Musnad Ahmad

Shaibani (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade nabidh (fermented drink) in green pitchers. I asked him, "What is the ruling regarding white pitchers?" He replied, "I do not know."

Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked: Did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) give glad tidings to Hazrat Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) of a palace made of wood in Paradise, in which there will be neither any noise nor any fatigue?

Shaibani (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade nabidh (fermented drink) in green pitchers. I asked him, "What is the ruling regarding white pitchers?" He replied, "I do not know."

Ismail, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I asked Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa, may Allah be pleased with him, did the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, give glad tidings to Hazrat Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her? He replied: Yes! The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave her the glad tidings of a palace made of wood in Paradise, in which there will be neither noise nor fatigue.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would rise in the first rak'ah of the Zuhr prayer in such a manner that even the sound of his footsteps would not be heard.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the Battle of Khaybar, some donkeys fell into our hands, so the announcer of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proclaimed: "Turn over the pots." It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that when someone would bring the zakat of his wealth to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet would pray for him. One day, I also brought the zakat of my father's wealth, so the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, send blessings upon the family of Abu Awfa."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were standing in a row behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performing prayer, when a man came and joined the row and said, "Allahu Akbar Kabira, wa Subhanallahi Bukratan wa Aseela." At this, the Muslims began to raise their heads and disliked this person, thinking in their hearts, "Who is this man who is raising his voice above the voice of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said, "Who is the one who raised his voice?" It was told, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! It was this person." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Allah! I saw that your words ascended to the heavens until a door was opened and they entered through it."

Saeed bin Jumhan (may Allah have mercy on him) says that we were fighting against the Khawarij when a slave of Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him), who was with us, joined the Khawarij. They were on that side and we were on this side. We called out to him, saying, "O Firoz! O Firoz!" and said, "O wretch! Your master, Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him), is here." He replied, "They would have been good people if they had migrated away from among you." They (the companions) asked, "What is this enemy of Allah saying?" We conveyed his statement to them, so he (Ibn Abi Awfa) said, "Will I migrate again after the migration I made with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Then he said, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Glad tidings for the one who kills them or whom they kill."

Abu Ya'fur says that one of my partners asked Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) in my presence about the ruling on locusts. He replied that there is no harm in it, and said that I participated in seven battles with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and in those battles we used to eat locusts.

Saeed bin Jubair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I remembered a hadith which Abdullah bin Abi Awfa, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated to me regarding the meat of donkeys, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, absolutely declared it forbidden.