[Machine] They recalled a day when the casting of lots took place, and they quarreled over the outcome. Then Abu Ayyub al-Ansari passed by them, so they sent a man to him and asked, "O Abu Ayyub, is casting of lots done here?" He replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding every form of gambling in which lots are cast." So the casting of lots was returned to him, and Abu Ayyub responded with the same statement as before.  

أَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا يَوْمًا مَا يُنْتَبَذُ فِيهِ فَتَنَازَعُوا فِي الْقَرْعِ فَمَرَّ بِهِمْ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ إِنْسَانًا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْقَرْعُ يُنْتَبَذُ فِيهِ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْهَى عَنْ كُلِّ مُزَفَّتٍ يُنْتَبَذُ فِيهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْقَرْعَ فَرَدَّ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ الْأَوَّلِ  

"I narrated heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: 'Whoever seperates a mother from her child, Allah seperates him and his most beloved on the Day of Judgement.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1283)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْوَلَدِ وَوَالِدِهِ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَرَّقَ اللهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَحِبَّتِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

"By Allah, I do not know what I should do with these Karais (toilets). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When any one of you goes to defecate or urinate, let him not face toward the Qiblah, nor turn his back towards it." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 20)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ بِمِصْرَ وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِهَذِهِ الْكَرَايِيسِ يَعْنِي الْكُنُفَ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا ذَهَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ أَوِ الْبَوْلِ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا  

I used to conceal from you a thing which I heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Had you not committed sins, Allah would have brought into existence a creation that would have committed sin (and Allah) would have forgiven them. (Using translation from Muslim 2748a)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَدْ كُنْتُ كَتَمْتُ عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُونَ لَخَلَقَ اللهُ قَوْمًا يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina, he stayed at my house. He said to me, "O Abu Ayyub, should I teach you something?" I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "There is no servant who says in the morning, 'There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise,' except that Allah recorded for him ten good deeds and erased for him ten evil deeds. And whoever says it in the evening, will have the same reward until the morning. And whoever says it in the evening, will have the same reward until the morning." I then asked Abu Muhammad, "Did you hear this from Abu Ayyub?" He replied, "By Allah, I did hear it from Abu Ayyub who narrated it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَقُولُ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ بِهَا عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَإِلَّا كُنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَدْلَ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ مُحَرَّرِينَ وَإِلَّا كَانَ فِي جُنَّةٍ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ وَلَا قَالَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي إِلَّا كَذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهَا مِنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ؟ قَالَ آللَّهِ لَسَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

Allah's Messnger ﷺ had alighted in his house (viz. of Abu Ayyub Ansari at the time of his emigration to Medina) and he occupied the lower storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari lived in the upper storey. One night, Abu Ayyub Ansari got up and said (to himself): (How unfortunate it is) that we walk above the head of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so they went aside and spent the night in a nook and then told Allah's Apostle ﷺ about it whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: The lower storey is more comfortable (for me). but he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: We (would not live) over the roof under which you live. So Messenger of Allah ﷺ shifted to the upper storey, whereas Abu Ayyub Ansari shifted to the lower storey; and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) used to prepare food for Allah's Apostle ﷺ ; and when it was brought (back) to him he asked (to locate) the part, where his fingers had touched (the food), and he followed his fingers on that part where his fingers (those of the Holy Prophet) had touched it. (One day) he prepared food which contained garlic, and when it was returned to him he asked (to locate) the part which the fingers of Allah's Apostle ﷺ had touched. It was said to him that he had not eaten (the food). He (Abd Ayyub Ansari) was distressed and went up to him (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Is it forbidden? But Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: No, (it is not forbidden), but I do not like it. and he (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: I also do not like what you do not like or which you did not like. He (Abu Ayyub Ansari) said: (The Prophet did not eat garlic) as Allah's Apostle ﷺ was visited (by angels) and brought him the message of Allah. (Using translation from Muslim 2053c)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَسْفَلَ وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي الْعُلُوِّ فَانْتَبَهَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ نَمْشِي فَوْقَ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَحَوَّلَ فَبَاتُوا فِي جَانِبٍ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ السُّفْلُ أَرْفَقُ بِي فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ لَا أَعْلُو سَقِيفَةً أَنْتَ تَحْتَهَا فَتَحَوَّلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِي السُّفْلِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي الْعُلُوِّ فَكَانَ يَصْنَعُ طَعَامَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا رُدَّ إِلَيْهِ سَأَلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَتَّبِعُ أَثَرَ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَثَرِ أَصَابِعِهِ فَصَنَعَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ طَعَامًا فِيهِ ثُومٌ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ أَثَرِ أَصَابِعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَكْرَهُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ مَا تَكْرَهُ أَوْ مَا كَرِهْتَهُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُؤْتَى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever says when they pray the dawn prayer: 'There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the sovereignty and the praise, and He is powerful over everything,' ten times, it is as if they have freed four slaves, and ten good deeds are written for them and ten bad deeds are erased from them, and they are elevated by ten levels, and they have a protector from Satan until the evening. And if they say it after the sunset prayer, it is the same."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كُنَّ كَعَدْلِأَرْبَعِ رِقَابٍ وَكُتِبَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمُحِيَ عَنْهُ بِهِنَّ عَشْرُ سَيِّئَاتٍ وَرُفِعَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ عَشْرُ دَرَجَاتٍ وَكُنَّ لَهُ حَرَسًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ وَإِذَا قَالَهَا بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He said, "We do not know how to make use of the bathrooms of Egypt, although the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited us from facing both qiblas (directions of prayer) and turning our backs towards them." Hammam (one of the narrators) said, "He means defecation and urination."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا نَدْرِي كَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ بِكَرَايِيسِ مِصْرَ وَقَدْ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ وَنَسْتَدْبِرَهُمَا وقَالَ هَمَّامٌ يَعْنِي الْغَائِطَ وَالْبَوْلَ  

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: 'There is no man who plants a plant, except that Allah writes for him the reward equivalent to what comes out of the fruit of that plant.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَغْرِسُ غَرْسًا إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ قَدْرَ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ ذَلِكَ الْغِرَاسُ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Hasten to perform the Maghrib prayer before the rising of the star."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بَادِرُوا بِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ النَّجْمِ  

[Machine] " He said: We were with the Prophet ﷺ one day, and he brought some food close to us. I did not see any food that had more blessing in it, both at the beginning and at the end, than that one. We asked, "How is this, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Because we mentioned the name of Allah when we ate, and then someone else ate without mentioning His name, so the Shaytan ate with him."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَرَّبَ طَعَامًا فَلَمْ أَرَ طَعَامًا كَانَ أَعْظَمَ بَرَكَةً مِنْهُ أَوَّلَ مَا أَكَلْنَا وَلَا أَقَلَّ بَرَكَةً فِي آخِرِهِ قُلْنَا كَيْفَ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّا ذَكَرْنَا اسْمَ اللهِ حِينَ أَكَلْنَا ثُمَّ قَعَدَ بَعْدُ مَنْ أَكَلَ وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ فَأَكَلَ مَعَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ  

[Machine] When Abu Ayyub dies, recite my greetings to the people and inform them that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever dies without associating anything with Allah, Allah will admit him to Paradise. Let them carry me, and let them take me far away in the land of the Romans as much as they can." So, when Abu Ayyub died, people felt hesitant and carried his funeral.  

لَهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ إِذَا مِتُّ فَاقْرَءُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ فَأَخْبِرُوهُمْ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا جَعَلَهُ اللهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلْيَنْطَلِقُوا بِي فَلْيَبْعُدُوا بِي فِي أَرْضِ الرُّومِ مَا اسْتَطَاعُوا فَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَاسْتَلْأَمَ النَّاسُ وَانْطَلَقُوا بِجِنَازَتِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When one of you goes to the toilet, he should not face the Qibla (direction of prayer), but rather, he should turn to the east or west. So, when we arrived in Sham (Syria), we found toilets positioned towards the Qibla, so we shifted direction and sought forgiveness from Allah.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلَنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ وَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ جُعِلَتْ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَنَنْحَرِفُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ  

No, but I do not like it because of its odour. He (Abu Ayyub Ansiri) said: Then I also do not like what you do not like. (Using translation from Muslim 2053a)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ وَبَعَثَ بِفَضْلِهِ إِلَيَّ وَإِنَّهُ بَعَثَ يَوْمًا بِقَصْعَةٍ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فِيهَا ثُومٌ فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ رِيحِهِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ مَا كَرِهْتَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he was presented with food, would take what Allah willed for him to take. Then, he would send the rest to Abu Ayyub, and in it would be the trace of his hand. So, when food containing garlic was brought, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not eat anything from it. He sent it to Abu Ayyub, and his family said to him, "Have him come closer to you, for I am in need of it." When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not see the trace of his hand in it, he withdrew his hand from it. He then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Prophet of Allah, by my mother and father, have you not eaten from this food?" He said, "In it was garlic, so Jibril sought permission from me to eat it, so I ate."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ نَالَ مِنْهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَنَالَ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ بِسَائِرِهِ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَفِيهِ أَثَرُ يَدِهِ فَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فِيهِ الثُّومُ فَلَمْ يَطْعَمْ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا وَبَعَثَ بِهِ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَهْلُهُ فَقَالَ أَدْنُوهُ مِنِّي فَإِنِّي أَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَرَ أَثَرَ يَدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِ كَفَّ يَدَهُ مِنْهُ وَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي هَذَا الطَّعَامُ لَمْ تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ آكُلُ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ فِيهِ تِلْكَ الثُّومَةُ فَيَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيَّ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ فَآكُلُ مِنْهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَكُلْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Blessed are those who perform ablution and break their fast."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَبَّذَا الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ قِيلَ وَمَا الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ؟ قَالَ فِي الْوُضُوءِ وَالطَّعَامِ  

[Machine] Abu Ayub narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, "It is not permissible for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days, so that when they meet, one of them turns away and the other also turns away. The best among them is the one who initiates the greeting of peace."  

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ يَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيَصُدُّ هَذَا وَيَصُدُّ هَذَا وَخَيْرُهُمَا الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلَامِ  

[Machine] And once, a man was observed in Al-Muharram pouring water over his head. They sent a message to Abu Ayyub asking, "How did you see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wash his head?" He replied, "In the following manner - facing the Qibla and towards the back, that is how Sufyan described it."  

وَقَالَ مَرَّةً امْتَرَى فِي الْمُحْرِمِ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْمَاءَ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهُ؟ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا مُقْبِلًا وَمُدْبِرًا وَصَفَهُ سُفْيَانُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Verily, the best charity is giving charity to the needy relative."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّدَقَةِ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ  

"Water is for Water." [1] [1] That is, water for peforming Ghusl is obligatory when the ejaculation of water (semen) occurs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 199)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform four units of prayer at the time of mid-afternoon. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what are these prayers that I see you consistently perform?" He replied, "Indeed, the gates of heaven are opened at the time of mid-afternoon, so do not miss them until Dhuhr (noon) prayer is performed. I love for it to be my ascension towards goodness." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, do you recite anything specific in these prayers?" He said, "Yes." I then asked, "Do you send prayers upon the Prophet in them?" He replied, "No."  

أَدْمَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الرَّكَعَاتُ الَّتِي أَرَاكَ قَدْ أَدْمَنْتَهَا قَالَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَلَا تُرْتَجُ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ لِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّكُلِّهِنَّ؟ قَالَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَفِيهَا سَلَامٌ فَاصِلٌ؟ قَالَ لَا  

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1716)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ  

My nation will continue in goodness so long as they hasten to break their fast and prolong the pre-fasting meal.  

قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ غَازِيًا وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى مِصْرَ فَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا عُقْبَةُ؟ فَقَالَ شُغِلْنَا قَالَ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا بِي إِلَّا أَنْ يَظُنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ هَذَا أَمَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ إِلَى أَنْ تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ۔»  

[Machine] Abu Ayub and Uqbah bin Amir came to us that day in Egypt and mentioned something similar.  

قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى مِصْرَ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you enters the toilet, he should not face the qibla (direction of prayer), nor turn his back towards it. Instead, he should face east or west." Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "When we came to Ash-Sham (Syria), we found seats that faced the qibla, so we used to change our direction and seek forgiveness from Allah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْخَلَاءَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلْيُشَرِّقْ وَلْيُغَرِّبْ قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا الشَّامَ وَجَدْنَا مَقَاعِدَ تَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ فَجَعَلْنَا نَنْحَرِفُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ ﷻ  

[Machine] The translation of the passage is as follows: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, whenever he ate a meal, he would send its leftovers to Abu Ayyub. One day, a bowl containing garlic was sent to him. He asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is it prohibited?' The Prophet replied, 'No, but I dislike its smell.' Abu Ayyub said, 'Indeed, I also dislike what you dislike.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَكَلَ طَعَامًا بَعَثَ بِفَضْلِهِ إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ يَوْمًا بِقَصْعَةٍ فِيهَا ثُومٌ فَبَعَثَ بِهَا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحَرَامٌ هُوَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُ رِيحَهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ مَا تَكْرَهُ  

[Machine] "He informed the Prophet ﷺ that an Arab approached him while he was on a journey, and he took hold of the reins of his camel or its bridle, and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, or O Muhammad, inform me of what will bring me closer to Paradise and keep me distant from the Fire.' He ﷺ said, 'Worship Allah alone and associate no partners with Him, establish prayer, give zakat, and maintain good relations with your relatives.'"  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا عَرَضَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي مَسِيرٍ فَأَخَذَ بِخِطَامِ نَاقَتِهِ أَوْ بِزِمَامِ نَاقَتِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَوْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَيُبَاعِدُنِي مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ تَعْبُدُ اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ  

" Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out after the sun had set and he heard some sound and said: It is the Jews who are being tormented in their graves. (Using translation from Muslim 2869)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ بَعْدَ مَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتًا فَقَالَ يَهُودُ تُعَذَّبُ فِي قُبُورِهَا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ would seek refuge from the night two or three times, and when he would stand to pray during the night, he would pray four units of prayer. He would not speak or command anything, and he would send salutations between every two units.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْتَاكُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا وَإِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُوَلَا يَأْمُرُ بِشَيْءٍ وَيُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] The translation of the passage into English is as follows: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform ablution, he would rinse his mouth and wipe his beard from underneath with water.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ تَمَضْمَضَ وَمَسَحَ لِحْيَتَهُ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا بِالْمَاءِ  

[Machine] I met Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, and he shook my hand. Then he noticed that my nails were long, so he said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'One of you asks about the news of the sky while his nails are like bird's claws, gathering impurity, filth, and spittle.' " It was not Al-Ansari who said that, but rather Abu Ayyub Al-'Atki. Abu Abdur-Rahman narrated that his father's tongue was faster than his meaning, which implies that it was Waki' who said that. I narrated that I met Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, and he is actually Abu Ayyub Al-'Atki.  

لَقِيتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ فَصَافَحَنِي فَرَأَى فِي أَظْفَارِي طُولًا فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْأَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ يَدَعُ أَظْفَارَهُ كَأَظَافِيرِ الطَّيْرِ يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهَا الْجَنَابَةُ وَالْخَبَثُ وَالتَّفَثُ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ وَكِيعٌ مَرَّةً الْأَنْصَارِيَّ قَالَ غَيْرُهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْعَتَكِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ أَبِي سَبَقَهُ لِسَانُهُ يَعْنِي وَكِيعًا فَقَالَ لَقِيتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْعَتَكِيُّ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Truly, Aslam, Ghifara, Muzaynah, Ashja' and Juheinah, as well as anyone from the Banu Ka'b who are the allies of the people, their leader is Allah and His Messenger."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَسْلَمَ وَغِفَارَ وَمُزَيْنَةَ وَأَشْجَعَ وَجُهَيْنَةَ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ بَنِي كَعْبٍ مَوَالِيَّ دُونَ النَّاسِ وَاللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مَوْلَاهُمْ  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ recited in the Maghrib prayer Al-A'raf in both the units of prayer."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَرَأَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالْأَعْرَافِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Perform the Witr prayer in units of five. If you are unable, then three. If you are still unable, then one. If you are unable, then nod with a gesture."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْتِرْ بِخَمْسٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَبِثَلَاثٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَبِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِنْلَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَأَوْمِئْ إِيمَاءً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever says 'There is no god but Allah, He is One and has no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is capable of all things' ten times, it will be for him like freeing ten slaves or one slave."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ كُنَّ لَهُ كَعَدْلِ عِتْقِ عَشْرِ رِقَابٍ أَوْ رَقَبَةٍ  

[Machine] Narrated Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "Say, He is Allah, One, equivalent to one-third of the Quran."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ  

[Machine] "And Al-Miswar said, 'He (the Prophet) said, 'Do not wash.' So they sent me to Abu Ayyub and I asked him. He poured water on his head and then used both hands and rubbed them on his head. Then he said, 'This is how I saw the Prophet ﷺ do it.''  

وَقَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ لَا يَغْسِلُ فَأَرْسَلُونِي إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ؟ فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْمَاءَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَأَدْبَرَ بِهِمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَلَ  

‘Abd Allah bin ‘Umar said The apostle of Allaah ﷺ combined the sunset and the night prayers at Al Muzdalifah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1926)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ  

A man said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Inform me of a deed which will make me enter Paradise." The people said, "What is the matter with him? What is the matter with him?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He has something to ask (what he needs greatly)." The Prophet ﷺ said (to him), (In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah and join none in worship with Him: You should offer prayers perfectly, give obligatory charity (Zakat), and keep good relations with your Kith and kin." He then said, "Leave it!" (The sub-narrator said, "It seems that the Prophet ﷺ was riding his she camel." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5983)  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ؟ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ مَا لَهُ مَا لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَبٌ مَا لَهُ؟ قَالَ تَعْبُدُ اللهَ لَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ ذَرْهَا قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ  

[Machine] "He used to pray four units before noon. It was said to him, 'Indeed, you persist in this prayer.' He said, 'Verily, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing it, so I asked him and he said, 'Indeed, during this hour, the gates of heaven are opened, and I love for an righteous deed of mine to ascend in it.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تُدِيمُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَرْتَفِعَ لِي فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by Ibrahim during his night journey and asked Gabriel, "Who is with you, O Gabriel?" He replied, "This is Muhammad." Ibrahim said to him, "Tell your Ummah (nation) to increase in planting the gardens of Paradise, for its soil is pure and its space is vast." Muhammad asked, "And what are the gardens of Paradise?" Ibrahim replied, "There is no power or might except with Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ مَرَّ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ مَعَكَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مُرْ أُمَّتَكَ فَلْيُكْثِرُوا مِنْ غِرَاسِ الْجَنَّةِ فَإِنَّ تُرْبَتَهَا طَيِّبَةٌ وَأَرْضَهَا وَاسِعَةٌ قَالَ وَمَا غِرَاسُ الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ combined the two prayers with a congregation.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ بِجَمْعٍ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ : "Can any of you not recite one-third of the Quran in a single night? Verily, whoever recites Surah Al-Ikhlas (chapter 112) and Surah Al-Samad (chapter 112) in one night, he has recited one-third of the Quran that night."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَيُعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ اللهُ الصَّمَدُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَقَدْ قَرَأَ لَيْلَتَئِذٍ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ  

" Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out after the sun had set and he heard some sound and said: It is the Jews who are being tormented in their graves. (Using translation from Muslim 2869)   

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ وَجَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتًا فَقَالَ يَهُودُ تُعَذَّبُ فِي قُبُورِهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and six days from the month of Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted the entire year."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَسِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَقَدْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ  

ʿIf one of you sneezes, let him say: Praise be to Allah in all situations. Let others say to him; May Allah have mercy on you. And let him say May Allah guide you and rectify your condition.” I said to him: Is it from Abu Ayyoob? He said: ʿAli ؓ . (Using translation from Aḥmad 995)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ وَلْيَقُلِ الَّذِي يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ وَلْيَقُلْ هُوَ يَهْدِيكَ اللهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكَ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ يَهْدِيكُمُ اللهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ  

[Machine] From a sheikh from the people of Mecca from the Quraysh, from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, he said: A man found a louse on his garment, so he took it to throw it in the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Do not do that, but throw it on your garment until you leave the mosque."  

عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَنْ أَبِي أيُوبِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ وَجَدَ رَجُلٌ فِي ثَوْبِهِقَمْلَةً فَأَخَذَهَا لِيَطْرَحَهَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَفْعَلْ ارْدُدْهَا فِي ثَوْبِكَ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not face the Qibla with your private parts, and do not turn your back towards it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِفُرُوجِكُمْ وَلَا تَسْتَدْبِرُوهَا  

[Machine] Abu Ayyub Al-Rum passed away due to illness. When he was brought, he said, "If I die, carry me and when you face the enemy, bury me under your feet. I will tell you a narration I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . If not for my current state, I wouldn't have shared it with you. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.'"  

غَزَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الرُّومَ فَمَرِضَ فَلَمَّا حُضِرَ قَالَ إِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ فَاحْمِلُونِي فَإِذَا صَافَفْتُمُ الْعَدُوَّ فَادْفِنُونِي تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِكُمْ وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْلَا حَالِي هَذَا مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُبِاللهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ  

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1716)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ فَذَاكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ