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Judgments
(Ahkaam)
Volume 9,
Book 89, Number 251:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and whoever
obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys him, disobeys me."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 252:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Surely!
Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges: The Imam
(ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; a
man is the guardian of his family (household) and is responsible for his subjects;
a woman is the guardian of her husband's home and of his children and is responsible
for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his master's property and
is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a guardian and responsible
for his charges."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 253:
Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin
Mut'im:
That while he was included in
a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon
he became very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allah
as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to know that some of you men
are narrating things which are neither in Allah's Book, nor has been mentioned
by Allah's Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware of such
vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, and
none will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face as
long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion (Islam).'"
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 254:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "This matter
(caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still
existing."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 255:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not
wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given
wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom
(knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches
it to others."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 256:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "You should
listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose
head looks like a raisin."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 257:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "If somebody
sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he should be patient,
for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for a span and then
dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance
(as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 258:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "A Muslim has
to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or not,
as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if an
act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one should not listen to it or obey
it. (See Hadith No. 203, Vol. 4)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 259:
Narrated 'Ali:
The Prophet sent an army unit
(for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander and
ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry
with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet order you to obey me?" They said,
"Yes." He said, "I order you to collect wood and make a fire and then throw
yourselves into it." So they collected wood and made a fire, but when they
were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each other,
and some of them said, "We followed the Prophet to escape from the fire. How
should we enter it now?" So while they were in that state, the fire extinguished
and their commander's anger abated. The event was mentioned to the Prophet
and he said, "If they had entered it (the fire) they would never have come
out of it, for obedience is required only in what is good." (See Hadith No.
629. Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 260:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman!
Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand then
you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking
(for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath
to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then
you should expiate your oath and do what is better."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 261:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman
bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your
demand, you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without
asking for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take
an oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better,
then do what is better and make expiation for your oath."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 262:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "You people
will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of regret
for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, yet
what a bad weaning one it is!"
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 263:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Two men from my tribe and I entered
upon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle!
Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second. The Prophet said, "We do
not assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who
are keen to have it."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 264:
Narrated Ma'qil:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Any
man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not
look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 265:
Narrated Ma'qil:
Allah's Apostle said, "If any
ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he is deceiving
them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 266:
Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima:
I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan's
companions when Jundab was advising. They said, "Did you hear something from
Allah's Apostle?" Jundab said, "I heard him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed
in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection
(before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah
will put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.'" The people said
(to Jundab), "Advise us." He said, "The first thing of the human body to purify
is the abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned
lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene
between him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering)
should do so."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 267:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Apostle." The Prophet said, "You
will be with the one whom you love."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 268:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:
Anas bin Malik said to a woman
of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a woman?" She replied, "Yes." He
said, "The Prophet passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and he
said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The woman said (to the Prophet).
'Go away from me, for you do not know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet
left her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked her, 'What has Allah's
Apostle said to you?' She replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man said,
'He was Allah's Apostle."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of
the Prophet and she did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!' The Prophet said, 'No doubt,
patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'"
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 269:
Narrated Anas:
Qais bin Sa'd was to the Prophet
like a chief police officer to an Amir (chief).
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 270:
Narrated Abu Musa:
that the Prophet sent him and
sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 271:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man embraced Islam and then
reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa.
Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced
Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down
unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 272:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi
Bakra:
Abu Bakra wrote to his son who
was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two persons when you are angry, for
I heard the Prophet saying, "A judge should not judge between two persons
while he is in an angry mood."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 273:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
A man came to Allah's Apostle
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I fail to attend the morning congregational
prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Muadh bin Jabal) prolongs the prayer when
he leads us for it." I had never seen the Prophet more furious in giving advice
than he was on that day. He then said, "O people! some of you make others
dislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So whoever among you leads the people
in prayer, he should shorten it because among them there are the old, the
weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do). (See Hadith No. 90, Vol.
1)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 274:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
That he had divorced his wife
during her menses. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet. Allah's Apostle became
angry and said, "He must take her back (his wife) and keep her with him till
she becomes clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her next
period and becomes clean again from it and only then, if he wants to divorce
her, he may do so."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 275:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabia came
and said. "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, there was no family on the surface
of the earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did your family, but
today there is no family on the surface of the earth whom I like to see honored
more than yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me to
feed our children from his property?" The Prophet said, "There is no blame
on you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 276:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet intended to write
to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a letter unless it is
sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet took a silver ring----as if I am
looking at its glitter now----and its engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of
Allah'
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 277:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin As-Sa'di:
That when he went to 'Umar during
his Caliphate. 'Umar said to him, "Haven't I been told that you do certain
jobs for the people but when you are given payment you refuse to take it?"
'Abdullah added: I said, "Yes." 'Umar said, "Why do you do so?" I said, "I
have horses and slaves and I am living in prosperity and I wish that my payment
should be kept as a charitable gift for the Muslims." 'Umar said, "Do not
do so, for I intended to do the same as you do. Allah's Apostles used to give
me gifts and I used to say to him, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.'
Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy person than
me,' whereupon the Prophet said, 'Take it and keep it in your possession and
then give it in charity. Take what ever comes to you of this money if you
are not keen to have it and not asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if it does
not come to you) do not seek to have it yourself.' "
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I have heard 'Umar saying, "The Prophet used to give me some money (grant)
and I would say (to him), 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' Once he gave
me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' The Prophet
said (to me), 'Take it and keep it in your possession and then give it in
charity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while you are not keen to
have it and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek to have what
you are not given. ' "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 278:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I witnessed a husband and a wife
who were involved in a case of Lian. Then (the judgment of) divorce was passed.
I was fifteen years of age, at that time.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 279:
Narrated Sahl:
(the brother of Bani Sa'ida) A
man from the Ansar came to the Prophet and said, "If a man finds another man
sleeping with his wife, should he kill him?" That man and his wife then did
Lian in the mosque while I was present.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle
while he was in the mosque, and called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I
have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to
the other side, but when the man gave four witnesses against himself, the
Prophet said to him, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." So the Prophet said
(to his companions), "Take him away and stone him to death. "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 281:
Narrated Um Salama:
Allah's Apostle said, "I am only
a human being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your cases; and
it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently in a more convincing
way than the other, and I give my verdict according to what I hear. So if
ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his other (brother)
then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him only a piece
of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3).
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
Allah's Apostle said on the Day
of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and has a proof
or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased)
will be for him." I stood up to seek a witness to testify that I had killed
an infidel but I could not find any witness and then sat down. Then I thought
that I should mention the case to Allah's Apostle I (and when I did so) a
man from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms of the killed person
he has mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my behalf." Abu Bakr
said, "No, he will not give the arms to a bird of Quraish and deprive one
of Allah's lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His Apostle."
Allah's Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and I bought a garden with its
price, and that was my first property which I owned through the war booty.
The people of Hijaz said, "A judge
should not pass a judgment according to his knowledge, whether he was a witness
at the time he was the judge or before that" And if a litigant gives a confession
in favor of his opponent in the court, in the opinion of some scholars, the
judge should not pass a judgment against him till the latter calls two witnesses
to witness his confession. And some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass
a judgement according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant's confession)
in the court itself, but if the confession takes place outside the court,
he should not pass the judgment unless two witnesses witness the confession."
Some of them said, "A judge can pass a judgement depending on his knowledge
of the case as he is trust-worthy, and that a witness is Required just to
reveal the truth. The judge's knowledge is more than the witness." Some said,
"A judge can judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving property,
but in other cases he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A judge ought not to pass a
judgment depending on his knowledge if other people do not know what he knows,
although his knowledge is more than the witness of somebody else because he
might expose himself to suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims to
have unreasonable doubt. "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 283:
Narrated 'Ali bin Husain:
Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyai
came to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when she returned (home), the Prophet
accompanied her. It happened that two men from the Ansar passed by them and
the Prophet called them saying, "She is Safiya!" those two men said, "Subhan
Allah!" The Prophet said, "Satan circulates in the human body as blood does."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 284:
Narrated Abu Burda:
The Prophet sent my father and
Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things easy for the people
and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tiding, and don't
let them have aversion (i.e. to make people to hate good deeds) and you both
should work in cooperation and mutual understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's
Apostle, "In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al-Bit', is prepared
(for drinking)." The Prophet said, "Every intoxicant is prohibited. "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 285:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Set free the
captives and accept invitations."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 286:
Narrated Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi:
The Prophet appointed a man from
the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat. When
he returned (with the money) he said (to the Prophet), "This is for you and
this has been given to me as a gift." The Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan
said he ascended the pulpit), and after glorifying and praising Allah, he
said, "What is wrong with the employee whom we send (to collect Zakat from
the public) that he returns to say, 'This is for you and that is for me?'
Why didn't he stay at his father's and mother's house to see whether he will
be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, whoever takes anything
illegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by carrying it over his
neck: if it is a camel, it will be grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing:
and if it is a sheep it will be bleating!" The Prophet then raised both his
hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he said), "No doubt! Haven't
I conveyed Allah's Message?" And he repeated it three times.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 287:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Salim, the freed salve of Abu
Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants) and the companions
of the Prophet in the Quba mosque. Among those (who used to pray behind him)
were Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi'a.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 288:
Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar
bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were permitted to set free the
captives of Hawazin, Allah's Apostle said, "I do not know who amongst you
has agreed (to it) and who has not. Go back so that your 'Urafa' may submit
your decision to us." So the people returned and their 'Urafa' talked to them
and then came back to Allah's Apostle and told him that the people had given
their consent happily and permitted (their captives to be freed).
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 289:
Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid bin
Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Some people said to Ibn 'Umar,
"When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is contrary to
what we say when we leave them." Ibn 'Umar said, "We used to consider this
as hypocrisy."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 290:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostles said, "The worst
of all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some people with one
countenance and to others, with another countenance."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 291:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind (bint 'Utba) said to the
Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some money of his
wealth." The Prophet said, "Take reasonably what is sufficient for you and
your children "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 292:
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's
Apostle heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling, so he went
out to them and said, "I am only a human being, and litigants with cases of
dispute come to me, and someone of you may happen to be more eloquent (in
presenting his case) than the other, whereby I may consider that he is truthful
and pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment in favor of somebody
whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever he takes is nothing
but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or leave."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 293:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) 'Utba
bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave
girl of Zam'a is from me, so take him into your custody." So in the year of
Conquest of Mecca, Sa'd took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom
my brother has asked me to take into my custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before
him and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father,
and was born on my father's bed." So they both submitted their case before
Allah's Apostle. Sa'd said, "O Allah's Apostle! This boy is the son of my
brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin Zam'a said, "This boy is my
brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on the bed
of my father." Allah's Apostle said, "The boy is for you, O 'Abd bin Zam'a!"
Then Allah's Apostle further said, "The child is for the owner of the bed,
and the stone is for the adulterer," He then said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "Veil
(screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's resemblance to 'Utba.
The boy did not see her again till he met Allah.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 294:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "If somebody
on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's) property and he
is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him". So Allah revealed,:--
'Verily! those who purchase a
small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths..' (3.77) 'Al-Ashath
came while Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, "This
verse was revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrel
about a well. The Prophet said (to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I replied,
'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I said: I am sure he would
take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed: 'Verily! those who purchase
a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant....' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 72,
Vol 6).
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 295:
Narrated Um Salama:
The Prophet heard the voices of
some people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and said, "I am only
a human being and litigants with cases of disputes come to me, and maybe one
of them presents his case eloquently in a more convincing and impressive way
than the other, and I give my verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful.
So if I give a Muslim's right to another (by mistake), then that (property)
is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave it." (See Hadith
No. 281 )
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 296:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to know that
one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after his
death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold that
slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 297:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle sent an army unit
headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his leadership. The Prophet
said (to the people), "If you are criticizing his leadership now, then you
used to criticize his father's leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father)
deserved the leadership and used to be one of the most beloved persons to
me, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me after
him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 298:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The most
hated person in the sight of Allah, is the most quarrelsome person."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 299:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet sent (an army unit
under the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the tribe of Bani
Jadhima and those people could not express themselves by saying, "Aslamna,"
but they said, "Saba'na! Saba'na! " Khalid kept on killing some of them and
taking some others as captives, and he gave a captive to everyone of us and
ordered everyone of us to kill his captive. I said, "By Allah, I shall not
kill my captive and none of my companions shall kill his captive!" Then we
mentioned that to the Prophet and he said, "O Allah! I am free from what Khalid
bin Al-Walid has done," and repeated it twice.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 300:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Saidi:
There was some quarrel (sighting)
among Bani 'Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet, he offered the Zuhr
prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime the time of
'Asr prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for the
prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward.
The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was still praying. He entered the rows
of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The people
started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stood
for prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when Abu
Bakr observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and saw
the Prophet standing behind him.
The Prophet beckoned him to carry
on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while, thanking Allah for
the saying of the Prophet and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards.
When the Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. When
he finished the prayer, he said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying
on with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied, "It does
not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet in prayer." Then the Prophet
said to the people, "If some problem arises during prayers, then the men should
say, Subhan Allah!; and the women should clap." (See Hadith No. 652, Vol.
1)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 301:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me owing to
the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while 'Umar was
sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), 'Umar has come to my and said, 'A
great number of Qaris of the Holy Quran were killed on the day of the battle
of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the casualties among the Qaris of the Quran
may increase on other battle-fields whereby a large part of the Quran may
be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should have
the Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How dare I do something which Allah's Apostle
did not do?' 'Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.' 'Umar kept
on pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which He had
opened the chest of 'Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as 'Umar
had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "You are a wise young man and we do
not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration
for Allah's Apostle. So you should search for the fragmentary scripts of the
Quran and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu Bakr
had ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to another
it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the
Qur'an. Then I said (to 'Umar and Abu Bakr), "How can you do something which
Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is something beneficial."
Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until Allah opened
my chest for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and 'Umar,
and I had in that matter, the same opinion as theirs.
So I started compiling the Quran
by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and from the
pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men
(who had memorized the Quran). I found the last verses of Sirat-at-Tauba:
("Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves--'
(9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima and I added to it the rest of
the Sura. The manuscripts of the Quran remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took
him unto Him. Then it remained with 'Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and
then with Hafsa bint 'Umar.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 302:
Narrated Abu Laila bin 'Abdullah
bin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl:
Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great
men of his tribe said, 'Abdullah bin 'Sahl and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibar
as they were struck with poverty and difficult living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa
was informed that Abdullah had been killed and thrown in a pit or a spring.
Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, "By Allah, you have killed my companion."
The Jews said, "By Allah, we have not killed him." Muhaiyisa then came back
to his people and told them the story. He, his elder brother Huwaiyisa and
'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and he who had been at Khaibar,
proceeded to speak, but the Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, "The eldest! The eldest!"
meaning, "Let the eldest of you speak." So Huwaiyisa spoke first and then
Muhaiyisa. Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews should either pay the blood money
of your (deceased) companion or be ready for war." After that Allah's Apostle
wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote that they had not
killed him. Then Allah's Apostle said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman,
"Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled to take the blood money?"
They said, "No." He said (to them), "Shall we ask the Jews to take an oath
before you?" They replied, "But the Jews are not Muslims." So Allah's Apostle
gave them one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl added:
When those she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked me
with its leg.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 303:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid
bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent
stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so judge between us according to
Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man and committed
illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son
is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and
a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me,
'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.' " The
Prophet said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws)!
As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and your
son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!"
The Prophet addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this man
and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned
her to death.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 304:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told
him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a Quraish caravan
and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I want to ask this (Abu
Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they should contradict
him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said that Heraclius
said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If what you say is true,
then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath my two feet.' "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 305:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi:
The Prophet employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya
to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned (with the money) to
Allah's Apostle the Prophet called him to account, and he said, "This (amount)
is for you, and this was given to me as a present." Allah's Apostle said,
"Why don't you stay at your father's house or your mother's house to see whether
you will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the truth?" Then Allah's
Apostle stood up and addressed the people, and after glorifying and praising
Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ some men from among you for
some job which Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you comes to
me and says, 'This (amount) is for you and this is a gift given to me.' Why
doesn't he stay at the house of his father or the house of his mother and
see whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah,
none of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added:
unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection carrying it
on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or
a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet raised
both his hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits, and said, "(No doubt)!
Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 306:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Allah never
sends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that he (the prophet
or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A group advising him to do good
and exhorts him to do it, and the other group advising him to do evil and
exhorts him to do it. But the protected person (against such evil advisors)
is the one protected by Allah.' "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 307:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
We gave the oath of allegiance
to Allah's Apostle that we would listen to and obey him both at the time when
we were active and at the time when we were tired and that we would not fight
against the ruler or disobey him, and would stand firm for the truth or say
the truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be afraid
of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and 320)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 308:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet went out on a cold
morning while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench.
The Prophet then said, "O Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of the
Here after, so please forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirin." They replied,
"We are those who have given the Pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for to observe
Jihad as long as we remain alive."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 309:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Whenever we gave the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to listen to and obey, he used to say to
us, for as much as you can"
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 310:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
I witnessed Ibn 'Umar when the
people gathered around 'Abdul Malik. Ibn 'Umar wrote: I gave the Pledge of
allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief
of the believers according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle
as much as I can; and my sons too, give the same pledge.'
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 311:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
I gave the Pledge of allegiance
to the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he told me to add: 'As much
as I can, and will give good advice to every Muslim.'
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 312:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
When the people took the oath
of allegiance to 'Abdul Malik, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar wrote to him: "To Allah's
Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I give the Pledge of allegiance
that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers,
according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle in whatever is
within my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 313:
Narrated Yazid:
I said to Salama, "For what did
you give the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet on the Day of Hudaibiya?"
He replied, "For death."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 314:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:
The group of people whom 'Umar
had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other.
Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to compete with you in this matter,
but if you wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of
them agreed to let 'Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed
the case in the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody
followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed
'Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there came the night
we gave the oath of allegiance to 'Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added:
'Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of the night had passed and knocked
on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been sleeping!
By Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and call
Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I called them for him and he consulted them and then
called me saying, 'Call 'Ali for me." I called 'Ali and he held a private
talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to leave having
had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but 'Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something
concerning 'Ali. 'Abdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call 'Uthman for me." I called
him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the Mu'adhdhin put an end
to their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people
finished their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit,
'Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present
there and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with 'Umar that
year. When all of them had gathered, 'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have looked at
the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal
to 'Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then 'Abdur-Rahman
said (to 'Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that
you will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the
traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave the oath of
allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants)
and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 315:
Narrated Salama:
We gave the oath of allegiance
to the Prophet under the tree. He said to me, "O Salama! Will you not give
the oath of allegiance?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I have already given
the oath of allegiance for the first time." He said, (Give it again) for the
second time.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 316:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance
to Allah's Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a fever where upon he said
to the Prophet "Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. He came to him
(again) saying, "Cancel my Pledge.' But the Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin)
left (Medina). Allah's Apostle said: "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace):
It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 317:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Hisham:
who was born during the lifetime
of the Prophet that his mother, Zainab bint Humaid had taken him to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take his Pledge of allegiance (for Islam)."
The Prophet said, "He ('Abdullah bin Hisham) is a little child," and passed
his hand over his head and invoked Allah for him. 'Abdullah bin Hisham used
to slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice on behalf of all of his family.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 318:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance
to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's
Apostle refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. The
bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Apostle said, "Medina
is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens
and clears its good.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 319:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There will
be three types of people whom Allah will neither speak to them on the Day
of Resurrection nor will purify them from sins, and they will have a painful
punishment: They are, (1) a man possessed superfluous water (more than he
needs) on a way and he withholds it from the travelers. (2) a man who gives
a pledge of allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and gives it only for worldly benefits,
if the Imam gives him what he wants, he abides by his pledge, otherwise he
does not fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man who sells something to another
man after the 'Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a false oath) that he has been
offered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes him and buys it although
in fact, the seller has not been offered such a price." (See Hadith No. 838,
Vol. 3)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 320:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle said to us while
we were in a gathering, "Give me the oath (Pledge of allegiance for: (1) Not
to join anything in worship along with Allah, (2) Not to steal, (3) Not to
commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not to kill your children, (5) Not
to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among people),
(6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deeds. The Prophet added:
Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward will be with Allah, and
whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal punishment in this
world for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation for that sin,
and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose him, then
it is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He wishes, He will
forgive him." So we gave the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 321:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to take the Pledge
of allegiance from the women by words only after reciting this Holy Verse:--(60.12)
"..that they will not associate anything in worship with Allah." (60.12) And
the hand of Allah's Apostle did not touch any woman's hand except the hand
of that woman his right hand possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady slaves).
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 322:
Narrated Um Atiyya:
We gave the Pledge of allegiance
to the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will not
associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented us
from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out
and said, "Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to my
family and I want to compensate her for that crying" The Prophet did not say
anything in reply and she left and returned. None of those women abided by
her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the
wife of Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu'adh.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 323:
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to the Prophet
and said, "Please take my Pledge of allegiance for Islam." So the Prophet
took from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He came the next day with
a fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my pledge." But the Prophet refused
and when the bedouin went away, the Prophet said, "Medina is like a pair of
bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 324:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad:
'Aisha said, "O my head!" Allah's
Apostle said, "If that (i.e., your death) should happen while I am still alive,
I would ask Allah to forgive you and would invoke Allah for you." 'Aisha said,
"O my life which is going to be lost! By Allah, I think that you wish for
my death, and if that should happen then you would be busy enjoying the company
of one of your wives in the last part of that day." The Prophet said, "But
I should say, 'O my head!' I feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son and appoint
(the former as my successors lest people should say something or wish for
something. Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the believers
will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate)," or "..Allah will
prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will insist
(on Abu Bakr becoming the Caliph)."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 325:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
It was said to 'Umar, "Will you
appoint your successor?" Umar said, "If I appoint a Caliph (as my successor)
it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and
if I leave the matter undecided, it is true that somebody who was better than
I (i.e., Allah's Apostle) did so." On this, the people praised him. 'Umar
said, "People are of two kinds: Either one who is keen to take over the Caliphate
or one who is afraid of assuming such a responsibility. I wish I could be
free from its responsibility in that I would receive neither reward nor retribution
I won't bear the burden of the caliphate in my death as I do in my life."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
That he heard 'Umar's second speech
he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day following the death of the
Prophet 'Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu Bakr was silent. 'Umar said,
"I wish that Allah's Apostle had outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last
(to die). But if Muhammad is dead, Allah nevertheless has kept the light amongst
you from which you can receive the same guidance as Allah guided Muhammad
with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah's Apostle He is the second
of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person among the Muslims to
manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear allegiance to him." Some people
had already taken the oath of allegiance to him in the shed of Bani Sa'ida
but the oath of allegiance taken by the public was taken at the pulpit. I
heard 'Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day. "Please ascend the pulpit," and
kept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the people swore
allegiance to him.
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 327:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im:
A woman came to the Prophet and
spoke to him about something and he told her to return to him. She said, "O
Allah's Apostle! If I come and do not find you?" (As if she meant, "...if
you die?") The Prophet said, "If you should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 328:
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:
Abu Bakr said to the delegate
of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the Caliph (successor)
of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because of which you
may excuse yourselves "
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 329:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
I heard the Prophet saying, "There
will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic world)." He then
said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, "All of them (those
rulers) will be from Quraish."
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 330:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "By Him
in Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting fire wood and
then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone
to lead the people in prayer and then I would go from behind and burn the
houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational)
prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known that
he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat present
in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer." (See Hadith No. 617,
Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book
89, Number 331:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin
Malik:
Who was Ka'b's guide from among his sons when Ka'b became blind: I heard
Ka'b bin Malik saying, "When some people remained behind and did not
join Allah's Apostle in the battle of Tabuk.." and then he described
the whole narration and said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Muslims
to speak to us, and so we (I and my companions) stayed fifty nights
in that state, and then Allah's Apostle announced Allah's acceptance
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