Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 329:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Someone came to me from my Lord and gave me the news (or good
tidings) that if any of my followers dies worshipping none (in any
way) along with Allah, he will enter Paradise." I asked, "Even if he
committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft?" He
replied, "Even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery)
and theft."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 330:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Anyone who dies worshipping others along with Allah will definitely
enter the Fire." I said, "Anyone who dies worshipping none along with
Allah will definitely enter Paradise."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 331:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:
Allah's Apostle ordered
us to do seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us:
to follow the funeral
procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the
oppressed, to fulfill the oaths, to return the greeting and to reply
to the sneezer: (saying, "May Allah be merciful on you," provided the
sneezer says, "All the praises are for Allah,"). He forbade us to use
silver utensils and dishes and to wear golden rings, silk (clothes),
Dibaj (pure silk cloth), Qissi and Istabraq (two kinds of silk
cloths).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 332:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "The rights of a Muslim on the Muslims are to follow the
funeral processions, to accept invitation and to reply the sneezer.
(see Hadith No 331)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 333:
Narrated 'Aisha :
Abu Bakr came riding his
horse from his dwelling place in As-Sunh. He got down from it, entered
the Mosque and did not speak with anybody till he came to me and went
direct to the Prophet, who was covered with a marked blanket. Abu Bakr
uncovered his face. He knelt down and kissed him and then started
weeping and said, "My father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O
Allah's Prophet! Allah will not combine two deaths on you. You have
died the death which was written for you."
Narrated Abu Salama from
Ibn Abbas : Abu Bakr came out and 'Umar , was addressing the people,
and Abu Bakr told him to sit down but 'Umar refused. Abu Bakr again
told him to sit down but 'Umar again refused. Then Abu Bakr recited
the Tashah-hud (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and
Muhammad is Allah's Apostle) and the people attended to Abu Bakr and
left 'Umar. Abu Bakr said, "Amma ba'du, whoever amongst you worshipped
Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead, but whoever worshipped Allah, Allah
is alive and will never die. Allah said: 'Muhammad is no more than an
Apostle and indeed (many) Apostles have passed away before him ..(up
to the) grateful.' " (3.144) (The narrator added, "By Allah, it was as
if the people never knew that Allah had revealed this verse before
till Abu Bakr recited it and then whoever heard it, started reciting
it ")
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 334:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid
bin Thabit:
Um Al-'Ala', an Ansari
woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet said to me,
"The emigrants were distributed amongst us by drawing lots and we got
in our share 'Uthman bin Maz'un. We made him stay with us in our
house. Then he suffered from a disease which proved fatal when he died
and was given a bath and was shrouded in his clothes, Allah's Apostle
came I said, 'May Allah be merciful to you, O Abu As-Sa'ib! I testify
that Allah has honored you'. The Prophet said, 'How do you know that
Allah has honored him?' I replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! Let my father
be sacrificed for you! On whom else shall Allah bestow His honor?' The
Prophet said, 'No doubt, death came to him. By Allah, I too wish him
good, but by Allah, I do not know what Allah will do with me though I
am Al lah's Apostle. ' By Allah, I never attested the piety of anyone
after that."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 335:
Narrated Al-Laith as
above.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 336:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
When my father was
martyred, I lifted the sheet from his face and wept and the people
forbade me to do so but the Prophet did not forbid me. Then my aunt
Fatima began weeping and the Prophet said, "It is all the same whether
you weep or not. The angels were shading him continuously with their
wings till you shifted him (from the field). "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 337:
Narrated Abu Huraira,
Allah's Apostle informed
(the people) about the death of An-Najashi on the very day he died. He
went towards the Musalla (praying place) and the people stood behind
him in rows. He said four Takbirs (i.e. offered the Funeral prayer).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 338:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Zaid
took over the flag and was martyred. Then it was taken by Jafar who
was martyred as well. Then 'Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag but he
too was martyred and at that time the eyes of Allah's Apostle were
full of tears. Then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag without being
nominated as a chief (before hand) and was blessed with victory."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 339:
Narrated Ibn Abbas.
A person died and Allah's
Apostle used to visit him. He died at night and (the people) buried
him at night. In the morning they informed the Prophet (about his
death). He said, "What prevented you from informing me?" They replied,
"It was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble
you." The Prophet went to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 340:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "A
Muslim whose three children die before the age of puberty will be
granted Paradise by Allah due to his mercy for them."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 341:
Narrated Abu Sa'id:
The women requested the
Prophet, "Please fix a day for us." So the Prophet preached to them
and said, "A woman whose three children died would be screened from
the Hell Fire by them," Hearing that, a woman asked, "If two died?"
The Prophet replied, "Even two (would screen her from the (Hell) Fire.
" And Abu Huraira added, "Those children should be below the age of
puberty. "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 342:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "No
Muslim whose three children died will go to the Fire except for
Allah's oath (i.e. everyone has to pass over the bridge above the lake
of fire)."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 343:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet passed by a
woman who was sitting and weeping beside a grave and said to her,
"Fear Allah and be patient."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 344:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya al-Ansariya:
Allah's Apostle came to
us when his daughter died and said, "Wash her thrice or five times or
more, if you see it necessary, with water and Sidr and then apply
camphor or some camphor at the end; and when you finish, notify me."
So when we finished it, we informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet
and told us to shroud the dead body in it.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 345:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya
Allah's Apostle came to
us and we were giving a bath to his (dead) daughter and said, "Wash
her three, five or more times with water and Sidr and sprinkle camphor
on her at the end; and when you finish, notify me." So when we
finished, we informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and told us
to shroud her in it. Aiyub said that Hafsa narrated to him a narration
similar to that of Muhammad in which it was said that the bath was to
be given for an odd number of times, and the numbers 3, 5 or 7 were
mentioned. It was also said that they were to start with the right
side and with the parts which were washed in ablution, and that Um 'Atiyya
also mentioned, "We combed her hair and divided them in three braids."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 346:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
Allah's Apostle ,
concerning his (dead) daughter's bath, said, "Start with the right
side, and the parts which are washed in ablution."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 347:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya :
When we washed the
deceased daughter of the Prophet, he said to us, while we were washing
her, "Start the bath from the right side and from the parts which are
washed in ablution."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 348:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
The daughter of the
Prophet expired, and he said to us, "Wash her three or five times, or
more if you see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me." So,
(when we finished) we informed him and he unfastened his waist-sheet
and told us to shroud her in it.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 349:
Narrated Muhammad:
Um 'Atiyya said, "One of
the daughters of the Prophet died and he came out and said, 'Wash her
three or five times or more, if you think it necessary, with water and
Sidr, and last of all put camphor (or some camphor) and when you
finish, inform me.' " Um Atiyya added, "When we finished we informed
him and he gave us his waist-sheet and said, 'Shroud her in it.' " And
Um 'Atiyya (in another narration) added, "The Prophet said, 'Wash her
three, five or seven times or more, if you think it necessary.' "
Hafsa said that Um 'Atiyya had also said, "We entwined her hair into
three braids."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 350:
Narrated Hafsa bint Sirin:
Um 'Atiyya said that they
had entwined the hair of the daughter of Allah's Apostle in three
braids. They first undid her hair, washed and then entwined it in
three braids."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 351:
Narrated Ibn Sirin:
Um 'Atiyya (an Ansari
woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet ) came to Basra
to visit her son, but she could not find him. She narrated to us, "The
Prophet came to us while we were giving bath to his (dead) daughter,
he said: 'Wash her three times, five times or more, if you think it
necessary, with water and Sidr, and last of all put camphor, and when
you finish, notify me.' " Um 'Atiyya added, "After finishing, we
informed him and he gave us his waist sheet and told us to shroud her
in it and did not say more than that."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 352:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
We entwined the hair of
the dead daughter of the Prophet into three braids. Waki said that
Sufyan said, "One braid was entwined in front and the other two were
entwined on the sides of the head."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 353:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
One of the daughters of
the Prophet expired and he came to us and said, "Wash her with Sidr
(water) for odd number of times, i.e. three, five or more, if you
think it necessary, and in the last, put camphor or (some camphor on
her), and when you finish, notify me." So when we finished we informed
him. He gave his waist-sheet to us (to shroud her). We entwined the
hair (of the deceased girl) in three braids and made them fall at her
back.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 354:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was
shrouded in three Yemenite white Suhuliya (pieces of cloth) of cotton,
and in them there was neither a shirt nor a turban."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 355:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
While a man was riding
(his Mount) in 'Arafat, he fell down from it (his Mount) and broke his
neck (and died). The Prophet said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and
shroud him in two pieces of cloth, and neither perfume him, nor cover
his head, for he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection
saying, 'Labbaik,' (i.e. like a pilgrim)."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 356:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
While a man was at
'Arafat (for Hajj) with Allah's Apostle the fell down from his Mount
and broke his neck (and died). So Allah's Apostle said, "Wash him with
water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth and neither
perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the
Day of Resurrection and he will be saying 'Labbaik."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 357:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
A man was killed by his
camel while we were with the Prophet and he was a Muhrim. So the
Prophet said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in two
pieces of cloth and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah
will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection and he will be saying 'Labbaik'
. "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 358:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
A man fell from his Mount
and died while he was with the Prophet at 'Arafat. The Prophet said,
"Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth
and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for he will be resurrected
on the Day of Resurrection saying, 'Labbaik'."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 359:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
When 'Abdullah bin Ubai
(the chief of hypocrites) died, his son came to the Prophet and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Please give me your shirt to shroud him in it,
offer his funeral prayer and ask for Allah's forgiveness for him." So
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) gave his shirt to him and said, "Inform me
(When the funeral is ready) so that I may offer the funeral prayer."
So, he informed him and when the Prophet intended to offer the funeral
prayer, 'Umar took hold of his hand and said, "Has Allah not forbidden
you to offer the funeral prayer for the hypocrites? The Prophet said,
"I have been given the choice for Allah says: '(It does not avail)
Whether you (O Muhammad) ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites), or do
not ask for forgiveness for them. Even though you ask for their
forgiveness seventy times, Allah will not forgive them. (9.80)" So the
Prophet offered the funeral prayer and on that the revelation came:
"And never (O Muhammad) pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (i.e.
hypocrites) that dies." (9. 84)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 360:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to (the
grave of) 'Abdullah bin Ubai after his body was buried. The body was
brought out and then the Prophet put his saliva over the body and
clothed it in his shirt.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 361:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet was shrouded
in three pieces of cloth which were made of Suhul (a type of cotton),
and neither a shirt nor a turban were used.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 362:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was
shrouded in three pieces of cloth and neither a shirt nor a turban
were used.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 363:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle was
shrouded in three pieces of cloth which were made of white Suhul and
neither a shirt nor a turban were used.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 364:
Narrated Sad from his
father:
Once the meal of 'Abdur-Rahman
bin 'Auf was brought in front of him, and he said, "Mustab bin 'Umar
was martyred and he was better than I, and he had nothing except his
Burd (a black square narrow dress) to be shrouded in. Hamza or another
person was martyred and he was also better than I and he had nothing
to be shrouded in except his Burd. No doubt, I fear that the rewards
of my deeds might have been given early in this world." Then he
started weeping.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 365:
Narrated Ibrahim:
Once a meal was brought
to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and he was fasting. He said, "Mustab bin 'Umar
was martyred and he was better than I and was shrouded in his Burd and
when his head was covered with it, his legs became bare, and when his
legs were covered his head got uncovered. Hamza was martyred and was
better than I. Now the worldly wealth have been bestowed upon us (or
said a similar thing). No doubt, I fear that the rewards of my deeds
might have been given earlier in this world." Then he started weeping
and left his food.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 366:
Narrated Khabbab:
We emigrated with the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) in Allah's cause, and so our reward was then surely
incumbent on Allah. Some of us died and they did not take anything
from their rewards in this world, and amongst them was Mustab bin 'Umar;
and the others were those who got their rewards. Mustab bin 'Umar was
martyred on the day of the Battle of Uhud and we could get nothing
except his Burd to shroud him in. And when we covered his head his
feet became bare and vice versa. So the Prophet ordered us to cover
his head only and to put idhkhir (a kind of shrub) over his feet.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 367:
Narrated Sahl:
A woman brought a woven
Burda (sheet) having edging (border) to the Prophet, Then Sahl asked
them whether they knew what is Burda, they said that Burda is a cloak
and Sahl confirmed their reply. Then the woman said, "I have woven it
with my own hands and I have brought it so that you may wear it." The
Prophet accepted it, and at that time he was in need of it. So he came
out wearing it as his waist-sheet. A man praised it and said, "Will
you give it to me? How nice it is!" The other people said, "You have
not done the right thing as the Prophet is in need of it and you have
asked for it when you know that he never turns down anybody's
request." The man replied, "By Allah, I have not asked for it to wear
it but to make it my shroud." Later it was his shroud.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 368:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
We were forbidden to
accompany funeral processions but not strictly.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 369:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Sirin:
One of the sons of Um 'Atiyya
died, and when it was the third day she asked for a yellow perfume and
put it over her body, and said, "We were forbidden to mourn for more
than three days except for our husbands."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 370:
Narrated Zainab bint Abi
Salama:
When the news of the
death of Abu Sufyan reached from Sham, Um Habiba on the third day,
asked for a yellow perfume and scented her cheeks and forearms and
said, "No doubt, I would not have been in need of this, had I not
heard the Prophet saying: "It is not legal for a woman who believes in
Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for any dead
person except her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months
and ten days."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 371:
Narrated Zainab bint Abi
Salama :
I went to Um Habiba, the
wife of Prophet, who said, "I heard the Prophets saying, 'It is not
legal for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for
any dead person for more than three days except for her husband, (for
whom she should mourn) for four months and ten days'." Later I went to
Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died; she asked for some scent, and
after using it she said, "I am not in need of scent but I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, 'It is not legal for a woman who believes in
Allah and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for any dead
person except her husband, (for whom she should mourn) for four months
and ten days.' "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 372:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet passed by a
woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be
patient. She said to him, "Go away, for you have not been afflicted
with a calamity like mine." And she did not recognize him. Then she
was informed that he was the Prophet . so she went to the house of the
Prophet and there she did not find any guard. Then she said to him, "I
did not recognize you." He said, "Verily, the patience is at the first
stroke of a calamity."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 373:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
The daughter of the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) sent (a messenger) to the Prophet requesting him to
come as her child was dying (or was gasping), but the Prophet returned
the messenger and told him to convey his greeting to her and say:
"Whatever Allah takes is for Him and whatever He gives, is for Him,
and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and
so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward." She again sent
for him, swearing that he should come. The Prophet got up, and so did
Sad bin 'Ubada, Muadh bin Jabal, Ubai bin Ka'b, Zaid bin Thabit and
some other men. The child was brought to Allah's Apostle while his
breath was disturbed in his chest (the sub-narrator thinks that Usama
added: ) as if it was a leather water-skin. On that the eyes of the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) started shedding tears. Sad said, "O Allah's
Apostle! What is this?" He replied, "It is mercy which Allah has
lodged in the hearts of His slaves, and Allah is merciful only to
those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 374:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We were (in the funeral
procession) of one of the daughters of the Prophet and he was sitting
by the side of the grave. I saw his eyes shedding tears. He said, "Is
there anyone among you who did not have sexual relations with his wife
last night?" Abu Talha replied in the affirmative. And so the Prophet
told him to get down in the grave. And so he got down in her grave.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 375:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Ubaidullah
bin Abi Mulaika:
One of the daughters of 'Uthman
died at Mecca. We went to attend her funeral procession. Ibn 'Umar and
Ibn Abbas were also present. I sat in between them (or said, I sat
beside one of them. Then a man came and sat beside me.) 'Abdullah bin
'Umar said to 'Amr bin 'Uthman, "Will you not prohibit crying as
Allah's Apostle has said, 'The dead person is tortured by the crying
of his relatives.?" Ibn Abbas said, "Umar used to say so." Then he
added narrating, "I accompanied Umar on a journey from Mecca till we
reached Al-Baida. There he saw some travelers in the shade of a Samura
(A kind of forest tree). He said (to me), "Go and see who those
travelers are." So I went and saw that one of them was Suhaib. I told
this to 'Umar who then asked me to call him. So I went back to Suhaib
and said to him, "Depart and follow the chief of the faithful
believers." Later, when 'Umar was stabbed, Suhaib came in weeping and
saying, "O my brother, O my friend!" (on this 'Umar said to him, "O
Suhaib! Are you weeping for me while the Prophet said, "The dead
person is punished by some of the weeping of his relatives?" Ibn Abbas
added, "When 'Umar died I told all this to Aisha and she said, 'May
Allah be merciful to Umar. By Allah, Allah's Apostle did not say that
a believer is punished by the weeping of his relatives. But he said,
Allah increases the punishment of a non-believer because of the
weeping of his relatives." Aisha further added, "The Quran is
sufficient for you (to clear up this point) as Allah has stated: 'No
burdened soul will bear another's burden.' " (35.18). Ibn Abbas then
said, "Only Allah makes one laugh or cry." Ibn Umar did not say
anything after that.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 376:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
Once Allah's Apostle passed by (the grave of) a Jewess whose relatives
were weeping over her. He said, "They are weeping over her and she is
being tortured in her grave."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 377:
Narrated Abu Burda:
That his father said,
"When Umar was stabbed, Suhaib started crying: O my brother! 'Umar
said, 'Don't you know that the Prophet said: The deceased is tortured
for the weeping of the living'?"
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 378:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Ascribing false things to me is not like ascribing false
things to anyone else. Whosoever tells a lie against me intentionally
then surely let him occupy his seat in Hell-Fire." I heard the Prophet
saying, "The deceased who is wailed over is tortured for that
wailing."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 379:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar from
his father:
The Prophet said, "The
deceased is tortured in his grave for the wailing done over him."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 380:
Narrated Shu'ba:
The deceased is tortured
for the wailing of the living ones over him .
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 381:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
On the day of the Battle
of Uhud, my father was brought and he had been mayhemed and was placed
in front of Allah's Apostle and a sheet was over him. I went intending
to uncover my father but my people forbade me; again I wanted to
uncover him but my people forbade me. Allah's Apostle gave his order
and he was shifted away. At that time he heard the voice of a crying
woman and asked, "Who is this?" They said, "It is the daughter or the
sister of Amr." He said, "Why does she weep? (or let her stop
weeping), for the angels had been shading him with their wings till he
(i.e. the body of the martyr) was shifted away."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 382:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
the Prophet said, "He who
slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and follows the ways and
traditions of the Days of Ignorance is not one of us."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 383:
Narrated 'Amir bin Sad
bin Abi Waqqas:
That his father said, "In
the year of the last Hajj of the Prophet I became seriously ill and
the Prophet used to visit me inquiring about my health. I told him, 'I
am reduced to this state because of illness and I am wealthy and have
no inheritors except a daughter, (In this narration the name of 'Amir
bin Sad is mentioned and in fact it is a mistake; the narrator is 'Aisha
bint Sad bin Abi Waqqas). Should I give two-thirds of my property in
charity?' He said, 'No.' I asked, 'Half?' He said, 'No.' then he
added, 'One-third, and even one-third is much. You'd better leave your
inheritors wealthy rather than leaving them poor, begging others. You
will get a reward for whatever you spend for Allah's sake, even for
what you put in your wife's mouth.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Will I
be left alone after my companions have gone?' He said, 'If you are
left behind, whatever good deeds you will do will up-grade you and
raise you high. And perhaps you will have a long life so that some
people will be benefited by you while others will be harmed by you. O
Allah! Complete the emigration of my companions and do not turn them
renegades.' But Allah's Apostle felt sorry for poor Sad bin Khaula as
he died in Mecca." (but Sad bin Abi Waqqas lived long after the
Prophet (p.b.u.h).)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 384:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "He who
slaps the cheeks, tears the clothes and follows the tradition of the
Days of Ignorance is not from us."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 385:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "He who
slaps the cheeks, tears the clothes and follows the traditions of the
Days of Ignorance is not from us."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 386:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the Prophet got the
news of the death of Ibn Haritha, Ja'far and Ibn Rawaha he sat down
and looked sad and I was looking at him through the chink of the door.
A man came and told him about the crying of the women of Ja'far. The
Prophet ordered him to forbid them. The man went and came back saying
that he had told them but they did not listen to him. The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Forbid them." So again he went and came back for the third time
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, they did not listen to us at
all." ('Aisha added): Allah's Apostle ordered him to go and put dust
in their mouths. I said, (to that man) "May Allah stick your nose in
the dust (i.e. humiliate you)! You could neither (persuade the women
to) fulfill the order of Allah's Apostle nor did you relieve Allah's
Apostle from fatigue. "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 387:
Narrated Anas:
When the reciters of
Quran were martyred, Allah's Apostle recited Qunut for one month and I
never saw him (i.e. Allah's Apostle) so sad as he was on that day.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 388:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
One of the sons of Abu
Talha became sick and died and Abu Talha at that time was not at home.
When his wife saw that he was dead, she prepared him (washed and
shrouded him) and placed him somewhere in the house. When Abu Talha
came, he asked, "How is the boy?" She said, "The child is quiet and I
hope he is in peace." Abu Talha thought that she had spoken the truth.
Abu Talha passed the night and in the morning took a bath and when he
intended to go out, she told him that his son had died, Abu Talha
offered the (morning) prayer with the Prophet and informed the Prophet
of what happened to them. Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah bless you
concerning your night. (That is, may Allah bless you with good
offspring)." Sufyan said, "One of the Ansar said, 'They (i.e. Abu
Talha and his wife) had nine sons and all of them became reciters of
the Quran (by heart).' "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 389:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "The
real patience is at the first stroke of a calamity."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 390:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We went with Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) to the blacksmith Abu Saif, and he was the husband
of the wet-nurse of Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet). Allah's Apostle
took Ibrahim and kissed him and smelled him and later we entered Abu
Saif's house and at that time Ibrahim was in his last breaths, and the
eyes of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) started shedding tears. 'Abdur
Rahman bin 'Auf said, "O Allah's Apostle, even you are weeping!" He
said, "O Ibn 'Auf, this is mercy." Then he wept more and said, "The
eyes are shedding tears and the heart is grieved, and we will not say
except what pleases our Lord, O Ibrahim ! Indeed we are grieved by
your separation."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 391:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar
:
Sad bin 'Ubada became
sick and the Prophet along with 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf, Sad bin Abi
Waqqas and 'Abdullah bin Masud visited him to enquire about his
health. When he came to him, he found him surrounded by his household
and he asked, "Has he died?" They said, "No, O Allah's Apostle." The
Prophet wept and when the people saw the weeping of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
they all wept. He said, "Will you listen? Allah does not punish for
shedding tears, nor for the grief of the heart but he punishes or
bestows His Mercy because of this." He pointed to his tongue and
added, "The deceased is punished for the wailing of his relatives over
him." 'Umar used to beat with a stick and throw stones and put dust
over the faces (of those who used to wail over the dead).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 392:
Narrated Aisha:
When the news of the
martyrdom of Zaid bin Haritha, Ja'far and 'Abdullah bin Rawaha came,
the Prophet sat down looking sad, and I was looking through the chink
of the door. A man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The women of
Ja'far," and then he mentioned their crying . The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
ordered h im to stop them from crying. The man went and came back and
said, "I tried to stop them but they disobeyed." The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
ordered him for the second time to forbid them. He went again and came
back and said, "They did not listen to me, (or "us": the sub-narrator
Muhammad bin Haushab is in doubt as to which is right). " ('Aisha
added: The Prophet said, "Put dust in their mouths." I said (to that
man), "May Allah stick your nose in the dust (i.e. humiliate you)." By
Allah, you could not (stop the women from crying) to fulfill the
order, besides you did not relieve Allah's Apostle from fatigue."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 393:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
At the time of giving the
pledge of allegiance to the Prophet one of the conditions was that we
would not wail, but it was not fulfilled except by five women and they
are Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', the daughter of Abi Sabra (the wife of
Muadh), and two other women; or the daughter of Abi Sabra and the wife
of Muadh and another woman.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 394:
Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a:,
The Prophet said,
"Whenever you see a funeral procession, stand up till the procession
goes ahead of you." Al-Humaidi added, "Till the coffin leaves you
behind or is put down."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 395:
Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a:
The Prophet said, "If any
one of you see a funeral procession and he is not going along with it,
then he should stand and remain standing till he gets behind it, or it
leaves him behind, or the coffin is put down before it goes ahead of
him . "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 396:
Narrated Said Al-Maqburi:
That his father said,
"While we were accompanying a funeral procession, Abu Huraira got hold
of the hand of Marwan and they sat down before the coffin was put
down. Then Abu Said came and took hold of Marwan's hand and said, "Get
up. By Allah, no doubt this (i.e. Abu Huraira) knows that the Prophet
forbade us to do that." Abu Huraira said, "He (Abu Said) has spoken
the truth."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 397:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri
The Prophet said, "When
you see a funeral procession, you should stand up, and whoever
accompanies it should not sit till the coffin is put down."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 398:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
A funeral procession
passed in front of us and the Prophet stood up and we too stood up. We
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! This is the funeral procession of a Jew." He
said, "Whenever you see a funeral procession, you should stand up."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 399:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman
bin Abi Laila:
Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais
bin Sad were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession
passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral
procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land i.e. of a
non-believer, under the protection of Muslims. They said, "A funeral
procession passed in front of the Prophet and he stood up. When he was
told that it was the coffin of a Jew, he said, "Is it not a living
being (soul)?"
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 400:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri
:
Allah's Apostle said,
When the funeral is ready and the men carry it on their shoulders, if
the deceased was righteous it will say, 'Present me (hurriedly),' and
if he was not righteous, it will say, 'Woe to it (me)! Where are they
taking it (me)?' Its voice is heard by everything except man and if he
heard it he would fall unconscious."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 401:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Hurry
up with the dead body for if it was righteous, you are forwarding it
to welfare; and if it was otherwise, then you are putting off an evil
thing down your necks."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 402:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri
The Prophet said, "When a
funeral is ready and the men carry the deceased on their necks
(shoulders), if it was pious then it will say, 'Present me quickly',
and if it was not pious, then it will say, 'Woe to it (me), where are
they taking it (me)?' And its voice is heard by everything except
mankind and if he heard it he would fall unconscious."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 403:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle offered
the funeral prayer for An-Najashi and I was in the second or third
row.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 404:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
informed his companions about the death of AnNajashi and then he went
ahead (to lead the prayer) and the people lined up behind him in rows
and he said four Takbir.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 405:
Narrated Ash-Shaibani:
Ash Sha'bi said, "I was
informed by a man who had seen the Prophet going to a grave that was
separate from the other graves and he aligned the people in rows and
said four Takbir." I said, "O Abu 'Amr! who narrated (that) to you"?
He said, "Ibn Abbas. "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 406:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
The Prophet said, "Today
a pious man from Ethiopia (i.e. An Najashi) has expired, come on to
offer the funeral prayer." (Jabir said): We lined up in rows and after
that the Prophet led the prayer and we were in rows. Jabir added, I
was in the second row."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 407:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Apostle passed by
a grave of a deceased who had been buried at night. He said, "When was
this (deceased) buried?" The people said, "Yesterday." He said, "Why
did you not inform me?" They said, "We buried him when it was dark and
so we disliked to wake you up." He stood up and we lined up behind
him. (Ibn Abbas said): I was one of them, and the Prophet offered the
funeral prayer.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 408:
Narrated Ash-Shaibani:
Ash-Sha'bi said,
"Somebody who passed along with your Prophet (p.b.u.h) by a grave that
was separate from the other graves informed me (saying), "The Prophet
led us (in the prayer)
and we aligned behind him." We said, "O Abu 'Amr! Who told you this
narration?" He replied, "Ibn Abbas."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 409:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn Umar was told that
Abu Huraira said, "Whoever accompanies the funeral procession will
have a reward equal to one Qirat." Ibn 'Umar said, "Abu Huraira talks
of a too enormous reward." Aisha attested Abu Huraira's narration and
said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying like that." Ibn Umar said, "We
have lost numerous Qirats."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 410:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
that Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "Whoever attends the funeral procession till he offers the
funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to one Qirat, and
whoever accompanies it till burial, will get a reward equal to two
Qirats." It was asked, "What are two Qirats?" He replied, "Like two
huge mountains."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 411:
Narrated 'Amir:
Ibn Abbas (who was at
that time a boy) said, "Allah's Apostle came to a grave and the people
said, 'He or she was buried yesterday.' " Ibn Abbas added, "We aligned
behind the Prophet and he led the funeral prayer of the deceased."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 412:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle informed
about the news of the death of An-Najash (King of Ethiopia) on the day
he expired. He said, "Ask Allah's forgiveness for your brother. "
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet made them align in rows at the
Musalla and said four Takbir.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 413:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar
:
The Jew brought to the
Prophet a man and a woman from amongst them who have committed
(adultery) illegal sexual intercourse. He ordered both of them to be
stoned (to death), near the place of offering the funeral prayers
beside the mosque."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 414:
Narrated 'Urwa:
Aisha said, "The Prophet
in his fatal illness said, 'Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians
because they took the graves of their Prophets as places for
praying."' Aisha added, "Had it not been for that the grave of the
Prophet (p.b.u.h)
would have been made
prominent but I am afraid it might be taken (as a) place for praying.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 415:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundab:
I offered the funeral
prayer behind the Prophet for a woman who had died during child-birth
and he stood up by the middle of the coffin.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 416:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundab
I offered the funeral
prayer behind the Prophet for a woman who had died during child-birth
and he stood up by the middle of the coffin.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 417:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle informed
about the news of the death of An-Najash on the day he died. He went
out with us to the Musalla and we aligned in rows and he said four
Takbirs for An-Najashi's funeral prayer.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 418:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet offered the
funeral prayer of As-Hama An-Najash and said four Takbir.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 419:
Narrated Talha bin
'Abdullah bin 'Auf:
I offered the funeral
prayer behind Ibn Abbas and he recited Al-Fatiha and said, "You should
know that it (i.e. recitation of Al-Fatiha) is the tradition of the
Prophet Muhammad.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 420:
Narrated Sulaiman
Ash-Shaibani:
I heard Ash-Sha'bi
saying, "I was told by a man who had passed with the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
by a grave that was separate from the other graves that he (the
Prophet ) led them in the prayer and they prayed behind him." I said,
"O Abu 'Amr! Who narrated that to you?" He replied, "Ibn Abbas."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 421:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A black person, a male or
a female used to clean the Mosque and then died. The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
did not know about it . One day the Prophet remembered him and said,
"What happened to that person?" The people replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! He died." He said, "Why did you not inform me?" They said,
"His story was so and so (i.e. regarded him as insignificant)." He
said, "Show me his grave." He then went to his grave and offered the
funeral prayer.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 422:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "When a
human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even
hears their foot steps, two angels come to him and make him sit and
ask him: What did you use to say about this man, Muhammad ? He will
say: I testify that he is Allah's slave and His Apostle. Then it will
be said to him, 'Look at your place in the Hell-Fire. Allah has given
you a place in Paradise instead of it.' " The Prophet added, "The dead
person will see both his places. But a non-believer or a hypocrite
will say to the angels, 'I do not know, but I used to say what the
people used to say! It will be said to him, 'Neither did you know nor
did you take the guidance (by reciting the Quran).' Then he will be
hit with an iron hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and that
cry will be heard by whatever approaches him except human beings and
jinns."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 423:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The angel of death was
sent to Moses and when he went to him, Moses slapped him severely,
spoiling one of his eyes. The angel went back to his Lord, and said,
"You sent me to a slave who does not want to die." Allah restored his
eye and said, "Go back and tell him (i.e. Moses) to place his hand
over the back of an ox, for he will be allowed to live for a number of
years equal to the number of hairs coming under his hand." (So the
angel came to him and told him the same). Then Moses asked, "O my
Lord! What will be then?" He said, "Death will be then." He said,
"(Let it be) now." He asked Allah that He bring him near the Sacred
Land at a distance of a stone's throw. Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said,
"Were I there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way near the
red sand hill."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 424:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
offered the funeral prayer of a man one night after he was buried, he
and his companions stood up (for the Prayer). He had asked them about
him before standing, saying, "Who is this?" They said, "He is so and
so and was buried last night." So all of them offered the funeral
prayer.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 425:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the Prophet became
ill, some of his wives talked about a church which they had seen in
Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um Habiba had been to
Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty and the
pictures it contained. The Prophet raised his head and said, "Those
are the people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a
place of worship at his grave and then they make those pictures in it.
Those are the worst creatures in the Sight of Allah."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 426:
Narrated Anas:
We were in the funeral
procession of the daughter of Allah's Apostle and Allah's Apostle was
sitting near the grave and I saw his eyes full of tears. He said, "Is
there anyone amongst you who did not have sexual relations with his
wife last night?" Abu Talha replied in the affirmative. And so Allah's
Apostle told him to get down in her grave and he got down in her grave
and buried her.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 427:
Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah:
The Prophet collected
every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth, then he would ask,
"Which of them had (knew) more of the Quran?" When one of them was
pointed out for him, he would put that one first in the grave and say,
"I will be a witness on these on the Day of Resurrection." He ordered
them to be buried with their blood on their bodies and they were
neither washed nor was a funeral prayer offered for them.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 428:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
One day the Prophet went
out and offered the funeral prayers of the martyrs of Uhud and then
went up the pulpit and said, "I will pave the way for you as your
predecessor and will be a witness on you. By Allah! I see my Fount
(Kauthar) just now and I have been given the keys of all the treasures
of the earth (or the keys of the earth). By Allah! I am not afraid
that you will worship others along with Allah after my death, but I am
afraid that you will fight with one another for the worldly things."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 429:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
The Prophet buried every
two martyrs in of Uhud in one grave.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 430:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "Bury
them (i.e. martyrs) with their blood." (that was) On the day of the
Battle of Uhud. He did not get them washed.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 431:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
Allah's Apostle shrouded
every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth and then he would ask,
"Which of them knew more Quran?" When one of them was pointed out he
would put him first in the grave. He said, "I am a witness on these."
Then he ordered them to be buried with blood on their bodies. Neither
did he offer their funeral prayer nor did he get them washed. (Jabir
bin Abdullah added): Allah's Apostle used to ask about the martyrs of
Uhud as to which of them knew more of the Quran." And when one of them
was pointed out as having more of it he would put him first in the
grave and then his companions. (Jabir added): My father and my uncle
were shrouded in one sheet.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 432:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "Allah
has made Mecca a sanctuary (sacred place) and it was a sanctuary
before me and will be so after me. It was made legal for me (to fight
in it) for a few hours of the day. None is allowed to uproot its
thorny shrubs or to cut its trees or to chase its game or to pick up
its fallen things except by a person who announces it publicly." On
that Al-Abbas said (to the Prophet), "Except Al-Idhkhir for our
goldsmiths and for our graves." And so the Prophet added, "Except
Al-Idhkhir. " And Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet said, "Except
Al-Idhkhir for our graves and houses." And Ibn Abbas said, "For their
goldsmiths and houses."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 433:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle came to
Abdullah bin Ubai (a hypocrite) after his death and he has been laid
in his pit (grave). He ordered (that he be taken out of the grave) and
he was taken out. Then he placed him on his knees and threw some of
his saliva on him and clothed him in his (the Prophet's) own shirt.
Allah knows better (why he did so). 'Abdullah bin Ubai had given his
shirt to Al-Abbas to wear. Abu Harun said, "Allah's Apostle at that
time had two shirts and the son of 'Abdullah bin Ubai said to him, 'O
Allah's Apostle! Clothe my father in your shirt which has been in
contact with your skin.' ' Sufyan added, "Thus people think that the
Prophet clothed 'Abdullah bin Tubal in his shirt in lieu of what he
(Abdullah) had done (for Al Abbas, the Prophet's uncle.)"
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 434:
Narrated Jabir:
When the time of the
Battle of Uhud approached, my father called me at night and said, "I
think that I will be the first amongst the companions of the Prophet
to be martyred. I do not leave anyone after me dearer to me than you,
except Allah's Apostle's soul and I owe some debt and you should repay
it and treat your sisters favorably (nicely and politely)." So in the
morning he was the first to be martyred and was buried along with
another (martyr). I did not like to leave him with the other (martyr)
so I took him out of the grave after six months of his burial and he
was in the same condition as he was on the day of burial, except a
slight change near his ear.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 435:
Narrated Jabir:
A man was buried along
with my father and I did not like it till I took him (i.e. my father)
out and buried him in a separate grave.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 436:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
The Prophet collected
every two martyrs of Uhud (in one grave) and then he would ask, "Which
of them knew the Quran more?" And if one of them was pointed out for
him as having more knowledge, he would put him first in the Lahd. The
Prophet said, "I will be a witness on these on the Day of
Resurrection." Then he ordered them to be buried with their blood on
their bodies and he did not have them washed.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 437:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
'Umar set out along with
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with a group of people to Ibn Saiyad till they
saw him playing with the boys near the hillocks of Bani Mughala. Ibn
Saiyad at that time was nearing his puberty and did not notice (us)
until the Prophet stroked him with his hand and said to him, "Do you
testify that I am Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said,
"I testify that you are the Messenger of illiterates." Then Ibn Saiyad
asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h), "Do you testify that I am Allah's
Apostle?" The Prophet (p.b.u.h) refuted it and said, "I believe in
Allah and His Apostles." Then he said (to Ibn Saiyad), "What do you
think?" Ibn Saiyad answered, "True people and liars visit me." The
Prophet said, "You have been confused as to this matter." Then the
Prophet said to him, "I have kept something (in my mind) for you, (can
you tell me that?)" Ibn Saiyad said, "It is Al-Dukh (the smoke)." (2)
The Prophet said, "Let you be in ignominy. You cannot cross your
limits." On that 'Umar, said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his
head off." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "If he is he (i.e. Dajjal),
then you cannot over-power him, and if he is not, then there is no use
of murdering him." (Ibn 'Umar added): Later on Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) once again went along with Ubai bin Ka'b to the date-palm
trees (garden) where Ibn Saiyad was staying. The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
wanted to hear something from Ibn Saiyad before Ibn Saiyad could see
him, and the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saw him lying covered with a sheet and
from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw Allah's
Apostle while he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palm
trees. She addressed Ibn Saiyad, "O Saf ! (and this was the name of
Ibn Saiyad) Here is Muhammad." And with that Ibn Saiyad got up. The
Prophet said, "Had this woman left him (Had she not disturbed him),
then Ibn Saiyad would have revealed the reality of his case.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 438:
Narrated Anas:
A young Jewish boy used
to serve the Prophet and he became sick. So the Prophet went to visit
him. He sat near his head and asked him to embrace Islam. The boy
looked at his father, who was sitting there; the latter told him to
obey Abu-l-Qasim and the boy embraced Islam. The Prophet came out
saying: "Praises be to Allah Who saved the boy from the Hell-fire."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 439:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
My mother and I were
among the weak and oppressed. I from among the children, and my mother
from among the women.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 440:
Narrated Ibn Shihab:
The funeral prayer should
be offered for every child even if he were the son of a prostitute as
he was born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah
Alone). If his parents are Muslims, particularly the father, even if
his mother were a non-Muslim, and if he after the delivery cries (even
once) before his death (i.e. born alive) then the funeral prayer must
be offered. And if the child does not cry after his delivery (i.e.
born dead) then his funeral prayer should not be offered, and he will
be considered as a miscarriage. Abu Huraira, narrated that the Prophet
said, "Every child is born with a true faith (i.e. to worship none but
Allah Alone) but his parents convert him to Judaism or to Christianity
or to Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you
find it mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: 'The
pure Allah's Islamic nature (true faith i.e. to worship none but Allah
Alone), with which He has created human beings.' " (30.30).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 441:
Narrated Abu Huraira :
Allah's Apostle said,
"Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none
but Allah Alone) but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity
or Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find
it mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: "The pure
Allah's Islamic nature (true faith of Islam) (i.e. worshipping none
but Allah) with which He has created human beings. No change let there
be in the religion of Allah (i.e. joining none in worship with Allah).
That is the straight religion (Islam) but most of men know, not."
(30.30)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 442:
Narrated Said bin
Al-Musaiyab from his father:
When the time of the
death of Abu Talib approached, Allah's Apostle went to him and found
Abu Jahl bin Hisham and 'Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira by his
side. Allah's Apostle said to Abu Talib, "O uncle! Say: None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah, a sentence with which I shall be a
witness (i.e. argue) for you before Allah. Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah bin
Abi Umaiya said, "O Abu Talib! Are you going to denounce the religion
of Abdul Muttalib?" Allah's Apostle kept on inviting Abu Talib to say
it (i.e. 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah') while they
(Abu Jahl and Abdullah) kept on repeating their statement till Abu
Talib said as his last statement that he was on the religion of Abdul
Muttalib and refused to say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah.' (Then Allah's Apostle said, "I will keep on asking Allah's
forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So
Allah revealed (the verse) concerning him (i.e. It is not fitting for
the Prophet and those who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for
forgiveness for pagans even though they be of kin, after it has become
clear to them that they are companions of the fire (9.113).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 443:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet once passed
by two graves, and those two persons (in the graves) were being
tortured. He said, "They are being tortured not for a great thing (to
avoid). One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his
urine, while the other was going about with calumnies (to make enmity
between friends). He then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree split
it into two pieces and fixed one on each grave. The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Why have you done so?" He replied, "I hope that their
punishment may be lessened till they (the leaf) become dry."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 444:
Narrated 'Ali:
" We were accompanying a
funeral procession in Baqi-I-Gharqad. The Prophet came to us and sat
and we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand then he bent
his head and started scraping the ground with it. He then said, "There
is none among you, and not a created soul, but has place either in
Paradise or in Hell assigned for him and it is also determined for him
whether he will be among the blessed or wretched." A man said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Should we not depend on what has been written for us
and leave the deeds as whoever amongst us is blessed will do the deeds
of a blessed person and whoever amongst us will be wretched, will do
the deeds of a wretched person?" The Prophet said, "The good deeds are
made easy for the blessed, and bad deeds are made easy for the
wretched." Then he recited the Verses:-- "As for him who gives (in
charity) and is Allah-fearing And believes in the Best reward from
Allah. " (92.5-6)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 445:
Narrated Thabit bin
Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than
Islam, then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, 'If such thing
is not true then I am a Jew,' he is really a Jew). And whoever commits
suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of
iron in the Hell Fire." Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, "A man was
inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so Allah said: My
slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for
him."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 446:
Narrated Abu Huraira-:
The Prophet said, "He who
commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the
Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself
shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 447:
Narrated 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab :
When 'Abdullah bin Ubai
bin Salul died, Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was called upon to offer his
funeral prayer. When Allah's Apostle stood up to offer the prayer, I
got up quickly and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Are you going to pray for
Ibn Ubai and he said so and so on such and such occasions?" And
started mentioning all that he had said. Allah's Apostle smiled and
said, "O 'Umar! Go away from me." When I talked too much he said, "I
have been given the choice and so I have chosen (to offer the prayer).
Had I known that he would be forgiven by asking for Allah's
forgiveness for more than seventy times, surely I would have done so."
('Umar added): Allah's Apostle offered his funeral prayer and returned
and after a short while the two verses of Surat Bara' were revealed:
i.e. "And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies . . . (to
the end of the verse) rebellion (9.84)" -- ('Umar added), "Later I
astonished at my daring before Allah's Apostle on that day. And Allah
and His Apostle know better."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 448:
Narrated Anas bin Malik,
:
A funeral procession
passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet said, "It has
been affirmed to him." Then another funeral procession passed and the
people spoke badly of the deceased. The Prophet said, "It has been
affirmed to him". 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked (Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) ), "What has been affirmed?" He replied, "You praised this,
so Paradise has been affirmed to him; and you spoke badly of this, so
Hell has been affirmed to him. You people are Allah's witnesses on
earth."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 449:
Narrated Abu Al-Aswad:
I came to Medina when an
epidemic had broken out. While I was sitting with 'Umar bin Al-Khattab
a funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased.
'Umar said, "It has been affirmed to him." And another funeral
procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. 'Umar said,
"It has been affirmed to him." A third (funeral procession) passed by
and the people spoke badly of the deceased. He said, "It has been
affirmed to him." I (Abu Al-Aswad) asked, "O chief of the believers!
What has been affirmed?" He replied, "I said the same as the Prophet
had said, that is: if four persons testify the piety of a Muslim,
Allah will grant him Paradise." We asked, "If three persons testify
his piety?" He (the Prophet) replied, "Even three." Then we asked, "If
two?" He replied, "Even two." We did not ask him regarding one
witness.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 450:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin
'Azib :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "When a faithful believer is made to sit in his grave, then (the
angels) come to him and he testifies that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. And that
corresponds to Allah's statement: Allah will keep firm those who
believe with the word that stands firm . . . (14.27).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 451:
Narrated Shu'ba:
Same as above and added,
"Allah will keep firm those who believe . . . (14.27) was revealed
concerning the punishment of the grave."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 452:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet looked at the
people of the well (the well in which the bodies of the pagans killed
in the Battle of Badr were thrown) and said, "Have you found true what
your Lord promised you?" Somebody said to him, "You are addressing
dead people." He replied, "You do not hear better than they but they
cannot reply."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 453:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "They
now realize that what I used to tell them was the truth. "And Allah
said, 'Verily! You cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them,
and similarly the disbelievers) nor can you make the deaf hear.
(27.80).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 454:
Narrated Masruq:
'Aisha said that a Jewess
came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to her,
"May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave." 'Aisha then
asked Allah's Apostle about the punishment of the grave. He said,
"Yes, (there is) punishment in the grave." 'Aisha added, "After that I
never saw Allah's Apostle but seeking refuge with Allah from the
punishment in the grave in every prayer he prayed."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 455:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi
Bakr :
Allah's Apostle once
stood up delivering a sermon and mentioned the trial which people will
face in the grave. When he mentioned that, the Muslims started
shouting loudly.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 456:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said,
"When (Allah's) slave is put in his grave and his companions return
and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him
sit and ask, 'What did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?'
The faithful Believer will say, 'I testify that he is Allah's slave
and His Apostle.' Then they will say to him, 'Look at your place in
the Hell Fire; Allah has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.'
So he will see both his places." (Qatada said, "We were informed that
his grave would be made spacious." Then Qatada went back to the
narration of Anas who said;) Whereas a hypocrite or a non-believer
will be asked, "What did you use to say about this man." He will
reply, "I do not know; but I used to say what the people used to say."
So they will say to him, "Neither did you know nor did you take the
guidance (by reciting the Quran)." Then he will be hit with iron
hammers once, that he will send such a cry as everything near to him
will hear, except Jinns and human beings. (See Hadith No. 422).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 457:
Narrated Abi Aiyub:
Once the Prophet went out
after sunset and heard a dreadful voice, and said, "The Jews are being
punished in their graves."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 458:
Narrated Musa bin 'Uqba:
(From the daughter of
Khalid bin Sa id bin Al-'Asi) who said that she had heard the Prophet
seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 459:
Narrated Abu Huraira :
Allah's Apostle used to
invoke (Allah): "Allahumma ini a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-l-Qabr, wa min
'adhabi-nnar, wa min fitnati-l-mahya wa-lmamat, wa min fitnati-l-masih
ad-dajjal. (O Allah! I seek refuge with you from the punishment in the
grave and from the punishment in the Hell fire and from the
afflictions of life and death, and the afflictions of Al-Masih
Ad-Dajjal."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 460:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet once passed
by two graves and said, "They (the deceased persons in those graves)
are being tortured not for a great thing to avoid." And then added,
"Yes, (they are being punished for a big sin), for one of them used to
go about with calumnies while the other never saved himself from being
soiled with his urine." (Ibn Abbas added): Then he took a green leaf
of a date-palm) and split it into two pieces and fixed one piece on
each grave and said, "May their punishment be abated till these (two
pieces) get dry."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 461:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar :
Allah's Apostle said,
"When anyone of you dies, he is shown his place both in the morning
and in the evening. If he is one of the people of Paradise; he is
shown his place in it, and if he is from the people of the Hell-Fire;
he is shown his place there-in. Then it is said to him, 'This is your
place till Allah resurrect you on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 462:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri :
Allah's Apostle said,
"When the funeral is ready (for its burial) and the people lift it on
their shoulders, then if the deceased is a righteous person he says,
'Take me ahead,' and if he is not a righteous one then he says, 'Woe
to it (me)! Where are you taking it (me)?' And his voice is audible to
everything except human beings; and if they heard it they would fall
down unconscious . "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 463:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "Any Muslim whose three children died before the age of puberty
will be granted Paradise by Allah because of His mercy to them."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 464:
Narrated Al-Bara':
When Ibrahim (the son of
Prophet) expired, Allah's Apostle said, "There is a wet-nurse for him
in Paradise."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 465:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
was asked about the children of (Mushrikeen) pagans. The Prophet
replied, "Since Allah created them, He knows what sort of deeds they
would have done."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 466:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet was asked
about the offspring of pagans (Mushrakeen); so he said, "Allah knows
what sort of deeds they would have done."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 467:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Every
child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but
Allah Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or
Magianism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it
mutilated?"
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 468:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundab:
Whenever the Prophet
finished the (morning) prayer, he would face us and ask, "Who amongst
you had a dream last night?" So if anyone had seen a dream he would
narrate it. The Prophet would say: "Ma sha'a-llah" (An Arabic maxim
meaning literally, 'What Allah wished,' and it indicates a good omen.)
One day, he asked us whether anyone of us had seen a dream. We replied
in the negative. The Prophet said, "But I had seen (a dream) last
night that two men came to me, caught hold of my hands, and took me to
the Sacred Land (Jerusalem). There, I saw a person sitting and another
standing with an iron hook in his hand pushing it inside the mouth of
the former till it reached the jaw-bone, and then tore off one side of
his cheek, and then did the same with the other side; in the mean-time
the first side of his cheek became normal again and then he repeated
the same operation again. I said, 'What is this?' They told me to
proceed on and we went on till we came to a man Lying flat on his
back, and another man standing at his head carrying a stone or a piece
of rock, and crushing the head of the Lying man, with that stone.
Whenever he struck him, the stone rolled away.
The man went to pick it
up and by the time he returned to him, the crushed head had returned
to its normal state and the man came back and struck him again (and so
on). I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on; so we
proceeded on and passed by a hole like an oven; with a narrow top and
wide bottom, and the fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever
the fire-flame went up, the people were lifted up to such an extent
that they about to get out of it, and whenever the fire got quieter,
the people went down into it, and there were naked men and women in
it. I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on. So we proceeded
on till we reached a river of blood and a man was in it, and another
man was standing at its bank with stones in front of him, facing the
man standing in the river. Whenever the man in the river wanted to
come out, the other one threw a stone in his mouth and caused him to
retreat to his original position; and so whenever he wanted to come
out the other would throw a stone in his mouth, and he would retreat
to his original position. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to
proceed on and we did so till we reached a well-flourished green
garden having a huge tree and near its root was sitting an old man
with some children. (I saw) Another man near the tree with fire in
front of him and he was kindling it up. Then they (i.e. my two
companions) made me climb up the tree and made me enter a house,
better than which I have ever seen. In it were some old men and young
men, women and children.
Then they took me out of
this house and made me climb up the tree and made me enter another
house that was better and superior (to the first) containing old and
young people. I said to them (i.e. my two companions), 'You have made
me ramble all the night. Tell me all about that I have seen.' They
said, 'Yes. As for the one whose cheek you saw being torn away, he was
a liar and he used to tell lies, and the people would report those
lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So, he will
be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection.
The one whose head you
saw being crushed is the one whom Allah had given the knowledge of
Quran (i.e. knowing it by heart) but he used to sleep at night (i.e.
he did not recite it then) and did not use to act upon it (i.e. upon
its orders etc.) by day; and so this punishment will go on till the
Day of Resurrection. And those you saw in the hole (like oven) were
adulterers (those men and women who commit illegal sexual
intercourse). And those you saw in the river of blood were those
dealing in Riba (usury). And the old man who was sitting at the base
of the tree was Abraham and the little children around him were the
offspring of the people. And the one who was kindling the fire was
Malik, the gate-keeper of the Hell-fire. And the first house in which
you have gone was the house of the common believers, and the second
house was of the martyrs. I am Gabriel and this is Michael. Raise your
head.' I raised my head and saw a thing like a cloud over me. They
said, 'That is your place.' I said, 'Let me enter my place.' They
said, 'You still have some life which you have not yet completed, and
when you complete (that remaining portion of your life) you will then
enter your place.' "
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 469:
Narrated Hisham's father:
Aisha said, "I went to
Abu Bakr (during his fatal illness) and he asked me, 'In how many
garments was the Prophet shrouded?' She replied, 'In three Sahuliya
pieces of white cloth of cotton, and there was neither a shirt nor a
turban among them.' Abu Bakr further asked her, 'On which day did the
Prophet die?' She replied, 'He died on Monday.' He asked, 'What is
today?' She replied, 'Today is Monday.' He added, 'I hope I shall die
sometime between this morning and tonight.' Then he looked at a
garment that he was wearing during his illness and it had some stains
of saffron. Then he said, 'Wash this garment of mine and add two more
garments and shroud me in them.' I said, 'This is worn out.' He said,
'A living person has more right to wear new clothes than a dead one;
the shroud is only for the body's pus.' He did not die till it was the
night of Tuesday and was buried before the morning."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 470:
Narrated Aisha:
A man said to the Prophet
(p.b.u.h), "My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had
lived she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf,
will she get the reward?" The Prophet replied in the affirmative.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 471:
Narrated 'Aisha:
During his sickness,
Allah's Apostle was asking repeatedly, "Where am I today? Where will I
be tomorrow?" And I was waiting for the day of my turn (impatiently).
Then, when my turn came, Allah took his soul away (in my lap) between
my chest and arms and he was buried in my house.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 472:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle in his
fatal illness said, "Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians, for
they built the places of worship at the graves of their prophets." And
if that had not been the case, then the Prophet's grave would have
been made prominent before the people. So (the Prophet ) was afraid,
or the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for
worship.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 473:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin
'Aiyash :
Sufyan At-Tammar told me
that he had seen the grave of the Prophet elevated and convex.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 474:
Narrated 'Urwa:
When the wall fell on
them (i.e. graves) during the caliphate of Al-Walid bin 'Abdul Malik,
the people started repairing it, and a foot appeared to them. The
people got scared and thought that it was the foot of the Prophet.
No-one could be found who could tell them about it till I ('Urwa) said
to them, "By Allah, this is not the foot of the Prophet but it is the
foot of Umar." Aisha narrated that she made a will to 'Abdullah bin
Zubair, "Do not bury me with them (the Prophet and his two companions)
but bury me with my companions (wives of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) in
Al-Baqi as I would not like to be looked upon as better than I really
am (by being buried near the Prophet)."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 475:
Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun
Al-Audi:
I saw 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab (when he was stabbed) saying, "O 'Abdullah bin 'Umar! Go to
the mother of the believers Aisha and say, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab sends
his greetings to you,' and request her to allow me to be buried with
my companions." (So, Ibn 'Umar conveyed the message to 'Aisha.) She
said, "I had the idea of having this place for myself but today I
prefer him ('Umar) to myself (and allow him to be buried there)." When
'Abdullah bin 'Umar returned, 'Umar asked him, "What (news) do you
have?" He replied, "O chief of the believers! She has allowed you (to
be buried there)." On that 'Umar said, "Nothing was more important to
me than to be buried in that (sacred) place. So, when I expire, carry
me there and pay my greetings to her ('Aisha ) and say, 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab asks permission; and if she gives permission, then bury me
(there) and if she does not, then take me to the grave-yard of the
Muslims. I do not think any person has more right for the caliphate
than those with whom Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) was always pleased till
his death. And whoever is chosen by the people after me will be the
caliph, and you people must listen to him and obey him," and then he
mentioned the name of 'Uthman, 'Ali, Talha, Az-Zubair, 'Abdur-Rahman
bin 'Auf and Sad bin Abi Waqqas.
By this time a young man
from Ansar came and said, "O chief of the believers! Be happy with
Allah's glad tidings. The grade which you have in Islam is known to
you, then you became the caliph and you ruled with justice and then
you have been awarded martyrdom after all this." 'Umar replied, "O son
of my brother! Would that all that privileges will counterbalance (my
short comings), so that I neither lose nor gain anything. I recommend
my successor to be good to the early emigrants and realize their
rights and to protect their honor and sacred things. And I also
recommend him to be good to the Ansar who before them, had homes (in
Medina) and had adopted the Faith. He should accept the good of the
righteous among them and should excuse their wrongdoers. I recommend
him to abide by the rules and regulations concerning the Dhimmis
(protectees) of Allah and His Apostle, to fulfill their contracts
completely and fight for them and not to tax (overburden) them beyond
their capabilities."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 476:
Narrated 'Aisha :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Don't abuse the dead, because they have reached the result of
what they forwarded."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 477:
Narrated Ibn Abbas.:
Abu Lahab, may Allah
curse him, once said to the Prophet (p.b.u.h), "Perish you all the
day."
Then the Divine
Inspiration came: "Perish the hands of Abi Lahab! And perish he!"
(111.1).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 478:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Thy Prophet sent Muadh to
Yemen and said, "Invite the people to testify that none has the right
to be worshipped but Allah and I am Allah's Apostle, and if they obey
you to do so, then teach them that Allah has enjoined on them five
prayers in every day and night (in twenty-four hours), and if they
obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah has made it obligatory
for them to pay the Zakat from their property and it is to be taken
from the wealthy among them and given to the poor."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 479:
Narrated Abu Aiyub:
A man said to the Prophet
"Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter Paradise." The people
said, "What is the matter with him? What is the matter with him?" The
Prophet said, "He has something to ask. (What he needs greatly) The
Prophet said: (In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah
and do not ascribe any partners to Him, offer prayer perfectly, pay
the Zakat and keep good relations with your Kith and kin." (See Hadith
No. 12, Vol 8).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 480:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A Bedouin came to the
Prophet and said, "Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter
Paradise, if I do it." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "Worship Allah, and
worship none along with Him, offer the (five) prescribed compulsory
prayers perfectly, pay the compulsory Zakat, and fast the month of
Ramadan." The Bedouin said, "By Him, in Whose Hands my life is, I will
not do more than this." When he (the Bedouin) left, the Prophet said,
"Whoever likes to see a man of Paradise, then he may look at this
man."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 481:
Narrated Abu Zur'a:
from the Prophet the same
as above.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 482:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
A delegation of the tribe
of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We
are from the tribe of Rabi'a, and the infidels of the tribe of Mudar
stands between us and you; so we cannot come to you except during the
Sacred Months. Please order us to do something (religious deeds) which
we may carry out and also invite to it our people whom we have left
behind." The Prophet said, "I order you to do four things and forbid
you four others: (I order you) to have faith in Allah, and confess
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, (and the Prophet
gestured with his hand like this (i.e. one knot) and to offer prayers
perfectly and to pay the Zakat, and to pay one-fifth of the booty in
Allah's Cause. And I forbid you to use Dubba', Hantam, Naqir and
Muzaffat (all these are the names of utensils used for preparing
alcoholic drinks)."
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 483:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah's Apostle died
and Abu Bakr became the caliph some Arabs renegade (reverted to
disbelief) (Abu Bakr decided to declare war against them), 'Umar, said
to Abu Bakr, "How can you fight with these people although Allah's
Apostle said, 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight the people till
they say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and whoever
said it then he will save his life and property from me except on
trespassing the law (rights and conditions for which he will be
punished justly), and his accounts will be with Allah.' " Abu Bakr
said, "By Allah! I will fight those who differentiate between the
prayer and the Zakat as Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken from
the property (according to Allah's orders) By Allah! If they refuse to
pay me even a she-kid which they used to pay at the time of Allah's
Apostle . I would fight with them for withholding it" Then 'Umar said,
"By Allah, it was nothing, but Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards
the decision (to fight) and I came to know that his decision was
right."
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