Al-Miqdad heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: There will not remain upon the surface of the earth a mud-brick house or a camel's-hair tent but Allah will instill into it the word of Islam, bringing both mighty honour and abject humiliation. Allah will either honour them by making them worthy of it and those whom He humiliates shall have to render submission to it. I said: The religion will then be entirely for Allah.

Transmitted by Ahmad.

I never saw the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) praying infront of a stick, a pillar, or a tree, without having it oppositehis right or left eyebrow, and not facing it directly.

Ali ibn AbuTalib commanded him to ask the Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) what a man should do when he wants to haveintercourse with his wife and the prostatic fluid comes out (atthis moment). (He said): I am ashamed of consulting him becauseof the position of his daughter. Al-Miqdad said: I asked theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) about it.He said: When anyof you finds, he should wash his private part, and performablution as he does for prayer.

I swear by Allah, I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be uponhim) say: The happy man is he who avoids dissensions: happy isthe man who avoids dissensions; happy is the man who avoidsdissensions: but how fine is the man who is afflicted and showsendurance.

I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: I am theheirs of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, andinheriting what he possesses. A maternal uncle is the heir of Himwho has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheritinghis property.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If any Muslim is a guest ofpeople and is given nothing, it is the duty of every Muslim tohelp him to the extent of taking for him from their crop andproperty for the entertainment of one night.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I am nearer to everybeliever than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helplessfamily, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, itgoes to his heirs. I am patron of him who has none, inheritinghis property and freeing him from his liabilities. A maternaluncle is patron of him who has none, inheriting his property andfreeing him from his liabilities.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone leaves a debt ora helpless family I shall be responsible-and sometimes thenarrator said: Allah and His Apostle will be responsible-but ifanyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am the heirs ofhim who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting fromhim; and a maternal uncle is the heir of him who has none, payingblood-wit for him and inheriting from him.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) struck him on hisshoulders and then said: You will attain success, Qudaym, if youdie without having been a ruler, a secretary, or a chief.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Beware, the fanged beast ofprey is not lawful, nor the domestic asses, nor the find from theproperty of a man with whom treaty has been concluded, exceptthat he did not need it. If anyone is a guest of people whoprovide no hospitality for him, he is entitled to take from themthe equivalent of the hospitality due to him.

Khalid said: Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib and a man of Banu Asad fromthe people of Qinnisrin went to Mu'awiyah ibn AbuSufyan. Mu'awiyah said to al-Miqdam: Do you know that al-Hasan ibn Alihas died? Al-Miqdam recited the Qur'anic verse "We belong toAllah and to Him we shall return." A man asked him: Do you thinkit a calamity?He replied: Why should I not consider it acalamity when it is a fact that the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) used to take him on his lap, saying: This belongs to meand Husayn belongs to Ali? The man of Banu Asad said: (He was) alive coal which Allah has extinguished. Al-Miqdam said: Today Ishall continue to make you angry and make you hear what youdislike. He then said: Mu'awiyah, if I speak the truth, declareme true, and if I tell a lie, declare me false. He said: Do so. He said: I adjure you by Allah, did you hear the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) forbidding use to wear gold? He replied:Yes. He said: I adjure you by Allah, do you know that theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited the wearing ofsilk? He replied: Yes. He said: I adjure you by Allah, do youknow that the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited thewearing of the skins of beasts of prey and riding on them? Hesaid: Yes. He said: I swear by Allah, I saw all this in yourhouse, O Mu'awiyah. Mu'awiyah said: I know that I cannot besaved from you, O Miqdam. Khalid said: Mu'awiyah then ordered togive him what he did not order to give to his two companions, andgave a stipend of two hundred (dirhams) to his son. Al-Miqdamthen divided it among his companions, and the man of Banu Asaddid not give anything to anyone from the property he received.When Mu'awiyah was informed about it, he said: Al-Miqdam is agenerous man; he has an open hand (for generosity). The man ofBanu Asad withholds his things in a good manner.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Beware! I have been giventhe Qur'an and something like it, yet the time is coming when aman replete on his couch will say: Keep to the Qur'an; what youfind in it to be permissible treat as permissible, and what youfind in it to be prohibited treat as prohibited. Beware! Thedomestic ass, beasts of prey with fangs, a find belonging toconfederate, unless its owner does not want it, are notpermissible to you If anyone comes to some people, they mustentertain him, but if they do not, he has a right to mulct themto an amount equivalent to his entertainment.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When a man loves hisbrother, he should tell him that he loves him.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The martyr receives six good things from Allah: he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood; he is shown his abode in Paradise; he is preserved from the punishment in the grave; he is kept safe from the greatest terror; he has placed on his head the crown of honour, a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains; he is married to seventy-two wives of the maidens with large dark eyes; and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Al-Miqdam heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "A human being has not filled any vessel which is worse than a belly. Enough for the son of Adam are some mouthfuls which can keep his back straight: but if there is no escape he should fill it a third with food, a third with drink, and leave a third empty."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

The ablution water was brought to the Messenger (peace be uponhim) and he performed ablution; he washed his hands up to wriststhree times, then washed his forearms three times. He thenrinsed his mouth and snuffed up water three times; then he wipedhis head and ears inside and outside.

I was carrying a heavy stone and my lower garment was loose, andit, therefore, slipped off (so soon) that I could not place thestone (on the ground) and carry to its proper place. Upon thisthe Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: return to yourcloth (lower garment), take it (and tie it around your waist) anddo not walk naked.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) recited - Yahya (subnarrator) said: Sometimes al-Miswar said: I prayed along with theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and witnessed that herecited - the Qur'an during the prayer and omitted something(i.e. some verses inadvertently) which he did not recite. A mansaid to him: Apostle of Allah, you omitted such-and-such verse.The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Why did you notremind me of it? The narrator Sulayman said in his version: He(the man) said: I thought that it (the verse) was repealed.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, that Allah Most High said, "I do not accept everything a wise man says, but I accept his ambition and his desire. If his ambition and desire are to obey me I shall make his silence praise of me and calmness even if he does not speak."

Darimi transmitted it.

I accompanied Jarir at Bawazij. The shepherd brought the cows.Among them there was a cow that was not one of them. Jarir askedhim: What is this? He replied: This was mixed with the cows andwe do not know to whom it belongs. Jarir said: Take it out. Iheard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: No one mixesa stray animal (with his animals) but a man who strays from rightpath.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone eats once at thecost of a Muslim's honour, Allah will give him a like amount ofJahannam to eat; if anyone clothes himself with a garment at thecost of a Muslim's honour, Allah will clothe him with like amountof Jahannam; and if anyone puts himself in a position ofreputation and show Allah will disgrace him with a place ofreputation and show on the Day of Resurrection.

Al-Mustawrid heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: He whoacts as an employee for us must get a wife; if he has not aservant, he must get one, and if he has not a dwelling, he mustget one. He said that AbuBakr reported: I was told that theProphet (peace be upon him) said: He who takes anything else heis unfaithful or thief.

I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) rubbing his toeswith his little finger when he performed ablution.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I have been commissioned when the end of time is near and I have preceded it as this has preceded that," indicating his forefinger and his middle finger.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

When Uthman ibn Maz'un died, he was brought out on his bier andburied. The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered a man to bringhim a stone, but he was unable to carry it. The Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) got up and going over to it rolled up hissleeves. The narrator Kathir told that al-Muttalib remarked: Theone who told me about the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)said: I still seem to see the whiteness of the forearms of theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) when he rolled up hissleeves. He then carried it and placed it at his head saying: Iam marking my brother's grave with it, and I shall bury besidehim those of my family who die.

Al-Muttalib saw that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was prayingat the place adjacent to the gate of Banu Sahm and the peoplewere passing before him, and there was no covering (sutrah)between them. The narrator Sufyan said: There was no coveringbetween him and the Ka'bah.

I said to Aisha! Mother, show me the grave of the Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) and his two Companions (Allah bepleased with them). She showed me three graves which were neitherhigh nor low, but were spread with soft red pebbles in an openspace.

When the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) conquered Makkah.The people of Makkah began to bring their boys and he wouldinvoke a blessing on them and rub their heads. I was brought, butas I had been perfumed with khaluq, he did not touch me becauseof the khaluq.

Alaqah passed by a clan (of the Arab) who came to him and said:You have brought what is good from this man. Then they brought alunatic in chains. He recited Surat al-Fatihah over him threedays, morning and evening. When he finished, he collected hissaliva and then spat it out, (he felt relief) as if he were setfree from a bond. They gave him something (as wages). He thencame to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and mentioned it to him.The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Accept it, for bymy life, some accept it for a worthless charm, but you have doneso far a genuine one.

Alaqah came to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) andembraced Islam. He then came back from him and passed some peoplewho had a lunatic fettered in chains. His people said: We aretold that your companion has brought some good. Have yousomething with which you can cure him? I then recited Suratal-Fatihah and he was cured. They gave me one hundred sheep. Ithen came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) andinformed him of it. He asked: Is it only this? The narrator,Musaddad, said in his other version: Did you say anything otherthan this? I said: No. He said: Take it, for by my life, someaccept if for a worthless chain, but you have done so for agenuine one.

We proceeded from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) andcame to a clan of the Arabs. They said: We have been told thatyou have brought what is good from this man. Have you anymedicine or a charm, for we have a lunatic in chains? We said:Yes. Then they brought a lunatic in chains. He said: I recitedSurat al-Fatihah over him for three days, morning and evening.Whenever I finished it, I would collect my saliva and spit itout, and he seemed as if he were set free from a bond. He said:They gave me some payment, but I said: No, not until I ask theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him). He (the Prophet) said:Accept it, for, by my life, some accept it for a worthless charm,but you have done so for a genuine one.

The Prophet said, "Do not tell a lie against me for whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally) then he will surely enter the Hell-fire."

I used to get the emotional urethral discharge frequently so I requested Al-Miqdad to ask the Prophet about it. Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied, "One has to perform ablution (after it)." (See Hadith No. 269).

I used to get emotional urethral discharges frequently and felt shy to ask Allah's Apostle about it. So I requested Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad to ask (the Prophet) about it. Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied, "One has to perform ablution (after it)."

I used to get emotional urethral discharge frequently. Being the son-in-law of the Prophet I requested a man to ask him about it. So the man asked the Prophet about it. The Prophet replied, "Perform ablution after washing your organ (penis)."

"We were accompanying a funeral procession in Baqi-I-Gharqad. The Prophet came to us and sat and we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand then he bent his head and started scraping the ground with it. He then said, "There is none among you, and not a created soul, but has place either in Paradise or in Hell assigned for him and it is also determined for him whether he will be among the blessed or wretched." A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Should we not depend on what has been written for us and leave the deeds as whoever amongst us is blessed will do the deeds of a blessed person and whoever amongst us will be wretched, will do the deeds of a wretched person?" The Prophet said, "The good deeds are made easy for the blessed, and bad deeds are made easy for the wretched." Then he recited the Verses: "As for him who gives (in charity) and is Allah-fearing And believes in the Best reward from Allah." (92.5-6)

Allah's Apostle ordered me to give in charity the skin and the coverings of the Budn which I had slaughtered.

The Prophet sent me to supervise the (slaughtering of) Budn (Hadi camels) and ordered me to distribute their meat, and then he ordered me to distribute their covering sheets and skins. 'Ali added, "The Prophet ordered me to supervise the slaughtering (of the Budn) and not to give anything (of their bodies) to the butcher as wages for slaughtering."

The Prophet ordered me to supervise the (slaughtering) of Budn (Hadi camel) and to distribute their meat, skins and covering sheets in charity and not to give anything (of their bodies) to the butcher as wages for slaughtering.

The Prophet offered one hundred Budn as Hadi and ordered me to distribute their meat (in charity) and I did so. Then he ordered me to distribute their covering sheets in charity and I did so. Then he ordered me to distribute their skins in charity and I did so.

We have nothing except the Book of Allah and this written paper from the Prophet (wherein is written:) Medina is a sanctuary from the 'Air Mountain to such and such a place, and whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such an innovator in it will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted. And the asylum (of protection) granted by any Muslim is to be secured (respected) by all the other Muslims; and whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted, and whoever (freed slave) befriends (take as masters) other than his manumitters without their permission incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted.

I got an old she-camel as my share from the booty, and the Prophet had given me another from Al-Khumus. And when I intended to marry Fatima (daughter of the Prophet), I arranged that a goldsmith from the tribe of Bani Qainuqa' would accompany me in order to bring Idhkhir and then sell it to the goldsmiths and use its price for my marriage banquet.

Allah's Apostle ordered me to distribute the saddles and skins of the Budn which I had slaughtered.

The Prophet gave me a silken dress as a gift and I wore it. When I saw the signs of anger on his face, I cut it into pieces and distributed it among my wives."

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."

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."

I got a she-camel in my share of the war booty on the day (of the battle) of Badr, and the Prophet had given me a she-camel from the Khumus. When I intended to marry Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle, I had an appointment with a goldsmith from the tribe of Bani Qainuqa to go with me to bring Idhkhir (i.e. grass of pleasant smell) and sell it to the goldsmiths and spend its price on my wedding party. I was collecting for my she-camels equipment of saddles, sacks and ropes while my two she-camels were kneeling down beside the room of an Ansari man. I returned after collecting whatever I collected, to see the humps of my two she-camels cut off and their flanks cut open and some portion of their livers was taken out. When I saw that state of my two she-camels, I could not help weeping. I asked, "Who has done this?" The people replied, "Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib who is staying with some Ansari drunks in this house." I went away till I reached the Prophet and Zaid bin Haritha was with him. The Prophet noticed on my face the effect of what I had suffered, so the Prophet asked. "What is wrong with you." I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I have never seen such a day as today. Hamza attacked my two she-camels, cut off their humps, and ripped open their flanks, and he is sitting there in a house in the company of some drunks." The Prophet then asked for his covering sheet, put it on, and set out walking followed by me and Zaid bin Haritha till he came to the house where Hamza was. He asked permission to enter, and they allowed him, and they were drunk. Allah's Apostle started rebuking Hamza for what he had done, but Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. Hamza looked at Allah's Apostle and then he raised his eyes, looking at his knees, then he raised up his eyes looking at his umbilicus, and again he raised up his eyes look in at his face. Hamza then said, "Aren't you but the slaves of my father?" Allah's Apostle realized that he was drunk, so Allah's Apostle retreated, and we went out with him.

Fatima complained of what she suffered from the hand mill and from grinding, when she got the news that some slave girls of the booty had been brought to Allah's Apostle. She went to him to ask for a maid-servant, but she could not find him, and told 'Aisha of her need. When the Prophet came, 'Aisha informed him of that. The Prophet came to our house when we had gone to our beds. (On seeing the Prophet) we were going to get up, but he said, 'Keep at your places,' I felt the coolness of the Prophet's feet on my chest. Then he said, "Shall I tell you a thing which is better than what you asked me for? When you go to your beds, say: 'Allahu Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)' for 34 times, and 'Alhamdu Lillah (i.e. all the praises are for Allah)' for 33 times, and Subhan Allah (i.e. Glorified be Allah) for 33 times. This is better for you than what you have requested."

We did not write anything from the Prophet except the Qur'an and what is written in this paper, (wherein) the Prophet said, "Medina is a sanctuary from (the mountain of) Air to so and-so, therefore, whoever innovates (in it) an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such an innovator, will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people; and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds of worship will be accepted. And the asylum granted by any Muslim is to be secured by all the Muslims even if it is granted by one of the lowest social status among them. And whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and his compulsory and optional good deeds of worship will not be accepted. And any freed slave who takes as masters (befriends) people other than his own real masters who freed him without taking the permission of the latter, will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and his compulsory and optional good deeds of worship will not be accepted."

Narrated Said: Abu Huraira once said (to the people), "What will your state be when you can get no Dinar or Dirhan (i.e. taxes from the Dhimmis)?" On that someone asked him, "What makes you know that this state will take place, O Abu Hu raira?" He said, "By Him in Whose Hands Abu Huraira's life is, I know it through the statement of the true and truly inspired one (i.e. the Prophet)." The people asked, "What does the statement say?" He replied, "Allah and His Apostle's asylum granted to Dhimmis, i.e. non-Muslims living in a Muslim territory) will be outraged, and so Allah will make the hearts of these Dhimmis so daring that they will refuse to pay the Jizya they will be supposed to pay."

I heard the Prophet saying, "Mary, the daughter of 'Imran, was the best among the women (of the world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this nation)."

I relate the traditions of Allah's Apostle to you for I would rather fall from the sky than attribute something to him falsely. But when I tell you a thing which is between you and me, then no doubt, war is guile. I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "In the last days of this world there will appear some young foolish people who will use (in their claim) the best speech of all people (i.e. the Qur'an) and they will abandon Islam as an arrow going through the game. Their belief will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have practically no belief), so wherever you meet them, kill them, for he who kills them shall get a reward on the Day of Resurrection."

Fatima complained of the suffering Caused to her by the hand mill. Some captives were brought to the Prophet, she came to him but did not find him at home. 'Aisha was present there to whom she told (of her desire for a servant). When the Prophet came, 'Aisha informed him about Fatima's visit. 'Ali added "So the Prophet came to us, while we had gone to our bed. I wanted to get up but the Prophet said, "Remain at your place." Then he sat down between us till I found the coolness of his feet on my chest. Then he said, "Shall I teach you a thing which is better than what you have asked me? When you go to bed, say, 'Allahu-Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan Allah thirty-three times, and 'Alhamdu-lillah thirty-three times, for that is better for you both than a servant."

I heard Allah's Apostle saying (as below Hadith 5.163).

The Prophet said, "The best of the world's women is Mary (at her lifetime), and the best of the world's women is Khadija (at her lifetime)."

The following Holy Verse: "These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord." (22.19) was revealed concerning us.

Allah's Apostle sent me, Abu Marthad and Az-Zubair, and all of us were riding horses, and said, "Go till you reach Raudat-Khakh where there is a pagan woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta' a to the pagans of Mecca." So we found her riding her camel at the place which Allah's Apostle had mentioned. We said (to her),"(Give us) the letter." She said, "I have no letter." Then we made her camel kneel down and we searched her, but we found no letter. Then we said, "Allah's Apostle had not told us a lie, certainly. Take out the letter, otherwise we will strip you naked." When she saw that we were determined, she put her hand below her waist belt, for she had tied her cloak round her waist, and she took out the letter, and we brought her to Allah's Apostle. Then 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! (This Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers! Let me cut off his neck!" The Prophet asked Hatib, "What made you do this?" Hatib said, "By Allah, I did not intend to give up my belief in Allah and His Apostle but I wanted to have some influence among the (Mecca) people so that through it, Allah might protect my family and property. There is none of your companions but has some of his relatives there through whom Allah protects his family and property." The Prophet said, "He has spoken the truth; do not say to him but good." 'Umar said, "He has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the faithful believers. Let me cut off his neck!" The Prophet said, "Is he not one of the Badr warriors? Maybe Allah looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, as I have granted Paradise to you,' or said, 'I have forgiven you.' " On this, tears came out of Umar's eyes, and he said, "Allah and His Apostle know better."

as below (Hadith 340).

I had a she-camel which I got in my share from the booty of the battle of Badr, and the Prophet had given me another she camel from the Khumus which Allah had bestowed on him that day. And when I intended to celebrate my marriage to Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, I made an arrangement with a goldsmith from Bani Qainuqa 'that he should go with me to bring Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass used by gold-smiths) which I intended to sell to gold-smiths in order to spend its price on the marriage banquet. While I was collecting ropes and sacks of pack saddles for my two she-camels which were kneeling down beside an Ansari's dwelling and after collecting what I needed, I suddenly found that the humps of the two she-camels had been cut off and their flanks had been cut open and portions of their livers had been taken out. On seeing that, I could not help weeping. I asked, "Who has done that?" They (i.e. the people) said, "Hamza bin 'Abdul Muttalib has done it. He is present in this house with some Ansari drinkers, a girl singer, and his friends. The singer said in her song, "O Hamza, get at the fat she-camels!" On hearing this, Hamza rushed to his sword and cut of the camels' humps and cut their flanks open and took out portions from their livers." Then I came to the Prophet, with whom Zaid bin Haritha was present. The Prophet noticed my state and asked, "What is the matter?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle, I have never experienced such a day as today! Hamza attacked my two she-camels, cut off their humps and cut their flanks open, and he is still present in a house along some drinkers." The Prophet asked for his cloak, put it on, and proceeded, followed by Zaid bin Haritha and myself, till he reached the house where Hamza was. He asked the permission to enter, and he was permitted. The Prophet started blaming Hamza for what he had done. Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. He looked at the Prophet then raised his eyes to look at his knees and raised his eves more to look at his face and then said, "You are not but my father's slaves." When the Prophet understood that Hamza was drunk, he retreated, walking backwards went out and we left with him.

I have never heard the Prophet mentioning both his father and mother for anybody other than Sad.

I have never heard the Prophet mentioning his father and mother for anybody other than Sad bin Malik. I heard him saying on the day of Uhud, "O Sad throw (arrows)! Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you!"

On the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), the Prophet said -(Let) Allah fill their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire just as they have prevented us from offering the Middle Prayer (i.e. 'Asr prayer) till the sun had set."

Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad saying, "Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh where there is a lady carrying a letter, and take that (letter) from her." So we proceeded on our way with our horses galloping till we reached the Rawda, and there we found the lady and said to her, "Take out the letter." She said, "I have no letter." We said, "Take out the letter, or else we will take off your clothes." So she took it out of her braid, and we brought the letter to Allah's Apostle . The letter was addressed from Hatib, bin Abi Balta'a to some pagans of Mecca, telling them about what Allah's Apostle intended to do. Allah's Apostle said, "O Hatib! What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not make a hasty decision about me. I was a person not belonging to Quraish but I was an ally to them from outside and had no blood relation with them, and all the emigrants who were with you, have got their kinsmen (in Mecca) who can protect their families and properties. So I liked to do them a favor so that they might protect my relatives as I have no blood relation with them. I did not do this to renegade from my religion (i.e. Islam) nor did I do it to choose Heathenism after Islam." Allah's Apostle said to his companions, -As regards him, he (i.e. Hatib) has told you the truth." 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite!" The Prophet said, "He (i.e. Hatib) has witnessed the Badr battle (i.e. fought in it) and what could tell you, perhaps Allah looked at those who witnessed Badr and said, "O the people of Badr (i.e. Badr Muslim warriors), do what you like, for I have forgiven you. "Then Allah revealed the Sura:

"O you who believe! Take not my enemies And your enemies as friends offering them (Your) love even though they have disbelieved in that Truth (i.e. Allah, Prophet Muhammad and this Qur'an) which has come to you ....(to the end of Verse)....(And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone (far) astray (away) from the Straight Path." (60.1

The Prophet sent a Sariya under the command of a man from the Ansar and ordered the soldiers to obey him. He (i.e. the commander) became angry and said, "Didn't the Prophet order you to obey me!" They replied, "Yes." He said, "Collect fire-wood for me." So they collected it. He said, "Make a fire." When they made it, he said, "Enter it (i.e. the fire)." So they intended to do that and started holding each other and saying, "We run towards (i.e. take refuge with) the Prophet from the fire." They kept on saying that till the fire was extinguished and the anger of the commander abated. When that news reached the Prophet he said, "If they had entered it (i.e. the fire), they would not have come out of it till the Day of Resurrection. Obedience (to somebody) is required when he enjoins what is good."

The Prophet said (as below Hadith 57)).

On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of the Trench),the Prophet said, "They (i.e. pagans) prevented us from offering the middle (the Best) Prayer till the sun had set. May Allah fill their graves, their houses (or their bodies) with fire."

That one night Allah's Apostle came to him and Fatima and said, "Don't you (both) offer the (Tahajjud) prayer?" 'Ali said, "When Allah wishes us to get up, we get up." The Prophet then recited: "But man is more quarrelsome than anything." (18.54) (See Hadith No. 227,Vol. 2)

Allah's Apostle sent me along with Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad and said, "Proceed till you reach a place called Raudat-Khakh where there is a lady travelling in a howda on a camel. She has a letter. Take the letter from her." So we set out, and our horses ran at full pace till we reached Raudat Khakh, and behold, we saw the lady and said (to her), "Take out the letter!" She said, "I have no letter with me." We said, "Either you take out the letter or we will strip you of your clothes." So she took the letter out of her hair braid. We brought the letter to the Prophet and behold, it was addressed by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to some pagans at Mecca, informing them of some of the affairs of the Prophet. The Prophet said, "What is this, O Hatib?" Hatib replied, "Do not be hasty with me, O Allah's Apostle! I am an Ansari man and do not belong to them (Quraish infidels) while the emigrants who were with you had their relatives who used to protect their families and properties at Mecca. So, to compensate for not having blood relation with them, I intended to do them some favor so that they might protect my relatives (at Mecca), and I did not do this out of disbelief or an inclination to desert my religion." The Prophet then said (to his companions), "He (Hatib) has told you the truth." 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his head off?" The Apostle said, "He is one of those who witnessed (fought in) the Battle of Badr, and what do you know, perhaps Allah looked upon the people of Badr (Badr warriors) and said, 'Do what you want as I have forgiven you.' " Amr, a sub-narrator, said, "This Verse was revealed about him (Hatib):

'O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies as friends or protectors.' " (60.1)

Sufyan was asked whether (the Verse): "Take not My enemies and your enemies..." was revealed in connection with Hatib. Sufyan replied, "This occurs only in the narration of the people. I memorized the Hadith from 'Amr, not overlooking even a single letter thereof, and I do not know of anybody who remembered it by heart other than myself."

We were in the company of the Prophet in a funeral procession at Baqi Al-Gharqad. He said, "There is none of you but has his place written for him in Paradise or in the Hell- Fire." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He said, "Carry on doing (good deeds), for everybody will find it easy to do (what will lead him to his destined place)." Then he recited:

"As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best reward from Allah (i.e. Allah will compensate him for what he will spend in Allah's way). So, We will make smooth for him the path of ease. But he who is a greedy miser...for him, the path for evil." (92.5-10)

While the Prophet was in a funeral procession, he took a small stick and started scraping the earth with it and said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in the Hell Fire or in Paradise." They (the people) said, "Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend on this (and leave work)?" He replied, "Carry on doing (good deeds), for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." The Prophet then recited:

"As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best Reward..." (92.5-10)

We were in the company of the Prophet and he said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in Paradise or in the Hell-Fire." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He replied, "No! Carry on doing good deeds, for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." Then the Prophet recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best reward. We will make smooth for him the path of ease....the path for evil." (92.5-10)

While we were in a funeral procession in Baqi Al-Gharqad, Allah's Apostle came and sat down, and we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand and he bent his head and started scraping the ground with it. He then said, "There is none among you, and no created soul but has his place written for him either in Paradise or in the Hell-Fire, and also has his happy or miserable fate (in the Hereafter) written for him." A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend upon what is written for us and give up doing (good) deeds? For whoever among us is destined to be fortunate (in the Hereafter), will join the fortunate peoples and whoever among us is destined to be miserable will do such deeds as are characteristic of the people who are destined to misery." The Prophet said, "Those who are destined to be happy (in the Hereafter) will find it easy and pleasant to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to happiness, while those who are to be among the miserable (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to misery." Then he recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and believes in the Best reward from Allah, We will make smooth for him the path of ease. But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, and gives the lie to the Best reward from Allah we will make smooth for him the path for evil." (92.5-10)

While the Prophet was in a funeral procession, he picked up something and started scraping the ground with it, and said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him either in the Hell Fire or in Paradise." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we not depend upon what has been written for us and give up deeds?" He said, "Carry on doing (good) deeds, for everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created. So he who is destined to be among the happy (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of such people, while he who is destined to be among the miserable ones, will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of such people." Then he recited:

"As for him who gives (in charity) and fears Allah, and believes in the best..." (92.5-10)

I heard the Prophet saying, "In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with foolish thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed their throats. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for there will be a reward for their killers on the Day of Resurrection."

I said to Ibn 'Abbas, "During the battle of Khaibar the Prophet forbade (Nikah) Al-Mut'a and the eating of donkey's meat."

Fatima went to the Prophet complaining about the bad effect of the stone hand-mill on her hand. She heard that the Prophet had received a few slave girls. But (when she came there) she did not find him, so she mentioned her problem to 'Aisha. When the Prophet came, 'Aisha informed him about that. 'Ali added, "So the Prophet came to us when we had gone to bed. We wanted to get up (on his arrival) but he said, 'Stay where you are.' Then he came and sat between me and her and I felt the coldness of his feet on my abdomen. He said, 'Shall I direct you to something better than what you have requested? When you go to bed say "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times, and "Allahu-Akbar" thirty-four times, for that is better for you than a servant.' "

The Prophet gave me a silk suit and I wore it, but when I noticed anger on his face, I cut it and distributed it among my women-folk.

Allah's Apostle prohibited Al-Mut'a marriage and the eating of donkey's meat in the year of the Khaibar battle.

the Prophet forbade the use of Ad-Dubba' and Al Muzaffat.

The Prophet asked for his Rida, put it on and set out walking. Zaid bin Haritha and I followed him till he reached the house where Harnza (bin 'Abdul Muttalib) was present and asked for permission to enter, and they gave us permission.

I never heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you," except for Sa'd (bin Abi Waqqas). I heard him saying, "Throw! (arrows), Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you!" (The sub-narrator added, "I think that was in the battle of Uhud)."

We were with the Prophet in a funeral procession, and he started scraping the ground with a small stick and said, "There is none amongst you but has been assigned a place (either) in Paradise and (or) in the Hell-Fire." The people said (to him), "Should we not depend upon it?" He said: "carry on doing (good) deeds, for everybody will find easy such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." He then recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah..." (92.5)

Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us were horsemen, and he said, "Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh, where there is a woman from the pagans carrying a letter sent by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca)." So we overtook her while she was proceeding on her camel at the same place as Allah's Apostle told us. We said (to her) "Where is the letter which is with you?" She said, "I have no letter with me." So we made her camel kneel down and searched her mount (baggage etc) but could not find anything. My two companions said, "We do not see any letter." I said, "I know that Allah's Apostle did not tell a lie. By Allah, if you (the lady) do not bring out the letter, I will strip you of your clothes." When she noticed that I was serious, she put her hand into the knot of her waist sheet, for she was tying a sheet round herself, and brought out the letter. So we proceeded to Allah's Apostle with the letter. The Prophet said (to Hatib), "What made you do what you have done, O Hatib?" Hatib replied, "I have done nothing except that I believe in Allah and His Apostle, and I have not changed or altered (my religion). But I wanted to do the favor to the people (pagans of Mecca) through which Allah might protect my family and my property, as there is none among your companions but has someone in Mecca through whom Allah protects his property (against harm)." The Prophet said, "Hatib has told you the truth, so do not say to him (anything) but good." 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "Verily he has betrayed Allah, His Apostle, and the believers! Allow me to chop his neck off!" The Prophet said, "O 'Umar! What do you know; perhaps Allah looked upon the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have ordained that you will be in Paradise.' " On that 'Umar wept and said, "Allah and His Apostle know best."

Fatima complained about the blisters on her hand because of using a millstone. She went to ask the Prophet for servant, but she did not find him (at home) and had to inform 'Aisha of her need. When he came, 'Aisha informed him about it. Ali added: The Prophet came to us when we had gone to our beds. When I was going to get up, he said, "Stay in your places," and sat between us, till I felt the coolness of the feet on my chest. The Prophet then said, "Shall I not tell you of a thing which is better for you than a servant? When you (both) go to your beds, say 'Allahu Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan Allah' thirty-three times, 'Alhamdu 'illah' thirty-three times, for that is better for you than a servant." Ibn Sirin said, "Subhan Allah' (is to be said for) thirty-four times."

While we were sitting with the Prophet who had a stick with which he was scraping the earth, he lowered his head and said, "There is none of you but has his place assigned either in the Fire or in Paradise." Thereupon a man from the people said, "Shall we not depend upon this, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "No, but carry on and do your deeds, for everybody finds it easy to do such deeds (as will lead him to his place)." The Prophet then recited the Verse: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah..."(92.5)

"We have no Book to recite except the Book of Allah (Qur'an) and this paper. Then 'Ali took out the paper, and behold! There was written in it, legal verdicts about the retaliation for wounds, the ages of the camels (to be paid as Zakat or as blood money). In it was also written: 'Medina is a sanctuary from Air (mountain) to Thaur (mountain). So whoever innovates in it an heresy (something new in religion) or commits a crime in it or gives shelter to such an innovator, will incur the curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds will be accepted on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever (a freed slave) takes as his master (i.e. befriends) some people other than his real masters without the permission of his real masters, will incur the curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and none of his compulsory, or optional good deeds will be accepted on the Day of Resurrection. And the asylum granted by any Muslim is to be secured by all the Muslims, even if it is granted by one of the lowest social status among them; and whoever betrays a Muslim, in this respect will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds will be accepted on the Day of Resurrection.' "

Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Apostle, by Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "During the last days there will appear some young foolish people who will say the best words but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for whoever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection."

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)

The Prophet sent an army and appointed some man their commander. The man made a fire and then said (to the soldiers), "Enter it." Some of them intended to enter it while some others said, "We have run away from it (i.e., embraced Islam to save ourselves from the 'fire)." They mentioned that to the Prophet, and he said about people who had intended to enter the fire. "If they had entered it, they would have remained in it till the Day of Resurrection." Then he said to others, "No obedience for evil deeds, obedience is required only in what is good."

While the Prophet was in a funeral procession, he took a stick and started scraping the earth with it and said, "There is none of you but has his place assigned either in Hell or in Paradise." They (the people) said, "Shall we not depend upon that (and give up doing any deeds)?" He said, "Carry on doing (good deeds) for everybody will find it easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created." (And then the Prophet recited the Verse): "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah..." (92.5)

One night Allah's Apostle came to me and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and asked, "Won't you pray (at night)?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the hands of Allah and if He wants us to get up He will make us get up." When I said that, he left us without saying anything and I heard that he was hitting his thigh and saying, "But man is more quarrelsome than anything." (18.54)

On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle forbade the Mut'a (i.e. temporary marriage) and the eating of donkey-meat.

Fatima came to the Prophet asking for a servant. He said, "May I inform you of something better than that? When you go to bed, recite 'Subhan Allah' thirty three-times, 'Alhamdulillah' thirty-three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' thirty-four times." 'Ali added, "I have never failed to recite it ever since." Somebody asked, "Even on the night of the battle of Siffin?" He said, "No, even on the night of the battle of Siffin."

The Prophet gave me a silk suit. I went out wearing it, but seeing the signs of anger on his face, I tore it and distributed it among my wives.

We were in the company of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (the Trench). The Prophet said, "May Allah fill their (the infidels') graves and houses with fire, as they have kept us so busy that we could not offer the middle prayer till the sun had set; and that prayer was the 'Asr prayer."

I would not feel sorry for one who dies because of receiving a legal punishment, except the drunk, for if he should die (when being punished), I would give blood money to his family because no fixed punishment has been ordered by Allah's Apostle for the drunk.

That Allah's Apostle came to him and Fatima the daughter of Allah's Apostle at their house at night and said, "Won't you pray?" 'Ali replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the Hands of Allah and when he wants us to get up, He makes us get up." When 'Ali said that to him, Allah's Apostle left without saying anything to him. While the Prophet was leaving, 'Ali heard him striking his thigh (with his hand) and saying, "But man is quarrelsome more than anything else." (18.54)

That one night Allah's Apostle visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle and said to them, "Won't you offer (night) prayer?" 'Ali added: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the Hand of Allah and when He Wishes to bring us to life, He does." Then Allah's Apostle went away when I said so and he did not give any reply. Then I heard him on leaving while he was striking his thighs, saying, 'But man is more quarrelsome than anything.' (18.54)