Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every Monday and Thursday the gates of Paradise are opened (according to another narration, deeds are presented), and Allah Almighty forgives every servant who does not associate anyone with Him, except for two people between whom there is a quarrel or dispute. Allah Almighty says: Leave both of them until they reconcile with each other.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The strong man is not the one who overcomes others." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked, "O Messenger of Allah, then who is the strong man?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The real strong man is the one who controls himself at the time of anger."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once someone asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Which deed is the most virtuous?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "To have faith in Allah." The questioner asked: "Then which deed is most virtuous?" He replied: "Jihad in the way of Allah." The questioner asked: "After that?" He replied: "A Hajj that is accepted (by Allah)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last era, a believer’s dream will not be false, and the truest dream among you will be of the one who is the most truthful in speech. There are three types of dreams: good dreams are glad tidings from Allah, some dreams are what a person imagines himself, and some dreams are from Satan to make a person sad. When any of you sees a dream that he dislikes, he should not mention it to anyone, but rather stand up and start offering prayer. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I like to see imprisonment in a dream, but I dislike seeing shackles, because the interpretation of imprisonment is steadfastness in religion. And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A Muslim’s dream is one forty-sixth part of prophethood.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The dream of a believer is one forty-sixth part of prophethood.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that once Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said to a group of people among whom was Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Abu Hurairah, I ask you by Allah, did you hear the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Respond on my behalf, may Allah support you with the Holy Spirit'?" Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Yes, by Allah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guest.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Angel of Death was sent to Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) to seize his soul and he reached him, Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) struck him a blow and his eye was gouged out. He returned to the Lord and said, "You have sent me to a servant who does not want to die." Allah restored his eye and said, "Go back to him and tell him to place his hand on the back of an ox; for every hair that comes under his hand, his life will be increased by one year." Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) asked, "O Lord, what will happen after that?" Allah said, "Then death will come." He said, "Then let it be now." Then Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) requested Allah to bring him near Baitul Maqdis as much as the distance of a stone's throw. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If I were there, I would show you the grave of Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) beneath a red sand hill by the side of the road."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A man had greatly wronged himself. When his death approached, he called his sons and made this will: "When I die, burn me in fire, then crush me finely and scatter me in the sea winds. By Allah, if Allah has power and control over me, He will punish me with a punishment that He has never given to anyone before me." His sons did as he had instructed. Allah commanded the earth: "Return all the parts of him that you have received." At that very moment, the man stood again in his original form. Allah asked him: "What made you do this act?" He replied: "O Lord, it was Your fear." Allah then forgave him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she had tied up. She neither fed it nor gave it water, nor did she let it go free so that it could eat the insects of the earth by itself.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him). At that time, Aqra bin Habis Tamimi was also sitting in the gathering. He said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have ten sons, but I have never kissed any of them." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever does not show mercy to others, mercy is not shown to him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once sent a marriage proposal for himself to his cousin Umm Hani bint Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with her). She said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have become old and I have small children." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Among the women who ride camels, the best women are the women of Quraysh, who are most compassionate to their children in childhood and are the best protectors of their husbands' honor." Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Hazrat Maryam (peace be upon her) never rode a camel.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain, however, the last sentence is not present in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pride and arrogance are found among the owners of camels, and calmness and tranquility are found among the owners of goats. And the faith and wisdom of the people of Yemen are very excellent.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have a right over the Quraysh and the Quraysh have a right over you. When they judge, let them act with justice; when they are entrusted, let them fulfill the trust; and when mercy is begged from them, let them show mercy.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Name yourselves after me, but do not take my kunya as your kunya."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: How excellent it is for a slave that Allah causes him to die while he is engaged in the best worship of Allah and in obedience to his master. How excellent it is, how excellent it is.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever obeys the leader appointed by me has obeyed me, and whoever disobeys the leader appointed by me has disobeyed me.

Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead us in prayer. Whenever he would stand up, or go into bowing (ruku'), or after rising from bowing intended to go into prostration (sajdah), or after raising his head from one prostration wanted to perform the second prostration, or when he would sit in the sitting position (qa'dah), or stand up for the second rak'ah, at every occasion he would say the takbeer. Similarly, in the other rak'ahs as well, he would say the takbeer. And when he would finish the prayer with salam, he would say: "By Allah, among you I am the one who most closely resembles the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). His prayer was always like this until he departed from this world."

The previous hadith is also narrated through another chain of transmission.

The previous hadith is also narrated through another chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the Imam says "ghayril maghdubi 'alayhim wa la-d-dallin," then you should say Ameen upon it, because the angels also say Ameen upon it and the Imam also says Ameen. So, whoever's Ameen coincides with the Ameen of the angels, all his past sins will be forgiven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his head from bowing (ruku'), he would say: "O Allah, our Lord, and to You is all praise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the prayer is established, do not come running for the prayer, but come with calmness and tranquility. Whatever part of the prayer you catch, perform it, and complete what you have missed.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever part of the prayer you catch, perform it, and whatever remains, complete it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever catches one rak'ah of any prayer, it is as if he has caught the entire prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Zuhr or Asr prayer and after offering two rak'ahs, he concluded the prayer with salam. Upon this, Dhul-Yadain bin Abd Amr, who was an ally of Banu Zuhrah, said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), did you forget or were the rak'ahs of the prayer reduced?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), "Is it as Dhul-Yadain is saying?" The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) affirmed it. Upon this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the two rak'ahs that had been left out.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When any one of you leads the prayer as an imam, he should make the prayer light, because among the worshippers are the elderly, the weak, and those who have needs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Does the person who raises his head before the Imam, while the Imam is still in prostration, not fear that Allah Almighty may turn his head into that of a donkey?

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his head from the bowing (ruku) of the second rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, he would say "Allahumma Rabbana wa lakal hamd" and then make this supplication: O Allah, grant deliverance to Walid bin Walid, Salamah bin Hisham, Ayyash bin Abi Rabi'ah, and the other weak ones in Makkah Mukarramah from the oppression and tyranny of the Quraysh. O Allah, seize the tribe of Mudar with a severe punishment and inflict upon them a famine like that which occurred in the time of Hazrat Yusuf (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah has not permitted anything as much as He has permitted His Prophet to recite the Holy Qur'an with melody.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised three things which I never leave whether at home or on a journey: (1) to perform Witr prayer before sleeping, (2) to fast three days in every month, (3) to offer two units of Duha (forenoon) prayer. Later, Hasan became doubtful and began to mention instead... the Friday bath (ghusl jumu'ah).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a dog licks the utensil of any one of you, he should wash that utensil seven times.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into a vessel until he has washed it, for he does not know where his hand was during the night.

Ibrahim bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once he saw Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) performing ablution on the roof of the mosque. He said, "I ate some pieces of cheese, so I am performing ablution because the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: After eating something cooked on fire, perform ablution."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Day of Judgment will not come until you fight with a people whose faces will be like flat shields and whose shoes will be made of hair.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Hour will not be established until the buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daws move around Dhu al-Khalasah. Dhu al-Khalasah is the name of an idol which the people of the tribe of Daws used to worship in the time of ignorance.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Kisra is destroyed, there will be no Kisra after him, and when Caesar is destroyed, there will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), you will surely spend the treasures of both of them in the way of Allah.