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: "A believer eats in one intestine, and a disbeliever eats in seven intestines."

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: "When you see the moon, then fast, and break your fast when you see the moon, and if it is cloudy, then estimate."

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 Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a Bactrian she-camel for Hadi (sacrificial offering). He was about to receive three hundred dinars for it. He presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have brought my Bactrian she-camel for Hadi, and now I am being offered three hundred dinars for it. Should I slaughter this one, or sell it and buy another animal with its price?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, slaughter this very one."

Laith (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was present in the service of Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) at a time when he was reclining against a cushion on which there were pictures of some birds and wild animals. I asked, "Is this not disliked?" He replied, "No, the disliked pictures are those which are set up, and regarding them my father narrated this hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Whoever makes pictures will be subjected to punishment. The narrator Hafs once said that he will be commanded to blow a soul into it, but he will not be able to blow a soul into it."

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 from the pulpit: When any person comes for Jumu'ah, he should come after performing ghusl (ritual bath).

Muharib bin Dithar says that I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) raising his hands every time he bowed (for ruku) and when he raised his head from ruku. I asked him, "What is this?" He replied: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he stood up to pray two rak'ahs, would say the takbir and raise his hands."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard a question being asked about a man who divorces his wife during her menstrual period. He said: "Do you know Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The questioner said: "Yes." He said: "He also divorced his wife during her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went and informed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Tell him to take her back.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), whenever anyone saw a dream, he would relate it before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I wished that I too would see a dream and relate it before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). At that time, I was an unmarried youth and used to sleep in the Prophet’s Mosque. Eventually, one day I did see a dream, and it was that two angels came and took hold of me and began to lead me towards Hell. It was encircled like a well, and it seemed as if it had two horns. I saw some people in it whom I recognized. I kept saying, “I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire.” Meanwhile, another angel met those two angels and said to me, “Do not be afraid.” I mentioned this dream to my sister, Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and she related it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Abdullah is a good man; if only he would pray at night.” Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that after this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would sleep very little at 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) had a ring made of gold. He would turn its stone towards the palm of his hand. People also had rings made, upon which the Noble 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, people also threw away their rings.

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 any one of you eats food, he should eat with his right hand, and when he drinks, he should drink with his right hand, for indeed Satan eats and drinks with his left hand."

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

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 Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once ordered the killing of dogs in Madinah Munawwarah. A woman had come from the countryside; the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man and had her dog killed as well.

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 killing the jinn.

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 any of you is invited by his brother, he should accept it, whether it is a wedding invitation or an invitation to something else."

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 you are three people, then two of you should not whisper to each other excluding the third, because this will cause grief to the third."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw ‘Atarid selling silk garments. He went to the court of the Messenger and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I saw ‘Atarid selling silk garments. If you were to buy one of these garments, you could wear it before delegations and on the occasions of Eid and Jumu‘ah." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is worn by the one who has no share in the Hereafter." After some time, some silk garments arrived for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from somewhere. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave one of these garments to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), one to Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him), and sent one to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). And he said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Tear it and distribute its scarves among the women." Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the court of the Messenger and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I heard you say what you said about silk, and then you sent this garment to me?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I did not send it to you so that you would wear it, but so that you could sell it." When Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) wore that garment and went out, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to look at him intently. When Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was staring at him, he said, "O Messenger of Allah! You are the one who made me wear this garment." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tear it and distribute scarves among the women," or as the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.

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) say: Whoever lets his lower garment hang below his ankles out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him with mercy on the Day of Resurrection. He (Ibn Umar) said: Once I was present in the court of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and my lower garment was hanging down. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who is this? I replied: Abdullah bin Umar. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you are Abdullah, then raise your lower garment." So I raised it up to the middle of my shins. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and said: "Whoever drags his clothes on the ground out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him with mercy on the Day of Resurrection." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sometimes one corner of my garment hangs down, although I try hard (to keep it up)? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are not among those who do this out of arrogance."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once an Ansari man was advising his brother regarding modesty (saying, why do you have so much modesty). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave him, for modesty is a part of faith."

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 livestock nor a hunting dog, then two qirats will be deducted from his reward every day."

And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Once, in a dream, a bowl of milk was brought to me. I drank from it so much that milk began to flow from my fingernails. Then I gave the remainder to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What interpretation did you give to this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Knowledge."

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 when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would say the takbeer, he would raise his hands to the level of his shoulders or close to it. He would also raise his hands when going into ruku and after raising his head from ruku, but between the two prostrations, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his head from bowing (ruku‘), he would say: "Rabbana wa lakal hamd."

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 a man from sitting in prayer in such a way: "that he is leaning on his hand."

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) sat in Tashahhud, he would place both his hands on both his knees, raise the finger next to the thumb, supplicate, and spread his left hand over his left knee.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) after raising his head from the bowing (ruku) in the second unit (rak'ah) of the Fajr prayer, after saying "Rabbana wa lakal hamd," supplicating once: "O Allah, send Your curse upon so-and-so," and he mentioned the names of some hypocrites. Upon this, the following verse was revealed: "You have no authority in this matter, whether Allah turns to them or punishes them, for they are wrongdoers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) after raising his head from bowing in the second rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, after saying "Rabbana wa lakal hamd," supplicating once: "O Allah, send Your curse upon so-and-so," and he mentioned the names of some hypocrites. Upon this, the following verse was revealed: "You have no authority in this matter, whether Allah turns to them or punishes them, for they are wrongdoers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Salat al-Khawf (prayer of fear) in such a way that he made one group stand behind him and had them perform one bowing (ruku) and two prostrations (sajdah), while the other group stood facing the enemy. Then the group that had prayed one rak’ah with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left, and the other group came. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had them also perform one bowing and two prostrations, and then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the salam (ended the prayer). After that, every person from both groups stood up and completed one rak’ah on their own.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he performed two rak'ahs of 'Isha prayer at Mina with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and also performed two rak'ahs with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and during the early days of the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he also performed two rak'ahs with him. Later, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) started performing the prayer in full.

Abdur Rahman bin Umayyah asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that in the Noble Qur'an we find mention of the prayer of fear and the prayer in residence, but we do not find mention of the prayer during travel (even then, why is the prayer shortened during travel?) He replied: "When Allah Almighty sent the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we knew nothing; we only do as we saw him doing."

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

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: "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 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should wrap himself in prayer like the Jews do, rather he should drape himself. The way to do this is that whoever has two garments should make one a lower garment and the other a sheet, and whoever does not have two garments but only one, should make it a lower garment and pray in it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Muslims came to Madinah Munawwarah, there was no call to prayer (adhan) at that time, rather people would gather at an estimated time. One day they discussed this matter, and some people said that a bell should be made to inform others, as the Christians do. Some said that a horn should be made like the Jews’ horn. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Why don’t you send a man to announce the prayer?” Upon hearing this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him): “Bilal, get up and announce 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: "Whoever misses the Asr prayer, it is as if his family and wealth have been destroyed." I asked Nafi', "Until the sun sets?" He replied, "Yes."

Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would sometimes be fasting and would send for the food for iftar to be brought to him. The food would be presented before him when the Maghrib adhan had already been called, the prayer would be established, and the call would still be ongoing in his ears, but he would not leave his food and would not hurry before finishing. Then he would go out and perform the prayer and would say that Allah’s Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When the evening meal is presented before you, do not turn away from it and hasten (to prayer).”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once, along with some of the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), among whom was Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Ibn Sayyad. At that time, he was playing with children near the mounds of Banu Maghalah, and he himself was also a child. He did not know of the coming of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his hand on his back and said: "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" Ibn Sayyad looked up at the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I bear witness that you are the Messenger of the unlettered ones." Then Ibn Sayyad said to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I believe in Allah and His Messengers." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "What comes to you?" He said, "A truthful one and a liar come to me." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The matter has become confused for you." Then he said: "I have hidden something in my heart for you, tell me what it is?" (The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had hidden in his mind the Qur'anic verse: 'The Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke.') Ibn Sayyad said, "It is smoke." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Be off! You cannot go beyond your status." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Allow me to strike his neck?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If he is the same Dajjal, you will not be given power over him, and if he is not that Dajjal, then what benefit is there in killing him?"