Lu'lu' wal-Marjan

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Three things accompany the deceased; two return and only one remains with him. His family, his wealth, and his deeds go with him; his family and wealth return, but his deeds remain with him.

Hazrat Amr bin Auf (may Allah be pleased with him), who was an ally of Banu Amir bin Lu'ayy and participated in the Battle of Badr, narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) to Bahrain to collect the jizya. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had made a peace agreement with the people of Bahrain and had appointed Alaa bin Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) as their governor. When Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) returned with the wealth from Bahrain, the Ansar came to know that Abu Ubaidah had arrived. So, all the people performed the Fajr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the people came before him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled upon seeing them and said, "I think you have heard that Abu Ubaidah has brought something?" The Ansar (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Receive glad tidings, and hope for that which will make you happy. But by Allah! I do not fear poverty and need for you. If I fear anything, it is that the doors of the world will be opened for you as they were opened for those before you, and you will begin to compete with one another as they did, and this rivalry will destroy you just as it destroyed those before you."

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When any one of you sees a person who is superior to him in wealth and appearance, then at that time he should pay attention to someone who is lower than him in status.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Among the Children of Israel there were three men: one was a leper, the second was blind, and the third was bald. Allah Almighty wished to test them. So Allah sent an angel to them. The angel first came to the leper and asked him, "What thing do you like the most?" He replied, "A good color and good skin, because people avoid me." It is narrated that the angel passed his hand over him, and his disease was removed, his color became beautiful, and his skin became good. The angel asked, "What kind of wealth do you like most?" He said, "Camels!" or he said, "Cows." So he was given a pregnant she-camel, and it was said, "Allah will bless you in this." Then the angel came to the bald man and asked him, "What thing do you like?" He said, "Good hair, and that my present defect be removed, because people avoid me because of it." It is narrated that the angel passed his hand over his head, and his defect was gone, and in its place came good hair. The angel asked, "What kind of wealth do you like?" He said, "Cows!" It is narrated that the angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, "Allah will bless you in this." Then the angel came to the blind man and said, "What thing do you like?" He said, "That Allah gives me eyesight so that I may see people." It is narrated that the angel passed his hand, and Allah Almighty restored his sight to him. Then he asked, "What kind of wealth do you like?" He said, "Goats!" The angel gave him a pregnant goat. Then all three animals gave birth, until the leper's valley was filled with camels, the bald man's valley was filled with cows, and the blind man's valley was filled with goats. Then the angel came again in his original form to the leper and said, "I am a very poor and destitute man, all the provisions and means for my journey have ended, and there is no hope of fulfilling my need except from Allah Almighty. But I ask you, by the One who gave you good color, good skin, and wealth, for a camel so that I may complete my journey." He said to the angel, "There are many rights upon me." The angel said, "Perhaps I recognize you. Were you not afflicted with leprosy, because of which people used to avoid you? You were a poor and destitute man, then Allah Almighty granted you these things?" He said, "All this wealth has come down to me from my forefathers." The angel said, "If you are lying, may Allah return you to your former state." Then the angel came to the bald man in his original form and made the same request to him, and he gave the same answer as the leper. The angel said, "If you are lying, may Allah return you to your former state." After that, the angel came to the blind man in his original form and said, "I am a poor man, all the provisions for my journey have ended, and there is no hope of fulfilling my need except from Allah Almighty. I ask you, by the One who restored your sight to you, for a goat so that I may fulfill the needs of my journey." The blind man replied, "Indeed, I was blind, and Allah Almighty granted me sight by His grace, and indeed I was poor and needy, and Allah Almighty made me wealthy. You may take as many goats as you wish. By Allah! Since you have invoked Allah, take whatever you wish; I will never stop you." The angel said, "Keep your wealth with you; this was only a test, and Allah Almighty is pleased and happy with you, and displeased with your two companions."

Hazrat Sa’d (bin Abi Waqqas) (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I am the first Arab who shot an arrow in the path of Allah. We spent such a time that we were engaged in jihad and had nothing to eat except the leaves of the Hublah tree and the leaves of the acacia tree, and we used to pass stool like goat droppings. Now these people of Banu Asad want to teach me Islam and correct me; then surely I am most unfortunate and all my deeds have gone to waste.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: O Allah, provide sustenance to the family of Muhammad just enough for them to live.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that after migrating to Madinah, the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) never ate their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days until he departed from this world.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that if the household of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ever ate twice in one day, then surely on one of those occasions the meal would consist only of dates.

Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to Urwah: My nephew! In the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it was such that we would see one moon, then another, then a third, and thus two months would pass, and no fire would be lit in the houses of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for cooking food. (Urwah says) I asked: Aunt! Then how did you all survive? She replied: Only on two black things—dates and water. However, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had some Ansari neighbors who had milch goats, and they would send the milk as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) would also give it to us to drink.

Narrated Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away, during those days we used to be satisfied with two black things: water and dates.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that until the death of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there never came a time upon the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) when they ate their fill for three consecutive days.