Fighting for the Cause of
Allah (Jihaad)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 41:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Masud:
I asked Allah's Apostle,
"O Allah's Apostle! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the
prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in
goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents." I
further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate
in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Apostle anymore and
if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 42:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle said,
"There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the
Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you
are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 43:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(That she said), "O
Allah's Apostle! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not
fight in Allah's Cause?" He said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur
(i.e. Hajj which is done according to the Prophet's tradition and is
accepted by Allah)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 44:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in
reward)." He replied, "I do not find such a deed." Then he added, "Can
you, while the Muslim fighter is in the battle-field, enter your
mosque to perform prayers without cease and fast and never break your
fast?" The man said, "But who can do that?" Abu- Huraira added, "The
Mujahid (i.e. Muslim fighter) is rewarded even for the footsteps of
his horse while it wanders bout (for grazing) tied in a long rope."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 45:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Somebody asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Apostle
replied "A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his
life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer
who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving
the people secure from his mischief."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 46:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "The example of a Mujahid in Allah's Cause-- and Allah knows
better who really strives in His Cause----is like a person who fasts
and prays continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit the
Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will
return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 47:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle used to
visit Um Haran bint Milhan, who would offer him reals. Um-Haram was
the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah's Apostle, once visited her and
she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head.
Then Allah's Apostle slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haran
asked, "What causes you to smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He said. "Some
of my followers who (in a dream) were presented before me as fighters
in Allah's Cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea cause me to smile;
they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." (Ishaq,
a sub-narrator is not sure as to which expression the Prophet used.)
Um-Haram said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that he makes me one
of them. Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for her and slept again and
woke up smiling. Once again Um Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O
Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Some of my followers were presented to
me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the same dream. Um-Haram
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them."
He said, "You are amongst the first ones." It happened that she sailed
on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu'awlya bin Abi Sufyan, and after
she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 48:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and
fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by
Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the
land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle ! Shall we
acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has
one-hundred grades which Allah has reserved for the Mujahidin who
fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is
like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask
Allah (for something), ask for Al-firdaus which is the best and
highest part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the
Prophet also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of
Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it originate the rivers of
Paradise.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 49:
Narrated Samura:
The Prophet said, "Last
night two men came to me (in a dream) and made me ascend a tree and
then admitted me into a better and superior house, better of which I
have never seen. One of them said, 'This house is the house of
martyrs."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 50:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "A
single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in
the afternoon is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 51:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A
place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on which
the sun rises and sets (i.e. all the world)." He also said, "A single
endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is
better than all that on which the sun rises and sets."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 52:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The Prophet said, "A
single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon and in the forenoon
is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 53:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Nobody
who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to
come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and
whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of
martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed again
(in Allah's Cause)."
Narrated Anas: The
Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the
afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever
is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of
you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri
from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the
space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and
her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 54:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "By Him
in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the
believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide
with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any
Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose
Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Al1ah's Cause and
then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected
again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then
get martyred.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 55:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet delivered a
sermon and said, "Zaid took the flag and was martyred, and then Ja'far
took the flag and was martyred, and then 'Abdullah bin Rawaha took the
flag and was martyred too, and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag
though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah made him
victorious." The Prophet further added, "It would not please us to
have them with us." Aiyub, a sub-narrator, added, "Or the Prophet,
shedding tears, said, 'It would not p ease them to be with us."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 56:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Um Haram said, "Once the
Prophet slept in my house near to me and got up smiling. I said, 'What
makes you smile?' He replied, 'Some of my followers who (i.e. in a
dream) were presented to me sailing on this green sea like kings on
thrones.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of
them." So the Prophet invoked Allah for her and went to sleep again.
He did the same (i.e. got up and told his dream) and Um Haran repeated
her question and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to
make me one of them." He said, "You are among the first batch." Later
on it happened that she went out in the company of her husband 'Ubada
bin As-Samit who went for Jihad and it was the first time the Muslims
undertook a naval expedition led by Mu awiya. When the expedition came
to an end and they were returning to Sham, a riding animal was
presented to her to ride, but the animal let her fall and thus she
died.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 57:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet sent seventy
men from the tribe of Bani Salim to the tribe of Bani Amir. When they
reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, "I will go ahead of
you, and if they allow me to convey the message of Allah's Apostle (it
will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me." So he went
ahead of them and the pagans granted him security But while he was
reporting the message of the Prophet , they beckoned to one of their
men who stabbed him to death. My maternal uncle said, "Allah is
Greater! By the Lord of the Kaba, I am successful." After that they
attached the rest of the party and killed them all except a lame man
who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammam, a sub-narrator said,
"I think another man was saved along with him)." Gabriel informed the
Prophet that they (i.e the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was pleased
with them and made them pleased. We used to recite, "Inform our people
that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made us
pleased " Later on this Quranic Verse was cancelled. The Prophet
invoked Allah for forty days to curse the murderers from the tribe of
Ral, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and Bam Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and his
Apostle
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 58:
Narrated Jundab bin
Sufyan:
In one of the holy
Battles a finger of Allah's Apostle (got wounded and) bled. He said,
"You are just a finger that bled, and what you got is in Allah's
Cause."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 59:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "By
Him in Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's
Cause....and Allah knows well who gets wounded in His Cause....will
come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound having the color of
blood but the scent of musk."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 60:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan told him
that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you about the outcome of your
battles with him (i.e. the Prophet ) and you told me that you fought
each other with alternate success. So the Apostles are tested in this
way but the ultimate victory is always theirs.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 61:
Narrated Anas:
My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr
was absent from the Battle of Badr. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was
absent from the first battle you fought against the pagans. (By Allah)
if Allah gives me a chance to fight the pagans, no doubt. Allah will
see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uhud when the Muslims
turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I apologize to You for
what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these
(i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced and Sad bin Muadh met
him. He said "O Sad bin Muadh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am
smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later
on Sad said, "O Allah's Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e.
Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and
arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so
badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers."
We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him
and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men who have been
true to their covenant with Allah.........." (33.23)
His sister Ar-Rubbaya'
broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Apostle ordered for
retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By
Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be
broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation
and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Apostle said, "There
are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by
Allah when they take them."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 62:
Narrated Kharija bin Zaid:
Zaid bin Thabit said,
"When the Quran was compiled from various written manuscripts, one of
the Verses of Surat Al-Ahzab was missing which I used to hear Allah's
Apostle reciting. I could not find it except with Khuzaima bin Thabjt
Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Apostle regarded as equal to the
witness of two men. And the Verse was:-- "Among the believers are men
who have been true to what they covenanted with Allah." (33.23)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 63:
Narrated Al-Bara:
A man whose face was
covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The
Prophet said, "Embrace Islam first and then fight." So he embraced
Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle said, A Little work, but a
great reward. "(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he
will be rewarded in abundance)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 64:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Um Ar-Rubai'bint Al-Bara',
the mother of Hartha bin Suraqa came to the Prophet and said, "O
Allah's Prophet! Will you tell me about Hartha?" Hartha has been
killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Badr with an arrow thrown by an
unidentified person. She added, "If he is in Paradise, I will be
patient; otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him." He said, "O mother
of Hartha! There are Gardens in Paradise and your son got the
Firdausal-ala (i.e. the best place in Paradise)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 65:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man came to the Prophet
and asked, "A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a
third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah's Cause?"
The Prophet said, "He who fights that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) should
be superior, fights in Allah's Cause."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 66:
Narrated Abu Abs:
(who is 'Abdur-Rahman bin
Jabir) Allah's Apostle said," Anyone whose both feet get covered with
dust in Allah's Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 67:
Narrated 'Ikrima:
that Ibn 'Abbas told him
and 'Ali bin 'Abdullah to go to Abu Said and listen to some of his
narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Said and his brother
irrigating a garden belonging to them. When he saw them, he came up to
them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in his garment
and said, "(During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet) we
carried the adobe of the mosque, one brick at a time while 'Ammar used
to carry two at a time. The Prophet passed by 'Ammar and removed the
dust off his head and said, "May Allah be merciful to 'Ammar. He will
be killed by a rebellious aggressive group. 'Ammar will invite them to
(obey) Allah and they will invite him to the (Hell) fire."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 68:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle
returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he
put down his arms and took a bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered
with dust, came to him saying, "You have put down your arms! By Allah,
I have not put down my arms yet." Allah's Apostle said, "Where (to go
now)?" Gabriel said, "This way," pointing towards the tribe of Bani
Quraiza. So Allah's Apostle went out towards them .
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 69:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
For thirty days Allah's
Apostle invoked Allah to curse those who had killed the companions of
Bir-Mauna; he invoked evil upon the tribes of Ral, Dhakwan, and Usaiya
who disobeyed Allah and His Apostle. There was reveled about those who
were killed at Bir-Mauna a Quranic Verse we used to recite, but it was
cancelled later on. The Verse was:
"Inform our people that
we have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us
pleased"
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 70:
Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah:
"Some people drank
alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were
martyred (on the same day)." Sufyan was asked, "(Were they martyred)
in the last part of the day?)" He replied, "Such information does not
occur in the narration."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 71:
Narrated Jabir:
My father's mutilated
body was brought to the Prophet and was placed in front of him. I went
to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries
of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the daughter
or the sister of Amr. The Prophet said, "Why is she crying?" Or said,
"Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings."
(Al-Bukhari asked Sadqa, a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include
the expression: 'Till he was lifted?' " The latter replied, "Jabir may
have said it.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 72:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Nobody
who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got
everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the
world so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he
receives (from Allah)."
Narrated Al-Mughira bin
Shu'ba: Our Prophet told us about the message of our Lord that
"Whoever amongst us is killed will go to Paradise." Umar asked the
Prophet, "Is it not true that our men who are killed will go to
Paradise and their's (i.e. those of the Pagan's) will go to the (Hell)
fire?" The Prophet said, "Yes."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 73:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Aufa:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 74i:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Once Solomon, son of David said, '(By Allah) Tonight I will have
sexual intercourse with one hundred (or ninety-nine) women each of
whom will give birth to a knight who will fight in Allah's Cause.' On
that a (i.e. if Allah wills) but he did not say, 'Allah willing.'
Therefore only one of those women conceived and gave birth to a
half-man. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life is, if he had said,
"Allah willing', (he would have begotten sons) all of whom would have
been knights striving in Allah's Cause."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 74n:
Narrated Anas: The
Prophet was the best, the bravest and the most generous of all the
people. Once when the people of Medina got frightened, the Prophet
rode a horse and went ahead of them and said, "We found this horse
very fast."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 75:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Jubair:
Jubair bin Mut'im told me
that while he was in the company of Allah's Apostle with the people
returning from Hunain, some people (bedouins) caught hold of the
Prophet and started begging of him so much so that he had to stand
under a (kind of thorny tree (i.e. Samurah) and his cloak was snatched
away. The Prophet stopped and said, "Give me my cloak. If I had as
many camels as these thorny trees, I would have distributed them
amongst you and you will not find me a miser or a liar or a coward."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 76:
Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun
Al-Audi:
Sad used to teach his
sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill
of writing and used to say that Allah's Apostle used to seek Refuge
with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of every prayer. The
words are:
'O Allah! I seek refuge
with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from being brought
back to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You from the
afflictions of the world, and seek refuge with You from the
punishments in the grave.'
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 77:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to say,
"O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness,
cowardice and feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from afflictions
of life and death and seek refuge with You from the punishment in the
grave."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 78:
Narrated As-Sa'-ib bin
Yazid:
I was in the company of
Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Sad, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and 'Abdur Rahman
bin 'Auf and I heard none of them narrating anything from Allah's
Apostle but Talha was talking about the day (of the battle) of Uhud.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 79:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
On the day of the
Conquest (of Mecca) the Prophet said, "There is no emigration after
the Conquest but Jihad and intentions. When you are called (by the
Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately." (See Hadith No. 42)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 80i:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of whom kills the other and
both of them enter Paradise. One fights in Allah's Cause and gets
killed. Later on Allah forgives the 'killer who also get martyred (In
Allah's Cause)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 80n:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I went to Allah's Apostle
while he was at Khaibar after it had fallen in the Muslims' hands. I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Give me a share (from the land of Khaibar)."
One of the sons of Sa'id
bin Al-'As said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not give him a share." I said,
"This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal." The son of Said bin Al-As said,
"Strange! A Wabr (i.e. guinea pig) who has come down to us from the
mountain of Qaduim (i.e. grazing place of sheep) blames me for killing
a Muslim who was given superiority by Allah because of me, and Allah
did not disgrace me at his hands (i.e. was not killed as an infidel)."
(The sub-narrator said "I do not know whether the Prophet gave him a
share or not.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 81:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
In the life-time of the
Prophet, Abu Talha did not fast because of the Jihad, but after the
Prophet died I never saw him without fasting except on 'Id-ul-Fitr and
'Id-ul-Aclha.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 82:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Five are regarded as martyrs: They are those who die because of
plague, abdominal disease, drowning or a falling building etc., and
the martyrs in Allah's Cause."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 83:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Plauge
is the cause of martyrdom of every Muslim (who dies because of it)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 84:
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Divine
Inspiration: "Those of the believers who sit (at home), was revealed
the Prophet sent for Zaid (bin Thabit) who came with a shoulder-blade
and wrote on it. Ibn Um-Maktum complained about his blindness and on
that the following revelation came: "Not equal are those believers who
sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury, or are blind
or lame etc.) and those who strive hard and fight in the Way of Allah
with their wealth and lives)." (4.95)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 85:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad
As-Sa'idi:
I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam
sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and sat by his side. He told
us that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah's Apostle had dictated
to him the Divine Verse:
"Not equal are those
believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the
Cause of Allah with their wealth and lives.' (4.95)
Zaid said, "Ibn-Maktum
came to the Prophet while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On
that Ibn Um Maktum said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I had power, I would
surely take part in Jihad." He was a blind man. So Allah sent down
revelation to His Apostle while his thigh was on mine and it became so
heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken. Then that
state of the Prophet was over after Allah revealed "...except those
who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) (4.95)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 86:
Narrated Salim
Abu-An-Nadr:
'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa
wrote and I read what he wrote that Allah's Apostle said, "When you
face them ( i.e. your enemy) then be patient."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 87:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went
towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar
digging in a very cold morning as they did not have slaves to do that
for them. When he noticed their fatigue and hunger he said, "O Allah!
The real life is that of the Here-after, (so please) forgive the Ansar
and the Emigrants." In its reply the Emigrants and the Ansar said, "We
are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we
will carry on Jihad as long as we live."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 88:
Narrated Anas:
The Emigrants and the
Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on
their backs and saying, "We are those who have given a pledge of
allegiance to Muhammad that we will I carry on Jihad as long as we
live." The Prophet kept on replying, "O Allah, there is no good except
the good of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and
the Emigrants."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 89:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet went on
carrying (i.e. the earth) and saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would
have got no guidance."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 90:
Narrated Al-Bara:
On the day (of the
battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) I saw the Prophet carrying earth, and
the earth was covering the whiteness of his abdomen. And he was
saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance, nor
given in charity, nor prayed. So please bless us with tranquility and
make firm our feet when we meet our enemies.
Indeed (these) people
have rebelled against (oppressed) us but never shall we yield if they
try to bring affliction upon us."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 91:
Narrated Anas:
We returned from the
Ghazwa of Tabuk along with the Prophet. (See Hadith No. 92 below) .
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 92:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was in
a Ghazwa he said, "Some people have remained behind us in Medina and
we never crossed a mountain path or a valley, but they were with us
(i.e. sharing the reward with us), as they have been held back by a
(legal) excuse. "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 93:
Narrated Abu Said:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Indeed, anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's Pleasure,
Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance
covered by a journey of) seventy years."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 94:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever spends two things in Allah's Cause, will be called by all the
gate-keepers of Paradise who will be saying, 'O so-and-so! Come here.'
" Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! Such persons will never be
destroyed." The Prophet said, "I hope you will be one of them."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 95:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle ascended
the pulpit and said, "Nothing worries me as to what will happen to you
after me, except the temptation of worldly blessings which will be
conferred on you." Then he mentioned the worldly pleasures. He started
with the one (i.e. the blessings) and took up the other (i.e. the
pleasures). A man got up saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Can the good
bring about evil?" The Prophet remained silent and we thought that he
was being inspired divinely, so all the people kept silent with awe.
Then the Prophet wiped the sweat off his face and asked, "Where is the
present questioner?" "Do you think wealth is good?" he repeated
thrice, adding, "No doubt, good produces nothing but good. Indeed it
is like what grows on the banks of a stream which either kills or
nearly kills the grazing animals because of gluttony except the
vegetation-eating animal which eats till both its flanks are full
(i.e. till it gets satisfied) and then stands in the sun and defecates
and urinates and again starts grazing. This worldly property is sweet
vegetation. How excellent the wealth of the Muslim is, if it is
collected through legal means and is spent in Allah's Cause and on
orphans, poor people and travelers. But he who does not take it
legally is like an eater who is never satisfied and his wealth will be
a witness against him on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 96:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:
Allah's Apostle said, "
He who pre pares a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is given a reward
equal to that of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the
dependents of a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is (given a reward equal
to that of) Ghazi."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 97:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet used not to
enter any house in Medina except the house of Um Sulaim besides those
of his wives when he was asked why, he said, "I take pity on her as
her brother was killed in my company. "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 98:
Narrated Ibn Aun:
Once Musa bin Anas while
describing the battle of Yamama, said, "Anas bin Malik went to Thabit
bin Qais, who had lifted his clothes from his thighs and was applying
Hunut to his body. Anas asked, 'O Uncle! What is holding you back
(from the battle)?' He replied, 'O my nephew! I am coming just now,'
and went on perfuming himself with Hunut, then he came and sat (in the
row). Anas then mentioned that the people fled from the battle-field.
On that Thabit said, 'Clear the way for me to fight the enemy. We
would never do so (i.e. flee) in the company of Allah's Apostle. How
bad the habits you have acquired from your enemies!"
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 99:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "Who
will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the
battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans)?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The
Prophet said again, "Who will bring me the information about the
enemy?" Az-Zubair said again, "I will." The Prophet said, "Every
prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair. "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 100:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
When the Prophet called
the people (Sadqa, a sub-narrator, said, 'Most probably that happened
on the day of Al-Khandaq) Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act
as a reconnoiter). The Prophet) called the people again and Az-Zubair
responded to the call. The Prophet then said, "Every prophet had a
disciple and my disciple is Zubair bin Al-'Awwam."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 101:
Narrated Malik bin
Al-Huwairith:
On my departure from the
Prophet he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the
Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the
prayer."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 102:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses
till the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 103:
Narrated Ursa bin ALGA:
The Prophet said, "Good
will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till
the Day of Resurrection."
And narrated Anas bin
Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "There is a blessing in the fore-heads of
horses."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 104:
Narrated 'Urwa Al-Bariqi:
The Prophet said, "Good
will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses (for
Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection, for they bring about either a
reward (in the Hereafter) or booty (in this world."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 105:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If
somebody keeps a horse in Allah's Cause motivated by his faith in
Allah and his belief in His Promise, then he will be rewarded on the
Day of Resurrection for what the horse has eaten or drunk and for its
dung and urine."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 106:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada:
(from his father) Abu
Qatada went out (on a journey) with Allah's Apostle but he was left
behind with some of his companions who were in the state of Ihram. He
himself was not in the state of Ihram. They saw an opener before he
could see it. When they saw the opener, they did not speak anything
till Abu Qatada saw it. So, he rode over his horse called Al-Jarada
and requested them to give him his lash, but they refused. So, he
himself took it and then attacked the opener and slaughtered it. He
ate of its meat and his companions ate, too, but they regretted their
eating. When they met the Prophet (they asked him about it) and he
asked, "Have you some of its meat (left) with you?" Abu Qatada
replied, "Yes, we have its leg with us." So, the Prophet took and ate
it.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 107:
Narrated Sahl:
In our garden there was a
horse belonging to the Prophet called Al-Luhaif or Al-Lakhif.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 108:
Narrated Mu'adh:
I was a companion rider
of the Prophet on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet asked, "O
Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the
right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should
worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And
slave's right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships
none besides Him." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Should I not inform the
people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest
they should depend on it (absolutely)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 109:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once there was a feeling
of fright in Medina, so the Prophet borrowed a horse belonging to us
called Mandub (and he rode away on it). (When the Prophet returned) he
said, "I have not seen anything of fright and I found it (i.e. this
horse) very fast."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 110:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
I heard the Prophet
saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the
house."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 111:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad
Saidi:
Allah's Apostle said "If
there is any evil omen in anything, then it is in the woman, the horse
and the house."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 112:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "
Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a
source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for
some others they are a source of sins. The one for whom they are a
source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e.
Jihad) tying it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the
result that whatever it eats from the area of the meadow or the garden
where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if
it should break its rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all
its dung and its foot marks will be written as good deeds for him; and
if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had no
intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its
drinking. As for the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is
the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and pretense and
showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for
him. When Allah's Apostle was asked about donkeys, he replied,
"Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique,
comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who does an atom's (or a small
ant's) weight of good shall see it; And anyone who does an atom's (or
a small ant's) weight of evil, shall see it.' (101.7-8)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 113:
Narrated Muslim from Abu
Aqil from Abu Al-Mutawakkil An-Naji:
I called on Jabir bin
'Abdullah Al-Ansari and said to him, "Relate to me what you have heard
from Allah's Apostle ." He said, "I accompanied him on one of the
journeys." (Abu Aqil said, "I do not know whether that journey was for
the purpose of Jihad or 'Umra.") "When we were returning," Jabir
continued, "the Prophet said, 'Whoever wants to return earlier to his
family, should hurry up.' We set off and I was on a black red tainted
camel having no defect, and the people were behind me. While I was in
that state the camel stopped suddenly (because of exhaustion). On that
the Prophet said to me, 'O Jabir, wait!' Then he hit it once with his
lash and it started moving on a fast pace. He then said, 'Will you
sell the camel?' I replied in the affirmative when we reached Medina,
and the Prophet went to the Mosque along with his companions. I, too,
went to him after tying the camel on the pavement at the Mosque gate.
Then I said to him, 'This is your camel.' He came out and started
examining the camel and saying, 'The camel is ours.' Then the Prophet
sent some Awaq (i.e. an amount) of gold saying, 'Give it to Jabir.'
Then he asked, 'Have you taken the full price (of the camel)?' I
replied in the affirmative. He said, 'Both the price and the camel are
for you.' ''
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 114:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
There was a feeling of
fright in Medina, so the Prophet borrowed a horse called Mandub
belonging 'to Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I
did not see anything of fright and I found this horse very fast."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 115:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle fixed two
shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 116:
Narrated Abu Ishaq:
Somebody asked Al-Bar-a
bin 'Azib, "Did you flee deserting Allah's Apostle during the battle
of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Allah's Apostle did not flee. The
people of the Tribe of Hawazin were good archers. When we met them, we
attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims started collecting the
war booty, the pagans faced us with arrows, but Allah's Apostle did
not flee. No doubt, I saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was
holding its reins and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the Prophet in
truth: I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib.' "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 117:
Narrated Ibn'Umar:
When the Prophet put his
feet in the stirrup and the she-camel got up carrying him he would
start reciting Talbiya at the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifa.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 118:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet met them
(i.e. the people) while he was riding an unsaddled horse with his
sword slung over his shoulder.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 119:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once the people of Medina
were frightened, so the Prophet rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha
and it ran slowly, or was of narrow paces. When he returned, he said,
"I found your (i.e. Abu Talha's) horse very fast. After that the horse
could not be surpassed in running..'
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 120:
Narrated ('Abdullah) bin
'Umar:
The Prophet arranged for
a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean to take place
between Al-Hafya'' and Thaniyat Al-Wada' (i.e. names of two places)
and the horses which had not been mad.? lean from Ath-Thaniyat to the
mosque of Bani Zuraiq. I was also amongst those who took part in that
horse race. Sufyan, a sub-narrator, said, "The distance between
Al-Hafya and Thaniya Al-Wada' is five or six miles; and between
Thaniya and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq is one mile."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 121:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet arranged for
a horse race of the horses which had not been made lean; the area of
the race was from Ath-Thaniya to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. (The
sub-narrator said, "'Abdullah bin 'Umar was amongst those who
participated in that horse race.").
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 122:
Narrated Abu Ishaq from
Musa bin 'Uqba from Mafia from Ibn 'Umar who said:
"Allah's Apostle arranged
a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean, letting them
start from Al-Hafya' and their limit (distance of running) was up to
Thaniyat-al-Wada'. I asked Musa, 'What was the distance between the
two places?' Musa replied, 'Six or seven miles. He arranged a race of
the horses which had not been made lean sending them from
Thaniyat-al-Wada', and their limit was up to the mosque of Bani
Zuraiq.' I asked, 'What was the distance between those two places?' He
replied 'One mile or so.' Ibn 'Umar was amongst those who participated
in that horse race."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 123:
Narrated Anas:
The she camel of the
Prophet was called Al-Adba.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 124:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had a she
camel called Al Adba which could not be excelled in a race. (Humaid, a
sub-narrator said, "Or could hardly be excelled.") Once a bedouin came
riding a camel below six years of age which surpasses it (i.e.
Al'Adba) in the race. The Muslims felt it so much that the Prophet
noticed their distress. He then said, "It is Allah's Law that He
brings down whatever rises high in the world."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 125:
Narrated 'Amr bin
Al-Harith:
The Prophet did not leave
anything behind him after his death except a white mule, his arms and
a piece of land which he left to be given in charity.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 126:
Narrated Al-Bara:
that a man asked him. "O
Abu 'Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He
replied, "No, by Allah, the Prophet did not flee but the hasty people
fled and the people of the Tribe of Hawazin attacked them with arrows,
while the Prophet was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin
Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the
Prophet in truth, I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib.' "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 127:
Narrated 'Aisha:
the mother of the
faithful believers, I requested the Prophet permit me to participate
in Jihad, but he said, "Your Jihad is the performance of Hajj."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 128:
Narrated 'Aisha:
the mother of the
faithful believers: The Prophet was asked by his wives about the Jihad
and he replied, "The best Jihad (for you) is (the performance of)
Hajj."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 129:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went to
the daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke
up) smiling. She asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He
replied, (I dreamt that) some people amongst my followers were sailing
on the green sea in Allah's Cause, resembling kings on thrones." She
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He
said, "O Allah! Let her be one of them." Then he (slept again and woke
up and) smiled. She asked him the same question and he gave the same
reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied,
''You will be amongst the first group of them; you will not be amongst
the last." Later on she married 'Ubada bin As-Samit and then she
sailed on the sea with bint Qaraza, Mu'awiya's wife (for Jihad). On
her return, she mounted her riding animal, which threw her down
breaking her neck, and she died on falling down.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 130:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet
intended to proceed on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his
wives and would take the one upon whom the lot fell. Once, before
setting out for Jihad, he drew lots amongst us and the lot came to me;
so I went with the Prophet; and that happened after the revelation of
the Verse Hijab (i.e. veiling).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 131:
Narrated Anas:
On the day (of the
battle) of Uhad when (some) people retreated and left the Prophet, I
saw 'Aisha bint Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim, with their robes tucked up so
that the bangles around their ankles were visible hurrying with their
water skins (in another narration it is said, "carrying the water
skins on their backs"). Then they would pour the water in the mouths
of the people, and return to fill the water skins again and came back
again to pour water in the mouths of the people.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 132:
Narrated Tha'laba bin Abi
Malik:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab
distributed some garments amongst the women of Medina. One good
garment remained, and one of those present with him said, "O chief of
the believers! Give this garment to your wife, the (grand) daughter of
Allah's Apostle." They meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of 'Ali. 'Umar
said, Um Salit has more right (to have it)." Um Salit was amongst
those Ansari women who had given the pledge of allegiance to Allah's
Apostle.' 'Umar said, "She (i.e. Um Salit) used to carry the water
skins for us on the day of Uhud."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 133:
Narrated Ar-Rubayyi 'bint
Mu'auwidh:
We were in the company of
the Prophet providing the wounded with water and treating them and
bringing the killed to Medina (from the battle field) .
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 134:
Narrated Ar-Rabi'bint
Mu'auwidh:
We used to take part in
holy battles with the Prophet by providing the people with water and
serving them and bringing the killed and the wounded back to Medina.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 135:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Abu 'Amir was hit with an
arrow in his knee, so I went to him and he asked me to remove the
arrow. When I removed it, the water started dribbling from it. Then I
went to the Prophet and told him about it. He said, "O Allah! Forgive
'Ubaid Abu 'Amir."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 136:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet was vigilant
one night and when he reached Medina, he said, "Would that a pious man
from my companions guard me tonight!" Suddenly we heard the clatter of
arms. He said, "Who is that? " He (The new comer) replied, " I am Sad
bin Abi Waqqas and have come to guard you." So, the Prophet slept
(that night).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 137:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Let
the slave of Dinar and Dirham of Quantify and Khamisa (i.e. money and
luxurious clothes) perish for he is pleased if these things are given
to him, and if not, he is displeased!"
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, " Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham, of Quantify and
Khamisa perish as he is pleased if these things are given to him, and
if not, he is displeased. Let such a person perish and relapse, and if
he is pierced with a thorn, let him not find anyone to take it out for
him. Paradise is for him who holds the reins of his horse to strive in
Allah's Cause, with his hair unkempt and feet covered with dust: if he
is appointed in the vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied with his post
of guarding, and if he is appointed in the rearward, he accepts his
post with satisfaction; (he is so simple and unambiguous that) if he
asks for permission he is not permitted, and if he intercedes, his
intercession is not accepted."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 138:
Narrated Anas:
I was in the company of
Jabir bin 'Abdullah on a journey and he used to serve me though he was
older than I. Jarir said, "I saw the Ansar doing a thing (i.e. showing
great reverence to the Prophet ) for which I have vowed that whenever
I meet any of them, I will serve him."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 139:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I went along with the
Prophet to Khaibar so as to serve him. (Later on) when the Prophet
returned he, on seeing the Uhud mountain, said, "This is a mountain
that loves us andis loved by us." Then he pointed to Medina with his
hand saying, "O Allah! I make the area which is in between Medina's
two mountains a sanctuary, as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah!
Bless us in our Sa and Mudd (i.e. units of measuring)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 140:
Narrated Anas:
We were with the Prophet
(on a journey) and the only shade one could have was the shade made by
one's own garment. Those who fasted did not do any work and those who
did not fast served the camels and brought the water on them and
treated the sick and (wounded). So, the Prophet said, "Today, those
who were not fasting took (all) the reward."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 141:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Charity is obligatory everyday on every joint of a human being. If
one helps a person in matters concerning his riding animal by helping
him to ride it or by lifting his luggage on to it, all this will be
regarded charity. A good word, and every step one takes to offer the
compulsory Congregational prayer, is regarded as charity; and guiding
somebody on the road is regarded as charity."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 142:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad
As-Sa'di :
Allah's Apostle said, "To
guard Muslims from infidels in Allah's Cause for one day is better
than the world and whatever is on its surface, and a place in Paradise
as small as that occupied by the whip of one of you is better than the
world and whatever is on its surface; and a morning's or an evening's
journey which a slave (person) travels in Allah's Cause is better than
the world and whatever is on its surface."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 143:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said to Abu
Talha, "Choose one of your boy servants to serve me in my expedition
to Khaibar." So, Abu Talha took me letting me ride behind him while I
was a boy nearing the age of puberty. I used to serve Allah's Apostle
when he stopped to rest. I heard him saying repeatedly, "O Allah! I
seek refuge with You from distress and sorrow, from helplessness and
laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being heavily in debt
and from being overcome by men." Then we reached Khaibar; and when
Allah enabled him to conquer the Fort (of Khaibar), the beauty of
Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab was described to him. Her husband had
been killed while she was a bride. So Allah's Apostle selected her for
himself and took her along with him till we reached a place called
Sad-AsSahba,' where her menses were over and he took her for his wife.
Haris (a kind of dish) was served on a small leather sheet. Then
Allah's Apostle told me to call those who were around me. So, that was
the marriage banquet of Allah's Apostle and Safiya. Then we left for
Medina. I saw Allah's Apostle folding a cloak round the hump of the
camel so as to make a wide space for Safiya (to sit on behind him) He
sat beside his camel letting his knees for Safiya to put her feet on
so as to mount the camel. Then, we proceeded till we approached
Medina; he looked at Uhud (mountain) and said, "This is a mountain
which loves us and is loved by us." Then he looked at Medina and said,
"O Allah! I make the area between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains a
sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless them (i.e.
the people of Medina) in their Mudd and Sa (i.e. measures)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 144:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Um Haram told me that the
Prophet one day took a midday nap in her house. Then he woke up
smiling. Um Haram asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He
replied "I was astonished to see (in my dream) some people amongst my
followers on a sea-voyage looking like kings on the thrones." She
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He
replied, "You are amongst them." He slept again and then woke up
smiling and said the same as before twice or thrice. And she said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." And he said,
"You are amongst the first batch." 'Ubada bin As-Samit married her
(i.e. Um Haram) and then he took her for Jihad. When she returned, an
animal was presented to her to ride, but she fell down and her neck
was broken.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 145:
Narrated Mus'ab bin Sad:
Once Sad (bin Abi Waqqas)
thought that he was superior to those who were below him in rank. On
that the Prophet said, "You gain no victory or livelihood except
through (the blessings and invocations of) the poor amongst you."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 146:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri
The Prophet said, "A time
will come when groups of people will go for Jihad and it will be
asked, 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the
Prophet?' The answer will be, 'Yes.' Then they will be given victory
(by Allah) (because of him). Then a time will come when it will be
asked. 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the
companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,' and they will be
given victory (by Allah). Then a time will come when it will be said.
'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the
companions of the companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,'
and they will be given victory (by Allah)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 147:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad
As-Sa'idi:
Allah's Apostle and the
pagans faced each other and started fighting. When Allah's Apostle
returned to his camp and when the pagans returned to their camp,
somebody talked about a man amongst the companions of Allah's Apostle
who would follow and kill with his sword any pagan going alone. He
said, "Nobody did his job (i.e. fighting) so properly today as that
man." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he is amongst the people of the
(Hell) Fire." A man amongst the people said, "I shall accompany him
(to watch what he does)" Thus he accompanied him, and wherever he
stood, he would stand with him, and wherever he ran, he would run with
him.
Then the (brave) man got
wounded seriously and he decided to bring about his death quickly. He
planted the blade of the sword in the ground directing its sharp end
towards his chest between his two breasts. Then he leaned on the sword
and killed himself. The other man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I
testify that you are Allah's Apostle." The Prophet asked, "What has
happened?" He replied, "(It is about) the man whom you had described
as one of the people of the (Hell) Fire. The people were greatly
surprised at what you said, and I said, 'I will find out his reality
for you.' So, I came out seeking him. He got severely wounded, and
hastened to die by slanting the blade of his sword in the ground
directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two breasts.
Then he eased on his sword and killed himself." when Allah's Apostle
said, "A man may seem to the people as if he were practising the deeds
of the people of Paradise while in fact he is from the people of the
Hell) Fire, another may seem to the people as if he were practicing
the deeds of the people of Hell (Fire), while in fact he is from the
people of Paradise."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 148:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa:
The Prophet passed by
some people of the tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery.
The Prophet said, "O Bani Ismail ! Practice archery as your father
Isma'il was a great archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I am with Bani
so-and-so." So one of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's Apostle
said, "Why do you not throw?" They replied, "How should we throw while
you are with them (i.e. on their side)?" On that the Prophet said,
"Throw, and I am with all of you."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 149:
Narrated Abu Usaid:
On the day (of the
battle) of Badr when we stood in rows against (the army of) Quraish
and they stood in rows against us, the Prophet said, "When they do
come near you, throw arrows at them."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 150:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
While some Ethiopians
were playing in the presence of the Prophet, 'Umar came in, picked up
a stone and hit them with it. On that the Prophet said, "O 'Umar!
Allow them (to play)." Ma'mar (the sub-narrator) added that they were
playing in the Mosque.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 151:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Talha and the Prophet
used to shield themselves with one shield. Abu Talha was a good
archer, and when he threw (his arrows) the Prophet would look at the
target of his arrows.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 152:
Narrated Sahl:
When the helmet of the
Prophet was smashed on his head and blood covered his face and one of
his front teeth got broken, 'Ali brought the water in his shield and
Fatima the Prophet's daughter) washed him. But when she saw that the
bleeding increased more by the water, she took a mat, burnt it, and
placed the ashes on the wound of the Prophet and so the blood stopped
oozing out.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 153:
Narrated 'Umar:
The properties of Bani
An-Nadir which Allah had transferred to His Apostle as Fai Booty were
not gained by the Muslims with their horses and camels. The properties
therefore, belonged especially to Allah's Apostle who used to give his
family their yearly expenditure and spend what remained thereof on
arms and horses to be used in Allah's Cause.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 154:
Narrated Ali:
I never saw the Prophet
saying, "Let my parents sacrifice their lives for you," to any man
after Sad. I heard him saying (to him), "Throw (the arrows)! Let my
parents sacrifice their lives for you."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 155:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle came to
my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Bu'ath (a
story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, i.e. Khazraj
and Aus, before Islam.) The Prophet reclined on the bed and turned his
face to the other side. Abu Bakr came and scolded me and said
protestingly, "Instrument of Satan in the presence of Allah's
Apostle?" Allah's Apostle turned his face towards him and said, "Leave
them." When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I waved the two girls to go
away and they left. It was the day of 'Id when negroes used to play
with leather shields and spears. Either I requested Allah's Apostle or
he himself asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied
in the affirmative. Then he let me stand behind him and my cheek was
touching his cheek and he was saying, "Carry on, O Bani Arfida (i.e.
negroes)!" When I got tired, he asked me if that was enough. I replied
in the affirmative and he told me to leave.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 156:
Narrated Anas:
The 'Prophet was the best
and the bravest amongst the people. Once the people of Medina got
terrified at night, so they went in the direction of the noise (that
terrified them). The Prophet met them (on his way back) after he had
found out the truth. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu
Talha and a sword was hanging by his neck, and he was saying, "Don't
be afraid! Don't be afraid!" He further said, "I found it (i.e. the
horse) very fast," or said, "This horse is very fast." (Qastala-ni)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 157:
Narrated Abu Umama:
Some people conquered
many countries and their swords were decorated neither with gold nor
silver, but they were decorated with leather, lead and iron.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 158:
Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah:
That he proceeded in the
company of Allah's Apostle towards Najd to participate in a Ghazwa.
(Holy-battle) When Allah's Apostle returned, he too returned with him.
Midday came upon them while they were in a valley having many thorny
trees. Allah's Apostle and the people dismounted and dispersed to rest
in the shade of the trees. Allah's Apostle rested under a tree and
hung his sword on it. We all took a nap and suddenly we heard Allah's
Apostle calling us. (We woke up) to see a bedouin with him. The
Prophet said, "This bedouin took out my sword while I was sleeping and
when I woke up, I found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he
challenged me saying, 'Who will save you from me?' I said thrice,
'Allah.' The Prophet did not punish him but sat down.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 159:
Narrated Sahl:
That he was asked about
the wound of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He said,
"The face of the Prophet as wounded and one of his front teeth as
broken and the helmet over his head was smashed. Fatima washed of the
blood while Ali held water. When she saw that bleeding was increasing
continuously, she burnt a mat (of date-palm leaves) till it turned
into ashes which she put over the wound and thus the bleeding ceased."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 160:
Narrated 'Amr bin
Al-Harith:
The Prophet did not leave
behind him after his death, anything except his arms, his white mule,
and a piece of land at Khaibar which he left to be given in charity .
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 161:
Narrated Jabir:
as above (Hadith No.
158).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 162:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
That he participated in a
Ghazwa (Holy-Battle) in the company of Allah's Apostle. Midday came
upon them while they were in a valley having many thorny trees. The
people dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. The Prophet rested
under a tree, hung his sword on it, and then slept. Then he woke up to
find near to him, a man whose presence he had not noticed before. The
Prophet said, "This (man) took my sword (out of its scabbard) and
said, 'Who will save you from me.' I replied, 'Allah.' So, he put the
sword back into its scabbard, and you see him sitting here." Anyhow,
the Prophet did not punish him. (See Hadith No. 158)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 163:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
That he was in the
company of Allah's Apostle and when they had covered a portion of the
road to Mecca, he and some of the companions lagged behind. The latter
were in a state of Ihram, while he was not. He saw an onager and rode
his horse and requested his companions to give him his lash but they
refused. Then he asked them to give him his spear but they refused, so
he took it himself, attacked the onager, and killed it. Some of the
companions of the Prophet ate of it while some others refused to eat.
When they caught up with Allah's Apostle they asked him about that,
and he said, "That was a meal Allah fed you with." (It is also said
that Allah's Apostle asked, "Have you got something of its meat?")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 164:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet , while in a
tent (on the day of the battle of Badr) said, "O Allah! I ask you the
fulfillment of Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If You wish (to
destroy the believers) You will never be worshipped after today." Abu
Bakr caught him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient, O Allah's
Apostle! You have asked Allah pressingly." The Prophet was clad in his
armor at that time. He went out, saying to me: "There multitude will
be put to flight and they will show their backs. Nay, but the Hour is
their appointed time (for their full recompense) and that Hour will be
more grievous and more bitter (than their worldly failure)."
(54.45-46) Khalid said that was on the day of the battle of Badr.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 165:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle died
while his (iron) armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty Sas of
barley.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 166:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The
example of a miser and the one who gives in charity, is like the
example of two men wearing iron cloaks so tightly that their arms are
raised forcibly towards their collar-bones. So, whenever a charitable
person wants to give in charity, his cloak spreads over his body so
much so that it wipes out his traces, but whenever the miser wants to
give in charity, the rings (of the iron cloak) come closer to each
other and press over his body, and his hands gets connected to his
collar-bones. Abu Huraira heard the Prophet saying. "The miser then
tries to widen it but in vain."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 167:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin
Shu'ba:
Allah's Apostle went out
to answer the call of nature and on his return I brought some water to
him. He performed the ablution while he was wearing a Sha'mi cloak. He
rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then
blowing it out, and washed his face. Then he tried to take out his
hands through his sleeves but they were tight, so he took them out
from underneath, washed them and passed wet hands over his head and
over his leather socks.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 168:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet allowed
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and Az-Zubair to wear silken shirts because
they had a skin disease causing itching.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 169:
Narrated Anas:
as above.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 170:
Narrated Anas:
Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf and
Az-Zubair complained to the Prophet, i.e. about the lice (that caused
itching) so he allowed them to wear silken clothes. I saw them wearing
such clothes in a holy battle.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 171:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet allowed
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam to wear silk.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 172:
Narrated Anas:
(Wearing of silk) was
allowed to them (i.e. 'AbdurRahman and Az-Zubair) because of the
itching they suffered from.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 173:
Narrated Umaiya Ad-Damri:
I saw the Prophet eating
of a shoulder (of a sheep) by cutting from it and then he was called
to prayer and he prayed without repeating his ablution.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 174:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
as above (Hadith No.
173...) and added that the Prophet put the knife down.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 175:
Narrated Khalid bin
Madan:
That 'Umair bin Al-Aswad
Al-Anasi told him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was
staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um
Haram. 'Umair said. Um Haram informed us that she heard the Prophet
saying, "Paradise is granted to the first batch of my followers who
will undertake a naval expedition." Um Haram added, I said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Will I be amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.'
The Prophet then said, 'The first army amongst' my followers who will
invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins.' I asked, 'Will I be
one of them, O Allah's Apostle?' He replied in the negative."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said,
"You (i.e. Muslims) will fight wi the Jews till some of them will hide
behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah
(i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.'
"
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and
the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There
is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 178:
Narrated 'Amr bin
Taghlib:
The Prophet said, "One of
the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with people wearing
shoes made of hair; and one of the portents of the Hour is that you
will fight with broad-faced people whose faces will look like shields
coated with leather."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 179:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Turks;
people with small eyes, red faces, and flat noses. Their faces will
look like shields coated with leather. The Hour will not be
established till you fight with people whose shoes are made of hair."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 180:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The
Hour will not be established till you fight with people wearing shoes
made of hair. And the Hour will not be established till you fight with
people whose faces look like shields coated with leather. " (Abu
Huraira added, "They will be) small-eyed, flat nosed, and their faces
will look like shields coated with leather.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 181:
Narrated Abu Ishaq:
A man asked Al-Bara', "O
Abu 'Umara! Did you all flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He
replied, "No, by Allah! Allah's Apostle did not flee, but his young
unarmed companions passed by the archers of the tribe of Hawazin and
Bani Nasr whose arrows hardly missed a target, and they threw arrows
at them hardly missing a shot. So the Muslims retreated towards the
Prophet while he was riding his white mule which was being led by his
cousin Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith bin 'Abdul Muttalib. The Prophet
dismounted and invoked Allah for victory; then he said, 'I am the
Prophet, without a lie; I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib, and then he
arranged his companions in rows."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 182:
Narrated 'Ali:
When it was the day of
the battle of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), Allah's Apostle said, "O
Allah! Fill their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire as
they busied us so much that we did not perform the prayer (i.e. 'Asr)
till the sun set."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 183:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet used to
recite the following invocations during Qunut: "O Allah! Save Salama
bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid. O Allah! Save 'Aiyash
bin Rabi'a O Allah ! Save the weak Muslims. O Allah! Be very hard on
Mudar tribe. O Allah! Afflict them with years (of famine) similar to
the (famine) years of the time of Prophet Joseph."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 184:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Aufa:
Allah's Apostle invoked
evil upon the pagans on the ay (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab, saying, "O
Allah! The Revealer of the Holy Book, the Swift-Taker of Accounts, O
Allah, defeat Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), O Allah, defeat them and
shake them."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 185:
Narrated Abdullah:
Once the Prophet was
offering the prayer in the shade of the Ka'ba. Abu Jahl and some
Quraishi men sent somebody to bring the abdominal contents of a
shecamel which had been slaughtered somewhere in Mecca, and when he
brought them, they put them over the Prophet Then Fatima (i.e. the
Prophet's daughter) came and threw them away from him, and he said, "O
Allah! Destroy (the pagans of) Quraish; O Allah! Destroy Quraish; O
Allah Destroy Quraish," naming especially Abu Jahl bin Hisham, 'Utba
bin Rabi'a, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, Al Walid bin 'Utba, Ubai bin Khalaf and
'Uqba bin Abi Mitt. (The narrator, 'Abdullah added, "I saw them all
killed and thrown in the Badr well).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 186:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once the Jews came to the
Prophet and said, "Death be upon you." So I cursed them. The Prophet
said, "What is the matter?" I said, "Have you not heard what they
said?" The Prophet said, "Have you not heard what I replied (to them)?
(I said), ('The same is upon you.')"
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 187:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abbas:
Allah's Apostle wrote a
letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible
for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 188:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Tufail bin 'Amr Ad-Dausi
and his companions came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
The people of the tribe of Daus disobeyed and refused to follow you;
so invoke Allah against them." The people said, "The tribe of Daus is
ruined." The Prophet said, "O Allah! Give guidance to the people of
Daus, and let them embrace Islam."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 189:
Narrated Anas:
When the Prophet intended
to write a letter to the ruler of the Byzantines, he was told that
those people did not read any letter unless it was stamped with a
seal. So, the Prophet got a silver ring-- as if I were just looking at
its white glitter on his hand ---- and stamped on it the expression
"Muhammad, Apostle of Allah".
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 190:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle sent his
letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it over to the
Governor of Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when
Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Said bin Al-Musaiyab said, "The
Prophet then invoked Allah to disperse them with full dispersion,
(destroy them (i.e. Khusrau and his followers) severely)".
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 191:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Abbas:
Allah's Apostle wrote to
Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him his letter with Dihya
Al-Kalbi whom Allah's Apostle ordered to hand it over to the Governor
of Busra who would forward it to Caesar. Caesar as a sign of gratitude
to Allah, had walked from Hims to Ilya (i.e. Jerusalem) when Allah had
granted Him victory over the Persian forces. So, when the letter of
Allah's Apostle reached Caesar, he said after reading t, 'Seek for me
any one of his people! (Arabs of Quraish tribe) if present here, in
order to ask him about Allah's Apostle. At that time Abu Sufyan bin
Harb was in Sham with some men frown Quraish who had come (to Sham) as
merchants during the truce that had been concluded between Allah's
Apostle; and the infidels of Quraish. Abu Sufyan said, Caesar's
messenger found us somewhere in Sham so he took me and my companions
to Ilya and we were admitted into Ceasar's court to find him sitting
in his royal court wearing a crown and surrounded by the senior
dignitaries of the Byzantine. He said to his translator. 'Ask them who
amongst them is a close relation to the man who claims to be a
prophet." Abu Sufyan added, "I replied, 'I am the nearest relative to
him.' He asked, 'What degree of relationship do you have with him?' I
replied, 'He is my cousin,' and there was none of Bani Abu Manaf in
the caravan except myself. Caesar said, 'Let him come nearer.' He then
ordered that my companions stand behind me near my shoulder and said
to his translator, 'Tell his companions that I am going to ask this
man about the man who claims to be a prophet. If he tells a lie, they
should contradict him immediately." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah ! Had
it not been shameful that my companions label me a liar, I would not
have spoken the truth about him when he asked me. But I considered it
shameful to be called a liar by my companions. So I told the truth. He
then said to his translator, 'Ask him what kind of family does he
belong to.' I replied, 'He belongs to a noble family amongst us.' He
said, 'Have anybody else amongst you ever claimed the same before him?
'I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Had you ever blamed him for telling lies
before he claimed what he claimed? ' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was
anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' He said, "Do
the noble or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who
follow him.' He said, 'Are they increasing or decreasing (day by
day)?' I replied,' They are increasing.' He said, 'Does anybody
amongst those who embrace his (the Prophet's) Religion become
displeased and then discard his Religion?'. I replied, 'No. ' He said,
'Does he break his promises? I replied, 'No, but we are now at truce
with him and we are afraid that he may betray us." Abu Sufyan added,
"Other than the last sentence, I could not say anything against him.
Caesar then asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied,
'Yes.' He said, 'What was the outcome of your battles with him?' I
replied, 'The result was unstable; sometimes he was victorious and
sometimes we.' He said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He
tells us to worship Allah alone, and not to worship others along with
Him, and to leave all that our fore-fathers used to worship. He orders
us to pray, give in charity, be chaste, keep promises and return what
is entrusted to us.' When I had said that, Caesar said to his
translator, 'Say to him: I ask you about his lineage and your reply
was that he belonged to a noble family. In fact, all the apostles came
from the noblest lineage of their nations. Then I questioned you
whether anybody else amongst you had claimed such a thing, and your
reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative,
I would have thought that this man was following a claim that had been
said before him. When I asked you whether he was ever blamed for
telling lies, your reply was in the negative, so I took it for granted
that a person who did not tell a lie about (others) the people could
never tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether any of his
ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had
been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to
take back his ancestral kingdom. When I asked you whether the rich or
the poor people followed him, you replied that it was the poor who
followed him. In fact, such are the followers of the apostles. Then I
asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You
replied that they were increasing. In fact, this is the result of true
faith till it is complete (in all respects). I asked you whether there
was anybody who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and
discarded his religion; your reply was in the negative. In fact, this
is the sign of true faith, for when its cheerfulness enters and mixes
in the hearts completely, nobody will be displeased with it. I asked
you whether he had ever broken his promise. You replied in the
negative. And such are the apostles; they never break their promises.
When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you,
you replied that he did, and that sometimes he was victorious and
sometimes you. Indeed, such are the apostles; they are put to trials
and the final victory is always theirs. Then I asked you what he
ordered you. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah alone
and not to worship others along with Him, to leave all that your
fore-fathers used to worship, to offer prayers, to speak the truth, to
be chaste, to keep promises, and to return what is entrusted to you.
These are really the qualities of a prophet who, I knew (from the
previous Scriptures) would appear, but I did not know that he would be
from amongst you. If what you say should be true, he will very soon
occupy the earth under my feet, and if I knew that I would reach him
definitely, I would go immediately to meet Him; and were I with him,
then I would certainly wash his feet.' " Abu Sufyan added, "Caesar
then asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and it was read. Its
contents were:--
"In the name of Allah,
the most Beneficent, the most Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad,
the slave of Allah, and His Apostle, to Heraculius, the Ruler of the
Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance. Now then, I invite
you to Islam (i.e. surrender to Allah), embrace Islam and you will be
safe; embrace Islam and Allah will bestow on you a double reward. But
if you reject this invitation of Islam, you shall be responsible for
misguiding the peasants (i.e. your nation). O people of the
Scriptures! Come to a word common to you and us and you, that we
worship. None but Allah, and that we associate nothing in worship with
Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides Allah.
Then if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are (they who have
surrendered (unto Him)..(3.64)
Abu Sufyan added, "When
Heraclius had finished his speech, there was a great hue and cry
caused by the Byzantine Royalties surrounding him, and there was so
much noise that I did not understand what they said. So, we were
turned out of the court. When I went out with my companions and we
were alone, I said to them, 'Verily, Ibn Abi Kabsha's (i.e. the
Prophet's) affair has gained power. This is the King of Bani Al-Asfar
fearing him." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I remained low and was sure
that his religion would be victorious till Allah converted me to
Islam, though I disliked it "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 192:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
That he heard the Prophet
on the day (of the battle) of Khaibar saying, "I will give the flag to
a person at whose hands Allah will grant victory." So, the companions
of the Prophet got up, wishing eagerly to see to whom the flag will be
given, and everyone of them wished to be given the flag. But the
Prophet asked for 'Ali. Someone informed him that he was suffering
from eye-trouble. So, he ordered them to bring 'Ali in front of him.
Then the Prophet spat in his eyes and his eyes were cured immediately
as if he had never any eye-trouble. 'Ali said, "We will fight with
them (i.e. infidels) till they become like us (i.e. Muslims)." The
Prophet said, "Be patient, till you face them and invite them to Islam
and inform them of what Allah has enjoined upon them. By Allah! If a
single person embraces Islam at your hands (i.e. through you), that
will be better for you than the red camels."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 193:
Narrated Anas:
Whenever Allah's Apostle
attacked some people, he would never attack them till it was dawn. If
he heard the Adhan (i.e. call for prayer) he would delay the fight,
and if he did not hear the Adhan, he would attack them immediately
after dawn. We reached Khaibar at night.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 194:
Narrated Anas: as Hadith
No. 193 above.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 195:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet set out for
Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to attack if he reached
the people at night, till the day broke. So, when the day dawned, the
Jews came out with their bags and spades. When they saw the Prophet;
they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet said, Allahu--Akbar!
(Allah is Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a
nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then it will be a miserable morning for
those who have been warned."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 196:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah 's Apostle said, "
I have been ordered to fight with the people till they say, 'None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah,' his life and property will be saved
by me except for Islamic law, and his accounts will be with Allah,
(either to punish him or to forgive him.)"
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 197:
Narrated Ka'b bin Malik:
Whenever Allah's Apostle
intended to lead a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one
would understand that he was going to a different destination .
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 198:
Narrated Ka'b bin Malik:
Whenever Allah's Apostle
intended to carry out a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation to
conceal his real destination till it was the Ghazwa of Tabuk which
Allah's Apostle carried out in very hot weather. As he was going to
face a very long journey through a wasteland and was to meet and
attack a large number of enemies. So, he made the situation clear to
the Muslims so that they might prepare themselves accordingly and get
ready to conquer their enemy. The Prophet informed them of the
destination he was heading for (Ka'b bin Malik used to say, "Scarcely
did Allah's Apostle set out for a journey on a day other than
Thursday.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 199:
Narrated Ka'b bin Malik:
The Prophet set out on
Thursday for the Ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out
(i.e. travel) on Thursdays.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 200:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet offered a
four-Rak'at Zuhr prayer at Medina and then offered a two Rak'at 'Asr
prayer at Dhul-Hulaifa and I heard the companions of the Prophet
reciting Talbiya aloud (for Hajj and 'Umra) altogether.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 201:
Narrated 'Aisha:
We set out in the company
of Allah's Apostle five days before the end of Dhul Qa'da intending to
perform Hajj only. When we approached Mecca Allah's Apostle ordered
those who did not have the Hadi (i.e. an animal for sacrifice) with
them, to perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba, and between Safa and
Marwa and then finish their Ihram. Beef was brought to us on the day
of (i.e. the days of slaughtering) and I asked, "What is this?"
Somebody said, Allah's Apostle has slaughtered (a cow) on behalf of
his wives."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 202:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Once the Prophet set out
in the month of Ramadan. He observed fasting till he reached a place
called Kadid where he broke his fast.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 203:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The 'Prophet said, "It is
obligatory for one to listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless
these orders involve one disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of
disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not listen to or obey
it."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 204:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
That heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter
Paradise)." The Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he
who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who obeys the chief, obeys me, and
he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for
whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek
protection. If the Imam orders people with righteousness and rules
justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the
opposite, he will be responsible for that."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 205:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
When we reached
(Hudaibiya) in the next year (of the treaty of Hudaibiya), not even
two men amongst us agreed unanimously as to which was the tree under
which we had given the pledge of allegiance, and that was out of
Allah's Mercy. (The sub narrator asked Naf'i, "For what did the
Prophet take their pledge of allegiance, was it for death?" Naf'i
replied "No, but he took their pledge of allegiance for patience.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 206:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Zaid:
that in the time (of the
battle) of Al-Harra a person came to him and said, "Ibn Hanzala is
taking the pledge of allegiance from the people for death." He said,
"I will never give a pledge of allegiance for such a thing to anyone
after Allah's Apostle."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 207:
Narrated Yazid bin Ubaid:
Salama said, "I gave the
Pledge of allegiance (Al-Ridwan) to Allah's Apostle and then I moved
to the shade of a tree. When the number of people around the Prophet
diminished, he said, 'O Ibn Al-Akwa ! Will you not give to me the
pledge of Allegiance?' I replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I have already
given to you the pledge of Allegiance.' He said, 'Do it again.' So I
gave the pledge of allegiance for the second time." I asked 'O Abu
Muslim! For what did you give he pledge of Allegiance on that day?" He
replied, "We gave the pledge of Allegiance for death."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 208:
Narrated Anas:
On the day (of the
battle) of the Trench, the Ansar were saying, "We are those who have
sworn allegiance to Muhammad for Jihaid (for ever) as long as we
live." The Prophet replied to them, "O Allah! There is no life except
the life of the Hereafter. So honor the Ansar and emigrants with Your
Generosity."
And Narrated Mujashi: My
brother and I came to the Prophet and I requested him to take the
pledge of allegiance from us for migration. He said, "Migration has
passed away with its people." I asked, "For what will you take the
pledge of allegiance from us then?" He said, "I will take (the pledge)
for Islam and Jihad."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 209:
Narrated Abdullah:
Today a man came to me
and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He said,
"Tell me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out
on military expeditions with our chiefs, and orders us to do such
things as we cannot do (should we obey him?)" I replied, "By Allah, I
do not know what to reply you, except that we, were in the company of
the Prophet and he used to order us to do a thing once only till we
finished it. And no doubt, everyone among you will remain in a good
state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in doubt as to the legality
of something, he should ask somebody who would satisfy him, but soon
will come a time when you will not find such a man. By Him, except
Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of
what has passed of this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond
whose fresh water has been used up and nothing remains but muddy
water."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 210:
Narrated Salim Abu
An-Nadr:
The freed slave of 'Umar
bin 'Ubaidullah who was 'Umar's clerk: 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote
him (i.e. 'Umar) a letter that contained the following:--
"Once Allah's Apostle
(during a holy battle), waited till the sun had declined and then he
got up among the people and said, "O people! Do not wish to face the
enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to save you (from calamities) but if
you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known to you
that Paradise is under the shades of swords." He then said,, "O Allah!
The Revealer of the (Holy) Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater
of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans of infidels), defeat them infidels and
bestow victory upon us."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 211:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
I participated in a
Ghazwa along with Allah's Apostle The Prophet met me (on the way)
while I was riding a camel of ours used for irrigation and it had got
so tired that it could hardly walk. The Prophet asked me, "What is
wrong with the camel?" I replied, "It has got tired." So. Allah's
Apostle came from behind it and rebuked it and prayed for it so it
started surpassing the other camels and going ahead of them. Then he
asked me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" I replied, "I find it
quite well, now as it has received your blessings." He said, "Will you
sell it to me?" I felt shy (to refuse his offer) though it was the
only camel for irrigation we had. So, I said, "Yes." He said, "Sell it
to me then." I sold it to him on the condition that I should keep on
riding it till I reached Medina. Then I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am
a bridegroom," and requested him to allow me to go home. He allowed
me, and I set out for Medina before the people till I reached Medina,
where I met my uncle, who asked me about the camel and I informed him
all about it and he blamed me for that. When I took the permission of
Allah's Apostle he asked me whether I had married a virgin or a matron
and I replied that I had married a matron. He said, "Why hadn't you
married a virgin who would have played with you, and you would have
played with her?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My father died (or
was martyred) and I have some young sisters, so I felt it not proper
that I should marry a young girl like them who would neither teach
them manners nor serve them. So, I have married a matron so that she
may serve them and teach them manners." When Allah's Apostle arrived
in Medina, I took the camel to him the next morning and he gave me its
price and gave me the camel itself as well.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 212:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once there was a feeling
of fright at Medina, so Allah's Apostle rode a horse belonging to Abu
Talha and (on his return) he said, "We have not seen anything
(fearful), but we found this horse very fast."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 213:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once the people got
frightened, so Allah's Apostle rode a slow horse belonging to Abu
Talha, and he set out all alone, making the horse gallop. Then the
people rode, making their horses gallop after him. On his return he
said, "Don't be afraid (there is nothing to be afraid of) (and I have
found) this horse a very fast one." That horse was never excelled in
running hence forward. (Qastalani Vol. 5)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 214:
Narrated 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab:
I gave a horse to be used
in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the
Prophet whether I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take
back your gift of charity."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 215:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
'Umar gave a horse to be
used in Allah's Cause, but later on he found it being sold. So, he
intended to buy it and asked Allah's Apostle who said, "Don't buy it
and don't take back your gift of charity."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 216:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Were it not for the fear that it would be difficult for my followers,
I would not have remained behind any Sariya, (army-unit) but I don't
have riding camels and have no other means of conveyance to carry them
on, and it is hard for me that my companions should remain behind me.
No doubt I wish I could fight in Allah's Cause and be martyred and
come to life again to be martyred and come to life once more."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 217:
Narrated Yali:
I participated in the
Ghazwa of Tabuk along with Allah's Apostle and I gave a young camel to
be ridden in Jihad and that was, to me, one of my best deeds. Then I
employed a laborer who quarrelled with another person. One of them bit
the hand of the other and the latter drew his hand from the mouth of
the former pulling out his front tooth. Then the former instituted a
suit against the latter before the Prophet who rejected that suit
saying, "Do you expect him to put out his hand for you to snap as a
male camel snaps (vegetation)?"
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 218:
Narrated Tha'laba bin Abi
Malik Al-Qurazi:
When Qais bin Sad
Al-Ansari, who used to carry the flag of the Prophet, intended to
perform Hajj, he combed his hair.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 219c:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa:
Ali remained behind the
Prophet during the battle of Khaibar as he way suffering from some eye
trouble but then he said, "How should I stay behind Allah's Apostle?"
So, he set out till he joined the Prophet. On the eve of the day of
the conquest of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle said, "(No doubt) I will give
the flag or, tomorrow, a man whom Allah and His Apostle love or who
loves Allah and His apostle will take the flag. Allah will bestow
victory upon him." Suddenly 'Ali joined us though we were not
expecting him. The people said, "Here is 'Ali. "So, Allah's Apostle
gave the flag to him and Allah bestowed victory upon him.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 219n:
Narrated Nafi bin Jubair:
I heard Al Abbas telling
Az-Zubair, "The Prophet ordered you to fix the flag here."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "I
have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest
meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the
hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the
treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu
Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you, people,
are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by
them).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 221:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Abu Sufyan said,
"Heraclius sent for me when I was in 'llya' (i.e. Jerusalem). Then he
asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and when he had finished its
reading there was a great hue and cry around him and the voices grew
louder and we were asked to quit the place. When we were turned out, I
said to my companions, 'The cause of Ibn Abi Kabsha has become
conspicuous as the King of Bani Al-Asfar is afraid of him.' "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 222:
Narrated Asma:
I prepared the
journey-food for Allah's Apostle in Abu Bakr's house when he intended
to emigrate to Medina. I could not find anything to tie the
food-container and the water skin with. So, I said to Abu Bakr, "By
Allah, I do not find anything to tie (these things) with except my
waist belt." He said, "Cut it into two pieces and tie the water-skin
with one piece and the food-container with the other (the sub-narrator
added, "She did accordingly and that was the reason for calling her
Dhatun-Nitaqain (i.e. two-belted woman))."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 223:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
During the life-time of
the Prophet we used to take the meat of sacrificed animals (as journey
food) to Medina. (See Hadith No. 474 Vol. 7)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 224:
Narrated Suwaid bin
An-Nu'man:
That he went out in the
company o; the Prophet during the year of Khaibar (campaign till they
reached a place called As-Sahba', the lower part of Khaibar. They
offered the 'Asr prayer (there) and the Prophet asked for the food.
Nothing but Sawiq was brought to the Prophet. So, they chewed it and
ate it and drank water. After that the Prophet got up, washed his
mouth, and they too washed their mouths and then offered the prayer.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 225:
Narrated Salama:
Once the journey-food of
the people ran short and they were in great need. So, they came to the
Prophet to take his permission for slaughtering their camels, and he
permitted them. Then 'Umar met them and they informed him about it. He
said, "What will sustain you after your camels (are finished)?" Then
'Umar went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What will
sustain them after their camels (are finished)?" Allah's Apostle said,
"Make an announcement amongst the people that they should bring all
their remaining food (to me)." (They brought it and) the Prophet
invoked Allah and asked for His Blessings for it. Then he asked them
to bring their food utensils and the people started filling their food
utensils with their hands till they were satisfied. Allah's Apostle
then said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah, and I am His Apostle. "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 226:
Narrated Wahb bin Kaisan:
Jabir bin 'Abdullah said,
"We set out, and we were three-hundred men carrying our journey-food
on our shoulders. Then we began to eat a single date each per day." A
man asked (Jabir), "O Abu 'Abdullah! How could a person be satisfied
with a single date?" Jabir replied, "We realized the value of that one
date when we could not even have that much till we reached the
sea-shore, when all of a sudden we saw a huge fish cast by the sea.
So, we ate of it as much as we wished for eighteen days."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 227:
Narrated Aisha:
That she said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Your companions are returning with the reward of both Hajj
and 'Umra, while I am returning with (the reward of) Hajj only." He
said to her, "Go, and let 'Abdur-Rahman (i.e. your brother) make you
sit behind him (on the animal)." So, he ordered 'AbdurRahman to let
her perform 'Umra from Al-Tan'im. Then the Prophet waited for her at
the higher region of Mecca till she returned.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 228:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman
bin Abi Bakr As-Siddiq:
The Prophet ordered me to
let 'Aisha sit behind me (on the animal) and to let her perform 'Umra
from At-Tan'im.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 229:
Narrated Anas:
I was riding behind Abu
Talha (on the same) riding animal) and (the Prophet's companions) were
reciting Talbiya aloud for both Hajj and 'Umra.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 230:
Narrated 'Urwa from Usama
bin Zaid:
Allah's Apostle rode a
donkey on which there was a saddle covered by a velvet sheet and let
Usama ride behind him (on the donkey).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 231:
Narrated Nafi from
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle came to
Mecca through its higher region on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca)
riding his she-camel on which Usama was riding behind him. Bilal and
'Uthman bin Talha, one of the servants of the Ka'ba, were also
accompanying him till he made his camel kneel in the mosque and
ordered the latter to bring the key of the Ka'ba. He opened the door
of the Ka'ba and Allah's Apostle entered in the company of Usama,
Bilal and 'Uthman, and stayed in it for a long period. When he came
out, the people rushed to it, and 'Abdullah bin 'Umar was the first to
enter it and found Bilal standing behind the door. He asked Bilal,
"Where did the Prophet offer his prayer?" He pointed to the place
where he had offered his prayer. 'Abdullah said, "I forgot to ask him
how many Rakat he had performed."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 232:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"There is a (compulsory) Sadaqa (charity) to be given for every joint
of the human body (as a sign of gratitude to Allah) everyday the sun
rises. To judge justly between two persons is regarded as Sadaqa, and
to help a man concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride it
or by lifting his luggage on to it, is also regarded as Sadaqa, and
(saying) a good word is also Sadaqa, and every step taken on one's way
to offer the compulsory prayer (in the mosque) is also Sadaqa and to
remove a harmful thing from the way is also Sadaqa."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 233:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle forbade
the people to travel to a hostile country carrying (copies of) the
Quran.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 234:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet reached
Khaibar in the morning, while the people were coming out carrying
their spades over their shoulders. When they saw him they said, "This
is Muhammad and his army! Muhammad and his army!" So, they took refuge
in the fort. The Prophet raised both his hands and said, "Allahu
Akbar, Khaibar is ruined, for when we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to
fight) then miserable is the morning of the warned ones." Then we
found some donkeys which we (killed and) cooked: The announcer of the
Prophet announced: "Allah and His Apostle forbid you to eat donkey's
meat." So, all the pots including their contents were turned upside
down.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 235:
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ashari:
We were in the company of
Allah's Apostle (during Hajj). Whenever we went up a high place we
used to say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Allah
is Greater," and our voices used to rise, so the Prophet said, "O
people! Be merciful to yourselves (i.e. don't raise your voice), for
you are not calling a deaf or an absent one, but One Who is with you,
no doubt He is All-Hearer, ever Near (to all things)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 236:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
Whenever we went up a
place we would say, "Allahu--Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)", and
whenever we went down a place we would say, "Subhan Allah."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 237:
Narrated Jabir:
Whenever we went up a
place we would say Takbir, and whenever we went down we would say,
"Subhan Allah."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 238:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Umar:
Whenever the Prophet
returned from the Hajj or the 'Umra or a Ghazwa, he would say Takbir
thrice. Whenever he came upon a mountain path or wasteland, and then
he would say, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone
Who has no partner. All the Kingdom belongs to Him and all the praises
are for Him and He is Omnipotent. We are returning with repentance,
worshipping, prostrating ourselves and praising our Lord. Allah
fulfilled His Promise, granted victory to His slave and He Alone
defeated all the clans."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 239:
Narrated Ibrahim Abu
Isma'il As-Saksaki:
I heard Abu Burda who
accompanied Yazid bin Abi Kabsha on a journey. Yazid used to observe
fasting on journeys. Abu Burda said to him, "I heard Abu Musa several
times saying that Allah's Apostle said, 'When a slave falls ill or
travels, then he will get reward similar to that he gets for good
deeds practiced at home when in good health."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 240:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
On the day of the battle
of the Trench, the Prophet wanted somebody from amongst the people to
volunteer to be a reconnoitre. Az-Zubair volunteered. He demanded the
same again and Az-Zubair volunteered again. Then he repeated the same
demand (thrice) and AzZubair volunteered once more. The Prophet then
said, " Every prophet has a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 241:
Narrated Ibn' Umar:
from the Prophet the
following Hadith (No. 242).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 242:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "If the
people knew what I know about traveling alone, then nobody would
travel alone at night."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 243:
Narrated Hisham's father:
Usama bin Zaid was asked
at what pace the Prophet rode during Hajjat-ul-Wada' "He rode at a
medium pace, but when he came upon an open way he would go at full
pace."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 244:
Narrated Aslam:
While I was in the
company of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar on the way to Mecca, he received the
news of the severe illness of Safiya bint Abi Ubaid (i.e. his wife),
so he proceeded at greater speed, and when the twilight disappeared,
he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and 'Isha 'prayers together and
said, " I saw the Prophet delaying the Maghrib prayer to offer it
along with the 'Isha' when he was in a hurry on a journey."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 245:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Journey is a piece of torture, for it disturbs one's sleep, eating
and drinking. So, when you fulfill your job, you should hurry up to
your family."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 246:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Umar bin Al-Khattab gave
a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and then he found it being sold.
He intended to purchase it. So, he consulted Allah's Apostle who said,
"Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 247:
Narrated Aslam:
I heard 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab saying, "I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and
the person who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I
wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap. I consulted the
Prophet who said, "Do not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he
who takes back his gift is like a dog swallowing its vomit."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 248:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Amr:
A man came to the Prophet
asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet asked him,
"Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet
said to him, "Then exert yourself in their service."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 249:
Narrated Abu Bashir
Al-Ansari:
That he was in the
company of Allah's Apostle on some of his journeys. (The sub-narrator
'Abdullah adds, "I think that Abu Bashir also said, 'And the people
were at their sleeping places.") Allah's Apostle sent a messenger
ordering: "There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other
kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 250:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
That he heard the Prophet
saying, "It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman, and
no lady should travel except with a Muhram (i.e. her husband or a
person whom she cannot marry in any case for ever; e.g. her father,
brother, etc.)." Then a man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa and my wife is
proceeding for Hajj." Allah's Apostle said, "Go, and perform the Hajj
with your wife."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 251:
Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin
Abi Rafi:
I heard 'Ali saying,
"Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad somewhere saying,
'Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh. There you will find a lady with
a letter. Take the letter from her.' " So, we set out and our horses
ran at full pace till we got at Ar-Rawda where we found the lady and
said (to her). "Take out the letter." She replied, "I have no letter
with me." We said, "Either you take out the letter or else we will
take off your clothes." So, she took it out of her braid. We brought
the letter to Allah's Apostle and it contained a statement from Hatib
bin Abi Balta a to some of the Meccan pagans informing them of some of
the intentions of Allah's Apostle. Then Allah's Apostle said, "O
Hatib! What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Don't hasten
to give your judgment about me. I was a man closely connected with the
Quraish, but I did not belong to this tribe, while the other emigrants
with you, had their relatives in Mecca who would protect their
dependents and property . So, I wanted to recompense for my lacking
blood relation to them by doing them a favor so that they might
protect my dependents. I did this neither because of disbelief not
apostasy nor out of preferring Kufr (disbelief) to Islam." Allah's
Apostle, said, "Hatib has told you the truth." Umar said, O Allah's
Apostle! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite." Allah's
Apostle said, "Hatib participated in the battle of Badr, and who
knows, perhaps Allah has already looked at the Badr warriors and said,
'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 252:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
When it was the day (of
the battle) of Badr, prisoners of war were brought including Al-Abbas
who was undressed. The Prophet looked for a shirt for him. It was
found that the shirt of 'Abdullah bin Ubai would do, so the Prophet
let him wear it. That was the reason why the Prophet took off and gave
his own shirt to 'Abdullah. (The narrator adds, "He had done the
Prophet some favor for which the Prophet liked to reward him.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 253:
Narrated Sahl:
On the day (of the
battle) of Khaibar the Prophet said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to
somebody who will be given victory (by Allah) and who loves Allah and
His Apostle and is loved by Allah and His Apostle." So, the people
wondered all that night as to who would receive the flag and in the
morning everyone hoped that he would be that person. Allah's Apostle
asked, "Where is 'Ali?" He was told that 'Ali was suffering from
eye-trouble, so he applied saliva to his eyes and invoked Allah to
cure him. He at once got cured as if he had no ailment. The Prophet
gave him the flag. 'Ali said, "Should I fight them till they become
like us (i.e. Muslim)?" The Prophet said, "Go to them patiently and
calmly till you enter the land. Then, invite them to Islam, and inform
them what is enjoined upon them, for, by Allah, if Allah gives
guidance to somebody through you, it is better for you than possessing
red camels."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 254:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah
wonders at those people who will enter Paradise in chains."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 255:
Narrated Abu Burda's
father:
The Prophet said, "Three
persons will get their reward twice. (One is) a person who has a slave
girl and he educates her properly and teaches her good manners
properly (without violence) and then manumits and marries her. Such a
person will get a double reward. (Another is) a believer from the
people of the scriptures who has been a true believer and then he
believes in the Prophet (Muhammad). Such a person will get a double
reward. (The third is) a slave who observes Allah's Rights and
Obligations and is sincere to his master."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 256:
Narrated As-Sab bin
Jaththama:
The Prophet passed by me
at a place called Al-Abwa or Waddan, and was asked whether it was
permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability
of exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied,
"They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)." I also
heard the Prophet saying, "The institution of Hima is invalid except
for Allah and His Apostle."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 257:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
During some of the
Ghazawat of the Prophet a woman was found killed. Allah's Apostle
disapproved the killing of women and children.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 258:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
During some of the
Ghazawat of Allah's Apostle a woman was found killed, so Allah's
Apostle forbade the killing of women and children.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 259:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle sent us
in a mission (i.e. am army-unit) and said, "If you find so-and-so and
so-and-so, burn both of them with fire." When we intended to depart,
Allah's Apostle said, "I have ordered you to burn so-and-so and
so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes with fire, so, if you
find them, kill them."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 260:
Narrated Ikrima:
Ali burnt some people and
this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I
would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish
(anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed
them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his
religion, kill him.' "
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 261:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A group of eight men from
the tribe of 'Ukil came to the Prophet and then they found the climate
of Medina unsuitable for them. So, they said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Provide us with some milk." Allah's Apostle said, "I recommend that
you should join the herd of camels." So they went and drank the urine
and the milk of the camels (as a medicine) till they became healthy
and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels, and
they became unbelievers after whey were Muslims. When the Prophet was
informed by a shouter for help, he sent some men in their pursuit, and
before the sun rose high, they were brought, and he had their hands
and feet cut off. Then he ordered for nails which were heated and
passed over their eyes, and whey were left in the Harra (i.e. rocky
land in Medina). They asked for water, and nobody provided them with
water till they died (Abu Qilaba, a sub-narrator said, "They committed
murder and theft and fought against Allah and His Apostle, and spread
evil in the land.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 262:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostles said to
me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house
(of an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath'am called Al-Ka'ba
Al-Yama-niya. So, I proceeded with one hundred and fifty cavalry men
from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. It happened that
I could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet , stroke me over my
chest till I saw his finger-marks over my chest, he said, 'O Allah!
Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man.' " Jarir
proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he
sent a messenger to Allah's Apostle informing him of that. Jarir's
messenger said, "By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not
come to you till I had left it like an emancipated or gabby camel
(i.e. completely marred and spoilt)." Jarir added, "The Prophet asked
for Allah's Blessings for the horses and the men of Ahmas five times."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 263:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet burnt the
date-palms of Bani An-Nadir.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 264:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
Azib:
Allah's Apostle sent a
group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi. One of them set out and entered
their (i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, "I hid myself in a
stable for their animals. They closed the fort gate. Later they lost a
donkey of theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went out
along with them, pretending to look for it. They found the donkey and
entered their fort. And I, too, entered along with them. They closed
the gate of the fort at night, and kept its keys in a small window
where I could see them. When those people slept, I took the keys and
opened the gate of the fort and came upon Abu Rafi and said, 'O Abu
Rafi. When he replied me, I proceeded towards the voice and hit him.
He shouted and I came out to come back, pretending to be a helper. I
said, 'O Abu Rafi, changing the tone of my voice. He asked me, 'What
do you want; woe to your mother?' I asked him, 'What has happened to
you?' He said, 'I don't know who came to me and hit me.' Then I drove
my sword into his belly and pushed it forcibly till it touched the
bone. Then I came out, filled with puzzlement and went towards a
ladder of theirs in order to get down but I fell down and sprained my
foot. I came to my companions and said, 'I will not leave till I hear
the wailing of the women.' So, I did not leave till I heard the women
bewailing Abu Rafi, the merchant pf Hijaz. Then I got up, feeling no
ailment, (and we proceeded) till we came upon the Prophet and informed
him."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 265:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
Azib:
Allah's Apostle sent a
group of the Ansar to Abu Rafi. Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at
night and killed him while he was sleeping.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 266l:
Narrated Salim Abu
An-Nadr:
(the freed slave of 'Umar
bin 'Ubaidullah) I was Umar's clerk. Once Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote
a letter to 'Umar when he proceeded to Al-Haruriya. I read in it that
Allah's Apostle in one of his military expeditions against the enemy,
waited till the sun declined and then he got up amongst the people
saying, "O people! Do not wish to meet the enemy, and ask Allah for
safety, but when you face the enemy, be patient, and remember that
Paradise is under the shades of swords." Then he said, "O Allah, the
Revealer of the Holy Book, and the Mover of the clouds and the
Defeater of the clans, defeat them, and grant us victory over them."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 266c:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said: "Do not
wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be
patient."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 267:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Khosrau will be ruined, and there will be no Khosrau after him, and
Caesar will surely be ruined and there will be no Caesar after him,
and you will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause." He called, "War
is deceit'.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 268:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle called,:
"War is deceit".
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 269:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "War is
deceit."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 270:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Who is
ready to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His
Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like
me to kill him?" He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin
Maslama went to him (i.e. Ka'b) and said, "This person (i.e. the
Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Ka'b replied,
"By Allah, you will get tired of him." Muhammad said to him, "We have
followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end of his
affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this way till
he got the chance to kill him.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 271:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "Who is
ready to kill Ka'b bin Ashraf (i.e. a Jew)." Muhammad bin Maslama
replied, "Do you like me to kill him?" The Prophet replied in the
affirmative. Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say what I
like." The Prophet replied, "I do (i.e. allow you)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 272:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I saw Allah's Apostle on
the day (of the battle) of the Trench carrying earth till the hair of
his chest were covered with dust and he was a hairy man. He was
reciting the following verses of 'Abdullah (bin Rawaha): "O Allah,
were it not for You, We would not have been guided, Nor would we have
given in charity, nor prayed. So, bestow on us calmness, and when we
meet the enemy. Then make our feet firm, for indeed, Yet if they want
to put us in affliction, (i.e. want to fight against us) we would not
(flee but withstand them)." The Prophet used to raise his voice while
reciting these verses. (See Hadith No. 432, Vol. 5).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 273:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah's Apostle did not
screen himself from me since my embracing Islam, and whenever he saw
me he would receive me with a smile. Once I told him that I could not
sit firm on horses. He stroke me on the chest with his hand and said,
"O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and a rightly-guided
man."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 274:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
The people asked Sahl bin
Sad As-Sa' idi "With what thing (medicine) was the wound of Allah's
Apostle treated?" He replied, "There is none left (living) amongst the
people who knows it better than. 'Ali used to bring water in his
shield and Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's daughter) used to wash the blood
off his face. Then a mat (of palm leaves) was burnt and its ash was
inserted in the wound of Allah's Apostle."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 275:
Narrated Abu Burda:
That his father said,
"The Prophet sent Mu'adh and Abu Musa to Yemen telling them. 'Treat
the people with ease and don't be hard on them; give them glad tidings
and don't fill them with aversion; and love each other, and don't
differ."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 276:
Narrated Al-Bara bin
Azib:
The Prophet appointed
'Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the infantry men (archers)
who were fifty on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He instructed them,
"Stick to your place, and don't leave it even if you see birds
snatching us, till I send for you; and if you see that we have
defeated the infidels and made them flee, even then you should not
leave your place till I send for you." Then the infidels were
defeated. By Allah, I saw the women fleeing lifting up their clothes
revealing their leg-bangles and their legs. So, the companions of
'Abdullah bin Jubair said, "The booty! O people, the booty ! Your
companions have become victorious, what are you waiting for now?"
'Abdullah bin Jubair said, "Have you forgotten what Allah's Apostle
said to you?" They replied, "By Allah! We will go to the people (i.e.
the enemy) and collect our share from the war booty." But when they
went to them, they were forced to turn back defeated. At that time
Allah's Apostle in their rear was calling them back. Only twelve men
remained with the Prophet and the infidels martyred seventy men from
us.
On the day (of the
battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his companions had caused the 'Pagans
to lose 140 men, seventy of whom were captured and seventy were
killed. Then Abu Sufyan asked thrice, "Is Muhammad present amongst
these people?" The Prophet ordered his companions not to answer him.
Then he asked thrice, "Is the son of Abu Quhafa present amongst these
people?" He asked again thrice, "Is the son of Al-Khattab present
amongst these people?" He then returned to his companions and said,
"As for these (men), they have been killed." 'Umar could not control
himself and said (to Abu Sufyan), "You told a lie, by Allah! O enemy
of Allah! All those you have mentioned are alive, and the thing which
will make you unhappy is still there." Abu Sufyan said, "Our victory
today is a counterbalance to yours in the battle of Badr, and in war
(the victory) is always undecided and is shared in turns by the
belligerents, and you will find some of your (killed) men mutilated,
but I did not urge my men to do so, yet I do not feel sorry for their
deed" After that he started reciting cheerfully, "O Hubal, be high!
(1) On that the Prophet said (to his companions), "Why don't you
answer him back?" They said, "O Allah's Apostle What shall we say?" He
said, "Say, Allah is Higher and more Sublime." (Then) Abu Sufyan said,
"We have the (idol) Al Uzza, and you have no Uzza." The Prophet said
(to his companions), "Why don't you answer him back?" They asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! What shall we say?" He said, "Says Allah is our
Helper and you have no helper."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 277:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle was the
(most handsome), most generous and the bravest of all the people. Once
the people of Medina got frightened having heard an uproar at night.
So, the Prophet met the people while he was riding an unsaddled horse
belonging to Abu Talha and carrying his sword (slung over his
shoulder). He said (to them), "Don't get scared, don't get scared."
Then he added, "I found it (i.e the horse) very fast."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 278:
Narrated Salama:
I went out of Medina
towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a
slave of 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf met me. I said to him, "Woe to you!
What brought you here?" He replied, "The she-camels of the Prophet
have been taken away." I said, "Who took them?" He said, "Ghatafan and
Fazara." So, I sent three cries, "O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !" so loudly
that made the people in between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains hear
me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken the camels
away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, "I am the son of
Al-Akwa"; and today perish the mean people!" So, I saved the
she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could drink water.
When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet met me, I said, "O
Allah's Apostle Those people are thirsty and I have prevented them
from drinking water, so send some people to chase them." The Prophet
said, "O son of Al-Akwa', you have gained power (over your enemy), so
forgive (them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by
their folk."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 279:
Narrated Abu Ishaq:
A man asked Al-Bara "O
Abu 'Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?"
Al-Bara replied while I was listening, "As for Allah's Apostle he did
not flee on that day. Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding the reins
of his mule and when the pagans attacked him, he dismounted and
started saying, 'I am the Prophet, and there is no lie about it; I am
the son of 'Abdul Muttalib.' On that day nobody was seen braver than
the Prophet
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
When the tribe of Bani
Quraiza was ready to accept Sad's judgment, Allah's Apostle sent for
Sad who was near to him. Sad came, riding a donkey and when he came
near, Allah's Apostle said (to the Ansar), "Stand up for your leader."
Then Sad came and sat beside Allah's Apostle who said to him. "These
people are ready to accept your judgment." Sad said, "I give the
judgment that their warriors should be killed and their children and
women should be taken as prisoners." The Prophet then remarked, "O
Sad! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of
the King Allah."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 281:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle sent a
Sariya of ten men as spies under the leadership of 'Asim bin Thabit
al-Ansari, the grandfather of 'Asim bin Umar Al-Khattab. They
proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a place between 'Usfan, and Mecca,
and their news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani
Lihyan. About two-hundred men, who were all archers, hurried to follow
their tracks till they found the place where they had eaten dates they
had brought with them from Medina. They said, "These are the dates of
Yathrib (i.e. Medina), "and continued following their tracks When
'Asim and his companions saw their pursuers, they went up a high place
and the infidels circled them. The infidels said to them, "Come down
and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we will not kill
any one of you" 'Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the Sariya said, "By
Allah! I will not come down to be under the protection of infidels. O
Allah! Convey our news to Your Prophet. Then the infidels threw arrows
at them till they martyred 'Asim along with six other men, and three
men came down accepting their promise and convention, and they were
Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina and another man So, when the
infidels captured them, they undid the strings of their bows and tied
them. Then the third (of the captives) said, "This is the first
betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No doubt these, namely the
martyred, have set a good example to us." So, they dragged him and
tried to compel him to accompany them, but as he refused, they killed
him. They took Khubaid and Ibn Dathina with them and sold them (as
slaves) in Mecca (and all that took place) after the battle of Badr.
Khubaib was bought by the sons of Al-Harith bin 'Amir bin Naufal bin
'Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib who had killed Al-Harith bin 'Amir on the
day (of the battle of) Badr. So, Khubaib remained a prisoner with
those people.
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyyad said that the daughter of Al-Harith had told
him, "When those people gathered (to kill Khubaib) he borrowed a razor
from me to shave his pubes and I gave it to him. Then he took a son of
mine while I was unaware when he came upon him. I saw him placing my
son on his thigh and the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much
that Khubaib noticed the agitation on my face and said, 'Are you
afraid that I will kill him? No, I will never do so.' By Allah, I
never saw a prisoner better than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him
eating of a bunch of grapes in his hand while he was chained in irons,
and there was no fruit at that time in Mecca." The daughter of
Al-Harith used to say, "It was a boon Allah bestowed upon Khubaib."
When they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him outside
its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let him offer two Rakat
(prayer). They allowed him and he offered Two Rakat and then said,
"Hadn't I been afraid that you would think that I was afraid (of being
killed), I would have prolonged the prayer. O Allah, kill them all
with no exception." (He then recited the poetic verse):-- "I being
martyred as a Muslim, Do not mind how I am killed in Allah's Cause,
For my killing is for Allah's Sake, And if Allah wishes, He will bless
the amputated parts of a torn body" Then the son of Al Harith killed
him. So, it was Khubaib who set the tradition for any Muslim sentenced
to death in captivity, to offer a two-Rak'at prayer (before being
killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of Asim bin Thabit on that
very day on which he was martyred. The Prophet informed his companions
of their news and what had happened to them. Later on when some
infidels from Quraish were informed that Asim had been killed, they
sent some people to fetch a part of his body (i.e. his head) by which
he would be recognized. (That was because) 'Asim had killed one of
their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of Badr. So, a swarm of wasps,
resembling a shady cloud, were sent to hover over Asim and protect him
from their messenger and thus they could not cut off anything from his
flesh.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Free
the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 283:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I asked Ali, "Do you have
the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration besides what is in Allah's
Book?" 'Ali replied, "No, by Him Who splits the grain of corn and
creates the soul. I don't think we have such knowledge, but we have
the ability of understanding which Allah may endow a person with, so
that he may understand the Qur'an, and we have what is written in this
paper as well." I asked, "What is written in this paper?" He replied,
"(The regulations of) blood-money, the freeing of captives, and the
judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 284:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Some Ansari men asked
permission from Allah's Apostle saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow us
not to take the ransom of our nephew Al Abbas. The Prophet replied,
"Do not leave a single Dirham thereof."
(In another narration)
Anas said, "Some wealth was brought to the Prophet from Bahrain. Al
Abbas came to him and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Give me (some of it),
as I have paid my and 'Aqil's ransom.' The Prophet said, 'Take,' and
gave him in his garment."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 285:
Narrated Jubair:
(who was among the
captives of the Battle of Badr) I heard the Prophet reciting
'Surat-at-Tur' in the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 286:
Narrated Salama bin
Al-Akwa:
"An infidel spy came to
the Prophet while he was on a journey. The spy sat with the companions
of the Prophet and started talking and then went away. The Prophet
said (to his companions), 'Chase and kill him.' So, I killed him." The
Prophet then gave him the belongings of the killed spy (in addition to
his share of the war booty).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 287:
Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun:
Umar (after he was
stabbed), instructed (his would-be-successor) saying, "I urge him
(i.e. the new Caliph) to take care of those non-Muslims who are under
the protection of Allah and His Apostle in that he should observe the
convention agreed upon with them, and fight on their behalf (to secure
their safety) and he should not over-tax them beyond their
capability."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 288:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn 'Abbas said,
"Thursday! What (great thing) took place on Thursday!" Then he started
weeping till his tears wetted the gravels of the ground . Then he
said, "On Thursday the illness of Allah's Apostle was aggravated and
he said, "Fetch me writing materials so that I may have something
written to you after which you will never go astray." The people
(present there) differed in this matter and people should not differ
before a prophet. They said, "Allah's Apostle is seriously sick.' The
Prophet said, "Let me alone, as the state in which I am now, is better
than what you are calling me for." The Prophet on his death-bed, gave
three orders saying, "Expel the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula,
respect and give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me
dealing with them." I forgot the third (order)" (Ya'qub bin Muhammad
said, "I asked Al-Mughira bin 'Abdur-Rahman about the Arabian
Peninsula and he said, 'It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and
Yemen." Ya'qub added, "And Al-Arj, the beginning of Tihama.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 289:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
'Umar saw a silken cloak
being sold in the market and he brought it to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Buy this cloak and adorn yourself with it on
the 'Id festivals and on meeting the delegations." Allah's Apostle
replied, "This is the dress for the one who will have no share in the
Hereafter (or, this is worn by one who will have no share in the
Hereafter)." After sometime had passed, Allah's Apostle sent a silken
cloak to 'Umar. 'Umar took it and brought it to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have said that this is the dress of that
who will have no share in the Hereafter (or, this is worn by one who
will have no share in the Hereafter), yet you have sent me this!" The
Prophet said," I have sent it) so that you may sell it or fulfill with
it some of your needs."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 290d:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Umar and a group of the
companions of the Prophet set out with the Prophet to Ibn Saiyad. He
found him playing with some boys near the hillocks of Bani Maghala.
Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his puberty. He did not notice
(the Prophet's presence) till the Prophet stroked him on the back with
his hand and said, "Ibn Saiyad! Do you testify that I am Allah's
Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said, "I testify that you are
the Apostle of the illiterates."
Then Ibn Saiyad asked the
Prophet. "Do you testify that I am the apostle of Allah?" The Prophet
said to him, "I believe in Allah and His Apostles." Then the Prophet
said (to Ibn Saiyad). "What do you see?" Ibn Saiyad replied, "True
people and false ones visit me." The Prophet said, "Your mind is
confused as to this matter." The Prophet added, " I have kept
something (in my mind) for you." Ibn Saiyad said, "It is Ad-Dukh." The
Prophet said (to him), "Shame be on you! You cannot cross your
limits." On that 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his
head off." The Prophet said, "If he should be him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal)
then you cannot overpower him, and should he not be him, then you are
not going to benefit by murdering him."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 290:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
(Later on) Allah's
Apostle (once again) went along with Ubai bin Ka'b to the garden of
date-palms where Ibn Saiyad was staying. When the Prophet entered the
garden, he started hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palms
as he wanted to hear something from the Ibn Saiyad before the latter
could see him. Ibn Saiyad was lying in his bed, covered with a velvet
sheet from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw the
Prophet while he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the
date-palms. She addressed Ibn Saiyad, "O Saf!" (And this was his
name). Ibn Saiyad got up. The Prophet said, "Had this woman let him to
himself, he would have revealed the reality of his case." Then the
Prophet got up amongst the people, glorifying Allah as He deserves, he
mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn you about him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal)
and there is no prophet who did not warn his nation about him, and
Noah warned his nation about him, but I tell you a statement which no
prophet informed his nation of. You should understand that he is a
one-eyed man and Allah is not one-eyed."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 291:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
I asked the Prophet
during his Hajj, "O Allah's Apostle! Where will you stay tomorrow?" He
said, "Has Aqil left for us any house?" He then added, "Tomorrow we
will stay at Khaif Bani Kinana, i.e. Al-Muhassab, where (the Pagans
of) Quraish took an oath of Kufr (i.e. to be loyal to heathenism) in
that Bani Kinana got allied with Quraish against Bani Hashim on the
terms that they would not deal with the members of the is tribe or
give them shelter." (Az-Zuhri said, "Khaif means valley.") (See Hadith
No. 659, Vol. 2)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 292:
Narrated Aslam:
Umar bin Al-Khattab
appointed a freed slave of his, called Hunai, manager of the Hima
(i.e. a pasture devoted for grazing the animals of the Zakat or other
specified animals). He said to him, "O Hunai! Don't oppress the
Muslims and ward off their curse (invocations against you) for the
invocation of the oppressed is responded to (by Allah); and allow the
shepherd having a few camels and those having a few sheep (to graze
their animals), and take care not to allow the livestock of
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and the livestock of ('Uthman) bin 'Affan, for
if their livestock should perish, then they have their farms and
gardens, while those who own a few camels and those who own a few
sheep, if their livestock should perish, would bring their dependents
to me and appeal for help saying, 'O chief of the believers! O chief
of the believers!' Would I then neglect them? (No, of course). So, I
find it easier to let them have water and grass rather than to give
them gold and silver (from the Muslims' treasury). By Allah, these
people think that I have been unjust to them. This is their land, and
during the pre-lslamic period, they fought for it and they embraced
Islam (willingly) while it was in their possession. By Him in Whose
Hand my life is! Were it not for the animals (in my custody) which I
give to be ridden for striving in Allah's Cause, I would not have
turned even a span of their land into a Hima."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 293:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
The Prophet said (to us),
" List the names of those people who have announced that they are
Muslims." So, we listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we
wondered, "Should we be afraid (of infidels) although we are one
thousand and five hundred in number?" No doubt, we witnessed ourselves
being afflicted with such bad trials that one would have to offer the
prayer alone in fear.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 294:
Narrated Al-Amash:
"We (listed the Muslims
and) found them five hundred." And Abu Muawiya said, "Between
six-hundred to seven-hundred."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 295:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man came to the Prophet
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have enlisted in the army for
such-and-such Ghazwa, and my wife is leaving for Hajj." Allah's
Apostle said, "Go back and perform Hajj with your wife."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 296:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
as follows in Hadith 297.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 297:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
We were in the company of
Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and he remarked about a man who claimed
to be a Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the (Hell)
Fire." When the battle started, the man fought violently till he got
wounded. Somebody said, "O Allah's Apostle! The man whom you described
as being from the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and
died." The Prophet said, "He will go to the (Hell) Fire." Some people
were on the point of doubting (the truth of what the Prophet had said)
while they were in this state, suddenly someone said that he was still
alive but severely wounded. When night fell, he lost patience and
committed suicide. The Prophet was informed of that, and he said,
"Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle."
Then he ordered Bilal to announce amongst the people: 'None will enter
Paradise but a Muslim, and Allah may support this religion (i.e.
Islam) even with a disobedient man.'
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 298:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle delivered
a sermon and said, "Zaid received the flag and was martyred, then
Ja'far took it and was martyred, then 'Abdullah bin Rawaha took it and
was martyred, and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took it without being
appointed, and Allah gave him victory." The Prophet added, "I am not
pleased (or they will not be pleased) that they should remain (alive)
with us," while his eyes were shedding tears.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 299:
Narrated Anas:
The people of the tribes
of Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usiya and Bani Lihyan came to the Prophet and
claimed that they had embraced Islam, and they requested him to
support them with some men to fight their own people. The Prophet
supported them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we used to call
Al-Qurra'(i.e. Scholars) who (out of piety) used to cut wood during
the day and pray all the night. So, those people took the (seventy)
men till they reached a place called Bi'r-Ma'ana where they betrayed
and martyred them. So, the Prophet invoked evil on the tribe of Ril,
Dhakwan and Bani Lihyan for one month in the prayer.
Narrated Qatada: Anas
told us that they (i.e. Muslims) used to recite a Quranic Verse
concerning those martyrs which was:-- "O Allah! Let our people be
informed on our behalf that we have met our Lord Who has got pleased
with us and made us pleased." Then the Verse was cancelled.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 300:
Narrated Abu Talha:
Whenever the Prophet
conquered some people, he would stay in their town for three days.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 301:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet performed
'Umra, setting out from Al-Jarana where he distributed the war booty
of Hunain.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 302:
Narrated Nafi:
Once a slave of Ibn 'Umar
fled and joined the Byzantine. Khalid bin Al-Walid got him back and
returned him to 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar). Once a horse of Ibn 'Umar also
ran away and followed the Byzantines, and he (i.e. Khalid) got it back
and returned it to 'Abdullah.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 303:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
That he was riding a
horse on the day, the Muslims fought (against the Byzantines), and the
commander of the Muslim army was Khalid bin Al-Walid who had been
appointed by Abu Bakr. The enemy took the horse away, and when the
enemy was defeated, Khalid returned the horse to him.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 304:
Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah:
I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We have slaughtered a young sheep of ours and have ground one
Sa of barley. So, I invite you along with some persons." So, the
Prophet said in a loud voice, "O the people of the Trench! Jabir had
prepared "Sur" so come along."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 305:
Narrated Um Khalid:
(the daughter of Khalid
bin Said) I went to Allah's Apostle with my father and I was Nearing a
yellow shirt. Allah's Apostle said, "Sanah, Sanah!" ('Abdullah, the
narrator, said that 'Sanah' meant 'good' in the Ethiopian language). I
then started playing with the seal of Prophethood (in between the
Prophet's shoulders) and my father rebuked me harshly for that.
Allah's Apostle said. "Leave her," and then Allah's Apostle (invoked
Allah to grant me a long life) by saying (thrice), "Wear this dress
till it is worn out and then wear it till it is worn out, and then
wear it till it is worn out." (The narrator adds, "It is said that she
lived for a long period, wearing that (yellow) dress till its color
became dark because of long wear.")
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 306:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Al-Hasan bin 'All took a
date from the dates of the Sadaqa and put it in his mouth. The Prophet
said (to him) in Persian, "Kakh, kakh! (i.e. Don't you know that we do
not eat the Sadaqa (i.e. what is given in charity) (charity is the
dirt of the people))."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 307:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet got up
amongst us and mentioned Al Ghulul, emphasized its magnitude and
declared that it was a great sin saying, "Don't commit Ghulul for I
should not like to see anyone amongst you on the Day of Ressurection,
carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating, or carrying over
his neck a horse that will be neighing. Such a man will be saying: 'O
Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I will reply, 'I
can't help you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you Nor should
I like to see a man carrying over his neck, a camel that will be
grunting. Such a man will say, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with
Allah for me, and I will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed
Allah's Message to you,' or one carrying over his neck gold and silver
and saying, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I
will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allah's Message to
you,' or one carrying clothes that will be fluttering, and the man
will say, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me.' And I will
say, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 308:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Amr:
There was a man who
looked after the family and the belongings of the Prophet and he was
called Karkara. The man died and Allah's Apostle said, "He is in the
'(Hell) Fire." The people then went to look at him and found in his
place, a cloak he had stolen from the war booty.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 309:
Narrated Abaya bin Rifaa:
My grandfather, Rafi
said, "We were in the company of the Prophet at DhulHulaifa, and the
people suffered from hunger. We got some camels and sheep (as booty)
and the Prophet was still behind the people. They hurried and put the
cooking pots on the fire. (When he came) he ordered that the cooking
pots should be upset and then he distributed the booty (amongst the
people) regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel then a camel fled
and the people chased it till they got tired, as they had a few horses
(for chasing it). So a man threw an arrow at it and caused it to stop
(with Allah's Permission). On that the Prophet said, 'Some of these
animals behave like wild beasts, so, if any animal flee from you, deal
with it in the same way." My grandfather asked (the Prophet ), "We
hope (or are afraid) that we may meet the enemy tomorrow and we have
no knives. Can we slaughter our animals with canes?" Allah's Apostle
replied, "If the instrument used for killing causes the animal to
bleed profusely and if Allah's Name is mentioned on killing it, then
eat its meat (i.e. it is lawful) but won't use a tooth or a nail and I
am telling you the reason: A tooth is a bone (and slaughtering with a
bone is forbidden ), and a nail is the slaughtering instrument of the
Ethiopians."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 310:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir bin 'Abdullah said
to me, "Allah's Apostle said to me, 'Won't you relieve me from
Dhul-Khalasa?' Dhul-Khalasa was a house where the tribe of Khatham
used to stay, and it used to be called Ka'bat-ul Yamaniya. So I
proceeded with one hundred-and-fifty (men) from the tribe of Ahmas who
were good cavalry. I informed the Prophet that I could not sit firm on
horses, so he stroke me on the chest with his hand and I noticed his
finger marks on my chest. He invoked, 'O Allah! Make him firm and a
guiding and rightly-guided man." Jarir set out towards that place,
dismantled and burnt it, and then sent the good news to Allah's
Apostle . The messenger of Jarir said to Allah's Apostle. "O Allah's
Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you
till it (i.e. the house) had been turned (black) like a scabby camel
(covered with tar)." So the Prophet invokes Allah to Bless the horses
of the men of Ahmas five times.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 311:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, on the
day of the Conquest of Mecca, "There is no migration (after the
Conquest), but Jihad and good intentions, and when you are called for
Jihad, you should immediately respond to the call."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 312:
Narrated Abu Uthman
An-Nahdi:
Mujashi (bin Mas'ud) took
his brother Mujalid bin Musud to the Prophet and said, "This is
Mujalid and he will give a pledge of allegiance to you for migration."
The Prophet said, "There is no migration after the Conquest of Mecca,
but I will take his pledge of allegiance for Islam."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 313:
Narrated 'Ata':
I and 'Ubai bin 'Umar
went to 'Aisha while she was staying near Thabir (i.e. a mountain).
She said, "There is no Migration after Allah gave His Prophet victory
over Mecca."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 314:
Narrated Sad bin 'Ubaida:
Abu Abdur-Rahman who was
one of the supporters of Uthman said to Abu Talha who was one of the
supporters of Ali, "I perfectly know what encouraged your leader (i.e.
'Ali) to shed blood. I heard him saying: Once the Prophet sent me and
Az-Zubair saying, 'Proceed to such-and-such Ar-Roudah (place) where
you will find a lady whom Hatib has given a letter. So when we arrived
at Ar-Roudah, we requested the lady to hand over the letter to us. She
said, 'Hatib has not given me any letter.' We said to her. 'Take out
the letter or else we will strip off your clothes.' So she took it out
of her braid. So the Prophet sent for Hatib, (who came) and said,
'Don't hurry in judging me, for, by Allah, I have not become a
disbeliever, and my love to Islam is increasing. (The reason for
writing this letter was) that there is none of your companions but has
relatives in Mecca who look after their families and property, while I
have nobody there, so I wanted to do them some favor (so that they
might look after my family and property).' The Prophet believed him.
'Umar said, 'Allow me to chop off his (i.e. Hatib's) neck as he has
done hypocrisy.' The Prophet said, (to 'Umar), 'Who knows, perhaps
Allah has looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), 'Do
whatever you like, for I have forgiven you.' " 'Abdur-Rahman added,
"So this is what encouraged him (i.e. Ali)."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 315:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
Ibn Az-Zubair said to Ibn
Ja'far "Do you remember when I, you and Ibn 'Abbas went out to receive
Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Ja'far replied in the affirmative. Ibn Az-Zubair
added, "And Allah's Apostle made us (i.e. I and Ibn 'Abbas) ride along
with him and left you."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 316:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin
Yazid:
I along with some boys
went out to receive Allah's Apostle at Thaniyatal-Wada'.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 317:
Narrated Abdullah:
When the Prophet returned
(from Jihad), he would say Takbir thrice and add, "We are returning,
if Allah wishes, with repentance and worshipping and praising (our
Lord) and prostrating ourselves before our Lord. Allah fulfilled His
Promise and helped His Slave, and He Alone defeated the (infidel)
clans."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 318:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We were in the company of
the Prophet while returning from 'Usfan, and Allah's Apostle was
riding his she-camel keeping Safiya bint Huyay riding behind him. His
she-camel slipped and both of them fell down. Abu Talha jumped from
his camel and said, "O Allah's Apostle! May Allah sacrifice me for
you." The Prophet said, "Take care of the lady." So, Abu Talha covered
his face with a garment and went to Safiya and covered her with it,
and then he set right the condition of their shecamel so that both of
them rode, and we were encircling Allah's Apostle like a cover. When
we approached Medina, the Prophet said, "We are returning with
repentance and worshipping and praising our Lord." He kept on saying
this till he entered Medina.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 319:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
That he and Abu Talha
came in the company of the Prophet and Safiya was accompanying the
Prophet, who let her ride behind him on his she-camel. During the
journey, the she-camel slipped and both the Prophet and (his) wife
fell down. Abu Talha (the sub-narrator thinks that Anas said that Abu
Talha jumped from his camel quickly) said, "O Allah's Apostle! May
Allah sacrifice me for your sake! Did you get hurt?" The Prophet
replied,"No, but take care of the lady." Abu Talha covered his face
with his garment and proceeded towards her and covered her with his
garment, and she got up. He then set right the condition of their
she-camel and both of them (i.e. the Prophet and his wife) rode and
proceeded till they approached Medina. The Prophet said, "We are
returning with repentance and worshipping and praising our Lord." The
Prophet kept on saying this statement till he entered Medina.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 320:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
I was on a journey in the
company of the Prophet and when we reached Medina, he said to me,
"Enter the Mosque and offer two Rakat."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 321:
Narrated Ka'b:
Whenever the Prophet
returned from a journey in the forenoon, he would enter the Mosque and
offer two Rakat before sitting.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 322:
Narrated Muharib bin
Dithar:
Jabir bin 'Abdullah said,
"When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he slaughtered a camel or a
cow." Jabir added, "The Prophet bought a camel from me for two Uqiyas
(of gold) and one or two Dirhams. When he reached Sirar, he ordered
that a cow be slaughtered and they ate its meat. When he arrived at
Medina, he ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two Rakat, and
weighed (and gave) me the price of the camel."
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 323:
Narrated Jabir:
Once I returned from a
journey and the Prophet said (to me) "Offer two Rakat." (Sirar is a
place near Medina).
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