Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and began to ask about coitus interruptus. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That drop of water from which a child is created, even if it is poured upon a rock, Allah can create a child from it, and Allah will surely create the person whom He wants to create."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioning the Uhud mountain, said: "We love this mountain and it loves us."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade looting and said: Whoever commits looting is not one of us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making nabidh by mixing unripe and ripe dates together.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The lower garment should be up to the shin or the ankles; there is no good in it being below that.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in his house when a man came and began to look inside through a hole. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw the comb he was holding in his hand at him, so the man moved back.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What is the matter with people that during prayer they raise their eyes towards the sky and look? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) strongly forbade this and said: People should refrain from this, otherwise their eyesight will be taken away.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jew greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying "As-Saam Alaik" (death be upon you). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), "Call him to me and ask him, did you say 'As-Saam Alaik'?" When he admitted it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to his companions), "When any of the People of the Book greet you, just say 'Wa Alaik' (and upon you)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not let Bilal's call to prayer prevent you from eating suhoor, for there is something with his eyesight."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Hour will not be established until there is abundant rainfall, but the earth will produce no vegetation at all.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting in the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man passed by. Someone among those sitting said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I love this person." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Have you informed him of this?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then go and tell him." So that man stood up and went to him and said, "Brother! I love you for the sake of Allah." He replied, "May He for whose sake you love me, love you in return."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entrusted a man to Hazrat Hafsa bint Umar (may Allah be pleased with her) and said, "Watch over him." Hazrat Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) became heedless, so the man slipped away. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned, he asked, "Hafsa! What happened to that man?" She said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! I became heedless and he ran away." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "May your hands be broken." After the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) left, she raised her hands. A little while later, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came again and asked, "Hafsa! What has happened to you?" She said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! You said such and such to me a little while ago." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Lower your hands. I have made a supplication to Allah that if I ever invoke a curse upon anyone from my Ummah, He may make it a means of forgiveness for that person."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I love Surah Ikhlas." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Your love for this Surah will admit you into Paradise."

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the severity of death befell the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), seeing the condition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said, "Oh, the pain!" Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The condition that has befallen your father, Allah will not inflict it upon any human being until the Day of Judgment."

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To strive in the path of Allah for a morning or an evening is better than the world and whatever is in it, and the place of your bow or whip in Paradise is better than the world and whatever is in it. And if a woman of Paradise were to look down upon the earth, the space between them would be filled with fragrance and its scent would spread, and the scarf on her head is better than the world and whatever is in it.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that in Madinah Munawwarah, Hazrat Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was the wealthiest among the Ansar, and among all his wealth, the garden named Bairuha, which was in front of the mosque and where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also go and drink its excellent water, was the most beloved to him. When this verse was revealed: "You will not attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love," Hazrat Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Allah Almighty says this, and among all my wealth, 'Bairuha' is the most beloved to me. I give it in charity for the sake of Allah and hope for its reward and goodness from Allah. O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Spend it wherever you deem appropriate." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wonderful! This is a profitable wealth, this is a profitable wealth. I have heard what you said. My opinion is that you distribute it among your close relatives." Hazrat Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I will do so." Then he distributed that garden among his close relatives and paternal cousins.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever asks for Paradise three times, Paradise itself says, "O Allah! Admit this servant into me." And whoever seeks refuge from Hell three times, Hell itself says, "O Allah! Save this servant from me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hell will continuously say, "Is there any more? Bring more," until the Lord of the worlds will place His foot in it. At that time, its parts will draw together and shrink, and it will say, "By Your honor! Enough, enough." In the same way, there will remain extra space in Paradise, until Allah creates another creation and settles them in the remaining part of Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a silk robe to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) met him, he said, "You have sent me a silk robe, even though regarding it you have said what you have said?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I did not send it to you to wear. I only sent it so that you may sell it or derive some other benefit from it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "He is worthy of being feared and worthy of granting forgiveness," and said: "Your Lord has said, 'I am worthy that people fear Me and do not associate anyone as a deity with Me. Whoever fears associating anyone as a deity with Me, he is worthy that I forgive him.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, every deceiver will have a flag by which he will be recognized.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his fingers on the ground and said: "This is the son of Adam, this is his death, and these are his hopes."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the hair of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not extend beyond his ears.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you feels drowsy while praying, he should go back and sleep until he knows what he is saying.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Makkah Mukarramah with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), he recited the Talbiyah for both Hajj and Umrah. After the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, he instructed them to make it Umrah and to come out of Ihram. However, it seemed that this matter appeared very significant to the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If I had not brought the sacrificial animal, I too would have come out of Ihram.” Thus, those people became halal (came out of Ihram) and they performed Hajj Tamattu’.

Abu Waqid Hanafi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "With what did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite the Talbiyah?" He replied, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say seven times: 'Labbayk Umrah wa Hajj.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) eating melon with dates.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) accused his wife of committing adultery with Shareek bin Samha. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take care of this woman. If she gives birth to a child with curly hair, black eyes, and thin shins, then the child will be that of Shareek bin Samha. But if she gives birth to a fair-skinned child with straight hair and deep-set eyes, then the child will be that of Hilal bin Umayyah. So, when the woman gave birth, the child had the first set of characteristics (i.e., those of Shareek bin Samha).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When two Muslims meet and one of them holds the hands of the other, it is incumbent upon Allah to be present at the time of their supplication, and before their hands are separated, He forgives them both.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Grant twice as many blessings in Madinah as there are blessings in Makkah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a group gathers together to remember Allah, and their only purpose is to seek Allah’s pleasure, then a caller calls out from the heavens: You are standing in such a state that your sins have been forgiven, and I have replaced your sins with good deeds.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In times past, three men were traveling when it began to rain. The three of them took shelter in a cave on a mountain. A rock fell from above and blocked the entrance of the cave. They said to one another, "The rock has fallen, the traces of our footsteps have disappeared, and no one knows of our presence here except Allah. Therefore, let each person present before Allah a deed of truthfulness that he has done, and pray to Allah."

One of them said, "O Allah! You know that my parents were very old, and I used to give them milk from my goats every evening. One day, I was delayed (in returning from the forest), and when I arrived, they had already fallen asleep. My wife and children were crying from hunger, but it was my habit that I would not give them (the milk) until my parents had drunk first. (So I was greatly perplexed.) I did not think it appropriate to wake them, nor did I think it good to leave them as they were, lest they become weak from not eating. So I stood waiting for them to wake up until morning. O Allah! If in Your knowledge this action of mine was done out of fear of You, then remove this calamity from us." The rock opened up about one third.

The second person said, "O Allah! You know that a laborer worked for me for eight seers of rice as his wage, but after working, he left his wage and went away. I took that measure of rice and sowed it, and as a result, I bought cows and oxen from its yield. After some days, that man came to me asking for his wage. I said, 'Take these cows and oxen.' He said, 'I am owed only a measure of rice by you.' I replied, 'Take these cows and oxen; they have been obtained through those very grains of rice.' O Allah! If in Your knowledge I did this only out of fear of You, then remove this calamity from us." By the blessing of his prayer, the rock opened up about two thirds.

The third person said, "O Allah! You know that there was a woman who was the most beloved to me. When she gave herself into my control, I immediately stood up and left her, and I left behind a hundred dinars. O Allah! If this action of mine was done only out of fear of You, then remove this calamity from us." So the rock moved away, and they came out and began to walk about.

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

Bahz narrated to us, Abu Awanah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Anas, that three men set out, and he mentioned its meaning, but did not attribute it as a marfu’ (directly to the Prophet).

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that (since) we were forbidden in the Qur'an from asking the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) too many questions, we used to wish in our hearts that some intelligent Bedouin would come and ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about some issue and we would listen. So (once) a Bedouin came and (presented himself before the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and) said: "Your messenger came to us and said that you claim Allah has made you a Prophet?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He spoke the truth." The Bedouin said: "Who created the heavens, the earth, and the mountains?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah did." The Bedouin said: "I ask you by the One who created the heavens and the earth and established the mountains (tell me), has Allah really sent you as a Messenger?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" The Bedouin said: "Your messenger says that five prayers are obligatory upon us in the day and night." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He spoke the truth." The Bedouin said: "I ask you by Allah, the One who sent you as a Messenger (tell me), did Allah command you this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" The Bedouin said: "Your messenger said that zakat is obligatory upon our wealth?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He spoke the truth." He said: "By the One who sent you, did He command you this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" He said: "Your messenger also said that fasting for one month in the year is obligatory upon us?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He spoke the truth." The Bedouin said: "I ask you by Allah, the One who made you a Prophet (tell me), did Allah command you this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" The Bedouin said: "Your messenger also said that Hajj to the Ka'bah is obligatory upon those among us who are able?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He spoke the truth!" Finally, as the Bedouin turned to leave, he said: "By Allah, the One who sent you with the truth, I will not add to this nor subtract from it at all." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If he is truthful, he will enter Paradise."

Once, Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to a woman of his household, "Do you know such-and-such woman?" Once, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by her while she was weeping at a grave. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, "Fear Allah and be patient." She replied, "Stay away from me, you do not know what calamity has befallen me." She did not recognize the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Later, someone told her that it was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Upon hearing this, she was overwhelmed and immediately came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There she saw no doorkeeper and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I did not recognize you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Patience is at the first stroke of calamity."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have frequently commanded you to use the miswak.