I asked Hisham ibn Urwah about the cutting of a lote-tree when hewas leaning against the house of Urwah. He said: Do you not seethese doors and leaves? These were made of the lote-tree of Urwahwhich Urwah used to cut from his hand? He said: There is no harmin it. Humayd's version adds: You have brought an innovation, OIraqi! He said: The innovation is from you. I heard someone sayat Mecca: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed him whocuts a lote-tree. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition tothe same effect.

as the following Hadith 290.

'Urwa said, "The Prophet entered Mecca in the year of the conquest of Mecca from the side of Kada' which is at the higher part of Mecca." 'Urwa often entered from Kada' which was nearer of the two to his dwelling place.

My father told me that Hakim bin Hizam manumitted one-hundred slaves in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance and slaughtered one-hundred camels (and distributed them in charity). When he embraced Islam he again slaughtered one-hundred camels and manumitted one-hundred slaves. Hakim said, "I asked Allah's Apostle, 'O Allah's Apostle! What do you think about some good deeds I used to practice in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance regarding them as deeds of righteousness?' Allah's Apostle said, 'You have embraced Islam along with all those good deeds you did.' "

From Ma'mar as below.

That his father said, "The sword of Az-Zubair was decorated with silver." Hisham added, "The sword of 'Urwa was (also) decorated with silver. "

The above narration and added extra, that at that time, the Prophet, was besieging Taif.

(The same Hadith as 6.556, adding): which I missed (modifying the Verses).

While I was a youngster, I asked 'Aisha the wife of the Prophet, "What about the meaning of the Statement of Allah;

'Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. So, it is not harmful if those who perform Hajj or 'Umra of the House (Ka'ba at Mecca) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them,' (2.158)? I understand (from that) that there is no harm if somebody does not perform the Tawaf between them." 'Aisha replied, "No, for if it were as you are saying, then the recitation would have been like this: 'It is not harmful not to perform Tawaf between them.' This verse was revealed in connection with the Ansar who used to assume the Ihram for the idol Manat which was put beside a place called Qudaid and those people thought it not right to perform the Tawaf of As-Safa and Al-Marwa. When Islam came, they asked Allah's Apostle about that, and Allah revealed:

'Verily! (the mountains) As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah. So, it is not harmful of those who perform Hajj or 'Umra of the House (Ka'ba at Mecca) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them,' (2.158)." Sufyan and Abu Muawiya added from Hisham (from 'Aisha): "The Hajj or 'Umra of the person who does not perform the going (Tawaf) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa is incomplete in Allah's sight.

(on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said, "Whenever Allah's Apostle took the bath of Janaba, he cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his hair, till he felt that the whole skin of the head had become wet, then he would pour water thrice and wash the rest of the body." 'Aisha further said, "I and Allah's Apostle used to take a bath from a single water container, from which we took water simultaneously."

who heard Aisha saying, "The Holy Verse; 'Whoever amongst the guardians is rich, he should take no wages (from the property of the orphans) but If he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable (according to his labors)' (4.6) was revealed concerning the guardian of the orphans who looks after them and manages favorably their financial affairs. If the guardian is poor, he could have from it what is just and reasonable, (according to his labors)."

Anas and I went to Al-Hakam bin Aiyub. Anas saw some boys shooting at a tied hen. Anas said, "The Prophet has forbidden the shooting of tied or confined animals."

In the year of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet entered Mecca from the side of Kada'. Urwa used to enter through both places and he often entered through Kada' which was nearer of the two to his dwelling place.

The Ansar came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) on theday of Uhud and said: We have been afflicted with wound andfatigue. What do you command us? He said: Dig graves, make themwide, bury two or three in a single grave. He was asked: Which ofthem should be put first? He replied: The one who knew the Qur'anmost. He (Hisham) said: My father Amir died on the day and wasburied with two or one.

Hisham happened to pass by some people in Syria who had been madeto stand in the sun and olive-oil was being poured upon theirheads. He said: What is this? It was said: They are beingpunished for (not paying) the Kharaj (the government revenue).Thereupon he said: Allah would punish those who torment people inthis world (without any genuine reason).

Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not pray at the time of sunrise and at the time of sunset.' " Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If the edge of the sun appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it becomes high, and if the edge of the sun disappears, delay the prayer till it sets (disappears completely).' "

'Aisha (addressing me) said, "O son of my sister! The Prophet never missed two prostrations (i.e. Rakat) after the 'Asr prayer in my house."

Aisha said, "I went to Abu Bakr (during his fatal illness) and he asked me, 'In how many garments was the Prophet shrouded?' She replied, 'In three Suhuliya pieces of white cloth of cotton, and there was neither a shirt nor a turban among them.' Abu Bakr further asked her, 'On which day did the Prophet die?' She replied, 'He died on Monday.' He asked, 'What is today?' She replied, 'Today is Monday.' He added, 'I hope I shall die sometime between this morning and tonight.' Then he looked at a garment that he was wearing during his illness and it had some stains of saffron. Then he said, 'Wash this garment of mine and add two more garments and shroud me in them.' I said, 'This is worn out.' He said, 'A living person has more right to wear new clothes than a dead one; the shroud is only for the body's pus.' He did not die till it was the night of Tuesday and was buried before the morning."

'Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle used to kiss some of his wives while he was fasting," and then she smiled.

Usama bin Zaid was asked at what pace the Prophet rode during Hajjat-ul-Wada. "He rode at a medium pace, but when he came upon an open way he would go at full pace."

When Allah's Apostle was in his fatal illness, he started visiting his wives and saying, "Where will I be tomorrow?" He was anxious to be in 'Aisha's home. 'Aisha said, "So when it was my day, the Prophet became silent (no longer asked the question)."

The people used to send presents to the Prophet on the day of 'Aisha's turn. 'Aisha said, "My companions (i.e. the other wives of the Prophet) gathered in the house of Um Salama and said, "O Um Salama! By Allah, the people choose to send presents on the day of 'Aisha's turn and we too, love the good (i.e. presents etc.) as 'Aisha does. You should tell Allah's Apostle to tell the people to send their presents to him wherever he may be, or wherever his turn may be." Um Salama said that to the Prophet and he turned away from her, and when the Prophet returned to her (i.e. Um Salama), she repeated the same, and the Prophet again turned away, and when she told him the same for the third time, the Prophet said, "O Um Salama! Don't trouble me by harming 'Aisha, for by Allah, the Divine Inspiration never came to me while I was under the blanket of any woman amongst you except her."

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.

It was mentioned before 'Aisha that Ibn 'Umar attributed the following Statement to the Prophet "The dead person is punished in the grave beCause of the crying and lamentation of his family." On that, 'Aisha said, "But Allah's Apostle said, 'The dead person is punished for his crimes and sins while his family cry over him then.' " She added, -And this is similar to the Statement of Allah's Apostle when he stood by the (edge of the) well which contained the corpses of the pagans killed at Badr, 'They hear what I say.' " She added, "But he said now they know very well what I used to tell them was the truth." 'Aisha then recited: "You cannot make the dead hear." (30.52) and "You cannot make those who are in their Graves, hear you." (35.22) that is, when they had taken their places in the (Hell) Fire.

I started abusing Hassan in front of 'Aisha. She said, "Do not abuse him as he used to defend Allah's Apostle (against the infidels)." 'Aisha added, "Once Hassan took the permission from the Prophet to say poetic Verses against the infidels. On that the Prophet said, 'How will you exclude my forefathers (from that)?' Hassan replied, 'I will take you out of them as one takes a hair out of the dough.' " Hisham's father added, "I abused Hassan as he was one of those who spoke against 'Aisha."

When Allah's Apostle set out (towards Mecca) during the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) and this news reached (the infidels of Quraish), Abu Sufyan, Hakim bin Hizam and Budail bin Warqa came out to gather information about Allah's Apostle. They proceeded on their way till they reached a place called Marr-az-Zahran (which is near Mecca). Behold! There they saw many fires as if they were the fires of Arafat. Abu Sufyan said, "What is this? It looked like the fires of Arafat." Budail bin Warqa' said, "Banu 'Amr are less in number than that." Some of the guards of Allah's Apostle saw them and took them over, caught them and brought them to Allah's Apostle. Abu Sufyan embraced Islam.

When the Prophet proceeded, he said to Al-Abbas, "Keep Abu Sufyan standing at the top of the mountain so that he would look at the Muslims. So Al-'Abbas kept him standing (at that place) and the tribes with the Prophet started passing in front of Abu Sufyan in military batches. A batch passed and Abu Sufyan said, "O 'Abbas Who are these?" 'Abbas said, "They are (Banu) Ghifar." Abu Sufyan said, -I have got nothing to do with Ghifar." Then (a batch of the tribe of) Juhaina passed by and he said similarly as above. Then (a batch of the tribe of) Sad bin Huzaim passed by and he said similarly as above. Then (Banu) Sulaim passed by and he said similarly as above. Then came a batch, the like of which Abu Sufyan had not seen. He said, "Who are these?" Abbas said, "They are the Ansar headed by Sad bin Ubada, the one holding the flag." Sad bin Ubada said, "O Abu Sufyan! Today is the day of a great battle and today (what is prohibited in) the Ka'ba will be permissible." Abu Sufyan said., "O 'Abbas! How excellent the day of destruction is!" Then came another batch (of warriors) which was the smallest of all the batches, and in it there was Allah's Apostle and his companions and the flag of the Prophet was carried by Az-Zubair bin Al Awwam. When Allah's Apostle passed by Abu Sufyan, the latter said, (to the Prophet), "Do you know what Sad bin 'Ubada said?" The Prophet said, "What did he say?" Abu Sufyan said, "He said so-and-so." The Prophet said, "Sad told a lie, but today Allah will give superiority to the Ka'ba and today the Ka'ba will be covered with a (cloth) covering." Allah's Apostle ordered that his flag be fixed at Al-Hajun.

Narrated 'Urwa: Nafi bin Jubair bin Mut'im said, "I heard Al-Abbas saying to Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam, 'O Abu 'Abdullah! Did Allah's Apostle order you to fix the flag here?' " Allah's Apostle ordered Khalid bin Al-Walid to enter Mecca from its upper part from Ka'da while the Prophet himself entered from Kuda. Two men from the cavalry of Khalid bin Al-Wahd named Hubaish bin Al-Ash'ar and Kurz bin Jabir Al-Fihri were martyred on that day.

During the year of the Conquest (of Mecca), the Prophet entered Mecca through its upper part through Kada.

In my presence, Usama was asked about the speed of the Prophet during his Hajj. He replied, "It was Al-'Anaq (i.e. moderate easy speed) and if he encountered an open space, he used to increase his speed."

Khaula bint Hakim was one of those ladies who presented themselves to the Prophet for marriage. 'Aisha said, "Doesn't a lady feel ashamed for presenting herself to a man?" But when the Verse: "(O Muhammad) You may postpone (the turn of) any of them (your wives) that you please," (33.51) was revealed, 'Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle! I do not see, but that your Lord hurries in pleasing you."

'Aisha used to recommend At-Talbina and used to say, "It is disliked (by the patient) although it is beneficial.''

'Umar consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused by somebody else). Al-Mughlra said: The Prophet gave the verdict that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed the Prophet giving such a verdict.

'Umar asked the people, "Who heard the Prophet giving his verdict regarding abortions?" Al-Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya)." 'Umar said, "Present a witness to testify your statement." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "I testify that the Prophet gave such a judgment."

'Aisha said to 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "Bury me with my female companions (i.e. the wives of the Prophet) and do not bury me with the Prophet in the house, for I do not like to be regarded as sanctified (just for being buried there)."

Narrated Hisham's father: 'Umar sent a message to 'Aisha, saying, "Will you allow me to be buried with my two companions (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) ?" She said, "Yes, by Allah," though it was her habit that if a man from among the companions (of the Prophet ) sent her a message asking her to allow him to be buried there, she would say, "No, by Allah, I will never give permission to anyone to be buried with them."

'Umar consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused by somebody else). Al-Mughlra said: The Prophet gave the verdict that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed the Prophet giving such a verdict.

'Umar asked the people, "Who heard the Prophet giving his verdict regarding abortions?" Al-Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya)." 'Umar said, "Present a witness to testify your statement." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "I testify that the Prophet gave such a judgment."

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Begging is not allowable to a rich man, or to one who has strength and is sound in limb, but only to one who is in grinding poverty or is seriously in debt. If anyone begs to increase thereby his property, it will appear as laceration on his face on the Day of Resurrection and as heated stones which he will eat from Jahannam. So let him who wishes ask little, and let him who wishes ask much."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Ali pertains to me and I pertain to Ali and no one will conclude anything on my behalf but myself or Ali."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ahmad transmitted it on the authority of AbuJunadah.

Once the Prophet went to the dumps of some people and passed urine while standing. He then asked for water and so I brought it to him and he performed ablution.

The Prophet and I walked till we reached the dumps of some people. He stood, as any one of you stands, behind a wall and urinated. I went away, but he beckoned me to come. So I approached him and stood near his back till he finished.

Whenever the Prophet got up at night, he used to clean his mouth with Siwak.

When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) got up at night (for the night prayer), he used to clean his mouth.

Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak.

The Prophet said, "Before your time the angels received the soul of a man and asked him, 'Did you do any good deeds (in your life)?' He replied, 'I used to order my employees to grant time to the rich person to pay his debts at his convenience.' So Allah said to the angels; 'Excuse him.' " Rabi said that (the dead man said), "I used to be easy to the rich and grant time to the poor."Or, in another narration, "grant time to the well-off and forgive the needy,"or, "accept from the well-off and forgive the needy."

I heard the Prophet saying, "Once a man died and was asked, 'What did you use to say (or do) (in your life time)?' He replied, 'I was a businessman and used to give time to the rich to repay his debt and (used to) deduct part of the debt of the poor.' So he was forgiven (his sins.)" Abu Mas'ud said, "I heard the same (Hadith) from the Prophet."

I saw Allah's Apostle coming (or the Prophet came) to the dumps of some people and urinated there while standing .

The Prophet said (to us), "List the names of those people who have announced that they are Muslims." So, we listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we wondered, "Should we be afraid (of infidels) although we are one thousand and five hundred in number?" No doubt, we witnessed ourselves being afflicted with such bad trials that one would have to offer the prayer alone in fear.

Once 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, said, "Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah's Apostle regarding the afflictions?" Hudhaifa replied, "I remember what he said exactly." 'Umar said. "Tell (us), you are really a daring man!'' Hudhaifa said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'A man's afflictions (i.e. wrong deeds) concerning his relation to his family, his property and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, giving in charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.' " 'Umar said, "I don't mean these afflictions but the afflictions that will be heaving up and down like waves of the sea." Hudhaifa replied, "O chief of the believers! You need not fear those (afflictions) as there is a closed door between you and them." 'Umar asked, "Will that door be opened or broken?" Hudhaifa replied, "No, it will be broken." 'Umar said, "Then it is very likely that the door will not be closed again." Later on the people asked Hudhaifa, "Did 'Umar know what that door meant?" He said. "Yes, 'Umar knew it as everyone knows that there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I narrated to 'Umar an authentic narration, not lies." We dared not ask Hudhaifa; therefore we requested Masruq who asked him, "What does the door stand for?" He said, "Umar."

My companions learned (something about) good (through asking the Prophet while I learned (something about) evil.

The Prophet said to the people of Nijran, "I will send you the most trustworthy man." (Every one of) the companions of the Prophet was looking forward (to be that person). He then sent Abu 'Ubaida.

Al-'Aqib and Saiyid, the rulers of Najran, came to Allah's Apostle with the intention of doing Lian. One of them said to the other, "Do not do (this Lian) for, by Allah, if he is a Prophet and we do this Lian, neither we, nor our offspring after us will be successful." Then both of them said (to the Prophet ), "We will give what you should ask but you should send a trustworthy man with us, and do not send any person with us but an honest one." The Prophet said, "I will send an honest man who is really trustworthy." Then every one of the companions of Allah's Apostle wished to be that one. Then the Prophet said, "Get up, O Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah." When he got up, Allah's Apostle said, "This is the Trustworthy man of this (Muslim) nation."

The people of Najran came to the Prophet and said, "Send an honest man to us." The Prophet said, "I will send to you an honest man who is really trustworthy." Everyone of the (Muslim) people hoped to be that one. The Prophet then sent Abu Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah.

The Prophet said, "Do not drink in gold or silver utensils, and do not wear clothes of silk or Dibaj, for these things are for them (unbelievers) in this world and for you in the Hereafter."

The Prophet forbade us to drink out of gold and silver vessels, or eat in it, and also forbade the wearing of silk and Dibaj or sitting on it.

I heard the Prophet saying, "A Qattat will not enter Paradise."

From among the people, Ibn Um 'Abd greatly resembled Allah's Apostles in solemn gate and good appearance of piety and in calmness and sobriety from the time he goes out of his house till he returns to it. But we do not know how he behaves with his family when he is alone with them.

When the Prophet went to bed, he would say: "Bismika amutu wa ahya." and when he got up he would say: "Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur."

When the Prophet went to bed at night, he would put his hand under his cheek and then say, "Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya," and when he got up, he would say, "Al-Hamdu lil-lahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihi an-nushur."

Whenever the Prophet intended to go to bed, he would recite: "Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya (With Your name, O Allah, I die and I live)." And when he woke up from his sleep, he would say: "Al-hamdu lil-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana; wa ilaihi an-nushur (All the Praises are for Allah Who has made us alive after He made us die (sleep) and unto Him is the Resurrection)."

The Prophet said, "There was a man amongst the people who had suspicion as to the righteousness of his deeds. Therefore he said to his family, 'If I die, take me and burn my corpse and throw my ashes into the sea on a hot (or windy) day.' They did so, but Allah, collected his particles and asked (him), 'What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'The only thing that made me do it, was that I was afraid of You.' So Allah forgave him."

Allah's Apostle narrated to us two narrations, one of which I have seen (happening) and I am waiting for the other. He narrated that honesty was preserved in the roots of the hearts of men (in the beginning) and then they learnt it (honesty) from the Qur'an, and then they learnt it from the (Prophet's) Sunna (tradition). He also told us about its disappearance, saying, "A man will go to sleep whereupon honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only its trace will remain, resembling the traces of fire. He then will sleep whereupon the remainder of the honesty will also be taken away (from his heart) and its trace will resemble a blister which is raised over the surface of skin, when an ember touches one's foot; and in fact, this blister does not contain anything. So there will come a day when people will deal in business with each other but there will hardly be any trustworthy persons among them. Then it will be said that in such-and-such a tribe there is such-and-such person who is honest, and a man will be admired for his intelligence, good manners and strength, though indeed he will not have belief equal to a mustard seed in his heart." The narrator added: There came upon me a time when I did not mind dealing with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim, his religion would prevent him from cheating; and if he was a Christian, his Muslim ruler would prevent him from cheating; but today I cannot deal except with so-and-so and so-and-so. (See Hadith No. 208, Vol. 9)

The Prophet once delivered a speech in front of us wherein he left nothing but mentioned (about) everything that would happen till the Hour. Some of us stored that our minds and some forgot it. (After that speech) I used to see events taking place (which had been referred to in that speech) but I had forgotten them (before their occurrence). Then I would recognize such events as a man recognizes another man who has been absent and then sees and recognizes him.

Allah's Apostle related to us, two prophetic narrations one of which I have seen fulfilled and I am waiting for the fulfillment of the other. The Prophet told us that the virtue of honesty descended in the roots of men's hearts (from Allah) and then they learned it from the Qur'an and then they learned it from the Sunna (the Prophet's traditions). The Prophet further told us how that honesty will be taken away: He said, "Man will go to sleep during which honesty will be taken away from his heart and only its trace will remain in his heart like the trace of a dark spot; then man will go to sleep, during which honesty will decrease further still, so that its trace will resemble the trace of blister as when an ember is dropped on one's foot which would make it swell, and one would see it swollen but there would be nothing inside. People would be carrying out their trade but hardly will there be a trustworthy person. It will be said, 'in such-and-such tribe there is an honest man,' and later it will be said about some man, 'What a wise, polite and strong man he is!' Though he will not have faith equal even to a mustard seed in his heart." No doubt, there came upon me a time when I did not mind dealing (bargaining) with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim his Islam would compel him to pay me what is due to me, and if he was a Christian, the Muslim official would compel him to pay me what is due to me, but today I do not deal except with such-and-such person.

The Prophet said about Ad-Dajjal that he would have water and fire with him: (what would seem to be) fire, would be cold water and (what would seem to be) water, would be fire.

The Prophet said to the people of Najran, "I will send to you an honest person who is really trustworthy." The Companions of the Prophet each desired to be that person, but the Prophet sent Abu 'Ubaida.

Allah's Apostle said to us, "Honesty descended from the Heavens and settled in the roots of the hearts of men (faithful believers), and then the Qur'an was revealed and the people read the Qur'an, (and learnt it from it) and also learnt it from the Sunna." Both Qur'an and Sunna strengthened their (the faithful believers)' honesty." (See Hadith No. 208)

The people used to ask Allah's Apostle about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it might overtake me. Once I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We were in ignorance and in evil and Allah has bestowed upon us the present good; will there be any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "Will there be good after that evil?" He said, "Yes, but it would be tainted with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil)." I asked, "What will its Dakhan be?" He said, "There will be some people who will lead (people) according to principles other than my tradition. You will see their actions and disapprove of them." I said, "Will there be any evil after that good?" He said, "Yes, there will be some people who will invite others to the doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it (by them)." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Describe those people to us." He said, "They will belong to us and speak our language." I asked, "What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my life?" He said, "Adhere to the group of Muslims and their Chief." I asked, "If there is neither a group (of Muslims) nor a chief (what shall I do)?" He said, "Keep away from all those different sects, even if you had to bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet Allah while you are still in that state."

The people used to ask Allah's Apostle about the good but I used to ask him about the evil lest I should be overtaken by them. So I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We were living in ignorance and in an (extremely) worst atmosphere, then Allah brought to us this good (i.e., Islam); will there be any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Will there be any good after that evil?" He replied, "Yes, but it will be tainted (not pure.)" I asked, "What will be its taint?" He replied, "(There will be) some people who will guide others not according to my tradition? You will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some others." I asked, "Will there be any evil after that good?" He replied, "Yes, (there will be) some people calling at the gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to their call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire." I said, "O Allah s Apostle! Will you describe them to us?" He said, "They will be from our own people and will speak our language." I said, "What do you order me to do if such a state should take place in my life?" He said, "Stick to the group of Muslims and their Imam (ruler)." I said, "If there is neither a group of Muslims nor an Imam (ruler)?" He said, "Then turn away from all those sects even if you were to bite (eat) the roots of a tree till death overtakes you while you are in that state."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not fast (for Ramadan)before the coming of the month until you sight the moon orcomplete the number (of thirty days); then fast until you sightthe moon or complete the number (of thirty days).

Tha'labah ibn Zahdam said: We accompanied Sa'd ibn al-'As atTabaristan. He stood and said: Which of you prayed along with theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) in time of danger? Hudhayfahsaid: I then he led one section in one rak'ah and the othersection in one rak'ah. They did not pray the second rak'ah bythemselves.

Hudhayfah saw the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) praying atnight. He said: Allah is most great" three times, "Possessor ofkingdom, grandeur, greatness and majesty." He then began (hisprayer) and recited Surah al-Baqarah; then he bowed and he pausedin bowing as long as he stood up; he said while bowing, "Glory beto my mighty Lord," "Glory be to my mighty Lord" ; then he raisedhis head, after bowing: then he stood up and he paused as long ashe paused in bowing and said, "Praise be to my Lord" ; then heprostrated and paused in prostration as long as he paused in thestanding position; he said while prostrating: "Glory be to mymost high Lord"; then he raised his head after prostration, andsat as long as he prostrated, and said while sitting: "O my Lordforgive me." He offered four rak'ahs of prayer and recited inthem Surah al-Baqarah, Aal Imran, an-Nisa, al-Ma'idah, oral-An'am. The narrator Shu'bah doubted.

The tradition mentioned above (No. 4232) has also beentransmitted through a different chain of narrators by Nasr ibnAsim al-Laythi who said: We came to al-Yashkuri with a group ofthe people of Banu Layth. He asked: Who are these people? Wereplied: Banu Layth. We have come to you to ask you about thetradition of Hudhayfah. He then mentioned the tradition and said:I asked: Apostle of Allah, will there be evil after this good? He replied: There will be trial (fitnah) and evil. I asked:Apostle of Allah, will there be good after this evil? Hereplied: Learn the Book of Allah, Hudhayfah, and adhere to itscontents. He said it three times. I asked: Apostle of Allah,will there be good after this evil? He replied: An illusorytruce and a community with specks in its eye. I asked: Apostleof Allah, what do you mean by an illusory community? He replied:The hearts of the people will not return to their formercondition. I asked: Apostle of Allah, will there be evil afterthis good? He replied: There will be wrong belief which willblind and deafen men to the truth in which there will besummoners at the gates of Hell. If you, Hudhayfah, die adheringto a stump, it will be better for you than following any of them.

There is no one who will be overtaken by trial regarding whom Ido not fear except Muhammad ibn Maslamah, for I heard the Apostleof Allah (peace be upon him) say: Trial will not harm you.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed the one who satin the middle of a circle.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not say: "What Allahwills and so and so wills," but say: "What Allah wills andafterwards so and so wills.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hands is my life (Allah the Almighty), necessarily you should enjoin virtue and check evil, or else Allah will certainly send chastisement upon you. And then you will pray but your supplications will not be accepted.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) used to make this supplication between the two prostrations: My Lord, grant me thy pardon.

Transmitted by Nasa'i and Darimi.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not say: What Allah wills and so and so wills, but say: "What Allah wills", and then separately "What so and so wills".

Transmitted by AbuDawud.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Recite the Qur'an with the modulations and tones of the Arabs, but avoid the modulations of those who recite love poetry and the modulations of the people of the two Books. After my death people will come who will trill when they recite the Qur'an as is done in singing and wailing, but it will go no farther than their throats, and they and those who are charmed by their performance will be let into error."

Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman and Razin in his book transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "It is not fitting for a believer to demean himself." On being asked how he could demean himself he replied, "By exposing himself to a calamity which he has not the capacity to endure."

Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Bayhaqi, in Shu'ab al-Iman, transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Do not be people without minds of your own, saying that if others treat you well you will treat them well and that if they do wrong you will do wrong; but accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and not to do wrong if they do evil."

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you must enjoin what is reputable and forbid what is disreputable, or Allah will certainly soon send punishment from Himself to you. Then you will make supplication and not receive an answer."

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The last hour will not come till you kill your leader, fight together with your swords, and your worst ones inherit your worldly goods."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The last hour will not come till the most fortunate of men in the world will be Baseborn, son of Baseborn."

Tirmidhi and Bayhaqi, in Dala'il an-Nubuwwah, transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "I do not know how long I shall remain among you, so copy those two who will remain after I am gone: AbuBakr and Umar."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

I asked my mother to let me go to the Prophet (peace be upon him), pray the sunset prayer with him, and ask him to pray for forgiveness for her and me. I went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and prayed the sunset prayer along with him, and he remained in prayer till he prayed the night prayer. When he went off I followed him, and when he heard my voice he said, "Who is this? Is it Hudhayfah?" When I told him that it was, he said, "What do you require? Allah forgive you and your mother! Here is an angel who has never come down to Earth before to-night. He asked his Lord's permission to give me a greeting and give me the good news that Fatimah will be the chief lady among the inhabitants of Paradise, and that al-Hasan and al-Husayn will be the chief ones among the youths who go to Paradise."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

When the people expressed a desire that Allah's Messenger (my Allah bless him) should name a successor, he said, "If I were to name a successor and you were to disobey him you would be punished, but believe what Hudhayfah tells you and recite what Abdullah recites to you."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

I prayed with the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) one nightand he started reciting al-Baqarah. I thought that he would bowat the end of one hundred verses, but he continued; I thenthought that he would perhaps recite the whole (surah) in arak'ah, but he continued so I thought he would perhaps bow oncompleting (this surah). He then started an-Nisa', and recitedit; then he started Aal-i-Imran and recited leisurely. When herecited the verse which referred to the Glory of Allah, heglorified (by saying SubhanAllah--Glory to my Lord the Great).When he recited the verses which tell (how the Lord) is to besupplicated , he (the Holy Prophet) would then supplicate (Him). When he recited the verses dealing with the protection of theLord, he sought (His protection) and would then bow and say:Glory be to my Mighty Lord. His bowing lasted about the samelength of time as his standing (and then on returning to thestanding posture after ruku) he would say: Allah listens to himwho praises Him, and he would then stand about the same length oftime as he had spent in bowing. He would then prostrate himselfand say: Glory be to my Lord most High, and his prostrationlasted nearly the same length of time as his standing.In thehadith transmitted by Jarir the words are: He (the Holy Prophet)would say: "Allah listens to him who praises Him, our Lord,praise be to Thee."

It has been narrated by Ibrahim on the authority of his fatherwho said: We were sitting in the company of Hudhayfah. A mansaid: If I had been alive at the time of the Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him), I should have fought by his side and shouldhave striven hard for his causes. Hudhayfah said: You might havedone that (but you should not make a flourish of yourenthusiasm). I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) on the night of the battle of Ahzab and we were gripped by aviolent wind and severe cold. The Messenger of Allah (peace beupon him) said: Hark, the man who (goes reconnoitring and) bringsme the news of the enemy shall be ranked with me on the Day ofJudgment by Allah (the Glorious and Exalted). We all kept quietand none of us responded to him. (Again) he said: Hark, a man who(goes reconnoitring and) brings me the news of the enemy shall beranked with me on the Day of Judgment by Allah (the Glorious andExalted). We kept quiet and none of us responded to him. He againsaid: Hark, a man who (goes reconnoitring and) brings me the newsof the enemy shall be ranked with me on the Day of Judgment byAllah (the Glorious and Exalted). Then he said: Stand up,Hudhayfah, bring me the news of the enemy. When he called me byname, I had no alternative but to stand up. He said: Go andbring me information about the enemy, and do nothing that mayprovoke them against me. When I left him, I felt warm as if Iwere walking in a heated bath, until I reached them. When I sawAbuSufyan warming his back against the fire, I put an arrow inthe middle of the bow, intending to shoot at him, but I recalledthe words of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)--"Do notprovoke them against me." Had I shot at him, I should have hithim. But I returned and (felt warm as if) I were walking in aheated bath (hammam). Presenting myself to him, I gave himinformation about the enemy. When I had done so, I began to feelcold, so the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) wrapped me ina blanket that he had surplus his own requirements and with whichhe used to cover himself while saying his prayers. So I continuedto sleep until it was morning.When it was morning he said:rise, O heavy sleeper.

When we attended a dinner with the Messenger of Allah (peace beupon him) we did not lay our hands on the food until Allah'sMessenger (peace be upon him) had laid his hand and commencedeating (the food). Once we went with him to a dinner when a girlcame rushing in as if someone had been pursuing her. She wasabout to lay her hand on the food, when Allah's Messenger (peacebe upon him) caught her hand. Then a desert Arab entered (in ahurry) as if someone had been pursuing him. He (the HolyProphet) caught his hand; and then Allah's Messenger (peace beupon him) said: Satan considers that food lawful on which Allah'sname is not mentioned. He had brought this girl so that the foodmight be made lawful for him and I caught her hand. And he hadbrought a desert Arab so that (the food) might be lawful for him.So I caught his hand. By Him, in Whose hand is my life, it was(Satan's hand that was in my hand along with her hand.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Every act of goodnessis Sadaqah.

When the Prophet (peace be upon him) wanted to go to sleep he placed his hand under his head and said, "O Allah, guard me from Thy punishment on the day when Thou gatherest Thy servants," or raisest up Thy servants."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ahmad gave al-Bara' as his authority.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: When the drop of(semen) remains in the womb for forty or fifty (days) or fortynights, the angel comes and says: My Lord, will he be good orevil? And both these things would be written. Then the angelsays: My Lord, would he be male or female? And both these thingsare written. And his deeds and actions, his death, hislivelihood; these are also recorded. Then his document of destinyis rolled and there is no addition to and subtraction from it.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came to us all of a sudden aswe were (busy in a discussion) He said: What do you discussabout? (the Companions) said: We are discussing about the LastHour. Thereupon he said: It will not come until you see ten signsbefore and (in this connection) he made a mention of the smoke,Dajjal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the west, thedescent of Jesus son of Mary (Allah be pleased with him), The Gogand Magog, and landslides in three places, one in the east, onein the west and one in Arabia at the end of which fire would burnforth from the Yemen, and would drive people to the place oftheir assembly.

Zirr ibn Hubaysh said: Hudhayfah traced, I think, to the Apostleof Allah (peace be upon him) the saying: He who spits in thedirection of the qiblah will come on the Day of Resurrection inthe state that his saliva will be between his eyes; and he whoeats from this noxious vegetable should not come near our mosque,saying it three times.

I swear by Allah, I do not know whether my companions haveforgotten or have pretended to forgot. I swear by Allah that theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) did not omit a leader of awrong belief (fitnah)--up to the end of the world--whosefollowers reach the number of three hundred and upwards but hementioned to us his name, his father's name and the name of histribe.

Subay' ibn Khalid said: I came to Kufah at the time when Tustarwas conquered. I took some mules from it. When I entered themosque (of Kufah), I found there some people of moderate stature,and among them was a man whom you could recognize when you sawhim that he was from the people of Hijaz. I asked: Who is he? The people frowned at me and said: Do you not recognize him? Thisis Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, the companion of the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him). Then Hudhayfah said: People used to ask theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) about good, and I used toask him about evil. Then the people stared hard at him. He said:I know the reason why you dislike it. I then asked: Apostle ofAllah, will there be evil as there was before, after this goodwhich Allah has bestowed on us? He replied: Yes. I asked:Wherein does the protection from it lie? He replied: In thesword.I asked: Apostle of Allah, what will then happen? Hereplied: If Allah has on Earth a caliph who flays your back andtakes your property, obey him, otherwise die holding onto thestump of a tree. I asked: What will come next? He replied: Thenthe Antichrist (Dajjal) will come forth accompanied by a riverand fire. He who falls into his fire will certainly receive hisreward, and have his load taken off him, but he who falls intohis river will have his load retained and his reward taken offhim. I then asked: What will come next? He said: The Last Hourwill come.

An-Nu'man told on Hudhayfah's authority that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Prophecy will remain among you as long as Allah wishes it to remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then there will be a caliphate according to the manner of prophecy as long as Allah wishes it to remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then there will be a distressful kingdom which will remain as long as Allah wishes it to remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then there will be a proud kingdom which will remain as long as Allah wishes it to remain, then Allah Most High will remove it. Then there will be a caliphate according to the manner of prophecy." Then he stopped. Habib said: "When Umar ibn AbdulAziz became caliph I wrote to him, mentioning this tradition to him and saying, "I hope you will be the commander of the faithful after the distressful and the proud kingdoms." It pleased and charmed him, i.e. Umar ibn AbdulAziz."

Ahmad and Bayhaqi, in Dala'il an-Nubuwwah, transmitted it.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: My Cistern isbigger than the space between Aylah and Aden. By Him in WhoseHand is my life, I will drive away persons (from it) just as aperson drives away unknown camels from his cistern. They (thecompanions) said: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) wouldyou recognise us? Yes, you would come to me with white faces, andwhite hands and feet on account of the traces of ablution. Nonebut you would have (this mark).

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) happened to meet himand he was (sexually) defiled, and he slipped away and took abath and then came and said: I was (sexually) defiled. Upon thishe (the Prophet) remarked: A Muslim is never defiled.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: We have beenmade to excel (other) people in three (things): Our rows havebeen made like the rows of the angels and the whole earth hasbeen made a mosque for us, and its dust has been made a purifierfor us in case water is not available. And he mentioned anothercharacteristic too.

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman said: Nothing prevented me from beingpresent at the Battle of Badr except this incident. I came outwith my father Husayl (to participate in the Battle), but we werecaught by the disbelievers of Quraysh. They said: (Do) you intendto go to Muhammad? We said: We do not intend to go to him, but wewish to go (back) to Medina. So they took from us a covenant inthe name of God that we would turn back to Medina and would notfight on the side of Muhammad (peace be upon him). So, we came tothe Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and related theincident to him. He said: Both of you proceed (to Medina); wewill fulfil the covenant made with them and seek God's helpagainst them.

People used to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)about the good times, but I used to ask him about the bad timesfearing lest they should overtake me. I said: Messenger ofAllah, we were in the midst of ignorance and evil, and then Godbrought us this good (time through Islam). Is there any bad timeafter this good one? He said: Yes. I asked: Will there be agood time again after that bad time? He said: Yes, but in itwill be a hidden evil.I asked: What will be the evil hiddentherein? He said: (That time will witness the rise of) thepeople who will adopt ways other than mine and seek guidanceother than mine. You will know good points as well as bad points. I asked: Will there be a bad time after this good one? He said:Yes. (A time will come) when there will be people standing andinviting at the gates of Hell. Whoever responds to their callwill be thrown into the fire. I said: Messenger of Allah,describe them to us. He said: All right. They will be a peoplehaving the same complexion as ours and speaking our language. Isaid: Messenger of Allah, what do you suggest if I happen to liveat that time? He said: You should stay with the main body of theMuslims and their leader. I said: If they have no (such thing asthe) main body and have no leader? He said: Separate yourselffrom all these factions, though you may have to eat the roots oftrees (in a jungle) until death comes to you when you are in thisstate.

Qays reported: I said to Ammar: What is your opinion about thatwhich you have done in case (of your siding with Ali)? Is it yourpersonal opinion or something you got from Allah's Apostle? Ammarsaid: We have got nothing from Allah's Apostle which people atlarge did not get, but Hudhayfah told me that Allah`s Apostle(peace be upon him) had especially told him amongst hisCompanion, that there are twelve hypocrites out of whom eightwould not get into Paradise, until a camel would be able to passthrough the needle hole. The ulcer would be itself sufficient (tokill) eight. (So far as four are concerned, I do not rememberwhat Shu'bah said about them.)