[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and stopped at Dhu al-Hulayfah. Men hurried to Medina, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I stayed with him. When morning came, he asked about them and it was said that they had hurried to Medina. He said, "Hurry to Medina, and the women, for indeed, they will leave it more beautiful than it was." Then he said, "I wish my hair would catch fire when a fire will come out from Yemen, from the mountain of Al-Wiraq, and it will illuminate the necks of the camels in Busra, like the daylight."  

أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلْنَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَتَعَجَّلَتْ رِجَالٌ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَبَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَبِتْنَا مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ سَأَلَ عَنْهُمْ فَقِيلَ تَعَجَّلُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ تَعَجَّلُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَالنِّسَاءِ أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ سَيَدَعُونَهَا أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَيْتَ شِعْرِي مَتَى تَخْرُجُ نَارٌ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ جَبَلِ الْوِرَاقِ تُضِيءُ مِنْهَا أَعْنَاقُ الْإِبِلِ بُرُوكًا بِبُصْرَى كَضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say. . . He then mentioned the tradition to the same effect. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4492)   

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] I used to serve the Prophet ﷺ and then I would go to the mosque when I finished my work, and I would lie down in it. One day, the Prophet ﷺ came to me while I was lying down, and he nudged me with his foot. So I sat up, and he said to me, "O Abu Dharr, what will you do if you are taken out of it?" I said, "I will return to the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ and to my house." He said, "And what will you do if you are taken out of it?" I said, "Then I will take my sword and strike anyone who takes me out." The Prophet ﷺ placed his hand on my shoulder and said, "May Allah forgive you, O Abu Dharr, but you will be thrown with them where they throw you, and you will be taken where they take you, even if it is to the land of the Abyssinians." Abu Dharr added, "So when I was expelled to Rabdhah, the prayers were established." Then a black man, who had some nice clothes and good perfume, came to pray, and when he saw me, he started to go back. I said to him, "You are just like what you are, but I am being driven away according to the order of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ثُمَّ آتِي الْمَسْجِدَ إِذَاأَنَا فَرَغْتُ مِنْ عَمَلِي فَأَضْطَجِعُ فِيهِ فَأَتَانِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمًا وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فَغَمَزَنِي بِرِجْلِهِ فَاسْتَوَيْتُ جَالِسًا فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا أُخْرِجْتَ مِنْهَا؟ فَقُلْتُ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِلَى بَيْتِي قَالَ فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا أُخْرِجْتَ مِنْهَا؟ فَقُلْتُ إِذَنْ آخُذَ بِسَيْفِي فَأَضْرِبَ بِهِ مَنْ يُخْرِجُنِي فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبِي فَقَالَ غَفْرًا يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ ثَلَاثًا بَلْ تَنْقَادُ مَعَهُمْ حَيْثُ قَادُوكَ وَتَنْسَاقُ مَعَهُمْ حَيْثُ سَاقُوكَ وَلَوْ عَبْد أَسْوَدَ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَلَمَّا نُفِيتُ إِلَى الرَّبَذَةِ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَجُلٌ أَسْوَدُ كَانَ فِيهَا عَلَى نَعَمِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي أَخَذَ لِيَرْجِعَ وَلِيُقَدِّمَنِي فَقُلْتُ كَمَا أَنْتَ بَلْ أَنْقَادُ لِأَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ that he said, "Islam is a humble mount that can only be ridden by those who are humble."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْإِسْلَامُ ذَلُولٌ لَا يَرْكَبُ إِلَّا ذَلُولًا  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Two are better than one, and three are better than two, and four are better than three. So, adhere to the group, for indeed Allah does not bring my nation together except upon guidance."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اثْنَانِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ وَاحِدٍ وَثَلَاثَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنَ اثْنَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَنْ يَجْمَعَ أُمَّتِي إِلَّا عَلَى هُدًى  

[Machine] That Abu Salim al-Jayshani came to Abu Umayyah in his house and said: "I heard Abu Dhar saying that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If one of you loves his companion, let him go to him in his house and inform him that he loves him for the sake of Allah." And I have come to you in your house.  

أَنَّ أَبَا سَالِمٍ الْجَيْشَانِيَّ أَتَى إِلَى أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَحَبَّ أَحَدُكُمْ صَاحِبَهُ فَلْيَأْتِهِ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَلْيُخْبِرْهُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُ لِلَّهِ وَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ  

[Machine] "He was indeed a good young man. Abu Dharr met him and said, 'O Brother, ask forgiveness for me.' He replied, 'You are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and you are most deserving to ask forgiveness for me.' Abu Dharr said, 'I heard Umar ibn al-Khattab saying, 'He was indeed a good young man, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Verily, Allah struck with truth both on the tongue and in the heart of Umar.' Abdul Rahman bin Awf said on the tongue of Umar."  

نِعْمَ الْفَتَى غُضَيْفٌ فَلَقِيَهُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَقَالَ أَيْ أُخَيَّ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتَ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَسْتَغْفِرَ لِي فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْفَتَى غُضَيْفٌ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ضَرَبَ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُمَرَ وَقَلْبِهِ قَالَ عَفَّانُ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ بِهِ  

[Machine] "I was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he said, 'Among the dangers that concern me the most for my ummah (community) is the misguiding leaders.' He repeated it three times. I asked him, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is it that worries you about this misguiding leader for your ummah?' He replied, 'Misguiding leaders.'"  

كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَغَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَى أُمَّتِي قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ أَئِمَّةً مُضِلِّينَ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Dharr saying, "I was walking alongside the Prophet ﷺ one day towards his house, and I heard him say, 'Other than the Dajjal, I fear the misleading leaders the most for my Ummah.' When I became afraid that he might enter (his house), I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is more dangerous for your nation than the Dajjal?" He replied, "The misleading leaders."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ مُخَاصِرَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمًا إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ فَلَمَّا خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَخْوَفُ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ؟ قَالَ الْأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ  

"The Messenger of Allah (saas) said to me: "Shall I not tell you of a treasure which is one of the treasures of Paradise?' I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no power and no strength except with Allah).'" (sahih) (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3825)   

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قُلْ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been given five things which no prophet before me was given: I have been granted victory through terror, for a distance of one month's journey; the earth has been made a place of worship and a means of purification for me; booty has been made lawful for me, and it was not made lawful for anyone before me; I have been given the ability to intercede on behalf of my Ummah (nation), and every prophet was sent only to his own people, whereas I have been sent to all of mankind; and it will be said on the Day of Resurrection, 'Ask, and you will be granted, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُوتِيتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُؤْتَهُنَّ نَبِيٌّ كَانَ قَبْلِي نُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ فَيُرْعَبُ مِنِّي الْعَدُوُّ عَنْ مَسِيرَةِ شَهْرٍ وَجُعِلَتْ لِي الْأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا وَأُحِلَّتْ لِي الْغَنَائِمُ وَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَبُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَحْمَرِ وَالْأَسْوَدِ وَقِيلَ لِي سَلْ تُعْطَهْ فَاخْتَبَأْتُهَا شَفَاعَةً لِأُمَّتِي وَهِيَ نَائِلَةٌ مِنْكُمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ مَنْ لَقِيَ اللهَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The sun disappears under the Throne, and it is given permission to return. However, on the night when its morning begins from the West, it will not be given permission to return. Then, when it rises, it will be commanded, 'Rise from your place.' Then, it will recite the verse, 'Do they await except that the angels should come to them or there comes the command of your Lord? Thus did those do before them. And Allah wronged them not, but they had been wronging themselves.'" (Quran 6:158)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ تَغِيبُ الشَّمْسُ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ فَيُؤْذَنُ لَهَا فَتَرْجِعُ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي تَطْلُعُ صَبِيحَتَهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهَا فَإِذَا أَصْبَحَتْ قِيلَ لَهَا اطْلُعِي مِنْ مَكَانِكِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {هَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِيَرَبُّكَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ بَعْضُ آيَاتِ رَبِّكَ} [الأنعام 158]  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever fasts three days of every month has fasted the entire year."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the evil eye causes harm to a person with the permission of Allah, to the extent that it can even make someone fall from a high place."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْعَيْنَ لَتُولَعُ الرَّجُلَ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَصْعَدَ حَالِقًا ثُمَّ يَتَرَدَّى مِنْهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and said, "Do you know which deeds are most beloved to Allah?" One person said, "Prayer and charity." Another person said, "Jihad (struggle in the way of Allah)." He said, "The most beloved deeds to Allah are love for the sake of Allah and hatred for the sake of Allah."  

خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ قَائِلٌ الصَّلَاةُ وَالزَّكَاةُ وَقَالَ قَائِلٌ الْجِهَادُ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللهِ الْحُبُّ فِي اللهِ وَالْبُغْضُ فِي اللهِ  

[Machine] I used to be a disbeliever, but Allah guided me to Islam. I was far from water, and my family was with me. I became junub (in a state of major ritual impurity), so it troubled me. Abu Dharr was described to me, so I searched for him and entered a mosque in Mina. I recognized him by the description: an elderly man with a flowing beard. I went and stood next to him while he was praying and greeted him, but he did not respond. Then he performed a prayer that was complete, perfect, and prolonged. When he finished, he responded to me. I said, "Are you Abu Dharr?" He replied, "My family claims so." He said, "I used to be a disbeliever, and Allah guided me to Islam. I used to neglect my religion, I was far from water and my family was with me. When junub occurred to me, it troubled me. He said, "Do you know Abu Dharr?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I embraced Islam while I was gathering firewood in Madinah. Ayyub or similar name commanded the Prophet ﷺ to give me a pair of camels and a flock of sheep. I would be far from water, and my family would be with me. When junub occurred to me, it troubled me to the extent that I thought I would be destroyed. So, I sat on one of the camels and went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the midday while he was sitting in the shade of the mosque with a group of his companions. I got off the camel and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I am ruined!' He said, 'What has ruined you?' So, I told him my story, and he laughed. Then he called a man from his family, and a black slave girl came with a vessel of water in which there was some dirt. He ordered a man from the people to screen me, so I screened myself and performed Ghusl. Then I went to him, and he said, 'The good land is a purifier, as long as you do not find water. When you do find water, then be certain of its purity.'"  

كُنْتُ كَافِرًا فَهَدَانِي اللهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَكُنْتُ أَعْزُبُ عَنِ الْمَاءِ وَمَعِي أَهْلِي فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَوَقَعَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَفْسِي وَقَدْ نُعِتَ لِي أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَحَجَجْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ مِنًى فَعَرَفْتُهُ بِالنَّعْتِ فَإِذَا شَيْخٌ مَعْرُوقٌ آدَمُ عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ قِطْرِيٌّ فَذَهَبْتُ حَتَّى قُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ صَلَّى صَلَاةً أَتَمَّهَا وَأَحْسَنَهَا وَأَطْوَلَهَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلِي لَيَزْعُمُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ كُنْتُ كَافِرًا فَهَدَانِي اللهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَأَهَمَّنِي دِينِي وَكُنْتُ أَعْزُبُ عَنِ الْمَاءِ وَمَعِي أَهْلِي فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَوَقَعَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَفْسِي قَالَ هَلْ تَعْرِفُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي اجْتَوَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا فَأَمَرَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِذَوْدٍ مِنْ إِبِلٍ وَغَنَمٍ فَكُنْتُ أَكُونُ فِيهَا فَكُنْتُ أَعْزُبُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَمَعِي أَهْلِي فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنِّي قَدْ هَلَكْتُ فَقَعَدْتُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ مِنْهَا فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَىرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي ظِلِّ الْمَسْجِدِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَنَزَلْتُ عَنِ الْبَعِيرِ وَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلَكْتُ قَالَ وَمَا أَهْلَكَكَ؟ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَضَحِكَ فَدَعَا إِنْسَانًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَتْ جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ بِعُسٍّ فِيهِ مَاءٌ مَا هُوَ بِمَلْآنَ إِنَّهُ لَيَتَخَضْخَضُ فَاسْتَتَرْتُ بِالْبَعِيرِ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَسَتَرَنِي فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الصَّعِيدَ الطَّيِّبَ طَهُورٌ مَا لَمْ تَجِدِ الْمَاءَ وَلَوْ إِلَى عَشْرِ حِجَجٍ فَإِذَا وَجَدْتَ الْمَاءَ فَأَمِسَّ بَشَرَتَكَ  

[Machine] About water, when I am afflicted with janabah (impurity after sexual activity), and I do not find water, I perform tayammum (dry ablution). But something gets into my mind about it, so I went to Abu Dhar's house, but I did not find him. Then I went to the mosque, and I was told how he usually looked like. When I saw him praying, I recognized him by his description, so I greeted him, but he did not respond until he left and then he responded. So I said, "Are you Abu Dhar?" He replied, "My family thinks so." So I said, "No one is more beloved to me than you." He said, "You have seen me." So I said, "I used to live away from water, so when I am afflicted with janabah, I wait for days to perform tayammum, but something happens to me or some confusion arises, so I asked, 'Do you know Abu Dhar?' I was in the city, so I walked to it, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered me with some booty, so I went to collect it, and then I became afflicted with janabah, so I performed tayammum with sand and prayed for days, but something happened to me until I thought I was going to perish. So I ordered a camel or a saddle and I rode until I reached the city, and I found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ under the shade of the mosque along with a group of his companions. So I greeted him and he raised his head and said, 'Subhan Allah! Abu Dhar?' I said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah! I have been afflicted with janabah, so I performed tayammum for days and something happened to me until I thought I was going to perish.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated for me and asked for water, and a black woman came with a container of water in a leather bag. I covered myself with the cloak, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a man to cover me, and I performed ghusl (full ablution). Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Abu Dhar! Pure sand from the desert is a means of purification as long as you cannot find water, even if there were ten Hajj pilgrims. But if you have access to water, then use it to touch your skin.'"  

عَنِ الْمَاءِ فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَلَا أَجِدُ الْمَاءَ فَأَتَيَمَّمُ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ وُصِفَتْ لِي هَيْئَتُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي فَعَرَفْتُهُ بِالنَّعْتِ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلِي يَزْعُمُونَ ذَاكَ فَقُلْتُ مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ رُؤْيَتُهُ مِنْكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتَنِي فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَعْزُبُ عَنِ الْمَاءِ فَتُصِيبُنِي الْجَنَابَةُ فَلَبِثْتُ أَيَّامًا أَتَيَمَّمُ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ أُشْكِلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَتَعْرِفُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ؟ كُنْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاجْتَوَيْتُهَا فَأَمَرَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِغُنَيْمَةٍ فَخَرَجْتُ فِيهَا فَأَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَتَيَمَّمْتُ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَصَلَّيْتُ أَيَّامًا فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُأَنِّي هَالِكٌ فَأَمَرْتُ بِنَاقَةٍ لِي أَوْ قَعُودٍ فَشُدَّ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ رَكِبْتُ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ظِلِّ الْمَسْجِدِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ أَبُو ذَرٍّ؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَتَيَمَّمْتُ أَيَّامًا فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي هَالِكٌ فَدَعَا لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِي بِمَاءٍ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَمَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فِي عُسٍّ يَتَخَضْخَضُ فَاسْتَتَرْتُ بِالرَّاحِلَةِ وَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا فَسَتَرَنِي فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّ الصَّعِيدَ الطَّيِّبَ طَهُورٌ مَا لَمْ تَجِدِ الْمَاءَ وَلَوْ فِي عَشْرِ حِجَجٍ فَإِذَا قَدَرْتَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَأَمِسَّهُ بَشَرَتَكَ  

[Machine] My friend Khalil asked Abu Dharr, so he hit my thigh and said, "I asked my friend, meaning the Prophet ﷺ, so he said, 'Pray at its prescribed time. If you catch it, pray with them and do not say, 'I have already prayed, so I will not pray.'"  

سَأَلَتُ خَلِيلِي أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَضَرَبَ فَخِذِي وَقَالَ سَأَلْتُ خَلِيلِي يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ صَلِّ لِمِيقَاتِهَافَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ فَصَلِّ مَعَهُمْ وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ إِنِّي قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ فَلَا أُصَلِّي  

The Prophet ﷺ said: The best things with which grey hair are changed are henna and katam. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4205)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ هَذَا الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ  

[Machine] We went out as pilgrims, and when we reached Ar-Rabadhah, I said to my companions, "Go ahead and I will stay behind." So, I went to Abu Dharr while he was praying, and I saw him prolonging the standing (Qiyam) and increasing the bowing (Ruku') and the prostration (Sujud). I mentioned that to him, and he said, "I do not mind if I stay longer in prayer, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever performs a Rak'ah (unit of prayer) or prostrates during a Sajdah (prostration), a degree is raised for him and a sin is erased from him because of it.'"  

خَرَجْنَا حُجَّاجًا فَلَمَّا بَلَغْنَا الرَّبَذَةَ قُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي تَقَدَّمُوا وَتَخَلَّفْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُطِيلُ الْقِيَامَ وَيُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَلَوْتُ أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَكَعَ رَكْعَةً أَوْ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً رُفِعَ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحُطَّتْ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةٌ  

[Machine] "From Abu Zur'ah Al-Seibani"  

عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ السَّيْبَانِيِّ  

[Machine] Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Successful is the one who purifies his heart for the sake of faith, and makes his heart sound, his tongue truthful, his soul content, and his character upright. He also makes his ears attentive and his eyes observant. As for the ears, they are deaf to sinful speech, and the eyes are restrained from looking at what is forbidden. Indeed, successful is the one who makes his heart ever watchful."  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ أَخْلَصَ قَلْبَهُ لِلْإِيمَانِ وَجَعَلَ قَلْبَهُ سَلِيمًا وَلِسَانَهُ صَادِقًا وَنَفْسَهُ مُطْمَئِنَّةً وَخَلِيقَتَهُ مُسْتَقِيمَةً وَجَعَلَ أُذُنَهُ مُسْتَمِعَةً وَعَيْنَهُ نَاظِرَةً فَأَمَّا الْأُذُنُ فَقَمِعٌ وَالْعَيْنُ مُقِرَّةٌ بِمَا يُوعَى الْقَلْبُ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ جَعَلَ قَلْبَهُ وَاعِيًا  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, Allah says, 'O son of Adam, if you come to me with sins as great as the earth and then meet me without associating anything with me, I will come to you with forgiveness as great as that.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ اللهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ لَوْ عَمِلْتَ قِرَابَ الْأَرْضِ خَطَايَا وَلَمْ تُشْرِكْ بِي شَيْئًا جَعَلْتُ لَكَ قُرَابَ الْأَرْضِ مَغْفِرَةً  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "My ummah will continue in goodness so long as they hasten to break their fast and delay their suḥūr (pre-fasting meal)."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الْإِفْطَارَ وَأَخَّرُوا السُّحُورَ  

[Machine] I said to Abu Dharr, "If I had seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I would have asked him something." He asked, "And what would you have asked him?" I said, "I would have asked him whether he has seen his Lord." Abu Dharr said, "Indeed, I have asked him about that, and he said, 'I have seen Him as a light. How can I see Him?' Abu Dharr said, 'I have heard it from Ibn Hisham, meaning Mu'adh, who narrated it from his father, just as Humam has said, 'I have seen it.'"  

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَسَأَلْتُهُ قَالَ وَمَا كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُهُ؟ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ هَلْ رَأَى رَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ نُورًا أَنَّى أَرَاهُ؟ قَالَ عَفَّانُ وَبَلَغَنِي عَنِ ابْنِ هِشَامٍ يَعْنِي مُعَاذًا أَنَّهُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ كَمَا قَالَ هَمَّامٌ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I have been given five things that no one before me was given. I was sent to the red and black people. The earth has been made pure for me as a place of prayer and purification. The spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and they were not lawful for anyone before me. I have been given victory through awe, and my enemy is made fearful of me even from a distance of one month of travel. It was said to me, 'Ask and you will be given,' and I have kept my prayer as an intercession for my Ummah. It will be a means of nearness for some of you, by the will of Allah, for those who do not associate anything with Allah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُعْطِيتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطَهُنَّ أَحَدٌ قَبْلِي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَحْمَرِ وَالْأَسْوَدِ وَجُعِلَتْ لِي الْأَرْضُ طَهُورًا وَمَسْجِدًا وَأُحِلَّتْ لِي الْغَنَائِمُ وَلَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ فَيُرْعَبُ الْعَدُوُّ وَهُوَ مِنِّي مَسِيرَةَ شَهْرٍ وَقِيلَ لِي سَلْ تُعْطَهْ وَاخْتَبَأْتُ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لِأُمَّتِي فَهِيَ نَائِلَةٌمِنْكُمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ مَنْ لَمْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] He said, "A good deed is rewarded tenfold or more, and a bad deed is forgiven or overlooked. Even if you were to meet me with sins that fill the earth and you did not associate partners with me, I would meet you with forgiveness equal to it." He said, "And the extent of the earth is the entirety of the earth."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا أَوْ أَزِيدُ وَالسَّيِّئَةُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ أَوْ أَغْفِرُ وَلَوْ لَقِيتَنِي بِقُرَابِ الْأَرْضِ خَطَايَا مَا لَمْ تُشْرِكْ بِي لَقِيتُكَ بِقُرَابِهَا مَغْفِرَةً قَالَ وَقُرَابُ الْأَرْضِ مِلْءُ الْأَرْضِ  

[Machine] I heard Al-Sadiq Al-Masdooq ﷺ mention its meaning.  

سَمِعْتُ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] "I sat with a group of Quraysh and a man approached, and he began praying, bowing, prostrating, then standing, then bowing, and prostrating again without sitting. So, I said, "By Allah, I don't see him responding to Shaf' or Witr prayers." They said, "Why don't you approach him and ask him?" So, I stood up and said, "O Abdullah, I don't see you responding to Shaf' or Witr prayers." He said, "Certainly, Allah knows. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever prostrates to Allah in a single prostration, Allah writes for him a good deed, erases a sin for him, and raises him in rank.' So, I said, "Who are you?" He replied, "Abu Dharr." So, I returned to my companions and said, "May Allah reward you for the worst company. You ordered me to teach a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

قَعَدْتُ إِلَى نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَجَعَلَ يُصَلِّي يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ لَا يَقْعُدُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا أَرَى هَذَا يَدْرِي يَنْصَرِفُ عَلَى شَفْعٍ أَوْ وِتْرٍ فَقَالُوا أَلَا تَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ فَتَقُولَ لَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ مَا أَرَاكَ تَدْرِي تَنْصَرِفُ عَلَى شَفْعٍ أَوْ عَلَى وَتْرٍ؟ قَالَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ يَدْرِي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَجَدَ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةً وَحَطَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ خَطِيئَةً وَرَفَعَ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي فَقُلْتُ جَزَاكُمُ اللهُ مِنْ جُلَسَاءَ شَرًّا أَمَرْتُمُونِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

The Prophet ﷺ as saying: There are three to whom Allah will not speak and at whom He will not look on the Day of Resurrection, and whom He will not declare pure, and they will have a painful punishment. I asked: Who are they, Messenger of Allah, they are losers and disappointed ? He repeated it three times. I asked: Who are they. Messenger of Allah, they are losers and disappointed ? He replied: The one who wears a trailing robe, the one who takes account of what he gives, and the one who produces a ready sale of a commodity by false swearing. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4087)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللهُ وَلَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ هُمْ؟ خَسِرُوا وَخَابُوا قَالَ فَأَعَادَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ الْمُسْبِلُ وَالْمُنَفِّقُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِالْحَلِفِ الْكَاذِبِ أَوِ الْفَاجِرِ وَالْمَنَّانُ  

[Machine] "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to his mother and said, ask her how long she carried him. So, I went to her and asked her, and she said, I carried him for twelve months. He then sent me to her again and said, ask her about his cry when he was born. So, I went back to her and asked her, and she said, he cried with the cry of a newborn baby for one month. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, I have kept something hidden for you. He replied, you have kept for me the snout of a female sheep and the smoke. He intended to say the word 'smoke' but couldn't, so he said, 'the smoke, the smoke.' Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, be silent, for you will not exceed your limit."  

وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى أُمِّهِ فَقَالَ سَلْهَا كَمْ حَمَلَتْ بِهِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ حَمَلْتُ بِهِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ سَلْهَا عَنْ صَيْحَتِهِ حِينَ وَقَعَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهَافَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ صَاحَ صَيْحَةَ الصَّبِيِّ ابْنِ شَهْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي قَدْ خَبَأْتُ لَكَ خَبْأً قَالَ خَبَأْتَ لِي خَطْمَ شَاةٍ عَفْرَاءَ وَالدُّخَانَ قَالَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُولَ الدُّخَانَ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَقَالَ الدُّخُّ الدُّخُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اخْسَأْ فَإِنَّكَ لَنْ تَعْدُوَ قَدْرَكَ  

Those for which Allah made a choice for His Angels and His servants (and the words are):" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him." (Using translation from Muslim 2731a)   

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ الْكَلَامِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَا اصْطَفَاهُ اللهُ لِعِبَادِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "If my servant approaches me with sins equivalent to the amount of the earth, I will meet him with forgiveness equivalent to it."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ عَبْدِي اسْتَقْبَلَنِي بِقُرَابِ الْأَرْضِ خَطَايَا اسْتَقْبَلْتُهُ بِقُرَابِهَا مَغْفِرَةً  

[Machine] "From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: It does not please me that I die while having any gold, either a dinar or half of a dinar, unless I have given it to a debtor."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ لِي أُحُدًا ذَهَبًا أَمُوتُ يَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَعِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ أَوْ نِصْفُ دِينَارٍ إِلَّا أَنْ أَرْصُدَهُ لِغَرِيمٍ  

Abu Dharr said (and not the Prophet): If there is not anything like the back of a saddle in front of a man who is praying, then a donkey, a black dog, and a woman cut off his prayer. I asked him: Why has the black dog been specified, distinguishing it from a red, a yellow and a white dog? He replied: My nephew, I also asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the same question as you asked me. He said: The black dog is a devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 702)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْطَعُ صَلَاةَ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ كَآخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْأَسْوَدُ قُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْأَحْمَرِ؟ قَالَ ابْنَ أَخِي سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَمَا سَأَلْتَنِي فَقَالَ الْكَلْبُ الْأَسْوَدُ شَيْطَانٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Abu Dharr, perform the prayer at its appointed time. If you come to the people and they have already prayed, then you have indeed fulfilled your prayer. But if they have not prayed, then you should pray with them, and it will be a voluntary prayer for you."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ صَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَتَيْتَ النَّاسَ وَقَدْ صَلَّوْا كُنْتَ قَدْ أَحْرَزْتَ صَلَاتَكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا صَلَّوْا صَلَّيْتَ مَعَهُمْ وَكَانَتْ لَكَ نَافِلَةً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , rode a donkey and made me ride behind him. He said, "O Abu Dharr, if people were to suffer from severe hunger and you couldn't walk from your bed to your mosque, what would you do?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Keep yourself chaste." He said, "O Abu Dharr, if people were to face a severe plague and the house, meaning the grave, is filled with a servant, what would you do?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Be patient." He said, "O Abu Dharr, if people were to kill each other until the streets are filled with blood, what would you do?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Stay in your house and lock the door." I said, "But what if I am not left alone?" He said, "Join those you are afraid of, and be among them." I said, "Should I take my weapons?" He said, "Then you would be participating in what they are in. However, if you fear the gleam of the sword, cover your face with the edge of your garment until he commits his sin and you commit yours."  

رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِمَارًا وَأَرْدَفَنِي خَلْفَهُ وَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ فِرَاشِكَ إِلَى مَسْجِدِكَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ تَعَفَّفْ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ مَوْتٌ شَدِيدٌ يَكُونُ الْبَيْتُ فِيهِ بِالْعَبْدِ يَعْنِي الْقَبْرَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ؟ قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ اصْبِرْ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا يَعْنِي حَتَّى تَغْرَقَ حِجَارَةُ الزَّيْتِ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ اقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِكَ وَأَغْلِقْ عَلَيْكَ بَابَكَ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أُتْرَكْ؟ قَالَ فَأْتِ مَنْ أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ فَكُنْ فِيهِمْ قَالَ فَآخُذُ سِلَاحِي؟ قَالَ إِذَنْ تُشَارِكَهُمْ فِيمَا هُمْ فِيهِ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَرُوعَكَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَأَلْقِ طَرَفَ رِدَائِكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ حَتَّى يَبُوءَ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِكَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "O Abu Dharr, when you cook, increase the broth and maintain good relations with your neighbors or swear by your neighbors."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِذَا طَبَخْتَ فَأَكْثِرِ الْمَرَقَةَ وَتَعَاهَدْ جِيرَانَكَ أَوْ اقْسِمْ بَيْنَ جِيرَانِكَ  

Messenger of Allah, what about the vessels of that Cistern? He said: By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the vessels would outnumber the stars in the sky and its planets shining on a dark cloudless night. These would be the vessels of Paradise. He who drinks out of it (the Cistern) would never feel thirsty. There would flow in it two spouts from Paradise and he who would drink out of it would not feel thirsty; and the distance between its (two corners) is that between 'Amman and Aila, and its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. (Using translation from Muslim 2300)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا آنِيَةُ الْحَوْضِ؟ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَآنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِوَكَوَاكِبِهَا فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْمُظْلِمَةِ الْمُصْحِيَةِ آنِيَةُ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهَا لَمْ يَظْمَأْ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِ يَشْخَبُ فِيهِ مِيزَابَانِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ لَمْ يَظْمَأْ عَرْضُهُ مِثْلُ طُولِهِ مَا بَيْنَ عَمَّانَ إِلَى أَيْلَةَ مَاؤُهُ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed one night and recited a verse until he kneeled and prostrated with it, which says, "If you should punish them - indeed they are your servants; but if you forgive them - indeed it is you who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise" [Al-Ma'idah 118]. When morning came, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you continued to recite this verse until you kneeled and prostrated with it." He said, "Indeed, I asked my Lord for intercession for my Ummah (nation) and He granted it to me, and it is inclusive, if Allah wills, for those who do not associate anything with Allah."  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَقَرَأَ بِآيَةٍ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ يَرْكَعُ بِهَا وَيَسْجُدُ بِهَا {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قُلْتُ يَارَسُولَ اللهِ مَا زِلْتَ تَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتَ تَرْكَعُ بِهَا وَتَسْجُدُ بِهَا قَالَ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي الشَّفَاعَةَ لِأُمَّتِي فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَهِيَ نَائِلَةٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ لِمَنْ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] To me, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "O Abu Dharr, which mountain is this?" I said, "It is Mount Uhud, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, it does not please me that it be a mountain of gold that I spend in the path of Allah and leave even a qirat from it." I said, "A chest, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "A qirat." He repeated it three times, and then he said, "O Abu Dharr, I only say what is lesser, and I do not say what is greater."  

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَيُّ جَبَلٍ هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ أُحُدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّهُ لِي ذَهَبًا قِطَعًا أُنْفِقُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَدَعُ مِنْهُ قِيرَاطًا قَالَ قُلْتُ قِنْطَارًا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ قِيرَاطًا قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّمَا أَقُولُ الَّذِي هُوَ أَقَلُّ وَلَا أَقُولُ الَّذِي هُوَ أَكْثَرُ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When anyone of you gets up to perform prayer, then indeed mercy is facing him, so he should not smooth the pebbles.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1027)   

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ فَلَا يَمْسَحِ الْحَصَى  

[Machine] I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which action is the best?" He replied, "Belief in Allah and striving in His cause." I then asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which slaves are the best?" He said, "Those whose lives are most valuable and whose ransom is the highest." I asked, "And if I cannot find any?" He said, "Then help a worker who is in need, or work yourself so you can provide for the destitute." I asked, "And if I am not able to do that?" He said, "Refrain from causing harm to others, as this is a charity you give on behalf of yourself."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ بِاللهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ أَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ؟ قَالَ تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ وَقَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ؟ قَالَ كُفَّ أَذَاكَ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَنْ نَفْسِكَ  

[Machine] "He heard Abu Dharr saying: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When any one of you stands for prayer, he is being faced by the mercy (of Allah). So let him not brush away his clothing or touch the pebbles.'  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ فَلَا يُحَرِّكِ الْحَصَى أَوْ لَا يَمَسَّ الْحَصَى  

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Which mosque was built first?' He said: 'Al-Masjid Al-Haram (in Makkah).' I said: 'Then which?' He said: 'then Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).' I said: 'How many years between them?' He said: 'Forty years, but the whole earth is a mosque for you, so pray wherever you are when the time for prayer comes.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 753)   

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ مَسْجِدٍ وُضِعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوَّلُ؟ قَالَ الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيٌّ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ الْمَسْجِدُ الْأَقْصَى قُلْتُ كَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً قُلْتُثُمَّ أَيٌّ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ حَيْثُمَا أَدْرَكْتَ الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلِّ فَكُلُّهَا مَسْجِدٌ  

[Machine] Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed him to fast the white days, which are the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth of each month.  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ أَنَا أَمَرَهُرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِصِيَامِ الْبِيضِ الْغُرِّ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ وَخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ  

[Machine] "About Musa ibn Talhah Muhammad."  

عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ مُحَمَّدِ  

"The Messenger of Allah (saas) said to me: "Shall I not tell you of a treasure which is one of the treasures of Paradise?' I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no power and no strength except with Allah).'" (sahih) (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3825)   

كُنْتُ أَمْشِي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ  

“The best things with which you change gray hair are henna and Katam.”* (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3622)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ مَا غَيَّرْتُمْ بِهِ الشَّيْبَ الْحِنَّاءَ وَالْكَتَمَ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: The best things with which grey hair are changed are henna and katam. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4205)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا غُيِّرَ بِهِ الشَّيْبُ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالْكَتَمُ