who was one of those who used to write the Divine Revelation: Abu Bakr sent for me after the (heavy) casualties among the warriors (of the battle) of Yamama (where a great number of Qurra' were killed). `Umar was present with Abu Bakr who said, `Umar has come to me and said, The people have suffered heavy casualties on the day of (the battle of) Yamama, and I am afraid that there will be more casualties among the Qurra' (those who know the Qur'an by heart) at other battle-fields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost, unless you collect it. And I am of the opinion that you should collect the Qur'an." Abu Bakr added, "I said to `Umar, 'How can I do something which Allah's Apostle has not done?' `Umar said (to me), 'By Allah, it is (really) a good thing.' So `Umar kept on pressing, trying to persuade me to accept his proposal, till Allah opened my bosom for it and I had the same opinion as `Umar." (Zaid bin Thabit added:) `Umar was sitting with him (Abu Bakr) and was not speaking. me). "You are a wise young man and we do not suspect you (of telling lies or of forgetfulness): and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. Therefore, look for the Qur'an and collect it (in one manuscript). " By Allah, if he (Abu Bakr) had ordered me to shift one of the mountains (from its place) it would not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me concerning the collection of the Qur'an. I said to both of them, "How dare you do a thing which the Prophet has not done?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is (really) a good thing. So I kept on arguing with him about it till Allah opened my bosom for that which He had opened the bosoms of Abu Bakr and `Umar. So I started locating Qur'anic material and collecting it from parchments, scapula, leaf-stalks of date palms and from the memories of men (who knew it by heart). I found with Khuza`ima two Verses of Surat-at-Tauba which I had not found with anybody else, (and they were):-- "Verily there has come to you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty He (Muhammad) is ardently anxious over you (to be rightly guided)" (9.128) The manuscript on which the Qur'an was collected, remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto Him, and then with `Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and finally it remained with Hafsa, `Umar's daughter.

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me when the people of Yamama had been killed (i.e., a number of the Prophet's Companions who fought against Musailima). (I went to him) and found `Umar bin Al- Khattab sitting with him. Abu Bakr then said (to me), "`Umar has come to me and said: "Casualties were heavy among the Qurra' of the Qur'an (i.e. those who knew the Qur'an by heart) on the day of the Battle of Yamama, and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the Qurra' on other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur'an may be lost. Therefore I suggest, you (Abu Bakr) order that the Qur'an be collected." I said to `Umar, "How can you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" `Umar said, "By Allah, that is a good project." `Umar kept on urging me to accept his proposal till Allah opened my chest for it and I began to realize the good in the idea which `Umar had realized." Then Abu Bakr said (to me). 'You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Apostle. So you should search for (the fragmentary scripts of) the Qur'an and collect it in one book." By Allah If they had ordered me to shift one of the mountains, it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said to Abu Bakr, "How will you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr replied, "By Allah, it is a good project." Abu Bakr kept on urging me to accept his idea until Allah opened my chest for what He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and `Umar. So I started looking for the Qur'an and collecting it from (what was written on) palme stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat at-Tauba (Repentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The Verse is: 'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa' (at-Tauba) (9.128-129). Then the complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur'an remained with Abu Bakr till he died, then with `Umar till the end of his life, and then with Hafsa, the daughter of `Umar.

Once the Prophet embraced me and said, "O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur'an).

`Abdullah bin `Umar said: I used to sleep in the mosque of the Prophet while I was young and unmarried.

Mu`adh used to pray with the Prophet and then go and lead his people (tribe) in the prayer.

The Prophet said, "Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and correct prayer. "

"When the sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle an announcement was made that a prayer was to be offered in congregation."

The Prophet said, "A woman should not travel for more than three days except with a Dhi-Mahram."

The Prophet used to offer the Nawafil, while riding, facing a direction other than that of the Qibla.

The Prophet had forbidden the sale of fruits till they were ripe (free from blight).

The Prophet permitted the people who provided the pilgrims with water to stay at Mecca during the nights of Mina.

That the Prophet allowed people who provided the pilgrims with water to stay at Mecca during the nights of Mina.

The Prophet married Maimuna while he was in the state of Ihram, (only the ceremonies of marriage were held).

Allah's Apostle used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.

The Prophet said, "The buyer and the seller have the option of canceling or confirming the deal unless they separate."

The Prophet said, "He who buys foodstuff should not sell it till he has received it."

The Prophet forbade the s of (date) fruits till they were red or yellow and fit for eating.

as above, saying, "He should pay the price in advance for a specified measure and for a specified period."

The Prophet made a deal with the people of Khaibar that they would have half the fruits and vegetation of the land they cultivated.

I heard the Prophet saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house."

I along with some boys went out to receive Allah's Apostle at Thaniyatal-Wada`.

The Prophet said, "None should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta."

Abu Bakr used to say, "Look after Muhammad (saws) in (looking after) his family."

(who was one of the Badr warriors) Allah's Apostle said, "Give me the pledge of allegiance."

On the day of Uhud. the Prophet said, "This is Gabriel holding the head of his horse and equipped with war material.'

'"Except the weak ones" (4.98) and added: My mother was one of those whom Allah excused.

The Prophet said, "None has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."

The Prophet said, "Whoever says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, is a liar."

The Prophet disliked that one should go to one's family at night (on returning from a journey).

The Prophet made an Ansari man and his wife carry out Lian, and then separated them by divorce.

The Prophet said, "There is a tree among the trees which is similar to a Muslim (in goodness), and that is the date palm tree."

We participated with the Prophet in six or seven Ghazawat, and we used to eat locusts with him.

A lady slaughtered a sheep with a stone and then the Prophet was asked about it and he permitted it to be eaten.

The Prophet passed by a dead goat and said, "There is no harm if its owners benefit from its skin."

I saw the Prophet lying-down in the mosque and placing one leg on the other.

The Prophet said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry."

that he passed by a group of boys and greeted them and said, "The Prophet used to do so."

The Prophet said, "The son of the sister of some people is from them or from their own selves."

the Prophet said, "A Muslim cannot be the heir of a disbeliever, nor can a disbeliever be the heir of a Muslim."

The Prophet said, "The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism:'

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."

The Prophet said, "Do not swear by your fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by Allah."

'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) used to slaughter his sacrifice at the slaughtering place (i.e the slaughtering place of the Prophet ) .

It has been narrated through a different chain of transmitters on the authority of Sufyan who said that he heard 'Umar b. al-Khattab relate (this tradition) from the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) while he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit.

`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I knew that the land was rented for cultivation in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle ." Later on Ibn `Umar was afraid that the Prophet had forbidden it, and he had no knowledge of it, so he gave up renting his land.