Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Silk and gold, both of these are lawful for the women of my Ummah and unlawful for the men.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every eye commits adultery.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me towards Yemen. I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! There are some drinks prevalent there: one is 'taba' which is made from honey, and one is 'mizr' which is made from barley. What do you command me regarding them?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not drink anything intoxicating."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey of jihad. Whenever we ascended a hill or a high place or descended into a valley, we would say Takbeer in a loud voice. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came close to us and said: "People! Be gentle with yourselves. You are not calling upon a deaf or absent Allah; you are calling upon the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, who is closer to you than the neck of your mount. O Abdullah bin Qais, shall I not tell you about one of the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Why not?" He said, "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no power and no strength except with Allah) is one of the treasures of Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever plays with dice is disobeying Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, every Muslim will bring a Jew or a Christian and will say, "This is my ransom from Hell."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told us some of his names which we did not know or remember before. He said: I am Muhammad, Ahmad, Muqaffi, Hashir, and Nabi al-Tawbah and Nabi al-Malhamah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) once said to his son Abu Burdah, "Son! If you had seen that time, how would you have felt that we used to be with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and a smell like that of sheep and goats would come from us (because of rainwater falling on our coarse clothes)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a garden. A man came and greeted with salam. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go, give him permission to enter and also give him the glad tidings of Paradise." I went and found that it was Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him, "Please come inside and accept the glad tidings of Paradise." He kept praising Allah continuously and sat down in a place. Then another man came and he also greeted with salam. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Give him permission and glad tidings as well." I went and found that it was Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him, "Please come inside and accept the glad tidings of Paradise." He kept praising Allah continuously and sat down in a place. Then a third man came and he also greeted with salam. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go and give him permission as well, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise along with a trial." I went and found that it was Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). And so it happened.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will gather all the nations on a mound. When Allah begins the trial of all His creation, the image of that which they used to worship will appear before each step. They will begin to follow it and thus fall into Hell. Then our Lord will come to us while we will be on a high place. He will ask: Who are you? We will say: We are Muslims. He will say: Whom are you waiting for? We will say: We are waiting for our Lord. He will ask: If you see Him, will you recognize Him? We will say: Yes. He will say: When you have never seen Him, how will you recognize Him? We will say: Yes! There is nothing like Him. Then He will smile and manifest His glory before us and say: O Muslims! Rejoice, for there is not a single one among you for whom I have not placed a Jew or a Christian in Hell in his place.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain, but at its beginning it is mentioned that ‘Umara Quraishi says: We went as a delegation to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), in which Abu Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) was also included. He fulfilled our needs and we left, but Hazrat Abu Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) went back to him. Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) asked: Has the Sheikh remembered something else? What has brought you back? Was your need not fulfilled? He replied: Yes! There is a hadith which my father narrated to me from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he narrated the aforementioned hadith. Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) asked: Did you really hear Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate this hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes! I heard my father narrate this hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Affan narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud'an informed us, from Umara al-Qurashi, who said: We visited Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and among us was Abu Burdah. He fulfilled our needs, and when Abu Burdah left, he returned. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz said: "I remember the shaykh." He said: "What brought you back? Did I not fulfill your needs?" Abu Burdah said: "Except for a hadith that my father narrated to me from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: 'Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will gather the nations on the Day of Resurrection,'" and he mentioned the hadith. Umar said to Abu Burdah: "By Allah, did you hear Abu Musa narrate it from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?" He said: "Yes, I heard it from my father narrating it from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has a slave-girl and he frees her and then marries her with a new dowry, he will receive a double reward.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The permission of a mature girl should be sought for her marriage; if she remains silent, it is as if she has given permission, and if she refuses, she should not be forced into that relationship.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "This Ummah is an Ummah upon whom mercy has been shown. Allah has placed its punishment among them (in this world). When the Day of Resurrection comes, each one of them will be given a man from the followers of other religions and it will be said: This person is your ransom from Hell."

Humaid bin Abdur Rahman says that there was a man named "Hammah" who was among the companions of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him). During the caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), he set out for jihad towards Isfahan and made this supplication: O Allah! Hammah thinks that he desires to meet You. If Hammah is truthful, then fulfill his truthfulness and resolve, and if he is lying, then grant him his resolve even if he dislikes it. O Allah! Do not return Hammah from this journey. Thus, death overtook him and he passed away in Isfahan. Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O people! Whatever we have heard from your Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) and as far as our knowledge reaches, it is that Hammah has been martyred.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of a good companion is like that of a perfume seller; even if he does not bring his bottle of perfume near you, its fragrance will still reach you. And the example of a bad companion is like that of a blacksmith's furnace; even if it does not burn you, its heat and flames will still reach you.

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The heart is called "qalb" because it keeps turning, and the example of the heart is like that of a feather at the root of a tree, which the wind keeps turning over and over.

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "There are coming trials ahead of you like the dark portions of the night. In that time, a man will be a Muslim in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, or he will be a Muslim in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning. In that time, the one who is sitting will be better than the one who is standing, the one who is standing will be better than the one who is walking, and the one who is walking will be better than the one who is running." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: "Then what do you command us to do?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Become like the mat of your house."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In times of tribulation, break your bows, cut their strings, cling to your houses, and become like the best son of Adam (Habeel).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of the Muslim who recites the Noble Qur'an is like that of the citron, whose taste is good and whose fragrance is good. The example of the Muslim who does not recite the Qur'an is like that of the date, whose taste is good but it has no fragrance. The example of the sinner who recites the Qur'an is like that of the basil, whose taste is bitter but its fragrance is good. And the example of the wicked person who does not recite the Qur'an is like that of the colocynth, whose taste is bitter and it has no fragrance.

Hattan bin Abdullah says that once Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) led his companions in prayer. During the prayer, when they sat in the "jalsa" (sitting position), someone said that prayer has been equated with virtue and zakat. After finishing the prayer, Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) turned towards the people and asked, "Who among you said this statement?" The people remained silent. He said to Hattan, "Hattan! Perhaps you said this sentence?" Hattan said, "By Allah! I did not say this sentence, and I was afraid that you might consider me foolish." Then a man spoke up and said, "I said the sentence, and I said it only with a good intention." Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do you not know what should be recited in prayer? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once gave us a sermon, and in it, he clarified for us the Sunnahs and the method of prayer, and said: 'Keep your rows straight. Then, the one who knows more Qur'an should lead the prayer. When he says the takbeer, you also say the takbeer. When he says 'wa la ad-dalleen,' you say 'Ameen.' Allah will accept your supplication. When he says the takbeer and goes into ruku', you also say the takbeer and go into ruku', because the imam will bow before you and will raise his head before you; this is thus equal. When he says 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah,' you say 'Rabbana lakal hamd.' Allah will accept your supplication, because Allah has said through the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that whoever praises Allah, Allah hears him. When he says the takbeer and goes into prostration, you also say the takbeer and prostrate, because the imam will prostrate before you and will raise his head before you; and this is also equal. When he sits in the final sitting (qa'dah), then first of all you should say: 'At-tahiyyatu-tayyibatu-salawatu-lillah, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-saliheen, ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the men of the Ash'ari tribe, one of whom was on my right and the other on my left. At that time, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was using a miswak. Both of them asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for a position. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "Abu Musa! What do you say?" I replied, "By Him Who sent you with the truth, they did not inform me of their intention, nor did I think that they would request any position." That scene is still before my eyes when the miswak of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went under his lip. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "We do not give any position to one who asks us for it. However, O Abu Musa! You go." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent them to Yemen. Then he sent Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) after them. When Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived there, Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Please come," and arranged a cushion for him. There, a man was seen tied with ropes. Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "What is the matter with him?" They replied, "He was a Jew who accepted Islam, then turned back to his disliked religion and became a Jew again." Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I will not sit down until he is killed. This is the decision of Allah and His Messenger." (He said this three times.) So Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the order and he was killed. Then we began to talk about standing in prayer at night (Qiyam al-Layl). Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I sleep and I stand (in prayer), I stand (in prayer) and I sleep, and I hope for reward for my sleep just as I hope for reward for standing (in prayer)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that when a beggar would come to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say to the people: "Intercede for him, you will be rewarded, and Allah will decree through the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) whatever He wills." And he said: "A Muslim is like a building for another Muslim, one part of which strengthens the other." And the trustworthy treasurer is the one who, when he is commanded regarding something, fulfills it completely, perfectly, and with a happy heart, so that what the donors have ordered to be given reaches those for whom it is intended.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Many men have attained perfection, but among women, only Asiya (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Pharaoh, and Maryam (peace be upon her) have attained perfection. And the superiority of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) over all women is like the superiority of tharid over all other foods."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Jews used to fast on the day of Ashura and celebrated it as a festival. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should also fast on this day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the Day of Resurrection comes, every Muslim will be given a man from other religions and sects and it will be said: This person is your ransom from Hell.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to the area of my people. When the season of Hajj approached, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for Hajj, and I also attained the honor of performing Hajj. When I presented myself before him, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was encamped at Abtah. He asked me, "O Abdullah bin Qais! With what intention did you put on Ihram?" I replied, "Saying 'Labbayk for Hajj as the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).'" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Very good. Tell me, did you bring a sacrificial animal with you?" I said, "No." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go and perform Tawaf of the House of Allah, perform Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, and come out of Ihram." So I went and did as the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. Then I went to a woman of my people, and she washed my head with 'khatmi' and looked for lice in my hair. Then, on the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah, I put on Ihram for Hajj. I continued to give people the same fatwa until the passing of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as he had commanded me. The same situation remained during the time of Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). When the time of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, one day I was standing near the Black Stone and was telling people the same ruling that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had commanded me, when suddenly a man came and whispered to me, "Do not be hasty in giving this fatwa, because the Commander of the Faithful has issued some new rulings regarding the rites of Hajj." I said to the people, "O people! Whoever has received a fatwa from us regarding the rites of Hajj should wait, because the Commander of the Faithful is coming; you should follow him." Then when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, I asked him, "O Commander of the Faithful! Have you issued any new rulings regarding the rites of Hajj?" He replied, "Yes! If we take the Book of Allah, it commands us to complete (the rites), and if we take the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he did not come out of Ihram until he had offered the sacrifice."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I turn to Allah in repentance one hundred times a day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! There are some drinks prevalent there, such as nabidh made from barley which is called 'mizr', and nabidh made from honey which is called 'tuba'." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every intoxicating thing is forbidden."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Qais that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you go to the mosques and markets of the Muslims and you have arrows with you, then keep their tips under control.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the Day of Resurrection comes, every Muslim will be given a man from other religions and sects and it will be said: This person is your ransom from Hell.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When two Muslims come face to face with swords and one of them kills the other, then both the killer and the killed will go to Hell. Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah! The matter of the killer is understandable, but what about the killed one?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He also intended to kill his companion.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) greeted Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) three times. He was not granted permission, so he returned. Later, when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) met him, he asked, "Why did you leave?" He replied, "I sought permission three times, and when I was not granted permission, I left. This is what we have been instructed to do." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Present a witness for this, otherwise I will punish you." Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) went to a gathering of the Ansar. They said, "Even the youngest among us can testify to this." Thus, Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) went with them and testified to it, so Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) let him go.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Ummah is an Ummah upon whom mercy has been shown; there will be no punishment for it in the Hereafter. Its punishment is only in this world—killings, calamities, and earthquakes."

Abu Burdah and Yazid bin Abi Kabthah were once traveling together. Yazid used to fast during the journey. Abu Burdah said to him, "I have heard my father, Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), say many times that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'When a person becomes ill or sets out on a journey, the same reward is written for him as he used to receive for his deeds when he was healthy and residing at home.'"

Abu Bakr bin Abdullah says that once, in front of the enemy army, I heard my father saying that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say: "The gates of Paradise are under the shade of swords." Upon hearing this, a disheveled man from among the people stood up and said, "O Abu Musa! Did you yourself hear this hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes!" The man returned to his companions, bade them farewell for the last time, broke the sheath of his sword and threw it away, then advanced with his sword and fought with such intensity that he was eventually martyred.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A tent in Paradise will be made of a hollow pearl, its length in the sky will be sixty miles, and in each corner of it will be the family of a Muslim, and those in one corner will not be able to see those in another corner.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will be two gardens of silver, their utensils and everything in them will be of silver; and there will be two gardens of gold, and their utensils and everything in them will be of gold. And in Paradise of Eden, between the people and the sight of their Lord, there will be nothing except the veil of Majesty which is upon His radiant face.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A tent in Paradise will be made of a hollow pearl, its length in the sky will be sixty miles, and in each corner of it will be the family of a Muslim, and those in one corner will not be able to see those in another corner.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Jews used to come to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and sneeze in his presence, hoping that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say to them in response, "May Allah have mercy on you." But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would respond to their sneezing by saying, "May Allah guide you and set your affairs right."