Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, the arrogant will be presented like ants, as if their forms are like those of humans. Every insignificant thing will be above them until they are entered into a prison of Hell whose name will be 'Bulus.' And upon those people, the fire of fires will descend, and they will be given to drink the water of 'Teenat al-Khabal,' where the pus of the people of Hell will be collected."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that a Bedouin came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, "My father wants to take possession of my wealth." The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "You and your wealth belong to your father. The purest thing that you eat is what you earn, and your children's wealth is from your earnings, so eat it with great desire."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that he saw the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, praying both barefoot and wearing shoes, and he saw him fasting and breaking the fast while traveling, drinking water while standing and sitting, and returning from the right and left sides.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a gold ring in the hand of a companion (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face away from him. He threw it away and made a ring of iron. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is even worse than that; this is the adornment of the people of Hell." He then threw that away too and made a ring of silver. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Except for the Banu Khuza'ah, everyone should withhold their weapons, and Banu Khuza'ah were given permission to act against Banu Bakr until the Asr prayer. Then he also said to them: 'Withhold your weapons.' After this, a man from Banu Khuza'ah met a man from Banu Bakr the next day at Muzdalifah and killed him. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of this, he stood up to deliver a sermon. I saw that he had his back against the Ka'bah and he was saying: 'The person who is most forward in the matter of Allah among the people is the one who kills in the Sacred Sanctuary, or kills someone who is not a killer, or kills someone due to the enmity of the Age of Ignorance.' Meanwhile, a man stood up and said, 'Such-and-such child is my son.' The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'There is no validity to this claim in Islam; the matter of the Age of Ignorance has ended. The child belongs to the owner of the bed, and for the adulterer there are stones.' Then, while explaining the details of blood money, he said: 'For each finger, there are ten camels; for a head wound, five camels.' Then he said: 'After the Fajr prayer until sunrise, there is no voluntary prayer, and after the Asr prayer until sunset, there is also no voluntary prayer.' And he said: 'No man should marry a woman in the presence of her paternal or maternal aunt, and no woman is allowed to accept any gift without her husband's permission.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combined two prayers on the occasion of the Battle of Banu Mustaliq.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard a man from the tribe of Muzaynah asking the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! I have come to you to ask about the ruling concerning a lost camel?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has its hoof and its water-skin with it; it eats the leaves of trees and drinks the water of the valleys by itself, and it will reach its owner on its own, so leave it so that it may reach its destination by itself." He asked: "What is the ruling concerning a lost goat?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Either you will take it, or your brother will take it, or a wolf will take it. Include it among your goats so that it may reach its purpose." He asked: "What is the ruling for a goat that is protected in its pasture if someone steals it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Double its price and punishment, and if it is stolen from the enclosure, then the hand will be cut off." He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If someone steals fruit by breaking it from the bunches, what is the ruling?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For the fruit that he has eaten and not hidden, nothing is obligatory upon him, but for the fruit that he takes away, double its price and beating and punishment are obligatory. And if the fruits are stolen from the place where they are dried, and their amount is at least equal to the price of a shield, then his hand will be cut off." He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the ruling for a lost item that we find on the road in a populated area?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Announce it for a full year; if its owner comes, hand it over to him, otherwise it is yours." He said: "And if the same thing is found in a deserted place?" He said: "In that and in buried treasure, one-fifth is obligatory."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that a Bedouin asked the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about ablution. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, showed him by washing each limb three times and said: "This is ablution. Whoever adds to this does evil, transgresses the limit, and commits injustice."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed three Umrahs, and all three were performed in the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite the Talbiyah until he reached the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) for Istilam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed three Umrahs, and all three were performed in the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite the Talbiyah until he reached the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) for Istilam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that in the blessed era of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the price of a shield was ten dirhams.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said twelve takbirs in the Eid prayer: seven in the first rak'ah and five in the second, and he did not perform any nafl prayer before or after it. Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, also holds this opinion.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When children reach the age of seven, command them to pray; and when they reach the age of ten, punish them for abandoning prayer, and separate their sleeping beds."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while delivering a sermon with his back leaning against the Ka'bah, said: "No Muslim will be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever, and no treaty-bound person will be killed during the period of the treaty."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, found a date under his side in his house, and the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ate it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah in the year of the conquest of Makkah, he stood among the people to deliver a sermon and said: "O people! All the agreements made in the time of ignorance, Islam only increases their severity, but now they have no significance in Islam. Muslims are united against all others; the blood of all is equal. Even the lowest-ranking Muslim can grant protection, which will be honored up to the last Muslim. Their armies will be returned to the sitting warriors. No Muslim will be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever, and the blood money for a disbeliever is half that of a Muslim. There is no validity in keeping the animals of zakat with oneself or in evading zakat. Zakat will be collected from Muslims in their own regions."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Allah has added one prayer for you, and that is Witr."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, combined two prayers during a journey.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Eat, drink, give charity, and wear (clothes), but do not be arrogant and do not be extravagant."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us these words to recite when frightened during sleep: "I seek refuge in Allah, by all His attributes, from His wrath, His punishment, and from the evil of His servants. I also seek refuge in Allah from the whispers of the devils and from their coming near me." And Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) himself used to teach this supplication to his children who had reached the age of maturity to recite at bedtime, and for the younger children who could not memorize it, he would write it and hang it around their necks.

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The testimony of any treacherous man or woman is not accepted. Also, the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not accept the testimony of a servant in favor of his masters, but accepted it in favor of other people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that regarding a child who is attributed to his lineage after his father's death, and whose claim is made by the heirs of the deceased, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this ruling: "If the child is from a free woman whom the deceased had married, or from his owned slave woman, then his lineage will be established from the deceased. But if he is the result of sin from any free woman or slave woman, then his lineage will not be established from the deceased, even if his own father claims him. He is the product of adultery and is his mother's son, and he belongs to her family, whoever they may be, whether free or slave."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have some relatives; I maintain ties with them, but they sever relations with me. I forgive them, but they wrong me. I treat them well, but they treat me badly. Can I also repay them in kind?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, otherwise you will all be left alone. You should choose the virtuous side and maintain ties of kinship with them, and as long as you continue to do so, a constant helper from Allah will remain with you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There are three types of people who come to Jumu'ah: One man is the one who participates in prayer and supplication; this man has called upon his Lord, now it is up to Him whether He grants him or not. The second man is the one who comes quietly and joins in; this is his due. And the third man is the one who remains engaged in idle activities; this is his share."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that I and my brother were sitting in such a gathering that I would not prefer to have red camels in exchange for it. Once I came with my brother and some senior Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were sitting near one of the doors of the Prophet's Mosque. We did not consider it appropriate to push in between them and cause separation, so we sat in a corner. During this time, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) mentioned a verse of the Qur'an and there arose a difference of opinion among them regarding its interpretation, to the extent that their voices became raised. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out angrily, his blessed face was turning red, and he was throwing dust and saying: "People! Stop! The previous nations were destroyed only because they differed in front of their prophets and struck parts of their books against other parts. The Qur'an was not revealed in such a way that one part would belie another; rather, it confirms one another. Therefore, act upon whatever knowledge you have, and whatever you do not know, ask its scholar about it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No person can be a believer unless he believes in destiny, whether it is good or bad."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that As bin Wa'il had vowed to sacrifice one hundred camels during the time of ignorance. One of his sons, Hisham bin As, sacrificed fifty camels as his share. The other son, Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If your father had affirmed the Oneness of Allah, then whatever fasts and charity you performed on his behalf would have benefited him (but since he did not accept Islam, what benefit would he receive)?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "No person should demand his gift back except a father from his son, and the one who gives a gift and then takes it back is like one who vomits and then licks it up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever approaches his wife from her back passage commits minor sodomy."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! This is my son. My womb was his vessel, my lap was his cradle, and my breast was his source of nourishment. But now his father is saying that he will take him away from me?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As long as you do not marry elsewhere, you have more right to him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Eat, drink, give charity, and wear (clothes), but do not be arrogant and do not be extravagant. Allah Almighty likes that the effect of His blessings should be visible on His servant."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a woman marries in exchange for a dowry, gift, or present, then if it is before the marriage contract, it will belong to her, and after the marriage bond is established, it will belong to the one to whom it was given. And it is more rightful for a man to be honored because of his daughter or sister."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Ruh, whose real name was Zanba‘, found his slave with a slave-girl. He cut off the slave’s nose and castrated him. The slave came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked him, “Who did this to you?” He mentioned the name of Zanba‘. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) summoned him and asked, “Why did you do this?” He narrated the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to the slave: “Go, you are free.” He said, “O Messenger of Allah! Who has freed me?” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “You are freed by Allah and His Messenger.” And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also advised the Muslims regarding him. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away, the slave came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) advice. He said: “Yes, I remember. We will provide for you and your family.” Thus, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) arranged for his sustenance. Then, when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away and Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) became the caliph, he came again and mentioned the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) advice. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) also said: “Yes, I remember. Where do you want to go?” He mentioned Egypt. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the governor of Egypt instructing him to give him enough land so that he could eat and drink from it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For every finger, ten camels are obligatory; for every tooth, five camels; and all the fingers are equal, and all the teeth are equal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while leaning against the Ka'bah and advising the people, said: "No person should perform voluntary prayers after the 'Asr prayer until night, nor after Fajr until sunrise. Also, no woman should travel a distance of three days without a mahram, and no woman should be married in the presence of her paternal or maternal aunt."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that someone asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about "Aqiqah." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty does not like 'Uquq' (disobedience)." It is as if the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not like the verbal similarity. The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! We are asking you regarding our children." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among you wishes to offer a sacrifice on behalf of his child, let him slaughter two equal goats for a boy and one goat for a girl." Then someone asked about the sacrifice of the firstborn camel. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is valid, but if you leave it until it matures and becomes two or three years old, then you give it to someone for the sake of Allah as a riding animal or give it to widows, that is better than slaughtering it, smearing its meat with its hair, overturning your pot, and making your she-camel mad." Then someone asked about "Atirah." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Atirah is valid." Someone asked Amr bin Shu'aib about the meaning of Atirah, so he explained that people used to slaughter a goat in the month of Rajab, cook it, eat it themselves, and feed others as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that once the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saw two men clinging to each other while walking towards the Ka'bah. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked, "What is the meaning of walking clinging to each other like this?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah! We made a vow to walk to the Ka'bah in this manner." The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "This is not a vow," and he made them stop this practice. In his narration, Suraij also says that a vow is only for that by which Allah's pleasure is sought.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Only that person may deliver admonition who is a leader, or has been granted permission for it, or is a hypocrite."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this ruling regarding the People of the Book, that is, the Jews and Christians: "Their blood money (diyah) will be half of that of a Muslim."