Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Purification

“Na’im the freed slave of Umm Salamah narrated to me that Umm Salamah was asked: ‘Can a woman perform Ghusl with a man?’ She said: ‘Yes, if she is well-mannered. I remember the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I performing Ghusl from a single wash tub. We would pour water on our hands until they were clean then pour water over them.'” Al-A’raj said: “Not mentioning the private area not paying attention to it.” Kaiysah:” Well-mannered when using the water with the man” (An-Nihayah) And the comments by Al-A’raj after the narration refer to its meaning.

“If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to travel quickly, he would delay Zuhr until the time of ‘Asr and combine them, and he would delay Maghrib until he combined it with ‘Isha’ when the twilight had disappeared.”

“I went out with ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar on a journey to some of his land. Then someone came to him and said: ‘Safiyyah bint Abi ‘Ubaid is sick, try to get there before it is too late.’ He set out quickly, accompanied by a man of the Quraish. The sun set but he did not pray, although I knew him to be very careful about praying on time. When he slowed down I said: ‘The prayer, may Allah have mercy on you.’ He turned to me but carried on until the twilight was almost gone, then he stopped and prayed Maghrib, then he said the Iqamah for ‘Isha’, at that time the twilight had totally disappeared and led us in prayer. Then he turned to us and said: ‘If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in a hurry to travel he would do this.'”

It was narrated from Abu Mahdhurah that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) taught him the Adhan with nineteen phrases and the Iqamah with seventeen phrases, then Abu Mahdhurah counted them as nineteen and seventeen.

“The Messenger of Allah forbade the Muhrim to wear clothes dyed with saffron or Wars.”

“The Messenger of Allah was asked what clothes the Muhrim may wear. He said: ‘He should not wear a shirt, or a burnous, or pants, or an ‘Imamah (turban, or any garment that has been touched by (dyed with) Wars or saffron, or Khuffs except for one who cannot find sandals. If he cannot find sandals, then let him cut them until they come lower than the ankles, (sahih)

a man asked the Messenger of Allah what clothes the Muhrim should wear? The Messenger of Allah said: “Do not wear shirts, or ‘Imamahs, or pants, or burnouses, or Khuffs except if someone does not have sandals, in which case let him wear Khuffs, and cut them so that they come below the ankles. And do not wear any garment that has been touched by (dyed with) saffron or Wars.

“The Messenger of Allah forbade taking a woman as a co-wife to her paternal aunt or maternal aunt.”

“What becomes unlawful (for marriage) through birth becomes unlawful through breast-feeding.”

“I pledged to the Messenger of Allah to be sincere toward ever Muslim.”

The Messenger of Allah saw him wearing two garments dyed with safflower and he said: “This is the clothing of disbelievers; do not wear it.”

Safiyyah, daughter of Atiyyah, said: I entered upon Aisha with some women of AbdulQays, and asked her about mixing dried dates and raisins (for drink). She replied: I used to take a handful of dried dates and a handful or raisins and put them in a vessel, and then crush them (and soak in water). Then I would give it to the Prophet (ﷺ) to drink.

If anyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibited degrees, that person becomes free.

“A man stood and said ‘O Messenger of Allah! What clothing do you command us to wear in Al-Haram?’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Do not wear shirts, nor pants, nor burnooses, nor turbans, nor Khuff – unless one does not have any sandals, then let him wear Khuff, but let him cut them below the ankles. And do not wear any cloth that has been touched by saffron or Wars. And the woman in Ihram is not to cover her face, nor wear gloves.'”

the Messenger of Allah said: “There is no marriage except with a Wali.”

“The Prophet used to pray the Hajir prayer, which you call ‘Zuhr’, when the sun had passed its zenith.”

“I did not see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offer any of the night prayers in any way other than standing, until he became old. Then he started to pray sitting down until, when there were thirty or forty Verses left of his recitation, he would stand up and recite them, and prostrate.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out one day to pray for rain. He led us in praying two Rak’ah without any Adhan or Iqamah, then he addressed us and supplicated to Allah. He turned to face the Qiblah, raising his hands, then he turned his cloak around, putting its right on the left and its left on the right.”

“There is no one who deals in usury a great deal (to increase his wealth) but he will end up with little (i.e., his wealth will be decreased).”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded the rich to keep sheep, and he commanded the poor to keep chickens, and he said: ‘When the rich keep chickens, then Allah will give permission for the town to be destroyed.”‘

“One day some meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the foreleg was offered to him which he liked, so he bit it with his front teeth.”