Musnad Ahmad 24009 — Hadith of Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i al-Ansari

It is also narrated through this second chain.

Narrated to us by ‘Isam ibn Khalid, narrated to us by al-‘Attaf ibn Khalid, narrated to us by Yahya ibn ‘Imran, from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Uthman ibn al-Arqam, from his grandfather al-Arqam, that he came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and greeted him with peace. He said: "Where are you intending?" He said: "I intended, O Messenger of Allah, to go here," and he gestured with his hand toward where Bayt al-Maqdis is. He said: "What brings you out to it, is it for trade?" He said: "I said: No, but I intended to pray in it." He said: "Then prayer here," and he gestured with his hand to Mecca, "is better than a thousand prayers," and he gestured with his hand toward al-Sham.

Narrated to us by Ali ibn Ayyash, narrated to us by al-'Attaf ibn Khalid, narrated to me by Yahya ibn Imran, and Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn al-Arqam, from his grandfather al-Arqam, that he came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and mentioned the hadith.

Narrated to us by Aswad, narrated to us by Sharik, from Abu Ishaq, from Jablah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he did not go out for battle, would give his weapon to Ali or Usama.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq informed us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Marthad ibn Abdullah al-Yazani, from Hudhayfa al-Azdi, from Junadah al-Azdi, who said: I entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a Friday, with seven men from al-Azd, and I was the eighth of them, and he was having lunch. He said: "Come to lunch." We said: O Messenger of Allah, we are fasting. He said: "Did you fast yesterday?" We said: No. He said: "Will you fast tomorrow?" We said: No. He said: "Then break your fast." So we ate with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: When he went out and sat on the pulpit, he called for a vessel of water and drank while on the pulpit, and the people were looking at him, showing them that he was not fasting on Friday.

Hajjaj narrated to us, Sharik narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Farwah ibn Nawfal, from Al-Harith ibn Jablah, who said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me something to say when I go to bed." He said: "When you take your bed at night, recite 'Say: O disbelievers' (__QUR_N__), for it is a declaration of innocence from shirk (associating partners with Allah)."

And it was narrated to us by Aswad, who narrated to us from Sharik, who said: Jabalah, and he did not doubt.

He said: ʿAlī, meaning Ibn al-Madīnī, said: Jabalāh ibn al-Ḥārith al-Kalbī. ʿAlī said: I heard it from Ibn Abī al-Wazīr. ʿAbdullāh ibn Aḥmad said: And my father narrated to us, from ʿAlī, before he was tested regarding the Qur'an.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq informed us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abdullah ibn Rashid al-Zawfi, from Abdullah ibn Abi Murrah al-Zawfi, from Kharijah al-Adawi, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us one morning and said: "Indeed, Allah has granted you a prayer that is better for you than red camels." We said: And what is it, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "The Witr, between the 'Isha prayer and the rising of dawn."

Hashim narrated to us, Layth narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abdullah ibn Rashid al-Zawfi, from Abdullah ibn Abi Murrah al-Zawfi, from Kharijah ibn Hudhafah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to us: "Indeed, Allah has granted you a prayer which is better for you than red camels. Allah has made it for you between the 'Isha prayer and the rising of the dawn."

Yaqoub narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, he told me Yazid ibn Abi Habib al-Misri, from Abdullah ibn Rashid, from Abdullah ibn Abi Murrah, a man from his people, from Kharijah ibn Hudhafah al-Qurashi, then one of the Banu Adi ibn Ka'b, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us for the dawn prayer and said: "Indeed, Allah has granted you tonight a prayer that is better for you than red camels." He said: I asked, "What is it, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "The Witr, between the night prayer and the rising of the dawn."

Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Muqri’ narrated to us, Haywah narrated to us, Abu al-Aswad narrated to me, that Bukayr ibn Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj informed him, that Busr ibn Sa’id informed him, from Khalid ibn ‘Adi, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: “Whoever receives a favor from his brother, without seeking it or asking for it, let him accept it and not reject it, for it is provision that Allah has brought to him.”

Narrated to us by Hasan, narrated to us by Ibn Lahi‘ah, narrated to us by Habban ibn Wasi‘, from his father, from Sa‘d ibn al-Mundhir al-Ansari, that he said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I recite the Qur’an in three (days)? He said: "Yes." And he continued to recite it until he passed away.

Yunus narrated to us, Abu Ma’shar narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Wahhab, from ‘Amr ibn Shurahbil ibn Sa’id ibn Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah, who reports, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah was present with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah, if I found a man on my wife’s belly, should I strike him with my sword? He said: “What evidence is clearer than the sword?!” He said: Then he retracted his statement and said: “The Book of Allah and the witnesses.” Sa’d said: O Messenger of Allah, what evidence is clearer than the sword? He said: “The Book of Allah and the witnesses. O assembly of the Ansar, this is your chief whom jealousy has provoked until he opposed the Book of Allah.” A man said: O Messenger of Allah, Sa’d is very jealous, and he never divorced a woman such that any one of us could marry her due to his jealousy. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Sa’d is jealous, and I am more jealous than him, and Allah is more jealous than me.” A man said: Over what does Allah feel jealousy? He said: “Over a man who strives in the way of Allah and someone goes to his family in his absence.”

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq informed us, from Yaqub ibn Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj, from Abu Umamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf, from Sa'id ibn Sa'd ibn 'Ubada, who said: There was among our houses a weak, sick, deformed little man, and the people were surprised to find him with one of their slave women, behaving lewdly with her. Sa'd ibn 'Ubada mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and that little man was a Muslim. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Administer to him the prescribed punishment." They said: O Messenger of Allah, he is weaker than that; if we strike him a hundred times, we will kill him! He said: "Take for him a bundle containing a hundred twigs, then strike him with it once." He said: So they did.

Abu Sa'id, the freedman of Banu Hashim, narrated to us; Sa'id ibn Salamah ibn Abi Husam narrated to us; a freedman of the family of Umar narrated to me; Salih ibn Kaysan narrated to us; from Isa ibn Mas'ud ibn al-Hakam al-Zuraqi; from his grandmother Habaybah bint Shariq, that she was with her father, when Budayl ibn Warqa was on al-Adhba', the riding camel of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saddling it. Then he called out: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever is fasting, let him break his fast, for these are days of eating and drinking."

Narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Yazid , informed us Muhammad ibn Jabir al-Hanafi , from Abdullah ibn Badr , from Talq ibn Ali , from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "There are not two Witrs in one night."

Yazid narrated to us, Ayub ibn Utbah informed us, from Qays ibn Talq, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A woman should not prevent her husband," and Yazid once said: "his need, even if it is on the back of a saddle."

Yazid narrated to us, Ayyoob ibn Utbah informed us, from Qays ibn Talq, from his father, that a man asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about praying in a single garment, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was wearing two garments, so he joined them together and wrapped himself with them, then prayed in them. When he finished, he said: "Does every one of you find two garments?!"

Yazid narrated to us, Ayyub ibn Utbah informed us, from Qays ibn Talq, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There are not two Witrs in one night."

Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, Ayub ibn Utbah narrated to us, Qays ibn Talq narrated to us, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A woman should not refuse her husband, even if it is on the back of a saddle."

Narrated to us by Abu al-Nadr, narrated to us by Ayyub ibn Utbah, narrated to us by Qays ibn Talq, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There are not two Witr prayers in one night."

Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, Ayub narrated to us, Qays ibn Talq narrated to me, from his father, who said: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, after the noon (Dhuhr) prayer, and said: O Prophet of Allah, may one of us pray in a single garment? He remained silent, until when the afternoon (‘Asr) prayer arrived, he loosened his waist-wrapper, then draped both of them over his shoulders. When he finished the prayer, the ‘Asr prayer, and turned away, he said: "Where is he?" meaning, where is the one who asked about praying in a single garment? A man said: I am, O Prophet of Allah. He said: "Does everyone find two garments?!"

Narrated to us by Abu al-Nadr, narrated to us by Ayyub, narrated to me by Qays ibn Talq, he said: My father narrated to me: That a man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Prophet of Allah, does one of us have to perform ablution if he touches his private part? He said: "Is it not but a part of you or of your body?!"

Narrated to us by Abu Zakariya al-Saylihini, narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Jabir, from Qays ibn Talq, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The dawn is not the white horizontal light, but rather it is the red one."

Abd al-Samad narrated to us, Mulazim narrated to us, Hawdhah ibn Qays ibn Taliq narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, "would give salam to his right and to his left, until the whiteness of his right cheek and the whiteness of his left cheek could be seen."

Abdu al-Samad narrated to us, Mulazim narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Badr narrated to us, and Siraj ibn Uqbah, that his uncle Qays ibn Taliq narrated to him, that his father Taliq ibn Ali narrated to him, that a delegation went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, until they reached him, and they informed him that in their land there was a church, and they asked him for some of his leftover purification water. So he called for water, performed ablution, rinsed his mouth in a vessel, and said: "Take this water, and when you arrive at your land, break your church and sprinkle its place with this water, and make it a mosque." He said: We said: O Prophet of Allah, we go out in a time of much hot wind and heat, and the water dries up. He said: "Then add water to it, for there will remain in it much strength and moisture." He said: So we went out until we reached our land, broke our church, sprinkled its place with that water, and made it a mosque.

Abd al-Samad narrated to us, Mulazim narrated to us, Siraj ibn Uqbah narrated to us, and Abdullah ibn Uqbah, and Abdullah ibn Badr, that Qays ibn Taliq narrated to them, that his father Taliq ibn Ali said: I built the mosque with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he used to say: "Bring the Yamami closer to the clay, for he is the best of you in handling it and the strongest of you in shoulder."

Ali ibn Abdullah narrated to us before he was tested, Mulazim ibn Amr narrated to us, Hawdhah ibn Qays ibn Talq narrated to me, from his father Qays ibn Talq, from his grandfather Talq ibn Ali, who said: "When we prayed with the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we would see the whiteness of his right cheek and the whiteness of his left cheek."

Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: I found in my father's book in his own handwriting: Some of our companions narrated to me, he said: Mulazim narrated to me, Abdullah ibn Badr narrated to us, from Qays ibn Talq, from his father Talq ibn Ali, who said: "I was stung by a scorpion in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so he performed ruqyah on me and wiped over it."

Hassan ibn Musa narrated to us, Shaiban narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, he told me, Isa ibn Khuthaym, from Qays ibn Talq al-Hanafi, that his father informed him, that a man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah, "May one of us pray in a single garment?" He remained silent about him, and when the call to prayer was made, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wrapped himself between two garments and prayed in them.

Yunus ibn Muhammad narrated to us, Ayub narrated to us, from Qays, from his father, who said: I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while his companions were building the mosque. It was as if their work did not please him. So I took the mattock and mixed the clay with it. It was as if my taking the mattock and my work pleased him, so he said: "Leave the Hanafi and the clay, for he is the best among you at handling the clay."

Abd al-Samad narrated to us, Mulazim ibn Amr al-Suhaymi narrated to us, Siraj ibn Uqbah narrated to us, from his paternal aunt Khaldah bint Talq, she said: My father Talq narrated to me, that he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when Suhar, the servant of Abd al-Qays, came and said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you approve of the drink we make in our land from our fruits? The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, turned away from him until he asked him three times, until he stood up and prayed. When he finished his prayer, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Who is the one asking about the intoxicant? Do not drink it, and do not give it to your Muslim brother to drink. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, or by the One by Whom oaths are sworn, no man drinks it seeking the pleasure of its intoxication but Allah will give him the wine to drink on the Day of Resurrection."

Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar informed us, from Asim ibn Sulayman, from Muslim ibn Sallam, from Isa ibn Hittan, from Ali ibn Taliq, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "If one of you passes wind, let him perform ablution, and do not approach women in their back passages, for Allah is not shy of the truth."

Narrated to us by Abu Mu'awiyah, narrated to us by 'Asim, from 'Isa ibn Hittan, from Muslim ibn Sallam, from 'Ali ibn Taliq, who said: A Bedouin came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah, we are in the land of the wilderness, and sometimes one of us has a smell (of passing wind), and the water is scarce. He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If one of you passes wind, let him perform ablution, and do not approach women from their behinds, for Allah is not shy of the truth."

Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from 'Asim al-Ahwal, I heard 'Isa ibn Hittan narrating, from Muslim ibn Sallam, and he mentioned the hadith.

Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Sufyan informed us, from Asim, from Isa ibn Hittan, from Muslim ibn Sallam, from Ali ibn Taliq, who said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade approaching women from their behinds, for Allah is not shy of the truth."

Yaqoob narrated to us, Abdul Aziz ibn Al-Muttalib informed us, from Saeed ibn Amr ibn Shurahbeel, from his grandfather, that he said: A book I found among the books of Saeed ibn Saad ibn Ubadah, that Umara ibn Hazm testified: That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, "ruled with an oath along with a witness." Zayd ibn Al-Hubab said: I asked Malik ibn Anas about the oath and the witness: Is it permissible in divorce and emancipation? He said: No, this is only in buying, selling, and the like.

Hassan narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, Bakr ibn Sawadah narrated to us, from Ziyad ibn Nu'aym al-Hadrami, from 'Umara ibn Hazm, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw me sitting on a grave... And in another place he said: Ziyad ibn Nu'aym, that the son of Hazm was either 'Amr or 'Umara, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw me while I was reclining on a grave, and he said: "Get down from the grave, do not harm the occupant of the grave, and he will not harm you."

Narrated to us by Ali ibn Abdullah, narrated to us by Ibn Wahb, informed me Amr ibn al-Harith, from Bakr ibn Sawadah al-Judhami, from Ziyad ibn Nu'aym al-Hadrami, from Amr ibn Hazm, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw me reclining on a grave, and he said: "Do not harm the occupant of this grave, or do not harm him."

Yahya ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Ibn Lahi‘ah narrated to us, from Bakr ibn Sawadah, from Ziyad ibn Nu‘aym, from ‘Amr ibn Hazm, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw me on a grave, and he said: "Get down, do not harm the occupant of this grave." In another place, it is said: Ziyad ibn Nu‘aym, that the son of Hazm is either ‘Amr or ‘Umara, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw me on a grave...

Affan narrated to us, Abdul Wahid narrated to us, Uthman ibn Hakim narrated to us, Abu Bakr ibn Amr ibn Hazm narrated to me, from Amr ibn Hazm, who said: "I presented, or he said: the ruqyah (incantation) for a snake bite was presented to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he approved it."

Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar informed us, from Ibn Tawus, from Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm, from his father, who said: When Ammar ibn Yasir was killed, Amr ibn Hazm entered upon Amr ibn al-As and said: "Ammar has been killed, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'The rebellious group will kill him.'"

Narrated to us by Mu'awiyah ibn Amr , narrated to us by Abdullah ibn Wahb , from Amr, meaning ibn al-Harith , from Sa'id ibn Abi Hilal , from Abu Bakr ibn Hazm , that al-Nadr ibn Abdullah informed him, from Amr ibn Hazm , that he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Do not sit on the graves."

Narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Humayd Abu Sufyan, from Ma'mar, from az-Zuhri, from Abdur Rahman ibn Abdullah ibn Ka'b, from Ka'b, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The soul of the believer is suspended in the trees of Paradise until Allah returns it to his body."

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Simak ibn Harb, he said: I heard Abu Safwan Malik ibn Umair al-Asadi—Muhammad ibn Ja'far said: 'Umayrah—say: "I came to Mecca before the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, migrated, and he bought from me a pair of trouser legs, and he gave me extra in weight."

Yaqoob narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, he told me Yazid ibn Abi Habib al-Misri, from Irāk ibn Malik al-Ghifari, I heard Nawfal ibn Muawiyah ad-Daili while he was sitting with Ibn Umar in the market of Madinah, saying: "A prayer that someone misses, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth." He said: Abdullah, meaning Ibn Umar, said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is the Asr prayer."

Narrated to us by Yazid ibn Harun, informed us Ibn Abi Dhi’b. H. And Hashim, from Ibn Abi Dhi’b, from az-Zuhri, from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Nawfal ibn Mu’awiyah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Whoever misses the prayer, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth." Hashim said in his narration: Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri said to Abu Bakr: Which prayer is this? He said: al-‘Asr. And Yazid said in his narration: Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri said: Which prayer is this? He said: I do not know. Az-Zuhri said: As for this hadith which Abu Bakr narrated to us, Salim narrated to us, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Whoever misses the ‘Asr prayer, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth."

Narrated to us Fazarah ibn Umar, narrated to us Ibrahim—meaning ibn Sa'd, narrated to us ibn Shihab, from Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman, from ibn Muti' ibn al-Aswad, from Nawfal ibn Mu'awiyah al-Dayli, similar to the hadith of Abu Hurairah regarding the tribulations, except that Abu Bakr adds: "Of the prayers, there is a prayer, whoever misses it, it is as if he has lost his family and wealth."

Hashim ibn al-Qasim narrated to us, Zuhayr narrated to us, Abu Ishaq narrated to us, from Farwah ibn Nawfal, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: "Would you like to take care of a stepdaughter of ours?" He said: I think it was Zaynab. Then he came and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him about her, and said: "What did the young girl do?" He said: I left her with her mother. He said: "Then what brought you here?" He said: I came so you could teach me something to say when I go to sleep. He said: "Recite: Say: O disbelievers (Qul ya ayyuhal kafirun), then sleep upon its conclusion, for it is a declaration of innocence from shirk (associating partners with Allah)."

Narrated to us by Abu Ahmad, narrated to us by Isra'il, from Abu Ishaq, from Farwah ibn Nawfal, from his father, who was a foster-brother of Umm Salamah, he said: I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and he said: "What brings you here?" He said: I came so that you may teach me something to say when I go to sleep. He said: "Recite: 'Say: O disbelievers' (__QUR_N__) when you go to sleep, for indeed it is a declaration of innocence from shirk (associating partners with Allah)."

Abu Ahmad narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Farwah ibn Nawfal al-Ashja'i, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said to a man: "Recite at your sleep, for indeed it is a disavowal from evil: 'Say: O disbelievers.'"

Abdu ar-Razzaq narrated to us, Sufyan informed us, from Abu Ishaq, from Farwah al-Ashja'i, raising it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said to a man: "Recite: at your sleep, 'Say: O disbelievers,' for indeed it is a disavowal from shirk."

Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Farwah ibn Nawfal al-Ashja'i, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to a man: "Recite at your bedtime: 'Say: O disbelievers' (Qul ya ayyuhal kafirun), for indeed it is a declaration of innocence from shirk (associating partners with Allah)."

Narrated to us Abu Sa'id, the freedman of Banu Hashim, who said: Matar ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, I heard Hind bint al-Wazi', that she heard al-Wazi' say: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, along with al-Ashajj al-Mundhir ibn 'Amir, or 'Amir ibn al-Mundhir, and with them was a man afflicted. They reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and when they saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, they dismounted from their mounts, came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and kissed his hand. Then al-Ashajj dismounted, tied his mount, took out his chest, opened it, and brought out two white garments from his clothes and wore them. Then he went to their mounts and tied them, then came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: O Ashajj, "Indeed, in you are two qualities that Allah and His Messenger love: forbearance and deliberation." He said: O Messenger of Allah, did I acquire them by my own doing, or did Allah create me upon them? He said: "Rather, Allah created you upon them." He said: Praise be to Allah who created me upon two qualities that Allah and His Messenger love. Al-Wazi' said: O Messenger of Allah, I have with me a maternal uncle who is afflicted, so supplicate to Allah for him. He said: "Where is he? Bring him to me." He said: I did as al-Ashajj did, I clothed him with his two garments, then he took from his cloak and raised it until we saw the whiteness of his armpit, then struck his back and said: "Come out, enemy of Allah." So he turned his face while looking with the look of a healthy man.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Ma‘bad ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from his brother ‘Abdullah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, from Abu Umamah ibn Sahl, one of the Banu Harithah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "No man severs the right of a Muslim man by his oath except that Allah will make Paradise forbidden for him and will make the Fire obligatory for him." A man said: O Messenger of Allah, even if it is something insignificant? He said: "Even if it is a miswak from an arak tree!"

Sulaiman ibn Dawud al-Hashimi narrated to us, Isma'il—meaning ibn Ja'far—narrated to us, al-'Ala'—meaning ibn 'Abd al-Rahman—informed me, from Ma'bad ibn Ka'b al-Salmi, from his brother 'Abdullah ibn Ka'b, from Abu Umamah, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever seizes the right of a Muslim man by his oath, Allah has made the Fire obligatory for him and forbidden Paradise to him." A man said to him, "Even if it is something insignificant, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Even if it is a twig from an arak tree!"

Narrated to us by Ishaq ibn Isa, who informed me from Malik, from Al-Ala’, from Ma’bad ibn Ka’b ibn Malik, from his brother Abdullah ibn Ka’b, from Abu Umamah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever seizes the right of a Muslim by his oath, Allah will make Paradise forbidden for him and will make the Fire obligatory for him.” They said, “Even if it is something insignificant?” He said, “Even if it is a stick from an arak tree!” He said it three times.

Narrated to us by ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi, from Zuhayr—meaning ibn Muhammad, from Salih—meaning ibn Kaysan, that ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Umamah informed him, that Abu Umamah informed him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Simplicity is part of faith, simplicity is part of faith."

Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, they said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Salim Abu al-Nadr, from Busr ibn Sa‘id, that Zayd ibn Khalid sent to Abu Juhaim. ‘Abd al-Rahman said: Zayd ibn Khalid sent me to Abu Juhaim al-Ansari: What have you heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding a man who passes in front of another man while he is praying? He said: I heard him say: "If one of you knew what it means to pass in front of a man while he is praying, it would be better for him to stand for forty—I do not know whether it is years, or days, or months—than to pass in front of him."

Narrated to us by ʿAbd al-Razzaq, informed us Malik, from Abu al-Nadr, from Busr ibn Saʿid, who said: Zayd ibn Khalid sent me to Abu Juhaim al-Ansari to ask him: What have you heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding one who passes in front of a person praying? He said: I heard him say: "For him to stand in his place is better for him than to pass in front of the one who is praying." I do not know whether he said: forty years, or forty months, or forty days!

Yaqoob narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, he told me from Abdur Rahman ibn Hurmuz al-A'raj, from Umair, the freed slave of Abdullah ibn Abbas—and Umair, the freed slave of Abdullah ibn Abbas, was trustworthy as has reached me—from Abu Juhaim ibn al-Harith ibn al-Simmah al-Ansari, who said:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went out for some of his needs toward the well of Jamal, then he returned, and a man from his companions met him and greeted him with salam, but the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not return the greeting to him until he placed his hand on the wall, then wiped his face and his hands, then said: "And upon you be peace."

Hashim ibn al-Qasim and Abu Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, they said: Sulaiman ibn al-Mughira narrated to us, from Humayd ibn Hilal, from Abu Rifa'a al-Adawi, who said: I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was delivering a sermon, and I said: A stranger man has come to ask about his religion, he does not know what his religion is. He said: "So the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, turned towards me and left his sermon, then a chair made of palm fiber with iron legs was brought, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sat on it, then turned to me and taught me from what Allah had taught him, then he returned to his sermon and completed the last part of it." Abu Abd al-Rahman said in his narration: Humayd said: He said: I think he saw black wood and thought it was iron.

Affan narrated to us, Sulayman narrated to us, Humayd narrated to us, he said: Abu Rifaa‘ah, a man from Banu ‘Adiyy, said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was delivering a sermon... then he mentioned the hadith.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Nafi‘ ibn ‘Umar narrated to us, from Umayyah ibn Safwan, from Abu Bakr ibn Abi Zuhayr, from his father, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say in his sermon at al-Nabawah or al-Banawah near al-Ta’if: "Soon you will know the people of Paradise from the people of the Fire," or, "the best of you from the worst of you." And I do not know except that he said: the people of Paradise from the people of the Fire. So a man from among the Muslims said: "By what, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "By good praise and bad praise; you are witnesses over one another."

Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik, from his uncle, "That Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf used to satirize the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered Sa'd ibn Mu'adh to send five men to him. They came to him while he was in the gathering of his people in al-'Awali. When he saw them, he was alarmed by them and said: What has brought you? They said: We have come to you for a need. He said: Let some of you come near me and tell me his need. So some of them approached him and said: We have come to sell you Adru' Laba (a type of armor). He said: By Allah, if you do so, you have struggled since this man settled among you, or he said: with you. So they made an appointment with him to come to him after a part of the night had passed. They came to him, and he stood up to them. His wife said to him: These people have not come to you at this hour for anything you like. He said: They have told me their need. When he drew near to them, Abu Abs embraced him, and Muhammad ibn Maslama struck him with the sword and stabbed him in his side, and they killed him. When morning came, the Jews went to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: Our leader has been killed treacherously. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, reminded them of what he used to satirize him with in his poetry and how he used to harm him. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, called them to write a document between him and them. He said: That document was with Ali."

Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, from Ma'mar, he said: al-Zuhri said: Ibn Ka'b ibn Malik informed me, from his uncle, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he sent [an expedition] to Ibn Abi al-Huqayq at Khaybar, "forbade the killing of women and children."

Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Ibn Ka'b, and he mentioned something similar.

Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Khalid—meaning al-Hadhdha’—from Abu Bishr al-Anbari, from Ibn al-Thalib, from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ: "A man emancipated his share of a slave, and the Prophet ﷺ did not make him liable." Thus said Ghundar: Ibn al-Thalib, but it is actually Ibn al-Talib, and Shu'bah had something in his speech—meaning a lisp—and perhaps Ghundar did not understand him.

Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from al-Hakam, from Zayd ibn Wahb, from al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, from Thabit ibn Wadi'ah, that he brought a lizard to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said: "A nation was transformed, and Allah knows best."

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, al-Jurayri informed us, from Abu al-‘Ala’, from Abu Muslim al-Judhami, from al-Jarud, who said: I said, or a man said: O Messenger of Allah, what about a lost item we find? He said: "Announce it, do not conceal it, and do not hide it. If you find its owner, give it to him; otherwise, it is the property of Allah, He gives it to whomever He wills."

Narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Ja'far, narrated to us by Shu'bah, from Qatadah, from Abu Muslim, from Al-Jarud ibn Al-Mu'alla, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The lost property of a Muslim is the burning coals of the Fire."

Al-Aswad ibn ‘Amir narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from ‘Ali ibn Zayd, from al-Hasan, that al-Dahhak ibn Qays wrote to Qays ibn al-Haytham when Yazid ibn Mu‘awiyah died: Peace be upon you. To proceed: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, before the Hour there will be tribulations like pieces of a dark night, and tribulations like pieces of smoke; in them the heart of a man will die as his body dies. A man will wake up as a believer and reach the evening as a disbeliever, and reach the evening as a believer and wake up as a disbeliever. In them, people will sell their share and their religion for a small portion of this world." And indeed, Yazid ibn Mu‘awiyah has died, and you are our brothers and our kin, so do not precede us in anything until we choose for ourselves.

Yahya ibn Ishaq narrated to us, informed us by Layth ibn Sa'd, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi, from Alqamah ibn Rimthah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Amr ibn al-As to Bahrain. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went out on an expedition and we went out with him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dozed off and said: "May Allah have mercy on Amr." He said: We began to recall everyone whose name was Amr. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dozed off and said: "May Allah have mercy on Amr." Then he dozed off a third time, then awoke and said: "May Allah have mercy on Amr." We said: O Messenger of Allah, who is this Amr? He said: "Amr ibn al-As." We said: And what about him? He said: "Whenever I called people to charity, he would come and give generously from it, so I would say: O Amr, where did you get this? He said: From Allah. And Amr spoke the truth. Indeed, he has with Allah much good." Zuhayr ibn Qays said: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed away, I said: I will adhere to this one about whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, he has with Allah much good," until I die.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Ayyub ibn Utbah informed us, Abdullah ibn Badr narrated to us, he said: Abdur Rahman ibn Ali ibn Shayban al-Suhaymi narrated to us, my father narrated to me, that he heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Allah does not look at the prayer of a servant who does not straighten his back between his bowing and his prostration."

Abdu al-Samad narrated to us, Mulazim ibn Amr narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Badr narrated to us, that Abdurrahman ibn Ali narrated to him, that his father Ali ibn Shayban narrated to him, that he said: I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he turned around and saw a man praying alone behind the row. The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stood until the man finished his prayer, then he said to him: "Repeat your prayer, for there is no prayer for one who prays alone behind the row."

Abd al-Samad narrated to us, my father narrated to me, Abu Abdullah al-Shaqari narrated to us, Umar ibn Jabir narrated to me, from Abdullah ibn Badr, from Abdur Rahman ibn Ali, from his father, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, Allah does not look at a man who does not straighten his back in his bowing and in his prostration."

Yazid narrated to us, Jarir ibn Hazim informed us, al-Hasan narrated to us, Amr ibn Taghlib narrated to us, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave to some people and withheld from others. It reached him that they were displeased, so he addressed the people, praised Allah and extolled Him, and said: "Indeed, I have given to some people and left others, and they have found fault with me. Indeed, I give to a man while another is more beloved to me than him, but I give them because of what I see in their hearts of anxiety and restlessness, and I withhold from some people because of what Allah has placed in their hearts of richness and goodness. Among them is Amr ibn Taghlib." Amr said: By Allah, I would not exchange the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, for red camels.

Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us, my father narrated to us, I heard Yunus, from al-Hasan, from Amr ibn Taghlib, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Among the signs of the Hour is that wealth will overflow and become abundant, the pen will appear, and trade will become widespread." Amr said: A man would sell a sale and say, "Let me consult the merchant of such-and-such tribe," and in a large clan a scribe would be sought but not found.

Hassan ibn Musa narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'a narrated to us, al-Rabi' ibn Sabrah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Murrah al-Juhani, who said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said: "Whoever is here from Ma'add, let him stand." He said: So I took my garment to stand, and he said: "Sit down." Then he said: "Whoever is here from Ma'add, let him stand." He said: So I took my garment to stand, and he said: "Sit down." He said it a third time, so I said: From whom are we, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "From Himyar."

Narrated to us Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id, narrated to us Ibn Lahi‘ah, from al-Rabi‘ ibn Sabrah, I heard ‘Amr ibn Murrah al-Juhani say: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Whoever is here from Ma‘add, let him stand." So I stood, and he said: "Sit down." He did that three times; each time I stood, he said: "Sit down." When it was the third time, I said: From whom are we, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "You are a group of Quda‘ah, from Himyar." ‘Amr said: I concealed this hadith for twenty years.

Yahya ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'a informed us, from Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Ja'far, from Isa ibn Talhah, from Amr ibn Murrah al-Juhani, who said: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah, I testify that there is no god but Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah, and I have performed the five prayers, paid the zakat on my wealth, and fasted the month of Ramadan. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever dies upon this will be with the Prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection—like this," and he raised his two fingers, "as long as he does not disobey his parents."

Yazid narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah informed us, from Ali al-Bunani, from Abu al-Hasan, from Amr ibn Murrah, that he said to Muawiyah: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "There is no governor who closes his door against one in need, or in want, or in poverty, except that Allah will close the doors of the heavens against his own need, want, and poverty."

Hassan ibn Musa narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'a narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn al-Muhajir ibn Qunfudh narrated to us, from Umair, the freed slave of Abi al-Lahm, who said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at the stones of Zayt, seeking rain, raising the insides of his palms."

Hassan narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'a narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn al-Muhajir ibn Qunfudh narrated to us, from Umayr, the freed slave of Abi al-Lahm, who said: "I was herding at Dhat al-Jaysh, and I was struck by hunger, so I mentioned that to some of the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and they directed me to a garden belonging to some of the Ansar. I cut some date clusters from it, and they seized me and took me to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. I informed him of my need, so he gave me one cluster and returned the rest to its owner."

Safwan narrated to us, Yazid ibn Abi Ubaid narrated to us, from Umair, the freed slave of Abi al-Lahm, who said: My master ordered me to cut dried meat for him. Then a poor man came, so I fed him from it. He found out about me and struck me. So I went to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and informed him. He said: "Why did you strike him?" He said: "He fed from my food without my command." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The reward is between you both."

Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, and I heard it from him myself, Abu Usama narrated to us, Mujalid informed us, he said: 'Amir informed me, from Farwah ibn Musayk al-Muradi, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: "Did you dislike your day and the day of Hamdan?" He said: I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, the loss of family and tribe." He said: "Indeed, it is better for whoever among you is God-fearing."

Husayn narrated to us, Shaiban narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn al-Hakam narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Abis, from Farwah ibn Musayk, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I heard a man saying: O Messenger of Allah, is Saba’ a land or a woman? He said: "It is neither a land nor a woman, but rather a man who fathered ten of the Arabs. Four of them went to the north and six to the south. As for those who went to the north: ‘Ukk, Lakhm, Ghassan, and ‘Amilah. As for those who went to the south: al-Azd, Kindah, Madhhij, Himyar, the Ash‘arites, and Anmar." A man said: O Messenger of Allah, and who are Anmar? He said: "From them are Khath‘am and Bajilah."

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Abu Janab Yahya ibn Abi Hayyah al-Kalbi narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Hani ibn Urwah, from Furwah ibn Musayk, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I fight those of my people who come forward against those who turn back? He said: "Yes, fight those of your people who come forward against those who turn back." When I turned away, he called me and said: "Do not fight them until you call them to Islam." He said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about Saba'? Is it a valley? Is it a mountain? He said: "No, rather he is a man from the Arabs, to whom were born ten sons. Six of them went to the Yemen, and four to the north. Those who went to the Yemen are: al-Azd, the Ash'ariyyun, Himyar, Kindah, Madhhij, and Anmar, of whom are said to be Bajilah and Khath'am. And those who went to the north are: Lakhm, Judham, Amilah, and Ghassan."

Abdullah narrated to us, Khalaf ibn Hisham narrated to us, Abu Usama narrated to us, Al-Hasan ibn Al-Hakam Al-Nakha'i narrated to me, he said: Abu Sabrah Al-Nakha'i informed us, from Farwah ibn Musayk Al-Ghatafi, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I not fight those who turn away from my people with those who come forward from them? He said: "Yes." Then it appeared to me, so I said: O Messenger of Allah, no, rather the people of Saba', for they are more powerful and stronger. He said: So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded me and permitted me to fight them. When I left him, Allah revealed about Saba' what He revealed. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "What did the Ghatafi do?" So he sent to my house, and I was found, so I was brought back. When I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, I found him sitting with his companions. He said: "Rather, call the people. Whoever responds, accept from him, and whoever does not respond, do not be hasty with him until you inform me." A man from the people said: O Messenger of Allah, inform us about Saba': is it a land or a woman? He said: "It is neither a land nor a woman, but rather a man who begot ten from the Arabs. Four of them went to the south, and as for those who went to the north: Lakhm, Judham, Ghassan, and 'Amilah. As for those who went to the south: Al-Azd, Kindah, Himyar, the Ash'ariyyun, Anmar, and Madhhij." A man said: O Messenger of Allah, and what is Anmar? He said: "From them are Khath'am and Bajilah."

Abdullah narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, Abu Usamah narrated to us, Al-Hasan ibn Al-Hakam narrated to me, Abu Sabrah Al-Nakha'i narrated to us, from Farwah ibn Musayk Al-Ghatafi, then Al-Muradi, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him... and he mentioned its meaning.

Yazid narrated to us, Jarir ibn Hazim informed us, al-Zubayr ibn Sa'id al-Hashimi narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Ali ibn Yazid ibn Rukanah, from his father, from his grandfather, that he divorced his wife with an irrevocable divorce, and he mentioned that to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said: "What did you intend by that?" He said: One (divorce). He said: "By Allah?" He said: By Allah. He said: "It is as you intended."

Narrated to us by Ishaq ibn Isa, from Jarir, with this chain.