Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When an adulterer commits adultery, his faith does not remain; and when a thief steals, his faith does not remain. And when a person drinks alcohol, his faith does not remain; and when a bandit snatches from a respectable person and the heads of Muslims are raised helplessly towards him, his faith does not remain.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the narrator narrated the previous hadith.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Modesty is a part of faith, and faith will be in Paradise. And bad character is a part of hardness of heart, and hardness of heart will be in Hell.

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Which deeds are the best?" He (peace be upon him) replied, "Patience and generosity." It was asked, "Then who among the believers has the most perfect faith?" He (peace be upon him) replied, "The one among them who has the best character."

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Between a servant and disbelief is only the abandonment of prayer.

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, then the narrator transmitted the aforementioned hadith.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: The only difference between us and disbelief is the abandonment of prayer. So whoever abandons prayer has indeed committed disbelief.

Hazrat Zir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever does not perform prayer has no share in religion.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever misses the Asr prayer, indeed his deeds have been wasted.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever misses the Asr prayer, indeed his deeds have been wasted.

Hazrat ‘Abad bin Maisarah al-Manqari, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, and Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, were both sitting when Hazrat Abu Qilabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Hazrat Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, has stated: Whoever leaves the ‘Asr prayer until he misses it without a valid excuse, indeed his deeds have been wasted. The narrator says: Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, stated: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever leaves a fard (obligatory) prayer without any excuse until he misses it, indeed his deeds have been wasted.

Hazrat Auf (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Qasama bin Zuhair (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Whoever is not trustworthy has no share in faith. And whoever does not fulfill his promises has no share in religion.

Hazrat A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Indeed, the best form of worship is good counsel.

Hazrat Yusuf bin Maimoon (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I submitted to Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him): If we guarantee some people, we find them to be righteous; if we say: We are believers, then because of this they find fault with us. The narrator says: Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We are indeed believers and Muslims; we found the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying it in this very way.

Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There are four types of hearts. One is the heart in which there is deceit; this is the heart of a hypocrite. One is the heart that is wrapped in a covering; this is the heart of a disbeliever. One is the heart that is clear and from which light shines forth; this is the heart of a believer. One is the heart in which there is both hypocrisy and faith. Its example is like a boil in which there is pus and blood. Its example is like a tree that receives both clean and dirty water; whichever water prevails, its effect will be seen in it.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would often supplicate: O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! We have believed in you and in the religion you have brought. Do you still fear for us? He (peace be upon him) replied: Yes! Indeed, all hearts are between two fingers from among the fingers of Allah; He turns them as He wills.

Hazrat Shahr bin Hawshab (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I asked Hazrat Umm al-Mu'mineen Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her): When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was with you, which supplication did he make most frequently? The narrator says: She (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to frequently make this supplication: "O Turner of the hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion." I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Is this supplication the one you make most often: "O Turner of the hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, O Umm Salamah! There is no person except that his heart is between two fingers from among the fingers of Allah; He makes it straight for whom He wills and He turns it away for whom He wills.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Turner of hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion. I asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Do you make this supplication? The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: O Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)! Do you not know that the heart of the son of Adam is between two fingers of Allah? When He wills, He turns his heart towards guidance, and when He wills, He turns his heart towards misguidance and deviation.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Turner of hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion.

Hazrat Wa'il bin Mahana, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I have not seen anyone more deficient in religion and in giving counsel than women, nor anyone more capable of prevailing over intelligent men in their affairs. The people asked: O Abu Abdur Rahman! What is the deficiency in their religion? He, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: Their leaving prayer during the days of menstruation. The people asked: And how is their intellect deficient? He, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: The testimony of two women is not accepted except with the testimony of one man.

Hazrat Mughira (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a person who asks someone, "Are you a believer?" He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: "It is an innovation to answer this." And I am not pleased to say that I have doubt in my faith.

Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When an adulterer commits adultery, his faith does not remain. And when a thief steals, his faith does not remain. And when a person drinks alcohol, his faith does not remain.

Hazrat Abu Ammar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! Surely a man will wake up in the morning able to see, and then by evening he will be in such a state that he cannot even see his eyelids.

Hazrat Saeed bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) received news that there is a man in Shaam who claims that he is certainly a believer. The narrator says that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter saying, "Bring him to me." So he was brought before Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he (Umar) said, "Are you the person who claims that you are a believer?" He replied, "Yes! Were there not three types of people in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Believer, hypocrite, and disbeliever. By Allah, I am not a disbeliever, nor do I practice hypocrisy." The narrator says that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) then said to him, "Stretch out your hand." Hazrat Ibn Idrees (may Allah have mercy on him) says, "I asked, did he approve of what he said?" The narrator says, "Yes! He approved of what he said."

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Near the Day of Judgment, there will be many tribulations like the dark portions of the night. A person will begin the morning as a believer and reach the evening as a disbeliever, and will begin the morning as a disbeliever and reach the evening as a believer.

Hazrat Yahya bin Abu Amr al-Saybani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I know about two groups of religion; both groups of religion will be in Hell. One religious group says: Faith is the name of speech, not of action. Even if he kills, even if he commits adultery. And one group of religious people says: Those before us... The narrator says: I think that you (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned a word here which I have missed. They used to command us for five prayers in the whole day, although there are only two prayers: the 'Isha prayer and the Fajr prayer.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Faith has sixty or seventy or slightly more than seventy branches, or one of these two numbers is intended. The most excellent of these branches is to bear witness that there is no deity except Allah. And the lowest branch is to remove something harmful from the path. And modesty is also a branch of faith.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Modesty is a part of faith.

Habbah bin Juwayn Al-Urani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that we were standing in rows with Salman Al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) facing the enemy, when he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: These are the believers, and these are the hypocrites, and these are the polytheists. So Allah will help the hypocrites because of the prayers of the believers, and will support the believers because of the prayers of the hypocrites.

Hazrat Abu Qarah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to a man: Even if your limbs are cut into pieces, you still cannot attain the reality of faith.

Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The strongest foundation of Islam is to love someone for the sake of Allah’s pleasure, and to harbor enmity towards someone for the sake of Allah’s pleasure.

Hazrat Zubaid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The strongest foundation of faith is to love someone for the sake of Allah's pleasure and to dislike someone for the sake of Allah's pleasure.

Hazrat Zarah bin Aufi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Tamim al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: On the Day of Judgment, the first thing to be accounted for among a person's deeds will be the obligatory prayers. If they are found complete, then it is fine; otherwise, it will be said: See if he has any reserve of voluntary prayers? If he does, then his obligatory prayers will be completed with his voluntary prayers. And if his obligatory prayers are not complete and he also does not have any reserve of voluntary prayers, then he will be seized with both hands and thrown into Hell in this manner.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Salih Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) met Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Awf bin Malik! In what condition did you begin your morning?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "I began my morning in the state of being a true believer." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, every statement has a reality. What is the reality of your statement?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon you)! Have I not restrained myself from the world? I kept myself awake at night and kept myself thirsty during the intense heat of the day. It is as if I am seeing the people of Paradise, that they are conversing with one another in Paradise, and it is as if I am seeing the people of Hell, that they are crying out in Hell." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have recognized (the truth)," or he said, "You have believed, so hold fast to it."

Hazrat Zirah bin Aufi, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Tamim al-Dari, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Then the narrator mentioned the previous hadith of Yazid but did not mention this sentence, and he will be seized with both hands and thrown into Hell.

Hazrat Zubaid, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: O Harith bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, in what state did you begin your morning? He, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: I began my morning in the state of being a true believer. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Surely, every statement has a reality; what is the reality of your faith? He, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: I began my morning in such a state that my soul has turned away from the world, so I kept myself awake at night and kept myself thirsty during the day. It is as if I am looking at the Throne of my Lord, that it has appeared for reckoning. And it is as if I am looking at the people of Paradise, that they are conversing with one another in Paradise, and it is as if I am hearing the cries and screams of the people of Hell. The narrator says, then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: This is a servant whose heart has been filled with the light of faith. If you have recognized this, then hold fast to it.

Hazrat Ibn Sabit (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha (may Allah be pleased with him) would take the hands of some of his companions and say: "Come, let us talk for a while about matters of faith and conviction. Come, let us remember Allah so that our faith may increase. Come, let us mention His obedience so that He may also mention us while forgiving us."

Hazrat Abu Sadiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Islam has three pillars: faith, prayer, and congregation. Thus, prayer will not be accepted without faith. And whoever has faith will perform prayer, and whoever performs prayer will do so with the congregation. And whoever separates himself from the congregation even by a span, he has removed the necklace of Islam from his neck.

Hazrat Abu Umamah Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Modesty and speaking little are both branches of modesty.

Hazrat Muharib bin Dithar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We came to Madinah and presented ourselves before Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). We said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! We were very far from our cities. We met some people who say that there is no such thing as destiny (taqdeer). He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Are those people among the Muslims? And do they pray facing the Qiblah? We replied: Yes! The narrator says: Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) became so angry that I wished I had not asked him. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When you meet those people, inform them that indeed Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is free from them, and they are free from me. Then he said: If you wish, shall I narrate to you a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? I said: Yes! Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then a man came, wearing clean clothes, with a pleasant fragrance and a beautiful face. He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! What is the reality of Islam? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is that you establish prayer, give zakat, fast in Ramadan, perform Hajj to the House of Allah, and perform ghusl (ritual bath) from major impurity. That person said: You have spoken the truth. What is the reality of faith (iman)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is that you believe in Allah, and in the Last Day, and in the angels, and in the Book, and in the Prophets, and in destiny (taqdeer), its good and its bad, and its sweetness and its bitterness. That person said: You have spoken the truth. Then that person went back. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give me my shoes. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We all stood up, but we were not able to find him. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That was Jibreel, who came to teach you the matters of your religion.