Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his tent: O Allah! Here I am, there is no life except the life of the Hereafter, so forgive the Ansar and the Muhajireen.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the two Shaykhs (may Allah be pleased with them) did not recite Bismillah aloud.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the last prayer which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed with the people, he performed it wrapped in a single garment, sitting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The distance between the two sides of my cistern is as much as that between Madinah and Sana'a or between Madinah and Oman.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) what is the ruling for a person who forgets to pray or falls asleep? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When he remembers, he should offer it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never applied dye. There were a few white hairs in the front part of his beard, above the chin, on his head, and at his temples, which were not very noticeable. However, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to apply henna dye.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when we used to pledge allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would include the condition "according to ability" in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunoot Nazilah after bowing in the Fajr prayer for a month and continued to invoke curses upon the tribes of Ri'l, Dhakwan, 'Usayyah, and Banu Lihyan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey, and some companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were with him. The time for prayer approached, and the people searched for water for ablution but did not find any. They said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) We cannot find water for ablution." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw signs of distress on their faces. A man went and brought a little water in a bowl. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it and began to perform ablution, then placed his four fingers into the bowl. He ordered the people to perform ablution with that water. The people continued to perform ablution with it until all of them had done so. Someone asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about the number of people, and he replied, "About seventy or eighty."

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that very few nights pass in which I am not blessed with the vision of my beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). While saying this, tears would flow from the eyes of Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Ansar gathered together and came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "How long will we keep drawing water from wells? Let us go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he may supplicate to Allah for us to cause springs to flow from these mountains." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them, he said, "Welcome, O Ansar! By Allah! Today, whatever you ask of me, I will give you, and whatever I ask Allah for you, Allah will surely grant it to me." Hearing this, they said to one another, "Consider this an opportunity and ask for forgiveness for your sins." So they said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Supplicate to Allah for our forgiveness." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Allah! Forgive the Ansar, the children of the Ansar, and the children of the children of the Ansar." They said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What about our other offspring, are they not included among us?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) included them in the supplication as well. Then they mentioned their freed slaves, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) included them too.

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 once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to our house. At that time, besides myself, my father, and my maternal aunt Umm Haram, there was no one else in the house. It was not the time for prayer, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Stand up, I will lead you in prayer." (So the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, led us in prayer.) The narrator asked Thabit, "Where did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) make Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) stand?" He replied, "On his right side, and the women behind them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a son of Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led his funeral prayer. Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) stood behind Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him). It seemed as if they were all like the comb of a rooster.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer; I and Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) were with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made me stand on his right side and Umm Sulaim stand behind us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the Asr prayer at such a time that if someone wanted to go to Awali after the prayer, he would go and return, and still the sun would be high.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that 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) recited Qunoot Nazilah after bowing in the Fajr prayer for a month and kept supplicating against the tribes of Arabia, then he abandoned it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day when alcohol was made unlawful, I went to the house of Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him); he was serving it to people. When its prohibition became known, he ordered me to pour out all the alcohol from your vessels. By Allah! Other people also poured out the alcohol from their vessels, until the smell of alcohol began to come from the streets of Madinah, and at that time their alcohol was only nabidh made by mixing fresh and dried dates. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that a man came to the court of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I had the wealth of an orphan with me, and I bought alcohol with it. Do you permit me to sell it and return the money to the orphan? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah curse the Jews, for fat was made unlawful for them, so they sold it and consumed its price, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not permit the selling of alcohol.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a man "who had some weakness in his intellect" and used to buy and sell (and would be deceived). His family members came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Impose a restriction on so-and-so regarding buying and selling because his intellect is weak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and forbade him from buying and selling. He said, O Messenger of Allah! I cannot refrain from this work. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, If you cannot leave buying and selling, then when making a transaction, say: "There is no deception in this transaction."

Sa'di says that I asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) from which side did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) return? He replied that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) after offering prayer return from the right side.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards us after finishing the prayer and said, "By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What have you seen?" He replied, "I have seen Paradise and Hell with my own eyes. And O people! I am your Imam, so do not go ahead of me in bowing, prostration, standing, sitting, or finishing (the prayer), for I see you from in front of me as well as from behind me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever reaches the age of forty in the state of Islam, Allah removes from him three kinds of diseases: insanity, leprosy, and smallpox. When he reaches the age of fifty, Allah makes the reckoning easy for him. When he reaches the age of sixty, Allah grants him the ability to turn towards Him, which is beloved to Him. When he reaches the age of seventy, Allah Almighty and all those in the heavens begin to love him. When he reaches the age of eighty, Allah accepts his good deeds and forgives his sins. And when he reaches the age of ninety, Allah forgives all his past and future sins and he is called "the prisoner of Allah" on earth, and his intercession is accepted for his family members. Benefit: The hadith scholars have declared this hadith as "fabricated."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Qunoot Nazilah after bowing (ruku) in the Fajr prayer for a month.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prophet had a supplication which he certainly made and it was accepted, whereas I have reserved my supplication for interceding for my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not observe continuous fasting for several days with only one pre-dawn meal (suhoor). Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You do it this way?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: I am not like you in this matter; my Lord gives me food and drink.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to invite the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for a meal. When I reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he was sitting among his companions (may Allah be pleased with them). I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) has sent me to invite you for a meal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people, "Get up." Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him), while walking beside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I have prepared food only for you." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached his house, the food was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his blessed hand on it and prayed for blessings, then said, "Call ten people." So ten people came inside and ate to their fill. Then, in groups of ten, all the people were fed that food, and everyone ate to their fill, and the food remained as it was, and we also ate from it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man from the People of the Book came to the Prophet’s court and, greeting the Prophet (peace be upon him), said, "As-Saam Alaik" (death be upon you). The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Wa Alaik" (and upon you). Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), "Do you know what he said? He said, 'As-Saam Alaik.'" Upon hearing this, the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Should we not strike off his neck?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "No, but when the People of the Book greet you, you should only say, 'Wa Alaikum.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jewish woman mixed poison in meat and brought it to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had just taken one morsel from it when he said, "This woman has mixed poison in it." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Should we not kill her?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "No." The narrator says, "I could see the effect of that poison on the palate of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said to Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that Allah has commanded me to recite the Qur'an to you. Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Did Allah mention me by name?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Yes!" Upon hearing this, Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I and the Hour have been sent like these two fingers together." Saying this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards his index finger and middle finger.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, a disbeliever will be brought and it will be said to him, "Tell me, if you had gold equal to the entire earth, would you give it all as ransom for yourself?" He will say, "Yes!" Allah will say, "I had asked you for something lighter than this in the world." This is the meaning of the Divine statement: "Indeed, those who disbelieved and died while they were disbelievers, none among them will be accepted, even if he offered the earth full of gold as ransom."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw Paradise and Hell that they were presented before me in this wall, I have not seen a day better and more severe than today.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prophet had a supplication which he certainly made and it was accepted, whereas I have reserved my supplication for interceding for my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that after the arrival of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah, people used to give date trees and other property from their wealth to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would distribute them among the people. Until Banu Qurayza and Banu Nadir were conquered, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) started returning those trees to their owners. Seeing this, my family instructed me to also go to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and request that their family had given two trees. Anyway! Upon my request, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned them to me. Meanwhile, Hazrat Umm Ayman (may Allah be pleased with her) also came and put a cloth around my neck and said, "By Allah, besides whom there is no deity, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) can never give you these trees when he has already given them to me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, "You may take so many trees in exchange for them," but she kept refusing, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept increasing the number of trees, until she was pleased with ten times more trees, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them to her.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that someone advised the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to go to (the chief of the hypocrites) Abdullah bin Ubayy. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out riding his donkey, and the Muslims also set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on foot. The ground was soft. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached him, he said, "Stay away from me, the smell of your donkey is troubling me." Upon this, an Ansari said, "By Allah! The donkey of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is more fragrant than you." Then a man from the people of Abdullah bin Ubayy became angry on his behalf, and then anger spread among the companions of both sides, and it came to the point of fighting with branches, hands, and shoes. We came to know that this verse was revealed about them: "If two groups of Muslims fight each other, then make peace between them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) confided a secret to me, and I have not disclosed that secret to anyone until today. Even when my mother, Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her), asked me about it, I did not tell her either.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The distance between the two sides of my cistern is as much as that between Madinah and Sana'a or between Madinah and Oman.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed the fat of a black Arab ram for the disease called 'Ishaal-Nisa' (sciatica), which should be neither very large nor very small. It should be divided into three parts, melted, and one part should be drunk daily.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Badr, he consulted the people. In response, Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Then, when he asked for advice again, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Seeing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. The Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah! Perhaps you mean us?" Hazrat Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if you command us, we will plunge into the seas, and if you command us, we will go to Bark al-Ghamad, driving the camels to exhaustion. Therefore, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the matter is in your hands." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then prepared his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and set out, and camped at Badr. Some spies from the Quraysh came, among them was a black slave from Banu Hajjaj. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) captured him and asked him about Abu Sufyan and his companions. He said, "I do not know about Abu Sufyan, but the Quraysh, Abu Jahl, and Umayyah bin Khalaf have arrived." When they beat him, he would start telling them about Abu Sufyan, and when they let him go, he would say, "What do I know about Abu Sufyan? But the Quraysh have arrived." At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying. After finishing the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When he tells you the truth, you beat him, and when he lies, you let him go." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his hand and said, "If Allah wills, tomorrow so-and-so will fall here, and so-and-so will fall here." Thus, when the confrontation took place, Allah defeated the polytheists, and by Allah, not a single man fell except at the place the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had indicated. After three days, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to their corpses and said, "O Abu Jahl bin Hisham! O Utbah bin Rabi'ah! O Shaybah bin Rabi'ah! And O Umayyah bin Khalaf! Did you find true what your Lord promised you? I have found true what my Lord promised me." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Are you calling out to people who have been dead for three days?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You do not hear what I am saying any better than they do, but they cannot reply." Then, by the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they were dragged by their feet and thrown into the well of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Badr, he consulted the people. In response, Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Then, when he asked for advice again, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Seeing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. The Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Perhaps you mean us?" Hazrat Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if you command us, we will plunge into the seas, and if you command us, we will go to Bark al-Ghamad, driving the camels to exhaustion..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.