Translation of Sahih Bukhari

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) Al-Harith bin Hisham asked
Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! How is the Divine Inspiration
revealed to you?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Sometimes it is
(revealed)
like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest
of
all and then this state passes off after I have grasped what is
inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks
to
me and I grasp whatever he says." 'Aisha added: Verily I saw the
Prophet being inspired Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the
Sweat dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was over).

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the
Divine
Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which

came true like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was

bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira
where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days
before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the
journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija
to
take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended
upon
him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and
asked
him to read. The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read."

The Prophet added, "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me
so
hard that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and
again
asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.'
Thereupon
he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not
bear
it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but
again
I replied, 'I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?'
Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then
released me and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has
created
(all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord
is
the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle
returned
with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he
went
to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They
covered
him till his fear was over and after that he told her everything
that
had happened and said, "I fear that something may happen to me."
Khadija replied, "Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you.
You
keep good relations with your Kith and kin, help the poor and the
destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving
calamity-afflicted ones."

Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin
Asad
bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the PreIslamic Period became a
Christian
and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write
from
the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He was
an
old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, "Listen
to
the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew!

What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had
seen.
Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel
Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and
could
live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's
Apostle asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa replied in the
affirmative and said, "Anyone (man) who came with something similar
to
what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should
remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would
support you strongly." But after a few days Waraqa died and the
Divine
Inspiration was also paused for a while.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari while talking about the
period
of pause in revelation reporting the speech of the Prophet "While I

was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked
up
and saw the same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira'
sitting
on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and
came
back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah
revealed
the following Holy Verses (of Quran):

'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in garments!' Arise and warn
(the
people against Allah's Punishment),... up to 'and desert the
idols.'
(74.1-5) After this the revelation started coming strongly,
frequently
and regularly."

Narrated Said bin Jubair:

Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the Statement of Allah. 'Move not
your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith."
(75.16)
Said "Allah's Apostle used to bear the revelation with great
trouble
and used to move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration." Ibn
'Abbas
moved his lips saying, "I am moving my lips in front of you as
Allah's
Apostle used to move his." Said moved his lips saying: "I am moving
my
lips, as I saw Ibn 'Abbas moving his." Ibn 'Abbas added, "So Allah
revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make
haste
therewith. It is for us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad)
the
ability to recite it (the Qur'an) (75.16-17) which means that Allah

will make him (the Prophet ) remember the portion of the Qur'an
which
was revealed at that time by heart and recite it. The Statement of
Allah: And 'When we have recited it to you (O Muhammad through
Gabriel) then you follow its (Qur'an) recital' (75.18) means
'listen
to it and be silent.' Then it is for Us (Allah) to make It clear to

you' (75.19) means 'Then it is (for Allah) to make you recite it
(and
its meaning will be clear by itself through your tongue).
Afterwards,
Allah's Apostle used to listen to Gabriel whenever he came and
after
his departure he used to recite it as Gabriel had recited it."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he
used
to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when
Gabriel
met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach
him
the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle was the most generous person, even more

generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and
haste
to do charitable deeds).

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five
(principles):

1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and
Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.

2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and
perfectly.

3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity).

4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca)

5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty
branches
(i.e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of
concepts which are to be taken together; amongst them are self
respect, modesty, bashfulness, and scruple, etc.) is a part of
faith."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

The Prophet said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims
with
his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir (emigrant) is the one who gives
up
(abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."

Narrated Abu Musa:

Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam is the best? i.e.
(Who
is a very good Muslim)?" He replied, "One who avoids harming the
Muslims with his tongue and hands."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

A man asked the Prophet , "What sort of deeds or (what qualities
of)
Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet

those whom you know and those whom you do not know (See
Hadith No. 27).

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he wishes for
his
(Muslim) brother what he likes for himself."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

"Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of
you
will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his
children."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said "None of you will have faith till he loves me more

than his father, his children and all mankind."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities
will have the sweetness (delight) of faith:

1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than
anything
else.

2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.

3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be
thrown
into the fire."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred

for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy."

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:

who took part in the battle of Badr and was a Naqib (a person
heading
a group of six persons), on the night of Al-'Aqaba pledge: Allah's
Apostle said while a group of his companions were around him,
"Swear
allegiance to me for:

1. Not to join anything in worship along with Allah.

2. Not to steal.

3. Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse.

4. Not to kill your children.

5. Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation
among people).

6. Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deed."

The Prophet added: "Whoever among you fulfills his pledge will be
rewarded by Allah. And whoever indulges in any one of them (except
the
ascription of partners to Allah) and gets the punishment in this
world, that punishment will be an expiation for that sin. And if
one
indulges in any of them, and Allah conceals his sin, it is up to
Him
to forgive or punish him (in the Hereafter)." 'Ubada bin As-Samit
added: "So we swore allegiance for these." (points to Allah's
Apostle)

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Allah's Apostle said, "A time will come that the best property of a

Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and

the places of rainfall (valleys) so as to flee with his religion
from
afflictions."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something, he
used
to order them deeds which were easy for them to do, (according to
their strength endurance). They said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are
not
like you. Allah has forgiven your past and future sins." So
Allah's
Apostle became angry and it was apparent on his face. He said, "I
am
the most Allah fearing, and know Allah better than all of you do."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three qualities
will taste the sweetness of faith:

1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle become dearer than
anything
else.

2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.

3. Who hates to revert to disbelief (Atheism) after Allah has
brought
(saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in fire."

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

The Prophet said, "When the people of Paradise will enter Paradise
and
the people of Hell will go to Hell, Allah will order those who have

had faith equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed to be
taken
out from Hell. So they will be taken out but (by then) they will be

blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river of Haya'
(rain) or Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to which is the

right term), and they will revive like a grain that grows near the
bank of a flood channel. Don't you see that it comes out yellow and

twisted"

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Allah's Apostle said, "While I was sleeping I saw (in a dream) some

people wearing shirts of which some were reaching up to the breasts

only while others were even shorter than that. Umar bin Al-Khattab
was
shown wearing a shirt that he was dragging." The people asked, "How

did you interpret it? (What is its interpretation) O Allah's
Apostle?"
He (the Prophet ) replied, "It is the Religion."

Narrated 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar):

Once Allah's Apostle passed by an Ansari (man) who was admonishing
to
his brother regarding Haya'. On that Allah's Apostle said, "Leave
him
as Haya' is a part of faith." (See Hadith No. 8)

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said: "I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight
against
the people until they testify that none has the right to be
worshipped
but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and offer the
prayers
perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform that,

then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic
laws
and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To

believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then
asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate
in
Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause." The questioner again
asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To perform
Hajj
(Pilgrimage to Mecca) 'Mubrur'(which is accepted by Allah and is
performed with the intention of seeking Allah's pleasure only and
not
to show off and without committing a sin and in accordance with the

traditions of the Prophet)."

Narrated Sa'd:

Allah's Apostle distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of) people
while
I was sitting there but Allah's Apostle left a man whom I thought
the
best of the lot. I asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you left
that
person? By Allah I regard him as a faithful believer." The Prophet
commented: "Or merely a Muslim." I remained quiet for a while, but
could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about
him.
And then asked Allah's Apostle, "Why have you left so and so? By
Allah! He is a faithful believer." The Prophet again said, "Or
merely
a Muslim." And I could not help repeating my question because of
what
I knew about him. Then the Prophet said, "O Sa'd! I give to a
person
while another is dearer to me, for fear that he might be thrown on
his
face in the Fire by Allah."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

A person asked Allah's Apostle: "What (sort of) deeds in or (what
qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and
greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet said: "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority
of
its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do
they
disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He
replied,
"They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the
favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have
always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees
something in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have never
received any good from you."

Narrated Al-Ma'rur:

At Ar-Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was wearing a cloak, and his
slave,
too, was wearing a similar one. I asked about the reason for it. He

replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother with bad names."
The
Prophet said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Did you abuse him by calling his
mother with bad names? You still have some characteristics of
ignorance. Your slaves are your brothers and Allah has put them
under
your command. So whoever has a brother under his command should
feed
him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears. Do not ask them

(slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do
so,
then help them.'

Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:

While I was going to help this man ('Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra
met
me and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I am going to help

that person." He said, "Go back for I have heard Allah's Apostle
saying, 'When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their
swords,
both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the
Hell-fire.' I
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is all right for the murderer but what

about the murdered one?' Allah's Apostle replied, "He surely had
the
intention to kill his companion."

Narrated 'Abdullah:

When the following Verse was revealed: "It is those who believe and

confuse not their belief with wrong (worshipping others besides
Allah.)" (6:83), the companions of Allah's Apostle asked, "Who is
amongst us who had not done injustice (wrong)?" Allah revealed: "No

doubt, joining others in worship with Allah is a great injustice
(wrong) indeed." (31.13)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "The signs of a hypocrite are three:

1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.

2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise).

3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep
something
as a trust with him, he will not return it.)"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

The Prophet said, "Whoever has the following four (characteristics)

will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four
characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless
and
until he gives it up.

1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.

2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.

3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.

4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and
insulting manner."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever establishes the prayers on the night
of
Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not
to
show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "The person who participates in (Holy battles) in

Allah's cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in
Allah
and His Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either with a
reward,
or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is

killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for
my
followers, then I would not remain behind any sariya going for
Jihad
and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's cause and then
made
alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again
martyred
in His cause."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said: "Whoever establishes prayers during the
nights
of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain
Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be
forgiven."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of
Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards,

then all his past sins will be forgiven."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens
himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way.
So
you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and
receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain
strength
by worshipping in the mornings, the nights." (See Fath-ul-Bari,
Page
102, Vol 1).

Narrated Al-Bara' (bin 'Azib):

When the Prophet came to Medina, he stayed first with his
grandfathers
or maternal uncles from Ansar. He offered his prayers facing
Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he
wished that he could pray facing the Ka'ba (at Mecca). The first
prayer which he offered facing the Ka'ba was the 'Asr prayer in the

company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that
prayer
with him came out and passed by some people in a mosque who were
bowing during their prayers (facing Jerusalem). He said addressing
them, "By Allah, I testify that I have prayed with Allah's Apostle
facing Mecca (Ka'ba).' Hearing that, those people changed their
direction towards the Ka'ba immediately. Jews and the people of the

scriptures used to be pleased to see the Prophet facing Jerusalem
in
prayers but when he changed his direction towards the Ka'ba, during

the prayers, they disapproved of it.

Al-Bara' added, "Before we changed our direction towards the Ka'ba
(Mecca) in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we

did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers.)
Allah
then revealed: And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to
be
lost (i.e. the prayers of those Muslims were valid).' " (2:143).

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "If any one of you improve (follows strictly)

his Islamic religion then his good deeds will be rewarded ten times
to
seven hundred times for each good deed and a bad deed will be
recorded
as it is."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Once the Prophet came while a woman was sitting with me. He said,
"Who
is she?" I replied, "She is so and so," and told him about her
(excessive) praying. He said disapprovingly, "Do (good) deeds which
is
within your capacity (without being overtaxed) as Allah does not
get
tired (of giving rewards) but (surely) you will get tired and the
best
deed (act of Worship) in the sight of Allah is that which is done
regularly."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be
worshipped
but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a

barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said: "None has

the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good
(faith)
equal to the weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And

whoever said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and
has
in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will be
taken
out of Hell."

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

Once a Jew said to me, "O the chief of believers! There is a verse
in
your Holy Book Which is read by all of you (Muslims), and had it
been
revealed to us, we would have taken that day (on which it was
revealed
as a day of celebration." 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked, "Which is
that
verse?" The Jew replied, "This day I have perfected your religion
for
you, completed My favor upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as
your religion." (5:3) 'Umar replied,"No doubt, we know when and
where
this verse was revealed to the Prophet. It was Friday and the
Prophet
was standing at 'Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)"

Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:

A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and we
heard
his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he

came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam.
Allah's Apostle said, "You have to offer prayers perfectly five
times
in a day and night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more
(praying)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want to offer
the
Nawafil prayers (you can)." Allah's Apostle further said to him:
"You
have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." The man asked,
"Is there any more fasting?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if
you
want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's Apostle
further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory
charity)."
The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to
pay?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, unless you want to give alms of

your own." And then that man retreated saying, "By Allah! I will
neither do less nor more than this." Allah's Apostle said, "If what
he
said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted
Paradise)."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "(A believer) who accompanies the funeral
procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith and hoping to attain
Allah's reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is
offered
and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a reward of

two Qirats. Each Qirat is like the size of the (Mount) Uhud. He who

offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will
return with the reward of one Qirat only."

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (an evil doing) and
killing him is Kufr (disbelief)." Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
"Allah's Apostle went out to inform the people about the (date of
the)
night of decree (Al-Qadr) but there happened a quarrel between two
Muslim men. The Prophet said, "I came out to inform you about (the
date of) the night of Al-Qadr, but as so and so and so and so
quarrelled, its knowledge was taken away (I forgot it) and maybe it

was better for you. Now look for it in the 7th, the 9th and the 5th

(of the last 10 nights of the month of Ramadan)."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

One day while the Prophet was sitting in the company of some
people,
(The angel) Gabriel came and asked, "What is faith?" Allah's
Apostle
replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting
with
Him, His Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection." Then he further

asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Apostle replied, "To worship Allah
Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly, to pay the
compulsory
charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan."

Then he further asked, "What is Ihsan (perfection)?" Allah's
Apostle
replied, "To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot
achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is
looking at you." Then he further asked, "When will the Hour be
established?" Allah's Apostle replied, "The answerer has no better
knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its
portents.

1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master.

2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing
with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour
is
one of five things which nobody knows except Allah.

The Prophet then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone) is the
knowledge
of the Hour--." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel) left and the
Prophet
asked his companions to call him back, but they could not see him.
Then the Prophet said, "That was Gabriel who came to teach the
people
their religion." Abu 'Abdullah said: He (the Prophet) considered
all
that as a part of faith.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

I was informed by Abu Sufyan that Heraclius said to him, "I asked
you
whether they (followers of Muhammad) were increasing or decreasing.

You replied that they were increasing. And in fact, this is the way
of
true Faith till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you

whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his (the Prophets)
religion (Islam) became displeased and discarded it. You replied in

the negative, and in fact, this is (a sign of) true faith. When its

delight enters the heart and mixes with them completely, nobody can
be
displeased with it."

Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are
evident but in between them there are doubtful (suspicious) things
and
most of the people have no knowledge about them. So whoever saves
himself from these suspicious things saves his religion and his
honor.
And whoever indulges in these suspicious things is like a shepherd
who
grazes (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone
else
and at any moment he is liable to get in it. (O people!) Beware!
Every
king has a Hima and the Hima of Allah on the earth is His illegal
(forbidden) things. Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body
if
it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it
gets
spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart.

Narrated Abu Jamra:

I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas and he made me sit on his sitting
place.
He requested me to stay with him in order that he might give me a
share from his property. So I stayed with him for two months. Once
he
told (me) that when the delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came
to
the Prophet, the Prophet asked them, "Who are the people (i.e.
you)?
(Or) who are the delegate?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of

Rabi'a." Then the Prophet said to them, "Welcome! O people (or O
delegation of 'Abdul Qais)! Neither will you have disgrace nor will

you regret." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! We cannot come to you
except in the sacred month and there is the infidel tribe of Mudar
intervening between you and us. So please order us to do something
good (religious deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we
have
left behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on

them)." Then they asked about drinks (what is legal and what is
illegal). The Prophet ordered them to do four things and forbade
them
from four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah Alone and
asked
them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allah Alone?" They

replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." Thereupon the Prophet

said, "It means:

1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and
Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.

2. To offer prayers perfectly

3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)

4. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.

5. And to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in
Allah's
Cause).

Then he forbade them four things, namely, Hantam, Dubba,' Naqir Ann

Muzaffat or Muqaiyar; (These were the names of pots in which
Alcoholic
drinks were prepared) (The Prophet mentioned the container of wine
and
he meant the wine itself). The Prophet further said (to them):
"Memorize them (these instructions) and convey them to the people
whom
you have left behind."

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

Allah's Apostle said, "The reward of deeds depends upon the
intention
and every person will get the reward according to what he has
intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his
emigration was for Allah and His Apostle. And whoever emigrated for

worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for
what
he emigrated for."

Narrated Abu Mas'ud:

The Prophet said, "If a man spends on his family (with the
intention
of having a reward from Allah) sincerely for Allah's sake then it
is a
(kind of) alms-giving in reward for him.

Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:

Allah's Apostle said, "You will be rewarded for whatever you spend
for
Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife's
mouth."

Narrated Jarir bin Abdullah:

I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for the
following:

1. offer prayers perfectly

2. pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)

3. and be sincere and true to every Muslim.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer of a person who does ,Hadath
(passes, urine, stool or wind) is not accepted till he performs
(repeats) the ablution." A person from Hadaramout asked Abu
Huraira,
"What is 'Hadath'?" Abu Huraira replied, "'Hadath' means the
passing
of wind from the anus."

Narrated Nu'am Al-Mujmir:

Once I went up the roof of the mosque, along with Abu Huraira. He
perform ablution and said, "I heard the Prophet saying, "On the Day
of
Resurrection, my followers will be called "Al-Ghurr-ul-Muhajjalun"
from the trace of ablution and whoever can increase the area of his

radiance should do so (i.e. by performing ablution regularly).' "

Narrated 'Abbas bin Tamim:

My uncle asked Allah's Apostle about a person who imagined to have
passed wind during the prayer. Allah' Apostle replied: "He should
not
leave his prayers unless he hears sound or smells something."

Narrated Kuraib:

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet slept till he snored and then prayed
(or
probably lay till his breath sounds were heard and then got up and
prayed)." Ibn 'Abbas added: "I stayed overnight in the house of my
aunt, Maimuna, the Prophet slept for a part of the night, (See
Fateh-al-Bari page 249, Vol. 1), and late in the night, he got up
and
performed ablution from a hanging water skin, a light (perfect)
ablution and stood up for the prayer. I, too, performed a similar
ablution, then I went and stood on his left. He drew me to his
right
and prayed as much as Allah wished, and again lay and slept till
his
breath sounds were heard. Later on the Mua'dhdhin (callmaker for
the
prayer) came to him and informed him that it was time for Prayer.
The
Prophet went with him for the prayer without performing a new
ablution." (Sufyan said to 'Amr that some people said, "The eyes of

Allah's Apostle sleep but his heart does not sleep." 'Amr replied,
"I
heard 'Ubaid bin 'Umar saying that the dreams of Prophets were
Divine
Inspiration, and then he recited the verse: 'I (Abraham) see in a
dream, (O my son) that I offer you in sacrifice (to Allah)."
(37.102)
(See Hadith No. 183)

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:

Allah's Apostle proceeded from 'Arafat till when he reached the
mountain pass, he dismounted, urinated and then performed ablution
but
not a perfect one. I said to him, "Is it the time for the prayer, O

Allah's Apostle?" He said, "The (place of) prayer is ahead of you."
He
rode till when he reached Al-Muzdalifa, he dismounted and performed

ablution and a perfect one. The (call for) Iqama was pronounced and
he
led the Maghrib prayer. Then everybody made his camel kneel down at

its place. Then the Iqama was pronounced for the 'Isha' prayer
which
the Prophet led and no prayer was offered in between the two
prayers
('Isha' and Maghrib).

Narrated 'Ata' bin Yasar:

Ibn 'Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following

way): He ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed

his nose with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He
then,
took another handful (of water) and did like this (gesturing)
joining
both hands, and washed his face, took another handful of water and
washed his right forearm. He again took another handful of water
and
washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over his head and
took
another handful of water and poured it over his right foot (up to
his
ankles) and washed it thoroughly and similarly took another handful
of
water and washed thoroughly his left foot (up to the ankles) and
said,
"I saw Allah's Apostle performing ablution in this way."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet said, "If anyone of you on having sexual relations with

his wife said (and he must say it before starting) 'In the name of
Allah. O Allah! Protect us from Satan and also protect what you
bestow
upon us (i.e. the coming offspring) from Satan, and if it is
destined
that they should have a child then, Satan will never be able to
harm
that offspring."

Narrated Anas:

Whenever the Prophet went to answer the call of nature, he used to
say, "Allah-umma inni a'udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khaba'ith i.e.
O
Allah, I seek Refuge with You from all offensive and wicked things
(evil deeds and evil spirits)."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Once the Prophet entered a lavatory and I placed water for his
ablution. He asked, "Who placed it?" He was informed accordingly
and
so he said, "O Allah! Make him (Ibn 'Abbas) a learned scholar in
religion (Islam)."

Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:

Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you goes to an open space for
answering the call of nature he should neither face nor turn his
back
towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the west."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

People say, "Whenever you sit for answering the call of nature, you

should not face the Qibla or Bait-ulMaqdis (Jerusalem)." I told
them.
"Once I went up the roof of our house and I saw Allah's Apostle
answering the call of nature while sitting on two bricks facing
Bait-ul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) (but there was a screen covering him. '
(FatehAl-Bari, Page 258, Vol. 1).

Narrated 'Aisha:

The wives of the Prophet used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place

(near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar

used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Allah's
Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a the wife of the
Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady. 'Umar
addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said
so,
as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of

veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the
verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said to his wives, "You are allowed to go out to answer

the call of nature. "

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

I went up to the roof of Hafsa's house for some job and I saw
Allah's
Apostle answering the call of nature facing Sham (Syria, Jordan,
Palestine and Lebanon regarded as one country) with his back
towards
the Qibla. (See Hadith No. 147).

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Once I went up the roof of our house and saw Allah's Apostle
answering
the call of nature while sitting over two bricks facing
Bait-ul-Maqdis
(Jerusalem). (See Hadith No. 147).

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along

with another boy used to accompany him with a tumbler full of
water.
(Hisham commented, "So that he might wash his private parts with
it.)"

Narrated Anas:

Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along

with another boy from us used to go behind him with a tumbler full
of
water.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along

with another boy used to carry a tumbler full of water (for
cleaning
the private parts) and an 'Anza (spear-headed stuck).

Narrated Abu Qatada:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever anyone of you drinks water, he
should
not breathe in the drinking utensil, and whenever anyone of you
goes
to a lavatory, he should neither touch his penis nor clean his
private
parts with his right hand."

Narrated Abu Qatada:

The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you makes water he should not

hold his penis or clean his private parts with his right hand. (And

while drinking) one should not breathe in the drinking utensil ."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I followed the Prophet while he was going out to answer the call of

nature. He used not to look this way or that. So, when I approached

near him he said to me, "Fetch for me some stones for cleaning the
privates parts (or said something similar), and do not bring a bone
or
a piece of dung." So I brought the stones in the corner of my
garment
and placed them by his side and I then went away from him. When he
finished (from answering the call of nature) he used them .

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to
bring three stones. I found two stones and searched for the third
but
could not find it. So took a dried piece of dung and brought it to
him. He took the two stones and threw away the dung and said, "This
is
a filthy thing."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only once.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:

The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.

Narrated Humran:

(the slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a
tumbler
of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands
and
washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water
container
and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and
then
blowing it out. Then he washed his face and forearms up to the
elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his
feet
up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If
anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at
prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related
to
the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After
performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a
Hadith
which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a
certain
Holy Verse (the sub-narrator 'Urwa said: This verse is: "Verily,
those
who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent
down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs
ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational
prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer)

and the (next) prayer till he offers it.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Whoever performs ablution should clean his nose
with water by putting the water in it and then blowing it out, and
whoever cleans his private parts with stones should do it with odd
number of stones."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you performs ablution he should

put water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his
private parts with stones should do so with odd numbers. And
whoever
wakes up from his sleep should wash his hands before putting them
in
the water for ablution, because nobody knows where his hands were
during sleep."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

The Prophet remained behind us on a journey. He joined us while we
were performing ablution for the 'Asr prayer which was over-due and
we
were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them
thoroughly) so he addressed us in a loud voice saying twice or
thrice,
"Save your heels from the fire."

Narrated Humran:

(the freed slave of 'Uthman bin 'Affan) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan
asking (for a tumbler of water) to perform ablution (and when it
was
brought) he poured water from it over his hands and washed them
thrice
and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his
mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing
it
out. Then he washed his face thrice and (then) forearms up to the
elbows thrice, then passed his wet hands over his head and then
washed
each foot thrice. After that 'Uthman said, "I saw the Prophet
performing ablution like this of mine, and he said, 'If anyone
performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer
during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the

present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.'

Narrated Muhammad Ibn Ziyad:

I heard Abu Huraira saying as he passed by us while the people were

performing ablution from a utensil containing water, "Perform
ablution
perfectly and thoroughly for Abul-Qasim (the Prophet) said, 'Save
your
heels from the Hell-fire.' "

Narrated 'Ubaid Ibn Juraij:

I asked 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, "O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! I saw you doing
four things which I never saw being done by anyone of you
companions?"
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "What are those, O Ibn Juraij?" I said,
"I
never saw you touching any corner of the Ka'ba except these (two)
facing south (Yemen) and I saw you wearing shoes made of tanned
leather and dyeing your hair with Hinna; (a kind of dye). I also
noticed that whenever you were in Mecca, the people assume Ihram on

seeing the new moon crescent (1st of Dhul-Hijja) while you did not
assume the Ihlal (Ihram)--(Ihram is also called Ihlal which means
'Loud calling' because a Muhrim has to recite Talbiya aloud when
assuming the state of Ihram)--till the 8th of Dhul-Hijja (Day of
Tarwiya). 'Abdullah replied, "Regarding the corners of Ka'ba, I
never
saw Allah's Apostle touching except those facing south (Yemen) and
regarding the tanned leather shoes, no doubt I saw Allah's Apostle
wearing non-hairy shoes and he used to perform ablution while
wearing
the shoes (i.e. wash his feet and then put on the shoes). So I love
to
wear similar shoes. And about the dyeing of hair with Hinna; no
doubt
I saw Allah's Apostle dyeing his hair with it and that is why I
like
to dye (my hair with it). Regarding Ihlal, I did not see Allah's
Apostle assuming Ihlal till he set out for Hajj (on the 8th of
Dhul-Hijja)."

Narrated Um-'Atiya:

that the Prophet, at the time of washing his deceased daughter had
said
to them, "Start from the right side beginning with those parts
which
are washed in ablution."

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to like to start from the right side on wearing
shoes, combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on
doing
anything else.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

saw Allah's Apostle when the 'Asr prayer was due and the people
searched for water to perform ablution but they could not find it.
Later on (a pot full of) water for ablution was brought to Allah's
Apostle . He put his hand in that pot and ordered the people to
perform ablution from it. I saw the water springing out from
underneath his fingers till all of them performed the ablution (it
was
one of the miracles of the Prophet).

Narrated Ibn Sirin:

I said to 'Abida, "I have some of the hair of the Prophet which I
got
from Anas or from his family." 'Abida replied. "No doubt if I had a

single hair of that it would have been dearer to me than the whole
world and whatever is in it."

Narrated Anas:

When Allah's Apostle got his head shaved, Abu- Talha was the first
to
take some of his hair.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone
of
you it is essential to wash it seven times."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity
of)
thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and
kept
on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So
Allah
approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise." And narrated
Hamza bin 'Abdullah: My father said. "During the lifetime of
Allah's
Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the mosques
(come
and go), nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on it
(urine
of the dog.)"

Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:

I asked the Prophet (about the hunting dogs) and he replied, "If
you
let loose (with Allah's name) your tamed dog after a game and it
hunts
it, you may eat it, but if the dog eats of (that game) then do not
eat
it because the dog has hunted it for itself." I further said,
"Sometimes I send my dog for hunting and find another dog with it.
He
said, "Do not eat the game for you have mentioned Allah's name only
on
sending your dog and not the other dog."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "A person is considered in prayer as long as
he
is waiting for the prayer in the mosque as long as he does not do
Hadath." A non-Arab man asked, "O Abi Huraira! What is Hadath?" I
replied, "It is the passing of wind (from the anus) (that is one of

the types of Hadath)."

Narrated 'Abbas bin Tamim:

My uncle said: The Prophet said, "One should not leave his prayer
unless he hears sound or smells something."

Narrated 'Ali:

I used to get emotional urethral discharges frequently and felt shy
to
ask Allah's Apostle about it. So I requested Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad
to
ask (the Prophet ) about it. Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied,
"One
has to perform ablution (after it)."

Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:

I asked 'Uthman bin 'Affan about a person who engaged in
intercourse
but did no discharge. 'Uthman replied, "He should perform ablution
like the one for ar ordinary prayer but he must wash his penis."
'Uthman added, "I heard it from Allah's Apostle." I asked 'Ali
Az-Zubair, Talha and Ubai bin Ka'b about it and they, too, gave the

same reply. (This order was cancelled later on and taking a bath
became necessary for such cases).

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khud:

Allah's Apostle sent for a Ansari man who came with water dropping
from his head. The Prophet said, "Perhaps we have forced you to
hurry
up, haven't we?" The Ansari replied, "Yes." Allah's Apostle further

said, "If you are forced to hurry up (during intercourse) or you do

not discharge then ablution is due on you (This order was cancelled

later on, i.e. one has to take a bath).

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:

"When Allah's Apostle departed from 'Arafat, he turned towards a
mountain pass where he answered the call of nature. (After he had
finished) I poured water and he performed ablution and then I said
to
him, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you offer the prayer?" He replied,
"The
Musalla (place of the prayer) is ahead of you (in Al-Muzdalifa)."

Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:

I was in the company of Allah's Apostle on one of the journeys and
he
went out to answer the call of nature (and after he finished) I
poured
water and he performed ablution; he washed his face, forearms and
passed his wet hand over his head and over the two Khuff, (leather
socks).

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

that he stayed overnight in the house of Maimuna the wife of the
Prophet, his aunt. He added : I lay on the bed (cushion
transversally)
while Allah's Apostle and his wife lay in the length-wise direction
of
the cushion. Allah's Apostle slept till the middle of the night,
either a bit before or a bit after it and then woke up, rubbing the

traces of sleep off his face with his hands. He then, recited the
last
ten verses of Sura Al-Imran, got up and went to a hanging
water-skin.
He then Performed the ablution from it and it was a perfect
ablution,
and then stood up to offer the prayer. I, too, got up and did as
the
Prophet had done. Then I went and stood by his side. He placed his
right hand on my head and caught my right ear and twisted it. He
prayed two Rakat then two Rakat and two Rakat and then two Rakat
and
then two Rakat and then two Rakat (separately six times), and
finally
one Rak'a (the Witr). Then he lay down again in the bed till the
Mu'adhdhin came to him whereupon the Prophet got up, offered a two
light Rakat prayer and went out and led the Fajr prayer

Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:

I came to 'Aisha the wife of the Prophet during the solar eclipse.
The
people were standing and offering the prayer and she was also
praying.
I asked her, "What is wrong with the people?" She beckoned with her

hand towards the sky and said, "Subhan Allah." I asked her, "Is
there
a sign?" She pointed out, "Yes." So I, too, stood for the prayer
till
I fell unconscious and later on I poured water on my head. After
the
prayer, Allah's Apostle praised and glorified Allah and said, "Just

now I have seen something which I never saw before at this place of

mine, including Paradise and Hell. I have been inspired (and have
understood) that you will be put to trials in your graves and these

trials will be like the trials of Ad-Dajjal, or nearly like it (the

sub narrator is not sure of what Asma' said). Angels will come to
every one of you and ask, 'What do you know about this man?' A
believer will reply, 'He is Muhammad, Allah's Apostle , and he came
to
us with self-evident truth and guidance. So we accepted his
teaching,
believed and followed him.' Then the angels will say to him to
sleep
in peace as they have come to know that he was a believer. On the
other hand a hypocrite or a doubtful person will reply, 'I do not
know
but heard the people saying something and so I said the same.' "

Narrated Yahya Al-Mazini:

A person asked 'Abdullah bin Zaid who was the grandfather of 'Amr
bin
Yahya, "Can you show me how Allah's Apostle used to perform
ablution?"
'Abdullah bin Zaid replied in the affirmative and asked for water.
He
poured it on his hands and washed them twice, then he rinsed his
mouth
thrice and washed his nose with water thrice by putting water in it

and blowing it out. He washed his face thrice and after that he
washed
his forearms up to the elbows twice and then passed his wet hands
over
his head from its front to its back and vice versa (beginning from
the
front and taking them to the back of his head up to the nape of the

neck and then brought them to the front again from where he had
started) and washed his feet (up to the ankles).

Narrated 'Amr:

My father saw 'Amr bin Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah bin Zaid about
the
ablution of the Prophet. 'Abdullah bin Zaid asked for earthen-ware
pot
containing water and in front of them performed ablution like that
of
the Prophet. He poured water from the pot over his hand and washed
his hands thrice and then he put his hands in the pot and rinsed
his
mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing
it
out with three handfuls of water. Again he put his hand in the
water
and washed his face thrice and washed his forearms up to the elbows

twice; and then put his hands in the water and then passed them
over
his head by bringing them to the front and then to the rear of the
head once, and then he washed his feet up to the ankles.

Narrated Abu Juhaifa:

Allah's Apostle came to us at noon and water for ablution was
brought
to him. After he had performed ablution, the remaining water was
taken
by the people and they started smearing their bodies with it (as a
blessed thing). The Prophet offered two Rakat of the Zuhr prayer
and
then two Rakat of the 'Asr prayer while an 'Anza (spear-headed
stick)
was there (as a Sutra) in front of him. Abu Musa said: The Prophet
asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and
face in it and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumbler and
said
to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal), "Drink from the tumbler and
pour
some of its water on your faces and chests."

Narrated Ibn Shihab:

Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi' who was the person on whose face the Prophet
had
ejected a mouthful of water from his family's well while he was a
boy,
and 'Urwa (on the authority of Al-Miswar and others) who testified
each other, said, "Whenever the Prophet, performed ablution, his
companions were nearly fighting for the remains of the water."

Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid:

My aunt took me to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! This
son
of my sister has got a disease in his legs." So he passed his hands
on
my head and prayed for Allah's blessings for me; then he performed
ablution and I drank from the remaining water. I stood behind him
and
saw the seal of Prophethood between his shoulders, and it was like
the
"Zir-al-Hijla" (means the button of a small tent, but some said
'egg
of a partridge.' etc.)

Narrated 'Amr bin Yahya:

(on the authority of his father) 'Abdullah bin Zaid poured water on

his hands from a utensil containing water and washed them and then
with one handful of water he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose
by
putting water in it and then blowing it out. He repeated it thrice.

He, then, washed his hands and forearms up to the elbows twice and
passed wet hands over his head, both forwards and backwards, and
washed his feet up to the ankles and said, "This is the ablution of

Allah's Apostle."

Narrated Amr bin Yahya:

My father said, "I saw Amr bin Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah bin Zaid
about the ablution of the Prophet. Abdullah bin Zaid asked for an
earthenware pot containing water and performed ablution in front of

them. He poured water over his hands and washed them thrice. Then
he
put his (right) hand in the pot and rinsed his mouth and washed his

nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice with
three
handfuls of water. Again he put his hand in the water and washed
his
face thrice. After that he put his hand in the pot and washed his
forearms up to the elbows thrice and then again put his hand in the

water and passed wet hands over his head by bringing them to the
front
and then to the back and once more he put his hand in the pot and
washed his feet (up to the ankles.)"

Narrated Wuhaib:
that he (the Prophet in narration 191 above) had passed his wet
hands.

Narrated Jabir:

Allah's Apostle came to visit me while I was sick and unconscious.
He
performed ablution and sprinkled the remaining water on me and I
became conscious and said, "O Allah's Apostle! To whom will my
inheritance go as I have neither ascendants nor descendants?" Then
the
Divine verses regarding Fara'id (inheritance) were revealed.

Narrated Anas:

It was the time for prayer, and those whose houses were near got up

and went to their people (to perform ablution), and there remained
some people (sitting). Then a painted stove pot (Mikhdab)
containing
water was brought to Allah's Apostles. The pot was small, not broad

enough for one to spread one's hand in; yet all the people
performed
ablution. (The sub narrator said, "We asked Anas, 'How many persons

were you?' Anas replied 'We were eighty or more"). (It was one of
the
miracles of Allah's Apostle).

Narrated Abu Musa:

Once the Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water. He washed
his
hands and face in it and also threw a mouthful of water in it.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid:

Once Allah's Apostle came to us and we brought out water for him in
a
brass pot. He performed ablution thus: He washed his face thrice,
and
his forearms to the elbows thrice, then passed his wet hands
lightly
over the head from front to rear and brought them to front again
and
washed his feet (up to the ankles).

Narrated 'Aisha:

When the ailment of the Prophet became aggravated and his disease
became severe, he asked his wives to permit him to be nursed
(treated)
in my house. So they gave him the permission. Then the Prophet came

(to my house) with the support of two men, and his legs were
dragging
on the ground, between 'Abbas, and another man." 'Ubaid-Ullah (the
sub
narrator) said, "I informed 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas of what'Aisha
said.
Ibn 'Abbas said: 'Do you know who was the other man?' I replied in
the
negative. Ibn 'Abbas said, 'He was 'Ali (bin Abi Talib)." 'Aisha
further said, "When the Prophet came to my house and his sickness
became aggravated he ordered us to pour seven skins full of water
on
him, so that he might give some advice to the people. So he was
seated
in a Mikhdab (brass tub) belonging to Hafsa, the wife of the
Prophet.
Then, all of us started pouring water on him from the water skins
till
he beckoned to us to stop and that we have done (what he wanted us
to
do). After that he went out to the people."

Narrated 'Amr bin Yahya:

(on the authority of his father) My uncle used to perform ablution
extravagantly and once he asked 'Abdullah bin Zaid to tell him how
he
had seen the Prophet performing ablution. He asked for an
earthen-ware
pot containing water, and poured water from it on his hands and
washed
them thrice, and then put his hand in the earthen-ware pot and
rinsed
his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then
blowing
it out thrice with one handful of water; he again put his hand in
the
water and took a handful of water and washed his face thrice, then
washed his hands up to the elbows thrice, and took water with his
hand,
and passed it over his head from front to back and then from back
to
front, and then washed his feet (up to the ankles) and said, "I saw

the Prophet performing ablution in that way."

Narrated Thabit:

Anas said, "The Prophet asked for water and a tumbler with a broad
base and no so deep, containing a small quantity of water, was
brought
to him whereby he put his fingers in it." Anas further said, '
noticed
the water springing out from amongst his fingers." Anas added, '
estimated that the people who performed ablution with it numbered
between seventy to eighty."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet used to take a bath with one Saor up to five Mudds (1
Sa'=
Mudds) of water and used to perform ablution with one Mudd of
water.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said, "The Prophet passed wet hands over his
Khuffs." 'Abdullah bin 'Umar asked Umar about it. 'Umar replied in
the
affirmative and added, "Whenever Sa'd narrates a Hadith from the
Prophet, there is no need to ask anyone else about it."

Narrated Al-Mughlra bin Shu'ba:

Once Allah's Apostle went out to answer the call of nature and I
followed him with a tumbler containing water, and when he finished,
I
poured water and he performed ablution and passed wet hands over
his
Khuffs.

Narrated Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Umaiya Ad-Damri:

My father said, "I saw the Prophet passing wet hands over his
Khuffs."

Narrated Ja'far bin 'Amr:

My father said, "I saw the Prophet passing wet hands over his
turban
and Khuffs (leather socks)."

Narrated 'Urwa bin Al-Mughira:

My father said, "Once I was in the company of the Prophet on a
journey
and I dashed to take off his Khuffs. He ordered me to leave them as
he
had put them after performing ablution. So he passed wet hands or
them.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle ate a piece of cooked mutton from the shoulder
region
and prayed without repeating ablution.

Narrated Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Umaiya:

My father said, "I saw Allah's Apostle taking a piece of (cooked)
mutton from the shoulder region and then he was called for prayer.
He
put his knife down and prayed without repeating ablution."

Narrated Suwaid bin Al-Nu'man:

In the year of the conquest of Khaibar I went with Allah's Apostle
till we reached Sahba,' a place near Khaibar, where Allah's Apostle

offered the 'Asr prayer and asked for food. Nothing but Sawrq was
brought. He ordered it to be moistened with water. He and all of us

ate it and the Prophet got up for the evening prayer (Maghrib
prayer),
rinsed his mouth with water and we did the same, and he then prayed

without repeating the ablution.

Narrated Maimuna:

The Prophet ate (a piece of) mutton from the shoulder region and
then
prayed without repeating the ablution.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle drank milk, rinsed his mouth and said, "It has
fat."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying
he
should go to bed (sleep) till his slumber is over because in
praying
while drowsy one does not know whether one is asking for
forgiveness
or for a bad thing for oneself."

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying, he
should sleep till he understands what he is saying (reciting)."

Narrated 'Amr bin 'Amir:

Anas said, "The Prophet used to perform ablution for every prayer."
I
asked Anas, "What did you used to do?' Anas replied, "We used to
pray with
the same ablution until we break it with Hadath."

Narrated Suwaid bin Nu'man:

In the year of the conquest of Khaibar I went with Allah's Apostle
till we reached As-Sahba' where Allah's Apostle led the 'Asr prayer

and asked for the food. Nothing but Sawiq was brought and we ate it

and drank (water). The Prophet got up for the (Maghrib) Prayer,
rinsed
his mouth with water and then led the prayer without repeating the
ablution.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the grave-yards of
Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being
tortured in their graves. The Prophet said, "These two persons are
being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid)." The Prophet then
added, "Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed, one
of
them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the

other used to go about with calumnies (to make enmiy between
friends).
The Prophet then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, broke
it
into two pieces and put one on each grave. On being asked why he
had
done so, he replied, "I hope that their torture might be lessened,
till these get dried."

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Whenever the Prophet went to answer the call of nature, I used to
bring water with which he used to clean his private parts.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet once passed by two graves and said, "These two persons
are
being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid). One of them never
saved
himself from being soiled with his urine, while the other used to
go
about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends)." The Prophet

then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into (pieces)
and
fixed one on each grave. They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have
you
done so?" He replied, "I hope that their punishment might be
lessened
till these (the pieces of the leaf) become dry." (See the foot-note
of
Hadith 215).

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet saw a Bedouin making water in the mosque and told the
people not to disturb him. When he finished, the Prophet asked for
some water and poured it over (the urine).

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A Bedouin stood up and started making water in the mosque. The
people
caught him but the Prophet ordered them to leave him and to pour a
bucket or a tumbler of water over the place where he had passed the

urine. The Prophet then said, "You have been sent to make things
easy
and not to make them difficult."

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet said as above (219).

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

A Bedouin came and passed urine in one corner of the mosque. The
people shouted at him but the Prophet stopped them till he finished

urinating. The Prophet ordered them to spill a bucket of water over

that place and they did so.

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the mother of faithful believers) A child was brought to Allah's
Apostle and it urinated on the garment of the Prophet. The Prophet
asked for water and poured it over the soiled place.

Narrated Um Qais bint Mihsin:

I brought my young son, who had not started eating (ordinary food)
to
Allah's Apostle who took him and made him sit in his lap. The child

urinated on the garment of the Prophet, so he asked for water and
poured it over the soiled (area) and did not wash it.

Narrated Hudhaifa:

Once the Prophet went to the dumps of some people and passed urine
while standing. He then asked for water and so I brought it to him
and
he performed ablution.

Narrated Hudhaifa':

The Prophet and I walked till we reached the dumps of some people.
He
stood, as any one of you stands, behind a wall and urinated. I went

away, but he beckoned me to come. So I approached him and stood
near
his back till he finished.

Narrated Abu Wail:

Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari used to lay great stress on the question of
urination and he used to say, "If anyone from Bani Israel happened
to
soil his clothes with urine, he used to cut that portion away."
Hearing that, Hudhaifa said to Abu Wail, "I wish he (Abu Musa)
didn't
(lay great stress on that matter)." Hudhaifa added, "Allah's
Apostle
went to the dumps of some people and urinated while standing."

Narrated Asma':

A woman came to the Prophet and said, "If anyone of us gets menses
in
her clothes then what should she do?" He replied, "She should (take

hold of the soiled place), rub it and put it in the water and rub
it
in order to remove the traces of blood and then pour water over it.

Then she can pray in it."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Fatima bint Abi Hubaish came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle I get persistent bleeding from the uterus and do not become

clean. Shall I give up my prayers?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No,
because it is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So when your
real menses begins give up your prayers and when it has finished
wash
off the blood (take a bath) and offer your prayers." Hisham (the
sub
narrator) narrated that his father had also said, (the Prophet told

her): "Perform ablution for every prayer till the time of the next
period comes."

Narrated 'Aisha:

I used to wash the traces of Janaba (semen) from the clothes of the

Prophet and he used to go for prayers while traces of water were
still
on it (water spots were still visible).

Narrated 'Aisha:

as above (229).

Narrated Sulaiman bin Yasar:

I asked 'Aisha about the clothes soiled with semen. She replied, "I

used to wash it off the clothes of Allah's Apostle and he would go
for
the prayer while water spots were still visible. "

Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun:

I heard Sulaiman bin Yasar talking about the clothes soiled with
semen. He said that 'Aisha had said, "I used to wash it off the
clothes of Allah's Apostle and he would go for the prayers while
water
spots were still visible on them.

Narrated 'Aisha:

I used to wash the semen off the clothes of the Prophet and even
then
I used to notice one or more spots on them.

Narrated Abu Qilaba:

Anas said, "Some people of 'Ukl or 'Uraina tribe came to Medina and

its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet ordered them to go to

the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and urine (as a
medicine). So they went as directed and after they became healthy,
they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all the
camels.
The news reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent (men)
in
their pursuit and they were captured and brought at noon. He then
ordered to cut their hands and feet (and it was done), and their
eyes
were branded with heated pieces of iron, They were put in
'Al-Harra'
and when they asked for water, no water was given to them." Abu
Qilaba
said, "Those people committed theft and murder, became infidels
after
embracing Islam and fought against Allah and His Apostle."

Narrated Anas:

Prior to the construction of the mosque, the Prophet offered the
prayers at sheep-folds.

Narrated Maimuna:

Allah's Apostle was asked regarding ghee (cooking butter) in which a

mouse had fallen. He said, "Take out the mouse and throw away the
ghee
around it and use the rest."

Narrated Maimuna:

The Prophet was asked regarding ghee in which a mouse had fallen.
He
said, "Take out the mouse and throw away the ghee around it (and
use
the rest.)"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "A wound which a Muslim receives in Allah's cause

will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of
infliction; blood will be flowing from the wound and its color will
be
that of the blood but will smell like musk."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are the last (people to come in

the world) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of
Resurrection)."
The same narrator told that the Prophet had said, "You should not
pass
urine in stagnant water which is not flowing then (you may need to)

wash in it."

Narrated 'Abdullah:

While Allah's Apostle was prostrating (as stated below).

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:

Once the Prophet was offering prayers at the Ka'ba. Abu Jahl was
sitting with some of his companions. One of them said to the
others,
"Who amongst you will bring the abdominal contents (intestines,
etc.)
of a camel of Bani so and so and put it on the back of Muhammad,
when
he prostrates?" The most unfortunate of them got up and brought it.
He
waited till the Prophet prostrated and then placed it on his back
between his shoulders. I was watching but could not do any thing. I

wish I had some people with me to hold out against them. They
started
laughing and falling on one another. Allah's Apostle was in
prostration and he did not lift his head up till Fatima (Prophet's
daughter) came and threw that (camel's abdominal contents) away
from
his back. He raised his head and said thrice, "O Allah! Punish
Quraish." So it was hard for Abu Jahl and his companions when the
Prophet invoked Allah against them as they had a conviction that
the
prayers and invocations were accepted in this city (Mecca). The
Prophet said, "O Allah! Punish Abu Jahl, 'Utba bin Rabi'a, Shaiba
bin
Rabi'a, Al-Walid bin 'Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, and 'Uqba bin Al
Mu'it
(and he mentioned the seventh whose name I cannot recall). By Allah
in
Whose Hands my life is, I saw the dead bodies of those persons who
were counted by Allah's Apostle in the Qalib (one of the wells) of
Badr.

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet once spat in his clothes.

Narrated Aisha:

The Prophet said, "All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram
(forbidden to drink).

Narrated Abu Hazim:

Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi, was asked by the people, "With what was
the
wound of the Prophet treated? Sahl replied, "None remains among the

people living who knows that better than I. 'Ali used to bring
water in
his shield and Fatima used to wash the blood off his face. Then
straw
mat was burnt and the wound was filled with it."

Narrated Abu Burda:

My father said, "I came to the Prophet and saw him carrying a Siwak
in
his hand and cleansing his teeth, saying, 'U' U'," as if he was
retching while the Siwak was in his mouth."

Narrated Hudhaifa:

Whenever the Prophet got up at night, he used to clean his mouth
with
Siwak.

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever the Prophet took a bath after Janaba he started by washing

his hands and then performed ablution like that for the prayer.
After
that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his
hair
with them, and then pour three handfuls of water over his head and
then pour water all over his body.

Narrated Maimuna:

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle performed ablution like
that
for the prayer but did not wash his feet. He washed off the
discharge
from his private parts and then poured water over his body. He
withdrew his feet from that place (the place where he took the
bath)
and then washed them. And that was his way of taking the bath of
Janaba.

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot called
'Faraq'.

Narrated Abu Salama:

'Aisha's brother and I went to 'Aisha and he asked her about the
bath
of the Prophet. She brought a pot containing about a Sa' of water
and
took a bath and poured it over her head and at that time there was a

screen between her and us.

Narrated Abu Ja'far:

While I and my father were with Jabir bin 'Abdullah, some people
asked
him about taking a bath. He replied, "A Sa' of water is sufficient
for
you." A man said, "A Sa' is not sufficient for me." Jabir said, "A
Sa
was sufficient for one who had more hair than you and was better
than
you (meaning the Prophet)." And then Jabir (put on) his garment and

led the prayer.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet and Maimuna used to take a bath from a single pot.

Narrated Jubair bin Mutim:

Allah's Apostle said, "As for me, I pour water three times on my
head." And he pointed with both his hands.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

The Prophet used to pour water three times on his head.

Narrated Abu Ja'far:

Jabir bin Abdullah said to me, "Your cousin (Hasan bin Muhammad bin

Al-Hanafiya) came to me and asked about the bath of Janaba. I
replied,
'The Prophet uses to take three handfuls of water, pour them on his

head and then pour more water over his body.' Al-Hasan said to me,
'I
am a hairy man.' I replied, 'The Prophet had more hair than you'. "

Narrated Maimuna:

I placed water for the bath of the Prophet. He washed his hands
twice
or thrice and then poured water on his left hand and washed his
private parts. He rubbed his hands over the earth (and cleaned
them),
rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and
blowing
it out, washed his face and both forearms and then poured water
over
his body. Then he withdrew from that place and washed his feet.

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever the Prophet took the bath of Janaba (sexual relation or
wet
dream) he asked for the Hilab or some other scent. He used to take
it
in his hand, rub it first over the right side of his head and then
over the left and then rub the middle of his head with both hands.

Narrated Maimuna:

I placed water for the bath of the Prophet and he poured water with

his right hand on his left and washed them. Then he washed his
private
parts and rubbed his hands on the ground, washed them with water,
rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and
blowing it out, washed his face and poured water on his head. He
withdrew from that place and washed his feet. A piece of cloth
(towel)
was given to him but he did not use it.

Narrated Maimuna:

The Prophet took the bath of Janaba (sexual relation or wet dream).

He first cleaned his private parts with his hand, and then rubbed
it (that hand) on the wall (earth) and washed it. Then he performed

ablution like that for the prayer, and after the bath he washed his

feet.

Narrated Aisha:

The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot of water
and
our hands used to go in the pot after each other in turn.

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever Allah's Apostle took a bath of Janaba, he washed his hands

first.

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot of water
after
Janaba.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

the Prophet and one of his wives used to take a bath from a single
pot
of water. (Shu'ba added to Anas's Statement "After the Janaba")

Narrated Maimuna:

I placed water for the bath of Allah's Apostle and he poured water
over his hands and washed them twice or thrice; then he poured
water
with his right hand over his left and washed his private parts
(with
his left hand). He rubbed his hand over the earth and rinsed his
mouth
and washed his nose by putting water in it and blowing it out.
After
that he washed his face, both fore arms and head thrice and then
poured water over his body. He withdrew from that place and washed
his
feet.

Narrated Maimuna bint Al-Harith:

I placed water for the bath of Allah's Apostle and put a screen. He

poured water over his hands, and washed them once or twice. (The
subnarrator added that he did not remember if she had said thrice
or
not). Then he poured water with his right hand over his left one
and
washed his private parts. He rubbed his hand over the earth or the
wall and washed it. He rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by
putting
water in it and blowing it out. He washed his face, forearms and
head.
He poured water over his body and then withdrew from that place and

washed his feet. I presented him a piece of cloth (towel) and he
pointed with his hand (that he does not want it) and did not take
it.

Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir:

on the authority of his father that he had asked 'Aisha (about the
Hadith of Ibn 'Umar). She said, "May Allah be Merciful to Abu
'Abdur-Rahman. I used to put scent on Allah's Apostle and he used
to
go round his wives, and in the morning he assumed the Ihram, and
the
fragrance of scent was still coming out from his body."

Narrated Qatada:

Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet used to visit all his wives in a
round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number." I
asked Anas, "Had the Prophet the strength for it?" Anas replied,
"We
used to say that the Prophet was given the strength of thirty
(men)."
And Sa'id said on the authority of Qatada that Anas had told him
about
nine wives only (not eleven).

Narrated 'Ali:

I used to get emotional urethral discharge frequently. Being the
son-in-law of the Prophet I requested a man to ask him about it. So

the man asked the Prophet about it. The Prophet replied, "Perform
ablution after washing your organ (penis)."

Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir:

on the authority of his father that he had asked 'Aisha about the
saying of Ibn 'Umar (i.e. he did not like to be a Muhrim while the
smell of scent was still coming from his body). 'Aisha said, "I
scented Allah's Apostle and he went round (had sexual intercourse
with) all his wives, and in the morning he was Muhrim (after taking
a
bath)."

Narrated 'Aisha:

It is as if I am just looking at the glitter of scent in the
parting
of the Prophet's head hair while he was a Muhrim.

Narrated Hisham bin 'Urwa:

(on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said, "Whenever Allah's
Apostle took the bath of Janaba, he cleaned his hands and performed

ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his
hair, till he felt that the whole skin of the head had become wet,
then he would pour water thrice and wash the rest of the body."
'Aisha
further said, "I and Allah's Apostle used to take a bath from a
single
water container, from which we took water simultaneously."

Narrated Maimuna:

Water was placed for the ablution of Allah's Apostle after Janaba.
He
poured water with his right hand over his left twice or thrice and
then washed his private parts and rubbed his hand on the earth or
on a
wall twice or thrice and then rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by
putting water in it and then blowing it out arid then washed his
face
and forearms and poured water over his head and washed his body.
Then
he shifted from that place and washed his feet. I brought a piece
of
cloth, but he did not take it and removed the traces of water from
his
body with his hand."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Once the call (Iqama) for the prayer was announced and the rows
were
straightened. Allah's Apostle came out; and when he stood up at his

Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he ordered us to
stay
at our places and went to take a bath and then returned with water
dropping from his head. He said, "Allahu-Akbar", and we all offered

the prayer with him.

Narrated Maimuna:

I placed water for the bath of the Prophet and screened him with a
garment. He poured water over his hands and washed them. After that
he
poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his
private
parts, rubbed his hands with earth and washed them, rinsed his
mouth,
washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out and
then washed his face and forearms. He poured water over his head
and
body. He then shifted from that place and washed his feet. I gave
him
a piece of cloth but he did not take it and came out removing the
water (from his body) with both his hands.

Narrated Aisha:

Whenever any one of us was Junub, she poured water over her head
thrice with both her hands and then rubbed the right side of her
head
with one hand and rubbed the left side of the head with the other
hand.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, 'The (people of) Bani Israel used to take bath
naked
(all together) looking at each other. The Prophet Moses used to
take a
bath alone. They said, 'By Allah! Nothing prevents Moses from
taking a
bath with us except that he has a scrotal hernia.' So once Moses
went
out to take a bath and put his clothes over a stone and then that
stone ran away with his clothes. Moses followed that stone saying,
"My
clothes, O stone! My clothes, O stone! till the people of Bani
Israel
saw him and said, 'By Allah, Moses has got no defect in his body.
Moses took his clothes and began to beat the stone." Abu Huraira
added, "By Allah! There are still six or seven marks present on the

stone from that excessive beating."

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "When the Prophet Job
(Aiyub)
was taking a bath naked, golden locusts began to fall on him. Job
started collecting them in his clothes. His Lord addressed him, 'O
Job! Haven't I given you enough so that you are not in need of
them.'
Job replied, 'Yes!' By Your Honor (power)! But I cannot dispense
with
Your Blessings.' "

Narrated Um Hani bint Abi Talib:

I went to Allah's Apostle in the year of the conquest of Mecca and
found him taking a bath while Fatima was screening him. The Prophet

asked, "Who is it?" I replied, "I am Um-Hani."

Narrated Maimuna:

I screened the Prophet while he was taking a bath of Janaba. He
washed
his hands, poured water from his right hand over his left and
washed
his private parts. Then he rubbed his hand over a wall or the
earth,
and performed ablution similar to that for the prayer but did not
wash
his feet. Then he poured water over his body, shifted from that
place,
and washed his feet.

Narrated Um-Salama:

(the mother of the believers) Um Sulaim, the wife of Abu Talha,
came
to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Verily Allah is
not
shy of (telling you) the truth. Is it necessary for a woman to take
a
bath after she has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge)?"
Allah's
Apostle replied, "Yes, if she notices a discharge."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet came across me in one of the streets of Medina and at
that
time I was Junub. So I slipped away from him and went to take a
bath.
On my return the Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! Where have you
been?" I
replied, "I was Junub, so I disliked to sit in your company." The
Prophet said, "Subhan Allah! A believer never becomes impure."

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet used to visit all his wives in one night and he had
nine
wives at that time.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle came across me and I was Junub. He took my hand and
I
went along with him till he sat down. I slipped away, went home and

took a bath. When I came back. he was still sitting there. He then
said to me, "O AbuHuraira! Where have you been?' I told him about
it
The Prophet said, "Subhan Allah! O Abu Huraira! A believer never
becomes impure."

Narrated Abu Salama :

I asked 'Aisha "Did the Prophet use to sleep while he was Junub?"
She
replied, "Yes, but he used to perform ablution (before going to
bed).

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

I asked Allah's Apostle "Can any one of us sleep while he is
Junub?"
He replied, "Yes, if he performs ablution, he can sleep while he is

Junub."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever the Prophet intended to sleep while he was Junub, he used
to
wash his private parts and perform ablution like that for the
prayer.

Narrated 'Abdullah:

'Umar asked the Prophet "Can anyone of us sleep while he is Junub?"
He
replied, "Yes, if he performs ablution."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Umar bin Al-Khattab told Allah's Apostle, "I became Junub at
night."
Allah's Apostle replied, "Perform ablution after washing your
private
parts and then sleep."

Narrated Hisham:

as the following Hadith 290.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "When a man sits in between the four parts of a
woman and has sexual intercourse with her, bath becomes
compulsory."

Narrated Zaid bin Khalid AjJuhani:

I asked 'Uthman bin 'Affan about a man who engaged in the sexual
intercourse with his wife but did not discharge. 'Uthman replied,
"He
should perform ablution like that for the prayer after washing his
private parts." 'Uthman added, "I heard that from Allah's Apostle."
I
asked 'Ali bin Abi Talib, Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam, Talha bin
'Ubaidullah and Ubai bin Ka'b and they gave the same reply. (Abu
Aiylub
said that he had heard that from Allah's Apostle ) (This order was
cancelled later on so one has to take a bath. See, Hadith No. 180).

Narrated Al-Qasim:

'Aisha said, "We set out with the sole intention of performing
Hajj
and when we reached Sarif, (a place six miles from Mecca) I got my
menses. Allah's Apostle came to me while I was weeping. He said
'What
is the matter with you? Have you got your menses?' I replied,
'Yes.'
He said, 'This is a thing which Allah has ordained for the
daughters
of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims do with the exception of the
Taw-af (Circumambulation) round the Ka'ba." 'Aisha added, "Allah's
Apostle sacrificed cows on behalf of his wives."

Narrated 'Aisha:

While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allah's Apostle .

Narrated 'Urwa:

A person asked me, "Can a woman in menses serve me? And can a Junub

woman come close to me?" I replied, "All this is easy for me. All
of
them can serve me, and there is no harm for any other person to do
the
same. 'Aisha told me that she used to comb the hair of Allah's
Apostle
while she was in her menses, and he was in Itikaf (in the mosque).
He
would bring his head near her in her room and she would comb his
hair,
while she used to be in her menses."

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to lean on my lap and recite Qur'an while I was in

menses.

Narrated Um Salama:

While I was laying with the Prophet under a single woolen sheet, I
got
the menses. I slipped away and put on the clothes for menses. He
said,
"Have you got "Nifas" (menses)?" I replied, "Yes." He then called
me
and made me lie with him under the same sheet.

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we
were
Junub. During the menses, he used to order me to put on an Izar
(dress
worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in Itikaf, he
used
to bring his head near me and I would wash it while I used to be in
my
period (menses).

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad:

(on the authority of his father) 'Aisha said: "Whenever Allah's
Apostle wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses),
he
used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her." 'Aisha

added, "None of you could control his sexual desires as the Prophet

could."

Narrated Maimuna:

When ever Allah's Apostle wanted to fondle any of his wives during
the
periods (menses), he used to ask her to wear an Izar.

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) o

'Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and
said,
"O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the
dwellers
of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O
Allah's
Apostle ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to
your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in
intelligence
and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray
by
some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is
deficient
in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of

two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the
affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence.
Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her
menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is
the
deficiency in her religion."

Narrated 'Aisha:

We set out with the Prophet for Hajj and when we reached Sarif I
got
my menses. When the Prophet came to me, I was weeping. He asked,
"Why
are you weeping?" I said, "I wish if I had not performed Hajj this
year." He asked, "May be that you got your menses?" I replied,
"Yes."
He then said, "This is the thing which Allah has ordained for all
the
daughters of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims do except that you
do
not perform the Tawaf round the Ka'ba till you are clean."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Fatima bint Abi Hubaish said to Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's
Apostle! I
do not become clean (from bleeding). Shall I give up my prayers?"
Allah's Apostle replied: "No, because it is from a blood vessel and

not the menses. So when the real menses begins give up your prayers

and when it (the period) has finished wash the blood off your body
(take a bath) and offer your prayers."

Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr:

A woman asked Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! What should we
do,
if the blood of menses falls on our clothes?" Allah's Apostle
replied,
"If the blood of menses falls on the garment of anyone of you, she
must take hold of the blood spot, rub it, and wash it with water
and
then pray in (with) it."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Whenever anyone of us got her menses, she, on becoming clean, used
to
take hold of the blood spot and rub the blood off her garment, and
pour water over it and wash that portion thoroughly and sprinkle
water
over the rest of the garment. After that she would pray in (with)
it.

Narrated 'Aisha:

Once one of the wives of the Prophet did Itikaf along with him and
she
was getting bleeding in between her periods. She used to see the
blood
(from her private parts) and she would perhaps put a dish under her

for the blood. (The sub-narrator 'Ikrima added, 'Aisha once saw the

liquid of safflower and said, "It looks like what so and so used to

have.")

Narrated 'Aisha:

"One of the wives of Allah's Apostle joined him in l'tikaf and she
noticed blood and yellowish discharge (from her private parts) and
put
a dish under her when she prayed."

Narrated 'Aisha:

One of the mothers of the faithful believers (i.e. the wives of the

Prophet ) did l'tikaf while she was having bleeding in between her
periods.

Narrated 'Aisha:

None of us had more than a single garment and we used to have our
menses while wearing it. Whenever it got soiled with blood of
menses
we used to apply saliva to the blood spot and rub off the blood
with
our nails.

Narrated Um-'Atiya:

We were forbidden to mourn for a dead person for more than three
days
except in the case of a husband for whom mourning was allowed for
four
months and ten days. (During that time) we were not allowed to put
kohl (Antimony eye power) in our eyes or to use perfumes or to put
on
colored clothes except a dress made of 'Asb (a kind of Yemen cloth,

very coarse and rough). We were allowed very light perfumes at the
time of taking a bath after menses and also we were forbidden to go

with the funeral procession.

Narrated 'Aisha:

A woman asked the Prophet about the bath which is taken after
finishing
from the menses. The Prophet told her what to do and said, "Purify
yourself with a piece of cloth scented with musk." The woman asked,

"How shall I purify myself with it" He said, "Subhan Allah! Purify
yourself (with it)." I pulled her to myself and said, "Rub the
place
soiled with blood with it."

Narrated 'Aisha:

An Ansari woman asked the Prophet how to take a bath after
finishing
from the menses. He replied, "Take a piece a cloth perfumed with
musk
and clean the private parts with it thrice." The Prophet felt shy
and
turned his face. So I pulled her to me and told her what the
Prophet
meant.

Narrated 'Aisha:

In the last Hajj of Allah's Apostle I assumed the Ihram for Hajj
along
with Allah Apostle. I was one of those who intended Tamattu' (to
perform Hajj and 'Umra) and did not take the Hadi (animal for
sacrifice) with me. I got my menses and was not clean till the
night
of 'Arafat I said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is the night of the day
of
'Arafat and I intended to perform the Hajj Tamattu' with 'Umra
Allah's
Apostle told me to undo my hair and comb it and to postpone the
'Umra.
I did the same and completed the Hajj. On the night of Al-Hasba
(i.e.
place outside Mecca where the pilgrims go after finishing all the
ceremonies Hajj at Mina) he (the Prophet ordered 'Abdur Rahman
('Aisha's brother) to take me to At-Tan'im to assume the lhram
for'Umra in lieu of that of Hajj-atTamattu' which I had intended to

perform.

Narrated 'Aisha:

On the 1st of Dhul-Hijja we set out with the intention of
performing
Hajj. Allah's Apostle said, "Any one who likes to assume the Ihram
for
'Umra he can do so. Had I not brought the Hadi with me, I would
have
assumed the Ihram for 'Umra. "Some of us assumed the Ihram for
'Umra
while the others assumed the Ihram for Hajj. I was one of those who

assumed the Ihram for 'Umra. I got menses and kept on menstruating
until the day of 'Arafat and complained of that to the Prophet . He

told me to postpone my 'Umra, undo and comb my hair, and to assure
the
Ihram of Hajj and I did so. On the night of Hasba, he sent my
brother
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr with me to At-Tan'im, where I assumed
the
Ihram for'Umra in lieu of the previous one. Hisham said, "For that
('Umra) no Hadi, fasting or alms were required.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet said, "At every womb Allah appoints an angel who says,
'O
Lord! A drop of semen, O Lord! A clot. O Lord! A little lump of
flesh." Then if Allah wishes (to complete) its creation, the angel
asks, (O Lord!) Will it be a male or female, a wretched or a
blessed,
and how much will his provision be? And what will his age be?' So
all
that is written while the child is still in the mother's womb."

Narrated 'Urwa:

'Aisha said, "We set out with the Prophet in his last Hajj. Some of
us
intended to perform 'Umra while others Hajj. When we reached Mecca,

Allah's Apostle said, 'Those who had assumed the lhram for'Umra and

had not brought the Hadi should finish his lhram and whoever had
assumed the Ihram for 'Umra and brought the Hadi should not finish
the
Ihram till he has slaughtered his Hadi and whoever had assumed the
lhram for Hajj should complete his Hajj." 'Aisha further said, "I
got
my period (menses) and kept on menstruating till the day of
'Arafat,
and I had assumed the Ihram for 'Umra only (Tamattu'). The Prophet
ordered me to undo and comb my head hair and assume the Ihram for
Hajj
only and leave the 'Umra. I did the same till I completed the Hajj.

Then the Prophet sent 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr with me and
ordered
me to perform 'Umra from At-Tan'im in lieu of the missed 'Umra."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Fatima bint Abi Hubaish used to have bleeding in between the
periods,
so she asked the Prophet about it . He replied, "The bleeding is
from
a blood vessel and not the menses. So give up the prayers when the
(real) menses begin and when it has finished, take a bath and start

praying."

Narrated Mu'adha:

A woman asked 'Aisha, "Should I offer the prayers that which I did
not
offer because of menses" 'Aisha said, "Are you from the Huraura' (a

town in Iraq?) We were with the Prophet and used to get our periods

but he never ordered us to offer them (the Prayers missed during
menses)." 'Aisha perhaps said, "We did not offer them."

Narrated Zainab bint Abi Salama:

Um-Salama said, "I got my menses while I was lying with the Prophet

under a woolen sheet. So I slipped away, took the clothes for
menses
and put them on. Allah's Apostle said, 'Have you got your menses?' I

replied, 'Yes.' Then he called me and took me with him under the
woolen sheet." Um Salama further said, "The Prophet used to kiss me

while he was fasting. The Prophet and I used to take the bath of
Janaba from a single pot."

Narrated Um Salama:

While I was lying with the Prophet under a woolen sheet, I got my
menses. I slipped away and put on the clothes for menses. The
Prophet
said, "Have you got your menses?" I replied, "Yes." He called me
and I
slept with him under the woolen sheet.

Narrated Aiyub:

Hafsa said, 'We used to forbid our young women to go out for the
two
'Id prayers. A woman came and stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf
and
she narrated about her sister whose husband took part in twelve
holy
battles along with the Prophet and her sister was with her husband
in
six (out of these twelve). She (the woman's sister) said, "We used
to
treat the wounded, look after the patients and once I asked the
Prophet, 'Is there any harm for any of us to stay at home if she
doesn't have a veil?' He said, 'She should cover herself with the
veil
of her companion and should participate in the good deeds and in
the
religious gathering of the Muslims.' When Um 'Atiya came I asked
her
whether she had heard it from the Prophet. She replied, "Yes. May
my
father be sacrificed for him (the Prophet)! (Whenever she mentioned

the Prophet she used to say, 'May my father be sacrificed for him) I

have heard the Prophet saying, 'The unmarried young virgins and the

mature girl who stay often screened or the young unmarried virgins
who
often stay screened and the menstruating women should come out and
participate in the good deeds as well as the religious gathering of

the faithful believers but the menstruating women should keep away
from the Musalla (praying place).' " Hafsa asked Um 'Atiya
surprisingly, "Do you say the menstruating women?" She replied,
"Doesn't a menstruating woman attend 'Arafat (Hajj) and such and
such
(other deeds)?"

Narrated 'Aisha:

Fatima bint Abi Hubaish asked the Prophet, "I get persistent
bleeding
(in between the periods) and do not become clean. Shall I give up
prayers?" He replied, "No, this is from a blood vessel. Give up the

prayers only for the days on which you usually get the menses and
then
take a bath and offer your prayers."

Narrated Um 'Atiya:

We never considered yellowish discharge as a thing of importance
(as
menses).

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the wife of the Prophet) Um Habiba got bleeding in between the
periods for seven years. She asked Allah's Apostle about it. He
ordered her to take a bath (after the termination of actual
periods)
and added that it was (from) a blood vessel. So she used to take a
bath for every prayer.

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the wife of the Prophet) I told Allah's Apostle that Safiya bint
Huyai had got her menses. He said, "She will probably delay us. Did

she perform Tawaf (Al-Ifada) with you?" We replied, "Yes." On that
the
Prophet told her to depart.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

A woman is allowed to leave (go back home) if she gets menses
(after
Tawaf-AlIfada). Ibn 'Umar formerly used to say that she should not
leave but later on I heard him saying, "She may leave, since
Allah's
Apostle gave them the permission to leave after Tawaf-AlIfada."

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said to me, "Give up the prayer when your menses begin
and
when it has finished, wash the blood off your body (take a bath)
and
start praying."

Narrated Samura bin Jundab:

The Prophet offered the funeral prayer for the dead body of a woman

who died of (during) delivery (i.e. child birth) and he stood by
the
middle of her body.

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the wife of the Prophet) We set out with Allah's Apostle on one of
his
journeys till we reached Al-Baida' or Dhatul-Jaish, a necklace of
mine
was broken (and lost). Allah's Apostle stayed there to search for
it,
and so did the people along with him. There was no water at that
place, so the people went to Abu- Bakr As-Siddiq and said, "Don't
you
see what 'Aisha has done? She has made Allah's Apostle and the
people
stay where there is no water and they have no water with them." Abu

Bakr came while Allah's Apostle was sleeping with his head on my
thigh, He said, to me: "You have detained Allah's Apostle and the
people where there is no water and they have no water with them.

So he admonished me and said what Allah wished him to say and hit
me
on my flank with his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving
(because
of pain) but the position of Allah's Apostle on my thigh. Allah's
Apostle got up when dawn broke and there was no water. So Allah
revealed the Divine Verses of Tayammum. So they all performed
Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said, "O the family of Abu Bakr! This is

not the first blessing of yours." Then the camel on which I was
riding
was caused to move from its place and the necklace was found
beneath
it.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

The Prophet said, "I have been given five things which were not
given
to any one else before me.

1. Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies)

for a distance of one month's journey.

2. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place
for
praying and a thing to perform Tayammum, therefore anyone of my
followers can pray wherever the time of a prayer is due.

3. The booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me yet it was not
lawful
for anyone else before me.

4. I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of
Resurrection).

5. Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been

sent to all mankind.

Narrated 'Urwa's father:

Aisha said, "I borrowed a necklace from Asma' and it was lost. So
Allah's Apostle sent a man to search for it and he found it. Then
the
time of the prayer became due and there was no water. They prayed
(without ablution) and informed Allah's Apostle about it, so the
verse
of Tayammum was revealed." Usaid bin Hudair said to 'Aisha, "May
Allah
reward you. By Allah, whenever anything happened which you did not
like, Allah brought good for you and for the Muslims in that."

Al-Jurf and the time for the 'Asr prayer became due while he was at

Marbad-AnNa'am (sheep-fold), so he (performed Tayammum) and prayed
there and then entered Medina when the sun was still high but he
did
not repeat that prayer.

Narrated Abu Juhaim Al-Ansari:

The Prophet came from the direction of Bir Jamal. A man met him and

greeted him. But he did not return back the greeting till he went
to a
(mud) wall and smeared his hands and his face with its dust
(performed
Tayammum) and then returned back the greeting.

Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:

A man came to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no

water was available." 'Ammar bin Yasir said to 'Umar, "Do you
remember
that you and I (became Junub while both of us) were together on a
journey and you didn't pray but I rolled myself on the ground and
prayed? I informed the Prophet about it and he said, 'It would have

been sufficient for you to do like this.' The Prophet then stroked
lightly the earth with his hands and then blew off the dust and
passed
his hands over his face and hands."

Narrated Said bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:

(on the authority of his father who said) 'Ammar said so (the above

Statement). And Shu'ba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and

brought them close to his mouth (blew off the dust) and passed them

over his face and then the backs of his hands. 'Ammar said,
"Ablution
(meaning Tayammum here) is sufficient for a Muslim if water is not
available."

Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:

that while he was in the company of 'Umar, 'Ammar said to 'Umar,
"We
were in a detachment and became Junub and I blew the dust off my
hands
(performed the rolling over the earth and prayed.)"

Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza:

'Ammar said to 'Umar "I rolled myself in the dust and came to the
Prophet who said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face and the backs
of
the hands is sufficient for you.'"

Narrated 'Ammar:

as above.

Narrated 'Ammar:

The Prophet stroked the earth with his hands and then passed them
over
his face and the backs of his hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).

Narrated 'Imran:

Once we were traveling with the Prophet and we carried on traveling

till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and

slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler
in
the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the sun that

made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so
and
so and then so and so (the narrator 'Auf said that Abu Raja' had
told
him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth person to

wake up was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab. And whenever the Prophet used to
sleep, nobody would wake him up till he himself used to get up as
we
did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his
sleep.
So, 'Umar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a
strict man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with
Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet got up because
of
it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened
to
them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful).
Depart!"
So they departed from that place, and after covering some distance
the
Prophet stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution.
So
he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was
pronounced
and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer,
he
saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He
asked,
"O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He
replied, "I am Junub and there is no water. " The Prophet said,
"Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for
you."

Then the Prophet proceeded on and the people complained to him of
thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator
'Auf
added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and 'Ali,
and
ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water

and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of
water. They asked, "Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was
there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday and my people are

behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She asked,
"Where?"
They said, "To Allah's Apostle ." She said, "Do you mean the man
who
is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the

same person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet and
narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The
Prophet
asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured
some
water into the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and

opened the small ones and the people were called upon to drink and
water their animals. So they all watered their animals and they
(too)
all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of

all the Prophet gave a pot full of water to the person who was
Junub
and told him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and
watching all that which they were doing with her water. By Allah,
when
her water bags were returned they looked like as if they were more
full
(of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Allah's Apostle).
Then
the Prophet ordered us to collect something for her; so dates,
flour
and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put
in
a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that
cloth
full of food-stuff was also placed in front of her and then the
Prophet said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has
given
water to us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O
so
and so what has delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men
met
me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such
and
such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest magician between
this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers raising
them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is
Allah's true Apostle."

Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode
but
never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think

that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination
to
Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam.

Abu 'Abdultah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted

his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya said,
"The
Sabis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of
Psalms."

Narrated Abu Wail:

Abu Musa said to'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, "If one does not find water
(for ablution) can he give up the prayer?" Abdullah replied, "If
you
give the permission to perform Tayammum they will perform Tayammum
even if water was available if one of them found it cold." Abu Musa

said, "What about the statement of 'Ammar to 'Umar?" 'Abdullah
replied, "Umar was not satisfied by his statement."

Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:

I was with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa; the latter asked the former, "O
Abu
AbdurRahman! What is your opinion if somebody becomes Junub and no
water is available?" 'Abdullah replied, "Do not pray till water is
found." Abu Musa said, "What do you say about the statement of
'Ammar
(who was ordered by the Prophet to perform Tayammum). The Prophet
said
to him: "Perform Tayammum and that would be sufficient." 'Abdullah
replied, "Don't you see that 'Umar was not satisfied by 'Ammar's
statement?" Abu Musa said, "All right, leave 'Ammar's statement,
but
what will you say about this verse (of Tayammum)?" 'Abdullah kept
quiet and then said, "If we allowed it, then they would probably
perform Tayammum even if water was available, if one of them found
it
(water) cold." The narrator added, "I said to Shaqiq, "Then did
'Abdullah dislike to perform Tayammum because of this?" He replied,

"Yes."

Narrated Al-A'mash:

Shaqiq said, "While I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa
Al-Ash-'ari, the latter asked the former, 'If a person becomes
Junub
and does not find water for one month, can he perform Tayammum and
offer his prayer?' (He applied in the negative). Abu Musa said,
'What
do you say about this verse from Surat "Al-Ma'ida": When you do not

find water then perform Tayammum with clean earth? 'Abdullah
replied,
'If we allowed it then they would probably perform Tayammum with
clean
earth even if water were available but cold.' I said to Shaqiq,
'You
then disliked to perform Tayammum because of this?' Shaqiq
said,'Yes.'
(Shaqiq added), "Abu Musa said, 'Haven't you heard the statement of

'Ammar to 'Umar? He said: I was sent out by Allah's Apostle for
some
job and I became Junub and could not find water so I rolled myself
over the dust (clean earth) like an animal does, and when I told
the
Prophet of that he said, 'Like this would have been sufficient.'
The
Prophet (saying so) lightly stroked the earth with his hand once
and
blew it off, then passed his (left) hand over the back of his right

hand or his (right) hand over the back of his left hand and then
passed them over his face.' So 'Abdullah said to Abu Musa, 'Don't
you
know that 'Umar was not satisfied with 'Ammar's statement?' "

Narrated Shaqiq: While I was with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa, the
latter
said to the former, "Haven't you heard the statement of 'Ammar to
'Umar? He said, "Allah's Apostle sent you and me out and I became
Junub and rolled myself in the dust (clean earth) (for Tayammum).
When
we came to Allah's Apostle I told him about it and he said, 'This
would have been sufficient,' passing his hands over his face and
the
backs of his hands once only.'"

Narrated Abu Dhar:

Allah's Apostle said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house
was
opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with
Zam-zam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and
faith
and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he

took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I
reached the nearest heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the
heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?'
Gabriel
answered: 'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel
replied, 'Yes, Muhammad is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been
called?'
Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and we went over the
nearest heaven and there we saw a man sitting with some people on
his
right and some on his left. When he looked towards his right, he
laughed and when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said,
'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is
he?' He replied, 'He is Adam and the people on his right and left
are
the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of
Paradise and those on his left are the people of Hell and when he
looks towards his right he laughs and when he looks towards his
left
he weeps.'

Then he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he
(Gabriel) said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper

said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said

and he opened the gate. Anas said: "Abu Dhar added that the Prophet

met Adam, Idris, Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did not
mention on which heaven they were but he mentioned that he (the
Prophet) met Adam on the nearest heaven and Abraham on the sixth
heaven. Anas said, "When Gabriel along with the Prophet passed by
Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious
brother.'
The Prophet asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris." The

Prophet added, "I passed by Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious
Prophet and pious brother.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel
replied, 'He is Moses.' Then I passed by Jesus and he said,
'Welcome!
O pious brother and pious Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel
replied, 'He is Jesus.'

Then I passed by Abraham and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and

pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is
Abraham. The Prophet added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with me to a
place
where I heard the creaking of the pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin
Malik
said: The Prophet said, "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my
followers when I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by
Moses
who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I
replied,
'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Moses said, 'Go back to
your
Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your followers will not be able
to
bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction) and
He
reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and informed him
about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not
be
able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further
reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and
he
said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be
able
to bear it. So I returned to Allah and He said, 'These are five
prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word
does
not change.' I returned to Moses and he told me to go back once
again.
I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.' Then Gabriel
took
me till we reached Sidrat-il-Muntaha (Lote tree of the utmost
boundry) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I was
admitted into Paradise where I found small tents or walls (made) of

pearls and its earth was of musk."

Narrated 'Aisha:

the mother of believers: Allah enjoined the prayer when He enjoined

it, it was two Rakat only (in every prayer) both when in residence
or
on journey. Then the prayers offered on journey remained the same,
but
(the Rakat of) the prayers for non-travellers were increased.

Narrated Um 'Atiya:

We were ordered to bring out our menstruating women and veiled
women
in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two
'Id
festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from their
Musalla. A woman asked, "O Allah's Apostle ' What about one who
does
not have a veil?" He said, "Let her share the veil of her
companion."

Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir:

Once Jabir prayed with his Izar tied to his back while his clothes
were lying beside him on a wooden peg. Somebody asked him, "Do you
offer your prayer in a single Izar?" He replied, "I did so to show
it
to a fool like you. Had anyone of us two garments in the life-time
of
the Prophet?"

Narrated Muhammad bin Al Munkadir:

I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah praying in a single garment and he said
that
he had seen the Prophet praying in a single garment.

Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:

The Prophet prayed in one garment and crossed its ends.

Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:

I saw the Prophet offering prayers in a single garment in the house
of
Um-Salama and he had crossed its ends around his shoulders.

Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:

In the house of Um-Salama I saw Allah's Apostle offering prayers,
wrapped in a single garment around his body with its ends crossed
round his shoulders.

Narrated Abu Murra:

(the freed slave of Um Hani) Um Hani, the daughter of Abi Talib
said,
"I went to Allah's Apostle in the year of the conquest of Mecca and

found him taking a bath and his daughter Fatima was screening him. I

greeted him. He asked, 'Who is she?' I replied, 'I am Um Hani bint
Abi
Talib.' He said, 'Welcome! O Um Hani.' When he finished his bath he

stood up and prayed eight Raka at while wearing a single garment
wrapped round his body and when he finished I said, 'O Allah's
Apostle
! My brother has told me that he will kill a person whom I gave
shelter and that person is so and so the son of Hubaira.' The
Prophet
said, 'We shelter the person whom you have sheltered.'" Um Hani
added,
"And that was before noon (Duha)."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A person asked Allah's Apostle about the offering of the prayer in a

single garment. Allah's Apostle replied, "Has every one of you got
two
garments?"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "None of you should offer prayer in a single
garment
that does not cover the shoulders."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross

its ends (over the shoulders)."

Narrated Said bin Al-Harith:

I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about praying in a single garment. He
said, "I travelled with the Prophet during some of his journeys,
and I
came to him at night for some purpose and I found him praying. At
that
time, I was wearing a single garment with which I covered my
shoulders
and prayed by his side. When he finished the prayer, he asked, 'O
Jabir! What has brought you here?' I told him what I wanted. When I

finished, he asked, 'O Jabir! What is this garment which I have
seen
and with which you covered your shoulders?' I replied, 'It is a
(tight) garment.' He said, 'If the garment is large enough, wrap it

round the body (covering the shoulders) and if it is tight (too
short)
then use it as an Izar (tie it around your waist only.)' "

Narrated Sahl:

The men used to pray with the Prophet with their Izars tied around
their necks as boys used to do; therefore the Prophet told the
women
not to raise their heads till the men sat down straight (while
praying).