When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, “They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped).” Therefore the Prophet (ﷺ) took a silver ring—-as if I am looking at its glitter now—-and its engraving was: ‘Muhammad, Apostle of Allah’.
Abu Bakra wrote to his son who was in Sijistan: ‘Do not judge between two persons when you are angry, for I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “A judge should not judge between two persons while he is in an angry mood.”
A man came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, I fail to attend the morning congregational prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Mu`adh bin Jabal) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it.” I had never seen the Prophet (ﷺ) more furious in giving advice than he was on that […]
That he had divorced his wife during her menses. `Umar mentioned that to the Prophet. Allah’s Apostle became angry and said, “He must take her back (his wife) and keep her with him till she becomes clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again from […]
Qais bin Sa`d was to the Prophet (ﷺ) like a chief police officer to an Amir (chief).
that the Prophet (ﷺ) sent him and sent Mu`adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).
A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu`adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu`adh asked, “What is wrong with this (man)?” Abu Musa replied, “He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism.” Mu`adh said, “I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) […]
While the Prophet (ﷺ) and I were coming out of the mosque, a man met us outside the gate. The man said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! When will be the Hour?” The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, “What have you prepared for it?” The man became afraid and ashamed and then said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! […]
Anas bin Malik said to a woman of his family, “Do you know such-and-such a woman?” She replied, “Yes.” He said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and he said to her, ‘Be afraid of Allah and be patient.’ The woman said (to the Prophet). ‘Go away from […]
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.”