Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rider should follow behind the funeral, and the one walking on foot has the choice (to go ahead or behind, to the right side or to the left side). And the funeral prayer will be offered for a minor child, in which forgiveness and mercy will be supplicated for his parents.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his ride and went to relieve himself. After a short while, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, “Do you have water?” I presented water to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and kept pouring it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first washed both hands thoroughly, then washed his face. After that, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to roll up the sleeves of his arms, but the Syrian cloak that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Therefore, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took both hands out from underneath, and washed his face and hands, wiped his head up to the extent of the forehead, wiped over his turban, and wiped over his leather socks, and then mounted for the return. When we reached the people, the prayer had already started, and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) had led one rak’ah and was in the second rak’ah. He began to step back, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) signaled to him to complete the prayer, and after finishing the prayer, said, “You did well, do like this.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sensed the smell of garlic from my mouth and asked, "Who has eaten garlic?" I took the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and placed it inside my shirt, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) realized that there were bandages tied on my chest. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You are excused."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) that two women had a fight, and one of them killed the other by striking her with a tent pole. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) ruled that the blood money (diyah) should be paid by the male relatives ('asaba) of the killer, and for the loss of the unborn child in her womb, he ruled for a male or female slave as compensation. A Bedouin said, "You impose compensation on me for a life that neither ate nor drank, neither cried nor moved; such a life is usually overlooked." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This is the kind of rhymed speech Bedouins use, but the ruling remains that for the loss of that child, the compensation is a male or female slave."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day when the son of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Ibrahim, passed away, there was a solar eclipse. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and delivered a sermon, saying: "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of anyone’s death. They are two signs among the signs of Allah. Therefore, when you see an eclipse of either of them, turn immediately to prayer until it is over."

Once, Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to write something he had heard from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). In reply, he wrote: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Allah dislikes three things for you: idle talk, excessive questioning, and wasting wealth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever cauterizes his body with fire or recites incantations is free from reliance (tawakkul).

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rider should follow behind the funeral, and the one walking on foot has the choice (to go ahead or behind, to the right side or to the left side). And the funeral prayer will be offered for a minor child, in which forgiveness and mercy will be supplicated for his parents.

Amr bin Wahb, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we were with Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah, may Allah be pleased with him, when someone asked him: “Other than Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, has there been anyone else in this Ummah in whose leadership the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has performed prayer?” He replied: “Yes! Once we were on a journey with the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. In the morning, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, knocked on the door of my tent. I understood that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, wanted to go to relieve himself, so I set out with him until we walked far away from the people. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dismounted from his ride and went to relieve himself and disappeared from my sight. After a short while, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, returned and said: ‘Mughirah! You also fulfill your need.’ I said: ‘I do not need to at this time.’ The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: ‘Do you have water?’ I replied: ‘Yes!’ and went to bring the water-skin that was hanging at the back of the saddle. I brought the water to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and kept pouring it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, first washed both hands thoroughly, then washed his face. After that, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, tried to roll up his sleeves, but the Syrian cloak that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Therefore, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, took both hands out from underneath, washed his face and hands, wiped over the amount of his head equal to the forehead, wiped over his turban, and wiped over his leather socks, and then mounted his ride for the return. When we reached the people, the prayer had already started and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, had led one rak’ah and was in the second rak’ah. I started to go and inform him, but the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stopped me, and we joined in the rak’ah that we caught, and whatever we missed, we completed after the salam.

Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) once wrote a letter to Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to write and send something that he had heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He replied that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would finish the prayer, he used to say: There is no deity except Allah, He is One, He has no partner, sovereignty belongs to Him and all praise is for Him. O Allah! No one can withhold what You give, and no one can give what You withhold, and the status of any person of status cannot benefit him before You.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever narrates a hadith from me and he understands that he is lying, then he is one of the two liars.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to perform the Zuhr prayer with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) during the midday heat. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) once said to us: "Perform the prayer at a cooler time, for the severity of heat is from the effect of Hell."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) holding the back of Sufyan bin Abi Sahil and saying, "O Sufyan bin Abi Sahil, do not let your lower garment hang below the ankles, for Allah does not like those who let their lower garment hang below the ankles." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Yazid narrated to us, Sharik informed us, from Abd al-Malik, from Husayn ibn Uqbah, from al-Mughira...

H Narrated to us Musa ibn Dawud , from Qabisah ibn Jabir , from al-Mughira ...

H Narrated to us Abu al-Nadr, he said: from Husayn, from al-Mughira.

Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, “Mughirah, pick up the water container.” I picked it up and set out with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to relieve himself and disappeared from my sight, so I could no longer see the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After a short while, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned and asked for water. He began to roll up his sleeves from his arms, but the Syrian cloak that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Thus, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took both hands out from underneath, washed his face and hands, wiped his head, and wiped over his socks.

Hazrat Amir Muawiya (may Allah be pleased with him) once wrote a letter to Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to write and send something that he had heard from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) directly, with no narrator between him and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In reply, he wrote: I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Allah dislikes three things for you: idle talk, excessive questioning, and wasting wealth. And the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared it forbidden for you to bury daughters alive, to disobey mothers, to withhold wealth, and to extend the hand of begging.

Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) once wrote a letter to Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to write and send something that he had heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He replied that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he used to say: There is no deity except Allah, He is One, He has no partner, sovereignty belongs to Him and all praise is for Him, and He has power over everything. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade excessive questioning, wasting wealth, burying daughters alive, disobeying mothers, and hoarding wealth. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were on a journey with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In the morning, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) knocked on the door of my tent. I understood that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to go to relieve himself, so I set out with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until we walked far away from the people. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his ride and went to relieve himself and disappeared from my sight; now I could not see the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After a little while, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned and said, “Do you have water?” I replied, “Yes!” and with that, I brought water to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and kept pouring it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first washed both hands thoroughly, then washed his face. After that, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tried to roll up the sleeves of his arms, but the Syrian cloak that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Therefore, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took both hands out from underneath, washed his face and hands, wiped over the portion of his head equal to the forehead, wiped over his turban, and wiped over his leather socks, and then mounted his ride for the return. When we reached the people, the prayer had already started, and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) had led one rak’ah and was in the second rak’ah. I started to go and inform him, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped me, and we performed the rak’ah that we caught, and whatever was left, we completed it after the salam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his ride and went away to relieve himself. After a short while, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, “Do you have water?” I brought water to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and kept pouring it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first washed both hands thoroughly, then washed his face. After that, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to roll up the sleeves from his arms, but the Syrian cloak that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Therefore, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took both hands out from underneath, and washed his face and hands, wiped over the amount of his head equal to the forehead, wiped over his turban, and wiped over his leather socks, and mounted for the return. When we reached the people, the prayer had already started, and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) had led one rak’ah and was in the second rak’ah. I started to go to inform him, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped me, and we performed the rak’ah that we caught, and completed what we had missed (after the salam). After finishing the prayer, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “You did well.” The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, he said: Ibn Shihab narrated to me, from Isma'il ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'd, from Hamza ibn al-Mughira, similar to the hadith of 'Abbad: al-Mughira said: And I wanted to delay 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, but the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Leave him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, “Do you have water?” I replied, “Yes!” Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his ride and went away to relieve himself and disappeared from my sight; now I could not see the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After a little while, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned, and I presented water to him and kept pouring it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first washed both hands thoroughly, then washed his face. After that, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tried to roll up the sleeves of his garment, but the Syrian cloak that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing had tight sleeves, so they could not be rolled up. Thus, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took both hands out from underneath, and washed his face and hands, wiped over the portion of his head equal to the forehead, wiped over his turban, and wiped over his turban again. Then, when I reached out to remove his leather socks, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Leave them; I put them on in a state of ablution.” Thus, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped over them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once performed ablution and wiped over both the upper and lower parts of his socks.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand (in prayer) for such a long time that his blessed feet would swell. People would say, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Allah Almighty has forgiven all your past and future sins, then why so much effort?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"

Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) once wrote a letter to Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to write and send something that he had heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He replied that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he used to say: There is no deity except Allah, He is One, He has no partner, sovereignty belongs to Him and all praise is for Him, and He has power over everything.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever cauterizes his body with fire or recites incantations is free from reliance (tawakkul).

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me towards "Najran." The Christians there said to me, "You people recite this verse: 'O sister of Harun' (the people addressed Hazrat Maryam (peace be upon her) in this way upon the miraculous birth of Hazrat Isa without a father), whereas Hazrat Musa (whose elder brother was Hazrat Harun) passed away so long before Hazrat Isa (so how could Hazrat Maryam be his sister?)" When I returned, I mentioned this to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why did you not reply to them that the people of old used to name their children after the Prophets and righteous people."

Ali bin Rabi’ah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) came out of his house and, after ascending the pulpit and praising Allah, said: “What is this wailing in Islam? In fact, an Ansari had passed away and there was wailing over him. I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘Lying upon me is not like lying upon an ordinary person. Beware! Whoever deliberately lies upon me should prepare his abode in Hell.’ I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘The person over whom wailing is done is punished because of that wailing.’”

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A group from my Ummah will always remain dominant over the people, until when Allah's command comes to them, they will still be dominant."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that regarding the Dajjal, as frequently as I have asked questions from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), no one else has asked. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said: "He will not be able to harm you in any way." I submitted, "People say that he will have a river with him and such and such things as well." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is far more insignificant than that in the sight of Allah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself in the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I had eaten garlic. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had already performed one rak'ah. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I stood up to complete my missed rak'ah. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed the smell of garlic from my mouth and said: Whoever eats this vegetable should not come near our mosque until its smell goes away. After completing my prayer, I presented myself before the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I am excused, please hold my hand. I took the hand of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and placed it inside my shirt, so the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) realized that there were bandages tied on my chest. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are excused.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed ablution and wiped over his socks and shoes.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The rider should follow behind the funeral, and the one walking on foot has the choice (to go ahead or behind, to the right side or to the left side), and the funeral prayer will be offered for a minor child.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade speaking ill of the dead.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade speaking ill of the dead, as it causes distress to the living.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade speaking ill of the dead, for it causes harm to the living.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever narrates a hadith from me and he understands that it is a lie, then he is one of the two liars.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was a guest at the house of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at night. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, so a thigh was roasted. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a knife and began to cut pieces from it and give them to me. During this, Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to inform about the prayer. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put the knife down from his hand and said, "May his hands be dusted, what happened to him?" Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that my mustache had grown long. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed a miswak underneath and trimmed them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding what should be done if a pregnant woman miscarries due to someone. Hazrat Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had decreed in such a case the payment of a slave man or slave woman. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "If what you say is correct, then present a witness who is aware of this hadith." Upon this, Hazrat Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) testified that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had indeed given this ruling.