"If they were not committing sins, I would fear for you something greater than that: self-conceit, self-conceit."
"لَوْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يُذْنبُونَ لَخَشيتُ عَلَيكُمْ مَا هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ ذَلكَ، الْعُجْبَ الْعُجْبَ".
ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd said: "Shall I not demonstrate the Ṣalāh of Messenger ﷺ of Allah to you?" Then he offered the Ṣalāh and he did not raise his hands except while saying the first takbīr."
قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَلاَ أُصَلِّي بِكُمْ صَلاَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَصَلَّى، فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ يَدَيْهِ إِلاَّ فِي أَوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ۔
that the Prophet ﷺ, "The disease of the nations before you is creeping towards you: Envy and hatred ˹growing among you˺, it is the haliqah (razor). I'm not speaking of what shaves the hair, rather what severs the religion.
By the One in Whose Hand is my soul (Allah), you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love each other. Shall I tell you about what will strengthen that ˹love˺ between you? Spread ˹the greeting of˺ salam among each other."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: «دَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ دَاءُ الأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمُ: الْحَسَدُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ، هِيَ الْحَالِقَةُ! لاَ أَقُولُ تَحْلِقُ الشَّعْرَ، وَلَكِنْ تَحْلِقُ الدِّينَ۔»
«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا، وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا۔ أَفَلاَ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا يُثَبِّتُ ذَاكُمْ لَكُمْ؟ أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ بَيْنَكُمْ۔»
"No sin is ˹considered˺ major that is ˹followed up˺ with seeking forgiveness, and no sin is ˹considered˺ minor if it remains persistent."
"لا كَبِيرَةَ مَعَ الاسْتِغْفَارِ، وَلا صَغِيرَةَ مَعَ الإصْرَارِ".
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The human being does not fill any vessel that is worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat what will support his back. If this is not possible, then a third for food, a third for drink, and third for his breath."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «مَا مَلأَ آدَمِيٌّ وِعَاءً شَرًّا مِنْ بَطْنٍ: بِحَسْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ أُكُلاَتٌ يُقِمْنَ صُلْبَهُ؛ فَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ مَحَالَةَ، فَثُلُثٌ لِطَعَامِهِ، وَثُلُثٌ لِشَرَابِهِ، وَثُلُثٌ لِنَفَسِهِ۔»
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered her presence, and with her was a woman called Shaffa (healer) who ˹advised people˺ with the “Ruqyah of the Ant”. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Teach it to Hafsah."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا امْرَأَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا شَفَّاءُ تَرْقِي مِنَ النَّمْلَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلِّمِيهَا حَفْصَةَ
from to the Prophet ﷺ that he mentioned the Salah (prayer) one day and said, "Whoever preserves it, it will be a source of light, proof, and salvation for him on the Day of Judgment. And whoever does not preserve it, he will not have any light, proof, or salvation. He will be with Qarun, Pharaoh, Haman, and Ubay b. Khalaf on the Day of Judgment."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ الصَّلَاةَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهَا كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا وَبُرْهَانًا وَنَجَاةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُحَافِظْ عَلَيْهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ نُورٌ وَلَا بُرْهَانٌ وَلَا نَجَاةٌ، وَكَانَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَعَ قَارُونَ وَفِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ خَلَفٍ
Olive ˹tree˺ miswak is excellent from a blessed tree: it refreshes the mouth, removes cavities, and it is my miswak and the miswak of the prophets before me.
"نعْمَ السِّوَاكُ الزَّيتُونُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ: يُطيِّبُ الْفَمَ، وَيَذْهَبُ بِالحَفْرِ، وَهُوَ سِوَاكِي وَسِوَاكُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلِي".
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What is the right of Allah upon His servants?" They replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "That they worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him." He asked, "What is their right upon Allah if they do that?" They replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "That He forgives them and does not punish them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ؟ » قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ» قَالَ «فَمَا حَقُّهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ؟ » قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَلَا يُعَذِّبُهُمْ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Ten are the acts according to fitra: (1) clipping the mustache, (2) letting the beard grow, (3) using the siwāk/miswāk (toothstick), (4) snuffing water in the nose ˹for cleaning˺, (5) cutting the nails, (6) washing the finger joints, (7) plucking the hair under the armpits, (8) shaving the pubic hair, and (9) cleaning one's private parts with water.
The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth, but it may have been (10) rinsing the mouth.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَشْرٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ: (١) قَصُّ الشَّارِبِ (٢) وَإِعْفَاءُ اللِّحْيَةِ (٣) وَالسِّوَاكُ (٤) وَاسْتِنْشَاقُ الْمَاءِ (٥) وَقَصُّ الأَظْفَارِ (٦) وَغَسْلُ الْبَرَاجِمِ (٧) وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ (٨) وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ (٩) وَانْتِقَاصُ الْمَاءِ۔»
قَالَ زَكَرِيَّاءُ قَالَ مُصْعَبٌ وَنَسِيتُ الْعَاشِرَةَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَكُونَ (١٠) الْمَضْمَضَةَ
A woman from Juhaynah came to the Prophet ﷺ while she was pregnant after having illegal sexual relations. She said: O Prophet of Allah ﷺ, I've crossed boundaries ˹with a sin˺, so lift it from me (i.e. punish me for it). The Prophet of Allahﷺ called her guardian and said: Treat her well, and when she delivers bring her to me. He did accordingly.
Then the Prophet of Allah ﷺ pronounced judgment on her and her clothes were tied around her and then he commanded and she was stoned ˹to death˺. He then prayed over her ˹dead body˺. Thereupon Umar said to him: O Prophet of Allah, you offer prayer for her, whereas she had committed adultery? Thereupon he said: "She has made such a repentance that if it were to be divided among seventy men of Madinah, it would be enough. Have you found any repentance better than this that she sacrificed her life for Allah ﷻ?"
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ أَتَتْ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ حُبْلَى مِنَ الزِّنَى فَقَالَتْ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ۔ فَدَعَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلِيَّهَا فَقَالَ: «أَحْسِنْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ فَائْتِنِي بِهَ۔» فَفَعَلَ۔
فَأَمَرَ بِهَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَشُكَّتْ عَلَيْهَا ثِيَابُهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَرُجِمَتْ۔ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ زَنَتْ؟ فَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً، لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ وَهَلْ وَجَدْتَ تَوْبَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ جَادَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى؟»
When the Prophet ﷺ got up at night to offer the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta qaiyyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta nurus-samawati wal-ard. Wa lakal-hamd, anta-l-haq wa wa'duka-lhaq, wa liqa'uka Haq, wa qauluka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq wannabiyuna Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq, was-sa'atu Haq. Allahumma aslamtu Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a lantu, anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-mu akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta (or la ilaha ghairuka). (O Allah! All the praises are for you, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You have the possession of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true And all the Prophets (Peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad is true, And the Day of Resurrection is true. O Allah ! I surrender (my will) to You; I believe in You and depend on You. And repent to You, And with Your help I argue (with my opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to judge between us). Please forgive me my previous And future sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed And You are the One who make (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is none to be worshipped but you . Sufyan said that ʿAbdul Karim Abu Umaiya added to the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwata illa billah' (There is neither might nor power except with Allah).
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَتَهَجَّدُ قَالَ:
(اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ لَكَ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ، وَقَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ، وَمُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَوْ لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ۔)
The messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever fears ˹an enemy attack˺, he travels at night, and whoever travels at night reaches his destination (security). Verily, the merchandise of Allah is expensive, and indeed Allah's merchandise is Jannah.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ خَافَ أَدْلَجَ، وَمَنْ أَدْلَجَ بَلَغَ الْمَنْزِلَ؛ أَلاَ إِنَّ سِلْعَةَ اللَّهِ غَالِيَةٌ، أَلاَ إِنَّ سِلْعَةَ اللَّهِ الْجَنَّةُ»
Three things are destructive, three things are salvific, three things expiate ˹sins˺, and three things to rise in ranks.
(a) As for the destructive things: (1) greed that is obeyed, (2) ˹wrong˺ desires that are followed, and (3) a person's self-admiration.
(b) As for things that will save: (1) being just in pleasure and in anger, (2) moderation while having riches or in poverty, and (3) fearing Allah in secret or public.
(c) As for things that expiate ˹sins˺: (1) waiting for ˹next˺ prayer after a prayer, (2) perfecting the wudu on cold days when it is challenging, and (3) taking steps towards the congregational ˹prayers˺.
(d) As for the things that raise ranks: (1) feeding ˹the needy˺, (2) spreading the salam (greetings of peace), and (3) praying at night when others are asleep.
ثَلَاثٌ مُهْلِكاتٌ، وثَلَاثٌ مُنْجِيَاتٌ، وثَلَاثٌ كَفَّاراتٌ، وثَلَاثٌ درجاتٌ؛
(أ) فَأَمَّا الْمُهْلِكَاتُ: فَشُحٌّ مُطَاعٌ، وهَوًى مُتَّبعٌ، وإِعْجَابُ الْمرْءِ بنفْسِهِ.
(ب) وأَمَّا الْمُنْجيَاتُ: فالعدْلُ في الْغضَب والرِّضَى، والْقصْدُ في الْفَقْرِ والْغِنَى، وخَشيْةُ اللَّه فِى السِّرِّ والْعلَانِيةِ.
(ج) وأَمَّا الْكفَّاراتُ: فانْتِظارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ، وإِسْباغُ الْوُضوءِ في السَّبراتِ، ونقْلُ الأَقْدامِ إلَى الْجماعاتِ.
(د) وأَمَّا الدَّرجاتُ. فَإِطْعامُ الطَّعامِ وإِفْشَاءُ السَّلَامِ، والصَّلَاةُ باللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ.
Three things are destructive, three things are salvific, and three things to rise in ranks, and three things are expiating. It was asked: O Messenger of Allah...
(a) what are the destructive things? He said: (1) Greed that is obeyed, (2) desires that are followed, and (3) a person's self-admiration.
(b) It was asked: What are the things that will save? He said: (1) Fear of Allah in private and public, (2) moderation while having riches or in poverty, and (3) justice in both during pleasure and in anger.
(c) It was asked: What are the expiations? He said: (1) Stepping towards the masajid, (2) waiting for prayer after prayer, and (3) completing ablution on cold days when it is challenging.
"ثَلاثٌ مُهْلكَاتٌ، وَثلَاثٌ مُنْجيَاتٌ، وَثَلَاثٌ دَرَجاتٌ، وَثَلَاثٌ كَفَّارَاتٌ؛
(أ) قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّه مَا الْمُهْلِكَاتُ؟ قَالَ: شُحٌّ مُطَاعٌ، وَهَوًى مُتَّبَعٌ، وَإِعْجَابُ الْمَرْء بنَفْسِهِ،
(ب) قِيل: فَمَا الْمُنْجِيَاتُ؟ قَال: تَقْوَى اللَّه في السِّرِّ وَالْعَلَانِيَةِ، وَالاقْتصَادُ في الْفَقْرَ وَالْغِنَى، وَالْعَدْلُ في الرِّضا وَالْغَضب،
(ج) قِيلَ: فمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قَال: نَقْل الأَقْدَام إِلَى المسَاجِد، وانْتِظَارُ الصَّلاة بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِتْمَامُ الْوُضُوءِ فِى الْيَوْمِ الْبَارِد عِنَد السَّبَرَاتِ".
We set out on a journey. One of our people was hurt by a stone, that injured his head. He then had a sexual dream. He asked his fellow travelers: Do you find a concession for me to perform tayammum? They said: We do not find any concession for you while you can use water. He took a bath and died. When we came to the Prophet ﷺ, the incident was reported to him. He said: They killed him, may Allah kill them! Could they not ask when they did not know? The cure for ignorance is inquiry. It was enough for him to perform tayammum and to pour some drops of water or bind a bandage over the wound (the narrator Musa was doubtful); then he should have wiped over it and washed the rest of his body.
خَرَجْنَا فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلاً مِنَّا حَجَرٌ فَشَجَّهُ فِي رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ احْتَلَمَ فَسَأَلَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَجِدُونَ لِي رُخْصَةً فِي التَّيَمُّمِ فَقَالُوا مَا نَجِدُ لَكَ رُخْصَةً وَأَنْتَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَاغْتَسَلَ فَمَاتَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ قَتَلُوهُ قَتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَلاَّ سَأَلُوا إِذْ لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا فَإِنَّمَا شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيهِ أَنْ يَتَيَمَّمَ وَيَعْصِرَ أَوْ يَعْصِبَ شَكَّ مُوسَى عَلَى جُرْحِهِ خِرْقَةً ثُمَّ يَمْسَحَ عَلَيْهَا وَيَغْسِلَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ
"I broke one of my forearms and I asked the Prophet about that. He told me to wipe over the bandages." (Maudu') Another chain with similar meaning.
انْكَسَرَتْ إِحْدَى زَنْدَىَّ فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَمْسَحَ عَلَى الْجَبَائِرِ
A man was with the Prophet ﷺ and a man passed by him and said: “Messenger of Allah! I love this man.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked: “Did you let him know?” He replied: “No.” He said: “˹Then˺ let him know ˹that you love him˺!” He then went to him and said: “I love you for Allah's sake.” He replied: “May He for Whose sake you love me love you!”
أَنَّ رَجُلاً كَانَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّ هَذَا. فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «أَعْلَمْتَهُ؟» قَالَ؛ لاَ قَالَ: «أَعْلِمْهُ!» قَالَ فَلَحِقَهُ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أُحِبُّكَ فِي اللَّهِ فَقَالَ: أَحَبَّكَ الَّذِي أَحْبَبْتَنِي لَهُ.
One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the masjid. He saw there a man from the Ansar called Abu Umamah. He said: "Why am I seeing you sitting in the masjid when its not yet time for salah?" He said: "Worry and ˹the burden of˺ debt has taken a hold of me, Messenger of Allah." He replied: "Shall I not teach you words by which, when you say them, Allah will remove your worries, and settle your debt?" He said: "Of course, Messenger of Allah." He said: "Say ˹every˺ morning and evening:
allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min al-hammi wa-al-ḥazan, wa-aʿūdhu bika min al-ʿajzi wa-al-kasal; wa-aʿūdhu bika min al-jubni wa-al-bukhl; wa-aʿūdhu bika min ghalabat al-dayni wa-qahr al-rijāl
(O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sadness; I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness; I seek refuge in You from cowardice and stinginess; and I seek in You from being overcome by debt and being overpowered by men (people).)
He said: "When I did that Allah removed my worries and settled my debt."
دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَقَالَ: «يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ، مَا لِي أَرَاكَ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتِ الصَّلاَةِ۔» قَالَ: هُمُومٌ لَزِمَتْنِي وَدُيُونٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ۔ قَالَ: «أَفَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلاَمًا إِذَا أَنْتَ قُلْتَهُ أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ ﷻ هَمَّكَ، وَقَضَى عَنْكَ دَيْنَكَ؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ۔ قَالَ: «قُلْ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَإِذَا أَمْسَيْتَ:
(اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ۔)»
قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَأَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ ﷻ هَمِّي وَقَضَى عَنِّي دَيْنِي
Salman passed by ˹Shurahbil˺ while he was stationed for guarding and asked, "What are you doing here, Shurahabil?" Shurahabil replied, "I am performing ribat (guarding) in the cause of Allah." Salman said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'The act of guarding for a day or a night is better than fasting and praying for an entire month.'"
أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ سَلْمَانُ وَهُوَ مُرَابِطٌ فَقَالَ مَا تَصْنَعُ هَاهُنَا يَا شُرَحْبِيلُ؟ فَقَالَ شُرَحْبِيلُ أُرَابِطُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَلْمَانُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «رِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ أَوْ لَيْلَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صِيَامِ شَهْرٍ وَقِيَامِهِ»
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There are three types of records with Allah ﷻ. There is a record that Allah ﷻ does not care about, a record that Allah ﷻ does not leave anything out of, and a record that Allah ﷻ does not forgive. As for the record that Allah ﷻ does not forgive, it is associating partners with Allah. Allah ﷻ said: 'Indeed, whoever associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise.' [Quran 5:72] And as for the record that Allah ﷻ does not care about, it is the injustice of the servant towards himself in matters between him and his Lord, such as abandoning a fast or prayer. Indeed, Allah ﷻ forgives that and may overlook it if He wills. And as for the record that Allah ﷻ does not leave anything out of, it is the injustice of people towards one another. Retribution is inevitable."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الدَّوَاوِينُ عِنْدَ اللهِ ﷻ ثَلَاثَةٌ: (١) دِيوَانٌ لَا يَعْبَأُ اللهُ بِهِ شَيْئًا، (٢) وَدِيوَانٌ لَا يَتْرُكُ اللهُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، (٣) وَدِيوَانٌ لَا يَغْفِرُهُ اللهُ.
فَأَمَّا الدِّيوَانُ الَّذِي لَا يَغْفِرُهُ اللهُ فَالشِّرْكُ بِاللهِ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ} [المائدة 72].
وَأَمَّا الدِّيوَانُ الَّذِي لَا يَعْبَأُ اللهُ بِهِ شَيْئًا فَظُلْمُ الْعَبْدِ نَفْسَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ رَبِّهِ مِنْ صَوْمِ يَوْمٍ تَرَكَهُ أَوْ صَلَاةٍ تَرَكَهَا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَغْفِرُ ذَلِكَ وَيَتَجَاوَزُ إِنْ شَاءَ.
وَأَمَّا الدِّيوَانُ الَّذِي لَا يَتْرُكُ اللهُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَظُلْمُ الْعِبَادِ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضًا الْقِصَاصُ لَا مَحَالَةَ.
that he saw Uthman b. Affan asking ˹for a tumbler of water˺ to perform ablution. (1) He poured water from it over his hands, and (2) washed them thrice, and then (3) put his right hand in the water container, and (4) rinsed his mouth, and (5) washed his nose by putting water in it, and then blowing it out. Then (6) he washed his face thrice and (7) forearms up to the elbows thrice, then (8) passed his ˹wet˺ hands over his head, and then (9) washed each foot thrice.
After that Uthman said, "I saw the Prophet ﷺ performing ablution like this of mine, and he said, 'If anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rakah prayer during which he does not speak (or does not think of anything else or does not break his wudu or does not innovate) then his past sins will be forgiven.'"
أَنَّهُ رَأَى عُثْمَانَ دَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ (١) فَأَفْرَغَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ مِنْ إِنَائِهِ، (٢) فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ (٣) أَدْخَلَ يَمِينَهُ فِي الْوَضُوءِ، ثُمَّ (٤) تَمَضْمَضَ، (٥) وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ، ثُمَّ (٦) غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا، (٧) وَيَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ثَلاَثًا، ثُمَّ (٨) مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ، ثُمَّ (٩) غَسَلَ كُلَّ رِجْلٍ ثَلاَثًا۔
ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ نَحْوَ وُضُوئِي هَذَا وَقَالَ «مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ نَحْوَ وُضُوئِي هَذَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ لاَ يُحَدِّثُ فِيهِمَا نَفْسَهُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ۔»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every word or action without the mention of Allah is incomplete or cut off."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ كَلَامٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ ذِي بَالٍ لَا يُفْتَحُ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ فَهُوَ أَبْتَرُ أَوْ قَالَ أَقْطَعُ
رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ دَجَاجًا
I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Before embracing Islam I used to do good deeds like giving in charity, freeing slaves, and the keeping of good relations with kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded for those deeds?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "You became Muslim ˹along˺ with ˹the rewards for˺ all those good deeds ˹you have done in the past and without carrying the sin of any of the bad deeds of the past˺."
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ أَشْيَاءَ كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ عَتَاقَةٍ وَصِلَةِ رَحِمٍ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَجْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ.»
from the Prophet ﷺ: "The master of seeking forgiveness from Allah is:
"allāhuma anta rabbī lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa-ana ʿabduka, wa-ana ʿalá ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu, aʿūdhu bika min shari mā ṣanaʿtu, abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya wa-abūʾu laka bi-dhanbī, fa-ighfir lī, fa-innahū lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba illā anta."
(O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant, and I am on the covenant and promise to the best of my ability. I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done, and I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I confess my sins. So forgive me, for surely, there is none who forgives sins except You.)
He added, "If someone says it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Jannah; and if someone say it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Jannah."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ: «سَيِّدُ الاِسْتِغْفَارِ أَنْ تَقُولَ:
(اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ؛ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ؛ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي؛ فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ۔)»
قَالَ: «وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ النَّهَارِ مُوقِنًا بِهَا فَمَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهْوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ فَهْوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ۔»
He asked the Prophet ﷺ about the best kind of faith: He said, "To love for the sake of Allah, to hate for the sake of Allah, and to use your tongue in the remembrance of Allah." He asked, "And what is that, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "To love for people what you love for yourself, and to dislike for them what you dislike for yourself."
أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْإِيمَانِ قَالَ أَنْ تُحِبَّ لِلَّهَ وَتُبْغِضَ لِلَّهِ وَتُعْمِلَ لِسَانَكَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ قَالَ وَمَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَأَنْ تُحِبَّ لِلنَّاسِ مَا تُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِكَ وَتَكْرَهَ لَهُمْ مَا تَكْرَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ
All the idols which were worshiped by the people of Noah were worshiped by the Arabs later on. As for the idol Wadd, it was worshiped by the tribe of Kalb at Daumat-al-Jandal; Suwaʿ was the idol of (the tribe of) Hudhail; Yaghouth was worshiped by (the tribe of) Murad and then by Bani Ghutaif at Al-Jurf near Saba; Yaʿuq was the idol of Hamdan, and Nasr was the idol of Himyar, the branch of Dhi-al-Kalaʿ.
The names (of the idols) formerly belonged to some pious men of the people of Noah, and when they died Satan inspired their people to (prepare and place idols at the places where they used to sit, and to call those idols by their names. The people did so, but the idols were not worshiped till those people (who initiated them) had died and the origin of the idols had become obscure, whereupon people began worshiping them.
صَارَتِ الأَوْثَانُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي قَوْمِ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَرَبِ بَعْدُ؛ أَمَّا (وُدٌّ) كَانَتْ لِكَلْبٍ بِدَوْمَةِ الْجَنْدَلِ؛ وَأَمَّا (سُوَاعٌ) كَانَتْ لِهُذَيْلٍ؛ وَأَمَّا (يَغُوثُ) فَكَانَتْ لِمُرَادٍ ثُمَّ لِبَنِي غُطَيْفٍ بِالْجُرُفِ عِنْدَ سَبَا؛ وَأَمَّا (يَعُوقُ) فَكَانَتْ لِهَمْدَانَ؛ وَأَمَّا (نَسْرٌ) فَكَانَتْ لِحِمْيَرَ لآلِ ذِي الْكَلاَعِ۔۔۔
أَسْمَاءُ رِجَالٍ صَالِحِينَ مِنْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ؛ فَلَمَّا هَلَكُوا أَوْحَى الشَّيْطَانُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ أَنِ انْصِبُوا إِلَى مَجَالِسِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا يَجْلِسُونَ أَنْصَابًا وَسَمُّوهَا بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ فَفَعَلُوا فَلَمْ تُعْبَدْ حَتَّى إِذَا هَلَكَ أُولَئِكَ وَتَنَسَّخَ الْعِلْمُ عُبِدَتْ
from by the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "Whoever says before leaving and getting up from the Maghrib and Fajr prayers:
lā ilāha illā Allāhu, waḥdahū, lā sharīka lahū, lahū al-mulku, wa-lahū al-ḥamdu, bi-yadihī al-khayr, yuḥyī wa-yumītu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr
(There is no god but Allah, alone, without partners. Him is the sovereignty and to Him is the praise. In His hand is all good. He gives life and He gives death, and He has Power over everything.)
... ten times: (1) ten good deeds will be recorded for him, and (2) ten bad deeds will be erased from him, and (3) he will be raised ten degrees, and (4) it will also be a protection for him against every disliked thing, and (5) a protection from the accursed Satan, and (6) no sin will reach him except shirk (associating partners with Allah), and (7) he will be among the best of people in terms of deeds, except for a person who does better than him in what he says."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ قَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ وَيَثْنِيَ رِجْلَهُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالصُّبْحِ:
(لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)
۔۔۔ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ (١) كُتِبَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ، (٢) وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ عَشْرُ سَيِّئَاتٍ، (٣) وَرُفِعَ لَهُ عَشْرُ دَرَجَاتٍ، (٤) وَكَانَتْ حِرْزًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرُوهٍ، (٥) وَحِرْزًا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، (٦) وَلَمْ يَحِلَّ لِذَنْبٍ يُدْرِكُهُ إِلَّا الشِّرْكَ، (٧) وَكَانَ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ النَّاسِ عَمَلًا إِلَّا رَجُلًا يَفْضُلُهُ يَقُولُ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا قَالَ۔»
[Machine] About this verse, "When the victory of Allah and the conquest comes, and you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes" [Surah An-Nasr: 2], in what context was it revealed?
Some of them said, "Allah commanded His Prophet, ﷺ , that when he sees the people and their embracing of Islam and their firmness in the religion, he should praise and seek forgiveness from Allah." Umar said, "Are you not amazed by Ibn Abbas? O Ibn Abbas, why are you silent?" He said, "He taught me when it will occur." He said, "When the victory of Allah and the conquest comes, and you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes" [Surah An-Nasr: 1], then it is your sign of death." He said, "You spoke the truth, and by the One in whose hand is my soul, I have not learned from it except what you have mentioned."
عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ} [النصر 2] فِيمَ نَزَلَتْ؟ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ «أَمَرَ اللهُ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَى النَّاسَ وَدُخُولَهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَتَشَدُّدَهُمْ فِي الدِّينِ أَنْ يَحْمَدَ اللهَ وَيَسْتَغْفِرَهُ» قَالَ عُمَرُ أَلَا اعْجِبُكُمْ مِنَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ؟ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَا لَكَ لَا تَكَلَّمُ؟ قَالَ عَلَّمَهُ مَتَى يَمُوتُ قَالَ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجًا} [النصر 1] فَهِيَ آيَتُكَ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا الَّذِي عَلِمْتَ
the Messenger of Allah used to say: "O Allah, rectify ˹my practice of˺ my Din as it is the safeguard of my affairs; and rectify my world which has my livelihood: And rectify my Hereafter upon which my after-life depends; And make the life abundant with goodness of every kind: And make my death a source of comfort for me against every evil."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «(اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَاىَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ.)»
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Four ˹qualities˺ if you have them, then there shall be no blame upon you for what you missed ˹earning˺ in the world: (1) fulfilling the trust, (2) truthful speech, (3) good character, and (4) restraint with food."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَرْبَعٌ إِذَا كُنَّ فِيكَ فَلَا عَلَيْكَ مَا فَاتَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا: (١) حِفْظُ أَمَانَةٍ، (٢) وَصِدْقُ حَدِيثٍ، (٣) وَحُسْنُ خَلِيقَةٍ، (٤) وَعِفَّةٌ فِي طُعْمَةٍ۔»
"إِذَا نَزَلَ أحدُكُمْ منْزِلًا فقال فيه، فلا يَرْحل حتَّى يُصلِّى ركعتينِ" .
from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who said, "Exchange gifts and you will love one another."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تَهَادُوا تَحَابُّوا
Give the masajid their due, ˹offer˺ two rakahs before you sit down.
"أعْطُوا المساجدَ حقها، ركعتان قبل أَن تجلِسُوا".
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah (SWT) has angels who travel around on Earth conveying to me the Salams of my Ummah.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَلاَئِكَةً سَيَّاحِينَ فِي الأَرْضِ يُبَلِّغُونِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي السَّلاَمَ
Verily the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There is for every apostle a prayer with which he prays (to Allah) for his Ummah. I have reserved my prayer for the intercession of my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.
أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ دَعْوَةٌ دَعَاهَا لأُمَّتِهِ وَإِنِّي اخْتَبَأْتُ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لأُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Mecca, migrating to Madinah, he was accompanied by Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr's servant Amir b. Fuhayrah, and their guide Abdullah b. Urayqit. They passed by the two tents of Umm Mabad al-Khuzaiyyah. She was a strong woman who would sit in front of her tent and provide water and food to travelers.
They asked her for some meat and dates to purchase, but found nothing with her as the people were facing a severe famine. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed a sheep in the corner of the tent and asked, "What is this sheep, O Umm Mabad?" She replied, "This sheep has been left behind by weakness." He asked, "Does it have any milk?" She replied, "It is too weak for that." He ﷺ asked, “Would you allow me to milk it?” She replied, "Yes, may my parents be sacrificed for you, if you see any milk in it, then milk it."
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for the sheep, put his hand on its udder, and invoked the name of Allah. Suddenly, milk started flowing abundantly. He ﷺ called for a large container which could satisfy the thirst of many people. He milked it until it filled the container, then gave her to drink until she was satisfied, and then he gave to his companions to drink until they were satisfied. Finally, he ﷺ drank. Then he repeated the milking to fill the container again, leaving it with her.
Shortly after they left, Umm Mabad's husband, Abu Mabad, returned driving some lean goats whose udders were dry. When he saw the milk, he was astonished and asked, "From where did you get this milk, O Umm Mabad, as the sheep is dry and there's no milking goat in the house?" She replied, "No, by Allah, a blessed man passed by us." He asked, "Describe him to me, O Umm Mabad."
She replied, "I saw a man of radiant appearance, with a bright face, beautiful in form. Neither too thin nor deficient in physique. He was handsome and well-proportioned, with large dark eyes, long eyelashes, and a deep, slightly hoarse voice. His neck was well-defined, and his beard was thick. His eyebrows were long and arched, and if he remained silent, he was enveloped in dignity, but when he spoke, he was adorned with grace and majesty. From a distance, he was the most beautiful of people, and up close, he was the most pleasant and delightful. His speech was sweet, distinct, neither too brief nor excessive, as if his words were strung pearls flowing down. He was neither too tall to intimidate nor too short to be disregarded, but perfectly proportioned, like a branch between two other branches, the most striking and noble of the three. He was surrounded by companions who were attentive to him. When he spoke, they listened intently, and when he commanded, they hastened to fulfill his command. He was well-attended, always surrounded by people, yet never frowning nor disregarded.”
Abu Mabad said, "By Allah, he is the companion of Quraysh whom we were informed about. I have decided to accompany him, and if I find a way to do so, I will surely do it." Later, there was a loud voice in Mecca heard from the sky, saying...
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ وَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ وَمَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ ؓ ودَلِيلُهُمَا اللَّيْثِيُّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنِ الْأُرَيْقِطِ مَرُّوا عَلَى خَيْمَتَيْ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّةِ وَكَانَتْ بَرْزَةً جَلْدَةً تَحْتَبِي بِفِنَاءِ الْقُبَّةِ ثُمَّ تَسْقِي وَتُطْعِمُ
فَسَأَلُوهَا لَحْمًا وَتَمْرًا لِيَشْتَرُوهُ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يُصِيبُوا عِنْدَهَا شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ مُرْمِلِينَ مُسْنِتِينَ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى شَاةٍ فِي كِسْرِ الْخَيْمَةِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ الشَّاةُ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ؟» قَالَتْ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ عَنِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ «فَهَلْ بِهَا مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟» قَالَتْ هِي أَجْهَدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «أَتَأْذَنِينَ أَنْ أَحْلُبَهَا؟» قَالَتْ بَلَى بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي نَعَمْ إِنْ رَأَيْتَ بِهَا حَلْبًا فَاحْلُبْهَا
فَدَعَا بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَسَحَ بِيَدِهِ ضَرْعَهَا وَسَمَّى اللهَ ﷻ وَدَعَا لَهَا فِي شَاتِها فَتَفَاحَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَدَرَّتْ واجْتَرَّتْ وَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ يُرْبِضُ الرَّهْطَ فَحَلَبَ فِيهَا ثَجًّا حَتَّى عَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ ثُمَّ سَقَاهَا حَتَّى رُوِيَتْ وَسَقَى أَصْحَابَهُ حَتَّى رَوَوْا وَشَرِبَ آخِرَهُمْ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَرَاضُوا ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فِيهَا ثَانِيًا بَعْدَ بَدْءٍ حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْإِنَاءَ ثُمَّ غَادَرَهُ عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ بَايَعَهَا وارْتَحَلُوا عَنْهَا فَقَلَّمَا لَبِثَتْ
حَتَّى جَاءَ زَوْجُهَا أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ يَسُوقُ أَعْنُزًا عِجَافًا يَتَسَاوَكْنَ هُزْلًا ضُحًى مُخُّهُنَّ قَلِيلٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ اللَّبَنَ عَجِبَ وَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكَ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ؟ وَالشَّاةُ عَازِبٌ حِيَالٌ وَلَا حَلُوبةَ فِي الْبَيْتِ؟
قَالَتْ: (لَا وَاللهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِنَا رَجُلٌ مُبَارَكٌ مِنْ حَالِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا) قَالَ: صِفِيهِ لِي يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ۔ قَالَتْ: (رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا ظَاهَرَ الْوَضَاءَةِ أَبْلَجَ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنَ الْخَلْقِ لَمْ تَعِبْهُ ثُحْلَةٌ وَلَمْ تُزْرِ بِهِ صَعْلَةٌ وَسِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ دَعَجٌ وَفِي أَشْفَارِهِ وَطَفٌ وَفِي صَوْتِهِ صَهَلٌ وَفِي عُنُقِهِ سَطَعٌ وَفِي لِحْيَتِهِ كَثَاثَةٌ أَزَجُّ أَقْرَنُ إِنْ صَمَتَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْوَقَارُ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ سَمَاهُ وَعَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ أَجْمَلُ النَّاسِ وَأَبْهَاهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وأَحْلَاهُ وَأَحْسَنُهُ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ حُلْوُ الْمِنْطَقِ فَصْلٌ لَا هَذِرٌ وَلَا تَزِرٌ كَأَنَّ مَنْطِقَهُ خَرَزَاتٌ نَظْمٌ يَتَحَدَّرْنَ رَبْعٌ لَا يَأْسَ مِنْ طُولٍ وَلَا تَقْتَحِمُهُ عَيْنٌ مِنْ قِصَرٍ غُصْنٌ بَيْنَ غُصْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ أَنْضَرُ الثَّلَاثَةِ مَنْظَرًا وَأَحْسَنُهُمْ قَدْرًا لَهُ رُفَقَاءُ يَحُفُّونَ بِهِ إِنْ قَالَ أَنْصَتُوا لِقَوْلِهِ وَإِنْ أَمَرَ تَبَادَرُوا إِلَى أَمْرِهِ مَحْفُودٌ مَحْشُودٌ لَا عَابِسٌ وَلَا مُفَنَّدٌ)
قَالَ أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ: هُوَ وَاللهِ صَاحِبُ قُرَيْشٍ الَّذِي ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَمْرُهُ مَا ذُكِرُ بِمَكَّةَ وَلَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَصْحَبَهُ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا فَأَصْبَحَ صَوْتٌ بِمَكَّةَ عَلِيًّا يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّوْتَ وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَنْ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ
[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out on the migration, he was accompanied by Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), Amir ibn Fuhayrah, the servant of Abu Bakr, and 'Abdullah bin Uraiqit, who was guiding them on the way. When they passed by the tent of Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iyyah, she did not recognize him. He said to her, "O Umm Ma'bad, do you have any milk?" She replied, "No, by Allah, the sheep are too weak." He then said, "What about this sheep I see in the corner of the tent?" She replied, "It is a sheep that has been left behind by the flock because it is too weak." He asked, "Will you allow me to milk her?" She said, "By Allah, no male has touched her; still, go ahead and try." He then stroked her back and her udder, prayed, and asked for a large bowl. He milked it until it was full and then gave his companions a drink, all drinking until satisfied. Then he milked her again, filling another bowl, which he left with her, and set off.
When Umm Ma'bad's husband came home in the evening, he asked her, "O Umm Ma'bad, what is this milk? There is no milking sheep in the house, and the flock is too weak." She replied, "By Allah, a man who appeared to be blessed, with a handsome face, bright eyes, and a lovely voice passed by. His presence was calm when he spoke and dignified when silent. His words were well-arranged, and he was the best-looking and most handsome of his companions, surrounded by men who listened to his commands and followed his instructions promptly. When he forbade something, they adhered to his prohibition."
The husband said, "This is the description of the companion of Quraysh. If I saw him, I would follow him and strive to do so." They did not know in Mecca where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had headed until they heard someone calling out on Mount Abu Qubais.
لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ مَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ وَعَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَابْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ يَدُلُّهُمُ الطَّرِيقَ فَمَرَّ بِأُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّةِ وَهِيَ لَا تَعْرِفُهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا «يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ هَلْ عِنْدَكِ مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟» قَالَتْ لَا وَاللهِ وَإِنَّ الْغَنَمَ لَعَازِبَةٌ قَالَ «فَمَا هَذِهِ الشَّاةُ الَّتِي أَرَاهَا فِي كِفَاءِ الْبَيْتِ؟» قَالَتْ شَاةٌ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ عَنِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ «أَتَأْذَنِينَ فِي حِلَابِهَا؟» قَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا ضَرَبَهَا مِنْ فَحْلٍ قَطُّ وَشَأْنُكَ بِهَا فَمَسَحَ ظَهْرَهَا وضَرْعَهَا ثُمَّ دَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ يَرْبِضُ الرَّهْطَ فَحَلَبَ فِيهِ فَمَلَأَهُ فَسَقَى أَصْحَابَهُ عَلَلًا بَعْدَ نَهَلٍ ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فِيهِ أُخْرَى فَمَلَأَهُ فَغَادَرَهُ عِنْدَهَا وَارْتَحَلَ
فَلَمَّا جَاءَ زَوْجُهَا عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ قَالَ لَهَا يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ مَا هَذَا اللَّبَنُ وَلَا حَلُوبَةٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَالْغَنَمُ عَازِبَةٌ؟ فَقَالَتْ: (لَا وَاللهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِنَا رَجُلٌ ظَاهِرُ الْوَضَاءَةِ مَلِيحُ الْوَجْهِ فِي أَشْفَارِهِ وَطَفٌ وَفِي عَيْنَيْهِ دَعَجٌ وَفِي صَوْتَهِ صَحَلٌ غُصْنٌ بَيْنَ غُصْنَيْنِ لَا تَشْنَؤُهُ مِنْ طُولٍ وَلَا تَقْتَحِمُهُ مِنْ قِصَرٍ لَمْ تَعْلُوهُ ثُجْلَةٌ وَلَمْ تَزْرِ بِهِ صَعْلَةٌ كَأَنَّ عُنُقَهُ إِبْرِيقُ فِضَّةٍ إِذَا نَطَقَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْبَهَاءُ وَإِذَا صَمَتَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْوَقَارُ كَلَامُهُ كَخَرَزِ النَّظْمِ أَزْيَنُ أَصْحَابِهِ مَنْظَرًا وَأَحْسَنُهُمْ وَجْهًا مَحْشُودٌ غَيْرُ مُفْنَدٍ لَهُ أَصْحَابٌ يَحُفُّونَ بِهِ إِذَا أَمَرَ تَبَادَرُوا أَمْرَهُ وَإِذَا نَهَى انْتَهَوْا عِنْدَ نَهْيِهِ)
قَالَ هَذِهِ صِفَةُ صَاحِبِ قُرَيْشٍ وَلَوْ رَأَيْتُهُ لَاتَّبَعْتُهُ وَلَأَجْهَدَنَّ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا بِمَكَّةَ أَيْنَ تَوَجَّهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى سَمِعُوا هَاتِفًا يَهْتِفُ عَلَى أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ
Some (cooked) meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the meat of a forearm was presented to him as he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said, "I will be the chief of all the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know the reason for it? Allah will gather all the human beings of early generations as well as late generation on one plain, so that the announcer will be able to make them all-hear his voice and the watcher will be able to see all of them. The sun will come so close to the people that they will suffer such distress and trouble as they will not be able to bear or stand. Then the people will say, 'Don't you see to what state you have reached? Won't you look for someone who can intercede for you with your Lord' Some people will say to some others, 'Go to Adam.'
So they will go to Adam and say to him. 'You are the father of mankind; Allah created you with His Own Hand, and breathed into you of His Spirit (meaning the spirit which he created for you); and ordered the angels to prostrate before you; so (please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are? Don't you see what condition we have reached?' Adam will say, 'Today my Lord has become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. He forbade me (to eat of the fruit of) the tree, but I disobeyed Him . Myself! Myself! Myself! (I am preoccuied with my own problems). Go to someone else; go to Noah.'
So they will go to Noah and say (to him), 'O Noah! You are the first (of Messenger of Allahs) to the people of the earth, and Allah has named you a thankful slave; please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' He will say.' Today my Lord has become angry as He has never become nor will ever become thereafter. I had (in the world) the right to make one definitely accepted invocation, and I made it against my nation. Myself! Myself! Myself!
Go to someone else; go to Abraham.' They will go to Abraham and say, 'O Abraham! You are Messenger of Allah ﷺ and His Khalil from among the people of the earth; so please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' He will say to them, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. I had told three lies (Abu Haiyan (the sub-narrator) mentioned them in the Hadith) Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Moses.'
The people will then go to Moses and say, 'O Moses! You art Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Allah gave you superiority above the others with this message and with His direct Talk to you; (please) intercede for us with your Lord Don't you see in what state we are?' Moses will say, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will become thereafter, I killed a person whom I had not been ordered to kill. Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Jesus.'
So they will go to Jesus and say, 'O Jesus! You are Messenger of Allah ﷺ and His Word which He sent to Mary, and a superior soul created by Him, and you talked to the people while still young in the cradle. Please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' Jesus will say. 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before nor will ever become thereafter. Jesus will not mention any sin, but will say, 'Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Muhammad.'
So they will come to me and say, 'O Muhammad ! You are Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the last of the prophets, and Allah forgave your early and late sins. (Please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?" The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then I will go beneath Allah's Throne and fall in prostration before my Lord. And then Allah will guide me to such praises and glorification to Him as He has never guided anybody else before me. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad Raise your head. Ask, and it will be granted. Intercede and It (your intercession) will be accepted.' So I will raise my head and Say, 'My followers, O my Lord! My followers, O my Lord'. It will be said, 'O Muhammad! Let those of your followers who have no accounts, enter through such a gate of the gates of Paradise as lies on the right; and they will share the other gates with the people."
The Prophet ﷺ further said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the distance between every two gate-posts of Paradise is like the distance between Mecca and Busra (in Sham).
أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلَحْمٍ فَرُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ الذِّرَاعُ وَكَانَتْ تُعْجِبُهُ فَنَهَسَ مِنْهَا نَهْسَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَنَا سَيِّدُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ. وَهَلْ تَدْرُونَ مِمَّ ذَلِكَ؟ يُجْمَعُ النَّاسُ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ يُسْمِعُهُمُ الدَّاعِي، وَيَنْفُذُهُمُ الْبَصَرُ، وَتَدْنُو الشَّمْسُ، فَيَبْلُغُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَالْكَرْبِ مَا لاَ يُطِيقُونَ وَلاَ يَحْتَمِلُونَ۔ فَيَقُولُ النَّاسُ أَلاَ تَرَوْنَ مَا قَدْ بَلَغَكُمْ؟ أَلاَ تَنْظُرُونَ مَنْ يَشْفَعُ لَكُمْ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ؟ فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ لِبَعْضٍ: عَلَيْكُمْ بِآدَمَ۔
«فَيَأْتُونَ آدَمَ عليه السلام فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ: أَنْتَ أَبُو الْبَشَرِ۔ خَلَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَنَفَخَ فِيكَ مِنْ رُوحِهِ وَأَمَرَ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ فَسَجَدُوا لَكَ۔ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ۔ أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا قَدْ بَلَغَنَا؟ فَيَقُولُ آدَمُ: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ۔ وَإِنَّهُ نَهَانِي عَنِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَصَيْتُهُ۔ نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى نُوحٍ۔
«فَيَأْتُونَ نُوحًا فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا نُوحُ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ الرُّسُلِ إِلَى أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ وَقَدْ سَمَّاكَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا۔ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ۔ أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّ رَبِّي ﷻ قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ۔ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَتْ لِي دَعْوَةٌ دَعَوْتُهَا عَلَى قَوْمِي نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ۔
«فَيَأْتُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، أَنْتَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ وَخَلِيلُهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ۔ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ۔ أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ۔ وَإِنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ كَذَبْتُ ثَلاَثَ كَذَبَاتٍ - فَذَكَرَهُنَّ أَبُو حَيَّانَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ - نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى مُوسَى۔
«فَيَأْتُونَ مُوسَى فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا مُوسَى، أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَضَّلَكَ اللَّهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ وَبِكَلاَمِهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ۔ أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ رَبِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ۔ وَإِنِّي قَدْ قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا لَمْ أُومَرْ بِقَتْلِهَا۔ نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى عِيسَى
«فَيَأْتُونَ عِيسَى فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا عِيسَى، أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ، وَكَلَّمْتَ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا۔ اشْفَعْ لَنَا أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ عِيسَى: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ۔ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ذَنْبًا نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! نَفْسِي! اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ۔
«فَيَأْتُونَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ۔ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ۔ أَلاَ تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَأَنْطَلِقُ، فَآتِي تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ، فَأَقَعُ سَاجِدًا لِرَبِّي ﷻ۔ ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ عَلَىَّ مِنْ مَحَامِدِهِ وَحُسْنِ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْتَحْهُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ قَبْلِي۔ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ! سَلْ تُعْطَهْ! وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ! فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَقُولُ: أُمَّتِي يَا رَبِّ! أُمَّتِي يَا رَبِّ! فَيُقَالُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَدْخِلْ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ مَنْ لاَ حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْبَابِ الأَيْمَنِ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ النَّاسِ فِيمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الأَبْوَابِ،»
ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ الْمِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ كَمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَحِمْيَرَ أَوْ كَمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَبُصْرَى۔»
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.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تَلاَ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ ﷻ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ { رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي} الآيَةَ وَقَالَ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ { إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أُمَّتِي أُمَّتِي وَبَكَى فَقَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ فَسَلْهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَا قَالَ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فَقُلْ إِنَّا سَنُرْضِيكَ فِي أُمَّتِكَ وَلاَ نَسُوءُكَ
The Prophet ﷺ prostrated in ˹Surah˺ Sād and said: "Dawud did this prostration in repentance and we do it in thanksgiving."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَجَدَ فِي { ص } وَقَالَ سَجَدَهَا دَاوُدُ تَوْبَةً وَنَسْجُدُهَا شُكْرًا
[Machine] Narrated by Nu'ayh from Jabir: The companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to walk in front of him when they went out, and they would leave his back for the angels to walk behind him.
كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَهُ إِذَا خَرَجَ وَيَدَعُونَ ظَهْرَهُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ
[Machine] When death approached Amr ibn al-As, he wept. His son, Abdullah, said to him, "Why are you crying? Is it from the fear of death?" He replied, "No, by Allah, but because of what comes after." His son said to him, "You were on the right path," and began to remind him of his companionship with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his conquests in Sham. Amr said, "You have neglected something better than all of that: the testimony that there is no god but Allah. I had gone through three phases in my life, each of which I knew well in myself.
I was first a disbeliever, and the most intense enemy of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; had I died then, I would undoubtedly have been in Hell. When I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I was the most bashful of people before him. I could not gaze fully upon him, nor speak frankly with him until he departed to Allah out of shyness. If I had died then, people would have said, 'Congratulations to Amr; he became a Muslim and was on the right path, so he died hoping for Paradise.' After that, I took on positions of power and other experiences, about which I do not know whether they will be for or against me.
So, if I die, do not cry for me, do not follow me with praises or fire. Tighten my shroud well, for I will be questioned. Spread soil over me evenly, for my right side does not deserve it more than my left side. Do not place wood or stone in my grave. When you have buried me, sit by me for the time it takes to slaughter and distribute a camel so that I may find solace with you."
قَالَ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَى فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ لِمَ تَبْكِي أَجَزَعًا عَلَى الْمَوْتِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ وَلَكِنْ مِمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ كُنْتَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يُذَكِّرُهُ صُحْبَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفُتُوحَهُ الشَّامَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو تَرَكْتَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَطْبَاقٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا طَبَقٌ إِلَّا قَدْ عَرَفْتُ نَفْسِي فِيهِ
كُنْتُ أَوَّلَ شَيْءٍ كَافِرًا وَكُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَوْ مِتُّ حِينَئِذٍ وَجَبَتْ لِي النَّارُ فَلَمَّا بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ حَيَاءً مِنْهُ فَمَا مَلَأْتُ عَيْنِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا رَاجَعْتُهُ فِيمَا أُرِيدُ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللهِ ﷻ حَيَاءً مِنْهُ فَلَوْ مِتُّ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ النَّاسُ هَنِيئًا لِعَمْرٍو أَسْلَمَ وَكَانَ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَمَاتَ فَرُجِيَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ثُمَّ تَلَبَّسْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِالسُّلْطَانِ وَأَشْيَاءَ فَلَا أَدْرِي عَلَيَّ أَمْ لِي
فَإِذَا مِتُّ فَلَا تَبْكِيَنَّ عَلَيَّ وَلَا تُتْبِعْنِي مَادِحًا وَلَا نَارًا وَشُدُّوا عَلَيَّ إِزَارِي فَإِنِّي مُخَاصِمٌ وَسُنُّوا عَلَيَّ التُّرَابَ سَنًّا فَإِنَّ جَنْبِيَ الْأَيْمَنَ لَيْسَ بِأَحَقَّ بِالتُّرَابِ مِنْ جَنْبِي الْأَيْسَرِ وَلَا تَجْعَلَنَّ فِي قَبْرِي خَشَبَةً وَلَا حَجَرًا فَإِذَا وَارَيْتُمُونِي فَاقْعُدُوا عِنْدِي قَدْرَ نَحْرِ جَزُورٍ وَتَقْطِيعِهَا أَسْتَأْنِسْ بِكُمْ
[Machine] The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to pray. He continued to pray until he almost couldn't perform the rukoo' (bowing position), then he performed rukoo' until he almost couldn't raise his head, and then he raised his head. He began to supplicate, cry, and say, "O Lord, did You not promise me not to punish them while I am among them? Did You not promise me not to punish them while we seek Your forgiveness?" After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished praying, the sun became visible again. He stood up, praised and glorified Allah, and said, "Verily, the sun and the moon are two signs from the signs of Allah. So, when they are eclipsed, rush to the remembrance of Allah." Then he said, "Paradise was shown to me, and if I wished, I could have plucked a cluster from it. Hellfire was shown to me, and I became so cautious of it that I feared it would envelop you. So, I would say, 'Didn't You promise me not to punish them while I am among them? O Lord, didn't You promise me not to punish them while they seek Your forgiveness?'" He said, "Then I saw a pitch-black female camel tied. She was neither fed nor watered, and she was not allowed to eat from the vegetation on the ground. So, every time she turned towards it, she was burned by fire. I also saw a man being pushed in the Fire with two staffs having hooks at the tips. I also saw a man reclining on his elbow in the Fire."
انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى لَمْ يَكَدْ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَكَدْ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَتَضَرَّعُ وَيَبْكِي وَيَقُولُ «رَبِّ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَنَحْنُ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ» فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ انْجَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَامَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا انْكَسَفَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَقَدْ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ الْجَنَّةُ حَتَّى لَوْ شِئْتُ لَتَعَاطَيْتُ قِطْفًا مِنْ قُطُوفِهَا وَعُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ النَّارُ حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَتَّقِيهَا حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَغْشَاكُمْ فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ رَبِّ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرِونَكَ» قَالَ «فَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا الْحَمَيرِيَةَ السَّوْدَاءَ صَاحِبَةَ الْهِرَّةِ كَانَتْ حَبَسَتْهَا فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهَا وَلَمْ تَسْقِهَا وَلَمْ تَتْرُكْهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الْأَرْضِ فَرَأَيْتُهَا كُلَّمَا أَدْبَرَتْ نُهِشَتْ فِي النَّارِ وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا صَاحِبَ بَدَنَتَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخَا دَعْدَعٍ يُدْفَعُ فِي النَّارِ بِقَضِيبَيْنِ ذِي شُعْبَتَيْنِ وَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَ الْمِحْجَنِ فَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي النَّارِ عَلَى مِحْجَنِهِ مُتَوَكِّئًا»
[Machine] The sun became eclipsed during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and he stood up for prayer, and we stood up with him. He prolonged the standing until we thought that he was not going to bow down (in rukū'). Then he bowed down (in rukū'), and hardly raised his head. Then he prostrated and hardly raised his head. Then he sat down and hardly prostrated. Then he prostrated again and hardly raised his head. Then he performed in the second unit of prayer, just like he did in the first unit. He blew into the ground and wept while he was prostrating in the second unit of prayer, and he said, "My Lord, why do you punish them and I am among them? My Lord, why do you punish us while we seek your forgiveness?" Then he raised his head while the sun appeared and he completed his prayer. Then he praised and glorified Allah and said, "O people, surely the sun and the moon are two signs from the signs of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. So when one of them becomes eclipsed, seek refuge in the mosques. By the One in whose hand is my soul, Paradise was shown to me until if I had wanted, I could have plucked some of its branches, and Hellfire was shown to me until I became afraid that it might envelope you. And I saw in it a woman who was being punished for a cat that she had tied and did not feed or give to drink, nor did she allow it to eat from the vermin of the earth. Whenever it approached, she would torment it, and whenever it turned away, she would torment it. And I saw in it a man from the Banū Dādāʿ who was being tormented and I saw the owner of the mill reclining over fire onto his millstone, and he used to steal from the hājjāj with his millstone, and when they became aware, he would say, 'I am not the one who stole from you, rather it is my millstone that has been stealing.'"
كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِرَاكِعٍ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ كَمَا فَعَلَ فِي الْأُولَى وَجَعَلَ يَنْفُخُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَيَبْكِي وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ رَبِّ لِمَ تُعَذِّبُهُمْ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ؟ رَبِّ لِمَ تُعَذِّبُنَا وَنَحْنُ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ؟ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَدْ تَجَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ وَقَضَى صَلَاتَهُ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ ﷻ فَإِذَا كَسَفَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ الْجَنَّةُ حَتَّى لَوْ أَشَاءُ لَتَعَاطَيْتُ بَعْضَ أَغْصَانِهَا وَعُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ النَّارُ حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأُطْفِئُهَا خَشْيَةَ أَنْ تَغْشَاكُمْ وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا امْرَأَةً مِنْ حِمْيَرَ سَوْدَاءَ طُوَالَةً تُعَذَّبُ بِهِرَّةٍ لَهَا تَرْبِطُهَا فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهَا وَلَمْ تَسْقِهَا وَلَا تَدَعُهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الْأَرْضِ كُلَّمَا أَقْبَلَتْ نَهَشَتْهَا وَكُلَّمَا أَدْبَرَتْ نَهَشَتْهَا وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا أَخَا بَنِي دَعْدَعٍ وَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَ الْمِحْجَنِ مُتَّكِئًا فِي النَّارِ عَلَى مِحْجَنِهِ كَانَ يَسْرِقُ الْحَاجَّ بِمِحْجَنِهِفَإِذَا عَلِمُوا بِهِ قَالَ لَسْتُ أَنَا أَسْرِقُكُمْ إِنَّمَا تَعَلَّقَ بِمِحْجَنِي
Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a small room in the month of Ramadan (Saʿid said, "I think that Zaid bin Thabit said that it was made of a mat") and he prayed there for a few nights, and so some of his companions prayed behind him. When he came to know about it, he kept on sitting. In the morning, he went out to them and said, "I have seen and understood what you did. You should pray in your houses, for the best prayer of a person is that which he prays in his house except the compulsory prayers."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اتَّخَذَ حُجْرَةً قَالَ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مِنْ حَصِيرٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَصَلَّى فِيهَا لَيَالِيَ فَصَلَّى بِصَلاَتِهِ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ بِهِمْ جَعَلَ يَقْعُدُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ مِنْ صَنِيعِكُمْ فَصَلُّوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلاَةِ صَلاَةُ الْمَرْءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ
"I saw the Prophet ﷺ on a clear night, so I looked at the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and at the moon, and he was wearing a red Hullah, and he looked better than the moon to me."
رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي لَيْلَةٍ إِضْحِيَانٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِلَى الْقَمَرِ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدِي أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْقَمَرِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the graveyard and said: "Peace be upon you! The abode of the believing people and we, if God so wills, are about to join you. I love to see my brothers." They (the hearers) said: Aren't we your brothers, O Messenger of Allah? He said: You are my companions, and our brothers are those who have, so far, not come into the world. They said: Messenger of Allah, how would you recognise those persons of your Ummah who have not yet been born? He said: Supposing a man had horses with white blazes on foreheads and legs among horses which were all black, tell me, would he not recognise his own horses? They said: Certainly, O Messenger of Allah. He said: They would come with white faces and arms and legs owing to ablution, and I would arrive at the Cistern before them. Some people would be driven away from my Cistern as the stray camel is driven away. I would call out: Come, come. Then it would be said (to me): These people changed themselves after you, and I would say: Be off, be off.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْمَقْبُرَةَ فَقَالَ «السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لاَحِقُونَ۔ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا۔» قَالُوا: أَوَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ۔» فَقَالُوا: كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَىْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلاَ يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ قَالُوا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ۔ قَالَ: «فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ، وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ۔ أَلاَ لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ، أُنَادِيهِمْ، أَلاَ هَلُمَّ، فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا۔»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Allah, the Exalted, folded for me the earth, or he said (the narrator is doubtful): My Lord folded for me the earth, so much so that I saw its easts and wests (i.e. the extremities). The kingdom of my community will reach as far as the earth was folded for me. The two treasures, the red and the white, were bestowed on me.
I prayed to my Lord that He may not destroy my community by prevailing famine, and not give their control to an enemy who annihilates then en masse except from among themselves. My Lord said to me: Muhammad, If I make a decision, it is not withdrawn ; and I shall not destroy them by prevailing famine, and I shall not give their control to an enemy, except from among themselves, who exterminates them en masse, even if they are stormed from all sides of the earth ; only a section of them will destroy another section, and a section will captive another section.
I am afraid about my community of those leaders who will lead astray. When the sword is used among my people, it will not be withdrawn from them till the Day of Resurrection, and the Last Hour will not come before the tribes of my people attach themselves to the polytheists and tribes of my people worship idols. There will be among my people thirty great liars each of them asserting that he is (Allah's) prophet, where as I am the seal of the Prophet s after whom (me) there will be no prophet ; and a section of my people will continue to hold to the truth۔"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ زَوَى لِيَ الأَرْضَ أَوْ قَالَ إِنَّ رَبِّي زَوَى لِيَ الأَرْضَ فَرَأَيْتُ مَشَارِقَهَا وَمَغَارِبَهَا وَإِنَّ مُلْكَ أُمَّتِي سَيَبْلُغُ مَا زُوِيَ لِي مِنْهَا وَأُعْطِيتُ الْكَنْزَيْنِ الأَحْمَرَ وَالأَبْيَضَ
وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي لأُمَّتِي أَنْ (١) لاَ يُهْلِكَهَا بِسَنَةٍ بِعَامَّةٍ، (٢) وَلاَ يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ۔ وَإِنَّ رَبِّي قَالَ لِي: يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي إِذَا قَضَيْتُ قَضَاءً فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُرَدُّ: (١) وَلاَ أُهْلِكُهُمْ بِسَنَةٍ بِعَامَّةٍ، (٢) وَلاَ أُسَلِّطُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَنْ بَيْنَ أَقْطَارِهَا أَوْ قَالَ بِأَقْطَارِهَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُهْلِكُ بَعْضًا وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَسْبِي بَعْضًا۔
وَإِنَّمَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ وَإِذَا وُضِعَ السَّيْفُ فِي أُمَّتِي لَمْ يُرْفَعْ عَنْهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَلْحَقَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَحَتَّى تَعْبُدَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الأَوْثَانَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي كَذَّابُونَ ثَلاَثُونَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَأَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَلاَ تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ