Mention of the Prophets

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in the mosque, and I sat down. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Abu Dharr, have you prayed?" I said: "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Get up and pray." The narrator says: I got up and prayed, then came and sat down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Dharr, seek refuge in Allah from the evil of the devils among mankind and jinn." The narrator says: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, are there devils among mankind as well?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." I asked: "What is prayer?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is the best thing that has been given; whoever wishes may do little of it, and whoever wishes may do much." The narrator says: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is fasting?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is an obligation that will be rewarded, and with Allah Almighty there is more (bounty and honour as well)." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is charity?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Something whose reward will be multiplied many times over." The narrator says: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, which charity is most excellent?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The charity of a person who has little wealth and gives through hard effort (from his earnings), or giving secretly to a poor person." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, who was the first of the prophets?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him)." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, was he a prophet?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, he was a prophet who was spoken to." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, how many messengers were there?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three hundred and ten and some more, a large number." (Once the narrator transmitted the words: three hundred and fifteen.) I said: "O Messenger of Allah, was Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) a prophet?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, and he was also spoken to." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, of all that has been revealed to you (peace and blessings be upon him), which is the greatest verse?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ayat al-Kursi, that is: 'Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all.'" (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Imam al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded part of this narration.
Ahmad recorded it. This narration has already passed before, and the hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also passed, along with the discussion of both of them, in the Book of Knowledge, in the chapter on asking questions in a good manner.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, was Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) a prophet?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He asked: "How long was there between him and Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ten centuries." He asked: "How long was there between Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) and Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ten centuries." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, how many messengers were there?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three hundred and thirteen."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for the narrator Ahmad bin Khulayd al-Halabi, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty sent eight thousand prophets: four thousand of them were sent to the Children of Israel, and four thousand to the rest of mankind."
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains Musa bin Ubaydah al-Rabadhi, who is extremely da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the shade of a sarhah tree, seventy prophets had their umbilical cords cut; it is not eaten by worms, it is not stripped bare, and its leaves do not fall."
Abu Ya'la recorded it through the narration of al-A'mash from Abdullah bin Dhakwan, whom I do not know; the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) states: The Prophet of Allah was sent after eight thousand prophets, four thousand of whom were from the Children of Israel.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Ibrahim bin Muhajir bin Mismar, who is da'if (weak), though Ibn Ma'in declared him thiqah (trustworthy), and also the narrator Yazid al-Raqashi, who has been declared trustworthy despite his weakness.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: "The prophets were from the Children of Israel, except for ten: Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Hud (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Lut (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Salih (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Shu'ayb (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Isma'il (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Ishaq (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) and Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Every prophet had two names, except Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) and Sayyiduna Ya'qub (peace be upon him)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it as mawquf, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prophets are alive in their graves, and they pray."
Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded it, and Abu Ya'la's narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "By the One in whose Hand is the soul of Abu al-Qasim, Sayyiduna Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him) will descend as a just ruler and an equitable judge. He will break the cross, kill the swine, and reconcile people with one another; mutual enmity will come to an end, and wealth will be offered but no one will accept it. And if he stands at my grave and says: 'O Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!', I will certainly answer him." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
This narration is in the Sahih in abridged form, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Of my brothers among the prophets who passed before me, the number was eight thousand; then came Sayyiduna Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), and then I was sent."
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains Muhammad bin Thabit al-Abdi, who is da'if (weak), and this hadith is mentioned in his biography.