Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I will not ride on a saddle that is covered with earth, nor will I wear clothes dyed with safflower or a shirt with silk cuffs. And he said: Remember! The fragrance of men has scent but no color, and the fragrance of women has color but no scent.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: Modesty is entirely good........ Then the narrator mentioned the whole hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has a right over someone and grants him respite, the one entitled to the right will receive the reward of giving charity every day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked someone, "Have you kept any fast at the end of this month of Sha'ban?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the fasts of Ramadan are over, then keep two fasts in their place."

Rawh narrated to us, Hammad narrated to us, from al-Jurayri, from Abu al-‘Ala’, from Mutarrif, from ‘Imran ibn Husayn, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with similar wording, except that he did not say: "two days."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that I bear witness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade (the use of) Hantham, gold rings, and silk.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that I bear witness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade hatnam, gold rings, and silk.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I looked into Hell and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women, and I looked into Paradise and saw that the majority of its inhabitants were the poor.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about praying while sitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Performing prayer while standing is the most virtuous; the reward for praying while sitting is half of that for praying while standing, and the reward for praying while lying down is half of that for praying while sitting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Seventy thousand people from my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning. These are the people who do not cauterize for treatment, do not hang amulets, do not take omens from birds, and place their trust in their Lord.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no vow in disobedience to Allah or in anger, and its expiation is the same as the expiation for an oath.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the inhabitants of Paradise, the least in number will be women.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no basis for taking the best animals in zakat, or for evading the payment of zakat through tricks and excuses, or for injuring animals with spears. And whoever commits looting is not one of us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked someone, "Have you kept any fast at the end of this month of Sha'ban?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the fasts of Ramadan are over, then keep a fast for one or two days."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from treating with cauterization, but we continued to cauterize and were never successful.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would often relate to us the incidents of Bani Israel at night (and sometimes he would not even get up in between), he would only get up for the obligatory prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey. At night, they camped at a place, and at the time of Fajr prayer, everyone remained asleep and only woke up when the sun had already risen. When the sun had risen high, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered a man, and he gave the call to prayer (adhan), and the people offered the two Sunnah units, then they performed the obligatory prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Husain came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Abdul Muttalib was better for his people than you; he used to feed people liver and hump, while you slaughter the same." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him an appropriate reply. He said, "What do you command me to recite?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Say: O Allah! Protect me from the evil of my soul and grant me steadfastness in the deed that is most virtuous." That person went away, and after accepting Islam, he came again and said, "Earlier, when I came to you, you told me to say: O Allah! Protect me from the evil of my soul and grant me steadfastness in the deed that is most virtuous. What should I say now?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Now say: O Allah! Forgive all my sins, those done secretly and openly, by mistake and deliberately, knowingly and unknowingly."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Dajjal will eat food in the markets and walk about.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I put under oath the person who has heard anything from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the inheritance of the grandfather, that he should inform us." Upon hearing this, a man stood up and said: "I bear witness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him one third." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Is there anyone else with you?" He replied: "I do not know." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then you do not know anything."

Mutarrif bin Shukhair says that I was with Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) in Kufa, when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in prayer. He would say Allahu Akbar every time he went into prostration and every time he raised his head. When the prayer was finished, Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He has led us in prayer just like the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to pray.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would always encourage giving charity in his addresses and would forbid mutilation.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he passed by a man who was reciting the Qur'an to the people. After finishing the recitation, he began to ask the people (for something). Seeing this, Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un," and said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever recites the Qur'an, he should ask Allah through the Qur'an, because soon there will come people who will recite the Qur'an and then ask people through it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Qur'an was revealed and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established the Sunnahs, then he said: "Follow us. By Allah! If you do not do so, you will go astray."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Modesty always brings goodness. After hearing this hadith from him, Bashir bin Ka'b said: It is written in the books of wisdom that modesty brings dignity and tranquility. Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am narrating to you the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and you are talking about your scriptures. From now on, I will not narrate any hadith to you. People began to say, O Abu Najid! He is a good man, and they kept reassuring him until he became silent and started narrating hadith again.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man wearing a brass (copper) bracelet on his arm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Hey! What is this?" He replied, "It is because of illness." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This will only increase your weakness. Take it off and throw it away. If you die while it is on your hand, you will never succeed."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man, at the time of his death, freed all six of his slaves, and he had no wealth other than them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called those slaves, divided them into three groups, and drew lots among them. Then, the two whose names were drawn were set free, and the remaining four were kept as slaves.

Ya'la bin Suhail once passed by Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "O Ya'la! I have heard that you have sold your house for one hundred thousand?" He replied, "Yes, I have sold it for one hundred thousand." He (Imran) said, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever sells the knot of his wealth, Allah imposes upon him something destructive, which ruins him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever commits looting is not one of us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from using cauterization as a treatment, but we continued to use cauterization and were never successful.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Today your brother Najashi has passed away, so perform his funeral prayer." Accordingly, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and we formed rows behind him; I was in the second row. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his funeral prayer. It seemed to us as if his body was lying right in front of us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked someone, "Have you kept any fast at the end of this month of Sha'ban?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the fasts of Ramadan are completed, then keep two fasts."

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) implemented the punishment of stoning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) implemented the punishment of stoning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man, at the time of his death, freed all six of his slaves, and he had no wealth other than them. His heirs came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If we had known about this earlier, we would not have performed his funeral prayer." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called those slaves, divided them into three groups, and drew lots among them. Then, the two whose names were drawn were set free, and the remaining four were kept as slaves.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No illness should be treated with incantations except the evil eye or the sting of a poisonous creature."