From the Musnad of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This (worldly) fire of yours is one part of seventy parts of the fire of Hell, and the heat of each part of it is equal to this (fire of the world)."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dream of a righteous Muslim is one part of seventy parts of prophethood."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who strives in the path of Allah (the mujahid) is under the guarantee of Allah Almighty: either Allah Almighty will gather him to His forgiveness and mercy (through martyrdom), or He will return him (safe and sound) with reward and spoils. And the example of the mujahid in the path of Allah is like that of one who fasts and stands in night prayer, who does not slacken (in worship) until he (the mujahid) returns."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of the supplications of the oppressed." And Atiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man from the people of Khurasan said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "There is no veil between it (the supplication of the oppressed) and Allah Almighty."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the companion of the Qur'an (its reciter and memoriser) enters Paradise, it will be said to him: 'Recite and ascend (to higher ranks).' So he will recite and rise one rank with the recitation of each verse, until he has recited the last verse he has preserved."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever, when coming to his bed to sleep, says this supplication three times: 'Astaghfirullah alladhi la ilaha illa huwa al-Hayy al-Qayyum wa atubu ilayh' (I seek forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no true god, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence, and I repent to Him), Allah Almighty wipes out his sins, even if they are like the foam of the sea."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade preparing nabidh in green lacquered jars, gourd vessels and hollowed wooden vessels, and forbade soaking half-ripe dates together with ripe dates, and raisins together with ripe dates (to make nabidh).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The space between my pulpit and my grave is one of the gardens of Paradise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When one of you intends to do something, let him say: 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi-'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, wa as'aluka min fadlika, fa-innaka taqdiru wa la aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lamu, wa anta 'allamu al-ghuyub. Allahumma in kana kadha wa kadha, min al-amr alladhi yuridu, li khayran fi dini, wa ma'ishati, wa 'aqibati amri, wa illa fa-srifhu 'anni, wa-srifni 'anhu, thumma qaddir li al-khayra aynama kana, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (O Allah, I seek good from You by means of Your knowledge, I ask You for ability (to do good) through Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty, for You have power over everything and I have no power, You know (everything) and I do not know, and You alone are the Knower of all that is unseen. O Allah, if this matter, which the servant intends, is better for me in my religion, my life and the outcome of my affairs, (then decree it for me); otherwise turn it away from me and turn me away from it, then decree good for me wherever it may be. There is no power to avoid sin nor strength to do good except through Allah's help)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Eid al-Fitr the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would come out (to the prayer ground) and lead the people in those two rak'ahs. Then, after the salam, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand and turn his blessed face towards the people while they were seated (in their places), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say three times: "Give charity, give charity." Most of those who gave charity were women, who would give their earrings, rings and other things. Then, if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had some particular need, or was to send out an expedition for the people, he would mention it; otherwise he (peace and blessings be upon him) would go back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty will question the servant on the Day of Resurrection, until He asks: 'What prevented you, when you saw the evil, from objecting to it?' Then when Allah Almighty prompts the servant with his argument (makes the plea flow upon his tongue), he will say: 'O my Lord, I placed my trust in You, and I feared people.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Ummah will split into two groups, then from between them a group will emerge that leaves (the religion); it will be fought by that party of the two which is closer to the truth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took the banner and waved it, then asked: "Who will take it with its due right?" Thereupon Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) came forward and said: I (will). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Step back." Then another man stood up and said: I. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Step back." Then another man stood up and said: I. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Step back." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One who honoured the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! I will certainly give it to a man who will not flee with it. Here, O Ali, take it." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took it and set off, until Allah Almighty granted the conquest of Fadak and Khaybar (at his hands), and he brought back from there 'ajwah dates and dried meat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat something on the day of Eid al-Fitr before going out (for the prayer), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not offer any (voluntary) prayer before the Eid prayer; but when he returned (after finishing the Eid prayer), he would pray two rak'ahs."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us, and in his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed hand were some truffles. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are from al-mann (the blessing sent down to the Children of Israel without toil), and their water is a cure for the eye."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an army under the command of Sayyiduna Alqamah bin Mujazziz (may Allah be pleased with him), and I was among them. When we had reached the furthest point of our expedition, or were somewhere along the way, a group asked him for permission (to return); he gave them permission and appointed Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him) as their commander. He was one of the people of Badr, and there was an element of good humour and jest in his nature. I was among those who returned with him. While we were on the way and had halted at a place, the people lit a fire to warm themselves or to prepare some food on it, when suddenly Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed them and said: "Is it not binding on you to listen to me and obey me?" The people replied: Of course. He asked again: "Then will you do whatever I command you?" They said: Yes. He said: "I adjure you by my right and by your obedience, and firmly command you, that you all leap into this fire." Hearing this, some people stood up and tightened their waist-wrappers, until, when he was sure that they were really about to leap into it, he said: "Stop, and save yourselves; I was only joking with you." Then when they came to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this incident to him (peace and blessings be upon him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among them (the rulers or commanders) commands you to disobey Allah, do not obey him at all."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The whole earth is a mosque (a place of worship), except the graveyard and the bathhouse (hammam)." (In the chain,) in the narration of Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) the link of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) is mentioned, whereas Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) did not take the chain beyond the father (of Amr).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Gog and Magog will be let loose upon the people (after the wall breaks), as Allah Almighty says: 'And they will descend swiftly from every elevation.' They will overwhelm the people, and the Muslims, out of fear of them, will shut themselves up in their cities and fortresses and will also gather their livestock with them (in safe places). They will drink up the water of the earth, so much so that a group of them will pass by a river and drink all its water, leaving it dry; then those who come after them will pass by there and say: 'There used to be water here once.' When no one (to face them) is left on earth except those shut up in fortresses, their spokesman (of Gog and Magog) will say: 'These people of the earth are finished; now the people of heaven are left.' Then one of them will brandish his spear and hurl it towards the sky, and it will come back to him soaked in blood, as a trial and a test. While they are in this state, Allah Almighty will create a worm (naghaf) in their necks, like the worm found in the neck of a locust, as a result of which they will all perish together and not a sound will be heard from them. Then the Muslims will say: 'Is there not a man of courage who will risk his life for us and go and see what state the enemy is in?' So a man from among them will go out, hoping for reward from Allah and firmly resolved to sacrifice his life, and he will find them all lying dead on top of one another. Then he will call out: 'O company of Muslims! Rejoice, for Allah Almighty has sufficed you against your enemy.' So the people will come out of their cities and fortresses and let their animals out to graze, but there will be no fodder for those animals except their flesh, and those animals (eating that flesh) will grow fatter than they ever had from eating the best pasture."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people of the Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (for something), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave to everyone who asked until whatever he (peace and blessings be upon him) had was finished. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had spent everything, he said: "Whatever good (wealth) I have, I will never store it away from you. And (the truth is that) whoever seeks to stay chaste (by refraining from asking), Allah Almighty grants him chastity; whoever seeks to be self-sufficient, Allah Almighty makes him free of need; and whoever strives to be patient, Allah Almighty blesses him with patience and steadfastness. And you have not been given any gift better or more abundant than patience."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in explanation of the words of Allah Almighty: 'The Day some of the signs of your Lord come, no soul will benefit from its faith' [Al-An'am: 158]: "(What is meant by it is) the rising of the sun from its place of setting."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), a Nabataean merchant came from Syria with thirty loads of barley and dates. He fixed the price at one mudd per dirham, by the measure (mudd) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while in those days the people had no other food besides it. So the people complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the high prices, whereupon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon and said: "Beware! I want to meet Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, in such a state that I have not given anyone's wealth to another (by forcibly fixing its price) without his willing consent."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Shall I not tell you of something by which Allah Almighty wipes out sins and increases good deeds?" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), of course (please tell us)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Performing ablution thoroughly despite difficulty (such as severe cold or hardship), taking many steps to the mosques, and waiting for one prayer after another prayer. There is none of you who goes out of his house in a state of purity, then prays the congregational prayer with the Muslims, and then sits in the mosque waiting for the next prayer, except that the angel keeps supplicating: 'Allahummaghfir lahu, Allahummarhamhu' (O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, have mercy on him). So when you stand for prayer, keep your rows even, straighten them and fill the gaps in between, for I see you behind me, from the side of my back. Then when your imam says 'Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), you too say 'Allahu akbar'; when he bows, you too bow; and when he says 'Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah' (Allah has heard the one who praised Him), you say 'Allahumma rabbana lakal-hamd' (O Allah, our Lord, to You belongs all praise). And indeed the best rows of the men are the first and the worst are the last, while the best rows of the women are the last and the worst are the first. O company of women! When the men prostrate, keep your gaze lowered, so that you do not see the private parts of the men because of the tightness of their waist-wrappers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man killed ninety-nine people. Then he asked about the most learned person on earth and was directed to a man. He came to him and said that he had killed ninety-nine people; was there any possibility of repentance for him? He replied: 'After killing ninety-nine, there is no room for repentance for you.' At this, the man drew his sword and killed him too, completing the number of one hundred. Then he stayed as long as Allah willed, after which he again asked about the most learned person on earth and was directed to a man. He said that he had taken a hundred lives; was there any way of repentance for him? That scholar replied: 'Who can stand between you and repentance? Leave this wicked town where you live and go to such-and-such a town, and worship your Lord while living there.' So he set out, and while he was still on the way, his time of death came, whereupon the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment disputed (over him). Iblis said: 'He never disobeyed me for even a moment (that is, he did not give up sin).' But the angels of mercy said: 'Indeed, he set out repenting.' Humayd al-Tawil (may Allah have mercy on him) claimed that Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated to him from Abu Rafi' (may Allah have mercy on him): 'Allah Almighty sent an angel, and they all gathered around him' (and from here the hadith returns to the narration of Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him)), and that angel said: 'Look which of the two towns he is nearer to, and join him with the people of that town.' Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: 'Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, brought the righteous town near and moved the wicked town away from him, and the angels joined him with the righteous people.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The truest dream is the one seen in the hours before dawn."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man of the Ansar said to his companions: "By Allah, I used to tell you that when matters come under his (the Messenger of Allah's (peace and blessings be upon him)) control, he will prefer others over you." The narrator said: At this, the other Ansar gave him a very harsh reply. When this reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and said to them some things which I (the narrator) do not fully remember; at everything they would say: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you not use to be people who did not ride horses?" The narrator said: Whatever he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, they would answer: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that they were not giving any (apologetic or defensive) reply, he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said: "Why do you not say: 'Your people fought you and we supported you, and your people drove you out and we gave you shelter'?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We do not say that; rather, it is you who are saying it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar! Are you not pleased that the people go away with the world (its wealth and goods) while you go away with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar! Are you not happy that if all the people were to travel in one valley and you travelled in another valley, I would take the valley of the Ansar?" They said: "Of course, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Were it not for the Hijrah (and its merit), I would have been one of the Ansar. The Ansar are my innermost circle, my family, and my special trusted group with whom I find comfort; so overlook the wrongdoers among them and value the good-doers among them." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The enemy of Allah, Ibn Marjanah, did not even know of this merit. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Be aware! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had already told us that after him (peace and blessings be upon him) we would soon see preferential treatment and favouritism (the denial of our rights)." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Then what did he (peace and blessings be upon him) command you to do in that situation?" I said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to be patient." Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then be patient now."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When three people are on a journey, one of them should lead them in prayer." Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I said to Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him): "You are our leader (amir)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Abu Talib was mentioned in his (peace and blessings be upon him) presence, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps my intercession will benefit him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be placed in a shallow part of the Fire reaching up to his ankles, from the heat of which his brain will boil."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "The congregational prayer is superior to the prayer performed alone by twenty-five degrees."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "A good dream is one part of the forty-five parts of prophethood." Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrating this hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) to Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), and Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) said (affirming it): "Even if this dream were only like a single pebble out of the whole number of pebbles, I would still regard it as true and real."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "When one of you sees a dream that he likes, it is indeed from Allah Almighty; so let him praise Allah for it and relate it (to others). And when he sees something other than that, which he dislikes, it is from Satan; so let him seek refuge with Allah from its evil and not mention it to anyone, and then that dream will never harm him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that we said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have come to know (the way of sending) peace upon you; now how should we send blessings (durud) upon you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Say: 'Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin 'abdika wa rasulika, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahim, wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahim' (O Allah, send Your mercy upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Your servant and Your Messenger, as You sent Your mercy upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and send Your blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as You sent Your blessings upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him))."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he would become junub (in a state of major ritual impurity) during the night and want to sleep, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded him to perform ablution and then sleep.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was speaking about the Dajjal, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, he will be given power over only one soul (person); he will kill him and then bring him back to life. Then he (the Dajjal) will ask him: 'Am I not your Lord?' And that person will reply: 'At this moment you have proved to be a greater liar in my view than ever before.'" Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to think that this man of faith would be none other than Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), until he passed away.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said about the words of Allah Almighty: 'And they will grin therein with displaced lips': "The Fire will scorch him in such a way that his upper lip will shrink until it reaches the middle of his head, and the other (lower) lip will hang down until it reaches his navel."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not give preference among the Prophets (one over another)."

Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man narrated to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) this hadith, which he was reporting from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) got up and went to him until he came into the presence of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), and I was with him. He asked: "This man has told me a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on your authority; did you really hear it yourself?" He said (pointing to his eyes and ears): "These eyes of mine saw and these ears of mine heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'Do not sell gold for gold, nor silver for silver, except like for like; and do not sell something absent (on credit) for something present (in cash).'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for the permanent inhabitants of the Fire, who are truly its people, they will neither die in it nor live. But there are people (or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said) whom the Fire will afflict because of their sins (or he said: because of their wrongdoings), and it will cause them to die completely, until, when they have been burnt into charcoal, permission for intercession will be given. Then they will be brought group after group and spread out on the banks of the rivers of Paradise, and it will be said: 'O people of Paradise! Pour water over them.' Then they will sprout quickly, just as a wild seed sprouts in the fertile silt and mud carried by the flow of a flood." At that time one of the people present said: "It seems as though the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had lived in the desert regions."

Abu Nadrah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about sarf (the exchange of currency). He asked: "Is the transaction hand to hand (in cash)?" I said: "Yes." He said: "Then there is no harm in it." Abu Nadrah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Then I met Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him that I had asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about sarf and he had said there was no harm in it. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Did he really say that? Know that we will soon write to him about this, so that he does not give you such a fatwa." Then he related: By Allah! A young man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with some dates, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at them with disapproval and asked: "It seems these are not dates of our land?" He said: "There was something wrong with this year's (our) dates, so I (gave those dates and) added something extra on top of them and obtained these dates." At this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have doubled it; you have dealt in usury (riba). Beware! Do not even go near this. When you find some defect in your dates, first sell them, then (with their price) buy the dates you want to buy."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "We used to go on military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the blessed month of Ramadan, and some of us would fast and some would not. Yet neither did the one fasting find fault with the one not fasting, nor did the one not fasting object to the one fasting. The view of the Companions was that whoever found strength in himself and fasted, that was good, and whoever felt weakness and did not fast, that too was good."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he related: "I came into the noble presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying in such a state that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had wrapped a single garment (sheet) around his blessed body."