealthily). I took
hold of him and said, "By Allah, I will take you to Allah's
Apostle ." He said, "I am needy and have many dependents, and
I am in great need." I released him, and in the morning
Allah's Apostle asked me, "What did your prisoner do
yesterday?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! The person complained
of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I pitied him
and let him go." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he told you a
lie and he will be coming again." I believed that he would
show up again as Allah's Apostle had told me that he would
return. So, I waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up
and) started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of
him again and said, "I will definitely take you to Allah's
Apostle. He said, "Leave me, for I am very needy and have many
dependents. I promise I will not come back again." I pitied
him and let him go. In the morning Allah's Apostle asked me,
"What did your prisoner do." I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! He
complained of his great need and of too many dependents, so I
took pity on him and set him free." Allah's Apostle said,
"Verily, he told you a lie and he will return." I waited for
him attentively for the third time, and when he (came and)
started stealing handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold of
him and said, "I will surely take you to Allah's Apostle as it
is the third time you promise not to return, yet you break
your promise and come." He said, "(Forgive me and) I will
teach you some words with which Allah will benefit you." I
asked, "What are they?" He replied, "Whenever you go to bed,
recite "Ayat−al−Kursi"−− 'Allahu la ilaha illa huwa−l−Haiy−ul
Qaiyum' till you finish the whole verse. (If you do so), Allah
will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no
satan will come near you till morning. " So, I released him.
In the morning, Allah's Apostle asked, "What did your prisoner
do yesterday?" I replied, "He claimed that he would teach me
some words by which Allah will benefit me, so I let him go."
Allah's Apostle asked, "What are they?" I replied, "He said to
me, 'Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat−al−Kursi from the
beginning to the end −−−− Allahu la ilaha illa
huwa−lHaiy−ul−Qaiyum−−−−.' He further said to me, '(If you do
so), Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with
you, and no satan will come near you till morning.' (Abu
Huraira or another sub−narrator) added that they (the
companions) were very keen to do good deeds. The Prophet said,
"He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar.
Do you know whom you were talking to, these three nights, O
Abu Huraira?" Abu Huraira said, "No." He said, "It was Satan."
3.506:
Narrated Abu Sa`id al−Khudri: Once Bilal brought Barni (i.e. a
kind of dates) to the Prophet and the Prophet asked him, "From
where have you brought these?" Bilal replied, "I had some
inferior type of dates and exchanged two Sas of it for one Sa
of Barni dates in order to give it to the Prophet; to eat."
Thereupon the Prophet said, "Beware! Beware! This is
definitely Riba (usury)! This is definitely Riba (Usury)!
Don't do so, but if you want to buy (a superior kind of dates)
sell the inferior dates for money and then buy the superior
kind of dates with that money."
3.507:
Narrated `Amr:
Concerning the Waqf of `Umar: It was not sinful of the trustee
(of the Waqf) to eat or provide his friends from it, provided
the trustee had no intention of collecting fortune (for
himself). Ibn `Umar was the manager of the trust of `Umar and
he used to give presents from it to those with whom he used to
stay at Mecca.
3.508:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid and Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "O
Unais! Go to the wife of this (man) and if she confesses (that
she has committed illegal sexual intercourse), then stone her
to death."
3.509:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al−Harith: When An−Nuaman or his son was
brought in a state of drunkenness, Allah's Apostle ordered all
those who were present in the house to beat him. I was one of
those who beat him. We beat him with shoes and palm−leaf
stalks.
3.510:
Narrated `Aisha:
I twisted the garlands of the Hadis (i.e. animals for
sacrifice) of Allah's Apostle with my own hands. Then Allah's
Apostle put them around their necks with his own hands, and
sent them with my father (to Mecca). Nothing legal was
regarded illegal for Allah's Apostle till the animals were
slaughtered.
3.511:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha was the richest man in
Medina amongst the Ansar and Beeruha' (garden) was the most
beloved of his property, and it was situated opposite the
mosque (of the Prophet.). Allah's Apostle used to enter it and
drink from its sweet water. When the following Divine Verse
were revealed: 'you will not attain righteousness till you
spend in charity of the things you love' (3.93), Abu Talha got
up in front of Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Allah says in His Book, 'You will not attain righteousness
unless you spend (in charity) that which you love,' and
verily, the most beloved to me of my property is Beeruha
(garden), so I give it in charity and hope for its reward from
Allah. O Allah's Apostle! Spend it wherever you like." Allah's
Apostle appreciated that and said, "That is perishable wealth,
that is perishable wealth. I have heard what you have said; I
suggest you to distribute it among your relatives." Abu Talha
said, "I will do so, O Allah's Apostle." So, Abu Talha
distributed it among his relatives and cousins. The
sub−narrator (Malik) said: The Prophet said: "That is a
profitable wealth," instead of "perishable wealth".
3.512:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "An honest treasurer who
gives what he is ordered to give fully, perfectly and
willingly to the person to whom he is ordered to give, is
regarded as one of the two charitable persons."
Bk. 39: Agriculture
3.513:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "There is none
amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then
a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded
as a charitable gift for him."
3.514:
Narrated Abu Umama al−Bahili: I saw some agricultural
equipment and said: "I heard the Prophet saying: "There is no
house in which these equipment enters except that Allah will
cause humiliation to enter it."
3.515:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever keeps a
dog, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted
daily, unless the dog is used for guarding a farm or cattle."
Abu Huraira (in another narration) said from the Prophet,
"unless it is used for guarding sheep or farms, or for
hunting." Narrated Abu Hazim from Abu Huraira: The Prophet
said, "A dog for guarding cattle or for hunting."
3.516:
Narrated As−Sa'ib bin Yazid: Abu Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair, a man
from Azd Shanu'a and one of the companions of the Prophet
said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'If one keeps a dog
which is meant for guarding neither a farm nor cattle, one
Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily." I
said, "Did you hear this from Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Yes,
by the Lord of this Mosque."
3.517:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While a man was
riding a cow, it turned towards him and said, 'I have not been
created for this purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created
for sloughing." The Prophet added, "I, Abu Bakr and `Umar
believe in the story." The Prophet went on, "A wolf caught a
sheep, and when the shepherd chased it, the wolf said, 'Who
will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will
be no shepherd for it except me?' "After narrating it, the
Prophet said, "I, Abu Bakr and `Umar too believe it." Abu
Salama (a sub−narrator) said, "Abu Bakr and `Umar were not
present then." (It has been written that a wolf also spoke to
one of the companions of the Prophet near Medina as narrated
in Fath−ul−Bari: Narrated Unais bin `Amr: Ahban bin Aus said,
"I was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a wolf caught a sheep and I
shouted at it. The wolf sat on its tail and addressed me,
saying, 'Who will look after it (i.e. the sheep) when you will
be busy and not able to look after it? Do you forbid me the
provision which Allah has provided me?' " Ahban added, "I
clapped my hands and said, 'By Allah, I have never seen
anything more curious and wonderful than this!' On that the
wolf said, 'There is something (more curious) and wonderful
than this; that is, Allah's Apostle in those palm trees,
inviting people to Allah (i.e. Islam).' "Unais bin `Amr
further said, "Then Ahban went to Allah's Apostle and informed
him what happened and embraced Islam.)" palm trees or other
trees and share the fruits with me."
3.518:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Ansar said to the Prophet
"Distribute the date palm trees between us and our emigrant
brothers." He replied, "No." The Ansar said (to the
emigrants), "Look after the trees (water and watch them) and
share the fruits with us." The emigrants said, "We listen and
obey."
3.519:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet got the date palm trees of the
tribe of Bani−An−Nadir burnt and the trees cut down at a place
called Al−Buwaira . Hassan bin Thabit said in a poetic verse:
"The chiefs of Bani Lu'ai found it easy to watch fire
spreading at Al−Buwaira."
3.520:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: We worked on farms more than
anybody else in Medina. We used to rent the land at the yield
of specific delimited portion of it to be given to the
landlord. Sometimes the vegetation of that portion was
affected by blights etc., while the rest remained safe and
vice versa, so the Prophet forbade this practice. At that time
gold or silver were not used (for renting the land). If they
provided the seeds, they would get so−and−so much. Al−Hasan
said, "There is no harm if the land belongs to one but both
spend on it and the yield is divided between them." Az−Zuhri
had the same opinion. Al−Hasan said, "There is no harm if
cotton is picked on the condition of having half the yield."
Ibrahim, Ibn Siain, `Ata', Al−Hakam, Az−Zuhri and Qatada said,
"There is no harm in giving the yarn to the weaver to weave
into cloth on the basis that one−third or one−fourth (or any
other portion) of the cloth is given to the weaver for his
labor." Ma'am said, "There is no harm in hiring animals for a
definite (fixed) period on the basis that one−third or
one−fourth of the products carried by the animals is given to
the owner of the animals."
3.521:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet concluded a contract
with the people of Khaibar to utilize the land on the
condition that half the products of fruits or vegetation would
be their share. The Prophet used to give his wives one hundred
Wasqs each, eighty Wasqs of dates and twenty Wasqs of barley.
(When `Umar became the Caliph) he gave the wives of the
Prophet the option of either having the land and water as
their shares, or carrying on the previous practice. Some of
them chose the land and some chose the Wasqs, and `Aisha chose
the land.
3.522:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet made a deal with the people of
Khaibar that they would have half the fruits and vegetation of
the land they cultivated.
3.523:
Narrated `Amr:
I said to Tawus, "I wish you would give up Mukhabara
(Sharecropping), for the people say that the Prophet forbade
it." On that Tawus replied, "O `Amr! I give the land to
sharecroppers and help them. No doubt; the most learned man,
namely Ibn `Abbas told me that the Prophet had not forbidden
it but said, 'It is more beneficial for one to give his land
free to one's brother than to charge him a fixed rental."
3.524:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle gave the land of Khaibar
to the Jew's on the condition that they work on it and
cultivate it, and be given half of its yield.
3.525:
Narrated Rafi`:
We worked on farms more than anybody else in Medina. We used
to rent the land and say to the owner, "The yield of this
portion is for us and the yield of that portion is for you (as
the rent)." One of those portions might yield something and
the other might not. So, the Prophet forbade us to do so.
3.526:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "While three
men were walking, It started raining and they took shelter
(refuge) in a cave in a mountain. A big rock rolled down from
the mountain and closed the mouth of the cave. They said to
each other, "Think of good deeds which you did for Allah's
sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to those deeds
so that He may remove this rock from you." One of them said,
'O Allah! I had old parents and small children and I used to
graze the sheep for them. On my return to them in the evening,
I used to milk (the sheep) and start providing my parents
first of all before my children. One day I was delayed and
came late at night and found my parents sleeping. I milked
(the sheep) as usual and stood by their heads. I hated to wake
them up and disliked to give milk to my children before them,
although my children were weeping (because of hunger) at my
feet till the day dawned. O Allah! If I did this for Your sake
only, kindly remove the rock so that we could see the sky
through it.' So, Allah removed the rock a little and they saw
the sky. The second man said, 'O Allah! I was in love with a
cousin of mine like the deepest love a man may have for a
woman. I wanted to outrage her chastity but she refused unless
I gave her one hundred Dinars. So, I struggled to collect that
amount. And when I sat between her legs, she said, 'O Allah's
slave! Be afraid of Allah and do not deflower me except
rightfully (by marriage).' So, I got up. O Allah! If I did it
for Your sake only, please remove the rock.' The rock shifted
a little more. Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I employed a
laborer for a Faraq of rice and when he finished his job and
demanded his right, I presented it to him, but he refused to
take it. So, I sowed the rice many time till I gathered cows
and their shepherd (from the yield). (Then after some time) He
came and said to me, 'Fear Allah (and give me my right)." I
said, 'Go and take those cows and the shepherd.' He said, 'Be
afraid of Allah! Don't mock at me.' I said, 'I am not mocking
at you. Take (all that).' So, he took all that. O Allah! If I
did that for Your sake only, please remove the rest of the
rock.' So, Allah removed the rock."
3.527:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father: `Umar said, "But for
the future Muslim generations, I would have distributed the
land of the villages I conquer among the soldiers as the
Prophet distributed the land of Khaibar."
3.528:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "He who cultivates land that does not belong
to anybody is more rightful (to own it)." `Urwa said, "`Umar
gave the same verdict in his Caliphate."
3.529:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While the Prophet was passing
the night at his place of rest in Dhul−Hulaifa in the bottom
of the valley (of Aqiq), he saw a dream and it was said to
him, "You are in a blessed valley." Musa said, "Salim let our
camels kneel at the place where `Abdullah used to make his
camel kneel, seeking the place where Allah's Apostle used to
take a rest, which is situated below the mosque which is in
the bottom of the valley; it is midway between the mosque and
the road."
3.530:
Narrated `Umar:
While the Prophet was in Al−`Aqiq he said, "Someone (meaning
Gabriel) came to me from my Lord tonight (in my dream) and
said, 'Offer the prayer in this blessed valley and say (I
intend to perform) `Umra along with Hajj (together).' "
3.531:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar expelled the Jews and the Christians
from Hijaz. When Allah's Apostle had conquered Khaibar, he
wanted to expel the Jews from it as its land became the
property of Allah, His Apostle, and the Muslims. Allah's
Apostle intended to expel the Jews but they requested him to
let them stay there on the condition that they would do the
labor and get half of the fruits. Allah's Apostle told them,
"We will let you stay on thus condition, as long as we wish."
So, they (i.e. Jews) kept on living there until `Umar forced
them to go towards Taima' and Ariha'.
3.532:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: My uncle Zuhair said, "Allah's
Apostle forbade us to do a thing which was a source of help to
us." I said, "Whatever Allah's Apostle said was right." He
said, "Allah's Apostle sent for me and asked, 'What are you
doing with your farms?' I replied, 'We give our farms on rent
on the basis that we get the yield produced at the banks of
the water streams (rivers) for the rent, or rent it for some
Wasqs of barley and dates.' Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not do
so, but cultivate (the land) yourselves or let it be
cultivated by others gratis, or keep it uncultivated.' I said,
'We hear and obey.'
3.533:
Narrated Jabir:
The people used to rent their land for cultivation for
one−third, one−fourth or half its yield. The Prophet said,
"Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to
his (Muslim) brother gratis; otherwise keep it uncultivated."
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has land
should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother
gratis; otherwise he should keep it uncultivated."
3.534:
Narrated `Amr:
When I mentioned it (i.e. the narration of Rafi` 'bin Khadij:
no. 532) to Tawus, he said, "It is permissible to rent the
land for cultivation, for Ibn `Abbas said, 'The Prophet did
not forbid that, but said: One had better give the land to
one's brother gratis rather than charge a certain amount for
it.' "
3.535:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to rent his farms in the time of Abu Bakr,
`Umar, `Uthman, and in the early days of Muawiya. Then he was
told the narration of Rafi` 'bin Khadij that the Prophet had
forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn `Umar went to Rafi` and I
accompanied him. He asked Rafi` who replied that the Prophet
had forbidden the renting of farms. Ibn `Umar said, "You know
that we used to rent our farms in the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle for the yield of the banks of the water streams
(rivers) and for certain amount of figs.
3.536:
Narrated Salim:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I knew that the land was rented for
cultivation in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle ." Later on Ibn
`Umar was afraid that the Prophet had forbidden it, and he had
no knowledge of it, so he gave up renting his land.
3.537:
Narrated Hanzla bin Qais: Rafi` bin Khadij said, "My two
uncles told me that they (i.e. the companions of the Prophet)
used to rent the land in the lifetime of the Prophet for the
yield on the banks of water streams (rivers) or for a portion
of the yield stipulated by the owner of the land. The Prophet
forbade it." I said to Rafi`, "What about renting the land for
Dinars and Dirhams?" He replied, "There is no harm in renting
for Dinars−Dirhams. Al−Laith said, "If those who have
discernment for distinguishing what is legal from what is
illegal looked into what has been forbidden concerning this
matter they would not permit it, for it is surrounded with
dangers."
3.538:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet was narrating (a
story), while a bedouin was sitting with him. "One of the
inhabitants of Paradise will ask Allah to allow him to
cultivate the land. Allah will ask him, 'Are you not living in
the pleasures you like?' He will say, 'Yes, but I like to
cultivate the land.' " The Prophet added, "When the man (will
be permitted he) will sow the seeds and the plants will grow
up and get ripe, ready for reaping and so on till it will be
as huge as mountains within a wink. Allah will then say to
him, 'O son of Adam! Take here you are, gather (the yield);
nothing satisfies you.' " On that, the bedouin said, "The man
must be either from Quraish (i.e. an emigrant) or an Ansari,
for they are farmers, whereas we are not farmers." The Prophet
smiled (at this).
3.539:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: We used to be very happy on Friday as
an old lady used to cut some roots of the Silq, which we used
to plant on the banks of our small water streams, and cook
them in a pot of her's, adding to them, some grains of barley.
(Ya'qub, the sub−narrator said, "I think the narrator
mentioned that the food did not contain fat or melted fat
(taken from meat).") When we offered the Friday prayer we
would go to her and she would serve us with the dish. So, we
used to be happy on Fridays because of that. We used not to
take our meals or the midday nap except after the Jumua prayer
(i.e. Friday prayer).
3.540:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The people say that Abu Huraira narrates
too many narrations. In fact Allah knows whether I say the
truth or not. They also ask, "Why do the emigrants and the
Ansar not narrate as he does?" In fact, my emigrant brethren
were busy trading in the markets, and my Ansar brethren were
busy with their properties. I was a poor man keeping the
company of Allah's Apostle and was satisfied with what filled
my stomach. So, I used to be present while they (i.e. the
emigrants and the Ansar) were absent, and I used to remember
while they forgot (the Hadith). One day the Prophet said,
"Whoever spreads his sheet till I finish this statement of
mine and then gathers it on his chest, will never forget
anything of my statement." So, I spread my covering sheet
which was the only garment I had, till the Prophet finished
his statement and then I gathered it over my chest. By Him Who
had sent him (i.e. Allah's Apostle) with the truth, since then
I did not forget even a single word of that statement of his,
until this day of mine. By Allah, but for two verses in
Allah's Book, I would never have related any narration (from
the Prophet). (These two verses are): "Verily! Those who
conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent
down .....(up to) the Merciful.' (2.159−160)
Bk. 40: Distribution of Water
3.541:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A tumbler (full of milk or water) was
brought to the Prophet who drank from it, while on his right
side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of those who
were present and on his left side there were old men. The
Prophet asked, "O boy, will you allow me to give it (i.e. the
rest of the drink) to the old men?" The boy said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I will not give preference to anyone over me to drink
the rest of it from which you have drunk." So, the Prophet
gave it to him.
3.542:
Narrated Az−Zuhri: Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic
sheep was milked for Allah's Apostle while he was in the house
of Anas bin Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from
the well in Anas's house. A tumbler of it was presented to
Allah's Apostle who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting
on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the
Prophet removed the tumbler from his mouth, `Umar was afraid
that the Prophet might give it to the bedouin, so he said. "O
Allah's Apostle! Give it to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your
side." But the Prophet gave it to the bedouin, who was to his
right and said, "You should start with the one on your right
side."
3.543:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Do not withhold
the superfluous water, for that will prevent people from
grazing their cattle."
3.544:
Narrated Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle said, "Do not
withhold the superfluous water in order to withhold the
superfluous grass."
3.545:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No bloodmoney
will be charged if somebody dies in a mine or in a well or is
killed by an animal; and if somebody finds a treasure in his
land he has to give one−fifth of it to the Government."
3.546:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud): The Prophet said, "Whoever
takes a false oath to deprive somebody of his property will
meet Allah while He will be angry with him." Allah revealed:
'Verily those who purchase a little gain at the cost of
Allah's covenant, and their oaths.' ........ (3.77) Al−Ashath
came (to the place where `Abdullah was narrating) and said,
"What has Abu `Abdur−Rahman (i.e. `Abdullah) been telling you?
This verse was revealed concerning me. I had a well in the
land of a cousin of mine. The Prophet asked me to bring
witnesses (to confirm my claim). I said, 'I don't have
witnesses.' He said, 'Let the defendant take an oath then.' I
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He will take a (false) oath
immediately.' Then the Prophet mentioned the above narration
and Allah revealed the verse to confirm what he had said."
(See Hadith No. 692)
3.547:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are three
persons whom Allah will not look at on the Day of
Resurrection, nor will he purify them and theirs shall be a
severe punishment. They are: −1. A man possessed superfluous
water, on a way and he withheld it from travelers. −2. A man
who gave a pledge of allegiance to a ruler and he gave it only
for worldly benefits. If the ruler gives him something he gets
satisfied, and if the ruler withholds something from him, he
gets dissatisfied. −3. And man displayed his goods for sale
after the `Asr prayer and he said, 'By Allah, except Whom None
has the right to be worshipped, I have been given so much for
my goods,' and somebody believes him (and buys them). The
Prophet then recited: "Verily! Those who purchase a little
gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths." (3.77)
3.548:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Az−Zubair: An Ansari man quarreled with
Az−Zubair in the presence of the Prophet about the Harra
Canals which were used for irrigating the date−palms. The
Ansari man said to Az−Zubair, "Let the water pass' but
Az−Zubair refused to do so. So, the case was brought before
the Prophet who said to Az−Zubair, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your
land) and then let the water pass to your neighbor." On that
the Ansari got angry and said to the Prophet, "Is it because
he (i.e. Zubair) is your aunt's son?" On that the color of the
face of Allah's Apostle changed (because of anger) and he
said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and then withhold the
water till it reaches the walls between the pits round the
trees." Zubair said, "By Allah, I think that the following
verse was revealed on this occasion": "But no, by your Lord
They can have No faith Until they make you judge In all
disputes between them." (4.65)
3.549:
Narrated `Urwa:
When a man from the Ansar quarreled with Az−Zubair, the
Prophet said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then
let the water flow (to the land of the others)." "On that the
Ansari said, (to the Prophet), "It is because he is your
aunt's son." On that the Prophet said, "O Zubair! Irrigate
till the water reaches the walls between the pits around the
trees and then stop (i.e. let the water go to the other's
land)." I think the following verse was revealed concerning
this event: "But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until
they make you judge In all disputes between them." (4.65)
3.550:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az−Zubair: An Ansari man quarreled with
Az−Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for
irrigating date−palms. Allah's Apostle, ordering Zubair to be
moderate, said, "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then
leave the water for your neighbor." The Ansari said, "Is it
because he is your aunt's son?" On that the color of the face
of Allah's Apostle changed and he said, "O Zubair! Irrigate
(your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the walls
that are between the pits around the trees." So, Allah's
Apostle gave Zubair his full right. Zubair said, "By Allah,
the following verse was revealed in that connection": "But no,
by your Lord They can have No faith Until they make you judge
In all disputes between them." (4.65) (The sub−narrator,) Ibn
Shihab said to Juraij (another sub−narrator), "The Ansar and
the other people interpreted the saying of the Prophet,
'Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches
the walls between the pits around the trees,' as meaning up to
the ankles."
3.551:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was
walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water
from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating
mud because of excessive thirst. The man said, 'This (dog) is
suffering from the same problem as that of mine. So he (went
down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it
with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah
thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him." The people
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving
(the) animals?" He replied, "Yes, there is a reward for
serving any animate."
3.552:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr: The Prophet prayed the eclipse
prayer, and then said, "Hell was displayed so close that I
said, 'O my Lord ! Am I going to be one of its inhabitants?"'
Suddenly he saw a woman. I think he said, who was being
scratched by a cat. He said, "What is wrong with her?" He was
told, "She had imprisoned it (i.e. the cat) till it died of
hunger."
3.553:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A woman
was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she
had kept locked till it died of hunger." Allah's Apostle
further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the woman),
'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did
you set it free to eat the insects of the earth."
3.554:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Once a tumbler (full of milk or water)
was brought to Allah's Apostle who drank from it, while on his
right side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of
those who were present, and on his left side there were old
men. The Prophet asked, "O boy ! Do you allow me to give (the
drink) to the elder people (first)?" The boy said, "I will not
prefer anybody to have my share from you, O Allah's Apostle!"
So, he gave it to the boy.
3.555:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands
my soul is, I will drive some people out from my (sacred)
Fount on the Day of Resurrection as strange camels are
expelled from a private trough."
3.556:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "May Allah be merciful
to the mother of Ishmael! If she had left the water of Zamzam
(fountain) as it was, (without constructing a basin for
keeping the water), (or said, "If she had not taken handfuls
of its water"), it would have been a flowing stream. Jurhum
(an Arab tribe) came and asked her, 'May we settle at your
dwelling?' She said, 'Yes, but you have no right to possess
the water.' They agreed."
3.557:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There are three types
of people whom Allah will neither talk to, nor look at, on the
Day of Resurrection. (They are): −1. A man who takes an oath
falsely that he has been offered for his goods so much more
than what he is given, −2. a man who takes a false oath after
the `Asr prayer in order to grab a Muslim's property, and −3.
a man who withholds his superfluous water. Allah will say to
him, "Today I will withhold My Grace from you as you withheld
the superfluity of what you had not created."
3.558:
Narrated As−Sab bin Jath−thama: Allah's Apostle said, No Hima
except for Allah and His Apostle. We have been told that
Allah's Apostle made a place called An−Naqi' as Hima, and
`Umar made Ash−Sharaf and Ar−Rabadha Hima (for grazing the
animals of Zakat).
3.559:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Keeping horses
may be a source of reward to some (man), a shelter to another
(i.e. means of earning one's living), or a burden to a third.
He to whom the horse will be a source of reward is the one who
keeps it in Allah's Cause (prepare it for holy battles) and
ties it by a long rope in a pasture (or a garden). He will get
a reward equal to what its long rope allows it to eat in the
pasture or the garden, and if that horse breaks its rope and
crosses one or two hills, then all its footsteps and its dung
will be counted as good deeds for its owner; and if it passes
by a river and drinks from it, then that will also be regarded
as a good deed for its owner even if he has had no intention
of watering it then. Horses are a shelter from poverty to the
second person who keeps horses for earning his living so as
not to ask others, and at the same time he gives Allah's right
(i.e. rak`at) (from the wealth he earns through using them in
trading etc.,) and does not overburden them. He who keeps
horses just out of pride and for showing off and as a means of
harming the Muslims, his horses will be a source of sins to
him." When Allah's Apostle was asked about donkeys, he
replied, "Nothing particular was revealed to me regarding them
except the general unique verse which is applicable to
everything: "Whoever does goodness equal to the weight of an
atom (or small ant) shall see it (its reward) on the Day of
Resurrection."
3.560:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A man came to Allah's Apostle and
asked about Al−Luqata (a fallen thing). The Prophet said,
"Recognize its container and its tying material and then make
a public announcement about it for one year and if its owner
shows up, give it to him; otherwise use it as you like." The
man said, "What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "It is
for you, your brother or the wolf." The man said "What about a
lost camel?" The Prophet said, "Why should you take it as it
has got its water−container (its stomach) and its hooves and
it can reach the places of water and can eat the trees till
its owner finds it?"
3.561:
Narrated Az−Zubair bin Al 'Awwam: The Prophet said, "No doubt,
one had better take a rope (and cut) and tie a bundle of wood
and sell it whereby Allah will keep his face away (from
Hell−fire) rather than ask others who may give him or not."
3.562:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "No doubt, you had
better gather a bundle of wood and carry it on your back (and
earn your living thereby) rather than ask somebody who may
give you or not."
3.563:
Narrated Husain bin `Ali: `Ali bin Abi Talib said: "I got a
she−camel as my share of the war booty on the day (of the
battle) of Badr, and Allah's Apostle gave me another
she−camel. I let both of them kneel at the door of one of the
Ansar, intending to carry Idhkhir on them to sell it and use
its price for my wedding banquet on marrying Fatima. A
goldsmith from Bani Qainqa' was with me. Hamza bin
`Abdul−Muttalib was in that house drinking wine and a lady
singer was reciting: "O Hamza! (Kill) the (two) fat old she
camels (and serve them to your guests). So Hamza took his
sword and went towards the two she−camels and cut off their
humps and opened their flanks and took a part of their
livers." (I said to Ibn Shihab, "Did he take part of the
humps?" He replied, "He cut off their humps and carried them
away.") `Ali further said, "When I saw that dreadful sight, I
went to the Prophet and told him the news. The Prophet came
out in the company of Zaid bin Haritha who was with him then,
and I too went with them. He went to Hamza and spoke harshly
to him. Hamza looked up and said, 'Aren't you only the slaves
of my forefathers?' The Prophet retreated and went out. This
incident happened before the prohibition of drinking."
3.564:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet decided to grant a portion of (the uncultivated
land of) Bahrain to the Ansar. The Ansar said, "(We will not
accept it) till you give a similar portion to our emigrant
brothers (from Quraish)." He said, "(O Ansar!) You will soon
see people giving preference to others, so remain patient till
you meet me (on the Day of Resurrection).
3.565:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "One of the rights of
a she camel is that it should be milked at a place of water."
3.566:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: The Prophet permitted selling the
dates of the 'Araya for ready dates by estimating the amount
of the former (as they are still on the trees).
3.567:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet forbade the sales
called Al−Mukhabara, Al−Muhaqala and Al−Muzabana and the
selling of fruits till they are free from blights. He forbade
the selling of the fruits except for money, except the 'Araya.
3.568:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet allowed the sale of the
dates of the 'Araya for ready dates by estimating the former
which should be estimated as less than five Awsuq or five
Awsuq. (Dawud, the sub−narrator is not sure as to the right
amount.)
3.569:
Narrated Rafi` 'bin Khadij and Sahl bin Al Hathma: Allah's
Apostle forbade the sale of Muzabana, i.e. selling of fruits
for fruits, except in the case of 'Araya; he allowed the
owners of 'Araya such kind of sale.
Bk. 41: Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property,
Bankruptcy
3.570:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While I was in the company of
the Prophet in one of his Ghazawat, he asked, "What is wrong
with your camel? Will you sell it?" I replied in the
affirmative and sold it to him. When he reached Medina, I took
the camel to him in the morning and he paid me its price.
3.571:
Narrated Al−A`mash: When we were with Ibrahim, we talked about
mortgaging in deals of Salam. Ibrahim narrated from Aswad that
`Aisha had said, "The Prophet bought some foodstuff on credit
from a Jew and mortgaged an iron armor to him."
3.572:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes the
money of the people with the intention of repaying it, Allah
will repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order to
spoil it, then Allah will spoil him."
3.573:
Narrated Abu Dhar: Once, while I was in the company of the
Prophet, he saw the mountain of Uhud and said, "I would not
like to have this mountain turned into gold for me unless
nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it with me
for more than three days (i.e. I will spend all of it in
Allah's Cause), except that Dinar which I will keep for
repaying debts." Then he said, "Those who are rich in this
world would have little reward in the Hereafter except those
who spend their money here and there (in Allah's Cause), and
they are few in number." Then he ordered me to stay at my
place and went not far away. I heard a voice and intended to
go to him but I remembered his order, "Stay at your place till
I return." On his return I said, "O Allah's Apostle! (What
was) that noise which I heard?" He said, "Did you hear
anything?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Gabriel came and said to
me, 'Whoever amongst your followers dies, worshipping none
along with Allah, will enter Paradise.' " I said, "Even if he
did such−and−such things (i.e. even if he stole or committed
illegal sexual intercourse)" He said, "Yes."
3.574:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If I had gold
equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please me that it
should remain with me for more than three days, except an
amount which I would keep for repaying debts."
3.575:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man demanded his debts from Allah's
Apostle in such a rude manner that the companions of the
Prophet intended to harm him, but the Prophet said, "Leave
him, no doubt, for he (the creditor) has the right to demand
it (harshly). Buy a camel and give it to him." They said, "The
camel that is available is older than the camel he demands.
"The Prophet said, "Buy it and give it to him, for the best
among you are those who repay their debts handsomely. "
3.576:
Narrated Hudhaifa: I heard the Prophet saying, "Once a man
died and was asked, 'What did you use to say (or do) (in your
life time)?' He replied, 'I was a businessman and used to give
time to the rich to repay his debt and (used to) deduct part
of the debt of the poor.' So he was forgiven (his sins.)" Abu
Mas`ud said, "I heard the same (Hadith) from the Prophet."
3.577:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and demanded a
camel (the Prophet owed him). Allah's Apostle told his
companions to give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find
except an older camel (than what he demands). (The Prophet
ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, "You have
paid me in full and may Allah also pay you in full." Allah's
Apostle said, "Give him, for the best amongst the people is he
who repays his debts in the most handsome manner."
3.578:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet owed a camel of a certain
age to a man who came to demand it back. The Prophet ordered
his companions to give him. They looked for a camel of the
same age but found nothing but a camel one year older. The
Prophet told them to give it to him. The man said, "You have
paid me in full, and may Allah pay you in full." The Prophet
said, "The best amongst you is he who pays his debts in the
most handsome manner."
3.579:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I went to the Prophet while he
was in the Mosque. (Mas`ar thinks, that Jabir went in the
forenoon.) After the Prophet told me to pray two rak`at, he
repaid me the debt he owed me and gave me an extra amount.
3.580:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: My father was martyred on the
day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors
demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet (and
informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my
garden and exempt my father from the debts but they refused to
do so. So, the Prophet did not give them my garden and told me
that he would come to me the next morning. He came to us early
in the morning and wandered among the date−palms and invoked
Allah to bless their fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid
the creditors, and there remained some of the dates for us.
3.581:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When my father died he owed a
Jew thirty Awsuq (of dates). I requested him to give me
respite for repaying but he refused. I requested Allah's
Apostle to intercede with the Jew. Allah's Apostle went to the
Jew and asked him to accept the fruits of my trees in place of
the debt but the Jew refused. Allah's Apostle entered the
garden of the date−palms, wandering among the trees and
ordered me (saying), "Pluck (the fruits) and give him his
due." So, I plucked the fruits for him after the departure of
Allah's Apostle and gave his thirty Awsuq, and still had
seventeen Awsuq extra for myself. Jabir said: I went to
Allah's Apostle to inform of what had happened, but found him
praying the `Asr prayer. After the prayer I told him about the
extra fruits which remained. Allah's Apostle told me to inform
(`Umar) Ibn Al−Khattab about it. When I went to `Umar and told
him about it, `Umar said, "When Allah's Apostle walked in your
garden, I was sure that Allah would definitely bless it."
3.582:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying, "O
Allah, I seek refuge with you from all sins, and from being in
debt." Someone said, O Allah's Apostle! (I see you) very often
you seek refuge with Allah from being in debt. He replied, "If
a person is in debt, he tells lies when he speaks, and breaks
his promises when he promises."
3.583:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If someone leaves
some property, it will be for the inheritors, and if he leaves
some weak offspring, it will be for us to support them."
3.584:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I am closer to the
believers than their selves in this world and in the
Hereafter, and if you like, you can read Allah's Statement:
"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own
selves." (3
3.6) So, if a true believer dies and leaves behind some
property, it will be for his inheritors (from the father's
side), and if he leaves behind some debt to be paid or needy
offspring, then they should come to me as I am the guardian of
the deceased."
3.585:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Procrastination
(delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice."
3.586:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and demanded
his debts and used harsh words. The companions of the Prophet
wanted to harm him, but the Prophet said, "Leave him, as the
creditor (owner of the right) has the right to speak."
3.587:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a man finds
his very things with a bankrupt, he has more right to take
them back than anyone else."
3.588:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man pledged that his slave
would be manumitted after his death. The Prophet asked, "Who
will buy the slave from me?" Nu'aim bin `Abdullah bought the
slave and the Prophet took its price and gave it to the owner.
3.589:
Narrated Jabir:
When `Abdullah (my father) died, he left behind children and
debts. I asked the lenders to put down some of his debt, but
they refused, so I went to the Prophet to intercede with them,
yet they refused. The Prophet said (to me), "Classify your
dates into their different kinds: 'Adha bin Zaid, Lean and
'Ajwa, each kind alone and call all the creditors and wait
till I come to you." I did so and the Prophet came and sat
beside the dates and started measuring to each his due till he
paid them fully, and the amount of dates remained as it was
before, as if he had not touched them. (On another occasion) I
took part in one of Ghazawat among with the Prophet and I was
riding one of our camels. The camel got tired and was lagging
behind the others. The Prophet hit it on its back. He said,
"Sell it to me, and you have the right to ride it till
Medina.'' When we approached Medina, I took the permission
from the Prophet to go to my house, saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have newly married." The Prophet asked, "Have you
married a virgin or a matron (a widow or divorcee)?" I said,
"I have married a matron, as `Abdullah (my father) died and
left behind daughters small in their ages, so I married a
matron who may teach them and bring them up with good
manners." The Prophet then said (to me), "Go to your family."
When I went there and told my maternal uncle about the selling
of the camel, he admonished me for it. On that I told him
about its slowness and exhaustion and about what the Prophet
had done to the camel and his hitting it. When the Prophet
arrived, I went to him with the camel in the morning and he
gave me its price, the camel itself, and my share from the war
booty as he gave the other people.
3.590:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man came to the Prophet and said, "I am
often betrayed in bargaining." The Prophet advised him, "When
you buy something, say (to the seller), 'No deception." The
man used to say so afterwards.
3.591:
Narrated Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba: The Prophet said, "Allah has
forbidden for you, (1) to be undutiful to your mothers, (2) to
bury your daughters alive, (3) to not to pay the rights of the
others (e.g. charity, etc.) and (4) to beg of men (begging).
And Allah has hated for you (1) vain, useless talk, or that
you talk too much about others, (2) to ask too many questions,
(in disputed religious matters) and (3) to waste the wealth
(by extravagance).
3.592:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Everyone of you is a guardian, and responsible for what is in
his custody. The ruler is a guardian of his subjects and
responsible for them; a husband is a guardian of his family
and is responsible for it; a lady is a guardian of her
husband's house and is responsible for it, and a servant is a
guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it."
I heard that from Allah's Apostle and I think that the Prophet
also said, "A man is a guardian of is father's property and is
responsible for it, so all of you are guardians and
responsible for your wards and things under your care."
3.593:
Narrated `Abdullah: I heard a man reciting a verse (of the
Holy Qur'an) but I had heard the Prophet reciting it
differently. So, I caught hold of the man by the hand and took
him to Allah's Apostle who said, "Both of you are right."
Shu`ba, the sub−narrator said, "I think he said to them,
"Don't differ, for the nations before you differed and
perished (because of their differences). "
3.594:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Two persons, a Muslim and a Jew,
quarreled. The Muslim said, "By Him Who gave Muhammad
superiority over all the people! The Jew said, "By Him Who
gave Moses superiority over all the people!" At that the
Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew on the face. The
Jew went to the Prophet and informed him of what had happened
between him and the Muslim. The Prophet sent for the Muslim
and asked him about it. The Muslim informed him of the event.
The Prophet said, "Do not give me superiority over Moses, for
on the Day of Resurrection all the people will fall
unconscious and I will be one of them, but I will. be the
first to gain consciousness, and will see Moses standing and
holding the side of the Throne (of Allah). I will not know
whether (Moses) has also fallen unconscious and got up before
me, or Allah has exempted him from that stroke."
3.595:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: While Allah's Apostle was
sitting, a Jew came and said, "O Abul Qasim! One of your
companions has slapped me on my face." The Prophet asked who
that was. He replied that he was one of the Ansar. The Prophet
sent for him, and on his arrival, he asked him whether he had
beaten the Jew. He (replied in the affirmative and) said, "I
heard him taking an oath in the market saying, 'By Him Who
gave Moses superiority over all the human beings.' I said, 'O
wicked man! (Has Allah given Moses superiority) even over
Muhammad I became furious and slapped him over his face." The
Prophet said, "Do not give a prophet superiority over another,
for on the Day of Resurrection all the people will fall
unconscious and I will be the first to emerge from the earth,
and will see Moses standing and holding one of the legs of the
Throne. I will not know whether Moses has fallen unconscious
or the first unconsciousness was sufficient for him."
3.596:
Narrated Anas:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. The girl
was asked who had crushed her head, and some names were
mentioned before her, and when the name of the Jew was
mentioned, she nodded agreeing. The Jew was captured and when
he confessed, the Prophet ordered that his head be crushed
between two stones.
3.597:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A man was often cheated in buying. The
Prophet said to him, "When you buy something, say (to the
seller), No cheating." The man used to say so thenceforward .
3.598:
Narrated Jabir:
A man manumitted a slave and he had no other property than
that, so the Prophet canceled the manumission (and sold the
slave for him). Nu'aim bin Al−Nahham bought the slave from
him.
3.599:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
takes a false oath so as to take the property of a Muslim
(illegally) will meet Allah while He will be angry with him."
Al−Ash'ath said: By Allah, that saying concerned me. I had
common land with a Jew, and the Jew later on denied my
ownership, so I took him to the Prophet who asked me whether I
had a proof of my ownership. When I replied in the negative,
the Prophet asked the Jew to take an oath. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! He will take an oath and deprive me of my property."
So, Allah revealed the following verse: "Verily! Those who
purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and
their oaths." (3.77)
3.600:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik: Ka`b demanded his debt
back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque and their voices grew
louder till Allah's Apostle heard them while he was in his
house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his room and
addressed Ka`b, "O Ka`b!" Ka`b replied, "Labaik, O Allah's
Apostle." (He said to him), "Reduce your debt to one half,"
gesturing with his hand. Ka`b said, "I have done so, O Allah's
Apostle!" On that the Prophet said to Ibn Abi Hadrad, "Get up
and repay the debt, to him."
3.601:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin
Hizam reciting Surat−al−Furqan in a way different to that of
mine. Allah's Apostle had taught it to me (in a different
way). So, I was about to quarrel with him (during the prayer)
but I waited till he finished, then I tied his garment round
his neck and seized him by it and brought him to Allah's
Apostle and said, "I have heard him reciting Surat−al−Furqan
in a way different to the way you taught it to me." The
Prophet ordered me to release him and asked Hisham to recite
it. When he recited it, Allah s Apostle said, "It was revealed
in this way." He then asked me to recite it. When I recited
it, he said, "It was revealed in this way. The Qur'an has been
revealed in seven different ways, so recite it in the way that
is easier for you."
3.602:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No doubt, I intended
to order somebody to pronounce the Iqama of the (compulsory
congregational) prayer and then I would go to the houses of
those who do not attend the prayer and burn their houses over
them."
3.603:
Narrated Aisha:
Abu bin Zam`a and Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas carried the case of
their claim of the (ownership) of the son of a slave−girl of
Zam`a before the Prophet. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Apostle! My
brother, before his death, told me that when I would return
(to Mecca), I should search for the son of the slave−girl of
Zam`a and take him into my custody as he was his son." 'Abu
bin Zam`a said, 'the is my brother and the son of the
slave−girl of my father, and was born or my father's bed." The
Prophet noticed a resemblance between `Utba and the boy but he
said, "O 'Abu bin Zam`a! You will get this boy, as the son
goes to the owner of the bed. You, Sauda, screen yourself from
the boy."
3.604:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent horsemen to Najd
and they arrested and brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal,
the chief of Yamama, and they fastened him to one of the
pillars of the Mosque. When Allah's Apostle came up to him; he
asked, "What have you to say, O Thumama?" He replied, "I have
good news, O Muhammad!" Abu Huraira narrated the whole
narration which ended with the order of the Prophet "Release
him!"
3.605:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet sent some horsemen to Najd
and they arrested and brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal
from the tribe of Bani Hanifa, and they fastened him to one of
the pillars of the Mosque.
3.606:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik Al−Ansari from Ka`b bin
Malik: That `Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad Al−Aslami owed him some
debt. Ka`b met him and caught hold of him and they started
talking and their voices grew loudest. The Prophet passed by
them and addressed Ka`b, pointing out to him to reduce the
debt to one half. So, Ka`b got one half of the debt and
exempted the debtor from the other half.
3.607:
Narrated Khabbab:
I was a blacksmith In the Pre−Islamic period of ignorance, and
'Asi bin Wail owed me some money. I went to him to demand it,
but he said to me, "I will not pay you unless you reject faith
in Muhammad." I replied, "By Allah, I will never disbelieve
Muhammad till Allah let you die and then resurrect you." He
said, "Then wait till I die and come to life again, for then I
will be given property and offspring and will pay your right."
So, thus revelation came: "Have you seen him who disbelieved
in Our signs and yet says, 'I will be given property and
offspring?' " (19.77)
Bk. 42: Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqaata)
3.608:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: I found a purse containing one hundred
Diners. So I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it),
he said, "Make public announcement about it for one year" I
did so, but nobody turned up to claim it, so I again went to
the Prophet who said, "Make public announcement for another
year." I did, but none turned up to claim it. I went to him
for the third time and he said, "Keep the container and the
string which is used for its tying and count the money it
contains and if its owner comes, give it to him; otherwise,
utilize it." The sub−narrator Salama said, "I met him (Suwaid,
another sub−narrator) in Mecca and he said, 'I don't know
whether Ubai made the announcement for three years or just one
year.' "
3.609:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al−Juhani: A bedouin went to the
Prophet and asked him about picking up a lost thing. The
Prophet said, "Make public announcement about it for one year.
Remember the description of its container and the string with
which it is tied; and if somebody comes and claims it and
describes it correctly, (give it to him); otherwise, utilize
it." He said, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep?"
The Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its
owner), or for the wolf." He further asked, "What about a lost
camel?" On that the face of the Prophet became red (with
anger) and said, "You have nothing to do with it, as it has
its feet, its water reserve and can reach places of water and
drink, and eat trees."
3.610:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Bilal from Yahya: Yazid Maula
Al−Munba'ith heard Zaid bin Khalid al−Juham saying, "The
Prophet was asked about Luqata. He said, 'Remember the
description of its container and the string it is tied with,
and announce it publicly for one year.' " Yazid added, "If
nobody claims then the person who has found it can spend it,
and it is regarded as a trust entrusted to him." Yahya said,
"I do not know whether the last sentences were said by the
Prophet or by Yazid." Zaid further said, "The Prophet was
asked, 'What about a lost sheep?' The Prophet said, 'Take it,
for it is for you or for your brother (i.e. its owner) or for
the wolf." Yazid added that it should also be announced
publicly. The man then asked the Prophet about a lost camel.
The Prophet said, "Leave it, as it has its feet, water
container (reservoir), and it will reach a place of water and
eat trees till its owner finds it."
3.611:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A man came and asked Allah's Apostle
about picking a lost thing. The Prophet said, "Remember the
description of its container and the string it is tied with,
and make public announcement about it for one year. If the
owner shows up, give it to him; otherwise, do whatever you
like with it." He then asked, "What about a lost sheep?" The
Prophet said, "It is for you, for your brother (i.e. its
owner), or for the wolf." He further asked, "What about a lost
camel?" The Prophet said, "It is none of your concern. It has
its water−container (reservoir) and its feet, and it will
reach water and drink it and eat the trees till its owner
finds it."
3.612:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet passed a date fallen on the way and said, "Were I
not afraid that it may be from a Sadaqa (charitable gifts), I
would have eaten it." Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Sometimes when I return home and find a date fallen on my
bed, I pick it up in order to eat it, but I fear that it might
be from a Sadaqa, so I throw it."
3.613:
Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah gave victory to His Apostle
over the people of Mecca, Allah's Apostle stood up among the
people and after glorifying Allah, said, "Allah has prohibited
fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His Apostle and
the believers over it, so fighting was illegal for anyone
before me, and was made legal for me for a part of a day, and
it will not be legal for anyone after me. Its game should not
be chased, its thorny bushes should not be uprooted, and
picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who
makes public announcement for it, and he whose relative is
murdered has the option either to accept a compensation for it
or to retaliate." Al−`Abbas said, "Except Al−Idhkhir, for we
use it in our graves and houses." Allah's Apostle said,
"Except Al−Idhkhir." Abu Shah, a Yemenite, stood up and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Get it written for me." Allah's Apostle
said, "Write it for Abu Shah." (The sub−narrator asked
Al−Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, "Get it written, O
Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "The speech which he had heard
from Allah's Apostle ."
3.614:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "An animal should
not be milked without the permission of its owner. Does any of
you like that somebody comes to his store and breaks his
container and takes away his food? The udders of the animals
are the stores of their owners where their provision is kept,
so nobody should milk the animals of somebody else, without
the permission of its owner."
3.615:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al−Juhani: A man asked Allah's
Apostle about the Luqata. He said, "Make public announcement
of it for one year, then remember the description of its
container and the string it is tied with, utilize the money,
and if its owner comes back after that, give it to him." The
people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep?"
Allah's Apostle said, "Take it, for it is for you, for your
brother, or for the wolf." The man asked, "O Allah's Apostle!
What about a lost camel?" Allah's Apostle got angry and his
cheeks or face became red, and said, "You have no concern with
it as it has its feet, and its water−container, till its owner
finds it."
3.616:
Narrated Suwaid bin Ghafala: While I as in the company of
Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I
found a whip. One of them told me to drop it but I refused to
do so and said that I would give it to its owner if I found
him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed
Hajj and on passing by Medina, I asked Ubai bin Ka`b about it.
He said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the
lifetime of the Prophet and took it to the Prophet who said to
me, 'Make public announcement about it for one year.' So, I
announced it for one year and went to the Prophet who said,
'Announce it publicly for another year.' So, I announced it
for another year. I went to him again and he said, "Announce
for an other year." So I announced for still another year. I
went to the Prophet for the fourth time, and he said,
'Remember the amount of money, the description of its
container and the string it is tied with, and if the owner
comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.' "
3.617:
Narrated Salama:
the above narration (Hadith 616) from Ubai bin Ka`b: adding,
"I met the sub−narrator at Mecca later on, but he did not
remember whether Ka`b had announced what he had found one year
or three years."
3.618:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: A bedouin asked the Prophet about
the Luqata. The Prophet said, "Make public announcement about
it for one year and if then somebody comes and describes the
container of the Luqata and the string it was tied with, (give
it to him); otherwise, spend it." He then asked the Prophet
about a lost camel. The face of the Prophet become red and he
said, "You have o concern with it as it has its water
reservoir and feet and it will reach water and drink and eat
trees. Leave it till its owner finds it." He then asked the
Prophet about a lost sheep. The Prophet said, "It is for you,
for your brother, or for the wolf."
3.619:
Narrated Abu Bakr: While I was on my way, all of a sudden I
saw a shepherd driving his sheep, I asked him whose servant he
was. He replied that he was the servant of a man from Quraish,
and then he mentioned his name and I recognized him. I asked,
"Do your sheep have some milk?" He replied in the affirmative.
I said, "Are you going to milk for me?" He replied in the
affirmative. I ordered him and he tied the legs of one of the
sheep. Then I told him to clean the udder (teats) of dust and
to remove dust off his hands. He removed the dust off his
hands by clapping his hands. He then milked a little milk. I
put the milk for Allah's Apostle in a pot and closed its mouth
with a piece of cloth and poured water over it till it became
cold. I took it to the Prophet and said, "Drink, O Allah's
Apostle!" He drank it till I was pleased.
Bk. 43: Oppressions
3.620:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "When the
believers pass safely over (the bridge across) Hell, they will
be stopped at a bridge in between Hell and Paradise where they
will retaliate upon each other for the injustices done among
them in the world, and when they get purified of all their
sins, they will be admitted into Paradise. By Him in Whose
Hands the life of Muhammad is everybody will recognize his
dwelling in Paradise better than he recognizes his dwelling in
this world."
3.621:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz Al−Mazini: While I was walking with
Ibn `Umar holding his hand, a man came in front of us and
asked, "What have you heard from Allah's Apostle about
An−Najwa?" Ibn `Umar said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
'Allah will bring a believer near Him and shelter him with His
Screen and ask him: Did you commit such−and−such sins? He will
say: Yes, my Lord. Allah will keep on asking him till he will
confess all his sins and will think that he is ruined. Allah
will say: 'I did screen your sins in the world and I forgive
them for you today', and then he will be given the book of his
good deeds. Regarding infidels and hypocrites (their evil acts
will be exposed publicly) and the witnesses will say: These
are the people who lied against their Lord. Behold! The Curse
of Allah is upon the wrongdoers." (1
1.18)
3.622:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim
is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him,
nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled
the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs;
whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort,
Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of
Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen
him on the Day of Resurrection . "
3.623:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "Help your
brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed
one."
3.624:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an
oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but
how should we help him if he is an oppressor?" The Prophet
said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
3.625:
Narrated Muawiya bin Suwaid: I heard Al−Bara' bin `Azib
saying, "The Prophet orders us to do seven things and
prohibited us from doing seven other things." Then Al−Bara'
mentioned the following:−− (1) To pay a visit to the sick
(inquiring about his health), (2) to follow funeral
processions, (3) to say to a sneezer, "May Allah be merciful
to you" (if he says, "Praise be to Allah!"), (4) to return
greetings, (5) to help the oppressed, (6) to accept
invitations, (7) to help others to fulfill their oaths. (See
Hadith No. 753, Vol. 7)
3.626:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "A believer to another
believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each
other." The Prophet then clasped his hands with the fingers
interlaced (while saying that).
3.627:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Oppression will be a
darkness on the Day of Resurrection."
3.628:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet sent Mu`adh to Yemen and
said, "Be afraid, from the curse of the oppressed as there is
no screen between his invocation and Allah."
3.629:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has
oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything
else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of
Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for
wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will
be taken from him according to his oppression which he has
done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed
person will be loaded on him."
3.630:
Narrated Aisha:
Regarding the explanation of the following verse:−− "If a wife
fears Cruelty or desertion On her husband's part." (4.128) A
man may dislike his wife and intend to divorce her, so she
says to him, "I give up my rights, so do not divorce me." The
above verse was revealed concerning such a case.
3.631:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As−Sa`idi: A drink (milk mixed with
water) was brought to Allah's Apostle who drank some of it. A
boy was sitting to his right, and some old men to his left.
Allah's Apostle said to the boy, "Do you allow me to give the
rest of the drink to these people?" The boy said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I will not give preference to anyone over me to drink
the rest of it from which you have drunk." Allah's Apostle
then handed the bowl (of drink) to the boy. (See Hadith No.
541).
3.632:
Narrated Sa`id bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever usurps
the land of somebody unjustly, his neck will be encircled with
it down the seven earths (on the Day of Resurrection). "
3.633:
Narrated Abu Salama: That there was a dispute between him and
some people (about a piece of land). When he told `Aisha about
it, she said, "O Abu Salama! Avoid taking the land unjustly,
for the Prophet said, 'Whoever usurps even one span of the
land of somebody, his neck will be encircled with it down the
seven earths."
3.634:
Narrated Salim's father (i.e. `Abdullah): The Prophet said,
"Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly, he will
sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."
3.635:
Narrated Jabala:
"We were in Medina with some of the Iraqi people, and we were
struck with famine and Ibn Az−Zubair used to give us dates.
Ibn `Umar used to pass by and say, "The Prophet forbade us to
eat two dates at a time, unless one takes the permission of
one's companions."
3.636:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: There was an Ansari man called Abu
Shu'aib who had a slave butcher. Abu Shu'aib said to him,
"Prepare a meal sufficient for five persons so that I might
invite the Prophet besides other four persons." Abu Shu'aib
had seen the signs of hunger on the face of the Prophet and so
he invited him. Another man who was not invited, followed the
Prophet. The Prophet said to Abu Shu'aib, "This man has
followed us. Do you allow him to share the meal?" Abu Shu'aib
said, "Yes."
3.637:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah
is the most quarrelsome person."
3.638:
Narrated Um Salama: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle
heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling. He
came out and said, "I am only a human being, and opponents
come to me (to settle their problems); maybe someone amongst
you can present his case more eloquently than the other,
whereby I may consider him true and give a verdict in his
favor. So, If I give the right of a Muslim to another by
mistake, then it is really a portion of (Hell) Fire, he has
the option to take or give up (before the Day of
Resurrection).
3.639:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever has
(the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and
whoever has one of the following four characteristics will
have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up.
These are: (1 ) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2)
whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it; (3) whenever he
makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and whenever he
quarrels, he behaves impudently in an evil insulting manner."
(See Hadith No. 33 Vol. 1)
3.640:
Narrated Aisha:
Hind bint `Utba (Abu Sufyan's wife) came and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is there any harm if I spend
something from his property for our children?" He said, there
is no harm for you if you feed them from it justly and
reasonably (with no extravagance).
3.641:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: We staid to the Prophet, "You send
us out and it happens that we have to stay with such people as
do not entertain us. What do you think about it? He said to
us, "If you stay with some people and they entertain you as
they should for a guest, accept their hospitality, but If they
don't do, take the right of the guest from them."
3.642:
Narrated `Umar:
When Allah took away the soul of His Prophet at his death, the
Ansar assembled In the shed of Bani Sa`ida. I said to Abu
Bakr, "Let us go." So, we come to them (i.e. to Ansar) at the
shed of Bani Sa`ida. (See Hadith No. 19, Vol. 5 for details)
3.643:
Narrated Al−Araj:
Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'No one should
prevent his neighbor from fixing a wooden peg in his wall."
Abu Huraira said (to his companions), "Why do I find you
averse to it? By Allah, I certainly will narrate it to you."
3.644:
Narrated Anas:
I was the butler of the people in the house of Abu Talha, and
in those days drinks were prepared from dates. Allah's Apostle
ordered somebody to announce that alcoholic drinks had been
prohibited. Abu Talha ordered me to go out and spill the wine.
I went out and spilled it, and it flowed in the streets of
Medina. Some people said, "Some people were killed and wine
was still in their stomachs." On that the Divine revelation
came:−− "On those who believe And do good deeds There is no
blame For what they ate (in the past)." (5.93)
3.645:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Beware! Avoid
sitting on he roads (ways)." The people said, "There is no way
out of it as these are our sitting places where we have
talks." The Prophet said, "If you must sit there, then observe
the rights of the way." They asked, "What are the rights of
the way?" He said, "They are the lowering of your gazes (on
seeing what is illegal to look at), refraining from harming
people, returning greetings, advocating good and forbidding
evil."
3.646:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A man felt very
thirsty while he was on the way, there he came across a well.
He went down the well, quenched his thirst and came out.
Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of
excessive thirst. He said to himself, "This dog is suffering
from thirst as I did." So, he went down the well again and
filled his shoe with water and watered it. Allah thanked him
for that deed and forgave him. The people said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving the animals?" He
replied: "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate
(living being)." (See Hadith No. 551)
3.647:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Once the Prophet stood at the top of
one of the castles (or higher buildings) of Medina and said,
"Do you see what I see? No doubt I am seeing the spots of
afflictions amongst your houses as numerous as the spots where
raindrops fall (during a heavy rain). (See Hadith No. 102)
3.648:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: I had been eager to ask `Umar
about the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet
regarding whom Allah said (in the Qur'an saying): If you two
(wives of the Prophet namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn in
repentance to Allah your hearts are indeed so inclined (to
oppose what the Prophet likes) (66.4), till performed the Hajj
along with `Umar (and on our way back from Hajj) he went aside
(to answer the call of nature) and I also went aside along
with him carrying a tumbler of water. When he had answered the
call of nature and returned. I poured water on his hands from
the tumbler and he performed ablution. I said, "O Chief of the
believers! ' Who were the two ladies from among the wives of
the Prophet to whom Allah said: 'If you two return in
repentance (66.4)? He said, "I am astonished at your question,
O Ibn `Abbas. They were Aisha and Hafsa." Then `Umar went on
relating the narration and said. "I and an Ansari neighbor of
mine from Bani Umaiya bin Zaid who used to live in `Awali
Al−Medina, used to visit the Prophet in turns. He used to go
one day, and I another day. When I went I would bring him the
news of what had happened that day regarding the instructions
and orders and when he went, he used to do the same for me.
We, the people of Quraish, used to have authority over women,
but when we came to live with the Ansar, we noticed that the
Ansari women had the upper hand over their men, so our women
started acquiring the habits of the Ansari women. Once I
shouted at my wife and she paid me back in my coin and I
disliked that she should answer me back. She said, 'Why do you
take it ill that I retort upon you? By Allah, the wives of the
Prophet retort upon him, and some of them may not speak with
him for the whole day till night.' What she said scared me and
I said to her, 'Whoever amongst them does so, will be a great
loser.' Then I dressed myself and went to Hafsa and asked her,
'Does any of you keep Allah's Apostle angry all the day long
till night?' She replied in the affirmative. I said, 'She is a
ruined losing person (and will never have success)! Doesn't
she fear that Allah may get angry for the anger of Allah's
Apostle and thus she will be ruined? Don't ask Allah's Apostle
too many things, and don't retort upon him in any case, and
don't desert him. Demand from me whatever you like, and don't
be tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e. `Aisha) in her
behavior towards the Prophet), for she (i.e. Aisha) is more
beautiful than you, and more beloved to Allah's Apostle. In
those days it was rumored that Ghassan, (a tribe living in
Sham) was getting prepared their horses to invade us. My
companion went (to the Prophet on the day of his turn, went
and returned to us at night and knocked at my door violently,
asking whether I was sleeping. I was scared (by the hard
knocking) and came out to him. He said that a great thing had
happened. I asked him: What is it? Have Ghassan come? He
replied that it was worse and more serious than that, and
added that Allah's Apostle had divorced all his wives. I said,
Hafsa is a ruined loser! I expected that would happen some
day.' So I dressed myself and offered the Fajr prayer with the
Prophet. Then the Prophet entered an upper room and stayed
there alone. I went to Hafsa and found her weeping. I asked
her, 'Why are you weeping? Didn't I warn you? Have Allah's
Apostle divorced you all?' She replied, 'I don't know. He is
there in the upper room.' I then went out and came to the
pulpit and found a group of people around it and some of them
were weeping. Then I sat with them for some time, but could
not endure the situation. So I went to the upper room where
the Prophet was and requested to a black slave of his: "Will
you get the permission of (Allah's Apostle) for `Umar (to
enter)? The slave went in, talked to the Prophet about it and
came out saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he did not
reply.' So, I went and sat with the people who were sitting by
the pulpit, but I could not bear the situation, so I went to
the slave again and said: "Will you get he permission for
`Umar? He went in and brought the same reply as before. When I
was leaving, behold, the slave called me saying, "Allah's
Apostle has granted you permission." So, I entered upon the
Prophet and saw him lying on a mat without wedding on it, and
the mat had left its mark on the body of the Prophet, and he
was leaning on a leather pillow stuffed with palm fires. I
greeted him and while still standing, I said: "Have you
divorced your wives?' He raised his eyes to me and replied in
the negative. And then while still standing, I said chatting:
"Will you heed what I say, 'O Allah's Apostle! We, the people
of Quraish used to have the upper hand over our women (wives),
and when we came to the people whose women had the upper hand
over them..." `Umar told the whole story (about his wife). "On
that the Prophet smiled." `Umar further said, "I then said, 'I
went to Hafsa and said to her: Do not be tempted to imitate
your companion (`Aisha) for she is more beautiful than you and
more beloved to the Prophet.' The Prophet smiled again. When I
saw him smiling, I sat down and cast a glance at the room, and
by Allah, I couldn't see anything of importance but three
hides. I said (to Allah's Apostle) "Invoke Allah to make your
followers prosperous for the Persians and the Byzantines have
been made prosperous and given worldly luxuries, though they
do not worship Allah?' The Prophet was leaning then (and on
hearing my speech he sat straight) and said, 'O Ibn
Al−Khattab! Do you have any doubt (that the Hereafter is
better than this world)? These people have been given rewards
of their good deeds in this world only.' I asked the Prophet .
'Please ask Allah's forgiveness for me. The Prophet did not go
to his wives because of the secret which Hafsa had disclosed
to `Aisha, and he said that he would not go to his wives for
one month as he was angry with them when Allah admonished him
(for his oath that he would not approach Maria). When
twenty−nine days had passed, the Prophet went to Aisha first
of all. She said to him, 'You took an oath that you would not
come to us for one month, and today only twenty−nine days have
passed, as I have been counting them day by day.' The Prophet
said, 'The month is also of twenty−nine days.' That month
consisted of twenty−nine days. `Aisha said, 'When the Divine
revelation of Choice was revealed, the Prophet started with
me, saying to me, 'I am telling you something, but you need
not hurry to give the reply till you can consult your
parents." `Aisha knew that her parents would not advise her to
part with the Prophet . The Prophet said that Allah had said:
'O Prophet! Say To your wives; If you desire The life of this
world And its glitter, ... then come! I will make a provision
for you and set you free In a handsome manner. But if you seek
Allah And His Apostle, and The Home of the Hereafter, then
Verily, Allah has prepared For the good−doers amongst you A
great reward.' (3
3.28) `Aisha said, 'Am I to consult my parents about this? I
indeed prefer Allah, His Apostle, and the Home of the
Hereafter.' After that the Prophet gave the choice to his
other wives and they also gave the same reply as `Aisha did."
3.649:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not go to his wives
for one month as his foot had been sprained. He stayed in an
upper room when `Umar went to him and said, "Have you divorced
your wives?" He said, "No, but I have taken an oath that I
would not go to them for one month." The Prophet stayed there
for twenty−nine days, and then came down and went to his
wives.
3.650:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet entered the Mosque, and I too went there after
tying the camel at the pavement of the Mosque. I said (to the
Prophet ), "This is your camel." He came out and started
examining the camel and said, "Both the camel and its price
are for you."
3.651:
Narrated Hudhaifa: I saw Allah's Apostle coming (or the
Prophet came) to the dumps of some people and urinated there
while standing .
3.652:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was
on the way, he found a thorny branch of a tree there on the
way and removed it. Allah thanked him for that deed and
forgave him."
3.653:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet judged that seven cubits
should be left as a public way when there was a dispute about
the land.
3.654:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Yazid Al−Ansari: The Prophet forbade
robbery (taking away what belongs to others without their
permission), and also forbade mutilation (or maiming) of
bodies.
3.655:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When an adulterer
commits illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer
at the time, he is doing it, and when a drinker of an
alcoholic liquor drinks it, then he is not a believer at the
time of drinking it, and when a thief steals, then he is not a
believer at the time of stealing, and when a robber robs, and
the people look at him, then he is not a believer at the time
of doing robbery.
3.656:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not
be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends
amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the
pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so
that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).
3.657:
Narrated Salama bin Al−Akwa`: On the day of Khaibar the
Prophet saw fires being lighted. He asked, "Why are these
fires being lighted?" The people replied that they were
cooking the meat of donkeys. He said, "Break the pots and
throw away their contents." The people said, "Shall we throw
away their contents and wash the pots (rather than break
them)?" He said, "Wash them."
3.658:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The Prophet entered Mecca and
(at that time) there were three hundred−and−sixty idols around
the Ka`ba. He started stabbing the idols with a stick he had
in his hand and reciting: "Truth (Islam) has come and
Falsehood (disbelief) has vanished."
3.659:
Narrated Al−Qasim: Aisha said that she hung a curtain
decorated with pictures (of animals) on a cupboard. The
Prophet tore that curtain and she turned it into two cushions
which remained in the house for the Prophet to sit on.
3.660:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al−`As: I heard the Prophet
saying, "Whoever is killed while protecting his property then
he is a martyr."
3.661:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was with one of his wives, one of the
mothers of the believers (i.e. one of his wives) sent a wooden
bowl containing food with a servant. The wife (in whose house
he was sitting) stroke the bowl with her hand and broke it.
The Prophet collected the shattered pieces and put the food
back in it and said, "Eat." He kept the servant and the bowl
till he had eaten the food. Then the Prophet gave another
unbroken. bowl to the servant and kept the broken one.
3.662:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There was an
Israeli man called Juraij, while he was praying, his mother
came and called him, but he did not respond to her call. He
said (to himself) whether he should continue the prayer or
reply to his mother. She came to him the second time and
called him and said, "O Allah! Do not let him die until he
sees the faces of prostitutes." Juraij used to live in a
hermitage. A woman said that she would entice Juraij, so she
went to him and presented herself (for an evil act) but he
refused. She then went to a shepherd and allowed him to commit
an illegal sexual intercourse with her and later she gave
birth to a boy. She alleged that the baby was from Juraij. The
people went to Juraij and broke down his hermitage, pulled him
out of it and abused him. He performed ablution and offered
the prayer, then he went to the male (baby) and asked him; "O
boy! Who is your father?" The baby replied that his father was
the shepherd. The people said that they would build for him a
hermitage of gold but Juraij asked them to make it of mud
only."
Bk. 44: Partnership
3.663:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: "Allah's Apostle sent an army
towards the east coast and appointed Abu 'Ubaida bin Al−Jarrah
as their chief, and the army consisted of three−hundred men
including myself. We marched on till we reached a place where
our food was about to finish. Abu− 'Ubaida ordered us to
collect all the journey food and it was collected. My (our)
journey food was dates. Abu 'Ubaida kept on giving us our
daily ration in small amounts from it, till it was exhausted.
The share of everyone of us used to be one date only." I said,
"How could one date benefit you?" Jabir replied, "We came to
know its value when even that too finished." Jabir added,
"When we reached the sea−shore, we saw a huge fish which was
like a small mountain. The army ate from it for eighteen days.
Then Abu 'Ubaida ordered that two of its ribs be fixed and
they were fixed in the ground. Then he ordered that a
she−camel be ridden and it passed under the two ribs (forming
an arch) without touching them."
3.664:
Narrated Salama:
Once the journey food diminished and the people were reduced
to poverty. They went to the Prophet and asked his permission
to slaughter their camels, and he agreed. `Umar met them and
they told him about it, and he said, "How would you survive
after slaughtering your camels?" Then he went to the Prophet
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! How would they survive after
slaughtering their camels?" Allah's Apostle ordered `Umar,
"Call upon the people to bring what has remained of their
food." A leather sheet was spread and al I the journey food
was collected and heaped over it. Allah's Apostle stood up and
invoked Allah to bless it, and then directed all the people to
come with their utensils, and they started taking from it till
all of them got what was sufficient for them. Allah's Apostle
then said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped
but Allah, and I am His Apostle. "
3.665:
Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij: We used to offer the `Asr prayer
with the Prophet and slaughter a camel, the meat of which
would be divided in ten parts. We would eat the cooked meat
before sunset.
3.666:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "When the people of
Ash`ari tribe ran short of food during the holy battles, or
the food of their families in Medina ran short, they would
collect all their remaining food in one sheet and then
distribute it among themselves equally by measuring it with a
bowl. So, these people are from me, and I am from them."
3.667:
Narrated Anas:
that Abu Bakr As−Siddiq wrote to him the law of Zakat which
was made obligatory by Allah's Apostle. He wrote: 'Partners
possessing joint property (sheep) have to pay its Zakat
equally.
3.668:
Narrated 'Abaya bin Rafa'a bin Raft' bin Khadij: My
grandfather said, "We were in the company of the Prophet at
Dhul−Hulaifa. The people felt hungry and captured some camels
and sheep (as booty). The Prophet was behind the people. They
hurried and slaughtered the animals and put their meat in pots
and started cooking it. (When the Prophet came) he ordered the
pots to be upset and then he distributed the animals (of the
booty), regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel. One of the
camels fled and the people ran after it till they were
exhausted. At that time there were few horses. A man threw an
arrow at the camel, and Allah stopped the camel with it. The
Prophet said, "Some of these animals are like wild animals, so
if you lose control over one of these animals, treat it in
this way (i.e. shoot it with an arrow)." Before distributing
them among the soldiers my grandfather said, "We may meet the
enemies in the future and have no knives; can we slaughter the
animals with reeds?" The Prophet said, "Use whatever causes
blood to flow, and eat the animals if the name of Allah has
been mentioned on slaughtering them. Do not slaughter with
teeth or fingernails and I will tell you why: It is because
teeth are bones (i.e. cannot cut properly) and fingernails are
the tools used by the Ethiopians (whom we should not imitate
for they are infidels).
3.669:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet decreed that one should not
eat two dates together at a time unless he gets the permission
from his companions (sharing the meal with him).
3.670:
Narrated Jabala:
"While at Medina we were struck with famine. Ibn Az−Zubair
used to provide us with dates as our food. Ibn `Umar used to
pass by us and say, "Don't eat two dates together at a time as
the Prophet has forbidden eating two dates together at a time
(in a gathering) unless one takes the permission of one's
companion brother."
3.671:
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If one manumits his
share of a jointly possessed slave, and can afford the price
of the other shares according to the adequate price of the
slave, the slave will be completely manumitted; otherwise he
will be partially manumitted.' " (Aiyub, a sub−narrator is not
sure whether the saying " ... otherwise he will be partially
manumitted" was said by Nafi` or the Prophet.)
3.672:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever manumits his
share of a jointly possessed slave, it is imperative for him
to get that slave manumitted completely by paying the
remaining price, and if he does not have sufficient money to
manumit him, then the price of the slave should be estimated
justly, and he is to be allowed to work and earn the amount
that will manumit him (without overburdening him)".
3.673:
Narrated An−Nu`man bin Bashir: The Prophet said, "The example
of the person abiding by Allah's order and restrictions in
comparison to those who violate them is like the example of
those persons who drew lots for their seats in a boat. Some of
them got seats in the upper part, and the others in the lower.
When the latter needed water, they had to go up to bring water
(and that troubled the others), so they said, 'Let us make a
hole in our share of the ship (and get water) saving those who
are above us from troubling them. So, if the people in the
upper part left the others do what they had suggested, all the
people of the ship would be destroyed, but if they prevented
them, both parties would be safe."
3.674:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az−Zubair: That he had asked `Aisha about
the meaning of the Statement of Allah: "If you fear that you
shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphan girls, then
Marry (Other) women of your choice Two or three or four."
(4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This is about the orphan girl
who lives with her guardian and shares his property. Her
wealth and beauty may tempt him to marry her without giving
her an adequate Mahr (bridal−money) which might have been
given by another suitor. So, such guardians were forbidden to
marry such orphan girls unless they treated them justly and
gave them the most suitable Mahr; otherwise they were ordered
to marry any other woman." `Aisha further said, "After that
verse the people again asked the Prophet (about the marriage
with orphan 'girls), so Allah revealed the following verses:−−
'They ask your instruction Concerning the women. Say: Allah
Instructs you about them And about what is Recited unto you In
the Book, concerning The orphan girls to whom You give not the
prescribed portions and yet whom you Desire to marry..."
(4.127) What is meant by Allah's Saying:−− 'And about what is
Recited unto you is the former verse which goes:−− 'If you
fear that you shall not Be able to deal justly With the orphan
girls, then Marry (other) women of your choice.' (4.3) `Aisha
said, "Allah's saying in the other verse:−−'Yet whom you
desire to marry' (4.127) means the desire of the guardian to
marry an orphan girl under his supervision when she has not
much property or beauty (in which case he should treat her
justly). The guardians were forbidden to marry their orphan
girls possessing property and beauty without being just to
them, as they generally refrain from marrying them (when they
are neither beautiful nor wealthy).
3.675:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet established the
right of Shu'fa (i.e. Preemption) in joint properties; but
when the land is divided and the ways are demarcated, then
there is no pre−emption.
3.676:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The right of
preemption is valid in every joint property, but when the land
is divided and the way is demarcated, then there is no right
of pre−emption."
3.677:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Abu Muslim: I asked Abu Minhal about
money exchange from hand to hand. He said, "I and a partner of
mine bought something partly in cash and partly on credit."
Al−Bara' bin `Azib passed by us and we asked about it. He
replied, "I and my partner Zaid bin Al−Arqam did the same and
then went to the Prophet and asked him about it. He said,
'Take what was from hand to hand and leave what was on
credit.' "
3.678:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle rented the land of Khaibar
to the Jews on the condition that they would work on it and
cultivate it and take half of its yield.
3.679:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: that Allah's Apostle gave him some
sheep to distribute among his companions in order to sacrifice
them and a kid was left. He told the Prophet about it and the
Prophet said to him, "Sacrifice it on your behalf."
3.680:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Hisham: that his mother Zainab bint
Humaid took him to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Take the pledge of allegiance from him." But he said, "He is
still too young for the pledge," and passed his hand on his
(i.e. `Abdullah's) head and invoked for Allah's blessing for
him. Zuhra bin Ma`bad stated that he used to go with his
grandfather, `Abdullah bin Hisham, to the market to buy
foodstuff. Ibn `Umar and Ibn Az−Zubair would meet him and say
to him, "Be our partner, as the Prophet invoked Allah to bless
you." So, he would be their partner, and very often he would
win a camel's load and send it home.
3.681:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Whoever manumits his
share o a jointly possessed slave, it is imperative on him to
manumit the slave completely if he has sufficient money to pay
the rest of its price which is to be estimated justly. He
should pay his partners their shares and release him (the
freed one).
3.682:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever manumits his
share of a jointly possessed slave, it is essential for him to
manumit the slave completely if he has sufficient money.
Otherwise he should look for some work for the slave (to earn
what would enable him to emancipate himself), without
overburdening him with work."
3.683:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (along with his companions)
reached Mecca in the morning of the fourth of Dhul−Hijja
assuming Ihram for Hajj only. So when we arrived at Mecca, the
Prophet ordered us to change our intentions of the Ihram for
`Umra and that we could finish our Ihram after performing the
`Umra and could go to our wives (for sexual intercourse). The
people began talking about that. Jabir said surprisingly,
"Shall we go to Mina while semen is dribbling from our male
organs?" Jabir moved his hand while saying so. When this news
reached the Prophet he delivered a sermon and said, "I have
been informed that some peoples were saying so and so; By
Allah I fear Allah more than you do, and am more obedient to
Him than you. If I had known what I know now, I would not have
brought the Hadi (sacrifice) with me and had the Hadi not been
with me, I would have finished the Ihram." At that Suraqa bin
Malik stood up and asked "O Allah's Apostle! Is this
permission for us only or is it forever?" The Prophet replied,
"It is forever." In the meantime `Ali bin Abu Talib came from
Yemen and was saying Labbaik for what the Prophet has
intended. (According to another man, `Ali was saying Labbaik
for Hajj similar to Allah's Apostle's). The Prophet told him
to keep on the Ihram and let him share the Hadi with him.
3.684:
Narrated Abaya bin Rifaa: My grandfather, Rafi` bin Khadij
said, "We were in the valley of Dhul−Hulaifa of Tuhama in the
company of the Prophet and had some camels and sheep (of the
booty). The people hurried (in slaughtering the animals) and
put their meat in the pots and started cooking. Allah's
Apostle came and ordered them to upset the pots, and
distributed the booty considering one camel as equal to ten
sheep. One of the camels fled and the people had only a few
horses, so they got worried. (The camel was chased and) a man
slopped the camel by throwing an arrow at it. Allah's Apostle
said, 'Some of these animals are untamed like wild animals, so
if anyone of them went out of your control, then you should
treat it as you have done now.' " My grandfather said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We fear that we may meet our enemy tomorrow
and we have no knives, could we slaughter the animals with
reeds?" The Prophet said, "Yes, or you can use what would make
blood flow (slaughter) and you can eat what is slaughtered and
the Name of Allah is mentioned at the time of slaughtering.
But don't use teeth or fingernails (in slaughtering). I will
tell you why, as for teeth, they are bones, and fingernails
are used by Ethiopians for slaughtering. (See Hadith 668)
Bk. 45: Mortgaging
3.685:
Narrated Anas:
No doubt, the Prophet mortgaged his armor for barley grams.
Once I took barley bread with some dissolved fat on it to the
Prophet and I heard him saying, "The household of Muhammad did
not possess except a Sa (of food grain, barley, etc.) for both
the morning and the evening meals although they were nine
houses."
3.686:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet bought some foodstuff on credit for a limited
period and mortgaged his armor for it.
3.687:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Who would
kill Ka`b bin Al−Ashraf as he has harmed Allah and His Apostle
?" Muhammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, "I will kill him."
So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to Ka`b and said, "I want a loan
of one or two Wasqs of food grains." Ka`b said, "Mortgage your
women to me." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "How can we mortgage
our women, and you are the most handsome among the Arabs?" He
said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." Muhammad said, "How can
we mortgage our sons, as the people will abuse them for being
mortgaged for one or two Wasqs of food grains? It is shameful
for us. But we will mortgage our arms to you." So, Muhammad
bin Maslama promised him that he would come to him next time.
They (Muhammad bin Maslama and his companions came to him as
promised and murdered him. Then they went to the Prophet and
told him about it.
3.688:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "One can ride the
mortgaged animal because of what one spends on it, and one can
drink the milk of a milch animal as long as it is mortgaged. "
3.689:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The mortgaged
animal can be used for riding as long as it is fed and the
milk of the milch animal can be drunk according to what one
spend on it. The one who rides the animal or drinks its milk
should provide the expenditures."
3.690:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle bought some foodstuff from a Jew and mortgaged
his armor to him.
3.691:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: I wrote a letter to Ibn `Abbas and
he wrote to me that the Prophet had given the verdict that the
defendant had to take an oath.
3.692:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) said, "Whoever took
a false oath in order to grab somebody's property will meet
Allah while Allah will be angry with him." Allah revealed the
following verse to confirm that:−−"Verily! Those who purchase
a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant And their
oaths...a painful torment." (3.77) Al−Ash'ath bin Qais came to
us and asked as to what Abu `Abdur−Rahman (i.e. Ibn Mas`ud)
was telling you." We related the story to him. On that he
said, "He has told the truth. This verse was revealed about
me. I had some dispute with another man regarding a well and
we took the case before Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said
(to me), "Produce two witnesses (to support your claim);
otherwise the defendant has the right to take an oath (to
refute your claim).' I said, 'The defendant would not mind to
take a false oath." Allah's Apostle then said, 'Whoever took a
false oath in order to grab someone else's property will meet
Allah, Allah will be angry with him.' Allah then revealed what
Confirmed it." Al−Ash'ath then recited the following
Verse:−−"Verily! Those who purchase a small gain at the cost
of Allah's covenant, And their oaths . . . (to) . . . they
shall have a painful torment!' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 546)
Bk. 46: Manumission of Slaves
3.693:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever frees a
Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of his body from
the (Hell) Fire as he has freed the body−parts of the slave."
Sa`id bin Marjana said that he narrated that Hadith to `Ali
bin Al−Husain and he freed his slave for whom `Abdullah bin
Ja`far had offered him ten thousand Dirhams or one−thousand
Dinars.
3.694:
Narrated Abu Dhar: I asked the Prophet, "What is the best
deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and to fight for His
Cause." I then asked, "What is the best kind of manumission
(of slaves)?" He replied, "The manumission of the most
expensive slave and the most beloved by his master." I said,
"If I cannot afford to do that?" He said, "Help the weak or do
good for a person who cannot work for himself." I said, "If I
cannot do that?" He said, "Refrain from harming others for
this will be regarded as a charitable deed for your own good."
3.695:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: The Prophet ordered us to free
slaves at the time of solar eclipses.
3.696:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: We were ordered to free slaves
at the time of lunar eclipses.
3.697:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "Whoever manumits a
slave owned by two masters, should manumit him completely (not
partially) if he is rich after having its price evaluated."
3.698:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
frees his share of a common slave and he has sufficient money
to free him completely, should let its price be estimated by a
just man and give his partners the price of their shares and
manumit the slave; otherwise (i.e. if he has not sufficient
money) he manumits the slave partially."
3.699:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever manumits
his share of a slave, then it is essential for him to get that
slave manumitted' completely as long as he has the money to do
so. If he has not sufficient money to pay the price of the
other shares (after the price of the slave is evaluated
justly), the manumitted manumits the slave partially in
proportion to his share.
3.700:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah: as above BRIEFLY.
3.701:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "He who manumits his
share of a slave and has money sufficient to free the
remaining portion of that slave's price (justly estimated)
then he should manumit him (by giving the rest of his price to
the other co−owners)." Nafi` added, "Otherwise the slave is
partially free." Aiyub is not sure whether the last statement
was said by Nafi` or it was a part of the Hadith.
3.702:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he used to give his verdict regarding
the male or female slaves owned by more than one master, one
of whom may manumit his share of the slave. Ibn `Umar used to
say in such a case, "The manumitted should manumit the slave
completely if he has sufficient money to pay the rest of the
price of that slave (which is to be justly estimated) and the
other shareholders are to take the price of their shares and
the slave is freed (released from slavery)." Ibn `Umar
narrated this verdict from the Prophet.
3.703:
Narrated Abu Huraira: That the Prophet said, "Whoever frees
his portion of a (common) slave."
3.704:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever frees his
portion of a common slave should free the slave completely by
paying the rest of his price from his money if he has enough
money; otherwise the price of the slave is to be estimated and
the slave is to be helped to work without hardship till he
pays the rest of his price."
3.705:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah has accepted my
invocation to forgive what whispers in the hearts of my
followers, unless they put it to action or utter it." (See
Hadith No. 657 Vol. 8)
3.706:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: The Prophet said, "The (reward
of) deeds depend on intentions, and every person will get the
reward according to what he intends. So, whoever migrated for
Allah and His Apostle, then his migration will be for Allah
and His Apostle, and whoever migrated for worldly benefits or
for marrying a woman, then his migration will be for what he
migrated for." (See Hadith No. 1, Vol. 1)
3.707:
Narrated Qais:
When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave set out intending to
embrace Islam they lost each other on the way. The slave then
came while Abu Huraira was sitting with the Prophet. The
Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! Your slave has come back." Abu
Huraira said, "Indeed, I would like you to witness that I have
manumitted him." That happened at the time when Abu Huraira
recited (the following poetic verse):−− 'What a long tedious
tiresome night! Nevertheless, it has delivered us From the
land of Kufr (disbelief).
3.708:
Narrated Abu Huraira: On my way to the Prophet I was
reciting:−− 'What a long tedious tiresome night! Nevertheless,
it has saved us From the land of Kufr (disbelief).' I had a
slave who ran away from me on the way. When I went to the
Prophet and gave the pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam,
the slave showed up while I was still with the Prophet who
remarked, "O Abu Huraira! Here is your slave!" I said, "I
manumit him for Allah's Sake," and so I freed him.
3.709:
Narrated Qais:
When Abu Huraira accompanied by his slave came intending to
embrace Islam, they lost each other on the way. (When the
slave showed up) Abu Huraira said (to the Prophet), "I make
you witness that the slave is free for Allah's Cause."
3.710:
Narrated `Aisha:
`Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother Sa`d bin Abi
Waqqas to take the son of the slave−girl of Zam`a into his
custody, telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son.
When Allah's Apostle went (to Mecca) at the time of the
Conquest, Sa`d took the son of the slave−girl of Zam`a to
Allah's Apostle and also brought 'Abu bin Zam`a with him and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is the son of my brother `Utba
who authorized me to take him into my custody." 'Abu bin Zam`a
said, "O Allah's Apostle! He is my brother, the son of Zam`a's
slave−girl and he was born on his bed." Allah's Apostle looked
at the son of the slave−girl of Zam`a and noticed much
resemblance (to `Utba). Allah's Apostle said, "It is for you,
O 'Abu bin Zam`a as he was born on the bed of your father."
Allah's Apostle then told Sauda bint Zam`a to observe veil in
the presence of the boy as he noticed the boy's resemblance to
`Utba and Sauda was the wife of the Prophet .
3.711:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man amongst us declared that
his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet called
for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.
3.712:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the selling or
donating the Wala' of a freed slave.
3.713:
Narrated `Aisha:
I bought Buraira but her masters put the condition that her
Wala' would be for them. I told the Prophet about it. He said
(to me), "Manumit her as her Wala' will be for the one who
pays the price." So, I manumitted her. The Prophet called
Buraira and gave her the option of either staying with her
husband or leaving him. She said, "Even if he gave me so much
money, I would not stay with him," and so she preferred her
freedom to her husband.
3.714:
Narrated Anas:
Some men of the Ansar asked for the permission of Allah's
Apostle and said, "Allow us to give up the ransom from our
nephew Al−`Abbas. The Prophet said (to them), "Do not leave
(even) a Dirham (of his ransom).
3.715:
Narrated Hisham:
My father told me that Hakim bin Hizam manumitted one−hundred
slaves in the Pre−Islamic period of ignorance and slaughtered
one−hundred camels (and distributed them in charity). When he
embraced Islam he again slaughtered one−hundred camels and
manumitted one−hundred slaves. Hakim said, "I asked Allah's
Apostle, 'O Allah's Apostle! What do you think about some good
deeds I used to practice in the Pre−Islamic period of
ignorance regarding them as deeds of righteousness?' Allah's
Apostle said, "You have embraced Islam along with all those
good deeds you did."
3.716:
Narrated Marwan and Al−Miswar bin Makhrama: When the delegates
of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet and they requested
him to return their properties and captives. The Prophet stood
up and said to them, "I have other people with me in this
matter (as you see) and the most beloved statement to me is
the true one; you may choose either the properties or the
prisoners as I have delayed their distribution." The Prophet
had waited for them for more than ten days since his arrival
from Ta'if. So, when it became evident to them that the
Prophet was not going to return them except one of the two,
they said, "We choose our prisoners." The Prophet got up
amongst the people and glorified and praised Allah as He
deserved and said, "Then after, these brethren of yours have
come to us with repentance, and I see it logical to return
them the captives. So, whoever amongst you likes to do that as
a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you likes to stick
to his share till we recompense him from the very first war
booty which Allah will give us, then he can do so (i.e. give
up the present captives)." The people unanimously said, "We do
that (return the captives) willingly." The Prophet said, "We
do not know which of you has agreed to it and which have not,
so go back and let your leaders forward us your decision." So,
all the people then went back and discussed the matter with
their leaders who returned and informed the Prophet that all
the people had willingly given their consent to return the
captives. This is what has reached us about the captives of
Hawazin. Narrated Anas that `Abbas said to the Prophet, "I
paid for my ransom and `Aqil's ransom."
3.717:
Narrated Ibn `Aun: I wrote a letter to Nafi` and Nafi` wrote
in reply to my letter that the Prophet had suddenly attacked
Bani Mustaliq without warning while they were heedless and
their cattle were being watered at the places of water. Their
fighting men were killed and their women and children were
taken as captives; the Prophet got Juwairiya on that day.
Nafi` said that Ibn `Umar had told him the above narration and
that Ibn `Umar was in that army.
3.718:
Narrated Ibn Muhairiz: I saw Abu Sa`id and asked him about
coitus interruptus. Abu Sa`id said, "We went with Allah's
Apostle, in the Ghazwa of Bani Al−Mustaliq and we captured
some of the 'Arabs as captives, and the long separation from
our wives was pressing us hard and we wanted to practice
coitus interruptus. We asked Allah's Apostle (whether it was
permissible). He said, "It is better for you not to do so. No
soul, (that which Allah has) destined to exist, up to the Day
of Resurrection, but will definitely come, into existence."
3.719:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I have loved the people of the tribe of
Bani Tamim ever since I heard, three things, Allah's Apostle
said about them. I heard him saying, These people (of the
tribe of Bani Tamim) would stand firm against Ad−Dajjal." When
the Sadaqat (gifts of charity) from that tribe came, Allah's
Apostle said, "These are the Sadaqat (i.e. charitable gifts)
of our folk." `Aisha had a slave−girl from that tribe, and the
Prophet said to `Aisha, "Manumit her as she is a descendant of
Ishmael (the Prophet).
3.720:
Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said, "He who has a
slave−girl and educates and treats her nicely and then
manumits and marries her, will get a double reward."
3.721:
Narrated Al−Ma'rur bin Suwaid: I saw Abu Dhar Al−Ghifari
wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a cloak. We
asked him about that (i.e. how both were wearing similar
cloaks). He replied, "Once I abused a man and he complained of
me to the Prophet . The Prophet asked me, 'Did you abuse him
by slighting his mother?' He added, 'Your slaves are your
brethren upon whom Allah has given you authority. So, if one
has one's brethren under one's control, one should feed them
with the like of what one eats and clothe them with the like
of what one wears. You should not overburden them with what
they cannot bear, and if you do so, help them (in their hard
job).
3.722:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "If a slave is
honest and faithful to his master and worships his Lord
(Allah) in a perfect manner, he will get a double reward."
3.723:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: The Prophet said, "He who has a
slave−girl and teaches her good manners and improves her
education and then manumits and marries her, will get a double
reward; and any slave who observes Allah's right and his
master's right will get a double reward."
3.724:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A pious slave
gets a double reward." Abu Huraira added: By Him in Whose
Hands my soul is but for Jihad (i.e. holy battles), Hajj, and
my duty to serve my mother, I would have loved to die as a
slave.
3.725:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Goodness and comfort
are for him who worships his Lord in a perfect manner and
serves his master sincerely."
3.726:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "If a slave serves his
Saiyid (i.e. master) sincerely and worships his Lord (Allah)
perfectly, he will get a double reward."
3.727:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "The Mamluk (slave) who
worships his Lord in a perfect manner, and is dutiful, sincere
and obedient to his Saiyid (master), will get a double
reward."
3.728:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "You should not say,
'Feed your lord (Rabbaka), help your lord in performing
ablution, or give water to your lord, but should say, 'my
master (e.g. Feed your master instead of lord etc.) (Saiyidi),
or my guardian (Maulai), and one should not say, my slave
(Abdi), or my girl−slave (Amati), but should say, my lad
(Fatai), my lass (Fatati), and 'my boy (Ghulami).
3.729:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, "If one manumits his
share of a common slave (Abd), and he has money sufficient to
free the remaining portion of the price of the slave (justly
estimated), then he should free the slave completely by paying
the rest of his price; otherwise the slave is freed partly. "
3.730:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Everyone of you is
a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who
has authority over people, is a guardian and is responsible
for them, a man is a guardian of his family and is responsible
for them; a woman is a guardian of her husband's house and
children and is responsible for them; a slave ('Abu) is a
guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it;
so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your
charges."
3.731:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: The Prophet said,
"If a slave−girl (Ama) commits illegal sexual intercourse,
scourge her; if she does it again, scourge her again; if she
repeats it, scourge her again." The narrator added that on the
third or the fourth offense, the Prophet said, "Sell her even
for a hair rope."
3.732:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When your servant
brings your meals to you then if he does not let him sit and
share the meals, then he should at least give him a mouthful
or two mouthfuls of that meal or a meal or two meals, as he
has prepared it."
3.733:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: That he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for
his charge; the ruler is a guardian and is responsible for his
subjects; the man is a guardian in his family and responsible
for his charges; a woman is a guardian of her husband's house
and responsible for her charges; and the servant is a guardian
of his master's property and is responsible for his charge." I
definitely heard the above from the Prophet and think that the
Prophet also said, "A man is a guardian of his father's
property and responsible for his charges; so everyone of you
is a guardian and responsible for his charges."
3.734:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody fights
(or beats somebody) then he should avoid the face."
3.735:
Narrated `Urwa:
That `Aisha told him that Buraira came to seek her help in her
writing of emancipation (for a certain sum) and that time she
had not paid anything of it. `Aisha said to her, "Go back to
your masters, and if they agree that I will pay the amount of
your writing of emancipation and get your Wala', I will do
so." Buraira informed her masters of that but they refused and
said, "If she (i.e. `Aisha) is seeking Allah's reward, then
she can do so, but your Wala' will be for us." `Aisha
mentioned that to Allah's Apostle who said to her, "Buy and
manumit her, as the Wala' is for the liberator." Allah's
Apostle then got up and said, "What about the people who
stipulate conditions which are not present in Allah's Laws?
Whoever imposes conditions which are not present in Allah's
Laws, then those conditions will be invalid, even if he
imposed these conditions a hundred times. Allah's conditions
(Laws) are the truth and are more solid."
3.736:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Aisha wanted to buy a slave−girl
in order to manumit her. The girl's masters stipulated that
her Wala' would be for them. Allah's Apostle said (to `Aisha),
"What they stipulate should not stop you, for the Wala' is for
the liberator."
3.737:
Narrated Aisha:
Buraira came (to `Aisha) and said, "I have made a contract of
emancipation with my masters for nine Uqiyas (of gold) to be
paid in yearly installments. Therefore, I seek your help."
`Aisha said, "If your masters agree, I will pay them the sum
at once and free you on condition that your Wala' will be for
me." Buraira went to her masters but they refused that offer.
She (came back) and said, "I presented to them the offer but
they refused, unless the Wala' was for them." Allah's Apostle
heard of that and asked me about it, and I told him about it.
On that he said, "Buy and manumit her and stipulate that the
Wala' should be for you, as Wala' is for the liberator."
`Aisha added, "Allah's Apostle then got up amongst the people,
Glorified and Praised Allah, and said, 'Then after: What about
some people who impose conditions which are not present in
Allah's Laws? So, any condition which is not present in
Allah's Laws is invalid even if they were one−hundred
conditions. Allah's ordinance is the truth, and Allah's
condition is stronger and more solid. Why do some men from you
say, O so−and−so! manumit the slave but the Wala will be for
me? Verily, the Wala is for the liberator."
3.738:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur−Rahman: Buraira went to Aisha, the
mother of the faithful believers to seek her help in her
emancipation Aisha said to her, "If your masters agree, I will
pay them your price in a lump sum and manumit you." Buraira
mentioned that offer to her masters but they refused to sell
her unless the Wala' was for them. `Aisha told Allah's Apostle
about it. He said, "Buy and manumit her as the Wala' is for
the liberator."
3.739:
Narrated `Abdul Wahid bin Aiman: I went to `Aisha and said, "I
was the slave of `Utba bin Abu Lahab. "Utba died and his sons
became my masters who sold me to Ibn Abu `Amr who manumitted
me. The sons of `Utba stipulated that my Wala' should be for
them." `Aisha said, "Buraira came to me and she was given the
writing of emancipation by her masters and she asked me to buy
and manumit her. I agreed to it, but Buraira told me that her
masters would not sell her unless her Wala' was for them."
`Aisha said, "I am not in need of that." When the Prophet
heard that, or he was told about it, he asked `Aisha about it.
`Aisha mentioned what Buraira had told her. The Prophet said,
"Buy and manumit her and let them stipulate whatever they
like." So, `Aisha bought and manumitted her and her masters
stipulated that her Wala' should be for them." The Prophet;,
said, "The Wala' will be for the liberator even if they
stipulated a hundred conditions."
Bk. 47: Gifts
3.740:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "O Muslim women! None
of you should look down upon the gift sent by her she−neighbor
even if it were the trotters of the sheep (fleshless part of
legs).
3.741:
Narrated `Urwa:
Aisha said to me, "O my nephew! We used to see the crescent,
and then the crescent and then the crescent in this way we saw
three crescents in two months and no fire (for cooking) used
to be made in the houses of Allah's Apostle. I said, "O my
aunt! Then what use to sustain you?" `Aisha said, "The two
black things: dates and water, our neighbors from Ansar had
some Manarh and they used to present Allah's Apostle some of
their milk and he used to make us drink."
3.742:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "I shall accept the
invitation even if I were invited to a meal of a sheep's
trotter, and I shall accept the gift even if it were an arm or
a trotter of a sheep."
3.743:
Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet sent for a woman from the emigrants and she had a
slave who was a carpenter. The Prophet said to her "Order your
slave to prepare the wood (pieces) for the pulpit." So, she
ordered her slave who went and cut the wood from the tamarisk
and prepared the pulpit, for the Prophet. When he finished the
pulpit, the woman informed the Prophet that it had been
finished. The Prophet asked her to send that pulpit to him, so
they brought it. The Prophet lifted it and placed it at the
place in which you see now."
3.744:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Qatada Al−Aslami: That his father
said, "One day I was sitting with some of the Prophet's
companions on the way to Mecca. Allah's Apostle was ahead of
us. All of my companions were in the state of Ihram while I
was a non−Muhrim. They saw an onager while I was busy
repairing my shoes, so they did not tell me about it but they
wished I had seen it. By chance I looked up and saw it. So, I
turned to the horse, saddled it and rode on it, forgetting to
take the spear and the whip. I asked them if they could hand
over to me the whip and the spear but they said, 'No, by
Allah, we shall not help you in that in any way.' I became
angry and got down from the horse, picked up both the things
and rode the horse again. I attacked the onager and
slaughtered it, and brought it (after it had been dead). They
took it (cooked some of it) and started eating it, but they
doubted whether it was allowed for them to eat it or not, as
they were in the state of Ihram. So, we proceeded and I hid
with me one of its fore−legs. When we met Allah's Apostle and
asked him about the case, he asked, 'Do you have a portion of
it with you?' I replied in the affirmative and gave him that
fleshy foreleg which he ate completely while he was in the
state of Ihram .
3.745:
Narrated Anas:
Once Allah's Apostle visited us in this house of ours and
asked for something to drink. We milked one of our sheep and
mixed it with water from this well of ours and gave it to him.
Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side and `Umar in front of
him and a bedouin on his right side. When Allah's Apostle
finished, `Umar said to Allah's Apostle "Here is Abu Bakr."
But Allah's Apostle gave the remaining milk to the bedouin and
said twice, "The (persons on the) right side! So, start from
the right side." Anas added, "It is a Sunna (the Prophet's
traditions)" and repeated it thrice.
3.746:
Narrated Anas:
We chased a rabbit at Mar−al−Zahran and the people ran after
it but were exhausted. I overpowered and caught it, and gave
it to Abu Talha who slaughtered it and sent its hip or two
thighs to Allah's Apostle. (The narrator confirms that he sent
two thighs). The Prophet accepted that. (The sub−narrator
asked Anas, "Did the Prophet; eat from it?" Anas replied, "He
ate from it.")
3.747:
Narrated As−Sa'b bin Jath−thama: An onager was presented to
Allah's Apostle at the place called Al−Abwa' or Waddan, but
Allah's Apostle rejected it. When the Prophet noticed the
signs of sorrow on the giver's face he said, "We have not
rejected your gift, but we are in the state of Ihram." (i.e.
if we were not in a state of Ihram we would have accepted your
gift, Fath−ul−Bari page 130, Vol. 6)
3.748:
Narrated Aisha:
The people used to look forward for the days of my (`Aisha's)
turn to send gifts to Allah's Apostle in order to please him.
3.749:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas said: Um Hufaid, Ibn
`Abbas's aunt sent some dried yogurt (butter free), ghee
(butter) and a mastigar to the Prophet as a gift. The Prophet
ate the dried yogurt and butter but left the mastigar because
he disliked it. Ibn `Abbas said, "The mastigar was eaten at
the table of Allah's Apostle and if it had been illegal to
eat, it could not have been eaten at the table of Allah's
Apostle."
3.750:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever a meal was brought to Allah's
Apostle, he would ask whether it was a gift or Sadaqa
(something given in charity). If he was told that it was
Sadaqa, he would tell his companions to eat it, but if it was
a gift, he would hurry to share it with them.
3.751:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some meat was brought to the Prophet
and it was said that the meat had been given in charity to
Buraira. He said, "It was Sadaqa for Buraira but a gift for
us."
3.752:
Narrated `Aisha:
I intended to buy Buraira but her masters stipulated that her
Wala should be for them. When the Prophet was told about it,
he said to me, "Buy and manumit her, as the Wala' is for the
liberator." Once Buraira was given some meat, and the Prophet
asked, "What is this?" I said, "It has been given to Buraira
in charity." He said, "It is sadaqa for her but a gift for
us." Buraira was given the option (to stay with her husband or
to part with him). `Abdur−Rahman (a sub−narrator) wondered,
"Was her husband a slave or a free man?" Shu`ba (another
sub−narrator) said, "I asked `Abdur−Rahman whether her husband
was a slave or a free man. He replied that he did not know
whether he was a slave or a free man."
3.753:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya: Once the Prophet went to `Aisha and asked
her whether she had something (to eat). She said that she had
nothing except the mutton which Um 'Atiyya had sent to
(Buraira) in charity. The Prophet said that it had reached its
destination (i.e. it is no longer an object of charity.)
3.754:
Narrated `Aisha:
The people used to send gifts to the Prophet on the day of my
turn. Um Salama said: "My companions (the wives of the Prophet
Other than Aisha) gathered and they complained about it. So I
informed the Prophet about it on their behalf, but he remained
silent.
3.755:
Narrated `Urwa from `Aisha: The wives of Allah's Apostle were
in two groups. One group consisted of `Aisha, Hafsa, Safiyya
and Sauda; and the other group consisted of Um Salama and the
other wives of Allah's Apostle. The Muslims knew that Allah's
Apostle loved `Aisha, so if any of them had a gift and wished
to give to Allah's Apostle, he would delay it, till Allah's
Apostle had come to `Aisha's home and then he would send his
gift to Allah's Apostle in her home. The group of Um Salama
discussed the matter together and decided that Um Salama
should request Allah's Apostle to tell the people to send
their gifts to him in whatever wife's house he was. Um Salama
told Allah's Apostle of what they had said, but he did not
reply. Then they (those wives) asked Um Salama about it. She
said, "He did not say anything to me." They asked her to talk
to him again. She talked to him again when she met him on her
day, but he gave no reply. When they asked her, she replied
that he had given no reply. They said to her, "Talk to him
till he gives you a reply." When it was her turn, she talked
to him again. He then said to her, "Do not hurt me regarding
Aisha, as the Divine Inspirations do not come to me on any of
the beds except that of Aisha." On that Um Salama said, "I
repent to Allah for hurting you." Then the group of Um Salama
called Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle and sent her to
Allah's Apostle to say to him, "Your wives request to treat
them and the daughter of Abu Bakr on equal terms." Then Fatima
conveyed the message to him. The Prophet said, "O my daughter!
Don't you love whom I love?" She replied in the affirmative
and returned and told them of the situation. They requested
her to go to him again but she refused. They then sent Zainab
bint Jahsh who went to him and used harsh words saying, "Your
wives request you to treat them and the daughter of Ibn Abu
Quhafa on equal terms." On that she raised her voice and
abused `Aisha to her face so much so that Allah's Apostle
looked at `Aisha to see whether she would retort. `Aisha
started replying to Zainab till she silenced her. The Prophet
then looked at `Aisha and said, "She is really the daughter of
Abu Bakr."
3.756:
Narrated 'Azra bin Thabit Al−Ansari: When I went to Thumama
bin `Abdullah, he gave me some perfume and said that Anas
would not reject the gifts of perfume. Anas said: The Prophet
used not to reject the gifts of perfume.
3.757:
Narrated Al−Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan: When the delegates
of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet he stood up
amongst the people, Glorified and Praised Allah as He
deserved, and said, "Then after: Your brethren have come to
you with repentance and I see it logical to return to them
their captives; so whoever amongst you likes to do that as a
favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you like to stick to
his share till we give him his right from the very first Fai
(war booty) (1) which Allah will bestow on us, then (he can do
so)." The people replied, "We do that (to return the captives)
willingly as a favor for your sake."
3.758:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to accept gifts and used to give
something in return.
3.759:
Narrated An−Nu`man bin Bashir: that his father took him to
Allah's Apostle and said, "I have given this son of mine a
slave." The Prophet asked, "Have you given all your sons the
like?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "Take
back your gift then."
3.760:
Narrated 'Amir:
I heard An−Nu`man bin Bashir on the pulpit saying, "My father
gave me a gift but `Amra bint Rawaha (my mother) said that she
would not agree to it unless he made Allah's Apostle as a
witness to it. So, my father went to Allah's Apostle and said,
'I have given a gift to my son from `Amra bint Rawaha, but she
ordered me to make you as a witness to it, O Allah's Apostle!'
Allah's Apostle asked, 'Have you given (the like of it) to
everyone of your sons?' He replied in the negative. Allah's
Apostle said, 'Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your
children.' My father then returned and took back his gift."
3.761:
Narrated Az−Zuhari: Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah told me that
`Aisha had said, "When the Prophet became sick and his
condition became serious, he requested his wives to allow him
to be treated in my house, and they allowed him. He came out
leaning on two men while his feet were dragging on the ground.
He was walking between Al−`Abbas and another man." 'Ubaidullah
said, "When I informed Ibn `Abbas of what `Aisha had said, he
asked me whether I knew who was the second man whom `Aisha had
not named. I replied in the negative. He said, 'He was `Ali
bin Abi Talib."
3.762:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "One who takes back his
gift (which he has already given) is like a dog that swallows
its vomit."
3.763:
Narrated Asma:
Once I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have no property except
what has been given to me by Az−Zubair (i.e. her husband). May
I give in charity?" The Prophet said, "Give in charity and do
not withhold it; otherwise Allah will withhold it back from
you . "
3.764:
Narrated Asma:
Allah's Apostle said, "Give (in charity) and do not give
reluctantly lest Allah should give you in a limited amount;
and do not withhold your money lest Allah should withhold it
from you."
3.765:
Narrated Kuraib:
the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas, that Maimuna bint Al−Harith
told him that she manumitted a slave−girl without taking the
permission of the Prophet. On the day when it was her turn to
be with the Prophet, she said, "Do you know, O Allah's
Apostle, that I have manumitted my slave−girl?" He said, "Have
you really?" She replied in the affirmative. He said, "You
would have got more reward if you had given her (i.e. the
slave−girl) to one of your maternal uncles."
3.766:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to go on a journey, he would
draw lots as to which of his wives would accompany him. He
would take her whose name came out. He used to fix for each of
them a day and a night. But Sauda bint Zam`a gave up her
(turn) day and night to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet in
order to seek the pleasure of Allah's Apostle (by that
action).
3.767:
Narrated Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have two neighbors; which of
them should I give a gift to?" The Prophet said, "(Give) to
the one whose door is nearer to you."
3.768:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: That he heard As−Sa'b bin
Jath−thama Al−Laithi, who was one of the companions of the
Prophet, saying that he gave the meat of an onager to Allah's
Apostle while he was at a place called Al−Abwa' or Waddan, and
was in a state of Ihram. The Prophet did not accept it. When
the Prophet saw the signs of sorrow on As−Sa'b's face because
of not accepting his present, he said (to him), "We are not
returning your present, but we are in the state of Ihram."
(See Hadith No. 747)
3.769:
Narrated Abu Humaid Al−Sa`idi: The Prophet appointed a man
from the tribe of Al−Azd, called Ibn 'Utbiyya for collecting
the Zakat. When he returned he said, "This (i.e. the Zakat) is
for you and this has been given to my as a present." The
Prophet said, "Why hadn't he stayed in his father's or
mother's house to see whether he would be given presents or
not? By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whoever takes something
from the resources of the Zakat (unlawfully) will be carrying
it on his neck on the Day of Resurrection; if it be a camel,
it will be grunting; if a cow, it will be mooing; and if a
sheep, it will be bleating." The Prophet then raised his hands
till we saw the whiteness of his armpits, and he said thrice,
"O Allah! Haven't I conveyed Your Message (to them)?"
3.770:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said to me, "I will give you so much (the Prophet
pointed thrice with his hands) when funds of Bahrain will come
to me." But the Prophet died before the money reached him.
(When it came) Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to announce that
whoever had a money claim on the Prophet or was promised to be
given something, should come to Abu Bakr. I went to Abu Bakr
and told him that the Prophet had promised to give me so much.
On that Abu Bakr gave me three handfuls (of money).
3.771:
Narrated Al−Miswar bin Makhrama: Allah's Apostle distributed
some cloaks but did not give anything thereof to Makhrama.
Makhrama said (to me), "O son! accompany me to Allah's
Apostle." When I went with him, he said, "Call him to me." I
called him (i.e. the Prophet ) for my father. He came out
wearing one of those cloaks and said, "We kept this (cloak)
for you, (Makhrama)." Makhrama looked at the cloak and said,
"Makhrama is pleased," (or the Prophet said), "Is Makhrama
pleased?"
3.772:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said,
"I am ruined." The Prophet asked, "What do you mean?" He said,
"I had a sexual intercourse with my wife during Ramadan (while
fasting)." The Prophet asked him, "Can you manumit a slave?"
He replied in the negative. He then asked him, "Can you fast
for two successive months continuously" He replied in the
negative. The Prophet then asked him, "Can you feed sixty poor
persons?" He replied in the negative. In the meantime an
Ansari came with a basket full of dates. The Prophet said to
the man, "Take it and give it in charity (as an expiation of
your sin)." The man said "Should I give it to some people who
are poorer than we O Allah's Apostle? By Him Who has sent you
with the Truth, there is no family between Medina's two
mountains poorer than we." Allah's Apostle told him to take it
and provide his family with it."
3.773:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: My father was martyred on the
day (of the battle) of Uhud and his creditors demanded the
debt back in a harsh manner. So I went to Allah's Apostle and
informed him of that, he asked them to accept the fruits of my
garden and excuse my father, but they refused. So, Allah's
Apostle did not give them the fruits, nor did he cut them and
distribute them among them, but said, "I will come to you
tomorrow morning." So, he came to us the next morning and
walked about in between the date−palms and invoked Allah to
bless their fruits. I plucked the fruits and gave back all the
rights of the creditors in full, and a lot of fruits were left
for us. Then I went to Allah's Apostle, who was sitting, and
informed him about what happened. Allah's Apostle told `Umar,
who was sitting there, to listen to the story. `Umar said,
"Don't we know that you are Allah's Apostle? By Allah! you are
Allah's Apostle!"
3.774:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A drink (milk mixed with water) was
brought to the Prophet who drank some of it while a boy was
sitting on his right and old men on his left. The Prophet said
to the boy, "If you permit me, I'll give (the rest of the
drink to) these old men first." The boy said, "I will not give
preference to any one over me as regards my share from you, O
Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet then put that container in the
boy's hand. (See Hadith No. 541).
3.775:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I sold a camel to the Prophet on
one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he ordered me to
go to the Mosque and offer two rak`at. Then he weighed for me
(the price of the camel in gold) and gave an extra amount over
it. A part of it remained with me till it was taken by the
army of Sham on the day of Harra."
3.776:
Narrated Shal bin Sa`d: A drink (of milk and water) was
brought to Allah's Apostle while a boy was sitting on his
right side and old men were sitting on his left side. He asked
the boy, "Will you allow me to give it to these (people)?" The
boy said, "No, by Allah, I will not allow anyone to take my
right from you." Then the Prophet put the bowl in the boy's
hand.
3.777:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle owed a man some debt
(and that man demanded it very harshly). The companions of the
Prophet wanted to harm him, but the Prophet said to them,
"Leave him, as the creditor has the right to speak harshly."
He then added, "Buy (a camel) of the same age and give it to
him." They said, "We cannot get except a camel of an older age
than that of his." He said, "Buy it and give it to him, as the
best amongst you is he who pays back his debt in the most
handsome way.'
3.778:
Narrated Marwan bin Al−Hakam and Al−Miswar bin Makhrama: When
the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet they
requested him to return their property and their captives. He
said to them, "This concerns also other people along with me
as you see, and the best statement to me is the true one, so
you may choose one of two alternatives; either the captives or
the property and (I have not distributed the booty for) I have
been waiting for you." When the Prophet had returned from
Ta'if, he waited for them for more than ten nights. When they
came to know that the Prophet would not return except one of
the two, they chose their captives. The Prophet then stood up
amongst the Muslims, Glorified and Praised Allah as He
deserved, and then said, "Then after: These brothers of yours
have come to you with repentance and I see it proper to return
their captives, so whoever amongst you likes to do that as a
favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you wants to stick to
his share till we pay him from the very first Fai (i.e. war
booty) which Allah will give us, then he can do so." The
people said, "We return (the captives) to them willingly as a
favor, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, "I do not know
who of you has given his consent and who has not; so go back
and your leaders may present your decision to me." The people
went away, and their leaders discussed the matter with them,
and then came to the Prophet to tell him that all of them had
given their consent (to return the captives) willingly.
(Az−Zuhn, the sub−narrator said, "This is what we know about
the captives, of Hawazin.")
3.779:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: That the people sitting with that person
will be his co−owners. But this report is not confirmed by an
authentic narration. (Refer to Hadith 778)
3.780:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet took a camel of special age
from somebody on credit. Its owner came and demanded it back
(harshly). The Prophet said, "No doubt, he who has a right,
can demand it." Then the Prophet gave him an older camel than
his camel and said, "The best amongst you is he who repays his
debts in the most handsome way."
3.781:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he was in the company of the Prophet
on a journey, riding a troublesome camel belonging to `Umar.
The camel used to go ahead of the Prophet, so Ibn `Umar's
father would say, "O `Abdullah! No one should go ahead of the
Prophet." The Prophet said to him, "Sell it to me." `Umar said
to the Prophet "It is for you." So, he bought it and said, "O
`Abdullah! It is for you, and you can do with it what you
like."
3.782:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: `Umar bin Al−Khattab saw a
silken dress (cloak) being sold at the gate of the Mosque and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Would that you buy it and wear it on
Fridays and when the delegates come to you!" Allah's Apostle
said, "This is worn by the one who will have no share in the
Hereafter." Later on some silk dresses were brought and
Allah's Apostle sent one of them to `Umar. `Umar said, "How do
you give me this to wear while you said what you said about
the dress of 'Utarid?" Allah's Apostle said, "I have not given
it to you to wear." So, `Umar gave it to a pagan brother of
his in Mecca.
3.783:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Once the Prophet went to the house of
Fatima but did not enter it. `Ali came and she told him about
that. When 'All asked the Prophet about it, he said, "I saw a
(multicolored) decorated curtain on her door. I am not
interested in worldly things." `Ali went to Fatima and told
her about it. Fatima said, "I am ready to dispense with it in
the way he suggests." The Prophet ordered her to send it to
such−and−such needy people. "
3.784:
Narrated `Ali:
The Prophet gave me a silken dress as a gift and I wore it.
When I saw the signs of anger on his face, I cut it into
pieces and distributed it among my wives."
3.785:
Narrated Anas:
A Jubba (i.e. cloak) made of thick silken cloth was presented
to the Prophet. The Prophet used to forbid people to wear
silk. So, the people were pleased to see it. The Prophet said,
"By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's soul is, the handkerchiefs
of Sa`d bin Mu`adh in Paradise are better than this." Anas
added, "The present was sent to the Prophet by Ukaidir (a
Christian) from Dauma."
3.786:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jewess brought a poisoned (cooked)
sheep for the Prophet who ate from it. She was brought to the
Prophet and he was asked, "Shall we kill her?" He said, "No."
I continued to see the effect of the poison on the palate of
the mouth of Allah's Apostle .
3.787:
Narrated `Abdur−Rahman bin Abu Bakr: We were one−hundred and
thirty persons accompanying the Prophet who asked us whether
anyone of us had food. There was a man who had about a Sa of
wheat which was mixed with water then. A very tall pagan came
driving sheep. The Prophet asked him, "Will you sell us (a
sheep) or give it as a present?" He said, "I will sell you (a
sheep)." The Prophet bought a sheep and it was slaughtered.
The Prophet ordered that its liver and other Abdominal organs
be roasted. By Allah, the Prophet gave every person of the
one−hundred−and−thirty a piece of that; he gave all those of
them who were present; and kept the shares of those who were
absent. The Prophet then put its meat in two huge basins and
all of them ate to their fill, and even then more food was
left in the two basins which were carried on the camel (or
said something like it).
3.788:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: `Umar saw a silken cloak over a man for
sale and requested the Prophet to buy it in order to wear it
on Fridays and while meeting delegates. The Prophet said,
"This is worn by the one who will have no share in the
Hereafter." Later on Allah's Apostle got some silken cloaks
similar to that one, and he sent one to `Umar. `Umar said to
the Prophet "How can I wear it, while you said about it what
you said?" The Prophet said, "I have not given it to you to
wear, but to sell or to give to someone else." So, `Umar sent
it to his brother at Mecca before he embraced Islam.
3.789:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr: My mother came to me during the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle and she was a pagan. I said to
Allah's Apostle (seeking his verdict), "My mother has come to
me and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep
good relations with her?" The Prophet said, "Yes, keep good
relation with her. "
3.790:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "He who takes back his
present is like him who swallows his vomit."
3.791:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "The bad example is not
for us. He who takes back his present is like a dog that
swallows back its vomit."
3.792:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: I gave a horse in Allah's
Cause. The person to whom it was given, did not look after it.
I intended to buy it from him, thinking that he would sell it
cheap. When I asked the Prophet he said, "Don't buy it, even
if he gives it to you for one Dirham, as the person who takes
back what he has given in charity, is like a dog that swallows
back its vomit."
3.793:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet gave the verdict that `Umra is for the one to whom
it is presented.
3.794:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Umra is permissible."
Ata said, "Jabir narrated the same to me from the Prophet."
3.795:
Narrated Anas:
Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the Prophet
borrowed a horse from Abu Talha called Al−Mandub, and rode it.
When he came back he said, "We have not seen anything (to be
afraid of), but the horse was very fast (having an energy as
inexhaustible as the water of the sea).
3.796:
Narrated Aiman:
I went to `Aisha and she was wearing a coarse dress costing
five Dirhams. `Aisha said, "Look up and see my slave−girl who
refuses to wear it in the house though during the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle I had a similar dress which no woman desiring
to appear elegant (before her husband) failed to borrow from
me."
3.797:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "What a good
Maniha (the she−camel which has recently given birth and which
gives profuse milk) is, and (what a good Maniha) (the sheep
which gives profuse milk, a bowl in the morning and another in
the evening) is!"
3.798:
Narrated Malik:
Maniha is a good deed of charity.
3.799:
Narrated Ibn Shihab Az−Zuhri: Anas bin Malik said, "When the
emigrants came Medina, they had nothing whereas the Ansar had
land and property. The Ansar gave them their land on condition
that the emigrants would give them half the yearly yield and
work on the land and provide the necessaries for cultivation."
His (i.e. Anas's mother who was also the mother of `Abdullah
bin Abu Talha, gave some date−palms to Allah' Apostle who gave
them to his freed slave−girl (Um Aiman) who was also the
mother of Usama bin Zaid. When the Prophet finished from the
fighting against the people of Khaibar and returned to Medina,
the emigrants returned to the Ansar the fruit gifts which the
Ansar had given them. The Prophet also returned to Anas's
mother the date−palms. Allah's Apostle gave Um Aiman other
trees from his garden in lieu of the old gift.
3.800:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: That Allah's Apostle said, "There
are forty virtuous deeds and the best of them is the Maniha of
a she−goat, and anyone who does one of these virtuous deeds
hoping for Allah's reward with firm confidence that he will
get it, then Allah will make him enter Paradise because of
Hassan (a sub−narrator) said, "We tried to count those good
deeds below the Maniha; we mentioned replying to the sneezer,
removing harmful things from the road, etc., but we failed to
count even fifteen."
3.801:
Narrated Jabir:
Some men had superfluous land and they said that they would
give it to others to cultivate on the condition that they
would get one−third or one−fourth or one half of its yield.
The Prophet said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it
himself or give it to his brother or keep it uncultivated."
Narrated Abu Sa`id: A bedouin came to the Prophet and asked
him about emigration. The Prophet said to him, "May Allah be
merciful to you. The matter of emigration is difficult. Have
you got some camels?" He replied in the affirmative. The
Prophet asked him, "Do you pay their Zakat?" He replied in the
affirmative. He asked, "Do you lend them so that their milk
may be utilized by others?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The
Prophet asked, "Do you milk them on the day off watering
them?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Do good deeds
beyond the merchants (or the sea) and Allah will never
disregard any of your deeds." (See Hadith No. 260, Vol. 5)
3.802:
Narrated Tawus:
That he was told by the most learned one amongst them (i.e.
Ibn `Abbas) that the Prophet went towards some land which was
flourishing with vegetation and asked to whom it belonged. He
was told that such and such a person took it on rent. The
Prophet said, "It would have been better (for the owner) if he
had given it to him gratis rather than charging him a fixed
rent.
3.803:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Prophet
Abraham migrated with Sarah. The people (of the town where
they migrated) gave her Ajar (i.e. Hajar). Sarah returned and
said to Abraham, "Do you know that Allah has humiliated that
pagan and he has given a slave−girl for my service?"
3.804:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: Once I gave a horse (for
riding) in Allah's Cause. Later I saw it being sold. I asked
Allah's Apostle (whether I could buy it). He said, "Don't buy
it, for you should not get back what you have given in
charity."
Bk. 48: Witnesses
3.805:
Narrated `Urwa bin Al−Musaiyab, Alqama bin Waqqas and
Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah: About the story of `Aisha and their
narrations were similar attesting each other, when the liars
said what they invented about `Aisha, and the Divine
Inspiration was delayed, Allah's Apostle sent for `Ali and
Usama to consult them in divorcing his wife (i.e. `Aisha).
Usama said, "Keep your wife, as we know nothing about her
except good." Buraira said, "I cannot accuse her of any defect
except that she is still a young girl who sleeps, neglecting
her family's dough which the domestic goats come to eat (i.e.
she was too simpleminded to deceive her husband)." Allah's
Apostle said, "Who can help me to take revenge over the man
who has harmed me by defaming the reputation of my family? By
Allah, I have not known about my family−anything except good,
and they mentioned (i.e. accused) a man about whom I did not
know anything except good."
3.806:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle and Ubai bin
Ka`b Al−Ansari went to the garden where Ibn Saiyad used to
live. When Allah's Apostle entered (the garden), he (i.e.
Allah's Apostle ) started hiding himself behind the date−palms
as he wanted to hear secretly the talk of Ibn Saiyad before
the latter saw him. Ibn Saiyad wrapped with a soft decorated
sheet was lying on his bed murmuring. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw
the Prophet hiding behind the stems of the date−palms. She
addressed Ibn Saiyad saying, "O Saf, this is Muhammad."
Hearing that Ibn Saiyad stopped murmuring (or got cautious),
the Prophet said, "If she had left him undisturbed, he would
have revealed his reality." (See Hadith No. 290, Vol 4 for
details)
3.807:
Narrated Aisha:
The wife of Rifa`a Al−Qurazi came to the Prophet and said, "I
was Rifa`a's wife, but he divorced me and it was a final
irrevocable divorce. Then I married `Abdur−Rahman bin
Az−Zubair but he is impotent." The Prophet asked her 'Do you
want to remarry Rifa`a? You cannot unless you had a complete
sexual relation with your present husband." Abu Bakr was
sitting with Allah's Apostle and Khalid bin Sa`id bin Al−`As
was at the door waiting to be admitted. He said, "O Abu Bakr!
Do you hear what this (woman) is revealing frankly before the
Prophet ?"
3.808:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika from `Uqba bin Al−Harith:
`Uqba married the daughter of Abu Ihab bin `Aziz, and then a
woman came and said, "I suckled `Uqba and his wife." `Uqba
said to her, "I do not know that you have suckled me, and you
did not inform me." He then sent someone to the house of Abu
Ihab to inquire about that but they did not know that she had
suckled their daughter. Then `Uqba went to the Prophet in
Medina and asked him about it. The Prophet said to him, "How
(can you keep your wife) after it has been said (that both of
you were suckled by the same woman)?" So, he divorced her and
she was married to another (husband).
3.809:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: People were (sometimes) judged
by the revealing of a Divine Inspiration during the lifetime
of Allah's Apostle but now there is no longer any more (new
revelation). Now we judge you by the deeds you practice
publicly, so we will trust and favor the one who does good
deeds in front of us, and we will not call him to account
about what he is really doing in secret, for Allah will judge
him for that; but we will not trust or believe the one who
presents to us with an evil deed even if he claims that his
intentions were good.
3.810:
Narrated Anas:
A funeral procession passed in front of the Prophet and the
people praised the deceased. The Prophet said, "It has been
affirmed (Paradise)." Then another funeral procession passed
by and the people talked badly of the deceased. The Prophet
said, "It has been affirmed (Hell)." Allah's Apostle was
asked, "O Allah's Apostle! You said it has been affirmed for
both?" The Prophet said, "The testimony of the people (is
accepted), (for) the believer are Allah's witnesses on the
earth."
3.811:
Narrated Abu Al−Aswad: Once I went to Medina where there was
an outbreak of disease and the people were dying rapidly. I
was sitting with `Umar and a funeral procession passed by. The
people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been
affirmed" (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed
by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been
affirmed." (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed
by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, "It has been
affirmed (Paradise)." Then a third funeral procession passed
by and the people talked badly of the deceased. `Umar said,
"It has been affirmed (Hell)." I asked `Umar, "O chief of the
believers! What has been affirmed?" He said, "I have said what
the Prophet said. He said, 'Allah will admit into paradise any
Muslim whose good character is attested by four persons.' We
asked the Prophet, 'If there were three witnesses only?' He
said, 'Even three.' We asked, 'If there were two only?' He
said, 'Even two.' But we did not ask him about one witness."
3.812:
Narrated Aisha:
Aflah asked the permission to visit me but I did not allow
him. He said, "Do you veil yourself before me although I am
your uncle?" `Aisha said, "How is that?" Aflah replied, "You
were suckled by my brother's wife with my brother's milk." I
asked Allah's Apostle about it, and he said, "Allah is right,
so permit him to visit you."
3.813:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said about Hamza's daughter,
"I am not legally permitted to marry her, as foster relations
are treated like blood relations (in marital affairs). She is
the daughter of my foster brother."
3.814:
Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur−Rahman: That `Aisha the wife of the
Prophet told her uncle that once, while the Prophet was in her
house, she heard a man asking Hafsa's permission to enter her
house. `Aisha said, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I think the
man is Hafsa's foster uncle.' " `Aisha added, "O Allah's
Apostle! There is a man asking the permission to enter your
house." Allah's Apostle replied, "I think the man is Hafsa's
foster uncle." `Aisha said, "If so−and−so were living (i.e.
her foster uncle) would he be allowed to visit me?" Allah's
Apostle said, "Yes, he would, as the foster relations are
treated like blood relations (in marital affairs).
3.815:
Narrated Aisha:
Once the Prophet came to me while a man was in my house. He
said, "O `Aisha! Who is this (man)?" I replied, "My foster
brothers" He said, "O `Aisha! Be sure about your foster
brothers, as fostership is only valid if it takes place in the
suckling period (before two years of age).
3.816:
Narrated `Urwa bin Az−Zubair: A woman committed theft in the
Ghazwa of the Conquest (of Mecca) and she was taken to the
Prophet who ordered her hand to be cut off. `Aisha said, "Her
repentance was perfect and she was married (later) and used to
come to me (after that) and I would present her needs to
Allah's Apostle."
3.817:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: Allah's Apostle ordered that an
unmarried man who committed illegal sexual intercourse be
scourged one hundred lashes and sent into exile for one year.
3.818:
Narrated An−Nu`man bin Bashir: My mother asked my father to
present me a gift from his property; and he gave it to me
after some hesitation. My mother said that she would not be
satisfied unless the Prophet was made a witness to it. I being
a young boy, my father held me by the hand and took me to the
Prophet . He said to the Prophet, "His mother, bint Rawaha,
requested me to give this boy a gift." The Prophet said, "Do
you have other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet
said, "Do not make me a witness for injustice." Narrated
Ash−Shu`bi that the Prophet said, "I will not become a witness
for injustice."
3.819:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudrab: I heard `Imran bin Husain saying,
"The Prophet said, 'The best people are those living in my
generation, then those coming after them, and then those
coming after (the second generation)." `Imran said "I do not
know whether the Prophet mentioned two or three generations
after your present generation. The Prophet added, 'There will
be some people after you, who will be dishonest and will not
be trustworthy and will give witness (evidences) without being
asked to give witness, and will vow but will not fulfill their
vows, and fatness will appear among them."
3.820:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The people of my
generation are the best, then those who follow them, and then
whose who follow the latter. After that there will come some
people whose witness will go ahead of their oaths, and their
oaths will go ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a
sub−narrator) said, "We used to be beaten for taking oaths by
saying, 'I bear witness by the Name of Allah or by the
Covenant of Allah."
3.821:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was asked about the great sins He said, "They
are:−− (1 ) To join others in worship with Allah, (2) To be
undutiful to one's parents. (3) To kill a person (which Allah
has forbidden to kill) (i.e. to commit the crime of
murdering). (4) And to give a false witness."
3.822:
Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said thrice, "Should I inform
you out the greatest of the great sins?" They said, "Yes, O
Allah's Apostle!" He said, "To join others in worship with
Allah and to be undutiful to one's parents." The Prophet then
sat up after he had been reclining (on a pillow) and said,
"And I warn you against giving a false witness, and he kept on
saying that warning till we thought he would not stop. (See
Hadith No. 7, Vol. 8)
3.823:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet heard a man (reciting Qur'an) in the Mosque, and
he said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy upon him. No doubt, he
made me remember such−and such Verses of such−and−such Sura
which I dropped (from my memory). Narrated Aisha: The Prophet
performed the Tahajjud prayer in my house, and then he heard
the voice of `Abbas who was praying in the Mosque, and said,
"O `Aisha! Is this `Abbad's voice?" I said, "Yes." He said, "O
Allah! Be merciful to `Abbas!"
3.824:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, "Bilal
pronounces the Adhan when it is still night (before dawn), so
eat and drink till the next Adhan is pronounced (or till you
hear Ibn Um Maktum's Adhan)." Ibn Um Maktum was a blind man
who would not pronounce the Adhan till he was told that it was
dawn.
3.825:
Narrated Al−Miswar bin Makhrama: Some outer garments were
received the Prophet and my father (Makhrama) said to me, "Let
us go to the Prophet so that he may give us something from the
garments." So, my father stood at the door and spoke. The
Prophet recognized his voice and came out carrying a garment
and telling Makhrama the good qualities of that garment,
adding, "I have kept this for you, I have sent this for you."
3.826:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Isn't the
witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?" The women
said, "Yes." He said, "This is because of the deficiency of a
woman's mind."
3.827:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al−Harith: That he had married Um Yahya
bint Abu Ihab. He said. "A black slave−lady came and said, 'I
suckled you both.' I then mentioned that to the Prophet who
turned his face aside." `Uqba further said, "I went to the
other side and told the Prophet about it. He said, 'How can
you (keep her as your wife) when the lady has said that she
suckled both of you (i.e. you and your wife?)" So, the Prophet
ordered him to divorce her.
3.828:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al−Harith: I married a woman and later on a
woman came and said, "I suckled you both." So, I went to the
Prophet (to ask him about it). He said, "How can you (keep her
as a wife) when it has been said (that you were foster brother
and sister)? Leave (divorce) her.
3.829:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) "Whenever Allah's Apostle intended
to go on a journey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and
would take with him the one upon whom the lot fell. During a
Ghazwa of his, he drew lots amongst us and the lot fell upon
me, and I proceeded with him after Allah had decreed the use
of the veil by women. I was carried in a Howdah (on the camel)
and dismounted while still in it. When Allah's Apostle was
through with his Ghazwa and returned home, and we approached
the city of Medina, Allah's Apostle ordered us to proceed at
night. When the order of setting off was given, I walked till
I was past the army to answer the call of nature. After
finishing I returned (to the camp) to depart (with the others)
and suddenly realized that my necklace over my chest was
missing. So, I returned to look for it and was delayed because
of that. The people who used to carry me on the camel, came to
my Howdah and put it on the back of the camel, thinking that I
was in it, as, at that time, women were light in weight, and
thin and lean, and did not use to eat much. So, those people
did not feel the difference in the heaviness of the Howdah
while lifting it, and they put it over the camel. At that time
I was a young lady. They set the camel moving and proceeded
on. I found my necklace after the army had gone, and came to
their camp to find nobody. So, I went to the place where I
used to stay, thinking that they would discover my absence and
come back in my search. While in that state, I felt sleepy and
slept. Safwan bin Mu'attal As−Sulami Adh−Dhakwani was behind
the army and reached my abode in the morning. When he saw a
sleeping person, he came to me, and he used to see me before
veiling. So, I got up when I heard him saying, "Inna
lil−lah−wa inn a ilaihi rajiun (We are for Allah, and we will
return to Him)." He made his camel knell down. He got down
from his camel, and put his leg on the front legs of the camel
and then I rode and sat over it. Safwan set out walking,
leading the camel by the rope till we reached the army who had
halted to take rest at midday. Then whoever was meant for
destruction, fell into destruction, (some people accused me
falsely) and the leader of the false accusers was `Abdullah
bin Ubai bin Salul. After that we returned to Medina, and I
became ill for one month while the people were spreading the
forged statements of the false accusers. I was feeling during
my ailment as if I were not receiving the usual kindness from
the Prophet which I used to receive from him when I got sick.
But he would come, greet and say, 'How is that (girl)?' I did
not know anything of what was going on till I recovered from
my ailment and went out with Um Mistah to the Manasi where we
used to answer the call of nature, and we used not to go to
answer the call of nature except from night to night and that
was before we had lavatories near to our houses. And this
habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs in
the open country (or away from houses). So. I and Um Mistah
bint Ruhm went out walking. Um Mistah stumbled because of her
long dress and on that she said, 'Let Mistah be ruined.' I
said, 'You are saying a bad word. Why are you abusing a man
who took part in (the battle of) Badr?' She said, 'O Hanata
(you there) didn't you hear what they said?' Then she told me
the rumors of the false accusers. My sickness was aggravated,
and when I returned home, Allah's Apostle came to me, and
after greeting he said, 'How is that (girl)?' I requested him
to allow me to go to my parents. I wanted then to be sure of
the news through them I Allah's Apostle allowed me, and I went
to my parents and asked my mother, 'What are the people
talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry much
about this matter. By Allah, never is there a charming woman
loved by her husband who has other wives, but the women would
forge false news about her.' I said, 'Glorified be Allah! Are
the people really taking of this matter?' That night I kept on
weeping and could not sleep till morning. In the morning
Allah's Apostle called `Ali bin Abu Talib and Usama bin Zaid
when he saw the Divine Inspiration delayed, to consul them
about divorcing his wife (i.e. `Aisha). Usama bin Zaid said
what he knew of the good reputation of his wives and added, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Keep you wife, for, by Allah, we know nothing
about her but good.' `Ali bin Abu Talib said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Allah has no imposed restrictions on you, and there
are many women other than she, yet you may ask the
woman−servant who will tell you the truth.' On that Allah's
Apostle called Buraira and said, 'O Burair. Did you ever see
anything which roused your suspicions about her?' Buraira
said, 'No, by Allah Who has sent you with the Truth, I have
never seen in her anything faulty except that she is a girl of
immature age, who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough for
the goats to eat.' On that day Allah's Apostle ascended the
pulpit and requested that somebody support him in punishing
`Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will
support me to punish that person (`Abdullah bin Ubai bin
Salul) who has hurt me by slandering the reputation of my
family? By Allah, I know nothing about my family but good, and
they have accused a person about whom I know nothing except
good, and he never entered my house except in my company.'
Sa`d bin Mu`adh got up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! by Allah,
I will relieve you from him. If that man is from the tribe of
the Aus, then we will chop his head off, and if he is from our
brothers, the Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your
order.' On that Sa`d bin 'Ubada, the chief of the Khazraj and
before this incident, he had been a pious man, got up,
motivated by his zeal for his tribe and said, 'By Allah, you
have told a lie; you cannot kill him, and you will never be
able to kill him.' On that Usaid bin Al−Hadir got up and said
(to Sa`d bin 'Ubada), 'By Allah! you are a liar. By Allah, we
will kill him; and you are a hypocrite, defending the
hypocrites.' On this the two tribes of Aus and Khazraj got
excited and were about to fight each other, while Allah's
Apostle was standing on the pulpit. He got down and quieted
them till they became silent and he kept quiet. On that day I
kept on weeping so much so that neither did my tears stop, nor
could I sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I
had wept for two nights and a day, till I thought my liver
would burst from weeping. While they were sitting with me and
I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked my permission to enter,
and I allowed her to come in. She sat down and started weeping
with me. While we were in this state, Allah's Apostle came and
sat down and he had never sat with me since the day they
forged the accusation. No revelation regarding my case came to
him for a month. He recited Tashah−hud (i.e. None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His Apostle)
and then said, 'O `Aisha! I have been informed such−and−such
about you; if you are innocent, then Allah will soon reveal
your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent
to Allah and ask Him to forgive you, for when a person
confesses his sin and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah
accepts his repentance.' When Allah's Apostle finished his
speech my tears ceased completely and there remained not even
a single drop of it. I requested my father to reply to Allah's
Apostle on my behalf. My father said, By Allah, I do not know
what to say to Allah's Apostle.' I said to my mother, 'Talk to
Allah's Apostle on my behalf.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not
know what to say to Allah's Apostle. I was a young girl and
did not have much knowledge of the Qur'an. I said. 'I know, by
Allah, that you have listened to what people are saying and
that has been planted in your minds and you have taken it as a
truth. Now, if I told you that I am innocent and Allah knows
that I am innocent, you would not believe me and if I
confessed to you falsely that I am guilty, and Allah knows
that I am innocent you would believe me. By Allah, I don't
compare my situation with you except to the situation of
Joseph's father (i.e. Jacob) who said, 'So (for me) patience
is most fitting against that which you assert and it is Allah
(Alone) whose help can be sought.' Then I turned to the other
side of my bed hoping that Allah would prove my innocence. By
Allah I never thought that Allah would reveal Divine
Inspiration in my case, as I considered myself too inferior to
be talked of in the Holy Qur'an. I had hoped that Allah's
Apostle might have a dream in which Allah would prove my
innocence. By Allah, Allah's Apostle had not got up and nobody
had left the house before the Divine Inspiration came to
Allah's Apostle. So, there overtook him the same state which
used to overtake him, (when he used to have, on being inspired
divinely). He was sweating so much so that the drops of the
sweat were dropping like pearls though it was a (cold) wintry
day. When that state of Allah's Apostle was over, he was
smiling and the first word he said, `Aisha! Thank Allah, for
Allah has declared your innocence.' My mother told me to go to
Allah's Apostle . I replied, 'By Allah I will not go to him
and will not thank but Allah.' So Allah revealed: "Verily!
They who spread the slander are a gang among you . . ."
(24.11) When Allah gave the declaration of my Innocence, Abu
Bakr, who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha for he was
his relative, said, 'By Allah, I will never provide Mistah
with anything because of what he said about Aisha.' But Allah
later revealed: −− "And let not those who are good and wealthy
among you swear not to help their kinsmen, those in need and
those who left their homes in Allah's Cause. Let them forgive
and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you?
Verily! Allah is Oft−forgiving, Most Merciful." (24.22) After
that Abu Bakr said, 'Yes ! By Allah! I like that Allah should
forgive me,' and resumed helping Mistah whom he used to help
before. Allah's Apostle also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. the
Prophet's wife about me saying, 'What do you know and what did
you see?' She replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I refrain to claim
hearing or seeing what I have not heard or seen. By Allah, I
know nothing except goodness about Aisha." Aisha further added
"Zainab was competing with me (in her beauty and the Prophet's
love), yet Allah protected her (from being malicious), for she
had piety."
3.830:
Narrated Abu Bakra: A man praised another man in front of the
Prophet . The Prophet said to him, "Woe to you, you have cut
off your companion's neck, you have cut off your companion's
neck," repeating it several times and then added, "Whoever
amongst you has to praise his brother should say, 'I think
that he is so and so, and Allah knows exactly the truth, and I
do not confirm anybody's good conduct before Allah, but I
think him so and so,' if he really knows what he says about
him."
3.831:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: The Prophet heard someone
praising another and exaggerating in his praise. The Prophet
said, "You have ruined or cut the man's back (by praising him
so much).
3.832:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle called me to present
myself in front of him or the eve of the battle of Uhud, while
I was fourteen years of age at that time, and he did not allow
me to take part in that battle, but he called me in front of
him on the eve of the battle of the Trench when I was fifteen
years old, and he allowed me (to join the battle)." Nafi`
said, "I went to `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz who was Caliph at that
time and related the above narration to him, He said, "This
age (fifteen) is the limit between childhood and manhood," and
wrote to his governors to give salaries to those who reached
the age of fifteen.
3.833:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "Bath on
Friday is compulsory for those who have attained the age of
puberty."
3.834:
Narrated `Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody takes a
false oath in order to get the property of a Muslim (unjustly)
by that oath, then Allah will be angry with him when he will
meet Him." Al−Ash'ath informed me, "By Allah! This was said
regarding me. There was a dispute about a piece of land
between me and a man from the Jews who denied my right. I took
him to the Prophet. Allah's Apostle asked me, 'Do you have an
evidence?' I replied in the negative. He said to the Jew,
'Take an oath.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He will surely
take an oath and take my property unjustly." So, Allah
revealed: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the
cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths . . . " (3.77)
3.835:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Ibn `Abbas wrote that the Prophet
gave his verdict on the basis of the defendant's oath.
3.836:
Narrated Abu Wail: `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) said, "Whoever takes
a (false) oath in order to grab some property (unjustly),
Allah will be angry with him when he will meet Him. Allah
confirmed that through His Divine Revelation: "Verily! Those
who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and
their oaths . . . they will have a painful punishment." (3.77)
Al−Ash'ath bin Qais came to us and asked, 'What is Abu
`Abdur−Rahman (i.e. `Abdullah) telling you? 'We told him what
he was narrating to us. He said, 'He was telling the truth;
this Divine Verse was revealed in connection with me. There
was a dispute between me and another man about something and
the case was filed before Allah's Apostle who said, 'Produce
your two witnesses or else the defendant is to take an oath.'
I said, The defendant will surely take a (false) oath caring
for nothing.' The Prophet said, 'Whoever takes a false oath in
order to grab (other's) property, then Allah will be angry
with him when he will meet Him.' Then Allah revealed its
confirmation. Al−Ashath then recited the above Divine Verse."
(3.77)
3.837:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Hilal bin Umaiya accused his wife before
the Prophet of committing illegal sexual intercourse with
Sharik bin Sahma.' The Prophet said, "Produce a proof, or else
you would get the legal punishment (by being lashed) on your
back." Hilal said, "O Allah's Apostle! If anyone of us saw
another man over his wife, would he go to search for a proof."
The Prophet went on saying, "Produce a proof or else you would
get the legal punishment (by being lashed) on your back." The
Prophet then mentioned the narration of Lian (as in the Holy
Book). (Surat−al−Nur: 24)
3.838:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There are three
persons whom Allah will neither talk to nor look at, nor
purify from (the sins), and they will have a painful
punishment. (They are): (1) A man possessed superfluous water
on a way and he withheld it from the travelers. (2) a man who
gives a pledge of allegiance to a Muslim ruler and gives it
only for worldly gains. If the ruler gives him what he wants,
he remains obedient to It, otherwise he does not abide by it,
and (3) a man bargains with another man after the `Asr prayer
and the latter takes a false oath in the Name of Allah)
claiming that he has been offered so much for the thing and
the former (believes him and) buys it."
3.839:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a
(false) oath in order to grab (others) property, then Allah
will be angry with him when he will meet Him."
3.840:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet asked some people to take an
oath, and they hurried for it. The Prophet ordered that lots
should be drawn amongst them as to who would take an oath
first.
3.841:
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa: A man displayed some goods
in the market and took a false oath that he had been offered
so much for them though he was not offered that amount Then
the following Divine Verse was revealed:−− "Verily! Those who
purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and
their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment." (3.77) Ibn Abu
`Aufa added, "Such person as described above is a treacherous
Riba−eater (i.e. eater of usury).
3.842:
Narrated Abu Wail from `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever
takes a false oath in order to grab another man's (or his
brother's) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he
will meet him." Then Allah confirmed this by revealing the
Divine Verse: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the
cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths . . . Will get
painful punishment." (3.77) Al−Ash'ath met me and asked, "What
did `Abdullah tell you today?" I said, "So and so." He said,
"The Verse was revealed regarding my case."
3.843:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A man came to Allah's Apostle
asking him about Islam, Allah's Apostle said, "You have to
offer five compulsory prayers in a day and a night (24
hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more compulsory prayers
for me?" Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you like to offer
Nawafil (i.e. optional prayers)." Allah's Apostle then added,
"You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." The
man said, "Am I to fast any other days?' Allah's Apostle said,
"No, unless you wish to observe the optional fast
voluntarily." Then Allah's Apostle told him about the
compulsory Zakat. The man asked, "Do I have to give anything
besides?" Allah's Apostle said, "No, unless you wish to give
in charity voluntarily." So, the man departed saying, "By
Allah I will neither do more nor less than that." Allah's
Apostle said, "If he has said the truth he will be
successful."
3.844:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever has to take an
oath should swear by Allah or remain silent." (i.e. He should
not swear by other than Allah.)
3.845:
Narrated Um Salama: Once Allah's Apostle said, "You people
present your cases to me and some of you may be more eloquent
and persuasive in presenting their argument. So, if I give
some one's right to another (wrongly) because of the latter's
(tricky) presentation of the case, I am really giving him a
piece of fire; so he should not take it."
3.846:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Abu Sufyan told me that
Heraclius said to him, "When I inquired you what he (i.e.
Muhammad) ordered you, you replied that he ordered you to
establish the prayer, to speak the truth, to be chaste, to
keep promises and to pay back trusts." Then Heraclius added,
"These are really the qualities of a prophet."
3.847:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The signs of a
hypocrite are three: (1) whenever he speaks, he tells a lie,
(2) whenever he is entrusted, he proves to be dishonest, (3)
whenever he promises, he breaks his promise.
3.848:
Narrated Muhammad bin `Ali: Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "When
the Prophet died, Abu Bakr received some property from Al−`Ala
bin Al−Hadrami. Abu Bakr said to the people, "Whoever has a
money claim on the Prophet, or was promised something by him,
should come to us (so that we may pay him his right)." Jabir
added, "I said (to Abu Bakr), Allah's Apostle promised me that
he would give me this much, and this much, and this much
(spreading his hands three times)." Jabir added, "Abu Bakr
counted for me and handed me five−hundred (gold pieces), and
then five−hundred, and then five−hundred."
3.849:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: A Jew from Hira asked me which one
of the two periods Musa (i.e. Prophet Moses) completed. I
said, "I don't know, (but wait) till I see the most learned
'Arab and inquire him about it." So, I went to Ibn `Abbas and
asked him. He replied, "Moses completed the longer and better
period." Ibn `Abbas added, "No doubt, an apostle of Allah
always does what he says."
3.850:
Narrated Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utba: Ibn `Abbas said,
"O Muslims? How do you ask the people of the Scriptures,
though your Book (i.e. the Qur'an) which was revealed to His
Prophet is the most recent information from Allah and you
recite it, the Book that has not been distorted? Allah has
revealed to you that the people of the scriptures have changed
with their own hands what was revealed to them and they have
said (as regards their changed Scriptures): This is from
Allah, in order to get some worldly benefit thereby." Ibn
`Abbas added: "Isn't the knowledge revealed to you sufficient
to prevent you from asking them? By Allah I have never seen
any one of them asking (Muslims) about what has been revealed
to you."
3.851:
Narrated An−Nu`man bin Bashir: The Prophet said, "The example
of the person abiding by Allah's orders and limits (or the one
who abides by the limits and regulations prescribed by Allah)
in comparison to the one who do wrong and violate Allah's
limits and orders is like the example of people drawing lots
for seats in a boat. Some of them got seats in the upper part
while the others in the lower part ; those in the, lower part
have to pass by those in the upper one to get water, and that
troubled the latter. One of them (i.e. the people in the lower
part) took an ax and started making a hole in the bottom of
the boat. The people of the upper part came and asked him,
(saying), 'What is wrong with you?' He replied, "You have been
troubled much by my (coming up to you), and I have to get
water.' Now if they prevent him from doing that they will save
him and themselves, but if they leave him (to do what he
wants), they will destroy him and themselves."
3.852:
Narrated Um Al−Ala: That when the Ansar drew lots as to which
of the emigrants should dwell with which of the Ansar, the
name of `Uthman bin Mazun came out (to be in their lot). Um
Al−Ala further said, "Uthman stayed with us, and we nursed him
when he got sick, but he died. We shrouded him in his clothes,
and Allah's Apostle came to our house and I said, (addressing
the dead `Uthman), 'O Abu As−Sa'ib! May Allah be merciful to
you. I testify that Allah has blessed you.' The Prophet said
to me, "How do you know that Allah has blessed him?" I
replied, 'I do not know O Allah's Apostle! May my parents be
sacrificed for you.' Allah's Apostle said, 'As regards
`Uthman, by Allah he has died and I really wish him every
good, yet, by Allah, although I am Allah's Apostle, I do not
know what will be done to him.' Um Al−Ala added, 'By Allah I
shall never attest the piety of anybody after him. And what
Allah's Apostles said made me sad." Um Al−Ala further said,
"Once I slept and saw in a dream, a flowing stream for
`Uthman. So I went to Allah's Apostle and told him about it,
he said, 'That is (the symbol of) his deeds."
3.853:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to go on a journey, he used
to draw lots among his wives and would take with him the one
on whom the lot fell. He also used to fix for everyone of his
wives a day and a night, but Sauda bint Zam`a gave her day and
night to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet intending thereby to
please Allah's Apostle.
3.854:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If the people
knew what is the reward of making the call (for the prayer)
and (of being in) the first row (in the prayer), and if they
found no other way to get this privilege except by casting
lots, they would certainly cast lots for it. If they knew the
reward of the noon prayer, they would race for it, and if they
knew the reward of the morning (i.e. Fajr) and `Isha prayers,
they would present themselves for the prayer even if they had
to crawl to reach there.