Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, was at al-Ji'rana on the Day of the Battle of Hunayn with the
spoils in the custody of Bilal. The Prophet (ﷺ) was dividing them out. A man
cam…
Bashir ibn Ma'bad as-Sadusi (whose name was Zahim ibn Ma'bad) made
hijra (emigration) to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "What is your name?" "Zahim," he replied. The…
Muhammad ibn Hilal reported that he saw the rooms of the wives
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The rooms were
made of palm trunks covered with hair. The transmitter (Muhammad ibn Abi
Fudayk) said…
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "The Final Hour will not come until houses'
adornments resemble painted garments."
Abu Hurayra said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, which sadaqa
has the best reward?' He said, 'By your father, you will learn of it. It
is th…
'Abdullah said, "When one of you seeks something he needs, he should
ask for something small. He will have what is decreed for him. None of
you should go to his companion and then praise him and thus break his back."
Abu 'Izza Yassar ibn 'Abdullah al-Hudhali reported that the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah wants a slave
to die in a particular country, he makes him have some reason for being
there.…
Abu 'Abdu'l-'Aziz said, "Abu Hurayra spent the night with us and
looked at a star before him. Then he said, 'By the One who holds Abu Hurayra
in his hand, some people wish that they would be appointed commanders in
the e…
Mughith claimed that Ibn 'Umar once asked him about his mawla and
Mughith replied, "By Allah and so-and-so." Ibn 'Umar responded, "Do not
speak like that. Do not put anyone with Allah. Say "so-and-so: after you
have said…
Ibn 'Abbas said, "A man said, to the Prophet, 'Whatever Allah wills
and you will.' He said, 'You have put an equal with Allah. It is what Allah
alone wills.'"
'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I went out with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar
to the market. He passed by a small slave-girl who singing and remarked,
'Shaytan. If he had left anyone, he would have left this girl.'"
Anas ibn Malik heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, say, "I have nothing to do with diversions and diversions
have nothing to do with me." He meant that he does not do anything worthless…
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "Spread the greeting to people and
you will be safe. The saw is evil."
Fadala ibn 'Ubayd was at a meeting when he heard that some people
were playing backgammon. He got up in anger to forbid it in the strongest
possible terms. Then he said, "The one who plays in order to live on his
winning…
Ibn Mas'ud was heard to say, "You are living at a time when there
are many men of understanding and few orators. There are few who ask and
many who give. In it there is more action than diversion. After you there
will co…
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: رَأَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً حَيًّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرِي، قَالَ: وَكَانَ أَبْيَضَ، مَلِيحَ الْوَجْهِ.
Abu't-Tufayl said, "I was asked, 'Did you see the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace?' 'Yes,' I replied, 'and I do not know
of any man left alive on the face of the earth except myself who saw the
Prophet,…
حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ قَابُوسَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: الْهَدْيُ الصَّالِحُ، وَالسَّمْتُ الصَّالِحُ، وَالِاقْتِصَادُ، جُزْءٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Right guidance, correct behaviour and being moderate
form a twenty-fifth portion of prophethood."
It is related that 'Ikrima said, "I asked 'A'isha, 'Did you ever
hear the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, quoting
poetry?' She replied, 'Sometimes when he entered a house, he would say,
"News…
Ibn 'Abbas said, "This is something that a Prophet said, 'News
will come to you from someone you do not furnish with travel provisions'
(meaning that he had quoted it."