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 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 the 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).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man stood up and asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! In the state of Ihram, which clothes do you permit us to wear?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A Muhrim (person in Ihram) cannot wear a shirt, trousers, turban, or leather socks, except if he does not find shoes. Whoever does not find shoes should cut the leather socks below the ankles and wear them. Likewise, a cap or any cloth dyed with wars (a kind of grass) or saffron, a Muhrim cannot wear. And a woman, in the state of Ihram, should not cover her face with a veil or wear gloves on her hands."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he used to make his mount sit down in the valley of Batha’ at Dhul-Hulaifa. This was the same place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make his she-camel sit and would pray.

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) had his head shaved, while some of the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) had their heads shaved and some had their hair shortened. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said once or twice: "May Allah's mercy be upon those who have their heads shaved," then he said: "And also upon those who have their hair shortened."

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 two men engage in a transaction, each of them has the right of option as long as they do not separate. And if one of them gives the option to the other and both agree upon the sale on that basis, then the sale becomes binding. And if, after the sale, both separate from each other and neither of them has abandoned the sale, then the sale also becomes binding.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a ring made of gold. He would turn its stone towards the palm of his hand. People also had rings made. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw it away while on the pulpit and said: I used to wear this ring and would turn its stone inward. By Allah, I will never wear it again. Consequently, the people also threw away their rings.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once 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 make your last prayer the Witr.

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: A good dream is one of the seventy parts of prophethood.

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 feel fever, cool it with cold water.

Uthman bin Abdullah bin Mawhib, may Allah have mercy on him, says that a man from Egypt came to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, and said, "O Ibn Umar! If I ask you something, will you answer me?" He replied, "Yes!" He asked various questions regarding Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said, "Now come, I will inform you of the reality of all those things about which you have asked me. As for fleeing on the day of the Battle of Uhud, I testify that Allah has pardoned them and forgiven them. As for not participating in the Battle of Badr, it was because the daughter of the Prophet (Sayyiduna Ruqayyah, may Allah be pleased with her, who was married to Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him) was ill at that time. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him, 'Stay here and tend to her.' 'You will have the reward equal to the participants of Badr and a share of the spoils of war.' As for his absence from the pledge of Ridwan, if there had been anyone more honorable than Uthman in the valley of Makkah, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would have sent him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, himself sent Sayyiduna Uthman to Makkah, and the pledge of Ridwan took place after he had gone. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, struck one hand upon the other and said, 'This is the hand of Uthman.' After this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said, 'Take these things with you and go.'"

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

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 seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walking briskly as well, and I have become very old."

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 people knew the harm of traveling alone, then no one would travel alone at night.

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) said: Islam is built upon five things: bearing witness that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, establishing prayer, giving zakat, performing Hajj to the House of Allah, and fasting in Ramadan.

Saeed, may Allah have mercy on him, says that after returning from Hajj, I was coming with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. We passed by a Yemeni caravan; their tents or litters were made of leather, and the harnesses of their camels seemed like loops. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, upon seeing this caravan, said: Whoever among those coming for Hajj this year wishes to see a caravan most resembling the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) at the time of the Farewell Hajj, let him look at this caravan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I did not see the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) touching any part of the House of Allah except the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner.

Habib bin Abi Thabit says that I went out with my father so that we could meet the pilgrims and greet them before they became involved in the filth of sins.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the Sacred House (the Ka'bah) with Sayyiduna Usamah, Bilal, and Uthman bin Talhah Hajabi (may Allah be pleased with them), and the door was closed from inside. When the door was opened, I was the first to enter. I met Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him, "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pray inside the Ka'bah?" He said, "Yes! Between the two pillars on the right-hand side."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said from the pulpit: 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 he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with his hair gathered, reciting this talbiyah: "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." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not add anything to these words.

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 the people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell will enter Hell, then death will be brought and made to stand between Paradise and Hell, and it will be slaughtered. Then a caller will proclaim: O people of Paradise! You will remain in Paradise forever, and death will never come to you. And O people of Hell! You will remain in Hell forever, and death will never come to you. Upon hearing this announcement, the happiness and joy of the people of Paradise will increase even more, and the sorrow of the people of Hell will increase further.

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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When three people are gathered, two of them should not whisper to each other excluding the third, and no person should make another get up from his place in order to sit there himself.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying from the pulpit: Kill snakes, especially those with two stripes and those with short tails, for they cause blindness and miscarriage.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 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 she will be questioned about it. A servant is responsible for his master’s wealth, and he will be questioned about it. I heard these things from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I think the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: A man is responsible for his father’s wealth, and he will be questioned about his responsibility regarding it. In short, each of you is a shepherd, and each of you will be questioned about his flock.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: Whoever has sheep should shave his head to exit the state of Ihram for Hajj, and do not imitate fixing the hair with anything. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with his hair fixed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the ‘Isha prayer during the last days of his life. When he had finished the prayer with salam, he stood up and said: Remember this night, for after a full hundred years from tonight, none of those who are present on the face of the earth today will remain. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that many people became confused by the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and began to say different things regarding the "hundred years." In reality, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that those who are present on the face of the earth today—and the meaning was that this generation would come to an end (it did not mean that the Day of Judgment would occur a hundred years from today).

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) saying on the pulpit: The duration of your survival compared to the previous people is like the time between Asr and Maghrib. The people of the Torah were given the Torah, so they acted upon it, but at midday they became unable to continue, so each of them was given one qirat. Then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel, and they acted upon it until Asr, but then they too became unable to continue, so each of them was given one qirat. Then you were given the Qur’an, and you acted upon it until Maghrib, so you were given two qirats each. Upon this, the people of the Torah and the Gospel said: O Lord! These people did less work but received more reward. Allah said: Did I wrong you in your wages in any way? They said: No. Allah said: Then I bestow My bounty upon whom I will.

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 people is like that of one hundred camels among which not even one is fit for riding.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying this from the pulpit: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his hand towards the east and said: The trial will emerge from here, from where the horn of Satan will rise.

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: The Jews will fight against you and you will prevail over them, to the extent that if a Jew hides behind a stone, that stone will call out to the Muslims, saying: There is a Jew hiding under me, come and kill him.

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: I once saw in a dream, near the Ka'bah, a man of wheat-colored complexion and straight hair, who had placed his hand on two men. Drops of water were falling from his head. I asked, "Who is this?" It was made known to me that he is Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him). Then behind him, I saw a man with curly hair, reddish complexion, blind in the right eye, and, according to my sight, extremely similar to Ibn Qatan. I asked, "Who is this?" It was made known to me that he is the Masih Dajjal.

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 sell over the sale of his brother, nor should he send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother.

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: A good dream is one of the seventy parts of prophethood.

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 one should send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother until the first proposer leaves it or gives him permission.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a slain woman in one of the battles, so he disapproved of it and forbade the killing of women and 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) said: If a slave is jointly owned by two people, and one of them frees his share of the slave, then the value of the slave will be assessed, and if the one who freed his share has enough wealth to cover the full value, the slave will be set free.

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) say: "The upper hand is better than the lower hand." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that because of this, I do not ask Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) or any other person for anything.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "May Allah keep the tribe of Aslam safe, and may Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar."

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, and the third time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) folded his thumb.