Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 1:
Narrated Al-Walid bin 'Aizar:
I heard Abi Amr 'Ash-Shaibani saying, "The owner of this house." he
pointed to 'Abdullah's house, "said, 'I asked the Prophet 'Which deed
is loved most by Allah?" He replied, 'To offer prayers at their early
(very first) stated times.' " 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in
goodness)?" The Prophet said, "To be good and dutiful to one's
parents," 'Abdullah asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" The
Prophet said, To participate in Jihad for Allah's Cause." 'Abdullah
added, "The Prophet narrated to me these three things, and if I had
asked more, he would have told me more."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 2:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is
more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The
Prophet said, "Your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet
said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet
said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?"
The Prophet said, "Your father. "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 3:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
A man said to the Prophet, "Shall I participate in Jihad?" The Prophet
said, "Are your parents living?" The man said, "Yes." the Prophet
said, "Do Jihad for their benefit."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 4:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
Allah's Apostle said. "It is one of the greatest sins that a man
should curse his parents." It was asked (by the people), "O Allah's
Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?" The Prophet said, "'The
man abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father
of the former and abuses his mother."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 5:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "While three persons were traveling, they were
overtaken by rain and they took shelter in a cave in a mountain. A big
rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of the cave and blocked it.
They said to each other. 'Think of such good (righteous) deeds which,
you did for Allah's sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to
those deeds so that Allah may relieve you from your difficulty. one of
them said, 'O Allah! I had my parents who were very old and I had
small children for whose sake I used to work as a shepherd. When I
returned to them at night and milked (the sheep), I used to start
giving the milk to my parents first before giving to my children. And
one day I went far away in search of a grazing place (for my sheep),
and didn't return home till late at night and found that my parents
had slept. I milked (my livestock) as usual and brought the milk
vessel and stood at their heads, and I disliked to wake them up from
their sleep, and I also disliked to give the milk to my children
before my parents though my children were crying (from hunger) at my
feet.
So this state of mine and theirs continued till the day dawned. (O
Allah!) If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your
pleasure, then please let there be an opening through which we can see
the sky.' So Allah made for them an opening through which they could
see the sky. Then the second person said, 'O Allah! I had a she-cousin
whom I loved as much as a passionate man love a woman. I tried to
seduce her but she refused till I paid her one-hundred Dinars So I
worked hard till I collected one hundred Dinars and went to her with
that But when I sat in between her legs (to have sexual intercourse
with her), she said, 'O Allah's slave! Be afraid of Allah ! Do not
deflower me except legally (by marriage contract). So I left her O
Allah! If you considered that I had done that only for seeking Your
pleasure then please let the rock move a little to have a (wider)
opening.'
So Allah shifted that rock to make the opening wider for them. And the
last (third) person said 'O Allah ! I employed a laborer for wages
equal to a Faraq (a certain measure: of rice, and when he had finished
his job he demanded his wages, but when I presented his due to him, he
gave it up and refused to take it. Then I kept on sowing that rice for
him (several times) till managed to buy with the price of the yield,
some cows and their shepherd Later on the laborer came to me an said.
'(O Allah's slave!) Be afraid o Allah, and do not be unjust to me an
give me my due.' I said (to him). 'Go and take those cows and their
shepherd. So he took them and went away. (So, O Allah!) If You
considered that I had done that for seeking Your pleasure, then please
remove the remaining part of the rock.' And so Allah released them
(from their difficulty)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 6:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
The Prophet said, "Allah has forbidden you ( 1 ) to be undutiful to
your mothers (2) to withhold (what you should give) or (3) demand
(what you do not deserve), and (4) to bury your daughters alive. And
Allah has disliked that (A) you talk too much about others ( B), ask
too many questions (in religion), or (C) waste your property."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 7:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
Allah's Apostle said thrice, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of
the great sins?" We said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle" He said, "To join
partners in worship with Allah: to be undutiful to one's parents." The
Prophet sat up after he had been reclining and added, "And I warn you
against giving forged statement and a false witness; I warn you
against giving a forged statement and a false witness." The Prophet
kept on saying that warning till we thought that he would not stop.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 8:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle mentioned the greatest sins or he was asked about the
greatest sins. He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to
kill a soul which Allah has forbidden to kill; and to be undutiful or
unkind to one's parents." The Prophet added, "Shall I inform you of
the biggest of the great sins? That is the forged statement or the
false witness." Shu'ba (the sub-narrator) states that most probably
the Prophet said, "the false witness."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 9:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:
My mother came to me, hoping (for my favor) during the lifetime of the
Prophet asked the Prophet, "May I treat her kindly?" He replied,
"Yes." Ibn 'Uyaina said, "Then Allah revealed: 'Allah forbids you not
with regards to those who fought not against you because of religion,
and drove you not out from your homes, that you should show them
kindness and deal justly with them.'.......(60.8)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 10:
Narrated Abu Sufyan:
That Heraclius sent for him and said, "What did he, i.e. the Prophet
order you?" I replied, "He orders us to offer prayers; to give alms;
to be chaste; and to keep good relations with our relatives.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 11:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
My father, seeing a silken cloak being sold, said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Buy this and wear it on Fridays and when the foreign delegates pay a
visit to you." He said, "This is worn only by that person who will
have no share in the Hereafter." Later a few silken cloaks were given
to the Prophet as a gift, and he sent one of those cloaks to 'Umar.
'Umar said (to the Prophet), "How can I wear it while you have said
about it what you said?" The Prophet said, "I did not give it to you
to wear but to sell or to give to someone else to wear." So 'Umar sent
it to his (pagan) brother who was from the inhabitants of Mecca before
he ('Umar's brother) embraced Islam.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 12:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Inform me of a deed which will make me
enter Paradise." The people said, "What is the matter with him? What
is the matter with him?" Allah's Apostle said, "He has something to
ask (what he needs greatly)." The Prophet said (to him), (In order to
enter Paradise) you should worship Allah and join none in worship with
Him: You should offer prayers perfectly, give obligatory charity
(Zakat), and keep good relations with your Kith and kin." He then
said, "Leave it!" (The sub-narrator said, "It seems that the Prophet
was riding his she camel."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 13:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im:
That he heard the Prophet saying, "The person who severs the bond of
kinship will not enter Paradise."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 14:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Who ever is pleased that he be
granted more wealth and that his lease of life be pro longed, then he
should keep good relations with his Kith and kin."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 15:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah 's Apostle said, "Whoever loves that he be granted more wealth
and that his lease of life be prolonged then he should keep good
relations with his Kith and kin."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 16:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah created the creations, and when He finished
from His creations, Ar-Rahm i.e., womb said, "(O Allah) at this place
I seek refuge with You from all those who sever me (i.e. sever the
ties of Kith and kin). Allah said, 'Yes, won't you be pleased that I
will keep good relations with the one who will keep good relations
with you, and I will sever the relation with the one who will sever
the relations with you.' It said, 'Yes, O my Lord.' Allah said, 'Then
that is for you ' " Allah's Apostle added. "Read (in the Qur'an) if
you wish, the Statement of Allah: 'Would you then, if you were given
the authority, do mischief in the land and sever your ties of
kinship?' (47.22)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 17:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The word 'Ar-Rahm (womb) derives its name from
Ar-Rahman (i.e., one of the names of Allah) and Allah said: 'I will
keep good relation with the one who will keep good relation with you,
(womb i.e. Kith and Kin) and sever the relation with him who will
sever the relation with you, (womb, i.e. Kith and Kin).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 18:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet said, "The word 'Ar-Rahm' (womb)
derives its name from 'Ar-Rahman' (i.e. Allah). So whosoever keeps
good relations with it (womb i.e. Kith and kin), Allah will keep good
relations with him, and whosoever will sever it (i.e. severs his bonds
of Kith and kin) Allah too will sever His relations with him.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 19:
Narrated 'Amr bin Al-'As:
I heard the Prophet saying openly not secretly, "The family of Abu
so-and-so (i.e. Talib) are not among my protectors." 'Amr said that
there was a blank space (1) in the Book of Muhammad bin Ja'far. He
added, "My Protector is Allah and the righteous believing people."
'Amr bin Al-'As added: I heard the Prophet saying, 'But they (that
family) have kinship (Rahm) with me and I will be good and dutiful to
them. "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 20:
Narrated Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good
done to him by his relatives, but Al-Wasil is the one who keeps good
relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of kinship
with him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 21:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
That he said, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you think about my good
deeds which I used to do during the period of ignorance (before
embracing Islam) like keeping good relations with my Kith and kin,
manumitting of slaves and giving alms etc; Shall I receive the reward
for that?" Allah's Apostle said, "You have embraced Islam with all
those good deeds which you did.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 22:
Narrated Sa'id:
Um Khalid bint Khalid bin Said said, "I came to Allah's Apostle along
with my father and I was wearing a yellow shirt. Allah's Apostle said,
"Sanah Sanah!" ('Abdullah, the sub-narrator said, "It means, 'Nice,
nice!' in the Ethiopian language.") Um Khalid added, "Then I started
playing with the seal of Prophethood. My father admonished me. But
Allah's Apostle said (to my father), "Leave her," Allah's Apostle
(then addressing me) said, "May you live so long that your dress gets
worn out, and you will mend it many times, and then wear another till
it gets worn out (i.e. May Allah prolong your life)." (The
sub-narrator, 'Abdullah aid, "That garment (which she was wearing
remained usable for a long
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 23:
Narrated Ibn Abi Na'm:
-smelling flowers in this world."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 24:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) A lady along with her two daughters came to
me asking me (for some alms), but she found nothing with me except one
date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughters,
and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I
informed him about this story. He said, "Whoever is in charge of (put
to test by) these daughters and treats them generously, then they will
act as a shield for him from the (Hell) Fire."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 25:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet came out towards us, while carrying Umamah, the daughter
of Abi Al-As (his grand-daughter) over his shoulder. He prayed, and
when he wanted to bow, he put her down, and when he stood up, he
lifted her up.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 26:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle kissed Al-Hasan bin Ali while Al-Aqra' bin Habis
At-Tamim was sitting beside him. Al-Aqra said, "I have ten children
and I have never kissed anyone of them," Allah's Apostle cast a look
at him and said, "Whoever is not merciful to others will not be
treated mercifully."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 27:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "You (people) kiss the boys!
We don't kiss them." The Prophet said, "I cannot put mercy in your
heart after Allah has taken it away from it."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 28:
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners, children and woman only) were brought
before the Prophet and behold, a woman amongst them was milking her
breasts to feed and whenever she found a child amongst the captives,
she took it over her chest and nursed it (she had lost her child but
later she found him) the Prophet said to us, "Do you think that this
lady can throw her son in the fire?" We replied, "No, if she has the
power not to throw it (in the fire)." The Prophet then said, "Allah is
more merciful to His slaves than this lady to her son."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 29:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, Allah divided Mercy into one-hundred
parts and He kept its ninety-nine parts with Him and sent down its one
part on the earth, and because of that, its one single part, His
creations are Merciful to each other, so that even the mare lifts up
its hoofs away from its baby animal, lest it should trample on it."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 30:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
I said 'O Allah's Apostle! Which sin is the greatest?" He said, "To
set up a rival unto Allah, though He Alone created you." I said, "What
next?" He said, "To kill your son lest he should share your food with
you." I further asked, "What next?" He said, "To commit illegal sexual
intercourse with the wife of your neighbor." And then Allah revealed
as proof of the statement of the Prophet: 'Those who invoke not with
Allah any other god)................. (to end of verse)...' (25.68)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 31:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet took a child in his lap for Tahnik (i.e. he chewed a date
in his mouth and put its juice in the mouth of the child). The child
urinated on him, so he asked for water and poured it over the place of
the urine.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 32:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
Allah's Apostle used to put me on (one of) his thighs and put Al-Hasan
bin 'Ali on his other thigh, and then embrace us and say, "O Allah!
Please be Merciful to them, as I am merciful to them. "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 33:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I never felt so jealous of any woman as I did of Khadija, though she
had died three years before the Prophet married me, and that was
because I heard him mentioning her too often, and because his Lord had
ordered him to give her the glad tidings that she would have a palace
in Paradise, made of Qasab and because he used to slaughter a sheep
and distribute its meat among her friends.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 34:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The Prophet said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and
provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index
and middle fingers together.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 35:
Narrated Safwan bin Salim:
The Prophet said "The one who looks after and works for a widow and
for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for Allah's Cause or
like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night."
Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said as above.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 36:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The one who looks after and works for a widow
and for a poor person is like a warrior fighting for Allah's Cause."
(The narrator Al-Qa'nabi is not sure whether he also said "Like the
one who prays all the night without slackness and fasts continuously
and never breaks his fast.")
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 37:
Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith:
We came to the Prophet and we were (a few) young men of approximately
equal age and stayed with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that
we were anxious for our families, and he asked us whom we had left
behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted
and merciful, so he said, "Return to your families and teach them
(religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and offer your
prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the stated
time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its
call (i.e. the Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in
prayer.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 38:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was walking on a road. he became
very thirsty. Then he came across a well, got down into it, drank (of
its water) and then came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and
licking mud because of excessive thirst. The man said to himself "This
dog is suffering from the same state of thirst as I did." So he went
down the well (again) and filled his shoe (with water) and held it in
his mouth and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for that deed and
forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is there a reward
for us in serving the animals?" He said, "(Yes) There is a reward for
serving any animate (living being) ."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 39:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle stood up for the prayer and we too stood up along with
him. Then a bedouin shouted while offering prayer. "O Allah! Bestow
Your Mercy on me and Muhammad only and do not bestow it on anybody
else along with us." When the Prophet had finished his prayer with
Taslim, he said to the Bedouin, "You have limited (narrowed) a very
vast (thing)," meaning Allah's Mercy.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 40:
Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:
Allah's Apostle said, "You see the believers as regards their being
merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being
kind, resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not
well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever
with it."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 41:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "If any Muslim plants any plant and a human being or
an animal eats of it, he will be rewarded as if he had given that much
in charity."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 42:
Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "He who is not merciful to others, will not be
treated mercifully.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 43:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said "Gabriel continued to recommend me about treating the
neighbors Kindly and politely so much so that I thought he would order
me to make them as my heirs.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 44:
Narrates Ibn Umar:
Allah' Apostle said, Gabriel kept on recommending me about treating
the neighbors in a kind and polite manner, so much so that I thought
that he would order (me) to make them (my) heirs."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 45:
Narrated Abu Shuraih:
The Prophet said, "By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does
not believe! By Allah, he does not believe!" It was said, "Who is
that, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "That person whose neighbor does
not feel safe from his evil."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 46:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet used to say, "O Muslim ladies! A neighbouress should not
look down upon the present of her neighbouress even it were the hooves
of a sheep."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 47:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day
should not harm his neighbor, and anybody who believes in Allah and
the Last Day should entertain his guest generously and anybody who
believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep
quiet. (i.e. abstain from all kinds of evil and dirty talk).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 48:
Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Adawi:
My ears heard and my eyes saw the Prophet when he spoke, "Anybody who
believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his neighbor
generously, and anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day should
serve his guest generously by giving him his reward." It was asked.
"What is his reward, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "(To be entertained
generously) for a day and a night with high quality of food and the
guest has the right to be entertained for three days (with ordinary
food) and if he stays longer, what he will be provided with will be
regarded as Sadaqa (a charitable gift). And anybody who believes in
Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quite (i.e.
abstain from all kinds of dirty and evil talks)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 49:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have two neighbors! To whom shall I send
my gifts?" He said, "To the one whose gate in nearer to you."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 50:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, Enjoining, all that is good is a Sadaqa."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 51:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:
The Prophet said, "On every Muslim there is enjoined (a compulsory)
Sadaqa (alms)." They (the people) said, "If one has nothing?' He said,
"He should work with his hands so that he may benefit himself and give
in charity." They said, "If he cannot work or does not work?" He said,
"Then he should help the oppressed unhappy person (by word or action
or both)." They said, "If he does not do it?" He said, "Then he should
enjoin what is good (or said what is reasonable).' They said, "If he
does not do that''' He said, "Then he should refrain from doing evil,
for that will be considered for Him as a Sadaqa (charity) . "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 52:
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:
The Prophet mentioned the (Hell) Fire and sought refuge (with Allah)
from it, and turned his face to the other side. He mentioned the
(Hell) Fire again and took refuge (with Allah) from it and turned his
face to the other side. (Shu'ba, the sub-narrator, said, "I have no
doubt that the Prophet repeated it twice.") The Prophet then said, "(O
people!) Save yourselves from the (Hell) Fire even if with one half of
a date fruit (given in charity), and if this is not available, then
(save yourselves) by saying a good pleasant friendly word."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 53:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) A group of Jews entered upon the Prophet and
said, "As-Samu-Alaikum." (i.e. death be upon you). I understood it
and said, "Wa-Alaikum As-Samu wal-la'n. (death and the curse of Allah
be Upon you)." Allah's Apostle said "Be calm, O 'Aisha! Allah loves
that on, should be kind and lenient in all matters." I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Haven't you heard what they (the Jews) have said?"
Allah's Apostle said "I have (already) said (to them) "And upon you !
"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 54:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A bedouin urinated in the mosque and the people ran to (beat) him.
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not interrupt his urination (i.e. let him
finish)." Then the Prophet asked for a tumbler of water and poured the
water over the place of urine.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 55:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "A believer to another believer is like a building
whose different parts enforce each other." The Prophet then clasped
his hands with the fingers interlaced. (At that time) the Prophet was
sitting and a man came and begged or asked for something. The Prophet
faced us and said, "Help and recommend him and you will receive the
reward for it, and Allah will bring about what He will through His
Prophet's tongue."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 56o:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Whenever a beggar or a person in need came to the Prophet, the Prophet
would say "Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for
it, and Allah will bring about what he will through His Prophet's
tongue
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 56:
Narrated Masruq:
Abdullah bin 'Amr mentioned Allah's Apostle saying that he was neither
a Fahish nor a Mutafahish. Abdullah bin 'Amr added, Allah's Apostle
said, 'The best among you are those who have the best manners and
character.'
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 57:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mulaika:
'Aisha said that the Jews came to the Prophet and said, "As-Samu
'Alaikum" (death be on you). 'Aisha said (to them), "(Death) be on
you, and may Allah curse you and shower His wrath upon you!" The
Prophet said, "Be calm, O 'Aisha ! You should be kind and lenient, and
beware of harshness and Fuhsh (i.e. bad words)." She said (to the
Prophet), "Haven't you heard what they (Jews) have said?" He said,
"Haven't you heard what I have said (to them)? I said the same to
them, and my invocation against them will be accepted while theirs
against me will be rejected (by Allah). "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 58:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet was not one who would abuse (others) or say obscene words,
or curse (others), and if he wanted to admonish anyone of us, he used
to say: "What is wrong with him, his forehead be dusted!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 59o:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A man asked permission to enter upon the Prophet. When the Prophet saw
him, he said, "What an evil brother of his tribe! And what an evil son
of his tribe!" When that man sat down, the Prophet behaved with him in
a nice and polite manner and was completely at ease with him. When
that person had left, 'Aisha said (to the Prophet). "O Allah's
Apostle! When you saw that man, you said so-and-so about him, then you
showed him a kind and polite behavior, and you enjoyed his company?"
Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Aisha! Have you ever seen me speaking a bad
and dirty language? (Remember that) the worst people in Allah's sight
on the Day of Resurrection will be those whom the people leave
(undisturbed) to be away from their evil (deeds)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 59i:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was the best among the people (both in shape and
character) and was the most generous of them, and was the bravest of
them. Once, during the night, the people of Medina got afraid (of a
sound). So the people went towards that sound, but the Prophet having
gone to that sound before them, met them while he was saying, "Don't
be afraid, don't be afraid." (At that time) he was riding a horse
belonging to Abu Talha and it was naked without a saddle, and he was
carrying a sword slung at his neck. The Prophet said, "I found it (the
horse) like a sea, or, it is the sea indeed."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 60:
Narrated Jabir:
Never was the Prophet asked for a thing to be given for which his
answer was 'no'.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 61:
Narrated Masruq:
We were sitting with 'Abdullah bin 'Amr who was narrating to us
(Hadith): He said, "Allah's Apostle was neither a Fahish nor a
Mutafahhish, and he used to say, 'The best among you are the best in
character (having good manners)."'
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 62:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa'd said that a woman brought a Burda (sheet) to the
Prophet. Sahl asked the people, "Do you know what is a Burda?" The
people replied, "It is a 'Shamla', a sheet with a fringe." That woman
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have brought it so that you may wear it."
So the Prophet took it because he was in need of it and wore it. A man
among his companions, seeing him wearing it, said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Please give it to me to wear." The Prophet said, "Yes." (and gave him
that sheet). When the Prophet left, the man was blamed by his
companions who said, "It was not nice on your part to ask the Prophet
for it while you know that he took it because he was in need of it,
and you also know that he (the Prophet) never turns down anybody's
request that he might be asked for." That man said, "I just wanted to
have its blessings as the Prophet had put it on, so l hoped that I
might be shrouded in it."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 63:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will
decrease, and miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the
people), and the Harj (will increase)." They asked, "What is the
Harj?" He replied, "(It is) killing (murdering), (it is) murdering
(killing).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 64:
Narrated Anas:
I served the Prophet for ten years, and he never said to me, "Uf" (a
minor harsh word denoting impatience) and never blamed me by saying,
"Why did you do so or why didn't you do so?"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 65:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
I asked 'Aisha what did the Prophet use to do at home. She replied.
"He used to keep himself busy serving his family and when it was time
for the prayer, he would get up for prayer."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 66:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying:
'Allah loves so and so; O Gabriel, love him.' Gabriel would love him,
and then Gabriel would make an announcement among the residents of the
Heaven, 'Allah loves so-and-so, therefore, you should love him also.'
So, all the residents of the Heavens would love him and then he is
granted the pleasure of the people of the earth."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 67:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "None will have the sweetness (delight) of Faith (a)
till he loves a person and loves him only for Allah's sake, (b) and
till it becomes dearer to him to be thrown in the fire than to revert
to disbelief (Heathenism) after Allah has brought him out of it, (c)
and till Allah and His Apostle become dearer to him than anything
else."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 68:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zam'a:
The Prophet forbade laughing at a person who passes wind, and said,
"How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the stallion camel
and then he may embrace (sleep with) her?" And Hisham said, "As he
beats his slave"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 69:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said at Mina, "Do you know what day is today?" They (the
people) replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better," He said "Today
is 10th of Dhul-Hijja, the sacred (forbidden) day. Do you know what
town is this town?" They (the people) replied, "Allah and His Apostle
know better." He said, "This is the (forbidden) Sacred town (Mecca a
sanctuary)." And do you know which month is this month?" They (the
People) replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, ''This
is the Sacred (forbidden) month ." He added, "Allah has made your
blood, your properties and your honor Sacred to one another (i.e.
Muslims) like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of
yours, in this town of yours." (See Hadith No. 797, Vol. 2.)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 70:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (i.e., an
evil-doing), and killing him is Kufr (disbelief)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 71:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
That he heard the Prophet saying, "If somebody accuses another of
Fusuq (by calling him 'Fasiq' i.e. a wicked person) or accuses him of
Kufr, such an accusation will revert to him (i.e. the accuser) if his
companion (the accused) is innocent."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 72:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle was neither a Fahish (one who had a bad tongue) nor a
Sabbaba (one who abuses others) and he used to say while admonishing
somebody, "What is wrong with him? May dust be on his forehead!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 73:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
(who was one of the companions who gave the pledge of allegiance to
the Prophet underneath the tree (Al-Hudaibiya)) Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e. if somebody
swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim e.g., a Jew or a Christian,
etc.) in case he is telling a lie, he is really so if his oath is
false, and a person is not bound to fulfill a vow about a thing which
he does not possess. And if somebody commits suicide with anything in
this world, he will be tortured with that very thing on the Day of
Resurrection; And if somebody curses a believer, then his sin will be
as if he murdered him; And whoever accuses a believer of Kufr
(disbelief), then it is as if he killed him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 74:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surad:
A man from the companions of the Prophet said, "Two men abused each
other in front of the Prophet and one of them became angry and his
anger became so intense that his face became swollen and changed. The
Prophet said, "I know a word the saying of which will cause him to
relax if he does say it." Then a man went to him and informed him of
the statement of the Prophet and said, "Seek refuge with Allah from
Satan." On that, angry man said, 'Do you find anything wrong with me?
Am I insane? Go away!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 75:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle went out to inform the people about the (date of the
Night of decree (Al-Qadr). There happened a quarrel between two Muslim
men. The Prophet said, "I came out to inform you about the Night of
Al-Qadr, but as so-and-so and so-and-so quarrelled, so the news about
it had been taken away; and may be it was better for you. So look for
it in the ninth, the seventh, or the fifth (of the last ten days of
Ramadan)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 76:
Narrated Ma'rur:
I saw Abu Dhar wearing a Burd (garment) and his slave too was wearing
a Burd, so I said (to Abu Dhar), "If you take this (Burda of your
slave) and wear it (along with yours), you will have a nice suit
(costume) and you may give him another garment." Abu Dhar said, "There
was a quarrel between me and another man whose mother was a non-Arab
and I called her bad names. The man mentioned (complained about) me to
the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Did you abuse so-and-so?" I said,
"Yes" He said, "Did you call his mother bad names?" I said, "Yes". He
said, "You still have the traits of (the Pre-lslamic period of)
ignorance." I said. "(Do I still have ignorance) even now in my old
age?" He said, "Yes, they (slaves or servants) are your brothers, and
Allah has put them under your command. So the one under whose hand
Allah has put his brother, should feed him of what he eats, and give
him dresses of what he wears, and should not ask him to do a thing
beyond his capacity. And if at all he asks him to do a hard task, he
should help him therein."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 77:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet led us in the Zuhr prayer, offering only two Rakat and
then (finished it) with Taslim, and went to a piece of wood in front
of the mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr and 'Umar were also
present among the people on that day but dared not talk to him (about
his unfinished prayer). And the hasty people went away, wondering.
"Has the prayer been shortened" Among the people there was a man whom
the Prophet used to call Dhul-Yadain (the longarmed). He said, "O
Allah's Prophet! Have you forgotten or has the prayer been shortened?"
The Prophet said, "Neither have I forgotten, nor has it been
shortened." They (the people) said, "Surely, you have forgotten, O
Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, Dhul-Yadain has told the truth."
So the Prophet got up and offered other two Rakat and finished his
prayer with Taslim. Then he said Takbir, performed a prostration of
ordinary duration or longer, then he raised his head and said Takbir
and performed another prostration of ordinary duration or longer and
then raised his head and said Takbir (i.e. he performed the two
prostrations of Sahu, i.e., forgetfulness)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 78:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle passed by two graves and said, "Both of them (persons
in the grave) are being tortured, and they are not being tortured for
a major sin. This one used not to save himself from being soiled with
his urine, and the other used to go about with calumnies (among the
people to rouse hostilities, e.g., one goes to a person and tells him
that so-and-so says about him such-and-such evil things). The Prophet
then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into two
pieces and planted one on each grave and said, "It is hoped that their
punishment may be abated till those two pieces of the leaf get dried."
(See Hadith No 215, Vol 1).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 79:
Narrated Abu Usaid As-Sa'idi:
The Prophet said, "The best family among the Ansar is the Banu
An-Najjar. "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 80:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A man asked permission to enter upon Allah's Apostle. The Prophet
said, "Admit him. What an evil brother of his people or a son of his
people." But when the man entered, the Prophet spoke to him in a very
polite manner. (And when that person left) I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
You had said what you had said, yet you spoke to him in a very polite
manner?" The Prophet said, "O 'Aisha! The worst people are those whom
the people desert or leave in order to save themselves from their
dirty language or from their transgression."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 81:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Once the Prophet went through the grave-yards of Medina and heard the
voices of two humans who were being tortured in their graves. The
Prophet said, "They are being punished, but they are not being
punished because of a major sin, yet their sins are great. One of them
used not to save himself from (being soiled with) the urine, and the
other used to go about with calumnies (Namima)." Then the Prophet
asked for a green palm tree leaf and split it into two pieces and
placed one piece on each grave, saying, "I hope that their punishment
may be abated as long as these pieces of the leaf are not dried."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 82:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
I heard the Prophet saying, "A Qattat will not enter Paradise."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 83:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever does not give up false statements (i.e.
telling lies), and evil deeds, and speaking bad words to others, Allah
is not in need of his (fasting) leaving his food and drink."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 84:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The worst people in the Sight of Allah on the Day
of Resurrection will be the double faced people who appear to some
people with one face and to other people with another face."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 85:
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:
Once Allah's Apostle divided and distributed (the war booty). An Ansar
man said, "By Allah ! Muhammad, by this distribution, did not intend
to please Allah." So I came to Allah's Apostle and informed him about
it whereupon his face became changed with anger and he said, "May
Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses for he was hurt with more than this,
yet he remained patient."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 86:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet heard a man praising another man and he was exaggerating
in his praise. The Prophet said (to him). "You have destroyed (or cut)
the back of the man."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 87:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
A man was mentioned before the Prophet and another man praised him
greatly The Prophet said, "May Allah's Mercy be on you ! You have cut
the neck of your friend." The Prophet repeated this sentence many
times and said, "If it is indispensable for anyone of you to praise
someone, then he should say, 'I think that he is so-and-so," if he
really thinks that he is such. Allah is the One Who will take his
accounts (as He knows his reality) and no-one can sanctify anybody
before Allah." (Khalid said, "Woe to you," instead of "Allah's Mercy
be on you.")
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 88:
Narrated Salim:
that his father said; "When Allah's Apostle mentioned wh at he
mentioned about (the hanging of) the Izar (waist sheet), Abu Bakr
said, "O Allah's Apostle! My Izar slackens on one side (without my
intention)." The Prophet said, "You are not among those (who, out of
pride) drag their Izars behind them."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 89:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet continued for such-and-such period imagining that he has
slept (had sexual relations) with his wives, and in fact he did not.
One day he said, to me, "O 'Aisha! Allah has instructed me regarding a
matter about which I had asked Him. There came to me two men, one of
them sat near my feet and the other near my head. The one near my
feet, asked the one near my head (pointing at me), 'What is wrong with
this man? The latter replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The
first one asked, 'Who had worked magic on him?' The other replied,
'Lubaid bin Asam.' The first one asked, 'What material (did he use)?'
The other replied, 'The skin of the pollen of a male date tree with a
comb and the hair stuck to it, kept under a stone in the well of
Dharwan."' Then the Prophet went to that well and said, "This is the
same well which was shown to me in the dream. The tops of its
date-palm trees look like the heads of the devils, and its water looks
like the Henna infusion." Then the Prophet ordered that those things
be taken out. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Won't you disclose (the
magic object)?" The Prophet said, "Allah has cured me and I hate to
circulate the evil among the people." 'Aisha added, "(The magician)
Lubaid bin Asam was a man from Bani Zuraiq, an ally of the Jews."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 90:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of
false tales; and do not look for the others' faults and do not spy,
and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your
relation with) one another, and do not hate one another; and O Allah's
worshipers! Be brothers (as Allah has ordered you!")
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 91:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not hate one another, and do not be jealous
of one another, and do not desert each other, and O, Allah's
worshipers! Be brothers. Lo! It is not permissible for any Muslim to
desert (not talk to) his brother (Muslim) for more than three days."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 92:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst
of false tales. and do not look for the others' faults, and do not do
spying on one another, and do not practice Najsh, and do not be
jealous of one another and do not hate one another, and do not desert
(stop talking to) one another. And O, Allah's worshipers! Be
brothers!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 93:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "I do not think that so-and-so and so-and-so know
anything of our religion." (And Al-Laith said, "These two persons were
among the hypocrites.")
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 94:
Narrated Al-Laith:
'Aisha said "The Prophet entered upon me one day and said, 'O 'Aisha!
I do not think that so-and-so and so-and-so know anything of our
religion which we follow."'
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 95:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying. "All the sins of my followers will be
forgiven except those of the Mujahirin (those who commit a sin openly
or disclose their sins to the people). An example of such disclosure
is that a person commits a sin at night and though Allah screens it
from the public, then he comes in the morning, and says, 'O so-and-so,
I did such-and-such (evil) deed yesterday,' though he spent his night
screened by his Lord (none knowing about his sin) and in the morning
he removes Allah's screen from himself."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 96:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz:
A man asked Ibn 'Umar, "What did you hear Allah's Apostle saying
regarding An-Najwa (secret talk between Allah and His believing
worshipper on the Day of Judgment)?" He said, "(The Prophet said),
"One of you will come close to his Lord till He will shelter him in
His screen and say: Did you commit such-and-such sin? He will say,
'Yes.' Then Allah will say: Did you commit such and such sin? He will
say, 'Yes.' So Allah will make him confess (all his sins) and He will
say, 'I screened them (your sins) for you in the world, and today I
forgive them for you."'
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 97:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:
Al-Khuzai: The Prophet said, "Shall I inform you about the people of
Paradise? They comprise every obscure unimportant humble person, and
if he takes Allah's Oath that he will do that thing, Allah will
fulfill his oath (by doing that). Shall I inform you about the people
of the Fire? They comprise every cruel, violent, proud and conceited
person." Anas bin Malik said, "Any of the female slaves of Medina
could take hold of the hand of Allah's Apostle and take him wherever
she wished."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 98:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) that she was told that 'Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair (on hearing that she was selling or giving something as a
gift) said, "By Allah, if 'Aisha does not give up this, I will declare
her incompetent to dispose of her wealth." I said, "Did he ('Abdullah
bin Az-Zubair) say so?" They (people) said, "Yes." 'Aisha said, "I vow
to Allah that I will never speak to Ibn Az-Zubair." When this
desertion lasted long, 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sought intercession
with her, but she said, "By Allah, I will not accept the intercession
of anyone for him, and will not commit a sin by breaking my vow." When
this state of affairs was prolonged on Ibn Az-Zubair (he felt it hard
on him), he said to Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and 'Abdur-Rahman bin
Al-Aswad bin 'Abu Yaghuth, who were from the tribe of Bani Zahra, "I
beseech you, by Allah, to let me enter upon 'Aisha, for it is unlawful
for her to vow to cut the relation with me." So Al-Miswar and
'Abdur-Rahman, wrapping their sheets around themselves, asked 'Aisha's
permission saying, "Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon you!
Shall we come in?" 'Aisha said, "Come in." They said, "All of us?" She
said, "Yes, come in all of you," not knowing that Ibn Az-Zubair was
also with them. So when they entered, Ibn Az-Zubair entered the
screened place and got hold of 'Aisha and started requesting her to
excuse him, and wept. Al-Miswar and 'Abdur Rahman also started
requesting her to speak to him and to accept his repentance. They said
(to her), "The Prophet forbade what you know of deserting (not
speaking to your Muslim Brethren), for it is unlawful for any Muslim
not to talk to his brother for more than three nights (days)." So when
they increased their reminding her (of the superiority of having good
relation with Kith and kin, and of excusing others' sins), and brought
her down to a critical situation, she started reminding them, and
wept, saying, "I have made a vow, and (the question of) vow is a
difficult one." They (Al-Miswar and 'Abdur-Rahman) persisted in their
appeal till she spoke with 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and she manumitted
forty slaves as an expiation for her vow. Later on, whenever she
remembered her vow, she used to weep so much that her veil used to
become wet with her tears.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 99:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not hate one another, nor be jealous of one
another; and do not desert one another, but O Allah's worshipers! Be
Brothers! And it is unlawful for a Muslim to desert his brother Muslim
(and not to talk to him) for more than three nights."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 100:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:
Allah's Apostle said, "It is not lawful for a man to desert his
brother Muslim for more than three nights. (It is unlawful for them
that) when they meet, one of them turns his face away from the other,
and the other turns his face from the former, and the better of the
two will be the one who greets the other first."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 101:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, " I know whether you are angry or pleased." I
said, "How do you know that, Allah's Apostle?" He said, "When you are
pleased, you say, "Yes, by the Lord of Muhammad,' but when you are
angry, you say, 'No, by the Lord of Abraham!' " I said, "Yes, I do not
leave, except your name."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 102:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) "I do not remember my parents believing in
any religion other than the Religion (of Islam), and our being visited
by Allah's Apostle in the morning and in the evening. One day, while
we were sitting in the house of Abu Bakr (my father) at noon, someone
said, 'This is Allah's Apostle coming at an hour at which he never
used to visit us.' Abu Bakr said, 'There must be something very urgent
that has brought him at this hour.' The Prophet said, 'I have been
allowed to go out (of Mecca) to migrate.' "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 103:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle visited a household among the Ansars, and he took a
meal with them. When he intended to leave, he asked for a place in
that house for him, to pray so a mat sprinkled with water was put and
he offered prayer over it, and invoked for Allah's Blessing upon them
(his hosts).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 104:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
'Umar saw a silken cloak over a man (for sale) so he took it to the
Prophet and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Buy this and wear it when the
delegate come to you.' He said, 'The silk is worn by one who will have
no share (in the Here-after).' Some time passed after this event, and
then the Prophet sent a (similar) cloak to him. 'Umar brought that
cloak back to the Prophet and said, 'You have sent this to me, and you
said about a similar one what you said?' The Prophet said, 'I have
sent it to you so that you may get money by selling it.' Because of
this, Ibn 'Umar used to hate the silken markings on the garments.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 105:
Narrated Anas:
When 'Abdur-Rahman came to us, the Prophet established a bond of
brotherhood between him and Sa'd bin Ar-Rabi'. Once the Prophet said,
"As you (O 'Abdur-Rahman) have married, give a wedding banquet even if
with one sheep."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 106:
Narrated 'Asim:
I said to Anas bin Malik, "Did it reach you that the Prophet said,
"There is no treaty of brotherhood in Islam'?" Anas said, "The Prophet
made a treaty (of brotherhood) between the Ansar and the Quraish in my
home."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 107:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Rifa'a Al-Qurazi divorced his wife irrevocably (i.e. that divorce was
the final). Later on 'Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair married her after
him. She came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was
Rifa'a's wife and he divorced me thrice, and then I was married to
'Abdur-Rahman bin AzZubair, who, by Allah has nothing with him except
something like this fringe, O Allah's Apostle," showing a fringe she
had taken from her covering sheet. Abu Bakr was sitting with the
Prophet while Khalid Ibn Said bin Al-As was sitting at the gate of the
room waiting for admission. Khalid started calling Abu Bakr, "O Abu
Bakr! Why don't you reprove this lady from what she is openly saying
before Allah's Apostle?" Allah's Apostle did nothing except smiling,
and then said (to the lady), "Perhaps you want to go back to Rifa'a?
No, (it is not possible), unless and until you enjoy the sexual
relation with him ('Abdur Rahman), and he enjoys the sexual relation
with you."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 108:
Narrated Sa'd:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked permission of Allah's Apostle to see him
while some Quraishi women were sitting with him and they were asking
him to give them more financial support while raising their voices
over the voice of the Prophet. When 'Umar asked permission to enter,
all of them hurried to screen themselves the Prophet admitted 'Umar
and he entered, while the Prophet was smiling. 'Umar said, "May Allah
always keep you smiling, O Allah's Apostle! Let my father and mother
be sacrificed for you !" The Prophet said, "I am astonished at these
women who were with me. As soon as they heard your voice, they
hastened to screen themselves." 'Umar said, "You have more right, that
they should be afraid of you, O Allah's Apostle!" And then he ('Umar)
turned towards them and said, "O enemies of your souls! You are afraid
of me and not of Allah's Apostle?" The women replied, "Yes, for you
are sterner and harsher than Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said,
"O Ibn Al-Khattab! By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever Satan
sees you taking a way, he follows a way other than yours!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 109:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
When Allah Apostle was in Ta'if (trying to conquer it), he said to his
companions, "Tomorrow we will return (to Medina), if Allah wills."
Some of the companions of Allah's Apostle said, "We will not leave
till we conquer it." The Prophet said, "Therefore, be ready to fight
tomorrow." On the following day, they (Muslims) fought fiercely (with
the people of Ta'if) and suffered many wounds. Then Allah's Apostle
said, "Tomorrow we will return (to Medina), if Allah wills." His
companions kept quiet this time. Allah's Apostle then smiled.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 110:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet and said, "I have been ruined for I have had
sexual relation with my wife in Ramadan (while I was fasting)" The
Prophet said (to him), "Manumit a slave." The man said, " I cannot
afford that." The Prophet said, "(Then) fast for two successive months
continuously". The man said, "I cannot do that." The Prophet said,
"(Then) feed sixty poor persons." The man said, "I have nothing (to
feed them with)." Then a big basket full of dates was brought to the
Prophet. The Prophet said, "Where is the questioner? Go and give this
in charity." The man said, "(Shall I give this in charity) to a poorer
person than l? By Allah, there is no family in between these two
mountains (of Medina) who are poorer than we." The Prophet then smiled
till his premolar teeth became visible, and said, "Then (feed) your
(family with it).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 111:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
While I was going along with Allah's Apostle who was wearing a Najrani
Burd (sheet) with a thick border, a bedouin overtook the Prophet and
pulled his Rida' (sheet) forcibly. I looked at the side of the
shoulder of the Prophet and noticed that the edge of the Rida' had
left a mark on it because of the violence of his pull. The bedouin
said, "O Muhammad! Order for me some of Allah's property which you
have." The Prophet turned towards him, (smiled) and ordered that he be
given something.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 112:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet did not screen himself from me (had never prevented me
from entering upon him) since I embraced Islam, and whenever he saw
me, he would receive me with a smile. Once I told him that I could not
sit firm on horses. He stroked me on the chest with his hand, and
said, "O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and a rightly
guided man.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 113:
Narrated Zainab bint Um Salama:
Um Sulaim said, "O Allah's Apostle! Verily Allah is not shy of
(telling you) the truth. Is it essential for a woman to take a bath
after she had a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge)?" He said,
"Yes, if she notices discharge. On that Um Salama laughed and said,
"Does a woman get a (nocturnal sexual) discharge?" He said, "How then
does (her) son resemble her (his mother)?"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 114:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I never saw the Prophet laughing to an extent that one could see his
palate, but he always used to smile only.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 115:
Narrated Anas:
A man came to the Prophet on a Friday while he (the Prophet) was
delivering a sermon at Medina, and said, "There is lack of rain, so
please invoke your Lord to bless us with the rain." The Prophet looked
at the sky when no cloud could be detected. Then he invoked Allah for
rain. Clouds started gathering together and it rained till the Medina
valleys started flowing with water. It continued raining till the next
Friday. Then that man (or some other man) stood up while the Prophet
was delivering the Friday sermon, and said, "We are drowned; Please
invoke your Lord to withhold it (rain) from us" The Prophet smiled and
said twice or thrice, "O Allah! Please let it rain round about us and
not upon us." The clouds started dispersing over Medina to the right
and to the left, and it rained round about Medina and not upon Medina.
Allah showed them (the people) the miracle of His Prophet and His
response to his invocation.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 116:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and
righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth
until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to Al-Fajur (i.e.
wickedness, evil-doing), and Al-Fajur (wickedness) leads to the (Hell)
Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before
Allah, a liar."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 117:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he
speaks, he tells a lie; and whenever he promises, he breaks his
promise; and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays (proves to be
dishonest)".
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 118:
Narrated Samura bin Jundub:
The Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream), two men came to me." Then the
Prophet narrated the story (saying), "They said, 'The person, the one
whose cheek you saw being torn away (from the mouth to the ear) was a
liar and used to tell lies and the people would report those lies on
his authority till they spread all over the world. So he will be
punished like that till the Day of Resurrection."'
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 119:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
From among the people, Ibn Um 'Abd greatly resembled Allah's Apostles
in solemn gate and good appearance of piety and in calmness and
sobriety from the time he goes out of his house till he returns to it.
But we do not know how he behaves with his family when he is alone
with them.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 120:
Narrated Tariq:
'Abdullah said, "The best talk is Allah's Book (Qur'an), and the best
guidance is the guidance of Muhammad."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 121:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said: None is more patient than Allah against the harmful
saying. He hears from the people they ascribe children to Him, yet He
gives them health and (supplies them with) provision."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 122:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet divided and distributed something as he used to do for
some of his distributions. A man from the Ansar said, "By Allah, in
this division the pleasure of Allah has not been intended." I said, "I
will definitely tell this to the Prophet ." So I went to him while he
was sitting with his companions and told him of it secretly. That was
hard upon the Prophet and the color of his face changed, and he became
so angry that I wished I had not told him. The Prophet then said,
"Moses was harmed with more than this, yet he remained patient."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 123:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet did something and allowed his people to do it, but some
people refrained from doing it. When the Prophet learned of that, he
delivered a sermon, and after having sent Praises to Allah, he said,
"What is wrong with such people as refrain from doing a thing that I
do? By Allah, I know Allah better than they, and I am more afraid of
Him than they."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 124:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet was more shy than a virgin in her separate room. And if he
saw a thing which he disliked, we would recognize that (feeling) in
his face.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 125d:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If a man says to his brother, O Kafir
(disbeliever)!' Then surely one of them is such (i.e., a Kifir). "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 125m:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, 'If anyone says to his brother, 'O misbeliever!
Then surely, one of them such."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 126:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e.
if he swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim in case he is telling a
lie), then he is as he says if his oath is false and whoever commits
suicide with something, will be punished with the same thing in the
(Hell) fire, and cursing a believer is like murdering him, and whoever
accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 127:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
Mu'adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his
people in prayer. Once he led the people in prayer and recited
Surat-al-Baqara. A man left (the row of the praying people) and
offered (light) prayer (separately) and went away. When Mu'adh came to
know about it, he said. "He (that man) is a hypocrite." Later that man
heard what Mu'adh said about him, so he came to the Prophet and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! We are people who work with our own hands and
irrigate (our farms) with our camels. Last night Mu'adh led us in the
(night) prayer and he recited Sura-al-Baqara, so I offered my prayer
separately, and because of that, he accused me of being a hypocrite."
The Prophet called Mu'adh and said thrice, "O Mu'adh! You are putting
the people to trials? Recite 'Wash-shamsi wad-uhaha' (91) or'Sabbih
isma Rabbi ka-l-A'la' (87) or the like."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 128:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said: "Whoever amongst you swears, (saying by error)
in his oath 'By Al-Lat and Al-Uzza', then he should say, 'None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah.' And whoever says to his companions,
'Come let me gamble' with you, then he must give something in charity
(as an expiation for such a sin)." (See Hadith No. 645)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 129:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
that he found 'Umar bin Al-Khattab in a group of people and he was
swearing by his father. So Allah's Apostle called them, saying,
"Verily! Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers. If one has to
take an oath, he should swear by Allah or otherwise keep quiet."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 130:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet entered upon me while there was a curtain having pictures
(of animals) in the house. His face got red with anger, and then he
got hold of the curtain and tore it into pieces. The Prophet said,
"Such people as paint these pictures will receive the severest
punishment on the Day of Resurrection ."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 131:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud:
A man came to the Prophet and said "I keep away from the morning
prayer only because such and such person prolongs the prayer when he
leads us in it. The narrator added: I had never seen Allah's Apostle
more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. He said, "O
people! There are some among you who make others dislike good deeds)
cause the others to have aversion (to congregational prayers). Beware!
Whoever among you leads the people in prayer should not prolong it,
because among them there are the sick, the old, and the needy." (See
Hadith No. 670, Vol 1)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 132:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
While the Prophet was praying, he saw sputum (on the wall) of the
mosque, in the direction of the Qibla, and so he scraped it off with
his hand, and the sign of disgust (was apparent from his face) and
then said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he should not spit in
front of him (in prayer) because Allah is in front of him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 133:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A man asked Allah's Apostle about "Al-Luqata" (a lost fallen purse or
a thing picked up by somebody). The Prophet said, "You should announce
it publicly for one year, and then remember and recognize the tying
material of its container, and then you can spend it. If its owner
came to you, then you should pay him its equivalent." The man said, "O
Allah's Apostle! What about a lost sheep?" The Prophet said, "Take it
because it is for you, for your brother, or for the wolf." The man
again said, "O Allah's Apostle! What about a lost camel?" Allah's
Apostle became very angry and furious and his cheeks became red (or
his face became red), and he said, "You have nothing to do with it
(the camel) for it has its food and its water container with it till
it meets its owner."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 134:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Allah's Apostle made a small room (with a palm leaf mat). Allah's
Apostle came out (of his house) and prayed in it. Some men came and
joined him in his prayer. Then again the next night they came for the
prayer, but Allah's Apostle delayed and did not come out to them. So
they raised their voices and knocked the door with small stones (to
draw his attention). He came out to them in a state of anger, saying,
"You are still insisting (on your deed, i.e. Tarawih prayer in the
mosque) that I thought that this prayer (Tarawih) might become
obligatory on you. So you people, offer this prayer at your homes, for
the best prayer of a person is the one which he offers at home, except
the compulsory (congregational) prayer."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 135:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The strong is not the one who overcomes the
people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself
while in anger."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 136:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Sarad:
Two men abused each other in front of the Prophet while we were
sitting with him. One of the two abused his companion furiously and
his face became red. The Prophet said, "I know a word (sentence) the
saying of which will cause him to relax if this man says it. Only if
he said, "I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the outcast.' " So they
said to that (furious) man, 'Don't you hear what the Prophet is
saying?" He said, "I am not mad."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 137:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man said to the Prophet , "Advise me! "The Prophet said, "Do not
become angry and furious." The man asked (the same) again and again,
and the Prophet said in each case, "Do not become angry and furious."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 138:
Narrated Abu As-Sawar Al-Adawi:
'Imran bin Husain said, "The Prophet said, 'Haya' does not bring
anything except good." Thereupon Bashir bin Ka'b said, 'It is written
in the wisdom paper: Haya leads to solemnity; Haya leads to
tranquility (peace of mind)." 'Imran said to him, "I am narrating to
you the saying of Allah's Apostle and you are speaking about your
paper (wisdom book)?"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 139:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet passed by a man who was admonishing his brother regarding
Haya and was saying, "You are very shy, and I am afraid that might
harm you." On that, Allah's Apostle said, "Leave him, for Haya is (a
part) of Faith."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 140:
Narrated Abu Said:
The Prophet was shier than a veiled virgin girl. (See
Hadith No. 762, Vol. 4)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 141:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud:
The Prophet said, 'One of the sayings of the early Prophets which the
people have got is: If you don't feel ashamed do whatever you like."
(See Hadith No 690, 691, Vol 4)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 142:
Narrated Um Salama:
Um Sulaim came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Verily, Allah does not feel shy to tell the truth. If a woman gets a
nocturnal sexual discharge (has a wet dream), is it essential for her
to take a bath? He replied, "Yes if she notices a discharge."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 143:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "The example of a believer is like a green tree, the
leaves of which do not fall." The people said. "It is such-and-such
tree: It is such-and-such tree." I intended to say that it was the
datepalm tree, but I was a young boy and felt shy (to answer). The
Prophet said, "It is the date-palm tree." Ibn 'Umar added, " I told
that to 'Umar who said, 'Had you said it, I would have preferred it to
such-and such a thing."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 144:
Narrated Thabit:
that he heard Anas saying, "A woman came to the Prophet offering
herself to him in marriage, saying, "Have you got any interest in me
(i.e. would you like to marry me?)" Anas's daughter said, "How
shameless that woman was!" On that Anas said, "She is better than you
for, she presented herself to Allah's Apostle (for marriage)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 145:
Narrated Abu Musa:
that when Allah's Apostle sent him and Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen, he
said to them, "Facilitate things for the people (treat the people in
the most agreeable way), and do not make things difficult for them,
and give them glad tidings, and let them not have aversion (i.e. to
make the people hate good deeds) and you should both work in
cooperation and mutual understanding, obey each other." Abu Musa said,
"O Allah's Apostle! We are in a land in which a drink named Al Bit' is
prepared from honey, and another drink named Al-Mizr is prepared from
barley." On that, Allah's Apostle said, "All intoxicants (i.e. all
alcoholic drinks) are prohibited."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 146:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Make things easy for the people, and do not make it
difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not
repulse (them )."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 147:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle was given the choice of one of two matters he
would choose the easier of the two as long as it was not sinful to do
so, but if it was sinful, he would not approach it. Allah's Apostle
never took revenge over anybody for his own sake but (he did) only
when Allah's legal bindings were outraged, in which case he would take
revenge for Allah's sake." (See Hadith No. 760. Vol. 4)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 148:
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais:
We were in the city of Al-Ahwaz on the bank of a river which had dried
up. Then Abu Barza Al-Aslami came riding a horse and he started
praying and let his horse loose. The horse ran away, so Abu Barza
interrupted his prayer and went after the horse till he caught it and
brought it, and then he offered his prayer. There was a man amongst us
who was (from the Khawari) having a different opinion. He came saying.
"Look at this old man! He left his prayer because of a horse." On that
Abu Barza came to us and said, "Since the time I left Allah's Apostle,
nobody has admonished me; My house is very far from this place, and if
I had carried on praying and left my horse, I could not have reached
my house till night." Then Abu Barza mentioned that he had been in the
company of the Prophet, and that he had seen his leniency.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 149:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A bedouin urinated in the mosque, and the people rushed to beat him.
Allah's Apostle ordered them to leave him and pour a bucket or a
tumbler (full) of water over the place where he has passed urine. The
Prophet then said, " You have been sent to make things easy (for the
people) and you have not been sent to make things difficult for
them."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 150:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to mix with us to the extent that he would say to a
younger brother of mine, 'O father of 'Umar! What did the Nughair (a
kind of bird) do?"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 151:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my
girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to
enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the
Prophet would call them to join and play with me. (The playing with
the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for
'Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl, not yet reached the age
of puberty.) (Fateh-al-Bari page 143, Vol.13)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 152:
Narrated Aisha:
A man asked permission to see the Prophet. He said, "Let Him come in;
What an evil man of the tribe he is! (Or, What an evil brother of the
tribe he is)."
But when he entered, the Prophet spoke to him gently in a polite
manner. I said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! You have said what you have
said, then you spoke to him in a very gentle and polite manner? The
Prophet said, "The worse people, in the sight of Allah are those whom
the people leave (undisturbed) to save themselves from their dirty
language."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 153:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika:
The Prophet was given a gift of a few silken cloaks with gold buttons.
He distributed them amongst some of his companions and put aside one
of them for Makhrama. When Makhrama came, the Prophet said, "I kept
this for you." (Aiyub, the sub-narrator held his garment to show how
the Prophet showed the cloak to Makhrama who had something unfavorable
about his temper.)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 154:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A believer is not stung twice (by something) out of
one and the same hole."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 155:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
Allah's Apostle entered upon me and said, "Have I not been informed
that you offer prayer all the night and fast the whole day?" I said,
"Yes." He said, "Do not do so; Offer prayer at night and also sleep;
Fast for a few days and give up fasting for a few days because your
body has a right on you, and your eye has a right on you, and your
guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right on you. I hope
that you will have a long life, and it is sufficient for you to fast
for three days a month as the reward of a good deed, is multiplied ten
times, that means, as if you fasted the whole year." I insisted (on
fasting more) so I was given a hard instruction. I said, "I can do
more than that (fasting)" The Prophet said, "Fast three days every
week." But as I insisted (on fasting more) so I was burdened. I said,
"I can fast more than that." The Prophet said, "Fast as Allah's
prophet David used to fast." I said, "How was the fasting of the
prophet David?" The Prophet said, "One half of a year (i.e. he used to
fast on alternate days). '
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 156:
Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Ka'bi:
Allah's Apostle said, Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day,
should serve his guest generously. The guest's reward is: To provide
him with a superior type of food for a night and a day and a guest is
to be entertained with food for three days, and whatever is offered
beyond that, is regarded as something given in charity. And it is not
lawful for a guest to stay with his host for such a long period so as
to put him in a critical position."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 157:
Narrated Malik:
Similarly as above (156) adding, "Who believes in Allah and the Last
Day should talk what is good or keep quiet." (i.e. abstain from dirty
and evil talk, and should think before uttering).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 158:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should
not hurt his neighbor and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day,
should serve his guest generously and whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day, should talk what is good or keep quiet."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 159:
Narrated Uqba bin 'Amir:
We said, "O Allah's Apostle! You send us out and it happens that we
have to stay with such people as do not entertain us. What do you
think about it?" Allah's Apostle said to us, "If you stay with some
people and they entertain you as they should for a guest, accept is;
but if they do not do then you should take from them the right of the
guest, which they ought to give."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 160:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should
serve his guest generously; and whoever believes in Allah and the Last
Day, should unite the bond of kinship (i.e. keep good relation with
his Kith and kin); and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day,
should talk what is good or keep quit. "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 161:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
The Prophet established a bond of brotherhood between Salman and Abu
Darda'. Salman paid a visit to Abu ad-Darda and found Um Ad-Darda'
dressed in shabby clothes and asked her why she was in that state.?"
She replied, "Your brother, Abu Ad-Darda is not interested in the
luxuries of this world." In the meantime Abu Ad-Darda came and
prepared a meal for him (Salman), and said to him, "(Please) eat for I
am fasting." Salman said, "I am not going to eat, unless you eat." So
Abu Ad-Darda' ate. When it was night, Abu Ad-Darda' got up (for the
night prayer). Salman said (to him), "Sleep," and he slept. Again
Abu-Ad-Darda' got up (for the prayer), and Salman said (to him), "Sleep."
When it was the last part of the night, Salman said to him, "Get up
now (for the prayer)." So both of them offered their prayers and
Salman said to Abu Ad-Darda',"Your Lord has a right on you; and your
soul has a right on you; and your family has a right on you; so you
should give the rights of all those who have a right on you). Later on
Abu Ad-Darda' visited the Prophet and mentioned that to him. The
Prophet, said, "Salman has spoken the truth."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 162:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:
Abu Bakr invited a group of people and told me, "Look after your
guests." Abu Bakr added, I am going to visit the Prophet and you
should finish serving them before I return." 'Abdur-Rahman said, So I
went at once and served them with what was available at that time in
the house and requested them to eat." They said, "Where is the owner
of the house (i.e., Abu Bakr)?" 'Abdur-Rahman said, "Take your meal."
They said, "We will not eat till the owner of the house comes."
'Abdur-Rahman said, "Accept your meal from us, for if my father comes
and finds you not having taken your meal yet, we will be blamed
severely by him, but they refused to take their meals . So I was sure
that my father would be angry with me. When he came, I went away (to
hide myself) from him. He asked, "What have you done (about the
guests)?" They informed him the whole story. Abu Bakr called, "O
'Abdur Rahman!" I kept quiet. He then called again. "O 'Abdur-Rahman!"
I kept quiet and he called again, "O ignorant (boy)! I beseech you by
Allah, if you hear my voice, then come out!" I came out and said,
"Please ask your guests (and do not be angry with me)." They said, "He
has told the truth; he brought the meal to us." He said, "As you have
been waiting for me, by Allah, I will not eat of it tonight." They
said, "By Allah, we will not eat of it till you eat of it." He said, I
have never seen a night like this night in evil. What is wrong with
you? Why don't you accept your meals of hospitality from us?" (He said
to me), "Bring your meal." I brought it to him, and he put his hand in
it, saying, "In the name of Allah. The first (state of fury) was
because of Satan." So Abu Bakr ate and so did his guests.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 163:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:
Abu Bakr came with a guest or some guests, but he stayed late at night
with the Prophet and when he came, my mother said (to him), "Have you
been detained from your guest or guests tonight?" He said, "Haven't
you served the supper to them?" She replied, "We presented the meal to
him (or to them), but he (or they) refused to eat." Abu Bakr became
angry, rebuked me and invoked Allah to cause (my) ears to be cut and
swore not to eat of it!" I hid myself, and he called me, "O ignorant
(boy)!" Abu Bakr's wife swore that she would not eat of it and so the
guests or the guest swore that they would not eat of it till he ate of
it. Abu Bakr said, "All that happened was from Satan." So he asked for
the meals and ate of it, and so did they. Whenever they took a handful
of the meal, the meal grew (increased) from underneath more than that
mouthful. He said (to his wife), "O, sister of Bani Firas! What is
this?" She said, "O, pleasure of my eyes! The meal is now more than it
had been before we started eating'' So they ate of it and sent the
rest of that meal to the Prophet. It is said that the Prophet also ate
of it.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 164:
Narrated Rafi bin Khadij and Sahl bin Abu Hathma:
'Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa bin Mas'ud went to Khaibar and they
dispersed in the gardens of the date-palm trees. 'Abdullah bin Sahl
was murdered. Then 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, Huwaiyisa and Muhaiyisa,
the two sons of Mas'ud, came to the Prophet and spoke about the case
of their (murdered) friend. 'Abdur-Rahman who was the youngest of them
all, started talking. The Prophet said, "Let the older (among you)
speak first." So they spoke about the case of their (murdered) friend.
The Prophet said, "Will fifty of you take an oath whereby you will
have the right to receive the blood money of your murdered man," (or
said, "..your companion"). They said, "O Allah's Apostle! The murder
was a thing we did not witness." The Prophet said, "Then the Jews will
release you from the oath, if fifty of them (the Jews) should take an
oath to contradict your claim." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! They
are disbelievers (and they will take a false oath)." Then Allah's
Apostle himself paid the blood money to them.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 165:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Inform me of a tree which resembles a Muslim,
giving its fruits at every season by the permission of its Lord, and
the leaves of which do not fall." I thought of the date-palm tree, but
I disliked to speak because Abu Bakr and 'Umar were present there.
When nobody spoke, the Prophet said, "It is the date-palm tree" When I
came out with my father, I said, "O father! It came to my mind that it
was the date-palm tree." He said, "What prevented you from saying it?"
Had you said it, it would have been more dearer to me than
such-and-such a thing (fortune)." I said, "Nothing prevented me but
the fact that neither you nor Abu Bakr spoke, so I disliked to speak
(in your presence)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 166:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b:
Allah's Apostle said, "Some poetry contains wisdom."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 167:
Narrated Jundub:
While the Prophet was walking, a stone hit his foot and stumbled and
his toe was injured. He then (quoting a poetic verse) said, "You are
not more than a toe which
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 168:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The most true words said by a poet were the words
of Labid. He said, i.e. 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable
and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam '
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 169:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqwa:
We went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar and we travelled during
the night. A man amongst the people said to 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa', "Won't
you let us hear your poetry?" 'Amir was a poet, and so he got down and
started (chanting Huda) reciting for the people, poetry that keep pace
with the camel's foot steps, saying, "O Allah! Without You we would
not have been guided on the right path, neither would we have given in
charity, nor would we have prayed. So please forgive us what we have
committed. Let all of us be sacrificed for Your cause and when we meet
our enemy, make our feet firm and bestow peace and calmness on us and
if they (our enemy) will call us towards an unjust thing we will
refuse.
The infidels have made a hue and cry to ask others help against us.
Allah's Apostle said, "Who is that driver (of the camels)?" They said,
"He is 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa."' He said, "May Allah bestow His mercy on
him." A man among the people said, Has Martyrdom been granted to him,
O Allah's Prophet! Would that you let us enjoy his company longer." We
reached (the people of) Khaibar and besieged them till we were
stricken with severe hunger but Allah helped the Muslims conquer
Khaibar. In the evening of its conquest the people made many fires.
Allah's Apostle asked, "What are those fires? For what are you making
fires?" They said, "For cooking meat." He asked, "What kind of meat?"
They said, "Donkeys' meat." Allah's Apostle said, "Throw away the meat
and break the cooking pots." A man said, O Allah's Apostle! Shall we
throw away the meat and wash the cooking pots?" He said, "You can do
that too." When the army files aligned in rows (for the battle),
'Amir's sword was a short one, and while attacking a Jew with it in
order to hit him, the sharp edge of the sword turned back and hit
'Amir's knee and caused him to die.
When the Muslims returned (from the battle), Salama said, Allah's
Apostle saw me pale and said, 'What is wrong with you?"' I said, "Let
my parents be sacrificed for you! The people claim that all the deeds
of Amir have been annulled." The Prophet asked, "Who said so?" I
replied, "So-and-so and so-and-so and Usaid bin Al-Hudair Al-Ansari
said, 'Whoever says so is telling a lie. Verily, 'Amir will have
double reward."' (While speaking) the Prophet put two of his fingers
together to indicate that, and added, "He was really a hard-working
man and a Mujahid (devout fighter in Allah's Cause) and rarely have
there lived in it (i.e., Medina or the battle-field) an "Arab like
him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 170:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet came to some of his wives among whom there was Um Sulaim,
and said, "May Allah be merciful to you, O Anjasha! Drive the camels
slowly, as they are carrying glass vessels!" Abu Qalaba said, "The
Prophet said a sentence (i.e. the above metaphor) which, had anyone of
you said it, you would have admonished him for it".
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 171:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hassan bin Thabit asked the permission of Allah's Apostle to lampoon
the pagans (in verse). Allah's Apostle said, "What about my
fore-fathers (ancestry)?' Hassan said (to the Prophet) "I will take
you out of them as a hair is taken out of dough."
Narrated Hisham bin 'Urwa that his father said, "I called Hassan with
bad names in front of 'Aisha." She said, "Don't call him with bad
names because he used to defend Allah's Apostle (against the
pagans)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 172:
Narrated Al-Haitham bin Abu Sinan:
that he heard Abu Huraira in his narration, mentioning that the
Prophet said, "A Muslim brother of yours who does not say dirty
words." and by that he meant Ibn Rawaha, "said (in verse): 'We have
Allah's Apostle with us who recites the Holy Qur'an in the early
morning time. He gave us guidance and light while we were blind and
astray, so our hearts are sure that whatever he says, will certainly
happen. He does not touch his bed at night, being busy in worshipping
Allah while the pagans are sound asleep in their beds.' "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 173:
Narrated Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf:
that he heard Hassan bin Thabit Al-Ansari asking the witness of Abu
Huraira, saying, "O Abu- Huraira! I beseech you by Allah (to tell me).
Did you hear Allah's Apostle saying' 'O Hassan ! Reply on behalf of
Allah's Apostle. O Allah ! Support him (Hassan) with the Holy Spirit
(Gabriel).'?" Abu Huraira said, "Yes."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 174:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet said to Hassan, "Lampoon them (the pagans) in verse, and
Gabriel is with you."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 175:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his
body with pus than to fill it with poetry."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 176:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle; said, "It is better for anyone of you that the inside
of his body be filled with pus which may consume his body, than it be
filled with poetry."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 177:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah, the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais asked my permission to enter after
the verses of Al-Hijab (veiling the ladies) was revealed, and I said,
"By Allah, I will not admit him unless I take permission of Allah's
Apostle for it was not the brother of Al-Qu'ais who had suckled me,
but it was the wife of Al-Qu'ais, who had suckled me." Then Allah's
Apostle entered upon me, and I said, "O Allah's Apostle! The man has
not nursed me but his wife has nursed me." He said, "Admit him because
he is your uncle (not from blood relation, but because you have been
nursed by his wife), Taribat Yaminuki." 'Urwa said, "Because of this
reason, ' Aisha used to say: Foster suckling relations render all
those things (marriages etc.) illegal which are illegal because of the
corresponding blood relations." (See Hadith No. 36, Vol. 7)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 178:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet intended to return home after the performance of the Hajj,
and he saw Safiya standing at the entrance of her tent, depressed and
sad because she got her menses. The Prophet said, "Aqra Halqa! --An
expression used in the Quraish dialect--"You will detain us." The
Prophet then asked (her), "Did you perform the Tawaf Al-Ifada on the
Day of Sacrifice (10th of Dhul-Hijja)?" She said, "Yes." The Prophet
said, "Then you can leave (with us)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 179:
Narrated Um Hani:
(the daughter of Abu Talib) I visited Allah's Apostle in the year of
the Conquest of Mecca and found him taking a bath, and his daughter,
Fatima was screening him. When I greeted him, he said, "Who is it?" I
replied, "I am Um Hani, the daughter of Abu Talib." He said, "Welcome,
O Um Hani ! " When the Prophet had finished his bath, he stood up and
offered eight Rakat of prayer while he was wrapped in a single
garment. When he had finished his prayer, I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
My maternal brother assumes (or claims) that he will murder some man
whom I have given shelter, i.e., so-and-so bin Hubaira." Allah's
Apostle said, "O Um Hani! We shelter him whom you have sheltered." Um
Hani added, "That happened in the forenoon."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 180:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw a man driving a Badana (a camel for sacrifice) and
said (to him). "Ride it." The man said, "It is a Bandana." The Prophet
said, "Ride on it." The man said, "It is a Bandana." The Prophet said,
Ride on it, woe to you!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 181:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle saw a man driving a Badana (a camel for sacrifice) and
said to him, "Ride on it." The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is a
Bandana." The Prophet said, "Ride on it, woe to you!" on the second or
third time.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 182:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle was on a journey and he had a black slave called
Anjasha, and he was driving the camels (very fast, and there were
women riding on those camels). Allah's Apostle said, "Waihaka (May
Allah be merciful to you), O Anjasha! Drive slowly (the camels) with
the glass vessels (women)!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 183:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
A man praised another man in front of the Prophet. The Prophet said
thrice, "Wailaka (Woe on you) ! You have cut the neck of your
brother!" The Prophet added, "If it is indispensable for anyone of you
to praise a person, then he should say, "I think that such-and-such
person (is so-and-so), and Allah is the one who will take his accounts
(as he knows his reality) and none can sanctify anybody before Allah
(and that only if he knows well about that person.)".
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 184:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
While the Prophet was distributing (war booty etc.) one day, Dhul
Khawaisira, a man from the tribe of Bani Tamim, said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Act justly." The Prophets said, "Woe to you! Who else would
act justly if I did not act justly?" 'Umar said (to the Prophet ),
"Allow me to chop his neck off." The Prophet said, "No, for he has
companions (who are apparently so pious that) if anyone of (you
compares his prayer with) their prayer, he will consider his prayer
inferior to theirs, and similarly his fasting inferior to theirs, but
they will desert Islam (go out of religion) as an arrow goes through
the victim's body (games etc.) in which case if its Nasl is examined
nothing will be seen thereon, and if its Nady is examined, nothing
will be seen thereon, and if its Qudhadh is examined, nothing will be
seen thereon, for the arrow has gone out too fast even for the
excretions and blood to smear over it. Such people will come out at
the time of difference among the (Muslim) people and the sign by which
they will be recognized, will be a man whose one of the two hands will
look like the breast of a woman or a lump of flesh moving loosely."
Abu Said added, "I testify that I heard that from the Prophet and also
testify that I was with 'Ali when 'Ali fought against those people.
The man described by the Prophet was searched for among the killed,
and was found, and he was exactly as the Prophet had described him."
(See Hadith No. 807, Vol. 4)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 185:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am
ruined!" The Prophet said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you) !"
The man said, "I have done sexual intercourse with my wife while
fasting in Ramadan." The Prophet said, "Manumit a slave." The man
said, " I cannot afford that. " The Prophet said; "Then fast for two
successive months." The man said, " I have no power to do so." The
Prophet said, "Then feed sixty poor persons." The man said, "I have
nothing (to feed sixty persons). Later a basket full of dates were
brought to the Prophet and he said (to the man), "Take it and give it
in charity." The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give it to
people other than my family? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, there is
nobody poorer than me in the whole city of Medina." The Prophet smiled
till his premolar teeth became visible, and said, "Take it." Az-Zuhri
said (that the Prophet said). "Wailaka."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 186:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
A bedouin said, "O Allah's Apostle! Inform me about the emigration."
The Prophet said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you)! The
question of emigration is a difficult one. Have you got some camels?"
The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Do you pay their Zakat?"
He said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go on doing like this from beyond
the seas, for Allah will not let your deeds go in vain."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 187:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "Wailakum" (woe to you) or "waihakum" (May Allah be
merciful to you)." Shu'ba is not sure as to which was the right word.
"Do not become disbelievers after me by cutting the necks of one
another."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 188:
Narrated Anas:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! When will
The Hour be established?" The Prophet said, "Wailaka (Woe to you),
What have you prepared for it?" The bedouin said, "I have not prepared
anything for it, except that I love Allah and H is Apostle." The
Prophet said, "You will be with those whom you love." We (the
companions of the Prophet ) said, "And will we too be so? The Prophet
said, "Yes." So we became very glad on that day. In the meantime, a
slave of Al-Mughira passed by, and he was of the same age as I was.
The Prophet said. "If this (slave) should live long, he will not reach
the geriatric old age, but the Hour will be established."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 189:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Everyone will be with those whom he loves."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 190:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What do
you say about a man who loves some people but cannot catch up with
their good deeds?" Allah's Apostle said, "Everyone will be with those
whom he loves."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 191:
Narrated Abu Musa:
It was said to the Prophet; , "A man may love some people but he
cannot catch up with their good deeds?" The Prophet said, "Everyone
will be with those whom he loves."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 192:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man asked the Prophet "When will the Hour be established O Allah's
Apostle?" The Prophet . said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man
said, " I haven't prepared for it much of prayers or fast or alms, but
I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will be with
those whom you love."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 193:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle said to Ibn Saiyad "I have hidden something for you in
my mind; What is it?" He said, "Ad-Dukh." The Prophet said, "Ikhsa."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 194:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab set out with Allah's Apostle, and a group of his
companions to Ibn Saiyad. They found him playing with the boys in the
fort or near the Hillocks of Bani Maghala. Ibn Saiyad was nearing his
puberty at that time, and he did not notice the arrival of the Prophet
till Allah's Apostle stroked him on the back with his hand and said,
"Do you testify that I am Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him
and said, "I testify that you are the Apostle of the unlettered ones
(illiterates)". Then Ibn Saiyad said to the Prophets . "Do you testify
that I am Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet denied that, saying, "I
believe in Allah and all His Apostles," and then said to Ibn Saiyad,
"What do you see?" Ibn Saiyad said, "True people and liars visit me."
The Prophet said, "You have been confused as to this matter." Allah's
Apostle added, "I have kept something for you (in my mind)." Ibn
Saiyad said, "Ad-Dukh." The Prophet said, "Ikhsa (you should be
ashamed) for you can not cross your limits." 'Umar said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Allow me to chop off h is neck." Allah's Apostle said (to
Umar). "Should this person be him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal) then you cannot
over-power him; and should he be someone else, then it will be no use
your killing him." 'Abdullah bin 'Umar added: Later on Allah's Apostle
and Ubai bin Ka'b Al-Ansari (once again) went to the garden in which
Ibn Saiyad was present.
When Allah's Apostle entered the garden, he started hiding behind the
trunks of the date-palms intending to hear something from Ibn Saiyad
before the latter could see him. Ibn Saiyad was Lying on his bed,
covered with a velvet sheet from where his mumur were heard. Ibn
Saiyad's mother saw the Prophet and said, "O Saf (the nickname of Ibn
Saiyad)! Here is Muhammad!" Ibn Saiyad stopped his murmuring. The
Prophet said, "If his mother had kept quiet, then I would have learnt
more about him." 'Abdullah added: Allah's Apostle stood up before the
people (delivering a sermon), and after praising and glorifying Allah
as He deserved, he mentioned the Ad-Dajjal saying, "I warn you against
him, and there has been no prophet but warned his followers against
him. Noah warned his followers against him but I am telling you about
him, something which no prophet has told his people of, and that is:
Know that he is blind in one eye where as Allah is not so."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 195:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
When the delegation of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, he said,
"Welcome, O the delegation who have come! Neither you will have
disgrace, nor you will regret." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are
a group from the tribe of Ar-Rabi'a, and between you and us there is
the tribe of Mudar and we cannot come to you except in the sacred
months. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) so
that we may enter Paradise by doing that, and also that we may order
our people who are behind us (whom we have left behind at home) to
follow it." He said, "Four and four:" offer prayers perfectly , pay
the Zakat, (obligatory charity), fast the month of Ramadan, and give
one-fifth of the war booty (in Allah's cause), and do not drink in
(containers called) Ad-Duba,' Al-Hantam, An-Naqir and Al-Muzaffat."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 196:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "For every betrayer (perfidious person), a flag will
be raised on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be announced
(publicly) 'This is the betrayal (perfidy) of so-and-so, the son of
so-and-so.' "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 197:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "A flag will be fixed on the Day of Resurrection
for every betrayer, and it will be announced (publicly in front of
everybody), 'This is the betrayal (perfidy) so-and-so, the son of
so-and-so."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 198:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi, but he is
recommended to say 'Laqisat Nafsi."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 199:
Narrated Sal:
The Prophet said, "None of you should say Khabuthat Nafsi but he is
recommended to say 'Laqisat Nafsi (See Hadith No. 202)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 200:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, "The offspring of Adam abuse the
Dahr (Time), and I am the Dahr; in My Hands are the night and the
day." !
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 201:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Don't call the grapes Al-Karm, and don't say 'Khai
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 202:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "They say Al-Karm (the generous), and in fact
Al-Karm is the heart of a believer."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 203:
Narrated 'Ali:
I never heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Let my father and mother be
sacrificed for you," except for Sa'd (bin Abi Waqqas). I heard him
saying, "Throw! (arrows), Let my father and mother be sacrificed for
you !" (The sub-narrator added, "I think that was in the battle of
Uhud.")
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 204:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
That he and Abu Talha were coming in the company of the Prophet
towards Medina), while Safiya (the Prophet's wife) was riding behind
him on his she-camel. After they had covered a portion of the way
suddenly the foot of the she-camel slipped and both the Prophet and
the woman (i.e., his wife, Safiya) fell down. Abu Talha jumped quickly
off his camel and came to the Prophet (saying.) "O Allah's Apostle!
Let Allah sacrifice me for you! Have you received any injury?" The
Prophet said, "No, but take care of the woman (my wife)." Abu Talha
covered his face with his garment and went towards her and threw his
garment over her. Then the woman got up and Abu Talha prepared their
she camel (by tightening its saddle, etc.) and both of them (the
Prophet and Safiya) mounted it. Then all of them proceeded and when
they approached near Medina, or saw Medina, the Prophet said,
"Ayibun,' abidun, taibun, liRabbina hamidun (We are coming back (to
Medina) with repentance, worshipping (our Lord) and celebrating His
(our Lord's) praises". The Prophet continued repeating these words
till he entered the city of Medina.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 205:
Narrated Jabir:
A boy was born for a man among us, and the man named him Al-Qasim. We
said to him, "We will not call you Abu-l-Qasim, nor will we respect
you for that." The Prophet was informed about that, and he said, "Name
your son 'Abdur-Rahman."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 206:
Narrated Jabi:
A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said,
"We will not call him (i.e., the father) by that Kuniya (Abu-l-Qasim)
till we ask the Prophet about it. The Prophet said. "Name yourselves
by my name, but do not call (yourselves) by my Kuniya."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 207:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Abu-l-Qasim (The Prophet) said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do
not call yourselves by my Kuniya."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 208:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said (to
him), "We will not call you Abul-l-Qasim, nor will we please you by
calling you so." The man came to the Prophet and mentioned that to
him. The Prophet said to him, "Name your son 'Abdur-Rahman."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 209:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab:
That his father (Hazn bin Wahb) went to the Prophet and the Prophet
asked (him), "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Hazn." The
Prophet said, "You are Sahl." Hazn said, "I will not change the name
with which my father has named me." Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: We have had
roughness (in character) ever since.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 210:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab:
on the authority of his father similarly as above (i.e., 209).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 211:
Narrated Sahl:
When Al-Mundhir bin Abu Usaid was born, he was brought to the Prophet
who placed him on his thigh. While Abu Usaid was sitting there, the
Prophet was busy with something in his hands so Abu Usaid told someone
to take his son from the thigh of the Prophet . When the Prophet
finished his job (with which he was busy), he said, "Where is the
boy?" Abu Usaid replied, "We have sent him home." The Prophet said,
"What is his name?" Abu Usaid said, "(His name is) so-and-so. " The
Prophet said, "No, his name is Al-Mundhir." So he called him
Al-Mundhir from that day.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 212:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Zainab's original name was "Barrah," but it was said' "By that she is
giving herself the prestige of piety." So the Prophet changed her name
to Zainab.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 213:
Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab:
That when his grandfather, Hazn visited the Prophet the Prophet said
(to him), "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Hazn." The Prophet
said, " But you are Sahl." He said, "I will not change my name with
which my father named me." Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: So we have had
roughness (in character) ever since.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 214:
Narrated Isma'il:
I asked Abi Aufa, "Did you see Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet ?" He
said, "Yes, but he died in his early childhood. Had there been a
Prophet after Muhammad then his son would have lived, but there is no
Prophet after him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 215:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet) died, Allah's Apostle said,
"There is a wet nurse for him in Paradise."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 216:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari:
Allah's Apostle said, "Name yourselves after me (by my name) but do
not call (yourselves) by my Kuniya (1), for I am Al-Qasim
(distributor), and I distribute among you Allah's blessings." This
narration has also come on the authority of Anas that the ! Prophet
said so."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 217:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Name yourselves after me (by my name), but do not
call yourselves by my Kuniya, and whoever sees me in a dream, he
surely sees me, for Satan cannot impersonate me (appear in my figure).
And whoever intentionally ascribes something to me falsely, he will
surely take his place in the (Hell) Fire.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 218:
Narrated Abu Musa:
I got a son and I took him to the Prophet who named him Ibrahim, and
put in his mouth the juice of a date fruit (which be himself had
chewed?, and invoked for Allah's blessing upon him, and then gave him
back to me. He was the eldest son of Abii Musa.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 219:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shuba:
Solar eclipse occurred on the day of Ibrahim's death (the Prophet's
son).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 220:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife the Prophet) Allah's Apostle said, "O Aisha! This is Gabriel
sending his greetings to you." I said, "Peace, and Allah's Mercy be on
him." 'Aisha added: The Prophet used to see things which we used not
to see.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 221:
Narrated Anas:
Once Um Sulaim was (with the women who were) in charge of the luggage
on a journey, and Anjashah, the slave of the Prophet, was driving
their camels (very fast). The Prophet said, "O Anjash! Drive slowly
(the camels) with the glass vessels (i.e., ladies)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 222:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was the best of all the people in character. I had a
brother called Abu 'Umar, who, I think, had been newly weaned.
Whenever he (that child) was brought to the Prophet the Prophet used
to say, "O Abu 'Umar! What did Al-Nughair (nightingale) (do)?" It was
a nightingale with which he used to play. Sometimes the time of the
Prayer became due while he (the Prophet) was in our house. He would
order that the carpet underneath him be swept and sprayed with water,
and then he would stand up (for the prayer) and we would line up
behind him, and he would lead us in prayer.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 223:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The most beloved names to 'Ali was Abu Turab, and he used to be
pleased when we called him by it, for none named him Abu Turab (for
the first time), but the Prophet. Once 'Ali got angry with (his wife)
Fatima, and went out (of his house) and slept near a wall in the
mosque. The Prophet came searching for him, and someone said, "He is
there, Lying near the wall." The Prophet came to him while his
('Ali's) back was covered with dust. The Prophet started removing the
dust from his back, saying, "Get up, O Abu Turab!"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 224:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The most awful name in Allah's sight on the Day
of Resurrection, will be (that of) a man calling himself Malik
Al-Amlak (the king of kings)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 225:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The most awful (meanest) name in Allah's sight."
Sufyan said more than once, "The most awful (meanest) name in Allah's
sight is (that of) a man calling himself king of kings." Sufyan said,
"Somebody else (i.e. other than Abu Az-Zinad, a sub-narrator) says:
What is meant by 'The king of kings' is 'Shahan Shah.,"
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 226:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
That Allah's Apostle rode over a donkey covered with a Fadakiya
(velvet sheet) and Usama was riding behind him. He was visiting Sa'd
bin 'Ubada (who was sick) in the dwelling place of Bani Al-Harith bin
Al-Khazraj and this incident happened before the battle of Badr. They
proceeded till they passed by a gathering in which 'Abdullah bin Ubai
bin Salul was present., and that was before 'Abdullah bin Ubat
embraced Islam. In that gathering there were Muslims, pagan idolators
and Jews, and among the Muslims there was 'Abdullah bin Rawaha.
When a cloud of dust raised by (the movement of ) the animal covered
that gathering, 'Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his garment
and said, "Do not cover us with dust." Allah's Apostle greeted them,
stopped, dismounted and invited them to Allah (i.e. to embrace Islam)
and recited to them the Holy Qur'an. On that 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin
Salul said to him, "O man! There is nothing better than what you say,
if it is the truth. So do not trouble us with it in our gatherings,
but if somebody comes to you, you can preach to him." On that
'Abdullah bin Rawaha said "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Call on us in our
gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews
started abusing one another till they were about to fight with one
another. Allah's Apostle kept on quietening them till all of them
became quiet, and then Allah's Apostle rode his animal and proceeded
till he entered upon Sa'd bin 'Ubada. Allah's Apostle said, "O Sa'd!
Didn't you hear what Abu Habab said?" (meaning 'Abdullah bin Unbar).
"He said so-and-so." Sa'd bin Ubada said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my
father be sacrificed for you ! Excuse and forgive him for, by Him Who
revealed to you the Book, Allah sent the Truth which was revealed to
you at the time when the people of this town had decided to crown him
('Abdullah bin Ubai) as their ruler.
So when Allah had prevented that with the Truth He had given you, he
was choked by that, and that caused him to behave in such an impolite
manner which you had noticed." So Allah's Apostle excused him. (It was
the custom of) Allah's Apostle and his companions to excuse the pagans
and the people of the scripture (Christians and Jews) as Allah ordered
them, and they used to be patient when annoyed (by them). Allah said:
'You shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who
received the Scripture before you.....and from the pagans (3.186)
He also said: 'Many of the people of the scripture wish that if they
could turn you away as disbelievers after you have believed. ....
(2.109) So Allah's Apostle used to apply what Allah had ordered him by
excusing them till he was allowed to fight against them. When Allah's
Apostle had fought the battle of Badr and Allah killed whomever He
killed among the chiefs of the infidels and the nobles of Quraish, and
Allah's Apostle and his companions had returned with victory and
booty, bringing with them some of the chiefs of the infidels and the
nobles of the Quraish as captives. 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul and
the pagan idolators who were with him, said, "This matter (Islam) has
now brought out its face (triumphed), so give Allah's Apostle the
pledge of allegiance (for embracing Islam.)". Then they became
Muslims.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 227:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith bin Naufal:
Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib said, "O Allah's Apostle! Did you benefit
Abu Talib with anything as he used to protect and take care of you,
and used to become angry for you?" The Prophet said, "Yes, he is in a
shallow place of Fire. But for me he would have been in the lowest
part of the Fire."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 228:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once the Prophet was on one of his journeys, and the driver of the
camels started chanting (to let the camels go fast). The Prophet said
to him. "(Take care) Drive slowly with the glass vessels, O Anjasha!
Waihaka (May Allah be Merciful to you)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 229:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet was on a journey and a slave named Anjasha was chanting
(singing) for the camels to let them go fast (while driving). The
Prophet said, "O Anjasha, drive slowly (the camels) with the glass
vessels!" Abu Qilaba said, "By the glass vessels' he meant the women
(riding the camels)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 230:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet had a Had (a camel driver) called Anjasha, and he had a
nice voice. The Prophet said to him, "(Drive) slowly, O Anjasha! Do
not break the glass vessels!" And Qatada said, "(By vessels') he meant
the weak women."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 231:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
There was a state of fear in Medina. Allah's Apostle rode a horse
belonging to Abu Talha (in order to see the matter). The Prophet said,
"We could not see anything, and we found that horse like a sea (fast
in speed)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 232:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Some people asked Allah's Apostle about the fore-tellers. Allah's
Apostle said to them, "They are nothing (i.e., liars)." The people
said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! Sometimes they tell something which comes
out to be true." Allah's Apostle said, "That word which comes to be
true is what a jinx snatches away by stealing and then pours it in the
ear of his fore-teller with a sound similar to the cackle of a hen,
and then they add to it one-hundred lies."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 233:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
That he heard Allah's Apostle saying. "Then there was a pause in the
revelation of the Divine Inspiration to me. Then while I was walking
all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky, and I raised my sight
towards the sky and saw the same angel who had visited me in the cave
of Hira,' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 234:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Once I stayed overnight at the house of Maimuna and the Prophet was
there with her. When it was the last third of the night, or some part
of the night, the Prophet got up looking towards the sky and recited:
'Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the
alternation of Night and Day, there are indeed signs for men of u
understanding.' (3.190)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 235:
Narrated Abu Musa:
That he was in the company of the Prophet in one of the gardens of
Medina and in the hand of the Prophet there was a stick, and he was
striking (slowly) the water and the mud with it. A man came (at the
gate of the garden) and asked permission to enter. The Prophet said,
"Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise. "I went, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. So I opened the gate
for him and informed him of the glad tidings of entering Paradise.
Then another man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet said,
"Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise." Behold! It was 'Umar. So I opened the gate for him and gave
him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and
asked permission to enter.
The Prophet was sitting in a leaning posture, so he sat up and said,
"Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering
Paradise with a calamity which will befall him or which will take
place." I went, and behold ! It was Uthman. So I opened the gate for
him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise and also
informed him of what the Prophet had said (about a calamity). 'Uthman
said, "Allah Alone Whose Help I seek (against that calamity).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 236:
Narrated 'Ali:
We were with the Prophet in a funeral procession, and he started
scraping the ground with a small stick and said, "There is none
amongst you but has been assigned a place (either) in Paradise and
(or) in the Hell-Fire." The people said (to him), "Should we not
depend upon it?" He said: carry on doing (good) deeds, for everybody
will find easy such deeds as will lead him to his destined place. He
then recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to
Allah.." (92.5)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 237:
Narrated Um Salama:
(One night) the Prophet woke up and said, "Subhan Allah ! How many
treasures have been (disclosed) sent down! And how many afflictions
have been descended! Who will go and wake the sleeping lady-occupants
up of these dwellings (for praying)?" (He meant by this his wives.)
The Prophet added, "A well-dressed soul (person) in this world may be
naked in the "Hereafter." 'Umar said, "I asked the Prophet, 'Have you
divorced your wives?' He said, 'No.' I said, 'Allahu Akbar.' "
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 238:
Narrated Safiya bint Huyai:
The wife of the Prophet that she went to Allah's Apostle while he was
in Itikaf (staying in the mosque) during the last ten nights of the
month of Ramadan. She spoke to him for an hour (a while) at night and
then she got up to return home. The Prophet got up to accompany her,
and when they reached the gate of the mosque opposite the dwelling
place of Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet, two Ansari men passed by,
and greeting Allah's Apostle , they quickly went ahead. Allah's
Apostle said to them, "Do not be in a hurry She is Safiya, the
daughter of Huyai." They said, "Subhan Allah! O Allah's Apostle (how
dare we suspect you)." That was a great thing for both of them. The
Prophet then said, "Satan runs in the body of Adam's son (i.e. man) as
his blood circulates in it, and I was afraid that he (Satan) might
insert an evil thought in your hearts."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 239:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-Muzani:
The Prophet forbade the throwing of stones (with the thumb and the
index or middle finger), and said "It neither hunts a game nor kills
(or hurts) an enemy, but it gouges out an eye or breaks a tooth."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 240:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Two men sneezed before the Prophet. The Prophet said to one of them,
"May Allah bestow His Mercy on you," but he did not say that to the
other. On being asked (why), the Prophet said, "That one praised Allah
(at the time of sneezing), while the other did not praise Allah."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 241:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven
(other things): He ordered us to pay a visit to the sick, to follow
funeral possessions, to say: May Allah be merciful to you to a
sneezer, - if he says: Praise be to Allah, to accept invitation
(invitation to a wedding banquet), to return greetings, to help the
oppressed, and to help others to fulfill their oaths (provided it was
not sinful). And he forbade us from seven (things): to wear golden
rings or golden bangles, to wear silk (cloth), Dibaj, Sundus and
Mayathir.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 242:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning, so if
someone sneezes and then praises Allah, then it is obligatory on every
Muslim who heard him, to say: May Allah be merciful to you
(Yar-hamuka-l-lah). But as regards yawning, it is from Satan, so one
must try one's best to stop it, if one says 'Ha' when yawning, Satan
will laugh at him."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 243:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, " If anyone of you sneezes, he should say
'Al-Hamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah), and his (Muslim) brother or
companion should say to him, 'Yar-hamuka-l-lah' (May Allah bestow his
Mercy on you). When the latter says 'Yar-hamuka-llah", the former
should say, 'Yahdikumul-lah wa Yuslih balakum' (May Allah give you
guidance and improve your condition)."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 244:
Narrated Anas:
Two men sneezed before the Prophet and he said Tashmit to one of them,
while he did not say Tashmit to the other. So that man said, "O
Allah's Apostle! You said Tashmit to that fellow but you did not say
Tashmit to me. "The Prophet said, "That man praised Allah, but you did
not praise Allah."
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 245:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah loves sneezing but dislikes yawning; so if
anyone of you sneezes and then praises Allah, every Muslim who hears
him (praising Allah) has to say Tashmit to him. But as regards
yawning, it is from Satan, so if one of you yawns, he should try his
best to stop it, for when anyone of you yawns, Satan laughs at him."
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