Isma'il's mother went on suckling Isma'il and drinking from the water which she had. When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she became thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at Isma'il, tossing in agony. She left him, for she could not endure looking at him, and found that the mountain of As-Safa was the nearest mountain to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly so that she might see somebody, but she could not see anybody. Then she descended from As-Safa, and when she reached the valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in distress and trouble till she crossed the valley and reached Al-Marwah mountain where she stood and started looking, expecting to see somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running between As-Safa and Al-Marwah) seven times." Ibn 'Abbas further related: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "This is the source of the tradition of the Sa'y - i.e., the going of people between the two mountains. When she reached Al-Marwah (for the last time), she heard a voice and she exclaimed: 'Shshs!' (Silencing herself) and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said: 'O (whoever you may be) You have made me hear your voice; have you any succour for me?' And behold! She saw an angel at the place of Zamzam, digging the earth with his heel (or with his wing), till water flowed out from that place. She started to make something like of a basin around it, using her hands in this way and began to fill her water- skin with water with her hands, and the water was flowing out until she had scooped some of it." The Prophet (PBUH) further said, "May Allah bestow mercy on Isma'il's mother! Had she let the Zamzam flow without trying to control it (or had she not scooped in that water) while filling her water-skin, Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." The Prophet (PBUH) further added, "Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The angel said to her: 'Do not be afraid of being neglected, for this is the site on which the House of Allah will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah will never let neglected His people.' The House of Allah (the Ka'bah) at that time was on a high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they flowed to its right and left. She continued living in that way till some people from the tribe of Jurhum passed by her and her child. As they were coming from through the way of Kada', in the lower part of Makkah where they saw a bird that had a habit of flying around water and not leaving it. They said: 'This bird must be flying over water, though we know that there is no water in this valley.' They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came towards the water." The Prophet (PBUH) added, "Isma'il's mother was sitting near the water. They asked her: 'Do you allow us to stay with you?' She replied: 'Yes, but you will have no right to possess the water.' They agreed to that." The Prophet (PBUH) further said, "Isma'il's mother was pleased with the whole situation as she used to love the company of the people. So, they settled there, and later on they sent for their families who came and settled with them. The child (i.e., Isma'il) grew up and learnt Arabic from them (his virtues) caused them to love and admire him as he grew up, and when he reached the age of puberty, they gave him one of their daughters in marriage. After Isma'il's mother had died, Ibrahim came after Isma'il's marriage in order to see his family that he had left before, but he did not find Isma'il there. When he asked Isma'il's wife about him, she replied: 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Then he asked her about their way of living and their condition, and she replied complaining to him: 'We are living in hardship, misery and destitution.' He said: 'When your husband returns, convey my salutations to him and tell him to change the threshold of the door of his house.' When Isma'il came, he seemed to have perceived something unusual. He asked his wife: 'Did anyone visit you?' She replied: 'Yes, an old man of such and such description came and asked me about you and I informed him, and he asked about our state of living, and, I told him that we were living in hardship and poverty.' Thereupon Isma'il said: 'Did he advise you anything?' She replied: 'Yes, he told me to convey his salutations to you and to change the threshold of your door.' Isma'il said: 'That was my father, and he has ordered me to divorce you. Go back to your family.' So Isma'il divorced her and married another woman from amongst them (Jurhum). Then Ibrahim stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished, and called on them again but did not find Isma'il. So he came to Isma'il's wife and asked her about him. She said: 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Ibrahim asked her about their sustenance and living: 'How are you getting on?' She replied: 'We are prosperous and well off.' Then she praised Allah, the Exalted. Ibrahim asked: 'What kind of food do you eat?' She said: 'Meat.' He said: 'What do you drink?' She said: 'Water.' He said, 'O Allah! Bless their meat and water!"' The Prophet (PBUH) added, "At that time they did not have grain, and if they had grain, he would have also invoked Allah to bless it." The Prophet (PBUH) further said, "If somebody has only these two things as his sustenance, his health and disposition will be badly affected because these things do not suit him unless he lives in Makkah." The Prophet (PBUH) added, "Then Ibrahim said to Isma'il's wife, 'When your husband comes, give my regards to him and tell him that he should keep firm the threshold of his door.' When Isma'il came back, he asked his wife: 'Did anyone call on you?' She replied: 'Yes, a good looking old man came to me.' She praised him and added: 'He asked about you, and I informed him, and he asked about our livelihood and I told him that we were in good condition.' Isma'il asked her: 'Did he give you a piece of advice?' She said: 'Yes, he told me to convey his regards to you and ordered that you should keep firm the threshold of your door.' On that Isma'il said: 'He was my father and you are the threshold of the door. He has ordered me to keep you with me.' Then Ibrahim stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished and called on them afterwards. He saw Isma'il under a tree near Zamzam, sharpening his arrows. When he saw Ibrahim, he rose up to welcome him, and they greeted each other as a father does with his son or a son does with his father. Ibrahim said: 'O Isma'il! Allah has given me an order.' Isma'il said: 'Do what your Rubb has commanded you to do.' Ibrahim asked: 'Will you help me?' Isma'il said: 'I will help you.' Ibrahim said: 'Allah has ordered me to build a house here, pointing to a hillock higher than the land surrounding it."' The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) added, "Then they raised the foundations of the House (i.e., Ka'bah). Isma'il brought the stones and Ibrahim was building (the house). When the walls became high, Isma'il brought stone and placed it for Ibrahim who stood over it and carried on building the House, while Isma'il was handing over the stones to him, both of them prayed: 'O our Rubb! Accept this service from us! Verily, You are the All- Hearer and the All-Knower."'
[Al-Bukhari].
There are some more narrations about this incident, some adding details and some with minor variations in the wordings.
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1867 |
| In-book reference | : Book 18, Hadith 60 |
| Grade: | Sahih hadeeth] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 420 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 19 |
Anas reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 284a |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 125 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 2, Hadith 557 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3846 |
| In-book reference | : Book 28, Hadith 111 |
| English translation | : Book 27, Hadith 3837 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 7 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 7 |
| English translation | : Book 1, Hadith 7 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 804 |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 51 |
| English translation | : Book 33, Hadith 804 |
Iyas reported on the authority of his father:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2423 |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 90 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 31, Hadith 5954 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3203 |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 115 |
| English translation | : Book 20, Hadith 3197 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave a man from the Banu Abd al-Ashal charge over some sadaqa. When he came to ask him for some camels from the sadaqa, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was so angry that the anger showed in his face. One way in which anger could be recognised in his face was that his eyes became red. Then he said, "This man has asked me for what is not good for me or him. If I refuse it, I hate to refuse. If I give it to him, I will give him what is not good for me or him." The man said, "Messenger of Allah! I will never ask you for any of it!"
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 58, Hadith 14 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 58, Hadith 14 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 58, Hadith 1857 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and he called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.'" The Prophet turned his face to the other side, but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore witness against himself four times, the Prophet called him, saying, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Are you married?" The man said, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, 'Take him away and stone him to death." Jabir bin `Abdullah said: I was among the ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him at Al-Harra and stoned him to death.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6815, 6816 |
| In-book reference | : Book 86, Hadith 44 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 806 |
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from a man of the Bani'd-Dil called Busr ibn Mihjan from his father Mihjan that he was in a gathering with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the call to prayer was made. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, rose and prayed and then returned. Mihjan remained sitting and did not pray with him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What prevented you from praying with the people? Aren't you a muslim?" He said, "Of course, Messenger of Allah, but I have already prayed with my family." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you come, pray with the people, even if you have prayed already."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 8, Hadith 9 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 8, Hadith 9 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 8, Hadith 298 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3742 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 139 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3742 |
| Grade: | Sahih Isnād (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
| Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 344 |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 3 |
Umm al-Husain (Allah be pleased with her) reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1298a |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 342 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 2977 |
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'Alaqama b. Wa'il reported on the authority of his father that a person was brought to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) who had killed another person, and the heir of the person slain had dragged him (to the Holy Prophet) with a strap around his neck. As he turned away Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1680b |
| In-book reference | : Book 28, Hadith 47 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 16, Hadith 4165 |
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Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to a person amongst us and he gave him the name of Muhammad. Thereupon his people said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2133a |
| In-book reference | : Book 38, Hadith 3 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 25, Hadith 5316 |
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Narrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi:
The Prophet (saws) said: If anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family I shall be responsible-and sometimes the narrator said: Allah and His Apostle will be responsible-but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am the heirs of him who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting from him; and a maternal uncle is the heir of him who has none, paying blood-wit for him and inheriting from him.
| Grade: | Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) | حسن صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2899 |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 15 |
| English translation | : Book 18, Hadith 2893 |
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet entered a garden and told me to guard its gate. Then a man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet, said, "Permit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Behold! It was Abu Bakr. Then `Umar came, and the Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise." Then `Uthman came and the Prophet said, "Admit him and give him the good news that he will enter Paradise. "
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7262 |
| In-book reference | : Book 95, Hadith 16 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 91, Hadith 367 |
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| Grade: | Sanad Da'if wal-Hadīth Hasan (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
| Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 390 |
| In-book reference | : Book 54, Hadith 5 |
Abdullah b. Ja'far reported that when Allah's Messenger (may peace be, upon him) came back from a journey, the children of his family used to accord him welcome. It was in this way that once he came back from a journey and I went to him first of all. He mounted me before him. Then there came one of the two sons of Fatima and he mounted him behind him and this is how we three entered Medina riding on a beast.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2428a |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 98 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 31, Hadith 5962 |
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| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 177 |
| In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 22 |
| English translation | : Book 9, Hadith 177 |
Narrated `Imran bin Husain:
That they were with the Prophet on a journey. They travelled the whole night, and when dawn approached, they took a rest and sleep overwhelmed them till the sun rose high in the sky. The first to get up was Abu Bakr. Allah's Apostles used not to be awakened from his sleep, but he would wake up by himself. `Umar woke up and then Abu Bakr sat by the side of the Prophet's head and started saying: Allahu-Akbar raising his voice till the Prophet woke up, (and after traveling for a while) he dismounted and led us in the morning prayer. A man amongst the people failed to join us in the prayer. When the Prophet had finished the prayer, he asked (the man), "O so-and-so! What prevented you from offering the prayer with us?" He replied, "I am Junub," Alllah's Apostle ordered him to perform Tayammam with clean earth. The man then offered the prayer. Allah's Apostle ordered me and a few others to go ahead of him. We had become very thirsty. While we were on our way (looking for water), we came across a lady (riding an animal), hanging her legs between two water-skins. We asked her, "Where can we get water?" She replied, "Oh ! There is no water." We asked, "how far is your house from the water?" She replied, "A distance of a day and a night travel." We said, "Come on to Allah's Apostle, "She asked, "What is Allah's Apostle ?" So we brought her to Allah's Apostle against her will, and she told him what she had told us before and added that she was the mother of orphans. So the Prophet ordered that her two water-skins be brought and he rubbed the mouths of the water-skins. As we were thirsty, we drank till we quenched our thirst and we were forty men. We also filled all our waterskins and other utensils with water, but we did not water the camels. The waterskin was so full that it was almost about to burst. The Prophet then said, "Bring what (foodstuff) you have." So some dates and pieces of bread were collected for the lady, and when she went to her people, she said, "I have met either the greatest magician or a prophet as the people claim." So Allah guided the people of that village through that lady. She embraced Islam and they all embraced Islam.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3571 |
| In-book reference | : Book 61, Hadith 80 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 771 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4726 |
| In-book reference | : Book 45, Hadith 21 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4730 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 875 |
| In-book reference | : Book 37, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Book 37, Hadith 875 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 932 |
| In-book reference | : Book 40, Hadith 14 |
| English translation | : Book 40, Hadith 932 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Abu Rafi, the mawla of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, borrowed a young camel and then the camels of sadaqa came to him." Abu Rafi said, "He ordered me to repay the man his young camel. I said, 'I can only find a good camel in its seventh year in the camels.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Give it to him. The best of people are those who discharge their debts in the best manner.' "
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 31, Hadith 90 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 31, Hadith 1376 |
Yahya related to us from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Humayd ibn Abd ar-Rah man ibn Awf and from Muhammad ibn an-Numan ibn Bashir that they related to him that an-Numan ibn Bashir said that his father Bashir brought him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "I have given this son of mine one of my slaves." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Have you given each of your children the same as this?" He said, "No." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Then take the slave back."
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 36, Hadith 39 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 36, Hadith 1442 |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1956 |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 139 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1958 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2780 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 304 |
| English translation | : Book 14, Hadith 2774 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 126 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 0 |
| English translation | : Book 6, Hadith 126 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 823 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 13 |
| English translation | : Book 34, Hadith 823 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
| Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 234 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35, Hadith 1 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that a man of the Banu Asad said, "My family and I dismounted to rest at Baqi. My family said to me, 'Go to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and ask him for something that we can eat,' and they began to mention their need. I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and found that a man was asking for something, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was saying, 'I do not have anything to give you.' The man turned away from him in anger, saying, 'By my life! You give to whomever you wish.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'He is angry with me because I do not have anything to give him. Whoever asks of you while he has an uqiya or its like, has asked with importunity.' "
The man continued, "I said to myself about a camel that we had, 'It is better than an uqiya.' (Malik explained that an uqiya was forty dirhams.) So I returned and did not ask him for anything, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent me barley and raisins after that. He gave us from his share until Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic gave us relief."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 58, Hadith 11 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 58, Hadith 11 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 58, Hadith 1854 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 200 |
| In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 45 |
| English translation | : Book 9, Hadith 200 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 239 |
| In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 2 |
| English translation | : Book 12, Hadith 239 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 825 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 15 |
| English translation | : Book 34, Hadith 825 |
| Grade: | Da'if Isnād (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
| Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 36 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 5 |
| Grade: | Da'if Isnād (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
| Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 358 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 2 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 368 |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 7 |
| English translation | : Book 19, Hadith 368 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 763 |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 10 |
| English translation | : Book 33, Hadith 763 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1036 |
| In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 73 |
| English translation | : Book 42, Hadith 1036 |
Ibn Shihab (one of the narrators) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1691d |
| In-book reference | : Book 29, Hadith 24 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 17, Hadith 4196 |
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Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) circumambulated the House on the back of his riding camel on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage and touched the Stone with his stick so that the people should see him, and he should be conspicuous, and they should be able to ask him (questions pertaining to religion) as the people had crowded round him.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1273a |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 280 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 2918 |
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It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 167 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 328 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 321 |
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| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1136 |
| In-book reference | : Book 46, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Book 46, Hadith 1136 |
'A'isha reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 813 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 318 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1773 |
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Malik related to me from al-Walid ibn Abdullah ibn Sayyad that al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab al-Makhzumi informed him that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "What is backbiting?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "It is to mention about a man what he does not want to hear." He said, "Messenger of Allah! Even if it is true?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If you utter something false, then it is slander."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 56, Hadith 10 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 56, Hadith 10 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 56, Hadith 1823 |
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
A man came to the Prophet and said, "My brother has some Abdominal trouble." The Prophet said to him "Let him drink honey." The man came for the second time and the Prophet said to him, 'Let him drink honey." He came for the third time and the Prophet said, "Let him drink honey." He returned again and said, "I have done that ' The Prophet then said, "Allah has said the truth, but your brother's `Abdomen has told a lie. Let him drink honey." So he made him drink honey and he was cured.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5684 |
| In-book reference | : Book 76, Hadith 7 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 588 |
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| Grade: | Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) | حسن صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 5153 |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 381 |
| English translation | : Book 42, Hadith 5134 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 4074 |
| In-book reference | : Book 36, Hadith 149 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4074 |
Narrated `Ali:
I had a she-camel which I got in my share from the booty of the battle of Badr, and the Prophet had given me another she camel from the Khumus which Allah had bestowed on him that day. And when I intended to celebrate my marriage to Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, I made an arrangement with a goldsmith from Bani Qainuqa 'that he should go with me to bring Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass used by gold-smiths) which I intended to sell to gold-smiths in order to spend its price on the marriage banquet. While I was collecting ropes and sacks of pack saddles for my two she-camels which were kneeling down beside an Ansari's dwelling and after collecting what I needed, I suddenly found that the humps of the two she-camels had been cut off and their flanks had been cut open and portions of their livers had been taken out. On seeing that, I could not help weeping. I asked, "Who has done that?" They (i.e. the people) said, "Hamza bin `Abdul Muttalib has done it. He is present in this house with some Ansari drinkers, a girl singer, and his friends. The singer said in her song, "O Hamza, get at the fat she-camels!" On hearing this, Hamza rushed to his sword and cut of the camels' humps and cut their flanks open and took out portions from their livers." Then I came to the Prophet, with whom Zaid bin Haritha was present. The Prophet noticed my state and asked, "What is the matter?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle, I have never experienced such a day as today! Hamza attacked my two she-camels, cut off their humps and cut their flanks open, and he is still present in a house along some drinkers." The Prophet asked for his cloak, put it on, and proceeded, followed by Zaid bin Haritha and myself, till he reached the house where Hamza was. He asked the permission to enter, and he was permitted. The Prophet started blaming Hamza for what he had done. Hamza was drunk and his eyes were red. He looked at the Prophet then raised his eyes to look at his knees and raised his eves more to look at his face and then said, "You are not but my father's slaves." When the Prophet understood that Hamza was drunk, he retreated, walking backwards went out and we left with him.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4003 |
| In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 54 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 340 |
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Narrated Jabir:
We were digging (the trench) on the day of (Al-Khandaq ( i.e. Trench )) and we came across a big solid rock. We went to the Prophet and said, "Here is a rock appearing across the trench." He said, "I am coming down." Then he got up, and a stone was tied to his belly for we had not eaten anything for three days. So the Prophet took the spade and struck the big solid rock and it became like sand. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to go home." (When the Prophet allowed me) I said to my wife, "I saw the Prophet in a state that I cannot treat lightly. Have you got something (for him to eat?" She replied, "I have barley and a she goat." So I slaughtered the she-kid and she ground the barley; then we put the meat in the earthenware cooking pot. Then I came to the Prophet when the dough had become soft and fermented and (the meat in) the pot over the stone trivet had nearly been well-cooked, and said, "I have got a little food prepared, so get up O Allah's Apostle, you and one or two men along with you (for the food)." The Prophet asked, "How much is that food?" I told him about it. He said, "It is abundant and good. Tell your wife not to remove the earthenware pot from the fire and not to take out any bread from the oven till I reach there." Then he said (to all his companions), "Get up." So the Muhajirn (i.e. Emigrants) and the Ansar got up. When I came to my wife, I said, "Allah's Mercy be upon you! The Prophet came along with the Muhajirin and the Ansar and those who were present with them." She said, "Did the Prophet ask you (how much food you had)?" I replied, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, "Enter and do not throng." The Prophet started cutting the bread (into pieces) and put the cooked meat over it. He covered the earthenware pot and the oven whenever he took something out of them. He would give the food to his companions and take the meat out of the pot. He went on cutting the bread and scooping the meat (for his companions) till they all ate their fill, and even then, some food remained. Then the Prophet said (to my wife), "Eat and present to others as the people are struck with hunger."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4101 |
| In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 145 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 427 |
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib from Abu Waqid al-Laythi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting in the mosque with some people when three people came in. Two came toward the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and one went away. When the two stopped at the assembly of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, they gave the greeting. One of them saw a gap in the circle and sat in it. The other sat down behind the circle. The third turned away and left. When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished, he said, "Shall I tell you about three people? One of them sought shelter with Allah, so Allah gave him shelter. The other was shy, so Allah was shy to him. The other turned away, so Allah turned away from him."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 53, Hadith 4 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 53, Hadith 4 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 53, Hadith 1762 |
| Grade: | Da'if Isnād (Zubair `Aliza'i) |
| Reference | : Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 204 |
| In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 2 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 4268 |
| In-book reference | : Book 37, Hadith 169 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4268 |
Yahya said from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ''Utba ibn Abi Waqqas disclosed to his brother, Sad ibn Abi Waqqas, that he was the father of the son of the slave-girl of Zama, and made him promise to look after him (after his death). In the year of the conquest, Sad took him and said, 'He is the son of my brother. He covenanted with me about him.' Abd ibn Zama stood up and said, 'He is my brother and the son of my father's slave-girl. He was born on his bed.' They went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Sad said, 'Messenger of Allah! He is the son of my brother, he made a covenant with me about him.' Abd ibn Zama said, 'He is my brother and the son of my father's slave-girl and was born on my father's bed.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'He is yours, Abd ibn Zama.' Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A child belongs to the household (where he was born) and the adulterer is stoned.' Then he told Sawda bint Zama, 'Veil yourself from him,' since he saw in him a resemblance to Utba ibn Abi Waqqas." A'isha added, "He did not see her until he met Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic!"
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 36, Hadith 20 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 36, Hadith 1424 |
Abu Sa'id reported that a person belonging to the clan of Aslam, who was called Ma, iz b. Malik, came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1694a |
| In-book reference | : Book 29, Hadith 31 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 17, Hadith 4202 |
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| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 432 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 14 |
| English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 432 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 602 |
| In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 65 |
| English translation | : Book 30, Hadith 602 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 53, Hadith 1 |
| Arabic/English book reference | : Book 53, Hadith 1244 |
[At- Tirmidhi].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1439 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 32 |
Narrated Irbad ibn Sariyah:
AbdurRahman ibn Amr as-Sulami and Hujr ibn Hujr said: We came to Irbad ibn Sariyah who was among those about whom the following verse was revealed: "Nor (is there blame) on those who come to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou saidst: "I can find no mounts for you."
We greeted him and said: We have come to see you to give healing and obtain benefit from you.
Al-Irbad said: One day the Messenger of Allah (saws) led us in prayer, then faced us and gave us a lengthy exhortation at which the eyes shed tears and the hearts were afraid.
A man said: Messenger of Allah! It seems as if it were a farewell exhortation, so what injunction do you give us?
He then said: I enjoin you to fear Allah, and to hear and obey even if it be an Abyssinian slave, for those of you who live after me will see great disagreement. You must then follow my sunnah and that of the rightly-guided caliphs. Hold to it and stick fast to it. Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4607 |
| In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 12 |
| English translation | : Book 41, Hadith 4590 |
‘Asim said:
He said: I mentioned it to al-A’mash. He said: I swear by Allah, I heard it from him.
| Grade: | Sahih in chain (Al-Albani) | صحيح الإسناد (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4643 |
| In-book reference | : Book 42, Hadith 48 |
| English translation | : Book 41, Hadith 4626 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2617 |
| In-book reference | : Book 10, Hadith 109 |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 726 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 155 |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 5895 |
| In-book reference | : Book 29, Hadith 151 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 149 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 149 |
Narrated `Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle emigrated to Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal got a fever. I entered upon them and asked, "O my father! How are you? O Bilal! How are you?" Whenever fever attacked Abu Bakr, he would recite the following poetic verses: 'Everybody is staying alive among his people, yet death is nearer to him than his shoe laces." And whenever the fever deserted Bilal, he would recite (two poetic lines): 'Would that I could stay overnight in a valley wherein I would be surrounded by Idhkhir and Jalil (two kinds of good smelling grass). Would that one day I would drink of the water of Majinna and would that Shama and Tafil (two mountains at Mecca) would appear to me.' Then I came and informed Allah's Apostle about that, whereupon he said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as much or more than we love Mecca. O Allah! Make it healthy and bless its Mudd and Sa for us, and take away its fever and put it in Al Juhfa."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5654 |
| In-book reference | : Book 75, Hadith 14 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 558 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2859 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 242 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2862 |
| Grade: | Da’if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3350 |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 402 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3350 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3234 |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 286 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3234 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 307 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 308 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 308 |
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Sa'eed and 'Atiyyah Al-Qurazi.
[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1582 |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 44 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 19, Hadith 1582 |
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 183a |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 359 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 352 |
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| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 434 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 16 |
| English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 434 |
Umm Salama, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 918b |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 5 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 2000 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 668 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 668 |
| Grade: | Hasan because of corroborating evidence] (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Musnad Ahmad 1251 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 657 |
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' "
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7405 |
| In-book reference | : Book 97, Hadith 34 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 502 |
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Bushayr ibn Yasar, the mawla of the Bani Haritha, that Suwayd ibn anNuman told him that he went with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on the expedition to Khaybar. When they reached as Suhba, which was near Khaybar, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stopped and prayed asr. He asked for provisions but only parched barley was brought, so he asked for it to be moistened. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ate and the people ate with him. Then he got up to do maghrib and rinsed his mouth out and they rinsed out theirs. Then he prayed without doing wudu.
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 2, Hadith 20 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 50 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Sulayman ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "Al-Fadl ibn Abbas was riding behind the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a woman from the Khathama tribe came to him to ask him for a fatwa. Al-Fadl began to look at her, and she at him, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, turned Fadl's face away to the other side. The woman said, 'Messenger of Allah, Allah's making the hajj obligatory finds my father a very old man, unable to stay firm on his riding-beast. Can I do hajj for him?', and he said, 'Yes.' This was during the farewell hajj."
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 98 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 20, Hadith 800 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 215 |
| In-book reference | : Book 10, Hadith 4 |
| English translation | : Book 10, Hadith 215 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 711 |
| In-book reference | : Book 31, Hadith 108 |
| English translation | : Book 31, Hadith 711 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 839 |
| In-book reference | : Book 34, Hadith 29 |
| English translation | : Book 34, Hadith 839 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 842 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35, Hadith 1 |
| English translation | : Book 35, Hadith 842 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 882 |
| In-book reference | : Book 37, Hadith 8 |
| English translation | : Book 37, Hadith 882 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 930 |
| In-book reference | : Book 40, Hadith 12 |
| English translation | : Book 40, Hadith 930 |
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that a man said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "My mother died suddenly, and I think that had she spoken, she would have given sadaqa. Shall I give sadaqa for her?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Yes."
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 36, Hadith 53 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 36, Hadith 1456 |
Malik related to me from Safwan ibn Sulaym that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Can I lie to my wife, Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is no good in lying." The man said, "Messenger of Allah! Shall I make her a promise and tell her?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "It will not be held against you."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 56, Hadith 15 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 56, Hadith 15 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 56, Hadith 1828 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from Abbad ibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him that she had heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say before he died, while he was leaning on her breast and she was listening to him, "O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me and join me with the highest company."
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 16, Hadith 46 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 16, Hadith 568 |
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleeased with him) reported that in the time of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) a man suffered loss in fruits he had bought and his debt increased; so Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) told (the people) to give him charity and they gave him charity, but that was not enough to pay the debt in full, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to his creditors:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1556a |
| In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 20 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 10, Hadith 3777 |
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Abu Huraira and Zaid b Khalid al-Juhani reported that one of the desert tribes came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1697/1698a |
| In-book reference | : Book 29, Hadith 38 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 17, Hadith 4209 |
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Narrated `Aisha:
Eleven women sat (at a place) and promised and contracted that they would not conceal anything of the news of their husbands. The first one said, "My husband is like the meat of a slim weak camel which is kept on the top of a mountain which is neither easy to climb, nor is the meat fat, so that one might put up with the trouble of fetching it." The second one said, "I shall not relate my husband's news, for I fear that I may not be able to finish his story, for if I describe him, I will mention all his defects and bad traits." The third one said, "My husband, the "too-tall"! if I describe him (and he hears of that) he will divorce me, and if I keep quiet, he will keep me hanging (neither divorcing me nor treating me as a wife)." The fourth one said, "My husband is (moderate in temper) like the night of Tihama: neither hot nor cold; I am neither afraid of him, nor am I discontented with him." The fifth one said, "My husband, when entering (the house) is a leopard (sleeps a lot), and when going out, is a lion (boasts a lot). He does not ask about whatever is in the house." The sixth one said, "If my husband eats, he eats too much (leaving the dishes empty), and if he drinks he leaves nothing; if he sleeps he sleeps he rolls himself (alone in our blankets); and he does not insert his palm to inquire about my feelings." The seventh one said, "My husband is a wrong-doer or weak and foolish. All the defects are present in him. He may injure your head or your body or may do both." The eighth one said, "My husband is soft to touch like a rabbit and smells like a Zarnab (a kind of good smelling grass)." The ninth one said, "My husband is a tall generous man wearing a long strap for carrying his sword. His ashes are abundant (i.e. generous to his guests) and his house is near to the people (who would easily consult him)." The tenth one said, "My husband is Malik (possessor), and what is Malik? Malik is greater than whatever I say about him. (He is beyond and above all praises which can come to my mind). Most of his camels are kept at home (ready to be slaughtered for the guests) and only a few are taken to the pastures. When the camels hear the sound of the lute (or the tambourine) they realize that they are going to be slaughtered for the guests." The eleventh one said, "My husband is Abu Zar` and what is Abu Zar` (i.e., what should I say about him)? He has given me many ornaments and my ears are heavily loaded with them and my arms have become fat (i.e., I have become fat). And he has pleased me, and I have become so happy that I feel proud of myself. He found me with my family who were mere owners of sheep and living in poverty, and brought me to a respected family having horses and camels and threshing and purifying grain. Whatever I say, he does not rebuke or insult me. When I sleep, I sleep till late in the morning, and when I drink water (or milk), I drink my fill. The mother of Abu Zar and what may one say in praise of the mother of Abu Zar? Her saddle bags were always full of provision and her house was spacious. As for the son of Abu Zar, what may one say of the son of Abu Zar? His bed is as narrow as an unsheathed sword and an arm of a kid (of four months) satisfies his hunger. As for the daughter of Abu Zar, she is obedient to her father and to her mother. She has a fat well-built body and that arouses the jealousy of her husband's other wife. As for the (maid) slave girl of Abu Zar, what may one say of the (maid) slavegirl of Abu Zar? She does not uncover our secrets but keeps them, and does not waste our provisions and does not leave the rubbish scattered everywhere in our house." The eleventh lady added, "One day it so happened that Abu Zar went out at the time when the milk was being milked from the animals, and he saw a woman who had two sons like two leopards playing with her two breasts. (On seeing her) he divorced me and married her. Thereafter I married a noble man who used to ride a fast tireless horse and keep a spear in his hand. He gave me many things, and also a pair of every kind of livestock and said, Eat (of this), O Um Zar, and give provision to your relatives." She added, "Yet, all those things which my second husband gave me could not fill the smallest utensil of Abu Zar's." `Aisha then said: Allah's Apostle said to me, "I am to you as Abu Zar was to his wife Um Zar."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5189 |
| In-book reference | : Book 67, Hadith 123 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 117 |
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Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Prophet (saws) said: If anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 1672 |
| In-book reference | : Book 9, Hadith 117 |
| English translation | : Book 9, Hadith 1668 |
| Reference | : Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1129 |
| In-book reference | : Book 45, Hadith 13 |
| English translation | : Book 45, Hadith 1129 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1559 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 37 |
Al-Bara' reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 474c |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 226 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 960 |
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| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2567 |
| In-book reference | : Book 23, Hadith 133 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2568 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 622 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 232 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 622 |
Jabir reported that the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) on that very day when Ibrahim (the Prophet's son) died. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood up and led people in (two rak'ahs of) prayer with six ruku's and four prostrations. He commenced (the prayer) with takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) and then recited and prolonged his recital. He then bowed nearly the (length of time) that he stood up. He then raised his head from the ruku' and recited but less than the first recital. He then bowed (to the length of time) that he stood up. He then raised his head from the ruku' and again recited but less than the second recital. He then bowed (to the length of time) that he stood up. He then lifted his head from the ruku'. He then fell in prostration and observed two prostrations. He stood up and then bowed, observing six ruku's like it, without (completing) the rak'ah in them, except (this difference) that the first (qiyam of ruku') was longer than the later one, and the ruku' was nearly (of the same length) as prostration. He then moved backward and the rows behind him also moved backward till we reached the extreme (Abu Bakr said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 904c |
| In-book reference | : Book 10, Hadith 12 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1976 |
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