Narrated Abu
Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
The Prophet said,
"When a Muslim spends something on his family intending to receive Allah's
reward it is regarded as Sadaqa for him."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah said, 'O son of Adam! Spend, and I shall spend on you."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid
(warrior) who fights for Allah's Cause, or like him who performs prayers all
the night and fasts all the day."
Narrated Sad:
The Prophet
visited me at Mecca while I was ill. I said (to him), "I have property;
May I bequeath all my property in Allah's Cause?" He said, "No."
I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One
third of it?" He said, "One-third (is alright), yet it is still too
much, for you'd better leave your inheritors wealthy than leave them poor,
begging of others. Whatever you spend will be considered a Sadaqa for you, even
the mouthful of food you put in the mouth of your wife. Anyhow Allah may let
you recover, so that some people may benefit by you and others be harmed by you."
Narrated
Al-'Amash:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
"The Prophet
said, 'The best alms is that which is given when one is rich, and a giving hand
is better than a taking one, and you should start first to support your
dependents.' A wife says, 'You should either provide me with food or divorce
me.' A slave says, 'Give me food and enjoy my service." A son says,
"Give me food; to whom do you leave me?" The people said, "O Abu
Huraira! Did you hear that from Allah's Apostle ?" He said, "No, it
is from my own self."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The best alms is that which you give when you are rich, and you
should start first to support your dependants."
Narrated 'Umar:
The Prophet used
to sell the dates of the garden of Bani An-Nadir and store for his family so
much food as would cover their needs for a whole year.
Narrated Malik
bin Aus bin Al-Hadathan:
Once I set out to
visit 'Umar (bin Al-Khattab). (While I was sitting there with him his
gate-keeper, Yarfa, came and said, "Uthman AbdurRahman (bin 'Auf),
Az-Zubair and Sad (bin Abi Waqqas) are seeking permission (to meet you)."
'Umar said, "Yes. So he admitted them and they entered, greeted, and sat
down. After a short while Yarfa came again and said to 'Umar 'Shall I admit
'Ali and 'Abbas?" 'Umar said, "Yes." He admitted them and when
they entered, they greeted and sat down. 'Abbas said, "O Chief of the
Believers! Judge between me and this ('Ali)." The group, 'Uthman and his companions
Sad, 'O Chief of the Believers! Judge between them and relieve one from the
other." 'Umar said. Wait! I beseech you by Allah, by Whose permission both
the Heaven and the Earth stand fast ! Do you know that Allah's Apostle said.
'We (Apostles) do not bequeath anything to our heirs, but whatever we leave is
to be given in charity.' And by that Allah's Apostles meant himself?" The
group said, "He did say so." 'Umar then turned towards 'All and
'Abbas and said. "I beseech you both by Allah, do you know that Allah's
Apostle said that?" They said, 'Yes " 'Umar said, "Now, let me
talk to you about this matter. Allah favored His Apostle with something of this
property (war booty) which He did not give to anybody else. And Allah said:--
'And what Allah has bestowed on His Apostle (as Fai Booty) from them for which
you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry . . . Allah is Able to do
all things.' (59.6) So this property was especially granted to Allah's Apostle.
But by Allah he neither withheld it from you, nor did he keep it for himself
and deprive you of it, but he gave it all to you and distributed it among you
till only this remained out of it. And out of this property Allah's Apostle
used to provide his family with their yearly needs, and whatever remained, he
would spend where Allah's Property (the revenues of Zakat) used to be spent.
Allah's Apostle kept on acting like this throughout his lifetime. Now I beseech
you by Allah, do you know that?" They said, "Yes." Then 'Umar
said to 'Ali and 'Abbas, "I beseech you by Allah, do you both know
that?" They said, "Yes." 'Umar added, "When Allah had taken
His Apostle unto Him, Abu Bakr said, 'I am the successor of Allah's Apostle. So
he took charge of that property and did with it the same what Allah's Apostle
used to do, and both of you knew all about it then." Then 'Umar turned
towards 'Ali and Abbas and said, "You both claim that Abu- Bakr was
so-and-so! But Allah knows that he was honest, sincere, pious and right (in
that matter). Then Allah caused Abu Bakr to die, and i said, 'I am the
successor of Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr.' So I kept this property in my
possession for the first two years of my rule, and I used to do the same with
it as Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr used to do. Later both of you ('Ali and
'Abbas) came to me with the same claim and the same problem. (O 'Abbas!) You
came to me demanding your share from (the inheritance of) the son of your
brother, and he ('Ali) came to me demanding his wives share from (the
inheritance of) her father. So I said to you, 'If you wish I will hand over
this property to you, on condition that you both promise me before Allah that
you will manage it in the same way as Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr did, and as
I have done since the beginning of my rule; otherwise you should not speak to
me about it.' So you both said, 'Hand over this property to us on this
condition.' And on this condition I handed it over to you. I beseech you by
Allah, did I hand it over to them on that condition?" The group said,
"Yes." 'Umar then faced 'Ali and 'Abbas and said, "I beseech you
both by Allah, did I hand it over to you both on that condition?" They
both said, "Yes." 'Umar added, "Do you want me now to give a
decision other than that? By Him with Whose permission (order) both the Heaven
and the Earth stand fast, I will never give any decision other than that till
the Hour is established! But if you are unable to manage it (that property),
then return it to me and I will be sufficient for it on your behalf . "
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba
came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser so is it sinful
of me to feed our children from his property?" Allah's Apostle said,
"No except if you take for your needs what is just and reasonable. "
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"If the wife gives of her husband's property (something in charity)
without his permission, he will get half the reward."
Narrated Ali:
Fatima went to
the Prophet complaining about the bad effect of the stone hand-mill on her
hand. She heard that the Prophet had received a few slave girls. But (when she
came there) she did not find him, so she mentioned her problem to 'Aisha. When
the Prophet came, 'Aisha informed him about that. 'Ali added, "So the
Prophet came to us when we had gone to bed. We wanted to get up (on his
arrival) but he said, 'Stay where you are." Then he came and sat between
me and her and I felt the coldness of his feet on my abdomen. He said,
"Shall I direct you to something better than what you have requested? When
you go to bed say 'Subhan Allah' thirty-three times, 'Alhamdulillah' thirty
three times, and Allahu Akbar' thirty four times, for that is better for you
than a servant."
Narrated 'Ali bin
Abi Talib:
Fatima came to
the Prophet asking for a servant. He said, "May I inform you of something
better than that? When you go to bed, recite "Subhan Allah' thirty three
times, 'Alhamdulillah' thirty three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' thirty four
times. 'All added, 'I have never failed to recite it ever since." Somebody
asked, "Even on the night of the battle of Siffin?" He said,
"No, even on the night of the battle of Siffin."
Narrated Al-Aswad
bin Yazid:
I asked 'Aisha
"What did the Prophet use to do at home?" She said, "He used to
work for his family, and when he heard the Adhan (call for the prayer), he
would go out."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser and he does not give me
what is sufficient for me and my children. Can I take of his property without
his knowledge?" The Prophet said, "Take what is sufficient for you
and your children, and the amount should be just and reasonable.
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The best women among the camel riders, are the women of
Quraish." (Another narrator said) The Prophet said, "The righteous
among the women of Quraish are those who are kind to their young ones and who
look after their husband's property . "
Narrated 'Ali:
The Prophet gave
me a silk suit and I wore it, but when I noticed anger on his face, I cut it
and distributed it among my women-folk.
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
My father died
and left seven or nine girls and I married a matron. Allah's Apostle said to
me, "O Jabir! Have you married?" I said, "Yes." He said,
"A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "A matron." he said,
"Why not a virgin, so that you might play with her and she with you, and
you might amuse her and she amuse you." I said, " 'Abdullah (my
father) died and left girls, and I dislike to marry a girl like them, so I
married a lady (matron) so that she may look after them." On that he said,
"May Allah bless you," or "That is good."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man came to the
Prophet and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet said, "Why?"
He said, "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while fasting (in the
month of Ramadan)." The Prophet said to him, "Manumit a slave (as
expiation)." He replied, "I cannot afford that." The Prophet
said, "Then fast for two successive months." He said, "I
cannot." The Prophet said, "Then feed sixty poor persons." He
said, "I have nothing to do that." In the meantime a basket full of
dates was brought to the Prophet . He said, "Where is the
questioner." The man said, "I am here." The Prophet said (to
him), "Give this (basket of dates) in charity (as expiation)." He
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give it to poorer people than us? By Him
Who sent you with the Truth, there is no family between Medina's two mountains
poorer than us." The Prophet smiled till his pre-molar teeth became
visible. He then said, "Then take it."
Narrated Um
Salama:
I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Shall I get a reward (in the Hereafter) if I spend on the
children of Abu Salama and do not leave them like this and like this (i.e.,
poor) but treat them like my children?" The Prophet said, "Yes, you
will be rewarded for that which you will spend on them."
Narrated 'Aisha :
Hind (bint 'Utba)
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is there any harm if I
take of his property what will cover me and my children's needs?" The
Prophet said, "Take (according to your needs) in a reasonable
manner."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A dead man in
debt used to be brought to Allah's Apostle who would ask, "Has he left
anything to re pay his debts?" If he was informed that he had left
something to cover his debts the Prophet would offer the funeral prayer for
him; otherwise he would say to the Muslims present there), "Offer the
funeral prayer for your friend:"but when Allah helped the Prophet to gain
victory (on his expeditions), he said, "I am closer to the Believers than
themselves, so. if one of the Believers dies in debt, I will repay it, but if
he leaves wealth, it will be for his heirs.
Narrated Um
Habiba:
(the wife of the
Prophet) I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you marry my sister, the
daughter of Abu Sufyan." The Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I
said, "Yes, for I am not your only wife, and the person I like most to
share the good with me, is my sister." He said, "That is not lawful
for me." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We have heard that you want to
marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the
daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if
she were not my step-daughter, she is unlawful for me, for she is my foster
niece. Thuwaiba suckled me and Abu Salama. So you should not present to me your
daughters and sisters."
Narrated 'Ursa:
Thuwaiba had been a slave girl whom Abu Lahab had emancipated.
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