that his father said, "The Prophet forbade the selling of gold for gold and silver for silver except if they are equivalent in weight, and allowed us to sell gold for silver and vice versa as we wished."

Ka'b bin 'Ujra said that Allah's Apostle said to him (Ka'b), "Perhaps your lice have troubled you?" Ka'b replied, "Yes! O Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said, "Have your head shaved and then either fast three days or feed six poor persons or slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice."

(Reporting the speech of Ka'b bin Umra) Allah's Apostle saw him (i.e. Ka'b) while the lice were falling on his face. He asked (him), "Have your lice troubled you?" He replied in the affirmative. So, he ordered him to get his head shaved while he was at Al-Hudaibiya. At that time they were not permitted to finish their Ihram, and were still hoping to enter Mecca. So, Allah revealed the verses of Al-Fidya. Allah's Apostle ordered him to feed six poor persons with one Faraq of food or to slaughter one sheep (as a sacrifice) or to fast for three days.

A man came to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no water was available." 'Ammar bin Yasir said to 'Umar, "Do you remember that you and I (became Junub while both of us) were together on a journey and you didn't pray but I rolled myself on the ground and prayed? I informed the Prophet about it and he said, 'It would have been sufficient for you to do like this.' The Prophet then stroked lightly the earth with his hands and then blew off the dust and passed his hands over his face and hands."

that while he was in the company of 'Umar, 'Ammar said to 'Umar, "We were in a detachment and became Junub and I blew the dust off my hands (performed the rolling over the earth and prayed.)"

'Ammar said to 'Umar "I rolled myself in the dust and came to the Prophet who said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face and the backs of the hands is sufficient for you.' "

(on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said: "Whenever Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses), he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her." 'Aisha added, "None of you could control his sexual desires as the Prophet could."

I heard my father who was the best man of his age, saying, "I heard 'Aisha saying, 'I perfumed Allah's Apostle with my own hands before finishing his Ihram while yet he has not performed Tawaf-al-Ifada.' She spread her hands (while saying so.)"

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-Islamic 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?' "

I got an agreement written between me and Umaiya bin Khalaf that Umaiya would look after my property (or family) in Mecca and I would look after his in Medina. When I mentioned the word "Ar-Rahman" in the documents, Umaiya said, "I do not know 'Ar-Rahman.' Write down to me your name, (with which you called yourself) in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance." So, I wrote my name "'Abdu 'Amr". On the day (of the battle) of Badr, when all the people went to sleep, I went up the hill to protect him. Bilal(1) saw him (i.e. Umaiya) and went to a gathering of Ansar and said, "(Here is) Umaiya bin Khalaf! Woe to me if he escapes!" So, a group of Ansar went out with Bilal to follow us ('Abdur-Rahman and Umaiya). Being afraid that they would catch us, I left Umaiya's son for them to keep them busy but the Ansar killed the son and insisted on following us. Umaiya was a fat man, and when they approached us, I told him to kneel down, and he knelt, and I laid myself on him to protect him, but the Ansar killed him by passing their swords underneath me, and one of them injured my foot with his sword. (The sub narrator said, " 'Abdur-Rahman used to show us the trace of the wound on the back of his foot.")

While I was standing in the row on the day (of the battle) of Badr, I looked to my right and my left and saw two young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been stronger than they. One of them called my attention saying, "O Uncle! Do you know Abu Jahl?" I said, "Yes, What do you want from him, O my nephew?" He said, "I have been informed that he abuses Allah's Apostle. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if I should see him, then my body will not leave his body till either of us meet his fate." I was astonished at that talk. Then the other boy called my attention saying the same as the other had said. After a while I saw Abu Jahl walking amongst the people. I said (to the boys), "Look! This is the man you asked me about." So, both of them attacked him with their swords and struck him to death and returned to Allah's Apostle to inform him of that. Allah's Apostle asked, "Which of you has killed him?" Each of them said, "I have killed him." Allah's Apostle asked, "Have you cleaned your swords?" They said, "No. " He then looked at their swords and said, "No doubt, you both have killed him and the spoils of the deceased will be given to Muadh bin Amr bin Al-Jamuh." The two boys were Muadh bin 'Afra and Muadh bin Amr bin Al-Jamuh.

(the grandfather of Salih bin Ibrahim) the story of Badr, namely, the narration regarding the sons of 'Afra'.

-I had an agreement with Umaiya bin Khalaf (that he would look after my relatives and property in Mecca, and I would look after his relatives and property in Medina)." 'Abdur-Rahman then mentioned the killing of Umaiya and his son on the day of Badr, and Bilal said, "Woe to me if Umaiya remains safe (i.e. alive)."

While I was fighting in the front file on the day (of the battle) of Badr, suddenly I looked behind and saw on my right and left two young boys and did not feel safe by standing between them. Then one of them asked me secretly so that his companion may not hear, "O Uncle! Show me Abu Jahl." I said, "O nephew! What will you do to him?" He said, "I have promised Allah that if I see him (i.e. Abu Jahl), I will either kill him or be killed before I kill him." Then the other said the same to me secretly so that his companion should not hear. I would not have been pleased to be in between two other men instead of them. Then I pointed him (i.e. Abu Jahl) out to them. Both of them attacked him like two hawks till they knocked him down. Those two boys were the sons of 'Afra' (i.e. an Ansari woman).

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)" ' "

On the authority of others, that the Prophet said, "No punishment exceeds the flogging of the ten stripes, except if one is guilty of a crime necessitating a legal punishment prescribed by Allah."

The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, because if you are given authority for it, then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped in it (by Allah): and whenever you take an oath to do something and later you find that something else is better than the first, then do the better one and make expiation for your oath."

Allah's Apostle said, "(O 'Abdur-Rahman!) Do not seek to be a ruler, for, if you are given the authority of ruling without your asking for it, then Allah will help you; but if you are given it by your asking, then you will be held responsible for it (i.e. Allah will not help you). And if you take an oath to do something and later on find another thing, better than that, then do what is better and make expiation for (the dissolution of) your oath."

The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking (for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then you should expiate your oath and do what is better."

Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for your oath."

We offered a four Rakat prayer at Mina behind Ibn 'Affan. 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud was informed about it. He said sadly, "Truly to Allah we belong and truly to Him we shall return." And added, "I prayed two Rakat with Allah's Apostle at Mina and similarly with Abu Bakr and with 'Umar (during their caliphates)." He further said, "May I be lucky enough to have two of the four Rakat accepted (by Allah)."

'Abdullah performed the Hajj and we reached Al-Muzdalifa at or about the time of the 'Isha' prayer. He ordered a man to pronounce the Adhan and Iqama and then he offered the Maghrib prayer and offered two Rakat after it. Then he asked for his supper and took it, and then, I think, he ordered a man to pronounce the Adhan and Iqama (for the 'Isha' prayer). ('Amr, a sub-narrator said: The intervening statement 'I think', was said by the sub-narrator Zuhair) (i.e. not by 'Abdur-Rahman). Then 'Abdullah offered two Rakat of 'Isha' prayer. When the day dawned, 'Abdullah said, "The Prophet never offered any prayer at this hour except this prayer at this time and at this place and on this day." 'Abdullah added, "These two prayers are shifted from their actual times -- the Maghrib prayer (is offered) when the people reached Al-Muzdalifa and the Fajr (morning) prayer at the early dawn." 'Abdullah added, "I saw the Prophet doing that."

I went out with 'Abdullah, to Mecca and when we proceeded to Jam' he offered the two prayers (the Maghrib and the 'Isha') together, making the Adhan and Iqama separately for each prayer. He took his supper in between the two prayers. He offered the Fajr prayer as soon as the day dawned. Some people said, "The day had dawned (at the time of the prayer)," and others said, "The day had not dawned." 'Abdullah then said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'These two prayers have been shifted from their stated times at this place only (at Al-Muzdalifa); first: The Maghrib and the 'Isha'. So the people should not arrive at Al-Muzdalifa till the time of the 'Isha' prayer has become due. The second prayer is the morning prayer which is offered at this hour.' " Then 'Abdullah stayed there till it became a bit brighter. He then said, "If the chief of the believers hastened onwards to Mina just now, then he had indeed followed the Sunna." I do not know which proceeded the other, his ('Abdullah's) statement or the departure of 'Uthman. Abdullah was reciting Talbiya till he threw pebbles at the Jamrat-al-'Aqaba on the Day of Nahr (slaughtering) (that is the 10th of Dhul-Hijja).

'Abdullah did the Rami from the middle of the valley. So, I said, "O, Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! Some people do the Rami (of the Jamra) from above it (i.e. from the top of the valley)." He said, "By Him except whom none has the right to be worshipped, this is the place from where the one on whom Surat-al-Baqara was revealed (i.e. Allah's Apostle) did the Rami."

When 'Abdullah, reached the big Jamra (i.e. Jamrat-ul-Aqaba) he kept the Ka'ba on the left side and Mina on his right side and threw seven pebbles (at the Jamra) and said, "The one on whom Surat-al-Baqara was revealed (i.e. the Prophet) had done the Rami similarly."

I performed Hajj with Ibn Mas'ud , and saw him doing Rami of the big Jamra (Jamrat-ul-Aqaba) with seven small pebbles, keeping the Ka'ba on his left side and Mina on his right. He then said, "This is the place where the one on whom Surat-al-Baqara was revealed (i.e. Allah's Apostle ) stood."

We asked Hudhaifa to tell us of a person resembling (to some extent) the Prophet in good appearance and straightforward behavior so that we may learn from him (good manners and acceptable conduct). Hudhaifa replied, "I do not know anybody resembling the Prophet (to some extent) in appearance and conduct more than Ibn Um 'Abd."

The same Hadith above: A man called Khidam married a daughter of his (to somebody) against her consent. 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your choice.' (4.3) And if somebody says to the guardian (of a woman), "Marry me to so-and-so," and the guardian remained silent or said to him, "What have you got?" And the other said, "I have so much and so much (Mahr)," or kept quiet, and then the guardian said, "I have married her to you," then the marriage is valid (legal). This narration was told by Sahl on the authority of the Prophet.

I came to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) when he was inArafat. Some people or a group of people came from Najd. Theycommanded someone (to ask the Prophet about hajj). So he calledthe Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), saying: How is the hajjdone? He (the Prophet) ordered a man (to reply). He shoutedloudly: The hajj, the hajj is on the day of Arafah. If anyonecomes over there before the dawn prayer on the night ofal-Muzdalifah, his hajj will be complete. The period of haltingat Mina is three days. Then whoever hastens (his departure) bytwo days, it is no sin for him, and whoever delays it there is nosin for him. The narrator said: He (the Prophet) then put a manbehind him on the camel. He began to proclaim this loudly.

A companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) reported him assaying: When two people come together to issue an invitation,accept that of the one whose door is nearer in neighbourhood, butif one of them comes before the other accept the invitation ofthe one who comes first.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: I saw my Lord, the Exalted and Glorious in the most beautiful form. He said: What do the Angels in the presence of Allah contend about? I said: Thou art the most aware of it. He then placed his palm between my shoulders and I felt its coldness in my chest and I came to know what was in the Heavens and the Earth. He recited: `Thus did we show Ibrahim the kingdom of the Heavens and the Earth and it was so that he might have certainty.' (6:75)

Darimi reported it in a mursal form and Tirmidhi also reported.

Allah's Messenger said, "No Muslim soul which Allah takes wants to return to you and have the world and what it contains except, the martyr." Ibn AbuAmirah told that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "That I should be slain in Allah's cause is dearer to me than to posses the nomads and the townsmen."

Nasa'i transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said of Mu'awiyah, "O Allah, make him a guide who is rightly guided and guide others by him."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Hafsah, daughter of AbdurRahman ibn AbuBakr, reported on theauthority of her father: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)said to AbdurRahman: AbdurRahman, put your sister Aisha on theback of the camel behind you and make her perform umrah fromat-Tan'im. When you come down from the hillock (in at-Tan'im),she must wear (ihram for umrah), for this is an umrah accepted(by Allah).

The Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) told us thatthey were travelling with the Prophet (peace be upon him). A manof them slept, and one of them went to the rope which he had withhim. He took it, by which he was frightened. The Prophet (peacebe upon him) said: It is not lawful for a Muslim that hefrightens a Muslim.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed ablution one day and his companion began to wipe themselves with the water he had used. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked them what induced them to do that, and when they replied that it was love for Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) he said, "If anyone is pleased to love Allah and His Messenger, (peace be upon him) or rather to have Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) love him, he should speak the truth when he tells anything, fulfil his trust when he is put in a position of trust, and be a good neighbour."

Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab al-Iman.

I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Allah theExalted has said: I am Compassionate, and this has been derivedfrom mercy. I have derived its name from My name. If anyone joinsit, I shall join him, and if anyone cuts it off, I shall cut himoff.

The tradition mentioned above (No.3299) has also been transmittedby Umar ibn AbdurRahman ibn Awf on the authority of his fatherand the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Thisversion has: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: By Him Whosent Muhammad with truth, if you prayed here, this would besufficient for you like the prayer in Jerusalem."

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) put a turban on me andlet the ends hang in front of him and behind me.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came out and then entered (the cluster of) the date-palm trees and fell in prostration. He prolonged his prostration so much that I feared that Allah might have taken his (worldly) life. I went nearby to assure myself. He raised his head and said: What is the matter with you? I mentioned (my fear) to him and he said: Gabriel said to me: May I not give you the glad tidings that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, says about you that he who invokes blessings upon you (the Prophet), I shall send blessings upon him and he who sends you the greetings of peace, I shall send greetings of peace to him.

Transmitted by Ahmad.

I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) saying: He who experiences doubt, while praying, that he has observed less (than the required rak'ahs), should continue to observe prayer till he starts doubting about an excess.

Transmitted by Ahmad.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "One who fasts in Ramadan while travelling is like one who breaks his fast when not travelling."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Three things will be under the throne on the Day of Resurrection: the Qur'an which will contend with men, having an exoteric and an esoteric meaning; the trust; and ties of relationship which will say, 'Allah, join those who joined me and sever those who severed me'!"

It is transmitted in Sharh as-Sunnah.

At Badr the Prophet (peace be upon him) equipped them at night for battle.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "AbuBakr will go to Paradise, Umar will go to Paradise, Uthman will go to Paradise, Ali will go to paradise. Talhah will go to Paradise, az-Zubayr will go to Paradise, AbdurRahman ibn Awf will go to Paradise, Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas will go to Paradise, Sa'id ibn Zayd will go to Paradise, and AbuUbayd ibn al-Jarrah will go to Paradise."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it on the authority of Sa'id ibn Zayd.

I can still picture myself looking at the Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) who was among the camps of the Companions seekingthe camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid, when a man who had drunk winewas brought before him. He asked the people: Beat him. Somestruck him with sandals, some with sticks and some with freshbranches of the palm-tree (mitakhah). Ibn Wahb said: This(mitakhah) means green palm fronds. Then the apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) took some dust from the ground and threw iton his face.

I saw the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) on the morning ofthe conquest of Mecca when I was a young boy. He was walkingamong the people, seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid. A manwho had drunk wine was brought (before him) and he ordered them(to beat him). So they beat him with what they had in theirhands. Some struck him with whips, some with sticks and some withsandals. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) threw some duston his face. When a man who had drunk wine was brought beforeAbuBakr, he asked them (i.e. the people) about the number ofbeatings which they gave him. They numbered it forty. So AbuBakrgave him forty lashes.When Umar came to power, Khalid ibnal-Walid wrote to him: The people have become addicted todrinking wine and they look down upon the prescribed punishmentand its penalty. He said: They are with you, ask them. Theimmigrants who embraced Islam in the beginning were with him. Heasked them and they agreed on the fact that (a drunkard) shouldbe given eighty lashes. Ali said: When a man drinks wine, hetells lies. I, therefore, think that he should be prescribedpunishment that is prescribed for telling lies..