Musnad: Companion Narrations

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

`Allah is One and loves that which is odd numbered, so pray Witr, O people of the Qur’an.”

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two rak`ahs following every prescribed prayer, except Fajr and ‘Asr.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not offer any prayer after which (nafl) prayer may be offered, but he prayed two rak`ahs after it.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: `Allah is One and loves that which is odd numbered, so pray Witr. O people of the Qur’an.”

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us one night and put his foot between me and Fatimah, and he taught us what to say when we went to bed. Thirty-three tasbeehah, thirty-three tahmeedah and thirty-four takbeerah. `Ali (رضي الله...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Shall I give you more?! The matter was referred to ‘Uthman (رضي الله عنه) , who ordered that he be flogged. ‘Ali said to al-Hasan bin ‘Ali Get up, O Hasan, and flog him. He said: What does that have...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

“When her postpartum bleeding stops, give her the hadd punishment of flogging.” Then he said: “Carry out the hadd punishment on those whom your right hands possess.”

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Witr is not a must, but it is a Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) established, so pray Witr, O people of the Qur`an.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: `I have relieved you of zakah on horses and slaves, so pay zakah on silver, for every forty dirhams one dirham. There is nothing due on one hundred and ninety, but if it reaches...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

`Ali (رضي الله عنه) was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: He used to pray sixteen rak`ah`s at night.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Chosroes gave a gift to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he accepted it from him, and Caesar gave a gift to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he accepted it from him. The kings gave him gifts and he...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

“I used to forbid you to visit the graves, but now visit them, for they remind you of the Hereafter. And I forbade you to drink from (certain type of) vessels, but now drink from them, but avoid everything that...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

I was a man who emitted a great deal of madhi, but I felt too shy to ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) because of his daughter, so I told Al-Miqdad to ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about a...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

I am sending you on a mission as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me: Do not leave any grave without levelling it or any statue without knocking it down.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: `For that are irrigated by means of ropes and buckets, one half of one tenth is due.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray sixteen rak`ahs at night apart from the prescribed prayers.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

We came to `Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) and said: O Ameer al-Mu`mineen, why don`t you tell us about the voluntary prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: Who among you can do that? They said:...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

“I have relieved you of zakah on horses and slaves, so give one quarter of one tenth.”

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: `O ‘Ali, I love for you what I love for myself and l hate for you what I hate for myself. Do not recite Qur`an whilst bowing or whilst prostrating, do not...

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib

I came to `A`ishah (رضي الله عنها) to ask her about the khuffain (leather slippers). She said: Go to Ibn Abi Talib, for he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). So I went to him and asked...