A man from the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him),said: The narrator Sa'd ibn Ubaydah narrated sometimes from theProphet (peace be upon him) and sometimes as a statement of Ubayd(ibn Khalid): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Sudden deathis a wrathful catching.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Invoke a blessing on onewho sneezes three times; (and if he sneezes more often), then ifyou wish to invoke a blessing on him, you may invoke, and if youwish (to stop), then stop.

Ubayd told in mursal form that Allah`s Messenger (peace be upon him) said one Friday, "Company of Muslims, this is a day which Allah has appointed as a festival, so bathe, and if anyone has perfume it does him no harm to apply some of it; and you should use the tooth-stick."

Malik transmitted it. Ibn Majah transmitted it from him, and it is fully connected form Ibn Abbas.

I taught some persons of the people of Suffah writing and theQur'an. A man of them presented to me a bow. I said: It cannot bereckoned property; may I shoot with it in Allah's path? I mustcome to the Apostle of of Allah (peace be upon him) and ask him(about it). So I came to him and said : Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him), one of those whom I have been teaching writing andthe Qur'an has presented me a bow, and as it cannot be reckonedproperty, may I shoot with it in Allah's path? He said: If youwant to have a necklace of fire on you, accept it.

Harb ibn Ubaydullah told on the authority of his grandfather, hismother's father, that he had it on the authority of his fatherthat the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Tithes are tobe levied on Jews and Christians, but not on Muslims.

Ibn Abbas said to me: Do you know - and in the words of Harun(another narrator): Are you aware of - the last Surah which wasrevealed in the Qur'an as a whole? I said: Yes, "When came thehelp from Allah and the victory" (cx). Thereupon, he said: Youhave told the truth. And in the narration of AbuShaybah (thewords are): Do you know the Surah? And he did not mention thewords "the last one".

Two men informed me that they went to the Prophet (peace be uponhim) when he was at the Farewell Pilgrimage while he wasdistributing the sadaqah and asked him for some of it. He lookedus up and down, and seeing that we were robust, he said: If youwish, I shall give you something, but there is nothing spare init for a rich man or for one who is strong and able to earn aliving.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) made a brotherhoodbetween two men, one of whom was killed (in Allah's path), and aweek or thereabouts later the other died, and we prayed at hisfuneral). The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) asked: Whatdid you say? We replied: We prayed for him and said: O Allah,forgive him, and join him to his companion. The Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) said: What about his prayers since the timethe other died, and his fasting since the time the otherdied--the narrator Shu'bah doubted the words, "his fasting--andhis deeds since the time the other died. The distance betweenthem is just like the distance between heaven and earth.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone among you is secure in mind in the morning, healthy in body, possessed of food for the day, it is as though the whole world has been brought into his possession."

Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: He who spends the day in safety of his life, in good physical condition (in perfect health) and with one day's provision of eatables, is like one upon whom the world and all it contains, has been bestowed.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to observe i'tikaf duringthe last ten days of Ramadan. One year he did not observei'tikaf. When the next year came, he observed i'tikaf for twentynights (i.e. days).

Suwayd ibn Ghaflah said: I fought along with Zayd ibn Suhan andSulayman ibn Rabi'ah. I found a whip. They said to me: Throw itaway. I said: No; if I find its owner (I shall give it to him);if not, I shall use it. Then I performed hajj; and when I reachedMedina, I asked Ubayy ibn Ka'b. He said: I found a purse whichcontained one hundred dinars; so I came to the Prophet (peace beupon him). He said to me: Make the matter known for a year. Imade it known for a year and then came to him. He then said tome: Make the matter known for a year. So I made it known for ayear. I then (again) came to him. He said to me: Make the matterknown for a year. Then I came to him and said: I did not findanyone who realises it. He said: Remember, its number, itscontainer and its tie. If its owner comes, (give it to him),otherwise use it yourself. He (the narrator Shu'bah) said: I donot know whether he said the word "make the matter known" threetimes or once.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) commissioned me as acollector of zakat. I visited a man. When he had collected hisproperty of camels, I found that a she-camel in her second yearwas due from him. I said to him: Pay a she-camel in her secondyear, for she is to be paid as sadaqah (zakat) by you.He said:That one is not worthy of milking and riding. Here is anothershe-camel which is young, grand and fat. So take it. I said tohim: I shall not take an animal for which I have not beencommanded. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) is here nearto you. If you like, go to him, and present to him what youpresented to me. Do that; if he accepts it from you, I shallaccept it; if he rejects it, I shall reject it. He said: I shalldo it. He accompanied me and took with him the she-camel which hehad presented to me. We came to the Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him). He said to him: Prophet of Allah, your messenger cameto me to collect zakat on my property. By Allah, neither theApostle of Allah nor his messenger has ever seen my propertybefore. I gathered my property (camels), and he estimated that ashe-camel in her second year would be payable by me. But that hasneither milk nor is it worth riding. So I presented to him agrand young she-camel for acceptance as zakat. But he hasrefused to take her. Look, she is here; I have brought her toyou, Apostle of Allah. Take her. The Apostle of Allah (peace beupon him) said: That is what is due from you. If you givevoluntarily a better (animal) Allah will give a reward to you forit. We accept her from you. She is here, Apostle of Allah; Ihave brought her to you. So take her. The Apostle of Allah (peacebe upon him) then ordered me to take possession of it, and heprayed for a blessing on his property.

When the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) offered salutationin the witr prayer, he said: Glorify be to the king most holy.

Al-Hasan reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab gathered the people (intarawih prayer) behind Ubayy ibn Ka'b (who led them). He used tolead them for twenty days (during Ramadan, and would not recitethe supplication except in the second half of it (i.e. Ramadan).When the last ten days remained, he kept away from them, andprayed in his house. They used to say: Ubayy ran away.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to observe witrwith (reciting) "Glorify the name of thy Lord, the most High"(Surah 87), "Say O disbelievers" (Surah 109), and "Say, He isAllah, the One, Allah, the eternally besought of all" (112).

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) led us in the dawnprayer one day. And he said: Is so and so present? They said: No.He (again) asked: Is so and so present? They replied: No. He thensaid: These two prayers are the ones which are most burdensome tohypocrites. If you knew what they contain (i.e. blessings), youwould come to them, even though you had to crawl on your knees.The first row is like that of the angels, and if you knew thenature of its excellence, you would race to join it. A man'sprayer said along with another is purer than his prayer saidalone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer withone, but if there are more it is more pleasing to Allah, theAlmighty, the Majestic.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) read the Qur'anic verse: "Thouhast received (full) excuse from me (min ladunni)" and puttashdid (doubling of consonants) on nun (n).

In regard to the words of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, "Your Lord brought forth their offspring from the loins of the children of Adam." (7:172) Ubayy said: He gathered them and paired them then fashioned them and endowed them with the power of speech and they began to speak. He then made an agreement and covenant with them. He made them bear witness about themselves (saying) Am I not your Lord. They said: Yes. He said: I call to witness seven heavens and seven earths regarding you and I call witness your father Adam regarding you lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: We do not know this. Bear this in mind that there is no god besides Me and there is no Lord besides Me and do not associate anything with Me. It is I Who should be sending to you My messengers in order to remind you My agreement and My covenant and it is I who would send you My Books. They said: We bear witness to the fact that Thou art our Lord, Thou art our Object of worship. There is no Lord besides Thee and there is no object of worship besides Thee. They confirmed this (pledge). Adam was raised above them so that he would see them and he saw the rich and the poor, those having handsome faces and even those inferior to them and he said: My Lord, why is it that Thou hast not made Thy servants alike? He said: I wish that I should be thanked. And he also saw the Prophets, some amongst them like lamps with light in them, distinguished by another covenant regarding messengership and prophethood, viz. the words of the Blessed and the High: And when We made covenant with the prophets - up to His words: Jesus son of Mary (33:7). He was among those spirits and He sent him to Mary (peace be upon both of them). And it is narrated by Ubayy that he entered by her mouth.

Transmitted by Ahmad.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: There is a Satan for ablution, called al-Walahan, so be on your guard against the evil promptings of (wasting) water.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi said: This is a gharib hadith, and its isnad is not authentic according to the scholars of hadith; for we know none who traced it up to the Prophet except Kharijah, and he is not authentic according to our scholars.

When a third of the night had passed the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to get up and call out: 'O people, remember Allah; the first call (of the trumpet of Angel Israfil) has sounded; after this comes the second call. It is accompanied by death, and all that it comprise.' I said to the Prophet (peace be upon him): 'O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) I invoke Allah's peace and blessings upon you copiously; how much time should I earmark for this?' He said: 'As much time as you think proper.' I submitted: 'A quarter of my time?' He said: 'As much you wish; but it would be better for you, if you could devote more time.' I said: 'Half of my time?' He said: 'Whatever you wish; but it would be (still) better for you, if you were to increase it.' Then I said: 'Two-third of my time?' He said: 'As much you wish; but it would be (still) better for you if you were to increase it.' I said: 'Shall I devote all my time (supplications) to reciting Salat (benediction) on you? He said: 'Then it will take care of all your worries and your sins will be forgiven.'

Transmitted by Tirmidhi; Ahmad.

The prayer in one garment is the Sunnah. We used to do with Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and nobody found fault with us. Thereupon ibn Mas'ud said: It was indeed so when there was a dearth of clothes, but now when Allah has expanded our means it is better to observe the prayer in two garments.

Transmitted by Ahmad.

I said: Allah's Messenger, I invoke blessings upon you very frequently. How much of my supplication should I devote to you. He said: As much as you like. I said: May it be a quarter? He said: As much as you like, but if you increase it, it will be good for you. I said: May it be a half? He said: As much as you like, but if you increase it, it will be good for you. I said: May it be two thirds? He said: As much as you like but if you make an increase in it, it will be better. I said: May I devote the whole of my supplication to you (that I make in my prayer)? Thereupon he said: In that case it will take care of you and your sins would be expiated.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Qays ibn Ubad said: As I was in the front row in the mosque, someone pulled me forcefully from behind, pushed me aside, and stood in my place. By Allah (I was so much disturbed that), I could not understand my prayer. When he had finished (the prayer), he turned out to be Ubayy ibn Ka'b, and he said: Young man, may Allah bring you no harm, this was because of an instruction from Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) that we should stand near him. He then faced Qiblah and said three times: By the Lord of Ka'bah, Ahl al-Aqd have been ruined. Then he said: By Allah I am not at all sad about them but I am worried about those who have led them astray. I said: AbuYa'qub, what do you mean by Ahl al-Aqd? He said: Men of authority.

Transmitted by Nasa'i.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, Do not curse the wind, but when you see that which you dislike say, "O Allah, we ask Thee for some of the good in this wind, in what it contains and in what it has been commanded to do. We seek refuge in Thee from the evil in this wind, in what it contains and in what it has been commanded to do."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not abuse the wind. Should your experience of it be disagreeable supplicate: Allah, we beg from Thee the good in this wind, the good of that which it contains and the good of that which it has been commanded to do. We seek Thy protection against the evil in this wind and the evil of that which it contains and the evil of that which it has been commanded to do.

Transmitted by Tirmidhi.

Ubayy told of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) meeting Gabriel and saying, "I have been sent, Gabriel, to a people who are unlettered, among whom are old women and old men, boys and girls, and men who have never read a book." He replied, "The Qur'an, Muhammad, has been sent down in seven modes."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

When Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) mentioned anyone for whom he made supplication, he began with himself.

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

When two-thirds of the night had passed the Prophet (peace be upon him) got up and said, "O people, remember Allah, remember Allah. The first blast is surely coming and the second follows it. Death has come with what it contains; death has come with what it contains."

Tirmidhi transmitted it.

There was a man, and I do not know of any other man, whose housewas farther than his from the mosque and he never missed theprayer (in congregation). It was said to him or I said to him: Ifyou were to buy a donkey you could ride upon it in the darknights and in the burning sand. He said: I do not like my houseto be situated by the side of the mosque, for I (eagerly) desirethat my steps towards the mosque, and back from it, should berecorded when I return to my family. Upon this the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) said: Allah has gathered all (rewards)for you.

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: O AbulMundhir, do youknow the verse from the Book of Allah which, according to you, isthe greatest? I said: Allah and His Apostle (peace be upon him)know best. He again said: AbulMundhir, do you know the verse fromthe Book of Allah which, according to you, is the greatest? Isaid: Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal.Thereupon he struck me on my breast and said: May knowledge bepleasant for you, O AbulMundhir!

I was in the mosque when a man entered, and prayed and recited(the Qur'an) in a style to which I objected. Then another manentered (the mosque) and recited in a style different from thatof his companion. When we had finished the prayer, we all wentto Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) and I said to him: Thisman recited in a style to which I objected, and the other enteredand recited in a style different from that of his companion. TheMessenger of Allah (peace be upon him) asked them to recite, sothey recited. The Apostle (peace be upon him) expressed approvalof their efforts (their modes of recitation), and there occurredin my mind a sort of denial which did not occur even during theDays of Ignorance. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be uponhim) saw how I was affected (by a wrong idea), he struck mychest, whereupon I broke into a sweat and felt as though I werelooking at Allah in fear. He (the Holy Prophet) said to me:Ubayy, a message was sent to me to recite the Qur'an in onedialect, and I replied: Make (things easy for my people. It wasconveyed to me for the second time that it should be recited intwo dialects. I again replied to him: Make affairs easy for mypeople. It was again conveyed to me for the third time to recitein seven dialects and (I was further told): You have got aseeking for every reply that I sent you, which you should seekfrom Me. I said: O Allah! Forgive my people, forgive my people.So I have deferred the third one for the day on which the entirecreation will turn to me, including even Ibrahim (peace be uponhim) (for intercession).

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was near the cistern ofBanu Ghifar when Gabriel came to him and said: Allah hascommanded you to recite the Qur'an in one dialect to your people.Upon this he said: I ask from Allah pardon and forgiveness. Mypeople are not capable of doing it. He then came for the secondtime and said: Allah has commanded you that you should recite theQur'an to your people in two dialects.Upon this he (the HolyProphet) again said: I seek pardon and forgiveness from Allah, mypeople would not be able to do so. He (Gabriel) came for thethird time and said: Allah this He said: I ask pardon andforgiveness from Allah. My people would not be able to do it. Hethen came to him for the fourth time and said: Allah hascommanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in sevendialects, and in whichever dialect they recite, they will beright.

Zirr ibn Hubaysh reported: I thus asked Ubayy ibn Ka'b: Yourbrother (in faith) Ibn Mas'ud says: He who stands (for the nightprayer) throughout the year will find laylat al-Qadr. Thereuponhe said: May Allah have mercy upon him. (He said these words)with the intention that people might not rely only (on onenight), whereas he knew that it (laylat al-Qadr) was in the monthof Ramadan and it was the twenty-seventh night. He then took anoath (without making any exception, i.e. without sayinginsha'Allah) that it was the twenty-seventh night. I said tohim: AbulMundhir, on what grounds do you say that? Thereupon hesaid: By the indication or by the sign which the Messenger ofAllah (peace be upon him) gave us, and that is that on that day(the sun) would rise without having any ray in it.

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: The young man whomKhadir killed was a non-believer by his very nature and had hesurvived he would have involved his parents in defiance andunbelief.

The words of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious: "We will, surely,make them taste the lesser punishment before the severerpunishment (that haply they may return)" (xxxii.21) imply thetorments of the world, (victory of) Rome, seizing (of theMeccans), or smoke. Shu'bah was in doubt about seizing or smoke.

I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: The Euphrateswould soon uncover a mountain of gold and when the people wouldhear of it they would flock towards it but the people who wouldpossess that (treasure) (would say): If we allow these persons totake out of it they would take away the whole of it. So theywould fight and ninety-nine out of one hundred would be killed.AbuKamil in his narration said: I and AbuKa'b stood under theshade of the battlement of Hassan.

When the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed, he beganwith himself and said: May the mercy of Allah be upon us and uponMoses. If he had patience, he would have seen marvels from hisCompanion. But he said: "(Moses) said: If ever I ask thee aboutanything after this, keep me not in they company: then wouldstthou have received (full) excuse from my side". Hamzah lengthenedit.

I asked: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) may I wipe overthe socks? He replied: Yes. He asked: For one day? He replied:For one day. He again asked: And for two days? He replied: Fortwo days too. He again asked: And for three days? He replied:Yes, as long as you wish.

That when the Ansar drew lots as to which of the emigrants should dwell with which of the Ansar, the name of Uthman bin Mazun came out (to be in their lot). Um Al-Ala further said, "Uthman stayed with us, and we nursed him when he got sick, but he died. We shrouded him in his clothes, and Allah's Apostle came to our house and I said, (addressing the dead 'Uthman), 'O Abu As-Sa'ib! May Allah be merciful to you. I testify that Allah has blessed you.' The Prophet said to me, 'How do you know that Allah has blessed him?' I replied, 'I do not know O Allah's Apostle! May my parents be sacrificed for you.' Allah's Apostle said, 'As regards Uthman, by Allah he has died and I really wish him every good, yet, by Allah, although I am Allah's Apostle, I do not know what will be done to him.' Um Al-Ala added, 'By Allah I shall never attest the piety of anybody after him. And what Allah's Apostle said made me sad." Um Al-Ala further said, "Once I slept and saw in a dream, a flowing stream for Uthman. So I went to Allah's Apostle and told him about it, he said, 'That is (the symbol of) his deeds.' "

The people doubted whether the Prophet was observing the fast on the Day of 'Arafat, so I sent something for him to drink and he drank it.

The people doubted whether Allah's Apostle was fasting on the Day of 'Arafat or not. So I sent a cup containing milk to him and he drank it.

(daughter of Al-Harith) that she sent a bowl of milk to the Prophet while he was standing (at 'Arafat) in the afternoon of the Day of 'Arafat. He took it in his hands and drank it. Narrated Abu Nadr: The Prophet was on the back of his camel.

that the people were in doubt whether the Prophet was fasting on the Day of 'Arafat or not, so a (wooden) drinking vessel full of milk was sent to him, and he drank it.

On the day of 'Arafat, some people who were with me, differed about the fasting of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) some said that he was fasting while others said that he was not fasting. So I sent a bowl full of milk to him while he was riding his camel, and he drank that milk.

"While the people were with me on the day of 'Arafat they differed as to whether the Prophet was fasting or not; some said that he was fasting while others said that he was not fasting. So, I sent to him a bowl full of milk while he was riding over his camel and he drank it."

I heard the Prophet reciting Surat-al-Mursalat 'Urfan (77) in the Maghrib prayer, and after that prayer he did not lead us in any prayer till he died.

That the Prophet at the time of washing his deceased daughter had said to them, "Start from the right side beginning with those parts which are washed in ablution."

We were forbidden to mourn for a dead person for more than three days except in the case of a husband for whom mourning was allowed for four months and ten days. (During that time) we were not allowed to put kohl (Antimony eye power) in our eyes or to use perfumes or to put on colored clothes except a dress made of 'Asr (a kind of Yemen cloth, very coarse and rough). We were allowed very light perfumes at the time of taking a bath after menses and also we were forbidden to go with the funeral procession.

We never considered yellowish discharge as a thing of importance (as menses).

We were ordered to bring out our menstruating women and veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two 'Id festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from their Musalla. A woman asked, "O Allah's Apostle What about one who does not have a veil?" He said, "Let her share the veil of her companion."

We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of 'Id and even bring out the virgin girls from their houses and menstruating women so that they might stand behind the men and say Takbir along with them and invoke Allah along with them and hope for the blessings of that day and for purification from sins.

We were ordered to go out (for 'Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating women, mature girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn 'Aun said, "Or mature virgins staying in seclusion)." The menstruating women could present themselves at the religious gathering and invocation of Muslims but should keep away from their Musalla.

We took the oath of allegiance to Allah's Apostle and he recited to us:

"They will not associate anything in worship with Allah," and forbade us to bewail the dead. Thereupon a lady withdrew her hand (refrained from taking the oath of allegiance), and said, "But such-and-such lady lamented over one of my relatives, so I must reward (do the same over the dead relatives of) hers." The Prophet did not object to that, so she went (there) and returned to the Prophet so he accepted her pledge of allegiance.

Allah's Apostle came to us and we were giving a bath to his (dead) daughter and said, "Wash her three, five or more times with water and Sidr and sprinkle camphor on her at the end; and when you finish, notify me." So when we finished, we informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it. Aiyub said that Hafsa narrated to him a narration similar to that of Muhammad in which it was said that the bath was to be given for an odd number of times, and the numbers 3, 5 or 7 were mentioned. It was also said that they were to start with the right side and with the parts which were washed in ablution, and that Um 'Atiyya also mentioned, "We combed her hair and divided them in three braids."

Allah's Apostle, concerning his (dead) daughter's bath, said, "Start with the right side, and the parts which are washed in ablution."

When we washed the deceased daughter of the Prophet, he said to us, while we were washing her, "Start the bath from the right side and from the parts which are washed in ablution."

The daughter of the Prophet expired, and he said to us, "Wash her three or five times, or more if you see it necessary, and when you finish, notify me." So, (when we finished) we informed him and he unfastened his waist-sheet and told us to shroud her in it.

We entwined the hair of the dead daughter of the Prophet into three braids. Waki said that Sufyan said, "One braid was entwined in front and the other two were entwined on the sides of the head."

One of the daughters of the Prophet expired and he came to us and said, "Wash her with Sidr (water) for odd number of times, i.e. three, five or more, if you think it necessary, and in the last, put camphor or (some camphor on her), and when you finish, notify me." So when we finished we informed him. He gave his waist-sheet to us (to shroud her). We entwined the hair (of the deceased girl) in three braids and made them fall at her back.

We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions but not strictly.

At the time of giving the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet one of the conditions was that we would not wail, but it was not fulfilled except by five women and they are Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', the daughter of Abi Sabra (the wife of Muadh), and two other women; or the daughter of Abi Sabra and the wife of Muadh and another woman.

A sheep was sent to me (Nusaiba Al-Ansariya) (in charity) and I sent some of it to 'Aisha. The Prophet asked 'Aisha for something to eat. 'Aisha replied that there was nothing except what Nusaiba Al-Ansariya had sent of that sheep. The Prophet said to her, "Bring it as it has reached its place."

Once the Prophet went to 'Aisha and asked her whether she had something (to eat). She said that she had nothing except the mutton which Um 'Atiyya had sent to (Buraira) in charity. The Prophet said that it had reached its destination (i.e. it is no longer an object of charity.)

We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for a husband.

We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for a husband, for whom a wife should mourn for four months and ten days (while in the mourning period) we were not allowed to put kohl in our eyes, nor perfume ourselves, nor wear dyed clothes, except a garment of 'Asb (special clothes made in Yemen). But it was permissible for us that when one of us became clean from her menses and took a bath, she could use a piece of a certain kind of incense. And it was forbidden for us to follow funeral processions.

The Prophet said, "It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for her husband, in which case she should neither put kohl in her eyes, nor perfume herself, nor wear dyed clothes, except a garment of 'Asb." Um 'Atiyya added: The Prophet said, "She should not use perfume except when she becomes clean from her menses whereupon she can use Qust, and Azfar (two kinds of incense)."

We gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will not associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out and said, "Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to my family and I want to compensate her for that crying." The Prophet did not say anything in reply and she left and returned. None of those women abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu'adh.

Allah's Apostle came to us when his daughter died and said, "Wash her thrice or five times or more, if you see it necessary, with water and Sidr and then apply camphor or some camphor at the end; and when you finish, notify me." So when we finished it, we informed him and he gave us his waist-sheet and told us to shroud the dead body in it.

(daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister. the daughter of Abu Sufyan." The Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I replied, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife and I like that my sister should share the good with me." The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me." I said, We have heard that you want to marry the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "(You mean) the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my step-daughter, she would be unlawful for me to marry as she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama were suckled by Thuwaiba. So you should not present to me your daughters or your sisters (in marriage)." Narrated 'Urwa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, "What have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I left you, except that I have been given water to drink in this (the space between his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."

I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like to have (my sister) the daughter of Abu Sufyan?" The Prophet said, "What shall I do (with her)?" I said, "Marry her." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "(Yes), for even now I am not your only wife, so I like that my sister should share you with me." He said, "She is not lawful for me (to marry)." I said, "We have heard that you want to marry." He said, "The daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she should be unlawful for me to marry, for Thuwaiba suckled me and her father (Abu Salama). So you should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters, to me."

I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife; and the most beloved person to share the good with me is my sister." The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be married to two sisters at a time.)" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, we have heard that you want to marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah! Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters to me."

(the wife of the Prophet) I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." The Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for I am not your only wife, and the person I like most to share the good with me, is my sister." He said, "That is not lawful for me." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We have heard that you want to marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my step-daughter, she is unlawful for me, for she is my foster niece. Thuwaiba suckled me and Abu Salama. So you should not present to me your daughters and sisters."

Narrated 'Ursa: Thuwaiba had been a slave girl whom Abu Lahab had emancipated.