Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “‘Umra’ is permissible for its people, or it is inheritance for its people.”

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

Once, Hasan bin Muhammad asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) about the ritual bath (ghusl) after sexual impurity. He replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pour water over his head with his hands three times. He (Hasan) said, "But my hair is very long." Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had more hair on his blessed head than you in terms of quantity, and in terms of fragrance, his hair was the best of all."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us, and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said: The truest word is the Book of Allah, the best way is the way of Muhammad, the worst things are newly invented matters. Then, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued mentioning the Day of Judgment, his voice would become louder and his passion would increase, and it seemed as if he was warning against an approaching army. Then he said: I and the Hour have been sent like this. Saying this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his index and middle fingers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I had a debt upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) paid it off and gave me even more. At that time, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was in the mosque, so he said to me: Go and perform two rak‘ahs in the mosque.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said one day: "Today, the righteous man of Abyssinia, Ashamah, has passed away. Come, form rows." So we formed rows and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Close the doors and mention the name of Allah at that time, because the door upon which Allah's name is mentioned, the devil cannot open it. Extinguish the lamps and mention the name of Allah over them. Tie the mouths of the water-skins by mentioning the name of Allah, and cover the vessels by reciting Bismillah, even if it is with a piece of wood.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pelt the first Jamrah with pebbles on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah at the time of forenoon, and on the following days he performed the Rami at the time of decline (of the sun).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had the opportunity to perform the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf) with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, the enemy was positioned between us and the Qiblah. We formed two rows behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir and we also said the takbir with him. Then he bowed (in ruku‘) and we all bowed with him. Then, when he raised his head from ruku‘ and went into prostration (sajdah), only those in the first row performed sajdah with him, while the second row remained standing in front of the enemy. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and those in the first row stood up, the people in the back row went into sajdah. After that, the people in the back row came forward and the people in the front row moved to the back. Then we all bowed together, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed sajdah, the first row also performed sajdah, and when they sat, the people in the back row also performed sajdah, and all of us ended the prayer together with salam, just as nowadays your security detachments do with their commanders.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoning the Jamarat with pebbles of clay fragments.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the sale of fruit before it had ripened and become good.

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 replied, "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.

Imam Baqir, may Allah have mercy on him, says that we went to the service of Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, and he was among the Banu Salamah. We asked him about the Hajj of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: He said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stayed in Madinah for nine years and did not perform Hajj (after migration). In the tenth year, he, peace and blessings be upon him, announced among the people that the Messenger of Allah would perform Hajj, so many people came to Madinah. Everyone wished to follow the Messenger of Allah and perform all actions as he did. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, set out on the twentieth of Dhu al-Qa'dah, so we also set out with him. When we reached Dhu al-Hulayfah, Asma bint Umays gave birth to Muhammad bin Abi Bakr there, so she sent someone to ask the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, what should I do? He said: "Take a bath, tie a cloth as a loincloth, and enter into Ihram." Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mounted his camel Qaswa. When his camel straightened at the place of Bida', the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, proclaimed the word of Tawheed and said: «لبيك اللهم لبيك . . . . . . . . .» and the people also recited the same Talbiyah as he did. Some people added "Dhu al-Ma'arij" and other words to it, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, heard this but did not say anything to them. I saw as far as the eye could see, and on the right and left of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, there were people walking and riding. The same was the case behind, on the right and on the left. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was among us, the Qur'an was being revealed to him, he knew its meaning, so whatever he did, we also did in the same way. Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said that our intention was only for Hajj. When we reached the House of Allah, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, kissed the Black Stone and performed Raml in three circuits and walked normally in four circuits. Then he came to the Station of Ibrahim and after praying two rak'ahs behind it, he said: «واتخذو من مقام ابراهيم مصلي» and in those two rak'ahs he recited «قل ياايها الكافرون» and «قل هو الله احد». Then he returned near the House of Allah, kissed the Black Stone, and exited towards Safa from the door. When he approached Safa, he recited this verse: «ان الصفا والمروة من شعائر الله» We will also begin with what Allah mentioned first. So the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, began with Safa, climbed Safa, and when he saw the House of Allah, he said Takbir and said: «لا اله الله وحده لاشريك . . . . . . . . الخ » Then he made this supplication in between and repeated these words three times. Then he descended towards Marwah. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, began to descend into the valley, he performed Raml (walked briskly, shaking his shoulders) in the low part of the valley. When he began to ascend, he walked at his normal pace, and did on Marwah what he had done on Safa. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, completed the seventh circuit on Marwah, he said: "If I had known earlier what I came to know later, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me and would have made my Hajj an 'Umrah. So whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal should come out of Ihram and make this Hajj an 'Umrah." So all the people came out of Ihram. Then Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'sham stood up and asked, "Is this command for us for this year only or forever?" The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, interlocked his fingers and said: "'Umrah has entered into Hajj in this way." Then he said three times: "This command is forever." And Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived from Yemen with the Prophet's sacrificial animals and saw that Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, had come out of Ihram, was wearing colored clothes, and had applied kohl, so he was surprised at this. Sayyidah Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "My father gave me this command." Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, used to say in Kufa that after this I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in a state of anger over Fatimah's action and to ask about what Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, had mentioned from him, that during the days of Hajj she came out of Ihram, wore colored clothes, and applied kohl. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "She has spoken the truth, I gave her this command." Then he said: "She has spoken the truth. When you intended Hajj, what did you say?" Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "O Allah, I enter into Ihram with the same intention as Your Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I have the sacrificial animal with me, so do not come out of Ihram." And the sacrificial animals that Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, brought from Yemen and those that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, brought from Madinah, all together became one hundred. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, slaughtered sixty-three camels with his own hand and gave the rest to Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who slaughtered them, and he included him in his sacrifice. Then, according to the command of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, a piece of meat from each camel was taken and put in a pot and cooked. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, ate some of that meat and drank its broth. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I have offered the sacrifice here, and all of Mina is a place of sacrifice." And after standing in 'Arafat, he said: "I have stood here, and all of 'Arafat is a place of standing." And after standing in Muzdalifah, he said: "I have stood here, and all of Muzdalifah is a place of standing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said to Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "May Allah protect you from the rule of fools." He asked, "What is the rule of fools, what is meant by it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By this is meant those rulers who will come after me, who will not follow my way and will not adopt my Sunnah. Those who affirm their lies and assist them in their oppression, they have no connection with me and I have no connection with them, and these people will not be able to come to me at the Pond of Kawthar. But those who do not affirm their lies and do not assist them in their oppression, they are from me and I am from them, and soon they will come to me at the Pond of Kawthar. O Ka'b bin Ujrah! Fasting is a shield, charity erases sins, prayer is a means of nearness to Allah, or he said, it is a proof. O Ka'b bin Ujrah! No being whose nourishment is from the unlawful will be able to enter Paradise, and Hell is more deserving of him. O Ka'b bin Ujrah! People will be divided into two groups: some will purchase their souls and free them, and some will purchase them and destroy them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The owner of camels who does not pay their due right, those camels will come on the Day of Resurrection in the most robust form, and soft ground will be spread for them, upon which they will trample their owner with their feet and hooves. And the owner of cows who does not pay their due right, those cows will come on the Day of Resurrection healthier than before, and soft ground will be spread for them; they will gore him with their horns and trample him under their feet. And the owner of goats who does not pay their due right, those goats will appear healthier on the Day of Resurrection; soft ground will be spread for them, and they will gore him with their horns and trample him with their hooves. Among those goats, there will be none without horns or with broken horns. And the owner of a treasure who does not pay its due right, on the Day of Resurrection his treasure will come in the form of a bald-headed snake, and with its mouth open, it will chase him. When it reaches its owner, he will run away upon seeing it. At that time, the Lord of the worlds will call out to him: "Take hold of your treasure, which you used to hoard. I was more independent of it than you." When that person sees that there is no way to escape from that snake, he will put his hand in its mouth, and the snake will chew his hand as a bull chews.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain, however, there is an addition in it that when a man heard this, he submitted in the presence of the Messenger: O Messenger of Allah! What is the right of camels? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: To milk it at the water, to give its bucket to someone who asks, to give its male to someone who asks, to give it as a gift, and to ride it at the time of jihad in the way of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade exchange marriages (watte satta) in which no dowry (mahr) is specified, but rather the exchange itself is considered the obligatory dowry.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that one of his maternal aunts was divorced. She wanted to go out to cut the fruit from her trees, but a man strictly forbade her from going out. She came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted her permission, saying: "You may go and cut the fruit from your trees, for perhaps you may give it in charity or use it in some good deed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory for every branch of a tribe to pay a share of the blood money, and he also wrote that it is not permissible for anyone to make a contract of alliance with the slave of a Muslim man without his permission.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to sell those slave women of ours who were mothers of our children, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was alive at that time; he did not see any harm in it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stoned to death a man from the tribe of Aslam, a Jewish man, and a woman.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade beating any animal after tying it up.

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 considered 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 during the time of the Battle of Khaybar, we ate the meat of horses and wild donkeys, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade (us from eating) domesticated donkeys.

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) saying: People ask me about the Hour (Day of Judgment), while its true knowledge is only with Allah. However, I swear that none of those living today will remain alive after a hundred years.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of you should walk wearing only one shoe, nor eat with his left hand, nor wrap his body in a single garment, nor sit with one knee raised, and when lying on his back, he should not place one leg over the other.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once bread and meat were presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water for ablution, performed ablution, and offered the Zuhr prayer. Then the remaining food was brought and he ate it, and then stood for prayer without performing ablution again. Similarly, once I went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and on his dining mat there was a bowl in which there was bread and meat, and another bowl was placed there in which there was also bread and meat. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ate from it, and stood for prayer without performing a new ablution.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The straightening of the rows is a part of the completion of prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, Abu Quhafa (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 of his head had become white like the "thaghama" herb. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Change the color of his hair, but avoid black color.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for ten years, and during the markets of ‘Ukaz, Majannah, and the season of Hajj, he would go to the people in the plain of Mina at their dwellings and meet them, and he would say: “Who will give me shelter in his home? Who will help me so that I may convey the message of my Lord, and he will be granted Paradise?” Sometimes a man would come from Yemen or Egypt, and the people of his tribe would come to him and say: “Beware of this young man from Quraysh, lest he mislead you.” When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pass by their tents, they would point at him with their fingers, until Allah raised us up for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Yathrib, and we gave him shelter and affirmed him. Thus, one of us would go out, believe in the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would teach him the Qur’an. When he returned home, by the blessing of his Islam, his family would also become Muslim, until there was no house of the Ansar left in which there was not a group of Muslims, and all these people would openly declare Islam.

One day, all the people gathered for consultation and said: “How long will we leave the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in this state, that he is being driven about in the mountains of Makkah and lives in fear?” So, seventy men from among us set out towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and reached him during the days of Hajj. We agreed among ourselves to meet in a valley, and we gathered with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one by one or two by two, until when we were all present, we said: “O Messenger of Allah! On what condition should we pledge allegiance to you?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance to me on the condition that you will listen and obey in both activity and inactivity, in hardship and ease, and spend in all circumstances, enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and that you will not fear the blame of any blamer for speaking the truth, and that you will help me and protect me in the same way you protect yourselves, your wives, and your children. And in return, you will have Paradise.” So we stood up and pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna As‘ad bin Zurara (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the youngest, took the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “O people of Yathrib! Wait. We have come here after enduring hardship with our camels so that we may be certain that he is the Messenger of Allah. (Understand this:) Today, taking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) away from here means separating yourselves from the entire Arab world, having your best men killed, and facing the sword. If you can be patient upon this, then your reward is with Allah. But if you fear any cowardice in yourselves, then make it clear now, so that it may be an excuse for you before Allah.” Upon this, all the Ansar said: “As‘ad! Move aside. By Allah! We will never abandon this pledge nor end it.” Thus, in this way, we pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge from us on the promise and conditions of being granted Paradise.

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

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 once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey whose face had been branded and smoke had been blown into its nostrils. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who has done this? No one should brand the face, and no one should strike the face.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a monitor lizard was brought to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused to eat it and said: I do not know, it may be from among those towns and times that were transformed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Guard yourselves against oppression, for oppression will be darknesses on the Day of Resurrection. And guard yourselves against miserliness, for miserliness destroyed those before you and incited them to shed blood among themselves and to make lawful what was forbidden to them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the tribe of Aslam came and confessed to adultery before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face away from him. When he had testified about himself in this way four times, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you insane?" He replied, "No." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Are you married?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the order, and he was stoned to death at the Eid ground. When the stones struck him, he ran away, but the people caught him and pelted him with stones until he died. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke good words about him but did not offer his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the Battle of Khaybar, people were afflicted with hunger. They caught and slaughtered domesticated donkeys and filled pots with their meat. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) found out, he ordered us, and we overturned our pots. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon Allah will grant you such sustenance that is more lawful and purer than this. Thus, on that day, we lifted the boiling pots. And on that occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared the meat of domesticated donkeys and mules, every predatory animal with fangs, every bird with talons, animals tied and used as targets, animals that die after being snatched from the mouth of a beast, and animals that die after being seized from another animal, to be forbidden.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever commits looting has no connection with us."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not find shoes should wear leather socks, and whoever does not find an izar (waist-wrapper) should wear trousers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the sale of fruit before it had ripened and become good.