The same hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of authorities with the addition: The belief is among the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites.

Abu Hurairah (RA) said: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) (may peace and blessings be upon him) saying: There came the people of Yemen, they are tender of feelings and meek of hearts. The belief is that of the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites, the tranquillity is among the owners of goats and sheep, and pride and conceitedness is among the uncivil owners of the camels, the people of the tents in the direction of sunrise.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The people said to the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) : Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection? The rest of the hadith was narrated according to the narration of Ibrahim bin Sa'd.

This tradition has been narrated by Mu'awyia bin Salim with the same chain of transmitters except for the words: "I was sitting beside the Messenger of Allah" and some other minor alterations.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw people at the end of the mosque, and then the (above-mentioned hadith) was narrated.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his head after bowing, he said: O Allah! our Lord, to Thee be the praise that would fill all the heavens and the earth, and all that it pleases Thee besides (them). O, thou art worthy of praise and glory, most worthy of what a servant says, and we all are Thy servants, no one can withhold what Thou givest or give what Thou withholdest, and riches cannot avail a wealthy person against Thee.

Al-Aswad and 'Alqama reported: We came to the house of 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud. He said: Have these people said prayer behind you? We said: No. He said: Then stand up and say prayer. He neither ordered us to say Adhan nor Iqama. We went to stand behind him. He caught hold of our hands and made one of us stand on his right hand and the other on his left side. When we bowed, we placed our hands on our knees. He struck our hands and put his hands together, palm to palm, then put them between his thighs. When he completed the prayer he said. There would soon come your Amirs, who would defer prayers from their appointed time and would make such delay that a little time is left before sunset. So when you see them doing so, say prayer at its appointed time and then say prayer along with them as (Nafl), and when you are three, pray together (standing in one row), and when you are more than three, appoint one amongst you as your Imam. And when any one of you bows he must place his hands upon his thighs and kneel down. and putting his palms together place (them within his thighs). I perceive as if I am seeing the gap between the fingers of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace he upon him).

This hadith is reported by Mansur with the same chain of transmitters, but with these words: "He should aim at correct (prayer) and it is advisable."

This hadith has been narrated by Mu'awiyah with the same chain of transmitters but with this exception that in this the words of Mu'awiyah:" It has been conveyed to me..." have not been mentioned.

This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Salama bin 'Abdul Rahman reported that Jabir told him that he had observed the prayer in danger with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (first) led one of the two groups in two rak'ah of prayer. and then led the second group in two rak'ah of prayer. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed four rak'ah and led in two rak'ah each of the groups.

Ja'far reported on the authority of his father that he asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed Jumu'a prayer. Re said: He used to observe prayer, and we then went (back) to our camels and gave them rest. 'Abdullah made this addition in his narration:" Till the sun passed the meridian. and the camels used for carrying water (took rest)."

'Amrah daughter of Abdul Rahman reported on the authority of the sister of Amra, I memorised (surah) Qaf Surah "By the glorious Qur'an" from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on Friday for he recited it on the pulpit on-every Friday."

'Amr bin al-'As reported: When the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) , they (the people) were called to congregational prayers. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two ruku's in one rak'ah. He then stood and observed two ruku's in (the second) rak'ah. The sun then became bright, and 'A'isha said; Never did I observe, ruku' and prostration longer than this (ruku' and prostration).

This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid with the same chain of transmitters except with (a slight) change of words (i. e. he [the Holy Prophet]) said: Or he enjoined what is good,... and said: He enters the evening [ie. he walks till evening].

Malik al-Ashja'i reported: We, nine, eight or seven men, were in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: Why don't you pledge allegiance to the Messenger of Allah? (ﷺ) -while we had recently pledged allegiance. So we said: Messenger of Allah, we have already pledged allegiance to you. He again said: Why don't you pledge allegiance to the Messenger of Allah? (ﷺ) And we said: Messenger of Allah, we have already pledged allegiance to you. He again said: Why don't you pledge allegiance to the Messenger of Allah? (ﷺ) We stretched our hands and said: Messenger of Allah, we have already pledged allegiance to you. Now tell (on what things) should we pledge allegiance to you. He said: you must pledge allegiance that you would worship Allah only and would not associate with Him anything, (and observe) five prayers, and obey- (and he said one thing in an undertone) -that you would not beg people of anything. (And as a consequence of that) I saw that some of these people did not ask anyone to pick up the whip for them if it fell down.

This badith has been reported on the authority of Yahya bin Abu Kathir with the same chain of transmitters (with a slight variation of these words): I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) after he had completed (the prayer) and there was a trace of clay on his forehead and tip (of the nose).

Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah (RA) narrated on the authority of his father (RA) that they went with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on an expedition to Hudaibiya. He (further) said: They had entered upon the state of Ihram except I for 'Umrah. He (again) said: I (Abu Qatadah (RA)) hunted a wild ass and fed my companions in the state of their being Muhrim. I then came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and informed him that we had with us the meat that was left out of it. Thereupon he said: Eat it while they were in the state of Ihram.

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters.

Ibn Abbas (RA) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: He who has land, it is better for him that he should let it out to his brother.

Abd Sa'id reported: Bilal (RA) came with fine quality of dates. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: From where (you have brought them)? Bilal (RA) said: We had inferior quality of dates and I exchanged two sa's (of inferior quality) with one sa (of fine quality) as food for Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Woe! it is in fact usury; therefore, don't do that. But when you intend to buy dates (of superior quality), sell (the inferior quality) in a separate bargain and then buy (the superior quality). And in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Sahl there is no mention of" whereupon"

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn 'Umar (RA) through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of words.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: There came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) eight persons from the tribe of 'Ukl, but with this addition that he did not cauterise (the wounds which had been inflicted upon them while punishing them).

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through some other chains of transmitters but with a slight variation of words.

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Usama bin al-Had al-Laithi.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar (RA) through some other Chains of transmitters.

It has been narrated on the authority of'Abdullah bin Rabah who said: We came to Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan (RA) as a deputation and Abu Hurairah (RA) was among us. Each of us would prepare food for his companions turn by turn for a day. (Accordingly) when it was my turn I said: Abu Hurairah (RA) , it is my turn today. So they came to my place. The food was not yet ready, so I said to Abu Hurairah (RA) : I wish you could narrate to us a tradition from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) until the food was ready. (Complying with my request) Abu Hurairah (RA) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. He appointed Khalid bin Walid as commander of the right flank, Zubair as commander of the left flank, and Abu 'Ubaida as commander of the foot-soldiers (who were to advance) to the interior of the valley. He (then) said: Abu Hurairah (RA) , call the Ansar to me. So I called out to them and they came hurriedly. He said: O ye Assembly of the Ansaar, do you see the ruffians of the Quraish? They said: Yes. He said: See, when you meet them tomorrow, wipe them out. He hinted at this with his hand, placing his right hand on his left and said: You will meet us at as-Safa'. ( Abu Hurairah (RA) continued): Whoever was seen by them that day was put to death. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ascended the mount of as-Safa'. The Ansar also came there and surrounded the mount. Then came Abu Sufyan (RA) and said: Messenger ot Allah, the Quraish have perished. No member of the Quraish tribe will survive this day. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Who enters the house of Abu Safyan will be safe, who lays down arms will be safe, who locks his door will be safe. (Some of) the Ansar said: (After all) the man has been swayed by tenderness towards his family and love for his city. At this, Divine inspiration descended upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . He said: You were saying that the man has been swayed by tenderness towards his family and love for his city. Do you know what my name is? I am Muhammad, the bondman of God and His Messenger. (He repeated this thrice.) I left my native place for the sake of Allah and joined you. So I will live with you and die with you. Now the Ansar said: By God, we said (that) only out of our greed for Allah and His Messenger. He said: Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) testify to you and accept your apology.

Hashim bin Qasim, Abu Amir ‘Uqdi, and Abu ‘Ali ‘Ubaydullah bin ‘Abd al-Majid Hanafi narrated a hadith from ‘Ikrimah bin ‘Ammar, who said: Iyas bin Salamah (bin Akwa‘) narrated a hadith to me, who said: My father (Salamah bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him, whose real name was Sinan bin ‘Amr) narrated a hadith to me, who said: We came to Hudaybiyyah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we were fourteen hundred in number, and at that (well of Hudaybiyyah) fifty goats (would drink water from it) and it would not quench their thirst. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on the edge of the well, supplicated, or spat into it, and the water began to gush forth (increased and rose up). We (ourselves and our animals) drank and filled (our vessels) with water. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called us to pledge allegiance at the roots (near the base) of the tree, so I was the first among the people to pledge allegiance to him, then people began to pledge allegiance one by one, until when you (peace and blessings be upon him) reached half the people, you said: “Salamah! Pledge allegiance.” I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have already pledged allegiance to you at the beginning with the people. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance again.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me unarmed—that is, I had no weapon with me—so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a small leather shield or something similar, and you began to take the pledge again until when you were at the end (of the people), you said: “Salamah! Will you not pledge allegiance?” I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have already pledged allegiance to you at the beginning and in the middle with the people. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance again.” I pledged allegiance to you a third time, then you asked me: “Salamah! Where is that leather shield I gave you?” I said: O Messenger of Allah! My uncle ‘Amir (bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him) met me unarmed, so I gave it to him. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed and said: “Your example is like that of the person who said (in earlier times): O Allah! Grant me a friend who is dearer to me than my own soul.” Then the polytheists exchanged messages of reconciliation with us until we went to each other and made peace. He said: I was under the service of Talhah bin ‘Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him), I would water his horse, groom it, serve him, and eat at his place. I had left my home and wealth migrating to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: When we and the people of Makkah made peace and began to meet each other, I went to a tree, cleared its (fallen) thorns, and lay down at its trunk. Then four polytheists from the people of Makkah came to me and began to speak against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I felt great aversion to them, so I went to another tree. They hung their weapons and lay down. While they were in that state, someone called out from the valley: O Muhajirun! Beware! Ibn Zunayn has been killed. (Upon hearing this) I drew my sword, then attacked those four while they were asleep, seized their weapons, bundled them together in my hand, and said: By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Whoever among you raises his head, I will strike that part of him with my sword in which his two eyes are (i.e., his skull). Then I drove them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: My uncle ‘Amir also brought a man from the family of ‘Abalat, called Makriz, dragging him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was among seventy polytheists, mounted on a horse covered with a felt armor (both the rider and the horse were armed for battle). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Let them go, so that the breaking of the treaty begins from their side, and the second time also from their side.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forgave them. (On this occasion) Allah revealed this verse: “And He it is Who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Makkah after He had given you victory over them.” The whole verse was revealed. Then we returned to Madinah, and on the way we stopped at a place where there was a mountain between us and the polytheists of Banu Lihyan. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for the one who would climb that mountain at night and keep watch over you and your companions. Salamah said: I climbed that mountain two or three times at night (and kept watch), then we reached Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave his she-camels to his slave Rabah, and I was with him, taking Talhah’s horse to the pasture along with those she-camels. When morning came, ‘Abd al-Rahman Fazarī (a polytheist) raided and drove away the she-camels of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and killed the shepherd. I said: O Rabah! Take this horse and go to Talhah and inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that the disbelievers have raided his she-camels. Then I stood on a hillock, faced Madinah, and called out three times: “Ya Sabahah!” After that, I set out in pursuit of the raiders, shooting arrows and reciting rajaz: “I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked.” Then I would approach someone and shoot an arrow into his saddle, which would reach his shoulder (piercing the saddle), and say: Take this, I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked. By Allah! I kept shooting and wounding them, and whenever a rider turned back towards me, I would take shelter under a tree at its root and shoot an arrow, wounding the rider, until they entered a narrow mountain pass and I climbed the mountain. From there, I began to throw stones and kept pursuing them until there was not a single camel created by Allah that belonged to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) except that I had recovered it from them (i.e., Salamah bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him, recovered all the camels from the raiders). Salamah said: Then I continued to pursue them, shooting arrows, until I seized more than thirty cloaks and more than thirty spears from them. They were lightening themselves (to escape), and whatever they threw away, I would mark it with a stone so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions would recognize it (as spoils of war and take it). Until they came to a narrow pass and there they met the son of Badr Fazarī, who sat with them to have breakfast, and I sat on the top of a small hill. Fazarī said: Who is this man? They said: This man has troubled us, by Allah! He has been with us since the dark night, continuously shooting arrows at us until he has taken everything we had. Fazarī said: Four of you go and kill him. Hearing this, four men climbed the mountain towards me. When they came close enough to hear me, I said: Do you know me? They said: No. I said: I am Salamah, the son of Akwa‘ (Akwa‘ was his grandfather, but he attributed himself to his grandfather due to fame, and Salamah’s father’s name was ‘Amr, and ‘Amir was his uncle because he was the son of Akwa‘). By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I will kill whomever I wish among you (with an arrow), and none of you can kill me. One of them said: It seems so, then they all turned back. I had not left from there when the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared, riding through the trees. At the front was Akhram Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), behind him Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and behind him Miqdad bin Aswad Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him). I took hold of Akhram’s horse’s reins, and seeing this, the raiders fled. I said: O Akhram! Stay back from them, lest they kill you before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions arrive. He said: O Salamah! If you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and you know that Paradise is true and Hell is true, then do not prevent me from martyrdom (i.e., at most, I will be martyred at their hands, and what could be better than that). I let him go, and he confronted ‘Abd al-Rahman Fazarī, Akhram wounded his horse, and ‘Abd al-Rahman killed Akhram with a spear and mounted Akhram’s horse. Meanwhile, Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), arrived and killed ‘Abd al-Rahman with a spear. By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I kept pursuing them, running on foot so fast that I saw none of the companions behind me, nor their dust, until the raiders reached a valley with water before sunset, called Dhu Qarad. They dismounted to drink water, being thirsty, then saw me, as I was running after them. I drove them away from the water, so they could not drink a single drop, and they ran towards another valley. I also ran and, catching up with one of them, shot an arrow into his shoulder blade, and said: Take this, I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked. He said: (May the son of Akwa‘ die and) may his mother weep for him, is he the same Akwa‘ who was with me in the morning? I said: Yes, O enemy of your own soul! It is the same Akwa‘ who was with you in the morning. Salamah bin Akwa‘ said: Two of the raiders’ horses collapsed (from running), and they left them in a valley. I brought those horses, dragging them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). There I met ‘Amir with a water skin of milk mixed with water and a water skin of water. I performed ablution and drank the milk (Allahu Akbar! The courage of Salamah bin Akwa‘, running from early morning till night, horses got tired, camels got tired, people died, goods were left behind, but Salamah did not tire, and he ate or drank nothing all day, it was Allah’s help). Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was at the water where I had driven away the raiders. I saw that you (peace and blessings be upon him) had taken all the camels and all the things I had seized from the polytheists, all the spears and cloaks, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) had slaughtered one of the camels I had seized, and he was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! Permit me to select a hundred men from the army, then I will pursue the raiders so that none of them remains to inform his people (i.e., I will kill them all). Upon hearing this, you (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed until your molars became visible in the light of the fire. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O Salamah! Can you do this?” I said: Yes! By the One who honored you. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “They have now reached the border of Ghatafan, where they are being hosted.” Meanwhile, a man from Ghatafan came and said: So-and-so had slaughtered a camel for them, they were skinning it, when they saw dust rising, and said: People have come, so they fled from there as well. When morning came, you (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The best horseman among us today is Abu Qatadah, and the best footman is Salamah bin Akwa‘.” Salamah said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me two shares, one share for a horseman and one share for a footman, and both were given to me. After that, you (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me with you on ‘Adhba’ (your she-camel) on the return to Madinah. We were traveling when an Ansari, who was not left behind by anyone in running, said: Is there anyone who can outrun me to Madinah? And he kept repeating this. When I heard him, I said: You do not honor the elder nor fear the elder? He said: No, but I honor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, let me go, I will outrun this man. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Alright, if you wish.” Then I said: I am coming to you, and I bent my foot and leapt, then I ran, and when one or two ascents remained, I caught my breath, then ran and caught up with him, until I punched him between his shoulders and said: By Allah! Now I have gone ahead, then I reached Madinah before him (i.e., competition is permissible without reward, but not with reward). By Allah! We stayed only three nights, then set out towards Khaybar with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then my uncle ‘Amir began to recite rajaz: “By Allah! If Allah had not guided us, we would not have found the way, nor given charity, nor prayed. And by Your grace, we are not independent, so keep our feet firm if we meet the disbelievers, and send down Your mercy and tranquility upon us.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Who is this?” The people said: ‘Amir. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “May Allah forgive him.” Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically sought forgiveness for someone, he would surely be martyred. So Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) called out while on his camel: O Prophet of Allah! Why did you not let us benefit from ‘Amir? Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then when we reached Khaybar, its king Marhab came out brandishing his sword and reciting rajaz: “Qad ‘alimati Khaybaru anni Marhab, shaki al-silahi batlun mujarrab, idha al-hurubu aqbalat talahhab.” That is, Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a tried and tested warrior, when battles come blazing. Hearing this, my uncle ‘Amir came out to face him and recited this rajaz: “Khaybar knows that I am ‘Amir, fully armed, one who plunges into battle.” Then both struck a blow each; Marhab’s sword struck my uncle ‘Amir’s shield, and ‘Amir tried to strike from below, but his sword struck himself and cut his jugular vein, and thus he was martyred. Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I came out and saw some companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: ‘Amir’s deeds have become void, he killed himself. Hearing this, I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) weeping. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Have ‘Amir’s deeds become void? You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Who says so?” I said: Your companions say so. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He who said so has lied, rather he has double the reward.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), whose eyes were sore. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I will give the standard to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, or Allah and His Messenger love him.” (In Ibn Hisham’s narration, it is added: Allah will grant victory at his hands, and he is not one who flees.) Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I went to Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and brought him, his eyes were sore, until I brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). You (peace and blessings be upon him) put your saliva in his eyes, and he was cured at once. Then you (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the standard, and Marhab came out and said: (Qad ‘alimati Khaybaru anni Marhab, shaki al-silahi batlun mujarrab, idha al-hurubu aqbalat talahhab) That is, Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a tried and tested warrior, when battles come blazing. Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: (Ana alladhi sammatni ummi Haydara, kalaythi ghabatin karihi al-manzara, awfihim bi al-sa‘i kayla al-sandara) That is, I am the one whom my mother named Haydar, like a lion of the forests, fierce in appearance (such that seeing him causes fear), I repay them with a measure greater than theirs (Sandarah is a measure larger than Sa‘, meaning they attack me lightly, but I finish them off completely). Then he struck Marhab on the head with his sword and killed him, and (the victory of Khaybar) was achieved at his hands.

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas bin Malik (RA) who said: On the Day of Uhud some of the people, being defeated, left the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) (may peace he upon him), but Abu Talha stood before him covering him with a shield. Abu Talha was a powerful archer who broke two or three bows that day. When a man would pass by carrying a quiver containing arrows, he would say: Spare them for Abu Talha. Whenever the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) raised his head to look at the people, Abd Talba would say: Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, may my father and my mother be thy ransom, do not raise your head lest you be struck by an arrow shot by the enemy. My neck is before your neck. The narrator said: I saw A'isha bint Abu Bakr (RA) and Umm Sulaim, both of them had tucked up their garments, so I could see the anklets on their feet. They were carrying water-skins on their backs and would pour water into the mouths of the people. They would then go back (to the well), would fill them again and would return to pour water into the mouths of the soldiers. (On this day) Abu Talha's sword dropped down from his hands twice or thrice because of drowsiness.

It his been narrated through a different chain of transmitters, on the authority of Hudhaifa bin al-Yaman who said: Messenger of Allah, no doubt, we had an evil time (i. e. the days of Jahiliyya or ignorance) and God brought us a good time (i. e. Islamic period) through which we are now living Will there be a bad time after this good time? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. I said: Will there be a good time after this bad time? He said: Yes. I said: Will there be a bad time after good time? He said: Yes. I said: How? Whereupon he said: There will be leaders who will not be led by my guidance and who will not adopt my ways? There will be among them men who will have the hearts of devils in the bodies of human beings. I said: What should I do. Messenger of Allah, if I (happen) to live in that time? He replied: You will listen to the Amir and carry out his orders; even if your back is flogged and your wealth is snatched, you should listen and obey.

This tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitter with the addition of the following words at the end:" Do you milk them on the day they arrive at the water? He replied: Yes."

This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Nu'man bin Bashir through another chain of transmitters.

A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Ibn Shihab has a little differently worded ending. i. e." A man in a mountain valley." but did not mention" next to him a man who...."

It has been narrated on the authority of Salman who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Keeping watch for a day and a night is better (in point of reward) than fasting for a whole month and standing in prayer every night. If a person dies (while, performing this duty), his (meritorious) activity will continue and he will go on receiving his reward for it perpetually and will be saved from the torture of the grave.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Khalid al-Hadhdha' through different chains of transmitters.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhan with a slight change of wording.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yabya bin Hamza with the same chain of transmitters, but he did not say: On the occasion of Hajjat-al-Wada'.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Abu Mas'ud Ansari through another chain of transmitters.