[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever says 'There is no deity but Allah, alone without any partner. To Him belongs the sovereignty, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things capable' is like freeing four souls from among the descendants of Isma'il."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ مِثْلُ عِتْقِ أَرْبَعَةِ أَنْفُسٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ»  

"Qul Huwa Allahu ahad [Say: He is Allah, (the) One] is equivalent to one third of the Quran." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3787)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «قُلْ هُوَاللهُ أَحَدٌ تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet, ﷺ , he said, "Say: He is Allah, [who is] one, Allah is the one-third of the Quran."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Can any of you not read one third of the Quran in a night?" We were afraid that he would command us to do something we couldn't do, so we remained silent. He then repeated, "Can any of you not read one third of the Quran in a night?" We were still afraid and remained silent. He repeated again, "Can any of you not read one third of the Quran in a night?" For surely, whoever recites Surah Al-Ikhlas (112) in a night, Allah, the One and Only, will reward him as if he has recited one third of the Quran in that night.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ؟» فَأَشْفَقْنَا أَنْ يَأْمُرَنَا بِأَمْرٍ نَعْجِزُ عَنْهُ فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ «أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ؟» فَأَشْفَقْنَا أَنْ يَأْمُرَنَا بِأَمْرٍ نَعْجِزُ عَنْهُ فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ؟ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ قَرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ الصَّمَدُ فَقَدْ قَرَأَ لَيْلَتَهُ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Can any of you not recite one-third of the Quran in one night?" We remained silent, so he repeated it three times and then said, "Whoever recites 'Say: He is Allah, the One' (Surah Al-Ikhlas) in one night, has indeed recited one-third of the Quran."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ؟» فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَسَكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ فَقَدْ قَرَأَ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] "Do you not hear of the good that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ brought? They said, 'How much good did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bring?' He said, 'Whoever recites one-third of the Qur'an in a night?' So we felt timid and remained silent. He repeated it three times and said, 'Whoever recites "Say, He is Allah, [who is] One" (Surah Al-Ikhlas) is as if he recited one-third of the Qur'an.'"  

أَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ؟ قَالُوا وَكَمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ قَدْ جَاءَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ يَقْرَأُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ؟» فَأَشْفَقْنَا مِنْهَا فَسَكَتْنَا فَأَعَادَهَا عَلَيْنَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ أَحَدٌ فَكَأَنَّمَا تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

A band of rebels would kill ʿAmmar. (Using translation from Muslim 2916c)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَقْتُلُ عَمَّارًا الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray four units before noon prayer, when the sun starts to decline. So I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is this prayer?" He said, "Indeed, the gates of heaven are opened when the sun starts to decline, until the noon prayer is performed. And I love for a righteous deed to be lifted to me in these units of prayer."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ وَإِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ لِي فِيهِنَّ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ»  

[Machine] From Abu Ayoub Al-Ansari, in the four prayers before noon, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is this prayer that you observe when the sun is about to set?" He said, "O Abu Ayoub, indeed the gates of heaven are opened when the sun sets, so do not close the gates of heaven until the noon prayer is performed." I asked, "Does he recite in them?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "Does he make a separation between them with peace?" He said, "No."  

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فِي الْأَرْبَعِ الَّتِي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ الَّتِي أَدَمْتَ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ؟ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَلَا تَرْتَجُّ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاوَاتِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ» قَالَ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِنَّ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِسَلَامٍ؟ قَالَ «لَا»  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me, I saw him performing four units of prayer before noon, and he said, "When the sun sets, the gates of heaven are opened, and no gate is closed until the noon prayer is performed. I love for good to be raised for me during that time."  

لَمَّا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيَّ رَأَيْتُهُ يُدِيمُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَلَا يُغْلَقُ مِنْهَا بَابٌ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ لِي فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ خَيْرٌ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what are these four units of prayer?" He said, "These are the hours in which the gates of heaven are opened and do not close until Dhuhr prayer is performed, so I prefer to perform them earlier."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَذِهِ الْأَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ؟ قَالَ «هَذِهِ السَّاعَةُ فِيهَا تُفْتَحُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَلَا تَرْتَجُّ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أُقَدِّمَ»  

[Machine] He used to pray four units before Dhuhr prayer, so he was asked, and he said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying it, so I asked him, and he said, 'Indeed, it is a time when the gates of the heavens are opened, and I love to have a righteous deed raised for me in it.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ؟ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّيهَا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْتَفِعَ لِي فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ»  

[Machine] He used to pray four (rak'ahs) before Dhuhr (noon prayer). It was said to him, "What is this prayer?" He said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying it, so I asked him, and he said, 'Indeed, it is an hour during which the doors of heaven are opened, and I love for a righteous deed to be raised for me in it.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّيهَا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ لِي فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ»  

[Machine] "I saw Abu Ayoub take off his shoes, so they looked at him and he said, 'Indeed, I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping over them but I have been made to love performing ablution.'"  

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ نَزَعَ خُفَّيْهِ فَنَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَلَكِنِّي حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْوُضُوءُ»  

[Machine] I saw Abu Ayyub taking off his socks, so they looked at him. He said, "Indeed, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping over them, but I have been inclined towards performing ablution."  

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ يَنْزِعُ خُفَّيْهِ فَنَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ عَلَيْهِمَا وَلَكِنْ حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْوُضُوءُ»  

[Machine] Abu Ayub al-Ansari attacked the land of the Romans. When fighting became difficult, he said, "If I die, carry me with you. When you encounter the enemy, bury me beneath your feet. For I am telling you a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah. If it weren't for my current state, I wouldn't have told you about it. I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, 'Whoever dies while testifying that there is no god but Allah will enter Paradise.'  

غَزَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ بَلَدَ الرُّومِ فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ قَالَ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَاحْمِلُونِي مَعَكُمْ فَإِذَا صَافَفْتُمُ الْعَدُوَّ فَادْفِنُونِي تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِكُمْ فَإِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْلَا أَنِّي عَلَى حَالِي هَذِهِ مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ مَاتَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] About some of their elders, they said, "We were with Abu Ayyub in the land of the Romans when he fell ill, so he instructed us to carry him until we reached the enemy and then bury him under your feet. Then he said, 'I will tell you a narrative, had it not been for my current condition, I would not have informed you of it. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.'"  

عَنْ أَشْيَاخٍ لَهُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا مَعَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فِي أَرْضِ الرُّومِ فَمَرِضَ فَأَوْصَانَا احْمِلُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صَافَفْتُمُ الْعَدُوَّ ادْفِنُونِي تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا لَوْلَا أَنِّي عَلَى هَذِهِ مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever dies without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Fatimah, "Did you not know that Allah looked at the people of the earth and chose your father, so He sent him as a prophet? Then He looked again and chose your husband, so I received revelation and married him, and took him as my successor?"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ ؓ «أَمَا عَلِمْتِ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ اطَّلَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَاخْتَارَ مِنْهُمْ أَبَاكِ فَبَعَثَهُ نَبِيًّا ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاخْتَارَ بَعْلَكِ فَأَوْحَى إِلَيَّ فَأَنْكَحْتُهُ وَاتَّخَذْتُهُ وَصِيًّا؟»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to perform the Sa'i between Safa and Marwa. A feather fell onto his beard, so Abu Ayyub hurried towards him and took it from his beard. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "May Allah remove from you what you dislike."  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَطُوفُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ فَسَقَطَتْ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ رِيشَةٌ فَابْتَدَرَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَأَخَذَهَا مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «نَزَعَ اللهُ عَنْكَ مَا تَكْرَهُ»  

[Machine] We came to Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari while he was taking care of his horses in Basanba. We said to him, "Abu Ayyub, you fought the pagans with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and now you are fighting against Muslims?" He said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me to fight against three groups: those who break their oaths, those who commit injustice, and those who rebel. So I fought against those who break their oaths and those who commit injustice, and with the permission of Allah, I will fight against the rebels in the valleys, on the roads, and by the rivers. But I do not know who they are.”  

أَتَيْنَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَهُوَ يَعْلِفُ خَيْلًا لَهُ بصعنبى فَقُلْنَا عِنْدَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ قَاتَلْتُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ تُقَاتِلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «أَمَرَنِي بِقِتَالِ ثَلَاثَةٍ النَّاكِثِينَ وَالْقَاسِطِينَ وَالْمَارِقِينَ فَقَدْ قَاتَلْتُ النَّاكِثِينَ وَقَاتَلْتُ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَأَنَا مُقَاتِلٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ الْمَارِقِينَ بِالشُّعُفَاتِ بِالطُّرُقَاتِ بِالنَّهْرَاواتِ وَمَا أَدْرِي مَا هُمْ؟»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, the angel is in my likeness, in a way that none of you are, and I dislike that he should find from me a bad smell."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْمَلَكَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةٍ لَيْسَ بِهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَجِدَ مِنِّي رِيحَ شَيْءٍ»  

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the best charity is the charity given to one's relative who is in need and is also poor."  

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّدَقَةِ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ»  

[Machine] While Ali was sitting in the courtyard, a man came with signs of travel on him and greeted him saying, "Peace be upon you, O my master." They asked, "Who is this?" He replied, "Abu Ayyub al-Ansari." Abu Ayyub said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever I am his master, then Ali is his master.'"  

بَيْنَا عَلِيٌّ ؓ جَالِسٌ فِي الرَّحَبَةِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَعَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ»  

[Machine] We were sitting with Ali when a group of Ansar riders wearing turbans approached. They greeted Ali, saying "Peace be upon you, O our leader." Ali replied, "I am your leader and you are Arab people, right?" They said, "Yes, we have heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Whoever I am his leader, Ali is his leader. O Allah, be a supporter to those who support him and an enemy to those who oppose him.'" This is Abu Ayyub among us. Then Abu Ayyub removed his turban from his face and said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever I am his leader, Ali is his leader. O Allah, be a supporter to those who support him and an enemy to those who oppose him.'"  

كُنَّا قُعُودًا مَعَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فَجَاءَ رَكْبٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَمَائِمُ فَقَالُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ أَنَا مَوْلَاكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ عَرَبٌ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ سَمِعْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ اللهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالَاهُ وَعَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ» وَهَذَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فِينَا فَحَسَرَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْعِمَامَةَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ اللهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالَاهُ وَعَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came with a container of milk containing garlic. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smelled the scent of the garlic and said, "Remove it." He was asked, "Why, O Messenger of Allah, is it impure?" He said, "No, but Jibril is speaking to me."  

أَنَّهُ جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَرَقَةِ بَقَرٍ فِيهَا ثُومٌ فَوَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رِيحَ الثُّومِ فَقَالَ «أَخْرِجْهَا» قَالَ لِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحَرَامٌ؟ فَقَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ يُنَاجِينِي»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one of you goes to the toilet, let him cleanse himself with three stones, for indeed that is sufficient."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا تَغَوَّطَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَتَمَسَّحْ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ كَافِيهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said while we were in Al-Medina, "I have been informed about the army of Abu Sufyan that it is approaching. Would you like us to go out to face this army in the hope that Allah may bless us with its spoils?" We replied, "Yes." So, the Prophet and we went out. After we had traveled for a day or two, he asked us, "What do you see concerning the enemy? Has news of your departure spread among them?" We replied, "No, by Allah, they do not know of our departure, nor do we have the strength to fight them. We only desire to gain the spoils." The Prophet then asked, "What do you see concerning fighting the enemy?" We replied, "The same as you, O Messenger of Allah." Al-Miqdad ibn Amr then said, "Then we should not say to you what the people of Moses said to Moses, 'Go, you and your Lord, and fight. We are sitting right here.'" So, we wished that we had said what Al-Miqdad said, even if it meant not having great wealth. Then, Allah, the Exalted, sent down (two verses) on His Messenger: 'As your Lord brought you forth from your house in truth, while a party among the believers were averse to it in dispute with you after the truth had become clear, as if they were being driven to death while they were looking on' (Quran 8:5-6). And Allah revealed, 'Indeed, I am with you, so respond to those who have believed and have trust in me. I shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike above their necks and strike all their finger joints' (Quran 8:12). And He also revealed, 'And when Allah promised you one of the two groups (of enemies) that it would be yours and you wished that the unarmed one would be yours' (Quran 8:7). The "group" referred to the enemy, while "the unarmed one" referred to the spoils of war. When we were thus promised victory over one of the two groups (of enemies), either the enemy or the spoils, it pleased us. Then, the Messenger of Allah sent a man to scout the enemy's position. He came back saying, "I saw them as blackness and I do not know." The Messenger of Allah said, "They are they, so come, let us go and meet them." So, we proceeded and found ourselves to be 313 men. The Messenger of Allah informed us of our number, so Allah blessed us with that. Then, he praised Allah and said, 'The number of soldiers for the campaign of Talut were just like this.' Then, we met the enemy and the front rows of our army attacked the front rows of theirs. The Messenger of Allah looked at them and said, 'Fight with me, fight with me!' Then the Messenger of Allah recited, 'O Allah, I ask You for Your Promise.' Ibn Rawaha said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I want to direct you by gestures.' The Messenger of Allah is the best of those who can be directed by gestures. Allah is greater than to be asked for His Promise and then abandoned. So, he took a handful of soil and tossed it into the faces of the enemy. They turned their backs and fled. Allah then revealed, 'It was not you who threw, when you threw, but it was Allah who threw' (Quran 8:17). So, we killed and captured and among those captured was the wife of Abu Sufyan. Umar said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I do not think that you should have captives until we cut our enemies down, because they might submit to their religion out of compassion for them.' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , refrained from doing so. Then, the Messenger of Allah fell asleep and then woke up and said, 'Invoke Allah's blessings upon Umar.' So, he was invoked blessings upon. The Messenger of Allah said, 'Verily, Allah, the Exalted, has revealed: 'It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he has fought against the enemies in the land. You desire the fleeting goods of this worldly life, while Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah is Mighty and Wise' (Quran 8:67)'.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ «إِنِّي أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ عِيرِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ أَنَّهَا مُقْبِلَةٌ فَهَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ نُخْرِجَ قِبَلَ هَذَا الْعِيرِ؟ لَعَلَّ اللهُ يُغْنِمُنَاهَا» فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَ وَخَرَجْنَا فَلَمَّا سِرْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ لَنَا «مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي الْقَوْمِ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ أُخْبِرُوا بِمَخْرَجِكُمْ؟» فَقُلْنَا لَا وَاللهِ مَالَنَا طَاقَةٌ بِقِتَالِ الْعَدُوِّ وَلَكِنْ أَرَدْنَا الْعِيرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي قِتَالِ الْقَوْمِ؟» فَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو إِذَنْ لَا نَقُولُ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَمَا قَالَ قَوْمُ مُوسَى لِمُوسَى {فَاذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَا إِنَّا هَاهُنَا قَاعِدُونَ} قَالَ فَتَمَنَّيْنَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَوْ أَنَّا قُلْنَا كَمَا قَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَنَا مَالٌ عَظِيمٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ {كَمَا أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَارِهُونَ يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ} ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ} وَقَالَ {وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ اللهُ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ} وَالشَّوْكَةُ الْقَوْمُ وَغَيْرُ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ الْعِيرُ فَلَمَّا وَعَدَنَا إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ إِمَّا الْقَوْمُ وَإِمَّا الْعِيرُ طَابَتْ أَنْفُسُنَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا لِيَنْظُرَ مَا قِبَلَ الْقَوْمِ؟ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ سَوَادًا وَلَا أَدْرِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هُمْ هُمْ هَلُمُّوا أَنْ نَتَعَادَ» فَفَعَلْنَا فَإِذَا نَحْنُ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ وَثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَأَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِعِدَّتِنَا فَسَّرَهُ ذَلِكَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَقَالَ «عِدَّةُ أَصْحَابِ طَالُوتَ» ثُمَّ إِنَّا اجْتَمَعْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَصَفَفْنَا فَبَدَرَتْ مِنَّا بَادِرَةٌ أَمَامَ الصَّفِّ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «مَعِي مَعِي» ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَنْشُدُكَ وَعْدَكَ» فَقَالَ ابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُشِيرَ عَلَيْكَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْضَلُ مَنْ يُشِيرُ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تَنْشُدَهُ وَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ «يَا ابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ لَأَنْشُدَنَّ اللهَ وَعْدَهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ» فَأَخَذَ قَبْضَةً مِنَ التُّرَابِ فَرَمَى بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَانْهَزَمُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ رَمَى} فَقَتَلْنَا وَأَسَرْنَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَرَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ أَسْرَى فَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ دَاعُونَ مُوَلِّفُونَ فَقُلْنَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِنَّمَا يَحْمِلُ عُمَرُ عَلَى مَا قَالَ حَسَدًا لَنَا فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «ادْعُوا لِي عُمَرَ» فَدُعِيَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيَّ {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللهُ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ}  

[Machine] "We used to pray the Maghrib prayer when the sun sets."  

«كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ تَجِبُ الشَّمْسُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Pray the Maghrib prayer when the sun sets and hasten to it before the rise of the star."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «صَلُّوا صَلَاةَ الْمَغْرِبِ مَعَ سُقُوطِ الشَّمْسِ بَادِرُوا بِهَا طُلُوعَ النَّجْمِ»  

[Machine] We said secretly to each other from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that our wealth has been lost. If we were to start using it, then Allah would reveal in His book what we were thinking (And spend for the sake of Allah and do not throw yourselves with your own hands into destruction) in taking care of our wealth, repairing it, and leaving behind jihad and spending in the way of Allah.  

قُلْنَا بَيْنَنَا بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ سِرًّا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَمْوَالَنَا قَدْ ضَاعَتْ فَلَوْ أَنَّا قُمْنَا فِيهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِي كِتَابِهِ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا مَا هَمَمْنَا بِهِ {وَأَنْفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ} فِي الْإِقَامَةِ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَإِصْلَاحِهَا وَتَرْكِ الْجِهَادِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ﷻ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and said, "How excellent are those who make takhallul!" We asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is takhallul?" He replied, "Those who make takhallul while performing ablution, and those who make takhallul from food. As for the takhallul of ablution, it is rinsing the mouth, sniffing water into the nose, and passing the wet fingers through the beard. And as for the takhallul of food, it is to remove food particles from the teeth. Indeed, there is nothing more bothersome to the angels than to see these particles between the teeth of a person while he stands in prayer."  

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «حَبَّذَا الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ» قَالُوا وَمَا الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ بِالْوُضُوءِ وَالْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ أَمَّا تَخْلِيلُ الْوُضُوءِ فَالْمَضْمَضَةُ وَالِاسْتِنْشَاقُ وَبَيْنَ الْأَصَابِعِ وَأَمَّا تَخْلِيلُ الطَّعَامِ فَمِنَ الطَّعَامِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَشَدَّ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ مِنْ أَنْ يَرَيَا بَيْنَ أَسْنَانِ صَاحِبِهِمَا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and said, "How beautiful are those who eat and perform ablution."  

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «حَبَّذَا الْمُتَخَلِّلُونَ فِي الطَّعَامِ وَالْوُضُوءِ»  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have a cousin who never stops committing sins." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What is his religion?" The man replied, "He prays and believes in the oneness of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Advise him to fear Allah and abandon his sins, and if he refuses, then distance yourself from him." The man requested that from his cousin, but he refused. So, he came to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him about the matter. The Prophet ﷺ said, "I found him to be stubborn in his religion." Then Allah (swt) revealed the verse in the Quran, "Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي ابْنَ أَخٍ لَا يَنْتَهِي عَنْ حَرَامٍ قَالَ «مَا دِينُهُ؟» قَالَ يُصَلِّي ويُوَحِّدُ اللهَ قَالَ «فَاسْتَوْهِبْ مِنْهُ دِينَهُ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَابْتَعْهُ مِنْهُ» فَطَلَبَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ وَجَدْتُهُ شَحِيحًا عَلَى دِينِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ}  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'To seek permission is for you to call the servant until he seeks permission from the people of the house whom you seek permission from.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الِاسْتِئْنَاسُ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ الْخَادِمَ حَتَّى يَسْتَأْنِسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِينَ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهِمْ»  

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, (we know) this (greeting of) Salam, but what does seeking permission to enter mean?' He said: 'It means a man saying SubhanAllah, and Allahu Akbar and Al Hamdulillah, and clearing his throat, announcing his arrival to the people in the house." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3707)  

قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا السَّلَامُ فَمَا الِاسْتِئْنَاسُ؟ قَالَ قَالَ «يَتَكَلَّمُ الرَّجُلُ تَسْبِيحَةً وَتَكْبِيرَةً وَتَحْمِيدَةً وَيَتَنَحْنَحُ يُؤْذِنُ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Istagfaar (seeking forgiveness) two or three times during the night.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «كَانَ يَسْتَاكُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray four rak'ahs when he stood up at night. He would not speak or command anything, and would say the salaam between every two rak'ahs.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ وَلَا يَأْمُرُ بِشَيْءٍ وَيُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution, he would inhale water into his nose three times, rinse his mouth, and insert his fingers into his mouth. He would then wash his face, reaching the areas from his ears to his chin. When he wiped his head, he would wipe with his fingers from the front of his head to the back, including his ears. He would also run his wet fingers through his beard."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ اسْتَنْشَقَ ثَلَاثًا وَتَمَضْمَضَ وَأَدْخَلَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي فَمِهِ وَكَانَ يَبْلُغُ بِرَاحَتَيْهِ إِذَا غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ مَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ وَإِذَا مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَسَحَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ مَا أَدْبَرَ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ مَعَ رَأْسِهِ وَخَلَّلَ لِحْيَتَهُ»  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ: "The people of Paradise will wear bracelets of pure white pearls, as if they were rubies. And there will be no animals in Paradise except camels and birds."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ يَتَزَاوَرُونَ عَلَى النَّجَائِبِ بِيضٌ كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَلَيْسَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ إِلَّا الْإِبِلُ وَالطَّيْرُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Who are those whom Allah ﷻ said, 'Men whom neither merchandise nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -'"? He said, "They used to perform istinja' with water and they would not sleep the entire night."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ} ؟ قَالَ «كَانُوا يَسْتَنْجُونَ بِالْمَاءِ وَكَانُوا لَا يَنَامُونَ اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ»  

[Machine] When Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, died, the polytheists went to each other and said, "Indeed, this Sabian has been cut off tonight." So Allah, the Most High, revealed until the end of the Surah, "Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar."  

لَمَّا مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَشَى الْمُشْرِكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ هَذَا الصَّابِئَ قَدْ بُتِرَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ} إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was asked about tight-fitting garments. He replied, "There is harm in restriction."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ التَّصْعِيرِ؟ فقَالَ «لَيٌّ فِي الشِّدْقِ»  

[Machine] And about the Prophet ﷺ that he was asked about Shafa' and Witr (prayers). So he said, "Two days and one night - the day of Arafah and the day of sacrifice. And Witr is the night of sacrifice, the night of gathering."  

وَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ؟ فَقَالَ يَوْمَانِ وَلَيْلَةٌ يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ وَيَوْمُ النَّحْرِ وَالْوِتْرُ لَيْلَةُ النَّحْرِ لَيْلَةُ جَمْعٍ  

[Machine] And about the Prophet ﷺ, he was asked about his saying “Mudhammatan”? He said, “Greenish.”  

وَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {مُدْهَامَّتَانِ} ؟ فَقَالَ «خَضْرَاوَانِ»  

[Machine] An Arab came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I love horses. Are there horses in Paradise?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "When you enter Paradise, you will be brought a horse made of ruby with wings. You will be carried on it and you will fly in Paradise wherever you wish."  

أَتَى أَعْرَابِيٌّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ الْخَيْلَ وَهَلْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ خَيْلٌ؟ فَقَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْجَنَّةَ أُتِيتَ بِفَرَسٍ مِنْ يَاقُوتٍ لَهُ جَنَاحَانِ فَحُمِلْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَطَارَ بِكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ»  

[Machine] Whenever our food was ready, we would send it to Abu Ayoub and to the people on his ship. Abu Ayoub came and said, "You invited me while I am fasting, so it is my duty to respond to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A Muslim has six obligations towards his fellow Muslim: when he calls him, he should respond; when he meets him, he should greet him; when he sneezes, he should say to him, "Yarhamuk Allah" (may Allah have mercy on you); when he falls ill, he should visit him; when he dies, he should follow his funeral; and when he seeks his advice, he should give him sincere advice.'" My father said, "Among us there was a man who liked to joke. We had a man who used to support us financially, so the joker would say to the one who was eating behind him, 'May Allah reward you with good and righteousness.' When he heard this a few times, he got angry and abused him. The joker said to Abu Ayoub, 'O Abu Ayoub, what do you think of a man who gets angry and abuses me when I say to him, "May Allah reward you with good and righteousness?" Abu Ayoub replied, 'We used to say that if good does not reform him, then evil will. So I changed it for him. When the man came, the joker said to him, 'May Allah reward you with evil and hardship.' The man laughed and was pleased and said, 'You do not leave your jokes in any situation.' The joker said, 'May Allah reward Abu Ayoub with good and righteousness.' He said this to me."  

كُلَّمَا حَضَرَ غِذَاؤُنَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَإِلَى أَهْلِ مَرْكَبِهِ فَأَتَى أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ دَعَوْتُمُونِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ فَكَانَ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنْ أُجِيبَكُمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لِلْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمِ سِتُّ خِصَالٍ وَاجِبَةٍ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ خَصْلَةً مِنْهَا فَقَدْ تَرَكَ حَقًّا وَاجِبًا لِأَخِيهِ إِذَا دَعَاهُ أَنْ يُجِيبَهُ وَإِذَا لَقِيَهُ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِذَا عَطَسَ أَنْ يُشَمِّتَهُ وَإِذَا مَرِضَ أَنْ يَعُودَهُ وَإِذَا مَاتَ أَنْ يَتْبَعَ جِنَازَتَهُ وَإِذَا اسْتَنْصَحَهُ أَنْ يَنْصَحَهُ» قَالَ أَبِي وَكَانَ فِينَا رَجُلٌ مَزَّاحٌ وَكَانَ عَلَى نَفَقَاتِنَا رَجُلٌ فَكَانَ الْمَزَّاحُ يَقُولُ لِلَّذِي يَلِي الطَّعَامَ جَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا وَبِرًّا فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ عَلَيْهِ جَعَلَ يَغْضَبُ وَيَشْتُمُهُ فَقَالَ الْمَزَّاحُ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي رَجُلٍ إِذَا قُلْتُ لَهُ جَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا وَبِرًّا غَضِبَ وَشَتَمَنِي فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ كُنَّا نَقُولُ مَنْ لَمْ يُصْلِحْهُ الْخَيْرُ أَصْلَحَهُ الشَّرُّ فَأُقْلِبَ لَهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ لَهُ الْمَزَّاحُ جَزَاكَ اللهُ شَرًّا وعُسْرًا فَضَحِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَرَضِيَ وَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَا تَدَعُ بِطَالَتَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ فَقَالَ الْمَزَّاحُ جَزَى اللهُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ خَيْرًا وَبِرًّا فَقَدْ قَالَ لِي  

[Machine] "Abu Ayub Al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him food with some greens containing onions or leeks, but he did not see any trace of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ saliva on it, so he refused to eat it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, 'What prevented you from eating?' He replied, 'I did not see any trace of you, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I feel shy in front of the angels of Allah while it is not prohibited.'"  

عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ بِطَعَامٍ مَعَ خَضِرَةٍ فِيهِ بَصَلٌ أَوْ كُرَّاثٌ لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ؟» قَالَ لَمْ أَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ اللهِ وَلَيْسَ بِمُحَرَّمٍ»  

A journey undertaken in the morning or evening (for Jihad) in the way of Allah is better than (anything) on which the sun rises or sets. (Using translation from Muslim 1883a)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «رَوْحَةٌ أَوْ غَدْوَةٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَغَرَبَتْ»  

A journey undertaken in the morning or evening (for Jihad) in the way of Allah is better than (anything) on which the sun rises or sets. (Using translation from Muslim 1883a)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ ؓ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «غَدْوَةٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ رَوْحَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ وَغَرَبَتْ»