[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The best testimony is that which the witness gives before being asked for it.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ الشَّهَادَةِ مَا شَهِدَ بِهَا صَاحِبُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا  

Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from visiting the mosques of Allah, but they may go out (to the mosque) having no perfumed themselves. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 565)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللهِ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَلْيَخْرُجْنَ تَفِلَاتٍ  

A man from the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ died on the day of Khaybar. They mentioned the matter to the Messenger of Allah. He said: Offer prayer over your companion. When the faces of the people looked perplexed, he said: Your companion misappropriated booty in the path of Allah. We searched his belongings and found some Jewish beads not worth two dirhams. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2710)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَشْجَعَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تُوُفِّيَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ صَلُّوا عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ فَتَغَيَّرَ وُجُوهُ النَّاسِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْغَلَّ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَفَتَّشْنَا مَتَاعَهُ فَوَجَدْنَا خَرَزًا مِنْ خَرَزِ يَهُودَ مَا يُسَاوِي دِرْهَمَيْنِ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , whoever provides iftar (the meal to break the fast) for a fasting person, they will receive the same reward as the one who fasted, without the fasting person's reward being diminished in any way. And whoever equips a fighter in the cause of Allah, they will have the same reward as the fighter, without the reward of the fighter being diminished in any way.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ أَوْ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا وَمَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَانَ لَهُ أَوْ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ الْغَازِي فِي أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الْغَازِي شَيْئًا  

"Pray in your houses and do not make them like graves." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1598)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلُّوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوهَا قُبُورًا  

“Jibril came to me and said: ‘O Muhammad! Tell your Companions to raise their voices when reciting the Talbiyah, for it is one of the symbols of Hajj.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2923)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مُرْ أَصْحَابَكَ فَلْيَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ شَعَائِرِ الْحَجِّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not curse the rooster, for it calls people to prayer." Abu Al-Nadr reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited cursing the rooster and said, "Indeed, it calls to prayer."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسُبُّوا الدِّيكَ فَإِنَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ سَبِّ الدِّيكِ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ يُؤَذِّنُ بِالصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] He said, "I will accompany the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for night prayer." So, I laid down at his threshold or mat, and he prayed two quick rak'ahs. Then, he prayed two long rak'ahs. Then, he prayed two rak'ahs that were shorter than the two before them. Then, he prayed two rak'ahs that were shorter than the two before them. Then, he prayed two rak'ahs that were shorter than the two before them. Then, he prayed two rak'ahs that were shorter than the two before them. Then, he performed Witr prayer. That makes a total of thirteen rak'ahs." Abdullah said, "Mus'ab narrated to us from his father, who narrated from Malik, who narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Bakr, who narrated from his father, that Abdullah bin Qais bin Makhrama reported to him from Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani. He mentioned the hadith but did not mention Abdur Rahman in the narration from Malik from his father. The correct narration is that Mus'ab and Ma'n narrated from their father, and Abdur Rahman is not mentioned in it. They are trustworthy in it."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَأَرْمُقَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَوَسَّدْتُ عَتَبَتَهُ أَوْ فُسْطَاطَهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ فَذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وحَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبٌ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ فِي حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَالصَّوَابُ مَا رَوَى مُصْعَبٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَكَذَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ وَالصَّوَابُ مَا قَالَ مُصْعَبٌ ومَعْنٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَهِمَ فِيهِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever equips a warrior has fought, and whoever looks after his family in his absence has fought.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3181)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فَقَدْ غَزَا وَمَنْ خَلَفَ غَازِيًا فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ فَقَدْ غَزَا  

Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from visiting the mosques of Allah, but they may go out (to the mosque) having no perfumed themselves. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 565)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللهِ الْمَسَاجِدَ وَلْيَخْرُجْنَ تَفِلَاتٍ  

"Shall l not inform you of the best of witnesses? The one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2295)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ؟ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا أَوْ يُخْبِرُ بِشَهَادَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Were I not afraid that it would be hard on my followers, I would order them to use the siwak (as obligatory, for cleaning the teeth). (Using translation from Bukhārī 7240)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قَالَ فَكَانَ زَيْدٌ يَرُوحُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَسِوَاكُهُ عَلَى أُذُنِهِ بِمَوْضِعِ قَلَمِ الْكَاتِبِ مَا تُقَامُ صَلَاةٌ إِلَّا اسْتَاكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding plundering and stealth.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْهَى عَنِ النُّهْبَةِ وَالْخُلْسَةِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about a find. He said: Make it known for a year. If its seeker comes, deliver it to him, otherwise note its container and its string. Then use it; if its seeker comes, deliver it to him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1706)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ اللُّقَطَةِ فَقَالَ عَرِّفْهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا فَاعْرِفْ عِفَاصَهَا وَوِكَاءَهَا ثُمَّ كُلْهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ بَاغِيهَا فَأَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ  

“The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2364)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خَيْرُ الشُّهُودِ مَنْ أَدَّى شَهَادَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا  

[Machine] "On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: Quraish, the Ansar, and the faithful among the Ghifar, or Ghifar and the faithful, and those who are the bravest from Juhaaynah, or Juhaaynah and the bravest allies, they are the loyal supporters who have no allegiance other than Allah and His Messenger."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قُرَيْشٌ وَالْأَنْصَارُ وَأَسْلَمُ وَغِفَارٌ أَوْ غِفَارٌ وَأَسْلَمُ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَشْجَعَ وَجُهَيْنَةَأَوْ جُهَيْنَةَ وَأَشْجَعَ حُلَفَاءُ مَوَالِيَّ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ وَلَا رَسُولِهِ مَوْلًى  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Whoever touches his sexual organ then let him perform ablution." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 481)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ مَسَّ فَرْجَهُ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ distributed sacrificial animals among his Companions. He gave me a kid (of less than a year). I took it to him and said: This is a kid. He said: Sacrifice it. so I sacrificed it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2798)   

قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ غَنَمًا لِلضَّحَايَا فَأَعْطَانِي عَتُودًا جَذَعًا مِنَ الْمَعْزِ قَالَ فَجِئْتُهُ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ جَذَعٌ قَالَ ضَحِّ بِهِ فَضَحَّيْتُ بِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs two prostrations without any negligence in them, Allah will forgive for him what has previously occurred of his sins."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى سَجْدَتَيْنِ لَا يَسْهُو فِيهِمَا غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ  

“Abu Darda’ told me that he did eleven prostrations* with the Prophet ﷺ, including An-Najm.” *Eleven Ayaat of prostrations. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1055)   

أَنَّهُ سَجَدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ سَجْدَةً مِنْهُنَّ النَّجْمُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: On the Day of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves good names. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4948)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Your love for something blinds and deafens you." He said, "Abu Al-Yaman informed us and Al-Qurqusani, Muhammad ibn Mus'ab, reported it."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ حُبُّكَ الشَّيْءَ يُعْمِي وَيُصِمُّ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو الْيَمَانِ لَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ وَرَفَعَهُ الْقُرْقُسَانِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet, ﷺ , he said: "Part of a person's understanding (fiqh) is being kind in his provision."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مِنْ فِقْهِ الرَّجُلِ رِفْقُهُ فِي مَعِيشَتِهِ  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and indeed, one of us would place his hand on his head due to the intensity of the heat, and none of us was fasting except the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abdullah ibn Rawaha.  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا مِنَّا صَائِمٌ إِلَّارَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

[Machine] "O Allah, console my loneliness, have mercy on my solitude, and provide me with a righteous companion. Abu Darda heard this and said, "If you are sincere, then I am happy with what you said. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Among them, there is a wrongdoer who harms himself' (Quran 35:32), meaning that the wrongdoer will face consequences. That is the cause of their worries and sorrows. 'And among them, there is one who moderates' (Quran 35:32). He will be held accountable for a small account. 'And among them, there are those who excel in righteous deeds by the permission of Allah' (Quran 35:32). They are the ones who enter Paradise without being held accountable."  

اللهُمَّ آنِسْ وَحْشَتِي وَارْحَمْ غُرْبَتِي وَارْزُقْنِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَسَمِعَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَ لَئِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا لَأَنَا أَسْعَدُ بِمَا قُلْتَ مِنْكَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺﷺ يَقُولُ {فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِهِ} [فاطر 32] يَعْنِي الظَّالِمَ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُ فِي مَقَامِهِ ذَلِكَ فَذَلِكَ الْهَمُّ وَالْحَزَنُ {وَمِنْهُمْ مُقْتَصِدٌ} [فاطر 32] قَالَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا {وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ} [فاطر 32] قَالَ الَّذِينَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys on a hot day, and it was extremely hot. A man would put his hand over his head because of the intense heat. No one among the people was fasting except for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1663)  

لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْحَارِّ الشَّدِيدِ الْحَرِّ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِي الْقَوْمِ صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about giving to the ruler. He said, "Whatever Allah has given you without asking or seeking permission, then take it and use it." Al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "There is no harm in it as long as you do not become attached to it or seek honor through it."  

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ إِعْطَاءِ السُّلْطَانِ قَالَ مَا آتَاكَ اللهُ مِنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَلَا إِشْرَافٍ فَخُذْهُ وَتَمَوَّلْهُ قَالَ وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهَا مَا لَمْ تَرْحَلْ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ تَشَرَّفْ لَهَا  

[Machine] One day, Abu Darda entered angrily and she said, "What's the matter with you?" He said, "By Allah, I do not know anything about the affairs of Muhammad ﷺ except that they all pray together."  

دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا يَوْمًا أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَتْ مَا لَكَ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ مَا أَعْرِفُ فِيهِمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ جَمِيعًا  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed a Qa'dah (sitting) and then broke his fast. I met Thawban in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so I asked him about that. He said, "I poured water for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to perform ablution."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَاءَ فَأَفْطَرَ قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ ثَوْبَانَ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ أَنَا صَبَبْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَضُوءَهُ  

the Prophet said: “Should I not inform you of the best of your deed, and the purest of them with your Master, and the highest of them in your ranks, and what is better for you than spending gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy and striking their necks, and they strike your necks?” They said: “Of course.” He said, “The remembrance of Allah [Most High].” [Then] Mu’adh bin Jabal [may Allah be pleased with him] said: “There is nothing that brings more salvation from the punishment of Allah than the remembrance of Allah.” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3377)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ قَالَ مَكِّيٌّ وَأَزْكَاهَا عِنْدَ مَلِيكِكُمْ وَأَرْفَعِهَا فِيدَرَجَاتِكُمْ وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ إِعْطَاءِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ وَخَيْرٍ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تَلْقَوْا عَدُوَّكُمْ فَتَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَيَضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَكُمْ قَالُوا وَذَلِكَ مَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ ذِكْرُ اللهِ ﷻ  

Abu Al Darda said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ was in a battle. He saw a woman who was nearing the time when she was to deliver a child. “He said “Perhaps the master has intercourse with her.”. They(the people) said “Yes”. He said “I am inclined to invoke a curse on him which will enter his grave with him. How can he make it (the child) an heir when it is not lawful for him? How can he take it into his service when that is not lawful for him?” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2156)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى امْرَأَةً مُجِحًّا عَلَى بَابِ فُسْطَاطٍ أَوْ طَرَفِ فُسْطَاطٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّ صَاحِبَهَا يُلِمُّ بِهَا قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَلْعَنَهُ لَعْنَةً تَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ كَيْفَ يُوَرِّثُهُ وَهُوَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ؟ وَكَيْفَ يَسْتَخْدِمُهُ وَهُوَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ؟  

[Machine] Ziyad ibn Abi Ziyad reported to me a narration that he attributed to Abu Darda, who attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ , saying, "Shall I not inform you of your best deeds?" Then he mentioned the narration, meaning the narration of Yahya ibn Sa'id and Makkiyyin from Abdullah ibn Sa'id from Ziyad ibn Abi Ziyad.  

حَدَّثَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ حَدِيثًا يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَمَكِّيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "Does it amaze any of you that one can recite one-third of the Quran in one night?" They asked, "How can anyone bear that or who can bear that?" He replied, "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَيَعْجَبُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَالُوا كَيْفَ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ أَوْ مَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ  

[Machine] Regarding the hyena, he disliked it, so I said to him, "Indeed, your people eat it." He said, "They do not know." Then, a man who was present said, "I heard Abu Darda talking about the Prophet ﷺ that he forbade every predatory animal, every thief, and every animal with fangs from the wild animals." Sa'eed said, "He spoke the truth."  

عَنِ الضَّبُعِ فَكَرِهَهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَأْكُلُونَهُ قَالَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ كُلِّ ذِي نُهْبَةٍ وَكُلِّذِي خَطْفَةٍ وَكُلِّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ صَدَقَ  

I visited Abu Darda's house in Syria. I did not find him there but Umm Darda' (was present at the house). She said: Do you intend to perform Hajj during this year? I said: Yes. She said: Do supplicate Allah for blessings upon us, for Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon hiin) used to say: The supplication of a Muslim for his brother at his back (in his absence) is responded so long as he makes a supplica- tion for blessings for his brother and the commissioned Angel says: Amen, and says: May it be for you too I I went to the bazar and met Abfi Dardi' and he narrated like this from Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Muslim 2733)   

أَتَيْتُ الشَّامَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ وَوَجَدْتُ أُمَّ الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَتْ تُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ الْعَامَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَتْ فَادْعُ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ دَعْوَةَ الْمُسْلِمِ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ لِأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ كُلَّمَا دَعَا لِأَخِيهِ بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ آمِينَ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَأَلْقَى أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ يَأْثُرُهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] Yazid ibn Abdullah mentioned him.  

يَزِيدُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَذَكَرَهُ  

[Machine] A companion said, "Indeed, I will provide you with something better than that which you asked for. I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have taken over the worldly life and the Hereafter. We pray and they pray, we fast and they fast, we give charity and they give charity, but we do not give charity as much as they do.' He ﷺ said, 'Shall I not direct you to something that, if you do it, nobody will surpass you before you or catch up with you after you, except for someone who does the same as you?' For each prayer, say thirty-three times 'Subhanallah' (glory be to Allah), thirty-three times 'Alhamdulillah' (praise be to Allah), and thirty-four times 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the greatest)."  

ظَاعِنٌ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَأُزَوِّدُكَ زَادًا لَوْ أَجِدُ مَا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ لَزَوَّدْتُكَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ذَهَبَ الْأَغْنِيَاءُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ نُصَلِّي وَيُصَلُّونَ وَنَصُومُ وَيَصُومُونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَلَا نَتَصَدَّقُ قَالَ أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنْتَ فَعَلْتَهُ لَمْ يَسْبِقْكَ أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْكَ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَكَ إِلَّا مَنْ فَعَلَ الَّذِي تَفْعَلُ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَسْبِيحَةً وَثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَحْمِيدَةً وَأَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If there are three men in a village or in the desert among whom prayer is not offered (in congregation), the devil has got the mastery over them. So observe (prayer) in congregation), for the wolf eats only the straggling animal. Sa'ib said: By the word Jama'ah he meant saying prayer in company or in congregation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 547)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فِي قَرْيَةٍ لَا يُؤَذَّنُ وَلَا تُقَامُ فِيهِمُ الصَّلَاةُ إِلَّا اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ فَإِنَّ الذِّئْبَ يَأْكُلُ الْقَاصِيَةَ  

[Machine] Narrated by Al-Sa'ib ibn Hubaysh Al-Kalaa'i, he mentioned it.  

حَدَّثَنَا السَّائِبُ بْنُ حُبَيْشٍ الْكَلَاعِيُّ فَذَكَرَهُ  

If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal. (Using translation from Muslim 809a)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ حَفِظَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ عُصِمَ مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sacrificed two male sheep.  

ضَحَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ جَذَعَيْنِ مُوجِيَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed two castrated rams at dawn.  

ضَحَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ جَذَعَيْنِ خَصِيَّيْنِ  

"A man from Al-Madinah came to Abu Ad-Darda when he was in Dimashq. So he said: 'What brings you O my nephew?' He replied: 'A Hadith reached me which you have narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said: 'You did not come for some need?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Did you come for trade?' He said: 'No, I did not come except seeking this Hadith.' So he said: 'Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Whoever takes a path upon which he seeks knowledge, then Allah makes a path to Paradise easy for him. And indeed the angels lower their wings in approval to the one seeking knowledge. Indeed forgiveness is sought for the knowledgeable one by whomever is in the heavens and whomever is in the earth, even the fish in the waters. And superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the rest of the celestial bodies. Indeed the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets do not leave behind Dinar or Dirham. The only legacy of the scholars is knowledge, so whoever takes from it, then he has indeed taken the most able share. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2682)  

قَدِمَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَهُوَ بِدِمَشْقَ فَقَالَ مَا أَقْدَمَكَ أَيْ أَخِي؟ قَالَ حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُ بِهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَمَا قَدِمْتَ لِتِجَارَةٍ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَمَا قَدِمْتَ لِحَاجَةٍ؟قَالَ لَا قَالَ مَا قَدِمْتَ إِلَّا فِي طَلَبِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَلَكَ اللهُ بِهِ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَضَعُ أَجْنِحَتَهَا رِضًا لِطَالِبِ الْعِلْمِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلْعَالِمِ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ حَتَّى الْحِيتَانُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَفَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِ الْقَمَرِ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْكَوَاكِبِ إِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمْ وَرَثَةُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَمْ يُوَرِّثُوا دِينَارًا وَلَا دِرْهَمًا وَإِنَّمَا وَرِثُوا الْعِلْمَ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِهِ أَخَذَ بِحَظٍّ وَافِرٍ  

[Machine] A man approached from the city and mentioned his purpose.  

أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

a man's father or mother - Shu'bah (one of the namators) was not sure - ordered him to divorce his wife, and he made a vow that he would free one hundred slaves if he did that. He came to Abu Darda' while he was praying the Duha, and he was making his prayer lengthy, and he prayed between Zuhr and 'Asr. Then he asked him and Abu Darda' said: "Fulfill your vow and honor your parents." Abu Ad-Darda' said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: '(Honoring) one's father may lead one to enter through the best of the gates of Paradise; so take care of your parents, (it is so, whether you take care of them) or not. " (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2089)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَمَرَتْهُ أُمُّهُ أَوْ أَبُوهُ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَجَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مُحَرَّرٍ فَأَتَى أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى يُطِيلُهَا وَصَلَّى مَا بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ أَوْفِ نَذْرَكَ وَبَرَّ وَالِدَيْكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَحَافِظْ عَلَى الْوَالِدِ أَوْ اتْرُكْ  

"A man made a will leaving some Dinars (to be spent) in the cause of Allah. Abu Ad-Darda' was asked about that, and he narrated that the Prophet said: 'The likeness of the one who frees a slave or gives some charity when he is dying, is that of a man who gives a gift after he has eaten his fill.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3614)   

أَوْصَى رَجُلٌ بِدَنَانِيرَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَسُئِلَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ فَحَدَّثَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ أَوْ يَتَصَدَّقُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُهْدِي بَعْدَمَا يَشْبَعُ قَالَ أَبُو حَبِيبَةَ فَأَصَابَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ  

"My brother willed a portion of his wealth to me. So I met Abu Ad-Darda and said: 'My brother has willed a portion of his wealth to me, so where do you suggest that I should give it- to the poor, the needy, or the Mujahidin in Allah's Cause?' He said: 'As for me, then I would not consider them equal to the Mujahidin. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "The parable of the one who frees a slave at the time of his death is that of the one who gives a gift when he is satisfied (fulfilled his needs)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2123)   

أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ أَخِي بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَخِي أَوْصَانِي بِطَائِفَةٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَأَيْنَ أَضَعُهُ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ أَوْ فِي الْمُجَاهِدِينَ أَوْ فِي الْمَسَاكِينَ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَوْ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَعْدِلْ بِالْمُجَاهِدِينَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعْتِقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُهْدِي إِذَا شَبِعَ  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, is recitation a requirement in every prayer?" He replied, "Yes." Then a man from the Ansar said, "Then this becomes obligatory."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قِرَاءَةٌ ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَجَبَتْ هَذِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No sun has ever risen except that two angels are sent on its sides, calling out and making themselves heard by all the people on Earth, except the two heavyweights. O people, come to your Lord, for what is little and sufficient is better than what is abundant and distracting." And no sun has ever set except that two angels are sent on its sides, calling out and making themselves heard by all the people on Earth, except the two heavyweights. O Allah, give the spender back (blessings in return) and give the withholder (blessings in return), and give the destroyer (blessings in return).  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا طَلَعَتْ شَمْسٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا بُعِثَ بِجَنْبَتَيْهَا مَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ يُسْمِعَانِ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَلُمُّوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ فَإِنَّ مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى وَلَا آبَتْ شَمْسٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا بُعِثَ بِجَنْبَتَيْهَا مَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ يُسْمِعَانِ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ اللهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا وَأَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا مَالًا تَلَفًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Verily, Allah has granted every servant of His five provisions: his lifespan, his actions, his resting place, his livelihood, and his traces."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ فَرَغَ إِلَى كُلِّ عَبْدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ مِنْ خَمْسٍ مِنْ أَجَلِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ وَمَضْجَعِهِ وَأَثَرِهِ وَرِزْقِهِ