The Book on Government

Book 33 of 57 · Sahih Muslim

266 hadith Hadith 4570–4835 Sunni
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Book 33 of 57

The Book on Government

Sahih Muslim

266 hadith Hadith 4570–4835 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 837–875 CE period by ibn al-Hajjaj.

The Book on Government is book 33 of 57 in Sahih Muslim, containing 266 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Nishapur (Naysabur), Khorasan.

Narrators in This Book

This book features 58 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Hurairah, Jabir, Abdullah, ibn Umar, Anas.

Hadith in This Book 266 hadith

1 4570 Sahih
People are subservient to the Quraish: the Muslims among them being subservient to the Muslims among them, and the disbelievers among the people being subservient to the…
2 4571 Sahih
This is one of the traditions narrated by Abu Huraira from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who said: People are subservient to the Quraish: the Muslims among them being subservient to…
3 4572 Sahih
People are the followers of Quraish in good as well as evil (i. e. in the customs of Islamic as well as pre-Islamic times).
4 4573 Sahih
The Caliphate will remain among the Quraish even if only two persons are left (on the earth),
5 4574 Sahih
I joined the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) with my father and I heard him say: This Caliphate will not end until there have been twelve Caliphs among them. The narrator said: Then he…
6 4575 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The affairs of the people will continue to be conducted (well) as long as they are governed by twelve men. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said words…
7 4576 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura through another chain of transmitters.
8 4577 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Islam will continue to be triumphant until there have been twelve Caliphs. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said something which I could not…
9 4578 Sahih
This order will continue to be dominant until there have been twelve Caliphs. The narrator says: Then he said something which I could not understand, and I said to my father: What…
10 4579 Sahih
I went with my father to the Messenger of Allah (may peeace be upon him) and I heard him say: This religion would continue to remain powerful and dominant until there have been…
11 4580 Sahih
I wrote (a letter) to Jabir b. Samura and sent it to him through my servant Nafi', asking him to inform me of something he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He wrote to…
12 4581 Sahih
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say, and he then narrated (the above-mentioned hadith).
13 4582 Sahih
I was present with my father when he was wounded. People praised him and said: May God give you a noble recompense! He said: I am hopeful (of God's mercy) as well as afraid (of…
14 4583 Sahih
I entered the apartment of (my sister) Hafsa. She said: Do yoa know that your father is not going to nominate his successor? I said: He won't do that (i. e. he would nominate).…
15 4584 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'Abd al-Rahman, do not ask for a position of authority, for if you are granted this position as a result of your asking for it, you will be…
16 4585 Sahih
The same tradition has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters.
17 4586 Sahih
Two of my cousins and I entered the apartment of the Prophet (ﷺ). One of them said: Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some lands that the Almighty and Glorious God has…
18 4587 Sahih
I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and with me were two men from the Ash'ari tribe. One of them was on my right hand and the other on my left. Both of them made a request for a position…
19 4588 Sahih
I said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me to a public office? He stroked my shoulder with his hand and said: Abu Dharr, thou art weak and authority is…
20 4589 Sahih
Abu Dharr, I find that thou art weak and I like for thee what I like for myself. Do not rule over (even) two persons and do not manage the property of an orphan.
21 4590 Sahih
Behold! the Dispensers of justice will be seated on the pulpits of light beside God, on the right side of the Merciful, Exalted and GlorioUS. Either side of the Being is the right…
22 4591 Sahih
I came to A'isha to inquire something from her. She said: From which people art thou? I said: I am from the people of Egypt. She said: What was the behaviour of your governor…
23 4592 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abd al-Rahman b. Shumasa with another chain of transmitters.
24 4593 Sahih
Beware. every one of you is a shepherd and every one is answerable with regard to his flock. The Caliph is a shepherd over the people and shall be questioned about his subjects…
25 4594 Sahih
This tradition has been narrated through more; than one chain of transmitters.
26 4595 Sahih
" I think that he (the narrator) said: The man is a custodian of the wealth of his father, and he would be answerable for what is in his custody."
27 4596 Sahih
A hadith having the same meaning has been transmitted on the authority of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar.
28 4597 Sahih
Ubaidullah b Ziyad visited Ma'qil b. Yasir al-Muzani in his last iliness. Ma'qil said (to him): I am narrating to you a tradition I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). If I…
29 4598 Sahih
Ibn, Ziyad paid a visit to Ma'qil b. Yasir who was seriously ill. Here follows the same tradition as has gone before with the addition that Ibn Ziyad asked: Why didn't you narrate…
30 4599 Sahih
I am narrating to you a tradition. If I were not at death's door, I would not narrate it to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) say: A ruler who, having…
31 4600 Sahih
My father related to me that Ma'qil b. Yasir fell ill. 'Ubaidullah b. Ziyad called on him to inquire after his health. Here follows the tradition as narrated by Hasan from Ma'qil.
32 4601 Sahih
O my son, I have heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The worst of guardians is the cruel ruler. Beware of being one of them. Ubaidullah said (to him out of arrogance): Sit you…
33 4602 Sahih
One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood among us (to deliver a sermon). He talked about the misappropriation of booty, and declared it to be a serious matter and a grave sin.…
34 4603 Sahih
The above tradition has been narrated on the same authority through different chains of transmitters.
35 4604 Sahih
Abu Huraira has narrated this hadith with a slight variation of words.
36 4605 Sahih
Abu Huraira has narrated this hadith similar to the above mentioned hadith.
37 4606 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appointed a man from the Asad tribe who was called Ibn Lutbiyya in charge of Sadaqa (i. e. authorised hign to receive Sadaqa from the people on behalf…
38 4607 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed Ibn Lutbiyya, a man from the Azd tribe, in charge of Sadaqa (authorising him to receive gifts from the people on behalf of the State). He came with the…
39 4608 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appointed a man from the Azd tribe called Ibn al-Utbiyya, in charge of Sadaqat to be received from Banu Sulaim. When he came (back), the Messenger of…
40 4609 Sahih
This tradition has been hanoed down through a different chain of transmitters on the authority of Hisham with aslight variation in the wording.
41 4610 Sahih
This is for you and this has been presented to me as a gift. Here follows the tradition that has gone before except that 'Urwa (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters)…
42 4611 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Whosoever from you is appointed by us to a position of authority and he conceals from us a needle or something smaller than that, it would…
43 4612 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.
44 4613 Sahih
Adi b. 'Amira al-Kindi heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying (as) was narrated in the (above-mentioned) hadith.
45 4614 Sahih
" 0 you who believe, obey Allah, His Apostle and those in authority from amongst You" (iv. 59) -was revealed in respect of 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa b. Qais b. Adi al-Sahmi who was…
46 4615 Sahih
Whoso obeys me obeys God, and whoso disobeys me disobeys God. Whoso obeys the commander (appointed by me) obeys me, and whoso disobeys the commander disobeys me. The same…
47 4616 Sahih
Whoso obeys me obeys God; and whose disobeys me disobeys God. Whoso obeys my commander obeys me, and whoso disobeys my commander disobeys me.
48 4617 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters.
49 4618 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira by more than one chain of transmitters.
50 4619 Sahih
Hammam b. Munabbih has transmitted this hadith on the authority of Abu Huraira.
51 4620 Sahih
Whoso obeys the commander. He did not say:" My commander."
52 4621 Sahih
It is obligatory for you to listen to the ruler and obey him in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure, and even when another person is given (rather undue)…
53 4622 Sahih
My friend (i. e. the Holy Prophet) advised me to listen (to the man in position of authority) and obey (him) even if he were a slave maimed (and disabled).
54 4623 Sahih
" An Abyssinian slave maimed and disabled."
55 4624 Sahih
Abu 'Imran narrated this hadith with a slight change of wording.
56 4625 Sahih
If a slave is appointed over you and he conducts your affairs according to the Book of Allah, you should listen to him and obeey (his orders).
57 4626 Sahih
"An Abyssinian slave."
58 4627 Sahih
In other versions of the above tradition, the wordings are" an Abyssinian slave." and" a maimed Abyssinian slave".
59 4628 Sahih
" I have heard the Prophet (ﷺ) (say this) at Mina or 'Arafat."
60 4629 Sahih
I heard her say: I performed Hajjat-ul-Wada' in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said a lot of things (on this occasion). Then I heard him say: If a maimed slave is…
61 4630 Sahih
It is obligatory upon a Muslim that he should listen (to the ruler appointed over him) and obey him whether he likes it or not, except that he is ordered to do a sinful thing. If…
62 4631 Sahih
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Ubaidullah.
63 4632 Sahih
Enter it. Some people made up their minds to enter it (the fire), (carrying out the order of their commander), but the others said: We fled from the fire (that's why we have come…
64 4633 Sahih
The Mersenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent an expeditionand appointed over the Mujahids a man from the Ansar. (While making the appointment), he ordered that his work should be listened to…
65 4634 Sahih
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of A'mash.
66 4635 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took an oath of allegiance from us on our listening to and obeying the orders of our commander in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure…
67 4636 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ubada b. Walid with the same chain of transmitters.
68 4637 Sahih
The same tradition has been handed down through more than one chain of transmitters.
69 4638 Sahih
We called upon 'Ubada b. Samit who was ill and said to him: May God give you health I Narrate to us a tradition which God may prove beneficial (to us) and which you have heard…
70 4639 Sahih
A commander (of the Muslims) is a shield for them. They fight behind him and they are protected by (him from tyrants and aggressors). If he enjoins fear of God, the Exalted and…
71 4640 Sahih
Banu Isra'il were ruled over by the Prophets. When one Prophet died, another succeeded him; but after me there is no prophet and there will be caliphs and they will be quite large…
72 4641 Sahih
The same tradition has been transmitted by a different chain of narrators.
73 4642 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: After me there will be favouritism and many things that you will not like. They (his Companions) said: Messenger of Allah, what do you order that…
74 4643 Sahih
I entered the mosque when 'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba and the people had gathered around him. I betook myself to them and sat near him. (Now)…
75 4644 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with a different chain of transmitters.
76 4645 Sahih
I saw a group of people near the Ka'ba.... Then he narrated the tradition as narrated by A'mash.
77 4646 Sahih
Will you not appoint me governor as you have appointed so and so? He (the Messenger of Allah) said: You will surely come across preferential treatment after me, so you should be…
78 4647 Sahih
" He took the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) aside."
79 4648 Sahih
Salama b. Yazid al-ju'afi asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Prophet of Allah, what do you think if we have rulers who rule over us and demand that we discharge our obligations…
80 4649 Sahih
Ash'ath b. Qais pulled him (Salama b. Yazid) when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Listen to them and obey them, for on them shall be the burden of what they do and on you shall…
81 4650 Sahih
People used to ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the good times, but I used to ask him about bad times fearing lest they overtake me. I said: Messenger of Allah, we were in the…
82 4651 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, no doubt, we had an evil time (i. e. the days of Jahiliyya or ignorance) and God brought us a good time (i. e. Islamic period) through which we are now living…
83 4652 Sahih
One who defected from obedience (to the Amir) and separated from the main body of the Muslims - if he died in that state-would die the death of one belonging to the days of…
84 4653 Sahih
The same tradition has been narrated by the same authority through another chain of transmitters with a slight difference in wording.
85 4654 Sahih
Whoever defects from obedience (to the Amir) and separates from the main body of the Muslim - and dies in that state - dies the death of one belonging to the days of jahiliyya.…
86 4655 Sahih
This hadlth has been narrated on the authority of Jarir with the same chain of transmitters with a slight variation in wording.
87 4656 Sahih
One who found in his Amir something which he disliked should hold his patience, for one who separated from the main body of the Muslims even to the extent of a handspan and then…
88 4657 Sahih
One who dislikes a thing done by his Amir should be patient over it, for anyone from the people who withdraws (his obedience) from the government, even to the extent of a handspan…
89 4658 Sahih
One who is killed under the banner of a man who is blind (to his just cause), who raises the slogan of family or supports his own tribe, dies the death of one belonging to the…
90 4659 Sahih
Place a pillow for Abu 'Abd al-Rahman (family name of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar). But the latter said: I have not come to sit with you. I have come to you to tell you a tradition I heard…
91 4660 Sahih
It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that he visited Ibn Muti', and related from the Prophet (ﷺ) the tradition that has gone before.
92 4661 Sahih
The same tradition has been transmitted by a different chain of narrators.
93 4662 Sahih
I have heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Different evils will make their appearance in the near future. Anyone who tries to disrupt the affairs of this Umma while they are…
94 4663 Sahih
" Kill him."
95 4664 Sahih
" Kill all of them." I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: When you are holding to one single man as your leader, you should kill who seeks to undermine your solidarity or…
96 4665 Sahih
When oath of allegiance has been taken for two caliphs, kill the one for whom the oath was taken later.
97 4666 Sahih
In the near future there will be Amirs and you will like their good deeds and dislike their bad deeds. One who sees through their bad deeds (and tries to prevent their repetition…
98 4667 Sahih
Amirs will be appointed over you, and you will find them doing good as well as bad deeds. One who hates their bad deeds is absolved from blame. One who disapproves of their bad…
99 4668 Sahih
Another version of the tradition narrated on the same authority attributes the same words to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) except that it replaces kariha with ankhara and vice versa.
100 4669 Sahih
Another version omits a portion at the end of the tradition-a portion which begins with man radiya wa taba and ends with the last word of the tradition.
101 4670 Sahih
The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you, who invoke God's blessings upon you and you invoke His blessings upon them. And the worst of your rulers are…
102 4671 Sahih
The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who love you, upon whom you invoke God's blessings and who invoke His blessing upon you. And the worst of your rulers are those…
103 4672 Sahih
The above hadith has been narrated through addtional chains of transmitters.
104 4673 Sahih
We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Hudaibiya. We swore fealty to hiin (the Holy Prophet) and 'Umar was holding the latter's hand (when he was sitting) under the…
105 4674 Sahih
While swearing fealty to the Prophet (ﷺ) we did not take the oath to death but that we would not run away (from the battlefield).
106 4675 Sahih
We were fourteen hundred. We swore fealty to him, and Umar was holding his hand while he was sitting under the tree (to administer the oath). The tree was a samura (a wild tree…
107 4676 Sahih
No! But he offered his prayers at that place, and he administered the oath of fealty nowhere except near the tree in (the plain oo Hudaibiya. Ibn Juraij said that he was informed…
108 4677 Sahih
We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Hudaibiya when the Prophet (ﷺ) said to us: Today you are the best people on the earth. And Jabir said: If I had the eyesight, I…
109 4678 Sahih
I asked Jabir b. 'Abdullah about the number of the Companions (of the Prophet who took the oath of fealty under) the tree. He said: If we were a hundred thousand, it (i. e. the…
110 4679 Sahih
If we had been a hundred thousand in number, it (the water) would have sufficed us, but actually we were fifteen hundred.
111 4680 Sahih
I asked Jabir: How many were you on the Day of Hudaibiya? He said: One thousand and four hundred.
112 4681 Sahih
The Companions of the Tree (i e. those who swore fealty under the tree) were one thousand and three hundred, and the people of Aslam tribe were one-eighth of the Muhajirs.
113 4682 Sahih
The same tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
114 4683 Sahih
I remember being present on the Day of the Tree, and the Prophet (ﷺ) was taking the oath of the people and I was holding a twig of the tree over his head. We were fourteen hundred…
115 4684 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yunus with the same chain of transmitters.
116 4685 Sahih
My father was one of those who swore fealty to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) near the tree. When we passed that way next year intending to perform the Hajj, the place of the tree was…
117 4686 Sahih
I had seen the tree. When I came to the spot afterwards, I could not recognise it.
118 4687 Sahih
1 asked Salama as to what effect he had sworn fealty to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Day of Hudaibiya. He said: To the effect that we will die fighting.
119 4688 Sahih
The above tradition has also been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
120 4689 Sahih
A person came to him and said: Here is Ibn Hanzala who is making people swear allegiance to him. He (, Abdullah) asked: To what effect? He replied: To the effect that they will…
121 4690 Sahih
O son of al-Akwa', you have turned apostate and have come to live again in the desert with the Bedouins (after your migration). He said: No, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has…
122 4691 Sahih
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) to offer him my pledge of migration. He said: The period of migration has expired (and those who wereto get the reward for this great act of devotion…
123 4692 Sahih
I brought my brother Abu Ma'bad to the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) after the conquest of Mecca and said: Messenger of Allah, allow him to swear his pledge of…
124 4693 Sahih
Another version of the tradition transmitted on the authority of Asim has the same wording but does not mention the name of Abu Ma'bad.
125 4694 Sahih
There is no Hijra now, but (only) Jihad (fighting for the cause of Islam) and sincerity of purpose (have great reward) ; when you are asked to set out (on an expedition undertaken…
126 4695 Sahih
The above tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
127 4696 Sahih
There is no migration after the Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and sincere intention. When you are asked to set out (for the cause of Islam), you should set out,
128 4697 Sahih
Do you talk of Hijra? The affair of Hijra is very difficult. But have you got camels? The bedouin said: Yes. He asked: Do you pay the poor-rate payable on their account? He…
129 4698 Sahih
" Do you milk them on the day they arrive at the water? He replied: Yes."
130 4699 Sahih
When the believing women migrated (to Medina) and came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), they would be tested in accordance with the following words of Allah. the Almighty and…
131 4700 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched a woman with his hand. He would only take a vow from her and when he had taken the (verbal) vow, he would say: You may go. I have accepted…
132 4701 Sahih
We used to take oath to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that we would listen to and obey his orders. He would tell us (to say in the oath): As far as it lies in my power.
133 4702 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) inspected me on the battlefield on the Day of Uhud, and I was fourteen years old. He did not allow me (to take part in the fight). He inspected me on…
134 4703 Sahih
" I was fourteen years old and he thought me too young (to participate in the fight)."
135 4704 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that one should travel to the land of the enemy taking the Qur'an with him.
136 4705 Sahih
It has been narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that one should travel to the land of the enemy taking the Qur'an (with…
137 4706 Sahih
Do not take the Qur'an on a journey with you, for I am afraid lost it should fall into the hands of the enemy. Ayyub (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: The…
138 4707 Sahih
The above hadith has been narrated through several other chains with slight differences of wording.
139 4708 Sahih
It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a race of the horses which had been especially prepared for the purpose from Hafya' to…
140 4709 Sahih
" I came first in the race and my horse jumped into the mosque with me."
141 4710 Sahih
There will be great benefit in the forelock of the horses until the Day of judgment.
142 4711 Sahih
The same tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
143 4712 Sahih
I saw that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was twisting the forelock of a horse with his fingers and he was saying: (A great) benefit. i. e. reward (for rearing them for Jihad) and…
144 4713 Sahih
The above tradition has also been narrated on the authority of Yunus through a different chain of transmitters.
145 4714 Sahih
Great good is attached to the forelock of the horses until the Day of Judgment.
146 4715 Sahih
Good is tied to the forelock of the horses. It Was said to him: Messenger of Allah, why is it so? He (the Prophet said): For reward and booty until the Day of Judgment.
147 4716 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of transmitters with the difference that here instead of" Urwat al-Bariqi" there is" Urwa b. ja'd."
148 4717 Sahih
" reward and booty".
149 4718 Sahih
A version of the tradition transmitted on the authority of 'Urwa b. al-ja'd does not mention" reward and booty".
150 4719 Sahih
There is a blessing in the forelocks of the war horses.
151 4720 Sahih
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.
152 4721 Sahih
It has been narrated on the authority of Abn Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to dislike the Shikal horse.
153 4722 Sahih
This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sufyan with the addition from Abd ar-Razzaq (one of the narrators) explaining the meaning of shikal as a bone whose right back…
154 4723 Sahih
The tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
155 4724 Sahih
Allah has undertaken to look after the affairs of one who goes out to fight in His way believing in Him and affirming the truth of His Apostles. He is committed to His care that…
156 4725 Sahih
The same tradition has been melted through another chain of transmitters.
157 4726 Sahih
Allah has undertaken to provide for one who leaves his home (only) to fight for His cause and to affirm the truth of His word; Allah will either admit him to Paradise or will…
158 4727 Sahih
One who is wounded in the way of Allah-and Allah knows better who is wounded in His way-will appear on the Day of Judgment with his wound bleediing. The colour (of its discharge)…
159 4728 Sahih
Every wound received by a Muslim in the way of Allah will appear on the Day of Judgment in the same condition as it was when it was inflicted, and would be bleeding profusely. The…
160 4729 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: I would not stay behind (when) an expedition (for Jihad was being mobilised) if it were going to be too hard upon the believers.... This is…
161 4730 Sahih
If it were not hard upon my Umma (to follow my example), I would not lag behind any expedition-as in the traditions gone before.
162 4731 Sahih
" Allah takes care of one who goes out in the way of Allah" but ends in the words:" I would not lag behind any expedition which is undertaken to fight in the way of Allah, the…
163 4732 Sahih
" Nobody who dies and has something good for him with Allah will (ever like to) return to this world even though he were offered the whole world and all that is in its (as an…
164 4733 Sahih
Nobody who enters Paradise will (ever like to) return to this world even if he were offered everything on the surface of the earth (as an inducement) except the martyr who will…
165 4734 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: What deed could be an equivalent of Jihad in the way of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted? He answered: You do not have the strength to do that…
166 4735 Sahih
This tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
167 4736 Sahih
As I was (sitting) near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), a man said: I do not care if, after embracing Islam, I do not do any good deed (except) distributing drinking…
168 4737 Sahih
This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Nu'man b. Bashir through another chain of transmitters.
169 4738 Sahih
Leaving (for Jihad) in the way of Allah in the morning or in the evening (will merit a reward) better than the world and all that is in it.
170 4739 Sahih
The journey undertaken by a person in the morning (for Jihad) in the way of Allah (will merit a reward) better than the world and all that is in it.
171 4740 Sahih
A journey undertaken in the morning or evening (fond Jihad) in the way of Allah (will merit a reward) better than the world and all that is in it.
172 4741 Sahih
If some persons of my Umma (were not to undertake the hardships of Jihad), and he (Abu Huraira) then narrated the rest of the hadith and then said: A journey undertaken for jihad…
173 4742 Sahih
A journey undertaken in the morning or evening (for Jihad) in the way of Allah is better than (anything) on which the sun rises or sets.
174 4743 Sahih
This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub through a different chain of transmitters having the same wording.
175 4744 Sahih
Abu Sa`id, whoever cheerfully accepts Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion and Muhammad as his Apostle is necessarily entitled to enter Paradise. He (Abu Sa`id) wondered at it…
176 4745 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, do you think that if I am killed in the way of Allah, my sins will be blotted out from me? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Yes, in case you are killed in the…
177 4746 Sahih
A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit and said: Do you think if I am killed in the way of Allah... (except this difference in its beginning, the rest…
178 4747 Sahih
" A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he was sitting on the pulpit.... He said: What do you find if I strike with the sword?" (The rest of the tradition is the same as…
179 4748 Sahih
All the sins of a Shahid (martyr) are forgiven except debt.
180 4749 Sahih
Death in the way of Allah blots out everything except debt.
181 4750 Sahih
We asked 'Abdullah about the Qur'anic verse:" Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they are alive, finding their sustenance in the presence of their…
182 4751 Sahih
Who is the best of men? He replied: A man who fights in the way of Allah spending his wealth and staking his life. The man then asked: Who is next to him (in excellence)? He said:…
183 4752 Sahih
A man asked: Messenger of Allah, which of men is the best? He said: A believer who fights staking his life and spending his wealth in the way of Allah. He asked: Who is next to…
184 4753 Sahih
A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Ibn Shihab has a little differently worded ending. i. e." A man in a mountain valley." but did not mention" next to him a…
185 4754 Sahih
Of the men he lives the best life who holds the reins of his horse (ever ready to march) in the way of Allah, flies on its back whenever he hears a fearful shriek, or a call for…
186 4755 Sahih
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira with a slight variation of wording.
187 4756 Sahih
Two more versions of the tradition narrated by 'Abdullah b. Badr and Abu Huraira, respectively, have been handed down through different chains of transmitters with negligible…
188 4757 Sahih
God laughs at the two men both of whom will enter Paradise (though) one of them kills the other. They said: Messenger of Allah, how is it? He said: One of them fights in the way…
189 4758 Sahih
The same tradition has been narrated on the authority of Abu Zinad (with the same chain of transmitters).
190 4759 Sahih
God laughs at the two men one of whom kills the other; both of them will enter Paradise. They (the Companions) said: How, Messenger of Allah? He said: One is slain (in the way of…
191 4760 Sahih
A disbeliever and a believer who killed him will never be gathered together in Hell.
192 4761 Sahih
No two such persons shall be together in Hell as if one of them is such that his presence hurts the other. It was asked: Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said: A believer who…
193 4762 Sahih
It is (offered) in the way of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: For this you will have seven hundred she-camels on the Day of Judgment all of which will be muzzled.
194 4763 Sahih
A similar tradition has been narrated on the authority of al-A'mash.
195 4764 Sahih
A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: My riding beast has been killed, so give me some animal to ride upon. He (the Holy Prophet) said: I have none with me. A man…
196 4765 Sahih
The above tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
197 4766 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, I wish to fight (in the way of Allah) but I don't have anything to equip myself with for fighting. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Go to so and so, for he had…
198 4767 Sahih
Anybody who equips a warrior (going to fight) in the way of Allah (is like one who actually) fights. And anybody who looks well after his family in his absence (is also like one…
199 4768 Sahih
The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who equips a warrior in the way of Allah (is like one who dctually fights) aud he who looks after the family of a warrior in the way of Allah in…
200 4769 Sahih
One man from every two and the reward (will be divided) between the two.
201 4770 Sahih
The above tradition has also been narrated through two different chains of transmitters on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri and Yahya, respectively.
202 4771 Sahih
) One man from every two should join the force. Then he said to those who stayed behind: Those of you who will look well after the family and wealth of those who are going on the…
203 4772 Sahih
The sanctity of the wives of Mujahids is like the sanctity of their mothers for those who sit at home (i. e do not go out for Jihad). Anyone who stays behind looking after the…
204 4773 Sahih
This tradition has been narrated by the same authority through different chain of transmitters.
205 4774 Sahih
It will be said to the Mujahid: Take from his noble deeds whatever you like. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned to us and asked: What do you think (will he leave anything)? -…
206 4775 Sahih
" Those who sit (at home) from among the believers and those who go out for Jihad in the way of Allah are not aqual" (iv. 95). (He said that) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered…
207 4776 Sahih
When the Qur'anic verse:" Those who sit (at home) from among mu'min" (iv. 94) was revealed, the son of Umm Maktum spoke to him (the Holy Prophet). (At this). the words:" other…
208 4777 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, where shall I be if I am killed? He replied: In Paradise. The man threw away the dates he had in his hand and fought until he was killed (i. e. he did not wait…
209 4778 Sahih
A man from Banu Nabit (one of the Ansar tribes) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I testify that there is no god except Allah and that thou art His bondman and Messenger. Then he…
210 4779 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Busaisah as a scout to see what the caravan of Abu Sufyan was doing. He came (back and met the Prophet in his house) where there was nobody except…
211 4780 Sahih
Surely, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of the swords. A man in a shabby condition got up and said; Abu Musa, did you hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say this? He…
212 4781 Sahih
Send with us some men who may teach us the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Accordingjy, he sent seventy men from the Ansar. They were called the Reciters and among them was my maternal…
213 4782 Sahih
My uncle and I have been named after him was not present with the Messenger of Allah (mav peace be upon him) on the Day of Badr. He felt distressed about it. He would say: I have…
214 4783 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, one man fights fgr the spoils of war; another fights that he may be remembered, and another fights that he may see his (high) position (achieved as a result of…
215 4784 Sahih
(one who fights) for displaying his valour; (a man who) fights out of his family pride and (a man who) fights for the sake of show, who amongst these fights in the way of Allah?…
216 4785 Sahih
We, came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, one of us hho fights to display his valour... (followed by the same words as we have in the previous…
217 4786 Sahih
Who fights that the word of Allah be exalted fights in the way of Allah.
218 4787 Sahih
People dispersed from around Abu Huraira, and Natil, who was from the Syrians. said to him: O Shaikh, relate (to us) a tradition you have heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He…
219 4788 Sahih
This tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
220 4789 Sahih
A troop of soldiers who fight in tile way of Allah and get their share of the booty receive in advance two-thirds of their reward in the Hereafter and only one-third will remain…
221 4790 Sahih
A troop of soldiers, large or small, who fight (in the way of Allah), get their share of the booty and return safe and sound, receive in advance two-thirds of their reward (only…
222 4791 Sahih
(The value of) an action depends on the intention behind it. A man will be rewarded only for what he intended. The emigration of one who emigrates for the sake of Allah and His…
223 4792 Sahih
It has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters on the authority of Sufyan who said that he heard 'Umar b. al-Khattab relate (this tradition) from the Prophet (ﷺ)…
224 4793 Sahih
Who seeks martyrdom with sincerity shall get its reward, though he may not achieve it.
225 4794 Sahih
Who sought martyrdom with sincerity will be ranked by Allah among the martyrs even if he died on his bed. In his version of the tradition Abd Tahir did not mention the words:"…
226 4795 Sahih
One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a hypocrite. 'Abdullah b. Mubarak said: We think…
227 4796 Sahih
We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on an expedition. He said: There are some people in Medina. They are with you whenever you cover a distance or cross a valley. They have been detained…
228 4797 Sahih
" They will share with you the reward (for Jihad)."
229 4798 Sahih
What made you laugh. Messenger of Allah? He said: Some people from my Umma were presented to me who were fighters in the way of Allah and were sailing in this sea. (Gliding…
230 4799 Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us one day and had a nap in our house. When he woke up, he was laughing. I said: Messenger of Allah, what made you laugh? He said: I saw a people from my…
231 4800 Sahih
One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slept (at a place) near me. He woke up smiling. She said: Messenger of Allah. what made thee laugh? He said: A people from my followers were…
232 4801 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) paid a visit to Milhan's daughter, maternal aunt of Anas (and the sister of the Holy Prophet's foster-mother). He placed his head near her (from this…
233 4802 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Keeping watch for a day and a night is better (in point of reward) than fasting for a whole month and standing in prayer every night. If a…
234 4803 Sahih
This tradition has been handed down on the authority of Salman al-Khair through another chain of transmitters.
235 4804 Sahih
While a man walks along a path, finds a thorny twig lying on the way and puts it aside, Allah would appreciate it and forgive him The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The martyrs are of five…
236 4805 Sahih
Whom do you consider to be a martyr among you? They (the Companions) said: Messenger, of Allah, one who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: Then (if this is the…
237 4806 Sahih
" And one who is drowned is a martyr."
238 4807 Sahih
" A drowned person is a martyr."
239 4808 Sahih
Anas b. Malik asked me the cause of death of Yahya b. 'Abu 'Amra. I said: (He died) of plague. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said that death by plague is martyrdom for a…
240 4809 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Asim through the same chain of transmitters.
241 4810 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say-and he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit: Prepare to meet them with as much strength as you can afford. Beware, strength consists in…
242 4811 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Lands shall be thrown open to you and Allah will suffice you (against your enemies), but none of you should give up playing with his arrows.
243 4812 Sahih
This tradition has also been narrated on the same authority through another chain of transmitters.
244 4813 Sahih
You frequent between these two targets and you are an old man, so you will be finding it very hard. 'Uqba said: But for a thing I heard from the Prophet (ﷺ), I would not strain…
245 4814 Sahih
A group of people from my Umma will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do…
246 4815 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A group of people from my Umma will continue to be triumphant over the people until the Command of Allah overtakes them while they are…
247 4816 Sahih
The same tradition has been narrated through another chain of transmitters on the same authority.
248 4817 Sahih
This religion will continue to exist, and a group of people from the Muslims will continue to fight for its protection until the Hour is established.
249 4818 Sahih
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A group of people from my Umma will continue to fight In defence of truth and remain triumphant until the Day of judgment.
250 4819 Sahih
I heard Mu'awiya say (while delivering a sermon from the pulpit) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: A group of people from my Umma will continue to obey Allah's…
251 4820 Sahih
It has been related by, Yazid b. al-Asamm that he heard Mu'awiya b. Abu Sfyan quote a tradition from the Prophet (ﷺ) which he related from the Prophet (mail peace he upon him)…
252 4821 Sahih
I was in the company of Maslama b. Mukhallad, and 'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. 'As was with him. 'Abdullah said: The Hour shall some oniy when the worst type of people are left on the…
253 4822 Sahih
The people of the West will continue to triumphantly follow the truth until the Hour is established.
254 4823 Sahih
When you journey through a fertile land, you should (go slow and) give the camels a chance to graze in the land. When you travel In an arid (land) where there is scarcity of…
255 4824 Sahih
When you travel (through a land) where there is plenty of vegetation, you should (go slow and) give the camels a chance to enjoy the benefit of the earth. When you travel (through…
256 4825 Sahih
Travelling is a tortuous experience. It deprives a person of his sleep. his food and drink. When one of you has accomplished his purpose, he should hasten his return to his family.
257 4826 Sahih
It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not come (back) to his family by night. He would come to them in the morning or in the…
258 4827 Sahih
(He) would not enter (upon his household at night).
259 4828 Sahih
We accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on an expedition. When we came (back) to Medina and were going to enter our houses, he said: Wait and enter (your houses) in the later…
260 4829 Sahih
If one of you comes (back from a journey) at night. he should not enter his house as a night visitor (but should wait) until a woman whose husband has been away from house has…
261 4830 Sahih
This tradition has been handed down through another chain of transmitters.
262 4831 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man who had long absent should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor.
263 4832 Sahih
The above tradition has been narrated through another chain of transmitters.
264 4833 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that a man should come to his family like (an unexpected) night visitor doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses.
265 4834 Sahih
This tradition has been reported through anothee chain. 'Abdurahman, one of the sub-narrators, said "I do not know if it in the hadith or not", meaning (the words) "doubting…
266 4835 Sahih
" Doubting their fidelity or spying into their lapses."