Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best testimony is that one is ready to give testimony (for the truth) before being asked to do so.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not prevent Allah's maidservants from coming to Allah's mosques, but they should not go out adorned.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that in Khaybar, a Muslim from the Ashja‘ tribe passed away. The people mentioned him to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You yourselves offer the funeral prayer of your companion." Hearing this, the color drained from the faces of the people (because the refusal of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in this manner was not a good sign for that person). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), perceiving the state of the people, said, "Your companion, even after setting out in the way of Allah, committed dishonesty (regarding the spoils of war). We searched his belongings and found a rope among them, the value of which was only equal to two dirhams."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever provides iftar to a fasting person, the reward equal to that of the fasting person will be written for him, and there will be no decrease at all in the reward of the fasting person. And whoever provides equipment for a Mujahid or looks after his family in his absence, the reward equal to that of the Mujahid will be written for him, and there will be no decrease at all in the reward of the Mujahid.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not make your houses like graveyards, rather offer prayers in them as well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Once Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and said, "O Muhammad! Instruct your companions to recite the Talbiyah in a loud voice, for indeed this is the symbol of Hajj."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not speak ill of the rooster, for it calls towards prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he once thought that tonight he would definitely observe the way the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer. So, he made the threshold of the Prophet’s house his pillow. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first performed two light rak‘ahs, then performed two long rak‘ahs, then performed two rak‘ahs lighter than the previous ones, then two rak‘ahs shorter than those, then two rak‘ahs shorter than those, then two rak‘ahs shorter than those, then performed witr, making a total of thirteen rak‘ahs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever provides equipment for a warrior in the path of Allah, or looks after his family in his absence, will have a reward equal to that of the warrior, and nothing will be diminished from the warrior’s reward in the least.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not prevent Allah's female servants from coming to Allah's mosques, but they should not go out adorned.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not tell you about the best of witnesses? The one who is ready to give testimony (of the truth) before being asked to do so.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I did not fear hardship for my ummah, I would have commanded them to use the miswak at the time of every prayer. For this reason, whenever Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) would go to the mosque, the miswak would be placed on his ear in the same way as a scribe keeps his pen, and when the iqamah was called, he would use the miswak before starting the prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade looting and snatching.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! If I find a purse containing silver lying somewhere, what do you command regarding it?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Keep its container, its binding, and its quantity well preserved, and announce it for one year. If its owner comes during this period, hand it over to him; otherwise, it becomes yours."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not tell you about the best of witnesses? The one who is ready to give testimony (of the truth) before being asked to do so.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Quraysh and Ansar, Aslam and Ghifar, Ashja‘ and Juhainah are allies of one another, and they have no protector except Allah and His Messenger."

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever touches his private part should perform ablution anew.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed goats among his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) for sacrifice. A six-month-old kid came to my share. I took it to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! This is a six-month-old kid (can it be sacrificed?)" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Sacrifice this one." So I sacrificed that very one.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever offers two rak'ahs in such a way that he is not heedless in them, Allah Almighty will forgive all his past sins.