Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was eating suhoor. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a blessing which Allah has granted you, so do not abandon it."

Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the people under oath, so sixteen companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stood up and testified that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever loves me, Ali is also his beloved."

It is narrated from a companion of Banu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon while mounted on his ride in the plain of Mina, which was near the Jamarat, and we were also around the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: O people! Adhere to the "Jama'ah" (community), avoid division and disagreements. He said this sentence three times.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to command us to make mosques in our homes and to keep them clean and pure.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your slaves are your brothers. Treat them with kindness. In tasks that overpower you, seek their help, and in tasks that overpower them, you should help them."

Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Abu Bishr, from Salam ibn Amr, from a man among the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: "Your brothers—do good to them or make amends with them, and seek their help in what overcomes you, and help them in what overcomes them."

It is narrated from a companion of the tribe of Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) that when they performed the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and returned to their homes at the corner of Madinah, they could see the spot where their arrows fell along the way.

It is narrated from an Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicating a hundred times in prayer: "My Lord! Forgive me and accept my repentance. Surely, You are the Acceptor of repentance, the Most Forgiving without limit."

Ash'ath bin Salim says that during the caliphate of Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), I heard a man saying that I heard a man at the fair of 'Ukaz saying: "O people! Say La ilaha illallah, you will succeed." And behind him, another man was going, saying: "This person wants to turn you away from your gods." Later, it became known that they were the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Jahl.

Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in the tribe of Thaqif there was a man named "Ma'ruf" whose one eye did not function; his real name was Zuhair bin Uthman. He says that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The walimah is rightful on the first day, feeding on the second day is a good deed, and feeding on the third day is for fame and show.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the Zuhr prayer, the recitation of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was known by the movement of his blessed beard.

Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah says that once I went with my father to our in-laws, who were Ansar. When it was time for prayer, the host said, "O slave girl! Bring water for ablution so that I may pray and find comfort." When he saw that we were surprised at this, he said, "I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say, 'O Bilal! Stand up and bring us comfort through prayer.'"

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: As long as the Abyssinians leave you alone, you should leave them alone, because the treasure of the Ka'bah will be extracted by a man from among the Abyssinians who has small shins.

It is narrated from an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit a man who had been wounded. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Call the physician of such-and-such tribe and show him to him." The people called him, and he came. The people said, "O Messenger of Allah! Can treatment benefit him at all?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Glory be to Allah! Allah has not sent down any disease on the earth without also sending its cure."

It is narrated from Hazrat Dhu Mikhmar (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Soon the Romans will make a peace treaty of security with you, then you will fight together against a common enemy. You will be victorious in that battle and will return safely with spoils of war. When you reach a place called "Dhi Tulul," a Christian will raise a cross and say, "The cross has prevailed." At this, a Muslim will become angry and will stand up to respond to him. From there, the Romans will break the treaty and begin preparations for war.

Abdullah bin Khubaib narrates from his uncle that we were sitting in a gathering when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came, and there were signs of water on his blessed head. We said, "O Messenger of Allah! We see you very happy." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Yes!" Then people started talking about wealth, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "There is no harm in wealth for the one who fears Allah, but for the one who fears Allah, health is better than wealth, and the happiness of the heart is also a blessing."

Abu Qilabah says that in Madinah Munawwarah I saw a man whom people had surrounded in a circle and he was saying that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (he was narrating ahadith). Then a companion (may Allah be pleased with him) said that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: After you, a misleading liar will come whose hair will be parted at the back of his head, and he will claim that "I am your Lord." So whoever says, "You are not our Lord, our Lord is Allah, we rely on Him and turn to Him, and we seek refuge in Allah from your evil," then Dajjal will have no power over him.

It is narrated from a companion of Banu Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) counted these things on the fingers of his blessed hand: "Subhan Allah" is equal to half the scale of deeds, "Alhamdulillah" fills the scale of deeds, the phrase "Allahu Akbar" fills all the space between the earth and the sky, cleanliness is half of faith, and fasting is half of patience.

Ahnaf says that once I was performing Tawaf of the Ka'bah when a man from Banu Sulaym met me and said, "Shall I not give you glad tidings?" I said, "Why not?" He said, "Do you remember the time when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to your people, Banu Sa'd, to invite them to Islam, and you said, 'By Allah! They have said a good thing and conveyed a good message.' When I returned to the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I informed him about what you had said, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'O Allah! Forgive Ahnaf.'" Upon hearing this, he said, "There is nothing more hopeful for me than this."

It is narrated from the two sons of Qurayzah that on the occasion of the Battle of Banu Qurayzah, we were presented before the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and it was decided that whoever had grown pubic hair would be killed, and whoever had not grown pubic hair would be let go.

It is narrated from Ahnaf bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) that once his cousin presented himself in the court of the Messenger and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Give me some brief advice, perhaps I will understand it." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not get angry." He repeated his request several times, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same reply each time: "Do not get angry."

Abdullah Yashkari (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when the grand mosque of Kufa was built for the first time, I went there. At that time, there were also date palm trees there and its walls were made of sandy soil. There, a person was narrating this hadith: I received news of the Farewell Pilgrimage of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), so I selected a camel fit for riding from among my camels and set out. When I reached a place on the way to Arafat, I sat down. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) mounted his ride, I recognized him by his appearance. Meanwhile, a man who was ahead of him said, "Move out of the way of the riding animals." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Perhaps he has some work." So I came so close to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that the heads of both our mounts were near each other. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed that will admit me to Paradise and be a means of salvation from Hell." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Wonderful, wonderful! I kept my sermon brief, and you have asked an excellent question. If you are intelligent, then worship only Allah, do not associate anything with Him, establish prayer, pay zakat, perform Hajj of the House of Allah, and fast in the month of Ramadan. Now, make way for the riding animals."

Abu Imran (rah) says that I said to Jundub that I have pledged allegiance to Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), these people want me to go with them to Syria, Jundub said do not go, I said that they do not let me do otherwise, he said then save yourself by paying a financial ransom, I said that they are not willing to accept anything except that I go with them and show my swordsmanship, upon this Jundub said that such and such person narrated this hadith to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the murdered person will bring his killer before Allah and say: O Lord! Ask him why he killed me? So Allah will ask him: For what reason did you kill him? He will say: Because of so-and-so’s rule. Therefore, you should avoid this.

It is narrated from the grandfather of Ikrimah bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk: When a plague spreads in a region and you are already present there, then do not leave that place, and if this epidemic spreads in your absence, then do not enter that region.

The Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) caller informed a man that one day it was raining, so the Prophet’s caller announced: “O people! Pray in your tents.”

It is narrated from an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) laid the sacrificial animal on its side to slaughter it, he said to a man, "Assist me in the sacrifice." So that man assisted the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, a man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting near Maqam Ibrahim. He greeted the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I had made a vow that if Allah granted you and the Muslims victory over Makkah, I would go to Bayt al-Maqdis and offer prayer there. I have also found a man from Syria who is here among the Quraysh; he will go there with me and return." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Offer that prayer here." He repeated his statement three times, and each time the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Offer that prayer here." When it was the fourth time, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go and offer the prayer there. By the One Who sent Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth, if you had offered the prayer here, all the prayers of Bayt al-Maqdis would have been fulfilled here."

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, a man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)..... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said: "You should perform that prayer here."

A companion asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to advise him, so he advised him not to get angry. The companion who narrated this says: After hearing this instruction of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when I reflected, I realized that anger encompasses all evils.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Once I was sleeping and I saw in a dream that people were being presented before me and they were wearing shirts, but some people's shirts reached their chests and some were lower than that. When Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by me, the shirt he was wearing was dragging on the ground. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! What interpretation did you give to this?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Religion.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: O Allah! Send Your mercy upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), his family, that is, his pure wives and children, just as You sent mercy upon the family of Ibrahim. Surely, You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious. And send Your blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), his family, that is, his pure wives and children, just as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrahim. Surely, You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered regarding a man that he should be stoned between Makkah and Madinah. When stones struck him, he began to run away. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of this, he said: Why did you not let him go?

Fanj says that I used to work in "Deinbaz" (name of a place). During this time, Ya'la bin Umayyah became the governor of Yemen, and some companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also came with him. One of them came to me while I was irrigating my field. That man had walnuts in his pocket. He sat on the water channel and started breaking and eating the walnuts. Then that person signaled to me to come to him, saying, "O Persian! Come here." I went near, and he said, "Can you guarantee me that walnut trees can be planted near this water?" I said, "What benefit will I get from this guarantee?" That person said, "I have heard with these two ears of mine the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Whoever plants a tree and takes care of it and fulfills its needs until it bears fruit, then whatever receives its fruit, it will become charity for him in the sight of Allah." Fanj asked, "Did you really hear the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saying this?" That person replied, "Yes!" Upon this, Fanj gave him the guarantee, and until now, the walnuts of that place are famous.

Abdur Rahman bin Tariq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his uncle that whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave Dari'ali for any place, he would always face the Qiblah and supplicate.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the plain of Mina, seated the people in their places and while delivering a sermon said, "Let the Muhajirun settle here," and he pointed to the right side of the Qiblah, "and let the Ansar settle here," and he pointed to the left side of the Qiblah. Then the people settled around them. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught them the rites of Hajj, which opened the ears of the people of Mina, and everyone in their own encampment could hear the voice of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I also heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "Pelt the Jamarat with pebbles like the size of date stones."

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

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be a people among the dhimmis; whoever kills any one of them will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance can be perceived from a distance of seventy years."

It is narrated from the grandfather of Abdul Hameed bin Safi (may Allah have mercy on him) that once Hazrat Suhaib Roomi (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the service of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, there were dates and bread placed before the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Suhaib, "Come closer and eat." So he began to eat the dates. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you not have an eye ailment?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah! I am eating from the other side." Upon this, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled.

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last part of this Ummah, there will come a people who will be given reward like the earlier ones. These will be the people who will describe the evil of sin.