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Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 30:
The Book Pertaining to the Excellent
Qualities of the Holy Prophet (may Peace be upon them) and His Companions (Kitab
Al-Fada'il)
Chapter 1: INTERCESSION BY THE APOSTLE OF ALLAH
(MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND THE PAYING OF SALUTATIONS BY A STONE TO HIM BEFORE HIS ADVENT
AS A PROPHET
Book 030, Number 5653:
Wathila b. al-Asqa' reported: I heard Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) as saying: Verily Allah granted eminence to Kinana from amongst
the descendants of Isma'il and he granted eminence to the Quraish amongst Kinana and he
granted eminence to the Quraish amongst Banu Hashim and he granted me eminencece from the
tribe of Banu Hashim.
Book 030, Number 5654:
Jabir b. Samura reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: I recognise the stone in Mecca which used to pay me salutations
before my advent as a Prophet and I recognise that even now.
Chapter 2: THE EMINENCE OF OUR PROPHET (MAY PEACE
BE UPON HIM) OVER THE WHOLE CREATION
Book 030, Number 5655:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I shall be pre-eminent arriongst the descendants of Adam on the Day of
Resurrection and I will be the first intercessor and the first whose intercession will be
accepted (by Allah).
Chapter 3: THE MIRACLES OF THE HOLY PROPHET (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5656:
Anas reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)
called for water and he was given a vessel and the people began to perform ablution in
that and I counted (the persons) and they were between fifty and eighty and I saw water
which was spouting from his fingers.
Book 030, Number 5657:
Anas b. Malik reported: I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) during the time of the afternoon prayer and the people asking for water for
performing ablution which they did not find. (A small quantity) of water was brought to
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he placed his hand in that vessel and com-
manded people to perform ablution. I raw water spouting from his fingers and the people
performing ablution until the last amongst them performed it.
Book 030, Number 5658:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) and his Companions were at a place known as az-Zaura' (az-Zaurd' is a place in
the bazar of Medina near the mosque) that he called for a vessel containing water. He put
his hand in that. And there began to spout (water) between his fingers and all the
Companions performed ablution. Qatada, one of the narrators in the chain of narrators,
said: Abu Hamza (the kunya of Hadrat Anas b. Malik), how many people were they? He said:
They were about three hundred.
Book 030, Number 5659:
Anas reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) was
at az-Zaura' and a vessel containing water was brought to him in which his finger could
not be completely dipped or completely covered; the rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 030, Number 5660:
Jabir reported that Umm Malik used to send clarified butter
in a small skin to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). Her sons would come to
her and ask for seasoning when they had nothing with them (in the form of condiments) and
she would go to that (skin) in which she offered (clarified butter) to Allah's Apostle
(may peace be upon him), and she would find in that clarified butter and it kept providing
her with seasoning for her household until she had (completely) squeezed it. She came to
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and (informed him about it). Thereupon, he (the
Holy Prophet) said: Did you squeeze it? She said: Yes. Thereupon he said: If you had left
it in that very state, it would have kept on provid- ing you (the clarified butter) on
end.
Book 030, Number 5661:
Jabir reported that a person came to Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) and asked for food. And he gave him half a wasq of barley, and the
person and his wife and their guests kept on making use of it (as a food) until he weighed
it (in order to find out the actual quantity, and it was no more). He came to Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) (and informed him about it). He said: Had you not weighed
it, you would be eating out of it and it would have remained intact for you.
Book 030, Number 5662:
Mu'adh b. Jabal reported that he went along with Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) in the expedition of Tabuk and he (the Holy Prophet)
combined the prayers. He offered the noon and afternoon prayers together and the sunset
and night prayers together and on the other day he deferred the prayers; he then came out
and offered the noon and afternoon prayers together. He then went in and (later on) came
out and then after that offered the sunset and night prayers together and then said: God
willing, you would reach by tomorrow the fountain of Tabuk and you should not come to that
until it is dawn, and he who amongst you happens to go there should not touch its water
until I come. We came to that and two persons (amongst) us reached that fountain ahead of
us. It was a thin flow of water like the shoelace. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) asked them whether they had touched the water. They said: Yes. Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) scolded them, and he said to them what he had to say by the will of
God. The people then took water of the fountain in their palms until it became somewhat
significant and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) washed his hands and his face
too in it, and then, took it again in that (fountain) and there gushed forth abundant
water from that fountain, until all the people drank to their fill. He then said: Mu'adh,
it is hoped that if you live long you would see its water irrigating well the gardens.
Book 030, Number 5663:
Abu Humaid as-Sa'idi reported: We went out with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) on the expedition to Tabuk and we came to a wadi where
there was a garden belonging to a woman. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said.
Make an assessment (of the price of its fruit). And Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) also made an assessment and it was ten wasqs. He asked that lady (to calculate the
amount) until they would, God willing, come back to her. So we proceeded on until we came
to Tabuk and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: The violent storm will
overtake you during the night, so none amongst you should stand up and he who has a camel
with him should hobble it firmly. A violent storm blew and a person who had stood up was
carried away by the storm and thrown between the mountains of Tayy. Then the messenger of
the son of al 'Alma', the ruler of Aila, came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
with a letter and a gift of a white mule. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) wrote
him (the reply) and presented him a cloak. We came back until we halted in the Wadi
al-Qura. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) asked that lady about her garden and
the price of the fruits in that. She said: Ten wasqs. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: I am going to depart, and he who amongst you wishes may depart
with me but he who wants to stay may stay. We resumed the journey until we came to the
outskirts of Medina. (It was at this time) that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said: This is Taba, this is Uhud, that is a mountain which loves us and we love it, and
then said: The best amongst the houses of the Ansar is the house of Bani Najjar. Then the
house of Bani Abd al-Ashhal, then the house of Bani Abd al-Harith b. Khazraj, then the
house of Bani Sa'ida, and there is goodness in all the houses of the Ansar. Said b. Ubada
came to us and Abu Usaid said to him: Did you not see that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) has declared the houses of the Ansar good and he has kept us at the end. Said
met Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Allah's Messenger, you have
declared the house of the Ansar as good and have kept us at the end, whereupon he said: Is
it not enough for you that you have been counted amongst the good.
Book 030, Number 5664:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Amr b.
Yahya with the same chain of transmitters up to the words: There is good in all the houses
of the Ansar, and there is no mention of the subsequent event pertaining to Sa'd b.
'Ubada.
Chapter 4: THE RELIANCE OF ALLAH'S MESSENGER (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) ON ALLAH THE EXALTED, AND ALLAH'S PROTECTING HIM AGAINST THE PEOPLE
Book 030, Number 5665:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported: We went along with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) on an expedition towards Najd and Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) found us in a valley abounding in thorny trees. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) stayed for rest under a tree and he suspended his sword by one of its
branches under which he was taking rest. The persons scattered in the valley and they also
began to take rest under the shade of trees, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said: A person came to me while I was asleep and he took hold of the sword. I woke up and
found him standing upon my head and I had hardly become alert (and saw) that the sword was
in his hand. And he said: Who can protect you from me? I said: Allah. He again said: Who
can protect you from me? I said: Allah. He put his sword in the sheath (and you can see)
this man sitting here. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) did not in any way touch
him.
Book 030, Number 5666:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansiri, who was one amongst the
Companions of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), reported that he went on an
expedition along with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) towards Najd and Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) stayed there, and when Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) came back he also came back along with him. They, for one day, stayed for rest;
the rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 030, Number 5667:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: We went along with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and as we reached the place Dhat-ur-Riqa'; the rest of
the hadith is the same, but there is no mention of the word that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) did not harm him.
Chapter 5: PERTAINING TO THE SIMILITUDE WITH WHICH
ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) HAS BEEN SENT WITH GUIDANCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Book 030, Number 5668:
Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)
as saying: The similitude of that guidance and knowledge with which Allah, the Exalted and
Glorious, has sent me is that of rain falling upon the earth. There is a good piece of
land which receives the rainfall (eagerly) and as a result of it there is grown in it
herbage and grass abundantly. Then there is a land hard and barren which retains water and
the people derive benefit from it and they drink it and make the animals drink. Then there
is another land which is barren. Neither water is retained in it, nor is the grass grown
in it. And that is the similitude of the first one who develops the understanding of the
religion of Allah and it becomes a source of benefit to him with which Allah sent me. (The
second one is that) who acquires the knowledge of religion and imparts it to others. (Then
the other type is) one who does not pay attention to (the revealed knowledge) and thus
does not accept guidance of Allah with which I have been sent.
Chapter 6: THE EXTREME LOVE OF ALLAH'S MESSENGER
(MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) FOR HIS UMMA, AND HIS EXTREME ANXIETY TO WARN THEM AGAINST THAT
WHICH IS A SOURCE OF TROUBLE TO THEM
Book 030, Number 5669:
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
as saying: The similitude of mine and of that with which Allah sent me is that of a person
who came to us and said: O people, I have seen an army with my eyes and I am a plain
warner (and issue you warning) that you should immediately manage to find an escape. A
group of people from amongst them paying heed (to his warning) fled to a place of
protection and a group amongst them belied him and the morning overtook them in their
houses and the army attacked them and killed them and they were routed. And that is the
similitude of the one who obeyed me, followed with which I had been sent and the
similitude of the other is of one who disobeyed and belied me and the Truth with which I
have been sent.
Book 030, Number 5670:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The similitude of mine and that of my Umma is that of a person who lit
fire and there began to fall into it insects and moths. And I am there to hold you back,
but you plunge into it.
Book 030, Number 5671:
Hammam b. Munabbih reported: Abu Huraira reported us some
ahadith from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) amongst many, (and) one is this
that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: A person lit fire and when the
atmosphere was aglow, moths and insects began to fall into the fire, but I am there to
hold them back, but they are plunging into it despite my efforts, and he further added:
That is your example and mine. I am there to hold you back from fire and to save you from
it, but you are plunging into it despite my efforts.
Book 030, Number 5672:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying. My example and your example is that of a person who lit the fire and
insects and moths began to fall in it and he would be making efforts to take them out, and
I am going to hold you back from fire, but you are slipping from my hand.
Chapter 7: THE FINALITY OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5673:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles (before me) is that of a
person who constructed a building and he built it fine and well and the people went round
it saying: Never have we seen a building more imposing than this. but for one brick, and I
am that brick (with which you give the finishing touch to the building).
Book 030, Number 5674:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles before me is that of a
person who built a house quite imposing and beautiful and he made it complete but for one
brick in one of its corners. People began to walk round it, and the building pleased them
and they would say: But for this brick your building would have been perfect. Muhammad
(may peace be upon him) said: And I am that final brick.
Book 030, Number 5675:
Abu Hurairh reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles before me is that of a
person who built a house quite imposing and beautiful, but for one brick in one of its
corners. People would go round it, appreciating the building, but saying: Why has the
brick not been fixed here? He said: I am that brick and I am the last of the Apostles.
Book 030, Number 5676:
Abu Sa'id reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles; the rest of the hadith is
the same.
Book 030, Number 5677:
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles is like that of a person who built
a house and he completed it and made it perfect but for the space of a brick. People
entered therein and they were surprised at it and said: Had there been a brick (it would
have been complete in all respects). Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: I am
that place where the brick (completing the building is to be placed), and I have come to
finalise the chain of Apostles.
Book 030, Number 5678:
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of
transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
Chapter 8: WHEN ALLAH THE EXALTED INTENDS TO SHOW
MERCY TO AN UMMA HIS PROPHET IS CALLED BACK TO HIS ETERNAL HOME WHEN THE UMMA IS SAFE FROM
THE WRATH OF GOD
Book 030, Number 5679:
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
as saying: When Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, intends to show mercy to an Umma from
amongst His servants He calls back His Apostle to his eternal home and makes him a
harbinger and recompense in the world to come; and when He intends to cause destruction to
an Umma, He punishes it while its Apostle is alive and He destroys it as he (the Apostle)
witnesses it and he cools his eyes by destruction as they had belied him and disobeyed his
command.
Chapter 9: THE CISTERN OF OUR APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE
UPON HIM) AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Book 030, Number 5680:
Jundab reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: I shall be there at the Cistern before you.
Book 030, Number 5681:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jundab
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5682:
Sahl (b. Sa'd) reported: I heard Allah's Apostle (may peace
be upon him) as saying: I shall go to the Cistern before you and he who comes would drink
and he who drinks would never feel thirsty, and there would come to me people whom I would
know and who would know me. Then there would be intervention between me and them. Abu
Hazim said that Nu'man b. Abu 'Ayyash heard it and I narrated to them this hadith, and
said: Is it this that you heard Sahl saying? He said: Yes, and I bear witness to the fact
that I heard it from Abu Sa'id Khudri also, but he made this addition that he (the Holy
Prophet) would say: They are my followers, and it would be said to him: You do not know
what they did after you and I will say to them: Woe to him who changes (his religion)
after me.
Book 030, Number 5683:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id
Khudri through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5684:
Abdullah b. 'Amr al-'As, reported Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: My Cistern (is as wide and broad that it requires) a
motith's journey (to go round it) all, and its sides are equal and its water is whiter
than silver, and its odour is more fragrant than the fragrance of musk, and its jugs
(placed round it) are like stars in the sky; and he who would drink from it would never
feel thirsty after that. Asma', daughter of Abu Bakr said: Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: I would be on the Cistern and so that I would be seeing those who would be
coming to me from you, but some people would be detained (before reaching me). I would
say: My Lord, they are my followers and belong to my Umma, and it would be said to me: Do
you know what they did after you? By Allah, they did not do good after you, and they
turned back upon their heels. He (the narrator) said: lbn Abu Mulaika used to say (in
supplication): O Allah, I seek refuge with Thee that we should turn back upon our heels or
put to any trial about our religion.
Book 030, Number 5685:
'A'isha reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) say in the company of his Companions: I would be on the Cistern waiting for
those who would be coming to me from amongst you. By Allah, some persons would be
prevented from coming to me, and I would say: My Lord, they are my followers and people of
my Umma. And He would say,: You don't know what they did after you; they had been
constantly turning back on their heels (from their religion).
Book 030, Number 5686:
Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him), said I used to hear from people making a mention of the Cistern, but I did not hear
about it from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). One day while a girl was combing
me I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say:" O people." I said to
that girl: Keep away from me. She said: He (the Holy Prophet) has addressed the men only
and he has not invited the attention of the women. I said: I am amongst the people also
(and have thus every right to listen to the things pertaining to religion). Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: I shall be your harbinger on the Cistern;
therefore, be cautious lest one of you should come (to me) and may be driven away like a
stray camel. I would ask the reasons, and it would be said to me: You don't know what
innovations they made after you. And I would then also say: Be away.
Book 030, Number 5687:
Umm Salama reported that she heard Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) saying this as he was sitting on the pulpit and she was getting her
hair combed. (He uttered these words):" O people." And she said to one who was
combing: Leave my head; the rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 030, Number 5688:
Uqba b. 'Amir reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) one day went out and he offered prayer over the martyrs of Uhud just as prayer
is offered over the dead. He then came back and sat on pulpit and said: I shall be present
there (at the Cistern) before you. I shall be your witness and, by Allah, I perceive as if
I am seeing with my own eyes my Cistern at this very state and I have been given the keys
of the treasures of the earth or the keys of the earth and, by Allah, I am not afraid
concerning you that you would associate anything (with Allah after me), but I am afraid
that you would be vying with one another (for the possession of) the treasures of the
earth.
Book 030, Number 5689:
Uqba b. 'Amir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Allah's Messenger offered prayer over those who had fallen matyrs at Uhud.
He then climbed the pulpit as if someone is saying good-bye to the living and the dead,
and then said: I shall be there as your predecesor on the Cistern before you, and it is as
wide as the distance between Aila and Juhfa (Aila is at the top of the gulf of 'Aqaba). I
am not afraid that you would associate anything with Allah after me, but I am afraid that
you may be (allured) by the world and (vie) with one another (in possessing material
wealth) and begin killing one another, and you would be destroyed as were destroyed those
who had gone before you. 'Uqba said that that was the last occasion that he saw Allah's
Massenger on the pulpit.
Book 030, Number 5690:
'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying; I shall be there at the Cistern before you, and I shall have to contend
for some people, but I shall have to yield. I would be saying: My Lord, they are my
friends, they are my friends, and it would be said: You don't know what innovations they
made after you.
Book 030, Number 5691:
The hadith has been narrated on the authority ot al-A'mash
with the same chain of transmitters but no mention is made of:" They are my
companions; they are my companions."
Book 030, Number 5692:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5693:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hudhaifa
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5694:
Haritha reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) as saying: His Cistern would be as extensive as the distance between San'a'
and Medina. Mustaurid (one of the narrators) said: Did you not hear anything about the
utensils? Thereupon he said. No. Mustaurid said: You would find that the utensils would be
like stars.
Book 030, Number 5695:
Haritha b. Wahb al-Khuza'i reported Allah's Messeiiger's
(may peace be upon him) words concerning the Cistern like it, but he made no mention of
the words of Mustaurid.
Book 030, Number 5696:
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: There is before you a Cistern and the distance between its two sides is as
it is between Jarba' and Adhruh.
Book 030, Number 5697:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn
'Umar and the words are: That he said there would be before you a Cistern extending from
jarba' and Adhruh and the same has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Muthanna and
the wording is:" My Cistern."
Book 030, Number 5698:
A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority,
of 'Ubaidullah with this addition: Ubaidullah was asked (about these two names, i. e.
Jarba' and Adhruh). He said: These are the two towns of Syria and there is between them
the distance which can be covered in three nights, and the hadith transmitted on the
authority of Ibn Bishr (the words are)." Three days."
Book 030, Number 5699:
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of
Ibn Umar through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5700:
'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: There would be before you a Cistern (as extensive) as there is the
distance between Jarba' and Adhruh and there would be jugs like stars in the sky; he who
would come to that and drink from it would never feel thirsty after that.
Book 030, Number 5701:
Abu Dharr said: Allah's Messenger, what about the vessels
of that Cistern? He said: By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the vessels would
outnumber the stars in the sky and its planets shining on a dark cloudless night. These
would be the vessels of Paradise. He who drinks out of it (the Cistern) would never feel
thirsty. There would flow in it two spouts from Paradise and he who would drink out of it
would not feel thirsty; and the distance between its (two corners) is that between 'Amman
and Aila, and its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey.
Book 030, Number 5702:
Thauban reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as
saying: I would be pushing back from my Cistern the crowd of people. I would strike away
from it (the Cistern) with my staff the people of Yemen until the water (of the Haud)
would spout forth upon them. He was asked about its breadth. He said: From this place of
mine to 'Amman, and he was asked about the drink and he said: It is whiter than milk and
sweeter than honey. There would spout into it two streamlets having their sources in
Paradise. the one is from gold and the other is from silver. This hadith has been narrated
on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters and the words are:" I
would be on the Day of Resurrection near the bank of the Cistern."
Book 030, Number 5703:
Thaubin reported this hadith pertaining to the Cistern.
Muhammad b. Bashshar said: I said to Yahya b. Hammad: This is the hadith that I heard from
Abu 'Awana and he said: I also heard it from Shu'ba. I said: Narrate that to me and he
narrated that to me.
Book 030, Number 5704:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I will drive away from my Cistern people just as the stray camels are
driven away. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another
chain ot transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5705:
Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: My Cistern would be as extensive as the distance between Aila and San'a,
of Yemen, and there would be in it jugs like stars in the sky.
Book 030, Number 5706:
Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Some persons from amongst my associates would turn to my Cistern; when I
would see them and they would be presented to me, they would be detained in the way while
coming to me. I would say: My Lord, they are my companions, they are my companions, and it
would be said to me: You don't know what innovations they made after you.
Book 030, Number 5707:
Anas reported a hadith like this from Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) and he made this addition:" The vessels would be as numerous as
the number of stars.
Book 030, Number 5708:
Anas b. Milik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: There would be such a vast distance between the sides of my Cistern as it
is between Sana' and Medina.
Book 030, Number 5709:
Anas reported this hadith with this change that there was
some doubt between (places mentioned) and there is a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5710:
Anas reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as
saying: You would be shown in it jugs of gold and silver (as numerous) as the number of
stars in the sky. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas b. Malik with
this addition:" More numerous than stars in the sky."
Book 030, Number 5711:
Jabir b. Samura reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: Behold, I shall be present ahead of you on the Cistern, and the
distance between its different sides would be like that between Sana' and Aila, and its
jugs would be like stars in the sky.
Book 030, Number 5712:
'Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas reported: I wrote (a letter) to
Jabir b. Samura (and it was sent) through my servant Nafi' asking him to inform me about
something (pertaining to the Haud Kauthar). He wrote to me: I heard him (the Holy Prophet)
say: I shall be there ahead of you at the Haud Kauthar.
Chapter 10: THE ANGELS FOUGHT ALONG WITH ALLAH'S
APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) IN THE BATTLE OF UHUD
Book 030, Number 5713:
Sa'd reported that on the Day of Ubud I saw on the right
side of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and on his left side two persons dressed
in white clothes and whom I did not see before nor after that, and they were Gabriel and
Michael (Allah be pleased with both of them).
Book 030, Number 5714:
Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas reported: I saw on the right side of
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and on his left side two persons with white
clothes on the Day of Uhtid fighting a desperate fight, and I saw them neither before nor
after that.
Chapter 11: THE VALOUR AND COURAGE OF ALLAH'S
APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5715:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) was the sublimest among people (in character) and the most generous amongst them
and he was the bravest of men. One night the people of Medina felt disturbed and set forth
in the direction of a sound when Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) met them on his
way back as he had gone towards that sound ahead of them. He was on the horse of Abu Talha
which had no saddle over it, and a sword was slung round his neck, and he was saying:
There was nothing to be afraid of, and he also said: We found it (this horse) like a
torrent of water (indicating its swift-footedness), whereas the horse had been slow before
that time.
Book 030, Number 5716:
Anas reported that there was consternation in Medina. The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) borrowed the horse from Abu Talha which was
called Mandub. He rode it and said: We have found no reason for consternation, and we have
found it to be (as quick as a torrent) of water.
Book 030, Number 5717:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas
with a slight variation of wording.
Chapter 12: ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
WAS THE MOST GENEROUS OF PEOPLE; HIS GENEROSITY WAS LIKE THE BLOWING OF WIND
Book 030, Number 5718:
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) was the most generous of people in charity, but he was generous to the utmost in
the month of Ramadan. Gabriel (peace be upon him) would meet him every year during the
month of Ramadin until it ended, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) recited to
him the Qur'an; and when Gabriel met him Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was
most generous in giving charity like the blowing wind.
Book 030, Number 5719:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri
with the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 13: THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (MAY PEACE BE
UPON HIM) IS THE BEST AMONGST PEOPLE IN DISPOSITION AND BEHAVIOUR
Book 030, Number 5720:
Anas b. Malik reported: I served the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to me any harsh word,
and he never said to me about a thing as to why I had done that and as to why I had not
done that. Abu Rabi' has made this addition (in this narration):" The work which a
servant should do." There is no mention of his words" By Allah".
Book 030, Number 5721:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5722:
Anas reported: When Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) came to Medina, Abla Talha took hold of my hand and brought me to Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) and said: Allah's Messenger, Anas is a prudent young boy, and he
will serve you. He (Anas) said: I served him in journey and at home, but, by Allah, he
never asked me about a thing which I did as to why I did so, nor about a thing which I did
not do as to why I had not done that.
Book 030, Number 5723:
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: I served the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) for nine years, and I do
not know (of any instance) when he said to me: Why you have done this and that, and he
never found fault with me in anything.
Book 030, Number 5724:
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) had the best disposition amongst people. He sent me on an errand one day, and I said:
By Allah, I would not go. I had, however, this idea in my mind that I would do as Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) had commanded me to do. I went out until I happened to
come across children who had been playing in the street. In the meanwhile, Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) came there and he caught me by the back of my neck from
behind me. As I looked towards him I found him smiling and he said: Unais, did you go
where I commanded you to go? I said: Allah's Messenger, yes, I am going. Anas further
said: I served him for nine years but I know not that he ever said to me about a thing
which I had done why I did that, or about a thing I had left as to why I had not done
that.
Book 030, Number 5725:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) was the best amongst people in disposition and behaviour.
Chapter 14: IT IS VERY SELDOM THAT ALLAH'S APOSTLE
(MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) SAID" NO" TO ANYONE WHEN ASKED TO GIVE ANYTHING, AND HE
GAVE CHARITY TO THE PEOPLE VERY FREELY
Book 030, Number 5726:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: It never happened that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) was asked for anything and he said: No.
Book 030, Number 5727:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b.
'Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5728:
Musa b. Anas reported on the authority of his father: It
never happened that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was asked anything for the
sake of Islam and he did not give that. There came to him a person and he gave him a large
flock (of sheep and goats) and he went back to his people and said: My people, embrace
Islam, for Muhammad gives so much charity as if he has no fear of want.
Book 030, Number 5729:
Anas 'b. Malik reported that a person requested Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) to give him a very large flock and he gave that to him. He
came to his tribe and said: O people, embrace Islam. By Allah, Muhammad donates so much as
if he did not fear want. Anas said that the person embraced Islam for the sake of the
world but later he became Muslim until Islam became dearer to him than the world and what
it contains.
Book 030, Number 5730:
Ibn Shihab reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) went on the expedition of Victory, i. e. the Victory of Mecca, and then he went
out along with the Muslims and they fought at Hunain, and Allah granted victory to his
religion and to the Muslims, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) gave one
hundred camels to Safwan b. Umayya. He again gave him one hundred camels, and then again
gave him one hundred camels. Sa'id b. Musayyib said that Safwan told him: (By Allah)
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) gave me what he gave me (and my state of mind at
that time was) that he was the most detested person amongst people in my eyes. But he
continued giving to me until now he is the dearest of people to me.
Book 030, Number 5731:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) as saying: In case we get wealth from Bahrain, I would give you so much and so
much; he made an indication of it with both his hands. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) died before wealth from Bahrain came, and it fell to the lot of Abu Bakr after him.
He commanded the announcer to make announcement to the effect that he to whom Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) had held out promise or owed any debt should come (to
him). I came and said: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) had said to me: In case
there comes to us the wealth of Bahrain I shall give you so much, and so much. Abu Bakr
took a handful (of the coins) and gave that to me once and asked me to count them I
counted them as five hundred dinars and he said: Here is double of this for you.
Book 030, Number 5732:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: When Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) died, there came to Abfi Bakr wealth from al-'Ala' b. al-Hadrami. Abu
Bakr said: He to whom Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) owed any debt or held out
any promise should come to us; the rest of the hadith is the same.
Chapter 15: THE MERCY AND TENDERNESS SHOWN BY
ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) TOWARDS CHILDREN, MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY, AND HIS
HUMILITY AND HIS SUBLIME QUALITIES
Book 030, Number 5733:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: A child was born into me this night and I named him after the name of my
father Ibrihim. He then sent him to Umm Saif, the wife of a blacksmith who was called Abu
Saif. He (the Holy Prophet) went to him and I followed him until we reached Abu Saif and
he was blowing fire with the help of blacksmith's bellows and the house was filled with
smoke. I hastened my step and went ahead of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and
said: Abu Saif, stop it, as there comes Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him). He
stopped and Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) called for the child. He embraced him
and said what Allah had desired. Anas said: I saw that the boy breathed his last in the
presence of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). The eyes of Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) shed tears and he said: Ibrahim, our eyes shed tears and our hearts are
filled with grief, but we do not say anything except that by which Allah is pleased. O
Ibrahim, we are grieved for you.
Book 030, Number 5734:
Anas b. Malik reported: I have never seen anyone more kind
to one's family than Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and Ibrahim was sent to
the suburb of Medina for suckling. He used to go there and we accompanied him. He entered
the house, and it was filled with smoke as his foster-father was a bricksmith. He took him
(his son Ibrihim) and kissed him and then came back. 'Amr said that when Ibrihim died.
Allah's LMessenger (may peace be upon him) said: Ibrihim is my son and he dies as a
suckling babe. He has now two foster-mothers who would complete his suckling period in
Paradise.
Book 030, Number 5735:
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that there
came a few desert Arabs to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Do you kiss
your children? He said: Yes. Thereupon they said: By Allah but we do not kiss our
children. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Then what can I do if
Allah has deprived you of mercy? Ibn Numair said: (We has deprived) your heart of mercy.
Book 030, Number 5736:
Abu Huraira reported that al-Aqra' b. Habis saw Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) kissing Hasan. He said: I have ten children, but I have
never kissed any one of them, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: He
who does not show mercy (towards his children), no mercy would be shown to him.
Book 030, Number 5737:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b.
'Abdullah through different chains of transmitters and the words are:" That the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who shows no mercy to the people,
Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, does not show mercy to him."
Book 030, Number 5738:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir
through another chain of transmitters.
Chapter 16: THE UTMOST MODESTY OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE
(MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5739:
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) was more modest than the virgin behind the curtain (or in the apartment), and
when he disliked anything, we recognised that from his face.
Book 030, Number 5740:
Masruq reported: We went to Abdullah b. 'Amr when Mu'dwiya
came to Kufa, and he made a mention of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said:
He was never immoderate in his talk and he never reviled others. Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) also said: The best amongst you are those who are best in morals.
Uthman said: When he came to Kufa along with Mu'awiya... (The rest of the hadith is the
same).
Book 030, Number 5741:
This hadith had been narrated on the authority of al-A'mash
through another chain of transmitters also.
Chapter 17: THE SMILING OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON'HIM) AND HIS EXCELLENT BEHAVIOUR
Book 030, Number 5742:
Simak b. Harb reported: I said to Jabir b. Samura: Did you
have the privilege of sitting in the company of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)?
He said: Yes, very frequently, and added: He did not stand up (and go) from the place
where he offered the dawn prayer until the sun rose, and after the rising of the sun he
stood up, and they (his Companions) entered into conversation with one another and they
talked of the things (that they did during the Days of Ignorance), and they laughed (on
their unreasonable and ridiculous acts). Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) smiled
only.
Chapter 18: THE MERCY AND COMPASSION OF ALLAH'S
APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) FOR WOMEN AND HIS COMMAND TO THE CAMEL-DRIVER TO DRIVE THE
MOUNT SLOWLY ON WHICH THEY RIDE
Book 030, Number 5743:
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) had in one of his journeys his black slave who was called Anjasha along with him. He
goaded by singing the songs of camel-driver. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: Anjasha, drive slowly as you are driving (the mounts who are carrying)
glass vessels
Book 030, Number 5744:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5745:
Anas reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)
came to his wives as the camel-driver who was called Anjasha had been, driving (the
camels) on which (they were riding). Thereupon he said: Anjasha, be careful, drive slowly
for you are driving the mounts who carry vessels of glass. Abu Qilaba said that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) uttered words which if someone had uttered amongst you,
you would have found fault with him.
Book 030, Number 5746:
Anas b. Malik reported that Umm Sulaim was with the wives
of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and a camel-driver had been driving (the
camels) oil which they were riding. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)
said: Anjasha, drive slowly, for you are carrying (on the camels) vessels of glass.
Book 030, Number 5747:
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) had a camel-driver who had a very melodious voice. Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said to him: Anjasha, drive slowly; do not break the vessels of glass, meaning
the weak women.
Book 030, Number 5748:
Anas reported this hadith through another chain of
transmitters, but he made no mention of a camel-driver having a melodious voice.
Chapter 19: THE NEARNESS OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) TO THE PEOPLE AND THEIR SEEKING BLESSINGS FROM HIM (AND HIS
POSSESSIONS)
Book 030, Number 5749:
Anas b. Malik reported that when Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) had completed his dawn prayer, the servants of Medina came to him with
utensils containing water, and no utensil was brought in which he did not dip his hand;
and sometime they came in the cold dawn (and he did not feel reluctant in acceding to
their request even in the cold weather) and dipped his hand in them.
Book 030, Number 5750:
Anas reported: I saw when the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) got his hair cut by the barber, his Companions came round him and they
eagerly wanted that no hair should fall but in the hand of a person.
Book 030, Number 5751:
Anas reported that a woman had a partial derangement in her
mind, so she said. Allah's Messellaer, I want something from you. He said: Mother of so
and so, see on which side of the road you would like (to stand and talk) so that I may do
the needfull for you. He stood aside with her on the roadside until she got what she
needed.
Chapter 20: THE HATRED OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) AGAINST SIN AND THE ADOPTING OF A COURSE OF ACTION WHICH IS EASIER TO
ADOPT FROM AMONGST THE PERMISSIBLE ACTS
Book 030, Number 5752:
'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him), said that whenever he had to choose between two things he adopted the easier one,
provided it was nor sin, but if it was any sin he was the one wio was the farthest from it
of the people; and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) never took revenge from
anyone because of his personal grievance, unless what Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, had
made inviolable had been violated.
Book 030, Number 5753:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn
Shibab through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5754:
'A'isha reported: Never did Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) make a choice between two things but adopting the easier one as compared to the
difficult one, but his choice for the easier one was only in case it did not involve any
sin, but if it involved sin he was the one who was the farthest from it amongst the
people.
Book 030, Number 5755:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham
through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5756:
'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) never beat anyone with his hand, neither a woman nor a servant, but only, in the case
when he had been fighting in the cause of Allah and he never took revenge for anything
unless the things made inviolable by Allah were made violable; he then took revenge for
Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.
Book 030, Number 5757:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham
through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
Chapter 21: THE FRAGRANCE OF THE SACRED BODY OF
ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND ITS AGILITY AND SOFTNESS AND THE BLESSINGS OF
ITS TOUCH
Book 030, Number 5758:
Jabir b. Samura reported: I prayed along with Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) the first prayer. He then went to his family and I also
went along with him when he met some children (on the way). He began to pat the cheeks of
each one of them. He also patted my cheek and I experienced a coolness or a fragrance of
his hand as if it had been brought out from the scent bag of a perfumer.
Book 030, Number 5759:
Anas reported: I never smelt ambergris or musk as fragrant
as the fragrance of the body of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and I never
touched brocade or silk and found it as soft as the body of Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5760:
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) had a very fair complexion and (the drops) of his perspiration shone like pearls, and
when he walked he walked inclining forward, and I never touched brocade and silk (and
found it) as soft as the softness of the palm of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
and I never smelt musk or ambergris and found its fragrance as sweet as the fragrance of
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5761:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) used to come to our house and there was perspiration upon his body. My mother
brought a bottle and began to pour the sweat in that. When Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) got up he said: Umm Sulaini, what is this that you are doing? Thereupon she
said: That is your sweat which we mix in our perfume and it becomes the most fragrant
perfume.
Book 030, Number 5762:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) came to the house of Umm Sulaim and slept in her bed while she was away from her
house. On the other day too he slept in her bed. She came and it was said to her: It is
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) who is having siesta in your house, lying in your
bed. She came and found him sweating and his sweat falling on the leather cloth spread on
her bed. She opened her scent-bag and began to fill the bottles with it. Allah's Apostle
(may peace be upon him) was startled and woke up and said: Umm Sulaim, what are you doing?
She said: Allah's Messenger, we seek blessings for our children through it. Thereupon he
said: You have done something right.
Book 030, Number 5763:
Umm Sulaim reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) visited her house and (took rest) and she spread a piece of cloth for him and he had
had a siesta on it. And he sweated profusely and she collected his sweat and put it in a
perfume and in bottles. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Umm Sulaim, what is
this? She said: It is your sweat, which I put in my perfume. Allah's Apostle (may peace be
upon him) sweated in cold weather when revelation descended upon him.
Chapter 22: ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
PERSHIRED WHEN REVELATION DESCENDED UPON HIM
Book 030, Number 5764:
'A'isha reported: When revelation descended upon Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) even during the cold days, his forehead perspired.
Book 030, Number 5765:
'A'isha reported that Harith b. Hisham asked Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him): How does the the wahi (inspiration) come to you? He said:
At times it comes to me like the ringing of a bell and that is most severe for me and when
it is over I retain that (what I had received in the form of wahi), and at times an Angel
in the form of a human being comes to me (and speaks) and I retain whatever he speaks.
Book 030, Number 5766:
'Ubida b. Samit reported that when wahi (inspiration)
descended upon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), he felt a burden on that account
and the colour of his face underwent a change.
Book 030, Number 5767:
'Ubida b. Samit reported that when wahi descended upon
Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), he lowered his head and so lowered his Companions
their heads, and when (this state) was over, he raised his head.
Chapter 23: PERTAINING TO THE HAIR OF THE HOLY
PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM), HIS FEATURES
Book 030, Number 5768:
Ibn Abbas reported that the People of the Book used to let
their hair fall (on their foreheads) and the polytheists used to part them on their heads,
and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) liked to conform his behaviour to the People
of the Book in matters in which he received no command (from God) ; so Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) let fall his hair upon his forehead, and then he began to part it
after this.
Book 030, Number 5769:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn
Shihab with the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 24: CONCERNING THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES
OF AllAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM), AND HE WAS THE MOST HANDSOME OF THE PEOPLE
Book 030, Number 5770:
Al-Bara' reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) was of medium height, having broad shoulders, with his hair hanging down on the lobes
of his ears. He put on a red mantle over him, and never have I seen anyone more handsome
than Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5771:
Al-Bara' reported: Never did I see anyone more handsome
than Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) in the red mantle. His hair had been hanging
down on the shoulders and his shoulders were very broad, and he was neither very tall nor
short-statured. Ibn Kuraib said he had hair.
Book 030, Number 5772:
Al-Bara' reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) had the most handsome face amongst men and he had the best disposition and he was
neither very tall nor short-statured.
Book 030, Number 5773:
Qatada reported: I asked Anas b. Malik: How was the hair of
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)? Thereupon he said: His hair was neither very
curly nor very straight, and they hung over his shoulders and earlobes.
Chapter 25: PERTAINING TO THE CHARACTERISTIC
FEATURES OF THE FACE OF ALLAH'S MESSENGER (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND HIS EYES AND HIS
HEELS
Book 030, Number 5774:
Anas reported that the hair of Allah's Messenger (may.
peace be upon him) came upon his shoulders.
Book 030, Number 5775:
Anas reported that the hair of Allah's Apostle (may peace
be upon him) reached half of the earlobe.
Book 030, Number 5776:
Jabir b. Samura reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) had a broad face with reddish (wide) eyes, and lean heels. Shu'ba reported: I
said to Simak: What does this dali-ul-fam mean? And he said: This means broad face. I
said: What does this ashkal mean? He said: Long in the slit of the eye. I said: What is
this manhus-ul-aqibain? He said: It implies little flesh at the heels.
Chapter 26: ALLAH'S MESSENGER (MAY PEACE AE UPON
HIM) HAD A WHITE ELEGANT FACE
Book 030, Number 5777:
Jurairi reported: I said to Abu Tufail: Did you see Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him)? He said: Yes, he had a white handsome face. Muslim b.
Hajjaj said: Abu Tufail who died in 100 Hijra was the last of the Companions of Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5778:
Abu Tufail reported: I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) and there is one amongst the people of the earth who (are living at the present
time and) had seen him except me. I said to him: How did you find him? He said: He had an
elegant white color, and he was of an average height.
Chapter 27: PERTAINING TO THE OLD AGE OF ALLAH'S
APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5779:
Ibn Sirin reported: Anas b. Malik was asked whether Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) dyed his hair. He said: He had not become old enough to
have white hair. Ibn Idris said that he had a few white hair. Abu Bakr and Umar, however,
dyed hair with hina' (henna).
Book 030, Number 5780:
Ibn Sirin reported: I asked Anas b. Malik whether Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) dyed his hair. He said: He had not reached the stage
when (he needed) dyeing (of his white hair). He had a few white hair in his beard. I said
to him: Did Abu Bakr dye his hair? He said: Yes, with hina' (henna).
Book 030, Number 5781:
Muhammad b. Sirin reported: I asked Anas b. Malik whether
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) dyed his hair. He said: He had but little white
hair.
Book 030, Number 5782:
Thabit reported that Anas b. Malik was asked about the
dyeing (of the hair of) Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him). Thereupon he said.: (They
were so few) that if I so liked I could count their number in his head, and he further
said: (That is) he did not dye. Abu Bakr, however, dyed them and so did 'Umar dye them
with pure henna.
Book 030, Number 5783:
Anas b. Malik did not like that a person should pick out
his white hair from his head or beard, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) did
not dye, and there was some whiteness in his hair at his chin, on his temples and very
little on his head. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Muthanna through the
same chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5784:
Anas (b. Malik) was asked about the old age of Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him). He said: Allah did not blemish him with white hair.
Book 030, Number 5785:
Abu Juhaifa reported: I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) having some whiteness (in hair) at this place, and Zuhair placed one of his
fingers at his chin. Juhaifa was asked how old he had been at that time. He said: I made
arrows and put feathers to them (i. e. I had passed my childhood).
Book 030, Number 5786:
Abu Juhaifa reported: I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) that he had white complexion and had some white hair, and Hasan b. 'Ali
resembled him.
Book 030, Number 5787:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu
Juhaifa with a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5788:
Jabir b. Samura was asked about the old age of Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him). He said: When he oiled his head nothing was seen (as a
mark of old age) and when he did not apply oil something (of the old age) became visible.
Book 030, Number 5789:
Jabir b. Samura reported that there had appeared some
whiteness on the front part of the head and beard of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him). When he applied oil, it did not become visible, but when he did not (apply) oil, it
became apparent. And he had a thick beard. A person said: His face was as (bright) as the
sword. Thereupon he (Jabir) said: No, it was round and like the sun and the moon. And I
saw the seal near his shoulder of the size of a pigeon's egg and its color was the same as
that of his body.
Chapter 28: THE FACT PERTAINING TO THE SEAL OF HIS
PROPHETHOOD, ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE AND ITS LOCATION ON HIS BODY
Book 030, Number 5790:
Jabir. Samura reported: I saw the seal on his back as if it
were a pigeon's egg.
Book 030, Number 5791:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Simak
with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5792:
As-Sa'ib b. Yazid reported: My mother's sister took me to
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Allah's Messenger, here is the son of
my sister and he is ailing. He touched my head and invoked blessings upon me. He then
performed ablution and I drank the water left from his ablution; then I stood behind him
and I saw the seal between his shoulders.
Book 030, Number 5793:
Abdullah b. Sarjis reported: I saw Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) and ate with him bread and meat, or he said Tharid (bread soaked in
soup). I said to him: Did Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) seek forgiveness for
you? He said: Yes, and for you, and he then recited this verse:" Ask forgiveness for
thy sin and for the believing men and believing women" (xlvii. 19). I then went after
him and saw the Seal of Prophethood between his shoulders on the left side of his shoulder
having spots on it like moles.
Chapter 29: THE QUALITIES OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND AGE WHEN HE WAS GIVEN THE MINISTRY OF APOSTLEHOOD AND THE DURATION
OF HIS LIFE.
Book 030, Number 5794:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) was neither very conspicuously tall nor short-statured, and his color was
neither glaringly white nor brown; his hair was neither very curly nor very straight;
Allah commissioned him (as a Prophet) when he had reached the age of forty years, and he
stayed in Mecca for ten years and for ten years in Medina; Allah took him away when he had
just reached the age of sixty, and there had not been twenty white hair in his head and
beard.
Book 030, Number 5795:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas
b. Malik with this addition that instead of the word al-Amhaq there is the word Azhar.
Book 030, Number 5796:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) died when he was sixty-three years old, and so was the case with Abu Bakr, and
so was the case with Umar who was also sixty-three (when he died).
Book 030, Number 5797:
'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) died when he had attained the age of sixty-three. And a hadith like this had been
transmitted on the authority of Sa'id b. Musayyib.
Book 030, Number 5798:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn
Shihab through the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 30: HOW LONG DID THE APOSTLE OF ALLAH (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) STAY IN MEDINA AND MECCA
Book 030, Number 5799:
'Amr reported: I said to 'Urwa: How long did Allah's
Apostle - (may peace be upon him) stay in Mecca? He said: For ten years. I said: Ibn
'Abbas says (that he stayed in Mecca) for thirteen years.
Book 030, Number 5800:
'Amr reported: I said to 'Urwa: How long did Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) stay in Mecca? He said: For ten years. I said: Ibn Abbas
says it is some years above ten. He ('Urwa) sought forgiveness for him and said: His
statement is based on the verse of a poet.
Book 030, Number 5801:
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) stayed in Mecca for thirteen years and he died when he had attained the age of
sixty three years.
Book 030, Number 5802:
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) stayed in Mecca for thirteen years (after he had received revelation) and stayed
in Medina for ten years, and he was sixty-three when he died.
Book 030, Number 5803:
Abu Ishaq reported: I was sitting with 'Abdullah b. 'Utba
and there was a discussion about the age of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him). Some of the persons said: Abu Bakr was older than Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him). 'Abdullah said: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) died when he was
sixty-three, and Abu Bakr died when he was sixty-three and so 'Umar fell as a martyr when
he was sixty-three. A person from the people who was called 'Amir b. Sa'd reported that
Jabir had said: We were sitting with Mu'awiya that there was a discussion about the age of
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). Thereupon Mu'awiya said: Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) died when he had attained the age of sixty-three, and Abu Bakr died
when he had attained the age of sixty-three, and Umar fell as a martyr when he had
attained the age of sixty-three.
Book 030, Number 5804:
Jabir reported that he heard Mu'awiya say in his address
that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) died at the age of sixty-three, so was the
case with Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I (am now) sixty-three.
Book 030, Number 5805:
'Ammar, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, reported: I asked
Ibn 'Abbas how old was he when death overtook the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him). He said: I little know that such a thing is not known to a man like you who belong
to his people. He said: I asked people about it but they differed with me, and I liked to
know your opinion about it. He said: Do you know counting? He said: Yes. He then said:
Bear this in mind very well that he was commissioned (as a Prophet) at the age of forty,
and he stayed in Mecca for fifteen years; sometime in peace and sometime in dread, and
(lived) for ten years after his migration to Medina.
Book 030, Number 5806:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yunus
with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5807:
Ammar, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, reported that Ibn
'Abbas said that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) died when he had attained the
age of sixty-five.
Book 030, Number 5808:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Khalid
with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5809:
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) stayed in Mecca for fifteen years (after his advent as a Prophet) and he heard
the voice of Gabriel and saw his radiance for seven years but did not see any visible
form, and then received revelation for ten years, and he stayed in Medina for ten years.
Chapter 31: PERTAINING TO THE NAME OF ALLAH'S
APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5810:
Jubair b. Mut'im reported on the authority of his father
that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: I am Muhammad and I am
Ahmad, and I am al-Mahi (the obliterator) by whom unbelief would be obliterated, and I am
Hashir (the gatherer) at whose feet mankind will be gathered, and I am 'Aqib (the last to
come) after whom there will be no Prophet.
Book 030, Number 5811:
Jubair b. Mut'im reported on the authority of his father
that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: I have many names: I am
Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am al-Mahi through whom Allah obliterates unbelief, and I am
Hashir (the gatherer) at whose feet people will be gathered, and I am 'Aqib (after whom
there would be none), and Allah has named him as compassionate and merciful.
Book 030, Number 5812:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ma'mar
(and the words are): I said to Zuhri: What does (the word) al-'Aqib imply? He said: One
after whom there is no Prophet, and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ma'mar
and 'Uqail there is a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5813:
Abu Musa Ash'ari reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) mentioned many names of his and said: I am Muhammad, Ahmad. Muqaffi (the last
in succession), Hashir, the Prophet of repentance, and the Prophet of Mercy.
Chapter 32: THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY
PEACE BE UPON HIM) ABOUT ALLAH AND HIS UTMOST FEAR OF HIM
Book 030, Number 5814:
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
did an act, and held it to be valid. This news reached some persons amongst his Companions
(and it was felt) that they did not approve of it and avoided (it). This reaction of
theirs was conveyed to him. He stood to deliver an address; and said: What has happened to
the people to whom there was conveyed on my behalf a matter for which I granted permission
and they disapproved it and avoided it? By Allah, I have the best knowledge of Allah
amongst them, and I fear Him most amongst them.
Book 030, Number 5815:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash
through a different chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5816:
'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) granted permission for doing a thing, but some persons amongst the people avoided it.
This was conveyed to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), and he was so much annoyed
that the sign of his anger appeared on his face. He then said: What has happened to the
people that they avoid that for which permission has been granted to me? By Allah, I have
the best knowledge of Allah amongst them, and fear Him most amongst them.
Chapter 33: IT IS OBLIGATORY FOR A MUSLIM TO FOLLOW
THE HOLY PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) EARNESTLY
Book 030, Number 5817:
'Urwa b. Zubair reported that 'Abdullah b. Zubair had
narrated to him that a person from the Ansar disputed with Zubair in the presence of
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in regard to the watering places of Harra from
which they watered the date-palms. The Ansari said: Let the water flow, but he (Zubair)
refused to do this and the dispute was brought to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) and he said to Zubair: Zubair, water (your date-palms), then let the water flow to
your neighbor. The Ansari was enraged and said: Allah's Messenger, (you have given this
decision) for he is the son of your father's sister. The face of Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) underwent a change, and then said: Zubair, water (your date-palms),
then hold it until it rises up to the walls. Zubair said: I think, by Allah, that this
verse:" Nay, by the Lord, they will not (really) (believe) until they make thee a
judge of what is in dispute among them, and find in this no dislike of what thou decidest
and submit with full submission" (iv. 65).
Chapter 34: RESPECT OF ALLAH'S MESSENGER AND
ABANDONING OF TOO MANY QUESTIONS ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO GENUINE NEED
Book 030, Number 5818:
Abu Huraira reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: Avoid that which I forbid you to do and do that which I
command you to do to the best of your capacity. Verily the people before you went to their
doom because they had put too many questions to their Prophets and then disagreed with
their teachings.
Book 030, Number 5819:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn
Shihab with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5820:
This hadith has been narrated by Abu Huraira through a
different chain of transmitters (and the words are) that he reported Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) having said: Abandon that which I have asked you to abandon, for
the people before you went to their doom (for asking too many questions).
Book 030, Number 5821:
Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: The greatest sinner amongst the Muslims is
one who asked about a thing (from Allah's Apostle) which had not been forbidden for the
Muslims and it was forbidden for them because of his persistently asking about it.
Book 030, Number 5822:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Amir
b. Sa'd and the words are. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: The greatest
sinner of the Muslims amongst Muslims is one who asked about a certain thing which had not
been prohibited and it was prohibited because of his asking about it. This hadith has been
narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters and with this
addition:" A person asked about a thing from Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)
and he indulged in hair-splitting."
Book 030, Number 5823:
Anas b. Malik reported that something was conveyed to him
(the Holy prophet) about his Companions, so he addressed them and said: Paradise and Hell
were presented to me and I have never seen the good and evil as (I did) today. And if you
were to know you would have wept more and laughed less. He (the narrator) said: There was
nothing more burdensome for the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
than this. They covered their heads and the sound of weeping was heard from them. Then
there stood up 'Umar and he said: We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam
as our code of life and with Muhammad as our Apostle, and it was at that time that a
person stood up and he said: Who is my father? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Your
father is so and so; and there was revealed the verse:" O you who believe, do not ask
about matters which, if they were to be made manifest to you (in terms of law), might
cause to you harm" (v. 101).
Book 030, Number 5824:
Anas b. Malik reported that a person said: Allah's
Messenger, who is my father? And he said: Your father is so and so, and there was revealed
this verse:" Do not ask about matters which, if they were to be made manifest to you,
might cause you harm" (v. 101).
Book 030, Number 5825:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him stood when the sun had passed the meridian and he led them noon prayer and after
observing salutations (completing the prayer) he stood upon the pulpit and talked about
the Last Hour and made a mention of the important facts prior to it and then said: He who
desires to ask anything from me let him ask me about it. By Allah, I shall not move from
this place so long as I do not inform you about that which you ask. Anas b. Malik said:
People began to shed tears profusely when they heard this from Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said it repeatedly: You
ask me. Thereupon 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa stood up and said: Allah's Messenger, who is my
father? He said: Your father is Hudhafa, and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said repeatedly: Ask me, and (it was at this juncture that 'Umar knelt down and said): We
are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our code of life and with Muhammad
as the Messenger (of Allah). Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) kept quiet so long
as 'Umar spoke. Then Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: (The Doom) is near;
by Him, in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, there was presented to me the Paradise and
Hell in the nook of this enclosure, and I did not see good and evil like that of the
present day. Ibn Shihab reported: Ubaidullah b. 'Abdullah b. 'Utba told me that the mother
of 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa told 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa: I have never heard of a son more
disobedient than you. Do you feel yourself immune from the fact that your mother committed
a sin which the women in the pre-Islamic period committed and then you disgrace her in the
eyes of the people? 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa said: If my fatherhood were to be attributed to a
black slave I would have connected myself with him.
Book 030, Number 5826:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri
with a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5827:
Anas b. Malik reported that the people asked Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) until he was hard pressed. He went out one day and he
occupied the pulpit and said: Ask me and I shall leave no question of yours unanswered for
you, and when the people heard about it they were overawed, as if (something tragic) was
going to happen. Anas said: I began to look towards the right and the left and (found)
that every person was weeping wrapping his head with the cloth. Then a person in the
mosque broke the ice and they used to dispute with him by attributing his fatherhood to
another man than his own father. He said: Allah's Apostle, who is my father? He said: Your
father is Hudhafa. Then 'Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) dared say something
and said: We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our code of life and
with Muhammad as our Messenger, seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of Turmoil.
Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Never did I see the good and
evil as today. Paradise and Hell were given a visible shape before me (in this worldly
life) and I saw both of them near this well.
Book 030, Number 5828:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of
Qatada.
Book 030, Number 5829:
Abu Musa reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) was asked such things which he disapproved and when they persisted on asking him he
felt enraged and then said to the people: Ask me what you wish to ask. Thereupon a person
said: Who is my father? He said: Your father is Hudhafa. Then another person stood up and
said: Allah's Messenger, who is my father? He said: Your father is Salim, the freed slave
of Shaiba. When 'Umar saw the signs of anger upon the face of Allah's Apostle (may peace
be upon him), he said: Allah's Messenger, we ask repentance from Allah. And in the hadith
transmitted on the authority of Abu Kuraib (the words are):" Allah's Messenger, who
is my father? He said: Your father is Salim, the freed slave of Shaiba."
Chapter 35: IT IS OBLIGATORY TO FOLLOW THE PROPHET
(MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO RELIGION, BUT ONE IS FREE TO ACT ON
ONE'S OWN OPINION IN MATTERS WHICH PERTAIN TO TECHNICAL SKILL
Book 030, Number 5830:
Musa b. Talha reported: I and Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) happened to pass by people near the date-palm trees. He (the Holy Prophet)
said: What are these people doing? They said: They are grafting, i. e. they combine the
male with the female (tree) and thus they yield more fruit. Thereupon Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) said: I do not find it to be of any use. The people were informed
about it and they abandoned this practice. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) (was
later) on informed (that the yield had dwindled), whereupon he said: If there is any use
of it, then they should do it, for it was just a personal opinion of mine, and do not go
after my personal opinion; but when I say to you anything on behalf of Allah, then do
accept it, for I do not attribute lie to Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.
Book 030, Number 5831:
Rafi' b. Khadij reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) came to Medina and the people had been grafting the trees. He said: What are
you doing? They said: We are grafting them, whereupon he said: It may perhaps be good for
you if you do not do that, so they abandoned this practice (and the date-palms) began to
yield less fruit. They made a mention of it (to the Holy Prophet), whereupon he said: I am
a human being, so when I command you about a thing pertaining to religion, do accept it,
and when I command you about a thing out of my personal opinion, keep it in mind that I am
a human being. 'Ikrima reported that he said something like this.
Book 030, Number 5832:
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) happened to pass by the people who had been busy in grafting the trees. Thereupon he
said: If you were not to do it, it might be good for you. (So they abandoned this
practice) and there was a decline in the yield. He (the Holy Prophet) happened to pass by
them (and said): What has gone wrong with your trees? They said: You said so and so.
Thereupon he said: You have better knowledge (of a technical skill) in the affairs of the
world.
Chapter 36: THE MERIT OF LOOKING AT THE FACE OF
ALLAH'S MESSENGER (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND LONGING FOR IT
Book 030, Number 5833:
Abu Huraira reported so many 'ahadith from Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and one among them was that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) is reported to have said: By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, a day
would come to you when you would not be able to see me, and the glimpse of my face would
be dearer to one than one's own family, one's property and in fact everything. This hadith
has been transmitted on the authority of Ishaq with a slight variation of wording.
Chapter 37: THE MERITS OF JESUS CHRIST (PEACE BE
UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5834:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I am most akin to the son of Mary among the whole of mankind and the
Prophets are of different mothers, but of one religion, and no Prophet was raised between
me and him (Jesus Christ).
Book 030, Number 5835:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I am most akin to Jesus Christ among the whole of mankind, and all the
Prophets are of different mothers but belong to one religion and no Prophet was raised
between me and Jesus.
Book 030, Number 5836:
Abu Huraira reported many ahadith from Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) and one is that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: I
am most close to Jesus, son of Mary, among the whole of mankind in this worldly life and
the next life. They said: Allah's Messenger how is it? Thereupon he said: Prophets are
brothers in faith, having different mothers. Their religion is, however, one and there is
no Apostle between us (between I and Jesus Christ).
Book 030, Number 5837:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: No child is born but he is pricked by the satan and he begins to weep
because of the pricking of the satan except the son of Mary and his mother. Abu Huraira
then said: You may recite if you so like (the verse):" I seek Thy protection for her
and her offspring against satan the accursed" (iii. 36). This hadith has been
narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters (and the words
are):" The newborn child is touched by the satan (when he comes in the world) and he
starts crying because of the touch of satan." In the hadith transmitted on the
authority of Shu'aib there is a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5838:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The satan touches every son of Adam on the day when his mother gives birth
to him with the exception of Mary and her son.
Book 030, Number 5839:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The crying of the child (starts) when the satan begins to prick him.
Book 030, Number 5840:
Abu Huraira reported ahadith from the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) (and one of them was) that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) said Jesus son of Mary saw a person committing theft; thereupon Jesus said to him:
You committed theft. He said: Nay. By Him besides Whom there is no god (I have not
committed theft). Thereupon Jesus said: I affirm my faith in Allah It is my ownself that
deceived me.
Chapter 38: THE MERITS OF IBRAHIM, THE FRIEND OF
ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5841:
Anas b. Malik reported that a person came to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: O, the best of creation; thereupon Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: He is Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5842:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas
through a different chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5843:
Anas reported a hadith like this from Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5844:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) having said that Ibrahim circumcised himself with the help of adz when he was eiclhty
years old.
Book 030, Number 5845:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: We have more claim to doubt than Ibrahim (peace be upon him) when he said,
My Lord, show me how thou wilt quicken the dead. He said: Believeth thou not? He said:
Yes, but that my heart rest at ease (the Holy Qur'an. 260). May Lord have mercy on Lot
that he wanted a strong support and had I stayed in the prison as long as Yusuf stayed I
would have responded to him who invited me.
Book 030, Number 5846:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5847:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu
Huraira through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
Book 030, Number 5848:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) never told a lie but only thrice: two
times for the sake of Allah (for example, his words):" I am sick," and his
words:" But it was the big one amongst them which has done that" and because of
Sara (his wife). He had come in a land inhabited by haughty and cruel men along with Sara.
She was very good-looking amongst the people, so he said to her: If these were to know
that you are my wife they would snatch you away from me, so if they ask you tell that you
are my sister and in fact you are my sister in Islam, and I do not know of any other
Muslim in this land besides I and you. And when they entered that land the tyrants came to
see her and said to him (the king): 'there comes to your land a woman, whom you alone
deserve to possess, so he (the kings sent someone (towards her) and she was brought and
Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood in preyer, and when she visited him (the tyrant king
came) he could help but stretch his hand towards her and his hand was tied up. He said:
Supplicate Allah so that He may release my hand and I will do no harm to you. She did that
and the man repeated (the same highhandedness) and his hand was again tied up more tightly
than on the first occasion and he said to her like that and she again did that
(supplicated), but he repeated (the same highhandedness and his hands were tied up more
tightly than on the previous occasion). He then again said: Supplicate your Lord so that
He may set my hand free; by. @ llah I shall do no harm to you. She did and his hand was
freed. Then he called the person who had brought her and said to him: You have brought to
me the satan and you have not brought to me a human being, so turn them out from my land,
and he gave Hajira as a gift to her. She returned (along with Hajira) and when Ibrahim
(peace be upon him) saw her, he said: How have you returned? She said: With full safety
(have I returned). Allah held the hand of that debauch and he gave me a maid-servant. Abu
Hiaraira said: O sons of the rain of the sky, she is your mother.
Chapter 39: PERTAINING TO THE MERITS OF MOSES
(PEACE BE UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5849:
Hammam b. Munabbih reported that Abu Huraira reported many
ahadith from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and one, of them speaks that
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) is reported to have said: Banu Isra'il used to
take bath (together) naked and thus saw private parts of one another, but Moses (peace be
upon him) used to take bath alone (in privacy), and they said: By Allah, nothing prevents
Moses to take bath along with us; but scrotal hernia. One day when he (Moses) was taking
bath (alone) he placed his clothes upon a stone, but the stone began to move along with
his clothes. Moses raced after it saying: My garment, stone; until (some of the people) of
Banu Isra'il looked at the private parts of Moses, and they said: By Allah, there is no
trouble with Moses. The stone stopped after he (Moses) had been seen. He took hold of his
garments and struck the stone. Abu Huraira said: I swear by Allah that there were six or
seven scars on the stone because of the striking of stone by Moses (peace be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5850:
Abu Huraira reported that Moses was a modest person. He was
never seen naked and Banu Isra'iI said: (He was afraid to expose his private part) because
he had been suffering from scrotal hernia. He (one day) took bath in water and placed his
garments upon a stone. The stone began to move on quickly. He followed that and struck it
with the help of a stone (saying): O stone, my garment; O stone, my garments, O stone;
until it stopped near the big gathering of Isrii'll, and this verse was revealed
(pertaining to the incident):" O you who believe, be not Iike those who maligned
Moses, but Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was worthy of regard with
Allah" (xxxiii. 69).
Book 030, Number 5851:
Abu Huraira reported that the Angel of Death was sent to
Moses (peace be upon him) to inform of his Lord's summons. When he came, he (Moses) boxed
him and his eye was knocked out. He (the Angel of Death) came back to the Lord and said:
You sent me to a servant. who did not want to die. Allah restored his eye to its proper
place (and revived his eyesight), and then said: Go back to him and tell him that if he
wants life he must place his hand on the back of an ox, and he would be granted as many
years of life as the number of hair covered by his hand. He (Moses) said: My Lord what
would happen then He said: Then you must court death. He said: Let it be now. And he
supplicated Allah to bring him close to the sacred land. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: If I were there, I would have shown you his grave beside the road
at the red mound.
Book 030, Number 5852:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) having said that the Angel of Death came to Moses and said: Respond (to the call) of
Allah (i. e. be prepared for death). Moses (peace be upon him) gave a blow at the eye of
the Angel of Death and knocked it out. The Angel went back to Allah (the Exalted) and
said: You sent me to your servant who does not like to die and he knocked out my eye.
Allah restored his eye to its proper place (and revived his eyesight) and said: Go to My
servant and say: Do you want life? And in case you want life, keep your hand on the body
of the ox and you would live such number of years as the (number of) hair your hand
covers. He (Moses) said: What, then? He said: Then you would die, whereupon he (Moses)
said: Then why not now? (He then prayed): Allah, cause me to die close to the sacred land.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Had I been near that place I would have
shown his grave by the side of the path at the red mound. This hadith has been transmitted
on the authority of Ma'mar.
Book 030, Number 5853:
Abu Huraira reported: While a Jew was selling goods, he was
given something which he did not accept or he did not agree (to accept) that 'Abdul 'Azlz
(one of the narrators) is doubtful about it. He (the Jew) said: By Allah, Who chose Moses
(peace be upon him) among mankind. A person from the Ansar heard it and gave a blow at his
face saying: (You have the audacity) to say: By Him Who chose Moses amongst mankind,
whereas Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) is living amongst us. The Jew went to
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Abu'l-Qasim, I am a Dhimmi and (thus
need your protection) by a covenant, and added: Such and such person has given a blow upon
my face. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Why did you give a blow
on his face? He said: Allah's Messenger, this man said: By Him Who chose Moses (peace be
upon him) amongst mankind, whereas you are living amongst us. Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) became angry and signs of anger could be seen on his face, and then said:
Don't make distinction amongst the Prophets of Allah. When the horn will be blown and
whatever is in the heavens and the earth would swoon but he whom Allah grants exception,
then another horn will be blown and I would be the first amongst those who would recover
and Moses (peace be upon him) would be catching hold of the Throne and I do not know
whether it is a compensation for that when he swooned on the Day of Tur or he would be
resurrected before me and I do not say that anyone is more excellent than Yunus son of
Matta (peace he upon him). This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Salama
with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 030, Number 5854:
Abu Fluraira reported that two persons, one from amongst
the Jews and the other from amongst the Muslims, fell into dispute and began to abuse one
another. The Muslim said: By Him Who chose Muhammad (may peace be upon him) in the worlds.
And the Jew said: By Him Who chose Moses in the worlds. Thereupon the Muslim lifted his
hand and slapped at the face of the Jew. The Jew went to Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) and told him about his affair and the affair of the Muslim. Thereupon Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) laid: Don't make me superior to Moses for mankind will
swoon and I would be the 'first to recover from it and Moses would be at that time seizing
the side of the Throne and I do not know (whether) he would swoon and would recover before
me or Allah would make an exception for him.
Book 030, Number 5855:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: A person from amongst the Muslims and a person from amongst the Jews fell
into dispute and reviled each other. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 030, Number 5856:
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that a Jew who had received a
blow at his face came to Allali', ; Messenger (may peace be upon him) ; the rest of the
hadith is the same, up to the hand (where the words are): That he (the Holy Prophet) said:
I do not know whether he would be one who would fall into swoon and would recover before
me or he would be compensated for his swooning at Tur (and thus he would not swoon on this
occasion) of Resurrection.
Book 030, Number 5857:
Abu Sa'id Kudari reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) having, said this: Don't make distinction amongst the Apostles. This hadith has
been narrated through another chain of transmitters also.
Book 030, Number 5858:
Anas b. malik reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I came. And in the narration transmitted on the authority of Haddib (the
words are): I happened to pass by Moses on the occasion of the Night journey near the red
mound (and found him) saying his prayer in his grave.
Book 030, Number 5859:
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: I happened to pass by Moses as he was busy in saying prayer in his grave, and in
the hadith transmitted on the authority of 'Isa there is an addition of these words:, I
happened to pass on the occasion of the Night journey." In the hadith pertaining to
Yunus (peace be upon him) the words of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) are:"
It is not meet for a, servant that he should say:" I am better than Yunus (jonah) son
of Matta."
Book 030, Number 5860:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may prace be upon
him) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: It is not meet for a servant of
Mine that he should say: I am better than Yunus b. Matta (peace be upon him).
Book 030, Number 5861:
Abu al-Aliya said: The son of the uncle of your Prophet
(may peace be upon him), i. e. Ibn Abbas, reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: It is not meet for a servant that he should say: I am better than Yunus b.
Matta (and this Matta) is the name of his father.
Chapter 40: THE MERITS OF YUSUF (JOSEPH) (PEACE BE
UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5862:
Abu Huraira reported: It was said to Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) as to who was the most worthy of respect amongst people. He said: The
most God-conscious amongst you They said: It is not this that we are asking about,
whereupon he said: Then he is Yusuf, the Apostle of Aliah and the son of Allah's Apostle,
Ya'qub, who was also the son of Allah's Apostle, the friend of Allah (Ibrahim) They said:
This is not what we are asking you. He said: You mean the tribes of Arabia? Those who are
good in pre-Islamic days are good in Islam (after embracing Islam) when they get an
understanding of it.
Book 030, Number 5863:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was a carpenter.
Chapter 41: THE MERITS OF HADRAT KHADIR (PEACE BE
UPON HIM)
Book 030, Number 5864:
Sa'id b. jubair reported: I said to Ibn Abbas that Nauf
al-Bikali was of the opinion that Moses (peace be upon him), the Apostle of Bani Isra'il,
was not the same who accompanied Khadir, whereupon he said: The enemy of Allah tells a
lie. I heard Ubayy b. Ka'b say: Moses (peace be upon him) stood up to give sermon to the
people of Isra'il. He was asked as to who amongst the people has the best knowledge,
whereupon he said: I have the best knowledge. Thereupon Allah was annoyed with him that he
did not attribute (the best knowledge) to Him. He revealed to him: A servant amongst My
servants is at the junction of two rivers who has more knowledge than yours. Moses said:
How can I meet him? It was said to him: Carry a fish in the large basket and the place
where you find it missing there you will find him. Thereupon Moses proceeded forth along
with a young man (Yusha'). Joshua b. Nan and Moses (peace be upon him) put the fish in the
basket and there went along with him the young man (Yusha') until they came to a certain
rock and Moses and his companion went to sleep and the fish stirred in that basket and
fell into the ocean and Allah stopped the current of water like a vault until the way was
made for the fish. Moses and his youn. companion were astonished and they walked for the
rest of the day and the night and the friend of Moses forgot to inform him of this
incident. When it was morning, Moses (peace be upon him) said to the young man: Bring for
us the breakfast for we are dead tired because of this journey, and they did not feel
exhausted until they had passed that place where they had been commanded (to stay). He
said: Don't you know that when we reached the Sakhra (rock) I forgot the fisii and noth ng
made me forget it but the satan that I. could nit remember it? How strange is it that the
fish found a way in the river? Moses said: That was what we had been aiming at. Then both
of them retraced their steps until they reached Sakhra; there they saw a man covered with
a cloth. Moses greeted him. Khadir said to him: Where is as-Salam in our country.? He
said: I am Moses, whereupon he (Khadir) said: You mean the Moses of Bani Isra'il? He said:
Yes. He (Khadir) said: You have a knowledge out of the knowledge of Allah which in fact
Allah imparted to you and about that I know nothing and I have knowledge out of Allah's
knowledge which He imparted to me and about that you do not know. Moses (peace be upon
him) said to him: May I follow you so that you may teach me that with which you have been
taught righteousness. He said: You will not be able to bear with me; how you will be able
to bear that about which you do not know? Moses said: Thou wilt find me patient, nor shalt
I disobey you in aught. Khadir said to him: If you were to follow me, then do not ask me
about anything until I myself speak to you about it. He said: Yes. So Khadir and Moses set
forth on the bank of the river that there came before them a boat. Both of theni talked to
them (the owners of the boat) so that they might carry both of them.
They had recognised Khadir and they carried them free.
Khadir thereupon took hold of a plank in the boat and broke it away. Moses said: These
people have carried us without any charge and you attempt to break their boat so that the
people sailing in the boat may drown. This is (something) grievous that you have done. He
said: Did I not say that you would not bear with me? He said: Blame me not for what I
forgot and be not hard upon what I did. Then both of them got down from the boat and began
to walk along the coastline that they saw a boy who had been playing with other boys.
Khadir pulled up his head and killed him. Moses said: Have you killed an innocent person
who is in no way guilty of slaying another? You have done something horrible. Thereupon he
said: Did I not say to you that you will not be able to bear with me? He (Moses) said:
This (act) is more grievous than the first one. He (Moses) further said. If I ask you
about anything after this, keep not company with me, then you would no doubt find (a
plausible) excuse for this. Then they both walked on until they reached the inhabitants of
a village. They asked its inhabitants for food but they refused to entertain them as their
guests. They found in it a wall which had been bent on one side and was about to fall.
Khadir set it right with his own hand. Moses, said to him: It is the people to whom we
came but they showed us no hospitality and they did not serve us food. If you wish you can
get wages for it. He (Khadir) said: This is the parting of ways between mt and you. Now I
wish to reveal to you the significance of that for which you could not bear with me.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said. May Allah have mercy upon Moses! I wish if
Moses could show patience and a (fuller) story of both of them could have been told.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said that the first thing which Moses said was
out of forgetfulness. Then there came a sparrow until it perched on the wall of the boat
and took water from the ocean. Thereupon, Khadir said: My knowledge and your knowledge in
comparison with the knowledge of Allah is even less than the water taken by the sparrow in
its beak in comparison to the water of the ocean, and Sa'id b. jubair used to recite
(verses 79 and 80 of Sura Kahf) in this way: There was before them a king who used to
seize every boat by force which was in order, the boy was an unbeliever.
Book 030, Number 5865:
Sa, id b. jubair reported that it was said to Ibn 'Abbas
that Nauf al-Bikali was of the opinion that Moses who went in search of knowledge was not
the Moses of Bani Isra'il. He said: Sa'id, did you hear it from him? I said: Yes.
Thereupon he said that Nauf had not stated the fact. Ubayy b. Ka'b narrated to us that he
had heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Moses had been delivering
sermons to his people. And he made this remark: No person upon the earth has better
knowledge than I or nothing better than mine. Thereupon Allah revealed to him: I know one
who is better than you (in knowledge) or there is a person on the earth having more
knowledge than you. Thereupon he said: My Lord, direct me to him. It was said to him: Keep
a salted fish as a provision for journey. The place where that fish would be lost (there
you will find that man). So he set forth and a young slave along with him until they came
to a place Sakhra. but he did not find any clue. So he proceeded on and left that young
man there. The fish began to stir in water and the water assumed the form of an ark over
the fish. The young man said: I should meet Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and inform
him, but he was made to forget and when they had gone beyond that place, he (Moses) said
to the young man: Bring breakfast. We have been exhausted because of the journey, and he
(Moses) was not exhausted until he had crossed that (particular) place (where he had) to
meet Khadir, and the youth was reminded and said: Did you not see that as we reached
Sakhra I forgot the fish and it is satan alone who has made me forgetful of it'? It is
strange that he has been able to find way in the ocean too. He said: This is what we
sought for us.
They returned retracing their steps, and he (his companion)
pointed to him the location (where) the fish (had been lost). Moses began to search him
there. He suddenly saw Khadir wrapped in a cloth and lying on his back. He said to him:
As-Salamu-'Alaikum. He removed the cloth from his face and said: Wa 'Alaikum-us-Salam! Who
are you? He said: I am Moses. He said: Who Moses? He said: Moses Of Bani Isra'il. He said:
What brought you here? He said: I have come so that you may teach me what you have been
taught of righteousness. He said: You shall have to bear with me, and how can you have
patience about a thing of which you have no comprehensive knowledge? You will not have
patience when you see me doing a thing I have been ordered to do. He said: If Allah
pleases, you will find me patient, nor shall I disobey you in aught. Khadir said: If you
follow me, don't ask me about anything until I explain it to you. So they went on until
they embarked upon a boat. He (Khadir) made a hole in that. Thereupon he (Moses) said: You
have done this so that you may drown the persons sitting in the boat. You have done
something grievous. Thereupon he said: Did I not tell you that you will not be able to
bear with me? Thereupon he (Moses) said: Blame me not for what I forgot and be not hard
upon me for what I did. (Khadir gave him another chance.) So they went on until they
reached a place where boys were playing. He went to one of them and caught hold'of one
(apparently) at random and killed him. Moses (peace be upon him) felt agitated and said:
You have killed an innocent person not guilty of slaying another. You have done something
aboininable.
Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
May Allah have mercy upon us and Moses. Had he shown patience he would have seen wonderful
things, but fear of blame, with respect to his companion, seized him and he said: If I ask
anything after this, keep not company with me. You will then have a valid excuse in my
case, and had he (Moses) shown patience he would have seen many wonderful things. He (the
narrator) said: Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) made mention of any Prophet, he always
said: May there be mercy of Allah upon us and upon my brother so and so. They, however,
proceeded on until they came to the inhabitants of a village who were very miserly. They
went to the meeting places and asked for hospitality but they refused to show any
hospitality to them. They both found in that village a wall which was about to fall. He
(Khadir) set it right. Thereupon he (Moses) said: If you so liked. you could get wages for
it. Thereupon he said: This is the partince, of ways between me and you, and, taking hold
of his cloth, he said: Now I will explain to you the real significance (of all these acts)
for which you could not show patience. As for the boat, it belonged to the poor people
working on the river and I intended to damage it for there was ahead of them (a king) who
seized boats by force. (When he came) to catch hold of it he found it a damaged boat, so
he spared it (and later on) it was set right with wood. So far as the boy is concerned, he
has been, by very nature, an unbeliever, whereas his parents loved him very much. Had he
grown up he would have involved them in wrongdoing and unbelief, so we wished that their
Lord should give them in its place one better in purity and close to mercy. And as for the
wall it belonged to two orphan boys in the city and there was beneath it a (treasure)
belongin to them,... up to the last verse. This hadith has been transmitted on the
authority of Abu Ishaq.
Book 030, Number 5866:
Ibn 'Abbas has reported this hadith on the authority of
Ubayy b. ka'b that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) used to recite this.
Book 030, Number 5867:
'Utba b. Mas, ud reported that 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas
contended with Hurr b. Qais b. Hisn al-Fazari aboat the companion of Moses (peace be upon
hiin). Ibn 'Abbas said that he was Khadir. There happened to pass Ubayy b. Ka'b Ansari.
Ibn Abbas called him and said: Abu Tufail, come to us. There has been a difference of
opinion between me and my friend about the companion of Moses whom he wanted to meet on
the way. Did hear anything from Allah's meesenger (may peace be upon him) making a mention
of anything? Ubayy said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may Peace be upon him) as saying: As
Moses was amongst the group of Bani Isra'il, there came to him a person and he said to
him: Do you know anyone having better knowledge than you? Moses said: No. Thereupon Allah
revealed to Moses: Of course, there is amongst Our servants Khadir (who has better
knowledge) than you. Moses asked the way of meeting him. Allah made the fish a sign and it
was said to him: Where you miss the fish return to that (place) and you will soon find
him. So Moses moved on as Allah wished him to move on. He then said to his young
companion: Bring for us the breakfast. Thereupop that young man said to Moses. when he
asked him for the breakfast: Don't you see that as we had reached the Sakhra I forgot the
fish and nobody made it forget (in our mind) but the satan that I should remind you of it?
Mosed said to that young man: This was what we wanted. So they retraced their steps and
met Khadir and the events which followed have been described in His Book except that Yunus
(the narrator) said that he followed the traces of fish in the ocean.
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