Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 60: 

  Prophetic Commentary on
  the Qur'an (Tafseer of the
          Prophet (pbuh)) 

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 1: 

     Narrated Abu Said bin Al-Mu'alla: 

     While I was praying in the Mosque, Allah's
     Apostle called me but I did not respond to him.
     Later I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was praying."
     He said, "Didn't Allah say'--"Give your response
     to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle
     when he calls you." (8.24) 

     He then said to me, "I will teach you a Sura
     which is the greatest Sura in the Qur'an, before
     you leave the Mosque." Then he got hold of my
     hand, and when he intended to leave (the
     Mosque), I said to him, "Didn't you say to me, 'I
     will teach you a Sura which is the greatest Sura in
     the Quran?' He said, "Al-Hamdu-Lillah
     Rabbi-l-Alamin (i.e. Praise be to Allah, the Lord
     of the worlds) which is Al-Sab'a Al-Mathani (i.e.
     seven repeatedly recited Verses) and the Grand
     Qur'an which has been given to me." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 2: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "When the Imam says:
     'Ghair-il-Maghdubi 'Alaihim Walad-Dallin (i.e.
     not the path of those who earn Your Anger, nor
     the path of those who went astray (1.7)), then
     you must say, 'Ameen', for if one's utterance of
     'Ameen' coincides with that of the angels, then his
     past sins will be forgiven." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 3: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection
     the Believers will assemble and say, 'Let us ask
     somebody to intercede for us with our Lord.' So
     they will go to Adam and say, 'You are the father
     of all the people, and Allah created you with His
     Own Hands, and ordered the angels to prostrate
     to you, and taught you the names of all things; so
     please intercede for us with your Lord, so that
     He may relieve us from this place of ours.' Adam
     will say, 'I am not fit for this (i.e. intercession for
     you).' Then Adam will remember his sin and feel
     ashamed thereof. He will say, 'Go to Noah, for
     he was the first Apostle, Allah sent to the
     inhabitants of the earth.' They will go to him and
     Noah will say, 

     'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will
     remember his appeal to his Lord to do what he
     had no knowledge of, then he will feel ashamed
     thereof and will say, 'Go to the Khalil--r-Rahman
     (i.e. Abraham).' They will go to him and he will
     say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking. Go to
     Moses, the slave to whom Allah spoke (directly)
     and gave him the Torah .' So they will go to him
     and he will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.'
     and he will mention (his) killing a person who
     was not a killer, and so he will feel ashamed
     thereof before his Lord, and he will say, 'Go to
     Jesus, Allah's Slave, His Apostle and Allah's
     Word and a Spirit coming from Him. Jesus will
     say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, go to
     Muhammad the Slave of Allah whose past and
     future sins were forgiven by Allah.' So they will
     come to me and I will proceed till I will ask my
     Lord's Permission and I will be given permission.
     When I see my Lord, I will fall down in
     Prostration and He will let me remain in that state
     as long as He wishes and then I will be
     addressed.' (Muhammad!) Raise your head.
     Ask, and your request will be granted; say, and
     your saying will be listened to; intercede, and
     your intercession will be accepted.' I will raise
     my head and praise Allah with a saying (i.e.
     invocation) He will teach me, and then I will
     intercede. He will fix a limit for me (to intercede
     for) whom I will admit into Paradise. Then I will
     come back again to Allah, and when I see my
     Lord, the same thing will happen to me. And then
     I will intercede and Allah will fix a limit for me to
     intercede whom I will let into Paradise, then I will
     come back for the third time; and then I will
     come back for the fourth time, and will say,
     'None remains in Hell but those whom the Quran
     has imprisoned (in Hell) and who have been
     destined to an eternal stay in Hell.' " (The
     compiler) Abu 'Abdullah said: 'But those whom
     the Qur'an has imprisoned in Hell,' refers to the
     Statement of Allah: 

     "They will dwell therein forever." (16.29) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 4: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     I asked the Prophet, "What is the greatest sin in
     the Sight of Allah?" He said, "That you set up a
     rival unto Allah though He Alone created you." I
     said, "That is indeed a great sin." Then asked,
     "What is next?" He said, "To kill your son lest he
     should share your food with you." I asked,
     "What is next?" He said, "To commit illegal
     sexual intercourse with the wife of your
     neighbor." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 5: 

     Narrated Said bin Zaid: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The Kam'a (i.e. a kind of
     edible fungus) is like the Manna (in that it is
     obtained without effort) and its water is a
     (medicine) cure for eye trouble." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 6: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "It was said to the children of
     Israel, 'Enter the gate (of the town), prostrate (in
     humility) and say: Hittatun (i.e. repentance) i.e. O
     Allah! 

     Forgive our sins.' But they entered by dragging
     themselves on their buttocks, so they did
     something different (from what they had been
     ordered to do) and said, 'Hittatun,' but added,
     "A grain in a hair." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 7: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     'Abdullah bin Salam heard the news of the arrival
     of Allah's Apostle (at Medina) while he was on a
     farm collecting its fruits. So he came to the
     Prophet and said, "I will ask you about three
     things which nobody knows unless he be a
     prophet. Firstly, what is the first portent of the
     Hour? What is the first meal of the people of
     Paradise? And what makes a baby look like its
     father or mother?'. The Prophet said, "Just now
     Gabriel has informed me about that." 'Abdullah
     said, "Gabriel?" The Prophet said, "Yes."
     'Abdullah said, "He, among the angels is the
     enemy of the Jews." On that the Prophet recited
     this Holy Verse:-- 

     "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel (let him die in
     his fury!) for he has brought it (i.e. Qur'an) down
     to your heart by Allah's permission." (2.97) Then
     he added, "As for the first portent of the Hour, it
     will be a fire that will collect the people from the
     East to West. And as for the first meal of the
     people of Paradise, it will be the caudite (i.e.
     extra) lobe of the fish liver. And if a man's
     discharge proceeded that of the woman, then the
     child resembles the father, and if the woman's
     discharge proceeded that of the man, then the
     child resembles the mother." On hearing that,
     'Abdullah said, "I testify that None has the right
     to be worshipped but Allah, and that you are the
     Apostle of Allah, O, Allah's Apostle; the Jews
     are liars, and if they should come to know that I
     have embraced Islam, they would accuse me of
     being a liar." In the meantime some Jews came
     (to the Prophet) and he asked them, "What is
     'Abdullah's status amongst you?" They replied,
     "He is the best amongst us, and he is our chief
     and the son of our chief." The Prophet said,
     "What would you think if 'Abdullah bin Salam
     embraced Islam?" They replied, "May Allah
     protect him from this!" Then 'Abdullah came out
     and said, "I testify that None has the right to be
     worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the
     Apostle of Allah." The Jews then said, "Abdullah
     is the worst of us and the son of the worst of us,"
     and disparaged him. On that 'Abdullah said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! This is what I was afraid of!" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 8: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Umar said, "Our best Qur'an reciter is Ubai and
     our best judge is 'Ali; and in spite of this, we
     leave some of the statements of Ubai because
     Ubai says, 'I do not leave anything that I have
     heard from Allah's Apostle while Allah: 

     "Whatever verse (Revelations) do We abrogate
     or cause to be forgotten but We bring a better
     one or similar to it." (2.106) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 9: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet said, "Allah said, 'The son of Adam
     tells a lie against me though he has no right to do
     so, and he abuses Me though he has no right to
     do so. As for his telling a lie against Me, it is that
     he claims that I cannot recreate him as I created
     him before; and as for his abusing Me, it is his
     statement that I have offspring. No! Glorified be
     Me! I am far from taking a wife or offspring.' " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 10: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     Umar said, "I agreed with Allah in three things,"
     or said, "My Lord agreed with me in three things.
     I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Would that you took
     the station of Abraham as a place of prayer.' I
     also said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Good and bad
     persons visit you! Would that you ordered the
     Mothers of the believers to cover themselves
     with veils.' So the Divine Verses of Al-Hijab (i.e.
     veiling of the women) were revealed. I came to
     know that the Prophet had blamed some of his
     wives so I entered upon them and said, 'You
     should either stop (troubling the Prophet ) or else
     Allah will give His Apostle better wives than
     you.' When I came to one of his wives, she said
     to me, 'O 'Umar! Does Allah's Apostle haven't
     what he could advise his wives with, that you try
     to advise them?' " Thereupon Allah revealed:-- 

     "It may be, if he divorced you (all) his Lord will
     give him instead of you, wives better than you
     Muslims (who submit to Allah).." (66.5) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 11: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     (The wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle said,
     "Don't you see that when your people built the
     Ka'ba, they did not build it on all Abraham's
     foundations?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why
     don't you rebuild it on Abraham's foundations?"
     He said, "Were your people not so close to (the
     period of Heathenism, i.e. the Period between
     their being Muslims and being infidels), I would
     do so." The sub-narrator, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar
     said, "Aisha had surely heard Allah's Apostle
     saying that, for I do not think that Allah's Apostle
     left touching the two corners of the Ka'ba facing
     Al-Hijr except because the Ka'ba was not built
     on all Abraham's foundations." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 12: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The people of the Scripture (Jews) used to recite
     the Torah in Hebrew and they used to explain it
     in Arabic to the Muslims. On that Allah's Apostle
     said, "Do not believe the people of the Scripture
     or disbelieve them, but say:-- "We believe in
     Allah and what is revealed to us." (2.136) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 13: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     The Prophet prayed facing Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e.
     Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months but
     he wished that his Qibla would be the Ka'ba (at
     Mecca). (So Allah Revealed (2.144) and he
     offered 'Asr prayers(in his Mosque facing Ka'ba
     at Mecca) and some people prayed with him. A
     man from among those who had prayed with
     him, went out and passed by some people
     offering prayer in another mosque, and they were
     in the state of bowing. He said, "I, (swearing by
     Allah,) testify that I have prayed with the Prophet
     facing Mecca." Hearing that, they turned their
     faces to the Ka'ba while they were still bowing.
     Some men had died before the Qibla was
     changed towards the Ka'ba. They had been
     killed and we did not know what to say about
     them (i.e. whether their prayers towards
     Jerusalem were accepted or not). So Allah
     revealed:-- "And Allah would never make your
     faith (i.e. prayer) to be lost (i.e. your prayers
     offered (towards Jerusalem). Truly Allah is Full
     of Pity, Most Merciful towards mankind."
     (2.143) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 14: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Noah will be called on the
     Day of Resurrection and he will say, 'Labbaik
     and Sa'daik, O my Lord!' Allah will say, 'Did
     you convey the Message?' Noah will say, 'Yes.'
     His nation will then be asked, 'Did he convey the
     Message to you?' They will say, 'No Warner
     came to us.' Then Allah will say (to Noah), 'Who
     will bear witness in your favor?' He will say,
     'Muhammad and his followers. So they (i.e.
     Muslims) will testify that he conveyed the
     Message. And the Apostle (Muhammad) will be
     a witness over yourselves, and that is what is
     meant by the Statement of Allah "Thus We have
     made of you a just and the best nation that you
     may be witnesses over mankind and the Apostle
     (Muhammad) will be a witness over yourselves." 

     (2.143) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 15: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     While some people were offering Fajr prayer in
     the Quba' mosque, some-one came and said,
     "Allah has revealed to the Prophet Qur'anic
     instructions that you should face the Ka'ba (while
     praying) so you too, should face it." Those
     people then turned towards the Ka'ba. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 16: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     None remains of those who prayed facing both
     Qiblas (that is, Jerusalem and Mecca) except
     myself. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 17: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     While some people were offering morning prayer
     at Quba' a man came to them and said, "A
     Quranic Order has been revealed to Allah's
     Apostle tonight that he should face the Ka'ba at
     Mecca (in prayer), so you too should turn your
     faces towards it." At that moment their faces
     were towards Sham (i.e. Jerusalem) (and on
     hearing that) they turned towards the Ka'ba (at
     Mecca). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 18: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     While some people were offering Fajr prayer at
     Quba' (mosque), some-one came to them and
     said, "Tonight some Qur'anic Verses have been
     revealed to the Prophet and he has been ordered
     to face the Ka'ba (at Mecca) (during prayers),
     so you too should turn your faces towards it." At
     that time their faces were towards Sham
     (Jerusalem) so they turned towards the Ka'ba (at
     Mecca). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 19: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     We prayed along with the Prophet facing
     Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then
     Allah ordered him to turn his face towards the
     Qibla (in Mecca):-- 

     "And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for
     prayers) turn your face in the direction of (the
     Sacred Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul
     Haram.." (2.149) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 20: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     While some people were at Quba (offering)
     morning prayer, a man came to them and said,
     "Last night Quranic Verses have been revealed
     whereby the Prophet has been ordered to face
     the Ka'ba (at Mecca), so you too should face it."
     So they, keeping their postures, turned towards
     the Ka'ba. Formerly the people were facing
     Sham (Jerusalem) (Allah said):-- 

     "And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for
     prayers), turn your face in the direction of the
     Sacred Mosque of Mecca
     (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and whence-so-ever you
     are, turn your face towards it (when you pray)"
     (2.150) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 21: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     While some people were offering Fajr prayer at
     Quba mosque, someone came to them and said,
     "Quranic literature" has been revealed to Allah's
     Apostle tonight, and he has been ordered to face
     the Ka'ba (of Mecca) so you too, should turn
     your faces towards it. Their faces were then
     towards Sham (Jerusalem), so they turned
     towards the Qibla (i.e. Ka'ba of Mecca)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 22: 

     Narrated Urwa: 

     I said to 'Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, and I
     was at that time a young boy, "How do you
     interpret the Statement of Allah: 

     "Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at
     Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah." 

     So it is not harmful of those who perform the
     Hajj to the House of Allah) or perform the Umra,
     to ambulate (Tawaf) between them. In my
     opinion it is not sinful for one not to ambulate
     (Tawaf) between them." 'Aisha said, "Your
     interpretation is wrong for as you say, the Verse
     should have been: "So it is not harmful of those
     who perform the Hajj or Umra to the House, not
     to ambulate (Tawaf) between them.' This Verse
     was revealed in connection with the Ansar who
     (during the Pre-Islamic Period) used to visit
     Manat (i.e. an idol) after assuming their Ihram,
     and it was situated near Qudaid (i.e. a place at
     Mecca), and they used to regard it sinful to
     ambulate between Safa and Marwa after
     embracing Islam. When Islam came, they asked
     Allah's Apostle about it, whereupon Allah
     revealed:-- 

     "Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at
     Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is
     not harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the
     House (of Allah) or perform the Umra, to
     ambulate (Tawaf) between them." (2.158) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 23: 

     Narrated 'Asim bin Sulaiman: 

     I asked Anas bin Malik about Safa and Marwa.
     Anas replied, "We used to consider (i.e. going
     around) them a custom of the Pre-islamic period
     of Ignorance, so when Islam came, we gave up
     going around them. Then Allah revealed" "Verily,
     Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca)
     are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not
     harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the
     House (of Allah) or perform the Umra to
     ambulate (Tawaf) between them." (2.158) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 24: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said one statement and I said
     another. The Prophet said "Whoever dies while
     still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival
     to Allah, will enter Hell (Fire)." And I said,
     "Whoever dies without invoking anything as a
     rival to Allah, will enter Paradise." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 25: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The law of Qisas (i.e. equality in punishment)
     was prescribed for the children of Israel, but the
     Diya (i.e. blood money was not ordained for
     them). So Allah said to this Nation (i.e. Muslims):

     "O you who believe! The law of Al-Qisas (i.e.
     equality in punishment) is prescribed for you in
     cases of murder: The free for the free, the slave
     for the slave, and the female for the female. But if
     the relatives (or one of them) of the killed
     (person) forgive their brother (i.e. the killers
     something of Qisas (i.e. not to kill the killer by
     accepting blood money in the case of intentional
     murder)----then the relatives (of the killed
     person) should demand blood-money in a
     reasonable manner and the killer must pay with
     handsome gratitude. This is an allevitation and a
     Mercy from your Lord, (in comparison to what
     was prescribed for the nations before you). 

     So after this, whoever transgresses the limits (i.e.
     to kill the killer after taking the blood-money)
     shall have a painful torment." (2.178) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 26: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The Prophet said, "The prescribed Law of Allah
     is the equality in punishment (i.e. Al-Qisas)." (In
     cases of murders, etc.) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 27: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     That his aunt, Ar-Rubai' broke an incisor tooth of
     a girl. My aunt's family requested the girl's
     relatives for forgiveness but they refused; then
     they proposed a compensation, but they refused.
     Then they went to Allah's Apostle and refused
     everything except Al-Qisas (i.e. equality in
     punishment). So Allah's Apostle passed the
     judgment of Al-Qisas (i.e. equality of
     punishment). Anas bin Al-Nadr said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! Will the incisor tooth of Ar-Rubai be
     broken? No, by Him Who sent you with the
     Truth, her incisor tooth will not be broken."
     Allah's Apostle said, "O Anas! The prescribed
     law of Allah is equality in punishment (i.e.
     Al-Qisas.)" Thereupon those people became
     satisfied and forgave her. Then Allah's Apostle
     said, "Among Allah's Worshippers there are
     some who, if they took Allah's Oath (for
     something), Allah fulfill their oaths." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 28: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     Fasting was observed on the day of 'Ashura' (i.e.
     10th of Muharram) by the people of the
     Pre-lslamic Period. But when (the order of
     compulsory fasting) in the month of Ramadan
     was revealed, the Prophet said, "It is up to one
     to fast on it (i.e. day of 'Ashura') or not." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 29: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     The people used to fast on the day of 'Ashura'
     before fasting in Ramadan was prescribed but
     when (the order of compulsory fasting in)
     Ramadan was revealed, it was up to one to fast
     on it (i.e. 'Ashura') or not. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 30: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     That Al-Ash'ath entered upon him while he was
     eating. Al-Ash'ath said, "Today is 'Ashura." I
     said (to him), "Fasting had been observed (on
     such a day) before (the order of compulsory
     fasting in) Ramadan was revealed. But when (the
     order of fasting in) Ramadan was revealed,
     fasting (on 'Ashura') was given up, so come and
     eat." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 31: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     During the Pre-lslamic Period of ignorance the
     Quraish used to observe fasting on the day of
     'Ashura', and the Prophet himself used to
     observe fasting on it too. But when he came to
     Medina, he fasted on that day and ordered the
     Muslims to fast on it. When (the order of
     compulsory fasting in ) Ramadan was revealed,
     fasting in Ramadan became an obligation, and
     fasting on 'Ashura' was given up, and who ever
     wished to fast (on it) did so, and whoever did not
     wish to fast on it, did not fast. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 32: 

     Narrated 'Ata: 

     That he heard Ibn 'Abbas reciting the Divine
     Verse:-- 

     "And for those who can fast they had a choice
     either fast, or feed a poor for every day.."
     (2.184) Ibn 'Abbas said, "This Verse is not
     abrogated, but it is meant for old men and old
     women who have no strength to fast, so they
     should feed one poor person for each day of
     fasting (instead of fasting)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 33: 

     Narrated Nafi: 

     Ibn 'Umar recited: 

     "They had a choice, either fast or feed a poor for
     every day.." and added, "This Verse is
     abrogated." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 34: 

     Narrated Salama: 

     When the Divine Revelation: 

     "For those who can fast, they had a choice either
     fast, or feed a poor for every day," (2.184) was
     revealed, it was permissible for one to give a
     ransom and give up fasting, till the Verse
     succeeding it was revealed and abrogated it. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 35: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     When the order of compulsory fasting of
     Ramadan was revealed, the people did not have
     sexual relations with their wives for the whole
     month of Ramadan, but some men cheated
     themselves (by violating that restriction). So Allah
     revealed:-- "Allah is aware that you were
     deceiving yourselves but He accepted your
     repentance and for gave you.." (3.187) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 36: 

     Narrated Ash-Sha'bi: 

     'Adi took a white rope (or thread) and a black
     one, and when some part of the night had
     passed, he looked at them but he could not
     distinguish one from the other. The next morning
     he said, "O Allah's Apostle! I put (a white thread
     and a black thread) underneath my pillow." The
     Prophet said, "Then your pillow is too wide if the
     white thread (of dawn) and the black thread (of
     the night) are underneath your pillow! " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 37: 

     Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: 

     I said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the meaning
     of the white thread distinct from the black
     thread? Are these two threads?" He said, "You
     are not intelligent if you watch the two threads."
     He then added, "No, it is the darkness of the
     night and the whiteness of the day.'' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 38: 

     Narrated Sahl bin Sad: The Verse:-- 

     "And eat and drink until the white thread appears
     to you distinct from the black thread." was
     revealed, but: '... of dawn' was not revealed
     (along with it) so some men, when intending to
     fast, used to tie their legs, one with white thread
     and the other with black thread and would keep
     on eating till they could distinguish one thread
     from the other. Then Allah revealed' ... of dawn,'
     whereupon they understood that meant the night
     and the day. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 39: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     In the Pre-lslamic Period when the people
     assumed Ihram, they would enter their houses
     from the back. So Allah revealed:-- 

     "And it is not righteousness that you enter houses
     from the back, but the righteous man is he who
     fears Allah, obeys His Orders and keeps away
     from what He has forbidden. So enter houses
     through their doors." (2.189) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 40: 

     Narrated Nafi': 

     During the affliction of Ibn Az-Zubair, two men
     came to Ibn 'Umar and said, "The people are
     lost, and you are the son of 'Umar, and the
     companion of the Prophet, so what forbids you
     from coming out?" He said, "What forbids me is
     that Allah has prohibited the shedding of my
     brother's blood." They both said, "Didn't Allah
     say, 'And fight then until there is no more
     affliction?" He said "We fought until there was no
     more affliction and the worship is for Allah
     (Alone while you want to fight until there is
     affliction and until the worship become for other
     than Allah." 

     Narrated Nafi (through another group of
     sub-narrators): A man came to Ibn 'Umar and
     said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman! What made you
     perform Hajj in one year and Umra in another
     year and leave the Jihad for Allah' Cause though
     you know how much Allah recommends it?" Ibn
     'Umar replied, "O son of my brother! Islam is
     founded on five principles, i.e. believe in Allah
     and His Apostle, the five compulsory prayers,
     the fasting of the month of Ramadan, the
     payment of Zakat, and the Hajj to the House (of
     Allah)." The man said, "O Abu Abdur Rahman!
     Won't you listen to why Allah has mentioned in
     His Book: 'If two groups of believers fight each
     other, then make peace between them, but if one
     of then transgresses beyond bounds against the
     other, then you all fight against the one that
     transgresses. (49.9) and:--"And fight them till
     there is no more affliction (i.e. no more
     worshiping of others along with Allah)." Ibn
     'Umar said, "We did it, during the lifetime of
     Allah's Apostle when Islam had only a few
     followers. A man would be put to trial because
     of his religion; he would either be killed or
     tortured. But when the Muslims increased, there
     was no more afflictions or oppressions." The man
     said, "What is your opinion about 'Uthman and
     'Ali?" Ibn 'Umar said, "As for 'Uthman, it seems
     that Allah has forgiven him, but you people
     dislike that he should be forgiven. And as for 'Ali,
     he is the cousin of Allah's Apostle and his
     son-in-law." Then he pointed with his hand and
     said, "That is his house which you see." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 41: 

     Narrated Abu Wail: 

     Hudhaifa said, "The Verse:-- 

     "And spend (of your wealth) in the Cause of
     Allah and do not throw yourselves in
     destruction," (2.195) was revealed concerning
     spending in Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 42: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Maqal: 

     I sat with Ka'b bin Ujra in this mosque, i.e. Kufa
     Mosque, and asked him about the meaning
     of:--"Pay a ransom (i.e. Fidya) of either fasting or
     - - - - (2.196) He said, "I was taken to the
     Prophet while lice were falling on my face. The
     Prophet said, 'I did not think that your trouble
     reached to such an extent. Can you afford to
     slaughter a sheep (as a ransom for shaving your
     head)?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Then fast for three
     days, or feed six poor persons by giving half a Sa
     of food for each and shave your head.' So the
     above Verse was revealed especially for me and
     generally for all of you." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 43: 

     Narrated 'Imran bin Husain: 

     The Verse of Hajj-at-Tamatu was revealed in
     Allah's Book, so we performed it with Allah's
     Apostle, and nothing was revealed in Qur'an to
     make it illegal, nor did the Prophet prohibit it till
     he died. But the man (who regarded it illegal) just
     expressed what his own mind suggested. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 44: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     'Ukaz, Mijanna and Dhul-Majaz were markets
     during the Pre-islamic Period. They (i.e.
     Muslims) considered it a sin to trade there during
     the Hajj time (i.e. season), so this Verse was
     revealed:-- "There is no harm for you if you seek
     of the Bounty of your Lord during the Hajj
     season." (2.198) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 45: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     The Quraish people and those who embraced
     their religion, used to stay at Muzdalifa and used
     to call themselves Al-Hums, while the rest of the
     Arabs used to stay at 'Arafat. When Islam came,
     Allah ordered His Prophet to go to 'Arafat and
     stay at it, and then pass on from there, and that is
     what is meant by the Statement of Allah:--"Then
     depart from the place whence all the people
     depart......" (2.199) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 46: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     A man who wants to perform the Hajj (from
     Mecca) can perform the Tawaf around the
     Ka'ba as long as he is not in the state of Ihram till
     he assumes the Ihram for Hajj. Then, if he rides
     and proceeds to 'Arafat, he should take a Hadi
     (i.e. animal for sacrifice), either a camel or a cow
     or a sheep, whatever he can afford; but if he
     cannot afford it, he should fast for three days
     during the Hajj before the day of 'Arafat, but if
     the third day of his fasting happens to be the day
     of 'Arafat (i.e. 9th of Dhul-Hijja) then it is no sin
     for him (to fast on it). Then he should proceed to
     'Arafat and stay there from the time of the 'Asr
     prayer till darkness falls. Then the pilgrims should
     proceed from 'Arafat, and when they have
     departed from it, they reach Jam' (i.e.
     Al-Muzdalifa) where they ask Allah to help them
     to be righteous and dutiful to Him, and there they
     remember Allah greatly or say Takbir (i.e. Allah
     is Greater) and Tahlil (i.e. None has the right to
     be worshipped but Allah) repeatedly before
     dawn breaks. Then, after offering the morning
     (Fajr) prayer you should pass on (to Mina) for
     the people used to do so and Allah said:-- 

     "Then depart from the place whence all the
     people depart. And ask for Allah's Forgiveness.
     Truly! Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
     (2.199) Then you should go on doing so till you
     throw pebbles over the Jamra. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 47: 

     Narrated Anas : 

     The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! Our Lord!
     Give us in this world that, which is good and in
     the Hereafter that, which is good and save us
     from the torment of the Fire." (2.201) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 48: 

     Narrated 'Aisha : 

     The Prophet said, "The most hated man in the
     Sight of Allah is the one who is the most
     quarrelsome." Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet
     said, "Or do you think that you shall enter
     Paradise without such (trials) as came to those
     who passed away before you?" (2.214) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 49: 

     Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: 

     Ibn 'Abbas recited: "(Respite will be granted)
     until when the Apostles gave up hope (of their
     people) and thought that they were denied (by
     their people). There came to them Our Help ...."
     (12.110) reading Kudhibu without doubling the
     sound 'dh', and that was what he understood of
     the Verse. Then he went on reciting: "..even the
     Apostle and those who believed along with him
     said: When (will come) Allah's Help? Yes, verily,
     Allah's Help is near." (2.214) 

     Then I met 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair and I mentioned
     that to him. He said, "Aisha said, 'Allah forbid!
     By Allah, Allah never promised His Apostle
     anything but he knew that it would certainly
     happen before he died. But trials were
     continuously presented before the Apostles till
     they were afraid that their followers would
     accuse them of telling lies. So I used to recite:-- 

     "Till they (come to) think that they were treated
     as liars." reading 'Kudh-dhibu with double 'dh.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 50: 

     Narrated Nafi': 

     Whenever Ibn 'Umar recited the Qur'an, he
     would not speak to anyone till he had finished his
     recitation. Once I held the Qur'an and he recited
     Surat-al-Baqara from his memory and then
     stopped at a certain Verse and said, "Do you
     know in what connection this Verse was
     revealed? " I replied, "No." He said, "It was
     revealed in such-and-such connection." Ibn
     'Umar then resumed his recitation. Nafi added
     regarding the Verse:--"So go to your tilth when
     or how you will" Ibn 'Umar said, "It means one
     should approach his wife in .." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 51: 

     Narrated Jabir: 

     Jews used to say: "If one has sexual intercourse
     with his wife from the back, then she will deliver
     a squint-eyed child." So this Verse was
     revealed:-- 

     "Your wives are a tilth unto you; so go to your
     tilth when or how you will." (2.223) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 52: 

     Narrated Al-Hasan: 

     The sister of Ma'qal bin Yasar was divorced by
     her husband who left her till she had fulfilled her
     term of 'Iddat (i.e. the period which should
     elapse before she can Remarry) and then he
     wanted to remarry her but Maqal refused, so this
     Verse was revealed:-- 

     "Do not prevent them from marrying their
     (former) husbands." (2.232) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 53: 

     Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair: 

     I said to 'Uthman bin 'Affan (while he was
     collecting the Qur'an) regarding the Verse:--
     "Those of you who die and leave wives ..."
     (2.240) "This Verse was abrogated by an other
     Verse. So why should you write it? (Or leave it
     in the Qur'an)?" 'Uthman said. "O son of my
     brother! I will not shift anything of it from its
     place." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 54: 

     Narrated Mujahi: 

     (regarding the Verse):-- "Those of you who die
     and leave wives behind. They - (their wives) --
     shall wait (as regards their marriage ) for four
     months and ten days)." (2.234) 

     The widow, according to this Verse, was to
     spend this period of waiting with her husband's
     family, so Allah revealed: "Those of you who die
     and leave wives (i.e. widows) should bequeath
     for their wives, a year's maintenance and
     residences without turning them out, but if they
     leave (their residence), there is no blame on you
     for what they do with themselves provided it is
     honorable.' (i.e. lawful marriage) (2.240). 

     So Allah entitled the widow to be bequeathed
     extra maintenance for seven months and twenty
     nights, and that is the completion of one year. If
     she wished she could stay (in her husband's
     home) according to the will, and she could leave
     it if she wished, as Allah says: 

     "..without turning them out, but if they leave (the
     residence), there is no blame on you." So the
     'Idda (i.e. four months and ten days as it) is
     obligatory for her. 

     'Ata said: Ibn 'Abbas said, "This Verse, i.e. the
     Statement of Allah: "..without turning them out.."
     cancelled the obligation of staying for the waiting
     period in her dead husband's house, and she can
     complete this period wherever she likes." 'Ata's
     aid: If she wished, she could complete her 'Idda
     by staying in her dead husband's residence
     according to the will or leave it according to
     Allah's Statement:-- 

     "There is no blame on you for what they do with
     themselves." 'Ata' added: Later the regulations of
     inheritance came and abrogated the order of the
     dwelling of the widow (in her dead husband's
     house), so she could complete the 'Idda
     wherever she likes. And it was no longer
     necessary to provide her with a residence. Ibn
     'Abbas said, "This Verse abrogated her (i.e.
     widow's) dwelling in her dead husband's house
     and she could complete the 'Idda (i.e. four
     months and ten days) wherever she liked, as
     Allah's Statement says:--"...without turning them
     out..." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 55: 

     Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin: 

     I sat in a gathering in which the chiefs of the
     Ansar were present, and Abdur-Rahman bin
     Abu Laila was amongst them. I mentioned the
     narration of 'Abdullah bin 'Utba regarding the
     question of Subai'a bint Al-Harith.
     Abdur-Rahman said, "But 'Abdullah's uncle used
     not to say so." I said, "I am too brave if I tell a lie
     concerning a person who is now in Al-Kufa,"
     and I raised my voice. Then I went out and met
     Malik bin 'Amir or Malik bin 'Auf, and said,
     "What was the verdict of Ibn Mas'ud about the
     pregnant widow whose husband had died?" He
     replied, "Ibn Mas'ud said, 'Why do you impose
     on her the hard order and don't let her make use
     of the leave? The shorter Sura of women (i.e.
     Surat-at-Talaq) was revealed after the longer
     Sura (i.e. Surat-al-Baqara)." (i.e. Her 'Idda is up
     till she delivers.) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 56: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     The Prophet said (as below Hadith 57)). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 57: 

     Narrated 'Ali: on the day of Al-Khandaq (the
     battle of the Trench). the Prophet said 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 58: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: 

     We used to speak while in prayer. One of us
     used to speak to his brother (while in prayer)
     about his need, till the Verse was revealed:-- 

     "Guard strictly the (five obligatory) prayers,
     especially the middle (the Best) (Asr) Prayer and
     stand before Allah with obedience (and not to
     speak to others during the prayers)." Then we
     were ordered not to speak in the prayers. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 59: 

     Narrated Nafi': 

     Whenever 'Abdullah bin 'Umar was asked about
     Salat-al-Khauf (i.e. prayer of fear) he said, "The
     Imam comes forward with a group of people and
     leads them in a one Rak'a prayer while another
     group from them who has not prayed yet, stay
     between the praying group and the enemy. When
     those who are with the Imam have finished their
     one Rak'a, they retreat and take the positions of
     those who have not prayed but they will not finish
     their prayers with Taslim. Those who have not
     prayed, come forward to offer a Rak'a with the
     Imam (while the first group covers them from the
     enemy). Then the Imam, having offered two
     Rakat, finishes his prayer. Then each member of
     the two groups offer the second Rak'a alone
     after the Imam has finished his prayer. Thus each
     one of the two groups will have offered two
     Rakat. But if the fear is too great, they can pray
     standing on their feet or riding on their mounts,
     facing the Qibla or not." Nafi added: I do not
     think that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar narrated this
     except from Allah's Apostle (See Hadith No.
     451, Vol 5 to know exactly "The Fear Prayer.") 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 60: 

     Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair: 

     I said to 'Uthman, "This Verse which is in
     Surat-al-Baqara: 

     "Those of you who die and leave widows
     behind...without turning them out." has been
     abrogated by another Verse. Why then do you
     write it (in the Qur'an)?" 'Uthman said. "Leave it
     (where it is), O the son of my brother, for I will
     not shift anything of it (i.e. the Quran) from its
     original position." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 61: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "We have more right to be
     in doubt than Abraham when he said, 'My Lord!
     Show me how You give life to the dead.' He
     said, 'Do you not believe?' He said, 'Yes (I
     believe) but to be stronger in Faith.' "(2.260) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 62: 

     Narrated Ubaid bin Umair: Once 'Umar (bin
     Al-Khattab) said to the companions of the
     Prophet "What do you think about this
     Verse:--"Does any of you wish that he should
     have a garden?" They replied, "Allah knows
     best." 'Umar became angry and said, "Either say
     that you know or say that you do not know!" On
     that Ibn Abbas said, "O chief of the believers! I
     have something in my mind to say about it."
     Umar said, "O son of my brother! Say, and do
     not under estimate yourself." Ibn Abbas said,
     "This Verse has been set up as an example for
     deeds." Umar said, "What kind of deeds?" Ibn
     Abbas said, "For deeds." Umar said, "This is an
     example for a rich man who does goods out of
     obedience of Allah and then Allah sends him
     Satan whereupon he commits sins till all his good
     deeds are lost." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 63: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "The poor person is not the
     one for whom a date or two or a morsel or two
     (of food is sufficient but the poor person is he
     who does not (beg or) ask the people (for
     something) or show his poverty at all. Recite if
     you wish, (Allah's Statement): 

     "They do not beg of people at all." (2.273) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 64: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     When the Verses of Surat-al-Baqara regarding
     usury (i.e. Riba) were revealed, Allah's Apostle
     recited them before the people and then he
     prohibited the trade of alcoholic liquors. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 65: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     When the last Verses of Surat-al-Baqara were
     revealed. Allah's Apostle went out and recited
     them in the Mosque and prohibited the trade of
     alcoholic liquors. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 66: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     When the last Verses of Surat-al-Baqara were
     revealed, the Prophet read them in the Mosque
     and prohibited the trade of alcoholic liquors. "If
     the debtor is in difficulty, grant him time till it is
     easy for him to repay.." (2.280) 

     Narrated 'Aisha: When the last Verses of
     Surat-al-Baqara were revealed, Allah's Apostle
     stood up and recited them before us and then
     prohibited the trade of alcoholic liquors. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 67: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The last Verse (in the Quran) revealed to the
     Prophet was the Verse dealing with usury (i.e.
     Riba). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 68: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     This Verse:--"Whether you show what is in your
     minds or conceal it.." (2.284) was abrogated. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 69: 

     Narrated Marwan Al-Asghar: 

     A man from the companions of Allah's Apostle
     who I think, was Ibn 'Umar said, "The
     Verse:--"Whether you show what is in your
     minds or conceal it...." was abrogated by the
     Verse following it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 70: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Allah's Apostle recited the Verse:-- 

     "It is He who has sent down to you the Book. In
     it are Verses that are entirely clear, they are the
     foundation of the Book, others not entirely clear.
     So as for those in whose hearts there is a
     deviation (from the Truth ). follow thereof that is
     not entirely clear seeking affliction and searching
     for its hidden meanings; but no one knows its
     hidden meanings but Allah. And those who are
     firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in
     it (i.e. in the Qur'an) the whole of it (i.e. its clear
     and unclear Verses) are from our Lord. And
     none receive admonition except men of
     understanding." (3.7) 

     Then Allah's Apostle said, "If you see those who
     follow thereof that is not entirely clear, then they
     are those whom Allah has named [as having
     deviation (from the Truth)] 'So beware of them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 71: 

     Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab: 

     Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet said, 'No child is
     born but that, Satan touches it when it is born
     where upon it starts crying loudly because of
     being touched by Satan, except Mary and her
     Son." Abu Huraira then said, "Recite, it you wish:
     "And I seek Refuge with You (Allah) for her and
     her offspring from Satan, the outcast." (3.36) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 72: 

     Narrated Abu Wail: 

     'Abdullah bin Masud said, "Allah's Apostle said,
     'Whoever takes an oath when asked to do so, in
     which he may deprive a Muslim of his property
     unlawfully, will meet Allah Who will be angry
     with him.' So Allah revealed in confirmation of
     this statement:--"Verily! Those who Purchase a
     small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and
     oaths, they shall have no portion in the
     Hereafter..." (3.77) Then entered Al-Ash'ath bin
     Qais and said, "What is Abu 'Abdur-Rahman
     narrating to you?" We replied, 'So-and-so."
     Al-Ash'ath said, "This Verse was revealed in my
     connection. I had a well in the land of my cousin
     (and he denied my, possessing it). On that the
     Prophet said to me, 'Either you bring forward a
     proof or he (i.e. your cousin) takes an oath (to
     confirm his claim)' I said, 'I am sure he would
     take a (false) oath, O Allah's Apostle.' He said,
     'If somebody takes an oath when asked to do so
     through which he may deprive a Muslim of his
     property (unlawfully) and he is a liar in his oath,
     he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him.' " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 73: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abu Aufa: 

     A man displayed some merchandise in the
     market and took an oath that he had been
     offered a certain price for it while in fact he had
     not, in order to cheat a man from the Muslims.
     So then was revealed:--"Verily! Those who
     purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's
     Covenant and their oaths..."(3.77) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 74: 

     Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: 

     Two women were stitching shoes in a house or a
     room. Then one of them came out with an awl
     driven into her hand, and she sued the other for
     it. The case was brought before Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn
     'Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If people
     were to be given what they claim (without
     proving their claim) the life and property of the
     nation would be lost.' Will you remind her (i.e.
     the defendant), of Allah and recite before
     her:--"Verily! Those who purchase a small gain
     at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their
     oaths..."(3.77) 

     So they reminded her and she confessed. Ibn
     'Abbas then said, "The Prophet said, 'The oath is
     to be taken by the defendant (in the absence of
     any proof against him)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 75: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Abu Sufyan narrated to me personally, saying, "I
     set out during the Truce that had been concluded
     between me and Allah's Apostle. While I was in
     Sham, a letter sent by the Prophet was brought
     to Heraclius. Dihya Al-Kalbi had brought and
     given it to the governor of Busra, and the latter
     forwarded it to Heraclius. Heraclius said, 'Is
     there anyone from the people of this man who
     claims to be a prophet?' The people replied,
     'Yes.' So I along with some of Quraishi men
     were called and we entered upon Heraclius, and
     we were seated in front of him. Then he said,
     'Who amongst you is the nearest relative to the
     man who claims to be a prophet?' So they made
     me sit in front of him and made my companions
     sit behind me. Then he called upon his translator
     and said (to him). 'Tell them ( i.e. Abu Sufyan's
     companions) that I am going to ask him (i.e. Abu
     Sufyan) regarding that man who claims to be a
     prophet. So, if he tell me a lie, they should
     contradict him (instantly).' By Allah, had I not
     been afraid that my companions would consider
     me a liar, I would have told lies. Heraclius then
     said to his translator, 'Ask him: What is his (i.e.
     the Prophet's) family status amongst you? I said,
     'He belongs to a noble family amongst us."
     Heraclius said, 'Was any of his ancestors a king?'
     I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you ever accuse him of
     telling lies before his saying what he has said?' I
     said, 'No.' He said, 'Do the nobles follow him or
     the poor people?' I said, 'It is the poor who
     followed him.' He said, 'Is the number of his
     follower increasing or decreasing?' I said, 'The
     are increasing.' He said, 'Does anyone renounce
     his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being
     displeased with it?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did
     you fight with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said,
     'How was your fighting with him?' I said, 'The
     fighting between us was undecided and victory
     was shared by him and us by turns. He inflicts
     casualties upon us and we inflict casualties upon
     him.' He said, 'Did he ever betray?' I said, 'No,
     but now we are away from him in this truce and
     we do not know what he will do in it" Abu
     Sufyan added, "By Allah, I was not able to insert
     in my speech a word (against him) except that.
     Heraclius said, 'Did anybody else (amongst you)
     ever claimed the same (i.e. Islam) before him? I
     said, 'No.' Then Heraclius told his translator to
     tell me (i.e. Abu Sufyan), 'I asked you about his
     family status amongst you, and you told me that
     he comes from a noble family amongst you
     Verily, all Apostles come from the noblest family
     among their people. Then I asked you whether
     any of his ancestors was a king, and you denied
     that. Thereupon I thought that had one of his
     fore-fathers been a king, I would have said that
     he (i.e. Muhammad) was seeking to rule the
     kingdom of his fore-fathers. Then I asked you
     regarding his followers, whether they were the
     noble or the poor among the people, and you
     said that they were only the poor (who follow
     him). In fact, such are the followers of the
     Apostles. Then I asked you whether you have
     ever accused him of telling lies before saying
     what he said, and your reply was in the negative.
     Therefore, I took for granted that a man who did
     not tell a lie about others, could ever tell a lie
     about Allah. Then I asked you whether anyone
     of his followers had renounced his religion (i.e.
     Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it,
     and you denied that. And such is Faith when it
     mixes with the cheerfulness of the hearts. Then I
     asked you whether his followers were increasing
     or decreasing You claimed that they were
     increasing. That is the way of true faith till it is
     complete. Then I asked you whether you had
     ever fought with him, and you claimed that you
     had fought with him and the battle between you
     and him was undecided and the victory was
     shared by you and him in turns; he inflicted casual
     ties upon you and you inflicted casualties upon
     them. Such is the case with the Apostles; they
     are out to test and the final victory is for them.
     Then I asked you whether he had ever betrayed;
     you claimed that he had never betrayed. I need,
     Apostles never betray. Then I asked you
     whether anyone had said this statement before
     him; and you denied that. Thereupon I thought if
     somebody had said that statement before him,
     then I would have said that he was but a man
     copying some sayings said before him." Abu
     Safyan said, "Heraclius then asked me, 'What
     does he order you to do?' I said, 'He orders us
     (to offer) prayers and (to pay) Zakat and to keep
     good relationship with the Kith and kin and to be
     chaste.' Then Heraclius said, 'If whatever you
     have said, is true, he is really a prophet, and I
     knew that he ( i.e. the Prophet ) was going to
     appear, but I never thought that he would be
     from amongst you. If I were certain that I can
     reach him, I would like to meet him and if I were
     with him, I would wash his feet; and his kingdom
     will expand (surely to what is under my feet.'
     Then Heraclius asked for the letter of Allah's
     Apostle and read it wherein was written: 

     "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the
     Most Merciful. This letter is) from Muhammad,
     Apostle of Allah, to Heraclius, the sovereign of
     Byzantine........ Peace be upon him who follows
     the Right Path. Now then, I call you to embrace
     Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved
     (from Allah's Punishment); embrace Islam, and
     Allah will give you a double reward, but if you
     reject this, you will be responsible for the sins of
     all the people of your kingdom (Allah's
     Statement):--"O the people of the Scripture
     (Jews and Christians)! Come to a word common
     to you and us that we worship None but
     Allah....bear witness that we are Muslims.' (3.64)

     When he finished reading the letter, voices grew
     louder near him and there was a great hue and
     cry, and we were ordered to go out." Abu
     Sufyan added, "While coming out, I said to my
     companions, 'The situation of Ibn Abu Kabsha
     (i.e. Muhammad) has become strong; even the
     king of Banu Al-Asfar is afraid of him.' So I
     continued to believe that Allah's Apostle would
     be victorious, till Allah made me embrace Islam."
     Az-Zuhri said, "Heraclius then invited all the
     chiefs of the Byzantines and had them assembled
     in his house and said, 'O group of Byzantines!
     Do you wish to have a permanent success and
     guidance and that your kingdom should remain
     with you?' (Immediately after hearing that), they
     rushed towards the gate like onagers, but they
     found them closed. Heraclius then said, 'Bring
     them back to me.' So he called them and said, 'I
     just wanted to test the strength of your adherence
     to your religion. Now I have observed of you
     that which I like.' Then the people fell in
     prostration before him and became pleased with
     him." (See Hadith No. 6,Vol 1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 76: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Out of all the Ansar, living in Medina, Abu Talha
     had the largest number of (date palm trees)
     gardens, and the most beloved of his property to
     him was Bairuha garden which was standing
     opposite the Mosque (of the Prophet). Allah's
     Apostle used to enter it and drink of its good
     water. When the Verse:--"By no means shall you
     attain righteousness unless you spend (in charity)
     of that which you love." (3.92) Abu Talha got up
     and said, "O Allah's Apostle, Allah says:--"By no
     means shall you attain righteousness unless you
     spend (in charity) of that which you love." (3.92)
     and the most beloved of my property to me is the
     Bairuha garden, so I give it (as a charitable gift)
     in Allah's Cause and hope to receive good out of
     it, and to have it stored for me with Allah. So, O
     Allah's Apostle! Dispose it of (i.e. utilize it) in the
     way Allah orders you (to dispose it of)." Allah's
     Apostle said, "Bravo! That is a fruitful property!
     That is a fruitful property! I have heard what you
     have said and I think that you should distribute
     that (garden) amongst your relatives." The Abu
     Talha distributed that garden amongst his
     relatives and his cousins. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 77: 

     Narrated Yahya bin Yahya: 

     I learnt from Malik, "..a fruitful property." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 78: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     Abu Talha distributed the garden between
     Hassan and Ubai, but he did not give me
     anything thereof although I was a nearer relative
     to him. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 79: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: 

     The Jews brought to the Prophet a man and a
     woman from among them who had committed
     illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet said to
     them, "How do you usually punish the one
     amongst you who has committed illegal sexual
     intercourse?" They replied, "We blacken their
     faces with coal and beat them," He said, "Don't
     you find the order of Ar-Rajm (i.e. stoning to
     death) in the Torah?" They replied, "We do not
     find anything in it." 'Abdullah bin Salam (after
     hearing this conversation) said to them. "You
     have told a lie! Bring here the Torah and recite it
     if you are truthful." (So the Jews brought the
     Torah). And the religious teacher who was
     teaching it to them, put his hand over the Verse
     of Ar-Rajm and started reading what was written
     above and below the place hidden with his hand,
     but he did not read the Verse of Ar-Rajm.
     'Abdullah bin Salam removed his (i.e. the
     teacher's) hand from the Verse of Ar-Rajm and
     said, "What is this?" So when the Jews saw that
     Verse, they said, "This is the Verse of Ar-Rajm."
     So the Prophet ordered the two adulterers to be
     stoned to death, and they were stoned to death
     near the place where biers used to be placed
     near the Mosque. I saw her companion (i.e. the
     adulterer) bowing over her so as to protect her
     from the stones. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 80: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Verse:--"You (true Muslims) are the best of
     peoples ever raised up for mankind." means, the
     best of peoples for the people, as you bring them
     with chains on their necks till they embrace Islam.


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 81: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     The Verse:--"When two parties from among you
     were about to lose heart, but Allah was their
     Protector," (3.122) was revealed concerning us,
     and we were the two parties, i.e. Banu Haritha
     and Banu Salama, and we do not wish (that it
     had not been revealed) or I would not have been
     pleased (if it had not been revealed), for Allah
     says:--"...Allah was their Protector." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 82: 

     Narrated Salim's father: 

     That he heard Allah's Apostle on raising his head
     from the bowing in the last Rak'a in the Fajr
     prayer, saying, "O Allah, curse such-and-such
     person and such-and-such person, and
     such-and-such person," after saying, "Allah hears
     him who sends his praises to Him, O our Lord,
     all praise is for you." So Allah revealed:--"Not
     for you (O Muhammad) (but for Allah) is the
     decision, verily they are indeed wrongdoers."
     (3.128) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 83: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to invoke evil
     upon somebody or invoke good upon
     somebody, he used to invoke (Allah after bowing
     (in the prayer). Sometimes after saying, "Allah
     hears him who sends his praises to Him, all
     praise is for You, O our Lord," he would say, "O
     Allah. Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama
     bin Hisham, and 'Aiyash bin Abu Rabi'a. O
     Allah! Inflict Your Severe Torture on Mudar
     (tribe) and strike them with (famine) years like
     the years of Joseph." The Prophet used to say in
     a loud voice, and he also used to say in some of
     his Fajr prayers, "O Allah! Curse so-and-so and
     so-and-so." naming some of the Arab tribes till
     Allah revealed:--"Not for you (O Muhammad)
     (but for Allah) is the decision." (3.128) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 84: 

     Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: 

     The Prophet appointed 'Abdullah bin Jubair as
     the commander of the infantry during the battle of
     Uhud. They returned defeated, and that is what is
     meant by:-- 

     "And the Apostle was calling them back in the
     rear. None remained with the Prophet then, but
     twelve men." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 85: 

     Narrated Abu Talha: 

     Slumber overtook us during the battle of Uhud
     while we were in the front files. My sword would
     fall from my hand and I would pick it up, and
     again it would fall down and I would pick it up
     again. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 86: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     'Allah is Sufficient for us and He Is the Best
     Disposer of affairs," was said by Abraham when
     he was thrown into the fire; and it was said by
     Muhammad when they (i.e. hypocrites) said, "A
     great army is gathering against you, therefore,
     fear them," but it only increased their faith and
     they said: "Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the
     Best Disposer (of affairs, for us)." (3.173) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 87: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The last statement of Abraham when he was
     thrown into the fire was:--"Allah is Sufficient for
     us and He is the Best Disposer (of affairs for
     us)." (3.173) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 88: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone whom Allah has
     given wealth but he does not pay its Zakat, then,
     on the Day of Resurrection, his wealth will be
     presented to him in the shape of a bald-headed
     poisonous male snake with two poisonous glands
     in its mouth and it will encircle itself round his
     neck and bite him over his cheeks and say, "I am
     your wealth; I am your treasure." Then the
     Prophet recited this Divine Verse:-- 

     "And let not those who covetously withhold of
     that which Allah has bestowed upon them of His
     Bounty." (3.180) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 89: 

     Narrated Usama bin Zaid: 

     Allah's Apostle rode a donkey, equipped with a
     thick cloth-covering made in Fadak and was
     riding behind him. He was going to pay visit to
     Sad bin Ubada in Banu Al-Harith bin
     Al-Khazraj; and this incident happened before
     the battle of Badr. The Prophet passed by a
     gathering in which 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul
     was present, and that was before 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai embraced Islam. Behold in that gathering
     there were people of different religions: there
     were Muslims, pagans, idol-worshippers and
     Jews, and in that gathering 'Abdullah bin Rawaha
     was also present. When a cloud of dust raised by
     the donkey reached that gathering, 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai covered his nose with his garment and then
     said, "Do not cover us with dust." Then Allah's
     Apostle greeted them and stopped and
     dismounted and invited them to Allah (i.e. to
     embrace Islam) and recited to them the Holy
     Qur'an. On that, 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Saluil
     said, "O man ! There is nothing better than that
     what you say. If it is the truth, then do not trouble
     us with it in our gatherings. Return to your mount
     (or residence) and if somebody comes to you,
     relate (your tales) to him." On that 'Abdullah bin
     Rawaha said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Bring it
     (i.e. what you want to say) to us in our gathering,
     for we love that." 

     So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started
     abusing one another till they were on the point of
     fighting with one another. The Prophet kept on
     quietening them till they became quiet,
     whereupon the Prophet rode his animal (mount)
     and proceeded till he entered upon Sad bin
     Ubada. The Prophet said to Sad, "Did you not
     hear what 'Abu Hub-b said?" He meant
     'Abdullah bin Ubai. "He said so-and-so." On that
     Sad bin Ubada said, "O Allah's Apostle! Excuse
     and forgive him, for by Him Who revealed the
     Book to you, Allah brought the Truth which was
     sent to you at the time when the people of this
     town (i.e. Medina) had decided unanimously to
     crown him and tie a turban on his head (electing
     him as chief). But when Allah opposed that
     (decision) through the Truth which Allah gave to
     you, he (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Ubai) was grieved
     with jealously. and that caused him to do what
     you have seen." So Allah's Apostle excused him,
     for the Prophet and his companions used to
     forgive the pagans and the people of Scripture as
     Allah had ordered them, and they used to put up
     with their mischief with patience. Allah said: "And
     you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you
     from those who received the Scripture before
     you and from the pagans........'(3.186) And Allah
     also said:--"Many of the people of the Scripture
     wish if they could turn you away as disbelievers
     after you have believed, from selfish envy.."
     (2.109) 

     So the Prophet used to stick to the principle of
     forgiveness for them as long as Allah ordered him
     to do so till Allah permitted fighting them. So
     when Allah's Apostle fought the battle of Badr
     and Allah killed the nobles of Quraish infidels
     through him, Ibn Ubai bin Salul and the pagans
     and idolaters who were with him, said, "This
     matter (i.e. Islam) has appeared (i.e. became
     victorious)." So they gave the pledge of
     allegiance (for embracing Islam) to Allah's
     Apostle and became Muslims. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 90: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, some men
     among the hypocrites used to remain behind him
     (i.e. did not accompany him) when he went out
     for a Ghazwa and they would be pleased to stay
     at home behind Allah's Apostle When Allah's
     Apostle returned (from the battle) they would put
     forward (false) excuses and take oaths, wishing
     to be praised for what they had not done. So
     there was revealed:-- 

     "Think not that those who rejoice in what they
     have done, and love to be praised for what they
     have not done.." (3.188) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 91: 

     Narrated Alqama bin Waqqas: 

     Marwan said to his gatekeeper, "Go to Ibn
     'Abbas, O Rafi, and say, 'If everybody who
     rejoices in what he has done, and likes to be
     praised for what he has not done, will be
     punished, then all of us will be punished." Ibn
     Abbas said, "What connection have you with this
     case? It was only that the Prophet called the
     Jews and asked them about something, and they
     hid the truth and told him something else, and
     showed him that they deserved praise for the
     favor of telling him the answer to his question,
     and they became happy with what they had
     concealed. 

     Then Ibn Abbas recited:-- 

     "(And remember) when Allah took a Covenant
     from those who were given the Scripture..and
     those who rejoice in what they have done and
     love to be praised for what they have not done.' "
     (3.187-188) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 92: 

     Narrated Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf: 

     That Marwan had told him (the above narration
     No. 91). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 93: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt
     Maimuna. Allah's Apostle talked with his wife for
     a while and then went to bed. When it was the
     last third of the night, he got up and looked
     towards the sky and said: 

     "Verily! In the creation of the Heavens and the
     Earth and in the alteration of night and day, there
     are indeed signs for men of understanding."
     (3.190) 

     Then he stood up, performed ablution, brushed
     his teeth with a Siwak, and then prayed eleven
     Rakat. Then Bilal pronounced the Adhan (i.e.
     call for the Fajr prayer). The Prophet then
     offered two Rakat (Sunna) prayer and went out
     (to the Mosque) and offered the (compulsory
     congregational) Fajr prayer. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 94: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (One night) I stayed overnight in the house of my
     aunt Maimuna, and said to myself, "I will watch
     the prayer of Allah's Apostle " My aunt placed a
     cushion for Allah's Apostle and he slept on it in
     its length-wise direction and (woke-up) rubbing
     the traces of sleep off his face and then he recited
     the last ten Verses of Surat-al-Imran till he
     finished it. Then he went to a hanging water skin
     and took it, performed the ablution and then
     stood up to offer the prayer. I got up and did the
     same as he had done, and stood beside him. He
     put his hand on my head and held me by the ear
     and twisted it. He offered two Rakat, then two
     Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two
     Rakat, then two Rakat, and finally the Witr (i.e.
     one Rak'a) prayer. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 95: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: 

     That once he stayed overnight (in the house) of
     his aunt Maimuna. the wife of the Prophet. He
     added: I lay on the cushion transversely and
     Allah's Apostle lay along with his wife in the
     lengthwise direction of the pillow. Allah's Apostle
     slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before
     or a bit after it, and then woke up rubbing the
     traces of sleep off his face with his hands and
     then he recited the last ten Verses of
     Surat-al-Imran, got up and went to a hanging
     water skin. He then performed the ablution from
     it, and it was perfect ablution, and then stood up
     to offer the prayer. I too did the same as he had
     done, and then went to stand beside him. Allah's
     Apostle put his right hand on my head and held
     and twisted my right ear. He then offered two
     Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two
     Rakat, then two Rakat. then two Rakat, and
     finally one Rak'a, the Witr. Then he lay down
     again till the Muadhdhin (i.e. the call-maker)
     came to him, whereupon he got up and offered a
     light two-Rakat prayer, and went out (to the
     Mosque) and offered the (compulsory
     congregational) Fajr prayer. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 96: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     That once he stayed overnight in the house of his
     aunt, the wife of the Prophet. He added: I lay on
     the cushion transversely while Allah's Apostle lay
     along with his wife in the lengthwise direction of
     cushion. Allah's Apostle slept till the middle of
     the night, either a bit before or a bit after it, and
     then woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off his
     face with his hands, and then recited the last ten
     Verses of Suratal-Imran. Then he got up and
     went to a hanging water skin, performed ablution
     from it ---- and performed it perfectly. Then he
     stood up to perform the prayer. I also did the
     same 3S he had done and then went to stand
     beside him. Allah's Apostle put his right hand on
     my head and held and twisted my right ear. He
     then offered two Rakat, then two Rakat then two
     Rakat, then two then two Rakat, then two Rakat,
     and finally, one Rak'a Witr. Then lay down again
     till the Muadhdhin (i.e. the call-maker) came to
     him, whereupon he got up and offered a light two
     Rakat prayer and went out (to the Mosque) and
     offered the (compulsory congregational) Fajr
     prayer. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 97: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     There was an orphan (girl) under the care of a
     man. He married her and she owned a date palm
     (garden). He married her just because of that and
     not because he loved her. So the Divine Verse
     came regarding his case: "If you fear that you
     shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan
     girls..." (4.3) The sub-narrator added: I think he
     (i.e. another sub-narrator) said, "That orphan girl
     was his partner in that datepalm (garden) and in
     his property." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 98: 

     Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: 

     That he asked 'Aisha regarding the Statement of
     Allah: 

     "If you fear that you shall not be able to deal
     justly with the orphan girls..." (4.3) She said, "O
     son of my sister! An Orphan girl used to be
     under the care of a guardian with whom she
     shared property. Her guardian, being attracted
     by her wealth and beauty, would intend to marry
     her without giving her a just Mahr, i.e. the same
     Mahr as any other person might give her (in case
     he married her). So such guardians were
     forbidden to do that unless they did justice to
     their female wards and gave them the highest
     Mahr their peers might get. They were ordered
     (by Allah, to marry women of their choice other
     than those orphan girls." 'Aisha added," The
     people asked Allah's Apostle his instructions
     after the revelation of this Divine Verse
     whereupon Allah revealed: 

     "They ask your instruction regarding women "
     (4.127) 'Aisha further said, "And the Statement
     of Allah: "And yet whom you desire to marry."
     (4.127) as anyone of you refrains from marrying
     an orphan girl (under his guardianship) when she
     is lacking in property and beauty." 'Aisha added,
     "So they were forbidden to marry those orphan
     girls for whose wealth and beauty they had a
     desire unless with justice, and that was because
     they would refrain from marrying them if they
     were lacking in property and beauty." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 99: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     regarding the Statement of Allah: "And whoever
     amongst the guardian is rich, he should take no
     wages, but if he is poor, let him have for himself
     what is just and reasonable (according to his
     work). This Verse was revealed regarding the
     orphan's property. If the guardian is poor, he can
     take from the property of the orphan, what is just
     and reasonable according to his work and the
     time he spends on managing it. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 100: 

     Narrated Ikrama: 

     Ibn Abbas said ( regarding the verse), "And
     when the relatives and the orphans and the poor
     are present at the time of division, "this verse and
     its order is valid and not abrogated." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 101: 

     Narrated Jabir: 

     The Prophet and Abu Bakr came on foot to pay
     me a visit (during my illness) at Banu Salama's
     (dwellings). The Prophet found me unconscious,
     so he asked for water and performed the
     ablution from it and sprinkled some water over it.
     I came to my senses and said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! What do you order me to do as regards
     my wealth?" So there was revealed:-- 

     "Allah commands you as regards your children's
     (inheritance):" (4.11) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 102: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (In the Pre-Islamic Period ) the children used to
     inherit all the property but the parents used to
     inherit only through a will. So Allah cancelled that
     which He liked to cancel and put decreed that
     the share of a son was to be twice the share of a
     daughter, and for the parents one-sixth for each
     one of them, or one third, and for the wife
     one-eighth or one-fourth, and for the husband
     one-half, or one-fourth. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 103: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     regarding the Divine Verse: "O you who believe!
     You are forbidden to inherit women against their
     will, and you should not treat them with
     harshness that you may take back part of the
     (Mahr) dower you have given them." (4.19)
     (Before this revelation) if a man died, his relatives
     used to have the right to inherit his wife, and one
     of them could marry her if he would, or they
     would give her in marriage if they wished, or, if
     they wished, they would not give her in marriage
     at all, and they would be more entitled to dispose
     her, than her own relatives. So the above Verse
     was revealed in this connection. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 104: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     Regarding the Verse: "To everyone, We have
     appointed heirs." (4.33) 'Mawali' means heirs.
     And regarding:-- "And those to whom your right
     hands have pledged." 

     When the Emigrants came to Medina, an
     Emigrant used to be the heir of an Ansari with the
     exclusion of the latter's relatives, and that was
     because of the bond of brotherhood which the
     Prophet had established between them (i.e. the
     Emigrants and the Ansar). So when the Verses:--
     "To everyone We have appointed heirs." was
     revealed, (the inheritance through bond of
     brotherhood) was cancelled. Ibn Abbas then
     said: "And those to whom your right hands have
     pledged." is concerned with the covenant of
     helping and advising each other. So allies are no
     longer to be the heir of each other, but they can
     bequeath each other some of their property by
     means of a will. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 105: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     During the lifetime of the Prophet some people
     said, : O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord
     on the Day of Resurrection?" The Prophet said,
     "Yes; do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun
     at midday when it is bright and there is no cloud
     in the sky?" They replied, "No." He said, "Do
     you have any difficulty in seeing the moon on a
     full moon night when it is bright and there is no
     cloud in the sky?" They replied, "No." The
     Prophet said, "(Similarly) you will have no
     difficulty in seeing Allah on the Day of
     Resurrection as you have no difficulty in seeing
     either of them. On the Day of Resurrection, a
     call-maker will announce, "Let every nation
     follow that which they used to worship." Then
     none of those who used to worship anything
     other than Allah like idols and other deities but
     will fall in Hell (Fire), till there will remain none
     but those who used to worship Allah, both those
     who were obedient (i.e. good) and those who
     were disobedient (i.e. bad) and the remaining
     party of the people of the Scripture. Then the
     Jews will be called upon and it will be said to
     them, 'Who do you use to worship?' They will
     say, 'We used to worship Ezra, the son of Allah.'
     It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah
     has never taken anyone as a wife or a son. What
     do you want now?' They will say, 'O our Lord!
     We are thirsty, so give us something to drink.'
     They will be directed and addressed thus, 'Will
     you drink,' whereupon they will be gathered unto
     Hell (Fire) which will look like a mirage whose
     different sides will be destroying each other.
     Then they will fall into the Fire. Afterwards the
     Christians will be called upon and it will be said
     to them, 'Who do you use to worship?' They will
     say, 'We used to worship Jesus, the son of
     Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for
     Allah has never taken anyone as a wife or a son,'
     Then it will be said to them, 'What do you want?'
     They will say what the former people have said.
     Then, when there remain (in the gathering) none
     but those who used to worship Allah (Alone, the
     real Lord of the Worlds) whether they were
     obedient or disobedient. Then (Allah) the Lord
     of the worlds will come to them in a shape
     nearest to the picture they had in their minds
     about Him. It will be said, 'What are you waiting
     for?' Every nation have followed what they used
     to worship.' They will reply, 'We left the people
     in the world when we were in great need of them
     and we did not take them as friends. Now we
     are waiting for our Lord Whom we used to
     worship.' Allah will say, 'I am your Lord.' They
     will say twice or thrice, 'We do not worship any
     besides Allah.' " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 106: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: 

     Allah's Apostle said to me, "Recite (of the
     Qur'an) for me," I said, "Shall I recite it to you
     although it had been revealed to you?" He said,
     "I like to hear (the Qur'an) from others." So I
     recited Surat-an-Nisa' till I reached: "How (will it
     be) then when We bring from each nation a
     witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a
     witness against these people?" (4.41) Then he
     said, "Stop!" And behold, his eyes were
     overflowing with tears." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 107: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     The necklace of Asma' was lost, so the Prophet
     sent some men to look for it. The time for the
     prayer became due and they had not performed
     ablution and could not find water, so they offered
     the prayer without ablution. Then Allah revealed
     (the Verse of Tayammum). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 108: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Verse: "Obey Allah and Obey the Apostle
     and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority."
     (4.59) was revealed in connection with 'Abdullah
     bin Hudhafa bin Qais bin 'Adi' when the Prophet
     appointed him as the commander of a Sariyya
     (army detachment). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 109: 

     Narrated 'Urwa: 

     Az-Zubair quarrelled with a man from the Ansar
     because of a natural mountainous stream at
     Al-Harra. The Prophet said "O Zubair! Irrigate
     (your lands and the let the water flow to your
     neighbor The Ansar said, "O Allah's Apostle
     (This is because) he (Zubair) is your cousin?" At
     that, the Prophet's face became red (with anger)
     and he said "O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and
     then withhold the water till it fills the land up to
     the walls and then let it flow to your neighbor."
     So the Prophet enabled Az-Zubair to take his full
     right after the Ansari provoked his anger. The
     Prophet had previously given a order that was in
     favor of both of them Az-Zubair said, "I don't
     think but the Verse was revealed in this
     connection: "But no, by your Lord, they can have
     no faith, until they make you judge in all disputes
     between them." (4.6) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 110: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "No prophet gets
     sick but he is given the choice to select either this
     world or the Hereafter." 'Aisha added: During his
     fatal illness, his voice became very husky and I
     heard him saying: "In the company of those
     whom is the Grace of Allah, of the prophets, the
     Siddiqin (those followers of the prophets who
     were first and foremost to believe in them), the
     martyrs and the pious.' (4.69) And from this I
     came to know that he has been given the option. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 111: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     My mother and I were among the weak and
     oppressed (Muslims at Mecca). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 112: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: 

     Ibn Abbas recited:-- "Except the weak ones
     among men women and children," (4.98) and
     said, "My mother and I were among those whom
     Allah had excused." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 113: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Regarding the Verse:--
     "Then what is the matter with you that you are
     divided into two parties about the hypocrites?"
     (4.88) Some of the companions of the Prophet
     returned from the battle of Uhud (i.e. refused to 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 114: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     The people of Kufa disagreed (disputed) about
     the above Verse. So I went to Ibn Abbas and
     asked him about it. He said, "This Verse:-- "And
     whoever kills a believer intentionally, his
     recompense is Hell." was revealed last of all
     (concerning premeditated murder) and nothing
     abrogated it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 115: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Regarding the Verse: "And say not to anyone
     who offers you peace (by accepting Islam), You
     are not a believer." There was a man amidst his
     sheep. The Muslims pursued him, and he said (to
     them) "Peace be on you." But they killed him and
     took over his sheep. Thereupon Allah revealed in
     that concern, the above Verse up to:--
     "...seeking the perishable good of this life." (4.94)
     i.e. those sheep. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 116: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: That the Prophet
     dictated to him: "Not equal are those of the
     believers who sit (at home) and those who strive
     and fight in the Cause of Allah." 

     Zaid added: Ibn Um Maktum came while the
     Prophet was dictating to me and said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! By Allah, if I had the power to fight (in
     Allah's Cause), I would," and he was a blind
     man. So Allah revealed to his Apostle while his
     thigh was on my thigh, and his thigh became so
     heavy that I was afraid it might fracture my thigh.
     Then that state of the Prophet passed and Allah
     revealed:-- "Except those who are disabled (by
     injury or are blind or lame etc)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 117: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     When the Verse:-- "Not equal are those of the
     believers who sit (at home)" (4.95) was revealed,
     Allah Apostle called for Zaid who wrote it. In the
     meantime Ibn Um Maktum came and
     complained of his blindness, so Allah revealed:
     "Except those who are disabled (by injury or are
     blind or lame..." etc.) (4.95) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 118: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     When the Verse:--"Not equal are those of the
     believers who sit (at home)," (4.95) was
     revealed, the Prophet said, "Call so-and-so."
     That person came to him with an ink-pot and a
     wooden board or a shoulder scapula bone. The
     Prophet said (to him), "Write: 'Not equal are
     those believers who sit (at home) and those who
     strive and fight in the Cause of Allah." Ibn Um
     Maktum who was sitting behind the Prophet then
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am a blind man." So
     there was revealed in the place of that Verse, the
     Verse:--"Not equal are those of the believers
     who sit (at home) except those who are disabled
     (by injury, or are blind or lame etc.) and those
     who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah."
     (4.95) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 119: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: Not equal are those
     believers who sat (at home) and did not join the 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 120: 

     Narrated Muhammad bin Abdur-Rahman Abu
     Al-Aswad: 

     The people of Medina were forced to prepare an
     army (to fight against the people of Sham during
     the caliphate of 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at
     Mecca), and I was enlisted in it; Then I met
     'Ikrima, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, and
     informed him (about it), and he forbade me
     strongly to do so (i.e. to enlist in that army), and
     then said, "Ibn 'Abbas informed me that some
     Muslim people were with the pagans, increasing
     the number of the pagans against Allah's Apostle.
     An arrow used to be shot which would hit one of
     them (the Muslims in the company of the pagans)
     and kill him, or he would be struck and killed
     (with a sword)." Then Allah revealed:-- 

     "Verily! as for those whom the angels take (in
     death) while they are wronging themselves (by
     staying among the disbelievers)" (4.97) Abu
     Aswad added, "Except the weak ones among
     men, women,..." (4.98) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 121: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

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


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 122: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     While the Prophet was offering the 'Isha' prayer,
     he said, "Allah hears him who sends his praises
     to Him," and then said before falling in
     prostration, "O Allah, save 'Aiyash bin Rabi'a. O
     Allah, save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah, save
     Al-Walid bin Al-Wahd. O Allah, save the weak
     ones among the believers. O Allah, let Your
     punishment be severe on the tribe of Mudar. O
     Allah, inflict upon them years (of famine) like the
     years of Joseph." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 123: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Regarding the Verse: "Because of the
     inconvenience of rain or because you are ill."
     (4.102) (It was revealed in connection with)
     'Abdur-Rahman bin Auf who was wounded. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 124: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Regarding the Verse:--"They ask your instruction
     concerning the women. Say: Allah instructs you
     about them and yet whom you desire to marry."
     (4.127) (has been revealed regarding the case
     of) a man who has an orphan girl, and he is her
     guardian and her heir. The girl shares with him all
     his property, even a date-palm (garden), but he
     dislikes to marry her and dislikes to give her in
     marriage to somebody else who would share
     with him the property she is sharing with him, and
     for this reason that guardian prevents that orphan
     girl from marrying. So, this Verse was revealed:
     (And Allah's statement:) "If a woman fears
     cruelty or desertion on her husband's part."
     (4.128) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 125: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Regarding the Verse:--"If a woman fears cruelty
     or desertion on her husband's part." (4.128) It is
     about a man who has a woman (wife) and he
     does not like her and wants to divorce her but
     she says to him, "I make you free as regards
     myself." So this Verse was revealed in this
     connection. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 126: 

     Narrated Al-Aswad: 

     While we were sitting in a circle in 'Abdullah's
     gathering, Hudhaifa came and stopped before us,
     and greeted us and then said, "People better than
     you became hypocrites." Al-Aswad said: I testify
     the uniqueness of Allah! Allah says: "Verily! The
     hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the
     Fire." (4.145) 

     On that 'Abdullah smiled and Hudhaifa sat
     somewhere in the Mosque. 'Abdullah then got up
     and his companions (sitting around him)
     dispersed. Hudhaifa then threw a pebble at me
     (to attract my attention). I went to him and he
     said, "I was surprised at 'Abdullah's smile though
     he understood what I said. Verily, people better
     than you became hypocrite and then repented
     and Allah forgave them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 127: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

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


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 128: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

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


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 129: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     The last Sura that was revealed was Bara'a, and
     the last Verse that was revealed was: "They ask
     you for a legal verdict, Say: Allah's directs (thus)
     about those who leave no descendants or
     ascendants as heirs." (4.176) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 130: 

     Narrated Tariq bin Shihab: 

     The Jews said to 'Umar, "You (i.e. Muslims)
     recite a Verse, and had it been revealed to us,
     we would have taken the day of its revelation as
     a day of celebration." 'Umar said, "I know very
     well when and where it was revealed, and where
     Allah's Apostle was when it was revealed. (It
     was revealed on) the day of Arafat (Hajj Day),
     and by Allah, I was at Arafat" Sufyan, a
     sub-narrator said: I am in doubt whether the
     Verse:-- "This day I have perfected your religion
     for you." was revealed on a Friday or not. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 131: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The wife of the Prophet : We set out with Allah's
     Apostle on one of his journeys, and when we
     were at Baida' or at Dhat-al-Jaish, a necklace of
     mine was broken (and lost). Allah's Apostle
     stayed there to look for it, and so did the people
     along with him. Neither were they at a place of
     water, nor did they have any water with them. So
     the people went to Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and
     said, "Don't you see what 'Aisha has done? She
     has made Allah's Apostle and the people, stay
     where there is no water and they have no water
     with them." Abu Bakr came while Allah's
     Apostle was sleeping with his head on my thigh.
     He said (to me), "You have detained Allah's
     Apostle and the people where there is no water,
     and they have no water with them." So he
     admonished me and said what Allah wished him
     to say, and he hit me on my flanks with his hand.
     Nothing prevented me from moving (because of
     pain! but the position of Allah's Apostle on my
     thigh. So Allah's Apostle got up when dawn
     broke and there was no water, so Allah revealed
     the Verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said,
     "It is not the first blessing of yours, O the family
     of Abu Bakr." Then we made the camel on
     which I was riding, got up, and found the
     necklace under it. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 132: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     A necklace of mine was lost at Al-Baida' and we
     were on our way to Medina. The Prophet made
     his camel kneel down and dismounted and laid
     his head on my lap and slept. Abu Bakr came to
     me and hit me violently on the chest and said,
     "You have detained the people because of a
     necklace." I kept as motionless as a dead person
     because of the position of Allah's Apostle ; (on
     my lap) although Abu Bakr had hurt me (with the
     slap). Then the Prophet woke up and it was the
     time for the morning (prayer). Water was sought,
     but in vain; so the following Verse was
     revealed:-- 

     "O you who believe! When you intend to offer
     prayer.." (5.6) Usaid bin Hudair said, "Allah has
     blessed the people for your sake, O the family of
     Abu Bakr. You are but a blessing for them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 133: 

     Narrated Abdullah (bin Masud): 

     On the day of Badr, Al-Miqdad said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! We do not say to you as the children of
     Israel said to Moses, 'Go you and your Lord and
     fight you two; we are sitting here, (5.24) but (we
     say). "Proceed, and we are with you." That
     seemed to delight Allah's Apostle greatly. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 134: 

     Narrated Abu Qilaba: 

     That he was sitting behind Umar bin Abdul Aziz
     and the people mentioned and mentioned (about
     At-Qasama) and they said (various things), and
     said that the Caliphs had permitted it. 'Umar bin
     'Abdul 'Aziz turned towards Abu Qilaba who
     was behind him and said. "What do you say, O
     'Abdullah bin Zaid?" or said, "What do you say,
     O Abu Qilaba?" Abu Qilaba said, "I do not
     know that killing a person is lawful in Islam
     except in three cases: a married person
     committing illegal sexual intercourse, one who
     has murdered somebody unlawfully, or one who
     wages war against Allah and His Apostle."
     'Anbasa said, "Anas narrated to us
     such-and-such." Abu Qilaba said, "Anas
     narrated to me in this concern, saying, some
     people came to the Prophet and they spoke to
     him saying, 'The climate of this land does not suit
     us.' The Prophet said, 'These are camels
     belonging to us, and they are to be taken out to
     the pasture. So take them out and drink of their
     milk and urine.' So they took them and set out
     and drank of their urine and milk, and having
     recovered, they attacked the shepherd, killed him
     and drove away the camels.' Why should there
     be any delay in punishing them as they murdered
     (a person) and waged war against Allah and His
     Apostle and frightened Allah's Apostle ?"
     Anbasa said, "I testify the uniqueness of Allah!"
     Abu Qilaba said, "Do you suspect me?" 'Anbasa
     said, "No, Anas narrated that (Hadith) to us."
     Then 'Anbasa added, "O the people of
     such-and-such (country), you will remain in good
     state as long as Allah keeps this (man) and the
     like of this (man) amongst you." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 135: 

     Narrated Anas (bin Malik): 

     Ar-Rubai (the paternal aunt of Anas bin Malik)
     broke the incisor tooth of young Ansari girl. Her
     family demanded the Qisas and they came to the
     Prophet who passed the judgment of Qisas.
     Anas bin An-Nadr (the paternal uncle of Anas
     bin Malik) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah,
     her tooth will not be broken." The Prophet said,
     "O Anas! (The law prescribed in) Allah's Book is
     Qisas." But the people (i.e. the relatives of the
     girl) gave up their claim and accepted a
     compensation. On that Allah's Apostle said,
     "Some of Allah's worshippers are such that if
     they take an oath, Allah will fulfill it for them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 136: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Whoever tells that Muhammad concealed part of
     what was revealed to him, is a liar, for Allah
     says:-- 

     "O Apostle (Muhammad)! Proclaim (the
     Message) which has been sent down to you from
     your Lord." (5.67) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 137: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     This Verse: "Allah will not punish you for what is
     unintentional in your oaths." (5.89) was revealed
     about a man's state men (during his talk), "No,
     by Allah," and "Yes, by Allah." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 138: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     That her father (Abu Bakr) never broke his oath
     till Allah revealed the order of the legal expiation
     for oath. Abu Bakr said, "If I ever take an oath
     (to do something) and later find that to do
     something else is better, then I accept Allah's
     permission and do that which is better, (and do
     the legal expiation for my oath ) ". 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 139: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     We used to participate in the holy wars carried
     on by the Prophet and we had no women
     (wives) with us. So we said (to the Prophet ).
     "Shall we castrate ourselves?" But the Prophet
     forbade us to do that and thenceforth he allowed
     us to marry a woman (temporarily) by giving her
     even a garment, and then he recited: "O you who
     believe! Do not make unlawful the good things
     which Allah has made lawful for you." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 140: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     (The Verse of) prohibiting alcoholic drinks was
     revealed when there were in Medina five kinds of
     (alcoholic) drinks none of which was produced
     from grapes. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 141: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     We had no alcoholic drink except that which was
     produced from dates and which you call Fadikh.
     While I was standing offering drinks to Abu Talh
     and so-and-so and so-and-so, a man cam and
     said, "Has the news reached you? They said,
     "What is that?" He said. "Alcoholic drinks have
     been prohibited. They said, "Spill (the contents of
     these pots, O Anas! "Then they neither asked
     about it (alcoholic drinks) nor returned it after the
     news from that man. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 142: 

     Narrated Jabir: 

     Some people drank alcoholic beverages in the
     morning (of the day) of the Uhud battle and on
     the same day they were killed as martyrs, and
     that was before wine was prohibited. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 143: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     I heard 'Umar while he was on the pulpit of the
     Prophet saying, "Now then O people! The
     revelation about the prohibition of alcoholic
     drinks was revealed; and alcoholic drinks are
     extracted from five things: Grapes, dates, honey,
     wheat and barley. And the alcoholic drink is that
     which confuses and stupefies the mind." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 144: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The alcoholic drink which was spilled was
     Al-Fadikh. I used to offer alcoholic drinks to the
     people at the residence of Abu Talha. Then the
     order of prohibiting Alcoholic drinks was
     revealed, and the Prophet ordered somebody to
     announce that: Abu Talha said to me, "Go out
     and see what this voice (this announcement ) is."
     I went out and (on coming back) said, "This is
     somebody announcing that alcoholic beverages
     have been prohibited." Abu Talha said to me,
     "Go and spill it (i.e. the wine)," Then it (alcoholic
     drinks) was seen flowing through the streets of
     Medina. At that time the wine was Al-Fadikh.
     The people said, "Some people (Muslims) were
     killed (during the battle of Uhud) while wine was
     in their stomachs." So Allah revealed: "On those
     who believe and do good deeds there is no
     blame for what they ate (in the past)." (5.93) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 145: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The Prophet delivered a sermon the like of which
     I had never heard before. He said, "If you but
     knew what I know then you would have laughed
     little and wept much." On hearing that, the
     companions of the Prophet covered their faces
     and the sound of their weeping was heard. A
     man said, "Who is my father?" The Prophet said,
     "So-and-so." So this Verse was revealed: "Ask
     not about things which, if made plain to you, may
     cause you trouble." (5.101) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 146: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Some people were asking Allah's Apostle
     questions mockingly. A man would say, "Who is
     my father?" Another man whose she-camel had
     gone astray would say, "Where is my she-camel?
     "So Allah revealed this Verse in this connection:
     "O you who believe! Ask not about things which,
     if made plain to you, may cause you trouble."
     (5.101) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 147: 

     Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab: 

     Bahira is a she-camel whose milk is kept for the
     idols and nobody is allowed to milk it; Sa'iba
     was the she-camel which they used to set free for
     their gods and nothing was allowed to be carried
     on it. Abu Huraira said: Allah's Apostle said, "I
     saw 'Amr bin 'Amir Al-Khuzai (in a dream)
     dragging his intestines in the Fire, and he was the
     first person to establish the tradition of setting
     free the animals (for the sake of their deities),"
     Wasila is the she-camel which gives birth to a
     she-camel as its first delivery, and then gives birth
     to another she-camel as its second delivery.
     People (in the Pre-lslamic periods of ignorance)
     used to let that she camel loose for their idols if it
     gave birth to two she-camels successively
     without giving birth to a male camel in between.
     'Ham' was the male camel which was used for
     copulation. When it had finished the number of
     copulations assigned for it, they would let it loose
     for their idols and excuse it from burdens so that
     nothing would be carried on it, and they called it
     the 'Hami.' Abu Huraira said, "I heard the
     Prophet saying so." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 148: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "I saw Hell and its different
     portions were consuming each other and saw
     'Amr dragging his intestines (in it), and he was the
     first person to establish the tradition of letting
     animals loose (for the idols)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 149: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Allah's Apostle delivered a sermon and said, "O
     people! You will be gathered before Allah
     bare-footed, naked and not circumcised." Then
     (quoting Quran) he said:-- 

     "As We began the first creation, We shall repeat
     it. A promise We have undertaken: Truly we
     shall do it.." (21.104) 

     The Prophet then said, "The first of the human
     beings to be dressed on the Day of Resurrection,
     will be Abraham. Lo! Some men from my
     followers will be brought and then (the angels)
     will drive them to the left side (Hell-Fire). I will
     say. 'O my Lord! (They are) my companions!'
     Then a reply will come (from Almighty), 'You do
     not know what they did after you.' I will say as
     the pious slave (the Prophet Jesus) said: And I
     was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst
     them. When You took me up. You were the
     Watcher over them and You are a Witness to all
     things.' (5.117) Then it will be said, "These
     people have continued to be apostates since you
     left them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 150: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet said, "You will be gathered (on the
     Day of Resurrection) and some people will be
     driven (by the angels) to the left side (and taken
     to Hell) whereupon I will say as the pious slave
     (Jesus) said:-- "And I was a witness over them
     while I dwelt amongst them...the ALMIGHTY,
     the All Wise." (5.117-118) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 151: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The key of the Unseen are
     five: Verily with Allah (Alone) is the knowledge
     of the Hour He sends down the rain and knows
     what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will
     earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land
     it will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower,
     All-Aware." (31.34) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 152: 

     Narrated Jabir: 

     When this Verse was revealed: "Say: He has
     power to send torment on you from above."
     (6.65) Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! I seek
     refuge with Your Face (from this punishment)."
     And when the verse: "or send torment from
     below your feet," (was revealed), Allah's Apostle
     said, "(O Allah!) I seek refuge with Your Face
     (from this punishment)." (But when there was
     revealed): "Or confuse you in party strife and
     make you to taste the violence of one another."
     (6.65) Allah's Apostle said, "This is lighter (or,
     this is easier)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 153: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     When:"...and confuse not their belief with
     wrong." (6.82) was revealed, the Prophet's
     companions said, "Which of us has not done
     wrong?" Then there was revealed:-- "Verily
     joining others in worship with Allah is a
     tremendous wrong indeed." (31.13) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 154: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet said, "Nobody has the rights to say
     that I am better than Jonah bin Matta." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 155: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Nobody has the right to say
     that I am better than Jonah bin Matta." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 156: 

     Narrated Mujahid: 

     That he asked Ibn 'Abbas, "Is there a prostration
     Surat-al-Sad?" (38.24) Ibn Abbas said, "Yes,"
     and then recited: "We gave...So follow their
     guidance." (6.85,90) Then he said, "He (David )
     is one them (i.e. those prophets)." Mujahid
     narrated: I asked Ibn 'Abbas (regarding the
     above Verse). He said, "Your Prophet
     (Muhammad) was one of those who were
     ordered to follow them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 157: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said, "May Allah curse the Jews!
     When Allah forbade them to eat the fat of
     animals, they melted it and sold it, and utilized its
     price! " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 158: 

     Narrated Abu Wail: 

     'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) said, "None has more
     sense of ghaira than Allah therefore - He
     prohibits shameful sins (illegal sexual intercourse,
     etc.) whether committed openly or secretly. And
     none loves to be praised more than Allah does,
     and for this reason He praises Himself." I asked
     Abu Wali, "Did you hear it from Abdullah?" He
     said, "Yes," I said, "Did Abdullah ascribe it to
     Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Yes." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 159: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be
     established until the sun rises from the West: and
     when the people see it, then whoever will be
     living on the surface of the earth will have faith,
     and that is (the time) when no good will it do to a
     soul to believe then, if it believed not before."
     (6.158) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 160: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The hour will not be
     established till the sun rises from the West; and
     when it rises (from the West) and the people see
     it, they all will believe. And that is (the time)
     when no good will it do to a soul to believe then."
     Then he recited the whole Verse (6.158) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 161: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Mas'ud: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "None has more sense of
     ghaira than Allah, and for this He has forbidden
     shameful sins whether committed openly or
     secretly, and none loves to be praised more than
     Allah does, and this is why He Praises Himself." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 162: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     A man from the Jews, having been slapped on
     his face, came to the Prophet and said, "O
     Muhammad! A man from your companions from
     the Ansar has slapped me on my face!" The
     Prophet said, "Call him." When they called him,
     the Prophet said, "Why did you slap him?" He
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! While I was passing by
     the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who
     selected Moses above the human beings,' I said,
     'Even above Muhammad?' I became furious and
     slapped him on the face." The Prophet said, "Do
     not give me superiority over the other prophets,
     for on the Day of Resurrection the people will
     become unconscious and I will be the first to
     regain consciousness. Then I will see Moses
     holding one of the legs of the Throne. I will not
     know whether he has come to his senses before
     me or that the shock he had received at the
     Mountain, (during his worldly life) was sufficient
     for him." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 163: 

     Narrated Said Ibn Zaid: 

     The Prophet said, "Al-Kam'a is like the Mann
     (sweet resin or gum) (in that it grows naturally
     without human care) and its water is a cure for
     the eye diseases." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 164: 

     Narrated Abu Ad-Darda: 

     There was a dispute between Abu Bakr and
     'Umar, and Abu Bakr made Umar angry. So
     'Umar left angrily. Abu Bakr followed him,
     requesting him to ask forgiveness (of Allah) for
     him, but 'Umar refused to do so and closed his
     door in Abu Bakr's face. So Abu Bakr went to
     Allah's Apostle while we were with him. Allah's
     Apostle said, "This friend of yours must have
     quarrelled (with somebody)." In the meantime
     'Umar repented and felt sorry for what he had
     done, so he came, greeted (those who were
     present) and sat with the Prophet and related the
     story to him. Allah's Apostle became angry and
     Abu Bakr started saying, "O Allah's Apostle! By
     Allah, I was more at fault (than Umar)." Allah's
     Apostle said, "Are you (people) leaving for me
     my companion? (Abu Bakr), Are you (people)
     leaving for me my companion? When I said, 'O
     people I am sent to you all as the Apostle of
     Allah,' you said, 'You tell a lie.' while Abu Bakr
     said, 'You have spoken the truth ." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 165: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "It was said to the children
     of Israel, 'Enter the gate in prostration and say
     Hitatun. (7.161) We shall forgive you, your
     faults.' But they changed (Allah's Order) and
     entered, dragging themselves on their buttocks
     and said, 'Habatun (a grain) in a Sha'ratin (hair)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 166: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     'Uyaina bin Hisn bin Hudhaifa came and stayed
     with his nephew Al-Hurr bin Qais who was one
     of those whom 'Umar used to keep near him, as
     the Qurra' (learned men knowing Qur'an by
     heart) were the people of 'Umar's meetings and
     his advisors whether they were old or young.
     'Uyaina said to his nephew, "O son of my
     brother! You have an approach to this chief, so
     get for me the permission to see him." Al-Hurr
     said, "I will get the permission for you to see
     him." So Al-Hurr asked the permission for
     'Uyaina and 'Umar admitted him. When 'Uyaina
     entered upon him, he said, "Beware! O the son
     of Al-Khattab! By Allah, you neither give us
     sufficient provision nor judge among us with
     justice." Thereupon 'Umar became so furious that
     he intended to harm him, but Al-Hurr said, "O
     chief of the Believers! Allah said to His Prophet:
     "Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; and
     leave (don't punish) the foolish." (7.199) and this
     (i.e. 'Uyaina) is one of the foolish." By Allah,
     'Umar did not overlook that Verse when Al-Hurr
     recited it before him; he observed (the orders of)
     Allah's Book strictly. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 167: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin AzZubair: 

     (The Verse) "Hold to forgiveness; command
     what is right..." was revealed by Allah except in
     connection with the character of the people.
     'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair said: Allah ordered His
     Prophet to forgive the people their misbehavior
     (towards him). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 168: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     I asked Ibn 'Abbas regarding Surat-al-Anfal. He
     said, "It was revealed in connection with the
     Battle of Badr." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 169: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     Regarding the Verse: "Verily! The worst of
     beasts in the Sight of Allah are the deaf and the
     dumb----those who understand not." (8.22) 

     (The people referred to here) were some
     persons from the tribe of Bani 'Abd-Addar. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 170: 

     Narrated Abu Said bin Al-Mu'alla: 

     While I was praying, Allah's Apostle passed me
     and called me, but I did not go to him until I had
     finished the prayer. Then I went to him, and he
     said, "What prevented you from coming to me?
     Didn't Allah say:-- "O you who believe! Answer
     the call of Allah (by obeying Him) and His
     Apostle when He calls you?" He then said, "I will
     inform you of the greatest Sura in the Qur'an
     before I leave (the mosque)." When Allah's
     Apostle got ready to leave (the mosque), I
     reminded him. He said, "It is: 'Praise be to Allah,
     the Lord of the worlds.' (i.e. Surat-al-Fatiha)
     As-sab'a Al-Mathani (the seven repeatedly
     recited Verses)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 171: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Abu Jahl said, "O Allah! If this (Quran) is indeed
     the Truth from You, then rain down on us a
     shower of stones from the sky or bring on us a
     painful torment." So Allah revealed:-- "But Allah
     would not punish them while you were amongst
     them, nor He will punish them while they seek
     (Allah's) forgiveness..." (8.33) And why Allah
     should not punish them while they turn away
     (men) from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the Sacred
     Mosque of Mecca)..." (8.33-34) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 172: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Abu Jahl said, "O Allah! If this (Qur'an) is indeed
     the Truth from You), then rain down on us a
     shower of stones from the sky or bring on us a
     painful punishment." So there was revealed:--
     'But Allah would not punish them while you
     (Muhammad) were amongst them, nor will He
     punish them while they seek (Allah's)
     Forgiveness. And why Allah should not punish
     them while they stop (men) from
     Al-Masjid-al-Haram ..' (8.33-34) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 173: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     That a man came to him (while two groups of
     Muslims were fighting) and said, "O Abu 'Abdur
     Rahman! Don't you hear what Allah has
     mentioned in His Book: 

     'And if two groups of believers fight against each
     other...' (49.9) 

     So what prevents you from fighting as Allah has
     mentioned in His Book?"' Ibn 'Umar said, "O son
     of my brother! I would rather be blamed for not
     fighting because of this Verse than to be blamed
     because of another Verse where Allah says: 

     'And whoever kills a believer intentionally..."
     (4.93) Then that man said, "Allah says:-- 'And
     fight them until there is no more afflictions
     (worshipping other besides Allah) and the
     religion (i.e. worship) will be all for Allah
     (Alone)" (8.39) Ibn 'Umar said, "We did this
     during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle when the
     number of Muslims was small, and a man was
     put to trial because of his religion, the pagans
     would either kill or chain him; but when the
     Muslims increased (and Islam spread), there was
     no persecution." When that man saw that Ibn
     'Umar did not agree to his proposal, he said,
     "What is your opinion regarding 'Ali and
     'Uthman?" Ibn 'Umar said, "What is my opinion
     regarding Ali and 'Uthman? As for 'Uthman,
     Allah forgave him and you disliked to forgive
     him, and Ali is the cousin and son-in-law of
     Allah's Apostle ." Then he pointed out with his
     hand and said, "And that is his daughter's (house)
     which you can see." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 174: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     Ibn 'Umar came to us and a man said (to him),
     "What do you think about 'Qit-alal-Fitnah'
     (fighting caused by afflictions)." Ibn 'Umar said
     (to him), "And do you understand what an
     affliction is? Muhammad used to fight against the
     pagans, and his fighting with them was an
     affliction, (and his fighting was) not like your
     fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling."


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 175: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When the Verse:-- "If there are twenty steadfast
     amongst you, they will overcome two hundred."
     (8.65) was revealed, then it became obligatory
     for the Muslims that one (Muslim) should not flee
     from ten (non-Muslims). Sufyan (the
     sub-narrator) once said, "Twenty (Muslims)
     should not flee before two hundred (non
     Muslims)." Then there was revealed: 'But now
     Allah has lightened your (task)..' (8.66) 

     So it became obligatory that one-hundred
     (Muslims) should not flee before two hundred
     (non-muslims). (Once Sufyan said extra, "The
     Verse: 'Urge the believers to the fight. If there are
     twenty steadfast amongst you (Muslims) ..' was
     revealed.) Sufyan said, "Ibn Shabrama said, "I
     see that this order is applicable to the obligation
     of enjoining good and forbidding evil." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 176: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When the Verse:--'If there are twenty steadfast
     amongst you (Muslims), they will overcome
     two-hundred (non-Muslims).' was revealed, it
     became hard on the Muslims when it became
     compulsory that one Muslim ought not to flee (in
     war) before ten (non-Muslims). So (Allah)
     lightened the order by revealing: 

     '(But) now Allah has lightened your (task) for He
     knows that there is weakness in you. So if there
     are of you one-hundred steadfast, they will
     overcome (two-hundred (non-Muslims).' (8.66)
     So when Allah reduced the number of enemies
     which Muslims should withstand, their patience
     and perseverance against the enemy decreased
     as much as their task was lightened for them. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 177: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     The last Verse that was revealed was: 

     'They ask you for a legal verdict: Say: Allah
     directs (thus) about Al-Kalalah (those who leave
     no descendants or ascendants as heirs).' And the
     last Sura which was revealed was Baraatun (9) . 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 178: 

     Narrated Humaid bin Abdur-Rahman: 

     Abu Huraira said, "During that Hajj (in which
     Abu Bakr was the chief of the pilgrims) Abu
     Bakr sent me along with announcers on the Day
     of Nahr ( 10th of Dhul-Hijja) in Mina to
     announce: "No pagans shall perform, Hajj after
     this year, and none shall perform the Tawaf
     around the Ka'ba in a naked state." Humaid bin
     'Abdur Rahman added: Then Allah's Apostle
     sent Ali bin Abi Talib (after Abu Bakr) and
     ordered him to recite aloud in public Surat
     Bara'a. Abu Huraira added, "So 'Ali, along with
     us, recited Bara'a (loudly) before the people at
     Mina on the Day of Nahr and announced; "No
     pagan shall perform Hajj after this year and none
     shall perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba in a
     naked state." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 179: 

     Narrated Humaid bin Abdur Rahman: 

     Abu Huraira said, "Abu Bakr sent me in that Hajj
     in which he was the chief of the pilgrims along
     with the announcers whom he sent on the Day of
     Nahr to announce at Mina: "No pagan shall
     perform Hajj after this year, and none shall
     perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba in a naked
     state." Humaid added: That the Prophet sent 'Ali
     bin Abi Talib (after Abu Bakr) and ordered him
     to recite aloud in public Surat-Baraa. Abu
     Huraira added, "So 'Ali, along with us, recited
     Bara'a (loudly) before the people at Mina on the
     Day of Nahr and announced "No pagan shall
     perform Hajj after this year and none shall
     perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba in a naked
     state."..except those pagans with whom you
     (Muslims) have a treaty." (9.4) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 180: 

     Narrated Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman: 

     Abu Huraira said that Abu Bakr sent him during
     the Hajj in which Abu Bakr was made the chief
     of the pilgrims by Allah's Apostle before (the
     year of) Hajjat al-Wada in a group (of
     announcers) to announce before the people; 'No
     pagan shall perform the Hajj after this year, and
     none shall perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba
     in a naked state. Humaid used to say The Day of
     Nahr is the day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar (the
     Greatest Day) because of the narration of Abu
     Huraira. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 181: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Wahb: 

     We were with Hudhaifa and he said, "None
     remains of the people described by this Verse
     (9.12), "Except three, and of the hypocrites
     except four." A bedouin said, "You the
     companions of Muhammad! Tell us (things) and
     we do not know that about those who break
     open our houses and steal our precious things? '
     He (Hudhaifa) replied, "Those are Al Fussaq
     (rebellious wrongdoers) (not disbelievers or
     hypocrites). Really, none remains of them
     (hypocrite) but four, one of whom is a very old
     man who, if he drinks water, does not feel its
     coldness." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 182: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The Kanz (money, the
     Zakat of which is not paid) of anyone of you will
     appear in the form of bald-headed poisonous
     male snake on the Day of Resurrection." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 183: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Wahb: 

     I passed by (visited ) Abu Dhar at Ar-Rabadha
     and said to him, "What has brought you to this
     land?" He said, "We were at Sham and I recited
     the Verse: "They who hoard up gold and silver
     and spend them not in the way of Allah;
     announce to them a painful torment, " (9.34)
     where upon Muawiya said, 'This Verse is not for
     us, but for the people of the Scripture.' Then I
     said, 'But it is both for us (Muslim) and for them.'
     " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 184: 

     Narrated Abu Bakr: 

     The Prophet said, "Time has come back to its
     original state which it had when Allah created the
     Heavens and the Earth; the year is twelve
     months, four of which are sacred. Three of them
     are in succession; Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja and
     Al-Muharram, and (the fourth being) Rajab
     Mudar (named after the tribe of Mudar as they
     used to respect this month) which stands
     between Jumad (ath-thani) and Sha'ban." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 185: 

     Narrated Abu Bakr: 

     I was in the company of the Prophet in the cave,
     and on seeing the traces of the pagans, I said, "O
     Allah's Apostle If one of them (pagans) should lift
     up his foot, he will see us." He said, "What do
     you think of two, the third of whom is Allah?" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 186: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: 

     When there happened the disagreement between
     Ibn Az-Zubair and Ibn 'Abbas, I said (to the
     latter), "(Why don't you take the oath of
     allegiance to him as) his father is Az-Zubair, and
     his mother is Asma,' and his aunt is 'Aisha, and
     his maternal grandfather is Abu Bakr, and his
     grandmother is Safiya?" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 187: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: 

     There was a disagreement between them (i.e. Ibn
     'Abbas and Ibn Az-Zubair) so I went to Ibn
     'Abbas in the morning and said (to him), "Do you
     want to fight against Ibn Zubair and thus make
     lawful what Allah has made unlawful (i.e. fighting
     in Meccas?" Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allah forbid!
     Allah ordained that Ibn Zubair and Bani Umaiya
     would permit (fighting in Mecca), but by Allah, I
     will never regard it as permissible." Ibn Abbas
     added. "The people asked me to take the oath of
     allegiance to Ibn AzZubair. I said, 'He is really
     entitled to assume authority for his father,
     Az-Zubair was the helper of the Prophet, his
     (maternal) grandfather, Abu Bakr was (the
     Prophet's) companion in the cave, his mother,
     Asma' was 'Dhatun-Nitaq', his aunt, 'Aisha was
     the mother of the Believers, his paternal aunt,
     Khadija was the wife of the Prophet , and the
     paternal aunt of the Prophet was his
     grandmother. He himself is pious and chaste in
     Islam, well versed in the Knowledge of the
     Quran. By Allah! (Really, I left my relatives, Bani
     Umaiya for his sake though) they are my close
     relatives, and if they should be my rulers, they are
     equally apt to be so and are descended from a
     noble family. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 188: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: 

     We entered upon Ibn 'Abbas and he said "Are
     you not astonished at Ibn Az-Zubair's assuming
     the caliphate?" I said (to myself), "I will support
     him and speak of his good traits as I did not do
     even for Abu Bakr and 'Umar though they were
     more entitled to receive al I good than he was." I
     said "He (i.e Ibn Az-Zubair) is the son of the aunt
     of the Prophet and the son of AzZubair, and the
     grandson of Abu Bakr and the son of Khadija's
     brother, and the son of 'Aisha's sister."
     Nevertheless, he considers himself to be superior
     to me and does not want me to be one of his
     friends. So I said, "I never expected that he
     would refuse my offer to support him, and I don't
     think he intends to do me any good, therefore, if
     my cousins should inevitably be my rulers, it will
     be better for me to be ruled by them than by
     some others." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 189: 

     Narrated Abu Said: 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 190: 

     Narrated Abu Musud: 

     When we were ordered to give alms, we began
     to work as porters (to earn something we could
     give in charity). Abu Uqail came with one half of
     a Sa (special measure for food grains) and
     another person brought more than he did. So the
     hypocrites said, "Allah is not in need of the alms
     of this (i.e. 'Uqail); and this other person did not
     give alms but for showing off." Then Allah
     revealed:-- 

     'Those who criticize such of the Believers who
     give charity voluntarily and those who could not
     find to give in charity except what is available to
     them.' (9.79) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 191: 

     Narrated Shaqiq: 

     Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari said, "Allah's Apostle,
     used to order us to give alms. So one of us
     would exert himself to earn one Mud (special
     measure of wheat or dates, etc.,) to give in
     charity; while today one of us may have one
     hundred thousand." Shaqiq said: As if Abu
     Masud referred to himself. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 192: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When 'Abdullah bin 'Ubai died, his son 'Abdullah
     bin 'Abdullah came to Allah's Apostle and asked
     him to give him his shirt in order to shroud his
     father in it. He gave it to him and then 'Abdullah
     asked the Prophet to offer the funeral prayer for
     him (his father). Allah's Apostle got up to offer
     the funeral prayer for him, but Umar got up too
     and got hold of the garment of Allah's Apostle
     and said, "O Allah's Apostle Will you offer the
     funeral prayer for him though your Lord has
     forbidden you to offer the prayer for him" Allah's
     Apostle said, "But Allah has given me the choice
     by saying: 

     '(Whether you) ask forgiveness for them, or do
     not ask forgiveness for them; even if you ask
     forgiveness for them seventy times..' (9.80) so I
     will ask more than seventy times." 'Umar said,
     "But he ('Abdullah bin 'Ubai) is a hypocrite!"
     However, Allah's Apostle did offer the funeral
     prayer for him whereupon Allah revealed: 

     'And never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of
     them that dies, nor stand at his grave.' (9.84) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 193: 

     Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab: 

     When 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's
     Apostle was called in order to offer the funeral
     prayer for him. When Allah's Apostle got up (to
     offer the prayer) I jumped towards him and said,
     "O Allah's Apostle! Do you offer the prayer for
     Ibn Ubai although he said so-and-so on
     such-and-such-a day?" I went on mentioning his
     sayings. Allah's Apostle smiled and said, "Keep
     away from me, O 'Umar!" But when I spoke too
     much to him, he said, "I have been given the
     choice, and I have chosen (this) ; and if I knew
     that if I asked forgiveness for him more than
     seventy times, he would be for given, I would
     ask it for more times than that." So Allah's
     Apostle offered the funeral prayer for him and
     then left, but he did not stay long before the two
     Verses of Surat-Bara'a were revealed, i.e.:--
     'And never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of
     them that dies.... and died in a state of rebellion.'
     (9.84) Later I was astonished at my daring to
     speak like that to Allah's Apostle and Allah and
     His Apostle know best. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 194: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     When Abdullah bin Ubai died, his son 'Abdullah
     bin 'Abdullah came to Allah's Apostle who gave
     his shirt to him and ordered him to shroud his
     father in it. Then he stood up to offer the funeral
     prayer for the deceased, but 'Umar bin
     Al-Khattab took hold of his garment and said,
     "Do you offer the funeral prayer for him though
     he was a hypocrite and Allah has forbidden you
     to ask forgiveness for hypocrites?" The Prophet
     said, "Allah has given me the choice (or Allah has
     informed me) saying: 

     "Whether you, O Muhammad, ask forgiveness
     for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them,
     even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy
     times, Allah will not forgive them," (9.80) The he
     added, "I will (appeal to Allah for his sake) more
     than seventy times." So Allah's Apostle offered
     the funeral prayer for him and we too, offered the
     prayer along with him. Then Allah revealed: "And
     never, O Muhammad, pray (funeral prayer) for
     anyone of them that dies, nor stand at his grave.
     Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His
     Apostle and died in a state of rebellion." (9.84) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 195: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ka'b: 

     I heard Ka'b bin Malik at the time he remained
     behind and did not join (the battle of) Tabuk,
     saying, "By Allah, no blessing has Allah
     bestowed upon me, besides my guidance to
     Islam, better than that of helping me speak the
     truth to Allah's Apostle otherwise I would have
     told the Prophet a lie and would have been
     ruined like those who had told a lie when the
     Divine Inspiration was revealed:-- "They will
     swear by Allah to you (Muslims) when you
     return to them.. the rebellious people." (9.95-96)


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 196: 

     Narrated Samura bin Jundab: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Tonight two (visitors) came
     to me (in my dream) and took me to a town built
     with gold bricks and silver bricks. There we met
     men who, half of their bodies, look like the
     most-handsome human beings you have ever
     seen, and the other half, the ugliest human beings
     you have ever seen. Those two visitors said to
     those men, 'Go and dip yourselves in that river.
     So they dipped themselves therein and then came
     to us, their ugliness having disappeared and they
     were in the most-handsome shape. The visitors
     said, 'The first is the Garden of Eden and that is
     your dwelling place.' Then they added, 'As for
     those people who were half ugly and half
     handsome, they were those who mixed good
     deeds and bad deeds, but Allah forgave them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 197: 

     Narrated Al-Musaiyab: 

     When Abu Talib's death approached, the
     Prophet went to him while Abu Jahl and
     'Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya were present with him.
     The Prophet said, "O uncle, say: None has the
     right to be worshipped except Allah, so that I
     may argue for your case with it before Allah." On
     that, Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah bin Abu Umaiya
     said, "O Abu Talib! Do you want to renounce
     'Abdul Muttalib's religion?" Then the Prophet
     said, "I will keep on asking (Allah for)
     forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do
     so." Then there was revealed:-- 

     'It is not fitting for the Prophet and those who
     believe that they should invoke (Allah) for
     forgiveness for pagans even though they be of
     kin, after it has become clear to them that they
     are companions of the Fire.' (9.113) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 198: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Ka'b: 

     I heard Ka'b bin Malik talking about the Verse:--
     'And to the three (He also forgave) who
     remained behind.' (9.118) saying in the last
     portion of his talk, "(I said), 'As a part (sign) of
     my repentance, I would like to give up all my
     property in the cause of Allah and His Apostle,'
     The Prophet said to me, 'Keep some of your
     wealth as it is good for you." (To the three (He
     also forgave) who remained behind till for them
     the earth, vast as it is, was straitened..." (9.118) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 199: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Kab: 

     I heard Ka'b bin Malik who was one of the three
     who were forgiven, saying that he had never
     remained behind Allah's Apostle in any Ghazwa
     which he had fought except two Ghazwat
     Ghazwat-al'Usra (Tabuk) and Ghazwat-Badr.
     He added. "I decided to tell the truth to Allah's
     Apostle in the forenoon, and scarcely did he
     return from a journey he made, except in the
     forenoon, he would go first to the mosque and
     offer a two-Rak'at prayer. The Prophet forbade
     others to speak to me or to my two companions,
     but he did not prohibit speaking to any of those
     who had remained behind excepting us. So the
     people avoided speaking to us, and I stayed in
     that state till I could no longer bear it, and the
     only thing that worried me was that I might die
     and the Prophet would not offer the funeral
     prayer for me, or Allah's Apostle might die and I
     would be left in that social status among the
     people that nobody would speak to me or offer
     the funeral prayer for me. But Allah revealed His
     Forgiveness for us to the Prophet in the last third
     of the night while Allah's Apostle was with Um
     Salama. Um Salama sympathized with me and
     helped me in my disaster. Allah's Apostle said,
     'O Um Salama! Ka'b has been forgiven!' She
     said, 'Shall I send someone to him to give him the
     good tidings?' He said, 'If you did so, the people
     would not let you sleep the rest of the night.' So
     when the Prophet had offered the Fajr prayer, he
     announced Allah's Forgiveness for us. His face
     used to look as bright as a piece of the (full)
     moon whenever he was pleased. When Allah
     revealed His Forgiveness for us, we were the
     three whose case had been deferred while the
     excuse presented by those who had apologized
     had been accepted. But when there were
     mentioned those who had told the Prophet lies
     and remained behind (the battle of Tabuk) and
     had given false excuses, they were described
     with the worse description one may be described
     with. Allah said: 'They will present their excuses
     to you (Muslims) when you return to them. Say:
     Present no excuses; we shall not believe you.
     Allah has already informed us of the true state of
     matters concerning you. Allah and His Apostle
     will observe your actions." (9.94) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 200: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Kab: 

     I heard Ka'b bin Malik talking about the story of
     the battle of Tabuk when he remained behind,
     "By Allah, I do not know anyone whom Allah
     has helped for telling the truth more than me since
     I mentioned that truth to Allah's Apostle till
     today, I have never intended to tell a lie. And
     Allah revealed to His Apostle: "Verily! Allah has
     forgiven the Prophet, the Muhajirin............ and
     be with those who are true (in words and
     deeds)." (9.117-119) (See Hadith No. 702 Vol
     5). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 201: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Thabit Al-Ansari: 

     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 Quranic 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 Khuzaima 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 Quran 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. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 202: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When the Prophet arrived at Medina, the Jews
     were observing the fast on 'Ashura' (10th of
     Muharram) and they said, "This is the day when
     Moses became victorious over Pharaoh," On
     that, the Prophet said to his companions, "You
     (Muslims) have more right to celebrate Moses'
     victory than they have, so observe the fast on this
     day." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 203: 

     Narrated Muhammad bin 'Abbas bin Ja'far: 

     That he heard Ibn 'Abbas reciting: "No doubt!
     They fold up their breasts." (11.5) and asked him
     about its explanation. He said, "Some people
     used to hide themselves while answering the call
     of nature in an open space lest they be exposed
     to the sky, and also when they had sexual
     relation with their wives in an open space lest
     they be exposed to the sky, so the above
     revelation was sent down regarding them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 204: 

     Narrated Muhammad bin Abbas bin Ja'far: 

     Ibn Abbas recited. "No doubt! They fold up their
     breasts." I said, "O Abu Abbas! What is meant
     by "They fold up their breasts?" He said, "A man
     used to feel shy on having sexual relation with his
     wife or on answering the call of nature (in an
     open space) so this Verse was revealed:-- "No
     doubt! They fold up their breasts." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 205: 

     Narrated 'Amr: 

     Ibn 'Abbas recited:-- "No doubt! They fold up
     their breasts in order to hide from Him. Surely!
     Even when they cover themselves with their
     garments.." (11.5) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 206: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'Spend (O
     man), and I shall spend on you." He also said,
     "Allah's Hand is full, and (its fullness) is not
     affected by the continuous spending night and
     day." He also said, "Do you see what He has
     spent since He created the Heavens and the
     Earth? Nevertheless, what is in His Hand is not
     decreased, and His Throne was over the water;
     and in His Hand there is the balance (of justice)
     whereby He raises and lowers (people)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 207: 

     Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz: 

     While Ibn Umar was performing the Tawaf
     (around the Ka'ba), a man came up to him and
     said, "O Abu 'AbdurRahman!" or said, "O Ibn
     Umar! Did you hear anything from the Prophet
     about An-Najwa?" Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the
     Prophet saying, 'The Believer will be brought
     near his Lord." (Hisham, a sub-narrator said,
     reporting the Prophet's words), "The believer will
     come near (his Lord) till his Lord covers him with
     His screen and makes him confess his sins. (Allah
     will ask him), 'Do you know (that you did)
     'such-and-such sin?" He will say twice, 'Yes, I
     do.' Then Allah will say, 'I concealed it in the
     world and I forgive it for you today.' Then the
     record of his good deeds will be folded up. As
     for the others, or the disbelievers, it will be
     announced publicly before the witnesses: 'These
     are ones who lied against their Lord." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 208: 

     Narrated Abu Musa: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Allah gives respite to the
     oppressor, but when He takes him over, He
     never releases him." Then he recited:-- 

     "Such is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes
     (population of) towns in the midst of their wrong:
     Painful indeed, and severe is His seizure.'
     (11.102) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 209: 

     Narrated Ibn Masud: 

     A man kissed a woman and then came to Allah's
     Apostle and told him of that, so this Divine
     Inspiration was revealed to the Prophet 'And
     offer Prayers perfectly at the two ends of the
     day, and in some hours of the night; (i.e. (five)
     compulsory prayers). Verily, the good deeds
     remove the evil deeds (small sins) That is a
     reminder for the mindful.' (11.114) The man said,
     Is this instruction for me only?' The Prophet said,
     "It is for all those of my followers who encounter
     a similar situation." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 210: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: 

     The Prophet said, "The honorable, the son of the
     honorable the son of the honorable, i.e. Joseph,
     the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of
     Abraham." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 211: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle was asked, "Who are the most
     honorable of the people?" The Prophet said,
     "The most honorable of them in Allah's Sight are
     those who keep their duty to Allah and fear Him.
     They said, "We do not ask you about that." He
     said, "Then the most honorable of the people is
     Joseph, Allah's prophet, the son of Allah's
     prophet, the son of Allah's prophet, the son of
     Allah's Khalil i.e. Abraham) They said, "We do
     not ask you about that." The Prophet said, Do
     you ask about (the virtues of the ancestry of the
     Arabs?" They said, "Yes," He said, "Those who
     were the best amongst you in the Pre-lslamic
     Period are the 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 212: 

     Narrated Az-Zuhri: 

     Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-Musaiyab,
     'Al-Qama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin
     'Abdullah related the narration of 'Aisha, the wife
     the Prophet, when the slanderers had said about
     her what they had said and Allah later declared
     her innocence. Each of them related a part of the
     narration (wherein) the Prophet said (to 'Aisha).
     "If you are innocent, then Allah will declare your
     innocence: but if you have committed a sin, then
     ask for Allah's Forgiveness and repent to him."
     'Aisha said, "By Allah, I find no example for my
     case except that of Joseph's father (when he
     said), 'So (for me) patience is most fitting.' " Then
     Allah revealed the ten Verses:-- "Verily those
     who spread the slander are a gang amongst
     you.." (24.11) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 213: 

     Narrated Um Ruman: 

     Who was 'Aisha's mother: While I was with
     'Aisha, 'Aisha got fever, whereupon the Prophet
     said, "Probably her fever is caused by the story
     related by the people (about her)." I said, "Yes."
     Then 'Aisha sat up and said, "My example and
     your example is similar to that of Jacob and his
     sons:--'Nay, but your minds have made up a tale.
     So (for me) patience is most fitting. It is Allah
     (alone) Whose help can be sought against that
     which you assert.' (12.18) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 214: 

     Narrated Abu Wail: 

     'Abdullah bin Mas'ud recited "Haita laka (Come
     you)," and added, "We recite it as we were
     taught it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 215: 

     Narrated Abdullah (bin Mas'ud): 

     When the Prophet realized that the Quraish had
     delayed in embracing Islam, he said, "O Allah!
     Protect me against their evil by afflicting them
     with seven (years of famine) like the seven years
     of (Prophet) Joseph." So they were struck with a
     year of famine that destroyed everything till they
     had to eat bones, and till a man would look
     towards the sky and see something like smoke
     between him and it. Allah said:-- 

     "Then watch you (O Muhammad) for the day
     when the sky will produce a kind of smoke
     plainly visible." (44.10) And Allah further said:--
     "Verily! We shall withdraw the punishment a
     little, Verily you will return (to disbelief)." (44.15)
     (Will Allah relieve them from torture on the Day
     of Resurrection?) (The punishment of) the smoke
     had passed and Al-Baltsha (the destruction of
     the pagans in the Badr battle) had passed too. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 216: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah bestow His
     Mercy on (Prophet) Lot. (When his nation
     troubled him) he wished if he could betake
     himself to some powerful support; and if I were
     to remain in prison for the period Joseph had
     remained, I would surely respond to the call; and
     we shall have more right (to be in doubt) than
     Abraham: When Allah said to him, "Don't you
     believe?' Abraham said, 'Yes, (I do believe) but
     to be stronger in faith; (2.260) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 217: 

     Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: 

     That when he asked 'Aisha about the statement
     of Allah "Until when the Apostles gave up hope
     (of their people)." (12.110) she told him (its
     meaning), 'Urwa added, "I said, 'Did they
     (Apostles) suspect that they were betrayed (by
     Allah) or that they were treated as liars by (their
     people)?' 'Aisha said, '(They suspected) that they
     were treated as liars by (their people),' I said,
     'But they were sure that their people treated them
     as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion.' She
     said, 'Yes, upon my life they were sure about it.'
     I said to her. 'So they (Apostles) suspected that
     they were betrayed (by Allah).' She said, "Allah
     forbid! The Apostles never suspected their Lord
     of such a thing.' I said, 'What about this Verse
     then?' She said, 'It is about the Apostles'
     followers who believed in their Lord and trusted
     their Apostles, but the period of trials was
     prolonged and victory was delayed till the
     Apostles gave up all hope of converting those of
     the people who disbelieved them and the
     Apostles thought that their followers treated them
     as liars; thereupon Allah's help came to them. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 218: 

     Narrated 'Urwa: 

     "I told her ('Aisha): (Regarding the above
     narration), they (Apostles) were betrayed (by
     Allah)." She said: Allah forbid or said similarly. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 219: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The keys of Unseen are
     five which none knows but Allah: None knows
     what will happen tomorrow but Allah; none
     knows what is in the wombs (a male child or a
     female) but Allah; none knows when it will rain
     but Allah; none knows at what place one will die;
     none knows when the Hour will be established
     but Allah." (See The Quran 31:34.") 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 220: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     While we were with Allah's Apostle he said, "Tell
     me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its
     leaves do not fall and it does not, and does not,
     and does not, and it gives its fruits every now and
     then." It came to my mind that such a tree must
     be the date palm, but seeing Abu Bakr and
     'Umar saying nothing, I disliked to speak. So
     when they did not say anything, Allah's Apostle
     said, "It is the date-palm tree." When we got up
     (from that place), I said to 'Umar, "O my father!
     By Allah, it came to my mind that it must be the
     date palm tree." 'Umar said, "What prevented
     you from speaking" I replied, "I did not see you
     speaking, so I misliked to speak or say anything."
     Umar then said, "If you had said it, it would have
     been dearer to me than so-and-so." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 221: 

     Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "When a Muslim is
     questioned in his grave, he will testify that none
     has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that
     Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and that is what is
     meant by Allah's Statement:-- 

     "Allah will keep firm those who believe with a
     Word that stands firm in this world and in the
     Hereafter." (14.27) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 222: 

     Narrated Ata: 

     When Ibn 'Abbas heard:-- "Have you not seen
     those who have changed the favor of Allah into
     disbelief?" (14.28) he said, "Those were the
     disbelieving pagans of Mecca." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 223: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "When Allah has ordained
     some affair in the Heaven, the angels beat with
     their wings in obedience to His statement, which
     sounds like a chain dragged over a rock." ('Ali
     and other sub-narrators said, "The sound reaches
     them.") "Until when fear is banished from their
     (angels) hearts, they (angels) say, 'What was it
     that your Lord said? They say, 'The truth; And
     He is the Most High, the Most Great.' (34.23)
     Then those who gain a hearing by stealing (i.e.
     devils) will hear Allah's Statement:-- 'Those who
     gain a hearing by stealing, (stand one over the
     other like this). 

     (Sufyan, to illustrate this, spread the fingers of his
     right hand and placed them one over the other
     horizontally.) A flame may overtake and burn the
     eavesdropper before conveying the news to the
     one below him; or it may not overtake him till he
     has conveyed it to the one below him, who in his
     turn, conveys it to the one below him, and so on
     till they convey the news to the earth. (Or
     probably Sufyan said, "Till the news reaches the
     earth.") Then the news is inspired to a sorcerer
     who would add a hundred lies to it. His
     prophecy will prove true (as far as the heavenly
     news is concerned). The people will say. 'Didn't
     he tell us that on such-and-such a day,
     such-and-such a thing will happen? We have
     found that is true because of the true news heard
     from heaven." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 224: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     (The same Hadith above, starting: 'When Allah
     has ordained some affair...') In this narration the
     word foreteller is added to the word wizard. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 225: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: 

     (While we were going for the Battle of Tabuk
     and when we reached the places of the dwellers
     of Al-Hijr), Allah's Apostle said about the
     dwellers of Al-Hijr (to us). "Do not enter (the
     dwelling places) of these people unless you enter
     weeping, but if you weep not, then do not enter
     upon them, lest you be afflicted with what they
     were afflicted with." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 226: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Mualla: 

     While I was praying, the Prophet passed by and
     called me, but I did not go to him till I had
     finished my prayer. When I went to him, he said,
     "What prevented you from coming?" I said, "I
     was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say" "O you
     who believes Give your response to Allah (by
     obeying Him) and to His Apostle." (8.24) Then
     he added, "Shall I tell you the most superior Sura
     in the Qur'an before I go out of the mosque?"
     When the Prophet intended to go out (of the
     Mosque), I reminded him and he said, "That is:
     "Alhamdu-lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin (Surat-al-fatiha)'
     which is the seven oft repeated verses
     (Al-Mathani) and the Grand Quran which has
     been given to me." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 227: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The Um (substance) of the
     Quran is the seven oft-repeated verses
     (Al-Mathaini) and is the Great Quran (i.e.
     Surat-al-Fatiha)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 228: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Those who have made their Scripture into parts
     are the people of the Scripture who divided it
     into portions and believed in a part of it and
     disbelieved the other. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 229: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: concerning: 

     "As We sent down (the Scripture) on those who
     are divided (Jews and Christians)." (15.90) They
     believed in part of it and disbelieved in the other,
     are the Jews and the Christians. the Christians. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 230: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Allah's Apostle used to invoke thus: "O Allah! I
     seek refuge with You from miserliness, laziness;
     from old geriatric age the punishment in the
     grave; from the affliction of Ad-Dajjal; and from
     the afflictions of life and death. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 231: 

     Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: 

     Surat Bani Israel and Al-Kahf and Mary are
     among my first old property. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 232: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle was presented with two cups one
     containing wine and the other milk on the night of
     his night journey at Jerusalem. He looked at it
     and took the milk. Gabriel said, "Thanks to Allah
     Who guided you to the Fitra (i.e. Islam); if you
     had taken the wine, your followers would have
     gone astray. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 233: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said, "When the Quraish disbelieved
     me (concerning my night journey), I stood up in
     Al-Hijr (the unroofed portion of the Ka'ba) and
     Allah displayed Bait-ul-Maqdis before me, and I
     started to inform them (Quraish) about its signs
     while looking at it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 234: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     During the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance if any
     tribe became great in number, we used to say,
     "Amira the children of so-and-so." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 235: 

     Narrated Al-Humaidi: 

     Sufyan narrated to us something and used the
     word 'Amira'. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 236: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Some (cooked) meat was brought to Allah
     Apostle and the meat of a forearm was
     presented to him as he used to like it. He ate a
     morsel of it and said, "I will be the chief of all the
     people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you
     know the reason for it? Allah will gather all the
     human being of early generations as well as late
     generation on one plain so that the announcer will
     be able to make them all-hear his voice and the
     watcher will be able to see all of them. The sun
     will come so close to the people that they will
     suffer such distress and trouble as they will not
     be able to bear or stand. Then the people will
     say, 'Don't you see to what state you have
     reached? Won't you look for someone who can
     intercede for you with your Lord' Some people
     will say to some others, 'Go to Adam.' So they
     will go to Adam and say to him. 'You are the
     father of mankind; Allah created you with His
     Own Hand, and breathed into you of His Spirit
     (meaning the spirit which he created for you);
     and ordered the angels to prostrate before you;
     so (please) intercede for us with your Lord.
     Don't you see in what state we are? Don't you
     see what condition we have reached?' Adam will
     say, 'Today my Lord has become angry as He
     has never become before, nor will ever become
     thereafter. He forbade me (to eat of the fruit of)
     the tree, but I disobeyed Him . Myself! Myself!
     Myself! (has more need for intercession). Go to
     someone else; go to Noah.' So they will go to
     Noah and say (to him), 'O Noah! You are the
     first (of Allah's Messengers) to the people of the
     earth, and Allah has named you a thankful slave;
     please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you
     see in what state we are?' He will say.' Today my
     Lord has become angry as He has never become
     nor will ever become thereafter. I had (in the
     world) the right to make one definitely accepted
     invocation, and I made it against my nation.
     Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go
     to Abraham.' They will go to Abraham and say,
     'O Abraham! You are Allah's Apostle and His
     Khalil from among the people of the earth; so
     please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you
     see in what state we are?' He will say to them,
     'My Lord has today become angry as He has
     never become before, nor will ever become
     thereafter. I had told three lies (Abu Haiyan (the
     sub-narrator) mentioned them in the Hadith)
     Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go
     to Moses.' The people will then go to Moses and
     say, 'O Moses! You art Allah's Apostle and
     Allah gave you superiority above the others with
     this message and with His direct Talk to you;
     (please) intercede for us with your Lord Don't
     you see in what state we are?' Moses will say,
     'My Lord has today become angry as He has
     never become before, nor will become
     thereafter, I killed a person whom I had not been
     ordered to kill. Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to
     someone else; go to Jesus.' So they will go to
     Jesus and say, 'O Jesus! You are Allah's Apostle
     and His Word which He sent to Mary, and a
     superior soul created by Him, and you talked to
     the people while still young in the cradle. Please
     intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in
     what state we are?' Jesus will say. 'My Lord has
     today become angry as He has never become
     before nor will ever become thereafter. Jesus will
     not mention any sin, but will say, 'Myself!
     Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to
     Muhammad.' So they will come to me and say,
     'O Muhammad ! You are Allah's Apostle and the
     last of the prophets, and Allah forgave your early
     and late sins. (Please) intercede for us with your
     Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?" The
     Prophet added, "Then I will go beneath Allah's
     Throne and fall in prostration before my Lord.
     And then Allah will guide me to such praises and
     glorification to Him as He has never guided
     anybody else before me. Then it will be said, 'O
     Muhammad Raise your head. Ask, and it will be
     granted. Intercede It (your intercession) will be
     accepted.' So I will raise my head and Say, 'My
     followers, O my Lord! My followers, O my
     Lord'. It will be said, 'O Muhammad! Let those
     of your followers who have no accounts, enter
     through such a gate of the gates of Paradise as
     lies on the right; and they will share the other
     gates with the people." The Prophet further said,
     "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the distance
     between every two gate-posts of Paradise is like
     the distance between Mecca and Busra (in
     Sham)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 237: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "The recitation of Psalms
     (David's Quran) was made light and easy for
     David that he used to have his ridding animal be
     saddled while he would finish the recitation
     before the servant had saddled it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 238: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Regarding the explanation of the Verse: 'Those
     whom they call upon (worship) (like Jesus the
     Son of Mary, angels etc.) desire (for themselves)
     means of access to their Lord (Allah) as to which
     of them should be the nearer and they hope for
     His Mercy and fear His torment.' (17.57) They
     themselves (e.g. Angels, saints, Apostles, Jesus,
     etc.,) worshipped Allah, Those Jinns who were
     worshipped by some Arabs became Muslims
     (embraced Islam), but those human beings stuck
     to their (old) religion. Al-Amash said extra: 'Say,
     (O Muhammad): Call unto those besides Him
     whom you assume (to be gods).' (17.56) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 239: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Regarding the Verse: 'Those whom they call
     upon (worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary or
     angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of
     access, to their Lord....' (17.57) (It was revealed
     regarding) some Jinns who used to be
     worshipped (by human beings). They later
     embraced Islam (while those people kept on
     worshipping them). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 240: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Regarding: 'And We granted the vision
     (Ascension to the Heaven "Miraj") which We
     showed you (O Muhammad as an actual eye
     witness) but as a trial for mankind.' (17.60) It
     was an actual eye-witness which was shown to
     Allah's Apostle during the night he was taken on
     a journey (through the heavens). And the cursed
     tree is the tree of Az-Zaqqum (a bitter pungent
     tree which grows at the bottom of Hell). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 241: 

     Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab: 

     Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet said, 'A prayer
     performed in congregation is twenty-five times
     more superior in reward to a prayer performed
     by a single person. The angels of the night and
     the angels of the day are assembled at the time of
     the Fajr (Morning) prayer." Abu Huraira added,
     "If you wish, you can recite:-- 'Verily! The
     recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn
     (Morning prayer) is ever witnessed (attended by
     the angels of the day and the night).' (17.78) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 242: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     On the Day of Resurrection the people will fall
     on their knees and every nation will follow their
     prophet and they will say, "O so-and-so!
     Intercede (for us with Allah), "till (the right)
     intercession is given to the Prophet (Muhammad)
     and that will be the day when Allah will raise him
     into a station of praise and glory (i.e. Al-Maqam
     -al-Mahmud). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 243: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle
     said, "Whoever, after listening to the Adhan (for
     the prayer) says, 'O Allah, the Lord of this
     complete call and of this prayer, which is going to
     be established! Give Muhammad Al-Wasila and
     Al-Fadila and 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 244: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: 

     Allah's Apostle entered Mecca (in the year of the
     Conquest) and there were three-hundred and
     sixty idols around the Ka'ba. He then started
     hitting them with a stick in his hand and say:
     'Truth (i.e. Islam) has come and falsehood
     (disbelief) vanished. Truly falsehood (disbelief) is
     ever bound to vanish.' (17.81) 'Truth has come
     and falsehood (Iblis) can not create anything.'
     (34.49) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 245: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     While I was in the company of the Prophet on a
     farm and he was reclining on a palm leave stalk,
     some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the
     others. "Ask him (the Prophet about the spirit."
     Some of them said, "What urges you to ask him
     about it" Others said, "(Don't) lest he should give
     you a reply which you dislike." But they said,
     "Ask him." So they asked him about the Spirit.
     The Prophet kept quiet and did not give them
     any answer. I knew that he was being divinely
     inspired so I stayed at my place. When the divine
     inspiration had been revealed, the Prophet said.
     "They ask you (O, Muhammad) concerning the
     Spirit, Say: "The spirit," its knowledge is with my
     Lord; and of knowledge you (mankind) have
     been given only a Little." (17.85) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 246: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (regarding): 'Neither say your, prayer aloud, nor
     say it in a low tone.' (17.110) This Verse was
     revealed while Allah's Apostle was hiding himself
     in Mecca. When he prayed with his companions,
     he used to raise his voice with the recitation of
     Qur'an, and if the pagans happened to hear him,
     they would abuse the Qur'an, the One who
     revealed it and the one who brought it. Therefore
     Allah said to His Prophet : 'Neither say your
     prayer aloud.' (17.110) i.e. do not recite aloud
     lest the pagans should hear you, but follow a way
     between. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 247: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The (above) verse was revealed in connection
     with the invocations. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 248: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     That one night Allah's Apostle came to him and
     Fatima and said, "Don't you (both offer the
     (Tahajjud) prayer?" Ali said, 'When Allah wishes
     us to get up, we get up." The Prophet then
     recited: 'But man is more quarrelsome than
     anything.' (18.54) (See Hadith No. 227,Vol. 2) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 249: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     I said to Ibn 'Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bikali claims that
     Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not the
     Moses of the children of Israel" Ibn 'Abbas said,
     "The enemy of Allah (Nauf) told a lie." Narrated
     Ubai bin Ka'b that he heard Allah's Apostle
     saying, "Moses got up to deliver a speech before
     the children of Israel and he was asked, Who is
     the most learned person among the people?'
     Moses replied, 'I (am the most learned).' Allah
     admonished him for he did not ascribe
     knowledge to Allah alone. So Allah revealed to
     him: 'At the junction of the two seas there is a
     slave of Ours who is more learned than you.'
     Moses asked, 'O my Lord, how can I meet him?'
     Allah said, 'Take a fish and put it in a basket (and
     set out), and where you, will lose the fish, you
     will find him.' So Moses (took a fish and put it in
     a basket and) set out, along with his boy-servant
     Yusha' bin Nun, till they reached a rock (on
     which) they both lay their heads and slept. The
     fish moved vigorously in the basket and got out
     of it and fell into the sea and there it took its way
     through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel). (18.61)
     Allah stopped the current of water on both sides
     of the way created by the fish, and so that way
     was like a tunnel. When Moses got up, his
     companion forgot to tell him about the fish, and
     so they carried on their journey during the rest of
     the day and the whole night. 

     The next morning Moses asked his boy-servant
     'Bring us our early meal; no doubt, we have
     suffered much fatigue in this journey of ours.'
     (18.62) Moses did not get tired till he had
     passed the place which Allah had ordered him to
     seek after. His boy-servant then said to him,' 'Do
     you remember when we be-took ourselves to the
     rock I indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan
     made me forget to remember it. It took its course
     into the sea in a marvelous way.' (18.63) 

     There was a tunnel for the fish and for Moses
     and his boy-servant there was astonishment.
     Moses said, 'That is what we have been seeking'.
     So they went back retracing their footsteps.
     (18.64) They both returned, retracing their steps
     till they reached the rock. Behold ! There they
     found a man covered with a garment. Moses
     greeted him. Al-Khadir said astonishingly. 'Is
     there such a greeting in your land?' Moses said, 'I
     am Moses.' He said, 'Are you the Moses of the
     children of Israel?' Moses said, 'I have come to
     you so that you may teach me of what you have
     been taught. 

     Al-Khadir said, 'You will not be able to have
     patience with me. (18.66) O Moses! I have
     some of Allah's knowledge which He has
     bestowed upon me but you do not know it; and
     you too, have some of Allah's knowledge which
     He has bestowed upon you, but I do not know
     it." Moses said, "Allah willing, you will find me
     patient, and I will not disobey you in anything.'
     (18.6) Al-Khadir said to him. 'If you then follow
     me, do not ask me about anything until I myself
     speak to you concerning it.' (18.70), After that
     both of them proceeded along the sea coast, till a
     boat passed by and they requested the crew to
     let them go on board. The crew recognized
     Al-Khadir and allowed them to get on board free
     of charge. When they got on board suddenly
     Moses saw that Al-Khadir had pulled out one of
     the planks of the boat with an adze. Moses said
     to him.' These people gave us a free lift, yet you
     have scuttled their boat so as to drown its
     people! Truly, you have done a dreadful thing.'
     (18.71) 

     Al-Khadir said, 'Didn't I say that you can have
     no patience with me ?' (18.72) Moses said, 'Call
     me not to account for what I forgot and be not
     hard upon me for my affair (with you.)" (18.73) 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The first excuse given by
     Moses, was that he had forgotten. Then a
     sparrow came and sat over the edge of the boat
     and dipped its beak once in the sea. Al-Khadir
     said to Moses, 'My knowledge and your
     knowledge, compared to Allah's knowledge is
     like what this sparrow has taken out of the sea.'
     Then they both got out of the boat, and while
     they were walking on the sea shore, Al-Khadir
     saw a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir
     got hold of the head of that boy and pulled it out
     with his hands and killed him. Moses said, 'Have
     you killed an innocent soul who has killed
     nobody! Truly, you have done an illegal thing.'
     (18.74) He said, "Didn't I tell you that you can
     have no patience with me?' (18.75) (The sub
     narrator said, the second blame was stronger
     than the first one.) Moses said, 'If I ask you
     about anything after this, keep me not in your
     company, you have received an excuse from me.'
     (18.76) 

     Then they both proceeded until they came to the
     inhabitants of a town. They asked them food but
     they refused to entertain them. (In that town) they
     found there a wall on the point of falling down.
     (18.77) Al-Khadir set it up straight with his own
     hands. Moses said, 'These are people to whom
     we came, but they neither fed us nor received us
     as guests. If you had wished, you could surely
     have exacted some recompense for it. Al-Khadir
     said, 'This is the parting between me and you
     ..that is the interpretation of (those things) over
     which you were unable to hold patience.'
     (18.78-82) 

     Allah's Apostle said, "We wished that Moses
     could have been more patient so that Allah might
     have described to us more about their story." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 250: 

     Narrated Ibn Juraij: 

     Ya'la bin Muslim and 'Amr bin Dinar and some
     others narrated the narration of Said bin Jubair. 

     Narrated Said: While we were at the house of
     Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn 'Abbas said, "Ask me (any
     question)" I said, "O Abu Abbas! May Allah let
     me be sacrificed for you ! There is a man at Kufa
     who is a story-teller called Nauf; who claims that
     he (Al-Khadir's companion) is not Moses of
     Bani Israel." As for 'Amr, he said to me, "Ibn
     'Abbas said, "(Nauf) the enemy of Allah told a
     lie." But Ya'la said to me, "Ibn 'Abbas said, Ubai
     bin Ka'b said, Allah's Apostle said, 'Once
     Moses, Allah's Apostle, preached to the people
     till their eyes shed tears and their hearts became
     tender, whereupon he finished his sermon. Then
     a man came to Moses and asked, 'O Allah's
     Apostle! Is there anyone on the earth who is
     more learned than you?' Moses replied, 'No.' So
     Allah admonished him (Moses), for he did not
     ascribe all knowledge to Allah. It was said, (on
     behalf of Allah), 'Yes, (there is a slave of ours
     who knows more than you ).' Moses said, 'O my
     Lord! Where is he?' Allah said, 'At the junction
     of the two seas.' Moses said, 'O my Lord ! Tell I
     me of a sign whereby I will recognize the place.' "
     'Amr said to me, Allah said, "That place will be
     where the fish will leave you." Ya'la said to me,
     "Allah said (to Moses), 'Take a dead fish (and
     your goal will be) the place where it will become
     alive.' " So Moses took a fish and put it in a
     basket and said to his boy-servant "I don't want
     to trouble you, except that you should inform me
     as soon as this fish leaves you." He said (to
     Moses)." You have not demanded too much."
     And that is as mentioned by Allah: 

     'And (remember) when Moses said to his
     attendant .... ' (18.60) Yusha' bin Nun. (Said did
     not state that). The Prophet said, "While the
     attendant was in the shade of the rock at a wet
     place, the fish slipped out (alive) while Moses
     was sleeping. His attend an said (to himself), "I
     will not wake him, but when he woke up, he
     forgot to tell him The fish slipped out and entered
     the sea. Allah stopped the flow of the sea. where
     the fish was, so that its trace looked as if it was
     made on a rock. 'Amr forming a hole with his
     two thumbs an index fingers, said to me, "Like
     this, as in its trace was made on a rock." Moses
     said "We have suffered much fatigue on this
     journey of ours." (This was not narrate by Said).
     Then they returned back and found Al-Khadir.
     'Uthman bin Abi Sulaiman said to me, (they
     found him) on a green carpet in the middle of the
     sea. Al-Khadir was covered with his garment
     with one end under his feet and the other end
     under his head. When Moses greeted, he
     uncovered his face and said astonishingly, 'Is
     there such a greeting in my land? Who are you?'
     Moses said, 'I am Moses.' Al-Khadir said, 'Are
     you the Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said,
     'Yes.' Al-Khadir said, "What do you want?'
     Moses said, ' I came to you so that you may
     teach me of the truth which you were taught.'
     Al-Khadir said, 'Is it not sufficient for you that
     the Torah is in your hands and the Divine
     Inspiration comes to you, O Moses? Verily, I
     have a knowledge that you ought not learn, and
     you have a knowledge which I ought not learn.'
     At that time a bird took with its beak (some
     water) from the sea: Al-Khadir then said, 'By
     Allah, my knowledge and your knowledge
     besides Allah's Knowledge is like what this bird
     has taken with its beak from the sea.' Until, when
     they went on board the boat (18.71). They found
     a small boat which used to carry the people from
     this sea-side to the other sea-side. The crew
     recognized Al-Khadir and said, 'The pious slave
     of Allah.' (We said to Said "Was that Khadir?"
     He said, "Yes.") The boat men said, 'We will not
     get him on board with fare.' Al-Khadir scuttled
     the boat and then plugged the hole with a piece o
     wood. Moses said, 'Have you scuttle it in order
     to drown these people surely, you have done a
     dreadful thing. (18.71) (Mujahid said. "Moses
     said so protestingly.") Al-Khadir said, didn't I
     say that you can have no patience with me?'
     (18.72) The first inquiry of Moses was done
     because of forget fullness, the second caused him
     to be bound with a stipulation, and the third was
     done he intentionally. Moses said, 'Call me not to
     account for what I forgot and be not hard upon
     me for my affair (with you).' (18.73) 

     (Then) they found a boy and Al-Khadir killed
     him. Ya'la- said: Said said 'They found boys
     playing and Al-Khadir got hold of a handsome
     infidel boy laid him down and then slew him with
     knife. Moses said, 'Have you killed a innocent
     soul who has killed nobody' (18.74) Then they
     proceeded and found a wall which was on the
     point of falling down, and Al-Khadir set it up
     straight Said moved his hand thus and said
     'Al-Khadir raised his hand and the wall became
     straight. Ya'la said, 'I think Said said, 'Al-Khadir
     touched the wall with his hand and it became
     straight (Moses said to Al-Khadir), 'If you had
     wished, you could have taken wages for it. Said
     said, 'Wages that we might had eaten.' And there
     was a king in furor (ahead) of them" (18.79) And
     there was in front of them. Ibn 'Abbas recited: 'In
     front of them (was) a king.' 

     It is said on the authority of somebody other than
     Said that the king was Hudad bin Budad. They
     say that the boy was called Haisur. 'A king who
     seized every ship by force. (18.79) So I wished
     that if that boat passed by him, he would leave it
     because of its defect and when they have passed
     they would repair it and get benefit from it. Some
     people said that they closed that hole with a
     bottle, and some said with tar. 'His parents were
     believers, and he (the boy) was a non-believer
     and we(Khadir) feared lest he would oppress
     them by obstinate rebellion and disbelief.'
     (18.80) (i.e. that their love for him would urge
     them to follow him in his religion, 'so we (Khadir)
     desired that their Lord should change him for
     them for one better in righteousness and near to
     mercy' (18:81). This was in reply to Moses'
     saying: Have you killed an innocent soul.'?
     (18.74). 'Near to mercy" means they will be
     more merciful to him than they were to the
     former whom Khadir had killed. Other than
     Sa'id, said that they were compensated with a
     girl. Dawud bin Abi 'Asim said on the authority
     of more than one that this next child was a girl. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 251: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     I said to Ibn 'Abbas, "Nauf-al-Bakali " claims
     that Moses of Bani Israel was not Moses, the
     companion of Al-Khadir." Ibn 'Abbas said,
     "Allah's enemy tells a lie! Ubai bin Ka'b narrated
     to us that Allah's Apostle said, 'Moses got up to
     deliver a sermon before Bani Israel and he was
     asked, 'Who is the most learned person among
     the people?' Moses replied, 'I (am the most
     learned).' Allah then admonished Moses for he
     did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah only
     (Then) came the Divine Inspiration:-- 'Yes, one
     of Our slaves at the junction of the two seas is
     more learned than you.' 

     Moses said, 'O my Lord ! How can meet him?'
     Allah said, 'Take a fish in a basket and wherever
     the fish is lost, follow it (you will find him at that
     place). So Moses set out along with his attendant
     Yusha' bin Nun, and they carried with them a fish
     till they reached a rock and rested there. Moses
     put his head down and slept. (Sufyan, a
     sub-narrator said that somebody other than 'Amr
     said) 'At the rock there was a water spring called
     'Al-Hayat' and none came in touch with its water
     but became alive. So some of the water of that
     spring fell over that fish, so it moved and slipped
     out of the basket and entered the sea. When
     Moses woke up, he asked his attendant, 'Bring
     our early meal' (18.62). 

     The narrator added: Moses did not suffer from
     fatigue except after he had passed the place he
     had been ordered to observe. His attendant
     Yusha bin Nun said to him, 'Do you remember
     (what happened) when we betook ourselves to
     the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the fish ...'
     (18.63) The narrator added: So they came back,
     retracing their steps and then they found in the
     sea, the way of the fish looking like a tunnel. So
     there was an astonishing event for his attendant,
     and there was tunnel for the fish. When they
     reached the rock, they found a man covered with
     a garment. Moses greeted him. The man said
     astonishingly, 'Is there any such greeting in your
     land?' Moses said, 'I am Moses.' The man said,
     'Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said, 'Yes,' and
     added, 'may I follow you so that you teach me
     something of the Knowledge which you have
     been taught?' (18.66). Al-Khadir said to him, 'O
     Moses! You have something of Allah's
     knowledge which Allah has taught you and which
     I do not know; and I have something of Allah's
     knowledge which Allah has taught me and which
     you do not know.' Moses said, 'But I will follow
     you.' Al-Khadir said, 'Then if you follow me, ask
     me no question about anything until I myself
     speak to you concerning it.' (18.70). After that
     both of them proceeded along the seashore.
     There passed by them a boat whose crew
     recognized Al-Khadir and received them on
     board free of charge. So they both got on board.
     A sparrow came and sat on the edge of the boat
     and dipped its beak unto the sea. Al-Khadir said
     to Moses. 'My knowledge and your knowledge
     and all the creation's knowledge compared to
     Allah's knowledge is not more than the water
     taken by this sparrow's beak.' 

     Then Moses was startled by Al-Khadir's action
     of taking an adze and scuttling the boat with it.
     Moses said to him, 'These people gave us a free
     lift, but you intentionally scuttled their boat so as
     to drown them. Surely you have...' (18.71) Then
     they both proceeded and found a boy playing
     with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of him by
     the head and cut it off. Moses said to him, 'Have
     you killed an innocent soul who has killed
     nobody? Surely you have done an illegal thing! '
     (18.74) He said, "Didn't I tell you that you will
     not be able to have patient with me up to ..but
     they refused to entertain them as their guests.
     There they found a wall therein at the point of
     collapsing.' (18.75-77) Al-Khadir moved his
     hand thus and set it upright (repaired it). Moses
     said to him, 'When we entered this town, they
     neither gave us hospitality nor fed us; if you had
     wished, you could have taken wages for it,'
     Al-Khadir said, 'This is the parting between you
     and me I will tell you the interpretation of (those
     things) about which you were unable to hold
     patience.'...(18.78) 

     Allah's Apostle said, 'We wished that Moses
     could have been more patient so that He (Allah)
     could have described to us more about their
     story.' Ibn 'Abbas used to recite:-- 'And in front
     (ahead) of them there was a king who used to
     seize every (serviceable) boat by force. (18.79)
     ...and as for the boy he was a disbeliever. " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 252: 

     Narrated Musab: 

     I asked my father, "Was the Verse:-- 'Say: (O
     Muhammad) Shall We tell you the greatest losers
     in respect of their deeds?'(18.103) revealed
     regarding Al-Haruriyya?" He said, "No, but
     regarding the Jews and the Christians, for the
     Jews disbelieved Muhammad and the Christians
     disbelieved in Paradise and say that there are
     neither meals nor drinks therein. Al- Hururiyya
     are those people who break their pledge to Allah
     after they have confirmed that they will fulfill it,
     and Sad used to call them 'Al-Fasiqin (evildoers
     who forsake Allah's obedience). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 253: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "On the Day of
     Resurrection, a huge fat man will come who will
     not weigh, the weight of the wing of a mosquito
     in Allah's Sight." and then the Prophet added,
     'We shall not give them any weight on the Day of
     Resurrection ' (18.105) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 254: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "On the Day of
     Resurrection Death will be brought forward in
     the shape of a black and white ram. Then a call
     maker will call, 'O people of Paradise!'
     Thereupon they will stretch their necks and look
     carefully. The caller will say, 'Do you know this?'
     They will say, 'Yes, this is Death.' By then all of
     them will have seen it. Then it will be announced
     again, 'O people of Hell !' They will stretch their
     necks and look carefully. The caller will say, 'Do
     you know this?' They will say, 'Yes, this is
     Death.' And by then all of them will have seen it.
     Then it (that ram) will be slaughtered and the
     caller will say, 'O people of Paradise! Eternity for
     you and no death O people of Hell! Eternity for
     you and no death."' Then the Prophet, recited:-- 

     'And warn them of the Day of distress when the
     case has been decided, while (now) they are in a
     state of carelessness (i.e. the people of the
     world) and they do not believe.' (19.39) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 255: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet said to Gabriel, "What prevents you
     from visiting us more often than you visit us
     now?" So there was revealed:-- 

     'And we (angels) descend not but by the
     command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is
     before us and what is behind us...'(19.64) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 256: 

     Narrated Khabbab: 

     I came to Al-'Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi and
     demanded something which he owed me. He
     said, "I will not give you (your money) till you
     disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "No, I shall not
     disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be
     resurrected." He said, "Will I die and then be
     resurrected?" I said, 'Yes'. He said', "Then I will
     have wealth and children there, and I will pay
     you (there)." So this Verse was revealed:-- 

     'Have you then seen him who disbelieved in Our
     Signs and (yet) says: I shall certainly be given
     wealth and children? (19.77) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 257: 

     Narrated Khabbab: 

     I was a blacksmith in Mecca Once I made a
     sword for Al-'Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi. When I
     went to demand its price, he said, "I will not give
     it to you till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said,
     "I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah
     make you die and then bring you to life again."
     He said, "If Allah should make me die and then
     resurrect me and I would have wealth and
     children." So Allah revealed:-- 

     'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our
     Signs, and (yet) says I shall certainly be given
     wealth and children? Has he known the unseen
     or has he taken a covenant from (Allah) the
     Beneficent?' (19.77-78) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 258: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     Khabbab said, "During the pre-lslamic period, I
     was a blacksmith and Al-Asi bin Wail owed me
     a debt." So Khabbab went to him to demand the
     debt. He said, "I will not give you (your due) till
     you disbelieve in Muhammad." Khabbab said,
     "By Allah, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till
     Allah makes you die and then resurrects you."
     Al-Asi said, "So leave me till I die and then be
     resurrected, for I will be given wealth and
     children whereupon I will pay you your debt." So
     this Verse was revealed:-- 

     'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs
     and, (yet) says: I shall certainly be given wealth
     and children.' (19.77) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 259: 

     Narrated Khabbab: 

     I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi Bin Wail owed
     me a debt, so I went to him to demand it. He
     said to me. "I will not pay you your debt till you
     disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "I will not
     disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be
     resurrected." He said, "Will I be resurrected after
     my death? If so, I shall pay you (there) if I should
     find wealth and children." So there was
     revealed:-- 

     'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our
     Signs, and yet says: I shall certainly be given
     wealth and children? Has he, known to the
     unseen or has he taken a covenant from (Allah)
     the Beneficent? Nay ! We shall record what he
     says, and we shall add and add to his
     punishment. And We shall inherit from him all
     that he talks of, and he shall appear before Us
     alone.' (19.77-80) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 260: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Adam and Moses met, and
     Moses said to Adam "You are the one who
     made people miserable and turned them out of
     Paradise." Adam said to him, "You are the one
     whom Allah selected for His message and whom
     He selected for Himself and upon whom He
     revealed the Torah." Moses said, 'Yes.' Adam
     said, "Did you find that written in my fate before
     my creation?' Moses said, 'Yes.' So Adam
     overcame Moses with this argument." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 261: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he
     found the Jews observing the fast on the day of
     'Ashura' (10th of Muharram). The Prophet asked
     them (about it) and they replied, "This is the day
     when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh."
     The Prophet said (to the Muslims), "We are
     nearer to Moses than they, so fast on this day." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 262: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Moses argued with Adam
     and said to him (Adam), 'You are the one who
     got the people out of Paradise by your sin, and
     thus made them miserable." Adam replied, 'O
     Moses! You are the one whom Allah selected
     for His Message and for His direct talk. Yet you
     blame me for a thing which Allah had ordained
     for me before He created me?." Allah's Apostle
     further said, "So Adam overcame Moses by this
     Argument." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 263: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Suras of Bani Israel, Al-Kahf, Mariyam,
     Taha and Al-Anbiya are from the very old Suras
     which I learnt by heart, and they are my first
     property. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 264: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet delivered a sermon and said, "You
     (people) will be gathered before Allah (on the
     Day of Resurrection) bare-footed, naked and
     uncircumcised." (The Prophet then recited):-- 'As
     We began the first creation We shall repeat it. (It
     is) a promise We have undertaken and truly We
     shall do it.' and added, "The first man who will be
     dressed on the Day of Resurrection, will be
     Abraham. Lo! Some men from my followers will
     be brought and taken towards the left side,
     whereupon I will say, 'O Lord, (these are) my
     companions!' It will be said, 'You do not know
     what new things they introduced (into the
     religion) after you.' I will then say as the righteous
     pious slave, Jesus, said, 'I was a witness over
     them while I dwelt among them...(to His
     Statement)..and You are the Witness to all
     things.' (5.117) Then it will be said, '(O
     Muhammad) These people never stopped to
     apostate since you left them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 265: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     The Prophet said, "On the day of Resurrection
     Allah will say, 'O Adam!' Adam will reply,
     'Labbaik our Lord, and Sa'daik ' Then there will
     be a loud call (saying), Allah orders you to take
     from among your offspring a mission for the
     (Hell) Fire.' Adam will say, 'O Lord! Who are
     the mission for the (Hell) Fire?' Allah will say,
     'Out of each thousand, take out 999.' At that
     time every pregnant female shall drop her load
     (have a miscarriage) and a child will have grey
     hair. And you shall see mankind as in a drunken
     state, yet not drunk, but severe will be the
     torment of Allah." (22.2) (When the Prophet
     mentioned this), the people were so distressed
     (and afraid) that their faces got changed (in
     color) whereupon the Prophet said, "From Gog
     and Magog nine-hundred ninety-nine will be
     taken out and one from you. You Muslims
     (compared to the large number of other people)
     will be like a black hair on the side of a white ox,
     or a white hair on the side of a black ox, and I
     hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of
     Paradise." On that, we said, "Allahu-Akbar!"
     Then he said, "I hope that you will be) one-third
     of the people of Paradise." We again said,
     "Allahu-Akbar!" Then he said, "(I hope that you
     will be) one-half of the people of Paradise." So
     we said, Allahu Akbar." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 266: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Regarding the Verse: "And among men is he who
     worships Allah's as it were on the very edge."
     (22.11). 

     A man used to come to Medina as if his wife
     brought a son and his mares produces offspring.
     He would say, "This religion (Islam) is good," but
     if his wife did not give birth to a child and his
     mares produced no offspring, he would say,
     "This religion is bad." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 267: 

     Narrated Qais bin Ubad: 

     Abu Dharr used to take an oath confirming that
     the Verse: 

     'These two opponents (believers, and
     disbelievers) dispute with each other about their
     Lord.' (22.19) was Revealed in connection with
     Hamza and his two companions and 'Utbah and
     his two companions on the day when they ease
     out of the battle of Badr. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 268: 

     Narrated Qais bin Ubad: 'Ali said, "I will be the
     first to kneel before the Beneficent on the 

     'These two opponents (believers and disbelievers
     dispute with each other about their Lord,'
     (22.19) was revealed in connection with those
     who came out for the Battle of Badr, i.e. 'Ali,
     Hamza, 'Ubaida, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, 'Utba bin
     Rabi'a and Al-Walid bin Utba. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 269: 

     Narrated Sahl bin Saud: 

     'Uwaimir came to 'Asim bin 'Adi who was the
     chief of Bani Ajlan and said, "What do you say
     about a man who has found another man with his
     wife? Should he kill him whereupon you would
     kill him (i.e. the husband), or what should he do?
     Please ask Allah's Apostle about this matter on
     my behalf." Asim then went to the Prophet and
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! (And asked him that
     question) but Allah's Apostle disliked the
     question," When 'Uwaimir asked 'Asim (about
     the Prophet's answer) 'Asim replied that Allah's
     Apostle disliked such questions and considered it
     shameful. "Uwaimir then said, "By Allah, I will
     not give up asking unless I ask Allah's Apostle
     about it." Uwaimir came (to the Prophet ) and
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! A man has found
     another man with his wife! Should he kill him
     whereupon you would kill him (the husband, in
     Qisas) or what should he do?" Allah's Apostle
     said, "Allah has revealed regarding you and your
     wife's case in the Qur'an "So Allah's Apostle
     ordered them to perform the measures of
     Mula'ana according to what Allah had mentioned
     in His Book. So 'Uwaimir did Mula'ana with her
     and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I kept her I
     would oppress her." So 'Uwaimir divorced her
     and so divorce became a tradition after them for
     those who happened to be involved in a case of
     Mula'ana. Allah's Apostle then said, "Look! If
     she (Uwaimir's wife) delivers a black child with
     deep black large eyes, big hips and fat legs, then
     I will be of the opinion that 'Uwaimir has spoken
     the truth; but if she delivers a red child looking
     like a Wahra then we will consider that 'Uwaimir
     has told a lie against her." Later on she delivered
     a child carrying the qualities which Allah's
     Apostle had mentioned as a proof for 'Uwaimir's
     claim; therefore the child was ascribed to its
     mother henceforth. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 270: 

     Narrated Sahl bin Sad: 

     A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! Suppose a man saw another
     man with his wife, should he kill him whereupon
     you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or
     what should he do?" So Allah revealed
     concerning their case what is mentioned of the
     order of Mula'ana. Allah's Apostle said to the
     man, "The matter between you and your wife has
     been decided." So they did Mula'ana in the
     presence of Allah's Apostle and I was present
     there, and then the man divorced his wife. So it
     became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of
     those spouses who were involved in a case of
     Mula'ana. The woman was pregnant and the
     husband denied that he was the cause of her
     pregnancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to
     her. Then it became a tradition that such a son
     would be the heir of his mother, and she would
     inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 271: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Hilal bin Umaiya accused his wife of committing
     illegal sexual intercourse with Sharik bin Sahma'
     and filed the case before the Prophet. The
     Prophet said (to Hilal), "Either you bring forth a
     proof (four witnesses) or you will receive the
     legal punishment (lashes) on your back." Hilal
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! If anyone of us saw a
     man over his wife, would he go to seek after
     witnesses?" The Prophet kept on saying, "Either
     you bring forth the witnesses or you will receive
     the legal punishment (lashes) on your back." Hilal
     then said, "By Him Who sent you with the Truth,
     I am telling the truth and Allah will reveal to you
     what will save my back from legal punishment."
     Then Gabriel came down and revealed to him:-- 

     'As for those who accuse their wives...' (24.6-9)
     The Prophet recited it till he reached: '... (her
     accuser) is telling the truth.' Then the Prophet left
     and sent for the woman, and Hilal went (and
     brought) her and then took the oaths (confirming
     the claim). The Prophet was saying, "Allah
     knows that one of you is a liar, so will any of you
     repent?" Then the woman got up and took the
     oaths and when she was going to take the fifth
     one, the people stopped her and said, "It (the
     fifth oath) will definitely bring Allah's curse on
     you (if you are guilty)." So she hesitated and
     recoiled (from taking the oath) so much that we
     thought that she would withdraw her denial. But
     then she said, "I will not dishonor my family all
     through these days," and carried on (the process
     of taking oaths). The Prophet then said, "Watch
     her; if she delivers a black-eyed child with big
     hips and fat shins then it is Sharik bin Sahma's
     child." Later she delivered a child of that
     description. So the Prophet said, "If the case was
     not settled by Allah's Law, I would punish her
     severely." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 272: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     A man accused his wife of illegal sexual
     intercourse and denied his paternity to her
     (conceived) child during the lifetime of Allah's
     Apostle. Allah's Apostle ordered them both to
     do Mula'ana as Allah decreed and then gave his
     decision that the child would be for the mother,
     and a divorce decree was issued for the couple
     involved in a case of Mula'ana. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 273: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     And as for him among them who had the greater
     share..' (24.11) was Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul.


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 274: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     (The wife of the Prophet) Whenever Allah's
     Apostle intended to go on a journey, he used to
     draw lots among his wives and would take with
     him the one on whom the lot had fallen. Once he
     drew lots when he wanted to carry out a
     Ghazwa, and the lot came upon me. So I
     proceeded with Allah's Apostle after Allah's
     order of veiling (the women) had been revealed
     and thus I was carried in my howdah (on a
     camel) and dismounted while still in it. We
     carried on our journey, and when Allah's Apostle
     had finished his Ghazwa and returned and we
     approached Medina, Allah's Apostle ordered to
     proceed at night. When the army was ordered to
     resume the homeward journey, I got up and
     walked on till I left the army (camp) behind.
     When I had answered the call of nature, I went
     towards my howdah, but behold ! A necklace of
     mine made of Jaz Azfar (a kind of black bead)
     was broken and I looked for it and my search for
     it detained me. The group of people who used to
     carry me, came and carried my howdah on to the
     back of my camel on which I was riding,
     considering that I was therein. At that time
     women were light in weight and were not fleshy
     for they used to eat little (food), so those people
     did not feel the lightness of the howdah while
     raising it up, and I was still a young lady. They
     drove away the camel and proceeded. Then I
     found my necklace after the army had gone. I
     came to their camp but found nobody therein so
     I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking
     that they would miss me and come back in my
     search. While I was sitting at my place, I felt
     sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Al-Mu'attil
     As-Sulami Adh-Dhakw-ani was behind the
     army. He had started in the last part of the night
     and reached my stationing place in the morning
     and saw the figure of a sleeping person. He came
     to me and recognized me on seeing me for he
     used to see me before veiling. I got up because
     of his saying: "Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun,"
     which he uttered on recognizing me. I covered
     my face with my garment, and by Allah, he did
     not say to me a single word except, "Inna Lillahi
     wa inna ilaihi rajiun," till he made his she-camel
     kneel down whereupon he trod on its forelegs
     and I mounted it. Then Safwan set out, leading
     the she-camel that was carrying me, till we met
     the army while they were resting during the hot
     midday. Then whoever was meant for
     destruction, fell in destruction, and the leader of
     the Ifk (forged statement) was 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai bin Salul. After this we arrived at Medina
     and I became ill for one month while the people
     were spreading the forged statements of the
     people of the Ifk, and I was not aware of
     anything thereof. But what aroused my doubt
     while I was sick, was that I was no longer
     receiving from Allah's Apostle the same kindness
     as I used to receive when I fell sick. Allah's
     Apostle would enter upon me, say a greeting and
     add, "How is that (lady)?" and then depart. 

     That aroused my suspicion but I was not aware
     of the propagated evil till I recovered from my
     ailment. I went out with Um Mistah to answer the
     call of nature towards Al-Manasi, the place
     where we used to relieve ourselves, and used not
     to go out for this purpose except from night to
     night, and that was before we had lavatories
     close to our houses. And this habit of ours was
     similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs (in the
     deserts or in the tents) concerning the evacuation
     of the bowels, for we considered it troublesome
     and harmful to take lavatories in the houses. So I
     went out with Um Mistah who was the daughter
     of Abi Ruhm bin Abd Manaf, and her mother
     was daughter of Sakhr bin Amir who was the
     aunt of Abi Bakr As-Siddiq, and her son was
     Mistah bin Uthatha. When we had finished our
     affair, Um Mistah and I came back towards my
     house. Um Mistah stumbled over her robe
     whereupon she said, "Let Mistah be ruined ! " I
     said to her, "What a bad word you have said!
     Do you abuse a man who has taken part in the
     Battle of Badr?' She said, "O you there! Didn't
     you hear what he has said?" I said, "And what
     did he say?" She then told me the statement of
     the people of the Ifk (forged statement) which
     added to my ailment. When I returned home,
     Allah's Apostle came to me, and after greeting,
     he said, "How is that (lady)?" I said, "Will you
     allow me to go to my parents?" At that time I
     intended to be sure of the news through them.
     Allah's Apostle allowed me and I went to my
     parents and asked my mother, "O my mother!
     What are the people talking about?" My mother
     said, "O my daughter! Take it easy, for by Allah,
     there is no charming lady who is loved by her
     husband who has other wives as well, but that
     those wives would find fault with her." I said,
     "Subhan Allah! Did the people really talk about
     that?" 

     That night I kept on weeping the whole night till
     the morning. My tears never stopped, nor did I
     sleep, and morning broke while I was still
     weeping, Allah's Apostle called 'Ali bin Abi Talib
     and Usama bin Zaid when the Divine Inspiration
     delayed, in order to consult them as to the idea
     of divorcing his wife. Usama bin Zaid told Allah's
     Apostle of what he knew about the innocence of
     his wife and of his affection he kept for her. He
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! She is your wife, and
     we do not know anything about her except
     good." But 'Ali bin Abi Talib said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! Allah does not impose restrictions on
     you; and there are plenty of women other than
     her. If you however, ask (her) slave girl, she will
     tell you the truth." 'Aisha added: So Allah's
     Apostle called for Barira and said, "O Barira!
     Did you ever see anything which might have
     aroused your suspicion? (as regards Aisha).
     Barira said, "By Allah Who has sent you with the
     truth, I have never seen anything regarding Aisha
     which I would blame her for except that she is a
     girl of immature age who sometimes sleeps and
     leaves the dough of her family unprotected so
     that the domestic goats come and eat it." So
     Allah's Apostle got up (and addressed) the
     people an asked for somebody who would take
     revenge on 'Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul then.
     Allah's Apostle, while on the pulpit, said, "O
     Muslims! Who will help me against a man who
     has hurt me by slandering my family? By Allah, I
     know nothing except good about my family, and
     people have blamed a man of whom I know
     nothing except good, and he never used to visit
     my family except with me," Sad bin Muadh
     Al-Ansari got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
     By Allah, I will relieve you from him. If he be
     from the tribe of (Bani) Al-Aus, then I will chop
     his head off; and if he be from our brethren, the
     Khazraj, then you give us your order and we will
     obey it." On that, Sad bin 'Ubada got up, and he
     was the chief of the Khazraj, and before this
     incident he had been a pious man but he was
     incited by his zeal for his tribe. He said to Sad
     (bin Muadh), "By Allah the Eternal, you have
     told a lie! You shall not kill him and you will
     never be able to kill him!" On that, Usaid bin
     Hudair, the cousin of Sad (bin Muadh) got up
     and said to Sad bin 'Ubada, "You are a liar! By
     Allah the Eternal, we will surely kill him; and you
     are a hypocrite defending the hypocrites!" So the
     two tribes of Al-Aus and Al-Khazraj got excited
     till they were on the point of fighting with each
     other while Allah's Apostle was standing on the
     pulpit. Allah's Apostle continued quietening them
     till they became silent whereupon he became
     silent too. On that day I kept on weeping so
     much that neither did my tears stop, nor could I
     sleep. In the morning my parents were with me,
     and I had wept for two nights and a day without
     sleeping and with incessant tears till they thought
     that my liver would burst with weeping. While
     they were with me and I was weeping, an Ansari
     woman asked permission to see me. I admitted
     her and she sat and started weeping with me.
     While I was in that state, Allah's Apostle came to
     us, greeted, and sat down,. He had never sat
     with me since the day what was said, was said.
     He had stayed a month without receiving any
     Divine Inspiration concerning my case. Allah's
     Apostle recited the Tashahhud after he had sat
     down, and then said, "Thereafter, O 'Aisha! I
     have been informed such and-such a thing about
     you; and if you are innocent, Allah will reveal
     your innocence, and if you have committed a sin,
     then ask for Allah's forgiveness and repent to
     Him, for when a slave confesses his sin and then
     repents to Allah, Allah accepts his repentance."
     When Allah's Apostle had finished his speech,
     my tears ceased completely so that I no longer
     felt even a drop thereof. Then I said to my father,
     "Reply to Allah's Apostle on my behalf as to
     what he said." He said, "By Allah, I do not know
     what to say to Allah's Apostle." Then I said to
     my mother, "Reply to Allah's Apostle." 

     She said, "I do not know what to say to Allah's
     Apostle." Still a young girl as I was and though I
     had little knowledge of Quran, I said, "By Allah,
     I know that you heard this story (of the Ifk) so
     much so that it has been planted in your minds
     and you have believed it. So now, if I tell you
     that I am innocent, and Allah knows that I am
     innocent, you will not believe me; and if I confess
     something, and Allah knows that I am innocent of
     it, you will believe me. By Allah, I cannot find of
     you an example except that of Joseph's father:
     "So (for me) patience is most fitting against that
     which you assert and it is Allah (Alone) Whose
     help can be sought. Then I turned away and lay
     on my bed, and at that time I knew that I was
     innocent and that Allah would reveal my
     innocence. But by Allah, I never thought that
     Allah would sent down about my affair, Divine
     Inspiration that would be recited (forever), as I
     considered myself too unworthy to be talked of
     by Allah with something that was to be recited:
     but I hoped that Allah's Apostle might have a
     vision in which Allah would prove my innocence.
     By Allah, Allah's Apostle had not left his seat and
     nobody had left the house when the Divine
     Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle . So there
     overtook him the same hard condition which
     used to overtake him (when he was Divinely
     Inspired) so that the drops of his sweat were
     running down, like pearls, though it was a (cold)
     winter day, and that was because of the
     heaviness of the Statement which was revealed
     to him. When that state of Allah's Apostle was
     over, and he was smiling when he was relieved,
     the first word he said was, "Aisha, Allah has
     declared your innocence." My mother said to
     me, "Get up and go to him." I said, "By Allah, I
     will not go to him and I will not thank anybody
     but Allah." So Allah revealed: "Verily! They who
     spread the Slander are a gang among you. Think
     it not...." (24.11-20). 

     When Allah revealed this to confirm my
     innocence, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq who used to
     provide for Mistah bin Uthatha because of the
     latter's kinship to him and his poverty, said, "By
     Allah, I will never provide for Mistah anything
     after what he has said about Aisha". So Allah
     revealed: 

     "Let not those among you who are good and are
     wealthy swear not to give (help) to their kinsmen,
     those in need, and those who have left their
     homes for Allah's Cause. Let them Pardon and
     forgive (i.e. do not punish them). Do you not love
     that should forgive you? Verily Allah is
     Oft-forgiving. Most Merciful." (24.22) 

     Abu Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah, I wish that Allah
     should forgive me." So he resumed giving Mistah
     the aid he used to give him before and said, "By
     Allah, I will never withold it from him at all."
     Aisha further said: Allah's Apostle also asked
     Zainab bint Jahsh about my case. He said, "O
     Zainab! What have you seen?" She replied, "O
     Allah's Apostle! I protect my hearing and my
     sight (by refraining from telling lies). I know
     nothing but good (about Aisha)." Of all the wives
     of Allah's Apostle, it was Zainab who aspired to
     receive from him the same favor as I used to
     receive, yet, Allah saved her (from telling lies)
     because of her piety. But her sister, Hamna, kept
     on fighting on her behalf so she was destroyed as
     were those who invented and spread the slander.


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 275: 

     Narrated Um Ruman: 

     Aisha's mother, When 'Aisha was accused, she
     fell down Unconscious. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 276: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: 

     I heard 'Aisha reciting: "When you invented a lie
     (and carry it) on your tongues." (24.15) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 277: 

     Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: 

     Ibn 'Abbas asked permission to visit Aisha
     before her death, and at that time she was in a
     state of agony. She then said. "I am afraid that he
     will praise me too much." And then it was said to
     her, "He is the cousin of Allah's Apostle and one
     of the prominent Muslims." Then she said, "Allow
     him to enter." (When he entered) he said, "How
     are you?" She replied, "I am Alright if I fear
     (Allah)." Ibn Abbas said, "Allah willing, you are
     Alright as you are the wife of Allah's Apostle and
     he did not marry any virgin except you and proof
     of your innocence was revealed from the
     Heaven." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair entered after
     him and 'Aisha said to him, "Ibn 'Abbas came to
     me and praised me greatly, but I wish that I was
     a thing forgotten and out of sight." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 278: 

     Narrated Al-Qasim: 

     Ibn 'Abbas asked 'Aisha's permission to enter.
     Al-Qasim then narrated the whole Hadith (as in
     277) but did not mention: "Would that I had been
     forgotten and out of sight." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 279: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     'Aisha said that Hassan bin Thabit came and
     asked permission to visit her. I said, "How do
     you permit such a person?" She said, "Hasn't he
     received a severely penalty?" (Sufyan, the
     subnarrator, said: She meant the loss of his sight.)
     Thereupon Hassan said the following poetic
     verse: 

     "A chaste pious woman who arouses no
     suspicion. She never talks about chaste heedless
     women behind their backs.' On that she said,
     "But you are not so." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 280: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     Hassan came to Aisha and said the following
     poetic Verse: 'A chaste pious woman who
     arouses no suspicion. She never talks against
     chaste heedless women behind their backs.'
     'Aisha said, "But you are not," I said (to 'Aisha),
     "Why do you allow such a person to enter upon
     you after Allah has revealed: 

     "...and as for him among them who had the
     greater share therein'?" (24.11) 

     She said, "What punishment is worse than
     blindness?" She added, "And he used to defend
     Allah's Apostle against the pagans (in his poetry).


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 281: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     When there was said about me what was said
     which I myself was unaware of, Allah's Apostle
     got up and addressed the people. He recited
     Tashah-hud, and after glorifying and praising
     Allah as He deserved, he said, "To proceed: O
     people Give me your opinion regarding those
     people who made a forged story against my wife.
     By Allah, I do not know anything bad about her.
     By Allah, they accused her of being with a man
     about whom I have never known anything bad,
     and he never entered my house unless I was
     present there, and whenever I went on a journey,
     he went with me." Sad bin Mu'adh got up and
     said, "O Allah's Apostle Allow me to chop their
     heads off" Then a man from the Al-Khazraj (Sa'd
     bin 'Ubada) to whom the mother of (the poet)
     Hassan bin Thabit was a relative, got up and said
     (to Sad bin Mu'adh), "You have told a lie! By
     Allah, if those persons were from the Aus Tribe,
     you would not like to chop their heads off." It
     was probable that some evil would take place
     between the Aus and the Khazraj in the mosque,
     and I was unaware of all that. In the evening of
     that day, I went out for some of my needs (i.e. to
     relieve myself), and Um Mistah was
     accompanying me. On our return, Um Mistah
     stumbled and said, "Let Mistah. be ruined" I said
     to her, "O mother Why do you abuse your Son"
     On that Um Mistah became silent for a while,
     and stumbling again, she said, "Let Mistah be
     ruined" I said to her, "Why do you abuse your
     son?" She stumbled for the third time and said,
     "Let Mistah be ruined" whereupon I rebuked her
     for that. She said, "By Allah, I do not abuse him
     except because of you." I asked her,
     "Concerning what of my affairs?" So she
     disclosed the whole story to me. I said, "Has this
     really happened?" She replied, "Yes, by Allah." I
     returned to my house, astonished (and
     distressed) that I did not know for what purpose
     I had gone out. Then I became sick (fever) and
     said to Allah's Apostle "Send me to my father's
     house." So he sent a slave with me, and when I
     entered the house, I found Um Rum-an (my
     mother) downstairs while (my father) Abu Bakr
     was reciting something upstairs. My mother
     asked, "What has brought you, O (my)
     daughter?" I informed her and mentioned to her
     the whole story, but she did not feel it as I did.
     She said, "O my daughter! Take it easy, for there
     is never a charming lady loved by her husband
     who has other wives but that they feel jealous of
     her and speak badly of her." But she did not feel
     the news as I did. I asked (her), "Does my father
     know about it?" She said, "yes" I asked, Does
     Allah's Apostle know about it too?" She said,
     "Yes, Allah's Apostle does too." So the tears
     filled my eyes and I wept. Abu Bakr, who was
     reading upstairs heard my voice and came down
     and asked my mother, "What is the matter with
     her? " She said, "She has heard what has been
     said about her (as regards the story of Al-lfk)."
     On that Abu- Bakr wept and said, "I beseech
     you by Allah, O my daughter, to go back to your
     home" I went back to my home and Allah's
     Apostle had come to my house and asked my
     maid-servant about me (my character). The
     maid-servant said, "By Allah, I do not know of
     any defect in her character except that she sleeps
     and let the sheep enter (her house) and eat her
     dough." On that, some of the Prophet's
     companions spoke harshly to her and said, "Tell
     the truth to Allah's Apostle." Finally they told her
     of the affair (of the slander). She said, "Subhan
     Allah! By Allah, I know nothing against her
     except what goldsmith knows about a piece of
     pure gold." Then this news reached the man who
     was accused, and he said, "Subhan Allah! By
     Allah, I have never uncovered the private parts
     of any woman." Later that man was martyred in
     Allah's Cause. Next morning my parents came to
     pay me a visit and they stayed with me till Allah's
     Apostle came to me after he had offered the Asr
     prayer. He came to me while my parents were
     sitting around me on my right and my left. He
     praised and glorified Allah and said, "Now then
     O 'Aisha! If you have committed a bad deed or
     you have wronged (yourself), then repent to
     Allah as Allah accepts the repentance from his
     slaves." An Al-Ansari woman had come and was
     sitting near the gate. I said (to the Prophet). "Isn't
     it improper that you speak in such a way in the
     presence of this lady? Allah's Apostle then gave
     a piece of advice and I turned to my father and
     requested him to answer him (on my behalf). My
     father said, "What should I say?" Then I turned
     to my mother and asked her to answer him. She
     said, "What should I say?" When my parents did
     not give a reply to the Prophet, I said, "I testify
     that none has the right to be worshipped except
     Allah, and that Muhammad is His Apostle!" And
     after praising and glorifying Allah as He deserves,
     I said, "Now then, by Allah, if I were to tell you
     that I have not done (this evil action) and Allah is
     a witness that I am telling the truth, that would
     not be of any use to me on your part because
     you (people) have spoken about it and your
     hearts have absorbed it; and if I were to tell you
     that I have done this sin and Allah knows that I
     have not done it, then you will say, 'She has
     confessed herself guilty." By Allah, 'I do not see
     a suitable example for me and you but the
     example of (I tried to remember Jacob's name
     but couldn't) Joseph's father when he said; So
     (for me) "Patience is most fitting against that
     which you assert. It is Allah (alone) whose help
     can be sought.' At that very hour the Divine
     Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle and we
     remained silent. Then the Inspiration was over
     and I noticed the signs of happiness on his face
     while he was removing (the sweat) from his
     forehead and saying, "Have the good tidings O '
     "Aisha! Allah has revealed your innocence." At
     that time I was extremely angry. My parents said
     to me. "Get up and go to him." I said, "By Allah,
     I will not do it and will not thank him nor thank
     either of you, but I will thank Allah Who has
     revealed my innocence. You have heard this
     story but neither did not deny it nor change it (to
     defend me)," (Aisha used to say:) "But as regards
     Zainab bint Jahsh, (the Prophet's wife), Allah
     protected her because of her piety, so she did
     not say anything except good (about me), but her
     sister, Hamna, was ruined among those who
     were ruined. Those who used to speak evil about
     me were Mistah, Hassan bin Thabit, and the
     hypocrite, Abdullah bin Ubai, who used to
     spread that news and tempt others to speak of it,
     and it was he and Hamna who had the greater
     share therein. Abu Bakr took an oath that he
     would never do any favor to Mistah at all. Then
     Allah revealed the Divine Verse:-- 

     "Let not those among you who are good and
     wealthy (i.e. Abu Bakr) swear not to give (any
     sort of help) to their kinsmen, and those in need,
     (i.e. Mistah) ...Do you not love that Allah should
     forgive you? And Allah if Oft-Forgiving, Most
     Merciful." (24.22) 

     On that, Abu Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah, O our
     Lord! We wish that You should forgive us." So
     Abu Bakr again started giving to Mistah the
     expenditure which he used to give him before. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 282: 

     Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba: 

     'Aisha used to say: "When (the Verse): "They
     should draw their veils over their necks and
     bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their
     waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces
     with the cut pieces." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 283: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     A man said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will Allah
     gather the non-believers on their faces on the
     Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Will not the One
     Who made him walk on his feet in this world, be
     able to make him walk on his face on the Day of
     Resurrection?" (Qatada, a subnarrator, said:
     Yes, By the Power of Our Lord!) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 284: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     I or somebody, asked Allah's Apostle "Which is
     the biggest sin in the Sight of Allah?" He said,
     "That you set up a rival (in worship) to Allah
     though He Alone created you." I asked, "What is
     next?" He said, "Then, that you kill your son,
     being afraid that he may share your meals with
     you." I asked, "What is next?" He said, "That you
     commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of
     your neighbor." Then the following Verse was
     revealed to confirm the statement of Allah's
     Apostle: 

     "Those who invoke not with Allah, any other
     god, nor kill life as Allah has forbidden except for
     just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse."
     (25.68) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 285: 

     Narrated Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazza: 

     That he asked Said bin Jubair, "Is there any
     repentance of the one who has murdered a
     believer intentionally?" Then I recited to him:-- 

     "Nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden except
     for a just cause." Said said, "I recited this very
     Verse before Ibn 'Abbas as you have recited it
     before me. Ibn 'Abbas said, 'This Verse was
     revealed in Mecca and it has been abrogated by
     a Verse in Surat-An-Nisa which was later
     revealed in Medina." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 286: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     The people of Kufa differed as regards the killing
     of a believer so I entered upon Ibn 'Abbas (and
     asked him) about that. Ibn 'Abbas said, "The
     Verse (in Surat-An-Nisa', 4:93) was the last
     thing revealed in this respect and nothing
     cancelled its validity." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 287: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     I asked Ibn 'Abbas about Allah's saying:-- 

     '.. this reward is Hell Fire.' (4.93) He said, "No
     repentance is accepted from him (i.e. the
     murderer of a believer)." I asked him regarding
     the saying of Allah: 

     'Those who invoke not with Allah any other god.'
     ...(25.68) 

     He said, "This Verse was revealed concerning
     the pagans of the pre-lslamic period." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 288: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     Ibn Abza said to me, "Ask Ibn 'Abbas regarding
     the Statement of Allah: 

     'And whoever murders a believer intentionally,
     his recompense is Hell.' (4.69) 

     And also His Statement: '...nor kill such life as
     Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause
     .....except those who repent, believe, and do
     good deeds.' " (25.68-70) So I asked Ibn
     'Abbas and he said, "When this (25.68-69) was
     revealed, the people of Mecca said, "We have
     invoked other gods with Allah, and we have
     murdered such lives which Allah has made
     sacred, and we have committed illegal sexual
     intercourse. So Allah revealed: 

     'Except those who repent, believe, and do good
     deeds and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
     Merciful.' (25.70) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 289: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     Abdur-Rahman bin Abza ordered me to ask Ibn
     'Abbas regarding the two Verses (the first of
     which was ): 

     "And whosoever murders a believer
     intentionally." (4.93) So I asked him, and he said,
     "Nothing has abrogated this Verse." About (the
     other Verse): 'And those who invoke not with
     Allah any other god.' he said, "It was revealed
     concerning the pagans,' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 290: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Five (great events) have passed: the Smoke, the
     Moon, the Romans, the Mighty grasp and the
     constant Punishment which occurs in 'So the
     torment will be yours forever.' (25.77) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 291: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "On the Day of Resurrection
     Abraham will see his father covered with Qatara
     and Ghabara. (i.e. having a dark face)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 292: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, Abraham will meet his father
     (on the Day of Resurrection) and will say, 'O my
     Lords You promised me that You would not let
     me in disgrace on the Day when people will be
     resurrected.' Allah will say, 'I have forbidden
     Paradise to the non-believers." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 293: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When the Verse:--'And warn your tribe of
     near-kindred, was revealed, the Prophet
     ascended the Safa (mountain) and started calling,
     "O Bani Fihr! O Bani 'Adi!" addressing various
     tribes of Quraish till they were assembled. Those
     who could not come themselves, sent their
     messengers to see what was there. Abu Lahab
     and other people from Quraish came and the
     Prophet then said, "Suppose I told you that there
     is an (enemy) cavalry in the valley intending to
     attack you, would you believe me?" They said,
     "Yes, for we have not found you telling anything
     other than the truth." He then said, "I am a
     warner to you in face of a terrific punishment."
     Abu Lahab said (to the Prophet) "May your
     hands perish all this day. Is it for this purpose you
     have gathered us?" Then it was revealed: "Perish
     the hands of Abu Lahab (one of the Prophet's
     uncles), and perish he! His wealth and his
     children will not profit him...." (111.1-5) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 294: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle got up when the Verse:--'And
     warn your tribe of near kindred...." (26.214) was
     revealed and said, "O Quraish people! (or he
     said a similar word) Buy yourselves! I cannot
     save you from Allah (if you disobey Him) O Bani
     Abu Manaf! I cannot save you from Allah (if you
     disobey Him). O 'Abbas! The son of 'Abdul
     Muttalib! I cannot save you from Allah (if you
     disobey Him) O Safiya, (the aunt of Allah's
     Apostle) I cannot save you from Allah (if you
     disobey Him). O Fatima, the daughter of
     Muhammad ! Ask what you wish from my
     property, but I cannot save you from Allah (if
     you disobey Him)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 295: 

     Narrated Al-Musaiyab: 

     When Abu Talib was on his death bed, Allah's
     Apostle came to him and found with him, Abu
     Jahl and Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin
     Al-Mughira. Allah's Apostle said, "O uncle! Say:
     None has the right to be worshipped except
     Allah, a sentence with which I will defend you
     before Allah." On that Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah
     bin Abi Umaiya said to Abu Talib, "Will you now
     leave the religion of 'Abdul Muttalib?" Allah's
     Apostle kept on inviting him to say that sentence
     while the other two kept on repeating their
     sentence before him till Abu Talib said as the last
     thing he said to them, "I am on the religion of
     'Abdul Muttalib," and refused to say: None has
     the right to be worshipped except Allah. On that
     Allah's Apostle said, "By Allah, I will keep on
     asking Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am
     forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So Allah
     revealed:-- 

     'It is not fitting for the Prophet and those who
     believe that they should invoke (Allah) for
     forgiveness for pagans.' (9.113) And then Allah
     revealed especially about Abu Talib:--'Verily!
     You (O, Muhammad) guide not whom you like,
     but Allah guides whom He will.' (28.56) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 296: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     '...will bring you home' means to Mecca. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 297: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     While a man was delivering a speech in the tribe
     of Kinda, he said, "Smoke will prevail on the
     Day of Resurrection and will deprive the
     hypocrites their faculties of hearing and seeing.
     The believers will be afflicted with something like
     cold only thereof." That news scared us, so I
     went to (Abdullah) Ibn Mas'ud while he was
     reclining (and told him the story) whereupon he
     became angry, sat up and said, "He who knows
     a thing can say, it, but if he does not know, he
     should say, 'Allah knows best,' for it is an aspect
     of knowledge to say, 'I do not know,' if you do
     not know a certain thing. Allah said to His
     prophet. 'Say (O Muhammad): No wage do I
     ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor I am one of the
     pretenders (a person who pretends things which
     do not exist.)' (38.86) 

     The Qur'aish delayed in embracing Islam for a
     period, so the Prophet invoked evil on them,
     saying, 'O Allah! Help me against them by
     sending seven years of (famine) like those of
     Joseph.' So they were afflicted with such a
     severe year of famine that they were destroyed
     therein and ate dead animals and bones. They
     started seeing something like smoke between the
     sky and the earth (because of severe hunger).
     Abu Sufyan then came (to the Prophet) and said,
     "O Muhammad! You came to order us for to
     keep good relations with Kith and kin, and your
     kinsmen have now perished, so please invoke
     Allah (to relieve them).' Then Ibn Mas'ud
     recited:-- 'Then watch you for the day that the
     sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly
     visible....but truly you will return! (to disbelief)
     (44.10-15) 

     Ibn Mas'ud added, Then the punishment was
     stopped, but truly, they reverted to heathenism
     (their old way). So Allah (threatened them thus):
     'On the day when we shall seize you with a
     mighty grasp.' (44.16) And that was the day of
     the Battle of Badr. Allah's saying- "Lizama" (the
     punishment) refers to the day of Badr Allah's
     Statement: 

     'Alif-Lam-Mim, the Romans have been defeated,
     and they, after their defeat, will be victorious,'
     (30.1-3) (This verse): Indicates that the defeat of
     Byzantine has already passed. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 298: 

     Narrated Abu- Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
     "No child is born except on Al-Fitra (Islam) and
     then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or
     Magian, as an animal produces a perfect young
     animal: do you see any part of its body
     amputated?" Then he rec 

     'The religion of pure Islamic Faith (Hanifa),(i.e. to
     worship none but Allah), The pure Allah's Islamic
     nature with which He (Allah) has created
     mankind. Let There be no change in Allah's
     religion (i.e. to join none in Allah's worship). That
     is the straight religion; but most of men know
     not..." (30.30) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 299: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     When there was revealed: 'It is those who
     believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong.'
     (6.82) It was very hard for the companions of
     Allah's Apostle, so they said, "Which of us has
     not confused his belief with wrong?" Allah's
     Apostle said, "The Verse does not mean this.
     Don't you hear Luqman's statement to his son:
     'Verily! Joining others in worship, with Allah is a
     great wrong indeed.' (31.13) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 300: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     One day while Allah's Apostle was sitting with
     the people, a man came to him walking and said,
     "O Allah's Apostle. What is Belief?" The Prophet
     said, "Belief is to believe in Allah, His Angels, His
     Books, His Apostles, and the meeting with Him,
     and to believe in the Resurrection." The man
     asked, "O Allah's Apostle What is Islam?" The
     Prophet replied, "Islam is to worship Allah and
     not worship anything besides Him, to offer
     prayers perfectly, to pay the (compulsory)
     charity i.e. Zakat and to fast the month of
     Ramadan." The man again asked, "O Allah's
     Apostle What is Ihsan (i.e. perfection or
     Benevolence)?" The Prophet said, "Ihsan is to
     worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do
     not achieve this state of devotion, then (take it for
     granted that) Allah sees you." The man further
     asked, "O Allah's Apostle When will the Hour be
     established?" 

     The Prophet replied, "The one who is asked
     about it does not know more than the questioner
     does, but I will describe to you its portents.
     When the lady slave gives birth to her mistress,
     that will be of its portents; when the bare-footed
     naked people become the chiefs of the people,
     that will be of its portents. The Hour is one of
     five things which nobody knows except Allah.
     Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah
     (alone). He sends down the rain, and knows that
     which is in the wombs." (31.34) Then the man
     left. The Prophet said, "Call him back to me."
     They went to call him back but could not see
     him. The Prophet said, "That was Gabriel who
     came to teach the people their religion." (See
     Hadith No. 47 Vol 1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 301: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: 

     The Prophet said, "The keys of the Unseen are
     five." And then he recited: 

     'Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah
     (alone).' (31.34) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 302: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
     "Allah said, 'I have prepared for my pious
     worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen,
     no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever
     thought of." Abu Huraira added: If you wish you
     can read:-- 'No soul 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 303: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet, said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared
     for My pious worshipers such things as no eye
     has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and
     nobody has ever thought of. All that is reserved,
     besides which, all that you have seen, is nothing."
     Then he recited:-- 

     'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve)
     for them of joy as a reward for what they used to
     do.' (32.17) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 304: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "There is no believer but I, of
     all the people, I am the closest to him both in this
     world and in the Hereafter. Recite if you wish:
     'The Prophet is closer to the believers than their
     own selves.' (33.6) so if a believer (dies) leaves
     some property then his relatives will inherit that
     property; but if he is in debt or he leaves poor
     children, let those (creditors and children) come
     to me (that I may pay the debt and provide for
     the children), for them I am his sponsor (surely). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 305: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: 

     We used not to call Zaid bin Haritha the freed
     slave of Allah's Apostle except Zaid bin
     Muhammad till the Qu'anic Verse was revealed:
     "Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their
     fathers. That is more than just in the Sight of
     Allah." (33.5) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 306: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     We think that the Verse: 'Among the Believers
     are men who have been true to their covenant
     with Allah.' was revealed in favor of Anas bin
     An-Nadir. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 307: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: 

     When we collected the fragramentary
     manuscripts of the Qur'an into copies, I missed
     one of the Verses of Surat al-Ahzab which I
     used to hear Allah's Apostle reading. Finally I did
     not find it with anybody except Khuzaima
     Al-Ansari, whose witness was considered by
     Allah's Apostle equal to the witness of two men.
     (And that Verse was:) 

     'Among the believers are men who have been
     true to their covenant with Allah.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 308: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle came to
     me when Allah ordered him to give option to his
     wives. So Allah's Apostle started with me,
     saying, "I am going to mention to you something
     but you should not hasten (to give your reply)
     unless you consult your parents.' He knew that
     my parents would not order me to leave him.
     Then he said, "Allah says:-- 

     "O Prophet! Say to your wives..." (33.28-29) 

     On that I said to him, "Then why should I consult
     my parents? Verily, I seek Allah, His Apostle
     and the Home of the Hereafter." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 309: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     (the wife of the Prophet) when Allah's Apostle
     was ordered to give option to his wives, he
     started with me, saying, "I am going to mention to
     you something, but you shall not hasten (to give
     your reply) unless you consult your parents." The
     Prophet knew that my parents would not order
     me to leave him. Then he said, "Allah says: 'O
     Prophet (Muhammad)! Say to your wives: If you
     desire the life of this world and its glitter........a
     great reward." (33.28-29) I said, "Then why I
     consult my parents? Verily, I seek Allah, His
     Apostle and the Home of the Hereafter." Then all
     the other wives of the Prophet did the same as I
     did. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 310: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     The Verse: 'But you did hide in your mind that
     which Allah was about to make manifest.'
     (33.37) was revealed concerning Zainab bint
     Jahsh and Zaid bin Haritha. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 311: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     I used to look down upon those ladies who had
     given themselves to Allah's Apostle and I used to
     say, "Can a lady give herself (to a man)?" But
     when Allah revealed: "You (O Muhammad) can
     postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them
     (your wives), and you may receive any of them
     whom you will; and there is no blame on you if
     you invite one whose turn you have set aside
     (temporarily).' (33.51) I said (to the Prophet), "I
     feel that your Lord hastens in fulfilling your
     wishes and desires." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 312: 

     Narrated Muadha: 

     'Aisha said, "Allah's Apostle used to take the
     permission of that wife with whom he was
     supposed to stay overnight if he wanted to go to
     one other than her, after this Verse was
     revealed:-- 

     "You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of)
     whom you will of them (your wives) and you may
     receive any (of them) whom you will; and there is
     no blame on you if you invite one whose turn you
     have set aside (temporarily). (33.51) I asked
     Aisha, "What did you use to say (in this case)?"
     She said, "I used to say to him, "If I could deny
     you the permission (to go to your other wives) I
     would not allow your favor to be bestowed on
     any other person." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 313: 

     Narrated Umar: I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
     Good and bad persons enter upon you, so I
     suggest that you order the mothers of the
     Believers (i.e. your wives) to observe veils."
     Then Allah revealed the Verses of Al-Hijab. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 314: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     When Allah's Apostle married Zainab bint Jahsh,
     he invited the people to a meal. They took the
     meal and remained sitting and talking. Then the
     Prophet (showed them) as if he is ready to get
     up, yet they did not get up. When he noticed that
     (there was no response to his movement), he got
     up, and the others too, got up except three
     persons who kept on sitting. The Prophet came
     back in order to enter his house, but he went
     away again. Then they left, whereupon I set out
     and went to the Prophet to tell him that they had
     departed, so he came and entered his house. I
     wanted to enter along with him, but he put a
     screen between me and him. Then Allah
     revealed: 

     'O you who believe! Do not enter the houses of
     the Prophet...' (33.53) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 315: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     I of all the people know best this verse of
     Al-Hijab. When Allah's Apostle married Zainab
     bint Jahsh she was with him in the house and he
     prepared a meal and invited the people (to it).
     They sat down (after finishing their meal) and
     started chatting. So the Prophet went out and
     then returned several times while they were still
     sitting and talking. So Allah revealed the Verse: 

     'O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's
     houses until leave is given to you for a meal, (and
     then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation
     .....ask them from behind a screen.' (33.53) So
     the screen was set up and the people went away.


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 316: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     A banquet of bread and meat was held on the
     occasion of the marriage of the Prophet to
     Zainab bint Jahsh. I was sent to invite the people
     (to the banquet), and so the people started
     coming (in groups); They would eat and then
     leave. Another batch would come, eat and leave.
     So I kept on inviting the people till I found
     nobody to invite. Then I said, "O Allah's
     Prophet! I do not find anybody to invite." He
     said, "Carry away the remaining food." Then a
     batch of three persons stayed in the house
     chatting. The Prophet left and went towards the
     dwelling place of Aisha and said, "Peace and
     Allah's Mercy be on you, O the people of the
     house!" She replied, "Peace and the mercy of
     Allah be on you too. How did you find your
     wife? May Allah bless you. Then he went to the
     dwelling places of all his other wives and said to
     them the same as he said to Aisha and they said
     to him the same as Aisha had said to him. Then
     the Prophet returned and found a group of three
     persons still in the house chatting. The Prophet
     was a very shy person, so he went out (for the
     second time) and went towards the dwelling
     place of 'Aisha. I do not remember whether I
     informed him that the people have gone away.
     So he returned and as soon as he entered the
     gate, he drew the curtain between me and him,
     and then the Verse of Al-Hijab was revealed. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 317: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     When Allah's Apostle married Zainab bint Jahsh,
     he made the people eat meat and bread to their
     fill (by giving a Walima banquet). Then he went
     out to the dwelling places of the mothers of the
     believers (his wives), as he used to do in the
     morning of his marriage. He would greet them
     and invoke good on them, and they (too) would
     return his greeting and invoke good on him.
     When he returned to his house, he found two
     men talking to each other; and when he saw
     them, he went out of his house again. When
     those two men saw Allah's Apostle: going out of
     his house, they quickly got up (and departed). I
     do not remember whether I informed him of their
     departure, or he was informed (by somebody
     else). So he returned, and when he entered the
     house, he lowered the curtain between me and
     him. Then the Verse of Al-Hijab was revealed. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 318: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     Sauda (the wife of the Prophet) went out to
     answer the call of nature after it was made
     obligatory (for all the Muslims ladies) to observe
     the veil. She was a fat huge lady, and everybody
     who knew her before could recognize her. So
     'Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her and said, "O
     Sauda! By Allah, you cannot hide yourself from
     us, so think of a way by which you should not be
     recognized on going out. Sauda returned while
     Allah's Apostle was in my house taking his
     supper and a bone covered with meat was in his
     hand. She entered and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
     I went out to answer the call of nature and 'Umar
     said to me so-and-so." Then Allah inspired him
     (the Prophet) and when the state of inspiration
     was over and the bone was still in his hand as he
     had not put in down, he said (to Sauda), "You
     (women) have been allowed to go out for your
     needs." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 319: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Aflah, the brother of Abi Al-Quais, asked
     permission to visit me after the order of Al-Hijab
     was revealed. I said, "I will not permit him unless
     I take permission of the Prophet about him for it
     was not the brother of Abi Al-Qu'ais but the wife
     of Abi Al-Qu'ais that nursed me." The Prophet
     entered upon me, and I said to him, "O Allah's
     Apostle! Allah, the brother of Abi Al-Qu'ais
     asked permission to visit me but I refused to
     permit him unless I took your permission." The
     Prophet said, "What stopped you from permitting
     him? He is your uncle." I said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! The man was not the person who had
     nursed me, but the woman, the wife of Abi
     Al-Qu'ais had nursed me." He said, "Admit him,
     for he is your uncle. Taribat Yaminuki (may your
     right hand be saved)" 'Urwa, the sub-narrator
     added: For that 'Aisha used to say, "Consider
     those things which are illegal because of blood
     relations as illegal because of the corresponding
     foster relations." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 320: 

     Narrated Ka'b bin Ujra: 

     It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! We know how
     to greet you, but how to invoke Allah for you?"
     The Prophet said, "Say: Allahumma salli ala
     Muhammadin wa'ala Ali Muhammaddin, kama
     sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 321: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     We said, "O Allah's Apostle! (We know) this
     greeting (to you) but how shall we invoke Allah
     for you?" He said, "Say! Allahumma salli ala
     Muhammadin 'Abdika wa rasulika kama- sallaita
     'ala all Ibrahim wa barik ala Muhammadin wa'ala
     all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahim.'
     Al-Laith said: 'Ala Muhammadin wa 'ala all
     Muhammadin kama barakta ala all Ibrahim. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 322: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Hazim and Ad-Darawardi: 

     Yazid said, "Kama sallaita ala Ibrahima wa barik
     'ala Muhammad in wa all Muhammadin kama
     barakta 'ala Abrahima wa all Ibrahim." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 323: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Moses was a shy man, and
     that is what the Statement of Allah means: 

     'O you who believe Be not like those who
     annoyed Moses, but Allah proved his innocence
     of that which they alleged and he was honorable
     in Allah's Sight.' (33.69) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 324: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Prophet said, "When Allah decrees some
     order in the heaven, the angels flutter their wings
     indicating complete surrender to His saying which
     sounds like chains being dragged on rock. And
     when the state of fear disappears, they ask each
     other, "What has your Lord ordered? They say
     that He has said that which is true and just, and
     He is the Most High, the Most Great." (34.23).
     Then the stealthy listeners (devils) hear this order,
     and these stealthy listeners are like this, one over
     the other." (Sufyan, a sub-narrator demonstrated
     that by holding his hand upright and separating
     the fingers.) A stealthy listener hears a word
     which he will convey to that which is below him
     and the second will convey it to that which is
     below him till the last of them will convey it to the
     wizard or foreteller. Sometimes a flame (fire)
     may strike the devil before he can convey it, and
     sometimes he may convey it before the flame
     (fire) strikes him, whereupon the wizard adds to
     that word a hundred lies. The people will then
     say, 'Didn't he (i.e. magician) tell such-and-such
     a thing on such-and-such date?' So that magician
     is said to have told the truth because of the
     Statement which has been heard from the
     heavens." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 325: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     One day the Prophet ascended Safa mountain
     and said, "Oh Sabah! " All the Quraish gathered
     round him and said, "What is the matter?" He
     said, Look, if I told you that an enemy is going to
     attack you in the morning or in the evening,
     would you not believe me?" They said, "Yes, we
     will believe you." He said, "I am a warner to you
     in face of a terrible punishment." On that Abu
     Lahab said, "May you perish ! Is it for this thing
     that you have gathered us?" So Allah revealed: 

     'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!...' (111.1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 326: 

     Narrated Abu Dharr: 

     Once I was with the Prophet in the mosque at
     the time of sunset. The Prophet said, "O Abu
     Dharr! Do you know where the sun sets?" I
     replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best." He
     said, "It goes and prostrates underneath (Allah's)
     Throne; and that is Allah's Statement:-- 

     'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term
     (decreed). And that is the decree of All-Mighty,
     the All-Knowing....' (36.38) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 327: 

     Narrated Abu Dharr: 

     I asked the Prophet about the Statement of
     Allah:-- 

     'And the sun runs on fixed course for a term
     (decreed), ' (36.38) He said, "Its course is
     underneath "Allah's Throne." (Prostration of Sun
     trees, stars. mentioned in Qur'an and Hadith
     does not mean like our prostration but it means
     that these objects are obedient to their Creator
     (Allah) and they obey for what they have been
     created for). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 328: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Nobody has the right to be
     better than (Jonah) bin Matta." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 329: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "He who says that I am better
     than Jonah bin Matta, tells a lie.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 330: 

     Narrated Al-Awwam: 

     I asked Muhajid regarding the prostration in
     Surat Sad. He said, "Ibn Abbas was asked the
     same question and he said, 'Those are they (the
     prophets) whom Allah had Guided. So follow
     their guidance." (6.90) Ibn 'Abbas used to
     perform a prostration (on reading this Sura). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 331: 

     Narrated Al-Awwam: 

     I asked Mujahid regarding the prostration in
     Surat Sad. He said, "I asked Ibn 'Abbas, 'What
     evidence makes you prostrate?' He said, "Don't
     you recite:--'And among his progeny, David and
     Solomon..(6.84). Those are they whom Allah
     had guided. So follow their guidance.' (6.90) So
     David was the one of those prophets whom
     Prophet (Muhammad) was ordered to follow.
     David prostrated, so Allah's Apostle
     (Muhammad) performed this prostration too.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 332: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Last night a demon from the
     Jinns came to me (or the Prophet said, a similar
     sentence) to disturb my prayer, but Allah gave
     me the power to overcome him. I intended to tie
     him to one of the pillars of the mosque till the
     morning so that all of you could see him, but then
     I remembered the Statement of my brother
     Solomon:--'My Lord! Forgive me and bestow
     on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any
     other after me.' (38.35) The narrator added:
     Then he (the Prophet) dismissed him, rejected.
     'Nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who
     pretends things which do not exist).' (38.86) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 333: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     We came upon 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud and he said
     "O people! If somebody knows something, he
     can say it, but if he does not know it, he should
     say, "Allah knows better,' for it is a sign of having
     knowledge to say about something which one
     does not know, 'Allah knows better.' Allah said
     to His Prophet: 'Say (O Muhammad ! ) No wage
     do I ask of You for this (Quran) nor am I one of
     the pretenders (a person who pretends things
     which do not exist).' (38.86) Now I will tell you
     about Ad-Dukhan (the smoke), Allah's Apostle
     invited the Quraish to embrace Islam, but they
     delayed their response. So he said, "O Allah!
     Help me against them by sending on them seven
     years of famine similar to the seven years of
     famine of Joseph." So the famine year overtook
     them and everything was destroyed till they ate
     dead animals and skins. People started imagining
     to see smoke between them and the sky because
     of severe hunger. Allah said: 

     'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will
     bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible,
     covering the people. . . This is painful torment.'
     (44.10-11) (So they invoked Allah) "Our Lord!
     Remove the punishment from us really we are
     believers." How can there be an (effectual)
     reminder for them when an Apostle, explaining
     things clearly, has already come to them? Then
     they had turned away from him and said: 'One
     taught (by a human being), a madman?' 'We shall
     indeed remove punishment for a while, but truly,
     you will revert (to disbelief).' (44.12-15) Will the
     punishment be removed on the Day of
     Resurrection?" 'Abdullah added, "The
     punishment was removed from them for a while
     but they reverted to disbelief, so Allah destroyed
     them on the Day of Badr. Allah said: 

     'The day We shall seize you with a mighty grasp.
     We will indeed (then) exact retribution." (44.16) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 334: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Some pagans who committed murders in great
     number and committed illegal sexual intercourse
     excessively, came to Muhammad and said, "O
     Muhammad! Whatever you say and invite people
     to, is good: but we wish if you could inform us
     whether we can make an expiration for our (past
     evil) deeds." So the Divine Verses came: 'Those
     who invoke not with Allah any other god, not kill
     such life as Allah has forbidden except for just
     cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse.'
     (25.68) And there was also revealed:-- 'Say: O
     My slaves who have transgressed against their
     souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah.'
     (39.53) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 335: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     A (Jewish) Rabbi came to Allah's Apostle and he
     said, "O Muhammad! We learn that Allah will
     put all the heavens on one finger, and the earths
     on one finger, and the trees on one finger, and
     the water and the dust on one finger, and all the
     other created beings on one finger. Then He will
     say, 'I am the King.' Thereupon the Prophet
     smiled so that his pre-molar teeth became visible,
     and that was the confirmation of the Rabbi. Then
     Allah's Apostle recited: 

     'No just estimate have they made of Allah such
     as due to Him.' (39.67) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 336: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Allah will hold
     the whole earth, and roll all the heavens up in His
     Right Hand, and then He will say, 'I am the King;
     where are the kings of the earth?"' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 337: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "I will be the first to raise my
     head after the second blowing of the trumpet and
     will see Moses hanging the Throne, and I will not
     know whether he had been in that state all the
     time or after the blowing of the trumpet." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 338: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Between the two blowing of
     the trumpet there will be forty." The people said,
     "O Abu Huraira! Forty days?" I refused to reply.
     They said, "Forty years?" I refused to reply and
     added: Everything of the human body will decay
     except the coccyx bone (of the tail) and from that
     bone Allah will reconstruct the whole body. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 339: 

     Narrated Urwa bin Az-Zubair: 

     I asked 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As to inform
     me of the worst thing the pagans had done to
     Allah's Apostle. He said: "While Allah's Apostle
     was praying in the courtyard of the ka'ba, 'Uqba
     bin Abi Mu'ait came and seized Allah's Apostle
     by the shoulder and twisted his garment round his
     neck and throttled him severely. Abu Bakr came
     and seized 'Uqba's shoulder and threw him away
     from Allah's Apostle and said, "Would you kill a
     man because he says: 'My Lord is Allah,' and has
     come to you with clear Signs from your Lord?"
     (40.28) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 340: 

     Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: 

     (regarding) the Verse: 'And you have not been
     screening against yourself lest your ears, and
     your eyes and your skins should testify against
     you..' (41.22) While two persons from Quraish
     and their brother-in-law from Thaqif (or two
     persons from Thaqif and their brother-in-law
     from Quraish) were in a house, they said to each
     other, "Do you think that Allah hears our talks?"
     Some said, "He hears a portion thereof" Others
     said, "If He can hear a portion of it, He can hear
     all of it." Then the following Verse was revealed: 

     'And you have not been screening against
     yourself lest your ears, and your eyes and your
     skins should testify against you...' (41.22) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 341: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     There gathered near the House (i.e. the Ka'ba)
     two Quraishi persons and a person from Thaqif
     (or two persons from Thaqif and one from
     Quraish), and all of them with very fat bellies but
     very little intelligence. One of them said, "Do you
     think that Allah hears what we say?" Another
     said, "He hears us when we talk in a loud voice,
     but He doesn't hear us when we talk in a low
     tone." The third said, "If He can hear when we
     talk in a loud tone, then He can also hear when
     we speak in a low tone." Then Allah, the
     Honorable, the Majestic revealed: 

     'And you have not been screening against
     yourself lest your ears, and eyes and your skins
     should testify against you....' (41.22-23) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 342: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud: 

     (As above, Hadith No. 341). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 343: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     That he was asked (regarding): 

     "Except to be kind to me for my Kinship with
     you.' (42.23) Said bin Zubair (who was present
     then) said, "It means here (to show what is due
     for) the relatives of Muhammad." On that Ibn
     Abbas said: you have hurried in giving the
     answer! There was no branch of the tribe of
     Quraish but the Prophet had relatives therein.
     The Prophet said, "I do not want anything from
     (you ) except to be Kind to me for my Kinship
     with you." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 344: 

     Narrated Ya'la: 

     I heard the Prophet reciting when on the pulpit:
     'They will cry, "O Malik (Keeper of Hell) Let
     your Lord make an end of us.' (43.77) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 345: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Five things have passed, i.e. the smoke, the
     defeat of the Romans, the splitting of the moon,
     Al-Batsha (the defeat of the infidels in the battle
     of Badr) and Al-Lizam (the punishment)' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 346: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     It (i.e., the imagined smoke) was because, when
     the Quraish refused to obey the Prophet, he
     asked Allah to afflict them with years of famine
     similar to those of (Prophet) Joseph. So they
     were stricken with famine and fatigue, so much
     so that they ate even bones. A man would look
     towards the sky and imagine seeing something
     like smoke between him and the sky because of
     extreme fatigue. So Allah revealed:-- 

     'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will
     bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible,
     covering the people; this is a painfull of torment.'
     (44.10-11) 

     Then someone (Abu Sufyan) came to Allah's
     Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke
     Allah to send rain for the tribes of Mudar for they
     are on the verge of destruction." On that the
     Prophet said (astonishingly) "Shall I invoke Allah)
     for the tribes of Mudar? Verily, you are a brave
     man!" But the Prophet prayed for rain and it
     rained for them. Then the Verse was revealed. 

     'But truly you will return (to disbelief).' (44.15)
     (When the famine was over and) they restored
     prosperity and welfare, they reverted to their
     ways (of heathenism) whereupon Allah revealed: 

     'On the Day when We shall seize you with a
     Mighty Grasp. We will indeed (then) exact
     retribution.' (44.16) The narrator said, "That was
     the day of the Battle of Badr." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 347: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     It is a sign of having knowledge that, when you
     do not know something, you say: 'Allah knows
     better.' Allah said to his Prophet: 

     'Say: No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an),
     nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who
     pretends things which do not exist)' (38.86)
     When the Quraish troubled and stood against the
     Prophet he said, "O Allah! Help me against them
     by afflicting them with seven years of famine like
     the seven years of Joseph." So they were
     stricken with a year of famine during which they
     ate bones and dead animals because of too much
     suffering, and one of them would see something
     like smoke between him and the sky because of
     hunger. Then they said: Our Lord! Remove the
     torment from us, really we are believers. (44.12)
     And then it was said to the Prophet (by Allah),
     "If we remove it from them. they will revert to
     their ways (of heathenism)." So the Prophet
     invoked his Lord, who removed the punishment
     from them, but later they reverted (to
     heathenism), whereupon Allah punished them on
     the day of the Battle of Badr, and that is what
     Allah's Statement indicates: 

     'Then watch for the day that the sky will bring
     forth a kind of smoke plainly visible...we will
     indeed (then) exact retribution.' (44.10). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 348: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     I came upon 'Abdullah and he said, "When
     Allah's Apostle invited Quraish (to Islam), they
     disbelieved him and stood against him. So he (the
     Prophet) said, "O Allah! Help me against them
     by afflicting them with seven years of famine
     similar to the seven years of Joseph.' So they
     were stricken with a year of drought that
     destroyed everything, and they started eating
     dead animals, and if one of them got up he would
     see something like smoke between him and the
     sky from the severe fatigue and hunger."
     Abdullah then recited:-- 

     'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will
     bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible,
     covering the people. This is a painful torment...
     (till he reached) ........ We shall indeed remove
     the punishment for a while, but truly you will
     revert (to heathenism): (44.10-15) 'Abdullah
     added: "Will the punishment be removed from
     them on the Day of Resurrection?" He added,"
     The severe grasp" was the Day of the Battle of
     Badr." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 349: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Allah sent (the Prophet) Muhammad and said:-- 

     'Say, No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an)
     nor am I one of the pretenders (i.e. a person who
     pretends things which do not exist). (38.68)
     When Allah's Apostle saw Quraish standing
     against him, he said, "O Allah! Help me against
     them by afflicting them with seven years of famine
     similar to the seven years (of famine) of Joseph.
     So they were afflicted with a year of drought that
     destroyed everything, and they ate bones and
     hides. (One of them said), "And they ate hides
     and dead animals, and (it seemed to them that)
     something like smoke was coming out of the
     earth. So Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and
     said, "O Muhammad! Your people are on the
     verge of destruction! Please invoke Allah to
     relieve them." So the Prophet invoked Allah for
     them (and the famine disappeared). He said to
     them. "You will revert (to heathenism) after that."
     'Abdullah then recited: 

     'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will
     bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible.......but
     truly you will revert (to disbelief).' He added,
     "Will the punishment be removed from them in
     the Hereafter? The smoke and the grasp and the
     Al-Lizam have all passed." One of the
     sub-narrater said, "The splitting of the moon."
     And another said, "The defeat of the Romans
     (has passed)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 350: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     Five things have passed: Al-Lizam, the defeat of
     the Romans, the mighty grasp, the splitting of the
     moon, and the smoke. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 351: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'The son of
     Adam hurts me for he abuses Time though I am
     Time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause the
     revolution of day and night.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 352: 

     Narrated Yusuf bin Mahak: 

     Marwan had been appointed as the governor of
     Hijaz by Muawiya. He delivered a sermon and
     mentioned Yazid bin Muawiya so that the people
     might take the oath of allegiance to him as the
     successor of his father (Muawiya). Then 'Abdur
     Rahman bin Abu Bakr told him something
     whereupon Marwan ordered that he be arrested.
     But 'Abdur-Rahman entered 'Aisha's house and
     they could not arrest him. Marwan said, "It is he
     ('AbdurRahman) about whom Allah revealed this
     Verse:-- 

     'And the one who says to his parents: 'Fie on
     you! Do you hold out the promise to me..?'" 

     On that, 'Aisha said from behind a screen, "Allah
     did not reveal anything from the Qur'an about us
     except what was connected with the declaration
     of my innocence (of the slander)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 353: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     (the wife of the Prophet), I never saw Allah's
     Apostle laughing loudly enough to enable me to
     see his uvula, but he used to smile only. And
     whenever he saw clouds or winds, signs of deep
     concern would appear on his face. I said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! When people see clouds they
     usually feel happy, hoping that it would rain,
     while I see that when you see clouds, one could
     notice signs of dissatisfaction on your face." He
     said, "O 'Aisha! What is the guarantee for me
     that there will be no punishment in it, since some
     people were punished with a wind? Verily, some
     people saw (received) the punishment, but (while
     seeing the cloud) they said, 'This cloud will give
     us rain.' " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 354: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Allah created His creation,
     and when He had finished it, the womb, got up
     and caught hold of Allah whereupon Allah said,
     "What is the matter?' On that, it said, 'I seek
     refuge with you from those who sever the ties of
     Kith and kin.' On that Allah said, 'Will you be
     satisfied if I bestow My favors on him who keeps
     your ties, and withhold My favors from him who
     severs your ties?' On that it said, 'Yes, O my
     Lord!' Then Allah said, 'That is for you.' " Abu
     Huraira added: If you wish, you can recite:
     "Would you then if you were given the authority.
     do mischief in the land and sever your ties of
     kinship. (47. 22) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 355: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     (As above, No. 354, but added) Then Allah's
     Apostle said, "Recite if you wish: "Would you
     then." ..(47.22) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 356: 

     Narrated Muawiya bin Abi Al-Muzarrad: 

     Allah's Apostle, said, "Recite if you wish: Would
     you then if you were given the authority." (47.22)


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 357: 

     Narrated Aslam: 

     While Allah's Apostle was proceeding at night
     during one of his journeys and 'Umar bin
     Al-Khattab was traveling beside him, 'Umar
     asked him about something but Allah's Apostle
     did not reply. He asked again, but he did not
     reply, and then he asked (for the third time) but
     he did not reply. On that, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab
     said to himself, "Thakilat Ummu 'Umar (May
     'Umar's mother lose her son)! I asked Allah's
     Apostle three times but he did not reply." 'Umar
     then said, "I made my camel run faster and went
     ahead of the people, and I was afraid that some
     Qur'anic Verses might be revealed about me. But
     before getting involved in any other matter. I
     heard somebody calling me. I said to myself, 'I
     fear that some Qur'anic Verses have been
     revealed about me,' and so I went to Allah's
     Apostle and greeted him. 

     He (Allah's Apostle ) said, 'Tonight a Sura has
     been revealed to me, and it is dearer to me than
     that on which the sun rises (i.e. the world)' Then
     he recited: "Verily, We have given you a manifest
     victory." (48.1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 358: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     "Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad) a
     manifest victory.' refers to Al-Hudaibiya Peace
     treaty). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 359: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal: 

     On the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, the
     Prophet recited Surat Al-Fath in a vibrating and
     pleasant voice. (Muawaiya, the subnarrator said,
     "If I could imitate the recitation of the Prophet I
     would do so.") 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 360: 

     Narrated Al-Mughira: 

     The Prophet used to offer night prayers till his
     feet became swollen. Somebody said, to him,"
     "Allah has forgiven you, your faults of the past
     and those to follow." On that, he said, "Shouldn't
     I be a thankful slave of Allah)?" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 361: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The Prophet used to offer prayer at night (for
     such a long time) that his feet used to crack. I
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why do you do it since
     Allah has forgiven you your faults of the past and
     those to follow?" He said, "Shouldn't I love to be
     a thankful slave (of Allah)?' When he became
     old, he prayed while sitting, but if he wanted to
     perform a bowing, he wound get up, recite
     (some other verses) and then perform the
     bowing. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 362: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As: 

     This Verse: 

     'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a
     witness, as a bringer of glad tidings and as a
     warner.' (48.8) 

     Which is in the Qur'an, appears in the Surah thus:
     'Verily We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a
     witness, as a bringer of glad tidings and as a
     warner, and as a protector for the illiterates (i.e.,
     the Arabs.) You are my slave and My Apostle,
     and I have named you Al-Mutawakkil (one who
     depends upon Allah). You are neither
     hard-hearted nor of fierce character, nor one
     who shouts in the markets. You do not return evil
     for evil, but excuse and forgive. Allah will not
     take you unto Him till He guides through you a
     crocked (curved) nation on the right path by
     causing them to say: "None has the right to be
     worshipped but Allah." With such a statement He
     will cause to open blind eyes, deaf ears and
     hardened hearts.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 363: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     While a man from the companions of the Prophet
     was reciting (Quran) and his horse was tied in the
     house, the horse got startled and started jumping.
     The man came out, looked around but could not
     find anything, yet the horse went on jumping. The
     next morning he mentioned that to the Prophet. 

     The Prophet said, "That was the tranquility
     (calmness) which descended because of the
     recitation of the Quran." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 364: 

     Narrated Jabir: 

     We were one thousand and four hundred on the
     Day of Al-Hudaibiya. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 365: 

     Narrated 'Uqba bin Sahban: 

     'Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-Muzani who was one
     of those who witnessed (the event of) the tree,
     said, "The Prophet forbade the throwing of small
     stones (with two fingers)." 'Abdullah bin
     Al-Mughaffal Al-Muzani also said, "The Prophet
     also forbade urinating at the place where one
     takes a bath." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 366: 

     Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak: 

     who was one of the companions of the tree
     (those who swore allegiance to the Prophet
     beneath the tree at Al-Hudaibiya): 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 367: 

     Narrated Habib bin Abi Thabit: 

     I went to Abu Wail to ask him (about those who
     had rebelled against 'Ali). On that Abu Wail said,
     "We were at Siffin (a city on the bank of the
     Euphrates, the place where me battle took place
     between 'Ali and Muawiya) A man said, "Will
     you be on the side of those who are called to
     consult Allah's Book (to settle the dispute)?" 'Ali
     said, 'Yes (I agree that we should settle the
     matter in the light of the Qur'an)." ' Some people
     objected to 'Ali's agreement and wanted to fight.
     On that Sahl bin Hunaif said, 'Blame yourselves!
     I remember how, on the day of Al-Hudaibiya
     (i.e. the peace treaty between the Prophet and
     the Quraish pagans), if we had been allowed to
     choose fighting, we would have fought (the
     pagans). At that time 'Umar came (to the
     Prophet) and said, "Aren't we on the right (path)
     and they (pagans) in the wrong? Won't our killed
     persons go to Paradise, and theirs in the Fire?"
     The Prophet replied, "Yes." Umar further said,
     "Then why should we let our religion be
     degraded and return before Allah has settled the
     matter between us?" The Prophet said, "O the
     son of Al-Khattab! No doubt, I am Allah's
     Apostle and Allah will never neglect me." So
     Umar left the place angrily and he was so
     impatient that he went to Abu Bakr and said, "O
     Abu Bakr! Aren't we on the right (path) and they
     (pagans) on the wrong?" Abu Bakr said, "O the
     son of Al-Khattab! He is Allah's Apostle, and
     Allah will never neglect him." Then Sura Al-Fath
     (The Victory) was revealed." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 368: 

     Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: 

     The two righteous persons were about to be
     ruined. They were Abu Bakr and 'Umar who
     raised their voices in the presence of the Prophet
     when a mission from Bani Tamim came to him.
     One of the two recommended Al-Aqra' bin
     Habeas, the brother of Bani Mujashi (to be their
     governor) while the other recommended
     somebody else. (Nafi', the sub-narrator said, I
     do not remember his name). Abu Bakr said to
     Umar, "You wanted nothing but to oppose me!"
     'Umar said, "I did not intend to oppose you."
     Their voices grew loud in that argument, so Allah
     revealed: 

     'O you who believe! Raise not your voices above
     the voice of the Prophet.' (49.2) Ibn Az-Zubair
     said, "Since the revelation of this Verse, 'Umar
     used to speak in such a low tone that the Prophet
     had to ask him to repeat his statements." But Ibn
     Az-Zubair did not mention the same about his
     (maternal) grandfather (i.e. Abu Bakr). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 369: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     The Prophet missed Thabit bin Qais for a period
     (So he inquired about him). A man said. "O
     Allah's Apostle! I will bring you his news." So he
     went to Thabit and found him sitting in his house
     and bowing his head. The man said to Thabit, "
     'What is the matter with you?" Thabit replied that
     it was an evil affair, for he used to raise his voice
     above the voice of the Prophet and so all his
     good deeds had been annulled, and he
     considered himself as one of the people of the
     Fire. Then the man returned to the Prophet and
     told him that Thabit had said, so-and-so. (Musa
     bin Anas) said: The man returned to Thabit with
     great glad tidings. The Prophet said to the man.
     "Go back to him and say to him: "You are not
     from the people of the Hell Fire, but from the
     people of Paradise." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 370: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Az-Zubair: 

     A group of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet
     (and requested him to appoint a governor for
     them). Abu Bakr said, "Appoint Al-Qaqa bin
     Mabad." Umar said, "Appoint Al-Aqra' bin
     Habeas." On that Abu Bakr said (to 'Umar).
     "You did not want but to oppose me!" 'Umar
     replied "I did not intend to oppose you!" So both
     of them argued till their voices grew loud. So the
     following Verse was revealed: 

     'O you who believe! Be not for ward......' (49.1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 371: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The Prophet said, "The people will be thrown
     into the (Hell) Fire and it will say: "Are there any
     more (to come)?' (50.30) till Allah puts His Foot
     over it and it will say, 'Qati! Qati! (Enough
     Enough!)'" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 372: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     (that the Prophet said) "It will be said to the Hell,
     'Are you filled?' It will say, 'Are there any more
     (to come)?' On that Allah will put His Foot on it,
     and it will say 'Qati! Qati! (Enough! Enough!)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 373: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Paradise and the Fire (Hell)
     argued, and the Fire (Hell) said, "I have been
     given the privilege of receiving the arrogant and
     the tyrants.' Paradise said, 'What is the matter
     with me? Why do only the weak and the humble
     among the people enter me?' On that, Allah said
     to Paradise. 'You are My Mercy which I bestow
     on whoever I wish of my servants.' Then Allah
     said to the (Hell) Fire, 'You are my (means of)
     punishment by which I punish whoever I wish of
     my slaves. And each of you will have its fill.' As
     for the Fire (Hell), it will not be filled till Allah
     puts His Foot over it whereupon it will say, 'Qati!
     Qati!' At that time it will be filled, and its different
     parts will come closer to each other; and Allah
     will not wrong any of His created beings. As
     regards Paradise, Allah will create a new
     creation to fill it with." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 374: 

     Narrated Jarir bin Abdullah: 

     We were in the company of the Prophet on a
     fourteenth night (of the lunar month), and he
     looked at the (full) moon and said, "You will see
     your Lord as you see this moon, and you will
     have no trouble in looking at Him. So, whoever
     can, should not miss the offering of prayers
     before sunrise (Fajr prayer) and before sunset
     (Asr prayer)." Then the Prophet recited: 

     'And celebrate the praises of your Lord before
     the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.'
     (50.39) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 375: 

     Narrated Mujahid: 

     Ibn Abbas said, "Allah ordered His Prophet to
     celebrate Allah's praises after all prayers." He
     refers to His Statement: 'After the prayers.'
     (50.40) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 376: 

     Narrated Um Salama: 

     I complained to Allah's Apostle that I was sick,
     so he said, "Perform the Tawaf (of Ka'ba at
     Mecca) while riding behind the people (who are
     performing the Tawaf on foot)." So I performed
     the Tawaf while Allah's Apostle was offering the
     prayer by the side of the Ka'ba and was reciting:
     'By the Mount (Saini) and by a Decree
     Inscribed.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 377: 

     Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im: 

     I heard the Prophet reciting Surat At-Tur in the
     Maghrib prayer, and when he reached the Verse:

     'Were they created by nothing, Or were they
     themselves the creators, Or did they create the
     Heavens and the Earth? Nay, but they have no
     firm belief Or do they own the treasures of Your
     Lord? Or have they been given the authority to
     do as they like...' (52.35-37) my heart was about
     to fly (when I realized this firm argument). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 378: 

     Narrated Masruq: 

     I said to 'Aisha, "O Mother! Did Prophet
     Muhammad see his Lord?" Aisha said, "What
     you have said makes my hair stand on end !
     Know that if somebody tells you one of the
     following three things, he is a liar: Whoever tells
     you that Muhammad saw his Lord, is a liar."
     Then Aisha recited the Verse: 

     'No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over
     all vision. He is the Most Courteous
     Well-Acquainted with all things.' (6.103) 'It is not
     fitting for a human being that Allah should speak
     to him except by inspiration or from behind a
     veil.' (42.51) 'Aisha further said, "And whoever
     tells you that the Prophet knows what is going to
     happen tomorrow, is a liar." She then recited: 

     'No soul can know what it will earn tomorrow.'
     (31.34) She added: "And whoever tell you that
     he concealed (some of Allah's orders), is a liar."
     Then she recited: 'O Apostle! Proclaim (the
     Message) which has been sent down to you from
     your Lord..' (5.67) 'Aisha added. "But the
     Prophet saw Gabriel in his true form twice." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 379: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     Regarding the Verses: 'And was at a distance of
     but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did
     (Allah) convey the Inspiration to His slave
     (Gabriel) and then he Gabriel) conveyed (that to
     Muhammad...' (53.9-10) Ibn Mas'ud narrated to
     us that the Prophet had seen Gabriel with six
     hundred wings. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 380: 

     Narrated ASSAILANT: 

     I asked Sir about the Statement of Allah: 

     'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths
     or (even) nearer. So did Allah convey the
     Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he
     (Gabriel) conveyed that to Muhammad.' (53.10)
     He said, "Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) informed us that
     Muhammad had seen Gabriel with six hundred
     wings." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 381: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     (regarding the revelation) Truly he (Muhammad)
     did see of the signs of his Lord; the Greatest!'
     (53.18) The Prophet saw a green screen
     covering the horizon. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 382: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (regarding His Statement about the Lat and the
     Uzza: Lat was originally a man who used to mix
     Sawiq for the pilgrim. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 383: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Whomever takes an oath
     in which he mentions Lat and 'Uzza (forgetfully),
     should say: None has the right to be worshipped
     but Allah, and whoever says to his companion.
     'Come along, let us gamble must give alms (as an
     expiation)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 384: 

     Narrated 'Urwa: 

     I asked 'Aisha (regarding the Sai between As
     Safa and Al-Marwa). She said, "Out of
     reverence to the idol Manat which was placed in
     Al-Mushailal, those who used to assume Ihram in
     its name, used not to perform Sai between
     As-Safa and Al-Marwa, so Allah revealed: 

     'Verily! The As-Safa and Al-Marwa (two
     mountains at Mecca) are among the symbols of
     Allah.' (2.158). 

     Thereupon, Allah's Apostle and the Muslims
     used to perform Sai (between them)." Sufyan
     said: The (idol) Manat was at Al-Mushailal in
     Qudaid. 'Aisha added, "The Verse was revealed
     in connection with the Ansar. They and (the tribe
     of) Ghassan used to assume lhram in the name of
     Manat before they embraced Islam." 'Aisha
     added, "There were men from the Ansar who
     used to assume lhram in the name of Manat
     which was an idol between Mecca and Medina.
     They said, "O Allah's Apostle! We used not to
     perform the Tawaf (Sai) between As-Safa and
     Al-Marwa out of reverence to Manat." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 385: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet performed a prostration when he
     finished reciting Surat-an-Najm, and all the
     Muslims and pagans and Jinns and human beings
     prostrated along with him. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 386: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The first Sura in which a prostration was
     mentioned, was Sura An-Najm (The Star).
     Allah's Apostle prostrated (while reciting it), and
     everybody behind him prostrated except a man
     whom I saw taking a hand-full of dust in his hand
     and prostrated on it. Later I saw that man killed
     as an infidel, and he was Umaiya bin Khalaf. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 387: 

     Narrated Ibn Masud: 

     During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon
     was split into two parts; one part remained over
     the mountain, and the other part went beyond the
     mountain. On that, Allah's Apostle said, "Witness
     this miracle." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 388: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the
     company of the Prophet, and it became two
     parts. The Prophet said, Witness, witness (this
     miracle)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 389: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The moon was cleft asunder during the lifetime of
     the Prophet 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 390: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The people of Mecca asked the Prophet to show
     them a sign (miracle). So he showed them (the
     miracle) of the cleaving of the moon. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 391: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     The moon was cleft asunder into two parts. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 392: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 393: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Prophet used to recite: 'Is there any that
     remember? And a furious wind (plucking out
     men) as if they were uprooted stems of palm
     trees, then how terrible was My punishment and
     My warnings!' (54.20-21) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 394: 

     Narrated Abu Ishaq: 

     A man asked Al-Aswad, 'is it 'Fahal
     min-Muddakir' or'..Mudhdhakir?" Al Aswad
     replied, 'I have heard Abdullah bin Masud
     reciting it, 'Fahal-min Muddakir'; I too, heard the
     Prophet reciting it 'Fahal-min-Muddakir' with 'd'.


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 395: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Prophet recited: 'Fahal-min-Muddakir' "And
     Verily an abiding torment seized them early in the
     morning So, taste you My torment and My
     warnings' (54.38-39) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 396: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Prophet recited: 'Fahal-min Muddakir': 'And
     verily, We have destroyed nations like unto you;
     then is there any that will receive admonition?'
     (54.51) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 397: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     I recited before the Prophet
     'Fahal-min-Mudhdhakir'. The Prophet said, "It is
     Fahal-min Muddakir." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 398: 

     Narrated Abbas: 

     Allah's Apostle while in a tent on the day of the
     Battle of Badr, said, "O Allah! I request you (to
     fulfill) Your promise and contract! O Allah! If
     You wish that you will not be worshipped
     henceforth.." On that Abu Bakr held the Prophet
     by the hand and said, "That is enough, O Allah's
     Apostle You have appealed to your Lord too
     pressingly," while the Prophet was putting on his
     armor. So Allah's Apostle went out, reciting
     Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will
     show their backs.' (54.45) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 399: 

     Narrated Yusuf bin Mahik: 

     I was in the house of 'Aisha, the mother of the
     Believers. She said, "This revelation: "Nay, but
     the Hour is their appointed time (for their full
     recompense); and the Hour will be more
     previous and most bitter." (54.46) was revealed
     to Muhammad at Mecca while I was a playfull
     little girl." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 400: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     While in his tent on the day the Battle of Badr,
     the Prophet said, "O Allah! I request You (to
     fulfill) Your promise and contract. O Allah! It
     You wish that the Believers be destroyed). You
     will never be worshipped henceforth." On that,
     Abu Bakr held the Prophet by the hand and said,
     "That is enough, O Allah's Apostle! You have
     appealed to your Lord too pressingly" The
     Prophet was wearing his armor and then went
     out reciting: 

     'Their multitude will be put to flight and they will
     show their backs. Nay, but the Hour is their
     appointed time (for their full recompense), and
     the Hour will be more previous and most bitter.'
     (54.45-46) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 401: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Qais: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Two gardens, the utensils
     and the contents of which are of silver, and two
     other gardens, the utensils and contents of which
     are of gold. And nothing will prevent the people
     who will be in the Garden of Eden from seeing
     their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His
     Face." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 402: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Qais: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "In Paradise there is a
     pavilion made of a single hollow pearl sixty miles
     wide, in each corner of which there are wives
     who will not see those in the other corners; and
     the believers will visit and enjoy them. And there
     are two gardens, the utensils and contents of
     which are made of silver; and two other gardens,
     the utensils and contents of which are made of
     so-and-so (i.e. gold) and nothing will prevent the
     people staying in the Garden of Eden from seeing
     their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His
     Face." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 403: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "In Paradise there is a tree
     which is so big that a rider can travel in its shade
     for one hundred years without passing it; and if
     you wish, you can recite: 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 404: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     I asked Ibn Abbas about Surat Al-Tauba, and
     he said, "Surat Al-Tauba? It is exposure (of all
     the evils of the infidels and the hypocrites). And it
     continued revealing (that the oft-repeated
     expression): '...and of them ...and of them.' till
     they started thinking that none would be left
     unmentioned therein." I said, "What about) Surat
     Al-Anfal?" He replied, "Surat Al-Anfal was
     revealed in connection with the Badr Battle." I
     said, "(What about) Surat Al-Hashr?" He
     replied, "It was revealed in connection with Bani
     an-Nadir." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 405: 

     Narrated Said: 

     I asked Ibn 'Abbas about Surat Al-Hashr. He
     replied, "Say Surat An-Nadir." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 406: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     'Allah's Apostle burnt and cut down the palm
     trees of Bani An-Nadir which were at Al-Buwair
     (a place near Medina). There upon Allah
     revealed: 

     'What you (O Muslims) cut down of the palm
     trees (of the enemy) or you left them standing on
     their stems, it was by the leave of Allah, so that
     He might cover with shame the rebellious.' (59.5)


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 407: 

     Narrated Umar: 

     The properties of Bam An-Nadir were among
     the booty that Allah gave to His Apostle such
     Booty were not obtained by any expedition on
     the part of Muslims, neither with cavalry, nor
     with camelry. So those properties were for
     Allah's Apostle only, and he used to provide
     thereof the yearly expenditure for his wives, and
     dedicate the rest of its revenues for purchasing
     arms and horses as war material to be used in
     Allah's Cause. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 408: 

     Narrated Alqama: 

     'Abdullah (bin Masud) said. "Allah curses those
     ladies who practice tattooing and those who get
     themselves tattooed, and those ladies who
     remove the hair from their faces and those who
     make artificial spaces between their teeth in
     order to look more beautiful whereby they
     change Allah's creation." His saying reached a
     lady from Bani Asd called Um Yaqub who came
     (to Abdullah) and said, "I have come to know
     that you have cursed such-and-such (ladies)?"
     He replied, "Why should I not curse these whom
     Allah's Apostle has cursed and who are (cursed)
     in Allah's Book!" Um Yaqub said, "I have read
     the whole Quran, but I did not find in it what you
     say." He said, "Verily, if you have read it (i.e. the
     Quran), you have found it. Didn't you read: 

     'And whatsoever the Apostle gives you take it
     and whatsoever he forbids you, you abstain
     (from it). (59.7) 

     She replied, "Yes, I did," He said, "Verily,
     Allah's Apostle forbade such things." "She said,
     "But I see your wife doing these things?" He said,
     "Go and watch her." She went and watched her
     but could not see anything in support of her
     statement. On that he said, "If my wife was as
     you thought, I would not keep her in my
     company." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 409: 

     Narrated Abdullah (bin Mus'ud): 

     Allah's Apostle has cursed the lady who uses
     false hair. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 410: 

     Narrated 'Umar: 

     I recommend that my successor should take care
     of and secure the rights of the early emigrants;
     and I also advise my successor to be kind to the
     Ansar who had homes (in Medina) and had
     adopted the Faith, before the Prophet migrated
     to them, and to accept the good from their good
     ones and excuse their wrong doers. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 411: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! I am suffering from fatigue and
     hunger." The Prophet sent (somebody) to his
     wives (to get something), but the messenger
     found nothing with them. Then Allah's Apostle
     said (to his companions). "Isn't there anybody
     who can entertain this man tonight so that Allah
     may be merciful to him?" An Ansari man got up
     and said, "I (will, entertain him), O Allah's
     Apostle!" So he went to his wife and said to her,
     "This is the guest of Allah's Apostle, so do not
     keep anything away from him." She said. "By
     Allah, I have nothing but the children's food." He
     said, "When the children ask for their dinner, put
     them to bed and put out the light; we shall not
     take our meals tonight," She did so. In the
     morning the Ansari man went to Allah's Apostle
     who said, "Allah was pleased with (or He
     bestowed His Mercy) on so-and-so and his wife
     (because of their good deed)." Then Allah
     revealed: 

     'But give them preference over themselves even
     though they were in need of that.' (59.9) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 412: 

     Narrated Ali: 

     Allah's Apostle sent me along with AzZubair and
     Al-Miqdad and said, "Proceed till you reach a
     place called Raudat-Khakh where there is a lady
     travelling in a howda on a camel. She has a letter.
     Take the letter from her." So we set out, and our
     horses ran at full pace till we reached Raudat
     Khakh, and behold, we saw the lady and said (to
     her), "Take out the letter!" She said, "I have no
     letter with me." We said, "Either you take out the
     letter or we will strip you of your clothes." So she
     took the letter out of her hair braid. We brought
     the letter to the Prophet and behold, it was
     addressed by Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to some
     pagans at Mecca, informing them of some of the
     affairs of the Prophet. The Prophet said, "What is
     this, O Hatib?" Hatib replied, "Do not be hasty
     with me, O Allah's Apostle! I am an Ansari man
     and do not belong to them (Quraish infidels)
     while the emigrants who were with you had their
     relatives who used to protect their families and
     properties at Mecca. So, to compensate for not
     having blood relation with them.' I intended to do
     them some favor so that they might protect my
     relatives (at Mecca), and I did not do this out of
     disbelief or an inclination to desert my religion."
     The Prophet then said (to his companions), "He
     (Hatib) has told you the truth." 'Umar said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his head off?"
     The Apostle said, "He is one of those who
     witnessed (fought in) the Battle of Badr, and
     what do you know, perhaps Allah looked upon
     the people of Badr (Badr warriors) and said, 'Do
     what you want as I have forgiven you.' " (Amr, a
     sub-narrator, said,: This Verse was revealed
     about him (Hatib): 

     'O you who believe! Take not My enemies and
     your enemies as friends or protectors.' (60.1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 413: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     Sufyan was asked whether (the Verse): 'Take
     not My enemies and your enemies...' 

     was revealed in connection with Hatib. Sufyan
     replied, "This occurs only in the narration of the
     people. I memorized the Hadith from 'Amr, not
     overlooking even a single letter thereof, and I do
     not know of anybody who remembered it by
     heart other than myself." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 414: 

     Narrated Urwa: 

     Aisha the wife of the Prophet, said, "Allah's
     Apostle used to examine the believing women
     who migrated to him in accordance with this
     Verse: 'O Prophet! When believing women come
     to you to take the oath of allegiance to you...
     Verily! Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.'
     (60.12) 'Aisha said, "And if any of the believing
     women accepted the condition (assigned in the
     above-mentioned Verse), Allah's Apostle would
     say to her. "I have accepted your pledge of
     allegiance." "He would only say that, for, by
     Allah, his hand never touched, any lady during
     that pledge of allegiance. He did not receive their
     pledge except by saying, "I have accepted your
     pledge of allegiance for that." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 415: 

     Narrated Um Atiya: 

     We took the oath of allegiance to Allah's Apostle
     and he recited to us: 

     'They will not associate anything in worship with
     Allah,' and forbade us to bewail the dead.
     Thereupon a lady withdrew her hand (refrained
     from taking the oath of allegiance), and said, "But
     such-and-such lady lamented over one of my
     relatives, so I must reward (do the same over the
     dead relatives of) hers." The Prophet did not
     object to that, so she went (there) and returned
     to the Prophet so he accepted her pledge of
     allegiance. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 416: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Regarding the saying of Allah: 

     'And they will not disobey you in any just matter.'
     (60.12) That was one of the conditions which
     Allah imposed on The believing) women (who
     came to take the oath of allegiance to the
     Prophet) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 417: 

     Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: 

     While we were with the Prophet, he said, "Will
     you swear to me the pledge of allegiance that you
     will not worship any thing besides Allah, will not
     commit illegal sexual intercourse, and will not
     steal?" Then he recited the Verse concerning the
     women. (Sufyan, the subnarrator, often said that
     the Prophet: added, "Whoever among you fulfills
     his pledge, will receive his reward from Allah,
     and whoever commits any of those sins and
     receives the legal punishment (in this life), his
     punishment will be an expiation for that sin; and
     whoever commits any of those sins and Allah
     screens him, then it is up to Allah to punish or
     forgive them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 418: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     I witnessed the 'Id-al-Fitr prayer with Allah's
     Apostle , Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman; and all
     of them offered it before delivering the sermon...
     and then delivered the sermon. Once the Prophet
     (after completing the prayer and the sermon)
     came down, as if I am now looking at him
     waving at the men with his hand to sit down, and
     walked through them till he, along with Bilal,
     reached (the rows of) the women. Then he
     recited: 'O Prophet! When believing women
     come to you to take the oath of allegiance that
     they will not worship anything other than Allah,
     will not steal, will not commit illegal sexual
     intercourse, will not kill their children, and will not
     utter slander, intentionally forging falsehood (by
     making illegal children belonging to their
     husbands)'....(60.12) Having finished, he said,
     'Do you agree to that?" One lady, other than
     whom none replied the Prophet said, "Yes, O
     Allah's Apostle!" (The, sub-narrator, Al-Hasan
     did not know who the lady was.) Then the
     Prophet said to them: "Will you give alms?"
     Thereupon Bilal spread out his garment and the
     women started throwing big 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 419: 

     Narrated Jubair bin Mutim: 

     I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'I have several
     names: I am Muhammad and I am Ahmad, and I
     am Al-Mahi with whom Allah obliterates Kufr
     (disbelief), and I am Al-Hashir (gatherer) at
     whose feet (i.e. behind whom) the people will be
     gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), and I am
     Al-Aqib (i.e. who succeeds the other prophets in
     bringing about good)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 420: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     While we were sitting with the Prophet Surat
     Al-Jumu'a was revealed to him, and when the
     Verse, "And He (Allah) has sent him
     (Muhammad) also to other (Muslims).....' (62.3)
     was recited by the Prophet, I said, "Who are
     they, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet did not
     reply till I repeated my question thrice. At that
     time, Salman Al-Farisi was with us. So Allah's
     Apostle put his hand on Salman, saying, "If Faith
     were at (the place of) Ath-Thuraiya (pleiades,
     the highest star), even then (some men or man
     from these people (i.e. Salman's folk) would
     attain it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 421: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said. Then some men from these
     people would attain it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 422: 

     Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: 

     A caravan of merchandise arrived at Medina on
     a Friday while we were with the Prophet All the
     people left (the Prophet and headed for the
     caravan) except twelve persons. Then Allah
     revealed:-- 

     'But when they see some bargain or some
     amusement they disperse headlong to it.'
     ..(62.11) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 423: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: 

     While I was taking part in a Ghazwa. I heard
     'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Abi Salul) saying. "Don't
     spend on those who are with Allah's Apostle,
     that they may disperse and go away from him. If
     we return (to Medina), surely, the more
     honorable will expel the meaner amongst them." I
     reported that (saying) to my uncle or to 'Umar
     who, in his turn, informed the Prophet of it. The
     Prophet called me and I narrated to him the
     whole story. Then Allah's Apostle sent for
     'Abdullah bin Ubai and his companions, and they
     took an oath that they did not say that. So Allah's
     Apostle disbelieved my saying and believed his. I
     was distressed as I never was before. I stayed at
     home and my uncle said to me. "You just wanted
     Allah's Apostle to disbelieve your statement and
     hate you." So Allah revealed (the Sura beginning
     with) 'When the hypocrites come to you.' (63.1)
     The Prophet then sent for me and recited it and
     said, "O Zaid! Allah confirmed your statement." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 424: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: 

     I was with my uncle and I heard 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai bin Salul, saying, "Don't spend on those
     who are with Allah's Apostle that they may
     disperse and go away from him." He also said,
     "If we return to Medina, surely, the more
     honorable will expel the meaner." So I informed
     my uncle of that and then my uncle informed
     Allah's Apostle thereof. Allah's Apostle sent for
     'Abdullah bin Ubai and his companions. They
     swore that they did not say anything of that sort
     Allah's Apostle deemed their statement true and
     rejected mine. Thereof I became as distressed as
     I have never been before, and stayed at home.
     Then Allah revealed (Surat Al-Munafiqin): 

     'When the hypocrites come to you.....(63.1)
     They are the ones who say: Spend nothing on
     those who are with Allah's Apostle ..(63.7)
     Verily the more honorable will expel therefrom
     the meaner..' (63.7-8) 

     Allah's Apostle sent for me and recited that Sura
     for me and said, "Allah has confirmed your
     statement." 'That is because they believed, then
     disbelieved, so a seal was set on their hearts,
     therefore they understand not.' (63.3) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 425: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: 

     When 'Abdullah bin Ubai said, "Do not spend on
     those who are with Allah's Apostle," and also
     said, "If we return to Medina," I informed the
     Prophet of his saying. The Ansar blamed me for
     that, and 'Abdullah bin Ubai swore that he did
     not say. I returned to my house and slept. Allah's
     Apostle then called me and I went to him. He
     said, "Allah has confirmed your statement." The
     Verse: "They are the one who say: Spend
     nothing......(63.7) was revealed. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 426: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: 

     We went out with the Prophet : on a journey and
     the people suffered from lack of provisions. So
     'Abdullah bin Ubai said to his companions,
     "Don't spend on those who are with Allah's
     Apostle, that they may disperse and go away
     from him." He also said, "If we return to Medina,
     surely, the more honorable will expel therefrom
     the meaner. So I went to the Prophet and
     informed him of that. He sent for 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai and asked him, but 'Abdullah bin Ubai
     swore that he did not say so. The people said,
     "Zaid told a lie to 'Allah's Apostle." What they
     said distressed me very much. Later Allah
     revealed the confirmation of my statement in his
     saying:-- 

     '(When the hypocrites come to you.' (63.1) So
     the Prophet called them that they might ask Allah
     to forgive them, but they turned their heads aside.
     (Concerning Allah's saying: 'Pieces of wood
     propped up,' Zaid said; They were the most
     handsome men.) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 427: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: 

     While I was with my uncle, I heard 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai bin Salul saying, "Do not spend on those
     who are with Allah's Apostle, that they may
     disperse and go away (from him). And if we
     return to Medina, surely, the more honorable will
     expel therefrom the meaner. "I mentioned that to
     my uncle who, in turn, mentioned it to the
     Prophet. The Prophet called me and I told him
     about that. Then he sent for 'Abdullah bin Ubai
     and his companions, and they swore that they did
     not say so. The Prophet disbelieved my
     statement and believed theirs. I was distressed as
     I have never been before, and I remained in my
     house. My uncle said to me, "You just wanted
     the Prophet to consider you a liar and hate you."
     Then Allah revealed:-- 

     'When the hypocrites come to you, they say: 'We
     bear witness that you are indeed the Apostle of
     Allah." (63.1) So the Prophet sent for me and
     recited it and said, "Allah has confirmed your
     statement." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 428: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     We were in a Ghazwa (Sufyan once said, in an
     army) and a man from the emigrants kicked an
     Ansari man (on the buttocks with his foot). The
     Ansari man said, "O the Ansar! (Help!)" and the
     emigrant said. "O the emigrants! (Help!) Allah's
     Apostle heard that and said, "What is this call
     for, which is characteristic of the period of
     ignorance?" They said, "O Allah's Apostle! A
     man from the emigrants kicked one of the Ansar
     (on the buttocks with his foot)." Allah's Apostle
     said, "Leave it (that call) as is a detestable thing."
     'Abdullah bin Ubai heard that and said, 'Have the
     (the emigrants) done so? By Allah, if we return
     Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel
     therefrom the meaner." When this statement
     reached the Prophet. 'Umar got up an, said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! Let me chop off the head of this
     hypocrite ('Abdullah bin Ubai)!" The Prophet
     said "Leave him, lest the people say that
     Muhammad kills his companions." The Ansar
     were then more in number than the emigrants
     when the latter came to Medina, but later on the
     emigrant increased. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 429: 

     Narrated Musa bin 'Uqba: 

     'Abdullah bin Al-Fadl told me that Anas bin
     Malik said, "I was much grieve over those who
     had been killed in the Battle of Al-Harra. When
     Zaid bin Arqarr heard of my intense grief (over
     the killed Ansar), he wrote a letter to me saying
     that he heard Allah's Apostle saying, O Allah!
     Forgive the Ansar and the Ansar children. The
     subnarrator, Ibn Al-Fadl, is not sure whether the
     Prophet also said, And their grand-children."
     Some of those who were present, asked Anas
     (about Zaid). He said, "He (Zaid) is the one
     about whom Allah's Apostle said, 'He is the one
     whose sound hearing Allah testified.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 430: 

     Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: 

     We were in a Ghazwa and a man from the
     emigrants kicked an Ansari (on the buttocks with
     his foot). The Ansari man said, "O the Ansari!
     (Help!)" The emigrant said, "O the emigrants!
     (Help)." When Allah's Apostle heard that, he
     said, "What is that?" They said, "A man from the
     emigrants kicked a man from the Ansar (on the
     buttocks his foot). On that the Ansar said, 'O the
     Ansar!' and the emigrant said, 'O the emigrants!"
     The Prophet said' "Leave it (that call) for it Is a
     detestable thing." The number of Ansar was
     larger (than that of the emigrants) at the time
     when the Prophet came to Medina, but later the
     number of emigrants increased. 'Abdullah bin
     Ubai said, "Have they, (the emigrants) done so?
     By Allah, if we return to Medina, surely, the
     more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner,"
     'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Apostle!
     Let me chop off the head of this hypocrite!" The
     Prophet said, "Leave him, lest the people say
     Muhammad kills his companions:" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 431: 

     Narrated Salim: 

     That Abdullah bin Umar told him that he had
     divorced his wife while she was in her menses so
     'Umar informed Allah's Apostle 

     of that. Allah's Apostle became very angry at that
     and said, "(Ibn 'Umar must return her to his
     house and keep her as his wife till she becomes
     clean and then menstruates and becomes clean
     again, whereupon, if he wishes to divorce her, he
     may do so while she is still clean and before
     having any sexual relations with her, for that is the
     legally prescribed period for divorce as Allah has
     ordered." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 432: 

     Narrated Abu Salama: 

     A man came to Ibn 'Abbas while Abu Huraira
     was sitting with him and said, "Give me your
     verdict regarding a lady who delivered a baby
     forty days after the death of her husband." Ibn
     'Abbas said, "This indicates the end of one of the
     two prescribed periods." I said "For those who
     are pregnant, their prescribed period is until they
     deliver their burdens." Abu Huraira said, I agree
     with my cousin (Abu Salama)." Then Ibn 'Abbas
     sent his slave, Kuraib to Um Salama to ask her
     (regarding this matter). She replied. "The
     husband of Subai 'a al Aslamiya was killed while
     she was pregnant, and she delivered a baby forty
     days after his death. Then her hand was asked in
     marriage and Allah's Apostle married her (to
     somebody). Abu As-Sanabil was one of those
     who asked for her hand in marriage". 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 433: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     If someone says to his wife, "You are unlawful to
     me." he must make an expiation (for his oath).
     Ibn 'Abbas added: There is for you in Allah's
     Apostle, an excellent example to follow. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 434: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Allah's Apostle used to drink honey in the house
     of Zainab, the daughter of Jahsh, and would stay
     there with her. So Hafsa and I agreed secretly
     that, if he come to either of us, she would say to
     him. "It seems you have eaten Maghafir (a kind
     of bad-smelling resin), for I smell in you the smell
     of Maghafir," (We did so) and he replied. "No,
     but I was drinking honey in the house of Zainab,
     the daughter of Jahsh, and I shall never take it
     again. I have taken an oath as to that, and you
     should not tell anybody about it." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 435: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     For the whole year I had the desire to ask 'Umar
     bin Al-Khattab regarding the explanation of a
     Verse (in Surat Al-Tahrim) but I could not ask
     him because I respected him very much. When
     he went to perform the Hajj, I too went along
     with him. On our return, while we were still on
     the way home. 'Umar went aside to answer the
     call of nature by the Arak trees. I waited till he
     finished and then I proceeded with him and
     asked him. "O chief of the Believers! Who were
     the two wives of the Prophet who aided one
     another against him?" He said, "They were Hafsa
     and 'Aisha." Then I said to him, "By Allah, I
     wanted to ask you about this a year ago, but I
     could not do so owing to my respect for you."
     'Umar said, "Do not refrain from asking me. If
     you think that I have knowledge (about a certain
     matter), ask me; and if I know (something about
     it), I will tell you." Then Umar added, "By Allah,
     in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance we did not
     pay attention to women until Allah revealed
     regarding them what He revealed regarding them
     and assigned for them what He has assigned.
     Once while I was thinking over a certain matter,
     my wife said, "I recommend that you do
     so-and-so." I said to her, "What have you got to
     do with the is matter? Why do you poke your
     nose in a matter which I want to see fulfilled.?"
     She said, How strange you are, O son of
     Al-Khattab! You don't want to be argued with
     whereas your daughter, Hafsa surely, argues with
     Allah's Apostle so much that he remains angry
     for a full day!" 'Umar then reported; how he at
     once put on his outer garment and went to Hafsa
     and said to her, "O my daughter! Do you argue
     with Allah's Apostle so that he remains angry the
     whole day?" H. afsa said, "By Allah, we argue
     with him." 'Umar said, "Know that I warn you of
     Allah's punishment and the anger of Allah's
     Apostle . . . O my daughter! Don't be betrayed
     by the one who is proud of her beauty because
     of the love of Allah's Apostle for her (i.e.
     'Aisha)." 'Umar addled, "Then I went out to Um
     Salama's house who was one of my relatives,
     and I talked to her. She said, O son of
     Al-Khattab! It is rather astonishing that you
     interfere in everything; you even want to interfere
     between Allah's Apostle and his wives!' By
     Allah, by her talk she influenced me so much that
     I lost some of my anger. I left her (and went
     home). At that time I had a friend from the Ansar
     who used to bring news (from the Prophet) in
     case of my absence, and I used to bring him the
     news if he was absent. In those days we were
     afraid of one of the kings of Ghassan tribe. We
     heard that he intended to move and attack us, so
     fear filled our hearts because of that. (One day)
     my Ansari friend unexpectedly knocked at my
     door, and said, "Open Open!' I said, 'Has the
     king of Ghassan come?' He said, 'No, but
     something worse; Allah's Apostle has isolated
     himself from his wives.' I said, 'Let the nose of
     'Aisha and Hafsa be stuck to dust (i.e.
     humiliated)!' Then I put on my clothes and went
     to Allah's Apostle's residence, and behold, he
     was staying in an upper room of his to which he
     ascended by a ladder, and a black slave of
     Allah's Apostle was (sitting) on the first step. I
     said to him, 'Say (to the Prophet ) 'Umar bin
     Al-Khattab is here.' Then the Prophet admitted
     me and I narrated the story to Allah's Apostle.
     When I reached the story of Um Salama, Allah's
     Apostle smiled while he was lying on a mat made
     of palm tree leaves with nothing between him and
     the mat. Underneath his head there was a leather
     pillow stuffed with palm fibres, and leaves of a
     saut tree were piled at his feet, and above his
     head hung a few water skins. On seeing the
     marks of the mat imprinted on his side, I wept.
     He said.' 'Why are you weeping?' I replied, "O
     Allah's Apostle! Caesar and Khosrau are leading
     the life (i.e. Luxurious life) while you, Allah's
     Apostle though you are, is living in destitute". The
     Prophet then replied. 'Won't you be satisfied that
     they enjoy this world and we the Hereafter?' " 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 436: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     I intended to ask 'Umar so I said, "Who were
     those two ladies who tried to back each other
     against the Prophet?" I hardly finished my speech
     when he said, They were 'Aisha and Hafsa." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 437: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     I intended to ask 'Umar about those two ladies
     who back each other against 'Allah's Apostle .
     For one year I was seeking the opportunity to
     ask this question, but in vain, until once when I
     accompanied him for Hajj. While we were in
     Zahran, 'Umar went to answer the call of nature
     and told me to follow him with some water for
     ablution. So I followed him with a container of
     water and started pouring water for him. I found
     it a good opportunity to ask him, so I said, "O
     chief of the Believers! Who were those two
     ladies who had backed each other (against the
     Prophet)?" Before I could complete my question,
     he replied, "They were 'Aisha and Hafsa." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 438: 

     Narrated 'Umar: 

     The wives of the Prophet out of their jealousy,
     backed each other against the Prophet, so I said
     to them, "It may be, if he divorced you all, that
     Allah will give him, instead of you wives better
     than you." So this Verse was revealed. (66.5) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 439: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (regarding the Verse):-- 'Cruel after all that,
     base-born (of illegitimate birth).' (68.13) It was
     revealed in connection with a man from Quaraish
     who had a notable sign (Zanamah) similar to the
     notable sign which usually-hung on the neck of a
     sheep (to recognize it). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 440: 

     Narrated Haritha bin Wahb Al-Khuzai: 

     I heard the Prophet saying. "May I tell you of the
     people of Paradise? Every weak and poor
     obscure person whom the people look down
     upon but his oath is fulfilled by Allah when he
     takes an oath to do something. And may I inform
     you of the people of the Hell-Fire? They are all
     those violent, arrogant and stubborn people." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 441: 

     Narrated Abu Said: 

     I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah will bring forth
     the severest Hour, and then all the Believers, men
     and women, will prostrate themselves before
     Him, but there will remain those who used to
     prostrate in the world for showing off and for
     gaining good reputation. Such people will try to
     prostrate (on the Day of Judgment) but their
     back swill be as stiff as if it is one bone (a single
     vertebra)." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 442: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     All the idols which were worshipped by the
     people of Noah were worshipped by the Arabs
     later on. As for the idol Wadd, it was
     worshipped by the tribe of Kalb at
     Daumat-al-Jandal; Suwa' was the idol of (the
     tribe of) Murad and then by Ban, Ghutaif at
     Al-Jurf near Saba; Yauq was the idol of
     Hamdan, and Nasr was the idol of Himyr, the
     branch of Dhi-al-Kala.' The names (of the idols)
     formerly belonged to some pious men of the
     people of Noah, and when they died Satan
     inspired their people to (prepare and place idols
     at the places where they used to sit, and to call
     those idols by their names. The people did so,
     but the idols were not worshipped till those
     people (who initiated them) had died and the
     origin of the idols had become obscure,
     whereupon people began worshipping them. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 443: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Allah's Apostle went out along with a group of
     his companions towards 'Ukaz Market. At that
     time something intervened between the devils and
     the news of the Heaven, and flames were sent
     down upon them, so the devils returned. Their
     fellow-devils said, "What is wrong with you? "
     They said, "Something has intervened between us
     and the news of the Heaven, and fires (flames)
     have been shot at us." Their fellow-devils said,
     "Nothing has intervened between you and the
     news of the Heaven, but an important event has
     happened. Therefore, travel all over the world,
     east and west, and try to find out what has
     happened." And so they set out and travelled all
     over the world, east and west, looking for that
     thing which intervened between them and the
     news of the Heaven. Those of the devils who had
     set out towards Tihama, went to Allah's Apostle
     at Nakhla (a place between Mecca and Taif)
     while he was on his way to Ukaz Market. (They
     met him) while he was offering the Fajr prayer
     with his companions. When they heard the Holy
     Qur'an being recited (by Allah's Apostle), they
     listened to it and said (to each other). This is the
     thing which has intervened between you and the
     news of the Heavens." Then they returned to
     their people and said, "O our people! We have
     really heard a wonderful recital (Qur'an). It gives
     guidance to the right, and we have believed
     therein. We shall not join in worship, anybody
     with our Lord." (See 72.1-2) Then Allah
     revealed to His Prophet (Surat al-Jinn): 

     'Say: It has been revealed to me that a group (3
     to 9) of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an).' (72.1) The
     statement of the Jinns was revealed to him . 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 444: 

     Narrated Yahya bin Abi Kathir: 

     I asked Aba Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman about
     the first Sura revealed of the Qur'an. He replied
     "O you, wrapped-up (i.e. Al Muddaththir)." I
     said, "They say it was, 'Read, in the Name of
     your Lord Who created,' (i.e. Surat Al-'Alaq
     (the Clot)." On that, Abu Salama said, "I asked
     Jabir bin 'Abdullah about that, saying the same as
     you have said, whereupon he said, 'I will not tell
     you except what Allah's Apostle had told us.
     Allah's Apostle said, "I was in seclusion in the
     cave of Hiram', and after I completed the limited
     period of my seclusion. I came down (from the
     cave) and heard a voice calling me. I looked to
     my right, but saw nothing. Then I looked up and
     saw something. So I went to Khadija (the
     Prophet's wife) and told her to wrap me up and
     pour cold water on me. So they wrapped me up
     and poured cold water on me." Then, 'O you,
     (Muhammad) wrapped up! Arise and warn,'
     (Surat Al Muddaththir) was revealed." (74.1) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 445: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said, "I was in a seclusion in the
     cave of Hira........."(similar to the narration
     related by 'Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444 above). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 446: 

     Narrated Yahya: I asked Aba Salama, "Which
     Sura of the Qur'an was revealed first?" He
     replied, "O you, wrapped-up' (Al-Muddaththir)."
     I said, "I have been informed that it was, 'Read,
     in the Name of your Lord who created........ (i.e.
     Surat Al-Alaq). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 447: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     I heard the Prophet describing the period of
     pause of the Divine Inspiration. He said in his
     talk, "While I was walking, I heard voices from
     the sky. I looked up, and behold ! I saw the
     same Angel who came to me in the cave of Hira'
     sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I
     was too much afraid of him (so I returned to my
     house) and said, 'Fold me up in garments!' They
     wrapped me up. Then Allah revealed: 'O you
     wrapped...and desert the idols before the prayer
     became compulsory.' Rujz means idols. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 448: 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: 

     That he heard Allah's Apostle describing the
     period of pause of the Divine Inspiration, and in
     his description he said, "While I was walking I
     heard a voice from the sky. I looked up towards
     the sky, and behold! I saw the same Angel who
     came to me in the Cave of Hira', sitting on a chair
     between the sky and the earth. I was so terrified
     by him that I fell down on the ground. Then I
     went to my wife and said, 'Wrap me in garments!
     Wrap me in garments!' They wrapped me, and
     then Allah revealed: 

     "O you, (Muhammad) wrapped-up! Arise and
     warn...and desert the idols." (74.1-5) Abu
     Salama said....Rujz means idols." After that, the
     Divine Inspiration started coming more frequently
     and regularly. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 449: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet used to move his tongue when the
     divine Inspiration was being revealed to him.
     (Sufyan, a subnarrator, demonstrated (how the
     Prophet used to move his lips) and added. "In
     order to memorize it." So Allah revealed: "Move
     not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make
     haste therewith." (75.16) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 450: 

     Narrated Musa bin Abi Aisha: 

     That he asked Said bin Jubair regarding (the
     statement of Allah). 'Move not your tongue
     concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith.'
     He said, "Ibn 'Abbas said that the Prophet used
     to move his lips when the Divine Inspiration was
     being revealed to him. So the Prophet was
     ordered not to move his tongue, which he used
     to do, lest some words should escape his
     memory. 'It is for Us to collect it' means, We will
     collect it in your chest;' and its recitation' means,
     We will make you recite it. 'But when We recite
     it (i.e. when it is revealed to you), follow its
     recital; it is for Us to explain it and make it clear,'
     (i.e. We will explain it through your tongue). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 451: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (as regards) Allah's Statement: 

     "Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran)
     to make haste therewith." (75.16) 

     When Gabriel revealed the Divine Inspiration in
     Allah's Apostle , he (Allah's Apostle) moved his
     tongue and lips, and that state used to be very
     hard for him, and that movement indicated that
     revelation was taking place. So Allah revealed in
     Surat Al-Qiyama which begins: 

     'I do swear by the Day of Resurrection...' (75)
     the Verses:-- 

     'Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to
     make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it
     (Quran) in your mind, and give you the ability to
     recite it by heart. (75.16-17) Ibn Abbas added:
     It is for Us to collect it (Qur'an) (in your mind),
     and give you the ability to recite it by heart
     means, "When We reveal it, listen. Then it is for
     Us to explain it," means, 'It is for us to explain it
     through your tongue.' So whenever Gabriel came
     to Allah's Apostle ' he would keep quiet (and
     listen), and when the Angel left, the Prophet
     would recite that revelation as Allah promised
     him. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 452: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     We were with the Prophet when Surat
     Wal-Mursalat was revealed to him. While we
     were receiving it from his mouth, a snake
     suddenly came and we ran to kill it, but it
     outstripped us and entered its hole quickly.
     Allah's le said, "It has escaped your evil, and you
     too, have escaped its evil." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 453: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     (Similarly--as no. 452 above.) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 454: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     While we were with Allah's Apostle in a cave,
     Surat "Wal Mursalat" was revealed to him and
     we received it directly from his mouth as soon as
     he had received the revelation. Suddenly a snake
     came out and Allah's Apostle said, "Get at it and
     kill it!" We ran to kill it but it outstripped us.
     Allah's Apostle said, "It has escaped your evil, as
     you too, have escaped its." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 455: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (as regards the explanation of Hadith 454).
     'Indeed, it (Hell) throws about sparks (huge) as
     Forts.' We used to collect wood in the form of
     logs, three cubits long or shorter. for heating
     purposes in winter., and we used to call such
     wood, the Qasr. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 456: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     While we were with the Prophet in a cave, Surat
     wal-Mursalat was revealed to him and he recited
     it, and I heard it directly from his mouth as soon
     as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake
     sprang at us, and the Prophet said, "Kill it!" We
     ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet
     said. "It has escaped your evil, and you too have
     escaped its evil." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 457: 

     Narrated Al--Amash: 

     Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle said,
     'Between the two sounds of the trumpet, there
     will be forty." Somebody asked Abu Huraira,
     "Forty days?" But he refused to reply. Then he
     asked, "Forty months?" He refused to reply.
     Then he asked, "Forty years?" Again, he refused
     to reply. Abu Huraira added. "Then (after this
     period) Allah will send water from the sky and
     then the dead bodies will grow like vegetation
     grows, There is nothing of the human body that
     does not decay except one bone; that is the little
     bone at the end of the coccyx of which the
     human body will be recreated on the Day of
     Resurrection." (See Hadith No. 338) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 458: 

     Narrated Sahl bin Sad: 

     I saw Allah's Apostle pointing with his index and
     middle fingers, saying. "The time of my Advent
     and the Hour are like these two fingers." The
     Great Catastrophe will overwhelm everything. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 459: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The Prophet said, "Such a person as recites the
     Quran and masters it by heart, will be with the
     noble righteous scribes (in Heaven). And such a
     person exerts himself to learn the Quran by heart,
     and recites it with great difficulty, will have a
     double reward." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 460: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: 

     The Prophet said, "On the Day when all mankind
     will stand before the Lord of the Worlds, some
     of them will be enveloped in their sweat up to the
     middle of their ears." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 461: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     I heard the Prophet saying... 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 462: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     I heard the Prophet saying... 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 463: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     Allah's Apostle said," (On the Day of
     Resurrection) any one whose account will be
     taken will be ruined (i.e. go to Hell)." I said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! May Allah make me be
     sacrificed for you. Doesn't Allah say: 

     "Then as for him who will be given his record in
     his right hand, he surely will receive an easy
     reckoning.?" (84.7-8) He replied, "That is only
     the presentation of the accounts; but he whose
     record is questioned, will be ruined." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 464: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     (as regards the Verse):--'You shall surely travel
     from stage to stage (in this life and in the
     Hereafter).' (It means) from one state to another.
     That concerns your Prophet. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 465: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     The first of the companions of the Prophet who
     came to us (in Medina), were Mus'ab bin 'Umar
     and Ibn Um Maktum, and they started teaching
     us the Qur'an. Then came 'Ammar, Bilal and
     Sad. Afterwards 'Umar bin Al-Kkattab came
     along with a batch of twenty (men): and after that
     the Prophet came. I never saw the people of
     Medina so pleased with anything as they were
     with his arrival, so that even the little boys and
     girls were saying, "This is Allah's Apostle who
     has come." He (the Prophet ) did not come (to
     Medina) till I had learnt Surat Al-Ala and also
     other similar Suras. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 466: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Zama: 

     That he heard the Prophet delivering a sermon,
     and he mentioned the shecamel and the one who
     hamstrung it. Allah's Apostle recited:-- 

     'When, the most wicked man among them went
     forth (to hamstrung the she-camel).' (91.12.)
     Then he said, "A tough man whose equal was
     rare and who enjoyed the protection of his
     people, like Abi Zama went forth to (hamstrung)
     it." The Prophet then mentioned about the
     women (in his sermon). "It is not wise for anyone
     of you to lash his wife like a slave, for he might
     sleep with her the same evening." Then he
     advised them not to laugh when somebody
     breaks wind and said, "Why should anybody
     laugh at what he himself does?" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 467: 

     Narrated Alqama: 

     I went to Sham with a group of the companions
     of 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud). Abu Ad-Darda' heard
     of our arrival so he came to us and said, "Is there
     anybody among you who can recite (Qur'an)"
     We replied in the affirmative. Then he asked,
     "Who is the best reciter?" They pointed at me.
     Then he told me to recite, so I recited the
     verse:-- 

     'By the night as it envelops 'By the day as it
     appears in brightness; By (Him Who created)
     male and the female.' (92.1-3) Abu Ad-Darda'
     then said to me, "Did you hear it (like this) from
     the mouth of your friend ('Abdullah bin
     Mas'ud)?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I too, heard it
     (like this) from the mouth of the Prophet, but
     these people do not consider this recitation as the
     correct one." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 468: 

     Narrated Ibrahim: 

     The companions of 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) came
     to Abu Darda', (and before they arrived at his
     home), he looked for them and found them. Then
     he asked them,: 'Who among you can recite
     (Qur'an) as 'Abdullah recites it?" They replied,
     "All of us." He asked, "Who among you knows it
     by heart?" They pointed at 'Alqama. Then he
     asked Alqama. "How did you hear 'Abdullah bin
     Mas'ud reciting Surat Al-Lail (The Night)?"
     Alqama recited: 

     'By the male and the female.' Abu Ad-Darda
     said, "I testify that I heard me Prophet reciting it
     likewise, but these people want me to recite it:-- 

     'And by Him Who created male and female.' but
     by Allah, I will not follow them." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 469: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     We were in the company of the Prophet in a
     funeral procession at Baqi Al-Gharqad. He said,
     "There is none of you but has his place written
     for him in Paradise or in the Hell- Fire." They
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend (on
     this fact and give up work)?" He said, "Carry on
     doing (good deeds), for every body will find it
     easy to do (what will lead him to his destined
     place)." Then he recited: 

     'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his
     duty to Allah, and believes in the Best reward
     from Allah (i.e. Allah will compensate him for
     what he will spend in Allah's way). So, We will
     make smooth for him the path of ease. But he
     who is a greedy miser....for him, the path for
     evil.' (92.5-10) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 470: 

     Narrated Abu Abdur-Rahman: 

     'Ali said, "We were sitting with the Prophet," (He
     then mentioned the Hadith above (469). 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 471: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     While the Prophet was in a funeral procession,
     he took a small stick and started scraping the
     earth with it and said, "There is none among you
     but has his place written for him, either in the Hell
     Fire or in Paradise." They (the people) said,
     "Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend on this (and
     leave work)?" He replied. "Carry on doing (good
     deeds), for everybody will find easy (to do) such
     deeds as will lead him to his destined place." The
     Prophet then recited:-- 

     'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his
     duty to Allah, and believes in the Best
     Reward.'.....(92.5-10) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 472: 

     Narrated Ali: 

     We were in the company of the Prophet and he
     said, "There is none among you but has his place
     written for him, either in Paradise or in the
     Hell-Fire." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall
     we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He
     replied, "No! Carry on doing good deeds, for
     everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as
     will lead him to his destined place." Then the
     Prophet recited: 'As for him who gives (in
     charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes
     in the Best reward. We will make smooth for him
     the path of ease....the path for evil.' (92.5-10) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 473: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     While we were in a funeral procession in Baqi
     Al-Gharqad, Allah's Apostle came and sat
     down, and we sat around him. He had a small
     stick in his hand and he bent his head and started
     scraping the ground with it. He then said, "There
     is none among you, and no created soul but has
     his place written for him either in Paradise or in
     the Hell-Fire, and also has his happy or
     miserable fate (in the Hereafter) written for him."
     A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we
     depend upon what is written for us and give up
     doing (good) deeds? For whoever among us is
     destined to be fortunate (in the Hereafter), will
     join the fortunate peoples and whoever among us
     is destined to be miserable will do such deeds as
     are characteristic of the people who are destined
     to misery." The Prophet said, "Those who are
     destined to be happy (in the Hereafter) will find it
     easy and pleasant to do the deeds characteristic
     of those destined to happiness, while those who
     are to be among the miserable (in the Hereafter),
     will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of
     those destined to misery." Then he recited: 'As
     for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty
     to Allah and believes in the Best reward from
     Allah, We will make smooth for him the path of
     ease. But he who is a greedy miser and thinks
     himself self sufficient, and gives the lie to the Best
     reward from Allah we will make smooth for him
     the path for evil.' (92.5-10) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 474: 

     Narrated Ali: 

     While the Prophet was in a funeral procession.
     he picked up something and started scraping the
     ground with it, and said, "There is none among
     you but has his place written for him either in the
     Hell Fire or in Paradise." They said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! Shall we not depend upon what has
     been written for us and give up deeds? He said,
     "Carry on doing (good) deeds, for everybody
     will find easy to do such deeds as will lead him to
     his destined place for which he has been created.
     So he who is destined to be among the happy (in
     the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds
     characteristic of such people, while he who is
     destined to be among the miserable ones, will
     find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of such
     people." Then he recited: 

     'As for him who gives (in charity) and fears Allah,
     and believes in the best....' (92.5-10) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 475: 

     Narrated Jundub bin Sufyan: 

     Once Allah's Apostle became sick and could not
     offer his night prayer (Tahajjud) for two or three
     nights. Then a lady (the wife of Abu Lahab)
     came and said, "O Muhammad! I think that your
     Satan has forsaken you, for I have not seen him
     with you for two or three nights!" On that Allah
     revealed: 

     'By the fore-noon, and by the night when it
     darkens, your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither
     forsaken you, nor hated you.' (93.1-3) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 476: 

     Narrated Jundub Al-Bajali: 

     A lady said, "O Allah's Apostle! I see that your
     friend has delayed. (in conveying Quran) to you."
     So there was revealed: 'Your Lord (O
     Muhammad) has neither forsaken you, not hated
     you.' (93.1-3) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 477: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     While the Prophet was on a journey, he recited
     Surat At-Tini waz-Zaituni (95) in one of the first
     two Rakat of the Isha prayer. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 478: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     (the wife of the Prophet) The commencement (of
     the Divine Inspiration) to Allah's Apostle was in
     the form of true dreams in his sleep, for he never
     had a dream but it turned out to be true and clear
     as the bright daylight. Then he began to like
     seclusions, so he used to go in seclusion in the
     cave of Hira where he used to worship Allah
     continuously for many nights before going back
     to his family to take the necessary provision (of
     food) for the stay. He come back to (his wife)
     Khadija again to take his provision (of food)
     likewise, till one day he received the Guidance
     while he was in the cave of Hira. An Angel came
     to him and asked him to read. Allah's Apostle
     replied, "I do not know how to read." The
     Prophet added, "Then the Angel held me
     (forcibly) and pressed me so hard that I felt
     distressed. Then he released me and again asked
     me to read, and I replied, 'I do not know how to
     read.' Thereupon he held me again and pressed
     me for the second time till I felt distressed. He
     then released me and asked me to read, but
     again I replied. 'I do not know how to read.'
     Thereupon he held me for the third time and
     pressed me till I got distressed, and then he
     released me and said, 'Read, in the Name of
     your Lord Who has created (all that exists), has
     created man out of a clot, Read! And your Lord
     is the Most Generous. Who has taught (the
     writing) by the pen, has taught man that which he
     knew not." (96.1-5). 

     Then Allah's Apostle returned with that
     experience; and the muscles between his neck
     and shoulders were trembling till he came upon
     Khadija (his wife) and said, "Cover me!" They
     covered him, and when the state of fear was
     over, he said to Khadija, "O Khadija! What is
     wrong with me? I was afraid that something bad
     might happen to me." Then he told her the story.
     Khadija said, "Nay! But receive the good tidings!
     By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you, for by
     Allah, you keep good relations with your Kith
     and kin, speak the truth, help the poor and the
     destitute, entertain your guests generously and
     assist those who are stricken with calamities."
     Khadija then took him to Waraqa bin Naufil, the
     son of Khadija's paternal uncle. Waraqa had
     been converted to Christianity in the Pre-lslamic
     Period and used to write Arabic and write of the
     Gospel in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to
     write. He was an old man and had lost his
     eyesight. Khadija said (to Waraqa), "O my
     cousin! Listen to what your nephew is going to
     say." Waraqa said, "O my nephew! What have
     you seen?" The Prophet then described whatever
     he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same
     Angel (Gabriel) who was sent to Moses. I wish I
     were young." He added some other statement.
     Allah's Apostle asked, "Will these people drive
     me out?" Waraqa said, "Yes, for nobody brought
     the like of what you have brought, but was
     treated with hostility. If I were to remain alive till
     your day (when you start preaching). then I
     would support you strongly." But a short while
     later Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was
     paused (stopped) for a while so that Allah's
     Apostle was very much grieved. 

     Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: While Allah's
     Apostle was talking about the period of pause in
     revelation. he said in his narration. "Once while I
     was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from
     the sky. I looked up and saw to my surprise, the
     same Angel as had visited me in the cave of
     Hira.' He was sitting on a chair between the sky
     and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back
     home and said, Wrap me! Wrap me!" So they
     covered him and then Allah revealed: 

     'O you, wrapped up! Arise and warn and your
     Lord magnify, and your garments purify and
     dessert the idols.' (74.1-5) 

     Abu Salama said, "(Rijz) are the idols which the
     people of the Pre-lslamic period used to
     worship." After this the revelation started coming
     frequently and regularly. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 479: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to
     Allah's Apostle was in the form of true dreams.
     The Angel came to him and said, "Read, in the
     Name of your Lord Who has created (all that
     exists), has created man a clot. Read! And your
     Lord is Most Generous" ..(96.1,2,3) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 480: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     The commencement of (the Divine Inspirations
     to) Allah's Apostle was in the form of true
     dreams. The Angel came to him and said, "Read!
     In the Name of your Lord Who has created all
     exists), has created man from a clot. Read! And
     your Lord is Most Generous, Who has taught
     (the writing) by the pen (the first person to write
     was Prophet Idris. (96.1-4) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 481: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The Prophet returned to Khadija and said,
     "Wrap me! Wrap me!" (Then the sub-narrator
     narrated the rest of the narration.) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 482: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Abu Jahl said, "If I see Muhammad praying at
     the Ka'ba, I will tread on his neck." When the
     Prophet heard of that, he said, "If he does so, the
     Angels will snatch him away." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 483: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     The Prophet said to Ubai (bin Ka'b). "Allah has
     ordered me to recite to you:--'Those who
     disbelieve among the people of the Scripture and
     among the idolators are not going to stop (from
     their disbelief.') (Sura 98) Ubai said, "Did Allah
     mention me by name?" The Prophet said, "Yes."
     On that, Ubai wept. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 484: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     The Prophet said to Ubai, "Allah has ordered me
     recite Quran to you." Ubai asked, "Did Allah
     mention me by name to you?" The Prophet said,
     "Allah has mentioned your name to me." On that
     Ubai started weeping. (The sub-narrator)
     Qatada added: I have been informed that the
     Prophet recited: 'Those who disbelieve among
     the people of the Scripture," ...to Ubai. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 485: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Allah's Prophet said to Ubai bin Ka'b, "Allah has
     ordered me to recite Quran to you." Ubai said,
     "Did Allah mention me by name to you?" The
     Prophet said, "Yes." Ubai said, "Have I been
     mentioned by the Lord of the Worlds?" The
     Prophet said, "Yes." Then Ubai burst into tears. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 486: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, " Horses are kept for one of
     three purposes: A man may keep them (for
     Allah's Cause) to receive a reward in the
     Hereafter; another may keep them as a means of
     protection; and a third may keep them to be a
     burden for him. As for the man for whom the
     horse is a source of reward, he is the one who
     ties it for Allah's Cause, and he ties it with a long
     rope in a pasture or a garden, then, whatever it
     eats or drinks in that pasture or garden will be
     added to his good deeds. And if it breaks its
     rope and jumps over one or two hills, then, for all
     its footsteps and its manure, good deeds will be
     written for him. And if it passes by a river and
     drinks of its water though its owner had no
     intention to water it from that river, even then he
     will have good deeds written for him. So that
     horse will be (a source of) reward for such a
     man. 

     If a man ties a horse for earning his livelihood and
     abstaining from asking others for help and he
     does not forget Allah's right, i.e. pays its Zakat
     and gives it to be used in Allah's Cause, then that
     horse will be a means of protection for him. But if
     a man ties it out of pride and to show off and to
     excite others, then that horse will be a burden (of
     sins) for him." Then Allah's Apostle was asked
     regarding donkeys. He replied, "Nothing has
     been revealed to me except this comprehensive
     Verse which includes everything: 

     'So whoever does good equal to the weight of an
     atom (or a smallest ant) shall see it; and whoever
     does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a
     smallest ant) shall see it.' (99.7-8) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 487: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet was asked about donkeys and he
     replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me
     regarding donkeys except this comprehensive
     Verse which includes everything: 

     "So whoever does good equal to the weight of
     an atom (or a smallest ant) shall see it; And
     whoever, does evil equal to the weight of an
     atom or a smallest ant) shall see it.' (99.7-8) 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 488: 

     Narrated Anas: 

     When the Prophet was made to ascend to the
     Heavens, he said (after his return), "I came upon
     a river the banks of which were made of tents of
     hollow pearls. I asked Gabriel. What is this
     (river?' He replied, 'This is the Kauthar.' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 489: 

     Narrated Abu Ubaida: 

     I asked 'Aisha 'regarding the verse:--'Verily we
     have granted you the Kauthar.' She replied, "The
     Kauthar is a river which has been given to your
     Prophet on the banks of which there are (tents
     of) hollow pearls and its utensils are as
     numberless as the stars." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 490: 

     Narrated Abu Bishr: 

     Said bin Jubair said that Ibn 'Abbas said about
     Al-Kauthar. "That is the good which Allah has
     bestowed upon His Apostle." I said to Sa'id bin
     Jubair. "But the people claim that it is a river in
     Paradise." Said said, "The river in Paradise is
     part of the good which Allah has bestowed on
     His Apostle." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 491: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     "When the "Surat-An-Nasr", 'When comes the
     Help of Allah and the conquest,' had been
     revealed to the Prophet he did not offer any
     prayer except that he said therein, "Subhanka
     Rabbana wa bihamdika; Allahumma ighfirli (I
     testify the Uniqueness of our Lord, and all the
     praises are for Him: O Allah, forgive me!") 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 492: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     Allah's Apostle used to say very often in bowing
     and prostration (during his prayers), Subhanka
     Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika; Allahumma
     ighfirli," according to the order of the Qur'an. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 493: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     'Umar asked the people regarding Allah's
     Statement: 

     'When comes the Help of Allah (to you O
     Muhammad against your enemies) and the
     conquest of Mecca.' (110.1) They replied, "It
     indicates the future conquest of towns and
     palaces (by Muslims)." 'Umar said, "What do
     you say about it, O Ibn 'Abbas?" I replied, "(This
     Surat) indicates the termination of the life of
     Muhammad. Through it he was informed of the
     nearness of his death." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 494: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     'Umar used to make me sit with the elderly men
     who had fought in the Battle of Badr. Some of
     them felt it (did not like that) and said to 'Umar
     "Why do you bring in this boy to sit with us while
     we have sons like him?" Umar replied, "Because
     of what you know of his position (i.e. his religious
     knowledge.)" One day 'Umar called me and
     made me sit in the gathering of those people; and
     I think that he called me just to show them. (my
     religious knowledge). 'Umar then asked them (in
     my presence). "What do you say about the
     interpretation of the Statement of Allah: 

     'When comes Help of Allah (to you O,
     Muhammad against your enemies) and the
     conquest (of Mecca).' (110.1) Some of them
     said, "We are ordered to praise Allah and ask
     for His forgiveness when Allah's Help and the
     conquest (of Mecca) comes to us." Some others
     kept quiet and did not say anything. On that,
     'Umar asked me, "Do you say the same, O Ibn
     'Abbas?" I replied, "No." He said, 'What do you
     say then?" I replied, "That is the sign of the death
     of Allah's Apostle which Allah informed him of.
     Allah said:-- 

     '(O Muhammad) When comes the Help of Allah
     (to you against your enemies) and the conquest
     (of Mecca) (which is the sign of your death).
     You should celebrate the praises of your Lord
     and ask for His Forgiveness, and He is the One
     Who accepts the repentance and forgives.'
     (110.3) On that 'Umar said, "I do not know
     anything about it other than what you have said." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 495: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near
     kindred.' (26.214) was revealed. Allah's Apostle
     went out, and when he had ascended As-Safa
     mountain, he shouted, "O Sabahah!" The people
     said, "Who is that?" "Then they gathered around
     him, whereupon he said, "Do you see? If I inform
     you that cavalrymen are proceeding up the side
     of this mountain, will you believe me?" They said,
     "We have never heard you telling a lie." Then he
     said, "I am a plain warner to you of a coming
     severe punishment." Abu Lahab said, "May you
     perish! You gathered us only for this reason? "
     Then Abu Lahab went away. So the
     "Surat:--ul--LAHAB" 'Perish the hands of Abu
     Lahab!' (111.1) was revealed. 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 496: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     The Prophet went out towards Al-Batha' and
     ascended the mountain and shouted, "O
     Sabahah!" So the Quraish people gathered
     around him. He said, "Do you see? If I tell you
     that an enemy is going to attack you in the
     morning or in the evening, will you believe me?"
     They replied, "Yes." He said, "Then I am a plain
     warner to you of a coming severe punishment."
     Abu Lahab said, "Is it for this reason that you
     have gathered us? May you perish ! " Then Allah
     revealed: 'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 497: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Abu Lahab said, "May you perish! Is it' for this
     that you have gathered us?" So there was
     revealed:-- 'Parish the hands of Abu Lahab' 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 498: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Allah said: 'The son of Adam
     tells a lie against Me,, though he hasn't the right
     to do so. He abuses me though he hasn't the right
     to do so. As for his telling a lie against Me, it is
     his saying that I will not recreate him as I created
     him for the first time. In fact, the first creation
     was not easier for Me than new creation. As for
     his abusing Me, it is his saying that Allah has
     begotten children, while I am the One, the
     Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need,
     I beget not, nor was I begotten, and there is none
     like unto Me." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 499: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said:-- 'The son of
     Adam tells a lie against Me and he hasn't the right
     to do so; and he abuses me and he hasn't the
     right to do so. His telling a lie against Me is his
     saying that I will not recreate him as I created
     him for the first time; and his abusing Me is his
     saying that Allah has begotten children, while I
     am the self-sufficient Master, Whom all creatures
     need, Who begets not nor was He begotten, and
     there is none like unto Me." 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 500: 

     Narrated Zirr bin Hubaish: 

     I asked Ubai bin Ka'b regarding the two
     Muwwidhat (Surats of taking refuge with Allah).
     He said, "I asked the Prophet about them, He
     said, 'These two Surats have been recited to me
     and I have recited them (and are present in the
     Quran).' So, we say as Allah's Apostle said (i.e.,
     they are part of the Quran" 


Volume 6, Book 60, Number 501: 

     Narrated Zirr bin Hubaish: 

     I asked Ubai bin Ka'b, "O Abu AlMundhir!
     Your brother, Ibn Mas'ud said so-and-so (i.e.,
     the two Mu'awwidh-at do not belong to the
     Quran)." Ubai said, "I asked Allah's Apostle
     about them, and he said, 'They have been
     revealed to me, and I have recited them (as a
     part of the Quran)," So Ubai added, "So we say
     as Allah's Apostle has said." 


Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 61: 

      Virtues of the Qur'an 



Volume 6, Book 61, Number 502: 

     Narrated 'Aisha and Ibn 'Abbas: 

     The Prophet remained in Mecca for ten years,
     during which the Qur'an used to be revealed to
     him; and he stayed in Medina for ten years. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 503: 

     Narrated Abu 'Uthman: 

     I was informed that Gabriel came to the Prophet
     while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started
     talking (to the Prophet). Then the Prophet asked
     Um Salama, "Who is this?" She replied, "He is
     Dihya (al-Kalbi)." When Gabriel had left, Um
     Salama said, "By Allah, I did not take him for
     anybody other than him (i.e. Dihya) till I heard
     the sermon of the Prophet wherein he informed
     about the news of Gabriel." The subnarrator
     asked Abu 'Uthman: From whom have you
     heard that? Abu 'Uthman said: From Usama bin
     Zaid. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 504: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     The Prophet said, "Every Prophet was given
     miracles because of which people believed, but
     what I have been given, is Divine Inspiration
     which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that
     my followers will outnumber the followers of the
     other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 505: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Allah sent down His Divine Inspiration to His
     Apostle continuously and abundantly during the
     period preceding his death till He took him unto
     Him. That was the period of the greatest part of
     revelation; and Allah's Apostle died after that. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 506: 

     Narrated Jundub: 

     Once the Prophet fell ill and did not offer the
     night prayer (Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two.
     A woman (the wife of Abu Lahab) came to him
     and said, "O Muhammad ! I do not see but that
     your Satan has left you." Then Allah revealed
     (Surat-Ad-Duha): 

     'By the fore-noon, and by the night when it
     darkens (or is still); Your Lord has not forsaken
     you, nor hated you.' (93) 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 507: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     (The Caliph 'Uthman ordered Zaid bin Thabit,
     Said bin Al-As, 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and
     'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham to
     write the Quran in the form of a book (Mushafs)
     and said to them. "In case you disagree with Zaid
     bin Thabit (Al-Ansari) regarding any dialectic
     Arabic utterance of the Quran, then write it in the
     dialect of Quraish, for the Quran was revealed in
     this dialect." So they did it. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 508: 

     Narrated Safwan bin Ya'la bin Umaiya: 

     Ya'la used to say, "I wish I could see Allah's
     Apostle at the time he is being inspired Divinely."
     When the Prophet was at Al-Ja'rana and was
     shaded by a garment hanging over him and some
     of his companions were with him, a man
     perfumed with scent came and said, "O Allah's
     Apostle! What is your opinion regarding a man
     who assumes Ihram and puts on a cloak after
     perfuming his body with scent?" The Prophet
     waited for a while, and then the Divine
     Inspiration descended upon him. 'Umar pointed
     out to Ya'la, telling him to come. Ya'la came and
     pushed his head (underneath the screen which
     was covering the Prophet ) and behold! The
     Prophet's face was red and he kept on breathing
     heavily for a while and then he was relieved.
     Thereupon he said, "Where is the questioner who
     asked me about 'Umra a while ago?" The man
     was sought and then was brought before the
     Prophet who said (to him), "As regards the scent
     which you perfumed your body with, you must
     wash it off thrice, and as for your cloak, you
     must take it off; and then perform in your 'Umra
     all those things which you perform in Hajj." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 509: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: 

     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 Musailama). (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 Quran by
     heart) on the day of the Battle of Yalmama, 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) palmed 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. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 510: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman came to Uthman at the
     time when the people of Sham and the people of
     Iraq were Waging war to conquer Arminya and
     Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was afraid of their (the
     people of Sham and Iraq) differences in the
     recitation of the Qur'an, so he said to 'Uthman,
     "O chief of the Believers! Save this nation before
     they differ about the Book (Quran) as Jews and
     the Christians did before." So 'Uthman sent a
     message to Hafsa saying, "Send us the
     manuscripts of the Qur'an so that we may
     compile the Qur'anic materials in perfect copies
     and return the manuscripts to you." Hafsa sent it
     to 'Uthman. 'Uthman then ordered Zaid bin
     Thabit, 'Abdullah bin AzZubair, Said bin Al-As
     and 'AbdurRahman bin Harith bin Hisham to
     rewrite the manuscripts in perfect copies.
     'Uthman said to the three Quraishi men, "In case
     you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit on any point in
     the Qur'an, then write it in the dialect of Quraish,
     the Qur'an was revealed in their tongue." They
     did so, and when they had written many copies,
     'Uthman returned the original manuscripts to
     Hafsa. 'Uthman sent to every Muslim province
     one copy of what they had copied, and ordered
     that all the other Qur'anic materials, whether
     written in fragmentary manuscripts or whole
     copies, be burnt. Said bin Thabit added, "A
     Verse from Surat Ahzab was missed by me
     when we copied the Qur'an and I used to hear
     Allah's Apostle reciting it. So we searched for it
     and found it with Khuzaima bin Thabit Al-Ansari.
     (That Verse was): 'Among the Believers are men
     who have been true in their covenant with Allah.'
     (33.23) 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 511: 

     Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: 

     Abu Bakr sent for me and said, "You used to
     write the Divine Revelations for Allah's Apostle :
     So you should search for (the Qur'an and collect)
     it." I started searching for the Qur'an till I found
     the last two Verses of Surat At-Tauba with Abi
     Khuzaima Al-Ansari and I could not find these
     Verses with anybody other than him. (They
     were): 

     'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle
     (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It
     grieves him that you should receive any injury or
     difficulty ...' (9.128-129) 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 512: 

     Narrated Al-Bara: 

     There was revealed: 'Not equal are those
     believers who sit (at home) and those who strive
     and fight in the Cause of Allah.' (4.95) 

     The Prophet said, "Call Zaid for me and let him
     bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone
     (or the scapula bone and the ink pot)."' Then he
     said, "Write: 'Not equal are those Believers who
     sit..", and at that time 'Amr bin Um Maktum, the
     blind man was sitting behind the Prophet . He
     said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is your order For
     me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind
     man?" So, instead of the above Verse, the
     following Verse was revealed: 

     'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home)
     except those who are disabled (by injury or are
     blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight
     in the cause of Allah.' (4.95) 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 513: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel recited the Qur'an
     to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read
     it in another way), and continued asking him to
     recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several
     ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different
     ways." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 514: 

     Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: 

     I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat
     Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle
     and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he
     recited in several different ways which Allah's
     Apostle had not taught me. I was about to jump
     over him during his prayer, but I controlled my
     temper, and when he had completed his prayer, I
     put his upper garment around his neck and seized
     him by it and said, "Who taught you this Sura
     which I heard you reciting?" He replied, "Allah's
     Apostle taught it to me." I said, "You have told a
     lie, for Allah's Apostle has taught it to me in a
     different way from yours." So I dragged him to
     Allah's Apostle and said (to Allah's Apostle), 

     "I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a
     way which you haven't taught me!" On that
     Allah's Apostle said, "Release him, (O 'Umar!)
     Recite, O Hisham!" Then he recited in the same
     way as I heard him reciting. Then Allah's Apostle
     said, "It was revealed in this way," and added,
     "Recite, O 'Umar!" I recited it as he had taught
     me. Allah's Apostle then said, "It was revealed in
     this way. This Qur'an has been revealed to be
     recited in seven different ways, so recite of it
     whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as
     much of it as may be easy for you)." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 515: 

     Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk: 

     While I was with Aisha, the mother of the
     Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked,
     "What type of shroud is the best?" 'Aisha said,
     "May Allah be merciful to you! What does it
     matter?" He said, "O mother of the Believers!
     Show me (the copy of) your Qur'an," She said,
     "Why?" He said, "In order to compile and
     arrange the Qur'an according to it, for people
     recite it with its Suras not in proper order."
     'Aisha said, "What does it matter which part of it
     you read first? (Be informed) that the first thing
     that was revealed thereof was a Sura from
     Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise
     and the Fire. When the people embraced Islam,
     the Verses regarding legal and illegal things were
     revealed. If the first thing to be revealed was: 'Do
     not drink alcoholic drinks.' people would have
     said, 'We will never leave alcoholic drinks,' and if
     there had been revealed, 'Do not commit illegal
     sexual intercourse, 'they would have said, 'We
     will never give up illegal sexual intercourse.'
     While I was a young girl of playing age, the
     following Verse was revealed in Mecca to
     Muhammad: 'Nay! But the Hour is their
     appointed time (for their full recompense), and
     the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.'
     (54.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat
     An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed while I
     was with him." Then 'Aisha took out the copy of
     the Qur'an for the man and dictated to him the
     Verses of the Suras (in their proper order) . 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 516: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud: 

     Surat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam,
     Taha, Al-Anbiya' (The prophets) are amongst
     my first earnings and my old property, and (in
     fact) they are my old property. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 517: 

     Narrated Al-Bara': 

     I learnt, 'Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most
     High' (Surat al-A'la) No 87, before the Prophet
     came (to Medina) . 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 518: 

     Narrated Shaqiq: 

     Abdullah said, "I learnt An-Naza'ir which the
     Prophet used to recite in pairs in each Rak'a."
     Then Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied
     him to his house, and when Alqama came out,
     we asked him (about those Suras). He said,
     "They are twenty Suras that start from the
     beginning of Al-Mufassal, according to the
     arrangement done be Ibn Mas'ud, and end with
     the Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim
     (the Smoke). and "About what they question one
     another?" (78.1) 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 519: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 

     The Prophet was the most generous person, and
     he used to become more so (generous)
     particularly in the month of Ramadan because
     Gabriel used to meet him every night of the
     month of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah's Apostle
     used to recite the Qur'an for him. When Gabriel
     met him, he used to become more generous than
     the fast wind in doing good. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 520: 

     Narrated Abu-Huraira: Gabriel used to repeat
     the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet once
     a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the
     year he died. The Prophet used to stay in I'tikaf
     for ten days every year (in the month of
     Ramadan), but 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 521: 

     Narrated Masriq: 

     'Abdullah bin 'Amr mentioned 'Abdullah bin
     Masud and said, "I shall ever love that man, for I
     heard the Prophet saying, 'Take (learn) the
     Qur'an from four: 'Abdullah bin Masud, Salim,
     Mu'adh and Ubai bin Ka'b.' " 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 522: 

     Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: 

     Once 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud delivered a sermon
     before us and said, "By Allah, I learnt over
     seventy Suras direct from Allah's Apostle . By
     Allah, the companions of the Prophet came to
     know that I am one of those who know Allah's
     Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of
     them." Shaqiq added: I sat in his religious
     gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing
     him (in his speech). 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 523: 

     Narrated 'Alqama: 

     While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn
     Mas'ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him),
     "It was not revealed in this way." Then Ibn
     Mas'ud said, "I recited it in this way before
     Allah's Apostle and he confirmed my recitation
     by saying, 'Well done!' " Ibn Mas'ud detected
     the smell of wine from the man's mouth, so he
     said to him, "Aren't you ashamed of telling a lie
     about Allah's Book and (along with this) you
     drink alcoholic liquors too?" Then he lashed him
     according to the law. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 524: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) : By Allah other
     than Whom none has the right to be worshipped!
     There is no Sura revealed in Allah's Book but I
     know at what place it was revealed; and there is
     no Verse revealed in Allah's Book but I know
     about whom 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 525: 

     Narrated Qatada: 

     I asked Anas bin Malik: "Who collected the
     Qur'an at the time of the Prophet ?" He replied,
     "Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai
     bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and
     Abu Zaid." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 526: 

     Narrated Anas bin Malik: 

     When the Prophet died, none had collected the
     Qur'an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda'.
     Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.
     We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had
     no offspring . 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 527: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 'Umar said, Ubai was the
     best of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we
     leave some of what he recites.' Ubai says, 'PI
     have taken it from the mouth of Allah's Apostle
     and will not leave for anything whatever." But
     Allah said 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 528: 

     Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Mu'alla: 

     While I was praying, the Prophet called me but I
     did not respond to his call. Later I said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! I was praying." He said, "Didn't
     Allah say: 'O you who believe! Give your
     response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His
     Apostle when he calls you'?" (8.24) 

     He then said, "Shall I not teach you the most
     superior Surah in the Qur'an?" He said, '(It is), 

     'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ' (i.e.,
     Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven
     repeatedly recited Verses and the Magnificent
     Qur'an which was given to me." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 529: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     While we were on one of our journeys, we
     dismounted at a place where a slave girl came
     and said, "The chief of this tribe has been stung
     by a scorpion and our men are not present; is
     there anybody among you who can treat him (by
     reciting something)?" Then one of our men went
     along with her though we did not think that he
     knew any such treatment. But he treated the chief
     by reciting something, and the sick man
     recovered whereupon he gave him thirty sheep
     and gave us milk to drink (as a reward). When
     he returned, we asked our friend, "Did you know
     how to treat with the recitation of something?"
     He said, "No, but I treated him only with the
     recitation of the Mother of the Book (i.e.,
     Al-Fatiha)." We said, "Do not say anything
     (about it) till we reach or ask the Prophet so
     when we reached Medina, we mentioned that to
     the Prophet (in order to know whether the sheep
     which we had taken were lawful to take or not).
     The Prophet said, "How did he come to know
     that it (Al-Fatiha) could be used for treatment?
     Distribute your reward and assign for me one
     share thereof as well." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 530: 

     Narrated Abu Mas'ud: 

     The Prophet said, "If somebody recited the last
     two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will
     be sufficient for him." 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle ordered
     me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan.
     Then somebody came to me and started stealing
     of the foodstuff. I caught him and said, "I will
     take you to Allah's Apostle!" Then Abu Huraira
     described the whole narration and said:) That
     person said (to me), "(Please don't take me to
     Allah's Apostle and I will tell you a few words by
     which Allah will benefit you.) When you go to
     your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, (2.255) for then
     there will be a guard from Allah who will protect
     you all night long, and Satan will not be able to
     come near you till dawn." (When the Prophet
     heard the story) he said (to me), "He (who came
     to you at night) told you the truth although he is a
     liar; and it was Satan." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 531: 

     Narrated Al-Bara': 

     A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse
     was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud
     came down and spread over that man, and it
     kept on coming closer and closer to him till his
     horse started jumping (as if afraid of something).
     When it was morning, the man came to the
     Prophet, and told him of that experience. The
     Prophet said, "That was As-Sakina (tranquility)
     which descended because of (the recitation of)
     the Qur'an." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 532: 

     Narrated Aslam: 

     Allah's Apostle was traveling on one of his
     journeys, and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was
     traveling along with him at night. 'Umar asked
     him about something, but Allah's Apostle I did
     not answer him. He asked again, but he did not
     answer. He asked for the third time!, but he did
     not answer. On that, 'Umar said to himself, "May
     your mother lose you! You have asked Allah's
     Apostle three times, but he did not answer at all!"
     Umar said, "So I made my camel go fast till I
     was ahead of the people, and I was afraid that
     something might be! revealed about me. After a
     little while I heard a call maker calling me, I said,
     'I was afraid that some Qur'anic Verse might be
     revealed about me.' So I went to Allah's Apostle
     and greeted him. He said, 'Tonight there has
     been revealed to me a Surah which is dearer to
     me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the
     world).' Then he recited: 'Verily! We have given
     you (O Muhammad I, a manifest victory.' "
     (Surat al-Fath) No. (48.1). 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 533: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     A man heard another man reciting
     (Surat-Al-Ikhlas) 'Say He is Allah, (the) One.'
     (112. 1) repeatedly. The next morning he came
     to Allah's Apostle and informed him about it as if
     he thought that it was not enough to recite. On
     that Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose
     Hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of
     the Qur'an!" 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: My brother,
     Qatada bin An-Nau'man said, "A man
     performed the night prayer late at night in the
     lifetime of the Prophet and he read: 'Say: He is
     Allah, (the) One,' (112.1) and read nothing
     besides that. The next morning a man went to the
     Prophet ,~ and told him about that . (The
     Prophet replied the same as (in Hadith 532)
     above.) 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 534: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     The Prophet said to his companions, "Is it
     difficult for any of you to recite one third of the
     Qur'an in one night?" This suggestion was difficult
     for them so they said, "Who among us has the
     power to do so, O Allah's Apostle?" Allah
     Apostle replied: " Allah (the) One, the
     Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need.'
     (Surat Al-Ikhlas 112.1--to the End) is equal to
     one third of the Qur'an." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 535: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Whenever Allah's Apostle became sick, he
     would recite Mu'awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and
     Surat An-Nas) and then blow his breath over his
     body. When he became seriously ill, I used to
     recite (these two Suras) and rub his hands over
     his body hoping for its blessings. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 536: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     Whenever thy Prophet go went to bed every
     night, he used to cup his hands together and blow
     over it after reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat
     Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas, and then rub his
     hands over whatever parts of his body he was
     able to rub, starting with his head, face and front
     of his body. He used to do that three times. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 536t: 

     Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: 

     That while he was reciting Surat Al-Baqara (The
     Cow) at night, and his horse was tied beside him,
     the horse was suddenly startled and troubled.
     When he stopped reciting, the horse became
     quiet, and when he started again, the horse was
     startled again. Then he stopped reciting and the
     horse became quiet too. He started reciting again
     and the horse was startled and troubled once
     again. Then he stopped reciting and his son,
     Yahya was beside the horse. He was afraid that
     the horse might trample on him. When he took
     the boy away and looked towards the sky, he
     could not see it. The next morning he informed
     the Prophet who said, "Recite, O Ibn Hudair!
     Recite, O Ibn Hudair!" Ibn Hudair replied, "O
     Allah's Apostle! My son, Yahya was near the
     horse and I was afraid that it might trample on
     him, so I looked towards the sky, and went to
     him. When I looked at the sky, I saw something
     like a cloud containing what looked like lamps,
     so I went out in order not to see it." The Prophet
     said, "Do you know what that was?" Ibn Hudair
     replied, "No." The Prophet said, "Those were
     Angels who came near to you for your voice and
     if you had kept on reciting till dawn, it would
     have remained there till morning when people
     would have seen it as it would not have
     disappear 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 537: 

     Narrated 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Rufai': 

     Shaddad bin Ma'qil and I entered upon Ibn
     'Abbas. Shaddad bin Ma'qil asked him, "Did the
     Prophet leave anything (besides the Qur'an)?" He
     replied. "He did not leave anything except what is
     Between the two bindings (of the Qur'an)." Then
     we visited Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyya and
     asked him (the same question). He replied, "The
     Prophet did not leave except what is between the
     bindings (of the Qur'an)." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 538: 

     Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: 

     The Prophet said, "The example of him (a
     believer) who recites the Qur'an is like that of a
     citron which tastes good and smells good. And
     he (a believer) who does not recite the Qur'an is
     like a date which is good in taste but has no
     smell. And the example of a dissolute wicked
     person who recites the Qur'an is like the Raihana
     (sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter.
     And the example of a dissolute wicked person
     who does not recite the Qur'an is like the
     colocynth which tastes bitter and has no smell. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 539: 

     Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 

     The Prophet said, "Your life in comparison to the
     lifetime of the past nations is like the period
     between the time of 'Asr prayer and sunset. Your
     example and the example of the Jews and
     Christians is that of person who employed
     laborers and said to them, "Who will work for
     me till the middle of the day for one Qirat (a
     special weight)?' The Jews did. He then said,
     "Who will work for me from the middle of the
     day till the 'Asr prayer for one Qirat each?" The
     Christians worked accordingly. Then you
     (Muslims) are working from the bar prayer till the
     Maghrib prayer for two Qirats each. They (the
     Jews and the Christians) said, 'We did more
     labor but took less wages.' He (Allah) said,
     'Have I wronged you in your rights?' They
     replied, 'No.' Then He said, 'This is My Blessing
     which I give to whom I wish." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 540: 

     Narrated Talha: 

     I asked 'Abdullah bin Abi 'Aufa, "Did the
     Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or
     bequeath wealth)?" He replied, "No." I said,
     "How is it prescribed then for the people to
     make wills, and they are ordered to do so while
     the Prophet did not make any will?" He said, "He
     made a will wherein he recommended Allah's
     Book." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 541: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said,
     "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens
     to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a pleasant
     tone." The companion of the sub-narrator (Abu
     Salama) said, "It means, reciting it aloud." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 542: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet I said,
     "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens
     to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a loud and
     pleasant tone." Sufyan said, "This saying means: a
     prophet who regards the Qur'an as something
     that makes hi 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 543: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "Not to wish to be the like
     except of two men. A man whom Allah has given
     the knowledge of the Book and he recites it
     during the hours of the night, and a man whom
     Allah has given wealth, and he spends it in charity
     during the night and the hours of the day." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 544: 

     Narrated Abu Huraira: 

     Allah's Apostle I said, "Not to wish to be the like
     of except two men: A man whom Allah has
     taught the Qur'an and he recites it during the
     hours of the night and during the hours of the
     day, and his neighbor listens to him and says, 'I
     wish I had been given what has been given to
     so-and-so, so that I might do what he does; and
     a man whom Allah has given wealth and he
     spends it on what is just and right, whereupon an
     other man May say, 'I wish I had been given
     what so-and-so has been given, for then I would
     do what he does." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 545: 

     Narrated 'Uthman: 

     The Prophet said, "The best among you
     (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and
     teach it." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 546: 

     Narrated Uthman bin Affan: 

     The Prophet said, "The most superior among you
     (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and
     teach it." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 547: 

     Narrated Sahl bin Sad: 

     A lady came to the Prophet and declared that
     she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His
     Apostle. The Prophet said, "I am not in need of
     women." A man said (to the Prophet) "Please
     marry her to me." The Prophet said (to him),
     "Give her a garment." The man said, "I cannot
     afford it." The Prophet said, "Give her anything,
     even if it were an iron ring." The man apologized
     again. The Prophet then asked him, "What do
     you know by heart of the Qur'an?" He replied, "I
     know such-and-such portion of the Qur'an (by
     heart)." The Prophet said, "Then I marry her to
     you for that much of the Qur'an which you know
     by heart." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 548: 

     Narrated Sahl bin Sad: 

     A lady came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! I have come to you to offer
     myself to you." He raised his eyes and looked at
     her and then lowered his head. When the lady
     saw that he did not make any decision, she sat
     down. On that, a man from his companions got
     up and said. "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not in
     need of this woman, then marry her to me."
     Allah's Apostle said, "Do you have anything to
     offer her?" He replied. "No, by Allah, O Allah's
     Apostle!" The Prophet said to him, "Go to your
     family and see if you can find something.' The
     man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O
     Allah's Apostle! I have not found anything." The
     Prophet said, "Try to find something, even if it is
     an iron ring.'' He went again and returned, saying,
     "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle, not even an
     iron ring, but I have this waist sheet of mine." The
     man had no upper garment, so he intended to
     give her, half his waist sheet. So Allah's Apostle
     said, ''What would she do with your waist sheet?
     If you wear it, she will have nothing of it over her
     body, and if she wears it, you will have nothing
     over your body." So that man sat for a long
     period and then got up, and Allah's Apostle saw
     him going away, so he ordered somebody to call
     him. When he came, the Prophet asked him, "
     How much of the Qur'an do you know?" He
     replied, "I know such Surat and such Surat and
     such Surat," and went on counting it, The
     Prophet asked him, "Can you recite it by heart?"
     he replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I have
     married this lady to you for the amount of the
     Qur'an you know by heart." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 549: 

     Narrated Ibn Umar: 

     Allah's Apostle said, "The example of the person
     who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner
     of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will
     control them, but if he releases them, they will run
     away." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 550: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing that some of
     you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of
     the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by
     Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting
     the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of
     men faster than camel do." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 551: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     I heard the Prophet saying... (as above, no.
     550). 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 552: 

     Narrated Abu Musa: 

     The Prophet said, "Keep on reciting the Qur'an,
     for, by Him in Whose Hand my life is, Quran
     runs away (is forgotten) faster than camels that
     are released from their tying ropes." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 553: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal: 

     I saw Allah's Apostle reciting Surat-al-Fath on
     his she-camel on the day of the Conquest of
     Mecca. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 554: 

     Narrated Said bid Jubair: 

     Those Suras which you people call the Mufassal,
     are the Muhkam. And Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allah's
     Apostle died when I was a boy of ten years, and
     I had learnt the Muhkam (of the Qur'an). 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 555: 

     Narrated Said bin Jubair: 

     Ibn 'Abbas said, "I have learnt all the Muhkam
     Suras during the life time of Allah's Apostle." I
     said to him, 'What is meant by the Muhkam?" He
     replied, "The Mufassal." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 556: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     The Prophet heard a man reciting the Qur'an in
     the mosque and said, "May Allah bestow His
     Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of
     such-and-such Verses of such a Surah." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 557: 

     Narrated Hisham: 

     (The same Hadith, adding): which I missed
     (modifying the Verses). 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 558: 

     Narrated Aisha: 

     Allah's Apostle heard a man reciting the Qur'an
     at night, and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy
     on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such
     Verses of such-and-such Suras, which I was
     caused to forget." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 559: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said, "Why does anyone of the
     people say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such
     Verses (of the Qur'an)?' He, in fact, is caused
     (by Allah) to forget." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 560: 

     Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari: 

     The Prophet said, "If one recites the last two
     Verses of Surat-al-Baqara at night, it is sufficient
     for him (for that night)." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 561: 

     Narrated Umar bin Khattab: 

     I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting
     Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's
     Apostle, and I listened to his recitation and
     noticed that he recited it in several ways which
     Allah's Apostle had not taught me. So I was on
     the point of attacking him in the prayer, but I
     waited till he finished his prayer, and then I seized
     him by the collar and said, "Who taught you this
     Surah which I have heard you reciting?" He
     replied, "Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I said,
     "You are telling a lie; By Allah! Allah's Apostle
     taught me (in a different way) this very Surah
     which I have heard you reciting." So I took him,
     leading him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
     Allah's Apostle! I heard this person reciting
     Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach
     me, and you have taught me Surat-al-Furqan."
     The Prophet said, "O Hisham, recite!" So he
     recited in the same way as I heard him recite it
     before. On that Allah's Apostle said, "It was
     revealed to be recited in this way." Then Allah's
     Apostle said, "Recite, O 'Umar!" So I recited it
     as he had taught me. Allah's Apostle then said,
     "It was revealed to be recited in this way." Allah"
     Apostle added, "The Quran has been revealed to
     be recited in several different ways, so recite of it
     that which is easier for you." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 562: 

     Narrated 'Aisha: 

     The Prophet heard a reciter reciting, the Qur'an
     in the mosque at night. The Prophet said, "May
     Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has
     remind ed me of such-and-such Verses of such
     and-such Suras, which I missed!" 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 563: 

     Narrated Abu Wail: 

     We went to 'Abdullah in the morning and a man
     said, "Yesterday I recited all the Mufassal
     Suras." On that 'Abdullah said, "That is very
     quick, and we have the (Prophet's) recitation,
     and I remember very well the recitation of those
     Suras which the Prophet used to recite, and they
     were eighteen Suras from the Mufassal, and two
     Suras from the Suras that start with Ha Mim. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 564: 

     Narrated Ibn Abbas: 

     Regarding His (Allah's) Statement:-- 'Move not
     your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make
     haste therewith.' (75.16) And whenever Gabriel
     descended to Allah's Apostle with the Divine
     Inspiration, Allah's Apostle used to move his
     tongue and lips, and that used to be hard for him,
     and one could easily recognize that he was being
     inspired Divinely. So Allah revealed the Verse
     which occurs in the Surah starting with "I do
     swear by the Day of Resurrection.' (75.1) i.e.
     'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an)
     to make haste then with. It is for Us to collect it
     (in your mind) (O Muhammad) an give you the
     ability to recite it 'by heart.' (75.16-17) which
     means: It is for us to collect it (in your mind) and
     give you the ability to recite it by heart. And
     when We have recited it to you (O Muhammad)
     through Gabriel then follow you its recital.
     (75.18) means: 'When We reveal it (the Qur'an)
     to you, Listen to it.' for then: It is for Us to
     explain it and make it clear to you' (75.19) i.e. It
     is up to Us to explain it through your tongue. So,
     when Gabriel came to him, Allah's Apostle
     would listen to him attentively, and as soon as
     Gabriel left, he would recite the Revelations, as
     Allah had promised him. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 565: 

     Narrated Qatada: 

     I asked Anas bin Malik about the recitation of
     the Prophet. He said, "He used to pray long
     (certain sounds) very much. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 566: 

     Narrated Qatada: 

     Anas was asked, "How was the recitation (of the
     Quran) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It was
     characterized by the prolongation of certain
     sounds." He then recited: In the Name of Allah,
     the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
     prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of
     Allah, 'the most Beneficent,' and 'the Most
     Merciful. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 567: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal: 

     I saw the Prophet reciting (Qur'an) while he was
     riding on his she camel or camel which was
     moving, carrying him. He was reciting Surat Fath
     or part of Surat Fath very softly and in an
     Attractive vibrating tone. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 568: 

     Narrated Abu Musa: 

     That the Prophet said to him' "O Abu Musa!
     You have been given one of the musical
     wind-instruments of the family of David .' 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 569: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah: 

     That the Prophet said to him, "Recite the Qur'an
     to me." 'Abdullah said, "Shall I recite (the
     Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to
     you?" He said, "I like to hear it from others." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 570: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Mas'ud: 

     The Prophet said to me, "Recite (the Quran) to
     me." I said, "O Allah's Apostle Shall I recite (the
     Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to
     you?" He said, "Yes." So I recited
     Surat-An-Nisa' (The Women), but when I
     recited the Verse: 

     'How (will it be) then when We bring from each
     nation a witness and We bring you (O
     Muhammad) as a witness against these people.'
     (4.41) He said, "Enough for the present," I
     looked at him and behold! His eyes were
     overflowing with tears 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 571: 

     Narrated Sufyan: 

     Ibn Shubruma said, "I wanted to see how much
     of the Qur'an can be enough (to recite in prayer)
     and I could not find a Surah containing less than
     three Verses, therefore I said to myself), "One
     ought not to recite less than three (Quranic)
     Verses (in prayer)." 

     Narrated Abu Mas'ud: The Prophet said, "If
     somebody recites the last two Verses of Surat
     al-Baqara at night, it will be sufficient for him. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 572: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As: 

     My father got me married to a lady of a noble
     family, and often used to ask my wife about me,
     and she used to reply, "What a wonderful man he
     is! He never comes to my bed, nor has he
     approached me since he married me." When this
     state continued for a long period, my father told
     the story to the Prophet who said to my father,
     "Let me meet him." Then I met him and he asked
     me, "How do you fast?" I replied, "I fast daily,"
     He asked, "How long does it take you to finish
     the recitation of the whole Quran?" I replied, "I
     finish it every night." On that he said, "Fast for
     three days every month and recite the Qur'an
     (and finish it) in one month." I said, "But I have
     power to do more than that." He said, "Then fast
     for three days per week." I said, "i have the
     power to do more than that." He said,
     "Therefore, fast the most superior type of fasting,
     (that is, the fasting of (prophet) David who used
     to fast every alternate day; and finish the
     recitation of the whole Qur'an In seven days." I
     wish I had accepted the permission of Allah's
     Apostle as I have become a weak old man. It is
     said that 'Abdullah used to recite one-seventh of
     the Qur'an during the day-time to some of his
     family members, for he used to check his
     memorization of what he would recite at night
     during the daytime so that it would be easier for
     him to read at night. And whenever he wanted to
     gain some strength, he used to give up fasting for
     some days and count those days to fast for a
     similar period, for he disliked to leave those
     things which he used to do during the lifetime of
     the Prophet. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 573: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Amr: 

     The Prophet asked me, "How long does it take
     you to finish the recitation of the whole Qur'an?" 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 574: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: 

     Allah's Apostle said to me, "Recite the whole
     Qur'an in one month's time." I said, "But I have
     power (to do more than that)." Allah's Apostle
     said, "Then finish the recitation of the Qur'an in
     seven days, and do not finish it in less than this
     period." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 575: 

     Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud): 

     Allah's Apostle said (to me), "Recite the Qur'an
     to me." I said, "Shall I recite (it) to you while it
     has been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to
     hear it from another person." So I recited Surat
     An-Nisa (The Women) till I reached the Verse:
     'How (will it be) then when We bring from each
     nation a witness, and We bring you (O
     Muhammad) as a witness against these people.'
     (4.41) Then he said to me, "Stop!" Thereupon I
     saw his eyes overflowing with tears. 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 576: 

     Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: 

     The Prophet said to me, "Recite Quran to me." I
     said to him. "Shall I recite (it) to you while it has
     been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it
     from another person." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 577: 

     Narrated 'Ali: 

     I heard the Prophet saying, "In the last days (of
     the world) there will appear young people with
     foolish thoughts and ideas. They will give good
     talks, but they will go out of Islam as an arrow
     goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed
     their throats. So, wherever you find them, kill
     them, for there will be a reward for their killers
     on the Day of Resurrection." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 578: 

     Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: 

     I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There will
     appear some people among you whose prayer
     will make you look down upon yours, and whose
     fasting will make you look down upon yours, but
     they will recite the Qur'an which will not exceed
     their throats (they will not act on it) and they will
     go out of Islam as an arrow goes out through the
     game whereupon the archer would examine the
     arrowhead but see nothing, and look at the
     unfeathered arrow but see nothing, and look at
     the arrow feathers but see nothing, and finally he
     suspects to find something in the lower part of
     the arrow." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 579: 

     Narrated Abu Musa: 

     The Prophet said, "The example of a believer
     who recites the Qur'an and acts on it, like a
     citron which tastes nice and smells nice. And the
     example of a believer who does not recite the
     Qur'an but acts on it, is like a date which tastes
     good but has no smell. And the example of a
     hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a
     Raihana (sweet basil) which smells good but
     tastes bitter And the example of a hypocrite who
     does not recite the Quran is like a colocynth
     which tastes bitter and has a bad smell." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 580: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     The Prophet said, "Recite (and study) the Qur'an
     as long as you agree about its interpretation, but
     if you have any difference of opinion (as regards
     to its interpretation and meaning) then you should
     stop reciting it (for the time being)." 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 581: 

     Narrated Jundub: 

     The Prophet said, "Recite (and study) the Quran
     as long as you agree about its interpretation, but
     when you have any difference of opinion (as
     regards its interpretation and meaning) then you
     should stop reciting it (for the time being)' 


Volume 6, Book 61, Number 582: 

     Narrated Abdullah: 

     That he heard a man reciting a Quranic Verse
     which he had heard the Prophet reciting in a
     different way. So he took that man to the
     Prophet (and told him the story). The Prophet
     said, "Both of you are reciting in a correct way,
     so carry on reciting." The Prophet further added,
     "The nations which were before you were
     destroyed (by Allah) because they differed." 




