Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 78:
Oaths
and Vows
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 618:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
had never broken his oaths till Allah revealed the
expiation for the oaths. Then he said, "If I
take an oath to do something and later on I find
something else better than the first one, then I
do what is better and make expiation for my
oath."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 619:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman
bin Samura:
The Prophet said,
"O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to
be a ruler, because if you are given authority for
it, then you will be held responsible for it, but
if you are given it without asking for it, then
you will be helped in it (by Allah): and whenever
you take an oath to do something and later you
find that something else is better than the first,
then do the better one and make expiation for your
oath."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 620:
Narrated Abu Musa:
I went to the
Prophet along with a group of Al-Ash'ariyin in
order to request him to provide us with mounts. He
said, "By Allah, I will not provide you with
mounts and I haven't got anything to mount you
on." Then we stayed there as long as Allah
wished us to stay, and then three very nice
looking she-camels were brought to him and he made
us ride them. When we left, we, or some of us,
said, "By Allah, we will not be blessed, as
we came to the Prophet asking him for mounts, and
he swore that he would not give us any mounts but
then he did give us. So let us go back to the
Prophet and remind him (of his oath)." When
we returned to him (and reminded him of the fact),
he said, "I did not give you mounts, but it
is Allah Who gave you. By Allah, Allah willing, if
I ever take an oath to do something and then I
find something else than the first, I will make
expiation for my oath and do the thing which is
better (or do something which is better and give
the expiation for my oath)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 621:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"We (Muslims) are the last in the world, but
will be foremost on the Day of Resurrection."
Allah's Apostle also said, "By Allah, if
anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by
which he may harm his family, he commits a greater
sin in Allah's sight than that of dissolving his
oath and making expiation for it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 622:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Anyone who takes an oath through which
his family may be harmed, and insists on keeping
it, he surely commits a sin greater (than that of
dissolving his oath). He should rather compensate
for that oath by making expiation."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 623:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
sent an army detachment and made Usama bin Zaid
its commander. Some people criticized (spoke badly
of) Usama's leadership. So Allah's Apostle got up
saying, "If you people are criticizing
Usama's leadership, you have already criticized
the leadership of his father before. But
Wa-aimullah (i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid)
deserved the leadership, and he was one of the
most beloved persons to me; and now this (his son
Usama) is one of the dearest persons to me after
him." (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 624:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The oath of the
Prophet used to be: "No, by Him who turns the
hearts."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 625:
Narrated Jabir bin
Samura:
The Prophet said,
"If Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar
after him; and if Khosrau is ruined, there will be
no Khosrau, after him; and, by Him in Whose Hand
my soul is, surely you will spend their treasures
in Allah's Cause."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 626:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "If Khosrau is ruined, there will be no
Khosrau after him; and if Caesar is ruined, there
will be no Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hand
Muhammad's soul is, surely you will spend their
treasures in Allah's Cause."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 627:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"O followers of Muhammad! By Allah, if you
knew what I know, you would weep much and laugh
little."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 628:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Hisham:
We were with the
Prophet and he was holding the hand of 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab. 'Umar said to Him, "O Allah's
Apostle! You are dearer to me than everything
except my own self." The Prophet said,
"No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you
will not have complete faith) till I am dearer to
you than your own self." Then 'Umar said to
him, "However, now, by Allah, you are dearer
to me than my own self." The Prophet said,
"Now, O 'Umar, (now you are a
believer)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 629:
Narrated Abu
Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid:
Two men had a
dispute in the presence of Allah's Apostle. One of
them said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between
us according to Allah's Laws." The other who
was wiser, said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!
Judge between us according to Allah's Laws and
allow me to speak. The Prophet said,
"Speak." He said, "My son was a
laborer serving this (person) and he committed
illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, The
people said that my son is to be stoned to death,
but I ransomed him with one-hundred sheep and a
slave girl. Then I asked the learned people, who
informed me that my son should receive one hundred
lashes and will be exiled for one year, and
stoning will be the lot for the man's wife."
Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, by Him in
Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge between you
according to Allah's Laws: As for your sheep and
slave girl, they are to be returned to you."
Then he scourged his son one hundred lashes and
exiled him for one year. Then Unais Al-Aslami was
ordered to go to the wife of the second man, and
if she confessed (the crime), then stone her to
death. She did confess, so he stoned her to death.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 630:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
The Prophet said,
"Do you think if the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar,
Muzaina and Juhaina are better than the tribes of
Tamim, 'Amir bin Sa'sa'a, Ghatfan and Asad, they
(the second group) are despairing and
losing?" They (the Prophet's companions)
said, "Yes, (they are)." He said,
"By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, they (the
first group) are better than them (the second
group)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 631:
Narrated Abu Humaid
As-Sa'idi:
Allah's Apostle
employed an employee (to collect Zakat). The
employee returned after completing his job and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! This (amount of
Zakat) is for you, and this (other amount) was
given to me as a present." The Prophet said
to him, "Why didn't you stay at your father's
or mother's house and see if you would be given
presents or not?" Then Allah's Apostle got up
in the evening after the prayer, and having
testified that none has the right to be worshipped
but Allah and praised and glorified Allah as He
deserved, he said, "Now then ! What about an
employee whom we employ and then he comes and
says, 'This amount (of Zakat) is for you, and this
(amount) was given to me as a present'? Why didn't
he stay at the house of his father and mother to
see if he would be given presents or not? By Him
in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, none of you will
steal anything of it (i.e. Zakat) but will bring
it by carrying it over his neck on the Day of
Resurrection. If it has been a camel, he will
bring it (over his neck) while it will be
grunting, and if it has been a cow, he will bring
it (over his neck), while it will be mooing; and
if it has been a sheep, he will bring it (over his
neck) while it will be bleeding." The Prophet
added, "I have preached you (Allah's
Message)." Abu Humaid said, "Then
Allah's Apostle raised his hands so high that we
saw the whiteness of his armpits."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 632:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Abu-l-Qasim (the
Prophet) said, "By Him in Whose Hand
Muhammad's soul is, if you know that which I know,
you would weep much and laugh little."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 633:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
I reached him (the
Prophet ) while in the shade of the Ka'ba; he was
saying, "They are the losers, by the Lord of
the Ka'ba! They are the losers, by the Lord of the
Ka'ba!" I said (to myself ), "What is
wrong with me? Is anything improper detected in
me? What is wrong with me? Then I sat beside him
and he kept on saying his statement. I could not
remain quiet, and Allah knows in what sorrowful
state I was at that time. So I said, ' Who are
they (the losers)? Let My father and mother be
sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!" He
said, "They are the wealthy people, except
the one who does like this and like this and like
this (i.e., spends of his wealth in Allah's
Cause)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 634:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "(The Prophet) Solomon once said,
'Tonight I will sleep with ninety women, each of
whom will bring forth a (would-be) cavalier who
will fight in Allah's Cause." On this, his
companion said to him, "Say: Allah
willing!" But he did not say Allah willing.
Solomon then slept with all the women, but none of
them became pregnant but one woman who later
delivered a half-man. By Him in Whose Hand
Muhammad's soul is, if he (Solomon) had said,
'Allah willing' (all his wives would have brought
forth boys) and they would have fought in Allah's
Cause as cavaliers. "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 635:
Narrated Al-Bara
'bin 'Azib:
A piece of silken
cloth was given to the Prophet as a present and
the people handed it over amongst themselves and
were astonished at its beauty and softness.
Allah's Apostle said, "Are you astonished at
it?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "By Him in Whose Hand
my soul is, the handkerchiefs of Sa'd in Paradise
are better than it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 636:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba bin
Rabi 'a said, "O Allah 's Apostle! (Before I
embraced Islam), there was no family on the
surface of the earth, I wish to have degraded more
than I did your family. But today there is no
family whom I wish to have honored more than I did
yours." Allah's Apostle said, "I thought
similarly, by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul
is!" Hind said, "O Allah's Apostle! (My
husband) Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me
to feed my children from his property?" The
Prophet said, "No, unless you take it for
your needs what is just and reasonable."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 637:
Narrated Abdullah
bin Masud:
While Allah's
Apostle was sitting, reclining his back against a
Yemenite leather tent he said to his companions,
"Will you be pleased to be one-fourth of the
people of Paradise?" They said, 'Yes.' He
said "Won't you be pleased to be one-third of
the people of Paradise" They said,
"Yes." He said, "By Him in Whose
Hand Muhammad's soul is, I hope that you will be
one-half of the people of Paradise."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 638:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
A man heard another
man reciting: Surat-ul-Ikhlas (The Unity) 'Say: He
is Allah, the One (112) and he was repeating it.
The next morning he came to Allah's Apostle and
mentioned the whole story to him as if he regarded
the recitation of that Sura as insufficient On
that, Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose
Hand my soul is! That (Sura No. 112) equals
one-third of the Qur'an."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 639:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Perform the bowing and the
prostration properly (with peace of mind), for, by
Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I see you from
behind my back when you bow and when you
prostrate."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 640:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
An Ansari woman
came to the Prophet in the company of her
children, and the Prophet said to her, "By
Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you are the most
beloved people to me!" And he repeated the
statement thrice.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 641:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle met
'Umar bin Al-Khattab while the latter was going
with a group of camel-riders, and he was swearing
by his father. The Prophet said, "Lo! Allah
forbids you to swear by your fathers, so whoever
has to take an oath, he should swear by Allah or
keep quiet."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 642:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 643:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Do not swear by your fathers."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 644:
Narrated Zahdam:
There was a
relation of love and brotherhood between this
tribe of Jarm and Al-Ash'ariyin. Once we were with
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, and then a meal containing
chicken was brought to Abu Musa, and there was
present, a man from the tribe of Taimillah who was
of red complexion as if he were from non-Arab
freed slaves. Abu Musa invited him to the meal. He
said, "I have seen chickens eating dirty
things, so I deemed it filthy and took an oath
that I would never eat chicken." On that, Abu
Musa said, "Get up, I will narrate to you
about that. Once a group of the Ash'ariyin and I
went to Allah's Apostle and asked him to provide
us with mounts; he said, 'By Allah, I will never
give you any mounts nor do I have anything to
mount you on.' Then a few camels of war booty were
brought to Allah's Apostle , and he asked about
us, saying, 'Where are the Ash-'ariyin?' He then
ordered five nice camels to be given to us, and
when we had departed, we said, 'What have we done?
Allah's Apostle had taken the oath not to give us
any mounts, and that he had nothing to mount us
on, and later he gave us that we might ride? Did
we take advantage of the fact that Allah's Apostle
had forgotten his oath? By Allah, we will never
succeed.' So we went back to him and said to him,
'We came to you to give us mounts, and you took an
oath that you would not give us any mounts and
that you had nothing to mount us on.' On that he
said, 'I did not provide you with mounts, but
Allah did. By Allah, if I take an oath to do
something, and then find something else better
than it, I do that which is better and make
expiation for the dissolution of the oath.' "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 645:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever swears saying in his oath. 'By
Al-Lat and Al'Uzza,' should say, 'None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah; and whoever says
to his friend, 'Come, let me gamble with you,'
should give something in charity."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 646:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle had
a gold ring made for himself, and he used to wear
it with the stone towards the inner part of his
hand. Consequently, the people had similar rings
made for themselves. Afterwards the Prophet; sat
on the pulpit and took it off, saying, "I
used to wear this ring and keep its stone towards
the palm of my hand." He then threw it away
and said, "By Allah, I will never wear
it." Therefore all the people threw away
their rings as well.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 647:
Narrated Thabit bin
Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever swears by a religion other than
Islam, is, as he says; and whoever commits suicide
with something, will be punished with the same
thing in the (Hell) Fire; and cursing a believer
is like murdering him; and whoever accuses a
believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had
killed him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 648:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet ordered
us to help others to fulfill the oaths.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 649:
Narrated Usama:
Once a daughter of
Allah's Apostle sent a message to Allah's Apostle
while Usama, Sa'd, and my father or Ubai were
(sitting there) with him. She said, (in the
message); My child is going to die; please come to
us." Allah's Apostle returned the messenger
and told him to convey his greetings to her, and
say, "Whatever Allah takes, is for Him and
whatever He gives is for Him, and everything with
Him has a limited fixed term (in this world): so
she should be patient and hope for Allah's
reward." Then she again sent for him swearing
that he should come; so The Prophet got up, and so
did we. When he sat there (at the house of his
daughter), the child was brought to him, and he
took him into his lap while the child's breath was
disturbed in his chest. The eyes of Allah's
Apostle started shedding tears. Sa'd said,
"What is this, O Allah's Apostle?" The
Prophet said, "This is the mercy which Allah
has lodged in the hearts of whoever He wants of
His slaves, and verily Allah is merciful only to
those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).'
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 650:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Any Muslim who has lost three of his
children will not be touched by the Fire except
that which will render Allah's oath
fulfilled."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 651:
Narrated Haritha
bin Wahb:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Shall I tell you of the people of
Paradise? They comprise every poor humble person,
and if he swears by Allah to do something, Allah
will fulfill it; while the people of the fire
comprise every violent, cruel arrogant
person."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 652:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet was
asked, "Who are the best people?" He
replied: The people of my generation, and then
those who will follow (come after) them, and then
those who will come after the later; after that
there will come some people whose witness will
precede their oaths and their oaths will go ahead
of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator)
said, "When we were young, our elder friends
used to prohibit us from taking oaths by saying,
'I bear witness swearing by Allah, or by Allah's
Covenant."'
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 653:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever swears falsely in order to grab the
property of a Muslim (or of his brother), Allah
will be angry with him when he meets Him."
Allah then revealed in confirmation of the above
statement:--'Verily those who purchase a small
gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their own
oaths.' (3.77) Al-Ash'ath said, "This Verse
was revealed regarding me and a companion of mine
when we had a dispute about a well."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 654:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
The Prophet said,
"The Hell Fire will keep on saying: 'Are
there anymore (people to come)?' Till the Lord of
Power and Honor will put His Foot over it and then
it will say, 'Qat! Qat! (sufficient! sufficient!)
by Your Power and Honor. And its various sides
will come close to each other (i.e., it will
contract). "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 655:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
I heard 'Urwa bin
Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin
Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah narrating
from 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, the story
about the liars who said what they said about her
and how Allah revealed her innocence afterwards.
Each one of the above four narrators narrated to
me a portion of her narration. (It was said in
it), "The Prophet stood up, saying, 'Is there
anyone who can relieve me from 'Abdullah bin Ubai?'
On that, Usaid bin Hudair got up and said to Sa'd
bin 'Ubada, La'amrullahi (By the Eternity of
Allah), we will kill him!' "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 656:
Narrated 'Aisha:
regarding: 'Allah
will not call you to account for that which is
unintentional in your oaths...' (2.225) This Verse
was revealed concerning such oath formulas as:
'No, by Allah!' and 'Yes, by Allah!' something
against his oath due to forgetfulness should he
make expiation?). And the Statement of Allah: 'And
there is no blame on you if you make a mistake
therein.' (33.5) And Allah said:-- '(Moses said to
Khadir): Call me not to account for what I
forgot.' (18.73)
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 657:
Narrated Abu
Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah forgives my
followers those (evil deeds) the
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 658:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr bin Al-As:
While the Prophet
was delivering a sermon on the Day of Nahr (i.e.,
10th Dhul-Hijja-Day of slaughtering the
sacrifice), a man got up saying, "I thought,
O Allah's Apostle, such-and-such a thing was to be
done before such-and-such a thing." Another
man got up, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! As
regards these three (acts of Hajj), thought
so-and-so." The Prophet said, "Do, and
there is no harm," concerning all those
matters on that day. And so, on that day, whatever
question he was asked, he said, "Do it, do
it, and there is no harm therein."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 659:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man said to the
Prophet (while he was delivering a sermon on the
Day of Nahr), "I have performed the Tawaf
round the Ka'ba before the Rami (throwing pebbles)
at the Jamra." The Prophet said, "There
is no harm (therein)." Another man said,
"I had my head shaved before slaughtering
(the sacrifice)." The Prophet said,
"There is no harm." A third said,
"I have slaughtered (the sacrifice) before
the Rami (throwing pebbles) at the Jamra."
The Prophet said, "There is no harm."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 660:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man entered the
mosque and started praying while Allah's Apostle
was sitting somewhere in the mosque. Then (after
finishing the prayer) the man came to the Prophet
and greeted him. The Prophet said to him, "Go
back and pray, for you have not prayed. The man
went back, and having prayed, he came and greeted
the Prophet. The Prophet after returning his
greetings said, "Go back and pray, for you
did not pray." On the third time the man
said, "(O Allah's Apostle!) teach me (how to
pray)." The Prophet said, "When you get
up for the prayer, perform the ablution properly
and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu
Akbar), and then recite of what you know of the
Quran, and then bow, and remain in this state till
you feel at rest in bowing, and then raise your
head and stand straight; and then prostrate till
you feel at rest in prostration, and then sit up
till you feel at rest while sitting; and then
prostrate again till you feel at rest in
prostration; and then get up and stand straight,
and do all this in all your prayers."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 661:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the pagans
were defeated during the (first stage) of the
battle of Uhud, Satan shouted, "O Allah's
slaves! Beware of what is behind you!" So the
front files of the Muslims attacked their own back
files. Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman looked and on seeing
his father he shouted: "My father! My
father!" By Allah! The people did not stop
till they killed his father. Hudhaifa then said,
"May Allah forgive you." 'Urwa (the
sub-narrator) added, "Hudhaifa continued
asking Allah forgiveness for the killers of his
father till he met Allah (till he died)."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 662:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"If somebody eats something forgetfully while
he is fasting, then he should complete his fast,
for Allah has made him eat and drink."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 663:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Buhaina:
Once Allah's
Apostle led us in prayer, and after finishing the
first two Rakat, got up (instead of sitting for
At-Tahiyyat) and then carried on with the prayer.
When he had finished his prayer, the people were
waiting for him to say Taslim, but before saying
Tasiim, he said Takbir and prostrated; then he
raised his head, and saying Takbir, he prostrated
(SAHU) and then raised his head and finished his
prayer with Taslim.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 664:
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:
that Allah's
Prophet led them in the Zuhr prayer and he offered
either more or less Rakat, and it was said to him,
"O Allah's Apostle ! Has the prayer been
reduced, or have you forgotten?" He asked,
"What is that?" They said, "You
have prayed so many Rak'at." So he performed
with them two more prostrations and said,
"These two prostrations are to be performed
by the person who does not know whether he has
prayed more or less (Rakat) in which case he
should seek to follow what is right. And then
complete the rest (of the prayer) and perform two
extra prostrations."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 665:
Narrated Ubai bin
Ka'b:
that he heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "(Moses) said, 'Call
me not to account for what I forget and be not
hard upon me for my affair (with you)' (18.73) the
first excuse of Moses was his forgetfulness."
Narrated Al-Bara
bin Azib that once he had a guest, so he told his
family (on the Day of Id-ul-Adha) that they should
slaughter the animal for sacrifice before he
returned from the ('Id) prayer in order that their
guest could take his meal. So his family
slaughtered (the animal ) before the prayer. Then
they mentioned that event to the Prophet who
ordered Al-Bara to slaughter another sacrifice.
Al-Bara' said to the Prophet , "I have a
young milch she-goat which is better than two
sheep for slaughtering." (The sub-narrator,
Ibn 'Aun used to say, "I don't know whether
the permission (to slaughter a she-goat as a
sacrifice) was especially given to Al-Bara' or if
it was in general for all the Muslims.") (See
Hadith No. 99, Vol. 2.)
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 666:
Narrated Jundub:
I witnessed the
Prophet offering the 'Id prayer (and after
finishing it) he delivered a sermon and said,
"Whoever has slaughtered his sacrifice
(before the prayer) should make up for it (i.e.
slaughter another animal) and whoever has not
slaughtered his sacrifice yet, should slaughter it
by mentioning Allah's Name over it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 667:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said,
"The biggest sins are: To join others in
worship with Allah; to be undutiful to one's
parents; to kill somebody unlawfully; and to take
an oath Al-Ghamus.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 668:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle
said, "If somebody is ordered (by the ruler
or the judge) to take an oath, and he takes a
false oath in order to grab the property of a
Muslim, then he will incur Allah's Wrath when he
will meet Him." And Allah revealed in its
confirmation: 'Verily! Those who purchase a small
gain at the cost of Allah's covenants and their
own oaths.' (3.77) (The sub-narrator added:) Al-Ash'ath
bin Qais entered, saying, "What did Abu 'Abdur-Rahman
narrate to you?" They said,
"So-and-so," Al-Ash'ath said, "This
verse was revealed in my connection. I had a well
on the land of my cousin (and we had a dispute
about it). I reported him to Allah 's Apostle who
said (to me). "You should give evidence (i.e.
witness) otherwise the oath of your opponent will
render your claim invalid." I said,
"Then he (my opponent) will take the oath, O
Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever is ordered (by the ruler or the
judge) to give an oath, and he takes a false oath
in order to grab the property of a Muslim, then he
will incur Allah's Wrath when he meets Him on the
Day of Resurrection."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 669:
Narrated Abu Musa:
My companions sent
me to the Prophet to ask him for some mounts. He
said, "By Allah! I will not mount you on
anything!" When I met him, he was in an angry
mood, but when I met him (again), he said,
"Tell your companions that Allah or Allah's
Apostle will provide you with mounts."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 670:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
I heard 'Urwa bin
Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin
Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Uqba
relating from 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet the
narration of the people (i.e. the liars) who
spread the slander against her and they said what
they said, and how Allah revealed her innocence.
Each of them related to me a portion of that
narration. (They said that 'Aisha said), ''Then
Allah revealed the ten Verses starting
with:--'Verily! Those who spread the slander..'
(24.11-21)
All these verses
were in proof of my innocence. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
who used to provide for Mistah some financial aid
because of his relation to him, said, "By
Allah, I will never give anything (in charity) to
Mistah, after what he has said about 'Aisha"
Then Allah revealed:-- 'And let not those among
you who are good and are wealthy swear not to give
(any sort of help) to their kins men....' (24.22)
On that, Abu Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah, I
like that Allah should forgive me." and then
resumed giving Mistah the aid he used to give him
and said, "By Allah! I will never withhold it
from him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 671:
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash'ari:
I went along with
some men from the Ash-ariyin to Allah's Apostle
and it happened that I met him while he was in an
angry mood. We asked him to provide us with
mounts, but he swore that he would not give us
any. Later on he said, "By Allah, Allah
willing, if ever I take an oath (to do something)
and later on I find something else better than the
first, then I do the better one and give expiation
for the dissolution of my oath."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 672:
Narrated Al-Musaiyab:
When the death of
Abu Talib approached, Allah's Apostle came to him
and said, "Say: La ilaha illallah, a word
with which I will be able to defend you before
Allah."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 673:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "(Following are) two words (sentences
or utterances that are very easy for the tongue to
say, and very heavy in the balance (of reward,)
and the must beloved to the Gracious Almighty (And
they are): Subhan Allah wa bi-hamdihi; Subhan
Allahi-l-'Azim,"
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 674:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said a sentence and I said
another. He said, "Whoever dies while he is
setting up rivals along with Allah (i.e.
worshipping others along with Allah) shall be
admitted into the (Hell) Fire." And I said
the other: "W
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 675:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle
took an oath for abstention from h is wives (for
one month), and during those days he had a sprain
in his foot. He stayed in a Mashrubah (an upper
room) for twenty-nine nights and then came down.
Then the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! You
took an oath for abstention (from your wives) for
one month." On that he said, A month can be
of twenty-nine days '
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 676:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa'd said,
"Abu Usaid, the companion of the Prophet, got
married, so he invited the Prophet to his wedding
party, and the bride herself served them. Sahl
said to the People, 'Do you know what drink she
served him with? She infused some dates in a pot
at night and the next morning she served him with
the infusion."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 677:
Narrated Sauda:
(the wife of the
Prophet) One of our sheep died and we tanned its
skin and kept on infusing dates in it till it was
a worn out water skin.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 678:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The family of (the
Prophet) Muhammad never ate wheat-bread with meat
for three consecutive days to their fill, till he
met Allah.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 679:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Abu Talha said to
Um Sulaim, "I heard the voice of Allah's
Apostle rather weak, and I knew that it was
because of hunger. Have you anything (to present
to the Prophet)?" She said, "Yes."
Then she took out a few loaves of barley bread and
took a veil of hers and wrapped the bread with a
part of it and sent me to Allah's Apostle. I went
and found Allah's Apostle sitting in the mosque
with some people. I stood up before him. Allah's
Apostle said to me, "Has Abu Talha sent
you?" I said, ' Yes. Then Allah's Apostle
said to those who were with him. "Get up and
proceed." I went ahead of them (as their
forerunner) and came to Abu Talha and informed him
about it. Abu Talha said, "O Um Sulaim!
Allah's Apostle has come and we have no food to
feed them." Um Sulaim said, "Allah and
His Apostle know best." So Abu Talha went out
(to receive them) till he met Allah's Apostle.
Allah's Apostle
came in company with Abu Talha and they entered
the house. Allah's Apostle said, "O Um Sulaim!
Bring whatever you have." So she brought that
(barley) bread and Allah's Apostle ordered that
bread to be broken into small pieces, and then Um
Sulaim poured over it some butter from a leather
butter container, and then Allah's Apostle said
what Allah wanted him to say, (i.e. blessing the
food). Allah's Apostle then said, "Admit ten
men." Abu Talha admitted them and they ate to
their fill and went out. He again said,
"Admit ten men." He admitted them, and
in this way all the people ate to their fill, and
they were seventy or eighty men."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 680:
Narrated 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "The (reward of) deeds,
depend upon the intentions and every person will
get the reward according to what he has intended.
So whoever emigrated for the sake of Allah and His
Apostle, then his emigration will be considered to
be for Allah and His Apostle, and whoever
emigrated for the sake of worldly gain or for a
woman to marry, then his emigration will be
considered to be for what he emigrated for."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 681:
Narrated Ka'b bin
Malik:
In the last part of
his narration about the three who remained behind
(from the battle of Tabuk). (I said) "As a
proof of my true repentance (for not joining the
Holy battle of Tabuk), I shall give up all my
property for the sake of Allah and His Apostle (as
an expiation for that sin)." The Prophet said
(to me), "Keep some of your wealth, for that
is better for you."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 682:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to
stay (for a period) in the house of Zainab bint
Jahsh (one of the wives of the Prophet ) and he
used to drink honey in her house. Hafsa and I
decided that when the Prophet entered upon either
of us, she would say, "I smell in you the bad
smell of Maghafir (a bad smelling raisin). Have
you eaten Maghafir?" When he entered upon one
of us, she said that to him. He replied (to her),
"No, but I have drunk honey in the house of
Zainab bint Jahsh, and I will never drink it
again." Then the following verse was
revealed: 'O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you)
that which Allah has made lawful for you?. ..(up
to) If you two (wives of the Prophet turn in
repentance to Allah.' (66.1-4) The two were 'Aisha
and Hafsa And also the Statement of Allah: 'And
(Remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in
confidence to one of his wives!' (66.3) i.e., his
saying, "But I have drunk honey." Hisham
said: It also meant his saying, "I will not
drink anymore, and I have taken an oath, so do not
inform anybody of that '
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 683:
Narrated Sa'id bin
Al-Harith:
that he heard Ibn 'Umar
saying, "Weren't people forbidden to make
vows?" The Prophet said, 'A vow neither
hastens nor delays anything, but by the making of
vows, some of the wealth of a miser is taken
out."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 684:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
The Prophet forbade
the making of vows and said, "It (a vow) does
not prevent anything (that has to take place), but
the property of a miser is spent (taken out) with
it."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 685:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"Allah says, 'The vow, does not bring about
for the son of Adam anything I have not decreed
for him, but his vow may coincide with what has
been decided for him, and by this way I cause a
miser to spend of his wealth. So he gives Me
(spends in charity) for the fulfillment of what
has been decreed for him what he would not give Me
before but for his vow."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 686:
Narrated Zahdam bin
Mudarrab:
'Imran bin Hussain
said, "The Prophet said, 'The best of you
(people) are my generation, and the second best
will be those who will follow them, and then those
who will follow the second generation." Imran
added, "I do not remember whether he
mentioned two or three (generations) after his
generation. He added, 'Then will come some people
who will make vows but will not fulfill them; and
they will be dishonest and will not be
trustworthy, and they will give their witness
without being asked to give their witness, and
fatness will appear among them.' "
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 687:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever vows that he will be obedient to
Allah, should remain obedient to Him; and whoever
made a vow that he will disobey Allah, should not
disobey Him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 688:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
'Umar said "O
Allah's Apostle! I vowed to perform I'tikaf for
one night in Al-Masjid-al-Haram, during the
Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (before embracing
Islam). "The Prophet said, "Fulfill your
vow." Ibn 'Umar said to the lady, "Pray
on her behalf." Ibn 'Abbas said the same.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 689:
Narrated Sa'id bin
'Ubada Al-Ansari:
that he consulted
the Prophet about a vow that had been made by his
mother who died without fulfilling it. The Prophet
gave his verdict that he should fulfill it on her
behalf. The verdict became Sunna (i.e. the
Prophet's tradition).
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 690:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man came to the
Prophet and said to him, "My sister vowed to
perform the Hajj, but she died (before fulfilling
it)." The Prophet said, "Would you not
have paid her debts if she had any?" The man
said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "So
pay Allah's Rights, as He is more entitled to
receive His rights."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 691:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever vowed to be obedient to Allah, must
be obedient to Him; and whoever vowed to be
disobedient to Allah, should not be disobedient to
Him."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 692:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"Allah is not in need of this man) torturing
himself," when he saw the man walking between
his two sons (who were supporting him).
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 693:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet saw a
man performing Tawaf around the Ka'ba, tied with a
rope or something else (while another person was
holding him). The Prophet cut that rope off.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 694:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
While performing
the Tawaf around the Ka'ba, the Prophet passed by
a person leading another person by a hair-rope
nose-ring in his nose. The Prophet cut the
hair-rope nose-ring off with his hand and ordered
the man to lead him by the hand.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 695:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
While the Prophet
was delivering a sermon, he saw a man standing, so
he asked about that man. They (the people) said,
"It is Abu Israil who has vowed that he will
stand and never sit down, and he will never come
in the shade, nor speak to anybody, and will
fast.'' The Prophet said, "Order him to speak
and let him come in the shade, and make him sit
down, but let him complete his fast."
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 696:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
that he was asked
about a man who had vowed that he would fast all
the days of his life then the day of 'Id al Adha
or 'Id-al-Fitr came. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: You
have indeed a good example in Allah's Apostle. He
did not fast on the day of 'Id al Adha or the day
of 'Id-al-Fitr, and we do not intend fasting on
these two days.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 697:
Narrated Ziyad bin
Jubair:
I was with Ibn 'Umar
when a man asked him, "I have vowed to fast
every Tuesday or Wednesday throughout my life and
if the day of my fasting coincided with the day of
Nahr (the first day of 'Id-al-Adha), (What shall I
do?)" Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah has ordered
the vows to be fulfilled, and we are forbidden to
fast on the day of Nahr." The man repeated
his question and Ibn 'Umar repeated his former
answer, adding nothing more.
Volume
8, Book 78, Number 698:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
We went out in the
company of Allah's Apostle on the day of (the
battle of) Khaibar, and we did not get any gold or
silver as war booty, but we got property in the
form of things and clothes. Then a man called
Rifa'a bin Zaid, from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dubaib,
presented a slave named Mid'am to Allah's Apostle.
Allah's Apostle headed towards the valley of Al-Qura,
and when he was in the valley of Al-Qura an arrow
was thrown by an unidentified person, struck and
killed Mid'am who was making a she-camel of
Allah's Apostle kneel down. The people said,
"Congratulations to him (the slave) for
gaining Paradise." Allah's Apostle said,
"No! By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, for the
sheet which he stole from the war booty before its
distribution on the day of Khaibar, is now burning
over him." When the people heard that, a man
brought one or two Shiraks (leather straps of
shoes) to the Prophet. The Prophet said, "A
Shirak of fire, or two Shiraks of fire."
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