Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon when a man came. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "Have you prayed two rak'ahs?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then pray two rak'ahs." Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that even if a person had already prayed these two rak'ahs at home, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) still liked that after coming to the mosque, these two rak'ahs should be prayed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on an errand while he was going towards Banu Mustaliq. When I returned, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying on his camel. I wanted to speak, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand. This happened twice. Then I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting (Qur'an), and he was indicating with his head. After finishing the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What happened to the task for which I sent you?" I did not reply because I was praying.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping done while in the state of ihram due to a pain in his leg or a sprain in his back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I knocked on the door of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and sought permission. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who is it? I said: It is me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it 'me, me'?"—as if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for the King of Abyssinia, Najashi Asmaha, and said four takbirs over him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will not forgive the person who kills the murderer after accepting blood money.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever revives barren, deserted land, it becomes his.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go out himself on the two Eids and would also take his family with him. (To the Eidgah)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer the sacrifice of one camel or cow on behalf of seven people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. Upon returning to Madinah Munawwarah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Go and offer two rak‘ahs in the mosque and then come back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there were two types of Mut‘ah: Mut‘ah of Hajj and Mut‘ah with women. Sayyiduna Umar forbade us from both of them, so we refrained.

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has a piece of land should cultivate it himself or give it as a gift to his brother, but he should not rent it out.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said on the day of the conquest of Makkah: "O Messenger of Allah! I had made a vow that if Allah granted victory over Makkah at your hands, I would go to Bayt al-Maqdis and pray there." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray here." He asked again, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same answer. He asked again, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is up to you."

Qatadah says that Sulaiman bin Hisham said to me: “Whatever we eat, Imam Zuhri orders us to perform a new ablution.” I said to him: “I asked Saeed bin Musayyib about this issue, and he said: ‘Whatever lawful thing you eat, after eating it, ablution is not obligatory upon you. And when something comes out of your body, that is impurity, and for that you should perform ablution.’” He asked: “Is there anyone else in the city who holds this opinion?” I said: “Among the ancient scholars of the Arabian Peninsula.” He asked: “Who are they?” I said: “Ata bin Abi Rabah.” So he sent a message to Ata, and Ata said: “Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me: He ate meat and bread with Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar (Abu Bakr), then he led the prayer just like that and did not perform fresh ablution.” It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is permissible to give something to someone for a lifetime.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sale of Muhaqala, Muzara’ah (sharecropping), the sale of fruits on contract for several years, and the exception of specific trees. However, he permitted that a person may give his garden as a loan to a poor person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: In Paradise, the people of Paradise will eat and drink, but they will neither defecate nor urinate, nor will they blow their noses or spit. Their food will be digested by a single burp, and their sweat will have the fragrance of musk.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) having donned the Ihram for Hajj. We performed the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded us to consider it as Ihram for ‘Umrah and to come out of the state of Ihram. So we went out towards Batha, and a man said, “Today I will go to my wife.” When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to know of this, he said, “If what came to me later had come to me earlier, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me, and I too would have come out of Ihram.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that at the place of Hudaybiyyah, in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we slaughtered seventeen camels, one camel on behalf of every seven people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked his family to bring some curry. They said, "We have nothing except vinegar." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had it brought and ate it, and said, "Vinegar is the best curry."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was the habit of the Companions that they would not extend their hands before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man slaughtered a six-month-old kid before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Eid prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This will not suffice for anyone other than you," and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade slaughtering the animal before the prayer.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once we were returning with the Messenger of Allah. When we reached Dhat al-Riqa’, we left a shady tree for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). A polytheist came at that time, and the Prophet’s sword was hanging from the tree. He took the Prophet’s sword and drew it, and said, “Do you fear me?” I said, “No.” He said, “Now who will save you from my hand?” I said, “Allah will save me.” Hearing this, the sword fell from his hand. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Now who will save you from me?” Then the companions frightened him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put the sword back in its sheath and then announced the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led one group in two rak‘ahs, then they left, and he led the other group in two rak‘ahs as well. In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed four rak‘ahs, and the people prayed two rak‘ahs.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once we were returning with the Messenger of Allah. When we reached Dhat al-Riqa’, we left a shady tree for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). A polytheist came at that time, and the Prophet’s sword was hanging from the tree. He took the Prophet’s sword and drew it, and said, “Do you fear me?” I said, “No.” He said, “Now who will save you from my hand?” I said, “Allah will save me.” Hearing this, the sword fell from his hand. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Now who will save you from me?” Then the companions frightened him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put the sword back in its sheath and then announced the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led one group in two rak‘ahs, then they left, and he led the other group in two rak‘ahs as well. In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed four rak‘ahs, and the people prayed two rak‘ahs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once passed through a market where there was a dead goat with very small ears lying there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) picked it up and said to the people: "How much would you like to buy this for?" The people said, "We do not want to buy it for anything. What would we do with it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated his question. The people said, "Even if it were alive, having small ears would be a defect, and now that it is dead, how could we buy it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah, this goat is more insignificant in your eyes than the world is in the sight of Allah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) reciting the Talbiyah for Hajj, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded us and we made it the Ihram for Umrah.

Someone asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about what was done with the khums. He replied: They would provide a mount for a warrior, then give a mount to another in the path of Allah, then to a third person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that at the place of Hudaybiyyah, we were afflicted by thirst. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had only one bowl from which he was performing ablution. The people, anxious, came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his blessed hand in that bowl and said: "Take this water by reciting Bismillah." And water began to gush forth from between the fingers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) like springs. All of us drank from it and performed ablution. The narrator asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): "How many people were you?" He replied: "Fifteen hundred, and if we had been one hundred thousand, even then that water would have sufficed for us."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man died, leaving behind a mudabbar slave, and he died in debt. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that his slave be sold to pay off his debt, so the people sold him for eight hundred dirhams.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that when his father, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Haram, was martyred, he had some debt upon him. I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: My father has passed away and he had some debt, and we have nothing except what our trees produce, but that does not even reach one-sixth of his debt. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went with me so that the creditors would not behave harshly with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) walked around the pile of dates, went there, supplicated, and said: Call the creditors. Until all the debts were paid off, and my dates remained just as they were before.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Trench, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the people three times to bring news of the enemy, and each time Sayyiduna Zubair volunteered himself for this service. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prophet had a disciple, and my disciple is Zubair.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and pledged allegiance on his blessed hand. After some time, he suffered from a very high fever. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Please annul my pledge of allegiance." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused. This happened three times. The fourth time, he did not come. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired, and the companions informed him that he had left Madinah. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Madinah is like a furnace; it removes impurities and makes the good thing bright and clean."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a morsel of food falls from any of you, he should remove whatever harmful thing is on it and eat it, and not leave it for Satan. And he should not wipe his hand with a towel until he has licked his fingers, for he does not know in which part of his food the blessing lies.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Iblis places his throne upon the water, then he sends out his troops. The one among them who causes the greatest tribulation is the closest to him in proximity.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Satan has despaired of ever being worshipped again by those who pray, but he is eager to sow discord among them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever dies in a certain state, Allah will raise him in that very state.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of Hajj, and we had no other intention except Hajj. When we reached the place of Sarif, Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) began her menstrual period. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyidah Aisha and found her weeping. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her the reason for her crying, and she replied, "I am crying because my period has started." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is something Allah has decreed for all the daughters of Adam." We reached Makkah Mukarramah on the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah, performed Tawaf of the House of Allah, and did Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, and by the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we became completely halal (came out of the state of Ihram). Some people began to say, "We set out only with the intention of Hajj, we had no other intention except Hajj. When only four days remained between us and Arafat, this command came. Does this mean that when we proceed towards Arafat, impure drops will be dripping from our private parts?" When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he delivered a sermon and said: "Umrah has been included in Hajj. If I had known beforehand what I came to know later, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me, and if I did not have the sacrificial animal with me, I too would have become halal. Therefore, whoever does not have the sacrificial animal should become halal." And Suraqah bin Malik came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of stoning Jamrah Aqabah and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Is this command specific to this year or forever?" He replied: "This command is forever." Then we reached Arafat, and after returning from there, Sayyidah Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah! You all are returning with both Hajj and Umrah, while I am returning with only Hajj." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed her brother Abdur Rahman to take her to Tan'eem, so Sayyidah Aisha performed Umrah in Dhul-Hijjah after Hajj, and after performing Umrah from Tan'eem, she returned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with the intention of performing Hajj. We reached Makkah Mukarramah on the 4th of Dhul-Hijjah. We performed the Tawaf of the House of Allah, prayed two rak‘ahs of Tawaf, and performed Sa‘i between Safa and Marwah. According to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we had our hair shortened. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Become halal (come out of the state of Ihram)." We asked: "O Messenger of Allah! How?" He said: "Just as perfume becomes halal for a non-Muhrim woman." So the people secluded themselves with their wives and started applying perfume. Some people began to say that we had set out only with the intention of Hajj, and we had no other intention besides Hajj. When there were four days left between us and ‘Arafat, this command came, meaning that when we set out towards ‘Arafat, drops of impurity would be dripping from our private parts. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to know of this, he delivered a sermon and said that ‘Umrah has been included in Hajj. If this matter had come to me earlier, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me, and if I did not have the Hadi (sacrificial animal) with me, I too would have become halal. Therefore, whoever does not have the Hadi should become halal. Learn the rites of Hajj from me. Then he allowed the people to remain in the state of non-Ihram until the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah, when the order to proceed to Mina was given, and they donned the Ihram for Hajj. On this journey, whoever had the Hadi with him, sacrifice was obligatory upon him, and whoever did not have it, fasting was obligatory upon him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) included seven people in one camel and one cow. And remember that for Hajj and ‘Umrah, they performed the Tawaf of the House of Allah only once, and the Sa‘i between Safa and Marwah only once.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), thinking that we were going for Hajj. When we reached Makkah Mukarramah, it was announced that whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal should come out of Ihram, and whoever has a sacrificial animal should remain in Ihram. So, the people performed Umrah and came out of Ihram, except for those who had a sacrificial animal. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also remained in the state of Ihram; he had one hundred camels with him. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Ali also came from Yemen, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked him: "With what intention did you put on Ihram?" He replied: "I made the intention that, O Allah, I put on the same Ihram as Your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has put on." Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave him more than thirty camels, and both of them remained in the state of Ihram until the sacrificial animal reached its place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People are like mines of gold and silver; those who were the best in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance are the best in Islam as well, provided they gain understanding of the religion.