Musnad of Anas bin Malik

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) fell from a horse and his (peace and blessings be upon him) right side was injured, so we came to visit him (peace and blessings be upon him). The time of prayer came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer sitting, and we too prayed behind him (peace and blessings be upon him) sitting. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "The imam is appointed only to be followed; so when he says the takbir, say the takbir; when he bows, bow; when he prostrates, prostrate; and when he says 'Sami'allahu liman hamidah' (Allah hears the one who praises Him), say 'Rabbana lakal-hamd' (Our Lord, to You belongs all praise); and when he prays sitting, then all of you pray sitting together." Abu Ya'qub (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith to us on another occasion and used the words 'Rabbana wa lakal-hamd' (Our Lord, and to You belongs all praise).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "My last look at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was when he (peace and blessings be upon him) drew back the curtain (of the chamber) on the day of his death. I looked at his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face, and it was as though it were a page of the Mushaf (in its radiance and purity). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) signalled to the people to stay where they were and let the curtain fall, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in the last part of that same day, while the people were standing in rows behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) (in prayer)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Hour, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What have you prepared for it?" He said (as though he did not mention any great good deed of his) except that he said: I love Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then you will be (on the Day of Resurrection) with the one you loved."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the evening meal is served and the iqamah for the prayer is called, begin with eating first."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade preparing nabidh in dried gourd shells and in vessels coated with pitch (tar)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah I was ten years old, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away I was twenty. My mothers (my mother and the other elder women) used to urge me to serve him (peace and blessings be upon him). Once he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to our house, and we milked a domestic goat of the house for him (peace and blessings be upon him) and mixed it with water from the well of our house. At that time Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was on his (peace and blessings be upon him) right, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting to one side (on the left). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank the milk, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'O Messenger of Allah, give it to Abu Bakr.' But he (peace and blessings be upon him) handed the cup to (a) Bedouin (who was present there) and said: 'Al-aymanu fal-ayman' (First the one on the right, then the one on his right)."

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) came out as soon as the sun had passed its zenith and led the Zuhr prayer. Then, after giving the salam, he ascended the pulpit and spoke of the Hour, and also mentioned that great and terrible events would occur before it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wishes to ask about anything, let him ask. By Allah, you will not ask me about anything but that I will tell you about it, as long as I am standing in this place of mine." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that (on hearing this) a man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah, where is my father's abode? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the Fire." Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah, who is my father? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your father is Hudhafah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) began to say repeatedly: "Ask me." (Seeing this) Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) knelt down on his knees and said: 'Radina billahi rabban, wa bil-Islami dinan, wa bi-Muhammadin rasulan' (We are pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion and with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as Messenger). When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became silent. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul, just now Paradise and Hell were presented to me across the width of this wall, and I have never seen anything like today in good and in evil." Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah (may Allah have mercy on him) informed me that Sayyidah Umm Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with her) said (to her son): I have never seen a son more undutiful than you. Did you feel safe from the possibility that your mother might have committed some lapse in the days of Ignorance, and that you would disgrace her in front of all the women? Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "By Allah, even if he (peace and blessings be upon him) had attached my lineage to a black slave, I would have accepted being attached to 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: "When the evening meal has been placed before you and the call has been made for the (congregational) prayer, begin with the meal first."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) calling out the talbiyah aloud for Umrah and Hajj (both) together."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer the Asr prayer, then someone going would set off to al-Awali (the outlying districts of Madinah) while the sun was still high."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer the Asr prayer (at a time) when the sun was white and very bright; then someone going would set off for al-Awali (the outlying villages of Madinah) and reach there while the sun was still quite high (above the horizon)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of Hunayn the people fell back from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), except Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the call be made: "O people of Surah al-Baqarah! O company of the Ansar!" Then this call grew more intense among Banu al-Harith bin al-Khazraj. When they heard the call they turned back so swiftly that, by Allah, I can only liken them to she-camels rushing (eagerly) towards their young. Then, when the two sides met, the fighting flared up fiercely. At that time the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Now the battle has become fully heated." He (peace and blessings be upon him) took a handful of white pebbles and threw them at them, and said: "By the Lord of the Ka'bah, they have been defeated." And on that day Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was fighting in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him) more fiercely than all the people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever would be pleased to remain safe (from the trials and sins of this world and the Hereafter), let him hold fast to silence."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) used to walk in front of the funeral."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever wishes that his life be lengthened and that blessing and abundance be granted to him in his provision (the narrator said: I think he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: in his provision), let him maintain the ties of kinship (that is, keep his relationship with his relatives and treat them well)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Uhud, he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the women of the Ansar weeping, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "But Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) has no women to weep for him." When this reached the Ansari women, they began weeping and lamenting for Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slept, and when he woke up they were still weeping. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to them! Have they been weeping continuously the whole day today? Let them weep (today for Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him)), but after today let them never weep for anyone who dies."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever a servant says 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah) at any hour of the night or day, the evil deeds in his record are erased, until an equal number of good deeds take the place of those evil deeds."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not envy one another, do not compete with one another (out of worldly greed and avarice), do not hate one another, and do not turn your backs on one another in aversion; rather, O servants of Allah, be brothers. It is not lawful for a man to cut off his brother (in anger) for more than three days."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drink milk; at that time Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was seated on his (peace and blessings be upon him) left and a Bedouin (a man from the desert) was on his right. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave what was left of his milk to that Bedouin and then said: "Al-aymanu fal-ayman" (The one on the right has the greater right, then the one on his right).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was in Makkah (in my house) when suddenly the roof of my house was opened. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) descended and split open my chest, then washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a basin of gold filled with wisdom and faith, poured it into my chest, and then closed it (the chest) up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), shall we not give some financial help towards paying the ransom of Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Not even to the extent of a single dirham (is any concession to be given)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When I was in Makkah, the roof of my house was opened. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) descended and split open my chest, then washed it with Zamzam water. After that a basin of gold, brimming with wisdom and faith, was brought, and he poured it into my chest and then closed it. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) took my hand and ascended with me towards the heaven. When they reached the first heaven, he said to the gatekeeper of the heaven: 'Open the gate.' He asked: 'Who is this?' He replied: 'I am Jibril.' He asked: 'Is anyone else with you?' Jibril (peace be upon him) replied: 'Yes (Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is with me).' He asked: 'Has he been sent for?' He replied: 'Yes.' So he opened the gate. When we ascended over the first heaven, there was a man sitting there with some shadowy figures (the souls of people) on his right and some shadowy figures on his left. When he looked to his right he would smile, and when he looked to his left he would weep. He said (on seeing me): 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' I asked Jibril (peace be upon him): 'Who is this?' He replied: 'This is Adam (peace be upon him), and these shadowy figures on his right and left are his descendants; those on the right among them are the people of Paradise and those on the left are the people of Hell. That is why when he looks to the right he laughs, and when he looks to the left he weeps.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then Jibril (peace be upon him) ascended with me until he reached the second heaven, and there too he said to the gatekeeper: 'Open,' and he asked the same questions that the gatekeeper of the first heaven had asked, then the gate was opened." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) found in the heavens Adam, Idris, Musa, Isa and Ibrahim (peace be upon them), but he did not state their exact positions, except that he mentioned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) found Adam (peace be upon him) in the first heaven and Ibrahim (peace be upon him) in the third heaven. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Jibril (peace be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Idris (peace be upon him), he said: "Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I asked: 'Who is this?' Jibril (peace be upon him) said: 'This is Idris (peace be upon him).' Then I passed by Musa (peace be upon him), and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' I asked: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Musa (peace be upon him).' Then I passed by Isa (peace be upon him), and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' I asked: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Isa (peace be upon him).' Then I passed by Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' I asked: 'Who is this?' Jibril (peace be upon him) said: 'This is Ibrahim (peace be upon him).'"

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: "The Prophet of Allah Ayyub (peace be upon him) remained in his trial for eighteen years, during which all people, near and far, abandoned him, except two men among his brothers who were among his closest companions; they used to visit him morning and evening. One of them said to his companion: By Allah, Ayyub must have committed a sin that no one else has committed. His companion asked: What is that? He said: Eighteen years have passed, yet Allah has not shown him mercy by removing this affliction from him. When the two of them went to him again, that man could not hold back until he mentioned this to Ayyub (peace be upon him). Ayyub (peace be upon him) said: 'I do not know what he is saying; however, Allah knows that I would pass by two men who were quarrelling with each other and mentioning Allah, and I would return to my house and make expiation on their behalf, out of dislike that Allah should be mentioned except in a matter of truth.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ayyub (peace be upon him) would go out for his need, and when he had relieved himself his wife would take hold of his hand until he reached (his place). One day he was late in returning, and during this time revelation came to Ayyub (peace be upon him): 'Strike (the ground) with your foot; this is cool water for bathing and for drinking.' When his wife felt that he was late in coming, she went out to look for him and found him waiting for her; Allah Almighty had removed his illness, and he had returned to his best former condition. When she saw him she said: 'Ay baraka Allahu fik' (May Allah bless you), have you seen this Prophet of Allah who was afflicted with this trial? By Allah, when he was healthy, I never saw anyone resemble him more than you.' Ayyub (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed, I am he.' He had two threshing floors for grain, one for wheat and the other for barley. So Allah Almighty sent two clouds; when one of them came over the wheat threshing floor it poured gold into it until it overflowed, and the other cloud poured silver onto the barley threshing floor until it too filled and overflowed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the land is green and fertile, dismount from the backs of your riding animals and give them their due in grass and fodder; and when the land is drought-stricken and dry, pass over it quickly while your riding animals still have their strength and energy. And hold fast to travelling by night, for the land (its distances) is folded up at night."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "It was the blessed practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to combine the Zuhr and Asr prayers during a journey, he would delay the Zuhr prayer until the time of Asr had begun, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer both prayers together."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: 'Allahumma-j'al bil-Madinati di'fay ma bi-Makkata minal-barakah' (O Allah, grant Madinah twice the blessings of Makkah).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Dye (your hair) with henna, for it has a pleasant fragrance and it calms dizziness (vertigo)."
Imam Abu Ya'la (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "I do not know whether this Sharik (mentioned in this chain) is Ibn Abi Namir or someone else."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man was travelling with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he cursed his camel (over something). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O servant of Allah, do not travel with us on a camel that has been cursed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the crying of a child behind him (during the prayer), he would shorten (the prayer) out of fear that its mother might be put to trial or distress."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah when I was eight years old. My mother took me by the hand and went with me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there is no man or woman of the Ansar left who has not presented you with a gift, and I have nothing to give you as a gift except this son of mine, so take him, and let him serve you for as long as you see fit.' So I served the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for ten years. He never struck me a single blow, never reviled me, never scolded me and never frowned in my face. The first advice he gave me was that he said: 'O my dear son, keep my secret and you will be a believer.' My mother and the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ask me about the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I would not tell them, and I will never tell anyone the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O my dear son, perform ablution thoroughly; your two guardian angels will love you, and your life will be lengthened. O Anas, be thorough in the ritual bath (ghusl) for major impurity, for you will come out of the place of your bath with no sin and no fault upon you.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, how is it done thoroughly?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Wet the roots of the hair and cleanse the skin well. O my dear son, if you are able to remain always in a state of ablution, (do so), for whoever death comes to while he is in a state of ablution is granted martyrdom. O my dear son, if you are able to keep on praying, (do so), for the angels pray for you as long as you are praying. O Anas, when you bow, place your palms firmly on your knees, spread your fingers apart and keep your elbows away from your sides. O my dear son, when you raise your head from bowing, let every limb of yours settle in its place, for Allah Almighty will not look on the Day of Resurrection at one who does not straighten his back between his bowing and his prostration. O my dear son, when you prostrate, place your forehead and your palms firmly on the ground; do not peck like a rooster, and do not squat like a dog, sitting on your buttocks with your shins raised (or he said: like a fox). Beware of turning about in the prayer, for turning about in the prayer is ruin; if it is unavoidable, then let it be in a voluntary prayer, not in an obligatory one. O my dear son, when you leave your house, greet with salam everyone of the people of the Qiblah on whom your eye falls, for (by doing so) you will return forgiven. O my dear son, when you enter your home, give salam to yourself and to your household. O my dear son, if you are able to spend your mornings and evenings with no ill will in your heart towards anyone, (do so), for that will be easier for you at the Reckoning. O my dear son, if you follow my advice, nothing will be dearer to you than death.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing a man driving a sacrificial camel, said to him: "Ride it." The man said: It is a sacrificial animal. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said again: "Ride it." He again said: It is a sacrificial animal. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if it is a sacrificial animal." He said again (a third time) that it was a sacrificial camel, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ride it, provided it is not injured."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin (desert Arab) came and urinated in the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave an order concerning that spot, so it was dug up (from the top) and a bucket of water was poured over it. Then that Bedouin said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), a man loves a people but has not done deeds like theirs (so what will be his end)?" At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person will be (on the Day of Resurrection) with the one he loves."

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I served the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for nine years, and for anything I did that he (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked, he (peace and blessings be upon him) never once asked me: 'What is this you have done?' Nor, for anything I did that pleased him (peace and blessings be upon him), did he say: 'How excellent is what you have done!'"

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) calling out the talbiyah for Hajj and Umrah both together, and at that time my knee was touching his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed knee."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and I were coming out of the mosque when we met a man near the outer door of the mosque, and he asked: "O Messenger of Allah, when will the Hour take place?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "What have you prepared for it?" The man (on hearing this) stopped as though he had fallen silent, then said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have not prepared any great provision for it of many prayers, fasts or charity, but I love Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)." At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then you will be with the one you have loved."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "When will the Hour come?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "What have you prepared for it?" He said that he had not made any great preparation for it in the form of many prayers, fasts or charity, except that he loved Allah and His Messenger. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then you will be (on the Day of Resurrection) with the one you have loved."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I prayed four rak'ahs of Zuhr with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah, and on reaching Dhul-Hulayfah I prayed two rak'ahs of Asr."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), whom Muhammad bin al-Munkadir (may Allah have mercy on him) heard say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered four rak'ahs of Zuhr in Madinah, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) set out as a traveller towards Makkah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) offered two rak'ahs of Asr at Dhul-Hulayfah."