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Oaths and Vows
Narrated 'Aisha:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq had never
broken his oaths till Allah revealed the expiation for
the oaths. Then he said, "If I take an oath to do
something and later on I find something else better than
the first one, then I do what is better and make
expiation for my oath."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 619:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin
Samura:
The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman
bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, because if you
are given authority for it, then you will be held
responsible for it, but if you are given it without
asking for it, then you will be helped in it (by Allah):
and whenever you take an oath to do something and later
you find that something else is better than the first,
then do the better one and make expiation for your
oath."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 620:
Narrated Abu Musa:
I went to the Prophet along
with a group of Al-Ash'ariyin in order to request him to
provide us with mounts. He said, "By Allah, I will not
provide you with mounts and I haven't got anything to
mount you on." Then we stayed there as long as Allah
wished us to stay, and then three very nice looking
she-camels were brought to him and he made us ride them.
When we left, we, or some of us, said, "By Allah, we
will not be blessed, as we came to the Prophet asking
him for mounts, and he swore that he would not give us
any mounts but then he did give us. So let us go back to
the Prophet and remind him (of his oath)." When we
returned to him (and reminded him of the fact), he said,
"I did not give you mounts, but it is Allah Who gave
you. By Allah, Allah willing, if I ever take an oath to
do something and then I find something else than the
first, I will make expiation for my oath and do the
thing which is better (or do something which is better
and give the expiation for my oath)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 621:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "We (Muslims)
are the last in the world, but will be foremost on the
Day of Resurrection." Allah's Apostle also said, "By
Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by
which he may harm his family, he commits a greater sin
in Allah's sight than that of dissolving his oath and
making expiation for it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 622:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone
who takes an oath through which his family may be
harmed, and insists on keeping it, he surely commits a
sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He
should rather compensate for that oath by making
expiation."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 623:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle sent an army
detachment and made Usama bin Zaid its commander. Some
people criticized (spoke badly of) Usama's leadership.
So Allah's Apostle got up saying, "If you people are
criticizing Usama's leadership, you have already
criticized the leadership of his father before. But
Wa-aimullah (i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid) deserved
the leadership, and he was one of the most beloved
persons to me; and now this (his son Usama) is one of
the dearest persons to me after him." (See Hadith No.
745, Vol. 5)
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 624:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The oath of the Prophet used to
be: "No, by Him who turns the hearts."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 625:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
The Prophet said, "If Caesar is
ruined, there will be no Caesar after him; and if
Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau, after him;
and, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, surely you will
spend their treasures in Allah's Cause."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 626:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If
Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau after him;
and if Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar after
him. By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, surely you
will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 627:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "O followers
of Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew what I know, you
would weep much and laugh little."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 628:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Hisham:
We were with the Prophet and he
was holding the hand of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab. 'Umar said
to Him, "O Allah's Apostle! You are dearer to me than
everything except my own self." The Prophet said, "No,
by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not have
complete faith) till I am dearer to you than your own
self." Then 'Umar said to him, "However, now, by Allah,
you are dearer to me than my own self." The Prophet
said, "Now, O 'Umar, (now you are a believer)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 629:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid
bin Khalid:
Two men had a dispute in the
presence of Allah's Apostle. One of them said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's
Laws." The other who was wiser, said, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Laws and
allow me to speak. The Prophet said, "Speak." He said,
"My son was a laborer serving this (person) and he
committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, The
people said that my son is to be stoned to death, but I
ransomed him with one-hundred sheep and a slave girl.
Then I asked the learned people, who informed me that my
son should receive one hundred lashes and will be exiled
for one year, and stoning will be the lot for the man's
wife." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, by Him in Whose
Hand my soul is, I will judge between you according to
Allah's Laws: As for your sheep and slave girl, they are
to be returned to you." Then he scourged his son one
hundred lashes and exiled him for one year. Then Unais
Al-Aslami was ordered to go to the wife of the second
man, and if she confessed (the crime), then stone her to
death. She did confess, so he stoned her to death.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 630:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
The Prophet said, "Do you think
if the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina and Juhaina are
better than the tribes of Tamim, 'Amir bin Sa'sa'a,
Ghatfan and Asad, they (the second group) are despairing
and losing?" They (the Prophet's companions) said, "Yes,
(they are)." He said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is,
they (the first group) are better than them (the second
group)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 631:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi:
Allah's Apostle employed an
employee (to collect Zakat). The employee returned after
completing his job and said, "O Allah's Apostle! This
(amount of Zakat) is for you, and this (other amount)
was given to me as a present." The Prophet said to him,
"Why didn't you stay at your father's or mother's house
and see if you would be given presents or not?" Then
Allah's Apostle got up in the evening after the prayer,
and having testified that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and praised and glorified Allah as
He deserved, he said, "Now then ! What about an employee
whom we employ and then he comes and says, 'This amount
(of Zakat) is for you, and this (amount) was given to me
as a present'? Why didn't he stay at the house of his
father and mother to see if he would be given presents
or not? By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, none of
you will steal anything of it (i.e. Zakat) but will
bring it by carrying it over his neck on the Day of
Resurrection. If it has been a camel, he will bring it
(over his neck) while it will be grunting, and if it has
been a cow, he will bring it (over his neck), while it
will be mooing; and if it has been a sheep, he will
bring it (over his neck) while it will be bleeding." The
Prophet added, "I have preached you (Allah's Message)."
Abu Humaid said, "Then Allah's Apostle raised his hands
so high that we saw the whiteness of his armpits."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 632:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) said,
"By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, if you know
that which I know, you would weep much and laugh
little."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 633:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
I reached him (the Prophet )
while in the shade of the Ka'ba; he was saying, "They
are the losers, by the Lord of the Ka'ba! They are the
losers, by the Lord of the Ka'ba!" I said (to myself ),
"What is wrong with me? Is anything improper detected in
me? What is wrong with me? Then I sat beside him and he
kept on saying his statement. I could not remain quiet,
and Allah knows in what sorrowful state I was at that
time. So I said, ' Who are they (the losers)? Let My
father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "They are the wealthy people, except
the one who does like this and like this and like this
(i.e., spends of his wealth in Allah's Cause)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 634:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "(The
Prophet) Solomon once said, 'Tonight I will sleep with
ninety women, each of whom will bring forth a (would-be)
cavalier who will fight in Allah's Cause." On this, his
companion said to him, "Say: Allah willing!" But he did
not say Allah willing. Solomon then slept with all the
women, but none of them became pregnant but one woman
who later delivered a half-man. By Him in Whose Hand
Muhammad's soul is, if he (Solomon) had said, 'Allah
willing' (all his wives would have brought forth boys)
and they would have fought in Allah's Cause as
cavaliers. "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 635:
Narrated Al-Bara 'bin 'Azib:
A piece of silken cloth was
given to the Prophet as a present and the people handed
it over amongst themselves and were astonished at its
beauty and softness. Allah's Apostle said, "Are you
astonished at it?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!"
He said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the
handkerchiefs of Sa'd in Paradise are better than it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 636:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabi 'a
said, "O Allah 's Apostle! (Before I embraced Islam),
there was no family on the surface of the earth, I wish
to have degraded more than I did your family. But today
there is no family whom I wish to have honored more than
I did yours." Allah's Apostle said, "I thought
similarly, by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is!"
Hind said, "O Allah's Apostle! (My husband) Abu Sufyan
is a miser. Is it sinful of me to feed my children from
his property?" The Prophet said, "No, unless you take it
for your needs what is just and reasonable."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 637:
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
While Allah's Apostle was
sitting, reclining his back against a Yemenite leather
tent he said to his companions, "Will you be pleased to
be one-fourth of the people of Paradise?" They said,
'Yes.' He said "Won't you be pleased to be one-third of
the people of Paradise" They said, "Yes." He said, "By
Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, I hope that you
will be one-half of the people of Paradise."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 638:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
A man heard another man
reciting: Surat-ul-Ikhlas (The Unity) 'Say: He is Allah,
the One (112) and he was repeating it. The next morning
he came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the whole story
to him as if he regarded the recitation of that Sura as
insufficient On that, Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in
Whose Hand my soul is! That (Sura No. 112) equals
one-third of the Qur'an."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 639:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I heard the Prophet saying,
"Perform the bowing and the prostration properly (with
peace of mind), for, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I
see you from behind my back when you bow and when you
prostrate."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 640:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
An Ansari woman came to the
Prophet in the company of her children, and the Prophet
said to her, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you are
the most beloved people to me!" And he repeated the
statement thrice.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 641:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle met 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab while the latter was going with a group of
camel-riders, and he was swearing by his father. The
Prophet said, "Lo! Allah forbids you to swear by your
fathers, so whoever has to take an oath, he should swear
by Allah or keep quiet."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 642:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 643:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not
swear by your fathers."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 644:
Narrated Zahdam:
There was a relation of love
and brotherhood between this tribe of Jarm and
Al-Ash'ariyin. Once we were with Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari,
and then a meal containing chicken was brought to Abu
Musa, and there was present, a man from the tribe of
Taimillah who was of red complexion as if he were from
non-Arab freed slaves. Abu Musa invited him to the meal.
He said, "I have seen chickens eating dirty things, so I
deemed it filthy and took an oath that I would never eat
chicken." On that, Abu Musa said, "Get up, I will
narrate to you about that. Once a group of the
Ash'ariyin and I went to Allah's Apostle and asked him
to provide us with mounts; he said, 'By Allah, I will
never give you any mounts nor do I have anything to
mount you on.' Then a few camels of war booty were
brought to Allah's Apostle , and he asked about us,
saying, 'Where are the Ash-'ariyin?' He then ordered
five nice camels to be given to us, and when we had
departed, we said, 'What have we done? Allah's Apostle
had taken the oath not to give us any mounts, and that
he had nothing to mount us on, and later he gave us that
we might ride? Did we take advantage of the fact that
Allah's Apostle had forgotten his oath? By Allah, we
will never succeed.' So we went back to him and said to
him, 'We came to you to give us mounts, and you took an
oath that you would not give us any mounts and that you
had nothing to mount us on.' On that he said, 'I did not
provide you with mounts, but Allah did. By Allah, if I
take an oath to do something, and then find something
else better than it, I do that which is better and make
expiation for the dissolution of the oath.' "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 645:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever
swears saying in his oath. 'By Al-Lat and Al'Uzza,'
should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah; and whoever says to his friend, 'Come, let me
gamble with you,' should give something in charity."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 646:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle had a gold ring
made for himself, and he used to wear it with the stone
towards the inner part of his hand. Consequently, the
people had similar rings made for themselves. Afterwards
the Prophet; sat on the pulpit and took it off, saying,
"I used to wear this ring and keep its stone towards the
palm of my hand." He then threw it away and said, "By
Allah, I will never wear it." Therefore all the people
threw away their rings as well.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 647:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet said, "Whoever
swears by a religion other than Islam, is, as he says;
and whoever commits suicide with something, will be
punished with the same thing in the (Hell) Fire; and
cursing a believer is like murdering him; and whoever
accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had
killed him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 648:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet ordered us to help
others to fulfill the oaths.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 649:
Narrated Usama:
Once a daughter of Allah's
Apostle sent a message to Allah's Apostle while Usama,
Sa'd, and my father or Ubai were (sitting there) with
him. She said, (in the message); My child is going to
die; please come to us." Allah's Apostle returned the
messenger and told him to convey his greetings to her,
and say, "Whatever Allah takes, is for Him and whatever
He gives is for Him, and everything with Him has a
limited fixed term (in this world): so she should be
patient and hope for Allah's reward." Then she again
sent for him swearing that he should come; so The
Prophet got up, and so did we. When he sat there (at the
house of his daughter), the child was brought to him,
and he took him into his lap while the child's breath
was disturbed in his chest. The eyes of Allah's Apostle
started shedding tears. Sa'd said, "What is this, O
Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "This is the mercy
which Allah has lodged in the hearts of whoever He wants
of His slaves, and verily Allah is merciful only to
those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).'
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 650:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Any
Muslim who has lost three of his children will not be
touched by the Fire except that which will render
Allah's oath fulfilled."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 651:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:
I heard the Prophet saying,
"Shall I tell you of the people of Paradise? They
comprise every poor humble person, and if he swears by
Allah to do something, Allah will fulfill it; while the
people of the fire comprise every violent, cruel
arrogant person."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 652:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet was asked, "Who are
the best people?" He replied: The people of my
generation, and then those who will follow (come after)
them, and then those who will come after the later;
after that there will come some people whose witness
will precede their oaths and their oaths will go ahead
of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, "When
we were young, our elder friends used to prohibit us
from taking oaths by saying, 'I bear witness swearing by
Allah, or by Allah's Covenant."'
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 653:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Whoever
swears falsely in order to grab the property of a Muslim
(or of his brother), Allah will be angry with him when
he meets Him." Allah then revealed in confirmation of
the above statement:--'Verily those who purchase a small
gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their own
oaths.' (3.77) Al-Ash'ath said, "This Verse was revealed
regarding me and a companion of mine when we had a
dispute about a well."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 654:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "The Hell
Fire will keep on saying: 'Are there anymore (people to
come)?' Till the Lord of Power and Honor will put His
Foot over it and then it will say, 'Qat! Qat!
(sufficient! sufficient!) by Your Power and Honor. And
its various sides will come close to each other (i.e.,
it will contract). "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 655:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair,
Said bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah
bin 'Abdullah narrating from 'Aisha, the wife of the
Prophet, the story about the liars who said what they
said about her and how Allah revealed her innocence
afterwards. Each one of the above four narrators
narrated to me a portion of her narration. (It was said
in it), "The Prophet stood up, saying, 'Is there anyone
who can relieve me from 'Abdullah bin Ubai?' On that,
Usaid bin Hudair got up and said to Sa'd bin 'Ubada,
La'amrullahi (By the Eternity of Allah), we will kill
him!' "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 656:
Narrated 'Aisha:
regarding: 'Allah will not call
you to account for that which is unintentional in your
oaths...' (2.225) This Verse was revealed concerning
such oath formulas as: 'No, by Allah!' and 'Yes, by
Allah!' something against his oath due to forgetfulness
should he make expiation?). And the Statement of Allah:
'And there is no blame on you if you make a mistake
therein.' (33.5) And Allah said:-- '(Moses said to
Khadir): Call me not to account for what I forgot.'
(18.73)
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 657:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "Allah forgives my followers those (evil
deeds) the
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 658:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin
Al-As:
While the Prophet was
delivering a sermon on the Day of Nahr (i.e., 10th
Dhul-Hijja-Day of slaughtering the sacrifice), a man got
up saying, "I thought, O Allah's Apostle, such-and-such
a thing was to be done before such-and-such a thing."
Another man got up, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! As
regards these three (acts of Hajj), thought so-and-so."
The Prophet said, "Do, and there is no harm," concerning
all those matters on that day. And so, on that day,
whatever question he was asked, he said, "Do it, do it,
and there is no harm therein."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 659:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man said to the Prophet
(while he was delivering a sermon on the Day of Nahr),
"I have performed the Tawaf round the Ka'ba before the
Rami (throwing pebbles) at the Jamra." The Prophet said,
"There is no harm (therein)." Another man said, "I had
my head shaved before slaughtering (the sacrifice)." The
Prophet said, "There is no harm." A third said, "I have
slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the Rami (throwing
pebbles) at the Jamra." The Prophet said, "There is no
harm."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 660:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man entered the mosque and
started praying while Allah's Apostle was sitting
somewhere in the mosque. Then (after finishing the
prayer) the man came to the Prophet and greeted him. The
Prophet said to him, "Go back and pray, for you have not
prayed. The man went back, and having prayed, he came
and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet after returning his
greetings said, "Go back and pray, for you did not
pray." On the third time the man said, "(O Allah's
Apostle!) teach me (how to pray)." The Prophet said,
"When you get up for the prayer, perform the ablution
properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu
Akbar), and then recite of what you know of the Quran,
and then bow, and remain in this state till you feel at
rest in bowing, and then raise your head and stand
straight; and then prostrate till you feel at rest in
prostration, and then sit up till you feel at rest while
sitting; and then prostrate again till you feel at rest
in prostration; and then get up and stand straight, and
do all this in all your prayers."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 661:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the pagans were defeated
during the (first stage) of the battle of Uhud, Satan
shouted, "O Allah's slaves! Beware of what is behind
you!" So the front files of the Muslims attacked their
own back files. Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman looked and on
seeing his father he shouted: "My father! My father!" By
Allah! The people did not stop till they killed his
father. Hudhaifa then said, "May Allah forgive you."
'Urwa (the sub-narrator) added, "Hudhaifa continued
asking Allah forgiveness for the killers of his father
till he met Allah (till he died)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 662:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If somebody
eats something forgetfully while he is fasting, then he
should complete his fast, for Allah has made him eat and
drink."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 663:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buhaina:
Once Allah's Apostle led us in
prayer, and after finishing the first two Rakat, got up
(instead of sitting for At-Tahiyyat) and then carried on
with the prayer. When he had finished his prayer, the
people were waiting for him to say Taslim, but before
saying Tasiim, he said Takbir and prostrated; then he
raised his head, and saying Takbir, he prostrated (SAHU)
and then raised his head and finished his prayer with
Taslim.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 664:
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:
that Allah's Prophet led them
in the Zuhr prayer and he offered either more or less
Rakat, and it was said to him, "O Allah's Apostle ! Has
the prayer been reduced, or have you forgotten?" He
asked, "What is that?" They said, "You have prayed so
many Rak'at." So he performed with them two more
prostrations and said, "These two prostrations are to be
performed by the person who does not know whether he has
prayed more or less (Rakat) in which case he should seek
to follow what is right. And then complete the rest (of
the prayer) and perform two extra prostrations."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 665:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b:
that he heard Allah's Apostle
saying, "(Moses) said, 'Call me not to account for what
I forget and be not hard upon me for my affair (with
you)' (18.73) the first excuse of Moses was his
forgetfulness."
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib that
once he had a guest, so he told his family (on the Day
of Id-ul-Adha) that they should slaughter the animal for
sacrifice before he returned from the ('Id) prayer in
order that their guest could take his meal. So his
family slaughtered (the animal ) before the prayer. Then
they mentioned that event to the Prophet who ordered
Al-Bara to slaughter another sacrifice. Al-Bara' said to
the Prophet , "I have a young milch she-goat which is
better than two sheep for slaughtering." (The
sub-narrator, Ibn 'Aun used to say, "I don't know
whether the permission (to slaughter a she-goat as a
sacrifice) was especially given to Al-Bara' or if it was
in general for all the Muslims.") (See Hadith No. 99,
Vol. 2.)
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 666:
Narrated Jundub:
I witnessed the Prophet
offering the 'Id prayer (and after finishing it) he
delivered a sermon and said, "Whoever has slaughtered
his sacrifice (before the prayer) should make up for it
(i.e. slaughter another animal) and whoever has not
slaughtered his sacrifice yet, should slaughter it by
mentioning Allah's Name over it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 667:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "The biggest
sins are: To join others in worship with Allah; to be
undutiful to one's parents; to kill somebody unlawfully;
and to take an oath Al-Ghamus.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 668:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "If
somebody is ordered (by the ruler or the judge) to take
an oath, and he takes a false oath in order to grab the
property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah's Wrath
when he will meet Him." And Allah revealed in its
confirmation: 'Verily! Those who purchase a small gain
at the cost of Allah's covenants and their own oaths.'
(3.77) (The sub-narrator added:) Al-Ash'ath bin Qais
entered, saying, "What did Abu 'Abdur-Rahman narrate to
you?" They said, "So-and-so," Al-Ash'ath said, "This
verse was revealed in my connection. I had a well on the
land of my cousin (and we had a dispute about it). I
reported him to Allah 's Apostle who said (to me). "You
should give evidence (i.e. witness) otherwise the oath
of your opponent will render your claim invalid." I
said, "Then he (my opponent) will take the oath, O
Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever is
ordered (by the ruler or the judge) to give an oath, and
he takes a false oath in order to grab the property of a
Muslim, then he will incur Allah's Wrath when he meets
Him on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 669:
Narrated Abu Musa:
My companions sent me to the
Prophet to ask him for some mounts. He said, "By Allah!
I will not mount you on anything!" When I met him, he
was in an angry mood, but when I met him (again), he
said, "Tell your companions that Allah or Allah's
Apostle will provide you with mounts."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 670:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair,
Said bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah
bin 'Abdullah bin 'Uqba relating from 'Aisha, the wife
of the Prophet the narration of the people (i.e. the
liars) who spread the slander against her and they said
what they said, and how Allah revealed her innocence.
Each of them related to me a portion of that narration.
(They said that 'Aisha said), ''Then Allah revealed the
ten Verses starting with:--'Verily! Those who spread the
slander..' (24.11-21)
All these verses were in proof
of my innocence. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq who used to provide
for Mistah some financial aid because of his relation to
him, said, "By Allah, I will never give anything (in
charity) to Mistah, after what he has said about 'Aisha"
Then Allah revealed:-- 'And let not those among you who
are good and are wealthy swear not to give (any sort of
help) to their kins men....' (24.22) On that, Abu Bakr
said, "Yes, by Allah, I like that Allah should forgive
me." and then resumed giving Mistah the aid he used to
give him and said, "By Allah! I will never withhold it
from him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 671:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:
I went along with some men from
the Ash-ariyin to Allah's Apostle and it happened that I
met him while he was in an angry mood. We asked him to
provide us with mounts, but he swore that he would not
give us any. Later on he said, "By Allah, Allah willing,
if ever I take an oath (to do something) and later on I
find something else better than the first, then I do the
better one and give expiation for the dissolution of my
oath."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 672:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab:
When the death of Abu Talib
approached, Allah's Apostle came to him and said, "Say:
La ilaha illallah, a word with which I will be able to
defend you before Allah."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 673:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"(Following are) two words (sentences or utterances that
are very easy for the tongue to say, and very heavy in
the balance (of reward,) and the must beloved to the
Gracious Almighty (And they are): Subhan Allah wa
bi-hamdihi; Subhan Allahi-l-'Azim,"
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 674:
Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's
Apostle said a sentence and I said another. He said,
"Whoever dies while he is setting up rivals along with
Allah (i.e. worshipping others along with Allah) shall
be admitted into the (Hell) Fire." And I said the other:
"W
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 675:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath
for abstention from h is wives (for one month), and
during those days he had a sprain in his foot. He stayed
in a Mashrubah (an upper room) for twenty-nine nights
and then came down. Then the people said, "O Allah's
Apostle! You took an oath for abstention (from your
wives) for one month." On that he said, A month can be
of twenty-nine days '
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 676:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa'd said, "Abu Usaid,
the companion of the Prophet, got married, so he invited
the Prophet to his wedding party, and the bride herself
served them. Sahl said to the People, 'Do you know what
drink she served him with? She infused some dates in a
pot at night and the next morning she served him with
the infusion."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 677:
Narrated Sauda:
(the wife of the Prophet) One
of our sheep died and we tanned its skin and kept on
infusing dates in it till it was a worn out water skin.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 678:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The family of (the Prophet)
Muhammad never ate wheat-bread with meat for three
consecutive days to their fill, till he met Allah.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 679:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Talha said to Um Sulaim, "I
heard the voice of Allah's Apostle rather weak, and I
knew that it was because of hunger. Have you anything
(to present to the Prophet)?" She said, "Yes." Then she
took out a few loaves of barley bread and took a veil of
hers and wrapped the bread with a part of it and sent me
to Allah's Apostle. I went and found Allah's Apostle
sitting in the mosque with some people. I stood up
before him. Allah's Apostle said to me, "Has Abu Talha
sent you?" I said, ' Yes. Then Allah's Apostle said to
those who were with him. "Get up and proceed." I went
ahead of them (as their forerunner) and came to Abu
Talha and informed him about it. Abu Talha said, "O Um
Sulaim! Allah's Apostle has come and we have no food to
feed them." Um Sulaim said, "Allah and His Apostle know
best." So Abu Talha went out (to receive them) till he
met Allah's Apostle.
Allah's Apostle came in company
with Abu Talha and they entered the house. Allah's
Apostle said, "O Um Sulaim! Bring whatever you have." So
she brought that (barley) bread and Allah's Apostle
ordered that bread to be broken into small pieces, and
then Um Sulaim poured over it some butter from a leather
butter container, and then Allah's Apostle said what
Allah wanted him to say, (i.e. blessing the food).
Allah's Apostle then said, "Admit ten men." Abu Talha
admitted them and they ate to their fill and went out.
He again said, "Admit ten men." He admitted them, and in
this way all the people ate to their fill, and they were
seventy or eighty men."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 680:
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"The (reward of) deeds, depend upon the intentions and
every person will get the reward according to what he
has intended. So whoever emigrated for the sake of Allah
and His Apostle, then his emigration will be considered
to be for Allah and His Apostle, and whoever emigrated
for the sake of worldly gain or for a woman to marry,
then his emigration will be considered to be for what he
emigrated for."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 681:
Narrated Ka'b bin Malik:
In the last part of his
narration about the three who remained behind (from the
battle of Tabuk). (I said) "As a proof of my true
repentance (for not joining the Holy battle of Tabuk), I
shall give up all my property for the sake of Allah and
His Apostle (as an expiation for that sin)." The Prophet
said (to me), "Keep some of your wealth, for that is
better for you."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 682:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to stay (for a
period) in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh (one of the
wives of the Prophet ) and he used to drink honey in her
house. Hafsa and I decided that when the Prophet entered
upon either of us, she would say, "I smell in you the
bad smell of Maghafir (a bad smelling raisin). Have you
eaten Maghafir?" When he entered upon one of us, she
said that to him. He replied (to her), "No, but I have
drunk honey in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, and I
will never drink it again." Then the following verse was
revealed: 'O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you) that
which Allah has made lawful for you?. ..(up to) If you
two (wives of the Prophet turn in repentance to Allah.'
(66.1-4) The two were 'Aisha and Hafsa And also the
Statement of Allah: 'And (Remember) when the Prophet
disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives!'
(66.3) i.e., his saying, "But I have drunk honey."
Hisham said: It also meant his saying, "I will not drink
anymore, and I have taken an oath, so do not inform
anybody of that '
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 683:
Narrated Sa'id bin Al-Harith:
that he heard Ibn 'Umar saying,
"Weren't people forbidden to make vows?" The Prophet
said, 'A vow neither hastens nor delays anything, but by
the making of vows, some of the wealth of a miser is
taken out."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 684:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet forbade the making
of vows and said, "It (a vow) does not prevent anything
(that has to take place), but the property of a miser is
spent (taken out) with it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 685:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah says,
'The vow, does not bring about for the son of Adam
anything I have not decreed for him, but his vow may
coincide with what has been decided for him, and by this
way I cause a miser to spend of his wealth. So he gives
Me (spends in charity) for the fulfillment of what has
been decreed for him what he would not give Me before
but for his vow."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 686:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrab:
'Imran bin Hussain said, "The
Prophet said, 'The best of you (people) are my
generation, and the second best will be those who will
follow them, and then those who will follow the second
generation." Imran added, "I do not remember whether he
mentioned two or three (generations) after his
generation. He added, 'Then will come some people who
will make vows but will not fulfill them; and they will
be dishonest and will not be trustworthy, and they will
give their witness without being asked to give their
witness, and fatness will appear among them.' "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 687:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Whoever vows
that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain
obedient to Him; and whoever made a vow that he will
disobey Allah, should not disobey Him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 688:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
'Umar said "O Allah's Apostle!
I vowed to perform I'tikaf for one night in
Al-Masjid-al-Haram, during the Pre-Islamic Period of
ignorance (before embracing Islam). "The Prophet said,
"Fulfill your vow." Ibn 'Umar said to the lady, "Pray on
her behalf." Ibn 'Abbas said the same.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 689:
Narrated Sa'id bin 'Ubada
Al-Ansari:
that he consulted the Prophet
about a vow that had been made by his mother who died
without fulfilling it. The Prophet gave his verdict that
he should fulfill it on her behalf. The verdict became
Sunna (i.e. the Prophet's tradition).
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 690:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man came to the Prophet and
said to him, "My sister vowed to perform the Hajj, but
she died (before fulfilling it)." The Prophet said,
"Would you not have paid her debts if she had any?" The
man said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "So pay Allah's
Rights, as He is more entitled to receive His rights."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 691:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Whoever
vowed to be obedient to Allah, must be obedient to Him;
and whoever vowed to be disobedient to Allah, should not
be disobedient to Him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 692:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah is not
in need of this man) torturing himself," when he saw the
man walking between his two sons (who were supporting
him).
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 693:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet saw a man
performing Tawaf around the Ka'ba, tied with a rope or
something else (while another person was holding him).
The Prophet cut that rope off.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 694:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
While performing the Tawaf
around the Ka'ba, the Prophet passed by a person leading
another person by a hair-rope nose-ring in his nose. The
Prophet cut the hair-rope nose-ring off with his hand
and ordered the man to lead him by the hand.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 695:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
While the Prophet was
delivering a sermon, he saw a man standing, so he asked
about that man. They (the people) said, "It is Abu
Israil who has vowed that he will stand and never sit
down, and he will never come in the shade, nor speak to
anybody, and will fast.'' The Prophet said, "Order him
to speak and let him come in the shade, and make him sit
down, but let him complete his fast."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 696:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
that he was asked about a man
who had vowed that he would fast all the days of his
life then the day of 'Id al Adha or 'Id-al-Fitr came.
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: You have indeed a good example
in Allah's Apostle. He did not fast on the day of 'Id al
Adha or the day of 'Id-al-Fitr, and we do not intend
fasting on these two days.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 697:
Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair:
I was with Ibn 'Umar when a man
asked him, "I have vowed to fast every Tuesday or
Wednesday throughout my life and if the day of my
fasting coincided with the day of Nahr (the first day of
'Id-al-Adha), (What shall I do?)" Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah
has ordered the vows to be fulfilled, and we are
forbidden to fast on the day of Nahr." The man repeated
his question and Ibn 'Umar repeated his former answer,
adding nothing more.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 698:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
We went out in the company of
Allah's Apostle on the day of (the battle of) Khaibar,
and we did not get any gold or silver as war booty, but
we got property in the form of things and clothes. Then
a man called Rifa'a bin Zaid, from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dubaib,
presented a slave named Mid'am to Allah's Apostle.
Allah's Apostle headed towards the valley of Al-Qura,
and when he was in the valley of Al-Qura an arrow was
thrown by an unidentified person, struck and killed
Mid'am who was making a she-camel of Allah's Apostle
kneel down. The people said, "Congratulations to him
(the slave) for gaining Paradise." Allah's Apostle said,
"No! By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, for the sheet
which he stole from the war booty before its
distribution on the day of Khaibar, is now burning over
him." When the people heard that, a man brought one or
two Shiraks (leather straps of shoes) to the Prophet.
The Prophet said, "A Shirak of fire, or two Shiraks of
fire."
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