Why donʿt you appoint a successor? He said: If I do not do that, one who is better than me did not do it either, namely the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; if I do that, one who is better than me did it too, namely Abu Bakr. (Using translation from Aḥmad 299)   

«إِنْ أَتْرُكْ فَقَدْ تَرَكَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَدِ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي أَبُو بَكْرٍ» فَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «إِنِّي وَدِدْتُ أَنْ أَتَخَلَّصَ مِنْهَا لَا عَلَيَّ وَلَا لِي»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Abdul Rahman, do not ask for leadership, for if you are given it as a result of your request, you will be left to deal with it on your own. And if you are given it without asking, you will be assisted in it. And if you are given a choice between two options and you see that one of them is better, then choose the one that is better and ask Allah to bless your choice."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِذَا آلَيْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ وَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا فَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكِ»  

"You will become keen for positions of authority, but that will become a regret and loss. What a good life they will live, but how hard it will be for them when they die." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4211)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ»  

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Hazim, the freed slave of Abu Ruhum al-Ghifari, on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Woe to the rulers, for surely people would wish that they were dangling on their tails like monkeys, rather than being rulers."  

عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي رُهْمٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «وَيْلٌ لِلْأُمَرَاءِ لَيَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُعَلَّقِينَ بِذَوَائِبِهِمْ بِالثُّرَيَّا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا وُلُّوا شَيْئًا قَطُّ»  

[Machine] He informed him that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The just people on the Day of Judgment will be on pulpits of light, on the right side of the Most Merciful, and both of their hands will be on their families and children, and what they have done."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْمُقْسِطُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى مَنَابِرٍ مِنْ نُورٍ عَنْ يَمِينِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَكِلْتَا يَدَيْهِ يَمِينٌ الْمُقْسِطُونَ عَلَى أَهْلِيهِمْ وَأَوْلَادَهُمْ وَمَا وَلُّوا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, "Those who are just in the eyes of the Most Merciful are those who are fair in their judgments, dealings, and relationships, and they fulfill their responsibilities properly."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ « الْمُقْسِطُونَ عَنْ يَمِينِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَكِلْتَا يَدَيْهِ يَمِينٌ الَّذِينَ يَعْدِلُونَ فِي حُكْمِهِمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ وَمَا وَلُّوا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Seven people will be shaded by Allah under His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His. They are: (1) a just ruler; (2) a young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, (i.e. worship Allah (Alone) sincerely from his childhood), (3) a man whose heart is attached to the mosque (who offers the five compulsory congregational prayers in the mosque); (4) two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only; (5) a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for an illegal sexual intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah; (6) a person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity). (7) a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes get flooded with tears." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1423)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ فِي عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ خَالِيًا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَجُلَانِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَا عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَا وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتَ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ إِلَى نَفْسِهَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَا تَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ يَمِينُهُ»  

[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ sent Abu Jahl bin Hudhayfah as a representative to collect charity. A man refused to give him charity, so Abu Jahl struck him and injured him. They all went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, seek justice!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "You have this and that." They were not satisfied, so he said again, "You have this and that." They were still not satisfied, so he said, "You have this and that." Finally, they agreed and said, "Are you satisfied?" They replied, "Yes."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَ أَبَا جَهْمِ بْنِ حُذَيْفَةَ مُصَدِّقًا فَلَاجَّهُ رَجُلٌ فِي صَدَقَتِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَشَجَّهُ فَأَتَوَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا الْقَوَدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَكُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا» فَلَمْ يَرْضَوْا فَقَالَ «لَكُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا» فَلَمْ يَرْضَوْا فَقَالَ «لَكُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا» فَرَضُوا وَقَالَ «أَرَضِيتُمْ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ  

[Machine] That Haytah used to enter the wives of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without being counted among the family members. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon him while he was being described as a woman, and he said: "When she approaches, she approaches with four and when she turns away, she turns away with eight." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do I not see that he knows what is happening here? He should not enter upon you." So he expelled him, and he would come to the outskirts and enter every Friday, feeding them.  

أَنَّ هِيتًا* كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَا يَعُدُّونَهُ مِنْ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَنْعَتُ امْرَأَةً وَهُوَ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا إِذَا أَقْبَلَتْ أَقْبَلَتْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ أَدْبَرَتْ بِثَمَانٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أَرَى هَذَا يَعْلَمُ مَا هَا هُنَا؟ لَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْكُمْ» وَأَخْرَجَهُ فَكَانَ بِالْبَيْدَاءِ يَدْخُلُ كُلَّ يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ يَسْتَطْعِمُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and everyone of you is responsible (for his wards). A ruler is a guardian and is responsible(for his subjects); a man is a guardian of his family and responsible (for them); a wife is a guardian of her husband's house and she is responsible (for it), a slave is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible (for that). Beware! All of you are guardians and are responsible (for your wards). (Using translation from Bukhārī 5188)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ فَالْأَمِيرُ رَاعٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَهِيَ مَسْؤُولَةٌ وَالْعَبْدُ رَاعٍ عَلَى مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ أَلَا فَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allahﷺ say, "Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The leader is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock. A man is a shepherd in his household and is responsible for his flock. A woman is a shepherdess in her husband's house and is responsible for her flock. A servant is a shepherd in his master's wealth and is responsible for his flock. And each of you is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ فَالْإِمَامُ رَاعٍ وَمَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا وَمَسْؤُولَةٌ عَنْ رَعَيَّتِهَا وَالْخَادِمُ رَاعٍ فِي مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَمَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَمَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The amir (ruler) who is over the people is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock; a man is a shepherd in charge of the inhabitants of his household and he is responsible for his flock; a woman is a shepherdess in charge of her husband's house and children and she is responsible for them; and a man's slave is a shepherd in charge of his master's property and he is responsible for it. So each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2928)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ فَالْأَمِيرُ الَّذِي عَلَى النَّاسِ رَاعٍ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْهُمْ وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعِي أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْهُمْ وَالْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ عَلَى بَيْتِ بَعْلِهَا وَوَلَدِهِ وَهِيَ مَسْؤُولَةٌ عَنْهُمْ وَعَبْدُ الرَّجُلِ رَاعٍ عَلَى مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْهُ فَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When Allah has a good purpose for a ruler, He appoints for him a sincere minister who reminds him if he forgets and helps him if he remembers; but when Allah has a different purpose from that for him. He appoints for him an evil minister who does not remind him if he forgets and does not help him if he remembers. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2932)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِالْأَمِيرِ خَيْرًا جَعَلَ لَهُ وَزِيرَ صِدْقٍ إِنْ نَسِيَ ذَكَّرَهُ وَإِنْ ذَكَرَ أَعَانَهُ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهِ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ جَعَلَ لَهُ وَزِيرَ سُوءٍ إِنْ نَسِيَ لَمْ يَذْكُرْهُ وَإِنْ ذَكَرَ لَمْ يُعِنْهُ»  

Ubaidullah b Ziyad visited Ma'qil b. Yasir al-Muzani in his last iliness. Ma'qil said (to him): I am narrating to you a tradition I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If I knew that I am to survive this illness. I would, not narrate it to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If God appointed anyone ruler over a people and he died while he was still treacherous to his people, God would forbid his entry into Paradise. (Using translation from Muslim 142e)  

مَعْقِلٌ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ لِي حَيَاةً مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ بِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْتَرْعِيهِ اللَّهُ رَعِيَّةً يَمُوتُ يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌّ لِرَعِيَّتِهِ إِلَّا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ , told me that she came to the Prophet ﷺ and spoke to him while he was in seclusion in the mosque. He stood up with me one night to escort me to my house. However, two men from the Ansar (helpers) saw him and felt shy, so they turned back. He said, "Come, it is Safiyyah bint Huyayy." They replied, "We seek refuge with Allah. How can we think evil of you? But we know that Satan runs through the veins of human beings just like blood."  

حَدَّثَتْنِي صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَيٍّ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ جِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَتَحَدَّثَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَهُوَ عَاكِفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَامَ مَعِي لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي يَبَلِّغُنِي بَيْتِي فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيَاهُ اسْتَحْيَا فَرَجَعَا فَقَالَ «تَعَالَيَا فَإِنَّهَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَيٍّ» فَقَالَا نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمَا هَذَا إِنْ تَكُونَا تَظُنَّانِ سُوءًا وَلَكِنْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ»  

“Take it easy, she is Safiyyah bint Huyai.” They said: “Glorious is Allah, O Messenger of Allah!” And they were very upset by that (i.e., that he thought they may have some doubts). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood, and I was afraid that he might cast some doubt into your hearts.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1779)   

أَنَّ صَفِيَّةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ تَنْطَلِقُ فَقَامَ مَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْلِبُهَا حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ عِنْدَ بَابِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَسَلَّمَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ بُعْدًا فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَى رِسْلِكُمَا إِنَّمَا هِيَ صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَيٍّ» فَقَالَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَبُرَ عَلَيْهِمَا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَبْلُغُ مِنَ الْإِنْسَانِ مَبْلَغَ الدَّمِ وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ أَنْ يَقْذِفَ فِي قُلُوبِكُمَا شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, the Quraysh have a recent connection to the days of ignorance, and I wanted to reconcile them." Then he said to them: "Is there anyone among you who is not from your group?" They said: "We have a nephew." He ﷺ said: "The nephew of a people is considered one of their own."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَأَلَّفَهُمْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ «أَفِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ؟ » قَالُوا ابْنُ أُخْتٍ لَنَا قَالَ «ابْنُ أُخْتِ الْقَوْمِ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ»  

[Machine] A Bedouin man asked the Prophet ﷺ for something, so he ordered him to be given a flock of sheep. Ibn Aisha mentioned their large number. The Bedouin man then went to his people and said, "O people, embrace Islam for Muhammad gives abundantly to those who are not afraid of poverty."  

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «فَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِغَنَمٍ» ذَكَرَ ابْنُ عَائِشَةَ كَثْرَتَهَا فَأَتَى الْأَعْرَابِيُّ قَوْمَهُ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَسْلِمُوا فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُعْطِي عَطَاءَ مَنْ لَا يَخَافُ الْفَقْرَ  

[Machine] We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to the year of Tabuk, until we reached Wadi Al-Qura. Then, we saw a woman in her garden. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Back away." So, the people backed away, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ backed away about ten paces. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the woman, "Count what comes out of it until I return to you, if Allah wills." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded until he reached Tabuk. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A strong wind will blow upon you tonight. No man should stand in it. Whoever has a camel, let him tie its harness." Abu Humayd said, "We secured it, and when it was nighttime, a wind blew upon us. A man stood in it, and it threw him into a rocky mountain. Then, the Angel of Aylah came to him and presented a white she-mule to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The Messenger of Allah ﷺ clothed it with a saddle blanket and wrote for him. Then, he moved forward, and we moved with him until we reached Wadi Al-Qura. He said to the woman, "How many gardens do you have?" She said, "Ten gardens." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ counted them, and then he said, "I am in a hurry. Whoever among you wants to hurry with me, let him do so." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out, and we went out with him until he entered Madinah. He said, "This is Tabah." When he saw Uhud, he said, "This is Uhud, it loves us, and we love it. Shall I inform you of the best homes of the Ansar?" They said, "Yes." He said, "The best homes of the Ansar are Banu An-Najjar, then the houses of Banu Abdul Ashhal, then the houses of Banu Al-Harith, then the houses of Banu Sa'ida, and in every home of the Ansar is goodness."  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَامَ تَبُوكَ حَتَّى جِئْنَا وَادِي الْقُرَى فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ فِي حَدِيقَةٍ لَهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «اخْرُصُوا» فَخَرَصَ الْقَوْمُ وَخَرَصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَشْرَةَ أَوْسُقٍ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِلْمَرْأَةِ «أَحْصِي مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ» قَالَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَدِمَ تَبُوكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَتَهُبُّ عَلَيْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَلَا يَقُومَنَّ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ وَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ بَعِيرٌ فَلْيُوثِقْ عِقَالَهُ» قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ فَعَقَلْنَاهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ هَبَّتْ عَلَيْنَا رِيحٌ فَقَامَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ فَأَلْقَتْهُ فِي جَبَلِ طَيِّئٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ مَلَكُ أَيْلَةَ وَأَهْدَى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَغْلَةً بَيْضَاءَ فَكَسَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بُرْدًا وَكَتَبَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ وَأَقْبَلْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى جِئْنَا وَادِي الْقُرَى فَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ «كَمْ جَاءَ حَدِيقَتُكِ؟ » قَالَتْ عَشْرَةُ أَوْسُقٍ خَرْصَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي مُتَعَجِّلٌ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَعَجَّلَ مَعِي فَلْيَفْعَلْ» قَالَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَوْفَى عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ «هَذِهِ طَابَةُ» فَلَمَّا رَأَى أُحُدًا قَالَ «هَذَا أُحُدٌ هَذَا جَبَلٌ يُحِبُّنَا وَنُحِبُّهُ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ «خَيْرُ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ بَنُو النَّجَّارِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ ثُمَّ دَارُ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَفِي كُلِّ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever carries my message to Caesar, he will have Paradise." A man from the people asked, "Even if I am not killed?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Even if you are not killed." So the man set off and met with Caesar while he was arriving at Jerusalem with a royal robe that no one else could walk on. He threw the message onto the robe and stepped aside. When Caesar reached the message, he picked it up and called the chief of the Ghassanid tribe to read it for him. He said, "I have no knowledge about this book, except the same knowledge as you." Caesar then called out, "Who is the companion of this book?" The man came forward and said, "When I arrive, come to me." When he arrived, he went to him and Caesar ordered the doors of his palace to be closed. Then he ordered the caller to announce that Caesar has followed Muhammad ﷺ and left Christianity. His soldiers turned to Islam and they were armed until they surrounded his palace. Caesar said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "You see that I am afraid for my kingdom." Then he ordered the caller to announce that Caesar has accepted Islam and sent him dinars. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ read the letter, he said, "The enemy of Allah has lied. He is not a Muslim and he is still a Christian." Then he divided the dinars (among the Muslims).  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَنْطَلِقُ بِصَحِيفَتِي هَذِهِ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ » فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَإِنْ لَمْ أُقْتَلْ؟ قَالَ «وَإِنْ لَمْ تُقْتَلْ» فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ بِهِ فَوَافَقَ قَيْصَرَ وَهُوَ يَأْتِي بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ قَدْ جُعِلَ لَهُ بِسَاطٌ لَا يَمْشِي عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ فَرَمَى بِالْكِتَابِ عَلَى الْبِسَاطِ وَتَنَحَّى فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى قَيْصَرُ إِلَى الْكِتَابِ أَخَذَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا رَأْسَ الْجَاثَلِيقِ فَأَقْرَأَهُ فَقَالَ مَا عِلْمِي فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا كَعِلْمِكَ فَنَادَى قَيْصَرُ مَنْ صَاحِبُ الْكِتَابِ؟ فَهُوَ آمَنٌ فَجَاءَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَنَا قَدِمْتُ فَأْتِنِي فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ أَتَاهُ فَأَمَرَ قَيْصَرُ بِأَبْوَابٍ قَصْرِهِ فَغُلِّقَتْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ قَيْصَرَ قَدِ اتَّبَعَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَتَرَكَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ فَأَقْبَلَ جُنْدُهُ وَقَدْ تَسَلَّحُوا حَتَّى أَطَافُوا بِقَصْرِهِ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ تَرَى أَنِّي خَائِفٌ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِي ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى أَلَا إِنَّ قَيْصَرَ قَدْ رَضِيَ عَنْكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا خَبَرَكُمْ لَيَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ صَبْرُكُمْ عَلَى دِينِكُمْ فَارْجِعُوا فَانْصَرَفُوا وَكَتَبَ قَيْصَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ وَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِدَنَانِيرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ «كَذَبَ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِمُسْلِمٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ» وَقَسَّمَ الدَّنَانِيرَ*  

No, by Allah, we will not give to, you what he has granted to me. The Prophet ﷺ said: Umm Aiman, let him have them and for you are such and such trees instead. But she said: By Allah, there is no god besides Him. No, never! The Prophet ﷺ continued saying: (You will get) such and such. until he had granted her ten times or nearly ten times more (than the original gift). (Using translation from Muslim 1771b)  

أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ كَانَ يَجْعَلُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ النَّخَلَاتِ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ حَتَّى فُتِحَتْ عَلَيْهِ قُرَيْظَةُ وَالنَّضِيرُ فَجَعَلَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ مَا كَانَ أَعْطَاهُ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَإِنَّ أَهْلِي أَمَرُونِي أَنْ آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَسْأَلَهُ مَا كَانَ أَعْطَاهُ أَوْ بَعْضَهُ وَكَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَعْطَاهُ أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِيهِنَّ فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ فَجَعَلَتِ الثَّوْبَ فِي عُنُقِي وَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لَا يُعْطِيكَهُنَّ وَقَدْ أَعْطَانِيهُنَّ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أُمَّ أَيْمَنَ اتْرُكِي وَلَكِ كَذَا وَكَذَا» فَتَقُولُ كَلَّا وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ حَتَّى أَعْطَاهَا عَشْرَةَ أَمْثَالِهِ أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ عَشْرَةِ أَمْثَالِهِ  

"Qais bin Sa'd used to be, to the Prophet ﷺ, in the position of the head of police for a ruler." (One of the narrators) Al-Ansari said: "That is: Due to his affairs that he takes charge of." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3850)   

«كَانَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَنْزِلَةَ صَاحِبِ الشَّرَطِ مِنَ الْأَمِيرِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ along with his Companions happened to pass by a field in which onions were sown. The people stopped there and ate out of that, but some of them did not eat. Then they (Propbet's Companions) went to him. He (first) called those who had not eaten the onions and kept the others (who had taken onions) waiting till its odour vanished. (Using translation from Muslim 566)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَى زَرَّاعَةِ بَصَلٍ هُوَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَنَزَلَ نَاسٌ فَأَكَلُوا مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ آخَرُونَ فَرُحْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَدَعَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْكُلُوا الْبَصَلَ وَأَخَّرَ الْآخَرِينَ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ رِيحُهَا»  

[Machine] I was in the delegation of Banu Al-Muntafiq. While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a shepherd raised his flock of sheep to the pasture. Suddenly, one of them ran away. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What did it give birth to?" The shepherd replied, "A healthy lamb." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Slaughter a sheep in its place." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not think that it is due to shortage or that it is an obligation for us to slaughter it. We slaughter a sheep in its place every time the shepherd gives birth to a healthy lamb." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a wife who uses bad words." He said, "Then divorce her." I said, "But she is my companion, and I have children with her." He said, "Advise her with kind words, perhaps she will understand, and do not harm her like she harms you." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me about ablution." He said, "When you perform ablution, perform it thoroughly, separate your fingers, and sniff water well unless you are fasting."  

كُنْتُ فِي وَفْدِ بَنِي الْمُنْتَفِقِ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ رَفَعَ الرَّاعِي غَنَمَهُ إِلَى الْمُرَاحِ فَإِذَا سَخْلَةً تَيْعَرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَاذَا وَلَدَتْ؟ » فَقَالَ الرَّاعِي بَهْمَةٌ فَقَالَ «اذْبَحْ مَكَانَهَا شَاةً» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَحْسِبَنَّ بِالْخَفْضِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ بِالنَّصْبِ أَنَّا مِنْ أَجْلِكَ ذَبَحْنَاهَا إِنَّ لَنَا غَنَمًا مِئَةٌ فَإِذَا وَلَدَ الرَّاعِي بَهْمَةً ذَبَحْنَا مَكَانَهَا شَاةً» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي امْرَأَةً وَفِي لِسَانِهَا شَيْءٌ يَعْنِي الْبَذَاءَ قَالَ «طَلِّقْهَا إِذًا» فَقَالَ إِنَّ لَهَا صُحْبَةً وَلِي مِنْهَا وَلَدٌ قَالَ «فَمُرْهَا بِقَوْلٍ فَعِظْهَا لَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَعْقِلَ وَلَا تَضْرِبْ ظَعِينَتَكَ كَضَرْبِكَ إِبِلَكَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنِ الْوضُوءِ قَالَ «إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوضُوءَ وَخَلِّلْ بَيْنَ الْأَصَابِعِ وَبَالِغْ فِي الِاسْتِنْشَاقِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَائِمًا»  

O my son, I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The worst of guardians is the cruel ruler. Beware of being one of them. Ubaidullah said (to him out of arrogance): Sit you down. You are from the chaff of the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ. A'idh said: Was there worthless chaff among them? Such worthless chaff appeared after them and among other people. (Using translation from Muslim 1830)  

أَنَّ عَائِذَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ فَقَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ شَرَّ الرِّعَاءِ الْحُطَمَةُ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ» فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنْ نُخَالَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَلْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ نُخَالَةٌ إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ النُّخَالَةُ بَعْدَهُمْ وَفِي غَيْرِهِمْ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Indeed, the world is sweet and green. Whoever takes it rightfully, he will be blessed in it. And how many people are involved in the wealth of Allah and the wealth of His Messenger, they will have the Fire on the Day of Judgment."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهَا بِحَقِّهَا بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهَا وَرُبَّ مُتَخَوِّضٍ فِي مَالِ اللَّهِ وَمَالِ رَسُولِهِ لَهُ النَّارُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The most fearful thing that I fear for you is the growth of the earth or the flowers of the world." A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, does good come with evil?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent until we thought that he would receive revelation. Then, he began to sweat and his face turned red. He awoke and asked, "Where is the inquirer?" The man said, "Here I am, seeking nothing but goodness." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, good only brings good. Every plant that springs in spring is either a strong poison or a food for grazing animals. Verily, it is their food. When their sides grow weak, they face the sun, and they grow wilted and yellow. Then, they come back to life and I eat them. Then, they overflow with strength and ripen. This wealth is sweet, green, and fruitful. Whoever takes it rightfully will be blessed with it, and whoever takes it unlawfully will not be blessed with it. It is like someone who eats but is never satisfied. The upper hand is better than the lower hand." Al-Husayn bin Al-Hasan claimed that Sufyan asked him about this hadith forty years ago.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَخْوَفُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا أَنْبَتَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَوْ زُهْرَةُ الدُّنْيَا» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْتِي الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَهُ عِرْقٌ أَوْ بَهَرٌ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ؟ » فَقَالَ هَا أَنَا ذَا وَلَمْ أُرِدْ إِلَّا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَّا بِالْخَيْرِ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَا أَنَبْتَ الرَّبِيعُ يَقْتُلُ حَبَطًا أَوْ يُلِمُّ إِلَّا آكِلَةَ الْخَضِرِ فَإِنَّهَا أَكَلَتْ فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّتْ خَاصِرَتَاهَا اسْتَقْبَلْتِ الشَّمْسَ فَثَلَطَتْ ثُمَّ بَالَتْ ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فَأَكَلْتُ ثُمَّ أَفَاضَتْ فَاجْتَرَّتْ وَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِحَقِّهِ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى» قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ زَعَمَ سُفْيَانُ «أَنَّ الْأَعْمَشَ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah: 'O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, may Allah protect us from the rule of the foolish.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is the rule of the foolish?' He said, 'Rulers who come after me without following my guidance and without following my tradition. Those who believe their lies and help them in their oppression are not from me, nor am I from them. They will not drink from my basin. But those who do not believe their lies and do not help them in their oppression are from me, and I am from them. They will drink from my basin.' O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, fasting is a shield, charity extinguishes sin, and prayer is evidence or a sacrifice. O Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah, people are travelers, some selling themselves and freeing themselves, and some ruining themselves by selling [their religion]."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ «يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ أَعَاذَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا إِمَارَةُ السُّفَهَاءِ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِي لَا يَهْتَدُونَ بِهَدْيِي وَلَا يَسْتَنُّونَ بِسُنَّتِي فَمَنْ صَدَّقَهُمْ بِكِذْبِهِمْ وَأَعَانَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَأُولَئِكَ لَيْسُوا مِنِّي وَلَسْتُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا يَرِدُوا عَلَيَّ حَوْضِي وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكِذْبِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُعِنْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ فَهُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ وَسَيَرِدُونَ عَلَيَّ حَوْضِي يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ الصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ الْخَطِيئَةَ وَالصَّلَاةُ بُرْهَانٌ أَوْ قَالَ » قُرْبَانٌ يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ عُجْرَةَ النَّاسُ غَادِيَانِ فَمُبْتَاعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا وَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُوبِقُهَا «  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed a man from the Azd tribe called Ibn al-Utbiyya, in charge of Sadaqat to be received from Banu Sulaim. When he came (back), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him to render his account. He said: This wealth is for you (i.e. for the public treasury) and this is a gift (presented to me). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You should have remained in the house of your father and your mother, until your gift came to you if you spoke the truth; then he addressed us. He praised God and extolled Him, and afterwards said: I appoint a man from you to a responsible post sharing with him authority that God has entrusted to me, and he comes to me saying: This wealth is for you (i.e. for the public treasury) and this is a gift presented to me. Why did he not remain in the house of his father and his mother and his gift came to him, if he was truthful? By God, any one of you will not take anything from (the public funds) without any justification, but will meet his Lord carrying it on himself on the Day of judgment. I will recognise any one of you meeting Allah and carrying a growling camel, or a cow bellowing or a goat bleating. Then he raised his hands so high that whiteness of his armpits could be seen. Then he said: O my Lord, I have conveyed (Thy Commandments). The narrator says: My eyes saw (the Prophet standing in that pose) and my ears heard (what he said). (Using translation from Muslim 1832c)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ يَقُولُ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ابْنَ اللُّتْبِيَّةِ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ حَاسَبَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَذَا لَكُمْ وَهَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ أُهْدِيَتْ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَلَا جَلَسْتَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ هَدِيَّتُكَ» فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ قَامَ فَخَطَبَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ نُوَلِّيهِمْ أُمُورًا مِمَّا وَلَّانَا اللَّهُ وَنَسْتَعْمِلَهُمْ عَلَى أُمُورٍ مِمَّا وَلَّانِي اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي أَحَدُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا لَكُمْ وَهَذِهِ أُهْدِيَتْ إِلَيَّ أَلَا جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُ هَدِيَّتُهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَا يَأْخُذُ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ إِلَّا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ فَلَا أَعْرِفَنَّ رَجُلًا يَحْمِلُ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بَعِيرًا لَهُ رُغَاءٌ أَوْ بَقَرَةً لَهَا خُوَارٌ أَوْ شَاةً تَيْعَرُ» ثُمَّ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ بَصَرَ عَيْنِي وَسَمِعَ أُذُنِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ ثَلَاثًا » الشَّهِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَحُكُّ مَنْكِبِي مَنْكِبَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A nation will not be successful if it is ruled by a woman."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَنْ يُفْلِحَ قَوْمٌ تَمْلِكُهُمُ امْرَأَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah will support this religion with a people who have no significance."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيُؤَيِّدَنَّ اللَّهُ هَذَا الدِّينَ بِقَوْمٍ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمْ»  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah will support this religion with a sinful man."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيُؤَيِّدَنَّ اللَّهُ هَذَا الدِّينَ بِالرَّجُلِ الْفَاجِرِ»  

[Machine] We were with the Prophet ﷺ at Hunayn when he said about a man who claimed to be Muslim, "He is from the people of the Fire." When the battle began, the man fought fiercely and was wounded. It was said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, the man you said is from the people of the Fire, today fought fiercely and died." The Prophet ﷺ said, "He will be in the Fire." Some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ almost doubted it. While they were in this state, it was said to them, "He did not die, but he has severe wounds." When night fell, he could not bear the pain of his wounds and killed himself. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about this, and he said, "Allah is the Greatest! I bear witness that I am the slave of Allah and His Messenger." Then he ordered Bilal to call out to the people, "None shall enter Paradise except a Muslim soul, and indeed Allah supports His religion with a sinful person."  

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِحُنَيْنٍ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِمَّنْ يُدْعَى بِالْإِسْلَامِ «هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ» فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ الْقِتَالَ قَاتَلَ الرَّجُلُ قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا فَأَصَابَهُ الْجِرَاحُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي قُلْتَ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَاتَلَ الْيَوْمَ قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِلَى النَّارِ» فَكَادَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَرْتَابَ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَمْ يَمُتْ وَبِهِ جِرَاحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَلَمَّا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ اشْتَدَّ بِهِ الْجِرَاحُ فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ» ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَنَادَى فِي النَّاسِ «لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مَسْلَمَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُؤَيِّدُ الدِّينَ بِالرَّجُلِ الْفَاجِرِ»  

Anas reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ established fraternity between the Quraish and the Ansar in his house at Medina. (Using translation from Muslim 2529b)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنَّهُ حَالَفَ بَيْنَ قُرَيْشٍ وَالْأَنْصَارِ فِي دُورِهِمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ»  

[Machine] "Prophet Muhammad ﷺ performed 'Umrah al-Qadha' while Abdullah ibn Rawaha was gripping his mount and saying"  

«دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي عُمْرَةِ الْقَضَاءِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ آخِذٌ بِغَرْزِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to a house in the courtyard of Tabuk, where there was a hanging carcass. He asked for water to drink, and it was said to him that it was dead. He replied, "The tannin of the hide purifies it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ عَلَى بَيْتٍ فِي فِنَائِهِ قِرْبَةٌ مُعَلَّقَةٌ فَاسْتَسْقَى فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهَا مَيْتَةٌ فَقَالَ «ذَكَاةُ الْأَدِيمِ دِبَاغُهُ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said to him, 'O Abdur-Rahman, do not ask for leadership, for if you are given it as a result of your asking, you will be left alone to deal with it, but if you are given it without asking, you will be helped in it. And if you take an oath to do something and later find something else better, then do what is better and make expiation for your oath.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ «يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ وَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكِ»  

Two of my cousins and I entered the apartment of the Prophet ﷺ. One of them said: Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some lands that the Almighty and Glorious God has entrusted to thy care. The other also said something similar. He said: We do not appoint to this position one who asks for it nor anyone who is covetous for the same. (Using translation from Muslim 1733c)  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّي فَقَالَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمِّرْنَا عَلَى بَعْضِ مَا وَلَّاكَ اللَّهُ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ لَا نُوَلِّي عَلَى هَذَا الْعَمَلِ أَحَدًا سَأَلَهُ وَلَا أَحَدًا حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase into English is:

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Indeed, Allah will ask every caretaker about what he has taken care of; whether he has preserved it or wasted it?!'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهُ سَائِلٌ كُلَّ رَاعٍ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُ أَحَفَظَ أَمْ ضَيَّعَ؟! »  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah will question every shepherd regarding the flock they have been entrusted with, whether they have taken good care of it or have neglected it, until He questions a man about the members of his household."  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَائِلٌ كُلَّ رَاعٍ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُ أَحَفَظَ أَمْ ضَيَّعَ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَ الرَّجُلَ عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ divided dates among us and I received five or four dates from it. He said, 'I saw the chewiness (strength) of the pulp to be the most intense for my tooth.'" (Z (4481))  

«قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَنَا تَمْرًا فَأَصَابَنِي مِنْهَا خَمْسُ أَوْ أَرْبَعُ تَمَرَاتٍ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ الْحَشَفَةَ هِيَ أَشَدُّ لِضِرْسِي» Z (4481)  

"The most stingy of people are those who withhold greetings, and the weakest of people are those who are unable to make supplications."  

«إِنَّ أَبْخَلَ النَّاسِ مَنْ بَخِلَ بِالسَّلَامِ وَأَعْجَزَ النَّاسِ مَنْ عَجَزَ عَنِ الدُّعَاءِ»  

[Machine] He sent a delegation to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he asked for permission to enter, and he granted him permission. When he turned to leave, a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you know what he asked for?" He only asked for a handful of salt." He returned and said, "I asked him about what is to be protected from the land mines," and he said, "As long as you have not reached the corners of the camels."  

أَنَّهُ وَفْدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَقْطَعَهُ فَأَقْطَعَهُ الْمِلْحَ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَدْرِي مَا أَقْطَعْتَهُ؟ إِنَّمَا أَقْطَعْتَهُ الْمَاءَ الْعِدَّ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ فِيهِ وَقَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَمَّا يُحْمَى مِنَ الْأَرَاكِ فَقَالَ «مَا لَمْ تَبْلُغْهُ أَخْفَافُ الْإِبِلِ»  

I grazed his horse. provided fodder to it and looked after it, and ground dates for his camel. Besides this, I grazed the camel, made arrangements for providing it with water and patched up the leather bucket and kneaded the flour. But I was not proficient in baking the bread, so my female neighbours used to bake bread for me and they were sincere women. She further said: I was carrying on my head the stones of the dates from the land of Zubair which Messenger of Allah ﷺ had endowed him and it was at a distance of two miles (from Medina). She add: As I was one day carrying the atones of dates upon my head I happened to meet Messenger of Allah ﷺ along with a group of his Companions. He called me and said (to the camel) to sit down so that he should make cite ride behind hirn. (I told my husband: ) I felt shy and remembered your jealousy, whereupon he said: By Allah. the carrying of the stone dates upon your bead is more severe a burden than riding with him. She said: (I led the life of hardship) until Abu Bakr sent afterwards a female servant who took upon herself the responsibility of looking after the horse and I felt as it she had emancipated me. (Using translation from Muslim 2182a)   

تَزَوَّجَنِي الزُّبَيْرُ وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَالٌ وَلَا مَمْلُوكٌ غَيْرُ نَاضِحٍ وَغَيْرُ فَرَسِهِ قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَعْلِفُ فَرَسَهُ وَأَكْفِيهِ مُؤْنَتَهُ وَأَسُوسُهُ وَأَدُقُّ النَّوَى لِنَاضِحِهِ وَأَعْلِفُهُ وَأَسْتَقِي الْمَاءَ وَأَخْرُزُ غَرْبَهُ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ يَعْنِي الدَّلْوَ وَأَعْجِنُ وَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَحْسِنُ أَخْبِزُ فَتَخْبِزُ لِي جَارَاتٌ لِي مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكُنَّ نِسْوَةَ صِدْقٍ وَكُنْتُ أَنْقُلُ النَّوَى مِنْ أَرْضِ الزُّبَيْرِ الَّتِي أَقْطَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَأْسِي وَهِيَ ثُلُثَا فَرْسَخٍ قَالَتْ فَجِئْتُ يَوْمًا وَالنَّوَى عَلَى رَأْسِي فَلَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَدَعَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِخْ إِخْ» لِيَحْمِلَنِي خَلْفَهُ قَالَتْ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ أَنْ أَمْشِيَ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ وَذَكَرْتُ الزُّبَيْرَ وَغَيْرَتَهُ وَكَانَ أَغْيَرُ النَّاسِ قَالَ فَعَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ فَمَضَى فَجِئْتُ الزُّبَيْرَ فَقُلْتُ لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَى رَأْسِي النَّوَى وَمَعَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَأَنَاخَ لِأَرْكَبَ مَعَهُ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَعَرَفْتُ غَيْرَتَكَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَحَمْلُكِ النَّوَى كَانَ أَشَدَّ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رُكُوبِكِ مَعَهُ قَالَتْ حَتَّى أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِخَادِمٍ فَكَفَتْنِي سِيَاسَةَ الْفَرَسِ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَعْتَقَتْنِي  

"From 'Ubaid bin As-Sabbaq, that Zaid bin Thabit narrated to him, he said: 'Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me - (regarding) those killed at Al-Yamamah - and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was with him. He (Abu Bakr) said: "'Umar came to me and said: The fighting inflicted many casualties among the reciters of the Qur'an on the Day of Al-Yamamah, and I fear that there will be more casualties among the reciters in other parts of the land, such that much of the Qur'an may be lost. In my view, you should order that the Qur'an be collected.'" Abu Bakr said to 'Umar: "How can I do something which was not done my the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" 'Umar said: 'By Allah! It is something good.' 'Umar continued trying to convince me until Allah opened up my chest to that which He had opened the chest of 'Umar, and I saw it as he saw it." Zaid said: 'Abu Bakr said: "You are a young wise man, and we have no suspicions of you. You used to write down the Revelation for the Messenger of Allah as the Qur'an was revealed." He (Zaid) said: 'By Allah! If they had ordered to move one of the mountains it would have been lighter on me than that.' He said: 'I said: "How will you do something which was not done by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" Abu Bakr said: "By Allah! It is something good." Abu Bakr and 'Umar continued trying to convince me, until Allah opened up my chest for that, just as He had opened their chests, the chest of Abu Bakr and the chest of 'Umar. So I began searching for Qur'anic material from parchments, leaf stalks of date-palms and Al-Likhaf - meaning stones - and the chests of men. I found the end of Surah Bara'ah with Khuzaimah bin Thabit: Verily, there has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He is eager for you; for the believers (he is) full of pity, kind, and merciful. But if they turn away, say: "Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but He, in Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne (9:128 & 129).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3103)   

أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ مَقْتَلَ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ «إِنَّ عُمَرَ جَاءَنِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ قَدِ اسْتَحَرَّ يَوْمَ الْيَمَامَةِ بِقُرَّاءِ الْقُرْآنِ وَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَسْتَحِرَّ الْقَتْلُ فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ كُلِّهَا فَيَذْهَبُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ كَثِيرٌ وَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَأْمُرَ بِجَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ عُمَرَ وَرَأَيْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ الَّذِي رَأَى» فَقَالَ لِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ «إِنَّكَ شَابٌّ عَاقِلٌ لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ وَقَدْ كُنْتَ تُكْتَبُ الْوَحْيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَتَبَّعِ الْقُرْآنَ فَاجْمَعْهُ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَلَّفَنِي نَقْلَ جَبَلٍ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ مَا كَانَ أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِمَّا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ مِنْ جَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُرَاجِعُنِي حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ قَالَ فَتَتَبَّعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ أَجْمَعُهُ مِنَ الرِّقَاعِ وَاللِّخَافِ وَالْعُسُبِ وَصُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ آخِرَ سُورَةِ التَّوْبَةِ مَعَ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ لَمْ أَجِدْهَا مَعَ أَحَدٍ غَيْرِهِ {لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ} خَاتِمَةُ بَرَاءَةَ قَالَ فَكَانَتِ الصُّحُفُ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عِنْدَ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ  

[Machine] O Commander of the Faithful, understand this nation before they differ in the book as the Jews and Christians have differed. Uthman sent to Hafsah saying, "Send the scriptures to be copied in the Qur'ans, then return them to you." So she sent them to him, and he called Zaid bin Thabit, Abdullah bin Zubair, and Sa'id bin Al-As, and commanded them to copy the scriptures in the Qur'ans. He said to them, "Whatever you and Zaid bin Thabit differ in, write it in the dialect of the Quraysh, as it was revealed in their language." He wrote the scriptures in the Qur'ans and sent a copy to every region from what they had copied. He also commanded that any other copies of the Quran, in any paper or book, should be erased or burned.  

يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَدْرِكْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْتَلِفُوا فِي الْكِتَابِ كَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى فَبَعَثَ عُثْمَانُ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ أَنْ أَرْسِلِي الصُّحُفَ لِنَنْسَخَهَا فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ ثُمَّ نَرُدُّهَا إِلَيْكِ فَبَعَثَتْ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَدَعَا زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعِيدَ بْنَ الْعَاصِ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَنْسَخُوا الصُّحُفَ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ «مَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فِي شَيْءٍ فَاكْتُبُوهُ بِلِسَانِ قُرَيْشٍ فَإِنَّهُ نَزَلَ بِلِسَانِهِمْ» وَكَتَبَ الصُّحُفَ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ وَبَعَثَ إِلَى كُلِّ أُفُقٍ بِمُصْحَفٍ مِمَّا نَسَخُوا وَأَمَرَ مِمَّا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي كُلِّ صَحِيفَةٍ أَوْ مُصْحَفٍ أَنْ يُمْحَى أَوْ يُحْرِقَ  

[Machine] "I used to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting this verse, so I sought it and found it with Khuzaimah ibn Thabit al-Ansari, 'Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.' So I attached it to its Surah in the Mus'haf."  

أَسْمَعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرَؤُهَا فَالْتَمَسْتُهَا فَوَجَدْتُهَا مَعَ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ} فَأَلْحَقْتُهَا فِي سُورَتِهَا فِي الْمُصْحَفِ»  

[Machine] Write it down, for it is the tongue of Quraysh.  

«اكْتُبُوهُ التَّابُوتُ فَإِنَّهُ لِسَانُ قُرَيْشٍ»  

"From 'Ubaid bin As-Sabbaq, that Zaid bin Thabit narrated to him, he said: 'Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me - (regarding) those killed at Al-Yamamah - and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was with him. He (Abu Bakr) said: "'Umar came to me and said: The fighting inflicted many casualties among the reciters of the Qur'an on the Day of Al-Yamamah, and I fear that there will be more casualties among the reciters in other parts of the land, such that much of the Qur'an may be lost. In my view, you should order that the Qur'an be collected.'" Abu Bakr said to 'Umar: "How can I do something which was not done my the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" 'Umar said: 'By Allah! It is something good.' 'Umar continued trying to convince me until Allah opened up my chest to that which He had opened the chest of 'Umar, and I saw it as he saw it." Zaid said: 'Abu Bakr said: "You are a young wise man, and we have no suspicions of you. You used to write down the Revelation for the Messenger of Allah as the Qur'an was revealed." He (Zaid) said: 'By Allah! If they had ordered to move one of the mountains it would have been lighter on me than that.' He said: 'I said: "How will you do something which was not done by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" Abu Bakr said: "By Allah! It is something good." Abu Bakr and 'Umar continued trying to convince me, until Allah opened up my chest for that, just as He had opened their chests, the chest of Abu Bakr and the chest of 'Umar. So I began searching for Qur'anic material from parchments, leaf stalks of date-palms and Al-Likhaf - meaning stones - and the chests of men. I found the end of Surah Bara'ah with Khuzaimah bin Thabit: Verily, there has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He is eager for you; for the believers (he is) full of pity, kind, and merciful. But if they turn away, say: "Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but He, in Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne (9:128 & 129).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3103)   

لِي إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ قَدِ اسْتَحَرَّ بِأَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَسْتَحِرَّ الْقَتْلُ فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ فَيَذْهَبُ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ لَا يُوعَى وَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْمُرَ بِجَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللَّهُ لِذَلِكَ صَدْرِي وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهِ الَّذِي رَأَى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ» وَعُمَرُ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ «إِنَّكَ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ عَاقِلٌ لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ وَكُنْتَ تُكْتَبُ الْوَحْيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاتَّبِعِ الْقُرْآنَ فَاجْمَعْهُ» قَالَ قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَلَّفُونِي نَقْلَ جَبَلٍ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ مَا كَانَ بِأَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِمَّا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ مِنْ جَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَكَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «هُوَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ» فَلَمْ يَزَلْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُرَاجِعُنِي حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُ الْقُرْآنَ أَجْمَعُهُ مِنَ الرِّقَاعِ وَالْأَكْتَافِ وَالْعُسُبِ وَصُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ آخِرَ سُورَةِ التَّوْبَةِ مَعَ خُزَيْمَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ لَمْ أَجِدْهَا مَعَ غَيْرِهِ {لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ} وَكَانَتِ الصُّحُفُ الَّتِي جَمَعْتُ فِيهَا الْقُرْآنَ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَيَاتَهُ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عِنْدَ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ  

[Machine] "He gathered the people of Sham and the people of Iraq for the invasion of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and they started studying the Quran. They disagreed on it to the point that fighting almost broke out among them. Huzaifah ibn al-Yaman rode his horse when he saw their disagreement in the Quran, and he went to Uthman ibn Affan and said, 'People have disagreed on the Quran to an extent that I fear they will suffer the same fate as the Jews and Christians due to their disagreements.' Uthman was greatly alarmed by this, and he sent a message to Hafsah, who retrieved the scriptures that Abu Bakr had ordered Zaid to gather. Uthman then compiled the copies of the Quran from these scriptures and sent them to different regions. Later, when Marwan became the ruler of Medina, he asked Hafsah about the scriptures, intending to destroy them because he feared that there might be discrepancies among the common people. However, I prevented him from doing so." Ibn Shihab said, "Salim ibn Abdullah narrated to me that when Hafsah passed away, Uthman sent Abdullah ibn Umar with a letter, asking for the return of the scriptures. When they returned from Hafsah's funeral, Ibn Umar sent a message to Marwan, who burned the scriptures out of fear that there might be discrepancies, as Uthman had previously abrogated them."  

«أَنَّهُ اجْتَمَعَ لِغَزْوَةِ أَذْرِبِيجَانَ وَأَرْمِينِيَةَ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ وَأَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَتَذَاكَرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ حَتَّى كَادَ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ قِتَالٌ قَالَ فَرَكِبَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ لَمَّا رَأَى اخْتِلَافَهُمْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ حَتَّى إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَأَخْشَى أَنْ يُصِيبَهُمْ مَا أَصَابَ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى مِنَ الِاخْتِلَافِ فَفَزِعَ لِذَلِكَ عُثْمَانُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَزِعًا شَدِيدًا وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ الصُّحُفَ الَّتِي كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمَرَ زَيْدًا بِجَمْعِهَا فَنَسَخَ مِنْهَا الْمَصَاحِفَ فَبَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى الْآفَاقِ ثُمَّ لَمَّا كَانَ مَرْوَانُ أَمِيرُ الْمَدِينَةِ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنِ الصُّحُفِ لِيُمَزِّقَهَا وَخَشِيَ أَنْ يُخَالِفَ بَعْضُ الْعَامِ بَعْضًا فَمَنَعْتُهُ إِيَّاهَا» قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ «لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ حَفْصَةُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بِعَزِيمَةٍ لِيُرْسِلَ بِهَا فَسَاعَةَ رَجَعُوا مِنْ جَنَازَةِ حَفْصَةَ أَرْسَلَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِلَى مَرْوَانَ فَحَرَقَهَا مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اخْتِلَافٌ لَمَّا نَسْخَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ »