Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that we set out with the intention of Hajj along with the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded us, so we made it the Ihram of Umrah, and all things became lawful for us as before, to the extent that even braziers were kindled between women and men.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once came to Dubaa’ah bint Zubair bin Abdul Muttalib, who was ill. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her, “Will you not travel with us on this journey?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjatul Wada’). She replied, “O Messenger of Allah, I am ill and I fear that my illness may prevent me from completing the rites.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “You should enter into the state of Ihram for Hajj and make the intention: ‘O Allah! The place where You stop me, that will be the place where my Ihram will be released.’”

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that on the day when there was a solar eclipse, the Prophet (peace be upon him) became anxious and took his shirt and put a cloak over it, and with the people performed a long standing (in prayer). The Prophet (peace be upon him) kept standing and bowing during this time. I saw a woman who was older than me but she was standing, then I saw a woman who was more ill than me but still she was standing. Seeing this, I thought that I am more deserving to stand with steadfastness than you.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that one day I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) praying in front of the Black Stone. This was at a time when the Prophet (peace be upon him) had not yet been commanded to invite the polytheists openly. I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) reciting this verse in that prayer, while the polytheists were also listening: "So which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) stopped at the place of Dhi Tuwa, Abu Quhafa said to his young granddaughter, "Daughter! Take me up to Abu Qubais!" By that time, he had lost his eyesight. She took him up that mountain, and Abu Quhafa asked, "Daughter! What do you see?" She said, "A very large army that has gathered and come." Abu Quhafa said, "They are horsemen." His granddaughter said, "I saw a man running ahead of the army, sometimes coming forward and sometimes falling behind." Abu Quhafa said, "That is clear now, meaning that the man who commands the horsemen and stays ahead of them." She says, "Then the army began to spread out." Upon this, Abu Quhafa said, "By Allah, now the horsemen have set out. Take me home quickly." She began to take him down, but before they could reach their home, the army had already arrived there. The girl had a silver necklace around her neck, which a man took off from her neck.

When the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered Makkah and went into the mosque, Hazrat Abu Bakr brought his father to the presence of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Upon seeing this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "You could have let him stay at home; I would have gone there myself." Hazrat Abu Bakr submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! It is more appropriate that he comes to you than that you go to him." Then he seated him before the Prophet (peace be upon him), who passed his hand over his chest and invited him to accept Islam, so he became a Muslim. When Hazrat Abu Bakr brought him to the Prophet (peace be upon him), his head had become white like the plant called Thaghama. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Dye his hair." Then Hazrat Abu Bakr stood up, took his sister's hand, and said, "I swear by Allah and Islam, return my sister's necklace." But no one replied, so Hazrat Abu Bakr said, "Dear sister, hope for reward for your necklace."

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) and along with him Hazrat Siddiq Akbar left from Makkah Mukarramah, Hazrat Siddiq Akbar took all his wealth, which amounted to five or six thousand dirhams, with him and departed. After a little while, our grandfather Abu Quhafa came; his eyesight had gone. He said, "I think he has taken all his wealth with him." I said, "Dear father! No, he has left a lot of wealth for us." Saying this, I took some stones and placed them in a niche in the house where my father used to keep his wealth, and covered them with a cloth. Then I took his hand and said, "Dear father! Place your hand on this wealth and see!" He passed his hand over it and said, "If he has left this for you, then there is no harm, and he has done very well, and you will be able to fulfill your needs from it." Although my father had not left anything behind, I did this only to reassure the elders.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that when she prepared food, she would cover it for a while so that its heat would lessen, and she used to say that she heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say that this brings great blessing to the food.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that a woman came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "My daughter has recently gotten married, she has fallen ill and the hair of her head is falling out. Can I have other hair attached to her head?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Allah has cursed both the one who attaches hair and the one who has it attached."

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that we set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) after donning the Ihram for Hajj. Later, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to us: Whoever has a sacrificial animal with him should keep his Ihram, and whoever does not have a sacrificial animal with him should come out of Ihram.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that we set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) after donning the Ihram for Hajj. Later, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to us: Whoever has a sacrificial animal with him should keep his Ihram, and whoever does not have a sacrificial animal should end his Ihram. Hazrat Asma says that I and Aisha, Miqdad, and Zubair were among those who had donned the Ihram for Umrah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that on the occasion of the solar eclipse, the Prophet (peace be upon him) led a prayer in which he stood for a long time, then bowed (ruku) and that too was prolonged, then he raised his head and stood for a long time, then again performed a long ruku, then raised his head and went into prostration (sajda) and performed a long sajda. Then he stood up and again stood for a long time, then performed two long rukus, then raised his head and went into sajda and performed a long sajda, then raised his head and performed another long sajda. After completing the prayer, he said that during the prayer, Paradise was brought so close to me that if I had stretched out my hand, I could have plucked a bunch from it. Then Hell was brought so close that I began to say, "O Lord! Am I also among them?" I saw a woman in it whom a cat was scratching. I asked, "What is her story?" I was told that this woman had tied up the cat and it died in that state. She neither fed it herself nor let it go so it could eat the insects of the earth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that on the occasion of the solar eclipse, the Prophet (peace be upon him) led a prayer in which he stood for a long time, then bowed (ruku) and that too was prolonged, then he raised his head and stood for a long time, then again performed a long ruku, then raised his head and went into prostration (sajda) and performed a long sajda. Then he stood up and again stood for a long time, then performed two long rukus, then raised his head and went into sajda and performed a long sajda, then raised his head and performed another long sajda. After completing the prayer, he said that during the prayer, Paradise was brought so close to me that if I had stretched out my hand, I could have plucked a bunch from it. Then Hell was brought so close that I began to say, "O Lord! Am I also among them?" I saw a woman in it whom a cat was scratching. I asked, "What is her story?" I was told that this woman had tied up the cat and it died in that state. She neither fed it herself nor let it go so it could eat the insects of the earth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that we set out with the Prophet (peace be upon him) after donning the Ihram for Hajj. Later, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to us: Whoever has a sacrificial animal with him should keep his Ihram, and whoever does not have a sacrificial animal should come out of Ihram. Since I did not have a sacrificial animal with me, I became halal (came out of Ihram), and my husband, Hazrat Zubair, had a sacrificial animal with him, so he did not become halal. I put on my clothes and came to Hazrat Zubair after coming out of Ihram, and he said, "Get away from me." I said, "Are you afraid that I will jump on you?"

Abdullah, who narrates from Hazrat Asma’s freed slave, reports that once Hazrat Asma camped near Muzdalifah and asked, “Son, has the moon set?” It was the night of Muzdalifah and she was praying. I said, “Not yet.” She continued to pray for a while longer, then asked, “Son, has the moon disappeared?” By that time, the moon had set, so I said, “Yes!” She said, “Then depart.” So we left from there, and upon reaching Mina, performed the stoning at Jamrah Aqabah, and after reaching our tent, offered the Fajr prayer. I said to her, “We left Muzdalifah while it was still dark.” She replied, “Not at all, son. The Prophet (peace be upon him) has given women permission to leave early.”

Abu Sadiq Naji says that when Hajjaj bin Yusuf had martyred Abdullah bin Zubair, he came to Asma and said, "Your son had chosen a crooked path in the Sacred Sanctuary, so Allah made him taste a painful punishment, and whatever needed to be done with him has been done." She replied, "You are lying. He was one who treated his parents well, fasted during the day, and stood in prayer at night. By Allah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) had already informed us that from among the Banu Thaqif, two great liars would soon emerge, and the second of them would be a greater source of evil and tribulation than the first, and he would be the destroyer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that on the day when there was a solar eclipse, the Prophet (peace be upon him) became anxious and took his shirt and wrapped a sheet over it, and with the people performed a long standing (in prayer). The Prophet (peace be upon him) kept standing and bowing during this time. I saw a woman who was older than me but she was standing, then I saw a woman who was more ill than me but still she was standing. Seeing this, I thought that I am more deserving to stand with steadfastness than you.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say: No one can be more protective (possessive) than Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by me while I was counting and measuring something. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "O Asma, do not keep by counting, otherwise Allah will also give to you by counting." After this instruction of the Prophet (peace be upon him), I never counted anything that went from me or came to me, and whenever any provision from Allah with me finished, Allah granted me its substitute.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say that none can be more protective than Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that when I was married to Hazrat Zubair, I used to prepare fodder for his horse, provide for its needs, and take care of it. Similarly, I used to break date stones for his camel, prepare its fodder, give it water, and sew his bucket. Then, not long after, the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent me a servant, and I was relieved of the care of the horse, and it felt as if he had set me free.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say from the pulpit: No one is more protective than Allah Almighty.

Antera says that when Hajjaj bin Yusuf had martyred Abdullah bin Zubair, his body was hanging from the gallows and Hajjaj was on the pulpit, Asma came, accompanied by a slave girl who was bringing her because her eyesight had gone. She said, "Where is your leader?" Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said, "You are lying, by Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had already informed us that soon two great liars will emerge from Banu Thaqif, of whom the second will be a greater source of evil and tribulation than the first, and he will be the destroyer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that I have two sleeves of Hazrat Zubair's shirt which are made of silk, which the Prophet (peace be upon him) had given him to wear at the time of battle.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: When a person is placed in his grave and he is a believer, his deeds such as prayer and fasting surround him. When the angel of punishment wants to come from the side of the prayer, the prayer stops him; if he wants to come from the side of fasting, the fasting stops him. The angel calls him and tells him to sit, so the person sits up. The angel asks him: What do you say about this man, meaning the Prophet (peace be upon him)? He asks: Which man? The angel says: Muhammad (peace be upon him). He says: I bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah. The angel says: You lived upon this, you died upon this, and you will be raised upon this.

And if the deceased is a sinner or a disbeliever, then when the angel comes to him, there is nothing to turn him back. The angel makes him sit and asks: What do you say about this man? The deceased asks: Which man? The angel says: Muhammad (peace be upon him). The deceased says: By Allah, I do not know anything; I used to say what I heard people saying. The angel says: You lived upon this, you died upon this, and you will be raised upon this. Then a creature is set upon him in the grave, which has a whip with a spark at its tip, like the point of a camel. It will keep striking him as long as Allah wills. That creature is deaf and cannot hear any sound, so it will not have mercy on him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that a woman came to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a co-wife. If my husband has not given me anything, but I pretend that he has provided me with such and such a thing, will there be any sin upon me for this?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "To pretend to have received something which one has not been given is like wearing two garments of falsehood."

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that during the Prophetic era, we once slaughtered a horse and also ate it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that a woman came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "My daughter has recently gotten married, she has fallen ill and the hair of her head is falling out. Can I have other hair attached to her head?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Allah has cursed both the one who attaches hair and the one who has it attached."

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that once I said to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that I have nothing to give in charity except what Zubair brings home. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Spend and do not count, lest it be counted for you as well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that a woman came to the court of the Prophet and said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling if menstrual blood gets on a woman's body (or clothes)?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Scrape it off, then wash it with water, and pray in it."

Abdullah says that once Hazrat Asma showed me a green cloak and told me that this cloak was worn by the Prophet (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that during the Prophetic era, we once slaughtered a horse and also ate it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that once I said to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that I have nothing to give in charity except what Zubair brings home. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Spend and do not count, lest you also be counted against.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Spend and do not count (your spending) lest it be counted against you."

Abdullah says that once Hazrat Asma showed me a green robe which had about a span’s width of Kisrawani silk stripes on it, and both its cuffs were made of silk. She told me that this robe was worn by the Prophet (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that once I said to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that I have nothing to give in charity except what Zubair brings home. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Spend and do not count, lest it be counted for you as well.

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

Abdullah says that once Hazrat Asma showed me a green cloak in which there were strips of Kisrawani silk about a span wide.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me: Be generous and open-handed, and spend (in the way of Allah); do not hoard, otherwise Allah will also withhold from you. And do not spend by counting (begrudgingly), lest Allah also start giving you by counting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me: Be generous and open-handed, and spend (in the way of Allah); do not hoard, otherwise Allah will also withhold from you. And do not spend by counting (begrudgingly), lest Allah also start giving you by counting.