Musnad of Anas bin Malik

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the evening meal is present and the iqamah for the prayer has also been called, then begin with the meal first."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the evening meal has been placed before you and the iqamah for the prayer is called, then begin with the meal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until people vie with one another in boasting about the mosques (their construction and decoration)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said "something similar to it (like the previous hadith)".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you becomes drowsy while he is praying, let him leave (the prayer) until he is aware of what he is saying (with his tongue)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "When one of you becomes drowsy (during the prayer), let him leave (the prayer) until he knows what he is doing." Ayyub (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that the book of Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) was read out to us, in which he had recorded this narration through Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you becomes drowsy during the prayer, let him leave (the prayer) and sleep." And this narration is reported as marfu' (attributed to the Prophet).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you becomes drowsy during the prayer, let him leave (the prayer) and sleep (so that the overpowering sleepiness passes)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was ordered (by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) to say the phrases of the adhan twice each and the phrases of the iqamah once (that is, a single time each)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished his prayer, he turned his blessed face towards them and asked: "Do you recite in your prayer behind the imam while the imam is reciting?" They all remained silent. He (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this three times. Then someone (or some people) said: "Yes, indeed we do so." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not do so (aloud); rather, let each one of you recite Surah al-Fatihah within himself (silently)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to two rams that were horned and piebald (white mixed with black), and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered both of them with his own blessed hand."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that "the same" (like the previous hadith) is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, every nation has an amin (a supremely trustworthy and honest person), and, O nation, the amin of this nation of ours is Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in his house, and a slave of his (peace and blessings be upon him) named Anjashah was chanting the huda (singing to drive the camels along). So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you, O Anjashah! (May Allah have mercy on you.) Go gently and slowly with these glass vessels (that is, the delicate women)." Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that by this he (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the women.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to his wives (the Mothers of the Believers) while a camel driver called Sayyiduna Anjashah (may Allah be pleased with him) was driving their camels. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you, O Anjashah! Go gently and slowly with these glass vessels (that is, the women)." Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke a word which, if one of you had said it, you would have found fault with him for it (that is, you would have considered it objectionable; but this was his eloquence (peace and blessings be upon him), that in view of the delicacy of women he likened them to glass vessels)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed four rak'ahs of Zuhr in Madinah and prayed two rak'ahs of Asr at Dhul-Hulayfah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed four rak'ahs of Zuhr in Madinah and prayed two rak'ahs of Asr at the place Dhul-Hulayfah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three qualities which, whoever has them, finds through them the sweetness and delight of faith: that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are more beloved to him than everything besides them; that he loves a person only for the sake of Allah; and that he hates to return to disbelief just as he hates to have a fire kindled for him and be thrown into it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I was riding behind Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) (during the journey of Hajj), and the people were calling out loudly the talbiyah for both Hajj and Umrah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every nation has an amin (a supremely trustworthy and honest person), and, O nation, our amin is surely Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that eight men of the tribe of Ukl came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and pledged allegiance to him on Islam. Then the climate of Madinah did not suit them and their bodies became ill, so they complained of this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why do you not go out with our herdsman among his camels, so that you may drink their milk and urine (as a remedy)?" So they (went there and) recovered. Then they killed the herdsman and drove off the camels. When this news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent (riders) after them, and they were caught. When they were brought, he (peace and blessings be upon him) issued a command concerning them: their hands and feet were cut off, their eyes were put out, and then they were left in the sun until they died.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) (Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) relates) that we went out with him towards the boundaries of the Haram. When the time of prayer came, Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Will you not dismount (from the mounts), so that we may pray?" I said: "If only you would go a little further on to this mosque." He asked: "Which mosque?" It was said: "The mosque of such-and-such a tribe." On hearing this he was startled and said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'A time will come upon my nation when people will boast to one another about mosques (their outward splendour and buildings), while they will fill them (with remembrance and worship) only very little.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jew killed a girl of the Ansar for the sake of her silver ornaments, threw her into a well and crushed her head with a stone. When he was caught and brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he too be struck with stones; so he was struck with stones until he died.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a household of the Ansar permission to perform ruqyah (recite and blow) for the sting of a venomous creature, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) also granted permission to perform ruqyah for the evil eye and for the effect of the nafs (the envious soul's gaze)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Some men of my nation will soon live to see Sayyiduna Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), and they will personally take part in the battle against the Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed four rak'ahs of Zuhr in Madinah and prayed two rak'ahs of Asr at Dhul-Hulayfah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) spent the night there until morning came. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed the Fajr prayer, he mounted his riding camel. Then, when his mount set off with him (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said 'Subhan Allah' (Allah is free of all imperfection) and 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), until, when the mount carrying him (peace and blessings be upon him) stood level on the flat ground at al-Bayda', he (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the two (Hajj and Umrah) together. Then, when we reached Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to come out of ihram (after performing Umrah). Then, when the Day of Tarwiyah came, they raised their voices with the talbiyah for Hajj. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered seven camels with his own blessed hand while they were standing, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two rams that were horned and piebald." And these are the words of Zuhayr.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Makkah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to come out of ihram (after performing Umrah), except whoever had the hady (sacrificial animal) with him." He also said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered seven camels while they were standing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "For a virgin bride (the husband's stay with her in the first days of marriage) is seven days, and for one who was previously married (thayyib) it is three days. Take note! If I were to say that this is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would certainly be truthful, but (it is enough to say that) it is the Sunnah of the Prophet."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the first li'an (mutual cursing) in Islam was when Sayyiduna Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) accused his wife of adultery with Sharik bin Sahma' (may Allah be pleased with him). The matter was brought before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hilal, produce four witnesses, or else the hadd punishment (the lashes for false accusation) will fall on your back." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, Allah knows well that I am truthful, and Allah Almighty will surely send down revelation that will save my back from the punishment of lashes." So Allah Almighty sent down these verses of li'an: "And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves" (Surah al-Nur: 6) to the end of the verse. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said: "Testify, swearing by Allah, that you are certainly truthful in the accusation of adultery you have made against her." So he testified in this way four times. Then, the fifth time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Say: "And may the curse of Allah be upon you if you are lying in the accusation of adultery you have made against her." He did so. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called the woman and said: "Stand up and testify, swearing by Allah, that he is certainly lying in the accusation of adultery he is making against you." She testified in this way four times. Then, the fifth time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Say: "And may the wrath of Allah descend upon you if he is truthful in the accusation of adultery he has made against you." Mukhallad (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that when she reached the fourth or fifth testimony she fell silent for a little while, so that those present thought that she would now confess; but then she said: "I will not disgrace my people for the rest of this day," and so she completed her statement. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the two of them and said: "Watch! If her child is born with curly hair and thin shins, he belongs to Sharik bin Sahma'; and if he is born fair-skinned, with straight hair and bright eyes, he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah." Then the child was born wheat-coloured, with curly hair and thin shins, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Had the ruling of the Book of Allah not been revealed, I would have dealt with this woman in a particular way (with regard to punishment)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) accused his wife of adultery with Sharik bin Sahma', and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Watch this woman's child: if it is fair-skinned with straight hair, it belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah; and if it has dark, wide eyes, curly hair and thin shins, it belongs to Sharik bin Sahma'." And she gave birth to a child with dark, wide eyes, curly hair and thin shins.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before the Eid prayer, let him sacrifice again." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is a day on which meat is craved." Then he mentioned the need of his neighbours, and it was as if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted what he said as true. He said: "I have a jadha'ah (a young animal) which is dearer to me than two sheep for meat." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted him to sacrifice it. The narrator says: I do not know whether this permission extended to others besides him or not. Then the people turned to a small flock of sheep and divided it among themselves.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned the Jamrah on the Day of Nahr (the day of sacrifice). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the order concerning the sacrificial camels, and they were slaughtered. At that time the barber was sitting with him (peace and blessings be upon him). On that day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged his hair with his own blessed hand. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the hair on the right side of his head in his fist and said to the barber: "Shave." So he shaved it. On that day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed that hair among the people who were present, one hair and two hairs each. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the hair on his left side with his blessed hand and said to the barber: "Shave." So he shaved it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Abu Talhah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) and handed that hair over to him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Khaybar someone came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "The donkeys have been eaten." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) to proclaim: "Indeed, Allah and His Messenger forbid you the meat of domestic donkeys, for it is impure." The narrators say that (on hearing this command) the cooking pots were overturned. Imam Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) thought that Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: We asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) use dye (khidab)?" He replied: "His (peace and blessings be upon him) hair had not turned white to the extent of needing dye; there were only a few white hairs in his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed beard." The narrator says: I asked him: "Did Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) use dye?" He replied: "Yes, he used to dye with henna and katam (a plant from which a blackish colour is obtained)."

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that the news reached Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had nothing to eat. So he went and hired himself out for a sa' of barley and worked the whole day. Then he brought the barley and said to his wife: "Cook this." She said: "But this is barley (that is, it will not make good bread)." He said: "Make it into khatifah (flour cooked in milk, or porridge)." When she had prepared the food, Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and instructed him: "Go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and speak to him privately (so that he alone comes)." He came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and with him (peace and blessings be upon him) were other Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Is the food ready?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Get up (let us go)." So they all stood up. When Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) came back and told Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) what had happened, he asked: "Did you say this in front of everyone?" He said that he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself had asked: "Is there food?" and I did not like to lie. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) called ten people; they entered and ate their fill. Then he called another ten; they too entered and ate their fill. Then he called another ten; they too entered and ate until they were full, until at the end enough food was left over for the household that they were all satisfied.

Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the dyeing (of the hair) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "Indeed, very little of the hair of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had turned white; but Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to dye with henna and katam." He also related that on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) brought his father, Sayyiduna Abu Quhafah (may Allah be pleased with him), to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to honour Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), said: "If you had let the old man stay in his house, we would have gone to him ourselves." The narrator says: He accepted Islam while the hair of his head and beard was completely white like thaghamah (a plant whose flowers and fruit are white). So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Change this (whiteness), and keep him away from black."

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the qunut supplication in the Fajr prayer. He replied: "Yes, after the bowing (ruku')." Then, after that, he was asked again (by someone) whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut in the Fajr prayer. He replied: "Yes, for a short while after the bowing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I bear witness that Allah is surely the Truth, that meeting Him is true, that the coming of the Hour is true, and that Paradise and Hell are true. 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min fitnatid-Dajjal, wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa min 'adhabil-qabri wa 'adhabi jahannam' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Dajjal, from the trials of life and death, and from the punishment of the grave and the punishment of Hell)." Abu Khaythamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that it seems (from these words of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him)) as though he meant the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that is, he was narrating a hadith of his).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) asked him whether Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had recited the qunut. He replied: "Indeed, one who was better than Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performed qunut; that is, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed qunut."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping (hijamah) done and gave the cupper his wage."