Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards Mount Uhud and asked me, "Abu Dharr! Which mountain is this?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah! This is Mount Uhud." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, I do not like that this should turn into gold for me, from which I keep spending in the way of Allah and leave even a single qirat of it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! A qintar?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times, "A qirat," then said, "Abu Dharr! I am talking about the least, not even about more."

It is narrated marfu'an from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when any one of you stands for prayer, the mercy of Allah turns towards him, therefore he should not play with pebbles.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which deed is the most virtuous?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "To have faith in Allah and to strive in His path." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which slave is best to set free?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The one who is most precious and valuable to his owner." I asked, "What if I do not find such a slave?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Help someone in need or work for a needy person." I asked, "What if I am unable to do even that?" He said, "Keep people safe from your harm, for this too is a charity that you give from yourself."

It is narrated marfu'an from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when any one of you stands for prayer, the mercy of Allah turns towards him, therefore he should not play with pebbles.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Which was the first mosque built on earth?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Masjid al-Haram." I asked: "Then which one?" He replied: "Masjid al-Aqsa." I asked: "What was the interval between the two?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Forty years." I asked: "Then which mosque?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Then, wherever you find the time for prayer, perform it there, for the whole earth is a mosque."

Once, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Who among you was present on the occasion of 'Yawm al-Qahah'?" Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "I was present, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed that man to fast on the white days, that is, the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the month."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about fasting, so the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him to fast on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the month.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was walking behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Shall I not tell you about a treasure from the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Why not?" He said, "'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best thing to change the whiteness of hair is henna and katam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best thing to change the whiteness of hair is henna and katam.

Nuaim bin Qanab Riyahi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I went to the service of Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) but did not find him. I asked his wife, and she told me that he had gone to his land. After a short while, he came driving two camels. The saliva of one camel was falling on the haunch of its companion, and each of them had a water skin hanging from its neck. He took down both water skins, so I said, "O Abu Dharr! I never loved meeting anyone else as much as I loved meeting you, nor did I ever hate meeting anyone as much as I hated meeting you." He said, "Brother! How can these two things be combined?" I said, "In the days of ignorance, I buried a girl alive. I hoped that by meeting you, you would tell me a way of repentance and salvation (that is why I wished to meet you), but I also feared that you might say there is no way of repentance for me." Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Did you do this in the days of ignorance?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "Allah has forgiven all past sins." Then, with a gesture of his head, he ordered his wife to bring food for me, but she did not pay attention. He told her again, but she still did not pay attention. Eventually, their voices were raised. Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Stay behind us; you cannot go beyond the limit that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has stated regarding you." I asked him, "What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say to you about them?" He mentioned this saying: "A woman is like a crooked rib; if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and if you leave her as she is, you will have to live with her crookedness and foolishness." Hearing this, she went back and after a while brought tharid prepared like "qatah." Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me, "Eat and do not worry about me, for I am fasting." Then he stood up and began to pray, performing good but light bowings. I saw that he wanted to see me satisfied, but after a short while, he came and joined me in eating. Seeing this, I said, "Inna lillah." He asked, "What happened?" I said, "I could have suspected an ordinary person of lying to me, but I could not suspect you." He said, "By Allah! Since you met me, I have not lied to you." I said, "Did you not tell me that you were fasting, and now I see you eating?" He said, "Yes! I had already fasted three days in this month, for which the reward is established for me, and now eating with you is lawful for me."

Ibn Ahmas (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I met Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "I have heard that you narrate a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Do not think for a moment that I would falsely attribute something to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when I have not heard it. Which hadith is it that you have heard attributed to me?" I said, "I have heard that you say there are three types of people whom Allah loves, and three types of people whom Allah dislikes?" He said, "Yes! I have said this, and I have heard it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." I asked, "Who are those whom Allah loves?" He replied, "One is the person who meets the enemy with a group and stands firm before them until he is martyred or his companions are granted victory. The second are those who set out on a journey, their journey becomes long, and they wish to camp in the evening in some area. When they camp, one of them moves aside and starts praying until, when it is time to depart, he wakes them up. The third is the person who has such a neighbor from whose proximity he suffers harm, but he patiently endures his neighbor's harm until death separates them." I asked, "Who are those whom Allah dislikes?" He replied, "The trader who swears oaths, the miser who reminds others of his favors, and the poor person who is arrogant."

Sa’sa’ah bin Mu’awiyah says that once I came to Hazrat Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him, "What wealth do you possess?" He replied, "My wealth is my deeds." I requested him to narrate a hadith, so he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If three minor children of a Muslim husband and wife die, Allah Almighty will forgive that husband and wife." I said, "Tell me another hadith." He said, "Alright. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among the Muslims spends two pairs from his wealth in the way of Allah, the gatekeepers of Paradise will come before him, and each of them will call him towards himself." I asked, "How can this status be attained?" He replied, "If there are many slaves, then free two slaves; if there are camels, then give two camels; and if there are cows, then give two cows."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person does not even have the rear part of a camel saddle in front of him, then his prayer will be invalidated if a woman, a donkey, or a black dog passes in front of him. The narrator asked: What is the difference between a black dog and a red dog? Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Nephew! I also asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the same question as you have asked me, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The black dog is a devil.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah were given to me from a treasure beneath the Throne, which were not given to any prophet before me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah were given to me from a treasure beneath the Throne, from a room, which were not given to any prophet before me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah were given to me from a treasure beneath the Throne, from a room, which were not given to any prophet before me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was walking behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Shall I not tell you about a treasure from the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Why not?" He said, "'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I do not like that Uhud mountain be turned into gold for me and that when I depart from this world, even one or half a dinar remains with me, except if I keep it for the repayment of a debt. Rather, my desire is that I distribute it among the servants of Allah in such a way. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hands, filling them and pointing to the right, left, and in front. Then we set off again, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, those who possess abundant wealth will be the ones in loss, except for the one who spends it in this way. And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again gestured with his hands to the right, left, and in front. We set off again, and when we reached a place, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Dharr! Remain here until I return to you. Saying this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went off to one side until he disappeared from my sight. After a short while, I heard some sounds of commotion. I thought to myself that perhaps some incident had occurred with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I thought of going after the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but then I remembered his instruction not to move from here until he returned. So I waited for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until he returned. I mentioned to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the sounds I had heard. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That was Jibreel (peace be upon him) who came to me and said: Whoever from your Ummah dies in the state that he does not associate anyone with Allah, he will enter Paradise. Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked, even if he commits adultery or theft? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, even if he commits adultery or theft.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was drinking water at his pond when some people came, and one of them said, "Who among you will go to Abu Dharr and pull out the hair of his head?" A man volunteered himself and, approaching the pond, struck him. Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing; first he sat down, then he lay down. Someone asked him, "O Abu Dharr! Why did you first sit and then lie down?" He replied, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told us that when any of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger goes away, that is very good; otherwise, he should lie down."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was walking behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Shall I not tell you about a treasure from the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Why not?" He said, "'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among you wishes to fast three days in a month should fast on the white days.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself in the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said twice, "By the Lord of the Ka'bah! Those people are in loss." A severe grief overtook me and as I tried to compose myself, I thought perhaps something new had happened concerning me. So I asked, "Who are those people? May my parents be sacrificed for you." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The wealthy, except for the one who distributes (his wealth) among the servants of Allah in such and such a way, but such people are very few. Whoever dies leaving behind goats, camels, or cows on which he did not pay zakat, they will come on the Day of Judgment healthier than before and will trample him with their hooves and gore him with their horns, until judgment is passed among the people. Then one animal after another will continue to come."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once at the time of sunset, I was in the mosque with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this sun goes?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It goes and prostrates before its Lord, then seeks permission to return, which is granted to it. When it is said to it, 'Return to where you came from,' it returns to its rising place, and that is its resting place." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "The sun runs on its fixed course."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon when a hard-natured Bedouin stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Famine will consume us." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I fear another thing for you regarding yourselves: when the world will be poured upon you. I wish that at that time my Ummah would not wear gold jewelry."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Fear Allah wherever you are. If you commit a bad deed, then follow it up with a good deed which will erase it, and behave with people with good manners.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are three types of people whom Allah loves, and three types of people whom Allah dislikes. Among those whom Allah loves is the man who meets the enemy with a group and stands firm before them until he is martyred or his companions are granted victory; secondly, those people who set out on a journey, their journey becomes long, and they wish to camp in some area in the evening, so when they camp, one of them moves aside and starts praying until, when it is time to depart, he wakes them up; and thirdly, the man who has such a neighbor from whose proximity he suffers harm, but he bears his harm with patience until death separates them. I asked: Who are those people whom Allah dislikes? He replied: The trader who swears oaths, the miser who boasts of his favors, and the poor man who is arrogant.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are three types of people whom Allah loves, and three types of people whom Allah dislikes. Among those whom Allah loves is the man who meets the enemy with a group and stands firm before them until he is martyred or his companions are granted victory; secondly, those people who set out on a journey, their journey becomes long, and they wish to camp in some area in the evening, so when they camp, one of them moves aside and starts praying until, when it is time to depart, he wakes them up; and thirdly, the man who has such a neighbor from whose proximity he suffers harm, but he bears his harm with patience until death separates them. I asked: Who are those people whom Allah dislikes? He replied: The trader who swears oaths, the miser who boasts of his favors, and the poor man who is arrogant.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever among the Muslims spends two pairs from his wealth in the way of Allah, the gatekeepers of Paradise will come quickly before him, and each one of them will call him towards himself. And I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: If three minor children of two Muslim spouses die, Allah Almighty will forgive that husband and wife.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person passes by a door where there is a curtain but the door is not closed, and his gaze falls inside, then there will be no sin upon him; rather, the sin will be upon the people of the house.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah says, "Whoever does a good deed will receive ten times its reward, or I may increase it even more. And whoever commits a sin, its recompense will be equal to it, or I may forgive him. Whoever fills the earth with sins and then meets Me in a state that he does not associate anyone with Me, I will decide for him forgiveness equal to that. And whoever comes near to Me by a handspan, I come near to him by an arm's length; and whoever comes near to Me by an arm's length, I come near to him by a fathom; and whoever comes to Me walking, I come to him running."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left us, there was not a single bird flying in the sky with its wings about which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not informed us of something.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best thing to change the whiteness of hair is henna and katam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah! All the reward and merit have been taken by the wealthy people; they pray, they fast, and they also perform Hajj." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You also do these acts." I said, "They give charity, but we cannot give charity." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You can also do this: removing a bone from the path is charity, guiding someone on the way is charity, helping a weak person with your strength is charity, clarifying the speech of a person who stammers is charity, and having intercourse with your wife is also charity." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Do we get reward even for fulfilling our 'desire'?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Tell me, if you were to do this act in a forbidden way, would you not be sinful?" I replied, "Yes." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You count the sin but do not count the good deed."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Fasting in the month of patience (Ramadan) and fasting three days in every month is like fasting all the time, and it removes malice from the chest. I asked, "What is meant by malice in the chest?" He replied, "Satanic filth."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is fasting?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "An obligation which is to be fulfilled."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to his bed at night, he would say: "O Allah! In Your name we live and die." And when he would wake up, he would say: "All praise is due to Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the gathering."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says, "O My servants! All of you are sinners except the one whom I grant well-being, so seek forgiveness from Me, I will forgive you. And whoever believes that I have the power to forgive and seeks forgiveness from Me through My power, I forgive him and do not mind. Each one of you is astray except the one whom I guide, so seek guidance from Me, I will grant you guidance. Each one of you is poor except the one whom I make rich, so seek richness from Me, I will grant you richness. If all of your first and last, living and dead, wet and dry, were to become like the heart of My most wicked servant, it would not decrease My kingdom by as much as the wing of a mosquito. And if all of them were to gather upon the heart of My most pious servant, it would not increase My kingdom by as much as the wing of a mosquito. If all of your first and last, living and dead, wet and dry, were to gather together and each one of them were to ask Me as much as his desire reaches, and I were to give each one what he asked for, it would not diminish My treasures any more than if one of you were to pass by the seashore, dip a needle into it, and then take it out—My kingdom would not be diminished by even that much. For I am exceedingly generous, majestic, and independent. My giving is by a single word, and My punishment also comes by a single word. When I intend something, I say 'Be,' and it comes into existence."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says, "O My servant! However much you worship and hope from Me, I will forgive all your sins. O My servant! If you come to Me with sins filling the earth, but you do not associate anyone with Me, I will meet you with as much forgiveness. O My servants! All of you are sinners except the one whom I grant well-being..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.

Narrated to us Hisham ibn al-Qasim, narrated to us Abdul Hamid, narrated to us Shahr, narrated to me Ibn Ghanm, that Abu Dharr narrated to him, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: O My servant, as long as you worship Me and hope in Me, I will forgive you for whatever is in you. And O My servant, if you meet Me with the earth full of sins, not associating anything with Me, I will meet you with its like in forgiveness."