It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that a man once said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him):
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 15c |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 18 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 17 |
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It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 152 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 291 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 283 |
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Anas b. Malik reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 193c |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 383 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 375 |
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'Amr b Sa'id b al-As reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 228 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 10 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 2, Hadith 441 |
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Zaid b. Khalid al-Jubani reported that he askad Uthman b. 'Affan:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 347a |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 103 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 3, Hadith 680 |
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'A'isha the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) reported. A person asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about one who has sexual intercourse with his wife and parts away (without orgasm) whether bathing is obligatory for him. 'A'isha was sitting by him. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 350 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 108 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 3, Hadith 685 |
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Mukhtar b. Fulful reported that he had heard Anas b. Malik say that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) dozed off, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Mus-hir except for the words that he (the Holy Prophet) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 400b |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 57 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 791 |
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Abu Sha'tha' reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 655a |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 322 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1377 |
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This hadith has been narrated by Ibn 'Umar from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), but in the hadith transmited by Musa b. 'Uqba, this addition is made:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 789b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 268 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1723 |
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'Abdullah is reported to have said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 790b |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 270 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1725 |
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Khaithama reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 996 |
| In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 49 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 5, Hadith 2182 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters that breaking of fast (in a journey) is the final of the two commands (whether one may fast or one may break it), and it is the last command of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) which is to be accepted as final. Zuhri said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1113c |
| In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 112 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2468 |
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters (that 'A'isha said):
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1445d |
| In-book reference | : Book 17, Hadith 7 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 8, Hadith 3400 |
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Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1536s |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 123 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 10, Hadith 3723 |
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It has also been narrated by Sa'd b. Abu Burda through his father through his grandfather that the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent him and Mu'adh (on a mission) to the Yemen, and said (by way of advising them):
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1733a |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 7 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 19, Hadith 4298 |
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This tradition has been transmitted by a different chain of narrators with a different wording, the last in the chain being the same narrator, (i. e. 'Abdullah b. Mughaffal), who said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1772b |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 87 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 19, Hadith 4378 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura that the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1821e |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 9 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 4481 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1839a |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 61 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 4533 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of 'Arfaja who said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1852a |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 93 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 4565 |
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It has been reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1890c |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 190 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 4660 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Salman who said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1913a |
| In-book reference | : Book 33, Hadith 233 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 20, Hadith 4703 |
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Ibn 'Abbas reported that there came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) a group of people from the tribe of 'Abd al-Qais. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to them:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 17d |
| In-book reference | : Book 36, Hadith 52 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 23, Hadith 4924 |
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This hadith has been reported on the authority of A'znash with a slight variation of wording. 'A'isha understood their meaning and cursed them and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2165d |
| In-book reference | : Book 39, Hadith 14 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 26, Hadith 5387 |
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Anas b. Malik reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2309a |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 70 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 30, Hadith 5720 |
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Musa b. Anas reported on the authority of his father:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2312a |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 78 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 30, Hadith 5728 |
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Umar through other chains of transmitters, but in the hadith transmitted by Umar b. 'Ali there is an addition of these words:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2673b |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 23 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 34, Hadith 6463 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2677b |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 6 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 35, Hadith 6476 |
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sulaiman Taimi with the same chain of transmitters that a person had taken liberty with a woman less than fomication. He came to 'Umar b. Khattab and he took it to be a serious offence. Then he came to Abu Bakr and he also took it to be a serious offence. Then he came the Allahs Apostle (may peace be upon him) and he made a mention of this to him. The rest of the hadith is the same.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2763c |
| In-book reference | : Book 50, Hadith 49 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 37, Hadith 6657 |
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'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2876a |
| In-book reference | : Book 53, Hadith 94 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 40, Hadith 6871 |
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Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having forbidden Mazabana, and it implies that one should sell the fresh fruits of his orchard (for dry fruits) or, if it is fresh dates, for dry dates with a measure, or if it is grapes for raisins or if it is corn in the field for dry corn with a measure He (the Holy Prophet) in fact forbade all such transactions. Qutaiba has narrated it with a slight variation of words.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1542g |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 98 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 10, Hadith 3699 |
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This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ma'mar with the same chain of transmitters but with this addition:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2219b |
| In-book reference | : Book 39, Hadith 137 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 26, Hadith 5505 |
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Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1227 |
| In-book reference | : Book 15, Hadith 190 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 7, Hadith 2832 |
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It is narrated on the authority of Wa'il that there came a person from Hadramaut and another one from Kinda to the Apostle (may peace be upon him). One who had come from Hadramaut said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 139a |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 265 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 257 |
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It is transmitted from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri that, verily, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 188 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 369 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 1, Hadith 362 |
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Usama b. Zaid reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 923a |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 13 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 2008 |
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Abdullah reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1062a |
| In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 184 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 5, Hadith 2314 |
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'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1422a |
| In-book reference | : Book 16, Hadith 81 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 8, Hadith 3309 |
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'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that 'Umar b. Khattab asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as he was at ji'rana (a town near Mecca) on his way back from Ta'if:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1656c |
| In-book reference | : Book 27, Hadith 41 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 15, Hadith 4074 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that it was said to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him):
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1799 |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 143 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 19, Hadith 4433 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Anas that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) raided Khaibar. One morning we offered prayers in the darkness of early dawn (near Khaibar). Then the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) mounted (his horse). Abu Talha mounted his and I mounted behind Abu Talha on the same horse. The Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him) rode through the streets of Khaibar and (I rode so close to him) that my knee touched the thigh of the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him). The wrapper got aside from his thigh, and I could see its whiteness. When he entered the town, he said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1365g |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 147 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 19, Hadith 4437 |
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Abdullah b. Waqid reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1971 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35, Hadith 40 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 22, Hadith 4856 |
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Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), said I used to hear from people making a mention of the Cistern, but I did not hear about it from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). One day while a girl was combing me I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2295a |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 35 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 30, Hadith 5686 |
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Humaid b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf reported that Marwan said to Rafi', his chamberlain, that he should go to Ibn 'Abbas and ask him:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2778 |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 11 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 38, Hadith 6687 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet sent some cavalry towards Najd and they brought a man from the tribe of Banu Hanifa who was called Thumama bin Uthal. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the Mosque. The Prophet went to him and said, "What have you got, O Thumama?" He replied," I have got a good thought, O Muhammad! If you should kill me, you would kill a person who has already killed somebody, and if you should set me free, you would do a favor to one who is grateful, and if you want property, then ask me whatever wealth you want." He was left till the next day when the Prophet said to him, "What have you got, Thumama? He said, "What I told you, i.e. if you set me free, you would do a favor to one who is grateful." The Prophet left him till the day after, when he said, "What have you got, O Thumama?" He said, "I have got what I told you. "On that the Prophet said, "Release Thumama." So he (i.e. Thumama) went to a garden of date-palm trees near to the Mosque, took a bath and then entered the Mosque and said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and also testify that Muhammad is His Apostle! By Allah, O Muhammad! There was no face on the surface of the earth most disliked by me than yours, but now your face has become the most beloved face to me. By Allah, there was no religion most disliked by me than yours, but now it is the most beloved religion to me. By Allah, there was no town most disliked by me than your town, but now it is the most beloved town to me. Your cavalry arrested me (at the time) when I was intending to perform the `Umra. And now what do you think?" The Prophet gave him good tidings (congratulated him) and ordered him to perform the `Umra. So when he came to Mecca, someone said to him, "You have become a Sabian?" Thumama replied, "No! By Allah, I have embraced Islam with Muhammad, Apostle of Allah. No, by Allah! Not a single grain of wheat will come to you from Yamamah unless the Prophet gives his permission."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4372 |
| In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 398 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 658 |
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Narrated `Ali:
Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us were horsemen, and he said, "Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh, where there is a woman from the pagans carrying a letter sent by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca)." So we overtook her while she was proceeding on her camel at the same place as Allah's Apostle told us. We said (to her) "Where is the letter which is with you?" She said, "I have no letter with me." So we made her camel kneel down and searched her mount (baggage etc) but could not find anything. My two companions said, "We do not see any letter." I said, "I know that Allah's Apostle did not tell a lie. By Allah, if you (the lady) do not bring out the letter, I will strip you of your clothes' When she noticed that I was serious, she put her hand into the knot of her waist sheet, for she was tying a sheet round herself, and brought out the letter. So we proceeded to Allah's Apostle with the letter. The Prophet said (to Habib), "What made you o what you have done, O Hatib?" Hatib replied, "I have done nothing except that I believe in Allah and His Apostle, and I have not changed or altered (my religion). But I wanted to do the favor to the people (pagans of Mecca) through which Allah might protect my family and my property, as there is none among your companions but has someone in Mecca through whom Allah protects his property (against harm). The Prophet said, "Habib has told you the truth, so do not say to him (anything) but good." `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "Verily he has betrayed Allah, His Apostle, and the believers! Allow me to chop his neck off!" The Prophet said, "O `Umar! What do you know; perhaps Allah looked upon the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have ordained that you will be in Paradise.'" On that `Umar wept and said, "Allah and His Apostle know best."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6259 |
| In-book reference | : Book 79, Hadith 33 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 74, Hadith 276 |
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Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to like sweets and also used to like honey, and whenever he finished the `Asr prayer, he used to visit his wives and stay with them. Once he visited Hafsa and remained with her longer than the period he used to stay, so I enquired about it. It was said to me, "A woman from her tribe gave her a leather skin containing honey as a present, and she gave some of it to Allah's Apostle to drink." I said, "By Allah, we will play a trick on him." So I mentioned the story to Sauda (the wife of the Prophet) and said to her, "When he enters upon you, he will come near to you whereupon you should say to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He will say, 'No.' Then you say to him, 'What is this bad smell? ' And it would be very hard on Allah's Apostle that a bad smell should be found on his body. He will say, 'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' Then you should say to him, 'Its bees must have sucked from the Al-`Urfut (a foul smelling flower).' I too, will tell him the same. And you, O Saifya, say the same." So when the Prophet entered upon Sauda (the following happened). Sauda said, "By Him except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, I was about to say to him what you had told me to say while he was still at the gate because of fear from you. But when Allah 's Apostle came near to me, I said to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He replied, 'No.' I said, 'What about this smell?' He said, 'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' I said, 'Its bees must have sucked Al-`Urfut.' " When he entered upon me, I told him the same as that, and when he entered upon Safiya, she too told him the same. So when he visited Hafsa again, she said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I give you a drink of it (honey)?" He said, "I have no desire for it." Sauda said, Subhan Allah! We have deprived him of it (honey)." I said to her, "Be quiet!"
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6972 |
| In-book reference | : Book 90, Hadith 19 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 102 |
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Narrated Asma':
I came to `Aisha while she was praying, and said to her, "What has happened to the people?" She pointed out towards the sky. (I looked towards the mosque), and saw the people offering the prayer. Aisha said, "Subhan Allah." I said to her, "Is there a sign?" She nodded with her head meaning, "Yes." I, too, then stood (for the prayer of eclipse) till I became (nearly) unconscious and later on I poured water on my head. After the prayer, the Prophet praised and glorified Allah and then said, "Just now at this place I have seen what I have never seen before, including Paradise and Hell. No doubt it has been inspired to me that you will be put to trials in your graves and these trials will be like the trials of Masih-ad-Dajjal or nearly like it (the sub narrator is not sure which expression Asma' used). You will be asked, 'What do you know about this man (the Prophet Muhammad)?' Then the faithful believer (or Asma' said a similar word) will reply, 'He is Muhammad Allah's Apostle who had come to us with clear evidences and guidance and so we accepted his teachings and followed him. And he is Muhammad.' And he will repeat it thrice. Then the angels will say to him, 'Sleep in peace as we have come to know that you were a faithful believer.' On the other hand, a hypocrite or a doubtful person will reply, 'I do not know, but I heard the people saying something and so I said it.' (the same). "
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 86 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 28 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 86 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet about it. So he rode his Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, "Allah held back the killing from Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet said "elephant or killing," as the Arabic words standing for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the believers over power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it was made legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqat (fallen things) except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his closest relative has the right to choose one of the two-- the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having the killer killed. In the meantime a man from Yemen came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Get that written for me." The Prophet ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from Quraish said, "Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Allah's Apostle, as we use it in our houses and graves." The Prophet said, "Except Al-Idhkhir i.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 112 |
| In-book reference | : Book 3, Hadith 54 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 112 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet) Moses was a shy person and used to cover his body completely because of his extensive shyness. One of the children of Israel hurt him by saying, 'He covers his body in this way only because of some defect in his skin, either leprosy or scrotal hernia, or he has some other defect.' Allah wished to clear Moses of what they said about him, so one day while Moses was in seclusion, he took off his clothes and put them on a stone and started taking a bath. When he had finished the bath, he moved towards his clothes so as to take them, but the stone took his clothes and fled; Moses picked up his stick and ran after the stone saying, 'O stone! Give me my garment!' Till he reached a group of Bani Israel who saw him naked then, and found him the best of what Allah had created, and Allah cleared him of what they had accused him of. The stone stopped there and Moses took and put his garment on and started hitting the stone with his stick. By Allah, the stone still has some traces of the hitting, three, four or five marks. This was what Allah refers to in His Saying:-- "O you who believe! Be you not like those Who annoyed Moses, But Allah proved his innocence of that which they alleged, And he was honorable In Allah's Sight." (33.69)
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3404 |
| In-book reference | : Book 60, Hadith 77 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 616 |
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Narrated `Ikrima bin Khalid:
Ibn `Umar said, "I went to Hafsa while water was dribbling from her twined braids. I said, 'The condition of the people is as you see, and no authority has been given to me.' Hafsa said, (to me), 'Go to them, and as they (i.e. the people) are waiting for you, and I am afraid your absence from them will produce division amongst them.' " So Hafsa did not leave Ibn `Umar till we went to them. When the people differed. Muawiya addressed the people saying, "'If anybody wants to say anything in this matter of the Caliphate, he should show up and not conceal himself, for we are more rightful to be a Caliph than he and his father." On that, Habib bin Masalama said (to Ibn `Umar), "Why don't you reply to him (i.e. Muawiya)?" `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I untied my garment that was going round my back and legs while I was sitting and was about to say, 'He who fought against you and against your father for the sake of Islam, is more rightful to be a Caliph,' but I was afraid that my statement might produce differences amongst the people and cause bloodshed, and my statement might be interpreted not as I intended. (So I kept quiet) remembering what Allah has prepared in the Gardens of Paradise (for those who are patient and prefer the Hereafter to this worldly life)." Habib said, "You did what kept you safe and secure (i.e. you were wise in doing so).
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4108 |
| In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 152 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 434 |
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