Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that once during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), prices increased, so the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) requested, "Please fix prices for us." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The one who sets prices and determines rates is Allah alone. I wish that when I depart from you, none of you should have any claim against me regarding any injustice to his wealth or life."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shooting arrows, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing behind him, taking him as a shield. He was an excellent archer. When he would shoot an arrow, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would look to see where the arrow had fallen. Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) would raise his chest and say, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May my parents be sacrificed for you, let no arrow strike you; my chest is before your chest." And he would put himself in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! My body is strong, send me for your work and command me as you wish."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to have his head shaved (on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage), Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) took some hair from one part of his head in his hands, then those hairs were taken by Umm Sulaym, who would mix them in her perfume and shake it. Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go to the house of Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) and rest on a leather bed, upon which he would sweat a lot. One day, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, she began to collect his sweat in a bottle. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up and said, "O Umm Sulaym! What are you doing?" She replied, "O Messenger of Allah! I will mix your sweat in my perfume."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed: "O you who believe! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet," Hazrat Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him), whose voice was naturally loud, said, "My voice is louder than the voice of the Prophet (peace be upon him), so all my deeds have been wasted and I have become a person of Hell." Thinking this, he sat at home in grief. One day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) inquired about his absence, so some people went to him and said, "The Prophet (peace be upon him) was asking about your absence. What is the matter?" He said, "I am the one whose voice is louder than the voice of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and I speak loudly while talking, so all my deeds have been wasted and I have become a person of Hell." The people came and mentioned this to the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "No, rather he is a person of Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people from the tribe of 'Uraina became Muslim, but the climate of Madinah did not suit them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them, "If you go to our camels and drink their milk, perhaps you will recover." So they did so, but when they became healthy, they reverted to disbelief and turned back from Islam. They killed the Muslim shepherd of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and drove away the camels of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent some companions after them, they were captured and brought before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered their hands and feet to be cut off from opposite sides, their eyes to be branded with heated irons, and they were left in rocky areas until they died.

Narrated to us by ‘Affan, narrated to us by Hammad, and Hammam, narrated to us by Qatadah, from Anas, similar to the narration of Hammad.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in front on the mount and Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) was behind. Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) knew the routes because he used to travel to Syria. Whenever they passed by a group and the people asked, "Abu Bakr! Who is this sitting in front of you?" he would reply, "He is a guide who is guiding me." When they neared Madinah Munawwarah, he sent a message to the Ansari companions who had embraced Islam, Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions. They came to serve both of them and said, "Both of you may enter Madinah in peace and security; you will be obeyed." Thus, both of them entered Madinah Munawwarah. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says, "I have never seen a day brighter and more beautiful than the day when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) entered Madinah Munawwarah, and I also witnessed the day of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) departure from this world, and I have never seen a day darker and more dreadful than that day."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that three days after, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the corpses of the slain at Badr and said: "O Abu Jahl bin Hisham! O Utbah bin Rabi’ah! O Shaybah bin Khalaf! Did you find true what your Lord had promised you? For I have found true what my Lord promised me." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Are you calling out to people who are dead?" 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 respond."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Talha's (may Allah be pleased with him) son was ill, and he passed away. His wife, Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her), instructed the household that none of them should inform Abu Talha of his son's death. When Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, dinner was placed before him; he ate and drank water. Then Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) adorned herself well. Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) was intimate with her. When she saw that he was fully satisfied, she said to him, "O Abu Talha! Tell me, if some people borrow something and benefit from it, and then the owners demand its return, can they refuse?" He replied, "No." She said, "Then be patient over your son." In the morning, he went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May Allah bless you both in this night." As a result, she became pregnant and eventually gave birth to a boy. She said to me, "Anas! Take him first to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So in the morning, I took the child to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was applying tar to his camels. As soon as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said, "Perhaps a child has been born to Umm Sulaim?" I replied, "Yes!" and placed the child in the lap of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for some Ajwa dates, took a date, chewed it in his mouth to soften it, gathered the saliva, and put it into the child's mouth, which he began to suck. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Dates are a beloved thing to the Ansar," and named him Abdullah. Among the Ansar, there was no youth better than him.

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 once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit a sick Muslim. He had become like a chick. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "Did you used to supplicate for anything?" He replied, "Yes! I used to supplicate: O Allah! Whatever punishment You have destined for me in the Hereafter, give it to me in this world." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Subhan Allah! You do not have the strength or ability for that. Why did you not supplicate: O Allah! Grant me goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of Hell."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were reciting this couplet while digging the trench: "We are the ones who have certainly pledged allegiance to Islam on the truthful hand of Muhammad (peace be upon him) until death." And the Prophet (peace be upon him) would respond with this phrase: "O Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of the Hereafter, so forgive the Ansar and the Muhajireen." Then barley bread was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him), on which melted fat was placed. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) ate from it, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The real goodness is the goodness of the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Once, when I was a child playing with other children, suddenly a man came and he grabbed me and split open my stomach. He took out a clot of congealed blood from it and threw it away, saying, "This was the portion of Satan in your body." Then he washed my stomach with Zamzam water from a golden basin, then sewed it up and stitched it. Seeing this, all the children ran to my mother and said, "Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has been killed." My mother came running and saw that the color of the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was changing. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we used to see the marks of the stitching on the blessed chest 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) said: There are three things, whoever possesses them will taste the sweetness of faith: First, that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anyone else; second, that when he loves someone, he loves him only for the sake of Allah; and third, that after being saved from Judaism or Christianity, he dislikes returning to them just as he would dislike being thrown into the fire.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Talha's (may Allah be pleased with him) son—whose name was Abu Umair—used to joke and play with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him sad and said, "What is the matter? Abu Umair looks sad." The family told him that his bird, with which he used to play, had died. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Umair! What happened to the Nughair (the bird that had died)?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wiping blood from his face and said, "How can a people prosper who wound their Prophet and break his teeth, while he is calling them towards their Lord?" Upon this, the following verse was revealed: "You have no authority in the matter, whether Allah turns to them or punishes them, for they are wrongdoers."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! When will the Hour (Day of Judgment) be established?" At that time, the Iqamah had been pronounced, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to lead the prayer. After finishing the prayer, he said, "Where is the one who asked about the Hour?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I am here." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What preparation have you made for the Hour?" He replied, "I have not prepared many good deeds, prayers, or fasts, but I do have this much: I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A person will be with the one whom he loves on the Day of Judgment." Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says, "I have never seen the Muslims as happy as they were on that day after accepting Islam, because we love Allah and His Messenger."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent his maternal uncle, Hazrat Haram (may Allah be pleased with him)—who was the brother of Hazrat Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her)—with those seventy companions (may Allah be pleased with them) who were martyred on the occasion of Bi’r Ma‘unah. My uncle said to his companions, “Stay close to me until I return. If you find me safe, that is very good; otherwise, if they kill me, at least you will be near me, and you can go and inform the rest of the companions.” Saying this, Hazrat Haram (may Allah be pleased with him) set out. Upon reaching the relevant tribe, he said, “Do I have permission to convey the message of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to you?” They granted permission. Hazrat Haram (may Allah be pleased with him) began to deliver the message before them, and the enemies signaled to a man from behind, who came from behind and thrust a spear through him so that it pierced his body. Hazrat Haram (may Allah be pleased with him) fell, saying, “Allahu Akbar! By the Lord of the Ka‘bah, I have succeeded!” Then they martyred all the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), except for the lame man who survived because he had climbed to the top of a mountain. In this context, the following revelation was sent down—“which was recited earlier, but was later abrogated”—that, “Convey this message to our people: We have met our Lord, and He is pleased with us and we are pleased with Him.” Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to invoke curses for forty days against the tribes of Ri‘l, Dhakwān, Banū Lihyān, and ‘Usayyah—“who had disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon 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: Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is to bury it.

Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I once asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about the manner of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) recitation, so he replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prolong his voice.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that I have performed prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the three caliphs; these noble persons would begin the recitation in prayer with "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfu’ form that the Hour will not be established until knowledge is taken away, ignorance will prevail, the number of men will decrease and the number of women will increase, to the extent that one man will be responsible for fifty women.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I entered Paradise and suddenly saw a river, on both banks of which were tents made of pearls. I put my hand in and caught something flowing in the water, and it was fragrant musk. I asked Jibreel, "What is this?" He replied, "This is the River Kawthar which Allah has granted to you."

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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the place of Zawra. A bowl of water was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which even his finger could hardly fit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) joined his fingers together and so much water flowed from them that everyone performed ablution. Someone asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "How many people were you at that time?" He replied, "We were three hundred."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of you can be a (true) Muslim until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No person who enters Paradise will ever wish to leave Paradise, except the martyr, who will wish to return to the world and be martyred again in the way of Allah, because he will see the honor that has been bestowed upon him.

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 (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a tailor invited the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to a meal. When he brought the food, it contained old oil and pumpkin. I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was searching for pumpkin in the bowl. From that time, I also began to like pumpkin.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people from the tribe of 'Uraina became Muslim, but the climate of Madinah did not suit them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them that if you go to our camels and drink their milk, perhaps you will recover. So they did so, but when they became healthy, they reverted to disbelief and turned back from Islam. They killed the Muslim shepherd of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and drove away the camels of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent companions after them, they were captured and brought before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered their hands and feet to be cut off from opposite sides, their eyes to be branded with hot irons, and they were left in rocky areas until they died.

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: O people! I am your Imam, so do not go ahead of me in bowing, prostration, standing, sitting, or ending the prayer, because I see you from in front of me as well as from behind me. And by the One in Whose hand is my soul, 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.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Talha's (may Allah be pleased with him) son was ill, and he passed away. His wife, Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her), instructed the household that none of you should inform Abu Talha about his son's death... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said, "Anas! Let no woman nurse him; rather, you should first take him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So in the morning, I picked up the child and brought him to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was applying tar to his camels. As soon as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said, "Perhaps a child has been born to Umm Sulaim." I replied, "Yes!" and placed the child in the lap of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put the tool down from his hand and sat down.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lick his three fingers after eating food and used to say that when a morsel falls from the hand of any one of you, he should remove whatever has stuck to it and not leave it for Satan, and clean the bowl thoroughly, for you do not know in which part of the food there is blessing.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, eighty armed men from the direction of Mount Tan'eem advanced towards the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions (may Allah be pleased with them). The Prophet (peace be upon him) captured them safely and forgave them. On this occasion, this verse was revealed: "And He it is Who withheld their hands from you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a ring made for himself and said: We have had a ring made and have engraved an inscription (Muhammad Rasul Allah) on it, therefore no one should engrave this inscription on his ring.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was very fond of bottle gourd (kaddu). Once, food was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or someone invited him, so since I knew that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked bottle gourd, I would separate it and place it before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was very fond of bottle gourd (kaddu). Once, food was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or someone invited him, so since I knew that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked bottle gourd, I would separate it and place it before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a prophet was sent to the world, he surely warned his nation about the one-eyed liar. Remember! The Dajjal will be one-eyed, and your Lord is not one-eyed, and between his (Dajjal's) two eyes will be written "Kafir" (disbeliever).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: The People of the Book greet us with Salam, what should we reply to them? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Just say "Wa Alaikum" in response.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Keep your rows straight; the straightening of the rows is part of the beauty of prayer.