[Machine] I heard Ka'b ibn Malik narrating his story when he lagged behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the Battle of Tabuk. He said, "While I was sitting in a state as Allah described us, my soul and the earth became narrow on me due to its vastness. I then heard someone screaming on top of a mountain with the loudest voice, 'O Ka'b ibn Malik, rejoice!' I prostrated out of gratitude and knew that relief had come and that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had announced the forgiveness of Allah upon us when he performed the Fajr prayer. The people rushed to give me the good news, and my companion went ahead to give me the glad tidings. A man came running towards me on a horse that belonged to him, and it had traveled for a moment from Aslam to inform me. He reached me on top of the mountain, and his voice arrived before the horse. When the man whose voice I had heard came to me, he conveyed the good news to me. I took off my garment and gave it to him as a sign of gladness, for, by Allah, I did not possess any other garment that day. I then wore two garments and went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . People came to congratulate me in groups until I entered the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting with his Companions, and Talhah ibn Ubaydullah stood up until he reached me and congratulated me. By Allah, no man from the Muhajirun except him had stood up to congratulate me. I will never forget his deed for Talhah. When I greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while his face was radiant with joy, he said, 'Rejoice in the good news of a day that has passed by you which has not appeared since your mother gave birth to you.' I asked him, 'Is it from you, O Messenger of Allah, or from Allah?' He replied, 'No, rather it is from Allah.' Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was excessively overjoyed, his face would radiate like a piece of the moon. We recognized it from him. When I sat before him, I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, verily, my repentance includes giving away in charity my wealth to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, and to you, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Hold on to some of your wealth, as it will be better for you.' I said, 'Then I will keep my share of the arrow that I own in Khaybar.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, surely Allah, the Most High, saved me through my truthfulness, and part of my repentance is that I will not speak anything but the truth as long as I live.' By Allah, no one from the Muslims has been put to the test by Allah in speaking the truth since I said that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I would rather that Allah keeps me safe from it as long as I live.' Then Allah (ﷻ) revealed the verses: 'Indeed, Allah has forgiven the Prophet and the Muhajirin and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty' (Quran 9:117) till Allah's saying: 'And [He also forgave] the three who were left behind' (Quran 9:118). The person whom Allah mentioned as being left behind was not one of those who stayed behind from the battle; instead, it was in reference to those who presented excuses and sought the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ permission. Allah delayed the matter until a decision was made regarding them. Therefore, Allah mentioned them: 'And upon the three who were left behind' (Quran 9:118)."  

سَمِعْتُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثَهُ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَ اللهُ مِنَّا قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ نَفْسِي وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ سَمِعْتُ صَارِخًا أَوْفَى عَلَى أَعْلَى جَبَلٍ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتٍ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَبْشِرْ قَالَ فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنْ قَدْ جَاءَ فَرَجٌ وَآذَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِتَوْبَةِ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ فَدَهَمَ النَّاسُ يُبَشِّرُونَا وَذَهَبَ قِبَلَ صَاحِبِيَّ مُبَشِّرُونَ وَرَكَضَ رَجُلٌ إِلَيَّ فَرَسًا وَسَعَى سَاعٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأَوْفَى عَلَى جَبَلٍ فَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ مِنَ الْفَرَسِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَنِي الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَهُ بَشَّرَنِي نَزَعْتُ ثَوْبَيَّ فَكَسَوْتُهُ إِيَّاهُمَا بِشَارَةً وَاللهِ مَا أَمْلِكُ غَيْرَهُمَا وَاسْتَعَرْتُ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَلَبِسْتُهُمَا وَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَلَقَّانِي النَّاسُ فَوْجًا فَوْجًا يُهَنِّئُونِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ يَقُولُونَ لِتَهْنِئْكَ تَوْبَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ كَعْبٌ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا حَوْلَهُ النَّاسُ فَقَامَ إِلَيَّ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يُهَرْوِلُ حَتَّى صَافَحَنِي وَهَنَّأَنِي وَوَاللهِ مَا قَامَ إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ غَيْرُهُ وَلَا أَنْسَاهَا لِطَلْحَةَ [122] قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَهُوَ يَبْرُقُ وَجْهُهُ مِنَ السُّرُورِ «أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ مَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مُنْذُ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ» فَقُلْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَوْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ» وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سُرَّ اسْتَنَارَ وَجْهُهُ كَأَنَّهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ وَكُنَّا نَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَإِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ» قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى إِنَّمَا أَنْجَانِي بِالصِّدْقِ وَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَلَّا أُحَدِّثَ إِلَّا صِدْقًا مَا بَقِيتُ فَوَاللهِ مَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَبْلَاهُ اللهُ فِي صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ مُنْذُ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ مِمَّا أَبْلَانِي وَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ مُنْذُ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَذِبًا وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْفَظَنِي اللهُ فِيمَا بَقِيَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {لَقَدْ تَابَ اللهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ فِي سَاعَةِ الْعُسْرَةِ} [التوبة 117] تَلَا إِلَى {الصَّادِقِينَ} [التوبة 119] فَوَاللهِ مَا أَنْعَمَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ قَطُّ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَدَانِي لِلْإِسْلَامِ بِأَعْظَمَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ صِدْقِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَلَّا أَكُونَ كَذَبْتُهُ فَأَهْلِكَ كَمَا هَلَكَ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوهُ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ الْوَحْيُ بِشَرِّ مَا قَالَ لِأَحَدٍ {سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ} [التوبة 95] إِلَى {الْفَاسِقِينَ} [التوبة 96] قَالَ كَعْبٌ وَكُنَّا تَخَلَّفْنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلَاثَةُ عَنْ أَمْرِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ قَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ حَلَفُوا لَهُ فَبَايَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ وَأَرْجَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْرَنَا حَتَّى قَضَى اللهُ فِيهِ فَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَعَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا} [التوبة 118] وَلَيْسَ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ اللهُ تَخَلُّفَنَا عَنِ الْغَزْوِ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ تَخْلِيفُهُ إِيَّانَا وَإِرْجَاؤُهُ أَمْرُنَا عَمَّنْ حَلَفَ لَهُ وَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ مُخْتَصَرٌ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah has made a parable of the straight path: At the sides of the path there are walls with open doors, each door having a curtain. There is a caller at the head of the path calling, and a caller above it calling. And Allah invites to the abode of peace and guides whomever He wills to the straight path. The doors which are on the sides of the path are the Hudud (legal limitations) of Allah; no one breaches the Hudud of Allah except that curtain is lifted, and the one calling from above it is his Lord." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2859)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ضَرَبَ مَثَلًا صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى كَتِفَيِ الصِّرَاطِ سُورَانِ لَهُمَا أَبْوَابٌ مُفَتَّحَةٌ وَعَلَى الْأَبْوَابِ سُورٌ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو عَلَى رَأْسِ الصِّرَاطِ وَدَاعٍ يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِهِ {وَاللهُ يَدْعُو إِلَى دَارِ السَّلَامِ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ} [يونس 25] فَالْأَبْوَابُ الَّتِي عَلَى كَتِفَيِ الصِّرَاطِ حُدُودُ اللهِ لَا يَقَعُ أَحَدٌ فِي حُدُودِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَكْشِفَ سِتْرَ اللهِ وَالَّذِي يَدْعُو مِنْ فَوْقِهِ وَاعِظُ اللهِ ﷻ  

"The Messenger of Allah recited this Verse: 'For those who have done good is the best reward and even more.' Then he said: 'When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, and the people of the Fire enter the Fire, a caller will cry out: "O people of Paradise! You have a covenant with Allah and He wants to fulfill it." They will say: "What is it?" Has Allah not made the Balance (of our good deeds) heavy, and made our faces bright, and admitted us to Paradise and saved us from Hell?" Then the Veil will be lifted and they will look upon Him, and by Allah, Allah will not give them anything that is more beloved to them or delightful, than looking upon Him.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 187)   

قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌ} [يونس 26] قَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَهْلُ النَّارِ النَّارَ نَادَى مُنَادٍ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ إِنَّ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَمْ مَوْعِدًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُنْجِزَكُمُوهُ قَالُوا أَلَمْ يُبَيِّضْ وُجُوهَنَا وَيُثَقِّلْ مَوَازِينَنَا وَيُدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَيُجِرْنَا مِنَ النَّارِ؟ قَالَ فَيَكْشِفُ الْحِجَابَ فَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَوَاللهِ مَا أَعْطَاهُمُ اللهُ شَيْئًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهِ وَلَا أَقَرَّ لِأَعْيُنِهِمْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was asked and Ibrahim asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who are the friends of Allah? He said, "Those who, when they are seen, Allah is mentioned."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سُئِلَ وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَوْلِيَاءُ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «الَّذِينَ إِذَا رُءُوا ذُكِرَ اللهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, among the servants there are servants whom the Prophets and the martyrs envy." It was said, "Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "They are a people who love one another for the sake of Allah, without wealth or lineage. Their faces are light, meaning they are upon pulpits of light. They do not fear when people fear, nor do they grieve when people grieve." Then he recited this verse: "No doubt! Verily, the Awliya' of Allah [i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of Allah and fear Allah much, love Allah much, do righteous deeds, and believe in His Promise of Paradise] there shall be no fear upon them nor shall they grieve." [Yunus 62]  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ عِبَادًا يَغْبِطُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ» قِيلَ مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «هُمْ قَوْمٌ تَحَابُّوا بِرُوحِ اللهِ عَلَى غَيْرِ أَمْوَالٍ وَلَا أَنْسَابٍ وُجُوهُهُمْ نُورٌ يَعْنِي عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ لَا يَخَافُونَ إِنْ خَافَ النَّاسُ وَلَا يَحْزَنُونَ إِنْ حَزِنَ النَّاسُ» ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ} [يونس 62]  

When the Prophet ﷺ came to Medina, he found the Jews observing fast on the day of 'Ashurah; so they were asked about it (by the Prophet). They said: This is a day on which Allah gave Moses domination over Pharaoh. We fast on it out of reverence to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: We have a closer connection with Moses than you have. He then gave orders that it should be observed. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2444)  

لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدَ الْيَهُودَ يَصُومُونَ يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَسُئِلُوا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي أَظْهَرَ اللهُ فِيهِ مُوسَى وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَنَحْنُ نَصُومُهُ تَعْظِيمًا لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِمُوسَى مِنْكُمْ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ»  

[Machine] "Narrated by Ibn Abbas, a person raised him to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'Verily, Jibril used to put clay in the mouth of Pharaoh as a precautionary measure, fearing that he might say: There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.'"  

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَفَعَهُ أَحَدُهُمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ كَانَ يَدُسُّ فِي فَمِ فِرْعَوْنَ الطِّينَ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah's Hand is full, and (its fullness) is not affected by the continuous spending, day and night." He also said, "Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Yet all that has not decreased what is in His Hand." He also said, "His Throne is over the water and in His other Hand is the balance (of Justice) and He raises and lowers (whomever He will)." (See Hadith No. 206, Vol. 6) (Using translation from Bukhārī 7411)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَمِينُ اللهِ مَلْأَى لَا تَغِيضُهَا نَفَقَةٌ سَحَّاءُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ» وَقَالَ «أَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا أَنْفَقَ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُنْفِقْ مَا فِي يَمِينِهِ وَعَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَبِيَدِهِ الْأُخْرَى الْمِيزَانُ يَخْفِضُ وَيَرْفَعُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Allah existed and there was nothing besides Him, and His throne was above the water, and He wrote everything in the Remembrance (the preserved tablet), then He created seven heavens."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَانَ اللهُ وَلَا شَيْءَ غَيْرُهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَكَتَبَ فِي الذِّكْرِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "No one from my ummah, nor a Jew, nor a Christian, hears of me and does not believe in me, except that they will enter the Hellfire."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَوْ يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٌّ ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِي إِلَّا دَخَلَ النَّارَ»  

"We were with 'Abdullah bin 'Umar when he was circumambulating the House; a man came up to him and said: 'O Ibn 'Umar, what did you hear the Messenger of Allah say about the Najwa?' He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'On the Day of Resurrection, the believer will be brought close to his Lord until He will cover him with His screen, then He will make him confess his sins. He will ask him: "Do you confess?" He will say: "O Lord, I confess." This will continue as long as Allah wills, then He will say: "I concealed them for you in the world, and I forgive you for them today." Then he will be given the scroll of his good deeds, or his record, in his right hand. But as for the disbeliever or the hypocrite, (his sins) will be announced before the witnesses.' " (One of the narrators) Khalid said: "At: 'before the witnesses' there is something missing." "These are the ones who lied against their Lord!' No doubt! The curse of Allah is on the wrongdoers." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 183)   

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي النَّجْوَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَدْنُو الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ كَنَفَهُ ثُمَّ يُقَرِّرُهُ بِذُنُوبِهِ هَلْ تَعْرِفُ؟ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّ أَعْرِفُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ بِهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ قَالَ وَإِنِّي سَتَرْتُهَا عَلَيْكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَأَغْفِرُهَا لَكَ الْيَوْمَ ثُمَّ يُعْطَى صَحِيفَةَ حَسَنَاتِهِ وَأَمَّا الْكُفَّارُ فَيُنَادِي رَبُّهُمْ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْأَشْهَادِ {هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَى رَبِّهِمْ أَلَا لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ} [هود 18]  

“The believers will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection, inspired or worried.” – Sa’eed was not sure – “And they will say: ‘If we seek someone to intercede for us with our Lord, we may find relief from our situation.’ So they will go to Adam and will say: ‘You are Adam, the father of mankind. Allah created you with His Hand and His angels prostrated to you. Intercede for us with your Lord, that He might grant us relief from our situation.’ He will say: ‘I am not the one,’ and he will mention to them and complain of the sin that he committed. He will feel too shy to do that (and will say): ‘Rather go to Nuh, for he is the first Messenger whom Allah sent to the people of earth.’ So they will go to him, but he will say: ‘I am not the one,’ and he will mention of how he asked of Allah that of which he had no knowledge.* He will feel too shy to do that (and will say): ‘Rather go to the Close Friend of the Most Merciful, Ibrahim.’ So they will go to him and he will say: ‘I am not the one. Rather go to Musa, a slave to whom Allah spoke and to whom He gave the Torah.’ So they will go to him and he will say: ‘I am not the one,’ and he will mention how he killed a soul, not in retaliation for murder (and will say): ‘Rather go to ‘Isa, the slave of Allah and His Messenger, the Word of Allah and a spirit created by Him.’ So they will go to him, but he will say: ‘I am not the one. Rather go to Muhammad, a slave whose past and future sins Allah forgave.’ So they will come to me and I will go with them.” – There was a similar report from Hasan who added (the Prophet ﷺ said:) And I will walk between two rows of the believers.” Then he went back to the Hadith of Anas. – And he said: “And I will ask my Lord for permission and permission will be given to me. When I see Him I will fall down prostrating, and I will be left as long as Allah wills to leave me. Then it will be said: ‘Get up, O Muhammad. Speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be given; intercede, your intercession will be accepted.’ I will praise Him with praise that He will teach me, then I will intercede, and a limit will be set. Then they will be admitted to Paradise, and I will come back a second time. When I see Him I will fall down prostrating, and I will be left as long as Allah wills to leave me. Then it will be said: ‘Get up, O Muhammad. Speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be given; intercede, your intercession will be accepted.’ I will praise Him with praise that He will teach me, then I will intercede, and a limit will be set. Then they will be admitted to Paradise, and I will come back a third time. When I see Him I will fall down prostrating, and I will be left as long as Allah wills to leave me. Then it will be said: ‘Get up, O Muhammad. Speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be given; intercede, your intercession will be accepted.’ I will praise Him with praise that He will teach me, then I will intercede, and a limit will be set. Then they will be admitted to Paradise, and I will come back a fourth time and will say: ‘O Lord, there is no one left except those who are detained by the Qur’an.’” ** Qatadah (the Tabi'ee in the chain) would narrate after this hadith that Anas (ra) said "Those who said 'La illaha illa Allah' (there is no god except Allah) and had the weight of a grain of barley in good in his heart will come out of the Fire, and those who said 'La illaha illa Allah' and had a weight of a grain of wheat in good in his heart will come out of the Fire, and those who said 'La illaha illa Allah' and had a weight of a grain of dust in good in his heart will come out of the Fire." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4312)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَجْتَمِعُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَوِ اسْتَشْفَعْنَا إِلَى رَبِّنَا فَأَرَاحَنَا مِنْ مَكَانِنَا هَذَا فَيَأْتُونَ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَيَقُولُونَ أَنْتَ أَبُو النَّاسِ خَلَقَكَ اللهُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَسْجَدَ لَكَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ وَيُذْكَرُ لَهُمْ وَيَشْكُو إِلَيْهِمْ ذَنْبَهُ الَّذِي أَصَابَ فَيَسْتَحْيِي اللهَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا نُوحًا فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ رَسُولِ بَعَثَهُ اللهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ [128] فَيُنَادُونَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ وَيَذْكُرُ سُؤَالَهُ رَبَّهُ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَيَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ فَيَأْتُونَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُوسَى عَبْدًا كَلَّمَ اللهُ وَأَعْطَاهُ التَّوْرَاةَ فَيَأْتُونَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ وَيَذْكُرُ قَتْلَهُ النَّفْسَ بِغَيْرِ النَّفْسِ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا عِيسَى عَبْدَ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وَكَلِمَةُ اللهِ وَرُوحُهُ فَيَأْتُونَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكَ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَاءِ اللهِ عَبْدًا غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَنِي فَأَنْطَلِقُ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ «فَأَمْشِي بَيْنَ سِمَاطَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ قَالَ فَأَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَبِّي فَيَأْذَنُ لِي فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي ثُمَّ يُقَالُ ارْفَعْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْ تُسْمَعْ سَلْ تُعْطَهْ اشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَحْمَدُهُ بِتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ثُمَّ أَعُودُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي ثُمَّ يُقَالُ ارْفَعْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْ تُسْمَعْ سَلْ تُعْطَهْ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَحْمَدُهُ بِتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ثُمَّ أَعُودُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُ رَبِّي وَقَعْتُ لَهُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِي ارْفَعْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْ تُسْمَعْ سَلْ تُعْطَهْ اشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَحْمَدُهُ بِتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ثُمَّ أَعُودُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ مَا بَقِيَ إِلَّا مَنْ حَبَسَهُ الْقُرْآنُ قَالَ وَيَقُولُ قَتَادَةُ عَلَى أَثَرِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَكَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ مِثْقَالُ شَعِيرَةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَكَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ بُرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ met him, so he entered the mosque and a man was reciting and another man was supplicating. He (the Prophet) then left the next night, and I met him. He took my hand and the mosque was illuminated. We heard a voice, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you see him as a mirage?" He said, "No, rather he is a believing, repentant (servant), rather he is a believing, repentant (servant)."  

لَقِيَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَدْخَلَهُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ وَآخَرُ يَدْعُو قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ اللَّيْلَةَ الْمُقْبِلَةَ فَلَقِيتُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَقَدْ أَضَاءَ الْمَسْجِدُ فَسَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتُرَاهُ مُرَائِيًا؟ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ مُؤْمِنٌ مُنِيبٌ بَلْ مُؤْمِنٌ مُنِيبٌ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah gives respite to the oppressor, but when He takes him over, He never releases him." Then he recited:-- "Such is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes (population of) towns in the midst of their wrong: Painful indeed, and severe is His seizure.' (11.102) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4686)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْهُ أَوْ يُمْهِلْهُ » ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ} [هود 102]  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who is truthful and trustworthy, narrated to us: "Verily, the creation of the son of Adam is gathered in the womb of his mother for forty days, then it becomes a clot of blood like that, then it becomes a piece of flesh like that, then Allah sends an angel to him who writes down his lifespan, his deeds, his provisions, and whether he will be wretched or happy."  

حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ الصَّادِقُ الْمَصْدُوقُ إِنَّ خَلْقَ ابْنِ آدَمَ يُجْمَعُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ لِأَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَقَةً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُضْغَةً مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكًا فَيَكْتُبُ أَرْبَعًا أَجَلَهُ وَعَمَلَهُ وَرِزْقَهُ وَشَقِيًّا أَمْ سَعِيدًا  

A man kissed a woman and then came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him of that, so this Divine Inspiration was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ 'And offer Prayers perfectly at the two ends of the day, and in some hours of the night; (i.e. (five) compulsory prayers). Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (small sins) That is a reminder for the mindful.' (11.114) The man said, Is this instruction for me only?' The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is for all those of my followers who encounter a similar situation." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4687)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَصَابَ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ قُبْلَةً فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ كَفَّارَتِهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ} [هود 114] قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلِي هَذِهِ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ هِيَ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[Machine] A woman and her husband came to him, as the Prophet ﷺ sent him on a mission. She said to him, "Sell me some dates for a dirham." He said to her, "I found some dates in the house that are better than these." So he went with her, and he winked at her and kissed her. She became startled, and he left and met Abu Bakr. He said to him, "Am I ruined?" He said, "What is the matter with you?" So he explained his situation to him and said, "Do I have a chance for repentance?" He said, "Yes, repent and do not repeat it, and do not inform anyone." Then he went on until he met the Prophet ﷺ and he told him the story. The Prophet said, "Have you left a man from the Muslims waging jihad in the cause of Allah because of this?" And I thought that I am one of the people of Hell and that Allah will never forgive me, but the Prophet ﷺ interceded for me until the verse was revealed to him: "And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember." (Surah Hud, 114) So the Prophet ﷺ sent me and recited these verses to me.  

أَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَزَوْجُهَا قَدْ بَعَثَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ بِعْنِي بِدِرْهَمٍ تَمْرًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا وَأَعْجَبَتْنِي إِنَّ فِي الْبَيْتِ تَمْرًا أَطْيَبُ مِنْ هَذَا فَانْطَلَقَ بِهَا فَغَمَزَهَا وَقَبَّلَهَا فَفَزِعَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَلَقِيَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلَكْتُ قَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ فَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ هَلْ لِي مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ تُبْ وَلَا تَعُدْ وَلَا تُخْبِرَنَّ أَحَدًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «خَلَّفْتَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِهَذَا؟» وَظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَأَنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ لِي أَبَدًا وَأَطْرَقَ عَنِّي نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ {وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ} [هود 114] فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَهُنَّ عَلَيَّ  

The people said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Who is the most honorable amongst the people (in Allah's Sight)?" He said, "The most righteous amongst them." They said, "We do not ask you, about this. " He said, "Then Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, The son of Allah's Prophet the son of Allah's Khalil (i.e. Abraham)." They said, "We do not want to ask about this," He said' "Then you want to ask about the descent of the Arabs. Those who were the best in the pre-lslamic period of ignorance will be the best in Islam provided they comprehend the religious knowledge." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3353)   

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ أَكْرَمُ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ «أَتْقَاهُمْ» قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ «يُوسُفُ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ابْنُ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ابْنِ خَلِيلِ اللهِ» قَالُوا لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ «فَعَنْ مَعَادِنِ الْعَرَبِ تَسْأَلُونِي فَإِنَّ خِيَارَهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ [132] 11186 أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مِثْلَهُ  

[Machine] Narrated Aisha, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , when the people of falsehood made their claims, and Allah cleared her of them. She said, "All of them narrated to me from her hadith, and some of them were more attentive to her hadith than others and were able to maintain it. And I have memorized every man's narration about her. Some of their narrations confirm each other, although some of them were more attentive than others. She said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered and greeted, then he sat down and recited the tashahhud when he sat down. Then he said, 'O Aisha, such and such has reached me about you. If you are innocent, then Allah will declare you innocent, and if you have committed a sin, then seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him, for when a servant confesses to his sin and repents, Allah accepts his repentance.'" So I said to my father, "Should I answer the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding what he said?" He said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." So I said to my mother, "Should I answer the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding what he said?" She said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." So I said, "And I, a young girl, do not read the Quran much. By Allah, I certainly know, surely you have heard this narration until it has settled in your hearts and you have believed in it. So if I were to say to you that I am innocent, you would not believe me. But if I were to confess to you with something, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would believe me. By Allah, I find no example for myself or for you except for the story of Yusuf (Joseph) when he said, 'Patience is beautiful and Allah is the one sought for help against what you describe' (Quran 12:18). By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not intend to leave his place until Allah revealed, 'Verily, those who brought forth the slander (against Aisha) are a group among you' (Quran 24:11), all ten verses of it, to sum it up."  

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ قَالَ أَهْلُ الْإِفْكِ مَا قَالُوا فَبَرَّأَهَا اللهُ مِنْهُ قَالَ وَكُلُّهُمْ حَدَّثَنِي طَائِفَةً مِنْ حَدِيثِهَا وَبَعْضُهُمْ كَانَ أَوْعَى لِحَدِيثِهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَأَثْبَتَ لَهُ اقْتِصَاصًا وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَبَعْضُ حَدِيثِهِمْ يُصَدِّقُ بَعْضًا وَإِنْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْعَى لَهُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَتَشَهَّدَ حِينَ جَلَسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ يَا عَائِشَةُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنْ كُنْتِ بَرِيئَةً فَسَيُبَرِّئُكِ اللهُ وَإِنْ كُنْتِ أَلْمَمْتِ بِذَنْبٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرِي اللهَ وَتُوبِي إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ بِذَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ تَابَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ» فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي أَجِبْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِيمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لِأُمِّي أَجِيبِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِيمَا قَالَ قَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ [133] فَقُلْتُ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ لَا أَقْرَأُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ كَثِيرًا إِنِّي وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَصَدَّقْتُمْ بِهِ فَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ لَا تُصَدِّقُونِي وَلَئِنِ اعْتَرَفْتُ لَكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي مِنْهُ بَرِيئَةٌ لَتُصَدُّقُنَّنِي فَوَاللهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِي مَثَلًا وَلَا لَكُمْ إِلَّا أَبَا يُوسُفَ حِينَ قَالَ {فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ} [يوسف 18] فَوَاللهِ مَا رَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَجْلِسَهُ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمُ} الْعَشْرَ آيَاتٍ كُلَّهَا مُخْتَصَرٌ  

the mother of the faithful believers: Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his last illness said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." I said, "If Abu Bakr stood in your place, he would not be able to make the people hear him owing to his weeping. So please order ʿUmar to lead the prayer." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." I said to Hafsa, "Say to him, 'Abu Bakr is a softhearted man and if he stood in your place he would not be able to make the people hear him owing to his weeping. So order ʿUmar to lead the people in the prayer.' " Hafsa did so but Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep quiet. Verily you are the companions of (Prophet) Joseph. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." Hafsa said to me, "I never got any good from you." (Using translation from Bukhārī 716)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِلنَّاسِ» قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا قَامَ فِي مَقَامِكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَمُرْ عُمَرَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ «مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِحَفْصَةَ قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا قَامَ فِي مَقَامِكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَأْمُرْ عُمَرَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَفَعَلَتْ حَفْصَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّكُنَّ لَأَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِلنَّاسِ» قَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ مَا كُنْتُ لِأُصِيبَ مِنْكِ خَيْرًا  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "We are more liable to be in doubt than Abraham when he said, 'My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead." . He (i.e. Allah) slid: 'Don't you believe then?' He (i.e. Abraham) said: "Yes, but (I ask) in order to be stronger in Faith." (2.260) And may Allah send His Mercy on Lot! He wished to have a powerful support. If I were to stay in prison for such a long time as Joseph did I would have accepted the offer (of freedom without insisting on having my guiltless less declared). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3372)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالشَّكِّ مِنْهُ قَالَ {رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي} [البقرة 260] وَقَالَ «يَرْحَمُ اللهُ لُوطًا كَانَ يَأْوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ وَلَوْ لَبِثْتُ فِي السِّجْنِ مَا لَبِثَ يُوسُفَ ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي الدَّاعِي لَأَجَبْتُهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the noble son of the noble son of the noble son of the noble son is Yusuf, the son of Ya'qub, the son of Ishaq, the son of Ibrahim, the friend of the Most Merciful." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Yusuf stayed, and then the caller came to me, I would answer him. When the messenger came to him, he said, 'Go back to your master and ask him about the women who cut their hands.' " [Surah Yusuf, verse 50]  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْكَرِيمَ ابْنَ الْكَرِيمِ ابْنِ الْكَرِيمِ ابْنِ الْكَرِيمِ يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ الرَّحْمَنِ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ لَبِثْتُ فِي السِّجْنِ مَا لَبِثَ يُوسُفُ ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي الدَّاعِي لَأَجَبْتُهُ إِذْ {جَاءَهُ الرَّسُولُ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ مَا بَالُ النِّسْوَةِ اللَّاتِي قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ} [يوسف 50]  

[Machine] Muhammad ﷺ was not promised anything by Allah except that He knew it would happen, even until he died. And indeed, the messengers continued to face difficulties until they thought that the believers with them had indeed rejected them. Ibn Abi Mulaykah said in the narration of 'Urwah, and Aisha used to recite it (they thought they had been lied to) with emphasis.  

مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ حَتَّى مَاتَ وَإِنَّهُ لَمْ تَزَلِ الْبَلَايَا بِالرُّسُلِ حَتَّى ظَنُّوا أَنَّ مَنْ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ كَذَبُوهُمْ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ فِي حَدِيثِ عُرْوَةَ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقْرَؤُهَا (ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِّبُوا) مُثَقَّلَةً  

[Machine] The son of Abi Mulaykah and Talha ibn Abbas, until the Messenger and those who believed with him said, "When will the help of Allah come?" [Al-Baqarah 214] Ibn Abi Mulaykah said, "So I mentioned it to Urwah ibn Zubayr." He said, "Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, swore by Allah that Allah the Most High did not inform His Messenger of anything except that he knew it would happen before he dies. But calamities befell the prophets until they feared that those who were with them from the believers had denied them. And she used to recite, "They denied" [Al-Imran 11], heavily."  

ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ وَتَلَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ {حَتَّى يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ مَتَى نَصْرُ اللهِ أَلَا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللهِ قَرِيبٌ} [البقرة 214] قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ فَذَكَرْتُ لِعُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَعَاذَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا حَدَّثَ اللهُ تَعَالَى رَسُولَهُ ﷺ شَيْئًا إِلَّا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ وَلَكِنْ نَزَلَ بِالْأَنْبِيَاءِ الْبَلَاءُ حَتَّى خَافُوا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَنْ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ كَذَّبُوهُمْ وَكَانَتْ تَقْرَأُ {كُذِّبُوا} [آل عمران 11] مُثْقَلَةً  

[Machine] He read, "Until the messengers lost hope and thought that they were being lied to" [Joseph 110]. Lightly, he said, "When the messengers lose faith in their people and their people believe that the messengers are lying to them".  

أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ {حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا} [يوسف 110] خَفِيفَةً قَالَ «إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ مِنْ إِيمَانِ قَوْمِهِمْ وَظَنَّ قَوْمُهُمْ أَنَّ الرُّسُلَ كَذَبُوهُمْ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The keys of Unseen are five which none knows but Allah: None knows what will happen tomorrow but Allah; none knows what is in the wombs (a male child or a female) but Allah; none knows when it will rain but Allah; none knows at what place one will die; none knows when the Hour will be established but Allah." (See The Qur'an 31:34.") (Using translation from Bukhārī 4697)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَفَاتِيحُ الْغَيْبِ خَمْسٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا اللهُ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَا تَغِيضُ الْأَرْحَامُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللهُ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلَّا اللهُ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَأْتِي الْمَطَرُ إِلَّا اللهُ وَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَتَى تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللهُ ﷻ»  

[Machine] Once the Prophet ﷺ sent a man to a man from the pharaohs of Arabia to invite him to Islam. The man replied, "O Messenger of Allah, he is stronger than that." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Go to him and invite him." The man went to him and said, "The Messenger of Allah invites you." The man asked, "Is he the Messenger of Allah? Is he made of gold? Is he made of silver? Is he made of copper?" Then he returned to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I told you that he is stronger than that." The Prophet ﷺ informed him about what he said and said, "Go back to him and invite him." So he returned to him and repeated the same question. While they were arguing, Allah sent a cloud over his head, it thundered, and a lightning struck him, taking off his headgear. And Allah revealed, "And He sends thunderbolts, and they strike with them whom He wills while they dispute about Allah; and He is severe in assault" (Quran 13:13).  

بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَرَّةً رَجُلًا إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ فَرَاعِنَةِ الْعَرَبِ أَنِ ادْعُهُ لِي قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ أَعْتَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ فَادْعُهُ» قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَدْعُوكَ» قَالَ أَرَسُولُ اللهِ؟ وَمَا اللهُ؟ أَمِنْ ذَهَبٍ هُوَ؟ أَمْ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ هُوَ؟ أَمِنْ نُحَاسٍ هُوَ؟ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ أَنَّهُ أَعْتَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَخْبَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِمَا قَالَ قَالَ «فَارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ فَادْعُهُ» فَرَجَعَ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَقَالَةَ الْأُولَى فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ الْجَوَابِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ «ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ فَادْعُهُ» فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ الْكَلَامَ بَيْنَهُمَا إِذْ بَعَثَ اللهُ سَحَابَةً حِيَالَ رَأْسِهِ فَرَعَدَتْ وَوَقَعَتْ مِنْهَا صَاعِقَةٌ فَذَهَبَتْ بِقَحْفِ رَأْسِهِ وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَيُرْسِلُ الصَّوَاعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُمْ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي اللهِ وَهُوَ شَدِيدُ الْمِحَالِ} [الرعد 13]  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , He said: "Moses once stood amongst his people and reminded them of the days of Allah and how Allah's favors are abundant."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «قَامَ مُوسَى يَوْمًا فِي قَوْمِهِ فَذَكَّرَهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللهِ وَأَيَّامُ اللهِ نَعْمَاؤُهُ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy to answer the others then asked, "What is that tree, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "It is the date-palm tree." (Using translation from Bukhārī 61)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً لَا يَسْقُطُ وَرَقُهَا وَإِنَّهَا مِثْلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَحَدِّثُونِي مَا هِيَ؟» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَوَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي وَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ فَقَالُوا حَدِّثْنَا مَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came wearing a mask made of silk. He said, "A good word is like a good tree." He said, "It is the palm tree."  

أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِقِنَاعٍ مِنْ بُسْرٍ فَقَالَ وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ قَالَ «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ»  

"He will be given water of Sadid to drink, he will swallow it..." that the Prophet ﷺ said: " It will be brought toward his mouth and he will dislike it, so whenever it is brought closer to him it will melt his face and the skin of his head will fall into it. Then whenever he drinks from it, his bowels will be severed until it comes out from his anus. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted says: "And they will be given water of Hamim to drink such that it cuts up their bowels..." and He says: "And if they call for drink they will be given water of Muhl which melts the faces, the worst of drinks..." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2583)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَيُسْقَى مِنْ مَاءٍ صَدِيدٍ يَتَجَرَّعُهُ} [إبراهيم 17] قَالَ يُقَرَّبُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَتَكَرَّهُهُ فَإِذَا أُدْنِيَ مِنْهُ شُوِيَ وَجْهُهُ وَوَقَعَتْ فَرْوَةُ رَأْسِهِ فَإِذَا شَرِبَهُ قَطَّعَ أَمْعَاءَهُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِنْ دُبُرِهِ يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَسُقُوا مَاءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَاءَهُمْ} [محمد 15] وَيَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَإِنْ يَسْتَغِيثُوا يُغَاثُوا بِمَاءٍ كَالْمُهْلِ يَشْوِي الْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ} [الكهف 29]  

“Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm.” [14:27] This has been revealed concerning the torment of the grave. It will be said to him: ‘Who is your Lord?’ He will say: ‘My Lord is Allah, and my Prophet is Muhammad.’ This is what Allah says: Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping Allah Alone and none else), and in the Hereafter (i.e., at the time of questioning in the grave).’” [14:27] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4269)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ {يُثَبِّتُ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا} [إبراهيم 27] قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْ رَبُّكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيَ اللهُ وَنَبِيِّي مُحَمَّدٌ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {يُثَبِّتُ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا} [إبراهيم 27]  

[Machine] In His saying {Allah keeps firm those who believe with the firm saying in the life of this world} [Ibrahim 27], the dialogue in the grave says: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your prophet? And in the Hereafter, the same.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {يُثَبِّتُ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا} [إبراهيم 27] قَالَ الْمُخَاطَبَةِ فِي الْقَبْرِ مَنْ رَبُّكَ؟ وَمَا دِينُكَ؟ وَمَنْ نَبِيُّكَ؟ وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ  

"Allah keeps those who believe steadfast with firm word in this world and the Hereafter" was revealed in connection with the torment of the grave. (Using translation from Muslim 2871b)  

«نَزَلَتْ فِي عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ»  

[Machine] "Regarding this verse {Those who exchange the favor of Allah for disbelief and settle their people in the abode of ruin - Hellfire - they will enter it} [Surah Ibrahim 29], he said, 'They are the disbelievers of the Quraysh on the day of Badr.'"  

عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {الَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَةَ اللهِ كُفْرًا وَأَحَلُّوا قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا} [إبراهيم 29] قَالَ «هُمْ كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ»  

[Machine] "In His saying {Have you not seen those who have exchanged the favor of Allah for disbelief and settled their people in the home of ruin?} [Ibrahim 28], he said, 'They are the people of Makkah.' Sufyan said, meaning their disbelievers."  

فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَةَ اللهِ كُفْرًا وَأَحَلُّوا قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ} [إبراهيم 28] قَالَ «§هُمْ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي كُفَّارَهُمْ  

Verily the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the words of Allah, the Great and Glorious, that Ibrahim uttered. My Lord! lo! they have led many of mankind astray:" But whoso followeth me, he verily is of me" (al-Qur'an, xiv. 35) and Jesus (peace be upon him) said:" If thou punisheth them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgiveth them-verily Thou art the Mighty, the Wise" (al-Qur'an, v 117). Then he raised his hands and said: O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah, and wept; so Allah the High and the Exalted said: O Gabriel, go to Muhammad (though your Lord knows it fully well) and ask him: What makes thee weep? So Gabriel (peace be upon him) came to him and asked him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed him what he had said (though Allah knew it fully well). Upon this Allah said: O Gabriel, go to Muhammad and say: Verily We will please thee with regard to your Ummah and would not displease thee. (Using translation from Muslim 202)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تَلَا قَوْلَ اللهِ تَعَالَى فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ {رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ} [إبراهيم 36] الْآيَةَ وَقَالَ عِيسَى {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ أُمَّتِي أُمَّتِي» وَبَكَى ﷺ فَقَالَ اللهُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ فَاسْأَلْهُ مَا يُبْكِيهِ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَا قَالَ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ اللهُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّا سَنُرْضِيكَ فِي أُمَّتِكَ وَلَا نَسُوؤكَ  

When the Prophet ﷺ passed by (a place called) Al Hijr, he said, "Do not enter the house of those who were unjust to themselves, unless (you enter) weeping, lest you should suffer the same punishment as was inflicted upon them." After that he covered his face with his sheet cloth while he was on the camel-saddle. (Using translation from Bukhārī 3380)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمَّا مَرَّ بِالْحِجْرِ قَالَ «لَا تَدْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونُوا بَاكِينَ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ مِثْلُ مَا أَصَابَهُمْ» وَتَقَنَّعَ بِرِدَائِهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى الرَّحْلِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, there are some people from my Ummah who will be punished for their sins and they will remain in the Fire as long as Allah wills. Then, the polytheists will insult them and say to them, 'We do not see any benefit that you used to differ with us in your belief and faith.' This will bring them great regret. There will not remain a single monotheist except that Allah will eventually take them out (of the Fire)." Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited this verse, "Perhaps those who disbelieve wish that they had been Muslims" (Quran 15:2).  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي يُعَذَّبُونَ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ فَيَكُونُونَ فِي النَّارِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكُونُوا ثُمَّ يُعَيِّرُهُمْ أَهْلُ الشِّرْكِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُمْ مَا نَرَى مَا كُنْتُمْ تُخَالِفُونَا فِيهِ مِنْ تَصْدِيقِكُمْ وَإِيْمَانِكُمْ نَفَعَكُمْ لِمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ أَنْ يُرِيَ أَهْلَ الشِّرْكِ مِنَ الْحَسْرَةِ فَمَا يَبْقَى مُوَحِدٌ إِلَّا أَخْرَجَهُ اللهُ ثُمَّ تَلَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {رُبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ} [الحجر 2]  

A person from the Ansar who was amongst the Companions of Messenger of Allah ﷺ reported to me: As we were sitting during the night with Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a meteor shot gave a dazzling light. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: What did you say in the pre-Islamic days when there was such a shot (of meteor)? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best (the actual position), but we, however, used to say that that very night a great man had been born and a great man had died, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (These meteors) are shot neither at the death of anyone nor on the birth of anyone. Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, issues Command when He decides to do a thing. Then (the Angels) supporting the Throne sing His glory, then sing the dwellers of heaven who are near to them until this glory of God reaches them who are in the heaven of this world. Then those who are near the supporters of the Throne ask these supporters of the Throne: What your Lord has said? And they accordingly inform them what He says. Then the dwellers of heaven seek information from them until this information reaches the heaven of the world. In this process of transmission (the jinn snatches) what he manages to overhear and he carries it to his friends. And when the Angels see the jinn they attack them with meteors. If they narrate only which they manage to snatch that is correct but they alloy it with lies and make additions to it. (Using translation from Muslim 2229a)  

أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا هُمْ جُلُوسٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَرُمِيَ بِنَجْمٍ فَاسْتَنَارَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا كُنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِذَا رُمِيَ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا؟» قَالُوا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «وُلِدَ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ وَمَاتَ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ عَظِيمٌ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تُرْمَى لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لَحَيَاةِ أَحَدٍ وَلَكِنَّ رَبَّنَا تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا سَبَّحَ حَمَلَةُ الْعَرْشِ ثُمَّ سَبَّحَ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ التَّسْبِيحُ أَهْلَ هَذِهِ السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَ حَمَلَةَ الْعَرْشِ لِحَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكَمْ؟ فَيُخْبِرُونَهُمْ فَيَسْتَخْبِرُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْخَبَرُ هَذِهِ السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَيَخْطِفُ الْجِنُّ السَّمْعَ فَيَقْذِفُونَهُ إِلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِمْ فَيَرْمُونَ فَمَا جَاءُوا بِهِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَهُوَ حَقٌّ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ يَقْرِفُونَ فِيهِ وَيَزِيدُونَ  

"There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed the words: 'To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag behind." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 870)  

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلَّا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخِّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]  

(While we were going for the Battle of Tabuk and when we reached the places of the dwellers of Al- Hijr), Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about the dwellers of Al-Hijr (to us). "Do not enter (the dwelling places) of these people unless you enter weeping, but if you weep not, then do not enter upon them, lest you be afflicted with what they were afflicted with." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4702)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِ الْحِجْرِ «لَا تَدْخُلُوا عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُعَذَّبِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونُوا بَاكِينَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا بَاكِينَ فَلَا تَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ مِثْلُ مَا أَصَابَهُمْ»  

I prayed ant then I came to him. He asked: What prevented you from answering me ? He replied: I was praying. He said: Has not Allah said: "O you who believe, respond to Allah and the Apostle when he calls you to that which gives you life ? (8:24) Let me teach you the greatest surah from the Qur'an or in the Qur'an (the narrator Khalid doubted) before I leave the mosque. I said: (I shall memorize) your saying. He said: It is: "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe" which is the seven oft-repeated verses, and the mighty Qur'an. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1458)   

مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَعَانِي فَلَمْ آتِهِ قَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي؟» قُلْتُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي قَالَ أَلَمْ يَقُلِ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ} [الأنفال 24] قَالَ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ أَفْضَلَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ؟» فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ يَخْرُجُ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ  

[Machine] "In His saying, 'And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of the repeatedly recited [verses] and the great Qur'an' (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:87), it is stated by Al-Baqarah, Al-Imran, An-Nisa, Al-A'raf, Al-An'am, and Al-Ma'idah [chapters of the Qur'an]. It has been said, 'The seven long ones share resemblance.'"  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ} [الحجر 87] قَالَ الْبَقَرَةُ وَآلُ عِمْرَانَ وَالنِّسَاءُ وَالْأَعْرَافُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ وَالْمَائِدَةُ قَالَ شَرِيكٌ السَّبْعُ الطُّوَلِ  

“The best lifestyle is that of a man who holds onto the reins of his horse for the sake of Allah, riding on its back. Every time he hears a commotion he rushes towards it, seeking death wherever he thinks he can find it; and a man who tends sheep at the top of one of these peaks, or in the bottom of one of these valleys, establishing the prayer, paying the charity, and worshipping his Lord until the inevitable (death) comes to him and there is nothing between him and the people except good.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3977)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُ مَا عَاشَ النَّاسُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يُمْسِكُ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ هَيْعَةً أَوْ فَزْعَةً طَارَ عَلَى مَتْنِ فَرَسِهِ فَالْتَمَسَ الْمَوْتَ فِي مَظَانِّهِ أَوْ رَجُلٌ فِي شُعْبَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ أَوْ فِي بَطْنِ وَادٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَوْدِيَةِ فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَعْبُدُ اللهَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْيَقِينُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا فِي خَيْرٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "The example of a believer is like that of a bee, it only eats what is good and only produces what is good."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ النِّحْلَةِ لَا تَأْكُلُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا»  

"On the Day of Uhud, sixty-four of the Ansar were killed, and six from the Muhajirin, one of whom was Hamzah, and they mutilated them, so the Ansar said: 'If, (in the future) we are able to kill them on a day like this, we would mutilate from among them as twice as they (mutilate from among us).'" He said: "So on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, Allah revealed: And if you punish them, then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted. But if you have patience, then it is better for those who are patient (16:126). So a man said: 'There shall be no Quraish after today.' But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Leave the people, except for four.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3129)   

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ أُصِيبَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَسِتُّونَ رَجُلًا وَمِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ سِتَّةٌ مِنْهُمْ حَمْزَةُ فَمَثَّلُوا بِهِ فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ لَئِنْ أَصَبْنَا مِنْهُمْ يَوْمًا مِثْلَ هَذَا لَنُرْبِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ يَوْمُ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَئِنْ صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لِلصَّابِرِينَ} [النحل 126] فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لَا قُرَيْشَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كُفُّوا عَنِ الْقَوْمِ غَيْرَ أَرْبَعَةٍ»  

[Machine] "Glorified is He who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque." [Quran 17:1] He said, "He did not pray in it, and if he had prayed in it, it would have been recorded for you as the Salah in the Ka'bah is recorded for you."  

{سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى} [الإسراء 1] قَالَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ فِيهِ وَلَوْ صَلَّى فِيهِ لَكُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ  

I used to read the Qur'an with my father in the vestibule (before the door of the mosque). When I recited the ayat (verses) concerning prostration, he prostrated himself. I said to him: Father, do you prostrate yourself in the path? He said: I heard Abu Dharr saying: I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the mosque that was first set up on the earth. He said: Masjid Harim. I said: Then which next? He said: The Masjid al-Aqsa. I said: How long is the space of time between the two? He said: Forty years. He (then) further said: The earth is a mosque for you, so wherever you are at the time of prayer, pray there. (Using translation from Muslim 520b)  

كُنْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَى أَبِي الْقُرْآنَ فِي السِّكَّةِ فَإِذَا قَرَأْتُ السَّجْدَةَ سَجَدَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ تَسْجُدُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَسْجِدٍ وُضِعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ «الْمَسْجِدُ الْحَرَامُ» قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيْ؟ قَالَ «الْمَسْجِدُ الْأَقْصَى» قُلْتُ كَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ قَالَ «أَرْبَعُونَ عَامًا وَالْأَرْضُ لَكَ مَسْجِدٌ فَحَيْثُمَا أَدْرَكْتَ صَلَاةً فَصَلِّ»  

That he heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "When the people of Quraish did not believe me (i.e. the story of my Night Journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed Jerusalem in front of me, and I began describing it to them while I was looking at it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3886)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَمَّا كَذَّبَتْنِي قُرَيْشٌ قُمْتُ فِي الْحِجْرِ فَجَلَّى اللهُ لِي بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَطَفِقْتُ أُخْبِرُهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ»