Musnad Ahmad

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 any harmful thing on it and eat it, and not leave it for Satan."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The food of one person is enough for two people, the food of two is enough for four, and the food of four is enough for eight people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any one of you eats food, 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 of Allah be upon him) said: "When any one of you comes to the mosque to pray, he should also keep a portion of the prayer for his house, because Allah will send goodness and blessings into his house due to the blessing of his prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw some people performing ablution and the water had not reached their heels. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to the heels from the fire of Hell."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once fever sought permission to present itself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Why have you come?" It replied, "I am «ام ملدم» (fever)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to go to the people of Quba. The distress they suffered from this fever, Allah knows best. So those people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and complained about the fever. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you want? If you wish, I will supplicate to Allah and He will remove it from you, and if you wish, it will become a means of purification for you." The people of Quba asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Can you do that?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" Upon this, they said: "Then let it remain."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, that Nu'man bin Qawqal came to the service of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, "O Messenger of Allah! If I consider the lawful as lawful and the unlawful as unlawful, and perform the obligatory prayers, and do nothing more than this, can I enter Paradise?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Yes."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you comes to the mosque to pray, he should also keep a portion of prayer for his house, because Allah will send goodness and blessings into his house due to his prayer.

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

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 said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, is performing ‘Umrah obligatory?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "No, but it is better (to do so)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took seventy camels with him in the year of Hudaybiyyah, and one camel was sacrificed on behalf of seven people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we went out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so some of us kept fast and some did not, but no one criticized the other.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "At the death of Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), even the Throne of the Most Merciful shook."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In Paradise, the people of Paradise will eat and drink, but they will neither defecate nor urinate, nor will they blow their noses, nor spit. Their food will be digested with 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 on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, Qahafah (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and at that time the hair on his head had turned white like the "thaghama" herb. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take him to a woman from his family and change the color of his hair, but avoid using black color.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is the right of pre-emption in every joint property and garden, and it is not permissible to sell it without informing one's partner. If he sells it, then his partner has more right to it, until he gives him permission.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the muezzin calls the adhan, Satan runs away as far as Rauha, which is a place thirty miles away from Madinah Munawwarah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon on Friday when "Sulaik" came and sat down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that when any one of you comes and the Imam is delivering the sermon, he should perform two short rak'ahs and then sit down.

Abu Nadrah says that once we were sitting with Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) when he said: Soon a time will come when no qafiz or dirham will be able to reach the people of Iraq from outside. We asked: How will this happen? He replied: This will be from the side of the non-Arabs; they will withhold these things. Then he said: A time will also come upon the people of Sham when no dinar or mudd will be able to reach them from outside. We asked: From whom will this be? He replied: From the Romans; they will withhold things. Then after a short pause, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last part of my Ummah, there will come a caliph who will distribute wealth among the people abundantly and will not count it. Jariri says: I asked Abu Nadrah and Abu Al-Ala: In your opinion, is that caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him)? They replied: No.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Keep your wealth with yourself, do not give it to anyone, and whoever gives something to someone for a lifetime, then it becomes his, whether he (the giver) remains alive or dies, or it passes to his children.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the example of the five obligatory prayers is like a river flowing at the door of one of you, and he bathes in it five times a day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we, meaning the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), had assumed Ihram only for Hajj, and we reached Makkah Mukarramah on the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his Companions to consider it as Ihram for Umrah and to come out of the state of Ihram. Upon this, people began to say among themselves that when only five days are left for the day of Arafat, we are being ordered to come out of Ihram so that when we proceed towards Mina, impure drops will be dripping from our private parts. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of this, he said: If that matter which came to me later 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 come out of Ihram. So you come out of Ihram and make it Umrah. He further says that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Yemen, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: With what intention did you assume Ihram? He said: With the same intention as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assumed Ihram. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then remain in the state of Ihram as I am.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey. On the way, he saw that people had gathered around a man and were shading him. Upon inquiry, the people said that he was fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fasting while on a journey is not an act of righteousness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the use of the price of every dog except a trained dog.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we could not eat the meat of sacrifice except for the three days of Mina. Later, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted us, saying: "You may eat it and also preserve it." So we began to eat it and store it.

Someone asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about riding on the sacrificial animal. He replied: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that if you are compelled, you may ride it in a good manner until you find another mount.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) performed Sa'i between Safa and Marwah only the first time, and did not do so after that.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the circumambulation (Tawaf) of the House of Allah during the Farewell Pilgrimage and performed the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah on his mount, so that the people could see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and could easily learn the religious rulings, because at that time the people had surrounded him (peace and blessings be upon him).

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, or raisins and dates.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. This was the same day when the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) son, Sayyiduna Ibrahim, passed away, and people began to say among themselves that the sun was eclipsed because of Ibrahim’s death. Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got ready and led the people in a prayer consisting of six bowings (ruku) and four prostrations (sajdah). In the first rak’ah, after saying the takbir, he recited a long recitation, then performed a bowing of similar length, then raised his head and recited again, this time a little shorter, then bowed for the duration of the standing, then raised his head and recited a third time, shorter than the previous recitation, then bowed for the duration of the standing, then raised his head and went into prostration, performing two prostrations. Then, after standing up, before going into prostration in the second rak’ah, he performed three bowings as mentioned, in which the first bowing was longer than the subsequent ones, but each bowing was as long as the standing. Then, during the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to move backward, so the rows of people also moved backward. After a while, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved forward and stood in his place, and the rows of people also moved forward. When the prayer was completed, the eclipse had ended and the sun had come out. On this occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O people, the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse because of anyone’s death. When you see such a thing, then perform prayer until the eclipse is over, for during this prayer I have seen all those things which have been promised to you. Indeed, Hell was brought before me—this was the time when you saw me moving backward, because I feared that its flames might touch me, until I said: ‘O Lord, I am still among them, and yet such nearness to Hell?’ I saw in Hell a man with a stick, dragging his stick in Hell. He used to steal the belongings of the pilgrims with his stick; if someone noticed, he would say, ‘This item got stuck to my stick,’ and if someone was unaware, he would take it away. I also saw in it the woman with the cat, who had tied it up, neither feeding it herself nor letting it go so it could eat the insects of the earth, until it died in that state. Similarly, Paradise was also brought before me—this was the time when you saw me move forward and stand in my place. I stretched out my hand and intended to pluck some of its fruits so that you could see them, but then I thought it better not to do so.”

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) once, while narrating about the Farewell Pilgrimage, said that after the Tawaf, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to come out of the state of Ihram and said: "When you intend to depart for Mina, then put on Ihram again." So we put on Ihram from the valley of Batha.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of 'Eid al-Adha (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah) throwing pebbles at the Jamarat while riding his mount. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: "Learn your rites of Hajj from me, for I do not know whether I will be able to perform Hajj again after this year or not."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Eid al-Fitr, I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He led the prayer before the sermon without any adhan or iqamah. After the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up leaning on the hand of Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and delivered the sermon. He praised Allah, admonished and advised the people, and encouraged them to obey Allah. Then, taking Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) with him, he went towards the women, praised Allah there as well, admonished and advised them, and encouraged them to obey Allah. He said: "Give charity, for most of you are the fuel of Hell." A woman with sunken cheeks from the lower ranks asked the reason for this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Because you complain a lot and are very ungrateful to your husbands." Upon hearing this, the women began to take off their jewelry, necklaces, earrings, and rings, and started putting them in the cloth of Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him).

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

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), we used to benefit from the fact that seven people would jointly sacrifice one cow.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that any animal be tied up and then killed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade branding on the face and hitting on the face.

Abdur Rahman says that I asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about the badger, whether I can eat it? He replied: Yes! I asked: Is it game? He replied: Yes! I asked him: Is this statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey. On the way, he saw that people had gathered around a man and were shading him. Upon asking, the people informed that he was fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fasting while on a journey is not an act of righteousness.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a funeral passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he stood up and we also stood up. I said: O Messenger of Allah! This is the funeral of a Jew. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Death is a distressing matter, so whenever you see a funeral, stand up.