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Volume 9, Book 89, Number 251:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys
me, disobeys Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever
disobeys him, disobeys me."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 252:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is
responsible for his charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is
responsible for his subjects; a man is the guardian of his family (household)
and is responsible for his subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband's
home and of his children and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man is
a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone
of you is a guardian and responsible for his charges."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 253:
Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im:
That while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya,
Muawiya heard that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr had said that there would be a king from
Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying
and praising Allah as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to know that
some of you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah's Book, nor has
been mentioned by Allah's Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among you.
Beware of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard
Allah's Apostle saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the
Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his
face as long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion
(Islam).'"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 254:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish
even if only two of them were still existing."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 255:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases:
(1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man
whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts
according to it and teaches it to others."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 256:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he
was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 257:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he
disapproves of, he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the
Muslim group even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the
Pre-lslamic period of ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and
177)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 258:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his
ruler) whether he likes it or not, as long as his orders involve not one in
disobedience (to Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one
should not listen to it or obey it. (See Hadith No. 203, Vol. 4)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 259:
Narrated 'Ali:
The Prophet sent an army unit (for some campaign) and appointed a man from
the Ansar as its commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During
the campaign) he became angry with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet order you
to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I order you to collect wood and make a
fire and then throw yourselves into it." So they collected wood and made a fire,
but when they were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at
each other, and some of them said, "We followed the Prophet to escape from the
fire. How should we enter it now?" So while they were in that state, the fire
extinguished and their commander's anger abated. The event was mentioned to the
Prophet and he said, "If they had entered it (the fire) they would never have
come out of it, for obedience is required only in what is good." (See Hadith No.
629. Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 260:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are
given authority on your demand then you will be held responsible for it, but if
you are given it without asking (for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in
it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that
something else is better, then you should expiate your oath and do what is
better."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 261:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler,
for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for
it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped (by
Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find
that something else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for
your oath."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 262:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling
which will be a thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an
excellent wet nurse it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 263:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the two men said
to the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the
second. The Prophet said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who
ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 264:
Narrated Ma'qil:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of
ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will
never feel even the smell of Paradise."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 265:
Narrated Ma'qil:
Allah's Apostle said, "If any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim
subjects dies while he is deceiving them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 266:
Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima:
I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan's companions when Jundab was advising.
They said, "Did you hear something from Allah's Apostle?" Jundab said, "I heard
him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose
his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts
the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of
Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab), "Advise us." He said, "The first
thing of the human body to purify is the abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but
good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as
he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not shedding even a
handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 267:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will be with the one whom you love."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 268:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:
Anas bin Malik said to a woman of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a
woman?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "The Prophet passed by her while she was
weeping over a grave, and he said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.'
The woman said (to the Prophet). 'Go away from me, for you do not know my
calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet left her and proceeded. A man passed by her
and asked her, 'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?' She replied, 'I did not
recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's Apostle."' Anas added, "So that
woman came to the gate of the Prophet and she did not find a gate-keeper there,
and she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!' The
Prophet said, 'No doubt, patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 269:
Narrated Anas:
Qais bin Sa'd was to the Prophet like a chief police officer to an Amir
(chief).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 270:
Narrated Abu Musa:
that the Prophet sent him and sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 271:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal came
and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?"
Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh
said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah
and His Apostle
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 272:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra:
Abu Bakra wrote to his son who was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two
persons when you are angry, for I heard the Prophet saying, "A judge should not
judge between two persons while he is in an angry mood."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 273:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I fail
to attend the morning congregational prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Muadh bin
Jabal) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it." I had never seen the
Prophet more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. He then said, "O
people! some of you make others dislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So
whoever among you leads the people in prayer, he should shorten it because among
them there are the old, the weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do).
(See Hadith No. 90, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 274:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
That he had divorced his wife during her menses. 'Umar mentioned that to the
Prophet. Allah's Apostle became angry and said, "He must take her back (his
wife) and keep her with him till she becomes clean from her menses and then to
wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again from it and only
then, if he wants to divorce her, he may do so."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 275:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabia came and said. "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, there
was no family on the surface of the earth, I like to see in degradation more
than I did your family, but today there is no family on the surface of the earth
whom I like to see honored more than yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan is a miser.
Is it sinful of me to feed our children from his property?" The Prophet said,
"There is no blame on you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable
manner.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 276:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They
do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet took
a silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter now----and its engraving was:
'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 277:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin As-Sa'di:
That when he went to 'Umar during his Caliphate. 'Umar said to him, "Haven't
I been told that you do certain jobs for the people but when you are given
payment you refuse to take it?" 'Abdullah added: I said, "Yes." 'Umar said, "Why
do you do so?" I said, "I have horses and slaves and I am living in prosperity
and I wish that my payment should be kept as a charitable gift for the Muslims."
'Umar said, "Do not do so, for I intended to do the same as you do. Allah's
Apostles used to give me gifts and I used to say to him, 'Give it to a more
needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more
needy person than me,' whereupon the Prophet said, 'Take it and keep it in your
possession and then give it in charity. Take what ever comes to you of this
money if you are not keen to have it and not asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if
it does not come to you) do not seek to have it yourself.' "
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I have heard 'Umar saying, "The Prophet used to
give me some money (grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give it to a more needy
one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy
one than me.' The Prophet said (to me), 'Take it and keep it in your possession
and then give it in charity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while you
are not keen to have it and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek
to have what you are not given. ' "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 278:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I witnessed a husband and a wife who were involved in a case of Lian. Then
(the judgment of) divorce was passed. I was fifteen years of age, at that time.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 279:
Narrated Sahl:
(the brother of Bani Sa'ida) A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet and
said, "If a man finds another man sleeping with his wife, should he kill him?"
That man and his wife then did Lian in the mosque while I was present.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and called him,
saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The
Prophet turned his face to the other side, but when the man gave four witnesses
against himself, the Prophet said to him, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." So
the Prophet said (to his companions), "Take him away and stone him to death. "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 281:
Narrated Um Salama:
Allah's Apostle said, "I am only a human being, and you people (opponents)
come to me with your cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case
eloquently in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict
according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a
brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am
giving him only a piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
Allah's Apostle said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has
killed an infidel and has a proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and
belongings of that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to seek a witness to
testify that I had killed an infidel but I could not find any witness and then
sat down. Then I thought that I should mention the case to Allah's Apostle I
(and when I did so) a man from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms
of the killed person he has mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my
behalf." Abu Bakr said, "No, he will not give the arms to a bird of Quraish and
deprive one of Allah's lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His
Apostle." Allah's Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and I bought a garden
with its price, and that was my first property which I owned through the war
booty.
The people of Hijaz said, "A judge should not pass a judgment according to
his knowledge, whether he was a witness at the time he was the judge or before
that" And if a litigant gives a confession in favor of his opponent in the
court, in the opinion of some scholars, the judge should not pass a judgment
against him till the latter calls two witnesses to witness his confession. And
some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass a judgement according to what he
hears or witnesses (the litigant's confession) in the court itself, but if the
confession takes place outside the court, he should not pass the judgment unless
two witnesses witness the confession." Some of them said, "A judge can pass a
judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is trust-worthy, and that
a witness is Required just to reveal the truth. The judge's knowledge is more
than the witness." Some said, "A judge can judge according to his knowledge only
in cases involving property, but in other cases he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A
judge ought not to pass a judgment depending on his knowledge if other people do
not know what he knows, although his knowledge is more than the witness of
somebody else because he might expose himself to suspicion by the Muslims and
cause the Muslims to have unreasonable doubt. "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 283:
Narrated 'Ali bin Husain:
Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyai came to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when
she returned (home), the Prophet accompanied her. It happened that two men from
the Ansar passed by them and the Prophet called them saying, "She is Safiya!"
those two men said, "Subhan Allah!" The Prophet said, "Satan circulates in the
human body as blood does."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 284:
Narrated Abu Burda:
The Prophet sent my father and Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them),
"Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give
them glad tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to make people to hate
good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual understanding"
Abu Musa said to Allah's Apostle, "In our country a special alcoholic drink
called Al-Bit', is prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet said, "Every intoxicant
is prohibited. "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 285:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Set free the captives and accept invitations."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 286:
Narrated Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi:
The Prophet appointed a man from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn
Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat. When he returned (with the money) he said (to
the Prophet), "This is for you and this has been given to me as a gift." The
Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he ascended the pulpit), and after
glorifying and praising Allah, he said, "What is wrong with the employee whom we
send (to collect Zakat from the public) that he returns to say, 'This is for you
and that is for me?' Why didn't he stay at his father's and mother's house to
see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life is,
whoever takes anything illegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by
carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it will be grunting: if it is a
cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a sheep it will be bleating!" The Prophet
then raised both his hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he
said), "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message?" And he repeated it three
times.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 287:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Salim, the freed salve of Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early
Muhajirin (emigrants) and the companions of the Prophet in the Quba mosque.
Among those (who used to pray behind him) were Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Abu Salama, and
Amir bin Rabi'a.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 288:
Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims
were permitted to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah's Apostle said, "I do
not know who amongst you has agreed (to it) and who has not. Go back so that
your 'Urafa' may submit your decision to us." So the people returned and their
'Urafa' talked to them and then came back to Allah's Apostle and told him that
the people had given their consent happily and permitted (their captives to be
freed).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 289:
Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid bin Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Some people said to Ibn 'Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in
their praise what is contrary to what we say when we leave them." Ibn 'Umar
said, "We used to consider this as hypocrisy."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 290:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostles said, "The worst of all mankind is the double-faced one, who
comes to some people with one countenance and to others, with another
countenance."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 291:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Hind (bint 'Utba) said to the Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need
to take some money of his wealth." The Prophet said, "Take reasonably what is
sufficient for you and your children "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 292:
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at the
door of his dwelling, so he went out to them and said, "I am only a human being,
and litigants with cases of dispute come to me, and someone of you may happen to
be more eloquent (in presenting his case) than the other, whereby I may consider
that he is truthful and pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment
in favor of somebody whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever
he takes is nothing but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or leave."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 293:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) 'Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa'd bin
Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of Zam'a is from me, so take him into
your custody." So in the year of Conquest of Mecca, Sa'd took him and said.
(This is) my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my
custody." ' Abd bin Zam'a got up before him and said, (He is) my brother and the
son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on my father's bed." So they
both submitted their case before Allah's Apostle. Sa'd said, "O Allah's Apostle!
This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin Zam'a
said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and
was born on the bed of my father." Allah's Apostle said, "The boy is for you, O
'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then Allah's Apostle further said, "The child is for the owner
of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," He then said to Sauda bint
Zam'a, "Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's resemblance
to 'Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 294:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "If somebody on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab
(a Muslim's) property and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry
with him". So Allah revealed,:--
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and
their oaths..' (3.77) 'Al-Ashath came while Abdullah was narrating (this) to the
people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and another man
with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet said (to me), "Do you have
any evidence?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I
said: I am sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed:
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant....'
(3.77) (See Hadith No. 72, Vol 6).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 295:
Narrated Um Salama:
The Prophet heard the voices of some people quarreling near his gate, so he
went to them and said, "I am only a human being and litigants with cases of
disputes come to me, and maybe one of them presents his case eloquently in a
more convincing and impressive way than the other, and I give my verdict in his
favor thinking he is truthful. So if I give a Muslim's right to another (by
mistake), then that (property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it
or leave it." (See Hadith No. 281 )
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 296:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet came to know that one of his companions had given the promise of
freeing his slave after his death, but as he had no other property than that
slave, the Prophet sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 297:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people
criticized his leadership. The Prophet said (to the people), "If you are
criticizing his leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's
leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the leadership and
used to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama) is one
of the most beloved persons to me after him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 298:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah, is the
most quarrelsome person."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 299:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet sent (an army unit under the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to
fight against the tribe of Bani Jadhima and those people could not express
themselves by saying, "Aslamna," but they said, "Saba'na! Saba'na! " Khalid kept
on killing some of them and taking some others as captives, and he gave a
captive to everyone of us and ordered everyone of us to kill his captive. I
said, "By Allah, I shall not kill my captive and none of my companions shall
kill his captive!" Then we mentioned that to the Prophet and he said, "O Allah!
I am free from what Khalid bin Al-Walid has done," and repeated it twice.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 300:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Saidi:
There was some quarrel (sighting) among Bani 'Amr, and when this news reached
the Prophet, he offered the Zuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them.
In the meantime the time of 'Asr prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and
then the Iqama for the prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and
Abu Bakr went forward. The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was still praying. He
entered the rows of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first)
row. The people started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever
he stood for prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but
when Abu Bakr observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and
saw the Prophet standing behind him.
The Prophet beckoned him to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there
for a while, thanking Allah for the saying of the Prophet and then he retreated,
taking his steps backwards. When the Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led the
people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, "O Abu Bakr! What
prevented you from carrying on with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?"
Abu Bakr replied, "It does not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet
in prayer." Then the Prophet said to the people, "If some problem arises during
prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!; and the women should clap."
(See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 301:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of
Al-Yamama, while 'Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), 'Umar has
come to my and said, 'A great number of Qaris of the Holy Quran were killed on
the day of the battle of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the casualties among
the Qaris of the Quran may increase on other battle-fields whereby a large part
of the Quran may be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr)
should have the Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How dare I do something which
Allah's Apostle did not do?' 'Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.'
'Umar kept on pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which
He had opened the chest of 'Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as
'Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "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
Quran and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu Bakr
had ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to another
it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the
Qur'an. Then I said (to 'Umar and Abu Bakr), "How can you do something which
Allah's Apostle did not do?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is something
beneficial." Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until
Allah opened my chest for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr
and 'Umar, and I had in that matter, the same opinion as theirs.
So I started compiling the Quran by collecting it from the leafless stalks of
the date-palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones,
and from the chests of men (who had memorized the Quran). I found the last
verses of Sirat-at-Tauba: ("Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad)
from amongst yourselves--' (9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima and I
added to it the rest of the Sura. The manuscripts of the Quran remained with Abu
Bakr till Allah took him unto Him. Then it remained with 'Umar till Allah took
him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint 'Umar.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 302:
Narrated Abu Laila bin 'Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl:
Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great men of his tribe said, 'Abdullah bin 'Sahl
and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibar as they were struck with poverty and difficult
living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was informed that Abdullah had been killed and
thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, "By Allah, you
have killed my companion." The Jews said, "By Allah, we have not killed him."
Muhaiyisa then came back to his people and told them the story. He, his elder
brother Huwaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and he who
had been at Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but the Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, "The
eldest! The eldest!" meaning, "Let the eldest of you speak." So Huwaiyisa spoke
first and then Muhaiyisa. Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews should either pay the
blood money of your (deceased) companion or be ready for war." After that
Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote that
they had not killed him. Then Allah's Apostle said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and
'Abdur-Rahman, "Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled to take the
blood money?" They said, "No." He said (to them), "Shall we ask the Jews to take
an oath before you?" They replied, "But the Jews are not Muslims." So Allah's
Apostle gave them one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl
added: When those she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked me
with its leg.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 303:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to
Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so
judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a
laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The
people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for
one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and
they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of
exile.' " The Prophet said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book
(Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and
your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you,
Unais!" The Prophet addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this
man and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned
her to death.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 304:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him along with
the members of a Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them
that I want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a
lie, they should contradict him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration
and said that Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If
what you say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath
my two feet.' "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 305:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi:
The Prophet employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and
when he returned (with the money) to Allah's Apostle the Prophet called him to
account, and he said, "This (amount) is for you, and this was given to me as a
present." Allah's Apostle said, "Why don't you stay at your father's house or
your mother's house to see whether you will be given gifts or not, if you are
telling the truth?" Then Allah's Apostle stood up and addressed the people, and
after glorifying and praising Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ
some men from among you for some job which Allah has placed in my charge, and
then one of you comes to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you and this is a
gift given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the house of his father or the house
of his mother and see whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling
the truth by Allah, none of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself
(Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection
carrying it on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting
camel or a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet
raised both his hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits, and said, "(No
doubt)! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 306:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Allah never sends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a
Caliph but that he (the prophet or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A
group advising him to do good and exhorts him to do it, and the other group
advising him to do evil and exhorts him to do it. But the protected person
(against such evil advisors) is the one protected by Allah.' "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 307:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
We gave the oath of allegiance to Allah's Apostle that we would listen to and
obey him both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired
and that we would not fight against the ruler or disobey him, and would stand
firm for the truth or say the truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of
Allah we would not be afraid of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178
and 320)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 308:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet went out on a cold morning while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and
the Ansar were digging the trench. The Prophet then said, "O Allah! The real
goodness is the goodness of the Here after, so please forgive the Ansar and the
Muhajirin." They replied, "We are those who have given the Pledge of allegiance
to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we remain alive."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 309:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Whenever we gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to listen to
and obey, he used to say to us, for as much as you can"
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 310:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
I witnessed Ibn 'Umar when the people gathered around 'Abdul Malik. Ibn 'Umar
wrote: I gave the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's
Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers according to Allah's Laws and the
Traditions of His Apostle as much as I can; and my sons too, give the same
pledge.'
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 311:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
I gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that I would listen and obey,
and he told me to add: 'As much as I can, and will give good advice to every
Muslim.'
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 312:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
When the people took the oath of allegiance to 'Abdul Malik, 'Abdullah bin
'Umar wrote to him: "To Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I
give the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave,
'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, according to Allah's Laws and the
Traditions of His Apostle in whatever is within my ability; and my sons too,
give the same pledge."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 313:
Narrated Yazid:
I said to Salama, "For what did you give the Pledge of allegiance to the
Prophet on the Day of Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For death."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 314:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:
The group of people whom 'Umar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate
gathered and consulted each other. Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to
compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I would select for you a
caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to let 'Abdur-Rahman decide the
case. So when the candidates placed the case in the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman, the
people went towards him and nobody followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any
after him. So the people followed 'Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those
nights till there came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to 'Uthman.
Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: 'Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of
the night had passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I
see you have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three nights I have not
slept enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I called them for him and he
consulted them and then called me saying, 'Call 'Ali for me." I called 'Ali and
he held a private talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to
leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but 'Abdur-Rahman was
afraid of something concerning 'Ali. 'Abdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call
'Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the
Mu'adhdhin put an end to their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer.
When the people finished their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered
near the pulpit, 'Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the
Ansar present there and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with
'Umar that year. When all of them had gathered, 'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have
looked at the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody
equal to 'Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then
'Abdur-Rahman said (to 'Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on
condition that you will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's
Apostle and the traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave
the oath of allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin
(emigrants) and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 315:
Narrated Salama:
We gave the oath of allegiance to the Prophet under the tree. He said to me,
"O Salama! Will you not give the oath of allegiance?" I replied, "O Allah's
Apostle! I have already given the oath of allegiance for the first time." He
said, (Give it again) for the second time.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 316:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam and the
bedouin got a fever where upon he said to the Prophet "Cancel my Pledge." But
the Prophet refused. He came to him (again) saying, "Cancel my Pledge.' But the
Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin) left (Medina). Allah's Apostle said: "Medina
is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and
clears its good."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 317:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Hisham:
who was born during the lifetime of the Prophet that his mother, Zainab bint
Humaid had taken him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take his
Pledge of allegiance (for Islam)." The Prophet said, "He ('Abdullah bin Hisham)
is a little child," and passed his hand over his head and invoked Allah for him.
'Abdullah bin Hisham used to slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice on behalf of all
of his family.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 318:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then
the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to him
(again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused
Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But
the Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's
Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its
impurities and brightens and clears its good.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 319:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There will be three types of people whom Allah will
neither speak to them on the Day of Resurrection nor will purify them from sins,
and they will have a painful punishment: They are, (1) a man possessed
superfluous water (more than he needs) on a way and he withholds it from the
travelers. (2) a man who gives a pledge of allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and
gives it only for worldly benefits, if the Imam gives him what he wants, he
abides by his pledge, otherwise he does not fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man
who sells something to another man after the 'Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a
false oath) that he has been offered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes
him and buys it although in fact, the seller has not been offered such a price."
(See Hadith No. 838, Vol. 3)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 320:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle said to us while we were in a gathering, "Give me the oath
(Pledge of allegiance for: (1) Not to join anything in worship along with Allah,
(2) Not to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not to kill
your children, (5) Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an
accusation among people), (6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good
deeds. The Prophet added: Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward
will be with Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal
punishment in this world for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation
for that sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose
him, then it is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He wishes, He
will forgive him." So we gave the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 321:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to take the Pledge of allegiance from the women by words
only after reciting this Holy Verse:--(60.12) "..that they will not associate
anything in worship with Allah." (60.12) And the hand of Allah's Apostle did not
touch any woman's hand except the hand of that woman his right hand possessed.
(i.e. his captives or his lady slaves).
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 322:
Narrated Um Atiyya:
We gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet and he recited to me the
verse (60.12). That they will not associate anything in worship with Allah
(60.12). And he also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A
woman from us held her hand out and said, "Such-and-such a woman cried over a
dead person belonging to my family and I want to compensate her for that crying"
The Prophet did not say anything in reply and she left and returned. None of
those women abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', and the daughter
of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of
Mu'adh.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 323:
Narrated Jabir:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge of allegiance
for Islam." So the Prophet took from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He
came the next day with a fever and said to the Prophet "Cancel my pledge." But
the Prophet refused and when the bedouin went away, the Prophet said, "Medina is
like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and
clears its good."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 324:
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad:
'Aisha said, "O my head!" Allah's Apostle said, "If that (i.e., your death)
should happen while I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive you and would
invoke Allah for you." 'Aisha said, "O my life which is going to be lost! By
Allah, I think that you wish for my death, and if that should happen then you
would be busy enjoying the company of one of your wives in the last part of that
day." The Prophet said, "But I should say, 'O my head!' I feel like calling Abu
Bakr and his son and appoint (the former as my successors lest people should say
something or wish for something. Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a
Caliph) and the believers will prevent (anyone else from claiming the
Caliphate)," or "..Allah will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate)
and the believers will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming the Caliph)."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 325:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
It was said to 'Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" Umar said, "If I
appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than
I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, it is true that
somebody who was better than I (i.e., Allah's Apostle) did so." On this, the
people praised him. 'Umar said, "People are of two kinds: Either one who is keen
to take over the Caliphate or one who is afraid of assuming such a
responsibility. I wish I could be free from its responsibility in that I would
receive neither reward nor retribution I won't bear the burden of the caliphate
in my death as I do in my life."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 326:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
That he heard 'Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on
the day following the death of the Prophet 'Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu
Bakr was silent. 'Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Apostle had outlived all of
us, i.e., had been the last (to die). But if Muhammad is dead, Allah
nevertheless has kept the light amongst you from which you can receive the same
guidance as Allah guided Muhammad with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of
Allah's Apostle He is the second of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled
person among the Muslims to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear
allegiance to him." Some people had already taken the oath of allegiance to him
in the shed of Bani Sa'ida but the oath of allegiance taken by the public was
taken at the pulpit. I heard 'Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day. "Please
ascend the pulpit," and kept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit
whereupon, all the people swore allegiance to him.
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 327:
Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im:
A woman came to the Prophet and spoke to him about something and he told her
to return to him. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I come and do not find you?"
(As if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet said, "If you should not find
me, then go to Abu Bakr."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 328:
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:
Abu Bakr said to the delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels
till Allah shows the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin
(emigrants) something because of which you may excuse yourselves "
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 329:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
I heard the Prophet saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will
rule all the Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My
father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 330:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order
for collecting fire wood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the
prayer and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and then I would go
from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the
(compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone
of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small)
pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer."
(See Hadith No. 617, Vol. 1)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 331:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik:
Who was Ka'b's guide from among his sons when Ka'b became blind: I heard Ka'b
bin Malik saying, "When some people remained behind and did not join Allah's
Apostle in the battle of Tabuk.." and then he described the whole narration and
said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Muslims to speak to us, and so we (I and my
companions) stayed fifty nights in that state, and then Allah's Apostle
announced Allah's acceptance of our repentance."
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