Musnad of Harithah bin Wahb

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Harithah bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) that he related: "I prayed two rak'ahs with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at Mina at a time when the people were in a more secure state than before and their number was also very large."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Harithah bin Wahb al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give charity, for soon a time will come when a man will go out with his charity but will not find anyone who will accept it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Harithah bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who is al-jawwaz (harsh-natured and a hoarder of wealth) will not enter Paradise, nor the one who is al-ja'zari (rude and arrogant)." The narrator also explained that al-jawwaz means "an extremely coarse and harsh-tempered" person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Harithah bin Wahb al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Shall I not tell you about the people of Paradise? (They are) every weak person whom people regard as feeble and lowly, but whose standing is such that if he swears an oath relying on Allah, Allah Almighty will surely fulfil his oath; and the people of Hell are every extremely rebellious, harsh-natured and arrogant person."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) (as reported by his son Kindir bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him)) that he related: I performed Hajj in the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), and there I saw a man who was circumambulating the House (of Allah) and reciting these lines of rajz verse: 'Rudda 'alayya rakibi Muhammada, ruddahu li wastani' 'indi yada' (O Allah, return my rider Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to me; send him back to me and do me this favour). I asked who this was, and the people said that this was Abd al-Muttalib bin Hashim; some of his camels had gone missing, so he had sent his grandson to search for them, but now he was late in returning, although whatever task he sent him for, he would only return having accomplished it well. The narrator says: I was still there when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived bringing the camels, and Abd al-Muttalib said (out of intense love): "O my dear son, this time I felt such grief at your absence that it will never leave me."

Shutayr bin Shakal (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father Sayyiduna Shakal bin Humayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), teach me a supplication with which I may seek refuge. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand and said: "Say: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri sam'i, wa min sharri basari, wa min sharri qalbi, wa min sharri lisani, wa min sharri maniyyi' (O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in You from the evil of my self, from the evil of my hearing (ears), from the evil of my sight (eyes), from the evil of my heart, from the evil of my tongue, and from the evil of my semen (desire))."

Nu'aym bin Abi Hind (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: I was sitting with Yazid bin Abi Muslim during the rule of al-Hajjaj, and he was tormenting people. Meanwhile he mentioned a man who was in prison and, in a state of extreme rage and anger, had him summoned. When the man was brought and stood before him, I saw that he moved his lips with some supplication that I could not hear. Then Yazid raised his head towards him and (suddenly changing his tone) said: "Let him go," or he said: "Take him back." Nu'aym (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I went to that man and said to him: "I was present when he ordered you to be summoned in intense anger, and I was certain that he would do you serious harm. But when you stood before him, you moved your lips with something I could not hear; then he gave that lenient order about you which you saw. What was it that you recited?" He replied: "I made this supplication: 'Allahumma inni as'aluka bi-qudratika allati tumsiku biha al-samawati al-sab'a an yaqa'a ba'duhunna 'ala ba'din an takfiniyahi' (O Allah, I ask You by Your power with which You hold the seven heavens from falling upon one another, that You suffice me against him (and his evil))."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is any one of you not able to recite 'Say: He is Allah, the One' in a night? For it is equal to the whole Qur'an." He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "For managing the affairs of people a supervisor ('arif) is unavoidable, but the supervisor will be in Hell." And he said: "On the Day of Resurrection the policeman will be brought, and it will be said to him: 'Put down your whip and enter the Fire.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Amr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When I was a boy, I used to throw stones at the date palms of the Ansar. So it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): There is a boy here who throws stones at our date palms, or at the date palms. Then I was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said affectionately: "O boy, do not throw stones at the date palms." I said: I eat (from them). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not throw stones at the date palms; rather, eat whatever falls down by itself." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his hand affectionately over my head and supplicated for me: 'Allahumma ashbi' batnahu' (O Allah, fill his stomach).