Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Anas bin Sirin, he says: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Should I recite (Qur'an) behind the Imam? He said: The recitation of the Imam is sufficient for you. I said: I recite at length in the two Sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform two rak'ahs at night. I said: I have asked you about the two rak'ahs of Fajr. He said: You are a man of thick intellect, do you not see that I have just started the matter, that is, listen to the whole thing. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform two rak'ahs at night, and when he feared the coming of morning, he would perform one witr, then lie down. You may also say that he would sleep, and if you wish, you may say that he would not sleep. Then, as soon as the adhan was called, he would get up and perform these two rak'ahs, so where is the length in them? After that, I asked: If a person makes a bequest of his wealth in the way of Allah, can the expenses of Hajj also be paid from that wealth? He said: If you do so, it will also be counted in the way of Allah. I asked: If a person misses one rak'ah with the Imam, after the Imam says salam, can he stand to make up the missed rak'ah before the Imam rises? He said: When the Imam says salam, then the follower will stand. I asked: If a person receives more than his original wealth in exchange for a loan, what is its legal ruling? He said: On the Day of Resurrection, for every deceiver, a flag will be placed near his buttocks in proportion to his deception.

It is narrated from Ubaid bin Juraij that he asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): O Abu Abdur Rahman! You do four such acts that none of your companions do. He said: Ibn Juraij! Which ones are those? Ibn Juraij said: I have seen you, while performing Tawaf of the House of Allah, touch only its two Yemeni corners. I have seen you use shoes made of leather without hair and dyed. I have seen you dye your hair or clothes with yellow color, and when people in Makkah begin reciting Talbiyah upon sighting the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah, you do not recite Talbiyah until the Day of Tarwiyah, that is, the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: As for your first question, that while performing Tawaf of the House of Allah I touch only its two Yemeni corners and not the other two Iraqi corners, the reason is that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) touch only those two Yemeni corners of the House of Allah. Your second question is about the shoes made of dyed leather without hair; I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wear such shoes made of dyed leather without hair, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would even perform ablution in them, so I also wear the same kind of shoes. As for dyeing hair or clothes with yellow color, I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dye with this color, so I also prefer to dye with this color. And as for your question about Talbiyah, I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not recite Talbiyah until his she-camel stood up to depart for the journey of Hajj.

It is narrated from Abu Ishaq, he says: I heard from a man of the people of Najran, he said: I asked Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that I want to ask you about two issues, one is about the sale of dates in Salam (i.e., if a person makes a deal for dates with the owner before the crop is ready, is this permissible?), and the second question is about dried dates (munqā) and fresh dates. Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: A man was brought before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who was in a state of intoxication; he had drunk nabidh made from dried dates and fresh dates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) enforced the prescribed punishment on him and forbade making nabidh by mixing the two (because nabidh prepared by mixing both becomes intoxicating very quickly). And a man had made a Salam sale of dates with another; by chance, the date trees did not bear fruit. The owner came to the man to collect his agreed amount, but the other refused to pay. Both came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the owner: Did your date trees bear fruit? He said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then on what basis do you consume his wealth? And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Salam sale until the fruit's quality becomes apparent.