قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْبَسُوا مِنْ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضَ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ خَيْرِ ثِيَابِكُمْ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ»

"ابتغوا الرفعةَ عندَ اللهِ، قيل: وما هي يا رسولَ اللهِ؟ قال: تحلم عمَّن جهل عليكَ، وتعطى من حَرَمكَ".

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kissed al-Hasan b. Ali while al-Aqra‘ b. Habis al-Tamimi was sitting with him. al-Aqra‘ said, “I have ten children and I have not kissed any of them.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at him and then said, “Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.”

قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعِنْدَهُ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسًا. فَقَالَ الأَقْرَعُ: إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا! فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ».

The Prophet ﷺ said, "If anyone of you passed through our mosque or through our market while carrying arrows, he should hold the iron heads," or said, "he should hold firmly with his hand lest he should injure one of the Muslims with it."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِذَا مَرَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا أَوْ فِي سُوقِنَا وَمَعَهُ نَبْلٌ فَلْيُمْسِكْ عَلَى نِصَالِهَا» أَوْ قَالَ «فَلْيَقْبِضْ بِكَفِّهِ أَنْ يُصِيبَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ».

from the Prophet ﷺ, he said: “Indeed, ˹calendar months˺ have returned to its original state, as it was on the day Allah created the heavens and the earth. The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive—Dhu al-Qa‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and al-Muharram—and Rajab of Mudar, which is between the two Jumads and Sha‘ban.”

Then he said: “Which month is this?” We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He remained silent until we thought he would name it by a another name. He said: “Is it not Dhu al-Hijjah?” We said: Yes. He said: “Which land is this?” We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He remained silent until we thought he would name it by another name. He said: “Is it not the Baldah (Sacred Precinct)?” We said: Yes. He said: “Which day is this?” We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He remained silent until we thought he would name it by another name. He said: “Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?” We said: Yes.

He said: *“Indeed, your blood and your wealth” —Muhammad said, and I think he also said— “and your honor are sacred to one another, like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this land of yours, in this month of yours. And you will meet your Lord, and He will question you about your deeds. So do not return after me misguided, striking the necks of one another. Let the one who is present convey to the one who is absent, for perhaps some who are informed will comprehend it better than some who heard it.”

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الزَّمَانَ قَدِ اسْتَدَارَ كَهَيْئَةِ يَوْمِ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، السَّنَةُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ، ثَلَاثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ: ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ، وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ، وَالْمُحَرَّمُ، وَرَجَبُ مُضَرَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ جُمَادَى وَشَعْبَانَ».

ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَيُّ شَهْرٍ هَذَا؟» قُلْنَا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ، قَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ؟» قُلْنَا: بَلَى. قَالَ: «فَأَيُّ بَلَدٍ هَذَا؟» قُلْنَا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ، قَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ الْبَلْدَةَ؟» قُلْنَا: بَلَى. قَالَ: «فَأَيُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا؟» قُلْنَا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. فَسَكَتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهِ، قَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ؟» قُلْنَا: بَلَى.

قَالَ: «فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ» – قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ، وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ – «وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ، عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ، كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا، فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا. وَسَتَلْقَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ، فَسَيَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ، أَلَا فَلَا تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي ضُلَّالًا، يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ. أَلَا، لِيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ، فَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَ مَنْ يُبَلَّغُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَوْعَى لَهُ مِنْ بَعْضِ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ».

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Beware of wrongdoing/oppression, for wrongdoing will become darknesses on the Day of Judgement. And beware of miserly greed, for miserly greed destroyed those who came before you: it drove them to shed one another’s blood and ˹make invading˺ their ˹personal˺ sanctity as lawful.”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «اتَّقُوا الظُّلْمَ، فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ ظُلُمَاتٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ. وَاتَّقُوا الشُّحَّ، فَإِنَّ الشُّحَّ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ: حَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ سَفَكُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا مَحَارِمَهُمْ».

The Prophet ﷺ said: "A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «لاَ يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَا ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ».

I was behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, and he said: “O young man, I will teach you some words: Guard Allah and He will guard you. Guard Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah; and when you seek help, seek help from Allah. And know that if the people were to gather together to benefit you with something, they would not benefit you except with something that Allah has already written for you; and if they were to gather together to harm you with something, they would not harm you except with something that Allah has already written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.”

كُنْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ: «يَا غُلاَمُ، إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ: احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، احْفَظِ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ، إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللَّهَ، وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ۔ وَاعْلَمْ، أَنَّ الأُمَّةَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلاَّ بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ: رُفِعَتِ الأَقْلاَمُ وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ».

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities (of the goods), then they would be blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «الْبَيِّعَانِ بِالْخِيَارِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا» أَوْ قَالَ: «حَتَّى يَتَفَرَّقَا۔ فَإِنْ صَدَقَا وَبَيَّنَا بُورِكَ لَهُمَا فِي بَيْعِهِمَا وَإِنْ كَتَمَا وَكَذَبَا مُحِقَتْ بَرَكَةُ بَيْعِهِمَا».

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to Al-Fajur (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing), and Al-Fajur (wickedness) leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is written before Allah, a liar."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَصْدُقُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ صِدِّيقًا۔ وَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَكْذِبُ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا».

[Machine] The passage describes a narrative about the prophet Ezekiel and a vision or experience he had. Ezekiel was among those taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar along with Daniel in the Jerusalem area. He claimed that while he was sleeping on the banks of the Euphrates, an angel came to him and took him by the head, lifting him to the treasury of the holy house (referring to the temple).

As Ezekiel raised his head to the sky, he saw the heavens opened without the Throne. He then beheld the Throne, surrounded by angels, above the heavens and earth. The earth and heavens were suspended under the Throne, carried by four angels, each with four faces: a human face, an eagle's face, a lion’s face, and a bull’s face.

Intrigued, Ezekiel looked at their feet and saw them at the boundaries of the earth on wheels with eyes. He then saw an angel before the Throne with six wings, who had been standing there since creation and will remain until the end of time. This was Gabriel. Below Gabriel, Ezekiel saw a magnificent angel, the greatest he had seen, identified as Michael, who was a leader over the angels of the heavens.

Angels circled the Throne, declaring the greatness of the Lord and chanting, "Holy, holy, our Lord who filled the heavens and the earth with His greatness." Below them were angels with six wings: two covering their faces against the light, two covering their bodies, and two for flying. These were the closest angels to the divine, continuously bowing and standing since creation.

Ezekiel witnessed more ranks of angels, some in continuous prostration since creation. As he gazed, the Throne descended through an opening in the sky to the earth, and then he was taken to the house of the temple (Masjid). Then, Ezekiel lost consciousness upon seeing and hearing an awe-inspiring vision and sound. Revived by the angel, he was instructed to return to his people with a mission to lead them, with great responsibility for guiding them or bearing the consequences of their astray.

Ezekiel was then lifted and returned to the Euphrates banks, where he again experienced angelic transport to other lands, witnessing resurrection of the dead by divine command, as bones rejoined and flesh regrew, seeing the restoration of life and spirit by calling upon their souls. The revived testified to their past idolatry and subsequent punishment, emphasizing divine judgment.

Finally, Ezekiel was returned to where he began, contemplating the enormous duty and the majesty he witnessed, tasked with guiding and warning his people of their spiritual duties and the reality of divine oversight.

أَنَّ حِزْقِيلَ كَانَ فِيمَنْ سَبَا بُخْتَنَصَّرَ مَعَ دَانِيَالَ بِبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَزَعَمَ حِزْقِيلُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ نَائِمًا عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْفُرَاتِ فَأَتَاهُ مَلَكٌ وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ فَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِهِ فَاحْتَمَلَهُ حَتَّى وَضَعَهُ فِي خِزَانَةِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا السَّمَاوَاتُ مُنْفَرِجَاتٍ دُونَ الْعَرْشِ قَالَ فَبَدَا لِيَ الْعَرْشُ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْفُرْجَةِ فَإِذَا الْعَرْشُ إِذْ نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ مُظِلًّا عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَأَيْتُهُنَّ مُعَلَّقَاتٍ بِبَطْنِ الْعَرْشِ وَإِذَا الْحَمَلَةُ أَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ لِكُلِّ مَلَكٍ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ وُجُوهٍ وَجْهُ إِنْسَانٍ وَوَجْهُ نَسْرٍ وَوَجْهُ أَسَدٍ وَوَجْهُ ثَوْرٍ فَلَمَّا أَعْجَبَنِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى أَقْدَامِهِمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ فِي تُخُومِ الْأَرْضِ عَلَى عَجَلٍ تَدُورُ لَهَا أَعْيُنٌ قَالَ وَإِذَا مَلَكٌ قَائِمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْعَرْشِ لَهُ سِتَّةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ لَهَا لَوْنٌ كَلَوْنِ فَرَعٍ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ مَقَامَهُ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ﷻ الْخَلْقَ إِلَى أَنْ تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ فَإِذَا هُوَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ وَإِذَا مَلَكٌ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَعْظَمَ شَيْءٍ رَأَيْتُهُ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا هُوَ مِيكَائِيلُ وَهُوَ خَلِيفَةٌ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا مَلَائِكَةٌ يَطُوفُونَ بِالْعَرْشِ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ﷻ الْخَلْقَ إِلَى أَنْ تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ؛ يَقُولُونَ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي مَلَأَتْ عَظَمَتُهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَإِذَا مَلَائِكَةٌ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لِكُلِّ مَلَكٍ مِنْهُمْ سِتَّةُ أَجْنِحَةٍ؛ جَنَاحَانِ يَسْتُرُ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ مِنَ النُّورِ وَجَنَاحَانِ يُغَطِّي بِهِمَا جَسَدَهُ وَجَنَاحَانِ يَطِيرُ بِهِمَا وَإِذَا هُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ قَالَ وَإِذَا مَلَائِكَةٌ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؛ مِنْهُمُ السَّاجِدُ وَمِنْهُمُ الْقَائِمُ لَمْ يَزَالُوا كَذَلِكَ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ إِلَى أَنْ تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ قَالَ وَإِذَا مَلَائِكَةٌ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؛ سُجُودٌ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ إِلَى أَنْ يُنْفَخَ فِي الصُّورِ رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ فَإِذَا نَظَرُوا إِلَى الْعَرْشِ قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ مَا كُنَّا نَقْدِرُكَ حَقَّ قَدْرِكَ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ الْعَرْشَ تَدَلَّى مِنْ تِلْكَ الْفُرْجَةِ فَكَانَ قَدْرَهَا ثُمَّ أَفْضَى بِي إِلَى مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ مِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مِنْ بَابِ الرَّحْمَةِ فَكَانَ [70] قَدْرَهُ ثُمَّ أَفْضَى بِي إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَكَانَ قَدْرَهُ ثُمَّ وَقَعَ عَلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَكَانَ قَدْرَهَا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ قَالَ فَصَعِقْتُ وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا لَمْ أَسْمَعْ مِثْلَهُ قَطُّ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ أُقَدِّرُ ذَلِكَ الصَّوْتَ فَإِذَا قَدَّرُهُ كَعَسْكَرٍ اجْتَمَعُوا فَأَجْلَبُوا بِصَوْتٍ وَاحِدٍ وَكَيْفِيَّةٍ اجْتَمَعَتْ فَتَدَافَعَتْ وَلَقِيَ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا أَوْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ حِزْقِيلُ فَلَمَّا صَعِقْتُ قَالَ أَنْعِشُوهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ ضَعِيفٌ خُلِقَ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَأَنْتَ طَلِيعَتِي عَلَيْهِمْ؛ كَطَلِيعَةِ الْجَيْشِ مَنْ دَعَوْتَهُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَجَابَكَ وَاهْتَدَى بِهُدَاكَ فَلَكَ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ وَمَنْ غَفَلْتَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ ضَلَالًا فَعَلَيْكَ مِثْلُ وِزْرِهِ لَا يُخَفِّفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أوْزَارِهِمْ شَيْئًا قَالَ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِالْعَرْشِ وَاحْتُمِلْتُ حَتَّى رُدِدْتُ إِلَى شَاطِئِ الْفُرَاتِ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْفُرَاتِ إِذْ أَتَانِي مَلَكٌ فَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِي فَاحْتَمَلَنِي حَتَّى أَدْخَلَنِي جَنْبَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحَوْضِ مَاءٍ لَا يَجُوزُ قَدَمِي قَالَ ثُمَّ أَفْضَيْتُ مِنْهُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا شَجَرُهَا عَلَى شُطُوطِ أَنْهَارِهَا وَإِذَا هُوَ شَجَرٌ لَا يَتَنَاثَرُ وَرَقُهُ وَلَا يَفْنَى ثَمَرُهُ وَإِذَا فِيهِ الطَّلْعُ وَالْغَضُّ وَالْيَنِيعُ وَالْقَطِيفُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا لِبَاسُهَا؟ قَالَ هُوَ ثِيَابٌ كَنَبَاتِ الْجَوْزِ؛ يَنْفَلِقُ عَنْ أَيِّ لَوْنٍ شَاءَ صَاحِبُهُ قُلْتُ مَا أَزْوَاجُهَا؟ قَالَ فَعُرِضْنَ عَلَيَّ فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَقِيسَ حُسْنَ وُجُوهِهِنَّ فَإِذَا هُنَّ لَوْ جُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ كَانَ وَجْهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَضْوَأَ مِنْهُمَا وَإِذَا لَحْمُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ لَا يُوَارِي عَظْمَهَا وَإِذَا عَظْمُهَا لَا يُوَارِي مُخَّهَا وَإِذَا هِيَ إِذَا نَامَ عَنْهَا صَاحِبُهَا اسْتَيْقَظَ وَهِيَ بِكْرٌ قَالَ فَعَجِبْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ حِزْقِيلُ فَقِيلَ لِي أَتَعْجَبُ مِنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَا لِي لَا أَعْجَبُ؟ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الثِّمَارِ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ خُلِّدَ وَمَنْ تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَزْوَاجِ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ الْهَمُّ وَالْحَزَنُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِرَأْسِي فَرَدَّنِي إِلَى حَيْثُ كُنْتُ قَالَ حِزْقِيلُ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْفُرَاتِ إِذْ أَتَانِي مَلَكٌ فَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِي فَاحْتَمَلَنِي حَتَّى وَضَعَنِي فِي بِقَاعٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ قَدْ كَانَتْ مَعْرَكَةً وَإِذَا فِيهِ عَشَرَةُ آلَافِ قَتِيلٍ قَدْ بَدَّدَتِ الطَّيْرُ وَالسِّبَاعُ لُحُومَهُمْ وَفَرَّقَتْ بَيْنَ أَوْصَالِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي إِنَّ قَوْمًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ قُتِلَ فَقَدِ انْفَلَتَ مِنِّي وَذَهَبَتْ عَنْهُ قُدْرَتِي فَادْعُهُمْ قَالَ حِزْقِيلُ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَإِذَا كُلُّ عَظْمٍ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى مَفْصِلِهِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ انْقَطَعَ؛ مَا الرَّجُلُ بِصَاحِبِهِ بِأَعْرَفَ مِنَ الْعَظْمِ بِمَفْصِلِهِ الَّذِي فَارَقَهُ حَتَّى أَمَّ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا ثُمَّ نَبَتَ عَلَيْهَا اللَّحْمُ ثُمَّ نَبَتَتِ الْعُرُوقُ ثُمَّ انْبَسَطَتِ الْجُلُودُ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْعُ لِي أَرْوَاحَهُمْ قَالَ حِزْقِيلُ فَدَعَوْتُهَا قَالَ فَإِذَا كُلُّ رُوحٍ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ الَّذِي فَارَقَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسُوا قَالَ سَلْهُمْ فِيمَا كُنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا إِنَّا لَمَّا مِتْنَا وَفَارَقَتْنَا الْحَيَاةُ لَفِينَا مَلَكًا يُقَالُ لَهُ مِيكَائِيلُ فَقَالَ هَلُمُّوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ وَخُذُوا أُجُورَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ سُنَّتُنَا فِيكُمْ وَفِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَفِيمَنْ هُوَ كَائِنٌ بَعْدَكُمْ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ فِي أَعْمَالِنَا فَوَجَدُونَا نَعْبُدُ الْأَوْثَانَ فَسُلِّطَ الدُّودُ عَلَى أَجْسَادِنَا وَجَعَلَتِ الْأَرْوَاحُ تَأْلَمُهُ وَسُلِّطَ الْغَمُّ عَلَى أَرْوَاحِنَا وَجَعَلَتْ أَجْسَادُنَا تَأْلَمُهُ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ نُعَذَّبُ حَتَّى دَعَوْتَنَا ثُمَّ احْتَمَلَنِي فَرَدَّنِي حَيْثُ كُنْتُ

"لأنْ يُؤَدِّبَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَدَه خَيرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِصَاعٍ".

"لأَنَا أَشَدُّ عَلَيكُمْ خَوْفًا مِن النِّعَم مِنِّي مِن الذُّنْوبِ أَلا إِنَّ النِّعَم الَّتِي لَا تُشْكر هِيَ الْحتفُ القَاضِي".

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Four ˹qualities˺ if you have them, then there shall be no blame upon you for what you missed ˹earning˺ in the world: (1) fulfilling the trust, (2) truthful speech, (3) good character, and (4) restraint with food."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «أَرْبَعٌ إِذَا كُنَّ فِيكَ فَلَا عَلَيْكَ مَا فَاتَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا: (١) حِفْظُ أَمَانَةٍ، (٢) وَصِدْقُ حَدِيثٍ، (٣) وَحُسْنُ خَلِيقَةٍ، (٤) وَعِفَّةٌ فِي طُعْمَةٍ».

"Umar came in when the Ethiopians were playing in the masjid. Umar, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with him, rebuked them, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Let them be there, O Umar, for they are Banu Arfidah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1596)

دَخَلَ عُمَرُ وَالْحَبَشَةُ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَزَجَرَهُمْ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «دَعْهُمْ يَا عُمَرُ فَإِنَّهُمْ هُمْ بَنُو أَرْفِدَةَ»

دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ وَحْدَهُ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّ لِلْمَسْجِدِ تَحِيَّةً وَإِنَّ تَحِيَّتَهُ رَكْعَتَانِ فَقُمْ فَارْكَعْهُمَا» قَالَ فَقُمْتُ فَرَكَعْتُهُمَا ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِالصَّلَاةِ فَمَا الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ «خَيْرُ مَوْضُوعٍ اسْتَكْثِرْ أَوِ اسْتَقِلَّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكْمَلُ إِيمَانًا؟ قَالَ «أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَسْلَمُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ سَلِمَ النَّاسُ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «طُولُ الْقُنُوتِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْهِجْرَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ هَجَرَ السَّيِّئَاتِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا الصِّيَامُ؟ قَالَ «فَرْضٌ مُجْزِئٌ وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَضْعَافٌ كَثِيرَةٌ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ عُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ وَأُهْرِيقَ دَمُهُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «جَهْدُ الْمُقِلِّ يُسَرُّ إِلَى فَقِيرٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ أَعْظَمُ؟ قَالَ «آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَا السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ مَعَ الْكُرْسِيِّ إِلَّا كَحَلْقَةٍ مُلْقَاةٍ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَاةٍ وَفَضْلُ الْعَرْشِ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ كَفَضْلِ الْفَلَاةِ عَلَى الْحَلْقَةِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ؟ قَالَ «مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الرُّسُلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ وَثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ جَمًّا غَفِيرًا» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ كَانَ أَوَّلُهُمْ؟ قَالَ «آدَمُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ خَلَقَهُ اللَّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِنْ رُوحِهِ وَكَلَّمَهُ قِبَلًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا «أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرْبَعَةٌ سُرْيَانِيُّونَ آدَمُ وَشِيثُ وَأَخْنُوخُ وَهُوَ إِدْرِيسُ وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ خَطَّ بِالْقَلَمِ وَنُوحٌ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ هُودٌ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَصَالِحٌ وَنَبِيُّكَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمْ كِتَابًا أَنْزَلَهُ اللَّهُ؟ قَالَ «مِائَةُ كِتَابٍ وَأَرْبَعَةُ كُتُبٍ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى شِيثٍ خَمْسُونَ صَحِيفَةً وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى أَخْنُوخَ ثَلَاثُونَ صَحِيفَةً وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَشَرُ صَحَائِفَ وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُوسَى قَبْلَ التَّوْرَاةِ عَشَرُ صَحَائِفَ وَأُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ وَالزَّبُورُ وَالْقُرْآنُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَتْ صَحِيفَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ قَالَ «كَانَتْ أَمْثَالًا كُلُّهَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الْمُسَلَّطُ الْمُبْتَلَى الْمَغْرُورُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَبْعَثْكَ لِتَجْمَعَ الدُّنْيَا بَعْضَهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَلَكِنِّي بَعَثْتُكَ لِتَرُدَّ عَنِّي دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ فَإِنِّي لَا أَرُدُّهَا وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِنْ كَافِرٍ وَعَلَى الْعَاقِلِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَغْلُوبًا عَلَى عَقْلِهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ سَاعَاتٌ سَاعَةٌ يُنَاجِي فِيهَا رَبَّهُ وَسَاعَةٌ يُحَاسِبُ فِيهَا نَفْسَهُ وَسَاعَةٌ يَتَفَكَّرُ فِيهَا فِي صُنْعِ اللَّهِ وَسَاعَةٌ يَخْلُو فِيهَا لِحَاجَتِهِ مِنَ الْمَطْعَمِ وَالْمَشْرَبِ وَعَلَى الْعَاقِلِ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ ظَاعِنًا إِلَّا لِثَلَاثٍ تَزَوُّدٍ لِمَعَادٍ أَوْ مَرَمَّةٍ لِمَعَاشٍ أَوْ لَذَّةٍ فِي غَيْرِ مُحَرَّمٍ وَعَلَى الْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَصِيرًا بِزَمَانِهِ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى شَأْنِهِ حَافِظًا لِلِسَانِهِ وَمَنْ حَسَبَ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قَلَّ كَلَامُهُ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا كَانَتْ صُحُفُ مُوسَى؟ قَالَ «كَانَتْ عِبَرًا كُلُّهَا عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْمَوْتِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يَفْرَحُ وَعَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يَضْحَكُ وَعَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْقَدَرِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يَنْصَبُ عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ رَأَى الدُّنْيَا وَتَقَلُّبَهَا بِأَهْلِهَا ثُمَّ اطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهَا وَعَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْحِسَابِ غَدًا ثُمَّ لَا يَعْمَلُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْصِنِي قَالَ «أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأْسُ الْأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِتِلَاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ نُورٌ لَكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَذُخْرٌ لَكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «إِيَّاكَ وَكَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ فَإِنَّهُ يُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ وَيَذْهَبُ بِنُورِ الْوَجْهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّمْتِ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَطْرَدَةٌ لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَنْكَ وَعَوْنٌ لَكَ عَلَى أَمْرِ دِينِكَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالْجِهَادِ فَإِنَّهُ رَهْبَانِيَّةُ أُمَّتِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «أَحِبَّ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَجَالِسْهُمْ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «انْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ تَحْتَكَ وَلَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ فَوْقَكَ فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لَا تُزْدَرَى نِعْمَةُ اللَّهِ عِنْدَكَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «قُلِ الْحَقَّ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُرًّا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «لِيَرُدَّكَ عَنِ النَّاسِ مَا تَعْرِفُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ وَلَا تَجِدْ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيمَا تَأْتِي وَكَفَى بِكَ عَيْبًا أَنْ تَعْرِفَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا تَجْهَلُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ أَوْ تَجِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيمَا تَأْتِي» ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِي فقَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لَا عَقْلَ كَالتَّدْبِيرِ وَلَا وَرَعَ كَالْكَفِّ وَلَا حَسَبَ كَحُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ»

the first man who discussed Qadar (Divine Decree) in Baṣrah was Maʿbad al-Juhanī. I along with Ḥumayd b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ḥimyarī set out for pilgrimage or for ʿUmrah and said: Should it so happen that we come into contact with one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we shall ask him about what is talked about Qadar. Accidentally we came across ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb, while he was entering the mosque. My companion and I surrounded him. One of us ˹stood˺ on his right and the other stood on his left. I expected that my companion would authorize me to speak. I, therefore, said: Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, there have appeared some people in our land who recite the Quran and pursue knowledge. And then after talking about their affairs, added: They claim that there is no such thing as Qadar and events are not predestined. He said: When you happen to meet such people tell them that I have nothing to do with them and they have nothing to do with me. And verily they are in no way responsible for my ˹belief˺. ʿAbdullāh b ʿUmar swore by Allah: If any one of them had with him gold equal to the bulk of ˹the mountain˺ Uḥud and spent it ˹for the sake of Allah˺, Allah would not accept it unless he affirmed his faith in the Qadar.

He further said: My father, ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes. His hair was extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last, he sat with the Prophet ﷺ. He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs,

then said: Muhammad, inform me about Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Islam implies that: (1) you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and (2) you establish prayer, (3) pay Zakat, (4) observe the fast of Ramadan, and (5) perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough ˹to bear the expense of˺ the journey.” ˹The inquirer˺ said: You have told the truth. ˹ʿUmar˺ said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth.

˹The inquirer˺ said: Inform me about Iman (faith). He replied: “That (1) you affirm your faith in Allah, (2) in His angels, (3) in His Books, (4) in His Apostles, (5) in the Day of Judgment, and (6) you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil.” ˹The inquirer˺ said: You have told the truth.

˹The inquirer˺ again said: Inform me about Iḥsān (excellence in deeds). He said: ”That (1) you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, (2) for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you.”

˹The inquirer˺ again said: Inform me about the Hour (of the Last Day). He remarked: ”One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring.” ˹The inquirer˺ said: Tell me some of its indications. He said: ”That (1) the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that (2) you will find barefooted, destitute goat herders vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings.”

˹ʿUmar˺ said: Then ˹the inquirer˺ went on his way but I stayed with (the Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: "ʿUmar, do you know who this inquirer was?" I replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. He remarked: "He was Jibrīl (Angel Gabriel). He came to you in order to teach you in your religion."

كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقَدَرِ بِالْبَصْرَةِ مَعْبَدٌ الْجُهَنِيُّ۔ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ حَاجَّيْنِ أَوْ مُعْتَمِرَيْنِ، فَقُلْنَا لَوْ لَقِينَا أَحَدًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَمَّا يَقُولُ هَؤُلاَءِ فِي الْقَدَرِ۔ فَوُفِّقَ لَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ دَاخِلاً الْمَسْجِدَ فَاكْتَنَفْتُهُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي أَحَدُنَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَالآخَرُ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ۔ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ صَاحِبِي سَيَكِلُ الْكَلاَمَ إِلَىَّ۔ فَقُلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ ظَهَرَ قِبَلَنَا نَاسٌ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَتَقَفَّرُونَ الْعِلْمَ وَذَكَرَ مِنْ شَأْنِهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنْ لاَ قَدَرَ، وَأَنَّ الأَمْرَ أُنُفٌ۔ قَالَ: فَإِذَا لَقِيتَ أُولَئِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْهُمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ بُرَآءُ مِنِّي، وَالَّذِي يَحْلِفُ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ لَوْ أَنَّ لأَحَدِهِمْ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا فَأَنْفَقَهُ، مَا قَبِلَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ۔

ثُمَّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ، شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعَرِ۔ لاَ يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ۔ حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ، وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ۔

وَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الإِسْلاَمِ۔ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «الإِسْلاَمُ (١) أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، (٢) وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلاَةَ، (٣) وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ، (٤) وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ، (٥) وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً۔» قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ۔ قَالَ: فَعَجِبْنَا لَهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ!

قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الإِيمَانِ۔ قَالَ: «أَنْ (١) تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ، (٢) وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ، (٣) وَكُتُبِهِ، (٤) وَرُسُلِهِ، (٥) وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ، (٦) وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ۔» قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ۔

قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الإِحْسَانِ۔ قَالَ: «أَنْ (١) تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، (٢) فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ۔»

قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ السَّاعَةِ۔ قَالَ: «مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ۔» قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَمَارَتِهَا۔ قَالَ: «أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا، وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ۔»

قَالَ: ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ فَلَبِثْتُ مَلِيًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: «يَا عُمَرُ أَتَدْرِي مَنِ السَّائِلُ؟» قُلْتُ: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ۔ قَالَ: «فَإِنَّهُ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ دِينَكُمْ۔»

The Prophet ﷺ said, "No fatigue,nor disease, nor sorrow nor sadness, nor hurt nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick from a thorn, except that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ وَلاَ وَصَبٍ، وَلاَ هَمٍّ وَلاَ حُزْنٍ، وَلاَ أَذًى وَلاَ غَمٍّ، حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا، إِلاَّ كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُ».

As if I saw the Prophet ﷺ talking about one of the prophets whose nation had beaten him and caused him to bleed, while he was cleaning the blood off his face and saying, "O Allah! Forgive my nation, for they have no knowledge."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ: ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ فَأَدْمَوْهُ، وَهْوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ۔»

the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, "˹How˺ wondrous is the affair of a believer: for there is good in every affair of his, while that is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer: ˹i.e.,˺ if times of ease strike him, he is grateful which is good for him; and if times of distress strike him, he is patient, which is ˹also˺ good for him."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ: إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ».

Some people from the Anṣār asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave them. They again asked him and he gave them again until all that was with him finished. And then he said, "If I had anything, I would not keep it away from you: (1) Whoever abstains from asking others, Allah will grant him contentment; (2) whoever tries to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will grant him self-sufficiency; and (3) whoever practices patientice, Allah will grant him patience. No one can be given a blessing better and greater than patience."

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ سَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ، ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ، حَتَّى نَفِدَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ: «مَا يَكُونُ عِنْدِي مِنْ خَيْرٍ، فَلَنْ أَدَّخِرَهُ عَنْكُمْ: (١) وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ، (٢) وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ، (٣) وَمَنْ يَتَصَبَّرْ يُصَبِّرْهُ اللَّهُ، وَمَا أُعْطِيَ أَحَدٌ عَطَاءً خَيْرًا وَأَوْسَعَ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ»

The Prophet ﷺ said, "One of the sayings of the early Prophets which the people have got is: 'If you don't feel shy ˹from committing indiscretions˺, then do whatever you like.'"

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ الأُولَى: (إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحِي فَاصْنَعْ مَا شِئْتَ)».

"عَنْ قُرَّة بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الْجُهَيْمِىِّ قَالَ: انْتَهَيْتُ إِلى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُحْتَبٍ في بُرْدَةٍ لَهُ كَأَنِّى أَنْظُرُ إِلَى هُدَّابِهَا (*) عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! أَوْصِنِى، قَالَ: اتَّقِ الله وَلاَ تَحْقِرَن مِنَ الْمعْرُوفِ شَيْئًا".

I entered upon the Prophet ﷺ and I was wearing a gold ring. He took a newspaper and struck my hand with it and said, "Throw it away." So, I went out and threw it away. Then, I returned to him and he asked, "What happened to the ring?" I said, "I threw it away." He said, "I only commanded you to enjoy it, not to throw it away."

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَلَيَّ خَاتَمٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَأَخَذَ جَرِيدَةً فَضَرَبَ بِهَا كَفِّي وَقَالَ: «اطْرَحْهُ»، قَالَ: فَخَرَجْتُ فَطَرَحْتُهُ، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: «مَا فَعَلَ الْخَاتَمُ؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ: طَرَحْتُهُ، قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تَسْتَمْتِعَ بِهِ وَلَا تَطْرَحَهُ».

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "By Allah! I seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً».

from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: “The best of your leaders are those whom you love and who love you, who pray for you and you pray for them. And the worst of your leaders are those whom you hate and who hate you, whom you curse and who curse you.”

It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, should we not oppose them with the sword?” He said: “No, for as long as they establish the prayer among you. And if you see from your rulers something you dislike, then dislike their action, but do not withdraw your hand from obedience.”

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «خِيَارُ أَئِمَّتِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَتُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَشِرَارُ أَئِمَّتِكُمُ الَّذِينَ تُبْغِضُونَهُمْ وَيُبْغِضُونَكُمْ وَتَلْعَنُونَهُمْ وَيَلْعَنُونَكُمْ»، 

قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ نُنَابِذُهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ؟ فَقَالَ: «لاَ مَا أَقَامُوا فِيكُمُ الصَّلاَةَ، وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْ وُلاَتِكُمْ شَيْئًا تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَاكْرَهُوا عَمَلَهُ وَلاَ تَنْزِعُوا يَدًا مِنْ طَاعَةٍ».

We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early part of the day. He said: Then there came to him some people who were barefoot and nearly naked, wearing patched cloaks or woolen mantles, with swords slung over their shoulders. Most of them were from ˹the tribe of˺ Mudar, rather, all of them were from Mudar. The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed because of the poverty he saw upon them. He went in, then came out, and he ordered Bilal, who called the adhan and the iqamah. He then led the prayer, and then delivered a sermon.

He said: “O people, fear your Lord who created you from a single soul…” to the end of the verse: “Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer.” (Nisa 4:1) And he recited the verse in Surat al-Hashr: “Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what it has sent forth for tomorrow; and fear Allah.” (Hashr 59:18)  Then he said: “Let a man give charity from his dinar, from his dirham, from his clothing, from a sa‘ of his wheat, from a sa‘ of his dates,” until he said: “Even if it is with half a date.”

Then a man from the Ansar came with a bundle that his hand could scarcely carry, rather, it could not carry it. Then the people followed one after another until I saw two heaps of food and clothing, until I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ glowing as if it were gilded. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever introduces in Islam a 'sunnah hasanah' (good practice) will have its reward and the reward of those who act upon it after him, without any of their rewards being diminished in the least. And whoever introduces in Islam a bad practice will bear its burden and the burden of those who act upon it after him, without any of their burdens being diminished in the least.”

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي صَدْرِ النَّهَارِ، قَالَ فَجَاءَهُ قَوْمٌ حُفَاةٌ عُرَاةٌ مُجْتَابِي النِّمَارِ أَوِ الْعَبَاءِ مُتَقَلِّدِي السُّيُوفِ، عَامَّتُهُمْ مِنْ مُضَرَ بَلْ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ مُضَرَ، فَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِمَا رَأَى بِهِمْ مِنَ الْفَاقَةِ، فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ، فَأَمَرَ بِلاَلاً فَأَذَّنَ وَأَقَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ خَطَبَ: 

فَقَالَ: «{ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ }» إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ «{ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا }»، وَالآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي الْحَشْرِ «{ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْتَنْظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ }، تَصَدَّقَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ دِينَارِهِ مِنْ دِرْهَمِهِ مِنْ ثَوْبِهِ مِنْ صَاعِ بُرِّهِ مِنْ صَاعِ تَمْرِهِ» حَتَّى قَالَ «وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ»، 

قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ بِصُرَّةٍ كَادَتْ كَفُّهُ تَعْجِزُ عَنْهَا، بَلْ قَدْ عَجَزَتْ، قَالَ ثُمَّ تَتَابَعَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ كَوْمَيْنِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَثِيَابٍ، حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَهَلَّلُ كَأَنَّهُ مُذْهَبَةٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَلَهُ أَجْرُهَا، وَأَجْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَىْءٌ، وَمَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرُهَا وَوِزْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَىْءٌ».

"إذا أحدث الإمام في آخر صلاتِه حين يستوى قاعدًا، فقد تمت صلاتهُ وصلاةُ من وراءَه على مثلِ صَلاتِه".

A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ asking how the worship of Prophet ﷺ was. When they were informed about that, they considered their worship insufficient. They said, "Where are we from the Prophet ﷺ as his past and future sins have been forgiven?" Then one of them said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The other said, "I will fast throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third said, "I will keep away from the women and will not marry forever." 

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to them and said, "Are you the same people who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more in awe of Allah and more conscious of Him than you; yet I fast and break my fast, I pray and I sleep and I marry women. So whoever turns away from my Sunnah (tradition) is not from me."

جَاءَ ثَلاَثَةُ رَهْطٍ إِلَى بُيُوتِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرُوا كَأَنَّهُمْ تَقَالُّوهَا، فَقَالُوا: وَأَيْنَ نَحْنُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي أُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ أَبَدًا، وَقَالَ آخَرُ: أَنَا أَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ وَلاَ أُفْطِرُ، وَقَالَ آخَرُ: أَنَا أَعْتَزِلُ النِّسَاءَ فَلاَ أَتَزَوَّجُ أَبَدًا۔ 

فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: «أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قُلْتُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَخْشَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَتْقَاكُمْ لَهُ، لَكِنِّي أَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ، وَأُصَلِّي وَأَرْقُدُ، وَأَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ، فَمَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي»

from the Prophet ﷺ who said: "I saw a person enjoying himself in Jannah because of the tree that he cut from the path which was a source of inconvenience to the people."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً يَتَقَلَّبُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فِي شَجَرَةٍ قَطَعَهَا مِنْ ظَهْرِ الطَّرِيقِ كَانَتْ تُؤْذِي النَّاسَ»

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

allāhumma lā sahlan illā mā jaʿaltahū sahlan, wa-anta tajʿal al-ḥazna sahlan idhā shiʾta

(O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if You Will.)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ:

«اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ سَهْلًا إِذَا شِئْتَ»

"عَقْلُ الْمَرأَةِ عَقْلِ الرَّجُلِ حتى يَبلُغَ الثلُثَ من دِيَتِها".

[Machine] There was a matter in my heart that saddened me: that I had not asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it, nor had I heard anyone ask him about it. So I kept watching for an opportunity. One day I entered upon him while he was performing ablution, and I found him in two conditions I loved to find him in: free (unoccupied) and in good spirits. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, will you permit me to ask you?” He said, “Yes—ask whatever occurs to you.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is faith?” He said, “Generosity and patience.” I said, “Then which of the believers is best in faith?” He said, “The one with the best character.” I said, “Then which of the Muslims is best in Islam?” He said, “The one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe.” I said, “Then which jihad is best?” He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, until I feared I had burdened him, and I wished I had not asked him—especially since I had heard him the day before say: “Indeed, the greatest of the Muslims in wrongdoing against the Muslims is the one who asks about something that was not prohibited for them, and then it is prohibited for them because of his question.” So I said, “I seek refuge in Allah from the anger of Allah and the anger of His Messenger ﷺ.” He raised his head and said, “What did you say?” I said, “Which jihad is best?” He said, “A word of justice in the presence of a tyrannical ruler.”

كَانَتْ فِي نَفْسِي مَسْأَلَةٌ قَدْ أَحْزَنَنِي أَنِّي لَمْ أَسْأَلْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْهَا وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحَدًا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهَا فَكُنْتُ أَتَحَيَّنُهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَوَافَقْتُهُ عَلَى حَالَتَيْنِ كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُوَافِقَهُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَجَدْتُهُ فَارِغًا وَطَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ سَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ «السَّمَاحَةُ وَالصَّبْرُ» قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَفْضَلُ إِيمَانًا؟ قَالَ «أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا» قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَفْضَلُهُمْ إِسْلَامًا؟ قَالَ «مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ» قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَطَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَصَمَتَ طَوِيلًا حَتَّى خِفْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ قَدْ شَقَقْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَتَمَنَّيْتُ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ سَأَلْتُهُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ بِالْأَمْسِ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ جُرْمًا لِمَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَمْ يُحَرَّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَسْأَلَتِهِ» فَقُلْتُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟» قُلْتُ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ «كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ»

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ received a group of men and he accepted the pledge from nine of them, while he refrained from one. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, you accepted the pledge of nine men and left this one out?” The Prophet said, “There is an amulet upon him.” The man took it in his hand and cut it, then the Prophet accepted his pledge and he said, “Whoever hangs an amulet around his neck has committed an act of shirk (associating partners to Allah).”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ رَهْطٌ فَبَايَعَ تِسْعَةً وَأَمْسَكَ عَنْ وَاحِدٍ فَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، بَايَعْتَ تِسْعَةً وَتَرَكْتَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّ عَلَيْهِ تَمِيمَةً» فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَقَطَعَهَا فَبَايَعَهُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ عَلَّقَ تَمِيمَةً فَقَدْ أَشْرَكَ»

A black man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am a black man with a foul odor and an ugly face, and I have no wealth. If I fight these people ˹in the path of Allah˺ until I am killed, where will I be?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "In Paradise." So he fought until he was killed.

Then the Prophet ﷺ came to him and said, "Allah has brightened your face, sweetened your fragrance, and increased your wealth." And he said to him or to someone else, "I have seen his wife from the beautiful black-eyed maidens stripping off her garment of silk to cover him.

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَسْوَدَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ أَسْوَدُ مُنْتِنُ الرِّيحِ قَبِيحُ الْوَجْهِ لَا مَالَ لِي فَإِنْ أَنَا قَاتَلْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ حَتَّى أُقْتَلَ فَأَيْنَ أَنَا؟ قَالَ «فِي الْجَنَّةِ» فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «قَدْ بَيَّضَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَكَ وَطَيَّبَ رِيحَكَ وَأَكْثَرَ مَالَكَ» وَقَالَ لِهَذَا أَوْ لِغَيْرِهِ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ زَوْجَتَهُ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ نَازَعَتْهُ جُبَّةً لَهُ مِنْ صُوفٍ تَدْخُلُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ جُبَّتِهِ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ followed me and said, "So we set off until I reached a certain place, and he drew a line for me and told me to stay within it. He said, 'Do not leave this area, for if you do, you will perish.' So I stayed within it. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went away for a while, or seemingly went far away. 

Then he returned and mentioned Haneen, as if they were zutt (locusts). (Affan said, or as Affan said if Allah wills), they had no clothes on, and I did not see their private parts at all. They had very little flesh. Then they came and started riding on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Prophet of Allah ﷺ began reciting to them. They came to me and it seemed as if they were flooding around me and attempting to interpose themselves. Abdullah said, "I was terrified of them more severely than I was the first time." A'rif said in his narration, "Then he sat down or as he said." Then when the dawn broke, they left, or as he said. Then indeed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned very weary and exhausted, or almost exhausted due to what he had ridden. He said, "I feel heavy, or as he said." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rested his head on me, or as he said. Then the Haneen came to them wearing long white clothes, or as he said. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell into a trance." Abdullah said, "I was terrified of them more severely than the first time." A'rim said in his narration, or as they said, "Some of them said to others, 'Indeed, this servant has received something good,' or as they said, 'His eyes are sleeping, or he said his eye, and his heart is awake.' Then A'rim said, "Some of them said to others, 'Come, let us strike a similitude for him,' or as they said, 'Let us strike a similitude for him and let us interpret it ourselves, or you interpret and we will interpret and you interpret, or as they said.' Then some of them said to others, 'His similitude is like the similitude of a master who built a strong edifice and then sent food to the people. So whoever did not come to his food, or he said whoever did not follow him, he would severely punish him, or as they said.' Others said, 'As for the master, he is the Lord of the Worlds, and as for the edifice, it is Islam, and the food is Paradise, and he is the inviter. So whoever follows him will be in Paradise,' A'rim said in his narration, or as they said. 'And whoever does not follow him will be punished severely,' or as they said.

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke and said, 'What have you seen, O son of Umm 'Abd?' 'Abdullah said, 'I saw such and such.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'There is nothing they said that is hidden from me.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'They are a group of angels, or he said they are from the angels, or as Allah wills.' "

اسْتَتبْعَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ مَكَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخَطَّ لِي خِطَّةً فَقَالَ لِي كُنْ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ هَذِهِ لَا تَخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ خَرَجْتَ هَلَكْتَ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ فِيهَا قَالَ فَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَذَفَةً أَوْ أَبْعَدَ شَيْئًا أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ 

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ ذَكَرَ هَنِينًا كَأَنَّهُمْ الزُّطُّ (قَالَ عَفَّانُ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ عَفَّانُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ) لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثِيَابٌ وَلَا أَرَى سَوْآتِهِمْ طِوَالًا قَلِيلٌ لَحْمُهُمْ قَالَ فَأَتَوْا فَجَعَلُوا يَرْكَبُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَجَعَلَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ وَجَعَلُوا يَأْتُونِي فَيُخَيِّلُونَ أَوْ يَمِيلُونَ حَوْلِي وَيَعْتَرِضُونَ لِي قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَأُرْعِبْتُ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا شَدِيدًا قَالَ فَجَلَسْتُ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا انْشَقَّ عَمُودُ الصُّبْحِ جَعَلُوا يَذْهَبُونَ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ ثَقِيلًا وَجِعًا أَوْ يَكَادُ أَنْ يَكُونَ وَجِعًا مِمَّا رَكِبُوهُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَجِدُنِي ثَقِيلًا أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ فِي حِجْرِي أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ هَنِين أَتَوْا عَلَيْهِمْ ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ طِوَالٌ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ وَقَدْ أَغْفَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَأُرْعِبْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَشَدَّ مِمَّا أُرْعِبْتُ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ عَارِمٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ لَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ هَذَا الْعَبْدُ خَيْرًا أَوْ كَمَا قَالُوا إِنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ نَائِمَتَانِ أَوْ قَالَ عَيْنَهُ أَوْ كَمَا قَالُوا وَقَلْبَهُ يَقْظَانُ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ عَارِمٌ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ هَلُمَّ فَلْنَضْرِبْ لَهُ مَثَلًا أَوْ كَمَا قَالُوا قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ اضْرِبُوا لَهُ مَثَلًا وَنُؤَوِّلُ نَحْنُ أَوْ نَضْرِبُ نَحْنُ وَتُؤَوِّلُونَ أَنْتُمْ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ مَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ سَيِّدٍ ابْتَنَى بُنْيَانًا حَصِينًا ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ بِطَعَامٍ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ طَعَامَهُ أَوْ قَالَ لَمْ يَتْبَعْهُ عَذَّبَهُ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ كَمَا قَالُوا قَالَ الْآخَرُونَ أَمَّا السَّيِّدُ فَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَأَمَّا الْبُنْيَانُ فَهُوَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَالطَّعَامُ الْجَنَّةُ وَهُوَ الدَّاعِي فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ كَانَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ عَارِمٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ أَوْ كَمَا قَالُوا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَتَّبِعْهُ عُذِّبَ أَوْ كَمَا

قَالَ 

ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتَ يَا ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ؟ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ رَأَيْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مِمَّا قَالُوا شَيْءٌ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ هُمْ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَوْ قَالَ هُمْ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَوْ كَمَا شَاءَ اللهُ

A Bedouin said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the best of people?” He said, “Those whose lives are long and whose deeds are good.”

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ: «مَنْ طَالَ عُمُرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ»

On the day of the battle of Uhud, a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Can you tell me where I will be if I should get martyred?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "In Paradise." The man threw away some dates he was carrying in his hand, and fought till he was martyred .

قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فَأَيْنَ أَنَا؟ قَالَ: «فِي الْجَنَّةِ» فَأَلْقَى تَمَرَاتٍ فِي يَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever dies without an Imam, dies the death of the time of ignorance."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً

There were two brothers during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. One of them used to come to the Prophet ﷺ, and the other had some business. The businessman among them complained to the Prophet ﷺ about his brother, so he said: 'Perhaps you are provided for because of him.'

كَانَ أَخَوَانِ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَالآخَرُ يَحْتَرِفُ فَشَكَا الْمُحْتَرِفُ أَخَاهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَعَلَّكَ تُرْزَقُ بِهِ

"خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى طَعَامٍ دُعُوا لَهُ فَإِذَا حُسَيْنٌ مَعَ الغِلمَانِ يَلعَبُ فِى الطَّرِيقِ فَاسْتُحِيلَ القَوْمُ، ثُمَّ بَسَطَ يَدهُ فَطَفِقَ الصَّبِىُّ يَغْدُو ههنا مَرَّةً وَهَهنَا مَرَةَّ، وَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُضَاحِكُهُ حَتَّى أخَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ إحْدَى يَدَيْهِ تَحْتَ ذَقْنِهِ وَالأخْرَى تَحْتَ قَفَاهُ، ثُمَ أقْنَعَ رَأسَهُ فَوَضَعَ فَاهُ عَلَى فِيهِ فَقَبَّلَهُ فَقَالَ: حُسَيْن مِنِّى وَأَنَا مِنْ حُسَيْن، أَحَبَّ اللهُ مَنْ أَحَبَّ حُسَيْنًا، حُسَيْن سِبْطٌ مِنَ الأسْبَاطِ".

"طُوبى لمَنْ رآني وآمنَ بِي، وطُوبى لِمنَ آمنَ بِي ولَمْ يرَنِي -ثلاث مرات-".

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not perform Witr (the odd numbered nightly prayer) to three rakahs making is seem like the Maghrib prayer. Rather extend it to five, or seven, nine, or eleven rakahs, or even more than that."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُوتِرُوا بِثَلَاثٍ تَشَبَّهُوا بِصَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنْ أَوْتِرُوا بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ بِسَبْعٍ أَوْ بِتِسْعٍ أَوْ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»

Observe Witr before morning.

أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الْوِتْرِ فَقَالَ أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the night prayer (Tahajjud) with three (rak'ahs), reciting in the first rak'ah: "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" (Surah Al-A'la), in the second rak'ah: "Say, O disbelievers" (Surah Al-Kafirun), and in the third rak'ah: "Say, He is Allah, the One" (Surah Al-Ikhlas). He used to prolong his recitation before bowing (ruku') and when he would finish the prayer, he would say: "Glory be to the King, the Most Holy" three times, raising his voice so that it is heard in the Hereafter, saying: "O Lord of the angels and the Rooh (Jibreel)" (Hadith Sahih Muslim).

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَيَقْنُتُ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَمُدُّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ يَقُولُ رَبِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ 4863 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْأَشْعَثِ السِّجِسْتَانِيُّ حَدِيثَ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ

[Machine] During the time of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, people used to offer twenty-three units of prayer in Ramadan. It was possible to combine the two narrations (regarding the number of units) because they used to start with eleven units, then perform twenty units before ending with three units of witr prayer. Only Allah knows best.

كَانَ النَّاسُ يَقُومُونَ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي رَمَضَانَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً وَيُمْكِنُ الْجَمْعُ بَيْنَ الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ بِإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ثُمَّ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ بِعِشْرِينَ وَيُوتِرُونَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing the witr prayer with nine (or as she said). He used to pray two rak'ahs while sitting and pray two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer between the adhan and the iqamah.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ بِسَبْعٍ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَتْ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَرَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإِقَامَةِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with three rakahs, and he would do the taslim only in the last rakah. And this is the Witr prayer of Amir al-Muminin, Umar b. al-Khattab"

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ» وَهَذَا وِتْرُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Witr and recite: ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High.’, [Al-A’la (87)] ‘Say: O you disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and ‘Say: Allah is One.”. [Al-Ikhlas (112)] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1171)

كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلاثٍ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ

He used to perform the Witr prayer with three rakahs without the tashahhud (sitting) in between them, and he would not do the tashahhud except in the last rakah."

أَنَّهُ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ وَلَا يَتَشَهَّدُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ»