[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to wake up in the morning and at night, he would make these invocations: "O Allah, You are the most deserving to be praised and the most deserving to be given. You are the Owner, there is no partner with You, and the One who does not perish. Everything that perishes is except Your Face. You are not obeyed except by Your permission, and not disobeyed except by Your knowledge. You are obeyed and thanked, and disobeyed and forgiven. You are the closest Witness and the closest Guardian. You are closer to us than our throats, You take account of our secrets, and You record our deeds. Hearts are exposed to You, while secrets are known to You. What You have made permissible is permissible, what You have made forbidden is forbidden, what You have legislated is religion, what You have decreed is the order, and what You have created is Your creation. The servant is Your servant, and You are Allah, the Clement, the Merciful. I ask You by the light of Your Face through which the heavens and the earth are illuminated, by every right that belongs to You, and by the right of those who ask of You, to accept me in the morning or in the evening and to save me from the fire by Your power."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ وَأَمْسَى دَعَا بِهَذِهِ الدَّعَوَاتِ «اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ مَنْ ذُكِرَ وَأَحَقُّ مَنْ أَعْطَى أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَالْفَرْدُ لَا تَهْلِكُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَكَ لَنْ تُطَاعَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِكَ وَلَمْ تُعْصَ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِكَ تُطَاعُ فَتَشْكَرُ وَتُعْصَى فَتَغْفِرُ أَقْرَبُ شَهِيدٍ وَأَدْنَى حَفِيظٍ حُلْتَ دُونَ الثُّغُورِ وَأَخَذْتَ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَكَتَبْتَ الْآثَارَ وَنَسَخْتَ الْآجَالَ الْقُلُوبُ لَكَ مُفْضِيَةٌ وَالسِّرُّ عِنْدَكَ عَلَانِيَةٌ وَالْحَلَالُ مَا أَحْلَلْتَ وَالْحَرَامُ مَا حَرَّمْتَ وَالدِّينُ مَا شَرَّعْتَ وَالْأَمْرُ مَا قَضَيْتَ وَالْخَلْقُ خَلْقُكَ وَالْعَبْدُ عَبْدُكَ وَأَنْتَ اللهُ الرَّءُوفُ الرَّحِيمُ أَسْأَلُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ بِكُلِّ حَقٍّ هُوَ لَكَ وَبِحَقِّ السَّائِلِينَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَقْبَلَنِي فِي هَذِهِ الْغَدَاةِ أَوْ فِي هَذِهِ الْعَشِيَّةِ وَأَنْ تُجِيرَنِي مِنَ النَّارِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever looks at a group of people with a squinting eye, then his eye is babbling." Hafs said, "And 'qatarah' means a squinting eye."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنْ قَتَرَةٍ فَفُقِئَتْ عَيْنُهُ فَهِيَ هَدْرٌ» قَالَ حَفْصٌ وَالْقَتَرَةُ الْكُوَّةُ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ : "There is no Muslim who attends a prescribed prayer and performs ablution well, and then prays, perfecting the prayer, except that Allah forgives his sins between that prayer and the previous one."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَحْضُرُ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً فَيُحْسِنُ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي فَيُحْسِنُ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللهُ بِهَا مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ قَبْلَهَا مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ»  

“There are three things, whoever has them has found the taste of faith (One of the narrators) Bundar said: ‘The sweetness of faith; When he loves a man and only loves him for the sake of Allah. When Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else; and when being thrown into the fire is dearer to him than going back to disbelief after Allah has saved him from it.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4033)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَأَنْ لَا يَرْجِعَ فِي الْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَنْقَذَهُ اللهُ مِنْهُ كَمَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O people, come to your Lord! Indeed, what is little and sufficient is better than what is abundant and distracts. O people, they are simply signs for good and signs for evil. And He did not make the sign of evil beloved to you more than the sign of good."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَلُمُّوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ إِنَّ مَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا هُمَا نَجْدُ خَيْرٍ وَنَجْدُ شَرٍّ فَمَا جَعَلَ نَجْدَ الشَّرِّ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ نَجْدِ الْخَيْرِ»  

[Machine] "A man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, who is the Muslim?' He ﷺ said, 'The Muslims are those whom other Muslims are safe from their tongue and hand.'"  

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا الْمُسْلِمُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The first sign of the Day of Judgment is the rising of the sun from its place of setting."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَوَّلُ الْآيَاتِ طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are three things. If I were to swear an oath on them, I would fulfill it, and the fourth thing is that if I were to swear an oath on it, I would hope that I would not commit a sin, that Allah does not make a person who has a share in Islam like one who has no share, and that He does not give authority to a servant in this world but He will appoint someone else in authority over him in the Hereafter. And there is no servant of a people who is not sent by Allah with them and between them. And the fourth thing is that Allah does not cover up a servant in this world, except that He will cover him on the Day of Resurrection."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثٌ لَوْ حَلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِنَّ لَبَرَرْتُ وَالرَّابِعَةُ لَوْ حَلَفْتُ عَلَيْهَا رَجَوْتُ أَنْ لَا آثَمُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ اللهُ مَنْ لَهُ سَهْمٌ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ كَمَنْ لَا سَهْمَ لَهُ وَلَا يَتَوَلَّى عَبْدًا فِي الدُّنْيَا فَيُوَلِّيهِ غَيْرَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَا عَبْدٌ قَوْمًا إِلَّا بَعَثَهُ اللهُ مَعَهُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَالرَّابِعَةُ لَا يَسْتُرُ اللهُ عَلَى عَبْدٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا سَتَرَهُ يَوْمَ الْمَعَادِ  

[Machine] Um Hanee, the mother of Hanee, asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , she said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed I am a heavy woman. Teach me supplications that Allah will benefit me with." He said, "Say: 'SubhanAllah' (Glory be to Allah) one hundred times, it is equivalent to freeing one hundred slaves for the sake of Allah, and say: 'Alhamdulillah' (All praise is due to Allah) one hundred times, it is equivalent to riding one hundred bridled horses in the cause of Allah, and say: 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) one hundred times, it is equivalent to donating one hundred camels prepared for sacrifice to the House of Allah, and say: 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah) one hundred times, it will protect you from sins after associating partners with Allah."  

سَأَلَتْ أُمُّ هَانِئٍ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ ثَقُلْتُ فَعَلِّمْنِي دَعَوَاتٍ يَنْفَعُنِي اللهُ بِهِنَّ قَالَ قُولِي سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ تَعْدِلُ مِائَةَ رَقَبَةٍ تُعْتَقُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ وَاحْمَدِي اللهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ تَعْدِلُ مِائَةَ فَرَسٍ مُلْجَمٍ يُحْمَلُ عَلَيْهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَكَبِّرِي اللهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ تَعْدِلُ مِائَةَ بَدَنَةٍ مُقَلَّدَةٍ تُهْدَى إِلَى بَيْتِ اللهِ وَوَحِّدِي اللهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ لَا يُدْرِكُكِ ذَنْبٌ بَعْدَ الشِّرْكِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not admire the act of a doer until you see what the outcome will be for him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَعْجَبُوا بِعَمَلِ عَامَلٍ حَتَّى تَنْظُرُوا بِمَا يُخْتَمُ لَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever recites Surah Ad-Dukhan on the night of Jumu'ah (Friday) or on the day of Jumu'ah, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَرَأَ حم الدُّخَانَ فِي لَيْلَةِ جُمُعَةٍ أَوْ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "To mention Allah from the time of Fajr until the rising of the sun, I say Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), and Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah), is more beloved to me than freeing four slaves from the children of Ismail. And to mention Allah from after Asr prayer until the sun sets is more beloved to me than freeing this and that number of slaves from the children of Ismail."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَأَنْ أَذْكُرَ اللهَ مِنْ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ أُكَبِّرُ وَأُهَلِّلُ وَأُسَبِّحُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَعْتِقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَلَأَنْ أَذْكُرَ اللهَ مِنْ بَعْدِ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى أَنْ تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said, "Whoever peeks from behind a curtain at a people, his eye will be gouged out."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ اطَّلَعَ مِنْ سُتْرَةٍ إِلَى قَوْمٍ فَفُقِئَتْ عَيْنُهُ فَهِي هَدْرٌ»  

[Machine] I entered upon Abu Umamah while he was picking lice off his clothes in the mosque and burying them in the sand. So I said, "O Abu Umamah, a man informed me that you heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever performs ablution perfectly and then stands and prays two Rak'ahs of Salah, Allah will forgive him all his previous sins.' So Abu Umamah said, 'By Allah, I heard him say that, and I do not know how many times I heard him say it.'  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَهُوَ يَتَفَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَيَدْفِنُ الْقَمْلَ فِي الْحَصَى فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا حَدَّثَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَسْبَغَ الْوُضُوءَ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ وَوَجْهَهُ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى صَلَاةٍ مَفْرُوضَةٍ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مَا مَشَتْ إِلَيْهِ رِجْلَاهُ وَقَبَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ يَدَاهُ وَسَمِعَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُذُنَاهُ وَنَظَرَتْ إِلَيْهِ عَيْنَاهُ وَحَدَّثَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ سُوءٍ» فَقَالَ «وَاللهِ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا لَا أُحْصِيهِ»  

[Machine] When the heads of the Azariqah were brought and placed on the steps of Damascus, Abu Umamah came. When he saw them, his eyes filled with tears and he said, "Dogs of Hellfire, dogs of Hellfire! These are the worst killers under the heavens, and the best of those killed under the heavens are those whom they killed." I asked him, "Why are your eyes filled with tears?" He said, "Out of mercy for them, as they were of the people of Islam." I said, "I ask your opinion, did you say dogs of Hellfire or is it something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "If so, then I am bold. Rather, it is something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not once, not twice, but many times." Then he recited repeatedly, "On the Day when some faces will turn white and some faces will turn black," until he reached, "In which they will abide eternally," and recited, "It is He who has sent down to you the Book, from which are verses that are precise," until he reached, "Those of understanding." Then he took my hand and said, "Indeed, they are many in your land. May Allah protect you from them."  

لَمَّا أُتِيَ بِرُءُوسِ الْأَزَارِقَةِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ جَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ هَؤُلَاءِ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ وَخَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ» قُلْتُ فَمَا شَأْنُكَ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ؟ قَالَ «رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبِرَأْيِكَ قُلْتَ كِلَابَ النَّارِ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ بَلْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا ثِنْتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثٍ» فَعَدَّدَ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ تَلَا {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ} وَتَلَا {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ} ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ بِأَرْضِكَ كَثِيرٌ فَأَعَاذَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] I was walking with my father Umama on his donkey until we reached the steps of Damascus. Suddenly, we saw decapitated heads and my father asked, "What are these heads?" It was said, "These are the heads of the Kharijites brought from Iraq." He then said, "The dogs of Hellfire, the dogs of Hellfire, three times worse than those killed under the sky, three times better than those who killed them and were killed by them, three times they say." Then he cried, and I asked him, "What makes you cry, O Abu Umama?" He said, "Out of mercy for them, for they were from the people of Islam and then they left Islam." Then he recited, "It is He who sent down upon you the Book, from it are verses that are precise - they are the foundation of the Book," until he finished reciting the verses. Then he recited, "And do not be like those who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them," until he reached, "So they will abide in it eternally." So I said, "O Abu Umama, are these the people?" He said, "Yes." I asked him, "Is this something you say according to your own opinion or something you heard from the Messenger of Allah?" He said, "If that is the case, then I am bold enough to say it three times. I heard it from the Messenger of Allah, not once or twice, but seven times." Then he placed his finger in his ears and said, "Otherwise, we would have remained silent."  

كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَهُوَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ لَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ فَإِذَا رُءُوسٌ مَنْصُوبَةٌ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ الرُّءُوسُ؟ فَقِيلَ رُءُوسُ الْخَوَارِجِ جِيءَ بِهَا مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ فَقَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثًا شَرُّ قَتْلَى قُتِلَتْ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ ثَلَاثًا يَقُولُهَا خَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ هَؤُلَاءِ ثَلَاثًا يَقُولُهَا طُوبَى لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُ ثَلَاثًا يَقُولُهَا » ثُمَّ بَكَى فَقُلْتُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ؟ قَالَ «رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَخَرَجُوا مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ» ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ} حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الْآيَاتِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمِ الْبَيِّنَاتُ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {فَفِي رَحْمَةِ اللهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ} فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ شَيْئًا تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ ثَلَاثًا لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا اثْنَتَيْنِ حَتَّى عَدَّ سَبْعَةً» ثُمَّ وَضَعَ إِصْبَعَهُ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ فَقَالَ وَإِلَّا فَصَمَتَا  

[Machine] I was in Sham (Syria) when Al-Muhallab sent seventy heads of the Khawarij (a deviant sect) and they were placed at the gate of the mosque. I was on the roof of a house when Abu Umamah passed by, intending to enter the mosque. When he saw them, his eyes filled with tears and he said, "Glory be to Allah, what does Shaytan do to the children of Adam!" He repeated this three times, and then he said, "The dogs of Hell, the worst of killers under the sky." He repeated this three times, and then he said, "The best of those who are killed under the sky are the ones whom they (i.e., the Khawarij) kill." He repeated this three times, and then he turned to me and said, "O Abu Galib, you are in their land where there are many of them, may Allah protect you from them. Do you recite the Surah (i.e., Surah Al-Imran)? I said, Yes, I recite it. He said, "I wept out of mercy for them. They were among the people of Islam." Then he recited, "It is He Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book (this Qur'an). In it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book..." until he reached the verse, "Seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and disbelief in the Oneness of Allah) and seeking it's interpretation..." and indeed they (i.e., the Khawarij) had deviation in their hearts, so he recited, "And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves..." until he reached the verse, "Have you then become disbelievers after having a true faith (Iman)?" I said, "Are these the people you were referring to, O Abu Umamah?" He said, "Yes." I said, "O Abu Umamah, did you say this based on your own opinion or something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "I am bold enough to say it (based on my own opinion), rather, it is something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not once or twice, but until he repeated it six times."  

كُنْتُ بِالشَّامِ فَبَعَثَ الْمُهَلَّبُ سَبْعِينَ رَأْسًا مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ فَنُصِبُوا عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَكُنْتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ لِي فَمَرَّ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ يُرِيدُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا يَفْعَلُ الشَّيْطَانُ بِبَنِي آدَمَ» ثَلَاثًا قَالَ «كِلَابُ جَهَنَّمَ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا غَالِبٍ إِنَّكَ بِأَرْضِ هَؤُلَاءِ بِهَا كَثِيرٌ فَأَعَاذَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ هَلْ تَقْرَأُ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي فِيهَا آلُ عِمْرَانَ؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى إِنِّي رَأَيْتُكَ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ قَالَ «بَكَيْتُ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ» فَتَلَا {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ} إِلَى أَنْ بَلَغَ {ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ} وَإِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَزِيغَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ تَلَا {وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا} إِلَى أَنْ بَلَغَ {أَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ} قُلْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْيِكَ تَقُولُ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَجَرِيءٌ ثَلَاثًا بَلْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سِتَّةً»  

[Machine] I was in Sham (Syria) when Al-Muhallab sent seventy heads of the Khawarij (a deviant sect) and they were placed at the entrance of the mosque. I was on the back of my house when Abu Umamah passed by, wanting to enter the mosque. When he stood in front of them, his eyes teared up and he said, "Glory be to Allah, what does Satan do to the children of Adam?" three times. He said, "The dogs of Hell are the worst of killers under the sky's shade," three times. Then he said, "The best of those killed under the sky's shade are those who were killed," three times. Then he turned to me and said, "O Abu Galib, you are in the land of these people, there are many of them, may Allah protect you from them. Do you recite the Surah of Al Imran?" I said, "Yes, indeed I saw your tears." He said, "I cried out of mercy for them, as they were from the people of Islam." Then he recited, "It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding." until he reached, "And do not be like the ones who became divided" until he reached, "Have you disbelieved after your belief?" I said, "Are these the people, O Abu Umamah?" He said, "Yes." I said, "O Abu Umamah, is this your personal opinion or something you heard from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ?" He said, "I am brave enough to say it three times, but it is something I heard from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , not once or twice, but six times."  

كُنْتُ بِالشَّامِ فَبَعَثَ الْمُهَلَّبُ سَبْعِينَ رَأْسًا مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ فَنُصِبُوا عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَكُنْتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ لِي فَمَرَّ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ يُرِيدُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا يَفْعَلُ الشَّيْطَانُ بِبَنِي آدَمَ» ثَلَاثًا قَالَ «كِلَابُ جَهَنَّمَ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا غَالِبٍ إِنَّكَ بِأَرْضِ هَؤُلَاءِ بِهَا كَثِيرٌ فَأَعَاذَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ هَلْ تَقْرَأُ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي فِيهَا آلُ عِمْرَانَ؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى إِنِّي رَأَيْتُكَ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ قَالَ «بَكَيْتُ رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ» فَتَلَا {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ} إِلَى أَنْ بَلَغَ {ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ} وَإِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَزِيغَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ تَلَا {وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا} إِلَى أَنْ بَلَغَ {أَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ} قُلْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْيِكَ تَقُولُ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَجَرِيءٌ ثَلَاثًا بَلْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سِتَّةً»  

[Machine] I saw Abu Umamah al-Bahili looking at the heads of Kharijites on the steps of Damascus. He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'The dogs of the Hell-fire are the dogs of the Hell-fire.'" Then he wept and said, "The worst of those who are killed under the sky are the one who are killed in the cause of Allah, and the best of those who are killed in the cause of Allah are those who are killed in the cause of Allah." Abu Ghālib said, "So I said to him, 'Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He said, 'If I heard it, then I deserve to have heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , not once, not twice, and not three times.'"  

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ أَبْصَرَ رُءُوسَ الْخَوَارِجِ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ» ثُمَّ بَكَى وَقَالَ «شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ وَخَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» قَالَ أَبُو غَالِبٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثٍ  

[Machine] While I was in Damascus, seventy heads of the Khawarij were brought and displayed on the steps of Damascus. Abu Umamah, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , came and entered the mosque. He performed the visible prayers, and when he left, he cried and said, "They are the dogs of Hellfire." He recited the verse: "It is He who has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise, they are the foundation of the Book, and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]." Then, he recited the verse: "On the day when faces will be white and faces will be blackened. As for those whose faces have become blackened, [to them it will be said], 'Did you disbelieve after your belief? Then taste the punishment for what you used to reject.'" So, I said, "O Abu Umamah, is this something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or something you are saying based on your own opinion?" He said, "If I were to say so, then I am bold, I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not once, not twice, not three times, but up to seven times."  

بَيْنَا أَنَا بِدِمَشْقَ إِذْ جِيءَ بِسَبْعِينَ رَأْسًا مِنْ رُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ وَجَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى مَا بَدَا لَهُ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ بَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ «كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ» يَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ} ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ اسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ} فَهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ هَذَا شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْ شَيْئًا تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثٍ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعٍ»  

[Machine] "There were brought severed heads and they were placed on the steps of Damascus. Abu Umamah looked at them and they were in the accusative case. He said, 'Evil are the killers under the sky, those three. Blessed are those who killed them, and blessed are those who were killed by them.' So, I said, 'O Abu Umamah, is this something you say based on your own opinion or is it something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He said, 'If I were to say that, then I would be bold. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying that.'"  

أُتِيَ بِرُءُوسٍ حَرُورِيَّةٍ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ وَهِيَ مَنْصُوبَةٌ فَقَالَ «شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ هَؤُلَاءِ ثَلَاثًا طُوبَى لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ وَطُوبَى لِمَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَشَيْئًا تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ ثَلَاثًا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ»  

[Machine] I was in Damascus sitting on top of a house when Abu Umamah passed by me, so I followed him. Suddenly, we were at the staircase of the mosque, and the heads of the Khawarij were exposed. He said, "The worst of killers are those under the shade of the sky, and the best of those killed are those who are killed by them." I asked him, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes, I swear by the Lord of the Ka'bah, I swear by the Lord of the Ka'bah," repeatedly, then he started crying. I asked, "Why are you crying when you have said what you said?" He said, "I am showing mercy to people who intended to do something but didn't. As for you, you are in a land where they are numerous. May Allah protect you from them."  

كُنْتُ بِدِمَشْقَ فَوْقَ ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ فَمَرَّ بِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ برُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ عَلَى دَرَجِ الْمَسْجِدِ مَنْصُوبَةً فَقَالَ «شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ وَخَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ» مِرَارًا ثُمَّ بَكَى فَقُلْتُ أَتَبْكِي وَقَدْ قُلْتَ مَا قُلْتَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي أَرْحَمُهُمْ قَوْمٌ أَرَادُوا شَيْئًا فَلَمْ يُصِيبُوهُ أَمَا إِنَّكَ بِأَرْضٍ هُمْ بِهَا كَثِيرٌ فَأَعَاذَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُ  

[Machine] Did you hear this from the messenger of Allah ﷺ ? He said, "If I say something that I haven't heard, then I would be lying."  

أَسَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ إِنْ قُلْتُ مَا لَمْ أَسْمَعْ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The Khawarij are the dogs of Hell.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 173)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْخَوَارِجُ كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] "We used to call the followers of whims, dogs of fire."  

«كُنَّا نُسَمِّي أَصْحَابَ الْأَهْوَاءِ كِلَابَ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] "The worst of killers are those who commit their crimes under the shelter of the sky," I said. "Is there something you heard from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , that you are expressing your opinion about?" He replied, "If I heard from the Prophet, ﷺ , only once or twice or three times, until it reached seven times, I would not speak of it."  

«شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ» قُلْتُ شَيْئًا تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَّا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعًا مَا حَدَّثْتُ بِهِ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "You will turn away from Islam just as an arrow turns away from the target, and you shall not return to it until the arrow returns to its notch. (That is) the dogs of the Hellfire."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ لَا تَرْجِعُونَ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعُ السَّهْمُ عَلَى فُوقِهِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] About this verse "{He is the one who has revealed the Book to you. Some of its verses are definite in meaning - they are the foundation of the Book - and others are ambiguous. Those with deviation in their hearts pursue the ambiguities in their pursuit of Fitnah, seeking to create discord, and to find a way to interpret them.}" He said: Abu Umaymah informed me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "They are the Khawarij." And I asked him about this verse "{So, as for those in whose hearts is deviation (from the truth), they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof. Seeking discord and seeking an interpretation (suitable to them),}" He said: Abu Umaymah informed me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "They are the Khawarij."  

عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ} إِلَى {ابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ} فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «هُمِ الْخَوَارِجُ» وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ اسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ} فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنَّهُمِ الْخَوَارِجُ»  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ regarding the saying of Allah (O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, as they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.) He ﷺ said, "They are the Khawarij."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي قَوْلِ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمِنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا بِطَانَةً مِنْ دُونِكُمْ لَا يَأْلُونَكُمْ خَبَالًا وَدُّوا مَا عَنِتُّمْ قَدْ بَدَتِ الْبَغْضَاءُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَمَا تُخْفِي صُدُورُهُمْ أَكْبَرُ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ} قَالَ «هُمُ الْخَوَارِجُ»  

[Machine] "According to the saying of Allah ﷻ 'Perhaps those who disbelieve wish that they had been Muslims,' Abu Umamah narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'This was revealed regarding the Khawarij when they saw that Allah had pardoned the Muslims and the Ummah as a whole.' They said, 'Oh, we wish we were Muslims.'"  

عَنْ قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {رُبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ} فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي الْخَوَارِجِ حِينَ رَأَوْا تَجَاوُزَ اللهِ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَنِ الْأُمَّةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ قَالُوا يَا لَيْتَنَا كُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ  

[Machine] I went out with Abu Umamah al-Bahili to the mosque of Damascus. When we were at the gate, we saw some heads of the Khawarij. When he looked at them, he cried and said, "What did Satan do three times? Dogs of the Fire." He repeated this three times, and then he said, "The worst of killers are those who kill under the shade of the sky. Whoever they kill, he is the best of victims under the shade of the sky." I said, "O Abu Umamah, are you saying this or is it something you heard from the Messenger of Allah?" He said, "If I did, then I would be audacious. Do you recite the verses in the beginning of Surah Al-Imran (As for those in whose hearts is deviation, they will follow that of it which is similar)?" These verses were revealed regarding those people, until you recite the verse that is in the middle of Surah Al-Imran (On the Day when faces will turn white and faces will turn black). These verses were revealed regarding those people. I said, "What makes you cry, O Abu Umamah?" He said, "They were believers, or he said Muslims."  

خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ فَإِذَا رُءُوسٌ مِنْ رُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا بَكَى فَقَالَ «مَاذَا صَنَعَ الشَّيْطَانُ ثَلَاثًا كِلَابُ النَّارِ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ ثَلَاثًا مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ كَانَ خَيْرَ قَتِيلٍ تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُهُ أَوْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ هَلْ تَقْرَأُ الْآيَاتِ الَّتِي فِي أَوَّلِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ» {فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ} فِي هَؤُلَاءِ أُنْزِلَتْ حَتَّى تَقْرَأَ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ} فِي هَؤُلَاءِ أُنْزِلَتْ قُلْتُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ» أَوْ قَالَ مُسْلِمِينَ  

[Machine] I was in Damascus during the time of Abdul Malik, and the heads of the Khawarij were brought and impaled on stakes. I came to see if there was anyone I knew among them. And indeed, Abu Umamah was there, so I approached him. I looked at the stakes, and he said, "The dogs of hell, the worst of killers, are beneath the skies. And those who killed them are the best of killers beneath the skies." He said this three times, then he cried. I said to him, "O Abu Umamah, what makes you cry?" They used to be upon our religion, but then I remembered what they had become. I said to him, "Say something based on your opinion, or something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "If I had only heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once or twice or three times, until seven, I would not have told it to you. Don't you recite this verse in Surah Al-Imran: 'On the day when some faces will be white and some faces will be black.' until the end of the verse 'And as for those whose faces have turned white, they are in the mercy of Allah, they will in it eternally'."  

كُنْتُ بِدِمَشْقَ زَمَنَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فَأُتِيَ برُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى أَعْوَادٍ فَجِئْتُ لِأَنْظُرَ هَلْ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ أَعْرِفُهُ؟ فَإِذَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عِنْدَهَا فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْأَعْوَادِ فَقَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ وَمَنْ قَتَلُوهُ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ» قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَبْكَى فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ كَانُوا عَلَى دِينِنَا ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ مَا هُمْ صَائِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ غَدًا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ شَيْئًا تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا إِلَى السَّبْعِ مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ أَمَا تَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ» {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ {وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ ابْيَضَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَفِي رَحْمَةِ اللهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ}  

[Machine] I was in Damascus during the time of Abdul Malik, and the heads of the Khawarij were brought and placed on stakes. I came to see if there was anyone I knew among them. Then I saw Abu Umamah near them, so I approached him. I looked at the stakes, and he said, "The dogs of Hell are the worst of the killers under the heavens, and those who kill them are the best of the killers under the heavens." He repeated this three times, then he wept. I said, "O Abu Umamah, what makes you cry?" They were upon our religion, but then I remembered what they would become the next day. So I said to him, "Do you say this based on your own opinion or something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "If I had not heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except once or twice or three times, up to seven, I would not have narrated it to you. Do you not recite this verse in Surah Al-Imran, 'The Day when some faces will turn white and some faces will turn black'? Until the end of the verse, 'And as for those whose faces have turned white, they will be within the mercy of Allah; they will abide therein eternally.'"  

كُنْتُ بِدِمَشْقَ زَمَنَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فَأُتِيَ برُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى أَعْوَادٍ فَجِئْتُ لِأَنْظُرَ هَلْ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ أَعْرِفُهُ؟ فَإِذَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عِنْدَهَا فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْأَعْوَادِ فَقَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ وَمَنْ قَتَلُوهُ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ» قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَبْكَى فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ كَانُوا عَلَى دِينِنَا ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ مَا هُمْ صَائِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ غَدًا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ شَيْئًا تَقُولُهُ بِرَأْيِكَ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا إِلَى السَّبْعِ مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ أَمَا تَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ» {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ {وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ ابْيَضَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَفِي رَحْمَةِ اللهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ}  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The children of Israel were divided into seventy-two sects, and this nation will be divided into what the children of Israel were divided upon. All of these sects will be in the Fire except one, which is the group that follows the straight path."

So we said, "O Abu Umamah, does the group that follows the straight path not have enough people?"

He said, "By Allah, indeed we will disapprove of what you do."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَفَرَّقَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً وَسَتَفْتَرِقُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى مَا تَفَرَّقَتْ عَلَيْهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ تَزِيدُ فِرْقَةً كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا السَّوَادَ» فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَوَ لَيْسَ فِي السَّوَادِ مَا يَكْفِيهِ؟ قَالَ «وَاللهِ إِنَّا لَنُنْكِرُ مَا تَعْمَلُونَ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The Children of Israel have divided into seventy-one sects, and my Ummah will divide into even more sects. All of them will be in the Hellfire except for the majority group."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «افْتَرَقَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أُمَّتِي فِرْقَةً كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا السَّوَادَ الْأَعْظَمَ»  

[Machine] Seventy heads of the Azarah came and camped on the steps of Damascus for seven days. Three of the seven days had passed and it was the fourth day when Abu Umamah came and performed two units of prayer at Sariyah. He said, "The dogs of Hellfire will kill three times worse than those who were killed under the shade of the sky. The best of those who were killed are those who were killed under the shade of the sky." So I said, "O Abu Umamah, is this something that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or is it something you say on your own?" He said, "In that case, I am bold. Rather, I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not once, not twice, but until it reached seven times."  

جَاءَتْ رُءُوسُ الْأَزَارِقَةِ سَبْعِينَ رَأْسًا فَأُقِيمُوا عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَمَضَتْ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ وَكَانَ الْيَوْمُ الرَّابِعُ فَجَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ عِنْدَ سَارِيَةٍ وَقَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثًا شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَشَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْ شَيْءٌ تَقُولُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِكَ؟ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ لَا بَلْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعًا»  

[Machine] The heads of the Khawarij were brought to Damascus and were placed on a platform. People started looking at them, and I also went to see them. Then Abu Umamah came on a donkey, wearing a yellowish shirt. He looked at them and said, "What has Shaytan done to this Ummah?". He repeated it three times, "The worst of those killed under the sky are better than the best of those killed under the sky. Those who killed them are the dogs of Hellfire." He repeated it three times, then he cried and left. Abu Ghaleb said, "I followed him and asked, 'I heard you say something, did you really say it?'. He said, 'Subhan Allah, Indeed, I am very bold. Rather, I have heard it from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , repeatedly.'" I told him, "I saw you crying." He said, "Out of mercy for them, they were once from the people of Islam." Then he said to me, "Do you recite?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then recite from the family of Imran." So, I recited, and he said, "Do you hear what Allah says, 'But those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific.' There is deviation in the hearts of these people, so read up to the beginning of the hundredth verse." So, I recited until I reached, 'On the Day when some faces will turn white and some faces will turn black. As for those whose faces turn black (to them will be said): "Did you disbelieve after your belief?"' I said, 'O Abu Umamah, are they those people?' He said, 'Yes, they are those people.' This hadith has not been narrated except by Khalid bin Dailaj and Al-Walid."  

جِيءَ برُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهَا وَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا فَجَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ سُنْبُلَانِيٌّ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «مَا صَنَعَ الشَّيْطَانُ بِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ؟» يَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا «شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ هَؤُلَاءِ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ قَتَلَهُ هَؤُلَاءِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ» يَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ بَكَى ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ أَبُو غَالِبٍ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ قَوْلًا قَبْلُ أَفَأَنْتَ قُلْتَهُ؟ قَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ بَلْ سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِرَارًا» قُلْتُ لَهُ رَأَيْتُكَ تَبْكِي فَقَالَ «رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ مَرَّةً» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «أَمَا تَقْرَأُ؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «فَاقْرَأْ مِنْ آلِ عِمْرَانَ» فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ أَمَا تَسْمَعُ اللهَ يَقُولُ {فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ} كَانَ فِي قُلُوبِ هَؤُلَاءِ زَيْغٌ فَزِيغَ بِهِمْ اقْرَأْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الْمِئَةِ فَقَرَأْتُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغْتُ {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ اسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ أَكَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ} فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ إِنَّهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ «لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ خُلَيْدِ بْنِ دَعْلَجٍ إِلَّا الْوَلِيدُ»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came from Khaibar with two boys, and he gifted one of them to Ali ibn Abi Talib and said, "Do not strike him, for I have been prohibited from striking those who pray, and I have seen him praying." He also gave a boy to Abu Dharr and said, "Take care of him with kindness." So he freed him. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "What did the boy whom I gave to you do?" Abu Dharr said, "You commanded me to take care of him with kindness, so I freed him."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامَانِ فَوَهَبَ أَحَدَهُمَا لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَقَالَ «لَا تَضْرِبْهُ فَإِنِّي نُهِيتُ عَنْ ضَرْبِ أَهْلِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يُصَلِّي» وَأَعْطَى أَبَا ذَرٍّ غُلَامًا وَقَالَ «اسْتَوْصِ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا» فَأَعْتَقَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا فَعَلَ الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ؟» قَالَ أَمَرْتَنِي أَنْ أَسْتَوْصِيَ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَأَعْتَقْتُهُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "A man from my Ummah will intercede and save more people from the fire of Hell than Rabi'ah and Mudar."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ بِشَفَاعَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَمُضَرَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "A man from my Ummah will enter Paradise through the intercession of that man more than the number of Mudar, and the man will intercede for his family and intercede according to his deeds."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ بِشَفَاعَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ مُضَرَ وَيَشْفَعُ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَيَشْفَعُ عَلَى قَدْرِ عَمَلِهِ»  

[Machine] It was a regular practice for the Prophet ﷺ and a virtue for you.  

«كَانَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَافِلَةً وَلَكُمْ فَضِيلَةً»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Umamah say, "There is no Muslim who hears the call to prayer and then performs ablution except that he is forgiven with the first drop of water that touches his hands. After that drop, Allah forgives him for his past sins, and then he stands up for his voluntary prayer." I said, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , O Abu Umamah?" He said, "By the One who sent him with the truth as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner, not once, nor twice, nor three times, nor four times, nor ten times." And he gestured with his hand.  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَسْمَعُ أَذَانًا فَقَامَ إِلَى وُضُوئِهِ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ فِي أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ يَصُبُّ كَفُّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ فَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْقَطْرِ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَهُ مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ فَيَقُومُ إِلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَهِيَ نَافِلَةٌ» قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ؟ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثًا وَلَا أَرْبَعًا وَلَا عَشْرًا» وَطَبَّقَ بِيَدِهِ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Umamah say, "If you perform ablution properly, you will sit as if you are forgiven. If you pray, it will be a virtue and reward for you. But if you just sit, you will still be forgiven." Then a man said to him, "O Abu Umamah, what if someone stands and prays as an optional prayer, even though they are suffering from sins and mistakes?" Abu Umamah replied, "It will still be a virtue and reward for them."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ يَقُولُ «إِذَا وَضَعْتَ الطُّهُورَ مَوَاضِعَهُ قَعَدْتَ مَغْفُورًا لَكَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تُصَلِّي كَانَتْ لَكَ فَضِيلَةً وَأَجْرًا وَإِنْ قَعَدْتَ قَعَدْتَ مَغْفُورًا لَكَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَامَ فَصَلَّى يَكُونُ لَهُ نَافِلَةً وَهُوَ يَشْقَى فِي الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطَايَا؟ «يَكُونُ لَكَ فَضِيلَةً وَأَجْرًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "There is no Muslim who performs ablution and places it exactly in its proper places, except that his sins will be removed from his hearing, sight, body, and legs, and his prayer will be an additional reward for him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَيَضَعُ وَضُوءَهُ مَوَاضِعَهُ إِلَّا خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ سَمْعِهِ وَبَصَرِهِ وَبَدَنِهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ وَكَانَتْ صَلَاتُهُ لَهُ فَضْلًا»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer consisting of nine units. But when he grew old or his physical condition became difficult, he would perform Witr prayer consisting of seven units. He would pray two units, then prostrate twice while sitting, reciting in them when the verses were revealed, 'When the earth is shaken up its final quake,' and 'Say: O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship, nor are you worshippers of what I worship, nor will I be a worshiper of what you worship, nor will you be worshipers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.'"  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَلَمَّا بَدَّنَ وَكَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّحْمُ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer after Witr while sitting and reciting in them "Say: O disbelievers!"  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ وَهُوَ جَالِسً يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ»  

[Machine] The translation of the passage from Arabic to English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with nine units, but when it became difficult for him, he would perform Witr with seven units."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ»  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ who said, "No people ever go astray after guidance, except that they were given disputation." Then he recited, "They did not harm you except that they were disputing with you; but they are a quarrelsome people."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا ضَلَّ قَوْمٌ بَعْدَ هُدًى كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُوتُوا جَدَلًا» ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ}  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If you pass by a land in which its inhabitants have been destroyed, then walk quickly."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا مَرَرْتُمْ عَلَى أَرْضٍ قَدْ أُهْلِكَ أَهْلُهَا فَاعْدُوا السَّيْرَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "If you pass by a land that Allah has destroyed its people, then hasten in your journey."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا مَرَرْتُمْ بِأَرْضٍ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ اللهُ أَهْلَهَا فَأَجِدُّوا السَّيْرَ»