'Ubaidullah was asked about Al Mahassab. 'Ubaidullah narrated: Nafi' said, 'Allah's Apostles, 'Umar and Ibn 'Umar camped there." Nafi' added, "Ibn 'Umar used to offer the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers at it (i.e. Al-Mahassab)." I think he mentioned the Maghrib prayer also. I said, "I don't doubt about 'Isha' (i.e. he used to offer it there also), and he used to sleep there for a while. He used to say, 'The Prophet used to do the same.' "

On the day (of the battle of) Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and nothing was left in my hand except a Yemenite sword of mine.

On the day of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand and only a Yemenite sword of mine remained in my hand.

That he went with Allah's Apostle to the house of Maimuna, who was his and Ibn 'Abbas' aunt. He found with her a roasted mastigure which her sister Hufaida bint Al-Harith had brought from Najd. Maimuna presented the mastigure before Allah's Apostle who rarely started eating any (unfamiliar) food before it was described and named for him. (But that time) Allah's Apostle stretched his hand towards the (meat of the) mastigure whereupon a lady from among those who were present, said, "You should inform Allah's Apostle of what you have presented to him. O Allah's Apostle! It is the meat of a mastigure." (On learning that) Allah's Apostle withdrew his hand from the meat of the mastigure. Khalid bin Al-Walid said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this unlawful to eat?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but it is not found in the land of my people, so I do not like it." Khalid said, "Then I pulled the mastigure (meat) towards me and ate it while Allah's Apostle was looking at me."

A roasted mastigure was brought to the Prophet who stretched his hand towards it to eat it. But it was said to him, "It is a mastigure." So he withdrew his hand. Khalid asked, "Is it unlawful to eat?" the Prophet said, "No, but it is not found in the land of my people and that is why I do not like eating it." So Khalid started eating (it) while Allah's Apostle was looking at him. An-Nadr said: 'Al-Khazira' (is prepared) from bran while 'Al-Harira' is prepared from milk.

Allah's Apostle and I entered the house of Maimuna. A roasted mastigure was served. Allah's Apostle stretched his hand out (to eat of it) but some woman said, "Inform Allah's Apostle of what he is about to eat." So they said, "It is mastigure, O Allah's Apostle!" He withdrew his hand, whereupon I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is it unlawful?" He said, "No, but this is not found in the land of my people, so I dislike it." So I pulled the mastigure towards me and ate it while Allah's Apostle was looking at me.

That Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told him that he went to Ubada bin As-Samit while he was staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram. Umair said, "Um Haram informed us that she heard the Prophet saying, 'Paradise is granted to the first batch of my followers who will undertake a naval expedition.' Um Haram added, "I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Will I be amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.' The Prophet then said, 'The first army amongst my followers who will invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins.' I asked, 'Will I be one of them, O Allah's Apostle?' He replied in the negative."

We went out and Ghalib bin Abjar was accompanying us. He fell ill on the way and when we arrived at Medina he was still sick. Ibn Abi 'Atiq came to visit him and said to us, "Treat him with black cumin. Take five or seven seeds and crush them (mix the powder with oil) and drop the resulting mixture into both nostrils, for 'Aisha has narrated to me that she heard the Prophet saying, 'This black cumin is healing for all diseases except As-Sam.' 'Aisha said, 'What is As-Sam?' He said, 'Death.' "

Al-Adda' ibn Khalid ibn Hudhah said: I saw the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) on 9 Dhul-Hijjah on a camel standing at thestirrups.

Mu'adh reported Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying, "If anyone reviles his brother for a sin he will not die before committing it himself,: meaning any sin of which he has repented.

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition whose isnad is not fully connected, because Khalid was not alive in the lifetime of Mu'adh ibn Jabal.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade us to eathorse-flesh, the flesh of mules and of asses. The narrator Haywahadded: Every beast of prey with a fang.

I went with the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) to fight atthe battle of Khaybar, and the Jews came and complained that thepeople had hastened to take their protected property (as abooty), so the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Theproperty of those who have been given a mules, every fanged beastof prey, and every bird with a talon are forbidden for you.

Ammar ibn Yasir and I had words, and when I spoke roughly to him he went to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and complained to him of me. Khalid came when he was complaining to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and began to speak roughly to him, with the result that he made him all the more angry. The Prophet meanwhile kept silent without speaking a word, so Ammar wept and said, "Messenger of Allah, (peace be upon him), do you not see him?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) then raised his head and said, "He who is hostile to Ammar is hostile to Allah and he who hates Ammar is hated by Allah." Khalid said: I then went out, and there was nothing dearer to me than Ammar's goodwill, so I treated him in a manner pleasing to him and he was well pleased.

Ahmad transmitted it.

that her father gave her in marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she went to Allah's Apostle and he declared that marriage invalid.

That her father gave her in marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she came and (complained) to the Prophet and he declared that marriage invalid. (See Hadith No. 69, Vol. 7)

Zaid bin Thabit said, "When the Quran was compiled from various written manuscripts, one of the verses of Surat Al-Ahzab was missing which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting. I could not find it except with Khuzaima bin Thabjt Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Apostle regarded as equal to the witness of two men. And the verse was: "Among the believers are men who have been true to what they covenanted with Allah." (33.23)

Um Al-'Ala', an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet said to me, "The emigrants were distributed amongst us by drawing lots and we got in our share 'Uthman bin Maz'un. We made him stay with us in our house. Then he suffered from a disease which proved fatal when he died and was given a bath and was shrouded in his clothes, Allah's Apostle came I said, 'May Allah be merciful to you, O Abu As-Sa'ib! I testify that Allah has honored you'. The Prophet said, 'How do you know that Allah has honored him?' I replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for you! On whom else shall Allah bestow His honor?' The Prophet said, 'No doubt, death came to him. By Allah, I too wish him good, but by Allah, I do not know what Allah will do with me though I am Allah's Apostle.' By Allah, I never attested the piety of anyone after that."

Um Al-'Ala an Ansari woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle told me, "The Muhajirin (emigrants) were distributed amongst us by drawing lots, and we got 'Uthman bin Maz'un in our share. We made him stay with us in our house. Then he suffered from a disease which proved fatal. When he died and was given a bath and was shrouded in his clothes. Allah's Apostle came, I said, (addressing the dead body), 'O Aba As-Sa'ib! May Allah be Merciful to you! I testify that Allah has honored you.' Allah's Apostle said, 'How do you know that Allah has honored him?' I replied, 'Let my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! On whom else shall Allah bestow His honor?' Allah's Apostle said, 'As for him, by Allah, death has come to him. By Allah, I wish him all good (from Allah). By Allah, in spite of the fact that I am Allah's Apostle, I do not know what Allah will do to me.' " Um Al-'Ala added, "By Allah, I will never attest the righteousness of anybody after that."

Um Al-'Ala an Ansari woman who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle said, (Uthman bin Maz'un came in our share when the Ansars drew lots to distribute the emigrants (to dwell) among themselves. He became sick and we looked after (nursed) him till he died. Then we shrouded him in his clothes. Allah's Apostle came to us. I (addressing the dead body) said, 'May Allah's Mercy be on you, O Aba As-Sa'ib! I testify that Allah has honored you.' The Prophet said, 'How do you know that?' I replied, 'I do not know, by Allah.' He said, 'As for him, death has come to him and I wish him all good from Allah. By Allah, though I am Allah's Apostle, I neither know what will happen to me, nor to you.' "

Um Al-'Ala said, "By Allah, I will never attest the righteousness of anybody after that." She added, "Later I saw in a dream, a flowing spring for 'Uthman. So I went to Allah's Apostle and mentioned that to him. He said, 'That is (the symbol of) his good deeds (the reward for) which is going on for him.' "

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) came out to us and said:Allah the Exalted has given you an extra prayer which is betterfor you then the red camels (i.e. high breed camels). This is thewitr which Allah has appointed for you between the night prayerand the daybreak.

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Some people spend Allah's wealth (i.e. Muslim's wealth) in an unjust manner; such people will be put in the (Hell) Fire on the Day of Resurrection."

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: Whenanyone lands at a place, and then says: "I seek refuge in thePerfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He has created,"nothing would harm him until he marches from that stopping place.

She told of hearing Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "This property is fresh and sweet and he who acquires it in a proper way will be blessed in it. But he who improperly acquires such property of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) as his soul wishes will have nothing but Hell on the Day of Resurrection."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

I came to Medina and asked Allah to grant me a good companion to sit with and He granted me AbuHurayrah. I sat with him and told him I had asked Allah to grant me a good companion to sit with and that he suited me. He asked where I came from and I replied that I belonged to al-Kufah and had come desiring and seeking good. He then said, "Do you not have among you Sa'd ibn Malik whose prayers are answered, Ibn Mas'ud who looked after the water of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) for ablution, and his sandals, Hudhayfah who was the confident of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) confidant, Ammar to whom Allah gave protection from the Devil at the tongue of His Prophet (peace be upon him), and Salman who was a believer in the two Books?" meaning the Injil and the Qur'an.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said in prayer: OAllah! curse the tribes of Lihyan, Ri'l, Dhakwan, and Usayyah forthey disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) Allahpardoned (the tribe of) Ghifar, and Allah granted protection to(the tribe of) Aslam.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said in prayer: O Allah,hurl curse upon the tribe of Lihyan and Ri'l and Dhakwan andUsayyah for they disobeyed Allah and His Messenger, (and for)Ghifar Allah has granted pardon and for the tribe of Aslam Allahhas granted safety.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) offered the morningprayer. When he finished it, he stood up and said three times:False witness has been made equivalent to attributing a partnerto Allah. He then recited: "So avoid the abomination of idols andavoid speaking falsehood as people pure of faith to Allah, notassociating anything with Him.

My husband, Aws ibn as-Samit, pronounced the words: You are likemy mother. So I came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him),complaining to him about my husband. The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) disputed with me and said: Remain dutiful to Allah;he is your cousin. I continued (complaining) until the Qur'anicverse came down: "Allah hath heard the words of her who disputethwith thee concerning her husband...." till the prescription ofexpiation. He then said: He should set free a slave. She said:He cannot afford it. He said: He should fast for two consecutivemonths. She said: Apostle of Allah, he is an old man; he cannotkeep fasts. He said: He should feed sixty poor people. Shesaid: He has nothing which he may give in alms. At that moment anaraq (i.e. date-basket holding fifteen or sixteen sa's) wasbrought to him. I said: I shall help him with anotherdate-basked ('araq). He said: You have done well. Go and feedsixty poor people on his behalf, and return to your cousin. Thenarrator said: An araq holds sixty sa's of dates.

Khuzaymah asked Allah's Messenger about eating a hyena, and he replied, "Does anyone eat a hyena?" He asked him about eating a wolf, and he replied, "Does any one with any good in him eat a wolf?"

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying its isnad is not strong.