Musnad Ahmad

Abdullah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once I prayed with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) at Muzdalifah. He led three rak'ahs of Maghrib and two rak'ahs of Isha with a single iqamah. Khalid bin Malik asked him about this, so he replied: "I have prayed these prayers at this place with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a single iqamah."

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 sacrifice in Madinah Munawwarah on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, and if he was unable to perform nahr (slaughtering in the prescribed manner), he would simply slaughter it.

Qaqa’ bin Hakim narrates that once Abdul Aziz bin Marwan wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying, “Present your needs before me (so that I may order them to be fulfilled).” Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied to this letter, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin (giving) with those whose maintenance is your responsibility.’ And I understand that the upper hand means the giving hand, and the lower hand means the asking hand. I do not ask you for anything, nor will I reject the sustenance that Allah grants me from your side.”

This prophetic saying is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that envy (desire) is not permissible except towards two persons: one is the person whom Allah has granted the wealth of the Qur'an and he remains engaged in its recitation day and night; and the other is the person whom Allah has granted wealth and property, and he is made to spend it in the way of truth.

It is narrated mursal from Imam Zuhri, may Allah have mercy on him, that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would stone the first Jamrah, which is near the mosque, he would throw seven pebbles and say takbeer with each pebble. Then he would stand facing the Ka'bah, raise his hands, and make supplication, and he would stand for a long time. Then he would throw seven pebbles at the second Jamrah, saying takbeer with each pebble, and he would move to the left side towards the bottom of the valley, stand, face the Ka'bah, raise his hands, and make supplication. Then he would come to the Jamrah Aqabah, throw seven pebbles at it, saying takbeer with each pebble, and after that he would not stand there but would return. Imam Zuhri, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I heard Salim, may Allah have mercy on him, narrate the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) in the same manner, and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would also do the same.

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: "No disease is contagious and there is no reality in bad omens. Misfortune could be found in three things: in a horse, in a woman, and in a house."

Once, a man from Iraq asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the ruling if a Muhrim kills a fly. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied: "These people of Iraq come to me asking about killing a fly, while the grandson of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was martyred (without anyone asking about it), even though the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said about his two grandsons: 'Both of them are my sweet basils from this world.'"

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer inside the House of Allah (the Ka'bah).

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 Almighty accepts the servant's repentance even before the state of death throes overtakes 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: "May Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar, may Allah keep the tribe of Aslam safe."

Saeed bin Amr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, when a man came. He asked him, "Which tribe do you belong to?" He replied, "To the tribe of Aslam." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: "O Aslami brother! Shall I not give you glad tidings? I heard the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: 'The tribe of Ghifar—may Allah forgive it, and the tribe of Aslam—may Allah keep it safe.'"

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: "No person should sell over the sale of his brother, nor should he send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother, unless he is granted permission."

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) had a gold ring made. He would turn its stone towards the palm of his hand. The 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 towards my palm. 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 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) observed continuous fasting for several days in the month of Ramadan with only one pre-dawn meal (suhoor). The people also did the same. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from doing so. They said, "You are forbidding us from observing continuous fasting for several days, yet you yourself do it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am not like you. I am given food and drink by Allah."

It is narrated, most likely as a marfu’ hadith, from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that whoever says "Insha’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 Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) bargained to buy Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned after offering prayer, so Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the owner of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) refused to sell her and said that if the wala’ (right of inheritance) is given to us, then we will sell her. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The wala’ belongs to the one who sets the slave free."

Saeed bin Jubair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once he heard Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, saying that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, declared nabidh (fermented drink) made in earthenware jars to be forbidden. I went to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and said to him, "Are you not surprised at Abu Abdur Rahman? He thinks that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, declared nabidh made in earthenware jars to be forbidden." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "He has spoken the truth. The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, declared it forbidden." I asked, "What is meant by 'earthenware jar'?" He replied: "Anything that is made from baked clay."

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 this: "That no townsman should sell for a villager." And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Do not meet the traders before they reach the market, and none of you should sell over the sale of his brother, nor should he send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother, unless he is granted permission."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that at Ji‘irrana, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "In the days of ignorance, I had made a vow to perform i‘tikaf in Masjid al-Haram.?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to fulfill his vow, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) set out from there. While he was still praying, he heard people saying that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had freed the captives of Hawazin, so he also freed his own slave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave him a silk garment, and it began to hang below his ankles. So the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, spoke harshly about this and mentioned Hell.

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: "He forbade qaza." Qaza means that when cutting a child's hair, some hair is cut and some is left (as is the fashion nowadays).

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 Maghrib prayer is the witr of the day, so you should also perform the witr of the night. The night prayer is offered in sets of two rak‘ahs, and the witr is one rak‘ah in the last part of the 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) said: "He forbade qaza." Qaza means that when cutting a child's hair, some hair is cut and some is left (as is the fashion nowadays).

Zaid bin Aslam narrates from his father that once I went with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) to Abdullah bin Muti’. He welcomed Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and ordered the people to present him with a cushion. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I have come to tell you a hadith which I heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever withdraws his hand from obedience to the rightful ruler, he will have no argument (excuse) on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever dies having separated from the 'Jama'ah' (community), he dies the death of ignorance."

Uthamah bin Sharajeel, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I was present in the service of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. We asked him about the prayer of a traveler. He said: "It is two rak'ahs, except for Maghrib, which remains three rak'ahs." I asked, "If we are in 'Dhi al-Majaz', what is the ruling?" He asked, "What is 'Dhu al-Majaz'?" I said, "It is the name of a place where we gather, buy and sell, and spend twenty or twenty-five days there." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: "O man, I was in Azerbaijan, and I stayed there for four or two months (I do not remember exactly), and I saw the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, performing only two rak'ahs there. Then I saw with my own eyes the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, performing two rak'ahs during travel. Then he recited this verse: 'Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example.'"

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: "Once I saw in a dream, near the Ka'bah, a man of wheat-colored complexion and straight hair, who had placed his hand on the shoulders of two men. Drops of water were falling from his head. I asked, 'Who is this?' It was made known to me that this 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, he resembled Ibn Qatan the most. I asked, 'Who is this?' It was made known to me that this is the Masih Dajjal."

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I used to sell camels in Jannat al-Baqi'. If I sold for dinars, I would take dirhams from the buyer, and if I sold for dirhams, I would take dinars from him. One day, I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask about this issue. At that time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was entering his chamber. I held onto his garment and asked him about this issue. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you receive one of the two (currencies) in exchange for the other, do not separate from your companion until there remains no transaction between you and him."

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 regarding which you attribute something incorrectly to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). By Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) assumed Ihram from the mosque itself (and not from the place of Bayda as you have made famous)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that the Sadaqat al-Fitr should be given before going out to the Eid prayer place.

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I and Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah have mercy on him) entered the mosque. We reached Syedna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and sat with him. There were some people performing the Duha prayer there. We asked him, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, what kind of prayer is this?" He replied, "It is an innovation." We asked him, "How many Umrahs did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform?" He replied, "Four, one of which was in Rajab." We felt shy to refute his statement, but at that very moment, we heard the sound of the Mother of the Believers, Syeda Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) using the miswak. So Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah have mercy on him) said to her, "O Mother of the Believers, did you hear what Abu Abdur Rahman is saying? He is saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed four Umrahs, one of which was in Rajab." She replied, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdur Rahman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed every Umrah with him present, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform any Umrah in Rajab."

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 the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to the Quba Mosque both on foot and riding.

Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to perform ramal (brisk walking) from the Black Stone to the Black Stone in the first three circuits of tawaf, and in the remaining four circuits he would walk at a normal pace, and he used to say that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also did the same.

Abu Umamah Taymi, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that we people buy and sell things on hire—will our Hajj be valid? He replied: "Do you not perform Tawaf of the House of Allah? Do you not go to the plain of Arafat? Do you not perform the stoning of the Jamarat and shaving of the head?" We said, "Why not?" Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: "A man came to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and asked him the same question you have asked me. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not answer him until Sayyiduna Jibreel (peace be upon him) descended and said that there is no harm for you in seeking the bounty of your Lord. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then called him and replied that you are a pilgrim (Haji)."

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 Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reward for praying in this mosque of mine is greater in virtue compared to other mosques, except for Masjid al-Haram."

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 the sale involving deception. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that in the days of ignorance, people used to conduct transactions in such a way that they would give a she-camel and, in exchange, buy the unborn calf in the womb of a pregnant she-camel (and would say that when its calf is born, I will take it). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade 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) made Naqi’ a pasture for horses. Hammad says: I asked, "For his own horses?" The teacher replied, "No, rather for the horses of the Muslims."

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) said: "The night prayer consists of two rak'ahs at a time, and when you fear that dawn is approaching, then add one rak'ah to these two, for indeed Allah is Odd and He loves the odd number."