Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should neglect to earn a thousand good deeds every morning for the sake of Allah's pleasure; let him say «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ» one hundred times, its reward is equal to a thousand good deeds, and, InshaAllah, that person will not be able to commit that many sins in that day, and whatever other good deeds he does will be in addition to this."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever removes something harmful from the path of the Muslims, Allah writes a good deed for him, and for whomsoever a good deed is written with Allah, Allah will admit him into Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Naeem that he heard the Prophet saying: Allah Almighty says, O son of Adam! Do not show yourself incapable of offering four rak‘ahs in the first quarter of the day; I will suffice you till the last part of the day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that my beloved friend Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me regarding three things which I will never abandon: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me to fast three days every month, to perform Witr before sleeping, and to offer the Duha (forenoon) voluntary prayers whether at home or on a journey.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah has ordained for you to give one third of your wealth in charity at the time of your death.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Everything decreases except evil, for it continues to increase.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No one who is disobedient to parents, one who believes in magic, a habitual wine-drinker, or one who denies destiny will enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), informing us, said: "What I fear most for you is misguided rulers."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If those sins of yours are forgiven which you commit against animals, then many sins will be forgiven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that a companion asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell us, the deeds that we do, have they already been written and finished, or does our action come first?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "They have already been written and finished." He said, "O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the benefit of action?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "For every person, only those deeds are made easy for which he was created."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Allah Almighty created Adam, He struck his right shoulder and brought forth a bright creation like ants, then He struck his left shoulder and brought forth another creation as black as coal. For those on the right, He said: These are for Paradise and I do not care, and for those on the left, He said: These are for Hell and I do not care.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will say to Hazrat Adam: "Rise and prepare from your offspring nine hundred and ninety-nine individuals for Hell and one person for Paradise." Upon hearing this, the companions began to weep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Raise your heads. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, compared to other communities, the people of my Ummah will be like a white hair on the skin of a black ox." Then the burden of the companions was lightened.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Everything has a reality, and a person cannot attain the reality of faith until he is convinced that whatever affliction befell him could not have missed him, and whatever missed him could not have befallen him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among the servants declares "La ilaha illallah" and departs from this world upon this declaration, he will enter Paradise. I asked, "Even if he commits adultery and theft?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Yes! Even if he commits adultery and theft." This question and answer happened three times. The fourth time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes! Even if Abu Darda's nose becomes dust-covered." Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I went out among the people to announce this, but on the way, I met Hazrat Umar. He said, "Go back. If people come to know of this, they will rely on it and become complacent." So I returned and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Umar speaks the truth."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever deliberately abandons the Asr prayer, all his deeds are rendered void.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Under the shade of the sky and upon the face of the earth, there is no man more truthful than Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that I performed eleven prostrations in the Noble Qur'an with the Prophet, including the verse of prostration in Surah Najm.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the companions, "Are you unable to recite one third of the Qur'an in a single night?" This seemed very difficult to the companions and they said, "Who will have the strength to do that?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Recite Surah Ikhlas, for it is equal to one third of the Qur'an."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Judgment, the most excellent and heaviest thing in the scale of deeds will be good character.

It is narrated from Hazrat Yusuf bin Abdullah bin Salam that I had the honor of companionship with Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him), I used to acquire knowledge from him. When the time of his departure from this world approached, he said, "Inform the people of my final moments." So I went out to inform the people. When I returned, the whole house was filled and people were standing outside as well. I said, "I have informed the people and now the house is filled with people inside and outside." He said, "O people! I heard the Prophet say: Whoever performs ablution and does it well, then prays two rak'ahs with complete humility, Allah surely grants him whatever he asks for, whether immediately or after some delay." He further said, "O people! Avoid looking right and left in prayer, for such a person's prayer is not valid. If this happens in voluntary prayers, then do not let it overcome you in obligatory prayers."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the companions, "Are you unable to recite one third of the Qur'an in a single night?" This seemed very difficult to the companions and they said, "Who has the strength for this? We are very weak and incapable." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah Almighty has divided the Noble Qur'an into three parts, and Surah Ikhlas has been considered as one of those parts."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) discussing the events to come, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you hear that a mountain has moved from its place, you may believe it, but if you hear that a man's character has changed, do not believe it, because he will return to his nature.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Darda that once Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her in a state of extreme anger. She asked the reason, so he said, "By Allah! I do not see any of the Prophet's teachings among the people. Now, only this much remains that they gather together and perform the prayer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Darda that once Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her in a state of extreme anger. She asked the reason, so he said, "By Allah! I do not see any of the Prophet's teachings among the people. Now, only this much remains that they gather together and perform the prayer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet vomited, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke his fast. The narrator says that then I met the freed slave of the Prophet, Hazrat Thawban, in the mosque of Damascus and said to him that Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) has told me that when the Prophet vomited, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke his fast. He said that Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) has spoken the truth; it was I who poured water for the Prophet.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will not combine the dust of striving in the way of Allah and the smoke of Hell in the belly of a man. Whoever's feet become dusty in the path of Allah, Allah will make his whole body forbidden to the Fire. Whoever fasts for one day in the way of Allah, Allah distances Hell from him by a distance of one thousand years, which a swift rider could cover. Whoever receives a wound or suffers pain in the way of Allah, on the Day of Resurrection it will come forth flowing even more, but on that day its color will be like saffron and its fragrance like musk. And whoever receives a wound in the way of Allah, a seal of the martyrs is placed upon it, and the first and the last will recognize him by it and say: This is the man with the seal of the martyrs. And any Muslim who fights in the way of Allah for the time it takes for milk to flow from a she-camel’s teats, Paradise becomes obligatory for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were on a journey with the Prophet, and due to the intensity of the heat, we would place our hands on our heads, and on that occasion, none of us was fasting except the Prophet and Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha.

It is narrated from Thaqib or Abu Thaqib that a man entered the mosque of Damascus and made this supplication: "O Allah! Grant me a companion in my solitude, have mercy on my estrangement, and grant me a good friend." Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) heard his supplication and said, "If you are making this supplication sincerely, then I am more fortunate than you in this supplication. I heard the Prophet interpreting this verse of the Noble Qur'an, saying that the oppressor will be held accountable for his deeds at that very place, and that will be the grief and estimation, meaning some people will be of a moderate rank, their reckoning will be easy, and these are the people who will enter Paradise without any reckoning."

Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) was planting a sapling one day in Damascus when a man passed by him and said, "You are a companion of the Prophet, and yet you are doing this work?" He replied, "Do not be hasty; I heard the Prophet say that whoever plants a sapling, and whatever a human or any creature of Allah eats from it, it becomes charity for him." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Darda, do not single out the night of Friday among other nights for standing (in prayer), nor single out Friday among other days for fasting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not tell you of an act that is superior in rank to prayer, fasting, and zakat? The companions said: Why not? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Reconciling between people who have fallen apart, for causing discord and corruption among such people is the shaver (that shaves off religion).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever hears something from someone, and that person does not want that statement to be mentioned with reference to him, then it is a trust, even if he does not explicitly ask for it to be kept secret.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained the Quranic verse "For them are glad tidings in the life of this world" by saying that what is meant by glad tidings are good dreams which a Muslim sees himself or which someone else sees for him.

Abu Abdur Rahman Salami says that there was a man among us whose mother kept insisting that he should get married. When he got married, his mother ordered him to divorce his wife (but he refused). Then that man went to Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him about this issue. He replied, "I neither advise you to divorce her nor to keep her, but I heard the Prophet say that the father is the middle gate of Paradise. Now it is up to you whether you protect it or let it go." That man left and divorced his wife.

Abdullah bin Yazid says that I asked Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib about the lizard, and he declared it disliked. I said to him, "Your people eat it?" He replied, "They might not know." Upon this, a man present there said, "I heard this hadith from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade every animal obtained through plunder, that which is snatched, or every predator that hunts with its canine teeth." Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib affirmed this.