Those Named Ibrahim

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Recite the Qur'an, and when you recite it, do not seek to gain wealth by it (do not seek abundance of the world), do not go to extremes in it, do not turn away and keep distant from it, and do not earn your living by it." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Women are the people of Hell." A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Are they not our mothers, our sisters and our daughters? Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned their ingratitude for the husband's right and their neglect of his right.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Wuhayb narrated this hadith from Ayyub."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Which sin is the greatest?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you set up a rival to Allah while it is He who created you." I said: "Then which?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you kill your child for fear that it will eat with you." I said: "Then which?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you commit adultery with your neighbour's wife." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And those who do not invoke another god along with Allah, nor kill the soul which Allah has forbidden except by right, nor commit adultery."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Muhammad bin Kathir and Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi narrated this hadith from Sufyan, from Mansur, from Wasil."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then come (to his neighbourhood) and lead his people in prayer.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Hisham except Hajjaj."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "Some approved men testified before me, and the most approved of them in my view is Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on the day of Eid al-Fitr and the Day of Sacrifice."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah except Hisham."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not boast about your forefathers who died in the Jahiliyyah. By the One in whose Hand is my soul! What the dung beetle rolls along with its nose (of filth) is better than your forefathers who died in the Jahiliyyah."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ayyub except Hisham, al-Hasan bin Abi Ja'far and al-Hasan al-Qafilani."

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever would be pleased to have lofty buildings raised for him (in Paradise) and his ranks elevated, let him pardon the one who wronged him, give to the one who deprived him, and join ties with the one who cut him off."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Musa except Abu Umayyah, Hajjaj is alone in narrating it, and this report is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "I came while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among some of his Companions, among whom was Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). I caught the last part of the talk, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: 'Whoever prays four rak'ahs before Asr, the Fire will not touch him.' So I gestured with my hand like this (the narrator showed by moving his hand) and said: 'This is an excellent hadith.' At this Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: 'The part of the beginning of the hadith that you missed is far more excellent than this.' I said: 'O Ibn al-Khattab! Then tell it.' Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated to us: "Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah enters Paradise."'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) via Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain; Hajjaj is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed Allah Almighty loves that His concessions be acted upon, just as He loves that His firm commands (obligatory rulings) be acted upon."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Ma'mar and Miskin bin Bukayr al-Harrani narrated this hadith from Shu'bah as marfu' (attributed to the Prophet)."

Hanzalah bin Nu'aym al-Anazi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: "I was among those who came as a delegation to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He began asking each man one by one: 'Which tribe are you from? And who are you?' until my turn came, and he asked: 'Which tribe are you from? And who are you?' I said: 'I am Hanzalah, from the tribe of Anazah.' He pointed towards the east, spread his fingers apart and said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Anazah is a tribe from over there (the east); they will be wronged and (despite that) they will be helped to victory."'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith has been narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain; Abu Ghadirah is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at a time other than the time at which he usually came. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up towards him and said: 'O Jibril! What is the matter, that I see your colour changed?' Jibril (peace be upon him) said: 'I have come to you only when Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has given the command concerning the keys of the Fire (Hell).' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Jibril! Describe the Fire to me and tell me the nature of Hell.' Jibril (peace be upon him) said: 'Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, gave the command concerning Hell, and it was kindled for a thousand years until it became white; then He commanded, and it was kindled for a thousand years until it became red; then He commanded, and it was kindled for a thousand years until it became black. So now it is black and dark; its sparks give no light and its flames are not extinguished. By the One who sent you with the truth! If an opening the size of the eye of a needle were made in Hell, all the people on earth would die from its heat. By the One who sent you with the truth! If one of the garments of Hell were hung between the heaven and the earth, all the people on earth would die from its heat. By the One who sent you with the truth! If one of the keepers (wardens) of Hell appeared to the people of the world and they looked at him, all the people on earth would die from the ugliness of his face and his stench. By the One who sent you with the truth! If a single link of that chain of the people of Hell which Allah has mentioned in His Book were placed on the mountains of the world, they would crumble to pieces and would not hold together, until it reached the lowest earth.'
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Enough, O Jibril, lest my heart burst and I die.' The narrator said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at Jibril (peace be upon him), and he was weeping. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Jibril! You weep, while you hold the position you hold with Allah?' He said: 'Why should I not weep? I am more deserving of weeping. Perhaps in the knowledge of Allah I am not in the state in which I am now; and what do I know, perhaps I may be put to the same trial with which Iblis was tried, though he was among the angels; and how do I know, perhaps I may be put to the same trial with which Harut and Marut were tried.'
The narrator said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wept and Jibril (peace be upon him) wept, and they both kept weeping until they were called: 'O Jibril, and O Muhammad! Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has made you both safe from disobeying Him.' Then Jibril (peace be upon him) went up, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and passed by a group of the Ansar who were laughing and playing. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Are you laughing while Hell is behind you? If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much, food and drink would not be pleasant to you, and you would go out to the open roads and plains, crying out humbly before Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.' Then it was called out (from Allah): 'O Muhammad! Do not make My servants despair. I have sent you only to make things easy; I did not send you to make things hard.' Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Keep to what is right and stay close (to the mark).'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) only with this chain; Sallam is alone in narrating it."

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates: "We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Should you not set up some shelter for yourself at Mina, in whose shade you could stay?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Aishah! Mina is only the halting place of whoever arrives first.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Isra'il narrated this hadith from Ibrahim."

Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "We said: 'We have learned how to send greetings of peace upon you, so how should we send blessings (salah) upon you?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Say: "Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta wa barakta 'ala Ibrahima wa ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid" (O Allah, send Your mercy upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and upon the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and send Your blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and upon the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), just as You sent Your mercy and blessings upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the family of Ibrahim; indeed You are Praiseworthy, Glorious).'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith comes from Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) only through the narration of Uthman bin Abdullah bin Mawhab, and only Isra'il and Sharik narrated it from Uthman."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The best of us after our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)."

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said (to Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him)): "Shall I not give you a gift which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" I said: "Certainly." He said: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! We have learned how to send greetings of peace upon you, so how should blessings (salah) be sent upon you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: 'Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahima innaka Hamidun Majid, wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima innaka Hamidun Majid' (O Allah, send Your mercy upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), just as You sent Your mercy upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him); indeed You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious. And send Your blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), just as You sent Your blessings upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him); indeed You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious)."

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "We were walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a group of people and asked: 'For what have these people gathered?' It was said: 'They are digging a grave.' The narrator said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became alarmed and hurried forward from among the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) until he reached the grave. He threw some earth on it, then sat facing it, and wept so much that the soil became wet with his (peace and blessings be upon him) tears. Then he turned to us and said: 'My brothers! Prepare for a day like this.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain; Abdullah bin Waqid is alone in narrating it."

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (we used to pray, and) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head from bowing (ruku'), we would remain (standing) until we saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) in prostration, having placed his (peace and blessings be upon him) forehead on the ground."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Jarir except Arim."

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever gives a gift of silver (or money), or gives milk to drink, or guides someone to a lane, that is equal to freeing a slave. And whoever says ten times: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir' (There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and His is all praise, and He has full power over all things), for him there is (a reward) equal to freeing a slave." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to us, pass his hand over our shoulders and chests (straightening the rows), and say: "Do not be uneven in your rows, or your hearts will become divided. Indeed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and His angels send blessings upon the first rows."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Zubayd except Jarir."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Who are the best of people?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them; then there will come a people among whom the testimony of one of them will come before his oath, and his oath before his testimony."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Feed the hungry, visit the sick and free the captive."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "With each one of you a companion (devil) from among the jinn has been appointed." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "And with you too?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, with me too, but Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, helped me against him, so he submitted (became Muslim), and he commands me only to good."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril (peace be upon him) took my hand and showed me the gate of Paradise through which my Ummah will enter." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I wish I had been with you so that I could have seen it too." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Listen! You will be the first of my Ummah to enter Paradise."
(This report is like this in the printed Dar al-Haramayn edition, and likewise in the author's "al-Mu'jam al-Kabir", and also in "Fada'il al-Sahabah" of Ahmad bin Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him). Imam Abu Dawud (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded this hadith, and in it he said "Abu Khalid, the freed slave of the family of Ja'dah". Imam al-Mizzi (may Allah have mercy on him) gave his biography likewise in "Tahdhib al-Kamal" and "Tuhfat al-Ashraf", and Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) followed him in his "Tahdhib". Both of them also gave a biography of Abu Yahya, the freed slave of the family of Ja'dah, and his teacher Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), except that the one who narrates from him is al-A'mash, and he has a hadith: "I never saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) find fault with any food." We have not found anyone who discussed the possibility of the two being one person, although that possibility is clear and real. And Allah knows best.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May the slave of the dinar perish and be ruined; may the slave of the dirham perish; may the slave of the khamisah (a silk or striped cloak) perish. If he is given, he is pleased, and if he is not given, he is displeased. May he perish and fall on his face, and if he is pricked by a thorn, may it not be removed. Glad tidings for the servant who holds the reins of his horse in the path of Allah, his hair dishevelled and his feet dusty. If he is assigned to guard duty, he stays on guard, and if he is in the rear of the army, he stays firm there. (He is so obscure that) if he intercedes, his intercession is not accepted, and if he asks permission (to enter upon someone), he is not given permission."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Matar bin Ukamis (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, decrees for a man that he shall die in a certain land, He creates for him some need there."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man's prayer in congregation exceeds his (solitary) prayer by twenty-five degrees in excellence."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Hammam narrated this hadith from Qatadah, from Muwarriq."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a black slave girl and said: "It is binding upon me to free a believing slave." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the slave girl: "Who is your Lord?" She pointed towards the sky and said: "Allah." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "And who am I?" She said: "The Messenger of Allah." And she gestured with her hand towards the ground. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man: "Free her, for she is a believer."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Awn except al-Mas'udi."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to eat garlic and said: "Were it not that the angel comes down to me, I would certainly eat it."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "On the day of Khaybar I was riding behind Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the fighting had become intense, when I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'Allah is the Greatest! Khaybar has been conquered, Khaybar is ruined! When we descend upon the courtyard of a people, evil is the morning of those who have been warned (of punishment).'"

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a severe drought and famine struck the people of Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing on the pulpit delivering the sermon on Friday when some people stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Our wealth and livestock have perished, we fear for our own lives, prices have soared and the rain has stopped. Supplicate to Allah to give us rain." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I could not see even a single white patch of cloud in the sky. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stretched out his hand (in supplication) and supplicated. By Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) had not yet drawn his hand back when I saw clouds coming from here and there and piling up layer upon layer. Then it rained continuously for seven days, until, by Allah, even a young man would be anxious about getting back to his family because of the intensity of the rain.
Then when the next Friday came and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, some people in the mosque stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! The houses have collapsed and the roads are cut off. Supplicate to Allah to withhold this rain from us." I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smile; then he raised both his hands and supplicated: "Around us (let it rain), and not upon us."
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: (At that time) I could not see a single clear patch of sky (apart from the clouds). By Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) had not yet lowered his hand when I saw the sky clearing away from above Madinah to this side and that. So when morning came, (the clouds) around Madinah were in a round ring like a crown.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated these two hadiths from Imran al-Qattan except Abdullah bin Raja'."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once sent a man to one of the tyrannical chiefs of the Arabs, saying: "Bring him to me." The man said: "O Messenger of Allah! He is far too arrogant for that." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go to him and call him." So he came to him and said to him: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is calling you." He said: "The Messenger of Allah! And what is Allah? Is He made of gold, or of silver, or of copper?" The man returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), informed him and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I told you that he is far too arrogant for that." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back to him and call him." He went to him again and repeated his first words, and he gave the same reply as the first time. He returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go to him again and call him." So he went to him a third time. While the two of them were still talking with each other, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, sent a cloud right over his head; it thundered and flashed, and a thunderbolt fell from it that carried away the top of his skull. Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "And He sends the thunderbolts and strikes with them whom He wills, while they dispute about Allah; and He is severe in power."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Thabit except Ali bin Abi Sarah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, sealed scrolls will be brought and placed before Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will say: 'Throw this (scroll) away, and accept this one.' The angels will say: 'By Your might! We saw nothing but good (in it).' Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: 'This deed was not for My pleasure, and today I will accept only the deed by which My pleasure was sought.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu Imran except al-Harith bin Ubayd."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Talibb (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hospitality is three days; whatever is beyond that is charity."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from al-Talibb (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain; Ghalib bin Hajrah is alone in narrating it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you see a man announcing a lost item in the mosque, say: 'La wajadta' (May you not find it), and when you see someone buying and selling in the mosque, say: 'La arbaha Allahu tijarataka' (May Allah not make your trade profitable)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Yazid bin Khusayfah with a connected chain except al-Darawardi."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us in a sermon, he would always say: "There is no (complete) faith for the one who has no trustworthiness, and there is no (complete) religion for the one who does not keep his covenant."

Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for the people of his household and mentioned Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and others. So I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Am I also among the people of the household?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, as long as you do not stand at the door of a ruler (seeking an audience), or go to a governor to ask him for something."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Tarif except Khalid."

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became displeased with Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) over something. So Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to me: "Will you make the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pleased (with me), and (in return) my turn will be yours?" So I put on a head covering of mine that was dyed with saffron, sprinkled it with water, then came and sat beside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Move away from me, for this is not your day." I said: "That is the bounty of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills." And I told him (peace and blessings be upon him) the whole story, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) became pleased with Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her).

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey and we were with him (peace and blessings be upon him). The camel of Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) fell ill, while Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) had a spare riding camel. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Safiyyah's camel has fallen ill; if you were to give her one of your camels (it would be good)." She said: "Shall I give to this Jewish woman?" At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry and kept away from her for the rest of Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar and some days of Rabi' al-Awwal, until she took up her belongings and her bed and thought that he (peace and blessings be upon him) no longer had any need of her. Then one day, as she was sitting at midday, she saw his (peace and blessings be upon him) shadow approaching, so she put her bed and belongings back (in their place).
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated these two hadiths from Thabit except Hammad bin Salamah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not lawful for a Muslim to cut off relations with his brother for more than three days."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Isma'il except Abu Shihab."

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates: "The ruling was revealed in the Qur'an that prohibition (through fosterage) is established only by ten known sucklings" or (she said) "by five known sucklings."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim except Hammad."

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should ever say: 'Khabuthat nafsi' (My soul has become wicked), rather he should say: 'Laqisat nafsi' (I feel nauseous / my soul is heavy)."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Hisham except Hajjaj."

Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibrahim bin al-Ala' al-Ghanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) both narrate that Sayyiduna Utbah bin Ghazwan (may Allah be pleased with him) said in his sermon in Basrah: "Take heed! The world has announced its end and is swiftly turning its back and departing, and nothing remains of it except a little dregs, like the dregs left in a vessel which one of you pours out. Take heed! You are certainly going to move on from here, so move on with the best (good deeds) that you have with you. Take heed! I was the seventh of seven with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); we had nothing to eat except the leaves of trees, until the corners of our mouths became sore. And (today the situation is that) every one of us has become the governor of some region. I remember that on one occasion I and seven other men found a cloak, so we tore it up and divided it among ourselves. Take heed! It is also a matter of wonder that a huge rock would be thrown into Hell and it would keep falling for seventy years without reaching its bottom. Take heed! It is also a matter of wonder that between the two leaves of a door of Paradise there is (a distance of) forty days' journey, and yet a day will surely come upon it when it will be packed full with the crowding of people."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Yazid bin Ibrahim except Sahl."