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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone surrounds a landwith a wall, it belongs to him.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Any woman who is married bytwo guardians (to two different men) belongs to the first womanwho is married by two guardians (to two different men) belongs tothe first of them and anything sold by a man to two personsbelongs to the first of them.
If any one of you performs ablution (on Friday) that is allright; and if any of you takes a bath, that is better.
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) addressed us and said:Is here any one of such and such tribe present? But no onereplied. He again asked: Is here any one of such and such tribepresent? But no one replied. He again asked: Is here any one ofsuch and such tribe? Then a man stood and said: I am (here),Apostle of Allah. He said: What prevented you from replying thefirst two times? I wish to tell you something good. Yourcompanion has been detained (from entering Paradise) on accountof his debt. Then I saw him that he paid off all his debt on hisbehalf and there remained no one to demand from him anything.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A neighbour has the bestclaim to the house or land of the neighbour.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The hand which takes isresponsible till it pays. Then Al-Hasan forgot and said: (If yougive something on loan to a man), he is your depositor; there isno compensation (for it) on him.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: (The narrator Musa said inanother place: From Samurah ibn Jundub as presumed by Hammad): Ifanyone gets possession of a relative who is within the prohibiteddegrees, that person becomes free. AbuDawud said: A similartradition has also been transmitted by Samurah from the Prophet(peace be upon him) through a different chain.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) Said: If anyone kills his slave,we shall kill him, and if anyone cuts off the nose of his slave,we shall cut off his nose.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Pride in ancestry is property, but generosity is piety."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Every prophet has a reservoir and they will vie with one another about which of them will have the largest number coming down to it. I hope that I may have the largest number."
Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade selling animals foranimals when payment was to be made at a later date.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade us to give names toour servants as these four names: Aflah (Successful), Rabah(Profit), Yasar (Wealth), and Nafi' (Beneficial).
The dearest words to Allah are four: SubhanAllah (Hallowed beAllah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illallah(There is no god but Allah), and AllahuAkbar (God is theGreatest). There is no harm for you in which order you begin(them while remembering Allah), and he also said: Do not givethese names to your servants, Yasar and Rabah and Nafi and Najih.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A boy is in pledge for hisAqiqah, Sacrifice is made for him on the seventh day, his head isshaved and he is given name.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A boy is in pledge for hisAqiqah. Sacrifice is made for him on the seventh day, his head isshaved and is smeared with blood. When Qatadah was asked aboutsmearing with blood, how that should be done, he said: When youcut the head (i.e. throat) of the animal (meant for Aqiqah), youmay take a few hair of it, place them on its veins, and thenplace them in the middle of the head of the infant, so that theblood flows on the hair (of the infant) like a threat. Then itshead may be washed and shaved off.
To proceed, the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Anyonewho associates with a polytheist and lives with him is like him.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: To begin with, anyone whoconceals one who has been dishonest about booty is like him.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Kill the old men who arepolytheists, but spare their children.
Al-Hayyaj ibn Imran ibn Husayn reported that a slave of Imran ranaway. He took a vow to Allah that if he overpowers him, he willcut off his head. He then sent me (to Samurah ibn Jundub) to askhim about this question for him. I came to Samurah ibn Jundub andasked him. He said: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) usedto exhort us to give alms (sadaqah) and forbid us to mutilate (aslain). I then came to Imran ibn Husayn and asked him. He said:The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to exhort us togive alms (sadaqah) and forbid us to mutilate (a slain).
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When one of you comes tothe cattle, he should seek permission of their master if he isthere; if he permits, he should milk (the animals) and drink. Ifhe is not there, he should call three times. If he responds, heshould seek his permission; otherwise, he may milk (the animals)and drink, but should not carry (with him).
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited to cut apiece of leather between two fingers.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) named our cavalry "the Cavalry ofAllah," when we were struck with panic, and when panic overtookus, the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) commanded us to beunited, to have patience and perseverance; and to be so when wefought.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Acts of begging arelacerations with which a man disfigures his face, so he whowishes may preserve his self-respect, and he who wishes mayabandon it; but this does not apply to one who begs from a ruler,or in a situation which makes it necessary.
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to order us to paythe sadaqah (zakat) on what we prepared for trade.
When, a boy from the Ansar and I were shooting (arrows) towardstwo of our targets, the sun was sighted by the people at theheight of two or three lances above the horizon. It became blacklike the black herb called tannumah. One of us said to hiscompanion: Let us go to the mosque; by Allah, this incident ofthe sun will surely bring something new in the community of theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him). As we reached it, wesuddenly saw that he (the Prophet) had already come out (of hishouse). He stepped forward for a long time as much as he could doso in the prayer. But we did not hear his voice. He thenperformed a bowing and prolonged it as much as he could do in theprayer. But we did not hear his voice. He then prostrated himselfwith us and prolonged it which he never did in the prayer before.But we did not hear his voice. He then did similarly in thesecond rak'ah. The sun became bright when he sat after the secondrak'ah. Then he uttered the salutation. He then stood up, praisedAllah, and extolled Him, and testified that there was no god butAllah and testified that he was His servant and apostle. Ahmadibn Yunus then narrated the address of the Prophet (peace be uponhim).
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite in theFriday prayer: "Glorify the name of your most high Lord" (Surah87) and Has the story of the overwhelming event reached you?(Surah 88).
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Attend the sermon (onFriday) and sit near the imam, for a man keeps himself away untilhe will be left behind at the time of entering Paradise though heenters it.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone omits the Fridayprayer without excuse, he must give a dinar in alms, or if hedoes not have as much, then half a dinar.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded us to respond to thesalutation of the imam. and to love each other, and to saluteeach other.
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) commanded us (to recite)when we sit in the middle of the prayer or at its end before thesalutation: The adorations of the tongue, all good things, actsof worship, and the Kingdom are due to Allah. Then givesalutation to the right side; then salute your reciter (i.e. theimam) and yourselves.
I remember from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) twoperiods of silence. Sa'id said: We asked Qatadah: What are thosetwo periods of silence? He said: (one) when he began his prayer,and (one) when he finished the recitation. Then he added: When hefinished reciting (the closing verse of the Fatihah): "Not ofthose with whom Thou art angry, nor of who go astray."
I remember two period of silence in prayer, one when the imamsaid the takbir; and one when he finished reciting the Fatihahand the surah when he was about to bow. But Imran ibn Husayn tookit as something strange. So they wrote about it to Ubayy (ibnKa'b) in Medina. He verified the statement of Samurah.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone finds his veryproperty with a man, he is more entitled to it (than anyoneelse), and the buyer should pursue the one who sold it.
Samurah had a row of palm-trees in the garden of a man of theAnsar. The man had his family with him. Samurah used to visit hispalm-trees, and the man was annoyed by that and felt it keenly.So he asked him (Samurah) to sell them to him, but he refused. Hethen asked him to take something else in exchange, but herefused. So he came to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) andmentioned it to him. The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) askedhim to sell it to him, but he refused. He asked him to takesomething else in exchange, but he refused. He then said: Giveit to him and you can have such and such, mentioning somethingwith which he tried to please him, but he refused. He then said:You are a nuisance. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) thensaid to the Ansari: Go and uproot his palm-trees.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not invoke Allah'scurse, Allah's anger, or Hell.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) commanded us that if we are three, one amongst us should come forward (and lead in prayer).
Transmitted by Tirmidhi.
We were with the Prophet (peace be upon him) and were taking turns out of a large bowl from morning till night; ten getting up and ten sitting down. He was asked from what it was being replenished and replied, "What are you wondering at? It was being replenished only from here," pointing with his hand to the sky.
Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: The Call of Bilal may notmislead any one of you (and he may, under the wrong impressiongathered from it, refrain) from taking meal before thecommencement of the fast (for the streaks) of this whiteness(which are vertical indicate the false dawn and the true dawnwith which the fast commences is that when the streaks of lightare) spread.
Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: There will be some towhose ankles the fire will reach, some to whose knees, some towhose waist the fire will reach, and some to whose collar-bonethe fire will reach.
Samurah ibn Jundub and Imran ibn Husayn had a discussion (aboutthe periods of silence in prayer). Samurah then said that heremembered two periods of silence from the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him); one when he uttered the takbir and the otherwhen he finished reciting: "Not of those with whom Thou artangry, nor of those who go astray" (i.7). Samurah rememberedthat, but Imran ibn Husayn rejected it. Then they wrote about itto Ubayy ibn Ka'b. He wrote a letter to them and gave a reply tothem that Samurah remembered correctly.
She was mistress of a temple in pre-Islamic days. She said: Theprophet (peace be upon him) addressed us on the second day ofsacrifice (yawm ar-ru'us) and said: Which is this day? We said:Allah and His Apostle are better aware. He said: Is this not themiddle of the tashriq days?
Abu Said Al-Khudr said to me, "I notice that you like sheep and you keep them; so take care of them and their food, for I have heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'A time will come upon the people when the best of a Muslim's property will be sheep, which he will take to the tops of mountains and to the places of rain-falls to run away with his religion in order to save it from afflictions.' "
The Prophet said, "If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; but if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place."
The Prophet said, "If somebody takes some 'Ajwa dates every morning, he will not be effected by poison or magic on that day till night." (Another narrator said seven dates).
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If somebody takes seven 'Ajwa dates in the morning, neither magic nor poison will hurt him that day."
(the wife of the Prophet) One of our sheep died and we tanned its skin and kept on infusing dates in it till it was a worn out water skin.
Yahya ibn Abdullah said: When the captives (of the battle ofBadr) were brought, Sawdah daughter of Zam'ah was present withthe children of Afra' at the halting place of their camels, thatis, Awf and Mu'awwidh sons of Afra'. This happened before theprescription of veil for them. Sawdah said: I swear by Allah, Iwas with them when I came (from there to the people) and I wastold: These are captives recently brought (here). I returned tomy house, and the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was there,and AbuZayd Suhayl ibn Amr was in the corner of the apartment andhis hands were tied up on his neck with a rope. He then narratedthe rest of the tradition.
Shabib reported on the authority of one of the companions of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) observed the dawn prayer and he recited (Surah) Room (30), and he felt somewhat confounded. When he had finished the prayer he said: What happens to the people who pray without performing the ablution well? It is they who cause confusion to us while reciting the Qur'an.
Transmitted by Nasa'i.
The Prophet said "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana 'ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, A'udhu bika min Sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.' " The Prophet added. "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
The Prophet said, "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: 'Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta. Khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa Wa'dika mastata'tu abu'u Laka bi ni 'matika wa abu'u Laka bidhanbi; faghfirli fa'innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba ill a ant a. A'uidhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu.' If somebody recites this invocation during the night, and if he should die then, he will go to Paradise (or he will be from the people of Paradise). And if he recites it in the morning, and if he should die on the same day, he will have the same fate."
The tradition mentioned above (No. 2361) has also beentransmitted by Shaddad ibn Aws through a different chain ofnarrators. This version adds: While Shaddad ibn Aws was walkingalong with the Prophet (peace be upon him)....The narrator thentransmitted the rest of the tradition to the same effect.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to recite in his prayer (this supplication): `O Allah, I beg of Thee steadfastness in (righteous) affairs and firm determination (to adhere to the path) of righteousness; I beg of Thee to make me grateful for Thy favour and the excellence of the worship of Thee; I beg of Thee a sound heart and a truthful tongue, and I beg of Thee the good which Thou knowest, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil that Thou knowest, and I seek pardon of Thee for what Thou knowest.'
Transmitted by Nasa'i and Ahmad transmitted something similar.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "If any Muslim recites a surah from Allah's Book when he goes to bed, Allah will put an angel in charge of him, and nothing which may harm him will come near him till he wakes.
Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The prudent man is he who subdues himself and works for what comes after death, but the incapable man is he who lets himself follow his passion and puts his hope in Allah."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Shaddad heard Allah`s Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "He who prays hypocritically has attributed a partner to Allah; he who fasts hypocritically has obtained a partner to Allah; and he who gives sadaqah hypocritically has attributed a partner to Allah."
Ahmad transmitted it.
Two are the things which I remember Allah's Messenger (peace beupon him) having said: Verily Allah has enjoined goodness toeverything; so when you kill, kill in a good way and when youslaughter, slaughter in a good way. So every one of you shouldsharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal diecomfortably.
Shaddad and as-Sunabihi told how, when they went to visit an invalid, they said to him, "How are you this morning?" He replied, "I am quite comfortable this morning." Shaddad told him to rejoice that his evil deeds had been atoned for and his sins remitted, for he had heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) declare that Allah who is Great and Glorious says, "When I afflict a servant of mine who is a believer and he praises me for the affliction I have brought upon him, he will rise from that couch of his as sinless as he was the day his mother gave birth to him." The Lord, Who is Blessed and Exalted, will say, "I fettered and afflicted my servant, so record for him what you were recording for him when he was well."
Ahmad transmitted it.
I said: Apostle of Allah, teach me a supplication. He said: Say:"O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I hear,from the evil of what I see, from the evil of what I speak, fromthe evil of what I think, and from the evil of my semen" (i.e.sexual passion).
A drink (of milk and water) was brought to Allah's Apostle while a boy was sitting on his right side and old men were sitting on his left side. He asked the boy, "Will you allow me to give it to these (people)?" The boy said, "No, by Allah, I will not allow anyone to take my right from you." Then the Prophet put the bowl in the boy's hand.
that he had heard Hudhaifa saying, "Once I was sitting with 'Umar and he said, 'Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah's Apostle about the afflictions?' I said, 'I know it as the Prophet had said it.' 'Umar said, 'No doubt you are bold.' I said, 'The afflictions caused for a man by his wife, money, children and neighbor are expiated by his prayers, fasting, charity and by enjoining (what is good) and forbidding (what is evil).' 'Umar said, 'I did not mean that but I asked about that affliction which will spread like the waves of the sea.' I (Hudhaifa) said, 'O leader of the faithful believers! You need not be afraid of it as there is a closed door between you and it.' 'Umar asked, Will the door be broken or opened?' I replied, 'It will be broken.' 'Umar said, 'Then it will never be closed again.' I was asked whether 'Umar knew that door. I replied that he knew it as one knows that there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I narrated a Hadith that was free from any misstatement." The sub-narrator added that they deputized Masruq to ask Hudhaifa (about the door). Hudhaifa said, "The door was 'Umar himself."
Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari said, "Allah's Apostle used to order us to give alms. So one of us would exert himself to earn one Mud (special measure of wheat or dates, etc.,) to give in charity; while today one of us may have one hundred thousand." Shaqiq said: As if Abu Masud referred to himself.
Abdullah said, "I learnt An-Naza'ir which the Prophet used to recite in pairs in each Rak'a." Then Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked him (about those Suras). He said, "They are twenty Suras that start from the beginning of Al-Mufassal, according to the arrangement done by Ibn Mas'ud, and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim (the Smoke), and "About what they question one another?" (78.1)
While we were waiting for 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud), Yazid bin Muawiya came. I said (to him), "Will you sit down?" He said, "No, but I will go into the house (of Ibn Mas'ud) and let your companion (Ibn Mas'ud) come out to you; and if he should not (come out), I will come out and sit (with you)." Then 'Abdullah came out, holding the hand of Yazid, addressed us, saying, "I know that you are assembled here, but the reason that prevents me from coming out to you, is that Allah's Apostle used to preach to us at intervals during the days, lest we should become bored."
I heard Hudhaifa saying, "While we were sitting with 'Umar, he said, 'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet about the afflictions?' Hudhaifa said, "The affliction of a man in his family, his property, his children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and enjoining good and forbidding evil." 'Umar said, "I do not ask you about these afflictions, but about those afflictions which will move like the waves of the sea." Hudhaifa said, "Don't worry about it, O chief of the believers, for there is a closed door between you and them." 'Umar said, "Will that door be broken or opened?" I said, "No, it will be broken." 'Umar said, "Then it will never be closed." I said, "Yes." We asked Hudhaifa, "Did 'Umar know what that door meant?" He replied, "Yes, as I know that there will be night before tomorrow morning, that is because I narrated to him a true narration free from errors." We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we ordered Masruq to ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, "'Umar."
I was with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa; the latter asked the former, "O Abu Abdur-Rahman! What is your opinion if somebody becomes Junub and no water is available?" 'Abdullah replied, "Do not pray till water is found." Abu Musa said, "What do you say about the statement of 'Ammar (who was ordered by the Prophet to perform Tayammum). The Prophet said to him: "Perform Tayammum and that would be sufficient." 'Abdullah replied, "Don't you see that 'Umar was not satisfied by 'Ammar's statement?" Abu- Musa said, "All right, leave 'Ammar's statement, but what will you say about this verse (of Tayammum)?" 'Abdullah kept quiet and then said, "If we allowed it, then they would probably perform Tayammum even if water was available, if one of them found it (water) cold." The narrator added, "I said to Shaqiq, "Then did 'Abdullah dislike to perform Tayammum because of this?" He replied, "Yes."
'Abdullah said, "Whenever we prayed behind the Prophet we used to recite (in sitting) 'Peace be on Gabriel, Michael, peace be on so and so. Once Allah's Apostle looked back at us and said, 'Allah Himself is As-Salam (Peace), and if anyone of you prays then he should say, At-Tahiyatu lil-lahi wassalawatu wat-taiyibatu. As Salamu 'alalika aiyuha-n-Nabiyu wa rahmatu-l-lahi wa barakatuhu. As-Salam alaina wa ala ibadil-lah is-salihin. (All the compliments, prayers and good things are due to Allah: peace be on you, O Prophet and Allah's mercy and blessings be on you. Peace be on us and on the true pious slaves of Allah). (If you say that, it will be for all the slaves in the heaven and the earth). Ash-hadu an la-ilaha illa-l-lahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu. (I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I also testify that Muhammad is His slave and His Apostle).' "
Once 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud delivered a sermon before us and said, "By Allah, I learnt over seventy Suras direct from Allah's Apostle. By Allah, the companions of the Prophet came to know that I am one of those who know Allah's Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of them." Shaqiq added: I sat in his religious gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his speech).
I was sitting with Abu Mas'ud and Abu Musa and 'Ammar. Abu Mas'ud said (to 'Ammar), "There is none of your companions but, if I wish, I could find fault with him except with you. Since you joined the company of the Prophet I have never seen anything done by you more criticizable by me than your haste in this issue." 'Ammar said, O Abu Mas'ud ! I have never seen anything done by you or by this companion of yours (i.e., Abu Musa) more criticizable by me than your keeping away from this issue since the time you both joined the company of the Prophet."
Then Abu Mas'ud who was a rich man, said (to his servant), "O boy! Bring two suits." Then he gave one to Abu Musa and the other to 'Ammar and said (to them), "Put on these suits before going for the Friday prayer."
The companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not consider neglect of any obligation as mounting to disbelief except neglect of Prayer.
Transmitted by Tirmidhi.
Anas bin Malik said, "A person entered the Mosque on a Friday through the gate facing the Daril-Qada' and Allah's Apostle was standing delivering the Khutba (sermon). The man stood in front of Allah's Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle, livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; please pray to Allah for rain.' So Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain!' " Anas added, "By Allah, there were no clouds in the sky and there was no house or building between us and the mountain of Sila'. Then a big cloud like a shield appeared from behind it (i.e. Silas Mountain) and when it came in the middle of the sky, it spread and then rained. By Allah! We could not see the sun for a week. The next Friday, a person entered through the same gate and Allah's Apostle was delivering the Friday Khutba and the man stood in front of him and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off; Please pray to Allah to withhold rain.' " Anas added, "Allah's Apostle raised both his hands and said, 'O Allah! Round about us and not on us. O Allah!' On the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the valleys and on the places where trees grow.' " Anas added, "The rain stopped and we came out, walking in the sun." Sharik asked Anas whether it was the same person who had asked for rain the previous Friday. Anas replied that he did not know.