Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a young man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "Will you permit me to be castrated?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Observe fasting and ask Allah for His bounty."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Jews greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "As-Saam Alaik, O Abu al-Qasim." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied only with, "Wa Alaikum." Sayyidah Aisha, from behind the curtain, angrily said, "Did you not hear what they are saying?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why not, I heard it and I also replied to them. Our supplication against them will be accepted, but their supplication against us will not be accepted."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore a silk garment which had been gifted to him from somewhere. Then he sent it, folded, to Sayyiduna Umar. Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Why did you take it off?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Jibril forbade me from it." Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Umar also came in, weeping, and said, "O Messenger of Allah! You dislike something and give it to me—what is my sin?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I did not give it to you to wear; I gave it to you so that you could sell it and use its price for your needs." So he sold it for two thousand dirhams.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When a person enters his house and mentions the name of Allah at the time of entering and at the time of eating, Satan says: There is no place for you to spend the night here, nor any food. But if he does not mention the name of Allah when entering the house, Satan says: You have found a place to spend the night. And if he does not mention the name of Allah at the time of eating as well, Satan says: You have found both a place to stay and food.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the place of Batha during the conquest of Makkah, he ordered Sayyiduna Umar to go to the Ka'bah and erase all the pictures present in it, and he did not enter the Ka'bah until the pictures inside had been erased.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I saw in a dream as if my neck had been cut off, it was rolling ahead of me and I was following it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This is from Satan. When any of you sees a disliked dream, he should not mention it to anyone and should seek refuge with Allah from the evil of Satan."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People follow the Quraysh in both good and evil.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best among the people in the time of ignorance are the best in the time of Islam, provided they gain understanding of the religion.

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: May Allah forgive the tribe of Ghifar and grant safety to the tribe of Aslam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: I hope that on the Day of Resurrection, my followers, my Ummah, will constitute one fourth of all the people of Paradise. At this, we raised the slogan of Takbeer. Then he said: I hope that they will be one third of all the people. At this, we again raised the slogan of Takbeer. Then he said: I hope that they will be one half of all the people.

Abu Zubair asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about the arrival. He replied: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: On the Day of Resurrection, we will be on a mound above all people. All nations and their idols will be called, one after another. Then our Lord will come to us and ask: "Whom are you waiting for?" The people will reply: "We are waiting for our Lord." He will say: "I am your Lord." The people will say: "We will remain here until we see Him." Then the Lord will manifest a manifestation before them in which He will be smiling, and every person, whether a hypocrite or a true believer, will be given a light. Then darkness will fall. Then the hypocrites, along with the Muslims, will follow behind and ascend the Bridge (Sirat), which will have thorns and pricking things that will snatch people away. After that, the light of the hypocrites will be extinguished, and the Muslims will be saved by crossing the Bridge. The first of the saved Muslims will have faces like the full moon on the fourteenth night. These people will be seventy thousand, and there will be no reckoning for them. The second group of those who are saved will be like the brightest star in the sky. Then, degree by degree, until permission for intercession will be granted, and people will intercede, by which every person who has even a grain of faith in his heart will be taken out of Hell and brought to the courtyard of Paradise. The people of Paradise will pour water over them until they grow just as wild plants grow in a flood, and the burning of their bodies will be removed. Then Allah will ask them, and He will grant them the world and ten times more than it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prophet had a supplication which he made for his ummah, and I have reserved my supplication for my ummah as intercession for the Day of Resurrection.

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 or spit. Their food will be digested by a single burp, and their sweat will have the fragrance of musk. And they will glorify and praise Allah as naturally as they breathe.

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 determined 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: Iblis places his throne upon the water, then he sends out his armies. The one among them who causes the greatest tribulation is the closest to him in rank.

Narrated to us Rawh, narrated to us Ibn Jurayj, informed me Abu al-Zubayr, that he heard Jabir ibn Abd Allah, and he did not attribute it to the Prophet: "I am your predecessor before you, so if you do not find me, I am at the Hawd, and the Hawd is as far as the distance between Aylah and Makkah, and men and women will come but they will not taste anything from it." This is mawquf and he did not attribute it to the Prophet.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: I will wait for you ahead; if you do not see me, then I will be at the Hawd (Pond) of Kawthar, which will be as long as the distance between Aylah and Makkah Mukarramah. Soon, many men and women will come with water skins and vessels, but they will not be able to drink anything from it. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will wait for those coming to the Hawd of Kawthar; some people will be snatched away before they reach me. I will say: O Lord, these are mine and my followers. The reply will come: You do not know what they did after you; they turned back on their heels after you. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: The Hawd of Kawthar is spread over the distance of a month’s journey; its two corners are equal, meaning its width is as much as its length. Its cups are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Its water is more fragrant than musk and whiter than milk. Whoever drinks its water once will never feel thirsty again.

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) all vessels made of Dubba, Naqir, and Muzaffat. And Nabidh used to be prepared for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a waterskin, and if there was no waterskin, then it would be prepared in a stone pot.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from performing istinja with dung or bones.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Let none of you move pebbles with his hand; it is better for him than a hundred camels, all of whose eyes are black. If Satan overcomes any one of you, then let him level it only once.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade keeping and making pictures in the house.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am also a human being, and I have made a covenant with my Lord that if any harsh words come from my mouth regarding a Muslim, it will be a means of purification for him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: A group from my Ummah will continue to fight for the truth and will remain dominant until the Day of Resurrection, until Sayyiduna Isa descends. Then their leader will say to him, "Please come forward and lead the prayer." But he will reply, "No, some of you are leaders over others, so that Allah may honor this Ummah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, one month before his passing, that people ask me about the Hour (Day of Judgment), although its true knowledge is only with Allah. However, I swear by Allah that none of those alive today will remain alive after one hundred years.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once two slaves fought with each other, one of whom belonged to a Muhajir and the other to an Ansari. The Muhajir called out to the Muhajireen and the Ansari called out to the Ansar for help. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out upon hearing these calls and said: "Leave these foul slogans." Then he said: "What are these cries of ignorance? What are these cries of the time of ignorance?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a child was born to an Ansari, and he named him Muhammad. We said to him, "We will not allow you this until we ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Name with my name, but do not use my kunyah (patronymic) as your kunyah, because I have been sent among you as one who distributes."

Asim bin Ubaidullah says that once I went to Syedna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him). When the time for prayer came, he wrapped himself in a single garment and performed the prayer, even though other clothes were lying nearby on the bed. When he finished the prayer with salam, he said: I have also seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) praying in this manner.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and pledged allegiance at his blessed hand. At that time, there was an epidemic in Madinah, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from leaving Madinah Munawwarah without permission. However, they left Madinah without taking permission. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Madinah Munawwarah is like a furnace which removes its impurities.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came and said that he had shaved his head before offering the sacrifice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Now offer the sacrifice, there is no harm. Then another came and said, O Messenger of Allah! I had my head shaved before performing the stoning (rami). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: Now perform the stoning, there is no harm.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Marhab, the Jew, came out of his fortress, fully armed, and was reciting these lines of poetry: "All of Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, armed, brave, and experienced. Sometimes I fight with a spear and sometimes I strike with a sword. When lions advance like flames, it is as if my sanctuary is the true sanctuary, to which no one can come near." And he was shouting, "Is there anyone to face me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who will face him?" Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah stepped forward and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I will face him, and by Allah, I am his equal. He killed my brother yesterday." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go forward," and prayed, "O Allah, help him." When both came close to each other, a tree came between them, and one of them began to use it as a shield to avoid his opponent. Whenever he used it as a shield, the other would strike at him with his sword, until both came face to face and there was no barrier left between them. After that, Marhab attacked Muhammad bin Maslamah with his sword and struck him. He blocked it with his shield; the sword hit the shield and cut through it, but Muhammad bin Maslamah was saved. Then Muhammad bin Maslamah attacked him with his sword and did not stop until he killed him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade (the eating of) domesticated donkeys at the time of the Battle of Khaybar, and permitted the meat of horses.

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 is alive or dead, or he dies or it reaches his children.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the sun sets, do not let your animals and your children go out of the house until the darkness of the night has passed, because when the sun sets, the devils descend until the darkness of the night has passed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer wrapped in a single garment. Someone asked Abu Az-Zubair whether this referred to obligatory prayer. He replied that this includes both obligatory and non-obligatory prayers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we ate the meat of the sacrificial animal of Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his blessed era, and we also brought it along as provisions for the journey.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I have a slave girl who serves us and also brings water. I also visit her at night, but I do not like her to become a mother." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, practice withdrawal (azl) with her, otherwise what is destined will surely happen." After some time, the same man came again and said: "That slave girl has become pregnant." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I had already told you that what is destined will surely happen."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No townsman should sell for a villager; leave the people alone so that Allah may provide for them from one another’s sustenance.

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) and Ibn Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade all vessels made of Dubba, Naqir, and Muzaffat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, that Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Mu’adh was struck by an arrow in the vein of his arm. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cauterized it with a broad-headed arrow with his blessed hand. It swelled, so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cauterized it again.