Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)

He asked ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: “Allahu Akbar” every time he went down and “Allahu Akbar” every time he came up, then he said: “As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah) to his right and: As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah) to his left.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Umra (a gift given for life) is for the heir.'”

who was a Companion, reported that his mother Zainab daughter of Humain went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, receive the oath of allegiance from him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He is Minor. He then wiped his head.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) related a tradition in which he mentioned the words “Jibril and Mikal” and he pronounced them “Jibra’ila wa Mika’ila.” Abu Dawud said: Khalaf said: I did not put the pen aside from writing letters (huruf) for forty years: nothing tired me (or made me incapable of writing), even Jibril and Mika’il did not tire me.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not invoke Allah’s curse, Allah’s anger, or Hell.

Abu Musa asks permission, al-Ash’ari ask permission, and ‘Abd Allah b. Qais asks permission, but it was not granted to him. So he went away and ‘umar sent for him saying: what did you return? He replied: The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: When one of you asks permission three times and it is not granted to him, he should go away. He said: Establish the proof of it. He went, came back, and said; This is Ubayy. Ubayy said: ‘Umar, do not be an agony for the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). ‘Umar said : I shall not be an agony for the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

The Prophet said: “The Lahd is for us and the hole is for other than us.”

The Messenger of Allah said: “Four are from the Sunan of the Messengers: Al-Hayat, using Atar, the Siwak, and marriage.”

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever vowed to obey Allah, then he should obey Him. And whoever vowed to disobey Allah, then he should not disobey Him.”

“I saw Ibn Rafi’ said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a ring on his right hand.” He said: Muhammad said: “This is the most correct thing related from the Prophet (ﷺ) on this topic.”

] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we only know of it as a narration of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Tarafah. Salm bin Zarir reported similar to the narration of Abu Al-Ashhab from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Taraqah – “from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Taraqah.” It has been related about more than one of the people of knowledge that they would brace their teeth with gold, and in this Hadith there was a proof for them. ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi said: “Salm bin Zarin” but that is an error, “Zarir” is more correct, and Abu Sa’d As-San’ani’s (a narrator in this chain) name is Muhammad bin Muyassir.

“Some Bedouins asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) shall we treat (our ill)?’ He said: ‘Yes, O worshipers of Allah! Use remedies. For indeed Allah did not make a disease but He made a cure for it’ – or – ‘a remedy. Except for one disease.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)! What is it?’ He said: ‘Old age.'”

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Jews split into seventy-one sects, or seventy-two sects, and the Christians similarly, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects.”

that Jibril came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with her image upon a piece of green silk cloth, and he said: “This is your wife in the world, and in the Hereafter.”

“The Prophet came out and met me when I was sexually impure, so I kept away from him. Then I had a bath and came to him. He said: ‘What is the matter with you?’ I said: ‘I was sexually impure.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The Muslim does not become impure.'”

“O Ka’b bin Murrah, narrate to us a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but be careful.” He said: “A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah for rain!’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his hands and said: ‘O Allah! Send wholesome, productive rain upon all of us, sooner rather than later, beneficial and not harmful.’ No sooner had they finished performing Friday (prayer) but they were revived. Then they came to him and complained to him about the rain, saying: ‘O Allah, around us and not upon us.’ Then the clouds began to disperse right and left.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray the night prayer two Rak’ah by two Rak’ah.”

“I heard ‘Umar bin Khattab say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever sleeps and misses his daily portion of Qur’an, or any part of it, let him read it between the Fajr prayer and the Zuhr prayer, and it will be recorded as if he had read it during the night.”

“You should move with tranquility.”

“There is no fasting for one who fasts continually.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘It is not permissible to sell something that is not with you, nor to profit from what you do not possess.”‘

“When a meal is served, a man should not stand up until it is removed, and he should not take his hand away, even if he is full, until the people have finished. And let him continue eating.* For a man may make his companion shy, causing him to withhold his hand, and perhaps he has a need for the food.”