Musnad Ahmad

Yahya bin Wathab says that I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the Ghusl (ritual bath) of Jumu'ah, so he replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to do it.

A man from Najran asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about two things: one about raisins and dates, and the other about advance sale (salam) in date palm trees. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that once a man who was drunk was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); he had drunk wine made from raisins and dates. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed the legal punishment for him and forbade combining the two (raisins and dates in making wine). Also, a man made a salam (advance sale) contract with another for dates from his trees, but that year there was no fruit. When he wanted to take his money back, the other refused. The man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who asked the owner of the trees, "Did your trees not bear fruit?" He said, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then why are you withholding his money?" So he returned his money to him. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade salam (advance sale) in fruit until it ripens.

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 seller and the buyer have the option (to cancel the transaction) as long as they have not separated, unless it is a transaction with the option (of rescinding)."

Abdullah Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I once heard Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrating this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) forbade (the use of) wars and saffron. I asked, "For a person in the state of ihram?" He replied, "Yes."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are five kinds of animals which there is no sin in killing even in the state of Ihram: the scorpion, the rat, the kite, the crow, and the rabid dog."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “There are five matters of the unseen which none knows except Allah: What will happen tomorrow? Only Allah knows that. The knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone. He alone sends down the rain. He alone knows what is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in which land he will die.”

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) forbade the sale of fruits before they ripen.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Trim the moustaches thoroughly and let the beard grow abundantly."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the trees of Banu Nadir cut down and set them on fire.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We are an unlettered nation; we do not know calculation. Sometimes the month is like this, like this, and like this." The third time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) folded his thumb, meaning twenty-nine (days).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to trim the moustache thoroughly and to let the beard grow fully.

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 once Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! The deeds that we do, have they already been written or do our actions come first?" He replied, "No! Rather, they have already been written. Therefore, O Ibn Khattab! Continue to act, because for every person, the means for which he was created are provided, and that deed is made easy for him. Thus, if he is among the people of happiness, he does the deeds of the happy ones, and if he is among the people of wretchedness, he does the deeds of the wretched ones."

Ubaidullah bin Abdullah says that once I went to Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked, "Will you tell me something about the illness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of his death?" She said, "Why not? When the Prophet (peace be upon him) felt heavy (with illness), he asked, 'Have the people prayed?' We said, 'No, O Messenger of Allah! They are waiting for you.' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Put water for me in a tub.' We did so. The Prophet (peace be upon him) bathed, and as he was about to stand up to go, he fainted. When he regained consciousness, he asked the same question, 'Have the people prayed?' We gave the same answer as before, and this happened three times. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the people were sitting in the mosque waiting for the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the Isha prayer. The Prophet (peace be upon him) sent a message to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was a very soft-hearted man, so he said, 'O Umar! You lead the people in prayer.' Umar said, 'You are more deserving of it.' Thus, during those days, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) led the people in prayer. One day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) felt some relief from his illness, so he came out between two men at the time of the Zuhr prayer, one of whom was Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). When Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the Prophet (peace be upon him), he began to step back. The Prophet (peace be upon him) gestured to him not to step back and instructed the two men who were with him, so they seated the Prophet (peace be upon him) beside Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) continued to stand and pray, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed sitting. Ubaidullah says that after hearing this hadith, I once visited Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). I said to him, 'Shall I narrate to you the hadith that Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) told me regarding the illness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of his death?' He said, 'Certainly, narrate it.' So I narrated the entire hadith to him. He did not object to any part of it, but he did ask, 'Did Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) tell you the name of the man who was with Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'He was Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). May Allah's mercy be upon him.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any person comes for Jumu'ah, he should come after performing ghusl (ritual bath)."

Kathir bin Jumhan says that I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) walking at a normal pace between Safa and Marwah, so I asked him, "Are you walking at a normal pace?" He replied: "If I walk at a normal pace, then I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walking like this as well, and if I walk briskly, then I have also seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walking like that."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the wife I had was disliked by Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to me, "Divorce her." I hesitated in divorcing her, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me, "Abdullah, divorce your wife." So I divorced her.

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: "Allah has made the truth flow upon Umar's tongue and heart."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: Near the Day of Judgment, a fire will emerge from the sea of Hadramaut, "which is a region of Syria," and it will drive people forward. We asked: O Messenger of Allah! What do you command us to do at that time? He said: "Make the land of Syria obligatory upon yourselves (go there)."

Bakr says that once I mentioned to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated to us this hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assumed ihram for both Hajj and Umrah? He replied that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) is mistaken; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) initially assumed ihram for Hajj, and we also assumed ihram for Hajj with him. Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Makkah, he said: "Whoever does not have a sacrificial animal with him should make it Umrah." I conveyed this to Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "You consider us to be mere children."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): I have seen that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people were beaten for buying grain by estimation and then selling it to someone else while still standing at the same place, until they had taken it to their own tent.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever raises a weapon against us is not one of us."

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 frees his share of a slave, then that slave will become completely free. Then, if the one who freed him possesses enough wealth to cover his full price, it is incumbent upon him to free him completely."

Nafi' reports that once in the valley of Dajnan, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had the call for prayer announced, then made this proclamation: "Pray in your tents." And he narrated this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also, during travel on cold nights or rainy nights, would have the call for prayer announced and then proclaim: "Pray in your tents."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw phlegm stuck towards the qiblah in the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and cleaned it, then 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 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 I received this Talbiyah from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Here I am, O Allah! Here I am, here I am, You have no partner, here I am. All praise and all blessings are for You, and the sovereignty is also Yours, You have no partner."

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 Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade making nabidh in gourds and in varnished jars.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the hand of a man cut off for stealing a shield (whose value was three dirhams).

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 seller and the buyer have the option (to cancel the transaction) as long as they do not separate, or until they make a sale with the option (of choice)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and inquired about the night prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The night prayer consists of two rak'ahs at a time, and when you fear that morning is near, then add one rak'ah to these two, and that will suffice as witr for all that you have prayed during the night."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: There are five kinds of animals which there is no sin in killing even in the state of Ihram: the scorpion, the mouse, the kite, the crow, and the rabid dog.

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 misses the Asr prayer, it is as if his family and wealth have been destroyed."

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 sells a tree in which date palms have been pollinated, then its fruit will belong to the seller, unless the buyer stipulates at the time of purchase (that I am buying this tree along with its fruit)."

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was in a hurry during travel, he would combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers after the twilight had disappeared, and he used to say that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a hurry, he would also combine these two prayers.

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) gave his wife a divorce while she was in her menstrual period. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Tell Abdullah to take her back and wait until she becomes pure, then wait until she has her next menstrual period and becomes pure again. Then, before approaching her, he may divorce her or keep her with him. This is the method by which Allah has permitted men to divorce their wives.

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Abdullah and Salim, the sons of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), came to him at a time when Hajjaj bin Yusuf had come to Makkah Mukarramah with the intention of fighting Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him). They said, “We fear that this year there will be fighting among the people and you may be prevented from reaching the Sacred Sanctuary. Would it not be better if you stayed back this year and did not go for Hajj?” Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also set out from Madinah Munawwarah, and the disbelievers of Quraysh came between him and the Sacred Sanctuary. So, if any obstacle comes before me, I will do what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. I make you witnesses that I have made the intention for ‘Umrah. If my way is left open, I will perform ‘Umrah, and if anything comes between me and the Ka‘bah, I will do what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and I was with him at that time.” Then he set out, and upon reaching Dhu’l-Hulayfah, he recited the Talbiyah for ‘Umrah. Then he recited this verse: “Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example.” After that, he continued on his way, and when he reached the place of Bayda’, he said, “The matter of Hajj and ‘Umrah is the same. I make you witnesses that I have now made the intention for Hajj along with my ‘Umrah.” So he continued on his way, and upon reaching Qudayd, he bought a sacrificial animal, and performed one Tawaf and one Sa‘i for both, and remained in this state until the Day of Sacrifice.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! After entering into the state of Ihram, which clothes can we wear?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You cannot wear a shirt, trousers, turban, or leather socks, except if someone does not find shoes. Whoever does not find shoes should wear leather socks after cutting them below the ankles. Similarly, a cap or any cloth that has been dyed with wars (a type of grass) or saffron should also not be worn by a person in Ihram."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "Each of you is a shepherd, and each of you will be questioned about his flock. Thus, the ruler is responsible for his subjects, and he will be questioned about them. A man is responsible for his household, and he will be questioned about them. A woman is responsible for her husband's house and his children, and she will be questioned about them. A servant is responsible for his master's wealth, and he will be questioned about it. In short, each of you is a shepherd, and each of you will be questioned about his flock."