Musnad Ahmad

Rawh narrated to us, Hammad—meaning Ibn Salamah—narrated to us, Asim ibn Bahdalah narrated from Abu Burdah from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to be guarded by his companions, and he mentioned something similar to it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that an Ansari man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I saw a dream last night which I remember as clearly as if it happened while I was awake. I saw a man who descended from the sky, wearing two green sheets. He landed on a tree in a garden of Madinah Munawwarah and repeated the words of the adhan twice each. Then he sat down, and after a while, he gave the iqamah, and in that too, he repeated the words twice each." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have seen a very good dream. Teach these words to Bilal." Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I also saw a similar dream, but he preceded me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Whoever meets Allah in such a state that he does not associate anyone with Him, performs the five daily prayers, and fasts in the month of Ramadan, his sins will be forgiven. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Should I not give this glad tidings to the people?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "No, let them continue to act (do good deeds)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Just as there is a wolf for sheep, similarly, for humans, Satan is a wolf who seizes the sheep that remains alone and separated from the flock. Therefore, protect yourselves from living alone in the valleys, and make it obligatory upon yourselves to stay with the congregation of Muslims, the public, and the mosque.

Abu Idris says that once I entered the central mosque of Damascus, where there was a young and youthful companion. His complexion was radiant, his eyes were large and black, and his teeth were shining. Whenever there was a disagreement among the people and he spoke, they would accept his word as final. Later, I found out that he was Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). The next day, I came again and found him praying behind a pillar. He shortened his prayer, sat down quietly, and tucked up his knees. I went forward and said, "By Allah! I love you for the sake of Allah's majesty." He asked me by oath, "Really?" I also swore and replied. He took hold of the edge of my cloak, pulled me towards himself, and said, "Rejoice! For I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say that Allah Almighty says: 'My love is assured for those who love each other for My sake, who sit together for My sake, who meet each other for My sake, and who spend on each other for My sake.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who love each other for the sake of Allah will be under the shade of Allah's Throne on the Day of Judgment.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the early blessed period of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), it was customary that if a person missed some rak'ahs, he would ask the worshippers, and they would indicate to him by gesture how many rak'ahs he had missed. Accordingly, he would first perform the rak'ahs he had missed and then join the congregation in prayer. One day, Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) came late to the prayer; the people were in the sitting position (qa'dah) at that time, so he also sat down. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, Hazrat Mu'adh stood up and completed the part of the prayer he had missed. Seeing this, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people: "You should do as Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) has done."

Kathirah bin Murrah says that during his illness of death, Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said to us: I have heard a hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) which I have kept hidden from you until now (but I am narrating it now). I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever's last words at the time of departing from this world are "La ilaha illallah" (There is no god but Allah), Paradise becomes obligatory for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that, by Allah! Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) will be in Paradise, and I would not even like to have red camels in exchange for this (certainty). And before I tell you the reason for my statement, you people are dispersing. Then he narrated the dream which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw regarding Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and said that the dream of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is true. (The Noble Prophet [peace and blessings be upon him] said: Once, in a dream, I was inside Paradise and I saw a palace there. I asked the people, "Whose is this?" They replied, "This belongs to Umar bin Khattab [may Allah be pleased with him].")

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out during a cool time for the expedition of Tabuk, and during this journey, he combined and offered Zuhr and Asr, and Maghrib and Isha prayers together.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen, he instructed me to collect one dinar from every adult or its equivalent in Yemeni cloth called "Ma'afir," to take as zakat one year-old cow from every thirty cows and a two year-old cow from every forty cows, and also instructed me to take 'ushr (one-tenth) from rain-fed lands and half 'ushr (one-twentieth) from irrigated lands.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (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 takes good care of his family in his absence, will be counted among us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he was riding behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me by name and said, "O Mu'adh! Do you know what is Allah's right upon His servants?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "(Allah's right upon His servants is) that they worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you know what is the right of the servants upon Allah, if they do that?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Their right is that Allah will admit them to Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was riding behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) on a red donkey. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me by name and said, "O Mu'adh!" I replied, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you know what right Allah has over His servants?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." This question and answer happened three times. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "(The right of Allah over His servants is) that they worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you know what right the servants have over Allah if they do that?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That right is that Allah will admit them to Paradise."

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jihad is of two kinds. Whoever performs jihad to seek the pleasure of Allah, obeys his leader, spends his life, makes things easy for his fellow travelers, and avoids discord and corruption, then his sleeping and waking are both rewarded. And whoever performs jihad for pride, show, and fame, disobeys the leader, and spreads corruption in the land, then he does not return with even as much reward as would suffice him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muadh bin Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, that someone asked the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about Laylat al-Qadr. The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It occurs in the last ten nights, or in the last three or five nights."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Planning and precaution are of no benefit against destiny, but supplication is beneficial for things that have descended and for things that have not descended. Therefore, O servants of Allah! Make supplication obligatory upon yourselves.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The great war, the conquest of Constantinople, and the emergence of Dajjal will all occur within seven months.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When one private part enters another private part, ghusl becomes obligatory.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jihad is the pillar of Islam and its highest peak.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, being in a state of ablution, goes to sleep at night while remembering Allah, then wakes up during any part of the night and asks Allah for any good of this world or the Hereafter, Allah surely grants it to him.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever among the Muslims fights in the way of Allah even for the duration it takes for milk to flow between the udders of a she-camel, Paradise becomes obligatory for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jihad is the pillar of Islam and its highest peak.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, he himself went out to see him off and kept advising him along the way. Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding while the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking alongside him. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished giving him advice, he said, "Mu'adh! It may be that you will not meet me next year, or it may be that next year you will pass by my mosque and my grave." Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep out of grief at the separation from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face towards Madinah Munawwarah and said, "The people closest to me among all are the God-fearing, whoever they may be and wherever they may be."

Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen, he said: "In the future, you will pass by my grave and my mosque. I am sending you to a people who are tender-hearted, and they will fight twice for the sake of truth. Therefore, those who obey you, take them along and fight against those who disobey you. Then those people will return to Islam to such an extent that a woman will surpass her husband, a son his father, and a brother his brother. And you should camp among the tribes named 'Sakoon' and 'Sakāsik'."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, he himself went out to see him off and kept advising him along the way. Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking alongside him. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished giving him advice, he said, "Mu'adh! It may be that you will not meet me next year, or it may be that next year you will pass by my mosque and my grave." Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep out of grief at the separation from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Mu'adh! Do not weep, for weeping is from Satan."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last era, there will come some people who will appear as brothers in front of others, but behind their backs, they will be like enemies. Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah! How will this happen?" He replied, "Because of greed from some and fear of others."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was supplicating: "O Allah! I ask You for patience." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are asking Allah for calamity; rather, ask Allah for well-being." Then he passed by another man who was supplicating: "O Allah! I request from You all blessings." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O son of Adam! Do you know what is meant by 'all blessings'?" He replied: "I hope for the good of the supplication I made." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All blessings is that a person is saved from Hell and admitted into Paradise." Then he passed by a man who was supplicating by saying: "Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram (O Possessor of Majesty and Honor)," and he said to him: "Your supplication will be accepted, so ask."

Abu Al-Aswad Daili says that when Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was in Yemen, a case regarding the inheritance of a Jew who had died and left behind a Muslim brother was presented before him. Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Islam increases, it does not decrease. And based on this hadith, he declared him (the Muslim brother) as an heir.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Once we went to Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Tell us some amazing incident of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He said, "Alright. Once I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on a donkey. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called me by name and said, 'O Mu'adh!' I replied, 'At your service, O Messenger of Allah!' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'Do you know what right Allah has over His servants?' I replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, '(Allah's right over His servants is) that they worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him.' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'Do you know what right the servants have over Allah if they do that?' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'Their right is that Allah will not punish them.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he requested the Messenger of Allah for some advice. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Fear Allah wherever you are." I requested for more, so he said: "Whenever you commit a sin, follow it up with a good deed which will erase it." I requested for more, so he said: "Behave with people with good manners."

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that during his illness of death, Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed those present and told us that I have heard a hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) which I have kept hidden from you until now (and am now narrating it). Therefore, remove the curtain of the tent, and until now I have not narrated this hadith only because I did not want you to rely solely upon it. I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever's last words at the time of departing from this world are "La ilaha illallah" with certainty of heart, Paradise becomes obligatory for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him towards Yemen, he asked him, "If a decision comes before you, how will you resolve it?" He replied, "I will decide it in the light of the Book of Allah." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "If you do not find it in the Book of Allah, then what will you do?" He replied, "Then I will decide in the light of the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "If you do not find its ruling in my Sunnah either, then what will you do?" He replied, "Then I will exercise ijtihad with my own opinion." Upon this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "All praise is due to Allah, Who has granted the messenger of His Messenger the ability to do that which pleases His Messenger."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Zuhr and Asr, and the Maghrib and Isha prayers during the Battle of Tabuk.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (reproaching affectionately), "Mu'adh! May your mother weep for you, will anything else throw people on their faces into Hell except the words they utter about others?"

Abu Idris says that once I attended a gathering in which twenty companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were present. Among them was a young and youthful companion, whose complexion was radiant, with large black eyes and shining teeth. Whenever there was any disagreement among the people and he spoke, they would accept his word as final. Later, I found out that he was Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). The next day, I came again and found him praying behind a pillar. He shortened his prayer, sat cross-legged, and remained silent. I approached and said, "By Allah! I love you for the sake of Allah's majesty." He made me swear and asked, "Really?" I also swore and replied. He then said, "Those who love each other for Allah's sake will be under the shade of Allah's Throne on the Day when there will be no shade except His. (After this, there is no doubt in the rest of the hadith.) For them, chairs of light will be set up, and due to their nearness to the Lord of the worlds, even the Prophets (peace be upon them), the truthful, and the martyrs will envy them." Later, I narrated this hadith to Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said, "I will narrate to you only that hadith which I myself heard from the tongue of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and it is this: 'My love is assured for those who love each other for My sake; My love is assured for those who meet each other for My sake; My love is assured for those who spend on each other for My sake; and those who love each other for Allah's sake will be seated on pulpits of light under the shade of the Throne, when there will be no shade except its shade.'"

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