Sahih Al-Bukhari: Chapter 56

I asked Allah's Messenger (PbUH), "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers
at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and
dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in
Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Messenger (PbUH) anymore and if I had asked him more, he would
have told me more.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of
Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting,
go forth immediately.

(That she said), "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah's
Cause?" He said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur (i.e. Hajj which is done according to the
Prophet's tradition and is accepted by Allah).

A man came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)."
He replied, "I do not find such a deed." Then he added, "Can you, while the Muslim fighter is in the
battle-field, enter your mosque to perform prayers without cease and fast and never break your fast?"
The man said, "But who can do that?" Abu- Huraira added, "The Mujahid (i.e. Muslim fighter) is
rewarded even for the footsteps of his horse while it wanders bout (for grazing) tied in a long rope."

Somebody asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Messenger (PbUH) replied "A
believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is
next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving
the people secure from his mischief."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "The example of a Mujahid in Allah's Cause-- and Allah knows better
who really strives in His Cause----is like a person who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guarantees
that He will admit the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him
to his home safely with rewards and war booty."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to visit Umm Haram bint Milhan, who would offer him meals. Umm Haram was the
wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah's Messenger (PbUH), once visited her and she provided him with food and
started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Umm
Haram asked, "What causes you to smile, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" He said. "Some of my followers who (in
a dream) were presented before me as fighters in Allah's cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea caused
me to smile; they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." (Ishaq, a sub-narrator is
not sure as to which expression the Prophet (PbUH) used.) Umm Haram said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah
that he makes me one of them. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) invoked Allah for her and slept again and woke up
smiling. Once again Umm Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" He replied,
"Some of my followers were presented to me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the same dream.
Umm Haram said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them." He said, "You are
amongst the first ones." It happened that she sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu'awiya bin
Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the
month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in
Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ! Shall we
acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah
has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is
like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for
Al-firdaus which is the best and highest part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the
Prophet also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it
originate the rivers of Paradise.")

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Last night two men came to me (in a dream) and made me ascend a tree and then
admitted me into a better and superior house, better of which I have never seen. One of them said,
'This house is the house of martyrs."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in the afternoon
is better than the world and whatever is in it."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on which the sun rises
and sets (i.e. all the world)." He also said, "A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in
the forenoon is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon and in the forenoon is better
than the world and whatever is in it."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the
Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given
the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on
seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the
world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause)."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in
Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all
the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the
bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is
in it. And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the
earth, she would fill the space between Heaven and the Earth with
light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world
and whatever is in it."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the
believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I
would certainly never remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in
Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then get resurrected and
then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again
and then get martyred.

The Prophet (PbUH) delivered a sermon and said, "Zaid took the flag and was martyred, and then Ja`far took
the flag and was martyred, and then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag and was martyred too, and
then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah made
him victorious." The Prophet (PbUH) further added, "It would not please us to have them with us." Aiyub, a
sub-narrator, added, "Or the Prophet, shedding tears, said, 'It would not please them to be with us.'"

Um Haram said, "Once the Prophet (PbUH) slept in my house near to me and got up smiling. I said, 'What
makes you smile?' He replied, 'Some of my followers who (i.e. in a dream) were presented to me
sailing on this green sea like kings on thrones.' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah to make me
one of them." So the Prophet (PbUH) invoked Allah for her and went to sleep again. He did the same (i.e. got
up and told his dream) and Um Haran repeated her question and he gave the same reply. She said,
"Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "You are among the first batch." Later on it
happened that she went out in the company of her husband 'Ubada bin As-Samit who went for Jihad
and it was the first time the Muslims undertook a naval expedition led by Mu awiya. When the
expedition came to an end and they were returning to Sham, a riding animal was presented to her to
ride, but the animal let her fall and thus she died.

The Prophet (PbUH) sent seventy men from the tribe of Bani Salim to the tribe of Bani Amir. When they
reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, "I will go ahead of you, and if they allow me to convey
the message of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (it will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me." So he
went ahead of them and the pagans granted him security But while he was reporting the message of
the Prophet (PbUH) , they beckoned to one of their men who stabbed him to death. My maternal uncle said,
"Allah is Greater! By the Lord of the Ka`ba, I am successful." After that they attached the rest of the
party and killed them all except a lame man who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammam, a
sub-narrator said, "I think another man was saved along with him)." Gabriel informed the Prophet (PbUH) that
they (i.e the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was pleased with them and made them pleased. We used
to recite, "Inform our people that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made us
pleased " Later on this Qur'anic Verse was cancelled. The Prophet (PbUH) invoked Allah for forty days to
curse the murderers from the tribe of Ral, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and Bam Usaiya who disobeyed
Allah and his Apostle.

In one of the holy Battles a finger of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (got wounded and) bled. He said, "You are just a
finger that bled, and what you got is in Allah's Cause."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's
Cause....and Allah knows well who gets wounded in His Cause....will come on the Day of
Resurrection with his wound having the color of blood but the scent of musk."

That Abu Sufyan told him that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you about the outcome of your battles
with him (i.e. the Prophet (PbUH) ) and you told me that you fought each other with alternate success. So the
Apostles are tested in this way but the ultimate victory is always theirs.

My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the Battle of Badr. He said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I was
absent from the first battle you fought against the pagans. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to
fight the pagans, no doubt. Allah will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uhud when the
Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I apologize to You for what these (i.e. his
companions) have done, and I denounce what these (i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced
and Sa`d bin Mu`adh met him. He said "O Sa`d bin Mu`adh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am
smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later on Sa`d said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty
wounds by swords and arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so badly
that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers." We used to think that the following
Verse was revealed concerning him and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men who
have been true to their covenant with Allah.........." (33.23)
His sister Ar-Rubbaya' broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ordered for retaliation. On
that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my
sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and
gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There are some people amongst Allah's
slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them."

Zaid bin Thabit said, "When the Qur'an was compiled from various written manuscripts, one of the
Verses of Surat Al-Ahzab was missing which I used to hear Allah's Messenger (PbUH) reciting. I could not find it
except with Khuza`ima bin Thabjt Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Messenger (PbUH) regarded as equal to the
witness of two men. And the Verse was:-- "Among the believers are men who have been true to what
they covenanted with Allah." (33.23)

A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said,
"O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Embrace Islam first and
then fight." So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, A Little work, but a great
reward. "(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance).

Um Ar-Rubai'bint Al-Bara', the mother of Hartha bin Suraqa came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's
Prophet! Will you tell me about Hartha?" Hartha has been killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Badr
with an arrow thrown by an unidentified person. She added, "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient;
otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him." He said, "O mother of Hartha! There are Gardens in Paradise
and your son got the Firdausal-ala (i.e. the best place in Paradise).

A man came to the Prophet (PbUH) and asked, "A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a
third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "He who fights
that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause."

(who is `Abdur-Rahman bin Jabir) Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said," Anyone whose both feet get covered with
dust in Allah's Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire."

that Ibn `Abbas told him and `Ali bin `Abdullah to go to Abu Sa`id and listen to some of his
narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Sa`id and his brother irrigating a garden belonging to
them. When he saw them, he came up to them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in
his garment and said, "(During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet) we carried the adobe of
the mosque, one brick at a time while `Ammar used to carry two at a time. The Prophet (PbUH) passed by
`Ammar and removed the dust off his head and said, "May Allah be merciful to `Ammar. He will be
killed by a rebellious aggressive group. `Ammar will invite them to (obey) Allah and they will invite
him to the (Hell) fire."

When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down his
arms and took a bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, "You
have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Where
(to go now)?" Gabriel said, "This way," pointing towards the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
went out towards them .

For thirty days Allah's Messenger (PbUH) invoked Allah to curse those who had killed the companions of Bir-
Mauna; he invoked evil upon the tribes of Ral, Dhakwan, and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His
Apostle. There was reveled about those who were killed at Bir-Mauna a Qur'anic Verse we used to
recite, but it was cancelled later on. The Verse was:
"Inform our people that we have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased."

"Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on
the same day)." Sufyan was asked, "(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)" He replied,
"Such information does not occur in the narration."

My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet (PbUH) and was placed in front of him. I went to
uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it
was said that she was either the daughter or the sister of `Amr. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Why is she crying?"
Or said, "Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings." (Al-Bukhari asked Sadqa,
a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include the expression: 'Till he was lifted?' " The latter replied,
"Jabir may have said it.")

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the
world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who
wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times
because of the dignity he receives (from Allah)."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Once Solomon, son of David said, '(By Allah)
Tonight I will have sexual intercourse with one hundred (or
ninety-nine) women each of whom will give birth to a knight who will
fight in Allah's Cause.' On that a (i.e. if Allah wills) but he did
not say, 'Allah willing.' Therefore only one of those women conceived
and gave birth to a half-man. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life
is, if he had said, "Allah willing', (he would have begotten sons) all
of whom would have been knights striving in Allah's Cause."

The Prophet (PbUH) was the best, the bravest and the most
generous of all the people. Once when the people of Medina got
frightened, the Prophet (PbUH) rode a horse and went ahead of them and said,
"We found this horse very fast."

Jubair bin Mut`im told me that while he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) with the people
returning from Hunain, some people (bedouins) caught hold of the Prophet (PbUH) and started begging of him
so much so that he had to stand under a (kind of thorny tree (i.e. Samurah) and his cloak was snatched
away. The Prophet (PbUH) stopped and said, "Give me my cloak. If I had as many camels as these thorny
trees, I would have distributed them amongst you and you will not find me a miser or a liar or a
coward."

Sa`d used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill of writing
and used to say that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to seek Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the
end of every prayer. The words are:
'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from being brought back
to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You from the afflictions of the world, and seek refuge
with You from the punishments in the grave.'

The Prophet (PbUH) used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and
feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from afflictions of life and death and seek refuge with You
from the punishment in the grave."

I was in the company of Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Sa`d, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and `Abdur Rahman
bin `Auf and I heard none of them narrating anything from Allah's Messenger (PbUH) but Talha was talking
about the day (of the battle) of Uhud.

On the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) the Prophet (PbUH) said, "There is no emigration after the Conquest
but Jihad and intentions. When you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth
immediately." (See Hadith No. 42)

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of
whom kills the other and both of them enter Paradise. One fights in
Allah's Cause and gets killed. Later on Allah forgives the 'killer who
also get martyred (In Allah's Cause)."

I went to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) while he was at Khaibar after it had fallen
in the Muslims' hands. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Give me a share
(from the land of Khaibar)."

One of the sons of Sa'id bin Al-'As said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Do not
give him a share." I said, "This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal." The
son of Said bin Al-As said, "Strange! A Wabr (i.e. guinea pig) who has
come down to us from the mountain of Qaduim (i.e. grazing place of
sheep) blames me for killing a Muslim who was given superiority by
Allah because of me, and Allah did not disgrace me at his hands (i.e.
was not killed as an infidel)." (The sub-narrator said "I do not know
whether the Prophet (PbUH) gave him a share or not.")

In the life-time of the Prophet, Abu Talha did not fast because of the Jihad, but after the Prophet (PbUH) died I
never saw him without fasting except on `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Aclha.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Five are regarded as martyrs: They are those who die because of plague,
Abdominal disease, drowning or a falling building etc., and the martyrs in Allah's Cause."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Plague is the cause of martyrdom of every Muslim (who dies because of it).

When the Divine Inspiration: "Those of the believers who sit (at home), was revealed the Prophet (PbUH) sent
for Zaid (bin Thabit) who came with a shoulder-blade and wrote on it. Ibn Um-Maktum complained
about his blindness and on that the following revelation came: "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
hard and fight in the Way of Allah with their wealth and lives)." (4.95)

I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and sat by his side. He told us
that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had dictated to him the Divine Verse:
"Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of
Allah with their wealth and lives.' (4.95)
Zaid said, "Ibn-Maktum came to the Prophet (PbUH) while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On that Ibn
Um Maktum said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! If I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad." He was a
blind man. So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle while his thigh was on mine and it became
so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken. Then that state of the Prophet (PbUH) was over
after Allah revealed "...except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) (4.95)

`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "When you face
them ( i.e. your enemy) then be patient."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) went towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging
in a very cold morning as they did not have slaves to do that for them. When he noticed their fatigue
and hunger he said, "O Allah! The real life is that of the Here-after, (so please) forgive the Ansar and
the Emigrants." In its reply the Emigrants and the Ansar said, "We are those who have given a pledge
of allegiance to Muhammad that we will carry on Jihad as long as we live."

The Emigrants and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on their
backs and saying, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will I
carry on Jihad as long as we live." The Prophet (PbUH) kept on replying, "O Allah, there is no good except the
good of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and the Emigrants."

The Prophet (PbUH) went on carrying (i.e. the earth) and saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got
no guidance."

On the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) I saw the Prophet (PbUH) carrying earth, and the earth was
covering the whiteness of his `Abdomen. And he was saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would
have got no guidance, nor given in charity, nor prayed. So please bless us with tranquility and make
firm our feet when we meet our enemies.
Indeed (these) people have rebelled against (oppressed) us but never shall we yield if they try to bring
affliction upon us."

We returned from the Ghazwa of Tabuk along with the Prophet. (See Hadith No. 92 below) .

While the Prophet (PbUH) was in a Ghazwa he said, "Some people have remained behind us in Medina and
we never crossed a mountain path or a valley, but they were with us (i.e. sharing the reward with us),
as they have been held back by a (legal) excuse. "

I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "Indeed, anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's Pleasure, Allah will
keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever spends two things in Allah's Cause, will be called by all the gate-keepers
of Paradise who will be saying, 'O so-and-so! Come here.' " Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Such
persons will never be destroyed." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I hope you will be one of them."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ascended the pulpit and said, "Nothing worries me as to what will happen to you after
me, except the temptation of worldly blessings which will be conferred on you." Then he mentioned
the worldly pleasures. He started with the one (i.e. the blessings) and took up the other (i.e. the
pleasures). A man got up saying, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Can the good bring about evil?" The Prophet (PbUH)
remained silent and we thought that he was being inspired divinely, so all the people kept silent with
awe. Then the Prophet (PbUH) wiped the sweat off his face and asked, "Where is the present questioner?" "Do
you think wealth is good?" he repeated thrice, adding, "No doubt, good produces nothing but good.
Indeed it is like what grows on the banks of a stream which either kills or nearly kills the grazing
animals because of gluttony except the vegetation-eating animal which eats till both its flanks are full
(i.e. till it gets satisfied) and then stands in the sun and defecates and urinates and again starts grazing.
This worldly property is sweet vegetation. How excellent the wealth of the Muslim is, if it is collected
through legal means and is spent in Allah's Cause and on orphans, poor people and travelers. But he
who does not take it legally is like an eater who is never satisfied and his wealth will be a witness
against him on the Day of Resurrection."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, " He who pre pares a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is given a reward equal to
that of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the dependents of a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is
(given a reward equal to that of) Ghazi."

The Prophet (PbUH) used not to enter any house in Medina except the house of Um Sulaim besides those of
his wives when he was asked why, he said, "I take pity on her as her brother was killed in my
company. "

Once Musa bin Anas while describing the battle of Yamama, said, "Anas bin Malik went to Thabit bin
Qais, who had lifted his clothes from his thighs and was applying Hunut to his body. Anas asked, 'O
Uncle! What is holding you back (from the battle)?' He replied, 'O my nephew! I am coming just
now,' and went on perfuming himself with Hunut, then he came and sat (in the row). Anas then
mentioned that the people fled from the battle-field. On that Thabit said, 'Clear the way for me to fight
the enemy. We would never do so (i.e. flee) in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH). How bad the habits
you have acquired from your enemies!"

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the battle) of
Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans)?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet (PbUH) said again, "Who will bring me the
information about the enemy?" Az-Zubair said again, "I will." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Every prophet had a
disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair. "

When the Prophet (PbUH) called the people (Sadqa, a sub-narrator, said, 'Most probably that happened on the
day of Al-Khandaq) Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act as a reconnoiter). The Prophet) called
the people again and Az-Zubair responded to the call. The Prophet (PbUH) then said, "Every prophet had a
disciple and my disciple is Zubair bin Al-`Awwam."

On my departure from the Prophet (PbUH) he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the
Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the
Day of Resurrection."

The Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the Day of
Resurrection."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (PbUH) said, "There is a blessing in the fore-heads of horses."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses (for Jihad) till
the Day of Resurrection, for they bring about either a reward (in the Hereafter) or (war) booty (in this world)."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If somebody keeps a horse in Allah's Cause motivated by his faith in Allah and his
belief in His Promise, then he will be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection for what the horse has
eaten or drunk and for its dung and urine."

(from his father) Abu Qatada went out (on a journey) with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) but he was left behind with
some of his companions who were in the state of Ihram. He himself was not in the state of Ihram.
They saw an opener before he could see it. When they saw the opener, they did not speak anything till
Abu Qatada saw it. So, he rode over his horse called Al-Jarada and requested them to give him his
lash, but they refused. So, he himself took it and then attacked the opener and slaughtered it. He ate of
its meat and his companions ate, too, but they regretted their eating. When they met the Prophet (PbUH) (they
asked him about it) and he asked, "Have you some of its meat (left) with you?" Abu Qatada replied,
"Yes, we have its leg with us." So, the Prophet (PbUH) took and ate it.

In our garden there was a horse belonging to the Prophet (PbUH) called Al-Luhaif or Al-Lakhif.

I was a companion rider of the Prophet (PbUH) on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet (PbUH) asked, "O Mu`adh! Do
you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied,
"Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship
Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He should
not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Should I not inform the
people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it
(absolutely).

Once there was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet (PbUH) borrowed a horse belonging to us called
Mandub (and he rode away on it). (When the Prophet (PbUH) returned) he said, "I have not seen anything of
fright and I found it (i.e. this horse) very fast."

I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said "If there is any evil omen in anything, then it is in the woman, the horse and the
house."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, " Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of
reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for some others they are a source of sins. The
one for whom they are a source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying
it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the area of
the meadow or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it
should break its rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot marks will be
written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had
no intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As for the man for whom
horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and pretense and
showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was
asked about donkeys, he replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique,
comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of good shall see it;
And anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of evil, shall see it.' (101.7-8)

I called on Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari and said to him, "Relate to me what you have heard from
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ." He said, "I accompanied him on one of the journeys." (Abu `Aqil said, "I do not
know whether that journey was for the purpose of Jihad or `Umra.") "When we were returning," Jabir
continued, "the Prophet (PbUH) said, 'Whoever wants to return earlier to his family, should hurry up.' We set
off and I was on a black red tainted camel having no defect, and the people were behind me. While I
was in that state the camel stopped suddenly (because of exhaustion). On that the Prophet (PbUH) said to me,
'O Jabir, wait!' Then he hit it once with his lash and it started moving on a fast pace. He then said,
'Will you sell the camel?' I replied in the affirmative when we reached Medina, and the Prophet (PbUH) went
to the Mosque along with his companions. I, too, went to him after tying the camel on the pavement at
the Mosque gate. Then I said to him, 'This is your camel.' He came out and started examining the
camel and saying, 'The camel is ours.' Then the Prophet (PbUH) sent some Awaq (i.e. an amount) of gold
saying, 'Give it to Jabir.' Then he asked, 'Have you taken the full price (of the camel)?' I replied in the
affirmative. He said, 'Both the price and the camel are for you.' ''

There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet (PbUH) borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging 'to
Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this
horse very fast."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) fixed two shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).

Somebody asked Al-Bar-a bin `Azib, "Did you flee deserting Allah's Messenger (PbUH) during the battle of
Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Allah's Messenger (PbUH) did not flee. The people of the Tribe of Hawazin were
good archers. When we met them, we attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims started
collecting the war booty, the pagans faced us with arrows, but Allah's Messenger (PbUH) did not flee. No doubt, I
saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet (PbUH) was saying, 'I am
the Prophet (PbUH) in truth: I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib.' "

When the Prophet (PbUH) put his feet in the stirrup and the she-camel got up carrying him he would start
reciting Talbiya at the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifa.

The Prophet (PbUH) met them (i.e. the people) while he was riding an unsaddled horse with his sword slung
over his shoulder.

Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the Prophet (PbUH) rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it
ran slowly, or was of narrow paces. When he returned, he said, "I found your (i.e. Abu Talha's) horse
very fast. After that the horse could not be surpassed in running..'

The Prophet (PbUH) arranged for a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean to take place
between Al-Hafya'' and Thaniyat Al-Wada` (i.e. names of two places) and the horses which had not
been mad.? lean from Ath-Thaniyat to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. I was also amongst those who took
part in that horse race. Sufyan, a sub-narrator, said, "The distance between Al-Hafya and Thaniya Al-
Wada` is five or six miles; and between Thaniya and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq is one mile."

The Prophet (PbUH) arranged for a horse race of the horses which had not been made lean; the area of the race
was from Ath-Thaniya to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. (The sub-narrator said, "`Abdullah bin `Umar
was amongst those who participated in that horse race.").

"Allah's Messenger (PbUH) arranged a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean, letting them start
from Al-Hafya' and their limit (distance of running) was up to Thaniyat-al-Wada`. I asked Musa,
'What was the distance between the two places?' Musa replied, 'Six or seven miles. He arranged a race
of the horses which had not been made lean sending them from Thaniyat-al-Wada`, and their limit
was up to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq.' I asked, 'What was the distance between those two places?' He
replied 'One mile or so.' Ibn `Umar was amongst those who participated in that horse race."

The she camel of the Prophet (PbUH) was called Al-Adba.

The Prophet (PbUH) had a she camel called Al Adba which could not be excelled in a race. (Humaid, a subnarrator
said, "Or could hardly be excelled.") Once a bedouin came riding a camel below six years of
age which surpasses it (i.e. Al-`Adba') in the race. The Muslims felt it so much that the Prophet (PbUH)
noticed their distress. He then said, "It is Allah's Law that He brings down whatever rises high in the
world."

The Prophet (PbUH) did not leave anything behind him after his death except a white mule, his arms and a
piece of land which he left to be given in charity.

that a man asked him. "O Abu '`Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied,
"No, by Allah, the Prophet (PbUH) did not flee but the hasty people fled and the people of the Tribe of
Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet (PbUH) was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin
Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet (PbUH) was saying, 'I am the Prophet (PbUH) in truth, I am the son of
`Abdul Muttalib.' "

the mother of the faithful believers, I requested the Prophet (PbUH) permit me to participate in Jihad, but he
said, "Your Jihad is the performance of Hajj."

the mother of the faithful believers: The Prophet (PbUH) was asked by his wives about the Jihad and he
replied, "The best Jihad (for you) is (the performance of) Hajj."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) went to the daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke up)
smiling. She asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! What makes you smile?" He replied, (I dreamt that) some
people amongst my followers were sailing on the green sea in Allah's Cause, resembling kings on
thrones." She said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "O Allah! Let
her be one of them." Then he (slept again and woke up and) smiled. She asked him the same question
and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, ''You will
be amongst the first group of them; you will not be amongst the last." Later on she married 'Ubada bin
As-Samit and then she sailed on the sea with bint Qaraza, Mu'awiya's wife (for Jihad). On her return,
she mounted her riding animal, which threw her down breaking her neck, and she died on falling
down.

Whenever the Prophet (PbUH) intended to proceed on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives and
would take the one upon whom the lot fell. Once, before setting out for Jihad, he drew lots amongst us
and the lot came to me; so I went with the Prophet; and that happened after the revelation of the Verse
Hijab (i.e. veiling).

On the day (of the battle) of Uhad when (some) people retreated and left the Prophet, I saw `Aisha
bint Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim, with their robes tucked up so that the bangles around their ankles were
visible hurrying with their water skins (in another narration it is said, "carrying the water skins on
their backs"). Then they would pour the water in the mouths of the people, and return to fill the water
skins again and came back again to pour water in the mouths of the people.

`Umar bin Al-Khattab distributed some garments amongst the women of Medina. One good garment
remained, and one of those present with him said, "O chief of the believers! Give this garment to your
wife, the (grand) daughter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH)." They meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of `Ali. `Umar
said, Um Salit has more right (to have it)." Um Salit was amongst those Ansari women who had given
the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (PbUH).' `Umar said, "She (i.e. Um Salit) used to carry the water
skins for us on the day of Uhud."

We were in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) providing the wounded with water and treating them and
bringing the killed to Medina (from the battle field) .

We used to take part in holy battles with the Prophet (PbUH) by providing the people with water and serving
them and bringing the killed and the wounded back to Medina.

Abu 'Amir was hit with an arrow in his knee, so I went to him and he asked me to remove the arrow.
When I removed it, the water started dribbling from it. Then I went to the Prophet (PbUH) and told him about
it. He said, "O Allah! Forgive `Ubaid Abu 'Amir."

The Prophet (PbUH) was vigilant one night and when he reached Medina, he said, "Would that a pious man
from my companions guard me tonight!" Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms. He said, "Who is
that? " He (The new comer) replied, " I am Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and have come to guard you." So,
the Prophet (PbUH) slept (that night).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham of Quantify and
Khamisa (i.e. money and luxurious clothes) perish for he is pleased if
these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased!"

The Prophet (PbUH) said, " Let the slave of Dinar and
Dirham, of Quantify and Khamisa perish as he is pleased if these
things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased. Let such a
person perish and relapse, and if he is pierced with a thorn, let him
not find anyone to take it out for him. Paradise is for him who holds
the reins of his horse to strive in Allah's Cause, with his hair
unkempt and feet covered with dust: if he is appointed in the
vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied with his post of guarding, and if
he is appointed in the rearward, he accepts his post with
satisfaction; (he is so simple and unambiguous that) if he asks for
permission he is not permitted, and if he intercedes, his intercession
is not accepted."

I was in the company of Jabir bin `Abdullah on a journey and he used to serve me though he was older
than I. Jarir said, "I saw the Ansar doing a thing (i.e. showing great reverence to the Prophet (PbUH) ) for
which I have vowed that whenever I meet any of them, I will serve him."

I went along with the Prophet (PbUH) to Khaibar so as to serve him. (Later on) when the Prophet (PbUH) returned he,
on seeing the Uhud mountain, said, "This is a mountain that loves us andis loved by us." Then he
pointed to Medina with his hand saying, "O Allah! I make the area which is in between Medina's two
mountains a sanctuary, as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless us in our Sa and Mudd
(i.e. units of measuring).

We were with the Prophet (PbUH) (on a journey) and the only shade one could have was the shade made by
one's own garment. Those who fasted did not do any work and those who did not fast served the
camels and brought the water on them and treated the sick and (wounded). So, the Prophet (PbUH) said,
"Today, those who were not fasting took (all) the reward."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Charity is obligatory everyday on every joint of a human being. If one helps a
person in matters concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride it or by lifting his luggage on to
it, all this will be regarded charity. A good word, and every step one takes to offer the compulsory
Congregational prayer, is regarded as charity; and guiding somebody on the road is regarded as
charity."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "To guard Muslims from infidels in Allah's Cause for one day is better than the
world and whatever is on its surface, and a place in Paradise as small as that occupied by the whip of
one of you is better than the world and whatever is on its surface; and a morning's or an evening's
journey which a slave (person) travels in Allah's Cause is better than the world and whatever is on its
surface."

The Prophet (PbUH) said to Abu Talha, "Choose one of your boy servants to serve me in my expedition to
Khaibar." So, Abu Talha took me letting me ride behind him while I was a boy nearing the age of
puberty. I used to serve Allah's Messenger (PbUH) when he stopped to rest. I heard him saying repeatedly, "O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from distress and sorrow, from helplessness and laziness, from
miserliness and cowardice, from being heavily in debt and from being overcome by men." Then we
reached Khaibar; and when Allah enabled him to conquer the Fort (of Khaibar), the beauty of Safiya
bint Huyai bin Akhtab was described to him. Her husband had been killed while she was a bride. So
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) selected her for himself and took her along with him till we reached a place called
Sa`d-AsSahba,' where her menses were over and he took her for his wife. Haris (a kind of dish) was
served on a small leather sheet. Then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) told me to call those who were around me. So,
that was the marriage banquet of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and Safiya. Then we left for Medina. I saw Allah's
Apostle folding a cloak round the hump of the camel so as to make a wide space for Safiya (to sit on
behind him) He sat beside his camel letting his knees for Safiya to put her feet on so as to mount the
camel. Then, we proceeded till we approached Medina; he looked at Uhud (mountain) and said, "This
is a mountain which loves us and is loved by us." Then he looked at Medina and said, "O Allah! I
make the area between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains a sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a
sanctuary. O Allah! Bless them (i.e. the people of Medina) in their Mudd and Sa (i.e. measures).

Um Haram told me that the Prophet (PbUH) one day took a midday nap in her house. Then he woke up
smiling. Um Haram asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! What makes you smile?" He replied "I was astonished
to see (in my dream) some people amongst my followers on a sea-voyage looking like kings on the
thrones." She said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, "You are
amongst them." He slept again and then woke up smiling and said the same as before twice or thrice.
And she said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." And he said, "You are
amongst the first batch." 'Ubada bin As-Samit married her (i.e. Um Haram) and then he took her for
Jihad. When she returned, an animal was presented to her to ride, but she fell down and her neck was
broken.

Once Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) thought that he was superior to those who were below him in rank. On
that the Prophet (PbUH) said, "You gain no victory or livelihood except through (the blessings and invocations
of) the poor amongst you."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A time will come when groups of people will go for Jihad and it will be asked, 'Is
there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the Prophet?' The answer will be, 'Yes.'
Then they will be given victory (by Allah) (because of him). Then a time will come when it will be
asked. 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the companions of the Prophet?'
It will be said, 'Yes,' and they will be given victory (by Allah). Then a time will come when it will be
said. 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the companions of the
companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,' and they will be given victory (by Allah).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and the pagans faced each other and started fighting. When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) returned to
his camp and when the pagans returned to their camp, somebody talked about a man amongst the
companions of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who would follow and kill with his sword any pagan going alone. He
said, "Nobody did his job (i.e. fighting) so properly today as that man." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Indeed,
he is amongst the people of the (Hell) Fire." A man amongst the people said, "I shall accompany him
(to watch what he does)" Thus he accompanied him, and wherever he stood, he would stand with him,
and wherever he ran, he would run with him.
Then the (brave) man got wounded seriously and he decided to bring about his death quickly. He
planted the blade of the sword in the ground directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two
breasts. Then he leaned on the sword and killed himself. The other man came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and
said, "I testify that you are Allah's Messenger (PbUH)." The Prophet (PbUH) asked, "What has happened?" He replied,
"(It is about) the man whom you had described as one of the people of the (Hell) Fire. The people
were greatly surprised at what you said, and I said, 'I will find out his reality for you.' So, I came out
seeking him. He got severely wounded, and hastened to die by slanting the blade of his sword in the
ground directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two breasts. Then he eased on his sword
and killed himself." when Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "A man may seem to the people as if he were
practising the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact he is from the people of the Hell) Fire,
another may seem to the people as if he were practicing the deeds of the people of Hell (Fire), while in
fact he is from the people of Paradise."

The Prophet (PbUH) passed by some people of the tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The
Prophet said, "O Bani Isma`il ! Practice archery as your father Isma`il was a great archer. Keep on
throwing arrows and I am with Bani so-and-so." So one of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's
Apostle said, "Why do you not throw?" They replied, "How should we throw while you are with them
(i.e. on their side)?" On that the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Throw, and I am with all of you."

On the day (of the battle) of Badr when we stood in rows against (the army of) Quraish and they stood
in rows against us, the Prophet (PbUH) said, "When they do come near you, throw arrows at them."

While some Ethiopians were playing in the presence of the Prophet, `Umar came in, picked up a stone
and hit them with it. On that the Prophet (PbUH) said, "O `Umar! Allow them (to play)." Ma`mar (the subnarrator)
added that they were playing in the Mosque.

Abu Talha and the Prophet (PbUH) used to shield themselves with one shield. Abu Talha was a good archer,
and when he threw (his arrows) the Prophet (PbUH) would look at the target of his arrows.

When the helmet of the Prophet (PbUH) was smashed on his head and blood covered his face and one of his
front teeth got broken, `Ali brought the water in his shield and Fatima the Prophet's daughter) washed
him. But when she saw that the bleeding increased more by the water, she took a mat, burnt it, and
placed the ashes on the wound of the Prophet (PbUH) and so the blood stopped oozing out.

The properties of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had transferred to His Apostle as Fai Booty were not
gained by the Muslims with their horses and camels. The properties therefore, belonged especially to
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who used to give his family their yearly expenditure and spend what remained thereof
on arms and horses to be used in Allah's Cause.

I never saw the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "Let my parents sacrifice their lives for you," to any man after Sa`d. I
heard him saying (to him), "Throw (the arrows)! Let my parents sacrifice their lives for you."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Bu'ath (a story
about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, i.e. Khazraj and Aus, before Islam.) The Prophet (PbUH)
reclined on the bed and turned his face to the other side. Abu Bakr came and scolded me and said
protestingly, "Instrument of Satan in the presence of Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" Allah's Messenger (PbUH) turned his face
towards him and said, "Leave them." When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I waved the two girls to go
away and they left. It was the day of `Id when negroes used to play with leather shields and spears.
Either I requested Allah's Messenger (PbUH) or he himself asked me whether I would like to see the display. I
replied in the affirmative. Then he let me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and
he was saying, "Carry on, O Bani Arfida (i.e. negroes)!" When I got tired, he asked me if that was
enough. I replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave.

The 'Prophet was the best and the bravest amongst the people. Once the people of Medina got terrified
at night, so they went in the direction of the noise (that terrified them). The Prophet (PbUH) met them (on his
way back) after he had found out the truth. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha
and a sword was hanging by his neck, and he was saying, "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" He
further said, "I found it (i.e. the horse) very fast," or said, "This horse is very fast." (Qastala-ni)

Some people conquered many countries and their swords were decorated neither with gold nor silver,
but they were decorated with leather, lead and iron.

That he proceeded in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) towards Najd to participate in a Ghazwa. (Holybattle)
When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) returned, he too returned with him. Midday came upon them while they
were in a valley having many thorny trees. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and the people dismounted and dispersed
to rest in the shade of the trees. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) rested under a tree and hung his sword on it. We all
took a nap and suddenly we heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) calling us. (We woke up) to see a bedouin with
him. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "This bedouin took out my sword while I was sleeping and when I woke up, I
found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying, 'Who will save you from me?' I
said thrice, 'Allah.' The Prophet (PbUH) did not punish him but sat down.

That he was asked about the wound of the Prophet (PbUH) on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He said, "The
face of the Prophet (PbUH) as wounded and one of his front teeth as broken and the helmet over his head was
smashed. Fatima washed of the blood while `Ali held water. When she saw that bleeding was
increasing continuously, she burnt a mat (of date-palm leaves) till it turned into ashes which she put
over the wound and thus the bleeding ceased."

The Prophet (PbUH) did not leave behind him after his death, anything except his arms, his white mule, and a
piece of land at Khaibar which he left to be given in charity .

as above (Hadith No. 158).
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

That he participated in a Ghazwa (Holy-Battle) in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH). Midday came upon
them while they were in a valley having many thorny trees. The people dispersed to rest in the shade
of the trees. The Prophet (PbUH) rested under a tree, hung his sword on it, and then slept. Then he woke up to
find near to him, a man whose presence he had not noticed before. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "This (man) took
my sword (out of its scabbard) and said, 'Who will save you from me.' I replied, 'Allah.' So, he put the
sword back into its scabbard, and you see him sitting here." Anyhow, the Prophet (PbUH) did not punish him.
(See Hadith No. 158)

That he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and when they had covered a portion of the road to
Mecca, he and some of the companions lagged behind. The latter were in a state of Ihram, while he
was not. He saw an onager and rode his horse and requested his companions to give him his lash but
they refused. Then he asked them to give him his spear but they refused, so he took it himself,
attacked the onager, and killed it. Some of the companions of the Prophet (PbUH) ate of it while some others
refused to eat. When they caught up with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) they asked him about that, and he said,
"That was a meal Allah fed you with." (It is also said that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) asked, "Have you got
something of its meat?")

The Prophet (PbUH) , while in a tent (on the day of the battle of Badr) said, "O Allah! I ask you the fulfillment
of Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If You wish (to destroy the believers) You will never be
worshipped after today." Abu Bakr caught him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient, O Allah's
Apostle! You have asked Allah pressingly." The Prophet (PbUH) was clad in his armor at that time. He went
out, saying to me: "There 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 that Hour will be more grievous and more
bitter (than their worldly failure)." (54.45-46) Khalid said that was on the day of the battle of Badr.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) died while his (iron) armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty Sas of barley.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The example of a miser and the one who gives in charity, is like the example of
two men wearing iron cloaks so tightly that their arms are raised forcibly towards their collar-bones.
So, whenever a charitable person wants to give in charity, his cloak spreads over his body so much so
that it wipes out his traces, but whenever the miser wants to give in charity, the rings (of the iron
cloak) come closer to each other and press over his body, and his hands gets connected to his collarbones.
Abu Huraira heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying. "The miser then tries to widen it but in vain."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) went out to answer the call of nature and on his return I brought some water to him.
He performed the ablution while he was wearing a Sha'mi cloak. He rinsed his mouth and washed his
nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out, and washed his face. Then he tried to take out his
hands through his sleeves but they were tight, so he took them out from underneath, washed them and
passed wet hands over his head and over his leather socks.

The Prophet (PbUH) allowed `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair to wear silken shirts because they had a
skin disease causing itching.

As above.
Narrated Anas:

`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair complained to the Prophet, i.e. about the lice (that caused
itching) so he allowed them to wear silken clothes. I saw them wearing such clothes in a holy battle.

The Prophet (PbUH) allowed `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam to wear silk.

(Wearing of silk) was allowed to them (i.e. `AbdurRahman and Az-Zubair) because of the itching they
suffered from.

I saw the Prophet (PbUH) eating of a shoulder (of a sheep) by cutting from it and then he was called to prayer
and he prayed without repeating his ablution.
Narrated Az-Zuhri:

as above (Hadith No. 173...) and added that the Prophet (PbUH) put the knife down.

That 'Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was
staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram. 'Umair said. Um Haram
informed us that she heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "Paradise is granted to the first batch of my followers
who will undertake a naval expedition." Um Haram added, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Will I be
amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.' The Prophet (PbUH) then said, 'The first army amongst'
my followers who will invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins.' I asked, 'Will I be one of them,
O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?' He replied in the negative."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews until some of them will hide behind
stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O `Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding
behind me; so kill him.'"

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone
behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill
him."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "One of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with people wearing shoes
made of hair; and one of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with broad-faced people whose
faces will look like shields coated with leather."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Turks; people with
small eyes, red faces, and flat noses. Their faces will look like shields coated with leather. The Hour
will not be established till you fight with people whose shoes are made of hair."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight with people wearing shoes made of
hair. And the Hour will not be established till you fight with people whose faces look like shields
coated with leather. " (Abu Huraira added, "They will be) small-eyed, flat nosed, and their faces will
look like shields coated with leather.")

A man asked Al-Bara', "O Abu '`Umara! Did you all flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He
replied, "No, by Allah! Allah's Messenger (PbUH) did not flee, but his young unarmed companions passed by the
archers of the tribe of Hawazin and Bani Nasr whose arrows hardly missed a target, and they threw
arrows at them hardly missing a shot. So the Muslims retreated towards the Prophet (PbUH) while he was
riding his white mule which was being led by his cousin Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith bin `Abdul
Muttalib. The Prophet (PbUH) dismounted and invoked Allah for victory; then he said, 'I am the Prophet,
without a lie; I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib, and then he arranged his companions in rows."

When it was the day of the battle of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "O Allah! Fill their
(i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire as they busied us so much that we did not perform the
prayer (i.e. `Asr) till the sun set."

The Prophet (PbUH) used to recite the following invocations during Qunut: "O Allah! Save Salama bin
Hisham. O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid. O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Rabi`a O Allah ! Save the
weak Muslims. O Allah! Be very hard on Mudar tribe. O Allah! Afflict them with years (of famine)
similar to the (famine) years of the time of Prophet Joseph."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) invoked evil upon the pagans on the ay (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab, saying, "O Allah!
The Revealer of the Holy Book, the Swift-Taker of Accounts, O Allah, defeat Al-Ahzab (i.e. the
clans), O Allah, defeat them and shake them."

Once the Prophet (PbUH) was offering the prayer in the shade of the Ka`ba. Abu Jahl and some Quraishi men
sent somebody to bring the Abdominal contents of a shecamel which had been slaughtered somewhere
in Mecca, and when he brought them, they put them over the Prophet (PbUH) Then Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's
daughter) came and threw them away from him, and he said, "O Allah! Destroy (the pagans of)
Quraish; O Allah! Destroy Quraish; O Allah Destroy Quraish," naming especially Abu Jahl bin
Hisham, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Shaiba bin Rabi`a, Al Walid bin `Utba, Ubai bin Khalaf and `Uqba bin Abi
Mitt. (The narrator, `Abdullah added, "I saw them all killed and thrown in the Badr well).

Once the Jews came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "Death be upon you." So I cursed them. The Prophet (PbUH)
said, "What is the matter?" I said, "Have you not heard what they said?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Have you
not heard what I replied (to them)? (I said), ('The same is upon you.')"

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the
sins of the peasants (i.e. your people).

Tufail bin `Amr Ad-Dausi and his companions came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! The
people of the tribe of Daus disobeyed and refused to follow you; so invoke Allah against them." The
people said, "The tribe of Daus is ruined." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "O Allah! Give guidance to the people of
Daus, and let them embrace Islam."

When the Prophet (PbUH) intended to write a letter to the ruler of the Byzantines, he was told that those
people did not read any letter unless it was stamped with a seal. So, the Prophet (PbUH) got a silver ring-- as if
I were just looking at its white glitter on his hand ---- and stamped on it the expression "Muhammad,
Apostle of Allah".

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent his letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it over to the Governor of
Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Sa`id bin Al-
Musaiyab said, "The Prophet (PbUH) then invoked Allah to disperse them with full dispersion, (destroy them
(i.e. Khusrau and his followers) severely)".

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) wrote to Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him his letter with Dihya Al-Kalbi
whom Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ordered to hand it over to the Governor of Busra who would forward it to
Caesar. Caesar as a sign of gratitude to Allah, had walked from Hims to Ilya (i.e. Jerusalem) when
Allah had granted Him victory over the Persian forces. So, when the letter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) reached
Caesar, he said after reading it, 'Seek for me any one of his people! (Arabs of Quraish tribe) if present
here, in order to ask him about Allah's Messenger (PbUH). At that time Abu Sufyan bin Harb was in Sham with
some men frown Quraish who had come (to Sham) as merchants during the truce that had been
concluded between Allah's Messenger (PbUH); and the infidels of Quraish.
Abu Sufyan said, Caesar's messenger found us somewhere in Sham so he took me and my
companions to Ilya and we were admitted into Ceasar's court to find him sitting in his royal court
wearing a crown and surrounded by the senior dignitaries of the Byzantine. He said to his translator.
'Ask them who amongst them is a close relation to the man who claims to be a prophet." Abu Sufyan
added, "I replied, 'I am the nearest relative to him.' He asked, 'What degree of relationship do you have
with him?' I replied, 'He is my cousin,' and there was none of Bani Abu Manaf in the caravan except
myself. Caesar said, 'Let him come nearer.' He then ordered that my companions stand behind me near
my shoulder and said to his translator, 'Tell his companions that I am going to ask this man about the
man who claims to be a prophet. If he tells a lie, they should contradict him immediately." Abu
Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had it not been shameful that my companions label me a liar, I would not
have spoken the truth about him when he asked me. But I considered it shameful to be called a liar by
my companions. So I told the truth.
He then said to his translator, 'Ask him what kind of family does he belong to.' I replied, 'He belongs
to a noble family amongst us.' He said, 'Have anybody else amongst you ever claimed the same before
him? 'I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Had you ever blamed him for telling lies before he claimed what he
claimed? ' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' He
said, "Do the noble or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are
they increasing or decreasing (day by day)?' I replied,' They are increasing.' He said, 'Does anybody
amongst those who embrace his (the Prophet's) Religion become displeased and then discard his
Religion?'. I replied, 'No. ' He said, 'Does he break his promises? I replied, 'No, but we are now at
truce with him and we are afraid that he may betray us." Abu Sufyan added, "Other than the last
sentence, I could not say anything against him. Caesar then asked, 'Have you ever had a war with
him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'What was the outcome of your battles with him?' I replied, 'The result
was unstable; sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' He said, 'What does he order you to
do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah alone, and not to worship others along with Him, and to leave
all that our fore-fathers used to worship. He orders us to pray, give in charity, be chaste, keep
promises and return what is entrusted to us.'
When I had said that, Caesar said to his translator, 'Say to him: I ask you about his lineage and your
reply was that he belonged to a noble family. In fact, all the apostles came from the noblest lineage of
their nations. Then I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you had claimed such a thing, and
your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that
this man was following a claim that had been said before him. When I asked you whether he was ever
blamed for telling lies, your reply was in the negative, so I took it for granted that a person who did
not tell a lie about (others) the people could never tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether any
of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I
would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. When I asked you
whether the rich or the poor people followed him, you replied that it was the poor who followed him.
In fact, such are the followers of the apostles. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing
or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. In fact, this is the result of true faith till it is
complete (in all respects).
I asked you whether there was anybody who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and
discarded his religion; your reply was in the negative. In fact, this is the sign of true faith, for when its
cheerfulness enters and mixes in the hearts completely, nobody will be displeased with it. I asked you
whether he had ever broken his promise. You replied in the negative. And such are the apostles; they
never break their promises. When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you,
you replied that he did, and that sometimes he was victorious and sometimes you. Indeed, such are the
apostles; they are put to trials and the final victory is always theirs.
Then I asked you what he ordered you. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah alone and
not to worship others along with Him, to leave all that your fore-fathers used to worship, to offer
prayers, to speak the truth, to be chaste, to keep promises, and to return what is entrusted to you.
These are really the qualities of a prophet who, I knew (from the previous Scriptures) would appear,
but I did not know that he would be from amongst you. If what you say should be true, he will very
soon occupy the earth under my feet, and if I knew that I would reach him definitely, I would go
immediately to meet Him; and were I with him, then I would certainly wash his feet.' " Abu Sufyan
added, "Caesar then asked for the letter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and it was read. Its contents were:
"In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad, the
slave of Allah, and His Apostle, to Heraculius, the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the
followers of guidance. Now then, I invite you to Islam (i.e. surrender to Allah), embrace Islam and
you will be safe; embrace Islam and Allah will bestow on you a double reward. But if you reject this
invitation of Islam, you shall be responsible for misguiding the peasants (i.e. your nation). O people of
the Scriptures! Come to a word common to you and us and you, that we worship. None but Allah, and
that we associate nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides
Allah. Then if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are (they who have surrendered (unto
Him)..(3.64)
Abu Sufyan added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech, there was a great hue and cry caused by
the Byzantine Royalties surrounding him, and there was so much noise that I did not understand what
they said. So, we were turned out of the court. When I went out with my companions and we were
alone, I said to them, 'Verily, Ibn Abi Kabsha's (i.e. the Prophet's) affair has gained power. This is the
King of Bani Al-Asfar fearing him." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I remained low and was sure that
his religion would be victorious till Allah converted me to Islam, though I disliked it."

That he heard the Prophet (PbUH) on the day (of the battle) of Khaibar saying, "I will give the flag to a person
at whose hands Allah will grant victory." So, the companions of the Prophet (PbUH) got up, wishing eagerly
to see to whom the flag will be given, and everyone of them wished to be given the flag. But the
Prophet asked for `Ali. Someone informed him that he was suffering from eye-trouble. So, he ordered
them to bring `Ali in front of him. Then the Prophet (PbUH) spat in his eyes and his eyes were cured
immediately as if he had never any eye-trouble. `Ali said, "We will fight with them (i.e. infidels) till
they become like us (i.e. Muslims)." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Be patient, till you face them and invite them
to Islam and inform them of what Allah has enjoined upon them. By Allah! If a single person
embraces Islam at your hands (i.e. through you), that will be better for you than the red camels."

Whenever Allah's Messenger (PbUH) attacked some people, he would never attack them till it was dawn. If he
heard the Adhan (i.e. call for prayer) he would delay the fight, and if he did not hear the Adhan, he
would attack them immediately after dawn. We reached Khaibar at night.

as Hadith No. 193 above.

The Prophet (PbUH) set out for Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to attack if he reached the people
at night, till the day broke. So, when the day dawned, the Jews came out with their bags and spades.
When they saw the Prophet; they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet (PbUH) said, Allahu--Akbar!
(Allah is Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then
it will be a miserable morning for those who have been warned."

Allah 's Apostle said, " I have been ordered to fight with the people till they say, 'None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' his life
and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and his accounts will be with Allah, (either
to punish him or to forgive him.)"

Whenever Allah's Messenger (PbUH) intended to lead a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one
would understand that he was going to a different destination .

Whenever Allah's Messenger (PbUH) intended to carry out a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation to conceal
his real destination till it was the Ghazwa of Tabuk which Allah's Messenger (PbUH) carried out in very hot
weather. As he was going to face a very long journey through a wasteland and was to meet and attack
a large number of enemies. So, he made the situation clear to the Muslims so that they might prepare
themselves accordingly and get ready to conquer their enemy. The Prophet (PbUH) informed them of the
destination he was heading for.

"Scarcely did Allah's Messenger (PbUH) set out for a journey on a day other than Thursday."

The Prophet (PbUH) set out on Thursday for the Ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out (i.e. travel)
on Thursdays.

The Prophet (PbUH) offered a four-rak`at Zuhr prayer at Medina and then offered a two rak`at `Asr prayer at
Dhul-Hulaifa and I heard the companions of the Prophet (PbUH) reciting Talbiya aloud (for Hajj and `Umra)
altogether.

We set out in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) five days before the end of Dhul Qa'da intending to
perform Hajj only. When we approached Mecca Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ordered those who did not have the
Hadi (i.e. an animal for sacrifice) with them, to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba, and between
Safa and Marwa and then finish their Ihram. Beef was brought to us on the day of (i.e. the days of
slaughtering) and I asked, "What is this?" Somebody said, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) has slaughtered (a cow) on
behalf of his wives."

Once the Prophet (PbUH) set out in the month of Ramadan. He observed fasting till he reached a place called
Kadid where he broke his fast.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent us on military expedition telling us, "If you find such and such persons (he named two men from Quraish), burn them fire." Then we came to bid him farewell, when we wanted to set out, he said: "Previously I ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so with fire, but as punishment with fire is done by none except Allah, if you capture them, kill them, (instead)."

The 'Prophet said, "It is obligatory for one to listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless these orders
involve one disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not
listen to or obey it."

That heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise)." The
Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who
obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for
whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders
people with righteousness and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the
opposite, he will be responsible for that."

When we reached (Hudaibiya) in the next year (of the treaty of Hudaibiya), not even two men
amongst us agreed unanimously as to which was the tree under which we had given the pledge of
allegiance, and that was out of Allah's Mercy. (The sub narrator asked Naf'i, "For what did the Prophet (PbUH)
take their pledge of allegiance, was it for death?" Naf'i replied "No, but he took their pledge of
allegiance for patience.")

that in the time (of the battle) of Al-Harra a person came to him and said, "Ibn Hanzala is taking the
pledge of allegiance from the people for death." He said, "I will never give a pledge of allegiance for
such a thing to anyone after Allah's Messenger (PbUH)."

Salama said, "I gave the Pledge of allegiance (Al-Ridwan) to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and then I moved to the
shade of a tree. When the number of people around the Prophet (PbUH) diminished, he said, 'O Ibn Al-Akwa`
! Will you not give to me the pledge of Allegiance?' I replied, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have already given
to you the pledge of Allegiance.' He said, 'Do it again.' So I gave the pledge of allegiance for the
second time." I asked 'O Abu Muslim! For what did you give he pledge of Allegiance on that day?"
He replied, "We gave the pledge of Allegiance for death."

On the day (of the battle) of the Trench, the Ansar were saying, "We are those who have sworn
allegiance to Muhammad for Jihaid (for ever) as long as we live." The Prophet (PbUH) replied to them, "O
Allah! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter. So honor the Ansar and emigrants with Your
Generosity."

My brother and I came to the Prophet (PbUH) and I requested him to take the pledge
of allegiance from us for migration. He said, "Migration has passed away with its people." I asked,
"For what will you take the pledge of allegiance from us then?" He said, "I will take (the pledge) for
Islam and Jihad."

Today a man came to me and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He said, "Tell
me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out on military expeditions with our
chiefs, and orders us to do such things as we cannot do (should we obey him?)" I replied, "By Allah, I
do not know what to reply you, except that we, were in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) and he used to
order us to do a thing once only till we finished it. And no doubt, everyone among you will remain in
a good state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in doubt as to the legality of something, he should ask
somebody who would satisfy him, but soon will come a time when you will not find such a man. By
Him, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of what has passed of
this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond whose fresh water has been used up and nothing
remains but muddy water."

The freed slave of `Umar bin 'Ubaidullah who was `Umar's clerk: `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote him
(i.e. `Umar) a letter that contained the following:--
"Once Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (during a holy battle), waited till the sun had declined and then he got up
among the people and said, "O people! Do not wish to face the enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to
save you (from calamities) but if you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known to
you that Paradise is under the shades of swords." He then said,, "O Allah! The Revealer of the (Holy)
Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans of infidels), defeat them
infidels and bestow victory upon us."

I participated in a Ghazwa along with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) The Prophet (PbUH) met me (on the way) while I was
riding a camel of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could hardly walk. The Prophet (PbUH)
asked me, "What is wrong with the camel?" I replied, "It has got tired." So. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came from
behind it and rebuked it and prayed for it so it started surpassing the other camels and going ahead of
them. Then he asked me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" I replied, "I find it quite well, now as
it has received your blessings." He said, "Will you sell it to me?" I felt shy (to refuse his offer) though
it was the only camel for irrigation we had. So, I said, "Yes." He said, "Sell it to me then." I sold it to
him on the condition that I should keep on riding it till I reached Medina. Then I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I am a bridegroom," and requested him to allow me to go home. He allowed me, and I set out
for Medina before the people till I reached Medina, where I met my uncle, who asked me about the
camel and I informed him all about it and he blamed me for that. When I took the permission of
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) he asked me whether I had married a virgin or a matron and I replied that I had
married a matron. He said, "Why hadn't you married a virgin who would have played with you, and
you would have played with her?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! My father died (or was martyred) and
I have some young sisters, so I felt it not proper that I should marry a young girl like them who would
neither teach them manners nor serve them. So, I have married a matron so that she may serve them
and teach them manners." When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) arrived in Medina, I took the camel to him the next
morning and he gave me its price and gave me the camel itself as well.

Once there was a feeling of fright at Medina, so Allah's Messenger (PbUH) rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha
and (on his return) he said, "We have not seen anything (fearful), but we found this horse very fast."

Once the people got frightened, so Allah's Messenger (PbUH) rode a slow horse belonging to Abu Talha, and he
set out all alone, making the horse gallop. Then the people rode, making their horses gallop after him.
On his return he said, "Don't be afraid (there is nothing to be afraid of) (and I have found) this horse a
very fast one." That horse was never excelled in running hence forward. (Qastalani Vol. 5)

I gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet (PbUH) whether
I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."

`Umar gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on he found it being sold. So, he intended to
buy it and asked Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Were it not for the fear that it would be difficult for my followers, I would not
have remained behind any Sariya, (army-unit) but I don't have riding camels and have no other means
of conveyance to carry them on, and it is hard for me that my companions should remain behind me.
No doubt I wish I could fight in Allah's Cause and be martyred and come to life again to be martyred
and come to life once more."

I participated in the Ghazwa of Tabuk along with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and I gave a young camel to be
ridden in Jihad and that was, to me, one of my best deeds. Then I employed a laborer who quarrelled
with another person. One of them bit the hand of the other and the latter drew his hand from the mouth
of the former pulling out his front tooth. Then the former instituted a suit against the latter before the
Prophet who rejected that suit saying, "Do you expect him to put out his hand for you to snap as a
male camel snaps (vegetation)?"

When Qais bin Sa`d Al-Ansari, who used to carry the flag of the Prophet, intended to perform Hajj, he
combed his hair.

Ali remained behind the Prophet (PbUH) during the battle of Khaibar as he way
suffering from some eye trouble but then he said, "How should I stay
behind Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" So, he set out till he joined the Prophet. On
the eve of the day of the conquest of Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said,
"(No doubt) I will give the flag or, tomorrow, a man whom Allah and
His Apostle love or who loves Allah and His apostle will take the
flag. Allah will bestow victory upon him." Suddenly 'Ali joined us
though we were not expecting him. The people said, "Here is 'Ali. "So,
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) gave the flag to him and Allah bestowed victory upon
him.

I heard Al Abbas telling Az-Zubair, "The Prophet (PbUH) ordered you to fix
the flag here."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and
I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the
keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu Huraira added:
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the
Prophet did not benefit by them).

Abu Sufyan said, "Heraclius sent for me when I was in 'llya' (i.e. Jerusalem). Then he asked for the
letter of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and when he had finished its reading there was a great hue and cry around
him and the voices grew louder and we were asked to quit the place. When we were turned out, I said
to my companions, 'The cause of Ibn Abi Kabsha has become conspicuous as the King of Bani Al-
Asfar is afraid of him.' "

I prepared the journey-food for Allah's Messenger (PbUH) in Abu Bakr's house when he intended to emigrate to
Medina. I could not find anything to tie the food-container and the water skin with. So, I said to Abu
Bakr, "By Allah, I do not find anything to tie (these things) with except my waist belt." He said, "Cut
it into two pieces and tie the water-skin with one piece and the food-container with the other (the subnarrator
added, "She did accordingly and that was the reason for calling her Dhatun-Nitaqain (i.e. twobelted
woman)).

During the life-time of the Prophet (PbUH) we used to take the meat of sacrificed animals (as journey food) to
Medina. (See Hadith No. 474 Vol. 7)

That he went out in the company o; the Prophet (PbUH) during the year of Khaibar (campaign till they reached
a place called As-Sahba', the lower part of Khaibar. They offered the `Asr prayer (there) and the
Prophet asked for the food. Nothing but Sawiq was brought to the Prophet. So, they chewed it and ate
it and drank water. After that the Prophet (PbUH) got up, washed his mouth, and they too washed their mouths
and then offered the prayer.

Once the journey-food of the people ran short and they were in great need. So, they came to the
Prophet to take his permission for slaughtering their camels, and he permitted them. Then `Umar met
them and they informed him about it. He said, "What will sustain you after your camels (are
finished)?" Then `Umar went to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! What will sustain them
after their camels (are finished)?" Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Make an announcement amongst the people
that they should bring all their remaining food (to me)." (They brought it and) the Prophet (PbUH) invoked
Allah and asked for His Blessings for it. Then he asked them to bring their food utensils and the
people started filling their food utensils with their hands till they were satisfied. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) then
said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I am His Apostle. "

Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "We set out, and we were three-hundred men carrying our journey-food on
our shoulders. Then we began to eat a single date each per day." A man asked (Jabir), "O Abu
`Abdullah! How could a person be satisfied with a single date?" Jabir replied, "We realized the value
of that one date when we could not even have that much till we reached the sea-shore, when all of a
sudden we saw a huge fish cast by the sea. So, we ate of it as much as we wished for eighteen days."

That she said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Your companions are returning with the reward of both Hajj and
`Umra, while I am returning with (the reward of) Hajj only." He said to her, "Go, and let `Abdur-
Rahman (i.e. your brother) make you sit behind him (on the animal)." So, he ordered `AbdurRahman
to let her perform `Umra from Al-Tan`im. Then the Prophet (PbUH) waited for her at the higher region of
Mecca till she returned.

The Prophet (PbUH) ordered me to let `Aisha sit behind me (on the animal) and to let her perform `Umra from
at-Tan`im.

I was riding behind Abu Talha (on the same) riding animal and (the Prophet's companions) were
reciting Talbiya aloud for both Hajj and `Umra.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) rode a donkey on which there was a saddle covered by a velvet sheet and let Usama
ride behind him (on the donkey).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came to Mecca through its higher region on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) riding
his she-camel on which Usama was riding behind him. Bilal and `Uthman bin Talha, one of the
servants of the Ka`ba, were also accompanying him till he made his camel kneel in the mosque and
ordered the latter to bring the key of the Ka`ba. He opened the door of the Ka`ba and Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
entered in the company of Usama, Bilal and `Uthman, and stayed in it for a long period. When he
came out, the people rushed to it, and `Abdullah bin `Umar was the first to enter it and found Bilal
standing behind the door. He asked Bilal, "Where did the Prophet (PbUH) offer his prayer?" He pointed to the
place where he had offered his prayer. `Abdullah said, "I forgot to ask him how many rak`at he had
performed."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There is a (compulsory) Sadaqa (charity) to be given for every joint of the
human body (as a sign of gratitude to Allah) everyday the sun rises. To judge justly between two
persons is regarded as Sadaqa, and to help a man concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride
it or by lifting his luggage on to it, is also regarded as Sadaqa, and (saying) a good word is also
Sadaqa, and every step taken on one's way to offer the compulsory prayer (in the mosque) is also
Sadaqa and to remove a harmful thing from the way is also Sadaqa."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) forbade the people to travel to a hostile country carrying (copies of) the Qur'an.

The Prophet (PbUH) reached Khaibar in the morning, while the people were coming out carrying their spades
over their shoulders. When they saw him they said, "This is Muhammad and his army! Muhammad
and his army!" So, they took refuge in the fort. The Prophet (PbUH) raised both his hands and said, "Allahu
Akbar, Khaibar is ruined, for when we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then miserable is the
morning of the warned ones." Then we found some donkeys which we (killed and) cooked: The
announcer of the Prophet (PbUH) announced: "Allah and His Apostle forbid you to eat donkey's meat." So, all
the pots including their contents were turned upside down.

We were in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (during Hajj). Whenever we went up a high place we used
to say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Allah is Greater," and our voices used to
rise, so the Prophet (PbUH) said, "O people! Be merciful to yourselves (i.e. don't raise your voice), for you are
not calling a deaf or an absent one, but One Who is with you, no doubt He is All-Hearer, ever Near (to
all things).

Whenever we went up a place we would say, "Allahu--Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)", and whenever
we went down a place we would say, "Subhan Allah."

Whenever we went up a place we would say Takbir, and whenever we went down we would say,
"Subhan Allah."

Whenever the Prophet (PbUH) returned from the Hajj or the `Umra or a Ghazwa, he would say Takbir thrice.
Whenever he came upon a mountain path or wasteland, and then he would say, "None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah, Alone Who has no partner. All the Kingdom belongs to Him and all the
praises are for Him and He is Omnipotent. We are returning with repentance, worshipping, prostrating
ourselves and praising our Lord. Allah fulfilled His Promise, granted victory to His slave and He
Alone defeated all the clans."

I heard Abu Burda who accompanied Yazid bin Abi Kabsha on a journey. Yazid used to observe
fasting on journeys. Abu Burda said to him, "I heard Abu Musa several times saying that Allah's
Apostle said, 'When a slave falls ill or travels, then he will get reward similar to that he gets for good
deeds practiced at home when in good health."

On the day of the battle of the Trench, the Prophet (PbUH) wanted somebody from amongst the people to
volunteer to be a reconnoitre. Az-Zubair volunteered. He demanded the same again and Az-Zubair
volunteered again. Then he repeated the same demand (thrice) and AzZubair volunteered once more.
The Prophet (PbUH) then said, " Every prophet has a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair."

from the Prophet (PbUH) the following Hadith (No. 242).
Narrated Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If the people knew what I know about traveling alone, then nobody would travel
alone at night."

Usama bin Zaid was asked at what pace the Prophet (PbUH) rode during Hajjat-ul-Wada` "He rode at a
medium pace, but when he came upon an open way he would go at full pace."

While I was in the company of `Abdullah bin `Umar on the way to Mecca, he received the news of the
severe illness of Safiya bint Abi Ubaid (i.e. his wife), so he proceeded at greater speed, and when the
twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and `Isha 'prayers together and said, " I
saw the Prophet (PbUH) delaying the Maghrib prayer to offer it along with the `Isha' when he was in a hurry
on a journey."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Journey is a piece of torture, for it disturbs one's sleep, eating and drinking. So,
when you fulfill your job, you should hurry up to your family."

`Umar bin Al-Khattab gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and then he found it being sold. He
intended to purchase it. So, he consulted Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who said, "Don't buy it and don't take back
your gift of charity."

I heard `Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, "I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and the person
who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap. I
consulted the Prophet (PbUH) who said, "Do not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he who takes back his
gift is like a dog swallowing its vomit."

A man came to the Prophet (PbUH) asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet (PbUH) asked him, "Are
your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (PbUH) said to him, "Then exert yourself in
their service."

That he was in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) on some of his journeys. (The sub-narrator `Abdullah
adds, "I think that Abu Bashir also said, 'And the people were at their sleeping places.") Allah's
Apostle sent a messenger ordering: "There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other kind of
necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off."

That he heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman, and no
lady should travel except with a Muhram (i.e. her husband or a person whom she cannot marry in any
case for ever; e.g. her father, brother, etc.)." Then a man got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have
enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa and my wife is proceeding for Hajj." Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
said, "Go, and perform the Hajj with your wife."

I heard `Ali saying, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad somewhere saying, 'Proceed
till you reach Rawdat Khakh. There you will find a lady with a letter. Take the letter from her.' " So,
we set out and our horses ran at full pace till we got at Ar-Rawda where we found the lady and said (to
her). "Take out the letter." She replied, "I have no letter with me." We said, "Either you take out the
letter or else we will take off your clothes." So, she took it out of her braid. We brought the letter to
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and it contained a statement from Hatib bin Abi Balta a to some of the Meccan pagans
informing them of some of the intentions of Allah's Messenger (PbUH). Then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "O Hatib!
What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Don't hasten to give your judgment about me. I was
a man closely connected with the Quraish, but I did not belong to this tribe, while the other emigrants
with you, had their relatives in Mecca who would protect their dependents and property . So, I wanted
to recompense for my lacking blood relation to them by doing them a favor so that they might protect
my dependents. I did this neither because of disbelief not apostasy nor out of preferring Kufr
(disbelief) to Islam." Allah's Messenger (PbUH), said, "Hatib has told you the truth." `Umar said, O Allah's
Apostle! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Hatib participated in
the battle of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has already looked at the Badr warriors and said,
'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you."

When it was the day (of the battle) of Badr, prisoners of war were brought including Al-Abbas who
was undressed. The Prophet (PbUH) looked for a shirt for him. It was found that the shirt of `Abdullah bin
Ubai would do, so the Prophet (PbUH) let him wear it. That was the reason why the Prophet (PbUH) took off and gave
his own shirt to `Abdullah. (The narrator adds, "He had done the Prophet (PbUH) some favor for which the
Prophet liked to reward him.")

On the day (of the battle) of Khaibar the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to somebody
who will be given victory (by Allah) and who loves Allah and His Apostle and is loved by Allah and
His Apostle." So, the people wondered all that night as to who would receive the flag and in the
morning everyone hoped that he would be that person. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) asked, "Where is `Ali?" He
was told that `Ali was suffering from eye-trouble, so he applied saliva to his eyes and invoked Allah
to cure him. He at once got cured as if he had no ailment. The Prophet (PbUH) gave him the flag. `Ali said,
"Should I fight them till they become like us (i.e. Muslim)?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Go to them patiently
and calmly till you enter the land. Then, invite them to Islam, and inform them what is enjoined upon
them, for, by Allah, if Allah gives guidance to somebody through you, it is better for you than
possessing red camels."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Allah wonders at those people who will enter Paradise in chains."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Three persons will get their reward twice. (One is) a person who has a slave girl
and he educates her properly and teaches her good manners properly (without violence) and then
manumits and marries her. Such a person will get a double reward. (Another is) a believer from the
people of the scriptures who has been a true believer and then he believes in the Prophet (PbUH)
(Muhammad). Such a person will get a double reward. (The third is) a slave who observes Allah's
Rights and Obligations and is sincere to his master."

The Prophet (PbUH) passed by me at a place called Al-Abwa or Waddan, and was asked whether it was
permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and
children to danger. The Prophet (PbUH) replied, "They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)."
I also heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "The institution of Hima is invalid except for Allah and His Apostle."

As above (hadith 3012)

During some of the Ghazawat of the Prophet (PbUH) a woman was found killed. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) disapproved
the killing of women and children.

During some of the Ghazawat of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) a woman was found killed, so Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
forbade the killing of women and children.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent us in a mission (i.e. am army-unit) and said, "If you find so-and-so and so-and-so,
burn both of them with fire." When we intended to depart, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "I have ordered you to
burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes with fire, so, if you find them,
kill them."

`Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn `Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would
not have burnt them, as the Prophet (PbUH) said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt,
I would have killed them, for the Prophet (PbUH) said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill
him.' "

A group of eight men from the tribe of 'Ukil came to the Prophet (PbUH) and then they found the climate of
Medina unsuitable for them. So, they said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Provide us with some milk." Allah's
Apostle said, "I recommend that you should join the herd of camels." So they went and drank the
urine and the milk of the camels (as a medicine) till they became healthy and fat. Then they killed the
shepherd and drove away the camels, and they became unbelievers after whey were Muslims. When
the Prophet (PbUH) was informed by a shouter for help, he sent some men in their pursuit, and before the sun
rose high, they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut off. Then he ordered for nails which
were heated and passed over their eyes, and whey were left in the Harra (i.e. rocky land in Medina).
They asked for water, and nobody provided them with water till they died (Abu Qilaba, a sub-narrator
said, "They committed murder and theft and fought against Allah and His Apostle, and spread evil in
the land.")

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "An ant bit a Prophet amongst the Prophets, and he ordered that the place of the ants be burnt. So, Allah inspired to him, 'It is because one ant bit you that you burnt a nation amongst the nations that glorify Allah?"

Allah's Messenger (PbUH)s said to me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house (of
an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath'am called Al-Ka`ba Al-Yama-niya. So, I proceeded with one
hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. It happened that I
could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet (PbUH) , stroke me over my chest till I saw his finger-marks over
my chest, he said, 'O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man.' " Jarir
proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he sent a messenger to Allah's
Apostle informing him of that. Jarir's messenger said, "By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did
not come to you till I had left it like an emancipated or gabby camel (i.e. completely marred and
spoilt)." Jarir added, "The Prophet (PbUH) asked for Allah's Blessings for the horses and the men of Ahmas
five times."

The Prophet (PbUH) burnt the date-palms of Bani An-Nadir.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi`. One of them set out and entered their
(i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, "I hid myself in a stable for their animals. They closed the fort
gate. Later they lost a donkey of theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went out along with them,
pretending to look for it. They found the donkey and entered their fort. And I, too, entered along with
them. They closed the gate of the fort at night, and kept its keys in a small window where I could see
them. When those people slept, I took the keys and opened the gate of the fort and came upon Abu
Rafi` and said, 'O Abu Rafi`. When he replied me, I proceeded towards the voice and hit him. He
shouted and I came out to come back, pretending to be a helper. I said, 'O Abu Rafi`, changing the
tone of my voice. He asked me, 'What do you want; woe to your mother?' I asked him, 'What has
happened to you?' He said, 'I don't know who came to me and hit me.' Then I drove my sword into his
belly and pushed it forcibly till it touched the bone. Then I came out, filled with puzzlement and went
towards a ladder of theirs in order to get down but I fell down and sprained my foot. I came to my
companions and said, 'I will not leave till I hear the wailing of the women.' So, I did not leave till I
heard the women bewailing Abu Rafi`, the merchant pf Hijaz. Then I got up, feeling no ailment, (and
we proceeded) till we came upon the Prophet (PbUH) and informed him."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent a group of the Ansar to Abu Rafi`. `Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night
and killed him while he was sleeping.

(the freed slave of 'Umar bin 'Ubaidullah) I was Umar's clerk. Once
Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote a letter to 'Umar when he proceeded to
Al-Haruriya. I read in it that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) in one of his military
expeditions against the enemy, waited till the sun declined and then
he got up amongst the people saying, "O people! Do not wish to meet
the enemy, and ask Allah for safety, but when you face the enemy, be
patient, and remember that Paradise is under the shades of swords."
Then he said, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the Mover
of the clouds and the Defeater of the clans, defeat them, and grant us
victory over them."

The Prophet (PbUH) said: "Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet
face) the enemy, be patient."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Khosrau will be ruined, and there will be no Khosrau after him, and Caesar will
surely be ruined and there will be no Caesar after him, and you will spend their treasures in Allah's
Cause." He called, "War is deceit'.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) called,: "War is deceit".

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "War is deceit."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Who is ready to kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His
Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Do you like me to kill him?" He replied
in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to him (i.e. Ka`b) and said, "This person (i.e.
the Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Ka`b replied, "By Allah, you will get tired of
him." Muhammad said to him, "We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end
of his affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this way till he got the chance to kill
him.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Who is ready to kill Ka`b bin Ashraf (i.e. a Jew)." Muhammad bin Maslama
replied, "Do you like me to kill him?" The Prophet (PbUH) replied in the affirmative. Muhammad bin
Maslama said, "Then allow me to say what I like." The Prophet (PbUH) replied, "I do (i.e. allow you).

Once, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) accompanied by Ubai bin Ka'b set out to Ibn Saiyyad. He was informed that Ibn Saiyyad was in a garden of date palms. When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) entered the garden of date-palms, he started hiding himself behind the trunks of the palms while Ibn Saiyyad was covered with a velvet sheet with murmurs emanating from under it. Ibn Saiyyah's mother saw Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "O Saf! This is Muhammad." So Ibn Saiyyad got up. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "If she had left him (in his state), the truth would have been clear."

I saw Allah's Messenger (PbUH) on the day (of the battle) of the Trench carrying earth till the hair of his chest
were covered with dust and he was a hairy man. He was reciting the following verses of `Abdullah
(bin Rawaha): "O Allah, were it not for You, We would not have been guided, Nor would we have
given in charity, nor prayed. So, bestow on us calmness, and when we meet the enemy. Then make
our feet firm, for indeed, Yet if they want to put us in affliction, (i.e. want to fight against us) we
would not (flee but withstand them)." The Prophet (PbUH) used to raise his voice while reciting these verses.
(See Hadith No. 432, Vol. 5).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) did not screen himself from me since my embracing Islam, and whenever he saw me
he would receive me with a smile. Once I told him that I could not sit firm on horses. He stroke me on
the chest with his hand and said, "O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and a rightly guided man."

The people asked Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa' idi "With what thing (medicine) was the wound of Allah's
Apostle treated?" He replied, "There is none left (living) amongst the people who knows it better than.
`Ali used to bring water in his shield and Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's daughter) used to wash the blood
off his face. Then a mat (of palm leaves) was burnt and its ash was inserted in the wound of Allah's
Apostle."

That his father said, "The Prophet (PbUH) sent Mu`adh and Abu Musa to Yemen telling them. 'Treat the
people with ease and don't be hard on them; give them glad tidings and don't fill them with aversion;
and love each other, and don't differ."

The Prophet (PbUH) appointed `Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the infantry men (archers) who were
fifty on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He instructed them, "Stick to your place, and don't leave it
even if you see birds snatching us, till I send for you; and if you see that we have defeated the infidels
and made them flee, even then you should not leave your place till I send for you." Then the infidels
were defeated. By Allah, I saw the women fleeing lifting up their clothes revealing their leg-bangles
and their legs. So, the companions of `Abdullah bin Jubair said, "The booty! O people, the booty !
Your companions have become victorious, what are you waiting for now?" `Abdullah bin Jubair said,
"Have you forgotten what Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to you?" They replied, "By Allah! We will go to the
people (i.e. the enemy) and collect our share from the war booty." But when they went to them, they
were forced to turn back defeated. At that time Allah's Messenger (PbUH) in their rear was calling them back.
Only twelve men remained with the Prophet (PbUH) and the infidels martyred seventy men from us.
On the day (of the battle) of Badr, the Prophet (PbUH) and his companions had caused the 'Pagans to lose 140
men, seventy of whom were captured and seventy were killed. Then Abu Sufyan asked thrice, "Is
Muhammad present amongst these people?" The Prophet (PbUH) ordered his companions not to answer him.
Then he asked thrice, "Is the son of Abu Quhafa present amongst these people?" He asked again
thrice, "Is the son of Al-Khattab present amongst these people?" He then returned to his companions
and said, "As for these (men), they have been killed." `Umar could not control himself and said (to
Abu Sufyan), "You told a lie, by Allah! O enemy of Allah! All those you have mentioned are alive,
and the thing which will make you unhappy is still there." Abu Sufyan said, "Our victory today is a
counterbalance to yours in the battle of Badr, and in war (the victory) is always undecided and is
shared in turns by the belligerents, and you will find some of your (killed) men mutilated, but I did not
urge my men to do so, yet I do not feel sorry for their deed" After that he started reciting cheerfully,
"O Hubal, be high! (1) On that the Prophet (PbUH) said (to his companions), "Why don't you answer him
back?" They said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH) What shall we say?" He said, "Say, Allah is Higher and more
Sublime." (Then) Abu Sufyan said, "We have the (idol) Al `Uzza, and you have no `Uzza." The
Prophet said (to his companions), "Why don't you answer him back?" They asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!
What shall we say?" He said, "Says Allah is our Helper and you have no helper."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was the (most handsome), most generous and the bravest of all the people. Once the
people of Medina got frightened having heard an uproar at night. So, the Prophet (PbUH) met the people while
he was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and carrying his sword (slung over his
shoulder). He said (to them), "Don't get scared, don't get scared." Then he added, "I found it (i.e the
horse) very fast."

I went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a slave of
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf met me. I said to him, "Woe to you! What brought you here?" He replied,
"The she-camels of the Prophet (PbUH) have been taken away." I said, "Who took them?" He said, "Ghatafan
and Fazara." So, I sent three cries, "O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !" so loudly that made the people in
between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken
the camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, "I am the son of Al-Akwa`"; and today
perish the mean people!" So, I saved the she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could
drink water. When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet (PbUH) met me, I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH) Those
people are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send some people to chase
them." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "O son of Al-Akwa`, you have gained power (over your enemy), so forgive
(them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by their folk."

A man asked Al-Bara "O Abu '`Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" Al-Bara
replied while I was listening, "As for Allah's Messenger (PbUH) he did not flee on that day. Abu Sufyan bin Al-
Harith was holding the reins of his mule and when the pagans attacked him, he dismounted and started
saying, 'I am the Prophet, and there is no lie about it; I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib.' On that day
nobody was seen braver than the Prophet.

When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sa`d's judgment, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent for Sa`d
who was near to him. Sa`d came, riding a donkey and when he came near, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said (to the
Ansar), "Stand up for your leader." Then Sa`d came and sat beside Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who said to him.
"These people are ready to accept your judgment." Sa`d said, "I give the judgment that their warriors
should be killed and their children and women should be taken as prisoners." The Prophet (PbUH) then
remarked, "O Sa`d! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of the King
Allah."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) entered (Makkah) in the year of the Conquest (of Makkah) wearing a helmet over his head. After he took it off, a man came and said, "Ibn Khatal is clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah." The Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) said, "Kill him."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent a Sariya of ten men as spies under the leadership of `Asim bin Thabit al-Ansari,
the grandfather of `Asim bin `Umar Al-Khattab. They proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a place
between 'Usfan, and Mecca, and their news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani
Lihyan. About two-hundred men, who were all archers, hurried to follow their tracks till they found
the place where they had eaten dates they had brought with them from Medina. They said, "These are
the dates of Yathrib (i.e. Medina), "and continued following their tracks When `Asim and his
companions saw their pursuers, they went up a high place and the infidels circled them. The infidels
said to them, "Come down and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we will not kill any
one of you" `Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the Sariya said, "By Allah! I will not come down to be
under the protection of infidels. O Allah! Convey our news to Your Prophet. Then the infidels threw
arrows at them till they martyred `Asim along with six other men, and three men came down
accepting their promise and convention, and they were Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina and
another man So, when the infidels captured them, they undid the strings of their bows and tied them.
Then the third (of the captives) said, "This is the first betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No
doubt these, namely the martyred, have set a good example to us." So, they dragged him and tried to
compel him to accompany them, but as he refused, they killed him. They took Khubaid and Ibn
Dathina with them and sold them (as slaves) in Mecca (and all that took place) after the battle of Badr.
Khubaib was bought by the sons of Al-Harith bin 'Amir bin Naufal bin `Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib
who had killed Al-Harith bin 'Amir on the day (of the battle of) Badr. So, Khubaib remained a
prisoner with those people.
Narrated Az-Zuhri: 'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyyad said that the daughter of Al-Harith had told him, "When
those people gathered (to kill Khubaib) he borrowed a razor from me to shave his pubes and I gave it
to him. Then he took a son of mine while I was unaware when he came upon him. I saw him placing
my son on his thigh and the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much that Khubaib noticed the
agitation on my face and said, 'Are you afraid that I will kill him? No, I will never do so.' By Allah, I
never saw a prisoner better than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating of a bunch of grapes in
his hand while he was chained in irons, and there was no fruit at that time in Mecca." The daughter of
Al-Harith used to say, "It was a boon Allah bestowed upon Khubaib." When they took him out of the
Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him outside its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let him offer two
rak`at (prayer).
They allowed him and he offered Two rak`at and then said, "Hadn't I been afraid that you would think
that I was afraid (of being killed), I would have prolonged the prayer. O Allah, kill them all with no
exception." (He then recited the poetic verse):-- "I being martyred as a Muslim, Do not mind how I am
killed in Allah's Cause, For my killing is for Allah's Sake, And if Allah wishes, He will bless the
amputated parts of a torn body" Then the son of Al Harith killed him. So, it was Khubaib who set the
tradition for any Muslim sentenced to death in captivity, to offer a two-rak`at prayer (before being
killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of `Asim bin Thabit on that very day on which he was martyred.
The Prophet (PbUH) informed his companions of their news and what had happened to them. Later on when
some infidels from Quraish were informed that `Asim had been killed, they sent some people to fetch
a part of his body (i.e. his head) by which he would be recognized. (That was because) `Asim had
killed one of their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of Badr. So, a swarm of wasps, resembling a shady
cloud, were sent to hover over `Asim and protect him from their messenger and thus they could not
cut off anything from his flesh.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick."

I asked `Ali, "Do you have the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration besides what is in Allah's Book?"
`Ali replied, "No, by Him Who splits the grain of corn and creates the soul. I don't think we have such
knowledge, but we have the ability of understanding which Allah may endow a person with, so that he
may understand the Qur'an, and we have what is written in this paper as well." I asked, "What is
written in this paper?" He replied, "(The regulations of) blood-money, the freeing of captives, and the
judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel."

Some Ansari men asked permission from Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Allow us not to
take the ransom of our nephew Al `Abbas. The Prophet (PbUH) replied, "Do not leave a single Dirham
thereof."

"Some wealth was brought to the Prophet (PbUH) from Bahrain. Al `Abbas
came to him and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Give me (some of it), as I have paid my and `Aqil's ransom.'
The Prophet (PbUH) said, 'Take,' and gave him in his garment."

(who was among the captives of the Battle of Badr) I heard the Prophet (PbUH) reciting 'Surat-at-Tur' in the
Maghrib prayer.

"An infidel spy came to the Prophet (PbUH) while he was on a journey. The spy sat with the companions of
the Prophet (PbUH) and started talking and then went away. The Prophet (PbUH) said (to his companions), 'Chase and
kill him.' So, I killed him." The Prophet (PbUH) then gave him the belongings of the killed spy (in addition to
his share of the war booty).

`Umar (after he was stabbed), instructed (his would-be-successor) saying, "I urge him (i.e. the new
Caliph) to take care of those non-Muslims who are under the protection of Allah and His Apostle in
that he should observe the convention agreed upon with them, and fight on their behalf (to secure their
safety) and he should not over-tax them beyond their capability."

Ibn `Abbas said, "Thursday! What (great thing) took place on Thursday!" Then he started weeping till
his tears wetted the gravels of the ground . Then he said, "On Thursday the illness of Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
was aggravated and he said, "Fetch me writing materials so that I may have something written to you
after which you will never go astray." The people (present there) differed in this matter and people
should not differ before a prophet. They said, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) is seriously sick.' The Prophet (PbUH) said,
"Let me alone, as the state in which I am now, is better than what you are calling me for." The Prophet (PbUH)
on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, "Expel the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula, respect and
give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me dealing with them." I forgot the third (order)"
(Ya'qub bin Muhammad said, "I asked Al-Mughira bin `Abdur-Rahman about the Arabian Peninsula
and he said, 'It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and Yemen." Ya'qub added, "And Al-Arj, the
beginning of Tihama.")

`Umar saw a silken cloak being sold in the market and he brought it to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "O
Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Buy this cloak and adorn yourself with it on the `Id festivals and on meeting the
delegations." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) replied, "This is the dress for the one who will have no share in the
Hereafter (or, this is worn by one who will have no share in the Hereafter)." After sometime had
passed, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent a silken cloak to `Umar. `Umar took it and brought it to Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! You have said that this is the dress of that who will have no share in the
Hereafter (or, this is worn by one who will have no share in the Hereafter), yet you have sent me this!"
The Prophet (PbUH) said," I have sent it) so that you may sell it or fulfill with it some of your needs."

Umar and a group of the companions of the Prophet (PbUH) set out with the
Prophet to Ibn Saiyad. He found him playing with some boys near the
hillocks of Bani Maghala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his
puberty. He did not notice (the Prophet's presence) till the Prophet (PbUH)
stroked him on the back with his hand and said, "Ibn Saiyad! Do you
testify that I am Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said,
"I testify that you are the Apostle of the illiterates."

Then Ibn Saiyad asked the Prophet. "Do you testify that I am the
apostle of Allah?" The Prophet (PbUH) said to him, "I believe in Allah and
His Apostles." Then the Prophet (PbUH) said (to Ibn Saiyad). "What do you
see?" Ibn Saiyad replied, "True people and false ones visit me." The
Prophet said, "Your mind is confused as to this matter." The Prophet (PbUH)
added, " I have kept something (in my mind) for you." Ibn Saiyad said,
"It is Ad-Dukh." The Prophet (PbUH) said (to him), "Shame be on you! You
cannot cross your limits." On that 'Umar said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!
Allow me to chop his head off." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If he should be him
(i.e. Ad-Dajjal) then you cannot overpower him, and should he not be
him, then you are not going to benefit by murdering him."

(Later on) Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (once again) went along with Ubai bin Ka'b
to the garden of date-palms where Ibn Saiyad was staying. When the
Prophet entered the garden, he started hiding himself behind the
trunks of the date-palms as he wanted to hear something from the Ibn
Saiyad before the latter could see him. Ibn Saiyad was lying in his
bed, covered with a velvet sheet from where his murmurs were heard.
Ibn Saiyad's mother saw the Prophet (PbUH) while he was hiding himself behind
the trunks of the date-palms. She addressed Ibn Saiyad, "O Saf!" (And
this was his name). Ibn Saiyad got up. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Had this
woman let him to himself, he would have revealed the reality of his
case." Then the Prophet (PbUH) got up amongst the people, glorifying Allah as
He deserves, he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn you about him
(i.e. Ad-Dajjal) and there is no prophet who did not warn his nation
about him, and Noah warned his nation about him, but I tell you a
statement which no prophet informed his nation of. You should
understand that he is a one-eyed man and Allah is not one-eyed."

I asked the Prophet (PbUH) during his Hajj, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Where will you stay tomorrow?" He said,
"Has `Aqil left for us any house?" He then added, "Tomorrow we will stay at Khaif Bani Kinana, i.e.
Al-Muhassab, where (the Pagans of) Quraish took an oath of Kufr (i.e. to be loyal to heathenism) in
that Bani Kinana got allied with Quraish against Bani Hashim on the terms that they would not deal
with the members of the is tribe or give them shelter." (Az-Zuhri said, "Khaif means valley.") (See
Hadith No. 659, Vol. 2)

`Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed a freed slave of his, called Hunai, manager of the Hima (i.e. a pasture
devoted for grazing the animals of the Zakat or other specified animals). He said to him, "O Hunai!
Don't oppress the Muslims and ward off their curse (invocations against you) for the invocation of the
oppressed is responded to (by Allah); and allow the shepherd having a few camels and those having a
few sheep (to graze their animals), and take care not to allow the livestock of `Abdur-Rahman bin
`Auf and the livestock of (`Uthman) bin `Affan, for if their livestock should perish, then they have
their farms and gardens, while those who own a few camels and those who own a few sheep, if their
livestock should perish, would bring their dependents to me and appeal for help saying, 'O chief of the
believers! O chief of the believers!' Would I then neglect them? (No, of course). So, I find it easier to
let them have water and grass rather than to give them gold and silver (from the Muslims' treasury).
By Allah, these people think that I have been unjust to them. This is their land, and during the prelslamic
period, they fought for it and they embraced Islam (willingly) while it was in their possession.
By Him in Whose Hand my life is! Were it not for the animals (in my custody) which I give to be
ridden for striving in Allah's Cause, I would not have turned even a span of their land into a Hima."

The Prophet (PbUH) said (to us), " List the names of those people who have announced that they are
Muslims." So, we listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we wondered, "Should we be
afraid (of infidels) although we are one thousand and five hundred in number?" No doubt, we
witnessed ourselves being afflicted with such bad trials that one would have to offer the prayer alone
in fear.

"We (listed the Muslims and) found them five hundred." And Abu Muawiya said, "Between sixhundred
to seven-hundred."

A man came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have enlisted in the army for such-andsuch
Ghazwa, and my wife is leaving for Hajj." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Go back and perform Hajj with
your wife."

as follows in Hadith 297.
Narrated Abu Huraira:

We were in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) in a Ghazwa, and he remarked about a man who claimed
to be a Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the (Hell) Fire." When the battle started, the
man fought violently till he got wounded. Somebody said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! The man whom you
described as being from the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and died." The Prophet (PbUH)
said, "He will go to the (Hell) Fire." Some people were on the point of doubting (the truth of what the
Prophet had said) while they were in this state, suddenly someone said that he was still alive but
severely wounded. When night fell, he lost patience and committed suicide. The Prophet (PbUH) was
informed of that, and he said, "Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle."
Then he ordered Bilal to announce amongst the people: 'None will enter Paradise but a Muslim, and
Allah may support this religion (i.e. Islam) even with a disobedient man.'

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) delivered a sermon and said, "Zaid received the flag and was martyred, then Ja`far
took it and was martyred, then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took it and was martyred, and then Khalid bin
Al-Walid took it without being appointed, and Allah gave him victory." The Prophet (PbUH) added, "I am not
pleased (or they will not be pleased) that they should remain (alive) with us," while his eyes were
shedding tears.

The people of the tribes of Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usiya and Bani Lihyan came
to the Prophet (PbUH) and claimed that they had embraced Islam, and they
requested him to support them with some men to fight their own people.
The Prophet (PbUH) supported them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we
used to call Al-Qurra'(i.e. Scholars) who (out of piety) used to cut
wood during the day and pray all the night. So, those people took the
(seventy) men till they reached a place called Bi'r-Ma'ana where they
betrayed and martyred them. So, the Prophet (PbUH) invoked evil on the tribe
of Ril, Dhakwan and Bani Lihyan for one month in the prayer.

Narrated Qatada: Anas told us that they (i.e. Muslims) used to recite
a Quranic Verse concerning those martyrs which was:-- "O Allah! Let
our people be informed on our behalf that we have met our Lord Who has
got pleased with us and made us pleased." Then the Verse was
cancelled.

Whenever the Prophet (PbUH) conquered some people, he would stay in their town for three days.

The Prophet (PbUH) performed `Umra, setting out from Al-Jarana where he distributed the war booty of
Hunain.

A horse of Ibn 'Umar fled and the enemy took it. Then the Muslims conquered the enemy and the horse was returned to him during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (PbUH). And also, once a slave of Ibn 'Umar (ra) fled and joined the Byzantines, and when the Muslims conquered them, Khalid bin Al-Walid returned the slave to him after the death of the Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH).

Once a slave of Ibn `Umar fled and joined the Byzantine. Khalid bin Al-Walid got him back and
returned him to `Abdullah (bin `Umar). Once a horse of Ibn `Umar also ran away and followed the
Byzantines, and he (i.e. Khalid) got it back and returned it to `Abdullah.

That he was riding a horse on the day, the Muslims fought (against the Byzantines), and the
commander of the Muslim army was Khalid bin Al-Walid who had been appointed by Abu Bakr. The
enemy took the horse away, and when the enemy was defeated, Khalid returned the horse to him.

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! We have slaughtered a young sheep of ours and have ground one Sa of
barley. So, I invite you along with some persons." So, the Prophet (PbUH) said in a loud voice, "O the people
of the Trench! Jabir had prepared "Sur" so come along."

(the daughter of Khalid bin Sa`id) I went to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) with my father and I was Nearing a
yellow shirt. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Sanah, Sanah!" (`Abdullah, the narrator, said that 'Sanah' meant
'good' in the Ethiopian language). I then started playing with the seal of Prophethood (in between the
Prophet's shoulders) and my father rebuked me harshly for that. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said. "Leave her," and
then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (invoked Allah to grant me a long life) by saying (thrice), "Wear this dress till it
is worn out and then wear it till it is worn out, and then wear it till it is worn out." (The narrator adds,
"It is said that she lived for a long period, wearing that (yellow) dress till its color became dark
because of long wear.")

Al-Hasan bin 'All took a date from the dates of the Sadaqa and put it in his mouth. The Prophet (PbUH) said
(to him) in Persian, "Kakh, kakh! (i.e. Don't you know that we do not eat the Sadaqa (i.e. what is
given in charity) (charity is the dirt of the people)).

The Prophet (PbUH) got up amongst us and mentioned Al Ghulul, emphasized its magnitude and declared that
it was a great sin saying, "Don't commit Ghulul for I should not like to see anyone amongst you on the
Day of Ressurection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating, or carrying over his neck a
horse that will be neighing. Such a man will be saying: 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Intercede with Allah for
me,' and I will reply, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you Nor should I like to
see a man carrying over his neck, a camel that will be grunting. Such a man will say, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me, and I will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allah's
Message to you,' or one carrying over his neck gold and silver and saying, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!
Intercede with Allah for me,' and I will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allah's Message to
you,' or one carrying clothes that will be fluttering, and the man will say, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Intercede
with Allah for me.' And I will say, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you."

There was a man who looked after the family and the belongings of the Prophet (PbUH) and he was called
Karkara. The man died and Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "He is in the '(Hell) Fire." The people then went to
look at him and found in his place, a cloak he had stolen from the war booty.

My grandfather, Rafi` said, "We were in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) at DhulHulaifa, and the people
suffered from hunger. We got some camels and sheep (as booty) and the Prophet (PbUH) was still behind the
people. They hurried and put the cooking pots on the fire. (When he came) he ordered that the cooking
pots should be upset and then he distributed the booty (amongst the people) regarding ten sheep as
equal to one camel then a camel fled and the people chased it till they got tired, as they had a few
horses (for chasing it). So a man threw an arrow at it and caused it to stop (with Allah's Permission).
On that the Prophet (PbUH) said, 'Some of these animals behave like wild beasts, so, if any animal flee from
you, deal with it in the same way." My grandfather asked (the Prophet (PbUH) ), "We hope (or are afraid) that
we may meet the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives. Can we slaughter our animals with canes?"
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) replied, "If the instrument used for killing causes the animal to bleed profusely and if
Allah's Name is mentioned on killing it, then eat its meat (i.e. it is lawful) but won't use a tooth or a
nail and I am telling you the reason: A tooth is a bone (and slaughtering with a bone is forbidden ),
and a nail is the slaughtering instrument of the Ethiopians."

Jarir bin `Abdullah said to me, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to me, 'Won't you relieve me from Dhul-
Khalasa?' Dhul-Khalasa was a house where the tribe of Khatham used to stay, and it used to be called
Ka`bat-ul Yamaniya. So I proceeded with one hundred-and-fifty (men) from the tribe of Ahmas who
were good cavalry. I informed the Prophet (PbUH) that I could not sit firm on horses, so he stroke me on the
chest with his hand and I noticed his finger marks on my chest. He invoked, 'O Allah! Make him firm
and a guiding and rightly-guided man." Jarir set out towards that place, dismantled and burnt it, and
then sent the good news to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) . The messenger of Jarir said to Allah's Messenger (PbUH). "O Allah's
Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till it (i.e. the house) had
been turned (black) like a scabby camel (covered with tar)." So the Prophet (PbUH) invokes Allah to Bless the
horses of the men of Ahmas five times.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, "There is no migration (after the Conquest),
but Jihad and good intentions, and when you are called for Jihad, you should immediately respond to
the call."

Mujashi (bin Mas`ud) took his brother Mujalid bin Musud to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "This is Mujalid
and he will give a pledge of allegiance to you for migration." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "There is no migration
after the Conquest of Mecca, but I will take his pledge of allegiance for Islam."

I and 'Ubai bin `Umar went to `Aisha while she was staying near Thabir (i.e. a mountain). She said,
"There is no Migration after Allah gave His Prophet victory over Mecca."

Abu `Abdur-Rahman who was one of the supporters of `Uthman said to Abu Talha who was one of
the supporters of `Ali, "I perfectly know what encouraged your leader (i.e. `Ali) to shed blood. I heard
him saying: Once the Prophet (PbUH) sent me and Az-Zubair saying, 'Proceed to such-and-such Ar-Roudah
(place) where you will find a lady whom Hatib has given a letter. So when we arrived at Ar-Roudah,
we requested the lady to hand over the letter to us. She said, 'Hatib has not given me any letter.' We
said to her. 'Take out the letter or else we will strip off your clothes.' So she took it out of her braid. So
the Prophet (PbUH) sent for Hatib, (who came) and said, 'Don't hurry in judging me, for, by Allah, I have not
become a disbeliever, and my love to Islam is increasing. (The reason for writing this letter was) that
there is none of your companions but has relatives in Mecca who look after their families and
property, while I have nobody there, so I wanted to do them some favor (so that they might look after
my family and property).' The Prophet (PbUH) believed him. `Umar said, 'Allow me to chop off his (i.e.
Hatib's) neck as he has done hypocrisy.' The Prophet (PbUH) said, (to `Umar), 'Who knows, perhaps Allah has
looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), 'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you.' "
`Abdur-Rahman added, "So this is what encouraged him (i.e. `Ali).

Ibn Az-Zubair said to Ibn Ja`far "Do you remember when I, you and Ibn `Abbas went out to receive
Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" Ibn Ja`far replied in the affirmative. Ibn Az-Zubair added, "And Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
made us (i.e. I and Ibn `Abbas) ride along with him and left you."

I along with some boys went out to receive Allah's Messenger (PbUH) at Thaniyatal-Wada`.

When the Prophet (PbUH) returned (from Jihad), he would say Takbir thrice and add, "We are returning, if
Allah wishes, with repentance and worshipping and praising (our Lord) and prostrating ourselves
before our Lord. Allah fulfilled His Promise and helped His Slave, and He Alone defeated the (infidel)
clans."

We were in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) while returning from 'Usfan, and Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was riding
his she-camel keeping Safiya bint Huyay riding behind him. His she-camel slipped and both of them
fell down. Abu Talha jumped from his camel and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! May Allah sacrifice me for
you." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Take care of the lady." So, Abu Talha covered his face with a garment and
went to Safiya and covered her with it, and then he set right the condition of their shecamel so that
both of them rode, and we were encircling Allah's Messenger (PbUH) like a cover. When we approached Medina,
the Prophet (PbUH) said, "We are returning with repentance and worshipping and praising our Lord." He kept
on saying this till he entered Medina.

That he and Abu Talha came in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) and Safiya was accompanying the
Prophet, who let her ride behind him on his she-camel. During the journey, the she-camel slipped and
both the Prophet (PbUH) and (his) wife fell down. Abu Talha (the sub-narrator thinks that Anas said that Abu
Talha jumped from his camel quickly) said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! May Allah sacrifice me for your sake!
Did you get hurt?" The Prophet (PbUH) replied,"No, but take care of the lady." Abu Talha covered his face
with his garment and proceeded towards her and covered her with his garment, and she got up. He
then set right the condition of their she-camel and both of them (i.e. the Prophet (PbUH) and his wife) rode and
proceeded till they approached Medina. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "We are returning with repentance and
worshipping and praising our Lord." The Prophet (PbUH) kept on saying this statement till he entered Medina.

I was on a journey in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) and when we reached Medina, he said to me, "Enter
the Mosque and offer two rak`at."

Whenever the Prophet (PbUH) returned from a journey in the forenoon, he would enter the Mosque and offer
two rak`at before sitting.

Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) arrived at Medina, he slaughtered a camel or a cow."
Jabir added, "The Prophet (PbUH) bought a camel from me for two Uqiyas (of gold) and one or two Dirhams.
When he reached Sirar, he ordered that a cow be slaughtered and they ate its meat. When he arrived at
Medina, he ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two rak`at, and weighed (and gave) me the price
of the camel."

Once I returned from a journey and the Prophet (PbUH) said (to me) "Offer two rak`at." (Sirar is a place near
Medina).