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Judgments (Ahkaam)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 251:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys
Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever
disobeys him, disobeys me."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 252:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his
charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is
responsible for his subjects; a man is the guardian of his family
(household) and is responsible for his subjects; a woman is the
guardian of her husband's home and of his children and is responsible
for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his master's
property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a
guardian and responsible for his charges."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 253:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Jubair bin Mut'im:
That while he was
included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya
heard that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr had said that there would be a king from
Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and after
glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I
have come to know that some of you men are narrating things which are
neither in Allah's Book, nor has been mentioned by Allah's Apostle .
Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware of such vain desires
that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah's Apostle saying,
'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, and none
will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face as
long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion
(Islam).'"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 254:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said,
"This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two
of them were still existing."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 255:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do
not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah
has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah
has given wisdom (knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts
according to it and teaches it to others."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 256:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said,
"You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian
(black) slave whose head looks like a raisin."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 257:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "If
somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he
should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group
even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the
Pre-lslamic period of ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith
No. 176 and 177)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 258:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "A
Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he
likes it or not, as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience
(to Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one
should not listen to it or obey it. (See Hadith No. 203, Vol. 4)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 259:
Narrated 'Ali:
The Prophet sent an army
unit (for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its
commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the
campaign) he became angry with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet
order you to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I order you to
collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it." So
they collected wood and made a fire, but when they were about to throw
themselves into, it they started looking at each other, and some of
them said, "We followed the Prophet to escape from the fire. How
should we enter it now?" So while they were in that state, the fire
extinguished and their commander's anger abated. The event was
mentioned to the Prophet and he said, "If they had entered it (the
fire) they would never have come out of it, for obedience is required
only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 260:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman
bin Samura:
The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman!
Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your
demand then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given
it without asking (for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it.
If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that
something else is better, then you should expiate your oath and do
what is better."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 261:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman
bin Samura:
Allah's Apostle said, "O
'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are
given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it,
but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped
(by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later
on you find that something else is better, then do what is better and
make expiation for your oath."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 262:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "You
people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a
thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent
wet nurse it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 263:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Two men from my tribe and
I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, "O
Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second. The
Prophet said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who
ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 264:
Narrated Ma'qil:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some
people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never
feel even the smell of Paradise."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 265:
Narrated Ma'qil:
Allah's Apostle said, "If
any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he
is deceiving them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 266:
Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima:
I saw Safwan and Jundab
and Safwan's companions when Jundab was advising. They said, "Did you
hear something from Allah's Apostle?" Jundab said, "I heard him
saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will
expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people),
and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into
difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab),
"Advise us." He said, "The first thing of the human body to purify is
the abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned
lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing
intervene between him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of
blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 267:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Apostle." The Prophet
said, "You will be with the one whom you love."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 268:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:
Anas bin Malik said to a
woman of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a woman?" She replied,
"Yes." He said, "The Prophet passed by her while she was weeping over
a grave, and he said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The
woman said (to the Prophet). 'Go away from me, for you do not know my
calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet left her and proceeded. A man
passed by her and asked her, 'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?'
She replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's
Apostle."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet
and she did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!' The Prophet said, 'No
doubt, patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 269:
Narrated Anas:
Qais bin Sa'd was to the
Prophet like a chief police officer to an Amir (chief).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 270:
Narrated Abu Musa:
that the Prophet sent him
and sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 271:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man embraced Islam and
then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man
with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa
replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh
said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict
of Allah and His Apostle
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 272:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman
bin Abi Bakra:
Abu Bakra wrote to his
son who was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two persons when you
are angry, for I heard the Prophet saying, "A judge should not judge
between two persons while he is in an angry mood."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 273:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud
Al-Ansari:
A man came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I fail to attend the
morning congregational prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Muadh bin
Jabal) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it." I had never seen
the Prophet more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. He
then said, "O people! some of you make others dislike (good deeds,
i.e. prayers etc). So whoever among you leads the people in prayer, he
should shorten it because among them there are the old, the weak and
the busy (needy having some jobs to do). (See Hadith No. 90, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 274:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
That he had divorced his
wife during her menses. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet. Allah's
Apostle became angry and said, "He must take her back (his wife) and
keep her with him till she becomes clean from her menses and then to
wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again from it and
only then, if he wants to divorce her, he may do so."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 275:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabia
came and said. "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, there was no family on
the surface of the earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did
your family, but today there is no family on the surface of the earth
whom I like to see honored more than yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan
is a miser. Is it sinful of me to feed our children from his
property?" The Prophet said, "There is no blame on you if you feed
them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 276:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet intended
to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a
letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet took a
silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its
engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 277:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
As-Sa'di:
That when he went to
'Umar during his Caliphate. 'Umar said to him, "Haven't I been told
that you do certain jobs for the people but when you are given payment
you refuse to take it?" 'Abdullah added: I said, "Yes." 'Umar said,
"Why do you do so?" I said, "I have horses and slaves and I am living
in prosperity and I wish that my payment should be kept as a
charitable gift for the Muslims." 'Umar said, "Do not do so, for I
intended to do the same as you do. Allah's Apostles used to give me
gifts and I used to say to him, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.'
Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy person
than me,' whereupon the Prophet said, 'Take it and keep it in your
possession and then give it in charity. Take what ever comes to you of
this money if you are not keen to have it and not asking for it;
otherwise (i.e., if it does not come to you) do not seek to have it
yourself.' "
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar: I have heard 'Umar saying, "The Prophet used to give me some
money (grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give it to a more needy one
than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more
needy one than me.' The Prophet said (to me), 'Take it and keep it in
your possession and then give it in charity. Take whatever comes to
you of this money while you are not keen to have it and not asking for
it; take it, but you should not seek to have what you are not given. '
"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 278:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I witnessed a husband and
a wife who were involved in a case of Lian. Then (the judgment of)
divorce was passed. I was fifteen years of age, at that time.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 279:
Narrated Sahl:
(the brother of Bani
Sa'ida) A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet and said, "If a man
finds another man sleeping with his wife, should he kill him?" That
man and his wife then did Lian in the mosque while I was present.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's
Apostle while he was in the mosque, and called him, saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet
turned his face to the other side, but when the man gave four
witnesses against himself, the Prophet said to him, "Are you mad?" The
man said, "No." So the Prophet said (to his companions), "Take him
away and stone him to death. "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 281:
Narrated Um Salama:
Allah's Apostle said, "I
am only a human being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your
cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently
in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict
according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the
right of a brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should
not take it, for I am giving him only a piece of Fire." (See Hadith
No. 638, Vol. 3).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
Allah's Apostle said on
the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and
has a proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of
that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to seek a witness to
testify that I had killed an infidel but I could not find any witness
and then sat down. Then I thought that I should mention the case to
Allah's Apostle I (and when I did so) a man from those who were
sitting with him said, "The arms of the killed person he has
mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my behalf." Abu Bakr
said, "No, he will not give the arms to a bird of Quraish and deprive
one of Allah's lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His
Apostle." Allah's Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and I bought a
garden with its price, and that was my first property which I owned
through the war booty.
The people of Hijaz said,
"A judge should not pass a judgment according to his knowledge,
whether he was a witness at the time he was the judge or before that"
And if a litigant gives a confession in favor of his opponent in the
court, in the opinion of some scholars, the judge should not pass a
judgment against him till the latter calls two witnesses to witness
his confession. And some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass a
judgement according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant's
confession) in the court itself, but if the confession takes place
outside the court, he should not pass the judgment unless two
witnesses witness the confession." Some of them said, "A judge can
pass a judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is
trust-worthy, and that a witness is Required just to reveal the truth.
The judge's knowledge is more than the witness." Some said, "A judge
can judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving property,
but in other cases he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A judge ought not to
pass a judgment depending on his knowledge if other people do not know
what he knows, although his knowledge is more than the witness of
somebody else because he might expose himself to suspicion by the
Muslims and cause the Muslims to have unreasonable doubt. "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 283:
Narrated 'Ali bin Husain:
Safiya bint (daughter of)
Huyai came to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when she returned
(home), the Prophet accompanied her. It happened that two men from the
Ansar passed by them and the Prophet called them saying, "She is
Safiya!" those two men said, "Subhan Allah!" The Prophet said, "Satan
circulates in the human body as blood does."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 284:
Narrated Abu Burda:
The Prophet sent my
father and Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things
easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them
glad tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to make people to
hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual
understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's Apostle, "In our country a
special alcoholic drink called Al-Bit', is prepared (for drinking)."
The Prophet said, "Every intoxicant is prohibited. "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 285:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Set
free the captives and accept invitations."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 286:
Narrated Abu Humaid
Al-Sa'idi:
The Prophet appointed a
man from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect the
Zakat. When he returned (with the money) he said (to the Prophet),
"This is for you and this has been given to me as a gift." The Prophet
stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he ascended the pulpit), and after
glorifying and praising Allah, he said, "What is wrong with the
employee whom we send (to collect Zakat from the public) that he
returns to say, 'This is for you and that is for me?' Why didn't he
stay at his father's and mother's house to see whether he will be
given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, whoever takes
anything illegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by
carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it will be grunting: if
it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a sheep it will be
bleating!" The Prophet then raised both his hands till we saw the
whiteness of his armpits (and he said), "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed
Allah's Message?" And he repeated it three times.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 287:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Salim, the freed salve of
Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants)
and the companions of the Prophet in the Quba mosque. Among those (who
used to pray behind him) were Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir
bin Rabi'a.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 288:
Narrated 'Urwa bin
Az-Zubair:
Marwan bin Al-Hakam and
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were permitted
to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah's Apostle said, "I do not
know who amongst you has agreed (to it) and who has not. Go back so
that your 'Urafa' may submit your decision to us." So the people
returned and their 'Urafa' talked to them and then came back to
Allah's Apostle and told him that the people had given their consent
happily and permitted (their captives to be freed).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 289:
Narrated Muhammad bin
Zaid bin Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Some people said to Ibn
'Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is
contrary to what we say when we leave them." Ibn 'Umar said, "We used
to consider this as hypocrisy."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 290:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostles said,
"The worst of all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some
people with one countenance and to others, with another countenance."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 291:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind (bint 'Utba) said to
the Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some money
of his wealth." The Prophet said, "Take reasonably what is sufficient
for you and your children "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 292:
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet)
Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at the door of his
dwelling, so he went out to them and said, "I am only a human being,
and litigants with cases of dispute come to me, and someone of you may
happen to be more eloquent (in presenting his case) than the other,
whereby I may consider that he is truthful and pass a judgment in his
favor. If ever I pass a judgment in favor of somebody whereby he takes
a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever he takes is nothing but a
piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or leave."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 293:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
'Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, "The son
of the slave girl of Zam'a is from me, so take him into your custody."
So in the year of Conquest of Mecca, Sa'd took him and said. (This is)
my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my
custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before him and said, (He is) my
brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on my
father's bed." So they both submitted their case before Allah's
Apostle. Sa'd said, "O Allah's Apostle! This boy is the son of my
brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin Zam'a said, "This boy is
my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on
the bed of my father." Allah's Apostle said, "The boy is for you, O
'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then Allah's Apostle further said, "The child is for
the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," He then
said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he
saw the child's resemblance to 'Utba. The boy did not see her again
till he met Allah.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 294:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "If
somebody on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's)
property and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry
with him". So Allah revealed,:--
'Verily! those who
purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their
oaths..' (3.77) 'Al-Ashath came while Abdullah was narrating (this) to
the people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and
another man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet said
(to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let
your opponent take an oath.' I said: I am sure he would take a (false)
oath." Thereupon it was revealed: 'Verily! those who purchase a small
gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant....' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 72,
Vol 6).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 295:
Narrated Um Salama:
The Prophet heard the
voices of some people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and
said, "I am only a human being and litigants with cases of disputes
come to me, and maybe one of them presents his case eloquently in a
more convincing and impressive way than the other, and I give my
verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful. So if I give a Muslim's
right to another (by mistake), then that (property) is a piece of
Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave it." (See Hadith No. 281
)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 296:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to know
that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave
after his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the
Prophet sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 297:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle sent an
army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his
leadership. The Prophet said (to the people), "If you are criticizing
his leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's leadership
before. By Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the leadership and used
to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama)
is one of the most beloved persons to me after him. " (See Hadith No.
745, Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 298:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said,
"The most hated person in the sight of Allah, is the most quarrelsome
person."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 299:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet sent (an army
unit under the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the
tribe of Bani Jadhima and those people could not express themselves by
saying, "Aslamna," but they said, "Saba'na! Saba'na! " Khalid kept on
killing some of them and taking some others as captives, and he gave a
captive to everyone of us and ordered everyone of us to kill his
captive. I said, "By Allah, I shall not kill my captive and none of my
companions shall kill his captive!" Then we mentioned that to the
Prophet and he said, "O Allah! I am free from what Khalid bin Al-Walid
has done," and repeated it twice.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 300:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd
As-Saidi:
There was some quarrel
(sighting) among Bani 'Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet, he
offered the Zuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the
meantime the time of 'Asr prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan
and then the Iqama for the prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the
prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward. The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr
was still praying. He entered the rows of praying people till he stood
behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The people started clapping, and
it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stood for prayer, he
never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when Abu Bakr
observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and saw
the Prophet standing behind him.
The Prophet beckoned him
to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while,
thanking Allah for the saying of the Prophet and then he retreated,
taking his steps backwards. When the Prophet saw that, he went ahead
and led the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, "O
Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying on with the prayer after I
beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied, "It does not befit the son
of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet in prayer." Then the Prophet said to
the people, "If some problem arises during prayers, then the men
should say, Subhan Allah!; and the women should clap." (See Hadith No.
652, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 301:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me
owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama,
while 'Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), 'Umar has
come to my and said, 'A great number of Qaris of the Holy Quran were
killed on the day of the battle of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the
casualties among the Qaris of the Quran may increase on other
battle-fields whereby a large part of the Quran may be lost. Therefore
I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should have the Qur'an
collected.' I said, 'How dare I do something which Allah's Apostle did
not do?' 'Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.' 'Umar kept
on pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which
He had opened the chest of 'Umar and I had in that matter, the same
opinion as 'Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "You are a
wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you
used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. So you
should search for the fragmentary scripts of the Quran and collect it
(in one Book)." Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu Bakr had ordered
me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to another
it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect
the Qur'an. Then I said (to 'Umar and Abu Bakr), "How can you do
something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah,
it is something beneficial." Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on
pressing me for that until Allah opened my chest for that for which He
had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I had in that matter,
the same opinion as theirs.
So I started compiling
the Quran by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm
tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and
from the chests of men (who had memorized the Quran). I found the last
verses of Sirat-at-Tauba: ("Verily there has come unto you an Apostle
(Muhammad) from amongst yourselves--' (9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or
Abi Khuzaima and I added to it the rest of the Sura. The manuscripts
of the Quran remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him. Then
it remained with 'Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and then with
Hafsa bint 'Umar.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 302:
Narrated Abu Laila bin
'Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl:
Sahl bin Abi Hathma and
some great men of his tribe said, 'Abdullah bin 'Sahl and Muhaiyisa
went out to Khaibar as they were struck with poverty and difficult
living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was informed that Abdullah had been
killed and thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and
said, "By Allah, you have killed my companion." The Jews said, "By
Allah, we have not killed him." Muhaiyisa then came back to his people
and told them the story. He, his elder brother Huwaiyisa and
'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and he who had been at
Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but the Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, "The
eldest! The eldest!" meaning, "Let the eldest of you speak." So
Huwaiyisa spoke first and then Muhaiyisa. Allah's Apostle said, "The
Jews should either pay the blood money of your (deceased) companion or
be ready for war." After that Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to the
Jews in that respect, and they wrote that they had not killed him.
Then Allah's Apostle said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman,
"Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled to take the blood
money?" They said, "No." He said (to them), "Shall we ask the Jews to
take an oath before you?" They replied, "But the Jews are not
Muslims." So Allah's Apostle gave them one-hundred she-camels as blood
money from himself. Sahl added: When those she-camels were made to
enter the house, one of them kicked me with its leg.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 303:
Narrated Abu Huraira and
Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A bedouin came and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Book
(Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so
judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son
was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse
with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to
death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl.
Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son
has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.' " The
Prophet said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book
(Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to
you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for
one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet addressed some man, "Go in the
morning to the wife of this man and stone her to death." So Unais went
to her the next morning and stoned her to death.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 304:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan bin Harb
told him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a
Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I
want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a
lie, they should contradict him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole
narration and said that Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him
(Abu Sufyan), 'If what you say is true, then he (the Prophet) will
take over the place underneath my two feet.' "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 305:
Narrated Abu Humaid
As-Sa'idi:
The Prophet employed Ibn
Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned
(with the money) to Allah's Apostle the Prophet called him to account,
and he said, "This (amount) is for you, and this was given to me as a
present." Allah's Apostle said, "Why don't you stay at your father's
house or your mother's house to see whether you will be given gifts or
not, if you are telling the truth?" Then Allah's Apostle stood up and
addressed the people, and after glorifying and praising Allah, he
said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ some men from among you for
some job which Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you
comes to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you and this is a gift
given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the house of his father or the
house of his mother and see whether he will be given gifts or not if
he was telling the truth by Allah, none of you takes anything of it
(i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet
Allah on the Day of Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do not
want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a
bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet raised both his
hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits, and said, "(No doubt)!
Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 306:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Allah
never sends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that he
(the prophet or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A group
advising him to do good and exhorts him to do it, and the other group
advising him to do evil and exhorts him to do it. But the protected
person (against such evil advisors) is the one protected by Allah.' "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 307:
Narrated 'Ubada bin
As-Samit:
We gave the oath of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle that we would listen to and obey him
both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were
tired and that we would not fight against the ruler or disobey him,
and would stand firm for the truth or say the truth wherever we might
be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be afraid of the blame of the
blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and 320)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 308:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet went out on a
cold morning while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar were
digging the trench. The Prophet then said, "O Allah! The real goodness
is the goodness of the Here after, so please forgive the Ansar and the
Muhajirin." They replied, "We are those who have given the Pledge of
allegiance to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we remain
alive."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 309:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Whenever we gave the
Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to listen to and obey, he
used to say to us, for as much as you can"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 310:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Dinar:
I witnessed Ibn 'Umar
when the people gathered around 'Abdul Malik. Ibn 'Umar wrote: I gave
the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave,
'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers according to Allah's Laws and the
Traditions of His Apostle as much as I can; and my sons too, give the
same pledge.'
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 311:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
I gave the Pledge of
allegiance to the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he told me
to add: 'As much as I can, and will give good advice to every Muslim.'
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 312:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Dinar:
When the people took the
oath of allegiance to 'Abdul Malik, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar wrote to him:
"To Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I give the
Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave,
'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, according to Allah's Laws and
the Traditions of His Apostle in whatever is within my ability; and my
sons too, give the same pledge."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 313:
Narrated Yazid:
I said to Salama, "For
what did you give the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet on the Day
of Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For death."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 314:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin
Makhrama:
The group of people whom
'Umar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and
consulted each other. Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to
compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I would select for
you a caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to let
'Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed the case
in the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody
followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people
followed 'Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there
came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to 'Uthman. Al-Miswar
(bin Makhrama) added: 'Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of
the night had passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he said
to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three
nights I have not slept enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I
called them for him and he consulted them and then called me saying,
'Call 'Ali for me." I called 'Ali and he held a private talk with him
till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to leave having had much
hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but 'Abdur-Rahman was afraid of
something concerning 'Ali. 'Abdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call
'Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on speaking to him privately
till the Mu'adhdhin put an end to their talk by announcing the Adhan
for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their morning prayer and
that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit, 'Abdur-Rahman sent for
all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there and sent for
the army chief who had performed the Hajj with 'Umar that year. When
all of them had gathered, 'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have looked
at the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider
anybody equal to 'Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by
disagreeing)." Then 'Abdur-Rahman said (to 'Uthman), "I gave the oath
of allegiance to you on condition that you will follow Allah's Laws
and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the traditions of the two
Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave the oath of allegiance to
him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the
Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 315:
Narrated Salama:
We gave the oath of
allegiance to the Prophet under the tree. He said to me, "O Salama!
Will you not give the oath of allegiance?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have already given the oath of allegiance for the first
time." He said, (Give it again) for the second time.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 316:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave the Pledge
of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a fever
where upon he said to the Prophet "Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet
refused. He came to him (again) saying, "Cancel my Pledge.' But the
Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin) left (Medina). Allah's Apostle
said: "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its
impurities and brightens and clears its good."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 317:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Hisham:
who was born during the
lifetime of the Prophet that his mother, Zainab bint Humaid had taken
him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take his Pledge
of allegiance (for Islam)." The Prophet said, "He ('Abdullah bin
Hisham) is a little child," and passed his hand over his head and
invoked Allah for him. 'Abdullah bin Hisham used to slaughter one
sheep as a sacrifice on behalf of all of his family.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 318:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave the Pledge
of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got fever
at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to him
(again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the
Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. The bedouin
finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "Medina
is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and
brightens and clears its good.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 319:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"There will be three types of people whom Allah will neither speak to
them on the Day of Resurrection nor will purify them from sins, and
they will have a painful punishment: They are, (1) a man possessed
superfluous water (more than he needs) on a way and he withholds it
from the travelers. (2) a man who gives a pledge of allegiance to an
Imam (ruler) and gives it only for worldly benefits, if the Imam gives
him what he wants, he abides by his pledge, otherwise he does not
fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man who sells something to another man
after the 'Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a false oath) that he has
been offered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes him and buys
it although in fact, the seller has not been offered such a price."
(See Hadith No. 838, Vol. 3)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 320:
Narrated 'Ubada bin
As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle said to
us while we were in a gathering, "Give me the oath (Pledge of
allegiance for: (1) Not to join anything in worship along with Allah,
(2) Not to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4)
Not to kill your children, (5) Not to accuse an innocent person (to
spread such an accusation among people), (6) Not to be disobedient
(when ordered) to do good deeds. The Prophet added: Whoever amongst
you fulfill his pledge, his reward will be with Allah, and whoever
commits any of those sins and receives the legal punishment in this
world for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation for that
sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose
him, then it is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He
wishes, He will forgive him." So we gave the Pledge for that. (See
Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 321:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to take
the Pledge of allegiance from the women by words only after reciting
this Holy Verse:--(60.12) "..that they will not associate anything in
worship with Allah." (60.12) And the hand of Allah's Apostle did not
touch any woman's hand except the hand of that woman his right hand
possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady slaves).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 322:
Narrated Um Atiyya:
We gave the Pledge of
allegiance to the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That
they will not associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he
also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman
from us held her hand out and said, "Such-and-such a woman cried over
a dead person belonging to my family and I want to compensate her for
that crying" The Prophet did not say anything in reply and she left
and returned. None of those women abided by her pledge except Um
Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of
Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu'adh.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 323:
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to the
Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge of allegiance for Islam." So
the Prophet took from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He came
the next day with a fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my pledge."
But the Prophet refused and when the bedouin went away, the Prophet
said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its
impurities and brightens and clears its good."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 324:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin
Muhammad:
'Aisha said, "O my head!"
Allah's Apostle said, "If that (i.e., your death) should happen while
I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive you and would invoke
Allah for you." 'Aisha said, "O my life which is going to be lost! By
Allah, I think that you wish for my death, and if that should happen
then you would be busy enjoying the company of one of your wives in
the last part of that day." The Prophet said, "But I should say, 'O my
head!' I feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son and appoint (the
former as my successors lest people should say something or wish for
something. Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the
believers will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate)," or
"..Allah will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate) and
the believers will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming the Caliph)."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 325:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
It was said to 'Umar,
"Will you appoint your successor?" Umar said, "If I appoint a Caliph
(as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than I
(i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, it is
true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Allah's Apostle) did
so." On this, the people praised him. 'Umar said, "People are of two
kinds: Either one who is keen to take over the Caliphate or one who is
afraid of assuming such a responsibility. I wish I could be free from
its responsibility in that I would receive neither reward nor
retribution I won't bear the burden of the caliphate in my death as I
do in my life."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
That he heard 'Umar's
second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day
following the death of the Prophet 'Umar recited the Tashahhud while
Abu Bakr was silent. 'Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Apostle had
outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last (to die). But if Muhammad
is dead, Allah nevertheless has kept the light amongst you from which
you can receive the same guidance as Allah guided Muhammad with that.
And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah's Apostle He is the second of
the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person among the Muslims
to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear allegiance to him."
Some people had already taken the oath of allegiance to him in the
shed of Bani Sa'ida but the oath of allegiance taken by the public was
taken at the pulpit. I heard 'Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day.
"Please ascend the pulpit," and kept on urging him till he ascended
the pulpit whereupon, all the people swore allegiance to him.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 327:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mut'im:
A woman came to the
Prophet and spoke to him about something and he told her to return to
him. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I come and do not find you?" (As
if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet said, "If you should not
find me, then go to Abu Bakr."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 328:
Narrated Tariq bin
Shihab:
Abu Bakr said to the
delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows
the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants)
something because of which you may excuse yourselves "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 329:
Narrated Jabir bin
Samura:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the
Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My
father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 330:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "By
Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting
fire wood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer
and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and then I would
go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present
themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him in Whose
Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a
bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in
between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer." (See Hadith No.
617, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 331:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Ka'b bin Malik:
Who was Ka'b's guide from
among his sons when Ka'b became blind: I heard Ka'b bin Malik saying,
"When some people remained behind and did not join Allah's Apostle in
the battle of Tabuk.." and then he described the whole narration and
said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Muslims to speak to us, and so we
(I and my companions) stayed fifty nights in that state, and then
Allah's Apostle announced Allah's acceptance of our repentance."
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