Musnad of Jabir

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on the pulpit and said: "O people! I have not stood before you because of some news that came to me from the heaven (through revelation); rather, I have learned of something that has pleased me, so I wanted you too to share in this joy of your Prophet. What happened is that some riders were travelling on the sea when their provisions ran out. Then an island appeared before them, so they went ashore there in search of (grain or) bread, and there they met the Jassasah." (The narrator said:) I asked Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him): What is the Jassasah? He replied: A woman whose body hair and head hair were very long, and she was dragging them along the ground. She said (to those people): In this castle is the news you are seeking. So they went there, and behold, there was a man bound in chains. He said: Give me (some) news, or ask me and I will tell you. The people remained silent (in astonishment), so he himself asked: Tell me about the palm groves of Baysan: are they bearing fruit? They said: Yes. He asked: Tell me about the spring of Zughar: is there water in it? They said: Yes. (Finally) those people related that he is the Masih (al-Dajjal), for whom the earth will be folded up in forty days, except Taybah. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And Taybah means Madinah; there is no path among its paths but an angel stands there with a drawn sword barring his way, and the same is the case with Makkah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: "He is not in the Sea of Persia, nor is he in the Sea of Rome." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his right palm on his left palm three times. The son of Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said to me: There is something in this hadith that I have not remembered (fully). We asked: What is it? He said: Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) used to testify that he was Ibn Sa'id (Ibn Sayyad) himself. I said: No, Ibn Sa'id has died. He said: Even if he has died. I said: He had accepted Islam. He said: Even if he had accepted Islam. I said: He had even entered Madinah. He said: Even if he had entered Madinah (Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) still considered him to be the Dajjal).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you finishes his food, let him lick his fingers, for he does not know in which part of his food the blessing lies."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man had made an arrangement for his slave to be freed after his own death (tadbir). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked (in view of his need): "Who will buy him from me?" The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Nu'aym bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) bought him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) took his price and handed it over to him (the owner).

From Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) the like of the narration of Husayn from Ata is reported, except that it adds that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If one of you is needy, let him begin (his charity and spending) with himself."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keeping the rows straight and in order is part of the perfection and completion of the prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No town-dweller should sell (the goods) of a desert-dweller; leave the people alone, so that Allah Almighty may provide for some of them through others."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sale of fruit until it is ripe and good (fit to eat)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is a partner (with someone) in a dwelling or a palm grove, it is not permissible for him to sell it (his share) until he informs his partner; then, if that partner is pleased, he may take it, and if he dislikes it, he may leave it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to make peace among the Ansar tribe of Banu Amr bin Awf. Meanwhile the time of prayer came, so Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "Shall I call the adhan, so that you lead the people in prayer?" He replied: "Yes." So Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) called the iqamah, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) went forward and began leading the people in prayer. In the meantime the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, and the people began clapping to draw the attention of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) usually did not turn around during the prayer, but when the people clapped a great deal, he turned, and on seeing the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) he began to step back. At this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him with his blessed hand that he should continue leading the prayer, but he declined. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went forward and led the prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had completed the prayer, he asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "What prevented you from leading the prayer?" He replied: "It is not fitting for the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the people and said: "What is this matter of clapping? Clapping in prayer is only for women; so when one of you has some need during the prayer, let him say 'Subhan Allah' (Glory be to Allah)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyidah Umm al-Sa'ib or Sayyidah Umm al-Musayyib (may Allah be pleased with her) while she was shivering from the severity of a fever. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her: "O Umm al-Sa'ib! What is the matter with you that you are shivering like this?" She said: "It is the fever, may Allah not bless it!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not revile the fever, for it removes the sins of the children of Adam just as the furnace removes the impurities of iron."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to Madinah as an emigrant and was struck by a severe fever. He came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Release me from my pledge of emigration." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, by Allah! I will not release you; indeed, (the pledge of) Islam is not revoked." Hajjaj (may Allah have mercy on him) related that the man made this request more than once, and each time he (peace and blessings be upon him) refused. Then that man left Madinah without his (peace and blessings be upon him) permission. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of this, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this is Taybah (Madinah); it removes the dross and impurity of people just as the furnace removes the rust of iron."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna al-Tufayl bin Amr al-Dawsi (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Would you like to come to a strong fortress, with many men and abundant war equipment?" (The narrator of the hadith, Abu al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him), said that this fortress of the tribe of Daws was on the top of a mountain, and the path to reach it was extremely narrow, like a sandal strap.) The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Are the people behind you also with you (in agreement on this offer)?" He said: "I do not know." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from his offer, because Allah Almighty had destined this honour for the Ansar of Madinah. Then, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had emigrated to Madinah, Sayyiduna al-Tufayl bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) also came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as an emigrant, along with a man of his people. There that man was struck by a severe fever; unable to bear it, he went out, took a broad-bladed knife and cut off the joints of his fingers, from which so much blood flowed that he died. Sayyiduna al-Tufayl bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) saw him in a dream in a very fine state and an excellent appearance, but he had covered his hands. Sayyiduna al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "Are you that so-and-so?" He replied: "Yes." He asked: "How did your Lord deal with you?" He replied: "My Lord dealt with me kindly and forgave me because of my emigration to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Sayyiduna al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "But what is the matter with your hands, that they are covered?" He replied: "My Lord said to me: We will not set right what you yourself have spoiled." Sayyiduna al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) related this dream of his to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed hands and implored: "Allahumma wa li-yadayhi faghfir (O Allah, forgive his hands too)," "Allahumma wa li-yadayhi faghfir (O Allah, forgive his hands too)," "Allahumma wa li-yadayhi faghfir (O Allah, forgive his hands too)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prostrate on the upper part of his forehead, that is, where the hair of the head begins."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon every Friday leaning against a wooden pillar, until a man from Rome came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "If you (peace and blessings be upon him) wish, I will make for you (peace and blessings be upon him) something such that when you (peace and blessings be upon him) sit on it, you (peace and blessings be upon him) will appear (to everyone) as though you are standing?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." So that man made the pulpit for him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on it, that wooden pillar began to weep and wail just as a she-camel yearns in separation from her young, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit and placed his blessed hand on it. Then, when the next day came, I saw that it had been moved (from its original place). We asked: "What is this?" We were told: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) came and together they moved it from there."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on the pulpit and said: "Some people were travelling on the sea when they met a Jassasah." (The narrator said:) I asked (Abu Salamah): What is the Jassasah? He said: "It is a woman (-like creature) who was dragging the hair of her body and her head." She said to those people: In this castle is information about the news you are seeking. So those people went there and found a man tightly bound there. He said: Give me news, or ask me and I will tell you. When the people remained silent, he said: Tell me about the palm groves of Baysan and the spring of Zughar and Amman: have they borne fruit? They said: Yes. Then he asked: Tell me about the muddy spring of Zughar: is there water in it? They replied: Yes, it is full and the water is overflowing its sides. Then he said: He is the Masih (al-Dajjal), for whom the earth will be folded up, and he will travel over the whole face of the earth in forty (days), except Taybah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It (Taybah) is Madinah; at each of its gateways stands an angel holding a sword drawn from its sheath, who will prevent him from entering it, and the same is the case with Makkah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: "He is not in the Sea of Persia, nor is he in the Sea of Rome." Ibn Abi Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) related that there was also something in this hadith that he did not remember. He said that Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) used to testify that the Dajjal is in fact Ibn Sayyad himself. I said: Ibn Sayyad has died. He said: "Even if he has died." I said: He had become a Muslim. He said: "Even if he had become a Muslim." I said: He had entered Madinah. He said: "Even if he had entered Madinah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "We did not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly disclose to us any (particular) supplication to be said over the funerals, nor did Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) (specify any particular supplication)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I fell ill, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) blew into my face (while reciting over me), and I recovered and came to my senses."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that one of us should lie down in such a way that he places one of his legs over the other."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time will surely come upon people when one of their armies will set out for jihad, and it will be asked: Is there anyone among you who had the honour of the companionship of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so that you may seek victory through him and be granted victory? Then (later) it will be asked: Is there anyone among you who accompanied Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? It will be said: No. Then it will be asked: Then is there anyone who kept the company of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions? It will be said: No. Then it will be asked: Is there anyone who saw someone who kept the company of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions? And if people heard of such a person even from beyond the sea, they would surely come to him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: Who is the most learned of people? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who gathers the knowledge of people together with his own knowledge; and every possessor of knowledge is always hungry (for more knowledge)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, the number of people will keep increasing, while my Companions will keep decreasing (in number). So do not ever revile them. May Allah curse whoever reviles them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I was in the second or third row (of the funeral prayer) when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the funeral prayer for the Negus (al-Najashi)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Sulayk (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the mosque while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him "to offer two short rak'ahs."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prophets (peace be upon them) were shown to me, and I resemble Ibrahim (peace be upon him) (among them)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Zuhr and Asr prayers at Arafat with one adhan and two iqamahs, and likewise combined the Maghrib and Isha prayers with one adhan and two iqamahs."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "(the Companions) were given permission to cut down palm trees, and then they were dealt with strictly in this matter. So they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Is there any sin upon us for the trees we cut down, or for the trees we left (uncut)?' At this Allah, Glorified and Exalted, revealed this blessed verse: 'Whatever palm trees you cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by the permission of Allah' [Al-Hashr: 5]."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Allah Almighty sent down the scriptures of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) on the first night of the blessed month of Ramadan; the Torah was revealed to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) after six nights of Ramadan had passed; the Zabur (Psalms) was sent down to Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him) when eleven nights of Ramadan had passed; and the Holy Qur'an was revealed to Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) after twenty-four nights of the blessed month of Ramadan had passed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Between a man, or he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: between a servant, and disbelief (the dividing line) is abandoning the prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that my maternal aunt was divorced, and she intended to harvest the fruit of her palm trees, but a man rebuked her for going out (of the house during her waiting period). So she came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Of course! Do harvest your dates, for it may be that you will give (some of it) in charity or do some other good deed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that, mentioning 'azl (coitus interruptus), he said: "We used to do this ('azl) in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not curse the night and the day, nor revile the sun, the moon and the winds, for they are sent (by the command of Allah) as a mercy for one people and as a punishment for another people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever revives a barren (dead) land will have a reward in it, and whatever those seeking sustenance (animals, birds and beasts) eat of it (its produce) will be counted as charity on his part."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ask Allah for beneficial knowledge, and seek refuge in Allah from knowledge that does not benefit."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a group who were reciting the Qur'an in the mosque, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite the Qur'an before there come a people who will make it straight like an arrow (in the outward correctness of its letters); they will seek to obtain (a worldly reward) for it quickly and will not defer it (for the reward of the Hereafter)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to deliver the sermon on Friday and said: "It may be that a man is reached by the time of Jumu'ah while he is only one mile away from Madinah, yet he does not attend Jumu'ah." The narrator says that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the second time: "It may be that a man is reached by the time of Jumu'ah while he is two miles away from Madinah, yet he does not attend it." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the third time: "It may be that a man is three miles away from Madinah and then does not attend the Jumu'ah prayer, and so Allah Almighty sets a seal upon his heart."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was asked about riding sacrificial camels, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "When you are in dire need of them, ride them in a proper manner until you find another mount."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on the pulpit and said: "Some people were travelling by sea when their provisions ran out. Then an island appeared before them, so they went ashore there looking for bread, and there they met the Jassasah." The narrator (al-Walid bin Jumay') says: I asked Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him): What is the Jassasah? He said: "She was a woman who was dragging the hair of her head along the ground." That woman said to them: "In this palace is the news you are seeking." So they went there and found a man bound in chains. He said: "Inform me, or ask me and I will inform you." The people remained silent, so he said: "Tell me about the palm groves of Baysan and Ariha (or Arihiya): have they begun to bear fruit?" The people said: "Yes." He said: "Tell me about the spring of Zughar: is there water in it?" They said: "Yes." They said that he was the Messiah (the Dajjal), for whom the earth will be rolled up, and he will cover the whole earth in forty days except Taybah. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Know that Taybah means this very Madinah. There is no road among its roads but an angel stands guard over it with a drawn sword, who will prevent him from entering it, and the same is the case with Makkah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said about the location of the Dajjal: "He is not in the Sea of Persia, nor is he in the Sea of Rome." Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said to me: There is something in this hadith that I have not fully memorized. He said that Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to bear witness that he was Ibn Sayyad himself. I said: But he has died. He said: "Even if he has died." I said: But he had accepted Islam. He said: "Even if he accepted Islam." I said: But he had entered Madinah. He said: "Even if he entered Madinah (he is still the Dajjal)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How excellent a condiment vinegar is! And it is enough evil for a person that he shows displeasure or annoyance at the food that is placed before him (as hospitality)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that "the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) walked briskly (raml) (during tawaf) from the Black Stone (back) to the Black Stone." One of the narrators of this report, Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Salim al-Mafluj, is thiqah (trustworthy).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were on a journey (with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) when a man fasted, and because of it he fainted. His companions stopped by him to look after him. Meanwhile the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by, and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) told him: "He has been fasting." Upon this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fasting on a journey is not an act of righteousness."