Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever does not trim his moustache is not one of us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the people of Quba. They were performing prayer at the time of Duha. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The prayer of those who turn to Allah is performed at the time when the feet of the young camels begin to burn (from the heat of the sun).

Yazid bin Hayyan Tamimi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I, along with Husain bin Sabrah and Umar bin Muslim, went to the service of Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him). When we had sat down, Husain said, "O Zaid! You have attained great good. You have seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), heard his hadiths, participated in jihad with him, and prayed in his company. Therefore, you have been granted abundant goodness. Please narrate to us a hadith that you yourself heard from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)." He replied, "Nephew! I have grown old, my time has passed, and of the things I had preserved from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), I have forgotten some. So, if I narrate a hadith to you according to my ability, then accept it, otherwise do not compel me." Then he said, "One day, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stood up to deliver a sermon near a spring between Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah, which is called 'Khumm.' After praising and glorifying Allah, he gave some advice and admonition, then said, 'Amma ba'd (to proceed): O people! I am only a human being. It may be that soon the messenger of my Lord will come to call me, and I will respond to his call. Remember! I am leaving among you two weighty things. The first is the Book of Allah, in which there is guidance and light. So hold fast to the Book of Allah.' Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) encouraged and drew attention to acting upon the Book of Allah. And he said, 'The second thing is my Ahl al-Bayt.' And he said three times, 'I remind you by Allah regarding the rights of my Ahl al-Bayt.' Husain asked, 'O Zaid! Who are meant by the Ahl al-Bayt of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)? Are the pure wives of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) not included among the Ahl al-Bayt?' He replied, 'The pure wives of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) are also among his Ahl al-Bayt, but here it means those people upon whom, after the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), charity is forbidden.' Husain asked, 'Who are those people?' He replied, 'The family of Aqil, the family of Ali, the family of Ja'far, and the family of Abbas.' Husain asked, 'Is charity forbidden for all of them?' He replied, 'Yes!'"

Yazid bin Hayan says that in the same gathering (which was mentioned in the previous hadith), Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) told us that once Ubaidullah bin Ziyad sent a message calling me. When I reached him, he said, "What are these ahadith that you keep narrating from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which we do not find in the Book of Allah? You state that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) will have a pond in Paradise?" He replied, "This is something that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself told us and promised us." He said, "You are lying. You have grown old, so your mind is not working properly." He replied, "I have heard this saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with my own ears and preserved it in my heart: 'Whoever deliberately attributes a false statement to me, let him make his abode in Hell.' And I have never lied about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)." And in the same gathering, Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated this hadith before us: "In Hell, the body of a person of Hell will become very enlarged, to the extent that one of his molar teeth will be as large as Mount Uhud."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a Jew cast a spell on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), due to which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained ill for several days. Then Hazrat Jibreel came and said that a Jewish man has cast a spell on you; he has tied some knots on something and placed it in such-and-such well. You should send someone to bring it from there. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who took out that thing. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) brought it, and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) opened it. As each knot was untied, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became healthier, as if he had been released from a rope. However, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) neither mentioned that Jew nor saw his face until his passing.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, not even a hundred-thousandth part of those who come to me at the Pond of Kawthar will be present." We asked Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him): "How many were you at that time?" He replied: "Between six and seven hundred."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jewish man came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Abul Qasim! Do you not think that the people of Paradise will eat and drink in Paradise?" He had already told his friends that if the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed this, then he would overpower him. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, why not! Every person of Paradise will be given the strength of a hundred men in eating, drinking, desires, and intercourse." The Jew said, "Then will the one who eats and drinks also face the issue of relieving himself?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The way of relieving themselves will be that they will sweat, which will flow from their skin, and from it will come the fragrance of musk, and their stomachs will become light."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the people of Quba. They were performing prayer at the time of Duha. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer of those who turn to Allah is performed at the time when the feet of the young camels begin to burn (from the heat of the sun)."

Tawoos reports that once Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) came, so Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) questioned him inquisitively, "How did you tell me that a gift was presented to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) while he was in the state of Ihram?" He replied, "Yes! A man presented a portion of hunted game as a gift to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not accept it and said, 'We cannot eat it because we are in the state of Ihram.'"

Ibn Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say four takbirs over our funerals. On one occasion, he said five takbirs over a funeral. People asked him about this, so he replied that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes also say five takbirs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever does not trim his moustache is not from among us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) and Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the exchange of silver for gold on credit. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Bahz and ‘Affan narrated to us, they said: Shu‘bah narrated to us. Bahz said in his narration: Habib ibn Abi Thabit narrated to me, he said: I heard Abu al-Minhāl, a man from Banu Kinānah, say: I asked al-Barā’ about exchange (al-sarf), and he said: Ask Zayd ibn Arqam, for he is better than me and more knowledgeable. He said: I asked Zayd, and he mentioned the hadith. .

Narrated to us by Rawh, narrated to us by Ibn Jurayj, informed me by Amr ibn Dinar, and Amir ibn Mus'ab, they both heard Abu al-Minhāl, who said: I asked al-Bara', and Zayd ibn Arqam, and they mentioned something similar to it...

Rawh narrated to us, Ibn Jurayj narrated to us, Hasan ibn Muslim informed me, from Abu al-Minhāl, and he did not hear it from him, that he heard Zayd and al-Bara’. Then he mentioned the hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the early blessed period of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to talk about their needs during prayer, until this verse was revealed: "And stand before Allah devoutly obedient," and we were commanded to remain silent.

Atiyyah Awfi says that once I presented myself before Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him that one of my sons-in-law has narrated to me the hadith regarding the excellence of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) on the occasion of Ghadir Khumm, attributing it to you. I wish to hear it directly from you. He replied, "O people of Iraq! I fear from you." I said, "You need not worry about me." He said, "Alright, once we were at the place of Juhfa at the time of Zuhr, when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us holding the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, 'O people! Do you not know that I have more right over the believers than their own selves?' The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, 'Why not.' Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pressed the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, 'Whoever I am the beloved of, Ali should also be his beloved.' I asked, 'Did the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, O Allah! Love those who love Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and be the enemy of those who are hostile to him?' He replied, 'I have told you what I heard.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the early period of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to recite (that which was later abrogated): If the son of Adam were to possess two valleys of gold and silver, he would desire a third one, and nothing fills the belly of the son of Adam except dust. However, whoever repents, Allah turns towards him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that among the children, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to accept Islam along with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abu Ishaq says that I asked Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), "How many expeditions did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undertake?" He replied, "Nineteen, of which I participated in seventeen, but I missed two expeditions."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "What is the reality of these sacrifices?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "It is the Sunnah of your father, Hazrat Ibrahim." They asked, "What will we get in return for it?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "For every hair, a good deed." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What about wool?" He replied, "For every hair of wool, too, you will get a good deed."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that among the children, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to pray with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I participated in a battle with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). (The chief of the hypocrites) Abdullah bin Ubayy said, "If we return to Madinah, the more honorable will surely expel the more humble from there." I came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of what he had said. Abdullah bin Ubayy swore that he had not said any such thing. My people began to blame me and said, "What was your purpose in this?" I returned from there, saddened, and lay down to sleep. Shortly after, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for me through a messenger. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah Almighty has revealed your excuse and proven your truthfulness," and this verse was revealed: "They say, 'Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah... If we return to Madinah, the more honorable will surely expel the more humble from there.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jinns frequent these toilets, so when any one of you enters the toilet, he should recite this supplication: 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from male and female evil jinns.'" The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that several companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had doors opening towards Masjid Nabawi. One day, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Close all the doors except the door of Ali." Upon this, some people talked among themselves. Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, praised Allah, and after saying 'Amma Ba'd', said: "Some of you object to my order to close all the doors except the door of Ali. By Allah! I do not open or close anything on my own accord, but I have been commanded, and I follow that command."

It is narrated from Hazrat Qutbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a disrespectful remark about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came from the tongue of Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him). So Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "Do you know that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade speaking ill of the dead? Then why are you saying such things about Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when he has passed away?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed the people to use Indian aloe wood and olive in the illness of pleurisy.

Abu Abdullah Shami, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I once heard Amir Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, saying during a sermon that the Ansari companion Zaid bin Arqam, may Allah be pleased with him, informed me that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A group from my Ummah will always remain dominant upon the truth, and I hope, O people of Sham, that it is you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once, during a journey, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at a place and said, "On the Day of Resurrection, those who come to me at the Pond of Kawthar will not even be one hundred-thousandth of you." We asked Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), "How many were you at that time?" He replied, "Six to seven hundred."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: O Allah! Forgive the Ansar, their sons, and their grandsons.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say after every prayer: O Allah! Lord of us and of everything! I bear witness that You are the only Lord, You have no partner. O our Lord and the Lord of everything! I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is Your servant and Your Messenger. O our Lord and the Lord of everything! I bear witness that all servants are brothers to one another. O Allah! O our Lord and the Lord of everything! Make me and my family sincere to You in this world and the Hereafter. O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, hear my prayer and accept it. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Light of the earth and the heavens. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Allah is sufficient for me and He is the best Disposer of affairs. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.

Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), "How did you tell me that in the state of Ihram, a gift was presented to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not accept it?" He said, "Yes! It is so."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I participated in a (battle) with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). (The chief of the hypocrites) Abdullah bin Ubayy said, "If we return to Madinah, the more honorable will surely expel the more humble from there." I came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of what he had said. Abdullah bin Ubayy swore that he had not said any such thing. My people began to blame me and said, "What was your purpose in this?" I returned from there, saddened, and lay down to sleep. Shortly after, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for me through a messenger. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah Almighty has revealed your excuse and proven your truthfulness," and this verse was revealed: "They say, 'Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah... If we return to Madinah, the more honorable will surely expel the more humble from there.'" The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Abdullah said: Ubaydullah ibn Mu'adh narrated to us, my father narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from al-Hakam, from Muhammad ibn Ka'b al-Qurazi, from Zayd ibn Arqam, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, something similar. .

Abdullah said: Ubaydullah ibn Mu'adh narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to us, he said: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Murrah, from Abu Hamzah, from Zayd ibn Arqam, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, something similar.

Abu Ishaq says that I asked Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), "How many expeditions did you undertake with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undertook nineteen expeditions, of which I participated in seventeen."

Nadr bin Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, says that during the incident of Harrah, when the children of Hazrat Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, and people of his tribe were martyred, Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote him a letter of condolence and said: I give you glad tidings from Allah. I heard the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, say: O Allah! Forgive the Ansar, their sons, and their grandsons, and forgive the women of the Ansar, the women of their sons, and the women of their grandsons.

Abdul A’la (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I offered the funeral prayer behind Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him). He said takbeer five times in it. So Ibn Abi Layla stood up, took his hand, and said, “Have you forgotten?” He replied, “No, rather I offered the funeral prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), who was my beloved and Abu’l-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him). He said takbeer five times, so I will never abandon it.”

Abu Salman, the muezzin, says that when Abu Sarihah passed away, Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer and said four takbirs, and said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do the same.

Abu al-Tufail (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered people in the courtyard of Kufa and said: "Whoever Muslim heard the statement of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the occasion of Ghadir Khumm, I ask him by oath to stand in his place." So thirty men stood up, that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Do you not know that I have more right over the believers than their own selves?" The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied: "Why not!" Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pressed the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Whoever I am beloved to, Ali should also be beloved to him. O Allah, O Allah! Love the one who loves Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and be the enemy of the one who is hostile to him." I left from there and there were some doubts and suspicions in my heart about this. So I met Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "I heard Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saying such and such." He said: "Why are you surprised at this? I myself heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying this."