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Volume 5 - Book 58 - Merits of
the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 120:
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Narrated Ghailan bin Jarir: I asked Anas, "Tell me about
the name 'Al-Ansar.; Did you call yourselves by it or did Allah call you by
it?" He said, "Allah called us by it." We used to visit Anas (at Basra) and
he used to narrate to us the virtues and deeds of the Ansar, and he used to
address me or a person from the tribe of Al-Azd and say, "Your tribe did
so-and-so on such-and-such a day."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 121:
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Narrated 'Aisha: The day of Bu'ath (i.e. Day of fighting
between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Aus and Khazraj) was brought about
by Allah for the good of His Apostle so that when Allah's Apostle reached
(Medina), the tribes of Medina had already divided and their chiefs had been
killed and wounded. So Allah had brought about the battle for the good of H
is Apostle in order that they (i.e. the Ansar) might embrace Islam.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 122:
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Narrated Anas: On the day of the Conquest of Mecca, when
the Prophet had given (from the booty) the Quraish, the Ansar said, "By
Allah, this is indeed very strange: While our swords are still dribbling
with the blood of Quraish, our war booty are distributed amongst them." When
this news reached the Prophet he called the Ansar and said, "What is this
news that has reached me from you?" They used not to tell lies, so they
replied, "What has reached you is true." He said, "Doesn't it please you
that the people take the booty to their homes and you take Allah's Apostle
to your homes? If the Ansar took their way through a valley or a mountain
pass, I would take the Ansar's valley or a mountain pass."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 123:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet or Abul-Qasim said, "If
the Ansar took their way through a valley or a mountain pass, I would take
Ansar's valley. And but for the migration, I would have been one of the
Ansar." Abu Huraira used to say, "The Prophet is not unjust (by saying so).
May my parents be sacrificed for him, for the Ansar sheltered and helped
him," or said a similar sentence.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 124:
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Narrated Sa'd's father: When the emigrants reached
Medina. Allah's Apostle established the bond of fraternity between
'Abdur-Rahman and Sad bin Ar-Rabi. Sad said to 'Abdur-Rahman, "I am the
richest of all the Ansar, so I want to divide my property (between us), and
I have two wives, so see which of the two you like and tell me, so that I
may divorce her, and when she finishes her prescribed period (i.e. 'Idda) of
divorce, then marry her." Abdur-Rahman said, "May Allah bless your family
and property for you; where is your market?" So they showed him the Qainuqa'
market. (He went there and) returned with a profit in the form of dried
yogurt and butter. He continued going (to the market) till one day he came,
bearing the traces of yellow scent. The Prophet asked, "What is this
(scent)?" He replied, "I got married." The Prophet asked, "How much Mahr did
you give her?" He replied, "I gave her a date-stone of gold or a gold piece
equal to the weight of a date-stone." (The narrator, Ibrahim, is in doubt as
to which is correct.)
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 125:
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Narrated Anas: When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf came to us,
Allah's Apostle made a bond of fraternity between him and Sad bin Ar-Rabi'
who was a rich man, Sad said, "The Ansar know that I am the richest of all
of them, so I will divide my property into two parts between me and you, and
I have two wives; see which of the two you like so that I may divorce her
and you can marry her after she becomes lawful to you by her passing the
prescribed period (i.e. 'Idda) of divorce. 'Abdur Rahman said, "May Allah
bless you your family (i.e. wives) for you." (But 'Abdur-Rahman went to the
market) and did not return on that day except with some gain of dried yogurt
and butter. He went on trading just a few days till he came to Allah's
Apostle bearing the traces of yellow scent over his clothes. Allah's Apostle
asked him, "What is this scent?" He replied, "I have married a woman from
the Ansar." Allah's Apostle asked, "How much Mahr have you given?" He said,
"A date-stone weight of gold or a golden date-stone." The Prophet said,
"Arrange a marriage banquet even with a sheep."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 126:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Ansar said (to the Prophet ),
"Please divide the date-palm trees between us and them (i.e. emigrants)."
The Prophet said, "No." The Ansar said, "Let them (i.e. the emigrants) do
the labor for us in the gardens and share the date-fruits with us." The
emigrants said, "We accepted this."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 127:
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Narrated Al-Bara: I heard the Prophet saying (or the
Prophet said), "None loves the Ansar but a believer, and none hates them but
a hypocrite. So Allah will love him who loves them, and He will hate him who
hates them."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 128:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "The sign of
Belief is to love the Ansar, and the sign of hypocrisy is to hate the
Ansar."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 129:
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Narrated Anas: The Prophet saw the women and children (of
the Ansar) coming forward. (The sub-narrator said, "I think that Anas said,
'They were returning from a wedding party.") The Prophet stood up and said
thrice, "By Allah! You are from the most beloved people to me."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 130:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once an Ansari woman,
accompanied by a son of hers, came to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle spoke
to her and said twice, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you are the most
beloved people to me."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 131:
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Narrated Zaid bin Al-Arqam: The Annwar said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Every prophet has his own followers and we have followed you. So
will you invoke Allah to let our followers be considered from us (as Ansar
too)?" So he invoked Allah accordingly.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 132:
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Narrated Abu Hamza: (A man from the Ansar) The Ansar
said, "Every nation has followers and (O Prophet) we have followed you, so
invoke Allah to let our followers be considered from us (as Ansar like
ourselves)." So the Prophet said, "O Allah! Let their followers be
considered as Ansar like themselves."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 133:
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Narrated Abu Usaid: The Prophet said, "The best of the
Ansar's families (homes) are those of Banu An-Najjar and then (those of)
Banu 'Abdul Ash-hal, then (those of) Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj and then
(those of) Banu Sa'ida; nevertheless, there is good in all the families
(houses) of the Ansar." On this, Sad (bin Ubada) said, "I see that the
Prophet has preferred some people to us." Somebody said (to him), "No, but
he has given you superiority to many."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 134:
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Narrated Abu Usaid: That he heard the Prophet saying,
"The best of the Ansar, or the best of the Ansar families (homes) are Banu
An-Najjar, Bani 'Abdul Ash-hal, Banu Al-Harith and Banu Sai'da."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 135:
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Narrated Abu Humaid: The Prophet said, "The best of the
Ansar families (homes) are the families (homes) of Banu An-Najjar, and then
that of Banu 'Abdul Ash-hal, and then that of Banu Al-Harith, and then that
of Banu Saida; and there is good in all the families (homes) of the Ansar."
Sad bin 'Ubada followed us and said, "O Abu Usaid ! Don't you see that the
Prophet compared the Ansar and made us the last of them in superiority? Then
Sad met the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! In comparing the Ansar's
families (homes) as to the degree of superiority, you have made us the last
of them." Allah's Apostle replied, "Isn't it sufficient that you are
regarded amongst the best?"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 136:
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Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: A man from the Ansar said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Will you appoint me as you have appointed so-and-so?" The
Prophet said, "After me you will see others given preference to you; so be
patient till you meet me at the Tank (i.e. Lake of Kauthar). (on the Day of
Resurrection)."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 137:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to the Ansar,
"After me you will see others given preference to you; so be patient till
you meet me, and your promised place (of meeting) will be the Tank (i.e.
Lake of Kauthar)."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 138:
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Narrated Yahya bin Said: That he heard Anas bin Malik
when he went with him to Al-Walid, saying, "Once the Prophet called the
Ansar in order to give them the territory of Bahrain they said, 'No, unless
you give to our emigrant brethren a similar share.' On that he said 'If you
do not agree to it, then be patient till you meet me, for after me others
will be given preference to you."'
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 139:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "There is
no life except the life of the Hereafter; so, O Allah! Improve the state of
the Ansar and the Muhajirun." And Anas added that the Prophet also said, "O
Allah! Forgive the Ansar."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 140:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: On the day of the battle of the
Trench (i.e. Ghazwat-ul-Khandaq) the Ansar used to say, "We are those who
have given the pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for Jihad (i.e. holy
fighting) as long as we live." The Prophet , replied to them, "O Allah!
There is no life except the life of the Hereafter; so please honor the Ansar
and the Emigrants."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 141:
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Narrated Sahl: Allah's Apostle came to us while we were
digging the trench and carrying out the earth on our backs. Allah's Apostle
then said, "O Allah ! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter, so
please forgive the Emigrants and the Ansar."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 142:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet. The
Prophet sent a messenger to his wives (to bring something for that man to
eat) but they said that they had nothing except water. Then Allah's Apostle
said, "Who will take this (person) or entertain him as a guest?" An Ansar
man said, "I." So he took him to his wife and said to her, "Entertain
generously the guest of Allah's Apostle " She said, "We have got nothing
except the meals of my children." He said, "Prepare your meal, light your
lamp and let your children sleep if they ask for supper." So she prepared
her meal, lighted her lamp and made her children sleep, and then stood up
pretending to mend her lamp, but she put it off. Then both of them pretended
to be eating, but they really went to bed hungry. In the morning the Ansari
went to Allah's Apostle who said, "Tonight Allah laughed or wondered at your
action." Then Allah revealed: "But give them (emigrants) preference over
themselves even though they were in need of that And whosoever is saved from
the covetousness Such are they who will be successful." (59.9)
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 143:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Bakr and Al-'Abbas passed by
one of the gatherings of the Ansar who were weeping then. He (i.e. Abu Bakr
or Al-'Abbas) asked, "Why are you weeping?" They replied, "We are weeping
because we remember the gathering of the Prophet with us." So Abu Bakr went
to the Prophet and told him of that. The Prophet came out, tying his head
with a piece of the hem of a sheet. He ascended the pulpit which he never
ascended after that day. He glorified and praised Allah and then said, "I
request you to take care of the Ansar as they are my near companions to whom
I confided my private secrets. They have fulfilled their obligations and
rights which were enjoined on them but there remains what is for them. So,
accept the good of the good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrongdoers
amongst them."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 144:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle (in his fatal
illness) came out wrapped in a sheet covering his shoulders and his head was
tied with an oily tape of cloth till he sat on the pulpit, and after
praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Then-after, O people! The people
will go on increasing, but the Ansar will go on decreasing till they become
just like salt in a meal. So whoever amongst you will be the ruler and have
the power to harm or benefit others, should accept the good of the
good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 145:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "The Ansar are
my near companions to whom I confided my private secrets, People will go on
increasing but the Ansar will go on decreasing; so accept the good of the
good-doers amongst them and excuse the wrong-doers amongst them. "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 146:
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Narrated Al-Bara: A silken cloth was given as a present
to the Prophet . His companions started touching it and admiring its
softness. The Prophet said, "Are you admiring its softness? The
handkerchiefs of Sad bin Muadh (in Paradise) are better and softer than it."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 147:
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Narrated Jabir: I heard the Prophet saying, "The Throne
(of Allah) shook at the death of Sad bin Muadh." Through another group of
narrators, Jabir added, "I heard the Prophet : saying, 'The Throne of the
Beneficent shook because of the death of Sad bin Muadh."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 148:
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Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Some people (i.e. the Jews
of Bani bin Quraiza) agreed to accept the verdict of Sad bin Muadh so the
Prophet sent for him (i.e. Sad bin Muadh). He came riding a donkey, and when
he approached the Mosque, the Prophet said, "Get up for the best amongst
you." or said, "Get up for your chief." Then the Prophet said, "O Sad! These
people have agreed to accept your verdict." Sad said, "I judge that their
warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as
captives." The Prophet said, "You have given a judgment similar to Allah's
Judgment (or the King's judgment)."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 149:
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Narrated Anas: Two men left the Prophet on a very dark
night. Suddenly a light came in front of them, and when they separated, the
light also separated along with them.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 150:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: I heard the Prophet saying,
"Learn the recitation of Qur'an from four persons: Ibn Mas'ud, Salim, the
freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai and Muadh bin Jabal."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 151:
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Narrated the virtue of Sad bin Ubada: Aisha said, "Before
that, he (i.e. Sad) was a pious man."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 152:
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Narrated Abu Usaid: Allah's Apostle said, "The best of
the Ansar's houses are those of Bani An-Najjar, then those of Bani 'Abdul
Ash-hal, then those of Bani Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj, then those of Bani
Saida; but there is goodness in all the houses of the Ansar." Sad bin Ubada
who was one of those who embraced Islam early, said, "I see that Allah's
Apostle is giving others superiority above us." Some people said to him,
"But he has given you superiority above many other people."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 153:
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Narrated Masruq: 'Abdullah bin Masud was mentioned before
Abdullah bin 'Amr who said, "That is a man I still love, as I heard the
Prophet saying 'Learn the recitation of Quran from four from 'Abdullah bin
Mas'ud --he started with him--Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudaifa, Mu'adh
bin Jabal and Ubai bin Ka'b."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 154:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to Ubai, "Allah
has ordered me to recite to you: 'Those who disbelieve (Surat-al-Bayina
98).' " Ubai said, "Has He mentioned my name?" The Prophet said, "Yes." On
hearing this, Ubai started weeping.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 155:
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Narrated Qatada: Anas said, "The Quran was collected in
the lifetime of the Prophet by four (men), all of whom were from the Ansar:
Ubai, Muadh bin Jabal, Abu Zaid and Zaid bin Thabit." I asked Anas, "Who is
Abu Zaid?" He said, "One of my uncles."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 156:
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Narrated Anas: On the day of the battle of Uhud, the
people ran away, leaving the Prophet , but Abu- Talha was shielding the
Prophet with his shield in front of him. Abu Talha was a strong, experienced
archer who used to keep his arrow bow strong and well stretched. On that day
he broke two or three arrow bows. If any man passed by carrying a quiver
full of arrows, the Prophet would say to him, "Empty it in front of Abu
Talha." When the Prophet stated looking at the enemy by raising his head,
Abu Talha said, "O Allah's Prophet! Let my parents be sacrificed for your
sake! Please don't raise your head and make it visible, lest an arrow of the
enemy should hit you. Let my neck and chest be wounded instead of yours."
(On that day) I saw 'Aisha, the daughter of Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim both
lifting their dresses up so that I was able to see the ornaments of their
legs, and they were carrying the water skins of their arms to pour the water
into the mouths of the thirsty people and then go back and fill them and
come to pour the water into the mouths of the people again. (On that day)
Abu Talha's sword fell from his hand twice or thrice.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 157:
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Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas: I have never heard the
Prophet saying about anybody walking on the earth that he is from the people
of Paradise except 'Abdullah bin Salam. The following Verse was revealed
concerning him: "And a witness from the children of Israel testifies that
this Qur'an is true" (46.10)
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 158:
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Narrated Qais bin Ubad: While I was sitting in the Mosque
of Medina, there entered a man (Abdullah bin Salam) with signs of solemnity
over his face. The people said, "He is one of the people of Paradise." He
prayed two light Rakat and then left. I followed him and said, "When you
entered the Mosque, the people said, 'He is one of the people of Paradise.'
" He said, "By Allah, one ought not say what he does not know; and I will
tell you why. In the lifetime of the Prophet I had a dream which I narrated
to him. I saw as if I were in a garden." He then described its extension and
greenery. He added: In its center there was an iron pillar whose lower end
was fixed in the earth and the upper end was in the sky, and at its upper
end there was a (ring-shaped) hand-hold. I was told to climb it. I said, "I
can't." "Then a servant came to me and lifted my clothes from behind and I
climbed till I reached the top (of the pillar). Then I got hold of the
hand-hold, and I was told to hold it tightly, then I woke up and (the effect
of) the hand-hold was in my hand. I narrated al I that to the Prophet who
said, 'The garden is Islam, and the hand-hold is the Most Truth-worthy
Hand-Hold. So you will remain as a Muslim till you die." The narrator added:
"The man was 'Abdullah bin Salam."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 159:
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Narrated Abu Burda: When I came to Medina. I met Abdullah
bin Salam. He said, "Will you come to me so that I may serve you with Sawiq
(i.e. powdered barley) and dates, and let you enter a (blessed) house that
in which the Prophet entered?" Then he added, "You are In a country where
the practice of Riba (i.e. usury) is prevalent; so if somebody owe you
something and he sends you a present of a load of chopped straw or a load of
barley or a load of provender then do not take it, as it is Riba."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 160:
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Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle has never
refused to admit me since I embraced Islam, and whenever he saw me, he would
smile. (In another narration) Jarir bin 'Abdullah narrated: There was a
house called Dhul-Khalasa in the Pre-lslamic Period and it was also called
Al-Ka'ba Al-Yamaniya or Al-Ka'ba Ash-Shamiya. Allah's Apostle said to me,
"Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?" So I left for it with 150
cavalrymen from the tribe of Ahmas and then we destroyed it and killed
whoever we found there. Then we came to the Prophet and informed him about
it. He invoked good upon us and upon the tribe of Ahmas.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 161:
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Narrated 'Aisha: On the day of the battle of Uhud the
pagans were defeated completely. Then Satan shouted loudly, "O Allah's
slaves! Beware the ones behind you!" So the front files attacked the back
ones. Then Hudhaifa looked and saw his father, and said loudly, "O Allah's
slaves! My father! My father!" By Allah, they did not stop till they killed
him (i.e. Hudaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you!" The
sub-narrator said, "By Allah, because of what Hudhaifa said, he remained in
a good state till he met Allah (i.e. died)."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 162:
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Narrated 'Ali: I heard Allah's Apostle saying (as below).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 163:
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Narrated 'Ali: 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)."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 164:
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Narrated 'Aisha: I did not feel jealous of any of the
wives of the Prophet as much as I did of Khadija (although) she died before
he married me, for I often heard him mentioning her, and Allah had told him
to give her the good tidings that she would have a palace of Qasab (i.e.
pipes of precious stones and pearls in Paradise), and whenever he
slaughtered a sheep, he would send her women-friends a good share of it.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 165:
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Narrated 'Aisha: I did not feel jealous of any woman as
much as I did of Khadija because Allah's Apostle used to mention her very
often. He married me after three years of her death, and his Lord (or
Gabriel) ordered him to give her the good news of having a palace of Qasab
in Paradise.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 166:
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Narrated 'Aisha: I did not feel jealous of any of the
wives of the Prophet as much as I did of Khadija though I did not see her,
but the Prophet used to mention her very often, and when ever he slaughtered
a sheep, he would cut its parts and send them to the women friends of
Khadija. When I sometimes said to him, "(You treat Khadija in such a way) as
if there is no woman on earth except Khadija," he would say, "Khadija was
such-and-such, and from her I had children."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 167:
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Narrated Ismail: I asked 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa, "Did the
Prophet give glad tidings to Khadija?" He said, "Yes, of a palace of Qasab
(in Paradise) where there will be neither any noise nor any fatigue."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 168:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: Gabriel came to the Prophet and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is Khadija coming to you with a dish having
meat soup (or some food or drink). When she reaches you, greet her on behalf
of her Lord (i.e. Allah) and on my behalf, and give her the glad tidings of
having a Qasab palace in Paradise wherein there will be neither any noise
nor any fatigue (trouble) . " Narrated 'Aisha: Once Hala bint Khuwailid,
Khadija's sister, asked the permission of the Prophet to enter. On that, the
Prophet remembered the way Khadija used to ask permission, and that upset
him. He said, "O Allah! Hala!" So I became jealous and said, "What makes you
remember an old woman amongst the old women of Quraish an old woman (with a
teethless mouth) of red gums who died long ago, and in whose place Allah has
given you somebody better than her?"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 169:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: The Prophet met Zaid bin
'Amr bin Nufail in the bottom of (the valley of) Baldah before any Divine
Inspiration came to the Prophet. A meal was presented to the Prophet but he
refused to eat from it. (Then it was presented to Zaid) who said, "I do not
eat anything which you slaughter in the name of your stone idols. I eat none
but those things on which Allah's Name has been mentioned at the time of
slaughtering." Zaid bin 'Amr used to criticize the way Quraish used to
slaughter their animals, and used to say, "Allah has created the sheep and
He has sent the water for it from the sky, and He has grown the grass for it
from the earth; yet you slaughter it in other than the Name of Allah. He
used to say so, for he rejected that practice and considered it as something
abominable. Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail went to Sham,
inquiring about a true religion to follow. He met a Jewish religious scholar
and asked him about their religion. He said, "I intend to embrace your
religion, so tell me some thing about it." The Jew said, "You will not
embrace our religion unless you receive your share of Allah's Anger." Zaid
said, "'I do not run except from Allah's Anger, and I will never bear a bit
of it if I have the power to avoid it. Can you tell me of some other
religion?" He said, "I do not know any other religion except the Hanif."
Zaid enquired, "What is Hanif?" He said, "Hanif is the religion of (the
prophet) Abraham who was neither a Jew nor a Christian, and he used to
worship None but Allah (Alone)" Then Zaid went out and met a Christian
religious scholar and told him the same as before. The Christian said, "You
will not embrace our religion unless you get a share of Allah's Curse." Zaid
replied, "I do not run except from Allah's Curse, and I will never bear any
of Allah's Curse and His Anger if I have the power to avoid them. Will you
tell me of some other religion?" He replied, "I do not know any other
religion except Hanif." Zaid enquired, "What is Hanif?" He replied, Hanif is
the religion of (the prophet) Abraham who was neither a Jew nor a Christian
and he used to worship None but Allah (Alone)" When Zaid heard their
Statement about (the religion of) Abraham, he left that place, and when he
came out, he raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! I make You my Witness
that I am on the religion of Abraham." Narrated Asma bint Abi Bakr: I saw
Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail standing with his back against the Ka'ba and saying,
"O people of Quraish! By Allah, none amongst you is on the religion of
Abraham except me." He used to preserve the lives of little girls: If
somebody wanted to kill his daughter he would say to him, "Do not kill her
for I will feed her on your behalf." So he would take her, and when she grew
up nicely, he would say to her father, "Now if you want her, I will give her
to you, and if you wish, I will feed her on your behalf."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 170:
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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: When the Ka'ba was rebuilt,
the Prophet and 'Abbas went to carry stones. 'Abbas said to the Prophet
"(Take off and) put your waist sheet over your neck so that the stones may
not hurt you." (But as soon as he took off his waist sheet) he fell
unconscious on the ground with both his eyes towards the sky. When he came
to his senses, he said, "My waist sheet! My waist sheet!" Then he tied his
waist sheet (round his waist).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 171:
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Narrated 'Amr bin Dinar and 'Ubaidullah bin Abi Yazid: In
the lifetime of the Prophet there was no wall around the Ka'ba and the
people used to pray around the Ka'ba till 'Umar became the Caliph and he
built the wall around it. 'Ubaidullah further said, "Its wall was low, so
Ibn Az-Zubair built it."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 172:
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Narrated 'Aisha: 'Ashura' (i.e. the tenth of Muharram)
was a day on which the tribe of Quraish used to fast in the pre-lslamic
period of ignorance. The Prophet also used to fast on this day. So when he
migrated to Medina, he fasted on it and ordered (the Muslims) to fast on it.
When the fasting of Ramadan was enjoined, it became optional for the people
to fast or not to fast on the day of Ashura.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 173:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The people used to consider the
performance of 'Umra in the months of Hajj an evil deed on the earth, and
they used to call the month of Muharram as Safar and used to say, "When (the
wounds over) the backs (of the camels) have healed and the foot-marks (of
the camels) have vanished (after coming from Hajj), then 'Umra becomes legal
for the one who wants to perform 'Umra." Allah's Apostle and his companions
reached Mecca assuming Ihram for Hajj on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. The
Prophet ordered his companions to perform 'Umra (with that lhram instead of
Hajj). They asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What kind of finishing of Ihram?" The
Prophet said, "Finish the Ihram completely.'
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 174:
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Narrated Sa'id bin Al-Musaiyab's grand-father: In the
pre-lslamic period of ignorance a flood of rain came and filled the valley
in between the two mountains (around the Ka'ba)......
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 175:
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Narrated Qais bin Abi Hazim: Abu Bakr went to a lady from
the Ahmas tribe called Zainab bint Al-Muhajir and found that she refused to
speak. He asked, "Why does she not speak." The people said, "She has
intended to perform Hajj without speaking." He said to her, "Speak, for it
is illegal not to speak, as it is an action of the pre-islamic period of
ignorance. So she spoke and said, "Who are you?" He said, "A man from the
Emigrants." She asked, "Which Emigrants?" He replied, "From Quraish." She
asked, "From what branch of Quraish are you?" He said, "You ask too many
questions; I am Abu Bakr." She said, "How long shall we enjoy this good
order (i.e. Islamic religion) which Allah has brought after the period of
ignorance?" He said, "You will enjoy it as long as your Imams keep on
abiding by its rules and regulations." She asked, "What are the Imams?" He
said, "Were there not heads and chiefs of your nation who used to order the
people and they used to obey them?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So they (i.e.
the Imams) are those whom I meant."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 176:
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Narrated 'Aisha: A black lady slave of some of the 'Arabs
embraced Islam and she had a hut in the mosque. She used to visit us and
talk to us, and when she finished her talk, she used to say: "The day of the
scarf was one of our Lord's wonders: Verily! He has delivered me from the
land of Kufr." When she said the above verse many times, I (i.e. 'Aisha)
asked her, "What was the day of the scarf?" She replied, "Once the daughter
of some of my masters went out and she was wearing a leather scarf (round
her neck) and the leather scarf fell from her and a kite descended and
picked it up, mistaking it for a piece of meat. They (i.e. my masters)
accused me of stealing it and they tortured me to such an extent that they
even looked for it in my private parts. So, while they all were around me,
and I was in my great distress, suddenly the kite came over our heads and
threw the scarf, and they took it. I said to them 'This is what you accused
me of stealing, though I was innocent."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 177:
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Narrated 'Umar: The Prophet said, "If anybody has to take
an oath, he should swear only by Allah." The people of Quraish used to swear
by their fathers, but the Prophet said, "Do not swear by your fathers. "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 178:
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Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim: Al-Qasim used to
walk in front of the funeral procession. He used not to get up for the
funeral procession (in case it passed by him). And he narrated from 'Aisha
that she said, "The people of the pre-lslamic period of ignorance used to
stand up for the funeral procession. When they saw it they used to say
twice: 'You were noble in your family. What are you now?"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 179:
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Narrated 'Umar: The pagans used not to leave Jam' (i.e.
Muzdalifa) till the sun had risen on Thabir mountain. The Prophet
contradicted them by leaving (Muzdalifa) before the sun rose.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 180:
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Narrated Husain: That Ikrima said, "Kasan Dihaqa means
glass full (of something) followed successively with other full glasses."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "In the pre-lslamic period of ignorance I heard my father
saying, "Provide us with Kasan Dihaqa."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 181:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The most true
words said by a poet was the words of Labid." He said, Verily, Everything
except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin As-Salt was about to be a Muslim
(but he did not embrace Islam).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 182:
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Narrated 'Aisha: Abu Bakr had a slave who used to give
him some of his earnings. Abu Bakr used to eat from it. One day he brought
something and Abu Bakr ate from it. The slave said to him, "Do you know what
this is?" Abu Bakr then enquired, "What is it?" The slave said, "Once, in
the pre-Islamic period of ignorance I foretold somebody's future though I
did not know this knowledge of foretelling but I, cheated him, and when he
met me, he gave me something for that service, and that is what you have
eaten from." Then Abu Bakr put his hand in his mouth and vomited whatever
was present in his stomach.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 183:
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Narrated Ibn 'Umar: In the pre-lslamic period of
ignorance the people used to bargain with the meat of camels on the
principle of Habal-al-Habala which meant the sale of a she-camel that would
be born by a she-camel that had not yet been born. The Prophet forbade them
such a transaction.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 184:
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Narrated Ghailan bin Jarir: We used to visit Anas bin
Malik and he used to talk to us about the Ansar, and used to say to me:
"Your people did so-and-so on such-and-such a day, and your people did
so-and-so on such-and-such a day."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 185:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The first event of Qasama in the
pre-lslamic period of ignorance was practiced by us (i.e. Banu Hashim). A
man from Banu Hashim was employed by a Quraishi man from another
branch-family. The (Hashimi) laborer set out with the Quraishi driving his
camels. There passed by him another man from Banu Hashim. The leather rope
of the latter's bag had broken so he said to the laborer, "Will you help me
by giving me a rope in order to tie the handle of my bag lest the camels
should run away from me?" The laborer gave him a rope and the latter tied
his bag with it. When the caravan halted, all the camels' legs were tied
with their fetters except one camel. The employer asked the laborer, "Why,
from among all the camels has this camel not been fettered?" He replied,
"There is no fetter for it." The Quraishi asked, "Where is its fetter?" and
hit the laborer with a stick that caused his death (later on Just before his
death) a man from Yemen passed by him. The laborer asked (him), "Will you go
for the pilgrimage?" He replied, "I do not think I will attend it, but
perhaps I will attend it." The (Hashimi) laborer said, "Will you please
convey a message for me once in your life?" The other man said, "yes." The
laborer wrote: 'When you attend the pilgrimage, call the family of Quraish,
and if they respond to you, call the family of Banu Hashim, and if they
respond to you, ask about Abu Talib and tell him that so-and-so has killed
me for a fetter." Then the laborer expired. When the employer reached
(Mecca), Abu Talib visited him and asked, "What has happened to our
companion?" He said, "He became ill and I looked after him nicely (but he
died) and I buried him." Then Abu Talib said, "The deceased deserved this
from you." After some time, the messenger whom the laborer has asked to
convey the message, reached during the pilgrimage season. He called, "O the
family of Quraish!" The people replied, "This is Quraish." Then he called,
"O the family of Banu Hashim!" Again the people replied, "This is Banu
Hashim." He asked, "Who is Abu Talib?" The people replied, "This is Abu
Talib." He said, "'So-and-so has asked me to convey a message to you that
so-and-so has killed him for a fetter (of a camel)." Then Abu Talib went to
the (Quraishi) killer and said to him, "Choose one of three alternatives:
(i) If you wish, give us one-hundred camels because you have murdered our
companion, (ii) or if you wish, fifty of your men should take an oath that
you have not murdered our companion, and if you do not accept this, (iii) we
will kill you in Qisas." The killer went to his people and they said, "We
will take an oath." Then a woman from Banu Hashim who was married to one of
them (i.e.the Quraishis) and had given birth to a child from him, came to
Abu Talib and said, "O Abu Talib! I wish that my son from among the fifty
men, should be excused from this oath, and that he should not take the oath
where the oath-taking is carried on." Abu Talib excused him. Then another
man from them came (to Abu Talib) and said, "O Abu Talib! You want fifty
persons to take an oath instead of giving a hundred camels, and that means
each man has to give two camels (in case he does not take an oath). So there
are two camels I would like you to accept from me and excuse me from taking
an oath where the oaths are taken. Abu Talib accepted them from him. Then 48
men came and took the oath. Ibn 'Abbas further said:) By Him in Whose Hand
my life is, before the end of that year, none of those 48 persons remained
alive.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 186:
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Narrated 'Aisha: Allah caused the day of Buath to take
place before Allah's Apostle was sent (as an Apostle) so that when Allah's
Apostle reached Medina, those people had already divided (in different
groups) and their chiefs had been killed or wounded. So Allah made that day
precede Allah's Apostle so that they (i.e. the Ansar) might embrace Islam.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: To run along the valley between two green pillars of
Safa and Marwa (mountains) was not Sunna, but the people in the pre-islamic
period of ignorance used to run along it, and used to say: "We do not cross
this rain stream except running strongly. "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 187:
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Narrated Abu As-Safar: I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying, "O
people! Listen to what I say to you, and let me hear whatever you say, and
don't go (without understanding), and start saying, 'Ibn 'Abbas said
so-and-so, Ibn 'Abbas said so-and-so, Ibn 'Abbas said so-and-so.' He who
wants to perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba should go behind Al-Hijr (i.e. a
portion of the Ka'ba left out unroofed) and do not call it Al-Hatim, for in
the pre-Islamic period of ignorance if any man took an oath, he used to
throw his whip, shoes or bow in it.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 188:
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Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun: During the pre-lslamic period
of ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of monkeys. They were
all stoning it, because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I too,
stoned it along with them.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 189:
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Narrated Sufyan: 'Ubaidullah said: "I heard Ibn 'Abbas
saying, "Following are some traits of the people of the pre-Islamic period
of ignorance (i) to defame the ancestry of other families, (ii) and to wail
over the dead." 'Ubaidullah forgot the third trait. Sufyan said, "They say
it (i.e. the third trait) was to believe that rain was caused by the
influence of stars (i.e. if a special star appears it will rain)."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 190:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle was inspired
Divinely at the age of forty. Then he stayed in Mecca for thirteen years,
and then was ordered to migrate, and he migrated to Medina and stayed there
for ten years and then died.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 191:
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Narrated Khabbaba: I came to the Prophet while he was
leaning against his sheet cloak in the shade of the Ka'ba. We were suffering
greatly from the pagans in those days. i said (to him). "Will you invoke
Allah (to help us)?" He sat down with a red face and said, "(A believer
among) those who were before you used to be combed with iron combs so that
nothing of his flesh or nerves would remain on his bones; yet that would
never make him desert his religion. A saw might be put over the parting of
his head which would be split into two parts, yet all that would never make
him abandon his religion. Allah will surely complete this religion (i.e.
Islam) so that a traveler from Sana to Hadra-maut will not be afraid of
anybody except Allah." (The sub-narrator, Baiyan added, "Or the wolf, lest
it should harm his sheep.")
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 192:
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Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet recited Surat An-Najam
and prostrated, and there was nobody who did not prostrate then except a man
whom I saw taking a handful of pebbles, lifting it, and prostrating on it.
He then said, "This is sufficient for me." No doubt I saw him killed as a
disbeliever afterwards.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 193:
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Narrated 'Abdullah: While the Prophet was prostrating,
surrounded by some of Quraish, 'Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait brought the intestines
(i.e. abdominal contents) of a camel and put them over the back of the
Prophet. The Prophet did not raise his head, (till) Fatima, came and took it
off his back and cursed the one who had done the harm. The Prophet said, "O
Allah! Destroy the chiefs of Quraish, Abu Jahl bin Hisham, 'Utba bin
Rabi'al, Shaba bin Rabi'a, Umaiya bin Khalaf or Ubai bin Khalaf." (The
sub-narrator Shu'ba, is not sure of the last name.) I saw these people
killed on the day of Badr battle and thrown in the well except Umaiya or
Ubai whose body parts were mutilated but he was not thrown in the well.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 194:
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Narrated Said bin Jubair: 'AbdurRahman bin Abza said,
"Ask Ibn 'Abbas about these two Qur'anic Verses: 'Nor kill such life as
Allah has made sacred, Except for just cause.' (25.168) "And whoever kills a
believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell. (4.93) So I asked Ibn 'Abbas
who said, "When the Verse that is in Sura-al-Furqan was revealed, the pagans
of Mecca said, 'But we have slain such life as Allah has made sacred, and we
have invoked other gods along with Allah, and we have also committed
fornication.' So Allah revealed:-- 'Except those who repent, believe, and do
good-- (25.70) So this Verse was concerned with those people. As for the
Verse in Surat-an-Nisa (4-93), it means that if a man, after understanding
Islam and its laws and obligations, murders somebody, then his punishment is
to dwell in the (Hell) Fire forever." Then I mentioned this to Mujahid who
said, "Except the one who regrets (one's crime) . "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 195:
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Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: I asked Ibn Amr bin Al-As,
"Tell me of the worst thing which the pagans did to the Prophet." He said,
"While the Prophet was praying in the Hijr of the Ka'ba; 'Uqba bin Abi
Mu'ait came and put his garment around the Prophet's neck and throttled him
violently. Abu Bakr came and caught him by his shoulder and pushed him away
from the Prophet and said, "Do you want to kill a man just because he says,
'My Lord is Allah?' "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 196:
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Narrated 'Urwa: As above (Hadith 195).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 197:
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Narrated 'Ammar bin Yasir: I saw Allah's Apostle , and
the only converts (to Islam) with him, were five slaves, two women and Abu
Bakr.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 198:
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Narrated Abu Ishaq Saud bin Abi Waqqas: None embraced
Islam, except on the day I embraced it. And for seven days I was one of the
three persons who were Muslims (one-third of Islam).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 199:
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Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman: "I asked Masruq, 'Who informed
the Prophet about the Jinns at the night when they heard the Qur'an?' He
said, 'Your father 'Abdullah informed me that a tree informed the Prophet
about them.' "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 200:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: That once he was in the, company of
the Prophet carrying a water pot for his ablution and for cleaning his
private parts. While he was following him carrying it(i.e. the pot), the
Prophet said, "Who is this?" He said, "I am Abu Huraira." The Prophet said,
"Bring me stones in order to clean my private parts, and do not bring any
bones or animal dung." Abu Huraira went on narrating: So I brought some
stones, carrying them in the corner of my robe till I put them by his side
and went away. When he finished, I walked with him and asked, "What about
the bone and the animal dung?" He said, "They are of the food of Jinns. The
delegate of Jinns of (the city of) Nasibin came to me--and how nice those
Jinns were--and asked me for the remains of the human food. I invoked Allah
for them that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung but find food
on them."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 201:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When Abu Dhar received the news of
the Advent of the Prophet he said to his brother, "Ride to this valley (of
Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a
prophet who is informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and
come back to me." So his brother set out and came to the Prophet and
listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him. "I
have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not
poetry." Abu Dhar said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." He
then took his journey-food and carried a water-skin of his, containing some
water till be reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and searched for the
Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him.
When a part of the night had passed away, 'Ali saw him and knew that he was
a stranger. So when Abu Dhar saw 'Ali, he followed him, and none of them
asked his companion about anything, and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his
journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed there all the day
long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he
came back to his retiring place. 'Ali passed by him and said, "Has the man
not known his dwelling place yet?" So 'Ali awakened him and took him with
him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When it was the
third day. 'Ali did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then 'Ali said
"Will you tell me what has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me
a firm promise that you will guide me, then I will tell you." 'Ali promised
him, and he informed 'Ali about the matter. 'Ali said, "It is true, and he
is the Apostle of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me, and if
I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on,
follow me and enter the place which I will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and
followed 'Ali till he entered the place of the Prophet, and Abu Dhar went in
with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet's talks and embraced
Islam on the spot. The Prophet said to him, "Go back to your people and
inform them (about it) till you receive my order." Abu Dhar said, "By Him in
Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion loudly amongst them
(i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said
as loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah." The People
got up and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to
protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you! Don't you know that this
man belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their
way?" So he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day.
They beat him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him
(to protect him).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 202:
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Narrated Qais: I heard Said bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail
saying in the mosque of Al-Kufa. "By Allah, I have seen myself tied and
forced by 'Umar to leave Islam before 'Umar himself embraced Islam. And if
the mountain of Uhud could move from its place for the evil which you people
have done to 'Uthman, then it would have the right to move from its place."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 203:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mus'ud: We have been powerful
since 'Umar embraced Islam.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 204:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: While 'Umar was at home in a
state of fear, there came Al-'As bin Wail As-Sahmi Abu 'Amr, wearing an
embroidered cloak and a shirt having silk hems. He was from the tribe of
Bani Sahm who were our allies during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance.
Al-'As said to 'Umar "What is wrong with you?" He said, "Your people claim
that they would kill me if I become a Muslim." Al-'As said, "Nobody will
harm you after I have given protection to you." So Al-'As went out and met
the people streaming in the whole valley. He said, "Where are you going?"
They said, "We want Ibn Al-Khattab who has embraced Islam." Al-'As said,
"There is no way for anybody to touch him." So the people retreated.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 205:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: When 'Umar embraced Islam,
all The (disbelieving) people gathered around his home and said, "'Umar has
embraced Islam." At that time I was still a boy and was on the roof of my
house. There came a man wearing a cloak of Dibaj (i.e. a kind of silk), and
said, "Umar has embraced Islam. Nobody can harm him for I am his protector."
I then saw the people going away from 'Umar and asked who the man was, and
they said, "Al-'As bin Wail."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 206:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I never heard 'Umar saying
about something that he thought it would be so-and-so, but he was quite
right. Once, while 'Umar was sitting, a handsome man passed by him, 'Umar
said, "If I am not wrong, this person is still on his religion of the
pre-lslamic period of ignorance or he was their foreteller. Call the man to
me." When the man was called to him, he told him of his thought. The man
said, "I have never seen such a day on which a Muslim is faced with such an
accusation." 'Umar said, "I am determined that you should tell me the
truth." He said, "I was a foreteller in the pre-lslamic period of
ignorance." Then 'Umar said, "Tell me the most astonishing thing your female
Jinn has told you of." He said, "One-day while I was in the market, she came
to me scared and said, 'Haven't you seen the Jinns and their despair and
they were overthrown after their defeat (and prevented from listening to the
news of the heaven) so that they (stopped going to the sky and) kept
following camel-riders (i.e. 'Arabs)?" 'Umar said, "He is right." and added,
"One day while I was near their idols, there came a man with a calf and
slaughtered it as a sacrifice (for the idols). An (unseen) creature shouted
at him, and I have never heard harsher than his voice. He was crying, 'O you
bold evil-doer! A matter of success! An eloquent man is saying: None has the
right to be worshipped except you (O Allah).' On that the people fled, but I
said, 'I shall not go away till I know what is behind this.' Then the cry
came again: 'O you bold evil-doer! A matter of success! An eloquent man is
saying: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah.' I then went away
and a few days later it was said, "A prophet has appeared."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 207:
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Narrated Qais: I heard Said bin Zaid saying to the
people, "If you but saw me and 'Umar's sister tied and forced by 'Umar to
leave Islam while he was not yet a Muslim. And if the mountain of Uhud could
move from its place for the evil which you people have done to Uthman, it
would have the right to do that."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 208:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: The people of Mecca asked
Allah's Apostle to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split in
two halves between which they saw the Hiram' mountain.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 209:
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Narrated 'Abdullah: The moon was split ( into two pieces
) while we were with the Prophet in Mina. He said, "Be witnesses." Then a
Piece of the moon went towards the mountain.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 210:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: During the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle the moon was split (into two places).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 211:
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Narrated 'Abdullah: The moon was split (into two pieces).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 212:
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Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi bin Al-Khiyar: That
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abu Yaghuth had
said to him, "What prevents you from speaking to your uncle 'Uthman
regarding his brother Al-Walid bin 'Uqba?" The people were speaking against
the latter for what he had done. 'Ubaidullah said, "So I kept waiting for
'Uthman, and when he went out for the prayer, I said to him, 'I have got
something to say to you as a piece of advice.' 'Uthman said, 'O man! I seek
Refuge with Allah from you. So I went away. When I finished my prayer, I sat
with Al-Miswar and Ibn 'Abu Yaghuth and talked to both of them of what I had
said to 'Uthman and what he had said to me. They said, 'You have done your
duty.' So while I was sitting with them. 'Uthman's Messenger came to me.
They said, 'Allah has put you to trial." I set out and when I reached
'Uthman, he said, 'What is your advice which you mentioned a while ago?' I
recited Tashahhud and added, 'Allah has sent Muhammad and has revealed the
Holy Book (i.e. Quran) to him. You (O Uthman!) were amongst those who
responded to the call of Allah and His Apostle and had faith in him. And you
took part in the first two migrations (to Ethiopia and to Medina), and you
enjoyed the company of Allah's Apostle and learned his traditions and
advice. Now the people are talking much about Al-Walid bin 'Uqba and so it
is your duty to impose on him the legal punishment.' 'Uthman then said to
me, 'O my nephew! Did you ever meet Allah's Apostle ?' I said, 'No, but his
knowledge has reached me as it has reached the virgin in her seclusion.'
'Uthman then recited Tashahhud and said, 'No doubt, Allah has sent Muhammad
with the Truth and has revealed to him His Holy Book (i.e. Quran) and I was
amongst those who responded to the call of Allah and His Apostle and I had
faith in Muhammad's Mission, and I had performed the first two migrations as
you have said, and I enjoyed the company of Allah's Apostle and gave the
pledge of allegiance to him. By Allah, I never disobeyed him and never
cheated him till Allah caused him to die. Then Allah made Abu Bakr Caliph,
and by Allah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I cheat him. Then
'Umar became Caliph, and by Allah, I was never disobedient to him, nor did I
cheat him. Then I became Caliph. Have I not then the same rights over you as
they had over me?' I replied in the affirmative. 'Uthman further said, 'The
what are these talks which are reaching me from you? As for what you ha
mentioned about Al-Walid bin 'Uqb; Allah willing, I shall give him the leg;
punishment justly. Then Uthman ordered that Al-Walid be flogged fort lashes.
He ordered 'Ali to flog him an he himself flogged him as well."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 213:
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Narrated 'Aisha: Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned a
church they had seen in Ethiopia and in the church there were pictures. When
they told the Prophet of this, he said, "Those people are such that if a
pious man amongst them died, they build a place of worship over his grave
and paint these pictures in it. Those people will be Allah's worst creatures
on the Day of Resurrection . "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 214:
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Narrated Um Khalid bint Khalid: When I came from Ethiopia
(to Medina), I was a young girl. Allah's Apostle made me wear a sheet having
marks on it. Allah's Apostle was rubbing those marks with his hands saying,
"Sanah! Sanah!" (i.e. good, good).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 215:
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Narrated 'Abdullah: We used to greet the Prophet while he
used to be in prayers, and he used to reply to our greetings. But when we
came back from Najashi (the King of Ethiopia) we greeted him (while he was
praying) and he did not reply to us. We said, "O Allah's Apostle! We used to
greet you in the past and you used to reply to us." He said, "Verily The
Mind is occupied and busy with more important matter during the prayer." (So
one cannot return One's greetings.)
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 216:
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Narrated Abu Musa: We received the news of the departure
of the Prophet (to Medina) while we were in Yemen. So we went on board a
ship but our ship took us away to An-Najashi (the Negus) in Ethiopia. There
we met Ja'far bin Abi Talib and stayed with him till we came (to Medina) by
the time when the Prophet had conquered Khaibar. The Prophet said, "O you
people of the ship! You will have (the reward of) two migrations."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 217:
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Narrated Jabir: When Negus died, the Prophet said, "Today
a pious man has died. So get up and offer the funeral prayer for your
brother Ashama
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 218:
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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle
led the funeral prayer for the Negus and made us stand in rows behind him
and I was in the second or third row.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 219:
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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: The Prophet offered the
funeral prayer for Ashama, the Negus, with four Takbir.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 220:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle informed them
(i.e. his companions) of the death of Negus, the king of Ethiopia, on the
very day on which the latter died, and said, "Ask Allah's Forgiveness for
your brother" Abu Huraira further said, "Allah's Apostle made them (i.e. the
Muslims) stand in rows at the Musalla (i.e. praying place) and led the
funeral prayer for the Negus and said four Takbir."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 221:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle, while going out
for the battle of Hunain, said, "Tomorrow Allah willing, we will encamp at
Khaif Bani Kinana where the pagans(of Quraish) took the oath of Kufr
(against the Prophet i.e. to be loyal to heathenism, by boycotting Banu
Hashim, the Prophet's folk, See Hadith No. 659 Vol. 2) .
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 222:
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Narrated Al-Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib: That he said to
the Prophet "You have not been of any avail to your uncle (Abu Talib)
(though) by Allah, he used to protect you and used to become angry on your
behalf." The Prophet said, "He is in a shallow fire, and had It not been for
me, he would have been in the bottom of the (Hell) Fire."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 223:
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Narrated Al-Musaiyab: When Abu Talib was in his death
bed, the Prophet went to him while Abu Jahl was sitting beside him. The
Prophet said, "O my uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped except
Allah, an expression I will defend your case with, before Allah." Abu Jahl
and 'Abdullah bin Umaya said, "O Abu Talib! Will you leave the religion of
'Abdul Muttalib?" So they kept on saying this to him so that the last
statement he said to them (before he died) was: "I am on the religion of
'Abdul Muttalib." Then the Prophet said, " I will keep on asking for Allah's
Forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so." Then the following
Verse was revealed:-- "It is not fitting for the Prophet and the believers
to ask Allah's Forgiveness for the pagans, even if they were their near
relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of
the (Hell) Fire." (9.113) The other Verse was also revealed:-- "(O Prophet!)
Verily, you guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He will ......."
(28.56)
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 224:
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Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: That he heard the Prophet
when somebody mentioned his uncle (i.e. Abu Talib), saying, "Perhaps my
intercession will be helpful to him on the Day of Resurrection so that he
may be put in a shallow fire reaching only up to his ankles. His brain will
boil from it."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 225:
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Narrated Yazid: (as above, Hadith 224) using the words:
"will make his brain boil."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 226:
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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: That he heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "When the people of Quraish did not believe me (i.e. the
story of my Night Journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed
Jerusalem in front of me, and I began describing it to them while I was
looking at it."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 227:
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Narrated Abbas bin Malik: Malik bin Sasaa said that
Allah's Apostle described to them his Night Journey saying, "While I was
lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone came to me and cut my body
open from here to here." I asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What does he
mean?" He said, "It means from his throat to his pubic area," or said, "From
the top of the chest." The Prophet further said, "He then took out my heart.
Then a gold tray of Belief was brought to me and my heart was washed and was
filled (with Belief) and then returned to its original place. Then a white
animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to
me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas)
replied in the affirmative). The Prophet said, "The animal's step (was so
wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's
sight. I was carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me till we reached the
nearest heaven. When he asked for the gate to be opened, it was asked, 'Who
is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying
you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has Muhammad been called?'
Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What
an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the
first heaven, I saw Adam there. Gabriel said (to me). 'This is your father,
Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting
to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then
Gabriel ascended with me till we reached the second heaven. Gabriel asked
for the gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered,
'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied,
'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel answered in the
affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his
is!' The gate was opened. When I went over the second heaven, there I saw
Yahya (i.e. John) and 'Isa (i.e. Jesus) who were cousins of each other.
Gabriel said (to me), 'These are John and Jesus; pay them your greetings.'
So I greeted them and both of them returned my greetings to me and said,
'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended
with me to the third heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was
asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is
accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been
called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is
welcomed, what an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I
went over the third heaven there I saw Joseph. Gabriel said (to me), 'This
is Joseph; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the
greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious
Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fourth heaven and asked for
its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel'
It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was
asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was
said, 'He is welcomed, what an excel lent visit his is!' The gate was
opened, and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel
said (to me), 'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and
he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother
and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fifth heaven and
asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied,
'Gabriel.' It was asked. 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied,
'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the
affirmative. Then it was said He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his
is! So when I went over the fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e. Aaron),
Gabriel said, (to me). This is Aaron; pay him your greetings.' I greeted him
and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious
brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth
heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked. 'Who is it?'
Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in
the affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his
is!' When I went (over the sixth heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said
(to me),' This is Moses; pay him your greeting. So I greeted him and he
returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother
and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e. Moses) he wept. Someone asked him,
'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been
sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers will enter Paradise in greater
numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the seventh
heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?'
Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in
the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit
his is!' So when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham.
Gabriel said (to me), 'This is your father; pay your greetings to him.' So I
greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed,
O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to
Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) Behold! Its
fruits were like the jars of Hajr (i.e. a place near Medina) and its leaves
were as big as the ears of elephants. Gabriel said, 'This is the Lote Tree
of the utmost boundary) . Behold ! There ran four rivers, two were hidden
and two were visible, I asked, 'What are these two kinds of rivers, O
Gabriel?' He replied,' As for the hidden rivers, they are two rivers in
Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and the Euphrates.' Then
Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (i.e. the Sacred House) was shown to me and a container
full of wine and another full of milk and a third full of honey were brought
to me. I took the milk. Gabriel remarked, 'This is the Islamic religion
which you and your followers are following.' Then the prayers were enjoined
on me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses who
asked (me), 'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have been
ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers cannot
bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people before you, and
I have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain). Go back to your Lord
and ask for reduction to lessen your followers' burden.' So I went back, and
Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then again I came to Moses, but he
repeated the same as he had said before. Then again I went back to Allah and
He reduced ten more prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the same, I
went back to Allah and He ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When I
came back to Moses, he repeated the same advice, so I went back to Allah and
was ordered to observe five prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he
said, 'What have you been ordered?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to
observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your followers cannot bear five
prayers a day, and no doubt, I have got an experience of the people before
you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel, so go back to your
Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your follower's burden.' I said, 'I
have requested so much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I am satisfied
now and surrender to Allah's Order.' When I left, I heard a voice saying, 'I
have passed My Order and have lessened the burden of My Worshipers."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 228:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Regarding the Statement of Allah"
"And We granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see
(as an actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (17.60)
Ibn Abbas added: The sights which Allah's Apostle was shown on the Night
Journey when he was taken to Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual
sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Quran is the
tree of Zaqqum (itself) .
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 229:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ka'b: Who was Kab's guide when
Ka'b turned blind: I heard Ka'b bin Malik narrating: When he remained behind
(i.e. did not Join) the Prophet in the Ghazwa of Tabuk. Ibn Bukair, in his
narration stated that Ka'b said, " I witnessed the Al-'Aqaba pledge of
allegiance at night with the Prophet when we jointly agreed to support Islam
with all our efforts I would not like to have attended the Badr battle
instead of that 'Aqaba pledge although Badr is more well-known than it,
amongst the people."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 230:
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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I was present with my two
maternal uncles at Al-'Aqaba (where the pledge of allegiance was given).
(Ibn 'Uyaina said, "One of the two was Al-Bara' bin Marur.")
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 231:
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Narrated Jabir: My father, my two maternal uncles and I
were among those who took part in the 'Aqaba Pledge.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 232:
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Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: Who had taken part in the
battle of Badr with Allah's Apostle and had been amongst his companions on
the night of Al-'Aqaba Pledge: Allah's Apostle, surrounded by a group of his
companions said, "Come along and give me the pledge of allegiance that you
will not worship anything besides Allah, will not steal, will not commit
illegal sexual intercourse will not kill your children, will not utter;
slander, invented by yourself, and will not disobey me if I order you to do
something good. Whoever among you will respect and fulfill this pledge, will
be rewarded by Allah. And if one of you commits any of these sins and is
punished in this world then that will be his expiation for it, and if one of
you commits any of these sins and Allah screens his sin, then his matter,
will rest with Allah: If He will, He will punish him and if He will,. He
will excuse him." So I gave the pledge of allegiance to him for these
conditions.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 233:
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Narrated 'Ubada bin As Samit: I was one of the Naqibs who
gave the ('Aqaba) Pledge of Allegiance to Allah's Apostle . We gave the
pledge of allegiance to him that we would not worship anything other than
Allah, would not steal, would not commit illegal sexual intercourse, would
not kill a person whose killing Allah has made illegal except rightfully,
would not rob each other, and we would not be promised Paradise jf we did
the above sins, then if we committed one of the above sins, Allah will give
His Judgment concerning it.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234:
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Narrated Aisha: The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl
of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith
bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew
(again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing
with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing
what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at
the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became
Allright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she
took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said,
"Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to
them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle
came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that
time I was a girl of nine years of age.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 235:
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Narrated 'Aisha: That the Prophet said to her, "You have
been shown to me twice in my dream. I saw you pictured on a piece of silk
and some-one said (to me). 'This is your wife.' When I uncovered the
picture, I saw that it was yours. I said, 'If this is from Allah, it will be
done."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 236:
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Narrated Hisham's father: Khadija died three years before
the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed there for two years or so and then
he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years of age, and he consumed
that marriage when she was nine years old.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 237:
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Narrated Abu Wail: We visited Khabbaba who said, "We
migrated with the Prophet for Allah's Sake, so our reward became due and
sure with Allah. Some of us passed away without taking anything of their
rewards (in this world) and one of them was Mus'ab bin 'Umar who was
martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud leaving a striped woolen cloak.
When we covered his head with it, his feet became naked, and when covered
his feet, his head became naked. So Allah's Apostle ordered us to cover his
head and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a special kind of grass) on his feet. (On
the other hand) some of us have had their fruits ripened (in this world) and
they are collecting them."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 238:
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Narrated 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying, "The reward
of deeds depends on the intentions, so whoever emigrated for the worldly
benefits or to marry a woman, his emigration was for that for which he
emigrated, but whoever emigrated for the Sake of Allah and His Apostle, his
emigration is for Allah and His Apostle."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 239:
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Narrated Mujahid bin Jabir Al-Makki: Abdullah bin 'Umar
used to say, "There is no more Hijrah (i.e. migration) after the Conquest of
Mecca."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 240:
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Narrated 'Ata bin Abi Rabah: 'Ubaid bin 'Umar Al-Laithi
and I visited Aisha and asked her about the Hijra (i.e. migration), and she
said, "Today there is no (Hijrah) emigration. A believer used to run away
with his religion to Allah and His Apostle lest he should be put to trial
because of his religion. Today Allah has made Islam triumphant, and today a
believer can worship his Lord wherever he likes. But the deeds that are
still rewardable (in place of emigration) are Jihad and good intentions."
(See Hadith No. 42 Vol. 4).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 241:
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Narrated Aisha: Sad said, "O Allah! You know that there
is none against whom I am eager to fight more willingly for Your Cause than
those people who disbelieved Your Apostle and drove him out (of his city). O
Allah! I think that You have ended the fight between us and them."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 242:
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Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle started receiving the
Divine Inspiration at the age of forty. Then he stayed in Mecca for thirteen
years, receiving the Divine Revelation. Then he was ordered to migrate and
he lived as an Emigrant for ten years and then died at the age of
sixty-three (years).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 243:
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Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle stayed in Mecca for
thirteen years (after receiving the first Divine Inspiration) and died at
the age of sixty-three.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 244:
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Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle sat on the
pulpit and said, "Allah has given one of His Slaves the choice of receiving
the splendor and luxury of the worldly life whatever he likes or to accept
the good (of the Hereafter) which is with Allah. So he has chosen that good
which is with Allah." On that Abu Bakr wept and said, "Our fathers and
mothers be sacrificed for you." We became astonished at this. The people
said, "Look at this old man! Allah's Apostle talks about a Slave of Allah to
whom He has given the option to choose either the splendor of this worldly
life or the good which is with Him, while he says. 'our fathers and mothers
be sacrifice(i for you." But it was Allah's Apostle who had been given
option, and Abu Bakr knew it better than we. Allah's Apostle added, "No
doubt, I am indebted to Abu Bakr more than to anybody else regarding both
his companionship and his wealth. And if I had to take a Khalil from my
followers, I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr, but the fraternity of
Islam is. sufficient. Let no door (i.e. Khoukha) of the Mosque remain open,
except the door of Abu Bakr."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 245:
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Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) I never
remembered my parents believing in any religion other than the true religion
(i.e. Islam), and (I don't remember) a single day passing without our being
visited by Allah's Apostle in the morning and in the evening. When the
Muslims were put to test (i.e. troubled by the pagans), Abu Bakr set out
migrating to the land of Ethiopia, and when he reached Bark-al-Ghimad, Ibn
Ad-Daghina, the chief of the tribe of Qara, met him and said, "O Abu Bakr!
Where are you going?" Abu Bakr replied, "My people have turned me out (of my
country), so I want to wander on the earth and worship my Lord." Ibn
Ad-Daghina said, "O Abu Bakr! A man like you should not leave his home-land,
nor should he be driven out, because you help the destitute, earn their
livings, and you keep good relations with your Kith and kin, help the weak
and poor, entertain guests generously, and help the calamity-stricken
persons. Therefore I am your protector. Go back and worship your Lord in
your town." So Abu Bakr returned and Ibn Ad-Daghina accompanied him. In the
evening Ibn Ad-Daghina visited the nobles of Quraish and said to them. "A
man like Abu Bakr should not leave his homeland, nor should he be driven
out. Do you (i.e. Quraish) drive out a man who helps the destitute, earns
their living, keeps good relations with his Kith and kin, helps the weak and
poor, entertains guests generously and helps the calamity-stricken persons?"
So the people of Quraish could not refuse Ibn Ad-Daghina's protection, and
they said to Ibn Ad-Daghina, "Let Abu Bakr worship his Lord in his house. He
can pray and recite there whatever he likes, but he should not hurt us with
it, and should not do it publicly, because we are afraid that he may affect
our women and children." Ibn Ad-Daghina told Abu Bakr of all that. Abu Bakr
stayed in that state, worshipping his Lord in his house. He did not pray
publicly, nor did he recite Quran outside his house. Then a thought occurred
to Abu Bakr to build a mosque in front of his house, and there he used to
pray and recite the Quran. The women and children of the pagans began to
gather around him in great number. They used to wonder at him and look at
him. Abu Bakr was a man who used to weep too much, and he could not help
weeping on reciting the Quran. That situation scared the nobles of the
pagans of Quraish, so they sent for Ibn Ad-Daghina. When he came to them,
they said, "We accepted your protection of Abu Bakr on condition that he
should worship his Lord in his house, but he has violated the conditions and
he has built a mosque in front of his house where he prays and recites the
Quran publicly. We are now afraid that he may affect our women and children
unfavorably. So, prevent him from that. If he likes to confine the worship
of his Lord to his house, he may do so, but if he insists on doing that
openly, ask him to release you from your obligation to protect him, for we
dislike to break our pact with you, but we deny Abu Bakr the right to
announce his act publicly." Ibn Ad-Daghina went to Abu- Bakr and said, ("O
Abu Bakr!) You know well what contract I have made on your behalf; now, you
are either to abide by it, or else release me from my obligation of
protecting you, because I do not want the 'Arabs hear that my people have
dishonored a contract I have made on behalf of another man." Abu Bakr
replied, "I release you from your pact to protect me, and am pleased with
the protection from Allah." At that time the Prophet was in Mecca, and he
said to the Muslims, "In a dream I have been shown your migration place, a
land of date palm trees, between two mountains, the two stony tracts." So,
some people migrated to Medina, and most of those people who had previously
migrated to the land of Ethiopia, returned to Medina. Abu Bakr also prepared
to leave for Medina, but Allah's Apostle said to him, "Wait for a while,
because I hope that I will be allowed to migrate also." Abu Bakr said, "Do
you indeed expect this? Let my father be sacrificed for you!" The Prophet
said, "Yes." So Abu Bakr did not migrate for the sake of Allah's Apostle in
order to accompany him. He fed two she-camels he possessed with the leaves
of As-Samur tree that fell on being struck by a stick for four months. One
day, while we were sitting in Abu Bakr's house at noon, someone said to Abu
Bakr, "This is Allah's Apostle with his head covered coming at a time at
which he never used to visit us before." Abu Bakr said, "May my parents be
sacrificed for him. By Allah, he has not come at this hour except for a
great necessity." So Allah's Apostle came and asked permission to enter, and
he was allowed to enter. When he entered, he said to Abu Bakr. "Tell
everyone who is present with you to go away." Abu Bakr replied, "There are
none but your family. May my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's
Apostle!" The Prophet said, "i have been given permission to migrate." Abu
Bakr said, "Shall I accompany you? May my father be sacrificed for you, O
Allah's Apostle!" Allah's Apostle said, "Yes." Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's
Apostle! May my father be sacrificed for you, take one of these two
she-camels of mine." Allah's Apostle replied, "(I will accept it) with
payment." So we prepared the baggage quickly and put some journey food in a
leather bag for them. Asma, Abu Bakr's daughter, cut a piece from her waist
belt and tied the mouth of the leather bag with it, and for that reason she
was named Dhat-un-Nitaqain (i.e. the owner of two belts). Then Allah's
Apostle and Abu Bakr reached a cave on the mountain of Thaur and stayed
there for three nights. 'Abdullah bin Abi Bakr who was intelligent and a
sagacious youth, used to stay (with them) aver night. He used to leave them
before day break so that in the morning he would be with Quraish as if he
had spent the night in Mecca. He would keep in mind any plot made against
them, and when it became dark he would (go and) inform them of it. 'Amir bin
Fuhaira, the freed slave of Abu Bakr, used to bring the milch sheep (of his
master, Abu Bakr) to them a little while after nightfall in order to rest
the sheep there. So they always had fresh milk at night, the milk of their
sheep, and the milk which they warmed by throwing heated stones in it. 'Amir
bin Fuhaira would then call the herd away when it was still dark (before
daybreak). He did the same in each of those three nights. Allah's Apostle
and Abu Bakr had hired a man from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dail from the family
of Bani Abd bin Adi as an expert guide, and he was in alliance with the
family of Al-'As bin Wail As-Sahmi and he was on the religion of the
infidels of Quraish. The Prophet and Abu Bakr trusted him and gave him their
two she-camels and took his promise to bring their two she camels to the
cave of the mountain of Thaur in the morning after three nights later. And
(when they set out), 'Amir bin Fuhaira and the guide went along with them
and the guide led them along the sea-shore. The nephew of Suraqa bin Ju'sham
said that his father informed him that he heard Suraqa bin Ju'sham saying,
"The messengers of the heathens of Quraish came to us declaring that they
had assigned for the persons why would kill or arrest Allah's Apostle and
Abu Bakr, a reward equal to their bloodmoney. While I was sitting in one of
the gatherings of my tribe. Bani Mudlij, a man from them came to us and
stood up while we were sitting, and said, "O Suraqa! No doubt, I have just
seen some people far away on the seashore, and I think they are Muhammad and
his companions." Suraqa added, "I too realized that it must have been they.
But I said 'No, it is not they, but you have seen so-and-so, and so-and-so
whom we saw set out.' I stayed in the gathering for a while and then got up
and left for my home. and ordered my slave-girl to get my horse which was
behind a hillock, and keep it ready for me. Then I took my spear and left by
the back door of my house dragging the lower end of the spear on the ground
and keeping it low. Then I reached my horse, mounted it and made it gallop.
When I approached them (i.e. Muhammad and Abu Bakr), my horse stumbled and I
fell down from it, Then I stood up, got hold of my quiver and took out the
divining arrows and drew lots as to whether I should harm them (i.e. the
Prophet and Abu Bakr) or not, and the lot which I disliked came out. But I
remounted my horse and let it gallop, giving no importance to the divining
arrows. When I heard the recitation of the Quran by Allah's Apostle who did
not look hither and thither while Abu Bakr was doing it often, suddenly the
forelegs of my horse sank into the ground up to the knees, and I fell down
from it. Then I rebuked it and it got up but could hardly take out its
forelegs from the ground, and when it stood up straight again, its fore-legs
caused dust to rise up in the sky like smoke. Then again I drew lots with
the divining arrows, and the lot which I disliked, came out. So I called
upon them to feel secure. They stopped, and I remounted my horse and went to
them. When I saw how I had been hampered from harming them, it came to my
mind that the cause of Allah's Apostle (i.e. Islam) will become victorious.
So I said to him, "Your people have assigned a reward equal to the
bloodmoney for your head." Then I told them all the plans the people of
Mecca had made concerning them. Then I offered them some journey food and
goods but they refused to take anything and did not ask for anything, but
the Prophet said, "Do not tell others about us." Then I requested him to
write for me a statement of security and peace. He ordered 'Amr bin Fuhaira
who wrote it for me on a parchment, and then Allah's Apostle proceeded on
his way. Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Allah's Apostle met Az-Zubair in a
caravan of Muslim merchants who were returning from Sham. Az-Zubair provided
Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr with white clothes to wear. When the Muslims of
Medina heard the news of the departure of Allah's Apostle from Mecca
(towards Medina), they started going to the Harra every morning . They would
wait for him till the heat of the noon forced them to return. One day, after
waiting for a long while, they returned home, and when they went into their
houses, a Jew climbed up the roof of one of the forts of his people to look
for some thing, and he saw Allah's Apostle and his companions dressed in
white clothes, emerging out of the desert mirage. The Jew could not help
shouting at the top of his voice, "O you 'Arabs! Here is your great man whom
you have been waiting for!" So all the Muslims rushed to their arms and
received Allah's Apostle on the summit of Harra. The Prophet turned with
them to the right and alighted at the quarters of Bani 'Amr bin 'Auf, and
this was on Monday in the month of Rabi-ul-Awal. Abu Bakr stood up,
receiving the people while Allah's Apostle sat down and kept silent. Some of
the Ansar who came and had not seen Allah's Apostle before, began greeting
Abu Bakr, but when the sunshine fell on Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came
forward and shaded him with his sheet only then the people came to know
Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle stayed with Bani 'Amr bin 'Auf for ten
nights and established the mosque (mosque of Quba) which was founded on
piety. Allah's Apostle prayed in it and then mounted his she-camel and
proceeded on, accompanied by the people till his she-camel knelt down at
(the place of) the Mosque of Allah's Apostle at Medina. Some Muslims used to
pray there in those days, and that place was a yard for drying dates
belonging to Suhail and Sahl, the orphan boys who were under the
guardianship of 'Asad bin Zurara. When his she-camel knelt down, Allah's
Apostle said, "This place, Allah willing, will be our abiding place."
Allah's Apostle then called the two boys and told them to suggest a price
for that yard so that he might take it as a mosque. The two boys said, "No,
but we will give it as a gift, O Allah's Apostle!" Allah's Apostle then
built a mosque there. The Prophet himself started carrying unburnt bricks
for its building and while doing so, he was saying "This load is better than
the load of Khaibar, for it is more pious in the Sight of Allah and purer
and better rewardable." He was also saying, "O Allah! The actual reward is
the reward in the Hereafter, so bestow Your Mercy on the Ansar and the
Emigrants." Thus the Prophet recited (by way of proverb) the poem of some
Muslim poet whose name is unknown to me. (Ibn Shibab said, "In the Hadiths
it does not occur that Allah's Apostle recited a complete poetic verse other
than this one.")
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 246:
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Narrated Asma: I prepared the journey food for the
Prophet and Abu Bakr when they wanted (to migrate to) Medina. I said to my
father (Abu Bakr), "I do not have anything to tie the container of the
journey food with except my waist belt." He said, "Divide it lengthwise into
two." I did so, and for this reason I was named 'Dhat-un-Nitaqain' (i.e. the
owner of two belts). (Ibn 'Abbas said, "Asma', Dhat-un-Nitaq.")
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 247:
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Narrated Al-Bara: When the Prophet migrated to Medina,
Suraqa bin Malik bin Ju'sham pursued him. The Prophet invoked evil on him,
therefore the forelegs of his horse sank into the ground. Suraqa said (to
the Prophet ), "Invoke Allah to rescue me, and I will not harm you. "The
Prophet invoked Allah for him. Then Allah's Apostle felt thirsty and he
passed by a shepherd. Abu Bakr said, "I took a bowl and milked a little milk
in it and brought it to the Prophet and he drank till I was pleased."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 248:
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Narrated Asma: That she conceived 'Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair. She added, "I migrated to Medina while I was at full term of
pregnancy and alighted at Quba where I gave birth to him. Then I brought him
to the Prophet and put him in his lap. The Prophet asked for a date, chewed
it, and put some of its juice in the child's mouth. So, the first thing that
entered the child's stomach was the saliva of Allah's Apostle. Then the
Prophet rubbed the child's palate with a date and invoked for Allah's
Blessings on him, and he was the first child born amongst the Emigrants in
the Islamic Land (i.e. Medina).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 249:
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Narrated Aisha: The first child who was born in the
Islamic Land (i.e. Medina) amongst the Emigrants, was 'Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair. They brought him to the Prophet. The Prophet took a date, and
after chewing it, put its juice in his mouth. So the first thing that went
into the child's stomach, was the saliva of the Prophet
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 250:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle arrived at
Medina with Abu Bakr, riding behind him on the same camel. Abu Bakr was an
elderly man known to the people, while Allah's Apostle was a youth that was
unknown. Thus, if a man met Abu Bakr, he would day, "O Abu Bakr! Who is this
man in front of you?" Abu Bakr would say, "This man shows me the Way," One
would think that Abu Bakr meant the road, while in fact, Abu Bakr meant the
way of virtue and good. Then Abu Bakr looked behind and saw a horse-rider
persuing them. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is a horse-rider persuing
us." The Prophet looked behind and said, "O Allah! Cause him to fall down."
So the horse threw him down and got up neighing. After that the rider,
Suraqa said, "O Allah's Prophet! Order me whatever you want." The Prophet
said, "Stay where you are and do not allow anybody to reach us." So, in the
first part of the day Suraqa was an enemy of Allah's Prophet and in the last
part of it, he was a protector. Then Allah's Apostle alighted by the side of
the Al-Harra and sent a message to the Ansar, and they came to Allah's
Prophet and Abu Bakr, and having greeted them, they said, "Ride (your
she-camels) safe and obeyed." Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr rode and the
Ansar, carrying their arms, surrounded them. The news that Allah's Prophet
had come circulated in Medina. The people came out and were eagerly looking
and saying "Allah's Prophet has come! Allah's Prophet has come! So the
Prophet went on till he alighted near the house of Abu Aiyub. While the
Prophet was speaking with the family members of Abu Aiyub, 'Abdullah bin
Salam heard the news of his arrival while he himself was picking the dates
for his family from his family garden. He hurried to the Prophet carrying
the dates which he had collected for his family from the garden. He listened
to Allah's Prophet and then went home. Then Allah's Prophet said, "Which is
the nearest of the houses of our Kith and kin?" Abu Aiyub replied, "Mine, O
Allah's Prophet! This is my house and this is my gate." The Prophet said,
"Go and prepare a place for our midday rest." Abu Aiyub said, "Get up (both
of you) with Allah's Blessings." So when Allah's Prophet went into the
house, 'Abdullah bin Salaim came and said "I testify that you (i.e.
Muhammad) are Apostle of Allah and that you have come with the Truth. The
Jews know well that I am their chief and the son of their chief and the most
learned amongst them and the son of the most learned amongst them. So send
for them (i.e. Jews) and ask them about me before they know that I have
embraced Islam, for if they know that they will say about me things which
are not correct." So Allah's Apostle sent for them, and they came and
entered. Allah's Apostle said to them, "O (the group of) Jews! Woe to you:
be afraid of Allah. By Allah except Whom none has the right to be
worshipped, you people know for certain, that I am Apostle of Allah and that
I have come to you with the Truth, so embrace Islam." The Jews replied, "We
do not know this." So they said this to the Prophet and he repeated it
thrice. Then he said, "What sort of a man is 'Abdullah bin Salam amongst
you?" They said, "He is our chief and the son of our chief and the most
learned man, and the son of the most learned amongst us." He said, "What
would you think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He
can not embrace Islam." He said, " What would you think if he should embrace
Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam." He said, "What
would you think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He
can not embrace Islam." He said, "O Ibn Salaim! Come out to them." He came
out and said, "O (the group of) Jews! 8e afraid of Allah except Whom none
has the right to be worshipped. You know for certain that he is Apostle of
Allah and that he has brought a True Religion!' They said, "You tell a lie."
On that Allah's Apostle turned them out.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 251:
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Narrated Ibn Umar: Umar bin Al-Khattab fixed a grant of
4000 (Dirhams) for every Early Emigrant (i.e. Muhajir) and fixed a grant of
3500 (Dirhams) only for Ibn 'Umar. Somebody said to 'Umar, "Ibn 'Umar is
also one of the Early Emigrants; why do you give him less than
four-thousand?" 'Umar replied, "His parents took him with them when they
migrated, so he was not like the one who had migrated by himself.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 252:
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Narrated Khabbab: We migrated with Allah's Apostle (See
Hadith No. 253 below).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 253:
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Narrated Khabbab: We migrated with Allah's Apostle
seeking Allah's Countenance, so our rewards became due and sure with Allah.
Some of us passed away without eating anything of their rewards in this
world. One of these was Mus'ab bin 'Umar who was martyred on the day of the
battle of Uhud. We did not find anything to shroud his body with except a
striped cloak. When we covered his head with it, his feet remained
uncovered, and when we covered his feet with it, his head remained
uncovered. So Allah's Apostle ordered us to cover his head with it and put
some Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his feet. And there are some
amongst us whose fruits have ripened and they are collecting them (i.e. they
have received their rewards in this world).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 254:
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Narrated Abu Burda Bin Abi Musa Al-Ashari: 'Abdullah bin
'Umar said to me, "Do you know what my father said to your father once?" I
said, "No." He said, "My father said to your father, 'O Abu Musa, will it
please you that we will be rewarded for our conversion to Islam with Allah's
Apostle and our migration with him, and our Jihad with him and all our good
deeds which we did, with him, and that all the deeds we did after his death
will be disregarded whether good or bad?' Your father (i.e. Abu Musa) said,
'No, by Allah, we took part in Jihad after Allah's Apostle , prayed and did
plenty of good deeds, and many people have embraced Islam at our hands, and
no doubt, we expect rewards from Allah for these good deeds.' On that my
father (i.e. 'Umar) said, 'As for myself, By Him in Whose Hand 'Umar's soul
is, I wish that the deeds done by us at the time of the Prophet remain
rewardable while whatsoever we did after the death of the Prophet be enough
to save us from Punishment in that the good deeds compensate for the bad
ones.' " On that I said (to Ibn 'Umar), "By Allah, your father was better
than my father!"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 255:
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Narrated Abu 'Uthman: I heard that Ibn 'Umar used to
become angry if someone mentioned that he had migrated before his father
('Umar), and he used to say, " 'Umar and I came to Allah's Apostle and found
him having his midday rest, so we returned home. Then 'Umar sent me again
(to the Prophet ) and said, 'Go and see whether he is awake.' I went to him
and entered his place and gave him the pledge of allegiance. Then I went
back to 'Umar and informed him that the Prophet was awake. So we both went,
running slowly, and when 'Umar entered his place, he gave him the pledge of
allegiance and thereafter I too gave him the pledge of allegiance,"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 256:
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Narrated Al-Bara: Abu Bakr bought a (camel's) saddle from
'Azib, and I carried it for him. 'Azib (i.e. my father) asked Abu Bakr
regarding the journey of the migration of Allah's Apostle. Abu Bakr said,
"Close observers were appointed by our enemies to watch us. So we went out
at night and travelled throughout the night and the following day till it
was noon, then we perceived a rock and went towards it, and there was some
shade under it. I spread a cloak I had with me for Allah's Apostle and then
the Prophet layed on it. I went out to guard him and all of a sudden I saw a
shepherd coming with his sheep looking for the same, the shade of the rock
as we did, I asked him, 'O boy, to whom do you belong?' He replied, 'I
belong to so-and-so.' I asked him, 'Is there some milk in your sheep?' He
replied in the affirmative. I asked him, 'Will you milk?' He replied in the
affirmative. Then he got hold of one of his sheep. I said to him, 'Remove
the dust from its udder.' Then he milked a little milk. I had a water-skin
with me which was tied with a piece of cloth. I had prepared the water-skin
for Allah's Apostle . So I poured some water over the milk (container) till
its bottom became cold. Then I brought the milk to the Prophet and said,
'Drink, O Allah's Apostle.' Allah's Apostle drank till I became pleased.
Then we departed and the pursuers were following us." Al-Bara added: I then
went with Abu Bakr into his home (carrying that saddle) and there I saw his
daughter 'Aisha Lying in a bed because of heavy fever and I saw her father
Abu Bakr kissing her cheek and saying, "How are you, little daughter?"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 257:
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Narrated Anas: (the servant of the Prophet) When the
Prophet arrived (at Medina), there was not a single companion of the Prophet
who had grey and black hair except Abu Bakr, and he dyed his hair with
Henna' and Katam (i.e. plants used for dying hair). Through another group of
narrators, Anas bin Malik said,. "When the Prophet arrived at Medina, the
eldest amongst his companions was Abu Bakr. He dyed his hair with Hinna and
Katam till it became of dark red color.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 258:
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Narrate Aisha: Abu Bakr married a woman from the tribe of
Bani Kalb, called Um Bakr. When Abu Bakr migrated to Medina, he divorced her
and she was married by her cousin, the poet who said the following poem
lamenting the infidels of Quraish: "What is there kept in the well, The well
of Badr, (The owners of) the trays of Roasted camel humps? What is there
kept in the well, The well of Badr, (The owners of) lady singers And friends
of the honorable companions; who used to drink (wine) together, Um Bakr
greets us With the greeting of peace, But can I find peace After my people
have gone? The Apostle tells us that We shall live again, But what sort of
life will owls and skulls live?:
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 259:
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Narrated Abu Bakr: I was with the Prophet in the Cave.
When I raised my head, I saw the feet of the people. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! If some of them should look down, they will see us." The Prophet
said, "O Abu Bakr, be quiet! (For we are) two and Allah is the Third of us."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 260:
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Narrated Abu Said: Once a bedouin came to the Prophet and
asked him about the migration. The Prophet said, "Mercy of Allah be on you!
The migration is a quite difficult matter. Have you got some camels?" He
replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet said, "Do you give their
Zakat?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet said, "Do you let others
benefit by their milk gratis?" He replied in the affirmative. Then the
Prophet asked, "Do you milk them on their watering days and give their milk
to the poor and needy?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet, said,
"Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, and there is no doubt that
Allah will not overlook any of your good deeds."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 261:
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Narrated Al-Bara: The first people who came to us (in
Medina) were Mus'ab bin 'Umar and Ibn Um Maktum. Then came to us 'Ammar bin
Yasir and Bilal.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 262:
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Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: The first people who came to
us (in Medina) were Mus'ab bin 'Umar and Ibn Um Maktum who were teaching
Qur'an to the people. Then their came Bilal. Sad and 'Ammar bin Yasir. After
that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came along with twenty other companions of the
Prophet. Later on the Prophet himself (to Medina) and I had never seen the
people of Medina so joyful as they were on the arrival of Allah's Apostle,
for even the slave girls were saying, "Allah's Apostle has arrived!" And
before his arrival I had read the Sura starting with:-- "Glorify the Name of
your Lord, the Most High" (87.1) together with other Suras of Al-Mufassal.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 263:
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Narrated 'Aisha: When Allah's Apostle came to Medina, Abu
Bakr and Bilal got fever, and I went to both of them and said, "O my father,
how do you feel? O Bilal, how do you feel?" Whenever Abu Bakr's fever got
worse, he would say, "Every man will meet his death once in one morning
while he will be among his family, for death is really nearer to him than
his leather shoe laces (to his feet)." And whenever fever deserted Bilal, he
would say aloud, "Would that I know whether I shall spend a night in the
valley (of Mecca) with Idhkhir and Jalil (i.e. kinds of grass) around me,
and whether I shall drink one day the water of Mijannah, and whether I shall
see once again the hills of Shamah and Tafil?" Then I went to Allah's
Apostle and told him of that. He said, "O Allah, make us love Medina as much
as or more than we used to love Mecca, O Allah, make it healthy and bless
its Sa' and Mud (i.e. measures), and take away its fever to Al-Juhfa."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 264:
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Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin Ad bin Khiyair: I went to
Uthman. After reciting Tashah-hud, he said,. "Then after no doubt, Allah
sent Muhammad with the Truth, and I was amongst those who responded to the
Call of Allah and His Prophet and believed in the message of Muhammad. Then
took part in the two migrations. I became the son-in-law of Allah's Apostle
and gave the pledge of allegiance to him By Allah, I never disobeyed him,
nor did I deceive him till Allah took him unto Him."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 265:
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Narrated Ibn Abbas: During the last Hajj led by 'Umar,
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf returned to his family at Mina and met me there.
'AbdurRahman said (to 'Umar), "O chief of the believers! The season of Hajj
is the season when there comes the scum of the people (besides the good
amongst them), so I recommend that you should wait till you go back to
Medina, for it is the place of Migration and Sunna (i.e. the Prophet's
tradition), and there you will be able to refer the matter to the religious
scholars and the nobles and the people of wise opinions." 'Umar said, "I
will speak of it in Medina on my very first sermon I will deliver there."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 266:
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Narrated 'Um al-'Ala: An Ansari woman who gave the pledge
of allegiance to the Prophet that the Ansar drew lots concerning the
dwelling of the Emigrants. 'Uthman bin Maz'un was decided to dwell with them
(i.e. Um al-'Ala's family), 'Uthman fell ill and I nursed him till he died,
and we covered him with his clothes. Then the Prophet came to us and I
(addressing the dead body) said, "O Abu As-Sa'ib, may Allah's Mercy be on
you! I bear witness that Allah has honored you." On that the Prophet said,
"How do you know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, "I do not know. May
my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! But who
else is worthy of it (if not 'Uthman)?" He said, "As to him, by Allah, death
has overtaken him, and I hope the best for him. By Allah, though I am the
Apostle of Allah, yet I do not know what Allah will do to me," By Allah, I
will never assert the piety of anyone after him. That made me sad, and when
I slept I saw in a dream a flowing stream for 'Uthman bin Maz'un. I went to
Allah's Apostle and told him of it. He remarked, "That symbolizes his (good)
deeds."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 267:
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Narrated 'Aisha: The day of Bu'ath was a day (i.e.
battle) which Allah caused to take place just before the mission of His
Apostle so that when Allah's Apostle came to Medina, they (the tribes) had
divided (into hostile groups) and their nobles had been killed; and all that
facilitated their conversion to Islam.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 268:
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Narrated Aisha: That once Abu Bakr came to her on the day
of 'Id-ul-Fitr or 'Id ul Adha while the Prophet was with her and there were
two girl singers with her, singing songs of the Ansar about the day of
Buath. Abu Bakr said twice. "Musical instrument of Satan!" But the Prophet
said, "Leave them Abu Bakr, for every nation has an 'Id (i.e. festival) and
this day is our 'Id."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 269:
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Narrated Anas bin Malik: When Allah's Apostle arrived at
Medina, he alighted at the upper part of Medina among the people called Bani
'Amr bin 'Auf and he stayed with them for fourteen nights. Then he sent for
the chiefs of Bani An-Najjar, and they came, carrying their swords. As if I
am just now looking at Allah's Apostle on his she-camel with Abu Bakr riding
behind him (on the same camel) and the chiefs of Bani An-Najjar around him
till he dismounted in the courtyard of Abu Aiyub's home. The Prophet used to
offer the prayer wherever the prayer was due, and he would pray even in
sheepfolds. Then he ordered that the mosque be built. He sent for the chiefs
of Banu An-Najjar, and when they came, he said, "O Banu An-Najjar! Suggest
to me the price of this garden of yours." They replied "No! By Allah, we do
not demand its price except from Allah." In that garden there were the
(following) things that I will tell you: Graves of pagans, unleveled land
with holes and pits etc., and date-palm trees. Allah's Apostle ordered that
the graves of the pagans be dug up and, the unleveled land be leveled and
the date-palm trees be cut down. The trunks of the trees were arranged so as
to form the wall facing the Qibla. The Stone pillars were built at the sides
of its gate. The companions of the Prophet were carrying the stones and
reciting some lyrics, and Allah's Apostle . . was with them and they were
saying, "O Allah! There is no good Excel the good of the Hereafter, so
bestow victory on the Ansar and the Emigrants. "
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 270:
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Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Humaid Az-Zuhri: I heard 'Umar
bin 'Abdul-Aziz asking As-Sa'ib, the nephew of An-Nimr. "What have you heard
about residing in Mecca?" The other said, "I heard Al-Ala bin Al-Hadrami
saying, Allah's Apostle said: An Emigrant is allowed to stay in Mecca for
three days after departing from Mina (i.e. after performing all the
ceremonies of Hajj)"
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 271:
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Narrated Sahl bin Sad: The Prophet's companions did not
take as a starting date for the Muslim calendar, the day, the Prophet had
been sent as an Apostle or the day of his death, but the day of his arrival
at Medina.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 272:
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Narrated 'Aisha: Originally, two Rakat were prescribed in
every prayer. When the Prophet migrated (to Medina) four Rakat were
enjoined, while the journey prayer remained unchanged(i.e. two Rakat).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 273:
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Narrated Sad bin Malik: In the year of Hajjat-ul-Wada'
the Prophet visited me when I fell ill and was about to die because of that
illness. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am very ill as you see, and I am a
rich man and have no heir except my only daughter. Shall I give 2/3 of my
property in charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Shall I then give one half of
it in charity?" He said, "O Sad! Give 1/3 (in charity) and even 1/3 is too
much. No doubt, it is better to leave your children rich than to leave them
poor, reduced to begging from others. And Allah will reward you for whatever
you spend with the intention of gaining Allah's Pleasure even if it were a
mouthful of food you put into your wives mouth." I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Am I to be left behind (in Mecca) after my companions have gone?" He said,
"If you should be left behind, you will be upgraded and elevated for every
deed you will do with a desire to achieve Allah's Pleasure. I hope that you
will live long so that some people will benefit by you while others will be
harmed. O Allah! Please fulfill the migration of my companions and do not
make them turn back on their heels. But (we feel sorry for) the unlucky Sad
bin Khaulah." Allah's Apostle lamented his death in Mecca.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 274:
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Narrated Anas: When 'Abdur-Rahman bin Auf came to Medina
and the Prophet established the bond of brotherhood between him and Sad bin
Ar-Rabi-al-Ansari, Saud suggested that 'Abdur-Rahman should accept half of
his property and family. 'Abdur Rahman said, "May Allah bless you in your
family and property; guide me to the market." So 'Abdur-Rahman (while doing
business in the market) made some profit of some condensed dry yoghurt and
butter. After a few days the Prophet saw him wearing clothes stained with
yellow perfume. The Prophet asked, "What is this, O 'Abdur-Rahman?" He said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I have married an Ansar' woman." The Prophet asked,
"What have you given her as Mahr?" He (i.e. 'Abdur-Rahman) said, "A piece of
gold, about the weight of a date stone." Then the Prophet said, Give a
banquet, even though of a sheep."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 275:
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Narrated Anas: When the news of the arrival of the
Prophet at Medina reached 'Abdullah bin Salam, he went to him to ask him
about certain things, He said, "I am going to ask you about three things
which only a Prophet can answer: What is the first sign of The Hour? What is
the first food which the people of Paradise will eat? Why does a child
attract the similarity to his father or to his mother?" The Prophet replied,
"Gabriel has just now informed me of that." Ibn Salam said, "He (i.e.
Gabriel) is the enemy of the Jews amongst the angels. The Prophet said, "As
for the first sign of The Hour, it will be a fire that will collect the
people from the East to the West. As for the first meal which the people of
Paradise will eat, it will be the caudate (extra) lobe of the fish-liver. As
for the child, if the man's discharge proceeds the woman's discharge, the
child attracts the similarity to the man, and if the woman's discharge
proceeds the man's, then the child attracts the similarity to the woman." On
this, 'Abdullah bin Salam said, "I testify that None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, and that you are the Apostle of Allah." and added,
"O Allah's Apostle! Jews invent such lies as make one astonished, so please
ask them about me before they know about my conversion to I slam . " The
Jews came, and the Prophet said, "What kind of man is 'Abdullah bin Salam
among you?" They replied, "The best of us and the son of the best of us and
the most superior among us, and the son of the most superior among us. "The
Prophet said, "What would you think if 'Abdullah bin Salam should embrace
Islam?" They said, "May Allah protect him from that." The Prophet repeated
his question and they gave the same answer. Then 'Abdullah came out to them
and said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah
and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah!" On this, the Jews said, "He is
the most wicked among us and the son of the most wicked among us." So they
degraded him. On this, he (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Salam) said, "It is this that
I was afraid of, O Allah's Apostle.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 276:
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Narrated Abu Al-Minhal 'AbdurRahman bin Mut'im: A partner
of mine sold some Dirhams on credit in the market. I said, "Glorified be
Allah! Is this legal?" He replied, "Glorified be Allah! By Allah, when I
sold them in the market, nobody objected to it." Then I asked Al-Bara' bin
'Azib (about it) he said, "We used to make such a transaction when the
Prophet came to Medina. So he said, 'There is no harm in it if it is done
from hand to hand, but it is not allowed on credit.' Go to Zaid bin Al-
Arqam and ask him about it for he was the greatest trader of all of us." So
I asked Zaid bin Al-Arqam., and he said the same (as Al-Bara) did."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 277:
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Had only ten
Jews (amongst their chiefs) believe me, all the Jews would definitely have
believed me."
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 278:
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Narrated Abu Musa: When the Prophet arrived at Medina, he
noticed that some people among the Jews used to respect Ashura' (i.e. 10th
of Muharram) and fast on it. The Prophet then said, "We have more right to
observe fast on this day." and ordered that fasting should be observed on
it.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 279:
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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the Prophet arrived at Medina
he found that the Jews observed fast on the day of 'Ashura'. They were asked
the reason for the fast. They replied, "This is the day when Allah caused
Moses and the children of Israel to have victory over Pharaoh, so we fast on
this day as a sign of glorifying it." Allah's Apostle said, "We are closer
to Moses than you." Then he ordered that fasting on this day should be
observed.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 280:
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Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas: The Prophet used to keep
his hair falling loose while the pagans used to part their hair, and the
People of the Scriptures used to keep their hair falling loose, and the
Prophet liked to follow the People of the Scriptures in matters about which
he had not been instructed differently, but later on the Prophet started
parting his hair.
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 281:
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Narrated Ibn Abbas: They, the people of the Scriptures,
divided this Scripture into parts, believing in some portions of it and
disbelieving the others. (See 15:91)
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 282:
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Narrated Salman Al-Farisi: That he was sold (as a slave)
by one master to another for more than ten times (i.e between 13 and 19).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 283:
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Narrated Salman: I am from Ram-Hurmuz (i.e. a Persian
town).
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 284:
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Narrated Salman: The interval between Jesus and Muhammad
was six hundred years.
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The
Holy Quran Quotes
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“Prayer (Salat) is the most important practice in Islam. Allah has ordered the Muslims to be mindful of it. The Holy Qur'an says:"Guard strictly your prayers, especially the Middle Prayer, and stand before Allah with all devotion.”
(Al-Baqarah, 2:238)
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