“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?’ He said: ‘The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if he is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4023)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلاءً؟ قَالَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ مِنَ النَّاسِ يُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صَلابَةٌ زِيدَ فِي بَلائِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ خُفِّفَ عَنْهُ وَمَا يَزَالُ الْبَلاءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَمْشِيَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ visited him while he was sick in Makkah, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, shall I bequeath all my wealth?" He said, "No." I said, "Shall I bequeath half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "Shall I bequeath one-third of it?" He said, "One-third and even one-third is a lot. It is better for you to leave your heirs wealthy than to leave them poor, forcing people to provide for them. And no matter how much you spend on your family, you will be rewarded for it, even for a morsel of food that you raise to your wife's mouth." He said, "At that time, he had only one daughter." Saad mentioned hijrah (migration) and said, "May Allah have mercy on Ibn 'Afrah. Perhaps Allah will raise your rank until a group benefits from you while others are harmed."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ يَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ بِمَكَّةَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَبِالشَّطْرِ؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَبِالثُّلُثِ؟ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَبِيرٌ أَوْ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَدَعَ وَارِثَكَ غَنِيًّا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُ فَقِيرًا يَتَكَفَّفُ النَّاسَ وَإِنَّكَ مَهْمَا أَنْفَقْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ فَإِنَّكَ تُؤْجَرُ فِيهَا حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِكَ قَالَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلا ابْنَةٌ فَذَكَرَ سَعْدٌ الْهِجْرَةَ فَقَالَ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ ابْنَ عَفْرَاءَ وَلَعَلَّ اللهَ يَرْفَعُكَ حَتَّى يَنْتَفِعَ بِكَ قَوْمٌ وَيُضَرَّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ  

[Machine] The man heard his son praying, saying, "O Allah, I ask You for Jannah (Paradise) and its blessings, and the rain that brings it to life, and similar to it from this world. And I seek refuge in You from the Fire and its chains and fetters." The man said, "You have asked Allah for many good things and sought His protection from many evils. And indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'There will be people who exceed the boundaries in supplication.' And he recited this verse, 'Invoke your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.' (Quran 7:55) And it is sufficient for you to say, 'O Allah, I ask You for Jannah and whatever brings one closer to it in speech or action. And I seek refuge in You from the Fire and whatever brings one closer to it in speech or action.'"  

سَمِعَ ابْنًا لَهُ يَدْعُو وَهُوَ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَنَعِيمَهَا وَإِسْتَبْرَقَهَا وَنَحْوًا مِنْ هَذَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَسَلاسِلِهَاوَأَغْلالِهَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللهَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا وَتَعَوَّذْتَ بِاللهِ مِنْ شَرٍّ كَثِيرٍ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ} [الأعراف 55] وَإِنَّ بِحَسْبِكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to say: "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his right hand in greeting until the whiteness of his cheek could be seen, and raising his left hand until the whiteness of his cheek could be seen."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَلِّمُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ خَدِّهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ خَدِّهِ  

"I do not have any children apart from one daughter. Shall I bequeath all my wealth?" The Prophet said: "No." He said: "Shall I bequeath half of it?" The Prophet said: "No." He said: "Shall I bequeath one-third of it?" He said: "One-third, and one-third is much or large." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3635)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بِمَكَّةَ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي إِلا ابْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ أفَأُوصِِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِنِصْفِهِ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا قَالَ فَأُوصِي بِثُلُثِهِ؟ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَبِيرٌ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered upon him, so he mentioned something like it and said, "Abdul-Samad is plentiful, meaning one-third."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ وقَالَ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ كَثِيرٌ يَعْنِي وَالثُّلُثُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am amazed by the decree of Allah for the believer. If something good happens to him, he praises his Lord and expresses gratitude. And if something bad happens to him, he praises his Lord and remains patient. The believer is rewarded for every little thing, even for a morsel of food he raises it to his wife."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَجِبْتُ مِنْ قَضَاءِ اللهِ ﷻ لِلمُؤْمِنِ إِنِ أصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ حَمِدَ رَبَّهُ وَشَكَرَ وَإِنِ أصَابَتْهُ مُصِيبَةٌ حَمِدَ رَبَّهُ وَصَبَرَ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي اللُّقْمَةِ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِهِ  

"The Prophet used to visit him when he was in Makkah, and he did not want to die in the land from which he had emigrated. The Prophet said: 'May Allah have mercy on Sa'd bin 'Afra.' He had only one daughter, and he said: 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I bequeath all my wealth?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'Half?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'One-third?' He said: 'One-third, and one-third is a lot. For you to leave your heirs independent of means is better than if you were to leave them poor, holding out their hands to people.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3628)   

جَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِالْأَرْضِ الَّتِي هَاجَرَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ سَعْدَ ابْنَ عَفْرَاءَ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ سَعْدَ ابْنَ عَفْرَاءَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِلا ابْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَالنِّصْفُ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَالثُّلُثُ؟ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَإِنَّكَ مَهْمَا أَنْفَقْتَ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِكَ وَلَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَكَ فَيَنْتَفِعَ بِكَ نَاسٌ وَيُضَرَّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ  

"Make a niche for me in the side of the grave and set up (bricks) over me as was done for the Messenger of Allah." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2007)  

الْحَدُوا لِي لَحْدًا وَانْصِبُوا عَلَيَّ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] So I said the statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to Ali when he left him in Medina during the expedition of Tabuk. Saad said, "The Prophet ﷺ entrusted Ali with the leadership in Medina during the expedition of Tabuk." Ali said, "O Messenger of Allah, are you leaving me to be in charge of women and children?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Would you not be pleased to have the same position as Harun had with Musa?" He replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." Then Ali left quickly, as if I could see the dust rising from his footsteps. Hamad said, "Then Ali returned quickly."  

فَقُلْتُ قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِعَلِيٍّ حِينَ خَلَّفَهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ خَلَّفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلِيًّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتُخَلِّفُنِي فِي الْخَالِفَةِ فِي النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى؟ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَأَدْبَرَ عَلِيٌّ مُسْرِعًا كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى غُبَارِ قَدَمَيْهِ يَسْطَعُ وَقَدْ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ فَرَجَعَ عَلِيٌّ مُسْرِعًا  

[Machine] The plague was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he said, "It is a punishment that those before you were afflicted with. So if it appears in a land, do not enter it, and if it is already in a land and you are there, then do not leave it."  

ذُكِرَ الطَّاعُونُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رِجْزٌ أُصِيبَ بِهِ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَإِذَا كَانَ بِأَرْضٍ فَلا تَدْخُلُوهَا وَإِذَا كَانَ بِهَا وَأَنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلا تَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am amazed at the believer. If something good happens to him, he thanks Allah and praises Him. And if something bad happens to him, he thanks Allah and shows patience. The believer is rewarded for every action, even for the morsel of food he raises to his wife."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَجِبْتُ لِلمُؤْمِنِ إِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ حَمِدَ اللهَ وَشَكَرَ وَإِنِ أصَابَتْهُ مُصِيبَةٌ حَمِدَ اللهَ وَصَبَرَ فَالْمُؤْمِنُ يُؤْجَرُ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرِهِ حَتَّى يُؤْجَرَ فِي اللُّقْمَةِ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِهِ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, can a man be the defender of his people, even if his arrow is the same as the arrow of others?" He replied, "May your mother be bereaved of you, O son of Umm Sa'd! Are you given provision and victory except by the weak among you?"  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ حَامِيَةَ الْقَوْمِ أَيَكُونُ سَهْمُهُ وَسَهْمُ غَيْرِهِ سَوَاءً؟ قَالَ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ يَا ابْنَ أُمِّ سَعْدٍ وَهَلْ تُرْزَقُونَ وَتُنْصَرُونَ إِلا بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ  

[Machine] I asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), "Which people are tested the most severely?" He replied, "The prophets, then those who are most similar, then those who are similar." A person is tested according to his faith. If his faith is weak, he will be tested accordingly. If his faith is strong, he will be tested accordingly. He added, "The afflictions will continue to come to a person until they leave him walking on the Earth, with no sin on him."  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلاءً؟ فَقَالَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ فَيُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ رَقِيقَ الدِّينِ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ ذَاكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ صُلْبَ الدِّينِ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَمَا تَزَالُ الْبَلايَا بِالرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يَمْشِيَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned both of his parents together for me on the Day of ‘Uhud (i.e., in the phrase “may my father and mother be sacrificed for youʿ.] (Using translation from Aḥmad 1408)   

سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ جَمَعَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَوَيْهِ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said, "Can any of you not gain a thousand good deeds in a day?" He asked, "Who can afford that?" He said, "He who glorifies Allah with a hundred glorifications (SubhanAllah) will have a thousand good deeds written for him and a thousand bad deeds erased from him."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمِ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ؟ قَالَ وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ يُسَبِّحُ مِائَةَتَسْبِيحَةٍ فَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَسَنَةٍ وَتُمْحَى عَنْهُ أَلْفُ سَيِّئَةٍ  

[Machine] I heard Saad being the first to throw an arrow in the cause of Allah, and Abu Bakr had fortified the fortress of Taif against a group of people. So they came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "We heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father, while knowing that he is not his father, then Paradise is forbidden for him.'"  

سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَأَبَا بَكْرَةَ تَسَوَّرَ حِصْنَ الطَّائِفِ فِي نَاسٍ فَجَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالا سَمِعْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى أَبٍ غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ غَيْرُ أَبِيهِ فَالْجَنَّةُ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ  

[Machine] Saad, I have seen myself seventh of seven with the messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we did not have food except the leaves of a date palm tree. One of us would tie his waist with a stone to ease the hunger, then Banu Asad became powerful and tried to force me to denounce Islam. I have truly lost and my effort has gone astray.  

سَعْدٌ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا وَرَقَ الْحُبْلَةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ كَمَا تَضَعُ الشَّاةُ مَا يُخَالِطُهُ شَيْءٌ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَتْ بَنُو أَسَدٍ يُعَزِّرُونِي عَلَى الْإِسْلامِ لَقَدْ خَسِرْتُ إِذَنْ وَضَلَّ سَعْيِي  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father, knowing the truth, Paradise is forbidden for him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ فَالْجَنَّةُ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ  

[Machine] "O Saad, for me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, please stand up and give the call to prayer from Mina, as it is the days of eating and drinking and not fasting in it."  

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا سَعْدُ قُمْ فَأَذِّنْ بِمِنًى إِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ وَلا صَوْمَ فِيهَا  

[Machine] Sa'd said to me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I came to you to advise you." I said, "Yes, I made all of my wealth for the poor, the needy, and the wayfarer." He said, "Don't do that." I said, "But my heirs are rich." I said, "Two-thirds?" He said, "No." I said, "Half?" He said, "No." I said, "One-third?" He said, "One-third, and one-third is a lot."  

قَالَقَالَ سَعْدٌ فِيَّ سَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الثُّلُثَ أَتَانِي يَعُودُنِي قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَوْصَيْتَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ جَعَلْتُ مَالِي كُلَّهُ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ وَرَثَتِي أَغْنِيَاءُ قُلْتُ الثُّلُثَيْنِ؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ الثُّلُثَ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: There is no hamah, no infection and no evil omen; if there is in anything an evil omen, it is a house, a horse, and a woman. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3921)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا هَامَةَ وَلا عَدْوَى وَلا طِيَرَةَ إِنْ يَكُ فَفِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْفَرَسِ وَالدَّارِ  

during the year that Mu'awiyah bin abi sufyan performed Hajj, he heard Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas and Ad-Dahhak bin Qais talking about joining 'Umrah to Hajj (Tamattu) Ad-Dahhak said: "none does that but one who is ignorant of the ruling of Allah." Sa'd said: "What a bad thing to say, O son of my brother!" Ad-Dahhak said: "Umar bin Al-Khattab forbade that." Sa'd daid: "The Messenger of Allah did that and we did it with him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2734)  

الضَّحَّاكُ لَا يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ إِِلَّا مَنْ جَهِلَ أَمْرَ اللهِ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي فَقَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ فَإِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَدْ نَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ قَدْصَنَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَنَعْنَاهَا مَعَهُ  

[Machine] I heard Saad say that he heard it from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that whoever claims to be someone's father without being their biological father, while knowing that he is not their father, then Paradise is forbidden for him. I met Abu Bakr and spoke to him about it, and he said, "I also heard it with my own ears and it settled in my heart from Muhammad ﷺ ."  

سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا يَقُولُ سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنَايَ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَنَّهُ مَنِ ادَّعَى أَبًا غَيْرَ أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ غَيْرُ أَبِيهِ فَالْجَنَّةُ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ وَأَنَا سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنَايَ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ  

The Prophet said to 'Ali: "Would it not please you to be to me as Harun was to Musa?" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 115)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى؟  

"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ سَمِعْتُ يُونُسَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ  

"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لأنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said regarding plague: "If it occurs in a land, do not enter it; and if you are in that land, do not leave it." Shu'bah narrated to me and Hisham, the son of Abu Bakr, informed me that Ikrimah ibn Khalid said...  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الطَّاعُونِ إِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ فَلا تَدْخُلُوهَا وَإِذَا كُنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلا تَفِرُّوا مِنْهُ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَحَدَّثَنِي هِشَامٌ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَّهُ عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to Ali, "Do you not want to be to me as Harun was to Musa?" He said, "I am content, I am content." Then he said, "Yes, yes."  

إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى قَالَ رَضِيتُ رَضِيتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَلَى بَلَى  

’Umar said to Sa’d: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 803)   

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ شَكَاكَ النَّاسُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلاةِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ مِنَ الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ مِنَ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَلا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عُمَرُ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ أَوْ ظَنِّي بِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered the sealing of the street doors in the mosque and left Ali's door  

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَدِّ الْأَبْوَابِ الشَّارِعَةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَتَرْكِ بَابِ عَلِيٍّ  

(The narrator Qutaibah said: This tradition has been narrated by Sa'id b. Abu Sa'id in my collection): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who does not chant the Qur'an is not one of us. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1469)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَتَغَنَّ بِالْقُرْآنِ  

[Machine] He said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade a man from approaching his family after the night prayer.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ يَطْرُقَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ بَعْدَ صَلاةِ الْعِشَاءِ  

Sa'id b. al Musayyib heard Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas (Allah be pleased with him) saying that Uthman b. Maz'un decided to live in celibacy, but Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade him to do so, and if he had permitted him, we would have got ourselves castrated. (Using translation from Muslim 1402c)  

أَنْ يَتَبَتَّلَ فَنَهَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَوِ أجَازَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ لاخْتَصَيْنَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the date palm fruit, so he said, "Doesn't the fruit lose its moisture when it dries?" They replied, "Indeed, it does." So, he disliked it.  

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الرُّطَبِ بِالتَّمْرِ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ يَنْقُصُ الرُّطَبُ إِذَا يَبِسَ قَالُوا بَلَى فَكَرِهَهُ  

[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we passed by the mosque of Bani Muawiya. He entered and prayed two units of prayer, and we prayed with him. He then supplicated to his Lord for a long time. He said, "I asked my Lord three things. I asked Him to not destroy my Ummah (nation) by drowning, so He granted it to me. I asked Him to not destroy my Ummah by famine, so He granted it to me. And I asked Him to not cause them to fight among themselves, so He prevented me from that."  

أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى مَرَرْنَا عَلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ فَدَخَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ وَنَاجَى رَبَّهُ ﷻ طَوِيلًا قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ ثَلاثًا سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

[Machine] "O my son, have you finished speaking?" He replied, "Yes." Then he said, "You have never asked anything of me before, and I have never taken such interest in you since I heard you speaking. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'There will be a people who eat with their tongues as cows eat from the ground.'"  

يَا بُنَيَّ قَدْ فَرَغْتَ مِنْ كَلامِكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا كُنْتَ مِنْ حَاجَتِكَ أَبْعَدَ وَلا كُنْتُ فِيكَ أَزْهَدَ مِنِّي مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ كَلامَكَ هَذَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَأْكُلُونَ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ الْبَقَرَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ  

[Machine] The people of Kufa complained to Umar about Saad, saying that he does not pray properly. Umar asked Saad about this and he replied, "I pray with them using the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I bow longer in the first two rak'ahs and shorten it in the last two." Umar told him, "That is your own assumption, O Abu Ishaq."  

شَكَا أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ سَعْدًا إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالُوا لَا يُحْسِنُ يُصَلِّي قَالَ فَسَأَلَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ صَلاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْكُدُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ قَالَ ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Fighting against a Muslim is disbelief, and insulting him is sinful. It is not permissible for a Muslim to abandon his brother for more than three days."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قِتَالُ المسلم كُفْرٌ وَسِبَابُهُ فُسُوقٌ وَلا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, one of the greatest wrongdoings among the Muslims is when a person asks about something, and then people become annoyed because of his asking, to the extent that a prohibition regarding that thing is revealed due to his questioning."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ أَكْبَرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا رَجُلًا سَأَلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ وَنَقَّرَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أُنْزِلَ فِي ذَلِكَالشَّيْءِ تَحْرِيمٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever humiliates the Quraysh, Allah, the Almighty, will humiliate him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ يُهِنْ قُرَيْشًا يُهِنْهُ اللهُ ﷻ  

The Prophet (May peace be upon him) gave some people and did not give anything to a man of them. Sa’d said : Messenger of Allah! You gave so and so, so and so, but did not give anything to so and so while he is a believer. The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said : Or he is a Muslim. Sa’d repeated it thrice and the Prophet (May peace be upon him) then said : I give some people and leave him who is dearer to me than them. I do not give him anything fearing lest he should fall into Hell on his face. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4683)  

أَعْطَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رِجَالًا وَلَمْ يُعْطِ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَعْطَيْتَ فُلانًا وَفُلانًا وَلَمْ تُعْطِ فُلانًا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَوْ مُسْلِمٌ حَتَّى أَعَادَهَا سَعْدٌ ثَلاثًا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَوْ مُسْلِمٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنِّي لأعْطِي رِجَالًا وَأَدَعُ مَنْ هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهُمْ فَلا أُعْطِيهِ شَيْئًا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُكَبُّوا فِي النَّارِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ  

The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) ordered a gecko to be killed, and calling it a noxious little creature. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5262)  

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ الْوَزَغِ وَسَمَّاهُ فُوَيْسِقًا  

On the authority of his father (Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas): When he (Sa'd) fell ill at Mecca (according to the version of Ibn Abi Kkalaf) - then the agreed version has: which brought him near to death - the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to visit him. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have a large amount of property, and my daughter is my only heir. May I give two-thirds (of my property) as a sadaqah (charity)? He said: No. He asked: Then a half ? He replied: No. He asked: Then one-third ? He replied: (You may will away) a third and third is a lot. To leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor begging from people. You will not spend anything, seeking thereby to please Allah, without being rewarded for it, even the mouthful you give your wife. I said: Messenger of Allah, shall I be left behind form immigration (to Medina)? He said: If you remain behind after me and do good works seeking the pleasure of Allah, your rank will be raised and degree increased. Perhaps you will not remain behind, and some people will benefit from you and others will be harmed by you. He then said: O Allah, complete the immigration of my Companions and do not turn them back. But miserable was Sa'd b. Khawlah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ lamented on him as he died at Mecca. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2864)   

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَمَرِضْتُ مَرَضًا أَشْفَيْتُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ فَعَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ لِي مَالًا كَثِيرًا وَلَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلا ابْنَةٌ لِي أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ بِشَطْرِ مَالِي؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَثُلُثُ مَالِي؟ قَالَ الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ إِنَّكَ يَا سَعْدُ أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ إِنَّكَ يَا سَعْدُ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللهِ إِلا أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَجْعَلُهَا فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُخَلَّفُ بَعْدَ أَصْحَابِي؟ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَتَخَلَّفَ فَتَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا تَبْتَغِي بِهِ وَجْهَ اللهِ إِلا ازْدَدْتَ بِهِ دَرَجَةً وَرِفْعَةً وَلَعَلَّكَ تُخَلَّفُ حَتَّى يَنْفَعَ اللهُ بِكَ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضُرَّ بِكَ آخَرِينَ اللهُمَّ أَمْضِ لِأَصْحَابِي هِجْرَتَهُمْ وَلا تَرُدَّهُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ لَكِنِ الْبَائِسُ سَعْدُ ابْنُ خَوْلَةَ رَثَى لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ مَاتَ بِمَكَّةَ  

It was narrated that Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade 'Uthman to be celibate. If he had given him permission we would have castrated ourselves." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3212)  

لَقَدْ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ التَّبَتُّلَ وَلَوْ أحَلَّهُ لَاخْتَصَيْنَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There was no prophet except that he described the Antichrist for his nation, and I will describe him in a way that no one before me has done. He is one-eyed, and indeed Allah ﷻ is not one-eyed."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيٌّ إِِلَّا وَصَفَ الدَّجَّالَ لِأُمَّتِهِ وَلأصِفَنَّهُ صِفَةً لَمْ يَصِفْهَا أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلِي إِنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ  

[Machine] "The plague was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said, 'It is a punishment that those before you were afflicted with. If it breaks out in a land and you are in it, do not leave, and if you are in a land where it has broken out, do not enter it.'"  

أَنَّ الطَّاعُونَ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ رِجْزٌأُصِيبَ بِهِ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَإذا كَانَ بِأَرْضٍ فَلا تَدْخُلُوهَا وَإِذَا كُنْتُمْ بِأَرْضٍ وَهُوَ بِهَا فَلا تَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever eats seven ajwa dates from Medina in the morning, he will not be harmed by anything until the evening. And whoever eats them in the evening, he will not be harmed by anything until the morning." Fulayh said, "I think he (the Prophet) also said that if one eats them in the evening, he will not be harmed until the evening." Umar said to Aamir, "See what you are narrating from the Messenger of Allah." Aamir replied, "By Allah, I have not lied about Saad, and Saad has not lied about the Messenger of Allah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ أكَلَ سَبْعَ تَمَرَاتِ عَجْوَةٍ مَا بَيْنَ لابَتَيْ الْمَدِينَةِ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ يَوْمَهُ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ قَالَ فُلَيْحٌ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَدْ قَالَ وَإِنِ أكَلَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا عَامِرُ انْظُرْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عَامِرٌ وَاللهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ عَلَى سَعْدٍ وَمَا كَذَبَ سَعْدٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] "To be the leader? No, by Allah, not until I am given a sword. If I strike with it a believer, the news about it will spread, and if I strike with it a disbeliever, I will kill him. I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , saying that Allah loves the rich, hidden, and pious."  

أَنْ أَكُونَ رَأْسًا؟ لَا وَاللهِ حَتَّى أُعْطَى سَيْفًا إِنْ ضَرَبْتُ بِهِ مُؤْمِنًا نَبَا عَنْهُ وَإِنْ ضَرَبْتُ بِهِ كَافِرًا قَتَلَهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحِبُّ الْغَنِيَّ الْخَفِيَّ التَّقِيَّ  

Saʿd reported that on the Day of Uhud I saw on the right side of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and on his left side two persons dressed in white clothes and whom I did not see before nor after that, and they were Gabriel and Michael (Allah be pleased with both of them). (Using translation from Muslim 2306a)   

عَنْ يَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ لَمْ أَرَهُمَا قَبْلُ وَلا بَعْدُ