Oppressions
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 620:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the believers pass safely over (the bridge
across) Hell, they will be stopped at a bridge in between Hell and Paradise
where they will retaliate upon each other for the injustices done among them
in the world, and when they get purified of all their sins, they will be
admitted into Paradise. By Him in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is
everybody will recognize his dwelling in Paradise better than he recognizes
his dwelling in this world."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 621:
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz Almazini:
While I was walking with Ibn 'Umar holding his hand, a man came in front
of us and asked, "What have you heard from Allah's Apostle about An-Najwa?"
Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Allah will bring a
believer near Him and shelter him with His Screen and ask him: Did you
commit such-and-such sins? He will say: Yes, my Lord. Allah will keep on
asking him till he will confess all his sins and will think that he is
ruined. Allah will say: 'I did screen your sins in the world and I forgive
them for you today', and then he will be given the book of his good deeds.
Regarding infidels and hypocrites (their evil acts will be exposed publicly)
and the witnesses will say: These are the people who lied against their
Lord. Behold! The Curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers." (11.18)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 622:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he
should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever
fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever
brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out
of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a
Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection . "
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 623:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or
he is an oppressed one."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 624:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or
he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is all right to
help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an
oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 625:
Narrated Muawiya bin Suwald:
I heard Al-Bara' bin 'Azib saying, "The Prophet orders us to do seven
things and prohibited us from doing seven other things." Then Al-Bara'
mentioned the following:--
(1) To pay a visit to the sick (inquiring about his health),
(2) to follow funeral processions,
(3) to say to a sneezer, "May Allah be merciful to you" (if he says,
"Praise be to Allah!"),
(4) to return greetings,
(5) to help the oppressed,
(6) to accept invitations,
(7) to help others to fulfill their oaths. (See Hadith No. 753, Vol. 7)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 626:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "A believer to another believer is like a building
whose different parts enforce each other." The Prophet then clasped his
hands with the fingers interlaced (while saying that).
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 627:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "Oppression will be a darkness on the Day of
Resurrection."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 628:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet sent Mu'adh to Yemen and said, "Be afraid, from the curse of
the oppressed as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 629:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has oppressed another person concerning
his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the
Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate for wrong
deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him
according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds,
the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 630:
Narrated Aisha:
Regarding the explanation of the following verse:-- "If a wife fears
Cruelty or desertion On her husband's part." (4.128) A man may dislike his
wife and intend to divorce her, so she says to him, "I give up my rights, so
do not divorce me." The above verse was revealed concerning such a case.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 631:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi:
A drink (milk mixed with water) was brought to Allah's Apostle who drank
some of it. A boy was sitting to his right, and some old men to his left.
Allah's Apostle said to the boy, "Do you allow me to give the rest of the
drink to these people?" The boy said, "O Allah's Apostle! I will not give
preference to anyone over me to drink the rest of it from which you have
drunk." Allah's Apostle then handed the bowl (of drink) to the boy. (See
Hadith No. 541).
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 632:
Narrated Said bin Zaid:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever usurps the land of somebody unjustly, his
neck will be encircled with it down the seven earths (on the Day of
Resurrection). "
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 633:
Narrated Abu Salama:
That there was a dispute between him and some people (about a piece of
land). When he told 'Aisha about it, she said, "O Abu Salama! Avoid taking
the land unjustly, for the Prophet said, 'Whoever usurps even one span of
the land of somebody, his neck will be encircled with it down the seven
earths."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 634:
Narrated Salim's father (i.e. 'Abdullah):
The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly,
he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 635:
Narrated Jabala:
"We were in Medina with some of the Iraqi people, and we were struck with
famine and Ibn Az-Zubair used to give us dates. Ibn 'Umar used to pass by
and say, "The Prophet forbade us to eat two dates at a time, unless one
takes the permission of one's companions."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 636:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud:
There was an Ansari man called Abu Shu'aib who had a slave butcher. Abu
Shu'aib said to him, "Prepare a meal sufficient for five persons so that I
might invite the Prophet besides other four persons." Abu Shu'aib had seen
the signs of hunger on the face of the Prophet and so he invited him.
Another man who was not invited, followed the Prophet. The Prophet said to
Abu Shu'aib, "This man has followed us. Do you allow him to share the meal?"
Abu Shu'aib said, "Yes."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 637:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah is the
most quarrelsome person."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 638:
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at
the door of his dwelling. He came out and said, "I am only a human being,
and opponents come to me (to settle their problems); maybe someone amongst
you can present his case more eloquently than the other, whereby I may
consider him true and give a verdict in his favor. So, If I give the right
of a Muslim to another by mistake, then it is really a portion of (Hell)
Fire, he has the option to take or give up (before the Day of
Resurrection)."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 639:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a
hypocrite, and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will
have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up. These are: (1 )
Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a promise, he
breaks it; (3) whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and
whenever he quarrels, he behaves impudently in an evil insulting manner."
(See Hadith No. 33 Vol. 1)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 640:
Narrated Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba (Abu Sufyan's wife) came and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is there any harm if I spend something from his
property for our children?" He said, there is no harm for you if you feed
them from it justly and reasonably (with no extravagance)."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 641:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
We staid to the Prophet, "You send us out and it happens that we have to
stay with such people as do not entertain us. What do you think about it? He
said to us, "If you stay with some people and they entertain you as they
should for a guest, accept their hospitality, but If they don't do, take the
right of the guest from them."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 642:
Narrated 'Umar:
When Allah took away the soul of His Prophet at his death, the Ansar
assembled In the shed of Bani Sa'ida. I said to Abu Bakr, "Let us go." So,
we come to them (i.e. to Ansar) at the shed of Bani Sa'ida. (See Hadith No.
19, Vol. 5 for details)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 643:
Narrated Al-Araj:
Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'No-one should prevent his
neighbor from fixing a wooden peg in his wall." Abu Huraira said (to his
companions), "Why do I find you averse to it? By Allah, I certainly will
narrate it to you."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 644:
Narrated Anas:
I was the butler of the people in the house of Abu Talha, and in those
days drinks were prepared from dates. Allah's Apostle ordered somebody to
announce that alcoholic drinks had been prohibited. Abu Talha ordered me to
go out and spill the wine. I went out and spilled it, and it flowed in the
streets of Medina. Some people said, "Some people were killed and wine was
still in their stomachs." On that the Divine revelation came:-- "On those
who believe And do good deeds There is no blame For what they ate (in the
past)." (5.93)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 645:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Beware! Avoid sitting on he roads (ways)." The people
said, "There is no way out of it as these are our sitting places where we
have talks." The Prophet said, "If you must sit there, then observe the
rights of the way." They asked, "What are the rights of the way?" He said,
"They are the lowering of your gazes (on seeing what is illegal to look at),
refraining from harming people, returning greetings, advocating good and
forbidding evil."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 646:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A man felt very thirsty while he was on the way, there
he came across a well. He went down the well, quenched his thirst and came
out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of excessive
thirst. He said to himself, "This dog is suffering from thirst as I did."
So, he went down the well again and filled his shoe with water and watered
it. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him. The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving the animals?" He
replied: "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate (living being)."
(See Hadith No. 551)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 647:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
Once the Prophet stood at the top of one of the castles (or higher
buildings) of Medina and said, "Do you see what I see? No doubt I am seeing
the spots of afflictions amongst your houses as numerous as the spots where
rain-drops fall (during a heavy rain). (See Hadith No. 102)
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 648:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
I had been eager to ask 'Umar about the two ladies from among the wives
of the Prophet regarding whom Allah said (in the Qur'an saying): If you two
(wives of the Prophet namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn in repentance to Allah
your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet likes)
(66.4), till performed the Hajj along with 'Umar (and on our way back from
Hajj) he went aside (to answer the call of nature) and I also went aside
along with him carrying a tumbler of water. When he had answered the call of
nature and returned. I poured water on his hands from the tumbler and he
performed ablution. I said, "O Chief of the believers! ' Who were the two
ladies from among the wives of the Prophet to whom Allah said:
'If you two return in repentance (66.4)? He said, "I am astonished at
your question, O Ibn 'Abbas. They were Aisha and Hafsa."
Then 'Umar went on relating the narration and said. "I and an Ansari
neighbor of mine from Bani Umaiya bin Zaid who used to live in 'Awali
Al-Medina, used to visit the Prophet in turns. He used to go one day, and I
another day. When I went I would bring him the news of what had happened
that day regarding the instructions and orders and when he went, he used to
do the same for me. We, the people of Quraish, used to have authority over
women, but when we came to live with the Ansar, we noticed that the Ansari
women had the upper hand over their men, so our women started acquiring the
habits of the Ansari women. Once I shouted at my wife and she paid me back
in my coin and I disliked that she should answer me back. She said, 'Why do
you take it ill that I retort upon you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet
retort upon him, and some of them may not speak with him for the whole day
till night.' What she said scared me and I said to her, 'Whoever amongst
them does so, will be a great loser.' Then I dressed myself and went to
Hafsa and asked her, 'Does any of you keep Allah's Apostle angry all the day
long till night?' She replied in the affirmative. I said, 'She is a ruined
losing person (and will never have success)! Doesn't she fear that Allah may
get angry for the anger of Allah's Apostle and thus she will be ruined?
Don't ask Allah's Apostle too many things, and don't retort upon him in any
case, and don't desert him. Demand from me whatever you like, and don't be
tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e. 'Aisha) in her behavior towards the
Prophet), for she (i.e. Aisha) is more beautiful than you, and more beloved
to Allah's Apostle.
In those days it was rumored that Ghassan, (a tribe living in Sham) was
getting prepared their horses to invade us. My companion went (to the
Prophet on the day of his turn, went and returned to us at night and knocked
at my door violently, asking whether I was sleeping. I was scared (by the
hard knocking) and came out to him. He said that a great thing had happened.
I asked him: What is it? Have Ghassan come? He replied that it was worse and
more serious than that, and added that Allah's Apostle had divorced all his
wives. I said, Hafsa is a ruined loser! I expected that would happen some
day.' So I dressed myself and offered the Fajr prayer with the Prophet. Then
the Prophet entered an upper room and stayed there alone. I went to Hafsa
and found her weeping. I asked her, 'Why are you weeping? Didn't I warn you?
Have Allah's Apostle divorced you all?' She replied, 'I don't know. He is
there in the upper room.' I then went out and came to the pulpit and found a
group of people around it and some of them were weeping. Then I sat with
them for some time, but could not endure the situation. So I went to the
upper room where the Prophet was and requested to a black slave of his:
"Will you get the permission of (Allah's Apostle) for Umar (to enter)? The
slave went in, talked to the Prophet about it and came out saying, 'I
mentioned you to him but he did not reply.' So, I went and sat with the
people who were sitting by the pulpit, but I could not bear the situation,
so I went to the slave again and said: "Will you get he permission for Umar?
He went in and brought the same reply as before. When I was leaving, behold,
the slave called me saying, "Allah's Apostle has granted you permission."
So, I entered upon the Prophet and saw him lying on a mat without wedding on
it, and the mat had left its mark on the body of the Prophet, and he was
leaning on a leather pillow stuffed with palm fires. I greeted him and while
still standing, I said: "Have you divorced your wives?' He raised his eyes
to me and replied in the negative. And then while still standing, I said
chatting: "Will you heed what I say, 'O Allah's Apostle! We, the people of
Quraish used to have the upper hand over our women (wives), and when we came
to the people whose women had the upper hand over them..."
'Umar told the whole story (about his wife). "On that the Prophet
smiled." 'Umar further said, "I then said, 'I went to Hafsa and said to her:
Do not be tempted to imitate your companion ('Aisha) for she is more
beautiful than you and more beloved to the Prophet.' The Prophet smiled
again. When I saw him smiling, I sat down and cast a glance at the room, and
by Allah, I couldn't see anything of importance but three hides. I said (to
Allah's Apostle) "Invoke Allah to make your followers prosperous for the
Persians and the Byzantines have been made prosperous and given worldly
luxuries, though they do not worship Allah?' The Prophet was leaning then
(and on hearing my speech he sat straight) and said, 'O Ibn Al-Khatttab! Do
you have any doubt (that the Hereafter is better than this world)? These
people have been given rewards of their good deeds in this world only.' I
asked the Prophet . 'Please ask Allah's forgiveness for me. The Prophet did
not go to his wives because of the secret which Hafsa had disclosed to
'Aisha, and he said that he would not go to his wives for one month as he
was angry with them when Allah admonished him (for his oath that he would
not approach Maria). When twenty-nine days had passed, the Prophet went to
Aisha first of all. She said to him, 'You took an oath that you would not
come to us for one month, and today only twenty-nine days have passed, as I
have been counting them day by day.' The Prophet said, 'The month is also of
twenty-nine days.' That month consisted of twenty-nine days. 'Aisha said,
'When the Divine revelation of Choice was revealed, the Prophet started with
me, saying to me, 'I am telling you something, but you needn't hurry to give
the reply till you can consult your parents." 'Aisha knew that her parents
would not advise her to part with the Prophet . The Prophet said that Allah
had said:--
'O Prophet! Say To your wives; If you desire The life of this world And
its glitter, ... then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free
In a handsome manner. But if you seek Allah And His Apostle, and The Home of
the Hereafter, then Verily, Allah has prepared For the good-doers amongst
you A great reward.' (33.28) 'Aisha said, 'Am I to consult my parents about
this? I indeed prefer Allah, His Apostle, and the Home of the Hereafter.'
After that the Prophet gave the choice to his other wives and they also gave
the same reply as 'Aisha did."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 649:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not go to his wives for one
month as his foot had been sprained. He stayed in an upper room when 'Umar
went to him and said, "Have you divorced your wives?" He said, "No, but I
have taken an oath that I would not go to them for one month." The Prophet
stayed there for twenty-nine days, and then came down and went to his wives.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 650:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet entered the Mosque, and I too went there after tying the
camel at the pavement of the Mosque. I said (to the Prophet ), "This is your
camel." He came out and started examining the camel and said, "Both the
camel and its price are for you."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 651:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
I saw Allah's Apostle coming (or the Prophet came) to the dumps of some
people and urinated there while standing .
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 652:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was on the way, he found a thorny
branch of a tree there on the way and removed it. Allah thanked him for that
deed and forgave him."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 653:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet judged that seven cubits should be left as a public way when
there was a dispute about the land.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 654:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Ansari:
The Prophet forbade robbery (taking away what belongs to others without
their permission), and also forbade mutilation (or maiming) of bodies.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 655:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "When an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse,
then he is not a believer at the time, he is doing it, and when a drinker of
an alcoholic liquor drinks it, then he is not a believer at the time of
drinking it, and when a thief steals, then he is not a believer at the time
of stealing, and when a robber robs, and the people look at him, then he is
not a believer at the time of doing robbery.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 656:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until the son of
Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the
cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance
so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 657:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa:
On the day of Khaibar the Prophet saw fires being lighted. He asked, "Why
are these fires being lighted?" The people replied that they were cooking
the meat of donkeys. He said, "Break the pots and throw away their
contents." The people said, "Shall we throw away their contents and wash the
pots (rather than break them)?" He said, "Wash them."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 658:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet entered Mecca and (at that time) there were three
hundred-and-sixty idols around the Ka'ba. He started stabbing the idols with
a stick he had in his hand and reciting: "Truth (Islam) has come and
Falsehood (disbelief) has vanished."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 659:
Narrated Al-Qasim:
Aisha said that she hung a curtain decorated with pictures (of animates)
on a cupboard. The Prophet tore that curtain and she turned it into two
cushions which remained in the house for the Prophet to sit on.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 660:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever is killed while protecting his
property then he is a martyr."
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 661:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was with one of his wives, one of the mothers of the
believers (i.e. one of his wives) sent a wooden bowl containing food with a
servant. The wife (in whose house he was sitting) stroke the bowl with her
hand and broke it. The Prophet collected the shattered pieces and put the
food back in it and said, "Eat." He kept the servant and the bowl till he
had eaten the food. Then the Prophet gave another unbroken. bowl to the
servant and kept the broken one.
Volume 3, Book 43, Number 662:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There was an Israeli man called Juraij, while he
was praying, his mother came and called him, but he did not respond to her
call. He said (to himself) whether he should continue the prayer or reply to
his mother. She came to him the second time and called him and said, "O
Allah! Do not let him die until he sees the faces of prostitutes." Juraij
used to live in a hermitage. A woman said that she would entice Juraij, so
she went to him and presented herself (for an evil act) but he refused. She
then went to a shepherd and allowed him to commit an illegal sexual
intercourse with her and later she gave birth to a boy. She alleged that the
baby was from Juraij. The people went to Juraij and broke down his
hermitage, pulled him out of it and abused him. He performed ablution and
offered the prayer, then he went to the male (baby) and asked him; "O boy!
Who is your father?" The baby replied that his father was the shepherd. The
people said that they would build for him a hermitage of gold but Juraij
asked them to make it of mud only."
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