Hadith #2801 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa reported the Prophet as saying, âThe greatest sin in Godâs sight, after the serious sins which God has prohibited, which a man can bring into His presence is that he should die in debt without leaving enough to discharge it.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2802 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. âAuf al-Muzani reported the Prophet as saying, âReconciliation is allowable between Muslims except such as makes unlawful something which is lawful, or makes lawful something which is unlawful ; and Muslims must keep to the conditions they have made, except for a condition which makes unlawful something which is lawful, or makes lawful something which is unlawful.â Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Abu Dawud transmitted it, but Abu Dawudâs transmission ended at âthe conditions they hav
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Hadith #2803 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Makhrafa al-âAbdi and I imported some garments from Hajar* and brought them to Mecca. Godâs Messenger came to us walking and after he had bargained with us for some trousers we sold them to him. Godâs Messenger then said to a man there who was weighing out for pay, âWeigh out and give overweight.â *A name applied to the whole district of al-Bahrain. Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.
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Hadith #2804 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said the Prophet owed him a debt and gave him something extra when he paid it. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2805 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Abu Rabiâa said the Prophet borrowed forty thousand* from him, and when revenue came in he paid it to him saying, âGod most high bless your family and your property! The only reward for a loan is commendation and repayment.â *The text mentions the number. It probably means dirhams. Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2806 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen anyone has something due to him from another he will be credited with sadaqa for every day he allows the other to postpone payment.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2807 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
My brother died leaving three hundred dinars and some young children, and I wanted to use them for their maintenance, but Godâs Messenger said to me, âYour brother is im-prisoned by his debt, so pay it on his behalf.â I went and did so, and returned to tell Godâs Messenger that I had done it and that there remained only a woman who claimed two dinars but had no proof she could show. He replied, âGive them to her, for she is speaking the truth.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2808 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When we were sitting in the courtyard of the mosque where the biers were laid down and Godâs Messenger was sitting in the midst of us, he raised his eyes to the sky and looked, then lowering his eyes and putting his hand on his forehead he said, âGlory be to God, Glory be to God! What severity has come down!â We said nothing all day and night and experienced nothing but good till the morning. Then I asked Godâs Messenger what the severity was which had come down, and he replied, âIt ha
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Hadith #2809 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zuhra b. Maâbad said his grandfather âAbdallah b. Hisham would take him out to the market and buy grain, and Ibn âUmar and Ibn az- Zubair would meet him and say to him, âTake us into partnership, for the Prophet has invoked a blessing on you then he would take them into partnership. He would often make a profit of a camel-load* and send it to the house. âAbdallah b. Hisham had been taken by his mother to the Prophet who passed his hand over his head and invoked a blessing on him. Bukha
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Hadith #2810 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told that the Ansar asked the Prophet to divide the palm-trees between them and their brethren, but he replied, âNo; save us the trouble of maintenance and we shall share the fruit with you.â They said, âWe hear and we obey.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2811 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUrwa b. Abul Jaâd al-Bariqi said that Godâs Messenger gave him a dinar to buy a sheep for him. He bought two sheep for him, sold one of them for a dinar and brought him a sheep and dinar. So Godâs Messenger invoked a blessing on him in his business dealings, and he was such that if he had bought dust he would have made a profit from it. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2812 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira traced to the Prophet the statement that God who is great and glorious says, âI make a third with two partners as long as one of them does not cheat the other, but when he cheats him I depart from them.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and Razin added, âand the devil comes.â
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Hadith #2813 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âPlace trust in him who trusts you, but do not cheat him who cheats you.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2814 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said he intended to go to Khaibar, so he went to the Prophet, gave him a salutation and told him of his purpose. He replied, âWhen you come to my agent take fifteen camel-loads from him, and if he desires a sign from you put your hand on his collar-bone*â. *This was evidently a pre-arranged sign to show that the Messenger was genuine. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2815 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
A business transaction with a time specified, muqarada* and mixing wheat and barley for oneâs household but not for sale.â Ibn Majah transmitted it. * Giving someone some property to trade with, the profit being shared between the two, but any loss falling on the property.
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Hadith #2816 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hakim b. Hizam said Godâs Messenger sent him with a dinar to buy a sacrificial animal for him. He bought a sheep for a dinar, sold it for two, came back, bought a sacrificial animal for a dinar, and brought it along with the extra dinar which he had gained. Godâs Messenger gave the dinar as sadaqa and asked a blessing on him in his trading. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2817 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâid b. Zaid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone takes a span of land unjustly, its extent taken from seven earths will be tied round his neck on the day of resurrection.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2818 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNo one must milk a manâs animal without his permission. Would any of you like his upper chamber to be entered, his treasury broken into, and his food taken away? The udders of their animals store up their food for them.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2819 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that when the Prophet was with one of his wives one of the mothers of the faithful sent a bowl containing food and the one in whose house he was struck the servantâs hand with the result that the bowl fell and was broken in pieces. The Prophet collected the pieces of the bowl, then began to collect in it the food it had contained, saying, âYour mother is jealous.â He then detained the servant till a bowl was produced by the one in whose house he was, gave the sound bowl to the on
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Hadith #2820 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Yazid said that the Prophet forbade spoliation1 and mutilation2. Bukhari transmitted it. 1. Either taking some of the spoil in battle before the division of the booty has been made, or appropriating anything belonging to a Muslim. 2. The reference here may simply be to cutting off certain parts of animals, but it can apply to human beings as well.
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Hadith #2821 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that in the time of Godâs Messenger there was a solar eclipse on the day his son Ibrahim died, and he led the people in a prayer of six rakâas with four sajdas, finishing when the sun came out of the eclipse. He then said, âThere is nothing you have been promised which I have not seen during this prayer of mine. Hell was brought, and that was when you saw me draw back from fear that some of its heat might strike me. I saw in it, dragging his entrails in hell, the owner of the cr
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Hadith #2822 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qatada told of hearing Anas say that when there was an alarm in Medina the Prophet borrowed from Abu Talha a horse called al-Mandub which he rode. When he returned he said, âI did not see anything, and I found that the horse could run as speedily as a great river.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2823 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâid b. Zaid reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone makes barren land fertile it belongs to him, but no right pertains to one who plants wrongfully in land another has brought into cultivation*â. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Malik transmitted it in mursal form on the authority of âUrwa. Tirmidhi said this is a hasan gharib tradition. *âIrq zalim, the literal translation would be âa wrongful root.â The translation given above represents the general sense of
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Hadith #2824 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Hurra ar-Raqashi on his paternal uncleâs authority reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âYou must not act oppressively, and a manâs property may not be taken except with his goodwill.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman and Daraqutni in al-Mujtaba.
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Hadith #2825 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âImran b. Husain reported the Prophet as saying, âHaving someone to urge on a horse from behind in a race, having a horse beside the one that is being ridden in a race to which the rider may transfer1, and giving a woman in marriage in return for another without dowry2 are not allowed in Islam, and he who plunders does not belong to us.â Tirmidhi transmitted it. 1. Ia jalaba wala janaba. One meaning of the phrase is that expressed in the translation, and is most likely to be the one intend
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Hadith #2826 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
As-Saâib b. Yazid on his fatherâs authority reported the Prophet as saying, âNone of you must take his brotherâs staff jestingly with the intention of causing annoyance. Anyone who takes his brotherâs staff must return it to him.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, the latterâs version ending at âcausing annoyance.â
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Hadith #2827 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Samura reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone finds his actual property with someone he has most right to it, and the buyer must sue the one who made the sale.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2828 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âThe hand which takes is responsible till it pays.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2829 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Haram b; Saâd b. Muhayyisa said that when a she-camel belonging to al-Baraâ b. âAzib entered a garden and did damage, Godâs Messenger gave decision that the owners of gardens are responsible for guarding them by day, but that any damage done by animals during the night is a responsibility lying on their owners. Malik, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2830 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying that no recompense may be demanded if a foot is trodden on*, and that the same applies in the case of fire. Abu Dawud transmitted it. * Or it may mean that no recompense may be demanded if one is kicked by an animal.
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Hadith #2831 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Hasan on Samuraâs authority reported the Prophet as saying, âWhen any of you comes upon animals whose owner is among them he must ask his permission; if not he must call three times and if anyone answers him he must ask his permission; but if no one answers him he may draw some milk and drink, but not carry any away.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2832 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone enters a garden he may eat, but he must not take anything away in his clothing.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2833 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umayya b. Safwan quoted his father as saying that at the battle of Hunain the Prophet borrowed his coats of mail and he asked, âAre you taking them by force, Muhammad ?â to which he replied, âNo, it is a loan with a guarantee of their return.ââ Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2834 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama told of hearing Godâs Messenger say, âA loan must be paid back, a minha* must be returned, a debt must be discharged, and one who stands surety is held responsible.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it. *This may be a she camel lent for a time for milking, but it can be used of other things which are lent for some specific purpose.
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Hadith #2835 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I was a boy I used to throw stones at the palm-trees belonging to the Ansar and was brought to the Prophet. He asked, âWhy do you throw stones at the palm-trees, boy?â and when I replied that it was to get something to eat he said, âDo notâ throw stones, but you may eat anything that falls below them.â Then passing his hand over my head he said, âO God, fill his belly.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2836 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salim reported on his fatherâs authority that Godâs Messenger said, âIf anyone takes any land without having a right he will be swallowed up seven earths deep on the day of resurrection.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2837 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yaâla b. Murra told of hearing Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone seizes land to which he has no right he will be made to carry its earth at the resurrection.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2838 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He told of hearing Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone wrongly takes a span of land God who is great and glorious will make him dig it till he gets to the end of seven earths, and then he will have it tied round his neck till the day of resurrection until men are judged.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #2839 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said the Prophet decreed the right to buy neighbouring property applicable to everything which is not divided, but when boundaries were fixed and separate roads made there was no option. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2840 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that Godâs Messenger decreed the right of option regarding everything which is shared, whether a dwelling or a garden, when it had not been divided. It is not lawful to sell before informing oneâs partner who may take it or let it go as he wishes ; but if he sells without informing him, he has the greatest right to it. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2841 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Rafi âreported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe neighbour has the best claim by reason of his being near.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2842 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âOne must not prevent his neighbour from fixing a beam in his wall.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2843 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen you disagree about a road its breadth should be made seven cubits.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2844 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâid b. Huraith told of hearing Godâs Messenger say, âIf any of you sells a house or real estate it is right that he should not have a blessing unless he spends what he gets on something similar.â Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2845 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe neighbour is most entitled to the right of option and its exercise should be waited for even if he is absent, when the two properties have one road.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2846 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported the Prophet as saying, âThe partner has first right to buy neighbouring property and the option to buy applies to everything.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying it has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Abu Mulaika who quoted the Prophet in mursal form, and it is sounder.
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Hadith #2847 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Hubaish reported Godâs Messenger as saying, ââIf anyone cuts down a lote tree, God will lower his head in hell.â Abu Dawud transmitted it, saying this is an abbreviated tradition meaning that if anyone wrongfully, unjustly and with no benefit to him from it cuts down in a desert a lote tree under which travellers and animals seek shade, God will lower his head in hell.
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Hadith #2848 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthman b. âAffan said that when boundaries have been set up in land there is no option to buy neighbouring property, and that the option does not apply to a well or to male palm-trees. Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #2849 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
â Abdallah b. Umar said that Godâs Messenger handed over to the Jews of Khaibar the palm-trees and the land of Khaibar on condition that they should employ what belonged to them in working on them and that he should have half the produce. Muslim transmitted it. In Bukhariâs version, it says that Godâs Messenger gave Khaibar to the Jews to work and cultivate, in return for which they would get half of what it produced.
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Hadith #2850 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We used to employ people to till land for a share of its produce* and see no harm in it till Rafiâ b. Khadij asserted that the Prophet forbade it, so we abandoned it on that account. Muslim transmitted it. * Mukhabir. From this comes the verbal noun mukhabara. See p. 607.
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Hadith #2851 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hanzala b. Qais quoted Rafiâ b. Khadij to the effect that his two paternal uncles told him they used to let out land in the time of the Prophet for what grew by the streamlets, or for something the owner of the land set aside, but the Prophet forbade them to do that. He asked Rafiâ how the matter would stand if payment were made in dirhams and dinars and he replied that there would be no harm in that. It seemed that what was prohibited was such as people versed in what is allowed and what is
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Hadith #2852 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We had most agricultural land in Medina, and a man would let out his land on condition that he should have what was produced in one portion and the man to whom it was let out should have what was produced in another; but sometimes one portion produced a crop while the other did not, so the Prophet forbade them to do that. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2853 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr said that he expressed a wish to Taâus that he would abandon the practice of employing people on land in return for part of the pro-duce, for people asserted that the Prophet had forbidden it. He replied to âAmr that he was just giving them something and helping them, adding that the most learned of the people, meaning Ibn âAbbas, had informed him that the Prophet did not forbid it, but said, âIt is better for one of you to lend to his brother than to take a prescribed sum from hi
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Hadith #2854 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone has land he should cultivate it, or lend it to his brother; but if he refuses he should retain his land.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2855 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama on seeing a ploughshare and some agricultural instruments told that he had heard the Prophet say, âThis will not enter any peopleâs house without God causing ignominy to enter it*.â Bukhari transmitted it. *This tradition says that agriculture is a less noble occupation than jihad.
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Hadith #2856 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Rafiâ b. Khadij reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone sows in other peopleâs land without their permission he has no right to any of the crop, but he may have what it cost him.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #2857 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qais b. Muslim told that Abu Jaâfar said there was not a family of the Emigrants who did not cultivate ground for a third and a quarter of the produce, and âAli, Saâd b. Malik, âAbdallah b. Masâud, âUmar b. âAbd al-Aziz, al-Qasim, âUrwa, the family of Abu Bakr, the family of âUmar, the family of âAli, and Ibn Sirin made contracts for part of the produce in return for working land. âAbd ar-Rahman b. al- Aswad said that he partnered âAbd ar-Rahman b. Yazid in cultivation, a
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Hadith #2858 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Mughaffal told that Thabit b. ad-Dahhak asserted that Godâs Messenger forbade employing people on land for a share of the produce and ordered that they should be employed for a wage, saying there was no harm in it. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2859 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said the Prophet had himself cupped and gave the cupper his pay; and he poured medicine into his nose. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2860 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âGod has not sent a prophet who did not work as a shepherd.â His companions asked whether this was also true of him and he replied, âYes, I used to be a shepherd for the people of Mecca for a payment of some qirats.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2861 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who gave a promise in my name then acted faithlessly; a man who sold a free man and enjoyed the price he received for him; and a man who hired a servant and, after receiving full service from him, did not give him his wages.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2862 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said some of the Prophetâs companions passed a watering-place where there was one who had been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. One of the inhabitants of the watering-place accosted them and asked whether anyone among them could apply a charm, for at the watering-place there was a man who had been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a snake. One of them went and recited Fatihat al-Kitab in return for some sheep, and he was cured; but when he brought the sheep to his companio
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Hadith #2863 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We came to a clan of the Arabs after leaving Godâs Messenger and they said, âWe have been told that you have brought what is good from this man. Have you any medicine, or a charm, for we have a lunatic in chains?â When we replied that we had, they brought a lunatic in chains and I recited Fatihat al-Kitab over him three days morning and evening, collecting my saliva and then spitting it out, and he seemed as if he were set free from a bond. They gave me some payment, but I refused to accep
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Hadith #2864 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âGive the hireling his wages before his sweat dries.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2865 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Husain b. âAli reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe beggar has a right, even if he comes on a horse*.â *This tradition means that one must not accuse a beggar of making false pretenses of being in need, even when circumstances suggest that that is so. Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it. In al-Masabih it is given in mursal form.
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Hadith #2866 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUtba b. al-Mundhir said that once when they were with Godâs Messenger he recited Taâ Sin Mim (Al-Qurâan 28. The passage about Moses hiring himself is verses 26 to 28) till he came to the story of Moses and said, âMoses hired himself for eight or ten years in return for preserving his chastity and receiving his food.â Ahmad and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2867 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit told that he said, âMessenger of God, one of those whom I have been teaching the Book and the Qurâan has presented me with a bow, and as it cannot be reckoned property may I shoot with it in Godâs path?â He replied, âIf you want to have a necklace of fire put on you, accept it.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2868 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âHe who develops land which has no owner has the best right to it.â âUrwa said that âUmar gave decision accordingly during his caliphate. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2869 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that as-Saâb b. Jathâthama told of hearing Godâs Messenger say, âThere is no preserve except what belongs to God and His Messenger.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2870 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUrwa said az-Zubair had a dispute with one of the Ansar about streamlets in the lava plain, and the Prophet said, âWater your ground, Zubair, then let the water run to your neighbour.â The Ansari said, âIt is because he is your cousin.â Thereupon his face changed colour and he said, âWater your ground, Zubair, then keep back the water till it returns to the embankment, and afterwards let it run to your neighbour.â So the Prophet paid regard to az-Zubairâs right by the clear deci
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Hadith #2871 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âDo not withhold excess water to prevent thereby extra herbage growing.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2872 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who swears falsely about some merchandise that he has previously received a larger offer than he has now been given; a man who swears a false oath after the afternoon prayer to deprive thereby a Muslim of his property; and a man who withholds excess water. God will say, âToday I am withholding from you my grace*as you withheld excess water which was not produced by the efforts of your handsâ.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) *The word for grace (fadl) is the same as the word for excess.
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Hadith #2873 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Hasan said that Samura reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone puts a wall round land*, it belongs to him.â Abu Dawud transmitted it. * Mirqat, iii, 369 says the reference is to barren land.
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Hadith #2874 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of Abu Bakr said that Godâs Messenger assigned some palm-trees to az-Zubair. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2875 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that the Prophet assigned to az-Zubair the land his horse could cover at a run. He made his horse run, and when it stopped he threw his whip. He then said, âGive it to him up to the spot his whip has reached.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2876 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAlqama b. Waâil reported his father as saying that the Prophet assigned him land in Hadramaut, sending Muâawiya with him and telling him to give it to him. Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2877 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abyad b. Hammal al-Maâribi said that he came to Godâs Messenger and asked him to assign him the salt which was in Maârib*, which he did. When he turned away a man said, âMessenger of God, you have assigned him the perennial spring water,â so he took it back from him. He asked for the land which had arak trees (Thorny trees on which camels feed) growing in it, and he said he could have such as was beyond the region to which camels went. Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it. * T
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Hadith #2878 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
water, herbage and fire.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2879 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmar b. Mudarris told that when he came and swore allegiance to the Prophet he said, âIf anyone comes to water, no Muslim having come to it before him, it belongs to him.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2880 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Tawus, in mursal form, reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone cultivates barren land it belongs to him, but ancient property belongs to God and His Messenger and then comes to you from me.â Shafiâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2881 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sharh as-sunna tells of the Prophet assigning to âAbdallah b. Masâud the open spaces in Medina between the dwellings and palm gardens of the Ansar, and when the B. âAbd b. Zuhra said, âRemove from us the son of Umm âAbd,â (His mother was Umm âAbd daughter of al-Harith b. Zuhra b. Kitab) replying, âWhy then did God send me? God does not bless a people among whom a weak man is not given his right.â Sharh as-sunna
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Hadith #2882 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather told that Godâs Messenger decided regarding the stream al-Mahzur* that its water should be held back till it reached the ankles and that the upper waters should then be allowed to flow to the lower. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. * Taj al-âarus quotes Ibn al-Athir as saying this was the wadi of the B. Quraizah, and that water flowed in it only when rain fell.
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Hadith #2883 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Samura b. Jundub told that he had a row of palm-trees in the garden of a man of the Ansar who had his family with him. Samura used to go in, and as the Ansari was annoyed by this he went and mentioned the matter to the Prophet. He asked him to sell it (. i.e. he asked Samura to sell his row of palm-trees), but he refused, so he asked him to take something else in exchange, but he refused. He then said, âGive it to him and you can have such and such,â mentioning something with which he tried
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Hadith #2884 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said she asked Godâs Messenger what the thing was which it was unlawful to refuse and he replied that it was water, salt and fire. She said, âMessenger of God, we know about water, but what is the significance of salt and fire?â He replied, âLittle rosy one, he who gives fire is as though he had given sadaqa of all that that fire cooked ; he who gives salt is as though he had given sadaqa of all that that salt freshened ; he who gives a Muslim a drink of water where water is
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Hadith #2885 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told that when âUmar got some land in Khaibar he went it to the Prophet and said, âMessenger of God, I have acquired land in Khaibar which I consider to be more valuable than any I have ever | acquired, so what do you command me to do with it?â He replied, âIf you wish you may make the property an inalienable possession and give { its produce as sadaqa â So âUmar gave it as sadaqa declaring that the property must not be sold, given away, or inherited, and he gave its prod
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Hadith #2886 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âLife-tenancy of a house is a gift.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2887 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
is part of the inheritance of those who receive it.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2888 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone has property [[given him for the use of himself and his descendants it belongs to the one to whom it is given and does not return to the one who gave it because he gave a gift which may be inherited.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2889 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that the life-tenancy which Godâs Messenger allowed was (only that one should say, âIt is for you and your descendants.â When he says, âIt is yours as long as you live,â it returns to its owner. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2890 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, âDo not give property to go to the survivor* and do not give life-tenancy, for if anyone is given either the property goes to his heirs.â *This is said to be objectionable, as it may lead to the men hoping the other will die first. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2891 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âBoth life-tenancy and giving property which goes to the survivor are a gift which belongs to those who receive it.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2892 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âKeep your properties for yourselves and do not squander them, for if anyone gives a life- tenancy it goes to the one to whom it is given, both during his life and after his death, and to his descendants.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2893 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone is offered basil he must not reject it, for it is light to carry and has a sweet scent.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2894 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet never rejected perfume. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2895 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âOne who seeks to take back a gift is like a dog which returns to its vomit. An evil example does not apply to us*.â * i.e. to Muslims. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2896 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-Nuâman b. Bashir told that his father brought him to Godâs Messenger and said, âI have given this son of mine a slave.â He asked whether he had given all his children the same, and when he replied that he had not, he told him to take him back. A version reports him as asking, âWould you like them to show you equal filial piety?â When he replied that he would, he said, âDonât do it then.â In a version he said that his father gave him a gift, butâ Amra* daughter of Rawaha sa
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Hadith #2897 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNone of you may take back his gift, except in the case of a father taking it from his child.â Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2898 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar and Ibn âAbbas reported the Prophet as saying, âIt is not lawful for a man to give a gift and then take it back, except a father regarding what he gives his child. One who gives a gift and then takes it back is like a dog which eats and vomits when it is full, then returns to its vomit.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying it is sahih.
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Hadith #2899 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that a desert Arab presented Godâs Messenger with a young she-camel, in return for which he gave him six young she- camels. He was displeased, and when the Prophet heard that, he praised and extolled God and said, âSo and so presented me with a she-camel and I gave him six young she-camels in return for it, but he was displeased. I feel inclined to accept a present only from a Qurashi, an Ansari, a Thaqafi, or a Dausi.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2900 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, âIf anyone is given a gift and has the means he should make a return for it, but if he has not the means he should express commendation, for he who expresses commendation has given thanks, he who conceals a matter has been ungrateful, and he who decks himself with what he has not been given is like him who puts on the two garments of falsehood.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2901 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Usama b. Zaid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf one is done a kindness and expresses to his benefactor a desire that God may give him a good reward, he has fully expressed his commendation.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2902 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who does not thank people does not thank God.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2903 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that when Godâs Messenger came to Medina the Emigrants came to him and said, âMessenger of God, we have never seen people more liberal out of abundance or better in giving help when they have little than a people among whom we have settled. They have removed our trouble and shared with us their pleasant things so that we are afraid they will get the whole reward.â He replied, âNo, as long as you make supplication to God for them and express commendation of them*.â * They have
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Hadith #2904 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âGive presents to one another, for a present removes grudges.â â¦transmitted it. (Mirqat, 3:380 says that Tirmidhi is the source in which this tradition is found. I have looked for it with the help of the Concordance, but have been unable to find it.
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Hadith #2905 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âGive presents to one another for a present removes rancour from the breast, and a woman should not despise even the gift of half (Or part of) a sheepâs trotter from her neighbour.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2906 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
cushions, oil (duhn)* and milk.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition. * It is said that by duhn he meant perfume. Duhn is used of oil or grease with which one anoints oneself. The point of the explanation of the meaning is evidently that a kind of scented oil is here intended.
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Hadith #2907 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu âUthman an-Nahdi reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you is given basil he must not reject it, for it has come forth from paradise.â Tirmidhi transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #2908 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Give my son your slave.â This was presumably said to her husband. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2909 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs Messenger was brought first fruits he saw him put them on his eyes and lips and then say, â0 God, as Thou hast shown us the first of it, show us the last of it.â He would then give them to any boys who were present. Baihaqi transmitted it in ad-Daâawat al-kabir.
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Hadith #2910 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Khalid told that when a man came to Godâs Messenger and asked him about a find he said, âNote what it is contained in and what it is tied with and make the matter known for a year. Then if its owner comes give it to him, otherwise you can do what you like with it.â He asked about stray sheep (or goats) and he replied, âYou, your brother, or the wolf may have them.â He asked about stray camels and he replied, âWhat have you to do with them? They have their stomachs and their f
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Hadith #2911 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who gives refuge to a stray is astray himself as long as he does not make the matter known.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2912 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. âUthman at-Taimi said that Godâs Messenger prohibited taking what a pilgrim has dropped. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2913 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather told that Godâs Messenger was asked about hanging fruit and said, âIf a needy person takes some and does not take a supply away in his garment he is not to be blamed, but he who carries any of it away is to be fined twice the value and punished and he who steals any of it after it has been put in the place where dates are dried is to have his hand cut off if their value reaches the price of a shield*.â Regarding stray c
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Hadith #2914 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said that âAli b. Abu Talib found a dinar and after taking it to Fatima asked Godâs Messenger about it. He replied that this was Godâs provision, and Godâs Messenger, âAli and Fatima ate food which was bought with it. But afterwards a woman came crying out about the dinar and Godâs Messenger said, âPay the dinar, âAli.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2915 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Jarud reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA Muslimâs lost property is a cause of the flame of hell*.â * i.e. when the finder, wishing to keep the article, does not make public the fact that he has found it. Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2916 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIyad b. Himar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who finds Something should call one or two trusty people as witness and not conceal it or cover it up; then if he finds its owner he should return it to him, otherwise it is Godâs property which he gives to whom He will.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2917 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that Godâs Messenger gave licence that a man might use for himself a stick, a whip, a rope and things of that type which he picked up. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2918 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, âI am nearer to the believers than themselves, so if anyone dies leaving a debt without leaving enough to pay it I shall be responsible for paying it, and if anyone leaves property it goes to his heirs.â A version has, âIf anyone leaves a debt or children without maintenance let the matter come to me, for I am his guardian.â Another version has, âIf anyone leaves property it goes to his heirs and if anyone leaves dependents without resources
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Hadith #2919 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âGive the shares to those who are entitled to them, and what remains over goes to the nearest male heir.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2920 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Usama b. Zaid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA Muslim may not inherit from an infidel or an infidel from a Muslim.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2921 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported the Prophet as saying, âThe freedman* of a people is one of them.â * Maula. This word may mean either the one who emancipates or the one who has been emancipated, and therefore the tradition has received two different interpretations according to the meaning of maula. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #2922 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA sisterâs son has blood- relationship to her family.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2923 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âPeople of two different religions may not inherit from one another.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Tirmidhi transmitted it from Jabir.
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Hadith #2924 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âOne who kills a man cannot inherit from him.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2925 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida said that the Prophet appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2926 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen an infant has raised its voice and then dies*, prayer is offered over it and it is treated as an heir.â *âAnd then diesâ does not occur in the text, but is obviously to be understood from the context. The position is that when the heir of someone who has died is expecting a child, the division of the property must not be made till the child is born. If the child lives long enough to raise it voice it is entitled to a share in the inherita
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Hadith #2927 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Kathir b. âAbdallah, on his fatherâs authority, said that his grand-father reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe freedman of a people is one of them, the ally* of a people is one of them, and a sisterâs son has blood-relationship to her family.â * Or âclose friendâ. Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2928 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Miqdam reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âI am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property it goes to his heirs. I am the patron of him who has none, inheriting what he possesses and freeing him from his liabilities. A maternal uncle is heir of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities.â A version has, âI am the heir of him who has none, paying blood
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Hadith #2929 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
one she has set free, a foundling, and her child about whom she has invoked a curse on herself if she was untrue in declaring he was not born out of wedlock.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2930 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather reported the Prophet as saying, âIf a man commits fornication with a freewoman or a slave woman the child is the product of fornication, and neither does he inherit nor may anyone inherit from him.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2931 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that a client of Godâs Messenger died leaving some property, but no relative or child, and Godâs Messenger said, âGive what he has left to a man belonging to his village.â Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2932 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida said that a man of Khuzaâa died and his estate was brought to the Prophet who gave instructions to look for an heir of his or some relative, but they found neither, so Godâs Messenger said, âGive it to the leading man* of Khuzaâaâ (al-kubr. This may mean the greatest in rank or in age, or, more probably, the nearest in kin to the manâs oldest ancestor, the one with fewest intermediate links. Abu Dawud transmitted it. In a version by him he said, âLook for the greatest (akba
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Hadith #2933 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
You recite this verse, âAfter a legacy you bequeathe or a debt (Al-Qurâan 4:12),ââ but Godâs Messenger decided that a debt should be discharged before a legacy and that the sons of the same mother inherit from one another, but not the sons of one father by different mothers. A man inherits from his brother who has the same father and mother, but not from his brother who has the same father but a different mother. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. In a version by Darimi he said, â
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Hadith #2934 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The wife of Saâd b. ar-Rabiâ brought to Godâs Messenger her two daughters whose father was Saâd b. ar-Rabiâ and said, âMessenger of God, these are the daughters of Saâd b. ar-Rabiâ. Their father was killed as a martyr when he was with you at the battle of Uhud, their paternal uncle has taken their property leaving them nothing, and they cannot be married unless they have some property.â He replied that God would decide regarding the matter, and when the verse about inheritance
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Hadith #2935 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa was asked about a case where there were a daughter, a sonâs daughter and a sister and replied, âThe daughter gets half and the sister gets half. Go to Ibn Masâud and you will find that he agrees with me.â When Ibn Masâud was asked and told what Abu Musa had said he replied, âI would then be in error and not be one of those who are rightly guided. I decide concerning the matter as the Prophet did: The daughter gets half and the sonâs daughter a sixth, making two-thirds, and
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Hadith #2936 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
A man came to Godâs Messenger and said, âMy sonâs son has died, so what do I receive from his estate?â He replied, âYou receive a sixth;â then when he turned away he called him and said, âYou receive another sixth;â and when he turned away he called him and said, âThe other sixth is an allowance ,â (It would seem, although it is not explicit, that the grandson had left two daughters who were therefore entitled to two-thirds of the estate. The grandfather was entitled only to
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Hadith #2937 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qabisa b. Dhuâaib said that when a grandmother came to Abu Bakr asking him for her share of an estate he told her that nothing was prescribed for her in Godâs Book or in the sunna of Godâs Messenger, but asked her to go home till he had questioned the people. When he did so, al-Mughira b. Shuâba said he had been present with Godâs Messenger when he gave her a sixth. Abu Bakr asked if anyone had been with him and Muhammad b. Maslama said the same as al- Mughira had said, so Abu Bakr mad
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Hadith #2938 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud said about a case where there was a grandmother and her son that she was the first grandmother to whom Godâs Messenger gave a sixth which was not due to her when she had a son who was still alive. Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it, but Tirmidhi declared it to be a weak tradition.
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Hadith #2939 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ad-Dahhak b. Sufyan said that Godâs Messenger wrote to him telling him to include the wife of Ashyam ad-Dibabi among the heirs to the blood-wit paid for her husband. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.
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Hadith #2940 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Tamim ad-Dari said he asked Godâs Messenger what the sunna was about a polytheist who accepts Islam by the advice and persuasion of a Muslim, and he replied that he was the nearest to him in life and in death. Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2941 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that a man died leaving no heir but a youth whom he had emancipated, and that when the Prophet asked whether he had any heir and was told that he had none but a youth of his whom he had emancipated, he assigned his estate to him. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2942 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said that his grandfather reported the Prophet as saying, ââHe who has the right to inherit property inherits the property of an emancipated slave.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying that this is a tradition whose isnad is not strong.
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Hadith #2943 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAn estate which was divided in the pre-Islamic period following the division in force then, but any estate in Islamic times must follow the division appointed by Islam.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2944 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muhammad b. Abu Bakr b. Hazm said he often heard his father tell that âUmar b. al-Khattab used to say, âIt is astonishing that one may inherit from a paternal aunt but that she does not inherit.â Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #2945 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar said, âLearn the rules of inheritance,â Ibn Masâud adding, âof divorce and of the pilgrimage,â and both saying, âfor it pertains to your religion.â Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2946 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Wills. Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIt is the duty of a Muslim man who has something which is to be given as a bequest not to have it for two nights without having his will written regarding it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2947 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
During an illness which brought me near to death in the year of the Conquest Godâs Messenger came to visit me and I said, âMessenger of God, I have a large amount of property and my daughter is my only heir. Shall I will away all my property ?â He replied, âNoâ I suggested two-thirds, but he objected, then a half, but he still objected. When I suggested a third he replied, âYou may will away a third, but that is a lot*. To leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor and b
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Hadith #2948 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger visited me when I was ill and asked whether I had made my will. I replied that I had. He asked how much I had willed and when I told him I had willed all my property away to be devoted to Godâs path he asked how much I had left my children. I replied that they were rich and prosperous, whereupon he told me to will away a tenth ; but I kept on telling him it was too little till he finally said, âWill away a third, but a third is a lot.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2949 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âThe child is attributed to the motherâs husband, but the adulterer gets nothing, and their reckoning is in Godâs hands.â
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Hadith #2950 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
It is related in munqatiâ form on the authority of Ibn âAbbas that the Prophet said, âNo legacy is to be left to an heir unless the other heirs are agreeable.â This is the wording in al-Masabih, but in Daraqutniâs version he said, âA legacy to an heir is not allowable unless the other heirs are agreeable.â
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Hadith #2951 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
â A man and a woman act in obedience to God for sixty years then when they are about to die they cause injury by their will, so they must go to hell.â Then Abu Huraira recited, âAfter a legacy which you bequeathe or a debt, causing no injury â¦ that will be the mighty successâ(Al-Qurâan 4:12). Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2952 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who dies leaving a will has died following a path and a sunna, he has died piously and testifying to the true faith, and he has died with his sins forgiven.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2953 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said his grandfather told that al-âAs b. Waâil left in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf. His son Hisham emancipated fifty slaves and his son âAmr intended to emancipate the remaining fifty on his behalf, but decided first to ask Godâs Messenger. He therefore went to the Prophet and said, âMessenger of God, my father left in his will that a hundred slaves should be emancipated on his behalf and Hisham ha
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Hadith #2954 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone deprives an heir of his inheritance, God will deprive him of his inheritance in paradise on the day of resurrection.â Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-lman on the authority of Abu Huraira.
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Hadith #2955 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âYoung man, those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking at strange women and preserves you from immorality; but those who cannot should devote themselves to fasting, for it is a means of suppressing sexual desire.â* (Bukhari and Muslim.) * Wajaâ has been translated freely above. It means castration.
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Hadith #2956 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger objected to âUthman b. Mazâun living in celibacy. If he had given him permission we would have had ourselves castrated. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2957 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA woman may be married for four reasons, for her property, her rank, her beauty and her religion; so get the one who is religious and prosper.â* (Bukhari and Muslim.) * Taribat yadaka literally, âmay your hands cleave to the dustâ. It is explained as being used to encourage one to action, and so it has been translated above by âprosper.â
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Hadith #2958 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe whole world is to be enjoyed, but the best thing in the world is a good woman.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2959 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe best of the women who ride on camels are the good women of Quraish, for they are the most affectionate to small children and the most careful of what belongs to their husbands.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2960 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Usama b. Zaid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âI have not left behind me a trial more injurious to men than women.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2961 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe world is sweet and verdant, and God having put you in it in your turn watches how you act; so fear the world and fear women, for the first trial of the B. Israâil had to do with women.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2962 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a woman, a dwelling and a beast.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2963 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When we were near Medina on our return from an expedition in which we had accompanied the Prophet I told him that I had recently married. He asked, âHave you married?â and when I told him that I had, he asked whether I had married a virgin or a woman who had previously been married. On my telling him that it was one who had previously been married he said, âWhy did you not marry a virgin with whom you could sport and who could sport with you?â Then when we arrived and were about to enter
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Hadith #2964 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
the slave whose master has agreed to let him buy his freedom when he wishes to pay the sum, the one who marries desiring to live a chaste life, and the one who fights in Godâs path.â Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2965 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen someone with whose religion and character you are satisfied asks your daughter in marriage, accede to his request. If you do not do so there will be temptation in the earth and extensive corruption.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2966 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maâqil b. Yasar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âMarry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2967 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b. Salim b. âUtba b.âUwaim b. Saâida al-Ansari, on his fatherâs authority, told that his grandfather reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âMarry virgins, for they have the sweetest mouths, the most prolific wombs, and are most satisfied with little.â Ibn Majah transmitted in mursal form.
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Hadith #2968 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âYou have seen nothing like marriage for increasing the love of two people.â Ibn Majah transmitted.
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Hadith #2969 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThose who wish to be pure and purified when they meet God should marry free women.â Ibn Majah transmitted.
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Hadith #2970 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama told that the Prophet used to say, âAfter fear of God a believer gains nothing better for him than a good wife who obeys him if he gives her a command, pleases him if he looks at her, is true to him if he adjures her to do something, and is sincere towards him regarding her person and his property if he is absent.â Ibn Majah transmitted.
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Hadith #2971 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen a man marries he has fulfilled half of the religion; so let him fear God regarding the remaining half.â Baihaqi transmitted in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #2972 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported the Prophet as saying, âThe marriage which produces most blessing is that which involves least burden.â Baihaqi transmitted in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #2973 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that a man came to the Prophet and told him he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar, to which he replied, âThen look at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar.â* * Meaning that some of them have features which cause aversion. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2974 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA woman must not come in close contact with another and then describe her to her husband, for that is as if he were looking at her.â (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #2975 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA man must not look at a manâs private parts or a woman at a womanâs, and a man must not come close to a man in one garment or a woman to a woman in one garment.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2976 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA man must not spend the night in the house of a woman who has been married unless he is her husband or a close relative.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2977 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âAmir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAvoid going in where women are.â A man said, âMessenger of God, tell me about the relatives of a womanâs husband,â to which he replied, âThe relatives of a womanâs husband are death.â* *The word âdeathâ is used to indicate a strong prohibition, the idea being that they are a cause of temptation to a manâs wife. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2978 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that Umm Salama asked permission of Godâs Messenger to be cupped and he ordered Abu Taiba to cup her. He said he thought he was her foster-brother, or a lad who had not reached the age of puberty. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2979 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I asked Godâs Messenger about an accidental glance and he ordered me to turn my eyes away. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2980 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA woman advances in the form of a devil and retires in the form of a devil. When one of you is charmed by a woman and she affects his heart he should go to his wife and have intercourse with her, for that will repel what he is feeling.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2981 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you asks a woman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2982 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I asked a woman in marriage and Godâs Messenger asked me whether I had looked at her. When I replied that I had not, he said, âThen look at her, for it is better that there should be love between you.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2983 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud said that Godâs Messenger saw a woman who charmed him, so he went to Sauda who was making perfume in the company of some women. They left him, and after he had satisfied his desire he said, âIf any man sees a woman who charms him he should go to his wife, for she has the same kind of thing as the other woman.â Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2984 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He reported the Prophet as saying, âA woman should be concealed, for when she goes out the devil looks at her.â* * The basic idea is to lift up the eyes to look at something. Here it is explained as meaning either that the devil makes her attractive to men, or that he looks at her to seduce her and to seduce people by her. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2985 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs Messenger as saying to âAli, âDo not give a second look, âAli, for while you are not to blame for the first you have no right to the second.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2986 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, told that his grandfather reported the Prophet as saying, âWhen one of you marries his slave to his slave girl he must not look at her private parts.â A version has, âhe must not look at what is below the navel and above the knee.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2987 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jarhad reported the Prophet as saying, âDo you not know that the thigh is a private part?â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2988 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli told that Godâs Messenger said to him, âDo not uncover your thigh, âAli, and do not look at the thigh of anyone alive or dead.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2989 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muhammad b. Jahsh told that Godâs Messenger came upon Maâmar when his thighs were uncovered and said, âCover your thighs, Maâmar, for the thighs are private parts.â It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #2990 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAvoid being naked, for with you are those who never leave you (the recording angels) except when you are relieving yourselves and when a man has intercourse with his wife; so observe modesty before them and honour them.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2991 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I was with Godâs Messenger along with Maimuna when Ibn Umm Maktum approached and came in to visit him, so he told us to veil ourselves. I said, âMessenger of God, is he not blind and unable to see us?â He replied, âAre you blind and unable to see him?â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2992 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Bahz b. Hakim, on his fatherâs authority, told that his grandfather reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âCover your private parts, except from your wife or your female slave,â and said he asked him to tell him what a man might do when alone. He replied, âGod has most right to modesty from you.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2993 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar reported the Prophet as saying, âWhenever a man is alone with a woman the devil makes a third.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2994 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, âDo not visit women whose husbands are away from home, for the devil circulate in you like your blood.â He was asked if this applied to him also and said, âTo me also, but God has helped me against him so that I may be safe.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #2995 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that when the Prophet brought Fatima a slave whom he presented to her she was wearing a garment which did not reach her feet when she put it over her head, and did not reach her head when she covered her feet with it. Noticing her predicament, Godâs Messenger said, âThere is nothing to worry about. It is only your father and your slave.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #2996 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama told that once when the Prophet was with her there was in the house a hermaphrodite who said to Abdallah b. Abu Umayya, Umm Salamaâs brother, âIf God conquers at-Taâif for you tomorrow, I shall lead you to the daughter of Ghailan who has four folds of fat in front and eight behind.â Thereupon the Prophet said, âDo not let these people visit you.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #2997 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While I was walking along carrying a heavy stone my garment fell off and I was unable to get it. Godâs Messenger saw me and said to me, âPut on your garment and do not go naked.â* * âPut onâ is singular and âdo not goâ is plural, indicating that the first part of the sentence is addressed to al-Miswar and that the second is a general injunction. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #2998 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âI never looked at (or, I never saw) Godâs Messengerâs private parts.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #2999 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported the Prophet as saying, âIf any Muslim happens to look at a womanâs beauties and then lowers his eyes, God will produce for him an act of worship whose sweetness he will experience.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #3000 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Hasan told in mursal form that he heard Godâs Messenger had said, âGod curse the one who looks and the one who is looked at!â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman.
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