Volume
4, Book 56, Number 659:
Narrated
Rabi bin Hirash:
'Uqba
bin 'Amr said to Hudhaifa, "Won't you relate to us of what you have heard
from Allah's Apostle ?" He said, "I heard him saying, "When
Al-Dajjal appears, he will have fire and water along with him. What the people
will consider as cold water, will be fire that will burn (things). So, if
anyone of you comes across this, he should fall in the thing which will appear
to him as fire, for in reality, it will be fresh cold water." Hudhaifa
added, "I also heard him saying, 'From among the people preceding your
generation, there was a man whom the angel of death visited to capture his
soul. (So his soul was captured) and he was asked if he had done any good
deed.' He replied, 'I don't remember any good deed.' He was asked to think it
over. He said, 'I do not remember, except that I used to trade with the people
in the world and I used to give a respite to the rich and forgive the poor
(among my debtors). So Allah made him enter Paradise." Hudhaifa further
said, "I also heard him saying, 'Once there was a man on his death-bed,
who, losing every hope of surviving said to his family: When I die, gather for
me a large heap of wood and make a fire (to burn me). When the fire eats my
meat and reaches my bones, and when the bones burn, take and crush them into
powder and wait for a windy day to throw it (i.e. the powder) over the sea.
They did so, but Allah collected his particles and asked him:
Why
did you do so? He replied: For fear of You. So Allah forgave him." 'Uqba
bin 'Amr said, "I heard him saying that the Israeli used to dig the grave
of the dead (to steal their shrouds)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 660:
Narrated
'Aisha and Ibn 'Abbas:
On
his death-bed Allah's Apostle put a sheet over his-face and when he felt hot,
he would remove it from his face. When in that state (of putting and removing
the sheet) he said, "May Allah's Curse be on the Jews and the Christians
for they build places of worship at the graves of their prophets." (By
that) he intended to warn (the Muslim) from what they (i.e. Jews and
Christians) had done.
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 661:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "The Israelis used to be ruled and guided by prophets:
Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will be no
prophet after me, but there will be Caliphs who will increase in number."
The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What do you order us (to do)?"
He said, "Obey the one who will be given the pledge of allegiance first.
Fulfil their (i.e. the Caliphs) rights, for Allah will ask them about (any
shortcoming) in ruling those Allah has put under their guardianship."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 662:
Narrated
Abu Said:
The
Prophet said, "You will follow the wrong ways, of your predecessors so
completely and literally that if they should go into the hole of a mastigure,
you too will go there." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you mean the
Jews and the Christians?" He replied, "Whom else?" (Meaning, of
course, the Jews and the Christians.)
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 663:
Narrated
Anas:
The
people mentioned the fire and the bell (as means proposed for announcing the
time of prayer) and by such a suggestion they referred to the Jews and the Christians.
But Bilal was ordered, "Pronounce the words of the Adhan (i.e. call for
the prayer) twice and the Iqama once only."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 664:
Narrated
'Aisha:
That
she used to hate that one should keep his hands on his flanks while praying.
She said that the Jew used to do so.
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 665:
Narrated
Ibn Umar:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Your period (i.e. the Muslims' period) in comparison to the
periods of the previous nations, is like the period between the 'Asr prayer and
sunset. And your example in comparison to the Jews and the Christians is like
the example of a person who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will
work for me till midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews worked for half a day for
one Qirat each. The person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from midday to
the time of the 'Asr (prayer) for one Qirat each?' The Christians worked from
midday till the 'Asr prayer for one Qirat. Then the person asked, 'Who will do
the work for me from the 'Asr till sunset for two Qirats each?' " The
Prophet added, "It is you (i.e. Muslims) who are doing the work from the
Asr till sunset, so you will have a double reward. The Jews and the Christians
got angry and said, 'We have done more work but got less wages.' Allah said, 'Have
I been unjust to you as regards your rights?' They said, 'No.' So Allah said,
'Then it is My Blessing which I bestow on whomever I like. "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 666:
Narrated
Ibn Abbas:
I
heard 'Umar saying, "May Allah Curse so-and-so! Doesn't he know that the
Prophet said, 'May Allah curse the Jews for, though they were forbidden (to
eat) fat, they liquefied it and sold it. "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 667:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The
Prophet said, "Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a
single sentence, and tell others the stories of Bani Israel (which have been
taught to you), for it is not sinful to do so. And whoever tells a lie on me
intentionally, will surely take his place in the (Hell) Fire."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 668:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Allah's
Apostle said, "The Jews and the Christians do not dye (their grey hair),
so you shall do the opposite of what they do (i.e. dye your grey hair and
beards)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 669:
Narrated
Jundub:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Amongst the nations before you there was a man who got a
wound, and growing impatient (with its pain), he took a knife and cut his hand
with it and the blood did not stop till he died. Allah said, 'My Slave hurried
to bring death upon himself so I have forbidden him (to enter) Paradise.'
"
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 670:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
that
he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Allah willed to test three Israelis who
were a Leper, a blind man and a bald-headed man. So, he sent them an angel who
came to the leper and said, 'What thing do you like most?' He replied,
"Good color and good skin, for the people have a strong aversion to me.'
The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given a good color
and beautiful skin. The angel asked him, 'What kind of property do you like
best?' He replied, 'Camels (or cows).' (The narrator is in doubt, for either
the leper or the bald-headed man demanded camels and the other demanded cows.)
So he (i.e. the leper) was given a pregnant she-camei, and the angel said (to
him), 'May Allah bless you in it.'
The
angel then went to the bald-headed man and said, 'What thing do you like most?'
He said, 'I like good hair and wish to be cured of this disease, for the people
feel repulsion for me.' The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he
was given good hair. The angel asked (him), 'What kind of property do you like
bests' He replied, 'Cows,' The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, 'May
Allah bless you in it.' The angel went to the blind man and asked, 'What thing
do you like best?' He said, '(I like) that Allah may restore my eye-sight to me
so that I may see the people.' The angel touched his eyes and Allah gave him
back his eye-sight. The angel asked him, "What kind of property do you like
best?' He replied, 'Sheep.' The angel gave him a pregnant sheep. Afterwards,
all the three pregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied and
brought forth so much that one of the (three) men had a herd of camels filling
a valley, and one had a herd of cows filling a valley, and one had a flock of
sheep filling a valley. Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance
of a leper, went to the leper and said, I am a poor man, who has lost all means
of livelihood while on a journey. So none will satisfy my need except Allah and
then you. In the Name of Him Who has given you such nice color and beautiful
skin, and so much property, I ask you to give me a camel so that I may reach my
destination. The man replied, 'I have many obligations (so I cannot give you).'
The angel said, 'I think I know you; were you not a leper to whom the people
had a strong aversion? Weren't you a poor man, and then Allah gave you (all
this property).' He replied, '(This is all wrong), I got this property through
inheritance from my fore-fathers' The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie,
then let Allah make you as you were before. '
Then
the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a bald man, went to the
bald man and said to him the same as he told the first one, and he too answered
the same as the first one did. The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie, then
let Allah make you as you were before.'
The
angel, disguised in the shape of a blind man, went to the blind man and said,
'I am a poor man and a traveler, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted
while on a journey. I have nobody to help me except Allah, and after Him, you
yourself. I ask you in the Name of Him Who has given you back your eye-sight to
give me a sheep, so that with its help, I may complete my journey' The man
said, 'No doubt, I was blind and Allah gave me back my eye-sight; I was poor
and Allah made me rich; so take anything you wish from my property. By Allah, I
will not stop you for taking anything (you need) of my property which you may
take for Allah's sake.' The angel replied, 'Keep your property with you. You
(i.e 3 men) have been tested and Allah is pleased with you and is angry with
your two companions."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 671:
Narrated
Ibn Umar:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Once three persons (from the previous nations) were
traveling, and suddenly it started raining and they took shelter in a cave. The
entrance of the cave got closed while they were inside. They said to each
other, 'O you! Nothing can save you except the truth, so each of you should ask
Allah's Help by referring to such a deed as he thinks he did sincerely (i.e.
just for gaining Allah's Pleasure).' So one of them said, 'O Allah! You know
that I had a laborer who worked for me for one Faraq (i.e. three Sas) of rice,
but he departed, leaving it (i.e. his wages). I sowed that Faraq of rice and
with its yield I bought cows (for him). Later on when he came to me asking for
his wages, I said (to him), 'Go to those cows and drive them away.' He said to
me, 'But you have to pay me only a Faraq of rice,' I said to him, 'Go to those
cows and take them, for they are the product of that Faraq (of rice).' So he
drove them. O Allah! If you consider that I did that for fear of You, then
please remove the rock.' The rock shifted a bit from the mouth of the cave. The
second one said, 'O Allah, You know that I had old parents whom I used to
provide with the milk of my sheep every night. One night I was delayed and when
I came, they had slept, while my wife and children were crying with hunger. I
used not to let them (i.e. my family) drink unless my parents had drunk first.
So I disliked to wake them up and also disliked that they should sleep without
drinking it, I kept on waiting (for them to wake) till it dawned. O Allah! If
You consider that I did that for fear of you, then please remove the rock.' So
the rock shifted and they could see the sky through it. The (third) one said,
'O Allah! You know that I had a cousin (i.e. my paternal uncle's daughter) who
was most beloved to me and I sought to seduce her, but she refused, unless I
paid her one-hundred Dinars (i.e. gold pieces). So I collected the amount and
brought it to her, and she allowed me to sleep with her. But when I sat between
her legs, she said, 'Be afraid of Allah, and do not deflower me but legally. 'I
got up and left the hundred Dinars (for her). O Allah! If You consider that I
did that for fear of you than please remove the rock. So Allah saved them and
they came out (of the cave)." (This Hadith indicates that one can only ask
Allah for help directly or through his performed good deeds. But to ask Allah
through dead or absent prophets, saints, spirits, holy men, angels etc. is
absolutely forbidden in Islam and it is a kind of disbelief.)
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 672:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
That
he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "While a lady was nursing her child, a
rider passed by and she said, 'O Allah! Don't let my child die till he becomes
like this (rider).' The child said, 'O Allah! Don't make me like him,' and then
returned to her breast (sucking it). (After a while) they passed by a lady who
was being pulled and teased (by the people). The child's mother said, 'O Allah!
Do not make my child like her.' The child said, 'O Allah! Make me like her.'
Then he said, 'As for the rider, he is an infidel, while the lady is accused of
illegal sexual intercourse (falsely) and she says: Allah is sufficient for me
(He knows the truth)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 673:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "While a dog was going round a well and was about to die of
thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it and took off her shoe and watered it. So
Allah forgave her because of that good deed."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 674:
Narrated
Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman:
That
he heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan (talking) on the pulpit in the year when he
performed the Hajj. He took a tuft of hair that was in the hand of an orderly
and said, "O people of Medina! Where are your learned men? I heard the
Prophet forbidding such a thing as this (i.e. false hair) and he used to say,
'The Israelis were destroyed when their ladies practiced this habit (of using
false hair to lengthen their locks)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 675:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "Amongst the people preceding you there used to be
'Muhaddithun' (i.e. persons who can guess things that come true later on, as if
those persons have been inspired by a divine power), and if there are any such
persons amongst my followers, it is 'Umar bin Al-Khattab."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 676:
Narrated
Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The
Prophet said, "Amongst the men of Bani Israel there was a man who had
murdered ninety-nine persons. Then he set out asking (whether his repentance
could be accepted or not). He came upon a monk and asked him if his repentance
could be accepted. The monk replied in the negative and so the man killed him.
He kept on asking till a man advised to go to such and such village. (So he
left for it) but death overtook him on the way. While dying, he turned his
chest towards that village (where he had hoped his repentance would be
accepted), and so the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment quarrelled
amongst themselves regarding him. Allah ordered the village (towards which he
was going) to come closer to him, and ordered the village (whence he had come),
to go far away, and then He ordered the angels to measure the distances between
his body and the two villages. So he was found to be one span closer to the
village (he was going to). So he was forgiven."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 677:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Once
Allah's Apostle; offered the morning prayer and then faced the people and said,
"While a man was driving a cow, he suddenly rode over it and beat it. The
cow said, "We have not been created for this, but we have been created for
sloughing." On that the people said astonishingly, "Glorified be
Allah! A cow speaks!" The Prophet said, "I believe this, and Abu Bakr
and 'Umar too, believe it, although neither of them was present there. While a
person was amongst his sheep, a wolf attacked and took one of the sheep. The
man chased the wolf till he saved it from the wolf, where upon the wolf said,
'You have saved it from me; but who will guard it on the day of the wild beasts
when there will be no shepherd to guard them except me (because of riots and
afflictions)? ' " The people said surprisingly, "Glorified be Allah!
A wolf speaks!" The Prophet said, "But I believe this, and Abu Bakr
and 'Umar too, believe this, although neither of them was present there."
(See the Foot-note of page No. 10 Vol.5)
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 678:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Allah's
Apostle said, "A man bought a piece of and from another man, and the buyer
found an earthenware jar filled with gold in the land. The buyer said to the
seller. 'Take your gold, as I have bought only the land from you, but I have
not bought the gold from you.' The (former) owner of the land said, "I
have sold you the land with everything in it.' So both of them took their case
before a man who asked, 'Do you have children?' One of them said, "I have
a boy.' The other said, "I have a girl.' The man said, 'Marry the girl to
the boy and spend the money on both of them and give the rest of it in
charity.' "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 679:
Narrated
Usama bin Zaid:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Plague was a means of torture sent on a group of Israelis
(or on some people before you). So if you hear of its spread in a land, don't
approach it, and if a plague should appear in a land where you are present,
then don't leave that land in order to run away from it (i.e. plague)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 680:
Narrated
'Aisha:
(the
wife of the Prophet) I asked Allah's Apostle about the plague. He told me that
it was a Punishment sent by Allah on whom he wished, and Allah made it a source
of mercy for the believers, for if one in the time of an epidemic plague stays
in his country patiently hoping for Allah's Reward and believing that nothing
will befall him except what Allah has written for him, he will get the reward
of a martyr."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 681:
Narrated
'Aisha:
The
people of Quraish worried about the lady from Bani Makhzum who had committed
theft. They asked, "Who will intercede for her with Allah's Apostle?"
Some said, "No one dare to do so except Usama bin Zaid the beloved one to
Allah's Apostle ." When Usama spoke about that to Allah's Apostle Allah's
Apostle said, (to him), "Do you try to intercede for somebody in a case
connected with Allah's Prescribed Punishments?" Then he got up and
delivered a sermon saying, "What destroyed the nations preceding you, was
that if a noble amongst them stole, they would forgive him, and if a poor
person amongst them stole, they would inflict Allah's Legal punishment on him.
By Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad stole, I would cut off her
hand."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 682:
Narrated
Ibn Mas'ud:
I
heard a person reciting a (Quranic) Verse in a certain way, and I had heard the
Prophet reciting the same Verse in a different way. So I took him to the
Prophet and informed him of that but I noticed the sign of disapproval on his
face, and then he said, "Both of you are correct, so don't differ, for the
nations before you differed, so they were destroyed."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 683:
Narrated
'Abdullah:
As
if I saw the Prophet talking about one of the prophets whose nation had beaten
him and caused him to bleed, while he was cleaning the blood off his face and
saying, "O Allah! Forgive my nation, for they have no knowledge."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 684:
Narrated
Abu Sa'id:
The
Prophet said, "Amongst the people preceding your age, there was a man whom
Allah had given a lot of money. While he was in his death-bed, he called his
sons and said, 'What type of father have I been to you? They replied, 'You have
been a good father.' He said, 'I have never done a single good deed; so when I
die, burn me, crush my body, and scatter the resulting ashes on a windy day.'
His sons did accordingly, but Allah gathered his particles and asked (him),
'What made you do so?' He replied, "Fear of you.' So Allah bestowed His
Mercy upon him. (forgave him)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 685:
Narrated
Ribi bin Hirash:
'Uqba
said to Hudhaifa, "Won't you narrate to us what you heard from Allah's
Apostle ?" Hudhaifa said, "I heard him saying, 'Death approached a
man and when he had no hope of surviving, he said to his family, 'When I die,
gather for me much wood and build a fire (to burn me),. When the fire has eaten
my flesh and reached my bones, take the bones and grind them and scatter the
resulting powder in the sea on a hot (or windy) day.' (That was done.) But
Allah collected his particles and asked (him), 'Why did you do so?' He replied,
'For fear of You.' So Allah forgave him."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 686:
Narrated
'Abdu Malik:
as
above, saying, "On a windy day."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 687:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Allah's
Apostle said, "A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to
his servant, 'If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive
us.' So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 688:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "A man used to do sinful deeds, and when death came to him,
he said to his sons, 'After my death, burn me and then crush me, and scatter
the powder in the air, for by Allah, if Allah has control over me, He will give
me such a punishment as He has never given to anyone else.' When he died, his
sons did accordingly. Allah ordered the earth saying, 'Collect what you hold of
his particles.' It did so, and behold! There he was (the man) standing. Allah
asked (him), 'What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'O my Lord! I was
afraid of You.' So Allah forgave him. " Another narrator said "The
man said, Fear of You, O Lord!"
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 689:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's
Apostle said, "A lady was punished because of a cat which she had
imprisoned till it died. She entered the (Hell) Fire because of it, for she
neither gave it food nor water as she had imprisoned it, nor set it free to eat
from the vermin of the earth."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 690:
Narrated
Abu Masud Uqba:
The
Prophet said, "One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have
got, is. 'If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 691:
Narrated
Abu Mus'ud:
The
Prophet said, "One of the sayings of the prophets which the people have
got is, 'If you do not feel ashamed, then do whatever you like."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 692:
Narrated
Ibn Umar:
The
Prophet said, "While a man was walking, dragging his dress with pride, he
was caused to be swallowed by the earth and will go on sinking in it till the
Day of Resurrection."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 693:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "We are the last (to come) but we will be the foremost on
the Day of Resurrection, nations were given the Book (i.e. Scripture) before
us, and we were given the Holy Book after them. This (i.e. Friday) is the day
about which they differed. So the next day (i.e. Saturday) was prescribed for
the Jews and the day after it (i.e. Sunday) for the Christians. It is incumbent
on every Muslim to wash his head and body on a Day (i.e. Friday) (at least) in
every seven days."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 694:
Narrated
Said bin Al-Musaiyab:
When
Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan came to Medina for the last time, he delivered a sermon
before us. He took out a tuft of hair and said, "I never thought that
someone other than the Jews would do such a thing (i.e. use false hair). The
Prophet named such a practice, 'Az-Zur' (i.e. falsehood)," meaning the use
of false hair.
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 695:
Narrated
Ibn Abbas:
Regarding
the Verse: 'And (We) made you into Shu'ub and Qabail-- (49.13) that Shu'uib
means the big Qabail (i.e. nations) while the Qabail (i.e. tribes) means the
branch tribes.
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 696:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Once
Allah's Apostle was asked, "Who is the most honorable amongst the
people?" He said, "The most righteous (i.e. Allah-fearing) amongst
you." They said, "We do not ask you about this." He said,
"Then Joseph, the prophet of Allah."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 697:
Narrated
Kulaib bin Wail:
I
asked Zainab bint Abi Salama (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet,
"Tell me about the Prophet . Did he belong to the tribe of Mudar?"
She replied, "Yes, he belonged to the tribe of Mudar and was from the
offspring of An-Nadr bin Kinana."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 698:
Narrated
Kulaib:
I
was told by the Rabiba (i.e. daughter of the wife of the Prophet) who, I think,
was Zainab, that the Prophet (forbade the utensils (of wine called) Ad-Dubba,
Al-Hantam, Al-Muqaiyar and Al-Muzaffat. I said to her, 'Tell me as to which
tribe the Prophet belonged; was he from the tribe of Mudar?'' She replied,
"He belonged to the tribe of Mudar and was from the offspring of An-Nadr
bin Kinana. "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 699:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Allah's
Apostle said, "You see that the people are of different natures. Those who
were the best in the pre-lslamic period, are also the best in Islam if they
comprehend religious knowledge. You see that the best amongst the people in
this respect (i.e. ambition of ruling) are those who hate it most. And you see
that the worst among people is the double faced (person) who appears to these
with one face and to the others with another face (i.e a hypocrite)."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 700:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "The tribe of Quraish has precedence over the people in this
connection (i.e the right of ruling). The Muslims follow the Muslims amongst
them, and the infidels follow the infidels amongst them. People are of
different natures: The best amongst them in the pre-lslamic period are the best
in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge. You will find that
the best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. of ruling) is he who hates it
(i.e. the idea of ruling) most, till he is given the pledge of
allegiance."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 701:
Narrated
Tawus:
Ibn
'Abbas recited the Quranic Verse:--'Except to be kind to me for my kin-ship to
you--" (42.23) Said bin Jubair said, "(The Verse implies) the kinship
of Muhammad." Ibn 'Abbas said, "There was not a single house (i.e.
sub-tribe) of Quraish but had a kinship to the Prophet and so the above Verse
was revealed in this connection, and its interpretation is: 'O Quraish! You
should keep good relation between me (i.e. Muhammad) and you."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 702:
Narrated
Abi Mas'ud:
The
Prophet said, "From this side from the east, afflictions will appear.
Rudeness and lack of mercy are characteristics of the rural bedouins who are
busy with their camels and cows (and pay no attention to religion). Such are
the tribes of Rabi'a and Mudar."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 703:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
I
heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Pride and arrogance are characteristics of
the rural bedouins while calmness is found among the owners of sheep. Belief is
Yemenite, and wisdom is also Yemenite i.e. the Yemenites are well-known for
their true belief and wisdom)." Abu 'Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said,
"Yemen was called so because it is situated to the right of the Ka'ba, and
Sham was called so because it is situated to the left of the Ka'ba."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 704:
Narrated
Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im:
That
while he was with a delegation from Quraish to Muawiya, the latter heard the
news that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As said that there would be a king from
the tribe of Qahtan. On that Muawiya became angry, got up and then praised
Allah as He deserved, and said, "Now then, I have heard that some men
amongst you narrate things which are neither in the Holy Book, nor have been
told by Allah's Apostle. Those men are the ignorant amongst you. Beware of such
hopes as make the people go astray, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Authority
of ruling will remain with Quraish, and whoever bears hostility to them, Allah
will destroy him as long as they abide by the laws of the religion.' "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 705:
Narrated
Ibn Umar:
The
Prophet said, "Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, even if only
two of them remained."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 706:
Narrated
Jubair bin Mut'im:
'Uthman
bin Affan went (to the Prophet) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You gave
property to Bani Al-Muttalib and did not give us, although we and they are of
the same degree of relationship to you." The Prophet said, "Only Bani
Hashim and Bani Al Muttalib are one thing (as regards family status)."
Narrated
Urwa bin Az-Zubair: 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair went with some women of the tribe
of Bani Zuhra to 'Aisha who used to treat them nicely because of their relation
to Allah's Apostle.
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 707:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Allah's
Apostle said, "The tribe of Quraish, the Ansar, the (people of the tribe
of) Julhaina, Muzaina, Aslam, Ashja', and Ghifar are my disciples and have no
protectors except Allah and His Apostle."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 708:
Narrated
'Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
'Abdullah
bin Az-Zubair was the most beloved person to 'Aisha excluding the Prophet and
Abu Bakr, and he in his turn, was the most devoted to her, 'Aisha used not to
withhold the money given to her by Allah, but she used to spend it in charity.
('Abdullah) bin AzZubair said, " 'Aisha should be stopped from doing
so." (When 'Aisha heard this), she said protestingly, "Shall I be
stopped from doing so? I vow that I will never talk to 'Abdullah bin
Az-Zubair." On that, Ibn Az-Zubair asked some people from Quraish and
particularly the two uncles of Allah's Apostle to intercede with her, but she
refused (to talk to him). Az-Zuhriyun, the uncles of the Prophet, including
'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abd Yaghuth and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama said to
him, "When we ask for the permission to visit her, enter her house along
with us (without taking her leave)." He did accordingly (and she accepted
their intercession). He sent her ten slaves whom she manumitted as an expiation
for (not keeping) her vow. 'Aisha manumitted more slaves for the same purpose
till she manumitted forty slaves. She said, "I wish I had specified what I
would have done in case of not fulfilling my vow when I made the vow, so that I
might have done it easily."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 709:
Narrated
Anas:
Uthman
called Zaid bin Thabit, Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-'As and
'AbdurRahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham, and then they wrote the manuscripts of
the Holy Qur'an in the form of book in several copies. 'Uthman said to the
three Quraishi persons. " If you differ with Zaid bin Thabit on any point
of the Quran, then write it in the language of Quraish, as the Quran was
revealed in their language." So they acted accordingly. (Said bin Thabit
was an Ansari and not from Quraish ).
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 710:
Narrated
Salama:
Allah's
Apostle passed by some people from the tribe of Aslam practicing archery. He
said, "O children of Ishmael! Throw (arrows), for your father was an
archer. I am on the side of Bani so-and-so," meaning one of the two teams.
The other team stopped throwing, whereupon the Prophet said, "What has
happened to them?" They replied, "How shall we throw while you are
with Bani so-and-so?" He said, "Throw for I am with all of you."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 711:
Narrated
Abu Dhar:
The
Prophet said, "If somebody claims to be the son of any other than his real
father knowingly, he but disbelieves in Allah, and if somebody claims to belong
to some folk to whom he does not belong, let such a person take his place in
the (Hell) Fire."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 712:
Narrated
Wathila bin Al-Asqa:
Allah's
Apostle said, "Verily, one of the worst lies is to claim falsely to be the
son of someone other than one's real father, or to claim to have had a dream
one has not had, or to attribute to me what I have not said."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 713:
Narrated
Ibn Abbas:
The
delegates of 'Abd-ul-Qais came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We are from the tribe of Rabi'a and the infidels of Mudar tribe stand
between us and you, so that we cannot come to you except in the Sacred Months.
Therefore we would like you to give us some instructions which we may follow
and convey to our people staying behind us." The Prophet said, "I
order you to observe four things and forbid you (to do) four things: (I order
you) to believe in Allah testifying that None has the right to be worshipped
except Allah; to offer the prayer perfectly; to pay the Zakat; and to give
one-fifth of the war booty to Allah. And I forbid you to use Ad-Dubba,
Al-Hantam, An-Naqir and Al-Muzaffat." (These are names of utensils in
which alcoholic drinks were served.)
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 714:
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I
heard Allah's Apostle on the pulpit saying, "Verily, afflictions (will
start) from here," pointing towards the east, "whence the side of the
head of Satan comes out."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 715:
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The tribes of Quraish, Al-Ansar, Juhaina,
Muzaina, Aslam, Ghifar and Ashja' are my helpers, and they have no protector
(i.e. Master) except Allah and His Apostle."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 716:
Narrated
Abdullah bin Umar:
While
Allah's Apostle was on the pulpit, he said, "May Allah give the tribe of
Ghifar! And may Allah save the tribe of Aslam! The tribe of 'Usaiya have
disobeyed Allah and His Apostle."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 717:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
The
Prophet said, "May Allah save the tribe of Aslam, and may Allah forgive
the tribe of Ghifar!"
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 718:
Narrated
Abu Bakra:
The
Prophet said, "Do you think that the tribes of Juhaina, Muzaina, Aslam and
Ghifar are better than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bam 'Abdullah bin
Ghatafan and Bani Amir bin Sasaa?" A man said, "They were
unsuccessful and losers." The Prophet added," (Yes), they are better
than the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Asad, Bani Abdullah bin Ghatafan and Bani
Amir bin Sasaa."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 719:
Narrated
Abu Bakra:
Al-Aqra'
bin Habis said to the Prophet "Nobody gave you the pledge of allegiance
but the robbers of the pilgrims (i.e. those who used to rob the pilgrims) from
the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina." (Ibn Abi Ya'qub is in doubt whether
Al-Aqra' added. 'And Juhaina.') The Prophet said, "Don't you think that
the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina (and also perhaps) Juhaina are better than
the tribes of Bani Tamim, Bani Amir, Asad, and Ghatafan?" Somebody said,
"They were unsuccessful and losers!" The Prophet said, "Yes, by
Him in Whose Hands my life is, they (i.e. the former) are better than they
(i.e. the latter)."
Abu
Huraira said, "(The Prophet said), '(The people of) Bani Aslam, Ghifar and
some people of Muzaina (or some people of Juhaina or Muzaina) are better in
Allah's Sight (or on the Day of Resurrection) than the tribes of Asad, Tamim,
Hawazin and Ghatafan.' "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 720:
Narrated
Jabir:
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
Ans-ari 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."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 721:
Narrated
'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud):
The
Prophet said, "Who-ever slaps his face or tears the bosom of his dress, or
calls the calls of the Period of Ignorance, is not from us."
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 722:
Narrated
Abu Huraira:
Allah's
Apostle said, "'Amr bin Luhai bin Qam'a bin Khindif was the father of
Khuza'a.'
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 723:
Narrated
Said bin Al-Musaiyab:
Al-Bahira
was an animal whose milk was spared for the idols and other dieties, and so
nobody was allowed to milk it. As-Saiba was an animal which they (i.e infidels)
used to set free in the names of their gods so that it would not be used for
carrying anything. Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet said, 'I saw Amr bin
'Amir bin Luhai Al-Khuzai dragging his intestines in the (Hell) Fire, for he
was the first man who started the custom of releasing animals (for the sake of
false gods).' "
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 724:
Narrated
Ibn Abbas:
When
the news of the advent of the Prophet reached Abu Dhar, he said to his brother,
"Ride to this valley and bring me the news of this man (i.e. the Prophet )
who claims to be a Prophet receiving information from the Heaven. Listen to him
and then come to me." His brother set out till he met the Prophet and
listened to his speech and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him, "I have
seen him exhorting people to virtues and his speech was not like poetry."
Abu Dhar said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." So,
he took his journey-food and a water-skin full of water and set out till he
reached Mecca, where he went to the Mosque looking for the Prophet , whom he
did not know, and he would not like to ask someone about him. So, a portion of
the night had passed when 'Ali saw him and realized that he was a stranger. Abu
Dhar followed him (to his house), but neither of them asked the other about
anything till it was morning, when he carried his water-skin and food and went
to the Mosque. He spent that day without being observed by the Prophet till it
was night, when he returned to his sleeping place. 'Ali again passed by him and
said, "Hasn't the man (i.e. Abu Dhar) recognized his dwelling place
yet?" So, 'Ali let him get up and took him (to his house), but neither of
them asked the other about anything, till it was the third day when 'Ali had
the same experience with him and Abu Dhar again stayed with him. 'Ali then
asked, "Won't you tell me what has brought you here?" He replied,
"If you give me a promise and a convention that you will guide me, then I
will tell you." When 'Ali did, Abu Dhar informed him (of his purpose).
'Ali said, "It is the Truth, and he (i.e. Muhammad) is the Apostle of
Allah. So when the morning comes, follow me, and if I should perceive any
danger threatening you, I will give you a hint by pretending to go to the
watercloset. But if I carried on walking, follow me till you enter the place
that I will enter." Abu Dhur agreed and followed 'Ali till he entered the
place of the Prophet and Abu Dhur entered with him. He then listened to the
speech of the Prophet and embraced Islam on that very spot. The Prophet said to
him, "Go back to your people and inform them (of this religion) till you
receive my (further) orders." Abu Dhur said, "By Him in Whose Hands
my life is! I will proclaim my conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (i.e.
infidels)." He went out till he reached the Mosque and announced as loudly
as possible, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah." The people then got up and
beat him till they knocked him down. Al-Abbas came and threw himself over him
(to protect him) saying, Woe to you! Don't you know that he is from Ghifar and
there is the route (road) to your merchants towards Sham (i.e. through the
place where this tribe dwells)?" Thus he saved him from them. Abu Dhar did
the same on the next day and the people beat him again and Al-'Abbas drew
himself over him (to save him as before).
Volume
4, Book 56, Number 725:
Narrated
Abu Jamra:
Ibn
'Abbas said to us, "Shall I tell you the story of Abu Dhar's conversion to
Islam?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Abu Dhar said: I was a
man from the tribe of Ghifar. We heard that a man had appeared in Mecca,
claiming to be a Prophet. ! said to my brother, 'Go to that man and talk to him
and bring me his news.' He set out, met him and returned. I asked him, 'What is
the news with you?' He said, 'By Allah, I saw a man enjoining what is good and
forbidding what is evil.' I said to him, 'You have not satisfied me with this
little information.' So, I took a waterskin and a stick and proceeded towards
Mecca. Neither did I know him (i.e. the Prophet ), nor did I like to ask anyone
about him. I Kept on drinking Zam zam water and staying in the Mosque. Then
'Ali passed by me and said, 'It seems you are a stranger?' I said, 'Yes.' He
proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything,
nor did I tell him anything. Next morning I went to the Mosque to ask about
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