Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wants to seek Laylat al-Qadr should seek it on the twenty-seventh night," and he said, "Seek Laylat al-Qadr on the twenty-seventh night."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade «حنتمه». Someone asked: What is that thing? He replied: It is the jug that is used for making nabidh (or for distilling wine).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not lawful for a person to give a gift to someone and then ask for it back, except for a father who gives something to his son and then takes it back; he is exempted. The example of a person who gives a gift to someone and then asks for it back is like that of a dog who eats something, and when he is full, he vomits it out and then starts licking his own vomit."

Abu Bakr bin Musa says that once I was with Salim when a caravan of Umm al-Banin passed by, in which there were also bells. On this occasion, Salim narrated from his father that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Angels do not accompany a caravan in which there are bells, and how many bells do you see with these people?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you lower your dead into the grave, say «بسم الله وعلى ملة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم»."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps a dog that is neither for guarding fields, nor for guarding livestock, nor a hunting dog, then his reward will decrease by one qirat every day." I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): If someone has a dog in his house and I am compelled to go there, what is the ruling? He replied: The sin will be upon the owner of the house, who is the owner of the dog.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once saw in a dream Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He said: "I saw that people were gathered, Abu Bakr stood up and drew one or two buckets of water, but there was some weakness in it. May Allah forgive him. Then Umar drew water, and the bucket became a large one in his hand. I have not seen any outstanding person fill buckets like him, until he gave people enough to drink."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "A month is sometimes like this, like this, and like this." The third time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) folded one thumb out of his ten fingers (i.e., 29 days).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Goodness and blessing have been placed in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The right of wala' belongs only to the one who frees the slave." (Wala' refers to the inheritance of the freed slave.)

Matlab bin Abdullah says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wash the limbs of ablution three times each and attributed this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), while Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wash them once each and he too attributed this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made his she-camel kneel in the valley of Batha at Dhul-Hulaifa and prayed there.

Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to curse regarding the place of Bida’ and used to say that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assumed Ihram from the mosque itself (and not from the place of Bida’ as you have made famous).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting this Talbiyah, «لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ» "Here I am, O Allah! Here I am, O Allah! Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. All praise and all blessings are for You, and the sovereignty is Yours alone, You have no partner."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Makkah with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) reciting the Talbiyah for Hajj. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Whoever wishes, may convert this Ihram into the Ihram of Umrah, except for the one who has a sacrificial animal with him." The people said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will we go to the plain of Mina in such a state that drops of the water of life (i.e., semen) are dripping from our private parts?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" Then incense burners began to emit fragrance. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also arrived from Yemen. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "With what intention did you assume Ihram?" He replied, "With the intention that whatever Ihram the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has, that is my Ihram as well." Ruh says further that we have your sacrificial animals with us. Humaid says, "I narrated this hadith to Tawus, and he said, 'The people did the same.'" And Affan says that further on it is mentioned: "Make it the Ihram of Umrah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever drinks alcohol in this world and does not repent from it, he will be deprived of it in the Hereafter, and he will not be given alcohol there."

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When people become stingy with dinars and dirhams, begin to buy fine and luxurious things, follow the tails of cattle, and abandon jihad in the way of Allah, then Allah will send calamities upon them, and He will not remove them until the people return to their religion.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Isha prayer so much that those who prayed had already prayed, those who stayed awake remained awake, those who slept had gone to sleep, and those who performed Tahajjud had performed Tahajjud. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: "If I did not fear hardship for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to perform the ‘Isha prayer at this time," or he said a similar statement to this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to stay in Makkah during the days of Mina in order to serve water to the pilgrims, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission.

Bakr bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to spend the night at Batha and would mention that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also did the same.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter into the state of Ihram, he would use that olive oil in which flowers had been added but it had not been boiled.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every intoxicating thing is wine, and every wine is forbidden."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every intoxicating thing is wine, and every wine is forbidden."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The caliphate will remain among the Quraysh as long as two men (are united and in agreement)." And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand and moved his two fingers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that during the blessed era of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to drink water while standing and eat food while walking (because, due to the preoccupation with jihad, where was there time for eating and drinking?).

Once a man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "In your opinion, is Witr a Sunnah?" He replied, "What do you mean by Sunnah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and all the Muslims have performed Witr." The man said, "I am not asking you that, I am asking whether Witr is Sunnah?" Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied, "Wait! Does your mind work? I am telling you that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed it, and so did the Muslims."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! What clothing can a person in the state of ihram wear?" Or he asked: "What clothing should a person in ihram avoid?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He cannot wear a shirt, trousers, turban, or leather socks, unless he does not find shoes. Whoever does not find shoes should cut the leather socks below the ankles and wear them. Similarly, a cap or any cloth dyed with wars (a type of grass) or saffron, a person in ihram cannot wear that either."

Once, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) bought a slave girl on the way to Makkah Mukarramah and took her with him for Hajj. There, he searched for shoes but could not find any, so he cut the socks from below and made her wear them. Ibn Ishaq says that I mentioned this to Imam Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), so he said that previously Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to do this, then Safiyyah bint Abi Ubaid narrated to him the hadith of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to grant women permission to wear socks.

Tawoos says: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbid nabidh (fermented drink) made in pitchers?" He replied: "Yes!" Tawoos says: "By Allah! I have heard this myself."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Except for Al-Masjid Al-Haram, offering prayer in this mosque of mine is superior to a thousand prayers in other mosques."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah, the Exalted, will gather the first and the last on the Day of Resurrection, a flag will be raised for every deceiver, and it will be announced that this is the deception of so-and-so, son of so-and-so."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that you should not intend to pray at the time of sunrise or sunset, because the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw phlegm stuck towards the qiblah in the mosque. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and cleaned it, then turned towards the people and said: "When any one of you is in prayer, Allah is in front of his face, so none of you should clean his nose in front of his face during his prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his feet in the stirrup and his she-camel stood up straight with him, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter into the state of Ihram from the mosque of Dhu’l-Hulayfah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would exit by the route of Shajarah, and when he entered Makkah Mukarramah, he would enter from "Thaniyyah 'Ulya," and when he went out, he would exit from "Thaniyyah Sufla."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to walk briskly (raml) in the first three circuits of Tawaf and walk at a normal pace in the remaining four circuits.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of the bearer of the Qur'an is like the owner of a tied camel; if he keeps it tied, it remains under his control, and if he lets it loose, it goes away."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to the Quba Mosque both on foot and riding.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Maghrib prayer is the witr of the day, so you should also perform the witr of the night."