I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: Every ummah (nation) has a test to undergo, my Ummah (nation) will be tried through wealth.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Ka'b heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say, "Every people has a temptation, and my people's temptation is property."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

When the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended to go on anexpedition, he always pretended to be going somewhere else, andhe would say: War is deception.

It was rarely that the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) setout on a journey on any day but on a Thursday.

AbdurRahman ibn Ka'b ibn Malik said: When Ka'b ibn Malik heardthe call to prayer on Friday, he prayed for As'ad ibn Zurarah. Iasked him: What is the matter that when you hear the call toprayer, you pray for As'ad ibn Zurarah? He replied: This isbecause he held the Friday prayer for the first time for us atHazm an-Nabit of Harrah belonging to Banu Bayadah in Naqi',called Naqi' al-Khadumat.

I said: Apostle of Allah, to make my repentance complete I shoulddivest myself of my property as sadaqah (alms) for Allah and HisApostle. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Retainsome of your property, for that will be better for you. So hesaid: I shall retain the portion I have at Khaybar.

Ka'b ibn Malik said to AbuLubabah; or someone else whom Allahwished; or to the Prophet (peace be upon him): To make myrepentance complete I should depart from the house of my peoplein which I fell into sin, and that I should divest myself of allmy property as sadaqah (alms). He said: A third (of yourproperty) will be sufficient for you.

I said: Apostle of Allah, to make my atonement complete I shoulddivest myself of my all property as sadaqah (alms) for Allah andHis apostle. He said: No. I said: The half of it. He said: No. Isaid: Then a third of it. He said: Yes. I said: I shall retainthe portion I have at Khaybar.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Two hungry wolves, if let loose among a flock of sheep, will not do more damage than that which is caused by a man's avarice for wealth and status to his religion.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Ka'b said to the Prophet (peace be upon him), "Allah has sent down concerning poetry what He has sent down." The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "The believer strives with his sword and his tongue. By Him in Whose hand my soul is, it is as though you are shooting at them with it like the spraying of arrows."

It is transmitted in Sharh as-Sunnah. In al-Isti'ab by Ibn AbdulBarr Ka'b said, "Messenger of Allah, what is your opinion about poetry?" and he replied, "The believer strives with his sword and his tongue."

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more destructive to them than a man's greed for property and self-esteem are to his religion."

Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not come back fromthe journey but by day in the forenoon, and when he arrived, hewent first to the mosque, and having prayed two rak'ahs in it hesat down in it.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent him and Aws ibnHadathan during the days of Tashriq to make this announcement:None but the believer would be admitted into Paradise, and thedays of Mina are the days meant for eating and drinking.

Ka'b saw Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) licking his threefingers (after having finished the food). Ibn Hatim made nomention of "Three". This hadith is also narrated through anotherchain of transmitters.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: He who acquires knowledge in order to fall into polemics with other scholars and prove his superiority over them, or to dispute with the ignorant or to attract the attention of the people, Allah will throw him in the Fire.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi transmitted it from Ka'b, and Ibn Majah from Ibn Umar.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone grows a grey hair in Islam it will be a light to him on the Day of Resurrection."

Tirmidhi and Nasa'i transmitted it.

A man from the Ansar said on the authority of Ka'b ibn Ujrah thathe was feeling pain in his head (due to lice); so he shaved hishead. The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered him to sacrifice acow as offering.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) came upon him (duringtheir stay) at al-Hudaybiyyah. He then narrated the rest of thetradition. This version adds: "He asked: Do you have asacrificial animal? He replied: No. He then said: Fast three daysor give three sa's of dates to six poor people, giving one sa' toevery two persons."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to the mosque of BanuAbdulAshhal. He prayed the sunset prayer there. When theyfinished the prayer, he saw them praying the supererogatoryprayer after it. He said: This is the prayer to be offered in thehouses.

AbuThumamah al-Hannat said that Ka'b ibn Ujrah met him while hewas going to the mosque; one of the two (companions) met hiscompanion (on his way to the mosque) And he met crossing thefingers of my both hands. He prohibited me to do so, and said:The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) has said: If any of youperforms ablution, and performs his ablution perfectly, and thengoes out intending for the mosque, he should not cross thefingers of his hand because he is already in prayer.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said to him, "I commend you to Allah to protect you from the rulership of the foolish." He asked what that was, and Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) replied, "After my time governors will arise whose falsehood will be believed and who will be assisted in their oppression by those who enter their presence. They have nothing to do with me and I have nothing to do with them, and they will never come down to me at the Reservoir. But they who do not enter their presence, believe their falsehood and help them in their oppression, those belong to me and I belong to them, and those ones will come down to me at the Reservoir."

Tirmidhi and Nasa'i transmitted it.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: There are certainejaculations, the repeaters of which or the performers of whichafter every prescribed prayer will never be causeddisappointment: "Glory be to Allah" thirty-three times," "Praisebe to Allah" thirty-three times, and "Allah is most Great"Thirty-four times.

Ka'b entered the mosque and saw AbdurRahman ibn Umm Hakamdelivering the sermon in a sitting posture. Upon this he said:Look at this wretched person; he delivers the sermon whilesitting, whereas Allah said: "And when they see merchandise orsport, they break away to it and leave thee standing."

In the mosque I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew louder. Allah's Apostle heard that while he was in his house. So he came to us raising the curtain of his room and said, "O Ka'b!" I replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "O Ka'b! reduce your debt to one half," gesturing with his hand. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have done so." Then Allah's Apostle said (to Ibn Abi Hadrad), "Get up and pay the debt to him."

Whenever the Prophet returned from a journey in the forenoon, he would enter the mosque and offer two Rakat before sitting.

that a slave girl of theirs used to shepherd some sheep at Si'a (a mountain near Medina). On seeing one of her sheep dying, she broke a stone and slaughtered it. Ka'b said to his family, "Do not eat (of it) till I go to the Prophet and ask him, or, till I send someone to ask him." So he went to the Prophet or sent someone to him. The Prophet permitted (them) to eat it.

The Prophet said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind bends it sometimes and some other time it makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which keeps straight till once it is uprooted suddenly.

During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the mosque to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew so loud that Allah's Apostle heard them while he was in his house. So he came to us after raising the curtain of his room. The Prophet said, "O Ka'b bin Malik!" I replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle." He gestured with his hand to me to reduce the debt to one half. I said, "O Allah's Apostle I have done it." Allah's Apostle said (to Ibn Hadrad), "Get up and pay it."

I said, "O Allah's Apostle! For the acceptance of my repentance I wish to give all my property in charity for Allah's sake through His Apostle ." He said, "It is better for you to keep some of the property for yourself." I said, "Then I will keep my share in Khaibar."

Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to lead a ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one would understand that he was going to a different destination.

Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to carry out a ghazwa, he would use an equivocation to conceal his real destination till it was the ghazwa of Tabuk which Allah's Apostle carried out in very hot weather. As he was going to face a very long journey through a wasteland and was to meet and attack a large number of enemies. So, he made the situation clear to the Muslims so that they might prepare themselves accordingly and get ready to conquer their enemy. The Prophet informed them of the destination he was heading for. (Ka'b bin Malik used to say, "Scarcely did Allah's Apostle set out for a journey on a day other than Thursday.")

The Prophet set out on Thursday for the ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out (i.e. travel) on Thursdays.

I never failed to join Allah's Apostle in any of his ghazawat except in the Ghazwa of Tabuk. However, I did not take part in the Ghazwa of Badr, but none who failed to take part in it, was blamed, for Allah's Apostle had gone out to meet the caravans of (Quraish, but Allah Caused them (i.e. Muslims) to meet their enemy unexpectedly (with no previous intention) .

A lady slaughtered a sheep with a stone and then the Prophet was asked about it and he permitted it to be eaten.

In the last part of his narration about the three who remained behind (from the battle of Tabuk). (I said) "As a proof of my true repentance (for not joining the Holy battle of Tabuk), I shall give up all my property for the sake of Allah and His Apostle (as an expiation for that sin)." The Prophet said (to me), "Keep some of your wealth, for that is better for you."

The Prophet passed by me while I was kindling a fire under a (cooking) pot. He said, "Do the lice of your head trouble you?" I said, "Yes." So he called a barber to shave my head and ordered me to make expiation for that."

That Allah's Apostle saw him with the lice falling (from his head) on his face. Allah's Apostle said, "Are your lice troubling you?" Ka'b said, "Yes." Allah's Apostle thus ordered him to shave his head while he was at Al-Hudaibiya. Up to then there was no indication that all of them would finish their state of Ihram and they hoped that they would enter Mecca. Then the order of Al-Fidya was revealed, so Allah's Apostle ordered Kab to feed six poor persons with one Faraq of food or slaughter a sheep or fast for three days.

The Prophet came to me at the time of Al-Hudaibiya Pledge while lice were falling on my face. He said, "Are the lice of your head troubling you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Shave your head and fast for three days, or feed six poor persons, or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice." (The sub-narrator, Aiyub said, "I do not know with which of these three options he started.")

We were in the company of Allah's Apostle at Al-Hudaibiya in the state of Ihram and the pagans did not allow us to proceed (to the Ka'ba). I had thick hair and lice started falling on my face. The Prophet passed by me and said, "Are the lice of your head troubling you?" I replied, "Yes." The sub-narrator added, "Then the following Divine Verse was revealed: 'And if anyone of you is ill or has an ailment in his scalp, (necessitating shaving) must pay a ransom (Fida) of either fasting or feeding the poor, Or offering a sacrifice.' (2.196)"

It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! We know how to greet you, but how to invoke Allah for you?" The Prophet said, "Say: Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin wa'ala Ali Muhammaddin, kama sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid."

I came to the Prophet and he said to me, "Come near." So I went near to him and he said, "Are your lice troubling you?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "(Shave your head and) make expiation in the form of fasting, Sadaqa (giving in charity), or offering a sacrifice." (The sub-narrator) Aiyub said, "Fasting should be for three days, and the Nusuk (sacrifice) is to be a sheep, and the Sadaqa is to be given to six poor persons."

The Prophet came to me during the period of Al-Hudaibiya, while I was lighting fire underneath a cooking pot and lice were falling down my head. He said, "Do your lice hurt you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Shave your head and fast for three days or feed six poor persons or slaughter a sheep as a sacrifice:"

Allah's Apostle stood beside me at Al-Hudaibiya and the lice were falling from my head in great number. He asked me, "Have your lice troubled you?" I replied in the affirmative. He ordered me to get my head shaved. Ka'b added, "This Holy Verse: 'And if any of you is ill, or has ailment in his scalp. . .' (2.196) was revealed regarding me." The Prophet then ordered me either to fast three days, or to feed six poor persons with one Faraq (three Sas) (of dates), or to slaughter a sheep, etc. (sacrifice) whatever was available.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came in to visit me and drank standing from the mouth of a waterskin which was hung up, whereupon I went and cut off its mouth.

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

(the narrator other than Musa said that Kayyisah daughter ofAbuBakrah) Shesaid that her father used to forbid his family tohave themselves cupped on a Tuesday, and used to assert on theauthority of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) thatTuesday is the day of blood in which there is an hour when itdoes not stop.

Safwan ibn Umayyah sent him with some milk, a young gazelle andsome small cucumbers to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him)when he was in the upper part of Mecca. I entered but I did notgive a salutation. He said: Go back and say: "Peace be upon you"!This happened after Safwan ibn Umayyah and embraced Islam. Amrsaid: Ibn Safwan told me all this on the authority of Kaladah ibnHanbal, and he did not say: I heard it from him.

We emigrated with the Prophet (p.b.u.h) in Allah's cause, and so our reward was then surely incumbent on Allah. Some of us died and they did not take anything from their rewards in this world, and amongst them was Mustab bin 'Umar; and the others were those who got their rewards. Mustab bin 'Umar was martyred on the day of the Battle of Uhud and we could get nothing except his Burd to shroud him in. And when we covered his head his feet became bare and vice versa. So the Prophet ordered us to cover his head only and to put idhkhir (a kind of shrub) over his feet.

I was a blacksmith in the pre-Islamic period, and 'Asi bin Wail owed me some money, so I went to him to demand it. He said (to me), "I will not pay you unless you disbelieve Muhammad." I said, "I will not disbelieve till Allah kills you and then you get resurrected." He said, "Leave me till I die and get resurrected, then I will be given wealth and children and I will pay you your debt." On that occasion it was revealed to the Prophet:

'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our signs and says: Surely I will be given wealth and children? Has he known the unseen, or has he taken a covenant from the Beneficent (Allah)? (19.77-78)

I was a blacksmith and did some work for Al-'As bin Wail. When he owed me some money for my work, I went to him to ask for that amount. He said, "I will not pay you unless you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "By Allah! I will never do that till you die and be resurrected." He said, "Will I be dead and then resurrected after my death?" I said, "Yes." He said, "There I will have property and offspring and then I will pay you your due." Then Allah revealed: "Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our signs, and yet says: I will be given property and offspring?" (19.77)

I was a blacksmith in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance, and 'Asi bin Wail owed me some money. I went to him to demand it, but he said to me, "I will not pay you unless you reject faith in Muhammad." I replied, "By Allah, I will never disbelieve Muhammad till Allah let you die and then resurrect you." He said, "Then wait till I die and come to life again, for then I will be given property and offspring and will pay your right." So, thus revelation came: "Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our signs and yet says, 'I will be given property and offspring?' " (19.77)

We migrated with Allah's Apostle (See Hadith No. 253 below).

We migrated with Allah's Apostle seeking Allah's countenance, so our rewards became due and sure with Allah. Some of us passed away without eating anything of their rewards in this world. One of these was Mus'ab bin 'Umar who was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud. We did not find anything to shroud his body with except a striped cloak. When we covered his head with it, his feet remained uncovered, and when we covered his feet with it, his head remained uncovered. So Allah's Apostle ordered us to cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his feet. And there are some amongst us whose fruits have ripened and they are collecting them (i.e. they have received their rewards in this world).

We migrated with the Prophet for Allah's Cause, so our reward became due with Allah. Some of us passed away (i.e. died) without enjoying anything from their reward, and one of them was Mus'ab bin 'Umar who was killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Uhud. He did not leave behind except a sheet of striped woolen cloth. If we covered his head with it, his feet became naked, and if we covered his feet with it, his head became naked. The Prophet said to us, "Cover his head with it and put Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his feet," or said, "Put some Idhkhir over his feet." But some of us have got their fruits ripened, and they are collecting them.

I came to Al-'Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi and demanded something which he owed me. He said, "I will not give you (your money) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "No, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected." He said, "Will I die and then be resurrected?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then I will have wealth and children there, and I will pay you (there)." So this Verse was revealed:

"Have you then seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and (yet) says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children?" (19.77)

I was a blacksmith in Mecca. Once I made a sword for Al-'Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi. When I went to demand its price, he said, "I will not give it to you till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah make you die and then bring you to life again." He said, "If Allah should make me die and then resurrect me and I would have wealth and children." So Allah revealed:

"Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs, and (yet) says I shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he known the unseen or has he taken a covenant from (Allah) the Beneficent?" (19.77-78)

I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi Bin Wail owed me a debt, so I went to him to demand it. He said to me, "I will not pay you your debt till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "I will not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected." He said, "Will I be resurrected after my death? If so, I shall pay you (there) if I should find wealth and children." So there was revealed:

"Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs, and yet says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he, known to the unseen or has he taken a covenant from (Allah) the Beneficent? Nay! We shall record what he says, and we shall add and add to his punishment. And We shall inherit from him all that he talks of, and he shall appear before Us alone." (19.77-80)

We migrated with the Prophet.(This narration is related in the chapter of migration).

Harithah ibn Mudarrab said he visited Khabbab who had been cauterized seven times. He said that were it not for the fact that he had heard Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) say that no one must wish for death, he would wish for it. He added, "I have seen myself in the company of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) when I did not possess a dirham, but now there are 40,000 dirhams in my house." His shroud was produced, and when he saw it he wept and said, "No shroud was found for Hamzah but a garment with black and white stripes, which did not reach his feet when put over his head and did not reach his head when put over his feet. It was eventually stretched over his head and grass was put on his feet."

Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it, but Tirmidhi did not include the passage from "His shroud was produced" to the end.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "No believer spends anything without being rewarded for it, except for what he spends on this dust."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

We complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) (thedifficulty of) saying prayer on the intensely heated (ground orsand), but he paid no heed to our complaint.

We complained to Allah's Apostle (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba, leaning over his Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would you seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a (believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet that would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail till a traveler from Sana (in Yemen) to Hadrarmaut will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty.

We migrated in the company of Allah's Apostle, seeking Allah's pleasure. So our reward became due and sure with Allah. Some of us have been dead without enjoying anything of their rewards (here), and one of them was Mus'ab bin 'Umar who was martyred on the day of the battle of Uhud, and did not leave anything except a Namira (i.e. a sheet in which he was shrouded). If we covered his head with it, his feet became naked, and if we covered his feet with it, his head became naked. So the Prophet said to us, "Cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his feet or throw Idhkhir over his feet." But some amongst us have got the fruits of their labor ripened, and they are collecting them.

Narrated Anas: His uncle (Anas bin An-Nadr) was absent from the battle of Badr and he said, "I was absent from the first battle of the Prophet (i.e. Badr battle), and if Allah should let me participate in (a battle) with the Prophet, Allah will see how strongly I will fight." So he encountered the day of Uhud battle. The Muslims fled and he said, "O Allah! I appeal to You to excuse me for what these people (i.e. the Muslims) have done, and I am clear from what the pagans have done." Then he went forward with his sword and met Sad bin Mu'adh (fleeing), and asked him, "Where are you going, O Sad? I detect a smell of Paradise before Uhud." Then he proceeded on and was martyred. Nobody was able to recognize him till his sister recognized him by a mole on his body or by the tips of his fingers. He had over 80 wounds Caused by stabbing, striking or shooting with arrows.

We complained to Allah's Apostle (about our state) while he was leaning against his sheet cloak in the shade of the Ka'ba. We said, "Will you ask Allah to help us? Will you invoke Allah for us?" He said, "Among those who were before you a (believer) used to be seized and, a pit used to be dug for him and then he used to be placed in it. Then a saw used to be brought and put on his head which would be split into two halves. His flesh might be combed with iron combs and removed from his bones, yet, all that did not cause him to revert from his religion. By Allah! This religion (Islam) will be completed (and triumph) till a rider (traveler) goes from San'a' (the capital of Yemen) to Hadramout fearing nobody except Allah and the wolf lest it should trouble his sheep, but you are impatient." (See Hadith No. 191, Vol. 5)

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) led us in prayer and prolonged it, and when the people said, "Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), you have prayed a prayer such as you have not been accustomed to pray," he replied, "Yes, it was a prayer of hope and fear during which I asked Allah for three things, two of which He granted me but one of which He refused me. I asked Him not to destroy my people by famine and He granted me that, I asked Him not to let an enemy from another people rule over them and He granted me that, and I asked Him not to let them experience one another's violence but He refused me that."

Tirmidhi and Nasa'i transmitted it.

I came to the Prophet while he was leaning against his sheet cloak in the shade of the Ka'ba. We were suffering greatly from the pagans in those days. I said (to him). "Will you invoke Allah (to help us)?" He sat down with a red face and said, "(A believer among) those who were before you used to be combed with iron combs so that nothing of his flesh or nerves would remain on his bones; yet that would never make him desert his religion. A saw might be put over the parting of his head which would be split into two parts, yet all that would never make him abandon his religion. Allah will surely complete this religion (i.e. Islam) so that a traveler from Sana to Hadra-maut will not be afraid of anybody except Allah." (The sub-narrator, Baiyan added, "Or the wolf, lest it should harm his sheep.")

The same as Hadith 5.100 but instead the Prophet said, "O Allah, teach him (Ibn Abbas) the Book (i.e. the understanding of the knowledge of Qur'an)."

As above.