Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If there were to be any ill-omen in anything, it would be in the horse, the woman, and the house.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Asim bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him): Take this woman with you so that she may give birth to her child at your place. If her child is of a reddish complexion, then his father will be the one who denied his lineage from him, that is, 'Uwaymir. And if a child is born with curly hair and a black tongue, then he will be the son of Sahma. Asim says: When the child was born to her, I picked him up; his head was like the skin of a young goat. Then I took hold of his mouth, and it was red like a berry, and his tongue was black like a date. Seeing this, I spontaneously said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has spoken the truth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the mosque regarding which it is said, "whose foundation was laid on piety," he replied, "That is my mosque."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Seventy thousand people from my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer is a center of love. There is no good in a person who does not love people, nor do people love him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "My pulpit will be one of the doors of Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is a gate in Paradise called "Rayyan." On the Day of Resurrection, it will be announced: Where are those who fasted? Come towards Rayyan. When the last of them has entered, that gate will be closed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered asking (begging) to be disliked and blameworthy. (For complete details, see Hadith number 23218)

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: To set out in the way of Allah for a morning or an evening is better than the world and whatever is in it, and the place of a whip of any person in Paradise is better than the world and whatever is in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person senses a mistake in prayer, he should say "Subhan Allah," because clapping is prescribed for women and saying "Subhan Allah" is for men.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they hasten in breaking the fast and delay the pre-dawn meal (suhoor)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to perform the Friday prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then take a midday nap and eat food.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was some discord among some Ansari people, for the reconciliation of whom the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went. When the time for prayer came, Hazrat Bilal came to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "O Abu Bakr! The time for prayer has come, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not present here. Should I give the call to prayer and the iqamah, and will you step forward to lead the prayer?" Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "As you wish." So Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the adhan and the iqamah, and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward and began the prayer. In the meantime, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. People started clapping, and sensing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) began to step back. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him to remain in his place, but Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) moved back, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and led the prayer. After finishing the prayer, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from staying in your place?" He replied, "How could the son of Abu Quhafa dare to step ahead of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people, "Why did you clap?" They replied, "So that we could inform Abu Bakr." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Clapping is for women, and saying 'Subhan Allah' is for men."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that during prayer, people were instructed to place the right hand over the left hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the people when a woman came to the court of the Prophet and said, “O Messenger of Allah! I have gifted myself to you, so whatever is your opinion (about me).” (She stood for quite a while.) Then a man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allah! (If you have no need of her) then marry her to me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply to him, until the woman stood up three times. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked that man, “Do you have anything to give her as mahr (dowry)?” He said, “I have nothing.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Go and look for something.” He said, “I have nothing.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Go, even if you find an iron ring, bring that.” He said, “I could not even find an iron ring.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Do you know anything of the Qur’an?” He said, “Yes! Such and such surahs.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I have married her to you because of the portions of the Qur’an you know.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Uwaymir (may Allah be pleased with him) once came to Asim bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Ask the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: if a man finds another man with his wife and kills him, will he also be killed in retaliation, or what will be done with him?" Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not like this question. Later, Uwaymir (may Allah be pleased with him) met Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked, "What happened?" Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "What could have happened? You did not tell me a good thing. I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he did not like this question." Uwaymir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! I will go myself to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and will ask him this question." So he presented himself in the court of Prophethood, and by that time, revelation had already come to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this matter. Therefore, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called both husband and wife and had them perform li'an (mutual cursing). Then Uwaymir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! If I take her back with me, it would mean that I have wronged her." So, even before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, he separated from his wife (divorced her), and this practice became established among those who perform li'an.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was some discord among certain Ansari people, for the reconciliation of whom the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) signaled to them to remain in their places, but Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped back, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved forward and led the prayer... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that an Ansari companion came to the Prophet’s court and said, “O Messenger of Allah! If a man finds another man with his wife and kills him, will he also be killed in retaliation, or what will be done with him?” Upon this, Allah revealed the command of li’an, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah has revealed His command concerning you and your wife.” Thus, both of them performed li’an in my presence, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lean against a trunk while delivering the sermon. One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The number of people has now increased. If there were something, I would sit on it." Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting, and Abbas says that his father went and cut wood from a place called Ghabah for the pulpit. Now I do not remember whether my father made it himself or had it made by someone for wages.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that I never saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spreading his hands while supplicating on the pulpit or anywhere else. Whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, he would keep his hands equal to his shoulders in front of him and would gesture with his finger.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Uwaymir (may Allah be pleased with him) once came to Asim bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Ask the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: if a man finds another man with his wife and kills him, will he also be killed in retaliation, or what will be done with him?" Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not like this question... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said that before the command of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he had already separated (divorced) his wife, and this became common among those who perform li'an.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: To go out in the way of Allah for a morning or an evening is better than the world and whatever is in it, and the place of a whip of any person in Paradise is better than the world and whatever is in it.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they hasten in breaking the fast and delay the pre-dawn meal (suhoor)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that I gave water from the well of Buda'ah to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with my own hands.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of the Battle of the Trench. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a large pickaxe and began to dig the trench. Suddenly, a stone appeared in front of him, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to laugh. Someone asked the reason for his laughter, so he replied: I am laughing at those people who will be brought from the east in chains and driven towards Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I and the Hour (of Resurrection) have been sent like this, and he joined his two fingers together.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was some discord among some Ansari people, for the reconciliation of whom the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went. When the time for prayer came, Hazrat Bilal came to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "O Abu Bakr! The time for prayer has come, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not present here. Should I give the call to prayer and the iqamah, and will you step forward to lead the prayer?" Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "As you wish." So Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the adhan and the iqamah, and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward and began the prayer. In the meantime, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. People started clapping, and sensing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) began to step back. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him to remain in his place, but Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) moved back, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and led the prayer. After finishing the prayer, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from staying in your place?" He replied, "How could the son of Abu Quhafa dare to step ahead of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people, "Why did you clap?" They replied, "So that we could inform Abu Bakr." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Clapping is for women, and saying 'Subhan Allah' is for men."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would turn to the right and left while saying salam in prayer, he would turn his face so much that the whiteness of his blessed cheek would become visible.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among you is the Book of Allah, which the black, red, and white will all learn. So learn it before the time comes when some people will learn it, but it will not go below their throats, and they will straighten it like an arrow, and instead of seeking its reward in the Hereafter, they will seek the world through it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If misfortune were to be in anything, it would be in the horse, the woman, and the house.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a drink was brought to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank from it. On his right side was a boy and on his left were elderly people. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the boy, "Do you permit me to give your turn to them?" The boy replied, "No," and said, "By Allah! I will not give preference to anyone over my share from you." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed the vessel in his hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: To set out in the way of Allah for a morning or an evening is better than the world and whatever is in it, and the place of a whip of any person in Paradise is better than the world and whatever is in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by us along with his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them). I also joined them until, while walking, we reached a garden called "Saut." There we sat down. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to one side and entered a house, where a woman from the tribe of Jawn was brought to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) secluded himself with her in the house of Ummaymah bint Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with her). The woman also had a riding animal with her. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approached the woman, he said to her, "Offer yourself to me (in marriage)." At this, (God forbid) she said, "Can a queen hand herself over to a common man? I seek refuge with Allah from you." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have sought refuge with One who is sought for refuge." Saying this, he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said, "O Abu Usaid! Give her two garments and send her to her family." Some narrators have mentioned the woman's name as Amina.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they hasten in breaking the fast and delay the pre-dawn meal (suhoor)."

Someone asked Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him): "What kind of wood was the pulpit of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made from?" He replied: "By Allah! I know best what kind of wood it was made from, who made it, on which day it was made, on which day it was brought and placed in the Prophet’s Mosque, and I also witnessed the day when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first graced it. The details of all these matters are as follows: Once, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to a woman who had a slave carpenter, saying: 'Tell your carpenter slave to make some wooden planks for me so that I may sit on them while delivering sermons.' The woman ordered her slave accordingly, so he went to 'Ghaba', cut wood from a tree, and made a pulpit consisting of three steps. The woman sent that pulpit to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had it placed exactly where you see it today, and on that very day, he sat on it for the first time and proclaimed the takbeer. Then he descended backwards and prostrated. The people also prostrated along with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until it was completed. He then said: 'O people! I did this so that you may follow me and learn my way of performing prayer.' Someone asked Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him): 'Is the story about the trunk that is famous among the people true?' He replied: 'The incident that occurred did indeed take place.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Guarding for one day in the way of Allah is better than the world and whatever is in it. Going out for one morning or one evening in the way of Allah is better than the world and whatever is in it. And the place of a whip in Paradise for any person is better than the world and whatever is in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: I will wait for you at the Pond of Kawthar. Whoever comes there will drink its water, and whoever drinks its water will never feel thirsty again. And some people will come to me whom I will recognize and they will recognize me, but then a barrier will be set up between them and me. Abu Hazim says that when Hazrat Nu'man bin Abi Ayyash heard me narrating this hadith, he said: Did you hear Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) saying it like this? I replied: Yes! He said: I bear witness regarding Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard him narrate this addition: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will say: These are my followers. It will be said: You do not know what deeds they performed after you. I will say: Away with those people who changed my religion after me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My pulpit will be one of the doors of Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the tribe of Aslam came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said that he had committed adultery with a woman, and he also mentioned her name. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for that woman and asked her about what the man had said, but she denied it. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out the prescribed punishment on the man and let the woman go.