Sulayman bin Habib al-Muharibi, the judge of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz, from Abu Umamah Sudayy bin Ajlan (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no servant who is struck down by a bout of illness except that Allah raises him up from it purified."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The handholds of Islam will be undone one by one; every time a handhold is undone, the people will cling to the one that follows it. The first of them to be undone will be governance (the Islamic system of rule), and the last of them the prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of the towns who are stationed (at the outposts) in the path of Allah are the support of the Muslims and their frontier, so do not raise prices on them, do not hoard, and let no town-dweller sell on behalf of a desert-dweller, let no man bargain over his brother's bargain, nor propose over his proposal of marriage, and let no woman turn over her sister's vessel, for the provision of each one is the responsibility of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for whoever gives up arguing, even if he is in the right; a house in the middle of Paradise for whoever gives up lying, even if joking; and a house in the highest part of Paradise for whoever has good character."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Four kinds of people Allah has cursed from above His Throne, and His angels have said Amin to it: the man who keeps himself away from women, neither marrying nor taking a slave-woman, only so that no child will be born to him; the man who imitates women although Allah created him male; the woman who imitates men although Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, created her female; and the one who misleads the poor." Khalid bin al-Zibriqan said: That is, the one who mocks the poor: he says to a poor man, "Come, I will give you something," then when the man comes to him he says, "I have nothing with me." And he says to a blind man, "Beware of the well, beware of the animal," when there is nothing in front of him. And when a man asks about a people's house, he directs him to somewhere else.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man: "O Allah, I ask You for a soul that is at peace with You, that believes in meeting You, is content with Your decree, and is satisfied with what You give."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three kinds of people: whoever has even one of these qualities is under the guarantee of Allah. Whoever goes out in the path of Allah is under the guarantee of Allah: if He causes him to die, He will admit him to Paradise, and if He returns him to his family, he returns with whatever reward or spoils he has gained. And whoever is in the mosque is also under the guarantee of Allah: if He causes him to die, He will admit him to Paradise, and if He returns him to his family, he returns with whatever reward or spoils he has gained. And whoever enters his house with a greeting of peace is also under the guarantee of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."

A similar hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sulayman bin Habib al-Muharibi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I went out on a military expedition. When I passed through Hims, I went to the market to buy the things a traveller cannot do without. When I looked towards the door of the mosque, it occurred to me: if only I went in and prayed two rak'ahs. When I went in, I saw Thabit bin Ma'bad, Ibn Abi Zakariyya and Makhul with a group of people from Damascus. When I saw them, I went to them and sat with them. They talked about some things, then they said: We want to go to Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him). So they got up and I got up with them, and we went in to him. We found an old man who had become frail and aged, yet his intellect and speech were far better than his outward appearance. The first thing he told us was: This gathering of yours is part of what Allah has conveyed; Allah's proof has been established against you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conveyed what he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent with, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions conveyed what they heard, so you too convey what you hear: "There are three kinds of people, each of whom is under the guarantee of Allah: a man who goes out in the path of Allah; he is under the guarantee of Allah until He admits him to Paradise, or he returns with whatever reward or spoils he has gained. And a man who enters his house with a greeting of peace." Then he said: "In Hell there is a bridge with seven arches, and on the middle one of them is the reckoning and judgement. A servant will be brought, and when he reaches the middle arch, it will be said to him: Whose debt do you owe?" And he recited this verse: "And they will not be able to hide any statement from Allah" [Surah al-Nisa: 42]. "He will say: My Lord, I owe such-and-such a person such-and-such. It will be said to him: Pay your debt. He will say: I have nothing; how can I pay? It will be said: Take from his good deeds. So his good deeds will continue to be taken until he has no good deed left. When his good deeds are exhausted, it will be said: His good deeds are exhausted. Now take from the sins of the one who is claiming from him and load them on him. It has also reached me that some men will come with good deeds like mountains, yet their good deeds will continue to be taken for those who claim against them until they too have no good deed left."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon banners of Banu al-Abbas will come out from the east. The first of them will be doomed and the last of them will be doomed. Do not help them; may Allah not help them. Whoever walks under any of their banners, Allah will admit him to Hell on the Day of Resurrection. Listen! They are the worst of Allah's creation, and their followers are the worst of Allah's creation. They claim that they are from me. Listen! I am free of them and they are free of me. Their sign is that they will grow their hair long and wear black. So do not sit with them in gatherings, do not buy and sell with them in the markets, do not show them the way, and do not give them water to drink. The inhabitants of the heaven are hurt by the sound of their takbir."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be four truces between you and the Romans. The fourth truce will come about at the hand of a man from the family of Heraclius, and it will last for seven years." At this a man from Abd al-Qays, who was called al-Mustawrid bin Khilan, said: O Messenger of Allah, who will be the leader of the people at that time? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man forty years of age, as though his face were a shining star. On his right cheek there will be a black mole. He will be wearing two thick cloaks, as though he were one of the men of the Children of Israel. He will rule for twenty years, bring out treasures and conquer the cities of idolatry."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the prayer is established, the gates of heaven are opened and supplication is answered. So whoever finishes the prayer and does not say: 'O Allah, protect me from Hell, admit me to Paradise, and marry me to the wide-eyed houris,' the Fire says: Woe to this man! Was he unable even to ask Allah for protection from Hell? And Paradise says: Woe to this man! Was he unable even to ask Allah for Paradise? And the wide-eyed houris say: Woe to this man! Was he unable even to ask Allah to marry him to us?"