Musnad of Abdullah bin Umar

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not enter the dwellings of those who wronged themselves unless you are weeping, lest the same punishment and affliction that befell them befall you." What is meant by this were the settlements of the people of al-Hijr (the people of Thamud).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no contagion (that spreads by itself) and there is no basis to evil omens."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned the first Jamrah, which is near the mosque of Mina (Masjid al-Khayf), he would throw seven pebbles at it, saying the takbir (Allahu Akbar) with each pebble he threw. Then he would go a little ahead of it, stand facing the qiblah, raise both his hands and supplicate, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand there for a long time. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to the second Jamrah and throw seven pebbles at it as well, saying the takbir with each pebble he threw. Then he would descend to the lower ground on the left side towards the valley, stand facing the qiblah, raise his hands and supplicate. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to the Jamrah which is near the mountain pass (Jamrat al-Aqabah), throw seven pebbles at it, saying the takbir with each pebble, and then he would leave and not stand by it." Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said that he heard Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrating this hadith from his father from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) himself also used to do the same.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When your women ask your permission to go to the mosque, give them permission."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give some of the detachments he sent out on expeditions an extra share of the spoils (nafl) specifically for themselves, apart from the general distribution of the whole army, and the taking out of the khumus (one fifth) was obligatory from all of that wealth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any servant who makes an image will certainly be told on the Day of Resurrection: 'Bring to life what you have created.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man keeps on stretching out his hand in begging before people until, when he appears before Allah Almighty (on the Day of Resurrection), not a single piece of flesh will remain on his face."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah's punishment descends upon a people, that punishment engulfs all those who are among them; then (on the Day of Resurrection) they will be raised according to their own deeds."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has cursed wine, and He has also cursed the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who presses it, the one who has it pressed, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, the one who sells it, the one who buys it and the one who consumes its price."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you eats, let him eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, let him drink with his right hand, for Satan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand." Imam Zuhayr (may Allah have mercy on him) explained that (by the grandfather of the narrator mentioned in the chain) is meant Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the people of Paradise have reached Paradise and the people of Hell have reached Hell, death will be brought until it is placed between Paradise and Hell, then it will be slaughtered. After that a caller will call out loudly: 'O people of Paradise, there is no more death! And O people of Hell, there is no more death!' As a result, the joy and delight of the people of Paradise will increase further, and the grief and sorrow of the people of Hell will increase further in anguish and distress."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: We were talking among ourselves about the Farewell Pilgrimage while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was among us, and we did not know what the Farewell Pilgrimage (the farewell Hajj) meant. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praised Allah alone and extolled Him. After that he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the Masih al-Dajjal and spoke about him at great length, saying: "Allah Almighty has not sent any prophet except that he warned his Ummah of his tribulation. Indeed, Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) and all the prophets who came after him warned their nations about him. He will appear among you. Whatever of his matter may remain hidden from you, let this not remain hidden from you: he is blind in the right eye, and his eye is as if it were a protruding grape." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has made your blood and your wealth sacred to one another, just as the sanctity of this day of yours, in this city of yours, in this month of yours. Behold! Have I conveyed the message?" The people said: "Yes." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, bear witness." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you (or he said: May you be well)! Look, do not turn back into disbelievers after me, striking one another's necks."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "An oath ends either in breaking it or in regret."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "used to pray on his mount, whichever direction it turned with him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This matter (the caliphate and leadership) will remain among Quraysh as long as even two people remain among mankind."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the water that is in open ground and the wilderness, which animals and beasts of prey come to and go from to drink. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the water is the measure of two large jars (qullatayn), it does not carry impurity (that is, it does not become impure)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "cursed wine, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who buys it, the one who presses it, the one who has it pressed, the one who carries it, the one to whom it is carried, and the one who consumes its price."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Do not turn back to disbelief after me, striking one another's necks."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abdullah bin Umar, how will you be when you are left among the worthless dregs of people, whose covenants and trusts have become corrupted, and who are (caught up in disagreement) like this?" And he (peace and blessings be upon him) interlaced his blessed fingers (to depict this state). He said: "O Messenger of Allah, then what is the ruling for me (in such circumstances)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Adopt what you recognise as good (in the light of the Shari'ah) and leave what you know to be evil, and turn to the reform of your own close ones (or your personal affairs), and leave the common people (and their crowds and tribulations)."

Abd al-Muttalib bin Abdullah al-Makhzumi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked, "How should I perform the witr prayer?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Perform witr with a single rak'ah." The man said, "I fear that people will call it 'al-butayra' (an incomplete, cut-short prayer)." Upon this he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Is it the Sunnah of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that you want? (Certainly) this is the Sunnah of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafah (while staying at the plain of Arafat), and he said: "I performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast that day; I performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and neither of them fasted it either; and I performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he did not fast it either. I myself do not fast that day, and I neither order it nor forbid it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us out in a small detachment (sariyyah). Then (during the fighting) we fell back, and (on returning) we entered Madinah and hid ourselves. He said: Then we said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We are ruined; we are those who fled (from the battlefield)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather you are those who turn back (to attack again), and I am your company (and your refuge)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "And we kissed the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Abu Ali (may Allah have mercy on him) states that Ibn Fudayl (may Allah have mercy on him) reported this addition to the hadith through the chain of Yazid bin Abi Ziyad (may Allah have mercy on him) from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution washing each part once, and said: "This is the ablution without which Allah Almighty does not accept the prayer." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution washing each part twice, and said: "This is moderation and balance in ablution; for such a person his reward is doubled." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: "This is my ablution, and the ablution of Allah's intimate friend Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and of the other prophets before me, and this is the complete measure and obligation of ablution. So whoever performs ablution like this ablution of mine" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said that whoever says these words: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh' (I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger), all eight gates of Paradise are opened for him, and he may enter through whichever of them he wishes.

Habib bin Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man came to him and asked, "Was Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) present at the Battle of Badr?" He replied, "No." He asked, "Did he take part in the Pledge of Ridwan?" He said, "No." He asked again, "Was he among those who turned their backs on the day the two hosts met?" He said, "Yes." The man went away, and it was said to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "O Abu Abd al-Rahman! This man will now spread it about that you have disparaged Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)." He said, "Bring him back to me." Then he said to him: "As for the Battle of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left him behind because of a need of his (namely, nursing the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)), and then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also assigned him a proper share of the spoils, whereas he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not assign a share to anyone absent (unless he was away on a religious mission). As for the Pledge of Ridwan, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent him (as an envoy) to the people of Makkah; then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought out both his hands and, striking one hand upon the other, said: 'This is on behalf of Uthman.' So the hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is far better than the hand of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). And as for the matter of the day the two hosts clashed (that is, the Battle of Uhud), Allah Almighty has already announced His pardon for them. Now go, and exert against me whatever effort you can (with these words)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "One prostration of your prostrations is longer than three prostrations of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "In the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) we used to say (regarding the ranks of the Companions) that foremost is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). And certainly Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was given three qualities such that if I had even one of them, it would be dearer to me than precious red camels: (first,) he married Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and she bore him children; (second,) all the doors opening onto the mosque were closed except his door; and (third,) on the day of Khaybar the banner of the Muslim army was given to him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would be (present among us), and we did not regard anyone as equal to him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then we used to say: 'The best of people is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, then Sayyiduna Umar, then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them all)'; after that we did not declare any (of the remaining Companions) superior to one another."

Something similar is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Something similar is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said: "This reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not object to it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us the tashahhud in the prayer just as a teacher teaches children to write."

Khalid bin Kaysan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a young man passed by, trailing his garment, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to me, "Call him, call him." The narrator says: I called him, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "Raise your lower garment." So he raised it to above his heel, whereupon Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "This is how the lower garment of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was," or (with doubt) he said: "This is how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to wear the lower garment."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever drinks wine and becomes intoxicated, none of his prayers will be accepted for forty days; and if he dies in that state (without repenting), he will enter the Fire (of Hell)."

It is narrated from Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him), the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw me praying after the break of dawn and asked: "O Yasar! How many rak'ahs have you prayed?" I said, "I do not know." He said (expressing displeasure): "May you not know! Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us while we were praying this very prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Behold! Let whoever of you is present convey to whoever is absent that there is no prayer after the break of dawn except two rak'ahs.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, accepts the repentance of His servant as long as he has not reached the throes of death (the death rattle)."

Zayd bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) from where it is permissible for me to enter ihram for Umrah. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Dhu al-Hulayfah as the miqat for the people of Madinah, al-Juhfah for the people of Sham, and Qarn for the people of Najd."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked him about selling fruit, and he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sale of fruit until its soundness and ripeness become evident."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he stood beside the minbar and, pointing to the blessed minbar of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "The delegation of the tribe of Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him (peace and blessings be upon him) about various drinks, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from using 'dubba'' (dried gourd shells), 'naqir' (hollowed-out wooden vessels) and 'hantam' (green earthenware jars)." (The narrator of the hadith, Abd al-Khaliq bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him), says:) I said: O Abu Muhammad (Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him))! Did he not mention 'muzaffat' (vessels coated with pitch or resin)? We thought that perhaps he had forgotten it. Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "I did not hear Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) mention it (muzaffat) that day, but he (Sayyiduna Ibn Umar) himself used to dislike it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever guides a blind person for forty steps, Paradise becomes obligatory for him."

Mus'ab bin Sa'd (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No prayer is accepted without purification, and no charity is accepted from wealth gained by misappropriation."