"We were in Medina with some of the Iraqi people, and we were struck with famine and Ibn Az-Zubair used to give us dates. Ibn 'Umar used to pass by and say, 'The Prophet forbade us to eat two dates at a time, unless one takes the permission of one's companions.' "

While at Medina we were struck with famine. Ibn Az-Zubair used to provide us with dates as our food. Ibn 'Umar used to pass by us and say, "Don't eat two dates together at a time as the Prophet has forbidden eating two dates together at a time (in a gathering) unless one takes the permission of one's companion brother."

At the time of Ibn Az-Zubair, we were struck with famine, and he provided us with dates for our food. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to pass by us while we were eating, and say, "Do not eat two dates together at a time, for the Prophet forbade the taking of two dates together at a time (in a gathering)." Ibn 'Umar used to add, "Unless one takes the permission of one's companions."

I came to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and said, "Messenger of Allah, send my brother Zayd along with me." He replied, "Here he is; if he goes with you I shall not prevent him." But when Zayd said, "Messenger of Allah, I swear to Allah that I choose no one in preference to you," I considered my brother's opinion better than mine.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said, "We will not call him (i.e., the father) by that Kuniya (Abu-l-Qasim) till we ask the Prophet about it. The Prophet said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not call (yourselves) by my Kuniya."

Allah's Apostle came to visit me while I was sick and unconscious. He performed ablution and sprinkled the remaining water on me and I became conscious and said, "O Allah's Apostle! To whom will my inheritance go as I have neither ascendants nor descendants?" Then the Divine verses regarding Fara'id (inheritance) were revealed.

Allah's Apostle used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding on his mount (Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the compulsory prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla.

A woman said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I get something constructed for you to sit on as I have a slave who is a carpenter?" He replied, "Yes, if you like." So she had that pulpit constructed.

Umar came cursing the disbelievers (of Quraish) on the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench) and said, "I could not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set. Then we went to Buthan and he offered the ('Asr) prayer after sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.

A man entered the Mosque while the Prophet was delivering the Khutba. The Prophet said to him, "Have you prayed?" The man replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "Pray two Rakat."

The Prophet came to (the grave of) 'Abdullah bin Ubai after his body was buried. The body was brought out and then the Prophet put his saliva over the body and clothed it in his shirt.

The Prophet offered the funeral prayer of As-Hama An-Najash and said four Takbir.

The Prophet said, "Bury them (i.e. martyrs) with their blood." (That was) on the day of the Battle of Uhud. He did not get them washed.

When the time of the Battle of Uhud approached, my father called me at night and said, "I think that I will be the first amongst the companions of the Prophet to be martyred. I do not leave anyone after me dearer to me than you, except Allah's Apostle's soul and I owe some debt and you should repay it and treat your sisters favorably (nicely and politely)." So in the morning he was the first to be martyred and was buried along with another (martyr). I did not like to leave him with the other (martyr) so I took him out of the grave after six months of his burial and he was in the same condition as he was on the day of burial, except a slight change near his ear.

A man was buried along with my father and I did not like it till I took him (i.e. my father) out and buried him in a separate grave.

The Prophet forbade going to one's family at night (on arrival from a journey).

A bedouin came to the Prophet and gave a pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam. The next day he came with fever and said (to the Prophet ), "Please cancel my pledge (of embracing Islam and of emigrating to Medina)." The Prophet refused (that request) three times and said, "Medina is like a furnace, it expels out the impurities (bad persons) and selects the good ones and makes them perfect."

While we were offering the prayer with the Prophet a caravan carrying food came from Sham. The people looked towards the caravan (and went to it) and only twelve persons remained with the Prophet. So, the Divine Inspiration came; "But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it." (62.11)

A caravan arrived (at Medina) while we were offering the Jumua prayer with the Prophet. The people left out for the caravan, with the exception of twelve persons. Then this Verse was revealed: 'But when they see some bargain or some amusement, they disperse headlong to it and leave you standing." (62.11)

Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Haram died and was in debt to others. I asked the Prophet to intercede with his creditors for some reduction in the debts. The Prophet requested them (to reduce the debts) but they refused. The Prophet said to me, "Go and put your dates (in heaps) according to their different kinds. The Ajwa on one side, the cluster of Ibn Zaid on another side, etc.. Then call me." I did that and called the Prophet. He came and sat at the head or in the middle of the heaps and ordered me: "Measure (the dates) for the people (creditors)." I measured for them till I paid all the debts. My dates remained as if nothing had been taken from them. In other narrations, Jabir said: The Prophet said, "He (i.e. 'Abdullah) continued measuring for them till he paid all the debts." The Prophet said (to 'Abdullah), "Cut (clusters) for him (i.e. one of the creditors) and measure for him fully."

The Prophet forbade the selling of fruits unless they get ripe, and none of them should be sold except for Dinar or Dirham (i.e. money), except the 'Araya trees (the dates of which could be sold for dates).

Allah's Apostle gave preemption (to the partner) in every joint property, but if the boundaries of the property were demarcated or the ways and streets were fixed, then there was no pre-emption.

The Prophet sold a Mudabbar (on behalf of his master who was still living and in need of money).

The people used to rent their land for cultivation for one-third, one-fourth or half its yield. The Prophet said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother gratis; otherwise keep it uncultivated."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to his (Muslim) brother gratis; otherwise he should keep it uncultivated."

When 'Abdullah (my father) died, he left behind children and debts. I asked the lenders to put down some of his debt, but they refused, so I went to the Prophet to intercede with them, yet they refused. The Prophet said (to me), "Classify your dates into their different kinds: 'Adha bin Zaid, Lean and 'Ajwa, each kind alone and call all the creditors and wait till I come to you." I did so and the Prophet came and sat beside the dates and started measuring to each his due till he paid them fully, and the amount of dates remained as it was before, as if he had not touched them.

(On another occasion) I took part in one of Ghazawat among with the Prophet and I was riding one of our camels. The camel got tired and was lagging behind the others. The Prophet hit it on its back. He said, "Sell it to me, and you have the right to ride it till Medina.'' When we approached Medina, I took the permission from the Prophet to go to my house, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have newly married." The Prophet asked, "Have you married a virgin or a matron (a widow or divorcee)?" I said, "I have married a matron, as 'Abdullah (my father) died and left behind daughters small in their ages, so I married a matron who may teach them and bring them up with good manners." The Prophet then said (to me), "Go to your family." When I went there and told my maternal uncle about the selling of the camel, he admonished me for it. On that I told him about its slowness and exhaustion and about what the Prophet had done to the camel and his hitting it. When the Prophet arrived, I went to him with the camel in the morning and he gave me its price, the camel itself, and my share from the war booty as he gave the other people.

A man manumitted a slave and he had no other property than that, so the Prophet canceled the manumission (and sold the slave for him). Nu'aim bin Al-Nahham bought the slave from him.

The Prophet entered the Mosque, and I too went there after tying the camel at the pavement of the Mosque. I said (to the Prophet ), "This is your camel." He came out and started examining the camel and said, "Both the camel and its price are for you."

The Prophet said to me, "I will give you so much (the Prophet pointed thrice with his hands) when funds of Bahrain will come to me." But the Prophet died before the money reached him. (When it came) Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to announce that whoever had a money claim on the Prophet or was promised to be given something, should come to Abu Bakr. I went to Abu Bakr and told him that the Prophet had promised to give me so much. On that Abu Bakr gave me three handfuls (of money).

The Prophet gave the verdict that 'Umra is for the one to whom it is presented.

Some men had superfluous land and they said that they would give it to others to cultivate on the condition that they would get one-third or one-fourth or one half of its yield. The Prophet said, "Whoever has land should cultivate it himself or give it to his brother or keep it uncultivated."

Narrated Abu Said: A bedouin came to the Prophet and asked him about emigration. The Prophet said to him, "May Allah be merciful to you. The matter of emigration is difficult. Have you got some camels?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet asked him, "Do you pay their Zakat?" He replied in the affirmative. He asked, "Do you lend them so that their milk may be utilized by others?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet asked, "Do you milk them on the day off watering them?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Do good deeds beyond the merchants (or the sea) and Allah will never disregard any of your deeds." (See Hadith No. 260, Vol. 5)

While I was riding a (slow) and tired camel, the Prophet passed by and beat it and prayed for Allah's blessings for it. The camel became so fast as it had never been before. The Prophet then said, "Sell it to me for one Uqiyya (of gold)." I said, "No." He again said, "Sell it to me for one Uqiyya (of gold)." I sold it and stipulated that I should ride it to my house. When we reached (Medina) I took that camel to the Prophet and he gave me its price. I returned home but he sent for me (and when I went to him) he said, "I will not take your camel. Take your camel as a gift for you." (Various narrations are mentioned here with slight variations in expressions relating the condition that Jabir had the right to ride the sold camel up to Medina).

My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet and was placed in front of him. I went to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the daughter or the sister of Amr. The Prophet said, "Why is she crying?" Or said, "Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings." (Al-Bukhari asked Sadqa, a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include the expression: 'Till he was lifted?' " The latter replied, "Jabir may have said it.")

The Prophet said, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans)?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet said again, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy?" Az-Zubair said again, "I will." The Prophet said, "Every prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair."

as above (Hadith No. 158).

Whenever we went up a place we would say Takbir, and whenever we went down we would say, "Subhan Allah."

The Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka'b bin Ashraf (i.e. a Jew)." Muhammad bin Maslama replied, "Do you like me to kill him?" The Prophet replied in the affirmative. Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say what I like." The Prophet replied, "I do (i.e. allow you)."

Once I returned from a journey and the Prophet said (to me) "Offer two Rakat." (Sirar is a place near Medina).

Allah's Apostle said (to me), "If the property of Bahrain had come to us, I would have given you so much and so much." But the Bahrain property did not come till the Prophet had died. When the Bahrain property came, Abu Bakr ordered somebody to announce, "Any person who has money claim on Allah's Apostle or whom Allah's Apostle had promised something, should come to us." So, I went to him and said, "Allah's Apostle had promised to give me so much an so much." Abu Bakr scooped up money with both hands thrice for me." (The sub-narrator Sufyan illustrated this action by scooping up with both hands and said, "Ibn Munkadir, another sub-narrator, used to illustrate it in this way.")

Narrated Jabir: Once I went to Abu Bakr and asked for the money but he did not give me, and I went to him again, but he did not give me, so I went to him for the third time and said, "I asked you, but you did not give me; then I asked you (for the second time) and you did not give me; then I asked you (for the third time) but you did not give me. You should either give me or allow yourself to be considered a miser regarding my case." Abu Bakr said, "You tell me that I am a miser with regard to you. But really, whenever I rejected your request, I had the inclination to give you."

(In another narration Jabir added:) So, Abu Bakr scooped up money with both hands for me and asked me to count it. I found out that it was five hundred. Abu Bakr told me to take twice that amount.

The Prophet said, "When night falls, then keep your children close to you, for the devil spread out then. An hour later you can let them free; and close the gates of your house (at night), and mention Allah's Name thereupon, and cover your utensils, and mention Allah's Name thereupon, (and if you don't have something to cover your utensil) you may put across it something (e.g. a piece of wood etc.)."

We were in the company of the Prophet in a ghazwa. A large number of emigrants joined him and among the emigrants there was a person who used to play jokes (or play with spears); so he (jokingly) stroked an Ansari man on the hip. The Ansari got so angry that both of them called their people. The Ansari said, "Help, O Ansar!" And the emigrant said "Help, O emigrants!" The Prophet came out and said, "What is wrong with the people (as they are calling) this call of the period of ignorance? Then he said, "What is the matter with them?" So he was told about the stroke of the emigrant to the Ansari. The Prophet said, "Stop this (i.e. appeal for help) for it is an evil call." Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul (a hypocrite) said, "The emigrants have called and (gathered against us); so when we return to Medina, surely, the more honorable people will expel therefrom the meaner," Upon that 'Umar said, "O Allah's Prophet! Shall we not kill this evil person (i.e. Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul)?" The Prophet said, "(No), lest the people should say that Muhammad used to kill his companions."

The Prophet said, "Name yourselves after me, but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya."

My father had died in debt. So I came to the Prophet and said, "My father (died) leaving unpaid debts, and I have nothing except the yield of his date palms; and their yield for many years will not cover his debts. So please come with me, so that the creditors may not misbehave with me." The Prophet went round one of the heaps of dates and invoked (Allah), and then did the same with another heap and sat on it and said, "Measure (for them)." He paid them their rights and what remained was as much as had been paid to them.

(Once) the Prophet said, "Have you got carpets?" I replied, "Whence can we get carpets?" He said, "But you shall soon have carpets." I used to say to my wife, "Remove your carpets from my sight," but she would say, "Didn't the Prophet tell you that you would soon have carpets?" So I would give up my request.

The Prophet said, "Every prophet used to have a Hawari (i.e. disciple), and my Hawari is Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam."

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.' "

When Negus died, the Prophet said, "Today a pious man has died. So get up and offer the funeral prayer for your brother Ashama."

My father, my two maternal uncles and I were among those who took part in the 'Aqaba Pledge.

This Verse: "When two of your parties almost Decided to fall away..." was revealed in our connection, i.e. Bani Salama and Bani Haritha and I would not have liked that, if it was not revealed, for Allah said: "But Allah was their Protector..." (3.122)

"Allah's Apostle said to me, "Have you got married O Jabir?" I replied, "Yes." He asked "What, a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "Not a virgin but a matron." He said, "Why did you not marry a young girl who would have fondled with you?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My father was martyred on the day of Uhud and left nine (orphan) daughters who are my nine sisters; so I disliked to have another young girl of their age, but (I sought) an (elderly) woman who could comb their hair and look after them." The Prophet said, "You have done the right thing."

The person who killed Khubaib was Abu Sarua (i.e. 'Uqba bin Al-Harith).

We were digging (the trench) on the day of (Al-Khandaq ( i.e. Trench)) and we came across a big solid rock. We went to the Prophet and said, "Here is a rock appearing across the trench." He said, "I am coming down." Then he got up, and a stone was tied to his belly for we had not eaten anything for three days. So the Prophet took the spade and struck the big solid rock and it became like sand. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to go home." (When the Prophet allowed me) I said to my wife, "I saw the Prophet in a state that I cannot treat lightly. Have you got something (for him) to eat?" She replied, "I have barley and a she-goat." So I slaughtered the she-kid and she ground the barley; then we put the meat in the earthenware cooking pot. Then I came to the Prophet when the dough had become soft and fermented and (the meat in) the pot over the stone trivet had nearly been well-cooked, and said, "I have got a little food prepared, so get up O Allah's Apostle, you and one or two men along with you (for the food)." The Prophet asked, "How much is that food?" I told him about it. He said, "It is abundant and good. Tell your wife not to remove the earthenware pot from the fire and not to take out any bread from the oven till I reach there." Then he said (to all his companions), "Get up." So the Muhajirn (i.e. emigrants) and the Ansar got up. When I came to my wife, I said, "Allah's Mercy be upon you! The Prophet came along with the Muhajirin and the Ansar and those who were present with them." She said, "Did the Prophet ask you (how much food you had)?" I replied, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, "Enter and do not throng." The Prophet started cutting the bread (into pieces) and put the cooked meat over it. He covered the earthenware pot and the oven whenever he took something out of them. He would give the food to his companions and take the meat out of the pot. He went on cutting the bread and scooping the meat (for his companions) till they all ate their fill, and even then, some food remained. Then the Prophet said (to my wife), "Eat and present to others as the people are struck with hunger."

On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans), Allah's Apostle said, -Who will bring us the news of the people (i.e. the clans of Quraish infidels)?" Az-Zubair said, "I." The Prophet again said, "Who will bring us the news of the people?" Az-Zubair said, "I." The Prophet again said, "Who will bring us the news of the people?" Az-Zubair said, "I." The Prophet then said, "Every prophet has his Hawari (i.e. disciple-special helper); my disciple is Az-Zubair."

We set out in the army of Al-Khabt and Abu Ubaida was the commander of the troops. We were struck with severe hunger and the sea threw out a dead fish the like of which we had never seen, and it was called Al-'Anbar. We ate of it for half a month. Abu Ubaida took (and fixed) one of its bones and a rider passed underneath it (without touching it). (Jabir added:) Abu 'Ubaida said (to us), "Eat (of that fish)." When we arrived at Medina, we informed the Prophet about that, and he said, "Eat, for it is food Allah has brought out for you, and feed us if you have some of it." So some of them gave him (of that fish) and he ate it.

Jews used to say: "If one has sexual intercourse with his wife from the back, then she will deliver a squint-eyed child." So this Verse was revealed:

"Your wives are a tilth unto you; so go to your tilth when or how you will." (2.223)

The Prophet and Abu Bakr came on foot to pay me a visit (during my illness) at Banu Salama's (dwellings). The Prophet found me unconscious, so he asked for water and performed the ablution from it and sprinkled some water over it. I came to my senses and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you order me to do as regards my wealth?" So there was revealed:

"Allah commands you as regards your children's (inheritance)." (4.11)

Some people drank alcoholic beverages in the morning (of the day) of the Uhud battle and on the same day they were killed as martyrs, and that was before wine was prohibited.

When this Verse was revealed: "Say: He has power to send torment on you from above." (6.65) Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from this punishment)." And when the verse: "or send torment from below your feet," (was revealed), Allah's Apostle said, "(O Allah!) I seek refuge with Your Face (from this punishment)." (But when there was revealed): "Or confuse you in party strife and make you to taste the violence of one another." (6.65) Allah's Apostle said, "This is lighter (or, this is easier)."

We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Al-Hudaibiya.

Allah's Apostle forbade that a woman should be married to man along with her paternal or maternal aunt.

We used to practice coitus interruptus during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle.

We used to practice coitus interruptus while the Qur'an was being revealed. Jabir added: We used to practice coitus interruptus during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle while the Qur'an was being Revealed.

The Prophet said, "I entered Paradise and saw a palace and asked whose palace is this? They (the Angels) said, "This palace belongs to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab." I intended to enter it, and nothing stopped me except my knowledge about your sense of Ghira (self-respect (O Umar)." 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you! O Allah's Prophet! How dare I think of my Ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?"

I was with Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and when we returned, I wanted to hurry, while riding a slow camel. A rider came behind me. I looked back and saw that the rider was Allah's Apostle. He said (to me), "What makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, "I am newly married." He said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin but) a matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl with whom you could play and who could play with you?" Then when we approached (Medina) and were going to enter (it), the Prophet said, "Wait till you enter (your homes) at night (in the first part of the night) so that the ladies with unkempt hair may comb their hair, and those whose husbands have been absent (for a long time) may shave their pubic hair." (The sub-narrator, Hashim said: A reliable narrator told me that the Prophet added in this Hadith: "(Seek to beget) children! Children, O Jabir!")

A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to the Prophet while he was in the mosque and said, "I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to the other side. The man turned towards the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and gave four witnesses against himself. On that the Prophet called him and said, "Are you insane?" (He added), "Are you married?" The man said, 'Yes." On that the Prophet ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Musalla (a praying place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was caught at Al-Harra and then killed.

We used to carry the meat of the Hadis (sacrificed animals) to Medina during the life-time of the Prophet.

We went out in a campaign and the army was called The Army of the Khabt, and Abu 'Ubaida was our commander. We were struck with severe hunger. Then the sea threw a huge dead fish called Al-'Anbar, the like of which had never been seen. We ate of it for half a month, and then Abu 'Ubaida took one of its bones (and made an arch of it) so that a rider could easily pass under it.

The Prophet sent us as an army unit of three hundred warriors under the command of Abu 'Ubaida to ambush a caravan of the Quraish. But we were struck with such severe hunger that we ate the Khabt (desert bushes), so our army was called the Army of the Khabt. Then the sea threw a huge fish called Al-'Anbar and we ate of it for half a month and rubbed our bodies with its fat till our bodies became healthy. Then Abu Ubaida took one of its ribs and fixed it over the ground and a rider passed underneath it. There was a man amongst us who slaughtered three camels when hunger became severe, and he slaughtered three more, but after that Abu 'Ubaida forbade him to do so.

Allah's Apostle forbade the use of (certain) containers, but the Ansar said, "We cannot dispense with them." The Prophet then said, "If so, then use them."

The Prophet forbade the drinking of alcoholic drinks prepared from raisins, dates, unripe dates and fresh ripe dates.

Abu Humaid, an Ansari man, came from An-Naqi carrying a cup of milk to the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Will you not cover it even by placing a stick across it?"

Allah's Apostle said, "Extinguish the lamps when you go to bed; close your doors; tie the mouths of your water skins, and cover the food and drinks." I think he added, "...even with a stick you place across the container."

The Prophet came to visit me (while I was sick) and he was riding neither a mule, nor a horse.

The Prophet said, "If there is any healing in your medicines then it is a cupping operation, or branding (cauterization), but I do not like to be (cauterized) branded."

Never was the Prophet asked for a thing to be given for which his answer was "No."

A boy was born for a man among us, and the man named him Al-Qasim. We said to him, "We will not call you Abu-l-Qasim, nor will we respect you for that." The Prophet was informed about that, and he said, "Name your son 'Abdur-Rahman."

I came to the Prophet in order to consult him regarding my father's debt. When I knocked on the door, he asked, "Who is that?" I replied, "I." He said, "I, I?" He repeated it as if he disliked it.

Allah s Apostle said, "When you intend going to bed at night, put out the lights, close the doors, tie the mouths of the water skins, and cover your food and drinks." Hamrnam said, "I think he (the other narrator) added, 'even with piece of wood across the utensil.' "

The Prophet used to teach us the Istikhara for each and every matter as he used to teach us the Suras from the Holy Qur'an. (He used to say), "If anyone of you intends to do something, he should offer a two-Rak'at prayer other than the obligatory prayer, and then say: 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa as'aluka min fadlika-l-'azim, fa innaka taqdiru wala aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wala a'lamu, wa anta'allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri (or said, fi 'ajili amri wa ajilihi) fa-qdurhu li, Wa in junta ta'lamu anna ha-dha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri (or said, fi ajili amri wa ajilihi) fasrifhu 'anni was-rifni 'anhu wa aqdur li alkhaira haithu kana, thumma Raddani bihi.' Then he should mention his matter (need)."

My father died and left behind seven or nine daughters, and I married a woman. The Prophet said, "Did you get married, O Jabir?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "Is she a virgin or a matron?" I replied, "She is a matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a virgin girl so that you might play with her and she with you (or, you might make her laugh and she make you laugh)?" I said, "My father died, leaving seven or nine girls (orphans) and I did not like to bring a young girl like them, so I married a woman who can look after them." He said, "May Allah bestow His Blessing on you."

While I was sick, the Prophet entered upon me and asked for some water to perform ablution, and after he had finished his ablution, he sprinkled some water of his ablution over me, whereupon I became conscious and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have sisters." Then the Divine Verses regarding the laws of inheritance were revealed.

A man from the tribe of Aslam came to the Prophet and confessed that he had committed an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet turned his face away from him till the man bore witness against himself four times. The Prophet said to him, "Are you mad?" He said "No." He said, "Are you married?" He said, "Yes." Then the Prophet ordered that he be stoned to death, and he was stoned to death at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but he was caught and was stoned till he died. The Prophet spoke well of him and offered his funeral prayer.

A man from the Ansar made his slave, a Mudabbar. And apart from that slave he did not have any other property. This news reached Allah's Apostle and he said, "Who will buy that slave from me?" So Nu'aim bin An-Nahham bought him for 800 Dirham. Jabir added: It was a coptic (Egyptian) slave who died that year.

A man passed through the mosque and he was carrying arrows, the heads of which were exposed (protruding). The man was ordered (by the Prophet) to hold the iron heads so that it might not scratch (injure) any Muslim.

The Prophet came to know that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.

A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge of allegiance for Islam." So the Prophet took from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He came the next day with a fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my pledge." But the Prophet refused and when the bedouin went away, the Prophet said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."

The Prophet used to pour water three times on his head.

The Prophet said, "I have been given five things which were not given to any one else before me.

• Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey.
• The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to perform Tayammum, therefore anyone of my followers can pray wherever the time of a prayer is due.
• The booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me yet it was not lawful for anyone else before me.
• I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection).
• Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to all mankind.

While Allah's Apostle was carrying stones (along) with the people of Mecca for (the building of) the Ka'ba wearing an Izar (waist-sheet cover), his uncle Al-'Abbas said to him, "O my nephew! (It would be better) if you take off your Izar and put it over your shoulders underneath the stones." So he took off his Izar and put it over his shoulders, but he fell unconscious and since then he had never been seen naked.

Allah's Apostle said, "I have been given five things which were not given to any amongst the Prophets before me. These are:

• Allah made me victorious by awe (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey.
• The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to perform Tayammum. Therefore my followers can pray wherever the time of a prayer is due.
• The booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me (and was not made so for anyone else).
• Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation exclusively but I have been sent to all mankind.
• I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection.)

I went to the Prophet in the mosque (the sub-narrator Mas'ar thought that Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered me to pray two Rakat. He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave more than what was due to me.

The Prophet used to pray the Zuhr at midday, and the 'Asr at a time when the sun was still bright, the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time) and the Isha' at a variable time. Whenever he saw the people assembled (for Isha' prayer) he would pray earlier and if the people delayed, he would delay the prayer. And they or the Prophet used to offer the Fajr prayers when it was still dark.

On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of trench.) 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came cursing the disbelievers of Quraish after the sun had set and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I could not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set." The Prophet said, "By Allah! I, too, have not prayed." So we turned towards Buthan, and the Prophet performed ablution and we too performed ablution and offered the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set, and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever after listening to the Adhan says, 'Allahumma Rabba hadhihi-d-da' watit-tammati was-salatil qa'imati, ati Muhammadan al-wasilata wal-fadilata, wab' athhu maqaman mahmudan-il-ladhi wa' adtahu (O Allah! Lord of this perfect call (of not ascribing partners to You) and of the regular prayer which is going to be established! Kindly give Muhammad the right of intercession and superiority and send him (on the Day of Judgment) to the best and the highest place in Paradise which You promised him)', then intercession for me will be permitted for him on the Day of Resurrection)."

On the day of Al-Khandaq (the trench), 'Umar bin Al-Khattab went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I could not pray (the 'Asr) till the sun had set." 'Umar told this to the Prophet at the time when a fasting person had done Iftar (taken his meals). The Prophet then went to Buthan and I was with him. He performed ablution and offered the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set and then the Maghrib prayer.

Mu'adh used to pray with the Prophet and then go and lead his people (tribe) in the prayer.

The Prophet said, "Whoever eats garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or should remain in his house." (Jabir bin 'Abdullah, in another narration said, "Once a big pot containing cooked vegetables was brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the Prophet asked, 'What is in it?' He was told all the names of the vegetables that were in it. The Prophet ordered that it should be brought near to some of his companions who were with him. When the Prophet saw it he disliked to eat it and said, 'Eat. (I don't eat) for I converse with those whom you don't converse with (i.e. the angels).' ")

The Prophet used to stand by a stem of a date-palm tree (while delivering a sermon). When the pulpit was placed for him we heard that stem crying like a pregnant she-camel till the Prophet got down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it.

A person entered the mosque while the Prophet was delivering the Khutba on a Friday. The Prophet said to him, "Have you prayed?" The man replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "Get up and pray two Rakat."

While we were praying (Jumua Khutba &

On the day of the Khandaq Umar came, cursing the disbelievers of Quraish and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have not offered the 'Asr prayer and the sun has set." The Prophet replied, "By Allah! I too, have not offered the prayer yet." The Prophet then went to Buthan, performed ablution and performed the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set and then offered the Maghrib prayer after it.

On the Day of 'Id the Prophet used to return (after offering the 'Id prayer) through a way different from that by which he went.

The Prophet used to offer the Nawafil, while riding, facing a direction other than that of the Qibla.

The Prophet used to pray (the Nawafil) on his mount facing east and whenever he wanted to offer the compulsory prayer, he used to dismount and face the Qibla.

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Quran. He said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer): 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika al-'azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-l-amra Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or 'ajili amri wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or fi'ajili amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, and Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it is better for my present and later needs)--then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, and then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me in my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse for my present and later needs)--then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, and make me satisfied with it)." The Prophet added that then the person should name (mention) his need.

While delivering a sermon, Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you comes while the Imam is delivering the sermon or has come out for it, he should offer a two Rakat prayer."

Allah's Apostle sent me for some job and when I had finished it I returned and came to the Prophet and greeted him but he did not return my greeting. So I felt so sorry that only Allah knows it and I said to myself, 'Perhaps Allah's Apostle is angry because I did not come quickly, then again I greeted him but he did not reply. I felt even more sorry than I did the first time. Again I greeted him and he returned the greeting and said, "The thing which prevented me from returning the greeting was that I was praying." And at that time he was on his Rahila and his face was not towards the Qibla.

When my father was martyred, I lifted the sheet from his face and wept and the people forbade me to do so but the Prophet did not forbid me. Then my aunt Fatima began weeping and the Prophet said, "It is all the same whether you weep or not. The angels were shading him continuously with their wings till you shifted him (from the field)."

On the day of the Battle of Uhud, my father was brought and he had been mayhemed and was placed in front of Allah's Apostle and a sheet was over him. I went intending to uncover my father but my people forbade me; again I wanted to uncover him but my people forbade me. Allah's Apostle gave his order and he was shifted away. At that time he heard the voice of a crying woman and asked, "Who is this?" They said, "It is the daughter or the sister of Amr." He said, "Why does she weep? (or let her stop weeping), for the angels had been shading him with their wings till he (i.e. the body of the martyr) was shifted away."

A funeral procession passed in front of us and the Prophet stood up and we too stood up. We said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is the funeral procession of a Jew." He said, "Whenever you see a funeral procession, you should stand up."

Allah's Apostle offered the funeral prayer for An-Najashi and I was in the second or third row.

The Prophet said, "Today a pious man from Ethiopia (i.e. An Najashi) has expired, come on to offer the funeral prayer." (Jabir said): "We lined up in rows and after that the Prophet led the prayer and we were in rows. Jabir added, I was in the second row."

The Prophet collected every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth, then he would ask, "Which of them had (knew) more of the Qur'an?" When one of them was pointed out for him, he would put that one first in the grave and say, "I will be a witness on these on the Day of Resurrection." He ordered them to be buried with their blood on their bodies and they were neither washed nor was a funeral prayer offered for them.

The Prophet buried every two martyrs in of Uhud in one grave.

Allah's Apostle shrouded every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth and then he would ask, "Which of them knew more Qur'an?" When one of them was pointed out he would put him first in the grave. He said, "I am a witness on these." Then he ordered them to be buried with blood on their bodies. Neither did he offer their funeral prayer nor did he get them washed. (Jabir bin Abdullah added): Allah's Apostle used to ask about the martyrs of Uhud as to which of them knew more of the Qur'an." And when one of them was pointed out as having more of it he would put him first in the grave and then his companions. (Jabir added): My father and my uncle were shrouded in one sheet.

Allah's Apostle came to Abdullah bin Ubai (a hypocrite) after his death and he has been laid in his pit (grave). He ordered (that he be taken out of the grave) and he was taken out. Then he placed him on his knees and threw some of his saliva on him and clothed him in his (the Prophet's) own shirt. Allah knows better (why he did so). 'Abdullah bin Ubai had given his shirt to Al-Abbas to wear. Abu Harun said, "Allah's Apostle at that time had two shirts and the son of 'Abdullah bin Ubai said to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Clothe my father in your shirt which has been in contact with your skin.' " 'Sufyan added, "Thus people think that the Prophet clothed 'Abdullah bin Tubal in his shirt in lieu of what he (Abdullah) had done (for Al Abbas, the Prophet's uncle.)"

The Prophet collected every two martyrs of Uhud (in one grave) and then he would ask, "Which of them knew the Qur'an more?" And if one of them was pointed out for him as having more knowledge, he would put him first in the Lahd. The Prophet said, "I will be a witness on these on the Day of Resurrection." Then he ordered them to be buried with their blood on their bodies and he did not have them washed.

The Prophet had forbidden the sale of fruits till they were ripe (free from blight).

that Allah's Apostle started saying, "Labbaik" from Dhul-Hulaifa when his mount stood upright carrying him.

We came with Allah's Apostle (to Mecca) and we were saying: 'Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik' for Hajj. Allah's Apostle ordered us to perform 'Umra with that Ihram (instead of Hajj).

When the Ka'ba was built, the Prophet and Abbas went to bring stones (for its construction). Al Abbas said to the Prophet, "Take off your waist sheet and put it on your neck." (When the Prophet took it off) he fell on the ground with his eyes open towards the sky and said, "Give me my waist sheet." And he covered himself with it.

The Prophet and his companions assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Talha had the Hadi (sacrifice) with them. 'Ali arrived from Yemen and had a Hadi with him. 'Ali said, "I have assumed Ihram for what the Prophet has done." The Prophet ordered his companions to perform the 'Umra with the Ihram which they had assumed, and after finishing Tawaf (of Ka'ba, Safa and Marwa) to cut short their hair, and to finish their Ihram except those who had Hadi with them. They (the people) said, "How can we proceed to Mina (for Hajj) after having sexual relations with our wives?" When that news reached the Prophet he said, "If I had formerly known what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi with me. Had there been no Hadi with me, I would have finished the state of Ihram." 'Aisha got her menses, so she performed all the ceremonies of Hajj except Tawaf of the Ka'ba, and when she got clean (from her menses), she performed Tawaf of the Ka'ba. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! (All of you) are returning with the Hajj and 'Umra, but I am returning after performing Hajj only." So the Prophet ordered 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr to accompany her to Tan'im and thus she performed the 'Umra after the Hajj.

The Prophet and his companions assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet and Talha had the Hadi with them. 'Ali had come from Yemen and he had the Hadi with him. He ('Ali) said, "I have assumed Ihram with an intention like that of Allah's Apostle has assumed it." The Prophet ordered his companions to intend the Ihram with which they had come for 'Umra, to perform the Tawaf of the Ka'ba (and between Safa and Marwa), to get their hair cut short and then to finish their Ihram with the exception of those who had the Hadi with them. They asked, "Shall we go to Mina and the private organs of some of us are dribbling (if we finish Ihram and have sexual relations with our wives)?" The Prophet heard that and said, "Had I known what I know now, I would not have brought the Hadi. If I did not have the Hadi with me I would have finished my Ihram." 'Aisha got her menses and performed all the ceremonies (of Hajj) except the Tawaf . So when she became clean from her menses, and she had performed the Tawaf of the Ka'ba, she said, "O Allah's Apostle! You (people) are returning with both Hajj and 'Umra and I am returning only with Hajj!" So, he ordered 'Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr to go with her to At-Tan'im. Thus she performed 'Umra after the Hajj in the month of Dhi-l-Hijja. Suraqa bin Malik bin Ju'sham met the Prophet at Al-'Aqaba (Jamrat-ul 'Aqaba) while the latter was stoning it and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this permissible only for you?" The Prophet replied, "No, it is for ever (i.e. it is permissible for all Muslims to perform 'Umra before Hajj.)"

Allah's Apostle was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a man was being shaded (by them). He asked, "What is the matter?" They said, "He (the man) is fasting." The Prophet said, "It is not righteousness that you fast on a journey."

Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah's mercy be on him who is lenient in his buying, selling, and in demanding back his money."

An Ansari woman said to Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I make something for you to sit on, as I have a slave who is a carpenter?" He replied, "If you wish." So, she got a pulpit made for him. When it was Friday the Prophet sat on that pulpit. The date-palm stem near which the Prophet used to deliver his sermons cried so much so that it was about to burst. The Prophet came down from the pulpit to the stem and embraced it and it started groaning like a child being persuaded to stop crying and then it stopped crying. The Prophet said,"It has cried because of (missing) what it use to hear of the religious knowledge."

I was with the Prophet in a Ghazwa (military expedition) and my camel was slow and exhausted. The Prophet came up to me and said, "O Jabir." I replied, "Yes?" He said, "What is the matter with you?" I replied, "My camel is slow and tired, so I am left behind." So, he got down and poked the camel with his stick and then ordered me to ride. I rode the camel and it became so fast that I had to hold it from going ahead of Allah's Apostle . He then asked me, have you got married?" I replied in the affirmative. He asked, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "I married a matron." The Prophet said, "Why have you not married a virgin, so that you may play with her and she may play with you?" Jabir replied, "I have sisters (young in age) so I liked to marry a matron who could collect them all and comb their hair and look after them." The Prophet said, "You will reach, so when you have arrived (at home), I advise you to associate with your wife (that you may have an intelligent son)." Then he asked me, "Would you like to sell your camel?" I replied in the affirmative and the Prophet purchased it for one Uqiya of gold. Allah's Apostle reached before me and I reached in the morning, and when I went to the mosque, I found him at the door of the mosque. He asked me, "Have you arrived just now?" I replied in the affirmative. He said, "Leave your camel and come into (the mosque) and pray two Rakat." I entered and offered the prayer. He told Bilal to weigh and give me one Uqiya of gold. So Bilal weighed for me fairly and I went away. The Prophet sent for me and I thought that he would return to me my camel which I hated more than anything else. But the Prophet said to me, "Take your camel as well as its price."

A man decided that a slave of his would be manumitted after his death and later on he was in need of money, so the Prophet took the slave and said, "Who will buy this slave from me?" Nu'aim bin 'Abdullah bought him for such and such price and the Prophet gave him the slave.

The Prophet forbade the sale of (date) fruits till they were red or yellow and fit for eating.

Allah's Apostle decided the validity of preemption in every joint undivided property, but if the boundaries were well marked or the ways and streets were fixed, then there was no pre-emption.

Allah's Apostle sold a Mudabbar.

I heard Allah's Apostle, in the year of the Conquest of Mecca, saying, "Allah and His Apostle made illegal the trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What about the fat of dead animals, for it was used for greasing the boats and the hides; and people use it for lights?" He said, "No, it is illegal." Allah's Apostle further said, "May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah made the fat (of animals) illegal for them, yet they melted the fat and sold it and ate its price."

Allah's Apostle gave a verdict regarding Shuf'a in every undivided joint thing (property). But if the limits are defined (or demarcated) or the ways and streets are fixed, then there is no pre-emption.

Once the Prophet said (to me), "If the money of Bahrain comes, I will give you a certain amount of it." The Prophet had breathed his last before the money of Bahrain arrived. When the money of Bahrain reached, Abu Bakr announced, "Whoever was promised by the Prophet should come to us." I went to Abu Bakr and said, "The Prophet promised me so and so." Abu Bakr gave me a handful of coins and when I counted them, they were five-hundred in number. Abu Bakr then said, "Take twice the amount you have taken (besides)."

I was accompanying the Prophet on a journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The Prophet passed by me and asked, "Who is this?" I replied, "Jabir bin 'Abdullah." He asked, "What is the matter, (why are you late)?" I replied, "I am riding a slow camel." He asked, "Do you have a stick?" I replied in the affirmative. He said, "Give it to me." When I gave it to him, he beat the camel and rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed the others thenceforth. The Prophet said, "Sell it to me." I replied, "It is (a gift) for you, O Allah's Apostle." He said, "Sell it to me. I have bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces) and you can keep on riding it till Medina." When we approached Medina, I started going (towards my house). The Prophet said, "Where are you going?" I said, "I have married a widow." He said, "Why have you not married a virgin to fondle with each other?" I said, "My father died and left daughters, so I decided to marry a widow (an experienced woman) (to look after them)." He said, "Well done." When we reached Medina, Allah's Apostle said, "O Bilal, pay him (the price of the camel) and give him extra money." Bilal gave me four Dinars and one Qirat extra. (A sub-narrator said): Jabir added, "The extra Qirat of Allah's Apostle never parted from me." The Qirat was always in Jabir bin 'Abdullah's purse.

The Prophet forbade the sales called Al-Mukhabara, Al-Muhaqala and Al-Muzabana and the selling of fruits till they are free from blights. He forbade the selling of the fruits except for money, except the 'Araya.

While I was in the company of the Prophet in one of his Ghazawat, he asked, "What is wrong with your camel? Will you sell it?" I replied in the affirmative and sold it to him. When he reached Medina, I took the camel to him in the morning and he paid me its price.

I went to the Prophet while he was in the Mosque. (Mas'ar thinks, that Jabir went in the forenoon.) After the Prophet told me to pray two Rakat, he repaid me the debt he owed me and gave me an extra amount.

My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud, and he was in debt. His creditors demanded their rights persistently. I went to the Prophet (and informed him about it). He told them to take the fruits of my garden and exempt my father from the debts but they refused to do so. So, the Prophet did not give them my garden and told me that he would come to me the next morning. He came to us early in the morning and wandered among the date-palms and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I then plucked the dates and paid the creditors, and there remained some of the dates for us.

When my father died he owed a Jew thirty Awsuq (of dates). I requested him to give me respite for repaying but he refused. I requested Allah's Apostle to intercede with the Jew. Allah's Apostle went to the Jew and asked him to accept the fruits of my trees in place of the debt but the Jew refused. Allah's Apostle entered the garden of the date-palms, wandering among the trees and ordered me (saying), "Pluck (the fruits) and give him his due." So, I plucked the fruits for him after the departure of Allah's Apostle and gave his thirty Awsuq, and still had seventeen Awsuq extra for myself. Jabir said: I went to Allah's Apostle to inform of what had happened, but found him praying the 'Asr prayer. After the prayer I told him about the extra fruits which remained. Allah's Apostle told me to inform (Umar) Ibn Al-Khattab about it. When I went to 'Umar and told him about it, 'Umar said, "When Allah's Apostle walked in your garden, I was sure that Allah would definitely bless it."

A man pledged that his slave would be manumitted after his death. The Prophet asked, "Who will buy the slave from me?" Nu'aim bin 'Abdullah bought the slave and the Prophet took its price and gave it to the owner.

"Allah's Apostle sent an army towards the east coast and appointed Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah as their chief, and the army consisted of three-hundred men including myself. We marched on till we reached a place where our food was about to finish. Abu- 'Ubaida ordered us to collect all the journey food and it was collected. My (our) journey food was dates. Abu 'Ubaida kept on giving us our daily ration in small amounts from it, till it was exhausted. The share of everyone of us used to be one date only." I said, "How could one date benefit you?" Jabir replied, "We came to know its value when even that too finished." Jabir added, "When we reached the sea-shore, we saw a huge fish which was like a small mountain. The army ate from it for eighteen days. Then Abu 'Ubaida ordered that two of its ribs be fixed and they were fixed in the ground. Then he ordered that a she-camel be ridden and it passed under the two ribs (forming an arch) without touching them."

The Prophet established the right of Shu'fa (i.e. pre-emption) in joint properties; but when the land is divided and the ways are demarcated, then there is no pre-emption.

The Prophet said, "The right of pre-emption is valid in every joint property, but when the land is divided and the way is demarcated, then there is no right of pre-emption."

Allah's Apostle said, "Who would kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf as he has harmed Allah and His Apostle ?" Muhammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, "I will kill him." So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to Ka'b and said, "I want a loan of one or two Wasqs of food grains." Ka'b said, "Mortgage your women to me." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "How can we mortgage our women, and you are the most handsome among the Arabs?" He said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." Muhammad said, "How can we mortgage our sons, as the people will abuse them for being mortgaged for one or two Wasqs of food grains? It is shameful for us. But we will mortgage our arms to you." So, Muhammad bin Maslama promised him that he would come to him next time. They (Muhammad bin Maslama and his companions) came to him as promised and murdered him. Then they went to the Prophet and told him about it.

A man amongst us declared that his slave would be freed after his death. The Prophet called for that slave and sold him. The slave died the same year.

My father was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Uhud and his creditors demanded the debt back in a harsh manner. So I went to Allah's Apostle and informed him of that, he asked them to accept the fruits of my garden and excuse my father, but they refused. So, Allah's Apostle did not give them the fruits, nor did he cut them and distribute them among them, but said, "I will come to you tomorrow morning." So, he came to us the next morning and walked about in between the date-palms and invoked Allah to bless their fruits. I plucked the fruits and gave back all the rights of the creditors in full, and a lot of fruits were left for us. Then I went to Allah's Apostle, who was sitting, and informed him about what happened. Allah's Apostle told 'Umar, who was sitting there, to listen to the story. 'Umar said, "Don't we know that you are Allah's Apostle? By Allah! you are Allah's Apostle!"

I sold a camel to the Prophet on one of the journeys. When we reached Medina, he ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two Rakat. Then he weighed for me (the price of the camel in gold) and gave an extra amount over it. A part of it remained with me till it was taken by the army of Sham on the day of Harra."

My father died and was in debt. I suggested that his creditors take the fruits (i.e. dates) of my garden in lieu of the debt of my father, but they refused the offer, as they thought that it would not cover the full debt. So, I went to the Prophet and told him about it. He said (to me), "When you pluck the dates and collect them in the mirbad (i.e. a place where dates are dried), call me (Allah's Apostle)." Finally he came accompanied by Abu Bakr and 'Umar and sat on the dates and invoked Allah to bless them. Then he said, "Call your creditors and give them their full rights." So, I paid all my father's creditors in full and yet thirteen extra wasqs of dates remained, seven of which were 'ajwa and six were laun or six of which were 'ajwa and seven were laun. I met Allah's Apostle at sunset and informed him about it. On that he smiled and said, "Go to Abu Bakr and 'Umar and tell them about it." They said, "We perceived that was going to happen, as Allah's Apostle did what he did."

I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for offering the prayers perfectly paying the Zakat and giving good advice to every Muslim.

"Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on the same day)." Sufyan was asked, "(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)" He replied, "Such information does not occur in the narration."

When the Prophet called the people (Sadqa, a sub-narrator, said, 'Most probably that happened on the day of Al-Khandaq,') Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act as a reconnoiter). The Prophet) called the people again and Az-Zubair responded to the call. The Prophet then said, "Every prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Zubair bin Al-Awwam."

That he proceeded in the company of Allah's Apostle towards Najd to participate in a ghazwa (holy battle). When Allah's Apostle returned, he too returned with him. Midday came upon them while they were in a valley having many thorny trees. Allah's Apostle and the people dismounted and dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. Allah's Apostle rested under a tree and hung his sword on it. We all took a nap and suddenly we heard Allah's Apostle calling us. (We woke up) to see a bedouin with him. The Prophet said, "This bedouin took out my sword while I was sleeping and when I woke up, I found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying, "Who will save you from me?"I said thrice, "Allah." The Prophet did not punish him but sat down.

That he participated in a ghazwa (holy battle) in the company of Allah's Apostle. Midday came upon them while they were in a valley having many thorny trees. The people dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. The Prophet rested under a tree, hung his sword on it, and then slept. Then he woke up to find near to him, a man whose presence he had not noticed before. The Prophet said, "This (man) took my sword (out of its scabbard) and said, 'Who will save you from me.' I replied, 'Allah.' So, he put the sword back into its scabbard, and you see him sitting here." Anyhow, the Prophet did not punish him. (See Hadith No. 158)

I participated in a ghazwa along with Allah's Apostle. The Prophet met me (on the way) while I was riding a camel of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could hardly walk. The Prophet asked me, "What is wrong with the camel?" I replied, "It has got tired." So Allah's Apostle came from behind it and rebuked it and prayed for it so it started surpassing the other camels and going ahead of them. Then he asked me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" I replied, "I find it quite well, now as it has received your blessings." He said, "Will you sell it to me?" I felt shy (to refuse his offer) though it was the only camel for irrigation we had. So, I said, "Yes." He said, "Sell it to me then." I sold it to him on the condition that I should keep on riding it till I reached Medina. Then I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am a bridegroom," and requested him to allow me to go home. He allowed me, and I set out for Medina before the people till I reached Medina, where I met my uncle, who asked me about the camel and I informed him all about it and he blamed me for that. When I took the permission of Allah's Apostle he asked me whether I had married a virgin or a matron and I replied that I had married a matron. He said, "Why hadn't you married a virgin who would have played with you, and you would have played with her?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My father died (or was martyred) and I have some young sisters, so I felt it not proper that I should marry a young girl like them who would neither teach them manners nor serve them. So, I have married a matron so that she may serve them and teach them manners." When Allah's Apostle arrived in Medina, I took the camel to him the next morning and he gave me its price and gave me the camel itself as well.

During the lifetime of the Prophet we used to take the meat of sacrificed animals (as journey food) to Medina. (See Hadith No. 474 Vol. 7)

Whenever we went up a place we would say, "Allahu-Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)", and whenever we went down a place we would say, "Subhan Allah."

On the day of the battle of the Trench, the Prophet wanted somebody from amongst the people to volunteer to be a reconnoitre. Az-Zubair volunteered. He demanded the same again and Az-Zubair volunteered again. Then he repeated the same demand (thrice) and Az-Zubair volunteered once more. The Prophet then said, " Every prophet has a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair."

When it was the day (of the battle) of Badr, prisoners of war were brought including Al-Abbas who was undressed. The Prophet looked for a shirt for him. It was found that the shirt of Abdullah bin Ubai would do, so the Prophet let him wear it. That was the reason why the Prophet took off and gave his own shirt to Abdullah. (The narrator adds, "He had done the Prophet some favor for which the Prophet liked to reward him.")

The Prophet said, "War is deceit."

The Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like me to kill him?" He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to him (i.e. Ka'b) and said, "This person (i.e. the Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Ka'b replied, "By Allah, you will get tired of him." Muhammad said to him, "We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end of his affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this way till he got the chance to kill him.

I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We have slaughtered a young sheep of ours and have ground one Sa of barley. So, I invite you along with some persons." So, the Prophet said in a loud voice, "O the people of the Trench! Jabir had prepared 'Sur' so come along."

I was on a journey in the company of the Prophet and when we reached Medina, he said to me, "Enter the mosque and offer two Rakat."

Allah's Apostle said, "Booty has been made legal for me."

While Allah's Apostle was distributing the booty at Al-Ja'rana, somebody said to him "Be just (in your distribution)." The Prophet replied, "Verily I would be miserable if I did not act justly."

Allah's Apostle once said to me, "If the revenue of Bahrain came, I would give you this much and this much." When Allah's Apostle had died, the revenue of Bahrain came, and Abu Bakr announced, "Let whoever was promised something by Allah's Apostle come to me." So, I went to Abu Bakr and said, "Allah's Apostle said to me, 'If the revenue of Bahrain came, I would give you this much and this much." On that Abu Bakr said to me, "Scoop (money) with both your hands." I scooped money with both my hands and Abu Bakr asked me to count it. I counted it and it was five-hundred (gold pieces). The total amount he gave me was one thousand and five hundred (gold pieces.)

Narrated Anas: Money from Bahrain was brought to the Prophet. He said, "Spread it in the mosque." It was the biggest amount that had ever been brought to Allah's Apostle. In the meantime Al-'Abbas came to him and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Give me, for I gave the ransom of myself and Aqil." The Prophet said (to him), "Take." He scooped money with both hands and poured it in his garment and tried to lift it, but he could not and appealed to the Prophet, "Will you order someone to help me in lifting it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then Al-'Abbas said, "Then will you yourself help me carry it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then Al 'Abbas threw away some of the money, but even then he was not able to lift it, and so he again requested the Prophet "Will you order someone to help me carry it?" The Prophet said, "No." Then Al-'Abbas said, "Then will you yourself help me carry it?" The Prophet said, 'No." So, Al-'Abbas threw away some more money and lifted it on his shoulder and went away. The Prophet kept on looking at him with astonishment at his greediness till he went out of our sight. Allah's Apostle did not get up from there till not a single Dirham remained from that money.

that he heard the Prophet saying, "The Divine Inspiration was delayed for a short period but suddenly, as I was walking, I heard a voice in the sky, and when I looked up towards the sky, to my surprise, I saw the angel who had come to me in the Hira Cave, and he was sitting on a chair in between the sky and the earth. I was so frightened by him that I fell on the ground and came to my family and said (to them), 'Cover me! (with a blanket), cover me!' Then Allah sent the Revelation: "O, You wrapped up (In a blanket)! (Arise and warn! And your Lord magnify And keep pure your garments, And desert the idols." (74.1-5)

Allah's Apostle said, "When night falls (or it is evening), keep your children close to you for the devils spread out at that time. But when an hour of the night elapses, you can let them free. Close the doors and mention the Name of Allah, for Satan does not open a closed door."

The Prophet said, "Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, and close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, as the Jinns spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, put out your lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the rat) may drag away the wick of the candle and burn the dwellers of the house." Ata said, "The devils." (instead of the Jinns).

We were with Allah's Apostle picking the fruits of the 'Arak trees, and Allah's Apostle said, "Pick the black fruit, for it is the best." The companions asked, "Were you a shepherd?" He replied, "There was no prophet who was not a shepherd."

The Prophet said, "My similitude in comparison with the other prophets is that of a man who has built a house completely and excellently except for a place of one brick. When the people enter the house, they admire its beauty and say: 'But for the place of this brick (how splendid the house will be)!' "

The Prophet used to stand by a tree or a date-palm on Friday. Then an Ansari woman or man said. "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we make a pulpit for you?" He replied, "If you wish." So they made a pulpit for him and when it was Friday, he proceeded towards the pulpit (for delivering the sermon). The date-palm cried like a child! The Prophet descended (the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued moaning like a child being quietened. The Prophet said, "It was crying for (missing) what it used to hear of religious knowledge given near to it."

The Prophet said, "I saw myself (in a dream) entering Paradise, and behold! I saw Ar-Rumaisa, Abu Talha's wife. I heard footsteps. I asked, 'Who is it?' Somebody said, 'It is Bilal.' Then I saw a palace and a lady sitting in its courtyard. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' Somebody replied, 'It is for 'Umar.' I intended to enter it and see it, but I thought of your ('Umar's) Ghira (and gave up the attempt)." 'Umar said, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of my Ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?

'Umar used to say, "Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief," meaning Bilal.

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).

The Prophet offered the funeral prayer for Ashama, the Negus, with four Takbir.

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."

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.")

Allah's Apostle said, "Who is willing to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His Apostle?" Thereupon Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Would you like that I kill him?" The Prophet said, "Yes," Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say a (false) thing (i.e. to deceive Kab)." The Prophet said, "You may say it." Then Muhammad bin Maslama went to Kab and said, "That man (i.e. Muhammad demands Sadaqa (i.e. Zakat) from us, and he has troubled us, and I have come to borrow something from you." On that, Kab said, "By Allah, you will get tired of him!" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Now as we have followed him, we do not want to leave him unless and until we see how his end is going to be. Now we want you to lend us a camel load or two of food." (Some difference between narrators about a camel load or two.) Kab said, "Yes, (I will lend you), but you should mortgage something to me." Muhammad bin Mas-lama and his companion said, "What do you want?" Ka'b replied, "Mortgage your women to me." They said, "How can we mortgage our women to you and you are the most handsome of the 'Arabs?" Ka'b said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." They said, "How can we mortgage our sons to you? Later they would be abused by the people's saying that so-and-so has been mortgaged for a camel load of food. That would Cause us great disgrace, but we will mortgage our arms to you." Muhammad bin Maslama and his companion promised Kab that Muhammad would return to him. He came to Kab at night along with Kab's foster brother, Abu Na'ila. Kab invited them to come into his fort, and then he went down to them. His wife asked him, "Where are you going at this time?" Kab replied, "None but Muhammad bin Maslama and my (foster) brother Abu Na'ila have come." His wife said, "I hear a voice as if dropping blood is from him," Ka'b said. "They are none but my brother Muhammad bin Maslama and my foster brother Abu Naila. A generous man should respond to a call at night even if invited to be killed." Muhammad bin Maslama went with two men. (Some narrators mention the men as 'Abu bin Jabr, Al Harith bin Aus and Abbad bin Bishr). So Muhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and said to them, "When Ka'b comes, I will touch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you smell his head." Kab bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said, "I have never smelt a better scent than this. Ka'b replied, "I have got the best 'Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin Maslama requested Ka'b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka'b said, "Yes." Muhammad smelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka'b again, "Will you let me (smell your head)?" Ka'b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his companions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the Prophet and informed him. (Abu Rafi) was killed after Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf."

On the day of the battle of Uhud, a man came to the Prophet and said, "Can you tell me where I will be if I should get martyred?" The Prophet replied, "In Paradise." The man threw away some dates he was carrying in his hand, and fought till he was martyred .

That his father was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud and was in debt and left six (orphan) daughters. Jabir added, "When the season of plucking the dates came, I went to Allah's Apostle and said, "You know that my father was martyred on the day of Uhud, and he was heavily in debt, and I would like that the creditors should see you." The Prophet said, "Go and pile every kind of dates apart." I did so and called him (i.e. the Prophet). When the creditors saw him, they started claiming their debts from me then in such a harsh manner (as they had never done before). So when he saw their attitude, he went round the biggest heap of dates thrice, and then sat over it and said, 'O Jabir), call your companions (i.e. the creditors).' Then he kept on measuring (and giving) to the creditors (their due) till Allah paid all the debt of my father. I would have been satisfied to retain nothing of those dates for my sisters after Allah had paid the debts of my father. But Allah saved all the heaps (of dates), so that when I looked at the heap where the Prophet had been sitting, it seemed as if a single date had not been taken away thereof."

Allah's Apostle used to shroud two martyrs of Uhud in one sheet and then say, "Which of them knew Qur'an more?" When one of the two was pointed out, he would put him first in the grave. Then he said, "I will be a witness for them on the Day of Resurrection." He ordered them to be buried with their blood (on their bodies). Neither was the funeral prayer offered for them, nor were they washed. Jabir added, "When my father was martyred, I started weeping and uncovering his face. The companions of the Prophet stopped me from doing so but the Prophet did not stop me. Then the Prophet said, '(O Jabir.) don't weep over him, for the angels kept on covering him with their wings till his body was carried away (for burial).' "

When the Trench was dug, I saw the Prophet in the state of severe hunger. So I returned to my wife and said, "Have you got anything (to eat), for I have seen Allah's Apostle in a state of severe hunger." She brought out for me, a bag containing one Sa of barley, and we had a domestic she animal (i.e. a kid) which I slaughtered then, and my wife ground the barley and she finished at the time I finished my job (i.e. slaughtering the kid). Then I cut the meat into pieces and put it in an earthenware (cooking) pot, and returned to Allah's Apostle. My wife said, "Do not disgrace me in front of Allah's Apostle and those who are with him." So I went to him and said to him secretly, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered a she-animal (i.e. kid) of ours, and we have ground a Sa of barley which was with us. So please come, you and another person along with you." The Prophet raised his voice and said, "O people of Trench! Jabir has prepared a meal so let us go." Allah's Apostle said to me, "Don't put down your earthenware meat pot (from the fireplace) or bake your dough till I come." So I came (to my house) and Allah's Apostle too, came, proceeding before the people. When I came to my wife, she said, "May Allah do so-and-so to you." I said, "I have told the Prophet of what you said." Then she brought out to him (i.e. the Prophet) the dough, and he spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it. Then he proceeded towards our earthenware meat-pot and spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it. Then he said (to my wife), -Call a lady-baker to bake along with you and keep on taking out scoops from your earthenware meat-pot, and do not put it down from its fireplace." They were one-thousand (who took their meals), and by Allah they all ate, and when they left the food and went away, our earthenware pot was still bubbling (full of meat) as if it had not decreased, and our dough was still being baked as if nothing had been taken from it.

Umar bin Al-Khattab came on the day of Al-Khandaq after the sun had set and he was abusing the infidels of Quraish saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I was unable to offer the ('Asr) prayer till the sun was about to set." The Prophet said, "By Allah, I have not offered this (i.e. 'Asr) prayer." So we came down along with the Prophet to Buthan where he performed ablution for the prayer and then we performed the ablution for it. Then he offered the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set, and after it he offered the Maghrib prayer.

That he fought in a Ghazwa towards Najd along with Allah's Apostle and when Allah's Apostle returned, he too, returned along with him. The time of the afternoon nap overtook them when they were in a valley full of thorny trees. Allah's Apostle dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the thorny trees, seeking the shade of the trees. Allah's Apostle took shelter under a Samura tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for a while when Allah's Apostle suddenly called us, and we went to him, to find a bedouin sitting with him. Allah's Apostle said, "This (bedouin) took my sword out of its sheath while I was asleep. When I woke up, the naked sword was in his hand and he said to me, 'Who can save you from me?' I replied, 'Allah.' Now here he is sitting." Allah's Apostle did not punish him (for that).

Through another group of narrators, Jabir said, "We were in the company of the Prophet (during the battle of) Dhat-ur-Riqa', and we came across a shady tree and we left it for the Prophet (to take rest under its shade). A man from the pagans came while the Prophet's sword was hanging on the tree. He took it out of its sheath secretly and said (to the Prophet ), 'Are you afraid of me?' The Prophet said, 'No.' He said, 'Who can save you from me?' The Prophet said, 'Allah.' The companions of the Prophet threatened him, then the Iqama for the prayer was announced and the Prophet offered a two-Rakat Fear prayer with one of the two batches, and that batch went aside and he offered two Rak'at with the other batch. So the Prophet offered four Rakat but the people offered two Rakat only." (The sub-narrator) Abu Bishr added, "The man was Ghaurath bin Al-Harith and the battle was waged against Muharib Khasafa." Jabir added, "We were with the Prophet at Nakhl and he offered the Fear prayer." Abu Huraira said, "I offered the Fear prayer with the Prophet during the Ghazwa (i.e. the battle) of Najd." Abu Huraira came to the Prophet during the day of Khaibar.

We took part in the Ghazwa of Najd along with Allah's Apostle and when the time for the afternoon rest approached while he was in a valley with plenty of thorny trees, he dismounted under a tree and rested in its shade and hung his sword (on it). The people dispersed amongst the trees in order to have shade. While we were in this state, Allah's Apostle called us and we came and found a bedouin sitting in front of him. The Prophet said, "This (Bedouin) came to me while I was asleep, and he took my sword stealthily. I woke up while he was standing by my head, holding my sword without its sheath. He said, 'Who will save you from me?' I replied, 'Allah.' So he sheathed it (i.e. the sword) and sat down, and here he is." But Allah's Apostle did not punish him.

On the day of Al-Hudaibiya, Allah's Apostle said to us, "You are the best people on the earth!" We were 1400 then. If I could see now, I would have shown you the place of the Tree (beneath which the Pledge of allegiance was given by us). Salim said, "Our number was 1400." 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa said, "The people (who gave the Pledge of allegiance) under the Tree numbered 1300 and the number of Bani Aslam was 1/8 of the emigrants."

On the day of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle forbade the eating of donkey meat and allowed the eating of horse meat.

That he heard Allah's Apostle saying in the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) while he was in Mecca, "Allah and His Apostle have made the selling of wine (i.e. alcoholic drinks) unlawful."

Allah's Apostle sent us who were three hundred riders under the command of Abu Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah in order to watch the caravan of the Quraish pagans. We stayed at the seashore for half a month and were struck with such severe hunger that we ate even the Khabt (i.e. the leaves of the Salam, a thorny desert tree), and because of that, the army was known as Jaish-ul-Khabt. Then the sea threw out an animal (i.e. a fish) called Al-'Anbar and we ate of that for half a month, and rubbed its fat on our bodies till our bodies returned to their original state (i.e. became strong and healthy). Abu Ubaida took one of its ribs, fixed it on the ground; then he went to the tallest man of his companions (to let him pass under the rib). Once Sufyan said, "He took a rib from its parts and fixed it, and then took a man and camel and they passed from underneath it (without touching it)." Jabir added: There was a man amongst the people who slaughtered three camels and then slaughtered another three camels and then slaughtered other three camels, and then Abu 'Ubaida forbade him to do so.

Narrated Abu Salih: Qais bin Sad said to his father, -I was present in the army and the people were struck with severe hunger." He said, "You should have slaughtered (camels) (for them)." Qais said, "I did slaughter camels but they were hungry again." He said, "You should have slaughtered (camels) again." Qais said, "I did slaughter (camels) again but the people felt hungry again." He said, "You should have slaughtered (camels) again." Qais said, "I did slaughter (camels) again, but the people again felt hungry." He said, "You should have slaughtered (camels) again." Qais said, "But I was forbidden (by Abu 'Ubaida this time)."

Allah's Apostle said to me, "If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so much and so much," repeating "so much" thrice. But the revenue of Al-Bahrain did not come till Allah's Apostle had died. When the revenue came during the rule of Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr ordered an announcer to announce, "Whoever had any debt or promise due upon the Prophet, should present himself to me (i.e. Abu Bakr)." I came to Abu Bakr and informed him that the Prophet had said (to me), "If the revenue of Al-Bahrain should come, I will give you so-much and so much," repeating "so much" thrice. So Abu Bakr gave me. (In another narration Jabir said:) I met Abu Bakr after that and asked him (to give me what the Prophet had promised me) but he did not give me. I again went to him but he did not give me. I again went to him (for the third time) but he did not give me; On that I said to him, "I came to you but you did not give me, then I came to you and you did not give me, and then again I came to you, but you did not give me; so you should either give me or else you are like a miserly to me, on that, Abu Bakr said, "Do you say, 'You are like a miserly to me?' There is no worse disease than miserliness." Abu Bakr said it thrice and added, "Whenever I refused to give you, I had the intention of giving you." (In another narration) Jabir bin 'Abdullah said, "I went to Abu Bakr (and he gave me a handful of money) and told me to count it, I counted and found it five-hundred, and then Abu Bakr said (to me), "Take the same amount twice."

The Verse: "When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, but Allah was their Protector," (3.122) was revealed concerning us, and we were the two parties, i.e. Banu Haritha and Banu Salama, and we do not wish (that it had not been revealed) or I would not have been pleased (if it had not been revealed), for Allah says: "...Allah was their Protector."

The Prophet said, "May Allah curse the Jews! When Allah forbade them to eat the fat of animals, they melted it and sold it, and utilized its price!"

The Prophet said, "When the Quraish disbelieved me (concerning my night journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr (the unroofed portion of the Ka'ba) and Allah displayed Bait-ul-Maqdis before me, and I started to inform them (Quraish) about its signs while looking at it."

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever, after listening to the Adhan (for the prayer) says, 'O Allah, the Lord of this complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give Muhammad Al-Wasila and Al-Fadila and raise him to Al-Maqam-al-Mahmud which You have promised him,' will be granted my intercession for him on the Day of Resurrection."

A caravan of merchandise arrived at Medina on a Friday while we were with the Prophet. All the people left (the Prophet and headed for the caravan) except twelve persons. Then Allah revealed: "But when they see some bargain or some amusement they disperse headlong to it." (62.11)

We were in a Ghazwa (Sufyan once said, in an army) and a man from the emigrants kicked an Ansari man (on the buttocks with his foot). The Ansari man said, "O the Ansar! (Help!)" and the emigrant said, "O the emigrants! (Help!)" Allah's Apostle heard that and said, "What is this call for, which is characteristic of the period of ignorance?" They said, "O Allah's Apostle! A man from the emigrants kicked one of the Ansar (on the buttocks with his foot)." Allah's Apostle said, "Leave it (that call) as is a detestable thing." 'Abdullah bin Ubai heard that and said, "Have the (the emigrants) done so? By Allah, if we return Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner." When this statement reached the Prophet, 'Umar got up andsaid, "O Allah's Apostle! Let me chop off the head of this hypocrite ('Abdullah bin Ubai)!" The Prophet said "Leave him, lest the people say that Muhammad kills his companions." The Ansar were then more in number than the emigrants when the latter came to Medina, but later on the emigrant increased.

We were in a Ghazwa and a man from the emigrants kicked an Ansari (on the buttocks with his foot). The Ansari man said, "O the Ansari! (Help!)" The emigrant said, "O the emigrants! (Help)." When Allah's Apostle heard that, he said, "What is that?" They said, "A man from the emigrants kicked a man from the Ansar (on the buttocks his foot). On that the Ansar said, 'O the Ansar!' and the emigrant said, 'O the emigrants!' " The Prophet said, "Leave it (that call) for it is a detestable thing." The number of Ansar was larger (than that of the emigrants) at the time when the Prophet came to Medina, but later the number of emigrants increased. 'Abdullah bin Ubai said, "Have they, (the emigrants) done so? By Allah, if we return to Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner." 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Apostle! Let me chop off the head of this hypocrite!" The Prophet said, "Leave him, lest the people say Muhammad kills his companions."

The Prophet said, "I was in a seclusion in the cave of Hira..." (similar to the narration related by 'Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444 above).

I heard the Prophet describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration. He said in his talk, "While I was walking, I heard voices from the sky. I looked up, and behold! I saw the same Angel who came to me in the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was too much afraid of him (so I returned to my house) and said, 'Fold me up in garments!' They wrapped me up. Then Allah revealed: 'O you wrapped...and desert the idols before the prayer became compulsory.' "Rujz means idols.

That he heard Allah's Apostle describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration, and in his description he said, "While I was walking I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up towards the sky, and behold! I saw the same Angel who came to me in the Cave of Hira', sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was so terrified by him that I fell down on the ground. Then I went to my wife and said, 'Wrap me in garments! Wrap me in garments!' They wrapped me, and then Allah revealed:

'O you, (Muhammad) wrapped-up! Arise and warn...and desert the idols.' " (74.1-5) Abu Salama said, "...Rujz means idols." After that, the Divine Inspiration started coming more frequently and regularly.

While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I started driving my camel fast, as it was a lazy camel. A rider came behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with him, and then my camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold! The rider was the Prophet himself. He said, -What makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, "I am newly married" He said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I replied, "A matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you may play with her and she with you?" When we were about to enter (Medina), the Prophet said, "Wait so that you may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady of unkempt hair may comb her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may shave her pubic region.

When I got married, Allah's Apostle said to me, "What type of lady have you married?" I replied, "I have married a matron." He said, "Why, don't you have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?" Jabir also said: Allah's Apostle said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you might play with her and she with you?"

Allah's Apostle said, "Did you get Anmat?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! From where can we have Anmat?" The Prophet said, "Soon you will have them (Anmat)."

The Prophet disliked that one should go to one's family at night (on returning from a journey).

Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you is away from his house for a long time, he should not return to his family at night."

The Prophet said, "If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a journey), do not enter upon your family till the woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair" Allah's Apostle further said, "(O Jabir!) Seek to have offspring, seek to have offspring!"

We were with the Prophet in Ghazwa, and when we returned and approached Medina, I wanted to hurry while riding a slow camel. A rider overtook me and pricked my camel with a spear which he had, whereupon my camel started running as fast as any other fast camel you may see. I looked back, and behold, the rider was Allah's Apostle. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am newly married." He asked, "Have you got married?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin) but a matron" He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you could play with her and she with you?" When we reached (near Medina) and were going to enter it, the Prophet said, "Wait till you enter your home early in the night so that the lady whose hair is unkempt may comb her hair and that the lady whose husband has been away may shave her pubic hair."

My father died and left seven or nine girls and I married a matron. Allah's Apostle said to me, "O Jabir! Have you married?" I said, "Yes." He said, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "A matron." he said, "Why not a virgin, so that you might play with her and she with you, and you might amuse her and she amuse you." I said, " 'Abdullah (my father) died and left girls, and I dislike to marry a girl like them, so I married a lady (matron) so that she may look after them." On that he said, "May Allah bless you," or "That is good."

There was a Jew in Medina who used to lend me money up to the season of plucking dates. (Jabir had a piece of land which was on the way to Ruma). That year the land was not promising, so the payment of the debt was delayed one year. The Jew came to me at the time of plucking, but gathered nothing from my land. I asked him to give me one year respite, but he refused. This news reached the Prophet whereupon he said to his companions, "Let us go and ask the Jew for respite for Jabir." All of them came to me in my garden, and the Prophet started speaking to the Jew, but the Jew said, "O Abu Qasim! I will not grant him respite." When the Prophet saw the Jew's attitude, he stood up and walked all around the garden and came again and talked to the Jew, but the Jew refused his request. I got up and brought some ripe fresh dates and put it in front of the Prophet. He ate and then said to me, "Where is your hut, O Jabir?" I informed him, and he said, "Spread out a bed for me in it." I spread out a bed, and he entered and slept. When he woke up, I brought some dates to him again and he ate of it and then got up and talked to the Jew again, but the Jew again refused his request. Then the Prophet got up for the second time amidst the palm trees loaded with fresh dates, and said, "O Jabir! Pluck dates to repay your debt." The Jew remained with me while I was plucking the dates, till I paid him all his right, yet there remained extra quantity of dates. So I went out and proceeded till I reached the Prophet and informed him of the good news, whereupon he said, "I testify that I am Allah's Apostle."

The Prophet said, "Whoever has eaten garlic or onion should keep away from us (or should keep away from our mosque)."

We were with Allah's Apostle collecting Al-Kabath at Mar-Az-Zahran. The Prophet said, "Collect the black ones, for they are better." Somebody said, "(O Allah's Apostle!) Have you ever shepherded sheep?" He said, "There has been no prophet but has shepherded them."

On the Day of the battle of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle made donkey's meat unlawful and allowed the eating of horse flesh.

The Prophet prohibited the eating of donkey's meat on the day of the battle of Khaibar, and allowed the eating of horse flesh.

During the lifetime of the Prophet we used to take with us the meat of the sacrifices (of Id-al-Adha) to Medina. (The narrator often said. The meat of the Hadi).

Abu Humaid brought a cup of mix from a place called Al-Naqi. Allah's Apostle said to him, "Will you not cover it, even by placing a stick across it?"

Allah's Apostle and one of his companions entered upon an Ansari man and the Prophet said to him, "If you have water kept overnight in a water skin, (give us), otherwise we will drink water by putting our mouth in it." The man was watering his garden then. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have water kept overnight; let us go to the shade." So he took them both there and poured water into a bowl and milked a domestic goat of his in it. Allah's Apostle drank, and then the man who had come along with him, drank.

The Prophet and one of his companions entered upon an Ansari man. The Prophet and his companion greeted (the man) and he replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you! It is hot," while he was watering his garden. The Prophet asked him, "If you have water kept overnight in a water skin, (give us), or else we will drink by putting our mouths in the basin." The man was watering the garden The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have water kept overnight in a water-skin." He went to the shade and poured some water into a bowl and milked some milk from a domestic goat in it. The Prophet drank and then gave the bowl to the man who had come along with him to drink.

Allah's Apostle said, "When night falls (or when it is evening), stop your children from going out, for the devils spread out at that time. But when an hour of the night has passed, release them and close the doors and mention Allah's Name, for Satan does not open a closed door. Tie the mouth of your water-skin and mention Allah's Name; cover your containers and utensils and mention Allah's Name. Cover them even by placing something across it, and extinguish your lamps."

I was with the Prophet and the time for the 'Asr prayer became due. We had no water with us except a little which was put in a vessel and was brought to the Prophet. He put his hand into it and spread out his fingers and then said, "Come along! Hurry up! All those who want to perform ablution. The blessing is from Allah.'' I saw the water gushing out from his fingers. So the people performed the ablution and drank, and I tried to drink more of that water (beyond my thirst and capacity), for I knew that it was a blessing. The sub-narrator said: I asked Jabir, "How many persons were you then?" He replied, "We were one-thousand four hundred men." Salim said: Jabir said, 1500.

Once I fell ill. The Prophet and Abu Bakr came walking to pay me a visit and found me unconscious. The Prophet performed ablution and then poured the remaining water on me, and I came to my senses to see the Prophet. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! What shall I do with my property? How shall I dispose of (distribute) my property?" He did not reply till the Verse of inheritance was revealed.

The Prophet came to me while I was ill. He performed ablution and threw the remaining water on me (or said, "Pour it on him.") When I came to my senses I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have no son or father to be my heir, so how will be my inheritance?" Then the Verse of inheritance was revealed.

I heard the Prophet saying, "If there is any healing in your medicines, then it is in cupping, a gulp of honey or branding with fire (cauterization) that suits the ailment, but I don't like to be (cauterized) branded with fire."

that he paid Al-Muqanna a visit during his illness and said, "I will not leave till he gets cupped, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is healing in cupping."

I heard the Prophet saying, "If there is any good in your medicines, then it is in a gulp of honey, a cupping operation, or branding (cauterization), but I do not like to be (cauterized) branded."

The Prophet came to visit Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul) after he had been put in his grave. The Prophet ordered that 'Abdullah be taken out. He was taken out and was placed on the knees of the Prophet, who blew his (blessed) breath on him and dressed the body with his own shirt. And Allah knows better.

The Prophet said, "Enjoining all that is good is a Sadaqa."

Mu'adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his people in prayer. Once he led the people in prayer and recited Surat-al-Baqara. A man left (the row of the praying people) and offered (light) prayer (separately) and went away. When Mu'adh came to know about it, he said. "He (that man) is a hypocrite." Later that man heard what Mu'adh said about him, so he came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are people who work with our own hands and irrigate (our farms) with our camels. Last night Mu'adh led us in the (night) prayer and he recited Sura-al-Baqara, so I offered my prayer separately, and because of that, he accused me of being a hypocrite." The Prophet called Mu'adh and said thrice, "O Mu'adh! You are putting the people to trials? Recite 'Wash-shamsi wad-uhaha' (91) or'Sabbih isma Rabbi ka-l-A'la' (87) or the like."

A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said (to him), "We will not call you Abul-l-Qasim, nor will we please you by calling you so." The man came to the Prophet and mentioned that to him. The Prophet said to him, "Name your son 'Abdur-Rahman."

That he heard Allah's Apostle saying. "Then there was a pause in the revelation of the Divine Inspiration to me. Then while I was walking all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky, and I raised my sight towards the sky and saw the same angel who had visited me in the cave of Hira', sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth."

Allah's Apostle said, "(At bedtime) cover the utensils, close the doors, and put out the lights, lest the evil creature (the rat) should pull away the wick and thus burn the people of the house."

I became sick so Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came on foot to pay me a visit. When they came, I was unconscious. Allah's Apostle performed ablution and he poured over me the water (of his ablution) and I came to my senses and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What shall I do regarding my property? How shall I distribute it?" The Prophet did not reply till the Divine Verses of inheritance were revealed.

The Prophet has decreed that preemption is valid in all cases where the real estate concerned has not been divided, but if the boundaries are established and the ways are made, then there is no preemption. A man said, "Preemption is only for the neighbor," and then he makes invalid what he has confirmed. He said, "If someone wants to buy a house and being afraid that the neighbor (of the house) may buy it through preemption, he buys one share out of one hundred shares of the house and then buys the rest of the house, then the neighbor can only have the right of preemption for the first share but not for the rest of the house; and the buyer may play such a trick in this case."

Allah's Apostle said: (I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold, there was a palace built of gold! I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They (the angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.' " The Prophet added, "O Ibn Al-Khattab! Nothing stopped me from entering it except your Ghira." 'Umar said, "How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you, O Allah's Apostle?"

I gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he told me to add: "As much as I can, and will give good advice to every Muslim."

A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a fever where upon he said to the Prophet "Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. He came to him (again) saying, "Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin) left (Medina). Allah's Apostle said: "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."

A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."

We were in the company of Allah's Apostle and we assumed the state of Ihram of Hajj and arrived at Mecca on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. The Prophet ordered us to perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba and (Sa'i) between As-Safa and Al-Marwa and use our Ihram just for 'Umra, and finish the state of Ihram unless we had our Hadi with us. None of us had the Hadi with him except the Prophet and Talha. 'Ali came from Yemen and brought the Hadi with him. 'Ali said, "I had assumed the state of Ihram with the same intention as that with which Allah's Apostle had assumed it." The people said, "How can we proceed to Mina and our male organs are dribbling?" Allah's Apostle said, "If I had formerly known what I came to know latterly, I would not have brought the Hadi, and had there been no Hadi with me, I would have finished my Ihram." Suraqa (bin Malik) met the Prophet while he was throwing pebbles at the Jamrat-al-'Aqaba, and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this (permitted) for us only?" The Prophet replied. "No, it is forever" 'Aisha had arrived at Mecca while she was menstruating, therefore the Prophet ordered her to perform all the ceremonies of Hajj except the Tawaf around the Ka'ba, and not to perform her prayers unless and until she became clean. When they encamped at Al-Batha, 'Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle! You are proceeding after performing both Hajj and 'Umra while I am proceeding with Hajj only?" So the Prophet ordered 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to go with her to At-Tan'im, and so she performed the 'Umra in Dhul-Hijja after the days of the Hajj.

On the day of (the battle of) the Trench, the Prophet called the people (to bring news about the enemy). Az-Zubair responded to his call. He called them again and Az-Zubair responded to his call again; then he called them for the third time and again Az-Zubair responded to his call whereupon the Prophet said, "Every prophet has his Hawari (helper), and Az-Zubair is my Hawari."

Some angels came to the Prophet while he was sleeping. Some of them said, "He is sleeping." Others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then they said, "There is an example for this companion of yours." One of them said, "Then set forth an example for him." Some of them said, "He is sleeping." The others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then they said, "His example is that of a man who has built a house and then offered therein a banquet and sent an inviter (messenger) to invite the people. So whoever accepted the invitation of the inviter, entered the house and ate of the banquet, and whoever did not accept the invitation of the inviter, did not enter the house, nor did he eat of the banquet." Then the angels said, "Interpret this example to him so that he may understand it." Some of them said, "He is sleeping." The others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." And then they said, "The houses stands for Paradise and the call maker is Muhammad; and whoever obeys Muhammad, obeys Allah; and whoever disobeys Muhammad, disobeys Allah. Muhammad separated the people (i.e., through his message, the good is distinguished from the bad, and the believers from the disbelievers)."

I fell ill, Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came to visit me on foot. The Prophet came to me while I was unconscious. Allah's Apostle performed ablution and poured the remaining water of his ablution over me whereupon I became conscious and said, "O Allah's Apostle! How should I spend my wealth? Or how should I deal with my wealth?" But the Prophet did not give me any reply till the Verse of the laws of inheritance was revealed.

When the (following) Verse was revealed to Allah's Apostle: "Say: He has power to send torment on you from above," (6.65) he said, "O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from that punishment)." And when this was revealed: "...or from beneath your feet." (6.65) he said, "O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from that)." And when this Verse was revealed: "...or to cover you with confusion in party-strife, and make you to taste the violence of one another," (6.65) he said: "These two warnings are easier (than the previous ones)."

The Prophet said, "Whoever has eaten garlic or onion, should keep away from us, or should keep away from our mosque and should stay at home." Ibn Wahb said, "Once a plate full of cooked vegetables was brought to the Prophet at Badr. Detecting a bad smell from it, he asked about the dish and was informed of the kinds of vegetables it contained. He then said, "Bring it near," and so it was brought near to one of his companions who was with him. When the Prophet saw it, he disliked eating it and said (to his companion), "Eat, for I talk in secret to ones whom you do not talk to."

As-Salami: Allah's Apostle used to teach his companions to perform the prayer of Istikhara for each and every matter just as he used to teach them the Suras from the Qur'an. He used to say, "If anyone of you intends to do some thing, he should offer a two rakat prayer other than the compulsory prayers, and after finishing it, he should say: O Allah! I consult You, for You have all knowledge, and appeal to You to support me with Your Power and ask for Your Bounty, for You are able to do things while I am not, and You know while I do not; and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah If You know that this matter (name your matter) is good for me both at present and in the future, (or in my religion), in this life and in the Hereafter, then fulfill it for me and make it easy for me, and then bestow Your Blessings on me in that matter. O Allah! If You know that this matter is not good for me in my religion, in this life and in my coming Hereafter (or at present or in the future), then divert me from it and choose for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me be pleased with it." (See Hadith No. 391, Vol. 8)

when this Verse: "Say (O Muhammad!): He has Power to send torments on you from above," (6.65) was revealed, the Prophet said, "I take refuge with Your Face." Allah revealed: "...or from underneath your feet." (6.65) The Prophet then said, "I seek refuge with Your Face!" Then Allah revealed: "...or confuse you in party-strife." (6.65) On that, the Prophet said, "This is easier."

Once a man was driving two Nadihas (camels used for agricultural purposes) and night had fallen. He found Mu'adh praying so he made his camel kneel and joined Mu'adh in the prayer. The latter recited Surat "Al-Baqara" or Surat "An-Nisa", (so) the man left the prayer and went away. When he came to know that Mu'adh had criticized him, he went to the Prophet, and complained against Mu'adh. The Prophet said thrice, "O Mu'adh ! Are you putting the people to trial? It would have been better if you had recited "Sabbih Isma Rabbika-l-a-la (87), Wash-Shamsi wadu-haha (91), or Wal-laili Idha yaghsha (92), for the old, the weak and the needy pray behind you." Jabir said that Mu'adh recited Sura Al-Baqara in the 'Isha' prayer.

My father was martyred on the day (of the Ghazwa) of Uhud and left six daughters and some debts to be paid. When the time of plucking the date-fruits came, I went to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! you know that my father was martyred on Uhud's day and owed much debt, and I wish that the creditors would see you." The Prophet said, "Go and collect the various kinds of dates and place them separately in heaps"' I did accordingly and called him. On seeing him, the creditors started claiming their rights pressingly at that time. When the Prophet saw how they behaved, he went round the biggest heap for three times and sat over it and said, "Call your companions (i.e. the creditors)." Then he kept on measuring and giving them, till Allah cleared all my father's debts. By Allah, it would have pleased me that Allah would clear the debts of my father even though I had not taken a single date to my sisters. But by Allah, all the heaps were complete, (as they were) and I looked at the heap where Allah's Apostle was sitting and noticed as if not a single date had been taken thereof.

A man amongst us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. On that the Ansar said, (to the man), "We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim and will never please you with this blessed title." So, he went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have begotten a boy whom I named Al-Qasim and the Ansar said, 'We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim, nor will we please you with this title.' " The Prophet said, "The Ansar have done well. Name by my name, but do not name by my Kunya, for I am Qasim."

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.

I saw the Prophet offering his Nawafil prayer on his mount facing the East during the Ghazwa of Anmar.

Allah's Apostle said, "Name yourselves after me (by my name) but do not call (yourselves) by my Kuniya (1), for I am Al-Qasim (distributor), and I distribute among you Allah's blessings." This narration has also come on the authority of Anas that the Prophet said so.

A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to Allah's Apostle and informed him that he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and bore witness four times against himself. Allah's Apostle ordered him to be stoned to death as he was a married person.

A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance for embracing Islam to Allah's Apostle, and then he got an attack of fever in Medina and came to Allah's Apostle: and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my pledge." Allah's Apostle refused to do so. The bedouin came to him again and said, "Cancel my pledge," but he refused again, and then again, the bedouin came to him and said, "Cancel my pledge," and Allah's Apostle refused. The bedouin finally went away, and Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace), it expels its impurities while it brightens and clears its good."

I used to teach Qur'an to 'Abdur-Rahman bin Auf. When Umar performed his last Hajj, 'Abdur-Rahman said (to me) at Mina, "Would that you had seen Chief of the believers today! A man came to him and said, 'So-and-so has said, "If Chief of the Believers died, we will give the oath of allegiance to such-and-such person,' 'Umar said, "I will get up tonight and warn those who want to usurp the people's rights." I said, "Do not do so, for the season (of Hajj) gathers the riffraff mob who will form the majority of your audience, and I am afraid that they will not understand (the meaning of) your saying properly and may spread (an incorrect statement) everywhere. You should wait till we reach Medina, the place of migration and the place of the Sunna (the Prophet's Traditions). There you will meet the companions of Allah's Apostle from the Muhajirin and the Ansar who will understand your statement and place it in its proper position." 'Umar said, "By Allah, I shall do so the first time I stand (to address the people) in Medina." When we reached Medina, 'Umar (in a Friday Khutba-sermon) said, "No doubt, Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth and revealed to him the Book (Qur'an), and among what was revealed, was the Verse of Ar-Rajm (stoning adulterers to death)." (See Hadith No. 817,Vol. 8)

While we were in an army, Allah's Apostle came to us and said, "You have been allowed to do the Mut'a (marriage), so do it." Salama bin Al-Akwa' said: Allah's Apostle's said, "If a man and a woman agree (to marry temporarily), their marriage should last for three nights, and if they like to continue, they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so." I do not know whether that was only for us or for all the people in general. Abu Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said: 'Ali made it clear that the Prophet said, "The Mut'a marriage has been cancelled (made unlawful)."

The People of Kufa complained against Sa'd to 'Umar and the latter dismissed him and appointed 'Ammar as their chief . They lodged many complaints against Sa'd and even they alleged that he did not pray properly. 'Umar sent for him and said, "O Aba Ishaq! These people claim that you do not pray properly." Abu Ishaq said, "By Allah, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Apostle and I never reduced anything of it. I used to prolong the first two Rakat of 'Isha prayer and shorten the last two Rakat." 'Umar said, "O Aba Ishaq, this was what I thought about you." And then he sent one or more persons with him to Kufa so as to ask the people about him. So they went there and did not leave any mosque without asking about him. All the people praised him till they came to the mosque of the tribe of Bani 'Abs; one of the men called Usama bin Qatada with a surname of Aba Sa'da stood up and said, "As you have put us under an oath; I am bound to tell you that Sa'd never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal verdicts." (On hearing it) Sa'd said, "I pray to Allah for three things: O Allah! If this slave of yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials." (And so it happened). Later on when that person was asked how he was, he used to reply that he was an old man in trial as the result of Sa'd's curse. 'Abdul Malik, the sub narrator, said that he had seen him afterwards and his eyebrows were overhanging his eyes owing to old age and he used to tease and assault the small girls in the way.

Sa'd said, "I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Apostle (the prayer of Zuhr and 'Asr) reducing nothing from them. I used to prolong the first two Rakat and shorten the last two Rak'at." 'Umar said to Sa'd, "This was what we thought about you."

'Umar said to Sa'd, "The people complained against you in everything, even in prayer." Sa'd replied, "Really I used to prolong the first two Rakat and shorten the last two and I will never shorten the prayer in which I follow Allah's Apostle." 'Umar said, "You are telling the truth and that is what I think about you."

Allah's Apostle said, "When Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau after him; and when Caesar is ruined, their will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, you will spend their treasures in Allah's cause."

The Prophet said, "When Khosrau perishes, there will be no more Khosrau after him, and when Caesar perishes, there will be no more Caesar after him," The Prophet also said, "You will spend the treasures of both of them in Allah's cause."

The Prophet said, "If Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar after him; and if Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau, after him; and, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, surely you will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause."

I heard the Prophet saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."

A man had a shot of arrow in his chest or throat (the narrator isdoubtful). So he died. He was shrouded in his clothes as he was.The narrator said: We were with the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him).

Wahb said: I asked Jabir about the condition of Thaqif when theytook the oath of allegiance. He said: They stipulated to theProphet (peace be upon him) that there would be no sadaqah (i.e.zakat) on them nor Jihad (striving in the way of Allah). He thenheard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: Later on they willgive sadaqah (zakat) and will strive in the way of Allah whenthey embrace Islam.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I am nearer to thebelievers than themselves, so if anyone leaves property, it goesto his heirs, and if anyone leaves debt and dependants, let thematter come to me and I shall be responsible.

We went out with the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) andcame to a woman of the Ansar in al-Aswaf. The woman brought hertwo daughters, and said: Apostle of Allah, these are thedaughters of Thabit ibn Qays who was killed as a martyr when hewas with you at the battle of Uhud, their paternal uncle hastaken all their property and inheritance, and he has not leftanything for them. What do you think, Apostle of Allah? Theycannot be married unless they have some property. The Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) said: Allah will decide regarding thematter. Then the verse of Surat an-Nisa was revealed: "Allah(thus) directs you as regards your children's (inheritance)."Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Call to me the womanand her husband's brother. He then said to their paternal uncle:Give them two-thirds and their mother an eighth, and what remainsis yours.

I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) came to me and blew on my face. So I becameconscious. I said: Apostle of Allah, may I not bequeath one-thirdof my property to my sisters? He replied: Do good. I asked: Half?He replied: Do good. He then went out and left me, and said: I donot think, Jabir, you will die of this disease. Allah hasrevealed (verses) and described the share of your sisters. Heappointed two-thirds for them. Jabir used to say: This verse wasrevealed about me: "They ask thee for a legal decision. Say:Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants orascendants as heirs.

The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered to kill dogs,and we were even killing a dog which a woman brought with herfrom the desert. Afterwards he forbade to kill them, saying:Confine yourselves to the type which is black.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The slaughter of embryo isincluded when its mother is slaughtered.

I witnessed sacrificing along with the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) at the place of prayer. When he finished his sermon, hedescended from his pulpit, and a ram was brought to him. TheApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) slaughtered it with hishand, and said: In the name of Allah, Allah, is Most Great. Thisis from me and from those who did not sacrifice from mycommunity.

We sacrificed along with the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)at al-Hudaybiyyah a camel for seven and a cow for seven people.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A cow serves for seven, anda camel serves for seven.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) sacrificed two horned rams whichwere white with black markings and had been castrated. When hemade them face the qiblah, he said: I have turned my face towardsHim. Who created the heavens and the earth, following Abraham'sreligion, the true in faith, and I am not one of the polytheists.My prayer, and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death areall for Allah, the Lord of the Universe, Who has no partner. Thatis what I was commanded to do, and I am one of the Muslims. OAllah it comes from Thee and is given to Thee from Muhammad andhis people. In the name of Allah, and Allah is Most Great. Hethen made sacrifice.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The best time for a man togo in to his family on return from a journey is at the beginningof the night.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) disapproved that a manshould come to his family during the night (after returning froma journey).

I supplied water to my companions on the day of Badr.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to keep to the rearwhen travelling and urge on the weak. He would take someone upbehind him and make supplication for them all.

When the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered Mecca his banner waswhite.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) prohibited to hand the drawnsword.

Once the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) intended to go onan expedition. He said: O group of the emigrants (Muhajirun) andthe helpers (Ansar), among your brethren there are people whohave neither property nor family. So one of you should take withhim two or three persons; with me. I also rode on my camel byturns like one of them.

Musaykah, a slave-girl of some Ansari, came and said: My masterforces me to commit fornication. Thereupon the following versewas revealed: "But force not your maids to prostitution (whenthey desire chastity)."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone gives as a dowerto his wife two handfuls of flour or dates he has made her lawfulfor him. AbuDawud said: This tradition has been narrated byAbdurRahman ibn Mahdi, from Salih ibn Ruman, from AbuzZubayr onthe authority of Jabir as his own statement (not going back tothe Prophet). It has also been transmitted by AbuAsim from Salihibn Ruman , from AbuzZubayr on the authority of Jabir who said:During the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)we used to contract temporary marriage for a handful of grain.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When one of you asked awoman in marriage, if he is able to look at what will induce himto marry her, he should do so. He (Jabir) said: I asked a girl inmarriage, I used to look at her secretly, until I looked at whatinduced me to marry her. I, therefore, married her.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If any slave marrieswithout the permission of his masters, he is a fornicator.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The leaves should not bebeaten off and the trees should not be cut in the protected landof the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), but the leaves canbe beaten off softly.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) hastened fromal-Muzdalifah with a quite demeanour and ordered them (thepeople) to throw small pebbles and he hastened in the valley(wadi) of Muhassir.

was asked about a man who looks at the House (the Ka'bah) andraises his hands (for prayer). He replied: I did not find anyonedoing this except the Jews. We performed hajj along with theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him), but he did not do so.

I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: The game ofthe land is lawful for you (when you are wearing ihram) as longas you do not hunt it or have it hunted on your behalf.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) raised his voice intalbiyah; he then mentioned the wordings of talbiyah like thetradition narrated by Ibn Umar. The people used to add the wordsdhal-ma'arij (the Possessor of ladders) and similar other words(to talbiyah) while the Prophet (peace be upon him) heard themutter these words, but he did not say anything to them.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) gave us licence to use(for our purpose) a stick, a rope, a whip and things of that typewhich a man picked up; he may benefit from them.

While we were sitting with the Apostle of Allah (peace be uponhim) a man brought him some gold equal in weight to an egg, andsaid: Apostle of Allah, I have got this from a mine; take it; itis sadaqah. I have no more than this. The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) turned his attention from him. Then he came to himfrom his right side and repeated the same words. But he (theProphet) turned his attention from him. He then came to him fromhis left side and repeated the same words. But he (again) turnedhis attention from him. He then came to him from behind. TheApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) took it and threw it away.Had it hit him, it would have hurt him or wounded him. TheApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: One of you brings allthat he possesses and says: This is sadaqah. Then he sits downand spreads his hand before the people. The best sadaqah is thatwhich leaves a competence.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Nothing but Paradise mustbe begged for Allah's sake.

A woman said to the Prophet (peace be upon him): Invoke blessingon me as well as on my husband. The Prophet (peace be upon him)said: May Allah send blessing on you and your husband.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) stayed at Tabuk twentydays; he shortened the prayer (during his stay).

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) sent me on somebusiness, and when I came to him he was praying on (the back of)his riding beast (moving) towards the east and making theprostration lower than the bowing.

When the sun set at Mecca, the Apostle of Allah (peace be uponhim) combined the two prayers at Sarif.

The people came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) weeping (dueto drought). He said (making supplication): O Allah! give us rainwhich will replenish us, abundant, fertilising and profitable,not injurious, granting it now without delay. He (the narrator)said: Thereupon the sky became overcast.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) stood on the day of the breakingof the fast ('Id) and offered prayer. He began the prayer beforethe sermon. He then addressed the people. When the Prophet(peace be upon him) finished the sermon, he descended (from thepulpit) and went to women. He gave them an exhortation while hewas leaning on the hand of Bilal. Bilal was spreading his garmentin which women were putting alms; some women put their rings andothers other things.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Friday is divided intotwelve hours. Amongst them there is an hour in which a Muslimdoes not ask Allah for anything but He gives it to him. So seekit in the last hour after the afternoon prayer.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) came to us while we werereciting the Qur'an, and there were among us bedouins and thenon-Arabs. He said: Recite, all is well. In the near future therewill appear people who will straighten it (the Qur'an) as anarrow is straightened. They will recite it quickly and not slowly(or it means that they will get the reward in this world and notin the Hereafter).

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) rode a horse in Medina.It threw him off at the root of a date-palm. His foot wasinjured. We visited him to inquire about his illness. We foundhim praying sitting in the apartment of Aisha. We, therefore,stood, (praying) behind him. He kept silent. We again visited himto inquire about his illness. He offered the obligatory prayersitting. We, therefore, stood (praying) behind him; he made asign to us and we sat down. When he finished the prayer, he said:When the imam prays sitting, pray sitting; and when the imamprays standing, pray standing, and do not act as the people ofPersia used to act with their chiefs (i.e. the people stood andthey were sitting).

I would offer my noon prayer with the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) and took a handful of gravels so that they might becomecold in my hand and I placed them (before me) so that I may putmy forehead on them at the time when I would prostrate. I didthis due to the intensity of heat.

We proceeded in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace beupon him) for the battle of Dhat ar-Riqa. One of the Muslimskilled the wife of one of the unbelievers. He (the husband of thewoman killed) took an oath saying: I shall not rest until I killone of the companions of Muhammad. He went out following thefootsteps of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peacebe upon him) encamped at a certain place. He said: Who will keepa watch on us? A person from the Muhajirun (Emigrants) andanother from the Ansar (Helpers) responded. He said: Go to themouth of the mountain-pass. When they went to the mouth of themountain-pass the man from the Muhajirun lay down while the manfrom the Ansar stood praying. The man (enemy) came to them. Whenhe saw the person he realised that he was the watchman of theMuslims. He shot him with an arrow and hit the target. But he(took the arrow out and) threw it away. He (the enemy) then shotthree arrows. Then he (the Muslim) bowed and prostrated and awokehis companion. When he (the enemy) perceived that they (theMuslims) had become aware of his presence, he ran away. When theman from the Muhajirun saw the (man from the Ansar) bleeding, heasked him: Glory be to Allah! Why did you not wake me up thefirst time when he shot at you. He replied: I was busy recitinga chapter of the Qur'an. I did not like to leave it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to take a bath with a sa'(of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of water)

The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade us to face theqiblah at the time of making water. Then I saw him facing it(qiblah) urinating or easing himself one year before his death.

When the Prophet (peace be upon him) felt the need of relievinghimself, he went far off where no one could see him.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When one of you dies, andhe possesses something, he should be shrouded in the garment ofthe Yemeni stuff.

The people saw fire (light) in the graveyard and they went there.They found that the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was in agrave and he was saying: Give me your companion. This was a manwho used to raise his voice while mentioning the name of Allah.

On the day of Uhud we brought the martyrs to bury them (atanother place), but the crier of the Prophet (peace be upon him)came and said: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) hascommanded you to bury the martyrs at the place where they fell.So we took them back.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: One should not take a falseoath at this pulpit of mine even on a green tooth-stick;otherwise he will make his abode in Hell, or Hell will be certainfor him.

A man stood on the day of Conquest (of Mecca) and said: Apostleof Allah, I have vowed to Allah that if He grants conquest ofMecca at your hands, I shall pray two rak'ahs in Jerusalem. Hereplied: Pray here. He repeated (his statement) to him and hesaid: Pray here. He again repeated (his statement) to him. He(the Prophet) replied: Pursue your own course, then.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) would not say funeralprayer over a person who died while the debt was due from him. Adead Muslim was brought to him and he asked: Is there any debtdue from him? They (the people) said: Yes, two dirhams. He said:Pray yourselves over your companion. Then AbuQatadah al-Ansarisaid: I shall pay them, Apostle of Allah. The Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) then prayed over him. When Allah grantedconquests to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), he said: Iam nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone (dies and)leaves a debt, I shall be responsible for paying it; and ifanyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) owed me a debt and gave mesomething extra when he paid it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade the sale of fruits tillthey were clearly in good condition , and (ordered that) theyshould not be sold but for dinar or dirham except Araya.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade selling fruits yearsahead, and commanded that unforeseen loss be remitted in respectof what is affected by blight.

When Allah bestowed Khaybar on His Prophet (peace be upon him) asfay' (as a result of conquest without fighting), the Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) allowed (them) to remain there as theywere before, and apportioned it between him and them. He thensent Abdullah ibn Rawahah who assessed (the amount of dates) uponthem.

Ibn Rawahah assessed them (the amount of dates) at forty thousandwasqs, and when Ibn Rawahah gave them option, the Jews took thefruits in their possession and twenty thousand wasqs of dateswere due from them.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone buys a slave whopossesses property, his property belongs to the seller unless thebuyer makes a proviso.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade payment for cat.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade payment for dog and cat.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The neighbour is mostentitled to the right of pre-emption, and he should wait for itsexercise even if he is absent, when the two properties have oneroad.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone is givenlife-tenancy, it belongs to him and to his descendants. Hisdescendants who inherit him will inherit from it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not give property to goto the survivor and do not give life-tenancy. If anyone is givensomething to the survivor or given life-tenancy, it goes to hisheirs.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) decided a case of awoman from the Ansar to whom an orchard of date-palms was givenby her son. She then died. Her son said: I gave it to her for herlife, and she has brothers. Thereupon the Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) said: It belongs to her during her life and afterdeath. He then said: I gave a sadaqah (charity to her. Hereplied: It is more unexpected from you.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Life-tenancy is lawful forthe one to whom it is given and donation of property to go to thesurvivor is lawful to whom it is given.

I intended to go (on expedition) to Khaybar. So I came to theHoly Prophet (peace be upon him), greeted him and said: I amintending to go to Khaybar. He said: When you come to my agent,you should take from him fifteen wasqs (of dates). If he asks youfor a sign, then place your hand on his collar-bone.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If a large amount ofanything causes intoxication, a small amount of it is prohibited.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Shut your door and makemention of Allah's name, for the devil does not open a door whichhas been shut; extinguish your lamp and make mention of Allah'sname, cover up your vessel even by a piece of wood that you justput on it and make mention of Allah's name, and tie up yourwater-skin mentioning Allah's name.

When the Prophet (peace be upon him) returned to Medina, he wouldslaughter a camel or a cow.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Prayer should not bepostponed for taking meals nor for any other thing.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) came out from the valleyof a mountain where he had eased himself. There were some drieddates on a shield before us. We called him and he ate with us. Hedid not touch water.

On the day of Khaybar we slaughtered horses, mules, and assess.The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade us (to eat)mules and asses, but he did not forbid horse-flesh.

I asked the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) about the hyena.He replied: It is game, and if one who is wearing ihram(pilgrim's robe) hunts it, he should give a sheep as atonement.

AbuzZubayr quoted the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah for thestatement that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade paymentfor a dog. Ibn AbdulMalik said: to eat a cat and to enjoy itsprice.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: What the sea throws up andis left by the tide you may eat, but what dies in the sea andfloats you must not eat.

I was on an expedition along with the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him). We got the vessels and skins of the polytheists andused them. But he did not object to them 9i.e. us) for that(action).

AbulHaytham ibn at-Tayhan prepared food for the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him), and he invited the Prophet (peace be uponhim) and his Companions. When they finished (food), the said: Ifsome people enter the house of a man, his food is eaten and hisdrink is drunk, and they supplicate (to Allah) for him, this ishis reward.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) had himself cupped abovethe thigh for a contusion from which he suffered.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) sent a physician to Ubayy (ibnKa'b), and he cut his vein.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked about a charmfor one who is possessed (nashrah). He replied: It pertains tothe work of the devil.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) took a man who wassuffering from tubercular leprosy by the hand; he then put italong with his own hand in the dish and said: Eat with confidencein Allah and trust in Him.

We sold slave-mothers during the time of the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) and of AbuBakr. When Umar was in power, heforbade us and we stopped.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) read the Qur'anic verse, "Andtake ye the Station of Abraham as a place of prayer.

I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) reading the verse; "does hethink that his wealth would make him last for ever?"

We used to take it away (i.e. silk) from boys, and leave it forgirls. Mis'ar said: I asked Amr ibn Dinar about it, but he didnot know it.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) paid visit to us, andsaw a dishevelled man whose hair was disordered. He said: Couldthis man not find something to make his hair lie down? He sawanother man wearing dirty clothes and said: Could this man notfind something to wash his garments with.

When I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), he was sittingwith his hands round his knees wearing the cloak the fringe ofwhich was over his feet.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade that a manshould put on sandals while standing.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered Umar ibn al-Khattab whowas in al-Batha' at the time of the conquest (of Makkah) to visitthe Ka'bah and obliterate all images in it. The Prophet (peace beupon him) did not enter it until all the images were obliterated.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said one day from thepulpit: When some people were sailing in the sea, their food wasfinished. An island appeared to them. They went out seekingbread. They were met by the Jassasah (the Antichrist's spy). Isaid to AbuSalamah: What is the Jassasah? He replied: A womantrailing the hair of her skin and of her head.She said: In thiscastle. He then narrated the rest of the (No. 4311) tradition. Heasked about the palm-trees of Baysan and the spring of Zughar. He said: He is the Antichrist.Ibn Salamah said to me: There issomething more in this tradition, which I could not remember. Hesaid: Jabir testified that it was he who was Ibn Sayyad. I said:He died. He said: Let him die. I said: He accepted Islam. Hesaid: Let him accept Islam. I said: He entered Medina. He said:Let him enter Medina.

Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir told that he saw Jabir ibn Abdullahswearing by Allah that Ibn as-Sa'id was the Dajjal (Antichrist).I expressed my surprise by saying: You swear by Allah! He said: Iheard Umar swearing to that in the presence of the Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him), but the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) did not make any objection to it.

We saw the last of Ibn Sayyad at the battle of the Harrah.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If any man is among apeople in whose midst he does acts of disobedience, and, thoughthey are able to make him change (his acts), they do not change,Allah will smite them with punishment before they die.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Cutting of hand is not tobe inflicted on one who plunders, but he who plundersconspicuously does not belong to us.

A thief was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him). He said:Kill him. The people said: He has committed theft, Apostle ofAllah!Then he said: Cut off his hand. So his (right) hand wascut off. He was brought a second time and he said: Kill him. The people said: He has committed theft, Apostle of Allah! Thenhe said: Cut off his foot. So his (left) foot was cut off. He wasbrought a third time and he said: Kill him. The people said: Hehas committed theft, Apostle of Allah!So he said: Cut off hishand. (So his (left) hand was cut off.) He was brought a fourthtime and he said: Kill him. The people said: He has committedtheft, Apostle of Allah! So he said: Cut off his foot. So his(right) foot was cut off. He was brought a fifth time and hesaid: Kill him. So we took him away and killed him. We thendragged him and cast him into a well and threw stones over him.

Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: I mentioned the story of Ma'iz ibn Malikto Asim ibn Umar ibn Qatadah. He said to me: Hasan ibn Muhammadibn Ali ibn AbuTalib said to me: Some men of the tribe of Aslamwhom I do not blame and whom you like have transmitted to me thesaying of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him): Why did younot leave him alone? He said: But I did not understand thistradition. So I went to Jabir ibn Abdullah and said (to him):Some men of the tribe of Aslam narrate that the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) said when they mentioned to him the anxietyof Ma'iz when the stones hurt him: "Why did you not leave himalone?' But I do not know this tradition. He said: My cousin, Iknow this tradition more than the people. I was one of those whohad stoned the man. When we came out with him, stoned him and hefelt the effect of the stones, he cried: O people! return me tothe Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). My people killed me anddeceived me; they told me that the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) would not kill me. We did not keep away from him tillwe killed him. When we returned to the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) we informed him of it. He said: Why did you not leavehim alone and bring him to me? and he said this so that theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) might ascertain it from him.But he did not say this to abandon the prescribed punishment. Hesaid: I then understood the intent of the tradition.

A man committed fornication with a woman. So the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) ordered regarding him and the prescribedpunishment of flogging was inflicted on him. He was then informedthat he was married. So he commanded regarding him and he wasstoned to death.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I will not forgive anyonewho kills after accepting blood-wit

Ibn Shihab said: Jabir ibn Abdullah used to say that a Jewessfrom the inhabitants of Khaybar poisoned a roasted sheep andpresented it to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) who tookits foreleg and ate from it. A group of his companions also atewith him. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) then said:Take your hands away (from the food). The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) then sent someone to the Jewess and he called her. He said to her: Have you poisoned this sheep? The Jewessreplied: Who has informed you? He said: This foreleg which I havein my hand has informed me. She said: Yes. He said: What didyou intend by it? She said: I thought if you were a prophet, itwould not harm you; if you were not a prophet, we should ridourselves of him (i.e. the Prophet). The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) then forgave her, and did not punish her. But someof his companions who ate it, died. The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) had himself cupped on his shoulder on account ofthat which he had eaten from the sheep. AbuHind cupped him withthe horn and knife. He was a client of Banu Bayadah from theAnsar.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) fixed; and he mentionedthe tradition like that of Musa; he said: And those who possesscorn food should pay something which I do not remember.

One of the two women of Hudhayl killed the other, Each of themhad husband and sons. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)fixed the blood-wit for the slain woman to be paid by the woman'srelatives on the father's side. He declared her husband and thechild innocent. The relatives of the woman who killed said: Weshall inherit from her. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)said: No, her sons and her husband should inherit from her.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) presented himself to thepeople at Arafat, saying: Is there any man who takes me to hispeople? The Quraysh have prevented me from preaching the word ofmy Lord.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If someone is givensomething, he should give a return for it provided he can afford;if he cannot afford, he should praise him. He who praises him forit, thanks him, and he who conceals it is ungrateful to him.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If someone is donatedsomething, and he mentions it, he thanks for it, and if heconceals it, he is ungrateful for it.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) spoke in a distinct andleisurely manner.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When a man tells somethingand then departs, it is a trust.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Meetings are confidentialexcept three: those for the purpose of shedding blood unlawfully,or committing fornication, or acquiring property unjustly.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If I survive (God willing),I shall forbid my people to give the names Nafi' (beneficial),Aflah (successful) and Barakah (blessing). Al-A'mash said: I donot know whether he mentioned Nafi' or not. When a man comes andasks: Is there Barakah (blessing)? The people say: No.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone is called by myname, he must not be given my kunyah (surname), and if anyoneuses my kunyah (surname), he must not be called by my name.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When you hear the barkingof dogs and the braying of asses at night, seek refuge in Allah,for they see which you do not see.

We went along with Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) to the house of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh when he died. When Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had offered (funeral) prayer over him, he had been placed in his grave and it had been filled with earth, Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) extolled Allah (by saying SubhanAllah) and we also extolled Him for a (fairly) long duration. He then glorified His greatness (by saying AllahuAkbar) and we did so. He was asked: Allah's Messenger, why did you (first) extol (Allah) and then glorify Him? He said: The grave had become narrow for this pious servant (of Allah) and Allah expanded it (because of the extolling of Allah and glorifying Him).

Transmitted by Ahmad.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: When the dead body is buried in the grave there is presented before him (the scene of) the setting sun. He then sits down and rubs his eyes and he says: Leave me so that I may observe my prayer.

Transmitted by Ibn Majah.

When Umar came to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him), he said: We hear the narrations from the Jews which sound pleasing to us, so should we not write some of them? Whereupon he said: Do you want to be baffled as the Jews and the Christians were baffled? I have brought to you (guidance) bright and pure and if Moses were alive now there would have been no alternative left for him but to follow me.

Transmitted by Ahmad, Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Umar ibn al-Khattab brought to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) a copy of the Torah and said: Allah's Messenger, this is a copy of the Torah. He (Allah's Messenger) kept quiet and he (Umar) began to read it. The (colour) of the face of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) underwent a change, whereupon AbuBakr said: Would that your mother mourn you, don't you see the face of Allah's Messenger? Umar saw the face of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and said: I seek refuge with Allah from the wrath of Allah and the wrath of His Messenger. We are well pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as Prophet. Whereupon Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, even if Moses were to appear before you and you were to follow him, leaving me aside, you would certainly stray into error; for if (Moses) were alive (now), and he found my prophetical ministry, he would have definitely followed me.

Transmitted by Darimi.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, The key to Paradise is prayer and the key to prayer is cleanliness (Ablution).

Transmitted by Ahmad.

Thabit ibn AbuSafiyyah said: I said to AbuJa'far i.e. Muhammad al-Baqir, whether Jabir had narrated it to you that Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) performed the ablution (at the times of washing the different parts of his body) once, and (sometimes) twice, and (sometimes) thrice. He said: Yes.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: On the Day of Judgment the dearest and closest to me, as regards my company, will be those persons who will bear the best moral character. Those among you, who talk with affectation and are given to boasting, will be the most repugnant to me and farthest from me on the Day of Judgment. The Companions submitted: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by the word "Mutafayhiqun"? The Prophet said: Those given to boasting.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said to Bilal: When you pronounce the Adhan make the pronouncement in a leisurely manner and when you pronounce the Iqamah proceed quickly. Leave between your Adhan and Iqamah enough time in which one who is eating can finish his food and one who is drinking can have his drink, and one who needs to relieve oneself may do so, and don't get up (for performing Iqamah) till you see me (ready for prayer).

Transmitted by Tirmidhi, and he said: We know it only from the hadith of AbdulMun'im and its chain of transmission is not known.

When Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) commenced the prayer he recited: Allah is the Greatest; then said: Verily my prayer, my sacrifices, my life and my death are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. There is no associate of His; and this is what I have been directed to and I am the first amongst the Muslims. O Allah, direct me to the good deeds and to the good morals. None directs to the good but Thou only. Save me from the evil of the deeds and from the evil of the morals and there is none to save me from their evil but Thou only.

Transmitted by Nasa'i.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came out to his companions and recited Surah ar-Rahman (55) from the beginning to the end, but they remained silent. Thereupon he said: I recited this before the Jinn on the night of Jinn, and their response was better than that of yours. When I came to these words: `Then which of the favours of your Lord do you deny?' They said: Our Lord, there is nothing that we deny of Thy favour; to Thee is praise due.

Tirmidhi reported and said: This is a gharib hadith.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to teach us tashahhud as he taught us a Surah of the Qur'an, as following: `In the name of Allah and with the grace of Allah, the adorations with the tongue, acts of worship and good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon Thee, O Apostle, and Mercy of Allah and His blessings; let there be peace upon us and upon the pious servants of Allah. I testify that there is no god but Allah and I also testify that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger; I beg of Allah Paradise and seek refuge with Allah from the Hell-fire.'

Transmitted by Nasa'i.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say in his prayer after tashahhud: The most excellent words are the words of Allah and the most excellent guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad (may Allah shower His blessings upon him).

Transmitted by Nasa'i.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) was leading the people in the noon prayer in time of danger in a valley with palm trees. He led a section in two rak'ahs after which he uttered the salutation; then another section came and he led them in two rak'ahs after which he uttered the salutation.

Baghawi transmitted it in Sharh as-Sunnah.

Jabir heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: The best remembrance of Allah is: There is none worthy of worship save Allah.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: For him who say: Holy is Allah and to Him belongs all praise, a date tree is planted in Paradise.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

On a festival day when I was present at the prayer along with the Prophet (peace be upon him) he first observed the prayer without adhan or iqamah before the sermon. Then when he had finished the prayer he stood up, leaning on Bilal, praised and extolled Allah, gave the people an exhortation and an admonition and urged them to obey Him. He then went to the women, taking Bilal with him, commanded them to fear Allah and gave them an exhortation and an admonition.

Nasa'i transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "On the Day of Resurrection, when people who have suffered affliction are given their reward, those who are healthy will wish their skins had been cut to pieces with scissors when they were in the world."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying that this is a gharib tradition.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "He who runs away from plague is like the one who runs away from battle, but he who meets it with endurance will have a martyr's reward."

Ahmad transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Do not wish for death, for the terror of the place whence one looks down is severe. It is part of a man's happiness that his life should be long and Allah Who is Great and Glorious, should supply him with repentance."

Ahmad transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Prayer should not be said over an infant which has not uttered a sound, neither may he inherit nor leave an inheritance."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, but the latter did not mention "Nor leave an inheritance."

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade that graves should be plastered with gypsum, have any writing on them, or be trodden on.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Every act of kindness is "sadaqah, and kindness includes meeting your brother with a cheerful face and pouring water from bucket into your brother's vessel."

Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone cultivates waste land he will have a reward for it, and that which any creature seeking food eats of it will count as sadaqah to him."

Nasa'i and Darimi transmitted it.

It was the Prophet's (peace be upon him) custom not to go to sleep till he had recited "A.L.M. The sending down," and "Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom."

Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a sahih tradition. The same is said in Sharh as-Sunnah, but in al-Masabih it is called gharib.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "No one offers a supplication without Allah bringing him what he asks or keeping away from him a like amount of evil, provided he does not ask for something sinful or for breaking ties of relationship."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, if anyone says "Glory be to Allah the Incomparably Great, and I begin with praise of Him," a palm tree will be planted for him in Paradise.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, The most excellent way to make mention of Allah is to say, "There is no god but Allah" and the most excellent supplication is "Praise be to Allah."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, 'When the day of Arafah comes Allah descends to the lowest heaven and praises them to the angels saying, "Look at my servants who have come to Me dishevelled, dusty and crying out from every deep valley. I call you to witness that I have forgiven them." The angels say, "My Lord, so and so was suspected of sin, also so and so and such and such a woman." He said that Allah Who is Great and Glorious, replied, "I have forgiven them." Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "on day have more people been set free from Hell than on the day of Arafah."

It is transmitted in Sharh as-Sunnah.

The Prophet hastened from Jam` with a quiet demeanour and ordered the people to preserve a similar demeanour. He hastened in the wadi of Muhassir and ordered them to throw small pebbles, and he said, "Perhaps I shall not see you after this year."

Tirmidhi transmitted in his Jami', with some transposition.

AbdurRahman ibn AbuAmmar he asked Jabir ibn Abdullah whether the hyena was considered game, and he said it was. He asked whether it might be eaten and he said it might. He asked whether he had heard that from Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him), and he said that he had.

Tirmidhi, Nasa'i and Shafi'i transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Flesh which has grown out of what is unlawful will not enter Paradise, but Hell is more fitting for all flesh which has grown out of what is unlawful."

Ahmad, Darimi, and Bayhaqi, in Shu'ab al-Iman, transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) gave a desert Arab the right to rescind a bargain after having made it.

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a hasan sahih gharib tradition.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade making an exception unless it was explicit.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "When an infant has raised its voice and then dies, prayer is offered over it and it is treated as an heir."

Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "He who dies leaving a will has died following a path and a sunnah, he has died piously and testifying to the true faith, and he has died with his sins forgiven."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not visit women whose husbands are away from home, for the Devil circulates in you like your blood. He was asked if this applied to him also and said, "To me also, but Allah has helped me against him so that I may be safe."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone possesses these three characteristics Allah will give him an easy death and bring him into His Paradise: gentleness towards the weak, affection towards parents, and kindness to slaves."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The thing I fear most for my people is what Lot's people did."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Cutting off the hand is not to be inflicted on one who is treacherous, one who plunders, or one who snatches something."

Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Beat anyone who drinks wine, and if he does it a fourth time kill him." He said that after that a man who had drunk wine four times was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he beat him, but did not kill him.

Tirmidhi transmitted it, and AbuDawud transmitted it on the authority of Qabisah ibn Dhu'ayb. The Hadith up to "kill him" is transmitted by Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, AbuDawud, and Darimi on the authority of a group of Companions, including Ibn Umar, Mu'awiyah, AbuHurayrah, and Ash-Sharid.

They were forbidden game caught by a dog belonging to Magians.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came to pay them a visit, and seeing a dishevelled man whose hair was untidy he said, "Could this man not find something to make his hair lie down?" He saw a man wearing dirty clothes and said, "Could this man not find something to wash his garment with?"

Ahmad and Nasa'i transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "He who believes in Allah and the last day must not enter a bath without a lower garment. He who believes in Allah and the last day must not bring his spouse into a bath. And he who believes in Allah and the last day must not sit at a cloth where wine is being circulated."

Tirmidhi and Nasa'i transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) took a man who was suffering from tubercular leprosy by the hand, and putting it along with his own in the dish, said, "Eat with confidence in Allah and trust in Him."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "A salutation should come before conversation."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a rejected tradition.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "When one of you writes a letter to someone he should sprinkle dust on it, for that is most helpful for one's purpose."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a rejected tradition.

A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "So and so has a palm-tree in my garden and the presence of his palm-tree has annoyed me." So the Prophet sent to the man to ask him to sell him his palm-tree, but he refused. He asked him to give it to him, but he refused. Then when he asked him to sell it to him for a palm-tree in Paradise and he still refused, Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "I have seen no one who is more niggardly than you, except one who is niggardly with a salutation."

Ahmad and Bayhaqi, in Shu'ab al-Iman, transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade that a man should sleep on a roof that was not enclosed.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

When a man was mentioned in the presence of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) for devotion to worship and serious effort, and another was mentioned for ri'ah, the Prophet said, "It is not equivalent to ri'ah," meaning self-restraint.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

No locusts were seen in one of the years of Umar's caliphate, the year in which he died, and becoming very anxious on this account he sent a rider to the Yemen, another to Iraq and another to Syria to enquire whether any locusts had been seen. The rider who came from the Yemen brought him a handful and scattered it in front of him, and when Umar saw it he said, "Allah is Most Great," and told that he had heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "Allah who is great and glorious created a thousand species, six hundred in the sea and four hundred on the land. The first species to perish will be the locusts, and when they perish the species will follow one another like beads on a string."

Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab al-Iman.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "While the inhabitants of Paradise are in their bliss a light will shine out to them, and raising their heads they will see that their Lord has looked down on them from above. He will then say, 'Peace be to you, inhabitants of Paradise,' the proof of that being the words of Allah Most High, 'Peace, a word from a Merciful Lord., He will then look at them and they will look at Him, and they will not turn aside to any of their bliss as long as they are looking at Him till He veils Himself from them and His light remains."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I am the leader (qa'id) of the messengers, and this is no boast; I am the seal of the prophets, and this is no boast; and I shall be the first to make intercession and the first whose intercession is accepted, and this is no boast."

Darimi transmitted it.

When the people said, "Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Thaqif's arrows have scorched us, so supplicate Allah to punish them," he said, "O Allah, give guidance to Thaqif."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

When Umar addressed AbuBakr as the best of men after Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him), AbuBakr replied that seeing he had said that, he could tell him he had heard Allah's messenger (peace be upon him) say, "The sun has not risen on a better man than Umar."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

"On the day Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) sent Ali to at-Ta'if, he called him and spoke in private to him." The people said, "He has had a long private conversation with his cousin," and Allah's Messenger replied, "It was not I but Allah who had a private conversation with him."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) looked at Talhah ibn Ubaydullah and said, "If anyone wants to look at a man walking on the face of the earth when he has died, let him look at this man." One version says "If anyone finds pleasure in looking at a martyr walking on the face of the earth, let him look at Talhah ibn Ubaydullah."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Sa'd came forward and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "This is my maternal uncle; now let any man show me his maternal uncle."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, explaining that Sa'd belonged to the Banu Zuhrah, the tribe to which the Prophet's mother belonged, and that on that account the Prophet said, "This is my maternal uncle."

Jabir saw Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) when performing the hajj seated on his she-camel al-Qaswa' on the day of Arafah giving an address, and he heard him saying, "O people, I have left among you something of such a nature that if you adhere to it you will not go astray: Allah's Book and my close relatives who belong to my household."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) met me and said, "How is it, Jabir, that I see you downcast?" I replied, "My father has died a martyr, leaving children and a debt." He asked, "Shall I not give you good news of what Allah has caused your father to meet?" And when I replied, "Certainly, Messenger of Allah," he said, "Allah has never spoken to anyone but from behind a veil, but He brought your father to life and spoke to him face to face saying, 'My servant, if you express a wish to Me I shall grant it.' He replied, 'O my Lord, my wish is that Thou shouldest grant me life and let me be killed for Thy sake a second time.' But the Lord, Who is Blessed and Exalted, said, 'I have already said that they will not return.'" Then came down, "You must not consider those who have been killed in Allah's cause to be dead...."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) asked forgiveness for him twenty-five times.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: I have been commandedthat I should fight against people till they declare that thereis no god but Allah, and when they profess it that there is nogod but Allah, their blood and riches are guaranteed protectionon my behalf except where it is justified by law, and theiraffairs rest with Allah, and then he (the Prophet) recited (thisverse of the Qur'an): 'Thou art not over them a warden:56(1xxxviii.22).

Jabir heard the Prophet say: A Muslim is he from whose hand andtongue the Muslims are safe.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) observed: Thecallousness of heart and sternness is in the East and faith isamong the people of the Hijaz.

Jabir reported from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him): Forevery apostle was a prayer with which he prayed (to his Lord) forhis Ummah, but I have reserved my prayer for the intercession ofmy Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.

Jabir heard the Apostle (peace be upon him) saying: Verilybetween man and between man and between polytheism and unbeliefis the negligence of prayer.

A man came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and said:Messenger of Allah, what are the two things quite unavoidable? Hewho dies without associating anyone with Allah would (necessarily) enter Paradise and he who dies associating anything with Allahwould enter the (fire of) Hell.

Tufayl, son of Amr ad-Dawsi, came to the Apostle (peace be uponhim) and said: Do you need strong, fortified protection? Thetribe of Daws had a fort in the pre-Islamic days. The Apostle(peace be upon him) declined this offer, since it (the privilegeof protecting the Holy Prophet) had already been reserved for theAnsar.When the Apostle (peace be upon him) migrated to Medina,Tufayl, son of Amr, also migrated to that place, and there alsomigrated with him a man of his tribe. But the climate of Medinadid not suit him, and he fell sick. He felt very uneasy. So hetook hold of an iron head of an arrow and cut his finger-joints.The blood streamed forth from his hands until he died.Tufayl,son of Amr, saw him in a dream. His health was good and he sawhim with his hands wrapped. He (Tufayl) said to him: Whattreatment did your Allah accord to you? He replied: Allahgranted me pardon for my migration to the Apostle (peace be uponhim): He (Tufayl) again said: What is this that I see coveringyour hands? He replied: I was told (by Allah): We should not setright anything of yours which you damaged yourself. Tufaylnarrated this (dream) to the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim). Upon this he prayed: O Allah! Grant pardon even to hishands.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: A sectionof my people will not cease fighting for the Truth and willprevail till the Day of Resurrection. He said: Jesus son of Marywould then descend and their (Muslims') commander would invitehim to come and lead them in prayer, but he would say: No, someamongst you are commanders over some (amongst you). This is thehonour from Allah for this Ummah.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: There appearedbefore me the apostles, and Moses was among men as if he was oneof the people of Shanu'ah, and I saw Jesus son of Mary (peace beupon him) and I saw nearest in resemblance with him was Urwah ibnMas'ud, and I saw Ibrahim (blessings of Allah be upon him) and Isee your companions much in resemblance with him, i.e. hispersonality, and I saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) and I sawDihyah nearest in resemblance to him ; but in the narration ofIbn Rumh it is Dihyah ibn Khalifah.

Jabir was asked about the arrival (of people on the Day ofResurrection). He said: We shall come on the Day of Resurrectionlike this like this and see, carefully , that which concerns"elevated people". He (the narrator) said: Then the people wouldbe summoned with their idols whom they worshipped, one afteranother. Then our Lord would come to us and say: For whom are youwaiting? They would say: We are waiting for our Lord.He wouldsay: I am your Lord. They would say: (We are not sure) until wegaze at Thee. He would manifest Himself smilingly to them, andwould go with them and they would follow Him. Every person,whether a hypocrite or a believer, would be endowed with a light.There would be spikes and hooks on the bridge of Hell, whichwould catch hold of those whom Allah will. Then the light of thehypocrites would be extinguished, and the believers would securesalvation. The first group to achieve it would comprise seventythousand men who would have the brightness of the full moon ontheir faces, and they would not be called to account. Then thefaces of the people immediately following them will be like thebrightest stars in Heaven. This is how (the groups would followone after another). Then the stage of intercession would come,and they (who are permitted to intercede) would intercede untilhe who has declared: "There is no god but Allah" and has in hisheart virtue of the weight of a barley grain would come out ofthe Fire. They would be then brought into the courtyard ofParadise. The inhabitants of Paradise would begin to sprinklewater over them until they sprout like the sprouting of a plantin flood water, and their burns would disappear. They would asktheir Lord until they are granted (the bounties) of the world andwith them ten more besides.

Jabir heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Whenanyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call ofnature) he should do this odd number of times.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade the use ofbone or the droppings of camels for wiping (after excretion).

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade to urinate instagnant water.

A delegation of the Thaqif said to the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) Our land is cold: what about our bathing then? He (theProphet ) said: I pour water thrice over my head.

Jabir had heard the Apostle (peace be upon him) say: When Satanhears the call to prayer, he runs away to a distance like that ofRawha'. Sulayman said: I asked him about Rawha'. He replied: Itis at a distance of thirty-six miles from Medina.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was ill and we saidprayer behind him and he was sitting. And AbuBakr was makingaudible to the people his takbir. As he paid his attentiontowards us he saw us standing and (directed us to sit down) witha gesture. So we sat down and said our prayer with his prayer ina sitting posture. After uttering salutation he said: You were atthis time about to do an act like that of the Persians and theRomans. They stand before their kings while they sit, so don't dothat; follow your Imams. If they say prayer standing, you shouldalso do so, and if they say prayer sitting, you should also sayprayer sitting.

Our houses were situated far away from the mosque; we, therefore,decided to sell our houses so that we may be able to come nearthe mosque. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade us(to do so) and said: There is for every step (towards the mosque)a degree (of reward) for you.

There were some plots vacant around the mosque. Banu Salamahdecided to shift (to this land) and come near the mosque. This(news) reached the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and hesaid to them (Banu Salamah): I have received (information) thatyou intend to shift near the mosque. They said: Yes, Messenger ofAllah, we have taken this decision. Upon this he (the Prophet)said: O Banu Salamah, live in your houses, for your steps arerecorded; live in your houses, for your steps are recorded.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: The similitudeof five prayers is like an overflowing river passing by the gateof one of you in which he washes five times daily. Hasan said: Nofilthiness can remain on him.

We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) on ajourney when it began to rain. Upon this he said: He who desiresmay pray in his dwelling.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: If anyone is afraidthat he may not get up in the latter part of the night, he shouldobserve Witr in the first part of it; and if anyone is eager toget up in the last part of it, he should observe Witr at the endof the night, for prayer at the end of the night is witnessed (bythe angels ) and that is preferable.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: The most excellentprayer is that in which the duration of standing is longer.

Jabir heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say: There isan hour during the night in which no Muslim individual will askAllah for good in this world and the next without His giving itto him; and that applies to every night.

I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in ajourney and we reached a watering place. He said: Jabir, are yougoing to enter it? I said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah (peace beupon him) then got down and I entered it. He (the Prophet) thenwent away to relieve himself and I placed for him water forablution. He then came back and performed ablution, and thenstood and prayed in one garment, having its ends tied from theopposite sides. I stood behind him and he caught hold of my earand made me stand on his right side.

I observed prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)in dangerous circumstances. We drew ourselves up in two rows, onerow behind him with the enemy between us and the Qiblah. TheApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah is Most Great,and we all said it. He then bowed and we all bowed. He thenraised his head from bowing, we all raised (our heads). He thenwent down in prostration with the row close to him, and the backrow faced the enemy; then when the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) completed the prostration, and then stood up, the rownear to him also did it. Then back row went down in prostration;then they stood up; then the rear row went down in prostration;then they stood up. After that the back row went to the front andthe front row went to the rear. Then the Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) bowed down and we all bowed. He then raised his headfrom bowing and we also raised (our heads). He and the row closeto him which had been in the rear, then went down in prostrationin the first rak'ah, whereas the back row faced the enemy. Whenthe Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and the back row closeto him had finished the prostration, the back row went down andprostrated themselves. Then the Apostle of Allah pronounced thesalutation and we also pronounced the salutation. (Jabir said wedid this) as your guards behave with their chiefs.

We used to observe (Jumu'ah) prayer with the Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him) and then we returned and gave rest to ourcamels used for carrying water. Hasan (one of the narrators)said: I asked Ja'far what time that was. He said: It is the timewhen the sun passes the meridian.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was delivering thesermon on Friday in a standing posture when a caravan from Syriaarrived The people flocked towards it till no one was left (withthe Prophet) but twelve persons, and it was on this occasion thatthis verse in regard to Jumu'ah was revealed: "And when they seemerchandise or sport, they break away to it and leave theestanding."

When Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) delivered the sermon,his eyes became red, his voice rose, and his anger increased sothat he was like one giving a warning against the enemy andsaying: "The enemy has made a morning attack on you and in theevening too." He would also say: "The last Hour and I have beensent like these two," and he would join his forefinger and middlefinger. He would continue: "The best speech is that embodied inthe Book of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance given byMuhammad. The most evil affairs are their innovations; and everyinnovation is an error." He would add: "I am dearer to a Muslimthan even his self. He who has left behind property, that is forhis family, and he who dies in debt or leaves children (inhelplessness), the responsibility (of paying his debt andbringing up his children) lies on me."

The sun was eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) on the very day when Ibrahim (theProphet's son) died. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)stood up and led the people in (two rak'ahs of) prayer with sixruku's and four prostrations. He commenced (the prayer) withtakbir (AllahuAkbar) then recited and prolonged his recital. Hethen bowed for nearly the (length of time) that he had beenstanding. He then raised his head from the ruku' and recited, butless than the first recital. He then bowed (for the same lengthof time) that he had been standing. He then raised his head fromthe ruku and again recited, but less than the second recital. Hethen bowed (for the same length of time) that he had beenstanding. He then lifted his head from the ruku'. He then wentdown in prostration and observed two prostrations. He stood upand then bowed, observing six ruku's in the same way, without(completing) the rak'ah in them, except (this difference) thatthe first (qiyam of ruku') was longer than the later one and theruku' was nearly (of the same length) as the prostration. Hethen moved backward and the rows behind him also moved backwarduntil we reached the wall (AbuBakr said: until he reached thewomen.) He then moved forward and the people also moved forwardwith him until he stood at his (original) place (of worship). Hethen completed the prayer in the required manner. The sunbrightened and he said: O people! Verily the sun and the moon areamong the signs of Allah and they do not eclipse each other atthe death of any of the people. (AbuBakr said: On the death ofany human being.) So when you see anything like it (of the natureof an eclipse), pray until it is bright. There is nothing thatyou have been promised (in the next world) but I have seen it inthis prayer of mine. Hell was brought to me: you saw me movingback on account of fear lest its heat might affect me. I saw theowner of the curved staff, who dragged his intestines in thefire, and he used to steal (the belongings) of the pilgrims withhis curved staff. If he (the owner of the staff) became aware ofit, he would say: It became (accidentally) entangled in my curvedstaff; but if he was unaware of it, he would take that away. Ialso saw in it (in Hell) the owner of a cat whom she had tied up,neither feeding nor letting her go free so that she could eat thecreatures of the Earth, until the cat died of starvation. Paradise was brought to me, and it was on that occasion that yousaw me moving forward till I stood at my place (of worship). Istretched my hand as I wanted to catch hold of its fruits so thatyou might see them. Then I thought should not do it. That whichyou have been promised was there, and I saw it in this prayer ofmine.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) one day in the course ofhis sermon made mention of a person among his Companions who haddied and had been wrapped in a shroud not long (enough to coverhis whole body) and was buried during the night. The Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) reprimanded (the audience) that aperson was buried during the night (in a state that) funeralprayer could not be offered (over him by the Messenger of Allah).(And this is permissible only) when it becomes a dire necessityfor a man. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) also said:When any one of you shrouds his brother, he should shroud himwell.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade that the gravesshould be plastered, or they be used as sitting places (for thepeople), or a building should be built over them.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: No Sadaqah is payableon less than five uqiyahs of silver, and on less than five headsof camels, and less than five wasqs of dates.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: A tenth is payable onwhat is watered by rivers, or rains, and a twentieth on what iswatered by camels.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: The owner of a camel,who does not pay what is due on it (will be punished in thisway): on the Day of Resurrection many more camels (together withhis camel) will come. The owner will be made to sit on soft sandyground and they will trample him with their hooves. No owner ofcattle who does not pay what is due on them (will be spared thepunishment). On the Day of Resurrection, many more cattle willcome; he (the owner) will be made to sit on soft sandy ground,and will be gored by their horns and trampled under their feet.No owner of goats and sheep, who does not pay what is due on them(will be spared the punishment) many more goats and sheep willcome on the Day of Resurrection; he (the owner) will be made tosit on soft sandy ground which they gore him with their horns andtrample him under their hooves. And there will be more (amongthis flock of sheep and goats) without horns, or with brokenhorns. No owner of treasure, who does not pay its due will escapepunishment. His treasure will come on the Day of Resurrection,looking like a bald snake. It will pursue him with its mouthopen, and when it comes near he will be called thus: "I take yourtreasure which you concealed, for I do not need it." When hefinds no way out he will put his hand in its mouth and it willgnaw it like a bull-camel. AbuzZubayr said: We heard Ubayd ibnUmayr saying this. We then asked Jabir ibn Abdullah about it. Healso said the same as Ubayd ibn Umayr. AbuzZubayr said: I heardUbayd ibn Umayr saying: A man said: Messenger of Allah, what isdue on camels?He said: Milking them near water, lending thebucket (used for drawing water for it), or lending the bull-camelfor mating with a she-camel and providing it as a mount for thesake of Allah.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) separated himself from his wivesfor a month. (His wives said:) He came to us on the twenty-ninthday, whereupon we said: It is the twenty-ninth (day) today.Thereupon he said: So far as the month is concerned, (and he,with a view to explaining it) flapped his hands thrice, but heldback one finger at the last turn.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) went out to Mecca inRamadan in the year of Victory, and he and the people fasted tillhe came to Kura al-Ghamim and the people also fasted. He thencalled for a cup of water which he raised till the people saw it,and then he drank. He was told afterwards that some people hadcontinued to fast, and he said: These people are the disobedientones; these are the disobedient ones.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: He who does not findshoes to wear may wear socks, and he who does not find lowergarment to wear may put on trousers.

AbuzZubayr heard Jabir as saying, as he was asked about (theplace for entering upon the) state of Ihram,: I heard (and Ithink he carried it directly to the Apostle of Allah) him saying:For the people of Medina Dhul-Hulayfah is the place for enteringupon the state of Ihram, and for (the people coming through theother way, i.e. Syria) it is Juhfah; for the people of Iraq it isDhat al-Irq; for the people of Najd it is Qarn (al-Manazil) andfor the people of Yemen it is Yalamlam.

When Asma' bint Umays gave birth (to a child) in Dhul-Hulayfah,Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) commanded AbuBakr (toconvey to her) that she should take a bath and enter into thestate of Ihram.

We, in the state of Ihram, came with the Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him) for Hajj Mufrad (with the aim of Hajj only),and Aisha set out for Umrah, and when we reached Sarif, she(Aisha) entered in the state of monthly period; we proceeded ontill we reached (Mecca) and circumambulated the Ka'bah and ranbetween (as-Safa) and al-Marwah; and the Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him) commanded that one who amongst us had notsacrificial animal with him should put off Ihram. We said: Whatdoes this "putting off" imply. He said: Getting out completelyfrom the state of Ihram, (so we put off Ihram), and we turned toour wives and applied perfume and put on our clothes, and we wereat a four night's distance from Arafat. And we again put on Ihramon the day of Tarwiyah (8th of Dhul-Hijjah). The Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) came to Aisha and found her weeping,and said: What is the matter with you? She said: The matter isthat I have entered in the monthly period, and the people had putoff Ihram, but I did not and I did not circumambulate the House,and the people are going for Hajj now (but I can't go), whereuponhe said: It is the matter which Allah has ordained for thedaughters of Adam, so now take a bath and put on Ihram for Hajj.She (Aisha) did accordingly, and stayed at the places of stayingtill the monthly period was over. She then circumambulated theHouse, and (ran between) as-Safa' and al-Marwah. He (the HolyProphet) then said: Now both your Hajj and Umrah are complete,whereupon she said: I feel in my mind that I did notcircumambulated the House till I performed Hajj (I missed thecircumambulation of Umrah). Thereupon he (Allah's Apostle) said:AbdurRahman, take her to Tan'im (so as to enable her) to performUmrah (separately), and it was the night at Hasbah.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered us to put onIhram (again) as we proceeded towards Mina after we had put itoff (i.e. on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah). So we pronounced Talbiyahat al-Abtah.

Neither Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) nor his Companions(circumambulated the Ka'bah and) ran between as-Safa andal-Marwah but once (sufficing both for Hajj and Umrah). But inthe hadith transmitted by Muhammad ibn Bakr there is an addition:"That is first circumambulation."

AbuNadrah reported: Ibn Abbas commanded the performance of Mut'ah(putting on Ihram for Umrah during the months of Dhul-Hijjah andafter completing it, then putting on Ihram for Hajj), but IbnZubayr forbade to do it. I made a mention of it to Jabir ibnAbdullah and he said: It is through me that this hadith has beencirculated. We entered into the state of Ihram as Tamattu' withthe Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). When Umar wasinstalled as Caliph, he said: Verily Allah made permissible forHis Messenger (peace be upon him) whatever He liked and as Heliked. And (every command) of the Holy Qur'an has been revealedfor every occasion. So accomplish Hajj and Umrah for Allah asAllah has commanded you, and confirm by (proper conditions) themarriage of those women (with whom you have performed Mut'ah) Andany person would come to me with a marriage of appointed duration(Mut'ah), I would stone him (to death). Qatadah narrated thishadith with the same chain of transmitters saying (That Umar alsosaid): Separate your Hajj from Umrah , for that is the mostcomplete Hajj, and complete your Umrah.

Ja'far ibn Muhammad reported on the authority of his father: Wewent to Jabir ibn Abdullah and he began inquiring about thepeople (who had gone to see him) till it was my turn. I said: Iam Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn. He placed his hand upon my headand opened my upper button and then the lower one and then placedhis palm on my chest (in order to bless me), and I was, duringthose days, a young boy, and he said: You are welcome, my nephew.Ask whatever you want to ask. And I asked him but as he was blind(he could not respond to me immediately), and the time for prayercame. He stood up covering himself in his mantle. And whenever heplaced its ends upon his shoulders they slipped down on accountof being short (in size). Another mantle was, however, lying onthe clothes rack near by and he led us in the prayer. I said tohim: Tell me about the Hajj of Allah's Messenger (peace be uponhim) stayed in (Medina) for nine years but did not perform Hajj,then he made a public announcement in the tenth year to theeffect that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was about toperform the Hajj. A large number of persons came to Medina andall of them were anxious to follow the Messenger of Allah (peacebe upon him) and do according to his doing. We set out with himtill we reached Dhul-Hulayfah. Asma daughter of Umays gave birthto Muhammad ibn AbuBakr. She sent message to the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) asking him: What should I do? He (theHoly Prophet) said: Take a bath, bandage your private parts andput on Ihram. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be Upon him) thenprayed in the mosque and then mounted al-Qaswa (his she-camel)and it stood erect with him on its back at al-Bayda'. And I sawas far as I could see in front of me but riders and pedestrians,and also on my right and on my left and behind me like this. Andthe Messenger of Allah (may peace be him) was prominent among usand the (revelation) of the Holy Qur'an was descending upon him.And it is he who knows (its true) significance. And whatever hedid, we also did that. He pronounced the Oneness of Allah(saying): "Labbayk, O Allah, Labbayk, Labbayk, Thou hast nopartner, praise and grace is Thine and the Sovereignty too; Thouhast no partner." And the people also pronounced this Talbiyahwhich they pronounce (today). The Messenger of Allah (my peace beupon him) did not reject anything out of it. But the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) adhered to his own Talbiyah.Jabirsaid: We did not have any other intention but that of Hajj only,being unaware of the Umrah (at that season), but when we camewith him to the House, he touched the pillar, and (made sevencircuits) running three of them and walking four. And then goingto the Station of Ibrahim, he rejected: "And adopt the Station ofIbrahim as a place of prayer." And this Station was between himand the House. My father said (and I do not know whether he hadmade a mention of it but that was from Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) that he recited in two rak'ahs: "say: He is Allah One," and say: "Say : O unbelievers." He then returned to the pillar(Hajar Aswad) and kissed it. He then went out of the gate toas-Safa and as he reached near it he recited: "As-Safa andal-Marwah are among the signs appointed by Allah, (adding:) Ibegin with what Allah (has commanded me) to begin. He firstmounted as-Safa' till he saw the House, and facing Qiblah hedeclared the Oneness of Allah and glorified Him, and said: "Thereis no god but Allah, One, there is no partner with Him. His isthe Sovereignty, to Him praise is due, and He is Powerful overeverything. There is no god but Allah alone, Who fulfilled Hispromise, helped His servant and routed the confederates alone."He then made supplication in the course of that saying such wordsthree times. He then descended and walked towards al-Marwah, andwhen his feet came down in the bottom of the valley, he ran, andwhen he began to ascend he walked till he reached al-Marwah.There he did as he had done at as-Safa. And when it was his lastrunning at al-Marwah he said: If I had know beforehand what Ihave come to know afterwards, I would not have broughtsacrificial animals and would have performed an Umrah. So, he whoamong you has not the sacrificial animals with him should put offIhram and treat it as an Umrah. Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'sham gotup and said: Messenger of Allah, does it apply to the presentyear, or does it apply for ever? Thereupon the Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him) intertwined the fingers (of one hand) intoanother and said twice: The `Umrah has become incorporated in theHajj (adding): "No, but for ever and ever." Ali came from theYemen with the sacrificial animals for the Prophet (peace be uponhim) and found Fatimah (Allah be pleased with her) to be oneamong those who had put off Ihram and had put on dyed clothes andhad applied antimony. He (Ali) showed disapproval to it,whereupon she said: My father has commanded me to do this. (Thenarrator) said that Ali said that Ali used to say in Iraq: I wentto the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) showing annoyanceat Fatimah for what she had done, and asked the (verdict) ofAllah's Messenger (peace be upon him) regarding what she hadnarrated from him, and told him that I was angry with her,whereupon` he said: She has told the truth, she has told thetruth.(The Holy Prophet then asked Ali): What did you say whenyou undertook to go for Hajj? I (Ali) said: O Allah, I am puttingon Ihram for the same purpose as Thy Messenger has put it on. Hesaid: I have with me sacrificial animals, so do not put off theIhram. He (Jabir) said: The total number of those sacrificialanimals brought by Ali from the Yemen and of those brought by theApostle (peace be upon him) was one hundred. Then all the peopleexcept the Apostle (peace be upon him) and those who had withthem sacrificial animals, put off Ihram, and got their hairclipped; when it was the day of Tarwiyah (8th of Dhul-Hijjah)they went to Mina and put on the Ihram for Hajj and the Messengerof Allah (peace be upon him) rode and led the noon, afternoon,sunset Isha' and dawn prayers. He then waited a little till thesun rose, and commanded that a tent of hair should be pitched atNamirah.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then set out and theQuraysh did not doubt that he would halt at al-Mash'ar al-Haram(the sacred site) as the Quraysh used to do in the pre-Islamicperiod. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), however,passed on till he came to Arafat and he found that the tent hadbeen pitched for him at Namirah. There he got down till the sunhad passed the meridian; he commanded that al-Qaswa should bebrought and saddled for him. Then he came to the bottom of thevalley, and addressed the people saying: Verily your blood, yourproperty are as sacred and inviolable as the sacredness of thisday of yours, in this month of yours, in this town of yours,Behold! Everything pertaining to the Days of Ignorance is undermy feet completely abolished. Abolished are also theblood-revenges of the Days of Ignorance. The first claim of ourson blood-revenge which I abolish is that of the son of Rabi'ahibn al-Harith, who was nursed among the tribe of Sa'd and killedby Hudhayl. And the usury of she pre-Islamic period is abolished,and the first of our usury I abolished is that of Abbas ibnAbdulMuttalib, for it is all abolished. Fear Allah concerningwomen! Verily you have taken them on the security of Allah, andintercourse with them has been made lawful unto you by words ofAllah. You too have right over them, and that they should notallow anyone to sit on your bed whom you do not like. But if theydo that, you can chastise them but not severely. Their right uponyou are that you should provide them with food and clothing in afitting manner. I have left among you the Book of Allah, and ifyou hold fast to it, you would never go astray. And you would beasked about me (on the Day of Resurrection), (now tell me) whatwould you say? They (the audience) said: We will bear witnessthat you have conveyed (the message), discharged (the ministry ofProphethood) and given wise (sincere) counsel. He (the narrator)said: He (the Holy Prophet) then raised his forefinger towardsthe sky and pointing it at the people (said): "O Allah, bewitness. O Allah be witness," saying it thrice (Bilal then)pronounced Adhan and later on Iqamah and he (the Holy Prophet)led the noon prayer. He (Bilal) then uttered Iqamah and he (theHoly Prophet) led the afternoon prayer and he observed no otherprayer in between the two. The Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) then mounted his camel and came to the place of stay, makinghis she-camel al-Qaswa turn towards the side where there wererocks, having the path taken by those who went on foot in frontof him, and faced the Qiblah. He kept standing there till the sunset, and the yellow light had somewhat gone, and the disc of thesun had disappeared. He made Usamah sit behind him, and he pulledthe nose-string of Qaswa so forcefully that its head touched thesaddle (in order to keep her under perfect control), and hepointed out to the people with his right hand to be moderate (inspeed), and whenever he happened to pass over in elevated tractof sand, he slightly loosened it (the nose-string of his camel)till she climbed up and this is how he reached al-Muzdalifah. There he led the evening and Isha prayers with one Adhan and twoIqamahs and did not glorify (Allah) in between them (i.e. he didnot observe supererogatory rak'ahs between Maghrib and Ishaprayers). The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then laydown till dawn and offered the dawn prayer with an Adhan andIqamah when the morning light was clear. He again mountedal-Qaswa, and when he came to al-Mash'ar al-Haram, he facedtowards Qiblah, supplicated Him, Glorified Him, and pronouncedHis Uniqueness (La ilaha illallah) and Oneness, and kept standingtill the daylight was very clear. He then went quickly beforethe sun rose, and seated behind him was al-Fadl ibn Abbas, and hewas a man having beautiful hair and fair complexion and handsomeface. As the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was movingon, there was also going a group of women (side with them).Al-Fadl began to look at them. The Messenger of Allah (peace beupon him) placed his hand on the face of Fadl who then turned hisface to the other side, and began to see, and the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) turned his hand to the other side andplaced it on the face of al-Fadl. He again turned his face to theother side till he came to the bottom of Muhassir. He urged her(al-Qaswa) a little, and, following the middle road, which comesout at the greatest Jamrah, he came to the Jamrah which is nearthe tree. At this he threw seven small pebbles, sayingAllahuAkbar while throwing every one of them in manner in whichthe small pebbles are thrown (with the help of fingers) and thishe did in the bottom of the valley. He then went to the place ofsacrifice, and sacrificed sixty-three (camels) with his won hand.Then he gave the remaining number to Ali who sacrificed them, andhe shared him in his sacrifice. He then commanded that a piece offlesh from each animal sacrificed should be put in a pot, andwhen it was cooked, both of them (the Holy Prophet and Ali) tooksome meat out of it and drank its soup. The Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him again rode and came to the House, and offeredthe Zuhr prayer at Mecca. He came to the tribe of AbdulMuttalib,who were supplying water at Zamzam, and said: Draw water, O BanuAbdulMuttalib; were it not that people would usurp this right ofsupplying water from you, I would have drawn it along with you.So they handed him a basket and he drank from it.

AbuNadrah reported: While I was in the company of Jabir, a personcame and said: There is difference of opinion among Ibn Abbas andIbn Zubayr about two Mut'ahs (benefits, Tamattu' in Hajj andtemporary marriage with women), whereupon Jabir said: We havebeen doing this during lifetime of Allah's Messenger (peace beupon him), and then Umar forbade us to do so, and we neverresorted to them.

I saw Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) walking swiftly fromthe Black Stone till he completed three circuits up to it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) circumambulated the Houseon the back of his riding camel on the occasion of the FarewellPilgrimage and touched the Stone with his stick so that thepeople should see him, and he should be conspicuous, and theyshould be able to ask him (questions pertaining to religion) asthe people had crowded round him.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and his Companions did notobserve Sa'i between as-Safa and al-Marwah but only one Sa'i.

I saw Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) flinging pebbles whileriding his camel on the Day of Nahr, and he was saying: Learnyour rituals (by seeing me performing them), for I do not knowwhether I would be performing Hajj after this Hajj of mine.

I saw Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) throwing stones (atJamrat al-Aqabah) like pelting of small pebbles.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Odd number of stonesare to be used for cleaning (the private parts after answeringthe call of nature), and casting of pebbles at the Jamrahs is tobe done by odd numbers (seven), and (the number) of circuitsbetween as-Safa' and al-Marwah is also odd (seven), and thenumber of circuits (around the Ka'bah) is also odd (seven).Whenever any one of you is required to use stones (for cleaningthe private parts) he should use odd number of stones (three,five or seven).

In the year of Hudaybiyyah (6 A.H.), we, along with Allah'sMessenger (peace be upon him), sacrificed a camel for sevenpersons and a cow for seven persons.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) sacrificed a cow on behalfof Aisha on the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul-Hijjah).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) sacrificed (animals) onbehalf of his wives. In the hadith transmitted by Ibn AbuBakr(the words are): "A cow on behalf of Aisha on the occasion of theHajj."

Jabir was asked about riding on a sacrificial animal, and hesaid: I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying:Ride on it gently, when you have need for it, until you find(another) mount.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) say: It is notpermissible for any one of you to carry weapons in Mecca.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) entered Mecca. Qutaybah(another sub-narrator) stated that he entered Mecca in the Yearof Victory, wearing a black turban, but not wearing the Ihram.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Ibrahim declared Meccaas sacred; I declare Medina, that between the two mountains, asinviolable. No tree should be lopped and no game is to bemolested.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) saw a woman, and so he cameto his wife, Zaynab, as she was tanning a leather and had sexualintercourse with her. He then went to his Companions and toldthem: The woman advances and returns in the shape of a devil, sowhen one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, forthat will repel what he feels in his heart.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) prohibited Shighar.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: When any one of youis invited to a feast, he should accept it. He may eat if helikes, or he may abandon (eating) if he likes. Ibn Muthanna didnot make mention of the word "feast).

A man came to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and said: Ihave a slave-girl who is our servant and she carries water for usand I have intercourse with her, but I do not want her toconceive. He said: Practise azl, if you so like, but what isdecreed for her will come to her. The person stayed back (forsome time) and then came and said: The girl has become pregnant,whereupon he said: I told you what was decreed for her would cometo her.

AbuBakr came and sought permission to see Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him). He found people sitting at his door and noneamongst them had been granted permission, but it was granted toAbuBakr and he went in. Then came Umar and he sought permissionand it was granted to him and he found Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) sitting sad and silent with his wives around him. He(Umar) said: I wanted say something which would make the HolyProphet (peace be upon him) laugh, so he said: Messenger ofAllah, I wish you had seen (the treatment meted out to) thedaughter of Kharijah when she asked me for some money, and I gotup and slapped her on her neck. Allah's Messenger (peace be uponhim) laughed and said: They are around me as you see, asking forextra money. AbuBakr then got up, went to Aisha (Allah be pleasedwith her) and slapped her on the neck, and Umar stood up beforeHafsah and slapped her saying: You ask Allah's Messenger (peacebe upon him) for that which he does not possess. They said: ByAllah, we do not ask Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) foranything he does not possess. Then he withdrew from them for amonth or for twenty-nine days. Then this verse was revealed tohim: "Prophet: Say to thy wives....for a mighty reward"(xxxiii.28). He then went to Aisha and said: I want to propoundsomething to you, Aisha, but want no hasty reply before youconsult your parents. She said: Messenger of Allah, what isthat? He (the Holy Prophet) recited to her the verse, whereuponshe said: Is it about you that I should consult my parents,Messenger of Allah? Nay, I choose Allah, His Messenger, and theLast Abode; but I ask you not to tell any of your wives what Ihave said. He replied: Not one of them will ask me without myinforming her. God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm,but He sent me to teach and make things easy.

My maternal aunt was divorced, and she intended to pluck herdates. A person scolded her for having come out (during theperiod of Iddah). She came to Allah's Prophet (peace be upon him)and he said: Certainly you can pluck (dates) from your palmtrees, for perhaps you may give charity, or do an act ofkindness.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) made it obligatory for everytribe (the payment) of blood-wit; he then also made it explicitthat it is not permissible for a Muslim to make himself the ally(of the slave emancipated by another) Muslim without hispermission. He (the narrator further added): I was informed thathe (the Prophet) cursed the one who did that (and it wasrecorded) in his sahifah (in a document).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: The townsman shouldnot sell for a man from the desert; leave the people alone; Allahwill give them provision from one another. Yahya reported it witha slight change of words.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: When you purchasefoodgrains, do not sell them until you have taken possession ofthem.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade the sale of a heapof dates the weight of which is unknown in accordance with theknown weight of dates.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) had forbidden Muhaqalah,and Muzabanah, Mukhabarah, and the sale of fruits until theirgood condition becomes clear, and (he commanded) that(commodities) should not be sold but for the dinar and dirhamexcept in case of Araya.

I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbiddingMuzabanah, and Huqul. Jabir ibn Abdullah (Allah be pleased withthem) said: Muzabanah means the selling of fruits for dry datesand Huqul is the renting of land.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Never a Muslim plantsa tree, but he has the reward of charity for him, for what iseaten out of that is charity; what is stolen out of that, whatthe beast eat out of that, what the birds eat out of that ischarity for him. (In short) none incurs a loss to him but itbecomes a charity on his part.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: If you sell fruits toyour brother (and Jabir ibn Abdullah reported through anotherchain of narrators: If you were to sell fruits to your brother)and these are stricken with calamity, it is not permissible foryou to get anything from him. Why do you get the wealth of yourbrother, without justification?

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) commanded to make deductionsin the payment of that stricken with a calamity.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade the sale of excesswater.

AbuzZubayr said: I asked Jabir about the price of a dog and acat, he said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) disapprovedof that.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) cursed the accepter ofinterest and its payer, and one who records it, and the twowitnesses; and he said: They are all equal.

There came a slave and pledged allegiance to Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him) on migration; he (the Prophet) did not knowthat he was a slave. Then there came his master and demanded himback, whereupon Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Sellhim to me. And he bought him for two black slaves, and he did notafterwards take allegiance from anyone until he had asked himwhether he was a slave (or a free man).

The wife of Bashir said (to her husband): Give to my son yourslave as a gift, and make for me Allah's Messenger (peace be uponhim) a witness. He came to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)and said: The daughter of so and so (his wife Amrah bint Rawahah)asked me to give my slave as a gift to her son, and call for meAllah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as a witness. Thereupon he(the Prophet) said: Has he (Nu'man) brothers? He (Bashir) said:Yes. He (further) said: Have you given to all others as you havegiven to him? He said: No. He said: Then it is not fair; andverily I cannot bear witness but only to what is just.

A woman from the tribe of Makhzum committed theft. She wasbrought to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and she soughtrefuge (intercession) from Umm Salamah, the wife of Allah'sApostle (peace be upon him). Thereupon Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) said: By Allah, even if she were Fatimah, I would haveher hand cut off. And thus her hand was cut off.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) stoned (to death) a personfrom Banu Aslam, and a Jew and his wife.

I fought in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) nineteen battles. Jabir said: I did not participate in theBattle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud. My father prevented me(from participating in these battles as my age was tender). AfterAbdullah (my father) was killed on the Day of Uhud, I neverlagged behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) andjoined every battle (he fought).

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: People are thefollowers of Quraysh in good as well as evil (i.e. in the customsof Islamic as well as pre-Islamic times).

We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Hudaybiyyah.We swore fealty to him (the Prophet) and Umar was holding thelatter's hand (when he was sitting) under the tree (called)Samurah (to administer the oath to the Companions). The narratoradded: We took oath to the effect that we would not flee (fromthe battlefield if there was an encounter with the Meccans), butwe did not take oath to fight to death.

I saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) wastwisting the forelock of a horse with his fingers and was saying:(A great) benefit, i.e. reward (for rearing them for Jihad) andspoils of war, has been tied to the forelocks of horses until theDay of Judgment.

We were with the Prophet (peace be upon him) on an expedition. Hesaid: There are some people in Medina. They are with you wheneveryou cover a distance or cross a valley. They have been detainedby illness.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: A groupof people from my Ummah will continue to fight in defence oftruth and remain triumphant until the Day of Judgment.

There was presented to Allah's Messenger (the flesh) of thelizard, but he refused to eat that, saying: I do not know; it(lizard) might (be one of those natives of) the distant pastwhose (forms) had been distorted.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade that any beastshould be killed after it has been tied.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Sacrifice only agrown-up animal, unless it is difficult for you, in which casesacrifice a ram (of even less than a year, but more than sixmonths' age).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) led us in the 'Id prayer inMedina on the Day of Sacrifice. Some persons slaughtered theiranimals ahead of him under the impression that Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him) had already offered sacrifice. ThereuponAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Those who hadslaughtered their animals ahead of him should slaughter the otherones in their stead. And they should not sacrifice the animalbefore Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) had sacrificed (hisanimal).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade (the preparation)of Nabidh in green pitcher, in varnished jar, in hollow stump,and when Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) did not findanything to prepare Nabidh in that (i.e. waterskin), it wasprepared for him in a big bowl made of stone.

A person came from Jayshan, a town of Yemen, and he asked Allah'sApostle (peace be upon him) about the wine which was drunk intheir land and which was prepared from millet and was calledMizr. Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) asked whether thatwas intoxicating. He said: Yes. Thereupon Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) said: Every intoxicant is forbidden. VerilyAllah, the Exalted and Majestic, made a covenant to those whodrank intoxicants to make them drink Tinat al-Khabal, They said:Allah's Messenger, what is Tinat al-Khabal? He said: It is thesweat of the denizens of Hell or the discharge of the denizens ofHell.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Do not let youranimals and children go out when the sun sets until the first andthe darkest part of the night is over, for the Satan is let loosewith the sinking of the sun until the darkest part of the nightis over.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Cover the vessel andtie the waterskin, for there is a night in a year when pestilencedescends, and it does not pass an uncovered vessel or an untiedwaterskin but some of that pestilence descending into it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: When a person entershis house and mentions the name of Allah at the time of enteringit and while eating the food, Satan says (addressing himself):You have no place to spend the night and no evening meal; butwhen he enters without mentioning the name of Allah, the Satansays: You have found a place to spend the night, and when he doesnot mention the name of Allah while eating food, he (the Satan)says: You have found a place to spend the night and evening meal.This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir ibnAbdullah through the same chain of transmitters but with a slightvariation of wording.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Do not eat with yourleft hand, for the Satan eats with his left hand.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) commanded the licking offingers and the dish, saying: You do not know in what portion theblessing lies.

When the ditch was dug, I saw Allah's Messenger (peace be uponhim) looking very hungry. I came to my wife and said to her: Isthere anything with you? I have seen Allah's Messenger (peace beupon him) looking extremely hungry. She brought out a bag ofprovisions which contained a sa' of barley. We also had with us alamb. I slaughtered it. She ground the flour. She finished (thiswork) with me. I cut it into pieces and put it in the earthenwarepot and then returned to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) (forinviting him).She said: Do not humiliate me in the presence ofAllah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and those who are with him. When I came to him I whispered to him saying: Allah's Messenger,we have slaughtered a lamb for you and she has ground a sa' ofbarley which we had with us. So you come with a group of people. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said loudly: Opeople of the ditch, Jabir has arranged a feast for you, so (comealong). Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Do not removeyour earthenware from the hearth and do not bake the bread fromthe kneaded flour until I come. So I came and Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) came and he was ahead of the people. I cameto my wife and she said (to me): You will be humbled. I said: Idid what you had asked me to do. She (his wife) said: I broughtout the kneaded flour and Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)put some saliva of his in that and blessed it.He then putsaliva in the earthenware pot, blessed it and then said: Callanother baker who can bake with you and, take out the soup fromit, but do not remove it from the hearth. The guests numbered onethousand. (Jabir said): I take an oath by Allah that all of themate (the food to their fill) until they left it and went away andour earthenware pot was brimming over as before, and it was thecase with our flour; or as Dahhak (another narrator) said: It(the flour) was in the same condition although loaves had beenprepared from it.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) asked his family forcondiment. They (the members of his household) said: We havenothing with us but vinegar. He asked for it, he began to eat it,and then said: Vinegar is a good condiment, vinegar is a goodcondiment.

I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Food for oneperson suffices two persons and food for two persons sufficesfour persons, and food for four persons suffices eight persons;and in the tradition transmitted on the authority of Ishaq, thereis no mention of the fact that he heard it directly (from theProphet).

One day Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) put on a cloak madeof brocade, which had been presented to him. He then quickly putit off and sent it to Umar ibn al-Khattab, and it was said tohim: Messenger of Allah, why is it that you put it offimmediately, whereupon he said: Gabriel forbade me from it (i.e.wearing of this garment); and Umar came to him weeping and said:Messenger of Allah, you disapproved a thing but you gave it tome. What about me, then? Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: I didnot give it to you to wear it, but I gave you that you might sellit; and so he (Umar) sold it for two thousand dirhams.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There should be abedding for a man, a bedding for his wife and the third one forthe guest, and the fourth one is for the Satan.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) saying during anexpedition in which we also participated: Make a general practiceof wearing sandals, for a man is riding as it were when he wearssandals.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade that a man shouldeat with the left hand or walk with one sandal or wrap himselfcompletely leaving no opening for the arms (to draw out) orsupport himself when sitting with a single garment wrapped roundhis knees which may expose his private parts.

When AbuQuhafah (father of AbuBakr) came in the Year of Victoryor on the Day of Victory (to the Prophet to pledge his allegianceto him) his head and his beard were white like hyssop. He (theProphet) commanded or the women were commanded by him that theyshould change this with something (that the colour of his hairshould be changed).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade (the animals to bebeaten) on the face or cauterisation on the face.

There happened to pass before Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him)an ass the face of which had been cauterised, whereupon he said:Allah has cursed one who has cauterised it (on the face).

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) reprimanded that a womanshould add anything to her head (in the form of artificial hair).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) decided to forbid (hisfollowers) to name persons as Ya'la (Elevated), Barakah(Blessing), Aflah (Successful), Yasar and Nafi', but I saw thathe kept silent after that and he did not say anything untilAllah's Messenger (peace be upon him) died. And he did not forbid(his followers to do this), then Umar decided to prohibit(people) from giving these names, but later on gave up the idea.

Some people from amongst the Jews said to Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) AbulQasim, as-Samu Alaykum, whereupon hesaid: Wa Alaykum. Aisha was enraged and asked him (Allah'sApostle) whether he had not heard what they had said. He said, Idid hear and I retorted to them (and the curse that I invokedupon them would receive response from (Allah), but (the cursethat they invoked upon us) would not be responded.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Behold, no personshould spend the night with a married woman, but only in case heis married to her or he is her Mahram.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: None amongst you shouldmake his brother stand on Friday (during the congregationalprayer) and then occupy his place, but he should only say to him(Accommodate me).

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) granted sanction to thefamily of Hazm for incantation (in mitigating the effect of thepoison of) the snake, and, he said to Asma' daughter of Umays:What is this that I see the children of my brother lean? Are theynot fed properly? She said: No, but they fall under the influenceof an evil eye. He said: Use incantation she recited (the wordsof incantation before him), whereupon he (by approving them)said: Yes, use this incantation for them.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) granted a special sanctionfor incantation in case of the snake poison to a tribe of Amr.AbuzZubayr said: I heard Jabir ibn Abdullah as saying that thescorpion stung one of us as we were sitting with Allah'sMessenger (peace be upon him). A person said: Allah's Messenger,I use incantation (for curing the effect of sting), whereupon hesaid: He who is competent amongst you to benefit his brothershould do so.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There is a remedy forevery malady, and when the remedy is applied to the disease it iscured with the permission of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.

Umm Salamah sought permission from Allah's Messenger (peace beupon him) for getting herself cupped. The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) asked AbuTaybah to cup her. He (Jabir) said: I thinkhe (AbuTaybah) was her foster brother or a young boy beforeentering upon the adolescent period.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) sent a physician to Ubayyibn Ka'b. He cut the vein and then cauterised it.

Sa'd ibn Mu'adh received a wound of the arrow in his vein.Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) cauterised it with a rodand it was swollen, so the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)did it for the second time.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There is notransitive disease, no ill omen, no ghoul.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: If bad luck were tobe in anything, it is found in the land, in the servant and inthe horse.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: If anyone sees adream which he does not like, he should spit on his left side.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: He who saw me insleep in fact saw me, for it is not possible for the satan toappear in my form; and he also said: When any one of you sees ahulm he should not inform anyone, for it is a sort of vain sportof devil in the state of sleep.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: He who saw me in adream in fact saw me, for the satan cannot assume my form.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There came to him(the Prophet) a desert Arab and said: I saw in a dream that I hadbeen beheaded and I had been following it (the severed head).Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) reprimanded him saying: Donot inform about the vain sporting of devil with you during thenight.

A person came to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and said:Allah's Messenger, I have seen in the state of sleep as if myhead had been cut off. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim) laughed and said: When the satan plays with any one of youin the state of sleep, do not mention it to the people. And inthe hadith transmitted by AbuBakr (the words are): If one of youis played with, and he did not make any mention of the word:"Satan."

Umm Malik used to send clarified butter in a small skin to theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him). Her sons would come to herand ask for seasoning when they had nothing with them (in theform of condiments) and she would go to that (skin) in which sheoffered (clarified butter) to Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim), and she would find in that clarified butter and it keptproviding her with seasoning for her household until she had(completely) squeezed it. She came to Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) and (informed him about it). Thereupon, he (theProphet) said: Did you squeeze it? She said: Yes, Thereupon hesaid: If you had left it in that very state, it would have kepton providing you (the clarified butter ) on end.

A person came to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and askedfor food. And he gave him half a wasq of barely, and the personand his wife and their guests kept on making use of it (as afood) until he weighed it (in order to find out the actualquantity, and it was no more). He came to Allah's Apostle (peacebe upon him) (and informed him about it). He said: Had you notweighed it, you would be eating out of it and it would haveremained intact for you.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: My example and yourexample is that of a person who lit the fire and insects andmoths began to fall in it and he would be making efforts to takethem out, and I am going to hold you back from fire, but you areslipping from my hand.

I was shown Paradise and I saw the wife of AbuTalhah (i.e. UmmSulayman) and I heard the noise of steps before me and, lo, itwas that of Bilal.

A slave of Hatib came to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)complaining against Hatib and said: Hatib will definitely go toHell. (But) Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: You tella lie; he would not get into that for he had taken part in Badrand in (the expedition of) Hudaybiyyah.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: To the tribe of AslamAllah has granted safety and to the tribe of Ghifar Allah hasgranted pardon.

I heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying this onemonth before his death: You asked me about the Last Hour whereasits knowledge is with Allah. I, however, take an oath and saythat none upon the earth, the created beings (from amongst myCompanions), would survive at the end of one hundred years. Thishadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Jurayj with thesame chain of transmitters, but there is no mention of the words:One month before his death."

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) visited Umm Sa'ib or UmmMusayyib and said: Umm Sa'ib or Umm Musayyib, why is it that youare shivering? She said: It is fever and may it not be blessed byAllah, whereupon he (the Prophet) said: Don't curse fever for itexpiates the sin of the posterity of Adam just as furnace removesthe alloy of iron.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Be on your guardagainst committing oppression, for oppression is a darkness onthe Day of Resurrection, and be on your guard againstpetty-mindedness for petty-mindedness destroyed those who werebefore you, as it incited them to shed blood and make lawful whatwas unlawful for them.

Two young men, one from the Muhajirs (emigrants) and the otherone from the Ansar (helpers) fell into dispute and the Muhajircalled his fellow Muhajirs, and the Ansari (the helper) calledthe Ansar (for help). In the meanwhile, Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) came there and said: What is this, the proclamation ofthe days of Jahiliyyah (ignorance)? They said: Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him) there is nothing serious. The two young menfell into dispute and the one struck at the back of the other.Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: Well, a person should help hisbrother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed. If he is theoppressor he should prevent him from doing it, for that is hishelp; and if he is the oppressed he should be helped (againstoppression).

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: I am a human being andI have made this term with my Lord, the Exalted and Glorious: Forany servant amongst Muslims whom I curse or scold, make that asource of purity and reward. This hadith has been narrated on theauthority of Ibn Jurayj with the same chain of transmitters.

Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'shum came and said: Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him), explain our religion to us (in a way) as ifwe have been created just now. Whatever deeds we do today, is itbecause of the fact that the pens have dried (after recordingthem) and the destinies have begun to operate or these haveeffects in future? Thereupon he said: The pens have dried anddestinies have begun to operate (Suraqah b. Malik) said: If it isso, then what is the use of doing good deeds? Zuhayr said: ThenAbuzZubayr said something but I could not understand that and Isaid: What did he say? Thereupon he said: Act for everyone isfacilitated what he intends to do.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: He who climbed thishill, the hill of Murar, his sins would be obliterated as wereobliterated the sins of Banu Isra'il. So the first to take theirhorses were the people of Banu Khazraj. Then there was aceaseless flow of persons and Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him)said to them: All of you are those who have been pardoned exceptthe owner of a red camel. We came to him and said to him: Youalso come on, so that Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) mayseek forgiveness for you. But he said: By Allah, so far as I amconcerned, the finding of something lost is dearer to me thanseeking of forgiveness for me by your companion (the Prophet),and he remained busy in finding out his lost thing.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came back from a journey andas he was near Medina, there was such a violent gale that themountain seemed to be pressed. Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim) said: This wind has perhaps been made to blow for the deathof a hypocrite, and as he reached Medina a notorious hypocritefrom amongst the hypocrites had died.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: Verily ,the Satan has lost all hopes that the worshippers would everworship (him) in the peninsula of Arabia, but he (is hopeful)that he would sow the seed of dissension amongst them.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: The throneof Iblis is upon the ocean and he sends detachments (to differentparts) in order to put people to trial and the most importantfigure in his eyes is one who is most notorious in sowing theseed of dissension.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: None ofyou would get into Paradise because of his good deeds alone andhe would not be rescued from Fire, not even I, but because of theMercy of Allah.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying that theinmates of Paradise would eat and drink but would neither spit,nor pass water, nor void excrement, nor suffer catarrh. It wassaid: Then, what would happen with food? Thereupon he said: Theywould belch and sweat (and it would be over with their food), andtheir sweat would be that of musk and they would glorify andpraise Allah as easily as you breathe.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying three daysbefore his death: None of you should court death but only hopinggood from Allah.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) as saying: Everyservant would be raised (in the same very state) in which hedies.

AbuNadrah reported: We were in the accompany of Jabir and hesaid: It may happen that the people of Iraq may not send theirqafiz and dirhams (their measures of food-stuff and their money).We said: Who would be responsible for it? He said: The non-Arabswould prevent them. He again said: There is the possibility thatthe people of Syria may not send their dinar and mudd. We said:Who would be responsible for it? He said: This prevention wouldbe made by the Romans. He (Jabir ibn Abdullah) kept quiet for awhile and then reported Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him)having said: There would be a caliph in the last (period) of myUmmah who would freely give handfuls of wealth to the peoplewithout counting it. I said to AbuNadrah and AbulAla: Do you meanUmar b. AbdulAziz? They said: No

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) met Ibn Sayyad and there werewith him AbuBakr and Umar and Ibn Sayyad was in the company ofchildren. The rest of the hadith is the same (as No 6992).

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) happened to walk through thebazar coming from the side of Aliyah and the people were on bothof his sides. There he found a dead lamb with very short ears. Hetook hold of his ear and said: Who amongst you would like to havethis for a dirham? They said: We do not like to have it even forless than that as it is of no use to us. He said: Do you wish tohave it (free of any cost)? They said: By Allah, even if it werealive (we would not have liked to possess that), for there isdefect in it as its ear is very short, now it is dead also.Thereupon Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: By Allah,this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah as it (thisdead lamb) is in your eye.

AbulYusr said: We went on until we came to Jabir ibn Abdullah inthe mosque and he was busy observing prayer in one cloth whoseends he had joined together. I made my way through the peopleuntil I sat between him and the Qiblah and I said: May Allah havemercy upon you. Do you observe prayer with one cloth on your bodywhen your mantle is lying at your side? He pointed with his handtowards my breast just like this and he separated his fingers andbent them in the shape of a bow. And (he said): I thought that afool like you might come to me to that which as I do and thenalso do likewise. Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came to usin this very mosque and he had in his hand the twig of thepalm-tree. He saw some mucus in the direction of the Qiblah ofthe mosque so he erased it with the help of the twig. He thencame to us and said: Which of you wants Allah to turn His faceaway from him? We were afraid. He then again said: Which of youwants Allah to turn His face away from him? We were afraid. Heagain said: Which of you wants Allah should turn His face awayfrom him? We said: Allah's Apostle, none of us wants that. Hesaid: If one of you stands for prayer, Allah, the Exalted andGlorious, is before him. Therefore he should not spit in front ofhim, or on his right, but should spit on his left beneath hisleft foot. If he is impelled to do so all of a sudden (in spiteof himself) he should then spit in his cloth and fold it in somepart of it. (He continued): Bring some perfume. A young man, whobelonged to our tribe, stood up, went and brought some scent inhis palm. Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) took it, applied itto the end of the twig and then touched the place where there hadbeen mucus. Jabir said: This is why you should apply to yourmosques.

We set out along with Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) on anexpedition of Batn Buwat. He (the Holy Prophet) was in search ofal-Majdi ibn Amr al-Juhani. (We had such meagre equipment) thatfive, six or seven of us had one camel to ride and so we rode itin turn. Once it was the turn of an Ansari to ride the camel. Hemade it kneel down in order to mount it (and after having mountedit), he tried to make it rise but it hesitated. So he said: Maythere be the curse of Allah upon you! Thereupon Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him) said: Who is that cursing his camel? Hesaid: Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) it is I. Thereupon hesaid: Dismount from the camel and let us not have in our companythe one who curses. Don't curse yourselves, nor your children,nor your belongings. There is the possibility that your curse maysynchronise with the time when Allah is about to confer upon youwhat you demand and thus your prayer may be readily answered.

We set out on an expedition with Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim) until it was evening, and we were near a water reservoir ofArabia. Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Who will bethe one to go ahead, set right the reservoir, drink water himselfand serve us with it? Jabir said: I stood up and said: Allah'sApostle (peace be upon him) I am ready to do that. ThereuponAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Who is the person toaccompany Jabir? Then Jabbar ibn Sakhr stood up. So we went tothe well, poured a bucket or two of water in the reservoir,plastered it with clay and then began to fill it (with water)until it was filled to the brim. Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim) was the first to appear before us, and he said: Do you(both) permit me to drink water from it? We said: Yes, Allah'sApostle. He led his camel to drink water and it drank. He thenpulled its rein and it stretched its legs and began to urinate.So he took it aside, made it kneel down somewhere else then cameto the reservoir and performed ablution. I then stood up andperformed ablution in the same way as Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him). Jabbar ibn Sakhr went off in order to relieve himselfwhile Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) stood up to observeprayer. I was wearing a mantle; I tried to invert its ends butit was too short (to cover my body easily). It had a border. Ithen inverted it (the mantle) and drew the ends together and thentied them round my neck. I then came and stood on the left sideof Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him). He caught hold of me andmade me go round behind him, until he made me stand on his rightside. Then Jabbar ibn Sakhr came. He performed ablution and thencame and stood on the left side of Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim). Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) caught hold of ourhands together, pushed us back and made us stand behind him. ThenAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) began to give me fleetingglance, but I did not perceive that. When I became aware of it,he indicated with gesture of his hand that I should wrap myloin-cloth. When Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) hadfinished the prayer, he said: Jabir! I said: Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him), I am at thy beck and call. He said: Whenthe cloth around you is inadequate, then tie the ends together,but when it is small, tie it round the lower part of body.

We set out on an expedition with Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim) and the only means of sustenance for each one of us was justone date per day so we used to chew it. We beat down the leaveswith the help of our bows and ate them until the sides of ourmouths were sore. It so happened one day that someone wasoverlooked and not given a date. We carried that person and borewitness to the fact that he had not been given the date so he wasoffered it and he stood up to receive it.

We set out on an expedition along with Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) until we dismounted in a spacious valley. Allah'sApostle (peace be upon him) went to relieve himself and Ifollowed him with a bucket full of water but Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him) looked about but he found no privacy exceptfor two trees at the end of the valley. Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) went to one of them, took hold of one of its twigs andsaid: Be thou under my control by the permission of Allah; so itcame under his control like the camel who has its nose-string inthe hand of its rider. Then he came to the second tree and tookhold of a twig and said: Be thou under my control with thepermission of Allah; and it came under his control. When he stoodbetween the two trees he joined together the two twigs and said:Join with the permission of Allah. Jabir said: I was afraid lestAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) should be aware of mypresence and go still farther. Muhammad ibn Abbad used the word-----and I began to talk to myself. As I looked, I suddenly foundAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) before me and the two treeswere separated, each one of them standing in its place. I sawAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) standing for a short time,nodding his head right and left. Isma'il pointed towards theright and left with the help of his head (in order todemonstrate) how the Holy Prophet had pointed). Then he (theHoly Prophet) came to me and said: Jabir, did you see the placewhere I was standing? I said: Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim), Yes. He then said: Then you should go to those two treesand cut a twig from each of them. Then take then to the placewhere I was standing stand there where I was standing and place atwig on the right and a twig on the left. Jabir said: I set outand took hold of a stone, broke it and sharpened it, then I cameto those trees and cut a twig from each one of them. I thenbrought them until I stood at the place where Allah's Apostle(peace be upon him) had been standing and placed a twig on theright and a twig on the left. Then I met him and said: Allah'sApostle (peace be upon him) I have done that, but (kindly)explain to me the reason for it. Thereupon he said: I passed bytwo graves the occupants of which had been undergoing torment. Iliked to make intercession for them so that they might berelieved of the torment as long as these twigs remain fresh. Jabir said: We came back to the (camp of the) army and Allah'sApostle (peace be upon him) said: Jabir, call the people toperform wudu. I cried: Come and perform wudu , come and performwudu, come and perform wudu. I said: Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) there is not even a drop of water in the army camp.There was a person who used to cool the water for Allah's Apostlein the old water-skin which was hung on a branch twig. He askedme to go to a certain Ansari and ask him to see if there were.any water in that skin. I went to him and cast a glance in it butdid not find anything but a drop in the mouth of that water-skinand if I were to draw that, the water-skin's dried part wouldsuck it up. I came to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) andsaid: Allah's Apostle, I have not found anything in it but a dropof water in the mouth of the water-skin and now if I were to drawthat, it would be absorbed. He said: Go and bring that to me. Ibrought it to him. He took hold of it, began to utter somethingwhich I could not understand, then pressed it with his hand gaveit to me and said: Jabir, announce the tub to be brought. So Iannounced the tub of the army (to be brought). It was broughtaccordingly and I placed it before him (the Holy Prophet). Thereupon Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) placed his hands inthe tub like this, with his fingers outstretched, then he placedhis fingers at the bottom of the tub and said: Jabir, take it(the water-skin) and pour water over me by reciting Bismillah. So I poured water and I said: Bismillah, and found water outbetween the fingers of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him). Thenthat tub gushed forth until it was filled and the Apostle (peacebe upon him) said: Jabir, make an announcement to the effect: Hewho needs water should take it. Jabir said: The people came andtook water until they were all satisfied. I said: Is thereanyone left who wants to take it? Allah's Apostle (peace be uponhim) then lifted his hand from that tub and it was still full.Then the people made a complaint to Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) about hunger and he said: May Allah provide you withfood! We came to the shore of the ocean; There was a heavy swelland it cast ashore a big animal we lit, a fire, cooked it andhelped ourselves until we had eaten to our heart's content. Jabir said: About five people and myself entered its socket andnobody could see us until we had come out, and we took hold ofone of its ribs and twisted it into a sort of arch. Then wecalled the tallest person in the army and the biggest camel ofthe army, with the the big saddle on its back, and it couldeasily pass through it without the rider needing to bend down.

Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul used to say to his slave girl: Goand fetch something for us by committing prostitution. It was inthis connection that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, revealedthis verse: "And compel not your slave-girls to prostitution whenthey desire to keep chaste in order to seek the frail goods ofthis world's life, and whoever compels them, then surely aftertheir compulsion Allah is Forgiving, Merciful" (xxiv.33).

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade (the preparation)of Nabidh in hollow stump and varnished jar and gourd.

We went with Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and we werepronouncing Talbiyah for Hajj loudly.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: No (Muslim) man will deserta man who is a Muslim in a place where his respect may beviolated and his honour aspersed without Allah deserting him in aplace here he wishes his help; and no (Muslim) man who will helpa Muslim in a place where his honour may be aspersed and hisrespect violated without Allah helping him in a place where hewishes his help.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) came to visit Abdullahibn Thabit who was ill. He found that he was dominated (by thedivine decree). The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) calledhim loudly, but he did not respond. He uttered the Qur'anicverse "We belong to Allah and to Him do we return" and he said:We have been dominated against you, AburRabi'. Then the womencried and wept, and Ibn Atik began to silence them. The Apostleof Allah (peace be upon him) said: Leave them, when the divinedecree is made, no woman should weep. They (the people) asked:What is necessary happening, Apostle of Allah?He replied:Death.His daughter said: I hope you will be a martyr, for youhave completed your preparations for jihad. The Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) said: Allah Most High gave him a rewardaccording to his intentions. What do you consider martyrdom? They said: Being killed in the cause of Allah.The Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) said: There are seven types ofmartyrdom in addition to being killed in Allah's cause: one whodies of plague is a martyr; one who is drowned is a martyr; onewho dies of pleurisy is a martyr; one who dies of an internalcomplaint is a martyr; one who is burnt to death is a martyr; whoone is killed by a building falling on him is a martyr; and awoman who dies while pregnant is a martyr.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: There is jealousy whichAllah loves and jealousy which Allah hates. That which Allahloves is jealousy regarding a matter of doubt, and that whichAllah hates is jealousy regarding something which is notdoubtful. There is pride which Allah hates and pride which Allahloves. That which Allah loves is a man's pride when fighting andwhen giving sadaqah and that which Allah hates is pride shown byoppression. The narrator Musa said: "by boasting."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Riders who are objects ofdislike to you will come to you, but you must welcome them whenthey come to you, and give them a free hand regarding what theydesire. If they are just, they will receive credit for it, but ifthey are unjust, they will be held responsible. Please them, forthe perfection of your zakat consists in their good pleasure, andlet them ask a blessing for you .

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "There are seven types of martyrdom apart from being killed in Allah's path. Those who die of plague, those who are drowned, those who die of pleurisy, those who die of an internal complaint, those who are burnt to death, those who are killed by a building falling on them, and women who die while pregnant, are martyrs."

Malik, AbuDawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite in thenoon and afternoon prayer: "By the Heaven and the Morning Star"(Surah 86) and "By the Heaven , holding mansions of the stars"(Surah 85) and similar surahs of equal length.

A man fell ill and a cry was raised (for his death). So hisneighbour came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) andsaid to him: He has died. He asked: Who told you? He said: Ihave seen him.The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Hehas not died. He then returned. A cry was again raised (for hisdeath). He came to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) andsaid: He has died. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: He hasnot died. He then returned. A cry was again raised over him. Hiswife said: Go to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) andinform him. The man said: O Allah, curse him.He said: The manthen went and saw that he had killed himself with an arrowhead.So he went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informed himthat he had died. He asked: Who told you? He replied: I myselfsaw that he had killed himself with arrowheads. He asked: Haveyou seen him? He replied: Yes. He then said: Then I shall notpray over him.

A man alighted at Harrah with his wife and children. A man said(to him): My she-camel has strayed; if you find it, detain it. He found it, but did not find its owner, and it fell ill. Hiswife said: Slaughter it. But he refused and it died. She said:Skin it so that we may dry its fat and flesh and then eat them. He said: Let me ask the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). Sohe came to him (the Prophet) and asked him. He said: Have yousufficient for your needs? He replied: No. He then said: Theneat it. Then its owner came and he told him the story.He said:Why did you not slaughter it? He replied: I was ashamed (orafraid) of you.

When I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in his house, Isaw him sitting reclining on a pillow. The narrator Ibn al-Jarrahadded: "on his left side".

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The religion will continueto be established till there are twelve caliphs over you, and thewhole community will agree on each of them. I then heard from theProphet (peace be upon him) some remarks which I could notunderstand. I asked my father: What is he saying: He said: all ofthem will belong to Quraysh.

When we came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), each one wouldsit down where there was room.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to recite in the sunset prayer, on the evening preceding Friday: `Say, O disbelievers..' (109) and `Say, Allah is One..' (112).

It is transmitted in Sharh as-Sunnah.

Jabir heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "There are three things I fear for my people: seeking rain by the stars, the injustice of the ruler, and denial of Allah's decree."

Ahmad transmitted it.

Jabir saw Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) reclining on a pillow at his left side,

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "It is better for a man to discipline his son than to give a sa' as sadaqah."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition and that Nasih the transmitter is not held by traditionists to be strong.

I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) on a cloudless night and began to look at Allah's Messenger and at the moon. He was wearing a red robe, and he appeared more beautiful than the moon to me.

Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.

The legs of Allah's messenger (peace be upon him) were slender, his laughter was no more than a smile, and when I looked at him I thought that there was collyrium in his eyes, but there was not.

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) whether heshould perform ablution after (eating) mutton. He(the Messengerof Allah) said: Perform ablution if you so desire, and if you donot wish, do not perform it. He (again) asked: Should I performablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, performablution (after eating) camel's flesh. He (again) said: May I sayprayer in the sheepfolds? He (the Messenger of Allah ) said: Yes.He (the narrator) again said: May I say prayer where camels liedown? He (the Prophet) said: No.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: The people wholift their eyes towards the sky in prayer should avoid it or theywould lose their eyesight.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to us and said:How is it that I see you lifting your hands like the tails ofheadstrong horses? Be calm in prayer. He (the narrator) said: Hethen again came to us and saw us (sitting) in circles: He said:How is it that I see you in separate groups? He (the narrator)said: He again came to us and said: Why don't you draw yourselvesup in rows as angels do in the presence of their Lord? We said:Messenger of Allah, how do the angels draw themselves up in rowsin the presence of their Lord? He (the Prophet) said: They makethe first rows complete and keep close together in the row.

When we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) we pronounced: Peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, peacebe upon you and Mercy of Allah, and made gesture with the hand onboth the sides. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) said: What do you point out with your hands as if they arethe tails of headstrong horses? This is enough for you that oneshould place one's hand on one's thigh and then pronouncesalutation upon one's brother on the right side and then on theleft.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite in themorning prayer "Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an and his prayerafterward shortened.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite in thenoon prayer: "By the night when it envelopes" (92), and in theafternoon like this, but he prolonged the morning prayer ascompared to that (noon and afternoon prayers).

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite in thenoon prayer: "Glorify the name of thy Most High Lord in themorning prayer longer than this" (87)

Bilal summoned to prayer as the sun declined but did notpronounce Iqamah till the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)came out and the Iqamah was pronounced on seeing him.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to offer the noonprayer when the sun declined.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) postponed that lastIsha prayer.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to observeprayers like your prayers, but he would delay the prayer afternightfall to a little after the time you observed it, and hewould shorten the prayer.

Simak ibn Harb asked Jabir ibn Samurah, "Did you sit in thecompany of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ?" He said:Yes, very often. He (the Prophet) used to sit at the place wherehe observed the morning or dawn prayer till the sun rose or whenit had risen; he would stand, and they (his Companions) wouldtalk about matters (pertaining to the days) of ignorance, andthey would laugh (on these matters) while (the Prophet) onlysmiled.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) observed (Nafl) prayersitting before his death.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) gave two sermons betweenwhich he sat, recited the Qur'an and exhorted the people.

I used to pray with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)and both his prayer and sermon were of moderate length.

I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayerson two 'Ids more than once or twice without there being Adhan andIqamah.

An unsaddled horse was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him)and he rode on it when he returned after having offered thefuneral prayer of Ibn Dahdah and we walked on foot around him.

(The dead body) of a person who had killed himself with abroad-headed arrow was brought before the Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him), but he did not offer prayers for him.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) commanded us toobserve fast on the day of Ashura and exhorted us to do it andwas particular about it. But when (fasting) in Ramadan was madeobligatory, he henceforth neither commanded us nor forbade us,nor was he so particular about it.

Jabir heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say: Allahnamed Medina as Tabbah.

As he was being brought to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him), Isaw Ma'iz - a short-statured person with strong sinews, having nocloak around him. He bore witness against his own self four timesthat he had committed adultery, whereupon Allah's Messenger(peace be upon him) said: Perhaps (you kissed her or embracedher). He said: No, By God, one deviating (from the path ofvirtue) has committed adultery. He then got him stoned (todeath), and then delivered the address: Behold, as we set out forJihad in the cause of Allah, one of you lagged behind andshrieked like the bleating of a male goat, and gave a smallquantity of milk. By Allah, in case I get hold of him, I shallcertainly punish him.

It has been narrated on the authority of Amir ibn Sa'd ibnAbuWaqqas who said: I wrote (a letter) to Jabir ibn Samurah andsent it to him through my servant, Nafi', asking him to inform meof something he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace beupon him). He wrote to me (in reply): I heard the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) say on Friday, the day on whichal-Aslami was stoned to death (for committing adultery): TheIslamic religion will continue until the Hour has beenestablished, or you have been ruled by twelve Caliphs, all ofthem being from the Quraysh. I also heard him say: A small forceof the Muslims will capture the white palace, the palace of thePersian Emperor or his descendants. I also heard him say: Beforethe Day of Judgment there will appear (a number of) imposters.You are to guard against them. I also heard him say: When Godgrants wealth to any one of you, he should first spend it onhimself and his family (and then give it in charity to the poor).I heard him (also) say: I shall be your forerunner at the Cistern(expecting your arrival).

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: This religion will continueto exist, and a group of people from the Muslims will continue tofight for its protection until the Hour is established.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: I recognise the stonein Mecca which used to pay me salutations before my advent as aProphet and I recognise that even now.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Behold, I shall bepresent ahead of you on the Cistern, and the distance between itsdifferent sides would be like that between San'a and Aylah, andits jugs would be like stars in the sky.

Simak ibn Harb said: I asked Jabir ibn Samurah: Did you have theprivilege of sitting in the company of Allah's Messenger (peacebe upon him)? He said: Yes. Very frequently, and added: He (theProphet, peace be upon him) did not stand up (and go) from theplace where he offered the dawn prayer until the sun rose, andafter the rising of the sun he stood up, and they (hisCompanions) entered into conversation with one another and theytalked of the things (that they did during the Days ofIgnorance), and they laughed (on their unreasonable andridiculous acts). Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) smiledonly.

I prayed along with Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) thefirst prayer. He then went to his family and I also went alongwith him when he met some children (on the way). He began to patthe cheeks of each one of them. He also patted my cheek and Iexperienced a coolness or a fragrance of his hand as if it hadbeen brought out from the scent bag of a perfumer.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) had a broad face withreddish (wide eyes), and lean heels. Shu'bah reported: I said toSimak: What does this dali' al-fam mean? And he said: This meansbroad face. I said: What does this ashkal mean? He said: Long inthe slit of the eye. I said: What is this manhus al-aqibayn? Hesaid: It implies little flesh at the heels.

Jabir was asked about the old age of Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him). He said: When he oiled his head nothing was seen (as amark of old age) and when he did not apply oil something (of theold age) became visible.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: Before the LastHour there would be many liars. There is an addition in thehadith transmitted on the authority of AbulAhwas of these words:"I said to him: Did you hear it from Allah's Apostle (peace beupon him) ? He said: Yes."

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) would not lengthen thesermon on Friday. He would say a few words.

My father said, "I saw the Prophet passing wet hands over his turban and Khuffs (leather socks)."

My father said, "I saw Allah's Apostle taking a piece of (cooked) mutton from the shoulder region and then he was called for prayer. He put his knife down and prayed without repeating ablution."

My father said, "I saw Allah's Apostle eating a piece of meat from the shoulder of a sheep and he was called for the prayer. He stood up, put down the knife and prayed but did not perform ablution.''

I went out with 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi Al-Khaiyar. When we reached Hims (i.e. a town in Syria), 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi said (to me), "Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may ask him about the killing of Hamza?" I replied, "Yes." Wahshi used to live in Hims. We enquired about him and somebody said to us, "He is that in the shade of his palace, as if he were a full water skin." So we went up to him, and when we were at a short distance from him, we greeted him and he greeted us in return. 'Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and Wahshi could not see except his eyes and feet. 'Ubaidullah said, "O Wahshi! Do you know me?" Wahshi looked at him and then said, "No, by Allah! But I know that 'Adi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman called Um Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried that child along with his mother and then I handed him over to her, and your feet resemble that child's feet." Then 'Ubaidullah uncovered his face and said (to Wahshi), "Will you tell us (the story of) the killing of Hamza?" Wahshi replied "Yes, Hamza killed Tuaima bin 'Adi bin Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master, Jubair bin Mut'im said to me, 'If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle, then you will be set free." When the people set out (for the battle of Uhud) in the year of 'Ainain ('Ainain is a mountain near the mountain of Uhud, and between it and Uhud there is a valley) I went out with the people for the battle. When the army aligned for the fight, Siba' came out and said, 'Is there any (Muslim) to accept my challenge to a duel?' Hamza bin 'Abdul Muttalib came out and said, 'O Siba! O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises other ladies! Do you challenge Allah and His Apostle?' Then Hamza attacked and killed him, causing him to be non-extant like the bygone yesterday. I hid myself under a rock, and when he (i.e. Hamza) came near me, I threw my spear at him, driving it into his umbilicus so that it came out through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all the people returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca) till Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when the people (of Taif) sent their messengers to Allah's Apostle, I was told that the Prophet did not harm the messengers; so I too went out with them till I reached Allah's Apostle. When he saw me, he said, 'Are you Wahshi?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Was it you who killed Hamza?' I replied, 'What happened is what you have been told of.' He said, 'Can you hide your face from me?' So I went out when Allah's Apostle died, and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a prophet). I said, 'I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill him, and make amends for killing Hamza. So I went out with the people (to fight Musailamah and his followers) and then famous events took place concerning that battle. Suddenly I saw a man (i.e. Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall. He looked like an ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I threw my spear at him, driving it into his chest in between his breasts till it passed out through his shoulders, and then an Ansari man attacked him and struck him on the head with a sword. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, 'A slave girl on the roof of a house said: Alas! The chief of the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black slave.' "

My father said, "I saw the Prophet passing wet hands over his Khuffs."