Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)

It was narrated from Al’Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to send Salah on the first row three times and on the second row once.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The Imam is appointed to be followed, so when he says the takbir, say the takbir, and when he recites, be silent, and when he says: “Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him),” say: “Allahumma rabbana lakal-hamd (Our Lord, to You be praise).”

“I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offer his voluntary prayers sitting down until one year before his death. Then he used to pray sitting down, reciting the surah so slowly that it seemed to be longer than a surah that is longer.”

“For whatever is irrigated by the sky, rivers and springs, or draws up water from deep roots, one-tenth. For whatever is irrigated by animals and artificial means, one half of one-tenth.”

“Intercede and your intercession may be accepted, and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, decrees on the lips of His Prophet whatsoever He will.”

“There is no Muslim soul among the people that is taken by its Lord and wishes it could come back to you, even if it had this world and everything in it, except the martyr.” Ibn Abi ‘Amirah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If I were to be killed in the cause of Allah, that would be dearer to me that if all the people of the deserts and the cities were to be mine.'” Meaning: If they were all my slaves and I set them free.

“I pledged to the Prophet to hear and obey and to be sincere toward every Muslim.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): When you attend dying man, you should say good words, for the angels say Amin to what you say. When Abu Salamah died, I said: What should I say, Messenger of Allah? He said: O Allah forgive him, and give us something good in exchange. She said: So Allah gave me Muhammad (ﷺ) in exchange for him.

Is one of you unable to be like Abu Damdam? The people asked: who is Abu Damdam? He replied : A man of old before you. He then mentioned the rest of tradition to the tradition to the same effect. This version has : who would say (in the morning) : My honors is for the one who reviles me. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Hashim bin al-Qasim from Muhammad b. ‘Adb Allah al-‘Ammi from Thabit on the authority of Anas from Prophet (ﷺ) to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: The tradition of Hammad (i.e. ‘Abd al-Rahman’s version) is sounder.

“A man pronounced the Li’an on his wife, and the Prophet separated the two of them, and he decide that the child belonged to the mother.”

That on the day of Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no Hijrah after the conquest, there is only Jihad and intention, and when you are called to go forth (for battle), then go.” There are narrations on this topic from Abu Sa’eed, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr, and ‘Abdullah bin Hubshi. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Sufyan Ath-Thawri reported it similarly from Mansur bin Al-Mu’tamir.

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “None of the black heads (meaning the Children of Adam since (most of) their heads are black) before you partook of spoils of war, but fire from the heavens would be sent down upon them, consuming them.” Sulaiman (one of the narrators) said “No one says this except for Abu Hurairah now. “So on the day of Badr when they had the spoils of war before it was made lawful for them, Allah revealed: Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took.”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Allah does not accept any prayer without purification, and He does not accept any charity from Ghulul.'”

“I saw the Messenger of Allah during the campaign of Tabuk performing ablution, washing each part once.”

“When the fasting person breaks his fast, his supplication is not turned back.” (One of the narrators) Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: “When he broke his fast, I heard ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr say: ‘O Allah! I ask You by Your mercy, which encompasses all things, to forgive me.'”

the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the price of a dog, the payment (given to a prostitute) and the payment made to a soothsayer.

“Whoever finds his exact property with a man who has become bankrupt, and then he has more right to it than anyone else.”