Speech

Abu Ruhm, one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, who had offered his allegiance tothe Prophet under the Tree [i.e. at Hudaybiyya] was heard to say, "I wenton the expedition to Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace. While we were travelling at night at al-Akhdar,I was near to the Prophet. A deep sleepiness overcame us, but I began towake up when my camel wandered near to the Prophet's camel. I was worriedthat when it came close, it would his foot in the stirrup. I began to pullmy camel back, but at a certain point in the night I feel asleep. Thenmy camel jostled against the camel of the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, while his foot was in stirrup, hitting hisfoot. I did not wake up until he exclaimed, 'Ow!' I said, 'Messenger ofAllah, ask for forgiveness for me!' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, 'Never mind.'

'A'isha said, "A man asked for permission to come in to see theProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Prophet remarked,'He is a bad brother of his tribe.' When the man came in, the Prophet wascheerful towards him. I asked the Prophet about that and he said, 'Allahdoes not love anyone who is obscene and coarse.'"

'A'isha said, "Sawda, who was a heavy, sluggish woman, asked forpermission to come in (to see the Prophet) on the night of Jam' (Muzdalifa)and he gave her permission."

Ibn Mas'ud said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, divided the booty of Hunayn at Ji'rana, the peoplecrowded up against him. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, 'Allah sent on of His slaves to a people andthey rejected him and wounded him in the head. He wiped the blood fromhis brow, saying, "O Allah, forgive my people for they do not know."'"

Abu'l-Haytham said, "Some people came to 'Uqba ibn 'Amir and said,'We have some neighbours who drink (wine) and behave incorrectly. Shallwe bring them before the ruler?' 'No,' he replied, 'I heard the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whoever sees thefault of a Muslim and then veils it, it is as if he brought girl buriedalive back to life from her grave.''"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "When you hear a man saying, 'People aredestroyed,' then he has destroyed them."

'Abdullah ibn Burayda reported from his father that the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not call ahypocrite 'master'. He is not your master and you will have angered yourLord, the Mighty and Exalted."

'Adi ibn Arta' said, "When one of the Companions of the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was praised, he said in supplicationto Allah), 'Do not take me to task for what they say and forgive me forwhat they do not know.'"

Abu Qilaba reported that 'Abdullah said to Abu Mas'ud - orAbu Mas'ud said to 'Abdullah, "What did you hear the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, say about '(false) assertion?" He said,"It is a bad mount for a man."

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "Abu Mas'ud, what did you hear the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say about 'People whomake false claims?" He replied, "I heard him say, 'A bad mount for a man'and I heard him say, 'Cursing a believer is like killing him.'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "None of you should say about a thing which hedoes not know, 'Allah knows it' when Allah may know that it is other thanwhat he said and thus he (tries to) teach Allah what he does not know.That is something terrible in Allah's sight."

Ibn Abbas said, "The Milky Way is one of the gates of the heavens.The rainbow is security from being destroyed by flood after the peopleof Nuh, peace be upon him."

Ibn al-Kawwa' asked 'Ali about the Milky Way. He said, "It is thewater-trough (or loop of the bag) from which the heaven opens up flowingwater."

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The rainbow is security for the people of theearth that they will not be drowned. The Milky Way is the door of the heavensand forms a furrow through it."

Abu'l-Harith al-Kirmani heard a man say to Abu Raja', "I greetyou and I ask Allah to join both of us together in the Abiding Abode ofHis mercy." Abu Raja' said, "Is anyone capable of that?" He continued,"What is the Abiding Abode of His mercy?" "The Garden," the man replied."That is not correct," he said. The man asked, "Then what is the AbidingAbode of His mercy?" "The Lord of the Worlds," he replied.

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "None of you should say, 'May time (ad-Dahr)be disappointed. Allah is time (ad-Dahr)."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "None of you should say, 'May time be disappointed!'Allah Almighty said, 'I am time (ad-Dahr). I send the night andthe day. If I so wished, I could take them away.' None of you should thegrape-vine 'karm" (instead of 'inab). Karm* is theMuslim man."

Mujahid said, "It is disliked for a man to stare at his brotheror let his eye follow him when he turns his back or to ask, 'Where haveyou come from? Where are you going?'"

Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, saw a man driving a sacrificial camel. "Ride it," he told him. Theman replied, "It is a sacrificial camel." "Ride it," he repeated. The mansaid again, "It is a sacrificial camel." "Ride it," he repeated. The mansaid, "It is a sacrificial camel." The Prophet said, "Ride it, and botheryou!"

Al-Miswar ibn Rifa'a al-Quruzi said, "I heard a man ask Ibn 'Abbas,'Should I do wudu' after I have eaten bread and meat?' He replied, 'Woeto you! Would you do wudu' on account of good things?'"

Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, was at al-Ji'rana on the Day of the Battle of Hunayn with thespoils in the custody of Bilal. The Prophet was dividing them out. A mancame up to him and said, 'Be just! You are not being just!' The Prophetsaid, 'Bother you! Who will be just if I am not just?' 'Umar said, 'Messengerof Allah, let me strike off the head of the hypocrite!' The Prophet said,'This man is with his followers who recite the Qur'an and it does not gobeyond their throats. They pass through the deen as an arrow passes throughthe target (i.e. nothing of it remains on the arrow).'"

Bashir ibn Ma'bad as-Sadusi (whose name was Zahim ibn Ma'bad) madehijra (emigration) to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,and the Prophet asked him, "What is your name?" "Zahim," he replied. TheProphet said, 'No, you are Bashir." Bashir said, "While I was walking withthe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he passedthe graves of some idolaters. He said, 'These people have missed much good'three times. Then he passed by the graves of the Muslims and observed,'These people have obtained much good.' The Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, suddenly looked up and saw a man wearing sandals walkingamong the graves. He said, 'You with the ox-hide sandals, take off yoursandals!' When he saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,he removed his sandals and threw them away.'"

Muhammad ibn Hilal reported that he saw the rooms of the wivesof the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The rooms weremade of palm trunks covered with hair. The transmitter (Muhammad ibn AbiFudayk) said, "I asked him about 'A'isha's room and he said, 'Its doorfaced Syria.' I asked, 'Was it one or two spans?' 'Its door was one span,'he replied. I asked, 'And what was it made of?' He said, 'From cypressor teak wood.'"

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "The Final Hour will not come until houses'adornments resemble painted garments."

Abu Hurayra said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, which sadaqahas the best reward?' He said, 'By your father, you will learn of it. Itis that you give sadaqa while you are healthy and avaricious, fearful ofpoverty and desirous of wealth. You should not delay it until you are atthe point of death and then say, "This much is for so-and-so. This muchis for so-and-so. This much is for so-and-so."'"

'Abdullah said, "When one of you seeks something he needs, he shouldask for something small. He will have what is decreed for him. None ofyou should go to his companion and then praise him and thus break his back."

Abu 'Izza Yassar ibn 'Abdullah al-Hudhali reported that the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah wants a slaveto die in a particular country, he makes him have some reason for beingthere."

Abu 'Abdu'l-'Aziz said, "Abu Hurayra spent the night with us andlooked at a star before him. Then he said, 'By the One who holds Abu Hurayrain his hand, some people wish that they would be appointed commanders inthe earth while their actions are as if they were handing from that star.They are not appointed to those positions of command not to those positions.'Then he turned to me and said, 'May the one who hates you not have good!Is all of this allowed by the people of the east in the east?' 'Yes, byAllah,' I replied. He said, 'May Allah make them ugly and drive them likeangry camels as if their faces were beaten shields until they give theowner of a field his field and the owner of sheep his sheep!'"

Mughith claimed that Ibn 'Umar once asked him about his mawla andMughith replied, "By Allah and so-and-so." Ibn 'Umar responded, "Do notspeak like that. Do not put anyone with Allah. Say "so-and-so:
after youhave said, "Allah."

Ibn 'Abbas said, "A man said, to the Prophet, 'Whatever Allah willsand you will.' He said, 'You have put an equal with Allah. It is what Allahalone wills.'"

'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I went out with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umarto the market. He passed by a small slave-girl who singing and remarked,'Shaytan. If he had left anyone, he would have left this girl.'"

Anas ibn Malik heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, say, "I have nothing to do with diversions and diversionshave nothing to do with me." He meant that he does not do anything worthless."

Ibn 'Abbas said about "There are some people who trade in distractingtales" (31:
5) that it means singing and things like it.

Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said, "Spread the greeting to people andyou will be safe. The saw is evil."

Fadala ibn 'Ubayd was at a meeting when he heard that some peoplewere playing backgammon. He got up in anger to forbid it in the strongestpossible terms. Then he said, "The one who plays in order to live on hiswinnings is like a person who eats pig meat and does wudu' in blood."

Ibn Mas'ud was heard to say, "You are living at a time when thereare many men of understanding and few orators. There are few who ask andmany who give. In it there is more action than diversion. After you therewill come a time when there are few men of understanding and many orators.There will be many who ask and few who give. Guidance in it directs action.Know that right guidance at the end of time is better than some actions."

Abu't-Tufayl said, "I was asked, 'Did you see the Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace?' 'Yes,' I replied, 'and I do not knowof any man left alive on the face of the earth except myself who saw theProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' He went on, 'The Prophethad white skin and a handsome face.'"

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Right guidance, correct behaviour and being moderateform a twenty-fifth portion of prophethood."

It is related that 'Ikrima said, "I asked 'A'isha, 'Did you everhear the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, quotingpoetry?' She replied, 'Sometimes when he entered a house, he would say,"News will come to you from someone you do not furnish with travel provisions."*'"

Ibn 'Abbas said, "This is something that a Prophet said, 'Newswill come to you from someone you do not furnish with travel provisions'(meaning that he had quoted it."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "When one of you wishes for something, heshould look to what he desires. He does not know what he will be given."

'Alqama ibn Wa'il reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "None of you should say 'kurm.' Ratheruse 'habala' for grape-vines."

See 772.

Hamna bint Jahsh said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, 'What is it, O person?'"

Habib ibn Sabhan al-Asadi said, "I saw 'Ammar praying the obligatoryprayer. Then he said to a man at his side, 'O person!' Then he got up."

Ash-Sharid said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, rode with me behind him and said, "Do you know any of the poetryof Umayya ibn Abi's-Salt?' 'Yes,' I replied and recited a line. 'Go on,'he said, until I had recited a hundred lines."

'A'isha said, "Do not forget to stand up at night to pray. TheProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not neglect to doit. If he was either ill or lazy, he prayed sitting down."

Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, used to often say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from worry,sorrow, incapacity, laziness, cowardice, avarice, being overburdened bydebt and being overcome by other men.'"

Anas ibn Malik said, "Abu Talha used to kneel before the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and sprinkle water onhis quiver and say:

Abu Dharr said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, went towards al-Baqi' and I began to follow him. He turned and sawme and said, 'Abu Dharr!' I said, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah.May I be your ransom.' He said, 'Those who are rich will be poor on theDay of Rising except those who say, "Such-and-such and such-and-such isfor a right (which was performed)."' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger knowbest.' He said, 'That is how it is' three times. Then we came to Uhud.He said, 'Abu Dharr!' I replied, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah.May I be your ransom.' He said, 'It would not delight me if Uhud were tobecome gold for the family of Muhammad and then have them spend a nightwith a dinar - or he said a mithqal.' Then we were at a wadi and hewent ahead, so I thought that he felt a call of nature, and so I sat downat the edge of the wadi. He was gone a long time and I feared for him.Then I heard him and it seemed as if he were talking to a man. Then hecame out to me my himself. I said, 'Messenger of Allah, who was the manyou were talking to?' 'Did you hear him?' he asked. I said, 'Yes.' He said,'That was Jibril. He came to me and gave me the good news that whoeverof my community dies without associating anything with Allah will enterthe Garden.' I said, 'Even if he commits adultery or steals?' He said,'Yes.'"

'Abdullah ibn Shaddad said, "I heard 'Ali, may Allah be pleasedwith him, say, 'I did not see the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, saying, ("May my father and mother be) your ransom" after Sa'd.I heard him say to him, "May my father and mother be your ransom."'"

'Abdullah ibn Burayda related that his father said, "The Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out to the mosque while AbuMusa was reciting and asked, 'Who is this?' 'I am Burayda,' I replied,'May I be your ransom!' He said, 'This man has been given one of the flutesof the family of Da'ud.'"

As-Sa'b ibn Hakim reported that his grandfather said, "I came to'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. He began to say, 'Nephew.'Then he questioned me and I told him my lineage and so he knew that myfather had not become Muslim. He began to say, 'My son, my son.'"

Anas said, "I used to serve the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace." He continued, "I used to enter without asking for permissionto enter. One day I came and he said, 'My son, there is a new situation.You should not come in unless you have permission.'"

Ibn Abi Sa'sa'sa reported from his father that Abu Sa'id al-Khudricalled him "my son".

'A'isha reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "None of you should say, 'khabuthat nafsi'. Heshould say, 'Laqisat nafsi.'"

Same with another isnad.