Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me while I was sitting in such a way that I had placed my left hand behind my back and was leaning on the lower part of my hand. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you sit like those people upon whom Allah's wrath has descended?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that his mother advised him to free a Muslim slave on her behalf. He asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, saying: "I have a slave woman from the Nubia region of Abyssinia. Can I free her?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring her to me." I brought her and she came. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her: "Who is your Lord?" She replied: "Allah." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who am I?" She replied: "You are the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Free her, for she is a Muslim."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The procrastination of a wealthy person makes it permissible to complain about him and to imprison him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. I began reciting the verses, and whenever I recited a verse, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Recite more," until I had recited a hundred verses. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Umayyah was close to becoming a Muslim."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man lying on his face in such a way that there was nothing on his buttocks, he would strike him with his foot and say: "This way of lying down is the most disliked by Allah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The neighbor of the house has more right to buy the property than any other person.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When a person drinks alcohol, flog him; if he drinks again, flog him; if he drinks a third time, flog him again; on the fourth or fifth occasion, he said: then if he drinks again, kill him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! If there is a land in which there is no partnership or division except with a neighbor, what is the ruling? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The neighbor has the right of pre-emption whenever it occurs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! If there is a land in which there is no partnership or division except with a neighbor, what is the ruling? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The neighbor has the right of pre-emption whenever it occurs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The procrastination of a wealthy person makes it permissible to complain about him and to imprison him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. I began reciting the verses, and whenever I recited a verse, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Recite more," until I had recited a hundred verses. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Umayyah was close to becoming a Muslim."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I bear witness that I stood with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at Arafat. The Noble Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) feet did not touch the ground until he reached Muzdalifah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that his mother advised him to free a Muslim slave on her behalf. He asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, saying: "I have a slave woman from the Nubia region of Abyssinia. Can I free her?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring her to me." I brought her and she came. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her: "Who is your Lord?" She replied: "Allah." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who am I?" She replied: "You are the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Free her, for she is a Muslim."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. I began reciting the verses, and whenever I recited a verse, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Recite more," until I had recited a hundred verses. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Umayyah was close to becoming a Muslim."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that a leprous man (afflicted with leprosy) from the tribe of Thaqif came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to pledge allegiance. I came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned him, so the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Go to him and say that I have accepted his pledge of allegiance, so he should return.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The neighbor of the house has more right to exercise pre-emption than any other person.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Whoever kills even a sparrow unjustly, it will cry out before Allah on the Day of Resurrection, saying, "O Lord! So-and-so killed me unjustly; he did not kill me for any benefit."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I bear witness that I stood at Arafat with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) feet did not touch the ground until he reached Muzdalifah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) followed a man from the tribe of Thaqif, until he ran after him and caught hold of his garment and said, "Raise your lower garment." He removed the cloth from his knees and said, "O Messenger of Allah! My feet are crooked and while walking my knees rub against each other." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every creation of Allah Almighty is excellent." The narrator says that after that, whenever that man was seen until his death, his lower garment remained up to half of his shins.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureed (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man lying on his face and said: This way of lying down is the most disliked by Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that a leprous man (afflicted with leprosy) from the tribe of Thaqif came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to pledge allegiance. I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned him, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Go to him and say that I have accepted his pledge of allegiance, so he should return.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) followed a man from the tribe of Thaqif, until he ran after him and caught hold of his garment and said, "Raise your lower garment." He removed the cloth from his knees and said, "O Messenger of Allah! My feet are crooked and while walking my knees rub against each other." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every creation of Allah Almighty is excellent." The narrator says that after that, whenever that man was seen until his death, his lower garment remained up to half of his shins.

It is narrated from Hazrat Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. I began reciting the verses, and whenever I recited a verse, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Recite more," until I had recited a hundred verses. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Umayyah was close to becoming a Muslim."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shureid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah! If there is a piece of land in which there is no partnership or division except with a neighbor, then what is the ruling?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The neighbor has the right of pre-emption, whenever it may be."