Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, was at al-Ji'rana on the Day of the Battle of Hunayn with the
spoils in the custody of Bilal. The Prophet (ﷺ) was dividing them out. A man
came up to him and said, 'Be just! You are not being just!' The Prophet
said, 'Bother you! Who will be just if I am not just?' 'Umar said, 'Messenger
of Allah, let me strike off the head of the hypocrite!' The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
'This man is with his followers who recite the Qur'an and it does not go
beyond their throats. They pass through the deen as an arrow passes through
the target (i.e. nothing of it remains on the arrow).'"
Bashir ibn Ma'bad as-Sadusi (whose name was Zahim ibn Ma'bad) made
hijra (emigration) to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "What is your name?" "Zahim," he replied. The
Prophet said, 'No, you are Bashir." Bashir said, "While I was walking with
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he passed
the graves of some idolaters. He said, 'These people have missed much good'
three times. Then he passed by the graves of the Muslims and observed,
'These people have obtained much good.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, suddenly looked up and saw a man wearing sandals walking
among the graves. He said, 'You with the ox-hide sandals, take off your
sandals!' When he saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
he removed his sandals and threw them away.'"
حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ سُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ عَنْ بَشِيرٍ وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ زَحْمَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ فَهَاجَرَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ زَحْمٌ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتَ بَشِيرٌ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ مَرَّ بِقُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَبَقَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ ثَلاَثًا فَمَرَّ بِقُبُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثَلاَثًا فَحَانَتْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَظْرَةٌ فَرَأَى رَجُلاً يَمْشِي فِي الْقُبُورِ وَعَلَيْهِ نَعْلاَنِ فَقَالَ يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ فَنَظَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ فَرَمَى بِهِمَا
Hadith 776
Sahih — Al-Albani
Building
Muhammad ibn Hilal reported that he saw the rooms of the wives
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The rooms were
made of palm trunks covered with hair. The transmitter (Muhammad ibn Abi
Fudayk) said, "I asked him about 'A'isha's room and he said, 'Its door
faced Syria.' I asked, 'Was it one or two spans?' 'Its door was one span,'
he replied. I asked, 'And what was it made of?' He said, 'From cypress
or teak wood.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "The Final Hour will not come until houses'
adornments resemble painted garments."
Abu Hurayra said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, which sadaqa
has the best reward?' He said, 'By your father, you will learn of it. It
is that you give sadaqa while you are healthy and avaricious, fearful of
poverty and desirous of wealth. You should not delay it until you are at
the point of death and then say, "This much is for so-and-so. This much
is for so-and-so. This much is for so-and-so."'"
When a person seeks something, he should ask forsomething small and not praise the person
'Abdullah said, "When one of you seeks something he needs, he should
ask for something small. He will have what is decreed for him. None of
you should go to his companion and then praise him and thus break his back."
When a person seeks something, he should ask forsomething small and not praise the person
Abu 'Izza Yassar ibn 'Abdullah al-Hudhali reported that the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah wants a slave
to die in a particular country, he makes him have some reason for being
there."
Someone's words, "May the one who hates you not have good!"
Abu 'Abdu'l-'Aziz said, "Abu Hurayra spent the night with us and
looked at a star before him. Then he said, 'By the One who holds Abu Hurayra
in his hand, some people wish that they would be appointed commanders in
the earth while their actions are as if they were handing from that star.
They are not appointed to those positions of command not to those positions.'
Then he turned to me and said, 'May the one who hates you not have good!
Is all of this allowed by the people of the east in the east?' 'Yes, by
Allah,' I replied. He said, 'May Allah make them ugly and drive them like
angry camels as if their faces were beaten shields until they give the
owner of a field his field and the owner of sheep his sheep!'"
Mughith claimed that Ibn 'Umar once asked him about his mawla and
Mughith replied, "By Allah and so-and-so." Ibn 'Umar responded, "Do not
speak like that. Do not put anyone with Allah. Say "so-and-so: after you
have said, "Allah."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "A man said, to the Prophet, 'Whatever Allah wills
and you will.' He said, 'You have put an equal with Allah. It is what Allah
alone wills.'"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَشِئْتَ قَالَ جَعَلْتَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ
Hadith 784
Hasan — Al-Albani
Singing and Play
'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I went out with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar
to the market. He passed by a small slave-girl who singing and remarked,
'Shaytan. If he had left anyone, he would have left this girl.'"
Anas ibn Malik heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, say, "I have nothing to do with diversions and diversions
have nothing to do with me." He meant that he does not do anything worthless."
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "Spread the greeting to people and
you will be safe. The saw is evil."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا قِنَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ النَّهْمِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْسَجَةَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ تَسْلَمُوا وَالأشَرَةُ شَرٌّ
Hadith 788
Da'if — Al-Albani
Singing and Play
Fadala ibn 'Ubayd was at a meeting when he heard that some people
were playing backgammon. He got up in anger to forbid it in the strongest
possible terms. Then he said, "The one who plays in order to live on his
winnings is like a person who eats pig meat and does wudu' in blood."
Ibn Mas'ud was heard to say, "You are living at a time when there
are many men of understanding and few orators. There are few who ask and
many who give. In it there is more action than diversion. After you there
will come a time when there are few men of understanding and many orators.
There will be many who ask and few who give. Guidance in it directs action.
Know that right guidance at the end of time is better than some actions."
Abu't-Tufayl said, "I was asked, 'Did you see the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace?' 'Yes,' I replied, 'and I do not know
of any man left alive on the face of the earth except myself who saw the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' He went on, 'The Prophet
had white skin and a handsome face.'"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ رَأَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً حَيًّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرِي قَالَ وَكَانَ أَبْيَضَ مَلِيحَ الْوَجْهِ
Hadith 791
Hasan — Al-Albani
Guidance and good behaviour
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Right guidance, correct behaviour and being moderate
form a twenty-fifth portion of prophethood."
حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ قَابُوسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ الْهَدْيُ الصَّالِحُ وَالسَّمْتُ الصَّالِحُ وَالِاقْتِصَادُ جُزْءٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ
Hadith 792
Sahih — Al-Albani
When news comes to you from someone you do notfurnish with travel provisions
It is related that 'Ikrima said, "I asked 'A'isha, 'Did you ever
hear the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, quoting
poetry?' She replied, 'Sometimes when he entered a house, he would say,
"News will come to you from someone you do not furnish with travel provisions."*'"
When news comes to you from someone you do notfurnish with travel provisions
Ibn 'Abbas said, "This is something that a Prophet said, 'News
will come to you from someone you do not furnish with travel provisions'
(meaning that he had quoted it."