Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to delay the Isha prayer a little.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wounded. When the pain from his wounds increased, he cut open his chest with a knife (committed suicide). Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not offer his funeral prayer.

Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Jurmaqani came to the service of the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "Where are those of your companions who consider themselves to be prophets? If I ask them some questions, I will find out whether they are the Prophet (peace be upon him) or not." In the meantime, the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived. Jurmaqani said, "Recite something to me." The Prophet (peace be upon him) recited some verses to him. Upon hearing them, Jurmaqani said, "By Allah, this is exactly the kind of speech that Musa (Moses) brought."

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I performed prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) sermon and prayer used to be moderate.

And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver the sermon while standing, and he would sit between the two sermons, and in these sermons he would recite verses from the Noble Qur'an and advise the people.

And I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say that Allah Almighty has named Madinah Munawwarah as Taabah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever any food was presented as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take some from it and send the rest to Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari. Once, some food came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from somewhere which contained garlic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent it to Hazrat Abu Ayyub just as it was and did not take anything from it himself. When Hazrat Abu Ayyub noticed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not taken anything from it, he brought the food back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that he had left it because of the smell of garlic. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Ayyub said, "Then whatever you do not like, I also do not like."

Hassan narrated to us, Zuhair narrated to us, Simak—he is Ibn Harb—narrated to us, Jabir ibn Samurah narrated to me, that he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "There will be after me twelve leaders." Then I do not know what he said after that, so I asked the people, and they said: He said: "All of them are from Quraysh."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I have offered the Eid prayers with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him); there is neither Adhan nor Iqamah in them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to delay the Isha prayer a little.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Day of Judgment, some liars will certainly appear, so beware of them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I know a stone in Mecca which used to greet me before Prophethood; I still recognize it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer of Hazrat Abu Dahdah, and then a mangy camel was brought, which a man had tied with a rope. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted it, and the camel began to jump. Seeing this, we started running after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, a man informed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How many hanging clusters there are in Paradise which are for Abu Dahdah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Seal of Prophethood on the back of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); it was the size of a pigeon’s egg.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying during the Farewell Pilgrimage that this religion will always prevail over its opponents; no one who opposes or separates from it will be able to harm it, until twelve caliphs have passed in my Ummah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said something which I did not understand. I asked my father, "What did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say?" He replied, "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: All of them will be from the Quraysh."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever any food was presented as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take some from it and send the rest to Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari. Once, some food came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from somewhere which contained garlic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent it to Hazrat Abu Ayyub just as it was and did not take anything from it himself. When Hazrat Abu Ayyub noticed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not taken anything from it, he brought the food back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I left it because of the smell of garlic." Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Ayyub said, "Then whatever you do not like, I also do not like."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever any food was presented as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take some from it and send the rest to Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari. Once, some food came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from somewhere which contained garlic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent it to Hazrat Abu Ayyub just as it was and did not take anything from it himself. When Hazrat Abu Ayyub noticed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not taken anything from it, he brought the food back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that he had left it because of the smell of garlic. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Ayyub said, "Then why did you send to me something which you yourself did not eat?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Because an angel comes to me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that people used to call Madinah Munawwarah as Yathrib. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah has named Madinah as Tayyibah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person teaches good manners to his children, it is better for him than giving half a sa’ of charity every day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Ma'iz confessed to adultery four times before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to be stoned. The narrator did not mention flogging.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that before the Day of Judgment, some liars will certainly appear; you should beware of them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man lived with his father in Harrah. Someone said to him, "My she-camel has run away. If you find it, catch it and bring it back." Coincidentally, that man found it, but its owner did not return until the she-camel became ill. His wife said to him, "Slaughter it so that we can eat it," but he did not do so until the she-camel died. His wife then said, "Skin it so that at least we can cut its meat into pieces for fat." He said, "I will first ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired, "Do you have enough that you can do without this she-camel?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then go and eat it." After some time, its owner also came, and after hearing the whole incident, he said, "Why did you not slaughter it?" He replied, "I felt shy before you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet, it was found out that a man had committed suicide. Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not lead his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying during the Farewell Pilgrimage that this religion will always prevail over its opponents; no one who opposes or separates from it will be able to harm it, until twelve caliphs have passed among my Ummah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said something which I did not understand. I asked my father what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said. He replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: All of them will be from the Quraysh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying during the Farewell Pilgrimage that this religion will always prevail over its opponents; no one who opposes or separates from it will be able to harm it, until twelve caliphs have passed among my Ummah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said something which I did not understand. I asked my father what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said. He replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: All of them will be from the Quraysh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Ibn Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out the punishment of stoning on a Jewish man and woman.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the beginning, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to encourage and command us to fast on the tenth of Muharram, and he would have us act upon it. Later, when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was made obligatory, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) neither commanded us regarding it, nor forbade it, nor had us act upon it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to perform ablution after eating camel meat, and not to perform ablution after eating goat meat, and to pray in sheep pens, but not to pray in camel pens.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, that during the blessed era of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, a man cut open his chest with a knife and committed suicide. Upon hearing this, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not offer his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that he was reclining on his elbow.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that there were red streaks in the whiteness of the eyes of the Prophet (peace be upon him), his blessed mouth was wide, and there was little flesh on his blessed shank.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that after offering the Fajr prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to remain seated in his place until the sun had risen.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out the punishment of stoning on a Jewish man and woman.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out the punishment of stoning on a Jewish man and woman.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I also heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying that Allah has named Madinah Munawwarah as "Taba".

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, that there was slenderness in the blessed shins of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and when he laughed, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would only smile. And whenever I saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, I would say that his eyes are kohl-lined, even if he had not applied kohl.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a family living in Harrah whose members were poor and needy. Nearby, their she-camel or someone else's she-camel died. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask about its ruling. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "Do you not have anything that would make you independent of it?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted them to eat it (due to the state of necessity).

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivering the sermon while standing, then he would sit for a short while and would not speak to anyone, then he would stand up and deliver the second sermon. Therefore, if any of you says that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivering the sermon while sitting, do not confirm it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard a man asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Can I pray in the clothes in which I go to my wife?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes, unless you see a stain on them, then wash it off."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard a man asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Can I pray in the clothes in which I go to my wife?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes, unless you see a stain on them, then wash it off."