Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Fasting

“while we were with the Messenger of Allah, sitting in the Masjid, a man entered on a camel. He made it kneel in the Masjid, then he hobbled it. Then he said; ‘Which of you is Muhammad?’ He was reclining among them, and we said to him: ‘This white man who is reclining.’ The man said to him: ‘O son of ‘Abdul-Muttalib.’ The Messenger of Allah said to him: ‘I have answered you.’ The man said: ‘O Muhammad, I am going to ask you questions and I will be harsh in asking.’ He said; ‘Ask whatever you like.’ The man said; ‘I adjure you by your Lord, and the Lord of those who came begfore you, has Allah sent you to all the people?’ The messenger of Allah said: ‘by Allah, yes,’ He said: ‘Iadjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to fast this month each year?’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘I adjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to take this charity from our rich and divide it among our poor?’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘By Allah, Yes.’ The ma said; ‘I believe in that which you have brought, and I am the envoy of my people who are coming after me. I am Dimam bin Thalabah, the brother of Banu sad bin Bakr.”‘ (Sahih) ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Umar contradicted him.

“None should fast one or two days ahead of the month except, someone who had a prior habit for fasting, in which case let him fast.” ‘

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Do not revert to disbelievers after I am gone, striking the necks of one another (killing one another). No man is to be punished for the sins of his father, or for the sins of his brother.'”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees.”‘

“The Prophet forbade me to wear gold rings and Al-Qassi, red Al-Miyathir, and (to drink) Al-Ji’ah.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The testimony of a deceitful man or woman, of an adulterer and adulteress, and of one who harbours rancour against his brother is not allowable.

Four characteristics constitute anyone who possesses them a sheer hypocrite, and anyone who possesses one of them possesses a characteristics of hypocrisy till he abandons it : when he talks he lies, when he makes a promise he violates it, when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously, and when he quarrels, he deviates from the Truth.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Shall I not inform you of something more excellent in degree than fasting, prayer and almsgiving (sadaqah)? The people replied: Yes, Prophet of Allah! He said: It is putting things right between people, spoiling them is the shaver (destructive).

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him): When aspect of Islam is best? He replied: that you should provide food and greet both those you know and those you do not know.

“The Messenger of Allah said, ‘No one of you should stand to pray when he feels some discomfort (because of needing to urinate or defecate).'”

“When anyone of you has finished his prayer, let him give his house a share of that, for Allah will put something good in his house because of that prayer.”