Hadith 102
´It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Shaqiq said:` "I said to 'Aishah: 'Which of the (Prophet's) Companions was most beloved to him?' She said: 'Abu Bakr.' I said: 'Then which of them?' She said: ''Umar.' I said: 'Then which of them?' She said: 'Abu 'Ubaidah.'"
Hadith 152
´It was narrated from Salim that:` A poet praised Bilal bin 'Abdullah and said: "Bilal bin 'Abdullah is better than any other Bilal." Ibn 'Umar said: 'You are lying. The Bilal of the Messenger of Allah is better than any other Bilal.'"
Hadith 170
´It was narrated that Abu Dharr said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'There will be people among my Ummah (nation) after me who will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go any deeper than their throats. They will pass through Islam like an arrow passing through its target, then they will never return to it. They are the most evil of mankind and of all creation.' " 'Abdullah bin Samit said: "I mentioned to Rafi' bin 'Amr, the brother of Hakam bin 'Amr Ghifari and he said: 'I also heard that from the Messenger of Allah.'"
Hadith 217
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Learn the Qur'an, recite it and go to bed, for the likeness of the Qur'an and the one who learns it and acts upon it is that of a sack filled with musk, which spreads its fragrance everywhere. And the likeness of one who learns it then goes to bed with it in his heart is that of a sack that is tied up from which no fragrance comes out.'"
Hadith 234
´Bahz bin Hakim narrated from his father that his grandfather Mu'awiyah Al-Qushairi said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Let the one who is present convey to the one who is absent.'"
Hadith 287
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Were it not that it would be too difficult for my Ummah (nation), I would have commanded them to use the tooth stick at every time of prayer.'"
Hadith 327
´It was narrated that 'Aishah said:` "The Prophet went out to urinate, and 'Umar followed him with water. He said: 'What is this, O 'Umar?' He said: 'Water.' He said: 'I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I urinate. If I did that it would have become a Sunnah.'"
Hadith 568
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّهَا اسْتَعَارَتْ مِنْ أَسْمَاءَ قِلَادَةً فَهَلَكَتْ ، " فَأَرْسَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُنَاسًا فِي طَلَبِهَا ، فَأَدْرَكَتْهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ فَصَلَّوْا بِغَيْرِ وُضُوءٍ ، فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ التَّيَمُّمِ " ، فَقَالَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ : جَزَاكِ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ بِكِ أَمْرٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكِ مِنْهُ مَخْرَجًا ، وَجَعَلَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ فِيهِ بَرَكَةً .
´It was narrated from 'Aishah that:` She borrowed a necklace from Asma', and she lost it. The Prophet sent some people to look for it, and the time for prayer came so they prayed without ablution. When they came to the Prophet they complained to him about that, then the Verse of dry ablution was revealed. Usaid bin Hudair said: "May Allah reward you with good, for by Allah, nothing ever happens to you but Allah grants you a way out and blesses the Muslims thereby."
Hadith 618
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah said, 'No one of you should stand to pray when he feels some discomfort (because of needing to urinate or defecate).'"
Hadith 623
´It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:` "A woman asked the Prophet: 'I bleed continuously and I do not become pure. Should I give up the prayer?' He said: 'No, but leave off praying for the number of days and nights that used to menstruate.'" (One of the narrators) Abu Bakr (Ibn Abu Shaibah) said in this Hadith: "Estimate the number of days in the month, then take a bath and cover your private part with a cloth and perform prayer."
Hadith 659
´It was narrated from 'Abdul Jabbar bin Wa'il that his father said:` "A bucket was brought to the Prophet; he rinsed his mouth and spat into it, and it was like musk or better than musk, and he rinsed his nostrils outside the bucket."
Hadith 691
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Were it not that it would be too difficult for my Ummah, I would have delayed the 'Isha' prayer until one third or one half of the night had passed.'"
Hadith 792
´It was narrated that Ibn Umm Maktum said:` "I said to the Prophet: 'I am an old man and blind; my house is far away, and I have no one to lead me. Is there any concession (for me not to have to attend the prayer in the mosque)?' He said: 'Can you hear the call?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then I do not find any concession for you.'"
Hadith 794
´Ibn 'Abbas and Ibn 'Umar narrated that:` They heard the Prophet say on his pulpit: "People should desist from failing to attend the congregations, otherwise Allah will seal their hearts, and they will be among the negligent."
Hadith 803
´Muhammad bin ‘Amr bin ‘Ata’ said:` “I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi say: ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for prayer, he would face the prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: “Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great).”
Hadith 1162
´It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mughaffal said:` “The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Between every two Adhans there is a prayer.’ He said it three times, and on the third time he said, ‘For those who wish.’”*
Hadith 1213
حَدَّثَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ،
وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ،
وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ
عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ
نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " سَهَا فَسَلَّمَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ " ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ : ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَقَصُرَتْ أَمْ نَسِيتَ ؟ ، قَالَ : " مَا قَصُرَتْ وَمَا نَسِيتُ " ، قَالَ : صَلَّيْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، قَالَ : " أَكَمَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ " ، قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، " فَتَقَدَّمَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ " .
´It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forgot and said the Taslim after two Rak’ah. A man who was called Dhul-Yadain said to him:` ‘O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?’ He said: ‘It has not been shortened and I did not forget.’ He said: ‘But you prayed two Rak’ah.’ He said: ‘Is what Dhul-Yadain says true?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ So he went forward and performed two Rak’ah and said the Salam, then he prostrated twice for prostrations of forgetfulness.
Hadith 1214
حَدَّثَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : " صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِحْدَى صَلَاتَيِ الْعَشِيِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ كَانَتْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَسْتَنِدُ إِلَيْهَا " ، فَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ يَقُولُونَ : قَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ؟ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ، فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يَقُولَا لَهُ شَيْئًا ، وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلُ الْيَدَيْنِ يُسَمَّى ذَا الْيَدَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : " لَمْ تَقْصُرْ وَلَمْ أَنْسَ " ، قَالَ : فَإِنَّمَا صَلَّيْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، قَالَ : " أَكَمَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ " ، قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، " فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak’ah, then he said the Salam. Then he stood up and went to a piece of wood in the mosque, and leaned against it. Those who were in a hurry left the mosque, saying that the prayer had been shortened. Among the people were Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, but they dared not say anything. Among the people there was also a man with long hands who was called Dhul- Yadain. He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?’ He said: ‘It has not been shortened and I did not forget.’ He said: ‘But you prayed two Rak’ah.’ He said: ‘Is what Dhul- Yadain says true?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ So he went forward and performed two Rak’ah and said the Salam, then he prostrated twice, and then he said the Salam again.”
Hadith 1248
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade two prayers:` prayer after the Fajr until the sun has risen, and prayer after ‘Asr until the sun has set.
Hadith 1276
´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:` “The Prophet (ﷺ), then Abu Bakr, then ‘Umar, used to pray the ‘Eid prayer before delivering the sermon.”
Hadith 1288
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
دَاوُدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ
عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي
أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ ، فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ ، فَيَقِفُ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ ، فَيَسْتَقْبِلُ النَّاسَ وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ " ، فَيَقُولُ : " تَصَدَّقُوا تَصَدَّقُوا ، فَأَكْثَرُ مَنْ يَتَصَدَّقُ النِّسَاءُ بِالْقُرْطِ وَالْخَاتَمِ وَالشَّيْءِ ، فَإِنْ كَانَتْ حَاجَةٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ بَعْثًا يَذْكُرُهُ لَهُمْ وَإِلَّا انْصَرَفَ " .
´Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to go out on the day of ‘Eid and lead the people in praying two Rak’ah, then he would say the Salam and stand on his two feet facing the people while they were sitting down. He would say: ‘Give in charity. Give in charity.’ Those who gave most in charity were the women, (they would give) earrings and rings and things. If he wanted to send out an expedition he would mention it, otherwise he would leave.”
Hadith 1307
´It was narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to bring them (the women) out on the day of Fitr and the day of Nahr.” Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “We said: ‘What if one of them does not have an outer covering?’ He said: ‘Let her sister share her own outer covering with her.’”
Hadith 1411
´Abul-Abrad, the freed slave of Banu Khatmah, said that he heard Usaid bin Zuhair Ansari who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) narrating that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “One prayer in the Quba’ Mosque is like ‘Umrah.”
Hadith 1493
It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab Al-Fazari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for a woman who had died in nifas* and he stood level with her middle (i.e. her waist).” *The postnatal bleeding period.
Hadith 1577
´It was narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said:` “We were prevented from following the funeral, but that was not made binding on us.”
Hadith 1585
It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the woman who scratches her face and rends her garment and cries that she is doomed (i.e. because of the death of this person).
Hadith 1630
حَدَّثَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي
حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي
ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَال : قَالَتْ لِي فَاطِمَةُ : " يَا أَنَسُ كَيْفَ سَخَتْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَنْ تَحْثُوا التُّرَابَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ " . (حديث موقوف) (حديث موقوف) وحَدَّثَنَا وحَدَّثَنَا
ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ
أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ، قَالَتْ حِينَ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَا أَبَتَاهُ إِلَى جِبْرَائِيلَ أَنْعَاهُ ، وَا أَبَتَاهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ مَا أَدْنَاهُ ، وَا أَبَتَاهُ جَنَّةُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ مَأْوَاهُ ، وَا أَبَتَاهُ أَجَابَ رَبًّا دَعَاهُ " ، قَالَ حَمَّادٌ : فَرَأَيْتُ ثَابِتًا حِينَ حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بَكَى حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ أَضْلَاعَهُ تَخْتَلِفُ .
´It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:` “Fatimah said to me: ‘O Anas, how did you manage to scatter dust on the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’” And Thabit narrated to us from Anas that Fatimah said: “When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed away: ‘O my father! To Jibra’il we announce his death; O my father, how much closer he is now to his Lord; O my father, the Paradise of Firdaws is his abode; O my father, he has answered the call of his Lord.” (One of the narrators) Hammad said: "I saw Thabit, when he narrated this Hadith, weeping until I could see his ribs moving up and down."
Hadith 1652
حَدَّثَنَا
عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَوْدِيُّ ،
وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
زَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، عَنْ
عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيُّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : أَبْصَرْتُ الْهِلَالَ اللَّيْلَةَ ، فَقَالَ :" أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : " قُمْ يَا بِلَالُ فَأَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَصُومُوا غَدًا " ، قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ : هَكَذَا رِوَايَةُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ ، وَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ، وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، وَقَالَ : فَنَادَى أَنْ يَقُومُوا ، وَأَنْ يَصُومُوا " .
´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:` “A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘I have seen the new crescent tonight.’ He said: ‘Do you bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Get up, O Bilal, and announce to the people that they should fast tomorrow.’” Abu 'Ali said: "This is how it was narrated from Walid bin Abu Thawr and Hasan bin 'Ali. It was also narrated from Hammad bin Salamah, but he did not mention Ibn 'Abbas. He said: 'And he announced that they should perform the prayer and that they should fast.'"
Hadith 1673
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "Whoever eats out of forgetfulness while fasting, let him complete his fast, for it is Allah Who has fed him and given him to drink."
Hadith 1674
´It was narrated that Asma’ bint Abu Bakr said:` “We broke our fast on a cloudy day at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then the sun appeared.” I (one of the narrators) said to Hisham: "Were they commanded to make up for that day?" He said: "It had to be made up." (According to Hisham's opinion).
Hadith 1793
´Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that :` he heard the Prophet say: ”There is no sadaqah on anything less than five Awsaq of dates, five Awaq of silver and five camels.”
Hadith 1884
´It was narrated that:` Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah forbade Shighar.”
Hadith 1898
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعِنْدِي جَارِيَتَانِ مِنْ جَوَارِي الْأَنْصَارِ تُغَنِّيَانِ بِمَا تَقَاوَلَتْ بِهِ الْأَنْصَارُ فِي يَوْمِ بُعَاثٍ ، قَالَتْ : وَلَيْسَتَا بِمُغَنِّيَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَبِمَزْمُورِ الشَّيْطَانِ فِي بَيْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَذَلِكَ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدِ الْفِطْرِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ عِيدًا ، وَهَذَا عِيدُنَا " .
´It was narrated that 'Aishah said:` “Abu Bakr entered upon me, and there were two girls from the Ansar with me, singing about the Day of Bu'ath.” She said: “And they were not really singers. Abu Bakr said: 'The wind instruments of Satan in the house of the Prophet ?' That was on the day of 'Eid(Al-Fitr). But the Prophet said: 'O Abu Bakr, every people has its festival and this is our festival.' ”
Hadith 1920
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ،
وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
جَدِّهِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، عَوْرَاتُنَا مَا نَأْتِي مِنْهَا وَمَا نَذَرُ ، قَالَ : " احْفَظْ عَوْرَتَكَ إِلَّا مِنْ زَوْجَتِكَ ، أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي بَعْضٍ ، قَالَ : " فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ لَا تُرِيَهَا أَحَدًا ، فَلَا تُرِيَنَّهَا " ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا خَالِيًا ، قَالَ : " فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُسْتَحْيَا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ " .
´Bahz bin Hakim narrated from his father that his grandfather said:` “I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, with regard to our 'Awrah, what may we uncover of it and what must we conceal?' He said: 'Cover your 'Awrah, except from your wife and those whom your right hand possesses.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what if the people live close together?' He said: 'If you can make sure that no one sees it, then do not let anyone see it.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what if one of us is alone?' He said: 'Allah is more deserving that you should feel shy before Him than People.' ”
Hadith 1935
´It was narrated that 'Ali said:` “The Massenger of Allah cursed the Muhallil and the Muhallal lahu.”
Hadith 1954
´It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir:` that the Prophet said: “The conditions most deserving to be fulfilled are those by means of which the private parts become permissible for you.”
Hadith 1987
´It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:` the Prophet cursed the woman who does hair extensions and the one who has that done, and the woman who does tattoos and the one who has that done.
Hadith 2126
´It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him. "
Hadith 2169
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade two kinds of transactions: Mulimasah and Mundbadhah.
Hadith 2178
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` "Do not meet the traders on the way, and whoever meets any of them and buys from him, the vendor has the choice of annulling the transaction when he comes to the marketplace.''