Musnad of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading us in prayer, and he said: 'Allahumma atini khayra ma tu'til-salihin' (O Allah, grant me the best of what You grant Your righteous servants). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "Who was the one speaking just now?" The man said: "I." He said: "Then your horse will be hamstrung (on the battlefield) and you will be killed as a martyr in the path of Allah."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I and two men with me were sitting in the mosque, and we said some improper things about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Just then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came in a state of anger; the anger could be recognised on his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face. I sought refuge with Allah from his anger. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you want with me? Whoever hurts Ali has hurt me." (The rest of the) hadith follows.

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us these words: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-bukhl, wa a'udhu bika minal-jubn, wa a'udhu bika min an uradda ila ardhalil-'umur, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatid-dunya wa 'adhabil-qabr' (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from miserliness, I seek refuge with You from cowardice, I seek refuge with You from being returned to the most decrepit old age, and I seek refuge with You from the trial of this world and the punishment of the grave).

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I passed by Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque and greeted him with salam. He looked at me fixedly but did not return my greeting. I came to the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and said: "O Commander of the Believers, has something new happened in Islam?" He said: "What is the matter?" I said: "Nothing, except that I just passed by Uthman in the mosque and greeted him, and he looked at me fixedly but did not return my greeting." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "What prevented you from returning your brother's greeting?" Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I did not do that." I said: "Yes, you did." Until he swore and I swore too. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) remembered and said: "Yes, I seek Allah's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. You passed by me just now while I was thinking to myself about a word that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah, whenever I remember it, a veil comes over my eyes and my heart." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will tell you what it is. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to mention to us the first supplication, then a Bedouin came and kept him (peace and blessings be upon him) occupied. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and I followed him. When I feared that he would reach his house before me, I struck the ground hard with my foot. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to me and said: 'Who is this, Abu Ishaq?' I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'What is the matter?' I said: 'By Allah, nothing, except that you mentioned to us the first supplication and then this Bedouin came.' He said: 'Yes, it is the supplication of Dhu al-Nun (Sayyiduna Yunus (peace be upon him)): "There is no god but You; glorified are You; indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers." Whenever any Muslim supplicates his Lord with these words concerning any matter, Allah answers his supplication.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two prayers after which there is no prayer: after Fajr until the sun rises, and after Asr until the sun sets."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "One prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in other mosques, except al-Masjid al-Haram."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever seeks to humiliate Quraysh, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will humiliate him."

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I did not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about any living person walking on the earth that he is among the people of Paradise, except Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him)."

It is narrated from Abu Bakr bin Khalid bin Urfutah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he came to Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "It has reached me that in Kufah you people are pressed to revile Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); have you reviled him?" He said: "Allah forbid!" And he said: "By the One in whose Hand is the soul of Sa'd! I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say something about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (after which), even if a saw were placed on the parting of my hair to make me revile him, I would never revile him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I give (wealth) to a man while another is dearer to me than him, out of fear that he may (turn away from faith and) be thrown on his face into the Fire."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was ill, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit me and said: "Have you made a will?" I said: "Yes." He said: "For how much?" I said: "For all my wealth, in the path of Allah." He said: "Then what have you left for your children?" I said: "They are wealthy and well off." He said: "Make a will for a tenth." I kept arguing for more and he (peace and blessings be upon him) for less, until he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Make a will for a third, and a third is a lot." Abu Abd al-Rahman (al-Sulami) (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "That is why we consider it preferable to bequeath less than a third, because of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): 'And a third is a lot.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I fear the trial of prosperity for you more than the trial of hardship. You were tested with the trial of hardship and you were patient, and indeed this world is green and sweet."

Amr bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: We were with Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) in the slave market. He got up from us, then came back to us and said: "This is the last of three of the sons of Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), all of whom narrated this hadith to me: Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill in Makkah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit him. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I fear that I will die in this land as Sa'd bin Khawlah died; so supplicate Allah to cure me.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: 'Allahumma-shfi Sa'dan' (O Allah, cure Sa'd). He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have a great deal of wealth and my only heirs are kalalah (distant relatives); shall I bequeath half of my wealth?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Then a third of my wealth?' He said: 'A third is big (or: a lot). Your giving charity from your wealth is charity for you, your wife's eating from your food is charity, and your spending on your family is charity; and that you leave your family after you in a good living (or he said: in wealth) is better than that they should stretch out their hands to people.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that several verses of the Qur'an were revealed concerning him. He said: "Sa'd's mother swore that she would never speak to him until he disbelieved in his religion, and that she would neither eat nor drink. She said: 'You claim that Allah has enjoined you to be good to your parents; I am your mother, and I order you to do this.' She remained in that state for three days, until she fainted from weakness. Then a son of hers named Umarah got up and gave her water to drink, and she began to invoke curses upon Sa'd. So Allah Almighty revealed this verse: 'And We have enjoined upon man goodness to his parents; but if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them.' And (once) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) obtained a great amount of spoils of war, and among them was a sword. I took it and brought it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'Give me this sword as a reward; you know who I am.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Put it back where you took it from.' I went back with it; then I came again and asked him, and he said: 'Put it back where you took it from.' I went, and when I was about to throw it into the pile of spoils, my soul reproached me, so I returned to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'Give it to me.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his voice sternly and said: 'Put it back where you took it from.' So Allah Almighty revealed: 'They ask you about the spoils of war.' And (once, during an illness) I sent for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He came, and I said: 'Allow me to distribute my wealth wherever I wish.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) refused. I said: 'Then half?' He refused. I said: 'Then a third?' He remained silent, and so (thereafter) (a bequest of) a third came to be regarded as permissible. And (once) I came to a group of the Ansar and the Muhajirun, and they said: 'Come, we will feed you and give you wine to drink.' This was before wine was made unlawful. I went to them in a garden, and they had the roasted head of a camel and a skin of wine. I ate and drank with them. Then the Ansar and the Muhajirun were mentioned, and I said: 'The Muhajirun are better than the Ansar.' A man picked up the jawbone of the (camel's) head and struck me with it, wounding my nose. I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him, and Allah Almighty revealed concerning me the ruling on wine: 'Indeed, wine, gambling, stone altars and divining arrows are filth, of the work of Satan.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of the West will remain prevailing upon the truth until the Hour is established."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioning Dhu al-Thudayyah, said: "He is the devil of the pit. A man of the tribe of Bajilah, named al-Ashhab or Ibn al-Ashhab, will bring him down (into the pit). He is a sign of a wrongdoing people."

It is narrated from Qays bin Abi Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up (in prayer) after two rak'ahs (instead of sitting). The people said "Subhan Allah", but he stood up fully, and when finishing the prayer he performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw). Then he said: "Did you think that I would sit down? I only did as I had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever eats in the morning seven dates from what lies between the two lava plains of Madinah, no poison will harm him that day."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever eats seven Ajwah dates in the morning, neither poison nor magic will harm him that day."

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him): I heard Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) from adopting tabattul (celibacy, withdrawing from women). Had he (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted him, we (too) would have castrated ourselves."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be a trial (fitnah) in which the one sitting will be better than the one standing, the one standing will be better than the one walking, the one walking will be better than the one running, the one running will be better than the rider, and the rider will be better than the one who spurs (his mount) on swiftly."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is pure and loves purity, He is clean and loves cleanliness, He is generous and loves generosity, He is bountiful and loves bounty. So keep your houses clean, and do not imitate the Jews, who keep rubbish piled up in their houses."

Salih bin Hassan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) say: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is pure and loves purity, He is clean and loves cleanliness, He is generous and loves generosity, He is bountiful and loves bounty. So keep the courtyards and open spaces of your houses clean, and do not imitate the Jews, who keep rubbish piled up in their houses." Khalid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I mentioned this to Muhajir bin Mismar (may Allah have mercy on him), and he said: Amir bin Sa'd (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith to me from his father, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), except that in it the words are: "Keep your courtyards clean."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Deliberateness and unhurriedness are good in everything, except in the deeds of the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed (by me) while I was supplicating (pointing) with my two fingers, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One (finger), one (finger)," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with the index finger.

It is narrated from Qays bin Abi Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up after two rak'ahs (instead of sitting). The people said "Subhan Allah", but he stood up fully. Then he said: "Did you think that I would sit down? I only did as I had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "On the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined both his parents for me." Yahya (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I think he said: (He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "May my father and mother be ransomed for you!" And Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was an excellent archer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Teach me some words that I may recite." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, wallahu akbaru kabira, wal-hamdu lillahi kathira, subhanallahi rabbil-'alamin, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-'azizil-hakim' (There is none worthy of worship except Allah, alone, without partner; Allah is the Greatest, most great; abundant praise is for Allah; glorified is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds; there is no power to avoid sin and no strength to do good except through Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise)." He said: "This is for my Lord; what is for me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: 'Allahumma-ghfir li warhamni, wahdini, wa 'afini, warzuqni' (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being and provide for me)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That the belly of one of you be filled with pus until it corrupts it is better for him than that (his belly) be filled with poetry."

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him): I asked Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) about evil omens, and he rebuked me and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "No disease is contagious (by itself), and there is no (reality to) evil omens. If there were evil omen in anything, it would be in a horse, a woman and a house."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The hand is to be cut off for (theft of) the value of a shield."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the plague was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is a punishment that was sent down upon those before you. So when it breaks out in a land while you are there, do not leave it; and when it is in a land, do not enter it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give the salam to his right until the whiteness of his cheek could be seen, and to his left until the whiteness of his cheek could be seen."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that "Sayyiduna Uthman (bin Maz'un) (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission for tabattul (withdrawing from women to live in celibacy). Had he given him permission, we would (also) have castrated ourselves."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was (ill) in Makkah, and he disliked dying in the land from which he had emigrated. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit him and said: "May Allah Almighty have mercy on Sa'd bin Afra'." He had only one daughter. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I bequeath all my wealth?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No." He said: "Then half?" He said: "No." He said: "Then a third?" He said: "A third (you may bequeath), and a third is a lot. That you leave your heirs rich is better than leaving them in need, stretching out their hands before people. And whatever you spend is charity, even the morsel you put into your wife's mouth. And perhaps Allah Almighty will grant you (life), and then some people will benefit from you and others will be harmed by you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik and Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made this supplication: "O Allah, bless the people of Madinah in their city, bless them in their sa', and bless them in their mudd. O Allah, Ibrahim was Your servant and Your intimate friend (khalil), and I am Your servant and Your Messenger. Ibrahim supplicated to You for the people of Makkah, and I supplicate to You for the people of Madinah for the like of what Ibrahim supplicated for the people of Makkah, and as much again along with it." (Then he said:) "Madinah is enclosed (by the guard of angels); at each of its passes there are two angels guarding it. Neither the plague nor the Dajjal can enter it. Whoever intends evil against it, Allah Almighty will melt him just as salt dissolves in water."

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Nawfal (may Allah have mercy on him) that in the year Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj, he heard Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik and Sayyiduna al-Dahhak bin Qays (may Allah be pleased with them both) discussing Hajj al-Tamattu' (that is, combining Umrah with Hajj and benefiting in between). Sayyiduna al-Dahhak (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No one does that except one who is ignorant of the command of Allah." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "My nephew, what an evil thing you have said!" Sayyiduna al-Dahhak (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade it." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did it, and we did it with him."

Sulayman bin Abi Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was present with Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) when some people came to him about a slave of theirs whose belongings Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) had seized, because he had seen him hunting in the sanctuary (haram) of Madinah which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) declared sacred. They spoke to him about returning the belongings, but he refused and said: "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fixed the boundaries of the sanctuary of Madinah, he said: 'Whoever you catch hunting within these boundaries, then whoever catches him may have his belongings.' So I will not return to you a provision that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted me; but if you wish, I will pay you the value of his belongings."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (indicating with his hands): "The month is like this, and like this, and like this: ten, ten, and (once) nine."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When one of you is in the mosque and spits out phlegm, let him bury it (in the earth), so that it does not touch the skin or clothing of a believer and cause him harm."