ʿAli ؓ came out to us... and he mentioned a Hadeeth similar to that of Suwaid bin Sa’eed: I was with ‘Umar ؓ when he was covered with his garment.
خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيٌّ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ مُسَجًّى فِي ثَوْبِهِ
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ يُتَخَتَّمَ فِي ذِهِ أَوْ ذِهِ الْوُسْطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ وقَالَ جَابِرٌ يَعْنِي الْجُعَفِيَّ هِيَ الْوُسْطَى لَا شَكَّ فِيهَا
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade offering an animal that has lost a horn or ear as a sacrifice.
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُضَحَّى بِعَضْبَاءِ الْقَرْنِ وَالْأُذُنِ
Abu Bakr ؓ used to recite in a low voice when he recited, and ‘Umar ؓ recited in a loud voice. When ʿAmmar ؓ recited, he would recite some from one soorah and some from another. That was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ and he said to Abu Bakr ؓ ; ʿWhy do you recite in a low voice?ʿ He said: Because the One with Whom I am conversing can hear. He said to ʼUmar ؓ : “why do you recite out loud?” He said: To scare the Shaitan and awaken those who are asleep. He said to ‘Ammar ؓ : “Why do you recite some from one soorah and some from another?ʿ He said: Do you hear me mixing with it something that is not part of it? He said: ʿNo.ʿ Then he said: ʿAll of it is good.”
كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُخَافِتُ بِصَوْتِهِ إِذَا قَرَأَ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَجْهَرُ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ وَكَانَ عَمَّارٌ إِذَا قَرَأَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ وَهَذِهِ فَذُكِرَ ذَاكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ لِمَ تُخَافِتُ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأُسْمِعُ مَنْ أُنَاجِي وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ لِمَ تَجْهَرُ بِقِرَاءَتِكَ؟ قَالَ أُفْزِعُ الشَّيْطَانَ وَأُوقِظُ الْوَسْنَانَ وَقَالَ لِعَمَّارٍ وَلِمَ تَأْخُذُ مِنْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ وَهَذِهِ؟ قَالَ أَتَسْمَعُنِي أَخْلِطُ بِهِ مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَكُلُّهُ طَيِّبٌ
(The body of) ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ was placed between the minbar and the grave, and ‘Ali came and stood before the rows. He said: Here he is, three times. Then he said: May the mercy of Allah be upon you; there is no one among the creation of Allah with whose record of deeds I would more like to meet Allah, apart from the Prophet ﷺ, than the one who lies here, covered with this garment.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ نَجِيحٌ الْمَدَنِيُّ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ وُضِعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بَيْنَ الْمِنْبَرِ وَالْقَبْرِ فَجَاءَعَلِيٌّ حَتَّى قَامَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الصُّفُوفِ فَقَالَ هُوَ هَذَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ مَا مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ تَعَالَى أَحَدٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ بِصَحِيفَتِهِ بَعْدَ صَحِيفَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْ هَذَا الْمُسَجَّى عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبُهُ
I was with ʻUmar ؓ when he was lying covered with his garment after he had passed away. ʿAli ؓ came and lifted the cloth from his face, then he said: May the mercy of Allah be upon you, Abu Hafs, for by Allah there is no one left, after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with whose record of deeds I would more like to meet Allah with than your record.
كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ مُسَجًّى بِثَوْبِهِ قَدْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَكَشَفَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا حَفْصٍ فَوَاللهِ مَا بَقِيَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَدٌ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَلْقَى اللهَ تَعَالَى بِصَحِيفَتِهِ مِنْكَ
I was a man who emitted a great deal of madhi and I started to do ghusl in the winter, until the skin of my back became cracked. I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ, or it was mentioned to him, and he said: “Do not do that. If you see madhi, then wash your private part and do wudoo’ as for prayer, but if water gushes out, then do ghusl.ʿ
كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَجَعَلْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ فِي الشِّتَاءِ حَتَّى تَشَقَّقَ ظَهْرِي قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَوْ ذُكِرَ لَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْمَذْيَ فَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ وَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلاةِ فَإِذَا فَضَخْتَ الْمَاءَ فَاغْتَسِلْ
I was a man who emitted a great deal of madhi, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ, or he was asked about that, and he said: “For madhi do wudooʿ and for mani do ghuslʿ
كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَوْ سُئِلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ فِي الْمَذْيِ الْوُضُوءُ وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
I was a man who emitted a great deal of madhi, and I told a man to ask the Prophet ﷺ about that. He said: ʿWudoo’ should be done for that.”
قَالَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلًا فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ
‘Ali ؓ addressed us and said: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet? [It is] Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq. Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet ﷺ and after Abu Bakr? He Said: [lt is] ʻUmar.
أَلا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا؟ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا وَبَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ
Some water for wudoo’ was brought to ʿAli ؓ . He rinsed his mouth and nose three times, and washed his face three times, and washed his hands and forearms three times. Then he wiped his head, then he washed his feet. Then he said: This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do wudoo’. Then he recited some Qurʿan. Then he said: This is for the one who is not junub; as for the one who is junub, no - (he should not recite), not even one verse.
أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ بِوَضُوءٍ فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثَلاثًا وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاثًا وَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ وَذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلاثًا ثَلاثًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ قَالَهَذَا لِمَنْ لَيْسَ بِجُنُبٍ فَأَمَّا الْجُنُبُ فَلا وَلا آيَةَ
ʿAli ؓ wiped his head in wudooʿ until it was about to start dripping, and he said: This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do wudoo’.
مَسَحَ عَلِيٌّ رَأْسَهُ فِي الْوُضُوءِ حَتَّى أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْطُرَ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ
I heard ʿ Ali ؓ say: We do not have any book that we read to you except what is in the Qurʿan and what is in this document - a document that was in the sheath of a sword that he was wearing, which had an adornment of iron. - I took it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in it are the rates of zakah.
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ مَا عِنْدَنَا كِتَابٌ نَقْرَؤُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلا مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ صَحِيفَةٌ كَانَتْ فِي قِرَابِ سَيْفٍ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ حِلْيَتُهُحَدِيدٌ أَخَذْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهَا فَرَائِضُ الصَّدَقَةِ
Part of the Sunnah in prayer is to put one hand over the other beneath the navel.
إِنَّ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ فِي الصَّلاةِ وَضْعُ الْأَكُفِّ عَلَى الْأَكُفِّ تَحْتَ السُّرَّةِ
ʿAli ؓ taught us the wudoo’ of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The slave poured water onto his hands and he rubbed them until they were clean. Then he put his hand in the small vessel and rinsed his mouth and nose, and he washed his face three times and his arms up to the elbows three times. Then he put his hand in the vessel and touched the bottom of it with his hand, then he took it out and wiped his other hand with it. Then he wiped his head with his palms once, then he washed his feet up to the ankles three times each. Then he took a little bit of water in his hand and drank it. Then he said: This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do wudoo’.
عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ قَالَعَلَّمَنَا عَلِيٌّ وُضُوءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَبَّ الْغُلَامُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَاهُمَا ثُمَّ أَدَخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الرَّكْوَةِ فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا وَذِرَاعَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الرَّكْوَةِ فَغَمَرَ أَسْفَلَهَا بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا فَمَسَحَ بِهَا الْأُخْرَى ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِكَفَّيْهِ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ اغْتَرَفَ هُنَيَّةً مِنْ مَاءٍ بِكَفِّهِ فَشَرِبَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿO people of the Qurʿan, pray Witr, for Allah, may He Be glorified and exalted, is One and loves that which is odd numbered.ʿ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْتِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوَتْرَ
‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ said: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet ﷺ? Abu Bakr, then ʿUmar, then another man.
قَالَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَلا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا؟ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ
The best of this ummah after its Prophet ﷺ is Abu Bakr, the best of it after Abu Bakr is ʿUmar; and if I wanted, I could name the third one.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَيْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَخَيْرُهَا بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عُمَرُ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ سَمَّيْتُ الثَّالِثَ
I heard ʿAli ؓ say: The best of this ummah after its Prophet ﷺ are Abu Bakr and ‘Umar ؓ , and if I wanted, I could tell you of the third one.
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ خَيْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ لَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِالثَّالِثِ
It was narrated that ‘Ali ؓ said that The Prophet ﷺ sent him to Madinah and told him to level the graves.
بَعَثَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُسَوِّيَ الْقُبُورَ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Yemen. I said: O Messenger of Allah, you are sending me to people who are older than me, and I am young and do not know how to judge. He put his hand on my chest and said: ʿO Allah, make his tongue steadfast and guide his heart. O Ali, when two disputants sit before you, do not judge between them until you listen to the second one as you listened to the first. If you do that, the verdict will become clear to you.” ‘Ali said: I never got confused about any judgement after that or doubted a verdict after that.
بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَبْعَثُنِي إِلَى قَوْمٍ أَسَنَّ مِنِّي وَأَنَا حَدَثٌ لَا أُبْصِرُ الْقَضَاءَ؟ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَقَالَ اللهُمَّ ثَبِّتْ لِسَانَهُ وَاهْدِ قَلْبَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِذَا جَلَسَ إِلَيْكَ الْخَصْمَانِ فَلا تَقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ كَمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ تَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الْقَضَاءُ قَالَ فَمَا اخْتَلَفَ عَلَيَّ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدُ أَوْ مَا أَشْكَلَ عَلَيَّ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدُ
When this verse was revealed - “And warn your tribe (O Muhammad ﷺ) of near kindredʿ [ash-Shuʿaraʿ 26:214] - the Prophet ﷺ gathered his family together. Thirty people gathered and ate and drank. Then he said to them: ʿWho could take care of my debts and promises for me, and he will be with me in Paradise and will be my successor among my family?ʿ A man-Shareek did not name him – said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, you are like an ocean; who could do that? Then he offered that to the members of his family and ‘Ali ؓ said: I will.
لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ} [الشعراء 214] قَالَ جَمَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَاجْتَمَعَ ثَلاثُونَ فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَنْ يَضْمَنُ عَنِّي دَيْنِي وَمَوَاعِيدِي وَيَكُونُ مَعِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَيَكُونُ خَلِيفَتِي فِي أَهْلِي؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يُسَمِّهِ شَرِيكٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْتَ كُنْتَ بَحْرًا مَنْ يَقُومُ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِآَخَرٍ قَالَ فَعَرَضَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَنَا
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr at the time of the adhan and pray two rakʿahs at the time of the iqamah.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عِنْدَ الْأَذَانِ وَيُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ عِنْدَ الْإِقَامَةِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray sixteen rakʿahs during the day.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّهَارِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ride a donkey whose name was ‘Ufair.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَرْكَبُ حِمَارًا اسْمُهُ عُفَيْرٌ
ʿThe anus, for the eye [in another version of this report, it says, ʿThe eye, for the anus…’ which sounds more apt], is like the string that ties up a waterskin; whoever goes to sleep, let him do wudoo’.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ السَّهَ وِكَاءُ الْعَيْنِ فَمَنْ نَامَ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ
حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ قَابُوسَ بْنِ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ الْجَنْبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِعَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ لَمَّا قَتَلْتُ مَرْحَبًا جِئْتُ بِرَأْسِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
لِأَبِيهِ لابْعَثَنَّكَ فِيمَا بَعَثَنِي فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أُسَوِّيَ كُلَّ قَبْرٍ وَأَنْ أَطْمِسَ كُلَّ صَنَمٍ
I heard ‘Ali ؓ say: I was a man who emitted a lot of madhi. I asked the Prophet ﷺ [about that] and he said: ʿWudoo’ should be done for that.”
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ
I was a man who emitted a lot of madhi. I asked the Prophet ﷺ [about that] and he said: ʿWudoo’ should be done for that and ghusl should be done for mani.ʿ
كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
ʿAli ؓ said: I was a man who fell asleep easily, and when I had prayed Maghrib and was covered with my garment, I would sleep then - Yahya bin Sa’eed said: I would sleep before ʿIshaʿ- I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that and he granted me a concession.
عَلِيٌّ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا نَئُومًا وَكُنْتُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْمَغْرِبَ وَعَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي نِمْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فَأَنَامُ قَبْلَ الْعِشَاءِ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَرَخَّصَ لِي
I was a man who emitted a lot of madhi. I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that and he said: “For madhi, wudooʿ should be done and for mani, ghusl should be done.ʿ
كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَفَقَالَ فِي الْمَذْيِ الْوُضُوءُ وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
It was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ sent his sacrificial animal with him and told him to give its meat, skin and blankets in charity.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَ مَعَهُ بِهَدْيِهِ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِلُحُومِهَا وَجُلُودِهَا وَأَجِلَّتِهَا
The Prophet ﷺ came first, followed by Abu Bakr, and the third one was ʿUmar ؓ . Then turmoil (fitnah) struck us; Allah will pardon whomever He will.
سَبَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّخَبَطَتْنَا أَوْ أَصَابَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ يَعْفُو اللهُ عَمَّنْ يَشَاءُ
The people of Syria were mentioned in the presence of ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ when he was in Iraq. They said: Curse them, O Ameer al-Muʿmineen. He said: No, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “The abdal (people who are close to Allah) will be in Syria, and they will be forty men. Every time one of them dies, Allah will replace him with another man. By virtue of them rain is sent and through them victory is achieved against the enemy and punishment is warded off from the people of Syria.ʿ
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْأَبْدَالُ يَكُونُونَ بِالشَّامِ وَهُمْ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا كُلَّمَا مَاتَ رَجُلٌ أَبْدَلَ اللهُ مَكَانَهُ رَجُلًا يُسْقَى بِهِمُ الْغَيْثُ وَيُنْتَصَرُ بِهِمْ عَلَى الْأَعْدَاءِ وَيُصْرَفُ عَنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ بِهِمِ الْعَذَابُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with the sacrificial animals and said: ʿDo not give the butcher any of it.ʿ
بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْبُدْنِ قَالَ لَا تُعْطِ الْجَازِرَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا
When ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ was placed on his bier, the people gathered around him, praying and invoking blessings upon him before [the bier] was lifted up, and I was among them. No one alarmed me except a man who seized me by the shoulder from behind. I turned and saw that it was ‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ . He prayed for mercy for ‘Umar ؓ , then he said: You have not left behind anyone more dear to me, with the like of whose deeds I would hope to meet Allah, than you. By Allah, I think that Allah will most certainly join you to your two companions, and that is because I often heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, ʿAbu Bakr, ʿUmar and I went; Abu Bakr, ʿUmar and I came in; Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and I went out.” So I think that Allah will most certainly join you to them.
أَنْ أَلْقَى اللهَ تَعَالَى بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ مِنْكَ وَايْمُ اللهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ لاظُنُّ لَيَجْعَلَنَّكَ اللهُ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْكَ وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُكْثِرُ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فَذَهَبْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَدَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لاظُنُّ لَيَجْعَلَنَّكَ اللهُ مَعَهُمَا
If I found him praying, he would say tasbeeh and I would enter, and if he was not praying, he would give me permission to enter.
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ إِذَا وَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي سَبَّحَ فَدَخَلْتُ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي أَذِنَ
“Why donʿt you get up and pray?ʿ I [‘Ali] said: O Messenger of Allah, indeed our souls are in the hand of Allah; if He wants to wake us up He will wake us up. He left when I said that and did not say anything back to me. Then I heard him say, whilst he was turning away and striking his thigh: “But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anythingʿ [Al-Kahf 18:54]. ʿAli bin Husain ؓ narrated that his father, Husain bin ʿAli ؓ told him that ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ told him that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him and Fatimah at night... and he mentioned a similar report.
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ ابْنَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ أَلا تُصَلِّيَانِ؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ حِينَ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّشَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُوَلٍّ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ يَقُولُ {وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا}
[Machine] He informed him that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed by him and Fatimah, so he mentioned the like of him.
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ هُوَ وَفَاطِمَةَ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿAllah is Kind and loves kindness, and He rewards for kindness in a way that He does not reward for harshness.ʿ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ وَيُعْطِي عَلَى الرِّفْقِ مَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى الْعُنْفِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿWhoever narrates a hadeeth from me thinking it to be false, is the worst of liars.”
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنِّي حَدِيثًا يُرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ فَهُوَ أَحدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ
Among them is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm. If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. I said: Did you hear that from Muhammad ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah.
فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مَثْدُونُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ لَوْلا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَنَبَّأْتُكُمْ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ
When this verse ʿAnd Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the house (Kaʿbah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses (for oneʿs conveyance, provision and residence)ʿ [Al-ʿImran 3:97] was revealed, they said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, is it every year? He remained silent. Then they said: Is it every year? He remained silent, Then they said: Is it every year? He said: ʿNo, if I said yes, it would be obligatory.ʿ Then Allah revealed the words: ʿO you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you troubleʿ [Al-Ma’idah 5:101] up to the end of the Αyah.
لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا} [آل عمران 97] قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ؟ فَسَكَتَ فَقَالُوا أَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ؟ فَسَكَتَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالُوا أَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَوْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ} [المائدة 101] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
I asked ʿAʿishah about wiping over the khuffain [leather slippers]. She said: Go to ‘Ali, for he knows more about that than me. So I went to ʿAli ؓ and asked him about wiping over the khuffain. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to tell us to wipe over the khuffain for one day and night, and for the traveller it is three [days and nights]. Yazeed told us: Hajjaj narrated to us and attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ.
ائْتِ عَلِيًّا فَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَسْحِ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً وَلِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاثًا
أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجٌ رَفَعَهُ
Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? It is Abu Bakr and ʼUmar ؓ .
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ أَلا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ
I heard ʿAli ؓ say on the minbar: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet? Then he mentioned Abu Bakr. Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the second one? Then he mentioned ʿUmar ؓ . Then he said: If I wished, I could tell you of the third one, And he kept quiet. We thought that he meant himself. I [the narrator] said: Did you hear him say that? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah, otherwise may they [his ears] go deaf.
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَلا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا؟ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالثَّانِي؟ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ عُمَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتُ لَأَنْبَأْتُكُمْ بِالثَّالِثِ قَالَ وَسَكَتَ فَرَأَيْنَا أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ يَقُولُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ وَإِلا صُمَّتَا
أَنَّهُ غَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلاثًا وَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثَلاثًا وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاثًا وَقَالَ هَذَا وُضُوءُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of al-Ahzab: “They distracted us from the middle prayer, Asr prayer. May Allah fill their graves and houses with fire.” Then he prayed [ʿAsr] between the two evening prayers, between Maghrib and ʿIshaʿ. Abu Muʿawiyah said on one occasion: i.e., between Maghrib and ‘Ishaʿ.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْأَحْزَابِ شَغَلُونَا عَنِ الصَّلاةِ الْوُسْطَى صَلاةِ الْعَصْرِ مَلَأَ اللهُ قُبُورَهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ نَارًا قَالَ ثُمَّ صَلاهَا بَيْنَ الْعِشَاءَيْنِ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وقَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ مَرَّةً يَعْنِي بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ