Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Allah did not send any prophet but that he warned his nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-eyed, The word 'Kafir' (unbeliever) is written between his two eyes."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7408 |
| In-book reference | : Book 97, Hadith 37 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 505 |
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Abu Huraira reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 233a |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 17 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 2, Hadith 448 |
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Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1349a |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 493 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 3127 |
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Ibn Umar reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2784a |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 20 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 38, Hadith 6696 |
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Abu Huraira reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2988a |
| In-book reference | : Book 55, Hadith 64 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 42, Hadith 7120 |
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Ibn 'Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 449 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 168 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 902 |
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Narrated Ibn `Umar:
When the Prophet performed the Tawaf of the Ka`ba, he did Ramal during the first three rounds and in the last four rounds he used to walk and while doing Tawaf between Safa and Marwa, he used to run in the midst of the rain water passage.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1617 |
| In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 102 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 2, Book 26, Hadith 685 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Ansar said to the Prophet, "Divide our date-palms between us and our emigrant brothers." The Prophet said, "No." The Ansar said to the emigrants, "You may do the labor (in our gardens) and we will share the fruits with you." The emigrants said, "We hear and obey."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2719 |
| In-book reference | : Book 54, Hadith 8 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 50, Hadith 880 |
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| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6592 |
| In-book reference | : Book 81, Hadith 180 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 591 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Not even a single Dinar of my property should be distributed (after my deaths to my inheritors, but whatever I leave excluding the provision for my wives and my servants, should be spent in charity."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6729 |
| In-book reference | : Book 85, Hadith 6 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 80, Hadith 721 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1140 |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 62 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1140 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 220 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 137 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam)] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 597 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 34 |
Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1362 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 521 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 3153 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle ! Shall we acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for Al-firdaus which is the best and highest part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the Prophet also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it originate the rivers of Paradise.")
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2790 |
| In-book reference | : Book 56, Hadith 8 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 48 |
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| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2213 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 103 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "You should not say, 'Feed your lord (Rabbaka), help your lord in performing ablution, or give water to your lord, but should say, 'my master (e.g. Feed your master instead of lord etc.) (Saiyidi), or my guardian (Maulai), and one should not say, my slave (Abdi), or my girl-slave (Amati), but should say, my lad (Fatai), my lass (Fatati), and 'my boy (Ghulami).
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2552 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 35 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 46, Hadith 728 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 2549 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 17 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 2549 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "I have made Medina a sanctuary between its two (Harrat) mountains." The Prophet went to the tribe of Bani Haritha and said (to them), "I see that you have gone out of the sanctuary," but looking around, he added, "No, you are inside the sanctuary."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1869 |
| In-book reference | : Book 29, Hadith 3 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 30, Hadith 93 |
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Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Apostle set out for Mecca in Ramadan and he fasted, and when he reached Al-Kadid, he broke his fast and the people (with him) broke their fast too. (Abu `Abdullah said, "Al-Kadid is a land covered with water between Usfan and Qudaid.")
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1944 |
| In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 51 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 165 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established till there is a war between two groups among whom there will be a great number of casualties, though the claims (or religion) of both of them will be one and the same. And the Hour will not be established till there appear about thirty liars, all of whom will be claiming to be the messengers of Allah. "
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3609 |
| In-book reference | : Book 61, Hadith 116 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 806 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Ansar said (to the Prophet ), "Please divide the date-palm trees between us and them (i.e. emigrants)." The Prophet said, "No." The Ansar said, "Let them (i.e. the emigrants) do the labor for us in the gardens and share the date-fruits with us." The emigrants said, "We accepted this."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3782 |
| In-book reference | : Book 63, Hadith 7 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 126 |
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Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the mountain of Uhud appeared before Allah's Apostle he said, "This IS a mountain that loves us and is loved by us. O, Allah! Abraham made Mecca a Sanctuary, and I have made Medina (i.e. the area between its two mountains) a Sanctuary as well."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4084 |
| In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 128 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 410 |
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"The Messenger of Allah (saws) arranged for the Mudammar among horses to race from Al-Hafiya' to Thaniyyah Al-Wada', between which was a distance of six miles. And for whatever horse was not among the Mudammar, they raced from Thaniya Al-Wada' to the Masjid of Banu Zuraiq, between which was a distance of a mile. I was among those who raced, and my horse jumped along with me over a wall."
[Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Hurairah, Jabir, Anas, and 'Aishah. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib as a narration of Ath-Thawri.
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1699 |
| In-book reference | : Book 23, Hadith 30 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1699 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 2734 |
| In-book reference | : Book 23, Hadith 16 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 23, Hadith 2734 |
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Mis'ar with the same chain of transmitters but with this variation that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Bishr and Waki', the torment of the Hell-Fire and the torment of grave have been mentioned together (and there is no conjunction" iw" or" between them).
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2663c |
| In-book reference | : Book 46, Hadith 50 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 33, Hadith 6439 |
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Jundub (i. e. Ibn 'Abdullah) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2667b |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 4 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 34, Hadith 6445 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2988b |
| In-book reference | : Book 55, Hadith 65 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 42, Hadith 7121 |
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Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:
[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Gharib from this route. Abu Ma'shar's name is Najih, the freed slave of Banu Hisham. Some of the people of knowledge criticized him due to his poor memory.
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2130 |
| In-book reference | : Book 31, Hadith 7 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 5, Hadith 2130 |
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ الْمَسْعُودِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ
.| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3637 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 33 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3637 |
| لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 3784 |
| In-book reference | : Book 18, Hadith 119 |
| لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 4224 |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 61 |
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Um Habiba got bleeding in between the periods for seven years. She asked Allah's Apostle about it. He ordered her to take a bath (after the termination of actual periods) and added that it was (from) a blood vessel. So she used to take a bath for every prayer.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 327 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 32 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 324 |
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Narrated `Amr bin Dinar:
I heard Ibn `Umar saying, "The Prophet arrived at Mecca and performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba and then offered a two-rak`at prayer and then performed Tawaf between Safa and Marwa." Ibn `Umar then recited (the verse): "Verily! In Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) you have a good example. "
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1647 |
| In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 128 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 2, Book 26, Hadith 709 |
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Rafi' b. Khadij reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1361a |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 519 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 3151 |
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Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) said that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) effected separation between the two members of Banu al-'Ajlan, and said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1493d |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 7 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 9, Hadith 3558 |
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Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1494b |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 11 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 9, Hadith 3562 |
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Salman Farisi reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2753a |
| In-book reference | : Book 50, Hadith 23 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 37, Hadith 6632 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 2986 |
| In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 105 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 25, Hadith 2986 |
Narrated `Aisha:
Fatima bint Abi Hubaish used to have bleeding in between the periods, so she asked the Prophet about it. He replied, "The bleeding is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So give up the prayers when the (real) menses begins and when it has finished, take a bath and start praying."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 320 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 25 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 317 |
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Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Ya'qub that he heard Abu's-Sa'ib, the mawla of Hisham ibn Zuhra, say he had heard Abu Hurayra say, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Whoever prays a prayer without reciting the umm al-Qur'an in it, his prayer is aborted, it is aborted, it is aborted, incomplete.' So I said, 'Abu Hurayra, sometimes I am behind the imam.'Hepulled my forearm and said, 'Recite it to yourself, O Persian, for I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say that Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, said, "I have divided the prayer into two halves between me and my slave. One half of it is for Me and one half of it is for IVly slave, and My slave has what he asks." ' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Recite." The slave says, 'Praise be to AIIah, the Lord of theWorlds.' Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, says, 'My slave has praised Me.' The slave says, 'The Merciful, the Compassionate.' Allah says, 'My slave has spoken well of Me.' The slave says, 'Master of the Day of the Deen.' Allah says, 'My slave has glorified Me.' The slave says, 'You alone we worship and You alone we askforhelp.'Allahsays,'This ayat is between Me and My slave, and for My slave is what he asks. 'The slave says, 'Guide us in the straight Path, the Path of those whom You have blessed, not of those with whom You are angry, nor those who are in error. ' Allah says, 'These are for My slaves, and for my slave is what he asks . ' " ' "
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 3, Hadith 41 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 3, Hadith 41 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 188 |
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Alqama and Aswad by another chain of transmitters and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Mus-hir and Jabir the words are:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 534b |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 32 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1087 |
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Abdullah b. Mughaffal reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) u saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 838a |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 368 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1822 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent a force to Banu Lihyan (who are from Banu Hudhail, and said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1896a |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 200 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 4670 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2365a |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 188 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 30, Hadith 5834 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2365b |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 189 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 30, Hadith 5835 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
While we were sitting with the Prophet a man came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have been ruined." Allah's Apostle asked what was the matter with him. He replied "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was fasting." Allah's Apostle asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's Apostle asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet kept silent and while we were in that state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet . He asked, "Where is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)." The Prophet said (to him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give it in charity." The man said, "Should I give it to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there is no family between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet smiled till his premolar teeth became visible and then said, 'Feed your family with it."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1936 |
| In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 43 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 157 |
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Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Your period (i.e. the Muslims' period) in comparison to the periods of the previous nations, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset. And your example in comparison to the Jews and the Christians is like the example of a person who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me till midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews worked for half a day for one Qirat each. The person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from midday to the time of the `Asr (prayer) for one Qirat each?' The Christians worked from midday till the `Asr prayer for one Qirat. Then the person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from the `Asr till sunset for two Qirats each?' " The Prophet added, "It is you (i.e. Muslims) who are doing the work from the `Asr till sunset, so you will have a double reward. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, 'We have done more work but got less wages.' Allah said, 'Have I been unjust to you as regards your rights?' They said, 'No.' So Allah said, 'Then it is My Blessing which I bestow on whomever I like. "
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3459 |
| In-book reference | : Book 60, Hadith 126 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 665 |
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Ibn 'Abbas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 446 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 163 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 897 |
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Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) "Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to go on a journey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and would take with him the one upon whom the lot fell. During a Ghazwa of his, he drew lots amongst us and the lot fell upon me, and I proceeded with him after Allah had decreed the use of the veil by women. I was carried in a Howdah (on the camel) and dismounted while still in it. When Allah's Apostle was through with his Ghazwa and returned home, and we approached the city of Medina, Allah's Apostle ordered us to proceed at night. When the order of setting off was given, I walked till I was past the army to answer the call of nature. After finishing I returned (to the camp) to depart (with the others) and suddenly realized that my necklace over my chest was missing. So, I returned to look for it and was delayed because of that. The people who used to carry me on the camel, came to my Howdah and put it on the back of the camel, thinking that I was in it, as, at that time, women were light in weight, and thin and lean, and did not use to eat much. So, those people did not feel the difference in the heaviness of the Howdah while lifting it, and they put it over the camel. At that time I was a young lady. They set the camel moving and proceeded on. I found my necklace after the army had gone, and came to their camp to find nobody. So, I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would discover my absence and come back in my search. While in that state, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Mu'attal As-Sulami Adh-Dhakwani was behind the army and reached my abode in the morning. When he saw a sleeping person, he came to me, and he used to see me before veiling. So, I got up when I heard him saying, "Inna lil-lah-wa inn a ilaihi rajiun (We are for Allah, and we will return to Him)." He made his camel knell down. He got down from his camel, and put his leg on the front legs of the camel and then I rode and sat over it. Safwan set out walking, leading the camel by the rope till we reached the army who had halted to take rest at midday. Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell into destruction, (some people accused me falsely) and the leader of the false accusers was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. After that we returned to Medina, and I became ill for one month while the people were spreading the forged statements of the false accusers. I was feeling during my ailment as if I were not receiving the usual kindness from the Prophet which I used to receive from him when I got sick. But he would come, greet and say, 'How is that (girl)?' I did not know anything of what was going on till I recovered from my ailment and went out with Um Mistah to the Manasi where we used to answer the call of nature, and we used not to go to answer the call of nature except from night to night and that was before we had lavatories near to our houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs in the open country (or away from houses). So. I and Um Mistah bint Ruhm went out walking. Um Mistah stumbled because of her long dress and on that she said, 'Let Mistah be ruined.' I said, 'You are saying a bad word. Why are you abusing a man who took part in (the battle of) Badr?' She said, 'O Hanata (you there) didn't you hear what they said?' Then she told me the rumors of the false accusers. My sickness was aggravated, and when I returned home, Allah's Apostle came to me, and after greeting he said, 'How is that (girl)?' I requested him to allow me to go to my parents. I wanted then to be sure of the news through them I Allah's Apostle allowed me, and I went to my parents and asked my mother, 'What are the people talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry much about this matter. By Allah, never is there a charming woman loved by her husband who has other wives, but the women would forge false news about her.' I said, 'Glorified be Allah! Are the people really taking of this matter?' That night I kept on weeping and could not sleep till morning. In the morning Allah's Apostle called `Ali bin Abu Talib and Usama bin Zaid when he saw the Divine Inspiration delayed, to consul them about divorcing his wife (i.e. `Aisha). Usama bin Zaid said what he knew of the good reputation of his wives and added, 'O Allah's Apostle! Keep you wife, for, by Allah, we know nothing about her but good.' `Ali bin Abu Talib said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah has no imposed restrictions on you, and there are many women other than she, yet you may ask the woman-servant who will tell you the truth.' On that Allah's Apostle called Barirah and said, 'O Barirah. Did you ever see anything which roused your suspicions about her?' Barirah said, 'No, by Allah Who has sent you with the Truth, I have never seen in her anything faulty except that she is a girl of immature age, who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough for the goats to eat.' On that day Allah's Apostle ascended the pulpit and requested that somebody support him in punishing `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will support me to punish that person (`Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul) who has hurt me by slandering the reputation of my family? By Allah, I know nothing about my family but good, and they have accused a person about whom I know nothing except good, and he never entered my house except in my company.' Sa`d bin Mu`adh got up and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! by Allah, I will relieve you from him. If that man is from the tribe of the Aus, then we will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, the Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that Sa`d bin 'Ubada, the chief of the Khazraj and before this incident, he had been a pious man, got up, motivated by his zeal for his tribe and said, 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you cannot kill him, and you will never be able to kill him.' On that Usaid bin Al-Hadir got up and said (to Sa`d bin 'Ubada), 'By Allah! you are a liar. By Allah, we will kill him; and you are a hypocrite, defending the hypocrites.' On this the two tribes of Aus and Khazraj got excited and were about to fight each other, while Allah's Apostle was standing on the pulpit. He got down and quieted them till they became silent and he kept quiet. On that day I kept on weeping so much so that neither did my tears stop, nor could I sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I had wept for two nights and a day, till I thought my liver would burst from weeping. While they were sitting with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked my permission to enter, and I allowed her to come in. She sat down and started weeping with me. While we were in this state, Allah's Apostle came and sat down and he had never sat with me since the day they forged the accusation. No revelation regarding my case came to him for a month. He recited Tashah-hud (i.e. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His Apostle) and then said, 'O `Aisha! I have been informed such-and-such about you; if you are innocent, then Allah will soon reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to Allah and ask Him to forgive you, for when a person confesses his sin and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah accepts his repentance.' When Allah's Apostle finished his speech my tears ceased completely and there remained not even a single drop of it. I requested my father to reply to Allah's Apostle on my behalf. My father said, By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle.' I said to my mother, 'Talk to Allah's Apostle on my behalf.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle. I was a young girl and did not have much knowledge of the Qur'an. I said. 'I know, by Allah, that you have listened to what people are saying and that has been planted in your minds and you have taken it as a truth. Now, if I told you that I am innocent and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would not believe me and if I confessed to you falsely that I am guilty, and Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe me. By Allah, I don't compare my situation with you except to the situation of Joseph's father (i.e. Jacob) who said, 'So (for me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert and it is Allah (Alone) whose help can be sought.' Then I turned to the other side of my bed hoping that Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah I never thought that Allah would reveal Divine Inspiration in my case, as I considered myself too inferior to be talked of in the Holy Qur'an. I had hoped that Allah's Apostle might have a dream in which Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah, Allah's Apostle had not got up and nobody had left the house before the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle. So, there overtook him the same state which used to overtake him, (when he used to have, on being inspired divinely). He was sweating so much so that the drops of the sweat were dropping like pearls though it was a (cold) wintry day. When that state of Allah's Apostle was over, he was smiling and the first word he said, `Aisha! Thank Allah, for Allah has declared your innocence.' My mother told me to go to Allah's Apostle . I replied, 'By Allah I will not go to him and will not thank but Allah.' So Allah revealed: "Verily! They who spread the slander are a gang among you . . ." (24.11) When Allah gave the declaration of my Innocence, Abu Bakr, who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha for he was his relative, said, 'By Allah, I will never provide Mistah with anything because of what he said about Aisha.' But Allah later revealed: -- "And let not those who are good and wealthy among you swear not to help their kinsmen, those in need and those who left their homes in Allah's Cause. Let them forgive and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? Verily! Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." (24.22) After that Abu Bakr said, 'Yes ! By Allah! I like that Allah should forgive me,' and resumed helping Mistah whom he used to help before. Allah's Apostle also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. the Prophet's wife about me saying, 'What do you know and what did you see?' She replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I refrain to claim hearing or seeing what I have not heard or seen. By Allah, I know nothing except goodness about Aisha." Aisha further added "Zainab was competing with me (in her beauty and the Prophet's love), yet Allah protected her (from being malicious), for she had piety."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 2661 |
| In-book reference | : Book 52, Hadith 25 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 829 |
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