Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "There are
two blessings which many people lose: (They are) Health
and free time for doing good."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 422:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "O Allah!
There is no life worth living except the life of the
Hereafter, so (please) make righteous the Ansar and the
Emigrants."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 423:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd
As-Sa'idi:
We were in the company of
Allah's Apostle in (the battle of) Al-Khandaq, and he
was digging the trench while we were carrying the earth
away. He looked at us and said, "O Allah! There is no
life worth living except the life of the Hereafter, so
(please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 424:
Narrated Sahl:
I heard the Prophet saying, "A
(small) place equal to an area occupied by a whip in
Paradise is better than the (whole) world and whatever
is in it; and an undertaking (journey) in the forenoon
or in the afternoon for Allah's Cause, is better than
the whole world and whatever is in it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 425:
Narrated Mujahid:
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said,
"Allah's Apostle took hold of my shoulder and said, 'Be
in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler."
The sub-narrator added: Ibn 'Umar used to say, "If you
survive till the evening, do not expect to be alive in
the morning, and if you survive till the morning, do not
expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your
health for your sickness, and (take) from your life for
your death."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 426:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet drew a square and
then drew a line in the middle of it and let it extend
outside the square and then drew several small lines
attached to that central line, and said, "This is the
human being, and this, (the square) in his lease of
life, encircles him from all sides (or has encircled
him), and this (line), which is outside (the square), is
his hope, and these small lines are the calamities and
troubles (which may befall him), and if one misses him,
an-other will snap (i.e. overtake) him, and if the other
misses him, a third will snap (i.e. overtake) him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 427:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet drew a few lines
and said, "This is (man's) hope, and this is the instant
of his death, and while he is in this state (of hope),
the nearer line (death) comes to Him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 428:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah will
not accept the excuse of any person whose instant of
death is delayed till he is sixty years of age."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 429:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"The heart of an old man remains young in two respects,
i.e., his love for the world (its wealth, amusements and
luxuries) and his incessant hope."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 430:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "The son
of Adam (i.e. man) grows old and so also two (desires)
grow old with him, i.e., love for wealth and (a wish
for) a long life."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 431:
Narrated 'Utban bin Malik
Al-Ansari:
who was one of the men of the
tribe of Bani Salim: Allah's Apostle came to me and
said, "If anybody comes on the Day of Resurrection who
has said: La ilaha illal-lah, sincerely, with the
intention to win Allah's Pleasure, Allah will make the
Hell-Fire forbidden for him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 432:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's
Apostle said, "Allah says, 'I have nothing to give but
Paradise as a reward to my believer slave, who, if I
cause his dear friend (or relative) to die, remains
patient (and hopes for Allah's Reward)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 433:
Narrated 'Amr bin 'Auf:
(an ally of the tribe of Bani
'Amir bin Lu'ai and one of those who had witnessed the
battle of Badr with Allah's Apostle) Allah's Apostle
sent Abu 'Ubaida bin AlJarrah to Bahrain to collect the
Jizya tax. Allah's Apostle had concluded a peace treaty
with the people of Bahrain and appointed Al 'Ala bin
Al-Hadrami as their chief; Abu Ubaida arrived from
Bahrain with the money. The Ansar heard of Abu 'Ubaida's
arrival which coincided with the Fajr (morning) prayer
led by Allah's Apostle. When the Prophet finished the
prayer, they came to him. Allah's Apostle smiled when he
saw them and said, "I think you have heard of the
arrival of Abu 'Ubaida and that he has brought
something." They replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! " He
said, "Have the good news, and hope for what will please
you. By Allah, I am not afraid that you will become
poor, but I am afraid that worldly wealth will be given
to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations)
before you, and you will start competing each other for
it as the previous nations competed for it, and then it
will divert you (from good) as it diverted them." '
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 434:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
The Prophet went out and
offered the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the
(battle of) Uhud and then ascended the pulpit and said,
"I am your predecessor and I am a witness against you.
By Allah, I am now looking at my Tank-lake (Al-Kauthar)
and I have been given the keys of the treasures of the
earth (or the keys of the earth). By Allah! I am not
afraid that after me you will worship others besides
Allah, but I am afraid that you will start competing for
(the pleasures of) this world."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 435:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
thing I am afraid of most for your sake, is the worldly
blessings which Allah will bring forth to you." It was
said, "What are the blessings of this world?" The
Prophet said, "The pleasures of the world." A man said,
"Can the good bring forth evil?" The Prophet kept quiet
for a while till we thought that he was being inspired
divinely. Then he started removing the sweat from his
forehead and said," Where is the questioner?" That man
said, "I (am present)." Abu Sa'id added: We thanked the
man when the result (of his question) was such. The
Prophet said, "Good never brings forth but good. This
wealth (of the world) is (like) green and sweet (fruit),
and all the vegetation which grows on the bank of a
stream either kills or nearly kills the animal that eats
too much of it, except the animal that eats the Khadira
(a kind of vegetation). Such an animal eats till its
stomach is full and then it faces the sun and starts
ruminating and then it passes out dung and urine and
goes to eat again. This worldly wealth is (like) sweet
(fruit), and if a person earns it (the wealth) in a
legal way and spends it properly, then it is an
excellent helper, and whoever earns it in an illegal
way, he will be like the one who eats but is never
satisfied."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 436:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrib:
'Imran bin Husain said: The
Prophet said, "The best people are my contemporaries
(i.e., the present (my) generation) and then those who
come after them (i.e., the next generation)." Imran
added: I am not sure whether the Prophet repeated the
statement twice after his first saying. The Prophet
added, "And after them there will come people who will
bear witness, though they will not be asked to give
their witness; and they will be treacherous and nobody
will trust them, and they will make vows, but will not
fulfill them, and fatness will appear among them."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 437:
Narrated 'Abdullah :
The Prophet said, "The best
people are those of my generation, and then those who
will come after them (the next generation), and then
those who will come after them (i.e. the next
generation), and then after them, there will come people
whose witness will precede their oaths, and whose oaths
will precede their witness."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 438:
Narrated Qais:
I heard Khabbab, who had
branded his abdomen with seven brands, saying, "Had
Allah's Apostle not forbidden us to invoke Allah for
death, I would have invoked Allah for death. The
companions of Muhammad have left this world without
taking anything of their reward in it (i.e., they will
have perfect reward in the Hereafter), but we have
collected of the worldly wealth what we cannot spend but
on earth (i.e. on building houses)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 439:
Narrated Qais:
I came to Khabbab while he was
building a wall, and he (Khabbab) said, "Our companions
who have left this world, did not enjoy anything of
their reward therein, while we have collected after
them, much wealth that we cannot spend but on earth
(i.e., on building)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 440:
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with the
Prophet..(This narration is related in the chapter of
migration).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 441:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I brought water to Uthman bin
'Affan to perform the ablution while he was sitting on
his seat. He performed the ablution in a perfect way and
said, "I saw the Prophet performing the ablution in this
place and he performed it in a perfect way and said,
"Whoever performs the ablution as I have done this time
and then proceeds to the mosque and offers a two-Rak'at
prayer and then sits there (waiting for the compulsory
congregational prayers), then all his past sins will be
forgiven." The Prophet further added, "Do not be
conceited (thinking that your sins will be forgiven
because of your prayer)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 442:
Narrated Mirdas Al-Aslami:
The Prophet said, "The
righteous (pious people will depart (die) in succession
one after the other, and there will remain (on the
earth) useless people like the useless husk of barley
seeds or bad dates, and Allah will not
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 443:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Perish the
slave of Dinar, Dirham, Qatifa (thick soft cloth), and
Khamisa (a garment), for if he is given, he is pleased;
otherwise he is dissatisfied."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 444:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I heard the Prophet saying, "If
the son of Adam (the human being) had two valley of
money, he would wish for a third, for nothing can fill
the belly of Adam's son except dust, and Allah forgives
him who repents to Him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 445:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"If the son of Adam had money equal to a valley, then he
will wish for another similar to it, for nothing can
satisfy the eye of Adam's son except dust. And Allah
forgives him who repents to Him." Ibn 'Abbas said: I do
not know whether this saying was quoted from the Qur'an
or not. 'Ata' said, "I heard Ibn AzZubair saying this
narration while he was on the pulpit."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 446:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I heard Ibn Az-Zubair who was
on the pulpit at Mecca, delivering a sermon, saying, "O
men! The Prophet used to say, "If the son of Adam were
given a valley full of gold, he would love to have a
second one; and if he were given the second one, he
would love to have a third, for nothing fills the belly
of Adam's son except dust. And Allah forgives he who
repents to Him." Ubai said, "We considered this as a
saying from the Qur'an till the Sura (beginning with)
'The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things
diverts you..' (102.1) was revealed."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 447:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "If
Adam's son had a valley full of gold, he would like to
have two valleys, for nothing fills his mouth except
dust. And Allah forgives him who repents to Him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 448:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
I asked the Prophet (for some
money) and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he
gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me and
he then said, "This wealth is (like) green and sweet
(fruit), and whoever takes it without greed, Allah will
bless it for him, but whoever takes it with greed, Allah
will not bless it for him, and he will be like the one
who eats but is never satisfied. And the upper (giving)
hand is better than the lower (taking) hand."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 449:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Who among
you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than
his own wealth?" They replied, "O Allah's Apostle! There
is none among us but loves his own wealth more." The
Prophet said, "So his wealth is whatever he spends (in
Allah's Cause) during his life (on good deeds) while the
wealth of his heirs is whatever he leaves after his
death."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 450:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Once I went out at night and
found Allah's Apostle walking all alone accompanied by
nobody, and I thought that perhaps he disliked that
someone should accompany him. So I walked in the shade,
away from the moonlight, but the Prophet looked behind
and saw me and said, "Who is that?" I replied, "Abu
Dhar, let Allah get me sacrificed for you!" He said, "O
Abu Dhar, come here!" So I accompanied him for a while
and then he said, "The rich are in fact the poor (little
rewarded) on the Day of Resurrection except him whom
Allah gives wealth which he gives (in charity) to his
right, left, front and back, and does good deeds with
it. I walked with him a little longer. Then he said to
me, "Sit down here." So he made me sit in an open space
surrounded by rocks, and said to me, "Sit here till I
come back to you." He went towards Al-Harra till I could
not see him, and he stayed away for a long period, and
then I heard him saying, while he was coming, "Even if
he had committed theft, and even if he had committed
illegal sexual intercourse?" When he came, I could not
remain patient and asked him, "O Allah's Prophet! Let
Allah get me sacrificed for you! Whom were you speaking
to by the side of Al-Harra? I did not hear anybody
responding to your talk." He said, "It was Gabriel who
appeared to me beside Al-Harra and said, 'Give the good
news to your followers that whoever dies without having
worshipped anything besides Allah, will enter Paradise.'
I said, 'O Gabriel! Even if he had committed theft or
committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' I
said, 'Even if he has committed theft or committed
illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' I said,
'Even if he has committed theft or committed illegal
sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' "
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 451:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
While I was walking with the
Prophet in the Harra of Medina, Uhud came in sight. The
Prophet said, "O Abu Dhar!" I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "I would not like to have gold equal
to this mountain of Uhud, unless nothing of it, not even
a single Dinar of it remains with me for more than three
days, except something which I will keep for repaying
debts. I would have spent all of it (distributed it)
amongst Allah's Slaves like this, and like this, and
like this." The Prophet pointed out with his hand
towards his right, his left and his back (while
illustrating it). He proceeded with his walk and said,
"The rich are in fact the poor (little rewarded) on the
Day of Resurrection except those who spend their wealth
like this, and like this, and like this, to their right,
left and back, but such people are few in number." Then
he said to me, "Stay at your place and do not leave it
till I come back." Then he proceeded in the darkness of
the night till he went out of sight, and then I heard a
loud voice, and was afraid that something might have
happened to the Prophet .1 intended to go to him, but I
remembered what he had said to me, i.e. 'Don't leave
your place till I come back to you,' so I remained at my
place till he came back to me. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I heard a voice and I was afraid." So I
mentioned the whole story to him. He said, "Did you hear
it?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "It was Gabriel who came
to me and said, 'Whoever died without joining others in
worship with Allah, will enter Paradise.' I asked
(Gabriel), 'Even if he had committed theft or committed
illegal sexual intercourse? Gabriel said, 'Yes, even if
he had committed theft or committed illegal sexual
intercourse."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 452:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah Apostle said, "If I had
gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please
me that anything of it should remain with me after three
nights (i.e., I would spend all of it in Allah's Cause)
except what I would keep for repaying debts."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 453:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Riches does
not mean, having a great amount of property, but riches
is self-contentment."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 454:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd
As-Sa'id:
A man passed by Allah's Apostle
and the Prophet asked a man sitting beside him, "What is
your opinion about this (passer-by)?" He replied, "This
(passer-by) is from the noble class of people. By Allah,
if he should ask for a lady's hand in marriage, he ought
to be given her in marriage, and if he intercedes for
somebody, his intercession will be accepted. Allah's
Apostle kept quiet, and then another man passed by and
Allah's Apostle asked the same man (his companion)
again, "What is your opinion about this (second) one?"
He said, "O Allah's Apostle! This person is one of the
poor Muslims. If he should ask a lady's hand in
marriage, no-one will accept him, and if he intercedes
for somebody, no one will accept his intercession, and
if he talks, no-one will listen to his talk." Then
Allah's Apostle said, "This (poor man) is better than
such a large number of the first type (i.e. rich men) as
to fill the earth."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 455:
Narrated Abu Wail:
We paid a visit to Khabbab who
was sick, and he said, "We migrated with the Prophet for
Allah's Sake and our wages became due on Allah. Some of
us died without having received anything of the wages,
and one of them was Mus'ab bin 'Umar, who was martyred
on the day of the battle of Uhud, leaving only one sheet
(to shroud him in). If we covered his head with it, his
feet became uncovered, and if we covered his feet with
it, his head became uncovered. So the Prophet ordered us
to cover his head with it and put some Idhkhir (a kind
of grass) over his feet. On the other hand, some of us
have had the fruits (of our good deed) and are plucking
them (in this world)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 456:
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:
The Prophet said, "I looked
into Paradise and found that the majority of its
dwellers were the poor people, and I looked into the
(Hell) Fire and found that the majority of its dwellers
were women."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 457:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not eat at a
table till he died, and he did not eat a thin nicely
baked wheat bread till he died.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 458:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the Prophet died, nothing
which can be eaten by a living creature was left on my
shelf except some barley grain. I ate of it for a period
and when I measured it, it finished.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 459:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
By Allah except Whom none has
the right to- be worshipped, (sometimes) I used to lay
(sleep) on the ground on my liver (abdomen) because of
hunger, and (sometimes) I used to bind a stone over my
belly because of hunger. One day I sat by the way from
where they (the Prophet and h is companions) used to
come out. When Abu Bakr passed by, I asked him about a
Verse from Allah's Book and I asked him only that he
might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by and did not do
so. Then Umar passed by me and I asked him about a Verse
from Allah's Book, and I asked him only that he might
satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so.
Finally Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet ) passed by me and he
smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in my heart
and on my face. He said, "O Aba Hirr (Abu Huraira)!" I
replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said to me,
"Follow me." He left and I followed him.
Then he entered the house and I
asked permission to enter and was admitted. He found
milk in a bowl and said, "From where is this milk?" They
said, "It has been presented to you by such-and-such man
(or by such and such woman)." He said, "O Aba Hirr!" I
said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Go and
call the people of Suffa to me." These people of Suffa
were the guests of Islam who had no families, nor money,
nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of
charity was brought to the Prophet , he would send it to
them and would not take anything from it, and whenever
any present was given to him, he used to send some for
them and take some of it for himself. The order off the
Prophet upset me, and I said to myself, "How will this
little milk be enough for the people of As-Suffa?"
thought I was more entitled to drink from that milk in
order to strengthen myself, but behold! The Prophet came
to order me to give that milk to them. I wondered what
will remain of that milk for me, but anyway, I could not
but obey Allah and His Apostle so I went to the people
of As-Suffa and called them, and they came and asked the
Prophet's permission to enter. They were admitted and
took their seats in the house.
The Prophet said, "O Aba-Hirr!"
I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Take it
and give it to them." So I took the bowl (of Milk) and
started giving it to one man who would drink his fill
and return it to me, whereupon I would give it to
another man who, in his turn, would drink his fill and
return it to me, and I would then offer it to another
man who would drink his fill and return it to me.
Finally, after the whole group had drunk their fill, I
reached the Prophet who took the bowl and put it on his
hand, looked at me and smiled and said. "O Aba Hirr!" I
replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "There
remain you and I." I said, "You have said the truth, O
Allah's Apostle!" He said, "Sit down and drink." I sat
down and drank. He said, "Drink," and I drank. He kept
on telling me repeatedly to drink, till I said, "No. by
Allah Who sent you with the Truth, I have no space for
it (in my stomach)." He said, "Hand it over to me." When
I gave him the bowl, he praised Allah and pronounced
Allah's Name on it and drank the remaining milk.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 460:
Narrated Sa'd:
I was the first man among the
Arabs to throw an arrow for Allah's Cause. We used to
fight in Allah's Cause while we had nothing to eat
except the leaves of the Hubla and the Sumur trees
(desert trees) so that we discharged excrement like that
of sheep (i.e. unmixed droppings). Today the (people of
the) tribe of Bani Asad teach me the laws of Islam. If
so, then I am lost, and all my efforts of that hard time
had gone in vain.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 461:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The family of Muhammad had
never eaten their fill of wheat bread for three
successive days since they had migrated to Medina till
the death of the Prophet.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 462:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The family of Muhammad did not
eat two meals on one day, but one of the two was of
dates.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 463:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The bed mattress of the Prophet
was made of a leather case stuffed with palm fibres.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 464:
Narrated Qatada:
We used to go to Anas bin Malik
and see his baker standing (preparing the bread). Anas
said, "Eat. I have not known that the Prophet ever saw a
thin well-baked loaf of bread till he died, and he never
saw a roasted sheep with his eyes."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 465:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A complete month would pass by
during which we would not make a fire (for cooking), and
our food used to be only dates and water unless we were
given a present of some meat.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 466:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that she said to Urwa, "O, the
son of my sister! We used to see three crescents in two
months, and no fire used to be made in the houses of
Allah's Apostle (i.e. nothing used to be cooked)." 'Urwa
said, "What used to sustain you?" 'Aisha said, "The two
black things i.e. dates and water, except that Allah's
Apostle had neighbors from the Ansar who had some milch
she-camels, and they used to give the Prophet some milk
from their house, and he used to make us drink it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 467:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah!
Give food to the family of Muhammad."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 468:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked 'Aisha "What deed was
the most beloved to the Prophet?" She said, "The regular
constant one." I said, "At what time did he use to get
up at night (for the Tahajjud night prayer)?' She said,
"He used to get up on hearing (the crowing of) the cock
(the last third of the night)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 469:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The most beloved action to
Allah's Apostle was that whose doer did it continuously
and regularly.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 470:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
deeds of anyone of you will not save you (from the
(Hell) Fire)." They said, "Even you (will not be saved
by your deeds), O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "No, even I
(will not be saved) unless and until Allah bestows His
Mercy on me. Therefore, do good deeds properly,
sincerely and moderately, and worship Allah in the
forenoon and in the afternoon and during a part of the
night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular
course whereby you will reach your target (Paradise)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 471:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do good
deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that
your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that
the most beloved deed to Allah's is the most regular and
constant even though it were little."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 472:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet was asked, "What
deeds are loved most by Allah?" He said, "The most
regular constant deeds even though they may be few." He
added, 'Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds
which are within your ability."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 473:
Narrated 'Alqama:
I asked 'Aisha, mother of the
believers, "O mother of the believers! How were the
deeds of the Prophet? Did he use to do extra deeds of
worship on special days?" She said, "No, but his deeds
were regular and constant, and who among you is able to
do what the Prophet was able to do (i.e. in worshipping
Allah)?"
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 474:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Do good
deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and receive
good news because one's good deeds will not make him
enter Paradise." They asked, "Even you, O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "Even I, unless and until Allah
bestows His pardon and Mercy on me."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 475:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once Allah's Apostle led us in
prayer and then (after finishing it) ascended the pulpit
and pointed with his hand towards the Qibla of the
mosque and said, "While I was leading you in prayer,
both Paradise and Hell were displayed in front of me in
the direction of this wall. I had never seen a better
thing (than Paradise) and a worse thing (than Hell) as I
have seen today, I had never seen a better thing and a
worse thing as I have seen today."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 476:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
Verily Allah created Mercy. The day He created it, He
made it into one hundred parts. He withheld with Him
ninety-nine parts, and sent its one part to all His
creatures. Had the non-believer known of all the Mercy
which is in the Hands of Allah, he would not lose hope
of entering Paradise, and had the believer known of all
the punishment which is present with Allah, he would not
consider himself safe from the Hell-Fire."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 477:
Narrated Abu Said:
Some people from the Ansar
asked Allah's Apostle (to give them something) and he
gave to everyone of them, who asked him, until all that
he had was finished. When everything was finished and he
had spent all that was in his hand, he said to them,
'"(Know) that if I have any wealth, I will not withhold
it from you (to keep for somebody else); And (know) that
he who refrains from begging others (or doing prohibited
deeds), Allah will make him contented and not in need of
others; and he who remains patient, Allah will bestow
patience upon him, and he who is satisfied with what he
has, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And there is
no gift better and vast (you may be given) than
patience."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 478:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:
The Prophet used to pray so
much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen,
and when he was asked as to why he prays so much, he
would say, "Shall I not be a thankful slave (to Allah)?"
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 479:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Seventy
thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise
without accounts, and they are those who do not practice
Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put
their trust in their Lord.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 480:
Narrated Warrad:
(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin
Shu'ba) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira: "Write to me a
narration you have heard from Allah's Apostle." So
Al-Mughira wrote to him, "I heard him saying the
following after each prayer: 'La ilaha illal-lahu
wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahuI-hamd, wa
huwa 'ala kulli Shai-in qadir.' He also used to forbid
idle talk, asking too many questions (in religion),
wasting money, preventing what should be given, and
asking others for something (except in great need),
being undutiful to mothers, and burying one's little
daughters (alive)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 481:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two
jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his
tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for
him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 482:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is
good or keep quiet, and whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day should not hurt (or insult) his neighbor;
and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should
entertain his guest generously."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 483:
Narrated Abu Shuraih
Al-Khuza'i:
My ears heard and my heart
grasped (the statement which) the Prophet said, "The
period for keeping one's guest is three days (and don't
forget) his reward." It was asked, "What is his reward?"
He said, "In the first night and the day he should be
given a high class quality of meals; and whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day, should entertain his
guest generously; and whoever believes in Allah and the
Last Day should talk what is good (sense) or keep
quiet."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 484:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
That he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "A slave of Allah may utter a word without
thinking whether it is right or wrong, he may slip down
in the Fire as far away a distance equal to that between
the east."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 485:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet; said, "A slave (of
Allah) may utter a word which pleases Allah without
giving it much importance, and because of that Allah
will raise him to degrees (of reward): a slave (of
Allah) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases
Allah without thinking of its gravity and because of
that he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 486:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said Allah will
give shade to seven (types of people) under His Shade
(on the Day of Resurrection). (one of them will be) a
person who remembers Allah and his eyes are then flooded
with tears.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 487:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
The Prophet said, "There was a
man amongst the people who had suspicion as to the
righteousness of his deeds. Therefore he said to his
family, 'If I die, take me and burn my corpse and throw
my ashes into the sea on a hot (or windy) day.' They did
so, but Allah, collected his particles and asked (him),
What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'The only
thing that made me do it, was that I was afraid of You.'
So Allah forgave him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 488:
Narrated Abu Said :
The Prophet mentioned a man
from the previous generation or from the people
preceding your age whom Allah had given both wealth and
children. The Prophet said, "When the time of his death
approached, he asked his children, 'What type of father
have I been to you?' They replied: You have been a good
father. He said, 'But he (i.e. your father) has not
stored any good deeds with Allah (for the Hereafter): if
he should face Allah, Allah will punish him. So listen,
(O my children), when I die, burn my body till I become
mere coal and then grind it into powder, and when there
is a stormy wind, throw me (my ashes) in it.' So he took
a firm promise from his children (to follow his
instructions). And by Allah they (his sons) did
accordingly(fulfilled their promise.) Then Allah said,
"Be"' and behold! That man was standing there! Allah
then said. "O my slave! What made you do what you did?"
That man said, "Fear of You." So Allah forgave him.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 489:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Allah's Apostle said. "My
example and the example of the message with which Allah
has sent me is like that of a man who came to some
people and said, "I have seen with my own eyes the enemy
forces, and I am a naked warner (to you) so save
yourself, save yourself! A group of them obeyed him and
went out at night, slowly and stealthily and were safe,
while another group did not believe him and thus the
army took them in the morning and destroyed them."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 490:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"My example and the example of the people is that of a
man who made a fire, and when it lighted what was around
it, Moths and other insects started falling into the
fire. The man tried (his best) to prevent them, (from
falling in the fire) but they overpowered him and rushed
into the fire. The Prophet added: Now, similarly, I take
hold of the knots at your waist (belts) to prevent you
from falling into the Fire, but you insist on falling
into it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 491:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "A Muslim is
the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue or
his hands. And a Muhajir (an emigrant) is the one who
gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 492:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If you
knew that which I know you would laugh little and weep
much."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 493:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "If you knew
that which I know, you would laugh little and weep
much."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 494:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
(Hell) Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires and
passions, while Paradise is surrounded by all kinds of
disliked undesirable things."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 495:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Paradise is
nearer to any of you than the Shirak (leather strap) of
his shoe, and so is the (Hell) Fire.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 496:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The truest
poetic verse ever said by a poet, is: Indeed! Everything
except Allah, is perishable."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 497:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If
anyone of you looked at a person who was made superior
to him in property and (in good) appearance, then he
should also look at the one who is inferior to him, and
to whom he has been made superior."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 498:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet narrating about his
Lord I'm and said, "Allah ordered (the appointed angels
over you) that the good and the bad deeds be written,
and He then showed (the way) how (to write). If somebody
intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, then
Allah will write for him a full good deed (in his
account with Him); and if he intends to do a good deed
and actually did it, then Allah will write for him (in
his account) with Him (its reward equal) from ten to
seven hundred times to many more times: and if somebody
intended to do a bad deed and he does not do it, then
Allah will write a full good deed (in his account) with
Him, and if he intended to do it (a bad deed) and
actually did it, then Allah will write one bad deed (in
his account) ."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 499:
Narrated Ghailan:
Anas said "You people do (bad)
deeds (commit sins) which seem in your eyes as tiny
(minute) than hair while we used to consider those (very
deeds) during the life-time of the Prophet as
destructive sins."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 500:
Narrated Sa'd bin Sahl
As-Sa'idi:
The Prophet looked at a man
fighting against the pagans and he was one of the most
competent persons fighting on behalf of the Muslims. The
Prophet said, "Let him who wants to look at a man from
the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire, look at this (man)."
Another man followed him and kept on following him till
he (the fighter) was injured and, seeking to die
quickly, he placed the blade tip of his sword between
his breasts and leaned over it till it passed through
his shoulders (i.e., committed suicide)." The Prophet
added, "A person may do deeds that seem to the people as
the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact, he is
from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire: and similarly a
person may do deeds that seem to the people as the deeds
of the people of the (Hell) Fire while in fact, he is
from the dwellers of Paradise. Verily, the (results of)
deeds done, depend upon the last actions."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 501:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
A bedouin came to the Prophet
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the best of
mankind!" The Prophet said, "A man who strives for
Allah's Cause with his life and property, and also a man
who lives (all alone) in a mountain path among the
mountain paths to worship his Lord and save the people
from his evil."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 502:
Narrated Abu Said:
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 503:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When
honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour." It was asked,
"How will honesty be lost, O Allah's Apostle?" He said,
"When authority is given to those who do not deserve it,
then wait for the Hour."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 504:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
Allah's Apostle narrated to us
two narrations, one of which I have seen (happening) and
I am waiting for the other. He narrated that honesty was
preserved in the roots of the hearts of men (in the
beginning) and then they learnt it (honesty) from the
Qur'an, and then they learnt it from the (Prophet's)
Sunna (tradition). He also told us about its
disappearance, saying, "A man will go to sleep whereupon
honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only its
trace will remain, resembling the traces of fire. He
then will sleep whereupon the remainder of the honesty
will also be taken away (from his heart) and its trace
will resemble a blister which is raised over the surface
of skin, when an ember touches one's foot; and in fact,
this blister does not contain anything. So there will
come a day when people will deal in business with each
other but there will hardly be any trustworthy persons
among them. Then it will be said that in such-and-such a
tribe there is such-and-such person who is honest, and a
man will be admired for his intelligence, good manners
and strength, though indeed he will not have belief
equal to a mustard seed in his heart." The narrator
added: There came upon me a time when I did not mind
dealing with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim, his
religion would prevent him from cheating; and if he was
a Christian, his Muslim ruler would prevent him from
cheating; but today I cannot deal except with so-and-so
and so-and-so. (See Hadith No. 208, Vol. 9)
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 505:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"People are just like camels, out of one hundred, one
can hardly find a single camel suitable to ride."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 506:
Narrated Jundub:
The Prophet said, "He who lets
the people hear of his good deeds intentionally, to win
their praise, Allah will let the people know his real
intention (on the Day of Resurrection), and he who does
good things in public to show off and win the praise of
the people, Allah will disclose his real intention (and
humiliate him).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 507:
Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal:
While I was riding behind the
Prophet as a companion rider and there was nothing
between me and him except the back of the saddle, he
said, "O Mu'adh!" I replied, "Labbaik O Allah's Apostle!
And Sa'diak!" He proceeded for a while and then said, "O
Mu'adh!" I said, "Labbaik and Sa'daik, O Allah's
Apostle!" He then proceeded for another while and said,
"O Mu'adh bin Jabal!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's
Apostle, and Sa'daik!" He said, "Do you know what is
Allah's right on His slaves?" I replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on his
slaves is that they should worship Him and not worship
anything besides Him." He then proceeded for a while,
and again said, "O Mu'adh bin Jabal!" I replied.
"Labbaik, O Allah's Apostle, and Sa'daik." He said, "Do
you know what is (Allah's) slaves' (people's) right on
Allah if they did that?" I replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better." He said, "The right of (Allah's)
slaves on Allah is that He should not punish them (if
they did that)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 508:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had a she-camel
called Al'Adba' and it was too fast to surpass in speed.
There came a bedouin riding a camel of his, and that
camel outstripped it (i.e. Al-Aqba'). That result was
hard on the Muslims who said sorrowfully, "Al- Adba has
been outstripped." Allah's Apostle said, "It is due from
Allah that nothing would be raised high in this world
except that He lowers or puts it down."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 509:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
said, 'I will declare war against him who shows
hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most
beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me,
is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on
coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying
or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I
love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he
hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and
his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he
walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he
asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e.
give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything
as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he
hates death, and I hate to disappoint him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 510:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have
been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two,"
showing his two fingers and sticking (separating) them
out.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 511:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have
been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two
(fingers)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 512:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "I have been
sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two (fingers)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 513:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour
will not be established till the sun rises from the
west, and when it rises (from the west) and the people
see it, then all of them will believe (in Allah). But
that will be the time when 'No good it will do to a soul
to believe then. If it believed not before.."' (6.158)
The Hour will be established
(so suddenly) that two persons spreading a garment
between them will not be able to finish their bargain,
nor will they be able to fold it up. The Hour will be
established while a man is carrying the milk of his
she-camel, but cannot drink it; and the Hour will be
established when someone is not able to prepare the tank
to water his livestock from it; and the Hour will be
established when some of you has raised his food to his
mouth but cannot eat it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 514:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
The Prophet said, "Who-ever
loves to meet Allah, Allah (too) loves to meet him and
who-ever hates to meet Allah, Allah (too) hates to meet
him". 'Aisha, or some of the wives of the Prophet said,
"But we dislike death." He said: It is not like this,
but it is meant that when the time of the death of a
believer approaches, he receives the good news of
Allah's pleasure with him and His blessings upon him,
and so at that time nothing is dearer to him than what
is in front of him. He therefore loves the meeting with
Allah, and Allah (too) loves the meeting with him. But
when the time of the death of a disbeliever approaches,
he receives the evil news of Allah's torment and His
Requital, whereupon nothing is more hateful to him than
what is before him. Therefore, he hates the meeting with
Allah, and Allah too, hates the meeting with him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 515:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Whoever
loves the meeting with Allah, Allah too, loves the
meeting with him; and whoever hates the meeting with
Allah, Allah too, hates the meeting with him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 516:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) When
Allah's Apostle was in good health, he used to say, "No
prophet's soul is ever captured unless he is shown his
place in Paradise and given the option (to die or
survive)." So when the death of the Prophet approached
and his head was on my thigh, he became unconscious for
a while and then he came to his senses and fixed his
eyes on the ceiling and said, "O Allah (with) the
highest companions." (See Qur'an 4:69). I said' "Hence
he is not going to choose us." And I came to know that
it was the application of the narration which he (the
Prophet) used to narrate to us. And that was the last
statement of the Prophet (before his death) i.e., "O
Allah! With the highest companions." (See Qur'an 4:69)
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 517:
Narrated 'Aisha:
There was a leather or wood
container full of water in front of Allah's Apostle (at
the time of his death). He would put his hand into the
water and rub his face with it, saying, "None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah! No doubt, death has
its stupors." Then he raised his hand and started
saying, "(O Allah!) with the highest companions." (See
Qur'an 4:69) (and kept on saying it) till he expired and
his hand dropped."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 518:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Some rough bedouins used to
visit the Prophet and ask him, "When will the Hour be?"
He would look at the youngest of all of them and say,
"If this should live till he is very old, your Hour (the
death of the people addressed) will take place." Hisham
said that he meant (by the Hour), their death.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 519:
Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rib'i
Al-Ansari:
A funeral procession passed by
Allah's Apostle who said, "Relieved or relieving?" The
people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is relieved and
relieving?" He said, "A believer is relieved (by death)
from the troubles and hardships of the world and leaves
for the Mercy of Allah, while (the death of) a wicked
person relieves the people, the land, the trees, (and)
the animals from him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 520:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, "Relieved or
relieving. And a believer is relieved (by death)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 521:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "When
carried to his grave, a dead person is followed by
three, two of which return (after his burial) and one
remains with him: his relative, his property, and his
deeds follow him; relatives and his property go back
while his deeds remain with him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 522:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "When
anyone of you dies, his destination is displayed before
him in the forenoon and in the afternoon, either in the
(Hell) Fire or in Paradise, and it is said to him, "That
is your place till you are resurrected and sent to it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 523:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Do not abuse
the dead, for they have reached the result of what they
have done."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 524:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two men, a Muslim and a Jew,
abused each other. The Muslim said, "By Him Who gave
superiority to Muhammad over all the people." On that,
the Jew said, "By Him Who gave superiority to Moses over
all the people." The Muslim became furious at that and
slapped the Jew in the face. The Jew went to Allah's
Apostle and informed him of what had happened between
him and the Muslim. Allah's Apostle said, "Don't give me
superiority over Moses, for the people will fall
unconscious on the Day of Resurrection and I will be the
first to gain consciousness, and behold ! Moses will be
there holding the side of Allah's Throne. I will not
know whether Moses has been among those people who have
become unconscious and then has regained consciousness
before me, or has been among those exempted by Allah
from falling unconscious."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 525:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The people
will fall down unconscious at the time when they should
fall down (i.e., on the Day of Resurrection), and then I
will be the first man to get up, and behold, Moses will
be there holding (Allah's) Throne. I will not know
whether he has been amongst those who have fallen
unconscious."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 526:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah will
take the whole earth (in His Hand) and will roll up the
Heaven in His right Hand, and then He will say, "I am
King! Where are the kings of the earth ? "
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 527:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "The (planet
of) earth will be a bread on the Day of Resurrection,
and The resistible (Allah) will topple turn it with His
Hand like anyone of you topple turns a bread with his
hands while (preparing the bread) for a journey, and
that bread will be the entertainment for the people of
Paradise." A man from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and
said, "May The Beneficent (Allah) bless you, O Abul
Qasim! Shall I tell you of the entertainment of the
people of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection?" The
Prophet said, "Yes." The Jew said, "The earth will be a
bread," as the Prophet had said. Thereupon the Prophet
looked at us and smiled till his premolar tooth became
visible. Then the Jew further said, "Shall I tell you of
the udm (additional food taken with bread) they will
have with the bread?" He added, "That will be Balam and
Nun." The people asked, "What is that?" He said, "It is
an ox and a fish, and seventy thousand people will eat
of the caudate lobe (i.e. extra lobe) of their livers."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 528:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I heard the Prophet saying,
"The people will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection
on reddish white land like a pure loaf of bread (made of
pure fine flour)." Sahl added: That land will have no
landmarks for anybody (to make use of).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 529:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The people
will be gathered in three ways: (The first way will be
of) those who will wish or have a hope (for Paradise)
and will have a fear (of punishment), (The second batch
will be those who will gather) riding two on a camel or
three on a camel or ten on a camel. (The third batch)
the rest of the people will be urged to gather by the
Fire which will accompany them at the time of their
afternoon nap and stay with them where they will spend
the night, and will be with them in the morning wherever
they may be then, and will be with them in the afternoon
wherever they may be then."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 530:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man said, "O Allah's Prophet!
Will a Kafir (disbeliever) be gathered (driven prone) on
his face?" The Prophet said, "Is not He Who made him
walk with his legs in this world, able to make him walk
on his face on the Day of Resurrection?" (Qatada, a
sub-narrator said: Yes, (He can), by the Power of Our
Lord!")
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 531:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "You will
meet Allah barefooted, naked, walking on feet, and
uncircumcised."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 532:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I heard Allah's Apostle while
he was delivering a sermon on a pulpit, saying, "You
will meet Allah barefooted, naked, and uncircumcised."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 533:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet stood up among us
and addressed (saying) "You will be gathered,
barefooted, naked, and uncircumcised (as Allah says):
'As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it..'
(21.104) And the first human being to be dressed on the
Day of Resurrection will be (the Prophet) Abraham
Al-Khalil. Then will be brought some men of my followers
who will be taken towards the left (i.e., to the Fire),
and I will say: 'O Lord! My companions whereupon Allah
will say: You do not know what they did after you left
them. I will then say as the pious slave, Jesus said,
And I was witness over them while I dwelt amongst
them..........(up to) ...the All-Wise.' (5.117-118). The
narrator added: Then it will be said that those people
(relegated from Islam, that is) kept on turning on their
heels (deserted Islam).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 534:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
people will be gathered barefooted, naked, and
uncircumcised." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will the men
and the women look at each other?" He said, "The
situation will be too hard for them to pay attention to
that."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 535:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
While we were in the company of
the Prophet in a tent he said, ''Would it please you to
be one fourth of the people of Paradise?" We said,
"Yes." He said, "Would It please you to be one-third of
the people of Paradise?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Would
it please you to be half of the people of Paradise?" We
said, "Yes." Thereupon he said, "I hope that you will be
one half of the people of Paradise, for none will enter
Paradise but a Muslim soul, and you people, in
comparison to the people who associate others in worship
with Allah, are like a white hair on the skin of a black
ox, or a black hair on the skin of a red ox."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 536:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The first
man to be called on the Day of Resurrection will be Adam
who will be shown his offspring, and it will be said to
them, 'This is your father, Adam.' Adam will say
(responding to the call), 'Labbaik and Sa'daik' Then
Allah will say (to Adam), 'Take out of your offspring,
the people of Hell.' Adam will say, 'O Lord, how many
should I take out?' Allah will say, 'Take out
ninety-nine out of every hundred." They (the Prophet's
companions) said, "O Allah's Apostle! If ninety-nine out
of every one hundred of us are taken away, what will
remain out of us?" He said, "My followers in comparison
to the other nations are like a white hair on a black
ox."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 537:
Narrated Abu Said:
The Prophet said, "Allah will
say, 'O Adam!. Adam will reply, 'Labbaik and Sa'daik (I
respond to Your Calls, I am obedient to Your orders),
wal Khair fi Yadaik (and all the good is in Your
Hands)!' Then Allah will say (to Adam), Bring out the
people of the Fire.' Adam will say, 'What (how many) are
the people of the Fire?' Allah will say, 'Out of every
thousand (take out) nine-hundred and ninety-nine
(persons).' At that time children will become
hoary-headed and every pregnant female will drop her
load (have an abortion) and you will see the people as
if they were drunk, yet not drunk; But Allah's
punishment will be very severe."
That news distressed the
companions of the Prophet too much, and they said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Who amongst us will be that man (the
lucky one out of one-thousand who will be saved from the
Fire)?" He said, "Have the good news that one-thousand
will be from Gog and Magog, and the one (to be saved
will be) from you." The Prophet added, "By Him in Whose
Hand my soul is, I Hope that you (Muslims) will be one
third of the people of Paradise." On that, we glorified
and praised Allah and said, "Allahu Akbar." The Prophet
then said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I hope that
you will be one half of the people of Paradise, as your
(Muslims) example in comparison to the other people
(non-Muslims), is like that of a white hair on the skin
of a black ox, or a round hairless spot on the foreleg
of a donkey."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 538:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said (regarding the
Verse), "A Day when all mankind will stand before the
Lord of the Worlds,' (that day) they will stand, drowned
in their sweat up to the middle of their ears."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 539:
Narrated Abu Huraira :
Allah's Apostle said, "The
people will sweat so profusely on the Day of
Resurrection that their sweat will sink seventy cubits
deep into the earth, and it will rise up till it reaches
the people's mouths and ears."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 540:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "The cases
which will be decided first (on the Day of Resurrection)
will be the cases of blood-shedding. "
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 541:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
has wronged his brother, should ask for his pardon
(before his death), as (in the Hereafter) there will be
neither a Dinar nor a Dirham. (He should secure pardon
in this life) before some of his good deeds are taken
and paid to his brother, or, if he has done no good
deeds, some of the bad deeds of his brother are taken to
be loaded on him (in the Hereafter)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 542:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
believers, after being saved from the (Hell) Fire, will
be stopped at a bridge between Paradise and Hell and
mutual retaliation will be established among them
regarding wrongs they have committed in the world
against one another. After they are cleansed and
purified (through the retaliation), they will be
admitted into Paradise; and by Him in Whose Hand
Muhammad's soul is, everyone of them will know his
dwelling in Paradise better than he knew his dwelling in
this world."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 543:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
'Aisha said, "The Prophet said,
'Anybody whose account (record) is questioned will
surely be punished.' I said, 'Doesn't Allah say: 'He
surely will receive an easy reckoning?' (84.8) The
Prophet replied. 'This means only the presentation of
the account."'
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 544:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said (as above,
543).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 545:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle, said, "None
will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection,
but will be ruined." I said "O Allah's Apostle! Hasn't
Allah said: 'Then as for him who will be given his
record in his right hand, he surely will receive an easy
reckoning? (84.7-8) -- Allah's Apostle said, "That
(Verse) means only the presentation of the accounts, but
anybody whose account (record) is questioned on the Day
of Resurrection, will surely be punished."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 546:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Prophet used to say, "A
disbeliever will be brought on the Day of Resurrection
and will be asked. "Suppose you had as much gold as to
fill the earth, would you offer it to ransom yourself?"
He will reply, "Yes." Then it will be said to him, "You
were asked for something easier than that (to join none
in worship with Allah (i.e. to accept Islam, but you
refused)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 547:
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:
The Prophet said, "There will
be none among you but will be talked to by Allah on the
Day of Resurrection, without there being an interpreter
between him and Him (Allah) . He will look and see
nothing ahead of him, and then he will look (again for
the second time) in front of him, and the (Hell) Fire
will confront him. So, whoever among you can save
himself from the Fire, should do so even with one half
of a date (to give in charity)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 548:
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:
The Prophet said, "Protect
yourself from the Fire." He then turned his face aside
(as if he were looking at it) and said again, "Protect
yourself from the Fire," and then turned his face aside
(as if he were looking at it), and he said so for the
third time till we thought he was looking at it. He then
said, "Protect yourselves from the Fire, even if with
one half of a date and he who hasn't got even this,
(should do so) by (saying) a good, pleasant word.'
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 549:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "The people
were displayed in front of me and I saw one prophet
passing by with a large group of his followers, and
another prophet passing by with only a small group of
people, and another prophet passing by with only ten
(persons), and another prophet passing by with only five
(persons), and another prophet passed by alone. And then
I looked and saw a large multitude of people, so I asked
Gabriel, "Are these people my followers?' He said, 'No,
but look towards the horizon.' I looked and saw a very
large multitude of people. Gabriel said. 'Those are your
followers, and those are seventy thousand (persons) in
front of them who will neither have any reckoning of
their accounts nor will receive any punishment.' I
asked, 'Why?' He said, 'For they used not to treat
themselves with branding (cauterization) nor with Ruqya
(get oneself treated by the recitation of some Verses of
the Qur'an) and not to see evil omen in things, and they
used to put their trust (only) in their Lord." On
hearing that, 'Ukasha bin Mihsan got up and said (to the
Prophet), "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." The
Prophet said, "O Allah, make him one of them." Then
another man got up and said (to the Prophet), "Invoke
Allah to make me one of them." The Prophet said, 'Ukasha
has preceded you."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 550:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"From my followers there will enter Paradise a crowd,
seventy thousand in number whose faces will glitter as
the moon does when it is full." On hearing that, 'Ukasha
bin Mihsan Al-Asdi got up, lifting his covering sheet,
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that He may
make me one of them." The Prophet said, "O Allah, make
him one of them." Another man from the Ansar got up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of
them. "The Prophet said (to him), "'Ukasha has preceded
you."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 551:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The Prophet said,
"Seventy-thousand or seven-hundred thousand of my
followers (the narrator is in doubt as to the correct
number) will enter Paradise holding each other till the
first and the last of them enter Paradise at the same
time, and their faces will have a glitter like that of
the moon at night when it is full."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 552:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet; said, "The people
of Paradise will enter Paradise, and the people of the
(Hell) Fire will enter the (Hell) Fire: then a
call-maker will get up (and make an announcement) among
them, 'O the people of the (Hell) Fire! No death anymore
! And O people of Paradise! No death (anymore) but
Eternity."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 553:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, " It will be
said to the people of Paradise, 'O people of Paradise!
Eternity (for you) and no death,' and to the people of
the Fire, 'O people of the Fire, eternity (for you) and
no death!"
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 554:
Narrated 'Imran:
The Prophet said, "I looked
into paradise and saw that the majority of its people
were the poor, and I looked into the Fire and found that
the majority of its people were women."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 555:
Narrated Usama:
The Prophet said, "I stood at
the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the
people who had entered it were poor people, while the
rich were forbidden (to enter along with the poor,
because they were waiting the reckoning of their
accounts), but the people of the Fire had been ordered
to be driven to the Fire. And I stood at the gate of the
Fire and found that the majority of the people entering
it were women."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 556:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the
people of Paradise have entered Paradise and the people
of the Fire have entered the Fire, death will be brought
and will be placed between the Fire and Paradise, and
then it will be slaughtered, and a call will be made
(that), 'O people of Paradise, no more death ! O people
of the Fire, no more death ! ' So the people of Paradise
will have happiness added to their previous happiness,
and the people of the Fire will have sorrow added to
their previous sorrow."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 557:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
will say to the people of Paradise, 'O the people of
Paradise!' They will say, 'Labbaik, O our Lord, and
Sa'daik!' Allah will say, 'Are you pleased?" They will
say, 'Why should we not be pleased since You have given
us what You have not given to anyone of Your creation?'
Allah will say, 'I will give you something better than
that.' They will reply, 'O our Lord! And what is better
than that?' Allah will say, 'I will bestow My pleasure
and contentment upon you so that I will never be angry
with you after for-ever.' "
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 558:
Narrated Anas:
Haritha was martyred on the day
(of the battle) of Badr while he was young. His mother
came to the Prophet saying, "O Allah's Apostle! You know
the relation of Haritha to me (how fond of him I was);
so, if he is in Paradise, I will remain patient and wish
for Allah's reward, but if he is not there, then you
will see what I will do." The Prophet replied, "May
Allah be merciful upon you! Have you gone mad? (Do you
think) it is one Paradise? There are many Paradises and
he is in the (most superior) Paradise of Al-Firdaus."
8.559.:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The width
between the two shoulders of a Kafir (disbeliever) will
be equal to the distance covered by a fast rider in
three days."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 559t:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
Allah's Apostle said, "In
Paradise there is a tree so big that in its shade a
rider may travel for one hundred years without being
able to cross it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 559e:
Narrated Abu Sa'id:
The Prophet said: There is a
tree in Paradise (so huge) that a fast (or a trained)
rider may travel: for one hundred years without being
able to cross it.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 560:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
Allah's Apostle said, "Seventy
thousand or seven hundred thousand of my followers will
enter Paradise. (Abu Hazim, the sub-narrator, is not
sure as to which of the two numbers is correct.) And
they will be holding on to one another, and the first of
them will not enter till the last of them has entered,
and their faces will be like the moon on a full moon
night."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 561:
Narrated Sahl:
The Prophet said, "The people
of Paradise will see the Ghuraf (special abodes) in
Paradise as you see a star in the sky." Abu Said added:
"As you see a glittering star remaining in the eastern
horizon and the western horizon."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 562:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Allah will
say to the person who will have the minimum punishment
in the Fire on the Day of Resurrection, 'If you had
things equal to whatever is on the earth, would you
ransom yourself (from the punishment) with it?' He will
reply, Yes. Allah will say, 'I asked you a much easier
thing than this while you were in the backbone of Adam,
that is, not to worship others besides Me, but you
refused and insisted to worship others besides Me."'
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 563:
Narrated Hammad from 'Amr from
Jabir:
The Prophet said, "Some people
will come out of the Fire through intercession looking
like The Thaarir." I asked 'Amr, "What is the Thaarir?"
He said, Ad Daghabis, and at that time he was toothless.
Hammad added: I said to 'Amr bin Dinar, "O Abu Muhammad!
Did you hear Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, 'I heard the
Prophet saying: 'Some people will come out of the Fire
through intercession?" He said, "Yes. "
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 564:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Some people
will come out of the Fire after they have received a
touch of the Fire, changing their color, and they will
enter Paradise, and the people of Paradise will name
them 'Al-Jahannamiyin' the (Hell) Fire people."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 565:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the
people of Paradise have entered Paradise, and the people
of the Fire have entered the Fire, Allah will say. 'Take
out (of the Fire) whoever has got faith equal to a
mustard seed in his heart.' They will come out, and by
that time they would have burnt and became like coal,
and then they will be thrown into the river of Al-Hayyat
(life) and they will spring up just as a seed grows on
the bank of a rainwater stream." The Prophet said,
"Don't you see that the germinating seed comes out
yellow and twisted?"
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 566:
Narrated An-Nu'man:
I heard the Prophet saying,
"The person who will have the least punishment from
amongst the Hell Fire people on the Day of Resurrection,
will be a man under whose arch of the feet a smoldering
ember will be placed so that his brain will boil because
of it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 567:
Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:
I heard the Prophet saying,
"The least punished person of the (Hell) Fire people on
the Day of Resurrection will be a man under whose arch
of the feet two smoldering embers will be placed,
because of which his brain will boil just like Al-Mirjal
(copper vessel) or a Qum-qum (narrow-necked vessel) is
boiling with water."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 568:
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:
The Prophet mentioned the Fire
and turned his face aside and asked for Allah's
protection from it, and then again he mentioned the Fire
and turned his face aside and asked for Allah's
protection from it and said, "Protect yourselves from
the Hell-Fire, even if with one half of a date, and he
who cannot afford that, then (let him do so) by (saying)
a good, pleasant word."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 569:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's Apostles when
his uncle, Abu Talib had been mentioned in his presence,
saying, "May be my intercession will help him (Abu
Talib) on the Day of Resurrection so that he may be put
in a shallow place in the Fire, with fire reaching his
ankles and causing his brain to boil."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 570:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah
will gather all the people on the Day of Resurrection
and they will say, 'Let us request someone to intercede
for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this
place of ours.' Then they will go to Adam and say, 'You
are the one whom Allah created with His Own Hands, and
breathed in you of His soul, and ordered the angels to
prostrate to you; so please intercede for us with our
Lord.' Adam will reply, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking, and will remember his sin, and will say,
'Go to Noah, the first Apostle sent by Allah' They will
go to him and he will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking', and will remember his sin and say, 'Go to
Abraham whom Allah took as a Khalil. They will go to him
(and request similarly). He will reply, 'I am not fit
for this undertaking,' and will remember his sin and
say, 'Go to Moses to whom Allah spoke directly.' They
will go to Moses and he will say, 'I am not fit for this
undertaking,' and will remember his sin and say, 'Go to
Jesus.' They will go to him, and he will say, 'I am not
fit for this undertaking, go to Muhammad as Allah has
forgiven his past and future sins.' They will come to me
and I will ask my Lord's permission, and when I see Him,
I will fall down in prostration to Him, and He will
leave me in that state as long as (He) Allah will, and
then I will be addressed. 'Raise up your head (O
Muhammad)! Ask, and your request will be granted, and
say, and your saying will be listened to; intercede, and
your intercession will be accepted.' Then I will raise
my head, and I will glorify and praise my Lord with a
saying(i.e. invocation) He will teach me, and then I
will intercede, Allah will fix a limit for me (i.e.,
certain type of people for whom I may intercede), and I
will take them out of the (Hell) Fire and let them enter
Paradise. Then I will come back (to Allah) and fall in
prostration, and will do the same for the third and
fourth times till no-one remains in the (Hell) Fire
except those whom the Qur'an has imprisoned therein."
(The sub-narrator, Qatada used to say at that point,
"...those upon whom eternity (in Hell) has been
imposed.") (See Hadith No. 3, Vol 6).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 571:
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:
The Prophet said, "Some people
will be taken out of the Fire through the intercession
of Muhammad they will enter Paradise and will be called
Al-Jahannamiyin (the Hell Fire people)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 572:
Narrated Anas:
Um (the mother of) Haritha came
to Allah's Apostle after Haritha had been martyred on
the Day (of the battle) of Badr by an arrow thrown by an
unknown person. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! You know
the position of Haritha in my heart (i.e. how dear to me
he was), so if he is in Paradise, I will not weep for
him, or otherwise, you will see what I will do." The
Prophet said, "Are you mad? Is there only one Paradise?
There are many Paradises, and he is in the highest
Paradise of Firdaus." The Prophet added, "A forenoon
journey or an after noon journey in Allah's Cause is
better than the whole world and whatever is in it; and a
place equal to an arrow bow of anyone of you, or a place
equal to a foot in Paradise is better than the whole
world and whatever is in it; and if one of the women of
Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole
space between them (the earth and the heaven) with
light, and would fill whatever is in between them, with
perfume, and the veil of her face is better than the
whole world and whatever is in it."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 573:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "None will
enter Paradise but will be shown the place he would have
occupied in the (Hell) Fire if he had rejected faith, so
that he may be more thankful; and none will enter the
(Hell) Fire but will be shown the place he would have
occupied in Paradise if he had faith, so that may be a
cause of sorrow for him."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 574:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who
will be the luckiest person who will gain your
intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet
said, "O Abu Huraira! I have thought that none will ask
me about this Hadith before you, as I know your longing
for the (learning of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who
will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection
will be the one who said, 'None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah,' sincerely from the bottom of his
heart."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 575:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "I know the
person who will be the last to come out of the (Hell)
Fire, and the last to enter Paradise. He will be a man
who will come out of the (Hell) Fire crawling, and Allah
will say to him, 'Go and enter Paradise.' He will go to
it, but he will imagine that it had been filled, and
then he will return and say, 'O Lord, I have found it
full.' Allah will say, 'Go and enter Paradise, and you
will have what equals the world and ten times as much
(or, you will have as much as ten times the like of the
world).' On that, the man will say, 'Do you mock at me
(or laugh at me) though You are the King?" I saw Allah's
Apostle (while saying that) smiling that his premolar
teeth became visible. It is said that will be the lowest
in degree amongst the people of Paradise.
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 576:
Narrated 'Abbas:
that he said to the Prophet
"Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything?"
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 577:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Some people said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection?" He said, "Do you crowd and squeeze each
other on looking at the sun when it is not hidden by
clouds?" They replied, "No, Allah's Apostle." He said,
"Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the
moon when it is full and not hidden by clouds?" They
replied, No, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "So you will
see Him (your Lord) on the Day of Resurrection similarly
Allah will gather all the people and say, 'Whoever used
to worship anything should follow that thing. 'So, he
who used to worship the sun, will follow it, and he who
used to worship the moon will follow it, and he who used
to worship false deities will follow them; and then only
this nation (i.e., Muslims) will remain, including their
hypocrites. Allah will come to them in a shape other
than they know and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will
say, 'We seek refuge with Allah from you. This is our
place; (we will not follow you) till our Lord comes to
us, and when our Lord comes to us, we will recognize
Him.
Then Allah will come to then in
a shape they know and will say, "I am your Lord.' They
will say, '(No doubt) You are our Lord,' and they will
follow Him. Then a bridge will be laid over the (Hell)
Fire." Allah's Apostle added, "I will be the first to
cross it. And the invocation of the Apostles on that
Day, will be 'Allahukka Sallim, Sallim (O Allah, save
us, save us!),' and over that bridge there will be hooks
Similar to the thorns of As Sa'dan (a thorny tree).
Didn't you see the thorns of As-Sa'dan?" The companions
said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle." He added, "So the hooks
over that bridge will be like the thorns of As-Sa-dan
except that their greatness in size is only known to
Allah. These hooks will snatch the people according to
their deeds. Some people will be ruined because of their
evil deeds, and some will be cut into pieces and fall
down in Hell, but will be saved afterwards, when Allah
has finished the judgments among His slaves, and intends
to take out of the Fire whoever He wishes to take out
from among those who used to testify that none had the
right to be worshipped but Allah.
We will order the angels to
take them out and the angels will know them by the mark
of the traces of prostration (on their foreheads) for
Allah banned the f ire to consume the traces of
prostration on the body of Adam's son. So they will take
them out, and by then they would have burnt (as coal),
and then water, called Maul Hayat (water of life) will
be poured on them, and they will spring out like a seed
springs out on the bank of a rainwater stream, and there
will remain one man who will be facing the (Hell) Fire
and will say, 'O Lord! It's (Hell's) vapor has Poisoned
and smoked me and its flame has burnt me; please turn my
face away from the Fire.' He will keep on invoking Allah
till Allah says, 'Perhaps, if I give you what you want),
you will ask for another thing?' The man will say, 'No,
by Your Power, I will not ask You for anything else.'
Then Allah will turn his face
away from the Fire. The man will say after that, 'O
Lord, bring me near the gate of Paradise.' Allah will
say (to him), 'Didn't you promise not to ask for
anything else? Woe to you, O son of Adam ! How
treacherous you are!' The man will keep on invoking
Allah till Allah will say, 'But if I give you that, you
may ask me for something else.' The man will say, 'No,
by Your Power. I will not ask for anything else.' He
will give Allah his covenant and promise not to ask for
anything else after that. So Allah will bring him near
to the gate of Paradise, and when he sees what is in it,
he will remain silent as long as Allah will, and then he
will say, 'O Lord! Let me enter Paradise.' Allah will
say, 'Didn't you promise that you would not ask Me for
anything other than that? Woe to you, O son of Adam !
How treacherous you are!' On that, the man will say, 'O
Lord! Do not make me the most wretched of Your
creation,' and will keep on invoking Allah till Allah
will smile and when Allah will smile because of him,
then He will allow him to enter Paradise, and when he
will enter Paradise, he will be addressed, 'Wish from
so-and-so.' He will wish till all his wishes will be
fulfilled, then Allah will say, All this (i.e. what you
have wished for) and as much again therewith are for
you.' "
Abu Huraira added: That man
will be the last of the people of Paradise to enter
(Paradise).
Narrated 'Ata (while Abu
Huraira was narrating): Abu Said was sitting in the
company of Abu Huraira and he did not deny anything of
his narration till he reached his saying: "All this and
as much again therewith are for you." Then Abu Sa'id
said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'This is for you
and ten times as much.' " Abu Huraira said, "In my
memory it is 'as much again therewith.' "
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 578:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "I am your
predecessor at the Lake-Fount." 'Abdullah added: The
Prophet said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount,
and some of you will be brought in front of me till I
will see them and then they will be taken away from me
and I will say, 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be
said, 'You do not know what they did after you had
left.'
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 579:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "There will
be a tank (Lake-Fount) in front of you as large as the
distance between Jarba and Adhruh (two towns in Sham)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 580:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The word 'Al-Kauthar' means the
abundant good which Allah gave to him (the Prophet
Muhammad). Abu Bishr said: I said to Said, "Some people
claim that it (Al-Kauthar) is a river in Paradise." Said
replied, "The river which is in Paradise is one item of
that good which Allah has bestowed upon him (Muhammad)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 581:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "My
Lake-Fount is (so large that it takes) a month's journey
to cross it. Its water is whiter than milk, and its
smell is nicer than musk (a kind of Perfume), and its
drinking cups are (as numerous) as the (number of) stars
of the sky; and whoever drinks from it, will never be
thirsty."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 582:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "The
width of my Lake-Fount is equal to the distance between
Aila (a town in Sham) and Sana' (the capital of Yemen)
and it has as many (numerous) jugs as the number of
stars of the sky."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 583:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said: "While I was
walking in Paradise (on the night of Mi'raj), I saw a
river, on the two banks of which there were tents made
of hollow pearls. I asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?' He
said, 'That is the Kauthar which Your Lord has given to
you.' Behold! Its scent or its mud was sharp smelling
musk!" (The sub-narrator, Hudba is in doubt as to the
correct expression. )
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 584:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Some of my
companions will come to me at my Lake Fount, and after I
recognize them, they will then be taken away from me,
whereupon I will say, 'My companions!' Then it will be
said, 'You do not know what they innovated (new things)
in the religion after you."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 585:
Narrated Abu Hazim from Sahl
bin Sa'd:
The Prophet said, "I am your
predecessor (forerunner) at the Lake-Fount, and whoever
will pass by there, he will drink from it and whoever
will drink from it, he will never be thirsty. There will
come to me some people whom I will recognize, and they
will recognize me, but a barrier will be placed between
me and them." Abu Hazim added: An-Nu'man bin Abi
'Aiyash, on hearing me, said. "Did you hear this from
Sahl?" I said, "Yes." He said, " I bear witness that I
heard Abu Said Al-Khudri saying the same, adding that
the Prophet said: 'I will say: They are of me (i.e. my
followers). It will be said, 'You do not know what they
innovated (new things) in the religion after you left'.
I will say, 'Far removed, far removed (from mercy),
those who changed (their religion) after me." Abu
Huraira narrated that the Prophet said, "On the Day of
Resurrection a group of companions will come to me, but
will be driven away from the Lake-Fount, and I will say,
'O Lord (those are) my companions!' It will be said,
'You have no knowledge as to what they innovated after
you left; they turned apostate as renegades (reverted
from Islam)."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 586:
Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab:
The companions of the Prophet
said, "Some men from my companions will come to my
Lake-Fount and they will be driven away from it, and I
will say, 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be said, 'You
have no knowledge of what they innovated after you left:
they turned apostate as renegades (reverted from Islam).
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 587:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "While I was
sleeping, a group (of my followers were brought close to
me), and when I recognized them, a man (an angel) came
out from amongst (us) me and them, he said (to them),
'Come along.' I asked, 'Where?' He said, 'To the (Hell)
Fire, by Allah' I asked, 'what is wrong with them' He
said, 'They turned apostate as renegades after you
left.' Then behold! (Another) group (of my followers)
were brought close to me, and when I recognized them, a
man (an angel) came out from (me and them) he said (to
them); Come along.' I asked, "Where?' He said, 'To the
(Hell) Fire, by Allah.' I asked, What is wrong with
them?' He said, 'They turned apostate as renegades after
you left. So I did not see anyone of them escaping
except a few who were like camels without a shepherd."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 588:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Between
my house and my pulpit there is a garden from amongst
the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is over my
Lake-Fount."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 589:
Narrated Jundab:
I heard the Prophet, saying, "I
am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount. (Al-Kauthar) .
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 590:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
Once the Prophet went out and
offered the funeral prayers for the martyrs of Uhud, and
then went to the pulpit and said, "I am a predecessor
for you and I am a witness for you: and by Allah, I am
looking at my Fount just now, and the keys of the
treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth) have
been given to me: and by Allah, I am not afraid that you
will worship others besides Allah after me, but I am
afraid that you will strive and struggle against each
other over these treasures of the world."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 591:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:
I heard the Prophet mentioning
the Lake-Fount (Al-Kauthar), saying, "(The width of the
Lake-Fount) is equal to the distance between Medina and
Sana' (capital of Yemen)." Haritha said that he heard
the Prophet saying that his Lake-Fount would be as large
as the distance between Sana' and Medina. Al-Mustaurid
said to Haritha, "Didn't you hear him talking about the
vessels?" He said, "No." Al-Mustaurid said, "The vessels
are seen in it as (numberless as) the stars."
Volume
8, Book 76, Number 592:
Narrated Asma 'bint Abu Bakr:
The Prophet said, "I will be
standing at the Lake-Fount so that I will see whom among
you will come to me; and some people will be taken away
from me, and I will say, 'O Lord, (they are) from me and
from my followers.' Then it will be said, 'Did you
notice what they did after you? By Allah, they kept on
turning on their heels (turned as renegades).' " The
sub-narrator, Ibn Abi Mulaika said, "O Allah, we seek
refuge with You from turning on our heels, or being put
to trial in our religion."
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