Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys
Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys
him, disobeys me."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his
charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for
his subjects; a man is the guardian of his family (household) and is
responsible for his subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband's home and
of his children and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man is a
guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone
of you is a guardian and responsible for his charges."
Narrated Muhammad
bin Jubair bin Mut'im:
That while he was
included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that
'Abdullah bin 'Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe,
whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising
Allah as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to know that some of
you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah's Book, nor has been
mentioned by Allah's Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware
of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish,
and none will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face as
long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion (Islam).'"
Narrated Ibn
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only
two of them were still existing."
Narrated
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom
Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has
given wisdom (knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to
it and teaches it to others."
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Allah's Apostle
said, "You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an
Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin."
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas:
The Prophet said,
"If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he
should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for
a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic period
of ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177)
Narrated
'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he
likes it or not, as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to
Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one should not
listen to it or obey it. (See Hadith No. 203, Vol. 4)
Narrated 'Ali:
The Prophet sent
an army unit (for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its
commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he
became angry with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet order you to obey
me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I order you to collect
wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it." So they collected
wood and made a fire, but when they were about to throw themselves into, it
they started looking at each other, and some of them said, "We followed
the Prophet to escape from the fire. How should we enter it now?" So while
they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their commander's anger
abated. The event was mentioned to the Prophet and he said, "If they had
entered it (the fire) they would never have come out of it, for obedience is
required only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)
Narrated
'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
The Prophet said,
"O 'Abdur-Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given
authority on your demand then you will be held responsible for it, but if you
are given it without asking (for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it.
If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that something
else is better, then you should expiate your oath and do what is better."
Narrated
'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
Allah's Apostle
said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you
are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it, but if
you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in
it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that
something else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for your
oath."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a
thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse
it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!"
Narrated Abu
Musa:
Two men from my
tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet,
"O Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second.
The Prophet said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who
ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it."
Narrated Ma'qil:
I heard the
Prophet saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some
people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel
even the smell of Paradise."
Narrated Ma'qil:
Allah's Apostle
said, "If any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies
while he is deceiving them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him."
Narrated Tarif
Abi Tamima:
I saw Safwan and
Jundab and Safwan's companions when Jundab was advising. They said, "Did
you hear something from Allah's Apostle?" Jundab said, "I heard him
saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his
intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the
people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of
Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab), "Advise us." He
said, "The first thing of the human body to purify is the abdomen, so he
who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do so, and
he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise
by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Apostle."
The Prophet said, "You will be with the one whom you love."
Narrated Thabit
Al-Bunani:
Anas bin Malik
said to a woman of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a woman?"
She replied, "Yes." He said, "The Prophet passed by her while
she was weeping over a grave, and he said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be
patient.' The woman said (to the Prophet). 'Go away from me, for you do not
know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet left her and proceeded.
A man passed by her and asked her, 'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?' She
replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's Apostle."'
Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet and she did not
find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Allah. I did not
recognize you!' The Prophet said, 'No doubt, patience is at the first stroke of
a calamity.'"
Narrated Anas:
Qais bin Sa'd was
to the Prophet like a chief police officer to an Amir (chief).
Narrated Abu
Musa:
that the Prophet
sent him and sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).
Narrated Abu
Musa:
A man embraced
Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man
with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu
Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism."
Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the
verdict of Allah and His Apostle
Narrated 'Abdur
Rahman bin Abi Bakra:
Abu Bakra wrote
to his son who was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two persons when you are
angry, for I heard the Prophet saying, "A judge should not judge between
two persons while he is in an angry mood."
Narrated Abu
Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
A man came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I fail to attend
the morning congregational prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Muadh bin Jabal)
prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it." I had never seen the Prophet
more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. He then said, "O
people! some of you make others dislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So
whoever among you leads the people in prayer, he should shorten it because
among them there are the old, the weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to
do). (See Hadith No. 90, Vol. 1)
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
That he had
divorced his wife during her menses. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet.
Allah's Apostle became angry and said, "He must take her back (his wife)
and keep her with him till she becomes clean from her menses and then to wait
till she gets her next period and becomes clean again from it and only then, if
he wants to divorce her, he may do so."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba
bin Rabia came and said. "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, there was no family
on the surface of the earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did your
family, but today there is no family on the surface of the earth whom I like to
see honored more than yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is
it sinful of me to feed our children from his property?" The Prophet said,
"There is no blame on you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and
reasonable manner.
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
When the Prophet
intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a
letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet took a silver
ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its engraving was:
'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'
Narrated
'Abdullah bin As-Sa'di:
That when he went
to 'Umar during his Caliphate. 'Umar said to him, "Haven't I been told
that you do certain jobs for the people but when you are given payment you
refuse to take it?" 'Abdullah added: I said, "Yes." 'Umar said,
"Why do you do so?" I said, "I have horses and slaves and I am
living in prosperity and I wish that my payment should be kept as a charitable
gift for the Muslims." 'Umar said, "Do not do so, for I intended to
do the same as you do. Allah's Apostles used to give me gifts and I used to say
to him, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I
said, 'Give it to a more needy person than me,' whereupon the Prophet said,
'Take it and keep it in your possession and then give it in charity. Take what
ever comes to you of this money if you are not keen to have it and not asking
for it; otherwise (i.e., if it does not come to you) do not seek to have it
yourself.' "
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I have heard 'Umar saying, "The Prophet used to give
me some money (grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give it to a more needy one
than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy one
than me.' The Prophet said (to me), 'Take it and keep it in your possession and
then give it in charity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while you are
not keen to have it and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek to
have what you are not given. ' "
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa'd:
I witnessed a
husband and a wife who were involved in a case of Lian. Then (the judgment of)
divorce was passed. I was fifteen years of age, at that time.
Narrated Sahl:
(the brother of
Bani Sa'ida) A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet and said, "If a man
finds another man sleeping with his wife, should he kill him?" That man
and his wife then did Lian in the mosque while I was present.
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man came to
Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and called him, saying, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet
turned his face to the other side, but when the man gave four witnesses against
himself, the Prophet said to him, "Are you mad?" The man said,
"No." So the Prophet said (to his companions), "Take him away
and stone him to death. "
Narrated Um
Salama:
Allah's Apostle
said, "I am only a human being, and you people (opponents) come to me with
your cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently in a
more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict according to what I
hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his
other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him
only a piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3).
Narrated Abu
Qatada:
Allah's Apostle
said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel
and has a proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that
deceased) will be for him." I stood up to seek a witness to testify that I
had killed an infidel but I could not find any witness and then sat down. Then
I thought that I should mention the case to Allah's Apostle I (and when I did
so) a man from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms of the
killed person he has mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my
behalf." Abu Bakr said, "No, he will not give the arms to a bird of
Quraish and deprive one of Allah's lions of it who fights for the cause of
Allah and His Apostle." Allah's Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and
I bought a garden with its price, and that was my first property which I owned
through the war booty.
The people of
Hijaz said, "A judge should not pass a judgment according to his
knowledge, whether he was a witness at the time he was the judge or before
that" And if a litigant gives a confession in favor of his opponent in the
court, in the opinion of some scholars, the judge should not pass a judgment
against him till the latter calls two witnesses to witness his confession. And
some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass a judgement according to what
he hears or witnesses (the litigant's confession) in the court itself, but if
the confession takes place outside the court, he should not pass the judgment
unless two witnesses witness the confession." Some of them said, "A
judge can pass a judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is
trust-worthy, and that a witness is Required just to reveal the truth. The
judge's knowledge is more than the witness." Some said, "A judge can
judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving property, but in other
cases he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A judge ought not to pass a
judgment depending on his knowledge if other people do not know what he knows,
although his knowledge is more than the witness of somebody else because he
might expose himself to suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims to have
unreasonable doubt. "
Narrated 'Ali bin
Husain:
Safiya bint
(daughter of) Huyai came to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when she returned
(home), the Prophet accompanied her. It happened that two men from the Ansar
passed by them and the Prophet called them saying, "She is Safiya!"
those two men said, "Subhan Allah!" The Prophet said, "Satan
circulates in the human body as blood does."
Narrated Abu
Burda:
The Prophet sent
my father and Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things
easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad
tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to make people to hate good
deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual understanding"
Abu Musa said to Allah's Apostle, "In our country a special alcoholic
drink called Al-Bit', is prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet said,
"Every intoxicant is prohibited. "
Narrated Abu
Musa:
The Prophet said,
"Set free the captives and accept invitations."
Narrated Abu
Humaid Al-Sa'idi:
The Prophet
appointed a man from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect
the Zakat. When he returned (with the money) he said (to the Prophet),
"This is for you and this has been given to me as a gift." The
Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he ascended the pulpit), and after
glorifying and praising Allah, he said, "What is wrong with the employee
whom we send (to collect Zakat from the public) that he returns to say, 'This
is for you and that is for me?' Why didn't he stay at his father's and mother's
house to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my
life is, whoever takes anything illegally will bring it on the Day of
Resurrection by carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it will be
grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a sheep it will be
bleating!" The Prophet then raised both his hands till we saw the
whiteness of his armpits (and he said), "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed
Allah's Message?" And he repeated it three times.
Narrated Ibn
'Umar:
Salim, the freed
salve of Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants)
and the companions of the Prophet in the Quba mosque. Among those (who used to
pray behind him) were Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi'a.
Narrated 'Urwa
bin Az-Zubair:
Marwan bin
Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were
permitted to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah's Apostle said, "I do
not know who amongst you has agreed (to it) and who has not. Go back so that
your 'Urafa' may submit your decision to us." So the people returned and
their 'Urafa' talked to them and then came back to Allah's Apostle and told him
that the people had given their consent happily and permitted (their captives
to be freed).
Narrated Muhammad
bin Zaid bin Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Some people said
to Ibn 'Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what
is contrary to what we say when we leave them." Ibn 'Umar said, "We
used to consider this as hypocrisy."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostles
said, "The worst of all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some
people with one countenance and to others, with another countenance."
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind (bint 'Utba)
said to the Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some
money of his wealth." The Prophet said, "Take reasonably what is
sufficient for you and your children "
Narrated Um
Salama:
(the wife of the
Prophet) Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at the door of his
dwelling, so he went out to them and said, "I am only a human being, and
litigants with cases of dispute come to me, and someone of you may happen to be
more eloquent (in presenting his case) than the other, whereby I may consider
that he is truthful and pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment
in favor of somebody whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever
he takes is nothing but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or
leave."
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the
Prophet) 'Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas,
"The son of the slave girl of Zam'a is from me, so take him into your
custody." So in the year of Conquest of Mecca, Sa'd took him and said.
(This is) my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my
custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before him and said, (He is) my brother
and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on my father's
bed." So they both submitted their case before Allah's Apostle. Sa'd said,
"O Allah's Apostle! This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him
to me." 'Abd bin Zam'a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of
the slave girl of my father, and was born on the bed of my father."
Allah's Apostle said, "The boy is for you, O 'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then
Allah's Apostle further said, "The child is for the owner of the bed, and
the stone is for the adulterer," He then said to Sauda bint Zam'a,
"Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's
resemblance to 'Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah.
Narrated
'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"If somebody on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's)
property and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with
him". So Allah revealed,:--
'Verily! those
who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths..'
(3.77) 'Al-Ashath came while Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people.
Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and another man with
whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet said (to me), "Do you have
any evidence?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I
said: I am sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed:
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant....'
(3.77) (See Hadith No. 72, Vol 6).
Narrated Um
Salama:
The Prophet heard
the voices of some people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and
said, "I am only a human being and litigants with cases of disputes come
to me, and maybe one of them presents his case eloquently in a more convincing
and impressive way than the other, and I give my verdict in his favor thinking
he is truthful. So if I give a Muslim's right to another (by mistake), then
that (property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave
it." (See Hadith No. 281 )
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came
to know that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave
after his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet
sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
Narrated Ibn
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his
leadership. The Prophet said (to the people), "If you are criticizing his
leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's leadership before. By
Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the leadership and used to be one of the
most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved
persons to me after him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah, is the most
quarrelsome person."
Narrated Ibn
'Umar:
The Prophet sent
(an army unit under the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the
tribe of Bani Jadhima and those people could not express themselves by saying,
"Aslamna," but they said, "Saba'na! Saba'na! " Khalid kept
on killing some of them and taking some others as captives, and he gave a
captive to everyone of us and ordered everyone of us to kill his captive. I
said, "By Allah, I shall not kill my captive and none of my companions
shall kill his captive!" Then we mentioned that to the Prophet and he
said, "O Allah! I am free from what Khalid bin Al-Walid has done,"
and repeated it twice.
Narrated Sahl bin
Sa'd As-Saidi:
There was some
quarrel (sighting) among Bani 'Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet, he
offered the Zuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime
the time of 'Asr prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama
for the prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went
forward. The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was still praying. He entered the
rows of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The
people started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he
stood for prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when
Abu Bakr observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and saw
the Prophet standing behind him.
The Prophet
beckoned him to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while,
thanking Allah for the saying of the Prophet and then he retreated, taking his
steps backwards. When the Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led the people in
prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented
you from carrying on with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?" Abu
Bakr replied, "It does not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet
in prayer." Then the Prophet said to the people, "If some problem
arises during prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!; and the women
should clap." (See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)
Narrated Zaid bin
Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for
me owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while
'Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), 'Umar has come to my and
said, 'A great number of Qaris of the Holy Quran were killed on the day of the
battle of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the casualties among the Qaris of the
Quran may increase on other battle-fields whereby a large part of the Quran may
be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should have the
Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How dare I do something which Allah's Apostle did
not do?' 'Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.' 'Umar kept on
pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which He had
opened the chest of 'Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as 'Umar
had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "You are a wise young man and
we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine
Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. So you should search for the fragmentary
scripts of the Quran and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid further said: By
Allah, if Abu Bakr had ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from
one place to another it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering
me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said (to 'Umar and Abu Bakr), "How can
you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr said,
"By Allah, it is something beneficial." Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr)
kept on pressing me for that until Allah opened my chest for that for which He
had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I had in that matter, the same
opinion as theirs.
So I started
compiling the Quran by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm
tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the
chests of men (who had memorized the Quran). I found the last verses of
Sirat-at-Tauba: ("Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad)
from amongst yourselves--' (9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima and I
added to it the rest of the Sura. The manuscripts of the Quran remained with
Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him. Then it remained with 'Umar till Allah
took him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint 'Umar.
Narrated Abu
Laila bin 'Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl:
Sahl bin Abi
Hathma and some great men of his tribe said, 'Abdullah bin 'Sahl and Muhaiyisa
went out to Khaibar as they were struck with poverty and difficult living
conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was informed that Abdullah had been killed and
thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, "By
Allah, you have killed my companion." The Jews said, "By Allah, we
have not killed him." Muhaiyisa then came back to his people and told them
the story. He, his elder brother Huwaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to
the Prophet) and he who had been at Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but the
Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, "The eldest! The eldest!" meaning,
"Let the eldest of you speak." So Huwaiyisa spoke first and then
Muhaiyisa. Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews should either pay the blood
money of your (deceased) companion or be ready for war." After that
Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote that
they had not killed him. Then Allah's Apostle said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and
'Abdur-Rahman, "Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled to take
the blood money?" They said, "No." He said (to them),
"Shall we ask the Jews to take an oath before you?" They replied,
"But the Jews are not Muslims." So Allah's Apostle gave them
one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl added: When those
she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked me with its leg.
Narrated Abu
Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A bedouin came
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Book
(Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so
judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My
son was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with
his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I
ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the
religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred
lashes plus one year of exile.' " The Prophet said, "I shall judge
between you according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep,
it shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and
be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet addressed some man,
"Go in the morning to the wife of this man and stone her to death."
So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned her to death.
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan
bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a
Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I want
to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they
should contradict him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and
said that Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If
what you say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath
my two feet.' "
Narrated Abu
Humaid As-Sa'idi:
The Prophet
employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned
(with the money) to Allah's Apostle the Prophet called him to account, and he
said, "This (amount) is for you, and this was given to me as a
present." Allah's Apostle said, "Why don't you stay at your father's
house or your mother's house to see whether you will be given gifts or not, if
you are telling the truth?" Then Allah's Apostle stood up and addressed
the people, and after glorifying and praising Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then
after) I employ some men from among you for some job which Allah has placed in
my charge, and then one of you comes to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you
and this is a gift given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the house of his father
or the house of his mother and see whether he will be given gifts or not if he
was telling the truth by Allah, none of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat)
for himself (Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day of
Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying
a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah."
Then the Prophet raised both his hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits,
and said, "(No doubt)! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"
Narrated Abu
Sa'id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said,
"Allah never sends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that
he (the prophet or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A group advising him
to do good and exhorts him to do it, and the other group advising him to do
evil and exhorts him to do it. But the protected person (against such evil
advisors) is the one protected by Allah.' "
Narrated 'Ubada
bin As-Samit:
We gave the oath
of allegiance to Allah's Apostle that we would listen to and obey him both at
the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired and that we
would not fight against the ruler or disobey him, and would stand firm for the
truth or say the truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would
not be afraid of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and 320)
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet went
out on a cold morning while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar were
digging the trench. The Prophet then said, "O Allah! The real goodness is
the goodness of the Here after, so please forgive the Ansar and the
Muhajirin." They replied, "We are those who have given the Pledge of
allegiance to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we remain alive."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Whenever we gave
the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to listen to and obey, he used
to say to us, for as much as you can"
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Dinar:
I witnessed Ibn
'Umar when the people gathered around 'Abdul Malik. Ibn 'Umar wrote: I gave the
Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul
Malik, Chief of the believers according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of
His Apostle as much as I can; and my sons too, give the same pledge.'
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
I gave the Pledge
of allegiance to the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he told me to
add: 'As much as I can, and will give good advice to every Muslim.'
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Dinar:
When the people
took the oath of allegiance to 'Abdul Malik, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar wrote to him:
"To Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I give the Pledge
of allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief
of the believers, according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle
in whatever is within my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge."
Narrated Yazid:
I said to Salama,
"For what did you give the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet on the Day
of Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For death."
Narrated
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:
The group of
people whom 'Umar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and
consulted each other. Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to
compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I would select for you a
caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to let 'Abdur-Rahman decide
the case. So when the candidates placed the case in the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman,
the people went towards him and nobody followed the rest of the group nor
obeyed any after him. So the people followed 'Abdur-Rahman and consulted him
all those nights till there came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to
'Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: 'Abdur-Rahman called on me after a
portion of the night had passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he
said to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three
nights I have not slept enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I called
them for him and he consulted them and then called me saying, 'Call 'Ali for
me." I called 'Ali and he held a private talk with him till very late at
night, and then 'Al, got up to leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a
Caliph) but 'Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something concerning 'Ali. 'Abdur-Rahman
then said to me, "Call 'Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on
speaking to him privately till the Mu'adhdhin put an end to their talk by
announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their
morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit, 'Abdur-Rahman
sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there and sent for
the army chief who had performed the Hajj with 'Umar that year. When all of
them had gathered, 'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have looked at
the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to
'Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then 'Abdur-Rahman
said (to 'Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that
you will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the
traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave the oath
of allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants)
and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
Narrated Salama:
We gave the oath
of allegiance to the Prophet under the tree. He said to me, "O Salama!
Will you not give the oath of allegiance?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have already given the oath of allegiance for the first time."
He said, (Give it again) for the second time.
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave
the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a
fever where upon he said to the Prophet "Cancel my Pledge." But the
Prophet refused. He came to him (again) saying, "Cancel my Pledge.' But
the Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin) left (Medina). Allah's Apostle said:
"Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and
brightens and clears its good."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Hisham:
who was born
during the lifetime of the Prophet that his mother, Zainab bint Humaid had
taken him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take his Pledge
of allegiance (for Islam)." The Prophet said, "He ('Abdullah bin
Hisham) is a little child," and passed his hand over his head and invoked
Allah for him. 'Abdullah bin Hisham used to slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice
on behalf of all of his family.
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave
the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got
fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to him
(again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the
Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out
(of Medina) whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of
bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "There will be three types of people whom Allah will neither speak
to them on the Day of Resurrection nor will purify them from sins, and they
will have a painful punishment: They are, (1) a man possessed superfluous water
(more than he needs) on a way and he withholds it from the travelers. (2) a man
who gives a pledge of allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and gives it only for
worldly benefits, if the Imam gives him what he wants, he abides by his pledge,
otherwise he does not fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man who sells something to
another man after the 'Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a false oath) that he
has been offered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes him and buys it although
in fact, the seller has not been offered such a price." (See Hadith No.
838, Vol. 3)
Narrated 'Ubada
bin As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle
said to us while we were in a gathering, "Give me the oath (Pledge of
allegiance for: (1) Not to join anything in worship along with Allah, (2) Not
to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not to kill your
children, (5) Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation
among people), (6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deeds. The
Prophet added: Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward will be with
Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal punishment
in this world for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation for that
sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose him, then
it is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He wishes, He will
forgive him." So we gave the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used
to take the Pledge of allegiance from the women by words only after reciting
this Holy Verse:--(60.12) "..that they will not associate anything in
worship with Allah." (60.12) And the hand of Allah's Apostle did not touch
any woman's hand except the hand of that woman his right hand possessed. (i.e.
his captives or his lady slaves).
Narrated Um
Atiyya:
We gave the
Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12).
That they will not associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he
also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us
held her hand out and said, "Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead
person belonging to my family and I want to compensate her for that
crying" The Prophet did not say anything in reply and she left and
returned. None of those women abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um
Al-'Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Muadh or the daughter
of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu'adh.
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to
the Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge of allegiance for
Islam." So the Prophet took from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam.
He came the next day with a fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my
pledge." But the Prophet refused and when the bedouin went away, the
Prophet said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its
impurities and brightens and clears its good."
Narrated Al-Qasim
bin Muhammad:
'Aisha said,
"O my head!" Allah's Apostle said, "If that (i.e., your death)
should happen while I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive you and
would invoke Allah for you." 'Aisha said, "O my life which is going
to be lost! By Allah, I think that you wish for my death, and if that should happen
then you would be busy enjoying the company of one of your wives in the last
part of that day." The Prophet said, "But I should say, 'O my head!'
I feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son and appoint (the former as my
successors lest people should say something or wish for something. Allah will
insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the believers will prevent (anyone
else from claiming the Caliphate)," or "..Allah will prevent (anyone
else from claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will insist (on Abu Bakr
becoming the Caliph)."
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
It was said to
'Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" Umar said, "If I
appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than
I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, it is true that
somebody who was better than I (i.e., Allah's Apostle) did so." On this,
the people praised him. 'Umar said, "People are of two kinds: Either one
who is keen to take over the Caliphate or one who is afraid of assuming such a
responsibility. I wish I could be free from its responsibility in that I would
receive neither reward nor retribution I won't bear the burden of the caliphate
in my death as I do in my life."
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
That he heard
'Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day
following the death of the Prophet 'Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu Bakr
was silent. 'Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Apostle had outlived all of
us, i.e., had been the last (to die). But if Muhammad is dead, Allah
nevertheless has kept the light amongst you from which you can receive the same
guidance as Allah guided Muhammad with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah's
Apostle He is the second of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person
among the Muslims to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear allegiance
to him." Some people had already taken the oath of allegiance to him in
the shed of Bani Sa'ida but the oath of allegiance taken by the public was
taken at the pulpit. I heard 'Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day. "Please
ascend the pulpit," and kept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit
whereupon, all the people swore allegiance to him.
Narrated Jubair
bin Mut'im:
A woman came to
the Prophet and spoke to him about something and he told her to return to him.
She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I come and do not find you?" (As if
she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet said, "If you should
not find me, then go to Abu Bakr."
Narrated Tariq
bin Shihab:
Abu Bakr said to
the delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows
the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something
because of which you may excuse yourselves "
Narrated Jabir
bin Samura:
I heard the
Prophet saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the
Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father
said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting
fire wood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then
order someone to lead the people in prayer and then I would go from behind and
burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory
congregational) prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had
known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of
meat present in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer." (See
Hadith No. 617, Vol. 1)
Narrated
'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik:
Who was Ka'b's
guide from among his sons when Ka'b became blind: I heard Ka'b bin Malik
saying, "When some people remained behind and did not join Allah's Apostle
in the battle of Tabuk.." and then he described the whole narration and
said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Muslims to speak to us, and so we (I
and my companions) stayed fifty nights in that state, and then Allah's Apostle
announced Allah's acceptance of our repentance."
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