The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: “Shall I not teach you some words that if you say them, you will be forgiven, even though you are already forgiven. There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Most Generous; there is no god but Allah, the Most High, the Almighty, Glory be to Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the mighty Throne, praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds.”  

قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ إِذَا قُلْتَهُنَّ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَعَ أَنَّهُ مَغْفُورٌ لَكَ (لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.)»  

When Ibn Muljim struck ʿAli ؓ , ‘Ali said: Do with him what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to be done with a man who wanted to kill him. He said: ʿKill him, then burn him.ʿ  

عَلِيٌّ افْعَلُوا بِهِ كَمَا أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ بِرَجُلٍ أَرَادَ قَتْلَهُ فَقَالَ اقْتُلُوهُ ثُمَّ حَرِّقُوهُ  

Abu Mas’ood ‘Uqbah bin ʿAmr al-Ansari entered upon ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ and ʿAli said to him: Are you the one who says that in one hundred years time there will be on earth no eye that blinks? Rather the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “In one hundred years time there will be no eye that blinks left on earth of those who are alive todayʿ By Allah there is a great hope for this ummah after one hundred years.  

لَهُ عَلِيٌّ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَقُولُ لَا يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ مِائَةُ سَنَةٍ وَعَلَىالْأَرْضِ عَيْنٌ تَطْرِفُ؟ إِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ مِائَةُ سَنَةٍ وَعَلَى الْأَرْضِ عَيْنٌ تَطْرِفُ مِمَّنْ هُوَ حَيٌّ الْيَوْمَ وَاللهِ إِنَّ رَخَاءَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ مِائَةِ عَامٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave Fatimah ؓ a trousseau of a velvet garment, a waterskin and a leather pillow stuffed with idhkhir. Abu Sa’eed said: Palm fibres.  

جَهَّزَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاطِمَةَ فِي خَمِيلٍ وَقِرْبَةٍ وَوِسَادَةِ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا إِذْخِرٌ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ لِيفٌ  

It was narrated from Salimah and Mujalid, from ash-Shaʿbi, that they heard him narrate that ‘Ali ؓ said concerning a woman from Koofah who he had flogged on Thursday and stoned on Friday. I flogged her in accordance with the Book of Allah and stoned her in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ.  

يُحَدِّثُأَنَّ عَلِيًّا حِينَ رَجَمَ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ ضَرَبَهَا يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ وَرَجَمَهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَقَالَ أَجْلِدُهَا بِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَأَرْجُمُهَا بِسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to offer the prescribed prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar and raise his hands to shoulder height; he did the same when he finished reciting and wanted to bow, and he did it when he raised his head from bowing. He did not raise his hands when sitting in any part of his prayer, but when he stood up following the two prostrations, he raised his hands in the same manner and said Allahu Akbar.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا قَضَى قِرَاءَتَهُ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَيَصْنَعُهُ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ وَكَبَّرَ  

Abu Masʿood ‘Uqbah bin ʿAmr al-Ansari entered upon ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ and ‘Ali said to him: Are you the one who says that in one hundred years time there will be no soul left on earth? Rather the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿIn one hundred years time, there will be no soul left on earth of those who are alive today,” By Allah, there is great hope for this ummah after one hundred years.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ مِائَةُ عَامٍ وَعَلَى الْأَرْضِ نَفْسٌ مَنْفُوسَةٌ؟ إِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ مِائَةُ عَامٍ وَعَلَى الْأَرْضِ نَفْسٌ مَنْفُوسَةٌ؟ مِمَّنْ هُوَ حَيٌّ الْيَوْمَ وَإِنَّ رَخاءَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ الْمِائَةِ  

On Friday, the devils emerge to try to push the people to the markets, and they have banners with them. The angels sit at the doors of the mosques, writing down peopleʿs names according to their status: the one who comes early, the one who prays, and the one who comes after him, until the imam comes out. Whoever is close to the imam and is silent or listens, and does not engage in idle talk, will have a twofold reward. The one who is further away from the imam but is silent or listens, and does not engage in idle talk will have one reward. The one who is close to the imam but engages in idle talk and does not keep silent or listen will have a twofold burden of sin. The one who is further away from the imam and engages in idle talk and does not keep silent and listen will have one burden of sin. And the one who says, Be quiet, has spoken, and the one who speaks has no Jumu’ah. Then he said: This is what I heard from your Prophet ﷺ say.  

إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ خَرَجَ الشَّيَاطِينُ يُرَبِّثُونَ النَّاسَ إِلَى أَسْوَاقِهِمْ وَمَعَهُمُ الرَّايَاتُ وَتَقْعُدُ الْمَلائِكَةُ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَسَاجِدِ يَكْتُبُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَنَازِلِهِمْ السَّابِقَ وَالْمُصَلِّيَ وَالَّذِي يَلِيهِ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الْإِمَامُ فَمَنْ دَنَا مِنَ الْإِمَامِ فَأَنْصَتَ وَاسْتَمَعَ وَلَمْ يَلْغُ كَانَ لَهُ كِفْلانِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ وَمَنْ نَأَى عَنْهُ فَاسْتَمَعَ وَأَنْصَتَ وَلَمْ يَلْغُ كَانَ لَهُ كِفْلٌ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ وَمَنْ دَنَا مِنَ الْإِمَامِ فَلَغَا وَلَمْ يُنْصِتْ وَلَمْ يَسْتَمِعْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ كِفْلانِ مِنَ الْوِزْرِ وَمَنْ نَأَى عَنْهُ فَلَغَا وَلَمْ يُنْصِتْ وَلَمْ يَسْتَمِعْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ كِفْلٌ مِنَ الْوِزْرِ وَمَنْ قَالَ صَهٍ فَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ وَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ فَلا جُمُعَةَ لَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: ʿThe Hour will not begin until one of my Companions will be sought as a lost item is sought, but he will not be found.ʿ  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُلْتَمَسَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي كَمَا تُلْتَمَسُ الضَّالَّةُ فَلا يُوجَدُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed the one who pays riba, the one who consumes it, the two who witness it, the one who marries a woman and divorces her so that she becomes permissible for her first husband, and the one for whom that is done.  

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَاحِبَ الرِّبَا وَآكِلَهُ وَشَاهِدَيْهِ وَالْمُحَلِّلَ وَالْمُحَلَّلَ لَهُ  

I heard Hubairah say: I heard ‘Ali ؓ say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade - or the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade me - to wear gold rings or garments made of a blend of linen and silk, and to use red saddle cloths.  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْقَسِّيِّ وَالْمِيثَرَةِ  

ʿBlood money will be paid for the mukatab (a slave with a contract of manumission) commensurate with as much as he had paid off.ʿ  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يُودَى الْمُكَاتَبُ بِقَدْرِ مَا أَدَّى  

Enter it. Some people wanted to enter it, but others said: This is what we wanted to flee from. That was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to those who had wanted to enter it: “If you had entered it you would have remained in it until the Day of Resurrection.” He said some kind words to the others, then he said: ʿThere is no obedience in that which involves disobedience towards Allah; obedience is only with regard to that which is right and proper.ʿ  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ جَيْشًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلًا فَأَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَقَالَ ادْخُلُوهَا فَأَرَادَ نَاسٌ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ إِنَّمَا فَرَرْنَا مِنْهَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِلَّذِينَ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا لَوْ دَخَلْتُمُوهَا لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِيهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَقَالَ لِلْآخَرِينَ قَوْلًا حَسَنًا وَقَالَ لَا طَاعَةَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوفِ  

ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ said to the people: What do you think about what we have with us that is left over from this wealth? The people said: O Ameer al Muʿmineen, we kept you away from your family, your land and your trade, it is yours. He said to me: what do you think? I said: That they have suggested something to you. He said: Speak. I said: Why do you want to opt for uncertainty rather than certainty? He said Stop talking like that. I said: Yes, by Allah, I will stop. Do you remember when the Prophet of Allah ﷺ sent you to collect zakah, and you went to al-ʿAbbas bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib ؓ and he withheld something from you? There was some misunderstanding between you and you said to me: Come with me to the Prophet ﷺ, but we found him feeling low, so we went back. Then the next morning we came to him and we found him in a good mood, so you told him what had happened and he said to you: “Donʿt you know that a manʿs uncle is like his father?ʿ We told him what we had seen of his low mood the day before and what we saw of his good mood on the second day, and he said: “You came to me on the first day when I still had two dinars of the zakah left over, and what you saw of my low mood was because of that. And when you came to me today, I had given them [to someone] and that is why you saw me in a good moodʿ ʿUmar ؓ said. By Allah, you are speaking the truth; I should be grateful to you in this world and in the Hereafter.  

النَّاسُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ شَغَلْنَاكَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ وَضَيْعَتِكَ وَتِجَارَتِكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ فَقَالَ لِي مَا تَقُولُ أَنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَشَارُوا عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ قُلْ فَقُلْتُ لِمَ تَجْعَلُ يَقِينَكَ ظَنًّا؟ فَقَالَ لَتَخْرُجَنَّ مِمَّا قُلْتَ فَقُلْتُ أَجَلْ وَاللهِ لاخْرُجَنَّ مِنْهُ أَتَذْكُرُ حِينَبَعَثَكَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ سَاعِيًا فَأَتَيْتَ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَمَنَعَكَ صَدَقَتَهُ فَكَانَ بَيْنَكُمَا شَيْءٌ فَقُلْتَ لِي انْطَلِقْ مَعِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ خَاثِرًا فَرَجَعْنَا ثُمَّ غَدَوْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ فَأَخْبَرْتَهُ بِالَّذِي صَنَعَ فَقَالَ لَكَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَمَّ الرَّجُلِ صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ؟ وَذَكَرْنَا لَهُ الَّذِي رَأَيْنَاهُ مِنْ خُثُورِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْأَوَّلِ وَالَّذِي رَأَيْنَاهُ مِنْ طِيبِ نَفْسِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمَا أَتَيْتُمَانِي فِي الْيَوْمِ الْأَوَّلِ وَقَدْ بَقِيَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ دِينَارَانِ فَكَانَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُمَا مِنْ خُثُورِي لَهُ وَأَتَيْتُمَانِي الْيَوْمَ وَقَدْ وَجَّهْتُهُمَا فَذَاكَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُمَا مِنْ طِيبِ نَفْسِي فَقَالَ عُمَرُ صَدَقْتَ وَاللهِ لاشْكُرَنَّ لَكَ الْأُولَى وَالْآخِرَةَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me some words and told me to say them if some distress or hardship befell me: ʿThere is no god but Allah, the Most Generous, the Forbearing, glory be to Him, Blessed be Allah, Lord of the mighty Throne and praise be to Allah the lord of the Worlds.  

لَقَّنَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَؤُلاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ وَأَمَرَنِي إِنْ نَزَلَ بِي كَرْبٌ أَوْ شِدَّةٌ أَنْ أَقُولَهُنَّ (لَا إِلَهَ إِلا اللهُ الْكَرِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَبَارَكَ اللهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.)  

I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: ʿWhoever leaves a space the size of a hair when doing ghusl for janabah and does not make water reach it, Allah will punish him with such and such in the Fire.” ‘Ali ؓ said: From that time I disliked my hair.  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَوْضِعَ شَعَرَةٍ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَمْ يُصِبْهَا مَاءٌ فَعَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ عَادَيْتُ شَعْرِي  

The Prophet ﷺ was shrouded in seven pieces of cloth.  

كُفِّنَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَثْوَابٍ  

ʿI have turned my face in submission to the One who originated the heavens and the earth, as a monotheist and a Muslim, and I am not one of the mushrikeen. Verily, my Salah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the ‘Alameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists). He has no partner, And of this I have been commanded, and I am one of the Muslims [Abun-Nadr said: and I am the first of the Muslims]. O Allah, there is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your slave. I have wronged myself and I admit my sin, so forgive me all my sins, for no one can forgive sins except You. Guide me to the best of conduct, for none can guide to that except You and divert from me bad conduct, for no one can divert it from me except You. Blessed and exalted are You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.” When he bowed, he said: ʿO Allah, to You I have bowed, in You I have believed and to You I have submitted. My hearing my sight, my brain, my bones and my sinews submit to You.ʿ When he rose from bowing he said: ʿAllah hears those who praise Him. Our Lord, to You be praise, filling the heavens, the earth and that which is between them and filling whatever else You will besides.” When he prostrated he said: “O Allah, to You I have prostrated, in You I have believed and to You I have submitted. My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it and gave it a good shape, and opened its hearing and sight. Blessed be Allah, the Best of creators.ʿ Then he after said the salam at the end of the prayer: ʿO Allah, forgive me my past and future sins, what I have done in secret and what I have done openly, what I have transgressed and what You know more than I. You are the One Who brings forward and the One Who puts back, there is no god but You.ʿ  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا كَبَّرَ اسْتَفْتَحَ ثُمَّقَالَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وقَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللهُمَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلا أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلا أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلا أَنْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعِظَامِي وَعَصَبِي وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ فَصَوَّرَهُ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَهُ فَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ فَتَبَارَكَ اللهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ مِنَ الصَّلاةِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ  

ʿAli ؓ said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if I have a son after you are gone, I will call him by your name and give him your kunyah. He said: ʿYes.ʿ That was a concession from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ʿAli.  

عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ وُلِدَ لِي بَعْدَكَ وَلَدٌ أُسَمِّيهِ بِاسْمِكَ وَأُكَنِّيهِ بِكُنْيَتِكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَكَانَتْ رُخْصَةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِعَلِيٍّ  

The Prophet ﷺ assured me: No one will love you but a believer and no one will hate you but a hypocrite.  

عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّكَ إِلا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلا يُبْغِضُكَ إِلا مُنَافِقٌ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice]  

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ  

We were walking with ‘Uthman ؓ and saw a man entering ihram for both [‘umrah and Hajj].ʿUthman ؓ said Who is this? They said: ʿAli. He said: Do you not know that I have forbidden this? He said: Yes, but I will not give up the advice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for your opinion.  

كُنَّا نَسِيرُ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يُلَبِّي بِهِمَا جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنِّيقَدْ نَهَيْتُ عَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَدَعَ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِقَوْلِكَ  

A man asked “Ali ؓ about (sacrificing) a cow. He said: (it may be sacrificed) on behalf of seven people. He said: (What about a cow with) a broken horn? He said. It doesnʿt matter. He said: (What if it is) lame? He said: If it can reach the place of sacrifice, then slaughter it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to examine the eyes and ears.  

إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْمَنْسَكَ فَاذْبَحْ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿThere will emerge some people among whom is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm.ʿ If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. ‘Abeedah said to ʿAli ؓ Did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah, yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ وَلَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لانْبَأْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَبِيدَةُ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُمِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ  

“When her bleeding ends, carry out the hadd punishment on her. Carry out the Hadd punishments on those whom your right hands possess (i.e., slave women).”  

أَنَّ خَادِمًا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَحْدَثَتْ فَأَمَرَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَوَجَدْتُهَا لَمْ تَجِفَّ مِنْ دَمِهَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا جَفَّتْ مِنْ دَمِهَا فَأَقِمْ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ أَقِيمُوا الْحُدُودَ عَلَى مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ  

I used to think that the bottom of the feet were more deserving of being wiped than the tops, until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the top of his feet.  

أَنَّ بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ ظَاهِرِهِمَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ ظَاهِرَهُمَا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us to mate a donkey with are mare.  

نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نُنْزِيَ حِمَارًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If I were to appoint anyone to a position of authority without consulting (the believers), I would have appointed Ibn Umm ʿAbd (ʿAbdullah bin Masʿood).ʿ  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفْتُ أَحَدًا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ لاسْتَخْلَفْتُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ  

Fāṭimah complained to the Prophet ﷺ about the effects of grinding flour on her hands. The Prophet ﷺ had some captives brought to him, and she went to ask him for a servant but did not find him at home. When she returned, the Prophet ﷺ came to us while we had already gone to bed. He said, "Shall I not direct you to something better than having a servant? When you go to bed, say subḥān Allāh (Glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, al-ḥamdu lillāh (Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times, and Allāhu akbar (Allah is the Greatest) thirty-four times."  

أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ شَكَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَثَرَ الْعَجِينِ فِي يَدِهَا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَبْيٌ فَأَتَتْهُ تَسْأَلُهُ خَادِمًا فَلَمْ تَجِدْهُ فَرَجَعَتْ قَالَ فَأَتَانَا وَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا مَضَاجِعَنَا قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَقُومَ فَقَالَ مَكَانَكُمَا فَجَاءَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَلا أَدُلُّكُمَا عَلَى مَا هُوَخَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنْ خَادِمٍ؟ إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَضْجَعَكُمَا سَبَّحْتُمَا اللهَ ثَلاثًا وَثَلاثِينَ وَحَمِدْتُمَاهُ ثَلاثًا وَثَلاثِينَ وَكَبَّرْتُمَاهُ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاثِينَ  

ʿAli ؓ said to me: I shall send you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me: do not leave any image without erasing it or any built-up grave without levelling it.  

لِي عَلِيٌّ أَبْعَثُكَ عَلَى مَا بَعَثَنِي عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ أَنْ لَا تَدَعَ تِمْثَالًا إِلا طَمَسْتَهُ وَلا قَبْرًا مُشْرِفًا إِلا سَوَّيْتَهُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked this soorah: “Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Highʿ[al-Aʿla 87].  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى  

Three people came to the Prophet ﷺ and one of them said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I had one hundred dinars and i gave ten of them in charity. The next one said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I had ten dinars and I gave one of them in charity. The next one said: I had one dinar and I gave one-tenth of it in charity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “You are all the same in reward, for each of you gave one tenth of his wealth.”  

جَاءَ ثَلاثَةُ نَفَرٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَانَتْ لِي مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ فَتَصَدَّقْتُ مِنْهَا بِعَشَرَةِ دَنَانِيرَ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَانَ لِي عَشَرَةُ دَنَانِيرَ فَتَصَدَّقْتُ مِنْهَا بِدِينَارٍ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَانَ لِي دِينَارٌ فَتَصَدَّقْتُ بِعُشْرِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّكُمْ فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ كُلُّكُمْ تَصَدَّقَ بِعُشْرِ مَالِهِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had large hands and feet and big joints.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَثْنَ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ ضَخْمَ الْكَرَادِيسِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If two disputants sit before you, do not speak until you have listened to the second one as you listened to the first.ʿ  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ إِلَيْكَ الْخَصْمَانِ فَلا تَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ كَمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was neither tall nor short, he had a large head, a big beard and large hands and feet. His face had a reddish colour; he had a long thin line of hair from the top of his chest to his navel; and he had large joints. When he walked, he walked energetically as is walking downhill, I never saw anyone like him before or since,  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ بِالطَّوِيلِ وَلا بِالْقَصِيرِ ضَخْمُ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ شَثْنُ الْكَفَّيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ مُشْرَبٌ وَجْهُهُ حُمْرَةًطَوِيلُ الْمَسْرُبَةِ ضَخْمُ الْكَرَادِيسِ إِذَا مَشَى تَكَفَّأَ تَكَفُّؤًا كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ لَمْ أَرَ قَبْلَهُ وَلا بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ ﷺ  

Chosroes gave a gift to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he accepted it from him; Caesar gave a gift to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he accepted it from him; the kings gave him gifts and he accepted them from them.  

أَهْدَى كِسْرَى لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ وَأَهْدَى لَهُ قَيْصَرُ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ وَأَهْدَتْ لَهُ الْمُلُوكُ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهَا  

I asked ʿAʿishah about wiping over the khuff (leather slippers) and she said. Ask ‘Ali, for he knows more that than me; he used to travel with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I asked ‘Ali ؓ and he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿFor the traveller, three days and nights; for the one who is not travelling one day and night.ʿ A similar report was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ from The Prophet ﷺ  

سَلْ عَلِيًّا فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِهَذَا مِنِّي كَانَ يُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ وَلِلْمُقِيمِ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْلَةٌ  

similarly narrated from the Prophet ﷺ.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بمثله  

I heard ‘Ali ؓ say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ held some gold in his right hand and some silk in his left hand, then he raised his hands and said: “These two are haram for the males of my ummah.ʿ  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَهَبًا بِيَمِينِهِ وَحَرِيرًا بِشِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ بِهِمَا يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ هَذَانِ حَرَامٌ عَلَى ذُكُورِ أُمَّتِي  

It was narrated from ʿAli ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ used to say at the end of his Witr ʿO Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot praise You enough, You are as You have praised Yourself.”  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ وِتْرِهِ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the people to raise their voices over one another when reciting Qurʿan between Maghrib and ʿIshaʿ.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ يَجْهَرَ الْقَوْمُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِالْقُرْآنِ  

I saw ‘Ali ؓ when a mount was brought to him to ride. When he put his foot in the stirrup, he said: Bismillah (in the Name of Allah). When he got on it, he said: Glory be to the One Who has placed this (transport) at our service and we ourselves would not have been capable of that, and to our Lord is our final destiny. Then he said Alhamdulillah three times and Allahu Akbar three times, then he said: Glory be to You, there is no god but You. I have indeed wronged myself, so forgive me. Then he smiled, and I said: Why are you smiting, O Ameer al-Muʿmimeen? He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do what I have done, then he smiled and I said: Why are you smiling O Messenger of Allah ﷺ He said: ʿThe Lord marvels at His slave when he says, ʿLord forgive me,ʿ and He says: ʿMy slave knows that no one forgives sins but Me.ʿ  

رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ لِيَرْكَبَهَا فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الرِّكَابِ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى عَلَيْهَا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ ثُمَّ حَمِدَ اللهَ ثَلاثًا وَكَبَّرَ ثَلاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ قَدْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقُلْتُ مِمَّ ضَحِكْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلْتُ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقُلْتُ مِمَّ ضَحِكْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ يَعْجَبُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَيَقُولُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرِي  

Are you visiting al-Hasan [during his sickness] when you feel what you feel? He said to him: You are not my Lord, to direct my heart as you will. ‘Ali ؓ said: That does not prevent us from giving you advice. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿThere is no Muslim who visits his sick brother, but Allah will send to him seventy thousand angels who will send blessings upon him from whatever hour of the day it is until evening comes, and from whatever hour of the night it is until morning comes. ʿAmr said to him: What do you say about walking in front of or behind the bier at a funeral? ʿAli ؓ said. The superiority of walking behind it over walking in front of it is like the superiority of offering a prescribed prayer in congregation over offering the prayer alone. ʿAmr said: But I saw Abu Bakr und ‘Umar walking in front of the bier, Ali ؓ said; They did not like to embarrass the people.  

لَهُ عَلِيٌّ أَتَعُودُ الْحَسَنَ وَفِي نَفْسِكَ مَا فِيهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرٌو إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ بِرَبِّي فَتَصْرِفَ قَلْبِي حَيْثُ شِئْتَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَمَا إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَا يَمْنَعُنَا أَنْ نُؤَدِّيَ إِلَيْكَ النَّصِيحَةَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ عَادَ أَخَاهُ إِلا ابْتَعَثَ اللهُ لَهُ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَيِّ سَاعَاتِ النَّهَارِ كَانَ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ وَمِنْ أَيِّ سَاعَاتِ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ قَالَ لَهُ عَمْرٌو كَيْفَ تَقُولُ فِي الْمَشْيِ مَعَ الْجِنَازَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا أَوْ خَلْفَهَا؟ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ إِنَّ فَضْلَ الْمَشْيِ خَلْفَهَا عَلَى بَيْنِ يَدَيْهَا كَفَضْلِ صَلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ عَلَى الْوَحْدَةِ قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ يَمْشِيَانِ أَمَامَ الْجِنَازَةِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ إِنَّهُمَا كَرِهَا أَنْ يُحْرِجَا النَّاسَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me a suit of pure silk and I went out wearing it. But I saw anger on his face, so i tore it and divided it among my womenfolk.  

كَسَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حُلَّةً سِيَرَاءَ فَخَرَجْتُ فِيهَا فَرَأَيْتُ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَالَ فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنَ نِسَائِي  

You do such and such. Then ‘Ali ؓ said: You know that we did tamattuʿ with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. [ʿUthman] said: Yes, but we were afraid.  

عُثْمَانُ لِعَلِيٍّ إِنَّكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا خَائِفِينَ  

ʿSprinkle water on the urine of a boy and wash the urine of a girl.ʿ Qatadah said: This applies so long as they are not eating solid food; if they are eating solid food, then it is to be washed in both cases.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي الرَّضِيعِ يُنْضَحُ بَوْلُ الْغُلامِ وَيُغْسَلُ بَوْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَهَذَا مَا لَمْ يَطْعَمَا الطَّعَامَ فَإِذَا طَعِمَا غُسِلا جَمِيعًا  

ʿNo one (truly) believes until he believes in four things; until he believes that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah Who sent me with the truth, and until he believes in the resurrection after death, and until he believes in the divine will and decree.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ عَبْدٌ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنَ بِأَرْبَعٍ حَتَّى يَشْهَدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا اللهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ وَحَتَّى يُؤْمِنَ بِالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَحَتَّى يُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ  

Abu Talib has died. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Go and bury him,” ‘Ali said: He died a mushrik. He said: “Go and bury him.” “Ali said: When I had buried him, i came back to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: “Do ghusl.”  

أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا طَالِبٍ مَاتَ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اذْهَبْ فَوَارِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مَاتَ مُشْرِكًا فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَوَارِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا وَارَيْتُهُ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي اغْتَسِلْ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed me to sell two slaves who were brothers, so I sold them and separated them. I told the Prophet ﷺ about that and he said: ʿGo and find them and take them back, and do not sell them except together.ʿ  

أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَبِيعَ غُلامَيْنِ أَخَوَيْنِ فَبِعْتُهُمَا وَفَرَّقْتُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَدْرِكْهُمَا فَأَرْجِعْهُمَا وَلا تَبِعْهُمَا إِلا جَمِيعًا  

Witr is not a must like regular prayer, but it is a Sunnah that was established by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.  

لَيْسَ الْوَتْرُ بِحَتْمٍ كَهَيْئَةِ الصَّلاةِ وَلَكِنْ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ