Musnad Ahmad

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Once I was sleeping and in a dream I saw that I was drawing water from my cistern and giving people water to drink. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me and, to give me relief, took the bucket from my hand and drew two buckets, but there were some signs of weakness in it. Then Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me—may Allah forgive him—he took the bucket, and after him, no one else had the chance to draw water, until the people had drunk their fill and left, and the water was still gushing from the cistern.

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Hour will not be established until you fight with Khuz and Kerman, who are a people of the non-Arabs; their faces will be red, their noses flat, their eyes small, and their faces will be like flat shields.

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until you fight a people whose sandals are made of hair."

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Arrogance and pride are found among the owners of horses and camels, and tranquility and contentment are found among the owners of goats.

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the matter of this religion, all people are subordinate to the Quraysh; the common Muslims are subordinate to the Qurayshi Muslims, and the common disbelievers are subordinate to the Qurayshi disbelievers.

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best women who ride camels are the women of Quraysh, who are most compassionate to their children in childhood and are the greatest protectors of their husbands with regard to their own selves.

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The evil eye is real, and the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade branding the body.

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: As long as a person waits for the prayer, he is counted as being in prayer. It is the waiting for the prayer that keeps him detained in the mosque.

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and you should begin charity and almsgiving with those who are under your responsibility.

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among all people, I am the closest to Jesus (peace be upon him) in religion and in the Hereafter." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), how is that?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All the prophets (peace be upon them) are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one. There is no prophet between me and Jesus (peace be upon him)."

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Once I was sleeping, and during that time the treasures of the earth were brought to me, and two gold bangles were placed on my both hands. They were very burdensome to me, so revelation came to me that I should blow on them. So I blew on them, and they disappeared. I interpreted this as referring to the two great liars between whom I am, that is, the one from Sana'a (Aswad Ansi) and the one from Yamama (Musaylimah the Liar).

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of you will be saved by his deeds, but rather remain upright and close (to the right path). The noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: O Messenger of Allah, not even you? He replied: Not even me, unless my Lord covers me with forgiveness and mercy.

And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade two types of transactions and two types of clothing. As for clothing, it is that a person sits in a single garment with it wrapped tightly around him, and there is not even a little cloth covering his private parts, and that a person wraps himself in his lower garment while praying, unless he places its two ends over his shoulders in opposite directions. And he forbade the sale of mulamasah and najsh. Benefit: The meaning of the sale of mulamasah is that the buyer says, "Whatever item I touch with my hand becomes mine for such-and-such amount," and najsh refers to deception.

And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The wound caused by a beast is without liability, the blood of one who dies by falling into a well is without liability, the blood of one who dies in a mine is also without liability, and for buried treasure that someone finds, one fifth (khums) is obligatory.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) says that in terms of prayer, I am the most similar to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) among you all. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah," he would say "Rabbana wa lakal hamd." When he went into bowing (ruku'), or raised his head from bowing, or stood up for the second rak'ah, at every occasion he would say the takbeer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every newborn child is pricked by Satan with his finger, except for Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) and his mother Hazrat Maryam (peace be upon her); this did not happen to them.

And the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, I see behind me just as I see in front of me. Therefore, keep your rows straight and perform your bowing and prostration well.

And it is narrated with the previous chain that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Those people living around the mosque who do not come for the Isha prayer should refrain from abandoning the prayer, otherwise I will gather bundles of wood at their houses and set them on fire.

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 among you leaves his house for my mosque, for each step he takes, a good deed is written for him and the other step erases his sins.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, it will be announced among the people of Paradise that you will live and never die, you will always be healthy and never fall ill, you will always be young and never grow old, you will always remain in blessings and never see sorrow. These four rewards will be announced and made known.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah, every believer whom Allah creates and who hears about me or sees me, begins to love me. The narrator asked: O Abu Hurairah, how did you come to know this? He replied: Actually, my mother was a polytheist woman. I used to invite her to Islam, but she always refused. One day, I invited her, and I had to hear something about the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) from her that I disliked. Crying, I went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I used to invite my mother to Islam, but she always refused. Today, when I invited her, I had to hear something about you that I disliked. Please pray to Allah to grant guidance to the mother of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: O Allah, grant guidance to the mother of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). I ran out to give my mother the glad tidings of the Prophet’s prayer. When I reached the door of the house, it was closed from inside. I heard the sound of water falling and sensed the movement of feet. My mother said from inside: Abu Hurairah, wait a little. After a short while, the door opened, and she had put on her shirt and quickly covered herself with a scarf. As soon as she saw me, she said: “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.” Hearing this, I again went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with tears of joy, just as I had previously cried out of grief, and said: O Messenger of Allah! Congratulations, Allah has accepted your prayer and granted guidance to the mother of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). Then I said: O Messenger of Allah! Please pray to Allah to create love for me and my mother in the hearts of the believing servants, and to place their love in our hearts as well. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: O Allah, create love for this servant of Yours and his mother in the hearts of Your believing servants, and place their love in their hearts. After that, every believer whom Allah created and who hears about me or sees me or sees my mother, begins to love me.

Once Marwan bin Hakam asked Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did you perform the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf) with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes!" Marwan asked, "When?" He replied, "In the year of the Battle of Najd, and it was like this: the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for the Asr prayer, one group stood behind him and the other faced the enemy with their backs towards the Qiblah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said the Takbir, and all those who were participating in the prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or fighting the enemy also said the Takbir. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed one bowing (ruku‘), and the group behind him also performed ruku‘. Then he performed prostration (sajdah), and the group behind him also performed sajdah, while the other group remained standing in front of the enemy. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, and the group with him also stood up. These people went to fight the enemy, and the group that was fighting the enemy came here. They first performed ruku‘ and sajdah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained standing. When they stood up, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the second rak‘ah, and they performed ruku‘ and sajdah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the group facing the enemy also came and performed ruku‘ and sajdah first. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the other followers remained seated, then the salam was said. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the salam, everyone said the salam together. In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also performed two rak‘ahs, and each group also performed two rak‘ahs."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would avoid silk garments and would take them off.

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 Allah grants life for sixty years, Allah completes his excuse.

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 worst thing in a person is miserliness accompanied by impatience and being excessively cowardly.

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 fragrance is presented to someone, he should not refuse it, because its burden is light and its scent is 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: Whoever participates in a funeral, carries the bier, throws soil into the grave, and waits until the burial is completed, will receive a reward equal to two qirats, each of which is as great as Mount Uhud.

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 attributes something to me which I have not said, he should make his abode in Hell. Whoever is asked for advice by his Muslim brother and does not give him correct advice, then he has committed treachery. And whoever is given an unauthentic fatwa, its sin is upon the one who gave the fatwa.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Near the end of times, there will come some people in my Ummah who will narrate to you such ahadith which neither you nor your forefathers have heard. Beware of such people and keep away from them."

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 you hear the crowing of a rooster (at night), remember that it has seen an angel, so at that time ask Allah for His bounty. And when you hear the braying of a donkey (at night), it has seen a devil, so seek refuge with Allah from the evil of the devil.

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: Whoever shoots arrows at us at night is not from among us.

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 Muslim has six rights over another Muslim: (1) When you meet him, greet him with Salam; (2) If he sneezes, respond to him; (3) If he invites you, accept his invitation; (4) If he falls ill, visit him; (5) If he dies, attend his funeral; (6) Wish well for him behind his back.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Hazrat Salman Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him), who was famous by the name Salman al-Khair, saying that the Prophet of Allah wishes to present you with a few words through which you can ask from the Most Merciful, express your desire towards Him, and call upon Him day and night with these words. Thus, you should say: O Allah, I request from You the correctness of faith, good character along with faith, and such success in which there is prosperity in both worlds. And I seek from You Your mercy, well-being, forgiveness, and pleasure.

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 has the means and still does not offer the sacrifice, then he should not even come near our Eidgah.

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 group will always remain steadfast on the truth in matters of religion, and the opposition of those who oppose them will not harm them, until the command of Allah comes.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the men of my Ummah, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not enter the bathhouse without a lower garment, and among the women of my Ummah, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not enter the bathhouse at all.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is a surah in the Noble Qur'an consisting of thirty verses which interceded for a man until he was forgiven, and that surah is Al-Mulk.

Salman bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once, when the teaching session of Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) ended and the people dispersed, a man named Natil Shami approached Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "O Hazrat! Please narrate to us a hadith which you yourself heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He replied, "I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: On the Day of Resurrection, the first people whose cases will be decided will be three types of people.

The first will be a man who was martyred. He will be brought forth, and Allah Almighty will enumerate His blessings upon him, and he will acknowledge all of them. Allah will ask, 'What did you do with them?' He will reply, 'I fought in Your cause until I was martyred.' Allah will say, 'You are lying. You fought so that you would be called brave, and that has already been said.' Then it will be ordered, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell.

The second will be a man who acquired knowledge, taught it, and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought forth, and Allah Almighty will enumerate His blessings upon him, and he will acknowledge all of them. Allah will ask, 'What did you do with them?' He will say, 'I acquired knowledge and taught it for Your pleasure, and I recited the Qur'an for Your pleasure.' Allah will say, 'You are lying. You acquired knowledge so that you would be called a scholar, and that has already been said. And you recited the Qur'an so that you would be called a reciter, and that has already been said.' Then it will be ordered, and he too will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell.

The third will be a man upon whom Allah bestowed abundance and granted every kind of wealth. He will be brought forth, and Allah Almighty will enumerate His blessings upon him, and he will acknowledge all of them. Allah will ask, 'What did you do with them?' He will reply, 'I spent in every way You love and for Your pleasure.' Allah will say, 'You are lying. You did this so that you would be called generous, and that has already been said.' Then it will be ordered, and he too will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tomorrow, if Allah wills, in the event of victory, we will camp at Khaif Bani Kinana, where the people of Quraysh had sworn oaths with each other upon disbelief."