“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Remember often the destroyer of pleasures.”‘ (Hasan) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahaman (An-Nasai) said: Muhammad bin Ibrahim (one of the narrators) is the father of Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Shaibah.
“I said to the Prophet: ‘Your paternal uncle, the old misguided man has died. Who will bury him?’ He said: ‘Go and bury your father, then do not do anything until you come to me.’ So I buried him then I came, and he told me to perform Ghusl and he prayed for me, and he mentioned a supplication that I do not remember.”‘
‘The people will be gathered in three groups: A group who will be riding, well fed and well clothed; a group whom the angels will drag on their faces and whom the fire will drive; and a group who will be walking with difficulty. Allah will send a disease to kill all the riding beasts and none will remain, until a man would give a garden for a she-camel but he will not be able to have it.
“O Messenger of Allah, I am a man who fasts continually: shoud I fast when traveling?” He said: “Fast if you wish and break you fast if you wish.” ‘Ata said: “someone who heard him told me that Ibn ‘Umar (said) that the Prophet said: ‘Whoever fasts every day of his life, and then he has not fasted.”
“There are four things which the Prophet never gave up: Fasting ‘Ashura’, (fasting during) the ten days, (fasting) three days of each month, and praying two Rak’ahs before Al-Ghadah (Fajr).”
“Ubayy said: ‘A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah, and he had a rabbit that he had grilled and some bread. He placed it before the Prophet then he said: “I found it bleeding.” The Messenger of Allah said to his Companions: “It doesn’t matter; eat.” And he said to the Bedouin: “Eat,” He said: “I am fasting.” He said: “If you want to fast then you should fast the shining days of Al-Bid: The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.”
the Prophet set out from Al-Jirranah at night as if he were an ingot of silver (i.e., in whiteness and purity) and perfomed Umrah, then he came back in the mooring as if he had stayed there overnight.
“I think that she should have a dowry like that of her peers no less, with no injustice and she may inherit from him and she has to observe the ‘Iddah.” Ma’qil bin Sinan Al-Ashja’i testified: “The Messenger of Allah passed a similar judgment concerning Birwa’ bint Washiq.”
“Praise be to Allah Whose hearing encompasses all voices. Khawlah came to the Messenger of Allah complaining about her husband, but I could not hear what she said. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: ‘Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you concerning her husband, and complains to Allah. And Allah hears the argument between you both.'”
“Go to Subai’ah bint Al-Harith Al-Aslamiyyah, and ask her about the ruling of the Messenger of Allah concerning her pregnancy.” He said: “So ‘Umar bin ‘Abdullah went to her and asked her. She told him that she was married to Sa’d bin Khawlah, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah who had been present at Badr. He died during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and she gave birth before four months and ten days had passed since her husband’s death. When her Nifas ended, Abu As-Sanabil -a man from Banu ‘Abd Ad-Dar- went to her and saw that she had adorned herself. He said: ‘Perhaps you want to get married before four months and ten days has passed?’ She said: ‘When I heard that from Abu As-Sanabil, I went to the Messenger of Allah and told him my story. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘It is permissible for you to marry when you gave birth.””
“When these Verses were revealed – ‘And come not near to the orphan’s property, except to improve it,’ and ‘Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans’ – the people avoided the property and food of the orphans. That caused hardship to the Muslims and they complained about that to the Prophet. Then Allah revealed: ‘And they ask you concerning orphans. Say: The best thing is to work honestly in their property, and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allah knows him who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from him who means good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties.'”
“It is undoubtedly his, and it is not permissible for the giver to stipulate any conditions or exceptions.” Abu Salamah said: “Because he gave it as a gift and thus, it is subject to the same ruling as the estate, and the condition (that it will revert to the giver on the death of recipient) has become invalid.”
“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever is killed defending his wealth and is killed unjustly, he is a martyr.'”
“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we are a people who hunt, and one of us may shoot his arrow but (the game) gets way from him for a night or two. What if he follows its tracks, and finds it dead with his arrow in it?” He said: “If you find the arrow in it, and you do not find any sign of predators, and you know that your arrow killed it, then eat it.” (Sahih)
“We were with the Mesenger of Allah on a journey, when the Day of Sacrifice came, so we shared a camel among ten men, and a cow among seven.”
‘Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhayysah set out for Khaibar because of some problem that had arisen. Someone came to Muhayysah and he told him that ‘Abdullah bin Sahl had been Killed and thrown into a pit, or a well. He came to the Jews and said: “By Allah, you killed him. ” They said: “By Allah, we did not kill him.”Then he went back to the Messenger of Allah and told him about that. Then he and Huwayysah – his brother who was older than him – and ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, came (to the Prophet). Muhayysah, who was the one who had been at Khaibar, began to speak, but the messenger of Allah said: “Let the elder speak first,” So Huwayysah elder speaks first.” So Huwayysah spoke, then Muhayysah spoke. The Messenger of Allah said: “Either (the Jews) will pay the Diyah for your comanion, or war will be declared on them.” The Messenger of Allah sent a letter to that effect (to the Jews) and they wrote back saying: “By Allah, we did not kill him.” The Messenger of Allah said to Huwayysah. Muhayysah and ‘Abdur-Rahman: “Will you swear an oath establishing your claim to the blood money of your companion?” They said: “No.” He said: “Should the jews swear an oath for you? They said: “They are not Muslims.” So the Messenger of Allah paid (the Diyah) himself, and he sent one hundred she-camels to their abodes. Sahl said: “A red she-camel from among them kicked me.”
“A man from among the Ansar who was called Sahl bin Abi Hathmah told him that some of his people went to Khaibar, where they went their separate ways. Then they found one of their numbers slain. They said to those in whose land they found him: ‘You killed our companion!’ They said: ‘We did not kill him and we do not know who killed him.’ They went to the prophet of Allah and said: ‘O Prophet of Allah, we went to Khaibar and we found one of our number slain.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Let the elders speak first.’ And he said to them: ‘Bring proof of the one whom you suspect killed him.’ They said: ‘We do not have any proof.’ He said: “Then let them swear an oath to you.’ They said” ‘We will not accept the oath of the Jews.’ The Messenger of Allah did not want his blood to have been shed with no Justice done, so he paid a Diyah of one hundred camels from the Sadaqah.” ‘Amr bin Shu’aib differed with them.
the Messenger of Allah sent a detachment jof troops to some people of Khath’am, who sought to protect themselves by prostrating (to demonstrate that they were Muslims), but they were killed. The Messenger of Allah ruled that half the Diyah should be paid, and said: “I am innocent of any Muslim who (lives with) a Mushrik.’ Then the Messenger of Allah said: “Their fires should not be visible to one another.”‘
The Prophet said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has forbidden me from Al-Qaza’ (to shave part of the head and leave part).”
“The Messenger of Allah cursed the women who do tattoos and the women who have them done, Al-Mutanammisat, and the women who have their teeth separated for the sake of beauty, those who change (the creation of Allah.)”
“While we were with Mu’awiyah on one of his pilgrimages, he gathered together a group of the Companions of Muhammad forbade wearing gold unless it was broken (into smaller pieces)?’ They said: ‘By Allah, yes.'”
A man came to the Prophet and he was wearing an iron ring. He said: “Why do I see you wearing the jewelry of the people of Hell?” He threw it away, then he came and he was wearing a brass ring. He said: “Why do I notice the stench of idols from you?” So he threw it away, and said: “O Messenger of Allah, what should I use?” He said: “Silver, but it should not equal a Mithqal.”
“The Messenger of Allah put on a ring, and he had some words inscribed on it. He said: ‘We have put on a ring and have had some words engraved on it; no one of you should copy this inscription.'” Then Anas said: “It is as if I can see its whiteness on his hand.”
The Prophet said: “Trim the mustache and let the beard grow.”
“I was sitting with Ibn ‘Abbas when a man from among the people of Al-‘Iraq came to him and said: ‘I make these images; what do you say concerning them?’ He said: ‘Come closer, come closer. I heard Muhammad say: Whoever makes an image in this world will be commanded on the Day of Resurrection to breathe a soul into it, and he will not be able to do so.”
The Messenger of Allah said: “The makers of these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them: ‘Bring to life that which you have created.'”
When he came to the Messenger of Allah called him and said to him: “Allah is Al-Hakam (the Judge) and judgment is His. Why are you known as Abu Al-Hakam?” He said: “If my people differ concerning something, they come to me, and I pass judgment among them, and both sides accept it.” He said: “How good this is. Do you have any children?” He said: “I have Shuraih, and ‘Abdullah, and Muslim.” He said: “Who is the eldest of them?” He said: “Shuraih.” He said: “Then you are Abu Shuraih,” and he supplicated for him and his son.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded me to send a woman to her husband before he gave something to her. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Khaithamah did not hear (any tradition) from ‘Aishah.
She (Habibah) was the wife of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shimmas. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out one morning and found Habibah by his door. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Who is this? She replied: I am Habibah, daughter of Sahl. He asked: What is your case? She replied: I and Thabit ibn Qays, referring to her husband, cannot live together. When Thabit ibn Qays came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: This is Habibah, daughter of Sahl, and she has mentioned (about you) what Allah wished to mention. Habibah said: Messenger of Allah, all that he gave me is with me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Thabit ibn Qays: Take it from her. So he took it from her, and she lived among her people (relatives).
In the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a man suffered loss affecting fruits he had bought and owed a large debt, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Give him sadaqah (alms). So the people gave him sadaqah (alms), but as that was not enough to pay the debt in full, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Take what you find. But that is all you may have.
“I was hiding beneath the covering of the Ka’bah, and three men came along – a man from the Quraish, and two of his brothers-in-law from Thaqif, or a man from Thaqif and two of his brothers-in-law from Quraish. Their bellies were fat, and they did not have much understanding. They said something that I could not understand, then one of them said: ‘Do you think that Allah can hear what we are talking about?’ Another said: ‘If we raise our voices, He will hear it, but if we do not raise our voices, He will not hear it.’ The other one said: ‘If He can hear something from us, then He can hear all of it.'” ‘Abdullah said: “I mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ), so Allah revealed: ‘And you have not been hiding yourselves, lest your ears and your eyes and your skin should testify against you…’ up to His saying: ‘…and you have become of those utterly lost! (42:22 & 23)”
“I performed eleven prostrations with the Prophet (ﷺ) of which there were none in the Mufassal. Al-A’raf, Ar-Ra’d, An-Nahl, Bani Isra’il, Maryam, Al-Hajj, the prostration in Al-Furqan, Surat An-Naml (mentioning) Sulaiman, As- Sajdah, Sad, and the Ha-Mim Surah.”
“The Satan comes between the son of Adam and his soul, and he does not know how many Rak’ah he has prayed. If a person notices that, then let him prostrate twice before he says the Salam.”
“You should move with tranquility.”
‘I came to the Prophet and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I have become Muslim and I am married to two sisters.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Divorce whichever of them you want.’ ”
“Whoever begins the Talbiyah for ‘Umrah from Baitul-Maqdis, will be forgiven.”
“The people were going in all directions, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘No one should depart until the last thing he does is (Tawaf around) the House.’”
“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to a sick person, he would make supplication for him, and would say: Adhhibil-bas, Rabban-nas, washfi Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uka shifa’an la yughadiru saqama (Take away the pain, O Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer, and there is no healing but Your healing that leaves no trace of sickness).’”
“A man with sick camels should not let them graze or drink alongside healthy ones.”