Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a person asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Which speech is the best?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "That which Allah has chosen for His servants, that is, to say three times: Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi."

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 of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Do not ever think that I would falsely attribute something to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while I have heard it myself. Which hadith is it that you have heard from 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, "First, the person who meets the enemy with a group and stands firm before them until he is martyred or his companions are granted victory. Second, those people who set out on a journey, their journey becomes long, and they wish to camp in a place by evening, so they camp, and one of them separates himself and starts praying until, when it is time to depart, he wakes them up. Third, the person who has a neighbor who causes him harm, but he is patient over 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 boasts of his favors, and the poor person who is arrogant." I asked, "O Abu Dharr! What wealth do you have?" He replied, "A few goats and some camels." I said, "I am not asking about that, I am asking about gold and silver." He replied, "What is in the morning is not there in the evening, and what is in the evening is not there in the morning." I asked, "What is your relationship with your Qurayshi brothers?" He replied, "By Allah, I neither ask them for anything of this world nor about religion, and I will continue to do so until I meet Allah and His Messenger." He repeated this sentence three times.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some people from my Ummah, whose sign will be shaving their heads, will recite the Noble Qur'an but it will not go below their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through its prey. They will be the worst of creation.

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 Mount Uhud be turned into gold for me and that when I depart from this world, even one or half a dinar from it remains with me, except if I have kept it for the sake of a creditor.

Zaid bin Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once we were returning from a funeral when we passed by Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: Once we were on a journey with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). When the muezzin intended to give the adhan for Zuhr prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Give the adhan after cooling down." This happened two or three times, until we began to see the shade of the mounds. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "The intensity of heat is from the effect of the heat of Hell, so when the heat is severe, perform the prayer after cooling down."

Ahnaf bin Qais, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I was in Madinah Munawwarah when I saw a man whom, upon seeing, people began to avoid. I asked him, "Who are you?" He replied, "I am the companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)." I asked him, "Then why are these people avoiding you?" He said, "I stop them from accumulating wealth just as the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stop them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah keep the tribe of Aslam safe, and may Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar.

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, and if you commit a bad deed, 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: 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, during the night, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer and recited the same verse in bowing and prostration throughout the entire night until morning.

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 performs ghusl or attains purity and does it well, wears fine clothes, applies perfume or oil, then comes for Jumu'ah, does not engage in idle talk, does not push between two people, all his sins will be forgiven until the next Jumu'ah.

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 you, the first and the last, the living and the dead, the moist and the 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 you, the first and the last, the living and the dead, the moist and the dry, 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 you, the first and the last, the living and the dead, the moist and the dry, were to gather together and each one of you were to ask Me for whatever 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, great, 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 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 fixed course." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "The sun runs on its fixed course."

Ghudaif bin Harith says that once he passed by Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), and Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Ghudaif is an excellent young man." Then he met Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said, "Brother! Pray for my forgiveness." Ghudaif said, "You are a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and you are more deserving that you pray for my forgiveness." He replied, "I heard Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) say that Ghudaif is an excellent young man, and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that Allah has made the truth flow on Umar's tongue and heart."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the meaning of this verse: "The sun runs to its resting place." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The resting place of the sun is beneath the Throne.

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 with whom Allah will neither speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at them, nor purify them, and for them there will be a painful punishment: the one who lets his lower garment hang below his ankles, the one who sells his goods by swearing a false oath, and the one who reminds others of his favors.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out the punishment of stoning on a woman, so he ordered me to dig a pit for her. Accordingly, I dug a pit for her up to the navel.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself in the court of the Messenger, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the mosque. I also joined the gathering. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, "O Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), have you performed the prayer?" I replied, "No." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then stand up and perform the prayer." So I stood up, performed the prayer, and then rejoined the gathering. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Dharr! Seek Allah's protection from the evil of the devils among humans and jinn." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Are there devils among humans as well?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Yes." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling regarding prayer?" He said, "It is the best subject; whoever wishes may gain little from it, and whoever wishes may gain much." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the ruling regarding fasting?" He said, "It is an obligation; if it is fulfilled, it suffices, and with Allah there is additional reward for it." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling regarding charity?" He said, "Its reward is multiplied twofold, threefold." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which charity is the best?" He said, "The charity from the effort of one who has little wealth, or the secret charity to a needy person." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Who was the first Prophet?" He said, "Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him)." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Was he a Prophet?" He said, "Yes, and moreover, a Prophet to whom Allah spoke." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! How many Messengers were sent?" He said, "A little over three hundred and ten, a great group." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which is the greatest verse revealed to you?" He said, "Ayat al-Kursi."

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: Charity is due from every joint of each of you every morning. Every utterance of SubhanAllah is charity, every utterance of La ilaha illallah is charity, every utterance of Allahu Akbar is charity, every utterance of Alhamdulillah is charity, enjoining good is charity, forbidding evil is charity, and having intercourse with your wife is also charity. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Is there a reward for us in fulfilling our desire?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Tell me, if you were to fulfill it in a forbidden way, would there not be a sin upon you? I said, "Yes." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then you count the sin, but do not count the good deed. And all of these are compensated by the two rak‘ahs that any one of you prays at the time of Duha.

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 good and bad deeds of my Ummah were presented before me. Among the list of good deeds, I saw the removal of a harmful thing from the road, and among the list of bad deeds, I saw spitting inside the mosque without mixing it into the soil.

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 good and bad deeds of my Ummah were presented before me. Among the list of good deeds, I saw the removal of a harmful thing from the road, and among the list of bad deeds, I saw spitting inside the mosque without mixing it into the soil.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began reciting this verse before me: "And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out" until he finished it. Then he said, "O Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), if all of humanity were to act upon this, this verse would suffice them as well." Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated it before me so many times that I became drowsy under its effect. Then he said, "O Abu Dharr! When you are expelled from Madinah Munawwarah, what will you do?" I replied, "I will choose the way of accommodation and leave it, and go and become like a pigeon of the Haram of Makkah." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If you are expelled from there as well, what will you do?" I replied, "Even then, I will choose the way of accommodation and leave it, and go to Shaam and the Holy Land." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If you are expelled from Shaam as well, what will you do?" I replied, "Then, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I will place my sword on my shoulder." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Shall I not tell you a better way than this?" I replied, "Is there a way better than this?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Listen and obey, even if your ruler is an Abyssinian slave."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself in the court of the Messenger, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the mosque. I also joined the gathering. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, "O Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), have you performed the prayer?" I replied, "No." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then stand up and perform the prayer." So I stood up, performed the prayer, and then rejoined the gathering. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Dharr! Seek Allah's protection from the evil of the devils among humans and jinn." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Are there devils among humans as well?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Yes." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling regarding prayer?" He said, "It is the best subject; whoever wishes may gain little from it, and whoever wishes may gain much." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the ruling regarding fasting?" He said, "It is an obligation; whoever fulfills it, it is sufficient for him, and with Allah there is additional reward for it." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling regarding charity?" He said, "Its reward is multiplied twofold, threefold." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which charity is the best?" He said, "The charity of a person with little wealth, or the secret charity to a needy person." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Who was the first Prophet?" He said, "Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him)." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Was he a Prophet?" He said, "Yes, rather a Prophet to whom Allah, the Exalted, spoke." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! How many Messengers were sent?" He said, "A little over three hundred and ten, a great group." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which is the greatest verse revealed to you?" He said, "Ayat al-Kursi."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 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 we were on a journey with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and said, "Those who lag behind in good deeds (I have) committed adultery." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face away from him. When this happened four times, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his ride and ordered us, so we dug a pit for him which was not very long, then he was stoned. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from there in a state of grief and distress, and we set out. When we camped at the next stop, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was relieved of that state and said to me, "Abu Dharr! Look, your companion has been forgiven and admitted to Paradise."

Abu Muslim says that once I asked Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), "Which part of the night is the best for standing (in prayer)?" He replied, "The way you have asked me this question, I also asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'In the last half of the night.' But those who do so are very few."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out during the winter season, and at that time the leaves were falling. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held two branches of a tree, and its leaves began to fall. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Dharr!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "When a Muslim servant offers prayer seeking the pleasure of Allah, his sins fall away just as the leaves of this tree are falling."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There is charity (zakat) in camels, cows, goats, and wheat."

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 me: "What will your condition be when, after me, the rulers will give preference to others over you in the spoils of war?" I said, "Then by the One Who sent you with the truth, I will place my sword on my shoulder and fight them until I meet you." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Shall I not show you a better way than this? Be patient until you meet 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 to me: "What will your condition be when, after me, the rulers will give preference to others over you in the spoils of war?" I said, "Then by the One Who sent you with the truth, I will place my sword on my shoulder and fight them until I meet you." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Shall I not show you a better way than this? Be patient until you meet 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: Whoever walks even a handspan against the congregation removes the rope of Islam from his neck.

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 walks even a handspan against the congregation removes the rope of Islam from his neck.

Narrated to us Aswad ibn Amir, narrated to us Abu Bakr from Mutarrif from Abu al-Jahm from Khalid ibn Wahban from Abu Dharr who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said—and he mentioned the like of it.

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 me: O Abu Dharr! Do not become the guardian of an orphan's wealth, and do not become a leader over even two men.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the truthful and trustworthy Prophet conveyed to us this statement from Allah Almighty: The reward of a good deed is tenfold, and I can increase it further, and the recompense of a sin is equal to it, and I can also forgive it. And O son of Adam! If you come to Me with sins filling the earth, but do not associate anyone with Me, then I will meet you with forgiveness filling the earth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once, on the 23rd night of Ramadan, we stood in prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until a third of the night had passed. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I think that what you are seeking is still ahead (Laylat al-Qadr)." In the same way, on the 25th night, we stood in prayer until half the night had passed, then he said the same, "I think that what you are seeking is still ahead (Laylat al-Qadr)." Similarly, on the 27th night, we stood in prayer until morning, but this time the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent.

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 good and bad deeds of my Ummah were presented before me. Among the list of good deeds, I saw the removal of a harmful thing from the road, and among the list of bad deeds, I saw spitting inside the mosque without mixing it into the soil.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that (once he became obliged to perform ghusl, and in that state he came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had water brought for him, and he performed ghusl behind a curtain. Then) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Pure earth is a means of ablution for a Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years. When water becomes available, he should let it flow over his body, for that is better for him.