The Prophet ﷺ promised me, no one would love me except a believer and no one would hate me except a hypocrite.  

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

Would you kill two hundred for four? Rather I shall judge among you and if you accept it, all well and good. For the first one, one quarter of the diyah; for the second one, one third of the diyah; for the third one, half of the diyah, and for the fourth one, the (entire) diyah. They did not accept his verdict, so they went to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: I shall judge among you. He was told about the verdict of ‘Ali ؓ and he approved of it.  

أَنَّ قَوْمًا بِالْيَمَنِ حَفَرُوا زُبْيَةً لِأَسَدٍ فَوَقَعَ فِيهَا فَتَكَابَّ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِفَوَقَعَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ فَتَعَلَّقَ بِآخَرَ ثُمَّ تَعَلَّقَ الْآخَرُ بِآخَرَ حَتَّى كَانُوا فِيهَا أَرْبَعَةً فَتَنَازَعَ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَخَذَ السِّلاحَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ أَتَقْتُلُونَ مِائَتَيْنِ فِي أَرْبَعَةٍ؟ وَلَكِنْ سَأَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمْ بِقَضَاءٍ إِنْ رَضِيتُمُوهُ لِلْأَوَّلِ رُبُعُ الدِّيَةِ وَلِلثَّانِي ثُلُثُ الدِّيَةِ وَلِلثَّالِثِ نِصْفُ الدِّيَةِ وَلِلرَّابِعِ الدِّيَةُ فَلَمْ يَرْضَوْا بِقَضَائِهِ فَأَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ سَأَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمْ بِقَضَاءٍ قَالَ فَأُخْبِرَ بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ فَأَجَازَهُ  

ʿAli ؓ said to me - and ‘Abdur-Rahman said: ʿAli ؓ said to Abul-Hayyaj: I am sending you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me: do not leave any raised grave without levelling it or any image without erasing it.  

لِأَبِي الْهَيَّاجِ أَبْعَثُكَ عَلَى مَا بَعَثَنِي عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ لَا تَدَعَ قَبْرًا مُشْرِفًا إِلا سَوَّيْتَهُ وَلا تِمْثَالًا إِلا طَمَسْتَهُ  

ʿThere is no obedience to any human being if it involves disobedience to Allah.ʿ  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا طَاعَةَ لِبَشَرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ  

I heard Jurayy bin Kulaib narrate that ‘Ali ؓ said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade [for sacrifice] any animal that was missing most of its ear or horn. I asked Saʿeed bin al-Musayyab: What does missing most of its ear or horn mean? He said: When half or more [of an animalʿs ear or horn] is missing.  

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ عَضَبِ الْأُذُنِ وَالْقَرْنِ  

We were at a funeral in Baqee’ al-Gharqad, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us. He sat down and we sat down around him. He had a stick and he started to hit the ground with it, then he lifted his gaze and said: ʿThere is no one among you, no living soul, but Allah has decreed its place in Paradise or Hell, and it has been decreed whether it is doomed or blessed.” The people said. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, shouldnʿt we rely on our destiny and stop striving? Then whoever is one of the blessed, will end up blessed, and whoever is one of the doomed, will end up doomed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Rather you should strive, for everyone is helped (to do their deeds): the doomed are helped to do the deeds of the doomed and the blessed are helped to do the deeds of the blessed.ʿ Then he recited: ʿAs for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, And believes in Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient. And belies Al-Husna We will make smooth for him the path for evilʿ [Al-Lail.92:5–10]. (Al-Husna: The Best (i.e. either La ilaha illAllaah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) or a reward from Allah (i.e. Allah will compensate him for what he will spend in Allahʿs way or bless him with Paradise) Footnote from Hilali/Khan Translation of Meanings) It was narrated that ‘Ali ؓ said: We were at a funeral in Baqeeʿ al-Gharqad - and he narrated a similar report  

كُنَّا مَعَ جَنَازَةٍ فِي بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ فَأَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَلَسَ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ وَمَعَهُ مِخْصَرَةٌ يَنْكُتُ بِهَا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ مَنْفُوسَةٍ إِلا وَقَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهَا مِنَ الجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ إِلَّا وقَدْ كُتِبَتْ شَقِيَّةً أَوْ سَعِيدَةً فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلا نَمْكُثُ عَلَى كِتَابِنَا وَنَدَعُ الْعَمَلَ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ فَسَيَصِيرُ إِلَى السَّعَادَةِ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشِّقْوَةِ فَسَيَصِيرُ إِلَى الشِّقْوَةِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَلِ اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ أَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشِّقْوَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُيَسَّرُ لِعَمَلِ الشِّقْوَةِ وَأَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُيَسَّرُ لِعَمَلِ السَّعَادَةِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى وَصَدَّقَ باِلْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَى وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلعُسْرَى} [الليل 6]  

[Machine] We were with a funeral in Baqi' al-Gharqad Cemetery, and he mentioned his meaning with us.  

كُنَّا مَعَ جَنَازَةٍ فِي بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

It was narrated from ʿAli ؓ that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to fast on the day of ʿAshoora’ and enjoined others to do so.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَصُومُ عَاشُورَاءَ وَيَأْمُرُ بِهِ  

“Whoever tells a lie about his eyes (i.e., claims to have seen something in his dream that he did not see) will be commanded to tie the two ends of a grain of barley on the Day of Resurrection.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ كُلِّفَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَقْدًا بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْ شَعِيرَةٍ  

I was a man who emitted a great deal of madhi but I felt too shy to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it because his daughter was married to me, so I told a man to ask him and he said: ʿFor that, do wudoo’.ʿ  

أَنْ أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَنَّ ابْنَتَهُ كَانَتْ عِنْدِي فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلًا فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ مِنْهُ الْوُضُوءُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The key to prayer is wudoo’, entering it is takbeer and exiting it is tasleem.ʿ  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلاةِ الْوُضُوءُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ  

“Do not pray after ‘Asr unless you pray when the sun is still high.ʿ  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَا تُصَلُّوا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُصَلُّوا وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ  

When Abu Talib died, I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Your paternal uncle, the old man, has died. He said: “Go and bury him, then do not do anything about his affairs until you come to me.” So I went and buried him, then I came to him and he said: ʿGo and do ghusl, then do not do anything until you come to me.” So I did ghusl, then I came to him and he offered duʿaʿ for me, and I would not be happy if I had red and black camels instead of that. Ibn Bakkar said in his Hadeeth: as-Suddi said: And ‘Ali ؓ used to do ghusl when he had washed a deceased person.  

لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ عَمَّكَ الشَّيْخَ قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَوَارِهِ وَلا تُحْدِثْ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي فَوَارَيْتُهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَلا تُحْدِثْ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَدَعَا لِي بِدَعَوَاتٍ مَا يَسُرُّنِي بِهِنَّ حُمْرُ النَّعَمِ وَسُودُهَا وقَالَ ابْنُ بَكَّارٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ السُّدِّىُّ وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ إِذَا غَسَلَ مَيِّتًا اغْتَسَلَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ  

“Do not pray after ‘Asr unless you pray when the sun is still high.” Sufyan said: I do not know whether he meant in Makkah or anywhere close.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا تُصَلُّوا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلا أَنْ تُصَلُّوا وَالشَّمْسُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَمَا أَدْرِي بِمَكَّةَ يَعْنِي أَوْ بِغَيْرِهَا  

Divide it among the women for head covers.  

أَنَّ أُكَيْدِرَ دُومَةَ أَهْدَى لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ حُلَّةً أَوْ ثَوْبَ حَرِيرٍ قَالَ فَأَعْطَانِيهِ وَقَالَ شَقِّقْهُ خُمُرًا بَيْنَ النِّسْوَةِ  

I heard ʿAli ؓ say: Verily this (his beard) will be soaked from this (his head, i.e., from blood flowing from a wound to the head). What is this wretch waiting for? They said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, tell us who he is so that we can annihilate his family. He said: By Allah, then you would be killing because of me people who are not involved in my killing. They said: Appoint a successor for us. He said: No, but I will leave you as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left you. They said: What will you say to your Lord when you come to Him? - on one occasion, Wakeeʿ said: When you meet Him - He said: I will say: O Allah, You left me with them as long as You wanted, then You took me to Yourself and You are still with them; if You will You can cause their affairs to be sound and if You will You can cause their affairs to be corrupt.  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ لَتُخْضَبَنَّ هَذِهِ مِنْ هَذَا فَمَا يَنْتَظِرُ بِي الْأَشْقَى قَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَخْبِرْنَا بِهِ نُبِيرُ عِتْرَتَهُ قَالَ إِذًا تَالَلَّهِ تَقْتُلُونَ بِي غَيْرَ قَاتِلِي قَالُوا فَاسْتَخْلِفْ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِ أَتْرُكُكُمْ إِلَى مَا تَرَكَكُمِ إلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا فَمَا تَقُولُ لِرَبِّكَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَهُ؟ وَقَالَ وَكِيعٌ مَرَّةً إِذَا لَقِيتَهُ؟ قَالَ أَقُولُ اللهُمَّ تَرَكْتَنِي فِيهِمْ مَا بَدَا لَكَ ثُمَّ قَبَضْتَنِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَنْتَ فِيهِمْ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَصْلَحْتَهُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَفْسَدْتَهُمْ  

We were with the Prophet ﷺ when ʿAmmar came and asked for permission to enter. He said: “Let him in, welcome to the good one and purified one.ʿ  

كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَهُ عَمَّارٌ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَقَالَ ائْذَنُوا لَهُ مَرْحَبًا بِالطَّيِّبِ الْمُطَيَّبِ  

If I tell you a hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then think of him in the best manner, the most guided manner and the most pious manner. A similar report was narrated from Abu ’Abdur-Rahman as-Sulami from ʿAli ؓ   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا فَظُنُّوا بِهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَهْيَا وَالَّذِي هُوَ أَهْدَى وَالَّذِي هُوَ أَتْقَى  

[Machine] "From Ali, someone like him."  

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ مِثْلَهُ  

If you are told a hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then think of him in the most guided manner, the most pious manner and the best manner.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِحَدِيثٍ فَظُنُّوا بِهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَهْدَى وَالَّذِي هُوَ أَتْقَى وَالَّذِي هُوَ أَهْيَا  

I heard ‘Ali ؓ say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abu Marthad, az-Zubair bin al-ʿAwwam and me on a mission, and we were all horsemen. He said: “Go out until you come to Rawdat Khakh.ʿ This is how Ibn Abu Shaibah said it “Khakh.” Ibn Numair said in his Hadeeth: ʿRawdat such and such.” And Ibn Numair said: ʿAffan told us: Khalid told us: from Husain... a similar report. He said “Rawdat Khakh.ʿ  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ كَذَا قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ خَاخٍ وقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ رَوْضَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَاهُ عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ  

ʿAli ؓ said: If I carried out the Hadd punishment on a man and he died, I would not feel upset, except in the case of one who drank khamr, if (such a man) died, I would pay the diyah (to his family) because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not prescribe it (did not specify a particular number of lashes).  

عَلِيٌّ مَا كُنْتُ لِأُقِيمَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ حَدًّا فَيَمُوتَ فَأَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْهُ إِلا صَاحِبَ الْخَمْرِ فَلَوْ مَاتَ وَدَيْتُهُ وَزَادَ سُفْيَانُ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَسُنَّهُ  

I heard a man asking for forgiveness for his parents and they were mushrikeen. I said: Are you asking for forgiveness for your parents when they are mushrikeen? He said: Didnʿt Ibraheem (عليه السلام) ask for forgiveness for his father when he was a mushrik? I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ and these verses were revealed: “It is not (proper) for the Prophet ﷺ and those who believe to ask Allahʿs forgiveness for the Mushrikeen” [At-Tawbah 9:113-114]. ‘Abdur-Rahman said: And Allah revealed [the words]. “And Ibraheemʿs (Abraham) invoking (of Allah) for his fatherʿs forgiveness was only because of a promise he [Ibraheem (Abraham)] had made to him (his father)ʿ.  

سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْهِ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ فَقُلْتُ تَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبَوَيْكَ وَهُمَا مُشْرِكَانِ؟ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدِ اسْتَغْفَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَهُوَ مُشْرِكٌ؟ قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَنَزَلَتْ {مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلمُشْرِكِينَ} [التوبة 113] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَتَيْنِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلا عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ} [التوبة 114]  

‘Ali ؓ said: If I tell you a hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then being thrown down from heaven is dearer to me than telling a lie about him. But if I tell you something that is between me and you, then war is deceit. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿSome people will emerge at the end of time who are young in age and foolish. They will speak the best of words, they will recite Qurʿan but it will not go any further than their throats. ʿAbdur-Rahman said: Their faith will not go any further than their throats. They will pass out of the faith as the arrow passes out of the prey. If you meet them then kill them, for in killing them there will be for the one who kills them reward with Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, on the Day of Resurrection.ʿ ‘Abdur-Rahman said: “If you meet them, then kill them, for killing them will bring to those who kill them reward on the Day of Resurrection.”  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا فَلَأَنْ أَخِرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَكْذِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الْحَرْبَ خَدْعَةٌ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ أَحْدَاثُ الْأَسْنَانِ سُفَهَاءُ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَسْفَاهُ الْأَحْلامِ يَقُولُونَ مِنْ خَيْرِ قَوْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لَا يُجَاوِزُ إِيمَانُهُمْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ فَإِنَّ فِي قَتْلِهِمْ أَجْرًا لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ عِنْدَ اللهِ ﷻ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَإِذَا لَقِيتَهُمْ فَاقْتُلْهُمْ فَإِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

“ ‘And have you made it your livelihood’ i.e., your gratitude ʿthat you should declare it false?ʿ [Al-Waqiʿah 56.82].” Then he said: ʿ(That is when) you say, ʿWe were given rain by such-and-such a star.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ {وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ} [الواقعة 82] قَالَ شُكْرَكُمْ {أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ} [الواقعة 82] قَالَ تَقُولُونَ مُطِرْنَا بِنَوْءِ كَذَا وَكَذَا  

It was narrated that ‘Ali ؓ said - I think he attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ “Whoever tells a lie about his dream will be ordered to tie a grain of barley on the Day of Resurrection.”  

مَنْ كَذَبَ فِي حُلْمِهِ كُلِّفَ عَقْدَ شَعِيرَةٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

“Whoever lies about his dream deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَذَبَ فِي الرُّؤْيَا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me, az-Zubair and Abu Marthad on a mission, and we were all horsemen. He said: “Set out until you reach Rawdat Khakhʿ - this is how Abu ʿAwanah said it - “and there you will find a woman who has a letter from Hatib bin Abi Baltaʿah to the mushrikeen.” And he quoted the hadeeth at length.  

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَبْلُغُوا رَوْضَةَ حَاجٍّ كَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا صَحِيفَةٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ  

The Prophet ﷺ ruled that debts must be paid before carrying out bequests, and you recite the words, “after payment of legacies he (or she) may have bequeathed or debts” [an-Nisaʿ 4:12]. Brothers from the same mother and father inherit from one another, but brothers from different mothers do not.  

قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالدَّيْنِ قَبْلَ الْوَصِيَّةِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ {مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصَى بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ} [النساء 12] وَإِنَّ أَعْيَانَ بَنِي الْأُمِّ يَتَوَارَثُونَ دُونَ بَنِي الْعَلاتِ  

‘Ali ؓ said: If I narrate to you a hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then think of him in the best manner, the most guided manner, the most pious manner.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا فَظُنُّوا بِهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَهْيَا وَالَّذِي هُوَ أَهْدَى وَالَّذِي هُوَ أَتْقَى  

When Abu Talib died, I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Your paternal uncle, the misguided old man, has died. He said: ʿGo and bury him, and do not do anything until you come to me.ʿ So I went and buried him. Then he told me to do ghusl, then he prayed for me, offering supplications that I would not like to have anything else instead of them.  

لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ عَمَّكَ الشَّيْخَ الضَّالَّ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ فَوَارِهِ وَلا تُحْدِثَنَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَوَارَيْتُهُ فَأَمَرَنِي فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ دَعَا لِي بِدَعَوَاتٍ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِهِنَّ مَا عَرُضَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for funerals, so we stood up; then he sat down, so we sat down.  

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلجَنَازَةِ فَقُمْنَا ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَجَلَسْنَا  

ʿThere is no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.”  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا طَاعَةَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ ﷻ  

‘Ali ؓ said: I said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, shall I not tell you about the most beautiful girl of Quraish? He said: “who is she?ʿ I said: The daughter of Hamzah. He said: ʿDonʿt you know that she is the daughter of my brother through breastfeeding? Allah has forbidden (for marriage) through breastfeeding that which He has forbidden through blood ties.”  

عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَجْمَلِ فَتَاةٍ فِي قُرَيْشٍ؟ قَالَ وَمَنْ هِيَ؟ قُلْتُ ابْنَةُ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا ابْنَةُأَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ إِنَّ اللهَ حَرَّمَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا حَرَّمَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿI have relieved you of zakah on horses and slaves, but bring one quarter of one tenth, for every forty dirhams, one dirham.ʿ  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ عَفَوْتُ لَكُمْ عَنْ صَدَقَةِ الْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ وَلَكِنْ هَاتُوا رُبُعَ الْعُشُورِ مِنْ كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ دِرْهَمًا دِرْهَمًا  

I heard ʿAli ؓ say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade me - but I do not say that he forbade you - to wear clothes dyed with safflower and gold rings.  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلا أَقُولُ نَهَاكُمْ عَنِ الْمُعَصْفَرِ وَالتَّخَتُّمِ بِالذَّهَبِ  

I said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, why do you marry from Quraish and not from us? He said: “Do you have anyone?ʿ I said: The daughter of Hamzah. He said: ʿShe is the daughter of my brother through breastfeeding.“  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ تَنَوَّقُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ وَتَدَعُنَا؟ قَالَ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ؟ قُلْتُ ابْنَةُ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ هِيَ ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered me not to give the butcher any part of it for his work.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمَّا نَحَرَ الْبُدْنَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِلُحُومِهَا وَجُلُودِهَا وَجِلالِهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me not to give anything from it to the butcher for his butchering.  

أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ لَا أُعْطِيَ الْجَازِرَ مِنْهَا عَلَى جِزَارَتِهَا شَيْئًا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade me to wear rings of gold, to use red saddle pads, to wear garments made from a blend of linen and silk, and nabeedh made from barley.  

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ وَعَنِ الْمِيثَرَةِ وَعَنِ الْقَسِّيِّ وَعَنِ الْجِعَةِ  

When the last ten days of Ramadan came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would wake up his family and tighten his izar. It was said to Abu Bakr: What does tightening the izar mean? He said: Keeping away from women.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ أَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ وَرَفَعَ الْمِئْزَرَ قِيلَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ مَا رَفَعَ الْمِئْزَرَ؟ قَالَ اعْتَزَلَ النِّسَاءَ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ used to wake up his family during the last ten nights of Ramadan.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوقِظُ أَهْلَهُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ  

When the last ten nights of Ramadan came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to tighten his izar and wake his wives up.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ الْأَوَاخِرُ شَدَّ الْمِئْزَرَ وَأَيْقَظَ نِسَاءَهُ قَالَ ابْنُ وَكِيعٍ رَفَعَ الْمِئْزَرَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed us to check the eyes and ears [of animals for sacrifice].  

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ فَصَاعِدًا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came first, Abu Bakr came second and ʿUmar came third. Then we got involved in turmoil, and it is up to Allah to judge.  

سَبَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ خَبَطَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ فَهُوَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ  

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

نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ نُنْزِيَ حِمَارًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The best woman of her time was Khadeejah and the best woman of her time was Maryam bint Imran.ʿ ؓ   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا خَدِيجَةُ وَخَيْرُنِسَائِهَا مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ  

We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ at a funeral - I [the narrator] think he said in Baqeeʿ al-Gharqad - and he struck the ground (with a stick), then he lifted his head and said: “There is no one among you but Allah has decreed his place in Paradise or his place in Hell.” We said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, shouldnʿt we rely on that? He said: ʿNo, rather strive, for each will be enabled [to do the appropriate deeds].” Then he recited: ʿAs for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, And believes in Al-Husna.ʿ We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self sufficient. And belies Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path for evil” [Al-Lail 92:5-10]. (Al-Husna: The Best (i.e. either La ilaha illAllaah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) or a reward from Allah (i.e. Allah will compensate him for what he will spend in Allahʿs way or bless him with Paradise) Footnote from Hilali/Khan Translation of meanings)  

كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي جَنَازَةٍ أُرَاهُ قَالَ بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ قَالَ فَنَكَتَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا قَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ وَمَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا نَتَّكِلُ؟ قَالَ لَا اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَى وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنى فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلعُسْرَى} [الليل 510]  

“Seek Lailatul-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan, and if you miss anything, make sure you do not miss the last seven nights.ʿ  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ اطْلُبُوا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِالْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَإِنْ غُلِبْتُمْ فَلا تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي