Musnad Ahmad

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) went to the mosque of Banu Amr bin Awf, that is, the Mosque of Quba, to perform prayer. There, some Ansari companions came to greet the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyiduna Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) was with them. I asked Sayyiduna Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him): When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was greeted, how did he reply? He said: He would gesture with his hand. Sufyan says: I said to a man, "Ask Sayyiduna Zaid bin Aslam (may Allah have mercy on him), did you hear this narration directly from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)?" I was too awed to ask myself, so that man asked him, "O Abu Usamah! Did you hear this narration directly from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)?" He replied: "I have seen him and have also spoken with him."

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 return from Hajj, Jihad, or Umrah, he would recite this supplication upon ascending any elevated ground: "Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is powerful over everything. Returning in repentance, in prostration, in worship, and returning while praising our Lord. Allah has fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, and defeated all the armies alone. Returning in repentance, in prostration, in worship, and returning while praising our Lord."

Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say, "This is the place of Bayda about which you attribute something incorrectly to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assumed Ihram from the mosque itself (and not from the place of Bayda as you have made popular)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once a man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about the night prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You should pray the night prayer in pairs of two rak‘ahs, and when you fear that morning is near, then add one rak‘ah as witr to those two."

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) saying: "Let not the Bedouins overpower you regarding the name of your prayer. Remember! Its name is the 'Isha prayer. At that time, they milk their camels (and because of this, they call the 'Isha prayer 'Atamah')."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the lizard. He (peace be upon him) said: "I neither eat it nor do I declare it unlawful."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I once saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated on the pulpit. As soon as I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I quickly entered the mosque and sat down at a place, but before I had the chance to listen, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) descended from the pulpit. I asked the people what the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said. The people informed me that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden making nabidh in dabba’ and muzaffat.

Ali bin Abdur Rahman Mu'awi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I had the opportunity to pray next to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). I began to turn over pebbles, so he forbade me from doing so and said that this is a satanic act. However, it is permissible to do it in the manner I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) do: he would move them like this. The narrator demonstrated by passing his hand (he would level the place of prostration, but would not keep doing it repeatedly and spoil the 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: "Do not take the Noble Qur'an with you when you go on a journey; I fear that it may fall into the hands of the enemy."

Imam, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I heard Sufyan saying that he had made a vow to perform i'tikaf in Masjid al-Haram. He asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about it, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered him to fulfill that vow. Someone asked Sufyan, "This narration has been transmitted by Ayyub from Nafi' on the authority of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had made this vow?" He replied, "Yes!"

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: "It is the right of every Muslim that three 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 once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched a detachment towards Najd. Their share became twelve camels each, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also gave us one camel each as a reward.

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 Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while traveling on cold nights or rainy nights, would have the call for prayer announced and then proclaim: "Pray in your tents."

It is narrated, most likely as a marfu’ hadith, from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that whoever says “In sha Allah” while taking an oath, then he has the choice: if he wishes to fulfill his oath, he may do so, and if he wishes to retract from it, he may do so without becoming a perjurer.

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 selling the unborn offspring of a pregnant animal that is still in its mother's womb.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying on the steps of the Ka'bah: "All praise is due to Allah who fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, and defeated all the armies single-handedly. Be aware! The blood money (diyah) for one killed by a stick or staff is one hundred camels. According to some chains of narration, this is a severe diyah, which includes forty pregnant she-camels. Be aware! Every pride, every blood, and every claim of the time of ignorance is under my two feet. However, the office of providing water to the pilgrims and the custodianship of the key of the Sacred House (Ka'bah), I maintain these offices for their current holders as long as the world remains (these offices will remain with these people)."

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 people of Madinah should assume ihram from Dhu'l-Hulayfah, the people of Sham from Juhfah, the people of Yemen from Yalamlam, and the people of Najd from Qarn." People asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Where is the miqat for the people of Iraq?" He replied, "At that time, there was no miqat for it."

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: "Touching the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner wipes away a person's sins."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that we used to give land on sharecropping and did not consider there to be any harm in it. Later, Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this, so we abandoned 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 to those who performed li'an: "The reckoning of both of you is with Allah; surely one of you is lying, and now you have no authority over this woman." That man said: "O Messenger of Allah! What about my wealth?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have no wealth. If your accusation against her is true, then in exchange for that wealth you had made her private parts lawful for yourself, and if your accusation against her is false, then this matter is very far from you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laid siege to the people of Ta’if, but did not achieve any benefit from it. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced one day that, “Tomorrow, insha’Allah, we will return.” The Muslims felt uneasy at this command. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became aware of this and told them to stay. The next day, there was fighting, and many Muslims were wounded. On that day, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again made the same announcement: “Tomorrow, insha’Allah, we will return.” This time, the Muslims were pleased, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled upon seeing this.

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: "If a slave is jointly owned by two men, and one of them frees his share, then the value of the slave will be assessed at a fair price—not excessively high or low—if the other is wealthy. (The wealthy co-owner will be given his share), and thus the slave will become completely free."

Ismail Shaybani (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I sold the dates of my orchard for one hundred wasqs, whether they turned out to be more or less, they would belong to the buyer. Then I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this, and he said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this, but permitted the sale of ‘ariyah with estimation.

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 offer two rak‘ahs after Jumu‘ah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to perform two rak‘ahs even at the time of the rising of dawn.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) swearing by his father. He said: "Allah forbids you from swearing oaths by your forefathers. Therefore, when any one of you wants to swear an oath, let him swear by the name of Allah, otherwise let him remain silent."

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) held a horse race. Among them, the horses that were lean were made to compete from "Hafya" to Thaniyyat al-Wada', and those that were not lean-bodied had their race from Thaniyyat al-Wada' to the mosque of Banu Zuraiq.

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once set out with the intention of performing ‘Umrah. People informed him that there was unrest in Makkah at that time. He said: “I will enter into the state of Ihram for ‘Umrah. If any obstacle comes before me, I will do what the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did.” Then, as he continued on his way and reached the place of Bida’, he said: “The matter of Hajj and ‘Umrah is the same, so I make you witnesses that I have also made the intention for Hajj along with ‘Umrah.” Thus, he reached Makkah, performed one Tawaf by making seven circuits, and performed seven circuits of Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, and said: “I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) doing the same, that when he reached the place of Qudayd, he bought a sacrificial animal and took it along with him.”

Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) reached the place of "Qudayd" and bought a sacrificial animal. Upon reaching the Sacred Sanctuary, he performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah and Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, and said that he had seen the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) doing likewise.

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard a man from Banu Salamah narrating this hadith in the presence of Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): Sayyiduna Ka’b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) had a slave girl who used to graze his goats at “Sal’.” 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 Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted them to eat it.

Ismail bin Abdur Rahman of Banu Asad bin Abdul Uzza says that once we went out with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) for the pasture. The sun had set, and when the darkness of night spread, he dismounted and led us first in three and then two rak'ahs (units of prayer), and turning towards us said: I have seen the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) doing likewise.

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I had the honor of accompanying Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) on a journey from Makkah Mukarramah to Madinah Munawwarah. During this time, I heard him narrate only one hadith of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was this: Once we were sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a bunch of dates was brought to him from somewhere. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the trees, there is a tree that is like a Muslim (can you tell which tree it is?)" I wanted to say that it is the date palm tree, but when I looked, I saw that I was the youngest among all the people present in that gathering, so I remained silent. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said that it is the date palm tree.

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was present at the time of the conquest of Makkah. At that time, he was twenty years old. He had a steadfast horse and a heavy spear with him. He went and started cutting grass for his horse. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called out to him repeatedly to stop him.

Yazid bin Atard says that I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the ruling of drinking water while standing, so he replied: "In the blessed era of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to drink water while standing and eat food while walking." (Because during the busy times of jihad, where was the time for eating and drinking?)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the two Shaykhs (may Allah be pleased with them) used to lead the prayer before the sermon on the occasion of Eid.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) conducted li'an between a man and a woman and separated the two from each other.

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 someone asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: If a person finds such water in the wilderness where animals and beasts also come, can ablution be performed with it? I heard that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the water is equal to two pitchers, it does not carry impurity (impurity does not permeate it)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that one day I climbed onto the roof of the house of Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), and I saw that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was relieving himself facing towards the direction of Shaam and with his back towards the Qiblah.

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 lie down and sleep in the mosque for a midday nap, and at that time we were young men.