Judgments (Ahkaam)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever
disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint,

obeys me, and whoever disobeys him, disobeys me."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said, "Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is

responsible for his charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a
guardian and is responsible for his subjects; a man is the guardian
of
his family (household) and is responsible for his subjects; a woman
is
the guardian of her husband's home and of his children and is
responsible for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his
master's property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of
you
is a guardian and responsible for his charges."

Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im:

That while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying with
Muawiya, Muawiya heard that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr had said that there
would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry.
He
stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved,
said, "To proceed, I have come to know that some of you men are
narrating things which are neither in Allah's Book, nor has been
mentioned by Allah's Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among
you.
Beware of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I
have
heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will
remain with the Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but
Allah
will throw him down on his face as long as they stick to the rules
and
regulations of the religion (Islam).'"

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the

Quraish even if only two of them were still existing."

Narrated 'Abdullah:

Allah's Apostle said, "Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two

cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it
righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of
the
Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to

others."

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Apostle said, "You should listen to and obey, your ruler
even
if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a
raisin."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet said, "If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing
something
he disapproves of, he should be patient, for whoever becomes
separate
from the Muslim group even for a span and then dies, he will die as

those who died in the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance (as
rebellious
sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177)

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet said, "A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of

his ruler) whether he likes it or not, as long as his orders
involve
not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if an act of disobedience
(to
Allah) is imposed one should not listen to it or obey it. (See
Hadith No. 203, Vol. 4)

Narrated 'Ali:

The Prophet sent an army unit (for some campaign) and appointed a
man
from the Ansar as its commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to
obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry with them and said,

"Didn't the Prophet order you to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He
said,
"I order you to collect wood and make a fire and then throw
yourselves
into it." So they collected wood and made a fire, but when they
were
about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each
other,
and some of them said, "We followed the Prophet to escape from the
fire. How should we enter it now?" So while they were in that
state,
the fire extinguished and their commander's anger abated. The event

was mentioned to the Prophet and he said, "If they had entered it
(the
fire) they would never have come out of it, for obedience is
required
only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5)

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:

The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for
if
you are given authority on your demand then you will be held
responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking (for
it),
then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath
to
do something and later on you find that something else is better,
then
you should expiate your oath and do what is better."

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:

Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to
be a
ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be
held
responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it,
then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath
to
do something and later on you find that something else is better,
then
do what is better and make expiation for your oath."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "You people will be keen to have the authority of

ruling which will be a thing of regret for you on the Day of
Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, yet what a bad
weaning one it is!"

Narrated Abu Musa:

Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet. One of the
two
men said to the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! Appoint me as a
governor," and so did the second. The Prophet said, "We do not
assign
the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who
are
keen to have it."

Narrated Ma'qil:

I heard the Prophet saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the
authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in
an
honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise."

Narrated Ma'qil:

Allah's Apostle said, "If any ruler having the authority to rule
Muslim subjects dies while he is deceiving them, Allah will forbid
Paradise for him."

Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima:

I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan's companions when Jundab was
advising. They said, "Did you hear something from Allah's Apostle?"

Jundab said, "I heard him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in
order
to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of
Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people into
difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of
Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab), "Advise us." He said,
"The first thing of the human body to purify is the abdomen, so he
who
can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do

so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene
between
him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e.
murdering) should do so."

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will be with the one whom you
love."

Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:

Anas bin Malik said to a woman of his family, "Do you know
such-and-such a woman?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "The Prophet
passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and he said to
her,
'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The woman said (to the
Prophet).
'Go away from me, for you do not know my calamity.'" Anas added,
"The
Prophet left her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked her,
'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?' She replied, 'I did not
recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's Apostle."' Anas
added,
"So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet and she did not find
a
gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Allah. I
did
not recognize you!' The Prophet said, 'No doubt, patience is at the

first stroke of a calamity.'"

Narrated Anas:

Qais bin Sa'd was to the Prophet like a chief police officer to an
Amir (chief).

Narrated Abu Musa:

that the Prophet sent him and sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to
Yemen).

Narrated Abu Musa:

A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin
Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is
wrong
with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then
reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless

you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle

Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra:

Abu Bakra wrote to his son who was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge
between
two persons when you are angry, for I heard the Prophet saying, "A
judge should not judge between two persons while he is in an angry
mood."

Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari:

A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By
Allah,
I fail to attend the morning congregational prayer because
so-and-so
(i.e., Muadh bin Jabal) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for
it."
I had never seen the Prophet more furious in giving advice than he
was
on that day. He then said, "O people! some of you make others
dislike
(good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So whoever among you leads the
people
in prayer, he should shorten it because among them there are the
old,
the weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do). (See
Hadith No. 90, Vol. 1)

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

That he had divorced his wife during her menses. 'Umar mentioned
that
to the Prophet. Allah's Apostle became angry and said, "He must
take
her back (his wife) and keep her with him till she becomes clean
from
her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and
becomes
clean again from it and only then, if he wants to divorce her, he
may
do so."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabia came and said. "O Allah's Apostle! By
Allah,
there was no family on the surface of the earth, I like to see in
degradation more than I did your family, but today there is no
family
on the surface of the earth whom I like to see honored more than
yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me to
feed
our children from his property?" The Prophet said, "There is no
blame
on you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

When the Prophet intended to write to the Byzantines, the people
said,
"They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)."
Therefore
the Prophet took a silver ring----as if I am looking at its glitter

now----and its engraving was: 'Muhammad, Apostle of Allah'

Narrated 'Abdullah bin As-Sa'di:

That when he went to 'Umar during his Caliphate. 'Umar said to him,

"Haven't I been told that you do certain jobs for the people but
when
you are given payment you refuse to take it?" 'Abdullah added: I
said,
"Yes." 'Umar said, "Why do you do so?" I said, "I have horses and
slaves and I am living in prosperity and I wish that my payment
should
be kept as a charitable gift for the Muslims." 'Umar said, "Do not
do
so, for I intended to do the same as you do. Allah's Apostles used
to
give me gifts and I used to say to him, 'Give it to a more needy
one
than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more

needy person than me,' whereupon the Prophet said, 'Take it and
keep
it in your possession and then give it in charity. Take what ever
comes to you of this money if you are not keen to have it and not
asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if it does not come to you) do not
seek to have it yourself.' "

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I have heard 'Umar saying, "The
Prophet
used to give me some money (grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give
it
to a more needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I
said,
'Give it to a more needy one than me.' The Prophet said (to me),
'Take
it and keep it in your possession and then give it in charity. Take

whatever comes to you of this money while you are not keen to have
it
and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek to have
what
you are not given. ' "

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:

I witnessed a husband and a wife who were involved in a case of
Lian.
Then (the judgment of) divorce was passed. I was fifteen years of
age,
at that time.

Narrated Sahl:

(the brother of Bani Sa'ida) A man from the Ansar came to the
Prophet
and said, "If a man finds another man sleeping with his wife,
should
he kill him?" That man and his wife then did Lian in the mosque
while
I was present.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A man came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and
called
him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual
intercourse." The Prophet turned his face to the other side, but
when
the man gave four witnesses against himself, the Prophet said to
him,
"Are you mad?" The man said, "No." So the Prophet said (to his
companions), "Take him away and stone him to death. "

Narrated Um Salama:

Allah's Apostle said, "I am only a human being, and you people
(opponents) come to me with your cases; and it may be that one of
you
can present his case eloquently in a more convincing way than the
other, and I give my verdict according to what I hear. So if ever I

judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his other
(brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving
him
only a piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3).

Narrated Abu Qatada:

Allah's Apostle said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever

has killed an infidel and has a proof or a witness for it, then the

salb (arms and belongings of that deceased) will be for him." I
stood
up to seek a witness to testify that I had killed an infidel but I
could not find any witness and then sat down. Then I thought that I

should mention the case to Allah's Apostle I (and when I did so) a
man
from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms of the killed
person he has mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my
behalf." Abu Bakr said, "No, he will not give the arms to a bird of

Quraish and deprive one of Allah's lions of it who fights for the
cause of Allah and His Apostle." Allah's Apostle I stood up and
gave
it to me, and I bought a garden with its price, and that was my
first
property which I owned through the war booty.

The people of Hijaz said, "A judge should not pass a judgment
according to his knowledge, whether he was a witness at the time he

was the judge or before that" And if a litigant gives a confession
in
favor of his opponent in the court, in the opinion of some
scholars,
the judge should not pass a judgment against him till the latter
calls
two witnesses to witness his confession. And some people of Iraq
said,
"A judge can pass a judgement according to what he hears or
witnesses
(the litigant's confession) in the court itself, but if the
confession
takes place outside the court, he should not pass the judgment
unless
two witnesses witness the confession." Some of them said, "A judge
can
pass a judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is
trust-worthy, and that a witness is Required just to reveal the
truth.
The judge's knowledge is more than the witness." Some said, "A
judge
can judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving
property,
but in other cases he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A judge ought not to

pass a judgment depending on his knowledge if other people do not
know
what he knows, although his knowledge is more than the witness of
somebody else because he might expose himself to suspicion by the
Muslims and cause the Muslims to have unreasonable doubt. "

Narrated 'Ali bin Husain:

Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyai came to the Prophet (in the
mosque),
and when she returned (home), the Prophet accompanied her. It
happened
that two men from the Ansar passed by them and the Prophet called
them
saying, "She is Safiya!" those two men said, "Subhan Allah!" The
Prophet said, "Satan circulates in the human body as blood does."

Narrated Abu Burda:

The Prophet sent my father and Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said
(to
them), "Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in
their way, and give them glad tiding, and don't let them have
aversion
(i.e. to make people to hate good deeds) and you both should work
in
cooperation and mutual understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's
Apostle, "In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al-Bit',
is
prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet said, "Every intoxicant is
prohibited. "

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet said, "Set free the captives and accept invitations."

Narrated Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi:

The Prophet appointed a man from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn

Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat. When he returned (with the money)
he
said (to the Prophet), "This is for you and this has been given to
me
as a gift." The Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he
ascended the pulpit), and after glorifying and praising Allah, he
said, "What is wrong with the employee whom we send (to collect
Zakat
from the public) that he returns to say, 'This is for you and that
is
for me?' Why didn't he stay at his father's and mother's house to
see
whether he will be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life

is, whoever takes anything illegally will bring it on the Day of
Resurrection by carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it
will
be grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a
sheep
it will be bleating!" The Prophet then raised both his hands till
we
saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he said), "No doubt! Haven't I

conveyed Allah's Message?" And he repeated it three times.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Salim, the freed salve of Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the
early Muhajirin (emigrants) and the companions of the Prophet in
the
Quba mosque. Among those (who used to pray behind him) were Abu
Bakr,
'Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi'a.

Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair:

Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama told him that when
the
Muslims were permitted to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah's

Apostle said, "I do not know who amongst you has agreed (to it) and

who has not. Go back so that your 'Urafa' may submit your decision
to
us." So the people returned and their 'Urafa' talked to them and
then
came back to Allah's Apostle and told him that the people had given

their consent happily and permitted (their captives to be freed).

Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid bin Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Some people said to Ibn 'Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we
say
in their praise what is contrary to what we say when we leave
them."
Ibn 'Umar said, "We used to consider this as hypocrisy."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostles said, "The worst of all mankind is the
double-faced
one, who comes to some people with one countenance and to others,
with
another countenance."

Narrated 'Aisha:

Hind (bint 'Utba) said to the Prophet "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man
and
I need to take some money of his wealth." The Prophet said, "Take
reasonably what is sufficient for you and your children "

Narrated Um Salama:

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle heard some people
quarreling
at the door of his dwelling, so he went out to them and said, "I am

only a human being, and litigants with cases of dispute come to me,

and someone of you may happen to be more eloquent (in presenting
his
case) than the other, whereby I may consider that he is truthful
and
pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment in favor of

somebody whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever
he
takes is nothing but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take
or
leave."

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the wife of the Prophet) 'Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother
Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of Zam'a is from
me,
so take him into your custody." So in the year of Conquest of
Mecca,
Sa'd took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom my brother
has
asked me to take into my custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before him

and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my
father, and was born on my father's bed." So they both submitted
their
case before Allah's Apostle. Sa'd said, "O Allah's Apostle! This
boy
is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin
Zam'a
said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my
father, and was born on the bed of my father." Allah's Apostle
said,
"The boy is for you, O 'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then Allah's Apostle
further
said, "The child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for
the
adulterer," He then said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "Veil (screen)
yourself
before him," when he saw the child's resemblance to 'Utba. The boy
did
not see her again till he met Allah.

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet said, "If somebody on the demand of a judge takes an
oath
to grab (a Muslim's) property and he is liar in it, he will meet
Allah
Who will be angry with him". So Allah revealed,:--

'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's
Covenant and their oaths..' (3.77) 'Al-Ashath came while Abdullah
was
narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was
revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrel
about
a well. The Prophet said (to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I
replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I said: I
am
sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed:
'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's
Covenant....' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 72, Vol 6).

Narrated Um Salama:

The Prophet heard the voices of some people quarreling near his
gate,
so he went to them and said, "I am only a human being and litigants

with cases of disputes come to me, and maybe one of them presents
his
case eloquently in a more convincing and impressive way than the
other, and I give my verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful.
So
if I give a Muslim's right to another (by mistake), then that
(property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or
leave
it." (See Hadith No. 281 )

Narrated Jabir:

The Prophet came to know that one of his companions had given the
promise of freeing his slave after his death, but as he had no
other
property than that slave, the Prophet sold that slave for 800
dirhams
and sent the price to him.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the
people criticized his leadership. The Prophet said (to the people),

"If you are criticizing his leadership now, then you used to
criticize
his father's leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father)
deserved
the leadership and used to be one of the most beloved persons to
me,
and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me
after
him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)

Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah,
is
the most quarrelsome person."

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Saidi:

There was some quarrel (sighting) among Bani 'Amr, and when this
news
reached the Prophet, he offered the Zuhr prayer and went to
establish
peace among them. In the meantime the time of 'Asr prayer was due,
Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for the prayer and
requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward.
The
Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was still praying. He entered the
rows
of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row.

The people started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that
whenever he stood for prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he
had
finished it, but when Abu Bakr observed that the clapping was not
coming to an end, he looked and saw the Prophet standing behind
him.

The Prophet beckoned him to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr
stood there for a while, thanking Allah for the saying of the
Prophet
and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards. When the Prophet

saw that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. When he
finished
the prayer, he said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying
on
with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied,
"It
does not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet in
prayer."
Then the Prophet said to the people, "If some problem arises during

prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!; and the women
should
clap." (See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:

Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the

battle of Al-Yamama, while 'Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr
said
(to me), 'Umar has come to my and said, 'A great number of Qaris of

the Holy Quran were killed on the day of the battle of Al-Yamama,
and
I am afraid that the casualties among the Qaris of the Quran may
increase on other battle-fields whereby a large part of the Quran
may
be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr)
should
have the Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How dare I do something which
Allah's Apostle did not do?' 'Umar said, By Allah, it is something
beneficial.' 'Umar kept on pressing me for that till Allah opened
my
chest for that for which He had opened the chest of 'Umar and I had
in
that matter, the same opinion as 'Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to
me
(Zaid), "You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion
about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's

Apostle. So you should search for the fragmentary scripts of the
Quran
and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu
Bakr had ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from
one
place to another it would not have been heavier for me than this
ordering me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said (to 'Umar and Abu
Bakr), "How can you do something which Allah's Apostle did not do?"

Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is something beneficial." Zaid added:
So
he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until Allah opened my
chest
for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and 'Umar,
and
I had in that matter, the same opinion as theirs.

So I started compiling the Quran by collecting it from the leafless

stalks of the date-palm tree and from the pieces of leather and
hides
and from the stones, and from the chests of men (who had memorized
the
Quran). I found the last verses of Sirat-at-Tauba: ("Verily there
has
come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves--'
(9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima and I added to it the
rest
of the Sura. The manuscripts of the Quran remained with Abu Bakr
till
Allah took him unto Him. Then it remained with 'Umar till Allah
took
him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint 'Umar.

Narrated Abu Laila bin 'Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl:

Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great men of his tribe said, 'Abdullah

bin 'Sahl and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibar as they were struck
with
poverty and difficult living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was
informed
that Abdullah had been killed and thrown in a pit or a spring.
Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, "By Allah, you have killed my
companion." The Jews said, "By Allah, we have not killed him."
Muhaiyisa then came back to his people and told them the story. He,

his elder brother Huwaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the

Prophet) and he who had been at Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but
the
Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, "The eldest! The eldest!" meaning, "Let
the
eldest of you speak." So Huwaiyisa spoke first and then Muhaiyisa.
Allah's Apostle said, "The Jews should either pay the blood money
of
your (deceased) companion or be ready for war." After that Allah's
Apostle wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote
that they had not killed him. Then Allah's Apostle said to
Huwaiyisa,
Muhaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman, "Can you take an oath by which you
will
be entitled to take the blood money?" They said, "No." He said (to
them), "Shall we ask the Jews to take an oath before you?" They
replied, "But the Jews are not Muslims." So Allah's Apostle gave
them
one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl added:
When
those she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked
me
with its leg.

Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:

A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us
according to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said,
"He
has said the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's Laws."

The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man and committed
illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me,
'Your
son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred

sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and
they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus
one
year of exile.' " The Prophet said, "I shall judge between you
according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the
sheep,
it shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred

lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet
addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this man and
stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next morning and
stoned
her to death.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him
along
with the members of a Quraish caravan and then said to his
interpreter, "Tell them that I want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a
question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they should contradict
him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said that
Heraclius said to the inter Peter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If
what
you say is true, then he (the Prophet) will take over the place
underneath my two feet.' "

Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi:

The Prophet employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani
Sulaim,
and when he returned (with the money) to Allah's Apostle the
Prophet
called him to account, and he said, "This (amount) is for you, and
this was given to me as a present." Allah's Apostle said, "Why
don't
you stay at your father's house or your mother's house to see
whether
you will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the truth?" Then

Allah's Apostle stood up and addressed the people, and after
glorifying and praising Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I
employ some men from among you for some job which Allah has placed
in
my charge, and then one of you comes to me and says, 'This (amount)
is
for you and this is a gift given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the

house of his father or the house of his mother and see whether he
will
be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah, none of

you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added:
unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection
carrying
it on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting

camel or a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then
the
Prophet raised both his hands till I saw the whiteness of his
armpits,
and said, "(No doubt)! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet said, "Allah never sends a prophet or gives the
Caliphate
to a Caliph but that he (the prophet or the Caliph) has two groups
of
advisors: A group advising him to do good and exhorts him to do it,

and the other group advising him to do evil and exhorts him to do
it.
But the protected person (against such evil advisors) is the one
protected by Allah.' "

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:

We gave the oath of allegiance to Allah's Apostle that we would
listen
to and obey him both at the time when we were active and at the
time
when we were tired and that we would not fight against the ruler or

disobey him, and would stand firm for the truth or say the truth
wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be
afraid
of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and 320)

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet went out on a cold morning while the Muhajirin
(emigrants)
and the Ansar were digging the trench. The Prophet then said, "O
Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of the Here after, so
please
forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirin." They replied, "We are those
who
have given the Pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for to observe
Jihad
as long as we remain alive."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Whenever we gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for to

listen to and obey, he used to say to us, for as much as you can"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:

I witnessed Ibn 'Umar when the people gathered around 'Abdul Malik.

Ibn 'Umar wrote: I gave the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen
to
and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers
according
to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle as much as I can;

and my sons too, give the same pledge.'

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

I gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet that I would listen
and
obey, and he told me to add: 'As much as I can, and will give good
advice to every Muslim.'

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:

When the people took the oath of allegiance to 'Abdul Malik,
'Abdullah
bin 'Umar wrote to him: "To Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of
the
believers, I give the Pledge of allegiance that I will listen to
and
obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, according
to
Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle in whatever is
within
my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge."

Narrated Yazid:

I said to Salama, "For what did you give the Pledge of allegiance
to
the Prophet on the Day of Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For death."

Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:

The group of people whom 'Umar had selected as candidates for the
Caliphate gathered and consulted each other. Abdur-Rahman said to
them, "I am not going to compete with you in this matter, but if
you
wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of
them
agreed to let 'Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates

placed the case in the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman, the people went
towards
him and nobody followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after
him. So the people followed 'Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all
those
nights till there came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to
'Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: 'Abdur-Rahman called on me

after a portion of the night had passed and knocked on my door till
I
got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By Allah,

during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and call
Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I called them for him and he consulted them

and then called me saying, 'Call 'Ali for me." I called 'Ali and he

held a private talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Al,

got up to leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but

'Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something concerning 'Ali.
'Abdur-Rahman
then said to me, "Call 'Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on

speaking to him privately till the Mu'adhdhin put an end to their
talk
by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people
finished
their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the
pulpit, 'Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and
the
Ansar present there and sent for the army chief who had performed
the
Hajj with 'Umar that year. When all of them had gathered,
'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah,"
and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have looked at the people's
tendencies
and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to 'Uthman, so
you
should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then 'Abdur-Rahman said
(to
'Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that
you
will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and
the
traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave the

oath of allegiance to him, and so did the people including the
Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army
staff
and all the Muslims.

Narrated Salama:

We gave the oath of allegiance to the Prophet under the tree. He
said
to me, "O Salama! Will you not give the oath of allegiance?" I
replied, "O Allah's Apostle! I have already given the oath of
allegiance for the first time." He said, (Give it again) for the
second time.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for
Islam
and the bedouin got a fever where upon he said to the Prophet
"Cancel
my Pledge." But the Prophet refused. He came to him (again) saying,

"Cancel my Pledge.' But the Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin)
left
(Medina). Allah's Apostle said: "Medina is like a pair of bellows
(furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its
good."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Hisham:

who was born during the lifetime of the Prophet that his mother,
Zainab bint Humaid had taken him to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Take his Pledge of allegiance (for Islam)." The
Prophet said, "He ('Abdullah bin Hisham) is a little child," and
passed his hand over his head and invoked Allah for him. 'Abdullah
bin
Hisham used to slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice on behalf of all
of
his family.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for
Islam.
Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge," But Allah's Apostle
refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet refused Then he came to him
(again)
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge." But the Prophet
refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's

Apostle said, "Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It
expels
its impurities and brightens and clears its good.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "There will be three types of people whom
Allah
will neither speak to them on the Day of Resurrection nor will
purify
them from sins, and they will have a painful punishment: They are,
(1)
a man possessed superfluous water (more than he needs) on a way and
he
withholds it from the travelers. (2) a man who gives a pledge of
allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and gives it only for worldly
benefits,
if the Imam gives him what he wants, he abides by his pledge,
otherwise he does not fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man who sells
something to another man after the 'Asr prayer and swears by Allah
(a
false oath) that he has been offered so much for it whereupon the
buyer believes him and buys it although in fact, the seller has not

been offered such a price." (See Hadith No. 838, Vol. 3)

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:

Allah's Apostle said to us while we were in a gathering, "Give me
the
oath (Pledge of allegiance 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 deeds. The Prophet
added:
Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward will be with
Allah,
and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal
punishment in this world for that sin, then that punishment will be
an
expiation for that sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and
Allah does not expose him, then it is up to Allah if He wishes He
will
punish him or if He wishes, He will forgive him." So we gave the
Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to take the Pledge of allegiance from the women by

words only after reciting this Holy Verse:--(60.12) "..that they
will
not associate anything in worship with Allah." (60.12) And the hand
of
Allah's Apostle did not touch any woman's hand except the hand of
that
woman his right hand possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady
slaves).

Narrated Um Atiyya:

We gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet and he recited to
me
the verse (60.12). That they will not associate anything in worship

with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented us from wailing and
lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out and
said,
"Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to my
family
and I want to compensate her for that crying" The Prophet did not
say
anything in reply and she left and returned. None of those women
abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', and the
daughter
of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra,
and
the wife of Mu'adh.

Narrated Jabir:

A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Please take my Pledge of
allegiance for Islam." So the Prophet took from him the Pledge of
allegiance for Islam. He came the next day with a fever and said to

the Prophet "Cancel my pledge." But the Prophet refused and when
the
bedouin went away, the Prophet said, "Medina is like a pair of
bellows
(furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its
good."

Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad:

'Aisha said, "O my head!" Allah's Apostle said, "If that (i.e.,
your
death) should happen while I am still alive, I would ask Allah to
forgive you and would invoke Allah for you." 'Aisha said, "O my
life
which is going to be lost! By Allah, I think that you wish for my
death, and if that should happen then you would be busy enjoying
the
company of one of your wives in the last part of that day." The
Prophet said, "But I should say, 'O my head!' I feel like calling
Abu
Bakr and his son and appoint (the former as my successors lest
people
should say something or wish for something. Allah will insist (on
Abu
Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the believers will prevent (anyone else

from claiming the Caliphate)," or "..Allah will prevent (anyone
else
from claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will insist (on Abu
Bakr becoming the Caliph)."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

It was said to 'Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" Umar said,

"If I appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody
who
was better than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the
matter
undecided, it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e.,
Allah's Apostle) did so." On this, the people praised him. 'Umar
said,
"People are of two kinds: Either one who is keen to take over the
Caliphate or one who is afraid of assuming such a responsibility. I

wish I could be free from its responsibility in that I would
receive
neither reward nor retribution I won't bear the burden of the
caliphate in my death as I do in my life."

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

That he heard 'Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the

pulpit on the day following the death of the Prophet 'Umar recited
the
Tashahhud while Abu Bakr was silent. 'Umar said, "I wish that
Allah's
Apostle had outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last (to die).
But
if Muhammad is dead, Allah nevertheless has kept the light amongst
you
from which you can receive the same guidance as Allah guided
Muhammad
with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah's Apostle He is
the
second of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person among

the Muslims to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear
allegiance to him." Some people had already taken the oath of
allegiance to him in the shed of Bani Sa'ida but the oath of
allegiance taken by the public was taken at the pulpit. I heard
'Umar
saying to Abu Bakr on that day. "Please ascend the pulpit," and
kept
on urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the people

swore allegiance to him.

Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im:

A woman came to the Prophet and spoke to him about something and he

told her to return to him. She said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I come
and
do not find you?" (As if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet
said, "If you should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr."

Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:

Abu Bakr said to the delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the
camels till Allah shows the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and
Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because of which you may excuse
yourselves "

Narrated Jabir bin Samura:

I heard the Prophet saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers
(who
will rule all the Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I
did
not hear. My father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from
Quraish."

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was
about
to order for collecting fire wood and then order someone to
pronounce
the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the people
in
prayer and then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men
who
did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational)
prayer.
By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known that
he
would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of
meat
present in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer." (See

Hadith No. 617, Vol. 1)

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik:

Who was Ka'b's guide from among his sons when Ka'b became blind: I
heard Ka'b bin Malik saying, "When some people remained behind and
did
not join Allah's Apostle in the battle of Tabuk.." and then he
described the whole narration and said, "Allah's Apostle forbade
the
Muslims to speak to us, and so we (I and my companions) stayed
fifty
nights in that state, and then Allah's Apostle announced Allah's
acceptance of our repentance."