# Sahih Muslim - The Book of Faith *Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026* **19 hadith** --- ## Hadith #143 **Book:** The Book of Faith | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih “None but the believer loves them, none but the hypocrite hates them. He who loves them loves Allah and he who hates them hates Allah.” I (the narrator) said: Did you hear this hadith from al-Bara’? He said: He narrated it to me. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-143/)* --- ## Hadith #965 **Book:** The Book of Prayers | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah listened to him who praised Him, none of us bent his back till he (the Holy Prophet) prostrated; we then, afterwards, went down in prostration. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-965/)* --- ## Hadith #966 **Book:** The Book of Prayers | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih They (the Companions) said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and they bowed when he (the Holy Prophet) bowed. and when he raised his head after bowing, he pronounced:” Allah listened to him who praised Him,” and we kept standing till we saw him placing his face on the ground and then we followed him. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-966/)* --- ## Hadith #967 **Book:** The Book of Prayers | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When we were (in prayer) with the Messenger of Allah Allah (ﷺ) none of us benfft his back till we saw he prostrated. Zuhair and others reported:” till we saw him prostrating”. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-967/)* --- ## Hadith #1537 **Book:** The Book of Prayer - Travellers | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we cherished to be on his right side so that his face would turn towards us (at the end of the prayer), and he (the narrator) said: I heard him say: O my Lord! save me from Thy torment on the Day when Thoil, wouldst raise or gather Thy servants. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-1537/)* --- ## Hadith #1748 **Book:** The Book of Prayer - Travellers | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih That was tranquillity which came down at the recitation of the Qur’an. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-1748/)* --- ## Hadith #4023 **Book:** The Book of the Rules of Inheritance | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih ” They ask thee for a religious verdict; say: Allah gives you a religious verdict about Kalala (the person who has neither parents nor children)” (iv 177). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4023/)* --- ## Hadith #4027 **Book:** The Book of the Rules of Inheritance | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih ” They ask of thee religious verdict..” (iv. 177). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4027/)* --- ## Hadith #4500 **Book:** The Book of Jihad and Expeditions | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When the Prophet (ﷺ) was checked from going to the Ka’ba, the people of Mecca made peace with him’on the condition that he would (be allowed to) enter Mecca (next year) and stay there for three days, that he would not enter (the city) except with swords in their sheaths and arms encased in their covers, that he would not take eway with him anyone from its dwellers, nor would he prevent anyone from those with him to stay on in Mecca (if he so desired). He said to ‘Ali: Write down the terms settled between us. (So ‘Ali wrote): In the name of Allah, most Gracious and most Merciful. This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has settled (with the Meccans), The polytheists said to him: If we knew that thou art the Messenger of of Allah, we would follow you. But write: Muhammad b. ‘Abdullah. So he told ‘Ali to strike out these words. ‘Ali said: No, by Allah, I will not strike them out. The Messenger of Allah (may Peace be upon him) said: Show me their place (on the parchment). So he (‘Ali) showed him their place and he (the Holy Prophet) struck them out; and ‘Ali wrote: Ibn ‘Abdullah. (According to the terms of the treaty, next year) the Prophet (ﷺ) stayed there for three days When it was the third day, they said to ‘Ali: This is the last day according to the terms of your companion. So tell him to leave. ‘Ali informed the Prophet (ﷺ) accordingly. He said: Yes, and left (the city). Ibn Janab in his version of the tradition used:” we would swear allegiance to you” instead of” we would follow you”. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4500/)* --- ## Hadith #4776 **Book:** The Book on Government | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When the Qur’anic verse:” Those who sit (at home) from among mu’min” (iv. 94) was revealed, the son of Umm Maktum spoke to him (the Holy Prophet). (At this). the words:” other than those who have a trouble (illness)” were revealed. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4776/)* --- ## Hadith #4877 **Book:** The Book of Hunting, Slaughter, and what may be Eaten | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih We found on the Day of Khaibar domestic asses, and the announcer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made an announcement that the earthen pots should be turned over. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4877/)* --- ## Hadith #4933 **Book:** The Book of Sacrifices | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih My maternal uncle Abu Burda sacrificed his animal before (‘Id) prayer. Thereupon Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: That is a goat (slaughtered for the sake of) flesh (and not as a sacrifice on the day of Adha). He said: I have a lamb of six months. Thereupon he said: Offer it as a sacrifice, but it will not justify for anyone except you, and then said: He who sacrificed (the animal) before (‘Id) prayer, he in fact slaughtered it for his own self, and he who slaughtered after prayer, his ritual of sacrifice became complete and he in fact observed the religious practice of the Muslims. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4933/)* --- ## Hadith #4936 **Book:** The Book of Sacrifices | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih He who observes prayer like our prayer and turns his face towards our Qibla (in prayer) and who offers sacrifices (of animals) as we do, he must not slaughter the (animal as a sacrifice) until he has completed the prayer. Thereupon my maternal uncle said: Messenger of Allah, I have sacrificed the animal on behalf of my son. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is the thing in which you have made haste for your family. He said: I have a goat with me better than two goats. Thereupon he said: Sacrifice it for that is the best. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-4936/)* --- ## Hadith #5102 **Book:** The Book of Drinks | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went forth from Mecca to Medina, Suraqa b. Malik b. Ju’shum pursued him. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) invoked curse upon him, and his horse sank (in the desert). He (Suraqa) said: (Allah’s Messenger), invoke blessings for me and I will do no harm to you. He (the Holy Prophet) then supplicated Allah. (At that time) he (the Holy Prophet) felt thirsty, and they happened to pass by a shepherd. Abu Bakr Siddiq said: I took hold of a bowl and milked some milk into it for Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and gave it to him. He drank it and I was pleased. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-5102/)* --- ## Hadith #5909 **Book:** The Book of Virtues | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih Never did I see anyone more handsome than Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) in the red mantle. His hair had been hanging down on the shoulders and his shoulders were very broad, and he was neither very tall nor short-statured. Ibn Kuraib said he had hair. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-5909/)* --- ## Hadith #6190 **Book:** The Book of the Merits of the Companions | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih Do you admire the softness of this (cloth)? The handkerchiefs of Sa’d b. Mu’adh in Paradise are better than this. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-6190/)* --- ## Hadith #6719 **Book:** The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih ” O Allah, it is with Thine Name that I live and it is with Thine Name that I die.” And when he got up he used to say:” Praise is due to Allah, Who gave us life after our death (sleep) and unto Thee is resurrection.” *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-6719/)* --- ## Hadith #7328 **Book:** The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih Abu Bakr purchased a saddle from me for thirteen dirhams; the rest of the hadith is the same, and in the narration of Uthman b. ‘Umar, the words are: He (Suraqa b. Malik) drew near Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), and he (the Holy Prophet) cursed him and his camel sank in the earth up to the belly and he jumped from that and said: Muhammad, I am fully aware of It that it is your doing. Supplicate Allah that He should rescue me from it in which I am (pitchforked) and I give you a solemn pledge that I shall keep this as a secret from all those who are coming after me. Take hold of an arrow out of it (quiver) for you will find my camels and my slaves at such and such place and you can get whatever you need (on showing this arrow). He (the Holy Prophet) said: I don’t need your camels. And we (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) came to Medina during the night and the people began to contend as to where Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) should reside and he encamped in the tribe of Najjar who were related to ‘Abd ul-Muttalib from the side of mother. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) honoured them, then people climbed upon house-top and women also and boys scattered in the way, and they were all crying: Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, Messenger of Allah. *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-7328/)* --- ## Hadith #7355 **Book:** The Book of Commentary on the Qur'an | **Narrator(s):** Al-Bara and 'Abdullah bin Abl 'Aufa | **Grade:** Sahih When the Ansar performed the Pilgrimage, they did not enter their houses but from behind. A person from the Ansar came and he began to enter from his door but it was said to him (why he was doing something in contravention to the common practice of coming to the houses from behind). Then this verse was revealed.” Piety is not that you come to the doors from behind” (ii. 189). *Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-7355/)* ---