Musnad Ahmad

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, its fruit will belong to the seller, unless the buyer stipulates at the time of purchase (that he is buying the tree along with its fruit)."

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 one of you comes for Jumu'ah, he should come after performing ghusl (ritual bath)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) divorced his wife while she was in her "days" (menstruation). Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: "Tell him to take his wife back, and when she becomes 'pure', then in those days of purity he may divorce her." I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Was that divorce counted?" He replied: "Then what else?"

Anas bin Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I once asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, which surahs should I recite in the Sunnah of Fajr? He replied that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray the night prayer in sets of two rak'ahs. I said, I am asking you about the Sunnah of Fajr. He said: You are a man of thick intellect, do you not see that I am just beginning to speak? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray the night prayer in sets of two rak'ahs, and when he feared the approach of true dawn, he would add one rak'ah and perform Witr, then he would lay his head down and rest, then get up and pray the Sunnah of Fajr at the time when the sound of the adhan was reaching his ears.

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 dates have been pollinated, its fruit will belong to the seller, unless the buyer stipulates at the time of purchase (that he is buying the tree along with its fruit). And whoever sells a wealthy slave, his property will belong to his former master, unless the buyer stipulates otherwise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fixed Dhu’l-Hulayfah as the miqat for the people of Madinah, Juhfah for the people of Sham, Yalamlam for the people of Yemen, Qarn for the people of Najd, and Dhat ‘Irq for the people of Iraq.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) 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. Whoever gives a gift to someone and then asks for it back is like a dog that eats something, and when it is full, it vomits it out and then starts licking its own vomit."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade (the use of) dubba’, hantam, muzaffat, and naqir.

Abdullah bin Malik says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) led the Maghrib and Isha prayers at Muzdalifah with a single iqamah. Khalid bin Malik asked him about this, so he replied: I have performed these prayers at this place with a single iqamah along with the Prophet (peace and blessings 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) forbade selling or gifting the right of wala.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! If I become impure at night and wish to sleep before performing ghusl, what should I do? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Wash your private parts and perform ablution as for prayer, then go to sleep."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bilal gives the call to prayer during the night, so keep eating and drinking until Ibn Umm Maktum gives the call to 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) forbade the sale of fruits or dates until they are fully ripe. Someone asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the meaning of "ripening," so he replied that it means their afflictions have gone away.

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 buys grain should not sell it before taking possession of it."

Abdullah bin Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I and another man were with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). A man came, so Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said to both of us: "Move back a little, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If there are three people, then two should not whisper to each other leaving the third one out."

Once, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) instructed a man that when you come to your bed, recite this supplication: O Allah! You created me, You alone will cause me to die, my living and dying is also for You. If You grant me life, then protect it, and if You cause me to die, then forgive me. O Allah, I ask You for well-being. That person asked, "Did you hear this from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He replied, "From the One who was even better than Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), that is, from the Prophet (peace and blessings 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: The night prayer consists of two rak‘ahs at a time. When you fear that morning is near, then add one rak‘ah to these two, and perform two rak‘ahs before Fajr.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once I divorced my wife. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Tell him to take her back, then if he wants to divorce her, he should do so during a period of purity." I asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), "Will that divorce be counted?" He replied: "Tell me, do you want to prove him foolish and stupid (why would it not be counted)?"

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 or sheep nor a hunting dog, then his reward will decrease by one qirat every day."

Salamah bin Kuhail (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once, Sa'id bin Jubair (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in Maghrib prayer at Muzdalifah with three rak'ahs as is done with iqamah, then after concluding with salam, he led us in two rak'ahs of 'Isha due to the state of travel, and then said that Abdullah bin 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had done the same at this place and had said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had also done the same at this place.

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: "O Allah! Forgive those who have their heads shaved." The people said: "Pray also for those who have their hair cut short." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for those who have their hair cut short on the fourth time, saying: "O Allah! Forgive those who have their hair cut short as well."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was: "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 Yours alone, You have no partner."

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) 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, he should make it Umrah." I mentioned this to Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), so he became upset and said: "You consider us to be mere children."

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 the unborn offspring of a pregnant animal, "which is still in its mother's womb," while it is still in the womb.

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: "If a Muslim has any right due upon him from someone, then two nights should not pass in such a way that his will is not written and kept with him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) had a slave girl who used to graze his goats at "Sala'", and one of those goats was about to die, so the slave girl took a sharp-edged stone and slaughtered the goat with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) permitted them to eat it.

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: "If a Muslim has any right due upon him from someone, then two nights should not pass over him in such a way that his will is not written and kept with 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: "None of you should eat or drink with his left hand, for Satan eats and drinks with his left hand."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that there was a man from the Quraysh whom people used to deceive in business transactions. He mentioned this matter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever you make a sale with someone, say to him: 'There is no deception in this sale.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a hurry during a journey, he would perform a 'perceived' combining (jam' suri) between Maghrib and Isha prayers.

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 price 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) (on the occasion of the Battle of Khaybar) allotted two shares for the horse and one share for the rider.

And once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on an expedition towards Tihamah, we obtained spoils of war and our share became twelve camels each, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also gave us one camel each as a reward.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) 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) forbade the sale and purchase of fruit before it ripens. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by the fruit ripening? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the risk of spoilage is gone from it and the good fruit becomes distinct."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the 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) once stood among us and said: Do not sell the fruit until it has ripened.

Abdur Rahman bin Ayman (may Allah have mercy on him) once asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the issue of divorce during menstruation. Abu Az-Zubair was listening to this conversation. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that he had divorced his wife during her menstruation. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell him to take her back, then if he wants to divorce her, he should do so during her period of purity." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also recited this verse from Surah Al-Ahzab in this manner: "O Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when you people divorce your wives, then divorce them at the beginning of their waiting period" (meaning, divorce should be given during the period of purity, not during menstruation).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he divorced his wife while she was in her "periods," and he also informed Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about this. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself in the court of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He should keep her with him until she becomes pure from those days, then her next period comes and she becomes pure from that as well. Then, if he decides to divorce her, he may divorce her according to the command of Allah, and if he decides to keep her, he may keep her.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No person should eat from the meat of his sacrificial animal for more than three days." Because of this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would not eat the meat of the sacrificial animal after sunset on the third day. (Later, this ruling was abrogated.)