Continuation of the Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The battlefield of death (that is, the stage of human life in which deaths occur most frequently) lies between the ages of sixty and seventy."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those of my Ummah who reach the age of seventy will be the fewest in number."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) exerted himself greatly (in supplication) and implored earnestly, he would say: 'Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum' (O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all that exists (Self-Subsisting)!)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever some matter worried the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or some distress befell him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his blessed gaze towards the sky and say: 'Subhan Allahil-'Azim' (Glory be to Allah, the Most Great).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "When Sayyiduna Thumamah (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to take a ritual bath (ghusl) and to pray two rak'ahs." The chain of this hadith mentions one narrator who is unnamed (unknown); also, one of its narrators, Amr bin Muhammad al-Ruzayni (may Allah have mercy on him), said these words in praise and commendation of his shaykh: "I have never seen anyone like him (in piety and merit) with my own eyes."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) rode to the place where the torrents (on the outskirts of Madinah) meet, and said: "Shall I not tell you where the Dajjal will halt in relation to Madinah?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said (pointing towards Madinah): "This is his halting place, but he will not be able to enter it; at each of its mountain passes an angel stands guard with his sword drawn. The Dajjal will not be able to enter this city." And this narration is with me in another place in a more complete form than this text.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever takes a ritual bath (ghusl) on Friday, wears some of his best clothes, sets out diligently at the earliest time until he reaches the mosque, then listens attentively to the sermon and remains silent, his sins between that Friday and the next Friday are forgiven." (The narrator of the hadith, Sa'id al-Maqburi (may Allah have mercy on him), said:) I narrated this hadith to Abu Bakr Amr bin Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him), and he said: "And an additional four days as well."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will never be able to encompass all people (and meet their needs) with your wealth, but your cheerful face and good character can be enough for all of them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How many a fasting person there is who gains nothing from his fast except hunger and thirst, and how many a person who stands (in prayer at night) there is who gains nothing from his standing except wakefulness and staying awake."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty says: I am the most free of all partners from need of partnership; so whoever does a deed in which he associates someone other than Me with Me, I am completely free of that (deed)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was sent from the best generations of the children of Adam, generation after generation, until I was sent in the generation to which I belong."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A prayer offered in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers offered in all other mosques, except the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that "something similar" (a hadith with the same meaning as the previous narration) is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and his robust health and toughness greatly pleased him (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "When did you last feel Umm Mildam?" The Bedouin asked: "What is Umm Mildam?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fever." He said: "And what is fever?" So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told him: "It is a heat that is felt between the skin and the bone." The Bedouin said: "I have never had anything to do with it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) then asked: "Then when did you last feel a headache (al-suda')?" He asked: "And what is a headache?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is a throbbing and pounding that arises in the temples and the head." He replied again: "I have never had anything to do with that either." When the Bedouin turned his back and left, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever would like to look at one of the people of the Fire, let him look at him," meaning that Bedouin.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, (the desire and eagerness for) this Qur'an has a zeal and intensity, and then a period of slackness and weariness comes upon people regarding it. So whoever's slackness inclines towards moderation (so that he keeps balance in fulfilling the obligations), how excellent that state is; and whoever's slackness leads him to turning away and aversion (from the Qur'an), it is such people who are ruined and destroyed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Basrah Humayl bin Basrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he met Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was returning from Mount Tur, and he said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Had I met you before you went there, you would not have gone, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'Saddles should be fastened on mounts for travel (for the purpose of worship) only to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram), this mosque of mine (the Prophet's Mosque), and al-Masjid al-Aqsa.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out an army which gained a great deal of spoils and returned very quickly. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, we have never seen an army that returned more quickly than this army or brought back greater spoils than it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you of one who returns more quickly than it and gains even greater spoils? It is a man who performs ablution (wudu) in his house in the best manner, then sets out for the mosque and offers the morning prayer there, then after that prays the forenoon (Duha) prayer. Such a person has indeed returned most quickly and gained the greatest spoils."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Make clear the vowelling (i'rab) of the Noble Qur'an, and search out and investigate its rare (that is, uncommon and subtle) words and meanings."

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id al-Maqburi (may Allah have mercy on him): We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) when Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) came and gave the greeting of peace. We returned his greeting, but Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) did not notice. When he had passed on, we said: "O Abu Hurayrah, that was Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) who greeted us." The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) hurried after him, reached him and said: "Wa 'alaykas-salam (and upon you be peace), O my master!" Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Indeed, he is a master (sayyid)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked who is the most honoured of people. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most honoured of them in the sight of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is the most God-fearing of them." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that is not what we are asking you about." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the most honoured of people is Yusuf (peace be upon him), the son of a Prophet of Allah, the grandson of a Prophet of Allah, and the great-grandson of the Friend (Khalil) of Allah." They said: "Yes (we are referring to the tribes)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then (remember that) those of them who were best in the Jahiliyyah are the best in Islam, provided they gain understanding of the religion."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No zakah is due from a man on his own horse or his slave."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that "something similar" is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you intends to give the greeting of peace, he should say: 'As-salamu 'alaykum' (Peace be upon you), for Allah Almighty is al-Salam (Peace); so do not begin (your speech) with anything before the name of Allah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you arrives at a gathering, he should give the greeting of peace, and when he is about to get up from the gathering, he should give the greeting of peace (again), for the first greeting is of no greater importance than the second."

A similar narration is reported from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him); however, in this chain Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) did not mention his father.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps a horse in the path of Allah, with complete faith in Allah Almighty and believing in His promise, then that horse's eating its fill, its drinking, and even its dung and urine will be in the scale of his deeds, on the side of good deeds, on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a funeral and the people spoke good words about the deceased (praised him), whereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Wajabat" (It has become due). Then another funeral passed by him (peace and blessings be upon him) and the people spoke ill of the deceased, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (again) said: "Wajabat" (It has become due). After that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are Allah's witnesses on the earth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is made the governor or the one responsible for ten people will be brought on the Day of Resurrection with his hand fettered to his neck, until his justice and fairness release him from that bond or his oppression and tyranny destroy him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, has said: There are three types of people against whom I Myself will be the opponent (on the Day of Resurrection), and whoever I am the opponent of, I shall defeat: a man who made a covenant in My name and then betrayed it; a man who sold a free person and consumed his price; and a man who hired a labourer, took the full work from him but did not pay him his wage."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) 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; when he raises (his head from prostration), raise (yours); when he sits, sit; and when he stands, stand. The imam is a shield and he is the guarantor of the people's prayer. So if he offers the prayer at its proper time and fully observes its limits, then (the narrator said: I think he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) he will have his own reward and the like of the rewards of those praying behind him, while nothing will be reduced from their reward. And the imam who does not pray on time and does not fulfil its limits will bear the burden of his own prayer as well as the burden of all those praying behind him, while no burden will be upon those praying behind him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If the son of Adam had two valleys of gold, he would seek a third, and nothing fills the belly (the greed) of the son of Adam except dust."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is al-Salam (the Source of Peace), so do not begin (your speech) with anything before it. When 'As-salamu 'alaykum' (Peace be upon you) is said, then you too say in reply: 'As-salamu 'alaykum' (Peace be upon you)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has certain creatures whom He spreads out in the darkness of the night however He wills. So tie up the mouths of the waterskins, keep the doors shut and cover the vessels, for those creatures do not open a closed door, nor remove the cover from a vessel, nor untie the knot of a waterskin."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Were it not that I feared hardship for my Ummah, I would have delayed the Isha prayer until a third of the night, for when the first third of the night has passed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, descends to the lowest heaven and remains there until dawn breaks, saying: 'Is there anyone who repents (so that his repentance may be accepted)? Is there anyone who asks, so that he may be given? Is there anyone who calls, so that his supplication may be answered? Is there any sinner who seeks forgiveness, so that he may be forgiven? Is there anyone sick who seeks cure, so that he may be cured?'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque. Then a man came in and prayed, then came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and gave the greeting of peace. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned his greeting and said: "Go back and pray again, for you have not (really) prayed." The man did this three times, until at last he said: "By the One who sent you with the truth, I cannot pray any better than this, so teach me (the correct way)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you stand for prayer, say the takbir; then recite whatever is easy for you of the Noble Qur'an; then bow until you are at ease in bowing; then raise (your head from bowing) until you stand up straight; then prostrate until you are at ease in prostration; then raise (your head from prostration) until you are at ease standing; and do this (performing the pillars with composure) throughout your whole prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty and for her religion. So choose the religious woman and succeed - 'taribat yadak' (may your hands be covered with dust, that is, otherwise you will be deprived and fail)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A Bedouin gave me a she-camel from his camels as a gift, and in return I gave him six young she-camels, but he spent the whole day expressing his displeasure (at that return). By Allah, after this day of mine I will not accept a gift from anyone except a Qurashi, a Thaqafi, a Dawsi or an Ansari."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty created Adam from dust, then made it (kneaded) clay, then left it (in that state) until it became like hama'in masnun, that is, foul-smelling black mud; He created him and gave him form, then left him (in that state) until he became salsalin kal-fakhkhar, that is, sounding clay like pottery." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Iblis would pass by him and say: 'You have surely been created for a great purpose.' Then Allah Almighty breathed into him His (created) spirit, and the first thing into which the spirit flowed was his eyes and his nostrils. He sneezed, and Allah prompted him to praise his Lord, and the Lord said: 'Yarhamuka Rabbuk' (May your Lord have mercy on you). Then Allah Almighty said: 'O Adam, go to that group of angels and give them the greeting of peace, and see what they reply.' So he went and greeted them, and they replied: 'Wa 'alaykas-salamu wa rahmatullah' (And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah). Then he came before his Lord, and Allah asked: 'What did they reply to you?' though He knew their reply best. He said: 'O my Lord, when I greeted them, they said: Wa 'alaykas-salamu wa rahmatullah (And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah).' Allah Almighty said: 'O Adam, this is the greeting between you and your offspring.' Adam said: 'O my Lord, and what are my offspring?' Allah said: 'O Adam, choose one of My two Hands.' He said: 'I choose the Right Hand of my Lord, and both Hands of my Lord are right (blessed).' Then Allah Almighty spread out His palm, and behold, all of his offspring who were to come into being were in the palm of the Most Merciful, the Mighty and Majestic. Some men among them had light shining on their mouths, and among them was a man whose light greatly impressed Adam. He asked: 'O Lord, who is this?' He said: 'This is your son Dawud.' He said: 'O Lord, how long a life have You decreed for him?' He said: 'I have decreed sixty years for him.' He said: 'O Lord, complete his life to a hundred years (by adding to it) from my own life.' So Allah Almighty did so and had it witnessed. Then when the life of Adam came to an end, Allah sent the Angel of Death to him. Adam said: 'Do I not still have forty years of my life remaining?' The angel said: 'Did you not give them to your son Dawud?' So he (forgetfully) denied it, and his offspring also deny; and he forgot, so his offspring also forget."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, is there any hour among the hours of the night and the day in which you forbid me to pray?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you have prayed the morning prayer, refrain from prayer until the sun has risen high, for it rises between the two horns of Satan. Then (the time after that) is a time when prayer is attended, witnessed by the angels and accepted, until midday. Then when it is midday, refrain from prayer until the sun declines." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "At that time Hell is stoked, and the intensity of the heat is from the breath of Hell. Then when the sun has declined, prayer is attended by the angels, witnessed and accepted until you pray the Asr prayer. Then when you have prayed Asr, refrain from prayer until the sun sets. Then prayer is attended, witnessed and accepted until you pray the morning prayer (again)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who eats and drinks and is grateful (to Allah Almighty) is like the fasting person who is patient."