I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw that a cup full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it and gave the remaining of it to ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab." They asked. What have you interpreted (about the dream)? O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" The Prophet ﷺ said. "(It is Religious) knowledge." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7032)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ أُتِيتُ بِقَدَحٍ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُ فَضْلِي عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ» قَالُوا فَمَا أَوَّلْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «الْعِلْمُ»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw a bowl full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness flowing (in my body). Then I gave the remaining of it to ʿUmar." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What have you interpreted (about the dream)? He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134) (Using translation from Bukhārī 7027)   

عَنْ أَبِيهِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ «بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُ أَنِّي أُتِيتُ بِقَدَحٍ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَنِّي أَرَى الرِّيَّ يَجْرِي ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْطَيْتُ فَضْلِي عُمَرَ» قَالُوا فَمَا أَوَّلْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «الْعِلْمُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever Allah wishes good for, He gives him understanding of the religion. Indeed, I am merely a distributor, and it is Allah who gives." Abu Abdur-Rahman disagreed with him. Yunus narrated it from Az-Zuhri, from Humaid bin Abdul Rahman, from Abu Hurairah.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا قَاسِمٌ وَيُعْطِي اللهُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ يُونُسُ رَوَاهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not wish to be like anyone except in two cases. (The first is) A person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously; (the second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom (the Holy Qur'an) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others." (Fath-al-Bari page 177 Vol. 1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 73)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٍ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ وَرَجُلٍ آتَاهُ اللهُ حِكْمَةً فَهُوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not feel envious except in two cases: a man whom Allah has given the Quran and he recites it day and night, and a man whom Allah has given knowledge."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَحَاسُدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٍ آتَاهُ اللهُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُو يَتْلُوهُ فِي آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءِ النَّهَارِ فَيَقُولُ لَوْ أُوتِيتُ مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ هَذَا لَفَعَلْتُ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَرَجُلٍ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا»  

I said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Abu Huraira! "I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing for the (learning of) Hadiths. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." (Using translation from Bukhārī 99)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَحَدٌ أَوَّلَ مِنْكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ خَالِصًا مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِهِ  

The similitude of that guidance and knowledge with which Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has sent me is that of rain falling upon the earth. There is a good piece of land which receives the rainfall (eagerly) and as a result of it there is grown in it herbage and grass abundantly. Then there is a land hard and barren which retains water and the people derive benefit from it and they drink it and make the animals drink. Then there is another land which is barren. Neither water is retained in it, nor is the grass grown in it. And that is the similitude of the first one who develops the understanding of the religion of Allah and it becomes a source of benefit to him with which Allah sent me. (The second one is that) who acquires the knowledge of religion and imparts it to others. (Then the other type is) one who does not pay attention to (the revealed knowledge) and thus does not accept guidance of Allah with which I have been sent. (Using translation from Muslim 2282)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ مَثَلَ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْعِلْمِ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَصَابَ الْأَرْضَ فَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةٌ قَبِلَتِ الْمَاءَ فَأَنْبَتَتِ الْكَلَأَ وَالْعُشْبَ الْكَثِيرَ وَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا أَجَادِبُ أَمْسَكَتِ الْمَاءَ فَنَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهَا وَرَعَوْا وَسَقَوْا وَأَصَابَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهَا أُخْرَى إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ لَا تُمْسِكُ مَاءً وَلَا تُنْبِتُ كَلَأً فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقُهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ فَنَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ وَنَفَعَ بِهِ فَعَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْسًا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ»  

I said to Ibn ʿAbbas, "Nauf Al-Bukah claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not Moses (the prophet) of the children of Israel, but some other Moses." Ibn ʿAbbas said, "Allah's enemy (i.e. Nauf) has told a lie. Ubai bin Kaʿb told us that the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Once Moses stood up and addressed Bani Israel. He was asked who was the most learned man amongst the people. He said, 'I.' Allah admonished him as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So, Allah said to him, 'Yes, at the junction of the two seas there is a Slave of Mine who is more learned than you.' Moses said, 'O my Lord! How can I meet him?' Allah said, 'Take a fish and put it in a large basket and you will find him at the place where you will lose the fish.' Moses took a fish and put it in a basket and proceeded along with his (servant) boy, Yushaʿ bin Noon, till they reached the rock where they laid their heads (i.e. lay down). Moses slept, and the fish, moving out of the basket, fell into the sea. It took its way into the sea (straight) as in a tunnel. Allah stopped the flow of water over the fish and it became like an arch (the Prophet ﷺ pointed out this arch with his hands). They travelled the rest of the night, and the next day Moses said to his boy (servant), 'Give us our food, for indeed, we have suffered much fatigue in this journey of ours.' Moses did not feel tired till he crossed that place which Allah had ordered him to seek after. His boy (servant) said to him, 'Do you know that when we were sitting near that rock, I forgot the fish, and none but Satan caused me to forget to tell (you) about it, and it took its course into the sea in an amazing way?.' So there was a path for the fish and that astonished them. Moses said, 'That was what we were seeking after.' So, both of them retraced their footsteps till they reached the rock. There they saw a man Lying covered with a garment. Moses greeted him and he replied saying, 'How do people greet each other in your land?' Moses said, 'I am Moses.' The man asked, 'Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said, 'Yes, I have come to you so that you may teach me from those things which Allah has taught you.' He said, 'O Moses! I have some of the Knowledge of Allah which Allah has taught me, and which you do not know, while you have some of the Knowledge of Allah which Allah has taught you and which I do not know.' Moses asked, 'May I follow you?' He said, 'But you will not be able to remain patient with me for how can you be patient about things which you will not be able to understand?' (Moses said, 'You will find me, if Allah so will, truly patient, and I will not disobey you in aught.') So, both of them set out walking along the sea-shore, a boat passed by them and they asked the crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and so they took them on board without fare. When they were on board the boat, a sparrow came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice into the sea. Al-Khadir said to Moses, 'O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah's Knowledge except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak.' Then suddenly Al-Khadir took an adze and plucked a plank, and Moses did not notice it till he had plucked a plank with the adze. Moses said to him, 'What have you done? They took us on board charging us nothing; yet you I have intentionally made a hole in their boat so as to drown its passengers. Verily, you have done a dreadful thing.' Al-Khadir replied, 'Did I not tell you that you would not be able to remain patient with me?' Moses replied, 'Do not blame me for what I have forgotten, and do not be hard upon me for my fault.' So the first excuse of Moses was that he had forgotten. When they had left the sea, they passed by a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the boys head and plucked it with his hand like this. (Sufyan, the sub narrator pointed with his fingertips as if he was plucking some fruit.) Moses said to him, "Have you killed an innocent person who has not killed any person? You have really done a horrible thing." Al-Khadir said, "Did I not tell you that you could not remain patient with me?' Moses said "If I ask you about anything after this, don't accompany me. You have received an excuse from me.' Then both of them went on till they came to some people of a village, and they asked its inhabitant for wood but they refused to entertain them as guests. Then they saw therein a wall which was just going to collapse (and Al Khadir repaired it just by touching it with his hands). (Sufyan, the sub-narrator, pointed with his hands, illustrating how Al-Khadir passed his hands over the wall upwards.) Moses said, "These are the people whom we have called on, but they neither gave us food, nor entertained us as guests, yet you have repaired their wall. If you had wished, you could have taken wages for it." Al-Khadir said, "This is the parting between you and me, and I shall tell you the explanation of those things on which you could not remain patient." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We wished that Moses could have remained patient by virtue of which Allah might have told us more about their story. (Sufyan the sub-narrator said that the Prophet ﷺ said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses! If he had remained patient, we would have been told further about their case.") (Using translation from Bukhārī 3401)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى لَوْلَا أَنَّهُ عَجِلَ وَاسْتَحْيَا وَأَخَذَتْهُ ذَمَامَةٌ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ {إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي} [الكهف 76] لَرَأَى مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ عَجَبًا قَالَ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا ذَكَرَ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي صَالِحٍ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي عَادٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ مُوسَى ﷺ بَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَخْطُبُ قَوْمَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَعْلَمُ مِنِّي فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ وَآيَةُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تُزَوَّدَ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَإِذَا فَقَدْتَهُ فَهُوَ حَيْثُ فَقَدْتَهُ فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي أُمِرُوا بِهِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ انْطَلَقَ مُوسَى ﷺ يَطْلُبُ وَوَضَعَ فَتَاهُ الْحُوتَ عَلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَاضْطَرَبَ فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا فَقَالَ فَتَاهُ إِذَا جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثْتُهُ فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَانْطَلَقَا فَأَصَابَهُمَا مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسَافِرَ مِنَ النَّصَبِ وَالْكَلَالِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصِيبُهُ مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسَافِرَ مِنَ النَّصَبِ وَالْكَلَالِ حَتَّى جَازَ مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ قَالَ مُوسَى لِفَتَاهُ آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا فَقَالَ لَهُ فَتَاهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِي فَرَجَعَا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا يَقُصَّانِ الْأَثَرَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَأَطَافَ بِهَا مُوسَى فَإِذَا هُوَ مُتَسَجٍّ ثَوْبًا فَسَلَّمَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ مُوسَى قَالَ مَنْ مُوسَى؟ قَالَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ فَمَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّ عِنْدَكَ عِلْمًا فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَصْحَبَكَ [361] قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ صَابِرًا وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا قَالَ كَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ صَابِرًا قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ فَخَرَجَ مَنْ كَانَ فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّفَ لِيَخْرِقَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى أَتَخْرِقُهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا؟ قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَى غِلْمَانٍ يَلْعَبُونَ عَلَى سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ فِيهِمْ غُلَامٌ لَيْسَ فِي الْغِلْمَانِ أَحْسَنُ وَلَا أَنْظَفُ مِنْهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَنَفَرَ مُوسَى ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ قَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا؟ قَالَ فَأَخَذَتْهُ ذَمَامَةٌ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ وَاسْتَحْيَا وَقَالَ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ لِئَامٍ وَقَدْ أَصَابَ مُوسَى جَهْدٌ فَلَمْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى مِمَّا نَزَلَ بِهِ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى بِطَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ فَقَالَ حَدِّثْنِي فَقَالَ أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَكَانَ وَرَاءَهُمْ مَلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا فَإِذَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهَا فَرَآهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً تَرَكَهَا وَرَقَّعَهَا أَهْلُهَا بِقِطْعَةِ خَشَبَةٍ فَانْتَفَعُوا بِهَا وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا وَكَانَ قَدْ أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مَحَبَّةٌ مِنْ أَبَوَيْهِ وَلَوْ عَصَيَاهُ شَيْئًا لَأَرْهَقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبَدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا فَوَقَعَ أَبُوهُ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَوَلَدَتْ خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا وَأَمَّا الْدَّارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنْزٌ لَهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَا أَشَدُّهَمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنْزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي ذَلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا  

[Machine] He married the daughter of Abi Ihab, and a woman from the people of Mecca came to claim that she had breastfed both of them. The people of the girl denied it when asked. So, I rode to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who was in Medina, and I mentioned this to him. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I asked the people of the girl, and they denied it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "How is it possible when it has been mentioned? How is it possible when it has been mentioned?" So, he separated from her, and she married someone else.  

أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي إِهَابٍ فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ صَبِيحَةَ مَلَكَهَا فَقَالَتْ قَدْ أَرْضَعْتُكُمَا فَسَأَلَتْ أَهْلَ الْجَارِيَةِ فَأَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَرَكِبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْجَارِيَةِ فَأَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ وَقَدْ قِيلَ؟ كَيْفَ وَقَدْ قِيلَ؟» فَفَارَقَهَا وَنَكَحَتْ غَيْرَهُ  

Abu Shuraih said, "When ʿAmr bin Saʿid was sending the troops to Mecca (to fight ʿAbdullah bin Az- Zubair) I said to him, 'O chief! Allow me to tell you what the Prophet ﷺ said on the day following the conquests of Mecca. My ears heard and my heart comprehended, and I saw him with my own eyes, when he said it. He glorified and praised Allah and then said, "Allah and not the people has made Mecca a sanctuary. So anybody who has belief in Allah and the Last Day (i.e. a Muslim) should neither shed blood in it nor cut down its trees. If anybody argues that fighting is allowed in Mecca as Messenger of Allah ﷺ did fight (in Mecca), tell him that Allah gave permission to His Apostle, but He did not give it to you. The Prophet ﷺ added: Allah allowed me only for a few hours on that day (of the conquest) and today (now) its sanctity is the same (valid) as it was before. So it is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this information) to those who are absent." Abu- Shuraih was asked, "What did ʿAmr reply?" He said ʿAmr said, "O Abu Shuraih! I know better than you (in this respect). Mecca does not give protection to one who disobeys (Allah) or runs after committing murder, or theft (and takes refuge in Mecca). (Using translation from Bukhārī 104)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْعَاصِي وَهُوَ يَبْعَثُ الْبُعُوثَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ ائْذَنْ لِي أَيُّهَا الْأَمِيرُ أُحَدِّثْكَ قَوْلًا قَامَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْغَدَ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْفَتْحِ سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنَايَ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي وَأَبْصَرَتْهُ عَيْنَايَ حِينَ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ مَكَّةَ حَرَّمَهَا اللهُ وَلَمْ يُحَرِّمْهَا النَّاسُ فَلَا تَحِلُّ لِامْرِئٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ يَسْفِكَ بِهَا دَمًا وَلَا يَعْضِدَ بِهَا شَجَرَةً فَإِنْ أَحَدٌ تَرَخَّصَ بِقِتَالِ رَسُولِ اللهِ فِيهَا فَقُولُوا إِنَّ اللهَ أَذِنَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا أَذِنَ لِي فِيهَا سَاعَةٍ مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَقَدْ عَادَتْ حُرْمَتُهَا الْيَوْمَ كَحُرْمَتِهَا بِالْأَمْسِ وَلْيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ» فَقِيلَ لِأَبِي شُرَيْحٍ مَا قَالَ لَكَ عَمْرٌو؟ قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِذَلِكَ مِنْكَ يَا أَبَا شُرَيْحٍ إِنَّ الْحَرَمَ لَا يُعِيذُ عَاصِيًا وَلَا فَارًّا بِدَمٍ وَلَا فَارًّا بِخَرْبَةٍ  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: May Allah brighten a man who hears a tradition from us, gets it by heart and passes it on to others. Many a bearer of knowledge conveys it to one who is more versed than he is; and many a bearer of knowledge is not versed in it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3660)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «نَضَّرَ اللهُ امْرَأً سَمِعَ مِنَّا حَدِيثًا حَفِظَهُ حَتَّى يُبَلِّغَهُ غَيْرَهُ فَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ وَرُبَّ حَامِلِ فِقْهٍ لَيْسَ بِفَقِيهٍ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "Narrate about the Children of Israel without any restriction, and narrate about me without falsehood."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «حَدِّثُوا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَا حَرَجَ وَحَدِّثُوا عَنِّي وَلَا تَكْذِبُوا عَلَيَّ»  

I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas and he made me sit on his sitting place. He requested me to stay with him in order that he might give me a share from his property. So I stayed with him for two months. Once he told (me) that when the delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, the Prophet ﷺ asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegate?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabi'a." Then the Prophet ﷺ said to them, "Welcome! O people (or O delegation of 'Abdul Qais)! Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! We cannot come to you except in the sacred month and there is the infidel tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we have left behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them)." Then they asked about drinks (what is legal and what is illegal). The Prophet ﷺ ordered them to do four things and forbade them from four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah Alone and asked them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ said, "It means: 1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Messenger of Allah ﷺ. 2. To offer prayers perfectly 3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) 4. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan. 5. And to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's Cause). Then he forbade them four things, namely, Hantam, Dubba,' Naqir Ann Muzaffat or Muqaiyar; (These were the names of pots in which Alcoholic drinks were prepared) (The Prophet ﷺ mentioned the container of wine and he meant the wine itself). The Prophet ﷺ further said (to them): "Memorize them (these instructions) and convey them to the people whom you have left behind." (Using translation from Bukhārī 53)   

إِنَّ وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ أَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا نَأْتِيكَ مِنْ شُقَّةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ وَإِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ هَذَا الْحَيَّ مِنْ مُضَرَ وَإِنَّا لَا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نَأْتِيَكَ إِلَّا فِي شَهْرٍ حَرَامٍ فَمُرْنَا بِأَمْرٍ نُخْبِرْ بِهِ مَنْ وَرَاءَنَا وَنَدْخُلْ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ أَمَرَهُمْ بِالْإِيمَانِ بِاللهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَقَالَ «هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْإِيمَانُ بِاللهِ؟» قَالُوا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ شَهَادَةُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ وَإِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنْ تُعْطُوا الْخُمُسَ مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ وَنَهَاهُمْ عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالْمُزَفَّتِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ النَّقِيرُ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ الْمَقِيرُ فَقَالَ «احْفَظُوهُ وَأَخْبِرُوا بِهِ مَنْ وَرَاءَكُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon on the day of sacrifice, saying, "Verily, your blood and your wealth are sacred among you, just as this day of yours is sacred in this month of yours, in this land of yours, until the day you meet your Lord. Behold, have I conveyed (the message)?" They replied, "Yes." He said, "O Allah, bear witness. Let the one who is present convey (the message) to the one who is absent, for perhaps the one who receives the message will better comprehend it than the one who hears it." This is a summary.  

خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ قَالَ «إِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا إِلَى يَوْمِ تَلْقَوْنَ رَبَّكُمْ أَلَا هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ يُبَلِّغُ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكُمُ الْغَائِبَ فَرُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَوْعَى مِنْ سَامِعٍ» مُخْتَصَرٌ  

Once the Prophet ﷺ was riding his camel and a man was holding its rein. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What is the day today?" We kept quiet, thinking that he might give that day another name. He said, "Isn't it the day of Nahr (slaughtering of the animals of sacrifice)" We replied, "Yes." He further asked, "Which month is this?" We again kept quiet, thinking that he might give it another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We replied, "Yes." He said, "Verily! Your blood, property and honor are sacred to one another (i.e. Muslims) like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month of yours and in this city of yours. It is incumbent upon those who are present to inform those who are absent because those who are absent might comprehend (what I have said) better than the present audience." (Using translation from Bukhārī 67)   

لَمَّا كَانَ ذَاكَ الْيَوْمُ قَعَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَقَالَ «أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا؟» قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَا حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ سِوَى اسْمِهِ فَقَالَ «أَلَيْسَ بِيَوْمِ النَّحْرِ؟» فَقُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ «فَأَيُّ شَهْرٍ هَذَا؟» قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَا حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ سِوَى اسْمِهِ فَقَالَ «أَلَيْسَ بِذِي الْحِجَّةِ؟» فَقُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ «فَأَيُّ بَلَدٍ هَذَا؟» قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَا حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيُسَمِّيهِ سِوَى اسْمِهِ قَالَ «أَلَيْسَ بِالْبَلْدَةِ؟» فَقُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا أَلَا لِيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ فَإِنَّ الشَّاهِدَ عَسَى أَنْ يُبَلِّغَهُ مَنْ هُوَ أَوْعَى لَهُ مِنْهُ»  

When Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on his death-bed and in the house there were some people among whom was ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Come, let me write for you a statement after which you will not go astray." ʿUmar said, "The Prophet ﷺ is seriously ill and you have the Qur'an; so the Book of Allah is enough for us." The people present in the house differed and quarrelled. Some said "Go near so that the Prophet ﷺ may write for you a statement after which you will not go astray," while the others said as ʿUmar said. When they caused a hue and cry before the Prophet, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Go away!" Narrated 'Ubaidullah: Ibn ʿAbbas used to say, "It was very unfortunate that Messenger of Allah ﷺ was prevented from writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5669)   

لَمَّا حَضَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَفِي الْبَيْتِ رِجَالٌ فِيهِمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَلُمَّ أَكْتُبُ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَجَعُ وَعِنْدَكُمُ الْقُرْآنُ حَسْبُنَا كِتَابُ اللهِ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ قَوْمٌ قَرِّبُوا يَكْتُبُ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا وَقَالَ قَوْمٌ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرُوا اللَّغَطَ وَالِاخْتِلَافَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُمْ «قُومُوا» قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ فَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ الرَّزِيَّةُ كُلُّ الرَّزِيَّةِ مَا فَاتَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ أَنْ لَا يَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا لَمَّا كَثُرَ لَغَطُهُمْ وَاخْتِلَافُهُمْ  

There is none among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ who has narrated more Hadiths than I except ʿAbdullah bin ʿAmr (bin Al-ʿAs) who used to write them and I never did the same. (Using translation from Bukhārī 113)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ «مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ حَدِيثًا مِنِّي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ وَكُنْتُ لَا أَكْتُبُ»  

Thursday! And how great that Thursday was! The ailment of Messenger of Allah ﷺ became worse (on Thursday) and he said, fetch me something so that I may write to you something after which you will never go astray." The people (present there) differed in this matter, and it was not right to differ before a prophet. Some said, "What is wrong with him ? (Do you think ) he is delirious (seriously ill)? Ask him ( to understand his state )." So they went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him again. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave me, for my present state is better than what you call me for." Then he ordered them to do three things. He said, "Turn the pagans out of the 'Arabian Peninsula; respect and give gifts to the foreign delegations as you have seen me dealing with them." (Saʿid bin Jubair, the sub-narrator said that Ibn ʿAbbas kept quiet as rewards the third order, or he said, "I forgot it.") (See Hadith No. 116 Vol. 1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4431)   

يَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ وَمَا يَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ اشْتَدَّ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَعُهُ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي أَكْتُبُ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لَا تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا فَتَنَازَعُوا وَلَا يَنْبَغِي عِنْدَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ تَنَازُعٌ فَقَالُوا مَا شَأْنُهُ أَهَجَرَ اسْتَفْهِمُوهُ فَذَهَبُوا يُعِيِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ «دَعُونِي فَالَّذِي أَنَا فِيهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا تَدْعُونِي إِلَيْهِ» وَأَوْصَاهُمْ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ قَالَ «أَخْرِجُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَأَجِيزُوا الْوَفْدَ بِنَحْوِ مَا كُنْتُ أُجِيزُهُمْ»  

When Allah gave victory to His Apostle over the people of Mecca, Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up among the people and after glorifying Allah, said, "Allah has prohibited fighting in Mecca and has given authority to His Apostle and the believers over it, so fighting was illegal for anyone before me, and was made legal for me for a part of a day, and it will not be legal for anyone after me. Its game should not be chased, its thorny bushes should not be uprooted, and picking up its fallen things is not allowed except for one who makes public announcement for it, and he whose relative is murdered has the option either to accept a compensation for it or to retaliate." Al-ʿAbbas said, "Except Al-Idhkhir, for we use it in our graves and houses." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except Al-Idhkhir." Abu Shah, a Yemenite, stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Get it written for me." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Write it for Abu Shah." (The sub-narrator asked Al-Auza'i): What did he mean by saying, "Get it written, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "The speech which he had heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2434)   

لَمَّا افْتُتِحَتْ مَكَّةُ قَتَلَتْ هُذَيْلٌ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ بِقَتِيلٍ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ حَبَسَ عَنْ مَكَّةَ الْفِيلَ وَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي وَلَنْ تَحِلَّ لِأَحَدٍ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِيَ سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ وَإِنَّهَا سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ حَرَامٌ لَا يُعْضَدُ شَجَرُهَا وَلَا يُخْتَلَى شَوْكُهَا وَلَا يُلْتَقَطُ سَاقِطَتُهَا إِلَّا مُنْشِدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا يُقَادُ وَإِمَّا يُفْدِيَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو شَاهٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اكْتُبُوا لِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اكْتُبُوا لِأَبِي شَاهٍ» ثُمَّ قَامَ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ فَإِنَّا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي مَسَاكِنِنَا وَقُبُورِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِلَّا الْإِذْخِرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for a paper during his illness so that he could write a book for his Ummah (community) that they would not go astray after him. He said, "They will not go astray nor will they cause others to go astray while this paper is present." Omar began to speak, so he left it.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «دَعَا بِصَحِيفَةٍ فِي مَرَضِهِ لِيَكْتُبَ فِيهَا كِتَابًا لِأُمَّتِهِ لَا يَضِلُّونَ بَعْدَهُ وَلَا يُضِلُّونَ وَكَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ لَغَطٌ» وَتَكَلَّمَ عُمَرُ فَتَرَكَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bring me the tablet and the stylus, or the shoulder and the stylus, so that I may write for you a book that you will never go astray after." They said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he has abandoned."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ائْتُونِي بِاللَّوْحِ وَالدَّوَاةِ أَوِ الْكَتِفِ وَالدَّوَاةِ لِأَكْتُبَ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لَا تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا» قَالُوا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَهْجُرُ  

[Machine] He (the narrator) informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to Caesar inviting him to Islam, and sent his letter with Dihyah Al-Kalbi and ordered him (Dihyah) to deliver it to the governor of Busra who would then deliver it to Caesar.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «كَتَبَ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَبَعَثَ كِتَابَهُ مَعَ دِحْيَةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ وَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ بُصْرَى لِيَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ بُصْرَى إِلَى قَيْصَرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abdullah ibn Hudhafah with his letter to the ruler of Persia, who would redirect it to the ruler of Bahrain. However, the ruler of Bahrain would redirect it back to the ruler of Persia. When the ruler of Persia read the letter, he tore it apart.  

«بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ حُذَافَةَ بِكِتَابِهِ إِلَى كِسْرَى يَدْفَعُهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهُ خَرَّقَهُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] wanted to write to the Romans, but they (the Companions) said: 'They do not read any letter unless it has a seal.' So he took a ring of silver, and it is as if I can see its whiteness on his hand, and on it were engraved (the words): "Muhammad Rasul Allah (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5201)  

أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَى الرُّومِ فَقَالُوا «إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا إِلَّا مَخْتُومًا فَاتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِهِ فِي يَدِهِ وَنَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to the people of Jurash, forbidding them from mixing dates with raisins, and from mixing dates with "Busr"."  

«كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِ جُرَشٍ يَنْهَاهُمْ عَنْ خَلِيطِ التَّمْرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ وَعَنِ التَّمْرِ وَالْبُسْرِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to the people of Jurash prohibiting them from mixing dates and raisins.  

«كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِ جُرَشٍ يَنْهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَخْلِطُوا التَّمْرَ وَالزَّبِيبَ»  

"We were forbidden in the Quran to ask the Prophet about anything not imperative, so we liked it when a wise man from among the people of the desert came and asked him. A man from among the desert people came and said: 'O Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us that you say that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has sent you.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'Who created the heavens?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who created the Earth?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who set up the mountains in it?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who created beneficial things in them?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'By the One Who created the heavens and the Earth, and set up the mountains therein, and created beneficial things in them, has Allah sent you?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to offer five prayers each day and night.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to pay Zakah on our wealth.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to fast the month of Ramadan each year.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent You, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to perform Hajj, those who can afford it.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, I will not do more than this or less.' When he left, the Prophet said: 'If he is sincere, he will certainly enter paradise.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2091)  

أَنْ نَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَكَانَ يُعْجِبُنَا أَنْ يَجِيءَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَاقِلُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَيَسْأَلَهُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَانَا رَسُولُكَ فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّكُ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللهَ أَرْسَلَكَ قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَمَنْ نَصَبَ فِيهَا الْجِبَالَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَمَنْ جَعَلَ فِيهَا الْمَنَافِعَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَنَصَبَ فِيهَا الْجِبَالَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا الْمَنَافِعَ آاللهُ أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ اللهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا زَكَاةً فِي أَمْوَالِنَا قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا صَوْمَ شَهْرٍ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا الْحَجَّ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَلَا أَنْقُصُ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَئِنْ صَدَقَ لَيَدْخُلَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ»  

Once I came riding a she-ass and had (just) attained the age of puberty. Messenger of Allah ﷺ was offering the prayer at Mina. There was no wall in front of him and I passed in front of some of the row while they were offering their prayers. There I let the she-ass loose to graze and entered the row, and nobody objected to it. (Using translation from Bukhārī 76)   

أَقْبَلْتُ رَاكِبًا عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ قَدْ نَاهَزْتُ الِاحْتِلَامَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ بِمِنًى فَمَرَرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ بَعْضِ الصَّفِّ فَنَزَلْتُ فَأَرْسَلْتُ الْحِمَارَ تَرْتَعُ وَدَخَلْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ «فَلَمْ يُنْكَرْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ»  

[Machine] It has been reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was approached by a five-year-old boy who claimed that he had recovered a bucket hanging by a thread."  

أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسِ سِنِينَ وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ عَقِلَ مَجَّةً مَجَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ دَلْوٍ مُعَلَّقٍ فِي دَرَاهِمْ»  

You people say that Abu Huraira tells many narrations from Messenger of Allah ﷺ and you also wonder why the emigrants and Ansar do not narrate from Messenger of Allah ﷺ as Abu Huraira does. My emigrant brothers were busy in the market while I used to stick to Messenger of Allah ﷺ content with what fills my stomach; so I used to be present when they were absent and I used to remember when they used to forget, and my Ansari brothers used to be busy with their properties and I was one of the poor men of Suffa. I used to remember the narrations when they used to forget. No doubt, Messenger of Allah ﷺ once said, "Whoever spreads his garment till I have finished my present speech and then gathers it to himself, will remember whatever I will say." So, I spread my colored garment which I was wearing till Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished his saying, and then I gathered it to my chest. So, I did not forget any of that narrations. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2047)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَيَقُولُونَ مَا لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ لَا يُحَدِّثُونَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِثْلَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَنَّ إِخْوَانِي مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَانَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الصَّفْقُ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ وَكَانَ يَشْغَلُ إِخْوَانِي مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَمَلُ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِسْكِينًا مِنْ مَسَاكِينِ الصُّفَّةِ أَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى مِلْءِ بَطْنِي فَأَحْضُرُ حِينَ يَغِيبُونَ وَأَعِي حِينَ يَنْسَوْنَ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَدِيثٍ يُحَدِّثُهُ يَوْمًا إِنَّهُ «لَنْ يَبْسُطَ أَحَدٌ ثَوْبَهُ حَتَّى أَقْضِيَ مَقَالَتِي هَذِهِ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُ إِلَيْهِ ثَوْبَهُ إِلَّا وَعَى مَا أَقُولُ» فَبَسَطْتُ نَمِرَةً عَلَيَّ حَتَّى إِذَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَقَالَتَهُ جَمَعْتُهَا إِلَى صَدْرِي فَمَا نَسِيتُ مِنْ مَقَالَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تِلْكَ شَيْئًا  

People say that I have narrated many Hadiths (The Prophet's narration). Had it not been for two verses in the Qur'an, I would not have narrated a single Hadith, and the verses are: "Verily those who conceal the clear sign and the guidance which We have sent down . . . (up to) Most Merciful." (2:159-160). And no doubt our Muhajir (emigrant) brothers used to be busy in the market with their business (bargains) and our Ansari brothers used to be busy with their property (agriculture). But I (Abu Huraira) used to stick to Messenger of Allah ﷺ contented with what will fill my stomach and I used to attend that which they used not to attend and I used to memorize that which they used not to memorize. (Using translation from Bukhārī 118)   

إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ أَكْثَرَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاللهِ لَوْلَا آيَتَانِ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ مَا حَدَّثْتُ حَدِيثًا ثُمَّ يَتْلُو {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَى مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا بَيَّنَّاهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْكِتَابِ} [البقرة 159] إِلَى {التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ} [البقرة 160] وَيَقُولُ عَلَى أَثَرِ الْآيَتَيْنِ إِنَّ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الْعَمَلُ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَإِنَّ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَانَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الصَّفْقُ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لِشِبَعِ بَطْنِهِ وَيَحْضُرُ مَا لَا يَحْضُرُونَ وَيَحْفَظُ مَا لَا يَحْفَظُونَ  

Abu Huraira said, "You people claim that Abu Huraira narrates many narrations of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Anyhow) with Allah will be our appointment. I was a poor man, and used to stick to Messenger of Allah ﷺ contented with what will fill my stomach, and the Muhajirin (emigrants) used to be busy trading in the markets, and the Ansar used to be busy looking after their properties. One-day I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Who will spread his Rida' (a garment covering the upper part of the body) till I finished my speech and then fold it, (i.e. wrap it over your body), in which case he will never forget anything he had heard from me." So I spread my garment which I was wearing; and by Him Who sent Muhammad with the Truth, ever since, I have never forgotten whatever I heard from him (the Prophet)" (See, Hadith No. 119, Vol. 1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 7354)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَاللهُ الْمَوْعِدُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَأً مِسْكِينًا أَصْحَبُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى مِلْءِ بَطْنِي وَكَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الصَّفْقُ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ وَكَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الْقِيَامُ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَشَهِدْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَجْلِسًا فَقَالَ «مَنْ يَبْسُطُ رِدَاءَهُ حَتَّى اقْضِيَ مَقَالَتِي فَلَا يَنْسَى شَيْئًا سَمِعَهُ مِنِّي» فَبَسَطْتُ بُرْدَةً كَانَتْ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَقَالَتَهُ ثُمَّ ضَمَمْتُهَا إِلَيَّ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ مَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ  

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying: 'We used to memorize Ahadith, and Ahadith were memorized from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. But if you go to the extremes of either exaggeration or negligence (in narrating Ahadith), there is no way we can trust your Ahadith.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 27)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَّا إِذَا رَكِبْتُمْ كُلَّ صَعْبٍ وَذَلُولٍ فَهَيْهَاتَ»  

[Machine] Zaid came to you, Abu Huraira, for I was with Abu Huraira and Fulan in the mosque one day, supplicating to Allah and remembering our Lord. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and sat with us, so we fell silent. He said, "Continue with what you were doing." Zaid said, "I had already made supplication, as well as my companions, before Abu Huraira, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ confirmed our supplications. Then Abu Huraira made supplication saying, 'O Allah, I ask You for the same thing that my two companions asked for, and I ask You for knowledge that is not forgotten.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Ameen.' So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we also ask Allah for knowledge that is not forgotten.' He said, 'The young boy from Daws has surpassed you in that.'"  

لَهُ زَيْدٌ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَإِنِّي بَيْنَمَا أنا وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَفُلَانٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ نَدْعُو اللهَ وَنَذْكُرُ رَبَّنَا خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَيْنَا فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ «عُودُوا لِلَّذِي كُنْتُمْ فِيهِ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَدَعَوْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَيَّ قَبْلَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُؤَمِّنُ عَلَى دُعَائِنَا ثُمَّ دَعَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِثْلَ مَا سَأَلَكَ صَاحِبَايَ هَذَانِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا لَا يُنْسَى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «آمِينَ» فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَنَحْنُ نَسْأَلُ اللهَ عِلْمًا لَا يُنْسَى فَقَالَ «سَبَقَكُمْ بِهَا الْغُلَامُ الدَّوْسِيُّ»  

Once the Prophet ﷺ led us in the ʿIsha' prayer during the last days of his life and after finishing it (the prayer) (with Taslim) he said: "Do you realize (the importance of) this night?" Nobody present on the surface of the earth tonight will be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night." (Using translation from Bukhārī 116)  

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ فِي آخِرِ حَيَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ لَيْلَتَكُمْ هَذِهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَى رَأْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مِنْهَا لَا يَبْقَى مِمَّنْ هُوَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ»  

[Machine] While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a man came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell us about the clothing of Paradise. Is it created or woven?" Some people laughed, so the Messenger said to them, "Are you laughing that an ignorant person is asking a knowledgeable one?" Then he sat for a little while and said, "Where is the one who asked about the clothing of Paradise?" The man said, "Here I am, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger said, "No, rather its fruits are split open from it." He repeated this three times.  

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ ثِيَابِ الْجَنَّةِ أَخُلُقٌ يُخْلَقُ أَوْ نَسِيجٌ يُنْسَجُ فَضَحِكَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «تَضْحَكُونَ أَنَّ جَاهِلًا يَسْأَلُ عَالِمًا» فَجَلَسَ يَسِيرًا أَوْ قَلِيلًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ عَنْ ثِيَابِ الْجَنَّةِ؟» قَالَ هَا هُوَ ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ تُشَقَّقُ عَنْهَا ثَمَرُ الْجَنَّةِ» قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and spoke to the people. Then a man stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, when is the Hour?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured with his face, so we told him to sit down, for you have asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ something he dislikes. Then the man stood up for the second time and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, when is the Hour?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ frowned more intensely this time. Then the man stood up for the third time and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, when is the Hour?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Woe to you! What have you prepared for it?" The man replied, "I have prepared love for Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then sit down, for you will be with those whom you love."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ فَحَدَّثَ النَّاسَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَبَسَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ اقْعُدْ فَإِنَّكَ سَأَلْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَكْرَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ؟ فَبَسَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وَجْهِهِ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَيْحَكَ وَمَاذَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا؟» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا حُبَّ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اجْلِسْ فَإِنَّكَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ»  

[Machine] Abu Hurayrah and Abu Dhar reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sit between the two companions and a stranger would come, and he wouldn't know who amongst them was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until he asked. So we requested the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to create a gathering in which the stranger would recognize him when he came, so we built a booth for him with mud, and he would sit on it with us on either side.  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَيَجِيءُ الْغَرِيبُ فَلَا يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَ فَطَلَبْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَجْعَلَ لَهُ مَجْلِسًا فَيَعْرِفُهُ الْغَرِيبُ إِذَا أَتَاهُ فَبَنَيْنَا لَهُ دُكَّانًا مِنْ طِينٍ فَكَانَ يَجْلِسُ عَلَيْهِ وَكُنَّا نَجْلِسُ بِجَانِبَيْهِ سِمَاطَيْنِ»  

[Machine] I heard Osama bin Shareek saying, "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions were with him, and it seemed as if birds were on their heads."  

سَمِعْتُ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ شَرِيكٍ يَقُولُ «أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَصْحَابُهُ عِنْدَهُ فَكَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمُ الطَّيْرُ»  

[Machine] While I was in the mosque, there was a group of poor migrants sitting together. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat with them, so I approached them and he said, "Let the poor migrants be glad, as their faces will be brightened. They will enter Paradise forty years before the wealthy. I have seen their colors shining, to the point that I wished to be among them."  

بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحَلْقَةٌ مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ قُعُودًا إِذْ قَعَدَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «لِيُبْشِرْ فُقَرَاءُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ بِمَا يَسُرُّ وُجُوهَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ قَبْلَ الْأَغْنِيَاءِ بِأَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَلْوَانَهُمْ أَسْفَرَتْ حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ»  

I was a companion rider of the Prophet ﷺ on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "O Muʿadh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Should I not inform the people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it (absolutely). (Using translation from Bukhārī 2856)   

كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَتَدْرِي مَا حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَمَا حَقُّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ؟» قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «حَقُّ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ أَنْ لَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ حَقَّ الْعِبَادِ عَلَى اللهِ أَنْ لَا يُعَذِّبَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا أُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ؟ قَالَ «دَعْهُمْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا»  

A person stood up and asked, "O Allah's: Apostle! What clothes may be worn in the state of Ihram?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Do not wear a shirt or trousers, or any headgear (e.g. a turban), or a hooded cloak; but if somebody has no shoes he can wear leather stockings provided they are cut short off the ankles, and also, do not wear anything perfumed with Wars or saffron, and the Muhrima (a woman in the state of Ihram) should not cover her face, or wear gloves." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1838)  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَاذَا تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَلْبَسَ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ فِي الْحَرَمِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَلْبَسُوا الْقُمُصَ وَلَا السَّرَاوِيلَاتِ وَلَا الْعَمَائِمَ وَلَا الْبَرَانِسَ وَلَا الْخِفَافَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ أَحَدٌ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ نَعْلَانِ فَلْيَلْبَسِ الْخُفَّيْنِ مَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَلَا تَلْبَسُوا شَيْئًا مِنَ الثِّيَابِ مَسَّهُ الزَّعْفَرَانُ وَلَا الْوَرْسُ وَلَا تَنْتَقِبُ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحَرَامُ وَلَا تَلْبَسُ الْقُفَّازَيْنِ»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing on his camel in Mina. A man came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I used to think that shaving the head before sacrificing is better, so I shaved before sacrificing." He replied, "Sacrifice and there is no harm." Then another man came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I used to think that sacrificing should be done before stoning the pillars, so I sacrificed before stoning." He replied, "Stone and there is no harm." Whenever someone asked him about doing something before something else, he would say, "Do it and there is no harm."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاقِفًا عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ بِمِنًى فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّ الْحَلْقَ قَبْلَ الذَّبْحِ فَحَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ قَالَ «اذْبَحْ وَلَا حَرَجَ» ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّ الذَّبْحَ قَبْلَ الرَّمْيِ فَذَبَحْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْمِيَ قَالَ «فَارْمِ وَلَا حَرَجَ» قَالَ فَمَا سُئِلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ قَدَمَّهُ رَجُلٌ قَبْلَ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا قَالَ افْعَلْ وَلَا حَرَجَ  

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

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

I heard Usama bin Sharik saying: I came to the Prophet ﷺ, and his companions we as if they birds were perched on their heads (i.e. they were still and attentive).  

سَمِعْتُ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ شَرِيكٍ يَقُولُ «أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَصْحَابُهُ عِنْدَهُ كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمُ الطَّيْرُ»  

Do not turn unbelievers after me ; one of you may strike the neck of the other. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4686)   

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اسْتَنْصِتِ النَّاسَ» فَقَالَ «لَا تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»  

[Machine] While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a man came forward with a pleasant face, good features, and a pleasant fragrance. We were amazed by his good looks, features, and fragrance, so he greeted the Prophet ﷺ and then stood up and asked, "Can I come closer, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Yes." So he came closer, then stood up and asked again, "Can I come closer, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Yes." He came even closer until his thigh was next to the thigh of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his leg was next to his leg. Then he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is faith?" He replied, "To believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Day of Judgment, and destiny, both good and bad." He said, "You have spoken the truth." We were amazed by his statement that he spoke the truth to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is Islam?" He replied, "To testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish prayer, give Zakat, fast in Ramadan, perform Hajj, and to cleanse oneself from impurity." He said, "You have spoken the truth." We were amazed by his affirmation of the Messenger of Allah's statement. Then he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is Ihsan?" He replied, "To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion, then know that He sees you." He said, "You have spoken the truth." We were amazed by his affirmation of the Messenger of Allah's statement. Then he turned back and left. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Go after the man." We searched for him but couldn't find him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "This was Gabriel who came to teach you your religion, that whenever he came to me before, I recognized him except in this form."  

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنُ الشَّارَةِ طَيِّبُ الرِّيحِ قَالَ فَعَجِبْنَا لِحُسْنِ وَجْهِهِ وَشَارَتِهِ وَطِيبِ رِيحِهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَالَ أَأَدْنُو يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَدَنَا ثُمَّ قَامَ قَالَ فَعَجِبْنَا لِتَوْقِيرِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَأَدْنُو يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَدَنَا حَتَّى وَضَعَ فَخِذَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَرِجْلَهُ عَلَى رِجْلِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الْإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْبَعْثِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْحِسَابِ وَالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ وَحُلْوِهِ وَمُرِّهِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبْنَا لِقَوْلِهِ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَدَقْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الْإِسْلَامُ؟ قَالَ تَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ وَتَغْتَسِلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبْنَا لِتَصْدِيقِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الْإِحْسَانُ؟ قَالَ تَخْشَى اللهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبْنَا لِتَصْدِيقِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْكَفَأَ رَاجِعًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عَلَيَّ بِالرَّجُلِ» فَطَلَبْنَاهُ فَلَمْ نَجِدْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ جَاءَ لِيُعَلِّمَكُمْ أَمْرَ دِينِكُمْ وَمَا أَتَانِي قَطُّ إِلَّا عَرَفْتُهُ إِلَّا فِي صُورَتِهِ هَذِهِ»  

We are an unlettered people who can neither write nor count. The month is thus, and thus. folding his thumb when he said it the third time. (Using translation from Muslim 1080n)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّا أُمَّةٌ أُمَيَّةٌ لَا نَحْسُبُ وَلَا نَكْتُبُ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَعَقَدَ الْإِبْهَامَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَالشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا تَمَامُ الثَّلَاثِينَ»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell behind and we caught up with him and the prayer had become difficult for us. Then a caller called out from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Woe to the stragglers from the Fire!"  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ قَالَ فَتَخَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَدْرَكَنَا وَقَدْ رَهِقَتْنَا الصَّلَاةُ «فَنَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَيْلٌ لِلْأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

Once the Prophet ﷺ remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (and not washing them properly) so the Prophet ﷺ addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice: "Save your heels from the fire." (Using translation from Bukhārī 60)  

تَخَلَّفَ عَنَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفْرَةٍ سَافَرْنَاهَا فَأَدْرَكَنَا وَقَدْ رَهِقَتْنَا صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ وَنَحْنُ نَتَوَضَّأُ فَجَعَلْنَا نَمْسَحُ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ «وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَاقِيبِ مِنَ النَّارِ» مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا