Sahih Al-Bukhari: Chapter 46

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "When the believers pass safely over (the bridge across) Hell, they will be
stopped at a bridge in between Hell and Paradise where they will retaliate upon each other for the
injustices done among them in the world, and when they get purified of all their sins, they will be
admitted into Paradise. By Him in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is everybody will recognize
his dwelling in Paradise better than he recognizes his dwelling in this world."

While I was walking with Ibn `Umar holding his hand, a man came in front of us and asked, "What
have you heard from Allah's Messenger (PbUH) about An-Najwa?" Ibn `Umar said, "I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
saying, 'Allah will bring a believer near Him and shelter him with His Screen and ask him: Did you
commit such-and-such sins? He will say: Yes, my Lord. Allah will keep on asking him till he will
confess all his sins and will think that he is ruined. Allah will say: 'I did screen your sins in the world
and I forgive them for you today', and then he will be given the book of his good deeds. Regarding
infidels and hypocrites (their evil acts will be exposed publicly) and the witnesses will say: These are
the people who lied against their Lord. Behold! The Curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers." (11.18)

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor
should he hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill
his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the
discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the
Day of Resurrection . "

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People
asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if
he is an oppressor?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."

I heard Al-Bara' bin `Azib saying, "The Prophet (PbUH) orders us to do seven things and prohibited us from
doing seven other things." Then Al-Bara' mentioned the following:--
(1) To pay a visit to the sick (inquiring about his health),
(2) to follow funeral processions,
(3) to say to a sneezer, "May Allah be merciful to you" (if he says, "Praise be to Allah!"),
(4) to return greetings,
(5) to help the oppressed,
(6) to accept invitations,
(7) to help others to fulfill their oaths. (See Hadith No. 753, Vol. 7)

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A believer to another believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each
other." The Prophet (PbUH) then clasped his hands with the fingers interlaced (while saying that).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Oppression will be a darkness on the Day of Resurrection."

The Prophet (PbUH) sent Mu`adh to Yemen and said, "Be afraid, from the curse of the oppressed as there is no
screen between his invocation and Allah."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or anything
else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money
(to compensate for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him
according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good deeds, the sins of the oppressed
person will be loaded on him."

Regarding the explanation of the following verse:-- "If a wife fears Cruelty or desertion On her
husband's part." (4.128) A man may dislike his wife and intend to divorce her, so she says to him, "I
give up my rights, so do not divorce me." The above verse was revealed concerning such a case.

A drink (milk mixed with water) was brought to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who drank some of it. A boy was
sitting to his right, and some old men to his left. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to the boy, "Do you allow me to
give the rest of the drink to these people?" The boy said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I will not give preference
to anyone over me to drink the rest of it from which you have drunk." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) then handed the
bowl (of drink) to the boy. (See Hadith No. 541).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Whoever usurps the land of somebody unjustly, his neck will be encircled with
it down the seven earths (on the Day of Resurrection). "

That there was a dispute between him and some people (about a piece of land). When he told `Aisha
about it, she said, "O Abu Salama! Avoid taking the land unjustly, for the Prophet (PbUH) said, 'Whoever
usurps even one span of the land of somebody, his neck will be encircled with it down the seven
earths."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven
earths on the Day of Resurrection."

"We were in Medina with some of the Iraqi people, and we were struck with famine and Ibn Az-
Zubair used to give us dates. Ibn `Umar used to pass by and say, "The Prophet (PbUH) forbade us to eat two
dates at a time, unless one takes the permission of one's companions."

There was an Ansari man called Abu Shu'aib who had a slave butcher. Abu Shu'aib said to him,
"Prepare a meal sufficient for five persons so that I might invite the Prophet (PbUH) besides other four
persons." Abu Shu'aib had seen the signs of hunger on the face of the Prophet (PbUH) and so he invited him.
Another man who was not invited, followed the Prophet. The Prophet (PbUH) said to Abu Shu'aib, "This man
has followed us. Do you allow him to share the meal?" Abu Shu'aib said, "Yes."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah is the most quarrelsome person."

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (PbUH) heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling. He
came out and said, "I am only a human being, and opponents come to me (to settle their problems);
maybe someone amongst you can present his case more eloquently than the other, whereby I may
consider him true and give a verdict in his favor. So, If I give the right of a Muslim to another by
mistake, then it is really a portion of (Hell) Fire, he has the option to take or give up (before the Day
of Resurrection).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever has
one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up.
These are: (1 ) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it; (3)
whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and whenever he quarrels, he behaves
impudently in an evil insulting manner." (See Hadith No. 33 Vol. 1)

Hind bint `Utba (Abu Sufyan's wife) came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is
there any harm if I spend something from his property for our children?" He said, there is no harm for
you if you feed them from it justly and reasonably (with no extravagance).

We staid to the Prophet, "You send us out and it happens that we have to stay with such people as do
not entertain us. What do you think about it? He said to us, "If you stay with some people and they
entertain you as they should for a guest, accept their hospitality, but If they don't do, take the right of
the guest from them."

When Allah took away the soul of His Prophet at his death, the Ansar assembled In the shed of Bani
Sa`ida. I said to Abu Bakr, "Let us go." So, we come to them (i.e. to Ansar) at the shed of Bani Sa`ida.
(See Hadith No. 19, Vol. 5 for details)

Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, 'No one should prevent his neighbor from fixing a wooden
peg in his wall." Abu Huraira said (to his companions), "Why do I find you averse to it? By Allah, I
certainly will narrate it to you."

I was the butler of the people in the house of Abu Talha, and in those days drinks were prepared from
dates. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ordered somebody to announce that alcoholic drinks had been prohibited. Abu
Talha ordered me to go out and spill the wine. I went out and spilled it, and it flowed in the streets of
Medina. Some people said, "Some people were killed and wine was still in their stomachs." On that
the Divine revelation came:-- "On those who believe And do good deeds There is no blame For what
they ate (in the past)." (5.93)

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Beware! Avoid sitting on he roads (ways)." The people said, "There is no way out
of it as these are our sitting places where we have talks." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If you must sit there, then
observe the rights of the way." They asked, "What are the rights of the way?" He said, "They are the
lowering of your gazes (on seeing what is illegal to look at), refraining from harming people, returning
greetings, advocating good and forbidding evil."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A man felt very thirsty while he was on the way, there he came across a well. He
went down the well, quenched his thirst and came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking
mud because of excessive thirst. He said to himself, "This dog is suffering from thirst as I did." So, he
went down the well again and filled his shoe with water and watered it. Allah thanked him for that
deed and forgave him. The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Is there a reward for us in serving the
animals?" He replied: "Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate (living being)." (See Hadith No.
551)

Once the Prophet (PbUH) stood at the top of one of the castles (or higher buildings) of Medina and said, "Do
you see what I see? No doubt I am seeing the spots of afflictions amongst your houses as numerous as
the spots where raindrops fall (during a heavy rain). (See Hadith No. 102)

I had been eager to ask `Umar about the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet (PbUH) regarding
whom Allah said (in the Qur'an saying): If you two (wives of the Prophet (PbUH) namely Aisha and Hafsa)
turn in repentance to Allah your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet (PbUH) likes)
(66.4), till performed the Hajj along with `Umar (and on our way back from Hajj) he went aside (to
answer the call of nature) and I also went aside along with him carrying a tumbler of water. When he
had answered the call of nature and returned. I poured water on his hands from the tumbler and he
performed ablution. I said, "O Chief of the believers! ' Who were the two ladies from among the wives
of the Prophet (PbUH) to whom Allah said:
'If you two return in repentance (66.4)? He said, "I am astonished at your question, O Ibn `Abbas.
They were Aisha and Hafsa."
Then `Umar went on relating the narration and said. "I and an Ansari neighbor of mine from Bani
Umaiya bin Zaid who used to live in `Awali Al-Medina, used to visit the Prophet (PbUH) in turns. He used to
go one day, and I another day. When I went I would bring him the news of what had happened that
day regarding the instructions and orders and when he went, he used to do the same for me. We, the
people of Quraish, used to have authority over women, but when we came to live with the Ansar, we
noticed that the Ansari women had the upper hand over their men, so our women started acquiring the
habits of the Ansari women. Once I shouted at my wife and she paid me back in my coin and I
disliked that she should answer me back. She said, 'Why do you take it ill that I retort upon you? By
Allah, the wives of the Prophet (PbUH) retort upon him, and some of them may not speak with him for the
whole day till night.' What she said scared me and I said to her, 'Whoever amongst them does so, will
be a great loser.' Then I dressed myself and went to Hafsa and asked her, 'Does any of you keep
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) angry all the day long till night?' She replied in the affirmative. I said, 'She is a ruined
losing person (and will never have success)! Doesn't she fear that Allah may get angry for the anger of
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and thus she will be ruined? Don't ask Allah's Messenger (PbUH) too many things, and don't
retort upon him in any case, and don't desert him. Demand from me whatever you like, and don't be
tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e. `Aisha) in her behavior towards the Prophet), for she (i.e. Aisha)
is more beautiful than you, and more beloved to Allah's Messenger (PbUH).
In those days it was rumored that Ghassan, (a tribe living in Sham) was getting prepared their horses
to invade us. My companion went (to the Prophet (PbUH) on the day of his turn, went and returned to us at
night and knocked at my door violently, asking whether I was sleeping. I was scared (by the hard
knocking) and came out to him. He said that a great thing had happened. I asked him: What is it?
Have Ghassan come? He replied that it was worse and more serious than that, and added that Allah's
Apostle had divorced all his wives. I said, Hafsa is a ruined loser! I expected that would happen some
day.' So I dressed myself and offered the Fajr prayer with the Prophet. Then the Prophet (PbUH) entered an
upper room and stayed there alone. I went to Hafsa and found her weeping. I asked her, 'Why are you
weeping? Didn't I warn you? Have Allah's Messenger (PbUH) divorced you all?' She replied, 'I don't know. He is
there in the upper room.' I then went out and came to the pulpit and found a group of people around it
and some of them were weeping.
Then I sat with them for some time, but could not endure the situation. So I went to the upper room
where the Prophet (PbUH) was and requested to a black slave of his: "Will you get the permission of (Allah's
Apostle) for `Umar (to enter)? The slave went in, talked to the Prophet (PbUH) about it and came out saying, 'I
mentioned you to him but he did not reply.' So, I went and sat with the people who were sitting by the
pulpit, but I could not bear the situation, so I went to the slave again and said: "Will you get he
permission for `Umar? He went in and brought the same reply as before. When I was leaving, behold,
the slave called me saying, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) has granted you permission." So, I entered upon the
Prophet and saw him lying on a mat without wedding on it, and the mat had left its mark on the body
of the Prophet, and he was leaning on a leather pillow stuffed with palm fires. I greeted him and while
still standing, I said: "Have you divorced your wives?' He raised his eyes to me and replied in the
negative.
And then while still standing, I said chatting: "Will you heed what I say, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! We, the
people of Quraish used to have the upper hand over our women (wives), and when we came to the
people whose women had the upper hand over them..."
`Umar told the whole story (about his wife). "On that the Prophet (PbUH) smiled." `Umar further said, "I then
said, 'I went to Hafsa and said to her: Do not be tempted to imitate your companion (`Aisha) for she is
more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Prophet.' The Prophet (PbUH) smiled again. When I saw him
smiling, I sat down and cast a glance at the room, and by Allah, I couldn't see anything of importance
but three hides. I said (to Allah's Messenger (PbUH)) "Invoke Allah to make your followers prosperous for the
Persians and the Byzantines have been made prosperous and given worldly luxuries, though they do
not worship Allah?' The Prophet (PbUH) was leaning then (and on hearing my speech he sat straight) and said,
'O Ibn Al-Khattab! Do you have any doubt (that the Hereafter is better than this world)? These people
have been given rewards of their good deeds in this world only.' I asked the Prophet (PbUH) . 'Please ask
Allah's forgiveness for me.
The Prophet (PbUH) did not go to his wives because of the secret which Hafsa had disclosed to `Aisha, and he
said that he would not go to his wives for one month as he was angry with them when Allah
admonished him (for his oath that he would not approach Maria). When twenty-nine days had passed,
the Prophet (PbUH) went to Aisha first of all. She said to him, 'You took an oath that you would not come to
us for one month, and today only twenty-nine days have passed, as I have been counting them day by
day.' The Prophet (PbUH) said, 'The month is also of twenty-nine days.' That month consisted of twenty-nine
days. `Aisha said, 'When the Divine revelation of Choice was revealed, the Prophet (PbUH) started with me,
saying to me, 'I am telling you something, but you need not hurry to give the reply till you can consult
your parents." `Aisha knew that her parents would not advise her to part with the Prophet (PbUH) .
The Prophet (PbUH) said that Allah had said: 'O Prophet! Say To your wives; If you desire The life of this
world And its glitter, ... then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free In a handsome
manner. But if you seek Allah And His Apostle, and The Home of the Hereafter, then Verily, Allah
has prepared For the good-doers amongst you A great reward.' (33.28) `Aisha said, 'Am I to consult
my parents about this? I indeed prefer Allah, His Apostle, and the Home of the Hereafter.' After that
the Prophet (PbUH) gave the choice to his other wives and they also gave the same reply as `Aisha did."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) took an oath that he would not go to his wives for one month as his foot had been
sprained. He stayed in an upper room when `Umar went to him and said, "Have you divorced your
wives?" He said, "No, but I have taken an oath that I would not go to them for one month." The
Prophet stayed there for twenty-nine days, and then came down and went to his wives.

The Prophet (PbUH) entered the Mosque, and I too went there after tying the camel at the pavement of the
Mosque. I said (to the Prophet (PbUH) ), "This is your camel." He came out and started examining the camel
and said, "Both the camel and its price are for you."

I saw Allah's Messenger (PbUH) coming (or the Prophet (PbUH) came) to the dumps of some people and urinated there
while standing .

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "While a man was on the way, he found a thorny branch of a tree there on the
way and removed it. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him."

The Prophet (PbUH) judged that seven cubits should be left as a public way when there was a dispute about
the land.

The Prophet (PbUH) forbade robbery (taking away what belongs to others without their permission), and also
forbade mutilation (or maiming) of bodies.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "When an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at
the time, he is doing it, and when a drinker of an alcoholic liquor drinks it, then he is not a believer at
the time of drinking it, and when a thief steals, then he is not a believer at the time of stealing, and
when a robber robs, and the people look at him, then he is not a believer at the time of doing robbery.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends
amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will
be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).

On the day of Khaibar the Prophet (PbUH) saw fires being lighted. He asked, "Why are these fires being
lighted?" The people replied that they were cooking the meat of donkeys. He said, "Break the pots and
throw away their contents." The people said, "Shall we throw away their contents and wash the pots
(rather than break them)?" He said, "Wash them."

The Prophet (PbUH) entered Mecca and (at that time) there were three hundred-and-sixty idols around the
Ka`ba. He started stabbing the idols with a stick he had in his hand and reciting: "Truth (Islam) has
come and Falsehood (disbelief) has vanished."

Aisha said that she hung a curtain decorated with pictures (of animals) on a cupboard. The Prophet (PbUH)
tore that curtain and she turned it into two cushions which remained in the house for the Prophet (PbUH) to sit
on.

I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "Whoever is killed while protecting his property then he is a martyr."

While the Prophet (PbUH) was with one of his wives, one of the mothers of the believers (i.e. one of his
wives) sent a wooden bowl containing food with a servant. The wife (in whose house he was sitting)
stroke the bowl with her hand and broke it. The Prophet (PbUH) collected the shattered pieces and put the food
back in it and said, "Eat." He kept the servant and the bowl till he had eaten the food. Then the
Prophet gave another unbroken. bowl to the servant and kept the broken one.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There was an Israeli man called Juraij, while he was praying, his mother came
and called him, but he did not respond to her call. He said (to himself) whether he should continue the
prayer or reply to his mother. She came to him the second time and called him and said, "O Allah! Do
not let him die until he sees the faces of prostitutes." Juraij used to live in a hermitage. A woman said
that she would entice Juraij, so she went to him and presented herself (for an evil act) but he refused.
She then went to a shepherd and allowed him to commit an illegal sexual intercourse with her and
later she gave birth to a boy. She alleged that the baby was from Juraij. The people went to Juraij and
broke down his hermitage, pulled him out of it and abused him. He performed ablution and offered the
prayer, then he went to the male (baby) and asked him; "O boy! Who is your father?" The baby
replied that his father was the shepherd. The people said that they would build for him a hermitage of
gold but Juraij asked them to make it of mud only."