Sahih Muslim — The Book of Faith

I asked the Messenger of Allah which (attribute) of Islam is more excellent. Upon this he remarked: One in which the Muslims are safe, protected from the tongue and hand of (other Muslims).

There are three qualities for which anyone who is characterised by them will relish the sweetness of faith: he to whom Allah and His Messenger are dearer than all else; he who loves a man for Allah’s sake alone; and he who has as great an abhorrence of returning to unbelief after Allah has rescued him from it as he has of being cast into Hell.

that he again becomes a Jew or a Christian.

Never a Prophet had been sent before me by Allah towards his nation who had not among his people (his) disciples and companions who followed his ways and obeyed his command. Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practise, and practised whatever they were not commanded to do. He who strove against them with his hand was a believer: he who strove against them with his tongue was a believer, and he who strove against them with his heart was a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to the extent of a mustard seed. Abu Rafi’ said: I narrated this hadith to ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar; he contradicted me. There happened to come ‘Abdullah b. Mas’ud who stayed at Qanat, and ‘Abdullah b ‘Umar wanted me to accompany him for visiting him (as ‘Abdullah b. Mas’ud was ailing), so I went along with him and as we sat (before him) I asked Ibn Mas’ud about this hadith. He narrated it in the same way as I narrated it to Ibn ‘Umar.

He would be raised on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya. Sa’id b. Jubair did not name the place where he fell down.

And his head (too), for he would be raised on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya.

We came back along with Ibn ‘Umar till we reached Muzdalifa. There he led us in the sunset and ‘Isha’ prayers with one iqama and we then proceeded and he said: This is how Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) led us in prayer at this place.

I was asked about the invokers of curses during the reign of Mus’ab (b. Zubair) whether they could separate (themselves by this process). He said: I did not understand what to say. So I went to the house of Ibn ‘Umar (Allah be pleased with them) in Mecca. I said to his servant: Seek permission for Me. He said that he (Ibn ‘Umar) had been taking rest. He (Ibn ‘Umar) heard my voice. and said: Are you Ibn Jubair? I said: Yes. He’said: Come in. By Allah, it must be some (great) need which has brought you here at this Hour. So I got in and found him lying on a blanket reclining against a pillow stuffed with fibres of date-palm. I said: O Abu’Abd al-Rahman, should there be separation between the invokers of curses? He said: Hallowed be Allah, yes, The first one who asked about it was so and so. he said: Messenger of Allah, tell me If one of us finds his wife committing adultery: what should he do? If he talks, that is something great, and if he keeps quiet that is also (something great) (which he cannot afford to do). Allah’s Prophet (ﷺ) kept quiet (or some time). After some time he (that very person) came to him (Allah’s Messenger) and said: I have been involved in that very cage about which I had asked you Allah the Exalted and Majestic then revealed (these) verses of Surah Nur:” Those who accuse their wives” (verse 6), and he (the Holy Prophet) recited them to him and admonished him, and exhorted him and informed him that the torment of the world is less painful than the torment of the Hereafter. He said: No, by Him Who sent you with Truth, I did not tell a lie against her. He (the Holy Prophet) then called her (the wife of that person who had accused her) and admonished her, and exhorted her, and informed her that the torment of this world is less painful than the torment of the Hereafter. She said: No, by Him Who sent thee with Truth, he is a liar. (it was) the man who started the swearing of oath and he swore in the name of Allah four times that he was among the truthful. and at the fifth turn he said: Let there be curse of Allah upon him if he were among the liars. Then the woman was called and she swore four times in the name of Allah that he (her husband) was among the liars, and at the fifth time (she said): Let there be curse upon her if he were among the truthful. He (the Holy Prophet) then effected separation between the two.

I asked Ibn ‘Umar (Allah be pleased with them) about invoking curse (li’an), and he narrated Similarly from Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ).

It was mentioned to ‘Abdullah b. Umar (Allah be pleased with them) and he said: Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) effected separation between the two members of Banu al-‘Ajlan.

Thursday, (and then said): What is this Thursday? He then wept so much that his tears moistened the pebbles. I said: Ibn ‘Abbas, what is (significant) about Thursday? He (Ibn ‘Abbas) said: The illness of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) took a serious turn (on this day), and he said: Come to me, so that I should write for you a document that you may not go astray after me. They (the Companions around him) disputed, and it is not meet to dispute in the presence of the Apostle. They said: How is lie (Allah’s Apostle)? Has he lost his consciousness? Try to learn from him (this point). He (the Holy Prophet) said: Leave me. I am better in the state (than the one in which you are engaged). I make a will about three things: Turn out the polytheists from the territory of Arabia; show hospitality to the (foreign) delegations as I used to show them hospitality. He (the narrator) said: He (Ibn Abbas) kept silent on the third point, or he (the narrator) said: But I forgot that. This hadith was mentioned through another chain.

Thursday, and what about Thursday? Then tears began to flow until I saw them on his cheeks as it they were the strings of pearls. He (the narrator) said that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Bring me a shoulder blade and ink-pot (or tablet and inkpot), so that I write for you a document (by following which) you would never go astray. They said: Allah’s Messenger (may peace upon him) is in the state of unconsciousness.

The sister of my mother Umm Hufaid presented to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) clarified butter (ghee), cheese and some lizards. He ate out of the clarified butter and cheese, but left the lizard finding no liking for it. But it was eaten on the table of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Had it been forbidden (haram), it could not be eaten on the table of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).

It does not catch the game, nor does it inflict defeat on the enemy, but breaks the tooth and puts the eye out. He (the near one of Abdullah b. Mughadal) again repeated it (the act of throwing of pebbles) whereupon he said: I narrate to you that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon hish) disliked and prohibited throwing of pebbles, but I see you again throwing pebbles; I (would therefore) not speak with you.

Who has done this? Verily Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has invoked curse upon him who does this.

Who has done this? Allah has cursed him who does this. Verily Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) invoked curse upon one who made a live thing the target (of one’s marksmanship).

I bear testimony to the fact that Ibn ‘Umar and Ibn ‘Abbas testified to the fact that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade (the preparation) of Nabidh in gourd in vessel besmeared with pitch and hollow stump.

I asked Ibn ‘Umar about (the preparation of) Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with pitch), whereupon he said that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the (preparation of) Nabidh in green pitcher (besmeared with pitch). I then came to Ibn Abbas and said: Do you hear what Ibn ‘Umar has said? Thereupon he said: What does he say? I said: He stated that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has forbidden the (preparation of) Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with pitch), whereupon he said: Ibn ‘Umar has told the truth. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) declared unlawful the preparation of Nabidh in a green pitcher (besmeared with pitch). I said: What is this thing, the Nabidh of a pitcher (Nabidh prepared in a pitcher)? Thereupon, he said: Everything that is prepared in earthen pitcher.

I said to Ibn Abbas that Nauf al-Bikali was of the opinion that Moses (peace be upon him), the Apostle of Bani Isra’il, was not the same who accompanied Khadir, whereupon he said: The enemy of Allah tells a lie. I heard Ubayy b. Ka’b say: Moses (peace be upon him) stood up to give sermon to the people of Isra’il. He was asked as to who amongst the people has the best knowledge, whereupon he said: I have the best knowledge. Thereupon Allah was annoyed with him that he did not attribute (the best knowledge) to Him. He revealed to him: A servant amongst My servants is at the junction of two rivers who has more knowledge than yours. Moses said: How can I meet him? It was said to him: Carry a fish in the large basket and the place where you find it missing there you will find him. Thereupon Moses proceeded forth along with a young man (Yusha’). Joshua b. Nun and Moses (peace be upon him) put the fish in the basket and there went along with him the young man (Yusha’) until they came to a certain rock and Moses and his companion went to sleep and the fish stirred in that basket and fell into the ocean and Allah stopped the current of water like a vault until the way was made for the fish. Moses and his young companion were astonished and they walked for the rest of the day and the night and the friend of Moses forgot to inform him of this incident. When it was morning, Moses (peace be upon him) said to the young man: Bring for us the breakfast for we are dead tired because of this journey, and they did not feel exhausted until they had passed that place where they had been commanded (to stay). He said: Don’t you know that when we reached the Sakhra (rock) I forgot the fish and nothing made me forget it but Satan that I could not remember it? How strange is it that the fish found a way in the river? Moses said: That was what we had been aiming at. Then both of them retraced their steps until they reached Sakhra; there they saw a man covered with a cloth. Moses greeted him. Khadir said to him: Where is as-Salam in our country.? He said: I am Moses, whereupon he (Khadir) said: You mean the Moses of Bani Isra’il? He said: Yes. He (Khadir) said: You have a knowledge out of the knowledge of Allah which in fact Allah imparted to you and about that I know nothing and I have knowledge out of Allah’s knowledge which He imparted to me and about that you do not know. Moses (peace be upon him) said to him: May I follow you so that you may teach me that with which you have been taught righteousness. He said: You will not be able to bear with me; how you will be able to bear that about which you do not know? Moses said: Thou wilt find me patient, nor shalt I disobey you in aught. Khadir said to him: If you were to follow me, then do not ask me about anything until I myself speak to you about it. He said: Yes. So Khadir and Moses set forth on the bank of the river that there came before them a boat. Both of them talked to them (the owners of the boat) so that they might carry both of them. They had recognised Khadir and they carried them free. Khadir thereupon took hold of a plank in the boat and broke it away. Moses said: These people have carried us without any charge and you attempt to break their boat so that the people sailing in the boat may drown. This is (something) grievous that you have done. He said: Did I not say that you would not bear with me? He said: Blame me not for what I forgot and be not hard upon what I did. Then both of them got down from the boat and began to walk along the coastline that they saw a boy who had been playing with other boys. Khadir pulled up his head and killed him. Moses said: Have you killed an innocent person who is in no way guilty of slaying another? You have done something horrible. Thereupon he said: Did I not say to you that you will not be able to bear with me? He (Moses) said: This (act) is more grievous than the first one. He (Moses) further said. If I ask you about anything after this, keep not company with me, then you would no doubt find (a plausible) excuse for this. Then they both walked on until they reached the inhabitants of a village. They asked its inhabitants for food but they refused to entertain them as their guests. They found in it a wall which had been bent on one side and was about to fall. Khadir set it right with his own hand. Moses, said to him: It is the people to whom we came but they showed us no hospitality and they did not serve us food. If you wish you can get wages for it. He (Khadir) said: This is the parting of ways between me and you. Now I wish to reveal to you the significance of that for which you could not bear with me. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said. May Allah have mercy upon Moses! I wish if Moses could show patience and a (fuller) story of both of them could have been told. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said that the first thing which Moses said was out of forgetfulness. Then there came a sparrow until it perched on the wall of the boat and took water from the ocean. Thereupon, Khadir said: My knowledge and your knowledge in comparison with the knowledge of Allah is even less than the water taken by the sparrow in its beak in comparison to the water of the ocean, and Sa’id b. Jubair used to recite (verses 79 and 80 of Sura Kahf) in this way: There was before them a king who used to seize every boat by force which was in order, the boy was an unbeliever.

Sa’id, did you hear it from him? I said: Yes. Thereupon he said that Nauf had not stated the fact.

The inhabitants of Kufa differed in regard to this verse:” But whoever slays another believer intentionally, his requital shall be Hell” (iv. 92), so I went to Ibn ‘Abbas and asked him about it, whereupon he said: This has been revealed and nothing abrogated it.

‘Abd al Rahman b. Abzi commanded me that I should ask Ibn ‘Abbas about these two verses:” He who slays a believer intentionally his requital shall be Hell where he would abide for ever” (iv. 92). So, I asked him and he said: Nothing has abrogated it. And as for this verse:” And they who call not upon another god with Allah and slay not the soul which Allah has forbidden, except in the cause of justice” (xxv. 68), he (Ibn Abbas) said: This has been revealed in regard to the polytheists.”

I said to Ibn Abbas: Will the repentance of that person be accepted who kills a believer intentionally? He said: No. I recited to him this verse of Sura al-Furqan (xix.):” And those who call not upon another god with Allah and slay not the soul which Allah has forbidden except in the cause of justice” to the end of the verse. He said: This is a Meccan verse which has been abrogated by a verse revealed at Medina:” He who slays a believer intentionally, for him is the requital of Hell-Fire where he would abide for ever,” and in the narration of Ibn Hisham (the words are): I recited to him this verse of Sura al-Furqan:” Except one who made repentance.”

I said to Ibn ‘Abbas about Sura Tauba, whereupon he said: As for Sura Tauba, it is meant to humiliate (the non-believers and the hypocrites). There is constantly revealed in it (the pronoun) minhum (of them) and minhom (of them, i. e. such is the condition of some of them) till they (the Muslims) thought that none would be left unmentioned out of them who would not be blamed (for one fault or the other). I again said: What about Sura Anfal? He said: It pertains to the Battle of Badr. I again asked him about Sura al-Hashr. He said: It was revealed in connection with (the tribe) of Banu Nadir.

“You did the right thing.” Then another man became Junub so he performed Tayammum and prayed. He came (to the Prophet (ﷺ)) who said to him what he had said to the other man- meaning, “You did the right thing.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delayed ‘Isha’ until ‘Umar called him and said: ‘The women and children have gone to sleep.’ Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and said: ‘There is no one who is offering this prayer but you.’ And at that time no one used to pray except the people of Al-Madinah.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Al-Madinah and prayed toward Bait Al-Maqdis for sixteen months, then he was commanded to face towards the Ka’bah. A man who had prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by some of the Ansar and said: ‘I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has been commanded to face towards the Ka’bah’ so they turned to face the Ka’bah.”

“I was with Ibn ‘Umar when he departed from ‘Arafah. When he came to Jam’ (Al-Muzdalifah), he combined Maghrib and ‘Isha’, and when he finished he said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did similar to this in this place.'”

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha’ at Al-Muzdalifah.

“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) which action is most beloved to Allah? He said: ‘Establishing prayer on time, honoring one’s parents and Jihad in the cause of Allah.'”

“Abdullah said: ‘The idolaters kept the Prophet (S.A.W) from (offering) four prayers on the day of Al-Khandaq, so he commanded Bilal to call the Adhan, then he said the Iqamah and prayed Zuhr, then he said the Iqamah and prayed ‘Asr, then he said the Iqamah and prayed the Maghrib, then he said the Iqamah and prayed ‘Isha’.'”

“We were fighting a battle and the idolators kept us from praying Zuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib and ‘Isha’. When the idolaters went away, the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) commanded a caller to say Iqamah for Zuhr prayer, and we prayed. Then he said the Iqamah for ‘Asr, and we prayed, and he said the Iqamah for Maghrib and we prayed, and he said the Iqamah for ‘Isha’ and we prayed. Then we went around among us and said: ‘There is no group on Earth who is remembering Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, except you.'”

‘You forgot a Rak’ah of the prayer!’ So he came back into the Masjid and told Bilal to call the Iqamah for prayer, then he led the people in praying one Rak’ah. I told the people about that and they said to me: ‘Do you know who that man was?’ I said: ‘No, not unless I see him.’. Then he passed by me and I said: ‘This is he.’ They said: ‘This is Talha bin ‘Ubaidullah.'”

“I prayed beside the Prophet (ﷺ) and Ayesha was behind us praying with us, and I was beside the Prophet (ﷺ) praying with him.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There is no Salah for one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by him when he was praying, and called him. He said: “I finished praying, then I came to him, and he said: ‘What kept you from answering me?’ He said: ‘I was praying.’ He said: ‘Does not Allah say: O you who believe! Answer Allah (by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he calls you to that which will give you life? Shall I not teach you the greatest surah before I leave the masjid?’ Then he went to leave, and I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what about what you said?’ He said: “All praise and thanks be to Allah, Lord of all that exists. These are the seven oft-recited that I have been given, and the Grand Quran.'”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, did not reveal in the Tawrah or the Injil anything like Umm Al-Quran (Al-Fatihah), which is the seven oft-recited, and (Allah said) it is divided between Myself and My slave will have what he asked for.'”

“Al-Harith bin Hisham asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘How does the Revelation come to you?’ He said: ‘Like the ringing of a bell, and when it departs I remember what he (the Angel) said, and this is the hardest on me. And sometimes he (the Angel) comes to me in the form of a man and gives it to me.'”

They heard Umar bin Al-Khattab say: “I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so I listened to his recitation and he was reciting it in a way that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had not taught me. I was about to jump on him while he was praying, but I waited patiently until he said the Salam (at the end of the prayer). When he had said the Salam I grabbed him by his garment and said: ‘Who taught you this Surah that I heard you reciting?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me it. I said: ‘You are lying, by Allah! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is the one who taught me this Surah that I heard you reciting.’ I took him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I heard this man reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, but you taught me Surat Al-Furqan.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:’ Let him go, O Umar. Recite, O Hisham.’ So I recited it to him in the way that I had heard him recite. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘It was revealed like this.’ Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Recite, O Umar.’ So I recited it in the way that he had taught me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘It was revealed like this.’ Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘This Quran has been revealed to be recited in seven different modes, so recite as much of the Quran as may be easy for you.'”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Some verses were revealed to me tonight, the likes of which have never been seen: “Say: I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak.” ‘

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite: “Alif-Lam-Mim. The revelation of the Book” and: “Has there not been over man” in Subh prayer on Friday.

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Surat Al-Baqarah, Al ‘Imran and An-Nisa’ in one rak’ah, and he did not reach any verse that spoke of mercy but he asked Allah for it, nor any verse that spoke of punishment but he asked Allah for protection therefrom.

“I heard Abu Dharr say: ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) stayed up all night repeating one verse. The verse was: ‘If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily, You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.'”

The bowing of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he raised his head from bowing, and his prostration, and the time between the two prostration, were almost equal in length.

“I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one night. He started reciting Surat Al-Baqarah and he recited one hundred verses, then did not bow, rather he continued. I thought: ‘He will complete it in two rak’ahs, but he continued.’ I thought: ‘He will complete it and then bow,’ but he continued until he recited Surat An-Nisa’, then Al Imran. Then he bowed for almost as long as he had stood, saying while bowing: ‘Subhan Rabbial-azim, Subhan Rabbial-azim, Subhan Rabbial-azim ( Glory be to my Lord Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty).’ Then he raised his head and said: ‘Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him). Then he prostrated and made his prostration lengthy, saying: “Subhan Rabbial-A’la, Subhan Rabbial-A’la, Subhan Rabbial-A’la (Glory be to my Lord Most High, Glory be to my Lord Most High, Glory be to my Lord Most High). And he did not come to any verse that spoke of fear or glorifying Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, but he said something appropriate.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed us and taught us our Sunnahs and our prayer. He said: ‘Make your rows straight, then let one of you lead the others. When he says the takbir, then say the takbir; when he says: “Wa lad-dallin” then say “Amin” and Allah (SWT) will answer you. When the Imam says the takbir and bows, then say the takbir and bow, for the Imam bows before you and stands up before you.’ The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘This makes up for that. When he says: ‘Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him), say: “Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (Our Lord, to You be praise),” Allah (SWT) will hear you, for indeed Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has said on the tongue of His Prophet (ﷺ): “Allah hears the one who praises Him.” Then when the Imam says the takbir and prostrates, say the takbir and prostrate, for the Imam prostrates before you and rises before you.’ The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘This makes up for that. Then when you are sitting, let the first thing that any one of you says be: At-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibat, as-salamu ‘alaika ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatAllahi wa baraktuhu. As-salamu ‘alaina wa ‘ala ‘ibad illahis-salihin, ashahdu an la illaha ill-Allah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasuluhu (Allah compliments, prayers and pure words are due to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah (SWT) and his blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah (SWT). I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger).”

“I used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) and his prayer was moderate in length and his Khutbah was moderate in length.”

He asked Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, about how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray in Ramadan. She said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not pray more than eleven rak’ahs during Ramadan or at any other time. He would pray four, and do not ask how beautiful or how long they were. Then he would pray four, and do not ask how beautiful or how long they were. Then he would pray three.” Aishah said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before you pray witr?’ He said: ‘O Aishah, my eyes sleep but my heart does not.'”

Aishah told him: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not say the taslim for two rak’ahs during witr.”

When the call to Subh prayer was given, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two brief rak’ahs before going to pray.

“Hafsah told me that when dawn glowed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two rak’ahs.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak’ahs between the Adhan and Iqamah for Fajr prayer.

He asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at night. She said: “He used to pray thirteen rak’ahs. He would pray eight rak’ahs then pray witr, then pray two rak’ahs sitting down. When he wanted to bow he would stand and bow, and he prayed two rak’ahs between the adhan and iqamah of subh prayer.

the Messenger of Allah was shrouded in three white Yemeni garments of cotton, among which was no shirt and no turban. It was mentioned to ‘Aishah that they said: “He was buried in two garments and a Burd made of Hibrah.” She said: “A Burd was brought, but they sent it back and did not shroud him in it.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Your brother has died, so get up and pray for him.”‘

“One of the children of the Ansar (who had died) was brought to the Messenger of Allah so he prayed for him.” ‘Aishah said: “How fortunate he is, one of the little birds of Paradise. He never did any evil or reached the age of puberty.” He said: “It is better not to say anything, O ‘Aishah Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, created Paradise and created people for it, He created them in the loins of their fathers. And He created Hell and created people for it, and He created them in the loins of their fathers.”

That the Prophet commanded that those who had been killed at Uhud should be taken back to the place where they fell; they had been brought to Al-Madinah.

“Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?” he said: “They can hear what I am saying to them now”. Mention of that was made to ‘Aishah and she said: “Ibn ‘Umar is mistaken. Rather the Messenger of Allah said: “Ibn ‘Umar is mistaken. Rather the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Now they know that what I used to say to them is the truth.’ Then she recited: So verily, you (O Muhammad) cannot make the dead to hear., until she recited the verse.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The whole of the son of Adam will be consumed by the earth, except for the tailbone, from which he was created and from which he will be created anwe.”‘

“The people will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection naked and uncircumcised. The first one to be clothed will be Ibrahim.” Then he recited: As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it

“There is no fast except for one who intends to fast before dawn.” (Daif)

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever performs pilgrimage to this House, and does not Yarfuth (utter any obscenity or commit sin), will go back as (on the day) his nother bore him.”'(sahih)

the Messenger of Allah forbade perfuming oneself with saffron”. Hammad said: “Meaning, for men.”

a man came to the Prophet who had initiated Ihram for ‘Umrah, wearing sewn garments and having put on Khaluq. He said: “I have initiated Ihram for ‘Umrah, so what should I do?” The Prophet said: “What would you do if you were doing Hajj?” He said: “I would avoid this and wash it off.” He said: “Whatever you would do for Hajj, do it, for ‘Umrah,” (sahih)

“The Talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah was: “Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaika la sharika laka labbaik. Innal-hamda wan-ni’mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak (Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all sovereignty, You have no partner.”

“I said to Ibn ‘Umar: ‘I saw you begin the Talbiyah when your she-camel stood up with you. He said: “The Messenger of Allah used to begin the Talbiyah when his she-camel stood up with him.”

“The Messenger of Allah stayed for nine years during which he did not perform Hajj. Then it was announced among the people the he was going for Hajj. No one who was able to come riding or on foot stayed behind, and the people rushed to go out with him until he came to Dhul-Hulaifah. Asam’ bint ‘Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abi Bakr and she sent word to the messenger of Allah (Asking what she should do). He said: ‘Perform Ghusl and wrap a cloth around your private parts, then begin the Talbiyah.’ So she did that.” An abridgment

“we were with Talhah bin Ubaidullah and we were Ihram. A birth was given to him when he was asleep, and some of us at from it and others refrained. Talhah woke up and agreed with those who had eaten it, and said: ‘We ate it with Messenger of Allah.'”

the Messenger of Allah set out for Makkah and was in Ihram. When they were in Ar-Rawha, they saw a wounded onager. Mention of that was made to the messenger of Allah and he said: “Leave it, for soon its owner will come.” Then Al-Bahzi, who was its owner, came to the Messenger of Allah, it is up to you what you want to do with this onager.” The Messenger of Allah Commanded Abu Bakr to share it out among the company then he moved on, and when he was in Al-Uthayah, between Ar-Ruwaythah and Al-Arj, They was a gazelle sleeping in the Shade with an arrow in it. It was said that the Messenger of Allah told a man to stand by it and not let anyone disturb it until everyone had passed by.”

“Prophet was treated by means of cupping when he was in Ihram.”

That the Prophet was treated by means of cupping when he was in Ihram for a contusion that he had suffered. (Diaf)

That the Messenger of Allah was treated by means of cupping when he was in Ihram on the top of the foot for contusion that he had suffered. (Daif)

That the Messenger of Allah was treated by means of cupping in the middle of his head, when he was in Ihram, in Lahi Jamal, on the road to Makkah.

That he was with the Messenger of Allah in Ihram and he suffered an infestation of head lice. The Messenger of Allah commanded him to shave his head and told him: “Fast for three days, or fed six poor persons two Mudds earch, or sacrifice a sheep. Whichever one of these you do will be sufficient for you.'”

“I entered Ihram, then I had a severe infestation of head lice. News of that reached Prophet, and he came to me when I was cooking something in a pot for my companions, he touched my head with his finger and said: ‘Go and shave it, and give charity to six poor persions.'”.

“I heard Abdullah bin Umar say, when a man asked him wether he could perform Tawaf around the House when he had entered Ihram for Hajj: ‘What is stopping you?’ He said: ‘I saw Abdullah bin Abbas forbidding that, but you are telling us something different.’ He said: ‘We saw the Messenger of Allah enter Ihram for Hajj, then circumambulate the House then perform between As-Safa and Al-Marwah.'”

“I said to Ibn Umar: ‘I see that you only touch these two Yemeni corners.’ He said: ‘I only saw the Messenger of Allah touch these two corners.'” This is an abridgement of it.

the Messenger of Allah climed up As-Safa until he could see the House, then he said Takbir.

“When we were leaving Mina for Arafat, I said to Anas: ‘What did you do for the Talbiyah with the Messenger of Allah on this day?’ He said ‘Those who recited the Talbiyah did so, and no one criticized them, and those who recited the Takbir did so, and no one criticized them.'”

“Are you going to pray Magrib?” He said: “The prayer place is still ahead of you.”

“I came with Asma bint Abi Bakr to Mina at the end of the night and I said to her: ‘We have come to Mina at the end of the night.’ She said: ‘We sued to do this one who was better than you.'”

“The Messenger of Allah stoned the Jamarat with pebbles like date sones or fingertips.”

“We entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abdullah and I said: ‘Tell me about the Hajj of the Prophet. He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah stoned the Jamart which is by the tree, with seven pebbles, saying the Takbir with eeach pebble – pebbles that were the size of data stones or fingertips. And he threw them for the bottom of the valley, then he went to the place of sacrifice in Mina.”‘

“I was riding behind the Prophet and he continued to recite the Talbiyah until he stoned Jamratul’Aqabah. He stoned it with seven pebbles, saying the Takbir with each throw.”

“The Prophet married Maimunah when he was a Muhrim.”

“What did you think about a man who divorces his wife when she is menstruating?” He said to him: “Abdullah bin ‘Umar divorced his wife when she was menstruating during the time of the Messenger of Allah. ‘Umar asked the Messenger of Allah (about that) and said: ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar has divorced his wife while she was menstruating.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Let him take her back.’ So he made me take her back. He said: ‘When she becomes pure, let him divorce her or keep her.’ Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘The Prophet said: ‘O Prophet! When you divorce women, divorce them before their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) elapses.'”

“No, not until she tastes his sweetness.”

“The Messenger of Allah conducted the procedure of Li’an between the ‘Ajlani and his wife, who was pregnant.”

“I asked Anas bin Malik about that, as I thought that he had knowledge of that. He said: ‘Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife (of committing adultery) with Sharik bin As-Sahma’, who was the brother of Al-Bara’ bin Malik through his mother. He was the first one who engaged in the procedure of Li’an. The Messenger of Allah conducted the procedure of Li’an between them, then he said: “Look and see, if she produces a child who is white, with straight hair and Qadiy’a eyes, then he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah, and if she produces a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves, then he belongs to Sharik bin As-Sahma’.” I was told that she produced a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves.'”

“The first Li’an in Islam was when Hilal bin Umayyah accused Sharik bin As-Sahma’ (of committing adultery) with his wife. He came to the Prophet and told him about that. The Prophet said: ‘(Bring) four witnesses, otherwise (you will feel) the Hadd punishment on your back.’ And he repeated that several times. Hilal said to him: ‘By Allah, O Messenger of Allah! Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, knows that I am telling the truth, and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will certainly reveal to you that which will spare my back from the whip.’ While they were like that, the Verse of Li’an was revealed to him: ‘As to those who accuse their wives.’ He called Hilal and he bore witness four times by Allah that he was telling the truth, and the fifth time he invoked the curse of Allah upon him if he were lying. Then he called the woman and she bore witness four times by Allah that he was lying. When it came to the fourth or fifth time, the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Stop her, for it will inevitably bring the punishment of Allah upon the liar.’ She hesitated until we thought that she was going to confess, then she said: ‘I will not dishonor my people today.’ Then she went ahead with the oath. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Wait and see. If she produces a child who is white, with straight hair and Qadiy’a eyes, then he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah, but if she produces a child who is dark with curly hair, of average size and with narrow calves, then he belongs to Sharik bin As-Sahma’.’ She produced a child who was dark with curly hair, of average size and with narrow calves. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Had not the matter been settled by the Book of Allah, I would have punished her severely.'”

“Mention of Li’an was made in the presence of the Messenger of Allah and ‘Asim bin ‘Adiyy said something about that, then he went away. A man from among his people came to him, complaining that he had found a man with his wife. ‘Asim said: ‘I was only put to this test because of what I said.’ He took him to the Messenger of Allah and told him of the situation in which he found his wife. That man was pale and slim with straight hair, and the one whom he claimed to have found with his wife was dark and well-built. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘O Allah, make it clear to me.’ Then she gave birth to a child who resembled the one whom her husband said he had found with her. So the Messenger of Allah conducted the procedure of Li’an between them.” A man in the gathering said to Ibn ‘Abbas: “Was she the one of whom the Messenger of Allah said: ‘If I were to have stoned anyone without evidence I would have stoned this one?'” Ibn ‘Abbas said: “No, that was a woman who used to do mischief even after becoming Muslim.”

“By Allah, she is not entitled to any provision. So, she sent to Al-Harith bin Hisham and ‘Ayyash asking them for the provisions from us unless she is pregnant, and she has no right to live in our house unless we permit her.” Fatimah said that she went to the Messenger of Allah and told him about that and he said that they had told the truth. She said: “I said: ‘Where shall I move to, O Messenger of Allah?’ He said: ‘Move to the house of Ibn Umm Maktum’ -who was the blind man, concerning whom Allah rebuked him in His Book. I moved to his house, and I used to take off my outer garments.” Then the Messenger of Allah married her to Usamah bin Zaid.

“Sufyan narrated to us from Az-Zuhri, from ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Abdullah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, that Sa’d said: ‘My mother died and there was an (outstanding) vow that she had to fulfill. I asked the Prophet and he told me to fulfill it on her behalf.'”

“Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah Al-Ansari consulted the Messenger of Allah about an (outstanding) vow that his mother had to fulfill, but she died before doing so. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Fulfill it on her behalf.'”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him.'”

“Zuhair bin Rafi’ came to us and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah forbade me to do something that was convenient for us.’ I said: ‘What was that?’ He said: ‘The command of the Messenger of Allah is true. He asked me: What do you do with your land? I said: We rent it out in return for one-quarter (of the yield) and a number of Wasqs of dates or barley. He said: Do not do that. Cultivate it, give it to someone else to cultivate, or keep it.'”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Killing a believer is more grievous before Allah than the extinction of the whole world.'”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The first thing concerning which a person will be brought to account will be the Salah, and the first thing concerning which scores will be settled among the people, will be bloodshed.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The first matter concerning which judgment will be passed among the people will be bloodshed.'”

The Messenger of Allah said: “The first matter concerning which scores will be settled among the people on the Day of Resurrection will be bloodshed.”

“The first matter concerning which scores will be settled among the people on the Day of Resurrection will be bloodshed.”

“A slave came and pledged to the Prophet to emigrate, and the Prophet did not realize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him. The Prophet said: ‘Sell him to me,’ and he bought him for two black slaves. Then he did not accept the pledge from anyone until he asked: ‘Is he a slave?”‘

“The Messenger of Allah wrote to Juhainah: ‘Do not make use of the skin and sinew of dead animals.”‘ (Hasan) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman )An-Nasa’i) said: The most correct about this topic, regarding the skins of the dead animal when it is tanned, is the narration of Az-Zuhri, from ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Abdullah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from Maimunah, and Allah knows best.

“Whoever keeps a dog that is not a dog used for hunting, herding livestock or guarding land, two qirats will be deducted from his reward each day.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for herding livestock or a dog for hunting, one Qirat will be deducted from his reward each day.” ‘Abdullah said: “Abu Hurairah said: ‘Or a dog for farming.'”

“The Messenger of Allah forbade the price of a dog, the gift of a female fornicator and the fees of a fortuneteller.”( Sahih)

“I asked the Messenger of Allah about hunting with Mirad and he said: ‘If the sharp edge hits (the game), then eat, but if the broad edge of it strikes it, then it has been killed by a blow.”‘

“Whoever lives in the desert, he becomes hard-hearted, and whoever follows game becomes preoccupied with it (and neglectful toward other duties), and whoever follows the ruler will put himself through trial.”(Sahih) The wording is of Ibn Al-Muthanna.

“On the Day of Khaibar, the Messenger of Allah forbade the flesh of domesticated donkeys, cooked or raw.”

” “Some Bedouins came to Al-Madinah at the time of (Eid) Al-Adha and the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Eat, and store (the meat) for three days.’ After that they said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, the people used to benefit form their sacrifices by melting down the fat, and (also) making water skins from them.’ He said: ‘Why are you asking?’ He said: ‘Because you forbade us form keeping the meat of the sacrificial animals.’ He said: ‘I only forbade that because of the Bedouins who came. (Now) eat it, store it and give it in charity,” (Sahih )

“I came in to ‘Aishah and said: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah forbid (eating) the meat of sacrificial animals after three day?’ She said: ‘Yes Hardship had befallen the people, and the Messenger of Allah wanted the rich to feed the poor.’ Then she said: ‘I remember the family of Muhammad eating the trotters after fifteen days. I said: ‘Why is that” She laughed and said: ‘The family of Muhammad never ate their fill of bread and something to go with it, for three days in row, until he met Allah, the Mighty and Sublime,”‘ (Sahih )

“I asked ‘Aishah about the meat of the sacrificial animals and she said: ‘We used to keep the trotters for the Messenger of Allah for a month, then he would eat them.””

“The Messenger of Allah forbade keeping the meat of the sacrificial animals for more than three days, then he said: ‘Eat and feed other,”‘ (Sahih )

Muawiyah sold a cup of gold or silver for more than its weight. Abu Ad-Darda’ said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah forbid such transactions unless it was like for like.”

“On the Day of Khaibar I got a necklace containing gold and gems, and I wanted to sell it. Mention of that was made to the Prophet and he said: ‘Take it apart, and then sell it.”‘

“Sharik sold some silver on credit for me. He came to me and told me. And I said: ‘This is not correct.’ He said; ‘By Allah, I did this transaction in the market and no one criticized me .’ So I went to Al-Bara bin Azib and asked him about that. He said: ‘The Prophet came to us in Al-Madinah and we used to do this kind of transaction, but he said: Whatever is hand to hand, there is nothing wrong with it, but whatever is on credit, is Riba. Then he said to me: ‘Go to Zaid bin Arqam.’ So I went to him and asked him, and he said the same thing.”

“I asked Al-Bara bin ‘Azib about money exchange. He said: ‘Ask Zaid bin Arqam, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable.’ So I asked Zaid and he said: ‘Ask Al-Bara for he is better than me and more knowledgeable.’ And they both said: ‘The Messenger of Allah forbade (selling) silver for gold on credit.”‘

“The Messenger of Allah forbade selling silver for silver and gold for gold, unless it was of equal amounts. And he told us to sell gold for silver however we wanted, and silver for gold however we wanted.

“The Messenger of Allah forbade us from selling silver for silver unless it was of equal amounts, or selling gold for gold unless it was of equal amounts. The messenger of Allah said: ‘Sell gold for silver however you want, and silver for gold however you want.”‘

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘No man is bound by a transaction involving the sale of something that he does not possess.”’

“I asked the Prophet “O Messenger of Allah, a man may come to me and ask me to sell him something that I do not have. Can I sell it to him then go and buy it from the market?’ He said: ‘Do not sell what you do not have.”’

“We went out with the Messenger of Allah on the campaign of Tabuk, and there was a friend of ours with us, who fought with a man from among the Muslims. The man bit him on the forearm, so he pulled it away from his mouth and a tooth fell out. The man came to the Prophet, seeking blood money, but his brother and bite him like a stallion bites, then come and demand blood money? There is no blood money for that.” And the Messenger of Allah juddgedit to be invalid.

the Messenger of Allah wrote a letter to the people of Yemen, included in which were the rules of inheritance, the sunan and the (rules concerning) blood money. He sent it with ‘Arm bin Hazm and it was read to the people of Yemen, Its contents were as follows: “From Muhammad the Prophet to Shurahbil bin ‘Abd Kulal, Nu’aim bin ‘Abd Kulal, Al-Harith bin’ Abd Kulal, Qail dhil-Ru’ain, Mu’afir and Hamdan. To precede” – And in this letter it said that whoevewrkills a believer for no just reason is to be killed in return, unless the heirs of the victim agree to pardon him. For killing a person, the Diyah is one hundred camels. For the nose, if it is cut off completely, diyah must be paid, for the tongue, diyah must be paid; for the lips, Diyah must be paid; for the testicles, Diyah must be paid; for the ends, Diyah must be paid; for the backbone, Dynamist be paid; for the eyes, Diyah must be paid; for one leg, half the Diyah must be paid; for a blow to the head that reaches the brain, one-third of thediyah must be paid; for a stab wound that penetrates deeply into the body, one-third of the diyah must be paid; for a blow that breaks the bone, fifteen camels must be given; for every digit of the hands or feet, ten camels must be given; for a tooth five camels must be given; for an injury that exposes the bone, five camels must be given. A man may be killed in return for (killing) a woman and those who deal in gold must pay one thousand dinars. (Daif)

the Messenger of Allah wrote a letter to the people of Yemen included in which were the rules of inheritance, the sunan and the (rules concerning) blood money. He sent it with ‘Amr bin Hazm and it was read to the people of Yemen. This is a copy of it. And he mentioned something similar, except that he said: “And for one eye, half the Diyah must be paid; for one hand, half thediyah must be paid; for one foot, half the diyah must be paid. ” (Daif)

“I read the letter of the Messenger of allah which he wrote for ‘Amr bin Hazm when he sent him to govern Najran. The letter was with Abu Bakr bin Hazm. The Messenger of Allah wrote this; ‘A statement from Allah and His Messenger; O you who believe! Fulfill (your) obligations, and he wrote the Verses until he reached. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning. Then he wrote: ‘this is the book if retaliation: For a soul, one hundred camels, ”” and so on

“I came to the Prophet and I had long hair. He said: ‘It is not good,’ and I thought he meant me, so I went and cut my hair. He said: ‘I did not mean you, but this is better.'”

“The Messenger of Allah cursed the one who consumes Riba, the one who pays it, the one who writes it down and the one who witnesses it; the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has that done”- he said: “Unless it is done as a remedy;” he said: “Yes”- “the man who married a woman in order to divorce her so that she may go back to her first husband and the man (the first husband) for whom that is done; and the one who withholds Sadaqah (Zakah). And he used to forbid wailing (in mourning), but he did not say ‘cursed'”

“The ring of the Prophet was of silver, and its stone (Fass) was made of silver too.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘You should wear white garments; dress your living ones in them, and shroud your dead in them, for they are among the best of your garments.'”

“Al-Fadl bin ‘Abbas was riding behind the Messenger of Allah turned the face of Al-Fadl the other way. She said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man, and he cannot sit firmly in the saddle; can I perform Hajj on his behalf?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ That was during the Farewell Pilgrimage.”

When the Prophet went out of his house, he said: “Bismillahi Rabbi. A’udhu bika min an azilla aw adilla aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayya (In the name of Allah my Lord, I seek refuge in You from falling into error or going astray, or wronging (others) or being wronged, and from behaving or being treated in an ignorant manner.)”

When the prohibition of Khamr was revealed, ‘Umar said: “O Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr,” and the Verse in Al-Baqarah was revealed. ‘Umar was called and it was recited to him. Then ‘Umar said: “O Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr,” and the Verse in An-Nisa’ was revealed: “O you who believe! Approach not As-Salah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state”. And when the Iqamah for prayer was said, the caller of the Messenger of Allah would cry out: “O you who believe! Approach not As-Salah (the prayer) when you are in a drunken state.” ‘Umar was called and this was recited to him. Then he said: “O Allah, give us a clear ruling on Khamr.” Then the Verse in Surat Al-Ma’idah was revealed, and ‘Umar was called, and it was recited to him. When he reached the words, “So, will you not then abstain?,” ‘Umar said: “We have abstained, we have abstained.”

“The Messenger of Allah forbade Ad-Dubba’, Al-Hantam, Al-Muzaffat, and An-Naqir, and (he forbade) mixing Al-Balh with Az-Zahuw.”

“The Messenger of Allah forbade (mixing) Az-Zahuw and At-Tamr, and raisins and dried dates (At-Tamr).”

Anas would not leave any dates that had become ripe but he would remove them from his Fadikh.

The Messenger of Allah said: “Do not soak Az-Zahuw and ripe dates together, nor Al-Busr and raisins together. Soak each one of them on its own.”

The Prophet forbade mixing Az-Zahuw and dried dates, and mixing Al-Busr and dried dates, and he said: “Soak each one of them on its own in vessels that are tied shut.”

The Prophet forbade a small amount of whatever intoxicates in large amounts.

“I know that the Messenger of Allah was fasting, so I prepared some Nabidh for him to break his fast that I had prepared for him in a gourd. I brought it to him and he said: ‘Bring it here.’ So I brought it closer and it was bubbling. He said: ‘Throw it against the wall (throw it away), for this is the drink of one who does not believe in Allah or the Last Day.'”

The Messenger of Allah forbade drinking from green pitchers, gourds and vessels carved from wood.

“I heard ‘Aishah when some people asked her about Nabidh, saying we soak dates in the morning and drink it in the evening, or we soak them in the evening and drink them in the morning. She said: ‘I do not permit any intoxicant even if it were bread or even if it were water.’ She said that three times.”

Ibn ‘Umar said “The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) said to the spouses who invoked curses on each other. Your reckoning is in Allaah’s hands for one of you is liar there is no way for you to (remarry) her. He then asked Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) what about my property? He replied “There is no property for you. If you have spoken the truth, it is the price for your having had the right to intercourse with her and if you have lied against her it is still more remote for you.

AbuHurayrah heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say when the verse about invoking curses came down: Any woman who brings to her family one who does not belong to it has nothing to do with Allah (i.e. expects no mercy from Allah), and Allah will not bring her into His Paradise. Allah, the Exalted, will veil Himself from any man who disowns his child when he looks at him, and disgrace him in the presence of all creatures, first and last.

Women who are divorced shall wait, keeping themselves apart, three monthly courses; and then said: And for such of your women as despair of menstruation, if ye doubt, their period (of waiting) shall be three months. This was abrogated from the former verse. Again he said: (O ye who believe, if ye wed believing women) and divorce them before ye have touched them, then there is no period that ye should reckon.”

Ibn ‘Abbas said “The verse concerning the payment of ransom stands valid for pregnant and sucking woman.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone dies when some fast is due from him (i.e. which he could not keep) his heir must fast on his behalf. Abu Dawud said: This applies to the fast which a man vows ; and this is the opinion of Ahmad b. Hanbal.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah’s month al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after the prescribed prayer is the prayer during night.

Hunaydah ibn Khalid narrated from his wife on the authority of one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to fast the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, Ashura’ and three days of every month, that is, the first Monday (of the month) and Thursday.

‘Ashurah was a day on which we used to fast in pre-Islamic days. When (fasting of) Ramadan was prescribed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is one of the days of Allah ; he who wishes may fast on it.

Messenger of Allah, tell me about jihad and fighting. He replied: Abdullah ibn Amr, if you fight with endurance seeking from Allah your reward, Allah will resurrect you showing endurance and seeking your reward from Him, but, if you fight for vain show seeking to acquire much, Allah will resurrect you making a vain show and seeking to acquire much. In whatever you fight or are killed, Abdullah ibn Amr, in that state Allah will resurrect you.

Anas said “The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) called on his Companions and they proceeded towards Badr. Suddenly they found the watering Camels of the Quraish, there was among them a black slave of Banu Al Hajjaj. The Companions of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) seized him and began to ask “Where is Abu Sufyan?” He said “I swear by Allaah, I do not know anything about him, but this is the Quraish who have come here, among them are Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, Shaibah the two sons of Rabi’ah and Umayyah bin Khalaf. When he aid this to them, they beat him and he began to say “Leave me, leave me. I shall tell you. When they left him he said “I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but this is the Quraish who have come (here), among them are Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, Shaibah the two sons of Rab’iah and Umayyah bin Khalaf who have come here. The Prophet (ﷺ) was praying and hearing all that (dialogue). When he finished, he said “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you beat him when he speaks the truth to you and you leave him when he tells a lie. This is the Quraish who have come here to defend Abu Sufyan. Anas said, The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) said “This will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he placed his hand on the ground. This will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he put his hand on the ground. And this will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he put his hand on the ground. He (Ansas) said “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, no one fell beyond the place of the hand of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ), The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) ordered for them, and they were caught by their feet and dragged and thrown in a well at Badr.

explaining the verse “But the evil ones ever inspire their friend to contend with you” They used to say: Do not eat which Allah killed, but eat which you slaughtered. So Allah revealed the verse: “Eat not of (meats) on which Allah’s name hath not been pronounced”…to the end of the verse.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah has appointed for everyone who has a right what is due to him, and no bequest must be made to an heir.

To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion. A man made an agreement with another man (in early days of Islam), and there was no relationship between the ; one of them inherited from the other. The following verse of Surat Al-Anfal abrogated it: “But kindred by blood have prior right against each other.”

Ka’ab bin Malik who was one of those whose repentance was accepted said “Ka’ab bin Al Ashraf used to satire the Prophet (ﷺ) and incited the infidels of the Quraish against him. When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Madeena, its people were intermixed, some of them were Muslims and others polytheists aho worshipped idols and some were Jews. They used to hurt the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions. Then Allaah Most High commanded His Prophet to show patience and forgiveness. So Allaah revealed about them “And ye shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who receive Book before you”. When Ka’ab bin Al Ashraf refused to desist from hurting the Prophet (ﷺ) the Prophet(ﷺ) ordered Sa’d bin Mu’adh to send a band to kill him. He sent Muhammad bin Maslamah and mentioned the story of his murder. When they killed him, the Jews and the polytheist were frightened. Next day they came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said “Our Companions were attacked and night and killed.” The Prophet(ﷺ) informed them about that which he would say. The Prophet (ﷺ) then called them so that he could write a deed of agreement between him and them and they should fulfill its provisions and desist from hurting him. He then wrote a deed of agreement between him and them and the Muslims in general.”

Abyad spoke to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about sadaqah when he came along with a deputation to him. He replied: O brother of Saba’, sadaqah is unavoidable. He said: We cultivated cotton, Messenger of Allah. The people of Saba’ scattered, and there remained only a few at Ma’arib. He therefore concluded a treaty of peace with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to give seventy suits of cloth, equivalent to the price of the Yemeni garments known as al-mu’afir, to be paid every year on behalf of those people of Saba’ who remained at Ma’arib. They continued to pay them till the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died. The governors after the death of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) broke the treaty concluded by Abyad by Hammal with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to give seventy suits of garments. AbuBakr then revived it as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had done till AbuBakr died. When AbuBakr died, it was discontinued and the sadaqah was levied.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Feed the hungry, visit the sick and free the captive. Sufyan said: al-‘ani means captive.

A man had a shot of arrow in his chest or throat (the narrator is doubtful). So he died. He was shrouded in his clothes as he was. The narrator said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Breaking a dead man’s bone is like breaking it when he is alive.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to the graveyard and said: Peace be upon you, inhabitants of the dwellings who are of the community of the believers. If Allah wills we shall join you.

To the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought man wearing ihram who was thrown by his she-camel and has his neck broken and had died. He then said: Shroud him in his two garments, was him with water and lotus leaves, but do not cover his head, for he will be raised on the Day of Resurrection saying the talbiyah. Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad b. Hanbal say: There are five rules of the law (sunan) in this tradition: “Shroud him in his two garment,” that is, the dead should be shrouded in his two garments. “Wash him with water and lotus leaves,” that is, washing all times should be with lotus leaves. Do not bring any perfume near him. The shroud will be made from the property (of the dead).

“Shroud him in two garments.” Abu Dawud said: The narrator Sulaiman said the Ayyub said: “his two garments,” ‘Amr said: “tow garments,” Ibn ‘Ubaid said that Ayyub said: “in two garments” and Amr said: “in his two garments.” Sulaiman alone added: “do not put any perfume on him.”

“in two garments”.

Sa’d b. ‘Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): My Mother has died and she could not fulfill her vow which she had taken. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Fulfill it on her behalf.

A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I gave a slave girl to my mother, but she died and left the salve-girl. He said: Your reward became certain for you, and she (the slave-girl) returned to you as inheritance. She said: She died and one month’s fast was due from her. He (the narrator) then mentioned the tradition similar to the one mentioned by ‘Amr b. ‘Awn.

We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the battle of Khaibar. We were selling to the Jews one uqiyah of gold for one dinar. The narrators other than Qutaibah said: “for two or three dinars.” Then both the versions agreed. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not sell gold except with equal weight.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who is asked something he knows and conceals it will have a bridle of fire put on him on the Day of Resurrection.

An old man of the people of Wasit narrated from Abu Mansur al-Harith bin Mansur saying: I heard Sufyan Al-Thawri who was asked about al-dadhi. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Some of my people will assuredly drink wine calling it by another name.

We testify that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade (the use of) gourds, green jars, receptacles smeared with pitch, and hollowed stumps of palm-trees.

The Prophet(ﷺ) sent me(for some work), and when I returned to him found him eating dates and squatting.

‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amar was in al-safah. The narrator Muhammed (b. Khalid) said: it is a place in Mecca. A man brought a hare which he had haunted. He said: ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amr, what do you say ? He said: It was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when I was sitting (with him). He did not eat it, nor did he prohibit to eat it. He thought that it menstruated.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beware, the fanged beast of prey is not lawful, nor the domestic asses, nor the find from the property of a man with whom treaty has been concluded, except that he did not need it. If anyone is a guest of people who provide no hospitality for him, he is entitled to take from them the equivalent of the hospitality due to him.

I brought my son to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while I had compressed his uvula for its swelling. He said : Why do you afflict your children by squeezing for a swelling in the Uvula ? Apply this Indian aloes wood, for it contain seven types of remedies, among them being a remedy for pleurisy. It is applied through the nose for a swelling of the uvula poured into the side of the mouth for pleurisy. Abu Dawud said : By aloes wood he meant costus.

Shahr ibn Hawshab said: I asked Umm Salamah: How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) read this verse: “For his conduct is unrighteous (innahu ‘amalun ghayru salih”. She replied: He read it: “He acted unrighteously” (innahu ‘amila ghayra salih). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Harun al-Nahwi and Musa b. Khalaf from Thabit as reported by the narrator ‘Abd al-Aziz.

: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed, he began with himself and said: May the mercy of Allah be upon us and upon Moses. If he had patience, he would have seen marvels from his Companion. But he said: “(Moses) said: If ever I ask thee about anything after this, keep me not in they company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse from my side”. Hamzah lengthened it.

We asked Anas b. Malik: Which cloth was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ? or Which cloth did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like best to wear ? He replied: The striped cloaks (hibrah).

The woman who supplies fake hair and the one who asks for it, the woman who pulls out hair for other people and the woman who depilates herself, the woman who tattoos and the one who has it done when there is no disease to justify it have been cursed. Abu Dawud said: Wasilah means the woman who adds false hair to the hair of women. Mustawsilah means the one who asks for adding the hair to her hair. namisah means a woman who plucks hair from the brow until she makes it thin; mutanammisah means the woman who depilates herself ; washimah is a woman who tattoos in the face with antimony or ink ; mustawshimah is a woman with whom it is done.

When a man who had dyed himself with henna passed by the Prophet (ﷺ), he said: How fine this is! When another man who had dyed himself with henna and katam passed by, he said: This is better than that. Then another man who had dyed himself with yellow dye, passed by, he said: This is better than all that.

The verse “If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein for ever” was revealed six months after the verse “And those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred, except for just cause in Surat al-Furqan.

I asked Ibn ‘Abbas (about the verse relating to intentional homicide in Surat An-Nisa’) He said: When the verse “Those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor slay such life as Allah had made sacred, except for just cause” was revealed, the polytheists of Mecca said: We have killed the soul prohibited by Allah, invoked another god along with Allah for worship, and committed shameful deeds. So Allah revealed the verse “unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good.” This is meant for them. As regards the verse “if a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell” He said: If a man knows the command of Islam and intentionally kills a believer, his repentance wil not be accepted. I then mentioned it to Mujahid. He said: “Except the one who is ashamed (of his sin).”

The verse: “Those who invoke not with Allah” applied to polytheists. He said: About them another verse, “Say: O my servants who have transgressed against their souls” was also revealed.

I heard this tradition from Jabir b. Samurah. But the first version is more perfect. This version has: He repeated twice, Simak said: I narrated to Sa’id b. Jubair. He said: He repeated it four times.

I asked Simak about the meaning of KUTHBAH. He said: A small quantity of milk.

A similar tradition (to the No. 4445) has also been transmitted by Salamah ibn al-Muhabbaq from the Prophet (ﷺ). This version has: If she asked her to have intercourse with her voluntarily, then she and a similar slave-girl would be given to her mistress from his property.

Muslim ibn Yasar al-Juhani said: When Umar ibn al-Khattab was asked about the verse “When your Lord took their offspring from the backs of the children of Adam” – al-Qa’nabi recited the verse–he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say when he was questioned about it: Allah created Adam, then passed His right hand over his back, and brought forth from it his offspring, saying: I have these for Paradise and these will do the deeds of those who go to Paradise. He then passed His hand over his back and brought forth from it his offspring, saying: I have created these for Hell, and they will do the deeds of those who go to Hell. A man asked: What is the good of doing anything, Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah creates a servant for Paradise, He employs him in doing the deeds of those who will go to Paradise, so that his final action before death is one of the deeds of those who go to Paradise, for which He will bring him into Paradise. But when He creates a servant for Hell, He employs him in doing the deeds of those who will go to Hell, so that his final action before death is one of the deeds of those who go to Hell, for which He will bring him into Hell.

I was with ‘Umar b. al-Khattab when he transmitted this tradition. The tradition of Malik is more perfect.

The boy whom al-Khidr had killed was created an infidel. Had he lived, he would have moved his parents to rebellion and unbelief.

The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) was asked : Is it known who are those who will go to paradise and those who will go to hell? He said : Yes. He asked : Then what is the good of doing anything by those who act? He replied : Everyone is helped to do for which he has been created.

I thought in my mind that my affair was far inferior to the speaking of Allah about me with a command that will be recited.

one who is riding should salute one who is walking. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition.

“The Prophet only performed the two rak’ah (units of prayer) after Asr because some wealth came to him which distracted him from the two rak’ah after Zuhr, so he prayed them after Asr, then he did not repeat that.”

“Allah’s Messenger combined the Zuhr and Asr (prayers), and the Maghrib and Isha (prayers) in Al-Madinah, without being in a state of fear, nor due to rain.”

“Between the two prostrations, the Prophet would say: (Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wajburni, wahdini, warzuqni). ‘O Allah! Pardon me, have mercy on me, help me, guide me, and grant me sustenance.'”

“Allah’s Messenger would teach us the Tashah-hud just as he would teach us the Qur’an. He would say: (At-Tahiyyatu, al mubarakatu, as-salawatu at-tayyibatulillah. Salamun alaika ayyuhan-naibiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, salamun alaina wa ala ibadalillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Raduluh.) ‘All greetings, goodness, prayers, and pure words are for Allah. Peace be upon you O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and His blessings, Peace be upon us and all of the righteous worshippers of Allah. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s worshipper and Messenger.'”

“Allah’s Messenger would recite during Al-Witr: “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High’ and, ‘Say: O you disbelievers!’ and, ‘Say: Allah is One,’ in each Rak’ah.”

“For the Fajr prayer on Friday, Allah’s Messenger would recite: Alif Lam Mem (which is) revealed in (Surat) As-Sajdah and, Has there not been over man.”

“The Prophet went out on the day of Al-Fitr, so he prayed two Rak’ah, then he did not pray before it nor after it.”

“A woman came to the Prophet and said: ‘My sister died while she had two consecutive months of fasting due.’ So he said: ‘Do you not see that if there was a debt due from your sister then you would have to pay it?’ She said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Then the right of Allah is more appropriate.'”

the Messenger of Allah said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than those ten days.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah! Not even Jihad in Allah Cause?” The Messenger of Allah said: “Not even Jihad in Allah’s Cause, unless a man were to out with his self and his wealth and not return from that with anything.”

“Al-Baida the one they lie about regarding the Messenger of Allah. By Allah! The Messenger of Allah did not start the Talbiyah except from near the Masjid, near the tree.”

“The Prophet performed Tawaf upon his mount, so when he arrived at the (Black Stone) corner, he pointed to it.”

“I wanted to enter the House to perform Salat in it, so the Messenger of Allah took me by the hand and put me in the Hijr, and he said: ‘Perform Salat in the Hijri if you want to enter the House. For indeed it is part of the House, but your people considered it insignificant when they built the Ka’bah, so they put it outside the House.'”

“Ibn Umar prayed at Jam (Muzdalifah), so he combined two prayers with the Iqamah, and he said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah doing the same as this at the place.'”

(that the Prophet said): “The Muhajir may stay for three (days) in Makkah after carrying out his rites.”

“Ibn Umar was clinging on the two corners (in a manner that I had not seen any of the Companions of the Prophet doing) so I said: ‘O Abu Abdur-Rahman! You are clinging on the two corners in a manner that I have not seen any of the Companions of the Prophet clining.’ So he said: ‘I do it because I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: “Touching them atones for sins.” And I heard him saying: “Whoever performs Tawaf around this House seven times and he keeps track of it, then it is as if he freed a slave.” And I heard him saying: “One foot is not put down, nor another raised except that Allah removes a sin from him and records a good merit for him.”

the Prophet said: “Tawaf around the House is similar to Salat except that you talk during it. So whoever talks in it, then let him not say but good.”

The Prophet was asked about musk and he said: “It is the best of your perfumes.”

The Messenger of Allah said: “Whenever you see a funeral (procession), stand up (for it). Whoever follows it, then do not sit down until it is put down.”

‘Amr bin Shu’aib narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me from his father’ until he mentioned ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘It is not lawful to lend and sell, nor two conditions in a sale, nor to profit from what is not possessed, nor to sell what one does not have.'” This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. The Hadith of Hakim bin Hizam is a Hasan Hadith, it has been reported from him through other routes. Ayyub As-Sakhtiyani and Abu Bishr report from Yusuf bin Mahak, from Hakim bin Hizam. ‘Awf and Hisham bin Hassan reported this Hadith from Ibn Sirin, from Hakim bin Hizam from the Prophet (ﷺ). And this is a Mursal Hadith. Ibn Sirin only reported it from Ayyub As-Sikhtiyani from Yusuf bin Mahak, from Hakim bin Hizam like this.

“I said to ‘Ali: O Commander of the Believers! Do you have anything written that is not in Allah’s Book?’ He said: ‘By the One Who splits the seed and creates the soul, I have not learned from it except what understanding of the Qur’an Allah gives to a man, and what is in this sheet of paper.’ I said: ‘What is in the paper?’ He said: ‘It is the ‘Aql, the (ransom for) release of captives, and the judgement that no believer is killed for a disbeliever.'”

“I asked Fadalah bin ‘Ubaid about hanging the hand around the neck of the thief: ‘Is this from the Sunnah?’ He said: ‘A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with a thief so his hand was cut off, and then he ordered that it be hung around his neck.'”

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Indeed the best of what the gray may be changed with is Henna’ and Katam.” This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Abu Al-Aswad Ad-Dili’s (a narrator in this chain) name is Zalim bin ‘Amr bin Sufyan.

“The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) came out to us while we were discussing about Al-Qadar. He became angry such that his face became red, as if a pomegranate was bursting through his cheeks. He said: ‘Is this what I ordered you to do?’ – or: ‘Is this what I have been sent to you with? The people before you were only ruined when they differed about this matter. I order you to not debate about it.'”. (Daif))

“During the Farewell Pilgrimage, I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) saying: ‘Which day is this?’ They said:’The day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar.’He said:’Indeed your blood, your wealth, your honour is sacred to each other, just as this day of yours is sacred in this city of yours. Indeed, no one commits a crime except against himself. Indeed none commits a crime for which his son is accountable, nor does a child commit a crime for which his father is held accountable. Indeed Ash-Shaitan has lost hope of ever being worshipped in this city of yours, but he will have compliance in what deeds of yours you consider insignificant, which he will be content with.”‘

“The heart of an old man remains young because of love for two things: Long life , and much wealth.”

“The people of Paradise are without body hair, Murd, with Kuhl(on their eyelids), their youth does not come to an end, and their clothes do not wear out.”

“Indeed in Paradise there is a gathering for Al-Hur Al-‘Ein wherein they rasie their voices. The creatures have not heard the likes of them.” “They say: ‘We are the eternal ones, we shall not die. We are the ones who live in joy and comfort, we have no needs. We are the pleased ones, we do not get angry. Tuba(good news) to the one who belongs to us and we to him.'” Other chains report similar narrations.

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “This Ayah was revealed about the people of Quba: In it are men who love to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves pure (9:108).” He said: “They used water to perform Istinja so this Ayah was revealed about them.”

that regarding Allah’s saying: Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter (14:27). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “In the grave, when it is said to him: ‘Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet?'”

“‘Aishah recited this Ayah: The Day when the earth will be changed to another earth (14:48). She said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Where will the people be?’ He said: ‘Upon the Sirat.'”

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When the Quraish belied me, I stood in the Hijr, and Allah displayed Bait Al-Maqdis to me, so I informed them of its features as I was looking at it.”

“While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was returning from Khaibar he traveled during the night until he became sleepy and he sat down to rest. Then he said: ‘O Bilal! Stand guard for us for the night.'” He said: ‘So Bilal performed Salat, then he leaned against his mount facing the direction of (dawn awaiting) Fajr. His eyes overcame him until he slept, and not one of them awoke. The first of them to awaken was the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: ‘O Bilal!’ Bilal said: ‘May my father be ransomed for you O Messenger of Allah! I was overtaken just as you were overtaken.’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Move out!’ Then he kneeled to perform Wudu and to announce the standing for the Salat, then he performed Salat the same as he would when not traveling. Then he said: ‘And establish the Salat for My rememberance (20:14).'”

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Therein they will grin, with displaced lips… (23:103) – he said – “He will be broiled by the Fire, such that his upper lip will shrink until it reaches the middle of his head, and his lower lip will droop until it is near his navel.”

that eighty people swooped down from the mountain of At-Tan’im to kill the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during Salat As-Subh, but he captured them and (later) let them go. So Allah revealed the Ayah: And it is He Who has withheld their hands from you and your hands from them (48:24).

“A group of us Companions of the Messenger of Allah sat talking, and we said: ‘If we knew which deed was most beloved to Alllah then we would do it.’ So Allah, Most High, revealed: Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is Almighty, the All-Wise. O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do?” Abdullah bin Salam said: “So the Messenger of Allah recited it to us.” Abu Salamah (one of the narrators) said: “So Ibn Salam recited it to us.” Yahya (one of the narrators) said: “So Abu Salamah narrated it to us.” Ibn Kathir said: “So Al-Awza’i recited it to us.” Abdullah said: “So Ibn Kathir recited it to us.”

from the Prophet regarding Allah’s saying: Like Al-Muhl – he said: “Like boiling oil, such that when it is brought close to one’s face the skin of his face will fall off into it.”

that he went to the Prophet and he was reciting: ‘The mutual rivalry (for piling up worldly things) diverts you.’ He said: “The son of Adam says: ‘My wealth, my wealth.’ And do you own anything except what you give in charity, such that you’ve spent it, or what you eat, suc that you’ve finished it, or you wear, such that you’ve worn it out?”

“We were still in doubt concerning the torment of the grave, until ‘the mutual rivalry diverts you” was revealed’.”

the Messenger of Allah said: “Indeed the first of what will be asked about on the Day of Judgment – meaning the slave (of Allah) being questioned about the favors – is that it will be said to him: ‘Did We not make your body, health, and give you of cool water to drink?’”

“It is a river in Paradise.” He said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘I saw a river in Paradise, whose banks had tents were made of pearl. I said: “What is this O Jibril?’” He said: “This is Al-Kauthar which Allah has granted you.”

“When Allah created Adam, He breathed the soul into him, then he sneezed and said: ‘All praise is due to Allah.’ So he praised Allah by His permission. Then His Lord said to him: ‘May Allah have mercy upon you O Adam. Go to those angels – to that gathering of them sitting – so say: ‘As-Salamu alaikum.’ They said ‘Wa Alaikas-Salamu Wa Rahmatullah’. Then he returned to his Lord, He said: ‘This is your greeting and the greeting of your children among each other.’ Then Allah said to him – while His Two Hands were closed – ‘Choose which of them you wish.’ He said: ‘I chose the right My Lord and both of the Hands of my Lord are right, blessed.’ Then He extended it, and there was Adam and his offspring in it.’ So he said: ‘What are these O my Lord?’ He said: ‘These are your offspring?’ Each one of them had his age written between his eyes. But among them there was a man who was the most illuminating of them – or among the most illuminated of them. He said: ‘O Lord! Who is this?’ He said: ‘This is your son Dawud, I wrote forty years for him.’ He said: ‘O Lord! Add to his age.’ He said: ‘That is what I have written for him.’ He said: ‘O Lord! Give him sixty of my years.’ He said: ‘So you shall have it.’” He said: “Then, he resided in Paradise as long as Allah willed, then he was cast from it, so Adam was counting for himself.” He said: “So the Angel of death came to him, and Adam said to him: ‘You are hasty, one-thousand years were written for me.’ He said: ‘Of course! But you gave sixty years to your son Dawud.’ So he rejected, and his offspring rejected, and he forgot, and his offspring forgot.” He said: “So ever since that day, what is written and witnessed has been decreed.”

the Prophet said: “No group gather in a sitting in which they do not remember Allah, nor sent Salat upon their Prophet, except it will be a source of remorse for them. If He wills, He will punish them, and if He wills, He will forgive them.”

“Whenever the Messenger of Allah would raise his hands in supplication, he would not lower them until he had wiped his face with them.”

the Prophet said: “One of you will be responded to, so long as he is not hasty, saying: ‘I supplicated, and I was not responded to.’”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: “Should I not teach you some words to say when you go to your bed, so if you died, you will die upon the Fitrah, and if you reach the morning, you will reach it in good? You say: ‘O Allah, verily, I submit myself to You, and I turn my face to You, and I entrust my affair to You, hoping in You and fearing in You. And I lay myself down depending upon You, there is no refuge minka illā ilaik. Āmantu bikitābikal-ladhī anzalta wa binabiyyikal-ladhī arsalt).’” Al-Bara’ said: “So I said: ‘And in Your Messenger whom you have sent.’” He said: “So he (ﷺ) struck his hand upon my chest, then said: “And in Your Prophet whom You have sent. (Wa binabiyyikal-ladhī arsalt).”

“We were ordered to say the Tasbīḥ at the end of every Salat thirty-three times, and to say the Takbīr thirty-four times.” He said: “Then a man from the Ansar had a dream in which someone said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered you to say the Tasbīḥ at the end of every Salat thirty-three times, and to say the Taḥmīd thirty-three times, and to say the Takbīr thirty-four times?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Then make them twenty-five and add the Tahlīl (saying Lā ilāha illallāh) to them.’ The next day he went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him, so he said: “Do it.”

“I entered with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I and Khalid bin Al-Walid, upon Maimunah so she brought us a vessel of milk. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drank from it. I was upon his right and Khalid was upon left, so he said to me: ‘The (turn to) drink is for you, so if you wish, you could choose to grant it to Khalid.’ So I said: ‘I would not prefer anyone (above myself) for your leftovers.’ Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever Allah feeds some food, then let him say: “O Allah, bless it for us, and feed us better than it, (Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa aṭ`imnā khairan minhu)” and whomsoever Allah gives milk to drink, then let him say: “O Allah bless it for us, and grant us increase in it (Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa zidnā minhu).” And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘There is nothing that suffices in the place of food and drink except for milk.’”

“Al-`Abbas came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and it is as if he heard something, so the Prophet (ﷺ) stood upon the Minbar and said: ‘Who am I?’ They said: ‘You are the Messenger of Allah, upon you be peace.’ He said: ‘I am Muhammad bin `Abdullah bin `Abdul-Muttalib, indeed Allah created the creation, and He put me in the best group of them, then He made them into two groups, so He put me in the best group of them, the He made them into tribes, so He put me in the best of tribes, then He made them into houses, so He put me in the best of them in tribe and lineage.’”

the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a tree with dry leaves, so he struck it with his staff, making the leaves fall. Then he said: “Indeed, ‘all praise is due to Allah, (Al-Ḥamdulillāhh)’ ‘glory to Allah, (Subḥān Allāh)’ ‘none has the right to be worshipped by Allah, (Lā Ilāha Illallāh)’ and ‘Allah is the greatest (Allāhu Akbar)’ cause the sins to fall from the worshipper, just as the leaves of this tree fall.”

A man was supplicating with his two fingers so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Make it one, make it one.”

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “He who seeks forgiveness has not been persistent in sin, even if he does it seventy times in a day.”

“I was ill and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by me while I was saying: ‘O Allah, if my term has come, then give me relief, and if it is coming later, then make my life more bountiful, and if it is a trial then make me patient (Allāhumma, in kāna ajalī qad ḥaḍara fa ariḥnī, wa in kāna muta’akh-khiran fa arfighnī, wa in kāna balā’an fa ṣabbirnī).’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘What did you say?’” He said: “So he repeated to him what he said.” He (one of the narrators) said: So he struck him with his foot and said: “O Allah, grant him health (Allāhumma `āfihi)” – or – “heal him (ishfihi).” – Shu`ba is the one who doubted. He said: “So I did not suffer from my ailment again.”

“Allah, the Most High said: ‘I am as My slave thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me to himself, I remember him to Myself, and if he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than that. And if he seeks to draw nearer to Me by a hand span, I draw nearer to him by a forearm’s length, and if he comes to Me by a forearm’s length, I draw nearer to him by an arm’s length. And if he comes to Me walking, I come to him quickly.’”

“Whoever says three times when he reaches the evening: ‘I seek refuge in Allah’s Perfect Words from the evil of what he created, (A`ūdhu bikalimātillāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq)’ no poisonous sting shall harm him that night.” (One of the narrators) Suhail said: “So our family used to learn it and they used to say it every night. A girl among them was stung, and she did not feel any pain.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘When a person performs ablution and washes his hands, his sins exit through his hands. When he washes his face, his sins exit through his face. When he washes his forearms and wipes his head, his sins exit though his forearms and head. When he washes his feet, his sins exit through his feet.'”

A man came to ‘Umar bin khattab and said: “I became impure following sexual emission and cannot find any water.” ‘Umar said to him: “Do not pray.” But ‘Ammar bin Yasir said: “Do you not remember, O Commander of the Believers, when you and I were on a military expedition and we became sexually impure and could not find water? As for you, you did not pray, but I rolled in the dust and then prayed. When I came to the Prophet and told him what had happened, he said: ‘It would have been enough for you (to do this).’ (Then demonstrating) the Prophet struck the ground with his hands, then blew on hem, and wiped his face and palms with them.”

“I heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying that a man was injured in the head at the time of the Messenger of Allah, then he had a wet dream. He was told to have a bath, so he took the bath, became rigid and stiff, and died. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah and he said: ‘They have killed him, may Allah kill them! Is not the cure for a lack of knowledge to ask questions?'”‘Ata’ said: “We heard that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘If only he had washed his body and left his head alone where the wound was.'”

A woman asked her: “Does a woman who menstruates have to make up for the prayers she misses?” ‘Aisha said to her: “Are you a Haruriyyah? We used to menstruate with the Prophet and then become pure, and he did not tell us to make up for the prayers we missed.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Give glad tidings, to those who walk to the mosques in the dark, of perfect light on the Day of Resurrection.'”

“This Hadith was narrated from Yahya bin Sa’eed; I did not hear it from anyone but him.”

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) stood on the pulpit, his Companions would turn to face him.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak’ah, then he said the Salam. Then he stood up and went to a piece of wood in the mosque, and leaned against it. Those who were in a hurry left the mosque, saying that the prayer had been shortened. Among the people were Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, but they dared not say anything. Among the people there was also a man with long hands who was called Dhul- Yadain. He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?’ He said: ‘It has not been shortened and I did not forget.’ He said: ‘But you prayed two Rak’ah.’ He said: ‘Is what Dhul- Yadain says true?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ So he went forward and performed two Rak’ah and said the Salam, then he prostrated twice, and then he said the Salam again.”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘For every mistake there are two prostrations, after saying the Salam.’”

“I attended the ‘Eid prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He led us in offering the ‘Eid prayer, then he said: ‘I have finished the prayer. Whoever wants to sit (and listen to) the sermon, then let him sit, and whoever wants to leave, then let him leave.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban, spend its night in prayer and observe a fast on that day. For Allah descends at sunset on that night to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there no one who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there no one who will ask Me for provision, that I may provide for him? Is there no one who is afflicted by trouble, that I may relieve him?’ And so on, until dawn comes.’”

It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab Al-Fazari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for a woman who had died in nifas* and he stood level with her middle (i.e. her waist).” *The postnatal bleeding period.

“I saw Anas bin Malik offering the funeral prayer for a man, and he stood level with his head. Then another funeral was brought, that of a woman, and they said: ‘O Abu Hamzah! Offer the funeral prayer for her.’ So he stood level with the middle of the bed (the body was upon). ‘Ala’ bin Ziyad said to him: ‘O Abu Hamzah! Is this how you saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) standing in relation to the body of a man and a woman as you have stood?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ Then he turned to us and said: ‘Remember this.’”

“Breaking the bones of the deceased is like breaking his bones when he is alive.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to join Sha’ban to Ramadan.”

Salim said: “My father read to me a letter that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had written about Sadaqat before Allah caused him to pass away. I read in it: ‘For forty sheep, one sheep, up to one hundred and twenty. If there is more than that – even one – then two sheep, up to two hundred, If there is one more than that – even one = then three sheep, up to three hundred. If there are many sheep, then for each hundred, one sheep.’ And I read in it: ‘Separate flocks should not be combined, and a combined flock should not be separated.’ And I read in it: ‘And a male goat should not be taken for Sadaqah, nor a decrepit nor defective animal.’ ”

Sa’d said: “The Messenger of Allah disapproved of Uthman bin Maz’un’s desire to remain celibate; if he had given him permission, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.”

Abu Ajfa As-Sulami said: “Umar bin Khattab said: ‘Do not go to extremes with regard to the dowries of women, for if that were a sign of honor and dignity in this world or a sign of Taqwa before Allah, then Muhammad (ﷺ) would have done that before you. But he did not give any of his wives and none of his daughters were given more than twelve uqiyyah. A man may increase dowry until he feels resentment against her and says: “You cost me everything I own,” or, “You caused me a great deal of hardship.”’” (Hassan)

“I said to Fatimah bint Qais: ‘Tell me about your divorce.’ She said: ‘My husband divorced me three times when he was leaving for Yemen, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allowed that.”‘

“There is no divorce before marriage, and no manumission before taking possession.”

a man declared Zihar upon his wife, then he had intercourse with her before offering expiation. He came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about that. He said: “What made you do that?” He said: “I saw her ankles in the moonlight, and I could not control myself, and I had intercourse with her.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) smiled and told him not to go near her until he had offered expiation.

“The Messenger of Allah swore to keep away from his wives and declared them as unlawful for him, so he made something permissible forbidden, and he offered expiation for having sworn to do so.”

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever takes an oath, and swears, saying: ‘By Al-Lat and Al-Uzza,’ let him say:’La ilaha illallah.’ “

“We went out looking for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Wa’il bin Hujr was with us. An enemy of his seized him and the people were reluctant to swear an oath but I swore that he was my brother, so they set him free. We came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I told him that the people had been reluctant to swear an oath, but I had sworn that he was my brother. He said: ‘You told the truth. The Muslim is the brother of his fellow Muslim.’ “

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: ‘Whoever goes to the Morning prayer first thing in the morning, he goes out with the banner of faith but whoever goes out to the marketplace first thing in the morning, he goes out under the banner of Iblis (Satan).’ “

We came to Abu Hurairah and asked him about a companion of ours who had become bankrupt. He said: “This is what the Prophet (ﷺ) ruled: ‘Any man who dies or becomes bankrupt, the owner of the product has more right to it, if he finds the exact thing.”

“Whoever dies owing a Dinar or a Dirham, it will be paid back from his good deeds, because then there will be no Dinar or Dirham.”

Whoever is easy with (a debtor) who is in difficulty, Allah will be easy with him in this world and in the Hereafter.”

“Subhan-Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Why does not one of you lend it to his brother?’ But he did not forbid leasing it out.’ ”

“If one of you were to lend his brother his land, it would be better for him than taking such and such rent for it.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade selling surplus water.”

“Ward off the legal punishments as much as you can.”

“Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of five hundred years.”

“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with a delegation from Kindah, and they thought that I was the best of them. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) are you not from among us?’ He said: ‘We are the tribe of Banu Nadr bin Kinanah, and we do not attribute ourselves to our mother and we do not deny our forefathers.’”He said: “Ash’ath bin Qais used to say: ‘If any man is brought to me who suggests that a man from Quraish does not belong to Nadr bin Kinanah, I would carry out the legal punishment (for slander) on him.’”

“Abu Talhah told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed Hajj and ‘Umrah together (Qiran).”

“The believer eats with one intestine and the disbeliever eats with seven intestines.”

“If a morsel falls from the hand of anyone of you, let him wipe off whatever dirt that is on it and eat it.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say, when milk was brought to him: ‘A blessing,’ or ‘Two blessings.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade tipping up water skins. After the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had forbidden that, a man got up at night and tipped up a water skin, and a snake fell out of it onto him.”

“On the Day of Uhud, I recognized the one who wounded the face of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), the one who was washing the blood from the face of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and treating him, and the one who was bringing the water in a shield, and with what the wound was treated until the bleeding stopped. The one who was carrying the water in the shield was ‘Ali. The one who was treating the wound was Fatimah. When the bleeding would not stop, she burned a piece of a worn out mat and applied the ashes to it (the wound), then the bleeding stopped.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever gives medical treatment, with no prior knowledge of medicine, is responsible (for any harm done).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prescribed Wars (memecyclon tinctorium), Indian aloeswood and olive oil for pleurisy, to be administered through the side of the mouth.”

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, in our land there are grapes which we squeeze (to make wine). Can we drink from it?’ He said: ‘No.’ I repeated the question and said: ‘We treat the sick with it.’ He said: ‘That is not a cure, it is a disease.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that use should be made of the skins of dead animals, if they were tanned.”

It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah, from his father, that an-Najashi sent a pair of pure black Khuff as a gift to the Prophet (ﷺ) of, which he wore.

“Hasan and Hussain came running to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he embraced them and said: ‘Children make a man a miser and a coward.'”

“Allahumma inni a’udhu bika an adilla aw azilla, aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayya (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from going astray or stumbling, from wronging others or being wronged, and from behaving or being treated in an ignorant manner).”

“Allahumma aj’alhu sayyiban hani’an (O Allah, make it a wholesome rain cloud).”

“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ), upon his return from Uhud, and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, in my dream I saw a cloud giving shade, from which drops of ghee and honey were falling, and I saw people collecting them in the palms of their hands, some gathering a lot and some a little. And I saw a rope reaching up into heaven, and I saw you take hold of it and rise with it. Then another man took hold of it after you rose with it, then another man took hold of it after him and rose with it. Then a man took hold of it after him and it broke, then it was reconnected and he rose with it.’ Abu Bakr said: ‘Let me interpret it, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘Interpret it.’ He said: ‘As for the cloud giving shade, it is Islam, and the drops of honey and ghee that fall from it (represent) the Qur’an with its sweetness and softness. As for the people collecting that in their palms, some learn a lot of the Qur’an and some learn a little. As for the rope reaching up into heaven, it is the truth that you are following; you took hold of it and rose with it, then another man till take hold of it after you and rise with you, then another, who will rise with it, then another, but it will break and then he reconnected, then he will rise with it.’ He said: ‘You have got some of it right and some of it wrong.’ Abu Bakr said: ‘I adjure you O Messenger of Allah, tell me what I got right and what I got wrong.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not swear, O Abu Bakr.”*

“What will you do, O Abu Dharr, when death overwhelms the people to such an extent that a grave will be equal in value to a slave?” I said: “Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me, or Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said “Be patient.” He said: ‘What will you do when famine strikes the people so that you will go to the place where you pray and will not be able to return to your bed, or you will not be able to get up from your bed to go to the place where you pray?” He said: “I said: ‘Allah and His Messenger know best, or whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me.” He said: “You must refrain from forbidden things.” He said: “What will you do when killing befalls the people so that Hijaratuz-Zait*is covered with blood?” I said: “Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me.” He said: “Stay with those whom you belong to.” He said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, should I not take my sword and strike those who do that?’” He said: “Then you will be just like the people. Rather enter your house.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what if they enter my house?” He said: “If you are afraid that the flashing of the sword will dazzle you, then put the edge of your garment over your face, and let him carry his own sin and your sin, and he will be one of the people of the Hellfire.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of some part of my body and said: ‘O ‘Abdullah, be in this world like a stranger, or one who is passing through, and consider yourself as one of the people of the graves.’”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘No one of you should die except thinking positively of Allah.’”