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Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 36:
The Book of Heart-Melting Traditions
(Kitab Al-Riqaq)
Chapter 1: THE MAJORITY IN PARADISE WOULD CONSIST
OF THE POOR PIOUS PERSONS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE DENIZENS OF HELL WOULD CONSIST OF WOMEN,
AND THE TRIAL BY MEANS OF WOMEN
Book 036, Number 6596:
Usama b. Zaid reported that Allah's Messenger (way peace be
upon him) said: I stood at the door of Paradise and I found that the overwhelming majority
of those who entered therein was that of poor persons and the wealthy persons were
detained to get into that. The denizens of Hell were commanded to get into Hell, and I
stood upon the door of Fire and the majority amongst them who entered there was that of
women.
Book 036, Number 6597:
Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: I had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the
people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the majority constituted by
women.
Book 036, Number 6598:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn
'Abbas through another chain of transmitters.
Book 036, Number 6599:
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) stated like this: Re looked into the Fire of Hell. The rest of the hadith is the
same.
Book 036, Number 6600:
Imran b. Husain reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) said: Amongst the inmates of Paradise the women would form a minority.
Book 036, Number 6601:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mutarrif
through another chain of transmitters.
Book 036, Number 6602:
'Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) supplicated in these words:" O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from
the withdrawal of Thine blessing and the change of Thine protection (from me) and from the
sudden wrath of Thine, and from every displeasure of Thine."
Book 036, Number 6603:
Usama b. Zaid reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: I have not left after me any (chance) of turmoil more injurious to men
than the harm done to the men because of women.
Book 036, Number 6604:
Usama b. Zaid b. Harith and Sa'id b. Zaid b. 'Amr b. Naufal
both reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: I have not left after
me turmoil for the people but the harm done to men by women.
Book 036, Number 6605:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sulaiman
Taimi with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 036, Number 6606:
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace
be upon him) said: The world is sweet and green (alluring) and verily Allah is going to
install you as vicegerent in it in order to see how you act. So avoid the allurement of
women: verily, the first trial for the people of Isri'll was caused by women. And in the
hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Bashshar the words are:" So that He should
see how you act."
Chapter 2: THE STORY OF THE THREE PERSONS OF THE
CAVE AND THEIR MAKING GOOD DEEDS OF THEIRS AS THE MEANS OF RIDDANCE
Book 036, Number 6607:
'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) said: Three persons set out on a journey. They were overtaken by rain
and they had to find protection in a mountain cave where at its mouth there fell a rock of
that mountain and thus blocked them altogether. One of them said to the others: Look to
your good deeds that you performed for the sake of Allah and then supplicate Allah, the
Exalted, that He might rescue you (from this trouble). One of them said: 0 Allah, I had my
parents who were old and my wife and my small children also. I tended the flock and when I
came back to them in the evening, I milked them (the sheep, goats, cows, etc.) and first
served that milk to my parents. One day I was obliged to go out to a distant place in
search of fodder and I could not come back before evening and found them (the parents)
asleep. I milked the animals as I used to milk and brought milk to them and stood by their
heads avoiding to disturb them from sleep and I did not deem it advisable to serve milk to
my children before serving them. My children wept near my feet. I remained there in that
very state and my parents too until it was morning. And (0 Allah) if Thou art aware that I
did this in order to seek Thine pleasure, grant us riddance from this trouble. (The rock
slipped a bit) that they could see the sky. The second one said: 0 Allah, I had a female
cousin whom I loved more than the men love the women. I wanted to have sexual intercourse
with her; she refused but on the condition of getting one hundred dinirs. It was with very
great difficulty that I could collect one hundred dinirs and then paid them to her and
when I was going to have a sexual intercourse with her, that she said: Servant of Allah,
fear Allah and do not break the seal (of chastity) but by lawful means. I got up. 0 Allah,
if Thou art aware that I did this in order to seek Thine pleasure, rid us from this
trouble. The situation was somewhat eased for them. The third one said: Allah, I employed
a workman for a measure of rice. After he had finished his work I gave him his dues (in
the form of) a measure of rice, but he did not accept them. I used these rice as seeds,
and that gave a bumper crop and I became rich enough to have cows and flocks (in my
possession). He came to me and said: Fear Allah, and commit no crueltv upon me in regard
to my dues. I said to him: Takeaway this flock of cows and sheep. He said: Fear Allah and
do not make a fun of me. I said: I am not making a fun of you. You take the cows and the
flocks. So he took them. 0 Allah, if Thou art aware that I did it for Thine pleasure, case
the situation for us. And Allah relieved them from the rest of the trouble.
Book 036, Number 6608:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Musa
b. 'Uqba but with a slight variation of wording.
Book 036, Number 6609:
Abdullah b 'Umar reported: I heard Allah's Alessenger (may
peace be upon him) as saying: Three persons belonging to the earlier Ummahs set out on a
journey until they had to spend a night in a cave. The rest of the hadith is the same and
the additional words are:" A person amongst them said: 0 Allah, I had my aged parents
and I served them milk before I (served that) to my wife, children and my servants."
And in case of the second one, the words are:" She avoided me until she was hard
pressed because of famine and she came to me and I gave her one hundred and twenty
diiiirs" And in cease of the third one (the words are):" I invested his wages,
and it brought profit and, as a result thereof, the merchandise increased and there was
abundance of goods." And he (the narrator said) that they got out of the cave and
began to walk.
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