The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: One who iskilled under the banner of a man who is blind (to his justcause), who raises the slogan of family or supports his owntribe, dies the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyyah.

Once Allah's Apostle became sick and could not offer his night prayer (Tahajjud) for two or three nights. Then a lady (the wife of Abu Lahab) came and said, "O Muhammad! I think that your Satan has forsaken you, for I have not seen him with you for two or three nights!" On that Allah revealed:

"By the fore-noon, and by the night when it darkens, your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither forsaken you, nor hated you." (93.1-3)

Once during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle we offered some animals as sacrifices. Some people slaughtered their sacrifices before the (Id) prayer, so when the Prophet finished his prayer, he saw that they had slaughtered their sacrifices before the prayer. He said, "Whoever has slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer, should slaughter (another sacrifice) in lieu of it; and whoever has not yet slaughtered it till we have prayed; should slaughter (it) by mentioning Allah's Name."

I heard from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) five daysbefore his death and he said: I stand acquitted before Allah thatI took anyone of you as friend, for Allah has taken me as Hisfriend, as he took Ibrahim as His friend. Had I taken any one ofmy Ummah as a friend, I would have taken AbuBakr as a friend.Beware of those who preceded you and used to take the graves oftheir prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but youmust not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: He who prayed themorning prayer (in congregation) he is in fact under theprotection of Allah. And it can never happen that Allah shoulddemand anything from you in connection with the protection (thatHe guarantees) and one should not get it. He would then throw himin the fire of Hell.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) stated that a person said:Allah would not forgive such and such (person). Thereupon Allahthe Exalted and Glorious, said: Who is he who adjures about Methat I would not grant pardon to so and so; I have granted pardonto so and so and blotted out his deeds (who took an oath that Iwould not grant pardon to him).

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) sent Abdullah ibn Ghalibal-Laythi along with a detachment and I was also with them. Heordered them to attach Banu al-Mulawwih from all sides atal-Kadid. So we went out and when we reached al-Kadid we metal-Harith ibn al-Barsa al-Laythi, and seized him. He said: I camewith the intention of embracing Islam, and I came out to go tothe Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him). We said: If you are aMuslim, there is no harm if we keep you in chains for a day andnight; and if you are not, we shall tie you with chains. So wetied him with chains.

We said to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, "O Chief of the Believers! Advise us." He said, "I advise you to fulfill Allah's convention (made with the Dhimmis) as it is the convention of your Prophet and the source of the livelihood of your dependents (i.e. the taxes from the Dhimmis.)"

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to her and said:Is there anything to eat? She said: Messenger of Allah, I swearby God, there is no good with us except a bone of goat which myfreed maid-servant was given as sadaqah. Upon this he said: Bringthat to me, for it (the sadaqah) has reached its destination.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) came out from (her apartment)in the morning as she was busy in observing her dawn prayer inher place of worship. He came back in the forenoon and she wasstill sitting there. He (the Prophet) said to her: You have beenin the same seat since I left you. She said: Yes. ThereuponAllah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: I recited four wordsthree times after I left you and if these are to be weighedagainst what you have recited since morning these would outweighthem and (these words) are: "Hallowed be Allah and praise is dueto Him according to the number of His creation and according tothe pleasure of His Self and according to the weight of HisThrone and according to the ink (used in recording) words (forHis Praise)."